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$5M SCHEME Former Bethesda employee pleads guilty to wire fraud. A-4

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Westbard plans meet skepticism ‘We don’t need to have these major developments to have positive change’ n

TIFFANY ARNOLD STAFF WRITER

Too much housing and overcrowded schools were among the major concerns of neighbors who expressed skepticism and frustration Wednesday night over proposed ideas for overhauling the Westbard section of Bethesda.

Roughly 200 people packed the Whitman High School cafeteria to hear the county planning department staff’s latest ideas for the Westbard Sector Plan, which was designed to incorporate community feedback from a brieﬁng in December and a weeklong series of workshops in November. “We deserve better,” said Shep Burr, drawing a loud round of applause from the crowd. A catalyst for the plan updates has been the purchase by developer Equity One of New York of a major piece of the neighborhood. Equity One has expressed interest in redeveloping the 22 acres it owns across

seven properties around Westbard Avenue, including the Westwood Center, which houses a Giant Food supermarket, plus Westwood Center II, the Bowlmor Bethesda bowling alley, ManorCare, the Westwood Tower apartments and two Citgo gas stations, The Gazette has reported. In all, the developer is considering creating between 500 and 700 residential units in addition to 350,000 square feet of commercial space. The key points of contention Wednesday night

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County to crack down on towing Montgomery says it gets about 200 complaints a year n

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Lawmakers want to see better public protection for those whose vehicles have been towed — the top complaint to Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection. The County Council is considering a bill that would change the law to better protect the public when vehicles are towed without the owners’ consent. “It’s literally the number one consumer complaint our county receives and it touches the lives of so many people,” said Councilman Roger Berliner. Berliner (D-Dist. 1) of Bethesda sponsored the bill with all eight of his council colleagues. Berliner spoke of the “horror stories” told by people who leave their vehicle for a short time, then find it has been towed. “It’s an issue that affects consumers, it affects the business community and it simply is not OK,” he said. Eric Friedman, director of the Office of Consumer Protection, said the county receives about 200 complaints every year about towing done without the owner’s consent. About one third to one half of the time, he said, the towing companies have not complied with county law. The Office of Consumer Protection works to identify when consumers have been wronged and get them their money back. Montgomery’s towing law dates to the 1980s, Friedman said. County documents show it has not been substantially updated since 1997.

Those wonderful toys (Above) Maiia Kishchukora, 11, of Rockville makes a hat during a Toy 2.0 Idea Lab on Saturday at The Kid Museum at Davis Library in Bethesda. The Toy 2.0 Challenge, open for submissions until May 25, invites talents ages 10 to 18 to submit designs for their own toy. Ten semiﬁnalists will be chosen by June 15 to advance to a prototype phase. Three ﬁnalists will be selected, with the winning design awarded a chance to be sold in toy stores nationwide. (Right) David Kaplan, 11, of Rockville creates a toy. (Below) Brigitta Blair of Kensington helps Lauren Smith-Euben, 12, and Cayla Joftus, 11, both of Bethesda, build a toy dragon. Visit kid-museum.org/toy-2-0. PHOTOS BY BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

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Decades don’t erase memories of ofﬁcer’s fatal shooting Detective who died on duty in 1972 to be remembered Friday in statewide ceremony

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

Forty-three years later, Nancy Acker clearly recalls her husband’s last day. Her husband, Montgomery County police Lt. Donald A. Robertson, had gone to work. That day, in March 1972, was a little more special; it marked his 13-year anniversary with the department. While in their Germantown home,

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Acker received a call from her husband’s brother, Ralph Robertson, also a Montgomery police ofﬁcer at the time. “He told me that Don had been shot, and they were sending a cruiser to take me to the Washington Sanitarium [and Hospital, now Washington Adventist Hospital in Takoma Park],” Acker recalled in a telephone interview. “It was the longest ride of my life.” At the old Silver Spring police station on Sligo Avenue, Robertson, then a 35-year-old police detective, became suspicious after some fellow ofﬁcers brought in Jeffrey Aaron Burko.

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Montgomery police sergeant died in Wheaton in 2010 BY

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PHOTO FROM ROBERTSON FAMILY

Nancy Acker with her late husband, Montgomery County police Lt. Donald Robertson.

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TWO SHOWS, ONE PARADISE Musician Eddie Money takes the stage at Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club. B-4

Melissa Ayala remembers the night her husband, Montgomery County Police Sgt. Hector Ayala, died while on duty — April 4, 2010. She said she can tell the story a million

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times and it still hurts ﬁve years later. “There was a knock at the door Easter Sunday about 4:30 a.m.,” she said. “I was pregnant with triplets and put on bed rest. Our son, Hector Jr., had been in New Jersey with my in-laws, but they were there for Easter. “My father-in-law answered and came to tell me the police were here. I thought it was a problem in the neighborhood, but

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29 Wheaton & Kensington Chamber of Commerce 31st Annual Community Awards Banquet, 6 to 9 p.m., Hollywood

East Café, 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton. $45 at the door. 301-949-0080 or wkchamber@wkchamber.org.

THURSDAY, APRIL 30 Catch Healthy Habits Volunteer Train-

ing, 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. both days, Westﬁeld Montgomery mall, Democracy Blvd., Bethesda. Also Friday, same time. Pairs adult volunteers 50 and older with elementary school children to learn about healthful eating and physical activity Registration: 301-469-6800, ext. 211, or lharri81@jhmi.edu. Alzheimer’s Association workshop, “The Basics: Memory Loss, Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease,” 6:30 p.m., Brighton Gardens of Friendship Heights, 5555 Friendship Blvd., Chevy Chase. Free. Registration: 800-272-3900.

FRIDAY, MAY 1 Walt Whitman High School 50th Reunion, 5 p.m., Bolger Center, 9600 New-

bridge Drive, Potomac. Classes of 1964 and 1965. 240-669-4996 or www.waltwhitmanclassof1965.com. 25th Annual Strawberry Festval, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Potomac United Methodist Church, 9908 S. Glen Road, Potomac. Desserts, a silent auction, games. 301-2999383 or pumcstrawberryfestival@gmail. com. Azalea Garden Festival, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Landon School, 6101 Wilson Lane, Bethesda. Tour Perkins Garden, shop at more than 60 specialty boutiques, purchase beautiful plants, listen to live music. alexis_polakoff@landon.net.

“It Takes a Village” Annual Awards Breakfast, 7:30 a.m., Marriott Bethesda

Pooks Hill, 5151 Pooks Hill Road, Bethesda. Honoring three organizations and one individual for nonproﬁt work on behalf of the county and region. $75 per person. 301-230-0111 or kjones@thenonproﬁtvillage.org. Plant Sale, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., St. Jane de Chantal Parish, 9525 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. Also 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 2 and 3. mywriter@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, MAY 2 Family Archaeology Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Needwood Mansion, 6700 Needwood Road, Derwood. Slave quarters dig exhibit, mansion tours, costumed interpreters, stories, games, crafts. $8 per

person, $15 per family. Heather.Bouslog@ MontgomeryParks.org. National Capital Area Scottish Festival, 7 to 9 p.m., Rockville High School, 2100 Baltimore Road, Rockville. Celtic music and dancers, Scottish treats. Free, but donations accepted. To benefit Rockville High School Pipe Band. rhspbyfl@yahoo.com. Family Day, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. To celebrate the opening of the Dentzel Carousel for the 2015 season. Art activities, face painting, dance performances, magic shows, storytelling, tours. Free admission; $1.25 tickets for carousel. 301-634-2222 or info@glenechopark.org. Tai Chi Demonstration and Workshop, 2 to 3 p.m., Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville. Presented by Tai Chi Master Chung-jen Chang. Free; for ages 14 and older. 240-773-9410 or chang-yu. hsiao@montgomerycountymd.gov. It’s Showtime at Dance Bethesda, doors open at 7 p.m., performances and dancing at 7:30 p.m., 8227 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 2A, Bethesda. “Hollywood to Broadway”-themed spring dance showcase. Entertainment, hors d’oeuvres, wine. $30 for early birds, $40 at the door. 301-951-3660 or info@ dancebethesda.com. Rachel Carson Home Open House, noon to 3 p.m., 11701 Berwick Road, Silver Spring. Presentations by environmentalists, musical entertainment, naturethemed activities for children, organic food, door prizes. Free. 301-593-4900 or rachelcarsonlandmark@verizon.net. Every Girl Can STEM Conference, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Montgomery College, TakomaPark/Silver Spring Campus, Health Sciences Center, 7977 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. For girls in fifth to eighth grade. Learn about education programs and careers. Musicians, activities, giveaways. Bring a brown-bag lunch. Free for girls, $20 for adults. 301-792-2276 or yasmin@ EveryGirlCan.org. Art for the Table: 2015, noon to 6 p.m., Glen Echo Park Popcorn Gallery, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Spring ceramics exhibit by instructors and advanced students. Opening reception from 5 to 7 p.m. 301-229-5585 or glenechopottery@verizon.net.

A-RTS Rockville Town Square Fine Arts Festival, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Rockville Town

Square, 100 Gibbs St., Rockville. Also 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. May 3. The streets surrounding Rockville Town Square become an outdoor art gallery. Food vendors, live music. robin@bethesdarowarts.org.

SUNDAY, MAY 3 National Alliance on Mental Illness

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10:30 p.m., Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Dave Damiani & The No Vacancy Orchestra will celebrate International Jazz Day by honoring Frank Sinatra’s 100th year. $30-$35. 240-330-4500 or dave@davedamiani.com. Montgomery County Bazaar, noon to 4

p.m., NAMI Thrift Shop, 11718 Parklawn Drive, Rockville. Featuring the grand opening of the thrift shop. Food trucks, music, vintage and antique silent auction, carnival games, face painting, petting zoo. 301-949-5852 or megan@namimc.org. Hot Society Afternoon Dance, 3 to 6 p.m., Spanish Ballroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. The Hot Society Orchestra of Washington, featuring music and dances from the ’20s, ’30s and ’40s. Foxtrot, two-step, waltz, cha cha, rhumba, swing and more. No partner or experience necessary. $15. 703-8618218 or dave@hotsociety.net.

MONDAY, MAY 4 “DisordR, The Play,” original live solo show and post-performance discussion by National Association of Professional Organizers, 7 to 8:15 p.m., Rock Creek Mansion, 5417 W. Cedar Lane, Bethesda. $25 for nonmembers. 202-250-1727; dcorganizers.org/news-and-events/meetings; DisorderThePlay.blogspot.com; tinyurl. com/DisordrThePlay-Media2014.

TUESDAY, MAY 5 Bethesda Woman’s Club Lecture and Lunch, 11 a.m., Woman’s Club of

Bethesda, 5500 Sonoma Road, Bethesda. With Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught, USAF, retired, president of the Women in Military Service for American Memorial Foundation. $14. 301-530-1784 or www.bethesdawomansclubmd.com. Staying Safe Online, 2 to 4 p.m., Chevy Chase Village Hall, 5906 Connecticut Ave. Chevy Chase At Home will sponsor presentation by Pam Holland, founder of TechMoxie, a local ﬁrm specializing in technology training for older adults. Free.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 Senior Connection Volunteer Open House, 9:30 to 11 a.m., Holiday Park Senior

Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Silver Spring. Learn how to volunteer with seniors. RSVP at volunteer@seniorconnectionmc.org or 301-942-1049.

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Albert Einstein High School’s Meg Jackman moves upﬁeld to score against Wheaton High School on Monday. Go to clicked.Gazette.net. SPORTS The Montgomery County track and field championships are scheduled for next week. Keep up with all the postseason results online at Gazette.net.

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In an April 22 story about possible ﬁnal-exam exemptions for some Montgomery County Public Schools students, Michelle Gluck’s position on the purpose of state tests was incorrectly described. Gluck — the vice president of educational issues for the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations — does not yet see a clear purpose of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of College and Careers tests.

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

Commercial burglary • Construction site, 8300 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, between 3:30 p.m. April 9 and 7 a.m. April 10. Forced entry, took property. Residential burglary • 4700 block of Merivale Road in Chevy Chase on April 7. No forced entry, took property. • 5800 block of Osceola Road, Bethesda, between April 7 and April 9. Forced entry, took property. • 5500 block of Western Avenue in Chevy Chase on April 10. Forced entry, took property. • 100 block of Piney Meetinghouse Court, Potomac, at 12:55 a.m. April 12. Two subjects unsuccessfully attempted to enter residence.

(Above) Christopher Hoppe of Old Towne Alexandria talks with fellow artist Maria Quezada of Rockville about her paintings on display Sunday at the Washington ArtWorks Open Studio Weekend in Rockville.

Indecent exposure • 7707 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, at 6:46 p.m. April 7. The subject was observed exposing himself.

(Left) Artist Jean Hirons of Rockville works on her pastel art.

Vehicle larceny • Streets affected include Wyngate Drive, Walton Road, Rollins Drive and Ewing Drive, between April 6 and April 10 during the evening to early-morning hours. Due to proximity, events appear to be related. Forced entry, property taken.

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Bethesda girl wins Holocaust essay contest Arielle Calem of Bethesda, a sophomore at Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C., won ﬁrst prize in the Elie Wiesel Writing and Visual Arts Competition’s senior essay category. The annual competition is organized by the United Jewish Federation of Tidewater’s Holocaust Commission. Arielle’s essay was titled, “To Tell A Story.”

Duo pedaling west for Parkinson’s disease Two Chevy Chase men, Adam Levine and Peter Genova, plan to bicycle from their home to Santa Barbara, Calif., to raise money for the National Parkinson Foundation. They’re riding in honor of Levine’s grandfather Robert Levine and others who have had Parkinson’s disease, according to a news release. They plan to start out May 25 and arrive in California sometime in the second week of July. Levine is a 2010 graduate and Genova a 2011 graduate of

(Right) Artist Loretta Kaneshige of Rockville demonstrates how to make jewelry out of copper. The Open Studio Weekend was hosted Saturday and Sunday at the arts center, and featured hundreds of pieces of art, demonstrations, sales, music and food. The arts center is located at 12276 Wilkins Ave. in Rockville. PHOTOS BY BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. Their “Pedaling for Parkinson’s: East to West” campaign is seeking donations, which can be made at pedalingforparkinsonse2w.weebly.com/.

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Presidential Scholar semifinalists named The following high school seniors were named semifinalists in the 2015 U.S. Presidential Scholars program: • Patrick Cha of Chevy Chase, Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School. • John W. Lindsey of Chevy Chase, St. Albans School, Washington, D.C. • Emily Yang of Clarksburg, Richard Montgomery High School, Rockville. • Charles F. Lilley of Olney, DeMatha Catholic High School, Hyattsville. • Paul M. Nieves of Potomac, Wootton High School, Rockville. • Sarah L. Wagner of Potomac, Blair High School, Silver Spring. Lilley is a semifinalist as a Presidential Scholar in the Arts. In May, one boy and one girl will be chosen from each state, along with up to 20 students representing the visual, literary and performing arts, and 15 students at large.

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Max D. Mizrahi, 14, an eighth-grader at Tilden Middle School in North Bethesda, is Maryland state champion of the You Be The Chemist Challenge, hosted by the Rockville Science Center at Johns Hopkins University in Rockville.

Tilden 8th-grader is chemistry whiz Max D. Mizrahi, 14, an eighth-grader at Tilden Middle School in North Bethesda, is Maryland state champion of the You Be The Chemist Challenge, hosted by the Rockville Science Center at Johns Hopkins University in Rockville. Max, who will enter the Apex program for academically gifted and motivated learners at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda in August, beat 20 other students to win the

county challenge in March before winning the state title in April. He will next represent Maryland in the national competition June 22 in Philadelphia. The Maryland Challenge was organized by Adam Atwood, a sixth-grade science teacher at Tilden with help from representatives of the Chemical Education Foundation and Maize Cummings-Rocke of the Rockville Science Center, according to a news release from the school. The contest was sponsored by Jeanette Partlow of the Mary-

William Dillard Gray of University Park, Maryland earned his Master’s Degree in Library and Information Studies from the University of Maryland, College Park in December 2014. He also received his Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Maryland, College Park. Mr. Gray works at the Michelle Smith Performing Arts Library at the University of Maryland. He is the son of Lorraine Dillard Gray and William C. Gray, M.D. of University Park as were Mr. Gray’s maternal grandparents, Professor Dudley Dillard and Mrs. Louisa Dillard. 1931463

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Several high school seniors from Montgomery County won National Merit Scholarship awards financed by various corporations, company foundations and other business organizations. Most of the awards are renewable for up to four years of undergraduate study and provide annual stipends that range from $500 to $10,000 per year, according to a news release. Some provide a single payment of $2,500 to $5,000. The county winners, with their hometown, high school, probable career ﬁeld and corporate sponsor: • Karrie M. Shi of Gaithersburg; Wootton High School of Rockville; medicine; Lockheed Martin. • Lindsay Gong of Potomac; Wootton High; international business; National Merit Mary E. Beyerle Scholarship. • Victoria H. Yu of Rockville, Wootton High; economics; Lockheed Martin. • Paula S. Kleyman of Potomac; Churchill High School of Potomac; biomedical engineering; CSC. • Amanda K. Tang of Rockville; Walter Johnson High

School of Bethesda; undecided; Macy’s. • Matthew Psaltakis of Poolesville; Poolesville High School; economics; CACI International. • Samantha A. Menegas of Silver Spring; Blair High School of Silver Spring; molecular biology; Dow Jones.

Campus congrats Eric Keen of Bethesda, a junior at the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Miami, won a scholarship from the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program, one of 260 nationwide. K e e n Keen has been conducting research on viruses and microbial ecology at the university, focusing on viruses that attack bacteria, and how these organisms — called phages — affect bacterial DNA, according to a news release. For his experiment, Keen collected phages at 30 locations around campus, and introduced them to drug-resistant E. coli bacteria. Each scholarship provides up to $7,500 per year for undergraduate tuition, fees, books, room and board.

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Defendant diverted money owed to commercial real estate investors BY

VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

An asset manager from Virginia who formerly worked for a Bethesda company pleaded guilty April 8 in connection to a $5 million wire fraud scheme. Max Wagenblast, 35, of Arlington redirected more than $5 million that was supposed to be applied to defaulted commercial mortgage loans into three bank accounts that he controlled, according to prosecutors. The activity occurred from September 2012 through September 2013, when Wagenblast was an employee of CW Capital Management

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in Bethesda, a major mortgage loan servicer. The company was responsible for administering defaulted commercial mortgage loans and also real estate that secured foreclosed loans. Wagenblast oversaw both the loans and properties that acted as security for the loans serviced by the company. Wagenblast admitted that he redirected some of the funds collected from the properties he managed into the bank accounts, according to his plea. The funds should have been forwarded to a real estate mortgage investment conduit that holds mortgages in trust for investors. Wagenblast is scheduled for sentencing on July 20, prosecutors said in a news release. vterhune@gazette.net

Lively Latin rhythms move library BY GAZETTE STAFF

Vocalist Cecelia Esquivel performed with her musical group Cantare as part of an interactive program on Latin rhythms Saturday at the Davis Library in Bethesda. The free program was sponsored by Friends of the Library/ Davis Chapter and featured audience participation via singing and dancing along with music from Central and South America and the Caribbean, and playing percussion instruments. Esquivel, who studied at the National Conservatory of Music in her native Argentina before earning degrees at the University of Maryland and Catholic University of America, sang in Spanish and Portuguese. For more information, visit montgomerycountymd.gov/library/branches/davis.html.

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Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School students (from left to right) Rebecca Leggett, sophomore; Madison Silver, sophomore and Tory Silver, freshman, are current presidents of the Once Upon A Prom Club.

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(Above) Ellie Lo Re (left) and Madison Peake assist with a ﬁtting. Once Upon a Prom hosted its fourth annual prom dress giveaway at Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School on April 22. The group provided approximately 220 new or gently worn prom dresses to girls who were unable to buy one on their own. (At left) Bethesda-Chevy Chase senior Dorynda Jeanty, 17, tries on prom dresses.

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Teen Angel Project plans fundraising gala Teen Angel Project — a nonproﬁt group of local middle and high schoolers who have donated more than 3,000 community service hours in performances at local hospitals, homeless shelters and nursing homes — will hold its Wings! 2015 Gala fundraiser at 6:30 p.m. May 9 at the Woman’s Club of Chevy Chase, 7931 Connecticut Ave. The evening will be hosted by news anchor Angie Goff of WRCTV. It will include song and dance performances, food and an auction of items including tickets to a variety of television shows in New York and Los Angeles. The online auction at biddingforgood.com/teenangelproject closes at 11 p.m. May 8. The gala will also feature the presentation of the group’s ﬁrst Wings Award to Gemma Adami, 89, of Silver Spring, a retired Italian opera singer who will sing “Ave Maria.” Tickets cost $100. More information is at TeenAngelProject. org.

Whitman High wins fundraising challenge Whitman High School in Bethesda won the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s High School Challenge, raising $67,524, most among the 14 participating high schools. All told, the challenge raised more than $165,000 in February and March. It was the third consecutive

year that Whitman won. Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda was again the runner-up, with more than $45,800. Whitman was rewarded with a pep rally April 17 and the school will be linked to society research grant. “We had tremendous participation in our big events, and record breaking sales for our smaller ones,” student Rachel Ordan, who led Whitman’s Pennies For Patients campaign, said in a news release. Also, a Whitman student will have an eight-week summer internship in the Corporate Citizenship and Social Responsibility Department at Pepco, the challenge’s top corporate sponsors.

Animal Welfare League hosts senior cat adoption special The Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County, located at 12 Park Ave. in Gaithersburg, is hosting an adoption event, “Love is Special,” on Saturday, according to a release. The event was created to celebrate special cats who are more than 8 years old or in need of a little extra care. On Saturday, the adoption fee for all special or senior cats will be only $5, according to the release. The shelter has several cats older than 8, as well as several special cats, including Snowball who is blind, according to the release. Senior cats are hard to ﬁnd homes for because most people who are adopting tend to speciﬁcally look for kittens, but the Welfare League explained that older cats are often calmer and easier to deal with. The Animal Welfare League of

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Continued from Page A-1 The law requires, among other things, that tow companies call police before taking a vehicle from a lot and that property owners have clearly posted signs detailing the rules for parking on that property. Friedman estimates that 40,000 tows happen each year in the county, accounting for a $5 billion industry. He said the approximately 200 complaints per year are likely a small percentage of actual tows. Friedman said people believe tow companies and property owners go too far in having vehicles removed. Towing companies have contracts with property owners to remove vehicles, but some consumers suspect that companies prey on them, waiting for violations, so the company can make money. In 2013, state law banned socalled “spotters” — people who sit and watch for violations and alert property owners and towing companies. But Friedman said many tow-truck drivers now are the spotters. Some, but not all, tow companies engage in what the county sees as overly aggressive or predatory towing, Friedman said. Attempts to reach G&G Towing and Henry’s Wrecker Service, both of which operate within Montgomery County, for comment were not successful. Berliner said the problem appears to be getting worse, not better. He said people continue to report parking, going into a shop, then walking across the street to another only to come back and find their car towed as a “walkoff” — triggered as soon as the driver walks off the property. Berliner’s bill would: • Require the county executive to set maximum or flat rates for towing. • Give the Office of Consumer Protection subpoena power to enforce the law, as well as authority to order the release of a vehicle. • Require more signs in parking lots, particularly those with 100 spaces or more and specifically at entrances. • Do away with automatic tows between 2 and 9 a.m. and instead require those tows to be specifically authorized by the property owner. • Require photographic evidence of the violation that led to the tow. • Require property owners or managers to keep tow slips on nonconsensual tows. • Prohibit immobilizing vehicles with boots that clamp onto tires. kalexander@gazette.net

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Montgomery County is a no-kill, nonproﬁt and all-volunteer shelter dedicated to helping all cats they serve find forever homes. The league also offers low-cost spay and neuter services to cats and dogs.

County police officer receives Spirit Award A Montgomery County police officer who works in the Third District in Silver Spring received a law enforcement award this month.. Officer Carrie Glascock was given the Trooper Jessica Chaney Spirit Award from the Atlantic Association of Women in Law Enforcement. The award was presented at a conference in Ocean City on April 20. The award recognizes a law enforcement professional with no more than five years of service, “who has excelled during her short tenure and embodies the spirit of Trooper Jessica Cheney,” according to a Montgomery County press release. Chaney was a Virginia State Police trooper who was killed in 1998 while directing traffic near an accident. “Although her career with Montgomery County Police has just started,” the county press release says, “Officer Glascock has already made an impact on the community she serves. While still in field training, she fingerprinted several stolen vehicles, identifying suspects tied to multiple autotheft cases. She completed several search warrants related to a prostitution and drug case, leading to a network of drug trafficking and prostitution. Her efforts [helped] build a solid case against a career criminal.”

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Continued from Page A-1 The 24-year-old Burko had been stopped in Silver Spring in a white 1964 Rambler near the former Hahn Shoes store on Georgia Avenue, which was robbed at gunpoint around 4 p.m. that day. Robertson was off duty when Burko’s car was parked in the station’s basement garage and he came upstairs for questioning. Robertson volunteered to stay to help with the case. Officers searched Burko’s vehicle for a weapon, but did not search the trunk, according to court records. Robertson and at least one other officer went to the basement to search the trunk, according to court records. “That’s the kind of officer he was,” Acker said. “He was that thorough and committed. He would have done anything to thwart crime.” After unsuccessfully trying to pry open the trunk, Robertson climbed into the back seat of the vehicle and started to remove the seat when three shots rang out, according to Montgomery County police. The first two struck the windshield, while the third hit Robertson in the forehead. Officers shot at the trunk, and soon found Steven Van Turner, 23. They also found about $1,000 believed taken from the shoe store in the robbery. Published newspaper reports cited a medical examiner’s ruling that Turner had shot himself as police fired bullets into the trunk. Robertson was transported to the Washington Sanitarium

and pronounced dead at 7:30 p.m. Survivors included two daughters. Also, Acker was expecting. She would give birth to a son, Don, who now lives in Clarksburg and works as an executive for an area company. “He was such a fun guy and very fair,” Acker said. “He was so well respected by his peers. He loved his job and the police department. It was definitely his calling.” Numerous relatives and friends of Robertson planned to be at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium for the 30th annual Fallen Heroes Day on Friday. However, organizers said Tuesday that the event will be postponed until later this spring, as public safety agencies focus on the riots and protests in Baltimore. The Fallen Heroes Day event attracts hundreds of law enforcement officers, firefighters, community and political leaders, and others who commemorate public safety officers and personnel who died in the line of duty during the past year. Six Maryland public safety officers or paramedics have died since the last ceremony: • Prince George’s County police Officer First Class Brennan Rabain, who was killed in an accident in March. • Baltimore County firefighter Robert Fogle III, who died in May 2014 of cardiac arrest during a training exercise. • Baltimore fire safety officer Lt. James Bethea, who was killed on duty last November. • Charles County sheriff’s officer Cpl. Jamel Clagett, who died last December in a car ac-

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cident. • Bel Air paramedic Erik Steciak, who was killed during an accident in January. • Baltimore police Officer Craig Chandler, who died in an accident in January. Besides honoring those who have died on duty in the previous year, the event commemorates a police officer and firefighter who died before the first Fallen Heroes event in 1986. Robertson was chosen as this year’s past police honoree. A group of six firefighters — Francis O’Brien, William Barnes, Joseph Hanley Jr., Rudolph Machovec, Richard Melzer and Anthony Reinsfelder — who died battling a 1955 fire at the TruFit Clothing Co. in Baltimore were picked to represent past firefighters. This year’s ceremony is scheduled to be dedicated to John W. Armiger Jr., the ceremony’s founder and former owner of Dulaney Valley, who died of heart failure in March. Armiger’s father set aside 330 burial spaces for public safety officers and spouses, with 68 currently buried there. Family members of past honorees often return to ensuing events, such as Melissa Ayala, the widow of Montgomery County police Sgt. Hector Ayala, who died in a 2010 accident. Ayala was commemorated during the 2011 ceremony. Last year, Montgomery County paid tribute to 17 police officers killed in the line of duty since 1928 at its own Fallen Heroes Memorial Service at the Montgomery County Public Safety Memorial in Gaithersburg.

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Six of the 17 died by gunfire, according to the nonprofit Officer Down Memorial Page. Officer William Talbert was the last to die, in 2012. Talbert was infected with hepatitis C from a tainted blood transfusion in 1983 after a drunk driver crushed him between his cruiser and a car he had stopped, according to police. He survived the accident and fought the infection but eventually died of it. Officer Philip Metz was the last county officer to die on duty by gunfire in 1981, according to the Officer Down site. He was shot by a gunman inside a former W. Bell & Co. catalog supply store in Silver Spring after responding to an alarm call. A security officer also died of a gunshot wound, while an assistant store manager survived a gunshot wound, according to Montgomery police. In Robertson’s case, Burko was convicted of second-degree murder and armed robbery by a Frederick County jury. The conviction was ordered vacated by the U.S. Supreme Court and returned to a Maryland appeals court on the grounds that prosecutors failed to prove Burko acted with malice and was not responsible for his accomplice’s actions. But the Maryland court affirmed the decision in 1975. The Hahn Shoes store had opened on Georgia Avenue at Colesville Road in 1949, and the building was razed in the early 1980s, according to “Images of America: Historic Silver Spring” by Jerry A. McCoy and the Silver Spring Historical Society. Lee Plaza, a 10-story office building that houses the headquarters of Lee Development Group, the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce and others, now stands at that highly visible corner. Acker, who remarried and splits time between residences in Florida and West Virginia, said she would not have been able to be present at the ceremony on Friday, but that other family members had planned to attend. “It’s an unexpected honor that we greatly appreciate,” she said. Following her former husband’s death, Acker received an outpouring of support from police officers and some organizations. But there weren’t as many groups and resources available then as today, she noted. “The police department is like a family,” Acker said. For Robertson’s 1972 funeral, former Montgomery police Capt. Douglas McFee wrote a poem, “Our Brother is Gone.” The poem by McFee, who died in 2010, continued to be read at funerals nationwide for fallen officers, according to his obituary in The Washington Post. “My brother was laid to rest, and today we feel once again the loss of someone of whom we could be proud, to whom we could relate, someone who cared, who understood, who loved and was loved,” the poem reads. “We, unlike many, do not forget, because today when my brother was laid to rest, so also was a part of each of us.” kshay@gazette.net

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LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

The Montgomery County Council Education Committee on Thursday recommended that the county budget include nearly $11 million more for Montgomery College. Most of that money would let the college increase employee salaries and benefits. A portion might go into the college’s reserves. On Thursday, the Education Committee recommended the full council place about $10.9 million in new county money for the college on the county’s reconciliation list. That list includes items that Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett did not put in his recommended budget and that the council wants to fund if it can. If the money were added to the county’s budget, it would close part of the gap between the college’s fiscal 2016 operating budget request and Leggett’s recommendation. Councilwoman Nancy Navarro told Montgomery College officials at Thursday’s meeting that the council needs to do whatever it can “to make you at least close to whole.” County Council President George L. Leventhal said Monday that putting the money on the reconciliation list is “an expression of hope.” Providing the full amount, he said, would be difficult. “I don’t think all that money is going to survive in the final budget,” he said. To address a large chunk of the gap between request and recommendation, Montgomery College officials have said, students could see significant tuition jumps next year to help pay for increases to employee compensation and benefits. The college’s Board of Trustees, however, voted Monday to follow the smaller per-credit-hour tuition increases the college initially proposed: $3 for students living in the county, $6 for students living elsewhere in Maryland, and $9 for students living outside the state. For 2014-15, county students paid $115 a credit hour, in-state students paid $235 and out-of-state students paid $323, according to the college’s website. In its fiscal 2016 operating budget request, the college asked the county to add $15 million of new county

money to the school’s next “current fund,” which is the majority of its operating budget. The college planned to put about $12 million of that amount toward employee compensation and benefit increases. Another roughly $3 million was slated for initiatives and programs. Leggett recommended a $3 million increase in county funding for the current fund. The current fund pays for operations, student services, instruction and other things, according to a report from the college president. Leggett also recommended using nearly all of the college’s reserves to help fund its next operating budget. The school had proposed using $5.4 million from its reserves. Leggett’s plan would use about $9.4 million. The Education Committee’s recommendation would break up the $10.9 million of added county funding into four pieces: three pieces of $3 million each and one piece of $1.9 million would be placed on the reconciliation list. The council then could decide to fund one or more of the pieces. If the county adds the $10.9 million in its budget, the college could cover all of its planned compensation and benefits increases. Whether or not some of the money would go into the school’s reserves hasn’t been determined. The committee recommended that the college use about $1.1 million more than the college had planned to use from its fund balance. The committee did not recommend including money for the college’s initiative and program requests on the reconciliation list. Montgomery College President DeRionne P. Pollard told committee members before their decision that the college needs to protect its staff, stay affordable for students, and keep financial reserves at a certain level. The college has three sources of revenue to pull from: student tuition, the county and the state, which directed about $40 million to the college for fiscal 2016. Pollard said Thursday after the meeting that the state contribution for next year is set and she didn’t see the Board of Trustees raising tuition more than the college originally planned. Staff Writer Kate S. Alexander contributed to this report. lpowers@gazette.net

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AG: Law trumps most of pesticide ban Only minor parts of proposed move would not conﬂict with state rules

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

The heart of Montgomery County’s proposed ban on pesticides would be trumped by state law, according to an opinion from the Maryland attorney general’s ofﬁce. Del. Kirill Reznik requested the opinion on behalf of the Montgomery County Farm Bureau, a group vehemently opposed to the county’s proposed ban. Montgomery County is considering a ban on “nonessential” pesticide use on lawns, with some exceptions, such as for golf courses. While some provisions — including requiring the county executive to develop a list of nonessential pesticides and banning application on county property — don’t conﬂict with state law, the overall ban would be preempted by existing state law, the opinion says. The proposed pesticide ban has strong support from organizations such as Safe Grow Montgomery, but has staunch opposition from the lawn care industry and the Farm Bureau, which sees the measure as a step toward more restrictions on agriculture. Reznik (D-Dist. 39) of Germantown said he requested the attorney general’s advice on whether existing state law already regulated pesticides after members of the Farm Bureau approached him. Farm Bureau President Lonnie Luther said his organization views the proposed ban

as “one of the worst bills anyone could conjure up.” State and federal law regulate pesticides, leaving no need for the County Council to do so, Luther said. The Attorney General’s Office came to a similar conclusion. In an April 1 opinion, Assistant Attorney General Kathryn M. Rowe said it was her view that “a court would conclude that this provision [barring the application of nonessential pesticides to a lawn, with certain exceptions] would interfere with the purposes of these State provisions, as well as the goal of achieving uniformity.” In other words, state law already regulates pesticides, so the local ban would be pre-empted, if challenged in court. Safe Grow Montgomery had not seen the opinion until Friday, and said in a statement Monday that it does not agree with the attorney general’s office. “The AG opinion overlooks important factors used to analyze whether the General Assembly intended to exclusively occupy a field — in this case, the field of pesticides,” the statement read. “The AG opinion mischaracterizes text from the Maryland pesticide law as signifying intent to prevent local legislation, and to promote uniformity.” In its statement, Safe Grow Montgomery wrote that “it is misleading and incorrect to take statutory language out of context to imply statutory intent.” Council President George L. Leventhal, the bill’s author, said he does not see the opinion standing in the way of passage. “Our legal staff does not think that we’re

pre-empted,” he said. Proponents of the measure argue that it would protect county residents and pets from unnecessary exposure to chemicals that many believe to be toxic. Leventhal (D-At Large) of Takoma Park said the attorney general opinion is not the first time pre-emption has come up, and added that “as the letter states, it would only arise in the event of a lawsuit.” “And, my goodness, virtually every bill we pass is potentially subject to a lawsuit,” he said. “So, as I say, I don’t think there’s anything in this letter that will inhibit the council [from] moving forward on pesticides.” However, Luther said his organization is poised, with backing from state and national farm bureaus, to ﬁle a lawsuit should the bill pass. “We like to farm. That’s our life’s passion,” Luther said. “And, really, lawn care is part of agriculture. So we feel like this bill steps on our toes.” The way the bill is worded, farmers fear that, while they are exempt under the bill, agriculture “would be next,” and the bill sets the framework for putting farmers out of business, Luther said. Luther owns L&M Farm in Damascus with his wife. They harvest about 500 acres of hay and raise 100 sheep, 200 Angus beef cattle and 400 “fancy” chickens, he said. The farm also has a greenhouse and garden. kalexander@gazette.net

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VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

Anyone with outdated or unwanted prescription drugs is invited to safely get rid of them at no cost at various locations around the county on Saturday. State, county and municipal police ofﬁcers will be stationed in the parking lots or lobbies at 10 drop-off locations from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., according to a county Police Department release. “It helps prevent the problem of prescription drug abuse,” said Rebecca Innocenti, a public information ofﬁcer with the department. “A lot of people also don’t know how to safely dispose of them,” she said. “This is an easy way to do it, and we can take care of it for you.” The event is part of an ongoing national campaign to safely dispose of prescription drugs, which are subject to thefts and abuse, as well as accidental poi-

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Proposed child-abuse policy School board interviewing for schools open to comment superintendent candidates Board gives preliminary approval for ‘totally different’ document

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

The Montgomery County school board took a step Monday toward improving its policy on how the district addresses child abuse and neglect. The school board preliminarily approved a draft policy that Andrew Zuckerman, the district’s acting chief operating officer, described as “totally different” than the previous version. “I think it’s a complete redesign,” Zuckerman said at the board’s Monday meeting. The public now can comment on the policy draft until June 8. The board is set to take final action in late June. The updated policy — last revised in 2007 — is significantly longer than the current policy, with new information about how the district will prevent and respond to child abuse and neglect issues. The policy changes are part of a broader school system effort to improve how it addresses child abuse and neglect. That effort is being carried out amid several recent arrests of people working in county schools who were accused of abuse or inappropriate touching. A school system employee who formerly worked as a teacher’s aide was arrested Thursday and accused of having sexual contact with a teenage student. The proposed policy includes new language about improving processes for screening employees, volunteers and contractors; using national and local experts when designing professional development; offering students opportunities to learn about prevention and reporting; and supporting children who may have been victims of abuse or neglect. The updated policy also describes more indepth the district’s requirements for reporting and responding to child abuse and neglect. Other added language would describe consequences for abuse or neglect or other related violations, and for those who fail to report suspected abuse or neglect. More information is included about investigations into possible incidents, including a statement that a district investigation cannot interfere with a police or other external investigation. Board Vice President Michael Durso ques-

tioned Monday if the school system’s human resources staff could take on the work outlined in the policy, given the system’s large and growing workforce and student population. Zuckerman said human resources management practices are not the only area the policy addresses, and not all of the work falls to human resources. The district is figuring out if its human resources staff is capable of all of the work, he said. Board member Philip Kauffman asked how the system tracks reports made about an employee for behavior that may seem innocuous once, but is more of a concern if multiple people complain. He wondered who would do the tracking. Joshua I. Civin, a school system attorney, pointed to draft protocols related to the policy. They say that the district’s human resources office has “confidential investigation files” that track such “potentially inappropriate actions” between students and employees. Kauffman said after the meeting that it “has to be clear” that someone is responsible for monitoring reports about employees — something he sees in the updated policy. Board member Rebecca Smondrowski asked if the district has “addressed every possible situation that’s been out there,” referring to past incidents in the school system. Zuckerman said the district has “all of the bases covered” in the updated policy. Richard Dangel, president and CEO of Praesidium — a consulting firm that helped update the district’s policy — said at the meeting the school system had done “a marvelous job.” “We don’t normally see this level of cooperation and collaboration in a community between all the people who need to be involved in this, and yours seems to be extraordinary,” he said. Jennifer Alvaro — whose past and current work includes education, prevention and treatment related to child abuse — said Tuesday she remains hopeful that the proposed policy would be “extraordinarily helpful” to prevent abuse or to help abuse victims more quickly. Alvaro is a member of a school system group helping the district improve its rules and procedures around child abuse and neglect. She said, however, that she sees flaws in the policy and its development. One issue, she said, is she didn’t see the district use an expert familiar with Maryland law around child abuse and neglect. Another issue, she said, is a lack of detail. lpowers@gazette.net

Search ﬁrm presented about 14 possible matches for position

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

The Montgomery County Board of Education is interviewing the first round of candidates for the county school district’s superintendent position. The school board was still talking with candidates as of Tuesday, said Hank Gmitro, president of the firm Hazard, Young, Attea & Associates. He expected the interviews to continue “for a while” and at least through this week. The same search firm helped Montgomery County Public Schools discover former Superintendents Joshua P. Starr and Jerry D. Weast. Starr resigned from the post in February. The board likely will interview about six or seven candidates, Gmitro said, but could interview more. Gmitro said the search firm presented to the school board about 14 people who it thought might match a leadership profile the firm created. The profile is based on input from community members, parents, teachers, students, administrators, board members and others. The firm asked participants to share desired attributes in the next superintendent, the district’s strengths, and issues and challenges to address. The profile report said that, among many desired traits, stakeholders want the superintendent to have “the ability to narrow the achievement gap,” “effective communication

skills,” and “educational experiences that include classroom teacher, building principal, and central office administrator.” Both Gmitro and school board President Patricia O’Neill said they could not share information about candidates under consideration because the search is confidential. Asked if the candidates are from both inside and outside the school system, Gmitro said he could not say anything about the candidates. The next step, he said, will be a second round of interviews. That typically involves about three candidates, but the district may have more or fewer, he said. The school district won’t share names until someone is selected, Gmitro said. O’Neill confirmed Friday that the board is conducting the first round of interviews for the position, but would not confirm the number of candidates being interviewed. There has been “quite a bit of interest” in the district and its superintendent position, she said. “We’re working our best to make sure we have a good person in place by July 1,” she said. O’Neill said representatives from various community entities will help interview candidates. While school and search firm officials are not giving information about candidates, one was named by The Palm Beach Post in Florida. Robert Avossa, a superintendent in Fulton County, Ga., was a “finalist” for the Montgomery County post, the paper reported. Avossa has since been selected to head the public school district in Florida’s Palm Beach

County, the paper reported. A Fulton County Schools press officer did not respond to a message requesting to speak to Avossa. Another person within Montgomery County Public Schools has denied having interest in the position amid speculation she was in the running for superintendent. In a statement provided by school system spokesman Dana Tofig, Kimberly Statham — deputy superintendent of school support and improvement — said she enjoys her current work in the district. “I appreciate that some have mentioned my name as a candidate to be the next superintendent of Montgomery County Public Schools, but I have informed the Board of Education and the search firm they have hired that I am not a candidate for the position,” she said in the statement. Statham’s statement was first reported Friday by Bethesda Magazine. School board member Jill Ortman-Fouse said the board has “very, very high expectations” for the next leader. She said candidates have said the county’s superintendent position would be “the pinnacle of their career.” “We are being very choosy and we want the best match for Montgomery County,” she said. Larry Bowers, the district’s former chief operating officer, is serving as interim superintendent. He has said he is not interested in holding the position past June, when he is retiring. lpowers@gazette.net

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property,” he said in the email. Amid several recent arrests of individuals who worked in county schools, the school system is taking steps to improve how it addresses child abuse and neglect. The school board took tentative action Monday on a revised version of the district’s child abuse and neglect policy. After working at Loiederman since August 2013, Wilson recently switched to a job in the school district’s Division of Food and Nutrition Services warehouse, Tofig wrote in his email. Wilson has been the assistant track coach at Wheaton High School for the last two years, according to Tofig. The communities at Loiederman Middle and Wheaton High are being notified about Wilson’s arrest, Tofig wrote. In a Friday letter to parents, Loiederman Principal Nicole Sosik said Wilson had been arrested and charged with sexual abuse of a minor. She said some of Wilson’s conduct “is alleged to have occurred in the school.” “While I know this news is upsetting and shocking, please know that our staff took quick action that ultimately led to this arrest,” she said in the letter. Wheaton High Principal Debra Mugge also sent a letter to parents on Friday. Wilson was released from detention on Friday after posting a $25,000 bond, according to online court records. He is scheduled for a preliminary hearing on May 22, according to online court records. No attorney information was listed as of Tuesday. lpowers@gazette.net

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Social workers, government employees, volunteers and others counted more homeless people in Montgomery County than a year ago. Still, advocates cited some encouraging signs, such as a decline in the “chronically homeless.” The “Point in Time” survey, conducted in January, showed about 1,100 homeless people in the county, according to a press release Friday from nonprofit Interfaith Works. That was up 23 percent from last year. Interfaith Works is a Rockvillebased nonproﬁt agency and coalition of churches and congregations that provide shelter, clothing, food and other services for the poor and homeless. The county’s Department of Health and Human Services and nonproﬁt Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless were among those involved in the survey. The overall increase — attributed largely to a rise in the number of families experiencing homelessness to 159 from 91 in 2014 — is cause for concern, Interfaith Works CEO Shane Rock said in a statement. But he was encouraged by seeing the chronically homeless — individuals or families without permanent housing for at least a year or with at least four instances of homelessness in the previous three years — decrease 10.5 percent. The unsheltered chronically

homeless declined 48.4 percent. “We are making good progress in addressing the needs of the most vulnerable in our area,” Rock said. “These results suggest that intense, targeted programs aimed at helping those in need move from the temporary shelter environment or the outdoors into more permanent situations are yielding results.” An Interfaith homes program targeting the chronically homeless has had success in moving them into stable housing, he said. Interfaith Works has services in Silver Spring, including the Community Vision program, which provides an emergency seasonal shelter, as well as meals, case management and other services. The survey is used by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, local governments and nonproﬁts to help determine how much public and private funding communities obtain to work against homelessness. Last year’s Montgomery total declined by 11 percent from 2013. The homeless in Washington, D.C., rose by 13 percent, to almost 8,000 last year, from 2013. The count includes people living outdoors and in shelters and hotels. A report from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments with results from other counties and Washington, D.C., is due later this spring. In March, political leaders of Montgomery County, Prince George’s County and Washington, D.C., signed an agreement establishing a regional council to work toward ending homelessness in the area. kshay@gazette.net

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Quality Biological wins $50K county grant Quality Biological of Gaithersburg, which develops biological research tools, won a $50,000 grant from the Montgomery County Department of Economic Development to support expanding and modernizing its fulﬁllment operations. The company plans to add 10 new jobs as part of the expansion, according to a county news release. “I am extremely pleased to receive this $50,000 vote of confidence from Montgomery County,” President and CEO Angela Graham said in the release. “Quality Biological has proudly called this county home for more than 32 years. We have been able to succeed and grow thanks to the robust biotech industry cultivated here and thanks to access to critical business support resources like this ... grant.”

Ruppert Landscape names IT manager Ruppert Landscape of Laytsonville named Wendy Hildebrand of Jessup its information technology application development manager. Previously, Hildebrand led software development strategy at Nielsen. She holds a bachelor’s in English secondary education from Salisbury University and an MBA from the University of Baltimore.

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It took a long time, but Corey Settles, his wife and two young boys finally found a place to live after spending 10 months in a motel in Gaithersburg and a nonprofit shelter in Bethesda. “It is a great feeling to live as a family again,” said Settles, who moved into a rented condominium in Silver Spring on April 2. With the help of the county’s Housing Opportunities Commission, Settles was able to get a voucher through the state’s Rental Allowance Program, he said. The state is paying $1,038 of the $1,495 monthly rent for 12 to 18 months, while he pays the balance of $457, said Settles, who is now working full-time as a file clerk in Rockville. Settles was one of several speakers at the County Council budget hearing on April 16 who talked about the need for more affordable housing. Following a series of work sessions, the council is expected to adopt the proposed fiscal year 2016 budget on May 16. Settles and other housing advocates say they hope it will include more money for housing. There are plenty of new condominiums and apartments being built in the county, but they’re too expensive for lowincome people to afford, Settles said on Monday. “Even for the middle class, there’s no extra money left once you pay the rent,” he said. Settles lost his Social Security benefits in 2013, and he fell behind paying the rent for his apartment in Gaithersburg. He and his family were evicted in June 2014, and as a result of the eviction, Settles lost his job working as a cashier at a pharmacy. At the time, Settles was also taking a class in medical billing and coding taught by Nancy Piatt of Poolesville. When Piatt learned he and his family had spent a night in the Silver Spring bus shelter, she took them to a motel in Silver

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Teacher Nancy Piatt talks with her former student, Corey Settles, who spent 10 months in motels and a shelter with his family. Settles spoke at the County Council budget hearing on April 16 about the need for more affordable housing in Montgomery County.

Spring and paid for three days herself. “My teacher helped us get off the street,” Settles said. After contacting the county’s Health and Human Services Department, Settles and his family were able to move to a county-funded hotel room in Gaithersburg before transferring to the Greentree Shelter in Bethesda run by the National Center for Children and Families. Settles is very thankful for the housing vouchers and job referrals he received from the county agencies, Greentree and also Catholic Charities. “We had a roof over our heads, we had food, we had clothes ... going through this made me more appreciative of what we had,” he said. Living as a homeless family for 10 months was not easy, he said. “It was hard and very stressful to be in our situation,” said Settles about the tensions of living with other people and the experience of also hitting brick walls while looking for apartments. The solution is to ﬁnd ways to increase the supply of affordable housing, say Settles and other housing advocates. County Executive Isiah Leggett planned to dedicate 2.5 percent of property tax revenues to the creation of affordable housing in the Fiscal Year 2016 budget but delayed the idea because of uncertainties in expected income to the

county. As a result, he has proposed $44 million for the county’s Housing Initiative Fund (HIF), which is $368,000 more than the amount approved in the FY 2015 budget. “These funds are essential to help address the affordable housing crisis that our county now faces,” said Elizabeth Hofmeister speaking at the April 16 hearing for Action in Montgomery, a coalition of churches and community organizations. “However, $44 million is a bare minimum needed for addressing the ongoing critical demand for affordable housing,” she said. “It merely holds the line on the current year’s HIF funding.” She also said that the county’s Department of Housing and Community Affairs estimates a need for 43,000 to 50,000 additional affordable units in the county. In the meantime, the county spends tax dollars doing what it can to place homeless individuals and families in temporary housing. “The hotels and motels are overﬂowing,” said Meredith Rettner-Dayhoff, program director for the Greentree Shelter. “There’s such little low-income housing in the area, and if you have a poor credit history or you’re unemployed, it’s even harder to ﬁnd,” she said. “[Landlords] are usually not willing to forgive [a debt],” Rettner-Dayhoff said. “When they see the credit histories, they’re not willing to rent to them.” “The average is 90 to 100 days, or about three months [to place people],” she said. “But it can be more than six months depending on the barriers” Rettner-Dayhoff also said homeless people are often stigmatized by a perception that they drink, they’re lazy or are not willing to work. “People aren’t willing to talk [about homelessness], they just don’t want to see it,” she said. “What we need is an awareness of the situation.” Piatt agreed. “I had no idea how big the family homeless problem is,” Piatt said. “To me it’s heartbreaking. vterhune@gazette.net

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when I saw Philip Meyer, a police officer who was a good friend of Hector’s, I wondered, ‘Is Hector injured?’ It felt like forever [before] the words came out that Hector was no longer with us.” Ayala died in a car crash while responding to a call for help from another officer at the scene of a fight in Wheaton. “A tire blew and he lost control on Veirs Mill and Randolph [roads],” Melissa Ayala said. Ayala’s story of denial, pain, loneliness and the work of raising Hector Jr., who was 14 months old when his father died, and the triplets, Angelica, Gabriella and Victoria, born two months after, continues still, “Some people don’t understand that moving forward isn’t forgetting,” she said. “That pain can be relived in a minute.” Her home in upper Montgomery County is filled with reminders of Hector. Plaques and pictures hang on the living room walls. A cabinet is filled with medals and awards he earned during his years with MCPD. There are even models of bright yellow, black and red Mustangs — Hector’s car. His was a 1989 black Mustang. “I still have it,” she said. “It’s in the garage.” Some things Ayala does for herself, to keep the memory of her husband alive. Some things she does for the children, so they can learn about their father, a man who died before they could know him. “We were such a big part of his life,” she said. “He wanted nothing more than a big family and kids.” Every year, she and the children attend the Fallen Heroes Day ceremony at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens in Timonium, where Hector is buried. “It’s an amazing event,” she said. “They do a beautiful job and although it hurts, I can’t think of a better place to go.” Fallen Heroes Day is celebrated in Maryland on May 1 at Dulaney Valley Memorial Gardens. However, organizers said Tuesday that this year’s event will be postponed until later this spring, as public safety agencies focus on the riots and protests in Baltimore.

were a proposed increase in the maximum number of residential units to 3,200, which is nearly three times what’s there now. That also exceeds what county planning staff had proposed back in December, a maximum of 2,789. Westbard currently has about 1,100 residential units, roughly 580 shy of the maximum allowed under current landuse rules. The increase was attributed to the possibility that existing sites, such as McDonald’s or Whole Foods Market, may want to redevelop in the future. Another sour note with the crowd was what planning Director Gwen Wright described as the “menu of options” Montgomery County Public Schools could use to address overcrowding. The least favored were having an elementary school on the Little Falls Library site and the suggestion of minor redistricting. Westbard is split in two by two feeder school networks: the Whitman and Bethesda-Chevy Chase high school clusters. Wright said the redistricting proposal would affect only residents of the newly redeveloped areas, where students would be diverted from the Whitman cluster to the B-CC cluster, not current residents. Wright said school ofﬁcials also could consider making additions to existing schools or reopen closed school sites — in this case, the former Concord, Clara Barton or Brookmont elementary school buildings. School officials expressed concern over space in Westbard back in December. A representative from the school district was not at Wednesday’s meeting. Not far from the Washington, D.C., line, Westbard is roughly bounded by River Road, Massachusetts Avenue and Little Falls Parkway. Its roots lie in the early tobacco trade, with ties to the late 19th-century railroad industry. Today, Westbard is a potpourri of residential, commercial and light industrial use. A few residents complained that the community lacked warmth, that its shopping centers were outdated and that it had an odd mix of residential and light industrial use that made it feel disconnected. “I think the plan will help the neighborhood,” Larry Demaree said. Others said they thought the county’s plan adequately addressed environmen-

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Melissa Ayala is pictured with her four children — Hector Jr., 6, and 4-year-old triplets (clockwise from top) Victoria, Gabriella and Angelica — outside her upper Montgomery County home. Montgomery County Police Sgt. Hector Ayala, their husband and father, died ﬁve years ago while on the job. In 1976, John Armiger Sr., who owned the memorial gardens, set aside 330 burial spaces for fallen heroes — men and women from Maryland’s public safety community who died in the line of duty. In 1986, his son, John Armiger Jr., started Fallen Heroes Day. Jack Mitchell, the current president of the cemetery, said he thinks Maryland is the only state with a Fallen Heroes Day. “It’s very meaningful and for us, it is an honor,” he said.

Each May 1 ceremony honors the fallen heroes of the previous year. “One fact that is probably the saddest of all is that we’ve never had a year without a death,” he said. Ayala said she tells her story because she hopes she can inspire others. “Cherish life and live it,” she said. “Although there is tragedy, there are beautiful parts to life.” pmcewan@gazette.net

tal concerns and liked the idea of having more green space and parks. Although Westbard is served by the Capital Crescent Trail, hard surfaces take up more than half the area’s space, according to environmental planner Katherine Nelson. County planners want to convert the Willett Branch from a concrete storm drain to a greenway. A civic green near the Giant Food supermarket has also been proposed. Other recommendations called for creating a new road connecting Westbard Avenue and River Road, and cycle tracks on those streets, along with upgraded sidewalks for pedestrians. The county staff also conceded to lowering maximum building heights to 50 feet and 75 feet in certain portions of Westbard. Since the fall, the Planning Board has been working on revising the Westbard Sector Plan. The county uses sector plans to set the tone for a region’s future, as far as the type of development it would like to see. Kronenberg said the typical cycle for reviewing sector plans is 15 to 20 years, but in Westbard there hasn’t been any development pressure or large public investment. The Westbard Sector Plan hasn’t been looked at since 1982, making it one of the oldest plans in the county. “We don’t need to have these major developments to have positive change happen in our neighborhoods,” Burr said of Equity One’s plans. Alex Sadaya said he was concerned that too much development could ruin the suburban appeal of Westbard, turning it into “just another suburb of D.C.” Small merchants have said they are worried about being squeezed out. The fate of developer’s vision is bound up in the county’s approval of a new sector plan. And even if a new sector plan is approved, such a project would still have to withstand its own approval process, according to county staff. So far, Equity One hasn’t ﬁled any plans with the county. Melissa Williams, a county outreach coordinator, said the Westbard Sector Plan is still in the early phases of the process and that there would still be plenty of opportunities for the public to weigh in. Williams said it could be at least a year before any ﬁnal action is taken. The Montgomery County Planning Board is expected to receive a similar briefing from its staff when it meets Thursday, according to Robert Kronenberg, a county planning department division chief.

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BUSINESS Army research building in Silver Spring targeted for renovations Project to include modernizing animal research facility

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A 67,000-square-foot medical research laboratory built in 1972 at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research in Silver Spring is targeted for renovations, according to a preliminary federal bid solicitation. The structure, known as Building 511, includes a vivarium that houses small and large animals, such as primates, used in defense and medical research projects. The work will include electrical, animal lighting, building automation, walls and ceilings, telephone and communication systems, plumbing, doors and windows, according to the bid on the government’s Federal Business Opportunities website. The estimated construction price range is between $25 million and $100 million, with three years allowed for construction. The preliminary “phase one”

Affordable housing conference is Monday The Affordable Housing Conference of Montgomery County will hold its 24th annual Affordable Housing Summit from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the Montgomery County Conference Center, 5701 Marinelli Road, North Bethesda. This year’s theme is “Housing, Transit and Jobs — The Foundation For A Strong Economy.” Speakers are to include U.S. Labor Secretary Thomas Perez, Gov. Larry Hogan and County Executive Isiah Leggett. Several awards will be presented during the luncheon: The Robert C. Weaver Housing Champion Award will go to Nicolas P. Retsinas of Harvard Business School; the David Reznick Housing Partner of the Year to SunTrust Bank; the Paul Sar-

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Vehicles come and go from a gate at Fort Detrick’s Forest Glen annex in Silver Spring. The annex houses the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, among other facilities. Renovations at several buildings are planned. bid, which is a qualifying phase, is due by May 8. The second phase — the formal bid — is due to be released on June 15, with the bid deadline slated for July 30, said Miles Brown, a spokesman for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ district based in Little Rock, Ark. The Little Rock district handles most projects overseen by the Army Corps at medical-rebanes Excellence in Public Service Award to A Wider Circle; and the Eugene F. Ford Sr. Builder of the Year to StonebridgeCarras. More information is at affordablehousingconference.org or call 301-520-1587 or email BenWolff@affordablehousingconference.org.

Profit up at EagleBank Eagle Bancorp of Bethesda, parent of EagleBank, reported that its first-quarter profit grew to $19.4 million from $12.5 million in the first quarter of 2014. Assets during the quarter rose to $5.5 billion from $5.25 billion.

TissueGene names new COO TissueGene of Rockville named Robert A Newman COO. Previously, Newman was se-

lated facilities, Brown said. “We have the expertise for medical facilities,” he said. “We have done projects across the country and even worldwide.” For the Silver Spring project, contractors will have three years to complete the work, under the proposal. Bidding is done in the two phases to help weed out companies that aren’t qualiﬁed for the project, Brown said

Friday. “The idea is to save on time and money,” he said. “They don’t have to put a lot of time doing a full bid proposal, if they aren’t qualiﬁed for the project.” The Army Corps of Engineers also is soliciting bids for renovations to another structure at the research institute — Building 501. The 21,075-square-foot structure was built in 1954 as a

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Dance institute to host school programs American Dance Institute of Rockville plans to support the expansion of the CityDance School & Conservatory at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda into its studio space. Starting this fall, CityDance will have a satellite location in the institute’s 20,000-square-foot space under the arrangement, ac-

cording to a news release. In September, the institute plans to launch a national scholarship program to provide funds to promising young dance students to study at the schools of their choice.

County expands green certiﬁcation program To bolster its green economy, Montgomery County has broadened the standards for its Green Business Certiﬁcation Program to include business sectors previously ineligible, including restaurants, cleaning companies, hotels and home-based businesses.

pilot vaccine production facility to help protect soldiers, according to the bid on the FBO site. The first phase bid is due by May 18. The second phase is expected to be issued around June 24 and is due back in August. The estimated construction price range is between $25 million and $100 million, with three years allowed for construction. The institute is a DepartThe program will continue to certify businesses using applications developed by the Department of Environmental Protection for office-based and landscaping companies, but will broaden the certification standards available to businesses, according to a county news release. At a recent reception, 26 local businesses were honored under the newly expanded program that now also recognizes businesses certified through thirdparty certification programs such as B Lab, Green America, the Green Restaurant Association and Green Seal. The Department of Economic Development will also offer subsidies to restaurants to help pay the cost of certification through one of the four programs: a one-time subsidy to the first 40 certified restaurants of 50 percent of the fee up to $1,000.

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Lee, Sullivan named trade group co-chairmen Two local executives were named to co-chair the International Council of Shopping Centers’ Washington regional panel on leadership. Both Holly Sears Sullivan and Bruce H. Lee will serve oneyear terms and participate in the council’s annual conference next month in Las Vegas. Lee is president of Lee Development Group, which owns and manages ofﬁce, retail and industrial space in Silver Spring, Aspen Hill, Kensington and Mount Airy. Sullivan is the ﬁrst president of the Montgomery County Business Development Corp., a public-private business development organization.

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As Kyle Fritschi of Olney battles against stage 2 Hodgkin’s lymphoma, he and his family continue to be touched by gestures of kindness by family, friends, and even total strangers. A donation of $9,325 was recently made to the oncology department of Children’s National Medical Center in Kyle’s honor, all raised from a few batches of cookies. Kyle, 14, was diagnosed last fall and his cancer is currently in remission. “I am feeling stronger every day,” said Kyle, a freshman at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney. In January, a family friend, Christina Worrell of Brookeville, told Kyle’s mother, Helene Fritschi, that she had entered a baking contest sponsored by Appliance Builders Wholesalers. “I casually told her that I thought that was really cool and I wished her luck,” Fritschi

“The community was rallying in support of the Fritschi family, and I thought entering the contest in support of Kyle’s Army was a special way for me to show that I cared.” Christina Worrell, contest winner said. “It wasn’t until she said, ‘I’d like to do this for Kyle and for the oncology unit at Children’s Hospital’ that it took my breath away and the tears rolled down my cheeks. Honestly, she didn’t even have to win the competition because in my eyes, she had already won for her thoughtfulness and kindheartedness.” It’s the second year the company has sponsored the contest, said Kelly Tinsay, manager of its Silver Spring location. The business, which sells appliances and has a kitchenplanning showroom with multiple working kitchen displays, decided to hold a baking challenge as a way to support local charities. The ﬁrst contest, held last year, raised more

Obituary Marie Anita Babyak, 76, of Damascus, Maryland passed away Thursday, April 23, 2015. She is survived by her beloved husband John, two daughters, Susan and Julie Ann Collier. She is survived by one granddaughter, Harper Rose who arrived very late in Marie’s life but early enough to be totally loved. Marie was born in Yonkers, New York, and graduated from High School in 1958. She worked for eleven years at Otis Elevator Company. Marie was an active member of St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Damascus. She was also an occasional parishioner at St. Gregory’s Byzantine Catholic Church in Beltsville. Besides doing financial work for the church Marie was also a member of the Catholic Daughters. She was an active member of the YWomen, the Damascus Garden Club, a quilting club and stamping club. She and her husband were active in square dancing in the Washington area and she and her husband were members of the Board of the Mid-Atlantic Challenge Association. Marie was one of the easiest people to know. It was not unusual for her to go into Safeway for milk and come out an hour later having spent that time talking to old friends that she had never met before. She loved animals and they knew it and couldn’t get to her fast enough when they saw her. She was great with people. It didn’t make any difference if they were old, crippled, black, white, gay or whatever. They were all people and she truly treated them all alike. And people know it and she was truly loved by all. But kids were her great joy. She had a way of making them comfortable and they enjoyed being with her. She was a room-mother at Woodfield Elementary School for eight years, at Baker Jr. High School for six years and Damascus High School for six years. She often meets former students, in their forties, who remember playing games with her at school. The family will receive friends 3-8 p.m. Wednesday, April 29, at St. Paul’s Catholic Church, 9240 Damascus Road, Damascus, Maryland, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated, Thursday, April 30 at 11:00 a.m. Interment will be in Yonkers, New York. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.molesworthwilliams.com

than $5,000 for the Claudia Mayer/Tina Broccolino Cancer Resource Center at Howard County General Hospital. To recruit contestants, the company promoted the event through an email to its clients and contacts. Worrell learned of the contest through her father, who owns a construction company. “He told me about it and then my family encouraged me to enter the contest,” she said. “I was undecided on a charity to pursue when Kyle’s diagnosis came in. The community was rallying in support of the Fritschi family, and I thought entering the contest in support of Kyle’s Army was a special way for me to show that I cared.” Baking has been a hobby for Worrell since she was a girl. She has been baking cookies, cakes and treats for friends and family for a few years now. The challenge for each of the 14 teams of four was to bake 60 cookies in 90 minutes and to present a plate of three cookies to the judges. The proceeds, from entry fees, would be donated to the charity of the winning team’s choice. The goal was to raise $5,000. Worrell worked diligently to come up with the perfect

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Kyle Fritschi, 14, and Christina Worrell celebrate her team’s victory in a baking contest sponsored by Appliance Builders Wholesalers in Silver Spring. plan. She recruited three friends to assist her: Shannon Dickerson to measure, Toni Baron to mix and Cory Baron

In Memoriam Nancy (Sarno) Mercer

May 14, 1946 - May 5, 2014 A long lonely year has passed since you left And not a day has gone by when I have not thought of you I held your hand as you left but you never said goodbye My only consolation was that Don, Dad, Ellie, and Anthony were there to take your hand from mine I thought missing you would gradually ease, but it has not. Dear Lord, please help me understand why my sister Nancy had to go Help me to see her, happy in your arms, safe in heaven with you Dry my tears with your hands, and fill my heart with your love Let her know that I love her, always will, always have, even when we disagreed as sisters will do Let her know that she is still in my heart and that I mourn her absence I pray for understanding but I know that you have a greater plan Please take care of my sister. Thank you, Her sister Bette Amen

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to roll. Worrell handled piping. “My friends and family encouraged me to enter my vanilla sugar cookie recipe in the contest,” Worrell said. “It was the design that had me stumped. I wanted to enter the perfect cookie that would win the challenge for Kyle’s Army and Children’s Hospital. She said her team was determined to pull off a win for Kyle. “He’s a tough cookie, and a cookie contest seemed to be just what the doctor ordered,” Worrell said. “I think it helped everyone focus on something uplifting and positive.” Ultimately, the team decided on cookies featuring designs of a washing machine, a stand mixer and an egg over easy served in a frying pan. The teams worked in highend kitchens, in front of banners announcing their charity and their creative names, which included Worrell’s Bake My Day, plus You Ain’t Seen Muffin Yet, Fire and Icing, and Batter Up. When time was up, each team presented its cookies and said a few words about its charity. “There were so many worthy charities. … Honestly, I would have been happy if any of them had won,” Fritschi said. The judges sampled the cookies, cleansing their palates with milk. When Bake My Day’s cookie was presented, Kyle was invited to join the bakers in front of the judges’ table. The master of ceremonies introduced Kyle and explained that he had chemotherapy that morning, but was there to support Bake My Day. Kyle smiled and nodded, but the judges and crowd didn’t know what his mother knew. “They didn’t know that Kyle had a very difficult day,” she said. “They didn’t know that he was incredibly nauseous, that he was extremely fatigued or that he was in a lot of pain. He should have been home in bed, but he said he wanted to go to the competition for ‘just for a little while.’” The judges announced a tie for first place between Bake My Day and the team from Case Design. “It was seriously one of the

happiest moments of my life,” Fritschi said. “The atmosphere of the room was so warm and comforting. I felt like I was being hugged by every person in the room.” The Case Design team must have experienced the same feeling, because it said would donate half its winnings to Kyle and Children’s National Hospital. From that point, the excitement and support for Kyle snowballed. Boxes of cookies were auctioned for as much as $1,000. The winner of a 50-50 rafﬂe donated his winnings. The owner of Appliance Builders Wholesalers offered to match all the bids. When the auctioneer asked if anyone would like to donate $20, a huge lined formed, and the donors all agreed to instead donate $25. Kyle was touched the support. “I felt really honored that Ms. Worrell would try to win the contest for me and Children’s Hospital,” he said. “There was a lot of kindness in the room that night.” Tinsay agreed that the support for Kyle was amazing. “It ﬁlled everyone’s sense of purpose,” she said. “Kyle and his group gave us a lot more than we gave him.” Kyle decided that half the winnings will go toward leukemia and lymphoma research, and the other half will be used to purchase iPads, video games and movies for use by teens undergoing treatment. “Chemo is tough and it makes you feel really tired and sick so I wanted to give the other kids at Children’s stuff that worked for me and helped me get through the rough days,” he said. Fritschi said she wasn’t sure about what went into all the cookies, but she knows what came out of the event. “I think anyone that was at the event now knows that if you take a dash of decency, a sprinkle of strength, a tablespoon of thoughtfulness, a cup of compassion, gallons of generosity and bake it with love, you have the recipe for success and you can make my son, my tough cookie, feel like he won a million dollars,” she said. thogan@gazette.net

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Embracing ethics

As journalists, we’re used to asking others who, what, when, where and why as we gather information and report it. It’s good for journalists to sometimes turn the tables on ourselves, and explain the “why” of journalism decision-making. We’re referring to ethics — a moral compass that guides our attempts to do good as we do well. The Society of Professional Journalists — the nation’s largest journalism advocacy organization — has designated April 27 to May 1 as Ethics Week. SPJ has a voluntary code GUIDELINES of ethics (www. spj.org/ethicHELP JOURNALISTS scode.asp) that MAKE GOOD is widely valued and cited by DECISIONS journalists and the public as a standard. It is divided into four main sections — Seek Truth and Report It, Minimize Harm, Act Independently, and Be Accountable and Transparent. The SPJ Code of Ethics is a set of guidelines and principles — not rules — that help journalists fully consider their options before making news decisions. Many situations require a balancing test. For example, does the need to seek truth outweigh the potential for creating harm, or is the opposite true? Some principles of the code of ethics say journalists should: • “Remember that neither speed nor format excuses inaccuracy.” • “Consider sources’ motives before promising anonymity. Reserve anonymity for sources who may face danger, retribution or other harm, and have information that cannot be obtained elsewhere. Explain why anonymity was granted.” • “Diligently seek subjects of news coverage to allow them to respond to criticism or allegations of wrongdoing.” • “Never plagiarize. Always attribute.” • “Recognize that legal access to information differs from an ethical justification to publish or broadcast.” • “Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived. Disclose unavoidable conflicts.” • “Refuse gifts, favors, fees, free travel and special treatment, and avoid political or other outside activities that may compromise integrity or impartiality, or may damage credibility.” The principle about gifts comes up often. An appreciative source or a friendly community group might send a reporter a gift of thanks. The sentiment is nice, but we politely turn down gifts. We try to send gifts back, but if returning them is impossible, we donate them to charity and let the giver know. A discussion like this one is part of the code of ethics, too. It’s in the “Be Accountable and Transparent” section: “Explain ethical choices and processes to audiences. Encourage a civil dialogue with the public about journalistic practices, coverage and news content.” Every news organization should welcome questions, comments, and even criticism from readers and sources about the work we do. If we can’t explain and defend a decision, the thinking behind it might have been weak. These are not just principles for a “journalist,” which is no longer easy to define. The public can use these concepts for guidance, too, and challenge poor practices and decisions. Readers, viewers and listeners can and should hold news organizations and individuals accountable in much the same way the press is a watchdog of government and public institutions.

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First responders, members of military deserve recognition I was very excited to read the article about the Montgomery County first responders who were honored for their service (“Public safety employees honored for bravery,” March 18). It made me happy because this happens so rarely. By this, I mean usually, when a hero does their job, they usually don’t get the recognition they deserve. When a military service member does their job, they’re helping people by fighting to keep Americans safe in wars that put their life at risk. When police do their job, they help citizens by arresting dangerous people, which can put their life at risk. When firefighters do their job, they put their life at risk to save people from fires. When EMT workers do their job, they help others get to hospitals and they put their life at risk by going into unknown places where people need help. But let me ask you this: Do pro sports players and actors put their life at risk? No, they don’t, but they still get recognized constantly, paid more, and admired as role models. This is not fair. As a military child, this really gets on my nerves. My father has fought in war and put his life at risk to help others. I could have lost him many times. If your dad’s a pro sports player or actor, he probably makes a lot more money than my father, and this doesn’t make sense. But it’s not the money that makes me upset. Little kids look up to pro sports players and actors as role models. They should be looking up to military service members, police, firefighters and EMTs. If they did, the world would be a better place because people would be inspired to help each other. For example, I look up to my father, and be-

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(From left) Award winners Firefighter III Christopher Crown, Firefighter Paramedic Adam Dougherty and Master Firefighter Clark Oliver in front of Paramedic Engine 728 at the Derwood station in March. Not pictured is Capt. Carl Mauney. The four were honored at the 41st annual Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce recognition lunch for being first responders to a plane crash near the Gaithersburg Airpark in December 2014. cause of this, at 10 years old, I dream of a career in the military, being a search and rescue helicopter pilot to help people. In conclusion, I hope that heroes who help others — like military service members, police, fire-

ﬁghters and EMTs — are looked up to and respected more than pro sports players and actors, and I hope the sort of recognition that Montgomery County’s ﬁrst responders received last month continues.

‘Urban complex’ concept not grounded in reality There are news media articles describing the phenomenon of “mixeduse, residential-retail units,” in which residents can come down to the ground level of their high-rise apartments to shop and dine. Sound familiar? Called “urban complexes,” this can be applied to Bethesda and the White Flint area of North Bethesda. I call this myopic approach “myopic concept.” There is nothing wrong with the advantage of literally never having to leave the womb of one’s residential area. But, it is not reality. This concept is behind the basic development plan for the land east of the White Flint Metro station, between

Old Georgetown Road and Marinelli Road (north and south) and Rockvillle Pike and Nebel Road (east and west). Often referred to as the Bethesda Row area Phase II, much new construction has been parking garages, which are not for “urban complex” residents, but for people from near and far who want to make use of the some 200 restaurants and movie complex in that area. The same thing is going to happen to the White Flint development of North Bethesda. It will be come so popular, the “urban complex” dwellers — and even nearby residents — will see a sharp increase in vehicular trafﬁc.

For years, we in this area have heard that traffic will be mitigated by Metro use. It has not happened. Instead, vehicular traffic has increased. Note the constant changing of plans for Rockville Pike (or Rockville Boulevard, as some want to call it). That is because of traffic impact, which was left to developers to mitigate through a fee. All I ask for is a comprehensive plan for development, understanding that traffic does not begin or end within the confines of an area, but is very widespread. In other words, success of the “urban complex” depends on a wider outlook before approval. David H. Brown, North Bethesda

Transit comment doesn’t make sense

In the April 8 story about the M-83 (Midcounty Highway Extension), Montgomery County Department of Transportation spokeswoman Esther Bowring was quoted as saying the fatal ﬂaw was that the option for public transportation, speciﬁcally a Bus Rapid Transit system, was not in the master plan and could not be selected as a preferred alternative. That comment seems to make little sense in light of the fact that there are no fewer than two Bus Rapid Transit systems planned adjacent to the M-83 highway project already.

One is the Corridor Cities Transitway, and the other is the county executive’s BRT plan along Md. 355. Given that those BRT plans on the table are already on life support for lack of funds and broader support, it is puzzling why Ms. Bowring cites M-83’s fatal ﬂaw as being a feature that many stakeholders are currently working so hard on making a reality through two more advanced BRT alternatives. The Clarksburg master plan was projected for about 43,000 people and is probably more than halfway

there. It was conceived with the M-83 highway as the main new transportation facility enabling its existence. We need BRT, but we also desperately need increased road capacity in the Interstate 270 corridor on and adjacent to it. Emmet Tydings, Brookeville The writer is a 13-year member of the Citizens Advisory Committee to the Transportation Planning Board for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments in Washington, D.C.

Calculations don’t support ridership projection The headline in your April 22 issue, ”Purple Line’s impact grows,” has a subhead: “Study shows more jobs, money headed to region if rail line is built.” If a rail transit line carries 74,160 passenger trips a day after 10 or more years of operation along a route that never had significant bus or other public transportation, there would certainly be monumental economic impacts on the areas served. High-rise apartment buildings would replace single-family homes with yards. Local businesses would thrive, serving the densely packed population. As a management engineer who spent 30 years with the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey (mainly in working to convert the “tubes” into “PATH”), then formed a consulting ﬁrm that serviced major transportation operators, I was distressed to calculate that the Purple Line (as deﬁned by the MTA) could not possibly carry anything like 74,160 riders per day. The MTA said the line would oper-

ate 139 trains per weekday. Each train would be made up of two 90-foot articulated trolleys with space to crushload 140 passengers in each trolley. Those 139 train trips would have the capacity to carry fewer than 39,000 riders at peak loading points. The MTA said that the line’s track system would be designed to support up to 10 trains per hour and that this maximum number of trains would be scheduled in the two heaviest morning and afternoon peak hours. To claim that every one of these 40 trains might carry the maximum load is not credible. To suggest that the 99 off-peak trains, spread between 5 a.m. and midnight, might average the same loads, is absurd. The ratio of the peak-hour boardings to daily boardings is quite consistent on rail transit lines serving commuters. If that ratio is applied to the Purple Line’s maximum capacity of ten 280-passsenger peak-hour loads, daily ridership would likely be about 14,000. Clearly, 74,160 fares a day might

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Entire team needed for success While I agree with Gordie Brenne (“Next superintendent shouldn’t give up on lagging standards,” April 15) that every effort should be made to close the educational gap for students, the new superintendent should not be required to be a miracle worker. Closing the gap between minorities and the average student cannot be the task only for the superintendent of schools, but also should involve teachers, students and parents, as well. Without the entire team, all efforts will be for naught. Unfortunately, the board of education has set the same impossible standards for the superintendent’s position, thus exposing Dr. Starr’s successor to an impossible mission. Let us be realistic as to what goals can be attained and establish those that are lesser but attainable. Nelson Marans, Silver Spring

A piece of nature would be lost with Purple Line

cover the estimated $55 million operation and maintenance costs per year. The Sierra Club said the lines ridership would take 17,000 cars off our congested highways. They added that it was the best transportation project in the country in reducing air pollution. Transportation Economics & Management Systems Inc. in its update of a study of the economic impacts of the Purple Line said that figures now show it would return more than $12 billion in tax revenues after five to seven years of operation. But all these predicted benefits are dependent on the 74,160 ridership estimate. The proposals to be considered in May include 30 years of operation and maintenance to provide a defined level of service at a fixed price. There is a strong probability that ridership, revenues and benefits in those 30 years will be less than a fifth of those currently projected. To enter into any such contract would be irrational.

“Purple Line’s Impact Grows” (April 22) tells only a fraction of the story. Yes, there will be more jobs and development, but what about the health impacts? All of the health-giving trees in the Silver Spring-Bethesda corridor will be gone. The opportunities for exercise and enjoyment in nearby nature will be gone, the peace and quiet gone, the beauty gone. Plus, the Safe Route to School will be gone, along with the safe passage under East-West Highway and Wisconsin Avenue. The developers have already acquired the permission to build tall in Chevy Chase Lake and are building tall in Bethesda and Silver Spring, so what more do they want? They really do not need the Purple Line. But if the Purple Line is built, workers and residents will lose the ability to be in nearby nature, and never regain it. There is nowhere else to have such a nature trail. The replacement “trail” is a sham — nothing but a shadeless sidewalk.

Robert J. Riker, Chevy Chase

Mary S. Rivkin, Bethesda

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Posted online by 8 a.m. the following day. GYMNASTICS: County championships, 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Sherwood. Walter Johnson High School’s Monique Mendez (left) is one of the contenders for the individual title after ﬁnishing third last year. SOFTBALL: Blake at Blair, 7 p.m., Friday.

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County boxers proceed to ﬁnals

Wootton catcher keeps smiling As winter began, Wootton High School catcher Michael Elliott was looking forward to his senior year on the baseball team. Everything was falling into place. He was close to making a decision on which college to attend; set to be a four-year starter (only the second freshman to play varsity there during the past 15 years); and was going to be a co-captain on the team. Then, in midDecember, Elliott experienced pain in his right thigh getting out of bed. KEN SAIN The series of doctor SPORTS EDITOR visits began in January. At first, Elliott and his family were told that there was most likely nothing to worry about. The word “tumor” came up early, but the doctor and radiologist both said that this is something they’ve seen before, and it’s most likely a benign tumor. An oncologist offered a different opinion, saying it looked like a bone infection. A surgical biopsy was scheduled, and after it was performed, the family was told it was a tumor, but it appears to be benign. Michael Elliott started preparing for baseball and enjoying the rest of his senior year. Meanwhile, his parents monitored results as testing began. They kept information from their son, wanting him not to worry until they knew something definitive. “We sort of knew he’s been hurt. His leg was bothering him for a while, and they weren’t sure what it was,” Wootton coach JD Marchand said. “He was obviously going to be a big part of our team.” It was March — practice had started. Elliott decided on Clark University in Massachusetts and was eager to call the baseball coach and make his commitment. His parents told him to wait. What Michael didn’t know then is that his test sample had gone from Washington Hospital Center to Johns Hopkins and finally to the Mayo Clinic. “[Michael’s father] Dennis and I had a good idea a week before the diagnosis, because we knew it went to Mayo, and we knew it wouldn’t go to Mayo unless something was wrong,” said Michael’s mother, Kathy Elliott. On March 17, the results were in and the diagnosis made — telangiectatic osteosarcoma. It’s a rare type of tumor that appears benign but is cancerous. The tumor appears in bones of young people after they go through a growth spurt. If caught early and treated, the survival rate is high. One of the first calls Michael Elliott made after receiving the news was to the Clark baseball coach, to tell him he had cancer and would be out of baseball for a year. The support he’s received since has been tremendous. Wootton’s baseball team put Michael’s No. 4 on the side of their caps for this season, and the players chipped in and bought him an Xbox and television to keep him entertained during treatments. The school, his mother said, has done everything it can to ensure Michael graduates next month. “It’s a lot different without him,” said Wootton pitcher Matt Ainsworth, a preseason all-state selection. “I’ve been throwing to the same kid for 10 years. He’s a tough kid — he’s been that way since I’ve known him.” The Whitman baseball team bought wrist bands with the No. 4 and presented them to the Wootton players at last week’s game. Treatment involves six, five-week cycles. He finished the first cycle last week and began the second on Monday. After the second cycle, a surgeon plans to remove the part of the bone that has the tumor and replace it with a synthetic. Elliott is scheduled to be done with treatment in October if everything goes well. Michael tackles all this with a smile, jokes and a great attitude. He tries to attend some Wootton practices whenever he can. He’s been to three games so far. There is one senior ritual that Michael still hopes to experience, so long as his white blood cell count is high enough he should be able to. “I’m going to prom, trying to at least, it worked out with the schedule,” Michael said. You can follow Michael’s treatment at CaringBridge.org. ksain@gazette.net

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to specializing in the shorter distance events, there was no turning back. The Whitman standout began seeing a private coach, whom she works with around four times a week outside of school practices. And though the point-earning ﬁnishes were a few years in the making, Wright became enamored with watching her progress as she continued to shave more and more time off her marks. “It’s the training and the fact that you get so much out of [it],” Wright said. “The training is hard, it’s intense. And to see all your work pay off in your numbers ﬁnally dropping — even if by a little bit — it’s still really, really satisfying.”

As the final round of Shynggyskhan Tazhibay’s Washington Golden Gloves open division regional title bout came to an end on Saturday, the Rockville boxer was visually winded. His steps weren’t as spry as they were in the first two rounds and understandably so. Tazhibay fought Matthew Abregu of Leesburg, Va., who wanted to be the aggressor, but Tazhibay wouldn’t let him. Each time Abregu approached Tazhibay with intentions of initiating contact, Tazhibay beat him to the punch. Tazhibay threw hard fluries and danced to another part of the ring, forcing Abregu to come to him, and each time the result seemed the same as Tazhibay exhausted his way into the 152-pound region title. “I feel very excited,” Tazhibay said. “I was worried about the decision because, honestly, I tired in the last minutes of the third round. I was worried somebody would give the victory to him, but when they raised my hand up — I’m going to Vegas.” Tazhibay was one of the 10 Washington Golden Gloves open division regional champions crowned on Saturday, all advancing to the National Tournament of Champions scheduled for May 10-17 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “I have only two weeks before Vegas,” said Tazhibay, who trains at Headbangers Gym in Washington, D.C. “So I will do

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Clare Severe, Evan Woods, Kiernan Keller and Nora McUmber. Whitman High School senior Reyna Wright was once on path to join this list of Bethesda-area distance running standouts. But in grade school, distance, it seemed, just wasn’t Wright’s forte. In an area that’s almost become synonymous with some of Maryland’s greatest distance runners in years past, Wright’s relationship with the events lasted about as long as a middle school fad. “Nope, nope,” Wright said, shaking her head as she remembered her distance days. “Just the fact that it was so long. I was smaller, and I was a kid, so that track seemed huge to me.” Though Wright didn’t stay away from the track long, her decision to leave distance running was ﬁnal. But her track career was anything but over. After meeting with Whitman coach Stephen Hayes at the begin-

“Well I mean she’s just always been one of our fastest runners, so she kind of ﬁt that niche because she was what we had and was as fast as anyone here. She’s worked hard.” Stephen Hayes, Whitman coach ning of her freshman year, Wright decided she’d give the sport another try — this time, focusing her efforts in the sprint events. It was there that the distance defector finally found her calling. Now, three years removed from the decision to stick with sprinting, the Vikings senior holds the 4A West Region’s top times in the 200 meters (26.57) and 400 (1, minute, 0.24 seconds) heading into the last month of her high school career. “Well I mean she’s just always been one of our fastest runners, so she kind of ﬁt that niche because she was what we had and was as fast as anyone here,” Hayes said. “She’s worked hard.” Once Wright committed herself

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Most of Whitman High School senior Emma Anderson’s friends were likely on the verge of falling asleep at 4 a.m. Saturday morning after Friday night’s prom festivities. But the Columbia University women’s soccer recruit went home just long enough to drop her dress off, she said, before hitting the road for Pittsburgh. Anderson’s travel team since she was 8 years old, the Maryland Rush Montgomery Coyotes (now Under-17) had two important matches Saturday — the ﬁrst at 9 a.m. — before returning home for Sunday’s Maryland State Cup semiﬁnals at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds. The

team won all three games. It’s been that type of commitment, Coyotes co-coach Alex Gould said, players’ willingness to place the Coyotes’ success at the top of their list of priorities — Holy Cross junior Jade Ruiters also went to prom Friday and left for Pittsburgh at 1:30 a.m. — that’s made the team one of the Washington, D.C., area’s most successful in recent years. “Everyone puts in a lot of time,” Anderson said. “[Ruiters and I] had commitments this weekend, but we still knew that this team and what we’re doing took priority. These coaches [Gould and Kevin Layton] have been so important in helping us grow as players and helping us ﬁnd our college teams. We owe everything to them and this team.” The Coyotes, whose roster reads like a who’s who of Montgomery

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With slightly more than nine minutes remaining in the first half of Thursday’s boys lacrosse matchup between Churchill and rival Wootton high schools, a Patriots attackman followed by a yellow flag fell to the ground. Seconds later, another Wootton stick flew through the air, this time launched by the foot of a disgruntled Churchill player — an act that drew yet another flag. In a 4-4 game that had reached a bit of an offensive lull, the Patriots seemed to have grabbed a crucial advantage, as the slash and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties gave them a one-minute, two-man advantage. Not so. Churchill goalie

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Wootton High School’s Jack Wright (left) guards Churchill’s Louis Dubick during Thursday’s boys lacrosse game at Churchill in Potomac. Markus Hurd made a series of outstanding saves, including a point-blank robbery that switched possession over to the Bulldogs, who ultimately wasted away the ﬁnal seconds of Wootton’s advantage.

From there, Churchill’s experienced offense took over, scoring three goals in a twominute span to open up a lead they would not relinquish in a 14-8 victory. Immediately after his Bull-

dogs had successfully fended off the Patriots’ extra-man opportunity, Churchill coach Jeff Fritz called a timeout, sensing a chance to swing the momentum of the game. “I said, ‘You want a chance to seize the game? This is our chance,’” Fritz said. A two-minute unreleasable penalty on Wootton with 4 minutes and 11 seconds remaining in the half proved to be just the opportunity Churchill needed, as goals from Derek Altobello, Louis Dubick and Reed Moshyedi, all coming within a span of 92 seconds, proved to be the turning point. “Man down, that hurt us in the sense that we gave up three there,” Wootton coach Colin Thomson said. “… That’s probably the big turn there. Probably just the penalties and they capitalized on the opportunities given to them. That’s probably the [differential] in the game, to be honest.” “Our [defense] did a great

job,” said Dubick, who finished with three goals and four assists. “They’ve done a great job all year of being solid and fundamental on man down. They gave us a chance to pile on some goals there at the end. [Spencer Knife] drew a penalty for us and that’s what we do best. We have five seniors on offense and we execute on man up and down. We stuck three on them and kind of put the game away.” The victory seemed to mean something extra to Dubick and the other seniors on Churchill’s veteran roster who had endured two losses to their rivals the season before, including a 14-12 season-ending loss in the region finals. “There’s nothing better for the seniors — the guys who have worked so hard for four years for this program — than to get a big win over your rival school and keep it rolling at 11-0.” But for as many seniors as have contributed to Churchill’s perfect record, there’s been a

Landon shatters nine-hole school record The Landon School golf team defeated Interstate Athletic Conference foe Bullis on Tuesday, topping the Bulldogs by a score of 167-209. The nine-hole score shattered the program’s previous record of 181 strokes by 14 holes. The Bears, heavy favorites to win the conference this season, registered their ﬁrst non-win of the season on April 13, tying rival Georgetown Prep, 195-195.

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

RM junior sets national record April Shin swept all four events she contested to the overall gold medal in the Junior A-Amcup Ladies division at the 2015 Short Track Speedskating Age Group Nationals held last month in Verona, Wisconsin. Shin, who set a national age group record with her time of 47.720 seconds in the 500-meter race, also won the 1,000 meters, 1,500 meters and 3,000-meter superﬁnal. Shin, who represents Virginia-based Dominion Speedskating, tallied a perfect 136.000, 47 points ahead of the rest of the ﬁeld.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

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Georgetown Prep’s Stuart Landis competes in the 1,600 relay during Saturday’s Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

Northwest senior sets historic mark Zarate runs county’s second-fastest mile BY ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

PHILADELPHIA — First came the hurt, then, the pain. Finally, in his last lap, came the agony. Diego Zarate called the three ingredients “HPA,” and in the boys mile run championship at the Penn Relays, the Northwest High School senior was suffering through them all. It’s because of that — “I could tell I was going through a lot of pain” — that Zarate sensed he was in for something special Friday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Competing alongside the nation’s best runners, Zarate ran the mile in 4 minutes and 9.69 seconds to place third in the event. He went step for step with Sam Ritz in the final stretch, crossing the finish line just ahead of the Germanton Academy (Pa.) runner (4:09.94). Zarate had nothing left by the end of the race, and that’s a good thing, he said. “I couldn’t give anything more,” Zarate said. “If I’m not passed out, I haven’t given it my all.” Zarate broke his personal record (4:16.00), and the Virginia Tech recruit said he plans on doing that again — and suffering through the HPA — in the final stretch of his senior season with the Germantown chool. His new personal best is the second fastest time in Montgomery County history, and fastest since 1972. “Ofcourseit’sfeasible,”Zarate said. “Anything is possible with training and a good mindset. So we’ll see.”

Seneca shatters school record Omolola Sanusi wasn’t exactly content with her effort. The Seneca Valley High School runner had just completed the third leg of the 3,200-meter relay at the Penn Relays, and said she could have ran harder. After all, she wasn’t puking by the end of it, she said. What the sophomore might not have realized, though, was

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Bullis School’s Olandis Gary competes in the 1,600 relay during Saturday’s Penn Relays at the University of Pennsylvania’s Franklin Field in Philadelphia. that she had just led the Germantown school to a record-setting performance (9 minutes, 32.87 seconds). Sanusi’s split of 2:18.78 put her team (Jordyn Pugh, Anita Falade, Sanusi, Mariah McLane) in position to shatter the previous record (9:48.67) it set when it won February’s 3A state championship. The Screaming Eagles finished fourth in their heat and ninth in the small schools event held Thursday at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. “It was definitely a team effort,” Sanusi said. “... It was the last year we’d get to run with the seniors, and probably the strongest 4-by-800 we’ll have in a while.” Seneca Valley was making its first 3,200 relay appearance at the Penn Relays. McLane, competing in America’s oldest and largest track and field competition for the fourth time, said the Screaming Eagles have come a long way sinceherfreshmanyear,whenshe was one of four girls on the team. “I think we’re just excited, motivated to win, to do our best,” McLane said. “... I just love racing. My team motivates me, we all work together.”

Northwest tops county Diego Zarate was spiked as he came out of the starting block, and the Northwest High

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bit of a youthful revival on the county’s top team, as two freshman long poles — Jack Taylor and Jimmy Rubino — and Moshyedi — a freshman attackman — have proven crucial to the Bulldogs’ unblemished record. “It’s the ﬁrst time our freshmen got to play in a big game,” Fritz said. “But to play a rival and in front of a big crowd tonight with a little extra energy, it helped them mature and step up.” “A lot of people say, ‘Oh, they’re freshmen, they don’t have a lot of experience and they’re going to do bad in these situations,’” Hurd said. “But I think the two freshmen on our team who are starting are some of the best who are out there. They don’t know the nerves that are going into this game but I think they handled it the best out there. I’m really [happy] with they’re performance.”

School boys 1,600-meter relay team had to play catch up from there. On the last lap, it finally returned to the front of the pack. Several meters behind first place, Jalen Walker took the baton from Brendan Rhoderick, and then made his move. The Northwest anchor ran his leg in 48.49 seconds, helping the Jaguars (Zarate, Andrew Daniels Rhoderick, Walker) place first in the heat (PR: 3 minutes, 22.83 seconds) and place 39th out of the 552 relay teams, leading all Montgomery County schools. “As soon as I saw where [Rhoderick] put us,” Walker said, “I was like, alright, I got this.”

Quick starts The Bullis School girls also competed in the 400 relay championship, with Jôn Glass, Kyla Lewis, Alexis Postell and Arianna Richards finishing in 47.44 seconds (a team record for this year) to place eighth. In the small schools championship, Seton (Bladensburg) ran a 48.26. Whitman senior Evan Woods (4:21.15) competed alongside Zarate in the mile, placing 13th. egoldwein@gazette.net

Non-proﬁt donates equipment On Saturday, Leveling the Playing Field, a nonproﬁt organization founded by Bethesda native Max Levitt to help provide sporting equipment to at-risk youth, will team with the U.S. Tennis Association MidAtlantic Section to donate more than 200 racquets to local tennis programs targeting low-income youth, according to a news release sent to The Gazette. In recent months, collections sites were set up at eight tennis facilities in the Washington, D.C. area, in-

cluding Georgetown Prep and the Pauline Betz Addie Tennis Center in Bethesda. Saturday’s event is set to run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the LPF warehouse in Silver Spring where representatives from such local organizations as the City of Rockville Department of Recreation and Parks and The Rockville Center will come to pick up the racquets.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Washington Spirit win second straight Dynamic midﬁelder/defender Crystal Dunn scored twice and Christine Nairn added a third goal in the Germantown-based Washington Spirit women’s professional soccer team’s 3-1 road win Sunday over the New Jersey-based Sky Blue FC. The victory was the Spirit’s (2-1) second straight after a season-opening loss in Houston. Washington now sits in second place with six points, just one behind the Alex Morgan-led Portland Thorns FC (2-0).

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Paint Branch signing day In what Paint Branch High School football coach Michael Nesmith dubbed “Signing Day II” in a tweet on April 22, it was announced that four key seniors from last season’s postseason run have signed to play college football. Quarterback Danon DavisCray signed to Wesley College in Delaware, wide receiver Ryan Stango signed to Stevenson University in Owings Mills, wide receiver Jordan Hockaday signed to Waynesburg University in Pennsylvania and nose guard Roger White signed to Bridgewater College in Virginia.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

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Two tickets for everybody

Singer to play two shows in Bethesda

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Rebecca Brown, left, as Julie Jordan and Dorea Schmidt as Carrie Pipperidge star in Olney Theatre Center’s production of “Carousel.”

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The wheel of fate and time ‘Carousel’ noted as one of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s best

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There’s something Shakespearian lurking in a tale of robbery, abuse, poverty, death and love at ﬁrst sight. That story courses through what Time Magazine has called

“the greatest musical of the 20th century” and is premiering in Olney. The Olney Theatre Center presents the award-winning, 70-year-old Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “Carousel” from now until May 10. Director Jason Loewith said breathing life into this play has been a personal goal of his since he became an artistic director 15 years ago. “I ﬁrst fell in love with this play when I was 12,” Loewith

said. “My dad would play an old, scratchy LP of it.” The story follows the courtship and romance of Billy Bigelow, played by Tally Sessions, and Julie Jordan, played by Carey Rebecca Brown, through a relationship of hardship and abuse. After both protagonists are fired for being indiscreet about their workplace relationship, Julie ﬁnds out she is pregnant. After a bank robbery “gone wrong” and an unfortunate encounter, Billy ﬁnds him-

self in an unusual predicament, trying to win Julie back 15 years later and introduce himself to the daughter he never met. “The carousel is the wheel of fate, the wheel of time, and you have to make good choices,” Loewith said. “Some characters make good choices, and others don’t. It’s interesting to see the protagonist repeatedly make bad choices.” “It has a full mix of whoops

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For Eddie Money, the greatest joys of performing come when he is able to share his experience with fans. As such, Money aims to make his shows as interactive and collaborative as possible. He doesn’t stay grounded to the stage but joins the crowd after the set for some genuine and direct conversation. “It’s like going out on a good date,” Money said about his shows. “You go out there, you have all the fans dressed up, you sing the songs that everybody knows, and everybody has a good time. It’s really a lot of fun.” Money, who will play at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club on Friday, said he made it his mission to involve the audience in every way he could. He said he even occasionally asks fans for suggestions to his set list. “It’s going to bring back a lot of memories to people,” Money said of the song selection. He will play all his hits, such as “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Take Me Home Tonight,” as well as some other fan favorites. One of the more emotional songs of the night, Money said, is “One More Soldier Coming Home,” which he dedicates to all the war veterans in the venue. “Everyone knows somebody

EDDIE MONEY n When: 7 and 10 p.m. Friday n Where: Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda n Tickets: $40-$75 n More information: bethesdabluesjazz.com; 240-330-4500

in uniform,” Money said. “You know, they have sons, brothers, nephews and next-door neighbors. There’s a lot of people serving our country all over the world, and I’ve got to ﬁnd some wood to knock on because these kids in the Army, Navy and Air Force are just wonderful human beings serving our country. It’s a real honor to even go out there and do some songs.” Money said he also sells Tshirts at his concerts to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project, an organization that aims to help injured service members and raise awareness for the needs of these veterans. Money said this is his way of supporting the troops and giving back to the community. As the child of a police ofﬁcer and brother of a Vietnam War veteran, Money always had a close connection to law enforcement. His respect for the trade and pride in the service inspired him to join the New York City Police Academy after high school.

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IN THE ARTS For a free listing, please submit complete information to wfranklin@gazette.net at least 10 days in advance of desired publication date. High-resolution color images (500KB minimum) in jpg format should be submitted when available. MUSIC Arts Barn, Amadou Kouyate Kora and Percussion, June 6, 311 Kent Square Road, 301-258-6394. AMP by Strathmore, The Barefoot Movement, April 30; Jayme Stone’s Lomax Project, May 1; Psycho Killers, May 2; Omer Avital Quintet, May 7; call for times, 11810 Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda, ampbystrathmore.com, 301-581-5100. Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, International Jazz Day, April

30; Eddie Money, May 1; Be’la Dona, May 2; call for prices, times, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz. com. BlackRock Center for the Arts, Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players, May 2; Boxcar Lilies, May 16; 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter. org. Hershey’s At The Grove, Greg Harrison Jazz Band, April 29; Bushmaster, May 1; Rhythm Bandits, May 2; call for times, 17030 Oakmont Ave., Gaithersburg. 301948-9893; hersheysatthegrove. com. Fillmore Silver Spring, Sixx A.M., April 29; The Used, May 1; 70s Retro Flashback Party, May 2; Action Bronson, May 4; Ministry, May 5; Of Mice & Men, May 6; Black Alley, May 8; Ciara, May 9; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. ﬁllmoresilverspring.com. Strathmore, RAIN, May 1; National Philharmonic: Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, May 2; National Philharmonic: Mozart’s Jupiter Symphony, May 3; Arts & The Mind: Taste & Know, May 7; BSO: Tchaikovsky’s 1st Piano Concerto, May 7; An Evening of Armenian Music, May 8; 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-5815100, strathmore.org.

ON STAGE Adventure Theatre-MTC, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” through May 25, call for prices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301634-2270, adventuretheatre-mtc. org. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, “To Kill a Mockingbird,” through May 3. 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. 240-314-8681 Imagination Stage, “Sinbad: The Untold Tale,” through May 29, call for prices, times, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imaginationstage.org. Olney Theatre Center, “Carousel,” through May 10, call for prices, times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, 301-924-3400, olneytheatre.org. The Puppet Co., “Jack and the Beanstalk,” through May 3; Tiny Tots @ 10, select Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, call for shows and show times, Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo Park’s North Arcade Building, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org. Rockville Musical Theatre, “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” July 10 through July 26, Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, 301-2586394, r-m-t.org. Round House Theatre, “Uncle Vanya,” through May 3, call for show times, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Tickets range in price from $10 to $45 and seating is reserved. 240-644-1100, roundhousetheatre.org. Lumina Studio Theatre, Silver Spring Black Box Theatre, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301588-8277, luminastudio.org; theatreconsortiumss@gmail.com. Silver Spring Stage, “The Language Archive,” through May 2, Woodmoor Shopping Center, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, see Web site for show times, ssstage.org. Randolph Road Theater, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, belcantanti.com, Cafe Muse, Poets Keyne Cheshire and Barbara Goldberg will read from their work. Music and refreshments served, followed by an open mic, May 4, Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase; 301-6562797.

Continued from Page B-4 VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, “Motionless, I Stay and Go: I am a Pause,” through May 24, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrosegallery.com Glenview Mansion, Rockville Art League, Juried Members’ Show varied media, through May 29; Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov. Marin-Price Galleries, Joseph Sheppard, through May 22; 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-7180622, marin-price.com. Montgomery Art Association, James Vissari, through May 3; Westﬁeld Wheaton Mall, 11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, montgomeryart.org. VisArts, Stephanie Garmey, through May 24; Jowita Wyszomirska and David Brown, through May 24; Gibbs Street Gallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visartsatrockville.org. Kentlands Mansion Art Gallery, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6425. Gallery B, “The Merry Month,” through May 23; 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda, bethesda. org. “Green Works,” the new Spring exhibit by the Hyattsville Community Arts Alliance at Franklins Brewery & Restaurant with 35 diverse works by 25 artists will be on display through May 1. 5123 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville. 301-927-2740, hcaalonline.org. “Spring Break,” the new exhibit at Old Line Wine & Spirits, located at 11011 Baltimore Ave., Beltsville, has 35 diverse works by 21 artists of the Hyattsville Community Arts Alliance on display though May 2. 301-937-5999, hcaaonline.org. Washington Artworks, Congressman Chris Van Hollen’s Congressional Art Competition, opening reception from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., May 1; 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville, washingtonartworks.com, 301-654-1998.

ET CETERA The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, 301-6548664, writer.org.

and hollers next to incredibly intimate scenes,” Loewith said. After the original production’s close in 1945, following an 890-performance run, a ﬁlm version starring Shirley Jones and Gordon MacRae was released, making it into an inhome classic for some. The musical is based off of Hungarian playwright Ferenc Molnár’s play “Lilliom,” produced in 1909, which maintains the same general plot as “Carousel.” The negative themes presented throughout it are more overt, though, coining the phrase “he hit me, and it felt like a kiss.” But with the heartbreak and mistreatments, the musical does have happy moments, which, according to Loewith and musical director Christopher Youstra, shine through in Rodgers and Hammerstein’s music and lyricism.

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‘CAROUSEL’ n When: Through May 10 n Where: Olney Theatre Center, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney n Tickets: $38-$75 n More information: olneytheatre.org; 301-924-3400

Both Loewith and Youstra praised the song “I Loved You,” with Youstra calling it “classically beautiful.” “[Rogers and Hammerstein] have this great beauty and great lyricism,” Youstra said. “There’s a reason why people still love ‘Edelweiss.’” Youstra said minimal changes were made to the score of Olney Theatre’s adaptation. “It’s almost a perfect score,” Youstra said. However, there was one big change that had to be made to bring the play to life at Olney.

The notation, usually meant for bigger orchestras, had to be condensed to ﬁt a smaller orchestra. “We have a 12-person orchestra, which is the largest orchestra we’ve ever used at Olney,” Youstra said. “There’s also been a little bit of change in the choral writing.” Originally choreographed by Agnes de Mille, the choreography orchestrated by Tommy Rapley for Olney Theatre is a refreshing take off of the original, according to Youstra. “Even if the audience has seen ‘Carousel’ the ballet and the choreography are breathtakingly new,” Youstra said. With these changes in mind, Loewith said audiences should keep in mind that a few things may be presented differently in Olney’s production of the play. “People who know ‘Carousel’ like the movie should keep an open mind,” Loewith said. “We’re doing things differently.”

MONEY

Continued from Page B-4 However, as a fan of rock ‘n’ roll and aspiring musician, Money knew he didn’t want to be in a police uniform his entire life. Therefore, at age 19, Money quit the force and moved to California in hopes of pursuing a music career. After years of balancing his daytime jobs with his nighttime gigs, Money received a record deal and released his debut, self-titled album in 1977. Since then, Money sold more than 39 million records, traveled the world and toured with artists such as the Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac. Money said that although life on the road didn’t change much since the early ’80s, he did learn to overcome the challenges that many of the great rockers struggled with over the years, such as infidelity and drug and alcohol abuse. In addition, Money said the music industry drastically changed in other ways. For in-

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Singer Eddie Money to play at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club. stance, he said the Internet’s progression, especially with the rise of social media, changed the landscape of music sharing. As a result, this shifted the way artists earn their money. Instead of selling records, artists need to worry about selling concert tickets in order to make the big bucks, Money said. Despite the change, however, Money still appreciates the industry and thinks music

is a universal gift, which is why he continues to perform. “The good Lord has blessed me with a lot of hits,” he said. “I got my weight down, I still have all my hair, and my voice sounds pretty good. It should be a fantastic show. Come down and do some shaking with the money man. I’ve got two tickets to paradise, and I’m taking everybody.”

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A month full of mirth

“The Merry Month,” takes up residence as this month’s exhibition at Gallery B in Bethesda. The group show features colorful artwork by Liliane Blom, Cynthia Ferrell Johnson, Donna McGee, Carol Vorosmarti, Kathryn Wiley and Patricia Zannie. Blom is a classically trained painter and award-winning photographer whose distinct style mixes her love of both media into a new one she calls her fusion of painting and photography digital printing. Johnson, a fan of vibrant colors, says

her works in gouache and acrylic have been inspired by the people she met and places she lived during 25 years of globetrotting as a U.S. diplomat. McGee imparts a meditative quality with subtle colors and shapes. She invites the viewer to let their eyes travel over the entire canvas and draw their own inspiration. Vorosmarti considers herself a painter of nature and ﬁnds her inspiration in both exploring new locations and in the intimacy of her garden. Wiley began painting and drawing

while living in Paris and studied art history at the École du Louvre. Originally drawn to landscape, she now paints large acrylic abstract compositions, in addition to making sculpture from found objects. Zannie has been interested in color since she sat in her high chair during World War II, falling in love with her ﬁrst box of crayons. As a modern mixed media, collage artist she continues to incorporate crayons, along with oil pastels and inks into her work over 74 years later. For more information, visit bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660.

They don’t want to go to bed either Grammy-nominated all-stars of the indie family music scene, Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players, will take the BlackRock stage on Saturday. Since the 1990s, Roberts has logged thousands of miles on the road each year, leading some to call him the hardest-working man in children’s show business. He has won numerous national awards and received countless accolades for his albums and live performances. Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players raise the bar for family music with a playground full of bright new songs for parents and children to enjoy together. The group explores the joy and freedom of recess, the marvels of the imagination and a unique combination of melancholy and wonder as school ﬁnally lets out for the summer. Roberts has released 11 albums since the early 1990s. Tickets for the show are $15 and are on sale in-person, over the phone by calling 240-912-1058 or online at blackrockcenter.org.

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Lots of music — one unique sound TODD ROSENBERG

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Bring your umbrellas

The all-female Be’la Dona Band will perform at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club on Saturday.

Grammy-nominated family music group Justin Roberts and the Not Ready for Naptime Players will perform at the BlackRock Center for the Arts on Saturday.

Colorful artwork is on display this month at Gallery B for “The Merry Month” exhibit.

It’s hard to lump the ladies of Be’la Dona into one category. Rock, R&B, gospel, pop, jazz ... they usually mix and mingle between all types of music. The all-female band out of Washington, D.C., will perform at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club on Saturday. The group calls their style “sensual crank,” and it’s quite a unique sound. Be’la Dona has

picked up quite the fan following over the past few years, playing all around the DMV area. Each show is electrifying and intense, with the band pushing to make each show a little better than the one before. Tickets for the show are $20. For more information, visit bethesdabluesjazz.com or call 240-330-4500.

The Fab Four come to life in a theatrical spectacular that’s all about The Beatles. RAIN, a multimedia event, will take place at the Music Center at Strathmore on Friday. The show transcends the conventional concert format to recreate the art and artistry of John, Paul, George and Ringo in a way that looks, sounds and feels just like the real thing. From moptop mania to Magical Mystery Tour, RAIN tells the story — and plays the songs — of the Liverpool quartet that captured the imagination of the world. The show runs approximately 140 minutes with an intermission. Tickets for the show are $48-$88. For more information, visit strathmore.org or call 301-581-5100.

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Shrd kit & Houses for Rent development on Virkid friendly, new appl, No Pets, No Smoking elec, free cbl Avail entire house. $600 incl ginia’s Eastern Shore , Frederick/Washington Co. $385 Avail Now. Call: May 4th 301-368-3496 fin bsmt, Fncd yrd, utils. 301-346-9518 south of Ocean City. prkng, nr bus & met- 301-219-1066 LEISURE WORLD: Amenities include FREDERICK: 2310 ro, NS, $1,820/mo + community pier, boat sqft TH, 4BR, util & SD. (sep. SD for GAITHERSBURG: 1BR, 1BA in 2BR Vacation Property ramp, paved roads 3.5BA, 3lvl SunRm, small dogs) Credit 1BR w/priv BA in 2BR CONDO. SHRD LR, for Sale and private sandy Window Treatment. check. Available June Condo. Shrd kit. $675 KIT, DR, W/D. $725 + utils. Near metro. INCL UTILS. MUST beach. Great climate, $1650. 301-300-4182. 1st. 301-330-4828 NS/NP. 240-396-7576 BE AT LEAST 50 YRS OCEAN CITY, boating, fishing, clamlinkenn@verizon.net. OLD. 443-687-3881 ming and National MARYLAND. Best GAITHERSBURG: Houses for Rent Seashore beaches selection of affordable MONT. VILLAGE: Lower level BR w/priv clean Lg BR ROCK: Montgomery County nearby. Absolute buy rentals. TH, 3Br, 2FBa, 2 HBa, BA and rec room in QN Bed, Kit, FR, TV, of a lifetime, recent Full/ partial weeks. bsmnt,HOC OK nr bus TH. Shr kit, W/D $800 Int, shr BA, util incl, FDIC bank failure B E T H E S D A : 2Br, & shop $1800 301-787- includes utils. 240- $650/mo Please Call: Call for FREE bromakes these 25 lots chure. Open daily. 1Ba, walk to Mont Mall 7382 or 571-398-4215 476-2718 301-424-8377 available at a fraction Holiday Resort Serv& trans hub, $1500 mo of their original price. ices. 1-800-638-2102. incl gas/water, NP/NS N POTOMAC: SFH, Priced at only $55,000 Call: 240-357-0122 Online reservations: 4Br, 2Ba, fpl, deck, to $124,000. For info www.holidayoc.com h/w floors 2 car grg, call (757) 442-2171, e- CLARKSBURG: A Wootton HS $2750 mail: beaut bright, cheery Call: 301-442-5444 Vacation Property oceanlandtrust@yaho TH 3lvl, 3br, 2.5ba, for Rent o.com, pictures on w/2 car gar, hrdwd flrs, SILVER SPRING: website: w/d, finsh rec rm. 4Br, 3FBa, Hardwood http://Wibiti.com/5KQN $2100 + utils. Avail floors, Fireplace, short BAHAMAS - All inclusive vacation for 2 for term lease $2200 Call Now. 240-426-0730 $1100 at the Grand 301-442-5444 Lucayan Resort! For DAMASCUS: 3BR more info visit gazette. $1400/ 2BR $1200 Rooms Unfurnished Apartments net or sent email to +util NS/NP, W/D New Montgomery County bleu3835@gmail.com Carpet, Paint, Deck & SEEKING ROOM Patio 301-250-8385 Single Male, 70, JourROCKVILLE: MYRTLE BEACH: Condo 3br 2ba, nalist, employed FT DERWOOD: Home Custom made new Sleeps 8. Free Golf, seeks house sharing loaded w/charm, 4Br, w/o bsmnt unit, W/D, Wifi, HDTV, Tennis & or apt to share in 4Ba, nr metro, Lrg Lrg closets $1150 inc 301-318-5637 Amenities. $895/per Mont. Co. Call Bob fncd yrd $2500 + utils, utils NP 240-315-5002 ask for Zod week. 301-977-4227 301-253-3061 Apartments

Apartments

GAITHERSBURG

Extended Hours! Wed & Thurs until 7pm

• Minutes away from I-270, Metro, and MARC Train

301-948-8898

Apartments

Yard/Garage Sale Montgomery County

OC: 107th St, Quay

OC: 140 St. 3br, 2fba grnd flr steps to beach Sleeps 8. New mattreses, remodeled kit. $1200. 240-5076957. Pictures at: ite con co rp. com/o ccondo.html

Yard/Garage Sale Montgomery County

Silver Spring

Beacon Place Community Sat. May 2, 2015h, 2014, 8am- 12 noon Rain Date of Sat. May 9, 2015 Catamount Court, Catoctin Court, Terrance, & Treehouse Terrace

NEIGHBORHOOD YARD SALE SAT, May 2nd, 8 AM to 2 PM

Music Entertainment

Fox Hills West, Potomac, 20854 ROMANIAN FOOD At Falls Chapel Way & Over Ridge Road FESTIVAL May 15 17, ROMANIAN Rain or Shine!

FOOD FESTIVAL, MAY 15-17, 2015 TRADITIONAL FOODS AND BEVEAGES LIVE FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE KIDS ACTIVITIES LOCATION: SAINT ANDREW ROMANIAN O R T H O D O X CHURCH 9111 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854 Entrance: $5 Adults* $3 Children* *one time fee all weekend Event brought to you by the AmericanRomanian Cultural and Charitable Association (ARCA) Visit www.romanianfoodfestival.com Hours: Friday May 15 3:00 PM - 8:00pm Sun & Sat May 16, 17 10:00 AM - 8:00PM

YARD SALE Y AR D S A LE

Sat. 5/2, 8am - 2pm

Rain Date Sun. 5/3, 8am - 2pm

(7500 ( 7 5 0 0 Spring S p r i n g LLake ake D Dr., r., B Bethesda e t h e s d a 220817) 0 8 17 ) Minutes from Mont. Mall, off Westlake Terrace

Community Yard Sale

Sat., May 2, 2015 8am-1pm

4 Com. Entrances: Tildford Way/Dawson Farm Rd; Hopkins Rd/Warrior Brook Dr; Duhart Rd/Kingsview Rd; McFarlin Dr/Duchin Rd off of Old Liberty Mill Rd.

SHORES a O RT H L AKE SHORES att N NORTH LAKE G e r m a n t ow n , M D Germantown, MD C o m mu n i t y Y a rd S ale! Community Yard Sale!

Three entrances into the community are: Port Haven Dr., Coral Grove Pl, Sky Blue Dr.

Summer Oak Dr., Summer Oak Ct. Winding Creek Way, Winding Creek Pl

Rentals & For Sale by Owner

Directions: Middlebrook Rd. to Waring Station Rd. and left onto Summer Oak Dr. and left onto Winding Creek Way

Call 301.670.7100

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Main Entr: Cross Ridge Drive off of Middlebrook Rd. Near Intersection w/Great Seneca Hwy. Side Streets are:Cross Ridge Way/Court, Timber Hollow Place, ValleysideWay/Court, Walnut Cove Circle

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Oatlands Community wide yard sale, Sat. May 2, 8-12. Enter on Bowie Mill Rd & Brightwood Rd or Rt. 108 & Olney Mill Rd

HUGE Community Yard Sale, Sat. May 2, 8am-1pm, Immanuel’s Church, 16819 New Hampshire Ave

SPONSORED BY VETERANS COMMITTEE: Sat. May

2nd, 10-3pm. Elks Lodge 15; 5 Taft Court, Rock. Rain or shine

St. Francis of Assisi Parish Super Yard Sale

NORTH LAKE WOODS HOA

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Sat. May 2 , 2015 9am-1pm Rain or Shine nd

Moving Sale, Sat 5/2, 8a-2p Furniture, kids items, hh goods, tools. 21237 Hickory Forest Way, 20876

SILVER SPRING :

8am-1pm - Rain or Shine Somethings for Everyone

Woodlake Community

Family, Fri-Sun 05/0105/03 8am, furn, clothes (kid-adult), hh misc, hand crafted wood vases & more! Welsh Road (signs)

OLNEY-

Something For Everyone!!! Rain Or Shine

Advertise

Furniture Collectibles, Decorative Arts, Clothing, Priced to Sell. Sat May 2nd 8a-1p. 512 Whitingham Drive Silver Spring 20904

GE RMA NT OWN :

GERMANTOWN GERMANTOWN ESTATES ESTATES HOA HOA

CALLING ALL DIY & ECLECTICS!

DAMASCUS: Multi

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Sat. May 2nd, 2015,

Realtors & Agents

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Community Sidewalk Yard Sale

Condo on ocean 2bd/2ba W/D, kitch, 2 pools, sleeps 8 weeks only! 301-252-0200

ROCKVILLE

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• Huge Floor Plans • Large Walkin Closets • Private Balcony/Patio • Fully Equipped Kitchen w/Breakfast Bar

Apartments

Vacation Property for Rent

• Career Training • Full Time Employment • Part Time Employment

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• Domestic Cars • Motorcycles • Trucks for Sale

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Monday 4pm

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Call 301-670-7100 or email class@gazette.net

6701 Muncaster Mill Rd. Derwood, MD Sat May 2nd 8a-1p Toys, Furniture, Clothing, Books, Household, Outdoor Items & More!!!!!

301- 840-1407

Apartments

SILVER SPRING CALL FOR SPECIALS

STRATHMORE HOUSE APARTMENTS kSwimming Pool kNewly Updated Units

Senior Living 62+

• Emergency Response System • 24 Hour Maintenance • Transportation Via Community Van • Pet Friendly • Full Size Washer & Dryer

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14431 Traville Garden Circle Rockville, Maryland 20850

301-762-5224

Office Hours: M-F 9:00am - 6:00pm

kBalcony Patio

Room (301) 460-1647 kFamily kFull Size W/D

3004 Bel Pre Rd., Apt. 204, Silver Spring, MD 20906

in every unit

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Auctions

ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES: Three turn of the century mohair bears; bisque Japan dolls; Wedgwood; English bone china; gramophone; R&B doll w/ clothing; silver plate; linens; child’s pressed back rocker; oak highchair; Birdseye maple dressers; Duncan Phyfe slant front desk; VINTAGE SOLID CHERRY FURNITURE: hutch, dining table & chairs; grandmothers clock; vintage sleds; patio furniture; Kitchen-Aid stand mixer; garden tools; children’s books & toys; kitchenware. NO COMPUTER?? Call us to assist you w/ bidding: 717-597-9100 Matthew S. Hurley 003413-L * WWW.HURLEYAUCTIONS.COM to advertise Realtors & Agents call 301.670.2641

Pets

BETH- 3p.Sofa set, 3

tables & 2 lamps $130 kitch table + chrs $50, full bed w/ Mattress $20 call 240-743-7325

HAS TO GO: DR,

office chairs, side tbls, clothes, tools, shoes, toys glassware and more! 301-540-2325

Licensed Daycare

LIKE NEW: Vacuum $50, Wii Mini $40, Remote Copter $70, Elec toothbush $50, cell $50, grill $25, GPS $60, Keurig $60 Call: 240-506-1857

Licensed Daycare

HAVANESE PUPPIES Home raised, AKC, best health guarantee noahslittleark.com Call: 262-993-0460

to advertise Rentals & for sale by owner 301.670.7100 or email class@gazette.net

Licensed Daycare

Daycare Directory

Children’s Center Of Damascus GG’s Little Angel Daycare Starburst Child Care Learn And Play Daycare Luz Day Care Fogle Daycare Pre-school Magnet Montessori Daycare Cheerful Tots Daycare Zulma Day Care

Lic#: 31453 Lic#: 152997 Lic#: 159882 Lic#: 250177 Lic#: 59113 Lic#: 25979 Lic#: 250362 Lic#: 250403 Lic#: 150265

301-253-6864 301-926-6062 301-674-4173 240-408-6532 301-540-8819 301-972-2903 240-418-4464 301-875-2972 301-330-8440

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Now Enrolling for May 22nd & June 1st 2015 Classes:

Renowned Buddhist Teacher Segyu Rinpoche. Saturday May 16th 10:00am - 12:00 and 2:00- 5:00pm at Montgomery College, Takoma Park. More information visit gazette.net or modernmeditationdc.com

SOCCER TRYOUTS FOR RISING U14 GIRLS TRAVEL TEAM located near

Bethesda. for more information visit http://msccougars. shutterfly.com

MORNING STAR ACADEMY 101 Lakeforest Blvd, Suite 402 Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Call: 301-977-7393 www.mstarna.com

Full Time Help Wanted

Dental/ Medical Assistant Trainees Needed Now

Foster Parents

CARE XPERT ACADEMY 13321 New Hampshire Ave, Suite 205 Silver Spring, MD 20904 Call: 301-384-6011 www.cxana.com

Full Time Help Wanted

to advertise call 301.670.7100 or email class@gazette.net

HIRING NOW! OPENING SOON!

Servers, Runners, Hosts/Hostesses & Bartenders Cashiers & Line Attendants/Counter Servers Line Cooks, Pizza Cooks, Dishwashers & Porters Apply in Person: M-F 10-6pm, Sat, 10-3pm Naples Ristorante/Westfield Montgomery Mall 7101 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20817 202 774 4039 NaplesBethesda@patinagroup.com Competitive Pay & Benefits

Miscellaneous Services

of our full-service furniture upholstery cleaning team! Call Upholstery Care USA today-410-622-8759Baltimore or 202-5347768- DC & MD. As industry leaders, we can make your spring cleaning a breeze. Visit us at www.upholsterycareus a.com

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Hearing Annual Plan (2015-2016)

Call 301-355-7205

DRIVERS Experienced CDL Class B Dump Truck Drivers needed. Please call 240-388-6062 Education

TEACHERS / AIDES

Sunrise Learning Center Seeks ft Pre- School Teachers/ Assistant for pre-school center in Gaithersburg. 90 hrs plus experience or college credit in ECE is needed.

Call 301-208-6948

For Congregate Housing Service building in the Aspen Hill area of Silver Spring. Must be CPR certified. FT position as well as PRN. Please submit resume to: dtucker@homecresthouse.org

Medical Assistant Podiatry Office in Bethesda is seeking to hire a full- & part-time Medical Assistant. Some medical office experience is required. Job will include assisting physician during examinations, helping with wound care, physical therapy, and taking X-rays. Some front office duties will be necessary from time to time. Bilingual (Spanish) a plus, but not mandatory. If interested, please fax resume to 301-530-2606 or email resumes to constancek2@verizon.net

Recruiting is now Simple! Get Connected! Local Companies Local Candidates

NOW HIRING COMPANIONS FOR SENIORS! Provide non-medical care for seniors in their homes. CNA, GNA, HHA and NON-LICENSED positions available. Flexible scheduling, ongoing training, 24hr support provided. Must have car, 1yr U.S work history, 21+. Home Instead Senior Care. To us it’s personal! 301-588-9708 (Call 10am-4pm Mon-Fri ) µ www.HISC197CG.digbro.com

Convalescent Home Offered

CAREGIVER (CNA) Rockville Housing Enterprises (RHE) is Live in w/car needed providing a forty-five (45) day notice to for 91 yr old w/stroke + residents and the public for the Public 5yrs exp Wed-Sun. Hearing for RHE,s Annual Plan (2015- $4000/ mo Call Linda at 301-520-6937 2016). Copies of the Annual Plan may be Castle Mini Storage have the right to can- reviewed at the RHE Administrative Domestic Offices, 621 A Southlawn Ln. Rockville, cel the auction at any time. Services Offered MD 20850; and at City of Rockville City Auctioneer: Manager Hall,111 Msryland Ave.,Rockville MD Date 5/1/15 HOME 20850, and on the RHE website at ELDERLY Time: 11:00 am CARE PROVIDER www.rockvillehe.org. At. Castle Mini-storage Avail for light houseThe Public Hearing will be held on keeping, errands & 12040 Parklawn Dr. Thursday, June 25, 2015 at 6pm. at David meals Certified. Avail Rockville Md, 20852 Scull Community Center 1251 First Street, 8-3 w/car. 240-277Phone # 301-468-0640 8988 Rockville, MD 20850 Manager@castleministorage.com (4-29-15) (4-29-15)

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Domestic Help Wanted

JOB FOR EARLYBIRD! Need trusting

adult to drive student to school, Silver Spring. Own car, safe record. 301-518-0889.

NANNY/H S K P R :

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become a Medical Of- NEED fice Assistant! NO EX- INTERIOR/EXTERI OR STAIRLIFTS! PERIENCE NEEDED! Raymond Maule & Online training at CTI gets you job ready! HS Son offers STRAIGHT or Curved ACORN Diploma/GED & Stairlifts; Call Angel & Computer/Internet Kathy TODAY 888needed. 353-8878; Also availa1-877-649-2671 ble Exterior Porchlifts; www.AskCTI.com Avoid Unsightly Long AVIATION GRADS Ramps; Save WORK WITH $200.00. JETBLUE , Boeing, Delta and others- start A-1 DONATE YOUR here with hands on CAR FOR training for FAA certifi- BREAST CANcation. Financial aid if CER! Help United qualified. Call Aviation Breast Foundation edInstitute of Mainte- ucation, prevention, & nance 866-823-6729 support programs. FAST FREE PICKUP 24 HR RESPONSE Legal TAX DEDUCTION Notices 888-444-7514

Treatment Foster Parents Needed Work from home!

Licensed Medication Technician

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Business Opportunities

Full Time Help Wanted

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Full Time Help Wanted

Dental/Medical Offices now hiring. No experience? Job Training & Placement Assistance Available 1-888-818-7802

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Lost in early April, great sentimental value, reward offered, pls call 301-424-0944

MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES NEEDED! Train at Home to

NOTICE Pursuant to Maryland State law, an auction will be held at Castle Mini Storage at 12040 Parklawn Dr. Rockville MD. 20852 The following peoples goods will be sold.

NURSING ASSISTANT

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Now Offering Medication Technician Classes In Just 4 Days, Call for Details!

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Restaurant Staff

∂ Wait Staff ∂ Bus Persons ∂ Host/Hostess Full & Part Time Shifts Available.

Apply In Person: Normandie Farm Restaurant 10710 Falls Rd, Potomac Healthcare

NOW HIRING CNAS Call Rafiq at: 301-922-0615 6000 Granby Road Derwood, MD 20855

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

PARTS DRIVER

Must be at least 21 yrs old & possess a clean driving record. We perform background checks. Please call Brady at Harvey W Hottel, Inc.

301-921-9599

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Full Time Help Wanted

Now Hiring (FT/PT)

∂ Experienced Front Desk Agents ∂ Housekeeping/Room Attendants, Laundry and Public Areas ∂ Restaurant Servers, Bartenders, cooks, dishwashers Apply in person: Crowne Plaza Hotel 3 Research Ct., Rockville, Md. 20850

Part Time Help Wanted

SECURITY OFFICERS

United Security, Inc., a premier security firm, is looking for several security officers for a retail site in Gaithersburg. FT/PT officers are needed. All candidates must have a valid MD security license, a HS diploma, security and customer service experince and a valid driver’s license. Retail experience is a plus. Fax resume to VP of Operations to fax number 888-244-5201. We offer premium wages and health benefits for FT employees. EOE

Let Gazette Careers help you find that next position in your LOCAL area.

Part Time Help Wanted

Part-Time Bus Drivers

Sandy Spring Friends School Requires valid MD CDL for School Bus (Class B, P & S Endorsements) & current DOT Physical. Work hours vary between 6:00 am & 6:30 pm; min 20 hrs p/wk gtd. Must adhere to state and fed regs & have basic knowledge of passenger carrying regs. Prev school bus driver experience a plus, 3 or more years preferred. Required: English fluency, both written & verbal, High School Diploma or GED. Email inquiries to : cathryn.carnevale@ssfs.org

Bookkeeper Assistant

Immediate opening. Computer Exp. Light typing. Background check. Own Transportation. Chevy Chase office. Email Resume: bien1@verizon. net

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YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR WAY AT OURISMAN EVERYDAY

OURISMAN VW

2015 GOLF 2D HB LAUNCH EDITION

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MSRP 18,815 $

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2015 JETTA S

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2008 Suzuki SX4....................V039591B,Orange, 97,532 Miles..............$7,991

2014 Jetta SE...........................V060701A,White, 19,496 Miles................$16,581 2012 GLI.....................................V048230A,Gray,45,301 Miles...................$16,991

2010 Ford Focus SEL.............V051211B, Blue, 72,358 Miles..................$10,991

2012 Mini Cooper Cpe..........V243227A,Red,35,499 Miles....................$17,991

2010 Golf TDI.........................V002217A, Silver,97,688 Miles...........$11,993

2013 VW Beetle.......................V801398, Yellow, 16,020 Miles.................$17,991

2012 Jetta Sedan...................V304285A, Gray,18,289 Miles..................$12,591

2014 Golf 4Dr...........................VP0129, White,18,424 Miles.....................$17,991

2011 Toyota Prius...................V283821B, Red, 112,390 Miles................$12,671

2013 GTI Conv..........................V297056A, White, 31,734 Miles................$19,991

2014 Ford Focus....................PR0124, Red, 34,432 Miles.................$12,794

2013 GTI Wolfsburg..............V058760A, Black, 12,059 Miles..........$20,274

2012 Jetta SE Conv................V002565A, Black, 44,071 Miles................$13,891

2013 Passat TDI SE................V033935A, Gray,28,762 Miles..................$20,692

2011 Toyota Camry SE..........V0125A, Black, 61,476 Miles....................$13,991

2013 Jetta Sportwagen TDI.V606905A,Gray,34,916 Miles.............$20,992

2012 Jetta SE PZEZ................V294951A, Grey, 48,300 Miles..................$13,991

2015 Passat..............................V504978A, Fortana Red, 1,651 Miles........$23,675

2013 Jetta SE Conv................V801480A, Gray, 27,513 Miles..................$14,991

2012 Mercedes E350 AWD....V061959A, Silver, 46,366 Miles...........$26,994

2012 Hyundai Sonata Ltd.....VP0127, White, 58,071 Miles..............$15,993

2014 Routan SEL.....................VP0130, Blue, 18,268 Miles......................$27,991

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’12 YAMAHA FZ6R600: 3500mi, excl cond, red/blk, 2 helmets/jackets, $5k, 301-467-7421

G560911

(301)288-6009

All prices & payments 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. Special APR financing cannot be combined with sale prices. Ends 05/05/15.

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3371 Fort Meade Road, Laurel

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2001 Nissan Quest GXE

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2010 Camry Hybrid

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6,977

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14,995

2011 Kia Soul Sport Wagon

14,995

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2012 Volvo S60 Turbo

2012 Volov C30 Turbo

13,977

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20,980

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14,977

25,980

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2012 Nissan Leaf SL NAV Hatchback

2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 S #540002A, CERTIFIED!! 29K Miles, SR Pk, Alloys

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2014 VW Jetta SE

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12,977

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15,977

2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited

16,977

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33,950

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2011 Volvo C30 Turbo Coupe.............................. $12,995 2011 Volvo XC70 AWD................................................... $19,950 #526588B, Black, Fun to drive, Well maintained inside & out!

# 526603A, Super Clean, Sunroof, Power Tailgate

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee.................................... $11,995 2011 Chrysler Town & Country Touring L.........$19,950 #P9310A, 1-Owner, Super Low Miles 61K, V8, SNRF, Alloys, Gray

2010 Mercury Mariner Hybrid

16,977

#541161A, Hard-to-Find, 1-Owner, Loaded, Leather, Sunroof

#P9266, 1-Owner, Only 21K Miles, V6, Nav, DVD, Leather Rear View Camera, Pwr Doors & Tailgate

2011 Mini Cooper S........................................................... $14,995 2010 Volvo XC60 3.2L...........................$21,450 #P9243B, 1-Owner, Turbo, Auto, Leather, Well Maintained

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16,977

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Wednesday, April 29, 2015 b

G560925

NEW 2015 HIGHLANDER LE 1 AVAILABLE: #563254, 563261

27,890

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4 CYL., AUTO, 4 DR

NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564249, 564344

20,890

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MO**

18,890

4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.

AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE

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14,690

4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL., INCL.

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MONTHS+ % 0 FOR 60 On 10 Toyota Models

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2015 COROLLA LE

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$0 DOWN G560922

24,690

MANUAL, 4 CYL

2014 SCION XB 2 AVAILABLE: #455033, 455044

NEW 2015 SIENNA L 2 AVAILABLE: #560070, 560102

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NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB

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19,190

AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

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2 AVAILABLE: #572081, 572159

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4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL