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PEGGY MCEWAN STAFF WRITER
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Ann McCallum talks about her recent book “Eat Your Science Homework” holding atomic popcorn balls, a recipe from the text.
Ann McCallum knows a lot about food for thought. The Kensington woman just published her second cookbook for elementary students: “Eat Your Science Homework: Recipes for Inquiring Minds.” An English for Speakers of Other Languages resource teacher at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville, McCallum said she got the idea for her first book, “Eat Your Math Homework,” published in 2010, while teaching elementary school. “I was always thinking of ways to get [student] engaged,” she said. “One year we made gingerbread houses and the students had to tell how they used math in their project. It was a humongous mess, but it was so fun, and the kids were really excited.” The idea for math recipe book “just clicked” after that project, she said. After the math book was completed she turned her writing and kitchen talents to science. Cooks, young and old, can learn or reinforce science concepts they already know with recipes like Atomic Popcorn Balls, Black Hole Swallow-Ups or Invisible Snack Pockets. “The Invisible Snack pockets are my favorite,” McCallum said. “Its a stepping stone into a really interesting science concept.” Henry Solomon Wellcome began selling invisible ink 1869 hoping to become rich and famous. He did not become rich, but did become famous, McCallum said. His ink was actually lemon juice, which disappeared when it dried on paper but reappeared when heated. “I was thinking, if it works on paper why wouldn’t it work on dough,” McCallum said. “So I started experimenting.” After many tries, she came up with a combination of baking soda, sugar and water. It made for a great lesson on acids, bases and neutral liquids, she said, and an interesting way to start a dinner conversation. Each of the book’s six recipes is preceded with a scientific explanation of the concept to be covered and followed by questions and ideas for further experimentation. All are col-
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Delivering hope to hungry families in Gaithersburg 91-year-old has been bringing food to Manna Food Center for two decades n
BY JENN DAVIS STAFF WRITER
Two days a week, Beulah “Boo” Law drives her 2006 gold Chevrolet Malibu — or “Maliboo” as her license plate reads — to Manna Food Center in Gaithersburg and she never comes empty-handed. On Tuesdays and Fridays, the 91-year-old Bethesda woman picks up food that isn’t selling or is about to expire from Bethesda Co-op in Cabin John and drops it off at Montgomery County’s main food bank. It’s a service she has been providing for nearly 20 years. “For one thing, if nobody did it, they’d just throw [the food] away in the garbage,” Law said. “And you
know some of it was good food, perfectly good...Especially when you see hungry people like you see [at Manna].” Law has already donated just over 16,000 pounds of food this year, which is the average amount that the center distributes to its clients daily, according to Mark Foraker, the director of development at Manna. Since 2007, Law has dropped off more than 94,000 pounds of food, he added. Law’s edible contributions are helping to feed the rising number of households who come to the food bank for assistance. Manna’s records show that it is serving about 3,750 households each month, which is nearly 150 households more per month this year than last, Foraker said. It is “highly reaffirming,” Foraker said, to watch people like Law
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At 91, Beulah Law of Bethesda still brings food donations to Manna Food Center in Gaithersburg.
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Hospital to break ground in October Bethesda hospital to get a building addition after community resistance
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ELIZABETH WAIBEL STAFF WRITER
Suburban Hospital in Bethesda plans to break ground in late October on a $230 million expansion project, a spokeswoman said. Suburban Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine, plans to build a parking garage, a parking lot and a four-story hospital addition, The Gazette previously reported. Ronna Borenstein-Levy, a spokeswoman for Suburban, said in an email that the parking garage is expected to open in 2017, and the building addition is estimated to open in the summer of 2019. Articles in The Gazette’s archives about the planned expansion go back to at least 2008. In 2011, the Huntington Terrace Citizens’ Association tried to stop the expansion in court. In September 2013, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals upheld a Maryland Circuit Court ruling and denied the association’s attempt to block
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Projects resurfacing Connecticut Avenue, repairing sidewalks on neighborhood streets BY
ELIZABETH WAIBEL STAFF WRITER
The State Highway Administration expects to close lanes on Connecticut Avenue in Chevy Chase as workers finish a road resurfacing project. Crews are working on a stretch of road between Western Avenue and East-West Highway. According to a news release from the agency, up to two lanes in that area may be closed on the weekends, beginning at 8 p.m. Fridays and continuing until 5 a.m. Mondays. During the week, lanes may be closed overnight between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. A single lane in both directions may be closed weekdays between 8:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., the news release said. The road work is part of a resurfacing project that started last summer and is expected to finish up by late fall. The town of Chevy Chase is also warning people to be aware of repairs to sidewalks and curbs in its neighborhoods. “No parking” signs should be posted along affected streets one to two days before work begins, according to an alert from the town. Streets are expected to remain open during most of the work, although some temporary closures may be necessary, according to the town. ewaibel@gazette.net