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Showing his colors
County recognizes recycling efforts
Swim safety workshop Friday
Montgomery County last week honored individuals, businesses and groups for their recycling efforts as part of its annual Recycling Awareness Week activities. The awards recognize “exceptional achievements in recycling, waste reduction, reuse, buying recycled-content products and educational efforts by local businesses, organizations, multi-family apartment and condominium properties, residents and individuals,” according to a news release. The recipients were honored at a program May 21 at the Montgomery County Conference Center in North Bethesda. Awards were presented in several categories to several winners, including the following: • Outstanding Leadership Efforts to Increase Recycling Awareness: Lincoln Hallen, Rockville. • Multi-Family Property Excellence in Recycling, for recycling at least 70 percent of their waste stream in 2013: the Forum Condominium, Rockville. • Multi-Family Property Outstanding Efforts in Recycling: The Villages at Decoverly, Rockville. • Multi-Family Property Outstanding Individual Achievement in Recycling: Sara Peter, Eaves Rockville, Rockville. • Excellence in Recycling — Business, for recycling at least 70 percent of their waste stream in 2013: Pepco, and Sanofi Pasteur Biologics, both of Rockville. • Outstanding Achievement in Recycling — Business: 2000 Tower Oaks Boulevard, Canon U.S. Life Sciences, Dodson’s Shell, Montgomery County Pre-Release and Reentry Services, Moti’s Market, Temple Beth Ami Nursery School and the Tower Building, all of Rockville; and Evergreen Montessori School and the Ambassador, both of Wheaton.
Learn how to stay safe while swimming this summer at Water Safety Day from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. Friday at the Gaithersburg Water Park, 512 S. Frederick Ave. The free event will include information on a variety of topics, including swim level testing, the importance of personal flotation devices, how to safely reach and assist someone struggling in the water and the importance of using sunscreen to prevent serious skin damage. Water Safety Day is cosponsored by the city of Rockville, the city of Gaithersburg and Montgomery County. Visitors to Water Safety Day who stop by the various information booths are welcome to stay and enjoy a free swim at the water park. Anyone under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult. Food will be available for purchase. For more information about the event, call the Rockville Swim and Fitness Center at 240-314-8750 or the Gaithersburg Aquatics Division at 301-258-6445.
Register now for library summer reading program Registration for county county libraries’ summer reading programs begins Sunday. Children are invited to participate in this year’s program. The theme for children through grade 6 is “Fizz, Boom, Read” and the theme for teens is “Spark a Reaction.” Participants can sign up for the programs and keep track of the books read using a designated computer in the library, or a home computer. To register, visit montgomerycountymd.gov/library, beginning Sunday. Recommended reading lists also will be available on the web-
EVENTS College Safety Tips Presentation, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Twinbrook Community Recreation Center, 12920 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville. Free. 240-314-8620. Montgomery County Transportation Forum, 7-9 p.m., Silver Spring
Civic Building, 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring. www.smartergrowth.net.
FRIDAY, MAY 30 Sligo Creek Stompers Concert/ Silent Auction to Benefit The Quotidian Theatre Company, 8 p.m., The Writer’s
Center, 4801 Walsh St., Bethesda, auction continues at 8 p.m. May 31 and 2 p.m. June 1. $20. www.quotidiantheatre.org.
The Latvian Organizations of Washington, D.C., Presents Youth Choir Balsis in Concert, 8 p.m., Latvian Cen-
ter, 400 Hurley Ave., Rockville. $25 for general admission, $15 for students, free for ages 16 and younger. 301 8141080.
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Norman Liebow of Rockville, who is a National Park Service volunteer at the C&O Canal, was decked out for Rockville’s 70th annual Memorial Day ceremony and parade Monday. site. “Summer is a time of fun and relaxation. Reading is both, with the added bonus of keeping reading skills sharp,” said Parker Hamilton, the county’s library director, in a news release. Magicians, musicians and storytellers are among the entertainers who will perform for children at all library branches this summer. Science, technology, engineering and math events will be featured, complementing the program’s theme. Program schedules are on the library website. For more information call 240-777-0020 or visit montgomerycountymd.libguides.com/summerreading.
Campus congrats Stephanie Washington of Rockville, a senior at Our Lady
of Good Counsel High School in
Olney, has won a $2,500 National
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SATURDAY, MAY 31 Huge Community Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Rose Hill Falls, at Rt. 28 and Great Falls Road next to Julius West Middle School, Rockville. aileenjaye@verizon.net. Community Day and Spring Used Book Sale, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Da-
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Off Norbeck Road between Muncaster Mill Road and Emory Lane, Rockville. Free admission. FVyardsale2104@gmail. com.
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SUNDAY, JUNE 1
vis Library, 6400 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda. Free. 240-777-0922.
Summer Kick-Off Campfire Lunch,
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Brookside Nature Center, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. $5. Register at www.parkpass.org.
Relay for Life of Rockville Rings of Hope: An Olympic Relay, noon-5:30
a.m. June 1, Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus, 9601 Medical Center Drive, Rockville. www. RelayForLife.org/RockvilleMD.
“A Spring Potpourri” by the NIH Community Chorus and the East Avenue Ensemble, 7:30 p.m., Saint
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Flower Valley Community Yard Sale, 9 a.m.-noon,
Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. Free-will donation. 240-277-3480.
Glenview Mansion Art Opening and Free Concert, 1:30-3:30 p.m., 603
Edmonston Drive, Rockville. Free. 240314-8660. Bethesda Big Train Baseball Game, 7:30 p.m., Shirley Povich Field, 10600 Westlake Drive, Bethesda. $5-$9. 301365-1076.
MONDAY, JUNE 2 Burtonsville Lions Charity Fondation Golf Classic, 8 a.m., Montgomery
Country Club, 6550 Laytonsville Road, Laytonsville. 301-452-3353. Community Dinner, 6-8 p.m., Good Hope Union United Methodist
Achievement Scholarship for black students from the National Merit Scholarship Corp. Washington, who plans to pursue a career in statistics, was one of 800 winners. The scholarships are based on consistently high academic performances, endorsement by a school official, SAT scores and an essay.
Middle schooler wins first place for spirited slogan Rinna Levy, a student at Earle B. Wood Middle School in Rockville, recently was recognized by Clean Air Partners, a regional air quality organization. Rina received an award for the slogan she submitted to the group’s contest. “We can’t stop breathing it, so let’s start cleaning it!” earned first place in her category, consisting of grades 4 through 6.
SPORTS Check online this week for coverage of the start of summer leagues.
A&E Take a magic carpet ride at Silver Spring Stage.
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Become the Parent You Want to Be: How to Turn Good Intentions into Better Habits, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Parent
Encouragement Program, 10100 Connecticut Ave., Kensington. $30. 301929-8824.
TUESDAY, JUNE 3 Eat Right, Live Well, 1 p.m., Ingle-
side at King Farm, 701 King Farm Blvd., Rockville. 240-499-9019.
Military History and Veterans Discussion Group, 1-2:30 p.m., Sch-
weinhaut Senior Citizens Center, 1000 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring. Free. 202-829-4664.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4 Wednesday Farmers Market, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Rockville Town Square, 225 N. Washington St., Rockville, through Sept. 24. www.rockvillemd. gov/events. District 3 County Council Candidates Forum, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Aspen
Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville. 301-871-1113.
Meets @ the JCCGW on Sundays from 6:00-9:00pm Registration is now open! A unique Jewish studies program for 8th–12th grade students from diverse backgrounds attending secular schools in the Greater Washington area. For more information contact www.ShoreshHebrewHigh.org or ShoreshHebrewHigh@gmail.com Notice of nondiscriminatory policy: Shoresh Hebrew High School admits students of any race, color, and national or ethnic origin. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies and scholarship programs. 1908752
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Jazz Samba Project Film Screening: Birth of Bossa, 7-9 p.m., The
Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, Bethesda. $12. 301-5815145.
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Church, 14680 Good Hope Road, Silver Spring. Free. 301-879-8100.
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Wootton’s Urgy Eado (right) wins the boys 800 meter 4A state finals on Saturday. Go to clicked.Gazette.net.
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CORRECTIONS A May 21 headline on a story about the county’s electricity tax said that the average monthly bill would drop by $11 in fiscal 2015. Actually, the average annual bill will drop by $11. A photo caption with the May 21 Rockville Hometown Holidays story referred to the wrong band. The photo showed the Morrison Brothers Band, not NEULORE.
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