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INDEX

BUSINESSES

COMMUNITIES

CONTACT INFORMATION

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COURTS

CULTURE

EVENTS

FIRE

GOVERNMENT

HEALTH

LIBRARIES

POLICE

POST OFFICES

RECREATION

RELIGION

SCHOOLS, CALENDAR

SCHOOLS, HIGHER EDUCATION 36 SCHOOLS, PRIVATE

SCHOOLS, PUBLIC

SERVICE CENTERS

SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS

TRANSIT

TRASH, RECYCLING

UTILITIES

ON THE COVER Clockwise from top: Students at Covenant Life Church rehearse for their production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, with American Sign Language. (Bill Ryan) Justin Song on the ﬂute and Jake Jones on the clarinet lead musicians from Pritchard Music in the Kentlands’ Day parade. (Brian Lewis) (From left) Mariya Klochkova, Esmeralda Romero, Diana Chicas Juado and Jasmine Echeona, all 4th-graders at Brown Station Elementary School, watch as Paula Gray, senior instructor for King Arthur Flour, teaches 4th-graders how to make bread at the Johns Hopkins University campus in Rockville. (Dan Gross) Quince Orchard boys lacrosse senior Alpha Sallah at practice. (Dan Gross)

FILE PHOTO

Sandy Spring Friends School dance students perform at Brookeside Gardens in Wheaton. From left, are 11th grader Carley Richards, 17; 12th-grader Zenniah Davis, 17; 12th-grader Meano Solomons, 19; 11th-grader Luke Murray, 17; 10th-grader Odunayo Durojaye, 14; 10th-grader Ryan McMillon, 15; 10th-grade Christian O’Brien, 16; 12th-grader Laura Jackson, 17, and 11th-grader Tracey Loos, 16. The group’s dance teacher is Hannah Kerr.

ANNUAL GUIDE TO THE COUNTY Welcome to The Gazette’s annual guide to Montgomery County. Do you need to know your elected ofﬁcials? Are you wondering who to call if your recycling isn’t picked up? Or maybe you’re just looking for a new church or a sports team for your child. This guide is designed to help you ﬁnd out about the services and resources that we in Montgomery County can take advantage of throughout the year. We’ve stuffed this guide with information about the county and each of the communities we cover. So if you’re living in Gaithersburg, Bethesda, Silver Spring or Rockville (to name just a few of our community editions), we have the lowdown on who’s who and what’s where. Even in communities where we do not have Gazettes, we’ve tried to include some

information. We’ve included lists of key institutions —from schools to libraries to parks to places of worship — all of which gives us an opportunity to explain how The Gazette works. We print newspapers each week for communities in Montgomery County and cover what’s happening in your county, your town, your city and sometimes your neighborhood. We tell you how your child’s sports team is doing, what schools are planning, where the movies are, how business is faring and about the celebrations important to your friends and neighbors — weddings, anniversaries and accomplishments. It’s easy to get a news item in The Gazette. Send it to us by mail, by email, by telephone, by fax or just drop it by our main ofﬁce in Gaithersburg.

On page 6 are some key names and numbers to help you. And don’t forget to check our website at www .gazette.net.

NOTE TO READERS Because Montgomery is so large — there are about 1 million of us living here — we might have overlooked something you need. In some cases, because of space constraints, we have omitted some information. If you can’t ﬁnd certain information or see an error, send us an email at editor@ gazette.net or mail the information to Community Guide, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.

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A Message from Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger: I am extremely proud of the partnership that our Montgomery County Police Department has developed with our community members. Police service continues to evolve, with advances in technology, improved training and better equipment. But at its core, a police department is only as good as its people and the response they give and the trust that they build with the community they serve. We are gratified that crime in general has decreased in our County over the past several years, though be assured that we’ll continue to identify emerging crime trends in our neighborhoods and target appropriate resources towards them. On behalf of all the men and woman who have accepted the challenge of keeping our County safe - Thank you to the residents of Montgomery County for your support. -Chief Tom Manger

Educated. Proactive. Responsive. Committed to making our highly diverse community a better place to live. That’s a Montgomery County Police Officer. If you think you have what it takes… Apply on-line at: www.montgomerycountymd.gov/careers. For more information Call 1-800-828-1930 or visit www.mymcpnews.com. Provide crime tips through Crime Solvers of Montgomery County toll-free at 1-866-411-TIPS (8477). Crime Solvers will pay a cash reward of up to $10,000 for information provided to them that leads to an arrest and/or indictment for a felony crime.

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Damascus

Clarksburg

270

355

Boyds

Montgomery Village

Germantown Poolesville

124

Olney

Gaithersburg

650

97 Aspen Hill

Burtonsville

Rockville

355

Wheaton

495 Potomac

Silver Spring

495

Takoma Park Bethesda

Kensington

Chevy Chase

THE GAZETTE (WHO TO CALL) Main ofﬁce 9030 Comprint Court Gaithersburg, Md. 20877 Phone: 301-948-3120 Fax: 301-670-7183 County, state and business news; editorial page Editor: Douglas Tallman Phone: 301-670-2040 Fax: 301-670-7183 dtallman@gazette.net

Community News Editor: Krista Brick Phone: 301-280-3006 Fax: 301-670-7183 kbrick@gazette.net

Sports Editor: Ken Sain Phone: 301-670-2052 Fax: 301-670-7183 sports@gazette.net

Presentation Editor: Robert Rand Phone: 240-864-1325 Fax: 301-670-7183 rrand@gazette.net

A&E Editor: Nathan Oravec Phone: 301-670-7155 Fax: 301-670-7183 noravec@gazette.net

Delivery Director: Jean Casey Phone: 301-670-2599 Fax: 301-670-7189 circulation@gazette.net Advertising Coordinator: Ashby Rice Phone: 301-670-2667 Fax: 301-670-7173 arice@gazette.net

Classiﬁeds Director: Mona Bass Phone: 301-670-2526 Fax: 240-864-1343 classiﬁedsgazette.net

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COUNTY EVENTS There are numerous events throughout the year in every community in Montgomery County. The events give neighbors, communities and all county residents a chance to experience the culture of the county. Gaithersburg St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 2014 301-258-6350 www.gaithersburgmd.gov Discover Strathmore Bethesda February 2014 301-581-5100 www.strathmore.org Washington Adventist University Family Fun Festival April 2014 301-576-0105 www.wau.edu Bethesda Literary Festival April 2014 The annual weekend program, sponsored by the Bethesda Urban

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Partnership, celebrates the diversity of literature. 301-215-6660 http://www.bethesda.org/ specialevents/litfest/litfest.htm Pike’s Peek 10K April 2014 Rockville Pike from Shady Grove Metro to White Flint 301-353-0200 pikespeek10k.org Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration — Rockville May 240-777-8320 Potomac Hunt Races May 2014 301-428-8316 www.potomachuntraces.com Olney Days Celebration May 17-19, 2013 301-774-6774 www.goca.org Bethesda Fine Arts Festival May 2014 301-215-6660 http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/

See COUNTY EVENTS, Page 8

GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE

Carolyn Cuico of Gaithersburg pulls along family dogs (from left) Caesar, Zachary, and CK during the 15th annual Paws in the Park at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg. The event, which featured vendors selling pet products and a 1-mile walk, was conducted by the Montgomery County Humane Society with proceeds beneﬁting homeless and abandoned animals.

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COUNTY EVENTS COUNTY EVENTS Continued from Page 7 bethesda-ﬁne-arts-festival Rockville Hometown Holidays May 25-27, 2013 240-314-8620 www.rockvillemd.gov/events Landon Azalea Garden Festival May 2014 301-320-3200 www.landon.net Takoma Park Jazz Festival June 2013 www.tpjazzfest.org Bethesda Artist Market June 9, 2013 301-215-6660 www.bethesda.org The Ida F. Haimovicz Visual Arts Award Reception and Exhibition Silver Spring June 11, 2013 301-565-3805 www.creativemoco.com/haimovicz

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The Rockville High School Pipe Band performs at the St. Patrick’s Day parade in Gaithersburg.

DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

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COUNTY EVENTS

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Montgomery College-Rockville Summer Dinner Theatre 240-567-7676 www.montgomerycollege.edu/sdt Imagination Bethesda June 1, 2013 Children and their families come out every year for this June festival featuring street performers, dance troupes, actors and roaming characters in costume. The annual children’s street festival, sponsored by the Bethesda Urban Partnership, highlights Bethesda’s arts in an entertaining and educational way. 301-215-6660 http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/ imagination-bethesda Annual Strawberry Festival at the Sandy Spring Museum Olney June 1, 2013 301-774-0022 www.sandyspringmuseum.org Silverdocs Film Festival June 19-23, 2013 Silver Spring www.silverdocs.com

Bethesda Artists Markets July 14, 2012 301-215-6660 www.bethesda.org

Celebrate Damascus July 12-13, 2013 The event features a parade, ﬁreworks and community celebration organized by local organizations, businesses and churches. Second weekend in July 301-253-3464, Tammy Newman celebr8damascus@verizon.net Rockville Independence Day Celebration July 4 Montgomery College — Rockville 240-314-5022 240-314-8620 www.rockvillemd.gov/events Gaithersburg Independence Day Celebration July 4 Montgomery County Fairgrounds 301-258-6350 www.gaithersburgmd.gov/events Takoma Park Celebration July 4 Parade, concert and ﬁreworks

See COUNTY EVENTS, Page 10

BRIAN LEWIS/THE GAZETTE

Cole Upston, 7, and his brother Spencer, 8, work on making sandwiches for bag lunches at a Whole Foods Market-sponsored station. Montgomery County conducted the 2013 Day of Service and Volunteer Fair to honor Martin Luther King at the conference center in North Bethesda.

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Rockville Rotary Twilight Runfest July 20, 2013 rockvilletwilighter.org Montgomery County Farm Tour Gaithersburg TBA 301-590-2823 Montgomery General Women’s Board Annual Picnic and Bazaar Olney July 23, 2013 www.medstarmontgomery.org/ Bethesda Artists Markets Aug. 11, 2013 301-215-6660 www.bethesda.org Montgomery County Agricultural Fair Gaithersburg Aug. 9-17, 2013 301-926-3100 www.mcagfair.com Uncorked Wine Festival

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Rockville Town Square Aug. 25, 2013 www.rockvillemd.gov/events/ uncorked Parks Half-Marathon Bethesda Sept. 9, 2013 301-353-0200 www.parkshalfmarathon.com

Takoma Park Folk Festival Sept. 9, 2013 Takoma Park Middle School 301-589-0202 www.tpff.org info@tpff.org Kensington Labor Day Parade and Festival Sept. 2, 2013 301-949-2424 www.tok.md.gov Gaithersburg Labor Day Parade Sept. 2, 2013 301-258-6350 www.gaithersburgmd.gov/events Damascus Community Fair Sept. 6-8, 2013 The fair is a reminder of the community’s agricultural heritage with

See COUNTY EVENTS, Page 11

GAZETTE FILE PHOTO

Children play a parachute game during the City of Rockville’s Let’s Move Celebration of Health at Rockville Civic Center Park.

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COUNTY EVENTS COUNTY EVENTS

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livestock, poultry, plants, exhibits and a livestock and cake auction. www.damascusfair.org Silver Spring Jazz Festival Sept. 8, 2013 240-777-5300 www.silverspringdowntown.com Poolesville Day Sept. 15, 2013 Outdoor festival featuring crafts, food, rides and music. Staged during a Saturday in late September along Fisher Avenue. 301-349-2123 www.poolesvilleday.com Celebrate Gaithersburg in Olde Town Street Festival Sept. 16, 2013 301-258-6350 www.gaithersburgmd.gov Germantown Oktoberfest Date TBD Upcounty’s biggest community event, featuring games, crafts, live entertainment, food and ﬁreworks. Ridge Road Park 240-777-8000

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Taste of Bethesda Oct. 5, 2013 More than 40,000 people attend this annual October food and music festival in the heart of Woodmont Triangle to try Bethesda restaurants’ best dishes, listen to live music and enjoy activities for children. 301-215-6660 http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/ taste-bethesda Oktoberfest Gaithersburg TBA Kentlands Village Green 301-258-6350 www.gaithersburgmd.gov Bethesda Row Arts Festival Oct. 19-20, 2013 301-637-5715 www.bethesdarowarts.org Rockville Antique and Classic Car Show Oct. 19, 2013 Glenview Mansion at Rockville Civic Center Park 240-314-8620 240-314-5022 www.rockvillemd.gov/events

Veterans Day Celebration Veterans Park, Rockville Pike and Veirs Mill Road www.rockvillemd.gov/events Museum Shop Around/ Strathmore Bethesda Nov. 8-11, 2013 301-581-5200 www.strathmore.org Montgomery County Thanksgiving Day Parade Silver Spring Nov. 28, 2013 240-777-6962 301-565-7300 www.silverspringdowntown.com Garden of Lights at Brookside Gardens Wheaton Nov. 29, 2013 to Jan. 5, 2014. The event is closed Dec. 24, Dec. 25, Jan. 1 and Jan. 2 Hours are: 5:30 to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 5:30 to 10 p.m. Friday through Saturday. The venue is open until 9 p.m. New Year’s Eve. The last car is admitted 30 minutes before closing each night of the show. The annual train exhibit is open

during the light show and also from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat. Dec. 7 to Sun. Jan. 5. 301-962-1453 www.brooksidegardens.org Winter Lights Festival at Seneca Creek State Park Gaithersburg TBA 301-258-6350 www.gaithersburgmd.gov/winterlights Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints Festival of Lights Kensington Nov. 30, 2013 to Jan. 1, 2014 301-587-0144 Bethesda’s Winter Wonderland Dec. 1-2, 2013 301-215-6660 http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/ winter-wonderland Turkey Chase For nearly 30 years, the BethesdaChevy Chase Branch of the YMCA of Metropolitan Washington has staged this 10K race Thanksgiving morning. http://www.turkeychase.com/ Burtonsville Days Sept. 22, 2013 The Burtonsville Day celebration each

fall features a parade, arts, crafts, food and other events. 301-384-8888 www.burtonsvilleday.org Potomac Day The Potomac Chamber of Commerce conducts the annual celebration of Potomac Village life on the last Saturday in October. The event features a parade, craft show, sidewalk sales and promotions and family-oriented activities. Takoma Park Street Festival Presented in October. Arts and crafts, live music and local food line Carroll Avenue in Old Town. 240-253-4229 www.takomafestival.com Taste of Takoma Presented each spring at Columbia Union College. 7600 Flower Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-891-4516 Parks Half-Marathon Bethesday Sept 8, 2013 301-353-0200 www.parkshalfmarathon.com

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TRASH, RECYCLING, ANIMAL CONTROL TRASH

RECYCLING

The Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services provides refuse collection services to a portion of the county’s single-family residents, predominantly in the downcounty area. Residents living in the remainder of the county must subscribe for refuse collection services with private collectors or obtain service through their homeowner associations. People living in municipalities must contact their local jurisdiction for more information. For questions about trash, call the county at 240-777-0311, or visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/solidwaste. To drop off trash, call the Shady Grove Processing Facility & Transfer Station in Derwood at 240-777-6560.

The Montgomery County Division of Solid Waste Services provides recycling collection services to all single-family households in the county, with the exception of households in municipalities where their local jurisdiction or a private collector provides recycling collection services. In the blue recycling bin, residents can recycle glass bottles and jars, aluminum cans and foil products, bi-metal steel/tin cans, aerosol cans that contained non-hazardous or nonautomotive materials, and plastic bottles, containers, jars, tubs, lids, pails, buckets and ﬂower pots. In the blue wheeled recycling cart residents can recycle cardboard boxes, newspaper, magazines, ofﬁce and copier paper,

telephone books, paperback and hardcover books, shredded paper, milk and juice cartons and frozen food boxes. By using reusable containers or paper lawn bags, residents may recycle grass, leaves, garden trimmings and brush. Or, try backyard composting of leaves and grass, or grasscycling by leaving grass clippings on the lawn after mowing. To recycle scrap metal items such as appliances, bicycles, metal furniture, lawn mowers, ﬁling cabinets and more, call DSWS the business day before your recycling collection day to schedule a special scrap metal recycling collection. Curbside recycling collection is once per week and recyclables must be set out at the curb by 7 a.m. The county also recycles

other items such as computers, televisions and other consumer electronic items, motor oil, antifreeze, tires, textiles, used cooking oil and reusable building supplies. These items can be dropped off in person at the Shady Grove Processing Facility & Transfer Station/ Recycling Center located at 16101/16105 Frederick Road in Derwood. For more information about recycling, call the county at 240-777-0311, or visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/recycling.

ANIMAL CONTROL Montgomery County issues animal-related licenses and permits, conducts inspections of animal-related businesses, and investigates animal cruelty, nuisance and bite cases. The county also manages a rabies prevention

program, which includes projects to encourage pet vaccinations, to reduce the number of at-large dogs and cats, and to control rabid wildlife. In addition, the county removes dead animals from county roads. The Division of Animal Control and Humane Treatment is part of the Montgomery County Police Department. The Montgomery County Humane Society and Animal Shelter provides rescue, care, adoption, handles lost and found reports, returns lost pets to owners, and provides humane euthanasia of stray, unwanted, or wild animals. On-going public education efforts encourage the proper care and handling of animals. For pet complaints, lost and found reports, licenses, to report dead animals on roads, low-cost

See ANIMAL CONTROL, Page 13

SERVICE CENTERS Montgomery County has ﬁve regional service centers: Upcounty, Mid-County, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, Silver Spring and East County. The centers link residents with the county executive and with county services and programs available to them. The mission of the regional service centers is to represent the county in their respective regions by providing liaisons between Montgomery County and residents and businesses, and by working with individuals, community groups, regional citizen advisory boards and other agencies to give information, identify and assess regional issues and recommend and/or implement solutions. For more information, go to the county website at www.montgomerycountymd.gov. East County Regional Services Center Jewru Bandeh, director The East County Citizens Advisory Board represents citizens in a 47.5-square-mile area that includes the Colesville, Cloverly, Fairland and White Oak communities. The 18-member board advises the county executive of East County citizens’ issues and concerns, advocates for regional priorities and helps to facilitate solutions. The board meets at 7:15 p.m. the ﬁrst Wednesday of each month at the center. 3300 Briggs Chaney Road Silver Spring, MD 20904 240-777-8400 Upcounty Regional Services Center Catherine Matthews, director The Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board represents county residents living north of Shady Grove Road.

The 20-member board advises the director of the Upcounty Regional Services Center, the county executive and County Council on area needs and priorities such as transportation, human services, environment, public safety and other issues of importance. The board represents the communities of Boyds, Clarksburg, Darnestown, Damascus, Derwood, Gaithersburg, Germantown, Goshen, Laytonsville, Hyattstown, Dickerson, Barnesville, Beallsville, Tobytown, Washington Grove, Montgomery Village, Poolesville and parts of North Potomac. The board usually meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the center. 12900 Middlebrook Road Suite 1000 Germantown, MD 20874 240-777-8047

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center Kenneth B. J. Hartman, director The Western Montgomery County Citizens Advisory Board has 19 members that advise the director of the Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional Services Center, the county executive and the County Council on topics such as transportation, human services, environment, public safety and other issues of local importance. The board forms opinions on issues that pertain to the board’s region — which includes Bethesda and North Bethesda, Cabin John, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Garrett Park, Glen Echo and Potomac — and then makes recommendations to the appropriate county government agencies. The board usually meets at 7 p.m. the third Monday of the month at the center. 4805 Edgemoor Lane Bethesda, MD 20814 240-777-8400 Silver Spring Regional Services Center The Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board represents residents living in 11 square miles in North Silver Spring, West Silver Spring, East Silver Spring, Four Corners, Takoma Park and the Central Business District. The 18-member board acts as liaison between the Silver Spring communities and the county government by identifying neighborhood and business concerns and making recommendations

to county ofﬁcials. It advises the Silver Spring Regional Services Center director on area needs and priorities such as economic development, transportation, housing, education, human services and downtown redevelopment. The board meets at 7 p.m. the second Monday of the month in the Silver Spring Civic Building. Reemberto Rodriguez, director One Veterans Place Silver Spring, MD 20910 240-777-8400 Mid-County Regional Services Center Ana Lopez van Balen, director The Mid-County Citizens Advisory board serves citizens in the Aspen Hill, Brookeville, Capital View, Derwood, Flower Valley, Forest Glen, Glenmont, Kemp Mill, Kensington, Layhill, parts of Laytonsville, Norbeck, Olney, Rock Creek, Sandy Spring and Wheaton areas. The 15-member board provides advice and recommendations to the county executive on policy and budget issues, planning and goal setting procedures and legislative matters; educates the community on governmental structures and services; and acts as a facilitator to foster solutions to community problems, needs and issues. Board meetings take place at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of the month at the center. 2424 Reedie Drive Wheaton, MD 20902 240-777-8400

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UTILITIES The Washington, D.C., region’s largest electric company is Potomac Electric Power Co. (Pepco). Allegheny Power and Baltimore Gas & Electric (BGE) provide service in small areas of Montgomery County. Washington Gas Co. supplies natural gas in parts of the county, as does Allegheny Power and BGE. Verizon is the “incumbent” local telephone service in the Washington, D.C., region. Comcast is the main provider of cable television services for the county. A joint venture involving Pepco and Residential Communications Network

ANIMAL CONTROL Continued from Page 12 also sells cable TV, phone and Internet access packages in parts of the county. Water and sewer service in Montgomery County is provided by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission. Pepco 701 9th Street, N.W. Washington, D.C., 20068 202-833-7500 800-424-8028 www.pepco.com Maryland Public Service Commission 6 St. Paul St., 16th ﬂoor Baltimore, MD 21202 410-767-8000 800-492-0474 www.psc.state.md.us Baltimore Gas & Electric

POST OFFICES

Montgomery County post ofﬁces have a toll free number, 800-275-8777. Dial the number and choose from one of the following six options: • Rates and mailing information; • ZIP codes; • Change of address or to hold mail; • Delivery of mail to business or residence; • Retail services; • Mail a letter or package, purchase stamps; • Other postal information: www.usps.gov.

2 Center Plaza 110 W. Fayette St. Baltimore, MD 21201 410-685-0123 800-685-0123 www.bge.com Allegheny Power 800 Cabin Hill Drive Greensburg, PA 15601 800-255-3443 www.alleghenypower.com Washington Gas Co. Corporate Offices 6801 Industrial Road Springfield, VA 22151 703-750-1000 800-752-7520 www.washgas.com Verizon Corporate Offices 140 West St. New York, NY 10007 800-837-4966 www.verizon.com

Damascus Main Ofﬁce 26400 Woodﬁeld Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-3781

Glen Echo Main Ofﬁce 6106 Harvard Ave. Glen Echo, MD 20812 301-229-3025

Derwood Station 17533 Redland Road Derwood, MD 20855 301-527-1103

Kensington Main Ofﬁce 10325 Kensington Parkway Kensington, MD 20895 301-949-2863

Diamond Farms Branch 23 Firstﬁeld Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-208-3735

Kentlands Post Ofﬁce 618 Center Point Way Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-869-4866 Post Ofﬁce: King Farm Shell 700 Gaither Road Rockville, MD 20850 800-275-8777

Arlington Road Station 7001 Arlington Road Bethesda, MD 20814 301-941-2682

Brookeville Main Ofﬁce 22311 Georgia Ave. Brookeville, MD 20833 301-260-2975

Dickerson Main Ofﬁce 22145 Dickerson Road Dickerson, MD 20842 301-428-8243

Ashton Post Ofﬁce 19 Olney Sandy Spring Road Ashton, MD 20861 301-774-0100

Burtonsville Main Ofﬁce 15210 Dino Drive Burtonsville, MD 20866 301-476-9371

Forest Glen Post Ofﬁce 2460 Linden Lane, Unit 161 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-295-7594

Cabin John Main Ofﬁce 7945 MacArthur Blvd., Suite 101 Cabin John, MD 20818 301-320-4103

Friendship Heights Station 5530 Wisconsin Ave. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-941-2695

Chevy Chase Branch 5910 Connecticut Ave. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-941-2681

Gaithersburg Station 21 S. Summit Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-208-3701

Bethesda Post Ofﬁce 6900 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD 20814 301-654-5894

Clarksburg Main Ofﬁce 22505 Gateway Center Drive Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-540-0856

Garrett Park Main Ofﬁce 4600 Waverly Ave. Garrett Park, MD 20896 301-933-2580

Boyds Main Ofﬁce 15300 Barnesville Road Boyds, MD 20841 301-972-9527

Colesville Branch 13217 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-879-2334

Aspen Hill Finance Station 13529 Connecticut Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-598-5033 Barnesville Post Ofﬁce 22110 Beallsville Road Barnesville, MD 20838 301-972-8153

Germantown Ofﬁce 19901 Germantown Road Germantown, MD 20882

Laytonsville Branch 6830 Olney-Laytonsville Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882 301-208-3736 Leisure World 3802 International Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-438-1009 Montgomery Village Station 10079 Stedwick Road Montgomery Village, MD 20886 301-208-3716 National Naval Medical Center Station 8901 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20889

See POST OFFICES, Page 14

spay/neuter program, etc. contact the Montgomery County Animal Control, Humane Society and Animal Shelter. For animal licenses or issues in the city of Gaithersburg or the city of Rockville, contact that city’s department of Animal Control. Montgomery County Animal Control, Humane Society and Animal Shelter 240-773-5960 Recorded information is available at 240-773-5054 www.mchumane.org Dead animal pickup For pickup of a dead animal on a

county road, call 240-773-5960 For pickup of a dead animal on a state road in northern Montgomery County call 301948-2477 For pickup of a dead animal on a state road in southern Montgomery County call 301-572-5166. 14645 Rothgeb Drive Rockville, Md. 20850 Wildlife Nuisance Problems (birds in attic, groundhogs under porches, etc.) 877-463-6497 Animal Emergencies 240-773-5900 Rockville City Department of Animal Control 240-314-8930 Gaithersburg City Department of Animal Control 301-258-6343

WHO TO CONTACT Directory Assistance — 411 Emergency — 911 Emergency Preparedness Hotline — 240-777-4200 National Poison Center — 800222-1222

Consumer Protection Hotline — 888-743-0023; 410-528-8662 Transportation — 240-777-7170 Recreation — 240-777-6840 Seniors Resource Hotline — 240777-3000

COUNTY POLICE

TRANSPORTATION

Non-emergency — 301-279-8000 Sheriff — 240-777-7000 State police — 800-525-5555

FIRE & RESCUE Main line — 240-777-2400

UTILITIES Comcast — 301-424-4400 RCN — 800-746-4726 Verizon — 800-837-4966 Pepco — 800-424-8028 Potomac Edison — 800-255-3443 WSSC — 800-634-8400 Waterand Sewer Emergency — 301-206-4002 Washington Gas — 800-752-7520 BGE — 800-685-0123

GOVERNMENT Information/Non-emergency services — 311; outside county — 240-777-0311 County Executive ofﬁces — 240777-2500 County Council — 240-777-7900 Library reference — 240-777-0001 Board of Education — 301-2793617 Landlord/Tenant — 240-777-3609 Housing and Community Affairs — 240-777-3600 Consumer Protection — 240-7773636

Amtrak — 800-872-7245, TDD: 800-523-6590 MARC commuter train — 800325-7245 Metrorail/Metrobus — 202-6377000, TDD: 202-638-3780 Ride On bus — 8212; 240-7777433, TDD: 240-777-5869

IMPORTANT WEBSITES

The Gazette www.gazette.net Montgomery County www.montgomerycountymd.gov Metro www.wmata.com Maryland Transit Administration www.mtamaryland.com Maryland government www.maryland.gov Montgomery County Public Schools www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission www.mc-mncppc.org Montgomery County Conference and Visitors Bureau www.visitmontgomery.com Montgomery County Agricultural Center www.mcagfair.com Board of Elections www.777vote.org Department of Motor Vehicles www.mva.state.md.us

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LIBRARIES

Montgomery County Public Libraries is your destination for a world of free information, education and entertainment — all available with your free library card. Materials for adults, teens and children are part of every library’s collection. Need to ﬁnd a job? Want to know how to ace the SATs, build a deck, train your dog, write a will, lose weight or repair your PC? All this information and more are free at your local library. Do you enjoy reading but never have enough time to sit down with a book? The library’s thousands of books on tape or CD can entertain and educate you in your car or at your exercise class. You also can check out free DVDs for children and adults. Don’t have your own computer at home, or don’t have Internet access? Your local library has PCs to use at no charge, with Internet access, MS Word and MS Excel available. Have your own wireless enabled laptop? All Montgomery County libraries are free wireless hotspots. Programs for all ages, from babies to seniors, are offered at various branches. Electronic resources are available for businesses and personal investors. New Americans can access computers, electronic resources and language learning labs, join Conversation Clubs to learn English and participate in Spanish and Chinese Conversation Clubs. Twinbrook Library 202 Meadow Hall Drive Rockville, MD 20851 240-777-0678 301-929-5524 TTY Administrative Ofﬁces Suite 310 21 Maryland Ave. Rockville, MD 20850 240-777-0002 Ask-a-Librarian: 240-777-0001 240777-0902 TTY www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ library Friends of the Library 240-777-0020 Telephone Reference Information 240-777-0001 240-777-0902 TTY Aspen Hill Library 4407 Aspen Hill Road Rockville, MD 20853 240-773-9410 301-871-2097 TTY Bethesda Library 7400 Arlington Road Bethesda, MD 20814 240-777-0970 301-657-0840 TTY Chevy Chase Library 8005 Connecticut Ave.

POST OFFICES

Continued from Page 13 301-941-2786 Olney Post Office 3570 Olney-Laytonsville Road Olney, MD 20832 301-260-9013 Post Office: Pike Station 143 Rollins Ave. Rockville, MD 20852 301-231-5973 Poolesville Post Office

Chevy Chase, MD 20815 240-773-9590 301-657-0830 TTY Correctional Facility Library 22880 Whelan Lane Boyds, MD 20841 240-773-9914 Damascus Library 9701 Main St. Damascus, MD 20872 240-773-9444 301-253-0148 TTY Davis Library 6400 Democracy Blvd. Bethesda, MD 20817 240-777-0922 301-897-2203 TTY Gaithersburg Library (Closed for renovation) 18330 Montgomery Village Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 240-773-9490 301-840-2414 TTY Interim Branch Lakeforest Mall, Second Floor (near Sears) 701 Russell Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Germantown Library 19840 Century Blvd. Germantown, MD 20874

19820 Fisher Ave. Poolesville, MD 20837 301-605-0544 Post Office: Rockville Main Office 500 N. Washington St. Rockville, MD 20850 301-762-5802 Sandy Spring Main Office 901 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Sandy Spring, MD 20860 301-924-1634 Silver Spring Main Office 8616 Second Ave.

240-777-0110 Kensington Park Library

4201 Knowles Ave. Kensington, MD 20895 240-773-9515 301-897-2250 TTY

Little Falls Library 5501 Massachusetts Ave. Bethesda, MD 20816 240-773-9520 301-320-8813 TTY Long Branch Library 8800 Garland Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20901 240-777-0910 301-565-7662 TTY Noyes Library for Young Children 10237 Carroll Place Kensington, MD 20895 240-773-9570 Olney Library (Closed. Under renovation until late 2013) To report a technical problem: 240777-0016 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road Olney, MD 20832 240-773-9545 301-570-1221 TTY Kiosk library service Longwood Community Center 19300 Georgia Ave. Brookville, MD 20833

Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-608-1302 Silver Spring Finance Center 8455 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-608-1305 Suburban Maryland P&DC 16501 Shady Grove Road Gaithersburg, MD 20898 301-670-6085 Takoma Park Post Ofﬁce 6909 Laurel Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912

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Patrons use the Rockville Public Library. Poolesville Library 19633 Fisher Ave. Poolesville, MD 20837 240-773-9550 301-972-7825 TTY Potomac Library 10101 Glenolden Drive Potomac, MD 20854 240-777-0690 301-765-4083 TTY Marilyn J. Praisner (Fairland) 14910 Old Columbia Pike Burtonsville, MD 20866 240-773-9460 Quince Orchard Library 15831 Quince Orchard Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 240-777-0200 Rockville Memorial Library 21 Maryland Ave. Rockville, MD 20850 240-777-0140

301-270-4392 Post Ofﬁce: Twinbrook Station 2001 Veirs Mill Road Rockville, MD 20851 301-762-8536 Washington Grove 111 Washington Grove Lane Washington Grove. MD 20880 301-948-5009 Westlake Post Ofﬁce 10421 Motor City Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 301-767-1742

240-777-0902 TTY Silver Spring Library 8901 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 240-773-9420 301-565-7505 TTY Twinbrook Library 202 Meadow Hall Drive Rockville, MD 20851 240-777-0240 240-777-0904 TTY Wheaton Library 11701 Georgia Ave. Wheaton, MD 20902 240-777-0678 301-929-5524 TTY White Oak Library 11701 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20904 240-773-9555 301-622-6596 TTY

Wheaton Branch 11431 Amherst Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-929-7831 White Flint Mall Station 11301 Rockville Pike Kensington, MD 20895 301-230-1276 Woodmoor Station 110 University Blvd. W. Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-754-2714

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POLICE

MONTGOMERY COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT The Montgomery County Police Department has more than 1,133 patrol ofﬁcers, most of whom work out of six district police stations and numerous substations in the more populous regions of the county. The department is led by Chief J. Thomas Manger. As of May 2012, headquarters operations for the county’s police, ﬁre and emergency management departments began relocating to the Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters in Gaithersburg.

USEFUL NUMBERS Police Headquarters J. Thomas Manger Chief of Police 2350 Research Blvd. Rockville, MD 20850 240-773-5000 Police Headquarters 100 Edison Park Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20878 240-773-5000 www.montgomerycountymd.gov Montgomery County MarylandNational Capital Park Police Division 12751 Layhill Road Wheaton, MD 20906 Emergencies: 301-949-3010 Non-emergencies: 301-949-8010 Animal Control Rockville, MD 20850 240-773-5960

DISTRICT STATIONS Rockville District First District, serving the following

Operations for the police department’s Rockville district also were relocated to the new county public safety headquarters.

PARK POLICE The Montgomery County Park Police is the law enforcement arm of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, a bi-county agency responsible for park property in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. The park system in Montgomery County includes

communities: Rockville, Potomac, North Potomac, Darnestown and Derwood. James Fenner, Commander 100 Edison Park Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20878 240-773-6070 Bethesda District Second District, serving the following communities: Bethesda, Chevy Chase, Friendship Heights, Kensington, Garrett Park, portions of Silver Spring, North Bethesda, Glen Echo, Cabin John and Oakmont. David Falcinelli, Commander 7359 Wisconsin Ave. Bethesda, MD 20814 301-652-9200 Silver Spring District Third District, serving the following communities: Silver Spring, surrounding downtown area, White Oak, Hillandale, Fairland, Burtonsville, Takoma Park and sections of Colesville. Donald M. Johnson, Commander 801 Sligo Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-565-7744

Wheaton District Fourth District, serving the following communities: Wheaton, Glenmont, Colesville, Spencerville, Cloverly, Norbeck, Norwood, Olney, Brookeville, Ashton, Sandy Spring, Ednor, Redland, Brinklow and Aspen Hill. John A. Damskey, Commander 2300 Randolph Road Wheaton, MD 20902 240-773-5500 Germantown District Fifth District, serving the following communities: Germantown, Damascus, Poolesville, Laytonsville, Hyattstown, Barnesville, Beallsville, Dickerson, Dawsonville, Boyds, Clarksburg and portions of Gaithersburg with Laytonsville ZIP code. Captain Dave Gillespie, Commander 20000 Aircraft Drive Germantown, MD 20874 240-773-6200 Gaithersburg District Sixth District, serving the following communities: Gaithersburg,

410 parks with more than 33,000 acres and 200 miles of hiking and biking trails. Also falling under park police jurisdiction are homes and businesses located in the park system. www.mc-mncppc.org

CRIME SOLVERS Crime Solvers is a program designed to enlist the public’s help in solving crimes. The program, funded by private donations, pays a cash reward for information leading to an arrest or indictment for a felony crime or persons wanted for a felony crime.

Montgomery Village, Washington Grove and Quince Orchard. Willie Parker-Loan, Commander 45 West Watkins Mill Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 240-773-5700 Chevy Chase Village Police Department John Fitzgerald, Chief 5906 Connecticut Ave. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-654-7300 www.ccvillage.org

OTHER USEFUL NUMBERS Abandoned Vehicle Section 240-773-6411 Auto Theft Unit 240-773-6370 Crime Tip Hotline 240-773-8477 Department of Corrections 240-777-9960

MUNICIPAL POLICE

Domestic Violence Unit 240-773-5050

Gaithersburg City Police Department Mark Sroka, Chief 14 Fulks Corner Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-258-6400 www.gaithersburgmd.gov

Family Crimes Division 240-773-5400 Fraud Section 240-773-6330

Takoma Park Police Department 7500 Maple Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-1100 www.takomaparkmd.gov

Maryland State Police (Rockville) 301-424-2101 Operation Runaway 301-251-4545

FIRE Montgomery County’s Fire and Rescue Services (www.montgomerycountymd.gov) are provided by volunteers and career staff. The Department of Fire and Rescue Services employs full-time fire and rescue workers who are assigned to the various fire departments throughout the county. The components of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services operate under the policy-making authority of the Fire and Rescue Commission. Richard R. Bowers is the county’s fire chief, head of the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. As of May 2012, headquarters operations for the county’s police, fire and emergency management departments began relocating to the Montgomery County Public Safety Headquarters in Gaithersburg. Department of Fire and Rescue Service 100 Edison Park Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20878 240-777-2400 Clarksburg Fire Station 35 22610 Gateway Center Drive

Suite 400 Clarksburg, MD 20871 240-773-4735 Damascus Volunteer Fire Station 13 Damascus, MD 20872 240-773-4713

Gaithersburg-Washington Grove Fire Station 8 801 Russell Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 240-773-4708 Gaithersburg Volunteer Fire Station 28 7272 Muncaster Mill Road Derwood, MD 20855 240-773-4728 Germantown Fire Station 22 18910 Germantown Road Germantown, MD 20874 240-773-4722 Germantown Volunteer Fire Station 29 20001 Crystal Rock Drive Germantown, MD 20874 240-773-4729 Hyattstown Volunteer Fire Station 9

25801 Frederick Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 240-773-4709 Laytonsville Volunteer Fire Station 17 21400 Laytonsville Road Laytonsville, MD 20882 240-773-4717 Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Station 4 17921 Brooke Road Sandy Spring, MD 20860 240-773-4704 Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Station 40 16911 Georgia Ave. Olney, MD 20832 240-773-4740 Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Station 14 19801 Beallsville Road Beallsville, MD 20839 240-773-4714

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COURTS

The court system in Montgomery County is headquartered in the county seat, Rockville. Here is a brief overview of the legal system:

DISTRICT AND CIRCUIT COURT There are two levels of trial courts: the state-run District Court, operating in Rockville and Silver Spring, and the county-run Circuit Court of Mont-

STATE’S ATTORNEY’S OFFICE The state’s attorney for Montgomery County serves an elected four-year term. John McCarthy (D) was elected to the ofﬁce in 2006 and again in 2010.

COURTHOUSES

Main District Courthouse 191 E. Jefferson St. Rockville, MD 20850 Administrative clerk: 301-563-8800 Civil office: 301-563-8800 Criminal, traffic office: 301-563-8800 Child Support: 800-332-6347 The Juvenile Office, which is part of the Circuit Court but located in the District Courthouse: 240-777-9530 Silver Spring District Courthouse 8552 Second Ave.

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gomery County (part of Maryland’s Sixth Judicial Circuit with Frederick) in Rockville. Generally speaking, the District Court handles small claims cases, as well as misdemeanors and felonies with penalties of less than three years in jail or as much as $2,500 in ﬁnes. Speeding, red-light running, drunken driving and landlord-tenant cases

Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-563-8500 Circuit Court of Montgomery County Judicial Center 50 Maryland Ave. Rockville, MD 20850 Clerk’s Ofﬁce: 240-777-9400 Jury duty questions: 240-777-9090 State’s Attorney’s Ofﬁce Judicial Center Fifth Floor 50 Maryland Ave. Rockville, MD 20850 240-777-7300 Bar Association of Montgomery County The bar foundation offers help to

generally are heard there. All trials in District Court are argued before a judge; the court hears no jury trials. The Circuit Court handles major civil and criminal cases, family law cases such as divorce and custody, and appeals from the District Court. It is the only court in the county to have jury trials. Juvenile Court is part of the Circuit

people who meet certain income guidelines. 27 W. Jefferson St. Rockville, MD 20850 301-424-3454 www.montbar.org Lawyer Referral Service 301-279-9100 Pro Bono Program 301-424-7651 The Ofﬁce of the Public Defender (criminal cases only) 191 E. Jefferson St. Rockville, MD 20850 240-773-9600 http://www.opd.state.md.us/

Court, but is temporarily housed at District Court in Rockville until the Circuit Court is expanded. The county’s District Court has 11 judges, including Administrative Judge Eugene Wolfe. The county’s Circuit Court has 22 judges, including County Administrative Judge John W. Debelius III.Information can be found at www. courts.state.md.us.

OTHER ORGANIZATIONS Charles W. Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity The center offers immigration advice, health services, English classes and other resources. 11319 Elkin St. Wheaton, MD 20902 240-777-4940 Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday. Charles W. Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity Upcounty Satellite Region 12900 Middlebrook Road Germantown, MD 20874 240-777-4940

Legal Aid Bureaus Montgomery Satellite Ofﬁce 51 Monroe St. Rockville, MD 20850 240-314-0373 888-215-5316 www.mdlab.org 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday Montgomery County Family Justice Center Eagle Building, Fifth Floor 600 Jefferson Plaza Rockville. MD 20852 240-773-0444 Crisis Line: 240-777-4000 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday to Friday

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COURTS

MONTGOMERY COUNTY TRANSIT Although it might seem like everyone in the county drives, public transportation is widely available. There are many alternatives to driving. Below is information on where you can ﬁnd a ticket to ride and a few tips on how you can more sanely reach your destination. There are many ways to get around Montgomery County. Metrorail, Metrobus and Ride On serve the county. With the addition of bicycle racks on all Ride On buses, cycling might be a good alternative. The best way to avoid trafﬁc is to avoid driving during rush hour. Peak travel times generally are considered to be 7 to 9:30 a.m. and 4 to 7 p.m.

PARK AND RIDE LOTS There are a number of county, state and privately maintained free park-andride commuter lots with connecting buses that allow you to meet your carpool or to take public transportation. Ride-On: 240-773-3556 Maintenance problems: 240-7778740 www.rideonbus.com Park-and-ride lots: U.S. 29 corridor and vicinity Burtonsville: U.S. 29 and Md.

198 behind Giant Food, Burtonsville Crossing Shopping Center. Bus Routes: Metrobus Z6, Tanglewood Westfarm Line Z9, Z29-Laurel-Burtonsville Express. MTA 929 and 915 Connect-ARide Route D, Laurel. Briggs Chaney: Fairland/East Montgomery off Briggs Chaney Road at Gateshead Manor Way. Bus Routes: Metrobus Z6, Tanglewood Westfarm Line. Metrobus Z8, Fairland Line. Metrobus Z11, Greencastle-Briggs Chaney Express Line. Ride On Route 39, service between Briggs Chaney Park and Ride lot and Glenmont Metrorail station. Ride-On Route 21.

Greencastle: Greencastle Lakes, Greencastle Road and Turbridge Drive. Bus Routes: Metrobus Z8, Fairland Line. Metrobus Z11, Z13, Greencastle-Briggs Chaney Express Line. Tech Road: East Montgomery, Tech Road and Old Columbia Pike. Bus Routes: Ride On Route 10. Metrobus C7, Greenbelt-Glenmont Line. Metrobus Z8, Fairland Line. Metrobus Z9, LaurelBurtonsville Express Line. Scaggsville: U.S. 29 and Scaggsville Road (Md. 216). Bus Routes: MTA 915, 929. Park-and-ride lots: Interstate 270 corridor and vicinity Westﬁeld Shoppingtown Montgomery, Montgomery Mall: Westlake Terrace and Westlake Drive. Bus Routes: Ride On 6, 26, 38, 47, 96. Metrobus J1, 2, 3, Bethesda-Silver Spring Line. Montrose Road/Md. 355 Parking Facility: North Bethesda, Rockville Pike and Montrose Road. Permit and fee required. Bus Routes: Ride On 5, 26, 38, 46. Lakeforest Transit Center: Gaithersburg, Lost Knife Road and Odenhal Ave. Bus Routes: Ride On 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61. Metrobus J7, J9-I-270 Express. Gaithersburg: I-270 and Md. 124

(Quince Orchard Road). Metrobus J9, I-270 Express. Germantown/MARC Station: Md. 118 and Bowman Mill Drive. Bus Routes: Ride On 61, 83, 97. MARC Train Station. Germantown/Kingsview: Clopper Road (Md. 117) and Kingsview Village Blvd. Bus Routes: Ride On 71, 74, 78. Germantown Transit Center: Town Center at Germantown Road-Md. 118 and Aircraft Drive. Bus Routes: Ride On 55, 61, 74, 75, 82, 83, 97, 98, 100. Germantown/Milestone Shopping Center: Germantown-Milestone Shopping Center along Shakespeare Boulevard. Bus Routes: Ride On 55, 70, 75, 79, 83, 90. Park-and-ride lots: Interstate 270 corridor and West Diamond Avenue I-270 and West Diamond Avenue (Md. 117). Bus Route: Ride On 54, 71 Comus: North of Clarksburg- Md. 355 just north of Comus Road. Bus Routes: Ride On 75. Damascus: Damascus Md. 108 and Woodﬁeld Road. Bus Routes: Ride On 90. Urbana: Md. 80 and I-270. Bus Routes: Ride On 75. MTA 991 Rock Spring.

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Continued from Page 17 Spanish Catholic Center The center provides immigration information, English classes and other social services; call ahead. 201 E. Diamond Ave. 3rd Floor Gaithersbur, MD 20877 301-740-2523 http://www. catholiccharitiesdc.org/ page.aspx?pid=357 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Friday TESS Community Service Center 8513 Piney Branch Road Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-565-7675 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday. The center also reopens 6 to 8:30 p.m. on the ﬁrst and third Wednesday of each month for legal matters only.

Visit RideOnBus.com for more information! Or call 311. Outside Montgomery County call 240-777-0311. RideOnRealTime.com offers real time bus location, schedule and trip planning information at your fingertips. Try the new Ride On Real Time app for iPhone and Android users.

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BUSINESSES MONTGOMERY COUNTY BUSINESS CHAMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS

wkchamber.org contactus@wkchamber.org

The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce advocates on behalf of its member companies, and businesses in general, to promote a health business environment and sound governmental policies. Local businesses can use their chambers of commerce for networking purposes. The Tech Council of Maryland is a member-driven organization that says it is the voice of, and advocate for, the high-technology community in Maryland. The Greater Washington Board of Trade is a regional chamber of commerce for Suburban Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Northern Virginia.

Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County 4833 Rugby Ave. Suite 500-A Bethesda, MD 20814 301-842-4226 http://hccmc.org/ info@hccmc.org

Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase 7910 Woodmont Ave. Suite 1204 Bethesda, MD 20814 301-652-4900 bccchamber.org

African American Chamber of Commerce of Montgomery County P.O. Box 2206 Montgomery Village, MD 20886 301-428-9715 aacc-mc.com info@aacc-mc.com

Gaithersburg-Germantown 4 Professional Drive Suite 132 Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-840-1400 ggchamber.org Montgomery County 51 Monroe St. Suite 1800 Rockville, MD 20850 301-738-0015 montgomerycountychamber.com

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Continued from Page 18 Park-and-ride lots: Md. 97 corridor Norbeck Road: Norbeck Road, 1/4 mile east of Georgia Avenue. Bus Routes: Ride On 51, 52, 53. Metrobus, Y7, Y8, Y9; Georgia Avenue-Maryland Line. Park-and-ride lots: Md. 650 corridor Colesville: Md. 650 North of Randolph Road. Bus Routes: Metrobus Z2, C7, C8 and C9.

CARPOOL/VANPOOL The county also offers car and vanpool information. It only takes two to be a carpool. Be prepared for those times when you just can’t drive by knowing the names of potential pool-mates. And Guaranteed Ride Home will get you home in an emergency. Carpool options: Receive free assistance in forming a carpool or vanpool convenient to your home and ofﬁce, including potential poolmates. Vanpool options: You also can receive free assistance in forming

Olney 3460 Olney-Laytonsville Road Suite 211 Olney, MD 20832 301-774-7117 olneymd.org chamber@olneymd.org

Rockville Chamber of Commerce 1 Research Court Suite 450 Rockville, MD 20850 301-424-9300 rockvillechamber.org rockville@rockvillechamber.org

Poolesville P.O. Box 256 Poolesville, MD 20837 301-349-5753 pacc.cc info@poolesvillechamber.com

Greater Silver Spring 8601 Georgia Ave. Suite 203 Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-565-3777 silverspringchamber.com

Potomac 10220 River Road P.O. Box 59160 Potomac, MD 20859 301-299-2170 potomacchamber.org

Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce 2401 Blueridge Ave. Suite 101 Wheaton, MD 20902 301-949-0080

a vanpool, including potential poolmates. It takes as few as six people to share a van to work. You can take advantage of free or discount parking in many lots and garages in the county for car and vanpools. Information: 240-773-8747 www.montgomerycountymd.gov mcdot.trips@montgomerycountymd. gov

$3.85 cash, senior/disabled fares are 75 cents SmarTrip and 85 cents cash. Exact change is required unless you are using a pass or SmarTrip card. A 20-cent fee is added to regular fares during peak-of-the-peak period — 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 to 6 p.m. based on the starting time of the trip. Passes and farecards: A pass or farecard is required to ride the Metro. Passes generally are good for unlimited rides during a speciﬁc period of time and can be purchased online at www.wmata. com/fares/smartrip. Farecards are rechargeable and can be purchased at vending machines in Metro stations. SmarTrip cards are permanent, rechargeable farecards that are used in place of a paper farecard. SmarTrip cards can be purchased online at www.wmata.com/fares/ smartrip, at vending machines in Metro stations where parking is available, Metro sales ofﬁces, retail outlets and commuter stores. To use a SmarTrip card, touch it to the circular target panels on faregates, instead of inserting it through the slot. www.wmata.com/fares/smartrip www.wmata.com

METROBUS AND METRORAIL Call the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for a schedule of Metro trains or bus routes and fares. Montgomery County is served by the Red Line on Metro. WMATA: 202-637-7000 TTY: 202-638-3780 www.wmata.com

RIDING METRO Metrorail opens at 5 a.m. weekdays and at 7 a.m. weekends. It runs until midnight Sunday through Thursday and until 3 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights. Holiday hours vary. Fares run from $1.95 to $5 per trip, depending on the distance and time of day. Metrobus schedules vary by route. Regular fares are $1.70; express fares are $3.56 with SmarTrip,

Mid-Atlantic Hispanic Chamber of Commerce P.O. Box 910 Germantown, MD 20875 202-587-0736 mahcc.org Asian Paciﬁc American Chamber of Commerce 3204 Tower Oaks Blvd. Suite 208A Rockville, MD 20852 301-424-1471 apacc.us

PARKING SmarTrip cards are the only way to pay for parking at Metro-operated parking lots. Parking: WMATA MetroAccess Provides alternative transportation for those unable to use existing bus, rail and taxi services from 5 a.m. until midnight Monday through Thursday; 5 a.m. Friday to 3 a.m. Saturday; 7 a.m. Saturday to 3 a.m. Sunday; Sunday 7 a.m. to midnight. 301-562-5360 TTY: 301-588-7535 Parking: MARC Rail Connects Martinsburg, W.Va., with Union Station in Washington on weekdays — stopping at Dickerson, Barnesville, Boyds, Germantown, Metropolitan Grove, Gaithersburg, Washington Grove, Rockville, Garrett Park, Kensington and Silver Spring. 800-325-7245 www.mtamaryland.gov Parking: Ride On The county’s bus lines connect suburban communities with Metrobus and Metrorail service. Timetables and more information available at www.RideOnBus.com. Ride On buses run from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Saturday and from 4:30 a.m. to 1:30 a.m. Sunday. Schedules vary by route. One-day, two-week, 20-trip and

info@apacc.us Rockville Economic Development Inc. 95 Monroe St. Rockville, MD 20850 301-315-8096 rockvilleredi.org Montgomery County Business and Professional Women 301-466-2653 Tech Council of Maryland 9210 Corporate Blvd., Suite 470 Rockville, MD 20850 240-243-4026 techcouncilmd.com Montgomery County Conference Center The largest meeting facility in Montgomery County and one of the largest ballrooms in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area – the conference center includes 40,000 square feet of meeting space and 450 guestrooms. 5701 Marinelli Road North Bethesda, MD 20852 301-984-0004 Fax 301-984-1209 montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl. asp?url=content/ded/Cc/index.asp

youth passes also are available and can be purchased online at www. montgomerycountymd.gov/content/ dpwt/transit, or at Giant Food stores, Safeway stores, White Flint Mall, regional service centers and county libraries. The SmarTrip card now works on Ride On. Within county: 311 Outside county: 240-777-0311 www.RideOnBus.com For passes: www. montgomerycountymd.gov/content/ dpwt/transit Parking: Disabled People in wheelchairs can get information about buses suited for the disabled. Call Ride On at 240777-5870, or (TTY) 240-777-5869. The county provides subsidized taxi trips for low-income residents, residents with disabilities and seniors. For more information on Call ’N’ Ride, call 301-948-5409, or visit www.montgomerycountymd. gov. Montgomery County Department of Public Works and Transportation provides information regarding transit, parking, signals, signing, marking and highway services throughout Montgomery County. Call 301-948-5409, or visit www. montgomerycountymd.gov/ disability.

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HEALTH The Department of Health and Human Services (www. montgomerycountymd.gov) provides services for adults, substance abusers, the aging and disabled, children, families and crime victims. Some services cater to low-income residents and are based on ﬁnancial eligibility. Eligible residents will not be denied services because they cannot pay.

11800 Tech Road Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-754-7740 www.holycrosshealth.org

Jewish Social Service Agency Hospice 6123 Montrose Road Rockville, MD 20852 301-881-3700 www.jssa.org

MENTAL HEALTH Jewish Social Service Agency Autism spectrum disorders across the lifespan of the child, teen and family services, special needs services, workshops and groups The Ina Kay Building 200 Wood Hill Road Rockville, MD 20850 301-838-4200 301-816-2633 — client intake

HOSPITALS Children’s Regional Outpatient Center of Montgomery County Shady Grove Medical Park 9850 Key West Ave. Second and Fourth Floors Rockville, Md. 20850 301-765-5400 800-787-0243 www.cnmc.org Holy Cross Hospital 1500 Forest Glen Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-754-7000 www.holycrosshealth.org MedStar Montgomery Medical Center 18101 Prince Philip Drive Olney, MD 20832 301-774-8882 www.montgomerygeneral.com Shady Grove Adventist Hospital 9901 Medical Center Drive Rockville, MD 20850 240-826-6000 www.shadygroveadventisthospital. com Shady Grove Adventist Emergency Center 19731 Germantown Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-444-8000 www.shadygroveadventisthospital. com Suburban Hospital 8600 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814 301-896-3100 www.suburbanhospital.org Washington Adventist Hospital 7600 Carroll Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-891-7600 www.washingtonadventisthospital. com Germantown Health Center Upcounty Regional Services Center 12900 Middlebrook Road Second ﬂoor

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Montgomery Blair High School students (from left) Charu Bhandari, Flor de Lis Siria and Cherrah Barclay learn the basics of CPR using a bag valve mask from instructor Christen Phillips (left) at a Docs for a Day program at MedStar Health’s Clinical Simulation Lab in Northwest Washington. Germantown, MD 20874 240-777-3420

Mid-County Health Center 1335 Piccard Drive Rockville, MD 20850 240-777-1600 East County Regional Services Center The East County Citizens Advisory Board represents citizens in a 47.5-square-mile area that includes the Colesville, Cloverly, Fairland and White Oak communities. The 18-member board advises the county executive of East County citizens’ issues and concerns, advocates for regional priorities and helps to facilitate solutions. The board meets at 7:15 p.m. the ﬁrst Wednesday of each month at the center. Jewru Bandeh, director Eastern County Health Center 3300 Briggs Chaney Road Silver Spring, MD 20904 240-777-8400 Silver Spring Health Center 8630 Fenton St. Silver Spring, MD 20910 240-777-3160 Dennis Avenue Health Center 2000 Dennis Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20902 240-777-1790

HOTLINES Disease Control and Vital Records 240-777-1755

Communicable Diseases 240-777-1790 or 240-777-1755 afterhours HIV/AIDS/STD Testing Program 240-777-1760 Immunization Program 240-777-1050 Refugee Health Service 240-777-3102 Tuberculosis Control 240-777-1800 Mental health 24-hour hotline 301-738-2255 Abused Persons Programs 240-777-4673 Crisis Center 240-777-4000 Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program 240-777-1355

CRISIS SERVICES 24-Hour Telephone and Walk-in Crisis Center 1301 Piccard Drive First Floor Rockville, Md. 20850 240-777-4000 Outpatient Counseling Center for Domestic Violence 1301 Piccard Drive Rockville, MD 20850 240-777-4195

Adult Protective Services 401 Hungerford Drive, third ﬂoor Rockville, MD 20850 240-777-3000 Aging and Disability Services 401 Hungerford Drive Rockville, MD 20850 240-777-3000 Child Protective Services 1301 Piccard Drive Rockville, MD 20850 240-777-4417 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., answering service 5 p.m. to 8:30 a.m. Conﬂict Resolution Center of Montgomery County 301-652-0717 www.crcmc.org

HOSPICES Montgomery Hospice Inc. 1355 Piccard Drive Suite 100 Rockville, Md. 20850 301-921-4400 www.montgomeryhospice.org Casey House 6001 Muncaster Mill Road Rockville, MD 20855 240-631-6800 www.montgomeryhospice.org Hospice Caring Inc. 518 S. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, Md. 20877 301-869-4673 www.hospicecaring.org Holy Cross Home Care/Hospice Agency

Jewish Social Service Agency Senior services, special needs services, workshops and groups 6123 Montrose Road Rockville, MD 20852 301-818-3700 www.jssa.org Threshold Services Inc. 1398 Lamberton Drive Silver Spring, Md. 20902 301-754-1102 www.thresholdservices.org Threshold Services Outpatient Mental Health Center 751 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville, MD 20851 301-838-4100

Threshold Services Outpatient Mental Health Center 8818 Georgia Ave. Second ﬂoor Silver Spring, Md. 20910 301-563-7000 Screening and Assessment Services for Children and Adolescents 7300 Calhoun Place Suite 600 Rockville, Md. 20855 240-777-1430

OTHER Children and Parents Program Immunization outreach services are available to private providers, community-based organizations and parents to raise community awareness regarding vaccinepreventable diseases. 501 Hampton Park Blvd. Capitol Heights, MD 20743 301-324-2872 For vaccination locations, 301-5833300 TDD: 301-883-7230

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The school board members are: • Judith Ringgold Docca (Dist. 1) of Montgomery Village, term ends 2014 • Rebecca Smondrowski (Dist. 2) of Gaithersburg, term ends 2016 • Patricia B. O’Neill (Dist. 3) of Bethesda, term ends 2014 • Christopher S. Barclay (Dist. 4) of Takoma Park, board president, term ends 2016 • Michael A. Durso (Dist. 5) of Silver Spring, term ends 2014 • Philip Kauffman (At-large) of Olney, board vice president, term ends 2016Shirley Brandman (Atlarge) of Bethesda, term ends 2014 • John Mannes, student board member, oneyear term ends June 30, 2013.

Montgomery County’s public school population continues to grow in numbers and diversity. The 2012-13 enrollment in county public schools is about 149,000 with students attending one of 202 county schools. The school system’s population represents several ethnic groups, as of the 2011-2012 school year: 33 percent white, 26.6 percent Hispanic, 21.3 percent African-American and 14.3 percent Asian. School system students come from more than 160 foreign countries. Of the county’s school-age children, 85 percent are enrolled in public school. The rest attend private schools or are home-schooled. Each school serves students who live within the boundaries of one of the county’s high school clusters. Clusters include one or more high schools,

one or more middle schools and several elementary schools.To determine which school serves your area, visit mcpsmd.org and select School Assignment Locater or call 240-314-4710.

REGISTRATION Maryland law requires children ages 5 to 16 to attend school. Children who turn 5 on or before Sept. 1, 2013, must enroll in school for the 2013-14 school year. Elementary and secondary schools have registration sessions through the summer. Students who are not U.S. citizens may register at the International Student Admissions Ofﬁce, Rocking Horse Road Center, 4910 Macon Road, Rockville. For information, call 301-230-0686.To register for school, a new student needs to show proof of age and identity, proof of county residency and immunization records.

SCHOOL CALENDAR 2013

2014

AUG. 26: First day of school for students.

JAN. 1: New Year’s Day. Ofﬁces and schools closed.

SEPT. 2: Labor Day. Ofﬁces and schools closed.

JAN. 20: Dr. Martin L. King Jr. Day. Ofﬁces and schools closed.

SEPT 5: Rosh Hashanah. No school for students and teachers.

JAN. 21: Professional day for teachers. No school for students.

SEPT. 27: Tentative, early-release day K-12. Students dismissed after lunch.

FEB. 17: Presidents Day. Ofﬁces and schools closed.

OCT. 18: MSEA Conference/MCAAP Fall Conference. No school for students and teachers.

FEB. 28: Tentative, early-release day K-12. Planning/grading. Students dismissed after lunch.

NOV. 1: Professional day for teachers. No school for students

MARCH 28: Professional day for teachers. No school for students.

NOV. 11: Early release day K-8. Parent conferences. Students dismissed after lunch.

APRIL 14-17: Spring break. No school for students and teachers.

NOV. 12: Early release day K-8. Parent conferences. Students dismissed after lunch.

APRIL 18: Easter. Ofﬁces and schools closed.

NOV. 27: Early release prior to Thanksgiving holiday.

APRIL 21: Easter. Ofﬁces and schools closed.

NOV. 28-29: Thanksgiving. Ofﬁces and schools closed.

MAY 26: Memorial Day. Ofﬁces and schools closed.

DEC. 24-25: Ofﬁces and schools closed.

JUNE 12: Last day of school for students. Students dismissed after lunch.

DEC. 23, 26, 27, 30, 31: Winter break. No school for students and teachers.

JUNE 13: Professional day for teachers.

NOTE: Tuesday, June 24, 2014, is the Maryland State Gubernatorial Primary Election date.

SCHOOL CONTINGENCY CALENDAR If the school year should be disrupted by emergencies, and schools are closed, the school year will be extended. If schools are closed, the school year will be extended by 5 days, 1 day to June 13, 2014; 6 days, 2 days to June 13 and 16, 2014; 7 days, 3 days to June 13, 16, and 17, 2014; 8 days, 4 days to June 13, 16, 17, and 18, 2014; 9 days, 5 days to June 13, 16, 17, 18, and 19, 2014.

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE CLUSTER

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High 4301 East West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 240-497-6300 Westland Middle 5511 Massachusetts Ave. Bethesda, MD 20816 301-320-6515 Bethesda Elementary 7600 Arlington Road Bethesda, MD 20814 301-657-4979 Chevy Chase Elementary 4015 Rosemary St. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-657-4994 North Chevy Chase Elementary 3700 Jones Bridge Road Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-657-4950 Rock Creek Forest Elementary 8330 Grubb Road Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-650-6410 Rosemary Hills Elementary 2111 Porter Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-650-6400 Somerset Elementary 5811 Warwick Place Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-657-4985 Westbrook Elementary 5110 Allan Terrace Bethesda, MD 20816 301-320-6506 Public elementary schools Bethesda-Chevy Chase Cluster

WINSTON CHURCHILL CLUSTER Winston Churchill High 11300 Gainsborough Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-469-1200

Cabin John Middle Housed at Tilden Holding Center 6300 Tilden Lane Rockville, MD 20852 10701 Gainsborough Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-469-1150 Herbert Hoover Middle Temporary location until August 2013: 6300 Tilden Lane Rockville, MD 20852

DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

(From left) Josue Gonzales-Mayorga, Mariely Ramirez, Nelson Valzsquez, teacher Damian Grasso and Christiana Ortiz Skype about healthy foods with Dalry Primary School students in Edinburgh, Scotland. 8810 Post Oak Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-469-1010 Bells Mill Elementary 8225 Bells Mill Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-469-1046 Beverly Farms Elementary 8501 Postoak Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-469-1050 Potomac Elementary 10311 River Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-469-1042 Seven Locks Elementary 9500 Seven Locks Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-469-1038 Wayside Elementary 10011 Glen Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-279-8484 Public elementary schools Winston Churchill Cluster

CLARKSBURG CLUSTER

301-353-0939

Clarksburg High 22500 Wims Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-444-3000

Fox Chapel Elementary 19315 Archdale Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-353-8055

Neelsville Middle 11700 Neelsville Church Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-353-8064

William B. Gibbs Jr. Elementary 12615 Royal Crown Drive Germantown, MD 20876 301-353-0800

Rocky Hill Middle 22401 Brick Haven Way Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-353-8282 Cedar Grove Elementary 24001 Ridge Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-253-7000 Clarksburg Elementary 13530 Redgrave Place Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-353-8060 Capt. James E. Daly Elementary 20301 Brandermill Drive Germantown, MD 20876

Little Bennett Elementary 23930 Burdette Forest Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-540-5535

DAMASCUS CLUSTER

Damascus High 25921 Ridge Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-7030

John T. Baker Middle 25400 Oak Drive Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-7010

Clearspring Elementary 9930 Moyer Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-7004 Damascus Elementary 10201 Bethesda Church Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-7080 Laytonsville Elementary 21401 Laytonsville Road Laytonsville, MD 20882 301-840-7145 Lois P. Rockwell Elementary 24555 Cutsail Drive Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-7088 Woodﬁeld Elementary 24200 Woodﬁeld Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882 301-253-7085

DOWNCOUNTY CONSORTIUM

Montgomery Blair High 51 University Blvd. E.

Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-649-2800 Albert Einstein High 11135 Newport Mill Road Kensington, MD 20895 301-929-2200 John F. Kennedy High 1901 Randolph Road Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-929-2100 Northwood High 919 University Blvd. W. Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-649-8088 Wheaton High 12601 Dalewood Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-929-2050 Argyle Middle 2400 Bel Pre Road Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-460-2400

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Continued from Page 27 Arcola Elementary 1820 Franwall Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-649-8590 Bel Pre Elementary 13801 Rippling Brook Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-460-2145 Flora M. Singer Elementary School 2600 Hayden Drive Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-649-8000 Georgian Forest Elementary 3100 Regina Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-460-2170 Strathmore Elementary 3200 Beaverwood Lane Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-460-2135 Eastern Middle 300 University Blvd. E. Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-650-6650 Montgomery Knolls Elementary 807 Daleview Drive Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-431-7667 New Hampshire Estates Elementary 8720 Carroll Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20903 301-431-7607 Oak View Elementary 400 East Wayne Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-650-6434 Pine Crest Elementary 201 Woodmoor Drive Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-649-8066 Col. E. Brooke Lee Middle 11800 Monticello Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-649-8100 Glenallan Elementary Temporarily located at: 13313 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904 12520 Heurich Road Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-929-2014 Kemp Mill Elementary 411 Sisson St. Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-649-8046

A. Mario Loiederman Middle

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Bill Mills takes pictures outside Beverly Farms Elementary School. Mills retired this year after serving as the photographer for Montgomery County Public Schools for 46 years. 12701 Goodhill Road Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-929-2282 Viers Mill Elementary 11711 Joseph Mill Road Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-929-2165 Weller Road Elementary Temporarily Located At: 5701 Grosvenor Lane Bethesda, MD 20814 3301 Weller Road Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-929-2010 Newport Mill Middle 11311 Newport Mill Road Kensington, MD 20895 301-929-2244 Highland Elementary 3100 Medway St. Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-929-2040 Oakland Terrace Elementary 2720 Plyers Mill Road Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-929-2161

Rock View Elementary 3901 Denfeld Ave. Kensington, MD 20895 301-929-2002

Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-650-6544

Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-649-8051

Forest Knolls Elementary 10830 Eastwood Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-649-8060

Woodlin Elementary 2101 Luzerne Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-650-6440

Highland View Elementary 9010 Providence Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-650-6426

Takoma Park Middle 7611 Piney Branch Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-650-6444

Harmony Hills Elementary 13407 Lydia St. Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-929-2157

Rolling Terrace Elementary Spanish Immersion/International Magnet 705 BayďŹ eld St. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-431-7600

East Silver Spring Elementary 631 Silver Spring Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-650-6420

Sargent Shriver Elementary 12518 Greenly Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-929-4426

Sligo Creek Elementary 500 Schuyler Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-562-2722

Wheaton Woods Elementary 4510 Faroe Place Rockville, MD 20853 301-929-2018

Sligo Middle 1401 Dennis Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-649-8121

Silver Spring International Middle 313 Wayne Ave.

Glen Haven Elementary 10900 Inwood Ave.

Parkland Middle 4610 W. Frankfort Drive Rockville, MD 20853 301-438-5700 Brookhaven Elementary 4610 Renn St. Rockville, MD 20853 301-460-2140

Piney Branch Elementary 7510 Maple Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-891-8000 Takoma Park Elementary 7511 Holly Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-650-6414

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Benjamin Banneker Middle 14800 Perrywood Drive Burtonsville, MD 20866 301-989-5747

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GAITHERSBURG CLUSTER

Briggs Chaney Middle 1901 Rainbow Drive Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-989-6000

Gaithersburg High 314 S. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-840-4700

William H. Farquhar Middle 16915 Batchellors Forest Road Olney, MD 20832 301-924-3100

Forest Oak Middle 651 Saybrooke Oaks Blvd. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-670-8242

Francis Scott Key Middle 910 Schindler Drive Silver Spring, MD 20903 301-422-5600

Gaithersburg Middle 2 Teachers’ Way Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-840-4554

White Oak Middle 12201 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-989-5780

Gaithersburg Elementary 35 N. Summit Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-840-7136 Goshen Elementary 8701 Warﬁeld Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882 301-840-8165 Rosemont Elementary 16400 Alden Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-840-7123 Strawberry Knoll Elementary 18820 Strawberry Knoll Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-840-7112 Summit Hall Elementary 101 W. Deer Park Road Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-840-7127 Washington Grove Elementary 8712 Oakmont St. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-840-7120

WALTER JOHNSON CLUSTER

Walter Johnson High 6400 Rock Spring Drive Bethesda, MD 20814 301-803-7100

North Bethesda Middle 8935 Bradmoor Drive Bethesda. MD 20817 301-571-3883 Tilden Middle 11211 Old Georgetown Road Rockville, MD 20852 301-230-5930 Ashburton Elementary 6314 Lone Oak Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 301-571-6959

Burtonsville Elementary 15516 Old Columbia Pike Burtonsville, MD 20866 301-989-5654 DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

Bryan Lanham teaches his 6th-grade world studies class at Benjamin Banneker Middle School while consulting teacher Saanura Haskett (not shown) observes as part of the teacher evaluation process. Farmland Elementary 7000 Old Gate Road Rockville, MD 20852 301-230-5919 Garrett Park Elementary 4810 Oxford St. Kensington, MD 20895 301-929-2170 Kensington Parkwood Elementary 4710 Saul Road Kensington, MD 20895 301-571-6949 Luxmanor Elementary 6201 Tilden Lane Rockville, MD 20852 301-230-5914 Wyngate Elementary 9300 Wadsworth Drive Bethesda, MD 20817 301-571-6979

COL. ZADOK MAGRUDER CLUSTER

Col. Zadok Magruder High 5939 Muncaster Mill Road Rockville, MD 20855 301-840-4600 Redland Middle 6505 Muncaster Mill Road Rockville, MD 20855 301-840-4680 Shady Grove Middle 8100 Midcounty Highway Gaithersburg, MD 20877

301-548-7540 Candlewood Elementary 7210 Osprey Drive Rockville, MD 20855 301-840-7167 Cashell Elementary 17101 Cashell Road Rockville, MD 20853 301-924-3130 Flower Hill Elementary 18425 Flower Hill Way Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-840-7161 Mill Creek Towne Elementary 17700 Park Mill Drive Rockville, MD 20855 301-840-7149 Judith A. Resnik Elementary 7301 Hadley Farms Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-670-8200

Julius West Middle 651 Great Falls Road Rockville, MD 20850 301-279-3979 Beall Elementary 451 Beall Ave. Rockville, MD 20850 301-279-8460 College Gardens Elementary 1700 Yale Place Rockville, MD 20850 301-279-8470 Ritchie Park Elementary 1514 Dunster Road Rockville, MD 20854 301-279-8475 Twinbrook Elementary 5911 Ridgway Ave. Rockville, MD 20851 301-230-5925

NORTHEAST CONSORTIUM

Fairland Elementary 14315 Fairdale Road Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-989-5658 Greencastle Elementary 13611 Robey Road Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-595-2940 Cloverly Elementary 800 Briggs Chaney Road Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-989-5770 Galway Elementary 12612 Galway Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-595-2930 Roscoe R. Nix Elementary 1100 Corliss St. Silver Spring, MD 20903 301-422-5070 William Tyler Page Elementary 13400 Tamarack Road Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-989-5672

Sequoyah Elementary 17301 Bowie Mill Road Derwood, MD 20855 301-840-5335

James Hubert Blake High 300 Norwood Road Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-879-1300

Sherwood Elementary 1401 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Silver Spring, MD 20860 301-924-3195

RICHARD MONTGOMERY CLUSTER

Paint Branch High 14121 Old Columbia Pike Burtonsville, MD 20866 301-388-9900

Stonegate Elementary 14811 Notley Road Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-989-5668

Springbrook High 201 Valley Brook Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-989-5700

Burnt Mills Elementary 11211 Childs St.

Richard Montgomery High 250 Richard Montgomery Drive Rockville, MD 20852 301-610-8000

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NORTHWEST CLUSTER

301-840-7177

John Poole Middle 17014 Tom Fox Ave. Poolesville, MD 20837 301-972-7979

Fields Road Elementary 1 School Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-840-7131

Poolesville Elementary 19565 Fisher Ave. Poolesville, MD 20837 301-972-7960

Jones Lane Elementary 15110 Jones Lane Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-840-8160

QUINCE ORCHARD CLUSTER

Thurgood Marshall Elementary 12260 McDonald Chapel Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-670-8282

Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-649-8192

Northwest High 13501 Richter Farm Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-601-4660

Monocacy Elementary 18801 Barnesville Road Dickerson, MD 20842 301-972-7990

Cannon Road Elementary 901 Cannon Road Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-989-5662

Roberto Clemente Middle 18808 Waring Station Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-601-0344

Germantown Elementary 19110 Liberty Mill Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-353-8050

Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary 1200 Swingingdale Drive Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-989-6030

Kingsview Middle 18909 Kingsview Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-601-4611

Great Seneca Creek Elementary 13010 Dairymaid Drive Germantown, MD 20874 301-353-8500

Quince Orchard High 15800 Quince Orchard Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-840-4686 Ridgeview Middle 16600 Raven Rock Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20878 240-406-1300 Lakelands Park Middle 1200 Main St. Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-670-1400

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Broad Acres Elementary 710 Beacon Road Silver Spring, MD 20903 301-431-7616

Lakelands Park Middle 1200 Main St. Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-670-1400

Ronald McNair Elementary 13881 Hopkins Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-353-0854

Jackson Road Elementary 900 Jackson Road Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-989-5650

Clopper Mill Elementary 18501 Cinnamon Drive Germantown, MD 20874 301-353-8065

Spark M. Matsunaga Elementary 13902 Bromﬁeld Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-601-4350

Westover Elementary 401 Hawkesbury Lane Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-989-5676

Darnestown Elementary 15030 Turkey Foot Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-840-7157

POOLESVILLE CLUSTER

Diamond Elementary 4 Marquis Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20878

Poolesville High 17501 West Willard Road Poolesville, MD 20837 301-972-7900

Brown Station Elementary 851 Quince Orchard Blvd. Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-840-7172 Rachel Carson Elementary 100 Tschiffely Square Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-840-5333

ROCKVILLE CLUSTER Rockville High 2100 Baltimore Road Rockville, MD 20851 301-517-8105

Earle B. Wood Middle 14615 Bauer Drive Rockville, MD 20853 301-460-2150 Lucy V. Barnsley Elementary 14516 Nadine Drive Rockville, MD 20853 301-460-2121

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PUBLIC SCHOOLS PUBLIC SCHOOLS Continued from Page 30 Flower Valley Elementary 4615 Sunﬂower Drive Rockville, MD 20853 301-924-3135 Maryvale Elementary 1000 First St. Rockville, MD 20850 301-279-4990 Meadow Hall Elementary 951 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville, MD 20851 301-279-4988 Rock Creek Valley Elementary 5121 Russett Road Rockville, MD 20853 301-460-2195

SENECA VALLEY CLUSTER

Seneca Valley High 19401 Crystal Rock Drive Germantown, MD 20874 301-353-8000 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle 13737 Wisteria Drive Germantown, MD 20874

301-353-8080 Lake Seneca Elementary 13600 Wanegarden Drive Germantown, MD 20874 301-353-0929 S. Christa McAuliffe Elementary 12500 Wisteria Drive Germantown, MD 20874 301-353-0910 Dr. Sally K. Ride Elementary 21301 Seneca Crossing Drive Germantown, MD 20876 301-353-0994 Waters Landing Elementary 13100 Waters Landing Drive Germantown, MD 20874 301-353-0915

SHERWOOD CLUSTER

Sherwood High 300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Sandy Spring, MD 20860 301-924-3200 Rosa M. Parks Middle 19200 Olney Mill Road Olney, MD 20832 301-924-3180

Belmont Elementary 19528 Olney Mill Road Olney, MD 20832 301-924-3140

South Lake Elementary 18201 Contour Road Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-840-7141

DuFief Elementary 15001 DuFief Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-279-4980

Brooke Grove Elementary 2700 Spartan Road Olney, MD 20832 301-924-3154

Stedwick Elementary 10631 Stedwick Road Montgomery Village, MD 20886 301-840-7187

Fallsmead Elementary 1800 Greenplace Terrace Rockville, MD 20850 301-279-4984

Greenwood Elementary 3336 Gold Mine Road Brookeville, MD 20833 301-924-3145

Watkins Mill Elementary 19001 Watkins Mill Road Montgomery Village, MD 20886 301-840-7181

Lakewood Elementary 2534 Lindley Terrace Rockville, MD 20850 301-279-8465

Olney Elementary 3401 Queen Mary Drive Olney, MD 20832 301-924-3126

Whetstone Elementary 19201 Thomas Farm Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-840-7191

Stone Mill Elementary 14323 Stonebridge View Drive North Potomac, MD 20878 301-279-4975

WATKINS MILL CLUSTER

WOOTTON CLUSTER

Travilah Elementary 13801 DuFief Mill Road North Potomac, MD 20878 301-840-7153

Watkins Mill High 10301 Apple Ridge Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-840-3959 Montgomery Village Middle 19300 Watkins Mill Road Gaithersburg, MD 20886 301-840-4660

Thomas S. Wootton High 2100 Wootton Parkway Rockville, MD 20850 301-279-8550 Cold Spring Elementary 9201 Falls Chapel Way Potomac, MD 20854 301-279-8480

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When Shady Maple Smorgasbord moved into a larger building across the parking lot more than a decade ago, the former restaurant building became home to one of the largest and best furniture stores in the Lancaster area, Country Home Furniture. According to management, “We like to think we’re helping to preserve a little piece of America’s furniture-making history. Our craftsmen are steeped in tradition. They deeply care about their work.” On two floors and 30,000 square feet of selling space in their retail store, you will find eight manufacturers of American-made sofas and recliners, made in North Carolina, Ohio and Mississippi, in addition to over 30 manufacturers of solid wood dining, bedroom, office, occasional and entertainment… and the area’s largest selection of Amish furniture. The wood pieces come from American handcrafters and Amish builders in Ohio, Indiana and right here in Lancaster County. With hundreds of stylish products in traditional, transitional, modern and country looks on the floor, there is something for everyone. “Amish built furniture and quality go hand-in-hand. As far as American handcrafters in the hardwood and upholstery industries, their knack for getting their styles to mesh with today’s buyer is second to none. No one builds better, more stylish furniture than American furniture makers.” Unlike other stores where your only choices of the style or color or wood is what you see, at Country Home Furniture you can have a hand in every facet of your design. That’s the beauty of shopping there. Customers love the flexibility to have a piece made for them by selecting the wood, stain, hardware and fabric. “We sincerely encourage you to experience this for yourself. We love to give our customers an opportunity to engage in the fascinating process of getting exactly what’s wanted in the style, shape, size and color desired. It’s distinctive furniture, made for you, your way. It’s fun, and it’s easy to select what you want.” Why shop now? “We have all kinds of special pricing deals and delivery specials going on right now that we can pass along to our customers.” The retailer ships and delivers to customers’ homes and businesses all over the country.“Our following is not just the local crowds from Lancaster, Berks and Chester. We are delivering furniture several days a week to our customers in Maryland, Virginia and D.C.”

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS Thomas Edison High School of Technology 12501 Dalewood Drive Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-929-2175 Needwood Academy 14501 Avery Road Rockville, MD 20853 301-279-4912 Fleet Street Program 14501 Avery Lane Rockville, MD 20853 301-517-5860 Regional Institute for Children and Adolescents (RICA) 15000 Broschart Road Rockville, MD 20850 301-251-6900 Randolph Academy 14501 Avery Road Rockville, MD 20853 301-517-8616 Glenmont Program 8001 Lynnbrook Center Bethesda, MD 20814 301-657-4977

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Hadley Farms Program 7401 Hadley Farms Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-548-4960 Stephen Knolls School 10731 St. Margaret’s Way Kensington, MD 20895 301-929-2151 Longview School 13900 Bromﬁeld Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-601-4830 Phoenix at Needwood Academy 14501 Avery Road Rockville, MD 20853 301-279-4925

Germantown, MD 20874 301-601-0991 www.academyofthechild.com

Barnesville, MD 20838 301-972-0341 www.barnesvilleschool.org

Potomac, MD 20854 301-299-8500 www.bullis.org

Academy of the Holy Cross 4920 Strathmore Ave. Kensington, MD 20895 301-942-2100 www.academyoftheholycross .org

Barrie School 13500 Layhill Road Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-576-2800 www.barrie.org

Butler School 15951 Germantown Road Darnestown, MD 20874 301-977-6600 www.butlerschool.org

Brookewood School 10401 Armory Ave. Kensington, MD 20895 301-949-7997 www.brookewood.org

Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School Grades K-6 1901 E. Jefferson St. Rockville, MD 20852 Grades 7-12 11710 Hunters Lane Rockville, MD 20852 301-881-1400 www.cesjds.org

Alim Academy Muslim community schools for students grades Pre-K through 12 7917 Montrose Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-340-6713 www.mymcs.org

Julia Brown Montessori 1300 Milestone Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-622-7808 www. juliabrownmontessorischools. com

Rock Terrace School 390 Martins Lane Rockville, MD 20850 301-279-4940

Auburn School 9545 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-588-8048 www.theauburnschool.org

Carl Sandburg Learning Center 451 Meadow Hall Drive Rockville, MD 20851 301-279-8490

The Avalon School 200 W. Diamond Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-963-8022 www.avalonschools.org

Julia Brown Montessori 3400 Queen Mary Drive Olney, MD 20832 301-774-5700 www. juliabrownmontessorischools. com

Academy of the Child 19711 Waters Road

Barnesville School 21830 Peach Tree Road

Bullis School 10601 Falls Road

Chelsea School 711 Pershing Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-585-1430 www.chelseaschool.edu Children’s Learning Center 4511 Bestor Drive Rockville, MD 20853 301-871-6600 www.clcmd.org

Christ Episcopal School 22 West Jefferson St. Rockville, MD 20850 301-424-6550 www.ce-srockville.org Concord Hill School 6050 Wisconsin Ave. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-654-2626 www.concordhill.org Connelly School of the Holy Child 9029 Bradley Blvd. Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-0955 www.holychild.org The Diener School 11510 Falls Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-299-4602 www.thedienerschool.org Echelon Academy 900 Olney Sandy Spring Road Sandy Spring, MD 20854 301-570-0999 www.echelonacademy.com

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PRIVATE SCHOOLS PRIVATE SCHOOLS

Continued from Page 34 Evergreen Montessori School 10700 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-942-5979 www.evergreenschool.com Faith Arts Academy 13618 Layhill Road Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-438-2012 Forcey Christian School 2130 East Randolph Road Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-622-2281 www.forceychristianschool.org The Frost School 4915 Aspen Hill Road Rockville, MD 20853 301-933-3452 www.frostschool.org The Foundation School of Montgomery County Grades 3-12 220 Girard St., Suite 300

Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-740-7807 www.foundationschools.org

Georgetown Preparatory School 10900 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852 301-493-5000 www.gprep.org German School of Washington D.C. 8617 Chateau Drive Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-4400 www.dswashington.org Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 17301 Old Vic Blvd. Olney, MD 20832 240-283-3200 www.olgchs.org Grace Episcopal Day School Grades 1-6 (Early Childhood Program added Fall 2012) 9411 Connecticut Ave. Kensington, MD 20895 301-949-5860 www.geds.org

Green Acres School Pre-K through 8 11701 Danville Drive Rockville, MD 20852 301-881-4100 www.greenacres.org

The Holton-Arms School 7303 River Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-365-5300 www.holton-arms.edu

Griggs International Academy 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-680-6570 www.griggs.edu

Holy Cross Elementary School Pre-K through 8 4900 Strathmore Ave. Garrett Park, MD 20896 301-949-1699 www.hcross.org

The Harbor School 7701 Bradley Blvd. Bethesda, MD 20817 301-365-1100 www.theharborschool.org

Holy Redeemer School 9715 Summit Ave. Kensington, MD 20895 301-942-3701 www.hrs-ken.org

Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy 13300 Arctic Ave. Rockville, MD 20853 301-962-9400 www.mjbha.org

Kemp Mill Montessori School- Kehillat Montessori 1840 University Blvd. W Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-593-4343

The Heights School 10400 Seven Locks Road Rockville, MD 20854 301-365-4300 www.heights.edu

Landon School for Boys 6101 Wilson Lane Bethesda, MD 20817 301-320-3200 www.landon.net

Lycée Rochambeau, The French International School 9600 Forest Road Bethesda, MD 20814 301-530-8260 www.rochambeau.org

Manor Montessori Potomac Campus 10500 Oaklyn Drive Potomac, MD 20854 301-299-7400 www.manormontessori.com

Lycée Rochambeau, The French International School 7108 Bradley Blvd. Bethesda, MD 20817 301-767-1683 www.rochambeau.org

Mary of Nazareth Catholic School 14131 Seneca Road Darnestown, MD 20874 301-869-0940 www.maryofnazareth.org

Lycée Rochambeau, The Elementary School 3200 Woodbine St. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-907-3265 www.rochambeau.org

Mater Amoris School 18501 Mink Hollow Road — P.O. Box 97 Ashton, MD 20861 301-774-7468 www.materamoris.com

Lone Oak Montessori Old Georgetown Campus 10100 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814 301-469-4888 www.loneoakmontessori.com

Mater Dei School 9600 Seven Locks Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-365-2700 www.materdeischool.net

Lone Oak Montessori Democracy Campus 10201 Democracy Blvd. Potomac, MD 20854 301-469-4888 www.loneoakmontessori.com

McLean School of Maryland 8224 Lochinver Lane Potomac, MD 20854

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HIGHER EDUCATION Some of Maryland’s major colleges and universities have branches in Montgomery County. Their programs serve county students looking to pursue studies on both undergraduate and graduate levels.

undergraduate upper-division courses for students to complete their ﬁnal two years of study for a bachelor’s degree. The Shady Grove campus also offers evening and weekend undergraduate and graduate programs.

UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF MARYLAND UNIVERSITIES AT SHADY GROVE

www.montgomerycollege.edu Montgomery College serves about 60,000 students per year through credit and noncredit programs at campuses in Germantown, Rockville and Takoma Park/Silver Spring, and at work force development and continuing education centers in Gaithersburg, Wheaton and Silver Spring. The college offers more than 130 degree and certiﬁcate programs that prepare students to earn an associate degree, transfer to a four-year college

www.shadygrove.umd.edu The Universities at Shady Grove opened in fall 2000 on 50 acres at the intersection of Darnestown and Shady Grove roads in Rockville. The center is in collaboration with nine of the 11 degree-granting University System of Maryland institutions, and offers daytime

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Continued from Page 35 301-299-8277 www.mcleanschool.org Montrose Christian School, Inc. 5100 Randolph Road Rockville, MD 20852 301-770-5335 www.montrosechristian.org Mother of God School 20501 Goshen Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-990-2088 www.mogschool.com Nora School 955 Sligo Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-495-6672 www.nora-school.org Norwood School 8821 River Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-365-2595 www.norwoodschool.org Oneness-Family School 6701 Wisconsin Ave. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-652-7751 www.onenessfamilyschool. org Our Lady of Lourdes School 7500 Pearl St. Bethesda, MD 20814 301-654-5376 www.bethesda-lourdes.org

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE

Our Lady of Mercy School 9222 Kentsdale Drive Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-4477 www.olom.org/school Primary Day School 7300 River Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-365-4355 www.theprimarydayschool. org Sandy Spring Friends School 16923 Norwood Road Sandy Spring, MD 20860 301-774-7455 www.ssfs.org Seneca Academy 15601 Germantown Road Darnestown, MD 20874 301-869-3728 www.senecaacademy.org School for Tomorrow 4511 Bestor Dive Rockville, MD 20853 301-460-4747 www.schoolfortomorrow. net Sidwell Friends School 5100 Edgemoor Lane Bethesda, MD 20814 202-537-6900 www.sidwell.edu St. Andrew’s Episcopal School 8804 Postoak Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-983-5200 www.saes.org St. Andrew’s Episcopal School Lower Campus 10033 River Road

or university, enter the job market, upgrade career skills, complete an apprenticeship or take enrichment courses. Day, evening and weekend courses are available in subjects ranging from accounting and applied geography to automotive technology and computer science.

UNIVERSITIES AT SHADY GROVE 9630 Gudelsky Drive Rockville, MD 20850 301-738-6000 301-738-6088 TTY www.shadygrove.umd.edu

MONTGOMERY COLLEGE Rockville campus 51 Mannakee St.

Potomac, MD 20854 301-983-5200 www.saes.org St. Andrew Apostle School 11602 Kemp Mill Road Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-649-3555 www.standrewapostle.org St. Bartholomew School 6900 River Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-229-5586 www.stbartholomew.org/ school St. Bernadette’s School 80 University Blvd. E. Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-593-5611 www.st-bernadetteelem. com St. Francis International School 1500 St. Camillus Drive Silver Spring, MD 20903 301-434-2344 www.discoversﬁs.info St. Catherine Laboure Elementary Closing at the end of the 2012-2013 school year. 11811 Claridge Road Wheaton, MD 20902 301-946-1717 www.stcatherine.com St. Jane de Chantal School 9525 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814 301-530-1221 www.dechantal.org

St. Elizabeth Catholic School 917 Montrose Road Rockville, MD 20852 301-881-1824 www.stelizabethschoolmd. org St. John the Baptist School 12319 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-622-3076 www.sjbsilverspring.org

Rockville, MD 20850 240-567-5000 Germantown campus 20200 Observation Drive Germantown, MD 20876 240-567-7700 Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus 7600 Takoma Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 240-567-1300

Gaithersburg Business Training Center 12 S. Summit Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 240-567-1863 Westﬁeld South Center 11002 Veirs Mill Road

St. Patrick’s Catholic School 4101 Norbeck Road Rockville, MD 20853 301-929-9672 www.stpatricksrockville. com St. Peter’s School 2900 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, MD 20832 301-924-3774 www.stpetersolney.org

St. John’s Episcopal 3427 Olney-Laytonsville Road Olney, MD 20832 301-774-6804 www.stjes.com

John Nevins Andrews School 117 Elm Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-1400 www.jna.org

St. John the Evangelist School 10201 Woodland Drive Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-681-7656 www.sjte.org

Sligo Adventist 8300 Carroll Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-434-1417 www.sligoadventistschool. org

St. Jude Regional Catholic School 4820 Walbridge St. Rockville, MD 20853 301-946-7888 www.stjudesschool.org

Stone Ridge School of the Sacred Heart 9101 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814 301-657-4322 www.stoneridge.org

St. Martin of Tours School 115 S. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-990-2441 www.smsmd.org

Thomas Jefferson Preparatory School Pre-K through eighth grade 12801 Darnestown Road Darnestown, MD 20878 301-330-7550 www.tjprep.org

St. Mary’s Parish School 600 Veirs Mill Road Rockville, MD 20852 301-762-4179 www.tmaryschoolrockville. org

Torah School of Greater Washington Kindergarten and grades 1 through 6 2010 Linden Lane

Suite 306 Wheaton, MD 20902 240-567-5188

JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY Montgomery County Campus 9601 Medical Center Drive Rockville, MD 20850 301-294-7000 www.jhu.edu

WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY 7600 Flower Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-891-4000 www.wau.edu

Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-962-8003 www.tsgw.org Washington Christian Academy Middle and Upper School 16227 Batchellors Forest Road Olney, MD 20832 240-390-0429 www.washingtonchristian. org Washington Episcopal School 5600 Little Falls Parkway Bethesda, MD 20816 301-652-7878 www.w-e-s.org Washington Hebrew Congregation Early childhood center and primary school 11810 Falls Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-279-7505 www.whcecc.org Washington Waldorf School 4800 Sangamore Road Bethesda, MD 20816 301-229-6107 www.washingtonwaldorf. org Woods Academy 6801 Greentree Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-365-3080 www.woodsacademy.org Yang Academy 111 Central Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-208-8821 www.yangacademy.com Yeshiva of Greater

Washington Boys Div. 1216 Arcola Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-649-7077 www.yeshiva.edu Yeshiva of Greater Washington Girls Div. 2010 Linden Lane Silver Spring, MD 10910 301-962-5111 www.yeshiva.edu Community Montessori Charter School 3015 Upton Drive Kensington, MD 20895 45-day Interim Program 14501 Avery Road Rockville, MD 20853 301-517-5884 Manor Montessori Bethesda Campus 5450 Mass. Ave Bethesda, MD 20816 301-299-7400 www.manormontessori. com Manor Montessori Rockville Campus Rockville, MD 20852 11200 Old Georgetown Road Rockville, MD 20852 301-299-7400 www.manormontessori. com St. Raphael School 1513 Dunster Road Rockville, MD 20854 301-762-2143 www.straphaelschoolmd. org

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GOVERNMENT The county executive and the nine members of the County Council are elected every four years. The next election is in 2014. The primary election takes place in June, followed by the general election in November. The Executive Ofﬁce Building is at 101 Monroe St., Rockville. The County Council meets Tuesdays and also has committee meetings during the week. Public hearings on legislation before the council usually take place midday Tuesday and on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. The Council Ofﬁce Building is at 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Council and committee meetings and hearings are recorded and many are broadcast live

on County Cable Montgomery (Channel 6 on the Comcast and RCN cable systems, and Channel 30 on Verizon). Live and archived council meetings and hearings can be viewed online by going to the council homepage and clicking on the “Now on TV link” on the right side of the page under the heading “County Cable Montgomery.” For general information about the Council, call 240-777-7900. For information on county services, go to www.montgomerycountymd.gov. Here you will ﬁnd tips on transportation other government services. For information about the County Executive, go to www.montgomerycountymd.gov and click on the

County Executive link on the left side of the page. For countywide data, such as salaries and permits, visit data.montgomerycounty.gov.To contact the county for nonemergency information and services or to report down trees following a storm, call 311 when dialing within the county. From outside the county or from a cell phone, dial 240-777-0311.The 311 call center operates from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. except during emergencies when the center stays open longer. The 311 Call Center is accessible online 24 hours a day, seven days a week by going to www.montgomerycountymd.gov/311. The TTY line for the hearing impaired is 240-773-3556.

Isiah Leggett, County Executive 240-777-2500 ocemail@montgomerycountymd.gov

Valerie Ervin (D-Dist. 5), Silver Spring 240-777-7960 councilmember.ervin@montgomerycountymd.gov

George L. Leventhal (D-At large), Takoma Park 240-777-7811 councilmember.leventhal@montgomerycountymd.gov

Roger Berliner (D-Dist. 1), Bethesda 240-777-7828 councilmember.berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov

Philip M. Andrews (D-Dist. 3), Gaithersburg 240-777-7906 councilmember.andrews@montgomerycountymd.gov Marc Elrich (D-At large), Takoma Park 240-777-7966 councilmember.elrich@montgomerycountymd.gov

Craig L. Rice (D-Dist. 2), Germantown Council vice president 240-777-7955 councilmember.rice@montgomerycountymd.gov

Nancy Navarro (D-Dist. 4), Silver Spring Council President 240-777-7968 councilmember.navarro@montgomerycountymd.gov

Nancy M. Floreen (D-At large), Garrett Park 240-777-7959 councilmember.ﬂoreen@montgomerycountymd.gov

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LEGISLATORS

Most state ofﬁcials, including the governor and members of the General Assembly, are elected to four-year terms. The next election for state ofﬁcials is in 2014. The General Assembly, consisting of the state Senate and the House of Delegates, begins its 90day session on the second Wednesday in January in Annapolis (although some legislative committees meet at other times during the year). Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected every two years. The next general election is scheduled for November 2014. Members of the U.S. Senate are elected every six years.

TOP OFFICIALS

Governor • Martin O’Malley (D) State House 100 State Circle Annapolis, MD 21401 401-974-3901 800-811-8336 www.gov.state.md.us/mail Lt. Governor • Anthony G. Brown (D) State House 100 State Circle Annapolis, MD 21401 410-974-2804 ltgovernor@gov.state.md.us

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Secretary of State • John P. McDonough Jeffrey Building 16 Francis St. Annapolis, MD 21401 410-974-5521 888-874-0013 Attorney General • Douglas F. Gansler (D) 200 St. Paul Place Baltimore, MD 21202 410-576-6300 oag@oag.state.md.us Comptroller

• Peter V.R. Franchot (D) P.O. Box 466 80 Calvert St. Annapolis, MD 21404 410-260-7801 pfranchot@comp.state.md.us State Treasurer • Nancy K. Kopp (D) 80 Calvert St. Annapolis, MD 21401 410-260-7160 800-974-0468 (toll free) treasurer@treasurer.state. md.us

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Senate President • Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Dist. 27), Chesapeake Beach H-107 State House Annapolis. MD 21401 301-858-3700 thomas.v.mike.miller@senate. state.md.us Senate Minority Leader • E.J. Pipkin (R-Dist. 36), Elkton 403 James Senate Ofﬁce Building 11 Bladen St. Annapolis, MD 21401

• Canopy Trees • Conservation Landscapes • Rain Gardens • Green Roof • Permeable Pavers • Pavement Removal • Cisterns • Rain Barrels • Dry Wells

301-858-3639 ej.pipkin@senate.state.md.us Speaker of the House • Michael E. Busch (D-Dist. 30), Annapolis H-101 State House Annapolis, MD 21401 301-858-3800 michael.busch@house.state. md.us House Minority Leader •Anthony J. O’Donnell (R-Dist. 29C), Lusby 212 House Ofﬁce Building 6 Bladen St. Annapolis, MD 21401 301-858-3314 anthony.odonnell@house. state.md.us

LAWMAKERS FROM MONTGOMERY

Correspondence to a House delegate should include the delegate’s name and room number, followed by House Ofﬁce Building, 6 Bladen St., Annapolis, MD 21401. Email: ﬁrst name.last name@ senate.state.md.us What follows is a list of state

legislators from Montgomery County and the areas they represent.

DISTRICT 14

Senator • Karen S. Montgomery (D), Brookeville 11 Bladen St. James Senate Ofﬁce Building Annapolis, MD 21401 301-858-3625 Delegates • Anne R. Kaiser (D), Calverton Room 151 301-858-3036 • Eric G. Luedtke (D) of Burtonsville Room 222 301-858-3110 • Craig J. Zucker (D), Brookeville Room 224 301-858-3380

DISTRICT 15

Senator • Robert J. Garagiola (D), Germantown Room 104

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COUNTY GOVERNMENT

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PLANNING BOARD The Planning Board, part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, acquires, prepares and administers a general plan for the physical development of most of the county. The board also develops and administers parks in the county. The ﬁve commissioners meet each Thursday in Silver Spring to decide planning, zoning, subdivision and park matters. Commissioners serve fouryear terms and are limited to two full terms. The chairman is appointed by the County Council. Chairman: Françoise Carrier Vice Chairman: Marye WellsHarley Commissioner: Amy Presley Commissioner: Norman Dreyfuss Commissioner: Casey Anderson 301-495-4600 www. montgomeryplanningboard.org mcp-chair@mncppc-mc.org

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Continued from Page 38 11 Bladen St. James Senate Ofﬁce Building Annapolis, MD 21401 301-858-3169 Delegates • Kathleen M. Dumais (D), Bethesda Vice Chairwoman of Judiciary Room 101 301-858-3052 • Brian J. Feldman (D), Potomac Montgomery House Delegation Chairman Room 350 301-858-3186 • Aruna Miller (R), Darnestown Room 225 301-858-3090

DISTRICT 18

Senator • Richard S. Madaleno Jr. (D), Kensington Room 203 11 Bladen St. James Senate Ofﬁce Building Annapolis, MD 21401 301-858-3137 Delegates • Ana Sol Gutierrez (D), Chevy Chase

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DISTRICT 19 Senator • Roger Manno (D), Silver Spring 3 West Wing 11 Bladen St. Miller Senate Ofﬁce Building Annapolis, MD 21401 301-858-3151 Delegates • Sam Arora (D), Silver Spring Room 224 301-858-3528 • Benjamin F. Kramer (D), Derwood Room 226 301-858-3485 • Bonnie L. Cullison (D), Aspen Hill Room 220 301-858-3883

DISTRICT 20 Senator • Jamie B. Raskin (D-Dist. 20),

Takoma Park Room 122 11 Bladen St. James Senate Ofﬁce Building Annapolis, MD 21401 301-858-3634 Delegates • Tom Hucker (D), Silver Spring Room 210 301-858-3474 • Sheila Ellis Hixson (D), Silver Spring Chairwoman of Ways and Means Committee Room 131 301-858-3469 • Heather R. Mizeur (D), Takoma Park Room 429 301-858-3493

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Senator • Nancy J. King (D), Montgomery Village Room 222 11 Bladen St. James Senate Ofﬁce Building Annapolis, MD 21401 301-858-3686 Delegates • Charles E. Barkley (D), Germantown Room 223

301-858-3001 • Shane Robinson (D), Montgomery Village Room 223 301-858-3021 • Kirill Reznik (D), Germantown Room 225 301-858-3039

DISTRICT 16 Senator • Brian E. Frosh (D), Bethesda Chairman of Judicial Proceedings 2 East Wing 11 Bladen St. Miller Senate Ofﬁce Building Annapolis, MD 21401 301-858-3124 Delegates • Ariana B. Kelly (D), Bethesda Room 210 301-858-3642 • Susan C. Lee (D), Bethesda Room 414 301-858-3649 • C. William Frick (D), Bethesda Room 219 301-858-3454

DISTRICT 17 Senator • Jennie M. Forehand (D), Rockville

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Room 223 11 Bladen St. James Senate Ofﬁce Building Annapolis, MD 21401 301-858-3134 Delegates • Kumar P. Barve (D), Gaithersburg Room 361 301-858-3464 House Majority Leader • James W. Gilchrist (D), Rockville Room 221 301-858-3744 • Luiz R.S. Simmons (D), Rockville Room 226 301-858-3037

U.S. SENATE

• Barbara A. Mikulski (D), Baltimore 503 Hart Senate Ofﬁce U.S. Senate Washington, D.C. 20510 202-224-4654 www.mikulski.senate.gov • Benjamin L. Cardin (D), Pikesville 509 Hart Senate Ofﬁce Building U.S. Senate Washington, DC 20510 202-224-4524 www.cardin.senate.gov

U.S. HOUSE • John Delaney (D-Dist. 6), Potomac 1632 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202-225-2721 www.delaney.house.gov District Office: 9801 Washingtonian Blvd. Suite 330 Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-926-0300 • John Sarbanes (D-Dist. 3), Towson 2444 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202-225-4016 www.sarbanes.house.gov District Office: Arundel Center 44 Calvert St., Suite 349 Annapolis, MD 21401 410-295-1679 • Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (D-Dist. 8) of Kensington 1707 Longworth House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 202-225-5341 51 Monroe St. Rockville, MD 20850 301-424-3501

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CULTURE When it comes to culture, Montgomery County wrote the book — and painted the picture, presented the play, choreographed the ballet, and conducted the orchestra. Whatever you are looking for arts-wise, you can ﬁnd it here. Experience world-class community theater; discover programs for children that inspire youthful imaginations; and immerse yourself in the ambiance of our communities. Adventure Theatre Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Glen Echo, MD 20812 301-634-2270 www.adventuretheatre.org Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County 801 Ellsworth Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-565-3805 www.creativemoco.com Art League of Germantown P.O. Box 855 Germantown, MD 20875 www.alog.org artists@alog.org ArtSites, the Guild for Judaic Art Tikvat Israel Congregation 2200 Baltimore Road Rockville, MD 20851 301-838-4336

Capital Accord Chorus A chapter of Sweet Adelines International 301-585-2422 Capitalaccord.org

Bethesda Art Walk Second Friday of every month 301-215-6660 www.bethesda.org/bethesda/art-walk

City of Rockville, Arts Division 603 Edmonston Drive Rockville, MD 20851 Julie Farrell, 240-314-8682 www.rockvillemd.gov/arts Civic Ballet, Rockville Chorus, Concert Band, Rockville Regional Youth Orchestra, Glenview Mansion Gallery, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theater, Art in Public Places

Bethesda Fine Arts Festival May 11-12, 2013 301-215-6660 www.bethesda.org/bethesda/ bethesda-ﬁne-arts-festival

NIH Clinical Center Galleries Mark Hatﬁeld Building, First Floor 10 Center Drive Bethesda, MD 20892 301-594-5923

www.artsitesjudaica.org

Bethesda Urban Partnership 7700 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814 301-215-6660 www.bethesda.org BlackRock Center for the Arts 12901 Town Commons Drive Germantown, MD 20874 301-528-2260 www.blackrockcenter.org

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Damascus Theatre Company P. O. Box 185 Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-6210 www.damascustheatre.org F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre 603 Edmonston Drive Rockville, MD 20851 240-314-8690 www.rockvillemd.gov

Friends of the Library, Montgomery County 21 Maryland Ave., Suite 310 Rockville, MD 20850 240-777-0020 www.folmc.org

Glen Echo Yellow Barn Studio Gallery 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Glen Echo, MD 20812 301-371-5593 www.yellowbarnstudio.com

Friendship Gallery Friendship Heights Village Center 4433 South Park Ave. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-656-2797 www.friendshipheightsmd.gov

The Heart of Maryland Chorus A chapter of Sweet Adelines International 100 Nelson St. Rockville, MD 20850 301-230-1444 www.homchorus.org

Gaithersburg Arts Barn 311 Kent Square Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-258-6394 www.gaithersburgmd.gov Gaithersburg Community Chorus Activity Center at Bohrer Park 506 S. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Nansie Wilde, 301-258-6350 www.gaithersburgmd.gov

Heritage-O’Neill Theatre 4010 Randolph Road Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-770-9080 www.theheritagetheatre.org Holton-Arms School Center of the Arts 7303 River Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-365-6098 www.holton-arms.edu

Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association www.gaithersburgﬁnearts.org gaithersburgﬁneartsassoc@gmail. com

Imagination Stage 4908 Auburn Ave. Bethesda, MD 20814 Info: 301-961-6060 Box ofﬁce: 301-280-1660

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Continued from Page 40 www.imaginationstage.org Institute of Musical Traditions Takoma Park, MD 20913 301-754-3611 www.imtfolk.org InterAct Story Theatre 32 Pennydog Court Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-879-9305 www.interactstory.com International Conservatory of Music The John E. Marlow Classical Guitar Series 7001 Delaware St. Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-654-6403 www.marlowguitar.org Kentlands Mansion 20 Kent Square Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-258-6425 www.gaithersburgmd.gov/ kentlandsmansion

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Kensington Arts Theatre 3710 Mitchell St. Kensington, MD 20895 206-888-6642 www.katonline.org Liz Lerman Dance Exchange 7117 Maple Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6700 www.danceexchange.org Mystery Dinner Theater Blair Mansion Restaurant 7711 Eastern Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20912 301-588-1688 Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras The Music Center at Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852 301-581-5208 www.mcyo.org McCrillis Gardens 6910 Greentree Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-962-1455 www.brooksidegardens.org

Metropolitan Ballet Theatre and Academy 10076 Darnestown Road, Suite 202 Rockville, MD 20850 301-762-1757 www.mbtdance.org Metropolitan Center for the Visual Arts at Rockville (VisArts) 155 Gibbs St. Rockville, MD 20850 301-315-8200 www.visartscenter.org Montgomery College — Rockville Campus Art Gallery-Paul Peck Bldg. 240-567-5115 Performing Arts-Robert E. Parilla Arts Bldg. 240-567-5301 Summer Dinner Theatre-Theatre Arts Bldg. 240-567-7676 51 Mannakee St. Rockville, MD 20850 240-567-5000 www.montgomerycollege.edu Montgomery College — Takoma Park Campus 7600 Takoma Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 240-567-1300

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Pavilion of Fine Arts 240-567-1378 www.montgomerycollege.edu Montgomery County Historical Society 111 W. Montgomery Ave. Rockville, MD 20850 301-340-2825 www.montgomeryhistory.org The Montgomery Playhouse at Asbury Rosborough Cultural Arts & Wellness Center 201 Russell Avenue Gaithersburg, MD 20885 301-977-5751 www.montgomeryplayhouse.org Montgomery Symphony Orchestra www. montgomerysymphonyorchestra.com Musical Theater Center 837-D Rockville Pike Rockville, MD 20852 301-251-5766 www.musicaltheatercenter.org National Capital Trolley Museum 1313 Bonifant Road Colesville, MD 20905

301-384-6088 www.dctrolley.org National Philharmonic Administrative Offices The Music Center at Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852 301-493-9283 www.nationalphilharmonic.org Olney Theatre Center for the Arts 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Olney, MD 20832 Box Office: 301-924-3400 Admin. Office: 301-924-4485 www.olneytheatre.org Playwrights Forum Rockville, MD 20848 301-816-0569 www.theplaywrightsforum.org Potomac Theatre Company The Bullis School 10601 Falls Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-299-8571 www.potomactheatreco.org Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra Gaithersburg, MD 20885

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Continued from Page 41 www.pvyo.org president@pvyo.org Puppet Co. Playhouse Glen Echo Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Glen Echo, MD 20812 301-634-5380 www.thepuppetco.org Ring of Kerry Irish Dancers Kingsview Middle School 18909 Kingsview Road Germantown, MD 20874 www. ringofkerrydancers.org Rockville Art League Rockville, MD 20850 www.rockvilleartleague. org Rockville Little Theatre Rockville, MD 20849 301-221-5434 www.rlt-online.org

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Rockville Musical Theatre Rockville, MD 20849 240-314-8690 www.r-m-t.org Round House Theatre 4545 East-West Highway Bethesda, MD 20814 Box Ofﬁce: 240-6441100 Main: 240-644-1099 www. roundhousetheatre.org Round House Theatre 925 Wayne Avenue Silver Spring, MD 20910 Box Ofﬁce: 240-6441100 Main: 301-585-1225 www. roundhousetheatre.org Sandy Spring Museum Director: Allison Weiss Devoted to preserving and promoting the history of the community. 17901 Bentley Road Sandy Spring, MD 20860

301-774-0022 www.sandyspring museum.org Sandy Spring Theatre Group Sandy Spring, MD 20860 240-720-5212 www.sstg-home.org Silver Spring Stage 10145 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20901 Box Ofﬁce: 301-5936036 www.ssstage.org The Music Center at Strathmore 5301 Tuckerman Lane North Bethesda, MD 20852 301-581-5200 www.strathmore.org The Mansion at Strathmore 10701 Rockville Pike North Bethesda, MD 20852 301-581-5200 www.strathmore.org

Takoma Park JazzFest Takoma Park, MD 20913 301-838-8909 240-487-6400 www.tpjazzfest.org Inwood Coffee House 10921 Inwood Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-669-6595 www.ufoco.org/ufoco/ coffeehouse Victorian Lyric Opera Company Rockville, MD 20851 301-576-5672 Box ofﬁce: 240-3148690 www.vloc.org Wildwood Summer Theatre Bethesda, MD 20824 240-396-4397 www.wst.org The Writer’s Center 4508 Walsh St. Bethesda. MD 20815 301-654-8664 www.writer.org

GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE

Shelley Sherman of Silver Spring looks at the blown-glass creations of Florida artist Thomas Long during the Silver Spring Fine Arts Festival on Ellsworth Drive. The event featured a variety of painting, photography, jewelry and more by artists from around the country.

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This document was prepared under a grant from FEMA’s Grants Programs Directorate, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Points of view or opinions expressed in this document are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official position or policies of FEMA’s Grants Programs Directorate or the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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RECREATION NATURE CENTERS

Dickerson Conservation Park 20700 Martinsburg Road Dickerson, MD 20842 301-972-9396

7777 Democracy Blvd. Bethesda, MD 20817 301-765-8660 www.locustgrovenature.org

Agricultural History Farm Park Park, nature center, event center and special park 18400 Muncaster Road Derwood, MD 20855 301-299-5026 www.aghistoryfarm.org

Meadowside Nature Center Rock Creek Regional Park 5100 Meadowside Lane Rockville, MD. 20855 301-258-4030 www.meadowsidenature.org

Black Hill Nature Center 20926 Lake Ridge Drive Boyds, MD 20841 301-528-3488 www.blackhillnature.org

Little Bennett Regional 23701 Frederick Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-972-6581

Woodend Nature Sanctuary Audubon Naturalist Society 8940 Jones Mill Road Chevy Chase, MD 20815 301-652-9188 www.audubonnaturalist.org

Brookside Nature Center Wheaton Regional Park 1400 Glenallan Ave. Wheaton, MD 20902 301-962-1480 www.brooksidenature.org

REGIONAL/ SPECIAL PARKS Black Hill Regional Regional park with dog park 20930 Lake Ridge Drive Boyds, MD 20841 Park Manager — 301-9729396

Croydon Creek Nature Center 852 Avery Road Rockville, MD 20851 240-314-8770 www.rockvillemd.gov/ croydoncreek Locust Grove Nature Center Cabin John Regional Park

Ridge Road Recreational 21155 Frederick Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-972-6581

Maiden Lane Urban Park 7522 Oldchester Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-765-8700 Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational 1120 Jackson Road White Oak, MD 20904 301-622-1193 Olney Manor Recreational 16601 Georgia Ave. Olney, MD 20832 301-774-6255 301-774-6090 Ovid Hazen Wells Recreational 12001 Skylark Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-972-6581

Damascus Recreational Park 23723 Kings Valley Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-972-6581

Maryland SoccerPlex Run by the Maryland Soccer Foundation, the SoccerPlex is one of the premier soccer facilities in the country, with 24 professionally constructed and maintained outdoor soccer fields, and a lighted championship stadium that seats 3,200 spectators. Three of the fields are lighted synthetic turf fields that can be used year round. The SoccerPlex is home to the Soccer Association of Montgomery, which has soccer development programs and leagues for children ages 3 through 17. The SoccerPlex presents local soccer league play as well as eight to ten major soccer tournaments each year. Discover Sports Center 18031 Central Park Circle Boyds, MD 20841 301-528-1480 www.mdsoccerplex.org

Argyle Local Park Can be rented out for parties, events, meetings, etc. Permit Office: 301-495-2525 1030 Forest Glen Road Silver Spring, MD 20901 Clarksburg Neighborhood Park Can be rented out for parties, events, meetings, etc. Permit Office: 301-495-2595 22501 Weems Road Clarksburg, MD 20817 Norbeck-Muncaster Mill Neighborhood Park Can be rented out for parties, events, meetings, etc. Permit Office: 301-495-2595 4104 Muncaster Mill Road Norbeck, MD 20853 Quince Orchard Valley Neighborhood Park Can be rented out for parties, events, meetings, etc. Permit Office: 301-495-2595 12015 Suffolk Terrace Gaithersburg, MD 20878

DOG PARKS

Green Park 151 Bickerstaff Way Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-258-6343 Olney Manor Dog Park 16601 Georgia Ave. Olney, MD 20832 301-774-6255 301-774-6090 Ridge Road Dog Park 21155 Frederick Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-972-6581

MONTGOMERY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF RECREATION REGIONAL OFFICES Upcounty Region Community Recreation Service Center Damascus, Darnestown, Duﬁef/Travilah, Montgomery Village, Poolesville, Redland, Upper Montgomery County 12900 Middlebrook Road Germantown, MD 20874

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Lancaster County Dutch Market Regular Hours: Thurs. 10am-6pm, Fri. 9am-7pm • Sat. 9am-3pm

Germantown Square Shopping Center 12613 Wisteria Drive, Germantown, MD 20874

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Gaithersburg Parks & Recreation 506 S. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-258-6350 Recording: 301-330-0050 www.gaithersburgmd.gov

SPORTS CENTERS

Discovery Sports Center/ Maryland SoccerPlex 18031 Central Park Circle Boyds, MD 20841 301-528-1480 www.mdsoccerplex.org Rickman Farm Horse Park(Therapeutic riding center) 17320 Moore Road Boyds, MD 20841

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301-349-0075 www.greatandsmallride.org Woodstock Equestrian Park 20100/20207 Darnestown Road Bealsville, MD 20839 301-444-3121 www.equestrianpark.org

SENIOR CENTERS

Clara Barton Seniors Clara Barton Community Center 7425 MacArthur Blvd. Cabin John, MD 20818 301-229-0010 Damascus Senior Center 9701 Main St. Damascus, MD 20872 240-777-6995 Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center 80-A Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-258-6380 www.gaithersburgmd.gov Germantown Seniors Germantown Community Center

18905 Kingsview Road Germantown, MD 20874 207-777-8095 Ross Boddy Seniors Ross Boddy Community Center 18529 Brooke Road Sandy Spring, MD 20860 240-777-8050

AQUATIC CENTERS, SWIMMING POOLS, WATER PARKS Gaithersburg Aquatic Center (closed for repairs) 2 Teachers Way Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-258-6345 www.gaithersburgmd.gov Germantown Indoor Swim Center 18000 Central Park Circle Boyds, MD 20841 240-777-6830 Germantown Outdoor Pool 18905 Kings View Drive Germantown, MD 20874 240-777-8067

Olney Indoor Swim Center 16605 Georgia Ave. Olney, MD 20832 340-777-4995 Upper County Outdoor Pool 8211 Emory Grove Road Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-840-2446 Water Park at Bohrer Park 512 S. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-258-6445 www.gaithersburgmd.gov/ waterpark Western County Outdoor Pool 20151 Fisher Ave. Poolesville, MD 20837 301-349-2217

CAMPING Robert C. McDonell Campground Cabin John Regional Park 7701 Tuckerman Lane Rockville, MD 20854 Permit Ofﬁce: 301-495-2525 www.MontgomeryParks.org

Little Bennett Campground Little Bennett Regional Park 23705 Frederick Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-528-3430 www.littlebennettcampground. com

CHILDREN’S ACTIVITIES South Germantown Recreational Park Recreational park with children’s activities and miniature golf 18056 Central Park Circle Boyds, MD 20841 301-601-3581 Miniature golf: 301-670-4680 www.MontgomeryParks.org Miniature golf: www. splashandgolf.com South Germantown Splash Playground 18056 Central Park Circle Boyds, MD 20841 301-601-3580 301-601-3581 www.splashandgolf.com

SKATE PARKS Gaithersburg Skate Park at Bohrer Park 510 S. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-258-6359 Olney Manor Skate Park 16601 Georgia Ave. Olney, MD 20832 301-905-3095 www.olneymanorskate.com Ridge Road Inline Hockey 21115 Frederick Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-972-6581

MINIATURE GOLF Bohrer Park at Summit Hall Farm 506 S. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-258-6240

MINIATURE TRAINS Cabin John Regional Park Regional park with miniature

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Continued from Page 46 trains 7410 Tuckerman Lane Rockville, MD 20852 301-765-8670 www.cabinjohntrain.com

Wheaton Regional Park Regional park with miniature trains 2000 Shoreﬁeld Road Wheaton, MD 20902 301-942-6703 www.montgomeryparks.org

COMMUNITY CENTERS Charles W. Gilchrist Center for Cultural Diversity Satellite Ofﬁce Upcounty Regional Services Center 12900 Middlebrook Road, Suite 1602 Germantown, MD 20874 240-777-6950 Clara Barton 7425 MacArthur Blvd. Cabin John, MD 20818 301-229-0010

Damascus Community Center 25520 Oak Drive Damascus, MD 20872 240-777-6930 Germantown Community Center 18905 Kingsview Road Germantown, MD 20874 204-777-8095 Plum Gar Community Center (closed for renovations) 19561 Scenery Drive Germantown, MD 20876 240-777-4919 Ross Boddy Community Center 18529 Brooke Road Sandy Spring, MD 20860 240-777-8050 Upper County Community Center 8201 Emory Grove Road Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-840-2469

EVENT CENTERS The Lodge at Little Seneca Creek 14500-A Clopper Road Boyds, MD 20841 301-299-5026 www.montgomeryparks.org/ event_centers Woodlawn Manor House 16501 Norwood Road Sandy Spring, MD 20860 301-299-5026 www.montgomeryparks.org/ event_centers

GOLF COURSES Blue Mash Golf Course 5821 Olney-Laytonsville Road Laytonsville, MD 20882 301-670-1966 www.bluemash.com Laytonsville Golf Course 7130 Dorsey Road Laytonsville, MD 20882 301-948-5288 www.montgomerycountygolf. com Little Bennett Golf Course 25900 Prescott Road

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Poolesville Golf Course 16601 West Willard Road Poolesville, MD 20837 301-428-8143 www. montgomerycountygolf.com

INDOOR TENNIS

Trotter’s Glen Golf Course 16501 Batchellors Forest Road Olney, MD 20832 301-570-4951 www.trottersglen.com

Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center Cabin John Regional Park 7801 Democracy Blvd. Bethesda, MD 20817 301-765-8650 www.cabinjohntennis.com

Olney Golf Park 3414 Emory Church Road Olney, MD 20832 301-570-6600 www.olneygolfpark.com

Wheaton Indoor Tennis 11715 Orebaugh Ave. Wheaton, MD 20902 301-905-3030 www.wheatontennis.com

DRIVING RANGES

ICE SKATING

South Germantown Driving Range 18045 Central Park Circle Boyds, MD 20841 301-670-4670 www.sgdrivingrange.com

Montgomery County Burtonsville...............240-773-2007 Cabin John .............. 240-773-2005 Chevy Chase ........... 240-773-2009 Cloverly .................... 240-773-2010 Darnestown ............. 240-773-2028 Falls Grove................ 240-773-2018

Milestone ................. 240-773-2016 Montrose ................. 240-773-2003 Muddy Branch......... 240-773-2057 Olney ....................... 240-773-2019 Pike........................... 240-773-2055 VIST OUR NEW REAL-TIME INVENTORY Potomac .................. 240-773-2020

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Waters Landing Driving Range 20701 Crystal Rock Drive Germantown, MD 20874 301-972-6439 www.waterslandinggolfpark. com

Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-253-1515 www.montgomerycountygolf. com

Cabin John Ice Rink 10610 Westlake Drive Rockville, MD 20852 301-765-8620 www.cabinjohnice.com

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LAKES AND BOATS Little Seneca Lake Rent a canoe, rowboat or kayak, or take a pontoon boat ride on Little Seneca Lake. Boat rentals available May through September. Visit the website or call for hours. Black Hill Regional Park 20920 Lake Ridge Drive Boyds, MD 20841 301-528-3466 www.blackhillboats.com Seneca Creek State Park A hand-launch site is available for the lake. Private watercraft are permitted except for weekends and holidays May through September. A boat concession on Clopper Lake rents boats for ﬁshing and recreation from May to September. Pontoon boat tours are routinely scheduled for park visitors. 11950 Clopper Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-924-2127 www.dnr.state.md.us/ publiclands/central/seneca. html

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Flower, SS................ 240-773-2056 Goshen Crossing.... 240-773-2017 Hampden Lane ....... 240-773-2006 Kensington ............. 240-773-2013 Kingsview ............... 240-773-2014 Leisure World ......... 240-773-2015

Silver Spring ............ 240-773-2021 Walnut Hill ................ 240-773-2004 Westwood ................ 240-773-2024 Wheaton ................... 240-773-2025 White Oak ................ 240-773-2026

Coming Soon! 2 New Locations: Seneca Meadows Crossings and Clarksburg Village

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SPORTS ASSOCIATIONS Bethesda-Chevy Chase Baseball 5420 Butler Road Bethesda, MD 20816 301-229-2724 www.bccbaseball.com Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Germantown Branch 19910 S. Frederick Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-353-9600 www.bgcgw.org Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Washington Silver Spring Branch 1300 Forest Glen Road Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-593-4600 www.bgcgw.org Boys & Girls Club of Germantown 19910 S. Frederick Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-353-9600 www.bgcgwmd.org Boys & Girls Club of Silver Spring 1300 Forest Glen Road

Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-593-4600 www.bgcgw.org

Burtonsville Athletic Association 3639 Autumn Glen Circle Burtonsville, MD 20866 301-890-2745 www.burtonsvillesports.org Clarksburg Sports Association P.O. Box 145 Clarksburg, MD 20871 www.csasports.org Damascus Sports Association P.O. Box 326 Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-2055 www.dsasports.org Gaithersburg Sports Association c/o George Hartung 18610 Reliant Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20886 301-888-6810 www.gsabaseball.com

Germantown Athletic Club P.O. Box 1833 Germantown, MD 20875 301-916-6420 www.leaguelineup.com/GAC Germantown Hardknocks P.O. Box 2539 Germantown, MD 20875 240-515-3212 www.leaguelineup.com/ hardknocksbasketball Higher Level Basketball Camps 23219 Stringtown Road, No. 224 Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-467-8211 www.higherlevelbasketball. com I-270 Basketball Association P.O. Box 2539 Germantown, MD 20875 240-515-3212 www.I-270basketball.org Maryland Flames AAU Basketball President: Bill McDermott 20203 Goshen Road, No.

225 Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-325-1295 www.mdďŹ&#x201A;ames.com

Maryland Soccer Foundation 18031 Central Park Circle Boyds, MD 20841 301-528-1480 www.mdsoccerplex.org MOCO Social Sports 20810 Mountain Lake Terrace Germantown, MD 20874 301-916-0421 www.mocosocialsports.com Montgomery County Baseball Association 3415 Olandwood Court, Suite 202 Olney, MD 20832 301-260-2977, ext. 250 www.leaguelineup.com/mcba Montgomery County Senior Sports Association 14320 Fairdale Road Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-236-9130 www.mcssa-info.org

Montgomery Soccer Inc. 7650 Standish Place, Suite 108 Rockville, MD 20855 301-762-4674 www.msisoccer.org Montgomery Village Sports Association Montgomery Village, MD 20886 301-926-6872 www.mvsa.org Montgomery Youth Hockey Association 8813 Mayberry Court Potomac, MD 20854 301-315-5650 ext. 12 www.myha.org Olney Boys & Girls Community Sports Association P.O. Box 2 Olney, MD 20830 301-570-3990 www.obgc.com Poolesville Athletic Association P.O. Box 805 Poolesville, MD 20873

301-221-6582 www.poolesvillesports.org

Potomac Soccer Association 8345 Beechcraft Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-332-3476 laurie.lane@potomacsoccer. org www.potomacsoccer.org Rockville Baseball Association P.O. Box 1412 Rockville, MD 20849 301-637-0778 www.rbba.org Rockville SportsPlex 60 Southlawn Court Rockville, MD 20850 301-838-4455 www.rockvillesports.com Upper Montgomery County Athletic Club P.O. Box 1950 Germantown, MD 20875 301-916-6663 www.umacbaseball.com

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RELIGION BAPTIST

Barnesville Baptist 17917 Barnesville Road Barnesville, MD 20838 301-407-0500 www.barnesvillebaptist. org Briggs Memorial Baptist 5148 Massachusetts Ave. Bethesda, MD 20816 301-229-7725 http://faithfamilyjesus. com/churchproﬁle. php?ChurchID=183776 Burtonsville Baptist 3400 Spencerville Road Burtonsville, MD 20866 301-421-9080 877-421-9080 www.burtonsvillebaptist. org Calverton Baptist 12625 Galway Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-572-5553 www. calvertonbaptistchurch. com Central Baptist 7271 Muncaster Mill Road Rockville, MD 20855 301-670-1971 www.cbcrockville.org The Church in Bethesda 5033 Wilson Lane Bethesda, MD 20814 301-654-4159 www.churchinbethesda. org Clifton Park Baptist 8818 Piney Branch Road Silver Spring, MD 20903 301-434-2456 www.cpbc.net Poolesville Baptist 13100 Andrew Drive Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-384-9153 www.colesvillebaptist.org Columbia Primitive Baptist 15900 Columbia Pike Burtonsville, MD 20866 301-421-1580 Ebenezer Korean Baptist Church 4205 Aspen Hill Road Rockville, MD 20853 301-871-7228 Faith Community Baptist 13618 Layhill Road

Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-460-8188 www.mychurchfcbc.org First Baptist Church of Damascus 8850 Damascus Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-3278 First Baptist Church of Gaithersburg 200 W. Diamond Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-977-9007 www.fbcgaithersburg.org First Baptist Church of Ken-Gar 3922 Hampden St. Kensington, MD 20895 301-942-3423 www.fbcofkengar.com First Baptist Rockville 55 Adclare Road Rockville, MD 20850 301-279-2400 www.ﬁrstbaptistrockville. org First Baptist Church of Silver Spring 8415 Fenton St. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-585-5454 www.fbcss.org First Baptist of Wheaton 10914 Georgia Ave. Wheaton, MD 20902 301-949-6585 www.fbcwonline.org Georgia Avenue Baptist 12525 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-946-1331 www.gabcglenmont.org Germantown Baptist 17640 Rifﬂeford Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-428-3622 www.gbcmd.com Glen Echo Baptist 10 Vassar Circle Glen Echo, MD 20812 301-229-4430 Eacurtis@verizon.net Global Mission Church 13421 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-460-1656 www.gmcusa.org Greenridge Baptist 21925 Frederick Road Boyds, MD 20841 301-972-0271 www.greenridgebaptist. org

Ichthus Mission Church 4601 Muncaster Mill Road Rockville, MD 20853 301-924-5330 www.ichthuschurch.org

The People’s Community Baptist 31 Norwood Road Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-384-2601 www.tpcbc.org

Jerusalem Baptist 19215 Jerusalem Road Poolesville, MD 20837 301-349-5864 www.myjerusalembc.com

Poolesville Baptist Church and Family Life Center 17550 W. Willard Road Poolesville, MD 20837 301-924-4090 www.poolesvillebaptist. com

Kensington Baptist 10100 Connecticut Ave. Kensington, MD 20895 301-942-4400 www. kensingtonbaptistchurch. org Korean Baptist of Washington 310 Randolph Road Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-622-5375 Luther Rice Memorial Baptist 801 University Blvd. West Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-593-1130 www.lutherricechurch.org Montgomery Hills Baptist 9727 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-681-7990 www.montgomeryhills.net Montrose Baptist 5100 Randolph Road Rockville, MD 20852 301-770-5335 www.montroseministries. org Mount Calvary Baptist 608 North Horners Lane Rockville, MD 20850 301-424-8717 www.mtcbc.org Mount Jezreel Baptist Church 420 University Blvd. E. Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-431-2800 www.mtjezreel.com New Creation Church 11005 Dayton St. Wheaton, MD 20902 301-649-6000 www.newcreationwheaton silverspring.org Olney Baptist 17525 Georgia Ave. Olney, MD 20832 301-774-5433 www.olneybaptistchurch. com

Pilgrim Baptist 8901 Pennsylvania Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-588-2306 www.pilgrimbaptistonline. info Redland Baptist 6922 Muncaster Mill Road Rockville, MD 20855 301-977-1000 www.redlandbaptist.org Round Oak Missionary Baptist 15812 Good Hope Road Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-384-3199 Seven Locks Baptist 11845 Seven Locks Road Potomac, MD 20854 301-279-9388 www.sevenlocksbaptist. org Sligo Baptist 1610 Dennis Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-649-4720 www.sligobaptistchurch. com

Upper Seneca Baptist 23401 Davis Mill Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-972-3686 www.usbchurch.org Viers Mill Baptist 12221 Veirs Mill Road Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-942-2515 www.viersmillbaptist.org Wheaton Woods Baptist 13200 Arctic Ave. Rockville, MD 20853 Wildwood Baptist Church 10200 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814 301-530-4444 www. wildwoodbaptistchurch. org

BUDDHIST

American Zen College 16815 Germantown Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-428-0665 www.americanzencollege. org Bodhi Path Buddhist Center 12540 Falls Road Potomac, MD 20850 240-453-9200 www.bodhipath.org Cambodian Buddhist 13800 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-622-6544 www.cambodian-buddhist. org

Tri-County Baptist 7821 Damascus Road Laytonsville, MD 20882 301-482-2212 www.tcbcmd.org

Kunzang Palyul Choling 18400 River Road Poolesville, MD 20837 301-710-6259 www.tara.org

Trinity Baptist 915 Veirs Mill Road Rockville, MD 20851

CATHOLIC

Twinbrook Baptist 1001 Twinbrook Parkway Rockville, MD 20851 301-424-6524 www.twinbrookbaptist.org Twinbrook Community 5906 Halpine Road Rockville, MD 20851 301-984-1454 www.twinbrookministries. org

Christ the King 2301 Coleston Drive Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-589-8616 www.rc.net/washington/ ctk Church of the Resurrection 3315 Greencastle Road Burtonsville, MD 20866 301-236-5200 www.resurrectionadw.org

Epiphany of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Mission of Montgomery County 20501 Goshen Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-482-0282 www.montgomerybyz.org Holy Cross Church 4900 Strathmore Ave. Garrett Park, MD 20896 301-942-1020 www.hcrosschurch.org Holy Redeemer 9705 Summit Ave. Kensington, MD 20895 301-942-2333 holyredeemermd.4lpi. com Holy Trinity Ukrainian Catholic Church 16631 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-421-1869 Little Flower Parish 5607 Massachusetts Ave. Bethesda, MD 20816 301-320-4538 www.lfparish.org Mother Seton Parish 19951 Father Hurley Blvd. Germantown, MD 20874 301-924-3838 www.mothersetonparish. org Our Lady of Grace Parish Leisure World 15663 Norbeck Blvd. Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-924-0067 home.catholicweb.com/ ourladyofgracelw

Our Lady Queen of Poland/St. Maximilian 9700 Rosensteel Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-589-1857 www.tux.org/paraﬁa Our Lady of Sorrows 1006 Larch Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-891-3500 www.oloschurchtp.com Our Lady of the Visitation 14139 Seneca Road Darnestown, MD 20874 301-948-5536 www.olvp.org Our Lady of Vietnam Parish (Bethesda) 11812 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-622-4895 www.gxmvn.org Shrine of St. Jude 12701 Veirs Mill Road Rockville, MD 20853 301-946-8200 www.shrinestjude.org St. Andrew Apostle 11602 Kemp Mill Road Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-649-3555 www.standrewapostle.org St. Bartholomew 6900 River Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-229-7933 www.stbartholomew.org St. Bernadette 70 University Blvd. E. Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-593-0357 www.silverspringcatholic. com

Our Lady of Lourdes 7500 Pearl St. Bethesda, MD 20814 301-654-1287 www.bethesdalourdes. org

St. Camillus 1600 St. Camillus Drive Silver Spring, MD 20903 301-434-8400 www.stcamilluschurch. org

Our Lady of Mercy 9200 Kentsdale Drive Potomac, MD 20854 301-365-1415 www.olom.org

St. Catherine Laboure 11801 Claridge Road Wheaton, MD 20902 301-946-3636 www.sclchurch.org

Our Lady of the Presentation 17230 Tom Fox Ave. Poolesville, MD 20837 301-349-2045 www.ol-presentation-md. org

St. Elizabeth 917 Montrose Road Rockville, MD 20852 301-881-1380 www. stelizabethchurchmd.org

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Continued from Page 49 St. Francis of Assisi 6701 Muncaster Mill Road Derwood, MD 20855 301-840-1407 www.sfadw.org St. Jane Frances de Chantal 9701 Old Georgetown Road Bethesda, MD 20814 301-530-1550 www.stjanedechantal.org St. John the Baptist 12319 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-622-1122 www.sjbsilverspring.org St. John the Evangelist 10103 Georgia Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20902 301-681-7663 www.sjeparish.org St. John Neumann 9000 Warﬁeld Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882 301-977-5492 www.saintjohnneumann. org St. Martin’s Catholic Community 201 S. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-990-3203 www.stmartinsweb.com St. Mary’s Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima 18230 Barnesville Road Barnesville, MD 20838 301-972-8660 www.stmaryonline.com St. Paul 9240 Damascus Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-2027 www.saintpauldamascus. org St. Peter’s Parish 2900 Sandy Spring Road Olney, MD 20832 301-924-3774 www.stpetersolney.org St. Rose of Lima 11701 Clopper Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-948-7545 www.strose-parish.org

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE

First Church of Christ, Scientist 302 East Diamond Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-977-6544 www.christiansciencedc. org

EPISCOPAL

Episcopal Church of the Ascension 205 S. Summit Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-948-0122 www.ascensionmd.org St. Anne Episcopal Church 25100 Ridge Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-2130 www.stannesdamascus. org St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal 21611 Laytonsville Road Laytonsville, MD 20882 301-355-7189 www.saintbartholomews. org St. John’s Episcopal 3427 Olney-Laytonsville Road Olney, MD 20830 301-774-6999 www.stjohnsolney.org St. Nicholas Episcopal Church 15575 Germantown Road Darnestown, MD 20874 240-631-2800 www.saintnicks.com St. Peter’s Episcopal 20100 Fisher Ave. Poolesville, MD 20837 301-349-2073 www.stpeterspoolesville. org

ISLAM

Islamic Center of Maryland 19411 Woodﬁeld Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-840-9440 www.icomd.org

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES

Gaithersburg Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses 609 Paradise Court Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-926-7200

Jehovah’s Witness Germantown Congregation 16728 Longdraft Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-947-4330

JEWISH

B’nai Shalom of Olney 18401 Burtfield Drive Olney, MD 20832 301-774-0879 www.bnaishalomofolney. org Chabad of Upper Montgomery County 11520 Darnestown Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-926-3632 www.ourshul.org Congregation Or Chadash 24800 Kings Valley Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-482-1025 www.cong-orchadashmd. org Hevrat Shalom Congregation Services at Ingleside at King Farm, 701 King Farm Blvd., Rockville, MD 20850 P.O. Box 3606 Gaithersburg, MD 20818 202-244-6871 www.hevratshalom.org Kehilat Shalom Congregation 9915 Apple Ridge Road Gaithersburg, MD 20886 301-869-7699 www.kehilatshalom.org Shaare Tefila Congregation 16620 Georgia Avenue Olney, MD 20832 301-593-3410 www.shaaretefila.org Shaare Torah Congregation 1409 Main St. Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-869-9842 www.shaaretorah.org

LATTER-DAY SAINTS

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Chinese services available 16 Kent Gardens Circle Gaithersburg, MD 20878 www.lds.org

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 18900 Kingsview Road Germantown, MD 20874 www.lds.org Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Spanish services available 20020 Montgomery Village Ave. Montgomery Village, MD 20886 www.lds.org Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Spanish services available 17700 Old Baltimore Road Olney, MD 20832 www.lds.org

LUTHERAN

Christ Lutheran Church Route 27 & Davis Mill Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-972-5529 www.christlutheran ofgermantown.org Christ the Servant Lutheran 9801 Centerway Road Montgomery Village, MD 20886 301-977-0285 www.ctslutheranelca.org Good Shepherd Lutheran 16420 S. Westland Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-869-1780 www.goserve.net The Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd 4200 Olney-Laytonsville Road Olney, MD 20830 301-774-9125 www.olneygoodshepherd. org Lutheran Church of the Redeemer 27015 Ridge Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-3000 www.redeemer.us Messiah Lutheran 13901 Clopper Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-972-2130 www. messiahgermantown.org

Prince of Peace Lutheran 11900 Darnestown Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-869-3666 www.poplutheran.org St. Luke’s Lutheran 17740 Muncaster Road Derwood, MD 20855 301-926-1220 www.stlukesderwood.org

METHODIST

Agape A.M.E. Church 7700 Brink Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882 301-924-8640 www.agapeame.com Asbury United Methodist 17540 Black Rock Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-540-2347 Clarksburg United Methodist Church 23425 Spire St. Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-972-2203 www.clarksburgumc.com Community of Faith United Methodist Church 22420 Frederick Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-972-5520 Covenant United Methodist 20301 Pleasant Ridge Drive Montgomery Village, MD 20886 301-926-8920 www.covenant-umc.org Damascus United Methodist 9700 New Church St. Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-0022 www.damascusumc.org Dickerson United Methodist 20331 Dickerson Church Road Dickerson, MD 20842 301-349-5416 www.gbgm-umc.org/ dickersonumc Elijah Methodist Church 18401 Beallsville Road Poolesville, MD 20837 Emory Grove United Methodist 8200 Emory Grove Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879

301-963-3434 www.emorygroveumc.org Epworth United Methodist 9008 Rosemont Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-926-0424 www.epworthsteeple.org Fairhaven United Methodist 12801 Darnestown Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-330-5433 www.gbgm-umc.org/ fairhaven First A.M.E. of Gaithersburg 17620 Washington Grove Lane Gaithersburg, MD 20877 240-632-9760 www. ﬁrstamegaithersburg.org Friendship United Methodist 27701 Ridge Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-3411 Goshen United Methodist 19615 Goshen Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879 240-683-5530 www.goshen-umc.org Grace United Methodist 119 N. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-926-8688 www.graceumc.org Hyattstown United Methodist 26121 Frederick Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-831-1194 Memorial United Methodist 17821 Elgin Road Poolesville, MD 20837 301-349-2010 www.pmumc.org Mill Creek Parish UMC 7101 Horizon Terrace Derwood, MD 20855 301-926-9024 www.mcprainbow.org Montgomery United Methodist 28325 Kemptown Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-4460 www.montumc.org

Mt. Tabor United Methodist 24115 Laytonsville Road Etchison, MD 20882 301-253-3871 www.mttaboretchison.org Mt. Zion-Warren United Methodist 21000 Beallsville Road Dickerson, MD 20842 301-916-3613 www.mtzionwarrenumc. org Mountain View United Methodist 11501 Mt. View Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-2264 www.gbgm-umc.org/ mtviewumc Oakdale-Emory United Methodist 3425 Emory Church Road Olney, MD 20832 301-774-2030 www.oeumc.org Salem United Methodist of Cedar Grove 23725 Ridge Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-972-1804 Sharp Street United Methodist 1310 Olney-Sandy Spring Road Sandy Spring, MD 20860 301-774-7047 St. Mark United Methodist 19620 White Ground Road Boyds, MD 20841 301-916-6028 St. Paul United Methodist 21720 Laytonsville Road Laytonsville, MD 20882 301-963-2185 www.gbgm-umc.org/ stpaulumclaytonsville Trinity United Methodist 13700 Schaeffer Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-540-4300 www.trinity-germantown. org Methodist Church 303 Chestnut Road Washington Grove, MD 20880

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Darnestown Presbyterian 15120 Turkey Foot Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-948-9127 www.darnestownpc.org

Wesley Grove United Methodist 23640 WoodďŹ eld Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882 301-253-2894 www.wesleygroveumc. org

Faith Presbyterian Church of Olney 17309 Old Baltimore Road Olney, MD 20832 301-774-1657 www.faith-olney.com

ORTHODOX

Gaithersburg Presbyterian 610 S. Frederick Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-948-9418 www.gpchurch.org

St. Thomas Syrian Orthodox Church 28201 Kemptown Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-570-3614 www.stthomaschurch.org

PRESBYTERIAN

Boyds Presbyterian 19901 White Ground Road Boyds, MD 20841 301-540-2544

Neelsville Presbyterian 20701 Frederick Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-972-3916 www.neelsville.org New Hope Presbyterian 17930 Bowie Mill Road Derwood, MD 20855

301-987-8989 www.new-hope-pc.org Poolesville Presbyterian 17800 Elgin Road Poolesville, MD 20837 301-972-7452 www.poolpres.com Shady Grove Presbyterian Church 16911 Redland Road Derwood, MD 20855 301-330-4326 www.shadygrovepca.org

QUAKER

Baltimore Yearly Meeting of Religious Society of Friends 17100 Quaker Lane Sandy Spring, MD 20860 301-774-7663 www.bym-rsf.org Seneca Valley Preparative Meeting of Religious Society of Friends Meets at Kerr Fellowship Hall,

Boyds Presbyterian Church 19821 White Ground Road Boyds, MD 20841 301-774-9792 www.sandyspring.org Bethesda Friends Meeting Meets at Sidwell Friends Lower School 5100 Edgemoor Lane Bethesda, MD 20814 301-986-8681 www.bethesdafriends.org Meeting of Religious Society of Friends 17715 Meetinghouse Road Sandy Spring, MD 20860 301-774-9792 www.sandyspring.org

SEVENTH-DAY ADVENTIST

Aspen Hill Spanish SDA Church Meets at St. Matthews Presbyterian 4001 Bel Pre Road

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Capital Chinese SDA Church 810 University Blvd W. Silver Spring, MD 20901 301-821-2719 capitalchinese22. adventistchurchconnect. org Clarksburg SDA Church 14210 Comus Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 www.clarksburgsda.org Damascus Grace Fellowship 8425 Damascus Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-482-1888 www.damascusgrace.org Damascus Spanish SDA Company Meets at Damascus Methodist Church 9600 Main St. Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-3320 damascus23. adventistchurchconnect. org

Deaf Evangelistic Adventist Fellowship 8900 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 www.deafellowship.org Emmanuel-Brinklow SDA Church 18800 New Hampshire Ave. Ashton, MD 20861 301-924-3044 www.emmanueladventist. org Four Corners Spanish SDA Church 33 University Blvd. Silver Spring, MD 20901 240-423-1185 silverspringspanish22. adventistchurchconnect. org French-American SDA Company Meets at Columbia Union College Wilkinson Hall Room 406 7600 Flower Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912

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Germantown Spanish SDA Church Meets at United Church of Christ 13421 Clopper Road Germantown, MD 20874 germantownspanish22. adventistchurchconnect.org Glenmont Spanish SDA Church Meets at Weller Elementary School 2206 Briggs Road Silver Spring, MD 20906 glenmontspanish22. adventistchurchconnect.org Langley Park Spanish SDA Church Meets at Zion Lutheran Church 7410 New Hampshire Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 langleyparkspanish22. adventistchurchconnect.org Maryland Central Korean SDA Church 20101 Woodﬁeld Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882 301-987-0366 marylandcentral korean22. adventistchurchconnect.org

Millennium Ministries SDA Church Meets at Silver Spring Presbyterian Church 580 University Blvd. East Silver Spring, MD 20901 www.millenniumpraise.org Montgomery Village Spanish Church Meets at Montgomery Village Elementary School 19300 Watkins Mill Road Montgomery Village, MD 20886 montgomeryvillage spanish22.adventistchurch connect.org New Life Seventh-day Adventist 7401 Muncaster Mill Road Gaithersburg, MD 20877 www.newlifesdachurch.com Olney SDA Church 4100 Olney-Laytonsville Road (Route 108) Olney, MD 20832 301-774-7733 www.olneysda.org Remnant SDA Church 13925 New Hampshire Ave.

Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-388-0008 remnant22. adventistchurchconnect.org Rockville SDA Church 727 W Montgomery Ave. Rockville, MD 20850 301-424-4277 rockville22. adventistchurchconnect.org Rockville Spanish SDA Church 2208 Rockland Ave. Rockville, MD 20851 301-770-1411 www.iglesiaadventistarockville. com Seventh-day Adventist Church Headquarters 12501 Old Columbia Pike Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-680-6000 Spring of Hope Silver Spring SDA Church 8900 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 301-589-5768 www.silverspringchurch.org Silver Spring Spanish SDA Church Meets at Memorial United Methodist 9226 Colesville Road Silver Spring, MD 20910 Sligo SDA Church 7700 Carroll Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-270-6777 www.sligochurch.org Southern Asian SDA Church 2001 E. Randolph Road Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-879-7222 www.sasdac.org Spencerville SDA Church 16325 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20905 301-384-2920 www.spencervillesda.org Takoma Park SDA Church 6951 Carroll Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 www.thetpchurch.org Takoma Park Spanish SDA Church 8400 Carroll Ave. Takoma Park, MD 20912 301-408-7500 takomaparkspanish22. adventistchurchconnect.org

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Silver Spring, MD 20904 301-622-3535 www.waspsda.org Korean SDA Church 1700 Spencerville Road Spencerville, MD 20868 301-989-9191 www.comejesus.org Washington-Spencerville Spanish SDA Church 2100 Spencerville Road Spencerville, MD 20868 washingtonspencerville spanish22.adventist churchconnect.org Wheaton SDA Church 3132 Bel Pre Road Silver Spring, MD 20906 301-871-6110 www.wheatonsda.org Wheaton Spanish SDA Church Meets at Resurrection Lutheran Church 3101 University Blvd. W. Kensington, MD 20895 301-434-3385 (pastor) wheatonspanish22. adventistchurchconnect.org

UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST

Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist 9601 Cedar Lane Bethesda, MD 20814 301-493-8300 www.cedarlane.org River Road Unitarian Universalist Congregation 6301 River Road Bethesda, MD 20817 301-229-0400 www.rruuc.org Sugarloaf Congregation of Unitarian Universalists 16913 Germantown Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-540-0575 www.scuu.org Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville 100 Welsh Park Drive Rockville, MD 20850 301-762-7666 www.uucr.org Unitarian Universalist of Silver Spring 10309 New Hampshire Ave. Silver Spring, MD 20903 301-434-4050 www.uucss.org

OTHER

Calvary Community Church 8641 Ziggy Lane Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-990-1241 Cedar Brook Community 23700 Stringtown Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-528-6702 www.cedarbrook.org Christ Church of Rockville Ministries 8051 Cessna Ave. Suite 164 Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-208-9222 www.ccrmonline.org Christian Life Center 11800 Darnestown Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-926-3761 www.clceast.org Church of the Redeemer 19425 Woodﬁeld Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-926-0967 www.church-redeemer.org Church of Christ at Olney 17020 Georgia Ave. Olney, MD 20832 301-774-0638 www.churchofchristatolney.org Covenant Life 7501 Muncaster Mill Road Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-869-2800 www.covlife.org Crossroads Church P.O. Box 740 Germantown, MD 20875 301-919-6402 www.crossroadsmc.com Meets at Northwest High School 13501 Richter Farm Road Germantown, MD 20874 Damascus Road Community 9886-B Main St. (Main Ofﬁce) Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-5276 www.damascus.com Meets at Oakdale High School 5850 Eaglehead Drive Ijamsville, MD 21754 Dawsonville Mennonite 16500 Whites Ferry Road Boyds, MD 20837 301-874-8672 www.dawsonvillechurch.org Dayspring Church 11301 Neelsville Church Road

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Continued from Page 52 Germantown, MD 20876 301-515-4399 www.inwardoutward.org Derwood Alliance 16501 Redland Road Derwood, MD 20855 301-963-9200 www. derwoodalliance.org Derwood Bible 16011 Chieftain Ave. Derwood, MD 20855 301-948-5440 www. derwoodbiblechurch.org

Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-977-8707 Gaithersburg Chinese Alliance 13101 Darnestown Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-869-8343 www.gcacmd.org Gaithersburg Church of the Nazarene 8921 Warﬁeld Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882 301-330-0366 www. gaithersburgnazarene.org Goshen Mennonite Church 8410 Brink Road Laytonsville, MD 20882 301-829-2556 www.goshenmennonite.org

301-414-0344 www.hopealliance.org Meets at Sally K. Ride Elementary 21301 Seneca Crossing Drive Germantown, MD 20876 Hyattstown Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) 26012 Frederick Road Hyattstown, MD 20871 301-831-8184 www.hyattstown christianchurch.org Iglesia Alianza Cristiana Y Misionera 20101 Woodﬁeld Road Gaithersburg, MD 20882 240-731-2820 www.alianzacristiana.org

Difference Makers Church 11210 Bethesda Church Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-2924 www.differencemakers church.com

Holy Trinity Reform Church 33 Clearwater Court Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-0700

Iglesia Bautista Hispana de Gaithersburg 1004 Quince Orchard Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-216-1453

Flower Hill Church of the Brethren 7412 Muncaster Mill Road

Hope Alliance 10308 Sunset Drive Damascus, MD 20872

Iglesia Pentecostal Camino 25520 Woodﬁeld Road

Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-6877 Inter-Denominational Church of God 19201 Woodﬁeld Road Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-963-3012 www.icog.org Journey’s Crossing (A Christian Church) 23 West Diamond Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-963-9250 www.ilovethischurch.com Meets at Seneca Valley High School 12700 Middlebrook Road Germantown, MD 20877 Lakewood Church of God 22820 Frederick Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-515-3285 www.lakewoodchurch.org Montgomery Faith Fellowship 356 Christopher Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-330-8521 www.montgomeryfaith.

org Mount of Olives Church 11810 Darnestown Road Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-977-6701 New Covenant Fellowship 18901 Waring Station Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-444-3100 www.fellowshipusa.com Northgate Community 20300 Pleasant Ridge Drive Montgomery Village, MD 20886 301-840-9830 www.northgatecc.org Open Door Metropolitan Community Church 15817 Barnesville Road Boyds, MD 20841 301-916-5777 www.opendoormcc.com Pleasant Grove Christian Community 11225 Mountain View

Road Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-0107 www. pleasantgroveccchurch. org Potomac Valley Assembly Church 22901 Ridge Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-428-7957 www.pvachurch.com Redeemed Christian Church of God (Mercy Seat Chapel) 17604 Washington Grove Lane Gaithersburg. MD 20877 301-740-8118 www.mercyseatchapel. org Rock Creek Church 19100 Muncaster Road Derwood, MD 20855 301-963-3993 www.rcreek.com Seneca Creek Community Church 13 Firstﬁeld Road, Suite 100

Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-355-6550 www.senecacreek.org Sovereign Grace Ministries 7505 Muncaster Mill Road Gaithersburg, MD 20877 301-330-7400 www. sovereigngraceministries. org United Church of Christ-Seneca Valley 13421 Clopper Road Germantown, MD 20874 301-540-3449 www.uccsv.org Unity Christ Church 111 Central Ave. Gaithersburg MD 20877 301-947-3626 www.unityofgaithersburg. org Victory Christian Church International 7-7 Metropolitan Court Gaithersburg, MD 20878 301-670-1600 www.vcci.org

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The mission of the Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County (AHCMC) is to bring elected officials, housing and community development leaders, business professionals, activists and other community members together to address affordable housing issues and seek solutions. The Conference’s annual summit draws more than 400 participants to hear expert panelists and speakers. The Conference also organizes public/private sector Roundtables and other special events to highlight the need to create and preserve affordable housing in Montgomery County, MD. AHCMC also provides down-payment and closing cost assistance through the Conference’s “Break the Barrier to Home Ownership” Program. Grants up to $7,500 are provided to individuals/families of moderate income who are first-time homebuyers in Montgomery County.

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LOCAL SCHOOLS

The Germantown area is served by the Seneca Valley, Northwest, Clarksburg, Quince Orchard, Poolesville, Watkins Mill and Damascus clusters. For a full list of schools, see page 27.

POLICE

The area is served by the Germantown Police District. For a full list of police stations, see page 16.

historian Susan Soderberg, author of “A History of Germantown, Maryland.” Although most of the area’s farmers and landowners were English, travelers and visitors remembered the accents of the shopkeepers, who were a mix of German immigrants and also from German settlements in Pennsylvania, and began to call the

FIRE SERVICES

The Germantown area is served by the Germantown, Germantown/ Kingsview, Clarksburg, Damascus, Gaithersburg-Washington Grove, Hyattstown and Upper Montgomery volunteer ﬁre departments. For a full list of stations, see page 16.

LIBRARIES

The Germantown Library is part of the county library system. For a list

of libraries, see page 14.

BUSINESS

Germantown is served by the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce. For a list of chambers, see page 19.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Germantown Alliance

area “Germantown.” Since 1974, the Germantown population has been growing by about 2,000 people per year, and during the past decade it was the fastest-growing area of Montgomery County. The community’s 2010 population was about 86,400.

A business, organization and civic group to promote the needs of the community. P.O. Box 702 Germantown, MD 20875 www.germantownalliance.org Art League of Germantown Meets at 7:15 p.m. the ﬁrst Wednesday of the month from September through May in the second-ﬂoor conference room of BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive. P.O. Box 855

Germantown, MD 20875 www.alog.org artists@alog.org Boys and Girls Club 19910 S. Frederick Road Germantown, MD 20876 301-353-9600 pmcmanus@bgcgw.org Gaithersburg/Germantown Jaycees

See GERMANTOWN, Page 58

BOYDS Boyds is a community established by the railroad. In 1860, Col. James A. Boyd, an orphaned immigrant from Scotland who was raised by his

LOCAL SCHOOLS

Boyds is served by the Poolesville and Northwest cluster schools. For a full list of schools, see page 27.

POLICE

Boyds is served by the Germantown District. For a full list of stations, see page 16.

grandmother, won the bid to build the Metropolitan Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad from Washington, D.C., through Montgomery County to

FIRE SERVICES

Boyds is served by the Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Department, the Germantown Volunteer Fire Department and the Germantown/Kingsview Fire Station. For a full list of stations, see page 16.

LIBRARIES

Boyds is served by the Poolesville

Point of Rocks. Boyds is a community at a crossroads, working to protect and maintain its rural character as develop-

and Germantown libraries. See page 14.

www.barnesvillemd.org

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Barnesville Mayor: Luke Fedders Town Clerk: Lisa Fedders Meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Monday of the month. P.O. Box 95 Barnesville, MD 20838 240-415-1659

ment continues to emerge across the upcounty, especially in the neighboring communities of Germantown and Clarksburg.

Boyds Civic Association Meets quarterly starting in January at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of the month at Boyds Presbyterian Church, 19001 White Ground Road. P.O. Box 285 Boyds, MD 20841

www.boydsmaryland.org boydscivicassociation@hotmail.com Boyds Historical Society P.O. Box 161 Boyds, MD 20841 www.boydshistory.org info@boydshistory.org Daughters of the American Revolution 301-972-3113

POOLESVILLE Poolesville is on the northwestern edge of the county between the Potomac River to the west and farmland to the east. It covers 2,375 acres. Poolesville ﬁrst began to take shape when two brothers from Anne Arundel County, John Poole Sr. and Joseph Poole Sr., purchased 160 acres in the area in 1760. In 1793, John Poole Jr. built a two-room log store on 15 acres given to him

LOCAL SCHOOLS

The Poolesville Cluster includes two elementary schools, a middle school and a high school. For a full list of schools, see page 27.

POLICE

Poolesville is served by the Germantown police district. For a full list of stations, see page 16.

FIRE SERVICES

Poolesville is served by the Upper Montgomery County Volunteer Fire Department. For a full list of stations, see page 16.

LIBRARIES

The Poolesville Library is part of the county public library system. For a full list of libraries, see page 14.

by his father and sold parcels to other merchants, including a tailor, tanner and tavern owner; and Poolesville was born. The town was incorporated in 1867. The residents — about 5,800 — share an appreciation for the town and its simple way of life, yet opinions differ about its future growth potential.

BUSINESS

The town is served by the Poolesville Area Chamber of Commerce. For a full list of chambers, see page 21.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS For A Rural Montgomery 18801 River Road Poolesville, MD 20837 301-916-3510 f.a.r.m@erols.com

Montgomery Countryside Alliance P.O. Box 24 Poolesville, MD 20837 301-461-9831 www.mocoalliance.org info@mocoalliance.org Sugarloaf Citizens Association Annual meeting in the spring Linden Farm 20900 Martinsburg Road P.O. Box 218 Dickerson, MD 20842

301-349-4889 www.sugarloafcitizens.org WUMCO Help Inc. Annual meeting in the spring. P.O. Box 247 Poolesville, MD 20837 301-972-8481 wumco@prodigy.net American Legion Meets at 7:30 p.m. the ﬁrst Thursday

See POOLESVILLE, Page 58

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GAITHERSBURG The city of Gaithersburg continues to function thanks to the hard work of various people, from its roughly 250 full-time city staff to the countless residents who volunteer to serve the city. The 10-square-mile municipality in the center of Montgomery County can be called a high-tech business hub. It also is the home of Olde Towne, a historic downtown area featuring shops, ofﬁces and restaurants that is undergoing a revitalization effort. Before it was Gaithersburg, residents called the area Log Town. In 1802, Benjamin Gaither built a house and several retail establishments at Frederick and Diamond avenues. The town’s name was changed shortly thereafter. The Gaither family also helped to bring the railroad to the city in the 1850s. Gaithersburg’s 2010 population was 59,933, giving it the fourth-highest population in Maryland, according to the U.S. Census

Bureau. The city, which was incorporated in 1878, operates under a council-manager form of municipal government. The city manager is appointed by the five-member city council and serves as a city employee. The manager acts as the city’s chief executive officer and answers to the mayor and council concerning city affairs. The mayor and city council are elected officials who serve staggered four-year terms. The mayor serves as the president of the city council and offers input without voting on the issues. Other municipalities around Gaithersburg include Washington Grove, with a population of 555 at the edge of East Diamond Avenue, and Laytonsville, an incorporated town with a population of about 350 north of Gaithersburg.

The original full name of Washington Grove was the Washington Grove Camp Meeting Association of the District of Columbia and Maryland, reflecting the town’s founding as an outdoor religious summer camp. Washington probably was chosen because the majority of the people who founded the camp were from Washington, D.C., churches, and “grove” was chosen to advertise that meetings would take place in a place filled with trees. Laytonsville was established in 1789 on a tract of land granted to James Brooke. It originally was known as Cracklintown, named after the popular cracklin bread — bacon corn bread — that was baked locally. Laytonsville received its name after the local post office was moved to John Layton’s saddle shop. The town was incorporated as a municipality in 1892.

POLICE

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

www.darnestowncivic.org

Gaithersburg has its own police department. Mark P. Sroka is police chief. Gaithersburg also is served by the county’s Fifth District police station in Germantown and the Sixth District station in Gaithersburg. For police stations, see page 16.

FIRE SERVICES

Served by GaithersburgWashington Grove, Rockville and Laytonsville volunteer ﬁre departments. For a full list of

stations, see page 16.

LIBRARIES

The Gaithersburg and Quince Orchard libraries are part of the county library system. For a full list of libraries, see page 14.

BUSINESS

The area is served by the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce. For a full list of chambers, see page 21.

Faith Connections Provides help to those in need in the community. 301-482-0522 info@faith-connections.org Daughters of the American Revolution 301-972-3113 Darnestown Civic Association Members who pay an annual fee of $25 per individual or family can vote during

MONTGOMERY VILLAGE Located 17 miles outside Washington, D.C., Montgomery Village has about 40,000 residents and 12,471 single-family homes, townhouses, condominiums and apartments. Developed in the late 1960s, it covers 2,500 acres that were once

LOCAL SCHOOLS

Montgomery Village is served by the Gaithersburg and Watkins Mill clusters, which include 12 elementary schools, four middle schools and two high schools. For a full list of schools, see page 27.

POLICE

Montgomery Village is served by the county’s Gaithersburg District Station. For a full list of police stations, see page 16.

FIRE SERVICES

Montgomery Village is served

farmland. The Montgomery Village Foundation is a nonproﬁt organization that services one of the largest planned communities in the country. It includes 10 homes corporations, 11 condominium associations, four apartment complexes and the Poplar

by the Gaithersburg-Washington Grove and Laytonsville volunteer ﬁre departments. For a full list of stations, see page 16.

LIBRARIES

The Gaithersburg Library is part of the county public library system. For a list of libraries, see page 14.

BUSINESS

The area is served by the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce. For a list of chambers, see page 21 .

meetings. Town meetings take place quarterly at 7:30 p.m. on the third Thursday of March, June and September and the second Thursday in December in the Darnestown Presbyterian Church on Turkey Foot Road. Monthly board meetings take place in the association’s ofﬁce, address above, at 7:30 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month. 14132 Darnestown Road, Suite B Darnestown, MD 20874 301-548-0999

Gaithersburg Coalition of Providers The Gaithersburg Coalition of Providers is a coalition of more than 60 nonproﬁt agencies that serve individuals and families in the Gaithersburg area. It is coordinated by the city of Gaithersburg Community Services Ofﬁce. The coalition meets quarterly for trainings and social service information updates with the goal of ensuring coordinated and comprehensive services for

Spring subdivision. The foundation maintains parks, recreation centers and some road within the village. It has a roughly $7.5 million budget, which comes mostly from homeowner assessments and fees collected from recreational programs.

MUNICIPAL GOVERMENT

Montgomery Village Foundation Board president: Robert Hydorn Executive vice president: David Humpton Board vice president: John Driscoll Treasurer: Beth-Ellen Berry Board members: Dennis Clark, Mark Firley, Scott Dyer, Scott Johnson, Linc Perley, Richard Wright and Pete Young The board meets at 7:30 p.m. the second to last Thursday of the month at North Creek Community Center, 20125 Arrowhead Road. 10125 Apple Ridge Road Montgomery Village, MD 20886 301-948-0110 www.mvf.org

the residents of Gaithersburg. 301-258-6395 Gaithersburg/Germantown Jaycees Meets at 7 p.m. on the fourth Monday of each month at various locations in Gaithersburg. P.O. Box 2516 Germantown, MD 20875 301-230-4930 www.ggjaycees.org Kiwanis Club

See GAITHERSBURG, Page 58

The foundation is governed by a nine-member board of directors whose members serve three-year terms. The president and vice president are selected annually and serve oneyear terms

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Friends of Whetstone Lake President Nancy Farrar 301-216-9817 friendsofwhetstonelake.net nmfarrar@earthlink.net Montgomery Village-Gaithersburg Toastmasters No. 1212 Meets 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays in Parker Hall at Asbury Methodist Village, 409 Russell Ave, Gaithersburg. 301-740-3495 Montgomery Village Rotary Club Meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays

at the Willow Tree Inn at the Montgomery Village Golf Club on Montgomery Village Avenue. www.mvrotary.org Montgomery Village Garden Club Meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Monday of each month, September through May, at the Whetstone Community Center, 19140 Brooke Grove Court. Membership is $25 per year; $20 per year for people 62 and older. 301-330-4713 Carl M. Freeman Foundation Gives grants to local nonproﬁt organizations. www.freemanfoundation.org

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OLNEY In the 18th century, Olney was the smaller and sleepier cousin of the surrounding towns. It started to grow when it began attracting artisans by the early 1800s. Sarah Brooke and Dr. Charles Farquhar named their home Olney after poet William Cowper’s hometown in England. The town was named after

LOCAL SCHOOLS

Olney is served by the Magruder and Sherwood clusters and the Northeast Consortium, which includes James Hubert Blake High School. For a full list of schools, see page 27.

POLICE

Olney is served by the Fourth District of the Montgomery County Police Department. The Olney police satellite station is at 17821 Georgia Ave. The Montgomery County Division

the home, which still stands and is known today as The Olney House. Olney retained its rural character until the mid-1950s, when the ﬁrst major development was built. By the early 1970s, growth changed the town’s character dramatically. The greater Olney community now boasts about 39,462 residents, ac-

of the Park Police also has a strong presence. For a full list of stations, see page 16.

FIRE SERVICES

The Olney area is served primarily by the Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department, with help from Laytonsville, Kensington and other nearby departments. For a full list of stations, see page 16.

LIBRARIES

The Olney Library is part of the county library system. It

cording the Montgomery County Park and Planning. The area, which measures roughly 47 square miles, has about 13,129 households (single-family, townhouse and garden apartments). The Town of Brookeville, to the north of Olney along the major north-south thoroughfare of Georgia Avenue (Md. 97), was founded in 1794

is closed for renovation and is expected to reopen in late 2013. A kiosk offering selected library services is available at Longwood Community center, 19300 Georgia Ave. For a full list of libraries, see page 14.

BUSINESS

The town is served by the Olney Chamber of Commerce. For a full list of chambers, see page 21.

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENTS

Brookeville Commissioners: Michael Acierno, Katherine W. Farquhar and Suzanne Daley (election each May) Clerk: Diane Teague Treasurer: Susan L. Johnson Academy Business Manager: Andrea Scanlon Founded in 1794, Brookeville was designated a historic district in 1986. The incorporated town, two miles north of Olney, is run by a threeperson commission. Meets at 8 p.m. the second Monday of each month at The Brookeville Academy, 5 High St.

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by Richard Thomas on land inherited by his wife, Deborah Brooke. He named the town after his wife’s family. Brookeville was incorporated in 1808 by the Maryland General Assembly, which appointed three commissioners to run the town. Sandy Spring was founded by Quakers who arrived in the early 1700s in search of

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new land to grow tobacco and corn. The population of the Sandy Spring-Ashton area is about 5,628, based on 2010 statistics available at Park and Planning. The greater Olney area also includes such smaller communities as Brinklow, Ednor, Norbeck, Norwood and Sunshine.

301-570-4465 www.townofbrookevillemd.org Laytonsville Town Clerk: Charlene Dillingham Mayor: Dan Prats Four council members and the mayor oversee government affairs in Laytonsville. Elections take place annually and ofﬁcials serve staggered two-year terms. Council members: Charles Bradsher, Dave Preusch, Josh Pomeroy, Jim Ruspi The town council meets at 7:30 p.m. the ﬁrst Tuesday of each

month at Town Hall, 21607 Laytonsville Road. P.O. Box 5158 Laytonsville, MD 20882 301-869-0042 www.laytonsville.md.us

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Greater Olney Civic Association President: Barbara Falcigno Meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month, except August.

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DAMASCUS The history of Damascus is depicted in its farms, churches and schools. The town began as a crossroads on a hill. A historic marker near the Methodist Education Center on Main Street recognizes the original land grant of

LOCAL SCHOOLS

The Damascus cluster includes ﬁve elementary schools, one middle school and one high school. For a full list of schools, see page 27.

POLICE

1,101 acres, patented by Matthew Pigman on April 13, 1774, but historical records indicate there was activity in the area well before the 18th century. The name Damascus is a biblical reference. The ﬁrst ofﬁcial mention of Damascus was in 1816, when Ed-

by the Damascus, Clarksburg, Hyattstown and Laytonsville volunteer ﬁre departments. For a full list of stations, see page 16.

LIBRARIES

Damascus is served by the 5th Police District. For a full list of police stations, see page 16.

The Damascus Library is part of the county public library system. For a full list of libraries, see page 14.

FIRE SERVICES

BUSINESS

The Damascus area is served

There is no local chamber. For

a list of county chambers, see page 21.

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

Damascus Heritage Society Museum behind the library is open noon to 5 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday and by appointment. P.O. Box 218 Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-1811 http://dhsm.org

ward Hughes received congressional approval for a postal route through town. Ridge Road (Md. 27) was part of the Susquehanna Trail that began near what now is Harrisburg, Pa., and wound along the hilltops to Seneca Creek. American Legion Post 171, Ladies Auxiliary and Sons of the American Legion 10201 Lewis Drive Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-0769 http://www.freewebs.com/ dial 171 Damascus Help Provides emergency assistance to those in need in the community. P.O. Box 126 Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-4100 http://damascushelp.org

Damascus was incorporated for about 25 years in the early 20th century. The community’s population now exceeds 30,000. Neighboring communities include Boyds and Hyattstown, as well as Clarksburg.

Faith Connections Provides help to those in need in the community. 301-482-0522 info@faith-connections.org Damascus Lions Club P.O. Box 267 Damascus, MD 20872 www.damascuslions.org Daughters of the American Revolution 301-972-3113 Damascus Connection Committee of Montgomery

County Represents the interests of residents of Damascus through direct interaction and communication with other leaders and groups. Warren Fleming: 301-9164522 dcc@qst-inc.com Izaak Walton League Wildlife Achievement Chapter P.O. Box 118 Damascus, MD 20872 301-253-2384 www.damascusiwla.org

CLARKSBURG The town’s ﬁrst settler, William Clarke, saw a crossroads south of Frederick brimming with potential. Working out of his wagon in the 1730s, the peddler from Lancaster County, Pa., set up shop at the wooded intersection of two major indian trails. There he swapped trinkets for furs he could send to Europe’s wealthy markets. As trafﬁc picked up in the area, an entrepreneur named Michael A. Dowden saw his fortune.

LOCAL SCHOOLS

The Clarksburg area is served by the Clarksburg cluster. For a full list of schools, see page 27.

POLICE

The area is served by the Fifth District police station in Germantown.

OLNEY

Continued from Page 56 Mission is to study, plan and promote the civic, economic, ecological and cultural welfare of the community. Bufﬁngton Building, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road (Md. 108) Olney, MD 20832 www.goca.org

He built a 17-room hotel and tavern in 1754 near Clarke’s post. Lt. George Washington and British Gen. Edward Braddock would stay at Dowden’s in 1775 for three days — while soldiers camped on the snowblown hillsides — on their march toward Fort Duquesne. The town takes its name from Clarke’s son, John, who in the early 1790s surveyed the town and laid it out in lots, including “villages” for industries such as tanning and black-

smithing. In 1800, Clarke became the town’s ﬁrst postmaster. Throughout the years, the “e” was dropped from the family name and the town became Clarksburg. By 1850, Clarksburg was the third-largest city in Montgomery County, behind Rockville and Poolesville. The town was booming with four general stores, two hotels, a school and even its own band, according to local author and historian Susan

For a full list of police stations, see page 16.

ﬁre departments. For a full list of stations, see page 16.

FIRE STATIONS

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

The Clarksburg area is served by the Clarksburg, Germantown, Damascus, Gaithersburg-Washington Grove, Hyattstown and Upper Montgomery

Sandy Spring Civic Association President John Salzberg Meets the second Monday of each month at the Ross Boddy Community Center at 6:30 p.m. Ross Boddy Community Center 18529 Brooke Road Sandy Spring, MD 301-7746815 www.sandyspringcivic.com sscacommunications@

Clarksburg Civic Association Meets every fourth Monday at various community locations, September through May

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Soderberg. Clarksburg began to decline in importance after the 1880s, when the Baltimore and Ohio rails laid a path for the Brunswick line that bypassed Clarksburg and ran through nearby Boyds, four miles away. After the turn of the century, hotels and industries began to close. Clarksburg is undergoing major development. The population is expected to grow to about 40,000 by 2025.

P.O. Box 325 Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-515-7471 Clarksburg Historical Society P.O. Box 496 Clarksburg, MD 20871 301-428-0190 http://www.clarksburghistoric.com

Bufﬁngton Re/Max building, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road. 301-460-0331

Sandy Spring-Ashton Rural Preservation Consortium Supporting development that conforms to the Sandy Spring-Ashton Master Plan. P.O. Box 205 Sandy Spring, MD 20860 www.preserveashton.net

Carl M. Freeman Foundation Gives grants to local nonproﬁt organizations. www.freemanfoundation.org

American Legion Post 68 Meets at 7 p.m. the ﬁrst Monday of each month at the

Greater Olney Toastmasters Meets at 7:30 p.m. the

Clarksburg Seniors Clarksburg Recreation Center 22501 Wims Road Clarksburg, MD 20871 240-777-4925 Clarksburg Lions Club 301-253-3807 301-916-3899 tlwﬂd@aol.com

ﬁrst and third Tuesday of each month at Medstar Montgomery Medical Center. Promotes better public speaking and communication skills. 301-924-0982 greaterolney. toastmastersclubs.org Kiwanis Club of Olney Meets Thursdays at 6:30 p.m. at Montgomery County

Club Offers toy drive, fundraising events and service to the community. 1-240-389-1352 www.kiwanis.org MGH Health Foundation 18101 Prince Philip Drive Olney, MD 20832 301-774-8777 http://medstarmontgomery. org/

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GERMANTOWN

Continued from Page 54 Meets 7 p.m. the third Monday of December and the fourth Monday of every other month at the Activity Center at Bohrer Park, 506 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. P.O. Box 2516 Germantown, MD 20875 301-230-4930 www.ggjaycees.org Upcounty Citizens Advisory Board Meets fourth Monday of the month September to June. This board advises the county executive on upcounty needs.

POOLESVILLE

Continued from Page 54 of the month at Poolesville Town Hall, 19721 Beall St. Daniel-Jeffers Post 247 17329 Hughes Road Poolesville, MD 20837 For A Rural Montgomery 18801 River Road Poolesville, MD 20837 301-916-3510 f.a.r.m@erols.com Historic Medley District Inc. P.O. Box 232 Poolesville, MD 20837

12900 Middlebrook Road, Suite 1000 Germantown, MD 20874 240-777-8000 www.montgomerycountymd. gov/upcounty upcounty.citizen@ montgomerycountymd.gov Upper Montgomery Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol Meets 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays in the cafeteria of Neelsville Middle School, 11700 Neelsville Church Road, Germantown. 240-388-4946 www.uppermontgomerycap. org

301-972-8588 www.historicmedley.org Independent Order of Odd Fellows Meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Thursday of the month at Poolesville Memorial United Methodist Church, 17821 Elgin Road. P.O. Box 252 Poolesville, MD 20837 301-349-2057 Monocacy Lions Club Meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Monday of the month at PB Dye Golf Club, 9526 Doctor Perry

GAITHERSBURG

Continued from Page 55 Meets at 6 p.m. Tuesday nights at Bowl America, 1101 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg. David Benway 240-778-3343 www.montgomery villagekiwanisclub.com Gaithersburg Rotary Club Meets at 12:15 p.m. Tuesdays at Gaithersburg Hilton, 620 Perry Parkway. 301-947-8150 www.gaithersburgrotary.org Newcomers Club Meets at 10 a.m. the second Friday of each month at locations around Gaithersburg. www.gancmd.com GANCmd@yahoo.com Gaithersburg Community Museum Open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday to Saturday or by appointment. Free admission. 9 S. Summit Ave. Gaithersburg, MD 301-258-6160 www.gaithersburgmd.gov/museum Izaak Walton League of America Meets at 7:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at 8721 Snouffer School Road. Lois Green/Sligo Chapter

Upper Montgomery Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol Meets 7 to 9 p.m. Thursdays in the cafeteria of Neelsville Middle School, 11700 Neelsville Church Road, Germantown. 240-388-4946 Germantown Historical Society P.O. Box 475 Germantown, MD 20875 301-972-2707 www.germantownmdhistory. org Meals on Wheels of Germantown P.O. Box 1765

Road, Ijamsville. 22711 Mount Ephraim Road Dickerson, MD 20842 Montgomery Countryside Alliance P.O. Box 24 Poolesville, MD 20873 301-461-9831 www.mocoalliance.org info@mocoalliance.org Sugarloaf Citizens Association Annual meeting in the spring. 20900 Martinsburg Road P.O.Box 218 Dickerson, MD 20842 301-349-4889

301-330-5970 www.lgsc-iwla.org Kentlands Garden Club Meets at 7:15 p.m. the ﬁrst Thursday of each month, September through June, at 485 Tschiffely Square Road, Gaithersburg. Nina Chase, 301-330-4713 Laytonsville Historical Center The center is open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday at Town Hall, 21607 Laytonsville Road. wolffmad.com/laytonsville HistoricLaytonsville@gmail.com Montgomery Central Derwood Lions Club Meets at 6:30 p.m. the ﬁrst and third Tuesday of each month at the Outta the Way Cafe, 17503 Redland Road. membership@derwoodlions.com MOMS Club of Gaithersburg Meets at 10 a.m. the third Friday of each month at Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church, 610 S. Frederick Ave. momsclubgaithersburg@hotmail.com Seneca Valley Sugarloafers Volksmarch Club Inc. Meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month. 301-946-5496 www.sugarloafers.org

Germantown, MD 20875 301-706-0262 www.mowgermantown.com info@mowgermantown.com MOMS Club of Germantown — North Meets at 10 a.m. the ﬁrst Wednesday of the month. germantownmomsclub@gmail. com Germantown HELP P.O. Box 608 Germantown, MD 20875 301-482-1320 www.germantownhelp.org info@germantownhelp.org

Knights of Columbus Mother Seton Parish 19951 Father Hurley Blvd. Germantown, MD 20874 301-924-3838 http://www.kofc11024.org/ Germantown — South MOMS Club Meets at 10 a.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Messiah Lutheran Church, 13901 Clopper Road, Germantown. greatsenecamomsclub@gmail. com Salvation Army 20021 Aircraft Drive Germantown, MD 20874 301-515-5354

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WUMCO Help Inc. Annual meeting in the spring. P.O. Box 247 Poolesville, MD 20837 301-972-8481 wumco@prodigy.net

Commissioners Valaree Dickerson 301-428-8927 Brice Halbrook 301-407-2569 Jerome J. Klobukowski 301-349-2283 Town meetings typically take place at 7:30 p.m. the ﬁrst and third Monday of each month.

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Poolesville Town commissioners President: Jim Brown 301-221-1988 Vice President: Chuck Stump

Planning Commission Meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Wednesday of the month at Town Hall.

La Leche League of Gaithersburg Meets from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month. www.lllofmd-de-dc.org Kiwanis Club Meets 6 p.m. Tuesday nights at Bowl America, 1101 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg. David Benway, 240-778-3343 www.montgomery villagekiwanisclub.com Montgomery Central Derwood Lions Club Meets at 7 p.m. on the ﬁrst and third Tuesday of each month at Outta the Way Café, 17503 Redland Road, Derwood. 301-948-4980 www.derwoodlions.com

MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT

Washington Grove Town Clerk: Kathryn L. Lehman Washington Grove conducts annual elections. The mayor serves a one-year term, and council members serve staggered three-year terms. The town council meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Monday of each month. McCathran Hall 300 Grove Ave. Washington Grove, MD 20880 301-926-2256 www.washingtongrovemd.org

Town Center Talkers Toastmasters Club Meets at 7:15 p.m. the second and fourth Tuesday of the month at OBA Bank Community Room, 20300 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Germantown. Contact: Bill McCrorey 301-351-8281 debra@joyfullyliving.com Montgomery Carl M. Freeman Foundation Gives grants to local nonproﬁt organizations. www.freemanfoundation.org

Board of Parks and Streets Meets at 7 p.m. the ﬁrst Wednesday of the month at Town Hall. Community and Economic Development Committee 301-428-8927 www.poolesville.com Meets at 7:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month at Town Hall. Town Hall 19721 Beall St. Poolesville, MD 20837 301-428-8927 www.ci.poolesville.md.us townhall@lan2wan.com

Gaithersburg Gaithersburg’s mayor and city council meet at 7:30 p.m. on the ﬁrst and third Monday of each month. The council also meets at 7:30 p.m. for work sessions on the second and fourth Monday of each month. Gaithersburg also has many commissions and councils that play a vital role in the community’s decision-making process. Local ofﬁcials Mayor: Sidney A. Katz City Council: Jud Ashman, Cathy Drzyzgula, Michael A. Sesma, Henry F. Marraffa Jr. and Ryan S. Spiegel City services Parks, Recreation and Culture 301-258-6350 Gaithersburg Police Department 301-258-6400 Neighborhood Services (city code enforcement) 301-258-6340 Community Services (assistance programs) 301-258-6395 Economic Development 301-258-6310 Animal Control 301-258-6343 Public Works 301-258-6370 City Hall 301-258-6300

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Zoo toYou! WeBringtheZoo Traveling Petting Zoo / Pony Rides Indoor or Outdoor Birthday Parties • Picnics • Family Reunions Community Festivals • Fund Raisers and everything in between

Independent Living with a new look Ring House

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Affordable Independence

Revitz House

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Personalized Assisted Living

Landow House

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Outstanding Rehab & Recovery

Hebrew Home

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Outpatient Senior Medical Care

Hirsh Health Center

301.816.5004

Respectful Long-Term Care

Hebrew Home

301.770.8476

New Memory Care Residence

Cohen-Rosen House

301.816.5052

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Squeals on Wheels

www.squealsonwheels.us 301-765-0270 We are licensed by the

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jill@squealsonwheels.us

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From birth to Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;nai Mitzvah and beyond, learning never stops in our part time and full day Early Childhood Center, Framework of Excellence Religious School and adult education programs.

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Friends become family as you take part in social, educational, religious, cultural, and community-oriented programs.

Celebrate milestones, seek solace, or join us to pray in beautiful surroundings, as part of our egalitarian Conservative congregation.

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