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Senior Evan Woods of Whitman High School in Bethesda wins the boys 4A 3,200-meter race at Friday’s state track championships in Baltimore. Other Whitman and Bethesda-Chevy Chase athletes also fared well in state championships over the weekend. See Sports, Page B-1.
The town of Chevy Chase owes neither a pro-Purple Line group nor a blogger free copies of documents that might detail how it spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on lawyers, lobbyists and public relations firms to stop the proposed 16mile light-rail line from running through town, its lawyers argue in court filings. Those arguments, filed May 11 in Montgomery County Circuit Court, is the town’s reaction to a lawsuit by the Action Committee for Transit and activist Benjamin Ross of Bethesda. Both support building the $2.45 billion line linking New Carrollton
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A last-ditch meeting to convince Gov. Larry Hogan of the need to keep the Purple Line on track went well, Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett said. “I don’t say that lightly,” he said. Leggett (D) met behind closed doors Thursday with Hogan (R) and Prince
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Library plans Graduation highlights student diversity day for family n Student speakers share past journeys, future goals
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Friends of the Davis Library will hold its annual Community Day and Book Sale on Saturday, with activities for children and adults alike, from magic to music. The event will run from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the public library, at 6400 Democracy Blvd. in Bethesda. Here’s the rundown: • 10:30 a.m.: magician Joe Romano. • 10:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: balloon artist clowns. • 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.: tattoo artists, strolling guitarist, fire engines on display. • 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.: KIDMuseum activities. • 2 to 3 p.m.: mountain dulcimer music performance. The friends chapter also will host its biannual book sale, with books, CDs, DVDs and other items and collectibles for adults and children, according to a news release. The book sale will run throughout the Community Day activities in the library meeting room. “Community Day is the highlight of our year here at Davis,” library Manager Anita Vassallo said in the release. “Our Friends provide a wonderful occasion with entertainment for the whole family, and we hope that many Davis customers will stop by to enjoy the celebration.” For more information, contact the library at 240-777-0922.
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With roots in four parts of the world and eyes on four sets of goals, student speakers at Montgomery College’s Friday graduation ceremony celebrated a shared moment of success. The four speakers, all recipients of top college awards, were among more than 3,500 students earning degrees and certificates in the college’s class of 2015. About 950 graduates walked at Friday’s commencement. Montgomery College President DeRionne P. Pollard said the graduates who were celebrated Friday made up the institution’s largest graduating class. Fidelis Mariae A. Militante, a nursing major at the college, was one of three graduates named a 2015 Board of Trustees Scholar. She represented the Rockville campus. “It is a significant milestone in my life’s journey, a journey filled with difficult obstacles and joyous achievements, a journey not unlike your journey,” Militante, of Rockville, told her fellow graduates. After coming to the U.S. from the Philippines when she was 11, Militante said, she felt a lack of motivation and direction and watched her parents struggle in their new country. They worked multiple jobs to help propel her to higher education, she said. Education is “the cornerstone of my life,” said Militante, who plans to earn a bachelor’s in nursing and become a doctor. Student speaker Antony M. Musembi, another Board of Trustees Scholar, representing the
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Steve and Cokie Roberts of Bethesda deliver the keynote address at Montgomery College’s 68th commencement exercises at the Rockville Campus on Friday. Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus, greeted family members watching the ceremony in his home country Kenya, which he left about 26 years ago. From that point to Friday’s ceremony, he said, his journey has been “extremely difficult and, at the same time, absolutely wonderful.” Montgomery College helped him discover his passions, said Musembi, a Silver Spring resident. His future plans include starting an organization for disadvantaged youth and earning a business
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doctorate. “Graduates, at [Montgomery College], we have been bestowed with the abilities, knowledge and power to act, so let’s go forth and make a difference!” he said. Pavanjot Singh Guraya of Germantown, a business administration major, said in his speech that three communities have played important
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 Small Business Counseling, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave. Volunteers from Service Corps of Retired Executives offer advice. One-hour appointments on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays: 240-777-0678. Free. Miracle League Baseball, 10:30 a.m.noon, Washington Nationals Miracle Field, 17950 Germantown Park Drive, Germantown. Baseball for children and adults with special needs. DrNo813@aol.com or 301-332-6716. Honor and Praise, Navy Band Brass Quartet, 2 p.m., Lakeside Commons Clubhouse, Riderwood, 3140 Gracefield Road, Silver Spring. Free. 301-572-1300. Senior Health Fair, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Rockville Senior Center, 1150 Carnation Drive. Free health screenings, healthy snacks.
THURSDAY, MAY 28 Alzheimer’s and Dementia Support Group, 6-7 p.m., Brightview Fallsgrove
Assisted Living, 9200 Darnestown Road, Rockville. Discuss problems and solutions. Refreshments provided. 240-3147194 or wpapuchis@bvsl.net.
FRIDAY, MAY 29 Peled plays Schumann Cello Concerto, 8 p.m., Shrine of St. Jude Catholic
Church, 12701 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville. The finale of the Washington Chamber Orchestra’s inaugural season. $10 and up at the door; free for people 18 years and younger. www.thewco.org.
SATURDAY, MAY 30 Durufle and Copland: A Concert of Contrasts, 7:30 p.m., St. Mark Presbyterian
Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Road, North Bethesda. National Institutes of Health Community Chorus, with East Avenue Ensemble of Chevy Chase. Free; donations support NIH charities. nihco.org. Meditation guidelines, 11 a.m.-noon, Potomac Community Recreation Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac. Free. 240-8997099 or sampathindira@gmail.com. Strathmore/Bel Pre community yard sale, 9 a.m.-noon, Strathmore/Bel Pre
Pool, 13914 Bethpage Lane, Aspen Hill. Rain date is June 6. 301-460-0497 or linda.k.bea@verizon.net.
Jazz featuring the Bruce Krohmer Trio, 7:30 p.m., Takoma Park Community
Center, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park. With a short talk about the local jazz scene and the history of jazz. arts@takomaparkmd.gov. 35th Washington Folk Festival, noon-7
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p.m., Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Same time May 31. Musicians, storytellers, dancers, and crafters. Free shuttle bus from the Geico parking lot, 5260 Western Ave. Free. 301-526-8558 or dwainfest@ aol.com. Community Day, 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Davis Library, 6400 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda. The Magic is Real with Joe Romano, firetrucks, crafts, tattoo artist, clowns, balloon animals, mountain dulcimer folk music, and used book and CD sale. Free. 240-7770922. Chinese Zither Music by the Washington Guzheng Society, 4:30-5:30 p.m.,
Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton. The musical ensemble, led by Bing Xia, performs on the 24-string Chinese zither, an instrument with roots in the Qin dynasty, circa 237 B.C. Free. 240777-0678 or scott.lambdin@montgomerycountymd.gov. Spring Dance Recital, 7-8:30 p.m., Clarksburg High School, 22500 Wims Road, Clarksburg. General admission $15; free for children 3 and younger. 301-9726600 or DancewithDeAnne@yahoo.com. Rockville Science Center 2.0: Imagine Our Future, 9-11 a.m., Rockville Senior
Center, 1150 Carnation Drive, Rockville. Brainstorming sessions. Coffee and donuts. 240-386-8111 or RSC2.0@RockvilleScienceCenter.org. Sundari, 6:30 p.m., Kennedy High School, 1901 Randolph Road, Silver Spring. Dance interpretation of the Cinderella tale. $15; children younger than 10 admitted free. knsdance.com.
SUNDAY, MAY 31 “Sweet-T” 5K Benefit Walk, 2-5 p.m., Covenant Life School, back lawn, 7501 Muncaster Mill Road, Gaithersburg. To benefit the Teressa French Memorial Scholarship Fund. www.TeressaFrench. myevent.com or 301-602-9224. Rent: The Concert Version, 7-9:30 p.m., Congregation Har Shalom, 11510 Falls Road, Potomac. Musical follows a year in the life of artists and musicians struggling to survive and create. $20 per person, including dessert reception. www. harshalom.org or 301-299-7087. Gandhi Brigade Youth Media Festival, noon-8 p.m., Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Place. Juried competition, a four-hour video competition, social justice and media workshops, and performances. Free. tinyurl.com/kbpknml or ashley@gandhibrigade.org. Disc Golf for Beginners, 11 a.m., Seneca Creek State Park, 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg. $3 per person for Maryland residents, $5 per person for others. 301924-2127 or bethany.lillard@maryland.gov. Life of Dialogue: A Symposium Com-
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way Community Theatre, 3015 Upton Drive, Kensington. Julie’s Love, an organization created to support the working poor and eradicate hunger in Montgomery County, will host fundraiser and awards gala. To include performances from the award-winning Broadway musical “The Color Purple.” $30. khrcreative123@gmail.com.
memorating the 50th Yahrzeit of Martin Buber, 1:30-5:30 p.m., Temple Emanuel,
10101 Connecticut Ave., Kensington. With scholars from the U.S. and Israel. $25 donation suggested. www.am-kolel.org or 301-349-2799.
MONDAY, JUNE 1 Citizenship Preparation Program, 9 a.m., Montgomery College, Westfield South Office Building, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 306, Wheaton. 240-567-8839 or Izis.Weills@montgomerycollege.edu. American Red Cross Blood Drive, 2:30-8 p.m., Liberty Grove United Methodist Church, 15225 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Call 800-733-2767 for an appointment.
TUESDAY, JUNE 2 African American Book Discussion, 7 p.m., Praisner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Copies available at information desk. anne.seiler@montgomerycountymd.gov. Lecture and Lunch, 11 a.m., Woman’s Club of Bethesda, 5500 Sonoma and Old Georgetown, Bethesda. With Brig. Gen. Wilma Vaught, U.S. Air Force, retired, president of the Women in Military Service for American Memorial Fund. $14 for lunch. 301-530-1784 or www.bethesdawomansclubmd.com. Renters Meeting, 7-8:45 p.m., St. Paul’s United Methodist Church, 10401 Armory Ave., Kensington. Montgomery County Renters Alliance will discuss rental housing concerns. Free. info@ RentersAlliance.org.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3 AARP Smart Driver Course, 12:30-5 p.m., Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton. Registration required; limited to 25. $15 AARP members, $20 nonmembers. 240-777-0678 or dianne. whitaker@montgomerycountymd.gov. Holiday Park Senior Prom, 5:30-7 p.m., Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton. Light dinner starts at 5:30 p.m. With Night and Day band. 240-7774999 or gayathri.aluvihare@montgomerycountymd.gov.
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CORRECTIONS • A May 20 article about the Montgomery County budget misstated the date of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Wynne double-taxation case. The ruling was issued May 18, not May 15. • A May 20 article about former Army Ranger Gary James Smith of Olney entering an Alford plea in Montgomery Circuit Court to involuntary manslaughter in the 2006 death of fellow soldier Michael McQueen misstated the outcome of the first trial in 2008. A jury found Smith not guilty of first- and second-degree murder, but guilty of depraved heart murder, a crime that is not intentional, according to Smith’s attorney.
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Students to conduct research in Israel Six local high school juniors were awarded Dr. Istvan Madaras SciTech Scholarships to conduct scientific research this summer at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa. They are Yashodhar Govil, Nathan Zimmerberg, Sam Wasserman and Sam Wenger, all of Bethesda and Whitman High School in Bethesda; and Gabriel Swagel of Chevy Chase and Mikhael Hammer-Bleich of Silver Spring, students at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville. The SciTech Summer Science Camp, which will run from July 20 to Aug. 13, is a research program for juniors and seniors with an interest and ability in mathematics, science or computer technology, according to a news release.
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Steven Anthony of Bethesda gets splashed by his daughter Danielle, 7, as her friend Cassidy Lewin (left), 7, laughs during their visit to the Bethesda outdoor pool Sunday afternoon. At right is his son Christopher, 8. Last weekend, the county opened its seven outdoor pools for the season. They’re open only on weekends until June 15.
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KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER
Northern Silver Spring residents and motorists should prepare for construction at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Randolph Road to last longer than expected. “As is the case with major projects such as this,” the completion date for a $74.8 million interchange project there has been delayed about a year to spring 2017, Charlie Gischlar, a Maryland State Highway Administration spokesman, wrote in an email Tuesday. “This includes landscaping and minor items,” Gischlar wrote. “The benefit to motorists will be realized sooner than the spring 2017 total completion date.” About a year ago, workers started on the interchange project, with completion expected to be the winter of 2016. They are lowering Randolph Road 23 feet to allow vehicles to pass under Georgia Avenue, which transportation officials say will help alleviate traffic congestion and improve
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Workers recently broke ground on the new Glenmont Fire Station No. 18 in Silver Spring. It is slated to be completed in summer 2016. This rendering gives an idea of how the station will look. safety. The project also will add a lane on Georgia Avenue, as well as new turn lanes, ramps, sidewalks and signals. The Glenmont Greenway Trail on the west side of Georgia Avenue is slated to be extended 900 feet. The signalized intersection now sees more than 86,000 vehicles daily. The federal government is kicking in $42.8 million — more than half of the money for the interchange. The state’s share is $17.6 million and Montgomery County’s is $14.4 million. The busy intersection is seeing
more construction, including a new fire station that is expected to be done by summer 2016. That project is being coordinated with the interchange work, but the completion date for the fire station is not expected to be affected by the interchange project’s delay, Lucille Baur, a spokeswoman for Montgomery County, said Tuesday. The 23,133-square-foot Glenmont Fire Station No. 18 is being erected at the site of the former Glenmont Elementary School near that intersection. The original station across Georgia Avenue — which dated to 1953 — was
purchased by the state and demolished last year to make way for the fresh interchange there. The new station, which was commemorated with a groundbreaking last week, will be more than three times as large as the old one. There will be four modern drive-through apparatus bays, decontamination and information technology rooms, and environmentally friendly features. “The facility will strengthen critical emergency services in an area that continues to see tremendous growth,” acting Fire Chief Scott Goldstein said in a statement. An interim Glenmont fire station is being operated on Grandview Avenue about a mile south in the former home of the Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad. The construction cost for the new station is budgeted for $8.5 million. The project’s total budget of $14.8 million includes design, furniture and interim station costs, among others. In most cases, firefighters remain in the original building while a new one is built, Baur said. “That was not possible in this case due to the [state] road construction project,” she said. kshay@gazette.net
Peter Stubin, a senior at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda, is the top winner of this year’s 34th annual Congressional Art Competition in the 8th Congressional District. Stubin’s ink-and-pastel piece, “Flossing,” will hang in the U.S. Capitol for a year, starting in June. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen (D-Dist. 8) of Kensington recently announced all the winners at Washington ArtWorks in North Bethesda. A total of 251 students from 31 schools in Van Hollen’s district participated in the competition. Jurors selected 94 entries for an exhibition that ran at Washington ArtWorks from April 24 through May 10. From them, 16 works, including Stubin’s, were selected for special recognition, including the following: • The Jane E. Lawton Memorial Award: Hannah Nechin of Potomac, a junior at Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School in Rockville, for her pen-and-ink work, “Stomp.” • Washington ArtWorks Award: Michelle Zhu of Chevy Chase, a sophomore at National Cathedral School, for her oil on canvas, “Bluebird.” Works by the following runners-up will have their work displayed in Van Hollen’s Capitol Hill and district offices for the next year: Brian Chou of North Bethesda, a junior at Georgetown Preparatory School; Alexis Faleder of Silver Spring, a sophomore at Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy; Jirawat Khumbungkla of Silver Spring, a freshman at Northwood High School; Ofri Shmul of Rockville, a junior at Walter Johnson High School; and Deanna Yan of Bethesda, a junior at Whitman High School. Honorable mentions went to Clara da Silva of Bethesda, Whitman High School; Amanda Levin of Potomac, Wootton High School; Chris McTaggart of Bethesda, Landon School; Peter Millspaugh of Bethesda, Landon School; and Lei Yan of Rockville, Richard Montgomery High School.
Campus congrats Julian Weichel of Bethesda graduated May 8 from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, with a major in business entrepreneurship. Weichel, who graduated from Whitman High School in Bethesda, won an innovation award for launching the Food Recovery Network at the university. He is scheduled to leave Wednesday for Bali, Indonesia, working under a three-month contract with the Bali Institute to run cultural immersion programs for high school students. He is the son of Kim and Carl Weichel.
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Seneca Heights receives new playground County OKs budget n
Project promotes play
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SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER STAFF WRITER
When the children who live at Seneca Heights Apartments in Gaithersburg left for school the morning of May 20, the area to the right of the building was covered in dirt and filled with volunteers. When they came home that afternoon, the formerly energetic volunteers were weary, but visibly proud, and the formerly dirty plot was a brand new playground. Seneca Heights, owned and operated by the Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless in Rockville, provides housing for previously homeless individuals and families. Their new playground became a reality with help from KaBOOM!, a nonprofit that works to bring play into children’s lives, and the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, and their volunteers. KaBOOM! project manager for the build Britany Riley explained that organizations and communities must apply for help from KaBOOM!. Once a group is chosen, KaBOOM! works with them to secure the volunteers, supplies and funds to make it all happen. “KaBOOM! is a national nonprofit that is dedicated to bringing balance and active play to kids all across the United States, mostly doing playground builds with communities underserved in play,” Riley said. She explained that the organization also is starting the conversation about the importance of play which will help stop children from being “sedentary, bored and solitary.” The homeless coalition and Seneca Heights applied for the playground at the beginning of this year and were working with KaBOOM! by March to figure out the specifics. Susanne Sinclair-Smith, the coalition’s executive director, explained that KaBOOM! enlisted the help of the children who live in the apartments to design the playground by
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Mukesh Kumar of Ellicott City and Deb Toro of Chevy Chase, volunteers with the J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, assemble playground equipment in Gaithersburg on May 20. The Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless partnered with outside companies and KaBOOM!to build the playground at Seneca Heights.
asking them to draw and explain their ideal play space. KaBOOM! then took the children’s drawings to their experts and found the best materials to make their dreams a reality. “The build takes place in one day. We think it’s a really cool opportunity to have this done in one day. It’s a really tangible project, you can leave the day knowing there will be 30 kids playing here,” Riley said. Though most of the work was done May 20, there was site preparation in the days before. “[The community is] responsible for the tools, food, recruiting,” Riley said, explaining that once KaBOOM! pairs those who are re-
ceiving the playground with a funding partner, it is their job to get everything together for the build. KaBOOM! helps by providing some volunteers, build expert and organization. “When KaBOOM! first approached us they told us we would need 200 volunteers,” Sinclair-Smith said. She explained that all of the team leaders were instructed by KaBOOM!’s leadership on how to best complete their assigned task. “I’m impressed with KaBOOM!’s ability to organize volunteers,” Sinclair-Smith said. She explained that there were about 100 volunteers from Marriott and the rest was a variety of staff, volunteers and board members with the coalition, plus people from KaBOOM! Some volunteered supplies and food rather than labor. Project and organization leaders, as well as community representatives, came out to the site in the morning and afternoon to show their support for the project. Seneca Heights residents were able to raise about $300 to donate to KaBOOM! to go toward the project. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Dist. 4) of Fort Washington noted after the opening ceremony how she has been focusing on early childhood education in Congress and helping provide children with a safe nurturing place to play and learn. “I think particularly for children who have been homeless and they haven’t had the kind of stability and attention to all the things [other] kids have, like play,” Edwards said, adding that the playground will help children be children again. “I wish I could stay all day.” At the end of the day, the cluttered area had been transformed into swings and slides as well as covered picnic and sitting areas, colorful hopscotch and alphabet caterpillars. And most prominently, some very pleased volunteers and excited residents. sschmieder@gazette.net
in a ‘difficult year’ $5.1 billion plan for fiscal 2016 will increase spending almost 2 percent n
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KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER
Montgomery County on Thursday formally adopted its fiscal 2016 operating budget, a $5.07 billion spending plan up almost 2 percent from the current year. The county also adopted its updated capital improvements program. County Council members tentatively set the operating plan the previous week, adding roughly $17 million for council priorities, and adopting tax rates for the coming year. Thursday’s vote sets the plan for the coming fiscal year that starts July 1. The total operating budget funds county government, Montgomery College, Montgomery County Public Schools and the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission. “Because of slow revenue growth, this was a difficult year, but we take pride in our work,” Council President George L. Leventhal said. “The county executive sent us a good budget, and we have strengthened it in ways that are important to our community.” County employees will receive 2 percent raises in the new fiscal year, plus 3.5 percent step increases and longevity increases, which vary by bargaining unit and are offered only to employees who have 20 years with the county. The pay increases add about $18 million to the budget. Of the county’s revenues, $393 million will go into reserves.
“We know from our fiscal plan that next year’s budget will present a serious challenge,” said Leventhal (D-At Large) of Takoma Park. The reserve provides for contingencies such as the May 18 U.S. Supreme Court decision that will cost the county millions, he said. The county did not fully fund any agency’s request for 2016. County Executive Isiah Leggett said he faced a $238 million budget gap, with income tax property transfer revenues bringing in less than expected. Leggett (D) recommended providing only maintenance of effort funding to the schools. State maintenance of effort law requires the county provide at least the same funding per student as the year before. A total of $2.318 billion will go to the school system’s operating budget, which is $75.1 million less than the system’s request. This includes county money, and state and federal aid. However, money from another fund also will go the school system to fund retiree health benefits. Leggett also recommended not fully funding Montgomery College’s budget request. The college sought $253.8 million; Leggett recommended $247.8 million. The council provided $251.5 million, adding roughly $7.9 million more than Leggett recommended to the college’s budget, in part, to avoid a large increase in tuition. For Park and Planning, the budget provides $29.87 million, which is $326,000 less than requested. kalexander@gazette.net
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Bowers to continue on as Another year passes, and still no public arena in the county interim superintendent Board to resume search process in January
ganizations focused on social and education issues. O’Neill said board members were disappointed Houlihan bowed out. BY LINDSAY A. POWERS “Anyone making a move STAFF WRITER to a new area, a new job, has Larry A. Bowers will re- to consider their family, their main Montgomery County professional circumstances, Public Schools’ interim super- are they the right fit, and he intendent as the county school made that determination,” board continues to search for she said. a new permanent leader. Union officials said The board unanimously Wednesday that they support appointed Bowers to the role Bowers’ appointment as the a second time on search continues. Wednesday, a few “I think everydays after its top one is extremely exchoice to become the cited about the level school system’s next of leadership and superintendent withthe level of stabildrew his name. ity that Mr. Bowers State schools Suhas brought and will perintendent Lillian continue to bring,” M. Lowery approved said James KoutBowers the appointment, acsos, president of the cording to William Reinhard, Montgomery County Assoa spokesman for the Maryland ciation of Administrators and State Department of Educa- Principals. tion. Doug Prouty, president Bowers, who has worked of the Montgomery County in the district for about 37 Education Association, said years, has served as the in- the board will now have more terim leader since February time to find “a really quality and now will stay until June of superintendent candidate.” next year. Former Superinten“I’m actually very enthusident Joshua P. Starr resigned astic about this,” Prouty said. in February before his four- “I think it’s exactly the right year contract would have ex- thing to do at this time.” pired this summer. A letter on Monday to the During a school board school board written on behalf meeting May 20, Bowers, who of 29 high school principals had been set to retire at the expressed support for Bowend of June, said he hadn’t planned to stay in the post, but was “willing to step in.” “I’m very committed to this system and what we’ve been doing, and I want to make sure it continues,” he said. Bowers’ appointment was met with clapping and cheering from the audience in the crowded school board meeting room. “I think you can tell that the MCPS staff is very happy that there will be stability and positive direction,” school board President Patricia O’Neill told Bowers. O’Neill said after the meeting that the board is “taking a pause” in its superintendent search and plans to resume in January. On May 14, the board announced it had picked Andrew Houlihan, chief academic officer of the Houston Independent School District, as its “preferred candidate” out of a pool of 25 people it considered. Houlihan informed O’Neill in a May 17 letter that he was withdrawing his application. “While I believe that my leadership would be an asset to Montgomery County, I also feel that at this point in time, such leadership is not the right fit for me, my family or the system as a whole,” he wrote in the letter. He did not elaborate further on his reasoning. Houlihan has not returned messages left for him at his home in Texas and through the Houston school system. About 17 county entities were represented in a community panel that talked privately with Houlihan. They included the district’s three employee associations, the Montgomery County Council of Parent-Teacher Associations and various minority or-
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A proposed arena in Montgomery County is no closer to opening than it was a year ago. Without a space to accommodate most high school graduation ceremonies, many Montgomery County Public Schools seniors and their families again will trek elsewhere, such as Washington, D.C. Despite years of working to build an arena in the county that could host events, the project remains stymied by Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority and lacks county financial support. As an arena site, developers have been eyeing about 8 acres of WMATA land used for parking at the Shady Grove Metro station. Montgomery County awarded developer D&A Sports and Entertainment the project more than six years ago. But the progress both the county and the developer expected last May has not happened. County Executive Isiah Leggett said the county cannot financially support the project now because of a tight budget and difficult fiscal outlook. Leggett (D) said the project also faces challenges with Metro and “its willingness to be a part of it.” Asked for comment, WMATA spokesman Mike Tolbert emailed this statement: “Metro is supportive of this project. However, we require that any commuter parking that is displaced by the proposed arena be replaced. As an end-of-line station, Shady Grove is a busy station and its parking facilities are often at or near capacity.” No one, Leggett said, is in a position to come up with a plan that satisfies all of the
concerns. “It’s a long, long ways from anything concrete happening out there,” he said. Tom Doyle of D&A Sports and Entertainment could not be reached for comment. Last year, Doyle said the question of how much parking would have to be provided at the arena was the only thing standing between the project and a green light from WMATA. But while the county hoped to have the issue resolved last July, a year later, Leggett said, the project still does not have WMATA approval. Most Montgomery County high schools will hold commencement at the Daughters of the American Revolution’s Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. Once built, the arena in the county will be available each year for graduation ceremonies, Doyle said previously. “That is a mandatory requirement of this whole project for us,” he said in 2014. “I went to public school in Montgomery County and everybody before and after me has had to suffer with going somewhere else.” Leggett said he, too, is eager to stop hosting graduations outside the county. “It’s something I want to change,” he said. “I’ve gone down to Constitution Hall too many times, fighting through the traffic, forcing our residents go through the traffic. We have to change that. Hopefully, that we can get it done. It’s just question of timing at this point.” Even if Metro approves plans for the arena, the county still could require a masterplan or zoning amendment for the project. If the master plan must be amended, minor master-plan amendments are the county’s quickest process and those can take about a year to complete. kalexander@gazette.net
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County: Loan program generated 380 jobs A Montgomery County business development program that launched in 2012 with a $50 million county investment yielded $103 million in new small-business loans and 380 new jobs in 2014, the county reported last week. Small Business Plus! is a collaboration between the county and community banks with headquarters in the county. County funds are deposited in the banks, which agree to at least match each dollar with an equal amount in new smallbusiness loans. In addition to helping create the jobs, the program returned to the county more than $117,000 in interest on its deposits.
Eligible county banks must have assets of $200 million to $5 billion and meet the program’s safety and soundness criteria. Among the participating banks are Capital Bank of Rockville, and Congressional Bank and EagleBank, both of Bethesda.
Arxan names chief tech officer Arxan Technologies of Bethesda named Sam Rehman chief technology officer. Previously, Rehman was chief technology officer for Epam Systems and also worked for Oracle.
EYA starts selling new townhouses in Bethesda Bethesda developer EYA plans to start selling townhouses in its new Montgomery Row development next month. The 168-residence complex is on 10 acres on Fernwood Road between Rock Spring and Rockledge drives in Bethesda. Starting June 6, EYA will be-
gin sales of the three- and fourlevel, 1,700- to 2,600-square-foot units. Prices will range from about $750,000 to $1.12 million, according to a company news release. The development will also include 21 moderately priced dwelling units, per county regulations. The first move-ins are expected next spring.
Pebblebrook pays $186M for Florida resort Pebblebrook Hotel Trust of Bethesda purchased LaPlaya Beach Resort and LaPlaya Beach Club for $185.5 million. The 189-room, waterfront, luxury resort and private members club are on 6 acres on the Gulf of Mexico in Naples, Fla. Last year, guests paid an average of $337 per night to stay at the resort.
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from the Montgomery County Council of PTAs. The award recognizes individuals or organizations that have formed an organization or alliance to support education. Schoen was honored for launching AtoZ in 2009 to help PTAs produce school directories, according to a news release. The directories also work as fundraisers and have a mobile app with information such as school calendars, lunch menus and contacts.
Ruppert Landscape names IT director Ruppert Landscape of Laytonsville named Dan Spruill of Finksburg director of information technology. Spruill holds a bachelor’s Spruill in engineering science from Loyola University Maryland.
Montgomery County honors recycling efforts As part of the county’s 16th annual Recycling Awareness Week, the Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Solid Waste Services recently recognized outstanding achievements in recycling, waste reduction, reuse, buying recycled-content products, backyard composting and grass-cycling and educational efforts. Local businesses, organizations, multifamily apartment and condominium properties, residents and individuals were honored May 20
at the county conference center in North Bethesda for their efforts to help the county meet its goal to recycle 70 percent of all waste by 2020. Those honored included the following: • Outstanding Leadership Efforts to Increase Recycling Awareness: Bebe McMeekin, Bethesda. • Multi-Family Property Excellence in Recycling: Avalon at Grosvenor Station and The Sterling, North Bethesda; Berkshires at Rock Spring, Bethesda; and The Waterford Condominium, Kensington.
• Multi-Family Property Outstanding Effort in Recycling: Decoverly IV Condominium and The Promenade, Bethesda; Jefferson at Inigo’s Crossing, North Bethesda; and The Riviera of Chevy Chase. • Multi-Family Property Staff Outstanding Individual Achievement in Recycling: Thomas Doody, Brookside Apartments, Kensington; and Elieth Montiel, The Willoughby of Chevy Chase Condominium. • Excellence in Recycling, Business: Fitzgerald Auto Malls, Kensington; and
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Former County Councilwoman Cherri Branson has been named to lead Montgomery County’s new Office of Procurement. County Executive Isiah Leggett announced his choice on May 14, along with other appointments. Leggett (D) also named acting Fire Chief Scott E. Goldstein fire chief and Rob Green, the interim correctional and rehabilitation director, director of the Department of Correction and Rehabilitation. All three appointments are subject to County Council confirmation. The county separated procurement from the Department of General Services this year. In 2008, the county created the Department of General Services and moved procurement under its umbrella, according to county documents. Legislation passed in March re-establishes the Office of Procurement as a principal office in the executive branch. Branson served on the County Council just shy of one year, taking over the remainder of former Councilwoman Valerie Ervin’s term in 2014. Ervin (D-Dist. 5) of Silver Spring left the council to lead the Center for Working Families. Branson was appointed to the remainder of the term in January 2014, agreeing to not run for the seat in the 2014 election. Branson’s resume includes
nearly a quarter-century on Capitol Hill — including her most recent job as chief counsel for oversight to the House Homeland Security Committee — before coming to the council. During her time as a county lawmaker, she helped pass legislation aimed at removing employment barriers for former convicts and worked to improve small, minority- and women-owned business contracting — something she will oversee if confirmed to head the procurement department. Green has been acting director of Correction and Rehabilitation since March. He joined the county government in 2000 as a division chief and as warden at the Montgomery County Correctional Facility in Clarksburg and the Detention Center in Rockville, according to a county news release. He took over the department on an interim basis following the retirement of former Director Art Wallenstein in March. Prior to coming to the county, Green spent 15 years with the Frederick County Sheriff’s Office and is a national leader in the field of corrections, the release said. Goldstein has spent nearly 25 years with the county. He has been acting chief since Jan. 1, when he took over from retired Chief Steve Lohr. Before taking over leadership of the fire and rescue service, Goldstein was division chief of operations, the secondhighest position in the department. kalexander@gazette.net
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Nothing irks Montgomery County residents quite like finding their vehicle towed without their consent. Two federal lawmakers want to be clear who has the authority to address the problem. Montgomery receives roughly 200 complaints every year about towing done without the owner’s consent. About one third to one half of the time, officials say, the towing companies have not complied with county law. Towing might seem a local issue — it is the top complaint to Montgomery County’s Office of Consumer Protection. But a 1990s authorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration defined towing companies as interstate carriers, and put authority for regulating in the industry, generally, in federal hands. Now, federal lawmakers want to give the power to regulate towing back to state and local governments. U.S. Reps. Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (D-Dist. 8) of Kensington and Don Beyer (D), who represents Virginia’s 8th District, have introduced the State and Local Predatory Towing Enforcement Act. The bill, which also was introduced in 2014, would provide state and local governments the clear authority to regulate towing. It’s unclear who in Congress has blocked the bill in the past and why, Van Hollen said, but he assumes it’s someone with a financial interest in keeping the status quo. Counties such as Montgomery already have some authority to oversee towing practices as it relates to safety, said Eric Friedman, director of the Office of Consumer Protection. In 2013, Maryland passed a new towing law and allowed towing firms to recoup the actual costs of meeting the new law’s mandate. The law added roughly a $61 charge to towing bills. But current federal law creates a loophole that allows predatory towing practices to go, for the most part, unchecked, Van Hollen said. Predatory towing is where “spotters” are paid to watch private lots or tow truck drivers wait for someone to park in a private lot and violate posted restrictions. Often, vehicles are towed quickly, within a few minutes. “There’s no reason the federal government should be dictating towing policy to local governments,” Van Hollen said. Montgomery County Councilman Roger Berliner (D-Dist. 1) of
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Starting in late June, about 100 of Montgomery County’s 1,200 police officers will begin wearing body cameras on their chests or on eyeglasses as a way to record their contacts with the public. The goal of the six-month pilot program is to test and evaluate different types of cameras and technology, which are intended to improve police accountability, particularly in incidents involving the use of force, while balancing that with privacy concerns. “There will be times when [someone] asks not to be recorded, and the officer has the discretion to turn [the camera] off, but he or she must say aloud why they’re turning it off,” said county Police Chief J. Thomas Manger during a May 11 budget discussion with the County Council. The cities of Rockville, Gaithersburg and Takoma Park also are testing and evaluating police body cameras. Body cameras have become part of a national discussion about officers’ use of force following the fatal shooting death of an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Mo., in August and, most recently, the death of Freddie Gray in Baltimore city in April after suffering neck and spinal injuries while in police custody. County officers will wear the cameras during traffic stops, arrests, transports and incidents involving people with mental problems, Manger said. The cameras will not be used to record conversations between officers or in places such as locker rooms and dressing rooms unless the rooms are part of a criminal investigation, he said. “When there’s a complaint, [the cameras] will eliminate that speculation about what actually happened,” said Councilman Craig Rice (D-Dist. 2) of Germantown. During the pilot, the police department will handle public requests for video in about the same way that it currently handles requests for videos taken from police cars, Manger said. In the meantime, the state’s Police Training Commission has been charged with formulating a policy for the Maryland General Assembly’s consideration by January. A study commission is expected to issue policy recommendations by Oct. 1. “Probably the thorniest issue before the General Assembly will be [deciding] what’s public information and what isn’t,” Manger said. The fiscal 2016 police department budget includes about $622,000 for the body camera program, which includes $422,400 for data storage, $103,000 to buy equipment and $97,000 for two new information technology employees, according to a council staff memo. vterhune@gazette.net
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.
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For 40 years, members of the Clarksburg Neighborhood Senior Program have met each week to share their talents, learn new things and just be there for each other. On May 20, they met to celebrate their milestone anniversary and recall the history of the group. “Our motto is ‘Life is great when you participate,’” said Joanne Woodson, who has been the group’s leader for 29 years. “We meet every Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. We do crafts, arts and play games. But not BINGO!” And they talk, Woodson said. “We have discussions about everyday things,” she said. “It gets everyone talking, it takes something to get people to connect.” During the celebration, Margaret Williams, a longtime member, gave a history of the group, who call themselves “Super Seniors.” Among the highlights Williams mentioned were many community involvement activities, including cooking and serving Thanksgiving dinner for the community their first year. “That was Project Turkey,” Williams said. Williams’ mother, Ethel Foreman, organized the group in 1975 along with her friend Jean Marks. “Seniors wanted to do something to keep their time occupied and rewarding,” Williams said. “We’ve done projects and activities, fundraisers and bake sales,” Williams said. “And we’ve taken trips.” Many of the craft projects the group undertook were for others. They have knit and crocheted blankets for those in need, made dolls for children in Head Start and even worked together on a
quilt called “The House” that now hangs in the main office of Clarksburg High School. Woodson said she is especially proud of all the ribbons members have won at the Montgomery County Fair over the years. She said she encouraged members to enter their work, just to try something new, an important part of “Life is great when you participate.” “We won 26 ribbons the first year we entered things in the County Fair,” she said. Along the walls of the Clarksburg Park Building where the group meets, were tables with displays of projects from the group’s 40 years of crafting along with some of those County Fair ribbons and a photo collage of members and activities from throughout the years. The group was originally part of Montgomery County Recreation’s Neighborhood Senior Programs, now called 55+ Active Adults Programs. The Neighborhood Senior Programs were eliminated in 2011 because of budget cuts, according to Judy Stiles, a media and public relations spokeswoman for Montgomery County Recreation, and reinstated the next year. When the program was abolished, Woodson said, the Clarksburg group could no longer meet in the recreation center. The Clarksburg group, which did not want to disband, moved to the nearby Community of Faith United Methodist Church. Now they are back in recreation department space, meeting at Clarksburg Park Recreation Center. “This is a special program,” Gabriel Albornoz, director of Montgomery County Recreation told the group. “It’s the people. You guys are more than friends, this is family.”
One of the five Xaverian values stressed at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney is humility, which can be defined as “the quality or state of not thinking you are better than other people.” Good Counsel students recently got an opportunity to experience humility through meeting retired 2nd Lt. John R. Pedevillano, who fought in World War II with the Army Air Corps. For an assignment, his granddaughter Angela Vucci of Brookeville, a junior, was required to visit the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington and took him along for his perspective. In a paper reflecting on the visit, she wrote about the experience she shared with her grandfather that day. Religion teacher Natasha Fredericks was so moved by Vucci’s reflections that she invited Pedevillano, 93, to talk to the class. Pedevillano, of College Park, originally spoke to the religion class in April. “One of the reasons this was so important to me is to hear the history, just as he experienced it,” Fredericks said. “In his case, he had such a strong faith, and told us how, from his perspective, he saw God’s hand in all of his experiences. It shows that even through evil and suffering, God is with us.” Fredericks arranged to have Pedevillano return to Good Counsel on May 19, this time to speak in the chapel to a larger audience. The talk was recorded, so it could be shown to future classes.
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Retired Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. John R. Pedevillano talks with Natasha Fredericks, a religion teacher at Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney, about his experiences in World War II. “I’ve had a blessed life,” said Pedevillano, thoughtfully and softly. “I came from a family of religious and patriotic people. I believe the events in my life did not happen by chance, in my opinion.” Pedevillano grew up in Bayonne, N.J. Soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor, he joined the Army Air Corps. He was only 19 when he earned his flight wings in 1943. Pedevillano was the youngest B-17 bombardier in his unit, flying a plane named “Miss Carriage” after a showgirl. He flew six combat missions over Germany before he was shot down on April 24, 1944. Vucci introduced him to her classmates by saying, “The missions you are about to hear — near misses of fate by flak and enemy aircraft fighters shooting through his nose window, air-battle wounds, precision targeting of weapon factories, his patriotic poem about Americans, keeping his buddies alive, being captured by the Nazis, surviving prisoner of war camps, being forced to march 300 freezing miles and prison escapes from his enemy Nazi captors — is what makes legends, because his faith in God is what kept him alive through all this anguish.” Pedevillano said his main
message was the importance of faith. “Without faith, I could not have survived,” he said. “I had a little Bible with me. There are no atheists in combat.” Pedevillano believes he was part of what has been described as the Greatest Generation. “Everyone took part in the war effort; it was a time for everyone to come together,” he said. “You will never see that again.” Vucci said that while she has always been interested in what her grandfather had to say, it was special that her friends got to hear his stories. “It’s a different experience than reading from a textbook,” she said. She said her grandfather’s talk brought many of her friends to tears. The students hugged Pedevillano and he was visibly touched. C.J. Costigan, a junior, called Pedevillano’s talk “completely amazing.” “To hear his firsthand account of what it was like to be a P.O.W. was really cool,” he said. “He also talked about how he fell in love and his family. I didn’t expect it to hit me as hard as it did.” Paris Clark, also a junior, said she was impressed with how humble he was. “He saved a lot of people’s
lives and did so much for our country, but he didn’t boast about it,” she said. “He was so kind, and spoke to us about what life was like when he was younger, and America was so united.” Pedevillano resigned his commission in 1945 and remained with the reserves until 1955. Taking advantage of the GI bill, he landed at the University of Maryland, where he met a beautiful young woman named Gloria. “I told the students that it was love at first sight,” he said. “I proposed after six weeks and four months later we were married.” Pedevillano tears up when talking about Gloria, who died last year after 64 years of marriage. Together, they had three daughters, including Anne, who is Vucci’s mother and a teacher at St. Peter’s School in Olney. Pedevillano is the last surviving member of his flight crew of 10. According to data from the Veterans Administration, World War II vets are dying at an average daily rate of 492. This means there are only about 855,070 veterans remaining of the 16 million who served in the war. This was the first time Pedevillano shared his story publicly. “I was just one of 10,000,” he said. “The heroes are the ones who passed away.” He is scheduled to receive his remaining military honors in July. Bill Vucci, his son-in-law, said Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), himself a prisoner of war during the Vietnam War, is expected to present Pedevillano with two Distinguished Unit Citations and the Presidential Unit Citation at a ceremony at the Capitol. thogan@gazette.net
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Continued from Page A-1 roles in his life: the U.K., where he was born; the U.S.; and Montgomery College. Guraya, a Board of Trustees Scholar representing the Germantown campus, said he did not focus on academics as a younger student and was rejected by multiple universities in 2013. He instead found his academic drive at the college, where he joined the Macklin Business Institute. Now, he said, he is headed to Georgetown University to continue studying business. In his speech, LeRoy John Friend Jr. of Germantown said he sought stability in a career as an HVAC technician after years as a coal miner in West Virginia. In that dangerous post, he said, he witnessed accidents and injuries. Friend, who works for Shapiro & Duncan Mechanical Contractors, participated in a four-year apprenticeship program and received the 2015 Apprenticeship Trustee Scholar Award. He said he is the first in his family to continue education beyond high school. The graduates and other attendees heard from two commencement speakers, wife and husband Cokie and Steven Roberts of Bethesda, both journalists and authors. Steven pointed to Montgomery College’s diversity, particularly the immigrants
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Continued from Page A-1 and Bethesda. ACT and Ross, the group’s former president, filed a lawsuit Jan. 30 seeking waivers of hundreds of dollars in fees that town officials said they would charge them for copies of agreements, contracts, invoices, bills, correspondence and meeting minutes requested under the Maryland Public Information Act. Plaintiffs “sought the fee waiver not in the ‘public interest’ but in furtherance of its attacks on the town for its opposition to the proposed Purple Line project,” lawyers for Chevy Chase stated in the town’s motion to dismiss the suit. In response, lawyers for ACT and Ross said denying waivers because the plaintiffs criticized the town’s actions “is unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination.” The lawsuit is not for or
among its student population. “Anyone who doubts the enormous contribution that immigrants make in this country every single day, you only have to be here this morning, and they would understand that,” he said. Cokie encouraged the graduates to seriously consider taking on a public service role, where they can “make waves” and affect lives. The college, with its diversity, demonstrates that people in the country don’t share a common ethnicity, religion, heritage or language, Cokie said. They are brought together by something else, she said. “What we have is our government and its institutions,” she said. Steven told the graduates to become mentors and teachers. He said Pollard, whom he has interviewed, found support when she was young from a group of women at her church. She called them “sister mothers.” Steven said he had a “brother father” while working for James Reston at The New York Times. Reston took time for him every day. “Be a sister mother, be a brother father, be a pebble in a pond,” he said. “And if you do that, those ripples in your life will reach shores you will never, ever see and touch lives you will never know.” lpowers@gazette.net
against the Purple Line, but rather “it’s about the right of citizens to know where their money is going,” said Peter C. Whitfield, a lawyer with Baker & Hostetler who’s representing ACT and Ross. The Washington, D.C., law firm is representing them for free, but hopes to recover its costs as well as persuade the court to order the town to grant the plaintiffs free access to the information. They contend the town violated the Maryland Public Information Act by denying ACT and Ross fee waivers, denying two hours of free research for some separate information requests and denying access to minutes of closed meetings. The group has claimed that the town wants to charge $170 an hour to meet its requests. The lawsuit arose from a Nov. 26, 2013, meeting of the Chevy Chase Town Council during which the council met in closed session to talk with a representa-
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Continued from Page A-1 George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) to talk about the Purple Line, specifically the economic reasons for building it. Proposed to connect Bethesda to New Carrollton, the 16-mile light-rail line has been projected to bring more than 27,000 jobs to the region and billions in economic development. But Hogan, a strong supporter of road transportation, has questioned the project’s $2.45 billion price tag and asked state transportation officials to take a closer look. Asked if the meeting affected the governor’s thinking on the project, Hogan spokeswoman Erin Montgomery wrote in an email: “The governor will make a decision on the Purple Line once he receives final recommendations from Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn.” Rahn said earlier this month that the project could be built for 10 percent less, The Washington Post reported. Rahn told The Post the Purple Line construction savings his agency found would result from changes in the project’s “scope” and “commercial terms.” Hogan was expected to make a de-
tive of a law firm it later hired to help stop the Purple Line. The town council did violate the Maryland Open Meetings Act by closing that session without first citing the exemption that allowed it to close the meeting and taking a vote to do so, Maryland’s Open Meetings Compliance Board ruled in March 2014. But town council members have said those violations were technical, and noted that the compliance board agreed that the topics discussed were valid reasons for a closed session. The town’s attorneys said state law required officials to deny requests to view minutes from the closed session. They also contend that ACT does not qualify for a fee waiver under the state’s public information law simply because it is a nonprofit and says it cannot afford to pay. State law, they note, says the official custodian of a public record may waive a fee upon request, based on the “ability of the
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cision on the Purple Line this month, but Leggett said he left the meeting Thursday with the impression that Hogan would not decide until after a scheduled trip to Asia, likely in early June. “My effort today was to get him to accept the project is worth having and we should do it,” Leggett said late Thursday afternoon. Unwilling to say whether he expects Hogan to keep the project on track, Leggett characterized the meeting as productive. Leggett and Baker sought to show the governor how the project is consistent with Hogan’s desire for economic development growth in Maryland. “My point was: This is consistent with his mandate to create jobs and expand our tax base,” Leggett said, adding that he approached the conversation by presenting realistic figures to Hogan. Hogan has questioned figures that show the project will bring thousands of jobs and billions in growth, but even if the Purple Line does not bring as many jobs or as much growth as expected, what growth that comes will be a boon, Leggett argued. Federal lawmakers are also pushing Hogan to keep the project on track. In a letter Friday, Maryland’s Congressional delegation — with the ex-
applicant to pay the fee and other relevant factors,” if the “custodian determines that the waiver would be in the public interest.” But, they add, the law “does not define ‘other relevant factors’ nor does it state what is meant by ‘the public interest.’” Noting the long, vigorous public debate over the Purple Line, lawyers for ACT and Ross said the town failed to sufficiently consider strong public interest in the information that the plaintiffs sought. And they said that the town’s response to the lawsuit failed to prove that its denials were proper. “The [Maryland Public Information Act] directs that it ‘shall be construed in favor of allowing inspection of a public record with the least cost and delay ...,’” they wrote. And, they added, the state’s highest court has held that the law is explicit that Maryland citizens “‘be accorded wide-ranging access to public information concerning the operation of their government.’” However, the “statute permits any town to obtain reasonable
ception of U.S. Rep. Andrew P. Harris (R-Dist. 1) of Cockeysville — reiterated support and commitment to the Purple Line, as well as the $2.9 billion Red Line proposed near Baltimore. “Both systems will create needed transit connections between population centers and employment, reduce congestion in area roadways, and foster community and economic development,” the letter said. “With increasing numbers of employers, including the federal government, listing access to transit among desired assets for their facilities, robust transit networks in the Baltimore and Washington regions will make Maryland a more attractive location.” The federal government has earmarked $100 million each for the Purple Line and the Red Line in fiscal year 2015 and up to $900 million each toward full construction. But the delegation warned that money will not be available forever and if it is not spent on the Purple or Red lines, will not be available for other projects in the state. “We urge you to move expeditiously to finalize plans for the Red and Purple Lines and bring Maryland the economic benefits and jobs they will provide,” the delegation said. “We stand ready to work with you to realize the full potential of these critical tran-
fees for a document,” said lawyer Victoria M. Shearer of Karpinski, Colaresi & Karp, a Baltimore firm representing Chevy Chase. The town’s attorneys note that the town identified Ross’ earlier requests for information on behalf of ACT and Ross’ affiliation with ACT as reasons for rejecting his claim that he should be granted a fee waiver as a member of the news media. Further, they argue, the town was permitted to consider “the history, identity and purposes” of the plaintiffs, including Ross’ affiliation with ACT, because the public information act states that it “does not preclude” such consideration. They also say that the town was within its rights not to grant two hours of free research for some separately filed requests because “multiple requests for the same category of documents by ACT and/or its various representatives were an obvious ploy to repeatedly obtain two free hours of research and avoid paying fees.” Lawyers for ACT and Ross argue that requirement not to
charge for the first two hours of research “applies to all requests and all requestors.” No provision of the statute or case law permits those free two hours to be denied based on claims that requests are similar, they said. Shearer said the town will file a motion opposing the plaintiffs’ arguments. A motions hearing is scheduled for July 10. This year, lawmakers made revisions to the Public Information Act that take effect Oct. 1. They require the state to establish a five-member State Public Information Act Compliance Board to review complaints and appoint a lawyer as an ombudsman to try to resolve disputes in an effort to avoid the delays and expense of taking such matters to court. Under the revisions, applicants charged a fee of more than $350 for providing access to public information may file a complaint with the board contending that the fee is unreasonable. Record custodians and applicants retain the right to appeal the board’s decision in court.
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Discovery CEO again tops national compensation list Pay of $156.1M far more than those of other Montgomery executives n
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After falling to second place in 2013, Discovery Communications CEO David M. Zaslav was again the highest-paid executive of a public company in Montgomery County in 2014. That’s according to a review of publicly traded companies’ proxy statements recently filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The chief executive of the Silver Spring media giant added a new wrinkle in easily surpassing 2013’s most highly compensated CEO in the county, Martine Rothblatt of Silver Spring drugmaker United Therapeutics. This week, Zaslav topped the list of the 200 highest-paid CEOs nationally, compiled by compensation data firm Equilar for The New York Times. That’s BizBriefs the first time he n Page A-6 has led those annual rankings. His previous highest ranking was fourth two years ago, according to Aaron Boyd, director of governance research for Equilar. Zaslav had total compensation of $156.1 million last year, most of which — $145 million — was in stock and option awards to be vested over several years. That arrangement ties most of his compensation to the performance of the company’s stock, which has dipped about 11 percent in the past year and could be different when the shares are cashed. His base salary was $3 million and he received a $6.1 million cash bonus. Zaslav’s perks included $296,930 for personal use of corporate aircraft, a $16,800 annual car allowance and $16,619
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David Zaslav (front), CEO of Discovery Communications in Silver Spring, discusses a partnership between his company and Montgomery College during a 2011 press conference in Silver Spring. Looking on are (from left) then-Gov. Martin O’Malley, Montgomery College President DeRionne Pollard and Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett. for personal security services, according to Discovery’s proxy filing. Early last year, Zaslav signed a new six-year contract. Stock and option awards were specifically designed to be higher the first year of the contract, according to the filing. “A significant amount of [Zaslav’s] equity awards are made in the first year, vesting over time, with smaller awards from 2015 to 2018,” executives wrote. The contract requires Zaslav to hold at least 60 percent of the stock equity until the agreement’s end, and to use “significant portions” of any cash proceeds to buy Discovery stock through 2019. “At the end of his contract, Mr. Zaslav will own a substantial amount of equity of Discovery, which reinforces his alignment with our shareholders and encourages long-term ownership of our stock,” according to the proxy. Under Zaslav, who took over as CEO in 2007, Discovery’s market capitalization — the total dollar value of all listed shares — has risen from $5 billion to $20 billion. The number of worldwide subscribers tuning in to Shark Week programs and other shows has
grown from about 280 million to roughly 2.6 billion, according to the filing. The company’s revenue also increased from $3.4 billion in 2008 to $6.3 billion last year. A Discovery spokeswoman said the company did not have any comment on Zaslav’s compensation beyond what is in the proxy statement. Zaslav’s previous high in compensation was $52.4 million in 2011, which dropped to $49.9 million in 2012 and $33.3 million in 2013. He was the county’s highest-paid CEO from 2010 to 2012. Zaslav’s compensation last year was the highest on Equilar’s annual list since the $378 million listed for Apple CEO Timothy Cook in 2011, Boyd wrote in an email. Equilar’s list does not include privately held companies, such as the top hedge fund firms whose CEOs made more than Zaslav, according to Institutional Investor’s Alpha magazine. Last year’s top hedge fund earner, Kenneth C. Griffin, CEO of Citadel in Chicago, received $1.3 billion. Privately held companies aren’t required to disclose executive compensation to the SEC.
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United Therapeutics, Lockheed CEOs next Marillyn A. Hewson, CEO of Bethesda military and aerospace giant Lockheed Martin, was second on the Montgomery list with 2014 compensation of $33.7 million. That was 33 percent more than she earned in 2013. Almost half of Hewson’s total was attributed to a change in
pension value, a total that could change by the time she uses those funds. About $9 million was in stock awards. Her perks included $73,362 for personal security and $218,568 for use of a corporate jet. Rothblatt’s total of $33.2 million last year was 13 percent less than she received in 2013. Some $29 million was in stock options and share tracking awards. The latter allow her to receive cash equal to the appreciation in the
company’s stock. The only other CEO in the top 15 to see a decline was Ronald Paul of Eagle Bancorp in Bethesda, whose $4.0 million was some 51 percent less than in 2013. Meanwhile, the median annual salary paid to a worker in Montgomery County last year was $50,324, according to state labor figures. kshay@gazette.net
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Throughout Memorial Day weekend, 750 American flags soared on the hill at Bohrer Park, each representing a “hero.” “Flags for our Heroes” was first organized by the Montgomery Village Rotary Club for Memorial Day in 2014. According to past president and current member Rick Carder, this year the Montgomery Village club reached out to the Gaithersburg Rotary Club to expand the project and include its neighbors in the display. “Flags for our Heroes” is a community event in which individuals were given the opportunity to sponsor a flag for $50 in honor of someone they believe is a hero. The honoree could be anyone from a member of the armed forces to a teacher, coach or mentor. Different levels of corporate sponsorship were also available. On Saturday at 11 a.m., a public opening ceremony took place at the park with city of Gaithersburg representatives, as well as ROTC students and Boy Scouts participating. Each flag was adorned with medallions recognizing the heroes and those who sponsored each of them can go through the rows in order to find their flag. Flags were available for sponsorship throughout the week-
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Gaithersburg High School volunteer Anthony Ipina, 16, helps members of the Montgomery Village and Gaithersburg Rotary clubs set up their Memorial Day “Flags for our Heroes” display Thursday afternoon at Bohrer Park in Gaithersburg. end. Linda Hanson, the president-elect of the Gaithersburg Rotary, explained that al-
though having to dig 250 holes and install the tubing required to fly their group’s flag was a lot of work, she is excited. “We really saw the significance of it last year,” Hanson
said. She explained that “Flags for our Heroes” helps renew the real reason for Memorial Day beyond just the notion that it’s the beginning of summer when pools historically
open. Hanson said she would love to continue a partnership with Montgomery Village. She said she has “seen the strength when clubs band together.”
Last year, with about 500 flags sponsored, the Montgomery Village club grossed between $20,000 and $30,000 because it had the extra expense of the flags to take care of first. This year it is using the same flags and raised a little more than $34,000, according to Carder. Gaithersburg had to purchase its flags for the first time this year and ended up collecting 250 sponsorships. Carder emphasized how wonderful of a partner the city of Gaithersburg has been by explaining that not only is it allowing the clubs to use the land, but also keep the tubing in the ground, which allows the flags to stand year-round. Throughout the weekend, Boy Scout Troop 457 of Rockville camped out on the site to act as security for the flags. Some of the money raised by the sponsorships went toward the troop’s camping needs. The remaining funds will be used to help fund the many scholarships, grants and community events that each rotary’s nonprofit foundations support. “One of the projects that we do as Rotary clubs in the area is give out dictionaries to every third-grader,” Carder said. Hanson called a partnership with the city as well as the Montgomery Village club for the dictionary project “a natural fit” and hopes to expand it to reach every school in the Gaithersburg area. sschmieder@gazette.net
Monocacy Cemetery honors war dead Six Revolutionary War soldiers honored n
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PEGGY MCEWAN STAFF WRITER
Patriots from the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 were honored at Monocacy Cemetery in Beallsville Sunday. The General Smallwood Chapter of the Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution honored six soldiers from that conflict buried at the cemetery: James Allnutt, Jr.; Lawrence Allnutt; Robert Dawson; Edward Jones; Nathan Tolbert Talbott and Robert Wilson. The War of 1812 Society also honored deceased veterans of that war. pmcewan@gazette.net
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Joseph P. “Pat” Warner of Silver Spring of the Society of the War of 1812 of Maryland pays tribute to Jonathan Beall Benson of the D.C. Militia, who died Sept. 10, 1873. Monocacy Cemetery honored veterans from the War of 1812 and the American Revolution on Sunday in Beallsville.
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AFTER A SWING AND A MISS IN COUNTY’S SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH, TRANSPARENCY WOULD HELP southeast of Orlando. As of March, the school system planned interviews and meetings with each of four finalists. One meeting with each candidate was for the community, one for the board. Board members also would take each candidate out for a meal in a more relaxed setting. The process would conclude with a special meeting to make a decision. The interviews were open to whoever wanted to attend, rather than by invitation only. The school board announced which of the four candidates it liked best and why. Is Florida an unattainable dreamland for transparency? Not exactly. Nothing stops Maryland school systems from being equally transparent, other than a philosophy that values the privacy of personnel discussion above detailed communication with the public. Discretion is understandable. State and national school board associations told us that full openness, from application to decision, would chase away toptier superintendent candidates. They’d balk at tipping their hand to their present employers that they’re trying for a job elsewhere. Also, it could be embarrassing not
to be chosen for that other job. Kristen Amundson, executive director of the National Association of Boards of Education, recalled her time as chairwoman of the Fairfax County Board of Education in Virginia, when it was looking for a superintendent in the 1990s. Fairfax kept its search private until agreeing on three finalists, whose names were announced. One runner-up in Fairfax was forced out of the job she held when word got out about her job search, Amundson said. Perhaps highly qualified superintendents skip Florida because of aversion to a sunshine-infused process. But not all are afraid — the Vero News reported that 69 candidates applied to be Indian River County’s superintendent. The four finalists — and a fifth who dropped out — all came from Florida school systems. Maybe openness comes naturally there, and they’re used to it. Amundsen gave Montgomery County high marks for the inclusiveness of its process, when she heard that about 17 county groups and entities were represented in an interview session — which was closed to the public, with participants keeping the discussion to themselves.
What Montgomery is doing isn’t abnormal in Maryland, but we’d like to see the board take a chance and swing open the doors on its search. This would allow for helpful scrutiny and make the process more thorough and collaborative — just as voters choose an elected leader. Openness might be uncomfortable for some, but we suspect that bright, skilled education professionals still would pursue one of the nation’s best public-school posts.
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The latest setback in a search for the next Montgomery County Public Schools superintendent feels like a pratfall. School board members stepped in for a handshake with their favored candidate, but wiped out on a banana peel when he pulled his hand away. Board members have conducted their search for Joshua P. Starr’s successor in private, narrowing 25 applications down to seven finalists they interviewed in person. On May 14, they announced Andrew Houlihan, a rising administrator from Houston, as their “preferred” choice. Houlihan visited Montgomery County, met with representatives from several local groups — and immediately withdrew from consideration. It’s easy to speculate on why — the questioning was aggressive, the district was not what he expected, snow days would be a bear. All we have is a vague “no thanks” letter from Houlihan, declaring that his leadership style is strong, but “not the right fit” for Montgomery. We empathize with parents and observers frustrated by another mysterious breakup. Starr, a much ballyhooed hire, wanted to serve a second four-year term in Montgomery, but was pushed out before his first four-year contract was over. The board and Starr won’t explain what went wrong. At times like these, our thoughts wander longingly to Florida, which is at the opposite end of the spectrum of openness. For example, consider a Vero News story about a school superintendent search in Indian River County,
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Chicken advocates aren’t heeding the majority’s wishes I just finished reading the May 20 Gazette article by Ryan Marshall titled “Soon, hens may not run a-fowl of the law in city.” I want to let you know that many Rockville residents, including myself, are not in favor of having chickens in the city of Rockville. We have enough problems with stray cats and dogs in our neighborhoods and need to focus our limited resources on taking care of those animals first. The chickens would be an added burden that we cannot afford. I actually attended the first meeting of the animal ordinance revisions held by Councilwoman Julie Palakovich Carr in a tiny conference room in City Hall. The meeting was
also attended by numerous pro-chicken individuals from outside the city of Rockville. I have attended every meeting held on the animal ordinance revisions since that first meeting. From the outside looking in, it seems that this is a done deal before it even started. It seems that no matter how much we are against the chickens in the city of Rockville, Councilman Tom Moore and Councilwoman Julie Palakovich Carr are bent on pushing forward with the plan to allow chickens. Please note that the majority of Rockville residents are not in favor of chickens. Leslie Loomis, Rockville
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Posted online by 8 a.m. the following day. PASSING LEAGUE: Quince Orchard’s Carson Knight (pictured) and many of county’s other top quarterbacks compete in the Blair Summer Passing League Saturday morning at Blair. BASEBALL: Bethesda Big Train at Rockville Express, 7 p.m. Tuesday in Cal Ripken season opener.
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Catch the Women’s World Cup spirit My family celebrated Mother’s Day a bit past the brunch rush this year. My brother arrived from work in Switzerland at noon and I picked him up from Dulles Airport to surprise mom. Halfway there I realized I forgot to set the DVR for the U.S. Women’s National Team’s friendly against Ireland, one in a send-off series for the upcoming 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup in Canada. Fret not, dad to the rescue — watching on my JENNIFER BEEKMAN parents’ giant flat SPORTS WRITER screen was a nice bonus. Then dad asked me, “Since when do you care so much about women’s soccer?” Since June 1999, when Mia Hamm and Company embarked on their historical World Cup championship journey. Although I never played soccer growing up, I became enamored with the creativity of the sport, with that team and the stories behind those amazing athletes, everything they stood for. But I can’t help but find it odd that I actually seem to be more interested in women’s soccer than my friends who were actual high-level players or even the national-caliber high school athletes I write about. I’m just jealous. Growing up, competing on the U.S. Tennis Association junior circuit, playing professionally was never a consideration. But that didn’t — and still hasn’t — stopped me from watching countless hours of women’s tennis. Thank you, The Tennis Channel, for being born. I love watching men’s tennis, but I’ve always been more drawn to women’s matches because that’s what I play. If I could be on court level watching world class tennis players in person on a weekly basis and have the chance to interact with them after matches, I would be doing that every chance I got. But my soccer playing peers, current high school and college soccer players, have been on a women’s professional soccer roller coaster ride. The Boyds-based Washington Spirit plays in the National Women’s Soccer League, which is the third installment of a professional league. Neither of the previous two lasted more than three years — NWSL is in its third. There’s little visibility for the sport, so if soccer fans want to watch good soccer — or football — their attention is on the English Premier League or Major League soccer. That’s what they’re used to and that’s where their loyalties lie. But change might be on the horizon. As Team USA is scheduled to begin its pursuit for its first World Cup since 1999 on June 8 against Australia, interest in the women’s game is again peaking. In its first two home games, the Spirit exceeded last year’s average attendance, according to Director of Sales Rob Bartlett. And league-wide attendance is up 16 percent. After the USWNT reached the 2011 World Cup final, teams in the NWSL’s predecessor league doubled, Bartlett said. This year all 52 World Cup games are scheduled to be broadcast live on FoxSports channels. More than 200 hours of coverage are expected. U.S. Soccer has done a great job marketing its players’ relatability and they have availed themselves to their fans. In the past two-plus years almost every player on the 23-person national team — as well as international talent — has come to virtually play in our backyard. But it’s more than just those players that make this women’s professional soccer thing work. Spirit players have immersed themselves in this soccer-rich community. The stands at games are packed with young girls in youth team jerseys who want to be the next Christine Nairn or the next Tori Huster. And that generation, perhaps, is who will really change the culture of women’s soccer. jbeekman@gazette.net
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Churchill, Wootton, B-CC win championships on final day of state tournament BY
ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER
There was no shortage of state tennis championship experience between them. Sriya Movva won the 2013 and 2014 girls doubles tournament playing alongside Hayley Keats. Katie Gauch was a two-time mixed doubles title winner — first with her brother, Michael Gauch and then last year with Elliott Thacker. But this time around, the Churchill High School girls tennis seniors — and close friends
— wanted to win together. So back in the fall, they teamed up and won a region title, qualifying for the tennis state championships. After an extended break — they only started practicing together again two weeks ago — they picked up right where they left off, cruising through the girls doubles draw and capping off their state title run with a 6-0, 6-1 victory against Sherwood (Molly Halprin/Kaitlyn Heo). “I think we played really well. It’s kind of like one of those partnerships where we have the chemistry,” Gauch said. “Especially with our last high school match, to get to end it with my best friend. It’s really nice,” Movva said.
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Wootton High School’s Miranda Deng smashed a return to her opponent during Saturday’s high school tennis championships at the University of Maryland in College Park.
Clarksburg girls win first state track title n
B-CC, Whitman runners claim individual championships BY
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Bethesda Chevy Chase’s Nora McUmber finishes the girls 3,200 relay Friday. The Barons won the Class 4A state championship in the event at Morgan State University in Baltimore.
As Clarksburg High School senior Alexus Pyles broke the plane of the finish line to win the 300-meter hurdles Saturday, she effectively tripled her gold medal output from a season ago, adding to her 100-meter hurdle (14.49) win from earlier in the day and her triple jump (39-03.75) title from Friday. But for as much as she had accomplished, there was still one title on Pyles’ mind. “It would be nice to win states because we’ve all been working so hard,” Pyles said. “… I know it’ll be disappointing if it doesn’t turn out right.” Four hours later, Pyles and her teammates were spared that disappointment, as the Coyotes (78 points) captured their first outdoor title with relative ease, completing an unbeaten season. “Everybody thinks it’s easy because everyone is so talented, but it’s tough because they feel a lot of pressure,” coach Scott Mathias said. “So, sometimes it’s tense and things, but the thing about this group is that every opportunity to step up in a meet that mattered, they did; the whole team, across the board.” One of the first races of Friday saw an old favorite break out of a slump in her last state meet, as Bethesda-Chevy Chase’s Nora McUmber anchored the final leg of the 3,200-meter relay, making a late move on Northwest and Walter Johnson before kicking herself into another gear, clinching an early win for the Barons (9:33.41). McUmber, who struggled with a hip abductor injury throughout the regular season said her return to top form was as much a mental hurdle as it was physical. The rest was just running. “We weren’t quite sure about it but we knew if everyone [ran] their best we’d at least have a shot so we wanted to go for it,” McUmber said. The Bowie boys won the Class 4A state title.
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Big target on the Big Train in Ripken League n
Collegiate baseball season opens Tuesday against Rockville BY
PRINCE J. GRIMES STAFF WRITER
Since the inaugural season of the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League in 2005, the Bethesda Big Train has won the regular season title six times out of 10 seasons, four league championships and the 2011 national title. Last summer, Bethesda matched its second best win total, going 31-9, and although the team failed
to win the league championship for the third year in a row, there’s no reason to think it won’t be in contention again this summer. “Every one looks at us as the New York Yankees of summer baseball,” Bethesda coach Sal Colangelo said. The Big Train also had a lot of success prior to 2005 in the Clark Griffith League. Despite that success, the Baltimore Redbirds have beaten Bethesda in the league championship three straight years. “They haven’t won the regular season, and that’s our goal first and foremost, and then the playoffs. In playoffs, anything can happen in the tournament, especially summer ball. We’ve been snake
bitten with some arms that got hurt throughout the summer.” The league most valuable player in 2014, middle infielder Brandon Lowe of the University of Maryland, College Park, does not return to Bethesda this summer, but Colangelo said the team has plenty of firepower to replace him, including former DeMatha High School catcher Justin Morris, another Maryland player. The Ripken League will have a new format this summer, dividing its 10 teams into two five-team divisions — the North and the South.
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The closest 2003 Gaithersburg High School graduate Lauren Chesley got to the football field in high school was during the marching band’s halftime show. “When I was in high school, the only girls sports that were big were soccer, basketball, field hockey and softball, and I wanted more of a contact sport,” Chesley said. “I wasn’t good at basketball because I’m not tall (5-foot-6).” Football was what Chesley really wanted to do, she said. But even if she wanted to try out, she said she took one look at the Trojans squad and knew it wouldn’t be safe. So she got her football fix watching the National Football League intently every Sunday and playing backyard ball with her family and friends. But on April 11, Chesley made her women’s professional tackle football debut with the Prince George’s County-based D.C. Divas. Currently in their 15th season, the Divas, a perennial postseason contender in the 43-team Women’s Football Alliance, are undefeated (5-0), which includes a 32-27 victory over longtime rival Boston earlier this month. “I’m not going to lie, I was scared,” Chesley said. “I was like, ‘You want me out there?’” When Chesley showed up for Divas tryouts over the winter — she overheard two players talking about the team during a flag football game last fall — she said she had no idea what position she should play. She figured the coaches would put her wherever they saw fit, she said. It never occurred to her that might be the offensive line. But Divas coach Alison Fischer said she saw something in this new player. While Chesley might not have the stereotypical build of a linewoman — though she said she has done specific training
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DOUG CHARLAND
Gaithersburg High School graduate Lauren Chesley (right) blocks during a Donna Wilkinson run for the D.C. Divas women’s professional football team. to build more muscle mass — she had good footwork and agility and perhaps more importantly the mental capacity necessary to play such an intricate position. “It’s a difficult position to play, especially if you’re a rookie because the mental part is very challenging,” Fischer said. “You have a lot to learn, as far as plays. She seemed to have the whole package. Lauren is a really hard worker, which is great to have, especially in a rookie. If you want to play on the offensive line, you have to study because mentally there is so much to it. It’s tough on a rookie to learn so much, not just physically, but mentally. And she is progressing very well.” While most attention is typically paid to the skill position players, the quarterbacks, running backs and wide receivers who pepper the stat sheet, the offensive line is vital to every yard of offense those players gain. And while her work might sometimes go unnoticed by the average spectator, there is something rewarding about that, Chesley said. The well-being of her
teammates working behind the line is essentially in her hands. In the past couple of games, Fischer said, the Divas have accrued more than 500 yards. Chesley said the offensive line, which she likens to a family unit, has a bet with the running backs coach that if his players have 2,000 rushing yards this season, he takes the linewomen to dinner. “And feeding the O-line is some serious business,” Chesley said. “The O-line — we’re kind of like the unsung hero. I didn’t realize how much work, both mentally and physically, would go into it. But I enjoy it. The rushing yards, all depend on us. If there’s a sack, it’s never just one person. It’s not like, ‘Oh, the tackle didn’t make their block.’ It’s that the O-line broke down. Even if we’re all going in the wrong direction, if we’re pushing people out of the way together, [we can get the job done]. ... I’m a protective person anyway, but especially once you see your mistakes and sometimes you can see the impact. If I block the wrong person or go in the wrong direction,
someone could get crushed.” Fischer said while it’s disappointing to know there are people like Chesley who had never heard of the Divas or women’s tackle football, it’s exciting to know there is still a lot of unknown talent out there to recruit. And Chesley said she hopes through her participation she not only brings awareness to women’s tackle football — which is played at the international level — but to the opportunities out there for women athletes after high school and college. “It’s not even that I want girls to know they can play football, it’s any sport,” Chesley said. “I think we only see part of the professional sports world which is the male side. But there are so many different avenues that you can go into to keep playing sports after high school and college that women don’t know about or think they can’t do. I want to get out there so everyone can see us and what we are doing.”
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Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School’s Eric Dubrow (left) and Luke Blackman won the boys doubles state tennis championship Saturday in College Park.
TENNIS
Continued from Page B-1 Churchill (Potomac) was one of four Montgomery County gold medalists at Saturday’s state tennis championships at the University of Maryland, College Park. Wootton sophomore Miranda Deng won the girls singles tournament, defeating Atholton’s Victoria Kogan (6-2, 6-3) in straight sets, winning the title for the second straight season. “It’s definitely different because I feel like everyone’s like ‘oh, you’re the defending champion. So it’s nice to win,” Deng said. The Patriots also took gold in mixed doubles, with Jake Gordon and Kelly Chen defeating teammates I-Shiun Kuo and Ruchi Nanda (6-2, 6-4) in an allRockville school finals match. In boys singles, Poolesville’s Dennis Wang lost to Severna Park’s Alex Cauneac (2-6, 6-1,
Coaches say they see benefits of program, athletic trainers
6-4) in a lengthy, back-andforth finals match. It was the second three-setter of the day for the Falcons senior, who defeated Bel Air’s Michael Quang (3-6, 6-3, 6-2) in the semifinals. Seniors Luke Blackman and Eric Dubrow gave BethesdaChevy Chase its first boys doubles title since 2001, defeating Whitman’s Andrew Leung and Jack Welch (7-6, 5-7, 6-2). It was a grudge match for the Barons duo, which lost to the Vikings in straight sets (6-4, 6-0) in the region championship. “As both being seniors this year, we just really wanted to end it well. We needed it,” Dubrow said. “... We’ve had a solid team the past four years but this was the year that we had the most depth. And so we finally got to play doubles together and it means a lot.” egoldwein@gazette.net
Flowers (59) finished second in the Class 4A boys competition, followed by Oxon Hill and Northwest (54 points). The Germantown school, one many considered favorites coming in, were without standout senior Diego Zarate, who was sick. In Class 2A, Douglass finished second (75) in boys competition. Blake (56) and Flowers (48) finished second and third, respectively in the girls 4A competition. As rare as Willis’ three-gold day was, his accomplishment was one-upped Saturday, as Frederick Douglass standout Rico Gomez earned four gold medals in the 100, 200, 400 and 400-meter relay. Gomez’s day got off to a shaky start in the 2A 100-meter final, when the first attempt was blown dead, negating a sluggish start for the Eagles star. The restart, as it turned out, was thanks to Gomez’s sliding blocks, explaining his slow start — a slipup he quickly negated with a winning time of 11.01
jbeekman@gazette.net seconds, which kicked off his historic afternoon. “Coach always told me the last [race] is the best one,” Gomez said. “So, I was really holding nothing back.” Saturday’s meet was also the last chance for Whitman senior Clare Severe to accomplish something she hadn’t been able to do since her sophomore year: run a sub five-minute 1,600. Last year, Severe said, she didn’t have the confidence to break the mark. But Saturday, Severe finally rediscovered her edge, posting the only sub-five time (4:58.48) in the 4A to earn a first place finish. “I was really happy,” Severe said. “My goal today was to break five and I was like, ‘As long as I break five, it’s going to be a good day.’ It’s my last high school race ever, possibly one of my last races ever and last times I run the mile. So, I was really just trying to go out there and leave it all on the track.” The only local 3A winner of the day was perhaps the least surprising of any champions, as Watkins Mill senior Billy Emerson continued his dominance
TRAIN
Continued from Page B-1 Three of the four Montgomery County teams — the Gaithersburg Giants, Rockville Express and Silver Spring-Takoma TBolts — are in the North Division with the league champion Redbirds. Bethesda is in the South Division. With the new alignment, the top two teams from each division qualify for the playoffs and the next two teams with the best overall records, regardless of division. Division teams will play one another five times. Out-of-division foes will play four times. “I don’t think it changes much,” Rockville coach Rick Price said, agreeing with the sentiments of other coaches. As in other seasons, six teams will still qualify for the playoffs. “They pretty much play everybody anyway.” Rockville is scheduled to open the season against Bethesda, 7 p.m. Tuesday at Montgomery College. The Express finished third last season and will field a team Price expects to be adept at pitching. Former
A year ago, President Barack Obama spoke on the subject of head injuries at the Healthy Kids and Safe Sports Concussion Summit held at the White House. Thanks to an invitation from a former student-athlete who now works at the White House — longtime Whitman High School football coach Jim Kuhn was there. “Basically, I was sitting with a bunch of neurosurgeons so I was pretty out of place but the biggest message was that concussions are a part of life,” Kuhn said. “You can be an athlete or you could trip while walking down the street and hit your head. It’s not that we should not let our kids play sports, because there are larger problems, things like diabetes. It’s realizing if you get a concussion, when is it safe to get back.” That question is one that has not yet been fully answered but with two major organizations, the military and the National Football League, pouring money into research, according to Kuhn per the President’s speech, new developments seem to be surfacing at a more rapid pace in recent years. And in this age of Internet and social media, news reaches the masses quicker than ever. Therefore, Montgomery County Public Schools Director of System-wide Athletics, William “Duke” Beattie said, it was important for the county to react and take the proper steps to promote student-athlete safety. Saturday’s conclusion of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association events not only signified the end of the 2014-15 athletics calendar but the second full year since MCPS implemented mandatory baseline concussion testing for all student-athletes and the pilot year for its program that provides all 25 MCPS athletic departments with an athletic trainer, staffed for about 25 to 30 hours per week. in the discus, throwing 161-00 to cap off a magical season with a state title — a reward that had the Wolverines star overcome with glee. “I could go out there right now and run an 800 right now and still place first,” Emerson said. “It’s amazing. It’s one of the best feelings I’ve probably ever had in my life.” Though Emerson coasted to a victory out of the first seed, Central’s Mary Foday entered the day seeded second in both the 1A 100 meters and 200 meters — a position the Eagles junior said she used as motivation for her pair of wins (12.40/25.31) after nearly completing the sweep at last year’s meet. “Finding out I was in lane five ahead of everybody just motivated me to stay out, keep going and [not] break my form,” Foday said. “… I was waiting for this moment, training hard and trusting my trainer. Performance is easy, but training is hard.’ Montgomery County’s state champions also included Blake senior Martha Sam (100
Georgetown Prep pitcher and current Liberty University player Corey Howard returns to Rockville for another season. “The boys will find out real early what we’re up against,” Price said about starting the season against Bethesda. The Express finished third last season with a 24-16 record. The Gaithersburg Giants, coached by Jeff Rabberman, finished fourth in their second Ripken League season last year. In its first season, Gaithersburg finished third to become the first expansion team to make the playoffs in its first year. The Giants will look to continue progress this season with a pitching rotation full of local players. Sherwood graduates Matt Chanin and Brady Adam will likely be starting pitchers for the Giants, as well as Riverdale Baptist graduate and current Maryland righty Ryan Selmer. “We’ve had two really, really good seasons thus far,” Rabberman said. “And I think roster-wise, you look at what we have, I put us right up there with anybody in the league. I’m really excited about the roster that we were able to put together for this summer.” Silver Spring-Takoma will look to get
The latter took the effectiveness of the former to a whole new level, coaches said, Whitman was one of nine MCPS schools that offered self-funded baseline concussion testing for its athletes prior to 2013 but Kuhn said having an athletic trainer to work with through the entire process — from diagnosis to recovery — has had two major benefits: a direct line to doctors and proper care and an important educational component. The upcoming 2015-16 will be another big testing year, Beattie said, as results are only good for two years. A concussion is a force to the brain that can cause a change in its function. Baseline concussion testing can be used to describe computerized neurological examinations that measure memory, reaction times and cognitive processing. The discrepancy between the pre-injury results — the baseline — and scores following a head injury, help determine when it is safe for an athlete to return to play. In 2013, all student-athletes in grades nine through 12 underwent testing — it was required before athletes took part in competition. Last September only freshmen were tested. This fall, incoming freshmen along with current sophomores and juniors whose tests will have expired, will undergo baseline testing. Beattie said schools likely learned from the first year how to better compensate for larger testing numbers and attention to scheduling required. Beattie said he didn’t have particular statistics but added while it’s unlikely there has been a rise in occurrence of head injuries, there has more than likely been an increase in reported concussions since testing began. In turn, more athletes will be subject to the proper treatments and recovery process. Beattie was quick to add, however, that baseline concussion testing can in no way prevent concussions. Head injuries cannot be prevented but unlike most other injuries, concussions can also not be detected on image screening. jbeekman@gazette.net meters; 12.04), Clarksburg senior Naja McAdam (high jump; 6-04), Magruder sophomore Stephanie Davis (200 meters; 24.41), Whitman senior Evan Woods (1,600 meters; 4:18.01), Paint Branch girls 400-meter relay (48.36), and Blake girls 1,600-meter relay (3:52.36). Other Prince George’s County state champions crowned Saturday included Surrattsville junior Khaalea Collins (100-meter hurdles; 15.65), Bowie senior Taylor Williams (400 meters; 56.17), Flowers senior Edward Anderson (300-meter hurdles; 38.66), Parkdale’s Obichi Onwukwe (800 meters; 2:16.67), Oxon Hill’s Elizabeth Shodiya (long jump; 18-10.50), Surrattsville girls 400-meter relay (49.77), Largo girls 400-meter relay (49.81), Douglass boys 400-meter relay (43.18), Central boys 1,600-meter relay (3:28.67), Largo boys 1,600-meter relay (3:24.67) and Oxon Hill boys 1,600-meter relay (3:22.21).. agutekunst@gazette.net
out of the basement this season after finishing with a 13-27 record last season. Coach Doug Remer said the team didn’t have ideal depth, an issue he feels has been addressed this summer. “I think this year I just have a lot of depth, where everybody I put in is a really good ball player,” Remer said. His local prospects include 2013 Richard Montgomery graduate outfielder Tyler Coleman. Riverdale Baptist graduating senior and Virginia Commonwealth recruit Brody Cook will also be joining the team this summer. Each team also fields several of the top baseball players from other states and countries. All of these players have enjoyed success at one point or another, but teams turn over a lot from year-to-year, so chemistry can decide games early on. Coaches said they won’t really know how the teams will gel and which players will emerge as stars until the season draws closer. The T-Bolts are scheduled to open the season against the Giants, 7 p.m. Tuesday at Kelley Park. pgrimes@gazette.net
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LACROSSE
GIRLS’ FIRST TEAM
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Good Counsel, Senior Midfield Guided Falcons to WCAC title and one of best seasons in school history by scoring 72 goals and adding 39 assists. Monmouth recruit was key part of an offense that scored at least nine goals each game facing a schedule filled with nationallyranked opponents.
Maddie Carr
Halle Graham
Caitlyn Gunn
Richie Bartozzi
Jake Christensen
Finn Dunne
Registered 147 saves (50.8 percentage) and named team MVP.
Notre Dame recruit carried the Gators offense, tallying 48 goals.
Virginia recruit had 44 ground balls and caused 38 turnovers.
Loyola recruit had 42 goals, 48 assists, leading area’s top offense.
He had 141 ground balls while marking area’s top playmakers.
Cougars’ playmaker notched 69 goals and 42 assists.
Locked down opposition’s top midfielders; had 67 ground balls.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Kristen Coleman Holy Cross
Led Tartans to 16-4 campaign and a WCAC finals appearance in second season as coach. Holy Cross finished strong, winning 13 of last 15 and defeating Bishop Ireton in the semifinals before falling to Good Counsel.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Jackie Branthover
Holy Cross Senior Goalie
Jenny Staines
BOYS’ FIRST TEAM
Stone Ridge Junior Midfield
G. Counsel Sophomore Defense
G. Counsel Junior Attack
The Heights Junior Defense
Q. Orchard Senior Attack
Geo. Prep Senior Defense
Olivia Lee
Taylor McDaniels
Delaney McMenamin
Andrew Fowler
Jack Olson
Drew Petkevich
Myles Romm
Anchored the backline while also registering 46 goals and 13 assists.
UNC recruit registering 68 goals and 23 assists for the Falcons.
Part of dominant midfield on county’s best public school team.
Anchored defense that held teams to 5.59 goals per game.
Won 67 percent of faceoff attempts, 87 ground balls.
Prolific scorer and playmaker notched 65 goals.
He was key to Wootton offense, with 37 goals and 18 assists.
Holton-Arms Senior Defense
G. Counsel Sophomore Attack
Sherwood Junior Midfield
Landon Sophomore Defense
Geo. Prep Senior Midfield
Bullis Senior Midfield
Wootton Senior Midfield
Delaney Muldoon
Alexis Rieu
Kate Taylor
Abby Wilson
Colton Rupp
Hunter Sells
Steven Shollenberger
Notched 43 goals while leading Tartans in draw controls.
Duke recruit was one of area’s top draw specialists, winning 98.
Boston College recruit led Tartans in scoring with 61 goals.
She forced 29 turnovers, stopped 18 shots to lead the defense.
Cornell recruit had 49 goals, tying single-season record.
Third-year starter stopped 63.67 percent of all shots.
Drexel recruit had 37 goals and 25 assists as key playmaker.
Holy Cross Senior Midfield
G. Counsel Junior Midfield
Holy Cross junior Midfield
G. Counsel, Junior Defense
Landon Senior Attack
Landon Senior Goalie
Bullis Junior Attack
Louis Dubick
Churchill, Senior Attack Heart and soul of a Bulldogs team that reached its first state championship game. Carried the offense since his freshman year. Registered 55 goals and 77 assists this spring and leaves the Potomac school as the state’s alltime leading point scorer.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Jeff Fritz
Churchill Led Bulldogs to one of greatest seasons in Montgomery County history. Churchill finished 17-2, going undefeated against county public school competition under the longtime coach.
Second Team and Honorable Mentions are online at Gazette.net
Gaithersburg Post 295 out for this Legion baseball season n
American Legion team is looking for help BY
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There will be no Gaithersburg Post 295 American Legion baseball team this summer, third-year coach Pete White said explaining he didn’t have the manpower required to run a team and was forced to cancel the season. White’s pitching coach stepped down after last season and so did another, younger member of his staff. The 75-yearold White was unable to put together a staff in time for what he said was an April 1 deadline, which was extended to April 15. In addition, the team’s home field at Seneca Valley High School was no longer available to them, leaving White with another issue to worry about while trying to put together a staff. “I put the word out,” White said of his efforts to find help. “I can’t be pitching batting prac-
tice, cutting the grass, painting the lines and it’s 100 degrees, by myself. But nobody stepped up to say they’d like to help.” Post 295 which pulls from Northwest, Poolesville, Quince Orchard and Seneca Valley has enjoyed tremendous success over the years, including 11 county championships. The team won state championships in 2003, 2004 and 2008. In 2013, White’s first season with Gaithersburg, the team continued that trend as one of the top legion teams in the area. Last season, the team took a slight step backwards, finishing below .500. White, a hall of fame coach at Georgetown Prep, also coaches junior varsity baseball at Einstein. The lack of a team this season bothers him to the point where he questions his own efforts, he said, even though he said he did all he could. “I had players call me, ‘When are the tryouts going to start Mr. White?’ I didn’t want to say we weren’t going to have a team,” White said. “Maybe you can say we took the easy way out. I don’t
know. I’d hate to think that, but I guess we did, in a sense that we couldn’t make things fall into place. I’m real unhappy about it, but maybe I didn’t do enough.” Post 295 General Manager Rick Price, who coaches the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League’s Rockville Express, said the issue of a field had been solved as the team was going to play its games at Watkins Mill. But he said despite efforts to find help for White, that was the biggest issue. “We couldn’t get any help,” said Price, who coached at Post 295 for 28 years. “It’s too much for one person. You really need at least three. “It is painful. Those kids that played for us, three decades, they just gave everything to the Legion program. They were there everyday. Nobody played harder than 295, I can tell you that right now. I just feel like we left a hole there. It’s sad that no-one will step up and take that. We’ll just keep looking.” Price said he is still heavily invested in the program he helped build. He and White are hopeful
SportsBriefs Sherwood grad earns Rookie of the Year Former Sherwood High School baseball standout Matt Chanin, who recently finished his freshman season at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, was named 2015 America East Conference Rookie of the Year at the annual awards banquet held May 20 in Lowell, Mass. He became the first Retriever to ever earn this honor, according to a news release sent to The Gazette. Chanin led the America East with a 1.60 earnedrun average in league play and was second to teammate and the league’s Pitcher of the Year, Conrad Wozniak, with a 1.85 overall ERA. He tallied 38 strikeouts in 58.1 innings of work and held opposing offenses to a .249 batting average en route to a 5-2 record.
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Good Counsel grad makes national roster Good Counsel High School’s all-time leading scorer for girls soccer, 2013 graduate Margaret “Midge” Purce (101 goals), was named May 20 to the U.S. Under-23 Women’s National Team’s 22-person roster for a four-team tournament scheduled for Wednesday through Sunday in Norway. Harvard University’s leading scorer in the fall for the second straight season, Purce was a member of the U.S. U-20 WNT that lost in penalty kicks to Korea DPR in last summer’s FIFA U-20 Women’s World
Cup. As a freshman in 2013. Purce became the first rookie to be named Ivy League Player of the Year — she was also Rookie of the Year that season. This past fall, during which Purce earned AllIvy first team honors and was selected to the 2014 NSCAA/Continental Tire All-Mid-Atlantic First Team, she scored a team-high 10 goals, two of which came in the Ivy League-clinching win over Columbia on Nov. 9.
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County stars All-American Bowl invite Three players from county schools were nominated to participate in the 2016 U.S. Army All-American Bowl. Those players, Trevon Diggs of The Avalon School, Dwayne Haskins of Bullis, and Keandre Jones of Good Counsel were among 14 players selected from Maryland. Considered to be one of the premier showcase games for high school seniors, the U.S. Army All-American Bowl is scheduled to be televised on NBC. “The U.S. Army All-American Bowl is a unique event designed to showcase and recognize the talents of America’s youth while celebrating the team that makes a difference every day for the Nation — the U.S. Army,” said Mark S. Davis, deputy assistant secretary of the Army for marketing.
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for the team’s return to competition next season. After a stellar 2014 season, Damascus Post 171 is expected to be the team everyone is looking to knock off. Laurel Post 60 won the Montgomery County
title last season. Gaithersburg will have to wait at least another year before it can get back into the mix. “I contacted a lot of ex-players,” Price said. “We’re hopeful that we’re only going to be out
a year. That’s the plan at this point. We’re hoping that a former player steps forward and wants to take this team. The kids are there and they want to play.” pgrimes@gazette.net
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Washingtonian follows dream, makes wine in the process Gambal one of few foreigners to purchase Burgundian vineyards
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Alex Gambal has been able to fulfill the dream of living abroad better than most. An exWashingtonian who “got the bug” by hanging out in wine stores, (primarily Mayflower Wines and Spirits) in the 1980s, he left his family’s parking BY LOUIS MARMON lot and real estate business in 1993 to move with his wife and children to Burgundy. Gambal initially worked for Becky Wasserman-Hone at her export firm, Les Serbet, for a few years but eventually decided to make his own wines. First he had to complete the rigorous curriculum at Lycee Viticole, the venerable wine school in Beaune. By then, it was time for the family to move back to the U.S. so the children could prepare for college. Undaunted by the long commute between continents, Gambal established his eponymous Maison Alex Gambal in 1997 by purchasing young wines and aging them in an old, unheated building he rented to use as a winery. The next year he made his wines from pressed grape juice and eventually was able to actually buy unpressed grapes. Burgundy has an insular reputation as region
Savvy Internet users can avoid links with NSFW in the title, but the audience of “NSFW” at the Round House Theatre will descend into a world of lies, gray areas, and scandal — whether they’re willing or not. “It pulls you in and implicates you for being pulled in, which is the true implication for media and advertising today,” said the play’s director Meredith McDonough. “It’s a dark comedy that really makes you think and challenges what you assume every day about image, what you see in print — what is true and what is false.” Lucy Kirkwood, a British playwright and telewriter for “Skins” among others, took the title of her 2012 play from the acronym meaning “Not Safe For Work.” In the play, journalists at a men’s magazine objectify one of their underage sources when they publish a raunchy photo spread of her. Layers of scandal unfold before the audience, who must distinguish truthful characters from crooked ones, including equally unethical journalists at a women’s magazine. “We keep laughing at how badly these people are behaving,” said McDonough, “You think, ‘Oh my God. This is what I’m inundated with every day.’” When Round House Artistic Director Ryan Rilette showed McDonough “NSFW,” it struck her as a timely
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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, Amigos Band, May 28; Mark Nadler, May 29; Cravin’ Dogs, May 30; Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, June 3; Jarrod Lawson, June 4; Raul Midon, June 5; call for times, 11810 Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda, ampbystrathmore.com, 301-581-5100. Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Ginetta’s Vendetta Jazz
Quartet, May 27; Linwood Taylor, May 28; Grainger and the New Pockets, May 29; The Hit Men, May 31; call for prices, times, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz.com. BlackRock Center for the Arts, Suzanne Vega, May 30; Red Baraat, June 27; 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-5282260, blackrockcenter.org. Hershey’s At The Grove, Little Bit of Blues, May 29; Crime Stoppers, May 30; call for times, 17030 Oakmont Ave., Gaithersburg. 301-948-9893; hersheysatthegrove. com. Fillmore Silver Spring, Kingpen Slim hosted by Uncle Yank, May 29; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. fillmoresilverspring.com. Strathmore, Arts & The Mind: Bird Whale Bug, May 28; BSO: A Tribute to John Williams, May 28; National Philharmonic: Faure’s Requiem, May 30; Feria de Seville, May 31; 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-581-5100, strathmore.org.
ON STAGE Adventure Theatre-MTC, “Garfield the Musical,” June 19 through Aug. 23, call for prices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-
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Continued from Page B-4 not friendly to strangers. Gambal claims that, “Actually it was fairly easy for me but remember I did not come here to ‘make wine.’ I came here to live with my family and because we were here as a family, in the local schools, the kids on the local sports teams, etc., we were not seen as interlopers or carpetbaggers.” He currently lives full-time in Burgundy, has moved into a new winery in Beaune (with a tasting room) and has been slowly increasing his holdings. In 2003, he became one of the few “outsiders” able to purchase Burgundian property and in 2011 he became the first foreigner to own a portion of the Grand Cru Bâtard-Montrachet vineyard. Gambal now owns 30 acres of vineyards via several recent acquisitions including a merger with Domaine Christophe Buisson. His wines are now 80
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Continued from Page B-4 commentary on the exchange between media and audience. “I found it true to what’s happening right now with the way we look at women in this current moment — photoshopping people who are nearly perfect, and the way we hold our own identities [as a result],” McDonough said. McDonough shows the audience this relationship by putting them in the middle of it. “You are pretty bombarded with image in the play,” she said. “There’s a lot of pictures of women. It asks you to go, ‘Did I first appreciate the female form of this figure? Or did I question the age of the person pictured first?’” The play also explores issues that resurface again and again in history, such as the pressure to build a meaningful career in a job drought. “Part of what the play is doing is that half of the characters are recent college graduates who are trying to find work in this environment,” McDonough said. Sam, McDonough’s favorite character in “NSFW,” personifies this crisis most in the play. “He’s the everyman who’s just out of college and is trying to do his best,” she said. “You have
2270, adventuretheatre-mtc.org. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. 240314-8681 Imagination Stage, “Sinbad: The Untold Tale,” through May 29, call for prices, times, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imaginationstage.org. Olney Theatre Center, “The Price,” through June 21, call for prices, times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, 301-924-3400, olneytheatre.org. The Puppet Co., “Cinderella,” through June 21; 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, 301634-5380, 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, “NSFW,” May 27 through June 21, call for show times, 4545 EastWest 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, “On The Razzle,” May 29 through June 20, 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, Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase; 301-656-2797.
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, Janet Fox, through May 31; Westfield Wheaton Mall, 11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, montgomeryart.org. VisArts, Greg Braun: Sharpened, June 3 through July 5; “These Mirrors are Not Boxes,” June 6 through July 12; Rob Hackett, June 12 through July 12; Bobby Coleman: re-build, July 15 through Aug. 16; 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, Bethesda Painting Awards, June 3 through June 27; 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda, bethesda.org. Washington Artworks, Project Youth ArtReach’s Anniversary Exhibition, through June 1; Opening Reception of “Drawing Upon Experience”, an exhibition of work by military veterans, June 5; 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville, washingtonartworks.com, 301-654-1998.
ET CETERA The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, 301-6548664, writer.org. The NIH Philharmonia, season finale “National Pride,” June 6. The concert is free to the public and will take place at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Rockville. Call 240-888-6781 with questions.
La Galeria at Ranazul is hosting an exhibit, “Signs of Summer”,
Adah Rose Gallery, Summer Group Show, 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, “An Exhibit of New Acquisitions;” 10:30
featuring creations of 18 artists from Olney Art Association beginning May 31 and running through June 27. There will be a reception open to the public on June 7 to meet the artists. ranazul.us; olneyartassociation.org. Washington ArtWorks, two gallery exhibition openings, June 5. “Drawing Upon Experience” an exhibition of artwork created by military veterans from their uniforms will open in the Washington School of Photography Gallery while the Urban by Nature Gallery will host, “A Selection of Artists”, a group exhibition of Washington ArtWorks Resident Artists.
percent domaine produced with the remaining grapes coming via long-term contracts with small suppliers. The vineyards are all organic and biodynamically farmed. He expects his total 2015 production to be 6,000 cases (75,000 bottles). There is an underlying precision to Gambal’s wines. Each demonstrates a respect for the specific Burgundian terroir with clarity and grace. The team at Maison Gambal is clearly focused solely on creating the best wines possible from some of the world’s finest sites. As Gambal says, “If I wanted to be making money, I would be parking cars.” Here is a look at a few examples within Gambal’s splendid portfolio: As a longtime fan of this vineyard, it is especially pleasing to taste the Alex Gambal Chambolle-Musigny Les Charmes 2012 that shows a lovely, feminine character beginning with red cherry and dark fruit aromas which progress into complex
layers of soft, spice accented blackberry, raspberry and earthy flavors with a prolonged, balanced finish. The 2011 version has a notable smokiness and the flavors are a bit sharper, but it still remains an exquisite wine. More affordable is the very tasty Alex Gambal Chorey-lèsBeaune 2012 with raspberry and cherry flavors in a medium frame and good balance while the 2011 from the same vineyard demonstrates a bit more depth and more noticeable oakiness during the finish. When considering Gambal’s wines, do not ignore the whites, including the Alex Gambal Puligny-Montrachet 2012 with a notable minerality intermingled within the toasty peach, lime, apple and hazelnut notes. Also delightful is the honey and floral scented Alex Gambal ChassagneMontrachet 2012 whose aromas extend into the brioche, peach, grapefruit and spiced apple flavors during the persistent, spice infused finish.
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‘NSFW’ n When: May 27 through June 21 n Where: Round House Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda n Tickets: $25-$50 n More Information: roundhousetheatre.org; 240-644-1100
a warmness in your heart for this kid who can’t get a leg up. There’s this pressure of, ‘I have to hold on to this job,’ when the stakes are so high. That’s what makes the play true.” Truth is another muddled mess that the audience wades through in “NSFW.” Deciphering the characters’ true intentions and balancing truth and lies made “NSFW” a fun outlier from plays McDonough directed in the past. “There’s a version where everyone’s equally evil, and we were not interested in doing that version, and there’s a version where everyone’s equally naive, and we were not interested in doing that version,” said McDonough. “In a play that’s about lies and scandal and versions of the truth, not letting one part take over too much was a careful calibrating act for me.”
Interpretation was everevolving for McDonough during rehearsal, too. “Even last night watching the run-through, I had a huge realization,” she said. “I thought with one character, ‘Oh, I think he’s lying much earlier in the scene.’ It’s like solving a puzzle, and we’ve laughed a ton.” McDonough changed virtually nothing in her version of Kirkwood’s play for an American audience — save for a hand gesture or two. “The greatest barrier between the U.S. and the U.K. is in fact the English language,” said McDonough, who worked with a dramaturg to fully understand Kirkwood’s English jokes. “We don’t have the right to change the play and there aren’t really U.S. versions of the jokes, so sometimes actors do gestures with certain words, and then you’re like, ‘Oh, that’s what it means.’” McDonough may represent the misrepresented in her “NSFW,” but that didn’t exempt her from scandal. “I emailed back and forth with the set designer for the main image, and we looked at a lot of pictures of naked and scantily clad women,” she said. “He’d send me an email to work with the subject ‘Naked Women Attached,’ so it was like our own version of NSFW.”
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Honoring a legend Olney Theatre Center decided to honor playwright Arthur Miller the best way they could, by doing one of his shows to celebrate what would have been his 100th birthday. “The Price,” is currently running at Olney Theatre now through June 21. Miller’s 1968 work focuses on the price of family, the price of furniture and the price of our choices. The play is centered around two brothers, Victor and Walter, who meet in a New York apartment to sell the remainder of their deceased father’s belongings. Victor and Walter took very different paths in life after their father lost his fortune due to the Great Depression. Victor chooses to become a police officer, while Walter struggles through school and becomes a surgeon. When the brothers meet to sell their father’s belongings, they have conflicting views about what should be done, which results in contention between the two. Tickets for the show are $35-$55. For more information, visit olneytheatre.org or call 301-924-3400.
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Bobbi Shulman’s “Written on the Wind,” is on display as part of the “Precarious Balance” exhibit at BlackRock.
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Conrad Feininger stars as Gregory Solomon in Olney Theatre Center’s production of Arthur Miller’s “The Price.”
Pawns playing kings In the musical “Chess,” the ancient game becomes a metaphor for romantic rivalries, competitive gamesmanship, super power politics and international intrigues. The Kensington Arts Theatre will bring its run of “Chess” to a close this Saturday at 8:15 p.m. A talkback with the cast and artistic staff is slated for Friday. The pawns in this drama form a love triangle: the loutish American chess star, the earnest Russian champion and a Hungarian-American female assistant who arrives at the
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international chess match in Bangkok with the American but falls for the Russian. From Bangkok to Budapest the players, lovers, politicians, and spies manipulate and are manipulated to the pulse of a monumental rock score, written by Tim Rice and Bjorn Ulvaeus, that includes “One Night in Bangkok” and “Heaven Help My Heart.” Tickets for the show are $17 to $25. For more information, visit katonline.org or call 240-621-0528.
BlackRock Center for the Arts presents the exhibition “Precarious Balance” featuring Maryland artists Sabine Carlson, Nancy Frankel, and Bobbi Shulman in The Kay Gallery through Saturday. Admission to the exhibit is free and open to the public. Carlson explores conflicted mobility in paintings layered with fragmented and unexpected details that move in and out of view. Frankel manipulates space and form in sculptures made from steel, cast stone and wood that suggest movement, shifting balance, and playfulness. Shulman captures the play of light and shadow in expressive and spontaneous abstract paintings inspired by observations in a changing landscape. Surprise and a sense of wonder are part of Carlson’s process, as she creates paintings which describe places at the intersection between doing too little and going too far. Carlson, a resident of College Park, uses imagery inspired by the observation of motion within the landscape, particularly details that appear and disappear while walking at a slow pace.
A sense of balance, precarious yet centered, is integral to Frankel’s sculptural work. Exploring space, either encapsulated or activated, and using what she calls “organic geometry,” her abstract sculptures reflect her love of nature and architecture. Frankel, a Kensington resident, works in a range of materials, casting with Design-Cast (a man-made stone), welding steel and carving wood. Rhythm and color dominate Shulman’s abstract paintings where bold planes and lines intertwine. Gestural brushstrokes define energetic spaces and playful layers of color flow into one another as she creates both pleasing harmonies and striking contrasts. Shulman, a resident of Potomac, MD, employs a bright and fresh palette and relies on the versatility of acrylic to allow additions and subtractions while building layers of paint. In this new series of works on paper which have been mounted on panel, she uses mixed media sparingly, relying predominately on fresh and bright acrylic paint to build depth with shapes and patterns.
John Williams has composed so many award-winning movie scores, it’s hard to think of what he hasn’t done. Here’s a brief rundown: “Star Wars,” “Jaws,” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind,” “Superman,” “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “E.T.,” “Schindler’s List,” “Amistad,” “Saving Private Ryan,” “Harry Potter,” “War Horse,” “Lincoln,” and I seriously could continue. As for awards, he’s been nominated 49 times for Academy Awards (winning five of them), 25 Golden Globe awards (winning four) and a whopping 65 Grammy Awards (taking home 22 trophies). Beat that, Kanye. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra will be honoring the work of the multiple award-winner under the baton of Jack Everly at the Music Center at Strathmore on Thursday. Tickets are $55 to $110. For more information, visit strathmore.org; bsomusic.org or call 877-BSO-1444.
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Jack Everly will conduct the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra as they pay tribute to composer John Williams at Strathmore.
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WSSC ADOPTS DEBT POLICY REGULATION On May 20, 2015, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission ("Commission" or "WSSC") adopted Regulation No. REGFIN-FI-2015-002 entitled "Debt Policy" (the "Regulation") to establish parameters for issuing and managing debt. The Regulation, which was adopted in accordance with Maryland Code Ann., Local Government Article, Section 17-207, may be obtained from the Commission’s Corporate Secretary (301-206-8200) and may be viewed on the WSSC web site, www.wsscwater.com [Home Page> About WSSC> Events> May 20, 2015 "Commission Meeting">Agenda>Item 3.b.1.]. (5-27, 5-28-15)
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Dental/Medical Offices now hiring. No experience? Job Training NOTICE Notice: High Bill Adjustment Funding & Placement The Annual Meeting of the Georgian Colonies May 21, 2015 Condominium Council of Unit Owners, Inc. will be Assistance Available held on Monday, June 8h, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. in Pursuant to Section 3.0 of the WSSC the community clubhouse. The purpose of the 1-888-818-7802 CTO SCHEV Standard Procedure CUS 10-01 titled “Ad- meeting is to elect three (3) Board Members. justment and Correction of Water/Sewer Please Note: Bills,” High Bill Adjustments are subject to If a quorum is not in attendance in person or by the availability of funds in the WSSC ap- proxy at this meeting, then notice is hereby given, proved annual budget. On May 7, 2015, the pursuant to and in accordance with Section 11Prince George’s and Montgomery County 109(c)(8)(II) of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Real Property Article, the Annual Meeting will be Councils voted to approve the WSSC budg- adjourned, and an additional meeting will be reet for Fiscal Year (FY) 2016. The approved convened on June 8th, 2015 immediately followFY 2016 budget includes funding for High ing the adjournment of the Annual Meeting, at Processors, Pre-Closing, Bill Adjustments. which Unit Owners present in person or by proxy Legal Notices
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2013 Passat SE.......................#V080993A, White, 29,626 Miles...............$17,391
2008 Dodge Caliber...............#V293674A, Silver, 130,404 Miles................$5,999
2012 CC.....................................#V820490A, Black, 47,400 Miles...............$17,491
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2013 Jetta TDI..........................V320148A, Black, 31,444 Miles.................$17,492
2011 Toyota Prius...................V283821B, Red, 112,390 Miles.................$11,593
2013 GTI Conv..........................V297056A, White, 31,734 Miles.................$17,993
2011 Nissan Sentra...............#V298174B, Silver, 83,127 Miles................$11,791
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2011 Toyota Camry SE..........V0125A, Black, 61,476 Miles.....................$11,995
2013 Beetle..............................#V591026A, Black, 35,857 Miles...............$18,791
2014 Nissan Versa.................V309714A, Gray, 7,485 Miles.....................$13,772
2013 Passat TDI SE................V033935A, Gray,28,762 Miles...................$19,955
2013 Passat..............................#VPR0138, Maroon, 44,978 Miles..............$14,991
2004 Honda S2000 Roadster..V255772A, Gray, 36,661 Miles...................$19,792
2014 Chrysler 200 LX............#VPR0139, Grey, 33,534 Miles...................$14,991
2013 Jetta Sportswagen TDI..V055283A, Black, 30,101 Miles.................$20,992
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2013 VW Beetle.......................V801398, Yellow, 16,020 Miles...................$16,293
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2013 CC VR6 4Motion............VP0131, Black, 33,105 Miles.....................$25,993
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2012 Volvo S60 T5 Moonroof
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#442078A, Only 5K Miles!!!, Automatic, Why Buy New?
$16,995
12,977
$
16,995
$
#P9356, Certified,1-Owner, Turbo, Lthr, Homelink, Fac Warr., Only 26K miles!
19,980
$
2010 Volvo XC70 Premium AWD 2012 Hyundai Equus Signature
#P9369, 1-Owner, Leather, Sunroof, Alloys , Only 32K Miles!
#548043B, Automatic, Less than 1000K Miles, Extra Clean
23,950
$
12,977
$
2010 Chevy Equinox LTZ
24,980
$
33,750
#P9367, Only 21K Miles!!Gorgeous 1-owner, Leather, Nav, Rear Cam, $ Sunroof,
12,977
$
2008 Nissan Xterra S 4WD
#541214A, 1-OWNER, Only 74K Miles, Well kept!!
14,977
$
2011 Volvo XC90 AWD Platinum
#532188C, Nav, Leather, Sunroof, Loaded #527021A, CERTIFIED!!, Only 23k Miles!, Leather, Sunroof.
2014 Jetta SE
#E0686, Automatic, Leather, FoldDown Rear Seat, Factory Warranty
2012 Honda CRV EX-L AWD
2005 Nissan Frontier 4WD SE
#526571C, 1-Owner, Leather, HEATED SEATS, Panoramic roof, Alloys, Beautifully Kept!
8,977
$
2013 Hyundai Sonata SE
2014 Chevrolet Sonic LS
#527003A, 1-Owner! Only 27K Miles. Leather, Sunroof, Blue tooth, Alloys
2006 Nissan Sentra 1.8S #541206B, Automatic, Gently driven and clean!
#P9384,CERTIFIED!! Only 23K Miles,Nav, Rear Camera, Leather, Sunroof, Premium Sound,
14,977
$
29,980
$
2011 Mazda CX-7
#547519A, 1-Owner, Beautiful Inside & Out, Well Maintained
15,977
$
2008 Mercedes C-300 4Matic.............................. $13,995 2010 Volvo XC60 3.2L...........................$18,950 #526593A, AWD, Nav, Leather, Alloys, Clean-Well Maintained
#P9277, 1-Owner, Leather, Moonroof, Bluetooth
2012 Hyundai Elantra Limited............................ $14,750 2012 Volvo S60 T5 Turbo......................$19,980 #P9372, Automatic, Low Miles!!, Leather, Sunroof, Alloys
2012 Nissan Leaf SL NAV Hatchback
#P9315, CERTIFIED!! Only 30K Miles, Leather, Sunroof, Homelink
#P9327, ONLY 12K MILES!! Certified, Auto, Looks New!
2014 Kia Optima LX........................................................... $15,995 2012 Volvo XC60 AWD 3.2 Premier.......$24,980 #E0730, Automatic, Fac Warranty, Leather, Alloys
# P9295, Only 34K Miles! CERTIFIED! Leather, Blind spot, Park Assist,
15,977
$
2010 Mercury Mariner Hybrid
#541161A, Hard-to-Find, 1-Owner, Loaded, Leather, Sunroof
16,777
$
2010 Volvo XC60 3.2L..................................................... $17,950 2012 Volvo XC90 Premier Plus...........$25,980 #P9263, 1-Owner, Only 52K Miles! Panormic Moonroof, Well priced and clean!
DARCARS
#429033A, 1-OWNER, CERTIFIED Leather, 3RD Row seat, Moonroof, Well Maintained
VOLVO
G560900
2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited
15401 Frederick Rd, Rockville, MD
#548040A, 1-Owner, Loaded, Sunroof, Leather, Clean!!
www.darcarsvolvo.com
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2008 Nissan 350 Z Touring #548505A, Low Miles!!, V6, Auto, Leather, Alloys
16,977
$
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$
DARCARS NISSAN of ROCKVILLE 15911 Indianola Drive • Rockville, MD (at Rt. 355 across from King Farm)
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DARCARS NISSAN TWO LOCATIONS
Rockville
College Park
15911 Indianola Drive Rockville, MD 20855 888-797-1831 2015 NISSAN
2015 NISSAN
Versa S Sedan
MSRP: $14,685 Sale Price: $11,395 Nissan Rebate $400
$ 4
automatic transmission MODEL #11115
AT THIS PRICE
$
0
ALTIMA 2.5 S
$
39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
16,995
OR
AT THIS PRICE
MODEL #13115 4 at this price
$
$
159/MO
36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
0
2015 NISSAN
LEAF S
MSRP: $32,000 Sale Price: $27, 995 NMAC Bonus Cash: $3,500
$ with charger package MODEL #17015
AT THIS PRICE
$ AT THIS PRICE
MODEL #11615
$
$
159/MO
36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
0
SENTRA SV
13,495 OR
4
$
0
$
$
14,495
OR
4
AT THIS PRICE
MODEL #12115
0
$
NV200
149
$
/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
MSRP: $22,045 Sale Price: $18,245 Nissan Customer Cash: $750
$
0% APR X 72 MONTHS 2015 NISSAN
MSRP: $32,455 Sale Price: $27,995 Nissan Rebate: $1,500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500
PATHFINDER 4X4 S
$
AT THIS PRICE
MODEL #25015
$
0
MODEL #67115
$
269/MO
36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
0
$
279
$
/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
2015 NISSAN
MURANO S AWD
25,995
OR
4
AT THIS PRICE
17,495 OR
4
AVAILABLE ON BRAND NEW: 2015 ALTIMAS, 2015 SENTRAS, 2015 ARMADAS, 2015 TITANS, 2015 LEAFS!
229/MO
36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
MSRP: $19,605 Sale Price: $16,245 Nissan Customer Cash: $1000 Nissan Holiday Bonus Cash: $500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $250
2015 NISSAN
24,495 OR
4
169/MO
2015 NISSAN
MSRP: $23,935 Sale Price: $19,495 Nissan Customer Cash: -$1,000 Altima Bonus Cash: -$500 NMAC Bonus Cash: -$1000
2015 NISSAN
4
$
MSRP: $17,600 Sale Price: $14,895 Nissan Customer Cash: $500 Nissan Holiday Bonus Cash: $500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500
VERSA NOTE SV
10,995 OR
9330 Baltimore Ave College Park, MD 20740 888-693-8037
MSRP: $33,045 Sale Price: $28,495 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500
$
OR
4
AT THIS PRICE
27,995
MODEL #23015
0
$
339
$
/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
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DARCARS NISSAN OF ROCKVILLE
DARCARS NISSAN OF COLLEGE PARK
www.DARCARSnissan.com
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Prices include all rebates and incentives. DARCARS Nissan DOES NOT Include college grad or military rebates in price! NMAC Bonus Cash require financing through NMAC with approved credit. Prices exclude tax, tags, freight (Cars $810, SUVs and Trucks $860-$1000) and $300 processing charge, Lease payments are calculated with tax, tags, freight, $300 processing charge and first payment due at signing, and are valid with tier one approval through NMAC. Prices and payments valid only at listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 06/01/2015. G560895
NEW2 2015 AVALON XLS AVAILABLE: #578023, 578024
26,900
$
V6, AUTO, 4 DR
AFTER $1500 REBATE
NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564390, 564421
20,890
$
4 CYL., AUTOMATIC
2015 PRIUS C II
355 TOYOTA
2 AVAILABLE: #577491, 577460
MEMORIAL DAY $149/MO**
SPECIALS EXTENDED
DARCARS
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NEW 2015 CAMRY LE
3 AVAILABLE: #572159, 572171, 572172
$
159/
MO**
18,990
NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB 2 AVAILABLE: #567181, 567184
$0 DOWN
$
AUTO, 4 CYL., 4 DR
18,890
3 DR. H/BK, MANUAL TRANS
AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE
NEW 2015 COROLLA L 2 AVAILABLE: #570653, 570694
14,590
$
4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL. INCL.
AFTER $750 REBATE
MONTHS+ % 0 FOR 60 On 10 Toyota Models
1-888-831-9671
$0 DOWN
$
149/MO**
2015 COROLLA LE
15625 Frederick Rd (Rte 355) • Rockville, MD OPEN SUNDAY VISIT US ON THE WEB AT www.355Toyota.com PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 6/02/2015.
4 CYL., 4 DR., AUTO
2 AVAILABLE: #570369, 570341
$0 DOWN G560908
13,590
MANUAL, 4 CYL
2014 SCION XB 2 AVAILABLE: #455033, 455044
NEW 2015 YARIS #577009
$
4 CYL., AUTO
AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE
NEW 2015 CAMRY LE
$
4 CYL., AUTO, 4 DR
AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE
AFTER $750 REBATE
2 AVAILABLE: #572183, 572233
$0 DOWN
$
139/MO**
4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL