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n Rockville out about$460,000 in fiscal 2015
BY RYANMARSHALLSTAFFWRITER
Rockville serves as the cen-ter of Montgomery County’sgovernment, housing the officesof the county executive, countycouncil, several of the county’scourthouses and other countyfacilities.
But for more than five years,the city and the county havebeen in an ongoing dispute overwhether the county should paystormwatermanagement fees forits properties in the city.
There is “some confusion”over whether county proper-ties are exempt from payingthe stormwater fees, said MarkCharles, the chief of Rockville’sEnvironmental ManagementDivision.
In 2012, the state passed a
law requiring the nine largestcounties and Baltimore city toimplement stormwatermanage-ment fees to provide funds forcleaning up the Chesapeake Bayandthewaterways leading into it.
The law contains an exemp-tion for public properties fromhaving to pay the fee, and thecounty, Montgomery CountyPublic Schools andMontgomeryCollege don’t pay the fees basedon a county attorney’s opinionthat the fee is an excise tax fromwhich government facilities areexempt.
The county is exempt basedon state law and an opinion bythe Attorney General’s Office,said JosephBeach,directorof thecounty’sDepartmentofFinance.
The 2011 opinion said thecity’s stormwater managementutilitychargewould likelybecon-sidered a tax, for which the citylikelywouldn’thavetheauthority
City, county at‘stalemate’ onstormwater fees
n Sandy Spring retirement villagefetes its oldest residents
BY TERRIHOGAN
STAFFWRITER
One hundred years ago, a gallon of gascost 12 cents, the first stone of the LincolnMemorial was put into place andBabe RuthmadehisMajor Leaguedebut.
They probably don’t remember thoseevents, but the 10 residents of BrookeGroveRetirement Villagewhowere honoredMon-
dayat itsCentenariansDayCelebrationwerealive back then.
Among the mothers, fathers, grand-mothers and great-grandmothers honored,there was an accomplished artist, a formermodel, a nun and a schoolteacher — rang-ing in age from100 to 103.
Theywere all celebrated at a special din-ner with live music, held under a tent onBrookeGrove’s Sandy Spring campus.
After words from President Keith GibbandLifeEnrichmentDirectorBrendaNorris,thecentenarianswereeachpresentedwithacertificateandauniquegift, createdfromthe
artwork of centenarianArabelle Kossiakoff.Brenda Palley, an independent living
resident and friend of Kossiakoff, mergedthe artwork with poetry andmounted it in aframe.
Kossiakoff turned100on Jan. 8, and livesin Brooke Grove’s independent living cot-tages.
She was born in Baltimore and lived inWinchester, Va., before moving to Mont-gomeryCounty.
Her secret to a long life: drinking beer
Celebrating its centenarians
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Helen Zatman, 100, of Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring, sings along with Steve Little of Rockville during Monday’s Centenarians Day cel-ebration.
n Parents celebrateplanning board approval
BY TERRIHOGANSTAFFWRITER
Members of the FarquharMiddle School community arepatting themselves on the back,as plans to build a new schoolpassed the final hurdle Thursdayat theMontgomeryCounty Plan-ningBoard.
The decision allows Mont-gomery County Public Schoolsto move forward with plans tobuild a new school on propertyadjacent to the existing WilliamH. Farquhar Middle School in
Olney. Once the new school iscompleted, the existing schoolwill be demolished and the 20-acrepropertywill becomeapark.
The board approved the de-tailed drawings for the schoolduring a mandatory approvalprocess, plus the plans for theinterim park and the final forestconservationplan.
“This mandatory referralwas to approve the design of theschool, and todoanamendmentto the site plan to cover issues as-sociatedwithwhat is going tobe-come the park,” said Fred Boyd,Maryland-National Capital Parkand Planning Commission com-
New middle schoolplan ‘a real win’ forOlney community
n School district saysman appears to havehad necessary license
BYDANIEL LEADERMAN
STAFFWRITER
A man accused of being aphony psychologist in a lawsuit
filed Thursday against theMont-gomery County Board of Edu-cation appears to have had thenecessary license to be a schoolpsychologist, a county schoolsspokesman said.
Brandon Hall of Rockville,now 18, is suing the board forfraud, emotional distress andnegligence, alleging that a schoolpsychologist who counseled him
andhismother for two years hadfalsified his credentials and useda false name.
From 2005 to 2007, DuaneDonald Flemmer — callinghimself “Dr. David Flemmer” —served as a court-ordered coun-selor toHall, whose parentswereinvolvedinacontentiousdivorce.In 2006, Flemmer testified as anexpert witness in a custody hear-
ing and said it would “destroy”the 9-year-old Hall mentallyand emotionally if the boy wereplaced in the care of his mother,the complaint says.
The judge ultimately gavecustody to the boy’s father, whohad a history of mental illnessand had a “meltdown” in courtthe following year, after whichHall was returned to his mother,
according to the complaint.The Maryland Board of
Professional Counselors andTherapists concluded in 2012that Flemmer never had a validlicense to practice as a psycholo-gist, according to a report filed asan exhibit in the lawsuit.
Instead, Flemmer was a li-censed clinical professional ther-apist whose license had expired
from 2001 to 2004, the board re-port says.
Flemmer was found deadin North Carolina in 2013 in anapparent suicide, according to apolice reportfiledas anexhibit inthe suit.
Dana Tofig, a spokesmanfor Montgomery County Public
Rockville teen sues school board, claiming psychologist was bogus
n Festivals, runs on tapin Potomac area
BY PEGGYMCEWAN
STAFFWRITER
Whether it’s sampling foodfrom around the world or lo-cal restaurants, participating ina 5K, Fun Run or an evening ofswing dance or visiting a localfire department, the area has itall scheduled for thisweekend.
Topping the list is the 31stannual Middle Eastern Cultural
Festival, which will be held allweekend at Sts. Peter and PaulAntiochian Orthodox ChristianChurch, 10620 River Road, Po-tomac.
The festival will feature mu-sic, local vendors, church tours,raffles, a Debke troupe perfor-mance, a children’s play areaandeveningentertainment,plusplenty of ethnic food preparedby churchmembers.
Activities run from 4 to 10p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m.Saturday and noon to 4 p.m.Sunday.
More information is at pe-terpaulpotomac.org.
• Those seeking more exer-cise can grab their lederhosenand running shoes and join thethirdannual5KOktoberfestRun& Fun Run on Saturday, hostedby the German School Wash-ington D.C. and the GermanLanguage Courses. Events, in-cluding the race start, takeplaceat the school, 8617 ChateauDrive, Potomac.
The day begins at 9 a.m.with a 5K run, followed by a
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FRIDAY, SEPT. 26Workshop Leader Reading, 7:30
p.m., TheWriter’s Center, 4508WalshSt., Bethesda. Readers will include AdeleBrown, Brenda Clough, Nan Fry, ChrisGoodrich, Kathryn Johnson andHaileyLeithauser. Followed by a reception andbook signing. Free. 301-654-8664.
SATURDAY, SEPT. 27Firehouse Flea Market, 8 a.m.-noon,
Kensington Firehouse, 10620 ConnecticutAve. Free admission. 301-929-8000.
Second Annual 5K Oktoberfest Runand Fun Run, 9 a.m., German SchoolWashingtonD.C., 8617 ChateauDrive, Po-tomac. Post-race family activities includetraditional German food and beer, chil-dren’s activities and awards ceremony forwinners. $30 for fun run, $40 for 5K. www.dswashington.org/run.
Rockville FARE Walk for Food Aller-gies, 9 a.m., Rockville TownCenter, 200E.Middle Lane, Rockville. Food AllergyResearch and Educationworks on behalfof those with food allergies. The walk willseek funds and awareness for research,education, advocacy and awareness. [email protected].
Amateur Radio Technician Class, 9a.m.-noon,Montgomery College, ScienceCenter, Room 424, 51Mannakee St., Rock-ville. For those interested in amateur, orham, radio. Free. 301-251-0304.
Brightview Fallsgrove Yard Sale, 9a.m.-3 p.m., 9200DarnestownRoad, Rock-ville. Proceeds benefit Alzheimer’s Asso-
ciation. Free admission. 240-314-7194.Saturday Story and Hike, 10-11 a.m.,
Croydon Creek Nature Center, 852 AveryRoad, Rockville. A naturalist will read astory, then lead a hike based on the story.Ages 2-5; adult participation required. $4-$6. [email protected].
Freestate Feline Fancier’s All-breedCat Show, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.,MontgomeryCounty Agricultural Center, 16 ChestnutSt., Gaithersburg; also 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Sept.28. $7, $5 for children. 410-654-5421.
Aspen Hill Hispanic Heritage Celebra-tion, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., AspenHill Library,4407 AspenHill Road. Spanish/Englishstorytime at 11 a.m., music 2-5 p.m. andbeaded braceletmaking 3:30-4:30 p.m.Free. 240-773-9410.
Trucktoberfest Food Truck and CraftBeer Festival, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.,WheatonTriangle, 2424 Reedie Drive. Livemusicand a Kid Zone. Free admission. [email protected].
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SUNDAY, SEPT. 28Inspiration Run/Walk, 7:30-11:30
a.m., Georgetown Preparatory School,10900 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda.To support Special OlympicsMarylandMontgomery County. 5K starts at 9 a.m.,2K run/walk starts at 10 a.m. $35. www.somowalk.org.
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Gatsby on the Green, 3-6 p.m., Kent-landsMansion, 320 Kent Square Road,Gaithersburg. Lawn party celebrating the118th birthday of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Livemusic, dancing, refreshments, games andcostume contest. Free. 301-258-6425.
MONDAY, SEPT. 29School Board Candidates Forum,
6:30-8:30 p.m., Carver Education ServicesCenter Auditorium, 850Hungerford Drive,Rockville. Free. 301-984-9585.
Monday Night Movie, 7:30-9:30 p.m.,AspenHill Library, 4407 AspenHill Road.“Pride of the Yankees.” Free. [email protected].
TUESDAY, SEPT. 30Challengers for School Board: Good
Governance Forum, 7-9 p.m., RockvilleMemorial Library, 21Maryland Ave., Rock-ville. Challengers Larry Edmonds, ShebraEvans, LaurieHalverson, Jill Ortman-Fouse andKristin Trible will answer ques-tions. Sponsored byMontgomery CountyTaxpayers League. Free. 301-320-5863.
Twinbrook Citizens Association Meet-ing, 7-9 p.m., Twinbrook Recreation Cen-ter, 12920 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville.Reviewing the revised Rockville Pike Plan.Free. [email protected].
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• A Sept. 17 article about a fundraiser for the C&O Canal Trust incorrectly re-ported where the canal starts. It starts in Cumberland, not Hagerstown.
• A Sept. 17 article on the 25th anniversary of The BackyardNaturalist inOlneymisquoted Jon Hulsizer, executive director of the Olney Chamber of Commerce.Hulsizer said the store won The Gazette’s Best of Montgomery contest two, notthree, consecutive years.
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Scouts honor Sandy Spring lawyerNational Capital Area Council, Boy Scouts of America in
Bethesda named Vincent J. Napoleon of Sandy Spring, a partnerat Nixon Peabody, its 2014 Attorney of the Year in recognition ofhis industry leadershipanddedication to theyouthof theGreaterWashingtonmetropolitan area.
Napoleon is to be recognized at a luncheonNov. 18.“Vince is an excellent rolemodel for our youth of where per-
severanceanddeterminationcan takeyou,” LesBaron, Scout ex-ecutive andCEOof the council, said in a news release.
Napoleon, a retiredAirForcecolonel, focusesoncommercialtransactions, government contracts and life sciences.Healsohasworked forGeneral Electric and LockheedMartin.
“This award has a special meaning tome and represents theculmination ofmy scouting experiencewhich began in 1968 as aCub Scout,” he said.
Napoleon’ssonIanearnedhisEagleScoutAwardthisyear.Heled a project to combat malaria by taking mosquito nets to poorcommunities inNigeria.His father accompaniedhimon the trip.
Two students win physics medalsAlexander Bourzutschky and Michael Winer, students at
MontgomeryBlairHighSchool inSilverSpring,wonsilvermedalsat the 45th International PhysicsOlympiad inKazakhstan in July.
Winer, a member of the class of 2015 who lives in Rockville,andBourzutschky, amemberof the class of 2014who lives inPo-tomac,were part of the 2014U.S. physics team that competed.
The U.S. team tied for fifth place in overall medals, winningthree golds and two silvers, according to the American Associa-tion of Physics Teachers, which selects and trains the team eachyear.
China, Taiwan andKorea tied for first with five goldmedals.
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Max Monschein, 6, of Olney participates in a karate demonstration byKang’s Black Belt Academy during Saturday’s community fitness festival inSandy Spring. Max is a student at the local martial arts studio. Hundredsattended the event, which also included activities and classes.
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n Outdoor programfor Hoover 6th-graders
not changed
BY PEGGYMCEWAN
STAFFWRITER
Over the objections bymany parents of sixth-gradersat Hoover Middle School inPotomac, Montgomery CountyPublic Schools decided not tochange the dates of the school’sOutdoor Education Program.
Outdoor Ed, a three-day,two-night residential environ-mental education program, ispart of the county curriculumfor sixth-graders. But this year,Hoover’s students are sched-uled to attend theprogramDec.17-19, coinciding with Hanuk-kah, which this year is Dec. 16-24.
A number of the school’sJewish parents asked for achange as soon as they realizedthe conflict.
Hoover Principal Yong-MiKim said she would meet withother school officials to discussalternate dates.
But in a letter dated Mon-day, Kim told parents of the de-cision from thatmeeting.
“We know thatHanukkah isan important holiday for manyof our families,” Kim wrote.“Permy earlier communicationwith you, I met with the Out-door Environmental EducationPrograms Office, the Office ofSchool Support and Improve-ment, and stakeholders fromseveral central offices to advo-cate for our students and to re-view all options available to us.After careful considerationof allpossible alternatives, the teamdetermined that thedatesof theOutdoorEducationProgramforHoover Middle School wouldbeheld as originally plannedonDecember 17th-19th.”
Kim explained that “unfor-tunately, the available dates tore-schedule Outdoor Educa-tion conflicted with previouslyscheduled events and the in-structional program at HooverMiddle School.”
She did offer three optionsfor parents and students:
• “Giveparentsandstudentsthe option to select the SmithCenter (Rockville) as the Out-
door Education site of choiceso that students can be easilypicked up as needed to attendreligious celebrations and thenreturn to the site;
• “Provide flexibility inscheduling at the Outdoor Edu-cation site so students can cel-ebrate the holiday on their ownor with family members whilestill attending theOutdoorEdu-cation Program; or
• “Excuse students fromparticipating in the OutdoorEducation Program.”
Some parents responded toKim’s letter with anger and dis-appointment.
Susan Schwartz said inan email to Kim that she is“shocked, saddened, and sodisheartened.”
“How [the school district]can decide to move forwardin such a discriminatory andthoughtlessmanner is shockingto me,” Schwartz wrote. “Didthey have the benefit of any ofthe feedback that you receivedat Hoover? Do they know justhow many members of thecommunity, both Jewish andnon-Jewish alike, have beenupsetby theunfortunate sched-
uling? Is it really that difficult tofind newdates?
“ ... Once again, we all statethe obvious, would [the schooldistrict] do this on ChristmasEve? Calling for children to besegregated out by their religionduring a school event sets usback light years and diminishesthe pain and struggles of somany people that have broughtus to the day that is today,”Schwartz wrote.
Parents Michelle BenaimandAvi Benaimalsowrote Kim.
“This is a horrible messagethat is being sent to all Jewishfamilies in your school,” Be-naimwrote. “I am an observingJew and my son will not attendany of the planned events.”
Schwartz said in an emailthat she is hopeful there will beanother review of the situationand a change of dates.
“But I would like you toplease understand that I amof the mindset that my biggesthope is still to see this come toa resolution this year thatbringseveryone a peaceful holidayseason,” shewrote.
Ruling on Hanukkah conflict angers parents
n Ending the Silencegoing into schoolswith personal stories
BY PEGGYMCEWAN
STAFFWRITER
Every year, about 4,600Americans age 10 to 24 commitsuicide. Also each year, about157,000 youths in that age groupreceive medical care for self-inflicted injuries at emergencyrooms,according to federaldata.
The Montgomery CountyChapter of the National Allianceon Mental Illness in Rockvillewants to reduce those numbers.It’s taking a program, Endingthe Silence, into classroomsand showing students how theycan help themselves and theirfriends or relatives escape thepain of mental illness that oftenleads to suicide.
“With this program we arehoping to get peoplemore com-fortable speaking about men-tal illness,” said Myra Jacobs ofChevy Chase, a volunteer withthe program. “It’s wonderfulto know that the presentationgives someone an opportunityto get help.”
Several volunteers were atNorthwest High School in Ger-mantown on Monday, speakingto students during their healthclasses.
Theprogrampairs one adultand one young person for eachpresentation. The adult sets thescene by talking about mentalhealth statistics, warning signsof possible suicide, coping strat-egies and information on whereto get help. There also are videosto go along with the presenta-tion.
The younger member of theteam shares his personal storyof mental illness, trying to showstudents that it’s hard to knowwho is dealing with mental ill-ness, and putting a “normal”face on an illness many feelhelpless having.
Monica Aragon of Ger-mantown, now a student at theUniversity of Maryland, Col-lege Park, told the students thatshe graduated from Northwest,where she had been a good stu-dent and was a member of thepom squad. She also was suffer-ing fromdepression.
“I was one of those peoplejumping around telling studentsto be happy,” she said. “But Iwasn’t happy.”
She said one day a groupof poms were talking and shelearned that many had tried tocommit suicide or cut them-selves.
“That’swhen I realized Iwasnotalone. I [couldn’t] just alwayshope things [would] beOK,” shesaid.
After that, Aragon said, shetalked about her feelings to herfamily, which supported her.She also tried counseling, butwas not comfortable with it, soshe found coping skills to helpher get over her feelings. Shesaid she paints, keeps a journaland has a dog she loves.
“I’mOK now,” she said, “Noone is really normal. I think Iwill always be ‘not normal’ andthat’s OK.”
Aragon said she shares herstory, hoping itwill connectwithsomeone.
That is what Ending theSilence is all about and whyNorthwesthealth teacherAngelaGiuffreda asked the nonprofit tobring it to her school.
“I think [students] havemore pressure at home and atschool, socially and with socialmedia,” Giuffreda said. “Selfharm has increased and thereare more attempts at suicide.Thismessage is a good one.”
The volunteers tell studentsto speak to their friends if theysuspect they are consideringsuicide, talk to a trusted adult oruse one of these resources: TeenLine, 310-855-4673, open from9 p.m. to 1 a.m.; text “TEEN”8398622; or call the NationalSuicide Prevention Lifeline at800-273-8255.
Rockville nonprofitbattles teen suicide
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“I was one of those people jumpingaround telling students to be happy.But I wasn’t happy,” Monica Aragontells students at her alma mater,Northwest High School in German-town, during Monday’s Ending theSilence program.
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n Plan to use datato determine how to help
BY LINDSAY A. POWERS
STAFFWRITER
Montgomery Countyschools are using a new tool de-signed to detect signs early onthat a student might need helpto graduate on time.
The schoolboardheardat itsMonday meeting a presentationabout the Early Warning Indica-tors online tool that launchedthis school year.
The tool takes into accountfactors from four areas of a stu-dent’s education: attendance,behavior, coursework and mo-bility.Mobility refers toa student
unexpectedly enteringor leavinga school.
Geoffrey T. Sanderson, as-sociate superintendent of thesystem’s Office of Shared Ac-countability, told the board thatschool system researchers ana-lyzed records of students in theclasses of 2011, 2012 and 2013,studying what happened overthe course of their educationsince the first grade.
The researchers determinedthat these four areas contributedto how students perform, hesaid, and tracking these factorscan “determine the trajectorythey are on.”
Using a series of equations,the tool takes thedata fromtheseareas to calculate the likelihooda student will graduate on time.
School officials saidMondaythat the tool is aimed at helpingstaff catch signs in these areasearly on so that a school canintervene and support studentswhere they need it. It will alsohelp staff understand what levelof support a student may need— low,mediumor high.
“It is proactive,” Sandersonsaid. “It’s about as real-time asI believewe can get these days.”
Superintendent Joshua P.Starr said the tool uses studentdata that schools already havebut puts it together “in a waythat creates opportunity for ac-tion.”
Early Warning Indicatorscan generate data at multiplelevels, including for the district,a school, a student group or an
individual student. A student’sprofile will include factors inthe four areas that can be warn-ing signs — such as their atten-dance, performance on certaintests and any suspensions — aswell as other information.
The school system plans torespondtostudentneedsthrougheffortsat individual schools, in thesystem’s central office and withoutsidepartners.Someissuesthataffect students, such as food andhousing insecurity, Starr said, willrequire the system to work withothers in thecounty.
Starr said the system hasused schools’ rates of studentswho receive free and reducedprice meals to determine whereto allocate resources in the past.Performance must now play apart in that process, he said.
“We can actually use thesedata systemwide to look at that,”
he said.The tool is not done and
“there are many unansweredquestions,” Starr said. The sys-temwill look at how schools usethe tool this year and determineeffectiveways it was used.
SchoolboardmemberChris-topher S. Barclay asked schoolofficials who made the presen-tation exactly what “triggers ac-tion”whenastudent showsearlywarning signs.
Sanderson said the “net ef-fect” of all the factors is consid-ered to determine what kind ofsupport a studentmay need.
The school system shouldbe “cautious” as it uses the tool,board member Michael Dursosaid, saying itmight lead schoolsto “unintentionally” create an-other label for students who arestruggling.
Board Vice President Patri-
cia O’Neill said she is also con-cerned about possible labels.
“I don’t want a child in thirdgrade to be labeled as, this is ourfuture dropout,” she said.
Starr said school officialshaddebated the issueof labelingstudents. The tool is expected toidentify that a student is strug-gling and needs help, he said,but then that needwill bemet.
“This is all about interveningearly and breaking cycles thatexist,” he said.
Boardmember JudithDoccasaid she thinks principals are al-ready aware that the factors thetool analyzes can indicate a stu-dentmight be facing problems.
“I think that’s the importantpart of this conversation, thatwe’re going to be giving sometools to our staff as to what todo with the things they do seealready,” she said.
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n Repairs slated to bringRedGate up to par
BY RYANMARSHALLSTAFFWRITER
Staff at Rockville’s RedGategolf course will work on gettingits bunkers and other areas re-paired tomake the coursemoreinviting for players.
The bunkers are the “weakspot on the golf course,” saidDan Evers, director of agron-omy for Billy Casper Golf,which leased the course fromthe city in 2011.Officials plan tospend $20,000 on the bunkersin the next year, he said.
Evers and other companyrepresentatives briefed theRockville mayor and council attheirmeetingMonday night.
Evers said the course’sfairways and greens have im-proved, and the staff is workingwith the city arborist to makesure it’s complying with rulesfor thinning some trees around
the tees on several holes.Memberships have risen
each year since the companytook over the lease, accordingto a city report, increasing from106 in 2012 to 119 in 2013 and130 from January to June thisyear.
The course faces a signifi-cant challenge in competingwith the nine courses run byMontgomery County, saidBrian Wilcox, the course’s gen-eralmanager.
The changes to the coursegenerated praise from some lo-cal golfers who spokeMonday.
Sean Gasque of Rockvillesaidhe’s anavid golferwhofirstplayed RedGate in 1976.
He stopped going six yearsago because the course was“unplayable,” he said.
ButGasque saidhe’s played12 times this year, and whilethe course still needs work, it’smuch better now.
JohnKemple of Kensingtontold themayor and council thathe’s played at RedGate since
1980 and the bunkers on thecourse are “horrible.”
Mayor Bridget DonnellNewton said she hopes thecourse’s staff puts more of anemphasis on areas that af-fect the experience of golfers,such as repairing bunkers and
greens, than onmaking repairsto other areas at the facility.
Newton said she’d like tosee the see the course go backto submitting annual reportson its operations to the city.
Bunker mentality sets in at Rockville golf course
n Grants have providedmore than $14,000
over past three years
BY RYANMARSHALL
STAFFWRITER
Community groups and neighbor-hood associations in Rockville can ap-ply for city grants to help support their
community programs.Applications for the grants of up
to $1,000 in matching funds throughRockville’s Organizing Communitiesand Neighborhoods Matching GrantProgramwill be accepted through Oct.15.
Qualified groups can get up to$1,000, but must provide a cash or in-kind match of at least as much as thegrant amount requested. Funding forthe program is limited.
Projects are considered by a com-mittee of city staff and are evaluated onthe neighborhood’s ability to providematching funds, levels of communityinvolvement, project readiness and thetangible benefit to the neighborhood.
Projects must meet at least one ofseveral criteria:
• Support the purchase of technol-ogy or supplies that directly support anexisting community program.
• Address a specific community
need.• Support neighborhood crimepre-
vention.• Support local outreach and orga-
nizing.• Support neighborhood planning
or preservation.• Support social events designed to
nurture a sense of community pride.In fiscal 2014, the grant program
awarded $4,400 for the Fallsgrove Hal-loween parade, the Register of Wills’
Backpacks for the Homeless program,community events for the East Rock-ville Civic Association, tree replace-ment and cleanup for the New MarkCommons Homeowners Association,National Night Out in Heritage Parkand a community party for the Rock-shire Homeowners Association.
In the past three fiscal years, thegrants have provided $14,089 in fund-ing.
Rockville offers matching grants for community organizations
n Deer involved in 143crashes in city in 2013
BY RYANMARSHALLSTAFFWRITER
Deer were involved in 143vehicle crashes on Rockvilleroads in 2013, the most in sixyears, according to a report bythe city’s recreation and parksdepartment.
The report comes as officialsconsider ways to deal with thepopulations of deer that live inits parks and woodlands, andsometimes in the backyards ofthe city’s neighborhoods.
The number of crashes re-ported isonlypart of the issue, asmany incidents go unreported,said Steve Mader, superinten-dant of parks and facilities forRockville.
The 143 incidents reflect thenumber of dead deer that arefound in city rights of way.
In 2008, there were 133 re-ports. The numbers range from109 in 2011 to the 143 in 2013.
Incidents tend to increase inOctober,NovemberandDecem-ber as the deer become moreactive during mating season,Mader said.
According to the report, from2008 to 2013, themonthwith themost incidents was November,with 141, followed by Octoberwith 102 andDecemberwith 62.
In 2013, the cityplacedadig-ital signwarningdrivers towatchfor deer at six locations aroundthe city for oneweek.
It’s difficult to measure theeffort’s impact, but several deerwere found in the roadwaywithin amile of the sign, accord-ing to the report.
In 2013, the city used gamecameras to try to estimate deerpopulations at two locations.
A camera in Rockmead Parknext to Fallsmead ElementarySchool estimated a populationof 36 to 40 deer in the 100 acresaround the park, and asmany as230 deer per square mile in thatlocation.
Another camera at a LowerWatts Branch location betweenScott Drive and Wootton Park-way next to Thomas S. Woot-ton High School estimated apopulation of 10 to 12 deer inthe surrounding 100 acres, andanywhere from 62 to 77 deer persquaremile.
Theaveragedeer inanurbanarea lives six to 10 years, Madersaid.
Mader, the mayor and CityCouncil alsodiscussed the threatof Lyme disease that is transmit-ted by the so-called deer tick,officially known as the black-legged tick.
Montgomery County hadabout 300 cases in 2011, al-though there’s no way to tellwhether those cases were con-tracted in the county, Madersaid.
He said thereareabout 1,200cases per year statewide.
Although the tick thatspreads thedisease is oftenasso-ciatedwith deer, it is carried by avariety ofmammals,Mader said.
There’s evidence on bothsides of the argument onwhether reducing the size of alocaldeerherd reduces thenum-ber of cases of Lyme disease, hesaid.
Rockville report saysmore deer getting hit
Incidents tend toincrease in October,
November andDecember as the
deer become moreactive during
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n Plan calls for added lane,paved shoulders west of Olney
BY GAZETTE STAFF
The Maryland State Highway Admin-istration is designing road improvementsalong Md. 108 — Olney Laytonsville Road— west of Olney, at the intersections of
Muncaster Road and Brookeville Road.The purpose of the project is to im-
prove the flow of eastbound traffic on Md.108 during peak travel periods. Currently,traffic backs up as vehicles turn right ontoMuncaster Road and left onto BrookevilleRoad.
The proposed design includes con-structinganadditional eastbound throughlane.
Other improvements include paved6-foot shoulders in both directions, anddrainage and stormwater managementimprovements.
The design is about 65 percent com-plete. Crews will move power lines andconduct other utility work next fall andwinter, with construction scheduled forfall 2016.
Md. 108 slated for upgrades to ease trafficThe following is a summary of incidentsin the Rockville area to which Montgom-ery County and/or Rockville city policeresponded recently. The words “ar-rested” and “charged” do not imply guilt.This information was provided by thecounty and Rockville city police mediaservices office.
Armed robbery• On Sept. 14 between 8:45 and
8:50 p.m. in the 200 block of RockvillePike, Rockville. The complainant re-ported that while waiting for a bus, hewas approached by two unknown sub-jects. Subject 1 asked the complainantfor a cigarette. The complainant re-plied that he didn’t smoke and startedto walk away. Subject 1 pulled a knifeand demanded that the complainantempty his pockets. The subjects ob-tained property, then fled toward theRockville Town Center.
Strong-arm robbery• On Sept. 2 at 9 a.m. in the 600
block of Dennis Avenue, Silver Spring.The subject assaulted the victim andtook property.
• On Sept. 14 between 2:30 and2:35 a.m. in the 1400 block of Rock-
ville Pike, Rockville. The complainantreported that he had placed a call toa car service for transportation. Oncea vehicle arrived, the complainantentered and provided the driver with alocation. After traveling approximatelyone block, the driver pulled into avacant parking lot. A subject, who hadbeen sitting in the rear seat next to thecomplainant, dragged him from thevehicle and assaulted him.The sub-ject then removed the complainant’swallet, which contained cash, and gotback into the vehicle, which fled in anunknown direction.
Aggravated assault• On Sept. 8 in the 2900 block of
Weller Road, Silver Spring. The subjectis known to the victim.
Commercial burglary• On Sept. 1 or 2 at Sunshine
General Store, 22300 Georgia Ave.,Brookeville. Attempted forced entry,took nothing.
• On Sept. 2 between 11:17 a.m.and 9:37 p.m. in the 21800 block ofGeorgia Avenue, Brookeville. No forcedentry, took property.
• On Sept. 6 at 1:10 a.m. at DunkinDonuts, 700 Gaither Road, Rockville.No forced entry, took property.
• On Sept. 10 between 2:45and 2:50 p.m. in the 600 block ofSouthlawn Lane, Rockville. A subjectentered a room at a business, whichwas currently undergoing renovations,through an unsecured door and tooktools and two chargers.
Graffiti• Between 8 p.m. Sept. 4 and 7:20
a.m. Sept. 5 at the basketball court atPoolesville High School, 17501W.Wil-lard Road, Poolesville.
Indecent exposure• On Sept. 4 at 1:47 a.m. at Flag-
ship CarWash, 12049 Rockville Pike,North Bethesda. The subject exposedhimself to the victim and fled.
Residential burglary• 3700 block of GawayneTerrace,
Silver Spring, at 5 p.m. Sept. 1. Noforced entry, took property.
• 3400 block of Colonial Court,Olney, on Sept. 3. No forced entry, tookproperty.
• 10800 block of Georgia Avenue,Silver Spring, between 6:30 and 10:20p.m. Sept. 3. No forced entry, tookproperty.
• 3200 block ofWhispering PinesDrive, Aspen Hill, at 10:39 p.m. Sept. 3.Attempted forced entry, took nothing.
• 11800 block of Goya Drive, Rock-ville, between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m.Sept. 4. No forced entry, took property.
• 10500 block of Huntley Avenue,Silver Spring, between 1 and 4:30 p.m.Sept. 4. Forced entry, took property.
• 14400 block of MyerTerrace,Rockville, on Sept. 5. Forced entry, tookproperty.
• 14300 block of Glen Mill Road,Rockville, between 8:40 a.m. and 9:15p.m. Sept. 5. No forced entry, tooknothing.
• 600 block of Hyde Road, SilverSpring, between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.Sept. 5. No forced entry, took property.
• 1000 block of SamplersWay,Rockville, between 11:30 a.m. and 3:15p.m. Sept. 6. No sign of forced entry,took property.
• 2200 block of Shorefield Road,Silver Spring, between 5 and 10:30 p.m.Sept. 6. Forced entry, took property.
• 1000 block of SamplersWay,Rockville, between 11:30 a.m. Sept. 6and 9 a.m. Sept. 7. Took jewelry.
• 4700 block of Renn Street, Rock-ville, at 2:10 a.m. Sept. 7. Attemptedforced entry, took nothing.
• 5300 block of Randolph Road,North Bethesda, at 6:02 p.m. Sept. 7.The subject is known to the victim.
• 14400 block of Long Green Drive,Silver Spring, at 1:55 p.m. Sept. 9. At-tempted forced entry, took nothing.
Theft• On Sept. 10 between 2:40 and
2:45 p.m. in the 1300 block of RockvillePike, Rockville. A subject entered thestore and asked to try on merchandise.After trying on the clothes, the subjectleft the business carrying a pair ofpants without paying for the item.
• On Sept. 11 between 11:30 a.m.and 12:45 p.m. in the 1600 block ofRockville Pike, Rockville. A subject tooka wallet from an unattended purse ata business.
• On Sept. 11 between 3 and 6 p.m.in the 300 block of Martins Lane, Rock-ville. A subject took a cellphone froma bag that had been placed in an un-locked locker at a recreational facility.
Vehicle larceny• 500 block of Hungerford Drive,
Rockville, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.Sept. 13. A subject took a bicycle thatwas in a locked vehicle.
For the week of Sept. 12-19, the Sandy SpringVolunteer Fire Department responded to the fol-lowing incidents:
From Station 4 (Sandy Spring)• On Sept. 15 at 6:28 a.m., 1300 block of
Brighton Dam Road for vehicle crash with atruck into a tree. One person transported to alocal hospital with injuries.
• On Sept. 18 at 5:09 a.m., 20000 block ofNew Hampshire Avenue for vehicle collisionwith entrapment. One person transported to
trauma center in Bethesda.
From Station 40 (Olney)• On Sept. 12 at 12:38 p.m., 14100 block of
Whispering Pine Court, Layhill, to assist on anapartment fire.
• On Sept. 15 at 9:26 p.m., unit block ofDunsinane Court, Bel Pre, to assist on a town-house fire.
Both stations• On Sept. 15 at 6:49 p.m., Georgia Avenue
and Cherry Valley Drive for a report of a house
on fire. Determined to be a false call related toa barbecue grill.
• On Sept. 16 at 8:42 p.m., 2400 block ofEpstein Court for an over fire; little to no dam-age.
• On Sept. 17 at 9:09 a.m., 14800 block ofPennfield Circle in Leisure World to assist on abuilding fire.
Units also responded to 93 emergencymedical calls and 13 non-emergency servicecalls.
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n Bethesda Republican runningfor House in District 16
BY ELIZABETHWAIBELSTAFFWRITER
John Andrews, a Republican run-ning for the House of Delegates in Dis-trict 16, says economic growth is one ofhis toppriorities.“I think that the business climate is
a huge one—making sure that the eco-nomic conditions are favorable for ...growth,” he said.Andrews said the state needs lower
taxes and pro-growth energy andtransportation policies. For a start, thatmeansdevelopingthestate’snaturalgasresources by drilling in Western Mary-landandallowing exports in the easternpart of the state.“I think that would be a huge eco-
nomic boon to the state, as well as con-tributing to increased energy stability,”he said. “More, cheaper energy is goodfor everyone, and it will also reduce ourreliance onout-of-state coal.”He alsowants to increase the state’s
use of nuclear energy, and he supportsexpanding the Calvert Cliffs plant inLusby.Andas for transportation?“Kill thePurpleLine,”Andrews said.
“Thatwill not reducecongestion. I thinkour transportation priorities should beallabout reducingcongestionandkeep-ing our infrastructure safe.”The proposed 16-mile light-rail link
between Bethesda and New Carrolltonwill not reduce traffic because somuchmore housing is expected to be builtnear future Purple Line stations, An-drews said.“Thewhole point of the Purple Line
is to increase development,” he said.Rather than building the Purple
Line, Andrews said, Maryland officialsshould prioritize a second crossing
over the PotomacRiver in Mont-gomery County,either by expand-ing the AmericanLegion bridge ontheCapitalBeltwayor building a sec-ondbridge.Healsosupports restrict-ing revenues fromthe gas tax to building andmaintainingroads, bridges and tunnels, rather thantransit projects.Andrews, a Tennessee native who
haslivedinBethesdaforaboutfiveyears,said he has become more interested inlocal politics the longer he’s lived in thearea.TheMontgomeryCountyRepubli-cans asked if hewould run for House inDistrict 16, andhe accepted.A Republican candidate running
in the Democratic stronghold of Mont-gomery County, Andrews said it’s im-portant toprioritizepolicieswithappealonboth sides of the aisle.One such bipartisan issue is redis-
tricting. Andrews said he wants to seethe state adopt a nonpartisan redis-tricting system, preferably an indepen-dent board using a computer programto guide redrawing voting districts. Apanel appointed by the governor drewthe current district maps, which somehavecriticizedasgivinganadvantage toDemocratic candidates.“If you look at the map of our con-
gressional districts, it’s horrible, and it’sa disgrace,” he said.Another issue that doesn’t cut
squarely along partisan lines is schoolchoice, Andrews said. There is somesupport for school choice in Baltimore,he said, and even in MontgomeryCounty, whose schools are among thebest in the nation, there is room for im-provement, particularly in fields suchas math and science that are especiallyimportant
to the economy.Andrewssaidhesupports settingup
an independent board to oversee char-ter schools in the state, rather than let-ting local school boards oversee them.“The school boards ... tend to be
controlled by the teachers unions —they have a vested interest in not ex-pandingcharterschools,”Andrewssaid.“Iwould change that.”Children should have the oppor-
tunity to go to the best school in theirneighborhood, Andrews said, whetherthat is a public school or not. He saidhe would support opportunity scholar-ships, similar to thoseavailable inWash-ington,D.C., forstudentswitheconomicneed.Andrews said he is worried about
Common Core standards, which havestarted affecting curriculum in publicschools in thepast couple of years.“I think they’re weak in many
places,” especially math, he said. “Ithink that providing concerned parentswith alternatives to traditional publicschools, particularly programs that fo-cus on science, technology, engineeringandmath,wouldbebeneficialwhentheschools are as relatively goodas theyareinMontgomeryCounty.”Election Day is Nov. 4. District 16
covers Bethesda, Chevy Chase and partof Potomac, and voters elect three del-egates.TheotherRepublicancandidates for
House are Rose Li and Lynda del Cas-tillo.Democratic incumbentsWilliamC.“Bill” Frick andArianaKelly are runningfor re-election,andnewcomerMarcKo-rman is also running as aDemocrat.More information about Andrews
and other candidates is available in TheGazette’s 2014 voters guide at www.ga-zette.net/section/vg2014gz.
Andrews: Economy, energy among top priorities
Andrews
n Pilot program will design,but not build, a microgrid
BY TERRIHOGANSTAFFWRITER
Aftersevereweather leftOlney inthedark several times in the past few years,a study is underway that could preventlongpower outages.Olneywas recently selected for two-
year pilot program by the U.S. Depart-mentofEnergythat involvesamicrogridproject for its town center that could bea model for the future of electric powerservice.A microgrid is a small-scale power
grid that can operate independentlyor in conjunction with the area’s mainelectrical grid.The project is to design and study
a microgrid modeled for Olney TownCenter, but does not include construc-tionof themicrogrid.County Councilwoman Nancy Na-
varro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring, whorepresents Olney, said she supports thestudy and selection of the Olney TownCenter location.Navarro urged the project team to
selectOlney as a test community.“The Olney Town Center and the
immediateareaserveahighlypopulatedresidential community and offer a widevariety of essential services, including ahospital and medical facilities, schools,fire and police stations, supermarkets,banks and gas stations,” she said in astatement. “During major events thatcause wide-spread outages, providinguninterrupted electric service to criticalcommunity assets like these will offersignificantassistance in thecoordinatedresponse topublic emergencies.”The Department of Energy’s Na-
tional Energy Technology Laboratoryrecently selected a team led by the Mi-crogrid Institute to design, simulateand test microgrid control systems fortwo Maryland communities served byPepco: Olney and Ritchie Station Mar-ketplace in Largo.The agency is expected to provide
about $1.2million for theproject duringa two-year periodbeginning this year.Michael Burr, director of the Mi-
crogrid Institute, said Olney Town Cen-ter is an ideal setting for a communitymicrogrid.Burr said the idea is to increase local
resilience to storms and other causes ofwidespreadoutages.“If a community has local power
generators and the ability to managethe electricity output from those gener-ators, then that community will be ableto better maintain vital public servicesthroughutilityoutages,”he said. “That’sthe basic idea of a microgrid — to keepthe lights on locally during a utility out-age.”Burr said whether amicrogrid actu-
ally ever gets built in Olney depends onthe answers tomanyquestions.“This project will seek to answer
some of those questions — specificallythe ones involving how a microgridcould actually function in Olney,” hesaid. “Butmany other questions will re-main to be answered outside the scopeof thisDOEprogram.”The program will take two years to
complete, from initial system designthrough lab test reporting.“After that, the lessons learned from
this research will be available to helpother projects develop community mi-crogrids, potentially at Olney and else-where,” Burr said.
Olney tapped for projectthat could prevent outages
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n Taxes, transportation,immigration among
focuses of campaign
BY RYANMARSHALL
STAFFWRITER
When Adol T. Owen-Wil-liams got his first paycheck fromhis job at Rockville’s Raindancerrestaurant in summer 1980, hewas puzzled.
He had worked 40 hours at$5 an hour, but the check wasfor only $127, and Owen-Wil-liams was left wondering wherethe other $73 had gone.
These days, as a financialadviser, he understands thattaxes are taken out of a pay-check before the worker gets it.
But he would like to usehis financial knowledge to help“macro-manage” the county’sbudget as a member of theMontgomery County Council.
He is seeking one of the fourat-large council seats, alongwith fellow Republicans ShelleySkolnick, Robert Dyer andChrisP. Fiotes, Green Party candidateTimWillard andDemocratic in-cumbents Marc Elrich, Nancy
F l o r e e n ,George L.Leventhaland HansRiemer.
If he’se l e c t e d ,Owen-Wil-liams said,he wouldcall for anaudit to identify the many re-dundancies the county spendsmoney on.
“I’ve searched for years. Idon’t knowwhat the budget is,”he said.
Owen-Williams said he per-sonally knows at least 20 peoplewho have left the county in thepast three years because of thetaxes and the amount it costs tolive here.
Unless someone is gettinggovernment assistance or mak-ing more than $100,000 a year,it’s very hard to live in Mont-gomery, he said.
He’s concerned about the
extent towhich the county relieson government jobs to feed itseconomy, and would like to seemore jobs such as telemarketingcome back toMontgomery.
Owen-Williams said hethinks that for security rea-sons the federal governmentwill eventually disperse manyfederal agencies to various lo-cations around the country,drastically hurting Montgom-ery’s economy.
“When they go, we’re goingto becomeDetroit,” he said.
Transportation in thecounty is a major quality-of-lifeissue for residents, and is emo-tionally andphysically draining,he said.
The problem goes beyondjust Interstate 270, he said, cit-ing several problem areas nearhis North Potomac home.
Healsowould like to seeoneor perhaps two more bridgesbuilt from Maryland across thePotomac River into Virginia.
Owen-Williams also criti-
cized the county’s “very liberalillegal immigration policy.”
The son of African immi-grants, Owen-Williams said hestrongly supports immigrationbut it’s not fair when illegal im-migrants cut in line in front ofpeople who are waiting theirturn.
“I am extremely pro-immi-gration,” Owen-Williams said.“I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t.”
Owen-Williams ran for thecouncil in 2006 and for the stateSenate against Sen. Jennie Fore-hand (D-Dist. 17) in 2010, bothtimes unsuccessfully.
To spread his message thistime, he said, he goes door-to-door and speaks wherever hecan.
He also makes appearancesthrough the county’s Republi-canCentral Committee, he said.
“I’m wherever I can be,” hesaid.
Owen-Williams seeks at-large council seat
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Adult classesat Good Counsel
Our Lady ofGoodCounselHigh School in Olney is host-ing a new session of adult en-richment courses.
The one-night, four-weekand six-week sessions beginin October.
Courses, open to the pub-lic, include photography; a“Top Chef” cooking series;watercolor painting; EasternandWestern religions; literarypursuits — “Macbeth”; “1968:A Year That Split America”; in-troduction to iPads; and well-ness.
Registration and otherinformation is at olgchs.organd click on Enrichment Pro-grams.
Sherwood High Schoolreunion is Oct. 11Faculty and students from
all classes of Sherwood HighSchool in Sandy Spring areinvited to a reunion Oct. 11at the Courtyard Marriott inGaithersburg.
The Class of 1974 is or-ganizing the reunion. Moreinformation is at sherwood-hs-reunion.com.
Wootton High hostshealth and fitness dayThe Thomas S. Wootton
High School Parent-Teacher-Student Association willsponsor the Wootton FamilyHealth and Fitness Day from4 to 7 p.m. Saturday at theschool, 2100 Wootton Park-way, Rockville.
The event is for people ofall ages. Itwill includephysicaland mental activities, nutri-tion programs and informa-tion on community resources.It coincides with the 18th an-nual national Family Health &Fitness DayUSA.
This weekend also isWootton’s “Planning for theFuture” weekend, when se-niors will review college ap-plication essays Saturdaymorning and juniors will takemock SAT/ACT tests to helpthem decide which may bebetter.
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n GOP congressionalhopeful says jobs
is key issue
BY PEGGY MCEWAN
STAFF WRITER
Dan Bongino knows that aRepublican running for Con-gress in Maryland has an uphillbattle, but it’s one he believesmust be fought.
He is also 100 percent confi-dent he will win, he said.
Bongino, 39, is challeng-ing the one-term Democraticincumbent, John K. Delaney ofPotomac, in the 6th District.
Bongino spent 12 years as aSecret Service agent, protectingPresidents George W. Bush andBarack Obama, among otherduties.
He resigned in 2011 and“began a grassroots campaignfor the U.S. Senate against thefeared Maryland DemocraticMachine,” according to hiswebsite. He lost that race toDemocrat Benjamin Cardin ofPikesville.
“Isawtheproblemofexplod-ing bureaucracy and wanted todo something,” Bongino said.“We’ve really lost touch withrepresenting the people. The
rules thatapply to theelite D.C.ruling classdon’t applyto the rankand file.Good peo-ple need tostand up.”
Bonginowrote a book about his views ofinsider Washington, “Life Insidethe Bubble: Why a Top-RankedSecret Service Agent WalkedAway from It All.”
He said the most importantissue facing the 6th District isjobs.
“Every issue is important,but you have to triage,” he said.“The biggest problem we haveis the job environment in Mary-land. The unemployment ratejust went up again.”
Bongino compared Garrettand Allegany counties to SouthDakota in terms of the abun-dance of shale oil, a resource toconsider in terms of unemploy-ment and tax revenue, he said.
Asked about hydraulic frac-turing, or fracking, a methodof injecting high-pressure fluidinto the ground to get that oilout, Bongino said, “I’m a sup-porter of local control. They canmake that decision. The ques-
tion is, Is the tax revenue worthit? The downsides are far out-weighed by [the positive].”
He is favors a balanced bud-get, by controlling spending.
“The solutions are out there,but there’s nobody with the gutsto do something about it,” hesaid. “Nobody’s talking aboutit.”
District 6 covers a long swathof Maryland, running from thefar western border to the Capi-tal Beltway and River Road inBethesda. It includes Allegany,Garrett and Washington coun-ties, plus parts of Frederick andMontgomery. George Gluck ofthe Green Party also is runningfor the seat.
Bongino lives with his wifeand two daughters in SevernaPark. Congressional representa-tives need not live in the districtthey represent, just in the state.
Bongino said that, if elected,hewouldmove to thedistrict, al-though he said it is not an issuewith voters.
“I have knocked on 15,000doors and it’s never come up,”he said.
Bongino takes on Delaney in 6th District
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“I saw the problemof exploding
bureaucracy andwanted to dosomething.”
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Rockville company partners with football groupEyeBlack of Rockville, which sells eye black strips and other
products to athletes and fans, has become an official fundraisingpartner and the official eye black of USA Football of Indianapolis.
USA Football is the official youth football development partnerof the NFL, its 32 teams and the NFL players union, according to itswebsite.
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USA Football and EyeBlack will distribute Heads Up Football-themed products to organizations that have signed up for group’sprogram of that name. More than 5,500 youth organizations and750high schools across theU.S. signedup for theprogram this year,representingmore than 150,000 coaches and nearly 1million play-ers, according to a news release.
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Housekeeping franchise opens in RockvilleTwo Maids & A Mop, a residential housekeeping company in
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L.A. Martin, the company’s Tennessee territory manager, is thefranchisee and operating manager. Her Rockville office will servetheGreaterWashingtonmetropolitan area, according to a companynews release.
More information is at twomaidsrockville.com or call 301-825-5098.
Hopkins names director of Rockville campusJohns Hopkins University named Leslie Ford Weber director
of campus, government and community affairs for MontgomeryCounty in Rockville.
She succeeds Elaine Amir, who retired inSeptember 2013.
Weber had been interim executive directorof the campus since October and director ofgovernment and community affairs for Subur-banHospital in Bethesda since July 2011.
Previously, Weber was executive vice presi-dent of the Suburban Hospital Foundation andsenior vice president of government and com-munity relations for SuburbanHospital.
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“Because more and more individuals are seeking outlets forbringing aboutmore peace andwellness in their lives, we are happyto announce that we will be offering sessions two days a week nowat the Chinese-MD Acupuncture and Wellness Center [at 9 AdamsSt.] in Rockville,” said cofounder Beatrice Ollier, a psychotherapist.
The center also has begun showing a class, “Relaxing andHeal-ing with Qi Gong,” on Montgomery County cable channels 19 and21.
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and enjoyingpeople.“I love to paint — flowers,
trees, animals, anything, really,”she said. “I work in all differentmedia.”
She is a dog lover and enjoyswhen her relatives bring theirdogs to visit her. She also is anavid fan of the television show“DowntonAbbey.”
As for the celebration, she
enjoyed herself, at a table sur-roundedby family and friends.
“I just think this is lovely,”she said. “And the other100-year-olds do, too.”
Helen Zatman will turn 101in November. She was born inWashington, D.C., butmoved toMontgomery County when shewas 10 years old.
“I’ve been here ever since…boring,” she said.
She reflected on her longev-ity.
“It’s been wonderful,” she
said. “If they’d just leave mealone and let me make a lot ofnoise with my mouth. I love tosing.”
She said she’s not the typefor hobbies, but other than sing-ing, she enjoys flowers and at-tendingmass.
“I just love life,” she said. “Ikeepbusy just living.”
Brooke Grove’s sister cam-pus, Williamsport RetirementVillage, is the national sponsor-ingorganizationofCentenariansDay, created as a day to recog-
nize and honor individuals whohave lived a century or longer.The day is to not only recognizethem, but listen to them discusstheirmemories.
The day is celebrated onSept 22, because there are 100days remaining in the year.
This was the first year Cen-tenarians Day was celebrated atBrooke Grove, but Norris saidorganizers expect to make it anannual event.
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munity planner. “There will beonefinalapproval,but that isverypro forma.”
Farquhar, at 16915 Batch-ellors Forest Road, was built in1968, and except for the additionof a gymnasium, has not beenmodernized.
Earlier planswouldhave sentstudents to the Tilden HoldingCenter in Bethesda, while theschoolwas razed and rebuilt.
Parents, not wanting their
children to be bused across thecounty, lobbied for a “swap” in-volving a 17.9-acre property justnorthof the existing school prop-erty.
The property was designatedas rural open space, as part of theapproval for the housing devel-opment under construction onthe opposite side of BatchellorsForest Road. The property is rec-ommended for use as a park inthe 2005OlneyMaster Plan.
“Ourwork is done,” said par-entTroyKimmel,Farquharmod-ernization chairman for boththe Farquhar and Brooke Grove
Elementary School PTAs, aftertestifying before the board. “Thisis a real win for the community,and we couldn’t be happier withthe outcome. Farquhar’s high-demand fields stay in use whilethe new school is built, our kidsaren’t bused halfway across thecounty and the community getsa new school and a new park in2016.”
Kimmel praised the coop-eration between the board andschool system, “especially by thededicated employees who havegone out of their way to help thekids and community.”
Farquhar PTA PresidentChelsea Curtis credits the Olneycommunity, which she calledstrong andunified.
“Theywillfinallyberewardedfor their perseverance with thisproject,” she said. “Farquhar’snewfacilitywill bemore than justa school building. It will serve thecommunity at large in so manydifferentways.”
The Hyde family, which haslived adjacent to the new schoolparcel for decades, had opposedthe swap and made several legal
attempts to thwart it.“Although we still believe
that the process to get here wasflawed, we finally feel that [theschool system’s] staff, particu-larly Mr. Craig Shuman, realizedthat this has a dramatic and pre-viously unrecognized impact onourwayof life and theymade theneeded adjustments to their siteand building design,” TomHydesaid. “It is a shame theextent thatwe had to go to have our con-cerns recognized.
“All that being said, we un-
derstand that this has the po-tential to be of great benefit tothe community and we wishthem success going forward,” headded.
SchoolsystemspokeswomanGboyindeOnijalasaid theprojectis still in the design phase and of-ficials are working to obtain per-mits and approvals.
“Theplan is tobid theprojectand award the construction con-tract late this fall,” she said.
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Schools, confirmed that Flem-merworkedfor theschoolsystemfrom 1998 and 2010, but couldnot provide a list of the schoolswhere he worked. Flemmerwouldhaveworkedwithdifferentschools as a school psychologist,Tofigwrote in an email.
Tofig also wrote that the cer-tifications required tobea schoolpsychologist are not the sameas those needed to be a clinicalpsychologist—andFlemmerap-pears to have had the necessarylicense from the Maryland StateDepartment of Education to be aschool psychologist.
A spokesman for the Mary-land State Department of Edu-cation confirmedMonday that aDavidFlemmerheldanadvancedprofessional certificate in schoolpsychology — issued by the de-partment — from July 2003 untilJune 2013. Flemmer had a mas-ter’sdegree inclinicalpsychologyfromLoyolaCollege inMaryland,according to the spokesman.The records office of the school—which became Loyola Univer-sity in 2009 — confirmed that aDuane David Flemmer receiveda master’s degree in clinical psy-chology from the school, butcould not say when. The Flem-mer in Loyola’s records has thesamebirthdayas theDuaneDon-aldFlemmer listed inonlinecourtrecords.
The school system had nothad a chance to review the law-suit as of Friday and generallydoes not comment on litigation,Tofigwrote.
“We have no idea howmanykids he counseled. We have noidea howmany parents he coun-seled,” saidRonaldA.Karp,Hall’s
attorney. “We have no idea howmany lives hewrecked.”
The lawsuit claims that Hallwas “wrongly deprived” of theadvice and care of hismother forseveral months after Flemmer’stestimony.
The lawsuit — in whichFlemmer’s estate is named asco-defendent — seeks damagesfor fraud, infliction of emotionaldistress, and negligent hiring, re-tention and supervision.
“It’s difficult to believe theyactually checked out any of hiscredentials,” Karp said.
The report from the Mary-landBoardof ProfessionalCoun-selors and Therapists states thatFlemmer applied for a job as apsychologist with an unnamedemployer in North Dakota in2010. He presented a resumeclaiming he was a “Maryland Li-censed Psychologist,” as well asfake licensesostensiblyproducedby the Maryland State Board ofExaminers of Psychologists anda forged letter claiming Flemmerhad held a psychology licensecontinuously since 1998, the re-port said.
The report also indicatedFlemmer claimed to have com-pleted accredited doctorate pro-grams inpsychology, but a boardinvestigation found those pro-gramswerenot accredited.
Flemmer alsowas anadjunctprofessorofeducationalpsychol-ogy at Johns Hopkins Universityin Baltimore from 2000 to 2011.Jim Campbell, a school spokes-man, said that when Flemmerbegan teaching, only a master’sdegreewasneeded tobecomeanadjunct professor.
[email protected] Writer Lindsay Powers
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fun run for children and then atraditional German Oktoberfestcelebration, featuring Germanfood and beer served in a beergarden atmosphere. There alsowill be family activities.
Registration the day of therace is $30, cash.
More information is atdswashington.org.
• The Bethesda Fire Depart-ment’s Station 6 at the corner
of Wisconsin Avenue and Brad-ley Boulevard will host an openhouse from noon to 3:30 p.m.Saturday.
It’s an opportunity to havefun, learn fire safety tips andmeet firefighters. There will begames for children, a bouncehouse, hats, balloons, coloringbooks and a chance to climbaboard a fire truck and pose forpictures. Fire engines and otherequipmentwill be ondisplay.
More information is atbethesdafire.org.
• The Taste of FriendshipHeightswill feature cuisine fromseveral local restaurants repre-senting foods from around theworld. Tents will be set up out-side the Friendship Heights Vil-lage Center at 4433 S. Park Ave.from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday.Admission is free, but tastingtickets cost $5 for four. All pro-ceeds benefit the CommunityCouncil for the Homeless atFriendshipPlace.
For more information, call301-656-2797.
• And finally, those who arestill mobile can finish off Satur-day with swing dancing to thetunes of the Tom CunninghamOrchestra. All ages are welcomeat the dance from8p.m. tomid-night Saturday in the SpanishBallroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthurBlvd.,GlenEcho.Ad-mission is $18.
More information is at tom-cunningham.com.
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to impose on county property.InanApril 2013 letter, Beach
argued that the city’s billingprocess created extra work forcounty staff who had to removethe charge from property re-cords to avoid the fees turningup on delinquency notices andother paperwork.
As a result of the letter, thecity did not bill the county in fis-cal 2014 or fiscal 2015, Charlessaid.
Without a change in state
law, it’s unlikely the countywould change its position, lead-ing to thecurrent“stalemate”onthe stormwater issue, he said.
At its Sept. 8 meeting, thecity’s mayor and council madethe stormwater issue an item tomonitor in the General Assem-bly’s upcoming session, whichstarts in January.
If the government agen-cies were subject to the fee, thecountyschoolsystemwouldowe$236,861 for fiscal 2015, Mont-gomery College $100,374 andMontgomery County $126,281,according to a memorandum
fromRockville city staff.According to thememo, city
staffandthecity’s lobbyist inAn-napolis will watch for legislationand any discussions that couldlead to a bill to require ownersof public property to pay thestormwater fees.
The city began billing of itsstormwater fee for all propertiesin the city in July 2009, Charlessaid.
The money goes to run thecity’s stormwater program,which helps mitigate pollutionfromrunoffofbuildings,parkinglotsandstreetsbybuilding treat-
ment systems, ways to movestormwater and improved floodcontrol projects, he said.
Rockville getsmany benefitsfrom being the county seat, butthe stormwater fee is one waythe city is hurt, Rockville MayorBridgetDonnellNewton said.
The county’s failure to paymeans other ratepayers mustpay more, and everyone shouldshare the burden for these envi-ronmental protections, she said.
“It really goes to the issue offairness,” she said.
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BY RYANMARSHALLSTAFFWRITER
As a candidate from District1 for the Montgomery CountyCouncil, JimKirklandwould liketo help Bethesda find its innerex-urb.
Kirkland, who has lived inBethesdaformostofhis57years,says the inner suburbs of thecountyhave turned into ahavenfor elites who have crowded outmore blue-collar residents fromthe area.
District1 is largeanddiverse,stretching from theWashingtonsuburbs of Bethesda, ChevyChase,PotomacandKensingtonthrough western Montgomeryto the Frederick County bordernorth of Poolesville.
He is challenging incum-bentDemocratRogerBerlinerofBethesda, who has representedthedistrict since 2006.
K i r k -land de-s c r i b e shimself asa “libertar-ian-style”Republicanand said hewould liketo bringmore of arural feel back to the inner sub-urbs.
Kirkland, who operates alawn care business, is basingpartofhiscampaignonpropertyand vehicle rights, fighting whathe called unfair restrictions onwork trucks, small recreationve-hicles and trailers.
Part of the reason peoplebuy detached homes is to getaway from rules imposed bylandlords, he said.
Kirkland said he and othershave been harassed by peoplelooking to make Bethesda amore exclusive center of white-collar professionals.
He also would like thecounty to encourage companies
to set upmultiple shifts ofwork-ers to reduce traffic in the areaandhelppromotenightlife.
UnderKirkland’splan, com-panieswouldhaveolderworkersor ones with families come in at9 a.m. and leave at 5 p.m., whileyoungerworkerswould come ina fewhours later andwork later.
Kirkland said the changewould help reduce rush hourtraffic, plus boost the county’snightlife by letting youngerworkers go out at night duringthe week because they wouldbe able to go in to work later thenextmorning.
Kirkland said the countypolice should stop conductingdrunken driving checkpointsbecause itpreventssomepeoplefromcasual diningby intimidat-ing them from moderate socialdrinking, he said.
Montgomery County losesmillionsofdollarsbecausemanyyoung people choose to go intoWashington when they go out,and even choose to live thererather than in the county be-cause it provides more nightlife
options, he said.Thenightlife scene inMont-
gomery is “comatose,” and a re-port last year from a county taskforce on improving the county’snightlife missed the mark onwhat changes needed to bemade, he said.
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Kirkland seeks blue-collar voters in District 1
n His five-point planincludes legalizing marijuana
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STAFFWRITER
ShawnQuinndidnotget intopoliticsexpecting to run for governor of Mary-land.
Instead, the 52-year-old Lusby resi-dent — who ran unsuccessfully in 2010for theHouseofDelegates inDistrict29C— said hewas looking to be a lieutenantgovernor candidate.
But the Libertarian Party convincedQuinn that his energy and ideas werewhat theparty needed in a governor.
“They’re like, ‘You are our candi-date,’” he said.
Quinn accepted his party’s nomi-nation and is running for Marylandgovernor as a Libertarian along with his
running mate Lo-renzo Gaztanaga.Of the two, Gaz-tanaga has moreexperience in poli-tics and running foroffice, but likes tohelp more than helikes to lead, Quinnsaid.
Quinn faces Lt. Gov. Anthony G.Brown (D) and Larry Hogan (R) in theNov. 4 election.
He might not have intended to runfor governor, butQuinnhas hit the cam-paign trailhard, travelingacross thestatespeaking to asmanygroups and individ-uals as possible.
Quinnisrunningonafive-pointplanthat includeseight-year termlimits forallelected officials, lowering the state salestax to3percent, legalizingmarijuana, re-viewing the state’s regulations and con-densing the lawson thebooks.
“I believe that the government issupposed to represent the people,” hesaid, adding thataQuinnadministrationwouldhave twohours eachday set asidefor citizens to come talk to their gover-nor. “You don’t see that in governmentthese days. They have their own visionand you need to get in line or get out oftheway.”
He said his administration wouldturn to, not away, the ideas of citizens.
“I don’t know everything. I’m just acommoneveryday guy,” he said.
However, Maryland has too manylaws on the books, and those laws areforcingbusinesses out of state, he said.
“If we can get some businesses tostayhere,wecanget jobs,”hesaid. “Ifwecan get jobs, we can getmore tax dollarsfor the state.”
Quinn said he would use the powerof the veto to stop new legislation if nec-essary.
“If they write a bill that’s more than
10 pages, I’m going to veto it,” he said.“Because if it’s more than 10 pages,they’re trying to hide stuff from the peo-ple.”
He said he would also veto any billnot in understandable, everyday lan-guage.
As formarijuana,Quinn said thewarondrugs is awasteofmoney.QuinnsaidMarylanders’ taxes pay to keep inmatesinprisonondrugcharges.Oncereleased,ex-convicts often struggle to find jobsand support themselves and their fami-lies, relying on state services.
Treatingmarijuanathesamewaythestate treats alcohol and cigarettesmakesmore sense, he said. And the moneygenerated by taxing marijuana couldfundrehabilitationcenters for thosewhostrugglewithdrug addiction.
“If we need a war, we need a war onaddiction, not ondrugs,” he said.
Beyondhisfive-pointplan, if elected,he saidhewouldwork to reduce theper-
sonal income tax to 2 percent across theboardwithnodeductions.
Like most Libertarians, Quinn be-lieves law-abiding citizens who don’tharm others should be left alone by thegovernment.
“As you can see, I’m big on people’srights,” he said. “I’m probably the onlyone running saying, ‘if it’s one of yourrights, it should be defended.’ I didn’tspend 20 years overseas getting shot atforus to sit thereandsay it’sOKtoget ridof this or that right.”
Quinnspent20years intheU.S.Navyas an aviation electrician and air crew-man.He saidhe retired fromtheNavy in2000 andwent towork as a deputy sher-iff in Newport News, Va., and then a citycorrectionsofficerbeforemovingbacktoMaryland todrive a truckhauling jet fuelfor a contractor at the Patuxtent RiverNaval Air Station in LexingtonPark.
Quinn running for governor as Libertarian candidate
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Editor,As chairman of theMontgomery County
Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure,Energy and Environment Committee, I wasproud to lead our Council to a 9-0 vote insupport of the county’s bus rapid transit(BRT) initiative. Blair Lee uses a recent col-umn to argue that we are making a costlymistake (Bus RapidMadness, Sept 10). He iswrong. A BRT system using dedicated laneswithWiFi that runs every 10minuteswill at-tract “riders of choice.” Commuting will bebetter not worse.
Mr. Lee argues that the county can ill af-ford a $2 billion system. That is a classic redherring. No one suggested that we will buildthe entire system at once. Rather we will fo-cus onMd. 355 andU.S. 29. This we can do.
Property values throughout the countywill increase andmore businesseswill locatehere. Our county needs a strong tax base toprovide the quality of services our residentsneed and desire.
Roger Berliner, Bethesda
CouncilmanBerliner,Your letter is longonbluster andwishful
thinking and short on rebuttal. You duckedall the tough questions such as:
• Cost. You and your colleagues remainmumonwho’s going topayBRT’s $2billion(and growing) capital cost and $89 million(and growing) annual operating deficit?There’s no BRT money in the federal, stateor county budgets, I checked. Not to worry,you say, because you’re going to build BRTin phases starting with U.S. 29 and Md.355. “This we can do,” you say. Who’s “we”and what’s “can do”? Delay more schoolconstruction to build BRT? Would you buysomething if the salesmanwouldn’t tell youhow much it costs and who’s going to payfor it?
• Logistics. You paint a pretty picture ofhappy commuters enjoying their laptopswhile zipping to work on sleek BRT buses.Amore realistic scenario is this: I wait in therain outside my home for a feeder bus totakeme to a BRT depot that lacks any park-
ing. I board the BRTbus which drops meoff eight blocks frommy workplace so Iwait for a local bus(it’s still raining) toget me there. Afterwork, it’s the sameprocess, in reverse.You call this “im-proved mobility”,I call it waiting forthree buses.
Nor do you ex-plain how motorists
make turns across BRT lanes or negotiateintersectionswhere BRTbuses have “trafficsignal priority.” Montgomery’s own trafficdata forecasts a 79-minute rush-hour com-mute for U.S. 29 motorists inching the 2½miles between the White Oak ShoppingCenter and the Beltway. Is that your idea ofmaking “commuting lifebetter, notworse”?
• Tax Base. After decades of drivingaway businesses and taxpayers, countyofficials suddenly face a fiscal crisis. Sothey’re approving mega-projects while re-laxing traffic standards. BRT is the fig leafthat’s supposed to cover this retreat fromadequate trafficmanagement.
You say “more businesses will locatehere.” But your colleague, CouncilmanMarc Elrich says special property taxes onbusinesses will pay for BRT. So what’s Mo-Co’s pitch, “relocate your business here tohelp pay billions for BRT”? Good luck withthat.
As part owner of a commercial real es-tate firm, I’m all for growing the tax base.But I’m not writing this as a businessman,I’m writing this as a resident taxpayer andmotorist. Andwhen the rest ofMoCo’s resi-dentsdiscoverwhat you’reup to, there’s go-ing to be hell to pay.
DearMr. Lee,Thank you for being the sole voice of
reason regarding BRT. I have lived inMont-gomery County since 1970 and ama lifelong
liberal. Never in that time have I seen such adumbandexpensive idea. I live right offU.S.29 and am also a “treehugger” environmen-talist. With that said, I can assure you thatI would never take BRT as it is cheaper andmore convenient to drive. And if that’s theway an environmentalist feels, imagine howmymore normal neighbors feel.
Youmention that the county is trying toprotect its tax base. Does the county realizethat if BRT is implemented, home valuesbordering the routes will likely go down fur-ther eroding the tax base?
Allan Vecchione, Silver Spring
Allan,Thewhole point of BRT is tomake driv-
ing so painful by reducing traffic lanes thatweall takeBRTbuses. CouncilmanBerlinercalls them “riders of choice,” I call them“riders of force.”
Blair
Mr. Lee,Thanks for pointing out some of the
many idiocies of the BRT scheme in your re-cent Gazette column.
I noticed the letter published below yourcolumn supported BRT and touted theMAXprogram in Kansas City. A quick review ofMAX shows that it is not a useful example— it is a single, six-mile long linear route,and in the decade plus it has been there, hasspurred no appreciable economic develop-ment. Somuch for great examples.
ChipHeartfield
Chip,I guess most businesses hesitate to
move to a county run by people dumbenough to support a BRT.
Blair
Blair Lee is chairman of the board of LeeDevelopment Group in Silver Spring and aregular commentator forWBAL radio. Hispast columns are available at www.gazette.net/blairlee. His email address is [email protected].
OUROPINION
LET TERS TOTHEEDITOR
MY MARYLANDBLAIR LEE
The Greater Washington economy hasbeen more seriously impacted by the re-cession than previously thought. Accord-ing to George Mason University economistStephen Fuller, “In relative terms, we areworse than Detroit … we need business in-vestment that supports value-added jobs ...we need to attract companies with higher-paying jobs.”
In order to attract and grow jobs inMontgomery County and the Washington,D.C., region, we must develop a work forcetomeet the needs of employers. To do that,we must re-evaluate the value we place onskills. If we fail to, the skills gap — the gapbetween the skills a work force has and theskills employers demand—will only widenand employers will continue to grow theirbusinesses in other communities.
There isdisagreementbetweenemploy-ers and educators about how prepared stu-dents are for the workplace. According to arecent McKinsey report, 87 percent of edu-cators believe studentswithpost-secondaryeducation are prepared for the workplace,compared to less than half of all employers.This disparity is even more alarming giventhat the Harvard Business School has re-ported that nearly two-thirds ofU.S. jobs re-quire some education beyond a high schooldegree and 85 percent of jobs in Marylandand Washington also require additionalschooling.
It is important for employers and jobseekers to recognize that more educationdoesn’t necessarily mean a four-year col-lege degree. A Brookings Institute studyfound that 50percentof STEMcareersdon’trequirea four-yeardegree, and furtherhigh-lights that nearly 30 percent of associate’sdegree recipients in theU.S. earnmore thanthosewith a bachelor’s degree.
Effectively, what all studies point to isthe growing need for developing the skillsemployersaredemanding.Butevenif some-one sets out to pursue a “demand-driven”approach to education, it’s difficult to finda scholastic path that aligns educational of-ferings to employer needs. Though a simpleconcept, it’s not how most education pro-viders or employers are currently designedto operate. Historically, those who hire andthosewhoeducatehavenot communicatedeffectively. It’s time to change this.
A critical first step in this new approachis for local employers to identify the skillsthey actually need to hire and shift awayfromtraditional, vague jobdescriptionprox-ies like “years of experience.” Doing so willclarify the functions a candidate should beable to perform and give employers an ob-jective measure to assess candidates. Withthis focus on skills, employers can movepast the inefficient hiring process ofmatch-ing key words between resumes and jobdescriptions, and toward a more efficient
system to match candidates based on theirskill set today and reward the developmentof skills throughout their career.
This approach would allow a job seekerto review their own qualifications for a po-sition and identify and pursue specific edu-cational opportunities to develop a neededskill. It would also allow education provid-ers to incorporate employer-required skillsinto curricula to increase student success.Thereby allowing employers, job seek-ers, and education providers to trade in acurrency of skills — the skills an employerneeds, the skills a job-seeker has, and theskills an educator can provide.
It’s time to create this skillsmarketplaceinMontgomeryCountyandtheWashingtonregion toconnect employers, educators andjob seekers to better align the workforce tothe needs of employers. It’s a win for em-ployers, job seekers and educators alike, butmost importantly, it’s a win for our econ-omy. By actively investing in skills develop-ment of our local work force, we ensure ourability to overcome the skills gap, meet theneeds of local employers and signal to oth-ers that this region has the tools to answertheir talent needs.
JasonGreen, formerWhiteHouse As-sociate Counsel, andMike Knapp, formerMontgomery County Council President, arethe co-founders of SkillSmart.
Skills are the new currency in the workplace
BRT: A bad trip?
I sympathize with the writer and theoutrageously inequitable situation he de-scribes [“How to beat a $40 speed cameraticket,” letter, Sept. 10]. I representbuscom-panies and clients in traffic related man-ners occurring on the northeast corridorbetween Virginia andNewYork City.
Most of these matters are resolved inthe jurisdictions where they occur, expedi-tiously by mail — except in Maryland andin particular, in Montgomery County. Thestate ofMaryland andMontgomeryCountyrequire defendants accused of parking,standing, automatic speed and automaticred light violations to appear in person tostand trial if they wish to contest the viola-tions and defend their rights.
In addition Montgomery County im-poses a “trial fee”ondefendants. Paying thefines for theseviolations involvenodreaded“points.”
Washington, D.C., Delaware, VirginiaandNewYorkCity andmanyother jurisdic-
tionsallowdefendants tochallengeparking,standing, automatic speedandred light vio-lations using the “hearing bymail” process.
Hearings by mail are efficient, inex-pensive and convenient, and provide thejudiciary with a process to resolve a largenumber of cases fairly and expeditiouslywithout appearance or formal trials. Neigh-boring jurisdictions provide for both “hear-ings by mail” and also offer an appealprocess, as well.
ThecurrentMarylandandMontgomeryCounty requirements deliberately discour-age defendants from exercising their rightstodefend themselves. Trialswaste timeandmoney, and are a subtle abuse of the powerof the county and state. The attendance re-quirements are particularly burdensomefinancially and physically for seniors, thedisabled and lower income workers. Thereis no acceptable argument which requiresa low-income hourly paid worker or retireeto pay a fee and then spend hours in court
waiting to defend a ticket which he or shefeels was unjustly issued.
The “in person” trial requirement de-lays justice and imposes burdens whichsubstantially diminish, degrade and under-mine the opportunity of an accused to de-fend himor herself.
In 2013 a bill sponsored by DelegateSusan McComas failed. It provided for ad-ministrative hearings bymail or Internet indefense of certain violations and is of par-ticular interest and significance to the resi-dents ofMaryland.
“Hearings bymail” resolve traffic viola-tions quickly, efficiently, fairly and cheaply.They do not impair “justice.” A cost analy-sis (including income from fines) vs. pro-ductivity clearly shows savings of state andcounty funds and they do not place unfair,inequitable burdens on defendants.
Charles Kauffman, Bethesda
Hearings by mail would save time, money
Thisweek, TheGazette starts its endorsements for candidatesrunning in theNovember general election.
In the race for fourMontgomeryCounty circuit judges, cir-cumstances have changed significantly since the Juneprimary.
At the time,we confidently supported the four sitting judgesover the lone challenger,Daniel PatrickConnell, for four circuitcourt seats.
We still feel that three judges—NelsonW.Rupp Jr., JoanE.RyonandGaryE. Bair—shouldbe returned to thebench. Allare capable and experienced; they impresseduswith their acu-menanddemeanor.
For the fourth seat, however,wehave reservations.InApril, webackedAudreyAnneCreighton, the lastmember
of a teamwithRupp, RyonandBair.We still respect her creden-tials.
Butwehavequestions about a legal case inwhich shehasbecomeentangled.
InMay, Creightonwas abductedby amanwithwhomshehadbeen living—Rickley Senning,whohasmultiple criminalconvictions. Creighton, as a public defender, has representedhim, according toTheWashingtonPost.
InMay, Senning allegedly forcedCreighton todrive himaround, yankingher hair and screaming at her, according topolice. Creighton jumped from the car outside a store and called911. Senningdrove away and crashed into another car.
Hewas taken to SuburbanHospital, but fled. Aweek later,hewas caught inMiami.
Creightonobtained aprotective order against him. Sen-ning’s case is scheduled for trial inNovember, after the election.
It’s not the episodeof abuse that has us backing away fromourprevious support. It’s other details andquestions surround-ing the case, such aswhetherCreightonwas forthrightwithpo-lice about her relationshipwith Senning.
Connell, in a letter to the three other judges, raised severalother questions aboutCreighton’s connections to Senning, par-ticularlywhile shewas a judge andhewas adefendant.
We invitedCreighton tomeet againwith our editorial boardto address questions. Shedeclined.
WeunderstandwhyCreighton, as a judge anda victim,would keepquietwhile Senning’s case is prosecuted. But she’salso a candidate; voters deserve tohear fromher, towhateverlimit she can speak.
It’s possible that thismatter is, orwill be, before a state com-mission that reviews complaints about judges.Until we knowmore,wemustwithhold our support of Creighton’s candidacy.
Connell, a former senior rule of lawadviserwith the StateDepartment, has advised civilian judges andpolice in Iraq andAfghanistan.Hehasworked as apublic defender and ranunsuc-cessfully for circuit judge in 2004.
We’re not sure he’dmake a good circuit judge, but for now,he’s a better choice in this race.
Three on bench,one challengerfor circuit judge
This year’s race forMontgomeryCounty state’s attorneypitsa seasoned, no-nonsense, prosecutor, incumbentDemocratJohn J.McCarthy, against an earnest newcomer topolitics, Re-publicanDanGaskill, a defense lawyer.
Gaskill has significant credentials.Heworkswithmany ju-veniles and,with amaster’s in socialwork, expresses a sincereempathy for the young, addicted andmentally ill peoplewhoaccount for a sizable share of defendants.
If elected, he’d focus on transforming the county’s “legal sys-tem” into a “justice system” that’smore intent on cutting crimethan lockingupoffenders.Heproposes a stronger emphasis onrehabilitation and treatment, rather thanpunishment.He saysthe county’s assistant state’s attorneys needmorediscretion innegotiating sentenceswithdefense lawyers.
Gaskill, an ex-Marine sergeant, says he’d aggressively go af-ter after police officerswhoare dishonest or abusive, especiallytominorities.
While theseareworthygoals,weadmireMcCarthy’swork inmanyyearsasaMontgomeryCountycareerprosecutor.Beforebecomingstate’s attorney in2006,hewasdeputy state’s attorneyfor10yearsandalsoheadedall of theoffice’smajor trial divisions.
Overseeingupwardof 25,000 cases a year and a staff com-prising 72prosecutors, plus investigators andother supportstaff,McCarthy touts his office’s role inhelping cutMontgom-ery’s crime rate by twice thenational average.His officehelpsoperate several innovative initiatives, such as truancy court forstudents, drug court for addicts and theFamily JusticeCenter, a“one-stop” resource for abuseddomestic partners and children.
He says his next big challenge, if re-elected, is reducingcrimeagainst the county’s growing senior population, includingfinancial crimes andphysical neglect or abuse. The crimes canbehard todetect, because they’re usually reportednot by thevictims, but by others. Raisingpublic awareness of these crimesmust be amajor tool in curbing them, he says.
DespiteGaskill’s ideas andpassion,McCarthy, on thebasisof his experience and skill, deserves a third termas the county’schief prosecutor.
McCarthy forstate’s attorney
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n Strong second quarter allowsseniors make up for last year’sloss to rival with 35-14 victory
BY PRINCE J. GRIMES
STAFFWRITER
Going into Friday night’s gameagainst Thomas S. Wootton HighSchool, theWinstonChurchill footballteam had not allowed a single pointthis fall.
The Bulldogs extended their shut-out streak to 10 quarters on Friday inRockville before allowinga touchdownin the third quarter. At that point,Churchill held a 28-7 lead and would
go on to win, 35-14.Churchill coach Joe Allen said the
shutout streak was important, but thewinmeantmore.
“The goal of any defense is to geta shutout. So that’s no different forus.” Allen said. “We’ve been fortunatethe last two weeks to get shutouts.We know we’re not going to get shut-outs every game, but the defense stillplayed very well today.”
Offensively, running backs BlakeDove and Andrew Zuckerman set thetone for Churchill during a second-quarter drive in which the Bulldogsran for 49 yards. Dove capped thedrive with a 3-yard touchdown run.
On the following possession, after
a Wootton fumble, Dove appeared tocross thegoal lineagain, this time froma yard out, but the referees ruled thatDove fumbled the ball and Woottonrecovered.
Two plays later, defensive backOumar Soumah intercepted Woottonquarterback Sam Ellis and returnedit 35 yards to give the Bulldogs a 14-0lead.
Dove said he was robbed on thefumble.
“I putmyarmacross.Mybodywasin actually. But you have to let the refsget what they want sometimes,” Dovesaid.
The ensuing interception returnwas just the beginning of a big day for
Soumah and it began a series of pos-sessions that put the Patriots in aneven bigger hole before the half.
After failing to advance the ball ontheir next possession, Wootton hadits punt attempt blocked. The ballbounced off the shoulder pads of aWootton player and Soumah caughtthe bounce and proceeded to run itback for another 35-yard touchdownreturn.
Once Churchill’s offense touchedthe ball again, quarterback ColinSmyth hit Marquette Lewis for a 35-yard touchdown to give Churchill a28-0 lead at the half.
Churchill extends its shutout streak against Wootton
n Field hockey: Defense alsohelps lead Bulldogs to 4-2 start
BY ERIC GOLDWEIN
STAFFWRITER
Winston Churchill High Schoolfield hockey’s Carly Kabelac has beena steady defensive presence sincejoining the starting lineup in 2012.But with the Bulldogs searching fornew scoring options this season, the5-foot-7 senior has been tasked with
leading the offense too.Churchill’s co-captainhasbeenup
to the challenge. Playing “high sweep”—adefensivemidfield position—Ka-belac has tallied two goals and five as-sists for the Potomac school.
“It’s her stepping up,” Churchillcoach Catherine Miller said. “It’s herrefining her skills and her takingmoreleadership on the field.”
Kabelac’s seven points are team-high for the Bulldogs, who are 4-2 asofMonday.
“She’s able tobring theballup, and
get rid of it when she needs to,” goal-keeper Sophie Ascher said. “... She’salways been a really strong player andshe just keeps getting better.”
With Churchill (10-4 last year)graduating several top contributors,including All-Gazette second teammidfield/forward Clare Nolan, theteam has relied on players to take onnew roles. Kabelac has continuedto thrive as a two-way player and ison pace to surpass her 2013 scoringnumbers (3 goals, 10 assists), but ithasn’t been a solo effort. Junior An-
nie Moshyedi and sophomore JennyLangerman have also carried the of-fense with three goals apiece, whileAscher, a second-year starter, has 35saves after recording 81 in 2013.
“We’ve adjusted pretty quickly,”said Kabelac, who was named an all-county defender by the MontgomeryCounty Public School coaches lastseason.
While Kabelac’s offense has giventhe Bulldogs a boost, her defense
Churchill gets an offensive boost
WinstonChurchillHighSchool’sCarlyCabalac(left) andJennyLangermanpracticeThursdaywith team-mates.
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See FIELD HOCKEY, Page B-2
See FOOTBALL, Page B-2
n Richard Montgomerydominates in 45-7 victory
BY JOHN HARRIS IIISPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
Following a difficult two-win 2013season, a competitive loss to openthe 2014 campaign and a drubbing bydefending Class 4A state championNorthwest lastweek, theRichardMont-gomery High School football team hadexperienced enough losing.
The Rockets unleashed over a yearof frustration Friday on visiting WalterJohnson, as they dominated, 45-7, inRockville.
In the first seven minutes of thecontest, Richard Montgomery (1-2)opened up a 21-0 lead, thanks to a4-yard pass play from senior quarter-back Renzo Farfan to Sebastian Vain-queur, a 30-yard interception returnfor a touchdown by junior linebackerMichael Silver and a fumble recoveryfor a score by junior defensive linemanJonOrtega.
Following a 23-yard field goal byJakob Chumtong and Farfan’s secondscoring pass to junior Daniel Alexan-der with 23.8 seconds left in the sec-ond quarter, Richard Montgomery hadbuilt an insurmountable 31-0 halftimeadvantage.
“I told them that they had an inten-sity to them; a fire in their eyes that Ihaven’t seen in the first 12 games thatI’ve been [coaching] here,” Rocketscoach JoshKlotz said. “Itwasnice to seethem have that intensity all day really,leading up to game time and then fromthe first play on.”
The Rockets kept their intensity inthe second half, as senior running backAlex Fehlinger (88 yards) ran 51 yardsup the middle for a touchdown on thefirst play from scrimmage of the thirdquarter. The play started the runningclock.
“All the time [Fehlinger] put intothe weight room in the offseason [haspaid off] and he’s one of the fastest kidsin the countywith track,” Klotz said. “...We’ve really focused on the runningbacks hitting the holes and getting ourtimingdown, andhedid that [tonight].”
Walter Johnson (0-3) stopped therunning clock for short time, as third-string sophomore quarterback PeytonAhnell capped a six-play drive with a12-yard run. Richard Montgomery ju-nior running back Leo Simon startedthe running clockbackupwith a 4-yardscoring run.
RM soarsin earningfirst win infootball
See ROCKETS, Page B-2
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SPORTSSPORTSROCKVILLE | ASPEN HILL | POTOMAC | OLNEY
GAMES GAZETTE.NET IS STAFFINGPosted online by 8 a.m. the following day.
Boys soccer: Sandy Spring Friends defeats Good Counsel. B-4
FOOTBALL: P. Branch at Churchill, 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Churchill is off to an impressive start this fall, but un-defeated Paint Branch visits Potomac this weekend.Panthers made it to the state semifinals last year.
FOOTBALL: Friendship at Bullis, 7 p.m. Friday
FOOTBALL: Good Counsel vs. Gonzaga, 2 p.m. Sat.
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Montgomery College sophomore setter Nicole Couturier digsThursday against Cecil College.
n Covenant Life gradswitched from defensive
specialist to setter this fall
BY KENT ZAKOUR
STAFFWRITER
Over the summer,MontgomeryCollege women’s volleyball coachAmir Mafinejad considered ask-ing sophomore Nicole Couturieraboutmaking a significant position
change.And after looking over the ros-
ter, Mafinejad approached andasked the 2013 Covenant LifeSchool graduate to move from de-fensive specialist to setter.
“I hadn’t played setter in a fewyears,” Couturier said. “So it wastough getting back in the flow ofrunning the offense. There’s been alot of hard work and practice.”
By all accounts, Couturier hasembraced and performed well inher new position this fall. After
moving from Colorado prior to herhigh school junior year, Couturierset, on occasion, at the Gaithers-burg private school, but primarilyplayed in the back row.
“She’s done great for us andI’m really proud of her for helpingout the team,”Mafinejad said. “Wetoldher shemaybeour starting set-ter and she’s ran with it. She’s im-provedher serving anddefense andhasdonea great job setting theball.Nicole’s improving constantly andhas great hands, but most impor-
tantly, she’swatchingwherepeopleare and running the offense, direct-ing people for plays.”
Couturier, who has 269 of theRaptors’ 274 assists this season andis a member of the MontgomeryCollege Scholars program studyingbiochemistry, has had to work witha raw and short group of hitters.
Sophomore middle hitterKapria Redparth (Takoma Acad-emy) is the tallest listed player on
Sophomore sets up big season for Montgomery College
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and that of her teammates— has been just as vital to theteam’s early-season success.Kabelac and senior Emily Raabhave anchored a defense thathas recorded three shutoutswhile allowing only five goalsthrough six games. Moshyedisaid that communication hasbeen key to the defense’s suc-cess, and that Kabelac has beenat the center of that.
“She kind of guides our de-fense and offense,” Moshyedisaid. “Always talking to us onthe field, telling us what we
need to be doing, where weneed to be. We’re always con-stantly learning from her.”
The Bulldogs’ two losses— both by a 2-0 score — cameagainst Poolesville and ThomasS. Wootton (Rockville), the 4Astate runner-ups. Kabelac saidshe is hoping the team can im-prove on its 2013 season, whichended with a 5-1 loss to the Pa-triots in the second round ofthe playoffs.
“I think we have a lot ofgood players [and depth],”Kabelac said. “If we work hardenough, it’ll work out.”
FIELD HOCKEYContinued from Page B-1
Wootton coach Eddie Toll-iver said that the end of the halfput his team in a tough spot andsaid his defense was forced tostay on the field for too long.
“Our timing was off,” Toll-iver said. “We left a lot on thefield, and I think if we would’vejust got into a rhythm earlier,it would’ve been a lot easier tomove the ball. We moved theball down the field, but then wewould shoot ourselves in thefoot.”
Soumah said he never hada game like the one he had Fri-day.
“Last week [a 41-0 win overWalter Johnson} was prettygood. But this week was a lotbetter,” the senior said. “Evenif I didn’t have any of the plays,
I would still be glad that we gotredemption on this field.”
Allen said it was importantto the seniors on his team tomake up for a 41-0 loss theysuffered against Woottonlast season. Wootton won onChurchill’s home-field andthe Bulldogs considered them-selves returning the favor onFriday.
Dove, who also playslinebacker, said the defensewanted to extend the shutoutstreak for another game. Whilethat didn’t happen, he said thewin felt good.
“We told ourselves thiswhole week we [were] going tocome out strong, andwe [were}going to dominate,” Dove said.“We did it. We showed it.”
FOOTBALLContinued from Page B-1
“We had great practices allweek, the coaches preparedus, and I felt that just carriedus day by day,” said Silver, whointercepted three passes and re-covered a fumble. “Defensively,our line played well, they put alot of pressure on them. I can’tsay enough about howwell theyplayed today.”
Richard Montgomery is setto take on Sherwood next week.
“We played Sherwood closelast year, wewere only down 6-0at halftime,” Klotz said. “We arefamiliar with them and they arefamiliarwithus andour kids likethe challenge of playing [goodteams].Wedon’t play football to
have too easy games or 10 easywins.”
The winless Wildcats arescheduled to play PoolesvilleFriday.
“We just got to get going onthe offensive line and get thatpush against Poolesville,” Wal-ter Johnson coach Greg Kellnersaid. “We need to get our feetmoving and pound that ball.If we execute the run well ... itcan help our passing game. Thesecond half, the guys came outand gave our best. We’re gettingthere.”
Walter Johnson is also hop-ing to get one of its junior quar-terbacks, Ben Lake or KedarRollins, ready for next week.Both are questionable, accord-ing to Kellner.
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at 5-foot-10 and has pacedMontgomery College’s attackwith105kills throughSunday.
“She’s been doing great,”Mafinejad said. “Kapria hasa lot of room to improve, butshe’s a big factor for us on of-fense right now. We try to sether as much as we can whenshe’s up in the front row.”
Freshman opposite hitterNatalie Speth (SenecaValley),who was expected to play li-berobefore the seasonbegan,has also made key contribu-tions offensively at oppositehitter (43 kills). Classmateoutside hitter Katherine Liu(42, Winston Churchill) andsophomore outside hitter Hi-romi Konishi (33, Northwest),who isplaying throughakneeinjury, have also chippedin. All three are listed 5-6 orshorter.
“We are short, but we are
definitely getting better as wegeta feel foreachother,”Cou-turier said. “... We’re playingashardandasbestaswecan.”
Montgomery College (6-7overall, 6-3 regular-seasonmatches), which was missingthree starters due to injuryor prior commitments, lostall four of their round-robinstyle matches in Saturday’sinaugural Raptors VolleyballInvitational.ButMafinejadre-mainsoptimistic.TheRaptorswent just 17-16 last season,but, as the No. 4 and lowestseed, peaked at the right timeto win the Region XX/DistrictG title and advance to theirsecond NJCAA Division IIInational tournament.
“We’re keeping our fin-gers crossed everyone stayshealthy,” the seventh-yearcoach said. “We’ve told ourplayers that it isn’t how youstart, it is how you finish theseasonplaying your best.”
SOPHOMOREContinued from Page B-1
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Montgomery College sophomore setter Nicole Couturier sets duringThursday’s women’s volleyball match against Cecil College.
CoachHao-LinChai knewhisteamwasbetter than its 1-2 recordsuggested, sowhenWaltWhitmantook a thrilling first game frompe-rennial power SherwoodonSept.16, hewasn’t all that surprised.AlthoughWhitmaneventually fellto theWarriors, 3-1, Chai saw thegameas validation that his teamcan competewith thebest.
“The girls executed everythingthey’ve beenworking on,”Chaisaid. “If our girls performat thelevel atwhich theypractice,wewillbe able to competewith teams likeSherwood.”
Good Counsel hasrevenge on its mindsKarenKart’sOur LadyofGood
CounselHigh School team is theonly teamall season to take a gamefromWashingtonCatholic AthleticConference leader Academyof theHolyCross. So, the Falcons are al-ready looking forward to theirOct. 2rematchwith theTartans, amatch
that they chose for their annualThinkPinkmatch,which raisesmoney for breast cancer research.
“It’s a big community event,”Kart said. “Weusually get about 300people,which for a volleyballmatchis pretty big.”
The two teams sit atop the con-ference afterGoodCounsel recentlydefeatedPaul VI in four games.
Freshman libero sparksGaithersburg defenseDuring Gaithersburg High
School’s 3-0 victory against previ-ously unbeatenNorthwest onThursday, freshman Skyler Thies-sen became quite familiar with thegymfloor. The 5-foot-5 libero waseverywhere for the Trojans, spear-heading an impressive defensiveeffort with a number of diving digs.
“For her to play at the levelshe’s playing at right now is justunreal,” coachMichele Staymatessaid of the only freshman on herroster. “She’s all over the floor.Shemade some diving passes andsome digs and [got to] some ballsshe should’ve never gotten herhands on. She’s brilliant.”
Whitman takes stepsforward vs. Sherwood
GIRLS VOLLEYBALLNOTEBOOK
B Y A D A M G U T E K U N S T
Our Lady of Good CounselHigh School field hockey’sMack-enzieMasters had been under theweather, battling bronchitis, andaftermissing the previous game,coach Theda Bagdonwas on thefence about putting her back onthe field.
“I asked her, ‘Are you back?’”Bagdon said. “She’s like, ‘I’mback.’ And I’m like, ‘Prove it.’”
Masters did exactly that onMonday against the Academy oftheHoly Cross. In the second half,the senior scoredwhat proved tobe the game-winning goal in a 2-1road victory against the rival Kens-ington school.
The Falcons (7-1) have leanedon their conditioning this seasonas they look to repeat as champi-ons of theWashington CatholicAthletic Conference.
Thewinmoves the Falcons to4-0 inWCAC play.
—ERIC GOLDWEIN
Coaching change keysB-CC’s early successBethesda-Chevy ChaseHigh
School senior Alexis Salcedo is inher fourth year of varsity tennis,and is on her fourth coach. Andwhile the first threemay not havebeen the right fit for the Barons,current coach Chris Hoey seemsto have his No. 2 singles playerbelieving that the fourth time canbe a charm.
“Our practices aren’t someplace where we just hit to hit. Now,we actually have lessons that heteaches us each day to improveour [games],” Salcedo said. “Heknows how to speak to us andteach us things quick and to thepoint.”
—ADAM GUTEKUNST
Good Counsel defeatsHoly Cross in field hockey
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WatkinsMill (1-2) won its first game of the seasonon Saturday inmajor fashion. TheWolverines de-featedWheaton 33-12.
On Friday,Our Lady ofGood Counsellost its first gameof the season.They ran into a
defense evenmore formidable than their own, in Gil-man, and failed to score a point in a 20-0 defeat.
Rash at Springbrookdelays game
Fridaynight’s gamebetweenSherwoodHigh Schoolandhost SpringbrookwaspostponeduntilMondaydue to a skin irritation scare for theplayers at the SilverSpring school.
According to Springbrook’s coachAdamBahr, staffmembers at Springbrook cleaned the locker roomwithan “appropriate disinfectant, inappropriately used.”
It resulted in rashes andburns onanumber of play-ers’ necks and shoulderswhere the shoulder pads sit,forcing them to seekmedical attention, Bahr said. Theteamhad to get newgear as a result and reschedule thegame.
A lot of players still weren’t able to suit-up forMon-day’s game, forcing Springbrook to call five junior var-sity players up for depth.
“Its been abizarreweek.My thoughts andprayersarewith the kidswhoare still affectedby the incident.Its been tough to focus on football as clearly, that’s be-come secondary,” Bahr said. “Weare also grateful to thestaff at Sherwoodwho [were] so accommodating in ourdesire to switch the game toMonday.”
Bahr saidhewas also grateful to the soccer teamfor re-arranging their schedule to accommodate thechange in the football schedule.
No game for KennedyWhile Springbrook got anopportunity tomakeup
last Friday’s game, JohnF. KennedyHigh Schoolwillhave to completely cancel their game this Friday againstNational ChristianAcademy.
Kennedy athletic director KenCudd cited a lack ofcommunication fromNCAas the reasonwhy.
After initially reaching out toKennedy to schedulethe September 26 game,NCA’s coach couldn’t be con-tacted, Cudd said.
He saidhe sent the contract for the game toNCA inJuly andnever heardback from the coach again, nor didhe receive the contract.
“Basedon the lack of any communication,wede-cidednot to count on them to showupandpulled theplug on the gamenow,”Cudd said.
Kennedyplayersmaybenefit fromaweekoff as itprovides anunprecedented amount of time to rest and
work on some things in between games.ButCuddagreed, net revenue for the athletic de-
partmentwill be affectedby the cancellationbecausethe gamewas supposed tobeoneof fivehome-gamesfor theCavaliers.
Military appreciation at Seneca ValleyTwo story-lines playedout at the SenecaValley and
Northwest gameonFriday.Thefirst andmost obviouswas the game,which is
annually played for theKing’s trophy, andwaswonbyNorthwest for a second consecutive season.
The secondwas SenecaValley’sMilitary Apprecia-tionNight,whichbegan a couple of hours before thegameand continued throughoutwithU.S. ArmyandSenecaValleyBoosterClub sponsored events.
This included a rockwall, football toss, veteranrecognitionduring the game, andU.S. Armymaterialgiveaways amongmanyother things.
Prior to the game, senior RonnieRamirezGarciawas awarded aplaque for best representing the sevencore values of theU.S. Army.
“Itwent great,” SenecaValley’s athletic directorJesse Irvin said. “The student body embraced it and itwas themost spirited I have seenour student section.”
Cutting it closeGeorgetownPrepdropped to 1-3 on the season
following a 34-30 loss to St. Stephen’s&St. Agnes onSaturday.
The gamewasPrep’s first Interscholastic AthleticConference football game since rejoining the IAC thisseason after a 10-year absence from the conference.
The four-point losswasPrep’s secondone-scoreloss of the season after losing toBishopMcNamara 27-21 onSeptember 6.
Their lonewin thus farwas a 27-26 gameover ForkUnionMilitary Academy.
Good Counsel loses first game
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FEARLESS FORECASTSThe Gazette sports staff picks the
winners of this week’s football gamesinvolving Montgomery County teams.All games record includes picks madein Prince George’s County. Here arethis week’s selections:
Montgomery County recordAll games
St. Paul’s at LandonBlake at ClarksburgPaint Branch at ChurchillSpringbrook at BlairGaithersburg at NorthwestQuince Orchard at MagruderRichard Montgomery at SherwoodWalter Johnson at PoolesvilleWootton at WhitmanDamascus at Watkins MillNorthwood at EinsteinSeneca Valley at Bethesda-Chevy ChaseWheaton at RockvilleAvalon at St. John’s Catholic PrepFriendship Collegiate at BullisGood Counsel at GonzagaJohn F. Kennedy does not play this week
HOW THEY RANK
Also receiving votes: Seneca Valley 2; Paint Branch 1.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
The Gazette sports staff ranks the top 10 high school footballteams in Montgomery County each week during the season.
Rank School Record Points
1. Northwest 3-0 60
2. Damascus 3-0 54
3. Good Counsel 3-1 48
4. Bullis 2-1 42
5. Sherwood 3-0 34
6. Quince Orchard 2-1 32
7. Montgomery Blair 2-1 24
8. Clarksburg 2-1 17
9. Churchill 3-0 13
10. Landon 3-1 3
STANDINGSMontgomery 3ADivision
Division OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk
Damascus 2-0 — 3-0 117 17 W3Seneca Valley 2-0 — 2-1 75 60 L1WatkinsMill 1-0 0.5 1-2 40 71 W1Rockville 1-1 1.0 2-1 95 75 W1Northwood 0-1 1.5 0-3 12 154 L3Einstein 0-2 2.0 0-3 13 90 L6Wheaton 0-2 2.0 0-3 24 87 L11
Montgomery 4AWestDivisionDivision OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk
Northwest 1-0 — 3-0 138 6 W9QuinceOrchard 1-0 — 2-1 78 52 L1Clarksburg 1-1 0.5 2-1 78 28 W2Gaithersburg 0-1 1.0 1-2 52 59 L1Magruder 0-1 1.0 1-2 19 80 L1
Montgomery 4A SouthDivisionDivision OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk
Churchill 3-0 — 3-0 115 14 W3Whitman 1-0 1.0 2-1 63 55 W1R.Montgomery 1-0 1.0 1-2 78 102 W1Wootton 2-1 1.0 2-1 68 59 L1B.-Chevy Chase 0-3 3.0 0-3 13 88 L3Walter Johnson 0-3 3.0 0-3 21 112 L12
Montgomery 4AEastDivisionDivision OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk
Paint Branch 3-0 — 3-0 84 21 W3Sherwood 2-0 1.0 3-0 103 19 W3Montgomery Blair 1-1 1.5 2-1 100 14 W1JamesH. Blake 0-1 2.0 1-2 50 49 W1John F. Kennedy 0-2 2.5 0-3 7 115 L5Springbrook 0-2 2.5 0-3 12 109 L4
Independent 2A schoolOverall
W-L PF PA StrkPoolesville 2-1 93 40 L1
Private schoolsOverall
W-L PF PA StrkGoodCounsel 3-1 81 39 L1Avalon 3-1 136 26 W2Landon 3-1 134 57 W2Bullis 2-1 73 68 W1Georgetown Prep 1-3 81 125 L3
LAST WEEK’S SCORESFriday’s gamesGilman 20, GoodCounsel 0Landon 42, Paul VI 13Paint Branch 43, Kennedy 7Clarksburg 26, Gaithersburg 6Blake 35,Magruder 0Northwest 46, Seneca Valley 6Churchill 35,Wootton 14RichardMontgomery 45,Walter Johnson 7Whitman 21, Bethesda-Chevy Chase 3Damascus 19, QuinceOrchard 11Rockville 35, Einstein 6SouthHagerstown 34, Poolesville 14Avalon 47, Annapolis Area Christian 0Bullis 30, St.Mary’s 20
Saturday’s gamesSt Stephen’s/St. Agnes 34, Georgetown Prep 30Blair 56, Northwood 0WatkinsMill 33,Wheaton 12
Monday’s gameSherwood 56, Springbrook 6
RushingPlayer, school Rushes Yards Avg. TDsDevonteWilliams, Bullis 61 528 8.7 5JoshuaHunter, Landon 33 496 15.0 4Dominyck Sims,Wheaton 75 439 5.9 3E.J. Lee, Northwest 33 425 12.9 5Kyle Green, QuinceOrchard 49 382 7.8 4Alex Fehlinger, R.Montgomery 54 342 6.3 3Adrian Feliz-Platt, Seneca Valley 28 309 11.0 3TreyWillis, Poolesville 43 297 6.9 3AndrewZuckerman, Churchill 35 292 8.3 4Colton Rupp, Landon 36 257 7.1 4
PassingPlayer, school Att.-Cmp. Yards Int. TDsChuck Reese, Rockville 71-121 899 2 10SamEllis,Wootton 64-112 736 2 4Neven Sussman, Sherwood 31-43 641 0 6DwayneHaskins Jr., Bullis 54-91 542 2 4Andres Castillo, GoodCounsel 33-56 478 2 5Jake Silverman, Blake 35-63 443 1 2Mark Pierce, Northwest 32-58 439 0 5DanonDavis-Cray,PaintBranch 29-56 420 1 3Evan Smith,Whitman 30-51 410 3 4StevenMorningstar, Poolesville 26-47 337 2 3
ReceivingPlayer, school Catches Yards Avg. TDsRyan Stango, Paint Branch 19 298 15.7 2Keon Paye, GoodCounsel 9 285 31.7 4Anthony Albert, Rockville 18 265 14.7 1DamaniNeal, Bullis 28 260 9.3 3Marcus Simms, Sherwood 14 453 32.4 4Louison Biama, Rockville 10 259 25.9 3Deondray Sumpter, Blake 11 236 21.5 2ChristianGreaves, Northwood 17 232 21.1 1AntonCasey,Whitman 11 185 16.8 1DamaniNeal, Bullis 20 182 9.1 2
Coaches and team statisticians may emailseason team statistics to [email protected] noon on Mondays to be included.
LEADERSUp for grabs
GEORGE P. SMITH/FOR THE GAZETTE
Walt Whitman High School’s Anton Casey (left) and Bethesda-Chevy Chase’s Sam Robinson go up for the ball during Friday’sfootball game in Bethesda. Visiting Whitman won, 21-3.
DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE
Springbrook’s Neiman Blain rolls out to pass againstSherwood during Monday’s football game.
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TheRichardMontgomeryHighSchool girls soccer teamhasneverbeenshortonathleticism, coachMonicaTarzy said,butpast teamshavebeencomprisedmostlyofathletes turnedsoccerplayers forthe fall. This year’s squad,however,boastsmuchmore technical skillthroughout thefield than in recenthistory.
Thehigherpercentageof year-roundplayers,manyofwhomaremembersofhigher level club teams,hasenabledRichardMontgomery toemployamorepossessionstyleof-fensepredicatedonworking theballaround thefield.And it’s openedupmore scoringchances,Tarzy said.
TheRockets (3-1asof Sunday)haveoutscored theirfirst fourop-ponents, 10-5. SeniorRowanGlasshas led thewaywith six goals. JuniorVanessaMartinezhas surfacedasa reliableplaymaker in thecentralmidfield.BrittanyFletcher’s speedin thefinal third is also somethingRichardMontgomeryhasbeenplay-
ing to,Tarzy said.
Gaithersburg adjuststo new goalkeeper
FreshmanEliseCouturierhasbig shoes tofill asGaithersburg’snewgoalie.Therearefive four-yearvarsitymembersused toplayingin frontof the same, experiencedkeeper.But2014graduateMichaelaColongaveCouturierher stampofapprovalduring tryoutsandcoachGregKenel said theyoungster is tak-ing large strideseveryday.
After consecutive lopsidedwins, Gaithersburg has lost twostraight to Poolesville (2-0) andBethesda-Chevy Chase (1-0), butthose are two quality teams thathave outscored their opponentsa combined 33-4 and Kenel saidCouturier, who is a quick learner,held upwell. .
It’s a numbers gamefor Springbrook
It would’ve been difficult forthe SpringbrookHigh School girlssoccer team to take a step backfrom awinless 2013 but the BlueDevils have takenmore than onestep forward early this fall. And itstarted with increased numbers attryouts— the roster has jumpedfrom 12 to 23 players.
Springbrook (3-2asof Sunday)hasalreadywon threemoregamesthan itdid its entire seasonayearago. In theBlueDevils’ firstfivecontests, theyhave scored10goals,more thandouble last year’s total offourgoals. Springbrookhasgivenupanaverageof threegoals in itsfirstfivecontests, nearly three less thanlast year’s average.
SophomoregoalieMercyAkedehasplayedamajorpart in that,coachLauren-AshleyMinor said.
R. Montgomery getstechnical on the pitch
KEEPING IT BRIEF HOW THEY RANK
Boys soccer1. Georgetown Prep2. Whitman3. Magruder4. Walter Johnson5. Blair
n Best bet: Whitmanat Einstein, noonSaturday. High-scoringTitans host red-hotVikings in matchupfeaturing two ofcounty’s top teams.
Girls soccer1. Good Counsel2. Bethesda-Chevy Chase3. Winston Churchill4. Walt Whitman5. Poolesville
n Best bet: BishopMcNamara atAcademy of theHoly Cross, 4 p.m.,Tuesday. Two WCACfoes are lookingto move up in theconference.
Girls volleyball1. Holy Cross2. Sherwood3. Gaithersburg4. Wootton5. Northwest
n Best bet:Gaithersburg atWootton, 6:30 p.m.Friday. After puttingaway Northwest instraight games lastweek, the Trojansface another toughroad test early in theseason against theunbeaten Patriots.
Field hockey1. Good Counsel2. Wootton3. Holy Cross4. Poolesville5. Bullis
n Best bet: WalterJohnson at Poolesville,6:30 p.m. Friday.Falcons (3A) hostWildcats (4A) inmatchup featuring twoof county’s top publicschool teams.
MC men’s soccer coach takes Gallaudet jobMontgomeryCollegemen’s soccer coachPedroBrazwas recently
named to the samepositionatGallaudetUniversity.Braz,who is ex-pected tofinishout the2014 seasonwith theRaptors,will be restartingaprogramin2015 thathasnotfieldedavarsity teamsince the2012 season.
“Itwill beachallenge startingabrandnewprogram,going tobea lotofworkandadifferent environment,” saidBraz,whoaddedhewill haveto learnAmericanSignLanguage.
Brazguided theRaptors toa22-2 record last fall andaNo.2 ranking.—KENTZAKOUR
Sherwood volleyball reigns at Magruder InvitationalTheSherwoodHighSchool volleyball teamtookhomethefirstplace
trophyatSaturday’s 17thannualCol. ZadokMagruder Invitational tour-nament,defeatingFrederickCounty’sUrbana, 25-23, 25-16 in the titlematch.
“[Thegirls] are learningonavery, veryquick scale,”first-year coachBenSanger said. “Everythingwe’re seeing inpractice is translatingover tothecourt and it justmakesmeproudbecause it’s showing thatwe’rebe-ingeffective.That showson the scoreboard.”
MontgomeryBlair’s JadeLiuandMagruder’sBeckySmith joinedSherwood’sMeganWilsonandKerraTiradoon theall-tournament team.KaiyaHeylinger-Powell, a 6-foot-2 sophomoremiddlehitter for theWar-riors, tookhomethe tournament’sMostValuablePlayeraward.
“Kaiya isprobablyoneof the strongestplayers in thecounty,” Sangersaid. “If shecangetherbodyweightbehind theball andswing, there’svery fewpeoplewhowill beable todig thatball up.”
—ADAMGUTEKUNST
Clarksburg field hockey gets a lessonOnSaturday, theClarksburgHighSchoolfieldhockey teamwent to
Leonardtownandpredictably suffereda4-0defeat against thecompeti-tiveout-of-county squad.But in thatblowout losswasa learningexperi-ence; it forced the teamto“playhonestdefense”andavoidballwatching,coachSissyNatoli said.
It didn’t take long for theCoyotes to respond.Later that afternoon,theydefeatedCol. ZadokMagruderofDerwood, 4-0, improving theirrecord to4-2asofMonday.
—ERICGOLDWEIN
Springbrook grad selected to Washington SpiritAfter twoNationalWomen’sSoccerLeagueseasonswith theBoston
Breakers, 2000SpringbrookHighSchool graduate JoannaLohmanwillcall theMarylandSoccerPlex inBoydshomeonceagain. Itwasan-nouncedby the league lastweek thatLohman,amidfielder,was selectedby theGermantown-basedWashingtonSpirit offwaivers.
Lohman,whospent timewith theWashingtonFreedomandD.C.UnitedWomen,made14starts forBoston in2014andscoredagoal. Shewasamemberof theU-21U.S.Women’sNationalTeamfrom2000-05andhas sevencaps for theUSWNT.
—JENNIFERBEEKMAN
The Sandy Spring FriendsSchool (SSFS) boys soccer teamhas a new look after reaching thePotomac Valley Athletic Confer-ence tournament championshipgame in 2013.
And it might be a better one.Without last season’s leading
scorer Keenan Smith (Class of2014), the Wildebeests have turnedto a more balanced attack, with
several different scoring options.The result: a 4-1 start (as of
Monday) that includes a victoryover Our Lady of Good Counsel.
Among SSSF’s key contribtu-ors are junior midfielder/forwardJake Crim and senior midfielderJacob Petrucci; coach Jeff Rohrmansaid he expects Crim, 6-foot-2, toshoulder much of the burden thisseason.
Rohrman said SSFS’s depthon offense has been key to thequick start. “I’ve got three or fourguys that can score for us so we’renot as reliant on one player … insome ways, we’re a better team,”Rohrman said. “... It’s a real differ-ent dynamic.”
Gaithersburg keeps winningdespite injuries
The Gaithersburg High Schoolboys soccer team has been deci-mated by injuries, losing half of itsstarting lineup.
Nothing catastrophic; threesprained ankles and a hamstring,coach Matt Bowling said. But theshorthanded Trojans have beenwithout some of their top con-tributors, including goalkeeperChristian Reyes (ankle) and strikerGustavo Garcia (hamstring).
But that’d be hard to tell basedoff the early-season results, as theTrojans — leaning on seniors MaxBoimov and Neal Iannone — areoff to a 4-2 start as of Monday.
“I think it’s remarkable consid-ering the adversity the team hashad to deal with,” Bowling said. “...It’s been a total team approach totry and solve the problem.”
Wheaton turns it aroundThe Wheaton High School boys
soccer team went into the yearwith a new set of starters aftergraduating 10 seniors, and thatinexperience was exposed duringtheir preseason scrimmages, whichincluded a 7-1 loss to RichardMontgomery and a blowout lossagainst Gaithersburg.
“We were really bombed by acouple teams,” coach Oscar Ama-guana said. “Let me tell you, it wasugly.”
But that slow start, it turnedout, was exactly what the SilverSpring school needed. Followingthe Trojans loss, the Knights madesome changes, moving two of itsmidfielders — Naol MeKonnen,Carlos Flamenco — to defenseand putting its sophomore, ArthurNganou, at center back. The resulthas been a 4-1 start (as of Mon-day), with two shutouts and just sixgoals allowed.
“It’s working. The kids are fol-lowing directions, playing togetherkeeping their shape … we’re head-ing in the right direction,” Ama-guana said.
Northwest puts it togetherNothing like a nail-biting vic-
tory over an elite MontgomeryCounty opponent to lift the spiritsof a struggling Northwest HighSchool boys soccer team.
Playing Sherwood on Friday,the Jaguars escaped with a 2-1 vic-tory — the first of the season forthe Germantown school.
Emil Owusu and Henry Gomezboth had goals in the victory overthe Olney school; Gomez’s cameon a penalty kick.
“We played pretty well,” North-
west coach Kert Mease said. “Ithink that things are starting tocome together a little bit.”
Walter Johnson bouncesback in a big way
The Walter Johnson HighSchool boys soccer team neededevery second of its Saturday matchagainst Gonzaga. As time expiredin the second half, Giles Bevenserved a ball to Malcolm Djiki,who scored his first varsity goal tosend the game into overtime. TheWildcats would get another timelygoal in the 96th minute; this one —another first — came from juniorforward Daniel Hart, and it gavethe Betesda school its fifth straightvictory after getting blown out inits season-opener — a 5-0 loss toHigh Point in Beltsville.
“They’re starting to see wherethe pay off is of working hard. Ikeep telling them, ‘high schoolball, it’s very different from a clubatmosphere. Sometimes it doescome down to work rate, intensityand just that sense of urgency,’coach Hector Morales said. “Whenthey do that, when they play inthat style and manner, they’ve re-ally been able to put together thosegood halves of play.”
Sandy Spring Friends find balance
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Walter Johnson High School’s Xavier Warmerdam (right) and High Point’s AngeloRidore chase the ball during the Sept. 5 boys soccer match in Beltsville.
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anAmendment to the City of Rockville Master Plan(Planning Commission Draft for Public Preview)
Notice is hereby given that the Mayor and Council of Rockville is seeking testimony on the draft Rockville Pike Plan and willconduct a public hearing on Monday, September 29, 2014 at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as it may be heard, in the Mayor andCouncil Chambers, Rockville City Hall, 111 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland. The hearing is in connection with the June2014 Planning Commission draft of Rockville’s Pike Plan, which the Planning Commission is considering to propose as anamendment to the City’s Master Plan. The hearing will be followed by a work session on the transportation components of the draftPlan. Public hearings on the draft Plan will also be held on October 27, November 17, and December 8, 2014.
The draft Plan covers 382 acres of the City of Rockville that is located south of Richard Montgomery Drive; north of the City’ssouthern border; and west of the CSX railroad tracks and Metrorail right-of-way. The western border follows the western edge ofJefferson Street and runs through the Woodmont Country Club property. Rockville Pike (MD 355) bisects the area. The draft Planincludes transportation and land use policies, as well as implementation strategies. After the public hearings, the Mayor and Councilmay elect to send its comments to the Rockville Planning Commission, which may result in modifications to the draft Plan.
The Plan may be accessed via the City’s Web site at http://www.rockvillemd.gov/rockvillespike. Printed copies may be reviewed atthe City’s Department of Community Planning and Development Services at Rockville City Hall, as well as at the Twinbrook PublicLibrary and the Rockville Public Library.
Written comments on the draft plan may be submitted to the Mayor and Council via email at [email protected] or mailed toCity Clerk’s Office, Rockville City Hall, 111 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850. Persons submitting testimony, orally orin writing, are requested to provide their name and address. More detailed information is available by contacting Cindy Kebba,Planner, at 240-314-8233.
Persons wishing to testify are requested to call the City Clerk’s Office at 240-314-8280 by 4:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing atwhich they intend to speak to place their names on the speakers’ list. Advanced sign-up is requested but not required.
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Sly Fox Brewery in Pott-stown, Pa., is a rapidly growingbrewery now selling in fivestates in the Mid-Atlantic regionas well as New York and Wash-ington, D.C. Starting as a Phoe-nixville, Pa., brewpub in 1996,the production brewing facilitywas added in 2004 and relo-
cated and expanded in 2012.Brewing in 2014 is expected tobe 21,000 barrels, about a 40percent growth over 2013.
Sly Fox produces five year-round beers: Phoenix Pale Ale,Helles Golden Lager, Route113 IPA, 360 IPA, and their best
selling Pikeland Pils, a GreatAmerican Beer Festival goldmedal winner. The breweryalso makes five seasonal beers:Oktoberfest Lager, Odyssey Im-perial IPA, Christmas Ale, RoyalWeisse, and Grisette, a relativeof the Belgian Saison style.
Brewmaster Brian O’Reillyhas been with Sly Fox since2002 and is noted for his inter-pretations of classic Belgian andGerman styles. The brewery
bottles a number of specialtybeers during the year totaling40-50 styles in 2013, about halfof which are available com-mercially in cans or 22-ouncebottles, with the remainder onlysold on draft.
Sly Fox was the first breweryin the Mid-Atlantic region toinstall a canning line and manyof its beers are available only incans.
GrisetteWorkingClass Ale
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increases in the middle. A softearthiness emerges along with apleasant tartness in the finish asthe citrus fades completely. Inthe aftertaste the tartness staysand lingers while the other fla-vors wane. Ratings: 8.5/7.5.
SaisonVos (6.9 percentABV) has a honey, earthy andyeasty aroma which presages amild earthy front with a cordialtartness and a hint of peach/
Sly Fox Brewery brings award-winning flavor to Mid-Atlantic
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n E.B. White’s classic storyis told through musical
BY KIRSTY GROFFSTAFF WRITER
Join a “Little” mouse on a big journeywhen Adventure Theatre MTC launchesits 2014-2015 season with its productionof “Stuart Little.”
Based on the 1945 E.B. White novel ofthe same name, the musical focuses onTheLittle family ofNewYorkCity, consist-ing of Mr. and Mrs. Little, their son GeorgeLittle and their adopted son, the mousenamed Stuart.
After his feathered friend Margalodisappears, he embarks on an adventureoutside of his home to find her. While hissmall size is an obstacle, it can’t get in theway of his determination.
“It’s a fun story, fast-paced and verymuch in the spirit of what I gravitate to-ward,” said director Chris Hovde, “whichis letting theaudiencebring their imagina-tion to the story rather than doing every-thing for them.”
The cast consists of five different ac-tors playing multiple parts – all exceptfor Stuart Little, who is played by ChrisDinolfo. According to Hovde, Dinolfo’scraftsmanship and presence made him aperfect match for the role of the adventur-ous rodent. From there, the rest of the castfell into place.
“The four ensemble characters, wecast around our lead Stuart,” said Hovde.“They’re funny, adventurous, and theyhave wild imaginations themselves —they cast themselves, essentially.”
Imaginations comein all shapes, sizes
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The Little family — made up of Mr. and Mrs. Little, played by Andrew Ferlo and Tracey Farrar; George, played by Philip Reid; andadopted second child-mouse Stuart Little, played by Chris Dinolfo — gathers in their New York apartment in the Adventure TheatreMusical Theater Company production of “Stuart Little.”
STUART LITTLEn When: Now through Oct. 26; check Web
site for times
n Where: Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo
n Tickets: $19
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DANCESSocial Ballroom Dance, 8:30 to
11 p.m., Sept. 24 ($16); TeaDance,12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. ($6), Sept.25;West Coast SwingDancingwithDance JamProductions, 9 p.m.,Drop-in lessons 7:30 to 9 p.m.($15), Sept. 26; LatinNight withMr.Mambo, 8 to 10 p.m.work-shops, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. dance ($18for workshop and dance, $15 fordance only after 10 p.m.), Sept. 27;Social BallroomDance, 8 p.m., freerumba lesson at 7 p.m. ($16), Sept.28; Social BallroomDance, 8:30p.m., “step of the evening”WestCoast Swingmini-lesson at 8:15p.m. ($16); TeaDance, 12:30 to 3:30p.m. ($6), Oct. 2, 2126 IndustrialHighway, Silver Spring, 301-326-1181, hollywoodballroomdc.com.
Scottish Country Dancing, 8to 10 p.m.Mondays, steps andformations taught. No experience,partner necessary, T-39 BuildingonNIH campus,Wisconsin Av-enue and SouthDrive, Bethesda,240-505-0339.
Glen Echo Park is at 7300 Ma-cArthur Blvd.
Blues, Capital Blues: Thursdays,8:15 p.m. beginner lesson, 9 to11:30 p.m. dancing toDJs, GlenEcho Park’s Spanish BallroomAn-nex, $8, capitalblues.org.
Contra, Sept. 26, GeorgeMar-shall andWild Asparaguswith AnnPercival on piano and guitar, DavidCantieni onwinds, Becky Tracy onfiddle, GeorgeMarshall on concer-tina and bodhran, Glen Echo ParkSpanish Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., $10,fridaynightdance.org.
English Country, Sept. 24, Jo-seph Pimentel caller, 8 p.m., GlenEcho TownHall (upstairs), fsgw.org.
Swing and Lindy, Oct. 17, Swing&Blues Crossover with Josh Fi-alkoff & the Fried Bananas, eveningstarts with beginning swing lessonfrom8 to 9 p.m., follwed by danc-ing from9 p.m. tomidnight. $18,$12 17 and under. Glen Echo ParkSpanish Ballroom, flyingfeet.org.
Waltz, Oct. 5, Valse Impressionswith Katie Davis Henderson (fid-dle), Carrie Rose (flute), Liz Don-aldson (piano), and RalphGordon(bass); Oct. 19, RhapsodywithMarty Taylor (winds, concertina),AlexanderMitchell (fiddle,mando-lin), DaveWiesler (piano, guitar),RalphGordon (bass), waltztimed-ances.org.
Irish Dancing, “Ring of KerryIrishDance class winter sessionbegan on Sept. 9. Dancersmeet onTuesday’s fromSeptember untilmid-December at RidgeviewMid-dle School. Beginning class startsat 7 p.m., followed by themoreexperienced class at 8:05 p.m. Costis $40.We do ceili and set dancesand no partner is required to enjoythe lessons. Formore information,email Jean at [email protected] visit ringofkerrydancers.org. Dancersmust be at least 8years old to senior. Anyone under16must be accompanied by anadult.
MUSICBethesda Blues & Jazz Sup-
per Club, Bumper Jacksons, Sept.24; Chaise Lounge, Sept. 25; DukeRobillard Bandwith Andy PoxonBand, Sept. 26; Be’la Dona, Sept.27; Dionne Farris with the RussellGunnQuartet, Sept. 28; ParthenonHuxley & Friends, Oct. 2, The CelticTenors, Oct. 3, call for prices, 7719WisconsinAve., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz.com.
BlackRock Center for theArts, District Comedy, Sept. 27;Salsa and BachataDance Party,Oct. 3; The Spencers’ Theatre ofIllusion, Oct. 4 and 5; An EveningwithGrouchoMarx, Oct. 17, 12901TownCommonsDrive, German-town. 301-528-2260, blackrockcen-ter.org.
Fillmore Silver Spring, SnarkyPuppy, Sept. 26; 80s vs. 90sDanceParty w/BizMarkie, Sept. 27; TheBYTBentzen Ball Comedy Festival,Oct. 2; Concert for Ebola Relief,Oct. 3; Baby LovesDisco, Oct. 4; Ri-val SonswithMonster Truck, Oct.4; Ab-Soul, Oct. 5, 8656 ColesvilleRoad, Silver Spring. fillmoresilver-spring.com.
Strathmore, Afternoon Tea,1 p.m., Sept. 24; Sami Yusuf, 8p.m., Sept. 26; BSO: RachmaninoffSymphonyNo. 1, 8 p.m., Sept. 27;International Tea, 1 p.m., Sept. 30;International Tea, 1 p.m., Oct. 1;Bill Cosby, 8 p.m., Oct. 2, call forvenue. Locations:Mansion, 10701Rockville Pike, North Bethesda;Music Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda,301-581-5100, strathmore.org.
ON STAGEAdventure Theatre-MTC, “Stu-
art Little,” throughOct. 26, call forprices, times, Adventure TheatreMTC, 7300MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho, 301-634-2270, adventurethe-atre-mtc.org.
Imagination Stage, “TheNightFairy,” throughOct. 26, call forprices, times, Imagination Stage,4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imag-inationstage.org.
Olney Theatre Center, “Colos-sal,” throughOct. 5, call for prices,
times, 2001Olney-Sandy SpringRoad, Olney, 301-924-3400, olney-theatre.org.
The Puppet Co., “Rapunzel,”throughOct. 12; Tiny Tots@ 10,selectWednesdays, Saturdays andSundays, call for shows and showtimes, Puppet Co. Playhouse, GlenEcho Park’s North Arcade Building,7300MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org.
Round House Theatre,Bethesda, “Fool for Love,” throughSept. 27, call for show times, 4545East-West Highway, Bethesda. $15for general admission, $10 for sub-scribers, patrons 30 and youngerand seniors. 240-644-1100, round-housetheatre.org.
Silver Spring Black Box The-atre, CarpeDiemArts presents AnEvening at the Black Boxwith LisaJaeggi, LEA and Audrey Engdahl,7:30 p.m., Sept. 28, 8641 ColesvilleRoad, Silver Spring, 301-588-8277,[email protected].
Silver Spring Stage, “God ofCarnage,” throughOct. 11,Wood-moor Shopping Center, 10145Colesville Road, Silver Spring, seewebsite for show times, ssstage.org.
VISUAL ARTAdah Rose Gallery, “So IWill
Let It (TheUglyWallpaper) Aloneand Talk About TheHouse,”through Sept. 28, 3766HowardAve., Kensington, 301-922-0162,adahrosegallery.com
Glenview Mansion, The Sumi-eSociety, through Sept. 26, RockvilleCivic Center Park, 503 EdmonstonDrive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov.
Marin-Price Galleries, JosephHolston, throughOct. 15, 10:30a.m. to 7 p.m.Monday throughSaturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday,7022Wisconsin Ave., 301-718-0622,marin-price.com.
Montgomery Art Association,Featured Artist: Robin Frosh,through Sept. 28,Monday throughSaturday, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., Sunday11 a.m. to 7 p.m.,WestfieldWhea-tonMall, 11160 Viers Hill Road,Wheaton,montgomeryart.org.
VisArts, IntimateWaterscapes -TheWork of Julius Kassovic, to Oct.5; Fire from the Forge—ATributeto KomeliaHongjaOkim, toOct.5, Gibbs Street Gallery, 155GibbsSt., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visart-satrockville.org.
Washington Printmakers Gal-lery, The Painterly Print Exhibi-tion, Linda Rose Larochelle, artist,through Sept. 28, Pyramid AtlanticArt Center, second floor, 8230Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, wash-ingtonprintmakers.com.
ET CETERAThe Writer’s Center, 4508
Walsh Street, Bethesda, 301-654-8664, writer.org.
IN THE ARTS
Each of the ensemble members play multipleroles, using costumes — and a bit of imagination—to transform fromone character to another. Ev-eryone comes together in support of Stuart, whoencounters a new set of hurdles to overcomeoncehe steps outside of his house.
“I think every play out there helps us have awindow intohowsomeoneelse feels beinghumanand the challenges that come with that,” he said.“We get to experience Stuart experiencing a lot ofdifferent things for the first time and see how hedeals with adversity, and the chance to see his dis-coveries is beautiful.”
As the original book was written in the mid-40s, the musical retains a sense of a bygone era, amore carefree timewheremake-believewasmorecommon than staying at home watching televi-sion.
“It has a nostalgia for a time where thereweren’t cell phones or video games,” said Hovde,“andwhenkidshada freeday theywoulduse theirimaginations. Kids could really invest in play time,and I think that’s something amazing about thepiece, the imagination and the playfulness of let-ting kids be kids.”
Hopefully the adults in the audience will beflooded with memories of a childhood withoutworries, while children viewing the musical willbecome invested in Stuart’s adventure and usetheir imaginations right alongside him as theviewers cheer him on during his journey throughadversity.
“One of the lines says it’s the fantastical storyof a most remarkable mouse,” he said,” and it re-ally is. I think we can see ourselves in Stuart in
manyways, and it’s a beautiful aspect of the piece,being able to see the world from someone else’seyes— especially someone littler than us.”
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apricot. The effervescentmid-dle adds a wisp of sweetmalt.In the finish amuted tangy biteis joined by a touch of bitterhops and a nuance of orangepeel zestiness. The aftertastepresents restrained increases inboth the orange zestiness andbitter hops.Ratings: 7/7.5.
Pikeland Pils (4.9 percentABV) has a honey and sweetmalt bouquet. The genial sweetmalt front has themalt increas-ing a shadewith a splash of
bitter hops in themiddle. Thebitter hops grow a pinch in thefinish and continue to increasetomedium in the aftertastewhich has a lingering dryness.Ratings: 8.5/8.5.
Route 113 IPA (7 percentABV). The citrus, malt and bit-ter hop nose leads to a frontwith notes of sweetmalt andbitter hops that are about equaland balance one another.Themalt increases a bit in themiddle, followed by the hopselevating in the finish, bringingthis IPA almost into balancewith an edge to the hops. The
malt tapers in the aftertastewith the bitter hops coming tothe forefront.Ratings: 8.5/8.5
Incubus (10.3 percent ABV)is a Belgian tripel that beginswith an enticing aromaticmixof gentle orange and lemoncitrus and a suggestion ofmalt. These are reflected in thesubdued orange, lemon andhoney front which lasts into themiddle andmodest crisp finish.Affable bitter hops enter in theaftertaste which shows no evi-dence of the dangerously highalcohol level of this well craftedtripel.Ratings: 8/8.5.
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Chris Dinolfo as Stuart Little and Andrew Ferlo as Dr.Carey, owner of the Wasp sailboat, meet at the CentralPark pond to beat a competitor in the Adventure TheatreMusical Theater Center production of “Stuart Little.”
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Sometimes the goals in yourlife comewith consequences.Doesn’tmean you don’t tryeverything in your power toachieve your dream, it justmeans youmight have someobstacles and trials along theway.Such is the story Valencia,
a Honduran immigrant whodreams of coming to theUnitedStates to start a new life in “LaBestia: SweetMother, An Im-migrant’s Tale,” amusical anddance performance set to takeplace at 7:30 p.m. on Saturdayat The Theater at the TakomaPark Community Center.The piece, which debuted in
New York’s East Village earlierthis year, has played at Theaterfor the NewCity and 14th StreetY Theater, both in New York.DesireeMiller (cello), Becca
Weiss (singer) and TomBlock(libretto) are behind themusicwhile Liz Higgins will performher own original choreogra-phy, which she created for this
show. Higgins has danced forthe prestigious Nikolai DanceCompany.Running time for the show
is 50minutes. Suggested dona-tions are $10 and CDswill bemade available for $5. Formore information, visittakomaparkmd.gov or call301-891-7100.
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A bit of New York City’s East Villagecomes to Takoma Park on Saturdayfor “La Bestia: Sweet Mother, AnImmigrant’s Tale.”
There are one-hit wondersand then there’s BizMarkie.And that’s not a bad thing.Back in the late 1980s, Biz
Markie became a householdnamewith the release of hissong “Just a Friend.” You’veheard the song. Trustme. If not,look it up on YouTube. In thevideo,Markie is playing a pianowearing a Beethovenwig. Yep,again, it was the 1980s. Thingswere wild and crazy back then,kids.Markie is set to guest DJ
the Fillmore Flashback: 80s vs.90s Dance Party at the FillmoreSilver Spring on Saturday.Mar-kie will be there alongwith TheNewRomance andHere’s TotheNight.Since “Just a Friend,”
topped out at No. 9 on the Bill-board charts, Markie has keptbusy, releasing newmusic and,most recently, working andperformingwith DJ Lance andall of the Yo Gabba Gabba’s onNickelodeon andNick Jr. Con-sideringMarkie’s goofy lookand silly demeanor, working ona children’s show is probablyhis greatest idea.Tickets for the show are
$22 and it’s general admission,so standing roomonly at theFillmore. Formore information,visit fillmoresilverspring.com orcall 301-960-9999.
Oh, baby!
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Popular musician Biz Markie will bethe host of the 80s vs. 90s DanceParty at the Fillmore Silver Springon Saturday.
The folks behind the rootsmu-sic group Bumper Jacksons, whenasked how they would describetheirmusic, can do it in threewords: It’s a party.When Bumper Jacksons in-
volved, it usually is. The band is setto perform onWednesday at theBethesda Blues and Jazz SupperClub.The six-piece group is led by
Jess EliotMyhre, who provides thevocals as well as the clarinet and
washboard. Since teaming upwithChris Ousley (guitar, vocals) theband has added Alex Lacquement(bass), Brian Priebe (trombone),Dave Daley (pedal steel and do-bro) andDan Cohan, who bringsthe subtle sounds of the suitcaseto themix. Hey, they’re colorful,they’re talented and they’re fun.Tickets for the show are just
$10. Formore information, visitbethesdabluesjazz.com or call240-330-4500.
Rubber baby buggyBumper Jacksons
BumperJacksonswill takethe stageat theBethesdaBlues andJazz SupperClub onWednesday.PHOTO BYMICHAEL O.SNYDER
More times thannot,the shows performed at theOlney Theatre Center areso good, the theater has nochoice but to extend the runof the performance just so ev-eryone has a chance to see it.“Colossal” is no excep-
tion, as its run has beenextended through Sunday,Oct. 5.The show,which is hav-
ing its rolling premiere inOlney, tackles a lot of toughsituations – sexuality,mas-culinity, disability and familylife – for a football playerwhowas paralyzed during a gameprotecting one of his team-mates.“Colossal” is different in
that there are actual footballplayers…well, actors por-traying football players…on stage during the show.They’re dressed in pads andare ready to be inserted intoany gameday lineup.While chances are always
goodOlneywill extended therun a second time, it’s best notto take the risk. Now is a greattime to head over there to seethe show for yourself.
Tickets for the showvaryin price from$42 to $65. Formore information,visit olneytheatre.org orcall 301-924-3400.
‘Colossal’ extends the drive
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Marcus (Jon Hudson Odom) and the Players await the next play in OlneyTheatre Center’s production of Colossal.
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CHEVY CHASE:One Br, Lovely Unit forsale/rent. Great Views.One parking space in-cluded. Utilities includ-ed in low montly fee.Call for asking price202-534-6991.
DAMASCUS: 3BR$1400/ 2BR $1200+util NS/NP, W/D NewCarpet, Paint, Deck &Patio 301-250-8385
DMSCUS/GERM:3Br, 1.5Ba, deck,renov nr bus/shops,$1449/mo + util HocOK 240-508-3497
GAITH: 3 BR 2.5 BATH W/W Carpet, NoPets, contact Kenneth301-706-0485.
GAITH: 4br/2fba/ 2hbaTH nr Rio, Schl, ShopsBus. RenovatedAppl/crpt $2200 HOCNS/NP. 301-996-6113
GAITHERSBURG-5 bd 3.5 bath, EU TH,$2750 + Sec dep$3000, Sec 8 OK, HWfloors, fully finishedbsmt 301-785-3888
GAITHERSBURG:Nr Kentlands. 3BR/2.5full ba fin wlk out bsmt,fenched backyard$1850 301-379-0025
GERM: 3BR, 2.5BA,TH Fpl, w/d, privatepatio, wood floor, walkto School. OpenHouse 09/20 11a-6p$1,800 240-731-7630
GERMANTOWN:3Br, 3.5Ba, TH, gran-ite counter tops, H/Wflrs, fin bsmt, min toI270, $1750 per mo,Call: 787-403-2977
GERMANTOWN:Lge 2Br 2Ba, W/D,pool, exercise rmstorage, Avl Oct.$1400 301-972-2493
MONT. VILLAGE:TH, 3Br, 2FBa, 2 HBa,bsmnt,HOC OK nr bus& shop $1850 301-787-7382 or 301-787-7583
MONT VILLAGE:TH 4Br, 2.5Ba (reno-vated) fin bsmt, grg,nr shops, I270. $2000+ utils HOC okCall: 240-372-0532
POOLESVILLE:3br 2.5ba RemodeldTH $1350 + utilsNS/NP Avail. Nov 1st.240-876-9627
ROCKVILLE-3 bd 3½ bath + den, 5 lvl TH$2400, private patio,fenced backyard, 301351-5558 Call or Text.
SILVER SPRING:3Br, 2.5Ba, newly ren-ovated, 1st mo free for2 yr lease, $1700/moCall: 301-503-9262
MT AIRY: 4 B r ,3.5Ba, nr Rt 70, nrTwin Arch ShoppingCtr, 1350 sq ft, $1700+ util 240-426-7771
GAITHERSBURG-2bd/1 ba ground floorapt $875 + Utilitiesclose to metro & marctrain. 301-785-0242
BOWIE: Bsmt inSFH, $850/mo inc util,Free Cable. NS/NPAvailable October 1stCall: 301-509-3050
BELTSVILLE: 1br,1ba Condo. $1300utils incl. Close to Bus& Shops. HOC Ok.W/D in condo. Call240-506-1386
GERMANTOWN:2BR, 2BA conv loca-tion, walk toshops, patio, out-side storage, waterincl $1,500/mo Call:202-257-0184
GERMANTOWN:2Br, 2Ba, frplc, grgpool, Washer/dryer, nrWegmans & 1270,$1800/month + utilCall: 301-717-0544
MV: Newly Reno 2br,2ba, W/D, w-w carpet.$1450 utils incl. Walkto Bus & Shops.NS/NP. 301-540-8177
ROCKVILLE: Large2Br, 1Ba Condo, closeto Metro, $1450/permonth, util includedCall: 240-353-8500
ASPEN HILL: privroom w/own bath,$750/month inc util,Wifi and W/D - NP/NSCall: 301-804-7350or 240-330-2330
BELPRE/S.S.: THRooms/ share BA, utilsincl. $500 N/S/ N/P, NrBus & Metro. Avail.Now. 301-915-7264
BOYDS: walk outbasement w/2 bed.$1,200 incl utils. Busaccess. NS/NP. 301-717-6866/301-502-9706
DERWOOD: M/F. 1BR & den, pvt entry &ba, $925 (all utils.incl.), wifi/cable NP,NS. 240-620-5564
GAITH: M ale/Fem toshare 1 BR in TH.Near bus line. N/s,N/p. $450/m Util incl.301-675-0538
GAITH:M BRs $430+440+475+555+ MaidNs/Np, nr 270/370/Busshops, quiet, conv.SecDep 301-983-3210
GAITH: prvt ent., nrb u s / s h o p / m e t r o ,W/D/kit $550 utils incl,Wi-Fi & Direct TV op-tional 240-821-3039
GERMANTOWN:1Br in TH, shrd Bafemale, No smoking,No Pets $470/mo + utilCall: 240-401-3522
MONT VILLAGE:Female to rent room inTH. Shared BA, Kit.$500 + utils. Call 240-750-8739
OLNEY: Fin wlk outBsmt w/furn br, lg livrm, pvt entr/ba $850util/int incl. Single Per-son. Nr bus & shops.240-593-2849
ROCK: Close to As-pen Hill ShoppingCenter. Lg BR in WlkBsmt. Prv BA, ent. Fe-male. 240-701-2141
ROCK/ BETH: FurnApt in TH , Patio, PrivEntr off Montrose RdNr 270 & 495. Recroom, BD, BA, Kitch-enette, $975 util inc,N/S, N/P. Female On-ly! 301-984-8458
SILVER SPRING:1BR, shared BA inSFH. 1 person $475or couple $575. Utilsincl. 301-758-5079
SILVER SPRING:1Br, shrd Ba in SFH,nr bus/metro etc$600/mo inc utilsCall: 301-879-4848
SS/COLESVILLE:MBR w/priv Ba, LrgSFH, NS/NP, $800 incutils/int, nr ICC, 495 &Metro 301-861-9981
WHEATON: Malepref non-smoker, 1BR,shr BA, near metro,$525/mnth util incl+dep 301-933-6804
FLEA MARKETSept 27th & 28thSat & Sun 8-4pm
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WESCHLER’S - GREGORY’S AUCTIONEERSSaturday, September 27, 10am
11525 Front Field Ln Potomac,MDFurniture,Silver,Smalls,Artwork,Tractor,Garden
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ESTATE SALE:Everything Must Go!Antiques, new kidsclothes, unique knickknacks, bedroom furnset great cond Fri09/26 10-4 and Sat09/27 8-Noon. 6886Riverdale Road, #534
HUNT AUCTIONSunday, September 28th, 10:00 AM
At Hunts Place19521 Woodfield Road (Rt 124)Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Furniture -Coll- 96 Escort low mi.301-948-3937 - Open 9:00 AM#5205 Look on Auctionzip.com
ROCKVILLE: SatSept 27th, 8-4, RainDate Oct 4th 8-4, gar-den tools, curtains,piano, furn, office furn811 Bowie Road
CLARKSBURGWoodcrest Communi-ty Yard Sale, Satur-day, September 27th,8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon.Individual neighbors willset up their salesthrough-out the neigh-borhood. WoodcrestManor Way and Ben-nett Chase Drive.
OLNEY- 09/27 8 am -Noon 18505 DenhighCircle Small furn, TV,Christmas decorationsclothes & more!
POTOMAC-HUGESALE! Fri 9/26,9am-6pm & Sat 9/27,9am-3pm. Furniture,Clothing, Antiques,and More! St. James’11815 Seven LocksRd between Montroseand Tuckerman.
R O C K V I L L E :09/27 9am-3pm 1123Maple Ave BIG SALE!Lots of HH & officeitems,artwork,clothes,handbags & fun stuff!
ROCKVILLE- 09/279am to 3pm 707Crabb Ave. Lots of Bigsize things for womenand men. Somethingfor all!
R O C K V I L L E :Church Yard Sale 9/278am-2pm 14225 GlenMill Rd, Clothing,col lectables,Sportsgear, Kenneth Smithgolf clubs & more!!!
W E S T L E I G HYARD SALE:Saturday, 9/27; 8am to2pm. Interesting mix ofart, kitchen ware, in-struments, books, gar-den tools, golf clubs.14 Turnham Lane
WO O D C R E S TC O M M U N I T YYARD SALE: Sat-urday, September27th, 8:00 a.m.-12:00Individual neighborswill set up their salesthroughout the neigh-borhood onWoodcrest ManorWay & Bennett ChaseDrive Clarksburg, MD,
G I G A N T I C ,A M A Z N G25+ FAMILY COM-MUNITY YARDSALE all inone location! VictoriaFalls Active Adult Co-munity, 13701 BelleChasse Blvd (off Con-tee Rd), Laurel, MD.Sat. 9/27 Raindate9/28. 8:30am-1 2 : 3 0 p m .Collectibles, toys,f u r n i -ture, clothing, manymore items. Ques-t i o n s ?410-813-0090
CEDAR HILLCEMETARY: 2side-by-side lots, $3keach but negotiableHerb at 757-499-9852
GARDEN EQUIP-MENT: Moving toFlorida. Ariens 24inch self propelledelectric start snow kingsnow blower. Used 3times in 3 yrs. Perfectcondition. $650. 301-977-0343
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGPennyfield Lock Road Bridge Project
(CIP #501624)
Pursuant to Section 49-53 of the Montgomery County Code (2004) as amended, a pub-lic hearing will be held before the Director of Transportation (or his designee) at 3:00p.m. on Monday, October 6, 2014, in the first floor auditorium of the Executive OfficeBuilding at 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850 to consider a proposal to re-place Pennyfield Lock Road Bridge No. M-0198B over unknown stream near an en-trance to the Chesapeake and Ohio National Historic park and Trail, a public highwaybridge located in Potomac, Maryland in the 6th Election District.
Project files are available for examination in the offices of the Department of Transporta-tion, Division of Transportation Engineering (DTE), 4th Floor, 100 Edison Park Drive,Gaithersburg, Maryland. The phone number is 240-777-7220. Written comments forconsideration by the Public Hearing Officer may be submitted to Bruce E. Johnston,Chief, Division of Transportation Engineering, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878. Interpreter services will be provided for the deaf or hearing impairedand Spanish-speaking citizens upon request. DEPT: DOT/Division of Transportation En-gineering FULL MAIL ADDRESS: 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878; PHONE NUMBER: 240-777-7223.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGPiney Meetinghouse Road Bridge Project
(CIP #501522)
Pursuant to Section 49-53 of the Montgomery County Code (2004) as amended, a pub-lic hearing will be held before the Director of Transportation (or his designee) at 3:00p.m. on Wednesday, October 15, 2014, in the first floor auditorium of the Executive Of-fice Building at 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850 to consider a proposal toreplace Piney Meetinghouse Road Bridge No. M-021 over Watts Branch, a public high-way bridge located in Potomac, Maryland in the 10th Election District.
Project files are available for examination in the offices of the Department of Transporta-tion, Division of Transportation Engineering (DTE), 4th Floor, 100 Edison Park Drive,Gaithersburg, Maryland. The phone number is 240-777-7220. Written comments forconsideration by the Public Hearing Officer may be submitted to Bruce E. Johnston,Chief, Division of Transportation Engineering, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878. Interpreter services will be provided for the deaf or hearing impairedand Spanish-speaking citizens upon request. DEPT: DOT/Division of Transportation En-gineering FULL MAIL ADDRESS: 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878; PHONE NUMBER: 240-777-7223.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGWapakoneta Road Improvements
(CIP #501101)
Pursuant to Section 49-53 of the Montgomery County Code (2004) as amended, a pub-lic hearing will be held before the Director of the Department of Transportation (or hisdesignee) at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 22, 2014, in Room A of Bethesda- Che-vy Chase Service Center at 4805 Edgemoore Lane, Bethesda, MD 20814 to consider aproposal to improve Wapakoneta Road located in Bethesda, Maryland. Specific Im-provements include partial partial reconstruction and resurfacing of the roadways, curband gutter, driveway aprons, storm drain inlets and pipes, bio-swales and environmental-ly sensitive parking pads.
Project files are available for examination in the offices of the Department of Transporta-tion, Division of Transportation Engineering (DTE), 4th Floor, 100 Edison Park Drive,Gaithersburg, Maryland. The phone number is 240-777-7220. Written comments forconsideration by the Public Hearing Officer may be submitted to Bruce E. Johnston,Chief, Division of Transportation Engineering, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878. Interpreter services will be provided for the deaf or hearing impairedand Spanish-speaking citizens upon request. DEPT: DOT/Division of Transportation En-gineering FULL MAIL ADDRESS: 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor, Gaithersburg,Maryland 20878; PHONE NUMBER: 240-777-7223.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
WSSC Adopts New Regulation for Background Investigations
On September 15, 2014, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)adopted a new regulation titled REG-HRM-HR-2014-005 Background Investigations toestablish guidelines, policy and procedures for conducting background investigations ofemployees, certain job applicants, contractors and others as required to protectratepayers, employees, facilities, information, assets, and to enhance the safety and se-curity of the WSSC workplace.
THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE NEW REGULATIONS IS OCTOBER 31, 2014.
The new regulation will be available in hard copy at the WSSC Commissioner’s Officeon the Lobby Level of the WSSC Headquarters Building, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel,Maryland, or may be downloaded from the WSSC website athttp://www.wsscwater.com/.
For more information or for questions related to new regulations, please contact:
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The National Institutes of Health will hold a public scoping meet-ing, starting at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday October 2, 2014 in Bldg 50,Room 1227/1233 on the National Institutes of Health Campus,Bethesda, Maryland. The purpose of the meeting is to solicit pub-lic comments regarding the Notice of Intent for Preparation of anEnvironmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the National Institutesof Health Assure/Expand Chilled Water Capacity. Comments pro-vided during the meeting, as well as those received during thepublic comment period will be considered in the scoping of theEIS. This public meeting will be within the 45-day public com-ment period initiated with the publication of a Notice of Intent toPrepare an EIS published in the Federal Register on August 28,2014. The 45-day comment period began on August 28th, 2014and will end on October 10th, 2014. Comments can be sent toValerie Nottingham, Division of Environmental Protection, Nation-al Institutes of Health, Building 13, Room 2S11, 9000 RockvillePike, Bethesda, MD 20892 or emailed to [email protected] regarding the meeting can be directed to Mark Radtke,Environmental Protection Specialist, Division of EnvironmentalProtection, National Institutes of Health, 301-496-7775. Ques-tions about the meeting can also be sent via email [email protected]. A shuttle will be provided to take attend-ees from the NIH Visitor’s Center to Bldg 50 and back to the Visi-tor’s Center after the meeting.
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HIRING OPENHOUSENannies & Tutors.9/27. 10 am - 1 pm.4962 Fairmont Ave,Bethesda, MD 20814.Tel: 240-743-4950.
Administrative AssistantRockville Law Firm, PT, flex hrs, possible FT,Req: exc. communication skills, typing speed atleast 60 wpm, dictaphone exp & knowledge ofMS Word/Office. 301-294-8989
Certified Medical Assistants(Clinical and Administrative)
Part- Time & Full Time Certified Medical Assistants(Clinical and Administrative) needed for a medical officelocated in Urbana, Maryland.Must have at least 1 year ofmedical assistant experience. GI experience preferred butnot required. Salary will commensurate with experience.Please send resume to [email protected] orvisit our website at www.capitaldigestivecare.com formore information and to complete an online application.
Daycare DirectoryStarfish Children’s Center Potomac Lic#: 161330 240-876-8552 20854Children’s Center of Damascus Lic#: 31453 301-253-6864 20872Damascus Licensed Family Daycare Lic#: 139094 301-253-4753 20872LUZ Day Care Lic#: 59113 301-540-8819 20874Little Giggles Childcare Lic#: 162237 301-448-5995 20874Dynasty Child Care Lic#: 162587 301-355-8659 20876Jenny’s House Daycare Lic#: 160843 240-388-1996 20876Martha’s Home Daycare Lic#: 155648 240-418-8057 20876Affordable Quality Child Care Lic#: 156840 301-330-6095 20886Kids Garden Daycare Lic#: 139378 301-601-9134 20886Liliam’s Family Day Care Lic#: 162412 301-933-4165 20895
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Hebrew TutorYrs of experience! Rockville,
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SEASON TICKETSRedskins, Section 115Row 28 Seat 13-14w/parking pass $1200call 443-758-7966 or410-456-8118
PT NANNY - PMhrs, must have car inBethesda. Bilingualpreferred. 301-728-6152
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Emeritus at Potomac, a premier Assisted Living & Memory Care community, is proud tonow be a part of the Brookdale Senior Living family. We are actively seeking dedicated,compassionate & reliable Team Members who share our vision & expectations ofproviding exceptional quality of life & quality care for all of our wonderful residents.
We invite you to attend our “Meet & Greet” at our community on Monday, Sep 29thand Monday, Oct 6th, 2pm-4:30pm, where you will have an opportunity to speak withmembers of our Team and tour our community. Please bring your resume. If unable toattend, applications are available online or at our Concierge desk.
• Resident Care Associates (FT CNA/GNA-qualified all shifts)• LPNs (FT, per diem, all shifts)• Lead Housekeeper (Temp to FT)
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Senior Laboratory SupervisorBioReliance Corporation seeks a Senior LaboratorySupervisor in Rockville, MD to oversee a wide variety ofassays or tests required to characterize material and/orprocesses. Master’s & 6 months of exp. or Bachelor’s and5 yrs. exp. is req’d.
To apply, please submit resume to:Russell Spivey @ [email protected]
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Teacher &Teacher Assistant
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Software Developer Analyst Sr.Lockheed Martin Operations Support, Inc.seeks a Software Developer Analyst Sr.in Bethesda, MD to develop software formultiple projects involving information re-trieval (IR) & natural language process-ing (NLP), including but not limited to clin-ical text mining, users’ requests analysis,& question answering. Qualifications: BS+ 5 years or MS + 3 years’ experience.For confidential consideration and com-plete requirements, visithttp://jobs.lmt.co/hcK6 to view and sub-mit your résumé to Req ID # 300318BR.Lockheed Martin is an Equal OpportunityEmployer. All qualified applicants will re-ceive consideration for employment with-out regard to race, color, religion, sex, na-tional origin, age, protected veteran sta-tus, or disability status.
Front Desk ReceptionistPT, Falls Grove, Experience Required.
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2011 Mini Cooper CountryMan S............... $22,595#526051A, Auto, 29K Miles, 1-Owner, True Blue
2012 Chevrolet Equinox SUV........................... $22,950#G0024A, 1-Owner, Auto, Twillight Blue, 28K Miles, Navigation
2013 Volvo S60 T5 Premium Sedan........ $23,950#N0462, Auto, 44K Miles, Saville Gray, 1-Owner, Volvo Certified
2010 Volvo XC60 3.0T SUV .................................. $24,950#526547A, Auto, Terra Bronze, Volvo Certified, 1-Owner
2009 Chevrolet Colorado......................................... $10,995#G0034, Automatic, Summit White, Pick Up Work Truck
2007 Toyota Camry SE Sedan.......................... $10,995#G0033, Automatic, Turqoise, 4 cyl 2.4L Engine
2010 Toyota Prius V Sedan.......................................$16,995#G0032, Automatic, 1-Owner, Navigation
2010 Honda CR-V EX-L SUV.............................. $18,595#526501A, 1-Owner, 36K Miles, Auto, Urban Titanium
2005 LEXUSRX330: loaded, 4wheel drive, leath-er, GPS, exc cond,$9900 Call: 240-328-6102
1991 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SER-IES: 229,500 miles.leather interior, autotrans. $ 2,400.00.301-461-7362
1998 SAAB 900:160,000 miles. 5drSdn SE Turbo Auto.Great second car orstudent’s first car.$2000. 301-949-4331
3371 Fort Meade Road, Laurel1.855.881.9197 • www.ourismanvw.com
Ourisman VW of LaurelAll prices exclude tax, tags, title, freight and $300 processing fee. Cannot be combined with any previous advertised or internet special. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only.See dealer for details. 0% APR Up To 72 Months on all models. See dealer for details. Ourisman VW World Auto Certified Pre Owned financing for 72 months based on creditapproval thru VW. Excludes Title, Tax, Options & Dealer Fees. Special APR financing cannot be combined with sale prices. Ends 09/30/14.
OURISMAN VW WORLD AUTO CERTIFIED PRE OWNED21 Available...Rates Starting at 1.64% up to 72 months
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2015 GOLF 2DR HB MT
#3019574, MT, Power Windows, Power Locks,Keyless Entry
BUY FOR$16,599
MSRP $18,815
#7319655, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
2014 JETTA S
BUY FOR$13,995
MSRP $17,715
2014 BEETLE 1.8L
#1651997, Automatic, Power Windows/PowerLocks, Keyless Entry, Sunroof
BUY FOR$17,999
MSRP $22,685
2014 JETTA SEDAN TDI
#7327134, Automatic Power Windows,Power Locks, Bluetooth
BUY FOR$18,599
OR 0% for 72 MONTHS
MSRP $22,435
2014 PASSAT S
#9009449, Automatic, PowerWindows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
BUY FOR$17,999
OR 0% for 72 MONTHS
MSRP $22,765
2009 Chevrolet Impala.....#VP0082, Black, 89,012 Miles.......$11,995
2010 Golf HB.....#V018362A, Gray, 51,324 Miles......................$12,995
2009 Jetta TDI.....#VP0080, Black, 67,762 Miles......................$15,491
2013 Golf.....#VPR0087, Blue, 41,254 Miles..............................$15,991
2013 Passat S.....#VPR0086, Gray, 37,555 Miles.....................$15,995
2013 Jeep Patriot.....#V007888B, 35,976 Miles......................$16,495
2012 Beetle.....#VP0079, Red, 18,486 Miles............................$16,995
2012 Jetta SE.....#VL90088, Gray, 31,472 Miles......................$16,999
2012 Tiguan SE CPO.....#V577336A, Blacl, 24,990 Miles........$18,995
2012 Honda Civic.....#V537179C, Blue, 21,194 Miles.............$19,995
2014 Honda CR-V...#V508233A, Silver, 2,746 Miles.................$21,995
2011 Mercedes C-300...#V021472A, Black, 85,841 Miles......$21,995
2013 Jetta TDI...#VPR0083, Silver, 10,331 Miles......................$20,995
2012 Golf TDI HB....#V012299A, Black, 25,504 Miles..............$22,995
SAVE UP TO$7,000
2014 TIGUAN S 2WD
#EW625158, Automatic, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
BUY FOR$21,999
OR 0% for 72 MONTHS
MSRP $26,685
2014 PASSAT SE TDI
#9094730, PowerWindows,Power Locks, Sunroof
BUY FOR$23,829
MSRP $27,730
2015 GTI 4DR HB S
#4019479, Automatic, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
BUY FOR$24,999
OR 0% for 60 MONTHS
MSRP $26,810
2014 BEETLE CONVERTIBLE
#2804408, 2.5L Turbo, AutomaticPower Windows/Locks, Power Top
BUY FOR$22,999
OR 0% for 60 MONTHS
MSRP $28,450
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$8,977449645A, Automatic,Wolfsburg Edition,1-Owner
2007 Volkswagen Jetta
$13,977#441543A,Automatic,23KMiles
2012 Mitsubishi Galant ES
$17,977#P9104, Automatic, Leather,1-Owner, 27KMiles
2012 Honda Accord SE
$14,977#E0430, Automatic,1-Owner, 39KMiles
2012 Honda Civix LX
$15,977#546033A,Automatic, 1-Owner,46KMiles
2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe2014 NISSAN ROGUE SELECT AWD
#29014 w/Bluetooth2 At This Price: VINS: 706267, 706165
#131152 At This Price: VINS: 117931, 124011
2015 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S
#11454 w/Manual Transmission2 At This Price: VINS: 438033, 437255
2014 NISSAN VERSA NOTE S
$11,900
#161142 At This Price: VINS: 475240, 474864
2014 NISSANMAXIMA S
2014 NISSANMURANO S
#232142 At This Price: VINS: 517840, 516689
MSRP: $15,135Sale Price: $12,900Nissan Rebate: -$500NMAC Bonus Cash:-$500
$139/month36 month lease12k miles/year
$0 downor
$17,400
MSRP: $23,505Sale Price: $19,650
Nissan Rebate: -$1,250NMAC Bonus Cash: -$1,000
$189/month36 month lease12k miles/year
$0 down
or
$18,400
MSRP: $23,050Sale Price: $19,400Nissan Rebate: -$500NMAC Bonus Cash: -$500
$199/month36 month lease12k miles/year
$0 downor
$21,900
MSRP: $32,500Sale Price: $27,400
Nissan Rebate: -$4,500Nissan Bonus Rebate: -$500NMAC Bonus Cash: -$500
$269/month39 month lease12k miles/year
$0 down
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MSRP: $31,890Sale Price: $27,000Nissan Rebate: -$3,500
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$279/month39 month lease12k miles/year
$0 downor
$16,977#P9036A, Automatic,SUV, 36KMiles
2011 Ford Escape XLT
$31,977#P9135, Auto, Nav, 1-Owner, TEC& TouringPkgs, 16KMiles
2011 Infiniti M37 Sedan
$19,977#442045A, Automatic,1-Owner, Navigation,38kMiles
2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI
$24,977#E0369A, Automatic,Excellent Handling
2013 BMW Series 128i
$13,977#P9021A, Auto,4DR, Sedan
2010 Dodge Charger SXT
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05 Chrylser Twn&Cntry $5,500
UNDER $10,000 MORE VEHICLES03 Dodge GR Caravan ES..................$5,988#KP10054A, NICE! DVD, PW/PLC, CD, MD INSP’D
08 Jeep Compass Sport...................$6,450#KP73438, ALLOYS, A/C, AIR BAGS, “BEST BUY!”
07 Toyota Yaris..................................$6,500#CA75240A, “GREAT ECONOMY” 5SPD, AC, CD, EZ TERMS
05 Pontiac Aztek...............................$6,500#KR43254A, AWD, PW/PLC/PMR, ENGINE WARRANTY!
06 Chevy Equinox LS.......................$7,965#KP97678A, AWD, NICE! PW/PLC, CD, DON’T MISS!
07 Cadillac CTS................................$9,500#KP80503, “SUPER SHARP!” NAV, MNRF, LTHR
07 Mazda Mazda6...........................$9,988#KP08682, AWD, “ONE-OF-A-KIND!” NAV, MNRF, LTHR
07 GMC Envoy SLE.............................$9,988#KP77331, AWD, DVD/VIDEO, RNG BDS, PSEAT/OPTIONS
10 Chrysler Twn & Cntry Plus......$16,988#KA30909, LTHR/HTD SEAT, DVD, PWR DRS/GATE
12 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS.............$17,498#KA36037, GLS STABILITY, TILT/TELESCOPE, P/OPTIONS
09 Toyota Venza.............................$18,488#KA09382, QUALITY CAR! PW/PLC/PMR, CC, CD
11 Dodge Charger R/T Plus..........$19,988#KP03982, PRISTINE! LTHR/PWR SEAT, MNRF, P/OPTS
11 Toyota Corolla LE.......................$12,788#KN07581, SHARP! PW/PLC/PMR, CC, CD, EZ TERMS!
11 Toyota Camry SE........................$14,735#KP56057, GORGEOUS! LTHR, MNRFR, PSEAT, ALLOYS
09 Lincoln MKS...............................$15,745#KP07346, ALL-THE-TOYS! NAV, LTHR, MNRF, P/OPTIONS
11 Ford Fusion SEL.........................$15,988#KN88966, BEAUTY! LTHR/HTD/PWR SEAT, SYNC CD, ALLOYS
#KP20261A, XTRA CLEAN, P/OPTIONS, CD
12 Toyota Highlander SE $26,488
#KA47812A, V6, SHOWROOM! MNRF/LTHR
03 Toyota Highlander LTD $9,000
#KP91939, 4WD, PAMPERED! LTHR/MRF
08 LincolnMKZ $9,988
#KP25547, BEAUTY! LTHR/MNRF/CHROME, EZ TERMS
11 Toyota Camry SE $15,900
#KN42702, SHARP! MNRF, PSEAT, P/OPTIONS
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