Mc north 121714 by The Gazette

CARE FOR ALL Nonproﬁt aims at pet neutering for free. A-10

The Gazette

NEWS: Secretaries of Labor, Commerce visit Germantown to tour college. A-8

NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNT Y

SPORTS: Damascus junior rarely left the football ﬁeld in leading Hornets to state ﬁnal. B-1

DA I LY U P DAT E S AT G A Z E T T E . N E T

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

25 cents

Crash conﬁrms residents’ fears n

Years ago, possibility of air disasters was considered remote

DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Maria Romero has her candle lit by Dianne Gayle during a candlelight vigil Friday for their neighbors, the Gemmell family, in East Montgomery Village at the site of a Dec. 8 plane crash.

It was only a matter of time, some residents say. The small jet that crashed into a Gaithersburg neighborhood last week — killing the three people on board as well as a mother and two young children who hid in a secondfloor bathroom after debris set their house ablaze — was on approach to land at the Montgomery County Airpark. But first, it flew over several

residential developments that weren’t there when the airport opened in 1959. “Too much development has beenallowedneartheairportand something like this was inevitably going to happen,” said Rosemary Arkoian, one of six residents from the area surrounding the airport who sit on the county’s Airpark Liaison Committee, which also includes representatives from the County Council, the county planning department, local business, pilots and the airport itself. The committee was established in 1990 to provide a forum to discuss issues and concerns about the airport. Arkoian, who lives north and

See FEARS, Page A-11

Plane-crash victim fund swells Nonproﬁt to buy Collection also begun for neighbors in damaged homes BY

DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER

Donations have continued to pour in for the family of a woman and her young sons who were killed in a Dec. 8 plane crash in Gaithersburg, with the beneﬁt fund for the surviving members of the Gemmell

family hitting $467,329 by Tuesday afternoon. Marie Gemmell, 36, and her sons, Cole, 3, and Devin, 6 weeks, died of smoke inhalation after a small jet crashed near their home on Drop Forge Lane, and a plane wing was catapulted into their house, setting it ablaze. The family dog also perished,

as did all three people on the plane. An acquaintance set up the fund on GoFundMe.com to beneﬁt Gemmell’s husband, Ken, and their surviving daughter, Arabelle, and it has drawn more than 9,000 donations. By Thursday, it had become the

See FUND, Page A-11

Families gather for STEM Night in Gaithersburg BY JENN DAVIS STAFF WRITER

Students at South Lake Elementary School participated in science experiments, sat under the stars in a planetarium and hopped on to laptops Thursday evening at the Gaithersburg school’s ﬁrst-ever STEM Night. Stations were set up throughout the school’s classrooms and hallways, offering visiting families a variety of demonstrations and lessons in the ﬁelds of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Community scientists, engineers and other professionals — including National Institute of Standards and Technology chemists, Department of Defense research biologists and Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection staff — plus the Watkins Mill High School robotics club were invited to run hands-on

1932815

See STEM, Page A-11

ENTERTAINMENT

INDEX Automotive Calendar Classiﬁed Entertainment Opinion Sports

activities with the students to spark their interest in the life sciences. With the expectation that careers in the life sciences will significantly increase during the next decade, South Lake wanted to host the event to promote those skills and jobs, according to Angelina Ferri, a first-grade teacher and one of the event’s organizers. “We’re hearing from experts that STEM skills are really important for 21st-century learners to have in order to be successful in the future,” Ferri said. “We want to prepare our 21st-century learners for those careers.” In one classroom, Juscelino Leao introduced students to materials science by showing them how materials behave under different conditions. The NIST physicist demonstrated how substances such as balloons, flowers and rubber react to cold and hot temperatures. Sisters Emily and Elizabeth Camelo, both students at South

B-11 A-2 B-8 B-5 A-12 B-1

Germantown Historical Society hopes to purchase for $1

VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

South Lake school experiments with math and science n

historic bank

The historic 1922 bank building at the Germantown MARC station will soon become the property of the Germantown Historical Society, pending County Council approval. “The sooner the better, because we can’t apply for grants to ﬁx things [until it’s ap-

proved],” said society President Susan Soderberg of Germantown. The society had been leasing the building at 19330 Mateny Hill Road on the south side of the CSX tracks since 2003 to store archival materials and host public tours. However, water leaks began to appear in the basement and foundation after an earthquake in 2011. The moisture has damaged plaster and caused some areas of the ﬂoor to buckle, further limiting public use of the

See BANK, Page A-11

The meaning of Christmas comes to life in Nativity Gaithersburg churches work together to put on live event

BY JENN DAVIS STAFF WRITER

GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE

Elizabeth Camelo, 6, of Germantown operates a robot as her sisters, Emma, 13, (center), and Emily, 9, look on during STEM Family Night on Dec. 11 at South Lake Elementary School in Gaithersburg.

JOYFUL SOUNDS OF CHRISTMAS

Peabo Bryson, Ruben Studdard join group of performers at Strathmore for “The Colors of Christmas.” Page B-5

Please

RECYCLE

Eight Gaithersburg-area churches are teaming up to bring the true meaning of Christmas to the community by presenting a live Nativity for the second consecutive year. The scene will be on display from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday. It will take place on the

LIVE NATIVITY n When: 6 to 8:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2:30 to 5 p.m. Sunday n Where: Open ﬁeld at intersection of Desellum Avenue and S. Frederick Avenue, Gaithersburg n Cost: Free

open ﬁeld at the intersection of Desellum Avenue and S. Frederick Avenue in Gaithersburg. The Rev. Norm Gordon, an

See NATIVITY, Page A-11

THE GAZETTE

Page A-2

EVENTS

BestBet FRI

Send items at least two weeks in advance of the paper in which you would like them to appear. Go to calendar.gazette.net and click on the submit button. Questions? Call 301-670-2070.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 17 Chaise Lounge Xmas Spectacular, 8 p.m., Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club, 7719 Wisconsin Ave. Joined by the North Chevy Chase Elementary School Holiday Glee Club. $25. 240-330-4500. Holiday En Pointe, 3 p.m., F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive. Holiday ballets and marches by the Rockville Concert Band. Free. 240-314-8681. Montgomery County Public Schools: Perspectives from a Current and New School Board Member, 7-9 p.m., council

office building, fifth-floor conference room, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Featuring Mike Durso, school board member from District 5, and Jill Ortman-Fouse, at-large member. president@mctaxpayersleague.org. Hanukkah Celebration, 7-8:30 p.m., 3 Bethesda Metro Center. Menorah lighting ceremony, singing and magic. Latkes and chocolate while supplies last. Free. 301652-4988.

THURSDAY, DEC. 18 Glaucoma: Facts and Myths, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Friendship Heights Village Center, 4433 S. Park Ave., Chevy Chase. Questions and answers with physician and free screenings. Free, registration requested. 301-656-2797. Grieving the Death of a Child Through the Holidays, 6:30-8 p.m., Montgomery Hos-

pice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. For parents grieving the death of a child of any age. Free, registration required. 301-921-4400. Purgatory: What We Know, 7:30-9 p.m., Shrine of St. Jude Thaddeus Room, 12701 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville. With the Rev. Thomas Morrow, who has advanced degrees in theology and has researched scripture and saints’ comments on purgatory. Free. stjudesecretary@yahoo.com.

FRIDAY, DEC. 19 Fire and Ice, 6-8 p.m., Downtown Crown, Ellington Boulevard and Crown Park Avenue, Gaithersburg. Ice sculpting, holiday music, roasting marshmallows and cocoa by a ﬁre pit. Free. smarturbanliving@gmail.com. Frozen Winter Holiday Party, 8 p.m., Dance Bethesda, 8227 Woodmont Ave. Lessons followed by a party with holiday treats and drinks, performances, and dancing to Latin, ballroom and swing music. $18. info@dancebethesda.com. Shabbanukah Community Dinner, 5:307:30 p.m., Congregation B’nai Tzedek, 10621 S. Glen Road, Potomac. A song-

ﬁlled celebration of Shabbat and Hanukkah with traditional foods and sweets, lively holiday songs and games including dreidel. Followed by a musical Shabbat service. $18 for adults, $10 for children, free for 4 and younger. 301-299-0225. “Nutcracker Dreams,” 7-9 p.m., Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, 7995 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Dancers will be performing contemporary and character pieces, plus variations from the ballet. $15-$20. akhmedovaballet@gmail.com.

SATURDAY, DEC. 20

Christmas Living Nativity, 6-8:30 p.m.,

Field across from St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, South Frederick and Desellum avenues, Gaithersburg. The biblical Christmas story told in word and song by Gaithersburg neighborhood churches. With re-enactors, live animals and live music. Freewill donations for hot chocolate and coffee will beneﬁt Gaithersburg Help. Free. 301-869-1780.

MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDAR ITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET sigma1914.org.

Cookies with Santa, 2-4 p.m., Thomas

Farm Community Center, 700 Fallsgrove Drive, Rockville. Visit with Santa, watch a holiday movie, bring a camera for a photo with Santa, take part in making holiday decorations, decorate cookies and write letters to Santa in the North Pole; also a hot chocolate bar. $4. 240-314-8840. Swing Into the Holidays, noon, Davis Library, 6400 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda. Join in the singing of show tunes and jazz with the Blue Jazz Trio: Christiana Drapkin, Chip Smoley and Herb Nachmann. Song sheets will be provided along with cider and cookies. Free. 240-777-0922. Holiday Piano Concert, 2 p.m., Ingleside at King Farm, 701 King Farm Blvd., Rockville. Pianist Thomas Pandolfi’s annual holiday concert. Free, RSVP requested. 240-499-9019. Bookworms, 10-10:45 a.m., Croydon Creek Nature Center, 852 Avery Road, Rockville. This month’s book is “When It Starts To Snow.” Each program may include a craft or hike, and take a copy of the book home. Ages 2-5. $12; registration requested. 240-314-8770. Video Game Music Concert, 7-8:15 p.m., Rockville High School Auditorium, 2100 Baltimore Road. Video game soundtracks drawn from 25 years’ worth of best-sellers, including “Halo,” and “The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.” $6 suggested donation. pr@wmgso.org. Santa Comes to the Farm, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Star Gazing Farm, 16760 Whites Store Road, Boyds. Farm animals, holiday gift shop filled with hand-crafted items such as hand-woven wool and alpaca rugs, handwoven baskets, ceramics and jams. Sales benefit the animals and educational youth work programs. Free. 301-755-8400. Blu Holiday Happy Hour, 6-11 p.m., Fire Station 1, 8131 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Hosted by Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Sigma Sigma Sigma Chapter. Raising money for the Taylor, Morse, & Brown Foundation’s scholarship and economic empowerment initiatives. Donations accepted. RSVP required. info@pbstri-

A Christmas Carol: A Ghost Story of Christmas, 11 a.m.-12:15 p.m., Olney

Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Road. Paul Morella shares how he adapted the famous tale for his one-man performance while staying true to Dickens’ original text. He’ll perform a scene from the show and answer questions from the audience. Recommended for ages 10 and older. Free. 240-773-9545. Book signing, 3 to 5 p.m., Mosaic Cuisine and Cafe, 186 Halpine Road, Rockville. Heath Suddleson of Potomac signs copies of his book “The Attitude Check: Lessons in Leadership.”

SUNDAY, DEC. 21

SPORTS Damascus tests itself against out-of-county wrestling foe Glenelg at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Check online for coverage.

Live Nativity, 6-7:30 p.m., Gaithersburg Church of the Nazarene, 8921 Warﬁeld Road. Light refreshments served inside. Free. 202-497-9469.

Get complete, current weather information

Great Chefs Community Cooking Series, 2-4 p.m., Bethesda Jewish Congre-

gation, 6601 Bradley Blvd. Chef Sheilah Kaufman, award-winning author of 26 cookbooks, chronicles the “History of Jews and Chocolate” and transforms participants into chocolatiers during a hands-on demonstration. $12-$15. 301-469-8636. Winter Cantata: Rejoice in His Coming, 10-11 a.m., Emmanuel Lutheran Church, 7730 Bradley Blvd., Bethesda. Blend of new songs and familiar carols presents the Christmas story in a different way. Free. 301-365-5733. Winter Solstice Celebration, 1-5 p.m., Brookside Nature Center, 1400 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Rediscover winter with activities and crafts that highlight different cultural traditions of the solstice. Spiral walk, hot cider by a ﬁre, lanterns to make, shadow-puppet theater presentation. $5. 301-962-1480. Winter Wonderland concert, 7:30 p.m., F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive. The Rockville Chorus performs selections from Vivaldi’s “Gloria” and Britten’s “Ceremony of Carols,” plus traditional and contemporary holiday songs. Free. 240-314-8690.

at NBCWashington.com

GAZETTE CONTACTS The Gazette – 9030 Comprint Court

Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Main phone: 301-948-3120 Circulation: 301-670-7350 Nathan Oravec,managing editor, Gaithersburg : noravec@gazette.net, 301-670-7155 Jenn Davis, staff writer: jedavis@gazette.net, 301-670-2067 The Gazette (ISSN 1077-5641) is published weekly for $29.99 a year by The Gazette, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. Periodicals postage paid at Gaithersburg, Md. Postmaster: Send address changes. VOL. 27, NO. 51 • 2 SECTIONS, 28 PAGES

CORRECTIONS • A Dec. 10 article about a plane crash in Gaithersburg misstated where an initial 911 call came from; Fire Chief Steve Lohr said it came from a National Guard facility, but it came from an Army facility. • A Nov. 26 story about Montgomery County income tax revenue incorrectly referred to Steve Farber. He is the Montgomery County Council administrator.

Call Bob Berra

John Williams, D.D.S. P.A.

301-384-4746

Fami Family ly Dentistry D entistry 1 5% Senior S enior Disc D iscou ount nt

Dangerous trees done with a crane • Pruning • Lot Clearing • • Stump Grinding •

301-972-1400 GEHA Provider

1931918

1933948

Paint Branch High School’s Kendell Morton takes to the air against Clarksburg on Friday. Go to clicked.Gazette.net

“I can save you hundreds of dollars on your tree work”

• In practice since 1970

23401 Frederick Rd. Clarksburg, MD Clarksburg Exit off 270 Corner of 355 & 121

PHOTO GALLERY

Tree & Stump Removal Experts

We cater to kids and “chickens”.

No M e rc u ry U se d

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

1935319

Licensed/Insured

1909676

1932399

MONTGOMERY COUNTY LIQUOR / WINE SALE Jack Daniels 1.75L $36.49

Bacardi Gold, Lt or Sel 1.75L $18.39

BOURBONS & BLENDS Evan Williams Blk...................1.75L........................$16.99 Wild Turkey 101.....................1.75L........................$34.99 Canadian Mist.........................1.75L........................$13.49 BRANDY & COGNAC & CORDIALS E&J Brandy VS.......................1.75L........................$18.99 Remy Martin VSOP................750ml.......................$40.99 Grand Marnier........................750ml.......................$29.99

Gift Cards Now Available See Stores For Additional Weekly Sales.

SCOTCH Chivas Regal...........................1.75L........................$54.99 Famous Grouse......................1.75L........................$30.99 J Walker Red..........................750ml.......................$30.99 Balvenie Doublewood 12yr....750ml.......................$42.99 GIN & VODKA Beefeater Gin..........................1.75L........................$26.99 Smirnoff Vodka......................1.75L........................$17.99 Svedka Vodka.........................1.75L........................$18.99

*****************************************************************************************************************

SUBJECT TO STOCK ON HAND ALL ITEMS SUBJECT TO PRIOR SALES******SOME PRODUCT NOT AVAILABLE AT ALL LOCATIONS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS *****************************************************************************************************************

For Store Hours And Locations www.montgomerycountymd.gov/dlc

RUM & TEQUILA Captain Morga’s Spiced.........1.75L........................$21.39 Gosling Black Seal Rum.........1.75L........................$25.49 Sauza Ex Gold.........................1.75L........................$20.99 1800 Reserva Rep or Sil Teq. 750ml.......................$21.99

Absolute Vodka 1.75L $28.99

Jose Cuervo Gold 1.75L $28.99

CHAMPAGNE/SPARKLING WINE Andre (All Varietals)........................750ml.............$ 5.99 Ballatore Spumante........................750ml.............$ 8.59 Chandon (Select Varietals)..............750ml.............$17.49 Cooks Brut......................................750ml.............$ 6.99 Dom Perignon................................750ml.............$151.99 Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut or Ex Dry...750ml.............$ 9.49 Korbel (Select Varietals).................750ml.............$12.49

Martini & Rossi Asti or Sparkling Rose. .750m.............$12.59 Moet Chandon Imperial..................750ml.............$43.99 Mumm’s Brt Prest..........................750ml.............$18.99 Piper Sonoma Brut or Bl/Bl.............750ml.............$14.99 Taittinger Brut.................................750ml.............$43.99 Tosti Spumante or Pink Moscato....750ml.............$10.49 Tott’s Brut or Dry............................750ml.............$ 7.99

1933183

Now Open Flower Ave 8706B Flower Ave Silver Spring, MD

12/17/14 Thru 01/06/15

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Page A-3

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

Armed robbery • ATM at Bank of America, 19707 Germantown Road, Germantown, at 5:30 p.m. Nov. 27. The subject threatened the victim with a weapon and took property. Auto theft • Two incidents in Gaithersburg on Nov. 30 or Dec. 1. Affected streets include the 600 block of Whitcliff Court and unit block of Autumn Hill Way. Sexual assault • 9400 block of Penhurst Court, Gaithersburg, at 6:50 p.m. Nov. 30. The subject is known to the victim. Strong-arm robbery • 13400 block of Demetrias Way, Germantown, at 9:30 p.m. Dec. 1. The subjects are known to the victim. DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

Melissa Kullen of Gaithersburg, a master instructor at Zengo Cycle, is pictured on a bike in the Bethesda facility.

Indoor cycling facility to pedal into Kentlands Zengo Cycle features 50-minute spin classes in upbeat atmosphere n

BY JENN DAVIS STAFF WRITER

Finding a gym workout that combines physical ﬁtness, meditation and therapy might be difﬁcult, but at Zengo Cycle, the experience is all in the name. The indoor cycling studio, which will open its third location in Gaithersburg’s Kentlands on New Year’s Eve, offers 50-minute classes that focus on cardio and strength training in a “zen” and “go” atmosphere. All classes take place in a dimly lit room with energetic music playing to create a fun, yet intense vibe. With limited light and no windows, the studio is meant to be a judge-free zone where clients can focus solely on their own exercise

goals. At 215 Kentlands Blvd., the new facility will feature one studio with 45 Schwinn magnetic resistance bikes, men’s and women’s changing rooms and showers, and a locker area with digital locks. “The whole intention was to create a place where anyone of any age, of any demographic, of any ﬁtness level would not only feel comfortable but also welcomed,” said Marc Caputo, the founder of Zengo Cycle. “By the end of the class, no matter who you are, you’re walking out of there with nothing but a big smile, and you feel good and you’re happy.” Caputo said he was first inspired to open Zengo Cycle after taking a class at a cycling studio in California while visiting a friend in 2008. “We went to this place that was [at] the back of an industrial park. It was dark and there was loud music. It was the ﬁrst time that exercise was just fun,”

he said. Caputo, along with partners Dennis Ratner of the Ratner Companies and Streetsense Capital Partners, opened the first Zengo Cycle in Bethesda in October 2011. A location at Logan Circle in Washington, D.C., followed. In spring of 2015, there are plans for a new studio to open in the Mosaic District in Fairfax, Va. Melissa Kullen, a Gaithersburg resident and master instructor at Zengo Cycle, said each class gives its riders the opportunity to escape from the stress of the outside world. “Often I ask people to close their eyes,” Kullen said. “You’re clipped in, you’re safe. It’s not about looking at what you’re doing.” Zengo Cycle classes are suited for all different types of people no matter their fitness level, as each client has the ability to customize their workout to their specific needs, Kullen said.

“The opportunities are there to work as intensely as you want or need,” she said. There are no annual or monthly membership fees at Zengo Cycle. Instead, clients can purchase credits and reserve their speciﬁc bike through the company’s online reservation system at zengocycle.com. One class is equal to one credit. The price for one credit starts at $22, but it goes as low as $17 when buying a larger package. The ﬁrst class is free for all new clients, so Caputo and Kullen emphasized that people in the community have nothing to lose by trying a class. “When most people hear spin class, it’s this big bright room and there’s windows and the instructor is screaming like a maniac. It’s a chaotic thing and we’re so the opposite of that,” Caputo said. “It’s important that people know there’s no reason not to try this.” jedavis@gazette.net

Eat, Drink, Celebrate! New Year’s Year’s Parties Welcome! Welcome! Book your New Year Celebration!

COSTA DEL SOL, SPAIN, March 10 – 24

Includes Air from Washington, 13 Nights Beach-front Hotel Daily Breakfasts & 13 Dinners with Wine 5 Full Days of Sightseeing, Transfers, Taxes, Porterage

Reserve your spot on New Year’s Eve! Special Menu • Music & Favors Champagne Toast

Maryland’s Eastern Shore Coach Trip, May 13-15

• Breakfast on Saturday • Washington Football Specials • Happy Hour Specials 4pm-7pm Weekdays • Daily Lunch & Dinner Specials • Karaoke Fridays FLOWER HILL PROFESSIONAL CENTER Every Game, Every Market, Every Week!

1933177

Includes Motorcoach from Vienna or Rockville 2 Nights hotel in Cambridge, 2 Breakfasts & 2 Dinners Sightseeing & Cruise, Porterage, Taxes, Gratuities

Tuscany, April 28 – May 7

Includes Air from Dulles 8-Nights hotel with Breakfast 5 Dinners, Sightseeing, Transfers, Porterage, Taxes

18257 Flower Hill Way • Gaithersburg

240-654-3536 www.The-Grille.com

$3279

$695

$3399

Carolyn McKenna • Shillelagh Travel Club 100 East Street #202 • Vienna, Virginia 22180 Phone: 703.242.2204 • Fax: 703.242.2781 www.shillelaghtravelclub.com

Weapons offense • 400 block of Blue Silk Lane, Montgomery Village, at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 30. An accidental weapon discharge occurred. No injuries occurred. Aggravated assault • RICA, 15000 Broschart Road, Rockville, at 1:35 p.m. Nov. 25. The subject is known to the victim. • 400 block of Girard Street, Gaithersburg, at 2:45 p.m. Nov. 27. The subject is known to the victim. • 100 block of Rolling Road, Gaithersburg, at 3 a.m. Nov. 28. The subject is known to the victim. • 300 block of North Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg, at 1:29 p.m. Dec. 1. The subject is known to the

PEOPLE Chamber staff member re-elected to Corporate Volunteer Council board Laura Rowles, the director of events and marketing for the Gaithersburg-Germantown Chamber of Commerce, has been re-elected to the Corporate Volunteer Council of Montgomery County’s Board of Directors.

• Dept. 56 Villages (N. Potomac only) • Byers Choice Carolers • Colonial Candles • Old World Ornaments • Lynn Haney Santas • Authentic German Nutcrackers

victim.

Residential burglary • 300 block of Midsummer Drive, Gaithersburg, at 12:33 a.m. Nov. 25. No forced entry into garage, took nothing. • 12300 block of Quail Woods Drive, Germantown, between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. Nov. 26. No forced entry, took property. • 660 block of West Side Drive, Gaithersburg, between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. Nov. 27. No forced entry, took property. • 400 block of Girard Street, Gaithersburg, at 3:18 a.m. Nov. 28. The suspect is known to the victim. • 6700 block of Applewood Place, Rockville, at 6:16 p.m. Dec. 2. Vehicle larceny • Two incidents in Gaithersburg between Nov. 24 and Dec. 2. Took sunglasses and change. Affected streets included the 600 block of Main Street and 800 block of Diamond Drive. • Three incidents in Germantown between Nov. 24 and Dec. 2. Took sunglasses and credit cards. Affected streets include Brundidge Terrace, Gunners Drive. • 20000 block of Sweetgum Circle, Germantown, at 2 p.m. Nov. 26. The subject is known to the victim. • 12500 block of Crystal Rock Terrace, Germantown, between Nov. 26 and 4 p.m. Nov. 27. Took a GPS unit. • Three incidents in Germantown between 6 and 9 p.m. Nov. 29. Took a wallet, GPS unit and cash. Affected streets included Neerwinder Street, Neerwinder Place and Anndyke Way. • 19800 block of Century Boulevard, Germantown, between 6 and 8 p.m. Dec. 2. Took credit cards.

This term will mark Rowles’ seventh year on the Corporate Volunteer Council board, according to a chamber press release. Her specialties include managing special events, social media, marketing, writing, customer service, project planning, public relations, advertising and sales, the release said. Rowles graduated from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and mass media. — GAZETTE STAFF

PRE-CHRISTMAS SALE

25% OR MORE OFF

CHRISTMAS SHOP DECOR IN OUR FABULOUS CHRISTMAS SHOP EXP 12/24/14 COUPON CODE: GAZ

A beautiful selection of Fraser Fir Christmas Trees, Poinsettias & seasonal plants!

Open 9 - 6 every day.

12024 Darnestown Road North Potomac, MD 20878 • 301-948-8890 1930347

8710 Fingerboard Road Urbana, MD 21704 • 301-874-3400 www.potomacgardencenter.com One time only. Excludes gift cards, labor, delivery charges, Some Dept. 56, sale items. Cannot be combined with other offers. 1933181

301-330-4741

18200-18250 Flower Hill Way Gaithersburg, MD 20879 301-975-1020 www.pettitcompanies.com

Dine at

240- 654-3536

www.the-grille.com 1933180

THE GAZETTE

Page A-4

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Broadcasting across America from a Germantown home n

Rob Carson broadcasts his radio show from a basement studio

“Opinion is easy, entertainment is hard. Everyone has an opinion, but can anyone entertain and make people laugh?”

BY SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER STAFF WRITER

With a little help from Ebay and less than $2,000, Rob Carson built a radio broadcast studio in the basement of his Germantown home in order to host his own syndicated talk show in a comfortable setting. Carson was an afternoon music radio personality at WRQX Mix 107.3 in D.C. for nine years before parting with the station last year in order to pursue a different career path. Now Carson hosts a nationally syndicated talk show called “America Weekend” and is building his own broadcast empire around the country. “My stuff is heard by anywhere from 20 to 40 million people a week,” Carson said. During the week, Carson ﬁlls his days with stints on whatever station asks him. “I talk around the country as needed. I’ll get a call from Chicago and they say, ‘We need you next week for whatever amount of time,’” Carson explained, adding that his appearances on one station, WYAY in Atlanta, is becoming a regular thing.

Rob Carson, Radio personality

Rob Carson in his radio studio at his home in Germantown. Though Carson hopes to land his own daily show on at least one network everyday, he is enjoying being able to talk to different markets on different days and tailoring the show to focus on what is going on in that area. “I get to talk to people around the country, people with crazy different accents in sub-

urbs I can’t pronounce,” Carson said. He said he has regulars who call into the show each time he is on in their market. “My radio show appeals to different audiences.” While Carson said his show is a “libertarian conservative” talk show, he considers it more

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

entertainment with politics rather than a straight political show. He likes to consider his show a conservative version of Jon Stewart’s “The Daily Show” and said that he makes fun of “both sides of the political spectrum when there are things to make fun of.”

In addition to his experience as a radio personality, Carson also writes political satire for different radio shows, including “The Rush Limbaugh Show.” “I always knew I wanted to be an entertainer and radio has been a great outlet for entertaining people,” Carson said. On his show, Carson likes to look into current events in whatever market he is broadcasting to in order to appeal most to the audience. “I’m talking about the CIA documents and Ferguson. I am talking about it, but I also talk about other stuff that connects more with people,” Carson said.

“Opinion is easy, entertainment is hard. Everyone has an opinion, but can anyone entertain and make people laugh?” Carson enjoys being able to make people laugh without having to leave his house. “I can walk down in my workout clothes, flip a switch and I’m talking to hundreds of thousands of people in Chicago,” Carson said. Carson said he used Google, YouTube and Ebay and made phone calls to radio engineers he’s worked with to ask for help when he was building the studio. Carson laughed about how he must have made hundreds of visits to Radio Shack and when they didn’t have what he needed, he turned to Ebay. “It’s miraculous. I don’t know how I did it and I don’t know if I could do it again,” Carson said. Though radio is Carson’s main outlet, he does post the occasional YouTube video as well, including a series of cooking videos teaching viewers how to make everything from guacamole to crab cakes, a Maryland favorite. “I ﬁgured we might disagree on politics, but we won’t disagree on ribs,” Carson said. sschmieder@gazette.net

NOW OPEN!

Appliance Distributors

8501 Grovem G Grovemont rovemont ont Circle C ircle Gaithersburg, G aith aithersbur ersburg, g, MD 20877

240-650-6000 2 4 0 -6 -650 50-6 -6000 000

12-31-14

Visit V isit our new Appliance Showroom Sh owroom

1933182

1933947

1908981 1933179

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Page A-5

Gaithersburg council votes to declare parcel of land surplus BY JENN DAVIS STAFF WRITER

Despite staunch opposition from neighbors, the Gaithersburg City Council voted unanimously Monday evening to declare a sliver of city-owned land surplus and clear the path for it to be sold. At the center of discussion was a .469-acre land parcel situated at the northeast corner of North Frederick and Travis avenues. It was originally thought to be a right-of-way until it was determined recently that the land is owned by the city, according to City Manager Tony Tomasello. When the city considers relinquishing any land parcel, it must ﬁrst be declared surplus — meaning the city has no use for it — before it can be posted for sale. Over the last two months, several residents of the nearby Lakeforest Glen townhome community voiced their objection of the surplus declaration knowing that it could pave the way for commercial development of the land, which sits a few blocks away from their neighborhood. They argued that development would eliminate some of the open green space at the front of the neighborhood that

the residents currently use and create a safety hazard to neighborhood children. A separate, adjoining land parcel was declared surplus in 2012 and posted for sale after going through the public process. That parcel has since gone under contract with Fitzgerald Auto Mall, which plans to construct a one-story, 3,722-squarefoot automobile sales building and associated on-site vehicle storage on the property as a whole, according to the preliminary site plan. The Gaithersburg Planning Commission already has approved the preliminary plan under the condition that Fitzgerald Auto Mall must ﬁnalize acquisition of all parcels — including the one currently in question — before obtaining ﬁnal site approval. During the council’s discussion, all members agreed that although they understood the neighborhood’s concerns, they don’t believe the city has any use for the space. Councilman Henry Marraffa said that because the parcel is a thin strip of land and has sloped topography, it likely hasn’t seen much use in its current state. He noted that much of the surrounding land, including a playground area, would be unaffected and remain open to the community. Marraffa said the city has to weigh the needs of the neighborhood against the parcel’s potential use as a “major thoroughfare for commerce.”

Kensington farmers market open through winter While many farmers markets close shop for the winter, the Kensington Farmers Market is open every Saturday with seasonal items. Shirley Watson, facilities manager, said the market is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays at the Kensington train station, 3710 Howard Ave. The hours recently changed; it used to be open 8 a.m. to noon. While the market has more vendors during the summer, it is open year-round. During the winter, vendors may bring prepared food, baked goods, fresh seafood, olive oil and root vegetables. Vendors are listed at explorekensington.com/farmers_market.php. Other year-round farmers markets in the county include the Bethesda Central Farm Market, the Downtown Silver Spring Fresh Farm Market and the Takoma Park Farmers Market. A list of farmers markets from the county Department of Economic Development is available at montgomerycountymd.gov/agservices/agfarmersmarkets.html. — GAZETTE STAFF

Indian eateries raise funds for Bhopal survivors To help survivors of the 1984 Union Carbide disaster in Bhopal, India, several Indian restaurants in the region are donating some of their Dec. 2 sales to support Sambhavna, a free clinic for the survivors. The Taste of India Beneﬁt for Bhopal involved India Palace in Germantown; Minerva Indian Cuisine and Kerala Café, both in Gaithersburg; Bethesda Curry Kitchen; and House of India and Royal Taj, both in Columbia. Together they raised $1,060, according to organizer Kim Alexander of Damascus, who has volunteered at the clinic. Bethesda Curry Kitchen and House of India in Columbia are continuing their efforts for a month, she said. Donation and other information is at bhopal.org and the Taste of India Beneﬁt for Bhopal Facebook page. — GAZETTE STAFF

1933941

“I don’t see where the impact [on the neighborhood] is as signiﬁcant as people make it out to be,” Marraffa said. Councilwoman Cathy Drzyzgula said that even though the Lakeforest Glen community has enjoyed using the land, it is important to remember that it is private property and that the owner can proceed however he or she chooses. “It isn’t our public role to pit one property owner over another when the proposed plan meets city standards,” she said. In the months before the council made its decision, Lakeforest Glen residents Shafiq Ahmed and Barbara Pearson spent a lot of their time trying to inform neighbors of the situation at hand and encouraging them to offer their opinions on the topic for the city record. During the public comment period, 20 people submitted testimony in opposition to declaring the property surplus and a community petition was submitted with 108 signatures in opposition, according to city documents. Following the council’s decision, Ahmed said the neighborhood had “expected this to be an uphill battle,” but that the move to declare the property surplus was still extremely disappointing, jedavis@gazette.net

New and second hand, clothing shoes and accessories for men, women and kids

Buy 1 pair of Jeans Second pair 50% OFF Follow us

Lancaster County Dutch Market Germantown Square Shopping Center

upscaleretailstore1

Dutch Family Restaurant

12613 Wisteria Drive, Germantown, MD 20874

301-916-2081

www.LCDutchMarket.com

Christmas Hours:

Tues. Dec. 23, 10-6pm Wed. Dec. 24, 9-3pm Thurs. “Christmas Day” Closed Fri. Dec. 26, Closed Sat. Dec. 27, 9-3pm

New Years Hours:

New Years Day: Closed Fri. Jan. 2, 9-7pm Sat. Jan 3, 9-3pm

Regular Hours:

Thurs. 10am-6pm, Fri. 9am-7pm Sat. 9am-3pm

$3.00 OFF Your Entire Check

With coupon. Not valid with other offers.Expires 2/15/15

Lancaster County Meats

The Bakeshop

King’s BBQ

Zook’s Cheese

Esh Produce

Boneless Prime Rib Roast

Homemade Doughnuts

Smoked BBQ Ribs

Our Homemade Cheeseballs (Cheddar/Bleu)

(Reg $8.49) Minimum 1 Rack

$5.99 or 3 for $15.00

10% OFF Purchase of $20 or more

$9.99 per lb.

Buy 3 Get 1 Free

$6.49 per lb.

With coupon. Not valid with other offers.Expires 2/15/15

Reg $6.99 With coupon. Not valid with other offers.Expires 2/15/15

With coupon. Not valid with other offers.Expires 2/15/15

Mom’s Pantry

Lapp’s Soft Pretzels

Lydia Ann’s Flowers

Lapp’s Candy

Lapp’s Furniture

Buy $15 worth of any Salad Get 1lb. of any Salad Free

Soft Pretzels

Buy 3 Get 1 Free

$1 OFF Any Bouquet

$15 OFF Chocolate Christmas Tree

20% OFF Table & Chair Sets

With coupon. Not valid with other offers.Expires 2/15/15

(5 lb. minimum) Reg $11.99

1933953

Fitzgerald Auto has plans to develop the property

Lakeforest Mall (Second Level) 804-928-1900

1932445

UPSCALE RESALE CLOTHING

(your choice)

(In Stock Only)

THE GAZETTE

Page A-6

InBrief

Kagan prepares to take her seat Rockville Democrat to focus on school construction, transportation n

BY JENN DAVIS STAFF WRITER

In the six weeks since the General Election, state Sen.elect Cheryl C. Kagan (D) of Rockville has been busily preparing for her return to Annapolis next month and eagerly awaiting the opportunity to represent her constituents in a new position. The former delegate — Kagan served District 17 in the state House from 1995 to 2003 — made a signiﬁcant move recently when she hired her chief of staff. Though Kagan has not publicly revealed yet who the person is, she did say that the person is a former reporter and educational advocate. “She’s going to be a great partner,” Kagan said. Last week, Kagan and more than 50 newly elected members of the General Assembly took a three-day bus tour of the state. One day focused on the Eastern Shore, while another featured Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. The last day centered on Baltimore City and County. Kagan said

she enjoyed being able to meet and bond with the newest group of state lawmakers as well as Kagan learn about important issues that exist throughout the state. Kagan also completed a two-day orientation at the State House earlier this month. One of Kagan’s top priorities in Annapolis is to secure more school construction dollars as annual enrollment continues to grow in Montgomery County Public Schools. She pointed to Rachel Carson Elementary in Gaithersburg and Beall Elementary in Rockville as examples of schools that are overcrowded and in need of infrastructure changes to accommodate their large student populations. The recess area at Rachel Carson has been drastically reduced as several portable classrooms have eaten up some of the once open space, she said. Transportation is another important issue for Kagan, who supports projects such as the Purple Line, the Corridor Cities Transitway and the Watkins Mill

Interchange on Interstate 270. Kagan is also in favor of reducing the Intercounty Connector’s high tolls since she said they deter motorists from using the roadway. While Kagan hopes that Gov.-elect Larry Hogan (R) will help to bring these transportation projects to fruition, she said his stances on them are still unclear. During her time in office, Kagan also plans to work on streamlining the process for nonprofit organizations to receive state aid. Making the process more efficient allows the organizations to spend more time serving their clients, Kagan said. “They shouldn’t have to spend a lot of time filling out forms and jumping through hoops,” she said. Upon her swearing-in, Kagan said she hopes to hear from her constituents regarding their ideas and thoughts on pending legislation. Having constituents visit the State House and give testimony is also valuable, she added. “Having people come and testify and tell real life stories is extremely helpful when considering pending legislation,” she said. jedavis@gazette.net

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Germantown light display spreads cheer Every December the Leo family brightens up 12210 Emerald Way in Germantown with colorful, flashing lights, Santa Clauses and reindeer, drawing visitors from throughout the region back each year. “Ralph, my husband, and I have been doing this for about 26 years,” Diane Leo said. “We have two kids. Chance is 14 and Faith is 8. Long before we had kids, we were two little kids ourselves when it came to Christmas. When our kids came along it made it that much more special.” The Leos elaborately decorate their house starting on Veteran’s Day weekend in November and then light up for the ﬁrst time on Thanksgiving night. The lights are turned on at dusk each day. On nice evenings, Ralph and Diane Leo will stand outside to look at it themselves and say hi to the line of cars traveling down their road to see the spectacle. The Leos often receive cards from people who come by and sometimes people ring their doorbell to acknowledge their hard work and say

FREE HOME VALUE

thanks. “It makes us feel good to know that something we love so much and we take so much joy and take pride in doing, to see that spread. To see them enjoy it and love it as much as we do is truly magical,” Leo said. — SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER

Trampoline park to open in Gaithersburg Rockin’ Jump, a franchised indoor trampoline park business, will be opening a new location in February 2015 in Gaithersburg. The park, at 18620 Woodﬁeld Road, will offer Rockin’ Jump’s signature jumping activities along with fitness classes, birthday parties and healthy food features designed for all ages, according to a company press release. The main attraction is an expansive open jump area where customers will be able to jump freely on some 40 trampolines, according to the release.

Pizza chain collects gift cards for wounded military A restaurant chain is en-

couraging customers to donate gift cards to the USO. California Pizza Kitchen’s restaurants in Westﬁeld Montgomery mall in Bethesda and the RIO Washingtonian Center in Gaithersburg are collecting gift cards worth $10 or more for the USO of Metropolitan Washington-Baltimore. The company will donate an additional 10 percent of the gift card value, according to a notice from the Bethesda restaurant. The USO will distribute the gift cards to injured service members at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda. The gift card drive runs through December.

Gaithersburg research organization expands with recent acquisition Noble Life Sciences, a Gaithersburg company that provides preclinical drug development services, recently announced the acquisition of Spring Valley Laboratories of Sykesville. The acquisition will help to expand Noble’s services to include Good Laboratory Practice regulatory standards, studies in small and large animals, and testing capabilities for vaccines and medical devices, according to a company news release. — GAZETTE STAFF

HOME VALUE ESTIMATE

Call for your FREE, NO-OBLIGATION Competitive Market Analysis (301) 983.0601

LARRY PERRIN,

Realtor ®®

Specializing in Montgomery Village, Gaithersburg & Germantown LARRY PERRIN PROPERTIES

(301) 983.0601 LJPerrin@aol.com

THIS PROMOTION IS NOT INTENDED TO SOLICIT THE OFFERINGS OF OTHER REALTORS.

1885472

1909579

1909598

COIN SHOP • URBANA, MD Buy, Sell, Trade, Appraise

PRODUCT SELLING! SELLING! SELLING! Buy at true wholesale pricing. • 1971 Proof Set $4.00. Many other proof sets in original boxes from $4.00 up.

SERVICE Buy and sell U.S. Coins and Currency. I invite you to bring your coin collections, your scrap silver and gold and your unwanted jewelry to my coin and currency shop in Urbana, MD. I buy, sell, trade and appraise coins, bills and paper money. I buy gold and silver bullion, scrap gold and jewelry. I run an “OLD FASHIONED” coin shop. You are welcome to come in and browse at your leisure; all questions are encouraged. I am here to help.

JUST PURCHASED

U.S Silver Coins 10c, 25c, & 50c pcs. In Stock for investment purposes Also, Silver Dollars from 1878 thru 1935 at low prices: 1839-O $2 1/2 Classic Head Gold Coin. The 1st & Only $2 1/2 Classic Head Gold coin minted in New Oreleans, LA PCGS graded AU-50! Key Date Morgan Dollar 1893-S PCGS graded G-6 & CAC stickered for Premium Quality!

ACCREDITATIONS • Licensed by the State of Maryland to buy scrap gold, jewelry & sterling from the public (#2464). • Member of several Numismatic organizations including ANA, R-147538, PCGS, NGC, CAC, & ICTA • Authorized Submission Center for: Coin Grading & Authentication at PCGS & NGC Premium Quality Coins to CAC Paper Money at PMG & PCGS

FOR SALE

1929 $20.00 National Banknote from Berryville, VA. Very Rare Note VF condition! 1913-S Key Date Barber 25c pc. PCGS graded VG-8 & CAC stickered for Premium Quality! RT 5

Special appointments are available at your convenience, evenings & Sundays.

Senior Coins & Currency I-2

1933942

1933184

RT 80

Many other coins and currency available; please come in to browse. I will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Thank you!

BUSINESS: Senior Coins & Currency OWNER: John Rusinko, Pres. PHONE: 301.363.5771 or 702.845.1934 ADDRESS: 3362-C Urbana Pike, Ijamsville, MD Located on old Rt 355, across from the old Cracked Claw EMAIL: jr.rusinko@yahoo.com WEBSITE: www.seniorcoins.net HOURS: Monday-Friday 11 am-5 pm; Saturday 11 am-4 pm; or by appointment

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Page A-7

Townhomes, apartments rise near Shady Grove metro n

Derwood area growing around Metro site

VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

Developers working in the Derwood/north Rockville area have begun to realize the county’s vision of a new, highdensity, mixed-use community close to the Shady Grove Metro station. Construction of the Townes at Shady Grove Metro is well underway at a nearby site at Redland Road and Yellowstone Way. Developed by Comstock, based in Reston, Va., the site will include a total of 156 residential units, including 36 townhouses, 117 condominium units and three singlefamily houses along Chieftain

Avenue to be sold under the county’s Moderately Priced Dwelling Unit Program. Under the program, MPDUs are sold at less than market value, and the county sets the price. “We’ve settled on nine townhomes, and we’ll have 10 more ready next month for delivery,” said Sandi Thompson, townhouse sales representative. “We’re grading for another building of four [townhouses], with one sold, that will ready in April or May,” she said. Grading also is underway nearby on the west side of Crabbs Branch Way on what used to be part of the County Service Park. Buildings on the site have been demolished, and agencies, including the county liquor board ofﬁce, have been moved to other locations.

Swinging into the holidays at BlackRock Class, dance party offered on Thursday

SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER STAFF WRITER

BlackRock Center for the Arts is giving aspiring dancers the chance to two-step their way into the season with a Holiday Swing Party on Thursday . Those looking for a night filled with music and fun can come out at 7:30 p.m. alone, with a partner or with a whole crew. Everyone will receive a swing lesson from Gottaswing and then put their moves to the test when Daryl Davis, a legendary area boogie-woogie performer, takes the stage for the rest of the evening. Gottaswing is a Washington, D.C.-area dance instruction and event promotion company that travels to different venues for classes and special occasions. Debra Sternberg of Gottaswing will start out the night with a quick lesson to get everyone acquainted with the dance. “We do what we jokingly refer to as ‘survival skills,’ or enough basic skills to make it on the dance floor — footwork patterns, turns and spins,” Sternberg said. Once the lesson is complete, students are free to dance on their own, but Sternberg said she and her partner will be around the rest of the night in case anyone needs additional pointers. Attendees can dance the whole night or take the time to socialize or grab a drink at BlackRock’s concessions. Sternberg said that having this event at BlackRock is great because the arts center offers so much more than just room to dance. She has noticed that many people come back for more each time they host a swing night at BlackRock, and there’s no specific age group. Everyone is welcome and everyone comes out. “It’s not like you have to have a partner; everybody dances with everyone else. It gives you the chance to dance with all the other people during the lesson until you feel comfortable,” Sternberg said. Lynne Kingsley, director of marketing and communications at BlackRock, said the center hosted a holiday swing night last year with Davis and Gottaswing and it was a huge hit. “It was sold out, it was packed,” Kingsley said. After the success of that event, BlackRock began offering monthly classes and dance parties that Kingsley said “people love.” In addition to the swing nights, they also host a salsa and bachata dance party. However, Thursday’s event is different than the monthly dances because Davis will be performing live rather than people just dancing to a DJ. “The Gottaswing partnership inspired the party aspect of it. It’s a great model for the lesson first and then the party after. It’s a great way to meet people; you don’t have to come as a partner, you can meet people there,” Kingsley said. Though Sternberg may be a bit biased, she said the dance

HOLIDAY SWING PARTY n When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday n Where: BlackRock Center for the Arts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown n Tickets: $15 n For information: blackrockcenter.org

parties are a “really nice thing for people.” “I think it’s the best thing in the entire universe and everybody should come out and go dancing,” Sternberg said. sschmieder@gazette.net

Developed by Comstock, based in Reston, Va., the Townes at Shady Grove Metro will include a total of 156 residential units, including 36 townhouses, 117 condominium units and three single-family houses EYA of Bethesda is about to buy the 45-acre site and start building what will become Westside at Shady Grove Metro. “We’re on track to close [on the county-owned property] early next year,” said EYA Vice President McLean Quinn. Planned are 1,114 apartments, 407 townhouses and more than 40,000 square feet

of retail space, with first-floor space in one of the apartment buildings set aside for a new county library. The site will be developed in phases, with the first phase to include 100 market-rate townhouses due to arrive on the market in the first quarter of 2016, Quinn said. Also part of the first phase will

be an apartment building of 333 units with 17,000 square feet of retail on the first floor. Retailers are likely to include businesses such as a café, coffee shop, restaurant and convenience store. The apartment building is scheduled to open in the first half of 2017, Quinn said. “We remain very excited about transforming the county service park at Shady Grove into a walkable mixed-use community,” he said. Meanwhile, the county also has chosen developers for the county-owned tract on the east side of Crabbs Branch Way known as Jeremiah Park. Chosen to develop the site was LCOR, based in Berwyn, Pa., and NVR, parent company of Ryan Homes, based in Reston, Va. The county eventually will demolish existing government facilities and rebuild most of

them within the developing Montgomery County Multi Agency Service Park, the socalled Webb tract, now under construction east of Snouffer School Road and north of Centerway in Gaithersburg. Planned for the Jeremiah Park site are 345 townhouses, 344 apartments, a new elementary school and a four-acre park, according to preliminary plans. Meanwhile, on a nearby annexed section of the City of Rockville is a new six-story apartment building under construction next to the Metro station called the Bainbridge Shady Grove apartments. Located on the east side of Md. 355 across from King Farm Road, the apartments are due to open in the spring of 2015, according to the Bainbridge website. vterhune@gazette.net

O’Neill is school board president again n

Durso elected vice president BY

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

The gavel has passed to a new Montgomery County school board president. Patricia O’Neill moved from vice president to president on Dec. 9 following a unanimous vote by other board members. Michael Durso became vice president, also with unanimous support. He also was voted to continue leading the board’s fiscal management committee. The president and vice president serve one-year terms. Both school board members were recently re-elected — O’Neill as the board’s District 3 representative and Durso as the District 5 representative. Officer roles are not new for O’Neill; she has been president four times before and vice president five times. She last was elected board president five years ago and has been on the board

since 1998. Phil Kauffman served as board president the past year. O’Neill said Dec. 10 that, in the upcoming year, she will lead the board as it addresses big issues such as the school system’s need for more school construction money and “the tremendous uncertainty of the operating budget process.” The board will again take on the issue of possibly changing school bell times, after Superintendent Joshua P. Starr submits potential plans in January, O’Neill said. Another task ahead, she said, is considering Starr’s contract renewal should he tell the board in February he plans to seek another four-year term as the school system leader. His contract expires in June 2015. The president and vice president play important roles as the board’s “spokesmen,” she said. They also set the board’s agenda, with input from other members. O’Neill said her experience on the

board gives her a knowledge of the district’s past and “the ability to anticipate situations.” “I want to give voice to those who may not be able to express their needs, their desires, their hopes, their aspirations for their kids,” she said. “I feel a tremendous responsibility for those who don’t email us, who may not testify before the board.” At the Dec. 9 board meeting, Durso said he looked forward to working in the next year with O’Neill — “trusting on her judgment, her experience.” In thanking other board members, Durso said he felt “not only a debt of gratitude, but a responsibility to you for this position that ... I’m now in,” he said. Both new ofﬁcers thanked Kauffman at the meeting for his time as president. “He led the board with grace and dignity,” O’Neill said. lpowers@gazette.net

CA H

FOR CAR !

ANY CAR ANY CONDITION WE PAY TOP DOLLAR-FAST FREE PICKUP! SELL YOUR CAR TODAY! CALL NOW FOR AN

INSTANT CASH OFFER 1934018

1932810

(301)288-6009

1909581

THE GAZETTE

Page A-8

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Secretaries of Labor and Commerce come to Germantown Tour facilities and talk about rising cybersecurity ﬁeld

BY SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER STAFF WRITER

U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker visited the Germantown campus of Montgomery College on Dec. 10 to tour the cybersecurity lab and discuss the development of 21st century skills at the college. The secretaries were shown the computer equipment available and spoke with the students and instructors who use it. After their tour, Perez and Pritzker attended a roundtable discussion with local education and workforce leaders to discuss the importance of community colleges in educating students for the modern workforce. In October, Montgomery Collegewasoneof14communitycolleges in Maryland to be awarded a $15 million grant through the Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grant Program. Montgomery College was awarded the largest amount—$5.4million—because it’s overseeing the whole program. The money will speciﬁcally be used to establish the Cyber-Tech-

PETE VIDAL

U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez and U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker speak with student Kolawole Oyekanmi at Montgomery College. nology Pathways Across Maryland initiative. This initiative will link the schools with cyber-employers throughout the state and help expand career opportunities for those attending community colleges and low-cost training pro-

grams. “What we saw today was partnership in action. We saw business leaders, educators, nonproﬁt leaders, government across the state, coming together over the common vision of growing the

middle class, enabling businesses to grow, enabling workers to punch their tickets in the middle class,” Perez said. Both Perez and Pritzker were impressed with what Montgomery College was doing and felt that the bulk of the grant was

RAIN OR SHINE! Since 1989

www.CapitalAutoAuction.com

WE HAVE VEHICLES FOR EVERY BUDGET AND NEED! AUCTIONS EVERY SATURDAY

Temple Hills, MD

5001 Beech Road Live/Drive Auction Time Saturdays 9:00a.m.

Washington, DC

1905 Brentwood Road Live/Drive Auction Time Saturdays 10:00a.m.

Call 301-640-5987

or email dc@capitalautoauction.com

OPEN TO PUBLIC • ALL DEALERS WELCOME 1932811

BUY BELOW KBB VALUE

1934009

1909587

well-placed in their hands. Perez currently resides in Montgomery County and previously served as a councilmember and president of the Montgomery County Council. After the roundtable discussion, Perez explained that it seemed businesses in Montgom-

ery County, as well as the state, are excited to have this new pipeline of skilled workers to join their companies. “Employer engagement and the partnership between employers and jobseekers and educators is an essential element of success and that’s baked into this grant and they’re doing a very effective job. There’s no such thing as too much employer engagement,” Perez said. One main aspect of the grant is that cybersecurity employers must work hand-in-hand with schools, helping to develop curriculum, visiting classrooms and eventually interviewing graduates for jobs at their companies. “We have to, as we grow our work force, we have to make sure that we understand what the demandneedsareofemployers.You don’t train people to be widget makers if nobody is hiring widget makers,” Perez said. “That’s why we can’t train and pray anymore we got to train and place.” During Pritzker and Perez’s tour, they spoke with students of all ages and backgrounds, asking them why they were studying cybersecurity. Many responded that they desire to work at big-name companies and government agencies. “The sky’s the limit for the students I met today,” Perez said. sschmieder@gazette.net

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z Darrell Anderson was elected Dec. 9 as the new chairman of the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee.

PHOTO FROM LUIS BRANCO

Research scientist Luis Branco, co-founder of Zalgen Labs in Germantown, recently spent two weeks at the Kenema Government Hospital in Sierra Leone evaluating the effectiveness of a new 15-minute diagnostic test for Ebola that he and his colleagues have developed. The hospital is equipped with solar panels to ensure a continuous source of electrical power.

KATE S. ALEXANDER/ THE GAZETTE

Anderson to head Montgomery Democratic party n

Page A-9

Replaces Walling, who resigned in November BY KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Darrell Anderson, a former mayor of Washington Grove, will head the Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee. Anderson was elected by afﬁrmation Dec. 9 during the monthly meeting. Members did not vote directly for Anderson, but with no objections to his nomination, he was named chairman. Anderson, who has been on the committee representing District 39, replaces Kevin Walling. Walling stepped down as chairman in November over “mistakes” that he did not specify, but for which he said he accepted full responsibility. In nominating Anderson, at-large committee member Chris Bradbury said the next chairman must know “where we have come from and must be able to see where we’re going.” Anderson said the challenges the committee has faced have not gone away. However, he also did not detail any speciﬁc challenges. “The challenges are going to be tough,” he said. “We need to work together to get over those challenges.” He added, “I wouldn’t have taken this job if I thought it wasn’t possible.” Anderson set forth several priorities for his tenure as chairman, starting small with a goal to have great holiday party on Dec. 14. “By doing the little things right, we all build together the successes that then make us go onto the next thing,” he said. Diversity, rebuilding the precincts and increasing community involvement also will be key issues for Anderson. “Those things on the ground, we have to get back to,” he said. “Part of our rebuilding the base is actually showing them that we don’t ask for your vote every two years or four years and then walk away and have fun in our meetings here, but that we actually involve them in what we do.” With the 2014 election only a month behind, Anderson said the party needs to be focused on the 2016 election. Anderson will serve the remainder of Walling’s term, which ends in the summer of 2016. kalexander@gazette.net

Germantown scientist tackles Ebola n

Co-founder of Zalgen Labs helps develop 15-minute diagnostic test BY

VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

Research scientist Luis Branco of Germantown had visited Sierra Leone before to battle infectious diseases, but the two-week trip he took in November with colleagues was even more challenging. This time he spent 12 to 15 hours a day in a protective white suit working with blood samples containing the deadly Ebola virus, which to date has claimed nearly 7,000 lives in West Africa. “We were working in the lab, which has the largest current collection of Ebola samples,” Branco said. “We were all painfully aware of what we were working with. ... Lab accidents can happen.” The dangerous work at the Kenema Government Hospital in Sierra Leone was important, because the purpose of the trip was to validate the effectiveness of a new 15-minute portable test that Branco had helped develop to detect the virus. “It performed well — beyond our expectations,” said Branco, who in 2011 co-founded start-up Zalgen Labs, which is based in the county’s innovation center at Montgomery College Germantown. Zalgen’s other founder is Robert Garry, who also heads the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium at Tulane University in New Orleans, where members, including Zalgen, developed the new blood test for Ebola. Speedy results are signiﬁcant, because the quicker the diagnosis, the quicker the treatment and the more likely people will survive, Branco said. Typically, blood samples in Sierra Leone were transported and analyzed at a U.S. Centers for Disease Control lab in the country, a process that could take up to three days, he said.

PHOTO FROM LUIS BRANCO

Research scientist Luis Branco is co-founder of Zalgen Labs in Germantown, which is part of a consortium that has developed a 15-minute blood test that can be used in the ﬁeld. Quick results speed up treatment for those diagnosed with the disease. As of Monday, a total of 6,373 people had died from Ebola in Sierra Leone, Liberia and Guinea, according to the World Health Organization. The actual number is probably higher because of the time it takes to report and verify cases, Branco said. The Tulane consortium hopes to soon win emergency authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to manufacture and deploy the new test to help contain the outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, the largest ever recorded. Consortium partner Corgenix, based in Denver, already has manufactured 10,000 tests, and the government in Sierra Leone has given permission to use them. “They’re fully behind the use and deployment of the test,” said Branco, adding that testing is being done in the Kono district of Sierra Leone, where Ebola cases are on the rise among gold and diamond miners. “It’s a new hot spot [that was emerging] just as I was leaving,” he said. “A team has gone there to perform diagnostics on site, and it’s been very effective.” The costs of the Ebola diag-

nostic tests are covered by the consortium’s grant from the National Institutes of Health, based in Bethesda, with no cost to the people of Sierra Leone, Branco said. “These are some of the poorest nations on earth,” he said. The Tulane consortium also has applied to the Gates Foundation for funds to continue its work. “We’d like to ramp up production to make 50,000 or 100,000 [tests], which may also be used in Liberia and Guinea,” Branco said. “We’re worried Ebola may take hold in West Africa, that it may become endemic,” he said. “We want to be in a position of making a difference.” In the meantime, Montgomery County’s Department of Economic Development also helped in the effort, contributing $20,000 for the consortium’s two-week trip to Sierra Leone. “To go at this very critical point ... it was a huge help,” said Branco, who returned to Maryland on Nov. 24 and has successfully emerged from 21 days in quarantine. Branco earned his Ph.D. at Tulane University and later worked at MedIummune in Gaithersburg

and Human Genome Sciences in Rockville. He also worked for a time at Tulane, but then moved back to Maryland. “I was familiar with the resources here — it’s a very dynamic environment,” said Branco about returning to Montgomery County. Zalgen currently employs five people, including Branco, who said he expects to hire more people next year as the company, which also is involved in developing antibodies to treat Ebola, takes on more work. “You can administer antibodies to help clear out the virus,” he said. The Ebola diagnostic test makes use of what looks like a 4-inch stick that absorbs a sample of blood and indicates, through the use of antibodies, whether it contains the Ebola virus. The test had to be sensitive and specific to be effective, Branco said. “It has to [detect] as low a level of the virus as possible and only [detect] something about Ebola,” he said. The Tulane consortium had an advantage in developing the 15-minute test because it already had a decade of research and field experience studying Lassa fever, a lethal infectious disease with symptoms similar to Ebola but caused by a different virus. About three years ago the consortium applied to NIH for a grant to also work on a diagnostic test for Ebola, Branco said. It received a follow-up grant in April, not long before the Ebola broke out in West Africa in May. Members quickly went to work, tapping into a wealth of existing Ebola research and also bringing to bear their decade of experience with the Lassa fever virus. “It was very fortuitous, because we were able to compress 10 years’ work and apply it in seven to eight months [to develop the test]. ... We had an understanding of what would work,” Branco said. vterhune@gazette.net

THE GAZETTE

Page A-10

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

School system wants more, Montgomery County has less County, MCPS concerned declining revenues could hurt school funding n

KATE ALEXANDER AND LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITERS

Montgomery County Public Schools wants about $127 million more from the county next year, but county ofﬁcials say their options for going above state-mandated funding levels have been exhausted and revenue is dwindling. “We don’t have any gimmicks or tricks to get us beyond that,” County Executive Isiah Leggett said. Leggett (D) will introduce his recommended county budget on March 15, 2015. In the current budget, he met the school system’s request by using school reserves and money set aside in a trust fund for employee and retiree health beneﬁts. But the county, he said, has “gone to the well” too much and there’s nothing left. Montgomery County is

facing a potential shortfall of $179.5 million for fiscal 2016, due to declining revenue, forcing a possible cut of up to 6 percent to balance the budget. Superintendent Joshua P. Starr recently proposed a $2.4 billion school system operating budget for fiscal 2016, about $126.9 million more than the current year. The school board is expected to vote on the recommended budget Feb. 10. At a Dec. 9 school board meeting, Starr said his request was “reasonable,” but cautioned that it’s “preliminary” in light of projected state and county deficits. Some of the school system’s proposed request beyond state-mandated minimums was agreed to when the county passed the current budget or is already promised in compensation for employees, County Councilman Craig L. Rice said. “Those are the kinds of things where we’re going to have to find the money to reconcile,” Rice (D-Dist. 2) of Germantown said. But not all of Starr’s request is guaranteed to come through. The council Education Committee, which Rice chairs,

Obituary Mr. Donald E. (Don) Erb, 86, of Gaithersburg, Maryland died Tuesday, December 9, 2014. Don was the husband of Lois Raab Erb. He was born January 31, 1928 in Mayberry, Maryland to the late William and Margaret Erb. Don served as the Director of Isotope Production and Distribution at the U.S. Department of Energy from 1989 until his retirement in 1997. He was the 1992 recipient of the American Society of Nuclear Physicians Industrial Committee Achievement Award for his isotope work. After his retirement in 1997, Don served on the Advisory Committee of the Idaho Accelerator Center at Idaho State University, which focuses its research on accelerator-produced isotopes and their medical, industrial, and national security applications. Before he began work for the U.S. Department of Energy in 1974, Don was the Director of the Battelle Memorial Institute Columbus Laboratories Nuclear Utilities Technical Assistance Program, providing assistance to electric utilities with nuclear power plants under construction and in operation. He also worked for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission from 1957 to 1968, where he was responsible for research and development programs. He is a graduate of Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) in Westminster and the Johns Hopkins University and was sponsored by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission to participate in President Eisenhower’s Atoms for Peace Program for studies at the International School of Nuclear Science and Engineering at Penn State University/ Argonne National Laboratory. He is survived by his wife Lois, his children, Jason and Jennifer, and four grandchildren. Visitation with the family was held Friday, December 12, 2014 from 1:00 to 3:00pm at Molesworth-Williams P.A. Funeral Home at 26401 Ridge Road, Damascus, Maryland 20872. In lieu of flowers, the family requests contributions to the Alzheimer’s Association http:// www.alz.org/join_the_cause_donate.asp Online condolences and flowers may be sent through www. molesworthwilliams.com. 1932443

“We simply cannot start by assuming the state will step away from its responsibilities. We have challenges in Montgomery County related to our own budgets and we have to ﬁeld that and to add to that the Wynne case and everything else that’s out there, that would be very difﬁcult.” Isiah Leggett, Montgomery County Executive

will dig into Starr’s proposed budget to identify funding priorities, especially critical needs, Rice said. “We’re really going to take a different approach this year than we have in other years when it comes to analyzing the budget,” he said. “I know the school system wants to do that as well.” Starr recently said county school ofﬁcials are wary of a rumor that Gov.-elect Larry Hogan might not fund the Geographical Cost of Education Index. GCEI funding goes to certain school districts where the cost of living is higher. Montgomery County gets

about $34 million through the GCEI. Hogan has said he’s not making policy announcements until he takes ofﬁce. Sen. Nancy J. King (D-Dist. 39) of Montgomery Village, the chairwoman of the county’s Senate delegation, said GCEI funding is low-hanging fruit for state cuts because it’s not mandatory. Leggett said Friday he made the case to Hogan (R) that education is a top priority for the county. “I’m hopeful and optimistic and I’m going to give him the beneﬁt of the doubt,” he said. If the state cuts education

Partner of county’s shelter in Derwood raising money for program n

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

With growing colonies of feral cats and a new animal shelter in Montgomery County that’s already almost full, a local nonproﬁt is trying to reduce the number of unwanted animals by increasing access to spaying and neutering. Spay it Forward, a new program being piloted by Montgomery County Partners for Animal Well-Being, or MCPAW, aims to reduce pet overpopulation by providing free spaying, neutering and microchips, regardless of the owner’s income. “We looked at the cause of pet overpopulation and found it is a lack of spay/neuter,” Ellie Trueman of MCPAW said. “Why not go to the root cause and really help reduce the input of animals into the shelter?” MCPAW supports the county shelter with programs and additional funding. Trueman, who was on the

lpowers@gazette.net

DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

Spike, a male mastiff mix who is about 4 years old and has no microchip, stands up for a treat offered by Spencer Kelly, an animal care attendant supervisor at the county’s animal shelter in Derwood. Spike has been at the shelter about two months.

GET BANKRUPTCY PROTECTION The Law Office Of Erik G. Soderberg, Esq. STOP Foreclosure, Garnishment, Repossession, Lawsuits & Creditor Harassment

GD27908

FREE CONSULTATION PAYMENT PLANS

We are a debt relief agency.We help people file for bankruptcy relief.

301-279-0303 ext. 368

Also representing clients in Personal Injury and DUI cases.

Rockville

BANKRUPTCY THE LAW OFFICES OF

RICHARD B. ROSENBLATT, PC

CHAIRMAN OF THE MD BANKRUPTCY BAR ASSOCIATION 1998-1999

LOAN MODIFICATION

FREE CONSULTATION PAYMENT PLANS SE HABLA ESPAÑOL www.rosenblattlaw.com

GD27839

kalexander@gazette.net

board and now is a contractor working on Spay it Forward, said the nonprofit is raising money for its program in two phases: ﬁrst, spaying and neutering feral cats; and second, a free voucher program for the community. Trueman said spaying and neutering of feral cats would start immediately to cut down on the number of kittens born in the wild. Most kittens in the county shelter are born feral, she said. Once more funding is secured, Spay it Forward will launch a free voucher program, open to anyone — regardless of income — for spaying and neutering cats and dogs. “That is why this is revolutionary,” she said. “If we know the cause is a lack of spay/ neuter, why not do it as a community, make it available to everybody?” Spaying or neutering an animal can cost $200 to $600, depending on the animal’s species, age, weight and gender, according to estimates from two local clinics. Most programs that provide lower-cost services generally require ﬁnancial proof to qualify and costs can range from $25 to more than $100,

Call 301-670-7106

301-838-0098

In Starr’s request, the school system is asking the county to replace money it pulled from one-time resources in the last budget cycle. To help fund the current budget, the county used $38.2 million from the district’s reserves. The school district is asking the county to replace roughly $22 million of that money, Bowers said. The school system also expects to have savings it can put toward next year. Bowers said the district recently projected about $16 million in reserves at the end of fiscal 2015. Starting Dec. 1, Starr imposed district spending restrictions, which Bowers said are expected to generate savings to go toward fiscal 2016. The district also is asking for roughly $23 million to cover health benefit costs and build up a health trust fund balance. The county used money from that fund to pay for retiree health benefits this fiscal year. Bowers said there are no other one-time sources for the county to use in the next operating budget. “We’ve hit every place,” he said.

Nonproﬁt’s goal: Free spaying, neutering

Professional Services

• Chapter 7, 11 & 13 • General Litigation • Tax Debt • Divorce • Traffic/DUI-MVA • Criminal

funding, Montgomery County cannot fill the gap, Leggett said. “We simply cannot start by assuming the state will step away from its responsibilities,” he said. “We have challenges in Montgomery County related to our own budgets and we have to field that and to add to that the Wynne case and everything else that’s out there, that would be very difficult.” The Wynne case, a pending case before the U.S. Supreme Court, could cost the county more than $100 million in income tax revenue, depending on the ruling. Larry Bowers, chief operating officer for the county school system, said Starr is asking for about $100 million more than the minimum funding the state mandates based on enrollment, known as maintenance of effort. Maintenance of effort requires the county to fund its schools at the same per-student amount as the year before. Bowers said “it’s really too early” to know where the district would cut if it does not get the full request. The school system has faced years of budget reductions, particularly since 2010, Bowers said. If more cuts have to made, he said, there are “not a lot of places to go that aren’t going to impact schools and instruction.”

GD37864

depending on the species and gender of the animal. The Animal Welfare League of Montgomery County, a nokill cat shelter, offers low-cost vouchers — $50 per cat, $100 per dog — that do not require income qualiﬁcation. To fund Spay it Forward, MCPAW is asking every county resident to donate $1. It is asking organizations to donate $2 for every member, and businesses to donate $3 for every employee. Trueman said the group aims to raise $1 million its ﬁrst two years and is working to establish a network of participating veterinarians to accept the vouchers. It hopes to have vouchers available by this time next year. The program also will fund free microchipping, a service that the county has provided at its vaccine clinics for about $10. That service could be free as soon as the spring, Trueman said. Microchips are implanted in the animals to help identify them if they get lost. In affluent Montgomery County, there is an assumption that pet overpopulation is not a problem, Trueman said. “The reality is that, on a daily basis, we are full of cats and often many other animals,” said Kate Walker, man-

ager of the county’s shelter in Derwood, known as the Montgomery County Animal Services and Adoption Center. The new shelter can euthanize animals if there is not enough space and staff to care for them, but so far hasn’t had to, Walker said. The shelter has been open since March. Walker said it averages about 250 cats and kittens and “a reasonable number of dogs” at a time. The shelter has had as many as 120 dogs, she said. Walker said the county is still crunching the numbers on the cost of housing a dog or cat at the shelter for a day. Trueman said that if MCPAW can reduce the number of unwanted puppies and kittens born, and microchip those that are, it can reduce the number of animals entering shelters, lowering the cost to communities to shelter and ﬁnd homes for animals. “If we don’t get a handle on the supply side very quickly, that brand-new shelter will be overcrowded,” she said. MCPAW is working with the University of Maryland on a study to show the cost and savings to a community from a spay/neuter program, she said. kalexander@gazette.net

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

NATIVITY

Page A-11

realized that we do a lot of service projects in the area, but sometimes our message gets lost and we just want to give our message: God wants to come into our lives and that’s what Christmas is all about,” Gordon said. Participating churches include Gaithersburg Presbyterian, St. Martin of Tours, Epworth United Methodist, Good Shepherd Lutheran, Grace

United Methodist, Church of the Ascension, First Baptist Church and Mizo Presbyterian — all of which are in Gaithersburg. The Nativity also will include live music and scripture readings, which will be read in English, Spanish and possibly other languages. “This is an opportunity for us to get to know our neighbors on their turf,” Gordon said.

“This gives us a chance to meet folks on common ground and develop community out on the streets.” Sister Judith Maldonado from St. Martin of Tours is in charge of getting costumes ready for various roles, including Jesus, Mary, Joseph, angels, wise men, shepherds and others. The participating churches are lending costumes, many of

which were made for last year’s scene, to this year’s Nativity, Maldonado said. The live Nativity is special, not only because it embodies the real meaning of Christmas, but because it shows the unity of all the churches involved, Maldonado said. “We really work together in peace and love,” she said. “We’re all working as if we are one family. I love that part.”

Karen Wolske, a member of Grace United Methodist Church, is coordinating the musical groups that will perform at the Nativity. While the Nativity is on display, Christmas hymns and carols will be played by local individuals and groups, she said. “It’s going to be a live variety,” she said.

lier this year after concluding county departments had no use for it. The department required that the winning bidder maintain the former community bank as an historic building. The bank is part of the Germantown Historic District, which grew up around the B&O Railroad (now CSX) tracks completed in 1873. In 1922, the owner

of a steam-power grain mill and some partners started the bank so that mill workers could more easily cash their paychecks. In 1958, the bank merged with the 1st National Bank of Gaithersburg, and in 1960 it became part of Suburban Trust Bank, which donated the bank site to the county in 1983. The Germantown Histori-

cal Society submitted a proposal to buy the building in August and learned on Dec. 2 that the building would be theirs, Soderberg said. “There was only one other bidder, but they backed out, they changed their minds,” she said. Assuming Council approval of the sale in early 2015, the so-

ciety will buy the building for $1 and pay closing costs, she said. The society, however, will then need to apply for grants to ﬁx the water leaks, adding to the $13,000 it has already spent for an air conditioner, humidiﬁer and a rebuilt chimney. In the meantime, society members will continue to meet

at the Germantown library or the Germantown Community Center, Soderberg said. The society presents two lectures a year and also organizes monthly ﬂea markets, except in winter, at the MARC station parking lot north of the tracks to raise money for its activities.

The last master plan for the Gaithersburg area was written in 1985, said Glenn Kreger, the planning department’s current division chief for the area that includes Gaithersburg and the airport. At the time, concerns regarding the airport were primarily due to noise, said Kreger, who was not one of the plan’s authors. Crashes were considered, but they weren’t believed to be likely, he said. The plan itself, which can be read on the planning department’s website, calls for nonresidential uses in the areas most heavily impacted by noise from the airport, and explains that “while the likelihood of planes crashing into homes is extremely remote, development in the vicinity of the Airpark should, if possible, provide contiguous open

space for possible emergency landings.” Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) has said he wants a review of the airport and its operations, telling Montgomery Community Media on Thursday that although the recent crash was an unusual incident, he wanted to see if there were lessons that could be learned from the incident. Howard Layer, who chairs the liaison committee, said the recent crash raised the same concern he’s had since moving to the area in 1966: there was residential zoning in place too close to the airport. That shouldn’t have been allowed, Layer said. Safety concerns have been accompanied by complaints about airplane noise, particularly from small aircraft whose pilots

practice “touch and go” landings, where a plane touches down and then quickly takes off again. The flight pattern requires these pilots to take a right turn over East Montgomery Village at a relatively low altitude, meaning residents in those areas get the brunt of the engine noise, said Jeff Zyontz, who is the County Council’s representative on the liaison committee. Layer said he believes the people have a legitimate complaint, and that in summer lowflying craft are common. But such flight patterns don’t seem to have had any bearing on last week’s crash, said Keith Miller, executive director of the Montgomery County Revenue Authority, which runs the airport. The position of the plane —

a two-engine jet that seats six — was consistent with a ﬁnal runway approach before landing; the plane would have been in that position, relative to the runway, regardless of the airport’s ﬂight patterns, Miller said. Miller said the authority was working with investigators from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration, and that the investigation needed to be given time to proceed. “I think our thoughts and prayers are out to all the families involved,” Miller said, adding that the outpouring of support was “amazing.” The plane, an Embraer Phenom 100, was flying in from North Carolina. Michael Rosenberg, 66, David Hartman, 52, and Chijioke Ogbuka, 31, all from

Raleigh, N.C., were on board the plane, and all three died of multiple traumatic injuries, according to county police. The three people in the home — Marie Gemmell, 36, and her sons, Cole, 3, and Devin, 1½ months — died of smoke inhalation after one of the plane’s wings catapulted into their house and set it on fire. A preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board, released Tuesday, said that the jet was operating on instrument ﬂight rules due to “marginal visual meteorological conditions,” meaning the weather was making it difﬁcult to clearly see outside of the plane.

STEM

FUND

Lake, said they most enjoyed the flower demonstration. “I learned that real flowers can freeze and break because they start in water,” said Emily, a fourth-grader. “Fake flowers can’t freeze because they don’t have any water,” said Elizabeth, a firstgrader. Around the corner, NIST chemist Yasmine Daniels ran a “density rainbow” experiment, inviting students to pour several liquids into a beaker to see if they mix together or stack on top of each other. The liquids were each dyed a different color so the students could differentiate them. The objective was to teach the students that even though all of the materials are liquids, they have different densities and therefore stack on top of each other, she said. “We like to try to find different ways that we can make kids excited about science,” Daniels said. Michele Ali, the president of South Lake’s PTA, said the event provides educational en-

fourth-largest fundraiser in the website’s four-year history. Savi Technology, the Alexandria-based company where Ken Gemmell works as an engineer, has set up a college fund for Arabelle on CrowdRise.com. The fund had raised more than $15,000 as of Tuesday morning . Ken Gemmell wrote on Facebook last week that there is a particular need for girls clothes, size 8; girls shoes, size 2; large men’s tops; men’s pants, size 36-by-30; men’s shoes, size 10; school supplies; books for a second-grader; and small toys, according to WTOP.com. Several efforts to beneﬁt the family also have been established across Montgomery County: • Donations are being collected at the Kid’s Town Learning Center at 18815 Waring Station Road, Germantown. Assistant Director Alexis Lamb said gift card donations were now preferred because the amount of clothing, shoes and toiletries donated has been extensive. “The support is just unbelievable,” Lamb said. “I’ve never seen anything like it.” • Donations of gift cards or

cash can been made at Gentleman Jim’s at 18917 Earhart Court, Gaithersburg. Bartender B.J. Heeley told The Gazette that donations of clothing, household items and even Christmas presents had been so numerous the restaurant was running out of room to put them all. • School ofﬁcials and PTA members at Goshen Elementary School in Gaithersburg, where Arabelle is a student, also are collecting donations of household items, toiletries and gift cards. The school is at 8701 Warﬁeld Road. • Pop Up PlayZone in Silver Spring will hold a fundraiser from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday featuring a performance from The Great Zucchini at 6:30. Admission is $10, and all proceeds will go to the Gemmell family. Pop Up PlayZone is located at 2211 Bel Pre Road. • The Takoma Park Police Department is collecting gift cards of any amount at its headquarters at 7500 Maple Ave. Suggested cards are for gas stations, grocery stores, drugstores, Target, Walmart and prepaid Visa or MasterCards. The department will collect the cards until Dec. 22, and give the cards to the Gemmell family by Dec. 25.

• The Screaming Eagles, a fan club devoted to the D.C. United soccer team and of which the Gemmells are members, set up its own fund and is accepting donations online. • Dogﬁsh Head Alehouse in Gaithersburg will hold a fundraiser at the restaurant from 11:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. Dec. 22 where it will donate 20 percent of the day’s profits to the Gemmell Family Fundraiser on GoFundMe.com. A separate GoFundMe.com fund, http://www.gofundme. com/iq6gns, established by a neighbor, will beneﬁt the residents of two other homes damaged in the crash, and had raised $3,935 by Tuesday afternoon. None of those residents were injured, but the houses have been deemed unsafe to occupy, according to Pete Piringer, spokesman for Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service. Donations of gift cards can be dropped off at or mailed to Covenant Life Church, Attn: Gaithersburg Jet Crash Relief Fund, 7501 Muncaster Mill Road, Gaithersburg, MD 20877.

Continued from Page A-1 associate pastor at Gaithersburg Presbyterian Church, came up with the idea for the churches to partner together to host a live Nativity featuring a mix of members from all of the congregations. “It’s really a group of churches that got together and

BANK

Continued from Page A-1 building. “The county said they couldn’t renew us,” Soderberg said. As a result, the county’s Department of General Services put the building out for bid ear-

FEARS

Continued from Page A-1 west of the airport, said she moved to the area in 1978, before many neighborhoods had been built. The Hunters Woods development, where the crash occurred, was built in about 1982, according to the Montgomery County Planning Department. Several areas of eastern Montgomery Village, including the Holly Pointe, Meadowgate and Ashford neighborhoods, were built between 1982 and 1997. Other neighborhoods, such as Partridge Place and Whetstone, were built in 1976 and 1970, respectively. None of the neighborhoods in the area existed when the airport was built in 1959.

Continued from Page A-1

GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE

Second-grader Wilmer Rivas, 7, of Gaithersburg pours liquid into a beaker as part of a hands-on demonstration by the National Institute of Standards and Technology to show students how liquids of different densities react when they are combined. richment that some students might be missing out on as a result of not having the chance to visit museums, planetariums and other similar places.

“Being able to bring it to them might be their only opportunity,” Ali said. jedavis@gazette.net

1909675

1909564

149997G

1909566

jedavis@gazette.net

vterhune@gazette.net

dleaderman@gazette.net

Staff Writer Jenn Davis contributed to this report. dleaderman@gazette.net

The Gazette OUROPINIONS

Forum

Not sold on e-cigs

Is it ironic, or was it intentional, that the acronym for the term “electronic nicotine delivery systems” — commonly referred to as e-cigarettes — is “ENDS”? E-cigarettes certainly are a means to one for the shopkeepers that sell such wares. And if their use could aid in the cessation of the smoking habit, as others suggest, then the argument could be made that’s somewhat appropriate, too. It’s funny, though, and kind of mystifying, that the Wikipedia entry for e-cigs reads like a crime scene investigation, littered with words such as “unclear,” “uncertain” and “limited evidence.” Some additional choice phrases? “Likely to be less harmful” and “probably safer” than traditional cigarettes, and the ultimate backhanded compliment: “fewer toxic chemicals.” Isn’t that reassuring? The ad campaign practically writes itself. “E-Cigarettes: Now with fewer toxic chemicals.” Much has been made of a move to ban e-cigarettes in places where traditional smoking already is prohibited throughout Montgomery County. In November, Councilwoman Nancy Floreen (D-At Large) of Garrett Park proposed a bill to do so. It also takes aim at marketing the products to youth. We agree with her. Teenagers need less encouragement to try something that may be harmful to them, not more. To be clear, though, our intent is not to lambaste ecigarettes or their users, or decry their “evils.” We also are not suggesting a blanket ban on the devices. To each their own, with “each” being the operative word. The bottom line: E-cigarettes and the fluid, known as “juice,” that fills them remain unregulated and virtually unstudied in the United States. Until that changes, there’s no certainty on what health and safety hazards the aromatic vapor they create may pose, firsthand or secondhand. The possibility of e-cig users blithely vaping in nonsmokers’ faces at the grocery store checkout line or the dry cleaners or the dog park does not appear to be rampant — yet — but the potential exists. Having first appeared on the scene in 2007, ecigarettes are a relatively new force. This is merely the beginning of the ENDS, as it were. We can’t mandate consideration toward one’s fellow man, so the alternative will have to do for now.

The Gazette Karen Acton, President/Publisher

Ken Sain, Sports Editor Dan Gross, Photo Editor Jessica Loder, Web Editor

Page A-12

DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

Students at Beall Elementary School in Rockville hop over puddles in the rain Tuesday as they move from outdoor portable classrooms into the main building between classes. According to 2013-14 Montgomery County Public Schools data, the school’s capacity was 641 and its enrollment was 782. Rockville is considering changes to its standards for limiting development, which affects school enrollment and overcrowding.

Point: Limiting development eases the burden on schools In Montgomery County, Maryland, school overcrowding is pervasive, and school capacity investment is perpetually short of what’s needed. As a result, portable classrooms proliferate, with schoolyards evermore-shrinking to accommodate them; class sizes have increased; and lunch periods are absurdly compressed, beginning well before and ending well after anyone typically eats lunch. Overall, the educational experience of many of our students — our children — is increasingly diminished by the overcrowding in our schools. In 2005, the city of Rockville’s elected leaders took a bold stand and enacted a landmark new law, called an Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (APFO), which limits new development when there isn’t the school, transportation, and other public infrastructure capacity to support it. Speciﬁcally, regarding school capacity, the goal of the law was to restrain any new

residential development which would further overburden our already-overcrowded schools. The law has worked as intended. Some Rockville City Council members now want to change Rockville’s APFO regarding school capacity. They have proposed replacing Rockville’s current approach with that which Montgomery County employs in its own APFO. Unfortunately, Montgomery County’s approach is excessively permissive and does little, if anything, to limit new residential development when its schools are already overcrowded. According to a 2013 study by the Maryland Sustainable Growth Commission, Montgomery County’s “limits” on new growth are — by far — the weakest among the 14 Maryland counties with an APFO. That’s a fact. Why do some of Rockville’s elected leaders want to severely weaken Rockville’s APFO, especially when logic dictates that the result will be even worse school over-

crowding? This ill-considered capitulation to development interests will merely cement permanent school overcrowding in the schools serving Rockville’s students, just as already has occurred in schools elsewhere in Montgomery County. No child should have to spend year after year in overcrowded schools. If any jurisdiction is to consider changing the way that it handles school capacity in its APFO, it should be Montgomery County — with the adoption of more strict and rational limits regarding development that impacts our schools. For the city of Rockville, however, the rush to adopt the county’s ineffective school-overcapacity standards is a mistake. Bridget Donnell Newton, Rockville mayor Larry Giammo, former Rockville mayor John F. Hall Jr., former Rockville councilman

Counterpoint: City has suffered with tighter development standard In 2005, Rockville decided to see what would happen if we wrote tighter school standards into our development laws than Montgomery County had, even though the city has no control over the school system. The theory behind the attempt was unproven: Tighter standards might keep our schools from getting more overcrowded, and they might attract school-construction funds more quickly from Montgomery County. What happened? Rockville’s schools are now far more overcrowded. And Montgomery County has informed us in no uncertain terms that we will never get any school-construction money any faster just because our standards are different. The effort to examine our school standards is being driven by council members who care deeply about our schools and our

city. In considering a shift to the county’s school standards, we are addressing one policy question: Does the city of Rockville gain any advantage from having school standards that are different from the county’s? The answer is no. Montgomery County never acts according [to] the city’s standards, except when they actually avoided designating funds to Rockville’s schools because of our standards. This hurts our kids. Harmonizing with the county will reduce confusion and remove a barrier to cooperation between the city and the county. That will help our kids. Mr. Giammo and Mr. Hall meant well, but the standards they wrote have had unintended negative consequences. The standards have harmed Rockville’s downtown

and hurt Rockville’s ability to manage its growth, and it put development decisions in the hands of the Board of Education, which moves according to its own goals. Rockville’s mayor and council must act now to avoid long-term damage to the city. If we keep the current standards in place, our ability to shape Rockville’s future in downtown and along the Pike will grind to a halt for at least the next 15 years. This would be economically disastrous to the city. It would make Rockville signiﬁcantly less affordable and less welcoming to families. No responsible governing body would ignore this reality. The council’s public hearing on these proposed changes is Jan. 5. We invite you to come and listen or speak. Tom Moore, Rockville councilman

WRITE TO US The Gazette welcomes letters on subjects of local interest. No anonymous letters are printed. Letters are printed as space permits. Include your name, address and daytime telephone number. Send submissions to: The Gazette, attention Commentary Editor, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877; fax to 301-670-7183; or email to opinions@gazette.net.

9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 | Phone: 301-948-3120 | Fax: 301-670-7183 | Email: opinions@gazette.net More letters appear online at www.gazette.net/opinion

Vanessa Harrington, Senior Editor Nathan Oravec, Managing Editor Glen C. Cullen, Senior Editor Copy/Design Will C. Franklin, A&E Editor

LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

An admirable pet project

During a season that usually brings out the best in people, let’s consider how we can be kind to animals. Pampering our pets is fine, but we must think broadly, such as: How can humans establish the best lives for all dogs and cats? We admire what Montgomery County Partners for Animal Well-Being, or MCPAW, has set out to do. The nonprofit organization plans to raise enough money for every dog and cat to get spayed or neutered, and to get a microchip for tracking. That’s it. No strings attached. Neutering and spaying can cost hundreds of dollars. Subsidized programs often provide those services for far less money, sometimes with breaks for low-income households. The goal is to reduce the number of puppies and cats that come into the world without a home or a human to care for them. The extent of dog and cat overpopulation is staggering — well beyond the cats running through our neighborhood or the crowded shelter in our community. The Humane Society of the United States estimates that shelters take in 6 million to 8 million homeless animals each year. About half are adopted; the other half have nowhere to go and are euthanized. Spaying and neutering carries other benefits, such as cutting down the chances of certain types of cancer and the tendency to mark territory, roam or fight, according to The Humane Society of the United States. MCPAW is asking the community to help fuel its ambitious plan. The group wants to raise $1 million in two years through a donation system: $1 from every county resident, $2 per member from organizations and $3 per employee from businesses. For persuasive evidence, visit the county’s new animal shelter, which hasn’t had to euthanize dogs or cats because of crowding, but can’t make that promise indefinitely. Kick in a few dollars, and feed MCPAW’s magnanimous movement. It’s the human thing to do.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Dennis Wilston, Corporate Advertising Director Mona Bass, Inside Classiﬁeds Director Anna Joyce, Creative Director, Special Pubs/Internet Ellen Pankake, Director of Creative Services

Leah Arnold, Information Technology Manager David Varndell, Digital Media Manager Cathy Kim, Director of Marketing and Community Outreach

POST COMMUNITY MEDIA Karen Acton, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer Michael T. McIntyre, Controller Donna Johnson, Vice President of Human Resources Maxine Minar, President, Comprint Military

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

With a fairer conduct code, school system still safe

The recent Gazette article entitled “Some Montgomery Parents Question Discipline Under School Code Of Conduct” may leave readers with the mistaken impression that MCPS will no longer be a safe, secure and orderly environment in which teaching and learning take place. The article quotes individuals that criticize the Code of Conduct and discipline reform with sweeping generalizations based on anecdotal comments with no context or data to support. MCPS has seen a significant reduction in suspensions (about 40 percent) for the past two years across all racial groups, and there is no empirical evidence that schools are less safe. The new discipline policy and Code of Conduct were implemented this school year as a result of four years of extensive research. Decades of discipline data was analyzed and conclusively showed that black and brown students are more severely disciplined and disproportionately suspended for nonviolent behaviors than their white peers for the same conduct. As we are realizing with recent events like Ferguson and Staten Island, race still matters in America, including here in Montgomery County! The Maryland State Board of Education’s 2012 School Discipline and Academic Success report, and 2014 U.S. Departments of Education and Justice Supportive School Discipline Initiative report highlight that suspensions are given disproportionately to AfricanAmerican, Latino and special-education students, even though there is no evidence that they behave any differently than their peers. Other findings are the majority of out-of-school suspensions are for nonviolent, minor adolescent behavioral problems, and routine school disciplinary infractions too often land a student in the police precinct rather than the principal’s ofﬁce, where they belong. Below the surface, a more serious concern and disturbing reality is that despite the facts, there are people opposed to fair, equitable, restorative discipline practices in

150441G

our schools. The references to “some students” invokes divisive racially motivated code language apparently aimed at summoning deeply seated fears among white families that schools are no longer safe for their children. Fortunately, I have found them to be a small minority. As chair of the NAACP Education Committee, I support the discipline policy reforms and have worked on this issue with parents through the NAACP Parents’ Council, League of United Latin American Citizens, Identity, and MCCPTA organizations. The vast majority of Montgomery County families support fairness, equity and ending the excessive use of out-of-school suspensions especially for non-violent conduct. In summary, school discipline is a complex issue and as with any change of this magnitude in a school system as large as MCPS, it will take time for people to adopt and adapt to the new culture and philosophy. However, it is the right thing to invest in to continue MCPS’ leadership as one of the best public school districts in the country. There will be differing opinions and we will each see this through the lenses of our individual experiences, but we cannot succumb to old fears. We must insist on constructive engagement and conversations with stakeholders that broaden our shared understanding, move us closer as a community, and enable us to work cooperatively to address issues and make necessary improvements. MCPS’ overarching goal is to create a world class education system that prepares all students for college and careers in the 21st century. Balancing the array of priorities including discipline reform, in an increasingly culturally, socially, and economically diverse district, can be challenging. With leadership, perseverance, and patience we can succeed in ensuring all our students are treated equitably and fairly. Byron Johns, North Potomac

A district of large, toothy freshwater ﬁsh? Your story (“It’s Pike District, or the area also known as White Flint,” Dec. 10) about a marketing and branding ﬁrm called Streetsense renaming the White Flint area as Pike District makes no sense at all. To most readers, this means the name North Bethesda will no longer exist. Yet, there is no legal foundation for such action. The U.S. Postal Service and the U.S. Census Bureau already accept North Bethesda for the White Flint area. So, such renaming will only serve to create confusion. For example, will those of us who have been using North Bethesda in our addresses have to change to Pike District? Will the Bethesda North conference center/hotel have to change its name to Pike District?

A little probing could explain the renaming is merely a tool for developers supposedly to be a more attractive lure for future developers. Legally, developers only can name their individual projects. [Is] Pike District attractive/alluring? The term pike refers to a large, toothy freshwater fish, a toll road, or a weapon. It is a very old fashioned word at best. The term district means a confined area. A major reason for increased traffic that comes with development is that vehicles entering and leaving the area can come from way, way beyond the district. Perhaps North Potomac should be rebranded Darnstown District in the name of unanimity. David H. Brown, North Bethesda

Great games, bad announcing Congrats to Northwest High School on a great 4A football championship victory — 128 passing yards and 128 rushing. Now those are stats! You all made Germantown proud! I also have to shout out to Damascus High School’s 3A game. They showed real sportsmanship. The weather for all four games was terrible. But what was much worse was the announcing by Cunningham and Duval. Throughout the 3A game, Cunningham was calling Damascus “DeMatha”! And no one corrected him. For those two, it was a

walk down memory lane instead of their mission to call a championship game. And then he thought it was a joke on Friday night when he addressed his “mistake.” I really feel badly for those players and if it was up to me, I’d have him dub in the correct name before the CDs come out. It only seems right. These players will have those CDs for a long time and they should be right — instead of all the other useless information that those so-called sports announcers put out. Shame on them! John Litwin, Damascus

Page A-13

Be ready to ﬁght against ‘assisted-suicide’ push in Md. In 2015, Marylanders will likely see the opening salvos in a campaign to legalize suicide in the state of Maryland. Part of a nationwide push, this effort seeks to overturn laws protecting the sanctity of life and to implement “assisted suicide” schemes. Given the anti-life culture fostered by Maryland’s liberal abortion laws and the hard-left Democratic Party control of the Maryland General Assembly, proponents see Maryland as fertile ground for their schemes. Announced opposition by Maryland’s newly-elected Republican governor, Larry Hogan, may cause the effort to stall, but will not cause proponents to abandon the campaign. Marylanders who value the sanctity of human life must become aware of this effort and be prepared to combat it. Initially, the campaign can be expected to focus on atmospherics, attempting to change the terms of the debate from one about the sanctity of human life to one about “choice” and “compassion.” Subtle plays will be made to people’s own fear of death and on compassion for a loved one suffering from terminal illness. News and entertainment media will focus on these suffering individuals — subtly suggesting their lives are essentially meaningless — and on movement “heroes” seeking to take their own lives or assist others to do so. Efforts to create a new constitutional right — the “right to die” — will be made and analogies will be drawn to the 1960’s civil rights struggle. When legislation is actually taken up, the focus will be not on substance, but on procedure. Much will made about the supposedly limited circumstances under which assisted suicide can take place, the supposed procedural safeguards and the supposed wisdom of other jurisdictions which have enacted similar measures. When faced with this onslaught, Marylanders should keep in mind that there is help available. Those wishing to in-

form themselves on the issue can turn to numerous pro-life websites available on the Internet. These focus on the issues in detail, cut through the atmospherics and procedural distractions to debunk suicide proponents’ claims and furnish persuasive pro-life arguments. There are also numerous heroes on the pro-life side, individuals whose choice of life over death in the face of debilitating disease serves as an example for all. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt suffered terribly from a brutally crippling disease during his presidency, yet refused to surrender to it, leading the nation through the Depression and to victory in World War II. Pope John Paul II, in his later years, suffered from a debilitating and ultimately fatal disease yet deliberately put his struggle into public view to inspire others and show the meaning of suffering in human existence. In our own lives, all of us know someone who, despite their struggle with disease or terminal illness, chose life and thereby became an example to us. On the other side are those societies which, by rejecting the sanctity of life, began a slide into darkness. Among the most horriﬁc examples of these is Adolph Hitler’s Nazi regime. Under various Nazi euthanasia schemes began in the 1930’s, thousands had their lives deemed to be of no value and were put to death. Ultimately at issue here is the principle of the sanctity of human life. Assisted suicide is an attack on that principle. It seeks to create exceptions to the principle and carve out categories of people who do not enjoy its full protection. We claim to be a civilized society in which all are valued and protected. If we are to be, we must uphold the sanctity of human life against all such attacks. If we do not, then we will be taking a step on the dark road down to barbarism. “Assisted suicide” must have no place in the state of Maryland. Paul Schilling, Bethesda

Page A-14

1930350

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

SPORTS

GAMES GAZETTE.NET IS STAFFING

Damascus junior leads the All-Gazette football team. B-3

Posted online by 8 a.m. the following day. WRESTLING: Glenelg at Damascus, 5 p.m. Wednesday. The Swarmin’ Hornets are a state title contender and they could get a test against this out-of-county opponent. FOOTBALL: Crab Bowl at McDaniel, 3 p.m. Sunday BOYS BASKETBALL: Magruder at Gaithersburg, 5:15 p.m. Monday

NORTHERN MONTGOMERY COUNT Y

www.gazette.net | Wednesday, December 17, 2014 | Page B-1

Time to move state football championship When I played football at Magruder High School in the early 2000s my offensive line coaches — first Bucky Clipper, then Mark Maradei — had us run 13 hills (later 14 when the playoffs expanded) after practice, The drill, which sometimes flat out stunk, was designed (it worked) to show us how hard it was to win a KENT ZAKOUR state title — ASSISTANT SPORTS one hill for EDITOR every game needed. While our team never came close to making the playoffs, it was fun to dream of playing at a major conference college football venue (Byrd Stadium in College Park) or a National Football League field (M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore). I mean, what former athlete doesn’t have visions of grandeur? As a player, I would’ve loved to play in a NFL venue — even in the home of the Ravens — but as I’ve gained perspective as a media member and fan, I think it is time for a change. I know there are financial and political hurdles, but I hope — mainly due to location, size and stadium quality and aesthetics — the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association strongly considers moving its four state championship games to NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. First, the recently renovated home (34,000 person capacity) of the Midshipmen is no stranger to hosting high school football, the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship game comes to mind. Not only is it located in the state capital, the high-definition video boards are actually turned on, parking is convenient, concession prices are slightly lower and the stadium creates a much more intimate environment. No longer would a crowd of a few thousand be surrounded by a cavern of countless purple seats. The other stadiums in the state just don’t cut it. FedEx Field (79,000), which is out of the question because of sub-par natural grass conditions, and M&T Bank Stadium (71,008) are simply too big for a crowd of a few thousand. Going to Bowie State, McDaniel, Salisbury, Stevenson, Johns Hopkins, Morgan State or Towson for a state title game just doesn’t bring any excitement to my mind. I considered suggesting (it’s doubtful the MPSSAA is listening) a move back to Byrd Stadium — I don’t know if it would help Terps’ coach Randy Edsall with recruiting, but it certainly wouldn’t hurt — but held off due to the stadium’s maximum capacity (54,000). I’m sure a return to the state’s flagship university would be appreciated by many, but for me, Navy is the place to be. kzakour@gazette.net

1909632

Damascus junior ready for more 2014 All-Gazette player of the year rushed for 1,832 yards this fall BY

PRINCE J. GRIMES STAFF WRITER

he stellar 2014 football season Damascus High School junior running back/defensive back Jake Funk enjoyed didn’t happen by mistake. In fact — for the most part — it was planned, he said. Many players don’t dream of posting the statistics (1,832 rushing yards, 37 touchdowns) Funk recorded this season, but he said he envisioned more for himself. “I was close to becoming a 2,000yard rusher,” he said. “That was one of my goals. I was close. Another goal of mine was to win a state championship.” Funk fell short of his individual goal by just 168 yards and the team goal by one victory. Even though Funk gained 138 yards in the 3A state title game against Franklin, his per carry average in that contest was down almost 4 yards from his 7.7 season average. Had he been able to sustain that average on the 34 carries he received against Franklin, both of his goals would likely have been accomplished. “I don’t know anybody who had a bigger impact on both sides of the ball than him,” Damascus coach Eric

See FUNK, Page B-2

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

Damascus High School junior running back/defensive back Jake Funk was one the best players in the county last fall. He led the Swarmin’ Hornets to the 3A state title game and is the 2014 All-Gazette football player of the year.

Rule change cleans up free-throw rebounding Girls basketball players can now enter lane on foul-shot release

ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

Gaithersburg High School’s Anthony Tarke practices Thursday with teammates.

weight room was, especially as a freshman,” Tarke said. “I hated the weight room. Any suggestion of the weight room, I just shunned it and put it aside.” But Tarke, like most of his teammates, realized that in order to take the next step in 2014-15, the weight room was a necessity. Just as they had laughed at ﬁlm of the Magruder game, the Trojans players cringed at the sight of their sectional ﬁnal matchup with Clarksburg, a game they lost in overtime. The Trojans had oppor-

In past years, high school girls basketball players would watch free throws travel toward the hoop, then they’d crash the boards as soon as the ball hit the rim — and in some cases, a fraction of a second before. But this winter, there’s been less waiting and more boxing out. That’s because of a new rule, implemented by the National Federation of State High School Associations, that permits players to enter the lane on the foul shot’s release, instead of its contact with the rim or backboard. The reason for the change, according to the NFHS Basketball Rules Committee, was that the previous rule made it difficult for officials to simultaneously watch the free throw while also looking for lane violations. The new rule, which was already in effect in Amateur Athletic Union basketball, has made life easier on the officials, coaches said. But how has it impacted the games they’re calling? Montgomery County coaches’ responses were mixed. Some said that it’s been advantageous for defensive players, who stand closer to the basket than the offensive players and have more time to establish their position inside.

See GAITHERSBURG, Page B-2

See RULES, Page B-2

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

Lifting expectations at Gaithersburg After offseason work, Trojans are primed to make a run at county supremacy n

ADAM GUTEKUNST STAFF WRITER

Gaithersburg High School senior Geron Brathwaite said he remembers watching the footage from last season’s 70-65 win over Magruder in the 4A West Region sectional semiﬁnals after the Trojans’ 2013-14 campaign had come to a close. Brathwaite said he recalls the ﬁlm vividly, because he

and his teammate, senior Anthony Tarke, couldn’t stop laughing as they watched. “We were actually laughing at how we looked,” Brathwaite said. “We were all skinny and weak.” Over the offseason, Brathwaite, Tarke and Greg Cross, last year’s leading scorer on the Trojans’ junior varsity team, led a group of Gaithersburg players in an offseason training regimen that included regular trips to the weight room, a place that Tarke, the county’s leading scorer last season, had previously despised. “I didn’t even know where the

THE GAZETTE

Page B-2

GAITHERSBURG

Continued from Page B-1 tunities to win in regulation, second-year coach Tom Sheahin said, but the little things, such as not boxing out and failing to ﬁnish through contact kept the Trojans at bay. So when the offseason started, Sheahin’s team didn’t have to do much searching to ﬁnd motivation for their daily trips to the gym, players said. “That loss, I put it on my head because I missed the majority of the free throws in that overtime period,” Tarke said. “Everyday I think about that loss. ... It really was a fuel to come into this season and be ready to go.” “The loss,” Brathwaite added when asked about his offseason motivation. “How we ended our season last year.” This winter, the Trojans are stronger, more experienced and built for a run at 4A West

Region supremacy. Sheahin, who called this year’s group “my hardest working team in the offseason,” has a bevy of talents to choose from, but none more athletic and versatile than Tarke. The 6-foot-5 senior is a matchup advantage. His size and newfound strength make him virtually impossible for guards to defend, while his outside shooting and speed present a number of problems for most centers. Add that versatility and athletic frame to a strong work ethic and Tarke, perhaps, is the most complete player in the county. “In my 23 years of coaching basketball, he’s the most athletic kid I’ve ever coached,” Sheahin said. In Gaithersburg’s 77-52 victory over Poolesville on Dec. 9, Tarke had an off day. The Trojans’ senior was 0-of-6 from behind the 3-point arc and went 1-of-5 from the freethrow line. But he still ended the game with 35 points.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

Gaithersburg High School’s Geron Brathwaite drives toward the basket during Thursday’s practice. “He got his points because he hustled with offensive re-

bounds and putbacks,” Sheahin said. “He’s a man amongst

boys playing.” Tarke could also serve as a decoy for the other options that make Gaithersburg one of the most complete teams in the county. Brathwaite, a guard whose game is predicated on his quickness and ability to get to the rim, should open up looks for a tandem of sharp shooters in sophomore Brian Layman and junior Andy Kwiatkowski. Senior Tyrik Etheridge can step in and play the point guard or center position, if need be, much like Tarke. Regardless of position, the Gaithersburg offense is built on one thing: speed. The ﬁrst 15 minutes of a Dec. 11 practice were played at warp speed, as the Trojans zipped through a 3-point transition drill; an exercise that combines two of the team’s greatest strengths. Against Poolesville, Gaithersburg was 3-of-39 from 3-point range and 12-of-21 from the free throw line and still managed to score 77

points. “Once we do get hot and shoot 40 percent, I think this team can average close to 8590 points per game,” Sheahin said. “We’re very deep so that adds to it. I don’t have just ﬁve, six, seven guys.” “We love playing like that,” Brathwaite said. “We don’t have to worry about big me, you get it and go.” With so many ways to score and with the amount of experience on the court, many players think the season could end with a state tournament game in College Park. “If we start clicking, I think we can go all the way,” Brathwaite said. “I think we can take the state championship,” Tarke said. “We’re not projected to win it, but the potential and how hard our team [worked] to get better. ... I really think we can go all the way this year.” agutekunst@gazette.net

FUNK

Churchill High School’s Japria KarimDuvall (right) and Wootton’s Zoey Goldberg (left) look to rebound a foul shot during Friday’s game.

Continued from Page B-1

BILL RYAN/ THE GAZETTE

Continued from Page B-1 Others said that it gives the offensive rebounders more time to get around the box outs, and get to the basket. But most surveyed agreed the rule change has been good for the game. “It’s a lot more obvious to ofﬁcials if somebody jumps in early,” Whitman coach Pete Kenah said. “I think it’s improved the play of the game.” Damascus coach Steve Pisarski said the offensive rebounders — particularly the

savvy and aggressive ones — no longer have the same advantage, but that he’s yet to see a signiﬁcant difference thus far. “It’s the same theory,” Pisarski said. “You gotta box out, you gotta get the ball.” Sherwood coach Chris Campbell said that he was uncertain which side the rule change favored, but that it makes strategy and boxing out even more essential. “When you’re on the release, you can just do more,” Campbell said. “Defensively you have to really strategize how you’re going to keep them off of offensive rebounds.”

egoldwein@gazette.net

mascus, Wallich added. “He’s got the power and the speed — and the vision.” Funk’s offseason preparation is especially important for a player like himself because he hardly ever leaves the ﬁeld. Playing safety in the Swarmin’ Hornets’ defensive backfield makes Funk’s rushing accolades even more impressive because he doesn’t show many signs of fatigue. Funk impacts the defense “a lot,” Wallich said. “He’s coming down into the box and stopping the run. ... It’s pretty remarkable that he can run the ball like he did and play defense. And he also played special teams.” Funk said there’s a period

FEATURED LENDER/BROKER

NMLS 1522

Call this provider today for your mortgage needs! SPECIAL - 30 YEARS GOVERNMENT LOANS - 3.250%~APR 3.398% LOANS FROM $417,001 TO $625,000 CONVENTIONAL LOAN AMOUNT TO $417,000

30 YEARS @ 3.50%-APR 3.803% 15 YEARS @ 2.875%-APR 2.991% AND 5/1 ARM @ 2.50%-APR 2.673%

30 YEARS @ 3.875%-APR 3.996% 15 YEARS @ 3.000%-APR 3.173%

in the game where the fatigue just stops. “You hit a wall, that’s the only way I can describe it on the ﬁeld,” Funk said. “You play, and you start getting tired, but then you hit a wall where your body goes numb. And then you don’t really feel it anymore.” Even though Funk said he prepares more as a defender from week-to-week, his offseason preparation is targeted more toward offense. He said he wants to add more “shake” to his running. “Two of those goals, I got a taste of this year,” Funk said. “I got one year left. I’m very big on accomplishing my goals.” pgrimes@gazette.net

CALL(301) 881-5555 FOR FREE CONSULTATION

HELIO SOUZA

1909583

www.americatrustfunding.com

“It turns into a scramble,” added Wheaton senior Savaughna Monteith. “We deﬁnitely have to ﬁght for the ball a little more.” Coaches said that players, particularly the experienced ones, have adjusted well to the new rule. “We were able to adapt quickly. I feel like it’s easier for the girls, it’s [one] less thing they have to worry about,” Wheaton coach Michelle Snape said. “... To me it was easier to teach it that way than to wait for the ball to hit the rim.”

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

Damascus High School junior running back/defensive back Jake Funk was one the best players in the county last fall. He led the Swarmin’ Hornets to the 3A state title game.

NMLS #13003

***OTHER LENDERS PROMISE GREAT SERVICE, AMERICA TRUST NOW OFFERING 95% FINANCE ON LOANS TO $625,500 AND NO MI FUNDING GUARANTEES IT*** Rates subject to change without further notice COMING SOON

100% FINANCE - VA LOAN - 30 YEARS - 3.250%-APR 3.398% 95% FINANCE AND NO MORTGAGE INSURANCE - SPECIAL APPRAISAL

3% DOWN PAYMENT CONVENTIONAL

http://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org

1909627

RULES

Wallich said. “He made a lot of plays when plays weren’t there.” Since he’s a junior, Funk will have another shot after another offseason of hard work, he said. The offseason is where Funk said he began preparing his body for the wear and tear of the 237 carries he received this year. It began with running with the indoor track team to become faster, Funk said. He said he also wanted to get bigger. “I lifted heavy,” Funk said. “This year I came in with 20 more pounds added on me. It really made a difference in terms of the way I ran — being able to break arm tackles that I wouldn’t have been able to break before.” Funk currently weighs around 190 pounds, and said he wants to add even more weight this offseason. “If he could get over 210 [pounds], or something like that, that’ll be pretty scary for opposing teams next year,” Wallich said. But Funk’s deceptive speed to go along with an angry running style is something that sets him apart from some of the other great running backs to play for Da-

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Page B-3

FOOTBALL

Player of the Year

Coach of the year Andrew Fields

Jake Funk

Damascus Junior RB

Blair 2nd year (13-8) Former Northwest coach returned to the sidelines in 2013 and made an immediate impact at the Silver Spring school. This fall, the Blazers improved for a second straight season (8-3) and made their ﬁrst playoff appearance in school history.

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Damascus junior Jake Funk breaks a tackle against Seneca Valley this fall.

Two-way star rarely left the field for the Swarmin’ Hornets. In addition to making plays from the defensive backfield and on special teams, he rushed for 1,832 yards and 37 touchdowns, carrying his team to its first state championship berth since 2007.

First team

Second team Yonis Blanco, Blr., LB Spencer Brigman, Rock., DB Ari Cacopardo, Dam., LB Michael Elbert, S.V., OL Adrian Feliz-Platt, S.V., RB Martin Foray, N’west., DB Christian Greaves, Nwd., WR Kyle Green, Q.O., RB Sean Green, Q.O., DL Jason Heyn, Q.O., LB Tavis Holland, C’burg., Ret. Grant Ibeh, Avalon, DB Mohamed Ibrahim, G.C., RB G. Kapstein-O’Brien, Blr., OL Wyatt McInturff, Blake, DL Nick Miller, G.C., LB Jamal Ofori, S.V., DB TJ Patterson, N’west., OL Mark Pierce, N’west., QB Troy Porter, Q.O., K Gil Reynolds, Einstein, OL Zeph Titus, Q.O., OL Roger White, P. Branch, DL Jamar Wilson, N’west., WR

Jon Bateky

Jacob Bradshaw

Jalen Christian

Dage Davis

Trevon Diggs

Blake Dove

Rutgers recruit. Could have been selected on offensive or defensive line.

Team’s best blocker is a tight end. Also played on the defensive line.

University of South Carolina recruit. Athlete also a factor on offense.

Rushed for 1,518 yards and 15 TDs; also a dangerous returner.

Electric playmaker has great hands and could be an even better cornerback.

Playmaker was voted 4A defensive Player of the Year by county coaches.

Poolesville Senior DL

Damascus Junior OL

Damascus Senior DB

Georgetown Prep Senior Returner

Avalon Junior WR

Churchill Senior LB

Honorable mention Anthony Albert, Rockville, WR; La’Kye Alston, Damascus, DB; Daymon Anderson, Blair, WR; Drew Ashley, Good Counsel, DB; Gabriel Aviles, Wheaton, OL; Donovan Beckett-Simms, Seneca, Returner; Louison Biama, Rockville, WR; Andre Brock, Clarksburg, LB; Cameron Brown, Bullis, LB; Anton Casey, Whitman, TE; Bryan Castillo, Avalon, DB; Kaija Collette, Clarksburg, DB; Joe Curry, Damascus, K; Danon Davis-Cray, Paint Branch, QB; Sam Ellis, Wootton, QB; Tyrik Etheridge, Gaithersburg, LB; Alex Fehlinger, Richard Montgomery, RB; Tyler Fenslau, Clarksburg, RB; K’yon Giles, Northwood, DB; Daquan Grimes, Damascus, LB; JD Guerrero, Paint Branch, WR; Michael Hite, Seneca, OL; Luis Jiminez, Watkins Mill, K; Branden Johnson, Good Counsel, OL; Zavae Johnson, Gaithersburg, DB; Eisley Kim, Quince Orchard, FB; Troy Lefeged, Northwest, DB; Travis Levy, Sherwood, RB; Alec Magas, Damascus, LB; Brent Martin, Magruder, LB; Steven Morningstar, Poolesville, QB; Delano Myers, Damascus, OL; Paul Padalino, Landon, LB; Sean Parker, Poolesville, DB; Idris Patterson, Avalon, OL; Chuck Reese, Rockville, QB; Charlie Siarkas, Sherwood, DL; Marcus Simms, Sherwood, WR; Dominyck Sims, Wheaton, RB; Ryan Stango, Paint Branch, WR; Deondray Sumpter, Blake, DB; Neven Sussman, Sherwood, QB; Izayah Taylor, Avalon, LB; Brendan Thompson, Northwest, LB; Kevin Washington, B-CC, DL; Kyle Wilkins, Poolesville, OL; Brandon Williams, Northwest, WR; Kolby Williams, Landon, DL

David Forney

Dwayne Haskins Jordan Hill Bullis Junior QB

Paint Branch Junior LB

Navy recruit cleared big running lanes for Dage Davis.

Smooth pocket passer is one of the best in the country with 32 college offers.

Keandre Jones

University of Maryland recruit helped team get to WCAC title game.

Georgetown Prep Senior OL

Good Counsel Junior LB

Jonathan Holland Craig Jessup

Patrick Johnson

Bullis Senior DL

Clarksburg Senior K/P

Heart and soul of Panthers was a disruptive defensive player all year.

Penn State recruit is also the top tight end prospect in Maryland.

Averaged 39 yards on punts and had 15 touchbacks on kicks.

Three-star recruit holds 11 college scholarship offers.

E.J. Lee

Adam McLean

Damani Neal

D. Orimolade

Keon Paye

Provided the balance Jaguars needed to win second straight championship.

University of Maryland recruit was a force on the line prior to injury.

Holds an offer from Rutgers and led team in tackles and offensive catches.

Anchor for strong unit and was a two-time All-IAC selection.

Playmaker was the top offensive threat for the WCAC runnerup.

Northwest Senior RB

Quince Orchard Senior DL

Bullis Sophomore DB

Bullis Senior OL

Bullis Junior DB

Good Counsel Senior WR

Longtime coach relies on inexperienced talent to defend region title BY ADAM GUTEKUNST STAFF WRITER

During a Dec. 10 boys basketball practice at Whitman High School, a baby blue banner, outlined in a darker aqua blue, fluttered in the slight breeze created by the players zipping back and forth on the court below. It was the boys basketball banner, a token of the Vikings’ successes, which include a state championship in 2006 and state runner-up finishes in 1968, 1971 and 1986. But one such accolade — the Vikings trip to the state finals in 2014 — remains a glaring omission on the two-toned sign. And while the banner will likely be updated in the coming months, the absence of the 2014 team’s success was almost fitting on a bitterly cold December afternoon,

Coaches select running backs as the MVPs of public school teams n

GAZETTE STAFF

The Montgomery County Football Coaches Association selected their all-county teams for the 2014 season, naming Damascus High School’s Jake Funk and Northwest’s E.J. Lee as the top players in the county. Lee scored six touchdowns in the state semifinals and rushed for 197 yards and two touchdowns in the Class 4A championship game, leading the Jaguars to back-to-back titles. Funk was a key player on both offense and defense for Damascus, the only county school to finish unbeaten in the regular season. He rushed for 1,832 yards and 37 touchdowns to lead the Swarmin’ Hornets to the Class 3A championship game against Franklin. The teams are selected by the coaches from the county’s public schools. The 4A coaches made first team, second team and honorable mention selections. The 3A/2A coaches made first team and honorable mention choices.

All-County 3A/2A ﬁrst team MVP: Jake Funk, running back/ defensive back, Damascus; Offensive Player of the Year: Chuck Reese, quarterback, Rockville; Defensive Player of the Year: Ari Cacopardo, linebacker, Damascus; Coach of the Year: Eric Wallich, Damascus. Steven Morningstar, quarterback, Poolesville; Adrian Feliz-Platt, running back, Seneca Valley; Dominyck Sims, running back, Wheaton; Louison Biama, receiver, Rockville; Christian Greaves, receiver, Northwood; Jalen Christian, receiver, Damascus; Anthony Albert, receiver, Rockville; Jake Bradshaw, tight end, Damascus; Zach Greenberg, offensive line, Damascus; Michael Elbert, offensive line, Seneca Valley; Gabriel Aviles, offensive line, Wheaton; Kyle Wilkins, offensive line, Poolesville; Gil Reynolds, offensive line; Einstein. Jon Bateky, defensive line, Poolesville; Michael Hoffman-Hackett, defensive line, Seneca Valley; Cain Mullens, defensive line, Watkins Mill; Alec Magas, linebacker, Damascus; Daniel Alvarez, linebacker, Wheaton; Clarence McNeary, linebacker, Watkins Mill; Daquan Grimes, linebacker, Damascus; Xavier Roberson, linebacker, Seneca Valley; La’Kye Alston, defensive back, Damascus; Jamal Ofori, defensive back, Seneca Valley; Spencer Brigman, defensive back, Rockville; Sean Parker, defensive back, Poolesville. Joe Curry, kicker, Damascus; Luis Jimenez, punter, Watkins Mill; La’Kye, Alston, returner, Damascus.

All-County 4A ﬁrst team R. Richardson IV Ike Schurman Good Counsel Senior DB

Good Counsel Junior OL

Keith Simms

Max Ward

D. Williams

Robert Morris recruit was one of the team’s best coverage men.

Big man was a strength for the Falcons, ﬁrstteam All-WCAC selection.

Holds several offers from major Division I college programs.

Paved the way for one of the county’s best rushing offenses.

Marshall recruit was a dynamic star and led the county with 1,899 yards.

Landon Junior LB

Quince Orchard Junior OL

Bullis Senior RB

Whitman boys stick with the system for success n

Northwest, Damascus players lead all-county

as the team that practiced below barely resembled that state finalist squad. After losing eight seniors from the 2013-14 team, Whitman expected to return three key contributors on a team that would look to defend the 4A West Region title. But when 6-foot-5 guard Jake Kuhn went down with an anterior cruciate ligament tear during football season and point guard Kyle DePollar transferred to Montrose Christian after losing an application for a fifth year of eligibility, Lun was left with one returning starter, senior guard Riley Shavers, and a crater-like hole in the scoring output from 2014. But in his 11 seasons at the Bethesda school, Lun has not built his success on a steady stream of ultra-athletic, standout players — Whitman doesn’t field those players enough to build a powerhouse program. Rather, Lun’s success has been predicated on players buying into the cornerstones of his program: intense man-to-man defense and

a slow-it-down offense that emphasizes ball movement. This season, as the Vikings coach explained, there will just be a little more teaching involved. “The good thing about our guys here at Whitman is that they work hard in practice, so we know we have other guys who know our system and know how we play defense,” Lun said. “The group we lost last year was so well-disciplined on how we play defense, how we move the ball on offense and shot selection. [This season] it’s almost like starting over and making sure we’re going over those things again.” And while Lun will certainly have to touch up some of those things last year’s squad was so adept at, his players have been drilled on the same key fundamentals since they stepped foot on the junior varsity team. “We spend 15 to 20 minutes every day just on our basic defensive rotations — [junior varsity] does that also,” Lun said. “So when they come up from

JV, that’s the ﬁrst thing we want those kids knowing. When we do have an inexperienced team, we don’t have to spend two weeks teaching it. They already know it so we just go through the repetitions.” This year, Whitman will turn to the next crop of programraised players to help the Vikings defend their county supremacy. Shavers will be joined by 6-foot-6 sophomore Max Oppenheim, and Anton Casey, a tough-nosed, 6-foot-3 Brown football recruit. And while much of the focus on Whitman’s offseason revolved around key losses, there was one addition that may prove to be the difference in the Vikings’ rebuild. Six-foot-3 junior Shaquyl DibotiLobe, a transfer from Churchill, moved to the Whitman district over the summer “We’ve got a long way to go, but we’re excited for the challenge,” Lun said. agutekunst@gazette.net

MVP: E.J.Lee, running back, Northwest; Offensive Player of the Year: Mark Pierce, quarterback, Northwest; Defensive Player of the Year: Blake Dove, linebacker, Churchill. Neven Sussman, quarterback, Sherwood; Kyle Green, running back, Quince Orchard; Tyler Fenslau, running back, Clarksburg; Travis Levy, running back, Sherwood; Anton Casey, tight end, Whitman; Tavis Holland, receiver, Clarksburg; Ryan Stango, receiver, Paint Branch; Jamar Wilson, receiver, Northwest; T.J. Patterson, offensive line, Northwest; Max Ward, offensive line, Quince Orchard; Charlie Siarkas, offensive line, Sherwood; Felipe Cato, offensive line, Clarksburg; Garrett Kapstein-O’Brien, offensive line, Blair. Sean Green, defensive line, Quince Orchard; Wyatt McInturff, defensive line, Blake; Kevin Washington, defensive line, B-CC; Roger White, defensive line, Paint Branch; Tyrik Etheridge, linebacker, Gaithersburg; Jordan Hill, linebacker, Paint Branch; Jason Heyn, linebacker, Quince Orchard; Brendan Thompson, linebacker, Northwest;

Zavae Johnson, defensive back, Gaithersburg; Sean Barlow, defensive back, Quince Orchard; Deondray Sumpter, defensive back, Blake; Martin Foray, defenive back, Northwest. Troy Porter, kicker, Quince Orchard; Craig Jessup, punter, Clarksburg; Devin Andrew, returner, Kennedy.

All-County 4A second team Joe Nacci, quarterack, Clarksburg; Alex Fehlinger, running back, Richard Montgomery; Marvin Beander, running back, Quince Orchard; Andrew Zuckerman Jr., running back, Churchill; Greg Williams, tight end, Daymon Anderson, Blair, J.D. Guerrero, Paint Branch, Brandon Williams, Northwest, Quince Orchard; Zepth Titus, offensive line, Quince Orchard; Hoang Nguyen, offensive line, Richard Montgomery; Alex McGee, offensive line, Churchill; Carlos Flores, offensive line, Magruder; Ryan Wind, offensive line, BethesdaChevy Chase. Aleck Rosemond, defensive line, Northwest; Nick Dayhoff, defensive line, Blair; Terrell Drakeford, defensive line, Clarksburg; Khalil Sewell, defensive line, Quince Orchard; Brent Martin, linebacker, Magruder; Andre Brock, linebacker, Clarksburg; Xavier Twine, linebacker, Quince Orchard; Peter Limber, linebacker, Clarksburg; Kaija Collette, defensive back, Clarksburg; Troy Lefeged, defensive back, Northwest; Peter Caggiano, defensive back, Walter Johnson; DaiAndre Scott, defensive back, Magruder. Brian Guzman, kicker, Blair; William Gonzalez, punter, Blake; Redwan Sesay, returner, Blake.

All-County 3A/2A honorable mention Derek Gibson, quarterback, Damascus; Kahan Louissaint, running back, Rockville; Darius Golston, running back, Seneca Valley; Carey Brown, receiver, Wheaton; Brian McNeary, receiver, Watkins Mill; Antonio Fox, receiver, Seneca Valley; Dontrey Tyler, tight end, Wheaton; Delano Myers, offensive line, Damascus; James Puhnaty, offensive line, Seneca Valley; Kevin Paton, offensive line, Northwood; Brandon Bush, offensive line, Poolesville; Luke Moon, offensive line, Watkins Mill; Michael Hite, offensive line, Seneca Valley. Nick Stainback, defensive line, Wheaton; Christian Reyes, defensive line, Northwood; Mikey Bradshaw, defensive line, Damascus; Johnny Fischer, Damascus; Bo Bartsch, linebacker, Rockville; Kendal Pinales, linebacker, Seneca Valley; Gradi Tsumblo, defensive back, Watkins Mill; Kyon Giles, defensive back; Northwood; Maurice Gaines, defensive back, Damascus; Tony Emeche, defensive back, Rockville; Zae Wright, defensive back, Seneca Valley. Andrew Magnuson, kicker, Seneca Valley; Christian Reyes, punter, Northwood; Donovan BeckettSimms, returner, Seneca Valley; Yonis Blanco, athlete, Blair.

All-County 4A honorable mention Sufyan Madyun, DB, B-CC; Chris Green, DB, Blake; Chris Moorman, OL, Gaithersburg; Cortez Ervin, WR, Gaithersburg; Kamonte Carter, DE, Gaithersburg; Marcus Forrester, OL, Blair; Jackson Price, DL, B-CC; Marcelo McAndrew, LB, B-CC; Trenton Moore, RB, Walter Johnson; Sean Cazuea, RB, Springbrook; Jabree Ray, WR, Springbrook; Marquette Lewis, RB, Churchill; Jessie Locke, WR, Churchill; Ty Mason, DB, Blake; Markell Hawkins, OL, Blake; Darryl Hill, RB, Paint Branch; Gibbs Tinne, LB, Paint Branch; Tuﬂah Davies, C, Paint Branch; Max Hughes, OL, Northwest; Dorein Jones, DB, Quince Orchard; Elisey Kim, RB, Quince Orchard; Jim Deluzio, OL, Clarksburg; Zach Fiscus, DL, Clarksburg; Devinne Greene, DB, Clarksburg; Cerf Amouzougan, DL, Blair.

KEEPING IT BRIEF Quince Orchard football standout to skip Under Armour All-American game Adam McLean, the Quince Orchard High School senior defensive lineman who recently verbally committed to the University of Maryland, College Park after originally giving his pledge to Penn State, will not participate in the 2015 Under Armour All-American game on Jan. 2 in St. Petersburg, Fla. McLean was selected to the Black Team, but announced on Twitter that he will not be participating in the game. He injured his knee and missed the second half of the season this fall. “[Too] bad I’m not playing lord only knows how hard I’ve worked to showcase my skills in this game but apparently he has a better plan for me,” McLean wrote Dec. 9. “Saving me for them Terps I know it.”

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

Page B-4

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Ball movement keys Clarksburg win Coyotes’ strong defense leads to 20-point victory over Paint Branch

KYLE RUSSELL

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

The Clarksburg High School boys’ basketball team utilized quick ball movement and an aggressive man-to-man defense to defeat visiting Paint Branch 59-39 on Friday. The Coyotes were led by Ian Krishnan (16 points), Dallas Marshall (11 points) and Devinne Greene (10 points) at the offensive end. Krishnan, a sophomore guard, came off the bench to finish 6-for-6 from the field in the contest, including three 3-pointers in the first half. “Ian is just an athlete,” Clarksburg coach G.J. Kissal said. “He’s a secret to many, but not to us. We’ve seen him in practice, and it was just a matter of time before his shots started falling and his confidence started growing.” Krishnan’s early barrage from deep — and nine firsthalf points from senior forward Austin Duffy — powered the Coyotes to a 32-17 halftime advantage. Clarksburg’s defense was also impressive, especially during the first three minutes of the third quarter when four consecutive steals led to nine points in transition. “I think really what opened this game up was defense turning into offense,” Kissal said. “We work a lot offensively on executing and all, but we are at our best when we are defending well and are able to contest shots, turn teams over and get out in transition to utilize some of the skill and athleticism we have.” The Panthers were plagued by poor shot selection on offense, which can largely be attributed to the Coyotes’ defensive pressure. Paint Branch finished 6-for-33 shooting from the field in the game, including just 1-for-12 from beyond the arc. The Panthers’ defense did it’s part, forcing 21 turnovers,

151113G

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

Claksburg High School’s Aaron Williams shoots during Friday’s game against Paint Branch. including 17 in the second half. “Today we got challenged a little bit, it was our ﬁrst real challenge,” Clarksburg guard Jeffrey McInnis said. “We had to ﬁght through it and we had to play faster, definitely. So when we got used to [the pressure] we were just good, and we played better.” The challenges should continue for the Coyotes as they continue Montgomery County 4A play with a three-games week on the horizon. First up is a scheduled road game against James H. Blake on Monday, followed by home games against Richard Montgomery (Wednesday) and Gaithersburg (Friday). Meanwhile, the Panthers will look to bounce back in a home game against Watkins Mill on Monday. Clarksburg is still playing

without junior guard Andrew Kostecka, who injured his quad during one of the team’s scrimmages and has yet to appear in a regular-season contest. Kissal said it’s one of those injuries where he could be fine tomorrow, or he could miss three more weeks. In either case, the Coyotes are ready. “We are practicing hard, and coach is really getting into us, saying, ‘We’ve got to go, we’ve got to fight the adversity,’” McInnis said. “We’ve got to keep it going, and when [Kostecka] returns we’re just going to take off.” Clarksburg (3-1) lost its first game of the season Monday, 43-38, against Blake. Paint Branch improved to 3-1 after defeating Watkins Mill 63-45 Monday.

Arts & Entertainment www.gazette.net | Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 | Page B-5

Joyful noise

Gift giving guide for wine lover on your list

“The Colors of Christmas” brings talented performers to North Bethesda

KIRSTY GROFF STAFF WRITER

For 22 years, Peabo Bryson has helped share his love of Christmas with the country by taking part in “The Colors of Christmas,” which will conclude its 2014 run at The Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda on Friday. “The Colors of Christmas” brings together talented vocalists and singer-songwriters to perform holiday music and other songs that ﬁt the mood of the season. The program originated in the early ‘90s as a show put together by producer Stig Edgren through UNICEF, with actors also appearing to perform Christmas soliloquies. Though the acting component has gone away, Edgren and Bryson have remained, producing and performing respectively for the last two decades. While some of the featured artists have performed multiple years, Bryson has stayed on the most, helping newcomers to the tour feel comfortable with the process. “It has a bit of a calming effect on those who have never done the show before,” he said. “It’s like having two directors running around.” Four artists, Bryson included, sing an equal amount of songs, including duets with everyone else at different points in the show. This year’s line-up includes Taylor Dayne, Jennifer Holliday, and Ruben Studdard. A powerful voice and musical range is key for a great concert, which includes songs of varying styles. But aside from pure talent, chemistry is important on “The Colors of Christmas” tour. “Liking each other has to be a part of it, the camaraderie cannot be faked,” said Bryson. “You have to fall a little bit in love with your duet partner. It puts something unique into your performance.”

STRATHMORE

Peabo Bryson (above), Jennifer Holliday, Taylor Dayne, and Ruben Studdard perform together in this year’s “The Colors of Christmas,” coming to Strathmore on Friday. Christmas has always been an important holiday to Bryson, from his favorite Christmas ever as a young child sneaking through the house with his sister to ﬁnd presents only to discover beautifully refur-

bished vintage toys, to the year he was able to help give his nephews their ﬁrst real musical instruments.

See JOYFUL, Page B-6

Books, stocking stuffers make great presents

While no wine-lover will ever complain about receiving a special bottle as a holiday gift, there are many other options that would please even the snobbiest on your list. A favorite recent publication is “The Wines of California” by Mike Desimone and Jeff Jenssen, (a.k.a. “The World Wine Guys”). Mike and Jeff’s delightful personality shines throughout this exceptionally complete opus that includes descriptions of the individual regions (AVAs), reviews of selected wineries and discussions with influential winemakers as well as recipes featuring California fare. A viniculture achievement in print that reflects the authors’ outstanding palate and knowledge, it would be a wonderful gift for anyone that loves California wine. The second edition of Jamie Goode’s “The Science of Wine — From Vine to Glass,” is a perfect present for a scientifically inclined winegeek. Understandable and thought-provoking, it provides a comprehensive review of the technology behind modern winemaking. This latest version includes several new chapters including a discussion on how we communicate what we sense when tasting wine. Most every wine-lover also enjoys a well-made cocktail, and Jimmy Dymott’s “Modern Cocktails” is a great way to learn about the culture, history, and recipes for the booming

1908985

1933944

1909559

1909562

GRAPELINES BY LOUIS MARMON cocktail scene. Dymott is both a raconteur and teacher with a creative flare for drinks and a good story. An entertaining and instructive volume that will easily fulfill its promise to make you the “life of the party.” When looking for stocking stuffers, consider a small container of wine. “Nuvino” is a line of re-sealable, unbreakable individual pouches of red and white wines that are equivalent to a single glass. They are ideal for picnics, the beach and other places where you don’t want to worry about having a corkscrew. Other options include cocktail mixers from Powell & Mahoney whose portfolio includes such classics as Margarita and Peach Bellini as well as Blood Orange, Pomegranate, and a Chipotle Bloody Mary mix. Or consider “Bare Organic Mixers” a line of gluten free, low-calorie mixers created by Natalie Susi after she was laid off from a teaching job. The Lemon Drop and Pomegranate Cranberry Cosmo mixes are particularly intriguing. Similarly, Josh Morton spent 10 years in his Brooklyn kitchen developing “Barrow’s Intense Ginger Liqueur,” an all-natural, extremely flavorful mixer that tastes great in tea, as a base for cocktails or splashed over ice as an aperitif. We are also fans of “Fever Tree” a series of award-winning tonics and

See GUIDE, Page B-6

THE GAZETTE

Page B-6

JOYFUL

IN THE ARTS For a free listing, please submit complete information to wfranklin@gazette.net at least 10 days in advance of desired publication date. High-resolution color images (500KB minimum) in jpg format should be submitted when available. DANCES Social Ballroom Dance, 8:30 p.m. to

11:30 p.m., Dec. 17, $16; Tea Dance, Social Ballroom Dancing, 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m., Dec. 18, $6; 2126 Industrial Highway, Silver Spring, 301-326-1181, hollywoodballroomdc. com. Scottish Country Dancing, 8 to 10 p.m. Mondays, steps and formations taught. No experience, partner necessary, T-39 Building on NIH campus, Wisconsin Avenue and South Drive, Bethesda, 240-505-0339. Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Blues, Capital Blues: Thursdays, 8:15 p.m.

beginner lesson, 9 to 11:30 p.m. dancing to DJs, Glen Echo Park’s Spanish Ballroom Annex, $8, capitalblues.org. Contra, Dec. 19. April Blum calls to Honeysuckle Rose with Liz Donaldson on piano, Andrea Hoag on fiddle, Paul Oorts on banjo, guitar, and mandolin, and Ralph Gordon on bass, Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, 7:30 p.m., $10, fridaynightdance.org. English Country, Dec. 17, Anna Rain, 8 p.m., Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), fsgw. org. Swing and Lindy, Dec. 27, Daryl Davis. $18, $12, 17 and younger. Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, flyingfeet.org. Waltz, Dec. 21, Avant Gardenders with Laura Light (fiddle and vocals), George Paul (piano), David DiGiusseppe (accordion), Dave Wiesler (piano), Ralph Gordon (bass); Dec. 28, Gigmeisters with Dave Wiesler (piano), Alexander Mitchell (fiddle), Paul Oorts (button accordion, mandolin, banjo & guitar), Ralph Gordon (bass); waltztimedances.org.

MUSIC Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, A

Very Chaise Lounge Christmas Show, Dec. 17; Still Surﬁn’ Holiday Show, Dec. 18; Blueheart Revivial and Jonathan Sloane & Wayward Dog with Jonny Grave, Dec. 19; Soul Crackers with Tommy Lepson, Dec. 20; Joe Clair and Friends Hot Holiday Comedy Jam, Dec. 21; Urban Soul Holiday Party: Secret Society and Special Surprise Guest, Dec. 23; Deanna Bogart Band, Dec. 26; The Chuck Brown Band, Dec. 27; The Nighthawks, Dec. 28; New Year’s Eve Party: Chopteeth Afrofunk Big Band plus Junkyard Saints, Dec. 31; call for prices, times, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-330-4500,

bethesdabluesjazz.com.

BlackRock Center for the Arts, Holiday

Swing Party with Daryl Davis, Dec. 18; Lloyd Dobler Effect (two shows), Dec. 20; Cherish the Ladies: Celtic Christmas (Two shows), Dec. 21; Victoria Vox and Uniﬁed Jazz Ensemble, Jan. 24; 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter. org. Fillmore Silver Spring, Musiq Soulchild, Dec. 20; L!ssen, Dec. 26; Yacht Rock Party with The Regal Beagles, DJ Billy Barnacle and Capt. Scott, Dec. 27; The White Panda, Dec. 29; Steel Panthers, Dec. 31; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. ﬁllmoresilverspring.com. Strathmore, Robyn Helzner Trio, Dec. 17; Christie Dashiell, Dec. 19; The Colors of Christmas, Dec. 19; Miniatures Painting Workshop, Dec. 20; National Philharmonic: Handel’s Messiah, Dec. 20; Santa Brunch, Dec. 21; National Philharmonic, Dec. 21; The Washington Chorus: A Candlelight Christmas, Dec. 23; call for venue, times. Locations: Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda; Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-5815100, strathmore.org.

ON STAGE Adventure Theatre-MTC, “Tiny Tim’s Christmas Carol,” through Jan. 1, 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, 301-587-0697. 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., “The Nutcracker,” through Dec. 30; Tiny Tots @ 10, select Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, call for shows and show times, Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo Park’s North Arcade Building, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org. Rockville Musical Theatre, Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville, 240-314-8690, r-m-t.org. Round House Theatre, Bethesda, “The Nutcracker,” through Dec. 28, call for show times, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Tickets range in price from $10 to $45 and seating is reserved. 240-644-1100, roundhousetheatre.org. Lumina Studio Theatre, Silver Spring Black Box Theatre, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301-588-8277, luminastudio.org; theatreconsortiumss@gmail.com. Silver Spring Stage, “Orson’s Shadow,” Jan. 9 through 31, Woodmoor Shopping Cen-

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

‘THE COLORS OF CHRISTMAS’

Continued from Page B-5 ter, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, see Web site for show times, ssstage.org. Randolph Road Theater, “The Gypsy Princess” (Die Csardasfurstin), Dec. 19 and 21, call for prices and times, 4010 Randolph Road, Silver Spring, belcantanti.com, 240230-7372.

VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, “Notes, References and Miscellaneous Debris,” Brian Dupont, through Dec. 28, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrosegallery.com Glenview Mansion, Rockville Art League Juried Members’ Show, through Jan. 2, Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov. Marin-Price Galleries, Jeremiah Stermer, through Dec. 31, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-718-0622, marinprice.com. Montgomery Art Association, Gordon Lyon, through Jan. 4, Westﬁeld Wheaton Mall, 11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, montgomeryart.org. VisArts, Steve Pearson: Manipular, Dec. 10 through Jan. 18; Happy NOT Sappy, Dec. 10 through Jan. 18; William Peirce, Dec. 10 through 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, Dec. 12 through Jan. 23, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301258-6425. Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6394 “You Are Here,” exhibit by Dave Montgomery, now through Jan. 4. Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park. photoartbeyond.com; 301-2159224.

ET CETERA The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street,

Bethesda, 301-654-8664, writer.org. “Winter Wonderland,” Rockville Chorus concert, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21, F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre at the Rockville Civic Center, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. Free. Donations, however, are appreciated. 240-314-8690.

Revels-Carpe Diem Celebration of the Season and Community Sing, 7:30 p.m. Dec.

21, Seekers Community Room, 276 Carroll St. NW, Washington, D.C. (across from the Takoma metro). Free. Donations being accepted in support of educational and community arts outreach programs and summer arts camp scholarships. Busy Graham at busygraham@gmail.com, 301-466-0183.

It’s a love for the holiday, which holds a lot of meaning, that he hopes he can share through his music. “In all my life, I’ve never missed Christmas at home,” he said. “You can imagine what Christmas means to me — and for the last 25 years, that is what this show has meant. I’m trying to recreate that moment, that ambiance, that feeling, and we do a fair job at it.” Classic holiday-themed tunes help set the tone, but “The Colors of Christmas” isn’t limited to carols and Christmas ballads. For example, Bryson and Studdard collaborate on performances of two Marvin Gaye songs, “What’s Going On” and “Mercy Mercy Me.” The entire program works together to create an experience that brings the audience together and makes them feel something. “I see music — and I think everyone in the program sees it in the same way — as a healing tool,” he said. “It’s what it’s always been, in its finest and most pure state. It’s a tool to heal all social ills, to being about a feeling of fellowship, that you’re not alone in whatever you’re going through, and that’s what makes music an honorable profession.” This is the program’s first year at Strathmore, and it’s the final show of the season. Though it’s

GUIDE

Continued from Page B-5 other mixers that come in small bottles that would easily ﬁt into stockings. For the more clumsy on your list, or in place of a hunk of coal, give a bottle of “Whip-It,” a plantbased cleaner that is very effective in removing wine stains. Along the same lines are “Wine Wipes,” by Borracha, a simple and pleasant tasting way to remove wine stains from your teeth. And a pair of “Steady Sticks” wine glass holders will keep glasses from spilling during picnics. Stainless steel loops with a spike to stick

° -V ÌÌ Ìâ}iÀ> ` / i>ÌÀi

ÈäÎ ` ÃÌ À° , V Û i] Óänx£

Ó{ä Î£{ nÈ ä

ÜÜÜ°À V Û i `°} ÛÉÌ i>ÌÀi

, V Û i ÀÕÃ " 9 " ,/ -Õ `>Þ] iVi LiÀ Ó£ >Ì Ç\Îä «° ° " / /-Æ fx -1 -/

£x£{ Ó

£ ä xÈx

£ ä ÈÇ{

£ ä ÈÇÎ

£ ä xnÓ

, V Û i ViÀÌ > ` " 9 *" / -Õ `>Þ] iVi LiÀ Ó£ >Ì Î «° ° " / /-Æ fx -1 -/

n When: 8 p.m. Friday n Where: The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda n Tickets: $35-$100 n For Information: Strathmore.org; 301-581-5100

not quite home for Bryson, he appreciates concluding the holiday tour on this side of the country. “It’s never come to my hometown of Atlanta — because the ‘Nutcracker’ is always taking up all of the space in all of the venues,” he said. “When you’ve been away from home for several weeks, it’s just good to be on the East Coast again.” Hopefully the relief and comfort Bryson and the other featured performers feel on tour will translate to the audience, turning high quality performances into memories of Christmases over the years. “There’s so much focus these days on shows that don’t really showcase real talent, and we accept the accolades heaped on people with minimal talent,” he said. “We’ve started to equate success with talent and that’s a bad idea. For ‘Colors of Christmas,’ that is how it has sustained itself, because it is truly based on talent.” kgroff@gazette.net in the ground; they are about 10 inches high, ﬁt easily into a basket and are a much better alternative than trying to balance the glass on a smooth looking surface. The “Wine Hive” is a series of modular wine racks with a honey comb appearance. Founded by industrial designer John Paulick and funded via Kickstarter, Wine Hive’s patented aluminum interlocking system is aesthetically pleasing and adaptable to most spaces. Another eye-catching modular wine holder is by Alessi Noe that appears to be a bunch of grapes. Able to hold six bottles, it is attractive enough to keep on the kitchen counter but can also be easily expanded.

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

THE GAZETTE

Page B-7

Page B-8

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

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

GAITHERSBURG

GAITHERSBURG An Active Senior Apartment Community Situated In the heart of the Kentlands neighborhood with all the benefits of small town living, with the excitement of the city life!

WEDNESDAY OPEN HOUSE COFFEE SOCIAL 11AM-1PM • Free membership to Kentlands Citizen’s Assembly • Planned Activities • Transportation • Emergency Pull Cords • Controlled Access

Kentlands Manor Senior Apartments 217 Booth Street, Gaithersburg, MD 20878 kentlandsmanor@thedonaldsongroup.com

(888)303-1868

GAITHERSBURG

SSTREAMSIDE TREAMSIDE A APARTMENTS PA R T M E N T S

ROCKVILLE

• Garden-Style Apartment Homes • On-Site Laundry Facilities • Kitchen w/ Breakfast Bar • Private Balcony/ Patio • Free Parking GAITHERHOUSE • Small Pets Welcome APARTMENTS • Swimming Pool 501B S. Frederick Ave #3

Gaithersburg, MD 20877

301-948-1908

DON’T WAIT APPLY TODAY!

Senior Living 62+

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

www.PinnacleAMS.com/GardensOfTraville

Se Habla Espanol

Advertise Your Apartment Community Here!

14431 Traville Garden Circle Rockville, Maryland 20850

301-762-5224

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

SILVER SPRING CALL FOR SPECIALS

STRATHMORE HOUSE APARTMENTS

Extended Hours Tues, Weds & Thurs kSwimming Pool

and reach over 350,000 readers!

Contact Ashby Rice (301) 670-2667 for pricing and ad deadlines.

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

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

CHEVY

CHASE:

NEWLY RENOVATED 3Br 3Ba, $999,000. Scott Egloff, Realtor Pls call: 301-674-8866 WC&AN Miller Co a Long and Foster Co. 4701 Sangamore Rd. Bethesda, MD 20816

GERM 3BR/1.5BATH 2 LEVEL TH, fenced, patio, washer/dryer in unit. $1600/mo HOC OK. 240-997-9836.

SPRING:

55+ comm, 2Br/2Ba, underground parking, $269,000, Weichert Realtors, Manuela Call 301-681-0550 x243

FREDERICK: 5,000

sf, Furnished entire floor, Carroll Creek area, 7 Executive offices, 12 divided cubicles, conference room, computer room, reception area, kitchen, 2 Full Bath., parking, $4,950/mo excluding util Call: 301-694-3103

FREDERICK:

3Br, 3.5Ba, TH, granite counter tops, H/W flrs, fin bsmt, min to I270, $1650 per mo, Call: 301-452-1268

BETH/CHELSEA TOWERS: Updated

1BR, balcony, panoramic view. $1495 +utils Becky Plesset L&F 202-438-3755

GAITH: 3Br/1.5Ba Th

Fp, W/D, Lg deck, nr Schls, Shops, Bus, n/p $1650+electric, Avail call/text 240-447-5072

GAITHERSBURG:

4BD 3.5BA, SFH, 2 car garage, deck, newlly carpeted. $2350. 240-476-3994

4Br, 2.5Ba, TH, great location, HOC welcome, $1845 obo 301540-7047

1Br, 1Ba, kit, balcony, 2 walk/in closets, pool, exercise club, tennis store and restauarant $1,845/mo inc utils and cable Call: 301-455-9608

GE RMA NT OWN :

ROCK/BETH: 1BR,

TH, 3Br, 2.5Ba, NP/NS, new paint, $1575 + util AND R O C K V I L L E : 2Br, 1Ba Condo $1500 + electric 240-472-5642 (after 6pm)

priv ent/BA., kit, patio, pet ok, yr lse $1,100 util incl. 1 person only. 301-881-8214

KEMP MILL/SIL SPRING: lrg 4BD,

BELTSVILLE: 1br, 1ba Condo. $1300

2.5BA SFH. H/wd, fp. W/D. Walk 2 shops. $2350. 240-383-1000

MONT

OLNEY: SFH, 4 bed-

room , 2.5 baths, W/D, deck, fpl, 2 car garage, non smoking $2500 . 301-740-3623.

ROCKVILLE: SFH,

3+br 1.5ba, fml room, gar. $2295 + utils. Near metro. 301-9381666 or 301-873-5715

SILVER

SPRING:

3BD, 2.5BA TH. Gated community. W/D. Walk 2 shops & bus. $1795. 240-383-1000

SILVER

GAITHERSBURG-

5 BR 3.5 bath, EU TH, $2595 + Sec dep $3000, Sec 8 OK, HW floors, fully finished bsmt 301-785-3888

GERM: 3BD 2BA TH, deck, near pool & shops. $1800/mo NP. New paint, carpet, applian. 301-252-3066

utils incl. Close to Bus & Shops. HOC Ok. . Call 240-506-1386

VILLAGE: G E R M A N T O W N :

Newly Renovated TH, 4BR, 3.5BA w/fin bsmt. $2200/month Call 301-675-8507

SPRING:

4Br 3.5BA TH Fresh Paint,New Carpet fin’d w/o Bsmt $2395+sec dep $3000 HOC OK 301-785-3888

WHEATON- 4 BR/

2.5 BA TH 1600 sq ft eat-in kitch, fin bsmt w/bar, W/D, off street parking $2250 close to metro & beltway call 301-656-4477

GAITHERSBURG-

4 BR 3.5 BA, full bsmt, deck, $1750 + utils new carpet & paint Call 240-447-9961

BETHESDA: Furn,

2Br, 2Ba, avail now, tiles, new carpet, fresh paint, W/D, nr shops, HOC welcome $1400 inc utils 301-906-3097

SILVER

SPRING:

55+ comm, 2Br/2Ba $1495 and 1Br/1Ba, $1395, HOC, Weichert Realtors, Manuela Call 301-681-0550 x243

CLARKSBURG:

1MBr w/priv Ba $800, 1 bsmt Br w/priv Ba $700 or entire Bsmt $1000 240-821-3931

DERWOOD:

MBD w/shared BA in SFH WIFI, uti incl $650, 5 min to Shady Grove Metro. 240- 643-6813

GAITHERSBURG:

1 Br nr Metro/Shops No Pets, No Smoking $375 Avail Now. Call: 301-219-1066

GAITH/KENTLNDS

lg bsmt, full kit & Ba, LR, $1300 utils incl, nr bus/shops 301-8698705 or 301-675-7465

GBURG- Female Pre-

CLINTON: 3 level,

5 or 6 bedrooms, 3Ba, family rm, eat in kitchen, living and dining Section 8 welcome $2800.00 or best offer. 240-601-6453

GAITHERSBURG-

Olde Towne Spacious 1 bedroom/1 ba Apt $1000 month + elec Call (240)388-0056

ferred fully furn master BR w/priv bath WIFI & Cable TV ready $700 CALL 240-672-4516

GERM: 1 BR, shared

BA $400, 1MB $500 + utils in TH NS/ND Near bus/shops. Sec Dep Req. 240-4766224

GE RMA NT OWN :

1 furnished Br, shrd Ba & Kit, nr bus, $450 all util inc Call Jose: 301-366-8689

kSmall Pets Welcome kBalcony Patio

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

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

in every unit

GERMANTOWN: 2

Br’s in TH $500 & $485 incl utils. N/S, N/P. Avail now Call 240-426-5084

GE RMA NT OWN :

Master BR w/ priv bath $650 + utils. Easy access to bus. Avail now (240)426-7852

MONT. VILLAGE:

1 Large BR nr Shops & bus $600/mo util & cable included NP/NS Call: 240-498-1915

OLNEY: 1 Rm in bsmt in SFH share kitchen $500 utils included, NS/NP Avail Now. 301-257-5712

HUNT AUCTION

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR PUBLIC HEARING

19521 Woodfield Road (Rt 124)

established during which they may request a public hearing on

Sunday, Dec 21, 10AM, OPEN 9AM Montgomery County government hereby notifies the general pubAt Hunts Place lic and other interested parties that a three-week period has been

Treasure Hunt

Gaithersburg, MD 20879 ROCKVILLE: Large the FY 2016 Ridesharing / Commuter Assistance Program grant Newly Remodeled rm Furn - Collectables 1974 240D Mercedes application in the amount of $372,070 from the Maryland Transit in SFH Nr Metro & 301-948-3937 - Open 9:00 AM Administration and Federal Transit Administration. Shpng $575/mo utils #5205 Look on Auctionzip.com incl 240-444-7986 SILVER

SPRING

Furn rm on 1st flr $600, and 2 rooms in basement $450 each. shrd kit, lvng rm, Male. util/Internet, cable included. 240-882-7458

S.S: Bsmt apt 2 RMS

MOVING

SALE:

Bassett furn, hh items and antiques. All must go. Wheaton. 301949-9803 for appt.

$700&$650 shrd kitch &bath, priv entr NS NP nr metro call 240-3898825

FIREWOOD FOR SALE $250/cord $150 per 1/2 cord µ Includes Delivery µ Stacking Extra Charge Ask for Jose 301-417-0753 301-370-7008

PREMIUM ALL SEASONED HARDWOODS Mostly Oak $200 a Cord Split & Delivered 240-315-1871

GP2188A

Office Suite, 2300sf, 3 offices, conference room, waiting area, parking, Historic District. $2,200/month excluding utilities. Call: 301-694-3103

1, priv entr, BR ,ba, LR,kitch, W/D $1500/ mo,more info @ www. rent4u.us 3016136385

GE RMA NT OWN :

SILVER

GAITH: Huge Apt for

kSpacious Floor Plans

G557972

301-948-8898

340 N. Summit Ave. • Gaithersburg, MD

kNewly Updated Units

This three-week period will commence on December 17, 2014 and end on January 7, 2015 at 5 PM. If requested, the public hearing on the above mentioned program will be held on Wednesday, January 14, 2015 at 3:00 PM in the Executive Office Building, 101 Monroe Street, 10th Floor Conference Room, Rockville, Maryland 20850.

FREE! Buy It,

The request for a public hearing must be submitted in writing and received by the Division of Transit Services no later than 5 PM Wednesday, January 7, 2015. Any request received after January 7, 2015 will be returned to sender.

Sell It, Find It

Request for this public hearing must include your name and address, and if any, organization or business name, reason(s) or issues of your request, and sent to:

Carolyn G. Biggins, Chief Division of Transit Services 101 Monroe Street, 5th Floor HAVANESE PUPPIES Rockville Maryland 20850 Home raised, AKC, best health guarantee noahslittleark.com Call: 262-993-0460

KITTENS:Maine

It’s

(12-17-2014)

GazetteBuyandSell.com

NOTICE OF RESCHEDULED ANNUAL MEETING

Coon Kittens. CFA, WATERS LANDING ASSOCIATION, INC. Home raised. 1st shots. M.F. Tabbies NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, in accord$500. 610-869-9068

NOTICE

The Annual Meeting for Germantown Station Homeowners Association, held on November 12, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. has been rescheduled for January 14, 2015, at 8:00 p.m. at the Germantown Library. The meeting is rescheduled pursuant to Section 6506 of the Corporations and Association Article of Maryland Code, because of a lack DATE: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 of a quorum in November. Those present in person or by proxy will constitute a quo7:00 p.m. TIME: rum and a majority of those present in perPLACE: Community Center of son or by proxy may approve, authorize or Waters Landing Association take any action which could have been tak20000 Father Hurley Boulevard en at the original meeting if a sufficient Germantown, Maryland 20874 number of members had been present. For information call WLA at (301) 972(12-17-14) 3681. (12-17-14)

ance with the Bylaws of the Association that the Annual Meeting of the Membership of the Waters Landing Association originally scheduled for November 12,2014, and which was adjourned for a lack of quorum, has been rescheduled and will be held at the following date, time and place:

To Advertise Call 301.670.7100

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Page B-9

Daycare Directory

The Classified Advertising Department will be closed on Thursday, December 25, 2014 in observance of Christmas. All Classified Ads will deadline on Friday, December 19, 2014 at 4pm for publication on Wednesday or Thursday, December 24 or 25, 2014.

G GP2173A P2173A

Christmas Early Deadlines

Kimberly Villella Childcare Damascus Licensed Family Daycare Children’s Center Of Damascus Elena’s Family Daycare My Little Lamb Daycare Kids Garden Daycare Emmanuel Learning Child Development Center

301-774-1163 301-253-4753 301-253-6864 301-972-1955 301-990-9695 240-601-9134 301-622-0777

20832 20872 20872 20876 20877 20886 20904

DEADLINE: JANUARY 5th, 2015

It’s

FREE! Buy It, Sell It, Find It

To Advertise

LIVE-IN/LIVE-OUT ENERGETIC HSKPR: Good com-

Please call 301-670-7100 to place your ad today.

Lic#: 27579 Lic#: 139094 Lic#: 31453 Lic#: 15133761 Lic#: 51328 Lic#: 139378 Lic#: 200019

Treasure Hunt

mand of English, cooking a must Annapolis Area. 443-9949324 between 9-5. Driving a plus!

Call 301.670.7100 GazetteBuyandSell.com

GP2190A

Careers 301-670-2500

class@gazette.net

Bookkeeper

For Ryan Floors, Inc, Duties: reconciliation, invoice coding, managment of AP cycle, licensing, registration, bonding, insurance (OCIP’s), certified payroll, etc Required: experience in Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, AIA Requisitions & reconcilation of GL/adjustments. Must be proficient in Excel/Work/Outlook and posses a strong work ethic and ability to multi-task. Send your resume with work experience, employer references and salary history & requirements to: katy_bailey@ryanfloors.com

CLEANING

Earn $400/wk. Monday-Friday and Tuesday-Saturday. No nights. Must have own car & valid. Drivers lic. Se Habla Espanol.

Merry Maids

LEASING CONSULTANT

NOW HIRING ELECTRICIANS

Position for multi family property in Gaithersburg area. Saturdays required. Email resume to: CMendez@arcdevco.com

Healthcare

ORAL SURGERY STAFF

Surgical Assistant. Modern, caring Oral and Maxillofacial surgical office needs motivated, intelligent, friendly individuals to join our busy multilocation practice. Experience preferred. Please reply to 301-774-6200.

Residential/Commercial Min 4 years experience

Bethesda, MD. 8:30-5:00, M-F Job Requirements Include: Data Entry, Answer Phones, Attention to Detail. Minimum 6 Months Experience. $13.00/hr to start based on experience. Please email resume to: Beth@clymenvironmental.com

Local companies, Local candidates Get Connected

Gazette.Net

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

Foster Parents

Treatment Foster Parents Needed Work from home!

Contact Sehon Ross from 10AM to 3PM at 703.572.7621

Call 301-355-7205

CTO SCHEV

Real Estate

Treatment Foster Parents Needed Work from home!

Call 301-355-7205

Silver Spring

Work with the BEST!

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.

Must R.S.V.P.

Call Bill Hennessy

GC3394

û Free training begins soon û Generous monthly tax-free stipend û 24/7 support

301-388-2626 301-388-2626

bill.hennessy@longfoster.com • Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.

Maintenance Tech/Helper Streamside Apartments in Gaithersburg looking for experienced Maintenance Technician/Helper. Must have own tools. Fax resume 301-948-3959.

Candidates should possess persistence, energy, strong planning and organizational skills, efficiency in Microsoft Office and Windows based applications and have a minimum of 1-3 years of sales experience with a proven track record of success. Media sales experience is helpful but not necessary. We offer competitive compensation, commission and incentives, comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, pension and 401(k).

Rough-in Plumber

û Free training begins soon û Generous monthly tax-free stipend û 24/7 support

Foster Parents

Post Community Media, LLC is looking for an enthusiastic, selfmotivated sales professional to take our Gaithersburg/Rockville sales territory to the next level. If you are looking for career growth in a fast paced environment and you want to be part of a team that values integrity, respect and growth, this is a great opportunity for you!

To become part of this high quality, high-growth organization, send resume and salary requirements to: HRjobs@gazette.net. No phone calls. EOE

GC3373

Dental/ Medical Assistant Trainees Needed Now

Full-Time positions • 24 Hour Operation. Must be able to work all shifts.

Advertising Sales Consultant

The mission of the Advertising Sales Consultant is to develop new business while servicing existing business. Primary responsibilities include growing revenue base through cold calls, developing and presenting marketing plans, providing exemplary customer service and developing strong customer relationships through consultative selling of Post Community Media print and digital media (including The Gazette, Gazette.net and niche publications).

TCS is looking for Shuttle Bus Drivers at Dulles Airport. Class B CDL with passenger and air brake endorsements, current DOTphysical card and 3 years of passenger driving experience required.

Must pass pre-employment drug screen and possess clean driving record. Salary is $13.75 per hour.

Streamside Apartments in Gaithersburg looking for experienced Maintenance Technician for multi family property. Must have own tools. Call 301-948-8898.

Call 301-349-2983

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

CLERK/DATA ENTRY

MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN

EOE

HVAC Technician Must have a minimum of 5yrs experience in service and installation. Must have clean driving record. Call Scott at 301-252-3709

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

Truck Driver/ Parts Runner Large Gaithersburg H V A C Company seeks truck driver. Must have good driving record. Great Call 301benefits package. 670-4750 ext. 393

Medical Receptionist

Waitresses

FT. Downtown Silver Spring. Experience Required. Fax (301)589-5245 or Email admin@rodman-engelstein.com

Call Andreas 301-526-1273 Tally Ho Restaurant

Needed full and part time. Will train. All shifts.

Search Jobs

Find Career Resources

Page B-10

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Careers 301-670-2500

class@gazette.net

GC3397

Office Manager

FT to be responsible for the companyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facilities and administrative management, Well organized, detail oriented, with the ability to multi-task and work well in a fast-paced environment. 3-4 years of business support experience in a professional environment Four-year degree from college or technical school . For More information visit gazette.net/careers

Recruiting is now Simple! Get Connected

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Automotive

Page B-11

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

CA H

2004 DODGE INTREPID: G r e y 167k V6 Automatic. Clean needs some work. Great for parts! $800 OBO call 240-449-9754

FOR CAR ! INSTANT CASH OFFER

G558040

(301)288-6009

RAIN OR SHINE! Since 1989

www.CapitalAutoAuction.com WE HAVE VEHICLES FOR EVERY BUDGET AND NEED!

AUCTIONS EVERY SATURDAY

Temple Hills, MD

5001 Beech Road Live/Drive Auction Time Saturdays 9:00a.m.

Washington, DC

1905 Brentwood Road Live/Drive Auction Time Saturdays 10:00a.m.

Call 301-640-5987

or email dc@capitalautoauction.com

OPEN TO PUBLIC • ALL DEALERS WELCOME G558041

BUY BELOW KBB VALUE

Selling Your Car just got easier!

Looking for a new ride? Log on to Gazette.Net/Autos to search for your next vehicle!

YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR WAY AT OURISMAN EVERYDAY

OURISMAN VW $

*down

#7441995, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

MSRP 17,715 $

BUY FOR

13,995

2014 PASSAT S #9087784, Automatic, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

MSRP 23,185 $

17,999

2015 TIGUAN S 2WD

#13540292, Automatic, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

MSRP $27,180

Gazette.Net/Autos to place your auto ad!

As low as 29.95! $

signing

*security deposit

24,999

OR $372/MO for 72 MONTHS

*1st month’s payment

2015 GOLF 2DR HB LAUNCH

2014 BEETLE 1.8L

#3020550, Mt, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

#1601477, Power Windows/Power Locks, Keyless Entry, Sunroof

MSRP $21,015

MSRP 18,815

BUY FOR

16,599

OR $244/MO for 72 MONTHS

BUY FOR

18,999

OR $279/MO for 72 MONTHS

2014 JETTA SEDAN TDI 2014 JETTA SPORTWAGON TDI

#7298300, Automatic Power Windows, Power Locks, Bluetooth

MSRP 22,435 $

OR $264/MO for 72 MONTHS

BUY FOR

*due at

OR $205/MO for 72 MONTHS

BUY FOR

payment

2014 JETTA S

Log on to

SAVE UP TO $8,000

BUY FOR

17,999

#5608496, Automactic. Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

MSRP $28,835

BUY FOR

24,399

OR $264/MO for 72 MONTHS

OR $358/MO for 72 MONTHS

2015 GTI 4DR HB S

2014 TOUAREG TDI R-LINE V6

#4028905, Automatic, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

#14013851, Navigation, Sunroof Power Windows/Locks, Loaded

MSRP $27,235

BUY FOR

24,999

OR $367/MO for 72 MONTHS

MSRP $55,835

BUY FOR

45,795

OR $659/MO for 72 MONTHS

OURISMAN VW WORLD AUTO CERTIFIED PRE OWNED 27 Available...Rates Starting at 1.64% up to 72 months

2006 Jetta Sedan PZEV AT...#V394369A, Silver, 98,816 Miles....$5,995 2004 Nissan Murano.....#V030263A, Silver, 133,451 Miles..........$6,991 2007 Honda Fit.....#V625092B, Gray, 50,877 Miles.......................$6,995 2009 Subaru Legacy...#V026784A, White, 79,495 Miles............$10,191 2011 Jetta Sedan...#VLP0105, Black, 47,803 Miles....................$10,591 2013 Ford Fiesta...#V034406A, Platinum, 35,310 Miles....................$12,992 2012 Golf HB..#V026462A, Gray, 66,571 Miles..................................$13,663 2012 Jetta Sedan...#VP0106, White, 32,563 Miles...........................$13,991 2012 GTI HB MT...#V517048A, Gray, 50,877 Miles............................$13,995 2011 Dodge Charger...#VPR0100A, Silver, 60,717 Miles..................$14,991 2012 Beetle CPE PZEV...#V621679A, Silver, 22,689 Miles.........................$14,991 2010 CC SDN...#V538777A, White, 43,169 Miles........................$16,591

2012 Mini Cooper S...#V034678A, Red, 33,011 Miles...............$16,993 2008 Volvo XC90...#V822908A, White, 63,471 Miles........................$17,491 2010 Routan CPO...#VP0102, Brown, 30,797 Miles..........................$17,911 2012 Jetta Sedan TDI...#V615887A, Silver, 26,804 Miles.................$18,471 2012 GTI HB MT...#VP0107, Red, 54,244 Miles.................................$18,991 2013 Golf...#VPR0098, Black, 7,392 Miles.........................................$18,993 2012 Tiguan SE...#V511462A, Black, 37,637 Miles..........................$19,991 2011 Tiguan SEL...#V520327A, Pearl, 69,623 Miles.........................$19,991 2013 Passat Wolfsburg...#VPR0097, Silver, 8,459 Miles..................$20,492 2013 Passat SEL LTD...#V017623A, Black, 53,252 Miles.................$21,392 2013 Tiguan SE...#V006405A, Gray, 17,099 Miles............................$22,391 2013 Beetle Convertible...#V009351Z, Black, 9,202 Miles..............$24,591

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 12/31/14.

Ourisman VW of Laurel 3371 Fort Meade Road, Laurel

1.855.881.9197 • www.ourismanvw.com

Online Chat Available...24 Hour Website • Hours Mon-Fri 9 am-9 pm • Sat 9 am-8 pm

G557915

WE PAY TOP DOLLAR-FAST FREE PICKUP! SELL YOUR CAR TODAY! CALL NOW FOR AN

Shop 24/7 • Gazette.Net/Autos

ANY CAR ANY CONDITION

Page B-12

DARCARS NISSAN 2009 Nissan Versa

9,977

#440168B, Automatic, 1.8 SL FE, 64K Miles, Sedan

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

DARCARS VOLVO OF ROCKVILLE 2005 Ford Taurus

2012 Nissan Versa

10,977

8,995

#526035B, Automatic, SE Sedan, 3.0L V6

2012 Kia Forte EX #441115A, Sunroof, Sedan, 39K Miles, Silver

11,977

2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe

11,977

2012 Ford Fusion

11,977

10,995

#0SD001A, $ Auto, 1-Owner, EX-L Sedan, 2.4L Engine

2012 Volkswagen Beetle

2013 Toyota Corolla S

Leonardtown 301-997-0666

12,995

#429043B, Automatic,Ocean Race Wagon

#526071A, Automatic, 19K Miles, 1-Owner, PZEV Coupe

13,995

2011 Volvo S40 T5 Sedan

#G0044A, Special Edition, 1-Owner, 38k Miles

13,995

2010 Lexus ES 350 Sedan

2013 Nissan Sentra #E0424, Automatic, SV Sedan, 1-Owner, 35K Miles

11,977

#526547C, 1-Owner, Auto, 10K miles, Sedan

15,995

2012 Volvo S60

#441562A, Auto, 61K Miles, 1-Owner, SE Sedan

#526022A, Comfort Sedan,1-Owner 4-Cyl, Automatic

2013 Toyota Corolla LE

#546033A, Automatic, 1-Owner, 46K Miles

2008 Honda Accord

2007 Honda Accord LX #541043A, Automatic, 1-Owner, Silver, Sedan, 68K miles

2006 Volvo XC70

#449556A, 1-Owner, 48K Miles, SL Sedan

2009 SAAB 9-3

#526547B, Volvo Certified, Automatic, 36K miles

17,995

2012 Volvo S60 T5 Sedan

#422056C, Automatic, 75K Miles, 3.5L V6

17,995

2011 Mazda CX-9

2012 Fiat 500 POP #541010C, Manual, Convertible, 35K Miles, 1-Owner

11,977

#P9203, 1-Owner, 20K Miles, Auto, T5 Sedan

21,450

#526085A, Auto, 1Owner, Moon Roof, Volvo Certified

22,950

#526565A, Auto, 1Owner, Grand Touring, Navigation, SUV

25,950

2009 Volvo S60............................................................................. $13,995 2008 Mercedes Benz ML350............................... $21,950 #426058A, Automatic, 2.5T AWD, Sedan

2014 Hyundai Accent GLS #E0503, Automatic, 1-Owner, 26K Miles, Sedan

12,977

2010 Saab 9-3 #441556A, Automatic, 1-Owner, Black, 38K Miles

12,977

#526113A, Capri Blue, 59k Miles, 3.5L V6 SUV

2012 Volvo S60 T5 Sedan......................................... $23,950 2007 Acura TL................................................................................ $14,595 #P9158, Volvo Certified, 1-Owner, 9K Miles, Flamenco Red #G0040, Auto, 3.2L V6 Engine, Sedan

2008 Volvo C70 Coupe.................................................... $14,995 2012 Ford Super Duty................................................... $25,950 #N0553, Auto, Black, 1-Owner, 2.5L Turbo Engine

#526078A, 1-Owner, 34K Miles, SRW XL Pick-Up

2011 Mini Cooper CountryMan S............... $17,995 2012 BMW 3 Series............................................................ $33,950 #526051A, Auto, 29K Miles, 1-Owner, True Blue

2011 Nissan Altima SL #546106A, 2.5L Sedan, Automatic, 42K Miles

14,977

2014 Ford Focus #548500A, Leather, Sunroof, Navigation, Automatic, 6K Miles

22,977

G557910

www.DARCARSnissan.com

DARCARS NISSAN of ROCKVILLE 15911 Indianola Drive • Rockville, MD (at Rt. 355 across from King Farm)

888.805.8235 • www.DARCARSNISSAN.com

BAD CREDIT - NO CREDIT - CALL TODAY!

DARCARS

#P9213, 1-Owner, 34K Miles, 335i Convertible, Navigation

VOLVO

G557916

15401 Frederick Rd, Rockville, MD

www.darcarsvolvo.com

1.888.824.9165 DARCARS

See what it’s like to love car buying.

YOUR GOOD CREDIT RESTORED HERE

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

Page B-13

DARCARS NISSAN TWO LOCATIONS

Rockville

College Park

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

VERSA S

MSRP: $13,170 Sale Price: $10,995

$ AT THIS PRICE

ALTIMA 2.5

AT THIS PRICE

39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

AT THIS PRICE

w/automatic transmission MODEL #11515

AT THIS PRICE

LEAF S

AT THIS PRICE

w/bluetooth MODEL #29014

MURANO S

MSRP: $23,050 Sale Price: $19,495 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

18,995

0 DOWN

239/MO

AT THIS PRICE

MAXIMA 3.5 S

36 MO LEASE 12K MILES/YR

AT THIS PRICE

MODEL #23214

MSRP: $33,265 Sale Price: $28,495 Nissan Rebate: $4,500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

$ Limited Edition pkg, moonroof MODEL #16114

MSRP: $31,890 Sale Price: $27,495 Nissan Rebate: $3,500 Nissan Murano Bonus Cash: $500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

23,495 OR

22,995

36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

299

/MO 39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

139

/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

189/MO

24,995 OR

w/bluetooth MODEL #12114

2014 NISSAN

MSRP: $32,000 Sale Price: $28,495 NMAC Bonus Cash: $3,500

AT THIS PRICE

13,495

2014 NISSAN

2015 NISSAN

w/free Charger MODEL #17015

139/MO

36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

MSRP: $19,165 Sale Price: $15,495 Nissan Rebate: $1,000 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500 Nissan Holiday Bonus Cash: -500

2014 NISSAN

149/MO

HOLIDAY SAVINGS!

13,495 OR

SENTRA SV

MSRP: $16,700 Sale Price: $13,995 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

ROGUE SELECT AWD

16,495 OR

MODEL #13115

159/MO

MSRP: $23,845 Sale Price: $19,745 Nissan Rebate: -$1,250 S NMAC Bonus Cash: -$1,000 Nissan Holiday Bonus Cash: -$1,000

VERSA NOTE S+ CVT

10,995 OR

w/manual transmission MODEL #11115

2015 NISSAN

2014 NISSAN

2015 NISSAN

9330 Baltimore Ave College Park, MD 20740 888-693-8037

279

/MO 39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

HOLIDAY SAVINGS!

SEE WHAT IT’S LIKE TO LOVE CAR BUYING

DARCARS NISSAN OF ROCKVILLE

DARCARS NISSAN OF COLLEGE PARK

www.DARCARSnissan.com

www.DARCARSnissanofcollegepark.com

Prices include all rebates and incentives. DARCARS Nissan DOES NOT Include college grad or military rebates in price! NMAC Bonus Cash require financing through NMAC with approved credit. Prices exclude tax, tags, freight (Cars $810, SUVs and Trucks $860-$1000) and $300 processing charge, Lease payments are calculated with tax, tags, freight, $300 processing charge and first payment due at signing, and are valid with tier one approval through NMAC. Prices and payments valid only at listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 12/24/2014. G557911

$0 DOWN

14,690

TTOYOTATHON OYOTATHON SSTARTS TARTS NNOW! OW!

36 $

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

AFTER $750 REBATE

2 AVAILABLE: #570250, 570219

119/MO**

$0 DOWN

4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL

NEW 22014 AVALON XLS AVAILABLE: #478067, 478074

NEW 2014 SCION XD 2 AVAILABLE: #453030, 453038

25,690

4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.

AFTER TOYOTA $2,000 REBATE

2 AVAILABLE: #572025, 572011

179/MO**

20,990

AUTO, 4 CYL., 4 DR

4 CYL., AUTOMATIC

AFTER $750 REBATE

4 CYL., 4 DR., AUTO

2 AVAILABLE: #567081, 567085

$0 DOWN

NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564108, 564088

159/mo.**

NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE

2015 COROLLA LE

18,590

AUTO, 4 CYL

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE 2 AVAILABLE: #572040, 572003

MONTHS+ % 0 FOR 60 On 10 Toyota Models

DARCARS

See what it’s like to love car buying

19,990

$0 DOWN

4 CYL., AUTO

1-888-831-9671

15625 Frederick Rd (Rte 355) • Rockville, MD n OPEN SUNDAY n VISIT US ON THE WEB AT www.355Toyota.com

G557914

NEW2 AVAILABLE: 2015#570130, COROLLA L 570203

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, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 12/31/2014.

Page B-14

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 z

G557908