Silverspring 040815 by The Gazette

END IN SIGHT Silver Spring Transit Center expected to open in spring. A-4

A&E: Rockville Musical Theatre takes on popular show “Next to Normal.” B-4

The Gazette

SPORTS: Seniors lead Paint Branch track team that has embraced underdog role. B-1

SILVER SPRING | TAKOMA PARK | WHEATON | BURTONSVILLE DA I LY U P DAT E S AT G A Z E T T E . N E T

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

25 cents

Leggett, County Council at odds over Pepco deal n

Legislators urge state regulators to require more from utilities KATE S. ALEXANDER

STAFF WRITER

Montgomery County’s settlement with Pepco and Exelon in a proposed utility takeover does not do enough for the public, the County Council said last week. The council unanimously approved a resolution asking state regulators for more from the deal, arguing that County

Executive Isiah Leggett’s agreement with the companies fell short. “Not that the deal the county executive struck is a bad deal, but it was the wrong deal,” Councilman Roger Berliner said Monday. “For this settlement, this deal, to be in the public interest, we will need to see, oh, so much more than we have seen yet from Exelon and Pepco.” Exelon Corp. of Chicago, parent of Baltimore Gas and Electric, plans to acquire Pepco Holdings for $6.83 billion in cash. The sale would bring to-

See PEPCO, Page A-11

Takoma Park has Dual-language program is bueno plans for tax hike DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

(From left) Daniela Argueta Bonilla and Kimberly Cruz read a Spanish-language book at Kemp Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring. The girls are part of the school’s dual-language program.

Kemp Mill Elementary students learn in Spanish, English

LINDSAY A. POWERS STAFF WRITER

At Kemp Mill Elementary School in Silver Spring, a group of kindergartners recently watched a fellow student lift a small weight with one hand and a heavier weight with the other. Speaking animatedly, their two teachers delivered a lesson with a bilingual twist. In fluid Spanish, teacher

Lindsay Walberg explained that using the larger weight better builds muscles — “mas musculo” — just as taking on challenging tasks helps a person’s brain develop. Principal Floyd Starnes provided a summary of the lesson in English for a reporter afterward. During the breaks of Walberg’s instruction, teacher Nakeya Stephens-Chukwudebe added comments in English for the young class. The students are among more than 300 from kindergarten through ﬁfth grade taught in Spanish and English — usu-

ally in separate sessions — in Kemp Mill’s dual language program. It’s the only program of its kind in the county. “I think it is an underground success story,” Starnes said. “I don’t think many people know about it.” The dual-language program, started by a small group of staff in 2001, involves classes of students whose first language is Spanish and others whose first language is English. Children who live in the school’s boundary area can enter a lottery to join. “The central goal is really

that your second-language learners, your Spanish-speaking students end up with stronger English skills than they would have had had they been instructed in English the whole time,” Starnes said. Most of the program’s students spend half of their day learning in English with one teacher, then switch over to Spanish instruction with a second teacher. Kindergarten involves more movement between languages during a class day.

See SUCCESS, Page A-11

Ruling is latest in battle over 2012 referendum BY

KATE S. ALEXANDER STAFF WRITER

Montgomery County did not act illegally by spending money to campaign for votes on a 2012 ballot question, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals has ruled. At issue in the case was $122,315 of public money, plus paid staff time, that the county spent. The money paid for everything from bus ads and bumper stickers to poll workers

INDEX A&E Automotive Business Calendar Classiﬁed Opinion Sports

and consultants, urging a “yes” vote on Question B in the 2012 general election. Question B asked voters whether to uphold a 2011 county law that repealed a longstanding bargaining right for the police union. The law removed the right of the union, Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 35, to bargain the effects of management decisions — such as how and when the video captured by police car cameras is reviewed or how clothing allowances for plainclothes ofﬁcers are paid. Voters upheld the law. The union sued in Novem-

ber 2012, asking the circuit court to declare the county’s actions illegal. It called for County Executive Isiah Leggett and spokesman Patrick Laceﬁeld to repay taxpayers for the campaign and reimburse the union for court costs. In March 2014, Montgomery County Circuit Court Judge Ronald B. Rubin ruled that Montgomery County did illegally spend taxpayer money to campaign for votes on the ballot question, but he did not order repayment of the funds. Both parties appealed the deci-

See QUESTION B, Page A-11

CHEEP CARE Service lets families borrow baby birds, then send them back.

A-12

1930709

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

Takoma Park’s property-tax rate could go up 2 cents in ﬁscal 2016 under a budget proposal City Manager Suzanne Ludlow released Monday. The proposed increase from 57 cents per $100 of assessed valuation to 59 cents, if approved by the City Council, would be the ﬁrst tax-rate in-

Entrepreneur starts website that tells treasures’ tales

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Paulette Lee, who started “Artifacts Without Borders,” talks about some of the international artifacts that she offers online.

NEWS B-5 B-13 A-13 A-2 B-9 A-14 B-1

crease since 2002, Ludlow told council members. It would cost the owner of a home worth $500,000 about $100 per year and add about $389,000 to next year’s budget, she said. Most of the tax increase would go to a phased-in wage hike for employees, running through ﬁscal 2017, Ludlow said. Since the net assessed property tax base is expected to decline slightly, some of the increase would make up for that, she said.

See HIKE, Page A-11

Marketing stories

Md. appeals court sides with Montgomery on Question B n

Rate boost to help fund salary increases would be ﬁrst since 2002 n

Through her work and pleasure, Paulette Lee has traveled through 46 countries and collected a number of items she treasures. But after her husband died a few years ago, the Silver Spring resident went through a period of downsizing and had to ﬁnd a way to let some of the items go. She got the idea to start an online marketplace unlike any she has seen, in which owners of collectibles tell the story of how

they came to own the pieces and their signiﬁcance. “People who travel always have great stories,” Lee said. “I want this site to be more than just an online marketplace.” Lee — who has worked in Africa for the U.S. Agency for International Development as a communications consultant/ manager and development outreach and communications ofﬁcer — started Artifacts Without Borders in January. The website, built through e-commerce company Volusion, allows Lee to sell her own goods. Other people can sell through the site by consignment, as well. The items don’t have to be antique or one-of-a-kind, she

See STORIES, Page A-11

SPRING CLEANING, DOWNSIZING, SIMPLIFYING? Let us help you sell your items and turn your

Please

RECYCLE

Clutter into Cash! CALL TODAY 301-670-7100

THE GAZETTE

Page A-2

EVENTS

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

BestBet

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

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8

Free. 240-567-8839.

LGBTQ Youth Forum: Movie and Dinner, 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.

THURSDAY, APRIL 9 Jewish Medical Ethics, 1 p.m., B’nai Israel Congregation, 6301 Montrose Road, Rockville. A talk by Rabbi James Michaels, director of pastoral care at the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington. Passover cookies and drinks will be provided. Free. 301-598-6611. Chaos: How the Middle East Got There, 2 p.m., Rockville Campus Technical Center, Room 136, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville. Featuring former Washington Post Middle East bureau chief Thomas W. Lippman. Free. 240-567-4098.

FRIDAY, APRIL 10 E-Mail Basics, 11 a.m., Marilyn J. Praisner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Burtonsville. Class will focus on creating e-mail address, understanding how e-mail works and additional tools to use with an e-mail provider. Free, registration reqired. 240-773-9460. Hang the Lawyers Gallery Opening, 6-9 p.m., Washington ArtWorks, 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville. Sponsored by Washington ArtWorks. An exhibition featuring artwork created by attorneys and law students. The show spans both of Washington ArtWorks’ galleries and includes catering by Ridgewells Catering, music, live art, open studios, and a silent auction to beneﬁt Washington ArtWorks and Washington Area Lawyers for the Arts. Free. Natanya@ WashingtonArtWorks.com.

SATURDAY, APRIL 11 Citizenship Preparation Program, 9 a.m., Westﬁeld South Ofﬁce Building, 11002 Veirs Mill Road, Suite 306, Wheaton. Discover how Montgomery College can assist with citizenship test preparation.

Spring Stream Clean-Up Event, 9

a.m.-noon, Glenﬁeld Park, 12800 Layhill Road, Silver Spring. Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection is hosting a neighborhood clean up during the Alice Ferguson Foundation Annual Potomac River Watershed Cleanup. Volunteers are needed to help with trash removal. victoriarayhenderson@gmail.com. Rock Creek Park Cleanup, 9 a.m.noon, Russett Road entrance, Rockville. Gloves and trash bags available; please bring water. Free. 301-603-0240. Performance by Aloysha Ryabinov, 10:30 a.m., Son of David Congregation, 3211 Paul Drive, Wheaton. Featuring Russian pianist during the morning worship service. Alyosha is a third-generation concert pianist who now lives in Israel with his wife, Jody. 240-403-2138. PAWS to Read, 11 a.m.-noon, Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville. Pets on Wheels stops by one Saturday a month to help promote children reading and to relieve anxiety when learning to read. Natty, Reco and Kirby will listen as kids read to them. Free. 240773-9410. Footworks Percussive Dance Ensemble, 3-4 p.m., Takoma Park Community

Center, 7500 Maple Ave., Takoma Park. A fun-ﬁlled and interactive 50-minute performance of live music and dance, showcasing percussive dance styles from around the world. Footworks presents live music and authentic American traditional dance in an energetic, engaging performance with plenty of audience participation. $10 suggested donation. emilyc@ takomaparkmd.gov. Amadi Azikiwe House Concert, 8-9:30 p.m., BannerArts, 7502 Flower Ave., Takoma Park. Amadi Azikiwe, violin and viola, and Carl Banner, piano, perform George Walker’s “Sonata for Viola and Piano” (1989) and Johannes Brahms’ “Sonata #1 in G major, Op. 78.” Guests are limited to about 35. $20; register in advance. dcmusicaviva@verizon.net.

SUNDAY, APRIL 12 Symphony of the Potomac, 3-5 p.m., Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, 7995 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Joel Lazar, music director, leads the orchestra in “Sibelius: Romance in C, Op. 42”; Sibelius: “Violin Concerto,” with Ricardo Cyncynates on violin; and Nielsen: “Symphony No. 2.” $15-$20. 301-984-6390.

Ran Dank and Soyeon Kate Lee, Piano Solos and Duo, 7:30 p.m., Jewish Com-

Frustrated

SAT

Washington, D.C., Adult Music Forum,

3-4 p.m., Marilyn J. Praisner Library, 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring. Performance by talented adult musicians, known thoroughout the area for their high quality and varied music recitals. Free. 240-773-9460. munity Center of Greater Washington, 6125 Montrose Road, Rockville. Married pianists Israeli-born Ran Dank and Korean-American Soyeon Kate Lee combine forces in a program to include solo piano works and four-hand arrangements. $30$40. jgetz@jccgw.org.

TUESDAY, APRIL 14 Lincoln Anniversary Family Program, 5-7 p.m., National Museum of Health and Medicine, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring. Museum educators will offer arts and crafts activities for young visitors. Staff and docents will answer questions and share information about special exhibits related to Lincoln. Free. 301319-3303.

The Truly Disadvantaged Revisited: Critical Reﬂections on the Recent Research on Concentrated Urban Poverty,

6:30 p.m., Montgomery College Cultural Arts Center, 7995 Georgia Ave., Theatre 1, Silver Spring. Author and sociology scholar William J. Wilson will revisit his seminal book, “The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, The Underclass and Public Policy.” Free. bess.vincent@ montgomerycollege.edu.

PHOTO GALLERY

Wootton’s Ellie Kobylski gets past Richard Montgomery’s Kate Serway to score in girls lacrosse action on March 31. Go to clicked.Gazette.net. SPORTS Two of the top-ranked boys lacrosse teams in the nation meet on Friday when No. 2-ranked Landon plays host to No. 11 Georgetown Prep. Check online for coverage of the game.

Get complete, current weather information

at NBCWashington.com

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15 The Search is Satisﬁed: The Autopsy of President Abraham Lincoln 150 Years Later, noon, National Museum of Health

and Medicine, 2500 Linden Lane, Silver Spring. The museum will review Lincoln’s autopsy, as performed by Army Medical Museum surgeons 150 years earlier that same day. U.S. Navy LCDR Lisa Rivera, deputy medical examiner, Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, will speak about the autopsy. Free. 301-319-3303. Mighty Microgreens Talk, 7:30-9 p.m., Historic Takoma, 7328 Carroll Ave., Takoma Park. Hosted by Takoma Horticultural Club. Learn why gourmet chefs and nutritionists alike love these tiny and beautiful greens. Participants will learn how to grow microgreens and how to use them in the kitchen. Free. laserblast@aol. com.

GAZETTE CONTACTS The Gazette – 9030 Comprint Court

Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Main phone: 301-948-3120 Circulation: 301-670-7350 Andy Schotz, managing editor, Silver Spring : aschotz@gazette.net, 240-864-1531 Kevin James Shay, staff writer: kshay@gazette.net, 301-670-2033 The Gazette (ISSN 1077-5641) is published weekly for $29.99 a year by The Gazette, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877. Periodicals postage paid at Gaithersburg, Md. Postmaster: Send address changes. VOL. 28, NO. 12 • 2 SECTIONS, 32 PAGES

CORRECTION An April 1 story about music producer Kevin Clement Reynolds being sentenced to life for killing a Silver Spring man in 2002 misstated the month of Reynolds’ trial. The trial was in January. The story also incorrectly stated Reynolds’ parole status. Reynolds will be eligible for parole for the two concurrent life sentences in about 22 years.

GRAND OPENING APRIL 13 NO CO-PAY FIRST 50 PATIENTS!

State of the Art Facility Conveniently located in the Connecticut Bel Air Medical Park

3 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS Call for appointment

• Major Insurances Accepted • Reasonable Rates For Non Insured Customers • Individualized Hands-on Treatment Every Time

www.aspenhillpt.com Call 301-949-1470 for appointment

Valid when you trade-in your current hearing aids towards the purchase of a Miracle-Ear ME-1 or ME-2 Solution (2 aids). Valid at participating Miracle-Ear locations only. Not valid with any other discount or offer. Does not apply to prior purchases. OFFER EXPIRES 4/30/15.

301-365-6270

www.Miracle-Ear.com

Rockville-Gaithersburg

301-977-8695

1930985

1931005

12006 Veirs Mill Rd Silver Spring, MD

Clutter into Cash! Place your advertisement today

2 weeks, $20*

CALL TODAY 301-670-7100 *Merchandise for sell only, excludes real estate, rentals and autos

1931443

301-384-4245

Bethesda-Chevy Chase-Kensington

1931692

Silver Spring-Colesville-Burtonsville

Spring Cleaning, Downsizing, Simplifying? Let us help you sell your items and turn your

1930793

1931062

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Page A-3

Ludlow to stay on as Takoma Park’s city manager Has worked for city for more than two decades

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

Suzanne Ludlow has held numerous positions since joining the city of Takoma Park in 1993, including assistant housing and community development director, deputy city manager and acting city manager. Now she can add another, as ofﬁcials on Thursday named her city manager, effective April

1. She has been acting city manager since Brian Kenner left Jan. 31 to become Washington, D.C.’s deputy mayor for planning and economic development. The proposed 2016 budget, which was released Monday, is the biggest issue for Ludlow, she wrote in an email. “Getting the next part of the process rolling on the Takoma Junction development and helping promote the sustainability efforts related to the Georgetown [University] Energy Prize” are other key matters, she wrote. Ludlow’s annual salary will

be $172,000 and includes a 2 percent match of deferred compensation as part of a government retirement plan. There were 39 applicants from across the country, according to Craig Terrill, a spokesman for the city. In this search for a new city manager, Takoma Park used the same ﬁrm it used two years ago, signiﬁcantly reducing the search time. The search that resulted in Kenner took about eight months, during which time Ludlow also served as acting city manager. Mayor Bruce Williams cited

PEOPLE

More online at www.gazette.net

Silver Spring resident in Leadership Maryland group Nigel Smith of Silver Spring has been chosen to be in Leadership Maryland’s class of 2015. Leadership Maryland is a professional development program. Participants study social, economic and environmental issues for eight months. Smith is a strategy and innovation director for AARP.

Cleanup events planned for Earth Month The Montgomery County Department of Environmental Protection is looking for volunteers to help with stream cleanups as part of Earth Month. Four cleanup events are scheduled: • April 11, from 9 a.m. to noon, at Glenﬁeld Park, 12800 Layhill Road, Silver Spring • April 18, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., at East County Community Center, 3310 Gateshead Manor Way, Silver Spring • April 18, from 10 a.m. to noon, a stormwater pond cleanup in Bethesda • April 19, from 10 a.m. to noon, a stormwater pond cleanup on Dennis Avenue in Silver Spring. To register, contact Ana Arriaza at ana.arriaza@montgomerycountymd. gov or 240-777-7778.

Silver Spring organization hosts poverty conference A Wider Circle, a nonproﬁt organization in Silver Spring, recently held a conference on poverty. More than 800 people from across the country attended the National Conference on Ending Poverty, which was

held March 28 at the Washington Convention Center, according to a press release from A Wider Circle. Local participants included Montgomery County Council members and Executive Isiah Leggett, as well as representatives from area organizations such as Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless, Interfaith Works, Cornerstone Montgomery, Manna Food Center and Impact Silver Spring. A Wider Circle works to end poverty by providing basic needs, education, job preparedness, and connections for long-term support.

Historic preservation awards given out Several people and groups were honored recently with Montgomery County Awards for Historic Preservation. Recipients included: • Steadfast Investments LLC, which was recognized “for detailed attention to stablizing and restoring the 1903 Spanish Mission Sorority House at Forest Glen,” according to a press release from the nonproﬁt organization Montgomery Preservation. • Ellen Marsh and Frances Phipps, lifetime achievement awards as “passionate and effective heroines of Takoma Park’s early preservation battles and triumphs,” the press release says. The awards were given out March 27 at the Silver Spring B&O Station.

Divorce lawyer writes first novel David Bulitt, 54, recently published his first book, “Card Game,” and is already deeply entrenched in a follow-up. Bulitt said that after years of talking about writing a book, he finally got to

Ludlow’s “deep and broad understanding” of Takoma Park. “She knows many of the players at all levels and hits the ground running,” he said in a statement. Ludlow earned a master’s degree in urban affairs and economic development from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a bachelor’s degree in urban studies from Oberlin College. She previously worked for the cities of Greensboro, N.C., and Rochester, N.Y. As deputy city manager, Ludlow oversaw the renovation of the City Council chambers into more of an auditorium style

work on it a couple of years ago. Following endless rewrites and delays, the book is now available online and as an e-book. “I am a lifetime resident of Montgomery County; I grew up roaming the streets of Silver Spring, Wheaton and Kensington when I was a kid,” Bulitt wrote in a news release. “For the last 28 years, I have been a divorce lawyer; it’s been my job to guide clients through what may be the most difficult, gut-wrenching process of their lives.” But what happens when a divorce lawyer’s own life is upended by loss? “Card Game” follows JB, a successful divorce lawyer whose best friend’s sudden death forces him to re-examine a lifetime of choices. Bulitt called the book, which moves back and forth through time, “an homage to an era of prank phone calls and fake IDs, unsupervised boys’ nights out, and more than a fair share of headshaking depravity.” The story is sprinkled with tales from family law and includes a complex teenage character, Jess. Bulitt’s second novel, tentatively titled “Because I Had To,” also features Jess and JB. Written from dual points of view, it shows JB plumbing the meaning of family amid wrecked families, while Jess struggles to ﬁnd her biological parents. Bulitt, who lives in Olney and practices in Rockville, expects to complete and release the second book next year.

Study: County is state’s healthiest Montgomery County is Maryland’s healthiest county for the second year in a row, according to the 2015 County Health and Roadmaps Rankings report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The criteria included premature death rates, rates of sexually transmitted disease and teen pregnancy, graduation rates, air pollution, availability of

and worked on problems of tax duplication from the county, among other issues. In the mid1990s, she worked with various parties on the transition of the county line that moved a significant part of Takoma Park from Prince George’s County to Montgomery County. Ludlow lives in the Long Branch neighborhood with her husband, Vince Taylor. Their son, Langston Taylor, went to Takoma Park Middle School and Blair High School. kshay@gazette.net

PHOTO FROM CITY OF TAKOMA PARK

Suzanne Ludlow was named city manager of Takoma Park, effective April 1.

healthful food and exercise opportunities, and the number of preventable hospital stays. Uma Ahluwalia, director of the county’s Department of Health and Human Services, credited the county’s strict anti-smoking laws, mandatory restaurant menu labeling for calories and robust exercise programs. Second on the list was Howard County. Baltimore city ranked last due to poor health behaviors such as obesity, smoking and a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases, plus high rates of high school dropouts and teen pregnancy. Rural counties, such as Caroline and Somerset, were also low on the list, mainly because of high obesity and smoking rates, but also because these counties have many uninsured citizens. -CAPITAL NEWS SERVICE

Services,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Twinbrook Community Center, 12920 Twinbrook Parkway, Rockville. Speakers will include Uma Ahluwalia, director of the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services; Rona Kramer, Maryland secretary of aging; George Leventhal, president of the Montgomery County Council and chairman of its Health and Human Services Committee; and Judy Levy, chairwoman of the Montgomery County Commission on Aging. The talk is co-sponsored by Grows, the Vital Living Network and the county Commission on Aging. The cost is $15, or free for Leadership Montgomery members. Registration, by Thursday, is at tinyurl.com/qhn8jh8. For more information, email Ali Levingston at ali. levingston@leadermont.org.

Disabilities expo coming to Rockville hotel

Berliner holds Earth Day Art Contest

An expo for people with disabilities and their caregivers will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center, 1750 Rockville Pike. Features will include free wheelchair repairs; assistive and adaptive devices; computer software, mobility products, adaptive learning tools; disability and elder law resources; recreation and travel resources; adapted bikes and exercise equipment; personal care products; and product demonstrations. More information is at expo.caringcommunities.org/index.php or email mona@caringcommunities.org.

Panel to discuss budget and senior services Leadership Montgomery’s SeniorLM Activity Group will host a panel discussion, “New Administration — New Budget: Implications for Senior

Give your trees some TLC

Third- through eighth-graders are invited to enter the Earth Day Art Contest organized by Montgomery County Councilman Roger Berliner (D-Dist. 1) of Bethesda. The theme is “Making a Difference.” One winner and one honorable mention in each grade will receive prizes at a reception. Entries, due April 21, should be two-dimensional on paper, between 8½-by-11 and 17-by-24 inches, with the student’s full name, address, school and phone number on the back. Only one entry is allowed per student. Entries will be judged on originality, creativity, connection to the community and artistry. Entries should be dropped off at Berliner’s ofﬁce or mailed to him at Montgomery County Council, 100 Maryland Ave, 6th Floor, Rockville, MD 20850. For more information, call 240777-7828 or email councilmember.berliner@montgomerycountymd.gov.

Spring Cleaning, Downsizing, Simplifying? Let us help you sell your items and turn your

Clutter into Cash! Place your advertisement today

CALL TODAY 301-670-7100 *Merchandise for sell only, excludes real estate, rentals and autos

CLASSES NOW FORMING

We’ll send a certified arborist to show you and your neighbors how to care for your trees so they’ll live longer and be less hazardous during storms. Perfect opportunity for HOAs and civic groups!

Make a Friend Make a Difference Give just 1 hour per week to visit a senior in need For more information about referring a senior to the Friendly Visitor Program contact: Tammy Schmidt (301) 424-0656, x507 tschmidt@mhamc.org

1931444

2 weeks, $20*

Use your neighborhood as an outdoor classroom with HOME TREE CARE 101.

For more information on becoming a Friendly Visitor volunteer contact: Emily Kamin (301) 424-0656, x541 ekamin@mhamc.org

Do you know an Isolated Senior? With one hour a week our volunteer can make all the difference.

To learn more and register your group: www.conservationmontgomery.org

1930839

156872G

1931557

“Barbara and Mamie – best friends happily matched by the Friendly Visitor program.”

THE GAZETTE

Page A-4

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Transit center on schedule for spring

Takoma Park will dedicate a plaque honoring late mayor

n Silver Spring project originally expected to be completed in 2010 BY

Sam Abbott was a lifetime activist

KEVIN JAMES SHAY

STAFF WRITER

Work on the long-delayed Silver Spring Transit Center is proceeding according to a schedule County Council members received during the last status report in January, an official said last week. “Our part of the work is on schedule to be completed in late spring,” said David Dise, director of the Montgomery County Department of General Services. “I can’t get any more specific than that on the time frame.” In January, the council approved some $21 million more for the project for work that includes installing more than 200 concrete beams and steel supports, raising its cost to an estimated $139 million. When workers broke ground on the center in 2008, officials hoped to see it completed by 2010 at an estimated price tag of $93 million. But work continued into 2011, then stopped after structural defects were found. The county and contractor FoulgerPratt agreed in early 2014 on a plan to fix the problems.

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

Takoma Park ofﬁcials are slated to unveil a commemorative plaque honoring former Mayor Sam Abbott at 7 p.m. April 14 at the Takoma Park Community Center. Abbott, who died in 1990 and was mayor from 1980 to 1985, was lifetime activist for causes such as civil rights, peace and affordable housing. His wife, Ruth Abbott, who died in 2009, once told The Gazette that the former mayor was arrested almost 50 times for protesting various issues, such as the eviction of renters. Abbott — an inductee of the Montgomery County Human Rights Hall of Fame and a World War II veteran — worked as a freelance commercial artist and labor organizer, among other jobs. As mayor, council meetings sometimes ran until 3 a.m. and ended in a local diner when people became hungry. During Abbott’s tenure, the city became a nuclearfree zone and a sanctuary for refugees from some Central American countries. Speed humps and four-way stops were implemented to better control trafﬁc. Abbott also galvanized a large popular movement

FILE PHOTO

Pedestrians and cyclists move about the area along Colesville Road and Wayne Avenue near the Silver Spring Transit Center. The center is designed to be a three-level transit hub connecting Metro rail lines, including the proposed Purple Line, MARC commuter trains, taxis and buses. It’s been hard for commuters and residents to track the work being done since much of it can’t be seen from the street level along Colesville Road and other nearby areas, Dise said. Workers have ﬁnished installing strut beams on the top level

of the structure and doing midlevel work now, he said. The bitter cold weather in March affected work such as being able to pour concrete, but there still were parts they could do, such as erect scaffolding, Dise said. Once finished, the county will turn over the project to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, which has 60 days to review it and determine whether it is ready to open. “We’ve been working closely with WMATA to let them know our progress,” Dise said. “We are trying to do everything we can to shorten the timeframe.” County Executive Isiah Leggett (D) has said that contractors and consultants re-

sponsible for extra work and cost overruns will eventually be held responsible, even if it takes going to court. The project engineer and designer is New York City-based Parsons Brinckerhoff, while Rockville-based Foulger-Pratt is the general contractor. County Councilman Tom Hucker (D-Dist. 5) of Silver Spring said ofﬁcials have told him that the county has “a strong case” to be reimbursed. He hasn’t heard about any new delays or costs. “We were told that when we approved the last increase [in January], that would be it,” Hucker said on Friday. kshay@gazette.net

to oppose the North Central Freeway project that was going to fracture Takoma Park and Washington, D.C., said Nancy Abbott Young, his daughter, who is helping to organize the ceremony. Her father “felt that change begins at the local level, and if we couldn’t do it in Takoma Park, it couldn’t happen anywhere,” Young wrote in an email. She called him a “master strategist” who “was expert at crystallizing issues along their fault lines, which made him both controversial and effective.” “I don’t believe he ever lost a significant battle,” Young wrote. “That was largely because he knew how to build coalitions among disparate groups with common interests, how to unite conservatives and liberals to make common cause.” The scheduled speakers include state Comptroller Peter V.R. Franchot (D); state Del. Ana Sol Gutierrez (D-Dist. 18) of Chevy Chase; some longtime residents who worked with Abbott on various issues, such as Faith Stern and Frances Phipps; and Takoma Park Poet Laureate Merrill Lefﬂer. Besides the city of Takoma Park, groups involved include the Ad Hoc Committee on the Abbott Plaque and the Sam Abbott Living Legacy Project of Historic Takoma Inc. kshay@gazette.net

ROBERT BEATSON II

Attorney/Accountant, Former IRS Attorney Admitted to DC, MD, VA & NY Bars

All Types of Federal, State, Local & Foreign Taxes

Individual • Business • Partnerships Trusts • Estates • Wills

1933975

1931003

1931435

1931057

Amended & Late Returns • Back Taxes IRS Audits • Business Law • Civil Litigation

www.beatsonlaw.com • 301-340-2951

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Page A-5

Police say killer tried to bribe victim’s daughter not to testify n

Her father was shot dead 13 years ago in Silver Spring BY

DAN MORSE

THE WASHINGTON POST

What Clement Reynolds did in 2002 was horrific: shooting a man dead outside a Silver Spring apartment in front of the man’s screaming 11-year-daughter. What he did 12 years later after finally being arrested — at least to hear prosecutors tell it — is beyond the pale: offering $100,000 to the daughter not to testify. “He is a heartless person,” said the daughter, Nickesha King. “In my mind, he is an evil person.” Already convicted of murder, Reynolds now faces charges of witness intimidation and obstruction of justice. Authorities allege that a friend of Reynolds visited King’s uncle in Jamaica, where he told the uncle that he and Reynolds were willing to pay cash to King. The friend also said that “they know where Nickesha King resides, where she gets her hair done, and her husband’s name.” Reynolds is due in court this month for the next hearing in the case. As for the 2002 murder, Reynolds, 39, was tried this year. Prosecutors called King to the stand, and she proved to be a powerful witness. She remembered clearly the murder of her father, Wesley King, and told jurors she heard him call out the name “Clement.” She broke down over the memories, at one point standing up and ducking behind a door in the back of the courtroom to cry out of sight. “My heart went out to her,” a juror said afterward. Other testimony established that Reynolds and Wesley King had been in the marijuana business together, and a dispute likely arose from their arrangement. After Reynolds killed Wesley King, he slipped up to New York, assumed the identity of “Dennis Alfredo Graham,” got fake passports and helped build a successful music promotion company. He traveled freely to Jamaica before he was captured in 2014 at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport. The murder case concluded last month, when Reynolds was sentenced to life in prison. Under Maryland rules, he will become eligible for parole in an estimated 22 years. Because of the nature of the crime, though, the governor would have to sign off on any parole release. Prosecutors would like to tack on additional prison time with their witness tampering case. They also have indicted a friend of Reynolds, Marlon Collins of Los Angeles, saying that he traveled to Jamaica to issue offers and threats to Nickesha King through her uncle, a colorful character named Patrick Henry. Collins, who police say is known to use at least four other names and has a criminal history including drug dealing and carrying a loaded firearm, was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport in December as he was trying to board a flight to Jamaica. Authorities then moved him to Montgomery County,

1930837

where prosecutor Bryan Roslund argued in court that he should be held without bail, in part because he and Reynolds are part of a large drug organization moving marijuana from Mexico, through Los Angeles and into New York and the Washington area. District Judge Jeannie Eun Kyung Cho ordered Collins held without bail. Collins’ and Reynolds’ version of the events are not known. Doug Wood, an attorney for Collins, and Theresa Chernosky, an attorney for Reynolds, declined to comment. The allegations at the heart of the tampering case are complicated. In an afﬁdavit, Montgomery County Detective Frank Colbert laid out his basic assertions: • In spring 2014, after Reynolds was captured, his friend Collins contacted Henry, Nickesha King’s uncle. A short time later, two unknown gunmen arrived at Henry’s home in Jamaica, ﬁred at least one gunshot in the house and stole Henry’s phone, keys and car. • Last July, Collins came to Henry’s house and asked Henry to persuade King not to testify at Reynolds’ upcoming murder trial. She would get $100,000 for her cooperation. Henry, who also was in a position to testify against Reynolds, stood to get $30,000 for not testifying. • Fearing for his life, Henry acted as if he was going along with the plan. At Collins’ direction,

1909079

Henry went into Kingston twice to meet with different women, who gave him a total of 3 million Jamaican dollars, or the thenequivalent of 30,000 U.S. dollars. • Henry accepted the $30,000, as he would later explain to Colbert, to purchase prepaid funeral expenses for himself and his mother because he believed he and his mother were about to be killed. Part of Colbert’s case appears to rest on the recollections of Henry. But the detective was able to record at least two telephone calls from Henry to Collins. Police also listened to recorded telephone conversations between Collins and Reynolds in which the two “talked explicitly about bribing those witnesses,” according to prosecutors. King is now 23, has a young daughter and works in the healthcare industry. In an interview Thursday, she said she never heard from Collins directly about the purported bribe, but it was conveyed to her. She said she rejected it out of hand. “It was very offensive and ridiculous to think I would sell out my dad,” she said. “It was silly.” Prior to Reynolds’ sentencing, King wrote a letter to Circuit Judge Joseph Dugan. It was read aloud in court by a sister. “The nature of the killing of my father has left scars that are not heal-able,” King wrote. “Picture yourself being a preteen, watching your father gasp for his last breath as he chokes on his own blood.”

PHOTO FROM WASHINGTON ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY

Washington Adventist University in Takoma Park will host its annual Family Fun Festival Sunday. Last year, the event featured musician Josh Wilson (above).

Free family festival highlights WAU alumni weekend events Sports acrobatics, games and music on the itinerary

KEVIN JAMES SHAY STAFF WRITER

An annual free Family Fun Festival will highlight Washington Adventist University’s alumni weekend from noon to 5 p.m. Sunday on the Takoma Park campus. The event, an annual tradition for more than a decade, features live music and other acts, such as the university’s Acro-Airs sports-acrobatics

exhibition team. There will be health screenings, food from local restaurants, crafts, games such as three-legged sack races and a food drive. Christian rock band Ashes Remain is slated to be the headline musical act. The alumni weekend, which runs Thursday to Sunday, also includes an awards banquet honoring actor and director Rik Swartzwelder, among others. The festival is supported by the city of Takoma Park and sponsors such as Washington Adventist Hospital and WGTS 91.9 FM radio. kshay@gazette.net

THE GAZETTE

Page A-6

Caution urged in work areas Overall trafﬁc fatalities fewest in decades, but deaths up in zones

RYAN MARSHALL STAFF WRITER

Astheweatherturnswarmer and the summer road construction season swings into gear, ofﬁcials are reminding drivers to watch out for construction crews as they travel. There were 442 trafﬁc fatalities in Maryland in 2014, including nine in highway work zones, said Jim Ports, deputy secretary of operations for the Maryland Department of Transportation. That’s the fewest since 1948. There were 10 work-zone fatalities in 2013, up from three each in 2011 and 2012. Two highway workers were

killed in Maryland in 2014, according to the State Highway Administration, but Ports warned that four out of every five work-zone fatalities are either drivers or their passengers. “So look out for the workers, and also look out for yourself,” he said. Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has named April as Work Zone Safety Awareness Month. Ports spoke at an event Thursday at the intersection of Georgia Avenue and Randolph Road in Glenmont, along with Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett and other officials. After a difficult winter, people are understandably eager to get out and move around, but they must do so carefully, Leggett (D) said. County residents demand safety, but also the ability to get

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

All hands on board

around with as little traffic as possible, he said. The construction site where the event was held is a $73.8 million project designed to reduce congestion and help traffic on Randolph Road move more freely through the intersection, according to the State Highway Administration. It involves lowering Randolph Road by nearly 25 feet to take traffic under Georgia Avenue, plus adding turn lanes and ramps. More than 87,500 drivers pass through the intersection each day, according to the highway agency. The project also will extend the Glenmont Greenway Trail to Mason Street to improve access to the Glenmont Metro station. rmarshall@gazette.net

PHOTOS FROM FERNANDO MORENO

Students from JoAnn Leleck Elementary School at Broad Acres in Silver Spring challenged Maryland state senators — including Sen. Cheryl C. Kagan (D-Dist. 17) of Rockville (above, standing at left) and Sen. Jamie B. Raskin (D-Dist. 20) of Takoma Park (left, middle at right) — and aides to chess in Annapolis on March 27. The students are part of a school counseling chess program coordinated by counselor Fernando Moreno and the Rising Stars mentoring program, which is coordinated by Marhonda Williams of the Montgomery County Department of Recreation.

1930821

1931518

1909068

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s 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.

Armed robbery • Georgia Avenue and Colesville Road, Silver Spring, at 2:59 a.m. March 20. The subject assaulted the victim and took property. Robbery • Reedie Drive and Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, at 4:30 p.m. March 19. Took nothing. • 11430 Amherst Avenue, Silver Spring, at 1:30 p.m. March 21. Took property. • 1400 block of Wheaton Lane, Silver Spring, at 8 p.m. March 22. Took property. Strong-arm robbery • University Boulevard East and Merrimac Drive, Silver Spring, at 5:42 p.m. March 21. Took property.

POLICE BLOTTER Weapons offense • Parking Garage 2, 8700 Cameron St., Silver Spring, on March 20. Aggravated assault • 1700 block of Mt. Pisgah Lane, Silver Spring, on March 18. The subject shot the victim in the leg. • 13900 block of Castle Boulevard, Silver Spring, at 7:02 p.m. March 23. The victim was assaulted and stabbed in the back by other subjects. Commercial burglary • Public Storage, 3351 Briggs Chaney Road, Silver Spring, between 7:28 and 7:56 p.m. March 17. Forced entry, took property. • Wireless Vision, 13824 Outlet Drive, Silver Spring, at 3:02 a.m. March 22. Forced entry, took property. • Verizon Wireless, 12263 Tech Road, Silver Spring, at 9:51 a.m. March 23. Attempted forced entry,

took nothing.

Construction theft • Two incidents in the 13400 block of Tivoli Lake Boulevard, Silver Spring, between March 21 and 23. No forced entry, took property. Indecent exposure • Seminary Place and Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, on March 18. Residential burglary • 2000 block of Lanier Drive, Silver Spring, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. March 18. Forced entry, took property. • 2700 block of Ara Drive, Silver Spring, at 2 p.m. March 19. Forced entry. • 2600 block of Weisman Road, Silver Spring, on March 19 or 20. No entry. • 2200 block of Parker Avenue, Silver Spring, between 8 a.m. and 8:50 p.m. March 20. Forced entry,

Page A-7

took property. • 9000 block of Manchester Road, Silver Spring, between 10:50 and 11:01 a.m. March 20. Unsuccessful attempt. • 800 block of University Boulevard East, Silver Spring, between 9:36 and 10:45 p.m. March 22. The subject is known to the victim. Unsuccessful attempt. • 10000 block of Reddick Drive, Silver Spring, between 11 a.m. and 5 p.m. March 23. Attempted forced entry, took nothing.

Vehicle larceny • Six incidents in Silver Spring on March 16 or 17. Took property. Affected streets include Granville Drive. • Three incidents in the 1300 block of Alderton Lane, Silver Spring, on March 17 or 18. Forced entry, took cash and a tablet computer. • 11000 block of Dayton Street, Silver Spring, at 2 a.m. March 22. Took property.

1930835

156171G

1930840

Page A-8

155958G

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

155962G

THE GAZETTE

Page A-9

THE GAZETTE

Page A-10

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Cardin discusses college costs at Montgomery College Senator, students, administrators weigh in on idea of free tuition n

PEGGY MCEWAN STAFF WRITER

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin visited Montgomery College Germantown campus Thursday to discuss President Barack Obama’s Jan. 9 proposal to make twoyear community college education free. “All Americans deserve a fair shot at success — particularly our students who are trying to create a better future for themselves,” Cardin said in a press release. With that thought in mind and the president’s America’s College Promise proposal, Cardin sat down with students and administrators for a Town Hall-style meeting to see what some of the people involved in community college education thought of the proposal. Many students shared their own circumstances with the group, offering the senator in-

sight into the many ways students could beneﬁt by tuition help. On the other hand, free tuition, though it sounded good, had many of the students speaking at the Thursday meeting unsure about how it would work. Students expressed concerns about who would be eligible. Obama said in his speech introducing the idea of America’s College Promise that it “will make two years of community college free to responsible students who are willing to work for it.” Who, the students asked, would be considered a responsible student. Cardin said he wondered that too. “I’m not sure I want to write off a ‘bad student.’ A lot of youngsters need help along the way,” he said. Matthew Phillips, who graduated from Montgomery College in 2011, was concerned about how students would qualify for free tuition. When he started college, he said, he could afford full tuition but the death of his mother changed his

PETE VIDAL/MONTGOMERY COLLEGE

U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin discusses college affordability with students at Montgomery College Germantown on Thursday. The discussion centered around President Barack Obama’s proposal to provide community college tuition for some students. circumstances and he could no longer afford tuition and the expense of living on his own. “We need to make sure loans are available to people in changing circumstances,” he said. Cardin heard from students from all three Montgomery College campuses and encouraged them to continue their education.

CA H

FOR CAR !

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

INSTANT CASH OFFER 1930817

156614G

(301)288-6009

“My advice to you is to work hard then work hard again,” he said. “It will all return to you a reward.” After the formal discussion, many students stayed to share their opinions with each other. Theresa Pasag of Silver Spring is a ﬁrst-year student at Montgomery College’s Rockville Campus. She is a second-

generation immigrant from the Philippines and said she participated in the discussion because she wanted to learn more about free community college tuition. “I know it won’t help me,” she said. “But I have a lot of cousins and it would be a good opportunity to help other firstor second-generation immigrants.” She also said that she doesn’t think financial aid covers enough of most students needs. Absolutely onboard with free tuition was Edward Song of North Potomac. He is in his first semester at MC Rockville. “Free tuition should happen,” he said. But he does have a concern. “Where would the government get funding?,” he asked. Funding specific to Montgomery College came up earlier during the discussion with Cardin and the Senator responded that the college is funded by the state and county. The president’s plan is different, he pointed out. Obama’s recommendation is a sea change, saying federal

government will pay the cost, Cardin said. More than one student expressed concern about the effects of free tuition on class size, the quality of education, even teacher pay. “Look at American public schools,” said Rachelle Downs, a third-year student at Takoma Park. “It’s available to everyone and students don’t do well.” From an administrative perspective, however, free tuition sounded very good. Brad Stewart, vice president and provost of the Takoma Park campus, said after the discussion that he thinks Obama’s Proposal is a game changer. “I heard and understand my students’ concerns about standards and [students who might] take advantage because it is free, but there are so many students on our campus who are working two or three jobs and taking care of parents or children. Free tuition that helps students work two jobs instead of three and put that time into studying...that would be good,” Stewart said. pmcewan@gazette.net

Instructor heals with racquetball n

Open house scheduled for Saturday

SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER STAFF WRITER

For some individuals living with Parkinson’s disease, playing racquetball makes their symptoms disappear. Certified racquetball instructor Jamal Harris has worked with James Gross of Chevy Chase to host an open house, hoping to start a league. The open house for those with Parkinson’s will be 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, at the Lakeforest Sport and Health in Gaithersburg. Gross found “just by accident” that his symptoms disappear while playing racquetball.

“I’ve been a long-time racquetball player. I’ve been playing for about 30 years and I was diagnosed about 10 years ago with Parkinson’s,” Gross, 67, said. “The ﬁrst thing I asked my doctor was, ‘Do I have to give up racquetball?’” His doctor told him that exercise would be good, so he continued playing. He noticed that his tremors and lack of mobility and balance lessened while playing. He found out he wasn’t the only one experiencing this change with racquetball. He said researchers in Canada have found a connection. When Gross and Harris connected, Harris contacted the group in Canada and learned more about its work to apply it

to his coaching. “That’s really what I’ve been doing, using the studies and practices and applying it down here. James is saying they worked,” Harris said.. Though some people see their Parkinson’s symptoms reduce during other sports, Gross said this is what he’s noticed works best for him. “This is the only sport I’ve seen myself,” Gross said, a runner and a biker who lifts weights. Harris said he noticed Gross’ tremors reduce when they’ve worked together. The open house will include demonstrations and a clinic, and will teach helpful techniques. For more information, Harris can be reached at racquetball101.com@gmail.com.

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

SUCCESS

Continued from Page A-1 The school’s current enrollment is 71 percent Latino. More than 50 percent of students are English language learners. For Spanish-speaking students who start the program and don’t understand English, Starnes said, Spanish instruction lets them learn vocabulary and concepts they wouldn’t be able to grasp yet in English and wouldn’t be exposed to at home. They can “continue their academic progress,” he said. For the English-speaking students, he said, the goal is to help them become “bilingual, biliterate, bicultural.” For 10-year-old Reina Cabrera, the program lets her continue speaking Spanish, the language she uses to talk to her parents. “You’ll keep learning it, but you’ll also keep learning your English at the same time, and then when you grow up, you can use both of them,” she said. Xavier Allen, 9, said he can understand more Spanish than he did as a secondgrader, when he joined the program. In his fourth-grade class, he said, one teacher sometimes speaks entirely in Spanish. Spanish is useful for him, he said, “because I could go to different places, and I could learn another language using Spanish.” Starnes said there’s an effort to develop a way for Kemp Mill students to continue a language study in some form at Lee Middle School in Silver

QUESTION B

Continued from Page A-1 sion. On Friday, the Court of Special Appeals reversed Rubin’s ruling. “We hold that the County acted within its powers and not illegally by spending County funds to campaign in favor of the particular ballot issue; and that Leggett and Laceﬁeld did not violate any laws,” Special Appeals Court Judge Deborah S. Eyler wrote in the opinion. “Accordingly, we shall reverse the judgment of the circuit court.” The police union could petition Maryland’s Court of Appeals to consider the case. The Court of Special Appeals has up to 30 days to issue a mandate. Then, the police union would have 15 days to ask the state’s top court to take the case, said County Attorney Marc P. Hansen. That court could de-

1930914

Spring, such as in a dual-language program or an immersion-type program. Kemp Mill’s program differs from the district’s other language programs, said Françoise Vandenplas, supervisor of the county school system’s World Languages Program. In the county’s English for Speakers of Other Languages program, she said, educators aim to help students become proﬁcient in academic English. Students in immersion programs learn a new “target language” and are taught either partially or fully in Spanish, French or Chinese. Starnes said the county’s only dual-language program includes “complications” and benefits. For one thing, he said, the program staff has “a demanding job.” Walberg, who teaches 32 kindergartners split in two groups, said the job requires her to sometimes translate or replace classroom materials in English. She also teaches with a focus on both content- and language-learning goals for her students. “There’s kind of some additional layers to think about as you’re planning and delivering instruction,” said Walberg, who has a son in the program and another who graduated from it. In her class, students show stronger independent reading levels in their dominant language, she said, “but the lag isn’t too, too great for the second language.” “I’ve really seen the positive effects for my family, my children and also my students,” she said. lpowers@gazette.net

cline it. Hansen said the county is happy with the current decision and has no plans to ask the Court of Appeals to consider it. “We are currently reviewing the decision and considering options,” Jane Milne, secretary of the local police union, wrote in an email on Monday. Leggett (D) said continuing to fight over Question B, at this point, is “basically ﬁghting over an issue that is fairly moot at this point in time.” He also said the county’s action on the ballot question is not likely to be repeated because Question B and the county’s position in defending its law were unique. “These are the only kinds of cases for which the county, in my opinion, would be involved in,” he said. kalexander@gazette.net

PEPCO

Continued from Page A-1 gether Exelon’s three electric and gas utilities — BGE, ComEd and PECO — with Pepco Holdings’ three utilities, Atlantic City Electric, Delmarva Power and Pepco, cementing Exelon’s hold on the mid-Atlantic market. The Maryland Public Service Commission is considering whether to approve the proposed takeover. Regulators have until May 8 to rule. Together with Prince George’s County, Montgomery and other parties reached the settlement with Pepco and Exelon in the acquisition, securing beneﬁts such as a promise to be among the nation’s most reliable utilities by 2018. The settlement is subject to approval by the PSC. The Prince George’s County Council passed a resolution Tuesday supporting the settlement and the acquisition. Montgomery lawmakers said the settlement has some benefits, but does not adequately address the overarching concerns of opponents and remains contrary to public interest. In Maryland, Exelon and

HIKE

Continued from Page A-1 There was little change in other departmental expenses and some cuts, she said. “I feel comfortable that taking this 2-cent increase at this time gets us to a place that allows us to adequately fund this salary increase,” Ludlow said. “Many things that we would like to do are not included. [There is] very few new staff, very few new kinds of activities.” A study released last year found some employees’ salaries “significantly” below those in nearby cities — such as Gaithersburg, Rockville and Bowie — for similar positions. Almost all employees

STORIES

Continued from Page A-1 said. “They just have to have a special connection to travel,” Lee said. A pair of Kosta Boda glass candle holders for sale for $10 was purchased around Sept. 11, 2001, when Lee and her late husband were in Scandinavia. A clerk in a store in Norway informed them of the terrorist attacks. They checked on family and friends at an Internet café. The next day, they went to a candlelight church service in Stockholm, Sweden. Although

Page A-11

Pepco must prove that the deal is in the public interest. “The settlement agreement Exelon and Pepco Holdings reached with Montgomery and Prince George’s counties includes provisions to ensure that the merger not only meets but exceeds the standard of being in the public interest,” Pepco spokeswoman Courtney Nogas wrote in a statement. The commitments made as part of the deal are expected to result in as much as $855 million in economic benefit to Maryland, as well as 3,314 to 9,089 to jobs, Nogas wrote. But Berliner said the settlement also should require Pepco to be among the top utilities for renewable energy. Council members urged the PSC to, at a minimum, insist on “very strong, verifiable and financially accountable” commitments by Exelon and Pepco to keep ratepayer costs down and to becoming a national leader in renewable energy. In the absence of Exelon putting more into the deal, Berliner (D-Dist. 1) of Bethesda said he expects the PSC to reject the merger. But if the deal is rejected, Leggett (D) said, the region will be left with Pepco “where we are now.”

“I don’t ﬁnd that acceptable,” Leggett said. “If that is the outcome, how does that serve the public interest?” Leggett said he supports a stronger renewable energy commitment from the companies, but argued that what parties have secured is far better than the takeover being rejected and Pepco remaining as it is. For years, Pepco was among the least reliable utilities in the nation. In Maryland, reliability has improved, but Pepco remains in the bottom half of utilities for providing reliable electricity. As part of the takeover, it has committed to by 2018 be among the most reliable utilities in the nation. Pepco and Exelon also have committed in the settlement to the following: • Helping low-income residents reduce energy bills. • Dedicating $36.8 million of its customer investment fund to bill credits, which is about $50 per customer. • Putting $50 million in a “Green Stability Fund” that could be used for — among other things — energy-efficiency investments, microgrids, water conservation and solar energy. • Filing with the PSC a

proposal for public-purpose microgrids in Pepco’s service territory. • Requesting a PSC study of the “grid-of-the-future” and ways to transform the electric grid, as well as a promise to pay $500,000 for a consultant to facilitate the study. • Accelerating Pepco’s energy efﬁciency and to face penalties for failing to meet any goals approved by the PSC. • Spending $4 million for job training for careers in sustainable energy or energy efﬁciency. • Developing recreational trails along some Pepco transmission corridors. Leggett said he and the council look at the settlement from different perspectives. “If we end up with [the current] Pepco, that is not OK for me,” he said. “I don’t think Pepco has the resources, the capacity or all that is necessary to get to the level we want. I think they need some help and support to do that.” Staff Writer Jamie Anfenson-Comeau contributed to this report.

are paid “somewhat” below market, according to the study. Salaries were increased this year for employees signiﬁcantly below the market to the “somewhat” level, and next year all salaries are proposed to be raised halfway to the market pay. Then, they are slated to be increased to the market rate in ﬁscal 2017. The three-year cost of the plan is about $2 million. General-fund expenses in 2016 are proposed to be $24.6 million, about $700,000 more than this year’s adopted budget. General-fund revenues would be $22.4 million, about $800,000 more than this year. Total revenues from all funds,

including special and speed camera, would be $27.6 million. Councilman Seth Grimes suggested eliminating discounts for residential parking permits for owners of hybrid vehicles. “No one in Takoma Park needs an incentive to buy a hybrid,” he said. “There is no reason to retain that reduction in fees.” The proposed ﬁscal 2016 capital improvement budget includes $600,000 for sidewalk improvements, $250,000 for construction of Sligo Mill Overlook Park, $200,000 for a new library design and $100,000 for the dog park. Council members are scheduled to more fully review the proposal in several

upcoming work sessions, including on April 9, 15 and 23. A public hearing taking comments on the 2016 budget is set for Monday. Council members are scheduled to vote on the budget in May. Also on Monday, the council is slated to consider a resolution to select a development ﬁrm for the city-owned Takoma Junction property around the intersection of Carroll and Ethan Allen avenues. Council members have informally chosen a proposal by Washington, D.C.-based Neighborhood Development Co., which focuses on revitalizing urban neighborhoods.

the service was not in English, Lee understood everything, especially the candlelight ritual performed by congregants and visitors. They seemed to be the only Americans there, and the horror of what had happened in the U.S. hit them. “We knew we wanted to have some candle holders like those,” Lee said. She bought the holders the next day in a local store. Other items include a hand-painted ceramic tile piece Lee bought in West Jerusalem and some ceramic bowls she purchased in the West Bank during a 2011 trip

with Interfaith Peace-Builders. The group sends delegations to Israel and Palestine to view the conflict firsthand and spend time in both Palestinian and Israeli homes. The Israeli and Palestinian artifacts are similar in their craft and appearance, yet the people are far apart, Lee said. “These are the only artifacts I have ever owned that ﬁlled me with despair,” she wrote on the website. Others are consigning on the site, including a print by artist Jude Maceren that recently sold. During a trip to Costa Rica, the consignor was

drawn to the piece’s vibrant colors, bold style and her love of hummingbirds, according to the website. Lee — who also has worked for the World Bank and as legislative director for state Del. Aruna Miller (D-Dist. 15) of Darnestown — said she is working on the marketing aspect, including the use of social media. “I’d like to see friendships built and people learn about other cultures in this way,” she said.

1930913

kalexander@gazette.net

kshay@gazette.net

THE GAZETTE

Page A-12

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Rent-a-Chick is a cheep way to celebrate new life Program lets families care for baby chicks for a week n

PEGGY MCEWAN STAFF WRITER

Rocklands Farm in Poolesville has a growing business that combines the best of both worlds for its patrons: having live baby chicks for the Easter season and the agreement to return them to the farm a week later. The Rent-a-Chick service at Rocklands Farm is in its third year. Renters get two baby chicks in a strong cardboard box, bedding and feed for one week and two small bowls — one for water, one for feed — for $25. Chicks are picked up the Saturday before Easter and returned the next. “We do this in conjunction with Easter,” Chris Ahn, who works on the farm said. “It’s a celebration of life and the joys of nurturing new life.” The tradition of renting chicks started out of need, said Greg Glenn who, with his wife,

Anna, runs the farm. “We used to get phone calls a little after Easter from people who got chicks that grew into chickens,” he said. “They were looking for a farm to donate them.” The crux of the whole program is the importance of stewardship and a reverence for life, Glenn said. “Celebrating life is what we are all about,” he said. About 125 people signed up to rent chicks this year, each picking them up on April 4 and promising to bring them back on April 11. The chicks are ﬂuffy and yellow, only four days old when they leave Rocklands. Glenn said the vast majority of the chicks are returned healthy at the end of the week. It could be the “lesson” he directs to the children before they select their chicks that helps. “You guys are going to learn about precious little animals and take care of them,” he told one group of attentive youngsters Saturday. Among his instructions, Glenn told the kids to ﬁnd a safe place for the chicks and check

Obituary Corinne Delafield Albright, 76, passed away January 9, 2015, in Bloomington, Indiana, after a two year battle with cancer. Born on the island of Kauai to missionary parents, she took inspiration from the island’s landscape, flowers and music during those early years. She became an accomplished vocalist, pianist, conductor, composer and poet. A graduate of Columbia Union College with degrees in Piano Performance and Education, she was a music educator for over 40 years, mostly in Montgomery County elementary schools. - Sligo, Fields Road, Rosemont, Fox Chapel, Watkins Mill, Wheaton Woods, and Wayside, to name a few. Ms. Delafield’s career began as an Orff/Kodaly piano instructor with the Yamaha Music School. She was a first, second, third and fourth grade teacher, and later became Director of Music for Takoma Park’s Sligo SDA Church, Music Director at Hermon Presbyterian Church in Potomac and the Summer Adventure Theatre in Glen Echo. A frequent accompanist to performers and church choirs, her gigs list too many to mention here. She taught private piano and voice lessons to supplement her income while raising two children single-handedly. Her teaching methods inspired students to practice hard and use a sense of playfulness and creativity to succeed. She recently married fellow Takoma Academy graduate, Robert A. Albright. Survivors also include daughter, Debora Wells, of Falmouth, Massachusetts, and son, John Hammill (Emily), of Washington, D.C., as well as her three granddaughters: Caroline Wells, Abby Wells and Magdalena Hammill, all of whom she adored A service of celebration and remembrance will be held at Sligo Seventh Day Adventist Church, 7700 Carroll Avenue, Takoma Park, Maryland, on April 19, 2015, at 2 pm, with a reception to follow. All are welcome. In lieu of gifts the family asks that you sing every day, sit up straight, work hard, be brave, stay kind and never set a beverage on any piano. To sign her guestbook, go to legacy.com/obituaries/thegazette.net

on them three times a day, keeping them warm using a lamp, feeding them and making sure they have water. “You are welcome to play with them as much as you want, but only for ﬁve or 10 minutes, then let them rest,” he said. Molly Smith of Poolesville was renting chicks for the second year. She and her sons, Evan, 11, and 5-year-old twins Asher and Branden had chicks for a week last year. This year, they were taking four home. “They are just so cute,” Evan said. “And it’s fun to pet them.” Last year, the Smiths named their chicks Fluffy and Peter Rabbit. This year, Fluffy was on the list again, but that was the only name decided upon. “It’s so much fun,” Smith said. “It’s the best because you don’t have to have a chicken.” Smith said the chicks really grew in the week they had them last year, almost doubling in size. The idea of having a pet and returning it was appealing to a number of the people picking up chicks this week. “We don’t have any pets, this

PHOTOS BY PEGGY MCEWAN/THE GAZETTE

(Above) Clarksburg residents Drew and Kara Hurley with daughters Annie and Hailey show off one of two baby chicks they rented at Rocklands Farm in Poolesville on Saturday. Rocklands Farm has an annual Rent-a-Chick service allowing people to experience caring for a live farm animal for one week. (Above left) Jackson Smith, 10, of Kensington holds a baby chick he rented at Rocklands Farm. is a fun way for [the kids] to have a pet for a week,” Rachel Fix of Bowie said. Pam Smith and son Jackson, 10, of Kensington were renting chicks for fun and education. “It’s great for the kids to learn about food and where it comes from,” Smith said.

Obituary Rebecca Avalon Cherry, 73, beloved mother and friend, passed away peacefully on March 26, 2015 at The Episcopal Church Home in Rochester, NY, following several years with Alzheimer’s Disease. Becky is survived by her daughter, Karen Goulet (Geneva, NY), her son, Matthew Goulet (Los Angeles, CA), sister, Miriam (William) Moore (Upper Marlboro, MD), two grandchildren, loving nieces, nephew, and cousins. She is predeceased by her parents, Gideon and Avalou Cherry, sister Annie Hubscher, and brother Donald Cherry. She will be missed by her community at Oak Chapel UMC, Silver Spring, MD, and her former colleagues, students and families at Montgomery County Public Schools, especially Rock Creek Forest Elementary School, from which she retired in 2004, as well as the many friends she made at Northwestern HS, Houghton College, church, work, and through her family. A Celebration of Becky’s Life will be held April 25, 2015, at 11 AM at Oak Chapel UMC, 14500 Layhill Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906. Contributions in her memory can be made to Oak Chapel UMC or to the Alzheimer’s Association.

1931445

Jackson had another goal. “I’m looking forward to playing with them,” he said. Either way, Glenn said the underlying goal is for kids — and parents — to learn that farm animals belong on the farm. He said some people worry about chicks leaving

About 250 Scrabble enthusiasts ﬂocked to the Montgomery County Conference Center in North Bethesda on March 29 for the Literacy Council of Montgomery County’s seventh annual Scrabble Scramble fundraiser. The tournament raised $45,000 for the council, according to Shelley Block, its communications director. That was up 68 percent from last year, she said. It also was a record number of players. The ﬁrst-place team comprised Don Higgins and Kitty Higgins, both of Rockville,

1931446

Clinical Research/Studies

BANKRUPTCY THE LAW OFFICES OF

RICHARD B. ROSENBLATT, PC

CHAIRMAN OF THE MD BANKRUPTCY BAR ASSOCIATION 1998-1999

LOAN MODIFICATION

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

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

301-838-0098

GD28011

Rockville

GD28014

Annual Scrabble tournament raises $45,000

BY GAZETTE STAFF

Call 301-670-7106

Attorneys

pmcewan@gazette.net

Wordsmiths do battle to beneﬁt literacy group

Professional Services Attorneys

their mothers so young, but that is not a problem with chickens. Hatcheries get fertilized eggs and when they hatch, send them to the farm. “There is no family withdrawal for the chicks,” he said.

1931551

and Jennifer Backus and Ellen Shurman, both of Washington, D.C. Second place went to Paul Kalomiris and Amy Kalomiris, both of Germantown, Hilary Jackler of North Bethesda and Seth Kleiner of Rockville. Kleiner also had the highest single-play score. He created two words, totaling 158 points, by adding an “s” to “viewing” and then spelled the word “qabalas,” which is a plural alternate spelling of the Jewish mystical book, “kabbalah.” Third place went to Michael Demske, Megan Demske, Amy Demske and Rob Demske, all of Potomac. The event also featured a silent auction, rafﬂe items, dinner and drinks.

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

BizBriefs

Have a new business in Montgomery County? Let us know about it at www.gazette.net/newbusinessform

Bytegrid names vice president

Marriott sells French hotel

Bytegrid Holdings of Silver Spring named Mike Clemson its vice president of critical infrastructure. Previously, Clemson worked for Carpathia and was vice president of facilities with ServerVault. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary and an MBA from Pepperdine University.

Marriott International of Bethesda sold the 170-room Courtyard by Marriott Paris Arcueil for about $28 million. Marriott will still manage the property.

County ﬁrms part of Design House fundraiser Some Montgomery County businesses will be part of this year’s DC Design House, a fundraiser for the Children’s National Health System. Twenty-four firms in the region have helped design 28 parts of a three-level home at the Artisan Builders country estate at 956 Mackall Farms Lane, McLean, Va. The Montgomery County participants • David Benton of Rill Architects/RA Spaces in Bethesda. • Nicolette Powell and John LeMieux of Country Casual in Gaithersburg. • Lynni Megginson of Lynni Megginson Designs in Gaithersburg. • Iantha Carley of Iantha Carley Designs in Silver Spring. • Samantha Friedman of Samantha Friedman Interior Designs in Bethesda. Preview events will be held at noon and 7 p.m. Saturday. Tickets are $50 for the afternoon and $250 for the evening event, a dinner at Aggio, 5335 Wisconsin Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. The home will be open to the public Sunday through May 12, daily except Monday. More information is at dcdesignhouse.com.

FRIT names lifestyle ambassador at The Stories Federal Realty Investment Trust of Rockville named Greg Timpone lifestyle ambassador of The Stories at Congressional Plaza in Rockville, which it expects to open this fall. Previously, Timpone was a concierge at the St. Regis, Four Seasons and InterContinental hotels in Los Angeles.

InfoZen wins $212 million TSA contract InfoZen of Bethesda won a ﬁve-year, $212 million contract from the Department of Homeland Security’s Transportation Security Administration to support operations and maintenance of vetting programs designed to protect the U.S. transportation system against terrorism and national security threats.

Ruppert Landscape names estimator Ruppert Landscape of Laytonsville named Luke Alexander of Frederick an estimator in its national landscape construction division. Alexander holds a bachelor’s degree in plant sciences with a focus on landscape management from the University of Maryland, College Park.

1931000

Page A-13

BUSINESS Glaxo to add 1,000 jobs to Rockville center British pharma giant to combine research facilities at former HGS site n

BY AMRITA JAYAKUMAR THE WASHINGTON POST

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline announced plans Thursday to open a new vaccine research center in Rockville by this fall, a project that could bring up to 700 new jobs to Montgomery County. The center — at the site of the former Human Genome Sciences, which Glaxo acquired in 2012 for $3.6 billion — would combine two Glaxo research facilities on the East Coast and is expected to employ 1,000 people by 2016, a company spokeswoman said. The new Rockville facility will span three buildings totaling 478,000 square feet. It is expected to open in September. About 400 manufacturing employees now work there. Glaxo’s research locations in Philadelphia and Cambridge, Mass., which employ 300 people, are to merge into the new center, the spokeswoman said. Glaxo’s decision to open the center in Maryland is a feather in the cap for state ofﬁcials and industry leaders who are trying to turn the region into a national biotechnology hub. “This is a wonderful, wonderful gift to Maryland,” said Philip Schiff, chief executive of the Tech Council of Maryland of Rockville, a trade group pushing to make the region a top-three national life-sciences center by 2023. Vaccine development in particular has attracted several biotechs to the Washington area, home to the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration. Glaxo’s British rival AstraZeneca last year announced a $200 million project to expand its MedImmune manufacturing facilities in

1931002

2012 FILE PHOTO

GlaxoSmithKline of the U.K. plans to combine vaccine research centers at the site of the former Human Genome Sciences on Shady Grove Road in Rockville in September, adding 1,000 jobs. Frederick. The project is expected to add 40,000 square feet of space and employ 300 people, the company said at the time. AstraZeneca has also centered its drug research programs in the U.S. at its MedImmune facility in Gaithersburg. Glaxo’s move “puts Montgomery County on the map as the place to be in the vaccine development arena,” said Sally Sternbach, acting director of the county’s economic development department. The new center will focus

on “key late stage development programmes, as well as vaccine discovery and new platform technology development,” Glaxo said in a statement. It is to be one of three global vaccine research centers for the company, and the only one not in Europe. The new organization follows Glaxo’s recently completed $5.3 billion acquisition of Novartis’ vaccine business, a deal that turned the drug giant into a company focused on vaccines and consumer products. The expansion could have

1931001

NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that application has been made by:

Marichu Buenaventura Ortega Edlouie Delossantos Ortega

Alphonse Attey

on behalf of Ortega Enterprises Incorporated, for a Beer, Wine & Liquor License, Class B, H/R, On Sale Only, for the premises known as Lumpia Pansit ATBP, which premises are located at: 11160 Veirs Mill Road Wheaton, Maryland 20902

156375G

on behalf of Golf Restaurant & Lounge, LLC, for the transfer of a Beer, Wine & Liquor License, Class B, H/R, On Sale Only, for the premises known as Golf Ultra Lounge, which premises are located at: 8123 Georgia Avenue Silver Spring, Maryland 20910

A hearing on the application will be held in the Montgomery County Department of Liquor Control, Board of License Hearing Room/LRE Training Room, 201 Edison Park Drive, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878, on:

Thursday: April 16, 2015 At: 11:00 a.m.

Thursday: April 16, 2015 At: 9:30 a.m.

Any person desiring to be heard on said application should appear at the time and place fixed for said hearing.

BY: Kathie Durbin Division Chief Board of License Commissioners for Montgomery County, Maryland

1931353 1931060

a ripple effect on the region’s life-sciences economy, industry members said, spawning new partnerships among companies or the growth of specialized startups and manufacturing units. “I would expect to see more companies involved in the commercialization of vaccines to come to Maryland because of the resources we have here,” said Douglas Doerﬂer, CEO of MaxCyte, a Gaithersburg biotech.

1931350

The Gazette

Forum

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Page A-14

OUROPINION

Don’t be surprised by art at art center “Back Pain.” It’s an art center. Any debate The exhibit features a series of over a proper venue for the recent images created by Pennsylvania Montgomery County GreenFest artist Cindi Hron. Many show an should have started and ended unclothed female torso, there. in a distorted form. A Montgomery Colfew torso images include lege’s Takoma Park/SilCOUNTY although not in ver Spring campus was SHOULD NOT abreasts, sexualized way. one of two host sites HAVE ASKED Hron wrote in a for an environmentally themed county festival COLLEGE TO statement about her held March 28. MOVE EXHIBIT work: “Whether trauma is physical or emotional, The day before the it leaves a mark on the festival, we heard about body that is healed or left to fester dissent between the college and the and makes us who we are. Scars and county over the use of the Morris wounds, rashes, eruptions, bruises and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundaand wrinkles real or imagined, seen tion Arts Center for the festival. The and unseen evolve over time to credebate focused on an exhibit called

ate and recreate the landscape of ourselves.” Patrick Lacefield, a spokesman for County Executive Isiah Leggett, downplayed the debate, which resulted in part of GreenFest being relocated. He told Gazette reporter Kate S. Alexander that the county asked Montgomery College to move the exhibit to a different part of the art gallery, away from families with children visiting the festival. “Not cover up, not take down, not censor,” Lacefield said. “It was not censorship in any way.” But why the objection and the conflict? Lacefield said county officials felt

the exhibit “might not be appropriate for a family-oriented event.” “It’s not that they were nude. It’s not about nudes at all. There are nudes everywhere,” he said. Laceﬁeld described the images as “disembodied human torsos with gashes across and red stuff there or coming out.” We would have liked to have heard the college’s position on the county’s push to move an art exhibit. But college spokesman Marcus Rosano disregarded Alexander’s request for a phone interview and instead emailed vague comments that “all parties’ interests were met,” dodging most of her questions. Maybe this doesn’t compare with

then-U.S. Attorney General John Ashcroft’s absurd decision to cover two statues of partially nude people with drapes. The statues were a traditional backdrop for speeches at the Department of Justice. Still, the county’s request was out of line. If there was any concern, the county could have given a disclaimer to visitors, letting families know the type of images they might see. Event organizers are free to pick a space where they’d like to invite the public. But they don’t have the right to then tell the caretakers of that space how it must be changed to suit arbitrary tastes. Again, it’s an art center. If you step inside, be prepared to see art.

LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

Region will beneﬁt from utility acquisition

The Shell gas station on Old Georgetown Road in Bethesda.

2013 FILE PHOTO

Pension-fund divestment is socially, financially sound We were delighted to see your recent coverage of our fossil fuel divestment campaign (“Pullout urged for fossil-fuel invesment,” March 11). It is important that your readers understand the basic scientific facts underlying our campaign: Scientists agree that if we are to avoid the most dangerous aspects of climate change, the increase in global average temperature must not exceed 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit (agreed to by the U.S., China and most other countries). This means that 80 percent of existing oil, gas and coal reserves must be “left in the ground.” While generally admitting that burning carbon is the biggest factor contributing to climate change, the fossil-fuel industry nonetheless continues its exploration for more. Thus, in pursuit of shareholder profit, it poses severe risks to our children’s future. This is simply shameful. Our campaign is not merely symbolic. By focusing attention on the industry’s climate-destroying “business plan,” we seek to delegitimize it and thus create the political space for policymakers to put a price on carbon pollution and make the necessary investments in clean renewable energy, instead of giving mas-

sive subsidies to the fossil-fuel industry. How, from a financial perspective, can the primary union under the county’s pension plan (the United Food Workers and Commercial Workers/Municipal and County Government Employees Organization, or MCGEO, Local 1994) support divestment? Contrary to the suggestion in your article, perhaps it knows that without the fossilfuel companies in the S&P 500, the remaining “fossil-free S&P” would have supplied a higher rate of return over the past 1-, 3-, 5- and 10-year periods. Not only is there no harm to the pension fund’s rate of return, it is financially prudent to avoid fossil-fuel stocks that experts — from the president of the Bank of England to Goldman Sachs — have stated risk major losses, as the world realizes the necessity of carbon limits in keeping with the 3.6-degree red line. These reasons help explain why respected institutions like Stanford University, the Rockefeller Brothers Fund and the World Council of Churches have all committed to divest. Peter Murtha, Silver Spring

The writer is co-founder of 350 Montgomery County, a climate action organization.

‘Gender’ comment was hateful Hate speech has no place in the “Letters to the Editor” column. If anyone is unsure whether Jacqueline Postal’s disparaging comment (“Montgomery educators have gone down the wrong path,” March 25) that MCPS “students’ minds are being focused on ... the question of what gender

the student feels on a particular day” is hate speech, they might try substituting the word “race” for “gender.” Hate speech includes any writing which disparages a protected individual or group. Excellent education fosters critical thinking in an environment of respect to all. Carol Hampe, Germantown

The Gazette Karen Acton, President/Publisher

As president and CEO of the United Way of the National Capital Area (United Way NCA), I want to voice our organization’s support for Exelon’s acquisition of Pepco Holdings Inc., the parent company of Pepco. The mission of United Way is to improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of our community to advance the common good. We collaborate with our more than 660 member nonproﬁts, as well as corporate and community partners, to create a positive impact in the National Capital area. We invest in the most effective programs and services in our region to solve

complex social issues. Pepco Holdings shares our values and has been an integral part of the Washington metropolitan region’s vibrancy for more than 100 years. We have enjoyed a great partnership with Pepco and its employees for many years, and our community continues to enjoy the beneﬁts of their excellent commitment to our region. Exelon’s acquisition of Pepco Holdings will beneﬁt our organization and the people we serve. Not only have the companies promised that Pepco’s local leadership will be main-

tained, they will drive local jobs and the economy and continue to invest in our region. They’ve also committed to sustain the philanthropic programs that are so critical to maintaining the economy of this region and help United Way NCA and other nonprofits achieve their missions. As a leading advocate for education, income and health, United Way NCA is engaged in a long-term strategy to positively impact key community challenges throughout the District of Columbia, as well as Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.

Rosie Allen-Herring, Prince George’s County

Watch for Individuals, not politicians, pedestrians should decide on the end of life

Death with dignity is a personal choice. It ought to be available to anyone who wants that choice. It is beyond absurd for someone who doesn’t believe in it to be able to decide if it becomes law. I cannot fathom the discussions and testimonies on this. If you don’t want to end your life early, then don’t. No elected ofﬁcial should have the right to stand in the way of people who have decided, based on medical information, to end their life the way they would like to. And it is absolutely unconscionable that any special interest groups, including hospice, religious groups or a former NFL player with ALS,

should decide what I should do when faced with my end-of-life road map. This option is up and running in several states. The blueprint is out there. We need to put decisions back into the hands of the individual by passing right-to-die legislation. Elizabeth Cummings, Kensington

Editor’s note: A bill that would have allowed end-of-life decisions in Maryland was considered this year in the General Assembly. The legislature decided instead to create a work group to study the issue. The bill is expected to be introduced again next year.

WRITE TO US The Gazette welcomes letters on Montgomery County topics. They should be no more than 300 words, although up to 500 words may be allowed, as space permits. Letters on timely issues may get preference. Include a full name and hometown for publication, plus a daytime phone number for veriﬁcation. No anonymous letters are printed. Election-related letters will not run in the two editions before the election. Mail to The Gazette, Forum editor, 9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877; fax to 301-670-7183; or email to opinions@gazette.net.

As I walked to high school recently, safely within the confines of a designated crosswalk, a car came speeding past, coming within inches of running me over. A reckless teen with a newly minted driver’s license? Think again. It was an adult. I have walked to school since kindergarten, and every near-death experience I have had — and there have been several — all involved adult drivers. These are the very community members who should have the experience to drive safely around school zones. I am writing this letter to ask drivers to treat me and my fellow walkers with the same concern they would have for their own children. Walkers should not feel that they’re taking their life in their hands every time they set out for school in the morning. Jack Mendenhall, Bethesda

In divestment debate, consider health of state pension fund In covering 350 Montgomery County’s petition to have Montgomery County divest any holdings of oil and energy companies (“Pullout urged for fossil-fuel investment,” March 11), you should have also mentioned that as of Morningstar’s most recent report on the soundness of state pension funds, Maryland’s pension system rates a “poor.” State and county pension funds face similar issues. In Morningstar terminology, this means that the state’s pension obligations are less than 70 percent funded, and that in dollar terms, this means that each citizen of Maryland would have to contribute about $3,500 to fully fund the state’s pen-

sion obligations. Stated a bit differently, Maryland’s pension obligations are about 64 percent funded, and this funding level has declined significantly since around 2008, when it was in the 78 percent range. (Since the financial markets have fully recovered from the Great Recession, the general market decline that accompanies that recession can no longer be blamed.) To put this in some further context with neighboring states, Virginia rates a “fair” (70 percent funded) and Delaware rates a “good” (more than 80 percent funded). Perpetual financial basket-case Illinois is in the low- to mid-40 percent range, for further context on these figures.

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

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

Once the acquisition is completed, our local utility will be an even better community partner with the strength of a responsible, forward-thinking company like Exelon behind it. At a time when the economy has been under pressure, Pepco has helped ﬁll the everincreasing gap in resources and comprehensive support to a diverse group of constituents. We believe that the combination of Pepco and Exelon will beneﬁt our community, and the acquisition should be approved.

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

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

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

Given the poor condition of the state pension fund, I would think the focus of any discussion of the state’s pension investments should concentrate on ways to better align its funding and long-term costs, not political statements making absurd comparison between the energy industry and apartheid or state actors engaged in mass killings. Such comparisons do little to advance any intelligent discussion of the state’s pension problems or the serious issue of climate change. Moreover, from an editorial perspective, it would seem questionable to give such frivolous requests front-page coverage. Raymond Lombardo, Silver Spring

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

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Page A-15

LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

Efﬁciency, availability still factors for replacing plastic While I appreciate the comments of the two writers — one demanding that all plastic packaging be eliminated and the other suggesting that biodegradable plastics only be used (“Three factors to shape thoughts about plastic,” March 18; “A plastic answer already exists,” March 25) — there are questions of cost efﬁciency and availability. As a research chemist specializing in polymers — albeit

retired for 25 years, but the holder of several patents in the ﬁeld of absorbable sutures and biodegradable polymers and a weekly reader of Chemical and Engineering News — I note that there are many problems connected with the wholesale replacement of current plastic packaging materials with polymers from biosources. First, although industrial plants have been operating based on biomass, the problem

of transport of the biomaterials to the processing plants can be cost unattractive, not to mention the required enzymatic treatment to render the desired polymer. Second, the number of plants are few and the operating capacity limited. Hopefully, in the future, this will not be the case, but for the present, it presents a problem. Nelson Marans, Silver Spring

FILE PHOTO

Fifth-grade Spanish Immersion teacher Mauricio Salinas teaches a science class at Rolling Terrace Elementary School in Takoma Park.

School system problems stem from leadership Some schools’ upgrades continually left behind The letter from Jacqueline Postal (“Montgomery educators have gone down the wrong path,” March 25) identiﬁes a number of problems with the Montgomery County Public Schools system, but it does not propose any solutions. Many who criticize MCPS see the various problems but despair of ﬁnding a solution. My perception is that there is — obviously — no single solution, but one can make a start. The start I propose is to begin to address a root cause of many of the problems: the failure of the board of education to provide appropriate leadership. That failure stems from a series of attitudinal issues. Most educators know that schools are supposed to convey Knowledge, Skills and Attitudes, but MCPS fails seriously in conveying effective attitudes.

We need to start the long journey back toward an effective school system by educating the members of the Board of Education about attitudes. They seem to lose their way once they enter the Carver building. I propose three specific first steps. But explaining them is impossible in a brief letter such as this. Anyone who is interested can look at my take on fixing the attitudes of the board of education. The first part of this path to solving the web of problems so many of us want to fix may be found at: tinyurl.com/na6ng4s. Too much to ask? If adults outside the school system have the attitude that reading a detailed analysis is too much work, how can we expect teachers and students to get the job done? Mark R. Adelman, Kensington

Look at Rockville Pike as a whole, not just the cogs The brouhaha over widening of parts of Rockville Pike — or whatever developers want to call it — testiﬁes to my longstanding objection to the planning philosophy of planning in the White Flint area of North Bethesda. To repeat, trafﬁc in and out of this area is not restricted to

only part of the long road. I have argued many times that the planning for the area is too shortsighted. It should be part of a comprehensive plan for the entire length of Wisconsin Avenue/Rockville Pike/Md. 355, and Frederick Road. Planners and decisionmakers need to re-examine

the entire concept of what is going on and recognize that each segment of the road is but a cog. To paraphrase an old saying, a development plan is only as strong as its weakest concept. David H. Brown North Bethesda

It’s budget season, so special interests are lining up to make their case to the Board of Education and County Council. On behalf of students and families, parents are delivering testimonials about the construction needs of local schools. The call for action comes from stories — from disturbing safety risks created by narrow hallways to broken showers in dilapidated high school gyms to locked classroom doors concealing unfinished rooms filled with dirt. This neglect is a depressing reminder of the power centers in Montgomery County. The decision-making process of the MCPS central office, which prioritizes which schools get resources, is opaque and would benefit from more transparency. When we see the list of schools that are escalated and prioritized, we can’t help but notice their location. Schools serving communities with moderate means and limited political influence remain at a remarkable disadvantage. For example, several schools in the cluster that includes Blair High struggle to serve more students than they were built to hold. While “smart growth” high-density housing is becoming the norm in our area, “smart growth” for schools has not. Overcrowding in small hallways is not a minor safety concern. Multiplying portable classrooms are decimating playground space, while aging pipes burst and flood classrooms with every ice storm. These are stories of an infrastructure neglected by a flawed review process. This is most evident by Silver Spring Inter-

national Middle School, an outsized population that’s disproportionately non-white and living under the poverty line. Fifty-four percent of the students receive or have received free or reduced-price meals. Rolling Terrace, in the heart of the Blair cluster, has had a long tab of infrastructure challenges. It made headlines last year because of health and safety issues posed by mold. Built to hold 695 students, the school now has 899. The school has accumulated eight portables, but you will not find a playground. Instead, recess time is spent on a grassless, muddy field. How is Rolling Terrace not on any revitalization/expansion list? For those of us who’ve been doing this a while, it feels like Groundhog Day. Every year, we highlight the same problems and regrettably have even more stories to illustrate the needs. At a recent hearing, representing the Downcounty Consortium, parent Chris Rutledge provided council members with plenty of data and facts, but ended with a sharper point that should not be taken for granted: “The buildings in which we educate our children are a direct reflection of how much we value them. Let’s not fool ourselves into thinking that they don’t see that.” For a progressive, liberal county, this disparity makes political leadership uncomfortable. Sometimes, discomfort and more sunshine is exactly what we need to create a climate of change. Cori Vanchieri, Silver Spring Amber Kha, Silver Spring Lana Pauls, Kensington

TCS is looking for Shuttle Bus Drivers at Dulles Airport. Class B CDL with passenger and air brake endorsements, current DOT physical card and 1 year of passenger driving experience required. Contact Sehon Ross from 10AM to 3PM at

703.572.7621

Must pass pre-employment drug screen and possess clean driving record. Salary is $13.75 per hour. Full-time and Part-Time overnight positions No split shifts

$1000.00 PERFORMANCE BONUS OFFERED TO FULL TIME NEW HIRES! now through April 30, 2015

1930911

1931165

THE GAZETTE

Page A-16

04 KIA Optima LX V6

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

$3,975

#KP52153 “CLEAN” AUTO, PW/PLC “HANDYMAN”

07 Cadillac STS4 AWD

$11,470

#KP22508A, “GORGEOUS!” NAV, DVD, CAM, MNRF

03 HYUNDAI SONATA LX................................$2,850

09 Chrysler 300C

$15,988

#KX22939 “HEMI” HERITAGE ED. NAV, MNRF, LTHR

05 CHEVY TRAILBLAZER................................$8,690

#KX14012A, V6, 51k MILES!, LTHR, MNRF, ACT NOW! “HANDYMAN”

#KP36444, 4WD “CLEAN 93K! PW/PLC, CC DON’T MISS!

#KP08920, CLEAN 101K! AT, AC, PW “HANDYMAN”

11 Suzuki SX4 AWD

$9,988

#KP05467 GAS SAVER!” 5SPD, PW/PLC, CD EZ-TERMS!

11 Nissan Murano SL AWD $20,488

#KP62891 “PRISTINE!”, MNRF, LTHR, CAM

11 TOYOTA COROLLA LE................................$12,988 13 MAZDA MAZDA5......................................$15,488

#KN47171, “SHARP 54K!” ABS, PW/PLC, CD 0% FIN. AVAIL!

#KR55106, “SMART BUY!”, 3RD SEAT, SLDG DOORS, P/OPTIONS

#KX28023, PW/PLC/PMR, CD, DON’T MISS!

#KN67880, PSEAT, STABILITRAK, P/OPTIONS, CD, CC

#KP08605, GORGEOUS!, MNRF, LTHR, CD

#KP44837, LTHR/PWR SEAT, PW, CD/CLASS

#KR88726A, BEAUTY! LTHR, MNRF, WE FINANCE!

#HR19172, AWD, “BEAUTY!” PW/PLC/PMR, CC, CD

#KP15134, AWD!, ULTRAVIEW MNRF, LTHR/HTD SEATS, P/OPTS

#KX58052, “SUPER CLEAN!”, AUTO, PW/PLC, MD INSP’D

#KR57641, AUTO, PW/PLC, CD “DON’T MISS!”

#KN50529, “IMMACULATE 57K!” AUTO, PW/PLC, CC, ABS

#KP53480, “PRISTINE!” MNRF, LTHR, HEADSUP, P/OPTS

00 HONDA ACCORD SE..................................$3,990

99 GMC SIERRA 1500 SLE XCAB...................$7,435 07 TOYOTA COROLLA LE................................$8,435

09 CHRYSLER SEBRING TRNG........................$9,870 09 VW JETTA ‘WOLFSBURG’..........................$9,997 12 FIAT 500 SPORT.....................................$10,988

12 CHEVY MALIBU LT...................................$13,788 09 TOYOTA RAV4 LIMITED AWD....................$16,588

11 HYUNDAI SANTE FE GLS..........................$14,588 09 CADILLAC CTS.........................................$16,970

11 TOYOTA PRIUS II......................................$14,988 10 BUICK LACROSSE CXS.............................$17,588

1930827

SPORTS Woodward Relays set to run Saturday at Georgetown Prep. B-3

SILVER SPRING | TAKOMA PARK | WHEATON | BURTONSVILLE

LANDON n Ranked No. 2 in nation n 9-0

GEORGETOWN PREP n Ranked No. 11 in nation n 6-1

GAMES GAZETTE.NET IS STAFFING

Posted online by 8 a.m. the following day. BOYS LACROSSE: Georgetown Prep at Landon, 4:30 p.m. Friday. Two of the top teams in the nation meet for ﬁrst time this season in a great rivalry game. BASEBALL: Whitman at Northwest, 1 p.m., Friday. TRACK: Woodward Relays at Georgetown Prep. SOFTBALL: R. Montgomery at Blair, 7 p.m., Tuesday.

www.gazette.net | Wednesday, April 8, 2015 | Page B-1

Time crunch leads to tough calls

From unknown to a title contender I’ve never experienced it myself, obviously, but I’ve been told that I have a pretty nasty death stare that I unleash at reporters during our weekly planning meetings. Legend has it that it’s so terrifying former reporter Colin Stevens resigned after one too many, but I’m pretty KEN SAIN sure I just made that SPORTS EDITOR up. He did, however, require someone pulling him aside after his first death stare to tell him not to worry, that I’m mostly harmless. The quickest way for a reporter to earn a death stare is to propose doing a story on Diego Zarate. Nothing against Northwest High School’s terrific senior distance runner, I’ve met him briefly, seems like a fine young man, but he’s personifying all the other top athletes that we write so much about for purposes of this column. Zarate is prime example No. 1 because he competes in fall, winter and spring and could be Runner of the Year all three seasons. I know who the top athletes are in Montgomery County. I read their names all the time. Please, dear staff, find a name I don’t know and do stories on them. For example, Northwood senior Marcus Pryor. Who? “We had a meet with Blair, and their hurdler came up and asked about me by name,” Pryor said. “I never thought I’d get to the point where people knew who I was.” Run the second-fastest time in the state in the 300 hurdles and people will hear about you. Pryor ran a 40.32 seconds in the event at the Screaming Eagle Invitation. The only faster time so far this spring is by Edward Anderson, who runs for Class 4A’s Flowers. So where did Pryor come from? “His body has gone through a couple of growth spurts, so it took some time for us to figure out where he would compete best,” Northwood track coach Darryl Spruill said. “And he was injured most of last season (with a hip flexor muscle tear).” Pryor said another reason he may be an unknown is that he is much better outdoors than indoors. “All my times are two seconds slower indoors,” he said. “We run on a shorter track, 200 instead of 400, and the turns are much sharper.” This spring he is mostly healthy, though dealing with a slight hamstring issue, and happy to be outdoors. A state championship is a goal. “I’d like to get my time down to 38, and that should be good enough,” Pryor said. “If it’s not, then I’ll work harder.” Pryor’s coach says he can definitely drop his time, because they’ve done very little hurdle work so far because of limited practices due to poor weather. In addition to the 300 hurdles, Pryor also competes in the 110 high hurdles. The longer distance is his best event. “You make one mistake in the 110, you don’t have time to make up for it,” he said. “If I make a mistake in the 300, then I can make up ground between hurdles.” Pryor submitted his time at Seneca Valley to the Penn Relays and hopes to earn an invitation to compete there at the end of this month. The automatic qualifying time is 38 seconds, but Spruill said not a lot of people have hit that so far, so there is a chance. Deadline to apply is April 12. “Running at Penns would be huge,” Pryor said. “The college I want to go to (Embry Riddle Aeronautical University of Daytona Beach, Fla.) will be there.” Not a bad way to end your high school tenure. Going from “Who?” to possibly the Penn Relays and a state championship in only a couple of months. More stories like that, please. ksain@gazette.net

n Athletes, coaches try to balance varsity and non-varsity commitments BY

ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

that’s won ﬁve games in its previous three seasons, and make it competitive. It won’t show in their win-loss record (1-4), but they’ve done exactly that this spring, despite missing Brown (concussion) the ﬁrst two games. The Gladiators have lost three one-goal games to Paint Branch, Seneca Valley and Wheaton, and a four-goal game to Richard Montgomery. (Northwood lost to

The perennially dominant Wootton High School boys tennis team has struggled through the early part of its schedule, and that’s in large part due to the absence of its top singles player: Kyrylo Tsygura. The sophomore has been playing high-level tennis, but in California and not at the Rockville school. Tsygura participated in the International Spring Championships in Carson, Calif., and as of Sunday was in Indian Wells for the Easter Bowl Championship. Those tournaments have forced him to miss about half of Wootton’s practices and matches, including the losses to Whitman and Bethesda-Chevy Chase. “It’s just a little bit stressful balancing,” said Tsygura, who was undefeated playing second singles as a freshman in 2014. “Sometimes missing some important matches. It’s kind of stressful.” Tsygura is one of many elite Montgomery County athletes who struggle to find a happy medium between varsity and non-varsity commitments. In sports such as tennis, where recruiters focus heavily on non-school performances, college-bound players such as Tsygura are in a difficult position, Wootton coach Nia Cresham said. When they play the outside tournaments, their teams are worse off. But if they miss them, they might be worse off. “It’s the nature of the sport, and it’s driven by the USTA, and there’s really not much we can do,” Cresham said. According to the Handbook of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association, athletes may miss practices and contests because of outside participation, so long as absences are approved by the principal and coach. It’s a nebulous rule, Cresham said. And like many other coaches, her interpretation is student-friendly, and applies not only to the elite singles player competing in an international tournament, but also to the alternate doubles player with a piano recital. “When they’re here, they’re present,” Cresham said. “... that’s what’s important to me.” Good Counsel coach Lee Ingham has a similar philosophy, and said that it was acceptable for athletes to miss some time due to tournaments and other obligations. In prior seasons, top singles player Sean Hogan — a Rhodes College recruit — had missed a little less than half of the practices due to outside commitments, he said. “You walk a fine line and you try to figure out what works best for the players,” Ingham said. It’s not just tennis players and coaches who deal with this. Mike Sullivan, a senior swimmer at Whitman in Bethesda, would train about nine times a week with the Rockville Montgomery Swim Club, and while his club and varsity commitments rarely interfered with each other — it helped that both teams practiced at Kennedy Shriver Aquatic Center — there was the occa

See DIRECTIONS, Page B-2

See CRUNCH, Page B-2

Northwood High School lacrosse player Michelle Brown at the April 1 practice at the school,

DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

Changing directions Speedy midﬁelder signs to play at Division I college n

ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

Michelle Brown grew up in the lacrosse hotbed that is Baltimore County and has been playing the sport since fourth grade. So when she came to Northwood High School as a sophomore transfer from Maryvale Prep, she

didn’t realize what she was getting into, she said. “It was sort of like, huh? It was a little surprising,” she said. Lacrosse wasn’t a big deal at Northwood in Brown’s ﬁrst season in 2013, and it still isn’t today. But she and her teammates are doing what they can to change that. Brown and Lauren Baughan, both seniors, are the type of club-caliber players rarely seen at the Silver Spring school. They’re trying to take a team

No easy formula for great doubles team In boys tennis, singles players transition to playing with someone else n

ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

Landon School’s Zach Cooper had gone about ﬁve years without playing in singles tournaments — and about one year without even picking up a tennis racket — but

he wasn’t quite ready to call it quits. So last spring, the then-junior made his return to the courts, this time as a doubles player. The game was nothing like the one he’d grown accustomed to in the youth tennis circuit. Instead of having the whole court, he’d have half. Instead of long baseline rallies, points would be decided quickly at the net. And instead of playing at his own pace, he’d have to hit the less flashy, high-per-

centage shots to set up his partner. He’d have to change the way he played entirely. But Cooper quickly broke those singles habits and established himself as a top doubles player for the eventual 2014 Interstate Athletic Conference Champions. “It was different. It was much different,” said Cooper, whose primary sport is soccer. “... Singles you can craft it however you want.

See DOUBLES, Page B-2

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Landon School senior Zach Cooper found new life as a doubles player in tennis.

1930811

THE GAZETTE

Page B-2

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Gaithersburg softball a storm no more City no longer dominates high school softball like it once did BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

These days, it’s hard to imagine a time when the Sherwood High School softball team wasn’t all but guaranteed to roll through Montgomery County opponents. But 10 to 15 years ago, Olney didn’t necessarily stand out as a hotbed for softball talent. One area that did, however, was Gaithersburg. When the Warriors won the first of their three consecutive state titles in 2012, they broke a 13-year Montgomery County drought. The last team to win a state title before then: Gaithersburg in 1999 — first-year Trojans coach Laura Hamilton was a junior on that team. Gaithersburg won its last Class 4A West Region title in 2006 and has since slipped toward the bottom of the county’s hierarchy of teams. Likewise, in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Watkins Mill was a perennial postseason contender. The Wolverines reached the state tournament five times

DOUBLES

Continued from Page B-1 Doubles you may not ... There’s sort of a flow that you need to have. A dynamic flow where you can work together,” Cooper, now a first team doubles player at the Bethesda school, has had an exceptional return to tennis, but Montgomery County’s top teams are filled with singles-turned-doubles players. Whitman’s Jonathan Chen, for instance, was a singles player before his sophomore season, though now calls himself a doubles specialist. He and partner Oscar Levine have climbed up the Vikings’ ladder and now play first team doubles in their third year together. “That’s usually what happens,” Chen said. “... we get used to playing doubles because the singles players are so good.” In most high school tennis leagues, including the IAC, three of the seven lineup spots are doubles teams. It’s in those

between 1995 and 2004. In recent years, they’ve struggled to win games. Gaithersburg has been outscored 53-25 in a 1-4 start to 2015; Watkins Mill’s (06) opponents have racked up 127 runs. So, what happened to Gaithersburg-area softball? The answer is quite simple. “One of the things that’s happened, one of the struggles is that we don’t have a natural feeder program,” longtime Watkins Mill coach Jody Tyler said. In the 2000s it was hard to ﬁnd a top Montgomery County softball player who didn’t play for the Montgomery Village Sports Association Storm. Athletes drove from all over the county and the state — let alone the surrounding community — to compete with one of the area’s ﬁrst premier travel programs. Now, they no longer have to. Travel softball opportunities have popped up countywide — Germantown-based Titans and Red Raiders, Olney Boys and Girls Club — making it less necessary for players to venture outside of their own communities. In turn, the once booming MVSA has dwindled to one team. The Red Raiders even have their own indoor facility. Now, instead of being bol-

stered by year-round ball players, Tyler said a good portion of her players are borrowing gloves. Part of the problem, Tyler added, is the lack of opportunity to even learn the basics. The growth of these private travel organizations — in all sports — has forced the Montgomery County Department of Recreation, once the go-to for low-cost recreational leagues in just about every sport, to cut everything but its youth basketball leagues. One would think middle school ball would help prepare athletes for varsity, but middle school programs are slowpitch and are almost more of a detriment than a help, coaches have said. Cost also likely plays a major role, Tyler and Hamilton said. It can be hundreds of dollars just to try out for a travel team and if one makes the team, yearly membership is likely to exceed $1,000. Most travel organizations do offer recreational opportunities but the reality is, to compete in the county these days, it takes a lot more work, and ﬁnancial commitment.

positions, not singles, that coaching and teamwork comes in. How the doubles pairs are determined varies by school. Landon coach Adam Atwell said he’ll try to team up players with complementary skill sets, but it’s far from an exact science. “A lot of times my best guess isn’t what ends up being the eventual lineup. You just have to watch them play,” Atwell said. ”There’s no formula for it. It’s just kind of an art.” Teams will often pair lefthanded players with righthanded players, or power players with finesse, or baseliners with net specialists. “The key is putting the combination between sweet and sour,” Bethesda-Chevy Chase coach Christopher Hoey said. But coaches, such as Whitman’s Jasen Gohn, said that chemistry is just as important as fit. That was the case with Joey Gumataotao and Simon Amat (class of 2014), a pair that Gohn was skeptical of at first but ended up winning the county

tournament. “I let them pick their partners because you gotta get along,” Gohn said. ... “They kind of self select, fall into line with similarly talented players,” Gohn said. Cooper, now in his second season playing for Landon, has teamed with fellow senior Sam Boley this spring to make up the Bears top doubles team. Cooper and Boley’s complementary playing styles — the left-handed Cooper goes to net more, while the right-handed Boley has longer rallies — has helped them become a steady doubles team for Landon. Like other team sports, communication and teamwork may be what guides them to the top of the IAC. “It’s a way of thinking, that you do whatever it takes to get your team to win,” Cooper said. “You’re working for your partner next to you. You’re working for your team to get this match.” egoldwein@gazette.net

CRUNCH

Continued from Page B-1 occasional overlap. Whitman coach Geoff Schaefer had a lenient policy in those instances. “Swimming is supposed to be a fun sport and if they’re not enjoying it,” Schaefer said. “... It won’t matter if they’re missing my meets or their meets.” It does get to a point where the non-school commitments

DIRECTIONS

Continued from Page B-1 the Rockets, 18-6, in 2014). “I’m trying to win for sure and I’m trying to have fun,” Brown said. “... I feel like this year we’re winning and it comes from our positive attitude, and that’s what I’m trying to spread out to our whole team. We have to stay positive.” Brown and Baughan, both members of an MC Elite club team, led by Northwood coach Jennifer Buckley, are at the heart of the team’s attempted turnaround. The two led afterschool practices from December through February, which Baughan said helped Northwood field full varsity and junior varsity teams for the first time since she’s been there. Brown is a 5-foot-1 midfielder with speed that Buck-

can become too much for both the athletes and coaches. A few years ago at Whitman, there were two top tennis players who wouldn’t have been able to meet the team’s practice and match requirements and decided not to play, coach Jasen Gohn said. “I just don’t want to set up a thing where you miss every Wednesday,” Gohn said. But in individual sports such as tennis, it’s generally

enough that the players participate when they can, even if that means missing key earlyseason matches. “It’s just good experience, and good for the other players,” said Tsygura, who plans on returning to the team and playing in the county and state tournaments. “I just try to go to as much as I can.”

ley said is unmatched by any girl in Montgomery County. That’s helped the Iona College recruit become Northwood’s ﬁrst Division I signing since its 2004 re-opening, according to Buckley. “She gets to the ball, she takes off, and nobody can get to her,” Buckley said. But it’s not just speed that separates Brown — daughter of retired NFL player Roger Brown — from her varsity competition. Baughan said her teammate has an unconventional skill set that throws off her opponents. For example, she’ll hold the ball in front of her without cradling, allowing her to take full advantage of her breakaway speed, Baughan said. “It appears that she’s really wild but she’s not,” Baughan said. “I think that’s what makes her so much fun to watch, because she doesn’t really play

like most players.” Baughan has been part of a lot of losing Northwood teams — the Gladiators went 2-9 in 2014 and 1-12 in 2013 — but she’s hoping to change the school’s reputation. The Gladiators appear to have taken a step forward, not just in the results, but in development of her teammates, such as sophomore Jackﬁlle Pierre — who could each take on greater roles after Brown and Baughan graduate. But while Baughan is optimistic about the future, she’s still focused on the present. “My goal is to personally to make [opponents] try ... To make teams not think of us as just, ‘we’re playing Northwood today,’” Baughan said. “To make them actually realize that we’re real competition.”

FEATURED LENDER/BROKER

NMLS 1522

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

30 YEARS @ 3.375%-APR 3.423% 15 YEARS @ 2.875%-APR 2.912% AND 5/1 ARM @ 2.50%-APR 2.673%

30 YEARS @ 3.625%-APR 3.989% 15 YEARS @ 2.875%-APR 3.047%

NOW OFFERING 95% FINANCE ON LOANS TO $625,500 AND NO MI Rates subject to change without further notice

100% FINANCE - VA LOAN - 30 YEARS - 3.250%-APR 3.398% 97% FINANCE AND NO MORTGAGE INSURANCE

egoldwein@gazette.net

CALL

(301) 881-5555

1930958

www.americatrustfunding.com

jbeekman@gazette.net

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Wootton High School sophomore Kyrylo Tsygura has missed high school matches this year because college recruiters put a premium on junior circuit competition.

FOR FREE CONSULTATION

HELIO SOUZA NMLS #13003

***OTHER LENDERS PROMISE GREAT SERVICE, AMERICA TRUST FUNDING GUARANTEES IT***

http://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org

1930783

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Page B-3

SportsBriefs

Woodward mixes fun with racing

Northwood boys lacrosse senior recognized Northwood High School’s Lewis Andrews was named the 4A/3A East Division Player of the Week in boys lacrosse by the Montgomery County Lacrosse Coaches Association. Andrews, a senior attack, recorded nine goals, three assists and 13 ground balls in two games for the Silver Spring school. Churchill’s Louis Dubick won the award in 4A/3A South, while Magruder’s Josh Ferentinos won it in 4A/3A West and Watkins Mill’s Ross Campbell won it in 3A/2A.

Unique events add to the appeal of 43-year-old track event n

ADAM GUTEKUNST

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

STAFF WRITER

When veteran track and field coach Greg Dunston moved to Montgomery County from western Pennsylvania more than 40 years ago, he said he noticed the local meets and invitationals were lacking something: relay events. The same events Dunston had enjoyed and participated in at the Western Pennsylvania Relays as a high school runner were not available to the athletes of central Maryland. In an effort to rectify the absence of relay events, Dunston — then a teacher at the now-defunct Charles W. Woodward High School in Rockville — created the Woodward Relays. On Saturday, the Woodward Relays will be run for the 43rd straight year. “There were kids who ran in it, and now their children are running in it,” Dunston said. “It’s the idea that I wanted it to be around as long as it could possibly be.” The event has switched venues multiple times, following the well-traveled coach throughout his many stops. It began at Woodward in 1973, where it remained for 16 years. Then, Dunston moved the event to Walter Johnson, where he coached for two years before accepting the coaching position at Richard Montgomery. The Richard Montgomery principal at the time was not fond of having a Woodward-named event run at the school, so the relays were moved to Montgomery College. After a short time back at Walter Johnson, Dunston and the Woodward Relays found a home at Georgetown Prep, where the veteran coach was the cross country, indoor track and outdoor track coach until turning both track programs over to Daniel Rose two years ago. Rose, as it turns out, participated in the Woodward Relays as a member of the Sherwood track and field team in the late 1990s, before heading off to Adams State University in Alamosa, Colo., where he specialized in the hammer throw. The reason the Woodward Relays have been around this long, Rose said, starts with the man who created them 43 years ago — a man Rose described as a mentor in his short time as coach at Georgetown Prep. “Honestly, it comes down to Greg Dunston,” Rose said. “The guy works pretty much harder than anyone I know.” The relays’ 43-year run is just one of the things that make the event unique. A few years ago, Dunston was approached about adding a racewalk event — a hybrid of running and walking where the participants must keep at least one foot on the ground at all times. So, for the past two years, the relays have often begun with an exhibition racewalk in the morning. “It’s to get them to see some other track events they didn’t realize [existed],” Dunston said. “You have some kids that may not be the swiftest runners, but when they get into something like that and have a little success, they get pretty serious about it.” The staple of the Woodward Relays, however, is one of the final events — the steeple chase, a race between 2,000 and 3,000 meters, filled with barriers and a water jump that can often serve as entertainment if not traversed properly. In college, Dunston developed an affinity for the event thanks to his coach, a two-time Olympic steeplechaser. As the coach at Woodward, Dunston and his team got together the materials to dig out an official water jump, which inspired the then-Georgetown Prep coach to include the obstacle as part of the school’s track revamping. Now, with the Woodward Relays at the Bethesda school, the unique event has become a staple of the afternoon. The event is often a last-chance effort for some local standouts to improve a qualifying time for the storied Penn Relays, which close their time submissions just a few days afterward. But for many, including Rose’s athletes at the host school, participating in the Woodward Relays can be a highlight of the season. A young team, Prep is particularly strong in the field events, where they are led by junior thrower Chinedu Udeogu and pole vault specialist, Jonathan Paravano. Twin sprinters Tyson and Nicholson Porter take care of the short distances for the Little Hoyas, while Junda Yu and senior Travis Valmon handle the mid to long distances. Prep will be one of likely 40-plus teams at Saturday’s relays, marking yet another impressive turnout for an event Dunston has no plans to end anytime soon. “I’m 65-years-old now,” Dunston said. “I want to see this at least to 50 years. I want to make it through 50. If I get through 50 and can’t do it any longer, I want to find someone who’s willing to take it over.” agutekunst@gazette.net

County boxers .500 at state Golden Gloves ﬁnals

FILE PHOTO

Members of the Georgetown Prep boys lacrosse team celebrate defeating Landon School last season, which the Little Hoyas did twice. The two schools meet for the ﬁrst time this season on Friday.

Springbrook’s hot start not enough His team is off to a 4-0 start, but Springbrook High School girls lacrosse coach Adam Bahr is far from content. The transitions are off, the offense is struggling, and when players get in front of the net, they’ve become predictable, he said. With a steady goalkeeper in Ria Peralta and a solid draw control led by center Kera Talsania, that’s been enough to help the Blue Devils outscore their opponents 32-9. “One thing I will say about our team is we work very hard,” Bahr said. But for the 4A/3A East Division champions to defend their title, Bahr said they’ll have to address some of the issues. “We’re way behind where we wanted to be,” Bahr said.

LACROSSE NOTEBOOK BY ERIC GOLDWEIN Johns Hopkins recruit, as the lone returner. That inexperience has led to an up-and-down start, though Prep has lost just once, in a 9-8 overtime game against St. Paul’s in Brooklandville. The Little Hoyas won their most recent game, 8-7, over Paul VI, and will look for their second straight on Friday with faceoff scheduled for 4:30 p.m. at Landon in Bethesda. “The kids are ready,” Horning said. “They know it’s a Prep-Landon duel but I certainly also think that we got to play a good game.”

Rockville aims for winning record

Prep prepares for showdown with Landon Georgetown Prep won both rounds of the boys lacrosse rivalry with Landon last season, beating the Bears in the regular season and then finishing them off with a 10-7 win in the Interstate Athletic Conference championship. But Friday against an undefeated Landon (11-0) team ranked second in the April 1 Under Armour/Inside Lacrosse national rankings, first-year coach Charlie Horning said he knows No. 11 Prep (6-1) will have its hands full. The Little Hoyas lost nine of their 10 starters from last year’s 19-1 team, with senior midfielder Jack Olson, a

The Rockville High School girls lacrosse team is trying do something that its current players never have, and that’s finish above .500. The last time the Rams accomplished that feat was in 2011, when the nine seniors on the current roster were in eighth grade and the team had a less competitive 2A/1A schedule. Rockville (3-1) isn’t as fast as it was a year ago, when center midfielder Samantha Bauer (class of 2014) helped lead the Rams to a 6-7 campaign. But what it lacks in speed, it’s trying to make up for in skill and ball control. Senior Kathleen McTighe has helped replace Bauer, sliding over to utility midfield after playing more of a defen-

Paint Branch baseball starts season strong Their wasn’t much talk about what the Paint Branch High School baseball team was capable of doing this season, prior to the season. But now that the Panthers are 5-0, with solid wins against Poolesville and Bethesda-Chevy Chase, the rest of the county has taken notice. “We have a little something special this year,” Panthers coach Thomas Rey said. In their ﬁrst ﬁve games, PREP NOTEBOOK Paint Branch pitchers have thrown three complete GAZETTE STAFF games, including a perfect game by junior Tommy Nicholson against Watkins Mill on March 31. The team’s combined earned run average is just 0.22. Offensively, four batters are hitting above .400, and that doesn’t include preseason all-state catcher Sam Stewart who’s at .333. The Panthers are scheduled to play at undefeated Quince Orchard at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

Blake pulls off win without coach It was the perfect day — April Fools Day — for this scenario: The Blake High School softball team headed to the softball diamond for its ﬁrst Montgomery 4A North Division matchup while its coach, Nicole Wallace, was delivery-room bound. While their coach was giving birth, the Bengals shut out Paint Branch, 5-0. Blake (5-0) is one of just four undefeated teams left in Montgomery County. Sophomore pitcher Ellie Smethurst improved to 3-0 with the latest victory; the southpaw has struck out 21 and boasts a 0.95 earned-run average. Returning All-Gazette ﬁrst team shortstop Bailey Boyd is leading the team offensively, with a .600 batting average and Washington, D.C.-area high seven home runs.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Shorthanded Good Counsel still getting it done Jim Estes has yet to lose a regular season match in his two seasons as golf coach at Good Counsel High School, but the road has been bumpier than the record suggests. A late suspension of two of his top seniors last year threw a wrench in the Falcons’ postseason aspirations, and this season Estes is without the services of standout junior Gavin Rickert, who is absent from the team due to personal issues. In Rickert’s absence, a number of talented young golfers have risen to the occasion for Good Counsel, as they’ve cruised through their first five matches with ease, even defeating defending conference champion Paul VI, 8-1. Spencer Magladry, a senior exploring his options for playing at the next level, has stepped in as the leader, while new faces such as freshman Brandon Keller have stepped in to fill any void remaining. “This year, we have a young team,” Estes said. “But we’ve had a couple young kids step up.”

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

sive role last season. She leads the team in goals, assists and forced turnovers, coach Caitlin Ulmer said. “We have high expectations,” Ulmer said. “I genuinely believe we can have a winning season.”

Watkins Mill moves toward step two Last season was a rebuilding year for the Watkins Mill High School boys lacrosse team, as coach David Hafer put it. The Wolverines went 5-9, struggling early but picking up their play and ﬁnishing with wins in three of their last six games. That momentum has carried over to this spring, with Watkins Mill starting the season 2-2. That has Hafer feeling good about the direction of boys lacrosse at the Montgomery Village school, he said. On offense, Watkins Mill is led by Ross Campbell, a tall rangy attack with a knack for scoring. The senior was named 3A/2A Player of the Week by the MCLCA after scoring nine goals in two games. The defense is anchored by Matt Thompson with Michael Mudsi right behind him, Hafer said. “It’s working and they see it working and they’re really super excited,” Hafer said. “... They know they’re not talented enough to beat teams like Quince Orchard and Sherwood but they think that if they keep getting better like this, they can beat someone in that order by that end of season.”

egoldwein@gazette.net

The Washington Golden Gloves title ﬁghts took place on April 4 at Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington. In the Open Division, boxers with ties to Montgomery County went 2-2, led by Burtonsville resident, Tavon Body, who repeated as 165-pound champion. Rockville’s Saynggskhan Tashibay won the 152 title, however Germantown brothers Tommy and Bryan Avelar lost at 132 and 141. In the Novice Division, Evgueny Metchenov of Gaithersburg lost the 141-pound bout. Silver Spring’s Sipprino Zelldon won the 152 title. Winners advance to the Golden Gloves regionals scheduled for April 25 at Rosecroft Raceway.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

Capital Classic returns for 42nd year One of the nation’s longest running all-star games will be back in the DMV area, as it was announced Thursday that the 42nd running of the Capital Classic will be played April 24 at Catholic University. The game annually pits the best seniors in the region against top seniors from around the nation. No players from Montgomery County schools were selected for the Capital team. The players selected are: Randall Broddie (Potomac); Abdulai Bundu (Largo); Bryant Crawford (Gonzaga); Marcus Derrickson (Brewster); Kevin Dorsey (Clinton); Sam Miller (Gonzaga); Sylvester Ogbonda (National Christian); Edward Polite (DuVal); Justin Robinson (St. James); and Charlie Thomas IV (River Hill).

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

Good Counsel graduate helps Texas win NCAA swim title Rockville native Jack Conger helped the University of Texas men’s swimming and diving team to its 11th national team title but first since 2010 at the NCAA Division I championship held March 26-28 in Iowa. Conger, who set an American record in the 200-yard butterfly earlier this winter, finished runner-up in that event and the 100 butterfly at NCAAs. The sophomore swam the final leg of the national champion 400 medley relay that set NCAA and U.S. Open records with a time of 3 minutes, 1.23 seconds and was part of the winning 200 freestyle relay and fourth-place 400 freestyle relay.

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

THE GAZETTE

Page B-4

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Wootton pitcher sets himself high standards Patriots senior hurler ﬁnds motivation after losing to Gaithersburg

PRINCE J. GRIMES STAFF WRITER

Wootton High School pitcher Matt Ainsworth jogged back and forth along the warning track, from one foul pole to the next at Gaithersburg High School. It’s a practice shared by many pitchers on every level of the sport to ﬂush the lactic acid from their arms after a game, but something was different about ‘running the poles’ for Ainsworth this time. It was the ﬁrst time since the 2013 season that he had to run following a loss. Gaithersburg defeated Ainsworth and the Patriots 10-0 on April 1. “It’s not a good feeling,” the Gettysburg College recruit said. “It’s disappointing. I don’t plan to lose again.” Last season, Ainsworth was nearly perfect, earning a 7-0 record with two saves, a 1.19 earned run average, and 40 strikeouts. In 11 total appearances, he allowed just eight earned runs all season. Ainsworth established himself as one of the best pitchers in the state and was recognized as such, being selected to the Maryland State Association of Baseball Coaches 2015 Preseason All-State team. “It’s a huge honor,” Ainsworth said. “It meant a lot, being mentioned with some of the best guys in the state. It was a lot of fun.” The success Ainsworth enjoyed last season wasn’t new though. He came into the year off of a solid sophomore campaign where his earned run average was just 2.47. “He hits his spots,” Wootton coach JD Marchand said of what makes Ainsworth such an effective pitcher. “He mixes really well. He’s just — very good accuracy. He hits the corners of the plate. He works the batters high and low. And just to be able to change speed. That’s his strength. He’s not going to blow the ball by anybody. He’s throwing hard… but he’s able to hit the spots that he needs to. That was the key to his success last year.” Ainsworth said he loves pitching on the big stage, and he has proved that to be true in the past.

DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

Tori Huster (left) practices with Washington Spirit soccer team Thursday at the Maryland SoccerPlex in Boyds.

Spirit look to build on success Walter Johnson, Springbrook grads likely to play major roles n

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

Washington Spirit coach Mark Parsons made quite a few changes to his roster following last summer’s run to the National Women’s Soccer League semifinals. The postseason appearance was a drastic improvement over the team’s lastplace ﬁnish in the league’s 2013 inaugural season but there was a method behind the high turnover rate, Parsons said. The Spirit opens its 2015 NWSL championship campaign Friday night in Houston against a Dash team it defeated twice and tied once in three meetings a year ago. “We wanted to improve the roster and we’ve done that,” Parsons said. “We felt we had to have a better balance with regard to experienced players and young players. We needed more winners, players who have been in championship games and know what it takes to win.” It was also important these additions, which include 2000 Springbrook graduate Joanna Lohman and New York native Amanda DaCosta in the midﬁeld, defenders Estelle John-

son, Megan Oyster, Whitney Church and Caprice Dydasco and forward Laura del Rio, also bought into the high work rate and “never say die” attitude Washington prided itself on last season, Parsons said. “[That] mentality is what took us to playoffs,” Parsons said. “We were not the perfect team last year. There were times we should have lost but we tied and times we should have tied and won. We give everything, every second. We want to keep that mentality, [our] players would have died for this team.” Parsons said he also had to take into consideration the likely absence of marquee players, such as U.S. Women’s National Team defenders Ali Krieger and Crystal Dunn, goalkeeper Ashlyn Harris and Canadian National Team midﬁelder Diana Matheson — who is recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament — for nine or more games during the upcoming FIFA Women’s World Cup scheduled for June 6 through July 5 in Canada. While those players are undoubtedly irreplaceable, Parsons said he is conﬁdent in the depth Washington acquired during the offseason.

Offense Creating opportunities

hasn’t been an issue for the Spirit but converting them has — only three teams scored less than its 36 goals in 2014. Washington’s leading scorer from a year ago is no longer with the team; Matheson was second with eight goals. But the Spirit is not short on potential scoring options, which include returning midﬁelder Christine Nairn (six goals in 2014), Walter Johnson graduate Caroline Miller, del Rio, Estefania Banini and Tiffany Weimer, who is making her return from a torn anterior cruciate ligament sustained early in 2014. Miller, who is healthy for the ﬁrst time in two years after undergoing a series of ankle operations, is the type of player who can change a game in a split-second with her ability to score from virtually anywhere. “Already in three weeks I’ve seen [del Rio] score every type of goal you can score,” Parsons said.

Midﬁeld Lohman’s work rate, ability on the ball and in the air gave Washington headaches during its matchups with Boston a year ago, which is why Parsons said he wanted her on his squad. Fellow midﬁelder Tori Huster, who has also been important to Washington’s backline, said her arrival is also good for local fan

support. Nairn proved to be a tremendous playmaker in 2014 and scored some clutch goals; feisty former Western New York Flash midﬁelder Angela Salem and DaCosta also add a spark. Matheson’s speed, technical ability and creativity would add another dimension.

Defense Given the personnel — Krieger, Dunn, Harris — Washington’s backline should’ve been among the league’s best. Instead the Spirit’s 43 goals against were third most in the league. But that’s been an area of focus during preseason, Parsons said. Alex Singer returns to the defense and Washington picked up an exciting trio — Oyster, Dydasco and Church — during the College Draft. While new to the Spirit, Johnson and Katherine Reynolds bring professional experience to the backfield as well. Krieger, Dunn and Harris should bring the backline to a whole new level when available. “I think [last year’s success] definitely helps our confidence [going into the season],” Huster said. “I think it sets the bar high that we had that much of an improvement from the first year.” jbeekman@gazette.net

DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

Wootton High School pitcher Matt Ainsworth warms up during Thursday’s practice.

As a sophomore, Ainsworth pitched six shutout innings in the region semifinals against the defending state champions, Northwest, to reach the 4A West region final. Last season, Ainsworth got the win against Clarksburg in the section semifinals. Following each playoff game Ainsworth pitched however, one of Wootton’s senior pitchers lost the following game — in 2013 to Churchill in the region final and in 2014 to Gaithersburg in the section finals. So in many ways, this season’s early game against Gaithersburg served as preparation for Wootton’s top senior pitcher this year, only this time, Ainsworth hopes to avoid the pitfall that so many of his predecessors faced once the playoffs came around. “A little different being the underdog,” Ainsworth said of his past playoff games. “A little bit more expectation [this season]. It’s a little bit harder, but I’m better than I was the last two years. I’ve been working hard, so no pressure. It’s just a little different.” He said the recent loss will serve as motivation for the rest of the season. “It’s about the team this year,” Ainsworth said. “It’s my senior year. I want to get these guys as far as I can, in the playoffs. Not to say I’m carrying the team. We got a lot of seniors this year. They’re all good. Been playing with some of them over four years, so it would mean a lot to me to make this final run with them.” pgrimes@gazette.net

Magruder defense steps up vs. RM Colonels boys lacrosse team beats division foe

Present

ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

So much went right for the Magruder High School boys lacrosse team in Thursday’s 4A/3A West Division road matchup against Richard Montgomery. The ball movement was crisp. The shots were on target. The defense was on lockdown, and on the few occasions it lapsed, senior goalkeeper Carter Blank was there to stop the shots. But of all the good to take away from the Colonels’ dominant 14-3 victory, it was a late first-half penalty kill that im-

2015 Education Series with Bea Boccalandro Bea has helped Aetna, Allstate, Bank of America, FedEx, HP, IBM, Levi Strauss & Co., Toyota, The Walt Disney Company and many other companies develop and enhance their community involvement programs through strategy development, program design and measurement. This series will focus on building a high-impact employee volunteer program and is relevant to businesses of all sizes.

DATES April 30th • May 28th • June 23rd TIME 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM LOCATION United Therapeutics Education Center 1040 Spring Street, Silver Spring, MD 20910 Breakfast will be provided courtesy of Geppetto Catering.

pressed coach Stephen Burrows the most. “It was a thing of beauty,” he said. The defenders rotated, they slid in unison, and they communicated, preventing Richard Montgomery from getting into any sort of rhythm. Burrows, a third-year coach, said it was the best he’s ever seen his team perform in a man-down situation. “And that’s what we got to do all the time,” he said. It turned out that the Derwood school didn’t need that stop, as it led from start to ﬁnish in its ﬁrst victory over Richard Montgomery (1-4) since 2008. But the penalty kill helped Magruder (4-0) preserve its 7-2 lead heading into halftime. “It was the whole team play-

ing well. It was everybody being coordinated,” Blank said. “I don’t know, we’re all playing really great D.” The Colonels are in year four of what’s been a steady rebuild. The low point was 2012, when the current seniors were freshmen. That season they went 1-12, then had a 2-13 campaign in 2013, Burrow’s ﬁrst year. Last season they improved to 5-8, and after going 7-0 in the 2014 Performance Summer Lacrosse League, they looked primed for a .500 season. Magruder is well on its way to achieving that feat. It opened the season with a 6-2 win over Bethesda-Chevy Chase, its ﬁrst down-county victory in more than a decade, Burrows said.

RAIN OR SHINE! Since 1989

www.CapitalAutoAuction.com

WE HAVE VEHICLES FOR EVERY BUDGET AND NEED!

LEARN MORE AND REGISTER AT CVC-MC.ORG.

AUCTIONS EVERY SATURDAY

Temple Hills, MD

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

Washington, DC

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

Call 301-640-5987

or email dc@capitalautoauction.com 1930915

OPEN TO PUBLIC • ALL DEALERS WELCOME 1930818

BUY BELOW KBB VALUE

Arts & Entertainment www.gazette.net | Wednesday, April 8, 2015 | Page B-5

The stories of his life n

PHOTO BY SHELLY HORN

Cast members gather in preparation for the opening of Rockville Musical Theatre’s production of “Next to Normal” at the Arts Barn on Friday.

How do you deﬁne

NORMAL? ‘NEXT TO NORMAL’

n When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25; 2 p.m. Sunday, April 12, 19 and 26 n Where: Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg n Tickets: $22 n More information: r-m-t.org; 301-258-6394

Show touches on family issues, societal taboos BY

KIRSTY GROFF STAFF WRITER

Rockville Musical Theatre proves that musicals can be grounded in reality and address societal taboos with its production of “Next to Normal,” which opens Friday. The musical explores a family in their day-to-day lives trying to cope with the mother bipolar disorder and remaining grief from a trauma 16

years prior. “Next to Normal’s” first form developed in 1998 and, following several rounds of workshopping, debuted off-Broadway in 2008. Since then, it has gained traction in regional theaters while winning the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was a performance at the Kennedy Center that mesmerized director Shelly Horn and inspired her to submit the musical as a possibility for RMT. “I’ve been dying to do it,”

See NORMAL, Page B-7

Potomac attorney ﬁnds ‘Moments of Truth’ from his life

Neal Gillen has many stories well worth telling. In addition to eight novels, the 77-year-old Potomac attorney has written two memoirs. The most recent, “Moments of Truth,” is a collection of 114 tales about his interaction with a formidable cast of real-life characters, including wellknown politicians, underworld figures and actors. The road on which Gillen encountered a multitude of prominent individuals has been long and winding. He was the eldest of five children of parents who survived the Great Depression. His father operated heavy equipment by day and worked for the New York City subway system by night, and his mother was a hospital administrator and a Girl Scout leader. Gillen’s parents expected him to succeed. “My father wanted me to be a civil engineer. My mother pushed me into grade school a year ahead of my peers, sent me on to a tough Jesuit prep school, and I rebelled. I had a few tough years, but I turned things around on my own terms when I finally realized that if I was going to succeed, I had to knuckle down, change my ways and do the work.” As a young man, Gillen took any job he could get. “I delivered newspapers, folded newspapers in a candy store, delivered telegrams and flowers in the Garment District, sold peanuts, hot dogs and soda in Yankee Stadium and the Polo

BACHRACH

Neal Gillen

BOOKS BY ELLYN WEXLER Grounds, worked in a women’s hat factory and [in a dead-end job] for a large insurance company,” he said. At age 17, he joined the Navy, where he felt right at home in the crowded barracks that he said was not far removed from his family’s three-bedroom apartment in Queens. He served as a radio intercept operator of Russian and Chinese naval vessels in Guam and Okinawa, Japan, and a monitor of U.S. and NATO naval communications in Italy and England. After his stint in the Navy, Gillen earned degrees from New York University and Georgetown University Law School. He embarked upon his legal career with the American Automobile Association and went on to work as general

See LIFE, Page B-7

F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre

603 Edmonston Dr. Rockville, MD 20851

240-314-8690

www.rockvillemd.gov/theatre

Home School Talents

JULIUS CAESAR

Friday, April10 at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. ROCKVILLE CONCERT BAND

MUSIC FOR ALL AGES:

REEL MUSIC No tickets required; $5 suggested donation

1931058

1931059

Join us for the

Community Living Support for Adults with Developmental Disabilities

Toast to Congressman Chris Van Hollen Celebrating Milestones of Change

April 20th @ 6:00pm Bethesda North Marriott Conference Center Tickets and sponsorship information at

www.jubileemd.org

1931544

Supporting people with disabilities in our community, and the programs that help them thrive.

1933136

1931543

1930955

Sunday, April 12 at 3 p.m.

Page B-6

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

The music of Sao Paulo

The Brasil Guitar Duo is set to perform Saturday at Westmoreland Church in Bethesda as part of the Marlow Guitar Series. Joao Luiz and Douglas Lora met as teenagers in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and have performed together ever since, mixing the music of western Europe and music of Brazil in the inimitable fashion of that part of the world, where popular guitar music and classical guitar music make a romantic connection known as “a crossover,“ and offer us a chance to simply enjoy the excitement and thrill of ﬁne music-making, drawn from the enchanting land of the Bossa Nova. Professor Larry Snitzler, head of the guitar department at George Mason University, will offer a complimentary pre-concert lecture in the lower level. There will also be a “Meet the Artists” reception following the concert. Tickets are $25 each and are available through PayPal at marlowguitar.org or by phone at 301-654-6403. Students under 18 are admitted for free when accompanied by a paid ticket. Students between the ages of 1822 are half price.

MARLOW GUITAR SERIES

The Brasil Guitar Duo will perform Saturday at the Westmoreland Congregational Church as part of the Marlow Guitar Series.

Off to see the Wizard

Adventure Theatre MTC is set to take the audience on a reimagined journey through Oz in a world premiere play by Jacqueline Lawton. “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” runs through May 25 and is based on the classic American children’s book by L. Frank Baum starring Helen Hayes-nominated Paige Hernandez as Dorothy. Dorothy and Toto know so many adventures are happening everywhere other than Kansas. One day, a cyclone swoops in and takes them to the wonderful and magical Land of Oz. With her friends the Scarecrow, the Tin Man and the Cowardly Lion, Dorothy sets off on the adventure of a lifetime down the yellow brick road to the glittering Emerald City to meet the wonderful Wizard of Oz. Tickets to “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz” are $1919.50, with group and ﬁeld trip rates available and can be purchased through the box ofﬁce by calling 301-6342270 or online at adventuretheatre-mtc.org.

BRUCE DOUGLAS

Dorothy, the Tin Man, the Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion all take the stage at Adventure Theatre MTC for “The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.”

DAVE HOFFMANN

Marin Alsop will conduct the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra at Strathmore for Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony.

Pleading the Fifth

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra conductor Marin Alsop and playwrightin-residence Didi Balle join forces once again to guide audiences through Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony at the Music Center at Strathmore on Friday. If Beethoven’s Fifth is “Fate knocking at the door,” Tchaikovsky’s Fifth is “Fate trying to get out.” With a heady mix of drama, vigor and passion, the BSO will perform Tchaikovsky’s Fifth while the audience enjoys a dramatic interpretation on the stage that breaks down the musical elements that give this masterpiece its hyper-Romantic character, followed by the work in its entirety. Tickets for the show are $45-$105. For more information, visit strathmore. org, bsomusic.org, or call 301-581-5100.

Two ﬁlms, one director

154305G

As part of the On Screen/ In Person Independent Film Series, BlackRock Center for the Arts will host a screening of two complimentary shorts by internationally-acclaimed director Paul Festa, “Tie It Into My Hand,” and “The Glitter Emergency” at 8 p.m. on Saturday Both ﬁlms are experimental in nature and follow the story of an artist who can no longer create art the way they used to due to a crippling injury. At once entertaining and deeply insightful, “Tie It Into My Hand” is an unprecedented look at the life of an artist, told entirely through interviews with pre-eminent directors, ﬁlmmakers, visual artists, writers and performers, including Alan Cumming, Barbara Hammer and Harold Bloom, among many others.

BLACKROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS

The BlackRock Center for the Arts is hosting its final On Screen/In Person documentary of the season on Saturday. A 1920s-style screwball silent short film, “The Glitter Emergency” follows a peg-leg ballerina’s (played by Matthew Simmons) struggle to overcome her disability in pursuit of artistic fulfillment. “The Glitter Emergency” is a story of fearing the thing you want more than anything else, of running from

your desires, of fantasty and humiliation and of love, evil and seduction. Tickets to “Tie It Into My Hand,” and “The Glitter Emergency” are $5 and can be purchased in person, over the phone by calling 240-912-1058, or online at blackrockcenter. org.

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

LIFE

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, 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 10, Laura Brown calls to the Glen Echo Open Band, 7:30 p.m., $10, fridaynightdance.org. English Country, 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 19, Addison Bleufonte with Marc Glickman (piano), Andrea Hoag (ﬁddle), David Julian Gray (clarinet), David Lopez (drums), $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. Social Dancing, “Getting To Know You Singles,” April 17. Over 40 singles dance. Free salsa lesson from 7 p.m. until 8 p.m. Dance until midnight. $15 cash at door. Knights of Columbus, 9701 Rosensteel Ave., Silver Spring, Gettingtoknowyousingles@ gmail.com, 240-620-5564.

MUSIC Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, 301-

258-6394.

Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, 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, 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. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter.org. Hershey’s At The Grove, Greg Harrison Jazz Band, April 8; Scorpion Rose, April 10; SR3, April 11; Greg Harrison Jazz Band, April 15; V-6, April 17; Apryl Raye and the Bootleggers, April 18, call for times, 17030 Oakmont Ave., Gaithersburg. 301-948-9893; hersheysatthegrove.com. Fillmore Silver Spring, Blackberry Smoke, April 10; Rare Essence, April 17; Wild Eyes, April 18; 420 Fest, April 20; Kind Ink, April 22; Earl Sweatshirt, April 23; Stone Temple Pilots, April 24; Testament, April 28; Sixx A.M., April 29; 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. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, “Music for All Ages: Reel Music,” featuring Rockville Concert band with John Saint Amour directing. 3 p.m., April 12. 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville. 240-314-8681

ON STAGE Adventure Theatre-MTC, “The Wonder-

ful Wizard of Oz,” 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,” 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, 301-6345380, thepuppetco.org. Rockville Musical Theatre, “Next to Normal,” April 10 through April 26, Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, 301-258-6394, r-m-t. org. 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.

Page B-7

Continued from Page B-5 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, “Straight from the Heart,” by Vatsala Menon through April 26; Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov. Marin-Price Galleries, Rosaline (Rosie) Moore, through April 23; 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-718-0622, marin-price.com. Montgomery Art Association, James Vissari, 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. Kentlands Mansion Art Gallery, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6425. Gallery B, “A Quiet Suspension of Time,” through April 25; 7700 Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda, bethesda.org. Washington ArtWorks, “Hang the Lawyers,” opening reception April 10 from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m., 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville. 301-654-1998, washingtonartworks. com. Washington ArtWorks presents “Hang the Lawyers”, an exhibition of artwork cre-

ated by attorneys and law students in the Washington, D.C. area. The exhibition will host its opening reception on Friday, April 10th from 6-9pm. The opening will include live music, refreshments, a silent auction, and open artists’ studios.

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

1931063

1931552

counsel and later, executive vice president, of the American Cotton Shippers Association until retiring in 2010. Although Gillen served as the “inquiring reporter” in high school and wrote a host of “motions, briefs, memoranda, as well as weekly legislative reports, congressional testimony, speeches and magazine articles” as part of his legal work, novels and memoirs came later, in his 60s. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough suggested that he write, and a childhood friend and politician Pat Buchanan encouraged him to write about neighborhood characters from his past. “As an avid reader of at least a book a week, both ﬁction and nonﬁction, I came to the conclusion that I have stories to tell and I can do this,” he recalled. “Moments of Truth” was a result of the decade of research Gillen did for his previous memoir, “1954 Adventures in New York,” which focused on a single critical year in his life. In the process of communicating with old friends and classmates, he said, “my memory was energized and

NORMAL

Continued from Page B-5 she said. “A lot of musicals, they ﬁt a formula — which is great and entertaining — and this musical thinks outside the box. It’s got a lot more drama in it, it’s sad and funny, makes you think and every person who sees it can relate to it in some way, shape or form.” Due to its rising popularity, many of the actors who came in to audition were already familiar with the piece. From there, the chosen cast of six could immediately jump in and discuss the characters and the relationships between one another, as everyone already had a fairly good idea of what the show was about and what they had to offer. “I’m actually following the actors’ leads in a lot of cases,” Horn said. “These are top actors — there’s no attitude, it’s about all of us together. I’ve been giving them the tools and letting them take the lead, they are totally on target and

brought forth numerous other stories.” In planning the book, “I decided to use only those stories where the takeaway was a moment of truth ...,” Gillen said, “114 separate stories covering my days in the Navy, falling in love, learning and practicing the law, my considerable involvement in national politics, interesting characters and notable people I came across in life, significant events — such as the 1963 March on Washington and the 1968 Riots — and challenges I encountered in my life.” Retirement has allowed Gillen more time to devote to writing; he is working on short stories as well as two novels. He also practices law part-time, including administrative law work for a commodity fund, consulting on governance issues for a trade association and pro-bono work on arbitration issues for an international organization. Gillen has a solid plan for the future. “I hope to continue living an active life as I currently do — writing, traveling, giving back to my community, staying in good health, competing in swimming and enjoying the company of my wonderful partner in life,” — his wife of 51 years, anti-trust litigator Mary-Margaret Gillen. doing great.” Marni Ratner Whalen, who plays the mother, Diana, has had an eye on the musical for several years, despite never having seen the production in its entirety before. The character of Diana appealed to Whalen almost immediately when she listened through a cast recording of “Next to Normal” for the first time. “Her trajectory, her path trying to find happiness, is what spoke to me,” she said, “her dealing with a whole bunch of people who needed her to be well.” Diana is not alone in her issues; each of the six characters are affected in their own way, from Dan and Diana’s daughter Natalie feeling ignored to Dan’s anxiety and pain, worrying about the potential for change. “There are no caricatures here, it’s not cartoony in any way,” Horn said. “These six people have dug themselves in and done so much research, taken so much time to think about the character and put themselves in that place.”

Page B-8

THE GAZETTE

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Page B-9

C CLASSIFIEDS LASSIFIEDS SELL YOUR VEHICLE

As Low $ As

Houses for Rent Montgomery County

DELAWARE’S RESORT LIVING WITHOUT RESORT PRICING! Low tax-

CLARKSBURG: A

es! Gated Community, Close to Beaches, Amazing Amenities, Olympic Pool. New Homes from $80’s. Brochures Available 1-866-629-0770 or www.coolbranch.com

beaut bright, cheery TH 3lvl, 3br, 2.5ba, w/2 car gar, hrdwd flrs, w/d, finsh rec rm. $2300 + utils. Avail Now. 240-426-0730

DAMASCUS: 3BR

$1400/ 2BR $1200 +util NS/NP, W/D New Carpet, Paint, Deck & Patio 301-250-8385

GAITH: 3Br, Den, 2.5 Houses for Sale Montgomery County

SS/LEISURE WORLD- 1600 sq ft

TH, COOP, 2 BR, 2 ½ Bath, 148K, Agents ok ! Call 240-372-7997

Ba 3Lvl TH, balcony, patio, off st. parking, nice nghbrhd, near SG Metro $1650 NS/NP 301-537-5175

GAITHERSBURG:

4br 2.5ba TH, $1900 full fin bsmt, NEW Apps,Hd wd flrs Avail now! 202-445-6030

GERMANTOWN Rooms

SEEKING

ROOM

Single Male, 70, Journalist, employed FT seeks house sharing or apt to share in Mont. Co. Call Bob 301-253-3061

2Br, 2Ba, Nr Bus, Mont College & shops $1400 + util HOC NS/NP 240-476-4109

GE RMA NT OWN :

4 B R , 2 . 5 B A TH nr school 270 lrg kit w/skylite,deck $1,750 301-742-1385 jkim@jkarchitects.us

GERMANTOWN:

Condominiums for Sale Montgomery County

CLARKSBURG- 3

BR 2.5 BA fitness, pool, $1650 + utils, Avail Now! Sec Dept Req (240)418-6071

TH, remodeled, 3 lvl 3Br 2FBA, 2HBA, pool, HOC OK, $1750, Frances 301-908-9627

MONT.

VILLAGE:

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

Unfurnished Apartments Montgomery County

Lots/ Acreage

BETHESDA:

MOUNTAIN CABIN BA R GIN 2 STATE

VIEWS $69,900 CLOSE TO TOWN Park like hardwoods is the perfect spot This log sided shell. Easy access to 23,000 acres of public land all Utilities on large acreage parcel. Financing CALL OWNER 800888-1262

2B, 2BA unit in full amenity, pet friendly bldg. Shopping, restaurants & transp. Balcony gym, pkg incl. Avail April 1st. $2700. Call 202-236-5001

KENSINGTON:

Houses for Rent Frederick/Washington Co.

FREDERICK: 2310

N.POTOMAC ROCKVILLE: 1 BR

Apartments

• Domestic Cars • Motorcycles • Trucks for Sale Shared Housing

Shared Housing

ASPEN HILL: 1BD,

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

SILVER SPRING :

Unfurnished Apartments Prince George’s County

HYATTSVL:

w/o Bsmt Apt w/Ba, priv entr, kit, LR, nr Bus & Ft Totten Metro $950 Call: 240-304-8753

1BA in 2BD, 2BA apt. NS. $750 util incl. Off Belpre Rd. Avail now! Call: 301-642-5803

ASPEN HILL: 1Br

Condominiums For Sale

URBANA: Lrg & lux-

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

Commercial Property

GAITHERSBURG:

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

Condominiums For Rent

ASPEN HILL: Long

• Homes for Sale • Condos for Rent • Shared Housing

w/BA, shared kit & living rm , NS/NP, $600/mo + sec dep req call 301-962-5778

BURTONSVILLE:

MBR w/BA in apt; 1 person, 2 closets, W&D, nr 495/95, $780 incl utils 301-803-0981

G A I T H : 1Br w/pvt

GLENNDALE:

Furnished room, shared BA & kitchen. $450 includes utils. 301-464-0154

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

bath shr kitchen $650 util catv incl N/S, nr M O N T . V I L L A G E : Mall, Metro, Bus Avail 3BR 2 BA, Fully Furnow! 301-963-4050 nished walking disG A I T H E R S B U R G : tance library near bus 1BD, 1BA in 2BD, 2BA & metro $1995 Avail apt. $675 cable & utils Now! Call 240-643incl. Near MVA. 240- 8842 938-3123

GAITHERSBURG:

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

GAITHERSBURG:

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

Meade Condo 2br, 2ba, fp, w/d. $1,395+ GAITH/MONT VILL. utils. Call 301-996- Master Bedroom 9375 $600/mo Avail now Ns/Np Nr Bus Shops B E T H E S D A : 2Br, Call 240-426-5651 1Ba, walk to Mont Mall & trans hub, $1550 mo GE RMA NT OWN : incl gas/water, NP/NS Lrg Br $550, Sm Br $450 utils incl shrd Ba Call: 240-357-0122 for both, nr bus & B E T H : Nr Montg. shops, Call: 301-920Mall. 2brs 1ba, $1675; 4988 front patio/back balc, wet bar, parking, W/D. G E R M A N T O W N Mature Male, Furn Call 240-506-9469 BRs. Util incl. Near 61 CABIN JOHN- 1 bd & 98 Bus Line. Sarah condo close to DC & 240-671-3783

MONT VILLAGE:

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

Apartments

SILVER

SPRING: Lrg room in apt, Castle Blvd, all utils incl $650, 1mo sec. Avail immed 240-643-7007. SILVER

SS/ASPEN

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

GE RMA NT OWN :

3BR, 2BA, pkg, 3rd lvl. Near 270/shops Fully reno,Pool $1,700+utils 240-899-1694

* OBTAIN AUTOGRAPHS FROM NEGRO LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS AND TUSKEGEE AIRMEN.

Admission: $7.00, Students Free

GP2163

(301) 649-1915 • WWW.JOHNSONSHOWS.COM Auctions

Vacation Property for Sale

Apartments

19521 Woodfield Road (Rt 124) Gaithersburg, MD 20879 Furniture-Art-Jewelry-Iron Trivits

301-948-3937 - Open 9:00 AM

#5205 Look on Auctionzip.com

AUCTION

RV’s, Campers, Motorcycles, ATV’s, Boats, Accepting Quality Consignments Daily April 17 @ 1 PM, Richmond, VA. Motleys Asset Disposition Group, 804-2323 3 0 0 x . 4 , www.motleys.com/ind ustrial, VAAL #16.

AUCTION - Granite

Manufacturer Secured Creditor - (2) 2010 Park Industries Fusion 4200 Jetsaws, CNC Routers, Machine Centers, 60+ Vehicles & More! Bid 4/9 - 4/17, Silver Spring, MD. Motleys, 804-2323 3 0 0 x . 4 , www.motleys.com/ind ustrial, MD # SH-150048

RAWLINGS AUCTION, APPRAISAL & REALTY, LLC STEVE & PATTI RAWLINGS - PRINCIPALS

For more information visit our website: www.rawlingsauctionservice.com email: rawlingsauction@comcast.net 1-301-473-5796B • 1-301-418-1144C

MARYLAND. Best ESTATE AUCTION: selection of affordable 818+/- Acre Bath Alum Estate located in Bath rentals. Full/ partial weeks. County, VA. 8 ResiCall for FREE bro- dences, 3 Hangars, chure. Open daily. 3525’ x 50’ Paved Air Holiday Resort Serv- Strip, 5 Acre Pond, ices. 1-800-638-2102. Adjoins George WashOnline reservations: ington National Forest, Cave, Enclosed 16’x www.holidayoc.com 40’ heated pool, 32 Parcels Available. Vacation Property Auction held at The for Rent Homestead Resort on April 17 at 3 PM. 5% Buyer’s Premium. For MYRTLE BEACH: Condo 3br 2ba, more information, visit Sleeps 8. Free Golf, woltz.com or call DaWifi, HDTV, Tennis & vid Boush. Woltz & AsAmenities. $895/per sociates, Inc. (VA# 321) Real Estate Brokweek. 301-977-4227 ers & Auctioneers 800-551-3588.

Apartments

HUNT AUCTION

Sunday, April 12th, 10AM At Hunts Place

4008 SHALER DRIVE, SILVER SPRING, MD 20902 OPEN HOUSE APRIL 19 FROM 1 PM - 2 PM This is a “Lovely Brick Home” in the Quiet “Connecticut Avenue Hills Subdivision”. It is convenient to all Major Routes, Bus Lines & Metro. Home features 3 BDs, and 1 1/2 Bas. Lockboxed for Broker/Realtor Convenience or Call for Showings

Moving/ Estate Sales

COMPLETE CONTENTS OF HOUSE & GARAGE: Sat 9-

Apartments

DON’T WAIT APPLY TODAY!

Yard/Garage Sale Montgomery County

Business Opportunities

Musical Instruments

BETHESDA: Huge GET YOUR COMSale Sat. April 11th & PUTER CERTIFISun. April 12, 10-5pm. CATION ONLINE! Tools, clamps, drillbits, skillsaw, tablesaw, lawnmower, hoses, shelf units and more! 6600 Tulip Hill Terrace

Pets

Train at home to become a Help Desk Professional! NO EXPERIENCE NEEDED! Call CTI for details! 1888-407-7173 AskCTI.com

AVIATION GRADS WORK WITH HAVANESE PUPPIES JETBLUE , Boeing, Home raised, AKC, best health guarantee noahslittleark.com Call: 262-993-0460

LOST CAT: Lost,

Theo, Grey neutered male, near Friendship Heights. Reward. Please call Barbara at 202-253-6499.

4pm 500 Stone House Ln., Sil Spring 20905

Apartments

Auctions

CHARMING 3 BEDROOM ALL BRICK HOME MAY 2ND, 2015 AT 12 PM

ROCKVILLE

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

Auctions

REAL ESTATE AUCTION

TH w/priv Ba Female only nr Bus/Shops. $675 utils incl + SD Call: 703-914-5555

to advertise call 301.670.7100 or email class@gazette.net

2BR, 2BA remodeled. Near bus, shops & 355. $1390 incl water. 240-888-0592

* VIEW EDUCATIONAL EXHIBITS INCLUDING SLAVERY ARTIFACTS, BUFFALO SOLDIERS, MARCUS GARVEY, MALCOLM X, BLACK PANTHER PARTY, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER AND MORE.

HILL:

1Br, share Ba in 2br Apt $500/mo internet nr Metro, Bus, Shopping Ctr 301-254-2965 OCEAN CITY, share bath in SFH. Male $500 utils cable incl. Near Metro/ Bus NS/NP 240-483-9184

16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg, MD 20877

* PURCHASE BLACK MEMORABILIA, FINE ART AND CRAFTS FROM MANY VENDORS

SS/COLESVILLE:

RIVERDALE: Furn

ROCKVILLE: 1Br

MONTGOMERY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS

bsmt pvt entr, ba kit, w/d & fpl in TH. $1100 all utils incl. Call 301580-7814

SS/LAYHILL MBr in

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

April 11 & 12, 2015

SPRING-

Lrg room in bsmnt, $495, shrd kit, Ba & utils, nr Forest Glenn Metro 301-404-2681

Antique/Collectibles/ Flea Markets

Sat, 10am-7pm Sun, 10am-5pm

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

SILVER

• Career Training • Full Time Employment • Part Time Employment

BLACK MEMORABILIA SHOW

SPRING

M.VILLAGE: Male,

GE RMA NT OWN :

GAITHERSBURG

2 Rooms Nr Metro, Bus, Shops, Incl utils, laundry, phone, cable. Call 703-994-3501

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

VA near C&O canal and bike path $1500 Call 301-299-8024

Apartments

Antique/Collectibles/ Flea Markets

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

BETH/KEN: Bright. GAITHERSBURG: 1 Br, nr public trans 2Br, 2Ba, Top floor, W/D. Parking. NS/NP. New Carpet & appl avail May 1st $1275 Nr NIST. $1450 incl 301-520-5179 utils 240-888-4033 Bsmt apt w/2 Br, priv entr & Ba, w/d, kit, nr bus, 1400sf, $1750 inc utils 301-518-2650

sqft TH, 4BR, 3.5BA, 3lvl SunRm, Window Treatment. $1650. 301-300-4182.

Monday 4pm

3999

• Furniture • Pets • Auctions Real Estate Opportunities

CLASSIFIED DEADLINE

GP2162

BUY IT, SELL IT, FIND IT

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

SHELTIE PIES:

PUP-

Delta and others- start here with hands on training for FAA certification. Financial aid if qualified. Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-823-6729

It’s

FREE!

Sable Buy It, & White, AKC-Reg, Champion-sired, M/F, 9 weeks, $600. Con- Sell It, Find It tact: sheltielover30 GazetteBuyandSell.com @gmail.com

Apartments

FOR SALE: W h o

else wants a Vintage collectable Harp?, Have you ever thought about playing the harp? Or maybe you have thought about a nice decoration to add to your home for show? My harp is sure to win your attention! I am selling my harp, because it used to belong to my mother who passed away years ago, and now its just sitting in my house with no one playing it. I need to sell the harp, so i can get money to pay for school. And I dont have alot of other options for raising money.Its comes with a cover and pick I am willing to negotiate on the price., 3500

Apartments

SILVER SPRING CALL FOR SPECIALS

STRATHMORE HOUSE APARTMENTS kSwimming Pool kNewly Updated Units

Senior Living 62+

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

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

301-948-8898

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

www.PinnacleAMS.com/GardensOfTraville

kSpacious Floor Plans kSmall Pets Welcome

14431 Traville Garden Circle Rockville, Maryland 20850

301-762-5224

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

kBalcony Patio

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

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

in every unit

Advertise Your Apartment Community Here! Contact: Ashby Rice (301) 670-2667 for pricing and ad deadlines.

G557968

and reach over 350,000 readers!

Page B-10

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s Legal Notices

Legal Notices

Full Time Help Wanted

MONTGOMERY COUNTY REVENUE AUTHORITY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on April 28, 2015 by the Montgomery County Revenue Authority (the "Authority") at 11 a.m. Eastern Time in the Montgomery County Executive Office Building, Suite 410, located at 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, Maryland 20850, to permit any person to appear and testify concerning the proposed issuance and sale by the Authority of its Montgomery County Revenue Authority Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2015A (the "Bonds"), in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $32,000,000. The proceeds of the Bonds will be loaned by the Authority to Montgomery College Foundation, Inc. (the "Borrower"), a Maryland non-stock corporation and a taxexempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, to be used by the Borrower to (i) refund all or a portion of the outstanding Montgomery County Revenue Authority Transportation Fund Lease Revenue Bonds, Series 2008A, which bonds financed or refinanced the acquisition, design, construction and equipping of an approximate 160,000 gross square foot parking garage and related improvements on the Takoma Park/Silver Spring campus of The Board of Community College Trustees for Montgomery County, Maryland (the "College") located at 930 King Street, Silver Spring, Maryland (the "2008 Project"), (ii) finance a portion of the acquisition, design, construction and equipping of an approximate 310,000 gross square foot parking garage and related improvements on the Rockville Campus of the College located at 900 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, Maryland (the "2015 Project" and together with the 2008 Project, the "Projects"); (iii) pay a portion of the cost of interest on the Bonds during the construction of the 2015 Project, and (iv) pay the costs of issuing the Bonds. The Borrower owns the 2008 Project and will own the 2015 Project or will have an ownership interests in the 2015 Project. The Borrower leases the 2008 Project and will lease the 2015 Project to the College for use in its operation as an institution of higher education. The Borrower will be responsible for all costs associated with the Bonds, including principal, interest and the costs of issuing the Bonds. The Authority is not responsible for any of these costs. Neither the Bonds nor the interest thereon shall ever constitute an indebtedness or charge against the general credit or taxing power of the Authority or Montgomery County, Maryland within the meaning of any constitutional or charter provision or statutory limitation, and neither shall give rise to any pecuniary liability of the Authority or Montgomery County. This notice is given pursuant to Section 147(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Any person interested in the proposed issuance of the Bonds or the location or nature of the Projects may appear at the hearing and testify or present written comments concerning the Projects and the proposed issuance of the Bonds. Any written statement submitted prior to the hearing should be sent to the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority at the address of the hearing specified above. If persons with disabilities need any services or aids to participate in this activity, please call the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority at 301-762-9080. MONTGOMERY COUNTY REVENUE AUTHORITY (4-8-15) 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. 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 Engineering FULL MAIL ADDRESS: 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878; PHONE NUMBER: 240-777-7223. (4-1, 4-8-15)

Wholesale Optical Company in Silver Spring is looking for a quick learner. Duties include running & maintaining coating machine in a fast paced environment. We are seeling reliable, dependable people. No experience necessary, we will train. Mon-Fri Noon-8:30pm. Contact Bill White at 301-585-9060 for an interview.

Carpenter (Entry Level)

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 Engineering FULL MAIL ADDRESS: 100 Edison Park Drive, 4th Floor, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878; PHONE NUMBER: 240-777-7210. (4-1, 4-8-15) Miscellaneous Services

Career Education

LEAP INTO SPRING with the use NEED MEDICAL BILLING of our full-service furINTERIOR/EXTERI A-1 DONATE YOUR TRAINING PROniture upholstery OR STAIRLIFTS! CAR FOR G R A M ! Train to cleaning team! Call Raymond Maule & BREAST CANprocess insurance Upholstery Care USA Son offers STRAIGHT CER! Help United and Medical Billing today-410-622-8759or Curved ACORN Breast Foundation ed- from home! NO EXBaltimore or 202-534Stairlifts; Call Angel & ucation, prevention, & PERIENCE NEED7768- DC & MD. As in- Kathy TODAY 888support programs. ED! Online training dustry leaders, we can 353-8878; Also availaFAST FREE PICKUP - at CTI gets you job make your spring ble Exterior Porchlifts; 24 HR RESPONSE ready! HS cleaning a breeze. Avoid Unsightly Long TAX DEDUCTION Diploma/Ged & Visit us at Ramps; Save 888-444-7514 Computer/Internet www.upholsterycareus $200.00. needed. 1-877-649a.com 2671 Licensed Daycare

Licensed Daycare

Daycare Directory Lic#: 31453 Lic#: 152997 Lic#: 159882 Lic#: 250177 Lic#: 59113 Lic#: 250362 Lic#: 150265

301-253-6864 301-926-6062 301-674-4173 240-408-6532 301-540-8819 240-418-4464 301-330-8440

20872 20879 20855 20876 20874 20878 20879

DEADLINE: MAY 4th, 2015 Domestic Services Offered

Domestic Help Wanted

EXPERIENCE with NANNY

ESTATE CARETAKER NEEDED:

excellent references looking for PT or FT position. Fluent in Eng. Ask for Judy 301980-0516

Driving, cleaning errands & light gardening, must have own car & Drivers Lic 240-499-6013

Let Gazette Careers help you find that next position in your LOCAL area.

G GD28032 D28032

Children’s Center Of Damascus GG’s Little Angel Daycare Starburst Child Care Learn And Play Daycare Luz Day Care Magnet Montessori Daycare Zulma Day Care

Full Time Help Wanted

Pagenstecher GROUP

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 Silver Spring

Work with the BEST!

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

Must R.S.V.P.

Call Bill Hennessy

301-388-2626 301-388-2626

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

NOW HIRING COMPANIONS FOR SENIORS!

Medical Receptionist

ELECTRICIAN

Stationary Engineer: Mon-Fri, day work. State facility in Rockville seeks stationary engineer with 4 years experience tending oil fired boilers. Knowledge of general facility maintenance helpful. We offer generous paid leave and Md. State benefits. Salary pursuant to experience. Mail Resume to the John L. Gildner RICA, Human Resources, 15000 Broschart Road, Rockville, MD 20850 / or / can be faxed to 301-251-6815; or e-mail to demetra.swarr@maryland.gov EOE

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

Recruiting is now Simple! Get Connected

CARPENTER APPRENTICESHIP

Applications for Carpenter, Millwright, and Pile Driver apprenticeships will be accepted by Mid-Atlantic Carpenters’ Training Centers on the following dates: April 20 - May 15, 2015. Applications will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. only. The test date is Thursday, May 21, 2015. A non-refundable $20 administrative processing fee is required. Money orders only. Anyone interested should call 301-736-1696 for further details. EOE

Dental

F/T FRONT DESK

in modern Gaithersburg office. Dental Experience and/or knowledge or Dentrix software a plus. Please email resumes to Lakeforestdental@gmail.com or fax to (301)330-9734

DRIVER Driver needed for J&J. Must have experience. Trash Company, CDL Class B License Required. Vaca, Health and dental ins & pay DOE.

800-465-2350

Farm Equipment Operator

Full Time Sod Production Position. Operate and maintain forklifts, tractors, etc. Benefits include Bonus and Retirement Programs. Health Insurance available. Summit Hall Turf Farm 21300 River Rd Poolesville, MD 301-948-2900

General Warehouse In Gaithersburg, filling orders, loading truck and delivery, M-F 8-5pm must be able to handle medium to heavy products, speak and understand English and have a current and clean driver’s license. To apply, pls

to advertise call 301.670.7100 or email class@gazette.net

Medical Records Specialist

Responsible for maintenance of medical records. Duties include scanning patient info into an electronic medical record, filing patient info, and preparing charts for visits. Position also requires cross-training for part time front office duties. Exp in medical office work and electronic medical records preferred. Fax resume to: 301-540-0865.

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.

301-921-9599

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.

call Bill 8:30-11am, M-F at 301 417-1300

Full Time Help Wanted

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

Interested applicants should email resume and references to: Loretta@pagenstechergroup.com

DESIGN BUILD www.pagenstechergroup.com

Full Time Help Wanted

CONSTRUCTION

Pursuant to Section 49-53 of the Montgomery County Code (2004) as amended, a public hearing will be held before the Director of the Department of Transportation (or his designee) at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, April 23, 2015, in the lobby level auditorium of the Executive Office Building at 101 Monroe Street, Rockville, MD 20850 to consider a proposal to improve Snouffer School Road located in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Specific Improvements include widening and resurfacing of the roadway between Centerway Road and Turkey Thickett Drive and new signals at Alliston Hollow Way and Turkey Thickett Drive. Provide grading for two northbound lanes, resurfacing two southbound lanes from Turkey Thickett Drive to Alliston Hollow Way.

Miscellaneous Services

Real Estate

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.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Snouffer School Road North Improvements (CIP #501119)

Miscellaneous Services

Full Time Help Wanted

AR Lab Technician

April 28, 2015 - 11 a.m.

Dated: April 8, 2015

Full Time Help Wanted

GC3465

Legal Notices

GC3532

Legal Notices

Dental/ Medical Assistant Trainees Needed Now Dental/Medical Offices now hiring. No experience? Job Training & Placement Assistance Available 1-888-818-7802 CTO SCHEV

Housekeeping

The Hampton Inn & Suites Gaithersburg is now hiring for the housekeeping department. Please apply within - 960 N Frederick Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 2087

MEDICAL

LPN/RN

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

Religious School Admin

Some of the respons. include: present at least 1hr before Religious School & after school hrs. Religious school is Sun 9:30am-Noon & Tues 6:30pm8pm, Sept-May, managing schedules & regular communication, ensuring classes have sufficient materials, supporting teachers & organizing school events, etc Send resume to: orchadashadmin@gmail.com.

TIRE CHANGER

FT, For Crawford Tire in Bethesda, Maryland. Job duties include mounting and balancing of new tires, tire repair and oil changes. Must have valid drivers license and be able to work Saturdays and until 7pm during the week. Benefit package available. Call Ed @ 301-654-8555

Career Training Need to re-start your career?

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s Full Time Help Wanted

Full Time Help Wanted

Page B-11 Full Time Help Wanted

Full Time Help Wanted

Southern Maryland Southern Maryland Southern Maryland Southern Maryland Full Time Help Wanted Full Time Help Wanted Full Time Help Wanted Full Time Help Wanted

Net Supp Engr II

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. 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

Analyze, test, troubleshoot, network systems, incl LAN, WAN, Internet. Configure, install equip, security/access settings. Min Reqs Master’s degree/foreign equiv Comp Engg or other Engg field (Telecomms, Electronics, EE) + 6 mos work exper. Full Time, M-F. MAIL to TB, SrMgr/Network Svs, Host Int’l, Inc., 6905 Rockledge Dr, Bethesda MD 20817. AA/EOE M/F/D/V. No Calls. Part Time Help Wanted

Part Time Help Wanted

Activitiy Assistant Part time.

Live in Caregivers

Part time. Tues, Wed & Thurs Apply at: porterhouseofcare.com

WAREHOUSE HELP Seeking highly motivated and hardworking team player for lumber yard. Mon-Sat. Will train. Apply in person at Fisher Lumber, 525 E Gude Dr, Rockville, MD.

Search Jobs

Find Career Resources

THE GAZETTE

Page B-12

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

`ÛiÀÌ Ã } -Õ«« i i Ì

ÃÃ> 6iÀÃ> Ìi vviÀÃ i iÀ}iÌ V ÃÌÞ }] Ã >ÀÌ ÌiV }Þ Ü } > } Þ ÃÕVViÃÃvÕ ì LÕÌ >Ã > Óä£{ ì ] Ì i ÃÃ> 6iÀÃ> Ìi i ÌiÀÃ ÌÃ ÃiV ` Þi>À v «À `ÕVÌ Ü Ì > Õ LiÀ v Ã } wV> Ì i > Vi i ÌÃ p i` LÞ Ì i >`` Ì v iÜ 6iÀÃ> Ìi -, > ` 6iÀÃ> Ìi - ÌÀ iÛi Ã° / iÀi >Ài Ü > Ì Ì> v wÛi ì Ã\ -] - * ÕÃ] -6] -, > ` - ° / i iÜ Óä£x 6iÀÃ> Ìi -, v viÀÃ > Õ LiÀ v Õ µÕi iÝÌiÀ À > ` ÌiÀ À ÌÀi>Ì i ÌÃ] V Õ` } Ã« ÀÌÞ vÀ Ì > ` Ài>À v>ÃV >Ã > ` }À i] `>À i>` } Ì ÃÕÀÀ Õ `Ã] v } } ÌÃ] Ài>À Ã« iÀ] ÃÕiì Ãi>ÌÃ > ` £È V Ã« ÀÌ > Õ Õ > Þ Ü ii Ã° / i Óä£x 6iÀÃ> Ìi - vi>ÌÕÀiÃ > À> }i v Ã«iV > iµÕ « i Ì] V Õ` } ÃÃ> iVÌ Ü Ì L i ««Ã] x°ä V V À ` Ã« >Þ] ,i>À6 iÜ Ì À] i>Ìi` vÀ Ì Ãi>ÌÃ] Û ì ì ` ÕÃÌ>L i À > ` £È V > Õ Õ > Þ Ü ii Ã° >`` Ì ] Ì i 6iÀÃ> Ìi ì ÀiVi ÛiÃ iÜ ÃÌ> `>À` vi> ÌÕÀiÃ ÃÕV >Ã ÕiÌ Ì Á > `Ã vÀii * i -ÞÃÌi ° 6iÀÃ> Ìi½Ã «Ì > iµÕ « i Ì «>V >}iÃ > Ã vviÀ iÜ À ÀiÛ Ãi` V Ìi Ì v À Óä£x° / i V «> Ûi V i Ì Ì i « «Õ >À 6iÀÃ> Ãi`> ] 6iÀÃ> Ìi Vi iLÀ>ÌiÃ Ì i Õ µÕi µÕ> Ì iÃ v ÌÃ x ` À >ÌV L>V ìÃ } ° Ì Ã >ÀiÃ ÌÃ >`Û> Vi` « >Ìv À > ` `À ÛiÌÀ> Ü Ì Ì i 6iÀÃ> Ãi`> ] ÞiÌ 6iÀÃ> Ìi >Ã ÌÃ Ü ` ÃÌ VÌ Ûi > ` vii Ã ì > ` ÕÌ° ÛiÀÞ Óä£x 6iÀÃ> Ìi Ã iµÕ ««i` Ü Ì > >`Û> Vi` £°È ÌiÀ " { VÞ ìÀ i } i Ü Ì `Õ> vÕi iVÌ > ` /Ü 6/

Ì Õ ÕÃ Þ 6>À >L i / } ÌÀ ®° / i 6iÀÃ> Ìi - vi>ÌÕÀiÃ > x Ã«ii` > Õ> ÌÀ> Ã ÃÃ ] Ü i Ì i - * ÕÃ] -6] -, > ` - `i Ã >Ài iµÕ ««i` Ü Ì > ÃÌ> `>À` iÝÌ }i iÀ>Ì ÃÃ> 8ÌÀ V ÌÀ> Ã ÃÃ °

T« h qñàqÒ «Ò «« x «ºq¥e DqÒ« D¥h q¥qÒ qà ^

ÃÃ> 6iÀÃ> Ìi½Ã ÃVÕ «Ìi`] ìÀ ÃÌÞ } Ã ìÃ } i` Ì >V V « Ã ÌÜ Ì }Ã\ «À Û ì ivw V i Ì >iÀ `Þ > VÃ Ì i « i > Vi

À>Þ] -Õ«iÀ >V ] Ã«i 7 Ìi > ` ÌÜ V ÀÃ p iÌ> V *i>V V > ` À }- Þ Õi p Ì >Ì >Ài `i Ã } i` Ì VÀi>Ìi > >VÌ Ûi] i iÀ}iÌ V «ÀiÃi Vi > ` > V i> ] iV vÀ i ` Þ >}i ÀiÃ«iVÌ Ûi Þ°

2«« ò ¥àqÒ «Òe Öq q¥à ÒÖà àq^ ¥« « ò

vÕi iV Þ > ` Ì ÃÌ> ` ÕÌ vÀ Ì i VÀ Ü` v i ÌÀÞ iÛi V «iÌ Ì ÀÃ° ÌÃ `À> >Ì V Ã >«i > ` «À « ÀÌ Ã «À Û ì > i iÀ}iÌ V Ì >Ì Àiv iVÌÃ Ì i >VÌ Ûi ÛiÃ v ÌÃ Ì>À}iÌ LÕÞiÀÃ° } Ü Ì ÌÃ ÃÌii« Þ Ã «i` vÀ Ì Ü `Ã i ` > ` ìi« Þ ÃVÕ «Ìi` ` ÀÃ] 6iÀÃ> Ìi vi>ÌÕÀiÃ > `À> >Ì V V >À>VÌiÀ i V> i` Ì i ºÃµÕ>Ã i°» Ã« Ài` LÞ Ì i ÌiÀ >Ì > Ã« ÀÌ v ÃµÕ>Ã ] Ì i i v ÜÃ Ì i ÌÀ> iVÌ ÀÞ v > ÃµÕ>Ã L> ÌÌ } > Ü> ] L Õ V } Ì i V ÕÀÌ y À > ` ÀiÌÕÀ } Ì Ì i « >ÞiÀ° / Ã ºÀiL Õ ` «>Ì » «À iVÌÃ Ì i `Þ > V i iÀ}Þ v 6iÀÃ> Ìi L Ì > ` `À Û } vii ° ÌÌi Ì Ì >iÀ `Þ > V ìÌ> i «Ã 6iÀÃ> Ìi >V iÛi > V ivwV i Ì v `À>} v ä°Ó n 8ÌÀ V iµÕ ««i` ì Ã® q > i «iÀVi Ì ìVÀi>Ãi ÛiÀ Ì i «ÀiÛ ÕÃ }i iÀ>Ì 6iÀÃ> >ÌV L>V ½Ã ä°Î£ `° / i >À}i vÀ Ì Ã« iÀ V L iÃ Ü Ì > º V Õ«» À v Ã >«i > ` Ü >iÀ `À>} y À ÃÌÀÕVÌÕÀi V Õ` } vÀ Ì > ` Ài>À Ì Ài ìyiVÌ ÀÃ] Ài>À ÃÕÃ«i Ã Li> Õ Ìi` yÕÃ Ü Ì y À > ` vÕi Ì> ìyiVÌ ÀÃ® Ì ` ÀiVÌ > Ày Ü ÛiÀ] Õ ìÀ > ` >À Õ ` Ì i L `Þ° 8ÌÀ V ÌÀ> Ã ÃÃ iµÕ ««i` 6iÀÃ> Ìi ì Ã V Õì ÃÃ> ½Ã wÀÃÌ iÛiÀ VÌ Ûi À i - ÕÌÌiÀ] Ü V ÌÃ Ì i > Õ Ì v > À i ÌiÀ } Ì i i } i V «>ÀÌ i Ì] Ài`ÕV } `À>} v ÀVi LÞ ä°ä£° / i VÌ Ûi À i

- ÕÌÌiÀ Ã }i iÀ> Þ V Ãi` >Ì Ã«ii`Ã >L Ûi Óä iÃ «iÀ ÕÀ° / i V V vÀ Ì }À i > ` >À}i Õ Ì ÀiyiVÌ À i>` } ÌÃ >Ài «> Ài` Ü Ì Ìi½Ã ºL iÀ> }» Ài>À Ì> } ÌÃ] Ü V >Ài Ã >À Ì Ì Ãi v Õ ` Ì i ÃÃ> ÎÇä< > ` Ã Ã> 1 ° / i Ã«iV > ºÛi Ìi`» Ì> } Ì ìÃ } V ÕìÃ Ã«iV > ÕÌ iÌÃ > ` « Ì i « }Õ ì > À >Ü>Þ vÀ Ì i L `Þ v À Ài`ÕVi` > À ÌÕÀLÕ i Vi > ` «À Ûi` Ài>À > « Û Ã L ÌÞ L>` Üi>Ì iÀ° } } ÌÃ > ` i>Ìi` Ã ìÛ iÜ ÀÀ ÀÃ >Ài > Ã >Û> >L i° / i iÜ 6iÀÃ> Ìi -, ì vi>ÌÕÀiÃ Õ µÕi -, vÀ Ì > ` Ài>À v>ÃV >Ã > ` }À i] `>À i>` } Ì ÌÀi>Ì i Ì] L `Þ V À Ã ì Ã Ã] Ài>À Ã« iÀ] Ã ìÛ iÜ ÀÀ ÀÃ Ü Ì Ìi}À>Ìi` ÌÕÀ Ã } > Ã q «À Û ` } > Ài Ã« ÀÌÞ >««i>À> Vi° >`` Ì ] > ì Ã vi>ÌÕÀi > iÜ º ÕÀ » ìÃ } Ã ì Ài>ÀÛ iÜ ÀÀ À Ã >«i v À Óä£x° 6iÀÃ> Ìi½Ã `Þ > V ìÃ } > Ã Ì> iÃ vÕ >`Û> Ì>}i v ÕÃi v Ã Ã> ½Ã } L> º6» « >Ìv À ° Ì vi>ÌÕÀiÃ > } £äÓ°{ V Ü ii L>Ãi i « } >Ý âi ÌiÀ À À iÃÃ] Ü i Ã Ý V Ã ÀÌiÀ vÀ Ì > ` Ài>À ÛiÀ > }Ã Ì > Ì i «ÀiÛ ÕÃ 6iÀÃ> >ÌV L>V i « «À Û ì > Ã« ÀÌÞ ÃÌ> Vi > ` «>À } > iÕÛiÀ>L ÌÞ° / i Óä£x 6iÀÃ> Ìi Ã vviÀi` i } Ì iÝÌiÀ À V ÀÃ\ iÌ> V Õi] ,i` À V ] À > Ì - ÛiÀ] >} iÌ V

0Ò«ºqÒ ò D ¥àD ¥qh qDh àÖ ïDÖà ò ºÒ«ïq hÒ ïqÒ ÖD~qàò

/ i « ÀÌ> Vi v > Ì> } > Ûi V i V> Ì Li Õ ìÀÃÌ>Ìi`° >`` Ì Ì «À ÌiVÌ } Ì i À w > V > ÛiÃÌ i ÌÃ] `À ÛiÀÃ Ü «À «iÀ Þ > Ì> Ì i À Ûi V iÃ >Ài > Ã «À ÌiVÌ } Ì i Ãi ÛiÃ > ` Ì i À «>ÃÃi }iÀÃ° > Þ i i i ÌÃ v Ûi V i > Ìi > Vi LiV i ÃiV ` >ÌÕÀi Ì `À ÛiÀÃ Vi Ì iÞ >Ûi > viÜ Ì Ã v `À Û } Õ ìÀ Ì i À Li ÌÃ° " V > }iÃ] À ÕÌ i V iV Õ«Ã > ` «i À ` V Ûi V i Ã«iVÌ Ã V> ii« V>ÀÃ ÀÕ } Ã Ì Þ > ` Ã>vi Þ Ì i À >`° ÕÌ viÜ `À ÛiÀÃ Ài i LiÀ Ì > Ì> Ì i À i>` } ÌÃ] > « Ìi Ì > Þ `> }iÀ ÕÃ ÛiÀÃ } Ì Ì >Ì V> V «À Ãi Ì i Ã>viÌÞ v `À Û iÀÃ > ` Ì i À vi Ü Ì À ÃÌÃ° " ` À « À Þ > Ì> i` i>` } ÌÃ V> Li >â>À` ÕÃ v À > Û>À iÌÞ v Ài>Ã Ã° 7 i V Õ« i` Ü Ì V i i Ì Üi>Ì iÀ] ÕÌ`>Ìi` À ` ÀÌÞ i>` } ÌÃ V> > i Ì ` vwVÕ Ì v À `À ÛiÀÃ Ì Ãii «iìÃÌÀ > Ã > ` Ì iÀ Ûi V iÃ° >`` Ì ] `À ÛiÀÃ Ü ÃÌÀÕ}} i Ì Ãii >Ì } Ì >Þ w ` Ì i À Û Ã L ÌÞ vÕÀÌ iÀ V «À Ãi` LÞ ìÀ i>` } ÌÃ Ì >Ì ` ½Ì «À Û ì Ì i } Ì Ì iÞ ii` Ì >Û }>Ìi Ì i À Ûi V iÃ Ã>vi Þ Vi Ì i ÃÕ >Ã } i ` Ü ° iV>ÕÃi i>` } ÌÃ V> >Ûi ÃÕV > `À> >Ì V «>VÌ `À ÛiÀ Ã>viÌÞ] Ì½Ã « ÀÌ> Ì Ì >Ì Ì À ÃÌÃ Ì> i Ì i v Ü } ÃÌi«Ã Ì > Ì> Ì i À i>` > «Ã° U ,iV } âi Ü i LÕ LÃ ÃÌ>ÀÌ Ì ` ° Ã i>` } Ì LÕ LÃ >}i] Ì i À } Ì ÕÌ«ÕÌ Ã Ài`ÕVi` LÞ Ì i ivviVÌÃ v Õ ` ÌÞ] i iVÌÀ V> ÀiÃ ÃÌ> Vi] w > i Ì v>Ì }Õi] > ` }i iÀ> ÕÃ>}i° / i ÀiÃÕ Ì Ã ` LÕ LÃ Ì >Ì > i Ì ` vwVÕ Ì v À Ì À ÃÌÃ Þ Õ } > ` ` Ì Ãii Ü i `À Û } >Ì ÌÜ } Ì > `

>Ì } Ì] Ü i > `À ÛiÀ½Ã Û ÃÕ> >VÕ ÌÞ Ã >ÌÕÀ> Þ Ài`ÕVi` LÞ Çä «iÀ Vi Ì° À ÛiÀÃ Ã Õ ` «>Þ >ÌÌi Ì Ì Ü Ì i À i>` } ÌÃ >Ài «iÀv À }] Ài« >V } > Þ LÕ LÃ Ì >Ì >Ài }iÀ «À Û ` } >ìµÕ>Ìi } Ì° U ½Ì ÕÃÌ Ài« >Vi LÕÌ Õ« }À>ì Þ ÕÀ i>` } Ì LÕ LÃ° Õ LÃ Ì >Ì >Ûi ÃÌ>ÀÌi` Ì ` ii` Ì Li Ài« >Vi`] LÕÌ >ÕÌ i Ì ÕÃ >ÃÌÃ À > Ìi > Vi Ã>ÛÛÞ `À ÛiÀÃ Ü Ì iÞ V> Õ«}À>ì Ì i À LÕ LÃ Ü i Ài« >V } Ì i ° `ÕÃÌÀÞ iÝ«iÀÌÃ ÀiV i ` Ài« >V } i>` > « LÕ LÃ iÛiÀÞ ÌÜ Þi>ÀÃ] > ` Ài« >V } Ì i «> ÀÃ Ì > i ÃÕÀi Ì i Ûi V i½Ã } Ì } Ã iµÕ> Þ L> > Vi`° ÕÌ À>Ì iÀ Ì > ÃÌ V } Ü Ì Ì i LÕ LÃ «À Û ì` LÞ Ì i V>À > iÀ] v À > LÕ L Ì >Ì > iÃ Ì i>Ã iÀ Ì Ãii >Ì } Ì > ` `ÕÀ } >â>À` ÕÃ V ` Ì Ã° / i * «Ã 1« }À>ì i>` } ÌÃ «ÕÌ Ài } Ì Ì i À >`] i « } Ì > i Õ« v À « À Üi>Ì iÀ] ` Þ Ì À >`Ã] >} } i>` } ÌÃ] > ` iÛi Ì i ÃÃ v } Ì Û Ã > Þ `À ÛiÀÃ iÝ«i À i Vi >Ã Ì iÞ >}i° >«>L i v «À Û ` } Õ« Ì £ää «iÀVi Ì Ài } Ì Ì > Ì i ÃÌ> `>À` > }i LÕ LÃ v Õ ` Ì i > À ÌÞ v Ûi V iÃ Ì `>Þ] 1«}À>ì i>` } ÌÃ VÀi>Ìi > LiÌÌiÀ Li> «>ÌÌiÀ Ì >Ì Ã `À> >Ì V> Þ }iÀ Ì > Ì i ÃÌ> `>À` LÕ LÃ] Û>ÃÌ Þ «À Û } `À ÛiÀ Û Ã > ` Ã>viÌÞ° U ÕÞ Ì i LÕ LÃ Ì >Ì >ÌV Þ ÕÀ `À Û } >L ÌÃ° - i `À ÛiÀÃ Ã«i ` > Ã } wV> Ì > Õ Ì v Ì i Li ` Ì i Ü ii Ü i Ì iÀÃ ÕÃi Ì i À V>ÀÃ À ÌÀÕV Ã Þ Ì ÀÕ iÀÀ> `Ã À > i Ã ÀÌ ÌÀ «Ã° 7 i Ài« >V } LÕ LÃ Ì >Ì >Ûi ` i`] Li ÃÕÀi Ì V Ãi > LÕ L Ì >Ì wÌÃ Þ ÕÀ `À Û } >L ÌÃ° * «Ã > iÃ > i>`

} Ì LÕ L v À iÛiÀÞ ÌÞ«i v `À ÛiÀ] Li Ì Ì i `> Þ V ÕÌiÀ] Ì i Ã V ViÀ À Ì Ãi `À ÛiÀÃ Ü Þ À>Ài Þ Ì> i Ì Ì i } Ü>Þ° * «Ã iÛi > iÃ > Ã«iV > i>` > « v À Ì ÀVÞV iÃ Ì >Ì VÀi>ÌiÃ > Õ µÕi À> }i ÀiyiVÌ Ì >Ì i «Ã ` ÃÌ }Õ Ã Ì i Ì ÀVÞV i vÀ Ì iÀ Ûi V iÃ Ì i À >`° Õ iÀ ÕÃ ÃÌÕ` iÃ >Ûi Ã Ü Ì >Ì À Õ} Þ i Ì À` v >ÕÌ >V V ì ÌÃ VVÕÀ >Ì } Ì] Ü i `À ÛiÀ Û Ã L ÌÞ Ã ÃÌ V «À Ãi`° - >`` Ì Ì > Ì> } Ì i À i>` } ÌÃ] `À ÛiÀÃ Ã Õ ` Ì> i Ì i v Ü } ÃÌi«Ã Ì «À Ûi Ì i À Û Ã L ÌÞ° U ii« Ü «iÀ L >ìÃ vÀiÃ ° 7 «iÀ L >ìÃ Ã Õ ` Li V > }i` iÛiÀÞ Ì Àii Ì Ã] >Ã Ì iÞ V> LiV i LÀ ÌÌ i ÛiÀ Ì i > `] ì«i ` } Ì i À vÀiµÕi VÞ v ÕÃi] V> Üi>À ÕÌ] iÃ«iV > Þ ìÀ Ûi V iÃ Ü Ì « ÌÌ } Ì i Ü `Ã i `° 7 i Ã«iVÌ } Ì i Ü «iÀ L >ìÃ] Ài i LiÀ Ì Ã«iVÌ Þ ÕÀ Ü `Ã i ` Ü>Ã iÀ >Ã Üi ] > } ÃÕÀi Ì >Ì Ì i Ü>Ã iÀÃ >Ài «iÀ>Ì } ivviVÌ Ûi Þ > ` Ì >Ì Ì i Ü>Ã iÀ yÕ ` L>Ã >Ã Lii Àiw i`° U Û ` > } } Ìi Ã Ì >Ì V «À Ãi Û Ã L ÌÞ° > Þ `À ÛiÀÃ i Ì > } ÌÀ iÌÃ] vÕââÞ ` Vi À «iÀ Ã > « Ì Ã vÀ Ì i À Ûi V iÃ½ Ài>ÀÛ iÜ ÀÀ ÀÃ° Û ` > } } ÃÕV Ìi Ã] Ü V V> «À Ûi ` ÃÌÀ>VÌ } > ` ÀiÃÌÀ VÌ Þ ÕÀ Û iÜ v Ì i À >`° U i> Ì i ÌiÀ À } >ÃÃ > ` ÀÀ ÀÃ° ÀÌÞ ÌiÀ À } >ÃÃ > ` ÀÀ ÀÃ > i Ì ` vwVÕ Ì v À `À Û iÀÃ Ì Ãii vi Ü Ì À ÃÌÃ] Ã > i Ài Û } > Þ w LÕ `Õ« ÃÕV ÃÕÀv>ViÃ «>ÀÌ v Þ ÕÀ À ÕÌ i Ûi V i > Ìi > Vi° iÌÀ Ài>Ì Ûi iVÌ

/ i À Þ ÌiÀ À Ã > Ã > «iÀ viVÌ >ÌV v À Ì i ÃÌÞ Ã 6iÀÃ> Ìi iÝÌiÀ À° / i v Ûi «>ÃÃi }iÀ 6iÀÃ> Ìi V>L «À Û `iÃ > Ã«>V ÕÃ Ì Ì> ÌiÀ À Û Õ i v ££Ó° VÕL V viiÌ > ` > « i V>À} Ã«>Vi v £n°n VÕL V viiÌ° >À} >Ài> vÌ ÛiÀ i } Ì >Ã Lii Ài`ÕVi` LÞ £°Ç V iÃ ÛiÀ «ÀiÛ ÕÃ }i iÀ>Ì 6iÀÃ> >ÌV L>V ® v À i>Ã iÀ >` } > ` Õ >` } v i>ÛÞ À LÕ Þ L iVÌÃ° / i ÌiÀ À > Ã vviÀÃ vÀ Ì i>`À v {ä°n V iÃ > ` Ài>À i}À v În°Î V iÃ q > } 6iÀÃ> Ìi L Ì ` vÀ i ` Þ > ` >`Õ Ì V v ÀÌ>L i° ÌiÀ À ÛiÀÃ>Ì ÌÞ Ã vÕÀÌ iÀ i > Vi` Ì À Õ} ÕÃi v > >Û> >L i

Û ì ì ` ÕÃÌ>L i À° 7 Ì Ì i ÃÌ> `>À` ÈäÉ{ä Ã« Ì v ` ` Ü Ài>À Ãi>Ì v ì` ` Ü ] > >À}i y>Ì V>À} >Ài> Ã VÀi>Ìi`° 7 Ì Ì i Ài>À Ãi>ÌÃ v ì` ` Ü ] Ì i Û ì ì ÃÞÃÌi VÀi>ÌiÃ > y>Ì V>À} >Ài>° vÌ } Õ« Ì i V>À} y À L >À` ÀiÛi> Ã > `ì >Ài> Õ ìÀ i>Ì Ì ii« Û> Õ>L iÃ ÕÌ v Ã } Ì° 7 i Ài Ã«>Vi Ã iiì` v À V>ÀÀÞ } Ì> iÀ À LÕ iÀ Ìi Ã] ÜiÀ } Ì i y À L >À` VÀi>ÌiÃ > ìi«iÀ V>À} Üi ° / i y À L >À` Ã ìÃ } i` Ì ÃÌ>Þ Ì i Ûi V i ÞiÌ Ã i>Ã Þ Ài Ûi` v ìÃ Ài`° Ì½Ã > Ã « i Ã Õ Ì Ì L> > Vi Ì i ii` v À > y>Ì >` y À À >Ý Õ V>À} V>«>V ÌÞ À ÃiVÕÀ ÌÞ° / i } ÃÌ v Àiw i` ÌiÀ À vi>ÌÕÀiÃ ÃÌ>ÀÌÃ Ü Ì Ì i ÃÌ> `>À` V Ì Ãi>Ì }] { Ü>Þ >` ÕÃÌ>L i vÀ Ì LÕV iÌ Ãi>ÌÃ -] - * ÕÃ® À È Ü>Þ Ãi>ÌÃ -6®] i 6 Ã ÃÌÀÕ i Ì>Ì ] É É

É ÕÝ >Õ` ÃÞÃÌi Ü Ì { Ã«i> iÀÃ] £Ó Û Ì « ÜiÀ ÕÌ iÌ] vÀ Ì ` À « V iÌÃ Ü Ì L ÌÌ i ` iÀÃ] `Õ> vÀ Ì > ` Ài>À VÕ« `iÀÃ]

vÀ Ì Ãi>ÌL>V « V iÌÃ > ` > Þ Ài > i Ì iÃ° i>Ìi` vÀ Ì Ãi>ÌÃ Ü Ì Õ«}À>ì` Ãi>Ì V Ì > ` ÃÌ ÌV } >Ài > Ã >Û> >L i] > } Ü Ì i>Ì iÀ ÜÀ>««i` ÃÌiiÀ } Ü ii ] V À iÉÃ ÛiÀ >V Vi ÌÃ] 1- «ÕÌ Ü Ì * ` V ÌÀ > ` ÃÌiiÀ } Ü ii Õ Ìi` >Õ` > ` ÕiÌ Ì V ÌÀ Ã° / i iÜ 6iÀÃ> Ìi -, V ÕìÃ Ã« ÀÌÞ ÃÕiì Ãi>Ì >VVi ÌÃ > ` > ÎÇä< ÃÌÞ i ÃÌiiÀ } Ü ii ° /Ü ÌiÀ À V ÀÃ >Ài v viÀi`\ >ÀV > > ` 7 i>Ì -Ì i° } Ì i Óä£x 6iÀÃ> Ìi½Ã Õ iÝ«iVÌi` > ` >vv À`>L i ÌiV }Þ Ã Ì i V >ÃÃ iÝV ÕÃ Ûi >Û> >L ÌÞ v ÃÃ> ½Ã >`Û> Vi` À Õ ` 6 iÜ Ì À° / i ÃÞÃÌi ÕÌ âiÃ v ÕÀ Ã > ÃÕ«iÀÜ ì > } i V> iÀ>Ã Õ Ìi` Ì i vÀ Ì] Ã ì > ` Ài>À v Ì i Ûi V i Ì «À Û ì > Û ÀÌÕ> ÎÈäc Û iÜ v L iVÌÃ >À Õ ` Ì i Ûi V i] Ü Ì Ãi iVÌ>L i Ã« Ì ÃVÀii V Ãi Õ«Ã v Ì i vÀ Ì] Ài>À > ` VÕÀL Û iÜÃ] i « } Ì i `À ÛiÀ > iÕÛiÀ Ì i V>À Ì Ì } Ì Ã« ÌÃ° / i À Õ ` 6 iÜ Ì À Ã vviÀi` >Ã «>ÀÌ v Ì i - /iV *>V >}i° Ã >Û> >L i >Ã «>ÀÌ v Ì i - /iV *>V >}i Ã Ì i >`Û> Vi` Ã Ã> iVÌ Ü Ì >Û }>Ì > ` L i ««Ã Ü Ì - À ÕÃ8 /À>vwV > ` - À ÕÃ8 /À>Ûi - À ÕÃ8 ÃÕL ÃVÀ «Ì ÀiµÕ Ài`] Ã ` Ãi«>À>Ìi Þ®] > Vi` 6 Vi ,iV } Ì v À >Û }>Ì > ` >Õ` > ` > x°n V V À Ì ÕV ÃVÀii ` Ã« >Þ° / i Ã Ã> iVÌ Ü Ì >Û }>Ì -ÞÃÌi > Ã «À Û ìÃ Ü>À }Ã v À VÕÀÛiÃ] Ã«ii` Ì v À >Ì > ` > iV À ÕÌi ÃiÌÌ }° / i > `Ã Àii /iÝÌ iÃÃ>} } ÃÃ ÃÌ> Ì q Ü V Ã > Ã >Û> >L i Ü Ì Ì i ÃÃ> iVÌ Ü Ì L i ««Ã >Ã «>ÀÌ v Ì i -6 > ` -, Ûi i Vi *>V >}iÃ q > ÜÃ `À ÛiÀÃ Ì ÀiVi Ûi > ` ÀiÃ« ` Ì ÌiÝÌ iÃÃ>}iÃ Ü Ì ÕÌ Ì ÕV } Ì i À Vi « iÃ° 7 Ì > Ì ÕV v > LÕÌÌ iÃÃ>}iÃ V> Li Ài>` Ì Ì i `À ÛiÀ > ` > ÃÜiÀi` Ü Ì «Ài >ì` ÀiÃ« ÃiÃ Û > Û Vi ÀiV } Ì ° ÃÃ> iÜÃ°V

À v ÌL> Ã Ì Ì ÀiÃ] y>Ì ½Ã « ÀÌ> Ì v Óä£x >Ã Ã Ü ÕÃ > ÞÌ } Ã v>À] Ì½Ã Ì >Ì ìy>Ì V> V>ÕÃi > vÀi âÞ] iÃ«iV > Þ Ü i Ì V iÃ Ì v ÌL> Ã° 7 Ü Õ ` >Ûi Ì Õ} Ì Ì >Ì Ã } Ì Þ y>Ì v ÌL> Ã Ü Õ ` Li V i > >Ì > ìL>Ìi¶ " i Ì }½Ã v À ÃÕÀi] Ì½Ã Ü V i>À Ü « ÀÌ> Ì «À «iÀ y>Ì Ã > ` Ü ìy>Ì V> >vviVÌ Ì }Ã] V Õ` } Þ ÕÀ Ì ÀiÃ° º/ i Ü i ¼ìy>Ìi }>Ìi½ Ã ÌÕ> Ì i «i` À> Ãi Ì i >Ü>Ài iÃÃ v Ì i «>VÌ v > À «ÀiÃÃÕÀi «iÀv À > Vi]» Ã> ` L LÀ> ] «À `ÕVÌ « > } > >}iÀ v À 9 > > / Ài À« À>Ì ] > iÀ v > Û>À iÌÞ v ÌÀÕV > ` V>À Ì ÀiÃ° º Ì½Ã ÛiÀÞ « ÀÌ> Ì Ì >Ì «i « i «À «iÀ Þ y>Ìi Ì i À Ì ÀiÃ] LiV>ÕÃi Ì iÞ >Ài Ì i Þ «>ÀÌ v > Ûi V i Ì >Ì >VÌÕ> Þ Ì ÕV iÃ Ì i À >`° 7 i i«Ì >Ì Ì i À } Ì «ÀiÃ ÃÕÀi] Ì ÀiÃ Ü }À « Ì i À >` LiÌÌiÀ > ` Ã>Ûi Þ Õ iÞ°»

ÀÀiVÌ Ì Ài «ÀiÃÃÕÀi Ã >VÌÕ> Þ Ã«iV wi` LÞ Ì i > Õv>VÌÕÀiÀ v Ì i Ûi V i] Ì Ì i Ì Ài > iÀ° 9 Õ V> w ` Ì i «À «iÀ y>Ì iÛi Ã > « >V>À` Ì i Ã ì v Ì i V>À ` À À Ì i Ü iÀ½Ã > Õ> ° / ÀiÃ Ì >Ì >Ài Õ ìÀ y>Ìi` LÞ n « Õ `Ã «iÀ ÃµÕ>Ài V «Ã ® V> Ài`ÕVi Ûi V i vÕi iV Þ LÞ >Ã ÕV >Ã Ó «iÀVi Ì] > ` Ì ÀiÃ V> Ãi >L ÕÌ £ Ó «Ã i>V Ì Õ ìÀ À > `À Û } V ` Ì Ã] >VV À` } Ì Ì i 1°-° ÛiÀ i Ì VV Õ Ì>L ÌÞ "vwVi° / >Ì½Ã Ü Þ LÀ> ÃÌÀ } Þ ÀiV i `Ã Ì> } v Ûi ÕÌiÃ i>V Ì Ì V iV Þ ÕÀ Ì Ài «ÀiÃ ÃÕÀi° º Ì½Ã µÕ V > ` i>ÃÞ] > ` v Þ Õ ` Ì Ài}Õ >À Þ] Þ Õ½ iÝÌi ` Ì i vi v Þ ÕÀ Ì Ài > ` }iÌ LiÌÌiÀ vÕi iV Þ°» / ÀiÃ ÕÃÌ Li V ` Ü i Ã«iVÌi` v À Ì Ài «ÀiÃÃÕÀi >Ì i>ÃÌ v ÕÀ ÕÀÃ >vÌiÀ Ì i Ûi V i >Ã Lii `À Ûi ®° iV Ì Ài «ÀiÃÃÕÀi Ü Ì > Ài >L i Ì Ài }>Õ}i > ` > i ÃÕÀi Ì i Û> Ûi ÃÌi Ã >Ûi > « >ÃÌ V À iÌ> V>« Ì ii« ÕÌ ` ÀÌ] Ü>ÌiÀ > ` v À i } L iVÌÃ° LÀ> Ã> ` Ì >Ì Ü i Ì `>Þ½Ã Ì ÀiÃ >Ài ÌÀÕi ÌiV V> >ÀÛi Ã] i ÃÕ}}iÃÌÃ Þ Õ > Õ> Þ V iV Ì i LiV>ÕÃi Þ Õ V> ½Ì Ìi > Ì Ài½Ã «ÀiÃ ÃÕÀi Ã vv LÞ ÕÃÌ } >Ì Ì° º Ûi v Þ Õ ÜiÀi } >Ì i v ÕÀ L }}iÀ Ì ÀiÃ] i Ì i " , äxx] Þ Õ Ü Õ ` ½Ì Li >L i Ì Ìi Ì i > À «ÀiÃÃÕÀi Ã ÜÀ } Õ iÃÃ Ì

Ü>Ã > ÃÌ y>Ì° -> i Ü Ì `À Û } Ã } Ì Þ Õ `iÀ y>Ìi` Ì ÀiÃ° 9 Õ «À L>L Þ Ü Õ ` ½Ì vii > L } ` vviÀ i Vi] LÕÌ Ì iÞ Ü Õ ` ½Ì Li i>À Þ >Ã ivviVÌ Ûi°»

iV } Þ ÕÀ Ì ÀiÃ Ài}Õ >À Þ Ü «>Þ vv] LÕÌ LÀ> Ã>ÞÃ Ì iÀi >Ài > Þ Ì iÀ Ü>ÞÃ Þ Õ V> > Ì> Þ ÕÀ Ì ÀiÃ v À «À Ûi` `À Û } > ` vÕi V ÃÌ Ã>Û }Ã° iÀi >Ài > V Õ« i\ U , Ì>Ì } Þ ÕÀ Ì ÀiÃ Ü «Ài Ûi Ì Õ iÛi Üi>À > ` «À Ìi > Ã Ì iÀ À ì° iV>ÕÃi Ì i Üi } Ì ` ÃÌÀ LÕÌ Þ ÕÀ V>À À ÌÀÕV V> Û>ÀÞ] Ì½Ã LiÃÌ Ì À Ì>Ìi Þ ÕÀ Ì ÀiÃ° 9 > > >`Û ÃiÃ `À ÛiÀÃ Ì À Ì>Ìi Ì i À Ì ÀiÃ >VV À`> Vi Ü Ì Ûi V i Ü iÀ½Ã > Õ> ÀiV i `> Ì Ã Ì i ÃÕÀi iÛi ÌÀi>`Üi>À > ` «Ì Õ ÌÀi>` vi° 9 > > ÀiV i `Ã Ì >Ì ÌÃ Ì ÀiÃ Li À Ì>Ìi` >Ì È]äää n]äää i ÌiÀÛ> Ã° U / ÀiÃ Ì >Ì >Ài L> > Vi` V ÀÀiVÌ Þ Ü «À Û ì > Ã Ì iÀ À ì > ` i « «ÀiÛi Ì «À «iÀ Üi>À° U iV Þ ÕÀ Ì Ài > } i Ì Vi > Þi>À° Ã> } i` Ì ÀiÃ VÀi>Ìi Õ iViÃÃ>ÀÞ Ì Ài Üi>À > ` } iÀ vÕi V ÃÕ «Ì ° U / ÀiÃ ÕÃÌ Li Ài« >Vi` Ü i Ì i ÌÀi>` Ã Ü À ` Ü Ì ÓÉÎÓ v > V Ì i ÜiÃÌ i}> Ì®° Ì½Ã LiÃÌ Ì Ài« >Vi Ì i Liv Ài Ì iÞ Ài>V ÓÉÎÓ ì«i ` } Þ ÕÀ `À Ûi }i }À>« V> Þ > ` ÌÞ«i v ÃÌÀiiÌÃ®° À iÝ> « i] ÀÕÀ> ÃÌÀiiÌÃ Ì >Ì >Ài ½Ì Ài}Õ >À Þ « Üi` >Ài ` vviÀi Ì Ì > V ÌÞ ÃÌÀiiÌÃ Ì >Ì >Ài Ài}Õ >À Þ « Üi`° 7 ÌiÀ ÌÀ>VÌ > ` ÜiÌ ÌÀ>VÌ V> ìV i >Ã ÌÀi>` ì«Ì ìVÀi>ÃiÃ° U iV Þ ÕÀ ÌÀi>` ì«Ì LÞ « >V } > «i Þ Õ«Ã ì ` Ü Ì > ÌÀi>` }À Ûi° v Þ Õ V> Ãii > v V ½Ã i>`] Þ ÕÀ Ì Ài½Ã ÌÀi>` >Ã Ü À ` Ü Ì Ì i i}> Ì > ` Þ Õ ii` Ì LÕÞ iÜ Ì ÀiÃ° À> `« Ì

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Page B-13

Motorcycles

YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR WAY SAVE UP TO $8,000 AT OURISMAN EVERYDAY

’12 YAMAHA FZ6R600: 3500mi, excl cond, red/blk, 2 helmets/jackets, $5k, 301-467-7421

RAIN OR SHINE!

Domestic Sports Utility Vehicles

2006 HONDA PILOT: Auto. Silver. 87K miles, good condition. $11,200. 301-526-4649

Since 1989

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

AUCTIONS EVERY SATURDAY

Temple Hills, MD

Cars Wanted

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

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

08’ VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE: 92k miles 2.55 cylinders, auto, tan leather int, good cond, $5500 240-472-0607 05 MAZDA 6: 4 cylinder, runs well, 147k, alloy rims, 4 door, sun roof, AC, $3700 Call: 301-996-6494

Deals and Wheels

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

Call 301-640-5987

or email dc@capitalautoauction.com

OPEN TO PUBLIC • ALL DEALERS WELCOME G560912

BUY BELOW KBB VALUE

CA H

Import Cars

2013 NISSAN ALTIMA: Excel cond. Barely used. 13K miles. $16,000. 240-832-7504

Washington, DC

FOR CAR !

OURISMAN VW

2015 GOLF 4D HB LAUNCH EDITION

#3022537, Power Windows, Power Locks, Auto, Keyless Entry, Sunroof

MSRP 18,815 $

16,599

2015 JETTA S

#7280305, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry, Auto

MSRP 19,245 $

BUY FOR

16,995

2014 PASSAT S

#9061840, Automatic, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

MSRP $23,495 BUY FOR

17,999

OR $229/MO for 72 MONTHS

OR $249/MO for 72 MONTHS

2014 JETTA SEDAN TDI

2015 BEETLE 1.8L

2015 GOLF GTI 2D HB S

#7283821, Automatic Power Windows, Power Locks, Bluetooth

#163411, Power Windows/Power Locks, Keyless Entry, Auto

#4036792, Manual, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

BUY FOR

OR $219/MO for 72 MONTHS

MSRP $23,495

BUY FOR

18,699

MSRP 22,615

MSRP $25,535

BUY FOR

19,999

BUY FOR

22,999

OR $289/MO for 72 MONTHS

OR $329/MO for 72 MONTHS

2014 JETTA 4D SPORTWAGEN TDI

2015 TIGUAN S 2WD

2014 TOUAREG TDI R-LINE V6

ANY CAR ANY CONDITION

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

INSTANT CASH OFFER

to advertise call 301.670.7100 or email class@gazette.net G560911

(301)288-6009

#5606905, Automactic. Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry, Sun Roof

MSRP 30,320 $

BUY FOR

24,499

OR $358/MO for 72 MONTHS

#13510753, Automatic, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

MSRP $27,180

BUY FOR

24,999

OR $372/MO for 72 MONTHS

#14012689, Navigation, Sunroof Power Windows/Locks, Loaded

MSRP $55,835

BUY FOR

46,994

OR $659/MO for 72 MONTHS

OURISMAN VW WORLD AUTO CERTIFIED PRE OWNED 18 Available...Rates Starting at 1.64% up to 72 months

2007 Dodge Magnum Wagon. V568165B, Red,136,258 Miles................$8,891

2014 Golf 4Dr...............................VP0129, White,18,424 Miles.................$18,741

2010 Golf TDI.............................V002217A, Silver,97,688 Miles........$12,322

2012 GLI Autobaun.....................V558039A, White,40,126 Miles.............$19,991

2014 Ford Focus.......................PR0124, Red, 34,432 Miles.............$13,393

2013 Jetta Sportwagen TDI.....V606905A,Gray,34,916 Miles..........$20,551

2012 Jetta Sedan.......................V304285A, Gray,18,289 Miles...............$13,491

2013 GTI Wolfsburg..................V058760A, Black, 12,059 Miles.......$20,793

2012 Jetta SEL PREM PZEV.......VLP0123, Grey, 55,979 Miles...............$13,755

2014 GTI Wolfsburg..................V039591A, Black, 7,854 Miles.............$20,994

2012 Jetta Sedan SE.................V283821A, White,35,610 Miles.............$14,991

2013 Passat TDI SE....................V033935A, Gray,28,762 Miles...............$21,991

2012 Hyundai Sonata Ltd........VP0127, White, 58,071 Miles...........$15,992

2015 Passat 1.8T Se.................V504978A, Fortana Red, 1651Miles.$24,563

2012 GTI.....................................V051211A, Gray,50,358 Miles.........$16,552

2014 Toyota RAV4 AWD...........V822918A,White,4,106 Miles..........$25,491

2014 Nissan Altima..................PR0125, Grey, 25,866 Miles.............$15,893

2012 Mercedes E350 AWD........V061959A, Silver, 46,366 Miles.......$28,872

All prices & payments exclude tax, tags, title, freight and $300 processing fee. Cannot be combined with any previous advertised or internet special. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Special APR financing cannot be combined with sale prices. Ends 04/14/15.

Search Gazette.Net/Autos

3371 Fort Meade Road, Laurel

1.855.881.9197 • www.ourismanvw.com

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

G560915

Looking for a new convertible?

Ourisman VW of Laurel

Page B-14

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

Page B-15

Check out the Gazetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s auto site at Gazette.Net/Autos With 2 great ways to shop for your next car, you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe how easy it is to buy a car locally through The Gazette. Check the weekly newspaper for unique specials from various dealers and then visit our new auto website 24/7 at Gazette.Net/Autos to search entire inventories of trusted local dealers updated daily. Dealers, for more information call 301-670-7100 or email - class@gazette.net

Selling that convertible...be sure to share a picture!

Log on to

Gazette.Net/Autos to upload photos of your car for sale

Page B-16

Wednesday, April 8, 2015 s

NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564276, 564266

WHO DRIVES A TOYOTA

4 CYL., AUTOMATIC

2 AVAILABLE: #572071, 572045

NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE

179/MO**

$0 DOWN

2 AVAILABLE: #567123, 567141

OF SAVINGS!

AUTO, 4 CYL., 4 DR

18,290

24,690

$0 DOWN

4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.

AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE

149/MO**

14,690

2 AVAILABLE: #570343, 570293

MONTHS+ % 0 FOR 60 On 10 Toyota Models

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

AFTER $750 REBATE

4 CYL., 4 DR., AUTO

2015 COROLLA LE

NEW 2015 COROLLA L 2 AVAILABLE: #570587, 570624

AUTO, 4 CYL

2014 SCION XB 2 AVAILABLE: #455005, 455033

NEW 2015 SIENNA L 2 AVAILABLE: #560102, 560070

4 CYL., AUTO

AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

AFTER $750 REBATE

2 AVAILABLE: #572068, 572074

19,290

DARCARS

355 TOYOTA

See what it’s like to love car buying

139/MO**

$0 DOWN

4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL

1-888-831-9671

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

G560919

20,890

ASK A FRIEND

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 4/14/2015.