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After ﬁling a restraining order against her abusive ex-husband and buying a house to live in with her children, a Montgomery County woman who goes by the name of Leah struggled to keep her address secret from her abuser. Even with the restraining order, he continued to harass her, making threatening phone calls and blocking her car from leaving a parking lot. In 2008, the Motor Vehicles Administration asked her for her new address while she was re-registering a car she still owned with

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Leah talks about the Maryland Safe at Home program, which provides victims of domestic violence with a substitute address for them to use for mail.

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her ex-spouse. She realized that if she provided it, her abuser, who was in and out of jail, could ﬁnd her and her children again. Today, Montgomery County has 72 people enrolled in a staterun program to help domestic violence victims hide from their abusive partners. After the incident at the Motor Vehicles Administration, Leah became one of them. Up to that point, she says, “I felt like I was strong. I thought I could handle stuff on my own.” But when someone with the MVA told her about Maryland’s Safe at Home Address Conﬁdentiality

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It might be 8 a.m. on a Tuesday. Maybe it’s 10 p.m. on a Wednesday, or 1 a.m. on a Sunday. Whenever that beeper sounds, the on-duty volunteer

at the county’s Victim Assistance and Sexual Assault Program springs to action. The 24-hour, seven days a week crisis intervention program is an agency of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services and is staffed by mental health professionals and trained volunteers. When the crisis center is contacted by the police de-

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Carolyn Snowden, a Sandy Spring community activist and founder of the Sandy Spring Civic Association, died Aug. 29 after a lengthy illness. She was 88. In a program for the 2006 Greater-Olney Athena Award, Snowden was described as “a champion of civil and equal rights, and a formidable advocate of education, healthcare and civic improvements in Montgomery County and Sandy Spring for more than 60 years. For many, she epitomized the spirit of the community.” Sandy Spring civic activist Joy Turner said there are few words that adequately describe the contributions that Snowden made to the community and Montgomery County. “She was a tireless advocate for equality for all citizens,” she said. Her lifelong mission was to secure adequate laws for the welfare of the community and work for implementation of existing laws through united efforts that would secure for everyone the highest advantages.” Sen. Karen S. Montgomery (D-Dist. 14) of Brookeville said she worked with Snowden on many community issues over the years, dating back long before she was elected to ofﬁce. “I saw her as a tiny little burst of ﬁre,” she said. “She was like a match that ignited the community. This is a terrible loss for Sandy Spring.” Snowden served as president of the Sandy Spring Civic Association all but two years from 1956 to 2005. “Even when she wasn’t able to come to the civic association meetings because of her health, she always gave us instructions,” said Turner. “It was wonderful to get her perspective of where we’ve been, where we are, and what she saw as the future, and how to keep the coalition building.” She was also involved with the Sandy Spring Museum, the Sandy Spring Slavery Museum, Montgomery General Hospital and Habitat for

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Montgomery County is preparing to unveil a new program for connecting sources of unused food with people who need it. The county’s food recovery network is expected to make it easier to collect unused food and get it to nonproﬁt agencies that feed the hungry. The program will deal with both planned food recoveries — when a supermarket knows it will have meat, dairy, produce or other products that will be past their sell-by date and can

schedule the products to be picked up — and unplanned pickups, taking food that wasn’t served from large weddings or catering events, said Richard Romer, who works for Montgomery County Councilwoman Valerie Ervin. Ervin helped form a work group that developed recommendations on creating a food recovery program for the county. The work group was scheduled to release its ﬁnding at a press conference Sept. 10. The group plans to set up both a central phone number to help set up food collections, as well as a mobile phone app to help connect providers with distributors, Romer said. A survey of grocery stores in the county found there aren’t many who don’t already donate products to organizations to feed the hungry, but restaurants and caterers may be more of

an untapped market, said Jenna Umbriac, director of nutrition programs for Manna Food Center in Gaithersburg, which provides food for more than 3,500 families each month. According to the group’s website, one in four county residents is at risk of hunger, and 32 percent of Montgomery County Public Schools students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. People are sometimes reluctant to donate because they’re afraid of being liable if someone gets sick from the products they donate, Umbriac said. But the new program will provide a countywide seal of approval that unused goods can be donated without fear of liability. The program has attracted a lot of private sector support, Romer said.

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For ﬁrst time in four years Alex Holston won’t dominate county’s volleyball season.

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Family Support Group meeting, 7:30-9 p.m., Parish Hall of St. Raphael’s Catholic Church, 1513 Dunster Road, Rockville. For families and friends of people with depression or bipolar illness. Free. 301-299-4255.

MONDAY, SEPT. 9 Flower Buds, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Brookside Gardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Gardening activities, stories and walks for ages 3-5 with a parent. $5 per child. Register at www.parkpass.org.

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St., second ﬂoor, Buchanan Room, Rockville. Free. 240-899-6514. Norbeck Toastmasters, 7:308:30 p.m., Sandy Spring Bank, 17801 Georgia Ave., Olney. Learn to communicate effectively with others. 301-570-8318.

Georgia Ave., Wheaton, second Sunday every month. Speaker Natasha Sacks gives an introduction to learning through a lifetime. Suggested $4 contribution. 301-949-7398.

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Volunteer Open House, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., JCA Heyman Interages Center, 12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville. Ages 50 and up can volunteer to help students grades K-12. Free. 301-949-3551. Stepping Stones Story Time, 10:30 a.m., Damascus Library, 9701 Main St., Damascus, also 1:30 p.m. Sept. 11. Activities suitable for ages newborn through 5. Free. 240-773-9444. Indonesia, 1:15-2:15 p.m., Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton. A DVD travelogue. Free. 240-777-4999.

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p.m., Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton. Center director Carol Fuentevilla and dance instructor Bill Sellner provide the music. $2. 240-777-4999.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 7 Montgomery Village Foundation Fall Flea Market, 8 a.m.-1

p.m., North Creek Community Center, 20125 Arrowhead Road, Montgomery Village. Spaces cost $23 for village residents and $28 for nonresidents. Free admission. 240-243-2367.

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Wags for Hope: Read to a Dog, 4 p.m., Damascus Library,

Friends of Brookside Gardens Annual Plant Sale, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.,

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Artist Ashley Minner explores local history through drawings of the doll collection of the Sandy Spring Museum in “Dolls of Sandy Spring,” opening Wednesday at the museum and running through Sept. 24. For more information, visit www.sandyspringmuseum.org.

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The Sentiments of Flowers: Literature, Poetry and the History of Flowers, 1:15-2:15 p.m., Holiday

Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring. Photographer Ann Stevens shares some photographs of the private gardens of 12 ambassadorial residences. Free. sandyspringmuseum.org.

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Gardens of Memories Tribute, 1 p.m., Hospice Caring Cottage, 518 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. Reading of the names, music, poetry reading and brick dedication. $35 to enter a name. 301-869-4673. Teen Writers’ Workshop, 3:305:30 p.m., Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville. Learn how to revise and experiment with writing exercises. Free. 240-7739410. Church dinner, 4-8 p.m., St. Paul United Methodist Church, 21720 Laytonsville Road, Laytonsville. Grilled marinated ﬂank steak with mac and cheese, corn, green beans and salad. $14 per adult, $7 for ages 7-12, free for children younger than 7. 301-963-2185. Paintings for Pain, 7:30-10:30 p.m., VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. Artist meet-and-greet with beer, wine and hors d’oeuvres as well as a silent auction beneﬁtting RSDSA. $60. anthonychaudry83@ gmail.com.

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Our House in Brookeville celebrates 20 years of second chances PEOPLE & PL ACES TERRI HOGAN

Our House, a residential job-training program in Brookeville, is celebrating 20 years of serving local disadvantaged teenage boys and young men ages 16 to 21. A gala to benefit the nonprofit and its efforts to build another dormitory will take place from 7 to 10:30 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Music Center at Strathmore in North Bethesda. The residents serve the Olney community in varied ways, such as making repairs to the Olney satellite police station and helping at events including the Women’s Board Picnic and Bazaar, the Olney Farmers and Artists Market, Olney Days and National Night Out. “Our House is a special place,” said Barbara Falcigno, president of the Greater Olney Civic Association. “Whenever there is an event in or around Olney, one can be sure that the young men from Our House are involved. I am impressed by each person at Our House that I have interacted with through my years of volunteer work. Always polite, always willing to do what is needed, and ready to do more.” Currently, the program has 16 residents. Richard Bienvenue, Our House founder and executive director, said he hopes to build a new dormitory to house eight more. “This will hopefully help us to reach our goal of building a decent dormitory for these kids,” Bienvenue said. “We are about halfway there and have about $1.2 million to go.” The benefit, called “Give a Child a Future,” will feature food, drinks, dancing, and both live and silent auctions. The honorary chairman and keynote speaker is actor Charles S. Dutton and weather reporter Gwen Tolbart of WTTG Fox 5 will be the emcee. The Daryl Davis Band featuring Angela Hill will perform. “We have a lot of great people helping us out,” Bienvenue said. “They believe in us, and in what we are doing. The suggested minimum donation is $125 for tickets, which must be purchased in advance. All donations and a portion of ticket purchase are tax deductible. For information,

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Instructor Ron Files of Baltimore shows resident Josh Ezell, 18, how to heat up a ﬂoor tile and cut it at Our House in April. reservations, sponsorship or to donate auction items, contact Tolbart at 202-400-1999 or gala@our-house.org. For more information on Our House, go to our-house.org.

Olney remembers Sept. 11 The Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department will hold its annual Sept. 11 Candlelight Remembrance from 7:30 to 8 p.m. at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Route 108. Deputy Chief George Brown and his wife, Connie, organized the ﬁrst event the evening of the attacks in 2001, and have commemorated them each year since on that date. In early years, crowds were several people deep. Although attendance has declined over the years, the Browns say they are determined to keep the tradition alive. “Even if it is just George and I standing there, we are going to keep doing this,” Connie Brown said. “It’s just a simple way for people to show that we haven’t forgotten.” Participants are asked to bring their own candles when they gather at the intersection.

Laytonsville church hosts steak dinner St. Paul United Methodist Church will host a dinner and bake sale from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday. The menu will include grilled marinated ﬂank steak, macaroni and cheese, corn

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Proceeds from the Our House fundraiser on Sept. 20 will go toward building a new dormitory at the Brookeville nonproﬁt for at-risk teenage boys and young men, who plan to build most of the project. on the cob, green beans and a salad bar. The church is at 21720 Laytonsville Road, Laytonsville. The cost is $14 for adults, $7 for children 7 to 12, and kids under 7 eat free. Dine-in or carry out available. For more information go to www.stpaullaytonsvlle. org.

Last call for Alex Open The third annual Alex Open, supporting the Alex Popeck Never Back Down Foundation, will take place Monday at Norbeck Country Club in Rockville. The event is held in memory of Alex Popeck, a student-athlete at Sherwood High School in Olney who died in a car crash in 2011. The nonproﬁt raises scholarship money for local high school students. Information about playing, sponsoring and/or volunteering is at www.apnbd.org under the golf tab. For more information, contact Bart Popeck at alexpopecknbd@gmail.com.

Hospice memorial tribute is Saturday Hospice Caring will host a memorial tribute at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Hospice Caring Cottage, 518 S. Frederick Ave., Gaithersburg. The event will include a reading of names, music, poetry readings and dedication of the bricks and pavers in the memorial garden walkway. A new “Book of Memories,” for display at the cottage, will include the names of those honored and remembered during the tribute. To have a loved one’s name included costs $35. An inscribed brick or paver costs $100 or $250, respectively. For more information, call 301-990-8903, or go to www. hospicecaring.org.

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The Sandy Spring Museum announced a new event, Oktoberfest, to be held as an annual fall celebration and fundraiser. The inaugural festival will take place from 6:30 to 10:30 p.m. Sept. 28 at the museum. Allison Weiss, the museum’s executive director, said Oktoberfest would be different from previous fundraisers. “Because the focus of the museum is ‘community,’ we wanted to make an event that is a party for everyone who lives here,” she said. “Oktoberfest will become part of the fabric of the community, just like the Strawberry Festival is. We’re holding the event on site because we want the museum to be the community gathering place. The community built the museum and we are here for everyone to enjoy.” Oktoberfest will feature beer and wine, grilled bratwurst, local barbecue and ﬁxings from Urban BBQ, and musical entertainment with an Oktoberfest ﬂair. The festivities will conclude with a live auction, featuring vacation pack-

Civic group to discuss medical insurance law What are the implications of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act for Maryland residents? Monday’s meeting of the Civic Federation will address what the law, especially Maryland’s health insurance exchanges, means for residents. After the presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session and updates on other key local issues. The meeting will be held from 7:45 to 10 p.m. at the County Council Ofﬁce Building, 100 Maryland Ave., Rockville. Free parking is available in the adjacent county garage. All county residents and representatives of civic organizations are welcome. For more information, visit www.montgomerycivic.org.

Jewish group seeks volunteers for students The Heyman Interages Center with the Jewish Council for the Aging in Rockville is planning two open houses for people to learn about volunteer opportunities to help students succeed this school year. Adults 50 and older are invited to attend open house events in Rockville and Gaithersburg to learn about volunteer opportunities during the 2013-14 school year. The Rockville event is scheduled for 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday at the council’s ofﬁce at 12320 Parklawn Drive. A second event is planned from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 12 at the Gaithersburg Upcounty Senior Center, 80A Bureau Drive.

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An Inova Blood Drive will take place from 2:30 to 7 p.m. Sept.11 at Brooke Grove Rehabilitation and Nursing Center, 18131 Slade School Road, on the Sandy Spring campus of Brooke Grove Retirement Village. Appointments are preferred, but walk-ins are welcome. For information or an appointment, contact Nancy Ochsenreiter, director of volunteer services at Brooke Grove Retirement Village, at 301-5707081 or volunteers@bgf.org.

ages and original works of art by internationally known artists. “We expect this to be like an old-fashioned neighborhood party,” said museum board President Marcia Ferranti. “Come to make new friends and see old ones. Celebrate the fall season and celebrate that we have a museum right in the heart of our community” Oktoberfest is chaired by museum Trustee Neeta Daft, and co-sponsored by MedStar Montgomery Medical Center and Urban BBQ. Tickets for Oktoberfest are $55 until Sept. 15, when the price will rise to $65. Purchase tickets at www.sandyspringmuseum.org or by calling 301-7740022. The museum is at 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring.

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A new twist in the mystery art along Bowie Mill Road

Seniors shape creativity into art

Artist identiﬁed; boards installed as a Jewish ritual

Bulky rigid plastics added to list of accepted items

RYAN MARSHALL STAFF WRITER

If you’re looking for an opportunity to get rid of that old pet carrier or plastic garbage can, now is your chance. Montgomery County will soon expand its recycling program to include bulky rigid plastics, including large items such as pet crates or carriers, children’s toys, plastic pools or playhouses, milk crates, laundry baskets, dish strainers, large water bottles, step-stools, automotive bedliners, grills and hub caps, plastic coat hangers and other objects. Residents can drop the items off at the county’s recycling center at 16105 Frederick Road in Derwood starting Wednesday. The county has been working to make sure companies who buy recycling items and use them to make other products would have a demand for the bulky plastic items before it begins collecting them, said Eileen Kao, chief of the Waste Reduction and Recycling Section for the county’s Division of Solid Waste Services. County Executive Isiah Leggett was scheduled to announce the change Wednesday at the county recycling facility. In a statement Tuesday, Leggett said he’s been a longtime advocate of recycling programs that make it easier for residents to recycle more materials in quantities that are as large as possible. Last year, Montgomery set a goal of recycling 70 percent of its waste stream by 2020. Currently, the county recycles about 58 percent, according to the Montgomery Department of Environmental Protection website. The expanded recycling program will help Montgomery reach that 70 percent goal, according to Leggett’s statement. The county began its recycling program in the ’70s and has continuously expanded it to provide more recycling opportunities, Kao said. “We’re always really looking for the next frontier,” she said. rmarshall@gazette.net

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Reba Popkin with her painting at the AlfredHouse Eldercare art show reception on Thursday. About 75 people attended the reception.

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Making simple plaster hand casts was a fun, yet messy, project for residents of AlfredHouse Eldercare in Rockville, but the molds they created represent a lifetime of memories. The hand molds were made as part of AlfredHouse’s new art club, which has been running since the spring. The artists displayed their works at an art show and reception held on Thursday. About 75 people attended, including residents, family members, staff, Del. Benjamin F. Kramer (D-Dist. 19) of Derwood and Olney Chamber of Commerce President Jon Hulsizer. Volunteers helped the residents dip their hands into a gooey substance and asked them to share the stories their hands could tell. Some spoke of raising children. Others mentioned baking cakes, growing vegetables and building professional careers. Joan Hyman, director of marketing and community relations for AlfredHouse, said the hand casting was one of the most interesting projects residents have attempted. “Some of the residents weren’t so sure they wanted to try this, since you have to put your hand in a substance that becomes a mold and hold it there for a minute or two,” she said. “But, when the hands were unveiled, they were so thrilled.” She said the hands were especially treasured by family members who attended the art show. “People were literally crying when they saw them,” she said. For Shirley Cosson, 71, her hands represented years of playing the piano. She began playing when she was in ﬁrst grade, and played throughout her life, even taking lessons as an adult. “Music is the one thing I could always count on,” she said. “If I was mad, I would play a mad song. If I was happy, I would play a happy song.”

Cosson is one of about 18 residents who participate in the art club. They range from 50 to 100 years old. “I’m very excited, since I have always wanted to do something with art,” she said. “The different concepts they have us doing, along with the enthusiasm and energy of our leaders, make it a lot of fun.” Cosson said the hand project was one of her favorites, although there have been a variety of projects, including painting on canvas, salt art, still lifes, 3-D masks and life collages. For “music art,” residents listened to classical music and painted what came to mind. While listening to the music, Susan Mann, 52, drew a small outboard motorboat fighting the waves. She recalled an incident when her parents and siblings were in a boat that sank near Lake Tahoe during a storm. Mann got into another boat to try to rescue them. Another boat reached her family and took them to safety. “I remembered the strength of the waves, and how the wind picked my boat up and turned it around,” she said. “It was a scene that was important to me in my life history.” The same music inspired others to paint a lighthouse, a rainbow, ﬂowers, a scene from a college campus and various abstract designs. Beginning in June, the artists — many of whom had not tried the visual arts — began preparing for the show. Some jumped in enthusiastically. Others were worried they would make a mess. Ultimately, most were amazed by the creativity in their efforts. Activities Coordinator Joyce Plaxen said many residents who didn’t want to participate initially since have joined in. “I think art is a way they can express themselves, and it inspires conversation, so that they can get to know the other residents,” Plaxen said.

Quinton McLellan, 89, admits he has never given art a thought. But he said he is enjoying it, especially “because the ladies from the other houses come over.” AlfredCare features eight houses. Several are close to the main house on Cashell Road. Staff members bring residents to the main house for the art projects, and sometimes take the art to them. Plaxen said McLellan’s personality shines through his artwork. “He’s very exuberant and makes people laugh,” she said. “You see that come out in his artwork.” Veena J. Alfred, the CEO and administrator of AlfredHouse Eldercare, said there have been functional improvements in the resident-artists in the art program. “We have seen individuals who had nearly stopped communicating beginning to regain the ability to initiate meaningful conversation,” she said. “Those who insisted they had no artistic ability have surprised themselves with the intensity of their creativity and focus.” Hyman said there is a difference between presenting activities to keep people busy and giving older people the opportunity to express their humanity. “Many people think it is enough to keep people busy with games, cards, puzzles and TV,” she said. “We think that is good, but we don’t think that is enough. Our residents have something to say, and just because they might not speak or remember so well anymore, or move in the way they once could, that does not mean they have lost their voice.” Hyman said that as older people work on their artwork, she sees them get creative and excited about making art that reﬂects who they are. “This is what it means to be fully human, regardless of how much function you have or do not have,” she said. thogan@gazette.net

Upper Marlboro man dies in Brookeville crash An Upper Marlboro man died Sunday when the car he was driving struck a tree off of New Hampshire Avenue near Greenbridge Road in Brookeville. Gerald Anthony Veney, 54,

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of Upper Marlboro was driving his car south on New Hampshire Avenue when police say his car crossed the northbound lane, left the roadway, struck a tree and overturned about 1:45 a.m. Sunday.

Veney was pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Montgomery County Police release. Attempts to contact Veney’s family were unsuccessful. The accident remains under

investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620. Callers may remain anonymous. — KRISTA BRICK

Olney resident and artist Lori Hecox has claimed credit for painting the boards found attached to utility poles along a stretch of Bowie Mill Road in Olney. And members of the local Orthodox Jewish community said they attached the boards to the poles as part of the tradition of establishing an eruv, or a symbolic enclosure that some communities construct in their neighborhoods. Rabbi Ely Milikowsky of Olney said that on the Sabbath, Orthodox Jews are prohibited from carrying any object in a public area. Inside the eruv, which is composed of symbolic or legal door posts, the rules are suspended. “This allows Orthodox Jews to push a baby carriage, carry water bottles, prayer books and house keys on their way to the synagogue, since they can’t drive,” said Milikowsky. “It has enabled the Orthodox members of the Olney community to enhance the quality of their lives on the Sabbath, which is supposed to be a day of rest or enjoyment.” He said an eruv is normally made inconspicuously with wires on utility poles, but the boards on Bowie Mill Road were put up as temporary “door posts.” Following Pepco’s removal of the boards last week, the regular utility wires are now serving as the eruv. “We expedited the permanent solution,” Milikowsky said. Hecox had no idea what the plywood boards were for, nor did members of the Olney-Brookeville Yahoo Group in the many posts inquiring about the paintings. She thought that perhaps they had been placed there for advertisements or had something to do with the nearby Olney Springs development, now under construction. Regardless, as blank boards, she saw them as unsightly. Hecox considers herself a potter, but decided to paint the boards as sort of an urban art project. There are about eight boards, with paintings on six of them. The paintings are all different, ranging from Andy Warhol-like Campbell’s soup cans to colorful squares in the style of Piet Mondrian. She brought each board home to paint, which normally took three to ﬁve days, and several coats of paint. “I was very careful to choose classical paintings like you would see in the Smithsonian, so that it wouldn’t be misconstrued as some kind of a political statement,” she said. “I was just an urban artist creating awareness to an already existing environment. It was just part of my quirky artist personality.” After The Gazette ran a story on Aug. 28 with Pepco ofﬁcials

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Artwork is attached to some utility poles along Bowie Mill Road in Olney. This piece, which appears to be an homage to Andy Warhol, is on the base of a pole at Gelding Lane.

stating that they intended to remove the boards due to safety concerns, Hecox said that she was not upset, and understood their reasoning. She did, however, add a Monet-style painting that night. On Friday, when Pepco crews arrived, they learned that the member of the Orthodox community and resident of the area who had installed the boards already had taken the paintings down and stored them in his garage. After some discussion, Hecox said an agreement was reached that the paintings would be returned to her so she could put them back up and properly document the project by photographing them in their original setting. Once done, she will return the paintings, and they will be auctioned or sold to members of the Orthodox community. “I thought they would end up in the dump,” she said. “I never in a million years thought anyone would want to buy them.” Milikowsky said the money raised from the paintings would go to Olney’s eruv fund. When asked if Pepco had established an eruv policy, as they are found in communities throughout the area, Jerry Pasternak, Pepco’s regional vice president for Maryland, replied in an email that “safety is Pepco’s top priority.” “Our linemen must have unobstructed access to our poles and there can be no obstruction that would pose a hazard or impede their ability to perform their job safely,” he wrote. He added that Pepco works closely with all of its customers to convey the importance of assuring its linemen safe, unimpeded access to the poles. “We thank the owner of the boards for removing them immediately after we communicated our concerns to them,” Pasternak wrote. “We work with communities to find ways of achieving the purpose of the eruv — including accommodating a request that our existing infrastructure be deemed part of the eruv — consistent with safe and unimpeded access to our facilities for our linemen.” thogan@gazette.net

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Charter school makes changes to lottery process School continues push to raise funds

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Montgomery County’s only charter school began its second school year last week with new student lottery rules and continued efforts to close its funding gap. Community Montessori Charter School made changes to its enrollment lottery following problems that arose during the process last year. The school uses a lottery process to decide enrollment by random selection, according to the agreement between the school and the county board of education. School system staff stepped in to help review the lottery after the school sent out acceptance letters to some wrong families during its first lottery process in 2012, according to Dana Tofig, a spokesman for the county school system. “The lottery process was completely revamped this year,” said Ann Byrne, vice president of education for Crossway Community, the nonprofit that runs the school. A Feb. 26 memorandum from Dr. Donna Hollingshead, community superintendent for Montgomery County Public Schools, said seven students enrolled at the school last year were “not on the lottery acceptance roster or wait list.” Though she was listed on the memorandum as one of the intended recipients, Byrne said when initially asked about the seven students that she was not aware of that enrollment issue and she did not know any student who did not go through the lottery process. She added that the process has undergone changes with the assistance of the school system. Tofig said in an email Aug. 27 that it was his understanding that the school said seven students were enrolled from the wait list but that the names could not be verified on the school system’s student database. School system staff “were more heavily involved in the lottery process this year and these types of issues should not con-

tinue to be a problem,” he said in the email. He added the school system will continue to work with the charter to identify potential improvements for the 2014-2015 school year lottery. During its first year, the school’s student body consisted of roughly 70 children ages 3 and 4. About 104 students ages 3, 4 and 5 attend the school this academic year. Another issue facing the school is its ability to raise enough funds to complement money the county school system allocates for the school. The school does not receive any school-system funds for its 3-year-old students and only receives funds for some of its 4-year-olds who are income eligible. It also will need to raise roughly $150,000 for the 20132014 school year, according to Bowers. As of Aug. 27, Crossway Community still was working toward its fundraising goal of $150,000 for last year’s budget, according to Kathleen Guinan, the nonproﬁt’s CEO. “It’s a slow process, but we’re on the right track,” Guinan said. Montgomery County Council member Valerie Ervin (DDist. 5) of Takoma Park said during a July 22 meeting of the council’s education committee she had heard from parents who felt pressured to help raise the money. Yet Liz Fisher — whose 4-year-old daughter is entering her second year in the charter school — said she has had a different experience when it comes to what is asked of parents. “I’ve never felt like they were expecting us to make up that difference,” Fisher said. While “a lack of communication” has frustrated some parents, she said, she doesn’t think the school is trying to hide anything from or mislead parents. Fisher said she knows the school’s administrative side needs to improve, but is happy with the quality of education. “I certainly wouldn’t keep my child someplace where I thought the education was compromised,” she said. Parent Radha Nandagopal also said she’s “never felt pressure to fundraise” and she has

seen parents participate in fundraising activities similar to those at other schools. “We’ve always been reassured that there will be private donations and grants” to fill the gap, Nandagopal said. Communication with parents could improve, she said. “I think obviously the school’s going to have some growing pains,” she said. Other parents are more frustrated with the school. Lucy Hick, whose daughter attends the charter, said she is one of several parents who have been actively trying to get the school to be “more transparent.” For her, she said, it’s a matter of “just trying to make sure it’s being run and overseen properly.” Hick said she had been under the impression the funding gap was larger before she heard the $150,000 figure at the July 22 meeting. Parents expressed hope for change from the school’s recently filled principal’s seat. The school operated without a certified principal during its first school year. Karen Caroscio was the assistant principal for South Lake Elementary School in Gaithersburg. County Board of Education member Michael A. Durso said in an interview that the Montessori charter school operates differently than other county public schools, making comparisons difficult when it comes to the school’s issues such as staffing, class sizes and the lottery process. “A lot of it is almost apples and oranges,” he said. Durso added that he thinks the charter school is experiencing some procedural issues that need to be addressed. “This is our first venture into the charter world,” he said. lpowers@gazette.net

Survey reveals county short on nightlife options Task force works to boost evening economics n

BY AGNES BLUM STAFF WRITER

Montgomery County’s nightlife options range from OK to not very good, according to a majority of people who responded to a survey County Council member Hans Riemer compiled this summer. The poll is unscientiﬁc, the respondents are self-selected and there was no attempt to account for demographic representation, Riemer said. Still, with 1,831 respondents, the survey did provide some insight into the issue of the county’s nightlife. “There’s a lot of enthusiasm for making changes to promote nightlife in Montgomery County,” Riemer said. “We found out, generally speaking, people spend a lot of time going out and they want better options.” Riemer is an ex-officio member of the Nighttime Economy Task Force, created earlier this year by County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) in an effort to encourage increased nighttime business and entertainment. The 19-member group, which meets the third Monday of every month, is chaired by Heather Dlhopolsky, a lawyer and a board member of the Greater Bethesda-Chevy Chase Chamber of Commerce. To see a full list of the task force members, visit the website www. montgomerycountymd.gov/ nighttimeeconomy/who.html. The task force has had four of its six monthly meetings so far and is expected to complete its

recommendations by the end of the year. According to the Nighttime Economy Task Force website, the county hopes to establish a lively environment that appeals to all sorts of people — from baby boomers to families to single professionals. Just how to do that has yet to be decided. “One thing that struck me the most was the results seem very supportive of improving the nighttime economy. I was actually very heartened by that,” Dlhopolsky said. Riemer had presented the results of the survey to the task force at the August meeting. Dlhopolsky said the results conﬁrmed the bad news that she and other task force members had suspected. “Our young people are going out at night to D.C. and not staying here,” she said. The task force is in the process of putting together draft recommendations, such as tweaking liquor licensing laws that regulate who gets to serve alcohol in the county, Dlhopolsky said. The way it stands now, every venue, with few exceptions, must make 50 percent of its money from food, Riemer said. That’s an obstacle to opening other types of places besides restaurants — such as music clubs that serve alcohol or craft brew pubs that don’t want to sell food. “It’s debilitating for some entrepreneurs,” Riemer said. To see the results of the survey, visit http://www.councilmemberriemer.org/2013/08/ moco-night-life-survey-results. html. ablum@gazette.net

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New book says state loses billions in tax revenue as residents leave BY

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Since ofﬁcially moving to Florida in May, former Maryland resident Constance Kihm said she has met numerous other former residents of the Free State. They all have their reasons for moving, but hers came down to getting away from higher taxes and from policies she couldn’t stomach. “Real estate agents I’ve talked with say the exodus from Maryland is astonishing,” Kihm said. A new book, “How Money Walks” by Travis H. Brown, backs up the anecdotal evidence. Looking at IRS and Census Bureau data, Brown and his team determined that Maryland lost a little more than $7 billion in adjusted gross income due to residents moving away between 1992 and 2010.

Florida, which gained $95.6 billion during that period, North Carolina, with a $25.1 billion gain, and Virginia, up $3.3 billion, were major beneficiaries, according to the book. States with gains generally have low or no local income taxes, while those with losses have higher local taxes, the book says. Maryland is considered a hightax state, but not as high as some that have racked up larger losses, such as New York and New Jersey, according to “How Money Walks.” The data might add fuel to the fire of those who have long claimed there has been a large exodus of people fleeing Maryland for better tax and regulatory climates. Last year, nonprofit watchdog group Change Maryland released a report that cited IRS data, claiming that more than 30,000 Marylanders fled the state between 2007 and 2010, taking about $2 billion with them. That led to a response on the blog of Gov. Martin O’Malley that cited the Federal Funds Information for States

in saying Maryland has the thirdlowest state and local tax burden, adjusted for income. The blog also said the number of millionaires in the state continued to increase and accused Change Maryland of being a “GOP-led, partisan organization,” which led to more back and forth between O’Malley and Change Maryland leaders. O’Malley could not be reached for comment about Brown’s book.

Housing costs a main reason some move Another study by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities in Washington concluded that “tax ﬂight is a myth.” On average, 1.7 percent of Americans moved from one state to another per year between 2001 and 2010, and “a large body of scholarly evidence” showed that they moved primarily for new jobs, cheaper housing or better weather, researchers say.

“A family might be able to cut its taxes by a few percentage points by moving from one state to another, but housing costs are far more variable,” the report says. “The difference between housing costs in two different states is often many times greater than the difference in taxes. So what might look like migration in search of lower taxes is really often migration for cheaper housing.” Julie Ann Garber, an estate planning attorney with The Andersen Firm in Florida, said she and her family moved from Maryland to Florida in 2004 “because we hate cold weather.” But she said people move south primarily to avoid state income taxes and estate taxes. “My ﬁrm has worked with many clients who have changed their domicile from Maryland, New York and other states to minimize their income tax bills and/or state estate tax bills,” Garber said. “It is a quite common thing that estate planning attorneys who practice in Florida deal with on a frequent basis.”

Kihm estimated the move will save her thousands of dollars annually in taxes. She said she and her husband did not inherit money; they worked and saved for their nest egg. “We lived within our means,” she said. Maryland is also losing many hours of volunteer time for churches and charitable groups, as well as donations, when residents leave. But the state comptroller’s office does not look at whether people who move out still contribute to charities in Maryland in determining residency, said Caron Brace, a spokeswoman for the comptroller. “Generally, the comptroller’s office is not looking at where taxpayers make charitable contributions for purposes of determining where they should be filing tax returns,” Brace said.

Football league considers Shady Grove venue ‘It’s looking more like a reality that the arena will get built’

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

An Arena Football League team could be a key tenant of a proposed 6,500-seat arena near the Shady Grove Metro station in Rockville, a principal of the development company working on the project said Tuesday. Tom Doyle, principal of Rockville-based D&A Sports and Entertainment Group, said he has been in ongoing talks with AFL Commissioner Jerry Kurz about bringing an indoor football team to the area. His company is also negotiating with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which owns about 8 acres that is now a parking lot for the Shady Grove Metro station, on leasing that property for the arena. The Metro negotiations are going well, he said, with parties “close to having a contingent

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agreement.” There would need to be studies of engineering, trafﬁc and environmental matters, along with other processes, so an exact groundbreaking date would be hard to pinpoint, he said. But his talks with Metro and county ofﬁcials had Doyle encouraged to the point that “it’s looking more like a reality that the arena will get built so we wanted to get a commitment from the Arena Football League,” he said. “It’s more than just a letter of interest [from Kurz]. We’ve been having ongoing talks for several years.” BJ Pickard, director of communications for the AFL, which has its headquarters in Chicago, said in an email that he does not “have any further information” on a potential team in Montgomery County. Doyle, an attorney and lifelong Montgomery County resident, said he has a group of investors lined up for a potential AFL franchise. His partner at D&A Sports is another longtime Montgomery resident, Bill

Askinazi, an attorney and former assistant secretary with the state Department of Business and Economic Development. Doyle is no stranger to sports leagues and franchises, having owned the Maryland Nighthawks, a pro basketball team that played in North Bethesda, and co-founded an interactive sports television network and the Premier Basketball League, a professional hoops league. He has also founded the charitable organization Green Hoops for Hope. The AFL has been around since 1987 and is a “major sport with a national [CBS] television contract,” Doyle noted. “It’s a very exciting game that puts fans close to the action.” The AFL’s season runs from March to August. The games feature more scoring, with the Arizona Rattlers outscoring the Philadelphia Soul, 48-39, in the recent ArenaBowl XXVI. There are 14 teams, with another, the L.A. Kiss, scheduled to begin next year. The Los Angeles franchise is partly owned by members of the hard-rock band

Kiss. It will not be the ﬁrst AFL team to have noted musical owners, as Jon Bon Jovi was an owner of the Philadelphia Soul for a few years.

AFL team last in area in 1990 The AFL last ﬁelded a team in the area in 1990, the Washington Commandos, which played at the Patriot Center, a 10,000-seat arena on the campus of George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. The franchise was called the Maryland Commandos in 1989 when it played at the old Capital Centre in Landover. It formed in 1987 as one of four teams during the AFL’s inaugural season but did not ﬁeld a team in 1988. The Capital Centre, which had a capacity of 18,130 for Washington Capitals hockey games and almost 19,000 for NBA basketball contests, was demolished in 2002 to make room for The Boulevard at The Capital Centre shopping mall. The proposed Shady Grove

arena would be designed to allow up to 8,000 or so seats with suites, ﬂoor seating and standing area, Doyle said. “I’m conﬁdent it will be an adequate size,” he said. The AFL championship game played before more than 12,000 in Orlando, and L.A.’s new team will be in the Honda Center in Anaheim, where the NHL’s Anaheim Ducks play. That venue has a seating capacity of 17,174 for hockey and more for other events. The arena would take 13 to 15 months to build at a cost of $35 million to $50 million, Doyle said. It would be entirely privately funded, he said. “That’s not the norm for these types of facilities,” Doyle said. Besides sports events, the multipurpose arena could house trade shows, conventions, graduation ceremonies and concerts. The American Red Cross would also be able to use the space as an emergency shelter and storage for relief supplies, Doyle said. kshay@gazette.net

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Continued from Page A-1 Humanity. She was appointed to several county positions by various county executives, and served on the Sandy Spring/ Ashton Master Plan committee. She was the recipient of the ﬁrst Montgomery County Martin Luther King Humanitarian Award; the ﬁrst Greater OlneySandy Spring Athena Award, as well as The Greater Olney Civic Association’s Contribution to the Community and Olney Heritage awards. She was inducted into the Montgomery County Human Rights Hall of Fame in 2001. “It’s always been a tremendous challenge for the Athena Committee to select only one recipient each year,” said Pamela Spears, chairwoman of the Athena program. “Our community has so many gifted people who give their time and talents so generously, but we were especially honored to have Carolyn Snowden inaugurate the Greater Olney-Sandy Spring Athena Award program. We all felt that she embodied ‘dedication of self and generosity of spirit’.” Turner said that Snowden was often fond of quoting the community motto, “Sandy Spring is more than a place to live. It is a state of mind.” Carolyn Snowden was born Oct. 8, 1924, in Sandy Spring. She was one of 11 children born to Caroline A. Thomas and Howell Nugent. She left the community to attend school in Washington, D.C., graduating from Cardozo Senior High School. She began working for the federal government in 1942, and in 1944 moved back to Sandy Spring to marry Rodman Worthington Snowden, also of Sandy Spring. They built their home on Chandlee Mill Road, where she lived for the rest of her life. In 1985, she retired as a grant management specialist. She wanted to die at home, and did so with family by her side, assisted by Montgomery Hospice, said her daughter, Cynthia Snowden. She is survived by her daughters, Cynthia Snowden and Nicole Snowden, both of Sandy Spring; and sisters Alice Hall of Sandy Spring and Ruth Thomas of Baltimore. Her husband and her son, Perry Worthington Snowden, died earlier. The Sandy Spring Civic Association is planning a memorial service at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 1 at the Ross Boddy Community Center in Sandy Spring. The family is planning a memorial service to be held at 3 p.m. Oct. 8 — what would have been her 89th birthday — at Sharp Street United Methodist Church in Sandy Spring. Both are open to the public. In 2006, the Sandy Spring Civic Association established a scholarship in Snowden’s honor for local high school students. The family has requested that memorial contributions be made to the scholarship fund. Checks made payable to the Boddy-Snowden Scholarship may be sent to the Sandy Spring Civic Association, P.O. Box 205, Sandy Spring, MD 20860. Information also is available at www. sandyspringcivic.com. thogan@gazette.net

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Continued from Page A-1 partment or the hospital about a victim of rape or sexual assault coming forward, the on-duty volunteer will be paged. The volunteer is sometimes given information such as the victim’s name, address, phone number, age or a brief description of what happened. “When that pager goes off, you don’t know what’s going to happen,” said Jean Arthur, who has volunteered with the program for about 14 months. “Your heart drops. If you were about to fall asleep, you’re wide awake,” said Jeannette Feldner of Wheaton, who has been a volunteer since 2007. Ron Cohen, a volunteer from Potomac, said he constantly watches the clock when he is on call. When they are paged, the volunteers often report to Shady Grove Hospital, the hospital that staffs nurses trained in giving forensic exams. The volunteers said it is their job to make the victim as comfortable as possible during the process that can be hours long. Sometimes victims have family and friends

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Continued from Page A-1 Program, she decided to enroll. The program, she says, “was really a security blanket for us.” When she had trouble getting her driver’s license renewed because of the discrepancy between her proxy address and her actual address, someone from the Annapolis-based Address Confidentiality Program office met her at the MVA in Montgomery County. “She took me by the hand and led me up there and explained to them what the situation was,” Leah recalled. “They do a heroic job with the funding they have.” About 800 Maryland women are enrolled in the program that provides participants with a substitute address and free mailforwarding services. This makes it more difficult for an abuser to find a victim who has moved away. “It’s very hands-on and close-knit,” said Peter Fosselman, the Kensington mayor is who also deputy secretary of state. His office administers the program, which has a budget of $65,391. “There are only two people who can access the (participants’) information, and it’s kept locked up and secured.” To qualify, applicants must demonstrate evidence of domestic violence, such as records

with them, and sometimes they come alone. It is the job of the volunteer to be an advocate for the victim, to be a sounding board should they want to talk, or to be a crutch should the victim just need someone by his or her side. Volunteers provide a clean change of clothes when the victim’s clothing is taken for evidence. The victims can be as young as 5 years old, so volunteers also carry items for younger victims and the families of victims, including stuffed animals and coloring books with crayons. “These people are going through a traumatic experience and it’s so reassuring for them to know that there’s someone to be with them through the entire process,” said Sandra Whitaker of Damascus, who has been with the program for more than three years. “Some of them may have gotten into the situation because they had too much to drink or somebody slipped them something,” Cohen said. “They’re befuddled. ... You just try to be there for them.” Therapist Ginger Ebner said the volunteers are important because they serve as a point

of reference for the victim and the victim’s family. In addition to being “their everything,” as Arthur said, the volunteers also provide victims with resources, including contact information to set up a one-on-one session with a trained therapist. The program is available to all Montgomery County residents and any person who is victimized in Montgomery County. Should victims seek it out, the ﬁrst therapy session with the program is free. Victims will not be turned away based on their legal status or their inability to pay. “Clients that get support immediately after their trauma have less negative symptoms which is why these [volunteers] are so helpful when they’re not right there on the scene of the crime but provide that immediate support,” Ebner said. “Victims heal faster, recover faster when they feel believed and they feel safe, and that’s what our volunteers do.” The volunteers work a sixhour shift about twice a week, or whenever they are available. There are 33 volunteers in the program now, though supervisory therapist Ellen Wachter — who is also the program’s vol-

unteer supervisor — said they are looking for more because that number is low. Volunteers go through a 32-hour training program that weeds out the people who may be too sensitive or just not fit for the program, Whitaker said. Volunteers get a chance to work on their counseling skills, tour the hospital, meet with the police department’s major crimes and family crimes departments and do a series of role playing to prepare for a crisis intervention. During 2012, sexual assault volunteers donated 11,610 hours staffing the 24/7 crisis response, providing crisis intervention in 130 separate outreaches and ongoing services to 241 persons in need of crisis services following a sexual assault. Training is ongoing for volunteers, who meet monthly to talk about what they did in situations to learn from one another. These meetings are also a time when the volunteers are able to find out from therapists whether a victim they helped has come in for counseling or if an arrest was made in a case they worked. Volunteers are not allowed to have contact with the victims

after they leave the hospital. In addition to sexual assault outreach volunteers, the program also has volunteer court companions who provide support to victims and their families as cases proceed through the criminal justice system. Volunteers also provide resources at health fairs around the area. Feldner, who is both a sexual assault outreach volunteer and a court companion, said the most helpful thing she has been taught as a volunteer is to be non-judgemental. “We’re just there with them, we’re not deciding if their story is right or not,” she said. Some cases can be tough on the volunteers because victims can go through a whole range of emotions — from being angry at an assailant they knew to bursting into tears. Feldner said she had a case where she was helping a victim, but also helped the victim’s family through the process. It wasn’t until she got into her car at the end of the outreach when it hit her. “I got in my car and I just busted out crying because it was a really tough one,” Felder said. Oftentimes, volunteers will feel a connection to the victims

who remind them of someone they know, such as a child or grandchild. The volunteers are each assigned a supervisor to report to, who they call after helping a victim to check in and ﬁle a report. Those supervisors are available any time the volunteers need them. While the experience can be stressful, volunteers need to have the empathy and patience to help victims, while also being able to compartmentalize his or her feelings to take on that next outreach. “We do have to leave our personalities outside of the hospital or police station to put on that brave face or to not feed into the emotion that’s going on,” Whitaker said. Cohen said he thought volunteering with the program would be a good thing to do during retirement, which has turned out to be “an unbelievably rewarding experience.” “I decided to do it because I have a sister, a wife, two daughters and three granddaughters, and I thought if anything — perish the thought — should ever happen to them like this, I want somebody like me there for them,” Cohen said.

from the police, a domestic violence program or a religious, medical or other professional. In Montgomery County, police reported 1,054 domestic violence crimes in 2011. Nationwide, about one in four women experience domestic violence during her lifetime, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. Maryland started the Safe at Home Address Confidentiality Program in 2006 and has served 1,200 people. Thirty-five states have similar programs in place. Beth Volk, the director of Maryland’s program, recalls one participant who credited the services with helping her live a normal life again. The woman said she finally felt safe enough to walk around the neighborhood and watch TV at a normal volume because she wasn’t always listening for the sounds of an intruder. Participants stay enrolled for up to four years and may re-enroll as many times as necessary. According to Volk, at least half re-enroll. But Leah was not one of them. While she says the pro-

gram is an essential tool for people like her, it could also be “cumbersome.” A few times, she missed events at her children’s school because she received the invitations too late. She also couldn’t vote in Montgomery County because her driver’s license showed an Annapolis address and she was technically registered to vote in Anne Arundel County. “I had to vote by absentee ballot in the presidential election, and I’ve had trouble getting my voter registration changed back to Montgomery County” since leaving the program, she said. Another issue she had was her actual address still appearing on the Internet, which she recognizes the Address Conﬁdentiality Program had no control over. “I did ﬁnd my (actual) address on the Internet all the time on pages like Intelius and White Pages. I constantly had to contact these organizations to tell them to take my address down,” she said. She contacted White Pages,

who told her that even if they did remove her information, they couldn’t guarantee it wouldn’t appear somewhere else. “Things so far had been okay. My children had grown up a bit, and I felt like when they were younger I needed to protect them more,” she says of not re-enrolling in the Address Conﬁdentiality Program. “And we talked about how the whole thing had started to offer us a

false sense of security. We knew that anyone could ﬁnd our address on the Internet, so it was like, ‘Who are we kidding?’” Despite some setbacks, Montgomery County Sheriff Darren Popkin said the Address Conﬁdentiality Program is a necessary part of a larger network of resources available to domestic violence victims in the county. These include the Betty Ann Krahnke women’s

shelter, the Abused Persons Program and the Family Justice Center. “Just getting a protective order is a great step, but it’s part of a larger plan to protect (domestic violence victims’) safety,” Popkin said. For more information on the Safe at Home Address Conﬁdentiality Program, visit http:// www.sos.state.md.us/ACP/ SafeAtHome.aspx.

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“There’s a lot of interest in making this happen,” he said. The county set aside $200,000 in the ﬁscal 2014 budget to help implement the program. Having the funding approved will help get things moving more quickly once the plan is released, and they hope to have to program up and running by the start of 2014, Romer said. The county money will help Manna improve its infrastructure, particularly storage by building larger walk-in freezers or refrigerators, she said. The program won’t magically solve the hunger problem in the county, Umbriac said. Officials and groups that work to feed the hungry will still have to work on food issues, as well as the larger factors that contribute to poverty. “We can’t lose sight of the bigger issues,” she said.

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Gun rights plan moves at slow pace Washington group sent letters to various towns challenging local rules

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A student intern’s research project is changing the way at least one Maryland town looks at its local gun laws. The Washington statebased Second Amendment Foundation sent letters this spring to Maryland towns including Gaithersburg, Poolesville, Garrett Park, Frederick, Cumberland, Ocean City, Baltimore and Annapolis, threatening them with a lawsuit unless they revised or eliminated the sections of their code the foundation believed violated state law. Reaction to the letters has been mixed, said Dave Workman, the communications director for the foundation. Some towns have told them to go ahead and try to bring a lawsuit, while others have thanked them for letting them know about the issues and promised to look into them. The foundation realizes any changes won’t be an overnight process, Workman said. Several communities are working on possible changes and one — Cheverly in Prince George’s County — has already changed an ordinance, he said. “That’s really all that we’ve heard lately about it,” he said. On Aug. 8, Cheverly voted to delete a section of its town code that prohibited the wearing and carrying of dangerous weapons in the town, including pistols, revolvers, sling shots, blackjacks, brass knuckles and other types of dangerous weapons, said Town Administrator David Warrington. When the mayor and council reviewed the ordinance, it was determined that violators were typically charged under state laws and the section had actually never been used and so the decision was made to delete it, Warrington said. The town is looking to replace the section with one that would ban firearms from county buildings except by law enforcement officers, he said. Such a ban already exists in town parks. Not every municipality has agreed to cooperate. The foundation’s letter to Takoma Park listed three sections in the town’s code regulating firearms that the foundation believed exceeded its authority under Maryland law, including one that prohibits the sale, possession or transportation of firearms in places where people gather. “The Maryland legislature does give Takoma Park the ability to regulate firearms in places of public assembly,” the letter said. “However, Takoma Park’s definition of public assembly grossly exceeds the authority granted to it by the Maryland legislature.” In an April 25 response, the town’s attorney wrote that she had reviewed the various sections of the code and determined the city did not exceed its authority. The idea essentially started as a research paper for a law student interning with the foundation who was tasked with finding out if small municipalities with their states’ firearms laws, Workman said. The study began with Washington and Virginia, then expanded to Maryland and Oregon. Although the letters threatened a possible lawsuit if towns didn’t comply, Workman said he thinks of them more as a “heads up” to communities that they needed to get in compliance with state gun laws. Workman is willing to take a good-faith approach if towns will take an honest look at their codes. “I’m giving these guys the benefit of the doubt,” he said. 128158G

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The price of transit One step forward, one step back. First, the step forward: Gov. Martin O’Malley announced last month that $400 million of state money, funded through the controversial fuel-tax increase, would go toward the Purple Line. The funding shows the state is serious about the $2.2 billion rail link, important not only to Montgomery County but to the region. Jobs in THE PURPLE Bethesda will be connected LINE NEARS FRUITION AS to apartments in Silver METRORAIL MARC SHOWS ITS AGE Spring. and Amtrak lines will be a quick ride away. Neighborhood businesses along the line will have new customers. A longdesired direct transit link to College Park and the university will be a reality. Construction could begin in 2015 and the first trains could run by 2020. Rural Marylanders, including upcounty Montgomery residents, have raised objections that millions collected statewide through the fuel tax is heading toward transit. The state needs miles and miles of highways so its residents can move efficiently. The Maryland Department of Transportation says that when all is said and done, the gas tax revenue will be split about evenly between transit and road projects. The critics — cock your ear and you can hear them chambering the argument — will say that less than 10 percent of Marylanders use any of the transit systems across the state. It’s a disconnect, and one that lands in the lap of elected and appointed leaders to defend. Funding for the Purple Line is definitely a step forward for Montgomery. Now the step backward: Water is seeping into Metrorail’s Red Line between the Medical Center and Friendship Heights stations. As first reported by WRC NBC4, repairs could mean that section of the subway will be closed. Metro maintenance already inconveniences its riders. Track work shuts down stations on the weekends. Escalator repairs and replacements mean long climbs up and down stairs to trains. Metro’s engineers say it could be months, or even years, before they develop a repair plan for the seepage, and it’s likely to be painful. A section of the line could be shut down for months as workers plug the leaks. In the past, Metro has used “bus bridges” to get riders past temporarily closed stations. One can imagine a commuter disembarking at Grovenor-Strathmore, riding a bus along Md. 355 that stops at Medical Center, Bethesda and Friendship Heights, and then picking up the Metro again at Tenleytown. Getting to a downtown Washington, D.C., office could be a trial for Montgomery commuters. Such repairs are going to be a fact of life for the Metro, which is showing its age. In three years, the subway system will mark the 40th anniversary of opening its first Red Line stations. And though other cities have older subway systems that seem to run better, few transit systems have the issues Metro faces. The system serves a world capital, two states, and a half-dozen other jurisdictions, not to mention a fickle federal government. It has no secure funding source (fares cover about 55 percent of the day-to-day expenses). None of that constitutes an excuse, but it certainly adds complexity to the problems of providing reliable transportation for as many as 800,000 people a day. The news of the seepage — a step back — comes just as the region is embracing the notion of the long-sought Purple Line could be a reality — a step forward. Reliable funding sources that can expand transit and maintain it are crucial for the entire region.

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Opposing opinions in Clarksburg I have been an avid reader of The Gazette for many years, and rely on its editorials to be accurately researched. This week’s editorial endorsement of the proposed Pulte development in the headwaters of Ten Mile Creek however was biased and inaccurate for the following reasons: 1. In this speciﬁc case, it is not possible to balance development and the environment. The Staff Draft Limited Amendment by the Montgomery County planning staff is clear on this: if the plan is implemented, it will degrade the water and biological quality of Ten Mile Creek.

2. Development in this sensitive watershed will degrade Little Seneca Reservoir because it is the last clean tributary flowing into it. The emergency drinking water supply for the Washington, D.C., area will be affected. 3. Developers make promises of environmental site design and engineering fixes but these stormwater management techniques have not worked in the other two tributaries to Little Seneca Reservoir. Little Seneca and Cabin Branch tributaries are significantly polluted and have been downgraded. 4. We have a moral duty to pro-

Seniors being thrown under the Metro train The Washington, D.C., Metro system has accomplished a lot for senior citizens with handicaps over the years by making it easier for them to access and travel on the Metro system, but what happens when a senior citizen is no longer able to use the Metro system? The answer is they forfeit any remaining monies they have left on any type of senior fare card. I help my wife take care of her parents, who are senior citizens. My in-laws have approximately $200 in senior paper fare tickets and can no longer travel on the Metro system because of health issues. They asked me to help them obtain a refund for their fare cards or transfer the money to a regular SmartTrip card so that other family members could use the money they had invested in these cards (seemed like a reasonable and thoughtful request). I spoke first with a Metro station manager. The station manager told me that Metro’s policy is “no refunds” but said that I could transfer the value of the senior paper fare cards to a Senior SmartTrip card. I pointed out that this does not help because they are not capable of using the Metro system and no other member of our family qualifies for the senior citizen discount. I asked if the value of the paper fare cards could be transferred to a regular SmartTrip card. The station manager didn’t think that was possible but suggested that I consult with the staff at the Metro Center sales office in D.C. (we live in Maryland). I went into D.C., to the sales office, and repeated my in-laws’ request. The sales office representative (rudely) told me that a

refund was out of the question and that the value of the fare cards had to be transferred to a Senior SmartTrip card. What was even more incredible was that the representative told me that one of my in-laws had to come to the Metro Center sales ofﬁce in person to do this! I called the Metro customer service help line and repeated my story. After consulting with a manager, the customer service representative stated that no refunds were allowed. The representative told me that since my in-laws were handicapped, they could mail their paper fare cards to Metro headquarters and obtain a Senior SmartTrip card in the mail. I could pick up a “blue fare adjustment envelope” at any Metro location to start this process. Still no one is listening — a Senior SmartTrip card is the same as throwing our money and/or our paper fare cards in the trash. I believe it is truly incredible that Metro executives have thrown its senior citizens “under the train” by refusing to give them options after they have invested their hard-earned, and possibly limited, money in the Metro system. What is a senior citizen or their family to do when they can no longer use the Metro system due to health issues or worse, they pass away? The answer is very simply that no one cares and Metro is very happy to keep the hard earned money of those seniors without a second thought. We would simply like to transfer the value we have on the Senior paper fare cards to a regular SmartTrip card or obtain a refund of funds paid.

Michael Gooden and Margaret Nolan, North Bethesda

tect our water resources; sound land-use practices require us to limit imperviousness (hard paved surfaces) to fully protect vital headwater areas. The imperviousness of the Pulte plan is too high. 5. Montgomery County has had a good record of environmental protection thus far. Degradation of the Ten Mile Creek headwaters is not necessary to provide needed amenities in Clarksburg, and housing which through more TDR’s can be put elsewhere. The 1994 Clarksburg Master Plan does not take into account the substantial scientiﬁc data determining water quality (see Staff

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League opposes legislation on pervious surfaces On Sept. 30, two County Council committees are scheduled to meet jointly to discuss Bill 13-13 and ZTA 13-03 that deal with the calculation of impervious and pervious surfaces. The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County recognizes that the concept of porous pavement has great appeal. Nevertheless, as indicated below, we want to share with Montgomery County citizens the serious concerns on which we base our stand in firm opposition to this county bill and zoning text amendment. Please note that if pervious surfaces consistently worked as planned, we would not have to worry about runoff with its gullies and water-carrying pollutants. However, they do not — as exemplified by the following points about maintenance and water quality: • Maintenance. A long-term Rockville study indicates that only with good-quality maintenance do pervious surfaces provide a high rate of removal efficiency not only for water, but also for sediment, phosphates, and nitrogen. As evidenced by the large cuts (and little recovery) in county maintenance budgets during recent budget difficulties, relying on good quality maintenance of pervious surfaces is chancy. • Water quality. In addition, because pollutants such as nitrates and chlorides are not easily adsorbed, they may continue to move through the soil and contaminate the groundwater. In fact, the federal Environmental Protection Agency suggests that until more scientific data are available, it is not advisable to construct porous pavement near groundwater drinking supplies or in areas of sole-source aquifers (such as Montgomery County’s Ten Mile Creek and the emergency water supply into which it drains). Please also note that EPA estimates the high failure rate of porous pavement at 75 percent: this failure rate leads to concern for water quantity as well as quality.

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Amendment, Maryland Department of Natural Resources and other water quality data). Ten Mile Creek needs to be kept as a reference stream (how else will we determine what clean water is?) as well as a crucial surface and groundwater drinking resource. The developers have every reason to insist that their plans will protect the Ten Mile Creek Watershed yet scientiﬁc data clearly states that this is not so. Do we really want to risk clean water by destroying our last, best creek and jeopardize the health of Montgomery County?

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• Water quality (continued). The processing of nutrients, production of macroinvertebrates and such contribute to the overall hydrology and ecology of the larger river system. These types of productivity especially need to take place in headwaters areas that have high surface-to-volume ratios and intimate contact with the region beneath and alongside a stream bed: this enables mixing of shallow groundwater and surface water. Covering such an area — even with porous pavement — would seriously affect the water quality in a stream. • Biodiversity as well as water quality. The proposed amount of paving would also affect biodiversity, as described here: The impervious surface restrictions in special protection areas are used as a proxy for other regulatory measures to protect not only the water quality and quantity of the streams, but also the biodiversity situated in these resources. Allowing almost one-third of the area to be paved over — as suggested by the proposed ZTA 13-03 — would certainly have a negative effect upon biodiversity. An alternative to consider: Perhaps a less ambitious approach to the use of porous pavement could work. This would, however, need to include strict maintenance requirements and apply only to low-volume parking areas in densely developed zones or to pathways not requiring snow clearance. We need to preserve our headwaters as well as preserving our ground water for rural wells. Impervious — and pervious — pavement should be used only where they are appropriate and well maintained. The blanket approach of bill 13-13 and ZTA 13-03 is not acceptable.

Linna Barnes, Chevy Chase The writer is the president of the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County.

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Dear Blair’s advice column Editor, We were very disturbed by Blair Lee’s recent column (“2014 Is About Race and Place”, May 17) about Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown launching his campaign for governor. It’s clear that rather than attending, reading and watching the speech of Brown’s announcement, Mr. Lee presented his own distorted world view as fact and resorted to what is essentially race baiting. — SEN. ROB GARAGIOLA — SEN. NANCY KING Dear Senators, I was upset when I ﬁrst read your letter because I thought you might be serious. But, then, when you offered no examples of my alleged “race baiting,” I realized you were simply currying favor with the adminMY MARYLAND istration, the BLAIR LEE Montgomery delegation’s customary pastime in Annapolis. Actually, I watched a tape of Brown’s announcement speech and drew the same conclusions as Washington Post reporter John Wagner and Attorney General Doug Gansler — Brown’s “disparities” pitch is aimed at this fellow African-American voters. Why is telling that obvious truth “race baiting”? When political columnist Josh Kurtz recently wrote, “It’s tough being a white male in Democratic politics these days. ... Is that a real trend, something (governor) O’Malley ... and white males everywhere need to worry about at every level of Democratic politics?”, was that “race baiting”? Did you write Kurtz a nasty letter? When Rev. Jesse Jackson said this week that, “The Tea Party is the resurrection of the Confederacy” was that “race baiting”? Did you write Jackson, too? When The Baltimore Sun editorialized that Bob Ehrlich’s running mate, Mike Steele, “brings nothing to the ticket but the color of his skin”, was that “race baiting”? Did you write the Sun?

And when the Race Baiter In Chief, Barack Obama, recklessly injected race into an ongoing murder jury trial, saying, “If I had a son, he’d look like Trayvon Martin,” did you drop him a nasty note? Of course not. Your selective outrage is pure politics posing as righteous indignation. — BLAIR Mr. Lee, Thank you for stating the obvious in Friday’s Gazette. As I talk to those in my community, I get the impression they are fearful of uttering the word “race,” afraid they will be labeled a racist, persecuted and totally destroyed by the liberal media. — MATTHEW QUINN Mr. Quinn, Yes, I know what you mean (see above). — BLAIR Editor, I’m responding to Blair Lee’s column [“Maryland’s Environmental Austerity,” Aug. 9], but ﬁrst I would like to state that I am a scientist in the ﬁeld of atmospheric sciences. I have dealt with weather and climate issues for over 30 years. Climate change is an established fact. Global warming also is an established fact. The problem with the socalled “green environmentalists” is that they would like to give credit to carbon dioxide as the cause. (But) changes in carbon dioxide amounts in the atmosphere FOLLOW changes in temperature, not the other way around. So, what are the drivers of global climate change? In order, energy output of the sun, variations of the earth’s orbit around the sun and the tilt of the earth’s axis. When the earth’s axis tilt increases to near 24 degrees, it increases the amount of solar radiation reaching the Arctic and Antarctic ice masses, along with the glaciers in between. When the earth’s orbit moves farther from the sun, cooling will increase (followed by a decrease in CO2 levels despite increased use of fossil fuels). But what about the government’s plans to control energy production? They are based on political science, not physical science, and they will have no measurable effect on climate change.

These programs tend to be wealth transfer programs. They will take wealth from all, but will have the greatest detrimental effect on the poor, who will have to pay higher costs for energy. This allows the government to raid wealthier taxpayers on the guise of helping the poor. Forcing the poor and middle class to give energy grants for systems that are too expensive amounts to a “war on the poor.” — MD CONTINENTAL Dear MD Continental, Thanks for the fascinating email, but you are ruining a perfectly good national panic attack. Don’t you realize that most scientists agree that the world is doomed? Of course, it wasn’t that many centuries ago that most scientists also agreed that the world was flat. — BLAIR Hi Blair, I just wanted to share something with you. Over the years, Kathy and I have supported certain charities which we feel really, truly help those in need. One of our favorites has been the food pantry at St. Clement Mary Hofbauer Catholic Church in Rosedale, Md. This parish does incredible things to help the poorest of the poor. Well, they just found out that the new “rain tax” is going to really hurt. Here are the figures: FY2014: sewer service, $5,115; Bay restoration, $720; stormwater fee, $1,691. Total: $7,526. This $5,366 increase will hurt a lot of people in real need. — TOM BALDWIN Tom, Tough luck. Reducing Bay pollution is our top priority no matter how much it costs or how many people it hurts. Consider yourself lucky that we don’t shut down your impervious surfaced church and turn it into a rain garden. Stop being so selfish and get with the program. — BLAIR Blair Lee is chairman of the board of Lee Development Group in Silver Spring and a regular commentator for WBAL radio. His column appears Fridays in the Business Gazette. His past columns are available at www.gazette. net/blairlee. His email address is blairleeiv@gmail.com.

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Raining on Lee’s analysis I found two things troubling about Blair Lee’s recent column (“Taxpayers exiting Maryland”). One is that he claims the Tax Foundation study looked at which states are gaining or losing taxpayers and why. But the FAQ on the Tax Foundation website, in response to a question about whether the Tax Foundation is implying that taxes are why people move between states, says, “No. Taxes are one of hundreds of factors that go into a person’s decision to move. Others include age, technology, job prospects and the quality/quantity of government services provided.” After making passing mention of several reasons why people might move, Lee goes on to speculate that the root causes of all this state to state migration are his usual suspects of

A good habit I use when walking in parking lots is to be aware if a car has its backup lights on [“Pedestrian collisions in parking lots on the rise,” Aug. 21]. Those are the white lights on the back of the car. This means that the car is in reverse ready to back up and they may not see you walking behind. Also, I notice that people cross-

ing at trafﬁc lights don’t look to see if cars approaching the red light will stop. They just assume that they will stop and that they are safely crossing. Many drivers are looking at their cell phones and may not be paying attention to the crosswalk. If crossing at a light, look the drivers in the eyes to make sure they are aware of you.

John De Fabbio, Silver Spring

More support for Cabin Branch plan in Clarksburg The proposed premium outlet mall at Cabin Branch has always been appealing to me because it meets people’s needs in Clarksburg and also Montgomery County. It will create jobs for people and also provide tax revenue for the county. As a civil engineer, I see that the location of the outlet mall at Cabin Branch is much better than other places, and it shall be environmen-

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taxes and Democrats. This brings me to my second point, which is whether part of the reason people move is simply to be in places with better weather. And sure enough, the ﬁve states with the greatest net migration inflows between 2000-2010 are also among those with the highest average annual temperatures. So are more people moving to Florida, Texas, North Carolina, Arizona, and Georgia for better weather, or for lower taxes and more Republicans? It is an open question, and the true answer to why people move is, as the Tax Foundation suggests, far too nuanced and complex to be answered in a single opinion column.

tally friendly. Because so many of the needed approvals have already been granted, I believe that the project can be completed in time as the developer proposed, and we will have a beautiful outlet mall that meets people’s needs, and beneﬁts both people in the neighboring area and Montgomery County.

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METHODS AND MADNESS Four actors set to play all parts in “Hamlet,” “Saint Joan” n

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One of William Shakespeare’s greatest works is his play, “Hamlet.” For many actors, being cast in a production of the show is a dream come true. However,

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many have proclaimed the role of Hamlet as the “actor’s nightmare.” Of course, doing the entire ﬁve-act play with only four actors might be a nightmare unto itself. Director and actor Eric Tucker sees it more as a dream than a nightmare. “It can be difﬁcult,” Tucker said. “Sometimes problems arise and you end up spending a lot of rehearsal

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FROM BEDLAM THEATRE

New York’s Bedlam Theatre will bring “Hamlet” to the Olney Theatre Center this weekend.

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Members of the Branford Marsalis Quartet will headline Silver Spring’s annual jazz festival on Saturday in Veterans Plaza. From left are pianist Joey Calderazzo, saxophonist Marsalis, percussionist Justin Faulkner and bassist Eric Revis. ERIC RYAN ANDERSON

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This year, the WonderWorks children’s theater program at Bowie State University will be partnering with Adventure Theatre MTC in Glen Echo to get two of Adventure’s shows ready for the road. One show, “Three Little Birds,” is based on Cedella Marley’s children’s book and her father Bob Marley’s song of the same name. It is about a little boy who confronts his fears of the outside world. Written and choreographed by Michael Bobbitt, producing artistic director of Adventure Theatre MTC, the show is headed for a three-week run at the New Victory theater in New York City after trial runs in January 2014 at the new Fine and Performing Arts Center at BSU. “It gives us a chance to rehearse and tech it and iron out the kinks,” Bobbitt said. Bobbitt got permission from Marley’s family to incorporate 15 of Marley’s songs in the show, which Adventure presented with a professional cast in March 2013 at Glen Echo.

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Brooklyn-based Jazz pianist and composer Noah Haidu will perform as part of his quintet during Silver Spring’s annual jazz festival on Saturday in Veterans Plaza.

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Jazz is like a rich conversation, and you need an extensive vocabulary to play it. “It takes decades to develop,” said saxophonist Branford Marsalis, whose quartet will be headlining the 10th annual Silver Spring Jazz Festival on Saturday in Veterans Plaza in downtown Silver Spring. Performing with him will be pianist Joey Calderazzo, bassist Eric Revis and percussionist Justin Faulkner. Also performing will be Brooklyn-based jazz pianist Noah Haidu and his quintet, the National Philharmonic’s jazz quartet Songbook and local keyboardist Marcus Johnson, one of the outdoor event’s founders. Participants are invited to bring chairs and arrive by public transportation if possible, as parking is limited, said organizers. Marsalis said what the quartet will play will depend on the crowd’s response, but it

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n When: 4:30-10 p.m. Saturday n Where: Veterans Plaza at Silver Spring Civic Building, One Veterans Place, at intersection of Fenton Street/Ellsworth Drive

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Adventure Theatre MTC’s “Three Little Birds,” based on the book by Cedella Marley and the song by her father, Bob Marley, will head off-Broadway following workshops at Bowie State University in January.

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n Tickets: Free n For information: 240-777-6821, silverspringdowntown.com/ transportation/parking

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Barn brings in ‘Jungle’ “Disney’s The Jungle Book KIDS” comes to the Gaithersburg Arts Barn this weekend, with performances at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays, Sept. 7-22. A collaboration between

KAT 2nd Stage and the Arts Barn, the adaptation of the Disney classic features colorful characters and “toe-tapping jungle rhythm,” for audiences of all ages. Tickets are $18, $16 for residents, and $9 for students through grade 12. For more information, visit www. gaithersburgmd.gov/theater.

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The Waverly Street Gallery will present the ceramic works and wall pieces of Kanika Sircar from Sept. 10 to Oct. 5 at the Bethesda gallery. Pictured: “Notes from a Jail Cell,” stoneware wall piece.

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Legendary folk-rock/pop musician and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Donovan will open the season at the Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center on Sept. 7.

Legendary troubadour and British rock royal Donovan will bring his musical masterworks to Montgomery College’s Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center on Saturday. Donovan, who scored a number of Top 40 hits in the 1960s, such as “Mellow Yellow,” “There is a Mountain” and “Sunshine Superman,” will bring these classic to the venue, as well as songs from his new album, “Shadows of Blue.” “Shadows” marks the rocker’s momentous return to Nashville, where Donovan launched his North American career back in 1965. The concert kicks off the arts center’s 2013-2014 season. Special guest ellen cherry also will perform. Show time is at 8 p.m. Tickets are $64. For more information, visit www.montgomerycollege. edu/PAC.

“Text/Message,” ceramic vessels and wall pieces by Kanika Sircar, will be on view from Sept. 10 to Oct. 5 at the Waverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda. A reception is scheduled from 6-9 p.m. Sept. 13. Sircar’s work is based upon words, texts, calligraphy or grafﬁti layered onto forms that allude to the contexts of such images such as envelopes, manuscript pages and murals. Sircar, of Washington, D.C., is currently a partner at the gallery and has exhibited internationally. Gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. For more information, visit www.waverlystreetgallery.com.

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The National Players bring Shakespeare’s “cursed” play to the Olney Theatre Center this weekend.

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Artist Ashley Minner explores local history through drawings of the doll collection of the Sandy Spring Museum in “Dolls of Sandy Spring,” opening today at the museum and running to Sept. 24.

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Juried exhibition, “The Land,” will open Friday at the new Capitol Arts Network Urban by Nature Gallery in Rockville.

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in Rockville. The oil paintings of guest artist Mollie Vardell will be featured in the front half of the gallery during the exhibit, which was open to photography, painting and mixed-media. The Rockville facility offers studio space for more than 36 artists in addition to classrooms, work and meeting areas and gallery and exhibition space. The center is located in Montgomery County’s developing “Twinbrook Arts Zone,” also home to the Washington School of Photography. For more information, visit www.capitolartsnetwork.com.

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The National Players bring Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” a twisted tale of ambition and murder, to the Olney Theatre Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday and 8 p.m. Saturday. Widely renown as a “cursed” play, and often referred to in theatre circles as “The Scottish Play,” the work is considered one of the Bard’s darkest and most tragic. Tickets are $15 for adults, $10 for children. The show is recommended for ages 12 and older. For more information, visit www.olneytheatrecenter.org.

“Dolls of Sandy Spring,” an exhibit of drawings from artist Ashley Minner, will be on view from Sept. 4-24 at the Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road. An opening reception is scheduled from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 10. When offered an opportunity to create a new body of work based on the historic collection at the Sandy Spring Museum, Minner, of Baltimore and a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art, chose the museum’s dolls. Minner’s drawings will be juxtaposed with dolls from the collection, some of which have never been on exhibit. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays. For more information, visit www.sandyspringmuseum.org.

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Brews are reborn at Growlers in Olde Towne Gaithersburg The oldest brewpub in Montgomery County, located in downtown Gaithersburg (also called Olde Towne), was reborn in 2006 as Growlers. Originally started as the Olde Towne Tavern and Brewing Company, it then became Summit Station, and ﬁnally Growlers. It has been under new management since February 2011. Growlers is at 227 East Diamond Avenue, located in the historic John A. Belt Building which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

BREWS BROTHERS STEVEN FRANK AND ARNOLD MELTZER As one enters the brewpub there is a long bar on the left side with 12 beer taps, with the remaining ﬁrst ﬂoor space allocated to restaurant seating. There also are a mezzanine with seating for twenty, an upstairs room with a separate bar and additional dining tables plus an outside balcony for seasonal dining or smoking. The upstairs also features entertainment Wednesdays through Saturdays. Happy hours are 4 p.m.-7 p.m. each day and all Thursday. Total seating is about 120. Growler’s menu carries 10 appetizers, with salads, pizza, numerous special sandwiches, and a variety of entrees, including, but not limited to, cajun rigatoni, steak frites, grilled salmon or chicken, and slow roasted prime rib. New brewer Eric Gleason was the assistant brewer for two years before assuming the brewing reins. Growlers beers include six standards: Kingpin

Kolsch, Trainwreck IPA, Seneca Pale Ale, Alleyway Amber, Yorkshire Porter, and Broken Shovel Stout. In addition there is a rotation of six to seven beers from a broad range of interesting and creative seasonal beers. These seasonal beers include Sergeant Schultz Rauchbier, Chopped Tank Oyster Stout, Franque et Tanque Tripel, Saison du Jasmine and some beers aged in bourbon barrels. The best selling beers, in order, are Trainwreck IPA, followed by Kingpin Kolsch, Seneca Pale Ale and Alleyway Amber. Not surprisingly, the beers are available to take out in growlers. A pilot brewery was installed in 2011 to experiment with styles and make “no holds barred” unusual beers. Brewer Gleason describes it as “the place where all those crazy what if questions get answered. like, ‘What does a 100% wheat stout taste like?’ Or, ‘Can you brew a beer that tastes like Thai food?’” These often are on tap one or two at a time and listed on the chalkboard above the bar. Kingpin Kolsch (5 percent alcohol by volume, ABV) has a nose bespeaking pepper, floral notes and sweet malt. The light sweet front is joined in the middle by tinges of pepper, apple and peach. The pepper increases in the finish with all continuing into the aftertaste where a hint of floral hops emerges. Ratings: 8/7.5. Seneca Pale Ale (6.2 percent ABV) is an American pale ale that comes close to being an India Pale Ale with its 60 IBUs (International Bittering Units). Seneca Pale Ale has a bouquet of grapefruit derived from its use of Cascade hops. Its muted grapefruit front persists in the smooth middle, merging with muted bitter hops. The grapefruit

Growlers assistant brewer Thomas Vaudin and brewmaster Eric Gleason. character increases to moderate in the ﬁnish and fades in the aftertaste as the bitter hops grow slightly. Ratings: 8/8.5. Trainwreck IPA (7.2 percent ABV, 75 IBUs) has a fruit compote aroma with an abundance of grapefruit and a whiff of pine. The front shows restrained grapefruit and sweet malt. The sweet malt modestly increases in the middle followed by a ﬁnish of obvious grapefruit and mixed other fruits including

apricot and peach. In the teasing dry aftertaste the medium hops come to the forefront integrating with a trace of pine as the sweetness wanes. Ratings: 7.5/7.5. Broken Shovel Stout (6.7 percent ABV) has the prototypical medium roast nose but adds a soupcon of dark chocolate. The soft roast front increases in the middle merging with a rich dark chocolate, both of which meld into the

IN THE ARTS Hollywood Ballroom, Sept. 4, free International Waltz Routine lesson at 7:30 p.m., Social Ballroom Dance at 8:15 p.m.; Sept. 5, Tea Dance from 12:30–3:30 p.m. ($6); Sept. 6, Drop-in lessons from 7:30-9 p.m., West Coast Swing Dancing with Dance Jam Productions at 9 p.m. ($15); Sept. 7, free Waltz lesson at 8 p.m., Social Ballroom Dance at 9 p.m. ($16); Sept. 8, free Fox Trot lesson at 7 p.m., Social Ballroom Dance at 8 p.m. ($16); Sept. 11, free International Waltz Routine lesson at 7:30 p.m.; Social Ballroom Dance at 8:15 p.m. ($16); Sept. 12, Tea Dance from 12:30–3:30 p.m. ($6), 2126 Industrial Highway, Silver Spring, 301-326-1181, www.hollywoodballroomdc.com Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Blues, Capital Blues: Thurs-

days, 8:15 beginner lesson, 9-11:30 p.m. dancing to DJs, Glen Echo Park’s Spanish Ballroom Annex, $8, www.capitalblues.org. Contra, Sept. 6, Chris Weiler calls to KGB, Sept. 13, Gwyn Williams with the fabulous Glen Echo Open Band; Sept. 20, Beth Molaro calls to Tidal Wave; Sept. 27, George Marshall with Wild Asparagus, 7:30 p.m. lesson, 8:30 p.m. dance, Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, $10, www.fridaynightdance.org. Contra & Square, Sept. 1, Seth Tepfer with Treble Makers; Sept. 8, Chris Weiler calls with Lars Prillaman and Friends; Sept. 15, Susan Michaels with Honeysuckle Rose, 7:30 p.m., Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, $12 for general, $9 for members, $5 for students, www. fsgw.org. English Country, Sept. 4, Caller: Rich Galloway; Sept. 11, Caller: Anna Rain; Sept. 18, Caller: Tom Spilsbury; Sept. 25, Caller: Joseph Pimentel, 8 p.m., Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), www.fsgw.org. Scottish Country Dancing, 8-10 p.m. Mondays, steps and formations taught. No experience, partner necessary, T-39 Building on NIH campus, Wisconsin Avenue and South Drive, Bethesda, 240505-0339. Swing, Sept. 21, The Craig Gildner Big Band; Nov. 9, WWII Canteen Dance with the Eric Felten Jazz Orchestra; Dec. 14, Daryl Davis, lesson at 8 p.m., dancing at 9 p.m., Glen Echo Park, $15, www. ﬂyingfeet.org. Waltz, Sept. 15, KGB, 2:45-3:30 p.m. lesson, 3:30-6 p.m., dance, $10, www.waltztimedances.org.

MUSIC & DANCE Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Maggie Rose, 8 p.m.

Sept. 6 ($15); The Kelly Bell Band, 8 p.m. Sept. 7 ($15); Mary Ann Redmond, 8 p.m. Sept. 13 ($20); Leonard, Coleman & Blunt, 8 p.m. Sept. 14 ($35); Michael Gallant, 8 p.m. Sept. 18; Beverly McClellan, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 19 ($25); Cassandra Wilson, 8 p.m. Sept. 20 ($50) The Music of Abba with Arrival from Sweden, 8 p.m. Sept. 22 ($45); Gotta Swing Dance Night with Bitter Dose Combo, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 25 ($10); Eric

Felten & His Jazz Orchestra, 8 p.m. Sept. 27 ($25), 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, 301-634-2222, www.bethesdabluesjazz.com The Fillmore Silver Spring, Cher Lloyd with Special Guest Fifth Harmony, 8 p.m. Sept. 6; Local Talent Showcase, 7 p.m. Sept. 7; Blue October, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13; Café Tacuba, 8 p.m. Sept. 17; Yellowcard Ocean Avenue Acoustic - The Tour, 8 p.m. Sept. 18; Savant, 8 p.m. Sept. 19; Michael Franti & Spearhead, 8 p.m. Sept. 20; Jamey Johnson with special guest Chris Hennessee, 8 p.m. Sept. 22; Billy Currington, 8 p.m. Sept. 27; Get the Led Out, 8 p.m. Sept. 28; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, 301-960-9999, FillmoreSilverSpring.com, www.livenation. com. Institute of Musical Traditions — Takoma Park, TBA, Takoma

Park Community Center, call for prices, times, Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park, 301-960-3655, www. imtfolk.org.

Institute of Musical Traditions — Rockville, TBA, Saint Mark

Presbyterian Church, 10701 Old Georgetown Road, Rockville, call for prices, www.imtfolk.org. Strathmore, 2013 Paciﬁc Miss Asian American Beauty Pageant Final Competition, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 6; Dariush, 9 p.m. Sept. 7; BSO: 2013 Strathmore Season Preview Concert, 8 p.m. Sept. 11; Chinese Culture Land — Talented Youth Troupe Gala, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 13; Afternoon Tea, 1 p.m. Sept. 17-18, 21, 24-25; Pet Shop Boys: Electric, 8 p.m. Sept. 19; Sachal Vasandani Quartet, 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Sept. 20; BSO: Scheherazade and 1812 Overture, 8 p.m. Sept. 21; BSO: Thibaudet Plays Bernstein, 8 p.m. Sept. 26; Warren Wolf and the Wolfpack, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27; Sandy Hackett’s Rat Pack Show, 8 p.m. Sept. 27; National Philharmonic: Beethoven’s Eternal Masterworks, 8 p.m. Sept. 28, call for venue, Locations: Mansion, 10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda; Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda,

301-581-5100, www.strathmore. org.

ON STAGE Adventure Theatre, “Goodnight Moon,” Sept. 20 to Oct. 27, call for prices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-2270, www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org. Do or Die Mysteries, TBA, 6:30 p.m. buffet, 7:30 p.m. show, $47.50 buffet and show, Flanagan’s Harp and Fiddle, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, 443-422-3810, www. doordiemystery.com Imagination Stage, “Lulu and the Brontosaurus,” Sept. 25 to Oct. 27, call for prices, times, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, www.imaginationstage. org Olney Theatre Center, “Hamlet,” Sept. 4 to Oct. 20, call for prices, times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, 301-924-3400, www.olneytheatre.org. The Puppet Co., “Totally Tiny Tots,” Sept. 18 to Oct. 13; 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, www. thepuppetco.org. Round House Theatre, Bethesda, “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” to Sept. 15; 4545 EastWest Highway, Bethesda. 240-6441100, www.roundhousetheatre. org. Round House Theatre, Silver Spring, “Agnes Under the Big Top,” presented by Forum Theatre, Sept. 5-28, call for show times, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, $15 for general admission, $10 for subscribers, patrons 30 and younger and seniors, 244-6441100, www.roundhousetheatre. org. Silver Spring Stage, Paula Vogel’s “The Baltimore Waltz,” Sept. 20 to Oct. 12, 8 p.m. Fridays and

Saturdays, Woodmoor Shopping Center, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. www.ssstage.org. The Writer’s Center, Novelists Katherine Hill and Elliott Holt, 2 p.m. Sept. 8; Reading by Dario DiBattista and O-Dark-Thirty authors, 2 p.m. Sept. 15, 4508 Walsh Street, Bethesda, 301-654-8664, www.writer.org.

VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, Randall Lear and Ellyn Weiss, to Oct. 6, vernissage on Sept. 21, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-9220162, www.adahrosegallery.com

The Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum, TBA, hours are 10 a.m. to

4:30 p.m. Sundays, noon to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 10001 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. 301-897-1518. Gallery B, TBA; gallery hours are noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E. www.bethesda.org. Glenview Mansion, Women’s Caucus for the Arts, Greater Washington, to Sept. 30, Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. www.rockvillemd. gov. Marin-Price Galleries, “Abstraction,” to Sept. 10, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-718-0622. VisArts, Nancy Bullough: Neena Birch: Retrospective Response and Reception, to Sept. 8, Kaplan Gallery; Marty Weishaar, to Sept. 8, Common Ground Gallery; Ching Ching Cheng to Sept. 8, Gibbs Street Gallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, www. visartsatrockville.org. Washington Printmakers Gallery, “New Prints,” Jenny Free-

stone, to Sept. 29, reception from 1-4 p.m. Sept. 14, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, second Floor, 8230 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, www. washingtonprintmakers.com.

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finish mixed with a splash of prune and continue through the aftertaste. Ratings: 8/8.5. Franque and Tanque Tripel (7.4 percent ABV) has a sweet, floral aroma with apricot and mango. The modest sweet mango front blends into the mixed fruit compote middle with a prominent apricot. These extend into the finish and aftertaste where there is a subdued almond. Ratings: 7.5/7.5.

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Karen Keating and Colleen Henderson — longtime friends and photographers with Multiple Exposures Gallery at the Torpedo Factory in Alexandria, Va. — currently are exhibiting their latest work in a joint exhibit. Keating, who said she considers herself a street — or documentary — photographer, will exhibit a collection of photos titled “Street Portraits.” The photographer captures people, often in other countries she visits, going about their everyday lives. Henderson’s collection,

n When: To Oct. 13; Gallery open Monday through Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. n Where: 105 N. Union St., Alexandria n Tickets: Free n For information: 703-683-2205, multipleexposuresgallery.com

“Daily Differences,” are selections from her “Shot of the Day” series she began in 2008. Both Bethesda residents, Keating and Henderson met in the mid-1990s in a photo class at Glen Echo Park. “Karen was my ﬁrst teacher,”

Henderson said. Keating is now the director for Photoworks at Glen Echo Park, a program that offers darkroom classes and instruction for student and professional photographers. Henderson enrolled in a Photoworks course after her son started school and the stayat-home mom found she had a lot of free time on her hands. “I spent the ﬁrst part of my adult life in ﬁnances,” Henderson said. “I spent about 20 years in that ... when my son was 4 or 5 years old, both my husband and I were working and I quit ... Photography was always my love but I never thought it would be something I could create a living out of.” But by 1996, Henderson was working as a professional photographer. She continues to teach classes out of her in-home

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“Marsala Boy” by Karen Keating, will be on display as a part of her “Street Portraits” series.

studio. Like Henderson, Keating’s career in photography started out as a hobby. And she too honed her skills at Glen Echo. “After some experience, I went to work for the Potomac Almanac,” Keating said. From 1980 to 1984, Keating worked at the small monthly paper as the photo editor and sole photographer. “It was really a great learning opportunity,” she said. In addition to her job at Photoworks, Keating also teaches a darkroom program at The Field School, an independent high school in Washington, D.C. Professionally, Keating travels, snapping portraits of people in their element. “I really care about people and how they go about their days and their routines,” Keating said. “They all end up being people ... not studio-type portraits ... [but] what people are doing naturally and not poses. Their posture, gestures ...” “Street Portraits” consists mainly of a collection of photos Keating took during Easter 2012 in Sicily and Easter 2013 in Key West. During her 2012 trip, Ke-

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“Skeleton Tree,” a photo by Colleen Henderson, is now on view at the Multiple Exposures Gallery in Alexandria, Va. ating visited two towns in Sicily in the week leading up to Easter Sunday. “The week before Easter, the town celebrates the days leading up to the resurrection of Christ,” Keating said. “There are moving parades depicting the Easter story ... It’s incredibly solemn.” This year, the photographer traveled to Hammel Village in Key West, where she said the experience was much more celebratory. “[The photos] are sort of in two parts,” Keating said. “They’re completely different. There’s a little bit of contrast in these images in terms of the solemnness of the Sicilians and the feeling great in Key West.” Henderson said she traditionally shoots landscape and seascape, though she also does some architectural work, especially in D.C. “I was born and raised in this area and to me it’s home,” Henderson said. “I tend to work at home, and I tend to work in a snowstorm. It just makes the city feel more intimate.” But Henderson’s “Daily Differences” series feature photo-

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graphs of varying subject matter. It’s a series she began in 2008. “Five years ago, I got hooked on these shot of the day images,” she said. “Shooting everyday and sharing with people everyday.” The “Shot of the Day” concept is one Henderson now uses in the classes she teaches. Students are encouraged to shoot everyday and upload their photos to a group Facebook page or blog and then offer constructive criticism to their peers. “To commit to doing this everyday is difﬁcult,” Henderson said. “There are some days when there’s just nothing to shoot.” In addition to urging students to practice their craft every day, Henderson said the sharing aspect of the “Shot of the Day” concept is also beneﬁcial. “We’re so self-critical. We’re so used to saying, ‘Oh, that’s not good enough,’” Henderson said. “If you get used to saying, ‘OK, this is the image for today and they’ll be another tomorrow,’ you won’t get so caught up in having to be perfect.” chedgepeth@gazette.net

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Nancy Hartwell has come a long way. At age 8, her poem “The Garden,” about “a row of little daisies and a single buttercup,” appeared in Wee Wisdom, a national magazine for children. Now, nearly six decades later, the Silver Spring author’s subject matter is no longer sweet and innocent.

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Nancy Hartwell is the author of the novel “Harem Slave,” available on Amazon.com.

Her just-published novel, “Harem Slave: One Thousand Nine Hundred and Four Days of Hell on the Persian Gulf,” is about human trafficking and modern-day slavery. The ﬁrst of a three-part series on the subject, the book’s circumstances are based on true accounts Hartwell has gathered since learning that her friend was kidnapped and sold to a sultan. Ursula was a German volunteer in Cameroon, where Hartwell lived for 14 years with her husband, an ofﬁcial in the Ministry of Justice of Cameroon she met while both were students in Washington, D.C. Since the kidnapping, Hartwell has had no

contact with Ursula. “They found her bicycle beside the road,” she said, and “as far as I know, she is still in that sultan’s harem.” It was not difficult to find sources who would share similar horrific tales. “Once people knew I was interested in this topic, they’d tell me stories,” Hartwell said. “And I have, over the years, collected dozens and dozens of stories.” When Hartwell owned a catering business, for example, she mentioned her book-in-progress to a restaurant supply house owner. He told her about visiting a Saudi friend who showed off his 38 slave girls. The Saudi’s

peers teased him, Hartwell’s client recalled, because his slaves were “cheapos” from Egypt, Greece and Turkey, “so he decided he needed to upgrade to tall Scandinavians.” In the absence of official data, “Harem Slave” cannot be classified as nonfiction. “I don’t have the police reports and names and dates and such,” Hartwell said about the stories she retells, “so it has to be categorized as fiction, but the circumstances in the book are all based on these true stories. I wove them together to make it a good read.” “Girls who are abducted

and wind up in the Arab world are subjected to two extremes: brutal brothels that cater to every perversion where life expectancy is calculated in weeks, or stockpiled in huge harems with dozens of women, where they might never even meet the man who owns them,” said Hartwell. Hartwell, who grew up in Tampa, Fla., holds a bachelor’s degree in international relations from American University’s School of International Service. She said her parents expected their children to “excel at everything, and we did.” Most noteworthy is her aptitude for languages. She claims to be able to “get into trouble in more than 20 languages,” from Spanish, French and German to Swahili, Farsi and Egyptian hieroglyphs. Among Hartwell’s varied accomplishments in Cameroon, she was a certiﬁed French translator for the Ofﬁce of the President; handled foreign currency payments and imports of raw materials for the Guinness Brewery; managed exports for a shrimp (Cameroon means shrimp, she noted) company; and was director of administration for a $2 billion stevedoring company.

After being deported from Cameroon (the explanation, which involves cracking a politically motivated murder case, she said, is another book she’ll write), Hartwell returned to the D.C. metropolitan area. Here, her employers have included Sears World Trade, a Washington Post division that tracked Congress by computer and a development contractor for USAID. As a consequence of Hartwell’s intimate knowledge of human trafficking, she speaks to local civic groups. “Slavery isn’t pretty,” she said. She calls her presentation “She Could Be Your Daughter.” The talks, she said, “involve a few shocking statistics — 27 to 30 million slaves worldwide, 300-plus kids disappear from Atlanta and other big cities routinely every month.” She informs her audiences of the prime targets — girls, 18 and younger, especially 10 to 16, and runaways, as well as the common methods used to lure and trap them. The tales she has heard, she said, reveal “definite patterns of modus operandi in luring, trapping and then exploiting the girls. “I usually tell four or five stories, none of which have happy endings,” Hartwell said. “My

novel did because it was fiction and I could manipulate events. Also, I fell in love with the heroine and couldn’t bear for her to die.” The remaining two volumes of the trilogy are set for release in early and mid-September respectively. “Prince Ibrahim’s Favorite” continues the story started in “Harem Slave,” and “Voices from the Harem” is a collection of first-person stories. She plans to write additional books on human trafficking. Hartwell has writing projects in the works, while also seeking a job as a government contract proposal writer. She has started on “My Favorite Stories,” a collection of “amusing, heart-warming or poignant” anecdotes collected over “my very happy lifetime,” and is gathering reference materials toward rewriting the Biblical story of Joseph. “I would love to explore his psychological battle with himself. I mean, going from spoiled brat to slave is already a pretty big deal, but getting his attitudes in line to the point that he becomes Prime Minister? I mean, that’s a story.” “Harem Slave” is available on Amazon.com.

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Continued from Page A-11 “We’re taking it to the campus, and it’s a big undertaking for us,” said Bob Bartlett, assistant professor of theater at BSU. “We haven’t done anything like this in the building yet. It’s going to be one of the highlights of our year.” The larger space at BSU will enable Bobbitt to do some restaging and rechoreographing and also add three live instruments to the recorded score before the show opens in New York on Feb. 7. Adventure Theatre MTC will also present Bobbitt’s other new show “Five Little Monkeys,” based on the children’s by Eileen Christelow, at the BSU center in January before it goes on a 30-city tour to cities east of the Mississippi. “It’s our ﬁrst national tour,” said Bobbitt. “We’re testing the waters and expanding.” Also expanding is Bowie State University’s WonderWorks program, which premiered in March with “The Big Bad Bullysaurus,” a show that gave students a chance to act on stage. Bartlett is hosting cattle call auditions for the theater department’s 2013-2014 season on Sept.

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Continued from Page A-11 problem-solving. … I think that’s part of the fun because once you ﬁnd it, whatever works moment to moment, then it can be pretty great because you really have to use your imagination.” With that in mind, the Olney Theatre Center is set to present New York’s Bedlam Theatre production of “Hamlet” and George Bernard Shaw’s “Saint Joan” starting on Thursday. Four actors — three male and one female — make up the entire cast of both productions. “It lends itself to the kind of storytelling where it ends up either being really great or a big ﬂop,” Tucker said. “You kind of

4-5 in the art center’s Main Stage Theater. “Anyone can come,” said Bartlett about chances for students, staff and the public to contribute on-stage and backstage. The focus this season on children’s theater is to meet a demand for them in Prince George’s and Anne Arundel counties, said Bartlett. “It also provides outreach to the community,” said Bartlett about shows that help introduce young children to the college campus. WonderWorks will be doing four productions this year. It kicks off the season with “A Mile in My Shoes,” a new play by regional producer and director Jennifer L. Nelson on Sept. 1920. The production uses a variety of shoes to illuminate the lives of people from different backgrounds. “Shoes” will be followed on Oct. 17- 9 , by “Secret Life Under the Stairs” by Kris Knutsen, in November. The play is about a new kid in town who disturbs the secret hideout of a group of friends. From March 6-8, WonderWorks will also present the “The Drummer,” an adaptation by Bartlett of the Grimm’s fairy tale

walk that tight wire a little bit, but I think that’s what’s fun about it.” One of the problems one might run into with having so few actors playing many different characters — at some point during the play, the characters have to interact with each other. Actor Tom O’Keefe, for instance, portrays Claudius and Rosencrantz in “Hamlet,” while Andrus Nichols has the unenviable task of play Gertrude and Ophelia. During the play, these characters have to interact with each other. “We do different little tricks,” Tucker said of how the actors interact with themselves. “We do simple things like someone’s putting on glasses and taking them off or he might have the glasses on and someone else

THEATER AUDITIONS — BOWIE STATE n What: For 2013-2014 season. Open to students, staff and public. n When: 4-6 p.m. Sept. 4-5 n Where: Main Stage Theater, Fine and Performing Arts Center, Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie n Campus events calendar: www.bowiestate.edu/ about/calendar/category/ performanceexhibit n For information: Call Bob Bartlett at 301-860-3769 or email BBartlett@bowiestate.edu

about a young drummer who rescues a princess. There will also be four children’s shows during the season created by Bowie State students and staff inspired by the Theatre for the Very Young, which is associated with the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta. But there will also be adult fare on the Bowie State arts menu for the 2013-14 season, includ-

pulls them off.” Tucker is not only the director, but plays Hamlet in the show as well. From an acting standpoint, Tucker said he knows it’s a lot of work not only for himself, but for the other actors in the show. “Obviously, with just the amount of lines,” Tucker said about the difﬁculty of the show. “When we did the show in New York, it was largely uncut. We have cut [both shows] down for the Olney, but it’s still a lot of lines. It’s one thing to have one role, but when you’re playing several roles … all four people have a great amount of work. So it is more work, but I think for our actors it ends up being more fun. “It’s kind of an actor’s dream to be able to walk around and

ing a production of Aristophanes’ anti-war comedy “Lysistrata,” following one woman’s attempt to end the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta, from Nov. 14-17. “The women get tired of their men not being around and they withhold sex until the war ends; hilarity ensues,” said Bartlett, who is directing the play. “It’s ribald, and there are some huge phalluses in a few scenes … but there’s no foul language,” he said. Audiences can also celebrate the winter season by attending “A Holiday Bistro,” an evening of theater, song and dance running Dec. 5-7. On Feb. 13 and 14, the university will host its ﬁrst Ten-Minute Play Festival for student-written works. On Feb. 17-28 students will also perform scenes from the play “The Colored Museum” by George C. Wolfe, which premiered in 1986 and satirizes aspects of African-American life. Scheduled for Feb. 17-28, the play will also be performed April 17-20 as part of the university’s Spring Arts Festival. vterhune@gazette.net

play all those roles in one evening.” The production is as simplistic as possible — no set, little make up and few costumes. This may be partly due to necessity, but the hope of the actors is for people to focus in on the words of Shakespeare. “I don’t think it’s everyone’s cup of tea,” Tucker said. “I think people like what they like. Some people like extravagant things or more elaborate theater. For these particular shows, I just wanted to do something that focused on the text. Nowadays when you go see ‘Hamlet,’ it’s going to be a version that’s been cut down to a couple of hours. … This is the ﬁfth time I’ve directed this show. One of the things the audiences in New York noticed is that we didn’t cut out a lot of

is likely to include some music for the band’s latest album, “Four MFs Playin’ Tunes,” and possibly some songs by Thelonius Monk. Marsalis grew up in a big family of musicians in music-rich New Orleans. “So much of the learning is by ear,” said the saxophonist, who also studied music at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. Marsalis performed with Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers and his brother Wynton Marsalis’ quintet, and has also performed with Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie, Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins. “The beat in jazz is fluid … [and] the melodic exploration is incredible,” he said. Musical director of the “The Tonight Show” from 1992 to 1995, he won a Grammy Award in 2000 for Best Jazz Instrumental for his album “Contemporary Jazz.” He was also nominated for a Tony award in 2011 for writing the music for “Fences.” Marsalis said the title of the group’s latest CD was in reaction to album names that imply that jazz is something mystical. “We just play the songs,” he said, as if jazz was something simple. It takes years to master all the variations of notes possible in 12-tone scale, to create a musical vocabulary. But learning is not the goal, it’s a means to an end. Then comes the job of turning the vocabulary into a conversation with the audience, a capacity not every musician has. “They might pass the test but they’re not playing well,” he said. The market for jazz isn’t big and never has been, but sales of recordings by Miles Davis and other great jazz musicians have persisted through the decades, he said. “I just love to play,” said Marsalis. “We don’t get upset, because we like [to do] it,” he said. Also performing in Silver Spring will be Haidu, who will be playing with four other musicians. Son of a big-time jazz fan, Haidu said he grew up listening to jazz. Later he went to Rutgers University in New Jersey where he came under the influence of jazz pianist Kenny Barron, who taught there. Eager to perform, Haidu jammed with other musicians in Philadelphia before deciding to move to Brooklyn in the early 1990s. Haidu described his first CD, “Slipstream,” as a “fun, approachable recording” and his second, “Momentum,” performed with a trio, as more intimate than the first. When he composes, Haidu said he focuses on “modern harmonies,” which involves switching keys in unusual ways. “It has to be done with a lot of care so that we can all work together,” he said about performing with fellow musicians. Other performers at the event will include Johnson, who helped found the festival. He will be playing some of his own compositions, along with some contemporary jazz and hip-hop, something he describes as “instrumental R&B with a D.C. bounce.” Some members of the National Philharmonic performing as the Songbook quartet will play a range of styles, including two contemporary jazz classics by Wayne Shorter called “Aung San Suu Kyi” (the Burmese activist) and “Footprints.” vterhune@gazette.net

HAMLET SAINT JOAN n When: Sept. 5 to Oct. 20 (call for show times) n Where: Olney Theatre Center for the Arts, 2001 Olney Sandy Spring Road, Olney n Tickets: $31-$63.50 n For information: 301-9244485; olneytheatre.org

stuff. You sit back and listen to the words and you think that not only is this the great play everyone talks about, but it’s a really brilliant, brilliant play. There’s so much stuff in it that’s amazing but you don’t get to hear it because it usually gets cut.”

Overall, Tucker said he just hopes audiences come to realize just how great a play “Hamlet” is — no matter how many actors are on stage. “There are a lot of these prejudgments going into it where the audiences will say, ‘Oh, you’re doing Hamlet, show us what you got.’” Tucker said. “The challenge was how do we present this and make people think about it as a new play? How do they rediscover this play and see that it’s actually quite brilliant? For me, it was about making it about the language, not putting some kind of crazy concept on it like setting it in the 1920s. “But I hope they’re entertained, too!” wfranklin@gazette.net

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There is a saying that nearly every coach of just about every sport shy of gymnastics will repeat to reporters, coaches, parents, athletes and the like throughout the season: “You can’t coach height.” And, no matter how badly the girls’ volleyball coaches at Our Lady of Good Counsel, St. John’s College or Paul VI may want to be able to do just that, there’s nothing short of stufﬁng some platforms under their players’ shoes that will leave them able to match up inch for inch with Dave Geiser’s team at the Academy of the Holy Cross. “I’m definitely feeling blessed,” Geiser said, laughing. “I’m not complaining at all.” As if his 26-2, Washington Catholic Athletic Conference champion team of 2012 wasn’t enough, Geiser has loaded some more 6-foot-plus talent onto his squad this season, beginning with the 6-foot-5 blocker and middle hitter in University of Florida recruit Rhamat Alhassan. In one possible combination on the front, Alhassan can be joined by 6-foot-1 sophomore Megan McTigue and 6-foot-2 freshman Emily Ryan. “It’s going to be pretty big,” said Alhassan, an honorable mention All-Gazette selection last season whom coaches around the county, both public and private, near unanimously dubbed the top returning player. “It’s going to make it easy for our back line to get digs.” That’s if the back line has anything to dig at all. Alhassan claims her best asset to be her blocking, and with two players combining for more than 12 feet of height — not including the lanky arms beﬁtting middle and

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Barons have established the county’s gold standard in girls’ soccer BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

Back in 2008 when the Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School girls’ soccer team won the ﬁrst of a state-record four straight championships it was unquestionably the best in Montgomery County. The Barons haven’t been as dominant recently, but still have something over the rest of the county: A champion’s mentality. With six state titles and an additional three championship game appearances since 2001, B-CC always ﬁnds a way to win

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Alex Holston is in Gainesville, Fla., far away from Montgomery County and Sherwood High School where she molded a girls’ volleyball program into a three-time reigning state title winning powerhouse. The current Gator left an indelible footprint, no doubt, but also one giant, gaping hole both in the county and at her alma mater. “It’s been different,” Sherwood coach Brian McCarty said of life without arguably the best player in Maryland history. “She’s been a pretty steady force in the program up until now, so I think a lot of people are adjusting to a new role, accepting and stepping into and developing into these leadership roles.” McCarty said that, at ﬁrst, several of his seniors tried being “an Alex.” But there is no one way to simply become

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Boys’ soccer: Whitman, Wootton, Walter Johnson all vying a state title in Maryland’s toughest division

2. Academy of the Holy Cross 3. Bethesda-Chevy Chase 4. Walt Whitman

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Quince Orchard High School’s Stephi Shin warms up before Thursday’s scrimmage with the Academy of the Holy Cross.

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big games. Fighting that winning tradition has become the rest of the county’s biggest obstacle, coaches agreed. B-CC returns six starters this fall, including four-year starting midfielder/forward Eliza Doll, who is committed to play at Colgate (N.Y.) University in 2014-15.

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David Greene will enter his 35th season coaching boys’ soccer at Walt Whitman High School this week when the Montgomery County regular season kicks off. And in his 35 years leading the Vikings, he doubts he’s ever said this: “If they put it all together, they’re going to be very, very good.” Which — deciphering coach speak — is code for describing a team that has all the tools to reach and win

a state title, provided the players stay healthy. “Our strength is in our overall skill,” Greene said. “Every player on the team is skilled and we have an enormous amount of team speed. Maybe one of the fastest teams I’ve ever coached. We can be quite dangerous with our speed alone.” Contributing to that overall skill are three players who started as sophomores and didn’t play last year, but are back for their senior seasons to serve as three of seven senior captains. Striker Emmanuel Kanneh and midfielder Vegas Kastberg both played for D.C. United’s Academy team last season and have opted to return to the Vikings while midﬁelder

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Continued from Page B-1 The Barons’ historically stingy defense remains fairly intact with returning juniors Denali Minnick and Rachel Cady. B-CC won’t lose a beat with sophomore first-year starter Naomi Gross in goal and transfer Maya Cherry will be a major addition to the backline. B-CC might be small of stature up top but is extremely quick and technical. The Barons move the ball around the ﬁeld better than anyone and Doll, Paula Germino-Watnick and Maia Emden are among the county’s best playmakers out of the middle and offensive third.

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Continued from Page B-1 an Alex Holston. His players, realizing this, have since adapted, accepting smaller, more spread out roles rather than one domineering one such as Holston’s, and things have been operating more smoothly. While there will likely never be another Holston, the question remains: Who will be the new Sherwood?

“I know we’ve been lucky enough to be able to accomplish great things,” B-CC coach Rob Kurtz said. “But that stuff doesn’t come up. Every day we just try to get better.” Here’s a look at the biggest threats to B-CC’s sixth consecutive region title. Walt Whitman: Perhaps the most overall skilled team, the Vikings boast good team speed and tremendous creativity in the midfield with four-year starter Aliza Wolfe and on the attack with Anna Gurney and Emma Anderson. Three-year starter Clare Severe is an incredibly quick offensive-minded defender who can be effective just about anywhere on the field.

The only possible question mark would be a slightly depleted backline. Winston Churchill: By the end of 2012, seven starters were freshmen and sophomores and those players are skilled and now varsity veterans. Three-year starter Keiara Clark is fantastic at controlling the middle. Sophomore Juliana Comer will take on a more offenisve role alongside junior Kate Reese, who was a leading scorer as a freshman but missed most of last year with a knee injury. Senior Carly Shapiro’s role at the center of the Bulldogs’ three-person backﬁeld will be even more crucial given the loss of goalkeeper Becca Ewel. Quince Orchard: Speed and

Northwest: The Jaguars have gained momentum in recent years and despite losing a major player in Hannah Theurer, will

The county, and state for that matter, has had a pretty cut-and-dry hierarchy with the Warriors at the helm for the past several years. “It’s kind of wide open,” Col. Zadok Magruder coach Scott Zanni said. “Last year you looked at it and said ‘Well, who’s going to beat Sherwood?’ And nobody did.” Now, McCarty can rattle off six teams who could all make runs at the county crown. Coach Becky Ronquillo at Damascus

cited five. Winston Churchill coach Cindy Hillard did the same. Magruder “is always in the hunt,” said McCarty, who will look to senior outside hitter Makayla Roy and junior middle hitter Kerra-Lei Tirado this season. “Poolesville is always solid, Gaithersburg should be good, Damascus will be good again, and there’s Churchill, too.” Hillard threw Walter Johnson and Thomas. S Wootton

into the mix and, since Sherwood can never be counted out, no matter who it loses, nearly half the county’s public school teams seem to be in the mix for contention. “If you give [McCarty] six decent people, he would make it work,” Hillard said. “So I’m still glad I wouldn’t have to play them until the region ﬁnals.” “I think the more competition you can get in your schedule the better,” McCarty said.

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versatility make for dangerous combination. Junior midfielder Stephanie Shin is quick-footed and skilled with the ball and will likely be at the start of many scoring runs. Three-year starter Sam Sullenger has provided a great scoring option but can also be used to fill holes in the back; Mary McMeekin is another dynamic player in the Cougars’ offense. A talented group of newcomers will give coach Peg Keiller flexibility.

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Wednesday, September 4, 2013 o look to continue moving forward with seven returning starters, including scorer Ashleigh Cain and stalwart defender Dana Eckerstrom. Sherwood: The defending Class 4A North Region champion took a tremendous hit to its midﬁeld and lost nine seniors overall, but will look to rebound with an athletic and skilled bunch led by returning twin sisters Lauren and Tiffany Woods and Kristen Lauda. Gaithersburg: The Trojans return eight of 11 starters from last year’s best season in 15 years and will look to build on recent success. Team speed and the ability to connect well with each other makes the Trojans a

tricky opponent. Walter Johnson: The Wildcats lost a strong core of fouryear starters but return one of the county’s best players in midﬁelder/defender Alejandra Ramos, who provides a starting point to build around with a few additional returning players ready to take on more prominent roles. Thomas S. Wootton: Firstyear coach Andrew Ratti looks to build some stability in the 1998 state champion’s program. “B-CC is the team to beat unless somebody beats them,” longtime Churchill coach Haroot Hakopian said.

“You want to put your team in intense situations and I think it can build and strengthen your team throughout the season.” If the county is as competitive as the majority of the coaches are predicting it to be, intense situations will be delivered on a nightly basis. Hillard returns four starters from her 9-6 team from last season, including 6-foot senior outside hitter Kaitlyn Hillard as well as a full healthy outside hitter in Olivia Chao. “Every position on my court I’ll have a player who plays year round,” the elder Hillard said. “I have four to ﬁve kids who I call

‘impact players.’ If one out of the four have a good day, we’re going to be on. It’s not one player and that’s the beautiful part of it.” The county may have graduated its most venerated impact player in recent memory, but that seems to only have opened the door wider for more ﬁve-set matches. “Last year was the most talented senior class I’ve seen in the 20 years I’ve been coaching,” Zanni said. “But they’re gone so now it’s kind of ‘What happens next?’ kind of thing.”

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Continued from Page B-1 Lucas Knight is back after being academically ineligible last year. Sophomore David Mason and junior Jeffrey Rosenberg are two of many talented underclassmen who are hoping to lead the Vikings to their ninth state title and first since 2009 as they navigate a very difficult schedule that includes matches against Mount St. Joseph’s, Marriotts Ridge and St. Benedict’s. “If we were to go undefeated with this schedule I would want somebody to put us as the No.1 team in the nation,” Greene said. “We relish it, we love it, playing the very best teams every single game.” As always, the 4A West Region promises to be an ultra-competitive group that includes the defending 2012 state champs, Thomas S. Wootton. And while the Patriots lost the 2012 Gazette Player of the Year in Matt Hoy (26 goals, 10 assists) and first-team defender Sam Summerlin to graduation, coach Doug Schuessler is challenging his side with a daunting schedule that includes DeMatha Catholic, Gonzaga College High School and Loyola Blakefield. One of six new coaches in the county this season, Hector Morales takes over for Mike Williams at Walter Johnson after spending 15 seasons at Sherwood. The Wildcats return seven of 11 starters from last year, but will be without the services of standout midfielder Jeremy Ebobisse, who opted to play for the Bethesda-Olney Academy this season. Morales said captain Gabriel Vasconcelos and senior Jorge Sanchez will play key roles for his club in 2013. “The boys have been really receptive to everything I’m trying to implement and I’m excited about the way the group has come together,” Morales said. “It’s happening quicker than I expected.” Outside of the 4A West Region, where literally every one of the 17 teams has a shot to make some noise this year — includ-

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Poolsville’s Burnett Filip (left) and Woottons Eric Gunnerson in the scrimmage game, between Thomas S. Wootton and Poolesville at Poolesville High School, on Friday.

ing but not limited to Winston Churchill, Clarksburg, Northwest, Quince Orchard, Richard Montgomery and Springbrook — the 3A West boasts potentially strong teams in Damascus, Albert Einstein and Watkins Mill. Poolesville, meanwhile, is the county’s only representative in the 2A classiﬁcation this season. New coaches will also lead teams at Clarksburg (Michael Edwards), Gaithersburg (Matt Bowling), Northwood (Moses Olubo), Rockville (Julio Zarate) and Sherwood (Michael Kogok). “We look really strong this year,” said Edwards of his Coyotes. “The nice thing is we have a ton of senior leadership. The 10 seniors on the team know exactly what to expect to be successful.” On the opposite side of the spectrum is Rockville, where Zarate, who formerly coached at Our Lady of Good Counsel, takes over a program that didn’t score a goal last season. “How great is my job? If my team scores one goal, I will change the system completely,” said Zarate, tongue-in-cheek. “And if you don’t score at all, you just match what you did last year.” ncammarota@gazette.net

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outside hitters — surrounding her, it will be something of an accomplishment for opposing teams to give the back line some work at all. Karen Kart with Our Lady of Good Counsel returns just two starters from her 12-12 team from last season, though she expects “that Good Counsel and Holy Cross will have a strong rivalry again this season,” she wrote in an email. She will have outside hitters Megan Conger and Tricia Kerner to help offset Geiser’s forest of a front line and incoming freshman setter Margaret Rosburg to set them up. But it’s not just length that Geiser has on his WCAC-favorite. Despite losing a pair of four-year starters in Taylor Gallart, now with Central Florida, and Grace Lide, he still has the option to wafﬂe between four

setters who “I think everybody would be happy with,” four capable outside hitters, including juniors Cassie Lapcevich and Ellie Goodwin; four more middle hitters; and three liberos, highlighted by senior Carlise Cardoza. “It’s definitely a good problem to have,” Geiser said of being burdened with the responsibility of divvying out playing time to such a talented group of players. “We’re trying to catch up to field hockey and their [five] straight titles.” Alhassan said she wants another WCAC championship, too, but she didn’t stop there. An undefeated campaign and vengeance upon a pair of losses to Flint Hill, the only team to have the Tartans’ number last year, were high up on her list of priorities as well. “I want to start the season off the way we ended,” she said. tmewhirter@gazette.net

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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HOW THEY RANK The 10 best football teams in Montgomery County this week as ranked by The Gazette’s sports staff.

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Good Counsel Falcons Quince Orchard Cougars Seneca Valley Screaming Eagles Damascus Swarmin’ Hornets Bullis Bulldogs Sherwood Warriors Churchill Bulldogs Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas Northwest Jaguars Gaithersburg Trojans

Record Points

1-1 58 0-0 56 0-0 48 0-0 41 0-1 32 0-0 27 0-0 26 1-0 16 0-0 12 0-0 6

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Rutgers recruit planned to quit sport after freshman year BY

DAN FELDMAN STAFF WRITER

Justin Herron needed just a couple days of practice his freshman year to impress the Bullis School football coaches. Herron’s father needed mere minutes to undo all that goodwill. The Herrons planned a beach vacation in Delaware, and Herron’s dad told Bullis coach Pat Cilento his son would miss 10 days of practice. In his ﬁrst year coming from Sherwood, Cilento found such requests quite the culture shock. But all Bullis freshmen must play a fall sport, and Cilento was beginning to realize that meant some who don’t take football seriously would populate his rosters. Cilento wasn’t exactly forgiving, though. “If it was probably anybody else, he probably would have been cut right then and there,” Cilento said. “But with his size and his ability, we said, ‘We’ll let you go now, the ﬁrst year. But after this, August is football time.’” Herron wasn’t exactly concerned about future Augusts. He fancied himself a

basketball player, and once he met Bullis’ requirement, he planned to drop football. “If it wasn’t for that rule, I would have never played football,” said Herron, a Silver Spring resident. Yet, when he returned from vacation, Herron began to enjoy the sport. He peppered coaches with questions about formations and plays, trying to catch up from the time he missed. That willingness to put in extra work hasn’t dissipated. Now a 6-foot-5, 270-pound senior, Herron is committed to Rutgers and one of the area’s top offensive linemen. “His freshman year, he didn’t even know how to get into a stance,” Cilento said. “... He’s one of the most dedicated kids that I know, and he has an unbelievable work ethic.” Herron’s extra work has come with Bullis assistant coach Anthony Waters, who played at Clemson and then with the San Diego Chargers and New Orleans Saints. “I can be sitting at home, and my phone rings, and it’s Justin asking where I am or will be up at the school early, because he wants to work out,” Waters said. “He keeps me going. He tells me he wants to work out, I get up and go.” In the weight room, Waters pulls out several tricks to get the best from Herron. Sometimes, Waters puts Herron

through rigorous workouts right before practice just to see how Herron responds. Other times, Waters arrives early to their one-on-onesessionsandbeginstotrainjust so Herron will feel motivated to catch up. “I don’t allow him to get water,” Waters said. “We sweat. I don’t turn the fans on in the weight room. Doors closed, no music. Just me and him.” And of course, Herron frequently asks his mentor what it takes to reach the next level. The results have been evident. “He looks like an NFL lineman,” Cilento said. Without being prompted by Cilento’s assessment, Waters brings up Bullis’ summer camp. One day, Herron walked by a group of Bullis coaches during lunch, and one said he wouldn’t be surprised to see Herron reach the NFL. Waters agreed. While training with Herron, Waters has appreciated Herron’s desire to best Waters, regardless of the experience and accomplishment gaps between the two. “I’m always telling him he’s never going to be better than me. He’s never going to be stronger than me,’” Waters said. “He always says, ‘Give me one year, coach.’ “Once he gets a year of college football in him, he’s going to be a man amongst all boys.”

STANDINGS Montgomery 4A South Division Team

B-Chevy Chase Churchill Walter Johnson Kennedy Whitman Wootton

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Blake Blair Paint Branch Sherwood Springbrook

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The Gazette sports staff picks the winners for this week’s games involving Montgomery football teams. Here are this week’s selections:

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Bullis School’s Devonte Williams, expected to lead the Bulldogs’ offense, did not play in Friday’s loss to St. John’s College.

LEADERS Top rushers

Carries Dage Davis, Geo. Prep 22 Perry Stefanelli, G. Counsel 33 Chris Dawson, G. Counsel 32 Brian Dolan, Geo. Prep 12

Yards 242 154 144 128

Avg. TDs 11.0 6 4.6 0 4.5 3 10.6 0

Top passers

Cmp-Att. Yards Int. TDs B. Strittmatter, G. Counsel 11-22 158 2 3 Wyatt Karem, Avalon 13-22 127 0 2 Dwayne Haskins, Bullis 3-12 29 2 0 Corey Howard, Geo. Prep 2-9 22 0 1

Top receivers

Catches Yards Avg. TDs Myles Robinson, G. Counsel 3 69 23.0 1 Mike Gladney, Avalon 3 60 20.0 0 C.J. Carroll, G. Counsel 3 38 12.7 1 Khamari Williams, Avalon 3 35 11.7 1

Montgomery County record All games

Northwood at Poolesville Wheaton at Seneca Valley Damascus at Einstein Walter Johnson at Wootton Rockville at Richard Montgomery Churchill at Bethesda-Chevy Chase Clarksburg at Quince Orchard Northwest at Magruder Paint Branch at Springbrook Kennedy at Blair Whitman at Blake McNamara at Georgetown Prep Watkins Mill at Frederick St. Frances at Good Counsel St. Mary’s Ryken vs. Avalon Boys Latin at Landon Sherwood vs. Gaithersburg

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Clarksburg Gaithersburg Magruder R. Montgomery Northwest Quince Orchard

All starters back plus two talented freshmen make Patriots the favorites BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

A year after finishing in a three-way tie for the Montgomery County title in 2011, the Thomas S. Wootton High School girls’ tennis team finished second to five-time defending county champion Winston Churchill last fall by a single point. This might be Wootton’s year. The Patriots have established themselves in recent years as a perennial top-three team and major postseason contender but could be poised for a breakout 2013. It would be a nice reward for Wootton’s girls, who have watched their male counterparts win four consecutive county titles, coach Nia Cresham said. “I’d love to have a year that [both teams] could win, but I do think it’s the girls’ turn,” Cresham said. “I think we’re going to be good this year.” Not only did Wootton return all 10 starters, but the addition of two freshmen U.S. Tennis Association tournament players toward the top of the lineup should provide the Patriots with a depth that will be difficult for other teams to match. The biggest challenge, Cresham said, might be figuring out an exact order. Challenge matches are being played this week, but last year’s No. 1 singles player, Aishu Iyer, who won a state mixed doubles title in 2012, and classmate Hannah Hwong will remain integral to the singles lineup. Freshman Miranda Deng, who is currently ranked No. 75 nationally in the USTA Girls 14s and No. 245 in the USTA Girls 16s national rankings, will cer-

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Damascus Einstein Northwood Rockville Seneca Valley Watkins Mill Wheaton

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Last week’s scores

Nick Cammarota

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Ken Sain

Jennifer Beekman

Dan Feldman

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Poolesville Seneca Damascus Wootton R. Mont. Churchill Q. Orchard Northwest Paint Branch Blair Blake McNamara Frederick Good Counsel SM Ryken Landon Gaithersburg

Poolesville Seneca Damascus Wootton R. Mont. Churchill Q. Orchard Northwest Springbrook Kennedy Whitman McNamara Watkins Mill Good Counsel SM Ryken Landon Gaithersburg

Poolesville Seneca Damascus Wootton R. Mont. Churchill Q. Orchard Northwest Paint Branch Blair Blake Geo. Prep Watkins Mill Good Counsel SM Ryken Landon Sherwood

Poolesville Seneca Damascus Wootton R. Mont. Churchill Q. Orchard Northwest Paint Branch Blair Whitman Geo. Prep Frederick Good Counsel SM Ryken Landon Gaithersburg

Poolesville Seneca Damascus Wootton R. Mont. Churchill Q. Orchard Northwest Paint Branch Blair Blake Geo. Prep Watkins Mill Good Counsel SM Ryken Landon Sherwood

Northwood Seneca Damascus Wootton R. Mont. Churchill Q. Orchard Northwest Paint Branch Blair Whitman Geo. Prep Watkins Mill Good Counsel SM Ryken Landon Gaithersburg

GIRLS’ TENNIS PLAYERS TO WATCH n Kamilla Beisenova, Whitman; Ashley Chang, Poolesville; Miranda Deng, Wootton; Katie Gauch, Churchill; Stephanie Grodecki, Good Counsel; Kaitlyn Heo, Sherwood; Aishu Iyer, Wootton; Haley Keats, Churchill; Lilly Lynham, Holton-Arms; Syria Mowa, Churchill; Victoria Nguyen, Paint Branch; Leah Owen, Sherwood; Arianna Spirtos, Holton-Arms Thea Postolache, Richard Montgomery; Ines Vias, Bullis; Nicole Welch, Whitman; Rebecca Wuren, Wootton.

tainly add strength to the top. Classmate Rebecca Wuren, ranked No. 561 nationally in the USTA Girls 14s will also likely be a major factor. Doubles often decides close matches and an experienced pair such as defending No. 1 doubles county champion Katarina Sherman and Karrie Shi could play an important role. “No matter what happens [with the order] it’s going to deepen the lineup,” Cresham said. “Right off the top of my head I have three freshmen who could conceivably work their way into the starting lineup. And I have all my returners. Automatically that strengthens the whole team. And it’s great because they’re great kids, they’re nice kids and they immediately gelled.” However strong Wootton has the potential to be, Cresham said there is no looking past any of the Patriots’ opponents, especially traditional rivals Churchill and Whitman. Both teams have the personnel to pull off county titles as well. Katie Gauch, who won the mixed doubles state title with her brother Michael in May, and Haley Keats and Syria Mowa, who won the state girls doubles title, return to the top of Churchill’s lineup. After a year away Kamilla Beisenova, who won the state girls doubles title in 2012, will rejoin Nicole Welch atop the Vikings’ roster. Regardless of the division and county team titles, there are some entertaining individual matches

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on the horizon. For the ﬁrst time in a while there is no true rivalry, though it’s possible one will surface. There are, however, a bunch of top singles players all capable of winning a postseason title, including last year’s all-county Region II winner Thea Postolache of Richard Montgomery. Sherwood’s Kaitlyn Heo nabbed the only regular season win over Postolache last fall. “I think we’ve got a lot more balance among the Nos. 1 right now. I think balance is the rule,” Richard Montgomery coach John Fahrner said.

Private schools Holton-Arms will go for its ninth Independent School League title in 10 years without seven players from last year’s squad. Coach Yann Auzoux said he feared he might also lose additional top players thanks to a new USTA rule that will make it difﬁcult to balance high school and tournament training. “There is a new requirement that to attend Super Nationals, you have to be top seven in your section,” Auzoux said. If junior Lilly Lynham, who was the No. 1 singles runner-up to Bullis junior Ines Vias at last year’s season-ending ISL tournament, Arianna Spirtos and Maya Das stick with the team, the Panthers will likely remain in the running despite going through some growing pains. jbeekman@gazette.net

St. John’s College 42, Bullis 0 Potomac (Va.) 24, Avalon 12 Good Counsel 33, Immokalee (Fla.) 0 Geo. Prep 57, Fork Union (Va.) 24

BEST BET

No. 6 Sherwood vs. No. 10 Gaithersburg, 7 p.m. Saturday

at Richard Montgomery. Sherwood and Gaithersburg are the only ranked teams playing each other, and whichever playoff contender wins this matchup is poised to claim several bonus points. The game features two of the county’s top running backs: Gaithersburg’s Solomon Vault and Sherwood’s Elijah Spottswood. Gaithersburg went 3-7 last season, and Sherwood is breaking in a new coach, Chris Grier, so both teams face big questions entering this early test.

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Good Counsel coach hopes for big second year Boys’ soccer: Dempsey changes Good Counsel’s culture in second season

NICK CAMMAROTA STAFF WRITER

When Our Lady of Good Counsel High School boys’ soccer coach Dylan Dempsey was the age of his players, he found himself graduating a year early from River Hill High and on a plane to Europe to play professional soccer. The Clarksville native featured for St Patrick’s Athletic F.C., had a trial with RCD Espanyol and then joined on with UE Vilassar de Mar near Barcelona, Spain, before returning to the United States after a two-year stint. He jumped into coaching in 2008, citing one of his major inﬂuences to start down that road as Good Counsel girls’ soccer legend Jim Bruno, and worked to receive his National Soccer Coaches Association of America licenses while coach-

ing club and Olympic Development Program teams. “It was a good experience for me playing for some good coaches overseas,” Dempsey said. “It’s given me a lot to draw on, learning from great coaches and I wanted to give back.” Which is why when the job opened up at Good Counsel, Dempsey jumped at the opportunity and now, entering his second year leading the Falcons at the age of 26, Dempsey is excited about his club and the changing soccer culture at the school. “The players really want to see this program be successful,” Dempsey said. “This is one of the top schools in the region and you take a look at all the other sports teams and their success. “They’re hungry to have their names be mentioned with the football team and girls’ basketball and girls’ soccer.” The Falcons ﬁnished last season with a 10-5-5 record in the extremely challenging

Washington Catholic Athletic Conference after going 6-12-2 in 2011. Dempsey’s 2013 club returns ﬁve senior starters after graduating 10 and said his roster presents a relatively solid mix of veteran and younger players. Senior co-captains Matt Kirchoff and Alex La Noire will lead a strong starting unit that likely will be bolstered by a very dangerous attack in senior Alessandro Burlew and sophomore Dominic Duncan. “With Dylan running the program, I noticed we’re getting more respect,” La Noire said. “People want to come to games. It’s great to hear and it gives you more motivation to play well.” One of the benefits of Dempsey being so young is the ability to demonstrate tactical skills on the ﬁeld during training sessions and jump into scrimmages when necessary. It’s something both Dempsey and assistant coach Sumed Ibrahim, who was prominent at the national level

while playing for the University of Maryland, College Park, both enjoy doing and use as a learning tool. Dempsey also said he’s able to connect well with his players off the pitch and they trust him to discuss a variety of topics other than soccer. “There’s something to be said for a coach who can not only tell the kids what to do but somebody who can get in there and play with them,” Dempsey said. “We gauge if the kids are ready to play and if they can handle that next level if they’re able to play with us in practice.” The Falcons open their schedule this afternoon against Archbishop Spalding, but the big matches — the ones that will let Dempsey know if his program’s ready to compete at a higher level — will come against DeMatha Catholic on Oct. 1 and Gonzaga College High School on Oct. 17. “There’s a good buzz about Good Counsel boys’ soccer going around the community,”

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Our Lady of Good Counsel High School second-year boys’ soccer coach Dylan Dempsey talks to his players during Thursday’s scrimmage against Landon. Dempsey said. “The style we play, the fact that we’re willing to give good young players a chance, I think that says something about my philoso-

phy as a coach. We want it to be a center for excellence and that’s starting to trickle down.” ncammarota@gazette.net

A new outlook for Holy Cross’ soccer program Tartans hope to build on last fall’s 13-win campaign

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

When ﬁrst-year Academy of the Holy Cross girls’ soccer coach Tony Pykosh was playing college soccer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, he knew them as “practice All-Americans.” They were the players who shined most when there was no game pressure. “I’ve seen these players who are really good players before they get into a game situation, but a big situation is sometimes just a little too big for them and then they struggle,” Pykosh said.

Tartans’ sophomore Jade Ruiters was one of the first players Pykosh noticed in his ﬁrst practices last month. A freshman standout last fall, Ruiters is incredibly athletic, fast and skilled with the ball at her feet, Pykosh said. But to execute the intricate maneuvers she pulled off with seeming ease during training in a game situation could have been a completely different story. Fortunately for Holy Cross, it isn’t. Ruiters, is a pressure player. “She’s great in practice but then I saw her in a game and I was like,“Whoa, she is legit,’” Pykosh said. “She’s got a game speed and during her game gear she turns it up even more.” Ruiters is one of few re-

dropping back, Ruiters and White are more offensiveminded and can push up with forward Jasmine Newman, White said. And that plays well in Pykosh’s system, which focuses more on attacking the goal than the typical high school girls’ soccer team. While Ruiters might take on more scoring responsibilities this fall in the absence of past scorers, she is also quite good at ﬁnding her teammates in open space, DePaul said, and Newman has become quite adept at making runs off Ruiters’ possessions. DePaul said she has been pleasantly surprised with how quickly the team and Pykosh have meshed together — the Tartans have already notched preseason wins over Montgomery County Public Schools

perennial powers Winston Churchill (4-1) and Quince Orchard (2-0). “We all have different aspects that we’re good at,” DePaul said. “I was not expecting much this year, I knew what we were losing from last year. I’ve been completely astounded. And I’m really excited for the season.” If any questions were to be posed, they would be in the direction of the Holy Cross defense, which lost University of Delaware recruit Ariana Fryer from the center back position as well as Ruiters. But junior Delaney Muldoon has dropped back from the midfield to the center back position and White said the Tartans have benefitted from her ability in the air as well as her field vision. Muldoon’s

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turning starters from Holy Cross’ 13-win 2012 campaign and, moving up from defense to a midﬁelder/forward position, will likely play a major role in the Tartans’ scoring production. As Holy Cross looks to build upon its recently established status as a legitimate Washington Catholic Athletic Conference contender, it is perhaps the Tartans’ ability to combine with each other better than in recent history that will carry it the most, senior Jamie DePaul said. The Carson-Newman (Tenn.) College recruit returns to the central midfield and will work alongside classmate Dani White and Ruiters to control the middle. While DePaul, as a holding midﬁelder, is comfortable

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Avalon School quarterback Wyatt Karem gets sacked and fumbles the ball against Potomac on Friday. said some youth leagues are experimenting with certifying certain players — making sure they use proper technique — at the 10and 12-under levels and allowing only those identiﬁed players to head the ball in a game. Hakopian added that he wouldn’t be surprised to see something like that was eventually implemented nationwide and that he expects at that all soccer players will eventually be required to wear certain equipment on

their heads. Society constantly changes to keep up with the times and so does sport. Eventually these fought-against changes become tradition. “Some of the coaches might say, ‘That’s ridiculous,’ but you have to get over that,” Whitman football coach Jim Kuhn said. “There are changes in the world. I think it is hard but if you’re a personthatiscommittedtothegame, you embrace [the changes].”

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“Shake it off, you just had your bell rung,” is something many football players have probably been told by a coach at some point. America’s most popular sport can be brutal, but its players have historically been expected to brush off the physicality and be “tough.” Now, changes are abound in football — not necessarily to everyone’s liking — and they’re coming from the top. Concussion awareness has reached new heights in recent years and as studies continue to reveal the possible serious and long-term effects of brain injuries, the National Football League made a major move this year in an effort to promote players’ safety. EffectivethisNFLseason,runners and tacklers are prohibited from initiating contact with the crown of their helmet outside the tackle box. Illegal tackles include lining up opponents, a player lowering his head and delivering a forceful hit with the crown of his helmet to any part of the opposing player’s body. The NFL agreed on Thursday to pay $765 million to settle a lawsuit brought by more than 4,500 players and their families. The lawsuit accused the NFL concealed what it knew about the dangers of repeated concussions. Montgomery County football has adopted these rules this fall as well. Offensively, Walter Johnson High School football coach Jon Kadi said players are not allowed to brace and strike defenders with their helmets. Defenders will also be penalized for digging their facemasks into opponents’ chest pads. It should be helmet on the ball, Kadi said. Concussions cannot be prevented or eliminated from sport but proper tackling technique is extremely important the attempt to limit brain injury cases. In August, the National Federation of State High School Associations announced it partnered with USA Football, the sport’s national governing body, and will endorse the organization’s Heads Up Football program. Heads up Football promotes tackling’s mechanics that aim to reduce helmet contact. Maryland is one of eight states with schools that will pilot the program this fall. All schools nationwide will be eligible in 2014. In addition, football teams in Maryland are allowed to have full contact only three days a week, one of them being game days. “It was ‘Run low, run behind the pads.’ That terminology is out the window,” Kadi said. “I think the attitude will change, coaches have no choice but to adapt.” The recent ruling has been met with some resistance from current and former NFL players who say it will eliminate the “tough guy” and hurt the sport they grew up with. Football will certainly change in the coming years, Kadi said, but that won’t detract from his love for the game. It will take time but players and coaches will eventually adjust in the way society has embraced the constant evolution of all sports. “There didn’t used to be a 3-point line in basketball,” Kadi said. “Rules change and the game will adapt.” Though football might be one of the more inherently violent sports, concussions are on the rise in many sports. Athletes these days are bigger, faster and stronger, Winston Churchill girls soccer coach Haroot Hakopian said, leading to more physicality and impact upon contact. In recent years, there has been more emphasis on developing upper body strength to try and limit neck movement in those collisions, ﬁrst-year Holy Cross soccer coach Tony Pykosh said, who led Walt Whitman to its only state championship in 2004. The act of heading a soccer ball itself has not been proven to cause brain injuries and Montgomery County coaches agreed taking that aspect out of the game would be illogical, but steps are being taken at the youth level to ensure athletes’ safety. Hakopian

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VOICES IN EDUCATION n Age: 31

Hilarie Hall

n Job title: Second-grade teacher n Hometown: Scranton, Pa.

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Tell me about your teaching career, how long have you been teaching?

This is my sixth year teaching, it is a second career for me. I was a project manager at a research ﬁrm in Boston. It was exciting and it was challenging, it was a fun kind of life but I felt called to go back to teaching.

When had you taught before?

n Education: Bachelor of science in marketing with minor in art history, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Mass. Master’s degree in elementary education, American University, Washington, D.C.

In summers while I was in college I worked at an Arts Alive camp — it was great.

Why did you decide to teach second grade?

n Family: Husband, Matt; daughters, Matilda, 3, and Tessa, 19 months

[The students] are engaged, enthusiastic, fearless. They are not afraid to tell you what they are thinking. They are creative thinkers and they are open.

n Hobbies: Reading, writing, hiking, nostalgically following all Bostonbased professional sports teams n Lesson to live by: “Work smarter, not harder.” — Carl Barks, creator of Scrooge McDuck

I understand you were awarded a grant for $2,000

Page B-7 argument. Not only is it reading and writing and the study of history, but we use engineering skills to create a mini trebuchet, a type of medieval catapult. The only rule is you can’t aim it at anyone. They also do the inside of a castle.

from ING as one of their Unsung Heroes in Education. How did that come about?

I applied for the grant because I believe STEM [Science, Technology, Engineering and Math] education is the most important change in education in the last 40 years. STEM is bringing back the excitement in education, allowing children to be innovative, creative, thinking. The grant will enable me to have an inventory of equipment for the entire lower school to use: reusable materials like child-safe tools and circuitry.

Are two special awards so close together unusual for you?

I like to challenge myself so I look for opportunities. I say, ‘hey, why not,’ it keeps things interesting. I love networking with professional educators. I have a blog and I love for educators to have their own voice. People who are putting blogs out are truly proud of what they do and I like to read what other people are doing.

The Consortium for the Teaching of the Middle Ages honored you with the 2013 Annual Teaching Prize in the K-8 category for your lesson “Anatomy of a Castle.” Can you tell me about that?

What do you like best about teaching?

I like learning alongside the kids. I don’t think I could teach

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anywhere if I couldn’t respond to thinkers around me. The teachers in this building are great, but working with the kids keeps you going. Is there anything that would make you want to leave teaching?

I think I’m excited about the idea of a fellowships. I wouldn’t want to leave teaching but I’d like to do a fellowship. There are deﬁnitely days you feel under-appreciated, but there’s never been a day where I wanted to give it all up. “Voices in Education” is a twice-monthly feature that highlights the men and women who are involved with the education of Montgomery County’s children. To suggest someone you would like to see featured email Peggy McEwan at pmcewan@gazette.net.

EDUCATION NOTEBOOK Student DJ wows the crowds Alex Young, a junior at Walter Johnson High School in

Bethesda, expects a busy year. In June, he was listed in Vibe magazine’s Top 25 Dance Music DJs Under 25 This Year, which opened new opportunities for him to entertain with his DJ prowess. “It’s super cool,” he said. “I make up my own music and I think that’s what impresses people.” Alex, 16, said he started taking guitar lessons when he was about 8, then added drums and, as he got older, played in a couple of local bands with friends. He began entertaining as a DJ only about two years ago after attending a DJ camp at Bach to Rock music school. “I ended up being more interested in the product of the work rather than the song,” he said. “You don’t really play. It’s more like cueing” into the music. This summer he performed at several venues in several states. The coolest, he said, was a three-day rave festival in Las Vegas. “I got to play in one night of the Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas,” he said. “It was about 400,000 kids and they had the best sound and lighting.” Now that school has started, Alex said he is allowed to accept gigs only on weekends, but that makes him more determined to do well in school and, maybe, graduate early. As of right now, he said, the plan is to put college on hold and take advantage of the opportunities his musical talent open up to him. “He has a very unique style. He composes his own music, performs and plays,” said Danny Kang, Alex’s manager at Megahousemusic. “In this day and age, DJs have turned into artists. They are releasing music under their own name.”

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“It’s super cool,” says DJ Alex Young, a junior at Walter Johnson High School in Bethesda. “I make up my own music and I think that’s what impresses people.”

Kang said Alex’s music is way beyond what a 16-year-old who just started usually produces. “I think he’s blessed with a special gift,” Kang said. A sample of Alex’s work can be found online at iamalexyoung.com.

Edison students compete in national competition Fifteen students from

Thomas Edison High School of Technology in Silver Spring

participated in SkillsUSA’s 49th annual National Leadership and Skills Conference in Kansas City, Mo., June 24-29. The team earned one gold medal and three students placed in the top 10 in their categories. The top-ranking students all graduated from Edison programs in June. To qualify for the national competition, the students won local, regional and state competitions. Amanda Ross, a student in the print technologies and digital graphics program, won the gold medal in the T-shirt design competition. Zachary Johns, also in the print technologies and digital graphics program, earned seventh place in the pin design competition. William Gonzalez of the carpentry program

earned ninth place in the carpentry competition, and Jorge Canart, a student in the automotive services program, earned 10th place in the customer service competition. Representing Edison in the entrepreneurship competition were Jesse Bruce, restaurant management; Rabby Mertus and Anthony Scarano, print technology and digital graphics; and Felix Ubiera, network operations. April Johnson and Alexis Wilson, both interior design interns, and Patrick Whittaker, carpentry, competed in the community service competition. Jessica Sanchez, academy of hospitality and tourism, competed in the employment application competition. Cindy Gomez, network operations, competed in the technical computer application competition. Yesenia Sanchez, nail program, competed in the nail care competition with Janice Martinez-Delcid, cosmetology, as her model. SkillsUSA, a national nonproﬁt, is a partnership of students, teachers and industry that tries to prepare students for careers in trade, technical and skilled service jobs, including health occupations.

September is Library Card Sign-up Month September is Library Card Sign-up Month and Montgomery County Public Libraries is reminding residents of all ages that a library card is the smartest card to have and it’s free. Library cards are the key to many experiences: reading favorite books, researching subjects, learning a new language, acquiring a new skill, listening to music and watching a movie, according to the county agency. To get a card for immediate use, residents can visit a local library, show a photo ID and proof of residency, and com-

plete an application. Applications also are available online at www.montgomerycountymd. gov/library.

Make a strike for student scholarships Bowling for Young Scholars, the Barge Family Foundation’s inaugural fundraiser, will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 6 at 300 Shady Grove Bowlmor Lanes, 15720 Shady Grove Road, Gaithersburg. The Barge Family Foundation is a nonprofit in Montgomery County that gives financial need scholarships to children between the ages of 10 and 16 who express an interest in science, math, engineering, finance, business or entrepreneurship. Scholarships are offered to children throughout the Washington, D.C., area. Bowling for Young Scholars will include food, bowling and door prizes. Cost is $40. All proceeds will benefit the Barge Family Foundation scholarship fund. To register visit thebargefamilyfoundation.org/events.

Student-musicians mark March on Washington In honor of the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, young violinists and guitarists led by music teacher Ken Giles presented a concert Aug. 25 at the Gazebo in Takoma Park. The students performed songs from the civil rights era such as “We Shall Overcome,” “We Shall Not Be Moved,” and “Oh Freedom.” Giles said he was a U.S. Senate page in 1965 when the Voting Rights Act was passed. “It was a very powerful experience,” he said. “I remember thinking,’Oh, my gosh, society is changing.’” He said many of the students did not know about the songs when he started teaching

them, but they learned their history while learning the music. Aiden Keyes, 16, of Takoma Park, who is a junior at Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring, said she knew about the March on Washington because her parents thought it important for her to know. “My dad really loves history, especially black history,” she said. Aiden played violin at the concert. She said she wrote a column for the Blair online newspapaper about the 10 demands of the 1963 march. Among them is that the nation should have adequate, integrated education, she said. “There are still a lot of problems getting adequate education,” Aiden said. “Schools are kind of segregated, but I think it has to do with self-segregation because Montgomery County is so diverse.”

Students recognized as Unsung Heroes The Creig Northrop Team of Long & Foster Real Estate recognized 12 high school students in Howard, Carroll and Montgomery counties as Unsung Heroes for their volunteer service, commitment to community and personal character demonstrated through selﬂessness, strength and resilience. Five of the students were from Montgomery County Public Schools. Allison Nadler of Winston Churchill High School in Potomac serves people with special needs through organizations including Bowling Buddies and Friends at Home. Oumou Diallo of Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring ﬂed Guinea to avoid an arranged marriage when she was 14. She has given hundreds of hours of community service, including raising money and awareness for better education in Africa.

Richie Yarrow of Richard Montgomery High School in

Rockville is the recording secretary for the Montgomery County Council Parent-Teacher Association. Yarrow is the youngest ofﬁcer by nearly 30 years.

Michael Jan Linsangan Torres of Poolesville High School

helps lead his school’s antibullying group, Help Everyone Respect Others.

Samantha GonzalezCordero of Albert Einstein High School in Kensington helped

lead the ﬁrst Washington, D.C., Asian Paciﬁc-America Youth Summit. The students have overcome “unique obstacles and given countless hours to helping people in need,” Creig Northrop, president of the agency, said in a statement. The students are “our future business and community leaders, and we’re proud to recognize them.” Northrop began the Unsung Hero program in 2003 to acknowledge students whose work in the community may have gone unnoticed.

Sports Plus seeks volunteers Sports Plus, a nonproﬁt that offers coed sports programs for children with mild to moderate autism spectrum and other developmental disabilities, seeks volunteers to help coaches with activities and provide encouragement to the young athletes. Current weekend programs with volunteer openings include a soccer and track and ﬁeld program in Germantown and swim programs in Gaithersburg. Students interested in volunteering must be 14 or older. For more information, contact volunteer coordinators Diane Golden at golden4@ comcast.net or Suzy Kennedy at susan.kennedy@jhuapl.edu. More information is at www.playsportsplus.org.

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Farmer, Haller Kara Farmer and Michael Haller were married on Aug. 4, 2013, in Keuka Park, N.Y. The bride is the daughter of Willie and Jim Farmer of Brookeville. She is a 2005 graduate of Sherwood High School and a 2009 graduate of Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., where she received a Bachelor of Music degree with an emphasis in musical theatre. The groom is the son of Rosemary and Dave Haller of Rochester, N.Y. He is a 2009 graduate of Ithaca College in Ithaca, N.Y., where he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in musical theatre. The couple resides in Queens, N.Y., where they are actively pursuing their acting careers. They met in 2011 while both were on a national tour of “Beauty and the Beast.”

Mommy and Me Club, from 10 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays to Sept. 25, at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, 18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney. Four-week program of education and support for new mothers and their babies. Discuss with a Registered Nurse the practical changes that occur after a new baby arrives. Topics include adapting to your new role, breastfeeding/feeding issues, infant development, how to calm a fussy baby and get more sleep to name a few. Program geared for infants to six months. $40; Registration required. 301-7748881, www.montgomerygeneral.org.

Rich Patricia and James Rich of Bethesda celebrated the 50th anniversary of their wedding on Aug. 31. They were married at Keneseth Israel synagogue in Elkins Park, Pa., by Rabbi Bertram Korn on Aug. 31, 1963. Patti and Jim met in a class at the University of California called Law and Anthropology. After their wedding, they enjoyed their honeymoon camping across the country back to California. They now enjoy less-adventurous trips and plan to celebrate their anniversary with a trip to Greece. They have loved sharing interests, particularly their four children and their families, son Jeremy and wife Elle with daughters Kelsey and Leia; son Joshua and wife Meshelle with daughters Lily and Grace; son Jordan; and daughter Shayna. They have lived in the Washington area for 48 years, with 43 of those years in Bethesda.

THURSDAY, SEPT. 5 CPR for Teenagers, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, 18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney. AHA CPR/AED course prepares teens aged 12-17 to perform adult, child and infant CPR. Other topics included are rescue breathing, choking as well as calling 911 and answering dispatcher questions. $35. 301-774-8881, www.montgomerygeneral.org.

Damascus United Methodist Church, 9700 New Church

St., Damascus, offers traditional Sunday morning worship services at 8:15 a.m., a youth contemporary worship service at 9:30 a.m. and a service of liturgy and the word at 11 a.m. with Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. for all ages during the school year.

Liberty Grove United Methodist Church, 15225 Old

Mr. and Mrs. Hal Gearhart of Laytonsville announce the engagement of their daughter, Alexis Gearhart, to Brandon Sengstack, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Sengstack of Frederick. Alexis attended Mary Washington University and University of Maryland, College Park. She is a chief web designer with Fleet Management. Brandon attended Frostburg University and is a musician and artist in Frederick. The wedding is planned for September 2014.

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Thomas, Houston Wanda Marie Thomas and Cornell Clayton Houston Sr. of Adelphi were united in holy matrimony in the presence of God and family and friends on Aug. 17, 2013, at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, Silver Spring. The bride was escorted by her son, Mr. Quentin Thomas II. Her daughters, Felicia and Stayce Thomas, served as her maids of honor. Mr. James Short, brother of the bride, served as the groom’s best man. The couple will honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico, and will continue to reside in Adelphi.

Mondays at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, 18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney. Ever wonder if you are the only one feeling stressed and alone now that a baby has joined your family? Wasn’t it supposed to be easier? If you are ﬁnding yourself feeling sad, anxious, angry or irritable, group support can help. Group led by two therapists who specialize in the postpartum period. Babies are welcome. Free; Registration required. 301-774-8881, www. montgomerygeneral.org. Senior Fit, meets from 9-9:45 a.m. once a week at MedStar Montgomery Medical Center, 18101 Prince Philip Drive, Olney. Free 45-minute exercise program designed for seniors age 55 and older. Senior Fit focuses on increasing strength, ﬂexibility, balance, coordination, and cardiovascular endurance. Exercise is an important factor in preventing falls, managing chronic illnesses and improving quality of life. Classes are ongoing and a physician’s consent form is required to participate. Free for people over the age of 55. 301-774-8881, www.montgomerygeneral.org.

Columbia Pike, Burtonsville, conducts Sunday morning worship services at 8:30, 9:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday school, nursery through adult, is at 9:30 a.m. 301-421-9166. For a schedule of events, visit www. libertygrovechurch.org. “MOPS,” a faith-based support group for mothers of children, birth through kindergarten, meets from 9-11:30 a.m. the ﬁrst and third Wednesdays of the month at the Frederick Church of the Brethren, 201 Fairview Drive, Frederick. Childcare is provided. This year’s theme, “A Beautiful Mess: Embracing Your Story,” focuses on

remembering that beauty can come out of chaos and that your past, present and future can be used for good with God’s love. For more information call 301-662-1819. Email mops@fcob.net.

Providence United Methodist Church, 3716 Kemptown

Church Road, Monrovia, conducts a contemporary service at 8 a.m. followed by a traditional service at 9:30 a.m. Sunday mornings, with Children’s Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. and adult’s Sunday school at 11 a.m. For more information, call 301-253-1768. Visit www. kemptownumc.org. Trinity Lutheran Church, 11200 Old Georgetown Road, North Bethesda, conducts services every Sunday, with child care from 8 a.m. to noon and fellowship and a coffee hour following each service. 301-8817275. For a schedule of events, visit www.TrinityELCA.org. Chancel choir auditions and rehearsals, 7:30 p.m.

Thursdays at Liberty Grove Methodist Church, 15225 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Call 301-421-9166 or visit www.libertygrovechurch.org.

The Gazette prints engagement and wedding announcements, with color photographs, at no charge, as a community service. Copy should be limited to 150 words and submitted in paragraph form. Announcements are subject to editing for space. Please include contact information, including a daytime telephone number. Photos should be professional quality. If emailing photos, ﬁle size should be a minimum of 500 KB. Wedding announcements should be submitted no later than 12 months after the wedding. Send to: The Gazette, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877, or email kgroff@gazette.net. Montgomery County celebrations are inserted into all Montgomery County editions.

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ASSISTANT COMMUNITY MANAGER Community management co in Gaithersburg seeks individual with strong admin skills to assist managers with oversight of properties. Must know MS WORD & EXCEL, have strong writing skills & attention to detail & must like working with the public. Some evening work required. Competitive salary, 401K & benefits. E-mail resume to manager@casinc.biz

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Busy Orthopaedic practice in Kensington has 2 immediate full time openings for a registration/insurance specialist with disability form data extraction experience. We are looking for a customer service driven and enthusiastic individual to join our team. We offer competitive salary and benefits package. 1 to 2 yrs. experience preferred. Please fax resume to: 301-962-7450

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FT/Contractual - State of MD position at JLG-RICA in Rockville. Must be HS Graduate w/2-Years experience assisting teachers in a classroom setting for adolescent. Instructional Assistant assigned to population of seriously emotionally disturbed adolescents ages 12-18. Candidate works closely w/other members of treatment team, i.e. Educators, Psychiatrists and Therapists. Duties include assisting teacher in providing instruction to special needs students w/range of learning styles/behaviors; Ability to modify plans as required to meet student needs; $15 p/hr. M - F daytime hours. Send resume with cover letter to: JLG-RICA HR, 15000 Broschart Road, Rockville, MD 20850 Fax: 301-251-6815 EEO

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1994 Ford Explorer 4x4..............................1,450

2008 KIA Sorento LX...................................7,745

1996 Chevy Baretta CPE............................1,950

2005 Honda Accord LX................................7,988

#KP85400, Sharp! PW/PLC/PMR, CC, CD

2006 Buick Lucerne CXS.......................... #KP37654, Luxury!, LTHR/HTD/Mem Seats, Harman Kardon CD, SAB

#KP57155, PW/PLC, CD, CC, Don’t Miss!

2001 Toyota Sequoia SR5 4WD ...................7,988

2008 Subaru Outback WGN.......................10,688 #KP21097, Pampered!, AT, P/Options, HTD Seat

#KP10186A,AC,AT,ABS, BEST VALUE!, “HANDYMAN”

#KP43971A, Classic!, 77K Actual! AT, TLT, CC, “HANDYMAN”

2001 Ford Winstar SEL...............................2,450

#FP39852A, 7 Pass LTHR/PWER Seat, PWER OPTS, Don’t Miss “HANDYMAN”

2,488

1998 Toyota Camry LE................................ #KP41506, PW/PLC, TLT, DON’T MISS!!, “HANDYMAN”

1997 Subaru Legacy L WGN........................2,650 #KP04510, AT, AC, PW/PLC, MORE! VALUE PRICED!, “HANDYMAN”

2001 Ford Explorer Sport 4WD...................2,950 #KP83311A, Great buy!, PW/PL, CD CHGHR, Alloys, “HANDYMAN”

2004 Subaru Forester X.............................4,988 #KP38727, 5 SPD, GAS SAVER!, AC, P/OPTIONS, CC, “HANDYMAN”

2005 Buick Century...................................4,998 #KP00882, AT, AC, PW/PLC, CC “HANDYMAN”

2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser...........................5,488 #KR08278, Clean!, AT, AC, PW/PLC

2000 Ford F-150 Supercab.........................5,500 #KX71474, AT, AC, BD LNR, “HANDYMAN”

2000 Buick Lesabre LTD.............................5,955 #KP05316A, LTHR/HTD/PWER Seat, P/Options

1998 Toyota Camry LE................................5,988

#KP03265, AT, AC, P/Options, Best Buy!

6,970

2006 Subaru Legacy WGN.......................... #KP01702, AWD!, Nice!, PSeat, HTD Seats, P/Options

2005 Nissan Sentra 1.8S............................6,988 #KP95439B, Clean! 92K, AT, AC, PW/PLC

#KP09664A, PSEAT, PW/PLC, CASS/CD COMBO, GREAT VALUE

2006 KIA Spectra SX...................................7,990 #KP43462, Clean 50K! 5 SPD, PW/PLC, CD, Gas Saver

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2005 Mazda Mazda 6.................................. #KP25777, PW/PLC, CC, CD, 5SPD, Gas Saver.

7,998

2004 Dodge Caravan S&T............................ #KP11470A, Nice, DVD, LTHR, PWR DR/Gate

2008 Chrysler Sebring Cnvtb’l..................10,988

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2006 Volvo S80 2.5T.................................11,470

#KP38876, AWD, Pampered! MNRF, LTHR/ PWER Seat, SAB

2006 Chevy Uplander LT...........................11,488

#KG10909, AWD, Pristine 47K! DVD, PWR Doors/Options

2002 Acura RL............................................8,488

2007 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer....... #47651KP, 4WD, Beauty! 3rd Seat, LTHR, MNRF, RNG BDS

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2008 Saturn Astra XE..................................8,488

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2005 Dodge Magnum SXT........................8,970 #KP14663, PSEAT, ALLOYS, PW/PLC, CD

2004 Ford Ranger Supercab........................8,988 #KP28744, 4x4, Tilt, Cruise, AT, Alloys Don’t Miss!

2004 Nissan Xterra SE ................................8,945

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2001 Toyota Highlander Sport.....................9,488 #KP11507, 4WD, MNRF, LTHR, CD CHGR/CASS, PSeat

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2006 Subaru Legacy Outbk 2.5XT....11,988 #KP09074, MNRF, LTHR, AT, CD-6, WELL KEPT!

2009 Hyundai Sonata GLS................11,988 #KP77485, Beauty! MNRF, Wood Grain, P/Options

2008 GMC Savana Cargovan.....................12,470 #KR11890, AT, AC, Tradesman

2004 Acura MDX AWD......................12,477

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2011 Chevy Impala LT......................14,770

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2005 Mercedez C240W 4-MATIC...... #KP65999, IMMACULATE! MNRF, LTHR/PWR SEATS, CD

2008 Mercury Mariner.....................12,488

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2005 Hyundai Tuscon GLS AWD...................9,788

#KP33971, SHARP! MRNF, PSEAT, PW/PLC, CD

#KP55813, Clean, 63K! NAV, MNRF, CD, ALLOYS

2004 Cadillac Deville.................................7,450

#KP97597, Sharp! AT, PW/PL, CD, CC

2009 Dodge Caliber SXT..............................9,990

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2002 Mini Cooper.......................................9,745

2000 Isuzu Rodeo LS..................................6,988

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10,470

2004 Chevy Trailblazer LT 4X4....................8,455

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2008 Toyota Rav-4...........................13,488

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2007 Honda Accord EX-L V6.............14,988

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2004 Infinity FX45...........................19,990 #KP04556, AWD, All The Toys! Nav, MRF, LTHR

2012 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT........20,488

#KP32745, Clean! MNRF, LTHR, CD CHGR

#KN41054, DVD, Backup Cam, UConnect, PWR Doors/Seats

2010 Dodge Charger SXT..................16,988

2010 Honda CRV EX-L......................20,970

#KN46874, PSeat, Alloys, PW/PLC, CD, Fac Warr

18,988

2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited........... #KP65991, MNRF, LTHR/HTD SEATS, P/OPTS, FAC WARR!

#KP07669, Immaculate! 24k! MNRF, LTHR/PWER Seat

2009 Chevy Silverado 1500.......................20,998

#KG36062, Crewcab, 4WD, Meticulously Maintained!