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Memories of comrades lost during World War II and the Korean War more than 50 years ago still bring tears to the eyes of Ray Luhn, 87, of Damascus. “It brings a lot of sadness,” said Luhn after a Veterans Day ceremony on Monday at American Legion Post 171 in Damascus. “But it’s deﬁnitely a way to honor them,” said Luhn, who fought as an Army infantryman in the Battle of the Bulge against the Germans in 1944-45. After coming home, Luhn

co-founded Tom and Ray’s Restaurant in Damascus. Sitting next to Luhn in a wheelchair on Monday was friend Orman Rippeon, 94, who also served in the Army infantry and twice was wounded during the Battle of the Bulge. Rippeon spent more than two years in Army hospitals before returning home to run a car repair shop in Damascus before moving to Clarksburg. The post was full of veterans and their families on Monday as members conducted their annual Veterans Day ceremony. This year the Damascus High School Chamber Singers returned to sing under the direction of Brian Isaac, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy who

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Christian Mendez, 3, of Damascus watches O-gauge trains in a display by Bob Fry of Monrovia at the annual Train Day on Friday at the Damascus Library. The event, a community favorite, is sponsored by the Friends of the Library Damascus Chapter. It returned to the library for the ﬁrst time since 2010,

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Hundreds sign petition, but state ofﬁcials say exams will continue

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

A petition started by a Montgomery County Public Schools teacher calling for the state not to administer the Maryland School Assessment tests this school year has gained hundreds of signatures from around the state. Tiferet Ani, a social studies teacher in the Quince Orchard cluster, said that with the county — and state — implementing the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of

College and Careers test and no longer looking to the MSA tests to track student progress, she thinks it is a waste of time and resources to administer the annual test to elementary and middle school students this year. PARCC, which aligns with the Common Core State Standards, will be fully implemented in the school system next school year. As of Friday afternoon, about 400 people had signed the Moveon.org petition titled “Cancel the MSA.” Ani, in her seventh year of teaching in the school system, said she has administered the test four times. The test is administered

over a two-week period during which teachers lose instructional time, Ani said. Ani said she wants to see the state choose not to administer the test — which she said doesn’t match up with schools’ new curriculum based on Common Core — to save instructional time as well as taxpayer dollars. She said she plans to deliver the petition to the school board on Nov. 12 and try to meet with Superintendent Joshua P. Starr face to face. She will also try to hand-deliver the petition to Annapolis, she said. However, when asked if local districts have any flexibility on the matter, Maryland State Department of Education

spokesman William Reinhard said, “They don’t have any.” Maryland must continue to test students with the MSA this year based on the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, which requires that certain students be tested each year on reading and math with the state-approved assessment, Reinhard said. The state intends to follow the federal law, he said. Reinhard said the test, while on its way out, will still provide important information about student subgroups. “It is not a useless test,” he said. “It’s imperfect, but it’s important to continue testing

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SYLVIA CARIGNAN STAFF WRITER

Keith Patton Jr. and his father work a 620-acre sod and grain farm on River Road in Dickerson, a farm their family has operated since the 1950s. The two farmers are the remnants of J.T. Patton and Sons, a much larger sod business that shuttered a few years ago. With a decline in the housing market generating less demand for pristine, emerald landscapes, Patton said business has been slow for the handful of sod farm-

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Keith Patton on his farm in Dickerson, where he grows sod.

Rockville landscaping company to be acquired in $1.6B deal The Brickman Group of Rockville had about $900 million in revenues last year. 2005 FILE PHOTO

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The Brickman Group has agreed to be bought by global investment ﬁrm KKR & Co. for $1.6 billion in a move made to position the Rockville commercial landscaping company for further growth, executives said Monday.

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The deal is a strict ownership change that will retain the headquarters of Brickman — one of the nation’s largest landscaping companies — in Rockville, said LaNella Hooper-Williams, a Brickman spokeswoman. Los Angeles private equity ﬁrm Leonard Green & Partners is now privately held Brickman’s largest investor, acquiring a majority stake in 2007 for $847 million. “It will be business as usual,” Hooper-Williams said. Brickman was founded in 1939 in

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the Chicago area by Theodore W. Brickman Sr., a horticulturist for the Chicago Park District. His son, Theodore “Dick” Brickman Jr., joined the family business in 1954, and the company started opening branches on the East Coast in the 1970s. Scott Brickman of Potomac, Dick Brickman’s son, joined in 1986 and became CEO in 1998. Former Aramark Corp. executive Andrew Kerin took over

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Food pantry gets big boost from Boy, Girl, Cub Scouts

To donate to Western Upper Montgomery County Help, drop off nonperishable food in the marked containers at Poolesville Town Hall, at 19721 Beall St., or at Crafts-APlenty at 19936 Fisher Ave., Poolesville. — SYLVIA CARIGNAN

Resources at a Dickerson food pantry were stretched thin this month until a 5,000-pound donation landed on its doorstep. Boy Scouts, Cub Scouts and Girl Scouts from around Poolesville collected the 2½ tons of food from the community and dropped it off Saturday at the food pantry. . Before the donation, the food pantry “was pretty much empty,” said Jane Stearns, executive director of Western Upper Montgomery County Help, known as WUMCO. “We had to go out and buy food twice over the past three or four weeks,” she said. The organization gives food and provides assistance to needy families and individuals who live in northwestern parts of the county, including Poolesville, Dickerson, Comus, Beallsville and Barnesville. Stearns said she had seen more people coming in for food assistance lately, but fewer donations. The organization used to supplement its food pantry with groceries from Selby’s Market in Poolesville. But since Selby’s closed almost two years ago, she’s been buying its food at chain supermarkets. When a needy family comes to the food pantry, it receives 80 to 100 pounds of food, Stearns said. Now, the food pantry’s overﬂowing shelves will be able to accommodate families in need for months.

Holocaust author, 15, at book festival

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A 15-year-old author, Christopher Huh of Germantown, will speak

Wednesday at a book festival at the Jewish Community Center in Rockville. Christopher, a student at Clarksburg High School, chose the graphic novel format, much like a comic book, to tell the ﬁctional story of a Holocaust survivor, “Keeping My Hope.” The center invited him to speak at the Lessans Family Annual Book Festival this month, which runs until Sunday. For more information on the Jewish Community Center book festival’s speakers and events, visit jccgw.org/bookfestival.

Senior center plans music, food, talks The Damascus Senior Recreation and Activity Center has some upcoming events to close out November. Musician Christiana Drapkin

EVENTS

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Sebastian Urena checks out a model railroad crossing sign during the return of the annual Train Day on Friday at the Damascus Library. will stop by at 1 p.m. Wednesday to provide holiday-themed entertainment. For those already registered, the cafeteria is cooking up some holiday spirit as well, offering a Thanksgiving luncheon. Melanie Polk will lead a talk, “Dietary Supplements and Seniors Myths and Facts,” at 1 p.m. Tuesday. Later next week, a representative of the Maryland Insurance Administration will distribute information and discuss insurance issues under Maryland state law at 1 p.m. Nov. 21. The annual Development of Characters and Careers Thanksgiving Senior Dinner will be at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 21 at Damascus High School. Attendees must pay $10 and sign up at the senior center’s

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Community Forum: Understanding the Affordable Care Act, 6-9 p.m.,

Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave. Free. 301-233-5115.

Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association meeting, 6:30-9 p.m., Stedwick Com-

Meaningful Movies Olney: “Why We Fight,” 7:30-10 p.m., Bufﬁngton/Re-

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Max Building Community Room, 3300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney. Free. 301-570-0923.

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7th annual Traditional and NonTraditional Careers Seminar, 9:30

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9:30-11 a.m., Stedwick Community Center, 10401 Stedwick Road, Montgomery Village. $30. 240-243-2367.

a.m.-12:30 p.m., Watkins Mill High School, 10301 Apple Ridge Road, Gaithersburg. Free. 240-778-4043. 16th annual Preschool Fair, 10 a.m.-noon, Potomac Community Cen-

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Middle school PTA to hold fundraiser John T. Baker Middle School will have a PTA Shopping Fundraiser from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday in the school cafeteria. While the sale will offer school spirit wear, there also will be tables with beauty products, jewelry, purses, kitchenware and other accessories. The school is at 25400 Oak Drive, Damascus. Call 301-253-7010 for more information.

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Quince Orchard High School, 15800 Quince Orchard Road. $40. gsbclinic@ gmail.com. Fall Family Festival and Auction, 3-7 p.m., Prince of Peace Lutheran Church, 11900 Darnestown Road, Gaithersburg. Free. 301-947-1950.

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LOCAL Author signs murder book Dan Morse, Washington Post reporter and author of “The Yoga Store Murder,” hands a copy of his book to Anne Marie Wall of Damascus after signing it for her Thursday at the Barnes & Noble bookstore in downtown Bethesda. The book chronicles the 2011 murder of employee Jayna Murray in the Lululemon Athletica yoga store that’s a block away from the bookstore and the resulting trial and conviction of her killer, co-worker Brittany Norwood. Next to Morse are jurors from Norwood’s trial, Donny Knepper (center) of Silver Spring and Ron Harrington of North Potomac. The Post and The Gazette share corporate ownership. GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE

Man accused of sex assault tied to drinking game BY

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A 38-year-old real estate appraiser used public beer-drinking games to befriend and intoxicate young, heterosexual men, then sexually assaulted them in his house, police said. Police said they aren’t sure how many men Joey G. Poindexter assaulted, but since his arrest have learned there might be multiple victims. Police said Poindexter is a Gaithersburg resident, but online court records list a Washington, D.C., address for him. A call to the D.C. address listed for Poindexter was not answered Tuesday afternoon. Poindexter According to charging documents, a young man told police on Oct. 3 that he met Poindexter at Looney’s Pub, a College Park bar, the night before. They were playing beer pong — a drinking game in which opposing players try to toss a ping-pong ball into a cup ﬁlled with beer, which their opponent must drink if they succeed. The two exchanged numbers and drank beer and liquor. At one point, Poindexter bought a round of Long Island iced teas. According to the charging documents, the victim told police he didn’t have any memory of the rest of the evening after drinking the cocktail. However, the charging documents later state that the victim told police he woke up the next morning on Poindexter’s couch wearing a pair of Poindexter’s basketball shorts, and remembered being sexually assaulted in the man’s shower. He told police he had not con-

sented to any sexual activity with Poindexter. “It’s a horriﬁc sexual assault case,” said Montgomery County Police Assistant Chief Russ Hamill. “The fact that it’s a male doesn’t make it any less horriﬁc.” He said the man who came forward had “tremendous courage” for telling police what happened to him. Police believe Poindexter has been targeting young men for about 10 years. “We have a case reported to us approximately 10 years ago. The investigation was halted at the request of the victim. We have not had any further contact or reports from our suspect since that time,” Hamill said. Hamill continued: “I think this young man and all the other victims are owed a completely thorough police investigation that gets to the bottom of everything that occurred here and that we can hold Mr. Poindexter accountable. And in my opinion, he should be held accountable for an extended period of time.” During a phone interview, Lisae Jordan, executive director for the Maryland Coalition Against Sexual Assault, said experts believe that male victims are less likely to report rape than female victims. “Rape in men is more common than people think,” she said, adding that about one in 10 rape victims is male. However, rape by a stranger is much more common among men, she said. Forty-eight percent of male rape victims are raped by a stranger, she said, compared to 28 percent of women. “The rapists are often heterosexual,” she said, describing rape as an expression of power and humiliation. According to Hamill, the victim was driven to his College Park home by Poindexter. Charging documents say the victim contacted police several hours later. Medical personnel examined him at a local hospital. In a phone call investigators recorded between the men two days later, Poindexter told the man he knew he had been drunk. Poindexter

also told the man he had been in his own bathroom with the victim after the man vomited on himself. In that call, Poindexter told the man, “If it makes you feel any better, I don’t have any [expletive] AIDS if anything did happen.” On Oct. 9, with the help of the victim, police recorded a conversation between him and Poindexter at a Starbucks in College Park, in which Poindexter admitted to the victim that he had sex with him, according to his charging documents. On Tuesday, police divulged more details about their investigation into Poindexter because they said they believe he may have assaulted many more men. Hamill said investigators spoke to two other possible victims and expect to speak to another. “We’re trying to identify further victims. There are other victims out there,” he said. Police were poring through Poindexter’s computer and phone as part of their investigation. Two additional people contacted police and one more is expected to contact police soon. All of the victims of the alleged abuse who have contacted police told investigators they were heterosexual and never agreed to any sexual contact with Poindexter, Hamill said. Police believe the alleged assaults occurred when Poindexter’s alleged victims were unconscious or signiﬁcantly impaired by alcohol. All of the victims they have identiﬁed are heterosexual and did not have any indication of what was going to occur prior to the assaults. Investigators also learned that before his arrest, Poindexter frequently attended organized beer pong events around Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, and had traveled to other events around the country in places like Atlantic City, N.J.; Las Vegas; Dallas; Virginia Beach, Va.; and Salt Lake City.

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TERRI HOGAN STAFF WRITER

State Sen. Karen S. Montgomery is seeking another term, hoping to continue her work on the environment, education and transportation issues in Montgomery County. “We need to protect what we’ve got,” Montgomery said of the environment. “We are fortunate in Montgomery County to have farmers and the farm reserve. Now they grow mostly corn and soybeans, but perhaps in time they can shift to serve the farmers markets that are held all over the county.” She would like to urge farmers that are tested in hard work and skills to start training future generations. Montgomery, 78, is wrapping up her first term serving District 14 in the Maryland Senate. She previously served in the House of Delegates from 2003 through 2011. Before her role as an elected official, the Brookeville Democrat served as the development director for a number of organizations, including the Olney Theatre and National Rehabilitation Hospital. She also was an assistant professor at George Washington University, teaching sculpture and three-dimensional design. Having taught elementary, middle and high schools and college, Montgomery also is very interested in improving the status of teachers. “It has almost become a default position, and I’d like to bring it back to a position of pride,” she said. “I think teachers deserve recognition, and at the same time, we also need to increase the knowledge base and skills of our teachers.” She also wants to look at how the highly educated in Montgomery County can reach people with disabilities, and soldiers returning without adequate education and training, she said. Montgomery said she would work to help reduce travel time in the county. “For some, the ICC [Intercounty Connector] has helped, but northsouth traffic still is pretty awful” she said. “I am excited about rapid bus transit. We need to get people moving on reliable public transportation so they don’t feel obligated to use their cars.” District 14 includes the communities of Ashton, Brinklow, Brookeville, Burtonsville, Calverton, Cloverly, Colesville, Damascus, Fairland, Goshen, Laytonsville,

Montgomery Village, Olney, Sandy Spring, Silver Spring, Spencerville and Sunshine. The district also is served by three delegates, all Democrats. Anne R. Kaiser of Calverton, Eric G. Luedtke of Burtonsville and Craig J. Zucker of Brookeville filed for reelection on April 9. “We filed as a team the day after the [General Assembly] session ended,” she said. “We have all been working together for three years, and generally seem to work comfortably together and often have the same opinions on many things. It seemed to all four of us to be the sensible thing to do.” As of Monday, no other candidates had filed for Montgomery’s position. Montgomery also would like to see more people getting involved in their communities. “People need to get Montgomery to know their neighbors,” she said. “Olney is very good at this, but some areas of county are not. We need to make the communities closer so that if there is someone in trouble, there is someone to lend a hand.” Montgomery said that each member of the District 14 team has had their own fundraiser, and they are beginning to pool some money. “We are essentially prepared to spend as much as it takes,” she said. “I am hoping we can do it for $10,000-15,000, which of course is predicated on whether or not we have opposition. Jobs that pay as little as these do shouldn’t be raising hundreds of thousands of bucks.” Montgomery said she held one fundraiser at her home, and followed up with a mailing and phone calls. “That’s about it for this year,” she said. “I am not planning anything else until next May or June.” The primary election will take place on June 24, with the general election on Nov. 4. Montgomery said that while she voted for the primary to be held earlier than it has in the past, it could hurt her and other incumbents. “I voted for it because it will allow ballots from soldiers and others overseas to get back here in time,” she said. “Those running against us will be able to raise money while we are in session, but to me it seemed like the fair thing to do.” Montgomery has been married to her husband, Harry, for 54 years, and they have three children. thogan@gazette.net

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InBrief County recreation guide available The winter issue of the Montgomery County Guide for Recreation and Parks Programs is now available. The guide features hundreds of activities and programs for all ages, interests and abilities. Copies are available at recreation centers, park facilities, government buildings and public libraries. A one-year subscription for ﬁve mailed issues — summer, fall, winter, summer camps and spring — can be ordered for $5 online at montgomerycountymd.gov/rec, where the issues also are posted. Registration opened Tuesday for winter programs and classes and will open Dec. 11 for swim lessons. Registration can be made online, by mail, fax or in person at the county recreation administrative ofﬁces at 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring. For more information, call 240-777-6840. The county also is sponsoring a “Come Play in the Parks” sweepstakes; the prize is a $100 gift card for classes, programs and special events. To enter, “like” Montgomery Parks on Facebook at: facebook.com/MontgomeryParks.

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“It was a fascinating process. I thoroughly enjoyed it,” artist Barton Rubenstein of Chevy Chase says of helping redesign the new $100 bill.

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Wallets around the world now can hold the work of Chevy Chase artist Barton Rubenstein, who helped create the design of the new U.S. $100 bill. Rubenstein, a sculptor, has art on display across the country, throughout the D.C. area and at the ofﬁcial residence of the vice president. He was contacted by The National Academies to be on a committee commissioned by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to help redesign American currency. The product of the collaboration can be seen on the $100 bill that was unveiled and put into circulation in October. Although he originally declined the invitation because he thought it would be too timeconsuming, Rubenstein eventually changed his mind. The committee met formally from 2005 to 2007, about four to six times a year, but kept in touch through email. “It was a fascinating process. I thoroughly enjoyed it,” Rubenstein said. The group made recommendations to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which made

the final decisions. Rubenstein started his career in science, studying neuroscience at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. But, he said, he “continued [his] life’s path in the world of art” and began sculpting full time in the early 1990s. “I was the only artist. There were a lot of scientists,” Rubenstein said about the committee. But he felt comfortable interacting with them because of his background. Rubenstein said the first step was to understand problems with the old design, so the group could improve it. The group spoke with the Secret Service and other agencies that knew a lot about counterfeiting. “We were very interested in making sure it was handicapped accessible to make sure that the visually impaired could see it,” Rubenstein added, explaining that the group used the largeprint “100” for that reason. Rubenstein said his personal contribution was an idea for the holographic bar code to the right of Benjamin Franklin that helps immediately distinguish that the bill is legitimate. Each denomination would have a unique bar code, so it is harder to use smaller bills to counterfeit larger ones. Rubenstein said it’s important for the National Academies to contact academia and industries to find people on the cutting edge of new technologies. They can make the new designs high-tech and durable so they “stay intact and

ahead of the game,” he said. “My first love is really mathematics and science, but I always loved art because my mother was a curator at the Smithsonian,” Rubenstein said. Rubenstein lives with his family in Somerset, an incorporated town within Chevy Chase. His studio is on his property. He has a sculpture titled “Field of Dreams” on display right down the road from his home at Somerset Elementary School, where his youngest child attends fifth grade. His two older children attend The Field School in Washington, D.C., and he plans on doing a piece for the school next year. Rubenstein said academic institutions are his favorite venue for sculptures, because they’re where people go to learn and grow and where they need motivation. “I like doing universities around the country because it’s where kids are looking for inspiration and what to do with their lives,” he said. Although he doesn’t know what’s next on the agenda or if he will be needed again for future government projects, he said the relationship and experience was a positive one. “I have an open relationship with these other scientists and the National Academies,” Rubenstein said. “If something happens in the future that they need my services for, I would definitely help again.” sschmieder@gazette.net

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KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Just hours after Pepco executives touted earnings and promised investors a push for higher rates, power reliability advocates castigated the utility and the Maryland system they say hurts customers. Pepco representatives were not welcome at a Nov. 6 forum in North Bethesda, designed to educate candidates for state and local ofﬁce about the current regulatory climate. More than a dozen candidates listened to the advocates not only describe how the system works but also openly criticize Pepco for its lack of reliability and rising rates and the Maryland Public Service Commission, which is appointed to regulate it, for capitulating to the monopoly. Stanley W. Balis, an attorney who has represented Montgomery

County in cases before the commission, characterized the utility as “pathetically unreliable,” “amazingly tone-deaf” and a “knuckle dragger.” The process of utility regulation, he described as “unbalanced and skewed” in the utility’s favor, saying the PSC has an “appalling lack of oversight” and is “subservient” to the wishes of an imprudent and unreliable utility. “PSC is not merely an umpire blandly calling balls and strikes between equal parties on an equal playing ﬁeld,” Balis said. “The playing ﬁeld is inherently not level, and accordingly, the PSC must aggressively regulate utility companies to ensure it operates in the public interest.” For about an hour, Balis described state laws for utility regulation and told of the 2011 case where it came to light that Pepco has been one of the nation’s least reliable utilities. For some candidates, the forum presented a story they had not heard before. “I think the average consumer

does not realize all the power Pepco has,” said George Zokle (D), a House of Delegates candidate in District 20. For others, like Hrant Jamgochian (D), a District 16 House candidate, it echoed concerns heard on the campaign trail. While Pepco and the PSC took most of the criticism, Somerset Town Councilwoman Cathy Pickar said the General Assembly also has played a part in creating the regulatory climate. She pointed to a bill that allowed a gas utility to impose an upfront surcharge, and a measure that would have prevented utilities from charging customers for power, even when the power is out. Pickar asked the candidates to pay attention to legislation in Annapolis, and to not fall under Pepco’s financial influence. According to state campaign finance data, Pepco has contributed to the campaign accounts of Gov. Martin O’Malley (D), Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown (D), House Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Dist. 30) of

Annapolis and Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-Dist. 27) of Chesapeake Beach. The only candidate at the forum to have taken the utility’s money was Del. Susan Lee (D-Dist. 16) of Bethesda. Lee said she sent the money back. Gubernatorial candidate Charles Lollar (R) said he has not and will not take money from Pepco. “These types of things cannot and will not happen in the future,” Lollar said. “We literally have residents that depend upon reliable energy. It’s a minimum.” Particular concerning was the upfront surcharges, he said. “There is no way I would perceive of giving anybody money before services are rendered, especially when your services are unreliable,” he said, adding that Prince George’s County, which is also served by Pepco, needs a citizens organization like Powerupmontco. kalexander@gazette.net

Woodﬁeld Elementary School will hold a Fall Family Fun Night from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday. This year’s event will focus on healthful habits. The school will “Go Active with Ronald McDonald” as part of a new initiative by McDonald’s that the fast-food giant says is designed to promote exercise and healthful eating habits. The show uses games and improvisation to inspire children. The school is at 24200 Woodﬁeld Road, Gaithersburg. Call 301-253-7085 for more information.

Fish fundraiser benefits race team Clarksburg High School will hold a Southern Fish Fry Fundraiser for the CHS Racers from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 23 in the school bus parking lot. Those interested can buy a plate of fried fish, french fries and a canned drink for $10. Proceeds will benefit the school’s electric car racing team, which recently took its Electrathon Race Car to Irvine, Calif., for a national competition. Attendees can pay to drive the electric car around the parking lot after signing a liability waiver. The school is at 22500 Wims Road. Visit www.chsracers.com/events/fishfry for more information and to place an order.

Ladies’ Night Out is Nov. 15 Rocky Hill Middle School will host a Ladies Shopping Night Out from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 15, courtesy of the school’s PTA. Those interested in selling products at the fair may apply to be a vendor by emailing Karen Ward at wardkk@msn.com or calling 202-5281608. The event will have jewelry, accessories, clothing, gifts, stationery, home decor and beauty products available for sale. Rocky Hill Middle School is at 22401 Brick Haven Way, Clarksburg.

Proposed zoning revisions at public hearing The Montgomery County Council will hold the second of two public hearings on the revised proposed changes to the county zoning law and zoning map at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Council Ofﬁce Building,100 Maryland Ave., Rockville. The zoning code, which controls most aspects of property development in the county, has not been comprehensively rewritten in more than 30 years, according to the county website.

POLICE BLOTTER

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

Aggravated assault • On Oct. 23 at 10 a.m. in the 20300 block of Mill Pond Terrace, Germantown, at 10 a.m. Oct. 23. The subject is known to the victim. Residential burglary • 20700 block of Crystal Hill Circle, Germantown, between noon and 3:40 p.m. Oct. 26. Forced entry, took property. • 25800 block of Woodﬁeld Road, Damascus, on Oct. 27. Forced entry, took property. • 21200 block of Virginia Pine Terrace, Germantown, at 2:30 p.m. Oct. 27. No forced entry, took nothing.

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BY AGNES BLUM STAFF WRITER

SPENSER LI/FOR THE GAZETTE

Winner of Montgomery County’s Friends of the Library semi-annual Senior Spelling Bee and 20-year resident of Silver Spring, Amy Ba, works through her word during this year’s contest. Ba was the runner-up in last year’s bee.

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Elrich says he’s open to some changes BY

RYAN MARSHALL STAFF WRITER

The sponsor of a Montgomery County Council bill to raise the county’s minimum wage says he could go along with some of the suggestions for changes made by one of his colleagues, but not others. Councilman Marc Elrich (DAt Large) of Takoma Park said he’s willing to consider amendments to the bill suggested by Councilman Hans Riemer (D-At Large) of Silver Spring, such as dropping exceptions in the bill that aren’t in the state’s minimum wage law or allowing the enforcement of the bill to be conducted by the state rather than the county. Riemer suggests a $1 county wage increase could be implemented over three years after a state increase has been phased in. Elrich opposes that. Riemer sent a memorandum

to his council colleagues on Nov. 4 outlining his suggested changes to the bill. In the memo, he called Elrich’s plan that would coordinate the increase in Montgomery’s wage to $11.50 by 2017 with similar efforts in Prince George’s County and Washington, D.C., a “positive development,” but cautioned against any effort to actually join the bills together. “[W]e cannot control the actual laws that will be passed in those jurisdictions or how they may or may not be amended in the future, and our laws should not be formally linked,” Riemer wrote. Riemer also said some of the exemptions in Elrich’s bill, including for employees that work for tips and that would allow employers who pay part of their employees’ health care to deduct all or part of the cost of an employee’s premium, should be eliminated. Making exceptions for some workers is a bad idea, Riemer said Thursday. Riemer’s memo also pro-

posed letting the state take the lead on minimum wage policy. “I believe it is profoundly important for the core policymaking responsibility to remain at the state level, where decisions canhelpamuchlargerpopulation than just Montgomery County,” Riemer wrote. The General Assembly is expected to take up an effort to increase the minimum wage during its session that starts in January. But Riemer also proposed setting Montgomery’s wage at a dollar higher than the state level to make up for the cost of living in the county, which he said could be phased in over a three-year period after the state’s increase had been phased in over a similar time frame. Riemer said officials have to understand the impact an increase will have on businesses. “I just think there’s a reality to

what it will take for businesses to adjust,” he said. Elrich argued Thursday that the state already is the primary policy maker, and the wage of $7.25 an hour is too low. If the state is going to set the policy, Montgomery should just go along with whatever the state decides, he said. He called Riemer’s two-step phase-in plan “absolutely meaningless.” “What are you going to tell people? ‘Wait five years, you’ll be fine?’” Elrich asked. He said he did support Riemer’s suggestion to have the state’s Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation supervise the enforcement of the minimum wage, rather than the county’s Office of Human Rights, as is currently in the proposed bill. rmarshall@gazette.net

Leaders in Montgomery County’s efforts to provide affordable housing held a second meeting Nov. 6 with staff members of the county’s planning department to discuss in greater detail how to further their goals under the new zoning code rewrite. The event in Silver Spring was organized by the Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County, which works on issues such as workforce housing, mixeduse and mixed-income developments, inclusionary zoning, rental housing and home ownership. County planners recently rewrote the zoning code to modernize antiquated and redundant zoning regulations and the County Council’s Planning, Housing, and Economic Development Committee’s released a draft of the zoning code text and map in October. On Tuesday and Thursday this week, the full council was scheduled to hold public hearings to get feedback and the Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery Countyplans to testify at the second hearing, said Lise Tracey, executive director of that group. “We hope people will come out and support us,” Tracey said. In December, the committee will meet to consider the public hearing testimony and ﬁnalize the zoning code draft. While some affordable

housing advocates feared the new zoning would reduce the number of units in the county, Rose Krasnow, the planning department’s deputy director, said the opposite was true: the new code could actually help promote the construction of moderately priced dwelling units. During the second meeting held Nov. 6 — the first was on Oct. 7 — the group zeroed in more on some of the suggested changes discussed at the first meeting, Krasnow said. “I am hopeful,” she said. “I really think these are really significant changes that will really incentivize the production of more affordable housing.” For example, the group kept its idea of not counting bonus moderately priced units toward construction density and expanded it to not count any moderately priced unit toward a total project density, she said. Moderately priced dwelling units are part of a program started in 1974, which lets developers increase housing density in return for building below-marketrate units. Under the current code, projects with 20 or more units must designate 12.5 percent to 15 percent of new units as affordable. In exchange, developers can build up to 22 percent more than the density permitted in the original zoning. Developers can get even greater density if they add extra units. About 15 people attended the Nov. 6 meeting, including county, nonprofit and private-sector representatives. ablum@gazette.net

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School system faces old, new challenges BY

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

Superintendent Joshua P. Starr emphasized innovation and hope during his second State of the Schools speech Monday at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. Addressing the crowd of about 750 people, Starr said the school system is facing both ongoing problems — such as achievement gaps among student groups — and new challenges — such as the Common Core State Standards and new state assessments. “We must innovate in order to respond to long-standing challenges and new opportunities,” Starr said to the group of parents, business leaders, county and state legislators and others. “Hope is the engine of innovation,” he said. As the school system seeks innovation, Starr said, its members need to “intimately understand” the system’s operations to create new solutions. Starr pointed to the school system’s innovation schools initiative and the Achieving College Excellence and Success program formed with Montgomery College and The Universities at Shady Grove as examples of current innovation in the school system. Some students, however, are still struggling, he said. “Despite our best efforts, we have not reached some children, and many of them are students of color, students with special needs, students who are learning English orstudentswhoarepoor,”hesaid. African-American and Hispanic students are scoring lower on the SAT than white students and students of color are more likely to be suspended than their white and Asian counterparts, Starr said. “We have to accept that the strategies we’ve used up to this point, while effective, will not get us to the top of the mountain,” he said.

Starr also emphasized the importance of creative problemsolving and social emotional learning in students’ education. He called for continued investment in the school system as it looks to make further changes. “There is no other place in the country that has the capacity to prove, once and for all, that no matter where you come from, what language you speak, what you look like, or how much money your family has, you can get a great education so that you can thrive in your future,” he said. The event, which fell on Veterans Day, also included a speech from school system parent U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William Moorehead and other speakers. Cristina Ulrich — who was named the 2013-2014 Montgomery County Public Schools Teacher of the Year — described how she was influenced by her first- and second-grade teacher Mary Hawkins-Jones, who was recently named “The Most Hopeful Teacher in America” and also spoke at the event. “My hope is to create those powerful connections Mrs. Hawkins was able to create 23 years ago with me,” Ulrich said. Blessed Sheriff, a junior at Richard Montgomery High School, recited a poem she wrote defining hope. “Hope. A noun in action,” she said. “And whether we are shuffling, mumbling, or running at breakneck speed it makes sure that we are moving.” County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) said in an interview that he attended the event to support Starr and demonstrate that education remains the county’s top priority. Leggett said the education issues on his mind include closing the achievement gap and the system’s capacity challenges. “We continue to do a great deal with the resources we have,” he said, addressing the school system’s Capital Improvements Program. lpowers@gazette.net 1912786

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Muslim holidays not added to Montgomery school calendar School board discusses measure for holiday closures

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr won’t be ofﬁcial school holidays next year, but some school board members say a change needs to be made in determining the basis for adding new holidays to the county schools’ calendar. While the decision won’t affect the next school year, the Montgomery County school

board didn’t amend the school calendar Tuesday to give students and staff in Montgomery County Public Schools the day off on two Muslim holidays. Among other information, the board considered absenteeism data from Eid al-Adha, which fell on Oct. 15 this year, before voting to approve the 2014-15 school year calendar. School system ofﬁcials have said the system needs a secular reason, such as high absenteeism rates from students and staff, to legally justify closing schools on a holiday. Board members Michael

Durso and Justin Kim voted against the calendar’s approval. Before the vote, school board President Christopher S. Barclay said he thinks the public school system needs to develop “a realistic and fair measure” for determining when student and staff absenteeism on a holiday is high enough to justify closing schools. In next school year’s calendar, the holidays — Eid al-Adha and Eid al-Fitr — would not have conﬂicted with classes. The holidays change each year as they follow the Islam lunar calendar. Eid al-Adha marks the Hajj

pilgrimage to Mecca. Eid al-Fitr celebrates the end of Ramadan. The issue of closing schools on the holidays is at the heart of the Equality for Eid Coalition — sponsored by the Maryland chapter of the Council of American Islamic Relations — which has called for an amended school calendar. The coalition also called for students and staff members to skip school on Oct. 15 and instead celebrate Eid al-Adha. The school system recognizes both Muslim holidays by declaring them non-testing days and giving Muslim students excused absences. On the Oct. 15 holiday, and on several days around it, the school system tracked absenteeism. According to a Nov. 7 letter from Superintendent Joshua P. Starr to County Councilman George Leventhal, about 5.6 percent of students and 5 percent of teachers were absent on Eid al-Adha this year compared to about 3.2 percent of students and 4.2 percent of teachers the same day the previous week. The letter also said that about 5.5 percent of students and 6.3 percent of teachers were absent the day before the holiday (which was Columbus Day) and about 3.9 percent of students and 4.6 percent of teachers were absent the day after the holiday. School system ofﬁcials have

previously said the school system did not have the records showing how it came to its decision regarding the Jewish holidays. But, school board Vice President Phil Kauffman said the school system recently located some of the files related to its decision to close on the Jewish holidays. A Nov. 5, 1973, memo, he said, shows the decision was made based on high absenteeism that hindered schools’ ability to teach students. That memo, he said, looked at about five years worth of data, and showed about 15 percent of both students and professional staff were absent on the first day of Rosh Hashanah. The school system decided to close on the first day but not on the second day of Rosh Hashanah — when it found between 10 and 12 percent of students were absent and about 12 percent of professional staff were absent. “Clearly we did make these decisions based on statistics back in 1973,” he said. At this point, he said, it does not appear the school system has seen the amount of absenteeism necessary to justify closing schools on the Muslim holidays. Durso said, however, that he thinks the school system might be applying different standards for the Jewish and Muslim com-

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Critics challenge proposed school project list Many make passionate funding pleas; second hearing to be held Thursday

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

Damascus High School senior Morgan Johnson held up a green fragment of tennis court surfacing to show the Montgomery County Board of Education on Monday night. “Tonight, I brought a piece of Damascus High School with me,” said Johnson, the school’s student government president. “Tonight, we have a symbol of what is happening outside and inside of my school.” Johnson was one of a slew of speakers at the first of two public hearings before the school board on Superintendent Joshua P. Starr’s proposed $1.55 billion Capital Improvements Program budget for fiscal years 2015 to 2020. The speakers included students, local government officials and parent-teacher association leaders who called on the board to address immediate needs at schools they described as old, deteriorating, overcrowded and unsafe. Many testified against delays to revitalization and expansion projects in the proposed program, including a large group protesting the delay of a new Poolesville High School building. Starr recently said his program addresses the school system’s ongoing, significant enrollment growth with a recommendation for 14 new classroom addition projects. The

plan also maintains schedules for other previously approved capacity projects, including five new schools. The plan, however, pushes back the timeline of 20 revitalization/expansion projects. Dozens of people testified on behalf of schools waiting for these projects, as well as for other schools in need of capital funds. Reading a list compiled by her fellow students, Johnson said Damascus High’s current building has a leaky ceiling, rats, roaches and odd-smelling and -colored water. “We have made friends with the critters in our school, but it’s time for them to graduate,” she said. Poolesville High senior Marie Jankowski said she has experienced her school’s crowded hallways for four years. “We represent thousands of students across Montgomery County who are attending crumbling, outdated, overcrowded schools because our legislators, council members, and board of education talk about what they value, but do not act on these values,” she said. Another Poolesville High School student said that in her school, students sit on stools around the classroom perimeter because there is inadequate space for more desks. Students eat lunch on the hallway floors and the locker room showers are unusable. Daniel Lowell, a fifth-grader from Poolesville Elementary School, said “it seems something is really broken in how things work” because the school system keeps changing its plans. “It is very difficult for me, other students, my mom, and

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Poolesville community members were among those who protested and testiﬁed Monday night against delays to school construction projects in Superintendent Joshua P. Starr’s proposed Capital Improvements Program budget. parents to come to these meetings year after year, and get the impression that no one is listening,” he said. Janette Gilman, president of the Montgomery County Council of Parent Teacher Associations, said that PTA

leaders spoke with “reluctant understanding” and conceded to capital project decisions during difﬁcult economic times in past years — but this year was different. This proposed budget “shortchanges our students

with delays and tradeoffs,” Gilman said. “We will not accept all that has been left out,” she said. PTA leaders also spoke on behalf of a number of school clusters, including Kennedy, Blair, Wheaton, Whitman, Walter Johnson, Quince Orchard, Gaithersburg and Damascus. Nate Conroy, the Northwood cluster coordinator, asked the board to change the process for the revitalization and expansion projects by breaking up what needed to be in done into smaller projects and placing them on a prioritized list. Examples of much-needed projects in his cluster, he said, would include replacing old school kitchen equipment and inefﬁcient windows. “For the students that are there now, this plan is somewhat dead on arrival,” Conroy said. Liz King, a Walter Johnson cluster coordinator, described needs at schools including Luxmanor Elementary School and Tilden Middle School, which both have projects that were delayed in the proposed budget. King said the cluster has asked the board to consider a long list of capital needs, but “it is impossible to prioritize” because the requested projects are all necessary to help schools avoid signiﬁcant overcrowding. “So, we ask you, be bold. Ask for the funding our schools so badly need,” she said. Gaithersburg Mayor Sidney Katz said the city was dismayed to see that a project that would have expanded capacity at the overcrowded Summit Hall Elementary was delayed in the proposed program. The city is also concerned

that a revitalization/expansion project at Brown Station Elementary was delayed and that a feasibility study for Strawberry Knoll Elementary is no longer being considered, Katz said. “Overcrowding and use of portables continues to be a concern throughout the Gaithersburg cluster,” he said. Katz said city officials “strongly urge” the board to consider how these changes and others in the program will affect communities. School board members asked school system ofﬁcials to look into speciﬁc issues brought up during the hearing. They also emphasized that members of the school system need to advocate for more money from the state to fund the program. “I hope that you will help organize your communities to put pressure in Annapolis to make that happen,” board member Pat O’Neill said to Katz and Poolesville Town Commissioner Jerry Klobukowski. School board President Christopher S. Barclay called for “this kind of outpouring of energy when we have to go to Annapolis.” The second hearing before the school board on the capital improvements program will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. at the Carver Educational Services Center in Rockville. The board is expected to approve the program request on Monday. The program request would then move to County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) and the County Council. lpowers@gazette.net

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A new Montgomery County Council group will look at ways to help working parents get subsidies to pay for child care. The council approved a resolution Tuesday asking County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) to establish the work group to look at the county’s Working Parents Assistance program, which gives subsidies to families for child care. The work group should look at what standards are used to determine eligibility and what is required for child care providers to participate, according to the resolution. The group also should consider a minimum subsidy and the possibility of updating the rules of how the program is overseen. The Working Parents Assistance program began in 1986 to help families afford the high cost of child care and help low-income families who earn too much to qualify for the State Child Care Subsidy Program.

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Income eligibility limits and problems finding funding have limited the number of people who got the subsidies in recent years, according to the resolution. It calls for the work group to include members from the county’s Health and Human Services, the Commission on Child Care and local child care providers, among others. The subsidies are critically important for working families that can’t afford the extremely high cost of child care in the county, said Councilwoman Valerie Ervin (D-Dist. 5) of Silver Spring. Children need child care providers who provide early education to help prepare them for school, she said. Without the subsidies, many children won’t get that education, she said. Councilman Philip M. Andrews (D-Dist. 3) of Gaithersburg said the council wants to fully understand the needs of working parents in the county. The work group should look for ways the county can help working parents get high-quality child care, he said. rmarshall@gazette.net

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Resource fair aims to get homeless back on their feet Hundreds of people come out for health counseling, legal assistance

BY JENN DAVIS STAFF WRITER

Just six months ago, Peter Atkinson lived a comfortable lifestyle, complete with a home, car, job and money to spend. But after spiraling into drug addiction, Atkinson said, he lost everything and became homeless. On Thursday, he was one of more than 500 homeless Montgomery County residents who ﬂocked to Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg to attend Homeless Resource Day. Homeless individuals and families were given free medical screenings, legal services, ﬁnancial and health counseling, employment help and tax assistance. Free haircuts, manicures, massages and sandwiches from Subway also were offered. Atkinson said he came to the event to learn how to sign up for health insurance since his medical coverage was taken away when he lost his job. He currently lives in a treatment facility in Rockville. “One of the biggest problems I had in the midst of my addiction was reaching out for help because there is such a stigma with drug addiction,” he said. Montgomery County Council Vice President Craig Rice (DDist. 2) of Germantown said the event was a starting point for homeless people to seek help and direction to better their

lives. “This is all about stepping stones,” he said. “This is the first step to getting their lives back on track.” For the first time, Montgomery County has linked with the 100,000 Homes Campaign, a national movement of more than 200 communities that works to find permanent homes for chronic and medically vulnerable homeless people. Volunteers canvassed the county Nov. 4 through 6 to survey homeless people and learn about their needs. They gathered data to identify the most vulnerable people and help get them into permanent housing with support services, like counseling. While the number of homeless in Gaithersburg fluctuates, resources for and acknowledgement of the homeless population has improved, according to Jimmy Frazier-Bey, a homeless advocate who works for the city. “We had the whole economic crisis, which increases homelessness,” he said. “So we’ve had more homeless people, but at the same time, there’s also been more of a response to homelessness.” Pointing to Wells/Robertson House, DeSellum House and Community Services, Frazier-Bey said the city’s eagerness to help and its compassion for the homeless keep more Gaithersburg residents off the streets. Robert Mazurick, a resident of the Rockville Safe Haven shelter, said he came to Homeless Resource Day for a haircut from Gaithersburg High School

cosmetology students to prepare for an upcoming job interview at Home Depot in Aspen Hill. Lisa Henderson said she attended to pick up some warm winter clothing and information on housing, so she can begin the process of owning her own home. She currently lives in the Wilkins Avenue Women’s Assessment Center in Rockville. In conjuction with the 100,000 Homes Campaign, Frazier-Bey said, more than 10 teams of volunteers combed through the Gaithersburg area to look for homeless people. Frazier-Bey’s team, which consisted of him and two others, was assigned to search for the homeless near Walnut Hill and Quince Orchard Plaza in Gaithersburg. The team found eight homeless people; three of them agreed to complete surveys as part of the national campaign. A full report of the ﬁndings from the county’s three-day count will be released Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the county’s Council Office Building in Rockville. Frazier-Bey said it can sometimes be difﬁcult to connect with homeless people and ensure that they receive services they need. “We are trying to reach out to a population that is often veiled by substance abuse, mental health issues and stigma,” he said. “It really takes innovative strategies.”

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Above: Robert Mazurick from the Rockville Safe Haven shelter gets his hair cut by a Gaithersburg High School cosmetology student volunteering at the Homeless Resource Day. Mazurick said he was getting ready for an upcoming job interview. Left: Mary Parsons from the Gaithersburg Safe Haven shelter reacts to the haircut she received from a Gaithersburg High School cosmetology student.

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Since summer, Montgomery County park managers have been cruising up and down the hike-and-bike trails of the southern county, checking on facilities, looking for trail maintenance issues and chatting with park visitors.

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The guys in the green-andyellow jerseys pedaling down Montgomery County’s trails may look like the other spandex-clad cycling enthusiasts that ﬂood the parks, but these “spokesmen” are on the clock. Thanks to the Managers on Bikes program started this summer by Bill Tyler, chief of the county’s southern parks division, park managers have been stowing their trucks and hopping on twowheelers to experience the southern part of the county’s 100-plus miles of trails ﬁrst-hand. Montgomery’s parks department is part of the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, an independent state agency made up of Parks and Planning in Montgomery County and Parks, Recreation and Planning in Prince George’s County. “We like to educate people, let them know we’re out there,” said Tyler, who is responsible for an $11.7 million budget and oversees 147 full-time employees, as well as seasonal staff. On any given day, weekends included, a manager might be cruising up and down a trail, chatting with other walkers and cyclists, looking for problems that need to be addressed and making sure rules are being followed, Tyler said. The 10 area managers try to get out on the trail once or twice a week, always wearing jerseys that list the trails that crisscross the 80,000 acres of the southern parks: Northwest Branch, Paint Branch,

Sligo Creek, Capital Crescent Trail, Little Falls Branch, Long Branch, Matthew Henson and Rock Creek. It’s just part of being good stewards of the park system, Tyler said. Managers say being on the ground, out in the elements, provides a more accurate sense of what is going on. “You get to see a lot more than when you’re in a truck,” said Perry Young, who rides the Matthew Henson trail in Aspen Hill. “You get to experience what the riders experience more up close and personal.” On the always-busy Capital Crescent Trail, John Boyd and Jeff Devlin, who have a combined 53 years with the parks department, are often stopped by people who have questions — sometimes about things they can answer, such as directions, and sometimes about issues they cannot, such as when the $2.2 billion Purple Line light rail project will be built. For frequent walkers Joy Macdonald and Catherine Hotvedt, recognizable parks employees on the trail are a welcome sight. “We’re super grateful,” said Macdonald, who has been walking the trail with Hotvedt ﬁve days a week for at least 10 years. It’s reassuring to see someone ofﬁcial checking on the trail and its users, Hotvedt said, especially in light of the infrequent — but often traumatic — crimes that occur, such as the woman who was sexually assaulted on the trail in October 2012. Park managers say they are much more likely to come across downed tree limbs than active crimescenes,butHotvedtsaidshe is happy they are there. “We need you and we thank you,” Hotvedt said, ablum@gazette.net

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SOD Continued from Page A-1 ers left in the county. There are a lot of variables in his industry, and the rise of synthetic turf “doesn’t help,” he said. A new census count of county farmers by industry from the United States Department of Agriculture is not due out until spring 2014. Like other farmers in the county, Patton has reservations about the growing use of synthetic turf. Artificial grass fields have been a controversial issue, whether they’re being installed on Montgomery County school fields or city parks. The County Council has thrown its support behind synthetic turf, but acknowledged that there are safety and health concerns that come with their use. Those concerns include injury, infection, chemical exposure and fields that heat up to over 100 degrees in direct sunlight. Doug Lechlider, who owns Laytonsville Landscape and runs his 300-acre family farm, is concerned that the people making decisions about installing synthetic turf can’t say that it is 100 percent safe. “I would really like to know for sure, before I put children on that,” he said. But, he acknowledged that natural grass has its limits. “I know, because I grow turf, you can only have so many events on a living organism and keep it alive,” he said. Sod generally costs less than $1 per square foot, excluding installation and other costs. Once seeded, the grass can take more than a year to grow into a harvestable product. Considering the price of replacing a synthetic turf field, one farmer said the costs will eventually outweigh the benefits of synthetic fields, especially for recreational fields. “They don’t want to play in mud, but do you spend an annual budget [on maintenance] or big money every decade for a rug?” said Frank Wilmont, who operates Summit Hall Turf Farm in

DEAL Continued from Page A-1 as CEO in 2012, while Scott Brickman became board chairman, the position his father had held. Brickman Group has some 10,000 employees nationwide, with about 100 at its Research Boulevard headquarters and 1,600 in the Maryland-Virginia region, Hooper-Williams said. The company recently moved its headquarters from Gaithersburg to Rockville, and there are other offices in Montgomery County and Frederick among more than 160 branches nationwide. Kerin said in a statement that the deal will allow Brickman to “accelerate our growth.” Last year, the company had revenue of about $900 million, second among landscaping companies nationally behind

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Poolesville. The city of Gaithersburg recently approved a $1 million synthetic turf field for one of its city parks, located near Lakelands Park Middle School. Before approving the project, city staff responded to local residents’ questions about the safety and health risks of the field. To minimize the occurrence of concussions, the city is considering a shock pad system that would be installed underneath the field. City staff also visited multiple sites around the state where the synthetic fields use a type of organic fill that does not heat up as much as other fields. The Maryland Soccer Foundation operates the Maryland SoccerPlex, which is part of the South Germantown Recreational Park in Boyds. The SoccerPlex has 22 fields — three are synthetic turf, and 19 are natural grass. Trish Heffelfinger, executive director of the Maryland Soccer Foundation, said it costs $400,000 to replace a SoccerPlex synthetic turf field, which has a lifespan of about 10 years. “We are putting money in reserves to be able to do that,” she said. The SoccerPlex’s synthetic turf field costs about $10,000 per year to maintain, while the natural grass fields cost about $28,000 in yearly maintenance. Most of that cost is labor, Heffelfinger said. But the SoccerPlex is making an effort to focus on grass fields. In the past few years, they’ve converted two of their natural grass to sand-based grass fields, where the seeds sit on top of a layer of sand to improve drainage. Staff at the SoccerPlex are experimentingwithwaystoincrease the usage of the sand-based fields, possibly by over-seeding them so that they could be used in the winter. “We believe strongly that you can make a grass field perform like a [synthetic] turf field,” Heffelfinger said. “We are natural grass advocates.”

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SARAH SCULLY STAFF WRITER

The Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday a proposal to ban partially hydrogenated fats, including trans fats, from all foods — following in the footsteps of Montgomery County, which five years ago banned the fats in its restaurants. Health professionals are applauding the decision to ban the fats, which are widely used in processed foods and which research has shown have a clear link to heart disease. In 2008 Montgomery County became the ﬁrst county in the nation to ban trans fats in restaurants. But the FDA’s ban would extend to all food products. “It’s exciting to see that the federal government is following

MSA Continued from Page A-1 students.” Dana Toﬁg, a spokesman for the county school system, said Starr has said he is not sure if the test data will be useful when it comes to determining how students and schools are peforming. “Dr. Starr has made it clear that he’s concerned about continuing to give the MSA when

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Continued from Page A-1 who served in the Marines. They also were invited to stay for lunch. “It’s more than just singing songs,” said Chamber singer Morgan Middleton about the signiﬁcance of the event. Middleton said she doesn’t come from a career military family, but she appreciates people who sign up for military service, including a friend of hers from Damascus High who is serving in the Middle East. “You think they’ll all come back, but maybe they won’t come back,” she said about the risk involved. “People still do it,” she said. “It’s really something to honor.” During a post-ceremony lunch hosted by the Legion, Middleton also said she was glad to meet and talk with members of the post. “I’m happy to eat with them,” she said. “We don’t often have a chance to talk with veterans.” “I think everything they do is important,” she said about Post 171. Retired Army pilot David

scarignan@gazette.net TruGreen of Memphis, Tenn., according to industry publication Landscape Management. That was about double the $454.5 million that Brickman reported for 2005, according to a statement the company ﬁled in 2006 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The deal is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to close by Dec. 31. KKR of New York City, a publicly traded company, had $90.2 billion in assets under management as of Sept. 30. Brickman provides snow removal services besides landscape maintenance services that include lawn care, ﬂower planting and care, and tree and shrub pruning. Clients have included McDonald’s Corp., IBM and Trammell Crow Co. kshay@gazette.net

suit,” said former Montgomery County Councilwoman Duchy Trachtenberg, who introduced the regulation in 2007. “It was pretty clear to me and to my colleagues that a trans fat ban can help control the rising prevalence of heart disease.” There was initial opposition from the Restaurant Association of Maryland over the availability of substitute products. Trachtenberg said it quickly became clear that there were viable alternatives and “we got to the point where we were able to work constructively with the entire community on it.” “It’s about time the FDA did something,” said Michael Miller, a cardiologist, professor and director of the Center for Preventative Cardiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center. “There is no redeeming factor, no health benefit for trans fats. They really accelerate the hardening of the arteries,” as well as raise bad cholesterol,

lower good cholesterol and increase inflammation. “It’s been indisputable for years,” he said. What’s deceptive under current federal regulations, which require labeling of trans fats, is that other partially hydrogenated fats can fly under the radar on nutrition labels, Miller said. He said he tells patients to read ingredient lists and if they see “‘partially hydrogenated,’ I say that’s synonymous with looking at a skull with cross bones.” Partially hydrogenated fats are common in processed foods because hydrogenating the fats solidifies them, creating a longer shelf life. The FDA would implement the ban by removing partially hydrogenated fats from its “generally recognized as safe” list — a list of allowable substances that are intentionally added to foods. The agency’s “tentative determination” document

states that there is no level of partially hydrogenated oil that will not increase a person’s risk for coronary heart disease. With the availability of suitable alternatives and the clear links to adverse health effects, Trachtenberg said she did not think the FDA would face excessive opposition to its proposed ban. From July 2012 to June 2013, there were 308 violations of the ban in Montgomery County, according to Licensure and Regulatory Services Division Manager Ken Welch, a big jump from 54 the year before. Welch said the increase was likely due to the division hiring more inspectors and making an effort to give out citations where they may have given a warning previously. He said that most violations happen because a restaurant’s distributor runs out of a trans fat-free product and delivers one with trans fat in it.

more and more of the test will not be aligned to the curriculum that we’re teaching” and the school’s work to implement Common Core, Toﬁg said. The school system, however, will keep the test if the state requires it, he said. State Del. Eric Luedtke (DDist. 14), who supports the petition, said while he understood the state’s position under federal law, he thinks the test is “meaningless” and “damaging” to students and the state has “a

moral responsibility to say no.” “Teachers and students and parents see the damage this is causing and they need to have a voice in the decisions that are being made in Annapolis,” Luedtke said. The test doesn’t help school systems understand where students stand or properly judge the quality of teachers or schools, he said. Even if the state education department doesn’t take up the issue with the federal

government, Luedtke said, he thinks it would beneﬁcial if the petition helps spark a “broader conversation” on how the state tests and the effect it has on students’ education. “I think people who are deeply involved in the schools on a day-to-day basis are enraged by this,” he said. “I think the petition’s reﬂective of that.”

Clemmer of Laytonsville talked about what serving in the military has meant to him. A 1961 graduate of Northwood High School in Silver Spring, Clemmer joined the Army in 1966 and served as a helicopter pilot in the 1st Calvary Division during the Tet Offensive in Vietnam. Wounded in 1970 while piloting a cargo helicopter, he returned home to serve as an Army Reserve pilot at Fort Meade. “War, conﬂict and military service brings us together for a time in service, [and] the American Legion brings us together and keeps us together for a lifetime to continue that service,” he said. Post member Jack Talamo explained the table setting for one in honor of prisoners of war and military personnel missing in action. “We bear witness to their absence,” he said about the empty chair. The red rose on the table symbolized blood shed by POWs and MIAs and also “the family and friends keeping faith while they await the return.” Also on the table was a lit candle to illuminate the way

home for those still missing. “We must remember and never forget their sacriﬁce,” Talamo said. The Chamber Singers presented some songs from their 2013 spring concert and joined in with the singing of “The StarSpangled Banner” and “God Bless America.” They also joined the vets in singing the service songs for the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps and Coast Guard. Post membership chairman Keith Midberry, 59, who lives in Germantown, was the only veteran to stand and sing for two service songs, having served in the Navy from 1972 to 1976, followed by 20 years in the Coast Guard. On Monday he also was the only vet wearing World War II Army garb. “What really threw everyone off was that I was wearing by father’s uniform,” he said. Midberry and other volunteers from Post 171 visited three schools in Damascus on Monday for ﬂag raisings — Rocky Hill Middle School and Damascus and Clearspring Elementary schools. “We try to get them as involved as possible,” said Wil-

liam Trotter, district chaplain for the American Legion, who coordinates visits to schools in the Damascus area. The post’s ﬁrst visit was to Lois P. Rockwell Elementary School in Damascus in 2001, and members now visit 11 schools in the region on and around Veterans Day, he said. Trotter said the safety patrols at each school will raise the ﬂag and the student government leads the Pledge of Allegiance. Older students will sometimes speak two or three sentences about what they’ve learned about veterans, and the school chorus usually sings a patriotic song, or “God Bless America.” “So many people have done so much for these kids,” Luhn said. “It’s why they’re free today.” Luhn’s eldest granddaughter, Cathy Magas of Damascus, also came to the ceremony to be with her grandfather. “We’re so proud of him and appreciate his service so much,” she said. “The ceremony’s a time to stop and say ‘thank you.’”

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There won’t be any wiggling in this barber chair. That’s because it’s an airplane. Kids have a new hair salon just for them in Rockville Town Square where they can get their hair cut while sitting in barber chairs made to look like airplanes and automobiles. Salon owners Mana and Taylor Rose and Jennifer Trickey recently opened Pigtails & Crewcuts at 107B Gibbs St. Children can get haircuts and styling while playing video games or watching movies. All services range from $10 to $30. The Rockville salon also features a private party room where children can play dress-up, have their hair done, enjoy makeup and nail color services, embark on treasure hunts and celebrate an occasion with friends at one of Pigtails & Crewcuts’ signature parties. The salon is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays.

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Lakeforest completes renovations Lakeforest mall in Gaithersburg hopes to draw more shoppers this year with a recently completed $1.2 million project that included renovating Center Court, installing a new children’s play area at the JCPenney Court and putting in new furniture in the food court.

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As her children’s eyes widened upon seeing a 5-pound Hershey’s bar and 1.5-pound boxes of Nerds and SweeTarts in the new It’Sugar shop at Washingtonian Center, Joetta Asher assessed her holiday shopping strategy. “I have started,” said Asher, a Potomac resident who visited the 2,351-square-foot confectionery in Gaithersburg for the ﬁrst time on Nov. 6. “Most of it so far has been online.” Getting people off their computers and into the shops these last two months — the most lucrative time of the year for retailers — is one of the biggest challenges, said Patrick Donoho, president of the Maryland Retailers Association. Maryland retailers expect a 2 percent to 2.5 percent increase in sales from last year, slightly lower than what is expected nationally. Holiday sales are expected to rise by almost 4 percent nationally, to $602.1 billion, from last year, while online sales should increase as much as 15 percent, to $82 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. “It’s continued to be up and down for local retailers,” Donoho said. “There is a lot of price competition from online retailers.” Maryland retailers also are hurt by the cuts to federal budgets, he said. It’Sugar, a chain developed by Jeff Rubin, founder of Dylan’s Candy Bar and FAO Schweetz, draws customers into its colorful sites with its well-stocked selection of more than 1,000 types of sweets and accessories, said Ryan Seeley, general manager of the Gaithersburg store. The site opened on Nov. 4. It’s the ﬁrst one in Montgomery County; others are in Baltimore and Washington, D.C. “There is something for everyone,” Seeley said. “It’s not just candy but a lot of unique items.” Those include pillows, stuffed animals and Hello Kitty accessories.

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Nicholas Asher, 10, of Potomac, and Caitlyn Asher, 12, buy bulk candy on Nov. 6 at the It’Sugar candy shop at the Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg. The renovations will allow for expanding community events like Santa visits and providing a better experience for customers, said Susan Davis, marketing director for Lakeforest. The mall has also launched a new youth club called Adventure Kids and welcomed fresh tenants such as national retailer rue21 and local chocolatier SPAGnVOLA this year. “We are very excited and optimistic about the upcoming holiday shopping sea-

son,” Davis said. Westfield Wheaton mall welcomed a Costco in April, while Milestone Center in Germantown added Big Lots in July at the former Borders bookstore space. Many retailers are doing sales promotions, such as bookseller Barnes & Noble giving a free $10 gift card when customers spend at least $75 for cards. kshay@gazette.net

you will prop yourself on a stool for the night. The Bar Method studio recently opened its doors at 201 Kentlands Market Square, using dance conditioning to get clients in shape. The Bar Method is built on the body-elongating practice of dance conditioning, the science of physical therapy and the pace of interval training to provide a non-impact exercise system that creates lean, ﬁrm, sculpted bodies, focusing on effectiveness, safety and body awareness, accord-

ing to a news release from the store. Co-owners Jenn Menconi and Jennifer Gawronski have been best friends since childhood and grew up with active lifestyles. Information on classes and prices is at northpotomac.barmethod.com or by calling 301-926-6900.

Tech council honors Rockville company The Tech Council of Maryland has named Optimal Networks of Rockville an “outstanding place to work.” The council, a trade association of technology and life science companies, selected Optimal Networks from among 40 nominees for its employee beneﬁts and programs. Runners-up were Portal Solutions of Rockville and Digital Management Inc. of Bethesda.

Names and Faces Ruppert Landscape of

Laytonsville promoted Bob Jones to president of the

landscape construction division. He manages four branch offices with more than 200 employees. Jones has worked for Ruppert for about 17 years and has more than 30 years of industry experience. Previously, he was a Marine corporal. He also is chairman-elect of the Associated Builders and Contractors Metro Washington chapter’s board. Ruppert Landscape also hired Ken Railey as director of fleet operations, a position he held with the company about 15 years ago. Since 1998, Railey has been national fleet director for TruGreen LandCare and later its parent company, ServiceMaster.

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Tilden students remember classmate with hospital donation Students raise $1,000 for children’s hospital

PEGGY MCEWAN STAFF WRITER

Samantha Heald knows how to make a pink frosted cupcakes. She and her friends have made enough of them. But the sweet treats weren’t for a party. They were made to raise money in memory of a classmate who died just months after school started last year. Lisa Carmona, a 12-year-old sixthgrader at Tilden Middle School in Rockville, died unexpectedly on Nov. 2, 2012, at Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. “I never met Lisa but I knew it was really sad and I wanted to do something,” said Samantha, now a seventhgrader at the school. Principal Irina LaGrange said Samantha’s reaction was typical of many students who heard about the death and asked what they could do. The students, with LaGrange’s help, came up with a plan to raise money for the children’s hospital in Lisa’s memory. On Nov. 6, the school presented a check for $1,000 to Dr. Kurt Newman, the hospital’s president and chief executive ofﬁcer. The fund grew with pennies, nickels and dimes donated by the students, LaGrange said. Samantha came up with the idea of making cupcakes to sell at a basketball game, then at the school’s spring con-

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Tilden Middle School Principal Irina Le Grange with student leaders and volunteers who helped raise money in honor of sixth-grader Lisa Carmona, in photo, who passed away one year ago. Students (from left) are Samantha Heald, Andrew Resnick, Kevin Tavaras, Jessica Silverman and Patricia Cuff. The school raised $1,000 for Children’s National Medical Center in Washington, D.C. cert and annual talent show. “Me and a lot of my friends made cupcakes. We cooked for hours,” she said. Even members of her Girl Scout Troop 4848 of Potomac helped with the cupcakes, always frosting them pink, Lisa’s favorite color. Andrew Resnick, 13, an eighthgrader who was a member of the Student Government Association last year and is president this year, said they got

behind the idea and decided that the best act in the talent show would be “voted on” with donations of change from the students. “Kids were coming with bags of pennies and other change,” LaGrange said. Patricia Cuff, 12, a seventh-grader, knew Lisa. The two met in fourth grade at Garrett Park Elementary School in Kensington. “She was a caring person,” Patricia said. “She cared about everyone. She

loved to sing and dance and she was very witty.” Fittingly, Newman said the money the students raised would go toward a fund to bring artists and musicians to the hospital to add a little interest to the patients’ days while at the hospital. Jessica Silverman, 12, a seventhgrader, said the best part of the donation ceremony at the school, complete with pink frosted donuts, was knowing they had raised money to help others in

Lisa’s name. “It was a celebration of Lisa,” she said. “When Dr. Newman spoke he said the $1,000 would make a difference.” Until then, Samantha said, she didn’t realize what she and the other students had accomplished. “I thought, ‘Oh my gosh, we made a difference,’” she said. Last year the community helped Lisa’s family with her funeral expenses. LaGrange said the day after the news of Lisa’s death and her family’s need for help with funeral expenses got out, parents arrived at the school with cash and checks, she said. “The family and funeral expenses were taken care of the first day,” LaGrange said. “It really was a village [working together].” Angela Hammie-Bonner, school counselor, worked with Lisa’s mother to give Lisa a proper funeral, finding a church for the service and, she said, a family stepped forward to donate a burial site at Parklawn Memorial Park in Rockville. “We were helped a lot by Thibadeau Mortuary Services in Gaithersburg,” she said. “They helped us find the plot.” Lisa would have wanted the students to honor her just the way they did, LaGrange said. “She would want us to do something for others,” LaGrange said. “She was a connector.” pmcewan@gazette.net

EDUCATION NOTEBOOK Whitman student selected for national chorus Oliver Ades, 16, a junior at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, was selected as a member of the 2013 All-National Honor Chorus sponsored by the National Association for Music Education. He joined more than 670 high school students from across the U.S. on Oct. 27-30 in Nashville, Tenn., for three days of music education culminating in a concert at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. The rehearsals included one at the Grand Ole Opry. Oliver is the ﬁrst Whitman student ever selected for the chorus. “After singing in the state and county choruses for a few years, starting an a capella quartet with friends and joining another singing group, I thought, ‘Why not give it a try?’” Oliver said in a news release. For his audition, he sang “Danny Boy” which, he said, he recorded a capella on his smartphone. Rollo Dilworth, professor of choral music education at Temple University, led the choral students. “It was awesome,” Oliver said. “The experience with Rollo took me to a higher level of musical understanding and performance. I would love to be invited back.”

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“I would love to be invited back,” says Oliver Ades (center), a junior at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda who performed Oct. 30 with the 2013 National Association for Music Education All-National Honors Chorus at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tenn.

Wootton students to hold annual blood drive The Thomas S. Wootton High School Organization for Humanitarian Aid will hold a blood drive in cooperation with Inova Blood Donor Services from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Nov. 26 in the school’s lower gym at 2100 Wootton Parkway, Rockville. This year the group is expanding the drive beyond staff and students to include adults in the community, although they will be allowed to donate only from 3 to 6 p.m. Walk-ins will be accepted. “Wootton High School

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has an excellent track record when it comes to donations and always leads Montgomery County Public Schools in the number of participants they are able to attract,” said Jeffrey Benya, the club’s sponsor. “We use it as a way to teach citizenship; you have to give back to the community.” For more information, email Jeffrey_A_Benya@mcpsmd.org.

High schools present fall musicals Several Montgomery County high schools will present their annual fall musicals in the next

few weeks. Here are a few: • Winston Churchill High School in Potomac will present the musical “Auntie Mame” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with a matinee performance at 2 p.m. Sunday. The school is at 11300 Gainsborough Road. Tickets cost $10 at the door. Information: scott_r_courlander@ mcpsmd.org. • Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring will present “Disney’s Beauty & the Beast” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and Nov. 22 and 23, and at 2 p.m. Saturday and Nov. 23. The school is at 300 Olney-Sandy Spring Road. There will be a tea party with Mrs. Potts and Belle from the play from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. before the Saturday matinees. The tea includes drinks, snacks and pictures with Mrs. Potts and Belle. All seats for the performances are reserved and cost $15. They can be purchased from sherwoodhs.org. Tickets for the tea are $5 and available online with tickets for the performances. • Watkins Mill High School in Gaithersburg will present “The Cat in the Hat” at 7 p.m. Friday and Nov. 22, and at 10 a.m., 2 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. Saturday. The school is at Watkins Mill High School, 10310 Apple Ridge Road. Tickets are $10 and $5 for children 2 through 5. Tickets can be purchased at the door. Information: 301-840-3959. • Thomas S. Wootton High School in Rockville will present “Romeo and Juliet,” with a his-

torical twist, at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. As Maryland commemorates the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, the Shakespeare classic will be set in the ﬁctional town of Verona, Md., as the war rages on. Director Jessica Speck focused on Maryland’s role as a border state to illustrate how war tensions could play out within a single town. Tickets are $5 for students and $10 for adults. They can be bought online at schooltix. org/wootton/ or at the school’s box ofﬁce. The school is at 2100 Wootton Parkway. Information: Jessica_L_Speck@mcpsmd.org.

Christ Episcopal School to hold open house Christ Episcopal School in Rockville will hold an admission open house at 10 a.m. Friday at 109 S. Washington St. Staff will discuss the school’s Learning Integration for Tomorrow and science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. They also will discuss why Johns Hopkins University established multiple programs with the school and how they can enhance the learning experience. The morning also will feature a campus tour and the opportunity to meet with members of the school community. The school has students age 2 to grade eight. For more information and to register for the open house, visit www.cesrockville.org or call 301-424-6550.

Girls invited to prepare for success The 13th annual Preparing for Success Fall Forum will be held from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville, The an all-day conference is designed to provide practical information to high school girls headed for college or the workplace. There will be workshops that address interviewing, resume writing, career choices, getting into college and helping girls stay safe while in high school and also when using the Internet. The free program is sponsored by the Montgomery County Women’s Bar Foundation. For more information and to register, visit www.preparing4success.com.

Richard Montgomery choral concert Tuesday The annual Richard Montgomery High School Cluster

Choral Concert will be held at 7 p.m. Tuesday in the school auditorium, 250 Richard Montgomery Drive, Rockville. The concert also will include performances by students from Beall, College Gardens, Twinbrook and Ritchie Park elementary schools and Julius West Middle School. For more information, call 301-610-8046.

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CELEBRATIONS HEALTH CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, NOV. 13 Fine-tune Your Hearing, from 1-2 p.m. at Friendship Heights Community Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase. Take steps to improve your hearing. Audiologist Jillian L. Blinkoff will review the causes and types of hearing loss in seniors. She will also describe strategies to help reduce the effects of hearing loss, including options in hearing devices on the market. www.suburbanhospital.org.

Sibling Class and Tour at MedStar Montgomery, from 4:30-6 p.m. at MedStar

Montgomery Medical Center, 18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney. The Sibling Class and Tour (formerly Big Brother/Sister)helps to introduce siblings to life with a new baby, including their role and importance when the baby arrives. www.montgomerygeneral.org.

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Power to Change: Overcoming Challenges in Diabetes Self-Management, from

6:30-8 p.m. at Suburban Hospital, 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. Looking to make a meaningful change in your diabetes? Join Sibley and Suburban Hospitals for an educational evening in honor of National Diabetes Month. Learn behavior modiﬁcation strategies that will help improve your diabetes management. Discover delicious diabetes-friendly recipes that will revitalize your meals. Dedicate a few hours to help you live and enjoy your life. www.suburbanhospital.org. Pre-Diabetes Group Class, from 3-5 p.m. at Nutrition and Diabetes Center, MedStar Montgomery, 18109 Prince Philip Drive, Suite B-100, Olney. 301-774-8881, www. montgomerygeneral.org.

Sept. 1, 2013, marked the 50th anniversary of Martha and Nick Juvelis, who were married in Harrisburg, Pa. Having spent most of those 50 years as Silver Spring residents, they are now Bethesda residents. Their marriage has been blessed with their three daughters — Antigone, Angela and Georgia — their spouses and six grandchildren, who congratulate them on their 50 years of wedded bliss and thank them for their love, inspiration and unconditional support.

FRIDAY, NOV. 15 Gentle Yoga for Seniors, from 10-10:45 a.m. Fridays, Nov. 15 to Dec. 27 at Bethesda Regional Service Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Second Floor, Bethesda. Tone muscles, improve balance and increase circulation with gentle yoga for seniors. Taught by an instructor from the Mindfulness Center, gentle yoga offers several health beneﬁts while relaxing the mind and body. Dress comfortably. Please bring yoga mat and blanket. $70. www.suburbanhospital.org.

MONDAY, NOV. 18 Balancing Act, from 1-2 p.m. Mondays, Nov. 18 to Dec. 9, at Holiday Park Community Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton. A certiﬁed Physical Therapist will teach balance and walking exercises that can be done safely at home. First session will include a presentation on strategies in fall prevention with the remaining sessions focusing on strengthening exercises that will improve balance and reduce the risk of falling. Space is limited. Recommended for those with mild balance problems. $45. www.suburbanhospital.org.

WEDNESDAY, NOV. 20 Adventist Behavioral Health open house for outpatient wellness clinic, 10-11:30 a.m.

at 14915 Broschart Road, Suite 2200, Rockville. Learn more about the counseling and therapy services offered to the community and meet clinical staff. Light refreshments will be provided. 301-251-4594. www.adventistbehavioralhealth.com.

ONGOING New Mothers Postpartum Support Group, 10-11:30 a.m. Mondays at MedStar

Montgomery Medical Center, 18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney. Ever wonder if you are the only one feeling stressed and alone now that a baby has joined your family? Wasn’t it supposed to be easier? If you are finding yourself feeling sad, anxious, angry or irritable, group support can help. Group led by two therapists who specialize in the postpartum period. Babies are welcome. Free; registration required. 301-774-8881, www. montgomerygeneral.org. Senior Fit, meets from 9-9:45 a.m. once a week at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, 18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney. Free 45-minute exercise program designed for seniors age 55 and older. Senior Fit focuses on increasing strength, flexibility, balance, coordination, and cardiovascular endurance. Exercise is an important factor in preventing falls, managing chronic illnesses and improving quality of life. Classes are ongoing and a physician’s consent form is required to participate. Free for people over the age of 55. 301-774-8881, www.montgomerygeneral.org. A Diabetes Support Group, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. the first Saturday of every month at Suburban Hospital, 8600 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. A social network that provides peer support for people living with diabetes via open discussions and speakers on various diabetes topics. Light snacks available. Call Maria Chamberlain, diabetes nurse educator, at 301-896-3056 with questions. www.suburbanhospital.org. A Harris Teeter supermarket tour, from 11 a.m. to noon second Wednesdays, 18169 Town Center Drive, Olney. Join Andrea Ciccone Troutner, a registered dietitian and certified diabetes educator, during a supermarket stop-and-shop tour for all your nutrition and wellness needs. You’ll be able to identify the right healthy foods for you and your family. Free; registration required. 301-774-8727.

RELIGION CALENDAR UPCOMING A new and prospective member Shabbat, 9:30 a.m. Nov. 16 at Torah Synagogue,

10 Ridge Road, Greenbelt. Shabbat will feature services, kiddush lunch and an opportunity to meet rabbi, education director and members. RSVP appreciated but not required to membership@MishkanTorah. org. Free. 301-474-4223.

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Damascus United Methodist Church, 9700 New Church St., Damascus, offers traditional Sunday morning worship services at 8:15 a.m., a youth contemporary worship service at 9:30 a.m. and a service of liturgy and the word at 11 a.m. with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. for all ages during the school year. Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Boulevard, Bethesda, offers services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. each Sunday, with Sunday School for all ages scheduled at 10 a.m. Child care is offered from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. A fellowship and coffee hour follows the 8:30 a.m. service. 301-365-5733, www.elcbethesda.org. Liberty Grove United Methodist Church, 15225 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, con-

Drs. William and Camille Szymczak of North Potomac announce the engagement of their daughter, Lindsey Catherine Szymczak, to Steven Dale Pearson Jr., son of Steven and Angela Pearson of Wheaton, Ill. The bride-to-be graduated from Quince Orchard High School in 2008 and graduated magna cum laude in biology and chemistry from Cornell University in 2012. She is currently a Ph.D. student in chemistry at Northwestern University. The prospective groom graduated from Wheaton Academy high school in Wheaton, Ill., in 2007, and graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Cornell University in 2011. He is currently attending medical school at the University of Illinois at Chicago. A summer 2014 wedding is planned.

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ducts Sunday morning worship services at 8:30, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday school, nursery through adult, is at 9:30 a.m. 301-4219166. For a schedule of events, visit www. libertygrovechurch.org. “MOPS,” a faith-based support group for mothers of children, birth through kindergarten, meets from 9-11:30 a.m. the ﬁrst and third Wednesdays of the month at the Frederick Church of the Brethren, 201 Fairview Drive, Frederick. Childcare is provided. This year’s theme, “A Beautiful Mess: Embracing Your Story,” focuses on remembering that beauty can come out of chaos and that your past, present and future can be used for good with God’s love. For more information call 301-662-1819. Email mops@fcob.net. Neelsville Presbyterian Church, 20701 Frederick Road, Germantown, has returned to its Fall worship schedule, with services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Sundays. Sunday School for all ages at 9:40 a.m. www.Neelsville.org. Providence United Methodist Church, 3716 Kemptown Church Road, Monrovia, conducts a contemporary service at 8 a.m. followed by a traditional service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings, with children’s Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and adult Sunday school at 11 a.m. For more

information, call 301-253-1768. Visit www. kemptownumc.org. Trinity Lutheran Church, 11200 Old Georgetown Road, North Bethesda, conducts services every Sunday, with child care from 8 a.m. to noon and fellowship and a coffee hour following each service. 301-8817275. For a schedule of events, visit www. TrinityELCA.org. Chancel choir auditions and rehearsals, 7:30 p.m. Thursdays at Liberty Grove Methodist Church, 15225 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Call 301-421-9166 or visit www. libertygrovechurch.org. “Healing for the Nations,” 7 p.m. every ﬁrst and third Saturday of the month at South Lake Elementary School, 18201 Contour Road, Gaithersburg. Sponsored by King of the Nations Christian Fellowship, the outreach church service is open to all who are looking for hope in this uncertain world. Prayer for healing available. Translation into Spanish and French. Call 301-251-3719. Visit www.kncf.org. Geneva Presbyterian Church, potluck lunches at 11:30 a.m. the second Sunday of each month at 11931 Seven Locks Road, Potomac. There is no fee to attend. All are welcome to bring a dish to share; those not bringing dishes are also welcome. Call 301424-4346.

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A step for school safety

Montgomery County Police Chief J. Thomas Manger wants to expand the program that places school resource officers, or SROs, in the county’s high schools. It is an effort that should have the community’s support. Too often, newspaper headlines and television news broadcasts describe the dangers to our schoolchildren. A police officer assigned to a school can help prevent some of those tragedies from occurring. MANGER Manger described his plan at a IS TAKING 6 joint meeting with the County THE RIGHT Nov. Council’s Education and Public APPROACH Safety committees — a venue one might think receptive to the proposal. As it turns out, Councilman Marc Elrich and Councilwoman Valerie Ervin were less than enthused. “I continue to have some heartburn over this program. This is an extraordinary amount of money we’re talking about,” said Elrich (D-At large) of Takoma Park. “I don’t think this is a panacea. I don’t think everything is going to come to the attention of the SRO,” said Ervin (D-At large) of Silver Spring. “Until we see data that backs up the need for SROs, I’m going to continue to be a pit bull on this thing.” Granted, Elrich’s and Ervin’s preliminary thoughts might not mean much as budget talks progress. They are, after all, expressing their ideas in a session months before the next spending plan will be proposed, and the seven other council members could disagree with them. Still, the comments are troubling. First, take Elrich’s comment. He was part of an eightvote majority that voted a big salary increase for the next council. Assuming he gets re-elected — and what incumbent doesn’t make that assumption? — he stands to see a 21 percent raise. Do any of those eight council members have any credibility when they say they think another government program is too costly? Ervin’s comment shows she looks at the program from exactly the wrong end of the telescope. No, SROs aren’t a panacea, but they help prevent the worst that could happen. As she asks for data, Ervin probably thinks she’s taking a thrifty, taxpayer-minded step, but, generally, the data that prove the need for more police officers become apparent after a tragedy. No one should expect SROs to patrol the border between a school and the outside world. A gunman — like an Adam Lanza in Newtown, Conn., or James Holmes in Aurora, Colo. — hellbent on mayhem might not be stopped by a single law enforcement officer. But SROs can perform valuable community policing inside the school. They can take care of minor offenses without needing to dispatch a cruiser. They can build bridges to our youth. And they can do valuable police work. At Quince Orchard High School, an SRO was part of an investigation that led to six people, ranging in age from 16 to 63, to be arrested on gun and drug charges. Police say 45 firearms were confiscated. During the SRO discussion, school board member Michael Durso, a former principal, gave his assessment. “I really can’t say enough of the importance of the growth of the SRO program,” he said. Councilman Roger Berliner (D-Dist. 1) of Bethesda asked Durso to ask the school board to consider splitting the cost with the county of expanding school resource officers. That’s a good idea. The SRO program took a significant hit during the recession. During the 2009-2010 school year, the program had 33 budgeted positions. In July 2010, the number of SROs had fallen to six. In the current budget, six positions were added, at a cost of about $952,900, according to Bruce R. Meier of the county’s Office of Management and Budget. Eight other officers participate in the SRO program, including officers from the Rockville and Gaithersburg police departments. That brings the total to 20 officers; the county has 25 high schools. One resource officer for every high school would be a logical next step in expanding the program. To their credit, Elrich and Ervin also suggested that the county restore money to the kinds of youth programs that can keep students “safe and engaged.” Somehow, County Executive Isiah Leggett’s fiscal 2015 spending plan should accomplish both, money for programs and SROs. Neither is a panacea, but each is a good step the community can take to prevent a disaffected young man from resorting to violence.

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Rewrite undermines input on zoning The proposed zoning rewrite now before the County Council is a very big deal. The rewrite does a good job of achieving its main goal, which is to simplify our current overly long and complicated zoning code. But I and many other civic leaders feel one part of the rewrite undermines the ability of residents to have a say in the development of their nearby commercial and industrial areas through master plans and sector plans. The current draft of the zoning rewrite proposes a single county-wide, or “district map” amendment that would convert nearly all commercial zones in the county into commercial/residential zones in one fell swoop. That means that a number of strip shopping centers could turn into a lot of

high-rise residential buildings. That could result in a lot of these high rises which could provide excessive strain on trafﬁc and school capacity. Also it would place additional burdens on the police and social services for youths, families, seniors, etc. My biggest concern with this district map amendment proposal is that it removes the right of each community to have a say about this issue through the master plan process. The changes occur throughout the county immediately if approved by the council. I and many other civic activists feel that this is disastrous. We feel that some commercial zones are appropriate for conversion to commercial residential zones, but that others should stay commercial.

Christian Curtis is away. His cartoon will return when he gets back. Montgomery County is too big and too varied in its make-up between urban, suburban and rural areas to have a one-sizeﬁts-all zone for its commercial areas. Every local community needs a say on how its closest commercial areas should look. I encourage everyone to write to the County Council with your thoughts on the zoning rewrite (county.council@montgomerycountymd.gov) and to please spread the word.

Brookeville celebrates in style

Hats off to historic Brookeville! It warmed the heart to see an overﬂow crowd of 265 — including Maryland’s governor — squeeze into the Inn at Brookeville Farms to attend a celebration of the town’s role in the War of 1812. (Could it have been the biggest gathering in the town’s long history?) The event was billed as the Madison Supper and opened an observance of the night of Aug. 26, 1814, when President James Madison ﬂed the British invasion of Washington, D.C., and found refuge in the Quaker village. The observance is off to a roaring start!

Costumed stand-ins for the beleaguered president and his party recounted the grievances that led to the war, with Gov. Martin O’Malley in the role of militia general. The dinner menu replicated a meal of the time. Neatest of all, that night the “president” slept in the same bedroom as had his reallife predecessor in Brookeville’s Madison House, as guest of event chairwoman Sandy Heiler and husband Duane. Hats off to all!

Tom and Susan Fifer Canby, Clarksville The writers are former Brookeville residents.

Save the Wheaton rec center I’m writing in response to the editorial “Rec center blues,” [Oct. 30], regarding the fate of the Wheaton Recreation Center on Georgia Avenue. I was dismayed to see such a broad indictment against the building fixating on the rock concert history of the space, with little regard for the significance of the architecture, which is first and foremost, the reason the Historic Preservation Commission voted unanimously to recommend for preservation, or adaptive reuse.

Whether Led Zeppelin or any band, local or otherwise, plugged in their amps there, is secondary to the fact that the building is one of the few remaining examples along Georgia Avenue that represent something other than the stiﬂing architectural sameness that goes for miles in either direction. A building from 1963 really stands out in 2013, and deserves better consideration than the cheap shot you gave it ﬁxating on “classic rock.”

Jeff Krulik, Silver Spring

Costco not nearly cold hearted Instead of appreciating the many examples of what Costco does for communities and workers wages I am supposed to be outraged because Costco recycles its produce rather than giving it to the food bank [“Cold-hearted Costco,” letters, Oct. 23]. How about the irony that Whole Foods does contribute to the food bank while the CEO of Whole Foods does not support the Affordable Care Act, denies climate change and recently applauded corporate tax shelters outside of the United States? Invest your printable space in articles that raise awareness of the impact on those affected by the cutting of food stamp beneﬁts. Families, children and seniors who

Here in Derwood’s Park Overlook community, we have a lot to be thankful for this season. During the past 18 months, Montgomery County authorities completed several important education, recreation and public safety projects in our area. Each project stands on its own as an investment in our community. Together, they are a testimony to the great county in which we live. Above all, we give thanks for the relocation of Candlewood Elementary School to the new upcounty holding school at Emory Grove, as we look to the modernization of Candlewood being complete in January 2015. The original plan was to relocate Candlewood to the holding facility at Grosvenor, but a productive dialog between Candlewood’s PTA and Montgomery County Public Schools authorities yielded support to relocate the school closer to the original Candle-

understand what cold-hearted is deserve a more responsible voice than the singleminded opinion printed in your paper. Challenging Costco to build on what it already does by reviewing policies on discarding unsellable producers is a good thing. Referring to a corporation that is responsible to its employees with fair wages and health-insurance beneﬁts as “coldhearted” while the Whole Foods brand name is ﬂoating around the Beltway on food bank trucks is narrow-minded selfrighteousness.

Sharon Murphy, Takoma Park The writer is the director of Mary House.

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After-school programs bring peace of mind As Montgomery County working moms, we long ago learned what every other working parent can tell you: That every-afternoon chunk of time that starts with the final school bell and ends when parents arrive at home can be filled either with angst or peace of mind, depending on whether your kids are under the watchful eye of caring adults and constructively occupied. After-school programs are a terrific solution, and that’s one reason we’ve both spent years working to make sure such programs are available. In October, more than 7,500 afterschool programs across the nation and at U.S. military bases around the globe celebrated Lights On Afterschool, a nationwide series of rallies for after-school. This Sunday, 2,000 Girls on the Run of Montgomery County students will participate in the organization’s 5K event at Westfield Montgomery Mall. Girls on the Run uses health and fitness as a way to help girls develop confidence. The curriculum develops teamwork skills and healthy relationships; it takes on Internet safety, cyber-bullying, body image, eating disorders, tobacco and alcohol use, and more, with running woven throughout. Sunday, the girls will be joined by parents, after-school providers, teachers, school administrators, community partners, elected officials, and others — all united by their desire to celebrate the girls’ accomplishment, and to show their support for afterschool programs. We hope that message is heard, loud, clear, far and wide!

Elizabeth McGlynn, Bethesda Jodi Grant, Bethesda McGlynn is executive director of Girls on the Run of Montgomery County. Grant is executive director of the Afterschool Alliance.

Giving thanks in Derwood wood site. Recent and ongoing improvements to the Emory Grove site will certainly beneﬁt school other populations for years to come as future modernizations and relocations take place. We also give thanks for the newly renovated recreation area in the county’s Blueberry Hill Park, adjacent to our community [“Derwood neighbors celebrate renovated playground,” Aug. 28]. Complete with a centralized play area that helps parents keep a watchful eye on their children and new landscaping that includes an advanced drainage system for stormwater runoff, it is already a well-used and popular site since its opening in August. Additionally, we give thanks for the new crosswalk on Needwood Road between our community and Blueberry Hill that is helping to improve pedestrian safety. Speed has been

a perennial problem along Needwood, especially during the spring and summer seasons. The road does not qualify for traditional speed reduction measures like speed bumps. But, the county heard community concerns and worked swiftly to install the crosswalk that connects our community with the adjacent park. Finally, we give thanks for a project completed just beyond Park Overlook — the Shady Grove Access Bike Path, which now provides a safe route to the Shady Grove Metro Station for bicyclists and pedestrians. As part of the overall Shady Grove Sector Plan, the creation of the path was a major step forward in transforming the area into a more bicycle- and pedestrianfriendly community. In partnership with the county, our community anticipates continued involvement in implementing the Sector Plan and ultimately giving thanks for

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what will be a substantial public investment that will be appreciated by many future generations. The years ahead may also see major private investment in our community: the $50 million arena slated to be built next to the Shady Grove Metro Station. Public thanks for this project will be well-deserved if it is undertaken with careful attention to the existing sector plan, as efﬁciently and smartly as the community projects recently completed by the county, and with equal if not greater civic engagement. Derwood residents expect and deserve the smartest possible change and growth that the county and private investors can deliver. If recent projects are any indication of what our future holds, then Derwood will indeed have a bright future as it becomes an even better place to live.

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Let’s butt out

During election years Maryland politicians promise tax cuts. Then, after the election, they spend the next three years raising taxes until the next election year when the cycle repeats itself. An exception to this phenomenon is the cigarette tax, the ugly duckling of taxes, which most voters support. So it wasn’t surprising last week when antismoking activists called for a $1 a pack increase in Maryland’s cigarette tax, an increase to $3 a pack (the highest tax in our ﬁve state region and 10 times higher than Virginia’s 30 cents a pack). And they want state lawmakers to act next January, in the middle of an MY MARYLAND election year. BLAIR LEE The antismoking crusaders say the tax isn’t meant to raise revenue, it’s meant to make cigarettes so expensive that people quit. It’s true that boosting taxes doesn’t raise a lot more revenue. Maryland’s cigarette tax was 36 cents a pack in 1999. Since then it’s been increased three times to $2 a pack, more than a 450 percent increase. Yet revenues haven’t kept pace. When the tax doubled in 2008, revenues only increased 51 percent. Since then there’s been a steady drop in state cigarette tax proceeds. So, is taxation driving the tobacco industry out of business? Are fewer Marylanders smoking? Maybe, the number of cigarettes sold here dropped from 243 million in 2008 to 200 million in 2012. This is proof positive say the antismoking folks that their tax-it-to-death plan is working. Maybe, but measuring Maryland cigarette sales doesn’t account for cigarette smuggling which, thanks to the tax hikes, is on the rise. A January 2013 Tax Foundation report ranks each state by its estimated amount of cigarette smuggling. Maryland ranks 13th with smuggling accounting for 26 percent of cigarettes consumed here, up from 10 percent in 2006. New York, with its $4.35 per pack tax (an additional $1.50 in New York City) comes in ﬁrst with a 61 percent

smuggling rate. An Ocean City smuggling ring was recently nabbed smuggling 1 million cartons from Virginia to New York. By my math these guys were looking at a $41 million profit. According to Jeff Kelly, a Maryland cigarette tax enforcement officer, some heroin and cocaine dealers are switching to cigarette smuggling because it’s less risky, easier and just as lucrative. Tobacco smuggling has a rich history. The first American tobacco was grown in 1612 by Virginia planter John Rolfe from tobacco seeds he smuggled into the colony from Venezuela. Tobacco growing soon spread to Maryland where it became the foundation of the colony’s economy for the next 150 years. Port Tobacco in Charles County became Maryland’s second largest seaport (today’s population is 13) and in 1637, tobacco was declared the official currency. Colonists bought goods and paid their debts and taxes with tobacco leaves. But most ironic was tobacco’s widespread popularity in Europe because, doctors believed, it was good for smokers’ lungs. Today, tobacco has fallen from grace. The war on tobacco is being waged by raising taxes, curbing advertising, limiting smoking venues and by peer pressure. In 1999 Maryland launched a tobacco buyout program paying tobacco growers who converted to other crops. Of the state’s 1,000 growers, 845 participated and today tobacco auctions are largely a thing of the past. So, here’s my question: Why prolong the agony? Smokers have been reduced to social outcasts. They huddle like lepers in the freezing parking lot sucking on their $7-a-pack cigarettes. Why not just outlaw cigarettes the same way we’d outlaw any other dangerous drug? Imagine if tobacco was first introduced today instead of 400 years ago. Picture the industry’s FDA presentation: “We’d like you to approve an inhalant that has no redeeming value but is addictive and often causes lung cancer.” It wouldn’t have a chance. Heck, even electronic cigarettes, the new non-tobacco fake cigarettes, are having a tough time with the FDA. A libertarian by nature, I don’t like government officials who think they’re better and smarter than me telling me

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what to eat and drink or what health insurance I must buy. But protecting us from addictive, fatal substances falls well within the government’s purview. So, instead of taxing it to death, which only promotes widespread smuggling, let’s put a bullet in it. Let’s ﬁgure out a realistic, equitable tobacco ban. The anti-smoking zealots are ﬁne with an immediate, outright ban because, having battled the tobacco industry all these years, they view it as the Evil Empire which must be punished. Like most moralists, they don’t live in the real world. In fact, the only argument for tobacco is its 400-year evolution into a global industry with $90 billion in U.S. sales last year. Abruptly ending those jobs, investments and revenues would cause economic chaos. So phasingout tobacco over a reasonable period is step one. If tobacco’s days are numbered, let’s start numbering them. And perhaps Maryland’s successful experience converting tobacco farmers to other crops is a model for the larger tobacco industry. If e-cigs don’t have health dangers, that’s one conversion path. The e-cigs use a tiny battery that vaporizes a solution which is then drawn through a nicotine cartridge. “Smokers” get the nicotine without the tobacco and its harmful effects. The health zealots oppose e-cigs as a “gateway” to tobacco smoking that produces “secondhand vapor.” That’s the unhelpful, hardline approach. If harmless, e-cigs could be a godsend for smokers and the industry and should be welcomed instead of taxed and regulated like tobacco. Another conversation path, and I’m not kidding, is the coming legalization of marijuana. If this nation has its heart set on switching from tobacco to pot, why not put the tobacco industry in charge? Lord knows they’re set up for it. After all, that’s where we’d be today if, back in 1612, John Rolfe had smuggled in different seeds from Venezuela. Blair Lee is chairman of the board of Lee Development Group in Silver Spring and a regular commentator for WBAL radio. His column appears Fridays in the Business Gazette. His past columns are available at www.gazette.net/blairlee. His email address is blairleeiv@gmail.com.

The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County was proud of the County Council for its leadership in passing the comprehensive bag tax that took effect on Jan. 1, 2012. This act recognized that local governments can play an important role in protecting and managing our natural resources — including streams, rivers and the Chesapeake Bay. Consequently, the league was quite disappointed to learn of the submission of Bill 10-13 (titled “Taxation-Excise Tax Disposable Carryout Bags-Scope”), which would dramatically narrow the scope of the bag tax and reverse some beneﬁts of the original bill. We wish to share with The Gazette and county residents some of our concerns. We hope that the County Council will recognize that taking such action would be extremely premature. The bag tax has been in effect for about 18 months — and without much publicity. County residents are still becoming accustomed to its requirements and may need more time and publicity to achieve more thorough compliance and to become comfortable bringing their own reusable (and washable) bags whenever and wherever they shop, while accepting such simple routines as laundering reusable bags. Narrowing the scope will conﬂict with and contradict the farsighted Climate Action Plan approved by the County Council — you see, plastic is a petroleum product that in both its production and destruction emits carbon dioxide (increasing our carbon foot-

print) and other air toxins. Narrowing the scope could also result in more costs for cleaning up trash, maintaining facilities and possibly requiring additional staff to do so. Despite rumors to the contrary, visual and physical pollution of county paths, roads, byways and streams — particularly with plastic bags — continues. Some League members have even seen them entangled in the tops of county trees. These bags also clog our stormwater management infrastructure, are costly to remove, and are hazardous to our wildlife. In addition, the 5-cent charge serves as a reminder of the negative environmental and economic impacts plastic bags have — thus inculcating an awareness of these problems (albeit at a far lower cost than in Ireland, where in 2009 the charge was 35 cents). Maybe we should consider charging more. We ask the county to join the league in supporting and retaining this sensible and important control over the pollution of our resources and in promoting more policies that protect our resources by reducing pollution. The league has long supported the County Council’s “reduce-reuserecycle” hierarchy and hopes that the County will continue to promote and strengthen these efforts — rather than weaken them — which is what Bill 1013 will do.

Linna Barnes, Chevy Chase The writer is the president of the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County.

Gazette needs to recognize other holidays The Gazette publishes on the front page happy photos and articles featuring Christmas, Easter, Jewish holidays, Halloween and the return of the spring blossoms. Until you realize that Norooz, Eid and Diwali are being equally joyfully celebrated by an increasing number of people and report on them on the front page (as opposed to a back page), neither the government nor the people in general will see the slighting of the holidays by the county public schools as a problem. Norooz is one of the most important Persian holidays, regardless of the religion of the immigrants. However, it

routinely falls during the county’s MSA spring testing schedule and both students have staff have to make the hard decision of whether to celebrate the holiday and miss work school at a time they are told no absences are allowed. I am happy to have my (Jewish) holidays recognized, though sometimes misunderstood. Until The Gazette does a better job of informing the public at large of the other annual cultural celebrations, there will not be a big shift in the government, nor in the support of the constituency. So, get with it, Gazette!

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Ice hockey ﬁrst of winter sports to start play Defending champion Churchill must make up for loss of stars; Landon strong again

NICK CAMMAROTA STAFF WRITER

Last season was unquestionably historic for Winston Churchill’s ice hockey team. The Bulldogs, under the direction of All-Gazette Coach of the Year Ray McKenzie and All-Gazette Player of the Year Zack Arden, won their second Maryland Student Hockey League title in three seasons. They were deep, physical, quick and talented. Arden, who accumulated 66 points in 18 games, was joined by standout seniors Zach Satin and Connor Martin to form one of the more memorable trios in

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Winston Churchill goalie Noah Kalicka (right), pictured last season against Walter Johnson, is one of the Bulldogs’ top returning players this winter. Clarksburg High School’s Tyler Fenslau ﬁnds room to run in the fourth quarter against Northwest earlier this fall. RAPHAEL TALISMAN/FOR THE GAZETTE

Coyotes’ follow up two-win 2012 season with ﬁrst playoff appearance since 2008

he Tyler Fenslau that showed up at Clarksburg High School football tryouts in August 2011 was not the Tyler Fenslau that Coyotes coach Larry Hurd said he had seen playing running back since age 7. The speed and the cuts weren’t there. Then again, it’s probably fairly difﬁcult to accomplish those things with a broken foot. Shortly thereafter, he had two. Relegated to the sideline for the ﬁrst nine weeks of his freshman year, Fenslau gave Clarksburg football fans a glimpse of what he

was capable of with 200 rushing yards in the junior varsity team’s season-ﬁnale against Springbrook that year. “The thing is, he had two broken feet and he tried to play through it,” Hurd said. “I watched him play youth football and I knew he was a special kid. He wasn’t moving. I was like, ‘What’s going on here?’” Then in the fourth game of the 2012 season Fenslau suffered a season-ending knee injury — a meniscus tear — in a two-point loss to Watkins Mill. Of course he tried to play through that ailment as well.

“His pain tolerance is pretty unbelievable. One of the greatest things he’s done is learn how to communicate,” Hurd said with a chuckle. A healthy Fenslau, who Hurd said can read holes better than any running back he has coached, has provided Clarksburg with a team-high 12 rushing touchdowns this fall as a junior. Five of them came in Friday’s 33-7 win against Richard Montgomery that clinched the Coyotes’ (7-3) ﬁrst postseason

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Defense led Wootton ﬁeld hockey’s postseason run Thomas S. Wootton High School’s Alex Yokley (#21) advances the ball during the State 4A Field Hockey Championship game against Severna Park High School at Washington College in Chestertown Saturday. Wootton lost to Severna Park by a score of 4-1.

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Swarmin’ Hornets lose in semiﬁnals of 3A state tournament BY KENT ZAKOUR STAFF WRITER

The finest season in the history of the Damascus High School girls’ soccer program came to an end Saturday afternoon in the Class 3A state semifinals. The previously undefeated Swarmin’ Hornets, which alsoadvancedtothestatetournamentin2003,weredominated for 80 minutes by eight-time state champion River Hill, 4-1, at The Community College of Baltimore County in Essex. “This was probably the best season,” senior midfielder Steph Cox said. “We have eight seniors that make up the majority of the starting lineup so it’s great to have

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Only one team scored multiple goals against Wootton BY

TRAVIS MEWHIRTER STAFF WRITER

Just look at all those numbers: 90 goals; four hat-tricks from Allie Band; 15 goals from Julia Lee; another player, Alex Yokley, eclipsing doubledigits; Marissa Morakis, technically a defender, chipping in eight; eight more Thomas S. Wootton players scored at some point along their journey to the state ﬁnals. In eight wins the Patriots had ﬁve goals or more, making another high-scoring team, look tame, almost innocuous.

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Damascus High School’s Danielle Fernandez (left) and Steph Cox show emotion leaving the pitch after losing to River Hill, 4-1, Saturday in the Class 3A state semiﬁnals.

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Boys’ Runner of the Year

Girls’ Runner of the Year

Chase Weaverling

Nora McUmber

Poolesville Senior

B-CC Junior

Weaverling is the ﬁrst boys’ runner since 1998 to win two county and one state title.

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Poolesville High School’s Chase Weaverling won the Class 2A cross country state championship.

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Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School’s Nora McUmber was the top runner in the county this fall.

Boys’ ﬁrst team

Girls’ ﬁrst team

Danniel Belay

Collin Crilly

Urgy Eado

Alex Riishojgaard

Evan Woods

Diego Zarate

Gaithersburg Senior

Good Counsel Senior

Wootton Senior

B-CC Senior

Whitman Junior

Northwest Junior

Finished ﬁrst at the Keyser Invitational with a time of 15:16.

Crilly repeated as the WCAC champion (16:21).

Placed eighth in the 4A state championship, ﬁfth at region.

Ended senior season with a 10th place state ﬁnish.

Woods won the 4A West Region and ﬁnished fourth at states.

Was second in the 4A West meet (15:57), sixth in county.

Boys’ Coaches of the Year Prasad Gerard, James Vollmer Poolesville Gerard and Vollmer teamed up to prove the Falcons were more than just Weaverling as deep squad ﬁnished second in the state in Class 2A.

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Continued from Page B-1 The numbers put up by Band and the rest of that juggernaut of an offense are shiny and fun, easy to point to when seeking an answer for Wootton’s consecutive undefeated seasons and the first appearance in a state final in more than three decades. Still, there is a much less gaudy statistic that languished in the shadows of the front line’s prolific, goal-filled year: four, the number of goals allowed by the Patriots’ defense in the first 16 games, an average .25 per game. Technically, Wootton needed only 20 goals to make it to Saturday’s state championship. The other 70 were just for fun. “I think it’s the most dominant it’s ever been,” Band said of the offense, the defense, and everything in between after the Patriots’ 1-0, overtime win over Dulaney in the state semifinals. “I don’t think we’ve ever scored 89 goals in a season. I think it’s crazy.” When the offense sputtered against Bethesda-Chevy Chase in the regional final, it was no cause of concern for coach Kearney Blandamer. Sophomore keeper Athena Sardelis pitched her 11th shutout of the year, biding time until Hannah King iced the game with an overtime goal, the first time the Patriots

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Claire Beautz

Sophie El-Masry

Lucie Noall

Kiernan Keller

Regina Schreiber

Lucy Srour

Poolesville Junior

R. Montgomery Sophomore

Clarksburg Junior

Walter Johnson Junior

Q. Orchard Senior

Churchill Junior

Fifth at region and the county, she was third at states. (19:14).

Third-place ﬁnishes in both the state (19:09) and county.

She was fourth at states (19:12), second in the county.

She had seven top-five finishes, including fifth at states.

She ﬁnishing fourth in the county (19:16), 19th at states.

Third at regions (19:00), Srour’s ﬁnished 24th at states.

Boys’ second team

Girls’ second team

Sam Baker, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, junior; Harold Dorsey, Paint Branch, senior; David Fitzgerald, Winston Churchill, junior; William Kirk, Rockville, junior; Daniel Kosogof, Walter Johnson, senior; Ryan McCann, Quince Orchard, senior; Lorenzo Neal, Paint Branch, junior; Alex Roederer, Walt Whitman, junior; Luke Simpson, Albert Einstein, senior; Liam Walsh, Quince Orchard, sophomore.

Irina Bukharin, Walter Johnson, senior; Megan Crilly, Good Counsel, sophomore; Grace Dellapa, Thomas S. Wootton, sophomore; Karen Escobedo, Springbrook, senior; Abby Fry, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, junior; Amanda HayesPuttfarcken, Sherwood, sophomore; Emily Murphy, Walter Johnson, sophomore; Theresa Nardone, Poolesville, freshman; Julia Reicin, Winston Churchill, freshman; Helen Webster, Bethesda-Chevy Chase, senior

had seen extra minutes since the previous year’s region final, when Walter Johnson ran away with it in double-overtime. Five days later, when the offense again couldn’t find its way against Dulaney in the state semifinals and Wootton was trotted back out onto the field for an extra period, Sardelis did more than enough. At one point the sophomore made the veteran — and bold — move of allowing a Dulaney potential game-winning shot skip right past her and into the goal because she saw that the Lion had fired just outside of the shooting circle. Had she tried to kick it or made an attempt to knock it away only to accidentally redirect it into her own goal, the game would have been over, and another sublime Wootton season would have been undone in a most unfitting manner. But Wootton didn’t let up four goals for no reason at all. Sardelis and her rock of a back line in Dani Averill, Morakis, and Rachel Maizel were simply that good. “Defense is something you can do brilliantly every game,” Blandamer said after Yokley pounded in the game-winner over the Lions with zero seconds on the clock. “But offense is inconsistent and you can create the same opportunities and one game you score on every one and another game you miss

them all. “And so, just from talking about that with the kids, they don’t panic when the ball doesn’t end up in the back of the cage. They know that that’s to be expected and they just keep trying.” In Saturday’s state final tilt with Severna Park, the most heralded field hockey program in the state the back line could only do so much. They faced a Columbia University-bound Maeve Doherty and a University of Maryland-bound Olivia Reiter and a front line who bludgeoned its way through an indomitable Anne Arundel County schedule. Four first half goals — one was called a goal, then waved off, then reinstated as, in fact, a goal — eventually doomed the Patriots to a 4-1 loss to the Falcons but not before the defense saved some face. The Averill-Maizel-Morakis-led back line shut out the Falcons in the final 30 minutes, allowing zero shots to reach Sardelis and giving their offense a chance, albeit a very outside one, to mount a comeback. “Excellent,” senior defender Dani Averill said of her unit after the loss. “We’re really strong. I mean, second half, [Severna Park] didn’t get any opportunities. Second half we just went into it — we knew we had nothing to lose at that point.” tmewhirter@gazette.net

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Continued from Page B-1 recent history for a team that went 15-3-0. This year, however, things are different. With Adren, Satin and Martin all out of the picture, McKenzie, entering his 11th season at the helm, said he’s got a relatively inexperienced bunch and is unsure what to expect from his group. “I know the style we’d like to play,” McKenzie said. “We’re little, but I think we have decent speed. I’d like to be the little, fast, pesky team, but until we do that in games, it’s hard to say what you have. I hope we’re the little fast team that never quits and creates pressure.” The Bulldogs will be young, with ﬁve seniors on the roster, 10 sophomores and a freshman, though senior goalie Noah Kalicka returns and sophomore goalie Marcus Hurd joins the mix. The unpredictability of a usually-strong Churchill team should only add to the unpredictability of the league as a whole this season. “We go from third- and fourth-liners who now have to play on the ﬁrst lines and replace the 80 goals we lost,” McKenzie said. “They certainly saw what it took to be a champion. Everyone who’s returning, they know what it takes. They know how hard the top

Girls’ Coach of the Year Thomas Martin Walter Johnson Martin and assistant Ashley St. Denis helped the Wildcats finish first in both the 4A West Regional meet and the 4A state championship (first since 1999) as they edged rival Bethesda-Chevy Chase both times.

players worked and how dedicated they were.” McKenzie said, based on his preseason observations and conversations, that Thomas S. Wootton and Walt Whitman are “in a class of their own.” Sherwood coach Chris Leonard agreed that Wootton could be a title contender, but also cautioned teams not to overlook the Bulldogs, despite their losses. Damascus coach Dave Hockey said that Montgomery Blaircouldbeasurpriseteamthis season while it will be interesting to see how Richard Montgomery performs after breaking away from the Col. Zadok Magruder/ Rockville team. Both Blair and Richard Montgomery are now standing alone instead as part of a co-op program. “Last year I think our team did pretty darn well for a young bunch that we had,” Sherwood’s Leonard said. “I think this year we’ve got the potential to be a good open ice team and be a bit physical.” Sherwood (4-7-1 in 201213) returns senior forward Colby Clem after he missed last year with an injury while Will Delany is back in goal. Seniors Ari Kirschbaun and Jakob Tomasson are expected to anchor the defense. At Damascus (5-5-1 last year), which combines players from Damascus, Gaithersburg and Clarksburg, Hockey said

his team will be experienced and strong down the middle. Senior center Billy Graham, senior defender Joey Hockey and senior goalie Grant Munson form an impressive trio of talent for the club, which also features two talented girls on the roster in Emily Hockey and Olivia Michalewicz. For James H. Blake, coach John Drzewicki is optimistic his group can continue its improvement from last season. Long have the Bengals struggled to win games, but they went 4-7-0 last year. “When I first started, I didn’t have any players who played anywhere but on our team,” Drzewicki said. “Now we’re getting more exposure. I’d like to consider us a very quick team.” Among the private schools, Landon will once again be the school to watch. Coach Chandler Gammill’s team has won (or shared) an Interstate Athletic Conference title for eight straight seasons, including earning the last three outright. Despite losing goalie Sam Kroll, forward Graham Shue and defender Will Buckingham to graduation, the Bears are deep and are expected to be lead by senior two-way defender Jack Barton. Montgomery County MSHL games are scheduled to begin in earnest Friday. ncammarota@gazette.net

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HOW THEY RANK The 10 best football teams in Montgomery County this week as ranked by The Gazette’s sports staff.

Rank

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 9.

School

Record Points

6-5 9-1 9-1 9-1 9-1 8-2 8-2 7-3 7-3 7-3

Good Counsel Falcons Quince Orchard Cougars Bullis Bulldogs Damascus Swarmin’ Hornets Paint Branch Panthers Northwest Jaguars Gaithersburg Trojans Seneca Valley Screaming Eagles Clarksburg Coyotes Sherwood Warriors

60 54 47 43 36 30 24 18 9 9

Also receiving votes: None.

LEADERS Top rushers Isaac Boyd, Avalon Khalil Wilson, Einstein Charles Lyles, Poolesville Devonte Williams, Bullis Zac Morton, Whitman Dage Davis, Geo. Prep Chris Dawson, G. Counsel Amankwah-Ayeh, B-CC E. Spottswood, Sherwood Kevin Joppy, QO

Top passers Chuck Reese, Rockville Sam Ellis, Wootton G. Cooper, P. Branch Mike Murtaugh, QO Nick DeCarlo, G’burg C. Reighard, Seneca Renzo Farfan, R. Mont. Marvin Galdamez, Ken. Dwayne Haskins, Bullis C. Hennessey, N’wood

Carries 142 184 219 198 247 193 185 184 150 110

Yards 1673 1599 1549 1535 1499 1432 1038 1136 951 769

Cmp-Att. 356-415 194-375 158-269 95-159 82-146 99-189 118-217 99-178 72-128 99-204

Top receivers

Avg. 11.8 8.7 7.1 7.8 6.1 7.4 5.6 6.2 6.3 7.0

Yards 2932 2870 2261 1556 1467 1355 1324 1208 1130 1099

Catches Yards Trevon Diggs, Wootton 77 1102 Jibri Woods, Wootton 67 1007 Javonn Curry, P. Branch 57 907 Joey Cornwell, Rockville 59 736 Louison Biama, Rockville 45 758 Michael Scott, Kennedy 48 684 Phil Osborn, R. Mont. 54 645 Ryan Stango, P. Branch 40 640 Steven Kelly, B-CC 27 615 Anthony Albert, Rockville 57 604

TDs 29 15 15 23 17 19 13 12 14 14

Int. 15 15 7 4 5 6 6 9 5 10

TDs 37 24 29 21 12 15 14 6 14 6

Avg. 14.3 15.0 15.9 12.5 16.8 14.3 11.9 16.0 22.7 10.6

TDs 13 7 16 7 6 1 11 8 7 11

Damascus hopes to turn tide against Urbana Region playoffs begin Friday throughout state

King of the hill

A year ago, Urbana High School’s football team shocked top-seeded Damascus with a 24-23 overtime victory in the Class 3A West Region semifinals, spoiling the Hornets’ perfect season. The Hawks (8-2) will have the opportunity to repeat his-

FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK BY ERIC GOLDWEIN tory 7 p.m. Friday at Damascus (9-1), but don’t expect the Swarmin’ Hornets to be caught off guard this time. “Everybody wants this one bad,” Damascus coach Eric Wallich said. “The fact that it’s the team that knocked us out last year, it’d make it icing on the cake.” Damascus comes into the game having won its last seven games while Urbana dropped its regular season ﬁnale 20-7 against Linganore (9-1). Wallich said the Hornets will need to shut down the Hawks’ star running back, Raekwon Gray, who rushed for 26 touchdowns and almost 2,000 yards this season. To do that, their offensive and defensive lines will have to step up.

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Urbana High School running back Raekwon Gray helped the Hawks defeat Damascus 24-23 in overtime in last year’s playoffs. Urbana coach Ryan Hines said he expects Damascus to come prepared. “If I was in their place, I’d want to play a little extra hard,” Hines said.

mon Vault, who was described as “doubtful” by Gaithersburg coach Kreg Kephart. Northwest has won ﬁve of its past six games since losing to Gaithersburg 26-6 Sept. 28.

Trojans’ Vault doubtful

Paint Branch hot

Gaithersburg (8-2) returns to the playoffs after going 3-7 last season, but the team will have its hands full against Northwest (8-2) at 7 p.m. Friday in Germantown. The Trojans dropped the final game of their regular season — a 35-34 loss to Paint Branch — and may be without injured running back Solo-

Paint Branch (9-1) capped off its regular season with back-to-back victories against playoff teams and is riding a four-game winning streak into the postseason. It plays host to Sherwood (8-3) at 7 p.m. Friday. The Panthers defeated the Warriors 55-21 in the regularseason meeting.

The Gazette sports staff picks the winners for this week’s games involving Montgomery football teams. Here are this week’s selections:

Continued from Page B-1 appearance since back-to-back playoff runs in 2007-08 when the current Class 4A program competed in 2A. Clarksburg will face Quince Orchard, a two-time defending state ﬁnalist and the 4A West Region’s No. 1 seed in Friday’s region semiﬁnals, a tough task but one Hurd and Fenslau agreed the team is looking forward to. Clarksburg lost to the Cougars, 35-7, in Week 1. “They’re the king of the hill,” Hurd said of the Cougars. “We’re excited to see how much we’ve improved from Week 1. When you get to playoffs. ... I’ve coached all the sports and in [all sports but football] you start on day one and everyone knows they’re making playoffs no matter what their record is. In football, you have to earn the right to be there. We earned the right to be here, we’re one of 16

Poolesville (7-3) is in the postseason for the second straight year after clinching a spot with a 41-18 victory over Rockville last week. But they’ll need a lot to go right in order to pull off the upset against undefeated Middletown (10-0) at 7 p.m. Friday. “We’re going to enjoy the moment and enjoy the opportunity to play with one of the best teams in the state,” Poolesville coach William Gant said. egoldwein@gazette.net

Montgomery County record All games

Clarksburg at Quince Orchard Gaithersburg at Northwest Sherwood at Paint Branch Urbana at Damascus Poolesville at Middletown Flowers at Suitland Wise at DuVal Douglass at Gwynn Park FAET at Surrattsville Sparrows Point at Forestville St. John’s College vs. DeMatha

Ken Sain

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Jennifer Beekman

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Travis Mewhirter

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147-29 290-56

146-30 288-58

145-31 288-58

141-35 284-62

139-37 276-70

Q. Orchard Gaithersburg Paint Branch Damascus Middletown Suitland Wise Douglass Surrattsville Forestville DeMatha

Q. Orchard Gaithersburg Paint Branch Urbana Middletown Suitland DuVal Douglass Surrattsville Forestville DeMatha

Q. Orchard Northwest Paint Branch Urbana Middletown Suitland DuVal Gwynn Park Surrattsville Forestville DeMatha

Q. Orchard Gaithersburg Paint Branch Damascus Middletown Suitland Wise Douglass Surrattsville Forestville DeMatha

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CLARKSBURG

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ting this far.” River Hill advances to play Huntingtown in next week’s state ﬁnal at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. Damascus(17-1)outscoredits opponents 77-7 this fall entering Saturday’s contest, but the Hawks (13-4-1) proved to be far superior to any of the Hornets’ previous opposition. River Hill’s speed up top caused problems for the Hornets and Sheridan Street, a Syracuse recruit, scored her ﬁfth and sixth goals of the playoffs to give the Hawks a commanding 2-0 advantage less than 13 minutes into the match. Jessica Hopkins then extended the lead to 3-0 with 25 minutes, 35 seconds remaining in the second half. “The whole season was just magical to us,” Damascus coach Katie Chapman said. “Even today we had some chances to score,

Clarksburg (6-3) hasn’t reached the playoffs since 2008, but coach Larry Hurd said the last two months might as well have been postseason play. The Coyotes capped off their season winning five must-win games, including a 14-13 road victory against Northwest, to get the final spot in the 4A West Region. They are scheduled to play top-seeded Quince Orchard (10-1) at 7 p.m. Friday in Gaithersburg. The Cougars defeated the Coyotes 35-7 in the first week of the regular season. “They’re the king of the hill,” Hurd said.

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Damascus’ Annika Leiby gets up for a header on Saturday against River Hill at CCBC, Essex. but we just started playing well too late. That early goal got into our head and we had to dig out of hole from the beginning.” Damascus got on the scoreboard with 16:25 remaining in the game when Katie Kirschenmann scored off the rebound from Cox’s

shot. But River Hill ended any hope of a late comeback when Alexandria Hamer scored unassisted about three minutes later to reclaim the three-goal advantage. “If you can’t score, you can’t win,” Cox said. “I mean we got one, but ... that wasn’t enough.”

teams and we worked hard to get here.” It’s taken a long time to get back “here” after having such success in the program’s second and third years of existence and it’s not something that seemed overly possible after what Hurd called an embarrassing 2-8 campaign a year ago. Public school programs are at the mercy of whatever athletes their district provides them and Clarksburg was fortunate to have drawn some tremendous NCAA Division I-caliber football players that set an early precedent. The last few years Clarksburg has struggled in several departments, Hurd said. But there was a different feel at the start of 2013, an inkling that something special was on the horizon. In addition to having the personnel to compete with the county’s best, the Coyotes brought a deepened passion into this season and have truly

bought into the fact that they’re playing for the name on the front of their jerseys and not their own individual statistics, Hurd said. Hurd praised his players for their trust in one another and their ability to focus on playing for a 1-0 record each and every week. For the first time in a while Hurd said his players have learned to focus on their individual responsibilities and how they fit into the big picture. The powerful Fenslau (122 carries for 701 yards) — Hurd said he literally carried six Richard Montgomery defenders on his back for 20 yards Friday — splits time in the backfield with elusive junior back Tavis Holland (132-767, three TDs). They run behind a monster offensive line anchored by Daequan Brooks and Zachary Thompson and Carlos Vanzego leads a defense that has only given up an average of two touchdowns per game.

STANDINGS Montgomery 4A South Division Team

Whitman Wootton* B-Chevy Chase R. Montgomery Walter Johnson* Churchill

All Div.

7-3 5-5 4-6 2-8 1-9 1-9

4-1 4-1 3-2 2-3 1-4 1-4

PF PA

214 155 265 219 162 277 218 263 52 292 53 304

Montgomery 4A East Division Team

Paint Branch Sherwood Springbrook* Blair Kennedy Blake

All Div.

9-1 7-3 5-5 5-5 3-7 1-9

5-0 4-1 3-2 2-3 1-4 0-5

PF PA

414 134 240 201 204 129 190 162 142 176 50 292

Montgomery 4A West Division Team

Quince Orchard Gaithersburg Northwest Clarksburg* Magruder

All Div.

9-1 8-2 8-2 7-3 1-9

3-1 3-1 2-2 2-2 0-4

PF PA

385 61 259 119 344 152 207 111 89 404

Montgomery 3A Division Team

Damascus Seneca Valley Rockville Einstein Watkins Mill Northwood Wheaton

All Div.

9-1 7-3 5-5 4-5 4-6 2-8 1-9

6-0 5-1 3-3 3-3 3-3 1-5 0-6

Montgomery 2A Independent Team

Poolesville

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7-3 256 180

Private schools Team

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Bullis 9-1 344 117 Good Counsel 6-5 254 150 Avalon 5-5 272 212 Georgetown Prep 4-6 346 238 Landon 4-5 174 174 * Includes forfeit result

Last week’s scores

Poolesville 41, Rockville 18 Northwood 26, Wheaton 14 Watkins Mill 24, Einstein 20 Quince Orchard 40, Wootton 0 B.-Chevy Chase 22, W. Johnson 9 Clarksburg 33, R. Montgomery 7 Damascus 29, Churchill 0 Northwest 35, Springbrook 18 Sherwood 20, Kennedy 6 Seneca Valley 42, Blake 0 Whitman 17, Blair 13 Bullis 35, Georgetown Prep 7 Paint Branch 35, Gaithersburg 34 Landon 19, St. Albans 13 OT Randallstown 32, Magruder 0 DeMatha 29, Good Counsel 28 OT

BEST BET Urbana at Damascus, 7 p.m. Friday. Frederick County teams have won the 3A West Region for two straight years and Urbana ended Damascus’ unbeaten season in last year’s region semifinals. The Hornets are trying to return to the state semifinals for the first time since 2010. Urbana is coming off a big loss to Linganore that cost them the top seed.

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KEEPING IT BRIEF

Montgomery College has shown it can score, but giving up too many points

KENT ZAKOUR STAFF WRITER

Wheaton replaces its boys’ basketball coach After five years of coaching the Wheaton High School boys basketball team, Sharief Hashim stepped down, accepting a position with Fairfax County Neighborhood and Community Services in Alexandria, Va. Four-year junior varsity coach, Marco BassoLuca was promoted to varsity in Hashim’s stead, and football coach Ernie Williams will be taking over Basso-Luca’s former duties. “Leaving was the toughest decision I’ve ever made,” Hashim said over the weekend. “But I know the program is much stronger now than when I started five years ago. I miss it already.” In a topsy-turvy season last year in which the Knights were perpetually involved in close, defensive-minded games, Star player Tyron White helped Wheaton finish 10-14.

Whitman advances to state title game Walt Whitman senior midfielder Aliza Wolfe’s penalty kick in the 79th minute of Saturday’s girls’ soccer Class 4A state semifinal against the defending champion South River of Anne Arundel County clinched the Vikings’ 1-0 win and first state final appearance since 2005. Whitman won its only state title in 2004. The Vikings (15-1-1) will face Baltimore County’s Catonsville, a 5-0 winner over Prince George’s County’s Eleanor Roosevelt in the other semifinal, in Saturday’s championship game at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. “This has been what the seniors have wanted since our freshman year,” Wolfe said. “We really, really want this.”

Damascus loses in soccer’s semifinals The Damascus High School girls’ soccer team suffered its first loss of the season in Saturday’s Class 3A state semifinal, a 4-1 defeat to eight-time state champion River Hill from How-

Magruder soccer falls in state semifinals The 2010 state champion Col. Zadok Magruder High boys’ soccer team’s season ended abruptly in Saturday’s 1-0, state semifinal loss in overtime to Anne Arundel County’s Severna Park. Adam Schaeffer came off the bench to finish a pass from Daniel Kwon in the 84th minute. The play came mere seconds after Magruder had the ball on its offensive end. “Soccer is like that. If you don’t make the score, the other team is going to have the opportunity to make the winning goal like that,” Colonels coach Juan Gomez said. The Falcons’ win ruined the hopes of an allMontgomery County final after James H. Blake’s 3-2 win over Parkdale earlier in the day clinched the Bengals’ first-ever state final appearance. Though disappointed in their ability to capitalize on some chances Saturday — Magruder was the agressor for most of the contest — the Colonels can reflect on a remarkable turnaround from a subpar 2012. And with so many young players, including sophomore national-caliber midfielder Bryan Argueta, Gomez said he is excited to contiue building on this year’s success in years to come. — GAZETTE STAFF

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Montgomery College sophomore and Springbrook High School graduate Timmy Christian drives to the basket against Passaic on Sunday.

“Being at MC has been beneﬁcial because we are all trying to improve our stock and get looks and hopefully transfer to [four-year schools].” — Timmy Christian is rough when it starts, but we’ve deﬁnitely improved early on. The chemistry — you can see it — is getting better. We just need to play consistent defense because we believe no one can stop us offensively.” Freshman 5-foot-11 point guard D’Angelo Vaughn (Henry A. Wise) is averaging 21.5 points per contest and 6-foot-4 class-

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Walt Whitman High School’s Aliza Wolfe (back to camera) is embraced by teammates (from left) Anna Gurney, Abby Myers, and Emma Anderson after Wolfe scored the winning goal in Saturday’s state semiﬁnal game.

When Andre Gaines was playing basketball at Quince Orchard High School, he was typically the Cougars’ tallest and biggest student-athlete on the court, so he had to play inside. More than two years removed from high school, the 6-foot-6 forward is hoping to earn a scholarship to a four-year university after honing his game at Montgomery College. Gaines, who leads the Raptors (2-2) in scoring (24.8 points per game), says he is being looked at by a number of NCAA Division II schools. “Even at [the Division III junior college level] everybody is taller and more athletic so my wing play has improved a lot here at MC,” Gaines said. “I’m more of a guard-type now and playing outside feels more natural. I’d say from high school, my ballhandling and shot have definitely gotten better.” One of Gaines’ classmates, Springbrook graduate Timmy Christian, has also been a key contributor for the Raptors over the past two seasons. At Springbrook, the6-foot-5swingmanblossomed his senior year, but only received interest from a few colleges. So he — like most players on the Raptors’ roster — opted to enroll at a junior college with the intent of eventually transferring. “Oh, it has definitely helped a lot,” said Christian, who is averaging 13.5 points per game this year. “In high school I just used to shoot. Now, I am taking the ball to the rack more. Being at MC has been beneficial because we are all trying to improve our stock and get looks and hopefully transfer to [four-year schools].” Gaines and Christian are just two contributors on a Montgomery College squad that has been entertaining to watch early this winter. The Raptors are scoring 94.3 points per game, but allowing 89.8, a figure too high for coach James Bryson. “We can score,” Bryson said. “We are up-tempo, but hopefully we can be a little better defensively. If we can stop people, we should be fine.” Added Gaines, “Every team

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or more than 30 years, Slayer has been considered metal music royalty. Part of the “Big Four” of thrash metal — along with Anthrax, Megadeth and Metallica — Slayer has released 11 studio albums and won multiple Grammy Awards. The wildly popular — and always a bit controversial — group is set to play at the Fillmore Silver Spring on Tuesday. Slayer has inspired generations of musicians, most of whom give credit to the band for their sound and lyrics. For Slayer vocalist and bassist Tom Araya, inspiration came from a little closer to home. “I learned to play bass because my brother was learning how to play guitar,” Araya said. “The bass player I looked up to when me and my brother were learning how to play music was

Legendary heavy metal band Slayer, (from left) Gary Holt, Tom Araya, Kerry King and Paul Bostaph, will perform at Fillmore Silver Spring on Tuesday. TIM TRONCKOE

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Eclectic jazz group makes supper club debut BY

VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

When Bethesda jazz guitarist Louis Matza resolved to ﬁnd a vocalist for a new band he was forming a few years ago, he posted a notice on Craigslist. “I saw this posting with obscure musical inﬂuences that I loved and no one else knew about,” said Aura Kanegis, who lives in the Chevy Chase neighborhood of Washington, D.C. It turned out the two shared a liking for the alternative rock bands R.E.M. and the Replacements, as well as Irish singer and songwriter Damien Rice. Kanegis signed up, the two began writing songs, added two

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Local musician celebrates 17th album release in Bethesda BY

CARA HEDGEPETH STAFF WRITER

Local guitarist and singer Tom Principato will celebrate the release of his 17th solo album, “Robert Johnson Told Me So,” with a CD release party at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club on Saturday night. A Falls Church, Va., native, Principato launched a solo career in 1984 after recording a live album with late guitarist Danny Gatton called “Blazing Telecasters.” The album saw great success, even earning consideration for a Grammy nomination. But Principato had been a ﬁxture on the Washington, D.C., blues and jazz scene well before the 1984 collaboration. In the 1970s, he was the leader of Powerhouse, a band

See BRÛLÉE, Page B-8

PHOTO JENNIFER LOUKISSAS

The jazz group Brûlée will perform Thursday at the Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club. From left are Lex O’Brien (drums), Andrew Brown (upright bass), Aura Kanegis (lead vocals) and Louis Matza (guitars).

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Tom Principato will celebrate the release of his latest album, “Robert Johnson Told Me So,” with a release party on Saturday at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club.

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Origins begins again

CONCERT PERRY T. SCHWARTZ

(From left) Kelsey Jenkins, Deavon Taylor, Albertha Joseph and Ren Paige in “Speech and Debate,” opening Friday at Montgomery College.

‘Speech’ patterns The Communications and Performing Arts Department of Montgomery College — Takoma/Silver Spring will present the dark comedy “Speech & Debate” at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. Sundays, Nov. 15-24 at the college’s Cultural Arts Center. Directed by Sasha Olinick, “Speech and Debate” follows three misﬁt teens in Salem, Ore. — an openly gay young man, a self-professed nerd and a musical-theater obsessed loner — who discover they are linked by a sex scandal that has rocked their town. General admission is $5. Admission is free for students, faculty and staff with ID. For more information, visit cms.montgomerycollege.edu/cac.

The Origins Concert Series will present ﬂutist Carrie Rose, oboist Wes Nichols, clarinetist Cheryl Hill, bassoonist Maude Fish and horn player Ted Thayer in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Church of the Ascension, 633 Sligo Avenue, Silver Spring. The program will feature Marcel Bitsch’s “Sonatine,” Heitor Villa-Lobos’ “Bachianas Brasileiras No. 6,” Stuart Saunders Smith’s “Legacy Variations #99,” Thea Musgrave’s “Impromptu” and Gyorgy Ligeti’s “Six Bagatelles.” The concert also will serve as the world premiere for Rose’s “A Thin Translucence.” Each concert in the Origins series features a world premiere, presented alongside music from a variety of other time periods. Now in its third season, the series is supported by a grant from the Arts and Humanities Commission of Montgomery County. Upcoming concerts are scheduled for Feb. 1 and March 29, 2014. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 18 and younger, at the door. For more information, visit www. rosearts.org.

Null, not void

CATHERINE RUSSELL

Cat Russell will perform jazz and blues at the Black Rock Center for the Arts on Saturday.

rammy Award-winner Catherine Russell will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. After a storied career backing artists like Steely Dan, David Bowie, Cyndi Lauper and Paul Simon, among many others, jazz, swing and blues singer Russell — the daughter of music legends Luis Russell and Carline Ray — became almost an overnight success after the 2006 release of her debut album “Cat.” Tickets are $32. For more information, visit www.blackrockcenter.org.

Hail to ‘The King’

FOLKLORE SOCIETY OF GREATER WASHINGTON

Ballad singer Lisa Null will perform Sunday at Glen Echo Town Hall.

The Folklore Society of Greater Washington will present ballad singer Lisa Null in concert at 7 p.m. Sunday at Glen Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave., Glen Echo. Null, a mainstay in the Washington, D.C., area, as well as the national folk music scene for more than 40 years, performs traditional folksongs from North America, Ireland and Great Britain. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Null became nationally known through frequent guest appearances on Garrison Keillor’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” and co-founded the celebrated Irish music record company, Green Linnet, during this time. Now 71, Null is making her return to stage following a long battle with cancer, in hopes to raise funds for a future, allencompassing recording project. Tickets are $15. For more information, visit www.fsgw.org.

Eileen Ward and Paolo Montalban as Anna and the King in Olney Theatre Center’s production of “The King and I.”

Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Tony Award-winning musical “The King and I” comes to the Olney Theatre Center this Friday, with shows to Dec. 30. Known for its indelible contributions to musical theatre, such as “Hello, Young Lovers,” “Getting to Know You,” and “Shall We Dance?” the tale follows the star-crossed relationship that unfolds when a British school teacher is hired by the King of Siam to help modernize his country. For tickets and show times, visit www.olneytheatre.org.

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Omar Sosa Afri-Lectric Sextet, 8 p.m. Nov. 15; Tom Principato, 8 p.m. Nov. 16; Rene Marie, 8 p.m. Nov. 20; Sara Gazarek and Matt Dusk, 8 p.m. Nov. 21; Cindy Blackman and Another Lifetime, 8 p.m. Nov. 22, call for prices, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-3304500, www.bethesdabluesjazz. com. BlackRock Center for the Arts, “Mr. Cao Goes to Washington,” ﬁlm, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 15; Cath-

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Comfort and white linen at Copper Canyon Grill in Silver Spring Hankering for an early steak dinner and a drink on a Sunday afternoon in Silver Spring, I started calling the local usual suspects: Rays the Classics was closed between lunch and dinner service, Jackie’s would be opening later. Copper Canyon Grill said the grill is hot and the bar is open. When we arrived at 4:30 p.m., the place was packed and happy.

DINING REVIEW BY BRIAN PATTERSON Service practically sings at Copper Canyon. Clearly, management puts a premium on training staff to be engaging, responsive, quick and knowledgeable about the menu and the concept of team service. The server’s preamble that comes with the menus and solicitation for drinks is so scripted and steeped in the Copper Canyon credo of service with smile that it feels like you have entered a culinary theme park. From greeters, to seaters, from the captain to the servers and clearers, the teamwork approach to service ﬁres on all cylinders. When it comes to the food, in the category of best burger in the county, try Copper Canyon’s Prime Rib Burger cooked medium rare and topped with Gouda cheese, sautéed onions, horseradish and — the kicker — slices of medium rare prime rib. While the choices of sides are many,

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we opted for a house salad that came with crumbles of fresh goat cheese and crunchy croutons made from the house cornbread. Coconut shrimp is a big plate of large tail-on shrimp generously battered with shredded coconut and coconut milk, all served with a salsa of fresh mango ﬂavored on the sweet side. Macaroni and cheese is made of large corkscrew noodles in a creamy Mornay sauce of high-shelf cheddars and other cheeses. The meat on the pork spareribs, slathered in a user-friendly sauce of

SLAYER

Continued from Page B-5 actually Paul McCartney from the Beatles. I didn’t want to emulate him, but I enjoyed the Beatles’ music and me and my brother used to play it.” Araya said he and his brother were really inspired by the music of the 1960s, especially Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Rolling Stones and the Doors. “All that music inspired me and that’s the music I listened to growing up,” Araya said. On May 2, guitarist Jeff Hanneman, one of the founding members of the band, died from liver failure due to alcohol-related cirrhosis. Before that, he had battled necrotizing fasciitis, more commonly known as the ﬂesh-eating disease, that doctors seemed to think was a result of a spider bite on his arm. Doctors had to cut open his arm from his wrist to his shoulder to remove the diseased tissue. “About a month after he passed, we had started a European tour,” Araya said. “That tour was hard for me because at the very end of the set that we did on that entire tour, we did two songs … ‘South of Heaven,’ and ‘Angel of Death,’ and we had a banner that was made that was done in the logo of a Heineken, but it said Hanneman. It had ‘Angel of Death still reigning,’ and it had the year of his birth … it was a banner we put up as we started ‘South of Heaven,’ and going into ‘Angel of Death,’ which were two songs that Jeff wrote musically. “Of the four original members, me and Jeff kind of built a friendship. [We were] like brothers or family where every time we saw each other, it was ‘Hey, what’s going on? How are you doing?’ I thought for sure he could get it together. Even if he couldn’t play, I just got to the point where it didn’t matter to me whether he could play or not. I know he was struggling and he was having a tough time gaining dexterity back in his arm. It got to the point where I didn’t care, I just wanted him back out on the road being a part of this. He should be there. Slayer is our baby and he had every right to be there.” As part of the “Big Four,” Slayer did two concerts in the United States — New York and Los Angeles — with Megadeth, Anthrax and Metallica. In Europe, the bands played in several countries and even have a DVD of their show in Bulgaria. Although the bands played for packed stadiums, Araya said fans shouldn’t hold out hope for more shows — and points the ﬁnger at Metallica. “I don’t want to say politics is preventing that,” Araya said. “It’s not the politics between bands; it’s the politics of character in one particular band. We had an issue that came up on the New York show, which really freaked everybody out, but the New York show happened. I think, in all honesty, that was the last time we did the Big Four. I think another Big Four show might not happen. They could prove me wrong. Those shows basically, even though it was called the Big Four, it was done through Metallica. It was with Metallica’s blessing that allowed those shows to happen. If they want to continue and do a couple more shows, I think that would be great … if we were to sit down with them and communicate with them, that’s what I’d tell them.” Until then, Slayer is moving on with its own projects. Araya said currently the band is working on material for a new album with hopes of recording in January. “Yeah, that’s the plan,” Araya said. “That’s the plan [we] have on paper. I say that because things always change. Everything that this band does is never really set in stone. A lot of the time, we end up just doing stuff and things are taken care of after the fact. So that’s the plan. From what I understand, we’re going to head to the studio and start doing something. I know Kerry [King, guitarist] has been working on stuff for the past two years or so. … There’s plans for us to do something, starting in January and yeah, we’ll see where that goes.” wfranklin@gazette.net

SLAYER n When: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday n Where: Fillmore Silver Spring, 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring n Tickets: $45 n For information: 301-960-9999; ﬁllmoresilverspring.com

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Rotisserie chicken at the Copper Canyon Grill. smoke and spice, falls off those bones almost too easily; they should need a little more gnawing. The coleslaw is creamy and refreshing and the fries are cooked well at the order, thin and crisp and lightly dusted with salt. The day’s fresh cornbread comes in hunks, moist and grainy without being too sweet. The house chicken pot pie is delivered in the little cast iron skillet in

which it’s baked. It’s a big pillow of pastry crimped around the edges of a rich and satisfying stew of chicken and vegetables. One gets the feeling that this is a just and delicious use of the scraps of rotisserie chicken left over from the day before. And rotisserie chicken is indeed the house specialty. While Montgomery County may be up to its elbows in rotisserie roasted chicken, it is refreshing to get good

roasted chicken in a low key, white linen setting. And speaking of the linen, I love the napkins with the button hole in one corner so you can button the napkin to your shirt! The fireplace is welcoming, the music is toe-tapping without being blasted and the service moves with a purpose. Without making reservations, we were greeted and seated with alacrity. Southern-style sweet tea, lemonade, and even the kid’s Shirley Temples are bottomless as long as you are seated. This franchise has the feel of a large well organized restaurant. The food is competently made and served in ample portions; the steak and salmon are cooked precisely as requested, however there is room for refinement. Executive Chef Jose Guillen is in the midst of tweaking and upgrading his culinary vision, and the service infrastructure is in place to deliver an even more polished menu. Copper Canyon is the venue to watch in the coming months as they become more of a threat to the fine dining possibilities in Silver Spring. Copper Canyon has sister locations in the Rio Center in Gaithersburg, not to mention Glenarden and Centerville Virgina, with another in the works in Woodmore Towne Center in Lanham. But only the Silver Spring location will be open on Thanksgiving!

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TOM PRINCIPATO

Continued from Page B-5 popular on the East Coast blues club circuit. With the release of his more recent albums, including 2011’s critically acclaimed “A Part of Me,” Principato said he feels he’s evolved as an artist. “I’ve always made a conscious effort, no matter where I am in my career, I don’t want to do the same old thing,” Principato said. “ ... Most of my career I’ve been known as a guitarist, but I’ve been trying to expand my songwriting and vocal skills. I like to think the last two albums have demonstrated my growth.” “Robert Johnson Told Me So” features guest artists such as Willie Weeks, bassist for Eric Clapton; Jim Brock, drummer for Kathy Mattea and Chuck Leavell, a keyboardist who’s played with The Rolling Stones, The Allman Brothers Band and John Mayer. “Chuck Leavell has been a friend of mine and been a guitarist on a number of CDs,” Principato said. “He always contributes a high level of musicianship.” Though Leavell will not be at Saturday’s release party, Principato will be joined by Tommy Lepson on keyboards and vocals, Joe Wells on drums, Bob Shellhouse on second guitar, and John DeSalme, Justine Miller and Xavier Perez on horns. Three members of Howard University’s Afro Blue Vocal Group will also perform with Principato on

n When: 8 p.m. Saturday n Where: Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda n Tickets: $25 n For information: 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesandjazz.com

SIGGY

Though a guitarist for more than 40 years, Principato said his more recent albums showcase his vocal and songwriting abilities. Saturday. Principato started playing the guitar at the age of 11. He played in bands during his time at Fall Church High School, and after graduation, said he knew he wanted to become a professional musician, but didn’t know how to make it happen. “I didn’t really know what it would take ... but I knew I wanted to do it,” Principato said. At the suggestion of a friend, Principato moved to Boston where he said he “sort of stumbled his way around” until he landed a gig with a professional band. “I was 19 and have been a professional ever since,” Principato said. He may have 40-plus years as

a guitarist under his belt, but Principato said he’s only recently really developed into a songwriter. “I found that as soon as I started singing songs myself, about my life experiences, it was a lot easier for me to connect emotionally and I think that helped in my improvement,” he said. “I really have been trying to listen to other great songwriters and learn what it is about other songwriters I admire.” Principato said it was the ability of other musicians to connect that he found important. “[I’m] just mostly getting to a point where I’m writing about things that happened to me and things I think other people can relate to,” Principato said. “The sub-

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Brulee members (from left) guitarist Louis Matza, vocalist Aura Kanegis, drummer Lex O’Brien and bassist Andrew Brown.

Continued from Page B-5 more members and the group is now known as Brûlée. “Our writing styles worked pretty well together,” said Kanegis. “I was good with good with lyrics and melody, and he had the intricate chord structures.” The band, which also includes drummer Lex O’Brien of Takoma Park and bassist Andrew Brown of University Park, performs an original mix of jazz, indie, alternative rock and pop that reflects the diverse interests of its members. “We have a pretty eclectic style,” said Kanegis. “It’s not easy to put us in a box. We have a little something for everyone.” Brûlée, which has appeared in the District, Virginia and Prince George’s County, will perform for the first time at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club on Thursday. Also joining the band that night will be sometime participant Tom Anderson from Virginia, playing the sax. Kanegis said the group will probably play tunes from its first CD, “To a Crisp,” and also some new music. “It’s almost all original with a cover or two,” Kanegis said about the show. It took several years to finally produce “To A Crisp,” because Matza, Kanegis and Brown work full time and also have young children. A policy director for Quaker group the American Friends Service Committee, Kanegis said it’s sometimes tough to find time to write songs. “I’m the queen of wrinkled up scraps of paper,” laughed Kanegis, who stores ideas on her iPhone if she’s busy with work or family. “I’ll have a song looping around

jects I’ve been covering the most are about lost love ... losing parents, loss of romantic love ... Also, I [went] through a period experiencing some problems with my health.” It’s these real life struggles that Principato said have proved most touching to audience members. “On some of the more melancholy stuff, I’m connecting with audience members. I’ll see some misty eyes,” Principato said. “That’s when I know I’m connecting.” Saturday will not be Principato’s ﬁrst performance at the newly renovated Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club. He’s performed at the club once since its 2012 opening and multiple times before it was remodeled. He said he feels the revitalization was important for the local blues and jazz scene that he’s been a part of for so many years. “The renovation and what they have done is beautiful,” Principato said. “Any venue that supports local music [and tries] to bring in topdrawer talent is important to the scene.”

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in my head … and a few weeks later I’ll find the time to write it down,” she said. Like Matza, who works as a research psychologist, she enjoys song writing and can’t imagine life without music. “I’m an introvert, and yet I really love performing,” she said. “You get into a feedback loop [with the audience]. It doesn’t matter if there are two people or 500, it makes the music so much better.” Born in Frederick County, Kanegis grew up listening to bluegrass and singers like Billie Holiday. “The blues and jazz voices always spoke to me,” said Kanegis, who sang with local folk and roots bands including the U-Liners and the all-girl funk band Zeala before it broke up. The first tune she wrote with Matza was “Glaze,” which reflects their shared love of road songs. It was inspired by Kanegis’ stop for Krispy Kreme donuts after a gig years ago.

As a guitar/vocal duo, they perform “Amsterdam,” a song that honors Matza’s close friend and traveling companion who “died ridiculously young in a motorcycle crash,” according to notes on the Brûlée website. The two also wrote “Poesy” based on Kanegis’ memories of a relationship in college with “trippy chords” by Matza. It is written in 6/8 time popularized by the Coltrane Quartet. “It evokes the ’60s jazz mood,” said Matza. “Driftin’ is a song by Brown, who builds guitars and basses and also likes to row on the Patuxent River. The song is about how remembering the Maryland river got him through some tough times while playing classical and jazz bass while studying in Vienna along the river Danube. Another Brûlée original is “Count Sheep,” which Matza wrote during bouts of insomnia in his early 20s and which has been up-

dated with O’Brien’s idea to add a samba beat from the Carnival in Rio. O’Brien, who also plays for ComplexBlue, at one time worked as a drummer for rock bands and has also played everything from country to free jazz to symphonic to circus music, according to the website. Despite all the engineered music on TV, radio and the Web, people still seem to enjoy live performances by real people, Kanegis said. “There seems to be a new resurgence for music that isn’t just a drum machine and synthesized sounds,” she said. Brûlée continues to build a steady fan base, and its second album is now in the planning stages. “The goal is to have a reliable crowd that would come out for our gigs, make a new CD and be able to afford to do that,” Kanegis said. vterhune@gazette.net

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Effective January 1, 2014 the WSSC Development Services Group will no longer be offering the existing "To Be Billed" payment process for "Permits and/or Plan submittal transactions. For plan submittal transactions, the two methods of paySAVE ON CABLE ment available will be: 1) Check or Cash; 2) Electronic ACH payTV-INTERNETDIGITAL PHONE- ment (funds are transferred from a checking account) using the SATELLITE. new ePayment System implemented on October 15, 2013. The You’ve Got A Choice! link to the ePayment (Project Plan Review Fee) system is locatOptions from ALL ma- ed on the WSSC website at wsscwater.com, under Businesses, jor service providers. under Development Services, under Developers Forms and Fees, Call us to learn more! under WSSC ePlan Review. An additional link to the ePayment CALL Today. 877(Project Plan Review Fee) system is also located on the ePlan 884-1191 Review (ProjectDox) login screen. Currently, the only available method of payment for Long Form Permit transactions is: Check or Cash. For additional information, please contact the Permit Services Unit at 301-206-8650

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Customer Service

AV Sales Representative

must have strong audio visual knowledge, experience and communications skills. Email resume to careers@total-av.com.

Healthcare

Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (RDCS) Cardiology Office seeking a FT with 1 year minimum experience and proficiency with a Philips iE33 machine. Salary negotiable. Fax resume to 301-797-6927.

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Executive Office APPOINTMENT SETTERS Earn $750 to $1000 a week. Assistant Come generate appointments for a Top Inc

ACCOUNTANT For our Rockville office we seek an individual to work in our accounting dept. as Accountant. Over 5 yrs Accounting experience is desired. Duties to include AP/AR, Payroll processing, knowledge of fixed assets and depreciation, journal entries, sales tax returns and preparation of schedules for financial audit. Proficiency with computers and Excel a must. Must possess good communication and organizational skills. Resume to Amahajan@poolnet.com

Provides general office support with emphasis on accounts receivable. Works closely with the CEO and manages his calendar, communications and other tasks as required. Compensation DOE. Resume to callen@greasebusters.com

Financial

SR Loan Officer

Sonabank seeks Commercial Lender Montgomery County. BS in Business and 5 yrs direct exp. Resume to careers@sonabank.com EEO AAE.

BOOKKEEPER FULL/PART TIME

Need a capable bookkeeper not a data entry clerk, we do not use Quickbooks. Must speak good English! Send resume to rthomas301@verizon.net or mail to: Accounting & Bookkeeping Service 11301 Spur Wheel Lane, Potomac, MD 20854

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Admin, for a Rockville Insurance Company We will train for position. Must have computer and receptionist skills. Career opportunity with salary and benefits. To apply please

Urbana GI seeks RN for newly expanded hours at busy ambulatory surgical center. Position promises regularly scheduled hours (full/part time) plus benefits.

go to: gazette.net/careers

µ Must be RN w/ current, valid MD license µ CPR, ACLS required µ ASC exp preferred µ GI Nursing exp a plus Email resume to: rfisher@urbanagi.com Fax resume to: 301-874-6999 Equal Opportunity Employer

Customer Service

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Call John at 301-987-9828

MECHANIC/FORKLIFT

Will service/maintain fork truck equip in DC, MD & Northern VA. Electrical / hydraulic troubleshooting, preventive maintenance. 2+ yrs exp preferred. Good driving record essential. Vehicle & uniforms provided. Benefits inc. medical, dental, vision, life, 401(k) and more. Drug free. EOE / AAE. Email resume: bmeeker@werres.com or fax: 301-695-5560

CONSTRUCTION

Effective immediately, M.T. Laney Co, Inc will be accepting applications for the following positions: µ Sweeper Truck Driver µ Tack Truck Driver µ Heavy Equipment Mechanic (CDL and clean driving record required) µ Dump Truck (w/trailer) Driver (Class A license and clean driving record required) Top wages and a great working environment. EOE Please email resume to info@mtlaney.com fax 410-795-9546

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Insurance CSR

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$22.00/hr. Min. 5 yrs commercial exp. Job in Ashburn, VA. Bilingual a plus. Drug-free workplace EOE, E-Verify

301-662-7584

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On Call Supervisor

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Real Estate

Silver Spring

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Must R.S.V.P.

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3 301-388-2626 01-388-2626

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Advertising Sales Representative

Comprint Military Publications publishes 9 newspapers each week and the only website dedicated to the military in the DC region is looking for energetic, organized, computer savvy sales representative to sell advertising into military newspapers and online. Job requires previous infield and telephone sales experience. Must be customer service oriented and consultative seller. Candidates must be able to create ads for customers and work well under weekly deadlines and pressures of meeting sales goals. Prefer candidates with experience. Territory open in Northern VA. Headquarters in Gaithersburg, MD. If interested and qualified, please send resume and cover letter with salary requirements to jrives@gazette.net. We offer a competitive compensation, commission and incentives, comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, pension, 401(k) and tuition reimbursement. EOE.

Concrete Mixer Driver

Lafarge Mid-Atlantic is seeking full time experienced CDL mixer driver’s. Great pay and benefit package. Experienced only need apply. Contact Dave 443-829-6625 or apply at: 14824 Southlawn Lane Rockville MD 20850

MOE’S SOUTHWEST GRILL IS HIRING

Welcome to Moe’s! Please stop by our new location in Gaithersburg to apply: 12151 Darnestown Road. We conduct on-the-spot interviews every Wednesday 10am-5pm and Sunday 10am-2pm

Attention Service Advisors, Sales Professionals & Technicians… Business is booming in Gaithersburg! We are expanding our building and our staff! Visit www.sheehy.com/careers to see a complete list of new positions available!

TECHNICIAN

FT, experienced, friendly and outgoing to work weekday day shift, weekends, with some overnight shifts. Benefits are available. The perfect applicant will have several years of technician experience in an emergency setting, and knowledge of DVMax. To apply go to: gazette.net/careers

Cashier

Gas Station looking for FT/PT Cashier located in Damascus, MD. Must have a car. Flexible hours, must be available on the weekends. Call (240)620-3763

MASON TENDERS

Min. 1 yr exp. in commercial masonry. Job in Ashburn, VA. Bilingual a plus. $12 to $14/hr. based on exp. Drug-free workplace. EOE & E-Verify 301-662-7584

MEDICAL ASST

FT for an OB/GYN practice in Germantown, MD, current exp in the medical office & familiar with insurance and coding required. Spanish speaking a plus. Please fax your resume to: 301-983-6262

Restaurant Staff µ Wait Staff µ Bus Persons Full & Part time shifts available Apply In Person: Normandie Farm Restaurant 10710 Falls Rd, Potomac 301-983-8838

SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS FT/PT ROCKVILLE area. Must be "EXPERIENCED" & have a CDL w/PS endorsement. Call 301-752-6551

Dental/ Medical Assistant Trainees Needed Now Dental/Medical Offices now hiring. No experience? Job Training & Placement Assistance Available 1-877-234-7706 CTO SCHEV

Pharmacy/ Phlebotomy Tech Trainees Needed Now Pharmacies/ hospitals now hiring. No experience? Job Training & Placement Assistance Available 1-877-240-4524 CTO SCHEV

Sales

NEW HOMES PART-TIME SALES ASSISTANT

We’ve Got the Ideal Job!!! Miller and Smith is seeking energetic candidates with excellent people and communication skills to serve as a part-time Sales Assistant at our location in MONT Co./Clarksburg for 4 days a week. Thurs. -Sun. weekends are required/ NO benefits. $16.00/hr. Interested candidates should send their resumes to hr@millerandsmith.com or fax to (703) 394-6605. EEO M/V/F/D

DENTAL RECP PT, Monday through Thursday 4pm-8pm, and two Saturdays a month, 10am-6pm. Must be bilingual.

Call 301-921-0027

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Automotive

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BUY FOR

security deposit

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23,999

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26,999

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2012 Jetta SE................................#VPR6112, Blue, 38,430 mi.............$16,495 2012 Passat S...............................#VPR6111, Gray, 35,959 mi.............$16,495 2011 CC Sport...............................#FR7163, Black, 38,075 mi..............$17,995 2010 Routan SE............................#P7638, Silver, 21,506 mi................$18,495 2012 GTI............................................#P7660, White, 7,886 mi..................$19,491 2011 Routan SE............................#VP6065, Blue, 37,524 mi...............$20,495 2010 Tiguan....................................#VP6060, White, 31,538 mi.............$20,995 2012 Passat TDI...........................#V071353A, Gray, 42,223 mi...........$22,995

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DARCARS VOLVO OF ROCKVILLE

2006 Hyundai Sonata LX

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2008 Volvo S60 2.5T

#N110003, 5 Speed Auto, Blue Metallic, Sunroof

12,480

13,980

#329040A, Ent. Center, 4WD Sport Utility, Formal Black

17,480

#325025A, 6 Speed Auto, Black, Mid Size Wagon

2006 BMW X5 3.0i

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2008 Nissan Altima 2.5S

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12,980

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15,980

16,980

2010 Volvo XC60 3.2L

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2013 Infinity G37

19,480

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$9,480

$11,980

#E0263, 32K Miles, 4 Speed Auto, 4 Door Coupe..................................

2010 Chevrolet Malibu LTZ

#426021A, 6 Speed Auto 37.6K Miles, Taupe Gray Metallic...................

2008 Cadillac STS

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2013 Volkswagen Passat SE

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$18,480 $19,480 $20,980

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2008 Lexus RX 400H

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2009 Volvo XC90

$31,980 $36,480

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13.5k miles, 1 Owner

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10 Toyota Rav-4 $$

#P8822, 4 Speed Auto, 39k miles, 4WD Sport Utility

16,985

13 Toyota Camry LE #R1738, $ 6 Speed Auto, 14.2k $

miles, 4 Door, 1 Owner

19,855

2013 Toyota Pruis C Three.... $18,800 $18,800 2012 Mini Cooper Clubman S. $23,800 $23,800 #372383A, CVT Transmission, 4 Door, Classic Silver #377689A,Auto, 6K Miles, 1 Owner, White Silver Metallic

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2010 Nissan XTERRA X........ $16,800 $16,800 2011 Toyota Highlander SE. . . $22,800 $22,800 #472099A, 5 SpeedAuto, 4WD, Super Black, 1 Owner #363230A, 6 SpeedAuto, Blizzard Pearl

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11 Toyota Camry LE $$

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