State Champs Sports, Page 15 State Champs Sports, Page 15 online at potomacalmanac.com March 16-22, 2016 Calendar, Page 6 ❖ Classifieds, Page 10 ❖ Sports, Page 11 ❖ Real Estate 8 Photo by Jon Roetman/The Almanac Potomac Potomac Page 9 County Chamber Presents Valor Awards People, Page 4 Making Imagination Take Shape News, Page 3 Members of the Whitman girls’ basketball team cel- ebrate winning the state championship. The Vikings defeated Western 71-55 in the 4A final on March 12.
Transcript
Potomac Almanac ❖ March 16-22, 2016 ❖ 1www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
State ChampsSports, Page 15
State ChampsSports, Page 15
online at potomacalmanac.comMarch 16-22, 2016
C
alendar, Page 6
❖
C
lassifieds, Page 10
❖
Spo
rts, Page 11 ❖
R
eal Estate 8
Pho
to
by Jo
n R
oetm
an/T
he A
lm
anac
PotomacPotomacPage 9
County Chamber PresentsValor AwardsPeople, Page 4
Making ImaginationTake ShapeNews, Page 3
Members of the Whitman girls’ basketball team cel-ebrate winning the state championship. The Vikingsdefeated Western 71-55 in the 4A final on March 12.
2 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ March 16-22, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
Potomac’sPremier Flower,
Garden & Gift Store
9545 River RoadPotomac, MD 20854
www.ppetalsp.com
Like us on Facebook for a free flower.
Spring Special Coupon$10.00 good toward a fifty dollar
purchase of Easter MerchandiseOne coupon per customer, please.
Potomac Petals & Plants 3/16
Garden Supplies, Tools, Mulch, Soil, SprayHo
use
Pla
nts
, G
ard
en
Ac
ce
sso
rie
s, G
ard
en
to
Ta
ble
, B
ulb
s Statues, Fountains, Bird Feed, Bird Feeders, Planters, Florist, Gift G
The Lego Build Challenge contestants wait for the voting results to determine the awardwinners at Toy Castle in Cabin John Mall on Saturday, March 12. The annual eventchallenges youths to design, create and build with Legos. Entrants are then given theopportunity to judge their peers’ creations and vote in three categories: My Favorite;Most Creative Use of Lego; and Most Imaginative.
Lucas Lee, 7, “Lego War”
Isabella Guevara, 7, “Thebest party ever!”
Chase Hellings, 6,“Airport”
Minjuan Lee, 9,“Doll House”
Ethan Jenny, 10,“Peanuts”
Sam Edwards, 6,“Star Wars Battle”
Kate Edwards, 8,“Dragon Battle”
Photos by
Harvey Levine
/The Almanac
Making Imagination Take ShapePriyanka Rajapatitana, 10,“Robot”
Robert Quinn, 7, andMacKinnom Quinn, 4, “Circus”
Jonah Wang, 9, and Lila Wang, 7,“Endor Battlefield”
Julio Cupe, 8,“Legoland Hotel Florida”
4 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ March 16-22, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
POTOMACALMANAC
www.PotomacAlmanac.com
Newspaper of PotomacA Connection Newspaper
An independent, locally owned weeklynewspaper delivered
to homes and businesses.
1606 King StreetAlexandria, Virginia 22314
Free digital edition delivered toyour email box. Go to
Potomac Almanac is publishedby Local Media Connection LLC
Five Time First PlaceAward-WinnerPublic Service
MDDC Press Association
Four TimeNewspaper of the Year
An Award-winning Newspaperin Writing, Photography, Editing,
Graphics and Design
Opinion
The Montgomery County Chamberof Commerce brought nearly 1,300business, government, and publicsafety leaders together at the 42nd
Annual MCCC Public Safety Awards Luncheonon March 11 to thank the men and womenwho protect the community.
During the ceremony, the stories of the he-roic acts by the 12 Valor Award recipients wereshared by emcees Tom Costello, NBC NewsCorrespondent, and Melissa Mollet, NBCNews4 Traffic Reporter:
❖ Car fire on the Beltway responders PoliceOfficer 3 Brian Nesbitt (Gold) and Police Of-ficer 1 Cody Fields (Gold)
❖ Murder/suicide at Germantown gas sta-tion responder Police Officer 2 Andrew Bock(Silver)
❖ Car crushed by tree In Takoma Park re-sponder Lieutenant Shibu Philipose (Silver)
❖ Ocean City water rescue responder Mas-ter Fire Fighter/Rescuer Timothy Beatty(Bronze)
❖ Collision on I-495 split at I-270 respond-ers Fire Fighter Rescuer III Meghan Quinn(Honorable Mention) and Fire Fighter RescuerII Wyatt Smith (Honorable Mention)
❖ Suicide response in Damascus respondersPolice Officer 1 John D. Durham (HonorableMention) and Sheriff Deputy 3 Robert Balser(Honorable Mention)
❖ Murder in Germantown responders Ser-geant Ray Moran (Honorable Mention) andPolice Officer 3 Dawn Wenner (HonorableMention)
Two Unit Citations were awarded:❖ To the Montgomery County first respond-
ers to the Baltimore riots who helped Balti-more restore peace after days of violence: theresponding officers of the Maryland-NationalCapital Park Police Montgomery County Divi-sion, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office,and the Montgomery County Department ofPolice.
❖ To the collective responders of a sexualassault in Rockville who stopped a violentsexual assault in progress and demonstratedcare and professionalism in dealing with a trau-
matized victim: Deputy Sheriff 3 KeithBrubacher, Deputy Sheriff 3 Douglas Orr,Deputy Sheriff 3 Alan Summers, Deputy Sher-iff 2 Christopher Moxley, Deputy Sheriff 2Nelson Rosales, and Deputy Sheriff 1 DonghaeThompson.
Two MCCC Public Safety Community ServiceAwards were presented:
❖ To Fire and Rescue Chief John W. Hartleyfor his lifelong devotion to the fire and rescuecommunity over the past 66 years.
❖ To Police Officer 1 Amber Richard for hercommitment and acts of kindness on her owntime, and at her own expense, towards a 7-year old boy who was admitted to the hospitalafter a child abuse call.
Attendees also took a moment of the cer-emony to make a line of duty death tribute toPolice Officer Noah Leotta who is among thefallen officers memorialized at the Montgom-ery County Public Safety Memorial inGaithersburg after being struck by a drunkdriver near the intersection of Rockville Pike
and Edmonston Drive.The Public Safety Corporate Vital Link
award, sponsored by TD Bank, recognized LeeDevelopment Group for allowing public safetyagencies to conduct simulated emergencytraining free of cost for several years.
The National Institute of Standards and Tech-nology (NIST) received the Public Safety Gov-ernment Partner of the Year award, sponsoredby Motorola Solutions, for being a federal pub-lic safety partner as an advocate for the re-search and training of the fire and rescue ser-vice and law enforcement communities.
The Annual MCCC Public Safety Awards isthe largest of its kind in the region. Forty-twoyears ago, the MCCC was chartered by Mont-gomery County to host an annual event wherethe community, colleagues, families, citizensand officials could honor first responders fromthe public safety agencies. Since the event be-gan, MCCC has recognized 39 Gold, 134 Sil-ver, 232 Bronze, and 174 Honorable Mentionsfor a total of 579 Valor Awards.
Chamber Presents Valor Awards
The Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce honored 12 Valor Awardrecipients at its Public Safety Awards Luncheon on March 11.
Pho
to
C
on
tributed
Potomac Artist’s Work on Display in AlexandriaCowles work selectedfor City Hall.
Potomac artist Tory Cowles is one of three artists to haveher work selected to be exhibited in the office of newly-elected City of Alexandria (Va.) Mayor Allison Silberberg.
“We’re so blessed to have a community of world-class artistsright here in Alexandria,” said Silberberg. “I want to promote thearts, not just in words but in deeds. When people visit my office,I am proud to display and promote the work that is created here.This partnership with Tory …. and the Torpedo Factory is aboutactionable commitment to the arts in our daily lives.”
Cowles occupies Studio 7 in the Torpedo Factory Arts Centeralong the Potomac River waterfront. Her work #875 is on com-plimentary loan to Silberberg’s office through early 2017. It isalso available for purchase through Target Gallery and the Tor-pedo Factory’s Art in Public Spaces initiative.
— Jeanne Theismann
Potomac artist Tory Cowles, left, is one of three artists selectedto have her work displayed in the office of City of Alexandria(Va.) Mayor Allison Silberberg. Cowles is shown withSilberberg and Torpedo Factory Arts Center CEO Eric Wallnernext to her painting #875, which will be on exhibit throughearly 2017.
Pho
to
co
ntributed
Potomac Almanac ❖ March 16-22, 2016 ❖ 5www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
Potomac Village Deli Catering
Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner Catering
301•299•5770www.potomacvillagedeli.com
Home of YourCorporate & ResidentialCatering Headquarters
Serving theCommunity
for over35 Years
News
Art To Benefit Potomac ConservancyOutside Ventures and Firefly Design, Inc. have partnered to create a vintage art serieshighlighting places along the Potomac River in and near Washington. Reminiscent ofthe National Park Service posters created in the late 1930s and early 1940s, theseprints feature Great Falls, the C&O Canal Towpath, Key Bridge and Rock Creek Park. Aportion of the proceeds from every purchase will benefit the Potomac Conservancy,supporting their mission to safeguard the lands and waters of the Potomac and itstributaries. See fireflyworks.com.
6 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ March 16-22, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
Email community entertainment eventsto [email protected] date, time, location, descriptionand contact for event: phone, email and/or website. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.
ONGOINGRachel Hamel: “Necessarily
Invisible.” Through March 20,gallery hours at VisArts at Rockville,155 Gibbs St. Rachel Hamel’s smallsculptural paintings encourage visualand tactile encounters with distance,home, place, displacement, andlandscape. Free. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.
Art Exhibit: “Fields of Inquiry.”Through March 27, 12-6 p.m. at GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo. “Fields of Inquiry” bringstogether the work of three artistsworking the space of imagination:Mei Mei Chang, Pat Goslee, andKathryn McDonnell. Free. Call 301-634-2222.
“City Scapes.” Through April 2,Gallery hours at Waverly StreetGallery, 4600 East-West Highway,Bethesda. “City Scapes” explores thebeauty and fragility of urban lifethrough the lenses of members ofThe North Bethesda Camera Club.Free. Visitwww.waverlystreetgallery.com formore.
Art Exhibit: You and Me, You andI.” Through April 10, gallery hoursat VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Artist Calla Thompsonexamines culture through visual art.Free. Visit www.visartsatrockville.orgfor more.
Art Exhibit: “Cranes in Motion.”Through April 24, gallery hours atVisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. As an artist and filmmaker,Cathy Cook is inspired by nature.“Cranes in Motion” aims to promotepublic interest, awareness, andappreciation of crane culture througha multifaceted portrayal of thenatural history of this species. Free.Visit www.visartsatrockville.org formore.
Children’s Storytime. Wednesdaysand Saturdays, 10 a.m. at Barnes &Noble Booksellers, 4801 BethesdaAve., Bethesda Listen to employeesread children’s stories. Free. Visitwww.store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/4824850-21.
Adult Single Night. Saturdays, 9 p.m.at at Benny’s Bar & Grill, 7747Tuckerman Lane, Potomac. Find aDJ, open dance floor, and othersingles. No cover charge. Visitwww.bennysbargrill.com.
VisArts Cocktails and CanvasClass. at VisArts in the Painting &Drawing Studio, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Price $40. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org/cocktails-and-canvas for more.
Thang Ta. Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. atSutradhar Institute of Dance andRelated Arts, 1525 Forest Glen Road,Silver Spring. Learn the ancient art ofthe sword and spear. $25. Visitwww.dancesidra.org.
Weekly Blues Dance. Thursdays8:15-11:30 p.m. in the Back RoomAnnex at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Capital Bluespresents rotating DJs and instructorswith beginner workshop 8:15-9 p.m.,no partner necessary. $8 for all. Visitcapitalblues.org for more.
Weekly Swing Dance. Saturdays, 8p.m.-midnight. The DC LindyExchange presents a swing dancewith live music in the SpanishBallroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Beginner swing dance lesson at 8p.m., followed by dancing untilmidnight. Admission $16-$18, age 17
and under $12. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.
Argentine Tango with Lessons.Most Sundays, 6:30-11 p.m. in theBack Room Annex at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Argentine Tango lessons followed bya Milonga most Sunday evenings.Beginner lesson 6:30-7:30 p.m. andintermediate lesson 7:30-8:30 p.m.Cost is $15/lesson and includes theMilonga. For just the Milonga, cost is$10 and the open dance with DJ runs8:30-11 p.m. No partner required.Visit www.glenechopark.org or call301-634-2222 for more.
Contra and Square Dance. Fridaysand Sundays 7-10:30 p.m. in theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. The eveningcan include square dances, mixers,waltzes and other couple dances. AllContra and Square dances are taught,no partner necessary. Lessons at 7p.m., followed by the called dancewith live music at 7:30. $13 fornonmembers, $10 for FSGWmembers, $5 ages 17 and under. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222 for more.
Late Night Comedy. Fridays (openmic night) and Saturdays(established comedians) at Benny’sBar & Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Lane,Potomac. Benny’s is open 8 a.m.-1a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Visitwww.BennysBarGrill.com.
Drop in Art Activities. EverySaturday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in theCandy Corner Studio at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., parentsand children can explore a new artform or theme. $10/child, parentcombo. Drop-in only. Visitwww.pgip.org for more.
Mommy & Me (& Daddy, Too).Third Tuesday each month. 10 a.m.at Rockville Town Square. Meet for amorning out with active learning andcreative play with lunch specials,story time, arts and crafts, sing-a-longs, prizes and more. Visitrockvilletownsquare.com/events/mommy-and-me.
Live Music & Dancing. Fridays andSaturdays, 7-11 p.m. in Margery’sLounge, Normandie Farm Restaurant10710 Falls Road. Dance to the musicof Barry Gurley. Call 301-983-8838or visit www.popovers.com for more.
Chocolate Factory Tours. Fridaysand Saturdays, 2-5:45 p.m. atSPAGnVOLA Chocolatier, 360 MainSt., Gaithersburg. Take a short tourof The Truffle Factory facilities. Free.Visit www.spagnvola.com.
Glen Echo Park Films. Saturdays andSundays. Arcade Building, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Filmsabout the Park’s history are shown onrotation in the lobby. Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.
SilverWorks Studio & Gallery.Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdaysand Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo. SilverWorks Studio &Gallery is a working silversmithstudio and includes an ongoingexhibition, as well as sales of thework of artist-in-residence BlairAnderson. Free. Visitwww.silverworksglenechopark.com.
Art Glass Center at Glen Echo. Allday Wednesdays; Fridays, 10 a.m.-2p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;Sundays, noon-4 p.m. Art GlassCenter, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Ongoingexhibitions feature work of ResidentArtists. Sculpture, vessels, functionalart and jewelry for sale. Classes aretaught year-round for beginner,intermediate and advanced students.Visitwww.artglasscenteratglenecho.orgfor more.
Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery.Saturdays and Sundays, 12-5 p.m.The Yellow Barn Studio & Gallerypresents free exhibitions of emerging
artists’ work. Each weekend featuresthe work of a different artist. Mostartwork is also for sale. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com formore.
Acoustic Open Mic. Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m. at Benny’s Bar & Grill, 7747Tuckerman Lane. Everyone welcometo perform. Wine bottles are 50percent off. Visitwww.bennysbargrill.com.
CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPSArt Explorers Open Studio. Every
Saturday, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. at TheCandy Corner Studio, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Artactivities for parents and children.Activities change weekly and there isno pre-registration; $10 per child.Visit www.glenechopark.org/saturday-art-explorers for more.
Ceramic Classes. Various dates andtimes. VisArts, 155 Gibbs St,Rockville. An opportunity to try thenew ceramic workshops. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org/ceramicsfor a list of class dates, times.
THURSDAY/MARCH 17“The History of Chocolate.” 7-9
p.m. at Bolger Center, FranklinBuilding, Room F-1, 9600 NewbridgeDrive, Potomac. Potomac CommunityVillage is having Cookbook authorSheilah Kaufman speak about herbook “The History of Chocolate.”Free. Visitwww.potomaccommuniyuvillage.org.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY/MARCH 18-19Bethesda Film Festival. 7 p.m. and 9
p.m. on Friday and 8 p.m. onSaturday at Imagination Stage, 4908Auburn Ave., Bethesda. The fourthannual Bethesda Film Fest willfeature five short documentariesmade by local filmmakers. Tickets are$10. Visit www.bethesda.org.
SATURDAY/MARCH 19Signs of Spring: A Walk. 1-3 p.m. at
Blockhouse Point Conservation Park,14750 River Road, Potomac. Walkwith Carrie Blair, a Virginia MasterNaturalist, to discover swelling treebuds, which offer some informationon color changes; scales opening, andtiny flowers emerging on trees andshrubs. This is a moderate hike withsomewhat steep slopes. Free. Visitvnps20160319.eventbrite.com formore.
Pianist Haskell Small. 8 p.m. atWestmoreland Congregational UCCChurch, 1 Westmoreland Circle,Bethesda. Haskell Small, a pianistand composer, will perform Bach’s cminor partita coupled with JohnTavener’s “Pratirupa” as well his own“Small Improvisations.” Tickets arefree, $20 suggested donation. Visitwww.washigntonconservatory.org formore.
SUNDAY/MARCH 20Palm Sunday. 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.
at St. James’ Episcopal Church,11815 Seven Locks Road, Potomac.The 10:30 service features a readingof the Passion Narrative according toSt. Mark. A brunch with a free-willoffering follows the 10:30 service.This is hosted by St. James’ youthgroup; proceeds benefit the youthgroup’s workcamp trip to Charleston,W.Va. In addition, there will be anEaster Plant sale. Free. Visitww.stjamespotomac.org for more.
WEDNESDAY/MARCH 23Screening: “Brooklyn.” 1-3 p.m. at
Potomac Community Center, 11315Falls Road, Potomac. PotomacCommunity Village presents“Brooklyn,” as the first in itsafternoon movie series. Free. Call240-221-1370 or visitwww.PotomacCommunityVillage.org.
SATURDAY/ MARCH 26Loston Harris Concert. 8 p.m. at
AMP by Strathmore, 11810 GrandPark Ave., North Bethesda. A jazzpianist performs. Tickets are $35-45.
Visit www.ampbystrathmore.com.
MARCH 31-APRIL 9“Idle Playthings” and “Crimes of
Fashion.” Various times at GunstonTheatre One, 2700 S. Lang St.,Arlington. First, in “Crimes ofFashion,” superheroes fight fashiondesigners bent on world domination.Then, a group of toys come to lifeand team up to save a family-ownedtoy store in “Idle Playthings.” SilverSpring-based Inclusive TheatreCompanies are directed by trainedtheatre professionals and featureactors who have intellectualdisabilities or learning disabilities, orare on the autism spectrum. Ticketsare $12.50 in advance, $15 at thedoor, and $5 for ArtStream students.Visit www.art-stream.org for more.
FRIDAY-SATURDAY/APRIL 1-2St. Francis Thrift Sale. 8 a.m. -4
p.m. on Friday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. onSaturday at 10033 River Road,Potomac. Call Church office- 301-365-2055 or Carol Jarvis- 301-299-4296.
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday atThe Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St.,Bethesda. A local community theatrecompany presents an original musicalrevue. Tickets are $12 for children,$15 for seniors, $20 for adults. Visitwww.fedesp.com/nihblt.
SATURDAY/APRIL 2Lord Nelson Mass. 8 p.m. at The
Music Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.Philharmonic Orchestra and Choraleperform Haydn’s “Lord Nelson Mass.”The concert will feature the NationalPhilharmonic’s nearly 200 voice all-volunteer chorale, as well as soloistsDanielle Talamantes (soprano);Magdalena Wór (mezzo-soprano);Robert Baker (tenor); and Kevin Deas
Entertainment
Washington ArtWorks will host the Open Studio Weekend: A Festival of the Arts onApril 2 and 3. From 12-5 p.m. at Washington ArtWorks, 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville.Over 70 artists create work in studios at Washington ArtWorks in sculpture, painting,glass, fibers, jewelry, photography, and more. Visitors are able to shop, watch demos,and network. Also find a variety of food trucks and live music. Free. Visitwww.washingtonartworks.com for more.
Pho
to
C
on
tributed
Potomac Almanac ❖ March 16-22, 2016 ❖ 7www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
(baritone).Tickets start at $29, freefor children 7-17. Visitwww.nationalphilharmonic.org.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY/APRIL 2-3Open Studio Weekend: A Festival
of the Arts. 12-5 p.m. atWashington ArtWorks, 12276 WilkinsAve. Rockville. Over 70 artists creatework in studios at WashingtonArtWorks in sculpture, painting,glass, fibers, jewelry, photography,and more. Visitors are able to shop,watch demos, and network. Also finda variety of food trucks and livemusic. Free. Visitwww.washingtonartworks.com.
SUNDAY/APRIL 3Panel Talk with Artists, Scientists,
and Conservationists. 2 p.m. atVisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St.Discussion of artist Cathy Cook’s“Cranes in Motions”. Free. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.
TUESDAY/APRIL 5Book Club: “The Language of
Flowers.” 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. atSt. Francis Episcopal Church, 10033River Road, Potomac. Women of St.Francis Episcopal Church Book Clubwill meet to discuss “The Language ofFlowers” by Vanessa Diffenbaugh.Free. Call 301-365-2055.
APRIL 5-MAY 7Art Exhibit: “Intimate
Landscapes.” Tuesday-Saturday12-6 p.m. at Waverly Street Gallery,4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda.Artist Loriann Signori paintslandscapes based on Maryland’s hillsand waters. Free. Visit
Saturday and 2:30 p.m. on Sunday atThe Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh St.,Bethesda. A local community theatrecompany presents an original musicalrevue. Tickets are $12 for children,$15 for seniors, $20 for adults. Visitwww.fedesp.com/nihblt.
FRIDAY/APRIL 8Art Reception: “Intimate
Landscapes.” 6-9 p.m. at WaverlyStreet Gallery, 4600 East-WestHighway, Bethesda. Artist LoriannSignori paints landscapes based onMaryland’s hills and waters. Free.Visit www.waverlystreetgallery.comfor more.
An Evening With Molly Ringwald.8 p.m. at AMP by Strathmore, 11810Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda.Teen idol-turned-jazz-singer MollyRingwald perform with her quartet.Tickets are $35-45. Visitwww.ampbystrathmore.org for more.
Potomac After Hours. 9:15-11 p.m.at Potomac Community RecreationCenter, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac.Middle schoolers (6-8th graders) areinvited to attend “mystery night” andparticipate in a scavenger hunt.Admission is $5. Visitwww.activemontgomery.org and usecode #11953 to register.
SATURDAY/APRIL 9Flight of Fancy. 6:30-10:30 p.m. at
VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. JoinVisArts for our signature fundraisingevent, Flight of Fancy, a participatoryart experience featuring painting,
aerial performance, live music, foodand drinks. Proceeds from theevening support our philanthropicprograms such as artist stipends,inclusion classes, and campscholarships. Tickets are $85 untilMarch 15, $105 after that. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org or call301-315-8200.
SATURDAY/APRIL 16Discussion: “The Language of
Flowers.” 11:30 a.m. at St. FrancisEpiscopal Church, 10033 River Road,Potomac. Free. Call 301-299-4296.
Art Demonstration: “IntimateLandscapes.” 6-9 p.m. at WaverlyStreet Gallery, 4600 East-WestHighway, Bethesda. Artist LoriannSignori paints landscapes based onMaryland’s hills and waters. Free.Visit www.waverlystreetgallery.com.
SATURDAY/APRIL 30Gardening Expo. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at
the Silver Spring Civic Building, 1Veterans Plaza, Silver Spring. Findinformation on how to make themost of gardening. Also findactivities for children. Free. Visitwww.extension.umd.edu/mg/locations/montgomerycounty-master-gardeners.
p.m. at Yellow Barn Studio Gallery–Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd., Glen Echo. Meet Nancy Arons,Kathy Byrnes, Jennifer Howard, andMarybeth Paterson and see workinspired by their adventures paintingtogether, filtered through theirindividual perspectives. Free. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com.
8 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ March 16-22, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
n
d
rree
Road
oouse
Road
GlenRoad
lah
R ad
esane
Es
SSSe ca Road
own
Road
wn
Dar
d
Road
495
495
4
3 12405 Beall Spring Road —$1,115,000
6 2 Laurel Leaf Court —$1,030,000
7 11761 Split Tree Circle— $1,025,000
5 11800 Falls Road — $1,050,000
Photos by Deb Stevens/The Almanac
In December 2015, 49 Potomac homes
sold between $2,700,000-$560,000.
Address .............................. BR FB HB ... Postal City .. Sold Price .... Type ...... Lot AC .. PostalCode ....... Subdivision ......... Date Sold
High-profile clients require a Realtor®who is well-versed in issues regarding pri-vacy, discretion and efficiency. An agentwho is skilled in the purchase or sale of aluxury home is in themselves a treasure;to secure a Realtor® who is skilled intransactions while maintaining profes-sional discretion and protecting the pri-vacy of high-profile clients is an achieve-ment that is truly worth its weight ingold! Knowing and understanding thespecialized needs of the client is first andforemost, as well as having a strong gameplan in place as to how to achieve thegoals of the client. Specialized circum-stances call for customized action plans.With high-profile clients, in addition tomeeting with the buyer or seller, it isoften necessary to meet with handlers,design teams and decorators to establishguidelines that will facilitate a successfulventure. In these circumstances, network-ing is of the utmost importance, as is pru-dence and discretion in the networkingchain-of-command. It is not uncommon inhigh-profile transactions for the Realtor®to pre-screen properties, often under thedirection of decorators, designers andhandlers, in order to offer a limitedamount of options to then present to theclient as a showcase. From there, if thegallery meets the client’s criteria, theRealtor® often arranges for private show-ings of the properties, with co-operativework between the client’s team and theRealtor® being the strongest point of thetransaction. Here again, discretion andprudence are essential elements to thesuccess of the endeavor. For high-profileclients, the safeguarding of their privacyand their transaction are of the utmostimportance—for luxury home Realtors®,these clients may require a revampedaction model, but to facilitate the needs ofthese clients, while maintaining profes-sional discretion can be a feather in thecap of even the most experienced, skilledRealtor®, opening up a whole new level ofclients who place their confidence in thesecurity that their privacy is in goodhands.
SHILLELAGHS TRAVEL CLUB100 East Street SE, Suite 202 • Vienna, Virginia 22180
703-242-2204 1-800-556-8646Please visit our Web site at: www.shillelaghtravelclub.com
for a listing of all our upcoming trips and socials.
Celebratingour 50th
Anniversary
Azalea Festival in Norfolk by Motorcoach, April 21-24........................$650Includes coach from Vienna or Rockville, 3-nights oceanfront hotel in Virginia Beach,Daily Breakfast & Dinner, & porterage. Reserved seats at Parade, Virginia Intl. TattooShow, Sightseeing - Call for detailed Itinerary.Rehoboth Beach, DE, May 9-13...............................................................$659Includes Motorcoach from Vienna or Rockville, Oceanfront Hotel for 4 night-- short walkto restaurants, shopping & theatre. Special luncheon with drinks on last day. Great oppor-tunity to be at beach before the crowds!IRELAND, May 22-June 1.....................................................................$3199Includes air from Dulles to Dublin, 9-nights hotel with Irish Breakfast Daily, 8 Dinners,Irish Coffee, Welcome coffee/tea & scones, Daily Sightseeing --Call for detailed itinerary.Visiting Galway, Donegal, Derry, Giant’s Causeway, Belfast, Newgrange, Letrim & astay in Cabra Castle in Cavan!
By Marilyn Campbell
The Almanac
Starting the conversation felt awkward.After all, she didn’t want to offendanother parent. It also felt necessary,because putting her 5-year-old son in
harm’s way was not an option. After procrasti-nating, role-playing and even discussing it witha therapist, Sara Hayes finally initiated the dia-logue. Before scheduling a play date, shewanted to know if the families of her son’sfriends owned guns.
“My son had started making friends in kin-dergarten and of course I wanted him to haveplaymates and go on play dates,” said Hayes.“But I had this fear of him being in someone’shouse where there was a gun that he couldget his hands on.”
Statistics from the Brady Campaign to Pre-vent Gun Violence indicate that one out ofthree homes in the Unites States with childrenhave guns and almost 1.7 million children livein a home with a gun that is unlocked andloaded. Child development experts say that be-cause many children are naturally curious, theodds of a child finding and playing with a gunthat is relatively accessible are high. Even if aparent has never thought to ask about guns ina home or finds the topic too uncomfortableto raise, the conversation is vital to helpingparents make decisions about safety, becausesimply telling a child to stay away from a gunis not enough to change that child’s behavior.
“Each family needs to decide what informa-tion they would like to know. Parents shouldbe aware that children’s judgment alone is nota reliable security measure,” said Bethesda-based child psychologist Stacie Isenberg, Psy.D.“Way too often curiosity wins over judgment.”
A study by a researcher at Eckerd Collegeshowed that educating preschool childrenabout the potential dangers of guns didn’t pre-vent them from playing with guns. In writing
cable conversation, Best suggests that bring-ing up questions about possible firearms andtheir storage should happen well before a playdate, rather than when a child is dropped offat a friend’s house.
“A parent can begin with letting the hostingparent know if your child has any allergies,”said Best. “This can be followed by ‘I justwanted to make sure if you have guns at home,they are secured in a lock box.’”
A straightforward approach is an essentialpart of initiating these conversations. “It isimportant to be honest about your concerns,”said Isenberg. “Parents can tell the other fam-ily that prior to a play date at a new home,they always inquire as to the presence of guns.”
The statistics, say child researchers, bear outthe importance of overcoming initial discomfortabout a potentially controversial conversation.“I think most parents support firearm safety, ifthat means keeping children safe,” said Best.
about her findings, Marjorie Hardy, Ph.D., ex-plained, “… We brought a police officer to aclass of 60 children and he told them: “Don’ttouch guns — they’re dangerous. If you see agun, leave the area. Go tell an adult.”
After the officer’s presentation, the childrencould repeat what they’d been taught to dowhen they saw a gun. “But when we left themalone with disarmed guns, they picked themup and shot everything in sight,” she wrote.
Officer Roger Henriquez of the FairfaxCounty (Va.)Police Department, Franconia Dis-trict Station says that parents might considerasking a parent before a play date: “How manyguns do you own, and how do you keep themstored?’ ‘Do you have a lock box or other safetyfeatures … like trigger locks?’ ‘Do you take yourkids to a firing range?’”
Such questions will help parents gather in-formation to determine whether their child’splaymates’ parents share their views on gunsafety and storage, since parenting philoso-phies run the gamut from lax to strict whereguns are concerned. “Some parents take theirkids to a firing range and other kids are toldnothing except ‘Stay away from this box,’” saidHenriquez.
Starting such conversations can be fraughtwith anxiety, and many parents are reticent tobroach the subject, especially with friends. “It’suncomfortable to talk honestly with other par-ents about issues such as guns because theyare so politically divisive,” said Amy L. Best,Ph.D., professor and chair of the Departmentof Sociology and Anthropology at George Ma-son University in Fairfax, Va. “It’s also difficultto ask other parents questions that may betaken as a judgment on [their] parenting.”
To increase the chance of a smooth and ami-
‘Do You Keep a Gun in Your Home?’Tips
The Center to Prevent Youth Violence has createda resource for parents who want to inquire if thereare firearms where their children play. They offerthese tips, which might make it easier to open adialogue:
❖ Ask with other questions. Include thequestion along with other things you might normallydiscuss before sending your child to someone’shouse — such as seat belts, animals, or allergies.
❖ Use the facts. Over one-third of homes withchildren have a gun. Many of those guns are leftunlocked and loaded. That is why you are asking —you just want to make sure that your child is safe.
❖ Don’t be confrontational. Present yourconcerns in a respectful manner. You are simplytrying to make sure your child is in a safe environ-ment.
For more information, visit: https://askingsaveskids.org
Starting conversationsabout gun safety canhelp prevent play datetragedies.
SOBER-RIDE FOR ST. PATRICK’S DAYFree Cab Rides. Thursday, March 17, 4 p.m. through
Friday, March 18, 4 a.m. Call the toll-free SoberRidephone number 1-800-200-TAXI (8294). Visitwww.soberride.com.
SUNDAY/MARCH 20Healthy Teen Dating Conference. 1-4 p.m. at
Richard Montgomery High School, 250 RichardMontgomery Drive, Rockville. Parents, teens, youthservice providers, educators and others will gatherto discuss the problems around teen dating violenceand talk about ways to establish healthyrelationships at Choose Respect, a conference on
Bulletin Board
healthy teen dating. Free, open to students in grades6-12. Call 240-777-7075 for more.
TUESDAY/MARCH 22The ABCs of IEPs. 7 p.m. at Geneva Day School,
11931 Seven Locks Road, Potomac. Geneva DaySchool will host a seminar for any parent whoknows or suspects that their child has a learningneed. The seminar will be presented by Sarah NovakNesbitt and Katherine Thomas, attorneys at lawwith Family Legal Advocacy Group, LLC and DaisyLizama, Geneva Day School teacher and parent ofthree IEP Students. Free and open to the public.RSVP to [email protected]. RSVPrequired for complimentary child care.
10 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ March 16-22, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
Home & GardenHome & GardenCONTRACTORS.compotomacalmanac.com
Zone 5: Potomac
Ad Deadline: Monday Noon • 703-778-9411
EmploymentEmploymentZone 5: Potomac
Ad Deadline: Tuesday 11 a.m. • 301-778-9411
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
“I Have Cancer”
Hardly a news flash, as you regular readersknow. But when I said it the other day inresponse to some general conversation, Ialmost couldn’t get the words out. It waspeculiar, since I’m not usually uncomfortablediscussing cancer or any of the associatedexperiences, and I certainly spend enoughtime writing about it. But when I said thesewords, I almost shook with anxiety or fear orsomething. And it scared me because it was areaction/sensation I had never felt before;well, hadn’t felt in a long time, anyway.
And it’s not as if I spend a majority of mytime denying my affliction. I wouldn’t say Iembrace it, but neither do I shrink from theresponsibility of living with it and trying toovercome it. Nor do I mind being asked ques-tions about cancer or my feelings before, dur-ing and throughout any and all ongoing treat-ments, scans, appointments and lab work andhow it all relates and impacts. I’m open andhonest and try to be “self-effacingly” positivein the midst of/against terrible odds. Generallyspeaking, not much bothers me. In fact, I’vefound a little humor goes a long way, and a lotof humor can mask a multitude of negative/unproductive emotions. (As you might imag-ine, there’s no shortage of these.)
So it was odd – to me, when I went unex-pectedly negative, experiencing an almostphysical reaction to words (which aren’t sup-posed to hurt me; after all, they’re not “sticksand stones”). Words which I must have saidin some context hundreds of times since Iwas diagnosed seven years ago, and rarely ifever shuddering – literally, at the mention ofthem. But shudder I did. I thought I hadbecome accustomed to acknowledging them.Perhaps not?
But this is what cancer does; it sneaks upon you and takes control, physically and emo-tionally. And not merely when you leastexpect it, but when you thought you hadpassed the point of expecting it because youfelt you had been there and doing it longenough that you were resistant to its ravages.Well, I was reminded quite clearly by thisrecent conversation that I will likely never getout from underneath its influence and effect.And here I thought I was Mister Well-Adjusted/Cancer Cool. Not so much, appar-ently. I’m just another cog in the cancermachine. Granted, I have my moments whereI’m Charles and in charge, but this past weekhas shaken me to the core.
Not that I’m rethinking my approach tobeing a cancer patient/survivor; more that I’vegained newfound respect for my adversary.You know, all things considered, I’ve had anamazingly easy time of it since I was diag-nosed in late February, 2009, and perhaps I’vemisjudged/miscalculated/totally misinterpretedthat amazing good fortune, thinking thatsomehow I was immune to cancer’s insidiousnature. Well, if I wasn’t convinced before, I’mdefinitely convinced now. I don’t suppose can-cer schemes, but now I sort of feel like a pawnin a chess match and all I am is the timer.
But it is Spring Training (baseball) when allthings are possible and hope is eternal. Andthough I have admitted some of my deepestand darkest fears, nothing is inevitable. Myoriginal prognosis was “13 months to twoyears” SEVEN YEARS AGO, so I’m not easilyswayed. Presumably, in the future, there willbe blips on my health radar, but it’s nothing Ican’t handle. This recent experience actuallyconfirmed it. It made me rethink some of mysituational self-assessments and encouragedme in a way. I’m not exactly sure how or whybut strangely enough, I sort of feel strongerand more capable going forward. On thewhole, an excellent result.
GGAARRDDEENNEERR
Energetic gardener, Speaks French & English. Spring Cleanup,
weeding, planting, edging, mulching, maintenance.
Excellent Potomac references.301-980-8258
LANDSCAPING LANDSCAPING
CHESAPEAKE/POTOMAC
WINDOW CLEANINGResidential Specialist
Working Owners Assures QualityNo Hidden Fees/No Broken Window Springs30 yrs Exp in local area Lic./Bonded/Ins.
301-656-9274
WINDOWS & GLASS WINDOWS & GLASS
P/T Front Desk Receptionist Potomac Horse Center, Inc.
Mon-Fri, 8:30am-1:30pm. $12/hr. Must have excellent customer service, phone and multi-tasking skills. Experience w/the horse industry preferred. Must be proficient in Excel and MS Word. Fax resume to (301)208-0201 or email to [email protected]
EducationalInternships
Unusual opportunity tolearn many aspects of thenewspaper business.Internships available inreporting, photography,research, graphics.Opportunities for students,and for adults consideringchange of career. Unpaid.E-mail [email protected]
CLASSIFIEDDEADLINESZones 1, 5, 6.....Mon @ noonZones 2, 3, 4.....Tues @ noonE-mail ad with zone choices to:
Potomac Almanac ❖ March 16-22, 2016 ❖ 11www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
Combos available Monday thru Friday, 11am–4pm.Additional charge for priced condiments.
Good for dine-in and carryout only.Not valid with other offers.
Sports
By Jon Roetman
The Almanac
Whitman’s Sophia Tompkinswalked up to Abby Meyerswith 1:21 remaining in thefourth quarter and tapped
the standout guard on the shoulder. Meyersturned around, hugged Tompkins andheaded to bench to join her teammates.
In most cases, head coach Pete Kenahwould want Meyers on the court. However,with the Vikings comfortably ahead and lessthan 90 seconds from securing theprogram’s first state championship since1995, Kenah’s late-game substitutionwas about recogni-tion and making amemory rather thanproviding abreather.
The Whitmangirls’ basketballteam defeated West-ern 71-55 in theMaryland 4A statechampionship gameon March 12 atTowson University’sSECU Arena. Afterlosing in the statesemifinals two of theprevious three sea-sons, the Vikingsthumped NorthPoint 64-37 in thesemifinals on March10 and led by asmany as 24 points in the second half againstWestern.
In the game’s final minutes, Kenah pulledhis standout players — Meyers, HannahNiles, Betsy Knox — from the game to berecognized by Whitman fans. Senior guardMarie Hatch created her own exit when shefouled out with 2:25 remaining.
“It’s what you live for as a coach,” Kenahsaid. “… It’s always a dream as a coach[that] you get to hug your best players andwin the state title, so it was really like adream come true and a special moment thatI’m always going to remember.”
Saturday’s victory put the finishing touchon a championship quest the Vikings hadcome close to fulfilling in recent years.
In 2013, Whitman won the 4A West re-gion championship but lost to BaltimorePolytechnic, 33-32, in the state semifinals.Hatch was a freshman on that team, butmissed much of the season due to a shoul-der injury.
In 2014, sophomores Hatch, Niles andKnox, and freshman Meyers helped the Vi-kings win 20 consecutive games before los-ing to Kennedy in the region semifinals.
In 2015, Whitman defeated Wootton inthe region championship game, but lostHatch to a broken ankle. The Vikings would
lose to Eleanor Roosevelt, 48-30, in the statesemifinals.
This year, with Hatch, Niles and Knoxentering their senior seasons and Meyers ajunior, the Vikings had pictures of Towsonas their cell phone screen savers for a re-minder of what they were working toward.
“They played together in middle school,except for Hannah, and they’ve known eachother for so long,” Kenah said. “… I justlove them so much and it’s how, I reallythink, public school basketball should be —they live in a five-mile radius and there’sno transfers or anything like that. They’rejust kids and they all love each other.”
Whitman cameout hot againstWestern in thec h a m p i o n s h i pgame. With 4.8 sec-onds remaining inthe opening quarter,the Vikings passedthe ball along theright sideline until itended up in Meyers’hands, and the jun-ior beat the buzzerwith a 3-pointer, giv-ing Whitman a 23-9lead.
After a made freethrow by Western,Whitman juniorOlivia Meyersinbounded the ballto Niles in front ofthe Whitman bench.Niles quickly passed
to Hatch near midcourt and Hatch foundAbby Meyers for the 3-pointer.
“You’ve got to give credit to Kenah: that’sone of his great plays that no one seems topick up on or scout us on, so we took ad-vantage of that,” Abby Meyers said. “… Ihad the open shot, I was feeling it in thebeginning, so I [shot it] and it went in.”
The Vikings cooled down, however, andmanaged just one field goal during the next10 minutes. Whitman’s lead shrank to 29-23 early in the third quarter, but the Vikingsregrouped and pulled away.
“Sometimes the worst thing you can dois make your first couple of 3s,” Kenah said.“I think we started 3-for-4 and then at half-time we were [5-for-14]. Western reallyforces you into that, so we just tried to makea concerted effort to penetrate. The guardswere fearless and they made so many plays.[We were] just a little more aggressive inthe second half [and] I thought [that] wasthe big difference.”
Abby Meyers led Whitman with 21 points,including four 3-pointers. Niles scored 18points and grabbed six rebounds.
Niles said Whitman’s past state tourna-ment experience helped the Vikings thisyear.
“It helped a tremendous amount,” she
Whitman girls beat Western in 4A state final.
State Champs
The Whitman girls’ basketball team won the 4A state championship onMarch 12 at Towson University.
said. “We had so much confidence goinginto this game and we weren’t satisfiedwithThursday’s [semifinal] win. We cameinto it knowing we could beat Western. Yes,great team, so much respect to them, butwe knew it when we stepped on the courtfor the tip.”
Hatch, who has battled injuries through-out her career, finished with seven pointsand seven rebounds.
“It’s really sweet,” she said. “Not beingable to play last year, missing out, not be-ing able to help my team, that was reallyhard. I was just glad I was on the court this
year. Whatever I could contribute, I wantedto do.”
Knox totaled eight points and 10 re-bounds. Olivia Meyers scored 11 points andgrabbed four rebounds.
Whitman finished the season with a 24-3record.
“We’ve all been dreaming about this mo-ment, honestly, since we came to Whitman,”Knox said. “We thought about it since wewere freshmen and even before. We alwaysknew that there was talent in this programand if we worked hard we could capitalizeon it.”
“We’ve all been dreamingabout this moment,honestly, since we cameto Whitman. We thoughtabout it since we werefreshmen and evenbefore. We always knewthat there was talent inthis program and if weworked hard we couldcapitalize on it.”
— Whitman senior Betsy Knox
Pho
to
by Jo
n R
oetm
an
/T
he A
lm
an
ac
12 ❖ Potomac Almanac ❖ March 16-22, 2016 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com
