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Wednesday, May 13, 2015

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Molly McClellan’s grandmother died from kidney failure in 1981, years before Molly was born. But over the years, as McClellan learned more about organ donation, she wondered if her grandmother could have lived longer. “She died at age 65,” McClellan said. “I wondered if the technology [of today] would have helped her.” McClellan, 17, is a senior at McClellan Clarksburg High School and, while looking at college scholarship opportunities, was struck by one offered by the Washington Regional Transplant Community called Legacy of Life Essay and Video Scholarships. Students were given a choice of writing a 1,000-word essay or making a two minute video convincing a specific community of people to sign up to become organ donors. “Almost 75 percent of Americans believe organ donation is the right thing to do, but fewer than 50 percent have signed up on a state registry,” according to the Washington Regional Transplant Community website. McClellan decided to make a video and direct it toward minority communities. “My father is African American,” McClellan said. “There are not as many minority donors.” In 2014, she said, only three out of 10 minorities were registered donors. McClellan said she was intrigued by the idea of making a video, though she had never made one before. Her older brother helped her learn to use Adobe Premiere Elements 7, a video editing program. She said keeping the video under two minutes was a challenge. “First I did a lot of research,“ McClellan said. “But realized I couldn’t use it all because of the two minute limit.” She said she was shocked to learn how many people were waiting for an organ. So, she said she concentrated on dispelling some myths that are believed to keep people from becoming organ donors.

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Rocky Hill Middle School parent Angelo Hernandez (center) has a laugh with school staff members Harold Willis (left) and Paul Heinemann as they play basketball during a charity fundraiser for cancer research on Friday in Clarksburg. The 14th annual Will Power Game raised money for cancer research in honor of students, staff and parents who were lost to the disease. Tom Marvel, Rocky Hill Middle School counselor, rides a bicycle to be rafﬂed off during the fundraiser.

Leon “Lee” Keshishian installed his first solar system when he was only 8 years old. That was when he helped his grandfather put a solar array on his Arizona roof. Today Keshishian, 45, is east coast regional vice president of SolarCity, America’s largest solar array installer based in San Mateo, California. “We do a system every three minutes somewhere in America,” Keshishian said. Keshishian, a Montgomery County native who now lives in Bethesda, did not just jump off his grandfather’s roof into the world of solar energy. He was only eight, but it could be that the idea of clean, less expensive

energy he learned about from his grandfather brought him to SolarCity. As he walked around the company’s new operations center in Clarksburg Wednesday he shared his excitement about SolarCity and how he joined the company in 2011. “SolarCity started about seven years ago by two brothers, Lyndon Rive and Peter Rive to answer the question, ‘What about alternative energy for the future,’” Keshishian said. “Within one year they became the largest solar company in California.” Meanwhile, Keshishian, along with two partners began Clean Currents in 2005, a company designed to provide wind power as a sustainable power alternative to area residents. Because of so many requests for solar power by Clean Currents subscribers, Keshishian and former Bullis School,

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Authors attending from near, far

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On Saturday, the sixth annual Gaithersburg Book Festival will host authors from around the world as well as those who have strong ties to Montgomery County. Lariann Oberlin, who writes ﬁction under the pen name Lauren Monroe, will be exhibiting and selling books at the festival with the Eastern Shore Writers Association. Oberlin, a licensed

clinical counselor, has a private practice in the Kentlands where she and her family lived until 2012 when they moved to Maryland’s Eastern Shore. After spending years writing nonfiction books related to her field, she took the plunge into fiction and her first book, “Letting Go: Book One of The Maryland Shores,” was released last spring. “Second Chances: Book Two of The Maryland Shores” came out this year. “I had always wanted to try fiction. I tried it in the ’90s, but I can see now that I didn’t have

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What does Kanye West — the rapper — have in common with world geography? “In [Botswana] there is a [town] called Kanye and there is an east and a west,” said Abhinav Karthikeyan of Clarksburg, a three year National Geo-

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graphic Bee competitor. Abhinav is one of two sixth-grade boys from Montgomery County among the 54 students who qualiﬁed to represent their states at the 27th Annual National Geographic Bee in Washington,

D.C. this week. Abhinav, a student at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown, is the representative from Maryland. Jacob Wall of Bethesda, who attends The British School of Washington, represented Washington D.C. Results after Monday’s preliminary rounds showed Abhinav still in the competition, placing among the top ten who will compete for the ﬁrst place in the country on Wednesday. Jacob went out during the preliminary rounds on Monday. He said he enjoyed competing is geography bees.

“I enjoyed hearing the others’ questions,” he said. Abhinav ﬁrst competed in the national bee when he was in fourth-grade at Clearspring Elementary School in Damascus. Students can compete in grades four through eight. Abhinav said Friday he has moved up each year: in 2013, he placed 21st and last year, 15th. “I’m hoping for a better result, to crack the top ten this year,” he said. It was mission accomplished for him. On Wednesday he and the other top

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“Are Charter Schools a More Costeffective Solution to Closing the Achievement Gap?” 7 to 9 p.m., County Council

Ofﬁce Building, 5th-ﬂoor conference room, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville. With Jeanne Allen, founder, Center for Education Reform. Sponsored by Montgomery County Taxpayers League. Free. president@mctaxpayersleague.org. Movie: “The Maze Runner”, 6:15 to 8:30 p.m., Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave. Based on novel by James Dashner. PG-13. Free. laura.sarantis@montgomerycountymd.gov.

THURSDAY, MAY 14 College Planning, 7 to 8 p.m., Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave. How to address the high cost of college, developing a college investment plan, the new educational IRA, maximizing ﬁnancial aid, investment alternatives. 240-773-9490; montgomerycountymd.gov/library.

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ing, 7 to 9 p.m., Whetstone Community Center, 19140 Brooke Grove Court, Montgomery Village. gaithersburgﬁneartsassoc@gmail.com. Stroke prevention, 1 to 2 p.m., Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg. Leni Barry, a registered nurse at Suburban Hospital, discusses prevention, symptoms and how to respond. Free. Ann Stillman, 240-777-0200 or ann.stillman@ montgomerycountymd.gov. “Finding Your Voice in Wellness: Share the Therapeutic Musings of the Spoken Word,” 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., Potomac Com-

munity Recreation Center, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac. Stanice Anderson, an author and Hufﬁngton Post blogger, will discuss beneﬁts of the spoken word in the addiction recovery process. Other addiction and wellness organizations will be represented, too. 240-777-4723. New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Robbins, 7 p.m., Barnes & Noble,

4801 Bethesda Ave, Bethesda. Robbins will discuss and sign her new controversial book “The Nurses: A Year of Secrets, Drama and Miracles with the Heroes of the Hospital.” 301-986-1761.

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SATURDAY, MAY 16 Shredfest 2015, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Medallion Financial Group, 13 E. Deer Park Drive, Gaithersburg. Free shredding, live music, coffee, donuts, raffles. 301-9909704 or info@medalliongroup.com. Poolesville SpringFest, 2 to 7 p.m., 19701 Fisher Ave., Poolesville. Live music by The Hard Swimmin’ Fish and Black Betty & The Moonshine Society, backyard barbecue competition, rock wall, mechanical bull, selfie booth. Beer and wine tasting tent for those 21 and older. $20 entrance fee for tasting tent includes souvenir glass. townhall@lan2wan.com. Dash for Duchenne, 8 a.m. to noon, Seneca Creek State Park, 11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg. 5K run/walk, family fun day. To benefit research for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. $15 for children, $25 for senior citizens and students, $50 for others. 301-326-7177 or mvickysingh99@ gmail.com. Gaithersburg Book Festival, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Gaithersburg City Hall, 31 South Summit Ave., Gaithersburg. More than 100 authors, writing workshops, Children’s Village, book sales, author signings. Free admission and shuttles from Shady Grove Metro and Lakeforest Mall. 301258-6350 or ccrosby@gaithersburgmd.gov. American Red Cross Blood Drive, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Trinity United Methodist Church, 13700 Schaeffer Road, Germantown. Double-red-cell donations will be accepted. Call 800-733-2767 for an appointment. 240-676-9955 or David.Hull@ redcross.org. American Cancer Society Relay for Life, noon to 6 p.m., Rocky Hill Middle

School, 22401 Brickhaven Way, Clarksburg. A noncompetitive walkathon with a carnival atmosphere. Survivors’ dinner at 5 p.m. Luminaria and torches lit at sundown to remember those touched by cancer. DJ, bands, food, activities. richard. pante@cancer.org.

SUNDAY, MAY 17 Music for Food beneﬁt concert, 2 p.m., Christ Lutheran Church, 8011 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. Free. Suggested donation of $25; $10 students and children. Proceeds beneﬁt Manna Food Center. facebook.com/MusicForFoodDC; musicforfoodboston.org; mannafood.org.

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to noon, Washington Nationals Miracle Field, 17950 Germantown Park Drive, Germantown. Baseball for children and adults with special needs. $40 for spring session. IrNo813@aol.com; Jim Leder, 301-332-6716. Children’s Author Shannon Jones, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m., Germantown Library, 19840 Century Blvd., Germantown. Jones will read and sing the adaptation of her newest book, “That’s Just Me!,” underscoring the important message that children love and embrace their unique qualities. 240-7770110 or Rachel.Jones@montgomerycountymd.gov. Bluebirds Forever Festival, 1 to 4 p.m., Black Hill Visitor Center, 20926 Lake Ridge Drive, Boyds. Enter from Md. 355. Programs, exhibits, demonstrations and children’s activities. Free. 301-528-3492 or Christina.Stachura@montgomeryparks. org.

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MONDAY, MAY 18 Fearless Food Gardening Talk, 8 to 9:45 p.m., Montgomery College Takoma Park/Silver Spring Campus, 7977 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. The absolute basics a new gardener needs to consider. Free. laserblast@aol.com.

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Perspectives on Slavery in D.C. and Maryland, 7 to 9 p.m., Gaithersburg Li-

brary, meeting room 1, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave., Gaithersburg. Attorney and writer Jim Johnston will speak on two different perspectives on the institution of slavery. mary.wykes@aol.com. iPad Clinic, 9 to 11:30 a.m., Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg. One-on-one help with basic features. Tuesdays through June 9. Sign up at information desk or 240777-0200.

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They came from four middle schools with a love of reading and the goal of being crowned champions of the Book Wars trivia competition. Students from Parks, Frost, Rocky Hill and Clemente middle schools completed in the second annual competition, the brainchild of Tim Dixon, librarian at Parks Middle School in Olney. He had read about a similar program in Howard County. “There is so much going on with testing and so forth that the options for fun are more limited,” he said. “I started this, with the help of other librarians, to champion the idea of reading for enjoyment.” Dixon said it also gives more students a chance to shine. “Athletes, theater and band kids get their moments in the sun, so this gives other kids the chance to feel good about themselves and be on a team working together.” The program involves about 15 students at each school — ﬁve each from grades six through eight. Dixon said it was fairly easy to get students to join. Some children just feel at home in the library and others learned about it from their classmates. “I am passionate about reading and wanted to read for a fun purpose,” said Parks sixth-grader Rachel Ng. Eighth-grader Will Unger said he joined because he considers himself very knowledgeable about literature and wanted to test his knowledge. The teams — with names such as Word Nerds, Roberts’s Readers, the Chapter Crushers and the Bellatrix LeStranges — formed in the fall and met twice monthly with their school’s librarian to discuss books, take trivia quizzes and have fun. Each student was responsible for reading the 10 competition books selected by the librarians, plus reading bonus category books of their choosing.

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Alexandra Remond (left) and Amarri Manago, students at Parks Middle School in Olney, strategize — and have some fun — during the recent Book Wars trivia competition. The students said they learned a lot, including not to judge a book by its cover or be afraid to try new things, and that teams can accomplish much more than individuals. As the competition day drew near, students prepared by coordinating their uniforms, choreographing their entrance and holding a ﬁnal practice competition. This year’s Book Wars was held April 17 at Clemente Middle School in Germantown. Eleven teams, totaling more than 50 students, packed the school’s library. The students saw their hard work and preparation pay off on competition day. Salman Talib, a Parks eighth-grader, said working with friends and the thrill of the contest were his favorite parts. “I liked the ability to compete against students from other schools and to see how

they work,” said classmate Joseph Houmran. Julia Robbins, a seventh-grader, said she enjoyed the free cake. Although the day, and the whole program, are about the joy of reading, Dixon said there was tension in the air. “In the end Roberto Clemente’s Gryffendorks came out on top,” he said. “Although there was only one champion, every participating student was a winner.” Dixon said that for next year, four new middle schools have agreed to participate. A champion team will be crowned in both groups of four schools, which will then compete against each other. Book Wars III will be held at Parks Middle School next April. thogan@gazette.net

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Shannon Jones of Germantown will read from her book, “That’s Just Me!,” from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Children’s Programming Room of the Germantown Library, 19840 Century Blvd. Jones’ husband, Louis, will accompany her singing and reading. Families and children of all ages are encouraged to attend the lively, interactive presentation. “That’s Just Me!” underscores the message that children should love and embrace their unique qualities. There is no registration, but space is limited, so attendees should arrive early. To request a sign language interpreter or other deaf/hard of hearing services for librarysponsored programs, email MCPL.DeafAccess@montgomerycountymd.gov, preferably with at least three business days’ notice. For more information, call the library at 240-777-0110.

Delta Alumnae Foundation gives out awards The Montgomery County Delta Alumnae Foundation has awarded $1,500 to community programs that benefit local youths, low- and moderate-income families, and the elderly, the nonproﬁt foundation said in a press release. Organizations getting community grants are: • Conﬂict Resolution Center of Montgomery County, Md., for its Youth Restorative Justice Initiative to help eliminate bullying and violence • Montgomery County Tele-

vision/Media for scholarships for camps and training programs, including its Agricultural Fair Video Camp and Backpack Journalism Summer Academy • Stepping Stones Shelter for services for homeless families • Our House for a program to keep young men out of trouble, for its Computer Enhancement Program and to help young men complete a GED education. Also, more than $16,000 in scholarships were awarded to 17 seniors at 12 Montgomery County schools: • Anthony C. Graves from Georgetown Preparatory School in North Bethesda • Jamilah I. Silver, Morgan I. Offord and Melissa LaNoire from Sherwood High School in Sandy Spring • Niya J. Ford and Eliana Ramirez from Northwood High School in Silver Spring • Adeola A. Animasahun from Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville • Airel O. Blakey and Leila S. Habib from Blair High School in Silver Spring • Sisanmofe Dorsu from Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School • Skylar F. Mitchell from Whitman High School in Bethesda • Nailah E. Fisher from Blake High School in Silver Spring • My’Kael S. Poole from Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville • Rachelle N. Sims from Magruder High School in Rockville • Dale A. Tassbihi and Kaylah G. Walton from Northwest High School in Germantown • Mfonobong I. Ufot from Gaithersburg High School. The awards were given out April 26 at the Silver Spring Civic Building.

Camping expo set for Sunday The IWLA Rockville Chapter Jr. Youth Education program will host “Adventures in Camping” from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at IWLA Lake, 12057 Clopper road, Germantown. The program will include campsites featuring different types of camping available such as car camping, back packing and RV/camper nights out. There also will be educational stations for children to learn how to tie knots, identify

poisonous plants, learn about ticks, explore ways of cooking while camping, learn to follow a compass, discuss campfire safety and learn how to “leave no trace” while in the outdoors. Register at signupgenius. com/go/805054ba4a728a20iwla3. For more information call 301-928-7075 or email jeri5616@ yahoo.com. — GAZETTE STAFF

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

Commercial armed robbery • Dunkin’ Donuts, 19781 Frederick Road, at 5 a.m. April 22. Subject displayed a knife to a store employee and demanded money. Cash taken from register. TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

Dan Peoples, a Habitat for Humanity Wells Fargo team member, drills holes for lag bolts as he and others construct a new deck for a homeowner on Friday afternoon in Germantown. Assisting is Nancy Politsch (right) as Alta Howard looks on.

Commercial burglary • Our Personal Gardener, in the area of Snowden Farm Parkway and Sweetspire Drive, in the early-morning hours of April 24. Forced entry, took property.

Residential burglary • 18400 block of Ashmeade Road, at 2:50 a.m. April 27. No forced entry, took property. Vehicle larceny • Three thefts from vehicles occurred in the early-morning hours of April 22. Affected streets included Coachman Road and Ale House Circle. Incidents possibly related. Forced entry, took property. • Six thefts from vehicles occurred in the early-morning hours of April 23. Affected streets included Cricket Hill Drive, Smokewood Terrace, Sanderling Place, Kilmarnock Way and Ansel Terrace. Incidents may be related. Forced entry, took property.

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Historical Germantown cemetery needs new life Graves dating to the 1800s untended

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Mike Ferry is concerned that new development along Century Boulevard in Germantown will erase one small piece of history he has grown to love: a small, 19th century cemetery containing the remains of ﬁve members of the family that once farmed the land where they now rest. The cemetery is on a slight rise in the middle of a ﬁeld just beyond the end of Century Boulevard. Ferry lives within easy walking distance of the cemetery, though he lived in his home for several years before he knew it was there. “I moved in in 2005 or 2006,” Ferry said. “And a neighbor men-

tioned that there was a cemetery nearby, I was surprised because I had never seen it. One day I said, ‘I’m going to ﬁnd that cemetery’ and went for a walk.” That was in 2010. “It was overgrown, it was fenced and the head stones were fallen over,” he said. “This is the part of the history of Germantown and it will be more exposed than ever with the extension of [Century Boulevard] and business and residential development.” After that first discovery, Ferry enlisted the help of a neighbor, Mike Haddix, and the two of them cut down small trees growing in the plat, pulled weeds and generally cleaned up the cemetery. “We were so proud,” Ferry said, “But last year it was overgrown again. What we need is a professional landscaper with a

plan to remove the tree growth or put something on the ground like mulch.” Ferry said he does not mind spearheading a cleanup committee, but feels he lacks the expertise and tools to get it right. He said he called the Germantown Historical Society but they do not have a program for maintaining historic cemeteries. Evidently no one does, according to Susan Soderburg of the Germantown Historical Society. “That [cemetery] is not owned by anyone,” Soderburg said. So there is no one to take care of it, she said. “What you need to do, and what we have done with other cemeteries is have [their maintenance] incorporated into community [maintenance agreements].”

According to its website, The Montgomery County Planning Board is compiling a list of county burial sites with 269 in its inventory. But it does not have a plan for maintaining them. “The inventory and the accompanying information should serve as a starting point to initiate a responsible approach to the question of what to do with these unique resources. To many, cemeteries are an important link to our past — providing historical and genealogical data, information on settlement patterns, burial practices, and the changes in how Americans regard death and grief. To many others, they are viewed as an obstacle or an inconvenience. How can or should these views be balanced? What should the county’s role be in addressing the situation and reaching any compromises?,” the website reads.

The Planning Board, according to the website, did recommend the establishment of a cemetery commission to “... Sponsor public workshops on the proper techniques to clean stones, reset markers, or research the history of a cemetery, among other topics, provide technical advice to cemetery owners, put them on a schedule for regular maintenance, and provide funds for stone or fence restoration [and] establish a fund for assistance in maintenance and repair...”, among other recommendations. Meanwhile Ferry and Haddix will do what they can and hope the development plans include maintenance of the cemetery. “The whole history thing,” Ferry said. “It’s good to reﬂect on.” pmcewan@gazette.net

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Harness the Stars Kids Opera Company, better known to Stedwick Elementary School as Mary Ruth McGinn’s third-grade class, showed that hard work and making mistakes pays off as they presented their original production “Strike ‘n Spare” last week. “Failure can change your life, making mistakes is a good thing,” the group sang at the end of the opera. “I learned from my mistakes, I pushed through the wall, now I am free.” McGinn’s class spent all year writing, composing and producing the opera as well as building the sets, designing the logo and doing everything else needed to present a ﬁnished product to their peers, parents and guests at the end of the school year.

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This was the tenth opera that McGinn has put together with different classes after starting this speciﬁc project based learning model with a colleague at New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silver Spring in 2001. Since then she has taught the model to teachers in Spain and brought it to Jackson Road Elementary School in Silver Spring before landing at Stedwick. “The results we had just blew us away. Academic, social and emotional changes throughout the year. It wasn’t about the production, wasn’t about the opera, it was about engaging in the process,” McGinn said. Dr. Margaret Pastor, principal at Stedwick, explained that the school focuses on project based learning and the opera project is the most well developed. “Not only does their basic reading and math improve, but they are so much more engaged and excited,” Pastor said, adding that students’ social growth is

also noticeable. Manuela Degboevi, 9, was the production manager as well as a member of the orchestra in Harness the Stars. She explained that her job sometimes involved getting to school early and leaving late, making sure everyone in the company had what they needed to succeed and to play her instrument during rehearsals. On the day of the performances, Manuela had to start the opera off with a speech and then ﬁnish the opera by naming everyone involved. “We have a lot of rehearsals and we work really hard to accomplish this goal,” Manuela said. She said that some of the math they have had to do is hard, especially because they couldn’t use calculators or digital clocks. “Everything that we are doing is for a real purpose in real life and connects to something they would be doing in the real world,” McGinn said. She explained that

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An old cemetery with four headstones on Crystal Rock Drive in Germantown remains untended. Two of the headstones still bear names, the other two headstones are too worn to read.

Harness the Stars Kids Opera Company, comprised of Stedwick Elementary School third grade students (from left) David Boley Jr., Jovan BreezerDwyer, Sonia Thanicatt, Sana Narisu, and Nebi Tsarni perform “Strike ‘n Spare” on Thursday in Gaithersburg. TOM FEDOR/ THE GAZETTE

the curriculum ﬁts naturally and logically into the opera and they don’t force anything. For example, the electricians must learn about the science behind their jobs and everyone has to work together to make sure the budget works out. Pastor explained that the students must connect their work to the problem that needs to be solved not just because they have to do so for an assignment, but because they will actually be using the answer they come up with.

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“The kids learn about all the jobs, they apply and interview for the jobs,” McGinn said. She explained that the students pick the top three positions they want and then she chooses their role. “I pick them for [a job] that I thought they would be really good at and grow in.” According to Manuela, the best part about being the production manager is being able to critique everything, making sure that everyone has what they need and being able to be friends with every work group.

Pastor explained that the project is not easy — for students or McGinn — but the payoff for the children is tremendous. She said that the teachers who do project based learning have to work through the curriculum and ﬁgure out where they are able to incorporate everything. “What I will tell you is that the kids make signiﬁcant growth from the beginning to the end of the year,” McGinn said. “Not just some kids, all kids.” sschmieder@gazette.net

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Rockville-area couple’s slaying stuns neighbors, friends n

Police: Pair stabbed at home BY DAN MORSE AND MICHAEL S. ROSENWALD THE WASHINGTON POST

Montgomery County detectives and crime-scene investigators spent Monday searching for clues at a Rockville-area home, more than 24 hours after a couple in their 60s were killed there by at least one assailant armed with a knife or some other sharp-edged weapon. Friends of the couple — Richard “Dick” Vilardo, a hotel developer, and Julianne “Jody” Vilardo, who had worked at an accounting firm — said they couldn’t imagine anyone having a reason to hurt them. Two law enforcement officials with knowledge of the case said that while the investigation is young, they hadn’t uncovered anything to suggest that the victims were targeted for something either had done. “This remains a difficult case,” said Capt. Paul Starks, a police spokesman. “We are working on it around-the-

clock.” Starks said that police discovered an open window at the house and that detectives believe the assailant or assailants may have entered that way. Jody Vilardo’s body was found inside the home; her husband’s body was found just outside. Starks and other police ofﬁcials released few other details. “Detectives are looking at many different possibilities, and right now, for them to narrow the scope of the investigation might cause them to miss vital information or a clue,” Starks said. “We’ve got to look at everything so we don’t miss anything.” Dick Vilardo, 65, and Jody, 67, are survived by two children and two grandchildren. The couple volunteered their time and made donations to the Children’s Inn at NIH in Bethesda. “We are heartbroken over this senseless tragedy,” a family spokesman said. “Dick and Jody Vilardo were a warm and loving couple. We know of no one who would wish them harm.” Officials released only a general timeline of the couple’s whereabouts before their deaths. They were out with

friends Saturday night — the last time they were seen alive, Starks said. On Sunday morning — Mother’s Day — the Vilardos were to meet family members. When they didn’t arrive, a relative went to their house and found them dead. The home sits behind a large, lush lawn off Ridge Drive between Rockville and Potomac. Detectives and crimescene investigators who arrived there Sunday and Monday were clearly focused on the inside of the house and certain areas outside. They set up a tent behind the house Sunday to protect possible evidence. They could be seen Monday looking through a wooded area more than 100 feet from the structure. Across the street, a longtime neighbor expressed shock and sadness. “They were great people. They were sweet, always positive,” said the neighbor, who asked not to be named because he wanted to preserve his privacy. He said that when his family moved in a dozen years ago, the Vilardos welcomed them to the neighborhood. In

recent years, he said, he regularly saw them playing with their grandchildren outside the home. Dick Vilardo was a founding owner of Pinnacle Hotel Management. He previously worked for Bethesda hotel giant Marriott. “I found him to be just an exceptionally nice and bright and logical human being,” said Fred Malek, a former Marriott executive. Malek said Pinnacle is on the smaller side of the hotel management and development industry but is well respected. “He seemed to be going full throttle and enjoying his business, which he’s been in pretty much his whole career,” Malek said. In the tightknit hotel industry, news of Vilardo’s death spread quickly, according to Liam Brown, a senior executive at Marriott International who knew Vilardo for almost 20 years. “He was such a well-thought-of guy that people are saying, ‘Can you believe this?’” Brown said. Disagreements sometimes emerge between hotel operators such as Marriott and developers such as Pinnacle,

but Brown said Vilardo’s default position was always, “How are we going to work this out?” “He was the guy who could masterfully bring people together,” Brown said. Joan Beach knew the Vilardos for years. They were fellow members of Lakewood Country Club, and she belonged to a local gardening club with Jody Vilardo. “They were a very, very close couple, wonderful parents, wonderful grandparents,” Beach said. Jody Vilardo worked for more than 15 years at DeLeon & Stang, an accounting ﬁrm in Gaithersburg, starting as an employee and leaving as a partner. “What’s happened is just mindboggling,” said Allen P. DeLeon, a founding partner at the ﬁrm who was friends with the Vilardos. “They were just regular people — great people,” DeLeon said. “Honest, very trustworthy.” Washington Post Writers Jennifer Jenkins and Julie Zauzmer contributed to this report.

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A former Montgomery County music teacher who used photos and videos of 14 girls at New Hampshire Estates Elementary School in Silver Spring to fuel his sexual fantasies pleaded guilty to 14 counts of sex abuse of a minor on Monday. Lawrence Wesley Joynes, 56, also pleaded guilty Monday in a second case to a charge encompassing multiple acts of child abuse, including second degree rape, involving one student who attended Eastern Middle School in Silver Spring in the early 1990s. The pleas mean that Joynes, who is in the county jail in Boyds, will not go to trial as scheduled for the two cases on Monday and May 26, respectively. The Gazette generally does not identify by name the victims of sex offenses. Montgomery Circuit Court Judge Joseph M. Quirk accepted the guilty pleas in the case involving 14 girls and scheduled Joynes for sentencing on Aug. 28. In the case of the middle school student, Circuit Court Judge Gary E. Bair accepted the plea and scheduled Joynes to be sentenced on Sept. 1. Maximum sentences in both cases total a combined 113 years. “The objective is to make sure he remains behind bars,” county State’s Attorney John McCarthy told reporters in a press conference following the hearing. “He’ll be unable to have contact with children because he’ll be behind bars — probably for the rest of his life.” A former resident of Dundalk in Baltimore County, Joynes taught music in Montgomery County Public Schools for 27 years, including 10 years at New Hampshire Estates Elementary, the Gazette has reported. According to charging documents, Joynes manipulated a group of his favorite students, which he called his “lunch bunch,” to imitate sexually suggestive behavior — such as sucking on his or their fingers or on lollipops or sticks of candy — while he photographed and videotaped them. He later added sexually explicit captions, text and labels to the photos and videos, which he kept in labeled files on his home computer, Assistant State’s Attorney Timothy Hagan said during the hearing. The 14 charges of sexual abuse of a minor that Joynes pleaded guilty to are considered exploitation, not molestation, under the law, said Joynes’ attorney, Mary Siegfried, deputy district public defender with the state Public Defender’s Office. “It was fantasy for his own sexual gratification and his own use,” Siegfried said at the hearing. “He kept it in his computer and never shared it.” Joynes’ plea of guilty in the second case to a charge of child abuse also encapsulates two

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cember 1991 and July 1993, when the student was in seventh and eighth grade at Eastern Middle School, Hagan said during the hearing. Joynes began “grooming” the student by becoming her conﬁdant and advocate, sharing her interests and giving her music lessons, he said. In late 1991, he began a sexual relationship with her that

included intercourse until the student graduated and went to high school, Hagan said. In 2005, the victim emailed Joynes, demanding that he accept responsibility for his actions, Hagan said. Joynes responded by posting a fake death certiﬁcate on his website indicating that he had committed suicide, according to Hagan. Four years later, the victim

discovered Joynes was teaching at New Hampshire Estates Elementary and contacted him. Joynes, using a false name, informed the victim that Joynes had committed suicide. It wasn’t until Baltimore County police charged Joynes with possession of pornography and Montgomery County police charged him with sexually abusing minors in 2013 that the vic-

tim learned that Joynes was still alive, which prompted her to contact police about her case. “The defendant does not agree with all the actions [listed by prosecutors] but he does acknowledge, and to his shame, that the relationship was inappropriate and [was] of child abuse,” Siegfried said. vterhune@gazette.net

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Investigation ﬁnds no criminal activity at Rock Terrace BY

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

The Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s office found no evidence of criminal activity after investigating how Rock Terrace School staff handled money tied to work-experience opportunities for students. The office searched for crimes such as theft and misappropriation, Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy said Friday. “We were looking for patterns of whether or not someone seemed to be transferring these monies for their own enrichment,” he said. “And we didn’t see that pattern.” The office’s findings come about two years after Rock Terrace parents came forward in 2013, alleging the school had mishandled funds that students received in work-study programs. Some parents said they did not know the school had opened bank accounts under their children’s names. Some did not how much money the accounts contained. The Rockville school serves students with significant cognitive disabilities. Assistant State’s Attorney Bryan Roslund said Friday there were “no simple, easy answers” in the investigation, which lasted more than 18 months.

“I think the overriding thing is there’s just absolutely no evidence that the money went anywhere other than school programs, and answering the question of whether it’s student money or program money is not for us to resolve,” said Roslund, who led the investigation along with the office’s chief investigator, David Newcomer. A school system statement, provided by spokesman Dana Tofig, said the system appreciated the office’s “thorough work.” “The State’s Attorney’s findings mirror what our investigation found in 2013 — that there was no intent to defraud students, but that funds in the work experience programs at Rock Terrace were poorly managed and monitored,” the statement said. After an initial investigation in the summer of 2013, a school system official wrote in a letter that the district had found school staff were not engaged in fraudulent activity. The district found that the school’s work-study program had been “poorly managed” and that “money was inappropriately used.” The prosecutor’s office examined records from 2001 to 2013, tracking 7,039 transactions amounting to about $69,000. The average transaction was around $25. The office also interviewed Rock Terrace staff. It didn’t talk directly to parents or students, but rather reviewed parent statements and other information the school system passed on from its investigation. The Educational Systems Federal

Dash through Seneca Creek for Duchenne n

Local organization hosts ﬁrst 5K, family fun day

SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER STAFF WRITER

On Saturday Team Saij will host its ﬁrst ever Dash for Duchenne 5K run/walk and family fun day at Seneca Creek State Park in Gaithersburg. The event will start at 8 a.m. and all proceeds will go to fund research for those with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD), which according to the Muscular Dystrophy Association website, is a “genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness.” Team Saij was founded by Vicky Singh in 2011 for her 12-year-old son Saij who suffers from DMD. Saij is in sixth grade at Hoover Middle School in Rockville. “After being angry and upset we decided we wanted to contribute in a way that would beneﬁt all these boys,” Singh said. Symptoms begin to show in early childhood and while it can affect females in rare cases, it primarily affects males. “This is why I started this organization, it’s quite a devastating condition and the boys have very compromised lives,” Singh said. The Singh family moved to Maryland from New York in 2010 and have maintained a presence up north with various fundraisers over the past few years. This will be Team Saij’s third event in Maryland since 2012. The organization has hosted a silent auction as well as a “bowl-a-thon,” which drew more than 500 people.

Singh said that she was trying to figure out a community event that the children would like and have a good time with and decided the 5K followed by a celebration would be best. Following the run, or walk, participants can stick around to enter raffles, play games, buy food or sweets and enjoy live musical entertainment courtesy of DJ Lucky and Platinum Productions, with songs by “American Idol” finalist Gurpreet Sarin. Also joining the fun will be superheroes such as Montgomery County’s Batman, known to some as Lenny Robinson — who has made himself known in the area as a frequent visitor to children in hospitals — and the Sikh Captain America, or Vishvajit Singh, who is working to “fight intolerance,” according to a release from Team Saij. Individual registration for the 5K is $50 and more information, including a link sign up, can be found at www. teamsaij.org. Singh explained that one of the reasons she founded the organization was to help fund research at Johns Hopkins, where Saij is a patient. She explained that because the disorder is so rare, pharmaceutical companies and biomedical companies are not focusing on finding a drug to treat DMD because it wouldn’t bring in a huge amount of money. “Yes, I would really like to do it annually. I think part of what makes people commit to a cause is seeing it consistently,” Singh said. “We feel like we are close [to finding treatment]. We are very involved in the research.” sschmieder@gazette.net

Credit Union provided records for 93 students, Roslund said. The investigation uncovered multiple inconsistencies related to how staff managed the money and bank accounts. The “variances” point to a lack of supervision and oversight “within individual school years, individual student accounts and from year to year,” McCarthy said. The investigation determined that money pulled from the accounts generally was put toward school programs, but there was no documentation of exactly how the money was spent. “I think, uniformly, everyone interviewed told us that all of the money spent actually ultimately went to provide for the kids,” McCarthy said. Newcomer said sometimes money was withdrawn for a particular student, a group of students or broader school programs, such as a dance. The investigation found that money in the student accounts came from at least three sources, McCarthy said. Some money, Roslund said, was tied to jobs the students worked, some inside the school system and some outside the system. Other money came from school system program funds that sometimes were related to a life skills or job skills course, he said. The third source was community organizations that also made contributions to the school. The money was somehow tied to students’ work, but was not given directly to the students. McCarthy said he thinks there is an assumption by some that the only money in the accounts was earned by

Board Vice President Michael Durso said Friday he thinks it was “helpful” that the state’s attorney’s office investigated. The findings match what some school board members expected, he said. The school system has worked on safeguards and procedures to prevent similar occurrences. The findings from McCarthy’s office, he said, are “perhaps the final step.” Lyda Astrove — a Rockville-based lawyer and special-education advocate working with Rock Terrace parents — said people are missing the big picture. She thinks staff took advantage of students who “can’t advocate for themselves.” “It doesn’t surprise me, but it desperately saddens me,” she said. Money was taken out of the students’ accounts, Astrove said — it doesn’t matter what staff did with it afterward. “People with disabilities are entitled to spend their money as they choose,” she wrote in a follow-up email. “That choice was removed from them.” Leslie Seid Margolis, managing attorney at the Maryland Disability Law Center, said she couldn’t judge whether what happened was criminal or not. But, she said, “it’s pretty clear that what happened was absolutely wrong.” “It’s a wrong without a right,” she said. “There’s not a way to fix this really for families who were affected and I think that’s challenging.” lpowers@gazette.net

All Dolled Up and never forgotten n Gaithersburg graduates remember slain teacher by helping current students BY

SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER STAFF WRITER

For Cyrene Jones, simply remembering all that the late Angela Johnson did for students at Gaithersburg High School was not enough. She wanted to continue forward with it. As previously reported by The Gazette, Johnson was killed in August of 2014 and at that point had been teaching the cosmetology program at Gaithersburg High School for 14 years. Jones, 25, graduated from Gaithersburg High School in 2007. Her partner, Teana Coulter, 19, graduated in 2013 and is currently attending the University of Maryland at College Park. Both were students of Johnson and together they founded Project Love, a women’s empowerment organization they hope will uplift and encourage women. “Our late mentor, Angela Johnson, the cosmetology teacher, her biggest [focuses] were outreach, service and education,” Jones said. “Any child, any adult that she came in contact with, she made be better, do better. When she passed away it was almost like we didn’t want that to die with her.” On Friday, Project Love hosted their first event, All Dolled Up, at Gaithersburg High School. The organization hosted a dress drive leading up to prom night and then provided students who signed up with free hair and make up for their prom that evening. Nilda Keres, a photography teacher at the school, as well as the cheerleading coach and Student Government Association staff sponsor, supervised

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students working in jobs. “That’s not the case,” he said. McCarthy said Rock Terrace staff his office interviewed offered varying descriptions of who they thought was responsible for how the money was managed and a lack of supervision over the money. Some staff members thought the money, or some of it, belonged to the students, he said. Others thought the money was program funds. The office found that during many of the years investigated, school employees who were managing the money did so without formal training. Management practices also changed as staff “changed fairly constantly” over the years, Newcomer said. Roslund acknowledged that letters were sent to some Rock Terrace parents notifying them that bank records under their children’s names were subpoenaed by a grand jury. He would not comment beyond that due to the secrecy of grand jury proceedings. The conclusion of no criminal wrongdoing, he said, was from the state’s attorney’s office, not a grand jury. After the allegations from parents arose in 2013, then-principal Dianne G. Thornton was placed on administrative leave as the school system investigated. She retired soon after. When The Gazette reached her by phone in July 2013, Thornton said she was not interested in commenting. The school system no longer provides money to students at Rock Terrace or other county schools who participate in work-experience programs.

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Former Gaithersburg High School 2007 graduate Cyrene Jones and friends provide free hair styling and makeup to students attending the prom. Jones’s former cosmetology teacher Angela Johnson is the inspiration for her charity. the event. Keres was hosting her own dress drive at the school when Coulter, a former student and cheerleader, came to her asking to join dress-drive forces and asked for her help securing the cosmetology classroom for their event. Keres was more than willing and together they were able to fit 23 girls with free prom dresses. Keres said that this is the first time former students have pulled together specifically for Johnson. “The things that we do are continuing on what [Johnson] would do,” Coulter said. Coulter and Jones recruited cosmetologists who were former students of Johnson to donate their time and services to the

event. On Friday afternoon, the cosmetology room was buzzing with excitement and the strong scent of hair spray as students chatted with each other, their stylists and Keres, who chaperoned prom and the after prom festivities. In addition to the open salon hours that students signed up for, one girl from Quince Orchard High School and one from Gaithersburg High School were chosen to receive everything they needed for their prom. Coulter explained that in order to ﬁnd those girls, they spoke with school counselors to determine which students would beneﬁt most from Project Love’s program. The two winners received dresses and shoes,

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Geron Brathwaite, 18, has his hair styled by Germantown’s Asha Maximore. had their tickets and transportation paid for and were given free hair and make up services for their special night. “We wouldn’t want money to stop them from enjoying that one night,” Coulter said. Coulter and Jones said that this is just the beginning for Project Love and they hope to host many more events in the future including continuing on Johnson’s work giving hair and make up services to the homeless and to senior citizens. They want to host a banquet to raise money for a scholarship fund, a 5K and a drive to collect tampons and sanitary pads for women’s homeless shelters. Jones said that one of the goals of Project Love is to help women feel good about themselves. “It doesn’t matter what age you are, it doesn’t matter your situation, you can always give back, uplift and give an encouraging word,” Jones said. sschmieder@gazette.net

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Council to decide energy tax level Wednesday Proposal would cut it slightly; committees deadlocked on what to do n

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Montgomery County Council will decide Wednesday if it will continue reducing the energy tax. Two council committees could not reach consensus Thursday on a proposal to reduce the fuel-energy tax revenue. The proposal was to give up 10 percent of the revenue added through the tax in fiscal 2010. That 10 percent totals about $11.5 million. Montgomery County levies the fuel energy tax on “persons transmitting, distributing, manufacturing, producing or supplying electricity, gas, steam, coal, fuel oil, or liqueﬁed petroleum gas,” according to county budget documents. The tax is based on how much energy is supplied and is paid by the supplier, who generally passes it on to customers. Montgomery hiked the energy tax in ﬁscal year 2010 to generate about an extra $110 million in revenue and close budget gaps during the recession. County Executive Isiah Leggett had proposed doubling the energy tax rates, which would have raised an additional $133 million in revenue. The council instead chose a lower rate that would raise about 85 percent of what Leggett had proposed, or about $110 million. The increase was to “sun-

“To make this adjustment is not going to stop the trains from running. It’s not going to push us towards fiscal collapse. It is, frankly, pennies in the bucket of expenditures and services that are part of our budget.” Councilwoman Nancy Floreen (D-At Large) of Garrett Park set,” or revert back to the previous rate, at the end of fiscal year 2012. However, Leggett recommended not following through on the sunset. Instead, the council committed to gradually reducing the rate over several years. For fiscal year 2016, Leggett (D) has again recommended keeping the tax as it is — something he has done since his fiscal 2013 proposed budget. On Wednesday, the council will debate a proposal to cut the tax rate yet again, Council President George L. Leventhal said. The council has cut the tax in every budget since fiscal 2013. The proposal is sponsored by Councilwoman Nancy Floreen (D-At Large) of Garrett Park and co-sponsored by Councilmen Sidney Katz (D-Dist. 3) of Gaithersburg and Roger Berliner (D-Dist. 1) of Bethesda. “Five years ago, the sky was falling,” Floreen told the committee Thursday. Today, the county is discussing a budget that would spend about $800 million more than in fiscal 2011,

she said. “There’s room in all of that for respecting some of our commitments to the community with respect to the energy tax,” Floreen said. “To make this adjustment is not going to stop the trains from running. It’s not going to push us towards fiscal collapse. It is, frankly, pennies in the bucket of expenditures and services that are part of our budget.” Leventhal (D-At Large) of Takoma Park said he supports reducing the tax. Not all council members do. Councilwoman Nancy Navarro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring said budget inflexibility and uncertainty, as well as a desire to support more funding for Montgomery College, is why she does not support it. “It was said the sky is not falling this year, but it’s definitely a bit gray this year,” she said. Councilman Hans Riemer said he is open to talking about changes in the energy tax policy, but the broad-based tax — which is also paid by nonprofits and governments — encourages

energy conservation. With millions in additional spending on the council’s wish list for the budget, the council must determine if it can afford to operate with about $11.5 million less revenue next fiscal year, which starts July 1. At the current rate, the energy tax is expected to generate $206.2 million. Berliner said Montgomery could cut the energy tax, as well as fund all of its wish list, if it puts less into reserves than the executive has recommended. Leggett’s budget recommends putting about 8.6 percent of revenues into reserves, for a total of $402 million in fiscal 2016. In November 2011, the council passed a resolution stating that the county should, by fiscal 2020, put 10 percent of its annual revenue into reserve. The resolution established minimum annual benchmarks for ramping up to its goal. For fiscal 2016, the resolution called for at least 7.9 percent of revenues going into reserves. Should the county opt to put only 7.9 percent into reserves, it could free up about $32 million in the budget. However, even the executive’s suggested set-aside for reserves equals less than one month of operating expenses for the county, Finance Director Joseph Beach told the committees. The council could cut energy tax revenue by less than the proposed 10 percent. For the current fiscal year, the council cut the tax revenue by 7 percent, or about $8 million. kalexander@gazette.net

Cardboard conversation

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Ralph Bennett (back left), president of Purple Line Now, and Purple Line advocate Tina Slater (back right) stand with a cardboard cutout of Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan while volunteer Barbara Sanders (front right) hands out literature in support of the project Friday at the entrance to the Silver Spring Metro station.

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Continued from Page A-1 the confidence and probably didn’t have the life experience,” Oberlin said, explaining that the non-fiction topics she covers are heavy and serious and she was ready for something different. Inspiration for her book came from some things in real life, but mostly it is pure fiction which she said she had a good time thinking up. “I was driving to work one day on the beltway, so you think a lot,” Oberlin said, recalling that she was going through the errands she had to run back at the Kentlands when she thought, “I really miss this place, my characters need a place like this.” With that thought, Oberlin decided to set her books in a community like the Kentlands. Rather than setting the story in the heart of Montgomery County, she made it on the coast and named it Shore Landings. Oberlin said that while she enjoys reading great literature, her women’s fiction series is meant to take readers to a different world and give them escape from their everyday lives, which she sees as the opposite of her nonfiction work. Sharon Gilder, of Gaithersburg, is a featured author at the festival and will speak to attendees about her 14-year writing process for her debut novel “The Rose Beyond.” The book takes place in the late 1800s and

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panels.” Clean Currents Solar was purchased by SolarCity in Jan. 2011. Both Keshishian and Topercer, along with most of the Clean Currents Solar employees moved to SolarCity. SolarCity installs solar arrays at no cost and customers enter into a 20 year payment agreement with SolarCity, Keshishian said. “This opens the marketplace up to anyone,” he said. “People can go solar. The last ﬁve or six years since we started this [the market] has changed from scientists and environmentalist to middle

class homeowners who want to save $50 per month.” Keshishian said Montgomery County is probably the most solar place in the Eastern United States. The Clarksburg facility is SolarCity’s fourth in Maryland and more than 500 people are employed in the state, he said. And there is more good news about SolarCity and Clarksburg. “We’re hiring,” Keshishian said. “Wherever you are, we’re hiring.” pmcewan@gazette.net

GAITHERSBURG BOOK FESTIVAL n When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday n Where: Gaithersburg City Hall grounds, 31 South Summit Ave. n Tickets: Parking, admission is free n More information: gaithersburgbookfestival.org

Gilder said she spent two years researching so that her book would be accurate. However, she still took some artistic liberties to make the novel her own. For instance, even though there was electricity, she said she mostly uses candlelight in the book, simply because she likes candles. Gilder will start off the morning at 10 a.m. in the Rachel Carson Pavilion to speak with those interested in her historic romance novel, which takes place in Washington, D.C. “I am working on a sequel that will hopefully not take me 14 years,” Gilder said. Andrew Maraniss, who grew up in Silver Spring and currently lives in Nashville, will be presenting his book “Strong Inside: Perry Wallace and the Collision of Race and Sports in the South” at 4:15 p.m. in the Rachel Carson Pavilion. His book chronicles the life of Wallace, a Silver Spring resident and American University law professor, who in the 1960s was the ﬁrst African American basketball player in the Southeastern Conference. Maraniss said that his interest in Wallace goes back to a paper he wrote in college for

a black history course he was taking. About eight years ago he came back to the idea for a book and it was released in December 2014. Because he was writing this book with a full time job and a family, he said it took him four years of research alone. “I interviewed Perry [Wallace] dozens of times either in person or on the phone, emailed hundreds of times,” Maraniss said, adding that he also spoke to more than 80 other people for the book. On Saturday, Maraniss said he will inform attendees about who Wallace was and put his story in context historically. He explained that most people would not necessarily know about him and this would be a good way to delve into the relevant topic of race relations. “Perry Wallace is really a civil rights story and not just a basketball or sports story,” Maraniss said. Other featured authors include Susan Coll, who writes novels about the D.C. Metro area, children’s author Marissa Moss and cookbook author Bryan Voltaggio. sschmieder@gazette.net

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ICC tolls to drop 3 cents per mile New rates take effect July 1 n

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Gov. Larry Hogan (R) announced Thursday that the state will reduce tolls at roads and bridges across Maryland starting July 1, including on the Intercounty Connector. Tolls on the ICC for doubleaxle vehicles will fall 3 cents per mile, according to a news release from the governor’s office. For other vehicles, ICC tolls will decrease based on the standard multipliers per axle, the release said. A peak-time trip between Interstate 370 and U.S. 1 in Prince George’s County — the full length of the ICC — currently runs EZPass-holders $4.40. Starting July 1, that same trip will cost $3.86. Those without an E-ZPass pay an additional charge per trip. Currently, video toll rates — how people without an E-ZPass pay to use the ICC — are 1.5 times the E-ZPass rate, with a minimum charge of $1 and maximum charge of $15 above the E-ZPass rate, according to the state. To encourage drivers to use E-ZPass, the state will eliminate the $1.50 monthly account fee for Maryland residents starting July 1. “If you turned in your E-ZPass years ago because of the monthly maintenance fee, it’s time to come back,” Maryland Transportation Authority Executive Director Bruce W. Gartner said in the release. In total, the state estimates taxpayers will save $54 million annually through the changes, but the state will not lose revenue. Among other tolls dropping are the rates to cross the Bay Bridge. Starting July 1, the Bay Bridge cash rate for two-axle vehicles will drop from $6 to $4 and the E-ZPass Maryland Discount at the bridge will increase from 10 percent to 37.5 percent. MDTA will absorb the $54 million loss in toll revenue through efﬁciencies in its capital and operating budgets, the release said. MDTA spokeswoman Kelly Melhem said nobody will lose their jobs, but the authority will eliminate some vacant positions. It also will trim its capital programs

“This seems to me like Economics 101: supply and demand. If you lower the price, more people will take the road. The question is: Where is the sweet spot?” State Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan budget, she said. Maryland Transportation Secretary Pete Rahn said in the release that the change will not upset the ﬁscal state of MDTA, the independent organization responsible for constructing, managing, operating and improving the state’s toll facilities. Local advocates hope the change will encourage more drivers to take the ICC, increasing its usage and possibly providing the state even more money. “This seems to me like Economics 101: supply and demand,” state Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan said. “If you lower the price, more people will take the road. The question is: Where is the sweet spot?” Lowering the tolls on the ICC was a key issue for Kagan during the campaign and since taking ofﬁce in January. “I think too many Marylanders don’t use this beautiful road because it’s too expensive,” Kagan (D-Dist. 17) of Rockville said. “I rarely take it because it seems like a luxury item. It feels like it’s not in my budget and somewhat of a splurge.” Kagan said the 3-cent reduction is a step in the right direction, even if it seems “fairly paltry.” While 3 cents per mile might seem small, the change could save daily commuters on the ICC about $250 a year, said Marilyn Balcombe, president and CEO of the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce. Balcombe’s chamber has advocated for lower tolls for years, seeing it as a way to increase use of the road and open the region up for business. The ICC was built to help relieve congestion on Interstates 270 and 495, the Capital Beltway. However, Balcombe said it is not used by as many drivers as it could be.

“There’s always a tipping point in any purchasing decision,” Balcombe said. Lower tolls could be that tipping point for some drivers to take the ICC. And eliminating the fee for having an E-ZPass is huge, Balcombe said. “I was personally offended when I got my E-ZPass,” she said of the monthly fee. The monthly fee might force some drivers to opt against an E-ZPass, she said. Others, like Kagan, have turned to other states that do not charge fees for their E-ZPass. Kagan, who got her E-ZPass from New York, said she is a consumer on a budget so she shopped around. While not really an incentive to get an E-ZPass, Balcombe said, eliminating the fee should remove a barrier for some people. Kagan said lowering tolls is the second good decision Hogan made last week. On May 6, Hogan announced he would use $68 million set aside in the budget to pay state employees their 2 percent cost of living adjustment — which went into effect Jan. 1 — into the next ﬁscal year, which starts July 1. The governor proposed eliminating the raise in his budget, but the General Assembly restored the funds. Lawmakers and county leaders are still waiting to see if Hogan will spend another $68 million that was earmarked for an education formula known as the Geographic Cost of Education Index. About $35 million of that money would come to Montgomery County Public Schools. “The third leg in that triple crown of good decisions would be supporting funding for our schools,” Kagan said. kalexander@gazette.net

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OpGen goes public, raises $17 million OpGen of Gaithersburg, which develops diagnostic tools to help health care providers ﬁght drug-resistant bacterial infections, went public last week, raising about $17 million in its initial public stock offering. The company’s shares are trading on the Nasdaq exchange under the symbol OPGN. Its products are designed to help identify hospital patients who are infected with multidrug-resistant organisms. In its prospectus ﬁled with federal regulators, OpGen cites data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimating that more than 2 million people are sickened annually with antibiotic-resistant infections in the U.S., resulting in at least 23,000 deaths. Such infections cost the U.S. economy from $20 billion to $35 billion annually.

Net loss grows at Novavax Gaithersburg vaccine developer Novavax reported that its ﬁrst-quarter net loss widened to $24.4 million from $13.8 million in the ﬁrst quarter of last year. Revenues rose to $9.9 million from $7.5 million.

Neuralstem reports loss, names new CFO Neuralstem of Germantown, which develops stem cell treatments, reported that its first-quarter net loss narrowed to $5.1 million from $5.9 million in the first quarter of 2014. Revenues fell to $2,917 from $4,167. Neuralstem also named Jonathan Lloyd Jones CFO, effective May 18. Previously, Lloyd Jones was CFO at Columbia Laboratories; CFO and vice president of corporate development at TetraLogic Pharmaceuticals; vice president, finance at TransMolecular; senior director, corporate development at Genzyme; and head of finance and bank-

ing operations at Royal Bank of Scotland (Nassau). He holds an MBA from The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Bradford.

GenVec posts bigger quarterly loss GenVec of Gaithersburg, which is developing a treatment for hearing loss and balance disorders, plus vaccines, reported that its first-quarter net loss widened to $1.5 million from $1.0 million in the ﬁrst quarter of last year. Revenues fell to $400,000 from $2.1 million.

Quarterly loss grows at Emergent Emergent BioSolutions of Gaithersburg, which develops biodefense products, reported that its first-quarter net loss widened to $21.5 million from $20.2 million in the ﬁrst quarter of 2014. Revenues rose to $63.6 million from $53.9 million.

Avison Young names Myers principal Avison Young named John Myers a principal in its Gaithersburg ofﬁce. Previously, Myers was managing director at Cassidy Turley; senior vice president at Barnes Morris Pardoe & Foster, Jones Lang LaSalle and Jones Lang Wootton; and a leasing agent for Smithy Braedon Co. He holds a bachelor’s in accounting from the University of Maryland.

Net loss grows at GlycoMimetics Gaithersburg biotech GlycoMimetics reported that its ﬁrstquarter net loss widened to $7.1 million from $5.1 million in the ﬁrst quarter of 2014. No revenues were reported in either quarter.

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Like many high school students, Kevin Zhang enjoys playing high-tech games. This senior in the science, mathematics and computer science magnet program at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring is also trying his hand at designing some, particularly mobile apps. In 2012, Zhang and his brother, Albert, a freshman at Richard Montgomery High, released their first app, called Orb Juggle. The fairly simple game involves attempting to keep orbs bouncing as long as possible without letting them fall. They founded a business called Innoga, with Kevin as CEO and Albert as chief creative officer. James Liao, also a senior in the Blair magnet program, is the head coder. Other students help with coding and designing, giving Zhang managerial experience as well. “We make decisions with our games democratically, by vote,” he said. “I delegate responsibility. James is a better coder than me and handles that. ... Many of the creative ideas come from Albert.” Six of the first seven apps they created have been accepted by Apple for download through its app store. Google Play also has one of the apps, Angry Pat. Five are games; the other is a counting tool called Simple Tally. The apps have seen more than 14,000 downloads by users worldwide. Some have been featured in Apple’s “New and Noteworthy” lists. Danny Navarro, a computer science teacher in Blair’s magnet program whose students include Zhang, said he teaches his students how to create certain apps. Blair has a Smartphone programming club. “Kevin ran with it,” Navarro said. “I don’t know of many other students as successful [in developing apps] as him this young.” The process of getting games approved by the tech giants can seem daunting at first, Zhang said. For Orb Juggle, they worked “for about three weeks nonstop” to get approval, he said. “We pretty much know the process now,” Zhang said. Developing an app seems easy, but there is more to it than most think, Navarro said. “You have to be very precise with the coding, so that the app doesn’t fall part,” he said. “You use math and physics. There is a storytelling component.” Angry Pat is the most popular, with

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Kevin Zhang (left) and James Liao (center), seniors at Blair High School, have created multiple mobile applications. With Zhang’s brother, Albert (right), a freshman at Richard Montgomery High, the group created a game titled “Angry Pat.”

In “Angry Pat,” a downloadable app, players try to keep Pat from being happy. about 5,500 downloads since being released last December. Instead of taking care of Pat, users try to make the virtual pet as mad as possible by doing things like feeding him disgusting vegetables and ruining his relationships. “It’s supposed to be funny,” Zhang said. The apps are free, but the team is working on one that will have advertisements. Zhang hopes they generate revenue. His interest in mobile apps was heightened by meeting Kiril Tchangov, the lead artist behind the popular Temple Run se-

ries of games. Navarro invited Tchangov to speak at Blair. Zhang’s interests extend beyond computer science to economics, politics, the law and music. He has played the piano since age 5, won several competitions and performed at Carnegie Hall, among other venues. He was a juror and occasional jury foreman with the Montgomery County Teen Court, in which first-time misdemeanor juvenile offenders agree to have their cases heard before a peer jury. A National Merit semifinalist and finalist, Zhang was on the debate team and was a summer intern in the Montgomery County state’s attorney’s office. He was accepted into several universities, settling on Princeton. The way FiscalNote — a company founded by former Wootton High classmates that predicts the likelihood of legislative bills passing — combines technology with politics appeals to him. “I like how computer science can be used to enhance many different fields,” Zhang said. kshay@gazette.net

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E-cigarette tax considered in Montgomery Possible tax comes months after council approved indoor ban

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Electronic cigarettes could cost more in Montgomery County because of a proposed new excise tax. Eight of nine County Council members have backed legislation to tax distributors of e-cigarettes 30 percent of the wholesale price. Councilman Craig L. Rice was the only member to not sign onto the bill. Rice (D-Dist. 2) of Germantown did not respond to a request for comment. If the legislation passes, Montgomery County would raise an estimated $1.54 to $2.56 million each year through the tax, according to an analysis from the county’s Office of Management and Budget. But in a fiscal report, Budget Director Jennifer Hughes said the bill could drive e-cigarette users to purchase them outside the county, making it difficult to predict how much revenue the

bill would generate. Some opponents have questioned the county’s legal authority to tax electronic cigarettes. The bill’s lead sponsor, Councilman Tom Hucker, noted that similar attempts to tax e-cigarettes have failed in the Maryland General Assembly. E-cigarettes are not currently taxed by Maryland through existing levies on tobacco cigarettes and other tobacco products such as smokeless tobacco. At a public hearing on the bill May 5, Bruce Bereano, a lobbyist for the Maryland Association of Tobacco and Candy Distributors, said the county lacks authority to tax tobaccorelated products. Only the state can tax tobacco products. “I know you all are going to pass this legislation and we will see each other in court,” he said. “I know you all think you have the authority to pass this legislation, but you don’t.” Bereano said Montgomery County has established through a previous indoor smoking ban that it considers e-cigarettes to be treated under the law the

Obituary Priscilla Parks Kaeser, 89, of Sharpsburg, MD, and formerly of Montgomery County, MD passed away, Friday, May 1, 2015, at the Ravenwood Lutheran Village in Hagerstown, MD. Born Monday, March 29, 1926 in New York City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Gilbert Livingston Parks and the late Gertrude (Livingston) Parks. She attended Beaufort High School in Beaufort, SC and later graduated from high school in Washington DC. She went on to graduate from Garfield Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and served as a U.S. Cadet Nurse during her R.N. training. She began her career with the American Red Cross and later as a school nurse with the Montgomery County School System. She was a long time member of the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville. She enjoyed traveling, cooking, making her own clothes and was an avid theatre goer. Priscilla was very generous and caring, she will be greatly missed. She is survived by her son, Steven W. Kaeser of Sharpsburg, MD; grandson, Steven P. Kaeser & wife Alisa and great grandson, Carleton Dale Kaeser all of Lebanon, NJ. She was preceded in death by her brother, David L. Parks. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, May 16th, 2015 at 2:00 PM at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Rockville, 100 Welsh Park Dr, Rockville, MD. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the American Red Cross. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Douglas A. Fiery Funeral Home in Hagerstown, MD. Online condolences may be expressed at www.douglasfiery.com 1951681

same as tobacco cigarettes. Council President George L. Leventhal (D-At Large) of Takoma Park, a co-sponsor of the bill, said Bereano is wrong and the county has the power to levy excise taxes. According to county documents, the county attorney’s ofﬁce found that imposing the tax was within the council’s authority. Opponents fear the bill could hurt businesses that sell e-cigarettes by forcing users to buy them online or out of the county. The tax also could pose a barrier for people to turning to the products to quit smoking, they said. Rachel Becker, a Silver Spring resident, wrote to the council that she used vaping to quit smoking and that raising the price for “low-risk vapor products” will “only serve to encourage Montgomery County’s 82,000 plus adult smokers to continue smoking” instead of switching to e-cigarettes. Nicholas Tombros, owner of local e-juice wholesaler Capital Clouds, said the bill will hurt businesses and residents in the county. E-juice is the liquid used for e-cigarettes and other vaping products. “While this measure is designed to bring revenue to Montgomery County, the end result will likely be less jobs, less tax revenue and less access to low-risk vapor products, all of which will result in more smokers deciding not to quit,” he said. Proponents believe the tax, like similar levies on tobacco, would reduce use, especially among youth. Eric Gally, representing

the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, testiﬁed before the council that every time taxes are increased on tobacco, use goes down and revenue goes up. “This will help keep kids from getting initiated into the product,” Gally said of the proposed tax. “And if your goal is to get revenue for the upcoming budget year, you will get that revenue.” Tom Israel, executive director of the Montgomery County Education Association, said not only would the tax work to reduce use, which he said is soaring among high school students, it could put several million dollars into the strapped county budget. Israel suggested the county use the revenue from the tax to fund education and avoid increases in elementary school class sizes. Hucker (D-Dist. 5) asked the Government Operations and Fiscal Policy Committee to consider increasing the tax to 50 percent to better align with the state’s tax on tobacco cigarettes — it currently aligns with the state’s tax on other tobacco products. But the committee chose to keep the tax at 30 percent. As written, the legislation allows the council to raise the tax rate by resolution. The full council will consider the tax along with other revenue bills in the budget on Wednesday. It is will not take a ﬁnal vote on the bill until May 21, when it votes on the budget and all associated legislation. kalexander@gazette.net

Obituary Betty L. Bryan, a long time resident of Gaithersburg, MD passed away peacefully at her home on April 27, 2015 after battling pancreatic cancer. Originally from Bluefield WVA, Betty was a graduate of Concord College with a BA in Music Education. Betty was a member of Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church for over forty years where she sang in the choir and played the piano. She was also a member of Gaithersburg Fine Arts Association and was an accomplished artist.

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Continued from Page A-1 One she mentions in the video is, “a doctor won’t try to save my life if I’m an organ donor,” another is that “there is no real need for organ donors” or, “it’s too difﬁcult to sign up.” “What I tried with my video was to make it positive — because somebody dies,” she said. “I looked at some of the videos from previous years and I like the ones that were more upbeat.” McClellan dispels the myths with facts, spoken in an upbeat way against a musical background. The hardest part, she said, was getting the audio correct with the music loud enough but not too loud. She said she submitted the video March 31, minutes before the deadline, after months of work. She has to wait until Sat-

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Continued from Page A-1 ten competitors will vie for the national title at National Geographic headquarters. In order to qualify for the bee, students have to ﬁrst win their school’s geography bee then take a monitored written quiz. The results of their quiz are sent to the national bee committee and the 100 students from each state with the highest test scores qualify for state competition. State competitions were held March 27. “The competition goes beyond capitals and states,” Louise Daw, geography teacher at The British School and head of the school’s Geo Club said. “It’s also cultural and has physical geography questions.” Jacob said he was not particularly nervous about the competition. “I just want to enjoy it,” he said. When asked for an interesting fact he has learned about Maryland, Abhinav said, “Maryland does not have a natural lake.” Abhinav said he became interested in geography in preschool. “In preschool we cut out maps of the continents,” he said.

urday to learn whether or not she is a winner. Lesley Compagnone, manager of public affairs for Washington Regional Transplant Community, said the contest has been an annual event for more than ﬁve years. It started as an essay contest and extended to include video just last year. “Last year we only hand a handful [of video entries], maybe 10,” she said. “This year it was close to 50 entries.” Compagnone said the contest is beneﬁcial in raising awareness for the need for organ donation. “Especially the videos,” she said. “We post the videos on our Facebook page. The ability to spread the message on social media is extremely valuable. McClellan’s video is posted at www.facebook.com/video. php?v=10152997172913381. pmcewan@gazette.net

“The competition goes beyond capitals and states. It’s also cultural and has physical geography questions.” Louise Daw, geography teacher at The British School “That got me interested in continents and what kinds of animals lived [on them].” In first-grade, he said he started watching the National Geographic Bee on TV. The ﬁrst-place winner of the National Bee, which is sponsored the by National Geographic Society, wins a $50,000 scholarship, a lifetime membership in the National Geographic Society and a trip to the Galapagos Islands. Second place gets a $25,000 scholarship and third place, a $10,000 scholarship. pmcewan@gazette.net

Betty is survived by her two children Butch and Polly and her granddaughter Denise Vinardi as well as her two cats Dotti and Baby. Betty was preceded in death by her husband Col. Clyde M Bryan Jr. Services will be held at Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church Saturday May 23, at 11:00am. Memorial donations can be made to Frederick Rescue Mission. 1951941

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Gov. Larry Hogan is continuing to follow through on his campaign platform by authorizing cuts to Maryland’s road and bridge tolls. In Montgomery County, that means the Intercounty Connector will cost less, starting July 1. For example, a peak-time trip the full length of the road, from Interstate 370 in Gaithersburg to U.S. 1 in Laurel, will drop from $4.40 to $3.86 for a two-axle vehicle using E-ZPass. Drivers also will see lower tolls at the Bay Bridge, the Fort McHenry Tunnel and elsewhere. In addition, the state is eliminating the $1.50 monthly E-ZPass account fee. Hogan pledged to stem a tide of tax increases if he were elected. Tolls aren’t the same, as they’re user fees, but they also eat into a household budget. The ﬁrst question when revenue is lowered is how the money will be replaced or what spending will be cut as a result. On that question, the Maryland Transportation Authority is vague: “The $54 million annual toll reduction is made possible by efﬁcien-

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cies in MDTA’s capital and operating budgets that will allow the agency to meet its ﬁnancial responsibilities and implement the governor’s toll rollback.” MDTA spokeswoman Kelly Melhem told The Gazette that vacant positions will be cut, but there won’t be layoffs. Also, the authority will trim its capital programs budget, she said. Naturally, we’re skeptical that a cut in revenue will be offset by inconsequential nips and tucks in the budget. That said, we believe that lower ICC tolls are a good thing. The ICC — an 18-mile stretch that opened in 2011 — has been a bigger beneﬁt to the area on paper than in practice. Relatively speaking, hardly anyone uses it. Over the years, we’ve heard two complaints rise to the top: tolls and the speed limit. The latter issue was ad-

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dressed in 2013, when the speed limit was increased from 55 mph to 60 mph. The toll issue has been on the radar of county and state officials the last few years, too. Philip M. Andrews advocated for significant cuts to ICC tolls when he ran for county executive in 2014. Douglas F. Gansler made it a campaign topic when he ran for governor, proposing a 50 percent discount for commuters who made at least 15 trips a month on the ICC. The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce, among others, has spoken in favor of lower tolls, too. There’s no question that something needed to be done to make use of the ICC more attractive and draw traffic away from Interstate 270, Md. 28 and Interstate 495. The Washington, D.C., area consistently ranks atop or high on the list of the most congested metro areas in the country. Steering travelers toward public transit as much as possible is ideal, but has its limits. Those who must drive need relief, too. Lower tolls on the ICC should help.

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Passengers from multiple points need to factor into ridership numbers

Robert Riker is way off base when he calculates how many people the Purple Line can carry (“Calculations don’t support ridership projections,” April 29). His numbers are based on rush-hour trains running in one direction. But the trains will run two ways. University of Maryland students don’t work 9 to 5. Riders coming from Bethesda will get off the train in Silver Spring and free up seats for someone else who gets on there.

With trains running every six minutes, the Purple Line will be able to carry 2,800 passengers an hour in each direction past any one point. That is more than enough to handle the predicted ridership of 74,000 in 2040. And if it turns out that ridership grows even faster than planners predict, we can buy more trains. Ben Ross, Bethesda

Homeowners should have the choice to use pesticides Montgomery County Bill 52-14 lacks structure and specific detail with respect to prohibited pesticides. The supporting documents for the bill are weak and include nothing that links current lawn-care products with human harm. It also grants the executive the power to extend the bill’s scope, adding to the list of “non-essential” pesticides he or she determines are not critical to pest management. This means there are no parameters to the extent of the regulation, and one day, all of our options could be banned. As a 15-year resident with a home and family to protect, this is very concerning. Pesticide products play an

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extremely important role in combatting harmful or damaging pests, poison ivy and other weeds that can negatively impact my family’s health — two children and a dog — and the health of my lawn. Taking away EPA-approved products not only limits my ability to protect my family, but also adversely impacts lawn-care professionals who are trained to provide the best possible solutions for lawn and pest problems. I’ve had a lawn service come to my home for more than 10 years, and am conﬁdent they know what is best for the health of my lawn while holding the health of my family and the environment in the highest regard.

I see a huge difference between treated and untreated lawns, and a homeowner should have a choice for how they care for their private property. As a community, our focus should shift from eliminating an important tool to educating property owners on how to simply follow label instructions and properly use pesticides to maintain their efﬁcacy. I urge the Montgomery County Council and residents to fully consider the impact this ban could have on our future and not overlook the value pesticides bring to protecting our communities’ health. Tim Styslinger, Kensington

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Posted online by 8 a.m. the following day. VOLLEYBALL: County championships, Thursday at Magruder. The coed (5 p.m.) and boys (7 p.m.) title games. Wheaton’s Saramsh Maharjan helps lead an undefeated Knights team into Tuesday’s semifinals. LACROSSE: Region finals scheduled for Wednesday. BASEBALL: Section finals scheduled for Wednesday.

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Ushering in an era of equality Editor’s note: Ned Sparks, who has been executive director of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association since 1981, is retiring effective Aug. 1. This is the second of three columns looking at his tenure and the big issues facing high school sports today. As his retirement approaches, ask Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association Executive Director Ned Sparks to list the major accomplishments during his 34-year tenure, and he offers a long list. It includes expanding the state football tournament twice; opening up playoffs in other sports to all public schools; starting state championships KEN SAIN in four sports; moving SPORTS EDITOR the state championship games to the best venues; incorporating new technologies (live streaming of games on the web; electronic ticketing); and starting student leadership and scholar-athlete programs. There’s also the less-exciting but essential aspects of the job most people don’t see, such as pursuing corporate sponsors to bring in revenue and answering concerns from politicians. Still, one stands apart. Title IX may have been signed into law in 1972, but when Sparks started as executive director in 1981 the mandate that boys and girls sports be treated equally was still more dream than reality. It was also a focus when he applied for the job he’s held for 34 years. “It wasn’t really cranked up in the ’70s that much, “ Sparks said. “That was a key issue in the interview process. ... I don’t know if it had an advantage or not, but I said, ‘I got four daughters.’ I said, ‘I understand the letter of the law, but I look at my daughters and I can understand the spirit of the law.’” Before heading the MPSSAA, Sparks was the athletic director at Howard High School. For years, that school held a banquet to celebrate its top male athletes at a hotel, handing out plaques for the seniors. He said they did it up big, making it a special night. “And we had nothing for the girls,” Sparks said. “And I remember the last two years we started a banquet for the girls, we did it in a real nice country club, ... and they never had anything like that.” Sparks started state championships in three girls sports, soccer, lacrosse and swimming. He also dedicated the position of program specialist on his staff to focus on girls sports. “There were always rough parts,” Sparks said of implementing Title IX. “[Old school coaches] say, ‘Why do we have to do this for girls? Nobody cares about the girls. Look, they all come to our games, they don’t go to the girls games.’ That’s all over with now. Now, girls athletics is second nature.” Sparks told a story on when the impact of Title IX hit home personally. “My daughters were pretty active, three of them had run marathons, but the oldest one hadn’t,” Sparks said. “She was going to do the [Great] Chesapeake Bay Swim, which is just about equivalent to a marathon, or more. She trained, she did it, and I remember going over there with my wife and met her family on the other side of the bridge, waiting for the swimmers to come in.” After his daughter successfully completed it and celebrated with her family, Sparks said he and his wife walked back to their car. “I saw my daughter’s car ... and their kids, on the back ... had written ..., ‘My mother just swam the Bay.’ There were her children, my grandchildren, who were proud of their mother for this accomplishment, and yet I was thinking my mother never had this. “What did they have for women then? ... We really made that change, where kids can be proud of their mom for athletic accomplishments.” ksain@gazette.net Listen to my interview with Ned Sparks at Gazette.net.

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Blake Dove has been one of the top football players in Montgomery County since his All-Gazette freshman season at Seneca Valley. He played the next three years at Churchill after transferring for family reasons, and when the Bulldogs’ season

ended last November, it appeared his high school playing days were over. However, Dove missed almost all of his junior season in 2013 with an injury he suffered early in the season opener against Bethesda-Chevy Chase. He bounced back last season, as a senior, to be named the 4A Defensive Player of the Year by Montgomery County coaches. Dove didn’t get the collegiate recognition that his accolades would suggest however, so he applied for reclassiﬁcation with the Maryland Board of Education. The application was approved, giving him another senior year. Dove said he’s going back to school for a ﬁfth

year next fall, all with the hopes of getting noticed on the football ﬁeld. He isn’t allowed to play for Maryland public schools anymore, so he’ll be transferring to play for Gaithersburg private school Avalon. “A lot of colleges will be able to look at me more,” Dove said. “[Re-classing] was a little process. It wasn’t easy or nothing like that. The teachers and everything, they had to make sure everything was straight. Being able to go to the school, the headmaster had to make sure I was able to be in the school.”

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“She talks all the time about that, she’ll come up to me before big games and be like, ‘Oh my God, I’m so nervous,’ but that’s usually a good indicator,” Corpuz said. “If she is nervous, I know we’ll get her best effort, regardless. So I welcome those nerves.” Northwest is 44-8 since Barbour’s arrival in 2013 and has not lost more than two games in a single regular season during that time. As a freshman she took on the weight of a team on the cusp of a breakout — the Jaguars were in need of a dominant-type pitcher — and took it to new heights. In her ﬁrst year of high school ball she seemingly fearlessly matched up against Mont-

Joel Ross was an unheralded recruit for most of his tenure with the Damascus High School football team. He wasn’t thinking about playing professionally back then, he said, and at one point, prior to his junior season, he even considered quitting the sport altogether. But in 2010, on a Friday night in Darnestown, everything changed. Ross was then a backup, who coach Eric Wallich said was “a pretty good JV player” the year before. The junior receiver was thrown into the fire when teammate Brandon Phelps went down with an injury, but playing against Quince Orchard, he was ready for the challenge. His first big play was a 97yard touchdown, when he caught a screen pass from his own red zone and took it the distance. Later on, he had another long touchdown that clinched the Swarmin’ Hornets’ 27-23 victory. The performance not only helped Damascus defeat its rival, but it also put his name on the map. “Right after that game, coaches started calling and saying, ‘Who is this guy?’” Wallich said. “From there, his recruiting blew up.” Ross ended up playing college football at Appalachian State, where he established himself as one of the top defensive backs in the nation. Though undersized, and ofttimes underestimated, the speedy 5-foot10 cornerback’s performance at the North Carolina school paved the way for his recent signing as an undrafted free agent with the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League. “I was really an underdog coming into the [2010 season with Damascus]. I kind of play with a little chip on my shoulder ... always overlooked,” said Ross, who’ll try to earn one of the Cowboys’ 53 roster spots. “... It hasn’t changed from college to pro football. I’m doing the same stuff. Now it’s just with faster and bigger kids, and a different sized ball. That’s it.” Ross (Class of 2011) is one of several Montgomery County graduates aiming to make their NFL debuts in 2015. Stefon Diggs, a star receiver at Good Counsel (2012) and the University of Maryland, was selected in the fifth round of the NFL draft on May 2, signing a four-year, $2.5 million contract last week. E.J. Scott, another

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Northwest High School junior pitcher Bridgette Barbour throws in the batting cage at Friday’s practice.

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Third-year starter closing in on Jaguars single-season strikeout record BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

It would probably worry most high school softball coaches if their star pitcher spoke of being “so nervous” before every big game. But 11th-year Northwest High School coach Kevin Corpuz welcomes it, he said, because that typically means the Jaguars can expect a spot-on performance from third-year starting pitcher, Bridgette Barbour.

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Continued from Page B-1 Good Counsel graduate, was invited to rookie minicamp with the Buffalo Bills, Good Counsel coach Bob Milloy said. “Those kind of guys can make you pretty good coaches,” Milloy said. Joe Rankin (Seneca Valley) and Ace Clark (Clarksburg) were

also among the local athletes invited to minicamps to compete for roster spots. Ross had three interceptions with Appalachian State last season and was an All-Sun Belt honorable mention. His speed is what set him apart in high school, Wallich said, but he became a stronger and more physical player in college, where the 185-pound cornerback recorded 153 tackles in four sea-

sons. Ross said that he was contacted by several teams, and decided to sign with Dallas when after the draft, he received a call from secondary coach, Jerome Henderson. “That’s what was very intriguing, that he talked to me and told me what I could do, what I could be,” Ross said. As of Saturday night, Ross was staying at a hotel in Dallas,

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doing individual drills with the team. Without a familiar face in town, his focus is solely on football, he said. “You’re a pro now and you have to do things right all the time,” Ross said. “... Every day you got to be your best and you got to do things right and you got to focus. That’s the biggest challenge.” egoldwein@gazette.net

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Continued from Page B-1 Dove won’t be alone as a fifth-year senior attending Avalon. Joining him is former Northwest football player Troy Lefeged, who has been a key player for two-time Class 4A state champion Northwest since he was a freshman. He didn’t play his sophomore year due to grade ineligibility. Similar to Dove, Lefeged said he’s looking to get more looks from colleges. “More exposure,” Lefeged said. “Ninth grade, I transferred and went to New Jersey, and when I came back, I wasn’t able to play because all my credits from New Jersey didn’t come down here. So yeah, I got an extra year.” Lefeged missed an entire season. He dressed as a sophomore and was on the sideline, but he never actually played. This is important because in order for a private school to remain an approved non-member school by the Maryland Public Secondary School Athletic Association, which allows it to play other sanctioned schools, it must follow the MPSSAA Standards of Competition, which says, “High school team members may participate in interscholastic athletic contests in a maximum of four seasons in one sport within the 9th through 12th grades.” MPSSAA Executive Director Ned Sparks clarified the rule saying that playing just a second of a game counts as a season. “Our definition of participation is actual physical entry into an athletic contest. Whether it’d been the first game, the last game, the third game, whatever, that person saw action in a game. That person has participated and has played that year,” Sparks said. “If, in fact, this was happening and that was the case, that the school had signed the Standards of Competition and then was not abiding by the standards, then obviously they would lose their accreditation as far as all the standards, and we would take their name off. And our schools would be unable to play them, nor would we provide any sanction recommendation for them in the future.” Sparks said the MPSSAA sends the Standards of Competition compliance application out to schools each summer, and the school has up until the season of whichever sport it wants to participate in to send the form back. In order to remain approved by the MPSSAA, Avalon can’t allow an athlete to play past four seasons, whether reclassified or not. While Dove missed the majority of his junior season, he did play in the first game. So Avalon faces a choice. Let Dove play — and probably lose its MPSSAA sanction — or don’t let him play. Multiple requests to Avalon

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Northwest High School’s Troy Lefeged applied for reclassiﬁcation so that he could play an extra year of football at Avalon.

Athletic Director and football coach Tyree Spinner for comment were not returned. Riverdale Baptist, an Upper Marlboro private school that played in the same conference as Avalon, is scheduled to play the Black Knights once again next season even though the Capital Area Football Conference has been disbanded. Upon hearing the news that Avalon would have fifth-year seniors on the team, Crusaders coach Caesar Nettles said it wouldn’t matter as far as how his team approaches the game, but he said it’s against his own school’s rules to have fifthyear seniors on the team and even if it wasn’t, he wouldn’t allow it. “There are some high schools that allow reclassifications,” Nettles said. “Prep schools do that a lot. Typically, most private schools like the larger ones in the area don’t allow relcass, but maybe that’s something they do. Either way, we’re going to play our guys. Let the chips fall where they may. “I like to stay within the rules of the state of Maryland, high school rules. I would prefer just to stay with what I got. Any guys that need an

additional year, that’s why there are junior colleges and prep schools available to them.” As far as Dove knows, Avalon isn’t governed by the same rules. “Avalon is a independent school, so they’re not on anybody’s rules or regulations,” he said. “It’s different from any other private school around here like Good Counsel or St. John’s or Bullis. It’s different.” Northwest coach Mike Neubeiser said he would have to consider carefully whether he would want to play against a team that has ﬁfth-year seniors, but he had well wishes for his former player. “I would deﬁnitely have to think it over. It’s not fair, because we’re playing with different rules,” Neubeiser said. “For [Lefeged], individually, I wish him the best of luck, and I hope it works out for him, he can end up going to college.” pgrimes@gazette.net

Continued from Page B-1 gomery County’s best teams — and beat most of them — in leading Northwest to its first-ever state tournament appearance; the Jaguars hung with eventual champion Sherwood in a 6-2, semifinal loss. The No. 1 seed in Section II of the Class 4A West Region, Northwest is again a legitimate postseason contender. The Jaguars, who defeated Quince Orchard 11-0 in five innings in Monday’s section semifinals, are scheduled to host second-seeded Magruder in Wednesday’s section final. “[Barbour] is a huge reason and a huge contributor to why we are at the level we are right now,” Corpuz said. “Any time you have a pitcher who is capable of getting a good portion of the outs, it keeps the scores down if runners are kept off the bases. Teams can’t score runs if no one is on base. Bridgette is definitely one of the big contributing factors to our success over the last three years and she leads by example. As good as she is, she is a better teammate.” Barbour (13-2 record), whose 141 strikeouts rank among the Washington, D.C. area’s top 15, is teamfirst all the way, Corpuz said. And perhaps nothing exemplifies that more than her willingness to allow some younger teammates time in the pitching circle during some less competitive games as the regular season came to a close while Northwest’s alltime single-season strikeout record — 157 — is within her grasp. “Bridgette realistically could easily have taken care of [the school strikeout record] but she understands why we’re doing what we’re doing,” Corpuz said. “We decided late in the season that we should keep her fresh [heading into playoffs]. It takes a certain type of person to be able to see the big picture and buy in and accept what the team goals are. And she understands we need to start developing and preparing for games to be played without Bridgette Barbour. She has been very helpful in working with some

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of the younger players. She really encourages others to do well, it’s not just the ‘Bridgette Barbour Show.’” It was for a while early this season, though. So much so, that it threw the Jaguars’ young defense off, Corpuz said, when the ball was actually put into play. An extremely smart pitcher who is not only always alert to what her next play should be but is constantly prepared for her opponents’ likely plans, Barbour is an all-around, versatile pitcher. While she has the ability to overpower some with her fastball, she also possesses good movement on and control over her pitches. Barbour struck out 44 batters in the ﬁrst four games alone, but Northwest is more dangerous heading into the heart of the postseason now that the Jaguars not only have a pitcher capable of stiﬂing teams’ offensive production but a reliable defense backing her up. That was the biggest difference in the Jaguars’ late-season signature win over Blake, Corpuz said. “We had some hiccups [early],” Corpuz said. “Bridgette was in such a rhythm if the ball came into play it was like, ‘Whoa, I have to make a play now.’ Bridgette is going to be Bridgette and she’s going to get us a lot of tough outs. But we have to make plays behind her.” Barbour said she thrived on attention when she was a child, which is part of what drew her to the pitcher’s circle. That’s no longer the case, something Barbour said was ironic, though she said she does like the control she can have on a game’s outcome. But Corpuz commended her competitive spirit and drive. And there’s no point, Barbour said, in getting nervous, so she’s learned to channel anxious energy into a positive. “If you’re nervous, that’s not going to get you anywhere,” Barbour said. “I just remind myself that I can’t be nervous. It’s a mind over matter thing.” jbeekman@gazette.net

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Holy Cross goalie Jaclyn Branthover defends against Good Counsel during Monday’s Washington Catholic Athletic Conference girls lacrosse championship game at the University of Maryland, College Park. Daniels said. After all, they devoted part of Saturday’s practice to prepare for that exact situation. “We really worked on that, understanding that we have to stay calm and always just know where each other is,” McDaniels said. After the teams shook hands, Good Counsel’s ﬁve seniors embraced at the middle of University of Maryland’s Ludwig Field, raising the championship trophy. One of them was Jenny Staines, the WCAC Player of the Year. It wasn’t her best game, she said. The Monmouth University recruit was held scoreless for the ﬁrst time all season, but impacted the game by drawing attention from the Holy Cross defenders and getting her teammates involved. “This is the best moment of my life, to

be honest, to be able to say that I was part of this team and just starting our legacy again, and starting our tradition,” Staines said. Following the trophy celebration, the players gathered off to the side of the ﬁeld for their last postgame meeting of the season. It was the same spot where a year ago, many of them were sitting with tears dripping down their faces following a loss to Bishop Ireton. “It was deﬁnitely a feeling that you knew you had to work harder and we wanted to come out this year and bring back the trophy,” McDaniels said. “Walking over to this spot this year, you had a smile on your face and you know you brought that trophy back.” egoldwein@gazette.net

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Wootton High School’s Benjamin Fellman walked off the court following his two-hour, three-set victory and before

exiting, he was greeted by his coach, Nia Cresham. The sophomore had just defeated Bethesda-Chevy Chase’s Patrick Cha (26, 7-6, 6-4) to win the No. 4 singles tournament in the Montgomery County boys tennis championship, and that was cause for celebration. But moments later, he was given another reason to smile, when Cresham told him that the Patriots were

co-champions of the county, along with B-CC and Whitman. Wootton trailed Whitman by three points and B-CC by one heading into Thursday’s championship matches. Joseph Brailovsky gave the Patriots life by defeating Andrew Leung (6-1, 6-0) to win the No. 2 singles draw. egoldwein@gazette.net

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As Quince Orchard High School coach Seann Pelkey made his way down the ramp to the area where runners of the recently completed boys 400 meters had gathered Thursday, it wasn’t hard to spot the county’s newest champion. “He’s the one with the big smile,” Pelkey said, pointing to senior Justin Sorra, who had saved his best for Thursday’s county championship meet at Walter Johnson, edging favorites Jalen Walker of Northwest and Tavis Holland of Clarksburg with a time of 48.83 seconds. “My head hurts, my legs hurt and my butt hurts,” Sorra said. “But it’s all worth it to become a champion.” The Cougars senior had not defeated either Holland or Walker all season, but had competed against them enough throughout his tenure that he had a sound strategy going into the race. Holland, he said, always gets out to a fast start, as does Walker. Sorra’s goal was to stick within striking distance of the lead pack for the first 200, before using his exceptional closing speed to hunt them down on the back stretch — a plan he executed to perfection, despite a lingering hamstring injury. “It definitely gives me confidence that I can actually beat them,” Sorra said. “It shows me that I can still run.” Sorra’s upset in the boys 400 meters was a rarity in a day dominated by county favorites. Though Sorra’s Cougars held a lead for the early part of the

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Ninety-two seconds. That was all that stood between the Good Counsel High School girls lacrosse team and a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship. So with a one-goal lead over rival Holy Cross, the Falcons won the draw, held the ball, and held the ball some more. Taylor McDaniels ran up and down the sidelines, weaving through the defenders and killing the clock one second at a time. A few passes were made, not all on target, but crisp enough to keep the Tartans scrambling. With a few seconds remaining the ball eventually came loose, but as soon as Holy Cross regained possession the clock showed double zeroes and the Falcons’ celebration had begun. Good Counsel’s performance on Monday was far from perfect. Not the last couple minutes, nor the 48 which preceded them. But the Falcons (19-2) did just enough to hold on for the 9-8 victory over Holy Cross (16-4) and capture an 11th WCAC title for the Olney school. “We worked on a lot of things we didn’t execute today, but teams find a way and this team is resilient,” said Falcons coach Michael Haight, whose last WCAC title came in 2013. “Best ‘team,’ team I had. Best collection of chemistry and team. That’s what really carried us.” McDaniels had four goals, notching three in the first half and helping Good Counsel go ahead 5-3 at intermission. Goalie Kiley Keating made several impressive saves, keeping the Holy Cross offense in check. The Falcons took a 9-6 lead late in the second half after Lexi Rieu notched her third and final goal off a free position shot. The Tartans, coming off a 10-9 win over Bishop Ireton in the WCAC semifinals, weren’t done playing spoiler. Logan Smet scored to make it 9-7 and then Kerrina Fitzpatrick brought the Kensington school to within a goal with 1 minute and 32 seconds remaining. But the Falcons knew what they had to do to get past their final hurdle, Mc-

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Seneca Valley High School’s HelenSarah Penda competes in the girls 100 hurdles at Wednesday’s Montgomery County track and ﬁeld championships. The event concluded on Thursday at Walter Johnson in Bethesda. meet, it was again the powerhouse Northwest program that broke through, clinching the county title with a score of 106 — 15 points ahead of Quince Orchard. The girls competition was never that close. Thursday belonged to Clarksburg, as the Coyotes put on a dominant performance (126 points), more than doubling the point total of the second place finisher (Northwest, 54 points). Sorra’s upset was a hiccup in an otherwise predictable set of ﬁnishes. Clarksburg’s Alexus Pyles took the gold in hurdles events and the triple jump (3906.25), while Northwest’s Shyheim Wright battled through an upper leg injury to take the 110 hurdles (15.63). Wright’s teammate, senior Diego Zarate, claimed gold in the 800 (1:52.07) and the 1,600 meters (4:13.53), opting not to run in the 3,200 meters, which was won by Whitman’s Evan Woods (9:20.65). Clarksburg again dominated the field events on the girls

side, while Watkins Mill discus thrower Billy Emerson continued to impress, winning the boys event with a throw of 155feet, 7-inches. In the relays, it was Blake who stole the show, winning the girls 400-meter relay (47.94) and 1,600-meter relay (3:53.01), while the boys ended the meet with a narrow win in the 1,600-meter relay (3:24.61) as well. Despite aggravating his knee while attempting a 6-04 jump, Quince Orchard high jumper Dylan Bikim won gold with a jump of 6-02. But while the Cougars junior was certainly excited by the win, he said that mark won’t be sufﬁcient if he wants to keep winning in May. “I still have things to work on … it’s not where I want to be at,” Bikim said. “It makes me feel very happy that I was able to jump 6-02 with a hurt knee. When I heal up, I think I’ll be able to do big things.” agutekunst@gazette.net

Stone Ridge School senior and 2012 Olympic gold medalist swimmer Katie Ledecky announced Friday that she will defer her enrollment at Stanford University for one year as she focuses on her path to next summer’s 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. “After careful consideration and joint discussion with both my current club coach, Bruce Gemmell of Nation’s Capital Swim Club, and Stanford coach Greg Meehan, I have decided to defer my enrollment at Stanford for one year so that I may continue my training in my home environment in Maryland leading up to the 2016 U.S. Olympic Trials,” Ledecky said in a statement issued Friday morning. “I greatly appreciate the understanding, support, and guidance I received from both Coach Gemmell and Coach Meehan in helping me to reach this decision. I am thrilled and excited to be admitted to Stanford, and I very much look forward to my enrollment there as a student in the Fall of 2016 and swimming in NCAA competition as a member of Coach Meehan’s Stanford team.” Ledecky is the current world record holder in the 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle events and also owns American marks in the 500- and 1,650yard freestyle. Since winning the gold medal in the 800-meter freestyle at the London Olympics in 2012 as the youngest member of Team USA, Ledecky has broken world records seven times and American records, 13. In recent years she has proven her versatility with strong results in the shorter freestyle events — important for Team USA relays — and the individual medley. Ledecky’s next major international competition is scheduled to be July’s World Championships in Kazan, Russia. She was a four-time gold medalist at the 2013 World Championships in Barcelona, where she was named the top woman scorer in a ﬁeld that included four-time Olympic gold medalist Missy Franklin. “I feel so fortunate that both Coach Gemmell and Coach Meehan will be serving as coaches on the USA Swimming National team staff for this summer’s World Championships,” Ledecky added in her statement.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Wootton shows support for athlete battling cancer The Wootton High School community will come together for a faculty/ student softball game in support of baseball player Michael Elliott, who is battling a rare form of cancer. The exhibition is scheduled for 3 p.m., May 22 on the Rockville school’s baseball ﬁeld. Wootton principal, Dr. Michael Doran heads up the approximately 20-person faculty and staff team that will take on a combination of Pa-

triot baseball and softball players. “We want to show Michael how much he is loved and possibly raise a little money for his family,” Patriots Booster Club President Dottie Gottfried wrote in an email to The Gazette.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Bullis boys clinch IAC title The Bullis School boys track and ﬁeld team captured its ﬁrst ever Interstate Athletic Conference championship Saturday night, edging out St. Albans, 144-136. The Bullis girls captured their second-straight Independent School League championship, beating out Georgetown Day, 137.5094.

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

Blake senior signs Blake High School’s Citiana Negatu has been offered a full scholarship to play on the women’s basketball team at Loyola University of Chicago and is scheduled to sign Friday, Athletic Director Jared Fribush said. Negatu averaged 14.3 points per game in her senior season with the Silver Spring school. In late March she was named MVP of the Mason Dixon Elite Game in the Roundball Classic.

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

Sherwood grads open field hockey club Former Sherwood High School field hockey players Jayme Goldkind, who is an assistant coach at Stevenson University, and Linda Velesquez, co-coach at Holy Cross, have teamed up with the Olney Boys and Girls Club to conduct a camp this summer as they introduce their new club, Fierce Field Hockey. The two will preview the camp in a free clinic scheduled for May 30 at Sherwood — kindergarten through fourth grade go from 9-10:30 a.m. and fifth through eighth graders from 10:30 a.m. to noon.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Seven Locks to host free tennis clinic On Sunday from 1-3 p.m. the Seven Locks Swim & Tennis Club will host a free clinic featuring former French Open champion and current Washington Kastles — the Washington, D.C.-based World Team Tennis team — coach Murphy Jensen. The event kicks off a partnership between newly-formed ProsToYo and the Bethesda facility; the tennis management company will begin running programs at the club in June. Registration information can be found at www. sevenlockstennis.eventbrite.com.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

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The first time musicians Stephanie Marshall and Katie Clarke heard Jenny Goodspeed’s voice, they fell in love. It was 2009, and Marshall and Clarke had teamed up after meeting through a musicians cooperative in Massachusetts, but they knew they were missing something. “Then we met Jenny and fell in love with her voice,” Marshall said. “And so we pursued her.” The three came together to form The Boxcar Lilies, which has released two albums of their harmony-driven blend of folk, country and bluegrass (“Sugar Shack,” 2013; “Heartwood,” 2010), and they plan to release another in early summer. On Saturday, they’ll play a show at the BlackRock Center for the Arts. The three women bring varied influences to the table (according to Marshall, she’s the rock ’n’ roll Lily, Clarke is the bluegrass Lily and Goodspeed is the 1970s singer-songwriter Lily), but they fit well together due to a pervading love for threepart harmonies. Marshall and Goodspeed, for example, are influenced by Crosby, Stills & Nash and that interest in well-crafted, overpowering harmonic parts comes through with consistency on the songs

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Christian Layke, brewer, is seen at Gordon Biersch in Rockville.

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Christian Layke, the brewer at Gordon Biersch in Rockville, has successfully made a midlife career change to becoming a excellent professional brewer. A longtime homebrewer since college days, Christian was unhappy with his work life at a nonprofit and longed for brewing full time. He spent a 10-week sabbatical in Belgium brewing with Jean Louis Dits at the Brasserie B Vapeur and nearby breweries. Afterward, he served as a volunteer at the District Chophouse and then in an assistantship with Gordon Biersch, becoming the head brewer in Rockville in 2011. Christian exudes a passion for his craft and a desire to constantly improve. He is very comfortable with his brewing role, describing it as “An innovative approach to traditional beer styles. Building on brewing traditions based on Gordon Biersch guidelines. It’s a combination of art and science.” Christian defines success as seeing other people enjoy his creations and making a beer free of flaws, hitting the style specifications. His perfect pint is one which “makes you want to keep drinking.” Gordon Biersch has historically focused on German beer styles including Helles, Pilsner, Schwartzbier, Märzen and Hefeweizen, in addition to some seasonals. Recent corporate brewing guideline changes now allow for much more flexibility.

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STEVEN FRANK AND ARNOLD MELTZER Christian has recently brewed Rauchbier, Belgian IPA, Chocolate Stout, Witbier, Scottish Ale and White IPA. About half of the nine taps are traditional German lagers, and the other half are his Brewer’s Select beers. During his tenure at Gordon Biersch, Christian has taken two medals at the Great American Beer Festival and more medals than any other Maryland brewer at the annual Brewer’s Association of Maryland Comptroller’s Cup. He loves brewing because he is a significant part of the entire process from ordering the raw ingredients to the final product. The work also includes imagining the beers and developing recipes, customer interactions and some marketing events. He is always busy with almost no downtime. If time is available and he is not brewing, Christian gives tours of the brewery. Golden Export (5 percent alcohol by volume), is a Hellesstyle lager and one of the two best-selling beers along with the Märzen. It has a moderate malt nose leading into a medium sweet malt front that flows through the middle. The finish adds a light noble hop with all the flavors fading in the late finish and aftertaste of this refreshing and flavorful brew. Ratings: 8.5/8.5.

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Continued from Page B-4 Rauchbier (5.9 percent ABV), based on a Great American Beer Festival 2014 gold medal winning Gordon Biersch recipe, has the prototypical fullsmoke aroma. The deep malt front segues into a middle which adds a lovely hint of bacon. The malt deepens in the ﬁnish, and further in the aftertaste, nicely balancing the smoke. This is a very smooth and drinkable rauchbier. Ratings: 8/8.5. Scottish Ale (6.3 percent ABV) has the profound malt bouquet typically found in this beer style. Very velvety, the Scottish ale has an intense malt front that continues throughout. While not complex, it is for malt

One last ride

MUSIC Arts Barn, Amadou Kouyate - Kora and Percussion, June 6, 311 Kent Square Road, 301-258-6394. AMP by Strathmore, WCP Summer Music Showcase, May 13; The Duhks, May 14; Tribute to “Sassy” Sarah Vaughan, May 15; call for times, 11810 Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda, ampbystrathmore.com, 301-5815100. Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Katt Williams “American Bad Boy” World Movie Premiere, May 13 and May 14 - two shows each day; Savoy Ellingtons, May 15; King Soul, May 16; Soulcial Hour Band, May 17; Michal Urbaniak, May 21; Muscle Shoals and Stax/Volt, May 22; call for prices, times, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-3304500, bethesdabluesjazz.com. BlackRock Center for the Arts, Boxcar Lilies, May 16; Suzanne Vega, May 30; Red Baraat, June 27; 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter.org. Hershey’s At The Grove, Greg Harrison Jazz Band, May 13; Marty Tucker Band, May 15; Shooting Star & Dangerous Curves, May 16; Greg Harrison Jazz Band, May 20; call for times, 17030 Oakmont Ave., Gaithersburg. 301-948-9893; hersheysatthegrove.com. Fillmore Silver Spring, Big Daddy Kane, May 13; Nightwish, May 14; Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox, May 17; Falling in Reverse, May 19; Ultimate 80s Prom with The New Romance, May 23; Kingpen Slim hosted by Uncle Yank, May 29; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. ﬁllmoresilverspring.com. Strathmore, Aretha Franklin, May 13; Elijah Jamal Balbed, May 15; China Stars Night, May 15; BSO Music Box - In The Treetops (two shows), May 16; BSO: Debussy & Don Juan, May 16; 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-581-5100, strathmore.org.

ON STAGE Adventure Theatre-MTC, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” through May 25, call for prices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-2270, adventuretheatre-mtc.org. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. 240-314-8681 Imagination Stage, “Sinbad: The Untold Tale,” through May 29, call for prices, times, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imaginationstage.org.

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Olney Theatre Center’s run of “Carousel” is set to come to a close on Sunday. For more information, visit olneytheatre.org or call 301-924-3400. Olney Theatre Center, “Carousel,”

through May 17, call for prices, times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, 301-9243400, olneytheatre.org. The Puppet Co., “Cinderella,” through June 21; Tiny Tots @ 10, select Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, call for shows and show times, Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo Park’s North Arcade Building, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org. Rockville Musical Theatre, “Best Little Whorehouse in Texas,” July 10 through July 26, Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, 301258-6394, r-m-t.org. Round House Theatre, “NSFW,” May 27 through June 21, 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, “On The Razzle,” May 29 through June 20, Woodmoor Shopping Center, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, see Web site for show times, ssstage. org. Randolph Road Theater, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, belcantanti.com, Cafe Muse, Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 South Park Ave., Chevy Chase; 301-656-2797.

VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, “Motionless, I Stay and Go: I am a Pause,” through May 24, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-922-0162,

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Glenview Mansion, Rockville Art League, Juried Members’ Show varied media, through May 29; Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov. Marin-Price Galleries, Joseph Sheppard, through May 22; 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-718-0622, marin-price.com. Montgomery Art Association, Janet Fox, through May 31; Westﬁeld Wheaton Mall, 11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, montgomeryart.org. VisArts, Stephanie Garmey, through May 24; Jowita Wyszomirska and David Brown, through May 24; Gibbs Street Gallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visartsatrockville.org. Kentlands Mansion Art Gallery, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6425. Gallery B, “The Merry Month,” through May 23; 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda, bethesda.org. Washington Artworks, Project Youth ArtReach’s Anniversary Exhibition, May 15 through June 1; 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville, washingtonartworks.com, 301-6541998.

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

The Rockville Chorus will perform its “Songs of Love and Promise” concert at 7:30 PM at the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre at the Rockville Civic Center Park located at 603 Edmonston Dr., on Sunday. For more

information, visit rockvillechorus.org.

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Continued from Page B-4 songs that make up “Heartwood” and “Sugar Shack.” On the former album, tracks like the closer, “My Love Walks By My Side,” starts with harmonizing that beckons memory to the supergroup trio that found widespread acclaim in the late 1960s. “It’s not easy to ﬁnd people who can sing [them],” Marshall said. These three seized the opportunity they felt they were granted in meeting each other. Despite the demands of settled, family life (each member is over 40 years old), they continue recording and performing music. “When the three of us were in our 20s, we didn’t have mortgages,” Marshall said. “The difference is we were deﬁnitely not settled down. We have husbands and partners and families [now] so we try and do mostly weekend shows so we can balance a life and work life and music life. We have to constantly do that so we don’t lose our minds.” The three also work day jobs to support their families. And then there’s the stress from travel. “Sometimes it’s a strain because, you know, it’s hard being away,” Marshall said. “I have an 8-year-old, and it’s hard being away from her. But they understand that this is something we have to do.”

lovers and an excellent example of the style. Ratings: 8/8.5. Czech Pilsner (5.6 percent ABV) has a well-balanced subdued hop and sweet malt nose. The enticing malt front continues in the middle. The finish adds a crisp muted Saaz hop. In the aftertaste, the malt fades as the restrained noble hop lingers. Ratings: 8.5/9. Chocolate Stout (4.3 percent ABV) has an aroma of chocolate with a note of wine. This creamy stout begins with a modest chocolate and tinge of roast. The chocolate increases in the middle as the roast ebbs slightly. The finish continues the medium chocolate and mild roast joined by a trace of wine. The chocolate continues as the roast increases a modicum in the aftertaste. Ratings: 8.5/9. Marshall explained the new record features a return to some aspects of their initial recordings. The trio assembled a new group of recording musicians, which has lent a new energy to the music, she said. On their previous two albums, the work could be characterized as refreshingly smooth and minimalistic, with emphasis placed consistently on the harmonies layered over subtle acoustic guitars, banjos and ukuleles. “It’s bringing a whole new feel,” she said. “We’re using the same producer we had, but we’re getting back to a more roots-y sound like our first record.” The Boxcar Lilies’ music feels very much like something best enjoyed in the summer, so it’s reasonable to imagine that’s the vibe they’ll be pushing for again with the upcoming release. When they come to the BlackRock Center for the Arts, the audience can likely expect a laid-back but thoughtful performance. “Whenever we do a show, we like to take people on a trip,” Marshall said. “We’re all very serious, but we’re also very silly at times, and we love to joke around and be funny. We love to tell the stories of our songs. “Really, we love to create those magical moments when we connect with the audience and get that laughter and that understanding of our music.”

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PHOTO BY SARAH SMALL

Pianist and composer Haskell Small will perform the world premiere of his most recent composition, “A Journey In Silence: Reﬂections on The Book of Hours,” during a free concert on Saturday at Westmoreland Congregational UCC Church, One Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda. The concert is presented by the Washington Conservatory of Music.

Pianist and composer Haskell Small will present the world premiere of his most recent work, “A Journey In Silence: Reﬂections on The Book of Hours” as part of a free concert at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Westmoreland Congregational UCC Church, One Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda. Presented by the Washington Conservatory of Music, the debut will include brief reﬂective writings read by television and radio personality Robert Aubry Davis and will be coupled with “Partita No. 6 in E Minor” by J. S. Bach. The third composition in a series of contemplative works by Small, “A Journey In Silence” represents a fascination with music that is at once quiet and mystical in nature. Suggested donation is $20. For more information, call 301-320-2770 or visit washingtonconservatory.org.

Chorale, Carl and ‘Carmina’

The Central Maryland Chorale, directed by Monica Otal, will present “Carmina Burana” by Carl Orff at 4 p.m. Sunday at The Lutheran Church of Saint Andrew, 15300 New Hampshire Ave., Silver Spring. Guest artists include Diba Alvi, soprano; Patrick Cook, tenor; Kevin Wetzel, baritone; the College Park Youth Choir; and pianists Theodore Guerrant and Stan Engebretson. A percussion ensemble will accompany on the dynamic work, which celebrates love, drink and springtime while recognizing the uncertainties of fortune. Tickets are $20 for general admission and $15 for students and seniors. For more information, call 240-478-7952 or visit centralmarylandchorale.com.

PHOTO BY BILL SPITZ

Mara Bayewitz will star in the original one-woman play “Dolley Madison” on May 20 at the Arts Barn in Gaithersburg.

Hello, ‘Dolley’ PHOTO BY KAITLIN BANFILL

Singer-songwriter Ian McFeron will be joined by longtime friend and musical accompanist Alisa Milner on ﬁddle, cello and harmony vocals during a concert Thursday at Fire Station 1 in Silver Spring.

‘Radio’ ways Singer-songwriter Ian McFeron will perform in concert at 8 p.m. Thursday at Fire Station 1, 8131 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Admission is free. McFeron will perform from his eighth studio album “Radio,” which was recorded in

Nashville, Tenn., and produced by Grammynominee Doug Lancio. McFeron will be joined on stage by longtime friend and musical accompanist Alisa Milner on ﬁddle, cello and harmony vocals. For more information, call 301-585-1370 or visit theﬁrestation1.com.

Arts on the Green will present its ﬁnal weekday matinee of the season, “Dolley Madison: Presidentress,” at 1 p.m. May 20 at the Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg. The original, one-woman play stars award-winning actress Mara Bayewitz as Dolley Madison, wife of James Madison, president of the United States from 1809-17. While some audience members may know that Dolley Madison saved the oil painting of George Washington as the British were about to burn the White House

during the War of 1812, fewer may be aware that she was the ﬁrst lady for two presidents and how she inﬂuenced Washington society. The program, presented in partnership with Sandy Spring Theatre Group, is part of Arts on the Green’s weekday series designed to illuminate and entertain home-school groups and older adults. Admission is $20 and $12 for children 14 and younger. For more information, call 301-258-6394 or visit gaithersburgmd.gov.

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Moving/ Estate Sales

M E G A DOWNSIZING SALE: Quality items.

May 16th, 9am-3pm. 4000 Damascus Rd, Laytonsville

ESTATE

SALE:

Sat. May, 16th, 7am3pm. 504 Fairhill Drive, Silver Spring. Office furn, kit supp, electr, med supp, furn, books, clothing etc.

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YARD

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Yard/Garage Sale Montgomery County

Full Time Help Wanted

MULTIPLE HOME YARD SALE: on

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COMMUNITY YARD SALE Middlebrook Commons THA

Sat. May 16TH 2015, 8am-1pm Rain/Shine

Zebrawood Ct, Rose Arbor Ct, Breesdale Ln, Ashbrook Ct, Midridge Rd, Elderyberry Dr/ Terrace, Quassia Ct, Zinnia Ct, Twinflower Cir.

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REDSKINS SEASON TICKETS (2):

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baby & cleaning, PT, references required Call: 301-529-4887

PROFESSIONAL R12 HOUSEKEEPER:

WANTED:

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

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Miscellaneous For Sale

located in Annapolis, 2 yrs work exp Duty incld: laundry, ironing, meal preparations, deep cleaning & some child care live in 410570-5239 Eng spkg req!

Full Time Help Wanted

Wanted CDL Drivers For local work No overnight Call 301-865-8844 for additional info Monday - Friday from 9am -4pm.

DRIVERS/HELPERS

Lifting required. Salary open. 5 day week. Paid vacation. Apply in person Mon-Fri 11am-4pm. 301-881-8960 Scherr Furniture 11910-A Parklawn Drive Rockville, MD 20852

DELMONTE/@WORK PERSONNEL SERVICES is now accepting applications for 250+ IMMEDIATE MANUFACTURING / PRODUCTION POSITIONS at the local Jessup, MD facility.

become a Medical Office Assistant! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Online training at CTI gets you job ready! HS Diploma/GED & Computer/Internet needed. 1-877-649-2671 www.AskCTI.com

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Lost and Found

A MISSING PASSP O R T : A Chinese Passport (G37594930) lost in April, reward offered, Please Call 301-503-3331.

$$ APPLY TODAY/START TOMORROW $$ • PRODUCTION • PACKERS • FOOD PREP 1st/2nd shifts available Very competitive starting pay rates NOW OFFERING $50 REFERRAL BONUS HTerms & details of bonus will be discussed by a @Work Representative TRANSPORTATION AVAILABLE!!! HTake advantage of @Work’s HOME PICK UP VAN SERVICE Apply in person at Del Monte Fresh Cut plant (9AM-4PM) Address: 7970 Tar Bay Drive, Jessup, MD 20794 Tele. 410-799-8460 H Please bring 2 forms of identification H

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Miscellaneous Services

LEAP INTO SPRING with the use

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

DELIVERY DRIVER/WAREHOUSE

Local lighting company is looking for an experienced, reliable and dependable driver to deliver to the D.C. Metro area. FT position. Previous experience driving cargo vans and/or box trucks is a plus. A CLEAN DRIVING RECORD WITH YOUR RESUME IS A MUST! Your resume will NOT be considered without a clean driving record. Please either email your resume and clean driving record to sflores@dericklights.com or apply in person Mon-Fri 10am-4pm at: 8545 Atlas Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877. CDL is not necessary. No Calls! Licensed Daycare

Licensed Daycare

Daycare Directory

Children’s Center Of Damascus Starburst Child Care Learn And Play Daycare Fogle Daycare Pre-school Cheerful Tots Daycare Kimberly Villella Childcare Miriam’s Loving Care

Lic#: 31453 Lic#: 159882 Lic#: 250177 Lic#: 25979 Lic#: 250403 Lic #: 27579 Lic# 155622

301-253-6864 301-674-4173 240-408-6532 301-972-2903 301-875-2972 301-774-1163 240-246-0789

20872 20855 20876 20874 20878 20832 20877

DEADLINE: JUNE 1st, 2015 Legal Notices

Registered Nurse (R.N.)

Outstanding opportunity to help military couples build their families. Join a prominent government contractor serving military families in Bethesda, Maryland. Experience or strong interest in women’s health required/work includes both admin and clinical duties. Candidates must be able to pass government required security clearance and exhibit proof of U.S citizenship. Weekend rotation req. Excellent benefits & competitive salary package! .New grads welcome to apply.

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ANNUAL REPORT

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Call 301-355-7205 Healthcare

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

CDL CLASS-A DRIVER Good Driving Record

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301-674-7799

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

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CLEANING

Earn $400+ per week. MondayFriday OR Tuesday-Saturday. No nights. Must have own car & valid. Drivers lic. Se Habla Espanol.

Merry Maids

Gaithersburg 301-869-6243 Silver Spring 301-587-5594

Retro seating Find missing treasures at a yard sale.

Gaithersburg collection law firm seeking an individual with legal experience for a Clerk/Paralegal position and an entry level clerical assistant. Send resumes to jjohnson@randclegal.com.

Childtime Learning Center 4550 Montgomery Ave, Bethesda, MD Now Hiring full and part time Lead Teachers CDA required, HS diploma or degree Roles for candidates who have 9 hr Communication course, 45 hrs Infant/Toddler or 90 hrs. credentials

Dental/ Medical Assistant Trainees Needed Now

CTO SCHEV

CLERK/PARALEGAL

Let us spread the news!

*includes rain insurance

Contact Abner Noza, Director at 301-933-6194.

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Having a Yard Sale?

Treatment Foster Parents Needed Work from home!

LEAD TEACHERS

GP2199A GP2199A

AVIATION GRADS WORK WITH JETBLUE , Boeing,

Full Time Help Wanted

In Gaithersburg, MD sought by AstraZeneca LP. Establish, build, & maintain a global Bus. Solutions group, incl recruitment of skilled individuals, ongoing staff dvlpmt, & cutting edge methods, technical tools, & platforms. Position reqs a Bachelor’s deg or foreign equiv in Engg (any), Math, Comp Sci or a rltd field + 5 yrs of progressively resp exp in the job offd or as a Director, Associate Director, Group Mgr or a rltd position. Must have 5 yrs of progressively resp exp in the following: leading bus. units performing end-to-end s/ware dvlpmt & lifecycle mgmt, & systm dvlpmt & lifecycle mgmt, in support of late-phase clinical drug dvlpmt; leading teams that dsgn & manage clinical data repositories, that utilize statistical prgmg langs for analyzing & reporting clinical trial data, & that plan, dsgn & implmt enterprise systms that meet applicable regulatory reqmts in clinical drug dvlpmt; leading teams that dvlp, deliver, & maintain end-to-end clinical info stds, & that admin associated stds governance frameworks; using comprehensive knowl of CDISC stds (CDASH, SDTM, & ADaM), leading teams that use those stds in dvlpg statistical prgmg packages for reporting Phase I-IV clinical trials; using those stds to dvlp statistical prgmg deliverables for reporting Phase I-IV clinical trials; using knowl of current FDA & EMA regulatory reqmts for new drug submissions, incl NDAs & BLAs, dvlpg the full range of statistical prgmg contributions to FDA & EMA submission packages; & leading globally-distributed teams, bldg new business-unit capabilities, & managing stakeholder engagements w/sr. executives & leaders. Must have 2 yrs exp in the following: dsgng governance frameworks & establishing associated bus. & technical performance metrics for clinical info stds; & making substantive contributions to industry working groups that define CDISC stds. MF, 40 hrs/wk. EOE. To apply, go to http://www.astrazenecacareers.com. Scroll down, click "Search jobs," enter "15-50125613" as the "Reference Number," & click "Search." No calls.

Foster Parents

MEDICAL BILLING TRAINEES NEEDED! Train at Home to

Full Time Help Wanted

Email resume & salary reqs: Darshana.naik.ctr@mail.mil or fax to 301/400-1800.

Business Opportunities

Licensed Daycare

Full Time Help Wanted

Director, Standards & Business Solutions

the block of 9500 Greenel Road, Damascus Lots of stuff. Sat May 16 8am - 2pm

GERMANTOWN

COMMUNITY YARD SALE: 5/16,

Full Time Help Wanted

Es Rea ta l te

HUGE SALE:

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Call Bill Hennessy Be trained individually by Realtor Emeritus one of the area’s top offices & one of the area’s best salesman with over 40 years experience. 3 301-388-2626 01-388-2626 New & experienced salespeople welcomed. Bill.Hennessy@LNF.com EOE

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Wednesday, May 13, 2015 g Part Time Help Wanted

Live-in Caregivers, PRN & Billing Staff Apply at: porterhouseofcare.com

Part Time Help Wanted

POOL HELPERS & TECHS

Wagner Aquatics (in Poolesville) seeks a motivated individual to service swimming pools in Montgomery Co for this Summer. Good hrs & pay. Advancement opportunity. 301-921-9055

Time for a

bargain?

Look for treasures at a yard sale!

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Part Time Help Wanted

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Cars Wanted

YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR WAY AT OURISMAN EVERYDAY

DONATE AUTOS, TRUCKS, RV’S. LUTHERAN MISSION SOCIETY. Your donation helps local families with food, clothing, shelter, counseling. Tax deductible. MVA License #W1044. 410-636-0123 or www.LutheranMissionSociety.org

Domestic Cars

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2010 Ford Focus SEL.............V051211B, Blue, 72,358 Miles..................$9,993

2014 Jetta SE...........................V298174A, Beige, 5,090 Miles..................$16,991

2004 Toyota 4Runner.............V061931A, Blue, 150,445 Miles................$10,889

2014 Golf 4Dr...........................VP0129, White,18,424 Miles.....................$16,994

2011 Toyota Prius...................V283821B, Red, 112,390 Miles................$11,593

2013 Jetta TDI..........................V320148A, Black, 31,444 Miles................$17,991

2008 Honda Civic EX.............V084797A, Blue, 59,862 Miles..................$11,791

2013 Passat SE.......................V080993A, White, 29,626 Miles................$17,991

2011 Toyota Camry SE..........V0125A, Black, 61,476 Miles....................$12,594

2012 Subaru Impreza Wagon LT..V074708A, Deep Cherry, 20,725 Miles......$18,991

2014 Nissan Versa.................V309714A, Gray, 7,485 Miles....................$13,991

2014 Jeep Patriot...................VP0134, Black, 9,454 Miles......................$18,991

2013 Nissan Sentra...............V282063A, Gray, 31,633 Miles..................$14,361

2013 GTI Conv..........................V297056A, White, 31,734 Miles................$19,492

2013 Jetta SE Conv................V801480A, Gray, 27,513 Miles..................$14,592

2013 Passat TDI SE................V033935A, Gray,28,762 Miles..................$19,955

2012 Passat SE.......................V813899A, Silver, 63,008 Miles................$14,991

2004 Honda S2000 Roadster..V255772A, Gray, 36,661 Miles..................$19,991

2013 Nissan Altima...............V303606A, Silver, 49,926 Miles................$15,991

2013 Jetta Sportswagen TDI..V055283A, Black, 30,101 Miles................$20,991

2013 VW Beetle.......................V801398, Yellow, 16,020 Miles.................$16,293

2014 Routan SEL.....................VP0130, Blue, 18,268 Miles......................$26,892

2014 Hyundai Elantra GT......V505382A, Red, 7,411 Miles....................$16,991

2013 CC SR6 4Motion...........VP0131, Black, 33,105 Miles....................$28,991

All prices & payments exclude tax, tags, title, freight and $300 processing fee. Cannot be combined with any previous advertised or internet special. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Special APR financing cannot be combined with sale prices. Ends 05/31/15.

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DARCARS VOLVO OF ROCKVILLE 2011 GMC Terrain SLE-1

2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT

2007 XC90

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2010 Nissan Rogue SL

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19,980

21,950

#526684A, 1-Owner, 3rd Row Seat!!, Leather, Sunroof, 58k $ Miles

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2012 Volvo S60 T6 R Design

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14,777

23,959

24,980

#P9259, 1-Owner Only 25K mi!!! Nav,PWR Tailgate, GORGEOUS!!

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2012 Nissan Leaf SL NAV Hatchback

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15,977

2013 Lexus RX 350 AWD

2010 Chevy Equinox LTZ $

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2011 Honda Pilot EX-L AWD 2012 Honda CRV EX-L AWD

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9,977

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2007 Nissan Quest SL

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15,977

2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited

16,977

#548040A, 1-Owner, Loaded, Sunroof, Leather, Clean!!

32,950

#N0703, Like New, 1-Owner, Previously $ Certified, Leather, Moonroof, PWR Tailgate, Rear Camera

2011 Volvo C30 Turbo Coupe.............................. $12,995 2012 Acura TSX Wagon............................................... $21,950 #526588B, Black, Fun to drive, Well maintained inside & out!

# 527003A, 1-Owner, Only 27K Miles! Leather, Sunroof, Bluetooth, Alloys

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee.................................... $11,995 2010 Volvo XC60 3.2L...........................$19,950 #P9310A, 1-Owner, Super Low Miles 61K, V8, SNRF, Alloys, Gray

2010 Mercury Mariner Hybrid

#P9277, 1-Owner, Leather, Moonroof, Bluetooth

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

2011 Mini Cooper S........................................................... $14,995 2012 Volvo S60 T5 Turbo......................$19,980 #P9243B, 1-Owner, Turbo, Auto, Leather, Well Maintained #P9315, CERTIFIED!! Only 30K Miles, Leather, Sunroof, Homelink

16,777

2011 Nissan Juke SV

16,977

#544515A, AWD, Auto, Sunroof

2010 Volvo XC60 3.2L..................................................... $18,950 2012 Volvo XC60 AWD Platinum.................. $25,950 #P9263, 1-Owner, Only 52K Miles! Panormic Moonroof, Well prices and clean!

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VOLVO

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DARCARS NISSAN TWO LOCATIONS

Rockville

College Park

15911 Indianola Drive Rockville, MD 20855 888-797-1831 2015 NISSAN

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AT THIS PRICE

manual transmission MODEL #11155

9,995

169/MO

AT THIS PRICE

39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

2015 NISSAN

MODEL #11615

ALTIMA 2.5 S

MSRP: $22,045 Sale Price: $18,245 Nissan Customer Cash: $750

17,495 $

MODEL #67115

36 MO LEASE 12K MILES/YR

0 DOWN

LEAF S

with charger package MODEL #17015

AT THIS PRICE

0 DOWN

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28,495 OR

AT THIS PRICE

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MURANO S AWD

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159

2015 NISSAN

PATHFINDER 4X4 S

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MODEL #12115

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14,495

24,495 OR

AT THIS PRICE

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AT THIS PRICE

MSRP: $19,305 Sale Price: $15,745 Nissan Rebate $1,000 NMAC Bonus Cash: $250

13,995 OR

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Prices include all rebates and incentives. DARCARS Nissan DOES NOT Include college grad or military rebates in price! NMAC Bonus Cash require financing through NMAC with approved credit. Prices exclude tax, tags, freight (Cars $810, SUVs and Trucks $860-$1000) and $300 processing charge, Lease payments are calculated with tax, tags, freight, $300 processing charge and first payment due at signing, and are valid with tier one approval through NMAC. Prices and payments valid only at listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 05/18/2015. G560904

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$0 DOWN

18,890

4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.

AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE

NEW 2015 COROLLA L 2 AVAILABLE: #560694, 560653

14,690

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

AFTER $750 REBATE

MONTHS+ % 0 FOR 60 On 10 Toyota Models

1-888-831-9671

$0 DOWN

149/MO**

2015 COROLLA LE

15625 Frederick Rd (Rte 355) • Rockville, MD OPEN SUNDAY VISIT US ON THE WEB AT www.355Toyota.com PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 5/19/2015.

4 CYL., 4 DR., AUTO

2 AVAILABLE: #570341, 570352

$0 DOWN G560906

24,690

MANUAL, 4 CYL

2014 SCION XB 2 AVAILABLE: #455033, 455044

NEW 2015 SIENNA L 2 AVAILABLE: #560070, 560102

4 CYL., AUTO

NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB

AUTO, 4 CYL., 4 DR

MO**

19,290

AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE

4 CYL., AUTO, 4 DR

AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

AFTER $750 REBATE

2 AVAILABLE: #572093, 572081

$0 DOWN

139/MO**

4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL