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FINDING HIS NICHE Pawn shop owner strives to set business apart. A-3

A&E: Silver Spring resident directs Arena Stage sendup of famed Russian author. B-4

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SPORTS: Sisters play a leading role on the Blair High softball team. B-1

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Takoma Park works to save pool Piratz Tavern

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A campaign to save the public swimming pool at Piney Branch Elementary School from the county budget ax — a seemingly annual rite of spring in recent years — is in full swing. County Executive Isiah Leggett’s proposed 2016 budget recommends cutting maintenance operations funds for the pool. Officials are not recommending that the pool be permanently closed, but re-evaluated with a long-term strategy that considers needed capital improvements, said Judy Stiles, a recreation department spokeswoman. This will be the fourth consecutive year that maintenance costs of the pool will exceed the budget allocation, she said. Having the pool in a school limits public access and hours, and the pool is in need of “substantial repair,” Stiles said. It also does not comply with the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. “At this time, it is important to take time to evaluate and develop a long-term strategy for the pool to avoid the continuance of operations at a substantial deficit and to move forward with a well-developed plan,” Stiles said. Parents of students at the Takoma Park school, users from swim clubs, Takoma Park City Council members and others are lobbying county officials to keep the pool open while it is being studied. “We seem to go through this almost every year,” said Wendy Kent, a Takoma Park resident whose daughter attends Piney Branch and regularly swims there. “It would be such a big loss if it closed. A lot of students

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Owner says business was target of vandalism, fake online reviews n

ANDREW SCHOTZ STAFF WRITER

Piratz Tavern in Silver Spring will shut down Saturday — three years after a contentious reality-show appearance that has plagued the business ever since. Tavern owner Tracy Rebelo said Thursday that she has timed the closing to be the day before her establishment shows up in a second episode of “Bar

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Aquatic Stars swim instructor Tony Vladimirov works with Willa Murrow, 5, of Takoma, Washington, D.C., during her swim lesson at the Piney Branch pool on Thursday.

Supporters hope action will bring ‘quality development’ to large vacant building

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

In what supporters hope will result in “quality development” for a large building that has been vacant for ﬁve years, the Montgomery County Council on Tuesday approved a minor amendment to the Aspen Hill master plan by a 7-2 vote. A 265,000-square-foot building on Connecticut Avenue near Aspen Hill Road has been vacant since 2010, when defense and aerospace contractor BAE Systems moved out. The amendment changes the zoning on the property from ofﬁce to commercial

residential town, which allows a mixture of uses, including retail. Developer Bruce H. Lee said he has tried for several years to ﬁnd suitable ofﬁce tenants for that site without success. He said Tuesday he was “very happy” with the council’s decision. “The ability to move forward with retail was key, since that is where the market is,” Lee said. Council President George L. Leventhal (D-At Large) of Takoma Park and Marc Elrich (D-At Large) of Takoma Park cast the dissenting votes. Leventhal said he was concerned about “smart growth” in the area and objected to the “manner in which this issue was brought up.” Moreover, the county is “near saturation” for retail in many areas, with new developments such as Crown in Gaithersburg

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attracting shoppers who ordinarily spend money at nearby older centers, he said. “There is only so much appetite ... to spend and shop,” Leventhal said. Elrich said ofﬁcials should look at a more comprehensive approach with all of the shopping centers in the Aspen Hill area, not focus on one development. In a 5-4 vote two years ago, the council limited the review to mostly the former BAE site, rejecting a council committee’s recommendation to include other Aspen Hill commercial and retail areas. The Planning Board recommended rezoning the property to neighborhood retail. Many residents preferred commercial residential neighborhood, which they said would not allow such big retailers.

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Construction bill would give $6M more to schools If Maryland establishes a $20 million school construction grant fund for growing school systems, Montgomery County could get about $6 million of the pie. Maryland’s House Appro-

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Rescue” on the cable channel Spike TV. She said that until Thursday — when she announced her plans through a Facebook post — she hadn’t shared publicly that Piratz Tavern was scheduled to be on the show again. The second time turned sour, too, she said, and she’s had enough of the show being a constant presence in her business. “It’s been a huge negative thing,” she said. In Rebelo’s post on Thursday on a Facebook page for fans

RECYCLE

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priations Committee on Friday passed legislation to establish a $20 million capital grant fund for school systems with high enrollment growth or portable classrooms. The Senate’s Budget and Taxation Committee gave the bill a favorable report with amendments on Friday. Both the House and the Senate still need to consider the bill, but legislative leaders are back-

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

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Questions about the appropriateness of an art exhibit at Montgomery College’s art center in Silver Spring led to a venue

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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1 College Savings Plans of Maryland Free Informational Session, 4-7 p.m.,

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

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

Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. For children through teens who have experienced the death of a parent or sibling. Free, registration required. 301921-4400. Zumba, 6:30-8 p.m., 111 Geneva Ave., Silver Spring. Fun and ﬁtness for all ages. $10. cogicsports@yahoo.com.

THURSDAY, APRIL 2 Step Lively, Please, Aboard the Spring Break Special, 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m., National

Capital Trolley Museum, 1313 Bonifant Road, Colesville. Tour Street Car Hall, participate in storytime and watch trolley-era cartoons. dctrolley.org. Orientation to Small Business Resources, 10-11 a.m., Maryland Women’s

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

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

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

FRIDAY, APRIL 3 Annual Easter Egg Hunt, noon-3 p.m.,

Bethesda Health and Rehab Center, 5721 Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda. Egg and spoon races and sack races for children. Free. maclayton-brady@savasc.com.

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7:30 p.m., Takoma Park Community Center, 7500 Maple Ave. Celebrate the art of the bards with stories of all kinds, including truths and myths. Featuring stories by Jane Dorfman and Jackson Gillman. $10 suggested donation. emilyc@takomaparkmd.gov.

Drawing Fundamentals, 1-3:30 p.m., Marilyn J. Praisner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. An eight-week class about the principles of good composition and the basics of drawing. Ages 55 and up. Free, registration for all eight sessions required. anne.seiler@montgomerycountymd.gov.

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Divorce 101: Finding Support, 7-9 p.m., Montgomery County Bar Foundation, 21 W. Jefferson St., Rockville. A sixweek series of public education seminars to help people contemplating or in early stages of divorce. $10 per session. 301924-4101.

You Mean They’re Not True? Busting Media Myths, 1:30-3:45 p.m., Bethesda

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

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MONDAY, APRIL 6 Archaeology in Montgomery County, 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Sandy Spring Museum, 17901 Bentley Road. Students will have an introduction to the procedures, tools and archaeological processes that allow for interpretation of artifacts through demonstrations and a hands-on “dig” on the museum property. Ages 9-12. $75-$80; $20 for before and after care. info@sandyspringmuseum.org. Book Talk: Scott Miller, author of “Refuge Denied,” 2 p.m., Ingleside at King

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

TUESDAY, APRIL 7 ABCs of Starting a Business, 1-4:30 p.m., Maryland Women’s Business Center, 51 Monroe St., Plaza East, Rockville. Learn more about the steps involved and discover the many resources available for support. Questions about legal structures answered by a lawyer. $35. donna@marylandwbc.org. Hands-On STEM Fun, 4 p.m., Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Ave. Science-based crafts and/or experiments. Grades 1-6. Free. 240-777-0678. Citizenship Preparation Program, 6 p.m., Westﬁeld South Ofﬁce Building, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 306, Wheaton. Program through Montgomery College to assist with the test and interview. Free. Izis.Weills@montgomerycollege.edu. African American Book Discussion, 7 p.m., Marilyn J. Praisner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Copies of this month’s book are available for checkout at the information desk. anne.seiler@

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ner, 4 p.m., 355 Linthicum St., Rockville.

Coalition formed by Equality Maryland, Human Rights Campaign, Rainbow Youth Alliance, Honorary Nieces & Nephews and Rockville United Church. Screening of new movie, “To Write Love on Her Arms,” with dinner to follow. Free. lgbtq.youth. forum@gmail.com. Wambara Live, 6-10 p.m., Fire Station 1 Restaurant, 8131 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Moderator-driven conversations with authors, musicians, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and others. Free. 510-4595395. Radical Harmonies, 7:30 p.m., 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park. A full-length documentary that chronicles the Women’s Music Cultural Movement and its evolution from a “girl with guitar” to a revolution in the roles of women in music and culture. arts@takomaparkmd.gov.

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Silver Spring ballet academy wins awards Students at Akhmedova Ballet Academy in Silver Spring won awards at a recent competition in Texas. Jessica Kinnaman won second place in the classical senior category at the Youth America Grand Prix in Austin and was in the top 12 in the contemporary category, according to a press release from the academy. The academy’s ensemble piece, “Romperu,” won third place. It was choreographed by academy founder and Artistic Director Jacqueline Akhmedova. In the junior category, Elise Haukenes made the top 12 for her contemporary piece. Skye Bork reached the top 24 for her classical variation in the senior category. The academy’s press release says more than 500 dancers competed.

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Victor Goodman, owner of G&G Pawnshop in Takoma Park, with an original RCA Victor oak horn for a gramophone and reproduction of an old radio.

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After trying a few jobs following high school graduation, Victor Goodman started working for a pawn shop in Washington, D.C. The shop was a few blocks from the White House. It was the 1960s. “Anything that was happening in the city was right outside our door,” Goodman said. “There were demonstrations and protest marches going on right outside us. I loved meeting people that came in and being in the middle of things. It was the best job in the world. ... I had found my calling.” Some ﬁve decades later, Goodman is still in the business. He has owned G&G Pawnbrokers in a strip center close to Walgreens and 7-Eleven near the corner of New Hampshire Avenue and University Boulevard in Takoma Park for more than three decades. “I’ve seen a little bit of everything,” Goodman said. There has been a letter written by Abraham Lincoln, an Olympic gold medal, a Civil War pocket watch. Someone even brought in a glass eye when he worked at the D.C. shop. “I didn’t know what it was,” Goodman recalled. “Then someone in the back said it was a glass eye.” He didn’t pawn the eye. The gold medal came from a basketball player. “We made him a loan, and he returned to pay us back and pick it up,” Goodman said. The pawn business is similar to a bank in lending money, except customers can get funds more quickly and with fewer hassles at his venture, Goodman said. The loans are insured, and the large majority of customers pay back their

loans on time. The loan is good for two months and can be extended another couple of months by paying interest. If customers do not pay back the loan within three months or so, pawnbrokers take possession of an item and sell it. “We try to keep our interest rates as low as possible and give our customers the best deal we can,” Goodman said. “If you treat people nice, they will come back.” Customers apparently reciprocate. Last year, readers of Washington City Paper voted G&G as runnerup in the best pawn shops category of that weekly publication’s annual survey. Crown Pawnbrokers in D.C., which dates to 1939, took ﬁrst. About six years ago, Goodman’s business started advertising for vintage stereo systems and equipment. Nestled among items for sale inside the shop — such as tools, jewelry and television sets — are numerous stereo systems dating back decades, some with eight-track tape players. “That’s a passion of mine,” Goodman said. “I’ve always liked vintage equipment. We’ve become known for taking those types of items. Some people come in here and say they have never seen anything like what we have. We’re almost like a museum.” There is a unique collection of vintage guitars and an old photo showing the shop’s building from when it was a malt shop back in the 1950s. Every item the shop receives is reported electronically to police. Goodman sometimes takes in items he strongly suspects are stolen to help get them back to their owners. “We don’t get many stolen items,” he said. Although he doesn’t normally accept weapons, he did take in a large dagger once. “I wanted to make sure that got off the streets,” Goodman said. kshay@gazette.net

Jeff Meer is the new executive director of Handicap International U.S. in Takoma Park. Meer, a Silver Spring resident, has 27 years of experience in the international humanitarian sector, the organization said in a press release. He has held leadership roles at the U.S. Association for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, CHF International and the Public Health Institute. Handicap International is an independent international aid organization that helps people with disabilities and other vulnerable populations, the group’s website says. It was the co-winner of the 1997 Nobel Peace Prize.

Meditation Museum will have new home The Meditation Museum in Silver Spring is moving to a new location. The museum is holding a grand opening 6 to 8:30 p.m. April 10 at its new home at 9525 Georgia Ave., just south of the Beltway. The museum has been at 8236 Georgia Ave. “After more than 5 years in downtown Silver Spring we are moving to a bigger newly refurbished, ground-ﬂoor location,” the museum said in a notice. People who want to attend the grand opening are asking to respond at tinyurl.com/o3nph8z.

Doctor gets NIH grant Dr. Tessie October of Silver Spring recently received an National Institutes of Health grant. The topic of her research is “Enhancing Parent-Provider

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In the air, Elena Olshin of Rockville (left) and Arianne Depireux of Ellicott City were part of the Akhmedova Ballet Academy ensemble that won third place at the Youth America Grand Prix in Texas. Communication During Critical Illness,” according to Children’s National Health System. October is a critical-care physician and researcher at Children’s National Health System and an assistant professor of pediatrics at The George Washington University.

Group wants volunteers to help senior citizens The Senior Connection, which connects older residents with services, is looking for volunteers. Volunteers do tasks such as driving senior citizens to medical appointments and helping with grocery shopping. A volunteer open house will be held 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday at Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Drive, Wheaton. Training sessions for drivers and shoppers will be held: • April 8, from 10 a.m. to noon, at the Jewish Council for the Aging, 12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville • April 22, from 7 to 8:30 p.m., at Holiday Park Senior Center. To apply, contact Mary Murphy at mary.murphy@seniorconnectionmc.org or 301942-1049.

Silver Spring student on Seattle Paciﬁc dean’s list Madison Alayna Berry of Silver Spring made the dean’s list at Seattle Paciﬁc University for the 2014 autumn quarter. Students must complete at least 12 credits and have a grade-point average of at least 3.50.

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Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services, working on quality-of-life issues, according to a county press release. They must have flexible daytime hours during the work week and creativity in solving problems. An orientation will be held from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 6 to 10 at Holiday Park Senior Center in Wheaton. Call 240-777-3369 or email hhsltcombudsman@montgomerycountymd.gov.

Honor Flight planning next D.C. trip for veterans Honor Flight Capital Region is looking for local World War II veterans for its next Honor Flight trip on May 16. The trip will mark the 65th anniversary of Armed Forces Day, which honors Americans who are serving in the five branches of the U.S. military. Veterans in the greater Washington, D.C., area will travel by charter bus to the National Mall to see memorials to their service. Honor Flight Capital Region will provide buses and cover expenses. Contact Danielle Sturgis at 571-425-0597 or Danielle@HonorFlightCR.org to apply.

Chief judge names chief of staff Suzanne Schneider, the assistant administrator for Montgomery County Circuit Court, has been named chief of staff for Maryland Court of Appeals Chief Judge Mary Ellen Barbera. Schneider, who lives in Derwood, will manage the daily operations for Barbera’s chambers. Schneider has held other positions with Montgomery County Circuit Court, including family division coordinator and juvenile division coordinator. Previously, she prosecuted criminal cases as an assistant state’s attorney, specializing in ﬁnancial and high-tech crimes.

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Capitol Hill hears teens on college sexual assault Student group shared concerns, desire to be ‘part of the solution’

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

Neatly dressed in suits and ties, high school and college students waited patiently Friday in Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s office on Capitol Hill. The group was ready to impress the importance of an issue that weighed on their minds — sexual assault on college campuses. The students were among about 40 that trekked to Washington, D.C., on Friday as part of an effort by Jewish Women International, the Zeta Beta Tau fraternity and Aleph Zadik Aleph, a program under a Jewish teen movement called BBYO. Both the young men in college and those soon headed to campuses participated in the event called “Brother to Brother,” which encompassed training, discussion and trips to the offices of five senators on the Senate Judiciary Committee. Several students hailed from Montgomery County Public Schools’ Wootton, Sherwood, Walter Johnson, Churchill and Richard Montgomery high schools. Jules Jacobs, a 16-year-old sophomore at Wootton High in Rockville and the event’s founder, said the goal of Friday’s sessions with congressional staff members was to share personal stories to help spur national law-

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(From left) High school students Austin Brick, Aaron Dane and Jules Jacobs walk near the Capitol in Washington, D.C. makers to vote for legislation on the issue. They are not pushing for any particular bill. Friday’s effort was also important, he said, to help the young men involved understand that their voices can be heard by legislators and they can make a difference. “We need to be able to make a voice in what we want change in,” said Jules, president of the Sammy Davis Jr. AZA, a local chapter. Bryan Pfeffer — president of Zeta Beta Tau at the University of Maryland, College Park — led a group of college and high school students in Warren’s ofﬁce. The young men took turns

sharing their thoughts with a staffer. Pfeffer said students don’t feel safe on college campuses. Jules said it’s important that those who have been sexually assaulted “get justice” and help with their recovery. “It really affects the families and friends, further than just the victims,” Austin Brick, a sophomore at Catonsville High School in Baltimore County, said during the meeting. Walt Whitman High School senior Aaron Dane, who visited a different ofﬁce, said he was excited to share his voice for the ﬁrst time with the country’s decision makers — “one of the

highest levels of political action.” “Overall, when something bad is happening to people, I feel like I should stand up to do something about it,” said Dane, president of the boys chapters in the D.C. Council of BBYO. Before they broke off into groups for the ofﬁce visits, the students discussed the idea of intervening in situations to prevent sexual assault. Jules said it’s “crucial” for the next generation of male college students to not only be informed about the issue of sexual assault at colleges, but to know “how to take a stand” when they see a situation. “There’s so many ways that we can intervene and having that in your tool belt is going to be so

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

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The Montgomery County Public Schools academic year will creep into the district’s summer break. On June 15, the county school system will make up one of the three days it lost to wintry weather, extending the school year by a day. The other two days missed, however, have been waived. Montgomery’s calendar includes four instructional days beyond the 180-day minimum the state requires. The extra days built in mean that four of the district’s snow days this school year don’t need to be made up. The district, however, closed schools seven times due to snow and ice. State schools Superintendent Lillian M. Lowery on Monday approved a district request to waive two class days lost when bad weather closed schools. “I want to thank Dr. Lowery and the State Board for their flexibility and for recognizing the challenges this harsh winter created for local school systems,” interim Superintendent Larry Bowers said in a statement. The district had submitted a request on March 17 asking the state to waive three instructional days schools that were lost. Bowers later revised the request to ask for two days. In a March 17 letter to Lowery, Bowers wrote that it would cost the district roughly $2 million to make up three school days. The district previously scheduled a teacher workday on June 15, but has moved it to June 16. lpowers@gazette.net

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Budding comic creators draw from lives Music producer gets life for ’02 homicide AmeriCorps program helps students make their own books n

Was identiﬁed by daughter of Silver Spring victim

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

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

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Americorps teacher Gregory Silber checks the progress of fourth-grader Antonio Vasquez at JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres in Silver Spring during an after-school comics club on Monday. which some refer to as the domestic Peace Corps. The students learn about storytelling, sequencing, certain vocabulary and other essentials of graphic literature. On Monday, they were developing their own stories through multiple panels. Maria Almendras, a fourthgrader at Leleck, was ﬁlling in the scenes of a comic she called “The Cave,” as Silber complimented her attention to detail. “I learn a lot in this club,” she said. The school, near the Beltway and New Hampshire Avenue, was formerly known

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

Strong-arm robbery • Universal Supermarket, 8639 Flower Ave., Silver Spring, at 8:36 p.m. March 15. The subject is known to the victim. • Veirs Mill Road and Galt Avenue, Silver Spring, on March 16. The subjects assaulted the victim and took property. Aggravated assault • 2000 block of Atlanta Drive, Silver Spring, at 9:15 a.m. March 10. The subject is known to the victim. • 1700 block of Featherwood Street, Silver Spring, at 12:42 p.m. March 17. The subject is known to the victim. Commercial burglary • Mi Rancho Restaurant, 8701 Ramsey Ave., Silver Spring, at 12:04 a.m. March 13. Forced entry, took nothing. • City Styles, 8638 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, on March 14 or 15. No forced entry, took property. • Highland View Elementary School, 9010 Providence Ave., Silver Spring, at 5:01 p.m. March 15. Forced entry, took nothing. Residential burglary • 4000 block of Adams Drive, Silver Spring, on March 9 or 10. Unknown entry, took property. • 4000 block of Adams Drive, Silver Spring, at 2:30 a.m. March 10. Attempted forced entry, took nothing. • 900 block of Langley Drive, Silver Spring, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. March 10. Forced entry, took property. • 3300 block of Castle Ridge, Silver Spring, at 4:35 a.m. March 11. Attempted forced entry, took nothing. • 13000 block of Aston Manor Way, Silver Spring, between 7:20 a.m. and 6:50 p.m. March 11. Forced entry, took property. • 11000 block of Classical Lane, Silver Spring, between March 13 and 16. Forced entry, took nothing. • 8000 block of Colesville Road, Silver Spring, between 10 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. March 16. Forced entry, took nothing. • 11000 block of Lockwood Drive, Silver Spring, at 8:03 a.m. March 17. Unknown entry, took property. Vehicle larceny • Three incidents on Olivine Court, Silver Spring, on March 10 or 11. Took cash.

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is recruiting new members for one- or two-year commitments, said Paul Costello, program director. Silber’s one year will end in the fall, but he hopes to turn the comics club over to a teacher or volunteer. With most schools hyper-focused on grades and testing, this type of work helps students develop their imagination and creativity, he said. “Writing and reading should be among the things students want to do, not have to do,” Silber said. kshay@gazette.net

A New York music producer convicted of fatally shooting a man 12 years ago at Parkford Manor Terrace in Silver Spring was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison plus 20 years. Kevin Clement Reynolds, 39, of Brooklyn, was convicted in March of premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit murder after shooting Wesley King, a family friend, on Nov. 18, 2002. The shooting happened in front of King’s then-11-year-old daughter, Nickesha King, who identiﬁed Reynolds. After the shooting, Reynolds changed his name to Dennis Graham, continued to live in Brooklyn, and ran a successful music business until police caught up with him 12 years later, according to prosecutors. “As a result of the coldblooded murder you committed, there is great sadness in the courtroom on both sides of the aisle,” said Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Joseph A. Dugan Jr., referring to statements from the King and Reynolds families in court. During his trial in March, Reynolds denied killing King. After the sentencing, he showed little emotion, but several members of his family broke

into inconsolable sobs. A native of Jamaica, Reynolds said he served as a substitute father for twins Dana Campbell and Daren Campbell, now 19, after their father died when they were 6 years old. The siblings described Reynolds as a community leader, a successful businessman and a supportive and generous father figure who pushed them to do well in school and succeed. “He’s the person everybody goes to,” said Dana Campbell, adding that Reynolds comforted her when she tried to commit suicide and he encouraged her to do well in school in Jamaica. Nickesha King lost her father, but now she and her brother also are losing their “father” because of the life sentence, said Dana Campbell. “The others [the King family] — I think all they want is revenge,” Dana Campbell said after the sentencing. But prosecutor Marybeth Ayres described Reynolds as “a master of deception” — kind and generous to some, but cold and calculating with others. King’s relatives were glad Dugan did not grant the defense’s request for a life sentence with a significant amount of time suspended. “It’s about time,” said Carren Newman, mother of Nickesha King. “We’ve waited 12 years, and justice is finally served.” vterhune@gazette.net

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Two Montgomery County Council members are pursuing different routes to change child care in the county. One is narrowing in on family child care providers. The other is trying to establish a new ofﬁce dedicated to the issue. Through one bill, Councilwoman Nancy Navarro aims to boost county services for prospective and current family child care providers, particularly those who speak Spanish and other foreign languages. Navarro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring said at a March 17 news conference there has been an ongoing, “very intense” need for training, mentoring and technical assistance for Latino and other immigrant family child care providers. At the same time, the providers are in demand. People in immigrant and minority communities “tend to gravitate” toward family child care, Navarro said in an interview. It can be challenging, however, to ﬁnd a licensed provider and a high-quality program, she said. Navarro said the service model she envisions would provide training “hand in hand” with technical assistance and mentoring to a group of participants who would move through the model together. “That particular model is not currently provided anywhere,” she said. Her bill would require the county’s Department of Health and Human Services to help current and would-be providers work to get a license or accreditation, provide technical assistance and business training, and conduct site visits. The bill also requires services in foreign languages “in a culturally competent manner,”

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Nuri Funes of Bright Star Family Daycare in Wheaton reads “Little Red Hen” to 5-year-old Roselyn Garmendez on March 24. according to a Feb. 26 memo about the bill. Several child care providers voiced support for Navarro’s bill in a March 17 public hearing before the County Council. During her testimony, Josefina Rios of Silver Spring, a certified provider, said in Spanish that she had benefitted from similar services. The legislation would help others like her, who do not have the knowledge, support or resources to start a child care program, Rios said. Nuri Funes, president of the Latino Child Care Association of Maryland Inc., said in an interview she sees women in the county who don’t understand that children’s experiences in their business can affect the children’s readiness to enter school. Navarro’s bill, she said,

would help these women get trained and licensed, so they can make money from their work and help prepare children for school. JoAnn Barnes, chief of the county health department’s Children Youth and Family Services, said the bill would expand on the county’s work with child care providers, including those who speak Spanish and other languages. Current county services include training to help providers move toward state certiﬁcation and technical assistance such as site visits. The combination of training and technical assistance wouldn’t be new, Barnes said. But a program for mentoring, which currently happens as an “offshoot” of other services, would be an addition, she said.

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Barnes said another change the bill could spark is the county’s ability to reach more unregulated and informal providers. “The main reason we support the bill is not that it’s something that we wouldn’t ever do. It’s because it is what we do, but [the bill is] proposing more of it and in a more intense fashion to meet those providers that need the assistance,” she said. A second bill from Navarro — which the council approved on Tuesday — sought broader changes to how the county uses public facilities. The bill would create a program to help organizations that serve vulnerable youth and low-income families, such as child care providers, use the facilities. Navarro’s and Councilman Hans Riemer’s bills are linked in theme, but are separate efforts. Riemer’s bill would establish the Office of Child Care, Early Care and Education, which, he said, would help make early child care issues “a real priority.” “[My bill] is trying to focus more on the big picture and, you know, try to really increase the level of ownership and responsibility that the county takes for early care in general,” said Riemer (D-At Large) of Takoma Park. He said the office would conduct research on the county’s child care services, develop a plan to improve services and work toward a long-term goal to establish universal pre-kindergarten and early child care. The office’s specific tasks would include helping providers find more affordable space, helping parents navigate the child care system and developing child development goals for providers. A public hearing and a rally on Riemer’s bill were scheduled to have been held Tuesday evening. Navarro said she has “some concerns” about creating a separate county child care office. She plans to offer an amendment to Riemer’s bill that would instead create a county position focused on early child care and education issues.

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William Thomas “Keter” Betts was more than a renowned jazz musician who performed with the likes of Ella Fitzgerald. Betts — a longtime Silver Spring resident who died in 2005 — took a number of photographs in his time. An exhibit premiering his photographic works opened March 20 and will run through May 29 at the Betty Mae Kramer Gallery & Music Room in the Silver Spring Civic Building. Betts’ work features portraits of notable musicians, singers and other ﬁgures of the Greater Washington jazz scene of the 1950s and 1960s. Photographs from the collection of JazzTimes magazine, taken by photographer Jimmy Katz, also will be on view. The exhibit “is of great significance to local audiences and explores the lesser-told story of Silver Spring’s role in the development and history of jazz music on a regional and national scale,” said Amina Cooper, curator of the Kramer Gallery and manager of communications and development for the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County. The council is presenting the exhibit in cooperation with Betts’ daughter, Jennifer Betts. “This exhibition is particularly special for us given Dad’s connection to the [Washington] D.C. jazz community and the home that he made in Silver Spring for 40 years,” Jennifer Betts said in a statement. Betts, a New York native, began his training on the bass as a sophomore in high school and

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This photo of (from left) Keter Betts, Charlie Byrd and Bill Reichenbach is part of an exhibition in Silver Spring that runs through May 29.

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moved to the Washington, D.C., area in the 1940s. Throughout his career, he appeared on more than 100 recordings with Fitzgerald and others. Betts lectured at Howard University and was involved in many programs, including the Washington Performing Arts Society’s Concerts in Schools. The opening reception of “Bassically Yours: The Jazz Photography of Keter Betts” on March 20 was “very well attended,” including by members of Betts’ family, Cooper said.

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

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Continued from Page A-1 ing the bill, so lawmakers are optimistic it will pass. “With a new governor and a lot of new legislators and everyone learning and everything moving pretty slowly, for us to get this extra money, above and beyond, is definitely a win,” said Del. Anne R. Kaiser (D-Dist. 14) of Calverton, the House majority leader. The bill, championed by Montgomery lawmakers, would provide $20 million annually, starting in fiscal 2016, to a capital grant fund for qualifying growing school systems. Of the $20 million the bill sets aside for school systems, about $5.8 million would make its way to Montgomery County, according to a news release from the office of Speaker Michael E. Busch (DDist. 20) of Annapolis. In fiscal 2016, Montgomery, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Baltimore and Howard counties would qualify. The bill is not final, but it’s not languishing, Kaiser said. “We really thank our Montgomery County senators and delegates,” said County Council President George L. Leventhal (D-At Large) of Takoma Park. “I think they have been vigilant in the defense of our interests. We’re very happy about all the money that’s been restored for the operating budget and we’re optimistic that we’ll get more construction money as a result of the grant bill.” “We are very appreciative of additional funds from the state to address our growing space needs,” school board President Patricia B. O’Neill

said in a written statement Friday. “We will maximize the impact of every dollar to provide permanent learning spaces for our students. We thank Senator Nancy King, Delegate Sheila Hixson, and all those who worked to pass House Bill 923/Senate Bill 490 for their partnership and advocacy on behalf of the students of Montgomery County Public Schools.” Montgomery lawmakers began pushing for more school construction funds last legislative session, citing enrollment growth that’s about the equivalent of adding a new high school each year. Montgomery County still would have an enormous need for more school construction dollars, Leventhal said. On March 24, the council approved an additional $5 million in capital funding to buy portable classrooms. About 900 of the county’s students learn in portable classrooms. “We still would like to pursue the bonding approach, but for now, we’re happy that the grant bill looks like it’s moving,” Leventhal said. Montgomery County hopes to receive about the same amount of school construction funding as in the past from the general school construction program. For the current ﬁscal year, it received $39.9 million. As of Friday, about 90 percent of the $280 million in Hogan’s budget has been allocated, of which Montgomery has been earmarked $27.6 million. The plan is preliminary until it’s approved by the Board of Public Works and the governor still has about $28 million yet to dole out. kalexander@gazette.net

Obituary Peter A. Menedis, age 75, of Fayetteville, PA, passed away on Thursday morning, March 26, 2015 at Chambersburg Hospital. Born March 12, 1940 in Washington D.C., he was the son of the late Albert G. and E. Helene Menedis. A U.S. Navy Veteran, Peter worked for the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company for 31 years until his retirement in 1989. He was a member of the Takoma Park Vol. Fire Dept. where he served as Assistant Chief and as a Paramedic. He was also a member of the Damascus Vol. Fire Dept., the Pennsylvania pump Primers, and CAFFA. He loved anything and everything to do with the fire service and the firematic aspect of fire department. Peter is survived by his wife of 35 years, Rita Kay Menedis, whom he married on May 14, 1980; his son, Kevin L. Menedis of Mt. Airy, MD; two grandchildren, McKenna and Deahnirah Menedis; a sister, Diana C Stadtler, Frederick, MD; two nephews, James R. Watson, Frederick, MD, and David A. Watson, Lake Worth, FL; and a niece, Carol L. Churches, Annapolis, MD. Services and interment will be private. Arrangements are entrusted to Thomas L. Geisel Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Chambersburg, PA. Condolences and memories may be shared on his Book of Memories page at www.geiselfuneralhome.com 1931436

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possibly residential uses, said Councilwoman Nancy Floreen (D-At Large) of Garrett Park. She chairs the council’s Planning, Housing and Economic Development Committee that reviewed the proposal. “We changed [the Planning Board’s recommendations] some, but that’s what we do,” Floreen said. Some council members expressed concern over smaller retailers being hurt by larger ones. But Councilman Craig L. Rice (D-Dist. 2) of Germantown said “big box” stores worked well with smaller ones in the Milestone shopping center in Germantown, which features Wal-Mart, Home Depot, Target,

Kohl’s, Giant, Big Lots and more. “But that may not be the right fit for [the Aspen Hill] property,” he said. Some said the issue was being reviewed to mostly benefit one developer, but Councilwoman Nancy Navarro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring disagree. She said it was important to enhance development in the area since she heard from residents who traveled to Howard County to find “better quality retail.” The CRT zone has a greater focus on design and pedestrian use. Building heights can be up to 60 feet and have to taper down near existing residential development, said Marlene Michaelson, a council senior legis-

lative analyst. The zone allows for about 200,000 square feet of retail and commercial development, plus residential uses, but it’s rare that property owners develop near the limit, she said. The plan requires the developer to provide public amenities. The council added language that could minimize traffic on Aspen Hill Road and more clearly preserve trees, as well as a zoning text amendment to provide more ﬂexibility for uses such as grocery stores. Wal-Mart expressed interest in the property if the zoning were changed, but withdrew last year due to uncertainty in the county’s zoning processes kshay@gazette.net

tenance. The school district pays for costs such as utilities, janitorial upkeep and security. The facility is the only Olympic-sized pool inside a Montgomery County school, Piney Branch’s website says. “It seems like every year, we have to ﬁght for the budget,” said Joyce Seamens, director of pool operations for Adventist Community Services. The agency of the Seventh-day Adventist Church manages pool operations as a county recreation department contractor. Montgomery County Council President George L. Leventhal (D-At Large) of Takoma Park, who has worked on pool funding in the past, said Friday he plans to again consult with other council members. “The city of Takoma Park

feels it’s the county’s responsibility” to fund the pool, Leventhal said. “The county executive feels it’s too expensive. ... I have worked on this each year for the past ﬁve years.” County Councilman Hans Riemer (D-At Large) of Takoma Park said he supported continuing to fund the pool. Some Takoma Park council members said Monday that the issue ﬁts a pattern of slights against residents of the southeastern portion of the county. “This is outrageous,” said Councilman Fred Schultz. “It’s another way the county is dinging us.” In an email sent to residents, Takoma Councilman Tim Male wrote that the issue is part of a “long-standing problem with tax duplication whereby the county

collects tax money but gives the city back less money than it costs to provide services the county would otherwise pay for if the city didn’t exist.” Male noted that the proposed budget would cut some funding for a recreation center on New Hampshire Avenue. Fiscal 2016 is a “challenging budget year,” and the decision to cut the pool funds was a tough one made “after careful consideration,” Stiles said. Residents in the southeast part of the county have access to the Martin Luther King Jr. Swim Center in White Oak, she noted. “The residents in the southeast area of the county are valued,” Stiles said.

ern needed to improve. The joke at the time, she said, was: What’s the worst that could happen? Will the show turn us into a sports bar? Instead, “Bar Rescue” remade Rebelo’s tavern into a lunch restaurant called Corporate Bar and Grill. Rebelo and her staff objected to the new idea and returned the venue to a pirate theme. Jon Taffer, the star of “Bar Rescue,” responded on a subsequent show by criticizing Rebelo. “She would rather be a broke pirate than a successful bar owner...,” he said. “When Piratz closes, as it will, I won’t feel bad about it.” Rebelo said Taffer has continued to blast her three years later. The network still airs the Piratz Tavern episode. And her business has faced vandalism, angry phone calls and emails, nasty comments on Facebook, and fake reviews of her establishment on websites. She said she planned last

year to get rid of the pirate theme and get away from the bad experience with “Bar Rescue.” When the show contacted her to do a “Back to the Bar” episode, she agreed, if the show would help with a makeover. The show returned in December for another round of ﬁlming. After a few months of talks, Rebelo said, the show finally told her it was “going in a different direction” — it wouldn’t help her create a new establishment, but would air the follow-up episode. However, Shana Tepper, a spokeswoman for “Bar Rescue” and Spike TV, said Thursday that a “Back to the Bar” episode is not a makeover like the original visit. It’s a “how are they now” look at the same establishment, using undercover visitors, without Taffer. Other bars will be featured, too. Tepper said she did not know what Rebelo discussed with the show’s producers. In the “Back to the Bar” visit,

Rebelo pleads for Taffer to rescue her business, Tepper said. Rebelo said that was part of a story line the show forced her into. She said the show wanted her; her husband, Juciano; and her daughter to adopt certain personas and create conﬂict. A clip previewing Sunday’s episode shows the family arguing about whether to have the show return. Rebelo said last year was difﬁcult for her personally — her father died and her mother was very ill. The persistent “Bar Rescue” anxiety has added to that. Now, the tavern has been stripped of its pirate decor and the phones will be disconnected when Saturday comes. She’s ready for the saga to end. Asked if she might return to the restaurant business later, Rebelo said, “Anything’s possible.”

building after county officials suggested that art on display in the center’s foyer might not be appropriate for the familyfriendly event, said Patrick Laceﬁeld, a spokesman for County Executive Isiah Leggett (D). The county originally asked the college to move the art be-

fore the entities agreed to find an alternate venue. At issue were drawings by artist Cindi Hron of Pennsylvania in an exhibit titled, “Back Pain.” Hron’s collection depicts an unclothed female torso — from the front and back — marked with scars, wounds and more. The Montgomery County GreenFest took place at Montgomery College’s Takoma Park/ Silver Spring campus and at Jesup Blair Local Park. It was held Saturday and included music, exhibitors and information about a variety of environmental issues. College spokesman Marcus Rosano did not return multiple calls asking about the situation. However, he wrote in an email that “all parties’ interests were met.” He also wrote that the college’s fiscal 2016 budget, still undecided by county officials, was not a factor in any of the decisions regarding GreenFest. Rosano did not directly respond to questions posed to him about what happened, the college’s response and whether the county’s request was viewed as an attempt at censorship. “This series of drawings is about pain, and the way in which the body is transformed through trauma,” Hron wrote in a written statement about her work. “Whether trauma is physical or emotional it leaves a mark on the body that is healed or left to fester, and makes us who we are. Scars and wounds, rashes, eruptions, bruises and wrinkles real or imagined, seen and unseen evolve over time to create and recreate the landscape of ourselves,” she wrote. In a phone interview Tuesday, Hron described her work as a personal narrative through abstract figures depicting the effects of pain.

“It’s the core of the body and I think that is what I was responding to: the pain, the loss that comes to the core of the body — the back, the spine — to our main support system,” she said. According to the college’s website, the exhibit went up March 23 — five days before GreenFest. It runs through April. Lacefield said county officials became aware of the drawings and felt the exhibit “might not be appropriate for a familyoriented event.” “It’s not that they were nude. It’s not about nudes at all. There are nudes everywhere,” Lacefield said. Rather, he said, the drawings were of “disembodied human torsos with gashes across and red stuff there or coming out.” Lacefield said the county asked Montgomery College to move the exhibit to a different part of the art gallery, away from visiting families with children. “Not cover up, not take down, not censor,” Lacefield said. “It was not censorship in any way.” Ultimately, the county and the college decided to move GreenFest exhibitors to a different building, Lacefield said. Douglas Weisburger and Ryan Zerbe, listed as contacts for GreenFest, could not be reached for comment Tuesday. Hron said it appeared the college handled the situation well. She appreciated that it went to bat for her work and did not close the show. As for children viewing her work, she said that should be up to parents. “Anything that creates discussion, if children ask, that would be something that would be good to talk about,” she added.

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Bytegrid names chief revenue ofﬁcer Bytegrid Holdings of Silver Spring named Drew Fassett chief revenue ofﬁcer. Previously, Fassett was senior vice president of sales for Peak 10 and brand segFassett ment executive at IBM. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Davidson College.

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

New restaurants coming to Rockville Two new restaurants, Miso Café and Samovar, will open their first Maryland locations at Rockville Town Square this summer, according to developer Federal Realty Investment Trust of Rockville. Miso Café, with 2,265 square feet, will feature Korean fusion cuisine at 33-E Maryland Ave. Samovar, with 3,353 square feet, will specialize in primarily

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Heads up Gaithersburg! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s — a child on a trampoline? Rockin’ Jump, a trampoline park, will be opening at 18620 Woodfield Rd. on April 10 for trampoline lovers of all ages to come out for a day of bouncing fun. Steuart Martens, co-owner of the Gaithersburg franchise, recently moved back to the East Coast where he grew up after living for some time in Pleasanton, Ca., where Rockin’ Jump is headquartered. While living on the West Coast, he became friends with his neighbor who happened to be the franchise owner. “[Rockin’ Jump is] a national franchise, mostly in California, started in Pleasanton and there are four up and running on the East Coast with others under construction,” Martens said. Just over 25,000 square feet, the Gaithersburg trampoline park will offer many of the usual attractions that other parks of its kind feature, including two dodgeball arenas, a free-jump area, basketball hoops and, in lieu of a foam pit, an airbag pit. More unique to the park are a jousting balance beam and a tripwire obstacle course. The free-jump area also has two custom long trampolines for athletes such as gymnasts or cheerleaders to practice routines that require more space. Skateboarders, snowboarders and divers, among other athletes, can also practice moves and flips into the airbag pit with no risk of danger. Martens said that in addition to being unsanitary, the foam blocks that are usually used in the pits have flame retardant chemicals on them which can be toxic, so he decided to use airbags as an alternative filling. “Our core values are safety,

Washington Property reports new leases Washington Property Co. of Bethesda reported several new ofﬁce leases. At 1390 Piccard Drive in Rockville, ABSG Consulting is leasing 2,200 square feet and Infostructures is leasing 4,850 square feet. At 8757 Georgia Ave. in Silver Spring, Digidoc is leasing 2,434 square feet.

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

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Steuart Martens of Rockin’ Jump gives a tour of the new indoor trampoline park to open in Gaithersburg. cleanliness and fun,” Martens said. There will be four massage chairs for parents waiting for children, as well as couches and large TVs. The space will be WiFi equipped so that parents can catch up on work or surf the web while they wait. There will be lockers and cubbies for jumpers to leave their belongings including their shoes and socks. “It’s not optional to wear trampoline socks, you can’t go barefoot. Trampoline socks are way safer and cleaner,” Martens said, explaining that the front desk will sell the socks, which are reusable and have a special gripped sole. Trampoline socks for the whole guest list are provided for parties. There will also be a small cafe providing healthy food options other than the pizza and soda that usually fuels children’s weekends, according to Martens. “When you do provide [healthy snacks], the parents go after them big time,” Martens said. One of the main reasons Martens wanted to open a trampoline park was because

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

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

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

Transit plan would ruin suburbia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Posted online by 8 a.m. the following day. BOYS LACROSSE: Magruder High School (led by junior Ryan Martindell, pictured who had 43 goals last year) plays host to Richard Montgomery at 7 p.m. Thursday. SOFTBALL: Clarksburg at Northwest, 3:30 pm Thursday. BASEBALL: Magruder at The Heights, noon, Tuesday.

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Penn Relays puts some athletes in rush to qualify

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

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Blair High School sisters Maria Cruz (left) and Karelyna Cruz confer on the mound during Monday’s softball game against Poolesville High School.

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Blair High School softball’s first-year starting pitcher, Karylena Cruz, said early-season nerves are quite understandable given the daunting task she’s been presented with this spring in replacing one of Montgomery County’s top pitchers over the past two years — two-time All-Gazette first team selection Annie Pietanza is currently in her freshman season at Salisbury University. Fortunately for Cruz, however, a familiar face behind the plate — older sister Maria Cruz — has helped keep her comfortable in the pitcher’s circle. The defending Class 4A West Region champion, Blair, is currently 2-1 with its only loss being a one-run defeat to 2013 state semifinalist Northwest. The younger Cruz picked up her first shutout

against perennially competitive Wootton on Thursday. “It feels like it’s just me and her out there, even though there’s a batter between us, I look up and see her and it makes me feel better,” Karylena said. “It’s easier to block everything out, it just feels like practice. It feels comfortable, even though it [might be] a tense game.” In a way, 15th-year Blair coach Louie Hoelman and Karylena agreed, the catcher position is a big-sister type role in itself. After starting as a freshman, the elder Cruz missed her sophomore season with a broken ankle. But she recovered for a breakout 2014 season, during which she surfaced as one of the county’s best defensive catchers — she is likely the only one who can throw a runner out at second base from her knees. While typically out of the spotlight, catchers are team leaders who virtually manage players — especially pitchers — through the course of a game. They see everything on

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Continued from Page B-1 the ﬁeld and the best catchers know the intricacies of the game arguably better than anyone. Everything the elder Cruz does is instinctive, her younger sister said; Maria makes smart, split-second decisions and it instills confidence not only in Karylena in the circle but in the entire squad. “Honestly, just from watching her in our one game at states, four college coaches expressed interest right away,” Hoelman said. “Defensively, she’s so smooth behind the plate. She knows how to frame pitches well. She’s one of few pitchers who can throw from her knees. She’s something really special, defensively.” A pitcher’s relationship with her catcher is vital and Blair beneﬁts from a truly unique situation. Maria, who plans to join the Air Force after graduation, knows her sister better than anyone, Hoelman said. She knows when to call time and head to the circle for a chat and when she gets there she knows exactly what to say to Blair’s right-handed hurler and how to present it. The elder Cruz is also one of few catchers in the county who calls pitches on her own, where knowledge of Karylena’s strengths and tendencies —

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

thanks to years of catching her in practice — might be just as important as her ability to read batters’ patterns. While this is Karylena’s first year as a starter, she has played a utility role on varsity since she was a freshman. When Hoelman found out one hour before the team bus left for the state semifinals a year ago that his starting third baseman was sick and unable to play, he called upon the younger Cruz. “She was one of two people who had two hits in that game,” Hoelman said. “Of course when you have a sub, the ball always finds them. She had three balls hit to her and she made all three plays perfectly.” Pietanza wrote Karylena a letter about what to expect in her first year as a starter, something Hoelman said was a sort of symbolic passing of the torch. That coupled with the support of her older sister has helped Karylena and Blair pick up from where the Blazers left off a year ago. “Sometimes an older sister trying to calm a younger sister down might not always work but it’s natural for a catcher to try and talk to her pitcher,” Hoelman said. “I thin their relationship is going to help us.” jbeekman@gazette.net

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

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

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

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

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Sean Tracy

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

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

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

Nicole Enabosi

Daisa Harris

Caroline Rowe

Dominique Walker

Anthony Tarke

Joe Hugley

Donovan Walker

Marcus Adkison

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Good Counsel Senior Forward

Paint Branch Senior Guard

Holy Child Junior Guard

Watkins Mill Senior Guard

Gaithersburg Senior Forward

Magruder Senior Center

Springbrook Senior Guard

St. Andrew’s Senior Guard

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

Honorable Mention is available online at Gazette.net

Northwood boys lacrosse still discovering its identity The Northwood High School boys lacrosse team faced what coach James Potts called the first real test on Thursday against Richard Montgomery. It wasn’t just a Montgomery County matchup; it was a game against Steve Puhl, the former coach at the Silver Spring school. The Gladiators didn’t quite ace the test; they struggled to stay out of the penalty box and lost 9-7 to the Rockville school. But it wasn’t a failure either, said Potts, an assistant the last three seasons. “If you have nine minutes of penalties and lose by two goals, you should probably be happy,” he said. The Gladiators went 6-7 last season and while they’re lacking experience in the midfield, they bring back nine seniors, including Lewis Andrews and Julian Labarca. The goal, Potts said, is to finish above .500. “I think we’re just kind of trying to figure out our identity right now,” he said.

LACROSSE NOTEBOOK BY ERIC GOLDWEIN

B-CC seeks balance, consistency Bethesda-Chevy Chase High School girls lacrosse coach Amanda Arnoult said that consistency was an issue last season. Some games, the Barons would start out strong only to let their lead slip away in the second half. In others, they’d come out ﬂat and then get back in the game after intermission, but fall short in the end. Playing in the competitive 4A/3A South Division, that meant a 3-7 record, an early playoff exit and several close losses to top county teams. The Barons have cut down on some of that inconsistency this spring. They’re off to a 2-0 start through Monday, with dominant wins over Magruder and Einstein as they head into the tough portion of their schedule.

Though they graduated 10 seniors from 2014, the Barons have a balanced roster with a mix of underclassmen and upperclassmen. That includes sophomore Katherine Vangaever, Junior Grace Rosen and junior Lexi Hopkins.

Good Counsel coach gets 200th win Good Counsel High School girls lacrosse coach Michael Haight earned his 200th win on Friday, reaching the landmark with a 15-5 over Washington Catholic Athletic Conference rival Holy Cross. Haight has been varsity coach at the Olney private school since 2002. He has this year’s Falcons (6-0 through Monday) ranked 6th in the Nike/LM High School Girls’ Top 25 from March 24. egoldwein@gazette.net

Paint Branch seniors set fast pace A number of four-year athletes for the Panthers are looking to take the county by storm this spring, led by a pair of standouts in Oliver Lloyd and Taiwo Adekoya — both All-Gazette ﬁrst team selections from the recent indoor season. The pair has Paint Branch covered for the middle distance events, and leaves the longer distances to another senior, Lorenzo Neil — a second team selection in the spring. But it’s been Lloyd’s name on the tip of every coach’s tongue heading into the 2015 season. “Oliver is deﬁnitely a leader on the team — his work ethic is incredible and he studies the sport and constantly looks for way to improve,” Dillard said. “He’s a great motivator for his teammates which encourages the guys around him so they have vested interest in the success of the team.”

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

Kennedy shows progress There was a time when the Kennedy High School baseball team could allow almost 30 runs to its opponent on any given day. So when the team dropped an 11-6 game to Walter Johnson on Saturday, Cavaliers coach Rob Giles could only reﬂect to that time and be encouraged by the progress his team displayed in a gritty but losing effort. “I’m proud of us. I think we’re getting better as a whole program,” Giles said. “We’re getting way better. We’re competing with these top teams. I think we just don’t communicate. We get a little nervous, kind of panic a little, not used to being in these games. They’re used to losing to this team by like 30 ... So, now we’re in these games and we just got to take that one extra step.” Last season, Kennedy won just two games, but the Cavaliers are already halfway to matching that num-

PREP NOTEBOOK GAZETTE STAFF ber after winning the ﬁrst game of this season against Springbrook. After three games and holding a 1-2 record, Giles said the team needs to communicate better. He’s most impressed with his inﬁeld and said the pitching staff is much improved, starting with freshman Chris Nunez.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

Paint Branch notches big early win Season-opening wins haven’t always come easy for Paint Branch softball team but it is off to a 3-0 start this spring and that record includes a big 12-9 victory over perennial postseason contender, Damascus, on March 23. It was the Panthers’ second straight win over the Swarmin’ Hornets after a long time without one. Third-year coach Caitlin Street said the exponential improvement of returning pitcher, junior Kelly Krizmanich has already made a big difference early and should help to keep the Panthers competitive as the season progresses. She has tallied 18 strikeouts in 14 innings of work. Paint Branch’s offensive production — .490 team batting average — has also helped to support her. “We’ve had a hard time getting that ﬁrst win,” Street said. “Damascus was a good team, I think that was an important win. We are a really young team, getting [those early wins] helps show the girls how if you work well together, success will come.”

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

HOW THEY RANK

Girls lacrosse

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

Boys lacrosse 1. Landon 2. Georgetown Prep

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

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

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

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

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

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

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Blake High School’s Frankie Hedgepeth shoots and scores against Springbrook on Monday.

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Arena Stage will bring 19thcentury Russian author Anton Chekhov’s aesthetic into 21st century America through the Washington, D.C., premiere of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike.” The play, written by Christopher Durang in 2012, is a sendup of some of the themes and characters present in Chekhov’s works exploring the concepts of family and middle age. Siblings Vanya and Sonia lead mundane lives together in Bucks County, Pa., until their sister returns to town with exciting news and a new beau. At the helm is director Aaron Posner of Silver Spring, who is no stranger to Chekhov’s world. Two of his plays, “Stupid [expletive] Bird” and “Life Sucks (Or the Present Ridiculous),” reimagined the writer’s works, and are what Posner suspects led Arena Stage to seek him out to direct this piece. Durang’s canon isn’t new to Posner, either — he had heard of “Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike” while writing “Stupid [expletive] Bird” and thought it sounded amusing. “I’m a big Christopher Durang fan, I think one of the ﬁrst things I directed in high school was ‘The Actor’s Nightmare,” an old piece of his from the ’70s,” he said. “I think he’s a

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

dent, when I was really taken with the world he creates,” added Eric Hissom, who plays Vanya. “I thought Durang did a

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

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Brewers focus in on low-in-alcohol beers

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

BREWS BROTHERS STEVEN FRANK AND ARNOLD MELTZER writer and a one-man advocate for session beers, avers that such beers should be below 4.5 percent alcohol by volume (ABV), flavorful enough to be interesting, balanced enough to allow for multiple pints, conducive to conversation, and reasonably priced. The latter is so that consumers won’t pay the same price for low alcohol beers as for high alcohol beers. At this time there is no agreement on the upper alcohol bound for session beers. However, the Brewers Association defines a Session Beer for the Great American Beer Festival entries as a lower alcohol version of a classic beer style, balancing the style’s character with the lower alcohol content, with that content being at or below 5 percent ABV. Legendary British beer writer Michael Jackson was the first to use the actual term session beer in 1982 about a German beer and again in 1988 referencing a British beer. Many of the British beer styles, including Bitters and Milds, have low alcohol levels. Other styles that historically have low alcohol levels include Berliner Weisse, Gose, types of Stout such as a Dry Stout, and some American Pale Ales. As more and more consumers try craft beer, trading in light for something with flavor, these can be the gateway to their big-

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

April 2; West Coast Swing with Dance Jam Productions, April 3; Hand Dance Night, April 4; 2126 Industrial Highway, Silver Spring, 301-326-1181, hollywoodballroomdc.com. Scottish Country Dancing, 8 to 10 p.m. Mondays, steps and formations taught. No experience, partner necessary, T-39 Building on NIH campus, Wisconsin Avenue and South Drive, Bethesda, 240-505-0339. Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Blues, Capital Blues: Thursdays, 8:15

p.m. beginner lesson, 9 to 11:30 p.m. dancing to DJs, Glen Echo Park’s Spanish Ballroom Annex, $8, capitalblues.org. Contra, April 3, Janine Smith calls to Run of Mill String with Palmer Loux, Greg Loux, Paul Sidlick and Mat Clark, 7:30 p.m., $10, fridaynightdance.org. English Country, April 1, Stephanie Smith and Ann Fallon callers; April 8, Rich Galloway caller, 8 p.m., Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), fsgw.org. Swing and Lindy, April 11, Seth Kibel Quartet, featuring Lena Seikaly, $18, $12, 17 and younger. Glen Echo Park Spanish Ballroom, flyingfeet.org. Waltz, April 5, Waltz Magic with Alexander Mitchell (fiddle, mandolin, vocals), Barbara Heitz (flute), Liz Donaldson (piano), Ralph Gordon (bass), lesson from 2:45-3:30 p.m., dancing from 3:30-6 p.m., $10, waltztimedances.org. Ring of Kerry Irish Dance class, group meets on Tuesday’s until late May at Ridgeview Middle School. Beginning class starts at 7 p.m., followed by the experienced class at 8:05 p.m. The cost is $50. Ceili and set dances are performed, and no partner is required for the lessons. For information, email Jean at jtmwoods@ gmail.com or visit ringofkerrydancers. org. Dancers must be at least 8 years old to senior. Anyone younger than 16 must be accompanied by an adult.

MUSIC Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, 301-

258-6394.

Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Ted Efantis, April 1; The Chuck Redd Quar-

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tet with Special Guest Nicki Parrot, April 2; Miss Habesha - Ethiopia and Eritrea Beauty Pageant USA 2015, April 3; Harold Melvin’s Blue Notes, April 4; The Chris Grasso Trio Featuring Sharon Clark, April 8; The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Kim Wilson plus The Cathy Ponton King Band, April 9; The Chuck Brown Band, April 10; Mickey Bass and the Manhattan Burn Unit, April 12, call for prices, times, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz.com. BlackRock Center for the Arts, Salsa and Bachata Dance Party, April 3; Swing Dance Party, April 10; Tie it into my Hand and The Glitter Emergency, April 11; Beijing Guitar Duo, April 12, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-5282260, blackrockcenter.org. Hershey’s At The Grove, Greg Harrison Jazz Band, April 1; Martha Capone, April 3; Bill Mulroney, April 4, call for times, 17030 Oakmont Ave., Gaithersburg. 301-948-9893; hersheysatthegrove.com. Fillmore Silver Spring, New Found Glory, April 2; Fillmore Flashback: 80s vs 90s Dance Party hosted by Biz Markie, April 4; LOGIC: Under Pressure World Tour, April 7; Blackberry Smoke, April 10; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. ﬁllmoresilverspring.com. Strathmore, Air: Marian McLaughlin, April 8; Miranda Cuckson, Violin, April 9; BSO Off the Cuff: Tchaikovsky’s 5th Symphony, April 10, 12; National Philharmonic: Bach’s St. John Passion, April 11; Songwriting Workshop: In the Style of Roseanne Cash, April 12; Air Workshop: Marian McLaughlin - Those Who Wish To Sing, April 15, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-581-5100, strathmore.org.

ON STAGE Adventure Theatre-MTC, “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,” April 3 through May 25, call for prices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-2270, adventuretheatre-mtc.org. Imagination Stage, “Sinbad: The Untold Tale,” April 8 through May 29, call for prices, times, Imagination Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imaginationstage.org. Olney Theatre Center, “Carousel,” April 15 through May 10, call for prices, times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney, 301924-3400, olneytheatre.org. The Puppet Co., “Jack and the Beanstalk,” through May 3; Tiny Tots @ 10, select Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays, call for shows and show times, Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen Echo Park’s North Arcade Building, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org. Rockville Musical Theatre, “Next to Normal,” April 10 through April 26, Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, 240-258-6394,

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Round House Theatre, “Uncle Vanya,”

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

VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, Randeall Lear, through April 12, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrosegallery.com Glenview Mansion, Jorge Bernal, Alexey Zoob and Strings and Things, through April 24, opening reception from 1:30-3:30 p.m. March 29 Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. rockvillemd. gov. Marin-Price Galleries, Rosaline (Rosie) Moore, April 4-23; 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-7180622, marin-price.com. Montgomery Art Association, James Vissari, March 31 through May 3; opening reception from 1-5 p.m. April 12, Westﬁeld Wheaton Mall, 11160 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, montgomeryart.org. VisArts, Joel D’Orazio: 1992 Forward, through April 12; Shannon Collis, through April 12; Jeffery Cooper, through April 26; Gibbs Street Gallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visartsatrockville.org. Washington Printmakers Gallery, Jack Boul, “Monotypes,” April 1-26; opening reception from 3-5 p.m. April 12; artist talk from 3-5 p.m. April 18, Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, second ﬂoor, 8230 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, washingtonprintmakers.com. Kentlands Mansion Art Gallery, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6425. Gallery B, “A Quiet Suspension of Time,” April 1 through April 25; 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda, bethesda. org.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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TH 4Br 2.5Ba, nr shops/bus, HOC OK, $1,600 + utils, Avail Now. 301-523-9010

N.POTOMAC: 2br 1.5ba 2lvl end unit TH huge back yrd, Lg liv rm, dinrm, eat-in-kit, wood fpl, new carpet paint/Appl.Wootton HS $1,550 301-221-0697 Unfurnished Apartments Montgomery County

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1500sq ft warehouse space. Ideal for storage or small business Includes office, shelving, loading dock, parking. $1600 per month. 431 East Diamond Ave. 301-9427160/240-447-0630

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B E T H E S D A : 2Br,

Bright. 1 Br, nr public trans W/D. Parking. NS/NP. avail May 1st $1295 301-520-5179

KENSINGTON:

Bsmt apt w/2 Br, priv entr & Ba, w/d, kit, nr bus, 1400sf, $1750 inc utils 301-518-2650

LAYTONSVILLE: Sunny bsmt apt overlooking stream, 800sf pvt entr, granite, W/D, $1100. 301-252-2892.

N.POTOMAC ROCKVILLE: 1 BR

Apt. $1150 incl utils & CATV, Free Parking Avail 06/01. NS/NP 301-424-9205

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M.VILLAGE: Male,

1 lrg Br, priv ent, shrd Fba & priv 1/2Ba. NS, SFH $600 incl utils. Female. 240-370-3751

GERMANTOWN: 1

RIVERDALE: Furn OCEAN CITY, 1Br, share Ba in 2br MARYLAND. Best

Br with private Ba in SFH. $750 util incl. internet. Nice location. Call: 240-308-1739

GE RMA NT OWN :

Lrg Br $550, Sm Br $450 utils incl shrd Ba for both, nr bus & shops, Call: 301-9204988

GERMANTOWN

LEISURE WORLD:

1BR, 1BA in 2BR Condo. shrd LR, kit, DR, W/D. $725 incl utils. Must be at least 50 yrs old. 443-687-3881

MONT VILLAGE:

Fem to share TH w/other Fem, priv Ba, NS/NP $625 + utils Call: 240-338-5080

1BA in 2BD, 2BA apt. NS. $750 util incl. Off Belpre Rd. Avail now! MONT.VILLAGE: Call: 301-642-5803 3BR 2 BA, Fully FurASPEN HILL: 1Br nished walking disw/BA, shared kit & liv- tance library near bus ing rm , NS/NP, & metro $1995 Avail $600/mo + sec dep Now! Call 240-6438842 req call 301-962-5778

Apt $500/mo internet nr Metro, Bus, Shopping Ctr 301-254-2965

ROCKVILLE: Large Newly Remodeled rm in SFH Nr Metro & Shpng $575/mo utils incl 240-444-7986

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selection of affordable rentals. Full/ partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Resort Services. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

SPRING

Funished BD in basement. Separate entrance $450, Male. util incl. 240-676-0621

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SPRING: ESTATE AUCTION: Lrg room in apt, Cas- 818+/- Acre Bath Alum tle Blvd, all utils incl Estate located in Bath $650, 1mo sec. Avail County, VA. 8 Resiimmed 240-643-7007. dences, 3 Hangars, SILVER SPRING- 3525’ x 50’ Paved Air Lrg room in bsmnt, Strip, 5 Acre Pond, $495, shrd kit, Ba & Adjoins George Washutils, nr Forest Glenn ington National Forest, Cave, Enclosed 16’x Metro 301-404-2681 40’ heated pool, 32 Available. SS/ASPEN HILL: Parcels bsmt pvt entr, ba kit, Auction held at The w/d & fpl in TH. $1100 Homestead Resort on all utils incl. Call 301- April 17 at 3 PM. 5% Buyer’s Premium. For 580-7814 more information, visit SS/LAYHILL MBr in woltz.com or call DaTH w/priv Ba Female vid Boush. Woltz & Asonly nr Bus/Shops. sociates, Inc. (VA# $675 utils incl + SD 321) Real Estate BrokCall: 703-914-5555 ers & Auctioneers 800-551-3588. SS/COLESVILLE:

BR w/priv Ba, Lrg SFH, NS/NP, $750 inc utils/int, nr ICC, 495 & Metro! Deposit Required! 301-861-9981

MBR w/BA in apt; 1 person, 2 closets, W&D, nr 495/95, $780 incl utils 301-803-0981 GAITHERSBURG: 1BD, 1BA in 2BD, 2BA apt. $675 cable & utils incl. Near MVA. 240938-3123

GAITHERSBURG:

1Br in bsmnt, full Ba, $495 util inc, nr bus & shops 240-848-4483 or 301-977-6069

FOR SALE: (1) King

size bed & head/foot boards, W/D, (front loader), leather sectional sofa (cream), crystal lamps & and other household items. 410-603-5517 for info

GAITHERSBURG:

1 Br nr Metro/Shops No Pets, No Smoking $385 Avail Now. Call: 301-219-1066

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GET YOUR COMPUTER CERTIFIKILL BED BUGS! CATION ONLINE! Buy Harris Bed Bug killer Complete Treatment Program/Kit. Harris Mattress Covers add Extra Protection! Available: ACE Hardware. Buy Online: homedepot.com

Business Opportunities Best name selfservice frozen yogurt store,l ocate rockville 355 large shopping high traffic,easy operation, good business. 1400sq ft, 7 yrs lease 22 seats, 7 machines, $90K. Tel 5717233588

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Needwood Road Bike Path (CIP #501304) Pursuant to Section 49-53 of the Montgomery County Code (2004) as amended, a public hearing will be held before the Director of Transportation (or his designee) at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, in the first floor auditorium of the Executive Office Building at 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850 to consider a proposal for construction of a shared use path on the south side of Needwood Road from Deer Lake Road to Muncaster Mill Road (MD 115), a distance of approximately 1.7 miles in Derwood located within the 9th Election District.

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PUBLIC NOTICE AT&T proposes a modification to an existing facility with tip heights of 109 feet and 117 feet on a building at 7051 Carroll Avenue in Takoma Park, MD (Tulip Ave). In accordance with federal regulation 47CFR 1.1307, the NEPA and the ACHP 36 CFR 800, parties interested in submitting comments or questions regarding any potential effects of the proposed facility on Historic Properties may do so by contacting Scott Horn (856-809-1202, scotthorn@acerassociates.com) at ACER Associates, LLC at 1012 Industrial Dr., West Berlin, NJ 08091. (4-1-15)

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Project files are available for examination in the offices of the Department of Transportation, Division of Transportation Engineering (DTE), 4th Floor, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland. The phone number is 240-777-7220. Written comments for consideration by the Public Hearing Officer may be submitted to Bruce E. Johnston, Chief, Division of Transportation Engineering, 100 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878. Interpreter services will be provided for the deaf or hearing impaired and Spanish-speaking citizens upon request. DEPT: DOT/Division of Transportation EnMiscellaneous gineering FULL MAIL ADDRESS: 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor, Gaithersburg, For Sale Maryland 20878; PHONE NUMBER: 240-777-7223. (4-1, 4-8-15) COLLEGE PARKCraftsman 10-inch table saw, Craftsman 10-inch table saw, w/stand, 2 table extenders, 1 extra blade & 1 Dado blade, Owner’s Manual. Ex. cond. $150 neg. 301-441-9431.

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SS: Lg 3br, bsmt, Apt N/S/N/P, full kit & ba, OLNEY- Moving!! New pvt ent $1250/mo + items!! Furniture, 1/3 utils, conv, nr bus Artwork & HH items. shops 240-678-4448 Photo upon request. Pls call 484-889-9719

12),1person, $650 incl FIOS utils Smoking outside only/ No pets call 301-924-9108

GERM: BR w/shared ba in TH. Male only $375 + 1/4 utils NS/NP nr bus & shops Avail Now 202-629-7385

ASPEN HILL: 1BD,

Shared Housing

Master Bedroom $600/mo Avail now Ns/Np Nr Bus Shops Call 240-426-5651

B E T H : Nr

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Bsmt w/BA $920. 1BR share BA, $620. incls utils & cable N/P, N/S 301-208-9364

GAITH/MONT VILL. O L N E Y : 1 BR (15x

Mature Male, Furn BRs. Util incl. Near 61 & 98 Bus Line. Sarah 240-671-3783

Montg. Mall. 2brs 1ba, $1675; front patio/back balc, wet bar, parking, W/D. Call 240-506-9469

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1Ba, walk to Mont Mall & trans hub, $1550 mo incl gas/water, NP/NS Call: 240-357-0122

2B, GAITHERSBURG: 2BA unit in full ame- 2Br, 2Ba, Top floor, nity, pet friendly bldg. New Carpet & appl Shopping, restaurants Nr NIST. $1450 incl & transp. Balcony utils 240-888-4033 gym, pkg incl. Avail April 1st. $2700. Call Shared 202-236-5001

beaut bright, cheery TH 3lvl, 3br, 2.5ba, Unfurnished Apartments w/2 car gar, hrdwd flrs, Prince George’s County w/d, finsh rec rm. $2300 + utils. Avail HYATTSVL: w/o Now. 240-426-0730 Bsmt Apt w/Ba, priv GAITHERSBURG: entr, kit, LR, nr Bus & 4br 2.5ba TH, $2100 Ft Totten Metro $950 full fin bsmt, NEW Call: 240-304-8753 Apps,Hd wd flrs Avail now! 202-445-6030

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urious, 3Br, 2.5Ba, many options, 2 lvl, 3000sf, assumable VA loan, 3.3% 30 yr fix Call: 301-758-8001

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

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

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

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

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Assistant Office Mgr

In Savage Md, serving the mechanical & plumbing contractors industry. Will assist customers & outside sales reps with quotes & orders, office duties, admin support, etc. Req: Microsoft Office & Excel and Outlook w/ 1-2 exp., For more information go to: gazette.net/careers

This job involves coverage for our print and online platforms. You will be required to contribute several stories each week in addition to generating daily online content for Gazette.Net.

800-465-2350

The position requires a self-starter with experience in enterprise reporting. Requirements include a bachelor’s degree in journalism, English, or related field; experience at a newspaper or strong internship preferred. Candidates must have a vehicle. Some evening and weekend work is required.

Duties include checking patients in, collecting payments, scheduling patients, preparing charts, answering multi-line telephones, mailing medical records, filing and obtaining labs/MRI reports from outside facilities. Must be fluent in Spanish and English. 8:00 am4:30pm Mon-Fri. For more information visit gazette.net/careers. Please apply online or fax resumes to 301-540-0617

Send resume, clips and salary requirements: editjobs@gazette.net. We offer a competitive compensation & comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, 401(k) & tuition reimbursement. No phone calls. EOE

Residential Counselor

Residential Treatment Center for severely emotionally disturbed children & adolescents. Seeking team oriented, focused individual to help us meet our mission of quality care. Must be available full-time for day/evening shift (2:30 - 11:00 pm) & some holiday & weekend shifts. Educational Requirements: completion of 60 hours college credits w/at least 18 mental health credit hrs including 6 hrs in psychology. Entry level salary approx $32 K plus full State of MD benefits. Send resume to : JLG- RICA, Personnel, 15000 Broschart Road, Rockville, MD 20850; Fax: 301.2516815; or e-mail to: demetra.swarr@maryland.gov EEO

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

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

Steve Kelly (301)762-5800.

Johns Hopkins Eye Institute

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

PARTS DRIVER

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

Real Estate

301-921-9599

This is primarily a design and layout position, and also involves editing, headline writing and working with writers and editors. Speed, accuracy and solid news judgment are crucial in meeting multiple deadlines. Knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop is a must, and basic HTML, CSS and familiarity with search engine optimization is desired. We’re looking for a visual journalist with editing skills: the ideal candidate can handle print and digital platforms, section fronts and graphics, layout and headlines. A college degree is required. At least two years’ experience in a daily or weekly newspaper environment is preferred. We offer a competitive compensation & comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, 401(k) & tuition reimbursement. Send resume, work samples and salary requirements to: editjobs@gazette.net. No calls, please. EOE

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Call Thomas at 301-570-1410

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

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

The Gazette, a publisher of community newspapers and a daily website, has an opening for a designer/copy editor in its Gaithersburg, MD office.

Now Offering Medication Technician Classes In Just 4 Days, Call for Details!

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The Gazette, a chain of weekly community newspapers in Maryland has openings for General Assignment Reporters in our Laurel and Gaithersburg offices.

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NOW HIRING COMPANIONS FOR SENIORS! Provide non-medical care for seniors in their homes. CNA, GNA, HHA and NON-LICENSED positions available. Flexible scheduling, ongoing training, 24hr support provided. Must have car, 1yr U.S work history, 21+. Home Instead Senior Care. To us it’s personal! 301-588-9708 (Call 10am-4pm Mon-Fri ) µ www.HISC197CG.digbro.com

WEB EDITOR

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

Education

Infant, Toddler & Preschool Teachers

Beautiful, NAEYC accredited childcare center in downtown Bethesda seeks experienced infant, Toddler and preschool teachers. Applicant must have 90 hour course and experience working in a licensed childcare center.

Please send resumes to eastwest@thechildrenintheshoe.com You will be contacted for an interview.

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Full Time Help Wanted

DRIVERS

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

Landscaping/Lawn Mowing Forepersons and Crewmembers. No experience required. $400-$800/week. Drivers license required. Fill out applications between 8am-12noon at 401 Southlawn Lane Rockville, MD 20850

Medical Receptionist PT/FT-flexible. Downtown Silver Spring. Exp. Required. Fax (301)589-5245 Email: admin@rodman-engelstein.com

Outside Sales Associates

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

Drivers

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

HVAC Mechanic: Positon is responsible for all functions required in keeping with safe hospital and industrial standards and practices. 3-5 years HVAC/R experience is required. Hospital experience is a plus. Knowledge of D.D.C controls and HVAC applications is necessary. Universal CFC certification is required Stationary Engineer: Position operates and maintains stationary engines and mechanical equipment such as central plant refrigeration, steam boilers, air conditions systems, equipment and allied facilities Requirements: one year experience in preventive maintenance is required, hospital experience is a plus. First Class Engineer’s license is required. High School diploma or trade school education is required.

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

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Painter: Position will be responsible for maintaining and preserving all interior and exterior painted or similarly finished surfaces of buildings. Requirements: Must have at least 5 years" experience in construction, industrial or commercial painting, including building maintenance services. Education: High School Diploma or GED

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

MEDICAL

LPN/RN

Carpenter (Entry Level)

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

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

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

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NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564249, 564266

2 AVAILABLE: #572074, 572081

OF SAVINGS!

4 CYL., AUTOMATIC

AFTER $750 REBATE

for everyone

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE 2 AVAILABLE: #572137, 572045

179/MO**

$0 DOWN

24,690

19,390

AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

2 AVAILABLE: #567123, 567141

Sales Event

AUTO, 4 CYL., 4 DR

18,290

4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.

14,990

$0 DOWN

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

AFTER $750 REBATE

4 CYL., 4 DR., AUTO

2015 COROLLA LE

NEW 2015 COROLLA L 2 AVAILABLE: #570545, 570624

14,690

AUTO, 4 CYL

NEW 2014 SCION XD 2 AVAILABLE: #453048, 453047

AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE

4 CYL., AUTO

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NEW2 AVAILABLE: 2015#60075,60070 SIENNA L

$0 DOWN

2 AVAILABLE: #570336, 570338

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NEW 2015 CAMRY LE

PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 4/06/2015.