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Isiah Leggett hosted a FY 2016 budget forum, accepting input from the general public, on Monday night at BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown.

Facing a $238M deficit

Leggett holds first of five budget forums in Germantown BY

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Transportation improvements, affordable housing and maintenance of social services for low-income people and seniors were among the priorities residents want to see addressed in the county’s next operating and capital budgets.

County Executive Isiah Leggett

sought input from residents at a budget forum on Monday night at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. It is the first of five he is hosting around the county in the next few weeks.

Leggett will present his operating budget in March to the County Council, which will review it and vote on it in the spring.

Leggett said increased funding for

programs in the $5 billion operating budget is unlikely, as the county is facing a gap of $238 million between projected revenues and expenses for fiscal year 2016, which starts July 1.

The estimated shortfall takes into account the possibility of losing the Wynne case, a double taxation case now before the Supreme Court that

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Autumn Orme plays a prostitute, with Michael Sigler as a father taking his son, portrayed

by Rebecca Korn (back center), to a brothel in Neil Simon’s “The Good Doctor.”

‘THE GOOD DOCTOR’

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n When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; Jan. 16-17

n Tickets: $16 for students, seniors 60 and older; $18 for general admission.

Available online or at the door. n For information: upcountytheatre.org; facebook.com\upctheatre; twitter.com/ UpCTheatre

About 30 Montgomery County teachers have earned a new status that could help propel them to leadership roles in schools and projects.

The educators were named “lead

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DEVIL IN THE DETAILS Bluegrass-rockabilly trio The Devil Makes Three takes the stage at the Fillmore Silver Spring.

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n Where: BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown

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The county plans to use the power of eminent domain to take about an acre of the Yegher farm in Clarksburg for a right-of-way needed to complete the extension of Snowden Farm Parkway from Clarksburg Village east to Md. 27 (Ridge Road).

Under current plans, Snowden Farm Parkway will extend from Emerald Green Drive southeast across Morning Star Drive, the Yegher driveway and the still-

SNOWDEN FARM PARKWAY EXTENSION n For more information, visit montgomeryplanning.org/ community/plan_areas/rural_area/ master_plans/clarksburg/historic_ clark.pdf.

to-be-developed Butz property to connect with Md. 27.

The parkway would serve as the eastern entrance to Clarksburg Village, a community of about 2,700 housing units, according to county reports.

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First ‘lead teachers’ group approved in Montgomery

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Neil Simon adds comedy to Chekhov

Michael Abendshein acted the part of the narrator in Neil Simon’s “The Good Doctor” when he was a senior at Gaithersburg High School in 1999, and he never forgot the play.

Years later, he’s directing the comedy for the Upcounty Theatre in Germantown.

The play runs for two weekends on Friday and Saturday and Jan. 16 and 17 at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Gemantown.

A community theater founded in 2010, the Upcounty troupe presents two productions a year at BlackRock in exchange for volunteering to hand out programs and perform other services at BlackRock events.

“The Good Doctor” is a series of scenes based on characters from Russian writer Anton Chekhov’s short stories.

“It’s an exploration of humanity,

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Superintendent Joshua P. Starr on Tuesday released several possible ways to change bell times to help Montgomery County high school students get more sleep.

Four main options that Starr proposed involve different strategies for shifting bell times; a fifth option calls for no changes. Instead, the district would study other potential changes that could mean more shut-eye for high school students.

The school board’s Jan. 13 meeting will include a presentation on the proposals.

The latest bell times options stem from the school board’s request that Starr come up with ideas that cost less than a recommendation Starr made in October 2013.

Starr’s original plan would have

started high schools 50 minutes later and middle schools 10 minutes earlier.

The elementary school day would have been 30 minutes longer.

Starr stepped back from his original recommendation in June, saying it would cost too much, about $21 million per year. He also said community feedback on the plan was inconclusive.

The board said the new options should cost $10 million or less. All four of Starr’s new ideas for change came in well below that figure.

Most of the annual costs are related to transportation, according to the district.

High schools currently start at 7:25 a.m., a time that some say does not allow students to get enough sleep.

Middle schools start at 7:55 a.m. and elementary schools, which are split into two tiers, start at 8:50 and 9:15 a.m.

The options Starr released Tuesday vary in cost. Starr said he thinks the board should consider only the options that don’t require spending.

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teachers” as part of a county education Career Lattice program, which is focusing on 58 high-need schools this academic year.

The teachers, who applied for the status, are considered “master teachers” and demonstrated leadership “and the potential for more leadership” in their work with students, other staff, parents and community members, said Doug Prouty, president of the Montgomery County Education Association.

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THURSDAY, JAN. 8 Smart Start: Entrepreneur 101, 1-4:30 p.m., Westfield Building South, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 700, Wheaton. This course is taught by an attorney, a tax CPA and a commercial insurance professional.

Learn how to legally define a business and register the business name, keep proper financial records and report taxes, and assess the insurance requirements needed to safeguard business and personal assets. $55. sbtdc-training@umd.edu.

Adult Irish Set and Ceili Dance Class, 7 p.m., Argyle Park Activities Building, 1030 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring. Learn Irish social dancing in a relaxed setting.

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FRIDAY, JAN. 9 1st Maryland Small Business Innovation Research Conference, 8:30 a.m.-4

p.m., Johns Hopkins University Montgomery County Campus, Gilchrist Hall, 9601 Medical Center Drive, Rockville. Network and meet other business owners. Get tips on how to win awards and hear about changes in the agencies’ funding and procurement programs. $50. jerry.godwin@ montgomerycountymd.gov.

SATURDAY, JAN. 10 Junior Jams Featuring Grandson’s Jr. Wild Music for Wild Kids, 10:30 a.m.,

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Chevy Chase Daughters of the American Revolution, 11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.,

Lawson Community Center, 4301 Willow Lane, Chevy Chase. Gail Sansbury, director of the Chevy Chase Historical Society, is the featured speaker. Public is welcome.

Free. 301-951-3535.

Open House and Saturday Sampler, 1-3 p.m., Norwood School, 8821 River Road, Bethesda. Families can tour the school and talk with teachers, students, parents, division heads and the head of school. The Saturday Sampler allows parents looking at kindergarten and first grade to observe their child in miniclasses. admission@norwoodschool.org.

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SUNDAY, JAN. 11 MAA Gallery January Show Reception,

1-5 p.m., Montgomery Art Association MAA Gallery, Westfield Wheaton Mall, 11160 Veirs Mill Road, Wheaton. Featuring artist of the month Terry Pellmar, a digital artist who also created mixedmedia pieces. On display through Feb. 1.

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Widowed Persons Service of Montgomery County Meeting, 2-4 p.m., Whea-

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Daniel Sanders, CEO of Four Sales Ltd., will talk about “Downsizing Your Home and Staging for House Sales.” $4 suggested donation. 301-949-7398.

“From Beyond the Arch” Art Show Reception, 2–4 p.m., Goldman Art Gallery,

6125 Montrose Road, Rockville. Artwork created by the upper and middle school students of the Helene Berman Seidenfeld Visual Art Center at the Berman Hebrew Academy. Works will be on display through Jan. 28. Free admission. www. jccgw.org.

The Blue Rhythm Boys at the Tree of Life Cafe, 7-9:30 p.m., Unitarian Universal-

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The Collapse of Civilizations in 1177 BC and the Emergence of Israel, 7:30

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MONDAY, JAN. 12 St. Raphael Nursery School and St. Raphael School Double Open House, 9:15

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Nursery school begins at 9:15 a.m., while St. Raphael School starts at 10:45 a.m.

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TUESDAY, JAN. 13 Afternoon Grief Support Group, 1:30-3 p.m., North Bethesda United Methodist Church, 10100 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. For anyone grieving the death of a loved one. Free, registration required.

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Hands-On STEM Fun, 4-5 p.m., Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton.

Learn and play with drop-in sciencebased crafts and/or experiments. Grades 1 through 6. Free. 240-777-0678.

I Heart Storytime, 4-5 p.m., Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, 5901 E. Jefferson St., Rockville. In partnership with Sifriyat Pijama. A monthly program when teachers will read stories in Hebrew or English centered on Jewish values to preschoolers.

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Getting Fit for the New Year, 2-4 p.m., Silver Spring Civic Building, 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring. Featuring representatives from a wide range of exercise programs in the Silver Spring area that cater to seniors. Hear what programs are available and what they involve, including Willow Street Yoga, the Silver Spring Y, Holy Cross’ Senior Fit, Bone Builders and Silver Sneakers. Free. sparkle@silverspringvillage.org.

Homework Help, 4-6 p.m., Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave., Wheaton.

Teen volunteers help students in grades K-6 with their homework assignments.

Students who need help must sign up at the children’s information desk beginning at 3:30 p.m., and each help session will be 30 minutes long. Free. 240-777-0678.

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Robots wiggle and blink at Germantown Library Hands-on workshops bring creatures to life

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At the Germantown Library, families can do research, check out books and even build robots.

On Saturday, Baltimorebased group FutureMakers offered four different workshops at the library, allowing children in kindergarten through fifth grade to construct and keep their own wiggling, blinking creations.

FutureMakers, a “mobile makerspace,” brings children in Washington, D.C, Virginia and Maryland the materials, tools and expert guidance they need to make crafts and more complicated projects of their very own to take home. The experts, who are called coaches at FutureMakers, according to its founder Matthew Barinholtz, come from different backgrounds and fields and bring their unique knowledge and skills to every workshop.

Robot City was offered at 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and Wigglebots was offered at noon and 2:30 p.m.

“Primarily, the workshops we’ve done at Germantown in the past have focused on tweens

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Nathan Chadwick (center) and his daughter, Harper Chadwick, 5, (right) of Derwood celebrate after working together to assemble a “wigglebot” — a robot composed of a motor, batteries, LED lights, a plastic cup and markers — during a workshop for children at the Germantown Library on Jan. 3. Presented by the educational organization, FutureMakers, the event was designed to teach children about electrical and mechanical engineering. and teens, so they ranged from kinetic creatures to 3-D modeling and printing,” Barinholtz said.

Barinholtz explained that these workshops are focused more on younger children and

their families, hopefully bringing parents and children in to work together on the project.

“Kids grow when they have other people around them who encourage them to follow a passion. Young people’s expe-

riences go beyond what their parents do,” Barinholtz said.

“We need to make sure that families are sort of developing these interests and skills.”

During Robot City, children made glowing sculptures, and in

Wigglebots, children made bots that walk and drive.

“To be more and more ready to take on design thinking and design challenges that they are going to have when they are in high school and college and beyond that, they need to start early,” Barinholtz said.

Barinholtz said that the best path to learning is for parents to encourage experimentation and to work with their children as a team.

“We feel the most fun is when family creative learning takes place. Parents are able to learn and explore alongside their child without doing it for their child,” Barinholtz said.

“Children explore and try and fail without [their parents] rescuing them unnecessarily.”

Children and their parents gathered supplies from tubs in the front of the room ranging from cardboard boxes to colorful pipe cleaners and blinking lights.

Jonathan Oglesby, of Germantown, brought his five- and eight-year-old sons to the morning Robot City workshop.

“We’re frequent library visitors. When I saw the posting, I knew this would be a great thing for our kids,” Oglesby said as his children happily built their robots.

Oglesby said that his family loves being involved with the Montgomery County library system and thinks it’s great that they offer programs like FutureMaker’s workshops.

“It’s always fun to trick kids into learning,” Oglesby said.

The room was full of children building, cutting and learning. One little girl made her robot into a cat. “[The kids] go home with some awesome things that we’ve made sort of come alive,” Barinholtz said.

Karen Miller, the Germantown Library branch manager, said they were very lucky to have the Friends of the Library Germantown Chapter sponsor the FutureMakers workshops.

“What’s nice about [FutureMakers] is they offer quality programs, topics that everyone is interested in right now,” Miller said.

Children had to sign up for the program’s limited spots and all four workshops quickly filled up. Miller said they opened up a waiting list for anyone who wanted to try to get into a workshop if someone canceled.

“You know, who doesn’t want to play with robots?” Miller said.

Germantown, between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Dec. 19. Forced entry, took property.

• 20300 block of Cider Barrel Drive, Germantown, at 12:50 p.m.

Dec. 19. Unknown entry, unknown what was taken.

• 19300 block of Ranworth Drive, Germantown, on Dec. 20 or 21. The subjects entered the victim’s vehicle and garage and took property.

• 9300 block of Willow Creek Drive, Montgomery Village, between 3 p.m. Dec. 20 and 12:15 p.m. Dec. 21. Forced entry, took property.

• 9900 block of Tambay Court, Montgomery Village, at 1:24 a.m.

Dec. 22.

• 20300 block of Mill Pond Ter-

race, Germantown, between 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Dec. 22. Forced entry, took property.

• 8400 block of Mountain Laurel Lane, Gaithersburg, at 3:55 p.m.

Dec. 23.

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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.

Auto theft • 13600 block of Spinning Wheel Drive, Germantown, between 3 and 4:20 a.m. Dec. 20.

Commercial armed robbery • Kerala Café, 385 Muddy Branch Road, Gaithersburg, at 3:33 p.m. Dec. 19. The subject threatened the victim with a weapon and took property.

Sexual offense • Near Unity of Gaithersburg Church, 111 Central Ave., Gaithersburg, at 3:15 p.m. Dec. 16. The subject exposed himself to the victim.

Strong-arm robbery • 13200 block of Cloppers Mill Drive, Germantown, at 2:35 p.m.

Dec. 17. The subjects forcefully took property from the victim.

• 400 block of Palmspring Drive, Gaithersburg, at 11:46 p.m. Dec. 17.

The subject is known to the victim.

Aggravated assault • 500 block of West Diamond Avenue, Gaithersburg, at 12:10 p.m.

Dec. 16. The subject is known to the

victim.

• 10000 block of Hellingly Place, Montgomery Village, at 10:42 p.m.

Dec. 18. The subject is known to the victim.

• 12100 block of Brittania Circle, Germantown, at 2:30 a.m. Dec. 20.

The subject is known to the victim.

• Weis Market, 26075 Ridge Road, Damascus, at 8 a.m. Dec. 21.

• 19000 block of Mills Choice Road, Montgomery Village, at 5:58 p.m. Dec. 21. The subject is known to the victim.

• 100 block of Maryland Avenue, Gaithersburg, at 7:25 p.m. Dec. 21.

The subject is known to the victim.

• Clopper and Mateny roads,

Germantown, at 6:30 p.m. Dec. 22.

The subject assaulted the victim and fled.

Commercial burglary • Francis O. Day Company Inc., 20768 Crystal Rock Drive, Germantown, between Dec. 19 and 22.

Forced entry, took property.

Residential burglary • 300 block of West Side Drive, Gaithersburg, between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m. Dec. 18. Unknown entry, took property.

• 400 block of Amberfield Lane, Gaithersburg, at 11:23 p.m. Dec. 18.

The subject is known to the victim.

• 18200 block of Swiss Circle,

Vehicle larceny • Six incidents in Germantown on Dec. 20 or 21. Took cash, video games, toys, jewelry, medicine, a GPS unit and a ski mask. Affected streets include Lullaby Court, Saturn Way, Lullaby Road, Briarwick Street and Tattershall Drive, Germantown.

• Four incidents on Summer and Winter Walk drives in Gaithersburg on Dec. 21 or 22. Took cash, loose change and an ID.

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“You could tell the drumming was something they had practiced for all their lives. It showed how much muscle it took to [play] fast on the drums.”

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The seventh-graders at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown recently celebrated all things African as part of the school’s focus on global cultures.

The students celebrated Dec. 18 as “Journey Through Africa: Exploring Cultures” day, listening to African drums, playing African games, eating African food and telling African folk tales.

“I really liked hearing the different stories [about characters like] Anansi the spider,” said student Erinma Onyewuchi of Gaithersburg.

“It was really interesting to see all the diverse cultures,” she said.

The middle school is in the process of revamping its curriculum and revising its teaching methods to become an International Baccalaureate World School.

“Roberto Clemente is currently a Middle Years Programme candidate school — we will apply for authorization in the fall of 2015,” said Molly Murray, Clemente’s International Baccalaureate coordinator, in an email.

Based in Geneva, Switzerland, the International Baccalaureate program authorizes the use of its name by primary, middle and high school programs around the world that foster an interdisciplinary approach to teaching along with the study and analysis of issues from a global perspective.

“The MYP at Roberto Clemente Middle School encourages students to consider points of view from a variety of cultures and perspectives,” Murray said.

Coordinated classes and teacher training focus on developing 10 attributes in students so they become inquirers, knowledgeable, thinkers, communicators, principled, openminded, caring, risk-takers, balanced and reflective, according to the IB Learner Profile.

“Critical thinking skills are exercised when students are asked to use their knowledge to solve problems in unfamiliar situations,” Murray said. “While doing so, students practice how to become better communicators, thinkers, inquirers and risk-

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Drummers and dancers with the Urban Foli troupe engaged seventh graders and teachers at Roberto Clemente Middle School in Germantown during a celebration of African cultures on Dec. 18. The school has applied to become an International Baccalaureate school with a focus on critical thinking and learning about other cultures. takers.”

All grades at Roberto Clemente are involved in the program, but the Africa day was specifically for seventh-graders, Murray said. A China day is planned for sixth-graders in March and a Maryland day for eighth-graders in May. Students also may continue the program when they move on to Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, which is an authorized International Baccalaureate school.

On Africa day, the seventhgraders learned about traditional games including kudoda, a pickup game akin to jacks; senet, a board game from ancient Egypt; and mancala, which

involves moving seeds or marbles between pits in a board.

“I learned a lot about strategy,” said Maansi Suvarna of Clarksburg, about playing mancala.

Playing the games not only taught students about African cultures but also fostered the use of logic and problemsolving skills, as well as reading and following directions, said seventh-grade science teacher Greg Young.

Students also were treated to a drumming and dancing performance, with several students mentioning how it captivated them and drew them in.

“You could tell the drumming was something they had

practiced for all their lives,” said Sophia Athanas of Gaithersburg.

“It showed how much muscle it took to [play] fast on the drums.”

Ashlynn Battle of Germantown liked one of the African stories about a man who went out to hunt and died, but his sons brought him back to life, leading to a big celebration.

Students not only learned about African stories in English class but also retold them in class, learning about the griot tradition in West Africa.

“They told stores using their knowledge of folk tales,” Murray said.

Aaron Aben of Gaithersburg appreciated hearing from a guest speaker who had spent 16 years in Africa and spoke four languages in addition to English.

Even so, he also learned that was only a fraction of the hundreds of languages spoken there.

“Africa is so diverse,” Aben said.

Students also sampled fried fish, curried chicken, lentils and plantains provided by the Swahili Village restaurant in Beltsville for lunch, but the feast was not only a taste of different cultures.

Earlier in the day students used their math skills to calculate the nutritional value of some African foods, which, like playing the games, was another example of studying a subject from different perspectives and using different skills.

“When students see the connections between their different subject areas, their thinking becomes more fluid,” Murray said in an email. vterhune@gazette.net

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Damascus Legion honors baseball team

Members of American Legion Post 171 in Damascus honored its 2014 Montgomery County youth baseball team and coaches at a banquet at on Dec. 28, 2014, at the post.

The program featured a presentation by John Philbin, head strength and conditioning coach for the Washington Nationals, said post liaison George Bolling in a press release.

Philbin explained the rigorous year-round training regimen he developed for the Nationals players and also recounted some of the team’s most memorable experiences in recent years, according to the release.

Post 171 team coach Jimmy Stone presented the Most Valuable Player award to Cameron Frazier of Damascus, who was also recognized for “his extraordinary devotion to the team,” said Bolling in the release.

Drew Whalen of Damascus received the Post’s Auxiliary Unit award for his dedication as a team player, and the award for best pitcher went to Eric Janss, also of Damascus.

Dan Johnson of Olney received the best offensive player award, and Joe Lozupone, also of Olney, was recognized as the best defensive player.

The Coaches Award was presented to Lucas Kraft of Clarksburg.

Keith Martin, incoming chairman of the post’s Baseball Committee, led a tribute to Legionnaire Bob Bellison of Damascus for “his extraordinarily successful service as the Post’s Baseball Chairman

since 2004,” said Bolling in the release.

A former scout for the Baltimore Orioles and retired Montgomery County physical education teacher, Bellison has coached the Post team and served on the Baseball Committee for more than 20 years.

Diamond Elementary to rename media center after former principal Diamond Elementary School in Gaithersburg plans to host a dedication ceremony Monday for its media center, which will be renamed “The Carole Lange Media Center” in honor of a longtime leader.

Carol Lange served as principal at Diamond Elementary for 16 years and retired from her post at the end of last school year. She was a Montgomery County Public Schools employee for a total of 26 years.

The ceremony will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the school’s media center, at 4 Marquis Drive. The event is open to the public and Bar-T will provide drop-in child care in the school’s allpurpose room.

For more information, email Beth Kennington at b_kennington@yahoo.com or Shannon Phelan at shannonphelan@gmail.com.

GaithersburgGermantown chamber names new chairman The Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce has named Jerry Therrien, president of Therrien Waddell Inc., chairman of its 2015 Board of Directors.

Therrien has been a board member for five years.

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Children’s singalong and tea event planned in Gaithersburg Jan. 24

BY GAZETTE STAFF

Gaithersburg’s Arts on the Green is set to host its first ever Children’s Movie Sing-Along and Royal Tea event on Jan. 24.

Children of all ages and their families can sing their favorite animated movie tunes.

Young attendees are invited to come dressed in their favorite costume. Members of the Kentlands Community Chorus will lead the singalong.

Afterward, tea will be served. The menu includes

small sandwiches, baked sweets, fruit and lemonade.

The singalong will begin at 1 p.m. at the Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road. The tea will follow at 2 p.m. at Kentlands Mansion, 320 Kent Square Road.

Tickets are $8 for the singalong only and $20 for both the singalong and tea.

Advance purchase is recommended for the singalong and required for the combined singalong and tea. Call 301258-6394 for tickets.

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SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER

Jim Smith, houseparent at the Hershey Milton School, poses with Germantown native Randy Gibson, 16, who received a Heartsaver Hero Award from the American Heart Association for performing CPR after Smith suffered a heart attack.

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DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER

A pedestrian struck by a train in Germantown early Friday morning died of his injuries at the scene, according to police.

Officers responded at about 1:37 a.m. to the Germantown MARC station at 19330 Mateny Hill Road and found that man had been walking in the area of the tracks when he was struck by a train, according to Montgomery County police.

Police identified the man as William Alexander Buendia Rodriguez, 20, of the 18900 block of Pine Ridge Lane in Germantown, and investigators do not suspect foul play.

He was struck by a CSX freight train, a CSX spokesman confirmed.

The incident caused delays on MARC’s Brunswick line, which had to be closed temporarily Friday morning, according to police.

The reason Rodriguez was walkingnearthetrackswasstillunder investigation Tuesday evening.

The train’s conductor contacted emergency services after the man was struck, police said.

Anyone with information should call the police nonemergency line at 301-279-8000. dleaderman@gazette.net

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BY JENN DAVIS STAFF WRITER

A Gaithersburg man was sentenced to two days in federal prison and 60 days of home confinement Dec. 29 after he was found guilty of knowingly hiring unauthorized aliens to work for his pool business.

According to his plea agreement, Raymond Scott Vincent, 47, was the owner of RSV Pools, a pool service company that provided lifeguards and pool maintenance to pools in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. Vincent hired at least 12 unauthorized aliens from January 2009 to June 2013 to work for the company.

Vincent approved the employment of each unauthorized worker and at that time he knew at least three of them were not legally authorized to work in the country, the plea agreement said. The other nine employees were legally authorized for employment when they were hired, but their work status expired and they continued to work for RSV Pools, which Vincent knew. He paid four of the unauthorized workers in cash so that they did not appear on his company’s books, the plea agreement said.

In 2012 and 2013, Vincent also permitted at least three of the workers to rent a company apartment, which led him to profit from the rent payments, according to the plea agreement.

U.S. District Judge Paul W. Grimm sentenced Vincent to prison time and home confinement as part of 18 months of probation, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s office.

Grimm also ordered Vincent to perform 80 hours of community service, pay a fine of $36,000 and forfeit $42,262.60, the statement said.

As part of Vincent’s plea agreement, neither he nor his company can apply for visas or work permits for any foreign workers for three years. jedavis@gazette.net

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me and patting me on the back and saying, ‘Good job,’” Gibson said.

Now, a few months after the fall, Smith is doing well and everyone is able to reflect back on the event as a live-saving, lifechanging moment.

“I have no memory whatsoever about the whole thing,” said Smith, who has been a houseparent with his wife at the school for six years.

He explained that when he found out a student had been the first to step up to the plate to perform CPR, he was “blown away.” Though the two knew each other in passing from seeing each other on campus, they had never really spoken.

“Randy was taught CPR in his tenth-grade health class and was certified. Our teachers recognize that it is such an important part of the curriculum,” said Keri Straub, media relations manager at the school.

When the health teacher who taught the teens CPR found out that Gibson put his certification to use, Straub said she actually teared up because

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she was so touched.

“I just can’t begin to express my appreciation for Randy and his willingness to use his skills he learned,” Smith said. “He had other friends encouraging him and I include them on my saving team.”

Gibson was given the Heartsaver Hero Award from the American Heart Association for his quick thinking.

“It’s very humbling because the American Heart Association, they gave me this awesome award for something I did. I tried to save someone,” Gibson said.

After learning CPR, Gibson said he never thought he would ever have to use it. He credits his “fairly decent memory” for not forgetting the steps, something for which Smith is grateful. “[It is an] awesome thing for me as a houseparent, besides the fact that I was the recipient, to see our kids do this,” Smith said. sschmieder@gazette.net

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When Germantown native Randy Gibson, 16, was faced with a life-or-death situation, he used the skills he learned at the Milton Hershey School in Pennsylvania to save a life.

Gibson, a junior, attends the Milton Hershey School in Hershey, a free private school for pre-kindergarten through twelfth-grade students whose families are income-eligible.

Students from throughout the country live on campus with houseparents and eight to 12 students of the same age group and gender.

On Sept. 8, houseparent Jim Smith collapsed while on a run past Gibson, who was hanging outside with his friends. Everyone discovered later that Smith collapsed due to a heart attack.

“I was sitting on a bridge.

[Smith] came jogging along, I was having a normal conversation, then all of a sudden he falls on the ground,” Gibson recalled.

Gibson ran over to Smith’s “sort-of-unconscious body” and noticed he was breathing heavily. At that point, a friend called 911 and Gibson began performing CPR, which every student in the school is taught in tenth grade, to try to resuscitate Smith. While everyone waited for emergency personnel to arrive, a teacher and volunteer firefighter who was on campus saw the commotion and took over for Gibson until an ambulance arrived.

Gibson said that afterward he just sat down on the grass to compose himself.

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The County Council’s Transportation, Infrastructure, Energy and Environment committee is set to discuss the issue on Monday morning before the matter goes to the full council for a vote.

“Completion of the remaining portion of this master-planned roadway is a valid public use, and the remaining right-of-way is immediately necessary to allow for construction of the road to proceed,” said Deputy Council Administrator Glenn Orlin in an Oct. 29 memo to the council.

Members of the Yegher family did not return a call for comment, and the family’s attorney could not be reached on Monday.

The Yegher property is part of what was once the 124-acre Howes dairy farm.

He said in an interview Tuesday that, while he supports moving bell times, he doesn’t think the school system can afford to spend money on changes, given the fiscal climate at the county and state levels.

One option without a price tag would shift all school start and end times by 20 or 35 minutes. Starr said in a memo to the school board that he backs the 20-minute plan, the “most practicable of the no-cost options.”

“Although 20 minutes is not ideal for extending sleep time, it is a move in the right direction, and it will allow the potential for some extended sleep for all involved,” he said in the memo.

A 20-minute shift is “not significantly disruptive” to county families or school operations, he said in the interview.

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tricia O’Neill said she doesn’t think 20 more minutes of sleep would solve the problem, but she will seriously consider the option.

“When I first read it, I thought it’s somewhat akin to just hitting the snooze button on your alarm clock,” she said.

O’Neill said she understands Starr’s concern about financial challenges and she doesn’t think there is room in the next budget to pay for changes.

“There’s a lot of uncertainty on the fiscal side and I think it would be extremely difficult to be adding money to the budget for bell times when we may be challenged just to protect our same services that we have right now,” she said.

In a second option, elementary schools would start ahead of high and middle schools rather than after. Starr laid out four versions of this option, ranging in cost from $2.6 million per year to $5.2 million per

year.

The versions also are different based on potential start and end times. Under two versions, the elementary school day would be extended by five or 10 minutes, respectively, and the middle school day would be shortened by 10 minutes.

Starr described in a third option how the district could change his original recommendation in one of two ways.

Under the first, which would cost $5.2 million, middle schools would start first at 7:35 a.m., pushing the high school start time to 8:15. The elementary school day would be shifted later, but would stay the same length.

The second version, costing $5.85 million per year, would start middle schools first at 7:30 a.m. and the first tier of elementary schools at 8 a.m. High schools would start at 8:45 a.m., then the second elementary tier would start at 9:30 a.m. This version would shorten the mid-

Wednesday, January 7, 2015 z dle school day by 15 minutes and lengthen the elementary day by 10 minutes.

The final option to change bell times would divide high schools into one group starting at 7:25 a.m. and a second group starting at 9:05 a.m. Students who start their school day later could not take a school system bus.

Elementary and middle school bell times would not be affected.

The school system doesn’t know yet how much this option would cost, according to a summary of the options.

Based on the fifth option that would keep bell times the same, the district could look into alternative changes, such as increasing the availability of shorter schedules for high school students, letting them start later or leave earlier, according to the Bell Times — Analysis of Additional Options report released Tuesday. The district also could expand op-

portunities for online courses.

Mandi Mader, a psychotherapist who is chair and founder of Start School Later’s Montgomery chapter, said the organization is “disappointed” in Starr’s 20-minute recommendation. That shift would not give students the sleep they need, she said.

Inadequate sleep is tied to suicide, substance abuse, and poor mental and physical health, Mader said. She thinks changing bell times is worth the cost.

“If it was really a priority to Dr. Starr, he wouldn’t even be talking about the money,” she said.

The school board will hold two public hearings Jan. 22 about the options — one at 3:30 p.m. and the second at 6:30 p.m.

The district will accept written testimony at belltimes@ mcpsmd.org until Feb. 2. lpowers@gazette.net

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“It’s not produced very often .... and I wanted people to see it,” he said.

In this production, Upcounty Theatre president Jeffrey Smith of Germantown plays the narrator, who represents Chekhov telling his own stories.

Simon adds a comic spin to Chekhov’s tales, but never loses sight of the writer’s regard for his characters.

“I think Simon added the humor to it, but I don’t think he betrays them,” Smith said.

“When you strip [the humor] away, that’s the Chekhov part of it.”

The Russian writer cherished his characters, Smith said.

“Some of them are absurd, sad, even destructive, [but] to him, they express the absurdity of life and the value ... of life,” he said. “That’s just life — it

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Jeffrey Smith is the narrator in the Upcounty Theatre presentation of Neil Simon’s “The Good Doctor.” what’s we do — but it’s worth living.”

One scene – “Quiet War” – is about two retired military officers who meet in the park in the afternoon and argue about food and what’s for dinner,

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Continued from Page A-1 “As time goes on, our hope is that the numbers will start building,” Prouty said.

The application process is ongoing and teachers can continue to seek the status, he said.

The new lead teachers hail from 20 elementary, middle and high schools, 15 of which are in the Silver Spring area. Other represented areas include Gaithersburg, Rockville and Bethesda.

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Smith said.

In “Too Late for Happiness,” a widow and widower sing a cappella about the possibilities of finding love.

The “Defenseless Creature” features actress Joni Donlon of

New lead teacher Daryl Alston is heading a project at Northwood High School in Silver Spring. He wears many hats as an English teacher, yearbook adviser, literary magazine sponsor and head of the school’s Humanities, Art & Media Academy.

Alston said he was motivated to apply for the status after hearing from students who needed more support on their capstone projects. Students complete the optional projects in their senior year based on a subject area they

Germantown, who is performing in a Simon play for the first time.

“It’s a Neil Simon adaptation, so it’s very funny,” she said. “There’s such levity in most of the scenes.”

are interested in pursuing after high school.

“It’s a good opportunity to just see the students kind of taking a passion of their own and going in their own direction with it,” he said.

Several schools have two lead teachers; Gaithersburg High School has seven.

The county teachers union has worked on the Career Lattice program jointly with Montgomery County Public Schools. The program’s scope currently cov-

A native of Long Island, Donlon is familiar with the playwright’s work.

“I’m a big Neil Simon fan. I love his humor,” she said.

Part of the Upcounty Theatre company since 2011, Donlon also said this production has attracted some new actors.

“New people have joined the cast. It’s fun to have some new faces, and it’s exciting to share this [play] with them,” she said.

Upcounty Theatre plans to present a change of pace for its next production in August, Smith said.

Scheduled is “Next Fall,” which was written by Geoffrey Nauffts and nominated for a Tony award in 2010.

The play is about a gay couple who must deal with friends and family when one of them is involved in a serious accident.

One man is devoutly religious, and the other is an atheist.

“There are some controversial social issues, [including] religion and sexual orientation,” Smith said. vterhune@gazette.net

ers 58 schools, including about 32 Silver Spring-area schools and other schools mostly in the Gaithersburg, Germantown and Rockville areas.

As of around mid-December, about 140 teachers had applied for the status, Prouty said.

That figure includes those who have started but not completed the application process. Roughly 60 teachers who applied did not receive the status.

A panel of teachers, principals and an associate superintendent evaluates applications for the lead teacher status.

Once a teacher earns the status, he or she can apply for a leadership position — such as resource teacher or staff development teacher — or propose a project such as a homework club or community outreach.

Program teachers in leadership positions or running a project receive a $2,000 salary increase. Those directing projects also receive a budget of $1,000 to $3,000.

Three lead teachers have submitted project proposals, Prouty said, one of which was approved. The other two are pending.

Alston, who is leading the approved project, said he was the onlypersonhelpingeightstudents from his academy through their projects last school year, he said.

Starting this semester, six mentors — including Alston — will help guide 10 students through the process.

Each student will work with a mentor knowledgeable about the student’s area of interest. The project budget includes stipends to compensate mentors for their work after school.

With the new mentors on board, Alston said, students are more enthusiastic about their projects and willing to take risks they might not have taken without the added support.

He said he’s excited to be part of the county’s new lead teacher group and hopes to work with the other educators and see what they’re doing.

The Career Lattice program gives teachers an opportunity to be acknowledged for their work, he said. lpowers@gazette.net

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DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER

A man was struck and killed Monday by a train traveling west from the Gaithersburg MARC station.

It happened along East Diamond Avenue, between Md. 355 and Summit Avenue, at approximately 4:15 p.m.

Police identified the man as 18-year-old Mario Ernesto Hernandez of the 700 block of West Side Drive in Gaithersburg. Investigators do not suspect foul play, according to county police.

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Continued from Page A-1 challenges Maryland’s practice of not giving credits on local taxes for taxed income earned out of state.

IfMarylandwinsthecase,the county shortfall will be smaller, but if it loses, the county might need to pay $100 million in a onetime retroactive payment and lose tax revenue in future years, Leggett said.

Also uncertain is the degree to which Republican governorelect Larry Hogan will fund county capital priorities such as the planned Purple Line, Corridor Cities Transitway and Bus Rapid Transit systems.

The state is facing a $1 billion shortfall, and Hogan has said his priorities are roads and bridges, which may please some Upcounty residents who want Interstate 270 widened and the MidCounty Highway extended north to Clarksburg.

However, Leggett said many of the major planned developments in the county, such as White Flint, White Oak and the Great Seneca Science Corridor, will not go forward without more transit systems.

Leggett said he hopes Hogan will view transit as a major factor in economic development and job growth, which is one of Hogan’s top priorities. “[Transit projects] will rely a great deal on state action,” said Leggett, who has proposed that

The reason Hernandez was walking near the tracks was still under investigation Tuesday afternoon. The operator of the MARC train sounded the horn and applied the brakes and told investigators Hernandez was wearing a hood that may have obstructed his peripheral vision, according to police.

Hernandez died at the scene.

The incident halted train service on the MARC Brunswick Line as well as CSX train activity Monday evening, according to Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire & Rescue Service. dleaderman@gazette.net

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A pedestrian was struck and killed by a train along East Diamond Avenue between Md. 355 and the Gaithersburg MARC station on Monday.

FOUR MORE BUDGET FORUMS County Executive Isiah Leggett hosted a budget forum in Germantown on Monday and will hold four more forums at regional service centers around the county.

The purpose is to answer questions from residents and learn more about their priorities for the operating budget now being developed for Fiscal Year 2016, which begins July 1.

All forums start at 7 p.m. and run to 8:30 p.m. n Jan. 14: Silver Spring Regional Service Center, Silver Spring Regional Center, Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Place, Silver Spring 20910; 240-777-5301. n Jan. 20: Eastern Montgomery Regional Service Center, 3300 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring 20904; 240-777-8414. n Jan. 22: MidCounty Community Recreation Center, 2424 Reedie Drive, Wheaton 20902; 240-777-8101. n Jan. 26: Bethesda Chevy Chase Regional Service Center, 4805 Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda 20814; 240-777-8200.

Leggett is expected to recommend his proposed operating budget on March 16, with County Council approval expected at the end of May. An explanation of the budget process by the county’s Office of Management and Budget can be found at montgomerycountymd. gov/omb.

The FY15 operating budget can be found at montgomerycountymd.gov/OMB/FY15/appr/index.html.

— VIRGINIA TERHUNE the county establish a Transit Authority, pending state approval, to fund such projects.

“Right now, we’re at a severe disadvantage about what we can borrow and how to finance [projects],” he said.

Daisha New, of Poolesville,

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asked what Leggett could do about restructuring the county’s procurement system to allow more small businesses to participate.

Leggett replied that contracts are being broken down into smaller pieces, which will

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The county needs to do more to provide affordable housing for people, said Tom Cowley of Gaithersburg.

“We’re not making a lot of progress,” Cowley said.

Leggett replied that he has committed money to maintain the number of affordable units but acknowledged that demand for more units far outstrips supply.

The lack of affordable housing and the number of homeless are regional problems, and neighboring jurisdictions must do their share to help solve them, he said.

“We can’t become the epicenter for trying to deal with all these [challenges],” Leggett said.

In response to a request for more staff for the Council on Aging, Leggett said it is unlikely that he can increase funding for programs.

After committing money for schools, public safety, debt service and meeting basic human needs, there isn’t much leeway to increase programs, he said.

“Maintaining essential public services is where we are now, increases are secondary to that,” Leggett said. “We have to wait and see what the governor does.” vterhune@gazette.net

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After hearing the news in early December that three people from a Gaithersburg family died when wreckage from a plane crash set their home ablaze, Jenifer Miller of Silver Spring sprang into action to help the two surviving family members.

Miller launched a GoFundMe (http://www.gofundme.com/gemmellfamily) account on Dec. 8 to help raise money for the Gemmell family. The fire that engulfed their Drop Forge Lane home earlier that day killed Marie Gemmell, 36, and her sons, Cole Gemmell, 3, and Devin Gemmell, 1½ months.

Ken Gemmell, Marie Gemmell’s husband, and their daughter, Arabelle, were not home at the time of the crash.

In the last month, the fundraising campaign has collected nearly $500,000 from more than 10,000 donors across the country. The money will help pay for funeral expenses and other costs incurred by the family, Miller wrote on the campaign website.

The Gaithersburg City Council applauded Miller for her efforts and presented her with a certificate of recognition at its Monday evening meeting.

Mayor Jud Ashman called the fund’s success “simply amazing.”

“After all, what does a community do when we’re hurt?

When we’re down?” Ashman said. “We help each other, and this is a tremendous, outstanding example of how one ordinary person like you and I can do extraordinary good for the community.”

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A GoFundMe site launched by Jenifer Miller of Silver Spring has raised nearly $500,000 for the surviving members of the Gemmell family in the wake of a December plane crash into their Gaithersburg home that killed Marie Gemmell and her two sons, Cole and Devin.

Miller previously said she knew the Gemmell family slightly from serving them at the Dogfish Head Alehouse in Gaithersburg, according to an earlier Gazette story.

At the meeting, Miller thanked the City Council for the honor and explained that she didn’t start the fundraiser in search of recognition.

“I’m just an ordinary person doing something that I would hope that someone would do for everyone in my family if heaven forbid something like that happened to us,” said Miller, who also is a mother of five children.

Miller concluded her remarks by pledging to continue her work in the community.

“I’ll continue to do what I can to help everyone in my community as much as I can,” she said. jedavis@gazette.net

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BY KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Home values in eastern and parts of central Montgomery County rose more than $4 billion since they were last assessed by the state.

Maryland’s Department of Assessments and Taxations reassesses property values every three years, evaluating one-third of the county each year.

The 2015 assessment looked at properties in Colesville, Burtonsville, Gaithersburg and parts of Rockville.

Since 2012, residential property values in those communities rose from $37.77 billion to $42.12 billion, an increase of $4.35 billion.

“The latest property tax assessment numbers in large part are a reflection of the progress we continue to make in the mid and east county.”

Nancy Navarro, D-Dist. 4, Silver Spring Commercial values increased $6.01 billion, from $17.46 billion to $23.47 billion.

Property values across the county are on the rise, according to state data, with the last two assessments showing increases in the rest of the county, as well.

However, the jump for 2015 is the largest since a market upswing in 2013. The total increase in property values in that section of the county was 18.7 percent.

Obituary Mrs. Helen Reintzel, 92, died December 20, 2014 at Cypress Glen Retirement Community.

A memorial service will be held Friday, January 2 at 3 pm in the Brown Chapel at Cypress Glen. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

Mrs. Reintzel was a native of Washington, DC, and a resident at Cypress Glen Retirement Community since 2006.

Helen’s life revolved around family, church, and music. Her musical talent was recognized when she was a young child, resulting in her studying piano. She was passionate about music, and studied with well-known musicians. She was invited to study at Sherwood Music School in Chicago (now part of Colombia College) while still in high school. She earned her Bachelor of Music from Sherwood in February 1944. After her marriage to Army officer and World War II veteran Malcolm F Reintzel, Helen taught piano and frequently served as organist for churches at which they were members. She once won an award for two original hymns she composed. In addition to music and church, Mrs. Reintzel devoted her life to her family. She stayed close to her brother and parents throughout their lives, and stayed home while raising her children, engaging them in family games such as Scrabble, Checkers, and Michigan Rummy.

Mrs. Reintzel also loved to travel. She meticulously planned and then documented in her journals three family camping trips across the continent. These journeys gave her children the gift of visiting sights such as Yellowstone, Glacier, and Zion National Parks; the Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest; Lake Tahoe, the Great Salt Lake, and much more.

Helen was preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Malcolm Reintzel, in 2007. She is survived by two daughters, Janet Cooper and husband, Richard, of Washington, NC; and Alice Phillips and husband, Gary, of Crawfordsville, IN.; grandchildren, Kirsten Cooper Jones and husband, Wesley; Derek Cooper, Kendra Cooper Ratliff and husband, Tim, all of Washington, NC; Jessica Phillips Rohlfing of New York, NY; Brooke Phillips of Valencia, CA and Benjamin Phillips of Brooklyn, NY:. great grandchildren, Rebecca and Alice Jones, and Julia Ratliff, all of Washington, NC; Jonah and Malcolm Rohlfing, both of New York, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to National Alzheimer Association, Benevolence Fund of Cypress Glen, 100 Hickory Street, Greenville, NC 27858, or the charity of one’s choice. Arrangements by Wilkerson Funeral Home & Crematory, Greenville.

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“It absolutely is good news,” County Finance Director Joseph Beach said. “It positively reflects on property values both in the residential and nonresidential sector.”

“The latest property tax assessment numbers in large part are a reflection of the progress we continue to make in the mid and east county,” Councilwoman Nancy Navarro (D-Dist.

4) of Silver Spring said in a written statement to The Gazette.

She represents much of the county that was assessed in the latest round.

Since her election in 2009, Navarro said, she has worked to “change the narrative and perception of this part of the county.”

She said the newly approved White Oak Master Plan is one way to transform the areas into a job center.

“I hope this assessment is

a harbinger of greater things to come for the mid and east county,” she said.

Montgomery County is still facing a revenue shortfall for the rest of the current fiscal year and the next one, which starts July 1. Lower than expected property sales or transfers and lower than expected income tax collections are blamed for the revenue shortfall.

Beach said the county is still crunching the numbers to understand exactly how the higher property values will affect the next fiscal year budget.

For some property owners, the latest assessment could mean lower taxes, he said.

Property value only partially determines a tax bill, according to the state. Tax bills are calculated with the tax rates Montgomery County will set in the spring.

Montgomery County is limited in how much it can increase revenue each year by a cap in the charter that voters passed in 2008.

Beach said that limit could mean the county has to adjust its tax rate to account for the higher property values and stay within the revenue cap.

Any increase in property values is phased in over three years until the property is assessed again, according to the state. kalexander@gazette.net

Obituary Charles Brady

A beloved husband, father and grandfather, Charles “Charlie” Lynch Brady, 87, of Cocoa Beach, FL crossed to his heavenly home on December 16, 2014, surrounded by those he loved.

Charlie was born December 13, 1927, in Iredell County. NC, and was the son of the late Escar and Sallie Brady of the Bradford Crossroad Community. He graduated from Scotts High School prior to serving in the U.S.Marine Corps.

He subsequently graduated from Mitchell College and Appalachian State University. Charlie taught and coached at Central High School in Statesville, NC, before relocating, in 1957 to the Washington, DC area. There he taught and coached at Gaithersburg High School in Montgomery County, MD, for 34 years. He was also a charter member and Deacon of Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church.

Also in 1957, he married Martha Jean Templeton and they enjoyed 57 years together living in Laytonsville, MD. Upon retirement in 1992, they relocated to Cocoa Beach, Florida, and joined the First Baptist Church of Merritt Island. Charlie’s enormous servant’s heart was seen in his service to the needy at the House of Hope Food and Bike Ministry where he was known especially for his generosity, and kindness to the children.

He is preceded in death by six brothers: Escar Jr, Ray, Coyte, Trent, Frank and Bill Brady; and three sisters: Virginia Brady, Edna Claire and Celeste Colson.

Besides his wife, Charles is survived by three children: Joan Brady Coye (Wade), and Scott Charles Brady (Pamela) of Orlando, and Paul Christopher Brady (Jennifer) of Knoxville, TN. He is also the proud grandfather of eleven grandchildren: Austin, Brady and Parker Coye; Abby, Lydia, Sarah and Hannah Brady and Meredith, Davis, Garrett and Hayden Brady.

Charlie will be honored at a memorial service at 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 3, 2015, at the Union Grove Christian Church, Union Grove, NC 28689. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with military honors being accorded by the Harmony Legion Post 113.

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Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) has made four appointments to the bench in Montgomery County, two to the circuit court and two to the district court.

Montgomery County District Court Judge Karla Natasha Smith and county Deputy State’s Attorney John Michael Maloney were appointed to the circuit court bench, filling vacancies created by the retirements of Judges Michael J. Algeo and Eric M. Johnson, O’Malley’s office announced Dec. 30.

Zuberi Bakari Williams, currently an administrative law judge, and lawyer Holly David Reed III were appointed to the district court bench, filling vacancies created by the eleva-

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The new year brought a change in leadership for the Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service, as former Fire Chief Steve Lohr retired Dec. 31 and an acting chief took over Jan 1.

Acting Chief Scott Goldstein is a 23-year veteran of the county fire department and most recently served as the chief of the department’s Operations Section, which oversees the field delivery of fire, medical and emergency response crews.

Goldstein also spent four years as chief of the department’s Special Operations Section, which responds to situations involving hazardous materials, water rescues and bomb threats, among other situations.

Lohr ended his service with the department under the De-

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.bunchjohnsonfuneralhome.com.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be given to the House of Hope Ministry at the First Baptist Church of Merritt Island, 140 Magnolia Avenue Merritt Island, FL 32952.

Bunch-Johnson Funeral Home, Statesville, NC, is entrusted with the arrangements.

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tion of Smith and Judge Audrey Creighton to the circuit court bench, according to a statement from O’Malley’s office.

Creighton was elevated from her previous post on the district court bench in April.

Smith, who has served on the district court since 2012, previously spent 16 years as a Montgomery County assistant state’s attorney. Maloney has spent seven years with the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s office; Williams previously worked as a trial lawyer in Washington, D.C.; and Reed has had a solo law practice in Silver Spring — specializing in civil litigation, criminal defense, family law and domestic violence — since 1999, according to the governor’s office.

The new appointees were selected from a pool of applicants in November by the county’s 13-member Judicial Nominating Commission.

ferred Retirement O p t i o n Plan, which allows employees to continue working for up to three Goldstein years after their scheduled date of retirement but accrue retirement benefits, as well as their regular pay, during that period.

Lohr’s DROP period ended at the end of 2014. He did not respond to requests for comment.

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) said in a statement that Lohr was a consummate professional. “His leadership has made a difference in making our Fire & Rescue Service even better,” Leggett said in a statement.

The county has not yet begun the search for Lohr’s permanent successor, according to Patrick Lacefield, a county government spokesman. dleaderman@gazette.net

Obituary John Brooks Rison, 76, of Laytonsville, MD, formerly of Saunderstown, RI died December 26, 2014 at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney, Maryland.

He was the husband of Marion (Jonnie) Chesley Rison.

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Save amphipods – at what cost?

As opponents and supporters of the Purple Line await word on what kind of amphipods were found last month near the path of the proposed light-rail project in Rock Creek Park, it’s helpful to keep things in perspective.

David Culver, an environmental science professor at American University, along with two of his graduate students, combed the mucky park grounds in Chevy Chase one day in search of the tiny crustaceans. Culver was commissioned by opponents of the $2.45 billion, 16-mile project that would link Bethesda and New Carrollton.

PURPLE LINE’S The colorless, blind am‘GREEN’ BENEFITS phipods — which are about a WEIGH HEAVILY IN quarter-inch long and subsist on HABITAT BATTLE decayed vegetation and animal feces — could throw a major wrench in the transit project plans, depending on their yet-to-be-determined species.

Ostensibly, project opponents hope the handful of amphipods contains at least one of two species, the Hay’s spring amphipod or the Kenk’s amphipod. The former is listed on the federal endangered species list, while the latter is likely to be listed soon, according to Culver.

They are known to live only in Rock Creek Park and have been found in Washington, D.C. Whether they live in the Chevy Chase section of the park remains to be seen; the specimens are being examined to determine their species.

If they are Hay’s spring or Kenk’s amphipods, foes of the Purple Line will have fresh ammunition in their battle to stop it in its tracks.

Protecting the environment is vital, and given the interconnectedness of life, eliminating or just reducing the number of even the most minuscule of bio-cogs can throw an ecosystem out of whack. But just about every human endeavor has environmental ramifications, and it’s crucial to put them in context.

So, yes, it’s possible that building the Purple Line could result in destroying the habitat of a handful of rare amphipods — and that would not be good for the environment. However, that damage must be weighed against the potential good of the Purple Line, including its environmental benefits.

Chief among these: State officials estimate it will eventually cut automobile trips by 17,000 per day, saving about 1 million gallons of gasoline annually. That means that 9,800 tons of carbon dioxide that otherwise would enter the atmosphere and contribute to global climate change will be eliminated. That’s the equivalent of almost 10 million pounds of coal not being burned each year.

That’s one of the reasons cited by the Sierra Club two years ago when it called the Purple Line one of the nation’s 22 most worthwhile transportation projects to pursue.

And besides cutting greenhouse gas emissions, “a partial multi-use trail will be completed alongside the Purple Line, providing walking and biking options,” the environmental nonprofit wrote. Furthermore, it will be on “grass tracks” rather than pavement, reducing stormwater runoff and heat gain.

Every construction project, from a single-family house to a mixed-use mega-complex, involves environmental and other tradeoffs. At what point is the destruction of rare amphipod habitat worth the cost? Is saving 1 million gallons of gasoline a year worth it? How about 2 million gallons? Fifty million? A hundred million? There’s no easy answer, but in seeking one, government officials, the public — and yes, the courts, if it comes to that — must do so with their eyes open to see the greater good.

Alzheimer’s Association thanks Van Hollen for his support During the holiday season, most of us are fortunate enough to celebrate, rest, and relax with family and friends. For individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and their loved ones, this is not necessarily the case. As an Alzheimer’s Association advocate, I applaud Congressman Chris Van Hollen for his leadership on issues important to people living with Alzheimer’s disease and their family caregivers in Maryland’s 8th Congressional District.

My mother started showing symptoms of dementia when she was only in her 50s. Mom lost her struggle with Alzheimer’s at the age of 74. Due to Alzheimer’s, there were many trips she and my dad never took, many grandchildren she never met, and many Christmases she never enjoyed with our family.

In Maryland, over 286,000 Alzheimer’s and dementia caregivers bear the devastating emotional and financial impact of this debilitating disease. Alzheimer’s is the most expensive condition in the nation, and cannot be prevented, cured, or even

slowed.

I met Congressman Van Hollen at a Coffee with Congress, along with Alzheimer’s Association National Capital Area Chapter and Greater Maryland Chapter staff and volunteers.

I am grateful for Rep. Van Hollen’s co-sponsorship of the Health Outcomes, Planning, and Education (HOPE) for Alzheimer’s Act to increase diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. He also co-sponsored the Alzheimer’s Accountability Act of 2014, which will help ensure funding of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act. These bills will go a long way to assist families, both through better diagnoses and care and increased commitment to research.

Because of the important work of the Alzheimer’s Association and vital support of its efforts by public servants like Rep. Van Hollen, I am confident we are on our way to meeting our goal of a world without Alzheimer’s.

For more information, please visit www.alz.org/nca.

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It’s time for real reforms after Gaithersburg plane crash The proper response to the recent tragedy in Gaithersburg is not a steppedup public relations campaign on the great charitable service the Montgomery County airport provides. The proper response is to do what could have been done before the tragedy to prevent it from happening.

First, abolish touch and go’s. We don’t know what caused the crash, but professional jet pilots will say one of their biggest worries is getting through the spider web of prop plane traffic piloted by amateurs in and around general aviation airports.

Comparatively low-budget prop planes do not have the sophisticated electronics and collision avoidance systems on most jets, nor do pilots receive the level of training and experience required by professional jet pilots. The unwarranted congestion from amateur pilots’ incessant practicing is viewed as a nuisance to legitimate commercial traffic.

Second, in a way that meets FAA requirements for being “non-discriminatory,” ban jet takeoffs and landings that do not have a qualified co-pilot.

Because of the close proximity of densely populated residential communities abutting the airport, pilots take chances with the lives of people on the ground even more than with their own. Airport management needs to consider the safety of the people on the ground.

Third, there is no compelling benefit to justify the county owning and operating an airport, so there is no need to relocate it.

Just close it and sell the land or redeploy the land for more productive purposes.

What benefit does the airport bring to the county that is worth the lives of even three of its citizens?

Is it jobs? Less than 50 full-time equivalents are employed on the property, and even less than that number actually live in the county and pay taxes to it. The county

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Montgomery County Fire & Rescue workers spray foam onto part of an aircraft that crashed Dec. 8 into a neighborhood on Drop Forge Lane in Gaithersburg, less than a mile from the end of the runway at Montgomery County Airpark. seemed to have no concern about jobs when it seized the private property of six neighboring businesses and forced them out by eminent domain a few years ago, to expand operations at the airport, so bigger jets could land here. What did that get us?

Is it revenue to provide other services for county residents? The opposite is true.

The county subsidizes the airport in the amount of a quarter to half a million dollars per year. The county would see an immediate increase in tax revenue of a half million dollars per year without the airport.

Is it the derivative benefit of an amenity to business owners to locate here? With Frederick Airport 20 minutes up the road, can this really be a plausible argument?

Anyone involved in the management of the airport laments that operations have

Before criticizing the police, consider my father’s service I am writing in response to recent public anti-police rhetoric.

My dad served this county as a police officer in the 1960s and ’70s. I remember similar anti-police sentiment then. I was ostracized at school when “some” students found out what my dad for a living; however, I was so very proud of him.

In middle school, I was called “copper” and “pig” by kids whose dads had regular jobs, who were home Saturdays and Sundays and had holidays off (especially Christmas). My dad wasn’t always home Christmas morning.

My dad almost always worked a second job as night watchman on construction sites, painted houses, drove limousines for funeral homes, and delivered flowers for florists, to name a few, to make ends meet.

We didn’t live extravagantly. My folks were married at least 10 years before they could afford their first home — a duplex.

Going back to middle school, on a cold, snowy February night, my dad stopped home for a chili dinner with us. He was working with a rookie officer. He returned to work after 7:30 p.m.

Before 8:30, Holy Cross Hospital called to say my dad was shot and my mom needed to get to the hospital ASAP. My mom ran to a friend’s house for a ride (she did not have a driver’s license). The next door neighbor babysat us. I was 12 years old, the oldest of three children.

It was almost certain that my dad wouldn’t survive emergency surgery to remove the bullet. He was shot point-blank on a traffic stop, not knowing that the two men he stopped had just robbed a grocery

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a government that doesn’t seem to realize that the vast majority of people here want “Christmas” left in our vernacular. Instead, they create such fear of contempt or reprimand should we use the “C word,” as my child’s public school teacher referred to it, that we quietly, sadly hide our thoughts and wishes.

When will “we the people” return to what it truly was meant to be — by, for and of the people? And can we please have our “Christmas party” back?

Teril Butler, Gaithersburg

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Susie Brown-Butler, Germantown The writer is the daughter of Raymond J. Brown Jr., a retired Montgomery County police corporal.

Merchants understand; why can’t government?

I saw a sign at Target [in December] that made me pause. It said, “Merry Christmas.” In the same bustling shopping area, I heard a band playing Christmas carols.

It seems to me that Montgomery County could learn something from our local merchants, indeed merchants across the globe, at this time of year.

Why do we find such an outpouring of Christmas wishes in shopping venues? Because the merchants know what the people want and are quite happy to give it to them — for a price, of course.

We pay increasing taxes every year to

decreased steadily since 2000, when projections were for a substantial increase. Anecdotal evidence suggests that many airplane owners have chosen to base their aircraft at other airports because of higher risk factors at Gaithersburg. Similarly, business traffic has relocated.

We, the citizens of Montgomery County, are the owners of this airport.

Why do we want to own a business we get nothing out of, except liability? Can we sleep with that on our conscience? I for one would prefer not to. It is my hope that enough of the rest of us would see likewise to stand up for acknowledging that it is finally time to remove this menace from the heart of a residential community.

I read the article by Kate Alexander and Lindsay A. Powers in the Dec. 17 Gazette (“Schools want more money; county has less”) within which you touched upon many issues surrounding the Montgomery County Public Schools’ annual fleecing of the county taxpayers. I use such a harsh term given the following: • MCPS creates and presents their budget which, per the state’s “Maintenance of Effort” rule, can never be less than the previous year’s.

• MCPS bears zero responsibility for raising the funding.

• MCPS never turns away a student due to crowding and then.....

• MCPS resorts to adding manufactured/temporary rooms to the back of schools.

I suggest the following to address the problems: a) End the “Maintenance of Effort” fiasco so that the county (and other counties) may exercise some savings to the taxpayers. b) Assign specific line items in the budget to MCPS for which they must identify funding sources (No funding, no item!). c) Close a school(s) — just as MCPS does for a couple of inches of snow — to further enrollments if the school has reached the maximum safe population as judged by the local fire marshal.

Think “maximum seating” signs in restaurants and “lot full” signs at Metro parking lots. d) Allow builders/developers to bid on the design, construction, funding and owning of schools, then negotiate a rental agreement between the builderdeveloper-landlord and MCPS for a 20to 30-year term, after which MCPS can renegotiate a new lease with improvements or leave for a different school/ location. Bonds do not have to be written and sold! Upfront costs are built in to the lease.

Let’s at least try this on a school experiencing a remodeling/improvement. If it works, then apply the model to a brand new school. This would negate the needs for MCPS to “raid” other county treasuries (i.e., the teachers’ insurance and retirement programs) and to grovel at the foot of the state of Maryland.

I hope this idea gets to Gov.-elect [Larry] Hogan for review and discussion.

store. The shot was very close to his heart.

Within minutes, his picture flashed on the news as a breaking story. Our out-oftown relatives learned of the shooting in this fashion. Two uniformed officers came to our door to inform my mom. One had cuts and blood on his face. He was with my dad during the shooting. They told me what a brave man my dad “was.”

By the grace of God, my dad survived.

He retired several years later as a direct result of the shooting.

I have lived ever so grateful to still have my dad but angry when I hear anti-police ranting. When a police officer goes to work each day, he or she might not return home.

They deal with good people, yes, but also a lot of “scum of the earth.” When they respond to a 911 disconnect call or a domestic dispute, they don’t know what’s on the other side of that door. Or as in my dad’s case, who’s waiting to shoot them during a traffic stop.

My dad recently had a stroke. I was excited to show him my new T-shirt that says, “I am a Police Officer’s Daughter. Some people wait their whole lives to meet their hero. Mine raised me.” He grinned ear to ear.

Slowly, the smile left his face. When I asked what was wrong, he said maybe I shouldn’t wear it. When I asked why, he replied, “You might get shot.”

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The devil lost a fiddling contest after he went down to Georgia, but bluegrass-rockabilly group The Devil Makes Three is sure to win over Silver Spring when they come to The Fillmore on Friday.

The trio combines a little bit of everything into their sound: blues with punk, ragtime with folk, country with jazz. Since their start in Santa Cruz, Calif., in 2001, the lineup has included guitarist/vocalist Pete Bernhard, upright bassist Lucia Turino and guitarist Cooper McBean.

For Bernhard, the idea of becoming a musician started in childhood, growing up with a musical family in Brattleboro, Vt. “I think at a very young age, I knew I wanted to do it,” he said.

“My brother was a guitar player, my father was a guitar player, so I just felt like it was a great thing to do. It was all a family experience.”

Turino and McBean were raised in Brattleboro, as well, and they connected over time through mutual interest in playing “a lot of old music no one else liked at that age,” according to Bernhard.

Almost a decade and a half later, and in spite of Turino and Bernhard moving back to Vermont, the group has continued on in their unique musical style.

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Cooper McBean, Pete Bernhard and Lucia Turino will bring their rockabilly-bluegrass sound as The Devil Makes Three to The Fillmore on Jan. 9.

Among the many reasons Spain has become a source of some of the world’s best wine values is their innovative spirit. For many decades, Spanish wines were mired in oldfashioned techniques and inferior, obsolete equipment. These harsh and unappealing wines ignored the tremendous potential in their indigenous varietals and they became the second-rate cousins to other European winemaking regions.

The renaissance of Spanish winemaking began with an infusion of capital for new facilities and equipment coupled with a willingness to adopt modern techniques.

The results have been dramatic and now the country that gave us such ground-breaking artists as Gaudi and Picasso is also the place to find inventive approaches to satisfy wine consumers.

An example is the latest line of value-priced wines produced by the Ferrer family, owners of Freixenet, one of the premier producers of the Spanish sparkler Cava. Their story began as simple grape farmers and winemakers in the 16th century eventually expanding despite the travails of the Spanish Civil War, 2 world wars and the Depression. Now the Ferrers own 18 wineries in eight countries on four continents producing a wide range of red, white, and sparkling wines.

While their cava is made in the time-honored “Méthode Champenois,” the Ferrer family is not bound by tradition. Recognizing that a large market persists for flavorful, value-priced wines, they spent many months focusing on which types of wines would be the most appealing to consumers and finding the best

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BY LOUIS MARMON way to market them. The result is “Mia” (Spanish for “mine,”) a series of still and sparkling wines that range from $10 to $15 per bottle but have as much flavor and interesting complexity as wines costing significantly more.

Mia’s winemaker is Gloria Collell, who has worked for Freixenet for many years. She is from a winemaking family and was part of the marketing team that developed the concept and branding for Mia. So it seemed natural to the Ferrers that Gloria be put in charge of their project. Vivacious and engaging, Gloria intuitively grasps what consumers’ desire in a wine and is also willing to bend a few rules.

Moscato is currently one of the more popular sparkling wines, ever since the hip-hop star Drake sang about it in 2009. It would seem natural to use the same techniques that Freixenet utilizes for their sparkling wines to make the Mia version. But Gloria recognized that the style desired did not exactly fit with their current methodology so she visited Italy and, risking disapproval from her employers, eventually adopted a different (and ultimately acceptable) approach to create the Mia version.

Another innovation is the Mia front labels which tell buyers what to expect from within the bottle. Thus the front of the 100% Tempranillo “Mia Red” says that it is “Fruity and Full-Bodied,” while the “Mia White” made from Macabeo, Xarello and Parallada is appropriately described as “Aromatic and Fruity.”

The wisdom in their labeling approach is seen best with the Mia

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Continued from Page A-10 They’ve released four studio albums and two live recordings, with no plans to slow down any time soon.

“We’ve been playing together for so long now that we’re incredibly comfortable,” he said. “Everything comes together as it’s supposed to. You develop this almost psychic relationship with the people you play with.”

Over the course of recording their latest album, 2013’s “I’m A Stranger Here,” The Devil Makes Three developed an appreciation for time in the studio, however, there’s still a strong love for performing live and the enthu-

Waltz, Jan. 18, Marty, Steve, John & Alexander with Marty Taylor (winds, concertina), Steve Hickman (fiddle), John Devine (guitar, vocals), Alexander Mitchell (fiddle); waltztimedances.org.

MUSIC Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Landau Murphy Jr., Jan. 9, The Vi-Kings, Jan. 10; Cameo, Jan. 16; Redmond, Langosch & Cooley, Jan. 17; The Soul Serenaders plus Mark Wenner’s Blues Warriors, Jan. 18; call for prices, times, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz.com.

BlackRock Center for the Arts, Victoria Vox and Unified Jazz Ensemble, Jan. 24; 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter.org.

Fillmore Silver Spring, The Devil Makes Three, Jan. 9; Led Zeppelin 2; Jan. 10; Seether and Papa Roach, Jan. 14; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. fillmoresilverspring.com.

Strathmore, Louis Weeks, Jan. 9; BSO: The Rite of Spring, Jan. 9; call for venue, times. Locations: Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda; Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-581-5100, strathmore.org.

ON STAGE Arts Barn, “The 39 Steps,” Jan. 9

through Jan. 25, Sandy Spring Theatre Group, $20, $12 for 14 and under, 311 Kent

THE DEVIL MAKES THREE n When: 8:30 p.m. Friday n Where: The Fillmore Silver Spring, 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring n Tickets: $25 n More Information: thedevilmakesthree.com; 301-960-9999

siasm of their audiences.

“We love the energy of touring — the crowd makes or breaks the show,” he said. “If you have a great audience, the show is even better. When you play an acoustic show where everyone’s si-

Square Road, 301-258-6394

Adventure Theatre-MTC, “Petite

Rouge — A Cajun Red Riding Hood,” Jan. 30 through March 8, call for prices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-2270, adventuretheatre-mtc.org.

Imagination Stage, “101 Dalmatians,” through Jan. 11, call for prices, times, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imaginationstage.org.

Highwood Theatre, 914 Silver Spring Ave., thehighwoodtheatre.org, 301-5870697.

Olney Theatre Center, “Disney’s The Little Mermaid,” through Jan. 11, call for prices, times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, 301-924-3400, olneytheatre. org.

The Puppet Co., “Circus!,” Jan. 16 through Feb. 15; Tiny Tots @ 10, select Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, call for shows and show times, Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo Park’s North Arcade Building, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301634-5380, thepuppetco.org.

Rockville Musical Theatre, Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville, 240-314-8690, r-m-t.org.

Round House Theatre, “Rapture, Blister, Burn,” Jan. 28 through Feb. 22, call for show times, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Tickets range in price from $10 to $45 and seating is reserved. 240-6441100, roundhousetheatre.org.

Lumina Studio Theatre, Silver Spring Black Box Theatre, 8641 Colesville Road,

lent, it’s just not the same.”

They’ve turned to live albums as a way to capture the best of both studio recording and live performances. While Bernhard says the group has yet to fully capture the concert experience on an album, they get closer every time.

“We’re always trying to get that lightning in a bottle,” he said. “We always come a little bit shy, but we’re going to keep trying.”

Fans should keep an eye out for future live recordings as well as new material. The Devil Makes Three has some new songs and are trying to put together an album, and they also have hopes for releasing some tribute albums for some of their musical heroes.

The Devil Makes Three are also

Silver Spring, 301-588-8277, luminastudio. org; theatreconsortiumss@gmail.com.

Silver Spring Stage, “Orson’s Shadow,” Jan. 9 through 31, 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, 240-230-7372.

VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, “Your Memories, Your Sentiments, Your Wishes, Your Secrets,” Jim Condron and Kristen Liu, Jan. 15 through Feb. 28, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrosegallery.com Glenview Mansion, F/1.4 Photography Group exhibit, “Richly Black and White,” featuring Jaree Donnelly, Craig Higgins, Timothy Lynch, and Marge Wasson. Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov.

Marin-Price Galleries, March Avery, through Jan. 28, 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, Terry Pellmar, Jan. 6 through Feb. 1, Westfield Wheaton Mall, 11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, montgomeryart.org.

VisArts, Steve Pearson: Manipular, through Jan. 18; Happy NOT Sappy, through Jan. 18; William Peirce, through

working on getting a 7-inch vinyl record out containing two songs that didn’t make their last album — Bernhard says they hope to have it in time for the Fillmore concert. Vinyl is a format they try to incorporate frequently, as another tribute to their years listening to punk music.

Their last stop in the area was a sold-out show at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C., which meant a lot to them considering their interest growing up in the local music scene.

“Being from Vermont, that was the first punk stuff we were exposed to,” he said. “Fugazi and Dischord Records was a huge inspiration. It made us feel like, if you want to do something and you’re willing to do the work anything is pos-

Jan. 18; Gibbs Street Gallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visartsatrockville. org.

Washington Printmakers Gallery, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, second floor, 8230 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, washingtonprintmakers.com.

Kentlands Mansion, Artwork of the Gaithersburg Camera Club, through Jan. 23, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6425.

Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6394 “White,” a juried gallery exhibition in both of Washington ArtWorks’ formal galleries will open Jan. 2. Photography, painting, mixed media and more will be displayed. Exhibition runs through Jan. 31.

Washington ArtWorks, 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville. 301-654-1998; washingtonartworks.com “From Beyond the Arch,” Jan. 8 through 28. Reception 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 11.

Artwork created by the Upper and Middle school students of the Helene Berman Seidenfeld Visual Art Center at the Berman Hebrew Academy. The artists will present and talk about their artwork during the reception at 2:30 p.m. Goldman Art Gallery, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville. paltman@ jccgw.org, 301-348-3770, jccgw.org. Open when JCCGW is open; free admission.

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

sible.”

That approach has come across in how they manage their music. They call the shots and decide when they want to work, ensuring that they release songs when they’re ready for the public rather than on a deadline from a record label.

Taking ownership of their own work has helped then grow a steady following over the years.

“We’ve enjoyed some years better than others, but it’s always been a slow burn for us — we’ve never really burned out,” he said. “We’re all pretty tight friends and have known each other a long time, so that’s a pretty good foundation.” kgroff@gazette.net

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BOYS BASKETBALL: Quince Orchard at Gaithersburg, 7 p.m. Friday. Anthony Tarke and the Trojans battle the Cougars, who entered this week undefeated.

BOYS BASKETBALL: Whitman at Richard Montgomery, 5:15 p.m. Friday.

GIRLS BASKETBALL: Bethesda-Chevy Chase at Churchill, 7 p.m. Friday.

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The best, and worst of 2014

Back when I was a news editor in Prince George’s County, I did some freelancing for the sports desk covering games.

Then-sports editor Seth Elkin once got on my case because I didn’t want to spend KEN SAIN money at the concesSPORTS EDITOR sion stand.

“It’s only a few bucks, and they desperately need the money. Quit being so cheap.”

Properly scolded, that has become my mission. Whenever I attend a game I make it a point to buy something from the snack bar. For the past three years, I’ve done a best/worst list on my Twitter account (@ GazSptsEd). I’m expanding it for print.

Here are the best and worst moments of covering high school sports in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties last year.

Most overpriced hot dog: Churchill. I know the booster club has to pay for that video scoreboard, but $3.50? These are high school students. Most schools charge $1.50 or $2. Churchill and Damascus had the most expensive.

Best hot dog: Surrattsville. Maybe it was just good timing, but the bun was fresh and the dog grilled perfectly.

Most improved concession stand: DuVal. Last year, it opened in the second quarter on my visit and they didn’t have any hot food, just chips and soda. I made it my worst of 2013. This year, hot dogs were delicious.

Worst concession stand: Flowers during the Bowie game. The hot dogs were not ready near the end of the first half.

Most improved concession stand in one season: Flowers during the Suitland game.

Probably because it was homecoming, but there were four or five stands offering a great variety of food, from fish to chicken.

Best winter concession stand: Poolesville.

It was a combination of great-tasting food with the lowest prices I’ve seen.

Best winter pep band: Largo. Great brass and percussion sections; hard combination to beat.

Best overall concession stand: Douglass has won this the previous three years, and the menu is outstanding, from Italian sausage with peppers and onions to fish and chips to North Carolina chopped barbeque.

However, I can’t give them a fourth straight nod. The hot dog at the Potomac game was among the worst of the year. The new snack bar champ is Damascus. The food was great and they had a nice variety.

Only negative is the price.

Best basketball game I saw: Clarksburg at Gaithersburg boys in the 4A West Region semifinals. Coyotes had to rally to tie the game at the end of regulation on a tip-in at the buzzer. In overtime, the Trojans took a 7-point lead, and once again the Coyotes rallied to win it, 64-63.

Best football game I saw: Gwynn Park at Surrattsville. The Yellow Jackets had been humbled with an 0-4 start to their rebuilding season against a tough schedule and the Hornets were top Class 1A contenders.

There were 41 points scored in the fourth quarter of a back-and-forth game, the final points coming with 5.8 seconds to play on a 27-yard Aaron Parker pass to Antone McIntosh as Gwynn Park pulled off the upset.

Worst game: Quince Orchard at Northwest football (regular season). For all the pre-game hype, what a letdown. The Jaguars would go on to avenge the loss in the playoffs and then win their second straight Class 4A state title. At one point they were a score away from being running clocked in this one, losing 52-27.

Most dominating team: First reaction is to go for Douglass football, but upon reflection, Eleanor Roosevelt girls basketball.

Undefeated state champs, winning playoff games by more than 30 points per game.

Bring on 2015 — I’m ready for more. ksain@gazette.net

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Quince Orchard High School wrestler Kyle Bollinger (top) defeated Seneca Valley’s Jerry Hernandez during Saturday’s match.

State title motivates QO wrestler Winning a championship is the last hurdle for 152-pound senior BY

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On Jan. 3, prior to Quince Orchard High School’s wrestling match against Seneca Valley, Kyle Bollinger was recognized by the Gaithersburg school for reaching the 100-victory mark. The 152-pound senior achieved the milestone on Dec. 29 at the Cougar Claus Dual Holiday Tournament, and — after winning eight matches in two days — he finished the tournament with 104 wins.

“It definitely means a lot,” Bollinger said. “I love wrestling, and getting 100 wins — especially in Montgomery County — you don’t usually get a lot

of matches that most other schools do.”

But reaching 100 wins was not atop the list of accomplishments for Bollinger to achieve this year, he said. Coming into the season with 86 wins, he knew he would probably eclipse the 100-win total.

Winning a state title, he said, was his biggest goal coming into the season.

“I’ve definitely been progressing over these four years, and my overall goal is to win the states,” Bollinger said.

The senior’s journey to become one of the top wrestlers in the county has been the type of ascent that coaches constantly strive to get their athletes to achieve. Just as they look for progress from their

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The Poolesville High School girls basketball team has size, and its players — though less experienced than last season’s — haven’t been afraid to use it.

Playing with three new starters, the Falcons are on a five-game winning streak and are 6-2 through Monday, climbing atop the Montgomery County standings.

They’re playing with toughness and physicality, but not just during games.

“We throw elbows at practice and we just shove each other in the paint,” freshman center Erin Green said. “... And that’s a good thing.”

Poolesville has been running its offense through the post, something it did less of in previous seasons.

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Magruder still winning with Hope, little Faith

Freshman center leads Falcons girls basketball team to 6-2 start BY

wrestlers from match to match, coaches expect to see improvement from season to season. Bollinger has personified those ambitions.

As a freshman, although he had been wrestling since age 4, Bollinger said he had to adjust to the nuances and style changes of high school wrestling.

The season ended one match away from placing at counties.

The next year, he returned to counties and finished as the 120-pound runner-up. He also finished second at the 4A/3A West Region tournament and qualified for states.

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Poolesville High School’s Erin Green practices with teammates on Friday morning.

Three times a week this past summer, Hope Randolph would head to Redland Park in Derwood for an early morning workout. She described the routine as if it were a job. For two hours, she’d work on her shooting, off-hand, and other aspects of her game.

“It was never a fun thing waking up at 6 a.m.,” she said.

But the Magruder High School senior wasn’t

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Continued from Page B-1 Green, 6-foot-2, has been a key to the new-look Falcons’ early success, giving the team an interior presence on both ends of the floor. The first-year varsity player is averaging 9.5 points, showing an ability to not only score, but pass out of double

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Magruder High School’s Hope Randolph practices with teammates Friday morning. hand shes uses because she uses them both equally.”

“Her game, it was good but it was kind of two-dimensional.

She definitely didn’t have everything she has now … it’s an incredible transition,” Barr said.

She’s also added a jumper.

In the season-opener against Sherwood, a 64-53 loss, Randolph carried the shorthanded Colonels with a game-high 29 points, even hitting a rare 3-pointer. She’s been a play-

maker on defense, too, averaging seven rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.5 blocks.

“She’s taking [the team] on her shoulders as a true leader out there,” coach Erin Borsody said.

Hope Randolph, the youngest of five, said she started playing as a kindergartner on Faith Randolph’s third-grade club team. She said she began taking the sport seriously in middle school after seeing her older

teams and create opportunities for her teammates.

“She’s just able to keep up with the fast-paced game really well,” senior captain Anna Murgia said. “I think she’s only going to get better from here. ... She has a good mind for the game. She is able to connect with us and her teammates really well and see the court.”

Green is also leading the

team in rebounds and blocks.

But even when she doesn’t get her hands on the ball, she’s making an impact.

“She causes opponents to alter shots and pass up shots that they’d normally be able to make,” coach Jamie Jamison said.

Green, junior Karyn Comfort and junior Kristen Darragh are part of a deep frontcourt

that has helped Poolesville become a strong rebounding team.

The offense has been balanced, with junior guard Casey Harkins scoring a team-high 10.6 points per game and four other players averaging more than seven points.

“I think the biggest thing with our team this year is we have a lot of depth,” said Murgia, who has been sidelined

with a knee injury. “Every combination we have on the court is a good one.”

Jamison, a Poolesville graduate (Class of 2005), is in her first season as varsity coach. She took over for longtime coach Fred Swick, who stepped down because of health problems but remains involved with the team.

The Falcons, who last season went 18-6 and lost to Century

(Sykesville) in the second round of the playoffs, are trying to reach the state semifinals for the first time in school history.

“We do have the potential.

We have the depth and we have the players who are willing to work hard,” Murgia said. “I think it’s just going to take every individual person working hard.”

and helped to keep the team in tact following the departure of former coach Chris Tao. Bollinger said he, along with other team leaders, rallied around new coach Rob Wolf. Bollinger then proceeded to capture both county and region titles and

placed sixth at states.

“He’s technically very sound,” said Wolf, whose Cougars are 8-0 this season. “He basically goes out there with no fear. It doesn’t matter who he’s going against, he expects to win.” “[My style is] definitely of-

fensive, aggressive,” Bollinger added. He won his match against Seneca Valley by fall to remain undefeated in regular season county matches. “Protect myself at all times of course, but I go out there to win. When I step on that mat, I don’t care who’s on the

line across from me. I know 100 percent that I’m giving it my all.”

If the upward trend of Bollinger’s time at Quince Orchard continues, the next step and last phase in his progression is the state title. To win it, he said, would mean a lot.

“It’s definitely been my No. 1 goal for the past four years,” Bollinger said. “I’ve been getting closer and closer every year. This is my last shot. I’ll do anything I can to get it.”

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in it alone. By her side was her older sister, Faith Randolph, who knows a thing or two about what it takes to excel in Montgomery County girls basketball.

After all, she did earn the 2012 All-Gazette Player of the Year as a senior at Good Counsel. And now, she’s a starting guard on the University of Virginia women’s basketball team.

“She comes home from college and all we do is play basketball,” Hope Randolph said. “... I feel like she’s definitely taught me, you’re never good enough.

You can never be good enough.”

Hope Randolph has been good enough to lead the Colonels to a 5-3 start this winter.

The 5-foot-8 shooting guard has upped her scoring from nine to 17 points, helping the reigning 4A West Region champions pick up where they left off last year, despite graduating two senior captains (Janel Brown, Adjowa Pinkrah) and beginning this season without its starting center, senior Hannah Barr.

“She works well by herself but she’s also an amazing captain so you can rely on her to step up and take over a game when you need her to,” Barr said. “She knows how to share the ball and she knows how to communicate. She’s a team player.”

One major development in Randolph’s game: her finishing.

She’s a lefty, and as a freshman, most of her shots would come from her strong hand. Now, Barr said, “you can’t even tell which

sister playing as a freshman at Good Counsel. Hope Randolph said her goal this winter is to play as well as Faith Randolph did during her senior year, when she averaged 16.6 points and 2.5 steals for the Olney private school.

Faith Randolph said she sees a lot of similarities between her and her sister’s playing styles.

“She can do a lot of things,” Faith Randolph said. “She’s not just a shooter she’s not just a defender she’s not just a passer.

She does multiple things in order for her team to win.”

The older sister remains the more accomplished basketball player. At Virginia, she’s become one of the top scorers in college basketball, averaging 17.4 points. And in their weekly one-on-one games at the end of the Friday workouts, Faith Randolph would win most, if not every time.

But Hope Randolph is getting there. She’s a late-bloomer, Faith Randolph said, and she’s demonstrating that as the leading scorer of her varsity team.

College basketball could be in the Magruder senior’s future, but for now, she said she’s focused on getting her team back to the 4A state semifinals.

“My goal definitely is to lead the team and make sure that we all know how great we can be,” Hope Randolph said. “…

Leaving our seniors last year, Janel and Adjowa, we just had an opinion of ourselves that we weren’t good enough. So definitely keeping that motivation that we’re going to be great.”

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BASKETBALL HOW THEY RANK The Gazette sports staff ranks the top 10 high school basketball teams in Montgomery County.

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If it seemed like the high school winter swim season just started when teams — Montgomery County Public Schools programs, anyway — went on hiatus for the winter break, there are now only four weeks until the start of championship season. So, one might therefore assume now would be the time for the county’s top athletes to settle into whatever events they’re planning on racing during the season’s most important meets, but that’s not necessarily the case.

Swimming can be a sport of monotony. The county’s most elite athletes can train up to nine or 10 times a week for 18 or more hours with their club teams and, as yardage is a key component to dropping time, practice can get rather redundant. While even the most versatile swimmers have their strengths when it comes to competition days, whether it’s racing the individual medley — an event that combines all four strokes — or sticking to one or two particular disciplines, county coaches agreed that plugging kids into off events during the course of the season actually produces better races in their stronger events come championship season. This, in turn, could also help athletes in USA Swimming events because they’re less likely to veer from their strengths in top national meets.

Coaches walk a fine line, however, between crafting winning lineups, making sure athletes qualify for important meets such as the Washington Metropolitan Interscholastic Swimming and Diving Championships in early February and the season-ending state competition with good times, and giving their top swimmers variety.

“Our ‘A’ lineup may never happen during the dual-meet season,” Georgetown Prep coach Matt Mongelli said. “I’m one that believes that if you

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Also receiving votes: Takoma Academy, 7; Gaithersburg, 1.

Also receiving votes: Jewish Day, 3; Sherwood, 1.

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n Quince Orchard at Gaithersburg, 7 p.m. Friday: Cougars put their undefeated record on the line against a talented Trojans team hungry for a win after struggling early this season.

n Bethesda-Chevy Chase at Churchill, 7 p.m. Friday: Japria Karim-Duvall and the Bulldogs take on the up-and-coming Barons in a matchup featuring two of the county’s top Class 4A teams.

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Player, school Games Points Avg. Nate Peterson, Washington Chrisitan 3 80 26.7 Anthony Tarke, Gaithersburg 6 157 26.2 Jonathan Mustamu, Kennedy 8 192 24.0 Jauvenel Leveill Jr., Northwood 5 110 22.0 Aaron Byrd, Landon 9 195 21.7 Bryan Knapp, Jewish Day 4 83 20.8 Joe Hugley, Magruder 8 152 19.0 Duane Davis, Damascus 6 106 17.7 Daniel Kuhnreich, Jewish Day 4 69 17.3 Dylan Salmon, The Heights 8 133 16.6 Obi Patrick, Watkins Mill 5 83 16.6

Player, school Daisa Harris, Paint Branch Danielle Durjan, Watkins Mill Dominique Walker, Watkins Mill Daphne Lerner, Jewish Day Hope Randolph, Magruder Khadijah Pearson, Kennedy Nicole Enabosi, Good Counsel Kaylan Jackson, Clarksburg Jordan Odom, Quince Orchard Sheri Addison, Wootton Abby Meyers, Whitman

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Sherwood High School’s Morgan Hill competes in the 100 freestyle during the 4A/3A state swimming championships last February in College Park. swim the same event every week and do it [in competition], times during the year, by the 10th time, it’s just old hat. You’ve lost your focus and maybe you don’t have a quality swim.”

Mongelli said his goal every winter is for each of his swimmers, especially his top scorers, to swim every event at least once. While not every coach in Montgomery County has that sort of flexibility — the Little Hoyas are arguably the Washington, D.C. area’s top squad — many coaches said they do try to mix their lineups up as much as their personnel allows them to.

The benefits can be both mental and physical, Holton-Arms coach Graham Westerberg said.

Progress is tangible in swimming and while swimmers are not likely to post a personal best time in every race, they do tend to drop substantial time through the course of the winter season. Hitting a plateau can therefore be quite frustrating, almost paralyzing at times. That’s when switching events, at least for a couple meets, can be most helpful, Bethesda-Chevy Chase coach Jason Blanken said.

“If you’re not seeing best times, sometimes the impact is negative,” Blanken said. “Giving kids a chance to do other things they don’t swim nearly as often, the expectation is lower and it allows them to swim a bit looser.”

Encouraging athletes to venture outside of their comfort

zones, in both practice and competition, also helps strengthen different muscle groups. In addition to benefitting technique itself, it can also help prevent overuse injuries, Westerberg said. Not all swimmers are willing to spend time on a stroke he or she is not comfortable with but it’s important, he added.

While all strokes are similar in certain ways — everything works the core and legs, Walter Johnson coach Jamie Grimes said — they each hit different areas harder. Freestyle is the upper back, Grimes added, breaststroke works the triceps and uses the legs in a unique way and the dolphin kick of the backstroke and butterfly requires more abdominal muscles.

Stone Ridge senior and multiple world-record holder Katie Ledecky said earlier this season that balance is important and she enjoys the opportunity the high school season affords her to compete in some of the events she doesn’t often get to contest at the international level.

“I like putting a kid in the breaststroke who is a butterfly or backstroke swimmer, or taking a sprint freestyler and saying, ‘I challenge you to swim the 500 [freestyle],’” Mongelli said.

“They have to be mentally prepared for anything, especially when they get to the next level.” jbeekman@gazette.net

KEEPING IT BRIEF Springbrook football coach resigns Adam Bahr has resigned as the football coach at Springbrook High School for personal reasons, according to the school’s athletic director, Rob Wendel.

He is expected to remain the Blue Devils girls lacrosse coach.

An attempt to reach Bahr by phone Monday morning was not immediately returned.

In three seasons, Bahr guided the Blue Devils to a 12-18 record, including a 3-7 record last fall. It was the program’s worst finish since going 2-7 in 2002.

In September, Springbrook had to reschedule a game against Sherwood due to skin irritations suffered by several players. At the time, Bahr said the incident was caused by an “appropriate disinfectant, inappropriately used” on equipment. A half-dozen players missed the Sept. 22 game, a 56-6 loss.

Wendel said the best case scenario in the search for a new coach would be to find someone who is “in the building,” but the hiring process is still in its early stages.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

MVSA team captures football state title The 14-year-old unlimited weight Montgomery Village Chiefs finished their season 14-0 with a 26-20 victory over the Kettering Largo Mitchellville Steelers at MT&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore on Dec. 20 to

win the National Gridiron Maryland State Championship. The Chiefs recorded a number of titles en route to their perfect season, including the Capital Beltway League championship, the Prince George’s Boys and Girls Club championship and the Mid-Atlantic Super Bowl championship. The team’s Most Valuable Player, quarterback/defensive back Grant Jackson, threw for four touchdowns in the state title game.

Jackson is considering a handful of high schools to attend next year, including Good Counsel, St. John’s College High (D.C.), Bullis, DeMatha and Magruder.

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

Ledecky, classmates to be honored at final home meet Three years ago, 2012 Olympic gold medalist Katie Ledecky was just a 14-year-old standout on the Stone Ridge swimming and diving team with a whole lot of potential to become an international star. She achieved that status rather quickly. Saturday morning Ledecky, along with five of her classmates, are scheduled to be honored as they swim their last meet on home turf. Despite Ledecky’s travels and commitments to Team USA, her dedication to the Gators never wavered, something coach Robert Walker has repeatedly commended. Ledecky currently holds the world’s best times in the 400-, 800- and 1,500-meter freestyle events.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

SLAM DUNK OF THE WEEK FROM GAZETTE.NET/NETS Jewish Day’s streak continues The Jewish Day School girls basketball team has gone a full year — 20 games — without losing. And if the Lions have their way, that streak could run into 2016. The reigning Potomac Valley Athletic Conference champions are 6-0 this winter, playing the same style, and with most of the same players, that were responsible for the 16-1 campaign last season. The Rockville school has been dominant, with doubledigit victories against all but one of its opponents, Grace Brethren.

All five starters are back, including junior Daphne Lerner, who is averaging a team-high 18.5 points per game. The defense remains impressive. Not only is it shutting down opponents — the Lions have held four teams under 20 points — but it’s also creating

turnovers that lead to easy buckets, much like it did last season.

One of the major differences, though, is Yaira Kalender. The multi-position senior has been starting since her freshman year, but is playing some of her best basketball this winter. She’s getting more minutes at the five and four than she has in past seasons, anchoring some of Jewish Day’s smaller lineups. She’s showing off her improved jumper too, averaging 10.8 points and hitting a team-leading nine 3-pointers.

“She’s been working all offseason and she’s been nailing shots all over the court,” second-year coach Rebecca Silberman said.

Jewish Day’s bid for an undefeated season is set to continue Tuesday against Washington Christian and Thursday against Edmund Burke.

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

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Buried deep in the halls of Quince Orchard High School, longtime coach Paul Foringer couldn’t help but be frank with his now 8-0 Cougars following Saturday’s 58-46 win over Clarksburg. After his assistants shared their thoughts and praises, Foringer was quick to the point when it came his turn to speak.

“I love watching you guys play,” he said. “It’s so fun watching you guys play.”

The Cougars had absorbed the blow of a late Clarksburg run after carrying a 43-31 lead into the final quarter. The passes got a little sloppy, the defense got a little loose and the Coyotes got a lot closer, using a two-minute, 9-0 run to cut the deficit to five.

Clarksburg would get within four points before Quince Orchard regained control of the contest for good, relying on its patience and poise in the backcourt to create easy shots and stretch the lead back to double digits.

“That’s the thing I love about them,” Foringer said.

“The Blake [game] was the same deal. We got a lead, they came out and started coming back, but we held on at the end. Tonight, we actually pushed it out at the end and that was nice that we were able to do that because I respect [Clarksburg] a lot — they have great talent.”

The Coyotes started in a pressure man-to-man defense, an approach they maintained from the opening tip to the final whistle. On made baskets, Clarksburg would show soft full-court pressure, bringing players up and then having them fall back into an extended halfcourt man-toman where they sought to trap the Quince Orchard wings.

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Quince Orchard High School’s John Fierstein holds the ball during Saturday’s home game against Clarksburg. ble occasionally, the Cougars’ guards dissected their opponent’s defensive pressure with a steady diet of calculated passes, methodically swinging the ball around the perimeter until they got the kind of shot their offense was designed to get.

“They’re very, very bright,” Foringer said. “They understand the concept [of] what the offense is supposed to give us ... We have offenses where we want to get a layup and they know that, so they don’t shoot.

They’ll pass the ball until we get a layup ... they understand what exactly we’re supposed to get from the things we do.”

“In practice we work really well on just moving the ball together,” sophomore John Fierstein said. “We’ve all been together for so long. We’ve got really good chemistry and we’re good with getting the ball to each other.”

Many of the Cougars’ of-

fensive sets ended with the ball in the hands of Fierstein, who led all scorers with 22 points and added everything from thunderous drop steps down low to laser passes from atop the key.

“He was awesome today,” Foringer said. “He handled the ball great and he handled the offense great when he was out front.”

Though Clarksburg came out on the short end of the scoreboard, not all was lost for the Coyotes, as junior Andrew Kostecka made his season debut after missing over a month with a upper leg injury. The Holy Cross recruit scored a team-high 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting, eight of which came during the Coyotes’ fourthquarter push.

Still, as Clarksburg coach G.J. Kissal pointed out, it was the tough “weight room finishes” on offense and intense man-to-man defensive pres-

sure that let the Coyotes down.

“We got a lot of good looks and we didn’t convert today,” said Kissal, whose Coyotes shot 19-of-50 (38 percent) from the floor. “The other thing was our man-to-man defense. We couldn’t stay in front of guys today ... two things we try to believe as hallmarks of the program, weren’t there for us.”

Quince Orchard will put its undefeated season on the line Tuesday at home against Wootton. And while Saturday’s scare certainly made the Cougars better, Fierstein noted that there may be many more to follow.

“We responded well,” Fierstein said. “It’s the first test.

There will be a lot more to come.” agutekunst@gazette.net

Richard Montgomery High School boys basketball coach David Breslaw said he remembers the summer league meeting last year at Miller’s Ale House in Rockville, where coaches of teams competing in St. Andrew’s Summer League met to talk over how the organization would work.

Coaches from different schools were coming up to Breslaw, whose Rockets had gone 11-13 in the 2013-2014 campaign, and sharing their expectations.

“Everyone was coming up to me and saying, ‘So you guys are going to be the team to beat,’” Breslaw said, smiling as he reminisced in the halls of the Rockville school after Friday’s early morning practice.

Though Richard Montgomery ultimately didn’t prove to be the top dog of the league, the Rockets have made their case as one of the county’s best in 2014-15, carrying a 9-0 record into the new year.

And while the fast start has taken some by surprise, the Rwockets early season surge may have been years in the making.

Last season’s team carried a 5-1 record into the holidays but suffered a rough start to 2014, going 3-6 in January.

But the Rockets turned the corner late in the season, challenging some of the area’s top teams.

Breslaw’s group took Springbrook to the wire on Jan. 31, before falling 54-50.

Richard Montgomery then avenged a regular season loss to Churchill with a 4645 win against the Bulldogs in the first round of the 4A

West Region tournament.

Then, on March 5, the Rockets had eventual state finalist Whitman on the ropes, carrying an eight-point lead into the final quarter before falling 40-37.

It was the second-closest any playoff team got to beating the Vikings on the road to the 4A state championship game.

Yet even before last year’s late season push, Breslaw said he knew this team would be special.

When the Rockets’ current senior class, including leaders Nick Jackson and Renzo Farfan, played junior varsity, their team lost a combined four games in two seasons.

The pieces were all in place for the dangerous team that has emerged this season at Richard Montgomery.

“I had high expectations for us because we were all waiting for our senior year to do big things,” Farfan said.

“Now it’s our time to finally step on the court and show what we could do.”

The Rockets’ eight-man senior class is led by Farfan (9.2 points per game) and Jackson, a versatile 6-foot-5 center averaging a teamhigh 14.1 points per game.

The duo is the only returning starters from Breslaw’s 2013-14 team and have been integral in fusing together the various pieces to create a formidable oncourt group.

“We played together and the chemistry just kind of came together,” Farfan said.

The Rockets started the season off by defeating rival Rockville, 77-70. Since, no team has come close to scoring 70 points against the Rockets. In fact, no team has scored more than 47 points. agutekunst@gazette.net

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Act as a "personal representative" of the Credit Union when greeting members in person, by phone or by mail in a professional and courteous manner at all times. Job requires high school level of language, math and reasoning skills. Min of 6 of sales & customer service exp.

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Be trained individually by one of the area’s top offices & one of the area’s best salesman with over 34 years. New & experienced salespeople welcomed.

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Medical Assistant

Needed for our Montgomery county practice.

FT/Benefits offered. Please fax resume to 240-632-0164 or email to resumestowork1@gmail.com

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Careers 301-670-2500

Warehouse Manager

Local lighting company is seeking a candidate that has experience, excellent communication skills and be able to multi-task. Must provide a current driving record and valid Driver’s License.

We offer a Competitive salary + benefits package. Must have the following: µ2 - 5 years’ experience µBasic computer skills µStrong teamwork skills and positive attitude µAccept & inspect deliveries µForklift experience Please email resume with driving record to sflores@dericklights.com or pick up application at 8545 Atlas Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.

Please do not call about this position!

VETERINARY ASSISTANT

PT. Animal hospital in Silver Spring has immediate opening for Vet Asst. Must be able to work holiday/wknd hrs. Only work refs accepted. Experience pref’d but willing to train. Computer experience a plus. Call 301598-7300 or Email info@layhillanimalhospital.com

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Automotive

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2003 HONDA ACCORD EX-V6 : Excellent condition, 78K, $8,750. Auto, a/c, heated leather seats, moon roof, multi disc, new tires. No accidents.

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MSRP $28,835

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2015 GTI 4DR HB S

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MSRP 27,235 $

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24,999

$

OR $367/MO for 72 MONTHS

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45,795

$

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2014 Jetta Sedan.........VPR0112,Black,6,921 Miles.....................$17,992 2011 GTI........................V040108A,Black,45,589 Miles................$18,251 2013 Golf Sedan...........VPR0098, Black,7,392 Miles....................$18,296 2012 GTI........................VP0107,Red,54,244 Miles.......................$18,533 2012 Tiguan..................V511462A,Black,37,637 Miles................$18,673 2011 Tiguan..................V520327A,Pearl, 69,623 Miles................$18,993 2013 Passat..................VO#017623A,Black,53,252 Miles............$19,254 2013 CC Sedan.............V011054A, Black, SPT, PZE, 40,066 Miles...$19,591 2014 Passat..................VPR0110,Silver,7,578 Miles.....................$20,592 2014 Passat..................VPR0109,White,5,375 Miles....................$20,592 2014 Passat..................VPR0111,Black,10,500 Miles..................$20,522 2014 Passat..................VPR0108,Silver,9,040 Miles.....................$20,772 2013 Tiguan..................V006405A,Gray,17,099 Miles..................$21,953 2014 Passat..................V044301A,Gray,15,182 Miles..................$23,991 2013 Honda Accord.....V035061A, Silver, V6 EX, 21,234 Miles....$18,993

All prices exclude tax, tags, title, freight and $300 processing fee. Cannot be combined with any previous advertised or internet special. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only.

See dealer for details. 0% APR Up To 72 Months on all models. See dealer for details. Ourisman VW World Auto Certified Pre Owned financing for 72 months based on credit approval thru VW. Excludes Title, Tax, Options & Dealer Fees. Special APR financing cannot be combined with sale prices. Ends 01/11/15.

Ourisman VW of Laurel 3371 Fort Meade Road, Laurel

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1999 Mustang...............V279152A, Green, V8 5Spd, 124,140 Miles...$6,591 2006 Jetta Sedan.........V021107A, Black, GLI, 106,666 Miles......$9,992 2013 Ford Focus...........VP0119, Grey, 55,056 Miles.....................$10,360 2011 Jetta Sedan.........VLP0105, Black, 47,803 Miles.................$10,703 2012 Beetle...................V0621679A,Silver,22,689 Miles...............$12,294 2012 Mazda3................VP0117,Black,31,363 Miles.....................$12,752 2012 Jetta Sedan.........LP0118,Silver,33,694 Miles.....................$12,752 2012 Jetta Sedan.........VP0106, White, Conv, 32,563 Miles..........$13,503 2010 Jetta Sedan.........V542666A,White,109,915 Miles..............$13,991 2013 Passat..................V002558A, Black, 33,912 Miles...............$14,871 2012 Mini Cooper .......V034678A,Red, 33,011 Miles..................$15,896 2012 Jetta Sedan.........V615887A, Silver, 26,804 Miles...............$17,524 2010 Jeep Wrangler....V051155A, Silver, 94,301 Miles...............$17,591 2014 Jeep Patriot........VP0102A,White,9,359 Miles....................$17,991 2014 Jetta Sedan.........VPR0114,Platinum,6,705 Miles................$17,992 2014 Jetta Sedan.........VPR0113,Silver,5,825 Miles.....................$17,992

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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 1/13/2015.

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