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Steuart Martens of Rockin’ Jump gives a tour of the new indoor trampoline park to open in Gaithersburg.

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Heads up, Gaithersburg! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s — a child on a trampoline? Rockin’ Jump, a trampoline park, will be opening at 18620 Woodﬁeld Road on April 10 for

trampoline lovers of all ages to come out for a day of bouncing fun. Steuart Martens, co-owner of the Gaithersburg franchise, recently moved back to the East Coast where he grew up after living for some time in Pleasanton, Ca., where Rockin’ Jump is headquartered. While living on the West Coast, he became friends with his neighbor who happened to be the franchise

owner. “[Rockin’ Jump is] a national franchise, mostly in California, started in Pleasanton and there are four up and running on the East Coast with others under construction,” Martens said. Just over 25,000 square feet, the Gaithersburg trampoline park will offer many of the usual attractions that other parks of its kind feature, including two

dodgeball arenas, a free-jump area, basketball hoops and, in lieu of a foam pit, an airbag pit. More unique to the park are a jousting balance beam and a tripwire obstacle course. The free-jump area also has two custom long trampolines for athletes such as gymnasts or cheerleaders to practice routines that require more space.

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Students at Sequoyah Elementary School in Derwood welcomed Chevy Chase author Susan Stockdale on Monday for an assembly exploring stripes, spots and publishing.

“I am an author and illustrator of picture books about animals and animal behavior, in particular,” Stockdale said before the assembly. Her most recent book, “Spectacular Spots,” was released at the beginning of March and explores different animals, their spots and why they have them. The book came out as a companion to her 2013 book “Stripes of All Types.” “I ﬁnd scientiﬁc concepts, whether it be stripes on animals, why animals have spots

or animals that carry their young, and ﬁnd a way to express that scientiﬁc concept to young children through clear rhyming language and bright bold images,” Stockdale said. During the assembly, Stockdale read two of her seven picture books to the students, explained her writing and illustrating process, told them about editing and showed them some bloopers that weren’t

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Telecommunications ordinance to be updated Amendments would allow for ﬂexibility, changing technology

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During the March 23 Mayor and City Council work session, planning staff presented the council and public with the plans for a text amendment to the city’s telecommunications

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some flexibility to allow for the change in the technology,” Trudy Schwarz, community planning manager with the city of Gaithersburg, said in a phone interview Monday. While the ordinance was in need of an update, Schwarz said that the city had other priorities before they could work on the amendments. “Guidelines are changing on the federal level, so we worked with that new time

schedule,” Schwarz said. According to the presentation, many of the changes to the ordinance have to do with changing technology and growing needs for data and cell service in the city. Language involving small cells, which work to improve signals in conjunction with larger towers, was discussed in detail. Small cells are designed for a limited area of high capacity

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ordinance. The ordinance, which hasn’t been updated since 1997, lacks the “adaptability” necessary to be successful with the amount of changes in technology, according to the presentation by planning staff. “We’ve been dealing with this current ordinance for a while and it did not have any ﬂexibility, and we see that the future will have some changes, so we would like to build in

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The county’s overall crime rate dropped to its lowest point in 10 years in 2013, but then started to rise again in 2014, according to recent Police Department statistics. The categories of rape, robbery and burglary dropped from 2013 to 2014 countywide, according to statistics provided by Darryl McSwain, assistant chief of police, during a brieﬁng before the County Council’s Public Safety committee on Monday. However, aggravated assault, homicide and larceny increased, according to McSwain’s report. “Aggravated assaults increased the most,” said McSwain, citing a countywide increase from 584 incidents in 2013 to 964 in 2014. A large part of the increase is due to the fact that choking without injury is now counted as an aggravated assault instead of a simple assault, he said.

But even taking into account the shift in reporting categories, aggravated assault rose relative to simple assault, he said. A simple assault can be punching someone, for example, while aggravated assault involves weapons such as bats or knives. “Forty-six percent of aggravated assaults are domestic related, and the vast majority are [among people] who [know] each other,” McSwain said. Homicides are also up, rising from 8 to 19 victims, he said, noting that in most cases the attacker and victim knew each other. McSwain also said a third of the those charged with homicide also had some kind of mental illness. The county’s Emergency Communications Center, which handles 911 calls, received 823,000 calls for service in 2014, and about 5,500 of them were related to mental illness, McSwain said. Meanwhile, robberies dropped from 763 in 2013 to 646 last year, according to the statistical report.

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‘Pain’ art exhibit causes GreenFest discomfort Festival exhibitors moved to keep children from seeing drawings at college

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Questions about the appropriateness of an art exhibit at Montgomery College’s art center in Silver Spring led to a venue change Saturday at GreenFest. About 30 festival exhibitors were moved from the Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation Arts Center to another building after county officials suggested that art on display in the center’s foyer might not be appropriate for the familyfriendly event, said Patrick Laceﬁeld, a spokesman for County Executive Isiah Leggett (D). The county originally asked the college to move the art before the entities agreed to ﬁnd an alternate venue. At issue were drawings by artist Cindi Hron of Pennsylvania in an exhibit titled, “Back Pain.” Hron’s collection depicts an unclothed female torso — from both the front and back — marked with scars, wounds and

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County ofﬁcials said some of the images in the “Cindi Hron: Back Pain” exhibit at Montgomery College “might not be appropriate for children” attending Saturday’s GreenFest in Silver Spring.

more. The Montgomery County GreenFest took place at Montgomery College’s Takoma Park/ Silver Spring campus and at Jesup Blair Local Park. It was held on Saturday and included musical performances, exhibitors and information

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 Moms in Prayer Informational Meeting, noon-1:15 p.m., La Madeleine Country Cafe, 242 Crown Park Ave., Gaithersburg. Connect with group leaders and other interested mothers to join or start groups for a school, cluster church or afﬁnity group. Free. MoCtyMIP@gmail.com.

College Savings Plans of Maryland Free Informational Session, 4-7 p.m.,

Montgomery College, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. Representatives can answer questions, provide information and offer enrollment help for families interested in its two Section 529 Plans: the Maryland Prepaid College Trust and the Maryland College Investment Plan. Free. lshipley@ collegesavingsmd.org.

Child, Adolescent and Teenager Grief Support Group, 6-7:30 p.m., Montgomery

Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. For children through teens who have experienced the death of a parent or sibling. Free, registration required. 301-921-4400. Zumba, 6:30-8 p.m., 111 Geneva Ave., Silver Spring. Fun and ﬁtness for all ages. $10. cogicsports@yahoo.com. Business Oriented Toastmasters, 8-9:30 p.m., Potomac Valley Nursing Home, 1235 Potomac Valley Road, Rockville. People can present prepared speeches, give impromptu speeches, offer constructive evaluations and practice conducting meetings. Free for ﬁrst-time guests. 202-957-9988.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2 Orientation to Small Business Resources, 10-11 a.m., Maryland Women’s

Business Center, 51 Monroe St., Plaza East, Rockville. Learn about resources in the area to help start and grow a business. Free. donna@marylandwbc.org. American Red Cross Blood Drive, 2:30-8 p.m., Unity of Gaithersburg, 111 Central Ave. Double red-cell donations will be accepted. Free. redcrossblood.org. Norbeck Toastmasters Meeting, 7:308:30 p.m., Solana Assisted Living Facility, 2611 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney. Develop public speaking and leadership skills in a fun, positive environment. Free for ﬁrst-time guests. contact-367@toastmastersclubs.org.

Speechcraft and Meeting Management Workshop, 8-9:30 p.m., Tikvat Israel, 2200

Baltimore Road, Rockville. A four-session workshop to enhance presentation, meeting management and leadership skills. $20. robertkatz37@gmail.com.

Annual Easter Egg Hunt, noon-3 p.m., Bethesda Health and Rehab Center, 5721 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda. Egg and spoon races and sack races for children. Free. maclayton-brady@savasc.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 4 Gaithersburg Indoor Baby Bazaar, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Montgomery County Agricultural Center, 16 Chestnut St., Building 6, Gaithersburg. Gently used or new baby and children’s items. Free admission. gaithersburgmd.gov. Easter Eggstravaganza, 1-4 p.m., Seneca Valley High School, 12700 Middlebrook Road, Germantown. Age-speciﬁc hunts to search for 40,000 candy-ﬁlled eggs. With music, face painting, carnival games, moon bounces, photo booth, magician and Easter bunny. Free. yentig@ gmail.com. You Mean They’re Not True? Busting Media Myths, 1:30-3:45 p.m., Bethesda

Library, 7400 Arlington Road. Communications professor, author and blogger W. Joseph Campbell debunks prominent media-driven myths. Free. ncas@ncas.org.

MONDAY, APRIL 6 Archaeology in Montgomery County, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road. Students will have an introduction to the procedures, tools and archaeological processes that allow for interpretation of artifacts through demonstrations and a hands-on “dig” on the museum property. Ages 9-12. $75-$80; $20 for before and after care. info@sandyspringmuseum.org. Spring Break Maker Space: Cherry Blossom Lantern, 1-2 p.m., Damascus

Library, 9701 Main St. Ages 5 and younger must be accompanied by an adult. Sponsored by Friends of the Library, Damascus Chapter. Ages 3-17. 240-773-9444. Book Talk: Scott Miller, author of “Refuge Denied,” 2 p.m., Ingleside at King

Farm, 701 King Farm Blvd., Rockville. Miller will discuss his research and some of the discoveries he made throughout his 10-year writing process. Free, RSVP required. 240-499-9019.

TUESDAY, APRIL 7 Bethesda Woman’s Club Lecture and Lunch, 11 a.m.-2:15 p.m., 5500 Sonoma

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Richard Montgomery High School’s Allie Parrish gets ready to ﬁre the ball from third base against Northwood High School on Monday. Go to clicked.Gazette.net. SPORTS Check online for coverage of spring high school sports.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8 Sinbad: The Untold Tale, 10:30 a.m., Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. Learn about Sinbad the Sailor, who has retired from his notorious adventures and is trying to keep his feisty daughter Ittifaq safe from the sorceress Jan Shah. $10 and up. 301-280-1660. Volunteer Tutor Information Session, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Rockville Memorial Library, second-ﬂoor meeting room, 21 Maryland Ave. For volunteers interested in helping adults learn to read, write or speak English. Tutors work one-on-one or with small groups; no foreign language skills are necessary. Free, registration required by April 6. info@literacycouncilmcmd.org. SoulCycle Charity Ride, 12:30-1:15 p.m., SoulCycle Bethesda, 4931 Elm St. All proceeds beneﬁt Washington Humane Society. $30 per bike. 301-980-7331.

LGBTQ Youth Forum: Movie and Dinner, 4 p.m., 355 Linthicum St., Rockville.

Coalition formed by Equality Maryland, Human Rights Campaign, Rainbow Youth Alliance, Honorary Nieces & Nephews and Rockville United Church. Screening of new movie, “To Write Love on Her Arms,” with dinner to follow. Free. lgbtq.youth. forum@gmail.com.

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Students impress, delight with classic songs

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On Saturday night the Kentlands were alive with the sound of music. The 12th annual Young Artist Award Concert was held at the Arts Barn, giving 15 of the winners the chance to perform their musical talent in front of family, friends and peers. About 61 students ranging in age from 12 to 18 auditioned in February for ﬁrst, second or third place in the categories of piano, vocal, strings, woodwinds and brass. At the concert, 15 students performed and a handful of others were recognized as honorable mentions. Laurie Levy-Page, the per-

forming arts program coordinator for Arts on the Green, explained that the competition and concert provide student musicians with great experience. “They compete all in one day. We have volunteer judges who are all music teachers or professionals,” Levy-Page said. Judges provide feedback each year to the students who audition, according to LevyPage. “The idea overall behind the competition is to encourage young musicians in their love of music. We hope it’s really fun and a learning process for them, so they get feedback from the judges. Those who don’t win are getting encouragement or learning about the things they could improve and learning about things they are doing well,” Levy-Page said.

Elie Canetti, who was the host for the evening as well as a judge in the piano category, said he has been volunteering on the Young Artist Award jury since it began. Canetti, who lives in the Kentlands, is always impressed with the talent that comes out each year. Canetti said that the judges had a hard time picking just three winners, especially in the piano category. “There were probably eight that could have won a prize,” Canetti said. Canetti said that even if those who audition don’t end up placing and receiving a prize, he hopes it helps them in their growth as musicians. “They perform in somewhat of a stressful situation and learn from that. It’s one small step in their journey,” Canetti said. Karina Aliyeva, 15, a sophomore at Walter Johnson High

School in Bethesda won first place in the piano category and dazzled the audience with “Allegro di Concierto” by Enrique Granados. “I do a lot of piano competitions, it seemed like a great opportunity,” Aliyeva said after her performance. Though she does compete a lot, Aliyeva explained she still does get nervous every once in a while. “I think the worst part is waiting. Once you’re playing it’s great,” she said. First place vocal winner Ari Goldbloom-Helzner, 16, a junior at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, calms his nerves by looking to the “support system” that is with him on the stage. He said the pianist and the “warm faces and smiles” from the audience make it easier.

Goldbloom-Helzner performed “Après un Rêve” by Gabriel Fauré, which is entirely in French. “I’ve taken six years of French, but spoken French is actually very different than sung,” Goldbloom-Helzner said. He explained that knowing French helped him understand what the song was about so that he could put the right acting and emotion into it, but he had to adjust what he knew in order to pronounce the words correctly for the song. Goldbloom-Helzner decided to audition in order to help expand from his musical theater experience. Last year, he placed second in the vocal category. “It seemed like a very interesting experience because my passion is musical theater and this had an opera slant,” Gold-

bloom-Helzner said. Both Goldbloom-Helzner and Aliyeva aren’t new to competitions and Levy-Page said that’s usually the case with these artists. “Generally they play with their school and they clearly all are studying privately. When you read their bios, their list of accomplishments is very long,” Levy-Page said. The event was cosponsored by the City of Gaithersburg and the Kentlands Community Foundation as well as other area organizations. The trophies were handmade by Tony Glander, the resident glass artist at the Arts Barn. “We hope the kids are as enthusiastic about it as we are about them,” Levy-Page said. sschmieder@gazette.net

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Employees of the year named The 2014 City of Gaithersburg Employee of the Year Award was given to Rick Rowles and the Team of the Year award was given to Poseidon’s Team at the annual employee recognition luncheon on March 26, 2015, according to a release. Rowles, a network operations specialist in the Department of Information Technology, was recognized for wonderful performance of his regular duties as well as going above and beyond on other special projects. According to the release, Rowles delivers exceptional customer service and assists IT staff with a great attitude and quality work. He has become the city’s expert on mobile devices and quasi-expert in networking by performing advanced duties. Poseidon’s Team, comprised of Police Ofﬁcer III Wade Caron, Animal Control Ofﬁcer III Sylvester Ferguson, Animal Control Division Chief Lisa Holland and Assistant City Attorney Frank Johnson, worked together to ensure the safety of Poseidon, a 9-week-old German Shepherd puppy whose femur was fractured by its owner. According to the release, they were able to bring up a case of animal cruelty and seize the dog. Poseidon has recovered and since been adopted by another owner.

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Fourth-graders Johnny Velasquez, 9, of Fox Chapel Elementary School in Germantown and Hannah Friend, 10, of Laytonsville Elementary School assist Paula Gray, manager of the King Arthur Flour Bake for Good Kids Learn Bake Share program, during Monday’s bread-baking activities at Johns Hopkins University in Rockville.

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

Strong-arm robbery • 100 block of Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, at 9:13 p.m. March 12. The subjects assaulted the victim and unsuccessfully attempted to take property. Aggravated assault • 500 block of Rudbeckia Place, Gaith-

ersburg, at 1:04 a.m. March 13. The subject is known to the victim.

Commercial burglary • Sherwin-Williams, 7600 Rickenbacker Drive, Gaithersburg, between 5 p.m. March 10 and 6:30 a.m. March 11. Forced entry, took property. • Orchard Pond apartments leasing ofﬁce, 900 block of Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, between 5:20 p.m. March 11 and 9:10 a.m. March 12. Attempted forced entry, took nothing. Indecent exposure • 18000 block of Lost Knife Circle, Montgomery Village, at 11:43 p.m.

March 11. • 18000 block of Lost Knife Circle, MontgomeryVillage, at 11:40 p.m. March 12.

Residential burglary • Unit block of School Drive, Gaithersburg, between 7:45 a.m. and 7:24 p.m. March 10. No forced entry, took property. • 800 block ofWild Forest Drive, Gaithersburg, at 2:57 a.m. March 15. The subject is known to the victim. • 8000 block of Plum Creek Drive, Gaithersburg, between 9 a.m. and 7 p.m. March 15. No forced entry, took property. • Unit block of Nancy Place, Gaithers-

burg, at 3:35 p.m. March 16. • 500 block of Copley Place, Gaithersburg, between noon March 16 and 7 a.m. March 17. No forced entry, took property. • 9000 block of Royal Bonnet Terrace, Gaithersburg, at 4:37 p.m. March 17.

Vehicle larceny • Two incidents in Gaithersburg between March 9 and 17. Took vehicle parts. Affected streets include Beacon Square Court and Meern Avenue. • Two incidents in MontgomeryVillage on March 10. Took nothing. Affected streets include HickoryView and Chadburn places.

The CHARACTER COUNTS! poster and essay contest winners will be displayed at Lakeforest Mall from April 1 to 17, according to a release. This year, 782 students participated in the city of Gaithersburg’s annual poster and essay contest which was open to elementary and middle school students in the area. According to the release, students were invited to create written and graphic works celebrating the “Six Pillars of Character” including trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship. Winners and honorable mentions were recognized at the Mayor and City Council meeting March 16. The “CHARACTER COUNTS! It’s All in the Family” poster contest, co-sponsored by The Gazette, received 725 entries and had winners ranging from third to seventh grade, according to the release. The “Adult Heroes in OUR Community” essay contest, co-sponsored by the Gaithersburg Rotary Club, received 57 entries and invited participants to write about a positive, personal inﬂuence on their lives related to the pillars. The posters will be on display in the Center Court at Lakeforest and can also be viewed at gaithersburgmd.gov.

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In spite of the unseasonably cold weather, the annual Kites Over Clarksburg festival was held Saturday at Ovid Hazen Wells Park. “About 200 people braved the weather and were rewarded with sun and wind to fly their kites,” Clarksburg resident Kathie Hulley wrote in an email. In addition to kites, there were games, crafts and face painting for children. Community members donated canned goods for local food banks and a box full of used eyeglasses for the Clarksburg Lions Club. “It was sunny and the kites were really flying, but it was extremely cold,” Hulley wrote. “It was so cold that the face painters’ water froze.” Above, Clarksburg residents fly a kite at the festival.

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Neatly dressed in suits and ties, high school and college students waited patiently Friday in Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office on Capitol Hill. The group was ready to impress the importance of an issue that weighed on their minds — sexual assault on college campuses. The students were among about 40 that trekked to Washington, D.C., on Friday as part of an effort by Jewish Women International, the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity and Aleph Zadik Aleph, a program under a Jewish teen movement called BBYO. Both the young men in college and those soon headed to campuses participated in the event called “Brother to Brother,” which encompassed training, discussion and trips to the offices of five senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Several students hailed from Montgomery County Public Schools’ Wootton, Sherwood, Walter Johnson, Churchill and Richard Montgomery high schools. Jules Jacobs, a 16-year-old sophomore at Wootton High in Rockville and the event’s founder, said the goal of Friday’s sessions with congressional staff members was to share personal stories to help spur national lawmakers to vote for legislation on the issue. They are not pushing for any particular bill. Friday’s effort was also important, he said, to help the young men involved understand that their voices can be heard by legislators and they can make a difference. “We need to be able to make a voice in what we want change in,” said Jules, president of the Sammy Davis Jr. AZA, a local chapter. Bryan Pfeffer — president of Zeta Beta Tau at the University of Maryland, College Park — led a group of college and high school students in Warren’s office.

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From left, high school students Austin Brick, Aaron Dane and Jules Jacobs walk near the Capitol. The young men took turns sharing their thoughts with a staffer. Pfeffer said students don’t feel safe on college campuses. Jules said it’s important that those who have been sexually assaulted “get justice” and help with their recovery. “It really affects the families and friends, further than just the victims,” Austin Brick, a sophomore at Catonsville High School in Baltimore County, said during the meeting. Walt Whitman High School senior Aaron Dane, who visited a different office, said he was excited to share his voice for the first time with the country’s decision makers — “one of the highest levels of political action.” “Overall, when something bad is happening to people, I feel like I should stand up to do something about it,” said Dane, president of the boys chapters in the D.C. Council of BBYO. Before they broke off into groups for the office visits, the students discussed the idea of intervening in situations to prevent sexual assault. Jules said it’s “crucial” for the next generation of male college students to not only be informed about the issue of sexual assault at colleges, but to know “how to take a stand” when they see a situation. “There’s so many ways that we can intervene and having that in your tool belt is going to be so important for when we’re in those situations, so that you’re not scared, so that the party in-

volved isn’t scared, and that you don’t have to worry about confrontation, but you can avoid it in a safe and smart way,” he said. Robin Rubin, manager of advocacy at Jewish Women International, said violence against women on college campuses has grown over the past decade. Jewish Women International’s work includes legislative advocacy and other efforts to end sexual assault on college campuses. “We’re never going to end this epidemic without the help of our young men,” Rubin said. Friday marked an opportunity for the young men to “lend their voice to the debate” and let members of Congress know they want to see such violence end, she said. Lawmakers have heard from victims of sexual assault. “Now it’s time for them to hear from the boys and the men to hear their story, as well,” she said. Pfeffer said he thinks it’s “refreshing” for a member of Congress to hear from college men who want to “be part of the solution” and make sure women feel safe on campuses. He said it was “really inspiring” to have high school students team up with the fraternity brothers. “It’s really promising to see that guys that are a lot younger than me and maybe [have not] seen the things you see in college already care so strongly about the issue,” Pfeffer said. lpowers@gazette.net

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If Maryland establishes a $20 million school construction grant fund for growing school systems, Montgomery County could get about $6 million of the pie. Maryland’s House Appropriations Committee on Friday passed legislation to establish a $20 million capital grant fund for school systems with high enrollment growth or portable classrooms. The Senate’s Budget and Taxation Committee gave the bill a favorable report with amendments on Friday. Both the House and the Senate still need to consider the bill, but legislative leaders are backing the bill, so lawmakers are optimistic it will pass.

“With a new governor and a lot of new legislators and everyone learning and everything moving pretty slowly, for us to get this extra money, above and beyond, is definitely a win,” said Del. Anne R. Kaiser (D-Dist. 14) of Calverton, the House majority leader. The bill, championed by Montgomery County lawmakers, would provide $20 million annually, starting in fiscal 2016, to a capital grant fund to be divided among qualifying growing school systems. Of the $20 million the bill sets aside for school systems, about $5.8 million would make its way to Montgomery County, according to a news release from the office of Speaker Michael E. Busch (D-Dist. 20) of Annapolis. In fiscal 2016, five school systems would qualify for funding through the grant: Montgomery, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Howard counties. While the bill is not yet a

done deal, it’s not languishing, Kaiser said. “We really thank our Montgomery County senators and delegates,” said County Council President George L. Leventhal (D-At Large) of Takoma Park. “I think they have been vigilant in the defense of our interests. We’re very happy about all the money that’s been restored for the operating budget and we’re optimistic that we’ll get more construction money as a result of the grant bill.” “We are very appreciative of additional funds from the state to address our growing space needs,” school board President Patricia B. O’Neill said in a written statement Friday. “We will maximize the impact of every dollar to provide permanent learning spaces for our students. We thank Senator Nancy King, Delegate Sheila Hixson, and all those who worked to pass House Bill 923/Senate Bill 490 for their partnership and advocacy on behalf of the students of Mont-

gomery County Public Schools.” Montgomery lawmakers began pushing for more school construction funds last legislative session, citing annual enrollment growth of about 2,000 students, the equivalent of adding a new high school each year. Despite the grant, Montgomery County still will have an enormous need for more school construction dollars, Leventhal said. Latest figures from Montgomery County Public Schools show enrollment is expected to grow to 156,654 students for school year 2015-16. As of October 2014, enrollment was about 154,000. On March 24, the council approved an additional $5 million in capital funding to buy portable classrooms. About 900 of the county’s students learn in portable classrooms. “We still would like to pursue the bonding approach, but for now, we’re happy that the grant bill looks like it’s moving,”

Leventhal said. Montgomery County hopes to receive about the same amount of school construction funding as in the past from the general school construction program. For the current ﬁscal year, it received $39.9 million. As of Friday, about 90 percent of the $280 million in Ho-

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A brush fire burned more than a dozen acres of mostly wooded parkland along the CSX railroad tracks in Gaithersburg on Monday, but no one was injured, according to fire officials. The fire on both sides of the tracks in the 11500 block of rural Game Preserve Road west of Interstate 270 was reported about 1 p.m., said Montgomery County Fire Rescue spokesman Pete Piringer in an email. The fire and remaining hot spots were out by about 4:30 p.m., and no residences were burned, he wrote. Md. 117 was closed in both directions between Game Preserve and Mateny roads for part of the afternoon, and most of Game Preserve Road was impassable, Piringer wrote. Officials also stopped CSX trains from coming through the area from about 1 to 3 p.m., he wrote. Trains were single tracked at lower speeds until about 4:30 p.m. About 20 fire and rescue vehicles responded to the scene, including four-wheel drive brush trucks and water trucks. Firefighters set up a water refilling station at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in the 11700 block of Clopper Road, where the tanker could draw water and shuttle it to where it was needed. Windy conditions with gusts up to 30 miles per hour fanned the fire, which “grew from three acres to 10 to 15 acres in a relatively short time,” Piringer wrote. Most potentially affected houses were on the south side of Game Preserve Road, and the fire was to the north and west, Piringer wrote. However, the fire did burn within 75 to 100 yards of houses, but the firefighters and equipment “were in between,” he wrote. Piringer did not indicate what might have caused the fire but did say there was “nothing suspicious” and the cause is undetermined. vterhune@gazette.net

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Northwest High named Maryland Green Ribbon School School honored for commitment to environmental education, practices n

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The Maryland State Department of Eduction on March 23 announced that Northwest High School in Germantown was one of two schools in the state nominated for the U.S. Department of Education’s 2015 Green Ribbon Schools Award. Green Ribbon Schools “reduce environmental impact and cost, improve the health and wellness of schools, stu-

dents and staff and provide environmental education...,” according to the U.S. Department of Education website. Public and private elementary, middle and high schools are eligible for the awards — as are school districts. In an email, Northwest principal Lance Dempsey said working toward the nomination was “very much a group effort.” It was led by assistant principal Matt Niper, science resource teacher Celia Reidler and two science teachers, Faiza Malik and Brita Johannessen-Kluk, Dempsey wrote. “Northwest High School has an active School Energy and Recycling Team (SERT) program that works to reduce the school’s energy consumption and

increase recycling. Staff provide an integrated approach to learning by including environmental issues within the curriculum across all grade levels and core subjects. Students organize green activities in the school and the community throughout the year,” according to a press release from Montgomery County Public Schools. Among the award-winning initiatives headed by the SERT and Ecology clubs at Northwest was students’ work “to encourage the county in their switch to paper trays at lunch versus styrofoam,” Niper wrote in an email. Students have also sponsored a community recycling event for the past two years and the Class of 2015 partici-

pates in the Adopt a Road program to encourage environmental awareness, Niper wrote. “NWHS consistently enters the ‘Lead by Example’ campaign where students develop an energy conservation project, recycling project and one sustainability project to submit to SERT for panel review. NWHS has placed in the top three for the past four years — Leading by Example,” Niper wrote. Maryland also nominated J.C. Parks Elementary School in Charles County and the Howard County Public School System. This is the fourth year for the awards, which started in 2012. Other Montgomery County Public Schools

that have been nominated for the national award are Travilah Elementary School, Gaithersburg, in 2014; Cedar Grove, Germantown, and Summit Hall, Gaithersburg, elementary schools in 2013; and Francis Scott Key Middle School, Silver Spring, in 2012. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan will announce the national recipients on April 22, Earth Day. Maryland recipients will be honored May 29 at the Maryland Green Schools Annual Youth Summit at Sandy Point State Park, Annapolis. pmcewan@gazette.net

Rosa Parks students delve into the woman behind the famous name Photo of civil rights leader’s Olney visit in Library of Congress exhibit n

TERRI HOGAN STAFF WRITER

In 1993, Rosa Parks attended the dedication of the middle school in Olney named in her honor. To today’s students at the school, that’s practically ancient history, so their knowledge of the civil rights leader has come primarily from textbooks. Last week, a group of 30 students from the school were invited to visit an exhibit on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at the Library of Congress in Washington, where artifacts, photographs, manuscripts and an audio-video interview brought Parks to life. The exhibit also includes a photograph of Parks at the Olney school that bears her name. “I was so moved to watch our students as they viewed the picture of Rosa Parks standing in front of our middle school at the school’s dedication in 1993,” said Principal Donna Redmond Jones. “This exhibit gave us all a much deeper understanding of her courage, strength and resilience. It makes us all so proud to be at the school that bears her name.” David Mao, the deputy librarian of Congress, greeted the students. His daughter Elizabeth, a student at Rosa Parks, was among the visiting group. The students viewed a display case of items from Parks’ collections, featuring her many awards and other memorabilia,

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Rosa Parks Middle School eighth-grader Michael Manago (left) and his classmates examine materials from the “Civil Rights Act of 1964” exhibit at Library of Congress. as curator Adrienne Cannon explained the material. They then went to a room where other items were laid out on a table and explained to the students by archivist Meg McAleer. Among them was Parks’ “Featherlite Pancake” recipe, featuring peanut butter as the secret ingredient. The students were each given a copy

of the recipe. Edwina Bawuah, a math teacher at Rosa Parks Middle School, said the exhibit allowed the students to dig deep into Parks’ life. They went beneath the surface of her bold decision in 1955 to refuse to give her bus seat in Montgomery, Ala., to a white man, sparking a bus boycott that helped fuel the bur-

geoning civil rights movement. “Many students agreed that her actions were daring, maybe even outspoken, but the profound insight that the students gained gave them a whole new perspective of the fearless and inspirational woman,” Bawuah said. The students appreciated

the opportunity to learn more about their school’s namesake. “It was such an amazing opportunity to be able to see the Rosa Parks exhibit,” said seventh-grader Elizabeth Mao. “I learned a lot about Rosa Parks’ history, and I was very happy I could attend the ﬁeld trip.” Bawuah said that in an au-

tographed manuscript, Parks describes walking home from school one day when a young white boy began to bully her. Not willing to be terrorized, Parks picked up a brick to intimidate the bully, causing him to flee and leave her alone. Parks’ mother scolded her in fear that Rosa’s bravery would cause her to get in trouble — the same bravery that drove her as an adult. In reflection of that manuscript, sixth-grader Dillon Stone said, “I often wonder how kids lived in a segregated South, having to always worry.” The manuscript also moved eighth-grader Brian Hopkins. “We were able to see what was going on in Rosa Parks’ life both before and after the bus incident through her own writing,” he said. The exhibit, comprising three parts — Before the Boycott, Awards and Honors, and Beyond the Bus — gave students a fuller picture of Parks, beyond her radical stand on that Montgomery bus. “This understanding reveals that her decision that day was not the first, but one feat of many throughout her life that embodied who she was, and why of the many champions of change and equality for which school could have been named,” it was named for Parks, Bawuah said. “Standing up for herself was not out of Parks’ nature. It was in fact, who she was even in her youth.” Bawuah said that as sixthgrader J’niya Buckman sat at a table with her classmates, she pulled out her camera in time to record the sentiments of McAleer, who said, “Of all of the collections that I have encountered, this collection has meant the most; it will stick with me for the rest of my life.” The collection, which contains manuscripts, photographs and other unique personal items belonging to Parks, will be on loan to the Library of Congress for the next 10 years. The exhibit is on display through Jan. 2, and is also available online at loc. gov/exhibits/. thogan@gazette.net

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BY KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Federal jobs believed to be leaving Montgomery County for Utah are staying put, federal ofﬁcials said. The Gazette reported Friday that as many as 100 jobs with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Program Sup-

port Center could be moving to Utah. But the department said Monday that no jobs will be leaving the region. “PSC has office staff in almost 20 locations nationwide,” says a statement provided Monday by Michael Weiss, director of the Office of Communication for the Program Support Center. “We’re evaluating our options as to where our offices and facilities should be — both within the National Capitol Region (NCR) and beyond — based on a range of

factors. As part of this effort we have recently completed a thorough review of the activities and operations of the PSC employees in the NCR and have determined not to move existing jobs outside of NCR.” “I’m pleased that HHS addressed the concerns of its many hard-working employees in the region and decided against relocating jobs away from the area,” U.S. Rep. Christopher Van Hollen Jr. said in a statement Monday. “This is great news for families who faced an uncertain future,

who can now live without worry of being uprooted, and can continue to call Maryland home.” Van Hollen’s office said he heard from concerned constituents that the Health and Human Services department planned to move jobs to Utah from its Program Support Center — which has offices in Bethesda, Rockville and Washington, D.C. Van Hollen (D-Dist. 8) of Kensington wrote on March 23 to Secretary Sylvia Burwell asking for more details, specifically the status of the relocation plan,

Higgs appointment to commission in limbo Lawmakers not considering choices until Pepco-Exelon deal resolved n

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

State lawmakers won’t hold hearings on Montgomery County GOP leader Michael Higgs’ appointment to the Maryland Public Service Commission this session. Higgs was one of Gov. Larry Hogan’s 331 “green bag” appointments made earlier this year. Now, his conﬁrmation is in limbo. Sen. Jamie B. Raskin said the senate’s Executive Nominations Committee, which he chairs, will close its work this session without considering Higgs’ appointment. Raskin (D-Dist. 20) of Takoma Park said Hogan (R) asked the committee to delay consideration of his appointments to the Public Service Commission. The other PSC appointee is Jeanette M. Mills of Howard County. Hogan spokesman Douglass Mayer said the governor held the appointments to allow the PSC to rule in the proposed Pepco acquisition by Exelon before the commission’s membership changes. ReginaDavis,aspokeswoman for the Public Service Commis-

sion, said Tuesday that the commission’s deadline for making a ruling has been extended from Higgs April 8 to May 8. Raskin said his committee’s final meeting this session was Monday. As for what happens after the session, Raskin said he didn’t know if Hogan plans to reconsider who he appointed or proceed with the appointments while the General Assembly is on recess. Higgs’ appointment raised eyebrows among committee members after controversial tweets from his since-deleted Twitter account circulated. Higgs — a telecommunications lawyer with Shulman Rogers and chairman of the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee — sent several partisan tweets that Raskin called “hardly a youthful indiscretion.” Higgs could not be reached for comment on Monday and Tuesday. But how the comments might affect Higgs’s chance for Senate backing was unclear.

“It’s impossible to know if that would be disqualifying in anyone’s eyes without going through the hearing process,” Raskin said. “I’m quite certain that members wanted to ask about it.” Committee members still could have that chance. Even if the Senate doesn’t conﬁrm Higgs by sine die — the last day of the legislative session — on April 13, Higgs still could serve on the commission. Raskin said Hogan can make “recess appointments” while the legislature is out of session, effectively appointing Higgs to the PSC after the session ends. In that case, Higgs would serve until the legislature reconvenes in January 2016, when, Raskin said, any recess appointments must be conﬁrmed by the Senate.

School to host Servathon 2015 Students at Covenant Life School in Gaithersburg will be performing 1000 acts of service on Thursday as part of their Servathon 2015, according to a release. Stations will be set up throughout the school for students to complete multiple service projects during the school day. According to the release, 250 students, ranging from preschool to high school, attend Covenant Life School and every student is slated to participate. Some of the 1000 acts of service include writing thank you notes to soldiers overseas, preparing bag lunches for the homeless, collecting school supplies for Ugandan schools, making Easter crafts for senior citizens and more. According to the release, the Servathon will also function as a fundraiser for the school, encouraging friends and family to sponsor the students in their community service efforts through donations. More information can be

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Mayer said Hogan hasn’t made a decision on whether he will make recess appointments to the PSC or leave appointments on hold until the next session. Higgs would have replaced Commissioner Lawrence Brenner, whose term expires June 30. Mayer said if a replacement is not appointed by June 30, Brenner can keep serving on the commission until a replacement is named. The Daily Record in Baltimore reported that Mills’s appointment also met with criticism because her history as an employee of Baltimore Gas and Electric — one of Exelon’s current holdings — would have resulted in two former BGE employees on the commission. kalexander@gazette.net

a description of any alternatives and an analysis that shows relocating the jobs would save money. “HHS employees are an asset to the region, providing essential services to our community and serving as a strong pillar of the local economy,” Van Hollen said in a written statement Thursday. “They deserve a clear explanation of HHS’s future staffing plans, and I’m making sure the Department is aware of the negative impact that relocating jobs away from the region would have

on our community.” In an email obtained by The Gazette dated 8:25 p.m. Friday, Program Support Center Director Paul Bartley told employees that “we have determined not to move existing jobs outside of NCR [national capital region].” The Program Support Center is “hosted by” HHS and is “the largest multi-function shared service provider to the Federal government,” according to its website, psc.gov. kalexander@gazette.net

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Montgomery Parks arborist Donnie Osborn assists Wyatt Kent, 10, of Wheaton as he tries his hand at scaling a tree in a harness during the Montgomery County GreenFest at Jessup Blair Park on Saturday in Silver Spring.

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Lauren Gower, 12, a sixth-grader at Clemente Middle School in Germantown thinks it’s cool to learn about new cultures. She, along with almost 460 other sixth-graders at Clemente spent Thursday participating in Passport Through China, an in-school field trip about the world’s most populous country. “It’s to celebrate the learning going on in the classroom,” said Molly Murray, International Baccalaureate Coordinator at the school. “Students are inquiring into the culture and perspective in order to increase international awareness.” The day started with the students working on tangrams, an ancient Chinese puzzle game using seven flat pieces. The object is to create a specific shape by fitting together all seven pieces. Students also read and reflected on

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Clemente Middle School sixth-grade students participate in Chinese-themed activities on Thursday in Germantown. Lauren Gower, 12, enjoys Chinese food for lunch. a story about the Cultural Revolution which took place in China between 1966 and 1976. Then the students gathered in the school gym for a Dragon Dance

presented by Tai Yim Kung Fu School of Kensington. “I really liked the dragon show,” Lauren said. “I liked how they interacted

with the kids and got really close. They let most kids get [under the costume] and do [the dance].” Clemente is working toward becoming an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Programme school and Passport Through China incorporated many of the learning profiles teachers and students are using. Among those profiles are reflection, communication and risk-taking. Each student had a “passport” with several pages on which they reflected about the activities they attended and showed how they took a risk. At lunch — a bounteous Chinese buffet provided by Canton Delight Restaurant in Gaithersburg — students were encouraged to try something new. Be a risk taker. Ahmad Sadler, 11, said he tried orange chicken, fried rice, a spring roll and a pork dumpling. “It’s very, very delicious and it’s warm,” he said. Also offered during the day was a Tai Chi lesson taught by instructors from Han Mi Martial Arts in Damascus, and talks on different aspects of Chinese life such as cultures and history of the Chinese people, acupuncture, calligraphy,

martial arts and kite decorating. Parents and community members helped teachers usher the sixth-graders through the day and acted as presenters and lunch aides. Lauren and Ahmad both went to a class on acupuncture, something Lauren said she did not know about. Ahmad said he had heard of it but did not know it originated in China. “I wouldn’t want to have it done,” he said. “I’m afraid of needles.” He did like Tai Chi. “It’s basically exercising, but in a Chinese way,” he said. “It’s slower, more of a thing to release energy and relax.” The class ended the day flying their hand-decorated kites on the school’s back field. “Students loved flying kites; teachers reported how beautiful it was so see the pure joy in the faces of our students. One teacher even emailed me Friday night and said she saw students flying their kites in their neighborhood several hours after they got home,” Murray wrote in an email. pmcewan@gazette.net

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LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

Two Montgomery County Council members are pursuing different routes to change child care in the county. One is narrowing in on family child care providers. The other is trying to establish a new ofﬁce dedicated to the issue. Through one bill, Councilwoman Nancy Navarro aims to boost county services for prospective and current family child care providers, particularly those who speak Spanish and other foreign languages. Navarro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring said at a March 17 news

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Nuri Funes of Bright Star Family Daycare in Wheaton reads “Little Red Hen” to 5-year-old Roselyn Garmendez on March 24.

conference there has been an ongoing, “very intense” need for training, mentoring and technical assistance for Latino and other immigrant family child care providers.

At the same time, the providers are in demand. People in immigrant and minority communities “tend to gravitate” toward family child care, Navarro said in an interview. It can be challenging, however, to ﬁnd a licensed provider and a highquality program, she said. Navarro said the service model she envisions would provide training “hand in hand” with technical assistance and mentoring to a group of participants who would move through the model together. “That particular model is not currently provided anywhere,” she said. Her bill would require the county’s Department of Health and Human Services to help current and would-be providers work to get a license or accreditation, provide technical assistance and business training, and conduct site visits. The bill also requires services in foreign languages “in a culturally competent manner,” according to a Feb. 26 memo

about the bill. Several child care providers voiced support for Navarro’s bill in a March 17 public hearing before the County Council. During her testimony, Joseﬁna Rios of Silver Spring, a certiﬁed provider, said in Spanish that she had benefitted from similar services. The legislation would help others like her, who do not have the knowledge, support or resources to start a child care program, Rios said. Nuri Funes, president of the Latino Child Care Association of Maryland Inc., said in an interview she sees women in the county who don’t understand that children’s experiences in their business can affect the children’s readiness to enter school. Navarro’s bill, she said, would help these women get trained and licensed, so they can make money from their work and help prepare children for school. JoAnn Barnes, chief of the county health department’s

Children Youth and Family Services, said the bill would expand on the county’s work with child care providers, including those who speak Spanish and other languages. Current county services include training to help providers move toward state certiﬁcation and technical assistance such as site visits. The combination of training and technical assistance wouldn’t be new, Barnes said. But a program for mentoring, which currently happens as an “offshoot” of other services, would be an addition, she said. Barnes said another change the bill could spark is the county’s ability to reach more unregulated and informal providers. “The main reason we support the bill is not that it’s something that we wouldn’t ever do. It’s because it is what we do, but [the bill is] proposing more of it and in a more intense fashion to meet those providers that need the assistance,” she said. A second bill from Navarro — on which the council was scheduled to vote on Tuesday — sought broader changes to how the county uses public facilities. The bill would create a program to help organizations serve vulnerable youth and low-income families, such as child care providers, use the facilities. Navarro’s and Councilman Hans Riemer’s bills are linked in

theme, but are separate efforts. Riemer’s bill would establish the Office of Child Care, Early Care and Education, which, he said, would help make early child care issues “a real priority.” “[My bill] is trying to focus more on the big picture and, you know, try to really increase the level of ownership and responsibility that the county takes for early care in general,” said Riemer (D-At Large) of Takoma Park. He said the office would conduct research on the county’s child care services, develop a plan to improve services and work toward a long-term goal to establish universal pre-kindergarten and early child care. The office’s specific tasks would include helping providers find more affordable space, helping parents navigate the child care system and developing child development goals for providers. A public hearing on Riemer’s bill was scheduled to have been held Tuesday evening. Navarro said she has “some concerns” about creating a separate county child care office. She plans to offer an amendment to Riemer’s bill that would instead create a county position focused on early child care and education issues. lpowers@gazette.net

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Daisy Creel might still be a little girl, but she has big ideas and a big heart. Daisy, a ﬁfth-grader at Cloverly Elementary School in Silver Spring, recently launched Lipzu, her own line of lip balm for children. She got the idea a few months ago, after noticing how popular a brand of egg-shaped lip balms had become. “I thought it would be cool to have them in the form of animals,” she said. The Ashton 10-year-old mentioned the idea to her mother, Amy Maurer Creel, an entrepreneur who founded Teething Bling, a line of stylish products for teething babies. Creel said she had Daisy sketch up some ideas of what her balm might look like. Daisy came up with several variations, including Rosie, a ﬂoral-scented duck; Minty, a mint-flavored seal; Peachy, a peach-scented panda; and Lemonpaw, a lemon-scented polar bear. Creel arranged to have some samples made at a factory in China, and she and Daisy developed a website, lipzu.com. From there, Lipzu was hatched. There are currently six varieties available for purchase online, with two more on the way. They cost $5 each. The products are 95 percent organic, 100 percent

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One of her favorite parts of launching Lipzu was shooting this promotional photo, says Ashton entrepreneur Daisy Creel (center), with friends Brenna Dwyer (left) and Lauren Roper. natural, paraben- and petroleum-free, and contain vitamin E, shea butter and jojoba oil. Daisy said the lip balms have become popular with her friends and classmates. Creel said Daisy has really been instrumental in the launch of the company. “I really don’t have the time to work on it, so she gets the orders at her own email address, ﬁlls them, packs them up and gets them ready to ship out,” Creel said. “It was her idea and she is the one making it happen.” The venture, which has come to fruition in just a few short months, has been a learning experience. “I learned that having a business is hard work and sometimes stressful, but also really fun,” Daisy said. The hardest part was coming up with all the animal designs and picking the ﬂavors,

she said. The best part was seeing the ﬁnished website and having a promotional photo shoot with her friends. Her advice to others starting a business: “Try to make it more popular by spreading your idea around, and don’t give up.” Daisy is donating a portion of Lipzu’s sales to the Montgomery County Humane Society. “We got all of our pets” — two cats, a dog and a bird — “there, and they are always looking for donations,” she said. “It is always good to help others.” When she’s not busy designing products or fulfilling orders, Daisy enjoys horseback riding, playing video games, and reading the “Warrior” novel series.

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Ivan Mendez has been reading comic books since at least ﬁrst grade. Through an AmeriCorps program, the fourth-grader at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres in Silver Spring now is learning to make his own comics. “I like Marvel comics like ‘The Avengers’ and ‘Star Wars,’” Ivan said. “I get to learn how those are made and work on my own comics.” Gregory Silber formed the after-school comics club late last year at the school as a writing enrichment instructor in the AmeriCorps program Project Change. He works with students during school hours on regular writing. On Mondays after school, he helps about a dozen fourthgraders learn comic development. On Tuesdays, he instructs roughly the same number of ﬁfth-graders. “To my knowledge, nobody else is doing this at any other elementary school around here,” said Silber, a New Jersey native and comics enthusiast who studied writing arts at Rowan University. He aspires to write comics, novels and other forms of creative works. He is on a year-long commitment through AmeriCorps, which some refer to as the domestic Peace Corps. The students learn about storytelling, sequencing, certain vocabulary and other essentials of graphic literature. On Monday, they were developing their own stories through multiple panels. Maria Almendras, a fourth-

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Fourth-grader Diana Franco makes a comic at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres in Silver Spring during an after-school comics club on Monday.

Americorps teacher Gregory Silber checks the progress of fourth-grader Antonio Vasquez. grader at Leleck, was ﬁlling in the scenes of a comic she called “The Cave,” as Silber complimented her attention to detail. “I learn a lot in this club,” she said. The school, near the Beltway and New Hampshire Avenue, was formerly known as Broad Acres Elementary School. Last

year, ofﬁcials changed the name to honor the late JoAnn Leleck, a former principal who was credited with vastly improving the school. More than 90 percent of the students are Hispanic or African-American. About 85 percent of ﬁfth-graders have achieved proficiency on the Maryland School Assessment tests. Project Change participants are active in various programs at county schools and organizations, particularly in Silver Spring. The program is recruiting new members for one- or two-year commitments, said Paul Costello, program director. Silber’s one year will end in the fall, but he hopes to turn the comics club over to a teacher or volunteer. With most schools hyper-focused on grades and testing, this type of work helps students develop their imagination and creativity, he said. “Writing and reading should be among the things students want to do, not have to do,” Silber said. kshay@gazette.net

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Continued from Page A-1 Skateboarders, snowboarders and divers, among other athletes, can also practice moves and ﬂips into the airbag pit with no risk of danger. Martens said that in addition to being unsanitary, the foam blocks that are usually used in the pits have flame retardant chemicals on them which can be toxic, so he decided to use airbags as an alternative ﬁlling. “Our core values are safety, cleanliness and fun,” Martens said. There will be four massage chairs for parents waiting for children, as well as couches and large TVs. The space will be WiFi equipped so that parents can catch up on work or surf the web while they wait. There will be lockers and cubbies for jumpers to leave their belongings including their shoes and socks.

herself in her studio. She mentioned that she hasn’t done any work on a computer, stressing that anyone can draw and that they do not need a computer to be an author. All of Stockdale’s books are nonﬁction, and she does extensive research to make sure she portrays each animal accurately and places them in the correct habitat surrounded by the correct details. Before anything gets published, she sends her drafts and research to scientists at the National Museum of Natural History in Washington who specialize in the animals she is writing about to verify their accuracy. At the end of each book, she writes a little summary about each animal explaining even more about

them. Stockdale said that there’s an academic foundation in what she does visually and within the stories. She explained that the patterns in her illustrations are a foundation of math. The content teaches language arts and science. Stockdale ﬁrst decided to create a picture book years ago after taking her now-grown children to the zoo and they pointed out one of the birds. “They saw a flamingo standing on one leg, and they were fascinated that it was asleep and standing up,” Stockdale said. From that experience, Stockdale wrote and illustrated “Some Sleep Standing Up,” her ﬁrst book released in 1996.

“I’d never written anything of that nature, I just pulled it out,” Stockdale said. “Now I write entirely in rhyme, I really enjoy it.” Though Stockdale had never written something in rhyme before, her mother was a published author, so she grew up surrounded by prose. “My mother really inspired me by her persistence and her wonderful rhymes. She was always rhyming things together in a really playful way during the day,” Stockdale said. “I think kids really like the music and the rhythm,” she said, noting that we all have the same rhythmic heartbeat. “We are hard-wired for rhythm.”

“It’s not optional to wear trampoline socks, you can’t go barefoot. Trampoline socks are way safer and cleaner,” Martens said, explaining that the front desk will sell the socks, which are reusable and have a special gripped sole. Trampoline socks for the whole guest list are provided for parties. There will also be a small cafe providing healthy food options other than the pizza and soda that usually fuels children’s weekends, according to Martens. “When you do provide [healthy snacks], the parents go after them big time,” Martens said. One of the main reasons Martens wanted to open a trampoline park was because of the exercise it helps provide children without them even realizing. “The health part of this is what most people don’t realize. The kids go there and they jump and they think they are having a good time, and they

are, but at the same time they are burning 1000 calories an hour,” Martens said. Rockin’ Jump is open to people of all ages and rooms can be rented for parties. There will also be the option of renting the space for corporate gatherings or team building events. Martens said that a school already has a ﬁeld trip planned. “It’s a really healthy form of entertainment and ﬁtness,” Martens said. Park hours will be based around school hours and extended over the summer when school is out. An hour of jumping will be $17, with varying rates for parties. In addition to trampoline socks, the only requirement for participants is viewing of a safety video that will play on a loop. Everyone going out on the trampolines must watch the video and sign a safety waiver, either online before their visit or in the front lobby. Employees will be stationed at every trampoline area to monitor everyone’s safety

throughout their experience. Martens said they are planning a specific time that will only be open to parents and “tots.” “Our business model is families. We are more about bringing kids and parents together,” Martens said. Martens now lives in Delaware, but his son, Campbell, is the general manager and will run daily operations. During construction, Martens stayed with family in the area for up to three days out of the week, but now he’s living in a hotel for the home stretch so he can oversee the finishing touches. “Parents will come for the kids and then they’ll step on...” Martens said, slowly smiling and pretending to bounce. “It’s infectious. People really love it and what we are trying to do is find an alternative for kids to do no matter what the season and what the weather is. We are absolutely thrilled.”

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said. According to the college’s website, the exhibit went up March 23 — five days before GreenFest. The exhibit will run through April. Lacefield said county officials became aware of the drawings and felt the exhibit “might not be appropriate for a familyoriented event.” “It’s not that they were nude. It’s not about nudes at all. There are nudes everywhere,” Lacefield said. Rather, he said, the drawings were of “disembodied human torsos with gashes across and red stuff there or coming out.” Lacefield said the county asked Montgomery College to move the exhibit to a different part of the art gallery, away from families with children visiting the festival. “Not cover up, not take down, not censor,” Lacefield said. “It was not censorship in any way.” Ultimately, the county and the college decided to move GreenFest exhibitors to a different building, Lacefield said. Douglas Weisburger and Ryan Zerbe, who were both listed as a contacts for GreenFest, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Hron said it appeared the college handled the situation well. She appreciated that it went to bat for her work and did not close the show. As for children viewing her work, she said that should be up to parents. “Anything that creates discussion, if children ask, that would be something that would be good to talk about,” she added. kalexander@gazette.net dropped slightly but the crime remains a problem. “Probably 60 to 70 percent are thefts from unlocked cars. ... [Thieves] will go down a residential street at 2 a.m. [checking cars],” he said. Crime reports by district for 2014 are posted at the department’s website at mymcpnews. com. vterhune@gazette.net

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allowing increased capacity in dense areas that would not be suited for a large tower, planning staff member Caroline Seidan explained during the presentation. Seidan went on to say that the current ordinance does not allow for small cells on buildings under 30 feet even though they are made for heights of 15 feet or less. That regulation would be changed. The presentation listed a handful of speciﬁc sections in the ordinance that needed to be amended, including adding deﬁnitions for words that are currently too vague such as colocation, small cell, support structure and others. The amendment plans to change language in other sections and update outdated processes including changes regarding the regulation of satellite antennas. “When the language first came out we were talking about the meter to four meter antennas that people were putting in their yards,” Schwarz said.

Since then, smaller dishes less than one meter have come out and federal legislation states that they can’t be regulated. Schwarz said. Another amendment would change the language to allow small cells in all zones, according to the presentation. Mayor Jud Ashman seemed pleased that these changes were underway with the ever-changing technology stating that “the time has come, we’re probably beyond that time.” Other members agreed with the need for ﬂexibility while some members brought up large towers and their role in the ordinance. “The larger towers, we already have a process. We are working on modifications for the collocation of antennas on towers,” Schwarz said. The planning board is hoping for text amendment sponsorship at the April 20 council meeting and then a joint public hearing on May 18. Tentative adoption of the text amendment is slated for June 2015.

Part I — Serious Crimes Homicide Rape Robbery Agg. Assault Burglary Larceny Auto Theft Subtotal Part I

2013

2014

Difference

8 129 763 584 2,585 11,984 867 16,920

19 115 646 964 2,431 13,693 845 18,713

137.5% -10.9% -15.3% 65.1% -6% 14.3% -2.5% 10.6%

Part II — Less Serious Crimes Minor Assault Arson Vandalism Weapons Narcotic Drug Laws Family Offense Juvenile Disorderly Conduct All other Part II Criminal DUI All other Part II noncriminal Subtotal Part II

3,495 58 2,798 291 4,387 288 872 929 6,728 3,302 8,107 31,255

3,140 43 2,985 263 4,470 265 582 970 7,161 3,324 9,315 32,518

-10.2% -25.9% 6.7% -9.6% 1.9% -8% -33.3% 4.4% 6.4% 0.7% 14.9% 4%

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51,231

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348

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Dad-daughter team solves 9-year-old’s digital dilemma Bethesda duo create messaging app for children n

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Annelise Schiebler had a problem — a First World problem to be sure, but still a problem for the Bethesda 9-year-old. She wanted to be able to chat online with her friends. When she shared her desire with her father, Andrew Schiebler, they looked for an app for Annelise and her friends to use. “We thought it would be easy, but it wasn’t,” Annelise said. That’s because the federal Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 requires companies that make and sell messaging apps directed at children younger than 13 to obtain parental consent. As a result, many app companies don’t want to bother, Schiebler said. Popular with adults are Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp, Schiebler said, and, with teens, Snapchat, Instagram and Kik Messenger. But there was nothing for the under-13 crowd. With no apps available for Annelise to chat with family and her friends at Wood Acres Elementary School, the

Intrexon, Merck strike deal on cancer therapies Intrexon of Germantown is launching a new collaboration with Merck Serono of Darmstadt, Germany, to develop and commercialize cancer therapies that use the body’s immune system to ﬁght tumors. The agreement gives Merck Serono exclusive access to Intrexon’s technologies to engineer T-cells with gene expression, according to a company news release. Intrexon will receive an upfront payment of $115 million, with as much as an additional $826 million paid upon achieving certain development, regulatory and commercial milestones, plus sales royalties.

FDA OKs Emergent’s new anthrax treatment Emergent BioSolutions of Gaithersburg has won Food and Drug Administration approval for its Anthrasil treatment for inhaled

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“This could make no business sense whatsoever,” says Andrew Schiebler of Bethesda, who with his daughter Annelise, 9, developed a mobile messaging app for children. “But my sweet little daughter wanted to do it.” Schieblers “postponed” ﬁnding a solution, Schiebler said. “Later [Annelise] was asking me

anthrax when administered with antibacterial drugs. The approval triggers a $7 million payment to the company under a development contract with the federal Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, according to a company news release. Anthrasil received orphan drug designation and qualiﬁes for seven years of market exclusivity. Anthrasil is prepared using plasma collected from healthy, screened donors who have been immunized with Emergent’s BioThrax anthrax vaccine. Anthrasil was developed as part of a $160 million contract with the federal research agency. The treatment has been delivered to and is stored in the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile.

Washington Property reports new leases Washington Property Co. of Bethesda reported several new ofﬁce leases. At 1390 Piccard Drive in Rockville, ABSG Consulting is

about [my career],” Schiebler said. “And she said, ‘Dad, let’s make an app.’”

Schiebler, a software engineer and consultant, had created apps before, but nothing fancy, he said. Designing a social media app was “out of the box” for him. “I thought it was a bad idea, but as a dad I thought I wanted her to get experienced with social media before [she was] 13,” Schiebler said. “To me, that’s the wild west.” Most elementary-age children don’t have their own phones, Schiebler said, but once they get to middle school and turn 13, most do get phones and are eligible to sign up for social media accounts without parental consent. Having a chat app for younger children that their parents can monitor helps them learn the etiquette of social media. So he and Annelise started designing an app they dubbed Marimba for the sound they chose to alert users that a message has arrived. “We started as a daddy-daughter project but we [also] took the business end seriously,” Schiebler said. “I really believe there is a need for this.” Perhaps the biggest hurdle was designing an app that would pass federal regulatory muster. Parents must register and be approved before their children can use the Marimba and parents also must approve with whom their children can chat.

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leasing 2,200 square feet and Infostructures is leasing 4,850 square feet. At 8757 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring, Digidoc is leasing 2,434 square feet.

Shopping Center opens up festival to nonproﬁts The Cabin John Shopping Center and Mall will offer community nonproﬁts the opportunity to get their message out from 1 to 4 p.m. April 26, coinciding with its spring festival. To be eligible, nonprofits must offer services in Montgomery County; cannot use the time to promote a political or religious view; and cannot compete directly with any store or service at the center, according to a news release. A table will be provided and organizations can take do-

nations, collect information for future solicitation and distribute information. Nonproﬁts that want to participate may contact Hilary Shure at hshure@cmfa.com. The shopping center is at 11325 Seven Locks Road, Potomac.

ABL wins $2.6M contract extension ABL of Rockville won a threeyear, $2.6 million contract extension from the National Cancer Institute to support research on preventing and treating retroviral pathogens and the diseases they cause. The deal will extend the company’s prime management of this program to more than 30 years, according to a company news release.

“It’s an important safety feature,” Schiebler said. “We are designed to stop unsavory folks and kids trying to get in without their parents’ approval.” Marimba also has other features speciﬁc to the 7 to 12 age group it is designed for. For instance, it blocks profanity and emits a marimba sound when it encounters such words. It does not use geo-location or collect the age of the child users, and it has a time setting so the hours of use can be regulated. “As a dad, I’ve learned to never underestimate your children and technology,” Schiebler said. Developing Marimba took the Schieblers about six months. It was approved for Apple’s App Store in December and is free to download. Right now it is available only for Apple mobile devices, but Schiebler said he and Annelise are working on versions for Android and Kindle. Schiebler said there are 22 million 7- to 12-year-olds in the U.S., a potentially huge market for Marimba. That is not what matters most to him however. “This could make no business sense whatsoever,” he said. “But my sweet little daughter wanted to do it.” More information on the app is at marimbachat.com. pmcewan@gazette.net

ABL and institute scientists identify and characterize retroviruses, including HIV, to see how they evade the body’s immune system and cause infectious disease and leukemia. ABL researchers also have been researching new vaccines and therapies to prevent and treat infection.

Children’s Health group honors Fitzgerald Jack Fitzgerald, CEO and founder of Fitzgerald Auto Malls of Rockville, was among four recipients of the Champions for Children’s Health award. They were recently honored at a fundraising reception hosted by the Children’s Health Board of Children’s National Health System in Washington. Fitzgerald started the Fitzgerald Child Car Seat Inspection Program in 1999, after learning the dangers of improperly installed child safety seats, according to a news release. Since then, his dealerships, working with county safety personnel, have installed and inspected more than 45,000

seats. Also honored was Rep. Christopher Van Hollen Jr. (D-Dist. 8) of Kensington.

RegeneRx receives $500K in licensing deal RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals of Rockville reported receiving an initial payment of $500,000 from ReGenTree, its U.S. joint venture with G-TreeBNT, under a license agreement for its experimental treatment for dry eye syndrome and neurotrophic keratopathy. RegeneRx said it expects to receive a second payment of $500,000 this year after the ﬁrst patient is enrolled in a U.S. clinical trial sponsored by ReGenTree. ReGenTree is planning a phase 3 trial for neurotrophic keratopathy and a phase 2 trial for dry eye syndrome this year. The treatment, RGN-259, is a sterile, preservative-free topical eye drop. Neurotrophic keratopathy is a degenerative condition that can lead to deterioration of the cornea.

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Pursuant to Section 41 of the Charter of the City of Gaithersburg, Maryland, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Gaithersburg will hold a public hearing on:

The Mayor and City Council of City of Gaithersburg, Maryland proposes to increase real property taxes. 1. For the tax year beginning July 1, 2015, the estimated real property assessable base will increase by 2.8%, from $8,785,084,390 to $9,033,455,628. 2. If the City of Gaithersburg maintains the current tax rate of $0.262 per $100 of assessment, real property tax revenues will increase by 2.8%, resulting in $650,733 of new real property tax revenues. 3. In order to fully offset the effect of increasing assessments, the real property tax rate should be reduced to $0.2548, the constant yield tax rate. 4. The City of Gaithersburg is considering not reducing its real property tax rate enough to fully offset increasing assessments. The City of Gaithersburg proposes to adopt a real property tax rate of $ $0.262 per $100 of assessment. This tax rate is 2.8% higher than the constant yield tax rate and will generate $650,733 in additional property tax revenues. A public hearing on the proposed real property tax increase will be held at 7:30 p.m. on April 20, 2015, at City Hall, 31 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877. The hearing is open to the public, and public testimony is encouraged. Persons with questions regarding this hearing may call 301-258-6320 for further information.

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MONDAY April 20, 2015 at 7:30 P.M. or as soon thereafter as it can be heard in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 31 South Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, Maryland, for the purpose of receiving written and oral comments from the public concerning the proposed annual budget for Fiscal Year 2015-2016. All interested persons, citizen groups, and organizations are encouraged to attend the hearing and submit comments. Under the proposed budget, the property tax rate for the City of Gaithersburg remains at $0.262 per $100 of assessed value. Additionally, the ad valorem tax on tangible personal property subject to taxation by the City shall remain at the rate of $0.53 per $100 of assessed value. Generally, the proposed budget is summarized as follows: REVENUE Local Taxes Licenses and Permits Intergovernmental Revenue Service Charges Fines and Forfeitures Miscellaneous Revenues

$27,720,200 3,969,580 14,546,107 8,234,120 2,045,000 739,870

Anticipated Revenue Reappropriation TOTAL EXPENDITURES General Government Public Safety Public Works Parks, Recreation & Culture Community Services & Public Relations Miscellaneous TOTAL OPERATING EXPENDITURES

$57,254,877 10,561,357 $67,816,234

$14,049,166 11,737,760 9,985,618 8,033,906 2,749,326 3,360,458 $49,916,234

TRANSFERS TOTAL OPEB Trust Fund

$1,200,000

STORMWATER FUND

$3,400,000

TOTAL CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS

$13,300,000

TOTAL PROPOSED EXPENDITURES

$67,816,234

Copies of the proposed budget will be available online on April 8, 2015 and may be viewed at www.gaithersburgmd.gov. Tony Tomasello City Manager 1931347

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Montgomery County officials made two decisions last month to help safeguard the public health. Both involve what we breathe — an important human activity, to say the least. In the same week, the county’s Board of Appeals denied Costco Wholesale’s request to build a 16-pump gas station outside its store at Westfield Wheaton mall and extended the county’s ban on where cigarettes can be smoked to include electronic cigarettes. RECENT In the Costco case, RULINGS which the company PROTECT still could appeal in RESIDENTS court, the five-member board agreed with hearing examiner Martin Grossman. He cited the impact of fumes from idling vehicles at the proposed gas station on students at nearby Stephen Knolls School, neighbors and users of the nearby Kenmont Swim & Tennis Club. The school has about 100 special-needs students, some of whom have disabilities that include chronic lung disease and asthma, with some having to use oxygen tanks. According to the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, vehicle fumes contain compounds such as carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides. In high concentrations, carbon monoxide can be quickly lethal; in lower concentrations it can irreversibly damage the brain and heart. Nitrogen oxides can irritate the eyes, nose, throat and lungs, and in high levels can cause rapid burning, spasms and swelling of tissues in the throat and upper respiratory tract. It’s not what we want to breathe. Nor are the compounds found in the vapor from e-cigarettes, which deliver nicotine into the bloodstreams of users and bystanders. Despite proponents arguments that “vaping” is a safe and effective way to help smokers quit, e-cigarettes are unregulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. That means no one really knows how much nicotine is in them — or what other compounds, and their quantities, are in them. Again, citing the CDC, current research shows that: • Nicotine from e-cigarettes is absorbed by users and bystanders. • Nicotine is highly addictive. • Nicotine is especially a health danger to youth who use e-cigarettes. It may have longterm, negative effects on brain growth. • Nicotine is a health danger for pregnant women and their developing babies. Using an e-cigarette and even being around someone else using an e-cigarette can expose pregnant women to nicotine and other chemicals that may be toxic. • E-cigarette aerosol is not “water vapor.” It contains nicotine and can contain other chemicals. It is not as safe as clean air. • The nicotine solution in e-cigarettes is not harmless “juice.” Children and adults have been poisoned by swallowing, breathing or absorbing the liquid through their skin or eyes. • Additional chemicals that are harmful or may be harmful have been found in some ecigarettes. These substances include traces of metal, volatile organic compounds and nitrosamines. The levels tend to be lower than in regular cigarettes, but there’s no way to know what you’re getting because e-cigarettes are not yet regulated. The County Council wisely banned ecigarettes in public places where tobacco already is banned; it also made it illegal for minors to use e-cigarettes and required the liquid used in e-cigarettes to be sold in childresistant packaging. The ban means that e-cigarettes can’t be used indoors in public places such as restaurants, stores, offices and government buildings, and on county property. “I think this sends an important message to our community and the world at large that Montgomery County is very dedicated to addressing public health,” said Councilwoman Nancy Floreen (D-At Large) of Garrett Park. “And I really do believe that’s one of our primary responsibilities as elected officials.” Indeed it is.

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History would suffer if buildings come down The March 19 ﬁre at Georgia Avenue and Bonifant Street is not only devastating for the owners and employees of the three businesses impacted, but for the historicity of downtown Silver Spring. In the event that the structures are found to be irreparable, the building that Bombay Gaylord/ Quarry House occupies (built in 1927) and Mandarin Restaurant (built in 1937) will probably be demolished. This will bookend with the scheduled demolition of all of the 1920s and 30s structures diagonally across the intersection in the block of Georgia Avenue between Ripley and Bonifant (west side) that will be replaced by a glass ofﬁce building. Downtown Silver Spring’s “Main Street” of early-20th-century structures will then be well on its way to looking like Anywhere, USA. Jerry A. McCoy, Silver Spring

The writer is president of the Silver Spring Historical Society.

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An electrical failure is suspected of starting a March 19 ﬁre that gutted the Bombay Gaylord restaurant on the corner of Georgia Avenue and Bonifant Street in Silver Spring. Fire ofﬁcials closed the restaurant and the Quarry House Tavern beneath it while repairs are made.

Transit plan would ruin suburbia

I am growing increasingly concerned about our county. Between poor transit and development decisions and damaging decisions about public education, no wonder so many long-time residents are moving out. What is happening to our wonderful suburban community? One of our county’s biggest push is for the Corridor Cities Transitway. The CCT will be absolutely terrible for us. It not only permanently removes any sense of suburbia, but it

paves the way (literally and ﬁguratively) to mass development in our neighborhood. Our nice suburban community will soon become very urban, with business and residence all mixed in together, with two giant bus lanes that go with our current trafﬁc, in addition to having underground lanes and elevated lanes with matching platforms to board the buses. Bye bye, beautiful landscape. Most of the neighborhoods affected by the CCT are against this.

There are petitions against this. Yet, the county seems to ignore our voices. What is going on with our elected ofﬁcials? We need a change in direction. I humbly request that everyone please stay informed and make your voice heard. This is our neighborhood. It’s time to let our leaders know they are not representing us. Let’s get back to loving where we live. Lisa Sontheimer, North Potomac

Interactive play develops sound minds With the spotlight on Silver Spring in the “free-range” parenting debate, it’s worth reiterating that children are built to learn through interactive play. We must do a better job of protecting this endangered playtime in our neighborhoods and at schools. At home and on weekends, unstructured (and yes, unsupervised) play is crucial for child development. It can be many things: Walking home from school. Exploring the woods. Going to the store. Climbing trees. Inventing a game with neighbors. Tak-

ing off on a bike. Catching the bus. These are examples from my Baltimore upbringing that were powerful character-shapers. It was a big deal when I got to do them by myself. If we never let kids be alone, how can they learn the way their brains are wired to learn? At school, kids are constantly supervised, yet at a school that is powered by Playworks, “Junior Coaches” are put in charge of recess. We’ve found kids learn the most when they lead their own play. Healthy play and a high-functioning

recess are proven to reduce bullying, restore productive classroom time, increase physical activity and improve academic outcomes. CEOs regularly report that the top four personnel qualities they look for are collaboration, communication, creativity and ﬂexibility. Let’s train the workforce of tomorrow by giving kids healthy play opportunities today. Susan Comfort, Takoma Park The writer is executive director of Playworks Washington, D.C.

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Hard work went into Churchill’s success As a proud Bulldog parent, I just want to congratulate the remarkable 2014-2015 Churchill High hockey team on an amazing season. During its dominating run to the Maryland state championship, it went 20-1, including 19 straight wins over both public and private schools. It outscored the opposition 162-22 with depth, balance and great teamwork. What most people don’t know is that they wake up at 4:30 a.m. twice a week for 5:30 a.m. practice for four months, then go straight to school. Most of them play travel hockey as well. And they do this while carrying one of the highest GPAs of any team in Maryland. Our captain, Ross Allen, won the Yvon Labre award given to the player in Maryland who accomplished the most on and off the ice. Special recognition should go to coaches Ray McKenzie, Sam Mrvos and Steve Bobys, who demand excellence, both on and off the ice, and give so generously of their time and skill. Congratulations again to this great bunch of kids. Jay M. Weinstein, Bethesda

Through Exelon acquisition, Pepco can improve like BGE did There’s been a lot of discussion about what the merger of Pepco Holdings and Exelon will mean for Montgomery County. Residents and elected officials are naturally wondering whether they will end up better off if the deal goes through. We have a lot of experience with that in Baltimore. In 2012, Exelon acquired Constellation and its Baltimore-based utility, Baltimore Gas and Electric (BGE). More than three years later, Exelon has an established track record here, and based on that, we can offer some insight on how this transaction is likely to play out for Montgomery County. Exelon comes with tremendous ﬁnancial strength and strong management with proven results. Since introducing its best practices and management model to BGE, it is a much more efﬁcient, safe and reliable public utility. That’s

based upon recent utility industry peer reviews, which show BGE is performing at the highest level for reliability in its history. Another compelling fact is how Exelon has changed BGE’s culture toward supplier diversity, which includes spending real dollars with women, minority and service disabled veteran-owned businesses. As an advocate for such enabling relationships, I have witnessed ﬁrsthand the mass culture change at BGE. Prior to the acquisition, BGE did little to spend money with deserving disadvantaged companies. Sure, its leadership was composed of great minds and its board represented the Greater Baltimore region’s who’s who. But its culture was risk averse to growing supplier diversity. Its present CEO, Calvin Butler, an African-American, came to Maryland with a plan to improve BGE’s safety, customer satisfac-

tion, reliability and supplier diversity because he knows they all intertwine. Butler created a new program to improve supplier diversity, known as Focus-25, with the intention of recruiting diverse suppliers to educate them on BGE’s core values of safety, customer satisfaction and reliability. He also wants them to understand how to properly formulate bid proposals that can compete with first-tier contractors that maintain present oligopolies with most of the utilities in America, including BGE. Butler’s vision is Exelon’s vision that will extend to Pepco Holdings Inc. It’s no secret that Pepco needs to improve its reliability immediately. This is the Exelon that I have come to know. Exelon has made great strides improving reliability, customer satisfaction, utility

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power safety and doing business with a segment of our population that has been discriminated upon for no other good reason but cultural hang-ups of the past. I, for one, support the acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc. by Exelon because I have seen what it has done in Baltimore and I see a great amount of improvement coming for Montgomery County. Exelon has shown to date in the Greater Baltimore region that change is good even when it transcends from one monopoly to a much larger monopoly because it’s the only way public utilities will trade. Now, let’s brace ourselves for greater efﬁciency and betterrun utilities, which is something we all can agree upon. Wayne R. Frazier Sr., Baltimore

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There’s no rationale for removing limits on passenger vehicle licenses

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A large number of cab drivers showed up for a Montgomery County Council meeting about regulating rental rates and other fees for cabs. The meeting had to be moved to a larger room to accommodate the crowd, at the County Council Building on Feb. 27.

Montgomery County taxicab drivers are facing a double threat to their incomes and livelihood. On one side is the entry of Transportation Network Companies (TNCs), like Uber and Lyft, and on the other side is a proposal to lift the restrictions on the number of Passenger Vehicle Licenses (PVL) issued to taxicab and for-hire drivers. In 2002, Montgomery County was faced with a critical decision about the supply of taxicabs. Too few would create lengthy waits for cab service and sometimes prevent customers from obtaining service at all. Conversely, too many taxicabs would lead to service problems and underpaid drivers. In response, the County Council passed legislation requiring that the total number of for-hire PVLs was not to exceed

1 license for each 1,000 county residents. But with the introduction of TNCs like Uber and Lyft overﬂowing the market with unregulated and unlicensed taxicab services, the County Council is now considering removing limits on the number of PVLs issued to drivers in Montgomery County. This poses an even greater threat to taxicab driver incomes and livelihood. No rationale has yet been offered as to why the existing limitation is no longer viable, except to say that it’s inconvenient for TNCs whose goal is to glut the market and drive the taxicab companies out of business. Indeed, the vast majority of both taxicab operators and drivers believe this formula was designed to achieve a critical balance between the need

Every worker needs a time-off cushion for illness The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that each year roughly 48 million Americans get sick, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of food-borne diseases. Unfortunately, earned sick leave policies are not the norm across our state, and particularly not in food service establishments. That is why I support Montgomery County bill 60-14, Earned Sick and Safe Leave, and the similar legislation pending in the state legislature, the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act (HB385, SB40). These bills call for all workers in the county and the state, respectively, to earn sick leave at a rate of one hour for every 30 hours worked. This would allow them to stay home and recover when illness occurs, rather than spreading germs to food or co-workers. Such legislation has been shown to lead to healthier, more productive workplaces as well as reduced stress for families. As a registered dietitian-nutritionist, my work has focused on not only

what to eat, but also on how to keep food safe to eat. This has included seven years at a D.C.-based organization that provides home-delivered meals to people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-challenging conditions. My department there monitored food safety, which involved thorough inspections of the kitchen twice a week, and regular reviews of proper hygiene procedures with both new and longtime volunteers. Both staff and volunteers knew not to work in the kitchen when they were ill, in order to prevent contamination. These practices are absolutely necessary when you are feeding people with compromised immune systems. Indeed, such rules should be in place in any food service establishment. Two factors made successful infection control more likely at that organization. First, the kitchen staff were provided with paid sick leave, and, sec-

ond, the volunteers were not under ﬁnancial pressure to come in when they were not feeling well. No one was worried about losing a day’s pay, or their job. All employees need to have that kind of security. Workers need to be able to stay home when they are ill, and keep infectious diseases out of the workplace. Everyone gets sick, so everyone should have the opportunity to earn sick days. Food-borne illness can strike anyone, sometimes with devastating results — the 3,000 deaths a year from food-borne illness are 3,000 deaths that could be prevented. While the Montgomery County Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act and Maryland Healthy Working Families Act cannot eliminate the spread of infections, they are certainly a step in the right direction toward improving public health across the state. Laura Otolski, Takoma Park

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for sufﬁcient vehicles to meet demand, and the equally great need for drivers to earn a reasonable living. Even Uber and Lyft drivers are complaining about the oversupply of drivers and how it’s limiting their ability to earn. Let’s look at a similar effort in the city of Minneapolis. In 2006, they eliminated the cap on taxis permitted to operate within city limits. These changes were advocated to “open the market” and dramatically increase the number of licensed cabs, almost the identical argument being considered by the County Council. So have those changes measured up to their promises? Not at all. The Twin Cities ended up with a glut of taxicabs and very frustrated cab drivers. Far from an economic boon for drivers,

swamping the market with new cabs caused drivers to sit twice as long waiting for fares. The resulting decrease in income has forced drivers to hang up their keys and find other employment. This same experience has been borne out in other cities, which have poured new cabs into a market without regard to demand factors. A recent study of San Diego taxicabs showed driver income fell by 30 percent after deregulation. Ultimately, the biggest threat to drivers’ income is too many cars (both legal and illegal) on the road competing for riders, not the regulations created to protect drivers and the customers that they serve. Lee Barnes, Bethesda

The writer is the president and CEO of Barwood Taxi.

Students were exemplary as team wore ‘I Can’t Breathe’ shirts Lindsay Powers’s article about the Blake boys varsity basketball team wearing “I Can’t Breathe”-phrased Tshirts (“Players’ shirts spark policy,” March 18) missed some important points that I think need mentioning. My wife and I attended that game to cheer on a Paint Branch cager. In contrast to the “negative feeling” that Principal Berry mentioned, we heard no such comments. I thoroughly expected to hear some when I saw the shirts, but not even an eye batted from anyone. In fact, I emailed the principals of both schools to say “We couldn’t have been more delighted and pleased with the enthusiasm, sportsmanship and comportment of the student supporters. The atmosphere was electric and raucous, but never inappropriate or out of control. The students represented themselves and their schools

in exemplary fashion, and made it a memorable evening.” While that may not be the case at each and every contest or situation, I couldn’t agree more with Mr. Berry’s concluding comments in the story. We as adults need to stop trying to limit and curtail the opportunities for discussion, expression and improvisation by and amongst our youth. The reality is that the wired world plugs them into topics and events that don’t beneﬁt from having guidelines and prohibitions limit their ability to comprehend their meaning or, more importantly, their effect on each individual or the society at large. The school system should be loath to do just that under the guise of determining what can or can’t be worn as part of a uniform. Chris Hester, Olney

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Penn Relays puts some athletes in rush to qualify

Growing old, or reaping rewards? I’ve been working at The Gazette since 2008, and through the years I’ve had the opportunity to cover hundreds of student-athletes, and — from a mostly athletic perspective — watch some of them mature and head off to college. While the vast majority come KENT ZAKOUR and go and blend ASSISTANT SPORTS together in my EDITOR mind, there are a handful who are more memorable. Some I remember for their superior on-field/court success, others are more notable due to their personalities during interviews. This spring, the first group of kids — they are young adults now — that I covered for at least a couple years in high school are set to graduate college. That will make you feel old! Or, as a few of my former teachers have told me, it feels rewarding. Over the past week, I’ve had a chance to catch up with two favorite — for their genuine personalities and thoughtful responses moreso than athletic success — high school athletes I’ve covered. John and Debbie Emerson have attended the majority of the Johns Hopkins University women’s lacrosse team’s games during the past four years to watch their daughter, 2011 Sherwood High School graduate and senior goalie KC Emerson, play. This year, they’ve had the pleasure of watching one of KC’s former high school teammates and good friends, freshman Emily Kenul, also start for the Blue Jays. “In the first opening game this year, when the announcer announced both girls in the starting lineup and said they were from Brookeville, Maryland, that was really cool because that doesn’t happen a lot,” Debbie Emerson said. “... They are doing things in college that happened at Sherwood.” Added Kenul: “It’s really nice to hear [our names], especially because we ended up in the same place. We are trying to represent where we come from.” Both Emerson and Kenul have been key contributors for the 20th-ranked 8-2 Blue Jays this spring. The 5-foot-10 Emerson has started all 10 games and holds a 5.54 goals against average with a .581 saver percentage. Kenul, an engineering major, has scored 15 goals to go along with six assists. And that’s not by accident. After graduating from Sherwood, Kenul was one of the few high school teammates Emerson kept up with. Last fall, they would meet up to shoot around outside of team workouts and they attended winter workouts together, lifting and running together. “I like to joke around that I’m the reason she’s here,” said Emerson, a Dean’s List student who has performed mission work in Uganda and is involved with the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. “I’ll never forget in sophomore year of college when she called me and told me she committed. ... Lacrosse is a big credit to our friendship.” “She’s really helped me out a lot,” Kenul said. Hopkins made the NCAA tournament last year for the first time since 2007, and Emerson, who has a real estate banking job in Pittsburgh lined up after graduation, says she hopes her lacrosse career will end with another tournament berth. “There’s two months left to play,” Emerson said. “... Ultimate goal is to win a national championship, but we haven’t done that yet. The immediate goal is to try to take it game by game.” kzakour@gazette.net

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Watkins Mill High School track athletes Lisa Franco (left) and Alyssa Rishell (right) walk through a warm-up drill during Thursday’s practice at the Montgomery Village school.

Individual focus Watkins Mill tries to improve the team by ﬁrst improving the athlete

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First-year Watkins Mill High School track coach Bryant Adams said there were a number of things he wanted to work on this year. Adams saw an opportunity for the program, traditionally a sprint powerhouse, to expand its point-earning events to include mid-distance and long-distances. The Wolverines coach, whose extensive background in coaching includes stints with Temple University, The College of New Jersey, Loyola University, Bowie State University, Frederick Douglass and Central, also was aware of the wealth of athletes the Montgomery Village school had at its disposal. If he could get them out on the track, Adams felt it could revolutionize the program. But for all the concerns, aspirations and acclimation a ﬁrst-year coach goes through,

there was one aspect of the Wolverines program — specifically four girls — that needed little to none of Adams’ fine-tuning. Fresh off a seventh-place finish at the 3A indoor track state meet, the Wolverines girls track team, buoyed by a top-notch relay group, looks to carry over its success to the spring, where it will be aiming for more than just relay gold. After claiming the top spot in the 1,600-meter relay and 3,200-meter relay at the 3A West Regional indoor meet in early February, a group of four underclassmen that have been running together for two seasons went out and scored a third and second place finish, respectively, in those same events at the state meet less than three weeks later. “In the beginning, we didn’t really have a select group of girls,” junior Alyssa Rishell, who captured gold in the 500 meter at the indoor state meet, said. “We’ve run together for two years now and since the beginning, we’ve grown closer ... we have some days

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On a blustery, below-freezing Saturday at Central High School, Wise girls track coach Gideon Tinch found a silver lining in having to compete in the Arctic conditions: it could simulate the weather in downtown Philadelphia when the Upper Marlboro school’s relay team travels to Franklin Field to compete in the Penn Relays, which are set to begin April 23. “I’m trying to get them prepared for Penn Relays,” Tinch said, motioning towards a group of Wise runners huddled together. “If Penn Relays is going to be cold, we can run it here and get the feeling.” Though it may seem a tad premature to begin preparing for an event just less than a month away, the reality of the situation is that the preparation for the event, in some cases, begins before the outdoor season even commences. If athletes are not participating in 400-meter relay, which any team can pay to compete in,

they have to hit and submit a certain qualifying time by April 12 — giving them just a few weeks of outdoor practice to get to top form. But for those running yearround, the pressure of getting to a point where they are able to compete with some of the world’s best is less intense than it would be on an athlete who began training in early March. Northwest distance runner Diego Zarate, who runs cross country, indoor track and outdoor track for the Jaguars, said that competing year-round helps control when a runner peaks, as they are always just on the cusp of that form they so desperately desire at Franklin Field. “You never want to peak too early, because then later in the season, towards states and nationals, your body will kind of be falling apart,” Zarate said. “If you do indoor, it helps a lot because you’re already at that point and you can run a qualifying time in indoor. Then, in outdoor, you can start to build yourself up again, that way you don’t peak too early. But if you just start outdoor at the beginning, you’re going to have to

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Clarksburg High School Alexus Pyles competes in the high jump at the Montgomery County indoor track and ﬁeld championship in January. She hopes to compete as an individual event for the ﬁrst time in this year’s Penn Relays.

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Poolesville High School’s Casey Harkins practices with teammates on Friday.

Poolesville High School junior Casey Harkins picked up lacrosse in second grade and has played for school, club and recreation league teams ever since. That has helped her develop into one of the top athletes in the area and get recruited to play for the women’s team at American University. But despite that year-round commitment, Harkins ﬁnds time for other sports. In the winter she plays basketball, and in the fall she turns her

attention to another stick sport: field hockey. Harkins is the norm at Poolesville, a 1,200-student school filled with multi-sport athletes. The Falcons lacrosse players are scattered across the school’s various athletic teams, but in September they’re most likely to be found back on Bermuda grass. Harkins is one of about eight varsity lacrosse players who were part of Poolesville’s 2014 region championship field hockey team. “Both the sports just tend to attract the same type of athlete,” coach Brittany Hilton said. “It’s a lot of hand-eye coordination, a lot of running because of the way the sports are.” Harkins said that field hockey has helped with her conditioning and foot-

work, and also improved chemistry with her teammates. That’s come in handy this spring for the lacrosse team, which is coming off an 11-1-1 season. “It takes a lot of communication and team work in order to be successful,” Harkins said. “It’s not a sport that you can do everything yourself.” At Poolesville, many of the combo athletes prioritize lacrosse, Harkins said. Part of the reason for that is accessibility. Harkins, who has played for the Poolesville Athletic Association and Next Level in Bethesda, said that there are more ways to get involved with lacrosse than ﬁeld hockey. But the lacrosse ﬁrst trend isn’t the case for all Montgomery County schools.

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Baseball’s quick move may trickle down to high schools BY

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In an effort to speed up the pace of its games and eliminate dead time this season, Major League Baseball announced the implementation of new rules to its pace of game program in February. While some of the changes, which were phased in during spring training, involve alterations to things only professional players need to worry about — a swift and timed return to game action following commercial breaks in between innings and pitching changes — some of the changes involving the hitters could have a trickle-down effect to other levels of the sport, including high school. In a lot of cases, the changes are unwelcome. “It’s nothing wrong with [the game],” DeMatha High School coach Sean

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Continued from Page B-1 train really hard.” For DeMatha coach Tamlin ‘Buster’ Antoine, it’s the timing of the big event in relation to the end of the season that makes being at top form in April an achievable goal for his athletes. “It all depends on how you plan for it and what you’re planning around it as a coach,” Antoine said. “For us, conference championships are only two weeks after Penn Relays. So we can pretty much plan on having our guys in Penn Relays and still be in top condition and top shape for the conference championship.” As Zarate alluded to, athletes attempting to qualify for an event at the relays can use a time achieved within the last calendar year. Zarate, who as of now will be competing in the one mile, has a slew of acceptable times from different events and seasons he can use to qualify. One of the area’s premier athletes, Clarksburg’s Alexus Pyles, has only ever competed in the event as a member of a relay team. But this year, the defending All-Gazette Indoor Athlete of the Year will be gun-

O’Connor said. “Football games last two and a half hours, baseball games last two and a half hours — if they’re well played. There’s no reason to mess with it. It’s the rules of the game. They’re doing it for TV dollars. They’re not doing it because it’s something wrong with the game.” Most of the changes were deemed necessary after MLB’s 2014 average game time reached a record-high 3 hours, 2 minutes. New MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said the changes were important in terms of providing an entertainment product in line with the society we live in. Since high school baseball is not necessarily an entertainment product the way MLB is, there’s no reason to think the rules will immediately impact high school, but over the years as the changes become normal, players with aspirations to play at the next level may be behooved to adjust sooner rather than later. “Deﬁnitely, as a player and a coach, you like a fast-paced game,” Sherwood coach Sean Davis said, adding that the only thing that slowed down his team’s

ning for an individual spot in the 400 meter hurdles. But Pyles, a year-round track athlete, has hit a bit of a road block in her training. The Coyotes senior was diagnosed with mononucleosis last week, keeping her from participating in outdoor training and complicating the ever-shortening path that lies between the present and April 23. It’s that time between the indoor season and outdoor season — a layoff that was severely shortened by the rescheduling of this year’s indoor state meet — that is often crucial to remaining in top form, Pyles said. But with her unfortunate circumstance of being sidelined for the start of the spring season, Pyles knows just how demanding her ﬁrst few weeks back on the track will have to be to stand a ﬁghting chance in Philadelphia. “Now that I’ve been off longer, it just puts a little more pressure on me because I know when I am allowed to go back, I’m going to have to work that much harder to make sure that I’m ready because the 400 hurdles is a pretty tough event,” Pyles said. “... I’m going to have to be pretty close to my top form.” agutekunst@gazette.net

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Continued from Page B-1 where we’ll get together. We have our own group chat where we’ll all just talk. Our chemistry has definitely developed over these two years.” The group consists of Rishell, fellow junior Lisa Franco, and sophomores Marian Sankoh and Rhoda Miller — a collection of talented runners Adams said is quite difficult for a lot of schools to piece together for their girls program. “When it comes to putting four girls together and if you look at other teams, it’s hard for a lot of teams to get four girls,” Adams said. “... A lot of schools like in Baltimore and Southern Maryland, you see they have one, two or three special girls ... we have four really special girls that can run.” Adhering to the adage of not fixing what isn’t broken, Adams and the Wolverines have begun to shift their focus to earning points in individual events, having come close to mastering the art of the relay. At the 3A West Regional indoor championships, the girls team only had two topthree individual performances to accompany their pair of relay wins — placing the Wolverines fourth at meet’s end.

miffed, in a report by Gordon Edes of ESPNBoston.com, by the rule changes and even questioned the direction of the sport. “When you come out of the box, they don’t understand you’re thinking about what the [pitcher] is trying to do. I saw one pitch, I come out, I’m thinking, ‘What is this guy going to try to do to me next?,” Ortiz said. “When you force a hitter to [stay in the box], 70 percent you’re out, because you don’t have time to think. And the only time you have to think about things is that time. So, I don’t know how this baseball game is going to end up.” Batting changes may just be the beginning, though. Minor League Baseball has served as a guinea pig for new rules, and played with the batter’s box rule last season, before the majors. This year, the minor leagues will be playing with a pitch clock, something else the MLB is considering, and something that may receive even more opposition. “I know the players don’t like it,” Quince Orchard coach Jason Gasaway

“We all are going our separate ways,” Franco said. “I’m going more for the 800 [meter], Alyssa is going to the 400. So, we’re all kind of picking one event and going towards it.” The two sophomores on the relay team are also practicing for their own events, as Sankoh is training for the 200, while Miller is working towards perfecting the 400 as part of a team-wide effort to start earning individual points that Adams said is integral to the strategy that goes into maintaining a great track program. “If you want to score, you have to ﬁgure out how you’re going to score the most points as possible,” Adams said. “Traditionally, this school has done really well. They won counties, they have regional championships and [they] have a state championship. And we’re trying to get back to that.” But while Watkins Mill practices this season have seen less work in the relay ﬁeld as the team continues to work towards improving their individual events, the Wolverines’ standout relay group isn’t going anywhere. “We do have the talent,” Franco said. “I guess we’re just starting to break out now. But since we’re doing so [well] in relays, it’s like why stop.” agutekunst@gazette.net

Continued from Page B-1 Walter Johnson coach Gary Reburn said that in prior seasons — with this spring being an exception — the freshmen came onto the varsity team without any lacrosse experience. That includes Anna Rowthorn-Apel (Class of 2014), now a field hockey player at Dartmouth, who had immediate success as a top scorer on the lacrosse team, Reburn said. “I rob from field hockey and basketball. Because basketball makes the best defensive players and field hockey makes the best offense,” Reburn said. “Mix a few soccer players in there and you got a pretty good team.” Jenna Ries, founder of Champions Field House, a multi-sport training facility in Rockville, has coached field hockey and lacrosse at various Montgomery County schools. That includes the perennial powerhouse teams at Holy Cross and the 2006 field hockey state championship team at Quince Orchard. Ries said that most of the Holy Cross players were multi-sport athletes, with the majority of them playing both field hockey and lacrosse, but that Montgomery County’s

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athletes have been trending toward specializing in individual sports. That’s not a good sign, she said, as the combo lacrosse-field hockey players — and other multi-sport athletes — benefit from improved conditioning, hand-eye coordination and stick skills. “I think more importantly than that, it’s really important to play two full-season sports,” Ries said. “Training in the offseason for just one sport isn’t the same.” If that’s the case, then the Falcons are in good shape. Poolesville returns most of its starting lineup after going undefeated in the 2014 regular season and falling in the playoffs to Damascus, 11-10, in triple-overtime. That includes several players — such as senior Amanda Chasin, a Campbell University lacrosse recruit — who were part of the state semifinalist field hockey team. If the lacrosse team make it that far, it’d be a first in the school’s history. “[We have to] play to the potential that I know our team has,” Chasin said, “and be able to challenge our teammates to be able to continue to get better.” egoldwein@gazette.net

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almost two-and-a-half-hour game against Good Counsel on March 23 was the amount of walks they allowed. “A lot of the stuff, if it doesn’t [trickle down] directly, they’ll tweak rules and it’ll trickle down, and they’ll kind of make it their own. So, I wouldn’t be surprised to see something to get the games moving along.” The rules include a rule requiring that all batters keep at least one foot in the box unless the he swings at a pitch, the batter is forced out of the box by a pitch, a member of either team requests and is granted timeout, a defensive player attempts a play on a runner at any base, the batter feints a bunt, a wild pitch or passed ball occurs, the pitcher leaves the dirt area of the pitching mound after receiving the ball, or the catcher leaves the catcher’s box to give defensive signals. Changes to the way pro baseball is traditionally played wasn’t without the expected opposition from within its own ranks. Boston Red Sox star David Ortiz was

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PLAYERS OF THE YEAR

COACH OF YEAR

COACH OF YEAR Alani Moore

Abby Meyers

Montrose Christian Junior Guard

Whitman Sophomore Guard

Saved best performances for biggest moments, leading Vikings to a perfect regular season and a region championship. Impacts the game as a scorer, passer and defender.

Pete Kenah

Versatile junior was the motor behind the county’s top team; led the Mustangs in scoring (17.4 ppg) and drew interest from a number Division I programs along the way.

GIRLS’ FIRST TEAM

Whitman 13th year

Sean Tracy

BOYS’ FIRST TEAM

Bethesda-Chevy Chase Third-year coach led his team to the Class 4A state championship game and ﬁnished the season with a 21-6 record. The Barons were 5-19 the previous season.

Guided Vikings to undefeated regular season that included consistent doubledigit wins over county public school competition, and victories against Paint Branch and Good Counsel.

SECOND TEAM Sheri Addison, Wootton, senior, guard Victoria Crawford, Bullis, sophomore, forward Japria Karim-Duvall, Churchill, senior, guard Lindsey Pulliam, Good Counsel, sophomore, guard Hope Randolph, Magruder, senior, guard

Nicole Enabosi

Daisa Harris

Caroline Rowe

Dominique Walker

Anthony Tarke

Joe Hugley

Donovan Walker

Marcus Adkison

Delaware recruit carried Falcons to WCAC ﬁnals and was named the conference’s Player of the Year.

Averaged 20.9 points and 24.5 in playoffs, including dominant 35-point performance in state semiﬁnals victory.

Emerged as a playmaker, and strong defender for one of top teams, averaging 11.9 points, 3.5 assists, 3.3 steals.

Dominant scorer (23 points) teamed up with Danielle Durjan to create county’s best one-two scoring punch.

Ultra-athletic senior ﬁnished the season as county’s leading scorer (26.3 ppg), eclipsing the 30-point mark six times.

Could do it all for the Colonels; averaged a team-high in points (17 ppg), rebounds (9 rpg) and blocks (3.5 bpg).

Ran the offense, balancing between being top scorer (13.5 ppg) and distributor (5.9 apg).

Led the team in scoring (13.4 ppg) and his late-game playmaking helped the Lions capture their ﬁrst MAC title.

Good Counsel Senior Forward

Paint Branch Senior Guard

Holy Child Junior Guard

Watkins Mill Senior Guard

Gaithersburg Senior Forward

Magruder Senior Center

Springbrook Senior Guard

St. Andrew’s Senior Guard

SECOND TEAM Kevin Holston, Junior, Bethesda-Chevy Chase Kyle DePollar, Senior, Montrose Christian Jonathan Mustamu, Sophomore, Kennedy Nick Jackson, Senior, Richard Montgomery Xavier McCants, Senior, Sherwood

Honorable Mention is available online at Gazette.net

Gaithersburg boys lacrosse team still searching for its first victory The Gaithersburg High School boys lacrosse team is still searching for its first win, but coach Mike Mueller said he’s seen some progress, particularly from its third year players. “They’re finally starting to click,” he said. The Trojans (0-4) fell to Seneca Valley, 10-5, on Monday, which Mueller said was one of their stronger performances thus far. Look for sophomore Michael Valencia to anchor the inexperienced defense and junior Sean Allen to help guide the offense. “They’re learning quickly,” Mueller said. “By the end of season things could start [looking] up.”

Seneca Valley has the pieces Jeremy Benson didn’t know much about the Seneca Valley High School boys lacrosse team when he was hired as coach, so he went online to check its previous records and realized immediately that it was not a lacrosse school. But then he watched some video high-

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LACROSSE NOTEBOOK BY ERIC GOLDWEIN lights, and said he grew intrigued by what he saw. “I saw some really talented players,” Benson said. “There was some good lacrosse, but they were all over the ﬁeld making silly mistakes.” Benson, who played for and was later an assistant at Liberty High School, is trying to get the Germantown school to cut down on those mistakes, and he’s off to a strong start. The Screaming Eagles (1-2) defeated Gaithersburg, 10-5, to earn their ﬁrst win of 2015 and second in the past three seasons. Seneca Valley went 1-11 in 2014 and 0-13 in 2013. “I’m really looking forward to the rest of this year because they deserve it. They’re out there working hard,” Benson said. “We have the pieces we need, they just got to be in the right place in the right time.

Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School girls lacrosse coach Amanda Arnoult said that consistency was an issue last season. Some games, the Barons would start out strong only to let their lead slip away in the second half. In others, they’d come out ﬂat and then get back in the game after intermission, but fall short. Playing in the competitive 4A/3A South Division, that meant a 3-7 record, an early playoff exit and several close losses to top county teams. The Barons have cut down on some of that inconsistency this spring. They’re off to a 2-0 start through Monday, with dominant wins over Magruder and Einstein as they head into the tough portion of their schedule. Though they graduated 10 seniors from 2014, the Barons have a balanced roster with a mix of underclassmen and upperclassmen. That includes sophomore Katherine Vangaever, Junior Grace Rosen and junior Lexi Hopkins. egoldwein@gazette.net

Magruder pitchers tosses perfection Fourth-year Magruder High School starting pitcher Fiona Johnson’s start to 2015 was perfect, literally. The right-handed hurler threw a perfect game — not one opposing batter reached ﬁrst base — in Magruder’s 15-0 win over Watkins Mill March 23. It was Johnson’s second perfect game in as many years; she threw one against Churchill a year ago. In the Colonels’ following game Johnson allowed only one hit in a 3-0 shutout against a Richard Montgomery team that had scored 10 or more runs in its other three outings. “[Pitching a perfect game] takes a lot of focus,” Magruder coach Ed Hendrickson said. “We talk a lot about and work hard on taking it one pitch at a time, one play at a time. It’s a team discipline but especially the pitcher and catcher really have to have that mentality of staying focused.” — JENNIFER BEEKMAN

QO track on self-discovery mission Seann Pelkey, coach of the Quince Orchard High School track team, isn’t concerned with trying to compare his team to the standard that teams such as Northwest has set over the past year. No, the longtime Cougars coach said the key to getting the most out of your team is discovering who they are and what they can do. And this year, Pelkey said, the Cougars will be deﬁned by their balance. Senior Justin Sorra is one of the better sprinters in the area, while junior Liam Walsh will take care of the distance events. Senior Noah Vernick is fresh off an indoor state title in the shot put and senior Dorian Jones is the returning county champion in the triple jump.

PREP NOTEBOOK GAZETTE STAFF “We can’t worry too much about what the competition is putting out there,” Pelkey said. “... We’re trying to establish our identity — what we’re capable of and where to best utilize our talent. We’re trying to deﬁne who we are for ourselves.”

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

QO defense key to baseball team At 5-0, the Quince Orchard High School baseball team holds the county’s best record and it’s not due to any one player. According to Cougars coach Jason Gasaway, the team’s hot start to the season is because of the contributions of the entire team — a team with a lot of returning players. “It’s been our pitching and defense,” Gasaway said. “Our pitching and defense has been great. We’ve made two errors in [the first four games] and walked three or four batters. So, we’re not giving any teams any help right now. “We’re playing really well as a team.” QO has allowed just six runs in its five games combined, including a 3-2 win over Northwest on Monday and a 5-1 win over Poolesville on March 26. A different pitcher started each of the first four games. “We had a pretty good idea that our pitchers were going to be pretty good throwing strikes,” Gasaway said. “Defense was kind of a question mark because we didn’t play very well defensively last year, so having them come out and playing the way they have is really nice to watch.”

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

HOW THEY RANK

Girls lacrosse

1. Good Counsel 2. Holy Cross 3. Stone Ridge 4. Holy Child 5. Sherwood n Best bet: Poolesville at Damascus, 7 p.m. Thursday; Rematch of last year’s playoffs, a triple-overtime thriller won by the Swarmin’ Hornets.

Boys lacrosse 1. Landon 2. Georgetown Prep

3. Bullis 4. Good Counsel 5. Churchill n Best bet: Landon at Gonzaga, 7 p.m. Thursday; Bears (9-0) look to keep undefeated season going against ﬁvetime defending WCAC champions.

Softball 1. Sherwood 2. Northwest 3. Clarksburg 4. Magruder 5. Blake

n Best bet: Clarksburg at Northwest, 3:30 p.m. Thursday; An intriguing matchup between to up-county programs that have recently established themselves among the county’s best.

Baseball 1. Gaithersburg 2. Quince Orchard 3. Paint Branch 4. Good Counsel 5. Bethesda-Chevy Chase n Best bet: Blair at B-CC, 3 p.m. Thursday;

First division game for last season’s 4A South co-champions as each will attempt to separate from one another.

Track n Best bet: Dunbar Invitational – Saturday, 8:30 a.m.; Two of Montgomery’s strongest competitors, Northwest and Blake, will face an early season test against some of the D.C. and Baltimore area’s top programs.

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Arena Stage will bring 19thcentury Russian author Anton Chekhov’s aesthetic into 21st century America through the Washington, D.C., premiere of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” The play, written by Christopher Durang in 2012, is a sendup of some of the themes and characters present in Chekhov’s works exploring the concepts of family and middle age. Siblings Vanya and Sonia lead mundane lives together in Bucks County, Pa., until their sister returns to town with exciting news and a new beau. At the helm is director Aaron Posner of Silver Spring, who is no stranger to Chekhov’s world. Two of his plays, “Stupid [expletive] Bird” and “Life Sucks (Or the Present Ridiculous),” reimagined the writer’s works, and are what Posner suspects led Arena Stage to seek him out to direct this piece. Durang’s canon isn’t new to Posner, either — he had heard of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” while writing “Stupid [expletive] Bird” and thought it sounded amusing. “I’m a big Christopher Durang fan, I think one of the ﬁrst things I directed in high school was ‘The Actor’s Nightmare,” an old piece of his from the

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(From left) Grace Gonglewski as Masha, Eric Hissom as Vanya, Sherri Edelen as Sonia and Jefferson Farber as Spike appear in “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, opening Friday. ’70s,” he said. “I think he’s a great writer, and I think it’s a really fun world he’s created.”

“I’m a Chekhov fan, have been since I was a college student, when I was really taken

with the world he creates,” added Eric Hissom, who plays Vanya. “I thought Durang did a good job channeling Chekhov in a contemporary American setting, with a good dose of Durangian zaniness.” Posner and Hissom are frequent collaborators on theatrical works, so when Posner became attached to “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike,” he thought of Hissom almost instantly thanks to his ability to handle nearly anything thrown at him. “He’s someone I’m always interested in working with,” Posner said. “He has a lot of different colors to him, and I knew I wanted someone who could play lots of different things in lots of different ways all at the same time. I wanted more colors.” In the play, Vanya is a middle-aged man who feels like he let life pass him by. He’s been unemployed for quite some time, and while he’s educated, he’s found it hard to break back into the real world. “Every five to 10 years there’s huge change because of the technological progress we make,” Hissom said. “The job market and culture changes so fast that if you step out of it for awhile, you’re really behind, and that’s where Vanya is.” Vanya is presented as a bit of an introvert, but throughout the course of the play his frustration grows until it explodes in the form of a monologue Hissom estimates to last eight

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There has been a notable recent proclivity of brewers to make session beers: beers that are relatively low in alcohol so that several can be consumed at one sitting. This may be a reaction to the tendency toward higher and more extreme alcohol beers of the last decade. Drinkers can only drink a few of these extreme brews at a single sitting or ﬁnd themselves staring at the ceiling. Some of these are only brewed as specialty beers and not part of a regular lineup. There are two competing explanations for the term session beers, called various names in other cultures including table beers and worker beers. One relates to the British experience during and after World War I when pubs were only open for two sessions each day to conserve energy and grains, once at lunchtime and once in the evening. With the hours curtailed, workmen had to drink quickly, requiring reduced alcohol levels to keep the laborers sober when returning to work. The other explanation relates to the former British lifestyle of people congregating in pubs and drinking lighter beers throughout the evening. These beers were intended to be consumed for hours at a single session while allowing conversation and without making the discussion about the characteristics of the beer. Lew Bryson, a well known beer and whiskey

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2; Miss Habesha - Ethiopia and Eritrea Beauty Pageant USA 2015, April 3; Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, April 4; The Chris Grasso Trio Featuring Sharon Clark, April 8; The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Kim Wilson plus The Cathy Ponton King Band, April 9; The Chuck Brown Band, April 10; Mickey Bass and the Manhattan Burn Unit, April 12, call for prices, times, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-3304500, bethesdabluesjazz.com. BlackRock Center for the Arts, Salsa and Bachata Dance Party, April 3; Swing Dance Party, April 10; Tie it into my Hand and The Glitter Emergency, April 11; Beijing Guitar Duo, April 12, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-5282260, blackrockcenter.org. Hershey’s At The Grove, Greg Harrison Jazz Band, April 1; Martha Capone, April 3; Bill Mulroney, April 4, call for times, 17030 Oakmont Ave., Gaithersburg. 301-9489893; hersheysatthegrove.com. Fillmore Silver Spring, New Found Glory, April 2; Fillmore Flashback: 80s vs 90s Dance Party hosted by Biz Markie, April 4; LOGIC: Under Pressure World Tour, April 7; Blackberry Smoke, April 10; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. ﬁllmoresilverspring.com. Strathmore, Air: Marian McLaughlin, April 8; Miranda Cuckson, Violin, April 9; BSO Off the Cuff: Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, April 10, 12; National Philharmonic: Bach’s St. John Passion, April 11; Songwriting Workshop: In the Style of Roseanne Cash, April 12; Air Workshop: Marian McLaughlin - Those Who Wish To Sing, April 15, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-581-5100, strathmore.org.

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ful Wizard of Oz,” April 3 through May 25, call for prices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-2270, adventuretheatre-mtc.org. Imagination Stage, “Sinbad: The Untold Tale,” April 8 through May 29, call for prices, times, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imaginationstage.org. Olney Theatre Center, “Carousel,” April 15 through May 10, call for prices, times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, 301-924-3400, olneytheatre.org. The Puppet Co., “Jack and the Beanstalk,” through May 3; Tiny Tots @ 10, select Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, call for shows and show times, Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo Park’s North Arcade Building, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org. Rockville Musical Theatre, “Next to Normal,” April 10 through April 26, Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, 240-2586394, r-m-t.org.

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Continued from Page B-4 Round House Theatre, “Uncle Vanya,” April 8 through May 3, call for show times, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Tickets range in price from $10 to $45 and seating is reserved. 240-644-1100, roundhousetheatre.org. Lumina Studio Theatre, Silver Spring Black Box Theatre, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301-588-8277, luminastudio. org; theatreconsortiumss@gmail.com. Silver Spring Stage, “The Language Archive,” April 10 to May 2, Woodmoor Shopping Center, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, see Web site for show times, ssstage.org. Randolph Road Theater, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, belcantanti. com, Cafe Muse, Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase; 301-656-2797.

VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, Randeall Lear, through April 12, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrosegallery. com Glenview Mansion, Jorge Bernal, Alexey Zoob and Strings and Things, through April 24, opening reception from 1:30-3:30 p.m. March 29 Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov. Marin-Price Galleries, Rosaline (Rosie) Moore, April 4-23; 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-7180622, marin-price.com. Montgomery Art Association, James Vissari, March 31 through May 3; opening reception from 1-5 p.m. April 12, Westﬁeld Wheaton Mall, 11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, montgomeryart.org. VisArts, Joel D’Orazio: 1992 Forward, through April 12; Shannon Collis, through April 12; Jeffery Cooper, through April 26; Gibbs Street Gallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visartsatrockville.org. Washington Printmakers Gallery, Jack Boul, “Monotypes,” April 1-26; opening reception from 3-5 p.m. April 12; artist talk from 3-5 p.m. April 18, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, second ﬂoor, 8230 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, washingtonprintmakers.com. Kentlands Mansion Art Gallery, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301-2586425. Gallery B, “A Quiet Suspension of Time,” April 1 through April 25; 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda, bethesda. org.

ET CETERA The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, 301-654-8664, writer.org.

minutes — a significant time for an actor as far as memorization, but also in terms of how to present the inner turmoil alongside the outer calm. “Throughout the rest of the play, he’s making nice, trying to keep the peace, trying to be civil,” Hissom said. “But there’s a kind of cauldron bubbling inside him.” The rest of the characters also balance these deeper feelings their respective actors must reconcile with their outward faces. Whereas some plays and films present a oneor two-dimensional approach, in Posner’s opinion, “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” includes representations of humans in full threedimensional glory. “I don’t think we’re as simple as we’re often painted to be in movies or art,” he said. “There are times as a society we would like our people to be one way, heroes or villains, for example, and I don’t think it tends to be that simple. As we’ve been rehearsing, there’s been a lot of depth to these characters, a lot of nuance.” In portraying these characters, both as representations of figures and thematic elements explored through Chekhov’s works as well as fullyfledged humans, Arena Stage’s cast

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Continued from Page B-4 ger brewed brothers and sisters. Gold Leaf Lager (4.5 percent ABV), brewed by Devils Backbone Brewing in Lexington, Va., is a Helles beer and a multiple gold medal winner at the Great American Beer Festival. It has a sweet malt nose with a touch of citric hops. The light sweet front continues in the middle, joined by a touch of citrus. The sweet malt grows in the finish to moderate and melds in the aftertaste with melon notes. Easy to drink and very refreshing. Ratings: 7.5/8. Go To IPA (4.5 percent ABV) is made by Stone Brewing in Escondido, Calif. This flavorful IPA has a citric and pine nose. The light malt and slightly bitter hop front leads to a modest pine middle with a touch of grapefruit. The pine grows and comes to the front in the balanced finish and continues in the after-

‘VANYA AND SONIA AND MASHA AND SPIKE’ n When: Friday to May 3 n Where: Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, 1101 Sixth St., SW, Washington, D.C. n Tickets: $45-$90 n More information: 202-488-3300; ArenaStage.org

and crew hopes to produce a show with as much depth as heart. “There’s a lack of cynicism, a sweetness that is sort of not fashionable, in a way,” said Hissom. “We like irony lately, we’re kind of cynical and jaded in some ways. This has a real snappy, comic feel. There’s a lot of wise-cracking, but ultimately it has a sweet heart.” “I’m a fan of dark and twisty art and tragedy as much as the next fellow, but one of the things theater does well is create a place to laugh and escape a little bit,” added Posner. “I ﬁnd it’s an incredibly hopeful play, and I think that’s more important than celebrating or wallowing in difﬁculties. Pointing toward hope is always worthwhile.” kgroff@gazette.net

taste. Ratings: 8/8.5. Highway 128 (4.2 percent ABV) is a Gose-style beer produced by Anderson Valley Brewing in Boonville, Calif. Highway 128 has an intriguing bouquet of earthiness and lemon. The light tart lemon front grows to medium in the middle. The ﬁnish adds a hint of the style’s traditional salt character. In the aftertaste the salt and lemon are more prominent as the tartness fades. Ratings:8.5/8.5. Coffee Milk Stout (4.2 percent ABV) also is made by Stone Brewing. It has a beguiling nose of roast, coffee and lactose presaging a light sweet and coffee front. The middle adds a moderate roast together with a light bitterness. The roast is more apparent in the ﬁnish joined by a hint of chocolate. These all continue into the light chocolate, bitter, coffee and roast aftertaste and linger. More like a stout than a milk stout. Ratings: 7.5/7.

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“Sea Paintings: a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Stephen Estrada” will be on view in the BlackRock Center for the Arts’ Kay Gallery April 1-25. The exhibit includes “Brewing Storm,” oil on canvas.

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Sinbad (Christopher Wilson) is the best porter in the whole city in the Imagination Stage production, “Sinbad: The Untold Tale,” opening April 8 at Imagination Stage’s Annette M. and Theodore N. Lerner Family Theatre in Bethesda.

Fantastic voyage The quest for high adventure leads to Imagination Stage this month, and the debut of “Sinbad: The Untold Tale,” running April 8 through May 29 at the Bethesda theater. Written by Charles Way and directed by Janet Stanford, the Far East-set fable ﬁnds the titular hero, here a porter, and

his unlikely partner Ittifaq embarking on a genie-feuled quest for a magical ﬂower — the only hope for their city of Baghdad, which has fallen under an evil sorceress’ spell. Tickets begin at $10. For more information, including show times, visit imaginationstage.org.

“Sea Paintings: a solo exhibition of oil paintings by Stephen Estrada” will be on view at the BlackRock Center for the Arts’ Kay Gallery from April 1-25. A reception is scheduled from 3 to 5

Sea change p.m. April 19. Both the reception and the exhibit are free and open to the public. Currently living in Silver Spring, Estrada grew up in Southern California where he fostered a connection and

admiration for the ocean and its might. His paintings of places along America’s coastline represent the ever-changing forces of nature. For more information, visit blackrockcenter.org.

The great outdoors Rockville painter James Vissari will be the featured artist of the month throughout April at the MAA Gallery at the Westﬁeld Wheaton Mall, 11160 Veirs Mill Road. Inspired by engineering, physics, color and light, Vissari’s passion for painting outdoors yields works representing nature’s beauty and daily life experience. Vissari is a member

of MAA, the Rockville Art League and the plein air group of Silver Spring. He has painted at intriguing locations across the globe, from the Grand Canyon to the Great Pyramids. Gallery hours are 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. For more information, visit montgomeryart.org.

JAMES VISSARI

James Vissari is the featured artist of the month of April at The Montgomery Art Association MAA Gallery at the Westﬁeld Wheaton Mall. On display is “Sunﬂowers Early Blooming Field,” oil on canvas.

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Designated Speed Camera Corridors and Speed Camera Locations DICKERSON ROAD CORRIDOR -20800 Block @ Martinsburg Road to -22400 Block @ Mouth of Monocacy Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 21400 Block (North & Southbound) 21600 Block (southbound) 22000 Block (Northbound) 22100 Block (Southbound) 23000 Block (North & Southbound) 22400 Block (Southbound) DUFIEF MILL ROAD CORRIDOR -13800 Block @ Travilah Road to -14900 Block @ Muddy Branch Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 14400 Block (North & Southbound) 14500 Block (North & Southbound) EAST VILLAGE AVENUE CORRIDOR -7800 Block @ Woodfield Road to -8900 Block @ Goshen Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 7800 (East & Westbound) EDNOR ROAD CORRIDOR -6 Block @ Norwood Road to -900 Block @ New Hampshire Avenue -900 Block @ New Hampshire Ave. to -1700 Block @ Rocky Gorge Court Speed Monitoring Device Located 100 Block (East & Westbound) 300 Block (East & Westbound) 400 Block (East & Westbound) 500 Block (East & Westbound) 1200 Block (East & Westbound) 1800 Block (East & Westbound) 1900 Block (East & Westbound) EMORY LANE CORRIDOR -15900 Block @ Muncaster Mill Road to -16600 Block @ Georgia Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located 16200 Block (East & Westbound) 16500 Block (East & Westbound) 16600 Block (Westbound) FATHER HURLEY BLVD CORRIDOR -13100 Block @ Middlebrook Road to -19100 Block @ Germantown Road - 19900 Block @ Wisteria Dr. to - 22000 Block @ Crystal Rock Drive Speed Monitoring Device Located: 18800 Block (Eastbound) 19200 Block (East & Westbound) 19300 Block (East & Westbound) 20100 Block (Westbound) 20300 Block (Eastbound) 20800 Block (East & Westbound) 21400 Block (Eastbound) 22000 Block (Westbound) FOREST GLEN ROAD CORRIDOR -900 Block @ Renfrew Road to -1700 Block @ Admiralty Drive Speed Monitoring Device Located: 1600 Block (Eastbound) GAINSBOROUGH ROAD CORRIDOR -10200 Block @ Democracy Blvd. to -11600 Block @ Seven Locks Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 10800 Block (Southbound) 11500 Block (North & Southbound) GEORGIA AVENUE CORRIDOR -8800 Block @ Spring Street to -9200 Block @ 16th Street Speed Monitoring Device Located: 8900 Block (Southbound) 9000 Block (North & Southbound) 9100 Block (Southbound) GLEN MILL ROAD CORRIDOR -13500 Block @ Pheasant Drive to -14200 Block @Wootton Pkwy. Speed Monitoring Device Located: 13800 Block (Southbound) 14000 Block (Southbound) GLEN ROAD CORRIDOR -9300 Block @ Falls Road to -13300 Block @ Query Mill Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 9600 Block (East & Westbound) 10000 Block (Eastbound) GOLD MINE ROAD CORRIDOR -1500 Block @ James Creek Court to -2900 Block @Georgia Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located: 1700 Block (Westbound) 2300 Block (East & Westbound) GOSHEN ROAD CORRIDOR -19100 Block @ Centerway Road to -21100 Block @ Brink Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 19400 Block (Northbound) 19500 Block (Southbound) 19600 Block (Southbound) 20700 Block (Southbound) GROSVENOR LANE CORRIDOR -5500 Block @ Thornbush Lane to -6100 Block @ Cheshire Drive Speed Monitoring Device Located: 5600 Block (East & Westbound) 5800 Block (East & Westbound) HEWITT AVENUE CORRIDOR -2700 Block @ Rippling Brook Drive to -4500 Block @ Georgia Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located: 3000 (East & Westbound) HINES ROAD CORRIDOR -3600 Block @ Georgia Avenue to -4300 Block @ Cashell Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 3900 Block (East & Westbound) 4000 Block (East & Westbound) 4100 Block (East & Westbound) 4200 Block (East & Westbound) HOMECREST ROAD CORRIDOR -14400 Block @ Bel Pre Road to -15000 Block @ Longmead Crossing Drive Speed Monitoring Device Located: 14500 (North & Southbound) 14600 (North & Southbound) 15000 (Northbound) JONES BRIDGE ROAD CORRIDOR -3900 Block @ Connecticut Avenue to -4700 Block @ Rockville Pike Speed Monitoring Device Located: 4100 Block (East & Westbound)

4200 Block (Eastbound) 4300 Block (Westbound) 4400 Block (Westbound) 4500 Block (Eastbound) KEMP MILL ROAD CORRIDOR -11600 Block @Arcola Avenue to -12600 Block @ Randolph Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 11700 Block (Northbound) KINGSTEAD ROAD CORRIDOR -10800 Block @ Oak Drive to -11800 Block @ Burnt Hill Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 10900 Block (Westbound) 11400 Block (East & Westbound) 11700 Block (East & Westbound) LOCKWOOD ROAD CORRIDOR -10800 Block @ Columbia Pike (Route 29) to -11200 Block @ New Hampshire Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located: 10800 Block (Southbound) 10900 Block (North & Southbound) 11000 Block (North & Southbound) 11100 Block (North & Southbound) 11200 Block (Southbound) MAIN STREET/DAMASCUS ROAD CORRIDOR (MD.ROUTE 108) -9200 Block of Damascus Road/Route 108 to -9700 Block of Main Street @ Woodfield Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 9200 Block Damascus Road (Eastbound) 9600 Block Main Street (East & Westbound) MASSACHUSETTS ROAD CORRIDOR - 5100 Block @ Duvall Drive to - 6000 Block @ Sangamore Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 5600 Block (Westbound) 5700 Block (Eastbound) MONTGOMERY VILLAGE AVENUE CORRIDOR - 18400 Block @ Midcounty Hwy. to - 19100 Block @ Stedwick Road -19400 Block @Club House Road to -20200 Block @ Wightman Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 18700 Block (North & Southbound) 19500 Block (North & Southbound) 19800 Block (North & Southbound) 19900 Block (Northbound) 20000 Block (Southbound) 20200 Block (Southbound) MUNCASTER ROAD CORRIDOR - 17700 Block @ Horizon Terrace to - 19800 Block @ Olney-Laytonsville Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 18600 Block (Northbound) 18800 Block (Southbound) MUNCASTER MILL ROAD CORRIDOR -7200 Block @ Airpark Drive to -7800 Block @ Woodfield Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 7400 Block (Westbound) 7800 Block (Eastbound) OAKVIEW ROAD CORRIDOR -1200 Block @ Hedin Drive to -1600 Block @ New Hampshire Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located 1200 Block (East & Westbound) 1300 Block (East & Westbound) 1400 Block (East & Westbound) 1500 Block (East & Westbound) 1600 Block (East & Westbound) OLNEY-LAYTONSVILLE ROAD CORRIDOR -3400 Block @ Georgia Ave. to -4200 Block @ Olney Mill Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 3400 Block (Westbound) 3500 Block (East & Westbound) 4200 Block (Eastbound) OLNEY-SANDY SPRING ROAD CORRIDOR -1000 Block @ Norwood Road to -1900 Block @ Dr. Bird Road -2700 Block @ Prince Philip Drive to -3000 Block @ Spartan Drive Speed Monitoring Device Located: 1300 Block (Westbound) 1500 Block (Eastbound) 2900 Block (East & Westbound) PARKLAND DRIVE CORRIDOR -12600 Block @ Veirs Mill Road to -13500 Block @ Grenoble Drive Speed Monitoring Device Located: 13000 Block (South & Northbound) 13100 Block (South & Northbound) PLYERS MILL ROAD CORRIDOR -2200 Block @ Georgia Avenue to -3200 Block @ Drumm Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located: 2300 Block (Westbound) 2400 Block (Eastbound) 2600 Block (East & Westbound) 2800 Block (Westbound) 2900 Block (East & Westbound) 3100 Block (Eastbound) POWDER MILL ROAD CORRIDOR -1800 Block @ Green Forest Drive to -2000 Block @ Kinloch Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 2000 Block (East & Westbound) QUAIL VALLEY BOULEVARD CORRIDOR -18500 Block @ Strawberry Knoll Road to -19000 Block @ Strawberry Knoll Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 18700 Block (East & Westbound) QUINCE ORCHARD ROAD CORRIDOR -1000 Block @ Cheyenne Drive to -1000 Block @ McDonald Chapel Drive Speed Monitoring Device Located: 1000 Block (Southbound) RANDOLPH ROAD CORRIDOR -1800 Block @ Kemp Mill Road to -2000 Block @ Glenallan Avenue -2700 Block @ Livingston Street to -3600 Block @ Connecticut Avenue -3700 Block @ Connecticut Avenue to -5000 Block @Putnam Drive Speed Monitoring Device Located: 1800 Block (Westbound) 1900 Block (West & Eastbound) 3200 Block (Eastbound) 3300 Block (East & Westbound)

4600 Block (East & Westbound) 4900 Block (East & Westbound) REDLAND ROAD CORRIDOR -17100 Block @ Founders Mill Drive to -17400 Block @ Roslyn Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located: 17100 Block (North & Southbound) 17300 Block (North & Southbound) RICHTER FARM ROAD CORRIDOR -13300 Block @ Great Seneca Highway to -14500 Block @ Clopper Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 13500 Block (East & Westbound) 14400 Block (East & Westbound) 14500 Block (East & Westbound) RIDGE ROAD CORRIDOR -23400 Block @ Davis Mill Road to -24600 Block @ Sweepstakes Road -25500 Block @ Oak Drive to -26000 Block @ Bethesda Church Road -26500 Block @ High Corner Street to -27500 Block @ Bellison Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 24000 Block (Northbound) 24100 Block (North & Southbound) 25800 Block (North & Southbound) 27000 Block (North & Southbound) 27200 Block (Southbound) 27300 Block (North & Southbound) RIVER ROAD CORRIDOR -9800 Block @ Persimmon Tree Road to -11300 Block @ Piney Meetinghouse Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 9800 Block (Westbound) 10300 Block (West & Eastbound) 10400 Block (Eastbound) 10500 Block (Eastbound) 10600 Block (East & Westbound) 10700 Block (East & Westbound) RUSSETT ROAD CORRIDOR -4900 Block @ Arctic Avenue to -5300 Block @ Bauer Drive Speed Monitoring Device Located: 5100 Block (Westbound) 5200 Block (East & Westbound) SANGAMORE ROAD CORRIDOR -4800 Block @ Sentinel Drive to -5400 Block @ Massachusetts Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located: 4800 Block (North & Southbound) 4900 Block (North & Southbound) 5000 Block (Southbound) SCHAEFFER ROAD CORRIDOR -13700 Block @ Clopper Road to -14500 Block @ Central Park Circle Speed Monitoring Device Located: 13700 Block (Westbound) 13900 Block (East & Westbound) 14000 Block (East & Westbound) 14200 Block (East & Westbound) 14400 Block (Eastbound) 14500 Block (Westbound) SEMINARY ROAD CORRIDOR -2100 Block @ Burket Court to -2500 Block @ Forest Glen Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 2201 Block (Westbound) 2200 Block (East & Westbound) 2300 Block (Eastbound) 2400 Block (East & Westbound) 2500 Block (East & Westbound) SEVEN LOCKS ROAD CORRIDOR -6500 Block @ MacArthur Blvd. to -8400 Block @ River Road -8400 Block @ River Road to -10900 Block @ Bells Mill Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 6700 Block (Northbound) 6900 Block (Southbound) 9800 Block (Southbound) 10700 Block (North & Southbound) 10900 Block (North & Southbound) SKYLARK ROAD CORRIDOR 10800 Block @ Ridge Road to 12000 Block @ Piedmont Road Speed monitoring device located: 11700 Block (East & Westbound) 12000 Block (East & Westbound) STONEBRIDGE VIEW DRIVE CORRIDOR -14300 Block @ Travilah Road to -15000 Block @ Muddy Branch Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 14400 Block (Eastbound) 14500 Block (East & Westbound) 14600 Block (Eastbound) STRATHMORE AVENUE CORRIDOR -4400 Block @ Knowles Avenue to -5200 Block @ Rockville Pike Speed Monitoring Device Located: 4900 Block (East & Westbound) TENBROOK DRIVE CORRIDOR -9900 Block @ Forest Glen Road to -10500 Block @ Whitehall Street Speed Monitoring Device Location 9900 Block (Southbound) 10300 Block (North & Southbound) 10400 Block (North & Southbound) 10500 Block (North & Southbound) TRAVILAH ROAD CORRIDOR -12500 Block @ River Road to -14300 Block @ Darnestown Road Speed Monitoring Device Location 12700 Block (North & Southbound) 12800 Block (Southbound) 13300 Block (North & Southbound) 13500 Block (Northbound) 13600 Block (Southbound) 13800 Block (North & Southbound) 14000 Block (North & Southbound) 14100 Block (North & Southbound) 14200 Block (North & Southbound) 14300 Block (North & Southbound) TUCKERMAN LANE CORRIDOR -8000 Block @ Seven Locks Road to -9000 Block @ Falls Road Speed Monitoring Device Location 8700 Block (Westbound)

WAYNE AVENUE CORRIDOR -100 Block @ Sligo Creek Pkwy. to -700 Block @ Cedar Street Speed Monitoring Device Location 100 Block (Eastbound) 300 Block (Westbound) 600 Block (Eastbound) WILSON LANE CORRIDOR -5700 Block @ Bradley Blvd. to -6700 Block @ River Road -6800 Block @ River Road to -7100 Block @ MacArthur Blvd. Speed Monitoring Device Location 5800 Block (Westbound) 6100 Block (Westbound) 6400 Block (Eastbound) 7000 Block (North & Southbound) 7100 Block (North & Southbound) WISCONSIN AVENUE CORRIDOR -5700 Block @ Oliver Street to -6600 Block @ Bradley Lane Speed Monitoring Device Located: 6000 Block (Southbound) 6300 Block (Southbound) 6400 Block (Southbound) WISTERIA DRIVE CORRIDOR -12000 Block @ Waring Station Road to -12600 Block @ Great Seneca Hwy. Speed Monitoring Device Located: 12500 Block (Eastbound) WOODFIELD ROAD CORRIDOR -23600 Block @ Kimblehunt Drive to -24400 Block @ Low Meadow Drive -25700 Block @ Valley Park Drive to -25900 Block @ Bethesda Church Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 23800 Block (Northbound) 24000 Block (North & Southbound) 24100 Block (North & Southbound) 24200 Block (North & Southbound) 25800 Block (North & Southbound) Speed Camera Locations (Outside of established speed camera corridors) -13500 Block of Arctic Ave (North & Southbound) -18500 Block of Barnesville Road (Eastbound) -16800 Block of Bachellors Forest Road (North & Southbound) -21700 Block of Beallsville Rd. (North and Southbound) -21800 Block of Beallsville Rd. (North and Southbound) -21900 Block of Beallsville Rd. (North and Southbound) -3100 Block of Bel Pre Road (Westbound) -3200 Block of Bel Pre Road (Eastbound) -17100 Block of Bowie Mill Road (East & Westbound) -7700 Block of Brookville Road (North & Southbound) -9200 Block of Brookville Road (Northbound) -9300 Block of Brookville Road (Southbound) -900 Block of Cannon Road (East & Westbound) -11800 Block of Claridge Road (Northbound) -11900 Block of Claridge Road (Southbound) -8000 Block of Connecticut Avenue (Northbound) -8900 Block of Connecticut Avenue (Northbound) -10100 Block of Connecticut Ave (North & Southbound) -11100 Block of Connecticut Ave (Northbound) -11200 Block of Connecticut Ave (Southbound) -1300 Block Dale Drive (East & Westbound) -14000 Block Dufief Mill Road (Southbound) -4300 East-West Highway (Westbound) -19400 Block of Fisher Ave (Southbound) -19500 Block of Fisher Ave (Northbound) -20100 Block of Fisher Ave (Southbound) -3400 Block of Gateshead Manor Road (Northbound) -17700 Block of Georgia Ave (Northbound) -19600 Block of Georgia Ave (Northbound) -15500 Block of Germantown Road (Northbound) -15700 block of Germantown Road (Southbound) -5600 Block of Grosvenor Lane (Eastbound) -8600 Block of Grubb Road (North & Southbound) -3700 Block of Jones Bridge Road (East & Westbound) -13400 Block of Layhill Road (Northbound) -13500 Block of Layhill Road (Southbound) -21400 Block of Laytonsville Road (North & Southbound) -18100 Block of Mateny Road (North & Southbound) -8000 Block of Mid-County Highway (Northbound) -8100 Block of Mid-County Highway (Southbound) -12200 Block of New Hampshire Ave (North & Southbound) -25400 Block of Oak Drive (East & Westbound) -10500 Oaklyn Drive (East & Westbound) -22300 Block of Old Hundred Road (Southbound) -15200 Block of Peach Orchard Road (North & Southbound) -15400 Block of Peach Orchard Road (North & Southbound) -7600 Block of Piney Branch Road (Northbound) -7900 block of Piney Branch Road (Southbound) -15100 Block of Quince Orchard (Southbound) -15300 Block of Quince Orchard (Northbound) -1600 Block of Rainbow Drive (East & Westbound) -15000 Block of Snowden Farm Parkway (North & Southbound) -4900 Block of Strathmore Ave (East & Westbound) -12900 Block of Twinbrook Parkway (Northbound) -12700 Block of West Old Baltimore Road (Westbound) -12800 Block of West Old Baltimore Road (Eastbound) -13400 Block of Wisteria Drive (East & Westbound)) -19400 Block of Woodfield Road (Northbound) -19500 Block of Woodfield Road (Southbound) -21100 Block of Woodfield Road (Route 124) (North & Southbound) -23000 Block of Woodfield Road (Route 124) (North) -24100 Block of Woodfield School Road (East & Westbound) -20200 Block of Wynnfield Drive (East & Westbound)

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16th STREET CORRIDOR -8500 Block @ Spring Street to -9200 Block @ Georgia Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located: 8800 Block (North & Southbound) 8900 Block (Northbound) 9200 Block (Southbound) APPLE RIDGE ROAD CORRIDOR -9700 Block @ Montgomery Village Avenue to -10300 Block @ Watkins Mill Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 9800 Block (East & Westbound) 10100 Block (East & Westbound) ARCOLA AVENUE CORRIDOR -1200 Block @ Lamberton Drive to -2500 Block @ Georgia Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located: 1800 Block (Westbound) 1900 Block (Eastbound) 2000 Block (East & Westbound) ASPEN HILL ROAD CORRIDOR -4400 Block @ Parkland Drive to -5000 Block @ Veirs Mill Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 4600 Block (North & Southbound) BELLS MILL ROAD CORRIDOR -8000 Block @ Seven Locks Road to -9300 Block @ Falls Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 8600 Block (Westbound) 8700 Block (Eastbound) BONIFANT ROAD CORRIDOR -10 Block @ New Hampshire Avenue to -1400 Block @ Alderton Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 300 Block (Westbound) 500 Block (Eastbound) 1300 Block (East & Westbound) 1400 Block (East & Westbound) BRADLEY BLVD CORRIDOR -5300 Block @ Goldsboro Road to -5900 Block @ Huntington Pkwy. Speed Monitoring Device Located: 5400 Block (Northbound) 5500 Block (Northbound) 5600 Block (North & Southbound) 5700 Block (Northbound) 5800 Block (Northbound) 5900 Block (North & Southbound) BRIGGS CHANEY ROAD CORRIDOR 700 Block @ New Hampshire Avenue to -2500 Block @ Fairdale Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 1000 Block (North & Southbound) 1900 Block (North & Southbound) 2000 Block (North & Southbound) 2100 Block (North & Southbound) CALVERTON BLVD CORRIDOR -2800 Block @ Cherry Hill Road to -3000 Block @ Galway Drive Speed Monitoring Device Located: 2900 Block (Eastbound) 3000 Block (East & Westbound) CASHELL ROAD CORRIDOR -16500 Block @ Emory Lane to -18200 Block @ Bowie Mill Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 16700 Block (North & Southbound) 17100 Block (North & Southbound) 17200 Block (North & Southbound) CEDAR LANE CORRIDOR -9100 Block @ Rockville Pike to -10100 Block @ Clearbrook Lane Speed Monitoring Device Located: 9100 Block (East & Westbound) 9200 Block (East &Westbound) 10000 Block (East & Westbound) CENTERWAY ROAD CORRIDOR -8700 Block @ Snouffer School Road to -9900 Block @ Montgomery Village Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located: 9100 Block (Eastbound) 9600 Block (Westbound) 9700 Block (Eastbound) CINNAMON DRIVE CORRIDOR -12900 Block @ Clopper Road to -18500 Block @ Mateny Road to Speed Monitoring Device Located: 18400 Block (Southbound) COLESVILLE ROAD CORRIDOR -9300 Block (North & Southbound) -9300 Block @ Sligo Creek Parkway to -8800 Block @ Spring Street Speed Monitoring Device Located: 8900 Block (North & Southbound) 9000 Block (Northbound) 9200 Block (Southbound) CONNECTICUT AVENUE CORRIDOR -9400 Block @ Culver Street to -9800 Block @ Saul Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 9400 Block (Northbound) 9600 Block (Southbound) 9700 Block (North and Southbound) CRABBS BRANCH WAY CORRIDOR -15900 Block @ Indianola Drive to -16100 Block @ Redland Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 16100 Block (North & Southbound) DARNESTOWN ROAD CORRIDOR -13500 Block @ Haddonfield Lane to -14700 Block @ Germantown Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 13600 Block (Westbound) 13700 Block (Eastbound) 14200 Block (Eastbound) 14300 Block (Eastbound) DEMOCRACY BLVD. CORRIDOR -6200 Block @ Old Georgetown Road to -6500 Block @ Rockledge Road Speed Monitoring Device Located: 6400 Block (East & Westbound) DENNIS AVENUE CORRIDOR -700 Block @ University Blvd. to -2100 Block @ Georgia Avenue Speed Monitoring Device Located: 1400 Block (Westbound) 1700 Block (Eastbound)

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Wednesday, April 1, 2015 z Legal Notices

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Prominent Gaithersburg commercial drywall installer in need of full time HELPERS, MECHANICS, FINISHERS and LABORERS. Must have tools, stilts and transportation. Requires an equivalent combination of education, training and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities. Please email us if interested at admin@seldemo.com OR call 240-631-2415.

Benefits - Medial & Dental, paid time off 401(K), Disability, Hiring for 601 E Gude Drive, Rockville, MD. Contact

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CDL Driver

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Daycare Directory Children’s Center Of Damascus GG’s Little Angel Daycare Starburst Child Care Learn And Play Daycare Luz Day Care Magnet Montessori Daycare Zulma Day Care

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NOW HIRING (FT/PT)

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

Location Manager

The Auto Spa in Germantown is seeking a Location Manager. FT, Salary + benefits. Please apply on line at www.washluberepair.com. Or email resume to Ldrumheller@wlrauto.com

PARTS DRIVER

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

301-921-9599 MEDICAL

LPN/RN

For busy pediatric practice in Montgomery County. Pediatric experience preferred. Fax resume to 301.933.5087 or Email alynei23@yahoo.com Attn: Geri

Carpenter Medical Biller Exp/Entry Biller Needed. Hospital posting, A/R, Charge and payment posting for a Large Cardiology Practice in Mont. Co. FT/Benefits offered. Send resume to 240-449-1193 (f) or heartworkresumes@aol.com

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Johns Hopkins Eye Institute

Seeking qualified candidates (in Bethesda) for Clinic Supervisor (Req. 64868), Ophthalmic Tech (Req 65440), and Clinical Scheduling Coordinator (Req 63819) To learn more & apply: https://hrnt.jhu.edu/jhujobs/job_search.cfm Search using the Req number provided. EOE

(Entry Level)

We are a small design/build firm specializing in detailed upscale residential remodeling projects throughout MD, DC, VA. We are looking to add an entry level apprentice carpenter to assist our master carpenters. If you have a desire to pursue a career in the skilled trades, this might be a great opportunity for you. Candidates must possess the following; • Ability to take and follow direction • Willingness to learn • Strong work ethic Competitive wages & benefits offered. Interested applicants should email resume and references to: Loretta@pagenstechergroup.com

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Full Time Help Wanted

WEB EDITOR

The Gazette, a chain of weekly community newspapers in Maryland, is seeking an Web Editor to build our digital audience and oversee our digital content and presentation. Responsibilities include editing stories and related items for optimal web display, determining how information is displayed, formulating strategies for niche publications and special online features, promoting a web-first mentality in the newsroom, and troubleshooting problems on the website and with our content management system. Candidates must have solid print and digital media skills, and strong knowledge of SEO, social media and other digital tools. Duties include supervising a small staff, working with multiple departments on digital projects, tracking analytics, and some editing for the printed publications. Experience dealing with vendors and working with our content management system, Saxotech, is a plus. This position requires working at both our Laurel and Gaithersburg locations. We offer competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, tuition reimbursement and 401(k). Send resume, cover letter and salary requirements to Vanessa Harrington: editjobs@gazette.net. No phone calls. EOE HEALTHCARE

Medical Biller Montgomery Medical Associates, P.C., is seeking a Medical Biller. Candidate must have a minimum of 3 years experience and must be familiar with Medicare, Medicaid, HMOs and commercial billing. Knowledge of EMR is required. To apply E-mail your resume to jobs@montgomerymedical.com

Landscape Maintenance Foreman

PGC Landscape is looking for a Landscape Maintenance Foreman. Duties include transporting/managing crew of 5 employees; knowledge of/ability to perform all aspects of landscape maint.; safe use of Landscape equip. Complete daily paperwork/take ownership of job sites. Spanish/English language skills, clean driving record, current driver’s license required. 2-3 years’ exp. preferred. Permanent position, year round. Competitive salary/benefits."

Matt at 240-457-7223 or Email matt@pgc-landscape.com Real Estate

Suburban Hospital, a member of Johns Hopkins Medicine has several vacancies in the Maintenance and Engineering Dept.This is a busy area that is responsible for the smooth operations of the facility, where patient’s needs are our number 1 priority. Electrician II - Position is responsible for the installation, inspection, maintenance and repairs of all electrical system, apparatus and electrical and electronic components of industrial machinery and equipment. Requirements: Must have a Journeyman’s licensure. 5 years experience in the construction, installation, and maintenance of electrical facilities is required.

HVAC Mechanic: Positon is responsible for all functions required in keeping with

safe hospital and industrial standards and practices. 3-5 years HVAC/R experience is required. Hospital experience is a plus. Knowledge of D.D.C controls and HVAC applications is necessary. Universal CFC certification is required

Stationary Engineer: Position operates and maintains stationary engines and mechanical equipment such as central plant refrigeration, steam boilers, air conditions systems, equipment and allied facilities Requirements: one year experience in preventive maintenance is required, hospital experience is a plus. First Class Engineer’s license is required. High School diploma or trade school education is required. Painter: Position will be responsible for maintaining and preserving all interior and exterior painted or similarly finished surfaces of buildings. Requirements: Must have at least 5 years" experience in construction, industrial or commercial painting, including building maintenance services. Education: High School Diploma or GED

Visit us online, find your desired position and apply at www.suburbanhospital.org

MASONRY MECHANICS

Are needed for all phases of commercial masonry (concrete restoration, caulking, tuckpointing, etc) Jobs are located in NOVA, MD & DC. Transportation & experience is required. Benefits include: health insurance, paid holidays, vacation & 401k. Must pass a drug screen test & background check. E-verification upon employment. To apply: 7000 Tech Circle, Manassas, VA 20109. F o r directions ONLY call 703-369-2550

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Outside Sales Associates

Now hiring entry level or experienced. Will train. Base pay and commissions, paid vacation, holidays, training. 401K and Full medical benefits. TruGreen in Gaithersburg is offering: Starting base pay of $600 per week - NO DRAW Call Mike Perkins at 301-337-2992. EOE Drivers

DRIVERS

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DEDICATED REGIONAL RUNS HOME WEEKLY $1,500 SIGN ON BONUS $1,000 $1,200 Weekly Gross *Additional Bonus Pay *100% No-Touch Freight *PAID Orientation *Great Family Medical Benefits *CDL-A and 6 mons. exp. REQ’D Jacobson Companies is now: Norbert Dentressangle www.DriveForRed.co m 888-458-2293

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2012 Jetta Sedan SE.................V283821A, White,35,610 Miles.............$14,991

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2012 Hyundai Sonata Ltd........VP0127, White, 58,071 Miles...........$15,992

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2014 Toyota RAV4 AWD...........V822918A,White,4,106 Miles..........$25,491

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