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One member abstains, saying proposal is ‘out of balance’ BY

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

Barbara Schubert of Silver Spring is the founder of a group that wants to preserve a hiking trail near the Forest Glen Annex on property owned by the U.S. Army. The Army wants to build a fence blocking access to a portion of the trail, saying it’s an old landﬁll contaminated with chemicals and medical waste.

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Some Silver Spring residents want warning signs, without fence BY

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

Representatives of the U.S. Army have offered a compromise proposal for an area near a neighborhood trail in Silver Spring where syringes, scalpels and other medical waste were found two

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Silver Spring preps for National Night Out n More than a dozen area communities to hold crime prevention events BY

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

More than a dozen communities in the Silver Spring area will mark the 31st annual obser-

The idea is to “give crime a going away party,” said Patricia Tyson, who is coordinating an event from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Coffield Community Recreation Center, 2450 Lyttonsville Road in Silver Spring. The event, which will include prizes, refreshments and various activities, such as enter-

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Takoma Park approves money for Flower Avenue

years ago. The Army and residents have been grappling with what to do about the waste since it was unearthed in 2012. It was found along the Ireland Drive Trail, near the Army’s Forest Glen annex, just south of the Beltway and west of Georgia Avenue. The area also is near the U.S. National Museum of Health and Medicine. The latest proposal involves installing about

vance of National Night Out on Tuesday with block parties involving police ofﬁcers and other activities. The event, sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch, is held to improve relations between police and communities, which could lead to stronger crime prevention programs.

Following debate over transit improvements, affordable housing and other issues, the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday approved a new master plan for the White Oak area of Silver Spring, a move that was years in the making. Ofﬁcials hope the updated master plan for White Oak will spur economic development near the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s headquarters and result in thousands of new jobs — many in higher-paying

life sciences ﬁelds — to rival the Interstate 270 biotech corridor. While the vote signiﬁed a “great day” for the White Oak area and county in general, residents will need to be patient to actually see the hopedfor economic development, said Councilwoman Cherri Branson (D-Dist. 5) of Silver Spring. “Our expectations have been raised, and we expect to see ground broken soon,” Branson said. Eight of the nine council members voted for the plan. Councilman Marc Elrich (D-At Large) of Takoma Park abstained. He said he didn’t want to vote against the proposal and be seen as not sup-

tainers and speakers, is for the Lyttonsville, Rosemary Hills and Rock Creek Forest neighborhoods. “By meeting with police officers and other law enforcement ofﬁcers, we can learn more about what they do and how we can help,” Tyson said.

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More overruns possible for improvements, councilman warns

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

The Takoma Park City Council agreed Monday to increase design costs of a project to upgrade sidewalks and stormwater infrastructure along Flower Avenue by about $177,000. The project, estimated to cost about $2.3 million, is one of the more complex the city has undertaken in recent years and could see more cost

overruns, especially when construction starts, Councilman Fred Schultz said. “There are cost overruns already. There may be more to come,” Schultz said. “Lord only knows what we will ﬁnd when we do serious excavation work. ... We need to be careful that we don’t cause serious injury to our capital budget.” The design firm, Baltimore-based Rummel, Klepper and Kahl, requested the additional money, citing rising costs related to more coordination with utilities, expanded work for stormwater management and other changes. The

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Families navigate difﬁcult journey to resting place Process of sending remains overseas can be painstaking

ALINE BARROS STAFF WRITER

Death in Montgomery County can lead to a long, difﬁcult task — returning a loved one’s body to a foreign ﬁnal resting place. According to the U.S. Census, about

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31.8 percent of Montgomery residents are foreign-born. In recent months, two Montgomery County families had to go through this process. Don Pen Soh Boma, a Burtonsville resident and former honor student at Paint Branch High School, drowned in Ocean City in June. Boma was 18 years old. He was born in Cameroon and lived in Montgomery County with his uncle Augustine Fuon-

djing, who adopted him. Fuondjing wanted his son to have better opportunities in life. Boma planned to study computer engineering at Towson University. “It is still difﬁcult because he was so young. Especially when I get back home. It is hard to take. There are days that I am really, really down,” Fuondjing said. On April 29, Tsehay Demeke Woldemanuel, 34, was struck by a Ride-

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On bus in Wheaton. She died from her injuries at Suburban Hospital. Woldemanuel was from Ethiopia. At a fundraising website, she is described as having a beautiful smile and unconditional love for her family. She worked two jobs to support herself and her mother, who lives in Ethiopia. Fuondjing said that sending Boma’s remains back to Cameroon was an ex-

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Augustine Fuondjing holds his phone with a picture of Don Pen Soh Boma, who drowned in Ocean City in June. Boma was Fuondjing’s adopted son.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Brightview Fallsgrove,

9200 Darnestown Road, Rockville. Discuss the struggles of taking care of loved ones with Alzheimer’s and dementia with others. Free, RSVP requested. 240-314-7194. Children’s Book Sale, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Rockville Memorial Library, 21 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Books for all ages, many for $1 or less. Free admission. 301-984-3187.

THURSDAY, JULY 31 George Pelecanos Reading, 7 p.m., Eastern Village Cohousing, 7981 Eastern Ave., Silver Spring. Will discuss and read from “Hard Revolution”; to beneﬁt early literacy center planned for the new Silver Spring Library. $50; includes wine, beer, other drinks and light snacks. Must be purchased in advance. www.eventbee. com/v/folssreading. Summer Concert Series 2014, 7-9 p.m., Glen Echo Park, Bumper Car Pavilion, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Featuring David Schulman and Quiet Life Motel. Free. www.glenechopark.org. Crazy Runs in the Family, 7:30 p.m., The Highwood Theatre Silver Spring, 914 Silver Spring Ave., Silver Spring. A family comedy production. $25. info@thehighwoodtheatre.org.

FRIDAY, AUG. 1 Storytime on Lake Needwood: Birds

Fly, 1-1:45 p.m., Lake Needwood Boat-

house, 15700 Needwood Lake Circle, Rockville. Read a story, then look for birds nearby. $6 per child, $2 per adult. Register at www.parkpass.org. Family Night Out: Bats, 7-8 p.m., Meadowside Nature Center, 5100 Meadowside Lane, Rockville. Learn about bats and take a hike to look for them. $5 per child; adults free. Register at www.parkpass.org. The White Party, 8-11 p.m., Dance Bethesda, 8227 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda. Lessons, then Latin, swing, and ballroom dancing. $18. info@dancebethesda.com.

Public Open House, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Historic Silver Spring B&O Railroad Station, 8100 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Sponsored by Montgomery Preservation Inc. and the Silver Spring Historical Society. Free. mpi@ montgomerypreservation.org. Resident Artists Open House, 5 p.m., Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring. Meet the current nine resident artists, who will have works of art for sale in their studios. Free admission. 301-774-0022. Rockville Civic Ballet Spring Show, 7:30 p.m., F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. Featuring “The Last Duchess,” “Saturday Night Social” and “Danse D’Enesco.” $17 for adults, $13 for children and seniors. 240-314-8690.

SUNDAY, AUG. 3 Family Program: Growing Up in Montgomery County, noon-4:15 p.m., Montgom-

ery County Historical Society, Beall-Dawson Historical Park, 103 W. Montgomery Ave., Rockville. Nineteenth-century games and crafts. Free event; does not include admission to Beall-Dawson house or Stonestreet Museum. 301-340-2825. Tour of National Park Seminary, 1-3 p.m., 2755 Cassedy St., Silver Spring. Guided walking tour. $5. 301-589-1715. Animal Exchange’s 35th Anniversary Party, 1-3 p.m., 605 Hungerford Drive,

Rockville. Prizes awarded for 26th Annual Photo Contest. Free. 301-424-4777. Nature and Art Adventures, 1-3 p.m., Brookside Nature Center, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Nature-inspired art and craft activities. Ages 5 and up. $6. Register at www.parkpass.org.

A Midsummer’s Rock Show: Special Love Fundraiser, 5-7 p.m., McGinty’s

Public House, 911 Ellsworth Drive, Silver Spring. A night of live music, dancing and food beneﬁtting the D.C.-area charity that sponsors Camp Fantastic and other services for children with cancer. Donations accepted. rccardillo@specialove.org.

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a.m., Howard Avenue Park, Kensington. Featuring world music from the Andes by Mystic Warriors. Presented by the Kensington Historical Society. Free. www.kensingtonhistory.org.

De’Shawn Blake (right) and fellow cast members run through a dress rehearsal of “Flip the Script, Love Conquers Fear,” as part of the Team of Stars summer camp at the Melvin J. Berman Hebrew School in Rockville on July 23. Go to clicked.Gazette.net.

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MONDAY, AUG. 4 Community Dinner, 6-8 p.m., Good Hope Union United Methodist Church, 14680 Good Hope Road, Silver Spring. Free. 301-879-8100.

TUESDAY, AUG. 5 English Conversation Club, 10:30 a.m.12:30 p.m., Rockville Memorial Library, Meeting Room 1, 21 Maryland Ave., Rockville, every Tuesday. For new English speakers. Free. 240-777-0140. Bel Pre’s National Night Out, 5-8 p.m., Mid-County Recreation Center, 2004 Queensguard Road, Silver Spring. Hosted by the Mid-County Community Workgroup. Free. 240-650-2798. National Night Out, 6:15-8:30 p.m., Gwendolyn Cofﬁeld Community Center, 2450 Lyttonsville Road, Silver Spring. Program with prizes, activities and refreshments. Free. 301-588-1475.

Montgomery Hospice Drop-in Discussion About Grief and Healing, 6:30-8 p.m.,

Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. For those mourning a loved one. Free, registration required. 301-921-4400. Medicare Seminar, 7-9 p.m., Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive, Rockville. Offered through the State Health Insurance Assistance Program. Free. www.medicareabcd.org.

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Lauren Miller, 18, of Clarksburg prepares to kick off on the ﬁrst hole of the new FootGolf course at Northwest Golf Course in Silver Spring on July 21. The game combines aspects of golf and soccer.

Hybrid game FootGolf makes debut on Silver Spring course It’s soccer, but on a golf course

ALINE BARROS STAFF WRITER

In a new game, instead of yelling “fore,” players might yell “gooooallll.” Golf and soccer have come together in a new sport in Montgomery County — FootGolf. FootGolf is a combination of soccer and golf, played on a converted golf course. At each hole, players place the ball between tees and kick it toward a 21-inch diameter cup in the rough. “The score is very similar to golf. Every kick you take is a stroke,” said Laura Balestrini, vice president of the Federation for International FootGolf. Moving a ball in between strokes is not allowed. On July 21, Northwest Golf Course in Silver Spring hosted the American FootGolf Kickoff Classic. Northwest has the first FootGolf course in Montgomery County at an existing golf course and the second in Maryland. The other is the Chesapeake Bay Golf Club in North East in Cecil County. To officially open Northwest Golf Course to FootGolf, Roberto Balestrini, founder of the American FootGolf League, and his wife Laura appeared at the July 21 event. “We really want to promote the sport and we want to work with the golf courses. ... Because in order [for] the sport

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“A golf course is a beautiful place to play and there is nature. It is quiet.” Laura Balestrini, vice president of the Federation for International FootGolf to become popular, it has to be played,” Roberto Balestrini said. According to American FootGolf League officials, people have been playing the game in Europe since 2009. It spread in 2011 to South and North America. Players must bring their own size 5 soccer ball or rent a ball for $3 at the golf course. Balls must be marked clearly. A penalty stroke is assessed if a player kicks the wrong ball. A ball must be at a complete stop. If it is rolling, a player cannot kick it. Official rules are posted at www.fifg.org. “It is a lot harder than you think,” said Denise Miller of Clarksburg. She took her children — Lauren, 18, Kirsten, 14 and Kevin, 8 — to Silver Spring to play the sport for the first time. There is a dress code. A player must wear a light-colored shirt, with sneakers or indoor turf shoes. Cleats are not allowed, but argyle socks are in. According to Keith Miller, executive director of the Montgomery County Revenue Authority, the county’s investment to make the golf course

over for FootGolf was $3,000. That covered the cost of cups at the holes and soccer balls. Miller said that before the ofﬁcial kickoff event on July 21, people were already calling the course, asking: “What’s FootGolf?.” Miller said there are plans to open a second FootGolf course in Montgomery County in early September. “We are hoping to launch a second location at Sligo Creek [Golf Course] in Silver Spring,” Miller said. The Northwest Golf Course has 18 holes. Players pay $14.95 per person per round if they walk the course or $24.95 if they drive a golf cart. To book a tee time, visit mcggolf.com. The Balestrinis said they co-founded the Mexican FootGolf Federation, the Puerto Rico FootGolf Association and the Canadian FootGolf Association. “A golf course is a beautiful place to play and there is nature. It is quiet. ... So, it is really a different experience when you get to go kick a ball on a golf course,” Laura Balestrini said. abarros@gazette.net

Dr. Prem Subramanian of Silver Spring, a neuro-ophthalmologist with the Wilmer Eye Institute, was part of a volunteer faculty group that took part in the Imperial City Eye Meeting in Hue, Vietnam, in April. The four-day conference was held by the nonproﬁt Hawaiian Eye Foundation in partnership with Hue Central Hospital, the foundation said in a press release. Almost 300 ophthalmology students and practicing ophthalmologists from throughout Vietnam participated. Subramanian and other faculty members traveled to Vietnam at their own expense. “It was a tremendous opportunity to teach our Vietnamese colleagues about neuro-ophthalmology, since there are no neuro-ophthalmologists in Vietnam,” Subramanian said in the press release. “The knowledge they gained will help them to care for challenging eye problems in their patients.”

Perdikis makes ‘40 Under 40 Retail’ automotive list Alex Perdikis, a managing partner with Koons of Silver Spring, has been named to Automotive News’ “40 Under 40 Retail” list of young managers in the industry. Perdikis, 39, “turned the struggling Ford-Mazda dealership into the second-highest volume dealership in Jim Koons Automotive’s 16-store network,” a caption accompanying a feature story about him says. “Under Perdikis’ watch,” the feature story says, “new-vehicle sales have grown to about 100 Fords and 60 Mazdas a month from about 56 Fords and 39 Mazdas in 2010 under the previous owner. Used-vehicle sales rose to more than 120 per month from about 52 per month in the same period, Perdikis says.”

Van Hollen honors local students U.S. Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (D-Dist. 8) of Kensington has announced the second round of winners of his 2014 Public Service Award. The awards recognize graduating high school students for their contributions to their school or community. Winners in the second round include: • Clauda Alarco of Silver Spring, from James Hubert Blake High School in Silver Spring • Jennifer Herrera of Silver

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Dr. Prem Subramanian (left) attended the Imperial City Eye Meeting in Vietnam. Spring, from Albert Einstein High School in Kensington • Erika Liseth Mendoza of Hyattsville, from Don Bosco Cristo Rey High School in Takoma Park • Moshe Klein of Silver Spring, from Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy in Silver Spring • Nitsan Scharf of Rockville, from Barrie School in Silver Spring • Adena Miller of Silver Spring, from Yeshiva of Greater Washington in Silver Spring.

Silver Spring native on Chicago ‘Double Chai’ list

Northwest Police-Fire Games in 1977 and involved agencies from Washington state, Oregon and western Canada. It has since expanded. Ingles won one silver medal in a chili cookoff, which was based on color, aroma, consistency and taste. Her entry ﬁnished behind one from the York County (Pa.) Sheriff’s Office, which hosted this year’s Games from July 13 to 20. Ingles also won a silver medal in a mountain biking event, behind a competitor from East Hempﬁeld Township in Lancaster, Pa.

County chamber names new chair

Silver Spring native Daniel Gorlin is on the third annual “Double Chai in the Chi: 36 Under 36” list of young Jewish movers and shakers in Chicago. The list is presented by the Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago’s Young Leadership Division and Oy!Chicago, an outreach website for Chicago residents in their 20s and 30s. “Chai” is the Hebrew word for “life” and also represents the number 18. Gorlin, 35, is the chairman of the board of MyJewishLearning, which recently merged with the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. He also is a principal with Boston Consulting Group. “...I spend most of my energy trying to create connectivity between people and their Judaism and deep connections amongst and between Jews of all denominations,” he said in a proﬁle for the list.

Lisa Cines has taken over as board chair for the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce and leader of the board’s Executive Committee. Cines is a partner with Dixon Hughes Goodman, a certified public accounting firm with an office in Rockville. Cines takes over for Chris Carpenito, an executive vice president and chief financial officer for Hess Construction, which has an office in Gaithersburg. Carpenito has become the board’s immediate past chairman. Board chair is a one-year position. The 2014-15 board was sworn in at the chamber’s annual dinner on June 5. The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce has about 500 members.

Fire and Rescue captain wins two silver medals

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Penelope “Penny” Ingles, a captain with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, won two silver medals in the 2014 Can-Am Police and Fire Games. The games started as the

Lutheran T. ‘Pal’ Wiley Lutheran T. “Pal” Wiley died July 16, 2014, in Gaithersburg. Community Funeral Home handled the arrangements.

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ALINE BARROS STAFF WRITER

Students at Evergreen School in Silver Spring are making time to celebrate their school’s 50th anniversary between cooking classes, music sessions, Spanish classes, and library period. The school is celebrating the milestone with an alumni picnic in October and an anniversary party on the 50th day of the upcoming school year on Nov. 4. The school will launch an online photo gallery of current and former students. Evergreen School, on Geor-

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gia Avenue, follows the Montessori-based approach of learning, in which students are placed in mixed-age groups. They have blocks of uninterrupted lessons for up to three hours. There are two teachers and 14 students in each classroom. Children have freedom in how they learn the day’s lessons in mathematics, English and other topics and at what pace. For example, during a lesson on cooking, one child might mix ingredients while another learns about numbers and measurements. In a primary classroom, one student might read a book and another trace letters on paper. Others might do math exercises. John DeMarchi, Evergreen’s head of school, said everybody is always doing something. “We want to teach them

independence. When you are the older [child in class], you become a leader and the young ones are going to watch,” DeMarchi said. At the snack corner — a table with two seats — students face each other while pouring their own water and eating carrots or tortilla chips. They must put away dishes when they done. A small sink at child height is next to the table. The idea is to let children see when a seat is available, eat when they feel hungry, and learn to respect each other. Outside, students spend time on an all-natural treehouse in the play garden. If one child ﬁnds an insect or a ﬂower, there’s always a teacher there to explain what it is, where it came from, and its role in the garden. The institution opened in 1964 when Sybil Deveraux, Connie Corbet and Robert T. Green started the Cor Jesu Montessori School in Temple Shalom on

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Above (from left), Abbott Anderson and Kruz De Leon discuss a book after ﬁnishing their lunch at Evergreen School in Silver Spring on Friday. At right, Ezra MacDonald (seated) and Mikael Nizovstev play on the slide during recess.

Grubb Road in Chevy Chase. In the early 1970s, the school moved to Temple Emanuel in Kensington and later became incorporated as a nonproﬁt. The organization was named Evergreen School in 1994 and moved to it current location, Hughes Methodist Church, in 2002. “This is a beautiful space. ... They [the church] don’t have the need for these classrooms,” DeMarchi, who became head of school in 2011. Tuition at Evergreen School is between $11,400 and $21,900, depending on the chosen educational program. DeMarchi

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said ﬁnancial aid is available and school ofﬁcials encourage families to apply online, but “they have to demonstrate need.” The school is divided into three programs: “toddler” can include ages 2 and 3, “primary” covers ages 2 1/2 to 6, and “elementary” is for grades 1 to 3. In a primary class, students use a wooden puzzle to learn about geometric shapes. Toy blocks made of beads help them count to 100, 1,000 or 10,000. Others learn how to write in cursive by tracing or copying sandpaper letters from a box. Arlen Morales, 35, of Silver

Spring, heard about the school through friends. Her son, Donovan Salazar, 6, has been a student at Evergreen School since he was 2. Morales said there is good communication with school officials, who listen to parents’ comments. She said her son is more aware of himself and his environment. “I have to say I feel that what he got the most was the sense of responsibility. ... He is very conscious that his actions affects others,” Morales said. abarros@gazette.net

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InBrief Cellular Connection stores giving away backpacks The Cellular Connection, the largest Verizon Premium Wireless retailer in the country, is giving away 100,000 backpacks full of school supplies. More than 350 The Cellular Connection stores — including one at 11339 Georgia Ave. in Wheaton — are inviting families to pick up backpacks ﬁlled with pencils, paper, a pencil box, folders and more. Each store will have 75 to 300 backpacks to distribute on Saturday from noon to 2 p.m. Any leftover backpacks will be donated to local schools.

Morning meetings set for Lyttonsville plan The Montgomery County Planning Department is hosting two meetings in its “Sunrise Series” for business owners in the Greater Lyttonsville Sector Plan area. The meetings will be held July 31 and Aug. 7 from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. There will be free breakfast. The July 31 meeting will be in the parking lot in front of 2666 Pittman Drive in Silver Spring (John Deere Landscaping Company). The Aug. 7 meeting will be in the parking lot in the rear of 2402-2465 Linden Lane in Silver Spring (Technical Service Park).

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ment and a ﬁeld instructor with the Maryland Fire and Rescue Institute. Hanson replaces Joseph Flanagan, who was chief deputy state ﬁre marshal for eight years.

Technology Institute says Montgomery is ‘savvy’ Montgomery County is one of four local governments in the country to receive a “Tech Savvy” designation this year from the not-for-proﬁt Public Technology Institute. The other jurisdictions were Evanston, Ill.; Pinellas County, Fla.; and Sacramento County, Calif. The designation reflects a “‘culture’ of excellence through technology governance and practices,” the Institute wrote on its website. Governments were judged on adherence to nine criteria, including a standard of ethics, performance management practices, a ﬂow of communication and a technology plan. Montgomery County was cited for its Open and Digital Government initiative, which includes accessible datasets through dataMontgomery and online access to county services, reports, budgets and contracts through accessMontgomery. The county has held two Open Data Town Hall meetings, as well as a Civic Hackathon.

Silver Spring Stage of Silver Spring has been selected to participate in the American Association of Community Theatre’s NewPlayFest 2016. Silver Spring Stage will be one of seven producing theaters nationwide. The other six are in Valparaiso, Ind.; Omaha, Neb.; Bend, Ore.; Arlington, Texas; Winston-Salem, N.C.; and Windsor, Colo. Winning playwrights will see their work published in an anthology by Dramatic Publishing Company. Silver Spring Stage, which is in its 46th season, will choose the play it will produce from the ﬁnal selected scripts, the association said in a news release. Winning plays will be presented between June 2015 and December 2016.

Montgomery retiree named fire marshal Michael D. Hanson, who retired this month from Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, has been named chief deputy in the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office. Hanson served with Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service for 30 years. For his last 4½ years, he was a battalion chief, the agency posted in a news release on its blog. In 2003, he transferred to the agency’s Fire and Explosion Investigation Section. He is certified with the International Association of Arson Investigators and the National Association of Fire Investigators. He is an active and life member of the Frostburg Fire Depart-

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Silver Spring student rocks Germany School of Rock musician shows his stuff at festival celebrating Frank Zappa

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

This summer, Peter Thuronyi has done a couple of new things. He went overseas for the ﬁrst time. He also played guitar before a crowd of about 3,000, the largest crowd he has helped entertain. Thuronyi, a Silver Spring resident who will be a senior this fall at Montgomery Blair High School, was the lone Maryland representative of an 18-member young rock musician contingent who recently returned from Germany. The trip was sponsored by School of Rock, a music education company that has some 140 locations in eight countries. The students represented nine schools along the East Coast. They showcased their talents in front of several thousand fans at the 25th annual Zappanale, a music festival in Bad Doberan, which was previously part of East Germany. The festival celebrates the late Baltimore-born musician Frank Zappa. “It was very cool,” said Thuronyi, who has trained at the Silver Spring School of Rock for several years. “The crowd was really appreciative of our music.” He and other young musicians got to hang out with some legendary rockers, including Adrian Belew, who has played

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Peter Thuronyi, a Montgomery Blair High student who trains at the School of Rock in Silver Spring, plays his guitar on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. He recently played in a music festival in Germany. with Zappa, David Bowie and the Talking Heads. Other students, who were chosen on the basis of their skill and dedication after extensive auditions, were from schools in Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. They played together the past three months to perfect their techniques.

Thuronyi said he has long enjoyed rock music, though he doesn’t listen exclusively to that genre. “I heard rock music growing up all the time, a lot of classics from the ’60s and ’70s,” he said. “I like the artistic nature of their songs. It doesn’t seem like they are playing a song because someone else wants that kind of

song played. They do what they want to do.” The Zappanale experience gave students a chance to play on a full professional sound stage and see what crowds are like in another part of the world, said Eric Svalgard, a show manager. The Bad Doberan crowd “really understands and appreciates the music of Frank Zappa,” he said. Zappa was known for writing elaborate classical compositions, as well as humorous lyrics like “Watch out where the huskies go, and don’t you eat that yellow snow.” Called the “Z-team,” the students also played in Berlin and Rostock, Germany, as part of the weeklong tour in midJuly. In 2010, Baltimore unveiled a public bust of Zappa, donated by fans from Lithuania. It is one of several public statues of Zappa. Vilnius, Lithuania, has had its own Zappa sculpture since 1995. Zappa, who died of prostate cancer in 1993 at age 52, spent only a few years in Baltimore, as his family moved to Southern California when he was young. He testified before Congress in 1985 in Washington, D.C., against labeling records. Thuronyi said he plans to continue playing guitar and hopefully get some good breaks along the way. “Sometimes, you have to know the right person, or be in the right place at the right time,” he said. kshay@gazette.net

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LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

The number of black and Hispanic high schoolers suspended from school fell in the second half of this past school compared to a year earlier, according to Montgomery County Public Schools data. That continues a trend. School officials reported in March that, based on the first half of the school year, suspensions were down compared with the previous year, although more for white students than for their black and Hispanic peers. School officials attributed the drop, in part, to professional development for staff that focused on race and equity. While the schools have been looking at suspensions overall, the disproportionate numbers between ethnic

and racial groups created a focus, said Christopher Garran, associate superintendent for high schools. “Clearly our focus was on AfricanAmerican and Latino students,” Garran said. Based on full-year data for 201314, the number of times Hispanic students were suspended fell 40 percent compared with 2012-13, according to a memo Friday from Superintendent Joshua P. Starr to the school board. There were 367 suspensions of Hispanic students this past school year, down from 611 the previous year. According to midyear data, the number of Hispanic student suspensions was down 29 percent. Suspensions of black students dropped 34.5 percent in 2013-14, when about 769 suspensions occurred — down from 1,175 in 2012-13. In the ﬁrst half of the school year, suspensions of black students dropped 28 percent from a year earlier, ofﬁcials

said in March. Suspensions of white students fell 39 percent for the full year, which was the same percentage drop reported in the midyear data. About 54 percent of all county high school suspensions this past year involved black students; 26 percent involved Hispanic students; 14 percent involved white students; and 4 percent involved students of East or South Asian descent. Garran said that, after Starr charged them last summer to reduce suspensions, high schools addressed the issue on several fronts. Principals also have monitored the issue more closely in their schools, he said. Other strategies, Garran said, include talking directly with students, having students do community service instead of a suspension and improving staff’s ability to “de-escalate” situations. Some of the bigger drops were at Col. Zadok Magruder High in Rockville, down

87; Northwood High in Silver Spring, down 70; and John F. Kennedy High in Silver Spring, down 63. Myriam Rogers, principal at Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, attributed the improvement at her school — 41 fewer suspensions — in part to education. Staff learned strategies before the last school year for addressing inappropriate behavior and communicating with students without allowing the behavior to get worse. “In that way, we were proactive about how we would choose to respond to students who made poor choices,” she said. Rogers said she also more often saw students “owning their actions” and making better choices in treating their peers and adults at the school. Paint Branch also used alternatives to suspension, she said, including community service and written reﬂections by the students on their behavior. Suspensions across the county’s 25

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Drive in Clinton, July 10. All were charged with two counts apiece of armed robbery, robbery, first-degree assault, use of a firearm during a felony and false imprisonment. They also were charged with one count each of first-degree burglary, theft of more than $1,000 and less than $10,000, and theft of more than $10,000 and less than $100,000. Police said they are looking for a fifth person who was briefly part of the crime. The episode began at the Courtyard Marriott at 12521 Prosperity Drive in Silver Spring on June 26, when four men knocked on a hotel room door at about 6:30 a.m., police said. When a Washington, D.C., man inside opened the door, the intruders entered. One intruder, who is at large, had a gun and pointed it at the victim, threatening to kill him, police said. The group stole $6,500 from the victim’s car. Steven Graham also had a gun and demanded more money, police said. The victim called a friend from Takoma Park and asked him to come to the hotel room. Steven Graham and Mchunu forced the friend to go with them

to a bank to withdraw money from his account. Corey drove the group to the Bank of America at 11499 Columbia Pike. Steven Graham went in the bank with the second victim, who wrote a note on a withdrawal slip, asking a teller to call police. Graham got suspicious when the teller was on the phone and called Anthony Graham, who stayed at the hotel room with the first victim. Steven Graham, Mchunu and Corey fled from the bank, police said. Anthony Graham left the hotel room. The first victim went to a Home Depot to call police. As part of Thursday’s news release, police gave additional details. They said the Washington victim owed money to Mchunu, who on June 25 went to Maryland Live Casino, where he knew the victim planned to be. Mchunu called Corey, Steven Graham and Anthony Graham to help him collect the debt. All four followed the man to the hotel. Police said Corey and Steven Graham rode in the elevator with the man to see which room was his — about three hours before the group entered the room. aschotz@gazette.net

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Unaccompanied immigrant children reaching the U.S. border with Mexico have a history of being placed in Montgomery County. County Executive Isiah Leggett said Tuesday the county is willing to welcome more. “We need to do what is compassionate, what is right, what is moral, what is ethical and we’re going to do that,” Leggett said. “We would not want to turn kids away, especially in times of great need and trauma in their lives and I’m not going to do that.” Leggett said Gov. Martin J. O’Malley (D) has asked him about Montgomery County aiding and the county will help. Leggett (D) said the county is already helping unaccompanied immigrant children.

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To understand the situation, the County Council held a brieﬁng Tuesday afternoon with agencies that serve the children. Unaccompanied immigrant children often come across the border to escape violence, abuse or persecution, while others come to live with relatives, or are brought into the U.S. by human trafficking rings, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Ofﬁce of Refugee Resettlement. The children who live in Montgomery County were likely either placed by the federal government in a shelter or with relatives living in the county, or they entered the country under the government’s radar and reunited with family, said Uma Ahluwalia, director of the county’s Department of Health and Human Services. More than 52,000 children crossed the border this year, according to The Washington Post. The county is bracing for more.

Last year, Montgomery County Public Schools enrolled 107 unaccompanied minors; the vast majority were high school students, said Chrisandra A. Richardson, associate superintendent of the Office of Special Education and Student Services. They came through the Office of Refugee Resettlement, she said, which generally places children with family or relatives, referred to as sponsors. Ahluwalia said officials are trying to figure a per capita cost estimate for care and services. If more children arrive, Ahluwalia said, the county will need help. Families who sponsor children often ask the government, schools and communities for resources and services. Council President Craig L. Rice (D-Dist. 2) of Germantown said the council will hold a more in-depth discussion this fall.

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KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Tapping and swiping through textbooks on clear plastic computer tablets, 11 inmates at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility spent a few hours Monday afternoon solving for the square root and computing three common averages — mean, median and mode. According to instructor Allen Trenum, the class — a mix of men and women — is learning occupational mathematics, or workplace math. Everything from “the basics” and geometry to skills such as calculating tips, will be taught to the inmates during the eight-week course, said Trenum, a retired Montogmery County Public Schools world studies teacher, who has taught at the jail for the past six years. Such courses are just one piece of the Clarksburg jail’s program to educate and train inmates for re-entry into the community and the workforce, a program that has become a model for the nation. The jail also has an American Job Center. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez, U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder and County Executive Isiah Leggett dropped in on the class Monday as part of a tour highlighting the jobs program and its success. “How do you like the tablets?” Perez, a Takoma Park resident and former Montgomery County councilman, asked the inmates, who praised the technology. Preloaded with textbooks and videos related to the courses taught at the jail — but without Internet connectivity —the tablets are used in and out of the classroom by in-

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Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez speaks to the media during a visit Monday to the Clarksburg jail. Listening are Attorney General Eric H. Holder (left) and Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett. mates, who are allowed to take the tablets back to their cells to study two days each week. One inmate named Edwin said the tablet allows him to continue studying outside the classroom for his GED diploma. Leggett said the county created the program over time, in bits and pieces, after questioning how it wanted its former inmates to function once back in the community. “Do you want them out unemployed, creating challenges, going in and out of a revolving door, or do we ﬁnd productive jobs for them?” Leggett asked. “If you agree to the latter, these are the kinds of things we need to do.” Perez said the Obama administration plans to use Montgomery County’s program as a model when it opens a grant competition this fall to replicate the program in 10 jurisdictions throughout the nation. “We have demystiﬁed the process here in Montgomery County so that we can scale it across America,” said Perez. Selected communities will receive three years of technical assistance to support “integrated reentry strategies that bring together workforce development and corrections partners,” Holder said. “What you are seeing here

at the Montgomery County Department of Corrections is a national leader in looking at the problems that confront our nation, and that have bedeviled our nation, I think, for so long, coming up with really new approaches,” Holder said. “By doing the things that are being done up here, which we hope to replicate around the country, you are enhancing public safety.” Studies have shown that programs such as Montgomery’s cut down on recidivism as inmates leave jail ready to work, “and that means that people are safer,” Holder said. “It makes absolute sense, if we want to change this problem, to deal with them while they are in custody but then, as I said, also prepare them for life afterwards,” Holder said. One of the most effective strategies for controlling crime and keeping communities safe is to ensure those leaving jail have a job and a career path, Perez said. “I also believe in second chances,” Perez said. “I also believe that there is no such things as a spare American.” The U.S. has 2,700 American Job Centers, but Perez said he could count on just his thumbs the number of those centers housed in jails, including the one in the Clarksburg jail. kalexander@gazette.net

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

den Valley Lane and Serpentine Way, Silver Spring. The subject is known to the victim.

Armed Robbery • On July 4 at 11 p.m. at Amherst Avenue and Prichard Road, Silver Spring. Unsuccessful attempt. • On July 10 at 3:20 a.m. in the 8600 block of Carroll Avenue, Silver Spring. The subject threatened the victim with a weapon and took property. • On July 11 at 11:15 p.m. at Pretty Beer and Wine, 18065 Georgia Ave., Olney. The subject threatened the victim with a weapon and unsuccessfully attempted to take property. • On July 15 between 10:15 and 10:29 p.m. in the 8000 block of Eastern Drive, Silver Spring. The subject threatened the victim with a weapon and took property.

Commercial Burglary • On July 7 between 4 and 4:45 p.m. at Psychogeriatric Services, 12073 Tech Road, Silver Spring. Attempted forced entry, took nothing. • On July 15 at 2:04 a.m. at Exxon, 14011 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Forced entry, took property.

Sexual Assault • On July 10 at 7:56 p.m. in the 3900 block of Weller Road, Silver Spring. The subject is known to the victim. Strong-Arm Robbery • On July 10 at 10:30 p.m. in the parking lot of Sunoco, Georgia and Connecticut avenues, Aspen Hill. The subjects assaulted the victim and took property. • On July 13 at 9:35 p.m. in the 9300 block of Piney Branch Road, Silver Spring. The subjects assaulted the victim and took property. Aggravated Assault • On July 5 at noon in the 2200 block of Greenery Lane, Silver Spring. • On July 11 at 3:53 p.m. in the 11200 block of Veirs Mill Road, Silver Spring. The victim was assaulted and did not have subject information. • On July 13 at 3:04 a.m. in front of Humberto’s, 11230 Grandview Ave., Silver Spring. The subjects threw rocks at the victim and ﬂed. • On July 15 at 5:20 p.m. at Hid-

Burglary • On July 8 or 9 in the 3500 block of Olympic Street, Silver Spring. Attempted forced entry, took nothing.

Residential Burglary • 2800 block of Hewitt Avenue, Aspen Hill, on July 6 or 7. No forced entry, took property. • 8800 block of Manchester Road, Silver Spring, at 11:10 a.m. July 7. Forced entry, took property. • 16600 block of New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, between 3:45 and 4:55 p.m. July 7. Forced entry, took property. • 1400 block of Farmcrest Way, Silver Spring, on July 8. Forced entry, took nothing. • 3900 block of Bel Pre Road, Aspen Hill, at 4 a.m. July 8. The subject is known to the victim. • 1700 block of Hampshire Green Lane, Silver Spring, between 5 a.m. and 7:33 p.m. July 8. Forced entry, took property. • 8700 block of Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, at 5:30 a.m. July 8. Unknown entry, took nothing. • Unit block of Silver Moon Drive, Silver Spring, at 1:46 p.m. July 8. Forced entry, took property. • 12800 block of Hathaway Drive, Silver Spring, between 7 a.m. and 11:50 p.m. July 9. No forced entry, took property. • 800 block of Patton Drive, Silver Spring, between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. July 9. Forced entry, took property. • 12000 block of Swallow Falls Court, Silver Spring, between 11:15 a.m. and 1:20 p.m. July 9. Forced entry, took property. • 7800 block of Fenton Street,

Silver Spring, on July 10. • 600 block of Ritchie Avenue, Silver Spring, between 8:15 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. July 10. No forced entry, took property. • 200 block of Quaint Acres Drive, Silver Spring, between 8:20 a.m. and 2:13 p.m. July 10. Forced entry, took property. • 10000 block of Reddick Drive, Silver Spring, between 12:30 and 1:30 p.m. July 10. Attempted forced entry, took nothing. • 8700 block of Colesville Road, Silver Spring, on July 10 or 11. Unknown entry, took property. • 1500 block of Woodman Avenue, Silver Spring, between July 10 and 13. Forced entry, took nothing. • 2000 block of Osborn Drive, Silver Spring, between midnight and 8:30 a.m. July 12. No forced entry, took property. • 14600 block of Wexhall Terrace, Silver Spring, between 3:15 and 3:34 a.m. July 12. The subject is known to the victim. • 13600 block of Colgate Way, Silver Spring, between 9 a.m. and 7:40 p.m. July 12. Attempted forced entry, took nothing. • 13300 block of Ewood Lane, Silver Spring, between 6:30 and 9:38 p.m. July 12. Forced entry, took property. • 2700 block of Village Lane, Silver Spring, between 7:30 a.m. and 6 p.m. July 14. Forced entry, took property.

Theft • On July 9 at 3 p.m. at Shoprite, 12028 Cherry Hill Road, Silver Spring. Took property from the victim. Vehicle Larceny • Six incidents in Silver Spring between July 7 and 15. No forced entry, Affected streets include Strauss Terrace, Carter House Way and Angleton Court. • Two incidents in Silver Spring on July 11 or 12. No forced entry, took cash. Affected streets include Thayer Avenue and Cedar Street.

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A Takoma Park man has been charged with robbing three Silver Spring banks. Montgomery County police said they charged Morris Kenneth Thweatt, 46, of the 7600

block of Maple Avenue, with three counts of armed robbery. Police said in a news release that Thweatt allegedly robbed: • Capital One at 12293 Tech Road on June 10 • Capital One at 115 University Boulevard on July 2 • Bank of America at 10151 Colesville Road on July 22. Each time, the robber passed a note to a teller, saying he had a bomb, police said. He then

showed a device wrapped in foil and claimed it was a bomb. Police said they identiﬁed Thweatt as a suspect through DNA evidence left at the scene. Thweatt was arrested at his home on Friday. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Aug. 22. Online court records did not list an attorney for Thweatt. aschotz@gazette.net

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Continued from Page A-1 2,450 feet of chain-link fencing around the part officials believe is contaminated, including the wooded western portion and the upper part of Ireland Creek. That still would give residents access to 70 percent of the trail and portions of Ireland Creek and would cost almost $400,000, officials said. Other alternatives derived by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in a detailed report ranged from posting signs, for about $11,000, to removing contaminants, for as much as $3.1 million. They were discussed at the July 23 meeting. “This is only a proposal,” said Nick Minecci, a spokesman for Fort Detrick, which controls the Forest Glen annex, which houses the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research and some other biomedical research centers. “A final decision has not been made.” Medical waste may have originated from a landfill on the annex, where waste was dumped during and after World War II. The trail was used in the 18th century to transport tobacco downhill to Rock Creek and ultimately England. It was paved in the early 20th century for use by the National Park Seminary

mile stretch between Carroll Avenue and Piney Branch Road. Washington Gas plans to replace a gas line along Flower Avenue and has committed to getting the work done before the fall of 2015, Braithwaite said. Construction by the city’s contractor is not expected until early- to mid-2016. Washington Gas is replacing a vintage cast-iron pipe with more modern plastic piping, said Ruben Rodriguez, a spokesman for the utility. The project falls under the Strategic

Infrastructure Development and Enhancement Program, a state initiative that allows gas utilities to accelerate the pace of infrastructure replacement, he said. Last year, the city worked with the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission to coordinate the planned replacement of a water main along Flower Avenue. Flower Avenue now has minimal stormwater infrastructure, with relatively few basins where rainwater can flow to be transported through under-

ground pipes. Stormwater on the street mostly runs onto side streets or private property. Traffic calming measures to improve pedestrian safety are another part of the project. The council on Monday also approved changes to the fiscal 2015 budget. Those included $45,000 to pay for the salary and benefits of a part-time parking enforcement officer. The council will be off for summer recess until Sept. 8.

trying to create “an entire new economic center” on land that once had, among other things, a cement plant and sludge processing facility. “I don’t want to impose so many checkpoints ... that we lose the opportunity to land these highly desirable jobs,” said Leventhal, who successfully authored an amendment calling for County Executive Isiah Leggett to work on financing for a bus rapid-transit line along U.S. 29. Leventhal also was narrowly successful in a change to make affordable housing among the list of priorities, along with economic development and others. Four council members believed the area had enough affordable housing, and that didn’t need to be on the list. “We need to prioritize economic development,” said

Councilwoman Nancy Navarro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring. But Branson said much of the affordable housing in the White Oak area is “likely to be at the end of its life cycle” because ﬁnancing arrangements are closing. Planners have been working on the proposal for several years, driven by the FDA building its headquarters in White Oak and the potential relocation of Washington Adventist Hospital there from Takoma Park. The plan envisions new mixed-use projects along U.S. 29 and the Hillandale Shopping Center near the Beltway and New Hampshire Avenue, with ofﬁce complexes, retail stores, restaurants, tens of thousands of jobs and thousands of housing units. While developers have plans to “make things happen,” there

are no guarantees, said Council President Craig L. Rice (D-Dist. 2) of Germantown. “It’s an exciting time,” Rice said. “We have laid the groundwork for some great things to happen in White Oak and the East County area.” In an emailed statement after the approval, Leggett thanked the Council and said: “The East County has long been deﬁcient in job location within the County and this Plan is a huge ﬁrst step toward addressing that concern. I will continue to work with the Council, business, and our East County communities toward fulfilling the vision of [a] transit-oriented life sciences center.”

girls’ boarding school. The Army acquired the trail and woodlands during World War II, when it used the buildings to treat wounded soldiers. Several residents who have used the trail for years said they doubted the contamination posed a serious health threat, especially to those who only use the trail and don’t go near the creek. They noted that Lake Needwood in Rockville has signs warning visitors that there are contaminants in the water, but ofﬁcials don’t close the lake to recreational activities. While residents applauded Army ofﬁcials for a compromise proposal, some supported the less-costly proposal to only post warning signs. “There is no such thing as a temporary fence,” said Barbara Schubert, an area resident who founded a preservation group called Save Our Ireland Trail. “The chain-link fence would be topped by barbed wire. Can you imagine that next to this natural trail?” Agencies have yet to do a detailed risk assessment to show what exactly would be dangerous to humans, she said. Civilian members on the area’s Restoration Advisory Board studied data for two years and did not support a fence, Schubert said. Army contractors have mea-

sured the potential health risk of exposure to arsenic, radium and other chemicals buried in the woods. One dioxin in the stream was measured at a level nine times higher than the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s benchmark level, prompting some signs to warn people to not allow pets to drink from the stream. Donald Hall of Silver Spring, a retired Army colonel who cochairs the Restoration Advisory Board, said he also supported the warning sign option for now. The state of Maryland will conduct its own health assessment review and could impose other measures, he said. “It would be best to wait to see what the state ﬁnds before spending money to put up a fence,” Hall said. More than 50 people at-

tended the open house-format meeting at Cofﬁeld Community Recreation Center. Some residents said they wanted protections from contaminated areas. Nearby resident Diana Rodum said she supported a different option, costing about $500,000, that would include a fence, but allow access to all of the trail and creek. “We use the trail, but we don’t go down by the creek,” she said. A 45-day public comment period runs through Aug. 11 and likely will be extended as many people are on vacation, Minecci said. Written comments can be emailed to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, at Russell.E.Marsh@usace.army. mil by Aug. 11.

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Continued from Page A-1 pensive and difﬁcult process. “It was not that easy. We were not expecting him to die. ... The home country requires certain documents; they wanted to know the cause of death,” Fuondjing said. He said the family spent approximately $20,000 on a casket, funeral home expenses, and an airline ticket to Cameroon for Fuondjing. Fuondjing’s friends helped with donations, but most money came from relatives. Woldemanuel’s friends and family opened an online Gofundme account to raise the money to transport her body to Ethiopia. According to the website, between Gofundme and boxes placed in businesses in the D.C. area, $12,323 was raised. Shipping a body overseas is not simple. According to Corey Eggers, project manager at the International Division of National Funeral Directors Association, costs and policies can vary from country to country. “There are certain steps you have to go through in each country. ... There are different parts of the process, and they [relatives] will have to work with a funeral director here in the U.S.,” Eggers said. Eggers said the Transportation Security Administration has a policy called “known shipper,” which was developed in 2004 to “impose signiﬁcant barriers to terrorists seeking to use the air cargo transportation system for malicious purposes.” Eggers said some countries have casket requirements. Also, establishing contact with consulates sometimes takes longer than expected. “Sometimes, it’s hard to

Gary Richard Higgins, 63, resident of Gaithersburg, MD, passed away July 26, 2014 at home after a courageous fight with cancer. Born June 11, 1951 to the late Dudley and Bonnie Higgins of Charleston, West Virginia. Beloved husband of 34 years to Constance Ponton Higgins; loving father of five children; Bryan Patrick, Kevin Brendan, Meghan Elizabeth, Collin Liam and Martin Richard Higgins. Also survived by sister, Joan Hendrickson; brother, James Higgins and their spouses and 14 nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by brother, Jeffrey Higgins. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 1:15 p.m. on Thursday, July 31 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 520 Viers Mill Rd. Rockville, Md. 20852. Contributions may be mailed to Montgomery Hospice at 1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20850 or by visiting www.montgomeryhospice.org. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at molesworthwilliams.com.

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Caroline Wolfson as Dani and Zach Brewster-Geisz as Marty in Unexpected Stage Company’s production of Kooman and Dimond’s musical “Dani Girl.”

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A lighthearted musical may not be the ﬁrst theater genre to spring to mind when considering the topic of cancer, but Unexpected Stage Company takes on the illness — as does the lead character — with aplomb in their production of “Dani Girl.” The musical follows 9-year-old Dani, who enters the hospital when her leukemia comes out of remission. She attempts to deal with her illness’ return by embarking on a fantastical journey with her roommate, her imaginary friend and her teddy bear. Christopher Dimond, who wrote the

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book and lyrics with music provided by writing partner Michael Kooman, took inspiration for “Dani Girl” from his cousin, who struggled with cancer as a child. Through witnessing the experiences of a family member with pediatric cancer, he knew that a production centered on chil-

dren would differ from one on how adults deal with cancer. “Michael and I realized early on that we couldn’t write the play people expected,” said Dimond. “We couldn’t let it become this melodramatic after-school special, it had to be a celebration of life, of exploring the way children deal with disease. Kids who are sick have this rich appreciation of living that someone not facing the prospect of death can’t really grasp.” When Christopher Goodrich and Rachel Stroud-Goodrich, the married coartistic directors at Unexpected Stage Company, were researching possibilities for their ﬁrst musical since their start ﬁve years ago, Kooman and Dimond’s songs kept returning to them. After Stroud-Goodrich’s coworker at the Kennedy Center

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is like an elegant flight deck on some giant ship landing on the corner of avenues Cordell and Norfolk, a sleek study in steel and glass overlooking the hubbub of Bethesda. While its opening in late December was uneven and fraught with challenges in both the dining room and the kitchen, there have been signiﬁcant improvements in the service at the table and the food on the plate. Locally trained, Chef Jed Fox boasts an impressive resume that includes a stint at the Inn in Little Washington. Of the small plates on the menu, Atlantic octopus is well executed. The morsels of tentacles are tender yet tastefully charred, and while the garnish of watermelon and compressed cucumber are a little weird, the tahini yogurt and cubes of feta are a nice touch. The house crabcake is worthy of its proximity to the Chesapeake, well seasoned with plenty of small lumps in proportion to ﬁller. Crabcakes are served atop

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IN THE ARTS For a free listing, please submit complete information to wfranklin@gazette.net at least 10 days in advance of desired publication date. High-resolution color images (500KB minimum) in jpg format should be submitted when available. DANCES Social Ballroom Dance at 9 p.m., free Cha Cha lesson at 8 p.m. ($16), Aug. 1; Latin Night with Mr. Mambo - 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. workshops, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. dance, ($18 for workshop and dance, $15 for dance only after 10 p.m.), Aug. 2; Social Ballroom Dance at 8 p.m., free Waltz lesson at 7 p.m., ($16), Aug. 3; Social Ballroom Dance at 8:30 p.m., “step of the evening” Tango mini-lesson at 8:15 p.m., ($16), Aug. 6; Tea Dance, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., ($6), Aug. 7, 2126 Industrial Highway, Silver Spring, 301-3261181, hollywoodballroomdc.com. Scottish Country Dancing, 8-10 p.m. Mondays, steps and formations taught. No experience, partner necessary, T-39 Building on NIH campus, Wisconsin Avenue and South Drive, Bethesda, 240-505-0339. Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Blues, Capital Blues: Thursdays, 8:15 p.m. begin-

ner lesson, 9-11:30 p.m. dancing to DJs, Glen Echo Park’s Spanish Ballroom Annex, $8, capitalblues.org. Contra, Aug. 1, Valerie Helbert calls to Richochet with Rya Martin on piano, Walter Hojka on fiddle, TJ Johnson on mandolin; Aug. 8, Rachel Wallace with the fabulous Glen Echo Open Band, Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., $10, fridaynightdance. org. English Country, Aug. 6, Bob Farrall caller, 8 p.m., Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), fsgw.org. Swing, Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, flyingfeet.org. Waltz, Aug. 17, Terpsichore with Elke Baker (fiddle), Liz Donaldson (piano), Ralph Gordon (bass), waltztimedances.org.

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VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, “Carte Blanche: Seth, Hannah and Schuyler,” to Aug. 17, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrosegallery.com Glenview Mansion, The Friday Group, Aug. 3 to Aug. 29, Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov. Marin-Price Galleries, John Aquilino, Aug. 30 to Sept. 18, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-718-0622, marin-price.com. VisArts, Gibbs Street Gallery; RIPPLE: Cloth, Community and Connectivity, to Aug. 17, Rockville, 301-315-8200, visartsatrockville.org. Washington Printmakers Gallery, 17th annual National Small Works Exhibition, July 30 through Aug. 31, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, second ﬂoor, 8230 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, washingtonprintmakers.com.

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Continued from Page A-10 told her about “Dani Girl,” they saw a workshop of it and decided to pursue the piece. “What intrigued me was how the devastation is balanced with real levity and humor,” said Goodrich, who directs the musical. “It’s evidenced in the lyrics and the written words, the ages of the characters, the melodies even of the songs. We have these two kids dealing with this chronic illness through imagination and humor, but you never really forget what’s right there behind them tapping them on the shoulder.” While some productions use a child actor for Dani, Unexpected Stage Company decided to cast 23-year-old actress Caroline Wolfson of Rockville in the title role based on the need for an experienced actor to portray both the seriousness and humorous nature of the musical. Despite being 14 years older than her character, Wolfson found it relatively easy to get inside the mind of a child thanks to the writing. Dani is precocious, resilient, curious about the world and open to adventure and new experiences, and Wolfson found herself revisiting that time period in her own life while preparing for the role.

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Continued from Page A-10 a well-made fried green tomato and topped with micro greens and roasted red bell peppers. The beet salad comes easily to the fork; it is attractive to the eye yet under seasoned to the pallet; the drizzle of crème fraiche here is no substitute for a little more vinegar and salt. Roof is at its apex when it comes to the quality and preparation of their seafood. Our swordfish entree was clearly fresh and of high quality, and it was seasoned and cooked with a sure hand. A ragout of tomatillos complimented the fish, while raw florets of cauliflower were a distraction. The fried chicken here is plainly delicious; crisp

Page A-11 “I thought a lot about the openness you have as a child, you don’t have hard opinions on anything,” Wolfson said. “The world still has mystery and wonder, and I think that’s something you forget as you grow older and your questions have more answers.” “Dani Girl” also explores the relationship between Dani and her mother, recognizing the myriad of emotions a parent goes through when their child is suffering from a chronic illness. Unexpected Stage Company takes on productions that focus on the intricacies of the human experience and the deeper nuances of relationship dynamics, a mission Dimond believes fits “Dani Girl” perfectly. “It’s a piece that’s really focused on relationships as a means of getting through difficult and dark times in life,” he said, “and a celebration of human connection as a means of making suffering worthwhile.” “It’s a bit more challenging to do a musical when you’re focusing on the intricacies of how people interact,” added StroudGoodrich. “It’s easier to unpack when the characters are speaking; it’s on another level when they’re singing, and finding the material like this that can still reach there and look at relationships is unique.” Unexpected Stage Company

also maintains a connection to the community and social causes, dedicating one show of each production to an organization related to the topic. This year’s beneﬁt performance, taking place on Sunday, will raise money for Children’s National Health System. There will be a talkback with members of the cast and crew following the performance. Dimond came to a separate talkback following an afternoon performance July 19. By holding discussions between audience members and the people involved in putting together the production, the company hopes everyone can get a deeper understanding of what it’s like to deal with cancer and how to portray that to a crowd — and possibly enlighten viewers who never considered the differences between adult and child patients. “We tend to dismiss children’s thoughts and feelings or deny that they could understand complicated issues,” Wolfson said. “Even though they might not understand everything, it doesn’t mean they can’t have complicated feelings of wanting something but having to accept the reality of the situation, and I think this show is good at communicating that.” kgroff@gazette.net

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on the outside and moist on the inside, served with good ole peas and carrots. And while the shrimp and grits were well prepared, it’s inconvenient to serve shrimp with the tails attached when they are intended to be eaten with a fork. The thick pork chop is cooked until just rosy at the bone, ﬁnished with a crisp and

flavorful breading. Brussels sprouts are tender at the center without being mushy, and ﬁnished with a crispy scorch of caramelization. There are two very different identities of Roof that succeed on separate levels. Perhaps a lighter bar menu would be appropriate to put less stress on the rafters.

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Such stuff as dreams are made on Shakespeare’s tale of mystery and magic, “The Tempest,” comes to an end this weekend at the Olney Theatre Center. The National Players, in its 65th year of touring, presents the show under the stars in Olney with the curtain closing for the ﬁnal time on Sunday. The audience is encouraged to bring blankets, picnic baskets, lawn chairs, and bug spray. Snacks and drinks will be available for purchase. The show runs a little over two hours, including one intermission. “The Tempest” has a cast of 12 new and seasoned actors in the company. The National Players veterans, which make up half the cast, PHOTO BY STAN BAROUH mentor the current, younger members. Craig Wallace as Prospero performs alongside JulieFor more information, visit olneytheatre.org Ann Elliott in the Olney Theatre Center’s National Players production of “The Tempest.” or call 301-924-3400.

Second nature

The Montgomery Art Association is showing the works of Pamela Gordimer as August’s featured artist at the Westﬁeld Wheaton Mall. Gordimer grew up painting alongside her mother. Although she became a pediatric ICU nurse, art was in her blood, doing commissions along the way. She opened a commercial art business after moving to Texas and, at the same time, opened her own art gallery. Since moving to Maryland, she’s been a full-time artist, providing art lessons and painting murals and other commissions.

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Grammy-nominated singersongwriter Keyshia Cole will be making a stop at the Fillmore Silver Spring at 8 p.m. Sunday. The platinum-selling artist got her start after meeting MC Hammer and Tupac Shakur when she was younger. Now, the mogul-in-her-own-right has produced records and starred in her own reality TV show on BET — “Keyshia Cole: The Way

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During last month’s primary elections, five out of every six registered voters in Montgomery County — about 84 percent — didn’t participate. By a slim margin, the county had the worst participation in Maryland and a staggering figure for a free society. We could speculate indefinitely about what keeps people away from the polls: apathy, disgust, time, access? A county task force is focusing on how to improve this anemic result. Actually, the group’s work isn’t a reaction to the 2014 primary elections; it has been meeting, talking and thinking for months. It produced an 84-page report June 4, weeks before the primaries. Like the County Council, we have reviewed the task force’s report and 59 recommendations in it at the county, state and federal levels. Many are excellent and almost all are worth pursuing or at least discussing. We first zeroed in on redisLOW TURNOUT tricting, one of Maryland’s great SHOWS MORE shames. Even Democrats, who MUST BE DONE rule the state, must concede that the system for redrawing TO BOOST congressional boundaries is blaPARTICIPATION tantly slanted and serves only to protect and strengthen the controlling party. A district shaped like a “blood splatter,” as critics describe Maryland’s 3rd Congressional District, is a stick in the eye of good government, a willful violation of requirements for creating compact, contiguous districts. In 2011, Democrats in Annapolis decided to leave the 1st District for Republicans and reclaim the 6th for themselves, so they did. The “open” process that followed was a sham and the ensuing election results a formality. We passionately endorse the task force’s call for a neutral redistricting commission, especially this provision: No commission member shall hold elected office when appointed or for two years after serving on the commission. The report wisely says: “Elected officials should not choose their voters; voters should choose their elected officials.” The task force, correctly, recommended a better state referendum system. In particular, ballot questions must be worded so voters can understand them. Redistricting, again, is a prime example of how poorly the state carries out this function. Consider the 2012 referendum question on whether to affirm a badly skewed congressional redistricting map. It said: “Establishes the boundaries for the State’s eight United States Congressional Districts based on recent census figures, as required by the United States Constitution.” With that wording, passage was never in doubt. If, however, voters saw a self-explanatory map, voters’ sentiments might have swung the opposite way. The county task force dug into a number of topics to look for potential improvement — “friendlier” ballot design, minor-party ballot access, voting age. We like many other of its ideas, such as these: • Filling vacancies for elected offices through a special election instead of appointment. • A geographic distribution requirement for referendum petition signatures. • Equal access for candidates at debates and guaranteed time on county-controlled media. We were impressed, as we read the report, by a process that invited debate. The report is filled with dissenting, provocative viewpoints. For example, the task force recommended ways to nudge people not registered to vote. One is to switch them to “pending” status, one step closer to registration, then notify them about an “opt in” process. Another is to get more government agencies to promote voter registration during interactions with the public. An opponent on the task force denounced these ideas as an overreach, writing: “Registration, like voting, is an American right. ... It is not mandatory that one votes in the USA and it should not be mandatory that one is forced to register. ... None of these recommendations should be supported by freedom-loving Americans!” Other majority recommendations were criticized, too — from the right and the left. If you have the slightest interest in government and voting, we strongly encourage you to read — and react — to the report, which is extensive and incisive. It’s posted at http://tinyurl.com/l32p4xj. Other underlying reasons might help explain low public participation. Do candidates inspire? In a largely one-party county, are there noticeable distinctions in platforms? Do constituents have faith in the electoral system? Or maybe the public is satisfied with the status quo. In Montgomery, one factor is obvious: limited choice. With few contested party primaries, Republicans had little reason to vote, and just 12 percent did. For Democrats, turnout was about 24 percent. Some questions might be too grand and philosophical to conquer in a short time. For now, we’re glad that a committed group of volunteers is leading a robust review of what is within our control.

The Gazette Karen Acton, President/Publisher

By heart or by head? Most of us would open our hearts and our wallets to a dirty, frightened kid knocking on our door. And people like my wife would adopt every stray dog that peers out from those animal control newspaper ads. But that’s not how you make either national policy or household policy. By this October, 90,000 children (more than Baltimore City’s entire K-12 school enrollment) will illegally cross our southern border, an exodus that’s ignited a national debate. “I believe in American generosity and the compassion MY MARYLAND of our people. We do BLAIR LEE not turn our back on innocent children who arrive at our doorstep ﬂeeing death,” says Gov. Martin O’Malley. Others cite the Statue of Liberty, the Golden Rule and liberal guilt (by deporting gang members, by serving as an illegal drug market and by failing to improve life in Central America, we are to blame). These folks, governed by their hearts, want us to provide these children with a permanent home. “If every state in the union were to ﬁnd places for 1,200 of these children, we might not even notice they are here,” writes Baltimore Sun columnist Susan Reimer. But others, governed by their heads, want the illegals repatriated as soon as possible. How are we going to provide the housing, food, medical attention, transportation, welfare assistance and schooling for 90,000 unexpected children? Who’s going to pay for all the new judges, counselors and immigration officials needed to process their deportation hearings in a system already backlogged to 2017?

Even more important, if we gladly accept this surge of illegals, what’s the message to every other foreigner who seeks U.S. residency? Have we signaled the world that America is a “sanctuary nation” willing to absorb the world’s huddled masses no matter what? Where does it stop? What do we say to the millions of refugees fleeing Syria, Sudan and South Africa? How about the 85,000 Palestinians seeking safety from the Gaza slaughter? Or the persecuted folks in Egypt, Iraq and North Korea? This year 71,000 illegals entered Europe from Libya. What if they landed here instead? And how about the masses left behind in Central America? If every state took an equal share of these multitudes, do you think “we’d notice they are here”? Playing immigration politics is how we got into this mess in the first place. On Dec. 23, 2008, well after Barack Obama’s election, President Bush signed a bill, unanimously passed by Congress, aimed at protecting the victims and potential victims of the international child sex-trafficking trade. Kids who arrived here, alone, would no longer be deported without a court hearing determining eligibility for asylum. Meanwhile, the federal government would care for them. The target was true sex trafficking victims, not 90,000 kids fleeing Central America to be reunited with their families in the U.S. Then, in June 2012, President Obama exacerbated the problem by issuing his “Deferred Action For Childhood Arrivals” executive order circumventing U.S. immigration law and bypassing Congress. With the stroke of his pen, Obama halted deportations for an estimated 1.7 million illegals, mostly minors. Why? Because his Dream Act was dead in Congress, he was in the midst of a tough reelection campaign and the Latino lobby was jacking up pressure on him. So, Obama

sent the world a green light that if you cross the border, you’re likely to stay. But wait, it gets worse. Thanks to Obama’s executive order, the number of “unaccompanied, undocumented children” skyrocketed from 5,000 in 2012 to 57,000 so far this year. And, as The Washington Post revealed, the Obama administration was fully aware of the looming catastrophe. However, nothing was said or done for fear it would undermine Obama’s immigration reform bill pending in Congress. How could Obama admit that tens of thousands of illegal minors were crossing the same border that he’d promised Congress was “secure”? When the surge subsequently hit the fan, Obama and the Dems first dismissed it as border states’ “local problem.” Then, when the exodus’s dimensions became clear, Obama and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi proposed a massive $3.7 billion aid program together with an amendment of the 2008 sex trafficking law to expedite deportations. That position lasted about 24 hours until the Latino lobby raised hell, forcing Obama and Pelosi to back away from amending the 2008 statute. Result: Congressional gridlock. Now, according to rumor, Obama is contemplating yet another executive order granting U.S. refugee status to Hondurans who apply in Honduras, not by crossing the border. Perhaps, he prays, that will quell the crisis. How about O’Malley? Is he playing politics, too? Is his call for compassion simply pandering to the Latino vote? I hope so, because governing by heart instead of by head calls into question his fitness to serve. Blair Lee is chairman of the board of Lee Development Group in Silver Spring and a regular commentator for WBAL radio. His past columns are available at www.gazette. net/blairlee. His email address is blairleeiv@ gmail.com.

LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

Walk to end darkness of suicide

Our community knows as well as any that suicide takes an enormous toll on families, friends, co-workers, schools and entire communities. We can’t afford to stand by and watch this preventable public health issue take more young lives in our community. It’s time to take action. Ten years ago, my son took his life at the age of 16. Prior to that day, I had no idea that he was in such a state and didn’t want to go on living. But, as I have become involved with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP), I have learned a lot about mental illness and how very important it is to recognize the signs. It can happen, but I never thought it would. During the months of September and October, the AFSP Maryland Chapter will conduct Out of the Darkness Community Walks all across our

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state, including one locally on Saturday, Sept. 13 — to raise vital funds for prevention research and education and, just as important, raise awareness about suicide. The Montgomery County walk will be at Rockville Town Square on Sept. 13 at 10 a.m. For more information, contact Cathy Nieves at 646-6325189 or cnieves@newwavetech.com. Details are posted at http://tinyurl.com/ppphyzr. To learn more about any of the walks in Maryland, please visit http:// www.afsp.org, then click on “Community Walks,” then “Find an Event Near You.” If you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

I was amused to read the July 23 article “Council grapples with low turnout” in response to a mere 16 percent of voters coming out for the primaries. I say it amused me because it reminded me of a mailing I received leading up to the primary which sought volunteers to work at the polls to ensure fair and balanced elections. The truth is, there are no balanced elections in Montgomery County and those whom we do elect then proceed to tax our rainwater and plastic bags and maybe add some more speed cameras. The article I mentioned above quoted six Democrats and no Republicans because in Montgomery County, the elections have come down to only which Democrat, with their same liberal policies, is going to be elected. I did vote on the day of the primary and I’ll vote in November, as well, but I can’t wait to ﬂee the People’s Republic Of Montgomery County for the freedoms allowed us in Delaware.

Sharon Cardarelli, Rockville

Thomas B. Ferguson, Montgomery Village

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After graduating from James H. Blake High School in 2010, Kwabena Asante was prepared to fulﬁll a dream. He was going to the “big stage,” which for him meant playing major Division I college football. But following a redshirt season in the fall of 2010 at West Virginia University, Asante — for one reason or

another — was in search of a better opportunity. He ended up transferring to Monmouth University, a Division I-Football Championship Subdivision school, and has ﬂourished in the Hawks program. When players report Sunday for the start of training camp, the 5-foot-11, 215-pound ﬁfth-year senior is expected to be Monmouth’s primary running back this fall. Asante split time in 2013 with former starter Julian Hayes, but is prepared to shoulder a heavier workload because Hayes was dismissed from the team during the offseason for a violation of school and team policy.

One day, in the heart of winter three or four years ago, longtime Our Lady of Good Counsel High School girls soccer coach Jim Bruno was at the Olney private school’s campus to work. The numbing cold wind was gusting and very few people dared to venture outside, he said. But there, heading out to the soccer ﬁeld, was the program’s all-time leading scorer and 2013 graduate Margaret “Midge” Purce (101 goals). “It was the dead of winter, the wind was blowing a billion miles an hour and there’s Midge, trudging out to the ﬁeld,” said Bruno, who is in his 27th year with the Falcons. “She wasn’t with a coach, she didn’t hire anybody; it was just her.” As a freshman on the Harvard University women’s soccer team this past year, Purce became

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When boys basketball coach Robert Churchwell took the Our Lady Good Counsel High School sidelines for the first time last season, he said he knew he had a difficult challenge ahead of him. Although the Falcons had not had a winning record since the 2009-10 season, the once proud program took its biggest tumble last year, finishing 1-24 overall and at the bottom of the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference with a 0-19 mark. Their lone victory came against Cardozo. While the record may have come as a surprise, Churchwell did expect the Falcons to struggle going into the season, as they returned only one varsity player from the previous year. Of the 12 players on the roster, eight were underclassmen, including four freshman.

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“I knew what we had coming into the situation,” Churchwell said. “I expected we would have won a few more games. But I pretty much knew [it was going to take time to win]. We had one guy with varsity experience.” Now, the young team has the experience under its belt. The Falcons turned last season’s struggles into motivation this summer and performed well in both leagues (DeMatha, Born to Bump). “[Players] were more mature,” Churchwell said. “Taking the beatings we took last year, they’re beginning to understand what it takes. We are still a long way away, but I believe we’re heading in the right direction.” Notable returnees include rising senior guards Matthew Perigard and Gregg Hill, 6-foot-7 rising junior Nick Gittings and rising sophomores forwards James Valle and Ayinde Eley, the team’s returning leading scorer at 8.4 points per game “I think we played a lot better in the summer and were more comfortable on the court together in the sec-

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“I feel like I am a pretty balanced running back,” Asante said in a recent phone interview. “I can run with power, can get to the edge, catch the ball out of the backﬁeld and get tough yards when we need it.” Since transferring, Asante, a business administration major, has gradually become more and more of a key component to Monmouth’s offense. In 2011, he was strictly a special teams contributor. As a sophomore, he appeared in all 10 games (two starts) and rushed for 469 yards. Last year, he

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the first rookie to be named Ivy League Player of the Year in league history. She also received the Ivy League’s Rookie of the Year honors, among a plethora of other accolades. The Silver Spring native is an undeniably talented soccer player. She has an incredible first step, tremendous overall speed around the field that never seems to wane no matter how long she’s been on the field, great skill with the ball at her feet and a knack for finding the back of the net. But it’s the type of dedication to her craft that Purce displayed with her determination to keep her practice session despite the extreme weather that has enabled the striker, who scored a teamand league-high 11 goals in 201314 and was a Top Drawer Soccer Freshmen Best XI first team pick, to separate herself at every level she’s played, Bruno said. On July 17, after spending the summer training and traveling with the U.S. U-20 Women’s National Team — Purce scored a goal in the team’s 2-1 win against

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Our Lady of Good Counsel High School rising sophomore Kyle Turner (left) was injured most of last winter, but is expected to be a key player this season.

It had been more than four months since the Paint Branch High School girls basketball team last took the court, and the rust showed in this weekend’s Under Armour Best of Maryland Basketball Tournament. But playing against some of the nation’s top teams — in front of 100-plus college coaches — it

didn’t take long for the defending 4A North Region champions to regain their form. After dropping their two Saturday games, the Panthers recovered with wins against Sacred Heart (Kentucky), 39-32, and St. John’s College High School, 39-30, Sunday at Damascus High School. “We were expecting to win but it’s kind of hard when you haven’t played all summer with the team,” said senior Tyra Sinclair, who scored a team-high 12 points against St. John’s. “... I feel like we played much better. We had more

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Continued from Page B-1 played in all 12 games, running for eight touchdowns and 1,080 yards (6.0 yards per carry), the sixth-highest total in program history for a single

PAINT BRANCH

Continued from Page B-1 passing, cutting. Rebounding, we did very well.” The Panthers (23-3 last season) elected to forgo summer league with all but two of its players participating in Amateur Athletic Union basketball. The Best of Maryland tournament

season. First-year Monmouth offensive coordinator Kevin Morris said he was impressed with Asante on and off the ﬁeld during spring practice and throughout the offseason. The Hawks are set to begin their ﬁrst campaign as a member of

the Big South Conference next month. “He’s a very strong-looking young man,” Morris said. “... We will have a tailback-orientated offense that lets him carry the load.” Asante, who was named to the College Football Per-

formance Awards Preseason Watch List as one of 38 returning student athletes vying for the top running back award in the FCS, was a 2009 All-Gazette second team selection who ran for 2,711 yard in his ﬁnal two years at Blake. “KB’s always been a hard

worker willing to do whatever it takes,” said Blake coach Tony Nazzoro, who added that he’s kept track of Asante’s career through various media outlets. “Once he found the right situation for him — if he stayed at West Virginia, I believe he would’ve been able

succeed and find the field — at Monmouth he’s been able to flourish.” Added Asante: “I’ve had a great opportunity [in college]. ... I’ve grown up and received a good education.”

was their ﬁrst team competition since March, when they lost in the state semiﬁnals to eventual champion Eleanor Roosevelt. “The kids get a chance to play in front of colleges, and we get a different type of run against teams that play different styles,” Paint Branch coach Rochelle Coleman said. “It’s more just getting exposure.” Paint Branch struggled early against St. John’s and went into

halftime trailing 18-17. The offense was out of sync and shots were flying off-target, some missing the rim altogether. But the Panthers regrouped in the second half, with 5-foot10 Kaylyn French and 6-4 Soﬁlia Ngwafang controlling the boards and helping give the team a victory over the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference school. “I feel like we did a couple

things well,” said senior Daisa Harris, a Drexel recruit and AllGazette First Team selection (17.8 points per game). “… We got to come with more aggression. This year I feel like we can do that knowing that we have bigs that are going to rebound this year and be there to support as we shoot the ball.” Paint Branch graduated four seniors, including leading scorer Kiara Colston (Georgian Court),

but most of its returning players have been together for two or three seasons, Coleman said. “There’s a solid chemistry and having the experience going to states, they learned a lot last year going through that,” Coleman said. Our Lady of Good Counsel (4-0), Walt Whitman (1-3) and Prince George’s County’s Riverdale Baptist (2-2) were among the 22 schools in the tourna-

ment. Good Counsel, one of eight teams to qualify for Monday’s playoffs, is scheduled to play Dunbar (Florida) at 10:45 a.m. “This is a really good way to end the summer,” Good Counsel coach Tom Splaine said. “It’s a good barometer for us after playing summer leagues together.”

brackets. Only the best of the best make it to the U.S. Women’s National Team and that is Purce’s ultimate goal, she said. Bruno said he believes she can do that and if she does, it will be the time she’s spent out on the practice fields when no one else wants to be, that will get her there. “Whenever I go out to the ﬁeld by myself or grab a teammate, I always remember that someone started training 10 minutes before me,” Purce said. “I’d have to say the most important thing about being on this track is just continuing to learn. The opportunities you get when you get called up to camp, to get coached by people who are so knowledgeable and so passionate for the game. You’re surrounded by players who share a passion for the game and are so talented. Every time I’m called up to camp I just want to soak up all the information and enjoy it.”

goal is to improve day in and day out. God willing we’ll stay healthy and see our win total increase. Last year was the start of a process. You can’t just bring guys in and start to win. There needs to be a foundation.”

BEST

“The opportunity to represent the country on such a level is, honestly, I think it’s

indescribable,” Purce said. “It’s something so inexplicable words can’t convey how [spe-

cial it is]. To say we have the opportunity to be the best in the world at something, that’s

not something a lot of people in the world get a chance to do. The closer we get [to the World Cup] the more it becomes real. It’s just an amazing process to go through.” Purce received her ﬁrst call up to a national training camp when she was a junior in high school for the U-15 squad and it came as a shock to her, she said. At the time, Purce said she had no idea the magnitude of the opportunity she was being presented with but is thankful it happened. If there’s one message she could get across to young players growing up in the Washington, D.C., area, Purce said, it would be that if one puts in the work, great things are possible. Bruno said his former studentathlete can serve as an inspiration and he makes sure players on his teams and attending his summer camps know who she is and where she comes from. There are players who make it to the national pool while they’re in high school but eventually fall out of the top company by the time they’re in the U-20 and U-23

ter the season with two key additions. One is rising sophomore forward Kyle Turner, who was on the varsity squad last year, but he missed the majority of the season due to an injury. “It was definitely tough watching the team go through all that,” Turner said. “It was a pretty eye-opening experience to sit on

the bench. I could see all the potential we had.” Also new to the mix is rising sophomore point guard Cameron Norman, a transfer from the Severn School. Churchwell expects Norman to step in as the starter from the beginning. He averaged 18.4 points per game as a freshman,

according to the Washington Post. Norman expressed his excitement about joining the Falcons and stepping in as the ﬂoor leader. “I think that Good Counsel just provides me with better opportunities, especially for sports,” Norman said.

He also noted that he believes Churchwell and the rest of the coaching staff will help elevate his game to the next level. The Falcons said they are hoping to move back up the ladder in the WCAC. “Hey, if we win two games, that’ll be an improvement,” Churchwell said. “No, but our

Continued from Page B-1 France in Europe June 13 — she was officially named to coach Michelle French’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup roster. The tournament is scheduled for Aug. 5-20 in various cities across Canada and is planned to be televised by the ESPN networks. “She is a self-starter,” Bruno said. “She loves all challenges. This kid, there’s no obstacle she feels like she can’t overcome. And not in a bragging way. Mostly [what’s kept her on this track] is all the work she’s done by herself.” Purce is set to become the ﬁrst player from an Ivy League team to represent the United States in a FIFA Women’s World Cup, according to U.S. Soccer’s website. But this is not her ﬁrst World Cup, she made her debut as a member of the 2012 FIFA U-17 team and was the U.S. team’s second leading scorer during the qualifying tournament with three goals.

FALCONS

Continued from Page B-1 ond year,” Perigard said. “We had a lot more fun actually winning some games. ... I think I’m becoming a better leader, helping out the other players.” The Falcons should also en-

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Silver Spring native and Our Lady of Good Counsel High School graduate Midge Purce is a member of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Under-20 team. She is currently a student at Harvard University.

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Montgomery County Swim League All-Stars

KEEPING IT BRIEF Paint Branch, Northwood runners compete in nationals The USA-JA Track and Field club, featuring top runners from the Silver Spring area, had several notable performances at the 2014 USATF National Junior Olympic Track and Field Championships, held July 21-27 in Dallas. Northwood High School junior Michael Abebe won Friday’s 3,000-meter run in the boys 15-16 division (9 minutes, 0.44 seconds) and took second in the 1,500 on Sunday (4:06.07). The girls 3,200 relay team of Breanna Coleman (Paint Branch) Jillian Murray (Georgetown Visitation), Olufunmilayo Daramola (Paint Branch) and Tiffany Woods (Sherwood) placed second (9:25.26). Drew Dillard, son of Paint Branch coach Dessalyn Dillard, placed fourth in the boys 8-andyounger long jump (13 feet, 1.25 inches).

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

Boyds tennis facility earns national recognition

Carsten Vissering of Old Georgetown and Harrison Gu of Rockville in the boys’ 15-18 100 meter breaststroke Sunday at the All-Star meet.

GEORGE P. SMITH/FOR THE GAZETTE

— TIM O’DONNELL

County’s all-stars set several swimming marks BY TED BLACK STAFF WRITER

The Rockville Municipal Swim Center hosted the 57th annual Montgomery County Swim League Individual All-Stars Sunday. In the second event of the morning, Phoebe Bacon, who competes for Tallyho in Potomac, won the girls 12-under 100-meter individual medley (1 minutes, 9.04 seconds). She beat the old league record of 1:09.45, set ﬁve years earlier by Lauren James. Bacon returned two hours later to establish another league mark in the 11-12 girls 50 butterﬂy (30.20). Bacon, 11, beat the previous mark set 14 years earlier by Laura Eull (Country Glen). Less than 20 minutes later another league record was established as Giulia Baroldi (Potomac Glen) won the 9-10 girls 50 freestyle (29.58) over Jillian Berger (29.93, Little Falls). Midway through the meet, Eli Fouts (Manchester Farm) earned a spot in the record books when he pre-

Maryland teams fare well at Germantown tournament The 2014 US Youth Soccer National Championships were held in Germantown at the SoccerPlex from July 21 through Sunday. Teams from across the nation participated in the tournament. One Maryland team, the boys Under-16, Baltimore Celtic, took home their division’s national title. The Maryland Rush Montgomery Coyotes, a girls U16 side that draws players from Bowie to Annapolis, ﬁnished third in their group with three draws but failed to advance to the knockout stages.

vailed in the 13-14 boys’ 50 backstroke (27.11). Fouts would also set the league standard in the 13-14 boys’ 50 breaststroke (30.79). Emily Wang, who swims for Upper County in Gaithersburg, won the 13-14 girls 50 back (30.18) and 50 fly (29.27). Perhaps the most impressive performance of the day was delivered by Carsten Vissering (Old Georgetown) who won the 15-18 boys 100 breaststroke (1:00.74). In her final meet with the MCSL, Anna Kolanowski, a 2013 Sherwood High graduate and rising sophomore at the University of Georgia who competes for Bethesda, won the 15-18 girls’ 50 butterfly (28.63). “It was kind of bittersweet,” Kolanowski said. “I’ve been competing in this league since I was 5. Over the years it’s been a lot of fun. I’ve met a lot of good friends and had some really good competition. I was glad to end it with a win in the 50 fly.” tblack@gazette.net

— TIM O’DONNELL

Rockville coach helps lead fundraiser

GEORGE P. SMITH/FOR THE GAZETTE

Brady Ott competes in Sunday’s boys 13-14 50-meter butterﬂy.

Gaithersburg wins MCBL title n

Giants allow deciding runs in fourth inning against Baltimore BY

TIM O’DONNELL

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

The Gaithersburg Giants won their first Maryland Collegiate Baseball League championship, defeating two-time defending champion Baltimore Chop 4-2 on Friday in Olney. The Giants had earned one of the top two seeds in the league for six straight years, and had played in two finals in that stretch, but never won. It wasn’t easy this year either. The Giants could have clinched on Thursday, but fell 2-1 to Baltimore on Thursday, forcing an extra game. In Friday’s game, Hunter Pearre scored in the fourth inning on a Tyler Post triple and Pearre knocked in Ian Velez in the sixth inning with a sacrifice fly. Max Heldman hit a two-run double in the eighth inning that scored Evan Colon and Velez for the winning runs. Pitchers Nick DeCarlo, Matt Chanin and Phil Morse held Baltimore to two runs. In Thursday’s game, Gaithersburg starter Seth Schubert cruised through the first three frames without allowing a hit. But he opened the fourth by surrendering a walk and hitting a batter with a pitch. Baltimore’s Trent Shaw then made him pay with a two-run double, putting the Chop up 2-0. Other than the brief loss of command in the fourth, Schubert pitched a gem of a game. Over six innings, he allowed just three hits and two runs. Gaithersburg native Mike Toomer then finished off the contest with three scoreless in-

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The Gaithersburg Giants’ Max Heldman scores a run against Baltimore Chop in Thursday’s Maryland Collegiate Baseball League championship game. nings of his own. “Basically everything was working,” Toomer said. “Everything had a lot of movement — slider was moving across and the curveball had a lot of up and down movement.” Despite the strong pitching performances and stellar defense, highlighted by multiple difficult catches from left fielder Chris Heckhaus and right fielder Michael Cuda, the offense, which managed six hits, continuously came up short with runners in scoring position against Chop starter Kyle Pullen. Heckhaus did come through

The United States Tennis Association announced Tuesday that the Montgomery TennisPlex in Boyds was one of 12 winners of the 33rd annual USTA Facility Awards Program. The award “recognizes excellence in the construction and renovation of tennis facilities throughout the country” and is based upon criteria such as excellence of court surface and light, accommodation for players, spectators and media, and aesthetics. Representatives from the TennisPlex are scheduled to receive the honor at the USTA semiannual meeting on Aug. 30 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in New York City.

with a RBI single after shortstop Max Heldman’s lead-off double in the bottom of the fourth, but the Giants left the bases loaded in the bottom of the ﬁfth and stranded Heckhaus at third after a lead-off double in the bottom of the sixth. “Pitching was excellent, defense was excellent as usual,” coach Michael McMillen said. “... From [the ﬁrst game] to now, our pitching and defense has been excellent, it’s been stellar. It’s kept us in a lot of ball games.” todonnell@gazette.net

Rockville High School girls’ basketball coach Frank Weaver is asking for volunteers and donations for the third annual Lily’s Hope Golf Beneﬁt, held Aug. 10 at the West Winds Golf Club in New Market. Proceeds will go to the Patty Pollatos Fund, a non-proﬁt raising money for victims of cancer and other ailments. The Lily’s Hope foundation was created in 2011 to help the Weaver family cope with medical expenses after their daughter, Lily, was diagnosed with Ewing’s sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Lily’s health has improved drastically since her diagnosis, Weaver said. Visit www.golf4lilyshope.com.

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

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ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

Alex Zurn plays basketball at the ALSAA Sports Complex in Swords, Ireland.

PHOTO BY BRETT DALY

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BY ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

In December 2010, less than two years after he graduated from St. Andrew’s Episcopal School, Olney native Alexander Zurn found himself in Huntington Beach, Calif., living with his father, away from his college and high school friends because of an academic suspension. This wasn’t where Zurn, a 6-foot-4 high-ﬂying guard and former Lions standout, wanted to be during his second year at Gettysburg College. But there was a silver lining. “I didn’t have anything to do but to get my act together,” Zurn said. “Classes and basketball. That’s all I did out there because I didn’t know anybody.” Nearly four years later, Zurn, 24, is preparing for his second season of basketball in Europe — his ﬁrst with a paycheck — and is expecting to complete his business degree from the Dublin Business School in the fall. The suspension was a turning point, he said, helping make his pro basketball dream a reality.

Zurn made Dean’s List and earned All-Centennial Conference Honorable Mention when he returned for his junior year, and carried that momentum into his senior season, when he was named to the All-Centennial Conference First Team. “It changed his life,” his father, John Zurn, said. “He understands now that he has to work harder than anybody else if he wants to be successful.” Zurn’s journey into the European basketball circuit began after his senior season, when he sent emails to an estimated 1,000 coaches and team representatives to gauge interest. Most of his messages were ignored, but he did receive three tryout offers — one from Germany, one from France and one from Ireland. That was enough to convince Zurn to book a ﬂight to Europe. If nothing worked out, he planned to travel abroad for the summer, he said, but it didn’t come down to that. Zurn was offered an unpaidspotontheSwordsThunder club, taking it after he received a scholarship at the Dublin Business School (DBS). Playing for both Swords and DBS, Zurn didn’t disappoint; he won Player of the Year for the Division I League in the former and won Sports Individual of the

Year for the less competitive DBS team. Zurn put together a highlight tape which, combined with his Division I League accolades, was enough to convince the English Basketball League’s Reading Rockets to offer a contract valued at $1,100 (650 pounds) in June for the upcoming season. Christian Bors, a Gettysburg and Sidwell Friends graduate, said Zurn’s athleticism is what sets him apart. A four-sport athlete at St. Andrew’s, Zurn owns Gettysburg’s all-time dunk record with 39 over four seasons. “Just how fast he is, how quick he is to get off the floor and get up in the air. It’s very tough to keep up with him,” Bors said. Zurn, currently residing in New Port, R.I. said he is flying to Europe in mid-August for training camp, with the season beginning in October. He receives room, board, food and utilities, while also working on commission with the Rockets’ marketing team, he said. Zurn is the first St. Andrew’s alumnus to play basketball professionally, according to Athletic Director Al Hightower. “I never thought he’d make it this far,” John Zurn said. egoldwein@gazette.net

It was their second game of the day, fourth of the weekend, and for some of Walt Whitman High School’s girls basketball players, it was well past double-digit games for the month. And as if that wasn’t enough, they had to play two extra minutes on Sunday in a 40-38 overtime victory against Archbishop Spalding, then had to play another game against Paint Branch the next day. Between summer league, tournaments and showcases, the offseason grind can take its toll on teams, such as Whitman, which are laden with aspiring college basketball players. Some of Whitman’s girls have played about 20 games in July, taking trips to Illinois and Pennsylvania and capping off their busy month this past weekend with five games in the Under Armour Best of Maryland Basketball Tournament held at Damascus High School. But such is life for the high school athletes who are looking for an edge, not just for the summer recruiting period, but for the upcoming winter season. “Our bodies are going to get worked. People get bruises, bumps,” rising sophomore Abby Meyers said. “... But we’re able to handle it. We’re working harder.” Whitman’s players have been so busy this summer that the team had to drop out of the Montgomery County Summer League playoffs earlier this month after a 7-3 regular season. The Bethesda school wasn’t alone; four of the league’s 26 teams — including Our Lady of Good Counsel — had to pull out of the postseason, according to Brad Roos, a senior sports specialist with the Montgomery County Department of Recreation. “I made a decision this year that we haven’t made in a long time,” said Good Coun-

sel coach Tom Splaine, whose Falcons reached the quarterﬁnals of the Best of Maryland tournament. “I was just looking at the schedule that these kids were playing with AAU. I just thought it would be better, saving their legs.” Paint Branch, a 4A state semiﬁnalist, elected to forgo summer league altogether as all but two if its players were on AAU teams. Panthers coach Rochelle Coleman said summer basketball can be just as draining as the regular season, but “it’s a different kind of tired.”

“Our bodies are going to get worked. People get bruises, bumps. ... But we’re able to handle it. We’re working harder.” —Whitman sophomore Abby Meyers “Basketball season is a slow ride. When you get to March it’s like, man we’ve been doing this forever,” Coleman said. “Summer, July hits, and you’re just playing, playing, playing, it kind of just punches you in the face. It’s just as tiring but it’s a different kind of tiring.” Paint Branch’s Daisa Harris and Tyra Sinclair, members of the Germantown Lady Panthers, said they have played in about 30 games this month with their high school and AAU teams. “Yeah, we get tired, but it’s all about the commitment and dedication,” Harris said. Whitman graduated five seniors from last year’s 21-3 team, which had its 20-game win streak snapped with a loss to John F. Kennedy in the 4A West semiﬁnals. The Vikings return their top three scorers: Marie Hatch (9.3 points), Meyers (8.4) and Nicole Fleck (7.3).

RAPHAEL TALISMAN/FOR THE GAZETTE

Walt Whitman High School’s Abby Meyers looks to shoot during Sunday’s game in the Best of Maryland tournament held at Damascus High

“We didn’t lose that,” junior Betsy Knox said. “Like [Abby] said, it’s our defense that we need to pick up. It’s just something that we’ll learn as we go on.” Whitman has completed its major summer tournaments, but there will be little downtime in the next few months, Knox said. “It’s not a break because we’re all motivated, we motivate each other,” Knox said. Added Meyers: “It’s never really a break for us. We’re always working.” egoldwein@gazette.net

Bullis tries again for coaching stability Fourth coach in four years takes over girls basketball team

ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

A new coach, a new system, a new summer routine — it’s a makeover that the Bullis School girls basketball players are all too familiar with, one that some have been through twice before. The girls are hoping that this staff, led by Hayley Hollis, is the one that can ﬁnally stabilize the program. Hollis, 27, of Rockville, was hired in April to replace Clinton Perrow, becoming Bullis’ fourth coach in as many years. Unlike her two predecessors, Hollis was hired full-time and will teach health in addition to leading the middle school program. “Which is comforting to know,” said junior forward Lawrencia Moten, who has had three coaches at Bullis. “... It was fun to adjust but it deﬁnitely was an experience. It’s something new and it’s testing my character for sure.” Hollis has held various coaching positions in Montgomery County, serving as associate head coach and director of operations at Sherwood under Chris Campbell last season and prior to that, working on the Academy of the Holy Cross staff. “We’re very excited to have her. She’s high energy,” said Kathleen Lloyd, Bullis girls athletic director. “.... She’s familiar with Bullis and she has experience with schools in the area.” Lloyd said the school “decided to go in a different direction” with Perrow, who led Bullis to a 13-14 record in his one season. Before Perrow, the Bulldogs won an Independent School League AA title under Rod Hairston, who moved on to Prince George’s County’s St. Vincent Pallotti after a oneyear stint. And before that, the Bulldogs were led by Kira Orr,

DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

Hayley Hollis, the new girls basketball coach at the Bullis School, runs a summer youth basketball camp Monday at the Potomac school. who stepped down after ﬁve seasons and remains a middle school assistant principal. Hollis, who played for Our Lady of Good Counsel, said she understands the challenges she faces as a new coach. “Being another new coach, it’s another new personality they have to get used to, it’s another new system they need to learn, and also it’s a whole [new] level of respect they have to get to,” Hollis said But being present at the school, as a coach and a teacher, may ease the transition, she said. “Not only seeing them in the gym but seeing them in the hallways and in the classroom, which hopefully will keep everybody on their toes,” she said.

Bullis graduated several key players, including Lynee Belton’ (Duke), Kirby Porter (Harvard) and Ashley DeLeonibus (William & Mary), the top three scorers. The Bulldogs return several key players, including Moten and sophomore Victoria Crawford. “Even though there has been some inconsistency in the coaching staff we’re going to be prepared and we’re going to be ready,” Crawford said. “My main goal is to win the ISL,” Moten said. “That is what I plan on doing and what I hope my team can accomplish.” egoldwein@gazette.net

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RELIGION CALENDAR ONGOING Agape African Methodist Episcopal Church, 7700 Brink Road,

Gaithersburg, conducts Sunday morning worship service at 11 a.m. Sunday School is at 10 a.m. Communion celebration on ﬁrst Sundays, men leading worship on second Sundays, youth leading worship on third Sundays. “You’ll Get Through This” Bible Study from 7-8 p.m. Wednesdays. 301924-8640; agapeamec.org. 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. damascusumc.org. Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda, offers services at 8:30 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, elcbethesda.

org.

Hughes United Methodist Church, 10700 Georiga Ave.,

Wheaton, offers an informal Sunday morning worship service at 9 a.m., followed by a traditional worship service at 10:30 a.m. Child care is available from 9 a.m. to noon. Hospitality time is at 9:45 a.m. in the Garden Entrance. El Buen Samaritano offers a Spanish service at Noon. Communion is Celebrated the ﬁrst Sunday of the month. For more information, call 301-949-8383. Visit HughesUMC. org. Kemptown 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. Visitkemptownumc.org.

Liberty Grove United Methodist Church, 15225 Old Columbia Pike,

Burtonsville, conducts Sunday morning worship services at 8:30, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday school, nursery through adult, is at 9:30

a.m. 301-421-9166. For a schedule of events, visit 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. Child care is provided. For more information call 301-662-1819. Email mops@fcob.net. Neelsville Presbyterian Church, 20701 Frederick Road,

Germantown, offers summer service at 10 a.m. on Sundays throughout the summer. “Parenting from the Proverbs: A Summer Discussion Group for Parents,” will run all summer Sundays at 9 a.m. with classes available for children as well. Babysitting provided. Enroll your child in our Vacation Bible School program Aug. 4-9. The theme is Weird Animals. For sign-up and other information, neelsville.org or call 301-972-3916. 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. Call 301-881-7275. For a schedule of events, visit 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 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 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 301-4244346.

HEALTH CALENDAR WEDNESDAY, JULY 30

Carman, Kuczynski Heather Marie Carman, daughter of Nancy and John H. Carman of Gaithersburg, was married to Dennis Christopher Kuczynski Jr., son of Claire and Dennis Kuczynski of Kearny, N.J., on Sept. 1, 2013. The wedding took place The Oaks Waterfront Inn in St. Michaels and was ofﬁciated by the Very Rev. Gregory Powell, Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Easton. The bride’s sister, Jennifer Carman, served as the maid of honor. Mark Ritchie, childhood friend of the groom, was the best man. Heather is a 1998 graduate of Gaithersburg High School.

Bariatric Support Group at MedStar Montgomery, from 6-7

p.m. at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, 18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney. Support groups such as those conducted at Medstar Montgomery Medical Center have been shown to improve both the short-term and long-term success of weight loss surgery patients. The center encourages all pre-operative and post-operative patients to attend. Because a patient’s success is so closely related to the support of friends and family members, we also encourage spouses or signiﬁcant others, parents, siblings, and adult children to attend. For more information, visit medstarhealth.org or call 301-774-8962.

She received a Bachelors of Science in public relations from Syracuse University, and holds a Masters of Public Health degree from Columbia University. She currently works as program manager at the New York University Global Institute of Public Health. The groom is a graduate of Kearny High School. Dennis holds a Bachelors of Arts degree in computer science from Cornell University. He works as a senior software engineer at MongoDB in New York, N.Y. The couple honeymooned in Curaçao and resides in Brooklyn, N.Y.

THURSDAY, JULY 31

Diving Out of Depression from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Holiday Park Community Center, 3950 Ferrara

Dr., Wheaton. Depression can go untreated, especially in the senior community. Dr. David Greenblum will detail the symptoms of depression and how to distinguish clinical depression from just having a “bad” day. Get your questions answered regarding speciﬁc medications and effectiveness in depression management. Free. For more information, visit suburbanhospital.org.

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impact on your health. Discover healthy and practical techniques for managing your anger in everyday situations. Not appropriate for court referrals. $20. For more information, visit suburbanhospital.org.

TUESDAY, AUG. 5 Body Balance Yoga - Intermediate at MedStar Montgomery,

7 p.m. MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, 18101 Prince Philip Dr., Olney. Yoga is an ancient and systematic approach to good health and wellbeing that helps to reduce stress, improve concentration and develop strength, ﬂexibility and balance. Learn the physical and mental exercise that brings the body and mind together into one harmonious experience. Class meets eight weeks. Previous Yoga experience

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SUNDAY, AUG. 10 Body Balance Yoga - Beginner at MedStar Montgomery,

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, 18101 Prince Philip Dr., Olney. Yoga is an ancient and systematic approach to good health and well-being that helps to reduce stress, improve concentration and develop strength, ﬂexibility and balance. Learn the physical and mental exercise that brings the body and mind together into one harmonious experience. No experience required. $60. For more information, visit medstarhealth.org or call 301-774-8881.

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Residential Production Foreman

Data Warehouse Programmer

Analyze data, create org, develop/maintain complex data storage structures. Min. Req.: Master’s degree/foreign equiv in CSci., CIS, MIS, Comp. Engg. or any Engg. field and at least 3 years of work exper. OR Bach degree/foreign equiv in CSci., CIS, MIS, Comp. Engg. or any Engg. field and at least 5 years of work exper. Full Time, Mon -Fri. Resumes to Host Int’l, Inc. Attn Srini Raju, 6905 Rockledge Dr, Bethesda MD 20817. AA/EOE M/F/D/V. No Calls.

Dental/ Medical Assistant Trainees Needed Now Dental/Medical Offices now hiring. No experience? Job Training & Placement Assistance Available 1-888-818-7802 CTO SCHEV

Work with the BEST!

Be trained individually by one of the area’s top offices & one of the area’s best salesman with over 34 years. New & experienced salespeople welcomed.

Must R.S.V.P.

Call Bill Hennessy

GC3039

Fast growing, fast paced residential construction company in Maryland looking for a foreman to oversee 20-30 small to medium job sites. We cover all of MD, N. Va, Northern WVA and Northern DC. Compensation/salary/transportation all negotiable depending on skill level and knowledge of construction. 3-5 yrs experience. Email response to: karawright1@gmail.com

3 301-388-2626 01-388-2626

bill.hennessy@longfoster.com • Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc. EOE

Pharmacy/ Phlebotomy Tech Trainees Needed Now Pharmacies/ hospitals now hiring. No experience? Job Training & Placement Assistance Available 1-888-810-2897 CTO SCHEV

Editor/Writer for Andrews Gazette

Andrews Gazette, a newspaper published for distribution on Joint Base Andrews and the surrounding community, is searching for an independent Editor/Writer. Candidate must be able to come up with story ideas for the weekly paper as well as go out in the community and cover events for publication. Supervise one reporter/photographer and work with copy desk to layout the paper each week. An understanding of how to cover military service members and their families a plus. Must be organized and a team player. Strong writing and editing skills (AP style) a must. Must be able to manage staff and processes. College degree in journalism required. Prefer military family members and/or former military candidates. If interested and qualified, please send resume and cover letter with salary requirements and three writing samples to mminar@dcmilitary.com. We offer a competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, pension, 401(k) and tuition reimbursement. EOE. HEALTHCARE

WE’RE HIRING WEEKEND CNAS, GNAS, AND HHAS!

Provide non-medical care and companionship for seniors in their homes. Personal care, light housework, transportation, meal preparation. Must be 21+. Must have car and one year professional, volunteer, or personal experience www.homeinstead.com/197 Home Instead Senior Care To us it’s personal 301/588-9023 Call between 10am-4pm Mon-Fri

MEDICAL RECEPTIONIST

Busy practice in Rockville, FT, Req: experience & an energetic, helpful & outgoing personality w/ability to multi-task. Exc. cust. service skills & attention to detail a must. Send resume and salary requirements to: bonnieedelen@hughes.net

Silver Spring

MAINTENANCE Technician

For a retirement community in Aspen Hill, MD, with strong chiller, boiler & EMS knowledge. EOE. Send resume & salary reqs. to

office@homecresthouse.org

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Skilled Trades

HANDYMAN General Maintenance 25 hr/wk. Vehicle (truck) Required. Good driving record. Send resume to fhcc@flowerhill.org Weekend work also required

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Operating Rooms RNs/ OR Tech

For Busy ambulatory surgery center. 2 Full time RN positions available1 Full time tech position available: Candidates must be willing to be a “team member”. Duties included patient care, processing of the instruments, room turnover & case cart preparation for up coming procedures. 00 Send resumes to pmckinley@ piccardsurgcenter .com. More info visit gazette.net/careers.

Contract Manager Plumbing Office MUST know QB & Excel. Plumbing knowledge a + Must be reliable & organized! $13-15/hour M-F 8-4:30

flowritemary@copper.net or

301-363-8597

NO PHONE CALL PLEASE

Bus Operators - $37,091

Montgomery County Department of Transportation seeks individuals for full-time and part-time substitute Bus Operators as part of the County-operated transit system (Ride On). Employees’ starting salary will be $17.83 per hour plus any overtime earned. Work schedules vary depending upon work assignment, and are based on seniority. Interested applicants need to be able to read and write, have three years of driving experience, at least one year of direct customer service, 21 years of age, posses a valid driver’s license, and no more then 1 point on their driving record (equivalency will be applied to non Maryland residents). Experience driving a transit bus is a plus. Resumes must be submitted online by July 31, 2014. To view entire job announcement and apply online, visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/careers IRC14870. EOE M/F/H

Rough-in Plumber Must be dependable & proficient w/RI, GW & fixtures. Drug Test req’d, Co trk & Lg tools provided for right plumber. Fax: 240-745-0476 or email: flowritemary@copper.net $12-18/hr dep on exp.

GC3316

Teachers & Staff

Lead Teaching positions for PreK. Require a degree in ECE, CD, Child Psych, or related. Classroom support staff must have COK training and a high school diploma. 2 or more years experience is a plus.We are currently interviewing for several positions to begin in mid-August in the Rockville, North Potomac, Gaithersburg and Silver Spring resume to a r e a s . Send sheselden@comcast.net

YOUTHS WANTED

To walk ponies at Montgomery County Fair (August 8th-16th). Also for Butler’s Orchard in October Reliable and responsible. 301-888-1426 ponyladymary@gmail.com

Part-Time

Work From Home

National Children’s Center Making calls. For more info please call Weekdays between 9a-4p No selling! Sal + bonus + benes. Call 301-333-1900

Healthcare

Medical Office Nurse

P/T 20+ hrs. per wk. For medical office in Olney. Knowledge of medical office procedures.

Call 301-774-5600 evieburgy@aol.com

VETERINARY HOSPITAL

RECEPTIONIST

Immediate opening for part time (leading to full time) receptionist for a busy veterinary hospital. Must have strong communication and computer skills. Full benefit package offered for full time. Fax resume w/cover letter to: 301-570-1526 or e-mail to: afiggers@brookevillevet.com Brookeville Animal Hospital 22201 Georgia Avenue, Brookeville, MD 20833 NO PHONE CALLS OR WALK-INS PLEASE!