June 2005 Lakelands Leader

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L AKELANDS
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The
June 2005
what’snews?
Volume 7 Issue 6
Lakelands Park Middle School nears
completion on Main Street.
Don’t Use those Beetle Bags!
Tips on how to beat the Beetles this
summer, on page 9
Are You WetYet?
Registration going on now for water
aerobics classes at the pool. Page 10
Kentlands House & Garden Tour invites
you for a parade of homes. Page 14
Everyone’s Invited
Tickets to the Kennedy Center’s
Hairspray, the Musical, on sale now,
page 15.
Variety Show Victory
Check out the photos of the Rachel
Carson Elementary variety show, page
17.
Its’ de Mayo on de Mews
Lake Varuna Mews knows how to host a
Cinco de Mayo party, see page 20
Little Hands, Big Works of Art
Shaare Torah Nursery school presents an
Art Show, details on page 21.
It’s Official!
Community Welcomes Lakelands Park Middle School
By Andrea Escher
I
t has a school mascot, school colors and now it has a new name!
The Montgomery County Board of Education voted and
approved the official name, Lakelands Park Middle School, for
the currently under construction school on Main Street in Lakelands.
The decision was announced on May 10, 2005, with the majority of Board members voting for the Lakelands Park name. Board
member Stephan Abrams was the only dissenting vote, a supporter for the name Roscoe Nix Middle School.
In April, the naming committee, consisting of parents, neighbors and school staff, recommended the following three names to
the Board of Education for consideration: Lakelands Park, Otis
Beall Kent, and Roscoe Nix. The majority of the committee
favored the name Lakelands Park given the school sits adjacent to
the new city of Gaithersburg Lakelands Park facility and within
the Lakelands community.
Members of the Board of Education stated the decision to
name the school Lakelands Park were based upon several factors,
including an agreement with the City of Gaithersburg to consider the name Lakelands Park given the shared-used agreement for
students to utilize the city ball fields during school hours. In addition, the naming committee’s recommendation was also taken
into consideration and of course, the overwhelming support of
the general community.
To learn more about Lakelands Park Middle School, be sure to
turn to page 12. L
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Gaithersburg, MD 20878
D e d i c a t i o n o f C i t y ’ s L a k e l a n d s Independence
Park, Set for June 18
Day Breakfast
oin the City of Gaithersburg as
and BBQ Bash
they proudly announce the
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dedication and grand opening
of its newest facility, Lakelands Park,
on Saturday, June 18, 2005.
Located at 1368 Main Street right
here in Lakelands, this new jewel features lighted fields for baseball, softball, soccer and other team sports, a
picnic pavilion, and Billy’s
Playground, a fully handicappedaccessible play area for young children.
The festivities will begin at 11:00
a.m. with a formal dedication of the
park and playground by the Mayor
and City Council and recognition of
local legislators, those involved with
Project Open Space, and the supporters of Billy’s Playground.
Then from 11:30 a.m. until 2:00
p.m. the entire community can participate in face painting, moon
bounces, traditional family picnic
games like sack and three-legged
races, interactive sports demonstrations, and mementos of your visit to
Lakelands Park.
Photo Credit: Andrea Escher
Don’t Forget the Tour
A special feature of the day will
be the Homeowners Association
Softball Game starting at 11:45 a.m.
Bring your glove and plan to spend
some time in the sun participating
in a friendly competition with your
neighbors.
HOA’s from all over the City of
Gaithersburg are invited to participate in the softball game. If you’d
like to participate in the softball
game please contact Jim McGuire,
Lifetime
Recreation
Services
Director, at 301-258-6350 x122 or
via e-mail at [email protected] by June 7, 2005. For all
other information please call 301258-6350, or visit the City’s website
at www.gaithersburgmd.gov.L
Come Celebrate the
4th of July at the Pool
By Andrea Escher
A
re you planning to be in town for the 4th of
July? If so, than you
won’t want to miss
celebrating Independence
Day right here in
Lakelands with your
friends and neighbors.
The Lakelands Social
Committee is gearing up
for another fun, festive
day of events in celebration of the holiday.
4th of July activities
will begin at 9:00 a.m.
with a continental breakfast on the lawn adjacent
Hey baby it’s the 4th of
to the Clubhouse.
July,
and the Lakelands
Bagels, coffee, juice and
has
a full day of great
doughnuts will be served!
activities in store.
In the event of rain,
See BBQ BASH continued on page 6
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lakelandsinbrief
By Andrea Escher
Guest Pass Not
Included in Mailing
A few weeks ago residents of Lakelands
received a mailing featuring pool related
information. One free guest pass was to be
included in the mailing, however, despite
an error, the guest pass was not included.
On-site Community Manager Debbie
Durham tells the Leader a second mailing
has been sent out with the guest pass. If
you have not received your free guest pass
in the mail, please stop by the Lakelands
Clubhouse. We apologize for this error.
Replace Light Bulbs Please
Summer is
almost
here
therefore
we
remind
all
Lakelands residents to please
replace/change
the light bulbs
in the rear alleyways and to
turn their front/rear lights on. This is
prime vacation time and a dark house is a
perfect place for a vandal or burglar to
strike. With the cooperation of all residents by simply changing their burned out
bulbs, this will go a long way to help keep
the community well lit and crime free this
summer.
Watch Where You Park
We once again remind residents to not
park on the sidewalk near the Lakelands
Clubhouse. In addition, residents are
asked not to park on the “bulb-outs” on
community streets and in the alleyways.
There is always an increase in traffic in
Lakelands during the summer with swim
meets and more. We seek your continued
cooperation to help keep the parking
issues to a minimum in the Lakelands,
and remember to drive slowly and safely.
Be on the look out for children walking,
biking or on scooters, especially near the
areas of Main Street and Chestnut Hill
Street adjacent to the pool, tot lot and
basketball courts.
Thursday, and recycling is collected on
Thursday. To obtain a recycling bin,
please contact the City of Gaithersburg
at 301-258-6370. For more information
about life in Lakelands, please contact
the on-site management team at 240631-8338.
Need A Pool/Guest Pass?
If you lost your pool pass/Clubhouse
access card or if you
are new to the community, please be
sure to stop by the
CMI onsite management office on the
2nd floor to get your
pass before the pool
opens. Access to the
pool/fitness room is restricted and you
must have a Datawatch access card to gain
entry. One access card is issued to each
home in the community free of charge. If
you require additional cards or have lost
your card, there is a $12.00 fee. Access
cards will only be issued during normal
business hours Monday-Friday from 9:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m. from the management
office.
June Lakelands
Board Meeting
The Lakelands Community Association
Board of Directors will conduct their
monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 22,
2005 at 7:00 p.m. The meeting will take
place on the 2nd floor of the Lakelands
Clubhouse. We hope to see you there! L
Block Captains Still Needed
The Lakelands Community is in need
of additional block captain volunteers to
distribute the monthly yellow Lakelands
flyer. Areas in particular need include
Chestnut Hill Street, Main Street,
Gatestone Street and Cross Green Street.
If you are interested in volunteering, please
call 240-631-8338 or email [email protected].
Are You New to Lakelands?
Welcome! Please take a moment to
stop by the Lakelands clubhouse on
Main Street to pick up your copy of the
Lakelands Leader, phone directory,
Clubhouse access card, and any additional information you may need to
help you easily transition to your new
home in Lakelands. Just a quick FYI:
trash is removed on Monday and
JUNE calendarofevents
JUNE 1
Community Relations Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m., 2nd floor of the Clubhouse.
Contact Katherine Gilbert via e-mail at [email protected] for more
information.
JUNE 2
Lakelands Playgroup, meets every Thursday 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., Green Room
at the Lakelands Clubhouse. For more information, please contact Nora Fitzpatrick
at [email protected] or call 301-208-1632.
JUNE 6
Design Review Committee Meeting, 7:15 p.m., 2nd floor of the Lakelands
Clubhouse. Contact Eric Kessler at [email protected] for more information.
JUNE 8
Facilities Committee, 7:00 p.m. 2nd floor of Lakelands Clubhouse, contact Scott
Fischthal at [email protected] or 301-963-2308.
JUNE 10
Deadline for submissions for the Lakelands flyer. Contact [email protected].
JUNE 13
Communications Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m., 2nd floor of the Lakelands
Clubhouse. Contact Kerri Donnelly for more information at
[email protected].
JUNE 15
Environmental & Beautification Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m., 2nd floor of
Clubhouse. Contact Bev Frey at [email protected] for more information.
JUNE 21
Budget & Finance Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m., 2nd floor of the Lakelands
Clubhouse. Contact Peter Frey at [email protected] for more information.
JUNE 22
Lakelands Board of Directors Meeting, 7:00p.m., 2nd floor of the Lakelands
Clubhouse. Contact [email protected] or 240-631-8338 for details.
JUNE 24
Deadline for Design Review Applications. Please contact the on-site management
office at 240-631-8338 for an application.
JUNE 28
Social Committee Meeting, 7:00 p.m. 2nd floor of the Lakelands Clubhouse.
Contact Judy Mills at [email protected] or 240-683-0125.
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L AKELANDS
eader
The Official Newspaper of Lakelands
LCA
Board of Directors
Jim Wakefield
President
[email protected]
Mark Ezrin
Vice President
[email protected]
Lake Coulson
Secretary
[email protected]
Pat McCalley
Treasurer
[email protected]
fromtheboard
By Jim Wakefield, LCA President
S
ummer is just
around
the
corner,
and
soon we’ll move into
what is traditionally
our busy season in terms of community
security. Not to say that all of our security
issues are tied to the summer season, but
idle hands being what they are, our security needs within the community tend to
ramp-up in the summer season.
In the past, the Lakelands Community
Association contracted with a private secu-
Landscape Awards Recognize
Residential, Commercial
Beautification Efforts
The City of Gaithersburg is proud to
announce the launch of a new program to
recognize both residential and commercial
Member at Large
[email protected]
MANAGEMENT
CMI
Debbie Durham
240-631-8338
[email protected]
CONTRIBUTORS/WRITERS
Jeff Escher
Beverly Frey
Carrie Halpert
Judy Hubbard
Christopher Johnson
Flora Kessler
Judy Mills
Genie Tillisch
Lori Wakefield
within the Lakelands, especially in the area
of Kentlands Square. Secondly, with the
limited funds that we have available for
security in the budget, the Board approved
contracting with a service to have off-duty
police officers in official police cruisers
patrol the Lakelands. Unlike private security companies, off-duty police can followthrough and make arrests on the scene.
We hope that this new service will be a
vast improvement over the services we
received in the past and we’ll re-visit this
decision throughout the summer to determine if we’ve made the right decision. L
citynews&events
Jed Tonelson
EDITOR & ADVERTISING
MANAGER
Andrea Escher
301-519-1678
[email protected]
rity company to routinely patrol the community on weekends and sporadically
throughout the week. There tends to be a
mixed response among homeowners
regarding the effectiveness of these measures. Many felt that the patrols by a private
security company were ineffective and
wanted to cancel the service and save the
money for other initiatives while an almost
equal number felt that having some type of
security patrol is better than none at all.
So what are we doing about it? First,
the Board of Directors is pressing the City
of Gaithersburg for more police patrols
efforts in landscaping. The Gaithersburg
Beautification Awards, to be presented
September 19, 2005, are designed to
honor those who value beautifully landscaped and well-maintained properties,
and who work diligently to help make
Gaithersburg such a lovely City.
Any commercial or residential property
within the City limits may be nominated
for a Gaithersburg Beautification Award.
Forms are available at City Hall, 31 South
Summit Avenue, at the Activity Center at
Bohrer Park, 506 South Frederick Avenue,
and on the City’s website at www.gaithersburgmd.gov. Self-nominations are welcome.
The City’s Beautification Committee
members will judge nominated properties
during June and July. One winner will be
selected from each of six commercial and
residential categories listed on the nomination form. Honorable mentions may be
awarded if deemed necessary.
All nominations will be judged on the
functional and aesthetic aspect of design,
use of plant and hardscape materials,
maintenance, and suitability of design to
purpose.
For more information, please call 301-2586330, or visit the City’s website at
www.gaithersburgmd.gov.
Independence Day is “Big”
in Gaithersburg
Staying in town this Fourth of July?
Join in some local fun as the City of
Gaithersburg and BIG 100.3 FM present a
BIG Bang Independence Day Celebration
Friday, July 1 through Tuesday, July 5.
The weekend kicks off with three
Starlight Concerts at the City Hall
Concert Pavilion, 31 South Summit
Avenue in Olde Towne Gaithersburg.
Enjoy classic oldies with Bad Dog on
Friday, July 1, M&R Project on Saturday,
July 2 and Retrospect on Sunday, July 3.
The BIG 100.3 RoadShow will be provid-
ing music and entertainment starting at
5:30 p.m., including karaoke, the BIG
prize wheel and giveaways. The concerts
begin at 7 p.m.
The festivities reach their peak with
Gaithersburg’s Fourth of July Fireworks
and Concert at the Montgomery County
Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut Street. Gates
open at 5 p.m. Walk in at Chestnut or
Dalamar Streets; the Perry Parkway
entrance will be closed. No cars will be
allowed in the Fairgrounds. BIG 100.3
starts the night off at 6 p.m. with fun and
games for the whole family, followed by a
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concert featuring The Great Expectations
at 7 p.m. A special City ceremony will take
place at 8 p.m., during which the City will
award prizes to the 2005 Little Miss and
Little Mr. Firecracker photo contest winners. There’s more concert to follow, then
the moment everyone eagerly awaits – an
exciting fireworks display at dark. Food,
blinking flags and glow sticks will be sold
at this event. Absolutely NO alcoholic beverages, glass containers, rollerblades,
skates, bikes, pets, or fireworks of any kind
will be permitted.
The patriotic celebration continues
with a Tuesday, July 5th performance by
the Maryland National Army Guard 229th
Band at the City Hall Concert Pavilion at
Noon.
Note that in the event of rain the fireworks
will be held on Sunday, July 10. For more information please call 301-258-6350 or visit the
City’s website at www.gaithersburgmd.gov.
Farmer’s Market
Now Open in Midtown
The Farmer’s Market in Kentlands
Midtown located at Main Street and Hart
Road is providing shoppers with an abundance of fresh fruits, vegetables, and other
items for purchase.
With plenty of sunshine and warm weather on the way, fresh strawberries, lettuce, bedding plants, and
maybe even some
cucumbers and squash
will make their debut
at the City of
Gaithersburg’s Main
Street Farmers’ Market
every Saturday from
10:00 a.m. to 2:00
p.m. The market is
housed in the Main
Street Pavilion at the
intersection of Main
June 2005
and Hart Streets in the Kentlands.
Come back to select your fresh-picked
produce every Saturday through midOctober. The variety and quantities of produce will increase each week as different
crops reach maturity. This year there will
be five different farmers selling their locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables
throughout the season.
In addition, a variety of local artists and
crafters will join the farmers, adding to the
festive market atmosphere. These unique,
handmade items are sure to make great
gifts for graduations, weddings, birthdays,
Father’s Day, and other occasions.
Vendors interested in participating should
contact Nansie Wilde at 301-258-6350
x123 or via e-mail at [email protected].
Arts Barn Gallery Presents
Washington Society of
Landscape Painters
The City of Gaithersburg presents original artwork by The Washington Society of
Landscape Painters now through July 17,
2005 at the Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311
Kent Square Road. The exhibit includes a
variety of media including; oil, acrylic,
watercolor, and pastel.
Once known as the Landscape Club of
Washington, D.C., this group is one of the
oldest active art organizations in the greater
Washington area. From its inception in
1913, members have ardently and regularly
pursued painting out of doors. Often
called ‘plein air’ painting, it continues to be
the primary focus of Society activities.
Originally a male-only organization, the
group has evolved into a gregarious group
of men and women who venture out in all
sorts of weather, laden with French easels,
oils, watercolors, pastels, and other painting paraphernalia. They seek out such
places as the Chesapeake Bay, the C&O
Canal, scenic spots along the Potomac
River, the mountains of Maryland and
Virginia, and all the little towns in
between. These activities provide an
unusual opportunity not just for painting
exciting landscape scenes but more importantly for enjoying the camaraderie of fellow artists and for critiquing each others’
work in a constructive way.
Membership in the Society, limited to
40 is attained through the jurying of
prospective members’ paintings. Many of
its members are professional artists whose
work is recognized nationally.
An Artists’ Reception will be held at
the Arts Barn on Monday, June 6, 2005,
from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
For information and viewing hours call
Gallery Director Andi Rosati at 301-2586394 or visit the Arts Barn online at
www.gaithersburgmd.gov.
“Laura” Brings Mystery,
Intrigue to Arts Barn Stage
The City of Gaithersburg, in partnership with Rockville Little Theatre, presents
the classic mystery, “Laura,” by Vera
Caspary and George Sklar. The show runs
weekends, June 10 through 19, 2005 at the
Gaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square
Road. Note there will not be a show on
Friday, June 17.
A detective must determine who killed
a young woman – her fiancée, her mentor,
or perhaps the young man attracted to her.
In the process, the detective falls under the
spell of Laura’s portrait. Is it merely fascination – or something more? Then in classic mystery form, the unexpected happens
and changes everything!
Show times are 8:00 p.m. Friday and
Saturdays, and 3 p.m. on Sundays. Tickets are
$10 for City residents and $12 for nonresidents. For information and ticket purchase,
please call 301-258-6394 or use RecXpress
online at www.gaithersburgmd.gov.
Cub Scout Pack 221
The Cub Scout program is growing at
Rachel Carson Elementary School and
boys in first-fifth grades living in the
Lakelands Community are invited to join.
Through Cub Scouts boys learn about
character development, good citizenship,
sportsmanship and physical fitness. To
achieve these goals, boys participate in fun
activities at den and pack meetings and
family outings planned throughout the
year. In Cub Scouts boys spend time
together developing friendships and having fun with other boys.
Some Cub Scout activities planned for
the 2005-2006 school year include: an
October Camping trip, Horseback Riding,
Bowling, our Annual Holiday Dinner, a
Ski Trip, Pinewood Derby and much
more!
Come be a part of this exciting organization. Registration for the 2005-2006
school year is Thursday, September 1st,
7:00pm at Rachel Carson Elementary
School in the All-Purpose Room. For
more information about Cub Scouts contact Julie Marsh at (301) 840-0778.
Gaithersburg Area
Newcomers Club
WELCOME COFFEE - June 10, 2005
The Gaithersburg Area Newcomers
Club will hold a Luncheon for prospective
new members on Friday, June 10, 11:00
a.m. The meeting will be held in a private
home in the Gaithersburg area. For information and directions, call 301 528-5139
or 301 924-3737.
The Gaithersburg Area Newcomers
Club is a non-profit social organization established to promote friendship
and help new residents become familiar with the community. It offers a
variety of interest groups and monthly
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managementmentions
By Debbie Durham, Community Manager
A
pril showers
bring
May
flowers! This
popular saying was
certainly true this
year. Now that all of the rain has stopped
and the flowers are in bloom, it is time to
enjoy summer.
For those I have not yet met – let me
introduce myself. I am Deborah Durham,
your new Community Manager. I started
managing Lakelands in February and I
have been very busy learning the routine. I
must say I have never seen a community so
involved; it is wonderful to see the volunteers working so hard to keep this beautiful
community on track. In April, I spent the
majority of my time inspecting each home
in the community. I would like to send a
“Thank You” to Emily Steinberg and Bev
Frey for their help with this project. The
community inspection went very well, and
BBQ BASH Continued from page 1
breakfast will be moved inside the Green
Room at the Clubhouse.
After enjoying breakfast, be sure to grab
your beach towels, and head to the pool
early, the pool party and BBQ bash will
kick off at 12:00 p.m. Egan Barbecuers will
be on site by the basketball courts from
12:00 noon till 4:00 p.m. serving up those
delicious hot dogs, hamburgers and side
dishes. Food will be served promptly at
12:00 NOON until it’s gone, so be sure to
get there early if you plan to eat!
As usual, you can also expect music,
live entertainment, games, prizes and lots
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items that I noted for violation were minor.
Many of the homes in the community
had black streaks on the gutters. Since most
of the homes are 6-8 years old, the wooden
trim needs to be painted. I hope residents do
not look at the inspection as a negative. Like
most people, I am sure the Lakelands residents go in and out of their homes daily
without really looking around. Please use the
inspection report as a reminder of things that
should done each year to retain your property values. If you do not receive an inspection
report, please assume that you are keeping up
on the maintenance of your home.
Has everyone signed up for the Swim
Team? If not, contact the management
office and I will put you in touch with
Sandy Krems to get you on the team. We
are looking forward to the trophies, ribbons, and a winning season.
At this point, the Cabana area will not
be open for snack sales this summer. The
more surprises. In the event of rain, the
food and fun will be moved into the clubhouse. A special thanks to this year’s 4th
of July party sponsor Elaine Koch of
Long & Foster Realtors.
After the bash we anticipate an early
evening of on-going alley BBQ parties
and at dusk, Lakelanders will head out to
watch the local fireworks displays.
The 4th of July events are open to all
Lakelands residents and your Datawatch
access card will be required to gain entry
to the pool. If you have any questions,
please contact the Judy Mills at
[email protected]. L
residents, which ran the Cabana last year,
are not interested in running it again this
year. If you know someone that is interested in selling snacks at the pool, please have
them contact the management office.
The Environmental/Beautification
Committee has been hard at work implementing the approved landscaping
upgrades in the community. The last completed project was located at the common
ground on Main Street (directly across
from the new city playground). If you have
not seen the area lately, please drive by, it
looks great. The next area to be upgraded
is the tot lot area on Kersten Street. The
upgrades were to begin in mid May.
The Facilities Committee approved the
instillation of four (4) ceiling fans in the
fitness room. I am currently working
through costs with a contractor to get the
fans installed before the heat really hits.
Thank you for your patience during this
process. In addition, per resident’s suggestions, I have added 8, 12 lb weights, and
another weight bench to the fitness room.
Please keep the suggestions coming! The
Facilities Committee discusses the merit of
each suggestion received. The decision to
approve a suggestion is partially based on
how many resident the suggestion will benefit. I will post a memo stating the Facilities
Committee’s decisions regarding the suggestions on the bulletin board in the
Fitness Room. If you make a suggestion
and would like a response, please include
your email address on the suggestion card,
and be sure to print clearly.
I have noticed a number of the people
who use the fitness center enter by signing
in. I would like to keep a better watch on
who is using the fitness Center, so please be
sure to use your Datawatch access card
when you come to the fitness center. If you
do not have a Datawatch card, or if you
have lost your card, please contact the management office to request a new card. There
is a $12.00 charge for lost or extra cards.
The LCA Board of Directors has
approved the funds to hire a security contractor for the summer. The contractor chosen is T. Cooper Security Consultants, Inc.
T. Cooper employs off duty Montgomery
County police officers. The officers will be
on site a total of 88 hours over the summer
months. The patrol time will differ so that
the officers can cover variouzs times during
the day/night. The need for security is in
the Market Street East section of the community due to the commercial establishments. This area will be monitored closely.
Residents have also voiced concerns over
people speeding in the Mews and on Main
Street at the Rout 28 entrance/exit.
Remember if you speed in these areas (or
any other areas of the community), the security company may issue monetary citations.
The Live/Work Committee has asked
the patrol officers check the hallways at
their units. A letter will go out to the
Live/Work owners and tenants stating
checks will be performed in hallways that
are well lit.
In addition, I will instruct the patrol
officers to approach anyone not following
the city skate board rules. On that note if
your son or daughter has lost their skateboard, please let me know.
I am going to add “Resident Questions”
to my monthly report. If you have a question, concern, idea or complement and
you think others residents would benefit
from the information, please send me
information via email at [email protected]. I will publish your question and
my answer in the next Manager’s Mention
column. Do not worry; names and addresses of residents will not be published!
Please remember, I am here not only to
work with the Board and the committees,
I am here to help residents in anyway I can.
Contact me at 240-631-8338 or via email at
[email protected]. L
June 2005
committeecorner
Social Committee Update
By Judy Mills, Social Committee Chair
W
ith the warmer weather, the
Lionfish swim team is busy practicing and the pool is finally
open! A special thank you to all who
came out to enjoy the pool opening party!
We look forward to seeing many more residents at the exciting events in the coming months.
Lakelands Singles Night
April showers bring May flowers, but
what happens in June? SINGLES NIGHT
at the Clubhouse on Friday, June 10 from
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Whole Foods
Market will provide delicious samplings
from its catering line, and we’ll supply the
beer and wine. Get to know some of your
environmental&beautification
committee update By Beverly Frey, EBC Chair
T
he EBC would like to thank everyone
who helped to make the Community
Clean-Up Day a success. To the
moms and dads with children, to the students who earned community service
hours, to the folks who waded through
Lake Varuna, to the residents who cleared
trees and brush…thank you! Your hard
work is appreciated.
Volunteers removed bags of trash from
the trails and truckloads of brush and invasive plants from the woods. In addition,
volunteers planted trees and shrubs, which
will certainly help enhance the community. Thank you to the City of Gaithersburg
for providing the plants, equipment, and
trucking away all that debris!
As summer approaches, the EBC continues with its agenda. Work is currently
underway at the Kersten Street Tot Lot and
will soon begin work at Chestnut Hill Park.
Residents in these areas have been notified
of the impending changes. Plans are available for review at the management office in
the Lakelands Clubhouse. The committee
is beginning the process of choosing areas
for the next phase of the landscaping plan.
To inform the community of future plans,
there will be an open forum scheduled in
the fall to provide homeowners the opportunity to discuss the plans and comment
on proposed changes.
The EBC also intends to scan and
post the landscape plans on the
Lakelands website for all to review.
Further information will be forthcoming.
The Environmental and Beautification
Committee is open to suggestions and comments from all homeowners. Meetings are
scheduled for the third Wednesday of each
month at 7:00 pm at the clubhouse, and
agendas and meeting minutes are posted on
the Lakelands website. Send questions and
concerns to the community manager at 240631-8338 or to the EBC at [email protected].
Committee volunteers spend many
hours being involved and making decisions
that affect life in Lakelands. Your input is
important to the success of this committee.
We hope to see you at the next meeting! L
neighbors and have a great time. The
deadline to RSVP for this event is June 6.
Register today by calling the Lakelands
Clubhouse at 240-631-8338.
Lakelands Community Night
with the Frederick Keys
Join us August 13, 2005 as we watch the
Frederick Keys baseball team take on the
Chicago White Sox Farm Team. The first
pitch begins at 6:35 p.m. but gates open at
5:00 p.m. for general seating. Residents
who attend may wish to bring a blanket.
Following the game, a fireworks finale will
be held until 10:00 p.m. Lakelanders may
pay in advance for their tickets/food order.
The community is checking on bus rates,
but residents are encouraged to carpool.
The cost to join the fun is:
Prices
$5.75 adults (regularly $8.00)
$3.75 kids 6-12, seniors 60+ (regularly
$5.00) under 5 free
Order advanced discount food coupons
(save $1-2)
$5.00 Hot dog, chips, drink
$7.50 Chicken fingers, French fries, drink
$8.50 Hamburger, cheeseburger, sausage,
chicken, French fries, drink
If you are interested in attending, please
reserve your tickets/food orders by July 31,
2005. Registration is going on now by calling Lori Wakefield at 301-926-7577 or via
email [email protected].
As always, the Social Committee appreciates your participation and feedback.
The Social Committee is your committee!
Your ideas and assistance at activities is
always welcome. Please email [email protected] with any ideas or suggestions for
future events. The committee meets
monthly on the fourth Tuesday from 7pm
- 9pm in the 2nd floor conference room at
the Clubhouse. No invitation is required
as your ideas and support is always appreciated. L
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Japanese Beetle Management
By Deborah Smith-Fiola, Landscape IPM Enterprises
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akelands looks beautiful in the
spring. Flowers, shade trees, and lush
vegetation draw you outdoors like a
magnet on warm, sunny days. But just
beneath that lovely landscape façade lies
waiting an old foe — the Japanese beetle.
The six-legged adversary that attacked last
year has yet to make an appearance, but
don’t be lulled into denial – it will be back.
The Japanese beetle can be a serious
problem in turf as a grub, and on shade
trees, flowers and vegetables. Historically,
the beetles will decimate the area for a few
years and then populations will decline.
What can you do to prevent the damage
that occurred last year? The following are
some steps to take to develop your personal battle plan this month:
1. Inventory your landscape plants.
2. Plant plants unattractive to Japanese
Beetles
Consider replanting (where practical)
with Japanese beetle resistant plants.
Adults do not like to feed on the following:
ageratum, arborvitae, ash, baby’s breath,
garden balsam, begonia, bleeding heart,
boxwood, buttercups, caladium, carnations, Chinese lantern plant, cockscomb,
columbine, coralbells, coralberry, coreop-
Cross Green Condo News
Annual
Meeting
Reminder
By Donna Hanner,
Cross Green Condominium President
T
he Cross Green Condominium
Annual Meeting will be held on
Saturday, July 16, 2005, at 1:00
p.m. on the “grassy knoll” at the bend
in Main Street between #659 and #705.
It is not an election year, but we do need
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another couple of volunteers for upcoming board vacancies. Whether you are
interested in volunteering, have questions about repairs and/or maintenance,
or want an update on various association issues, please join us for an hour or
two on the 16th. If you cannot be there,
be sure to fill out and sign the meeting
proxy that everyone will be receiving in
the mail a few weeks prior.
If you have any questions or want to
be sure your comments are discussed at
the meeting, please call property manager, Glenn Loveland at Abaris Realty
(301) 468-8919 x206. We look forward
to seeing you there. L
sis, cornflower, daisies, dogwood (flowering), dusty-miller, euonymus, false cypresses, firs, forget-me-not, forsythia, foxglove,
hemlock, hollies, hydrangeas, junipers,
kale (ornamental), lilacs, lilies, magnolias,
maple (red or silver only), mulberry, nasturtium, oaks (red and white only), pines,
poppies, snapdragon, snowberry, speedwell, sweet pea, sweet-William, tuliptree,
violets and pansy, or yews (taxus).
These traps work
very well in attracting beetles to your
yard. In fact, they
attract more beetles to your property than may normally be there! So
there is a net
increase in both
plant damage and
the number of beetles in your yard.
3. Choose your lawn seed carefully.
If you are overseeding your lawn, double check the label on the bag for the specific type of turfgrass seed you plan to use.
Different turfgrasses have different tolerance levels to Japanese beetle grubs. Tall
fescue is the most grub tolerant turfgrass
species. Perennial ryegrass is the least tolerant.
Kentucky bluegrass may be
attacked, yet will recover from grub damage the fastest.
4. Practice good lawn management (e.g.
proper irrigation, fertilization, mowing).
Doing so will result in a vigorous lawn
that has a deep, extensive root system. A
vigorous lawn can tolerate higher grub
densities without showing damage.
5. Hold off on grub control this month.
Presently, the grub stage of the Japanese
beetle is active. Late stage, large, fat grubs
have over wintered in the soil and are now
feeding on turf grass roots. By mid May
grubs actually stop feeding as they pupate
(e.g. start becoming adult beetles).
Grubs are very difficult to kill at this
time of year. Unless conditions are perfect,
insecticidal control will only be fair. It’s
best to wait until later in the summer to
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control grubs. Additionally, turf damage
at this time of year only occurs under
exceptionally warm and dry conditions.
6. Plan ahead for adult beetle control.
Adult Japanese beetles normally appear
by mid June. However, the timing of adult
beetle activity depends upon the weather.
Last spring, for example, the warm weather
pushed the beetles to emerge earlier (by the
last week of May- about three weeks early).
It is important to kill adults as soon as
they are seen. Why? Keep in mind some
beetle biology facts:
a) Adult Japanese beetles are attracted to
damaged foliage. They actually zero in on damaged leaves and then cause more damage.
b) Adult Japanese beetles are attracted to
each other. In other words, they prefer to feed
with companions, in groups.
Circumvent both of these beetle routines by hand picking off any initial leaf
damage that you notice, and by hand picking off the first beetles noticed. Doing so
can prevent this group congregation behavior, which results in damage to your plants.
Not excited about touching beetles?
Hold a coffee can (with an inch or so of
soapy water or rubbing alcohol in it) under
a branch and shake. When disturbed, the
beetles fold their legs and drop into container. Monitoring and removing adult
beetles daily in this fashion will significantly reduce damage to your personal
landscape. Even if you can only commit to
daily beetle removal during late May/June,
you should see a reduction in Japanese beetles on your property.
7. Consider treating preventatively for
adult beetles on susceptible trees and
shrubs.
8. Only one insecticide product should
be applied in June targeting adult
Japanese beetles:
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Imidacloprid (sold over the counter as
Bayer Advanced Tree & Shrub
Concentrate). This is a soil application
that needs to be made approximately 2030 days before anticipated Japanese beetle
adult activity (e.g. apply by mid May). The
liquid product is mixed and applied to the
soil around trees and shrubs. (Note: follow
label directions. Locate the application
outside of the drip line of the tree). Follow
the treatment with irrigation to wash it
into the soil, where it will be uptaken by
the plant roots. The product is then
translocated to the plant foliage, where it
remains for many weeks. Adult Japanese
beetles are killed feeding on the systemi-
cally treated foliage.
Other common, traditional adult
Japanese beetle insecticides will work best
next month (come June/July), when the
majority of adult beetles are active.
9. Do NOT use Japanese beetle traps.
The traps work very well in attracting
beetles to your yard. In fact, they attract
more beetles to your property than may
normally be there! Those who set up traps
will find that more beetles will feed on
your plants on their way to the trap.
Also consider the fact that research in
Kentucky has found that only about 54%
of the beetles that the traps attract actually
go into the trap. In their wake is a net
increase in both plant damage and the
number of beetles in your yard.
Disclaimer: Pesticide recommendations are subject to change at any time.
These recommendations are provided only
as a guide. It is always the pesticide applicator’s responsibility, by law, to read and
follow all current label directions for the
specific pesticide being used. No endorsement is intended for products mentioned,
nor is criticism meant for products not
mentioned. Landscape IPM Enterprises
assumes no liability resulting from the use
of these recommendations. L
Kentlands and Lakelands Youth Summer Basketball
Sign Up Now and Let the Summer Games Begin
By Walt Ellenberger
D
ust off those high tops, pull out the
sunscreen, and start practicing
those in-your-face, highlights-at11:00 playground moves that will make
you this summer’s neighborhood BBall legend. It is time once again for the
Kentlands and Lakelands Youth Summer
Basketball. Just think Charles Lee Jr. of
Bucknell and March Madness fame
refined his skills on the same court and
coached in the same summer league program that you can be a part of.
First order of business is to sign up
online www.kentlandsbball.com or at your
respective Clubhouses with your activities
director. Sign up deadline is June 17th.
This program is for Kentlands and
Lakelands residents only, girls and boys ages
8 through 15. The venue will be a 3 on 3playground basketball league broken down
by age group teams (boys 8-10, girls 8-10 and
coed 11-15). Each team will be assigned a
coach and will play two games in their age
group each Sunday afternoon starting July
10th and running through the month of
July (Sunday July 10th, 17th,
Kentlands basketball court.
24th and 31st). The league
Everyone signed up for the
will end on Sunday July 31st
summer league is invited to
with a playoff tournament
attend in order to participate
and picnic celebration sponin the skill clinic to assess
sored by Giuseppi’s Pizza
participants for team placeand Whole Foods Market,
ment. We will also have
rain date will be Labor Day.
some fun with prizes and
All information (rules,
surprises for the event.
coach & team assignment,
Questions? Call the
schedule, standings, action
“Commissioners,” Walt
shots and weather delays)
Ellenberger (240) 401will be communicated
4387, Dave Bitonti (301)
through the basketball web
963-4276 or Gil Price
The summer season of
site and/or coaching staff.
(301) 947-1290
Kentlands/Lakelands Youth
All games are played at the Basketball will “tip-off” June 26th.
We will see you on the
Kentlands Clubhouse bascourts. We will be the ones
ketball court and our phiin our vintage red Chuck
losophy is teamwork, good sportsmanship, Taylor high tops.
and summer-time fun.
The Kentlands & Lakelands Youth
This year we will get things tipped of with Basketball team is an independent organia skills assessment clinic which will be held on zation for Kentlands and Lakelands resiSunday, June 26th, from 1:00-3:00 at the dents. L
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LAKELANDS ADULTS:
DUST OFF THOSE
GOGGLES!
T
By Bryan Jack
oo old for the Lakelands
Lionfish Swim Team but looking
for an opportunity to improve
your swimming technique? Well, we
have just the class for you!
Assistant Head Coach of the
Lakelands Lionfish Swim Team,
Bryan Jack, will be conducting a sixweek clinic for adults who wish to
improve their technique and/or
endurance. This
class is designed
to accommodate all skill levels; from those
students who
are deep water
adjusted and
who can use a
kick and arm
stroke for five
yards, to those advanced students who
wish to further refine technical skills
and learn to develop their own conditioning program.
The clinic will begin on June 20
and will meet every Monday and
Thursday evening from 7:00-8:00
p.m. for six weeks. The cost for 12 sessions is only $84.00 and enrollment is
limited to the first 12 students who
register. If you are interested, call
Bryan Jack at 301-758-5786. L
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Practice Schedule
June 1 - June 17
Monday through Friday:
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Pre-Team
4:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m. 10 and under
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 11 and over
June 20 - July 22
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday:
4:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. Pre-Team
4:30 p.m.-5:45 p.m. 10 and under
5:45 p.m.-7:00 p.m. 11 and over
Wednesday (June 22- July 20):
8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m. 11 and over
9:45 a.m.-11:00 a.m. 10 and under
11:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m. Pre-Team
June 2005
LAKELANDS LIONFISH SWIM
TEAM MEETS
June 11, 2005 (Saturday)
Time Trials, Lakelands Competition Pool
WarmUps - 8:00 a.m.
Time Trials Start - 9: a.m.
“A” meet at home v.
Washingtonian Woods
Lakelands Warm Up - 8:00 a.m.
Meet Start - 9:00 a.m.
RELAY CARNIVAL WINDOW
June 26 - July 10, 2005
Location and Time TBA
June 29, 2005 (Wednesday)
“B” meet at home v. Clopper Mill
Lakelands Warm Up - 5:00 p.m.
Meet Start - 6:00 p.m.
July 2, 2005 (Saturday)
“A” meet away v. Eldwick
June 22, 2005 (Wednesday)
“B” meet at home v. Rockville
July 6, 2005 (Wednesday)
“B” meet away v. Washingtonian Woods
“A” meet away v. Norbeck Grove
“A” meet home v. Plantations
Photo courtesy: Albert Krems
LAKELANDS LIONFISH
SWIM TEAM 2005
Schedule
Way to go Lionfish! (l-r) Jen Coulson,
Denise McGovern, Sandy Krems and
Jaymie Krems couldn’t resist showing off
their Lionfish “spirit-ware” during swim
team registration in April.
Divisional Championship Meet
Location and Time TBA
“B” meet away v. Wildwood
“A” meet away v. Glenmont
Meet Start - 9:00 .m.
“B” meet home v. Damascus
Lakelands WarmUp - 5:00 p.m.
MCSL All Star Relays
July 31, 2005 (Sunday)
MCSL All Star Individuals
In addition to the aforementioned “A”
and “B” meets, Lakelands will once again
be participating in the Annual
Darnestown Demon Derby Mini Meet.
Date and time TBA. Lakelands will also
be hosting a PreTeam Follies “meet” near
the end of the swim season. L
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By Gina Dropik
Late-Breaking
Market Square News
By Richard L. Arkin
M
arket Square Plaza: The City of
Gaithersburg’s plans for converting the old Kentlands Ice Rink
into a multi-use public open space in
Kentlands Market Square are moving forward, according to City officials who met
April 28 with the Market Square Advisory
Committee at the Lakelands Clubhouse.
About $250,000 is expected to be budgeted in the upcoming fiscal year for the rehabilitation project, they said.
The City intends to remove the old ice
rink and turn the space into a “magnet” for
the community; the officials said. It will
serve as an appropriate centerpiece for the
Kentlands/Lakelands commercial district
and will be an asset to the public who will
use it and the surrounding businesses.
The City presentation, which was led by
City Council members Geri Edens and John
Schlichting, Director of Planning and Code
Administration Greg Ossont, and Director of
Parks, Recreation, and Culture Michelle
McGleish, focused on “place-building.” They
were seeking input from the two-dozen people
assembled on improving the space.
Mark DePoe, the City’s Director of
Long-Range Planning, distributed a publication called “What Makes a Successful
Place?” from the Project for Public Spaces.
He led the group in a brainstorming session. The session focused on four elements, (1) each participant’s overall vision
for use of the public space, (2) listing of
desirable uses, (3) listing of undesirable
uses, and (4) where good comparable public spaces have already been developed.
There seemed to be a consensus that
the new space should be a central gathering place for the communities. It was
agreed that greenery and well-designed
street furniture, as well as a focal point or
structure was important. The space should
have comfortable seating, shelter if possible, and should encourage gathering,
lounging, easy conversation, and human
interaction, as well as being good for concerts, performances, and other programmed public events. The most negative
use in the minds of most participants was
skateboarding. Examples given of good
spaces included Washington and Union
Square Parks in New York, Rittenhouse
Square in Philadelphia, and the lakeside
spaces at Rio in Gaithersburg.
City representatives said they would be
meeting with planners prior to publishing
a request for design proposals and would
be meeting again soon with the committee,
with the Kentlands and Lakelands community and business associations, and with
other interested groups.
CCT and Charrette:
The Market Square Advisory Committee
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was briefed at its April 28 meeting on plans
for the Corridor Cities Transitway (CCT) and
a Market Square/Kentlands Commercial
District charrette. The House of
Representatives has added funding for initial
design and engineering of the CCT to this
year’s comprehensive highway and transit bill.
The bill has passed the House and is now
before the Senate for action.
The Committee was also told that a
charrette for the Market Square/Kentlands
Commercial District is being penciled-in
for spring 2006. The Beatty Companies
have already committed to participate and
the City is talking with the other major
property owners about their participation.
New Market Street Tenants:
Construction is now underway for the
retail tenant spaces in the Saul Centers’
new “Kentlands Place” building on Market
Street extended. Future tenants include: an
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Salon & Spa
(4,000 sq.ft.) at 62 Market Street, Fleet
Feet shoes (1,410 sq.ft) at 68 Market Street,
Hot Breads Bakery (1,379 sq. ft.) at 70
Market Street, the Caspian Cafe restaurant
(2,564 sq. ft.) at 72 Market Street, LA Day
Spa (1,429 sq.ft.) at 78 Market Street,
Jerry’s Subs and Pizza restaurant (1,408
sq.ft.) at 80 Market Street, and Bonefish
Grill seafood and steak restaurant (5,000
sq.ft.) at 82 Market Street. Office tenants
at 60 Market Street include: Dr. Jon M.
Sherman DPM, Morris Architects, AMG
Communications, Dr. Greg Swistak,
Washington Savings Bank FSB, Rent
Control Consultants, Dr. Chitra Ghafari
DDS, TRSG Inc., Lathrop Travel LLC,
and Benefit Planning Group.)
Drapery Depot
Now Open
Five Guys Appearing
this Summer
Drapery Depot is now opened at 208
Main Street. Step on in and find high-quality, ready-made silk draperies. Partners
Jane Zhao and Dao Zhou, did a lot of
research and selected nine very high-quality, heavy silks made specifically for them in
China. Customers can choose from
designs with pinch pleats, grommets, goblet pleats, banding and more.
Zhao and Zhou can help from start to
The burgers at Five Guys Burgers and
Fries have been voted the #1 burger for five
consecutive years by Washingtonian readers. This summer you’ll be able to get one
of those burgers right here in the
Kentlands Market Square. According to
Todd Stallings of Pyramid Enterprises, Five
Guys will be located at 653 Centerpoint
Way, next to Star Diner. Five Guys will
occupy the front half of the building which
faces the Last Mango. Stallings said, “We
are projecting a mid-summer opening if all
goes well.” The original Five Guys opened
in 1986 in Arlington, when Jim Murrell, a
life-insurance salesman, gave his young
sons the choice of going to college or starting a hamburger business. The guys chose
the hamburger business. Together with his
four sons (thus the name Five Guys) he
opened their first restaurant and the rest is
Drapery Depot is sure to have just the perfect fit
for your home in their showroom.
finish, including a free in-house consultation, help selecting fabric, measuring,
installing, and even cleaning and maintenance of your new draperies. All draperies
are made with three layers and feature double-turned hems, weights on every corner,
and blind stitching. Jane explained that
because they fabricate their own products
they can offer them for fifty percent less
than retail stores. In many cases you will be
able to take your draperies home with you
the same day. They also offer a selection of
fabrics in which to make custom sheers.
Dao explained that they use plenty of fabric
in their draperies which makes them fuller
than those you’d find elsewhere. And if
they have extra fabric left over they’ll be
happy to make matching pillows. The
Drapery Depot also offers a large selection
of hardware and accessories, such as tassels,
finials, rods, tie backs and brackets and fifteen percent off Hunter Douglas, Graeber
and Levelor shades and blinds.
history. The menu is simple – hamburgers
(with your choice of toppings), hot dogs
and fries. You place your order at the
counter, pay and eat some peanuts while
you wait. Your meal is handed to you in a
brown paper bag, the burger wrapped in
aluminum foil. Then you sit down and eat
the burger that critics all over the region
have been raving about for years. The
Murrells started franchising two years ago
and went from five locations to 45 in eighteen months. Five Guys are showing up all
along the eastern seaboard, from North
Carolina to Delaware. Stallings said,
“We’re really excited about this location. I
think it’s going to be great, especially in the
summer.” L
Tickle Your Palette
Festival Returns for
6th Year
The 6th annual Tickle Your Palette festival will be returning to Kentlands Market
Square on Sunday, June 5, 2005 from
12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The fun-filled family event is sure to be bigger and better than
ever. The festival will feature a variety of
street vendors, local works of art on display,
wine tastings from vineyards, live music
and entertainment from local bands, food
booths and more. There is sure to be plenty of fun things to do for the whole family
including the kids. Parking will be limited
and many streets in Market Square will be
closed down to allow for the safety of pedestrian traffic. If you are planning to drive to
the event, you may want to consider parking across the street in the Lowes/K-Mart
lots. All proceeds from booth sales will be
donated to the Juvenile Diabetes
Association. The festival is sponsored
by merchants in Market Square and the
Beatty Management Corporation. For
more information please call 301-987-8711.
June 2005
Lakelands Tennis Social 2005
who’s news
Happy Birthday!!
Happy birthday to Reagan Ambrose of Still Creek
Lane! Reagan will celebrate her 2nd birthday on June
20th with a birthday party of family and friends. We
hope you get lots of presents Reagan and don’t forget
to enjoy that cake and ice cream.
Happy 2nd birthday
to Kylie Shea Parker
of Clayhall Street.
Kylie will celebrate her birthday at a pool party at her
grandparents home in Bethesda with family and
friends, including her Uncle Sean, also a Lakelands
resident. Have a great day Kylie!
It’s A Boy!
Photos courtesy: Brian Fankhouser
Congratulations to Umang and Sara
Modi of Market Street East upon the birth
of their first child, bouncing baby boy,
Kiran Isaac Modi. Kiran made his debut
on February 3, 2005 weighing 7 lbs 14 oz
and 20 ½ inches long. We congratulate the
Modi’s and welcome baby Kiran to
Lakelands.
Lakelands Graduates!
City of Gaithersburg Hosts Council in the
Communities Meeting
Lakelands Residents Attend to Voice Concerns
By Andrea Escher
T
he City of Gaithersburg hosted a
Council in the Communities meeting
in Lakelands on May 25, 2005. More
than fifty residents gathered to seek answers to
the many hot topics surrounding life within
Gaithersburg. Conducted as an open-forum,
Mayor Sidney Katz, City Council Members,
and staff representatives of the numerous City
Departments were in attendance.
Lakelanders posed questions regarding
the status of issues all over Gaithersburg,
including the problem of overcrowding at
Shady Grove Hospital, and the future of
the Satellite Germantown Emergency
Room facility. Residents also suggested the
City work closer with Montgomery County
to address traffic concerns on State highways and the timing of traffic lights.
The Market Square Shopping Center is
always a widely discussed topic. Residents
commented on continuous trash build-up
and noise disturbances from the Last
Mango Restaurant on Center Point Way.
Other residents advised the City the Last
Mango is still operating as a “Smoking”
environment. Despite the City’s “No
Smoking’ in restaurants ban, eyewitnesses
stated the Last Mango is continuing to
allow restaurant patrons to smoke on the
upper level dining area. City of
Gaithersburg Planning and Code Director
Greg Ossont stated the Last Mango has
been under surveillance on several occasions for violating the City Ordinance and
citations were issued to the Last Mango,
June 2005
one such citation will be heard in District
Court later this month.
Neighborhood Services Director Kevin
Roman reported City Code Enforcement
Inspectors regularly patrol the inside trash
receptacle on Center Point Way as well as
other trash dumpsters within Market
Square. Roman says citations are issued on
a regular basis for restaurant and store owners who do not dispose of trash properly
and power wash the sidewalks as needed.
City Parks, Recreation and Culture
Director Michele McGleish advised residents the Lakelands Park Dedication
Congratulations to Wes Adams of Lake Varuna Mews who
will graduate from Quince Orchard High in June. He will be
attending Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle in the fall to
continue his studies in Jazz Guitar. L
Calling all Lakelands graduates! The Lakelands Leader would like to feature your preschool, kindergarten,
elementary, middle, high school and college graduates. To submit your graduate in next month’s edition of
the Lakelands Leader, please email [email protected] or call 301-519-1678.
5:00 p.m. Lakelands Park Middle School
will have use of the fields for intramural
school activities. From 5:00 p.m. to 9:15
p.m. the City of Gaithersburg will host
their City sponsored sports programs.
The park will also be in use on weekends! Saturday’s from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00
Photo courtesy: Debbie Durham
Clockwise from top: These Lakelanders came out to enjoy the tennis social at the courts on May 22.
Serve it up! This Lakelands youngster has all the right tennis moves!
It’s never too early to learn to play tennis! The Lakelands “Juniors” pose for a photo at the tennis social.
Congratulations to Lakelands graduate Crystel Corinne
Stewart of Cross Green Street. Crystel will be graduating from
Quince Orchard High School on Monday, June 6. Crystel will
be attending the University of Maryland, College Park in the
fall. In addition to being accepted at U of MD., Crystel’s parents are proud to point out that she was accepted to every college she applied to (Drexel University in Philadelphia,
Simmons College and Northeastern University in Boston,
Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore County and North Carolina
A&T). Crystel is interested in the fashion industry and has plans to
own and operate her own fashion boutique — perhaps in NYC!!!
Congratulations Crystel, way to go!
Members of the City of Gaithersburg staff, City Council and Mayor Katz
spoke with Lakelands residents on May 22, 2005.
Ceremony will be held on June 18, 2005.
Festivities will include a softball tournament, family-games, and more. She also stated the ball fields will not be programmed
until this September. “We want the fields to
sit dormant this summer, but we will begin
programming the fields for fall activities on
September 12,” said McGleish.
Once the fall arrives, the fields will be
used during the day on weekdays by
Lakelands Park Middle School students.
Also weekdays afteroons from 3:00 p.m. to
p.m. and Sunday’s from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00
p.m. The ball field lights will be turned off
by 9:45 p.m. each night.
The park site proved to be a topic of
interest for many neighbors, but speeding
was another issue raised by residents.
Ossont advised Lakelanders street resurfacing and paving projects will take place on
Main Street once construction is completed on the school. “To help decrease speeding on Main Street near Lakelands Park
and the Middle School raised crosswalks
will be installed as well as speed humps,”
said Ossont.
Lakelands residents are always eager to
request the City put in traffic calming
measures; however, the City reminded residents any request for traffic calming
devices such as STOP signs, 4-way stops,
and speed humps will only be considered
if a letter is sent to the City Traffic
Engineer by the Lakelands Board of
Directors requesting such changes.
As the meeting winded down, Mayor
Sidney Katz stated Lakelands will continue
to be a particular area of interest for the
City, especially with the opening of
Lakelands Park, the future Aquatic Center
and the possible future re-development of
the Global Exchange/National Geographic
property on Main Street.
The meeting proved to be an informative session for all in attendance. The
Lakelands Board of Directors would like
the thank the City of Gaithersburg staff,
Mayor and Council for taking time out of
their busy schedules to meet with residents. As always, for questions or concerns
regarding the City of Gaithersburg, contact City Hall at 301-258-6310. L
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Kentlands House and Garden Tour
By Judy Hubbard & Liz Helgerson
T
he Kentlands community will host its
fourth Kentlands House and Garden
Tour on June 11, 2005, from 11:00
a.m. to 5:00 p.m., rain or shine. The
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Kentlands Community Foundation and
Kentlands Garden Club jointly sponsor
the event. Proceeds will support their
community beautification and develop-
ment activities and will also benefit cottages, and rental homes. Each is unique
Hospice Caring, Inc. of Montgomery and offers both traditional and contempoCounty.
rary living. The Gardens Apartments offer
The eight homes and gardens on the rentals for seniors, while live-work units
tour provide a representative sample of offer an opportunity for owners to comhomes in the neighborhood, including sin- bine personal and work space.
gle-family homes, a town home, a cottage,
Kentlands also has a number of office
a condominium, as well as variety of gar- and commercial developments, with more
den styles. Visitors will have an opportu- being planned.
nity to see beautifully designed and decoExhibits and artist studios at the historic
rated homes that will appeal to lovers of Gaithersburg Arts Barn exhibits will be
both modern and historic styles.
open to the public during the event. In
This will also be an excellent opportu- addition, buses will be available at designatnity to explore the
Kentlands community, which is the largest
and best known of
American neighborhoods developed in
accordance with the
principles of new
urbanism. Tour participants will experience first hand the
pleasures of walking
through a community
designed more for
people than for cars.
Lakelands residents are invited to tour a parade of homes and gardens in
What is now
Kentlands on June 11, 2005.
known as Kentlands
was at one time the
dream of Joseph Alfandre who began to ed points within the Kentlands to transport
work with land planners Andres Duany visitors from one site to another. Several
and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk. Duany and parking areas will also be designated.
Plater-Zyberk had already worked on
Tickets may be purchased in advance for
Seaside—a neotraditional city in Florida. $12 online at www.kentlands.org or at the folAlfandre hoped not only to make good use lowing Kentlands locations: Coldwell Banker
of the land, but also to maintain the charm – Kentlands, England Custom Furniture
created by its former owner, Otis Beall Direct, Long & Foster – Kentlands, Main
Kent. With a groundbreaking ceremony in Street Home and Garden, O’Donnell’s
1989, the Kentlands project was underway. Restaurant, Kentlands Clubhouse, and the
Sixteen years later, Kentlands is a thriv- Gaithersburg Arts Barn.
ing community popular for its shopping,
The day of the tour, tickets will be availrestaurants, lovely homes and gardens and able for $15 at the Kentlands Carriage
desirable style of living. It offers a variety of House, the Kentlands Clubhouse, on the
residences—single family homes, town- Tour Bus, or in the Lobby at 120 Chevy
homes, carriage houses, condominiums, Chase Street. L
June 2005
TICKETS FOR HAIRSPRAY (the musical)
Sunday, August 14
7:30 p.m.
The Kennedy Center
J
oin your friends and neighbors on
Sunday, August 14, 2005 as Lakelanders
head to the Kennedy Center to enjoy an
evening of Hairspray (the musical). This event
is now open to all Lakelands residents!
A group discount for tickets have been purchased with seats in Center Orchestra, rows 4
& 5. A minimum of 20 Lakelands residents is
needed to attend. Interested residents should
contact
Leslie
Weightman
at
[email protected] or call 301-2581058 to purchase tickets.
Checks should be made payable to Leslie
Weightman in the amount of $77.21 per ticket and should be delivered to the Lakelands
Clubhouse or 702 Turtle Pond Lane. Please
call Leslie before you bring the checks to her
home or if you have any questions.
Hairspray (the musical) is the winner of
eight 2003 Tony Awards®, including Best
Musical. As the New York Times says, “If life were everything it should be, it would be
more like Hairspray. It’s irresistible!”L
Upcoming Events
Produced by the
Lakelands
Social Committee
June 2005
•
Clubhouse: 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Whole Foods Market will provide
delicious samplings from its catering
line, and we’ll supply the beer and
wine. Get to know some of your
neighbors and have a great time. The
deadline to RSVP for this event is
June 6. Register today by calling the
Lakelands Clubhouse at 240-6318338.
July 2005
•
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•
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Herman R. Zarate, DPM
Sharon T. Siebold, DPM
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Phone: 301-987-7450
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Phone: 301-949-8833
June 2005
July 4th Annual
Breakfast
9:00a.m. This event has become a tradition as Lakelands residents meet in
the green area adjoining the basketball court and munch on bagels,
doughnuts, coffee and juice.
We
hope that we’ll see you there! In case
of rain, we’ll head to the Clubhouse
Green Room. Free admission.
We’re now in your neighborhood!
Montgomery Foot and Ankle Associates, LLC
June 10th Lakelands
Singles Night
July 4th Party
12:00 – 4:00p.m. You’ll want to be
poolside for this event. Egan
Barbecuers will be on-site again to
provide great BBQ. We have some
great music planned and lots of entertainment throughout the afternoon.
The event will be held rain or shine.
In the event of rain, we’ll still have the
food and fun in the Clubhouse! Free
admission, (pool pass required).
Coming Attractions!
Hairspray Tickets
Now Available to All
Lakelands Residents!
Food service begins at noon until
its gone.
Sponsored by…
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By Genie Tillisch
Germantown
Gem
D
o you feel you should take in more
culture, spend some time with the
arts, or perhaps expand your own
creative potential? If you are a parent soccer fields and swim teams provide undeniable benefits to growing youngsters, but
you are also charged with exposing your
kids to the fine and performing arts.
Moreover, despite your best intentions, is
it possible that the long anticipated trip to
the Kennedy Center has not yet materialized? Never fear, Montgomery County has
a cultural jewel conveniently located in
Germantown Town Center, and it is called
Black Rock Center for the Arts.
You have no doubt heard of Black
Rock, but if you have not ventured out to
see what all the excitement is about, there
is no time like the present. Black Rock’s
$10 million facility at 12901 Town
Commons Drive, near the intersection of
MD 118 and Middlebrook Road, offers
something for anyone who has even the
slightest interest in the wide-ranging field
of art. The Center includes a large museum quality gallery for the fine arts, three
art classrooms, a dance studio, a 150-seat
multi-purpose theater, a 210-seat proscenium theater, and an outdoor stage. The
soaring lobby welcomes visitors to the
34,000 square foot structure with easy
entry from both front and rear of the
building.
On exhibit in the gallery through June
3rd is “The Long View:
Recent
Landscapes by Lisa Egeli.” Egeli’s oil paintings of wild and dramatic places from
Alaska to Kauai to Maryland’s Eastern
shore demonstrate her ability to capture
intimate experiences from the natural
world. Beginning June 8th, the wire sculpture (“Flotsam and Jetsam”) of R.L. Croft
and the fiber art of Elizabeth Morisette will
go on view. Then starting July 13th, the
gallery will feature a variety of media from
artists in the Hyattstown Mill Arts Project,
which “advocates a nature-based study of
the Arts.”
Perhaps you would prefer to take a class
once a week to enhance, brush-up, or
begin a new mode of your own artistic
expression. Black Rock offers fine and performance art education for all ages.
Creative arts classes from pre-K to adult
begin June 20th and run through August
5th.
Dance opportunities include Creative
Movement (ages 3-5 and 6-8) Ballet/Tap
(grades K-2), Musical Theater Dance
(grades K-2, 6-8, and 9-adult), Ballet
Repertory (grades 6-12), Hip Hop (grades
6-8), Rhythmic Tap (grades 6-8), Urban
Funk (grade 9–adult), Beginning Ballet
(adults), and Advanced Beginning Ballet
(adults).
10% off next visit. Limit one per family.
Expires August 31, 2005.
Other performance classes include
Creative Drama (ages 3-5, grades 1-2 and 35), Guitar (grades 3-5, 6-8, 9-12, and adults),
and Joy of Singing (grades 6-12 and adults).
Fine arts classes offered are Drawing in
Nature, Developing Painting Style, Oil
painting, and Watercolor Painting and
Design (all for grade 9-adult). Classes range
in price from $36 to $252 depending on
subject and number of sessions.
Photo courtesy: Genie Tillisch
daytripper
A young thespian plays a Greek muse at Black Rock
Center for the Arts summer camp.
nary approach to the arts that will have
your young Leonardo da Lakelands painting, dancing, singing, and orating the summer away.
Adventures in the Arts for kids ages 3-4
and 5-6 is a half-day program that includes
the visual arts, music, theater, and dance.
Each one-week adventure focuses on a
theme such as “colors,” “sticky,” “shiny,”
or “hot and cold” for the younger set and
“family,” “animals,” “bebop and boogie,”
and “our amazing earth” for the older.
Adventures cost $80-$110.
Also available for children and teens are
week-long workshops with selections such
as Animal Art, Creating with Paint,
Magical Mosaics, 3-D Madness, Mystery of
Myth, Miniature Sculptures, Photo Art,
and Bookmakers. One-day workshops
geared towards adults will focus on
Acrylics from A-Z and Hairpin Laces
(fourchetting). Workshops cost between
$40 and $125.
Arts Camps for grades 2-8 are full day
sessions from 9 a.m. – 3 p.m. Each of the
three two-week camps are individually
themed: “Tales of Old,” “Arabian Nights,”
and “Fractured Fairy Tales.” Black Rock’s
trained professionals take the campers and
produce an original performance plus an
art exhibit at the end of the two weeks.
Parents, siblings, and friends are invited to
view the incredibly professional result,
which is performed in the spectacular
proscenium theater with its state-of-the-art
lighting and acoustics. If you want your
child to have a true theater experience,
Black Rock offers one of the best, and the
two-week camps are a bargain at $410.
Summer camp at Black Rock may be
the best thing your budding artist ever
tried. These programs offer a multidiscipli-
For more information on Black Rock Center
for the Arts, please visit www.blackrockcenter.org
or call 301-528-2260. L
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June 2005
assignmenteducation
Quince Orchard Middle
School #2 83% Completed
By Gina Dropik
C
onstruction of Quince Orchard
Middle School #2 in Lakelands is on
schedule and is currently 83 percent
complete, according to Joseph Sacco,
Principal. “I have no doubt the school will
open on time,” he said. When it opens on
August 29th approximately 575 sixth and
seventh graders will make up the student
body. They will be coming from Rachel
Carson, Diamond, Darnestown, and
Brown Station Elementary Schools;
Ridgeview and Kingsview Middle Schools;
and Longview School. There will be no
eighth grade class until the 2006-2007
school year. Students and families were
able to vote for their choice of school colors and mascots on-line at the school’s
website. Based on those votes the school
colors chosen were navy and silver and the
top choice for the mascot was a Falcon.
This new state-of-the-art school will feature two computer labs, a media center, a
digital art lab, a television studio, a full
gymnasium, two music rooms, a cafeteria,
and plenty of classrooms. The first floor of
the building will house the main offices,
guidance offices, cafeteria, a large computer lab, gym, music rooms, and classrooms
for Special Education programs. There will
be an Extensions Program for students
with autism and a School Community
Based Program for students with physical
handicaps. The second floor will contain
all sixth grade classrooms and the media
center. The third floor will contain all seventh grade classrooms, as well as a smaller
computer lab. All computers will have
access to the Internet. A baseball field and
soccer field adjacent to the school will be
shared with the city of Gaithersburg, and
several tennis courts are located on the
school property.
Students who live within 1½ miles of
the school will be considered walkers. All
others will be bused. Students will be
allowed to ride their bikes to school, but
must wear helmets. There will be a designated parent drop-off area. The school day
will start at 7:50 a.m. and end at 2:40 p.m.
Students will rotate through seven, 48minute periods each day. Two 30-minute
lunch periods will be held, one for sixth
graders and one for seventh graders.
Lunch choices will include the standard
MCPS lunch menu, as well as a salad bar,
and Al A Carte items such as Boardwalk
Fries. Water and juices will be available
from vending machines.
Part of each student’s day will be a twenty-minute advisory period. During this
time students will be able to see teachers
for extra help, talk to counselors, prepare
for standardized tests, work on organization skills, and Drop Everything And Read
(DEAR). During this time, students will
also occasionally have the opportunity to
view a student-produced television show.
Currently on the website students can
vote for their choice of after-school activities. Some suggestions include an art club,
drama club, computer club, instrumental
jazz, and step team, which is a dance movement program.
Students interested in sports will have
the opportunity to play on girls’ and boys’
softball, basketball, and soccer teams, as well
as to participate in intramural sports such as
a basketball shoot-out or a track challenge.
“We are going to have a very strong arts
program,” said Sacco. Students may
choose band, orchestra, or chorus as part
of their curriculum. The arts rotation elective will be 9-12 week courses on such topics as web design, ceramics, television production, and more. Also offered will be
Spanish and Chinese classes. The decision
to offer Chinese was made based on discussions with local high school principals
who feel that Chinese is growing in popu-
larity. “We already have 55 kids signed up
for Chinese,” said Sacco.
Currently the majority of the professional staff has been hired. From over 300
applications, approximately thirty teaching
and counseling positions have been filled.
Sacco explained that all staff has been
hired from within the county and decisions were made based on interviews and
classroom observations of the applicants.
By the first or second week of August,
the building should be ready for occupation. A Student Orientation is tentatively
planned for August 25th. “This will give
students an opportunity to tour the school
and get their schedules,” said Sacco.
The excitement over the new school is
building for students, parents, and staff. Sacco
says, “We have a great partnership with the
city and a very strong staff.” Look to this column each month for progress on the school.
Rachel Carson
Celebrates the Arts!
Don’t miss Rachel Carson’s “Celebrate
the Arts” program on Monday, June 6,
starting at 6:30 p.m. The students have
been working hard, producing wonderful
artwork and beautiful music. Come see
your children’s artwork, and enjoy our
choral and instrumental music concert.
The spring concert will begin at 7:00 p.m.
When the concert is over, please continue
to walk through our building to observe
the art displays. L
Empty Nesters Upcoming Events
TAKE ME OUT TO THE BALL GAME!
WHO: The Empty Nesters Club has 25 tickets for
WHAT: The Nationals vs Seattle Mariners Baseball
WHERE: RFK Stadium
WHEN: Saturday, June 11, 2005 at 7:05 pm
Why: To have fun!
Tickets are in the lower rows of the upper deck between home plate and first base.
The cost is $15.60 per ticket. Tickets are available during office hours at the management office at the Lakelands Clubhouse or by contacting Ron Smith at 301-9477222. Please make checks payable to Ron Smith.
RFK is easily accessible by car or Metro and directions will be provided.
So grab your peanuts, friends, and baseball mitts and join us for a night of fun. L
What a Variety Show!
June 2005
Photos courtesy: Alan Kresse Photography
T
hree cheers to all of the children
who entertained hundreds of
peers and family members at the
Second Annual Rachel Carson Variety
Show. There are some incredibly talented students and also very talented
and creative parents. Thank you to all
the parents who helped their children
practice and who encouraged them to
perform. It was a fun and entertaining
night! A special thank you to
Kentlands resident Alan Kresse, of
Alan Kresse Photography, for graciously sharing the photos of the Variety
Show. Parents who are interested in
purchasing photos of their child,
should log on to www.alankressephotography.com. L
17
Complied by the Prigal Brothers/Re/Max Realty
FOR SALE
Address
6209 Chestnut Hill Mews
926 Featherstone Street
657 Gatestone Square St.
538 Helene Street
582 Kersten Street
422 Lakelands Drive
686 Lake Varuna Mews
445 Leaning Oak Street
705 Linslade Street
630A Main Street
1211 Main Street
UNDER CONTRACT
Address
526 Bright Meadow Drive
530 Bright Meadow Drive
306A Cross Green Street
337B Cross Green Street
341A Cross Green Street
603 Gatestone Street
48 Golden Ash Way
92 Golden Ash Way
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Housing Type
Townhouse
Townhouse
Townhouse
Townhouse
Single Family
Single Family
Single Family
Townhouse
Single Family
Condo-Townhouse
Single Family
Housing Type
Townhouse
Townhouse
Condo-Townhouse
Condo-Townhouse
Condo-Townhouse
Townhouse
Single Family
Townhouse
Townhouse
Model
Fairgate
Michael Harris
Georgetown
Bartholomew
Michener
Turnberry II
Georgetown
Abernathy
Model
Michael Harris
Michael Harris
Georgetown
Mt. Vernon
Georgetown
Fairgate
Bartholomew
Vintage
Vintage
Builder
List Price
Ryan Homes
$569,900
$619,000
Miller & Smith $575,000
$579,000
Ryan Homes
$799,900
NV Homes
$955,500
Ryan Homes
$875,000
Classic
$569,900
Classic
$745,000
Ryland
$414,414
NV Homes
$869,869
Builder
List Price
$599,500
$599,900
Ryland
$399,000
Ryland
$435,000
Ryland
$400,000
Ryan Homes
$589,000
NV Homes
$879,000
Housing Type
Townhouse
Townhouse
Townhouse
Single Family
Townhouse
Single Family
Single Family
Townhouse
Townhouse
Condo-Townhouse
Condo-Townhouse
Single Family
Single Family
Cottage
Townhouse
Single Family
Single Family
Model
Turnberry II
Dumbarton
Classic
Chesterfield
Georgetown
Michener
Bartholomew
Vanderbilt
SOLD
Address
441 Clayhall Street
164 Golden Ash Way
517 Kersten Street
410 Lakelands Drive
451 Leaning Oak Street
656A Main Street
659A Main Street
Housing Type
Townhouse
Townhouse
Townhouse
Townhouse
Single Family
Townhouse
Condo-Townhouse
Condo-Townhouse
Model
Fairgate
Georgetown
Vintage
NV Homes
Bartholomew
Turnberry II
Georgetown
Georgetown
Georgetown
Georgetown
Austin
Alcott
Fairgate
Dartmouth
Michael Harris
Builder
Classic
Parkwood
List Price
$558,000
$629,000
$589,900
NV Homes
$924,924
Ryan Homes
$869,000
NV Homes
$979,000
NV Homes
$574,900
$578,000
Ryland
$438,000
Ryland
$400,000
$869,900
Ryan Homes
$825,000
Main Street
$519,900
Ryan Homes
$574,900
NV Homes
$975,000
$912,000
Builder
Ryan Homes
Miller & Smith
Miller & Smith
NV Homes
Classic
Ryland
Ryland
List Price
$579,487
$595,000
$532,000
$599,000
$880,000
$572,000
$402,100
$440,000
Listings as of 05/18/05 - This information was obtained from MRIS. Information is believed to be
accurate, but should not be relied upon without verification. These were not listing/sold exclusively by
Prigal Brothers/Re/Max Realty.
lakelandslistings
Address
554 Helene Street
304 Inspiration Lane
422 Kersten Street
433 Lakelands Drive
601 Linslade Street
801 Linslade Street
943 Linslade Street
477 Lynette Street
1370 Main Mews
623A Main Street
719A Main Street
939 Main Street
504 Market Street East
437 Placid Street
405 Phelps Street
905 Rockborn Street
413 Stonemason Drive
June 2005
Sales Underway for Newest Kentlands Condominiums
By Richard L. Arkin
M
arketing began in April for the
Colonnade
at
Kentlands
Condominium, a new project
now under construction by Donohoe
Construction Inc. at Booth Street and
Quince Orchard Road in Kentlands.
The Colonnade at Kentlands is the
new name for Archstone-Smith’s
Kentlands Village Apartments rental project, which was marketed briefly as
Westchester at Kentlands. Archstone and a
unit of the El Ad development group have
entered into a purchase agreement in
which El Ad would convert the property to
condominium and market individual
units. The project was developed originally
by Archstone as a luxury rental development.
The 307-unit Colonnade at Kentlands
project will, when completed, include elevator buildings, garage parking, a two-level
fitness center, swimming pool, sauna, cinema lounge, pub, wine room, courtyard,
and first-floor retail (perhaps including
another restaurant). The condominium
will also enjoy the facilities at the Booth
Street Common with its fountain, pergola,
and seating. Archstone is building the
Booth Street Common on Assembly property and all Kentlanders will be able to use
it.
The Archstone rental apartments were
expected to annex into Kentlands and it is
anticipated that the condominium project
will also be annexed under similar conditions, but an agreement has not yet been
finalized. The Assembly is currently in discussions with both Archstone-Smith and
El Ad.
Marketing began in early April with a
full-page tabloid advertisement in the
Washington Times real estate supplement.
June 2005
Since then, additional ads have appeared
in the Times and in the Washington Post
condominium classifieds. The response
has been “overwhelming,” according to a
representative for Builder’s 1st Choice,
which is marketing the project.
Sales agents are reportedly requiring a
$5,000 deposit for a non-binding unit
“reservation.” Binding contracts cannot be
taken at this time because a public offering
from the living room.
The largest unit is the 1,881-square foot
“Luxe (C2),” which has 3 bedrooms and 31/2 baths. This unit has a balcony accessible from the living room and two bedrooms, walk-in closets, a kitchen with center-island workspace, a dining room with
built-in shelves, and a center living room
with fireplace. The “luxury baths” include
soaking tubs, separate shower stalls, and
extended double vanities. The asking
price for this unit, as of April 24, is
$524,900.
Prices have reportedly already risen
since the first price sheet was published.
Other units include foyers, computer
areas, second floor open lofts, ceiling fans,
built-in shelving, decorator niches, and
patios. Condominium fees have not yet
been determined, but agents have estimated that they will run in the $300-500
range.
The Colonnade at Kentlands “in the
heart of Kentlands” is “at the very center
of the vibrant community of Kentlands,”
according to their new website at
www.colonnadeatkentlands.com. Sales
agents can be reached at 301-840-2060 or
by fax at 301-215-5832. An on-site office is
not yet open. L
The Colonnade at Kentlands “in
the heart of Kentlands” is “at
the very center of the vibrant
community of Kentlands.”
statement is not yet available, as required
by state law for binding condominium contracts. The sales agents hope to be taking
contracts in June for September delivery.
According to an April 24 price sheet,
asking prices for a 772-square foot “Hart
(A1)” one bedroom, one bath unit start at
$299,900. The “Hart (A1)” includes “a
large master suite,” walk-in closet.
“Luxury owner’s bath with soaking tub,”
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Living It Up on the Mews
Lake Varuna Celebrates Cinco de Mayo
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t has become an annual tradition for
the residents of Lake Vaurna Drive
and Lake Varuna Mews. What started
out a few years ago as a simple gathering of
neighbors to celebrate Cinco de Mayo, has
turned into a full fledge alley party, which
Lakelanders look forward to every May.
This year was no different!
On Saturday, May 7, close to 100 neighbors filled Lake Varuna Mews, enjoying
food, music, games, lots of fun and most
of all fireworks! The Cinco de Mayo party
is not just for residents of Lake Varuna
Drive or the Mews, residents from all over
the community, young and old, are invited
to come out and celebrate.
But the partying is not just confined to
the Lake Varuna side of the community,
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neighbors all over Lakelands have created
their own traditions; with Friday Night
Happy Hours in Featherstone Mews, block
parties and ice cream socials in Lane in the
Woods, and a Labor Day bash hosted by
Kersten Street.
With all this partying going on, it is safe
to say there is always something happening
in Lakelands during the summer. Enjoy! L
Clockwise from top right: Who broke the Piñata?
The children scramble to grab candy and treats.
The Cinco de Mayo Chefs, Jack Quintas and Kevin
Grapes.
Limbo, how low can you go? Apparently, this little
girl can go low!
Photos courtesy: Steve & Kathy Kim
By Andrea Escher
June 2005
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Pointillism Seurat Style: The Shaare Torah
students used cotton swabs to dip into
tempera paint and filled in stenciled areas
until each area was covered with small
dots of red, yellow and orange.
Shaare Torah Nursery
School Hosts Art Show
By Paula Fischthal
T
Photos courtesy: Paula Fischthal
here was excitement in the air
Wednesday, May 11th as students
rushed around hanging artwork and
preparing food to nosh on for the Shaare
Torah Nursery School Art Show. Monday
and Wednesday afternoons throughout
the winter and spring have culminated in
this special event showcasing the work of 3
and 4 year old budding artists and chefs.
These excited students are all part of the
Shaare Torah Nursery School enrichment
program. Enrichment classes meet after
the regular nursery school day is over.
Cooking meets on Mondays and Art meets
on Wednesdays.
For the past eleven Mondays, new
terms, techniques and safety rules have
become household words for the children.
This session offered ten nascent chefs
(Scott Kahalas, Jake Alalouf, Ari Fischthal,
Jennie Weiss, Hope Rosner, Jessica
Morissette, Jack Kahler, Avi Greenfeld,
Bradley Pasekoff and Amy Kraft) the
opportunity to sample Middle Eastern
Cuisine. Blending the ingredients is food
for the soul as well, and the finished prod-
chopped liver and crackers, fresh fruit
salad, homemade brownies, fresh squeezed
lemonade and iced tea they prepared for
their art show.
Artists Ari Fischthal (Lakelands
Resident), Hallie Maytin (Lakelands
Resident), Jack Kahler (Kentlands
Resident), Scott Kahalas, Jake Alalouf,
Sam Cogan, Jennie Weiss, Hope Rosner,
Jessica Morissette, Avi Greenfeld, Bradley
Pasekoff and Amy Kraft spent Wednesday
afternoons absorbed in styles and techniques taken from such great artists as
Vincent van Gogh, George Seurat, Henri
Matisse, Claude Monet, Georgia O’Keefe,
Jackson Pollack, Jasper Johns, Louise
Nevelson, and Michelangelo Buonarroti.
All students will take home a portfolio of
their work and their very own palette.
Alfred Seurat was a good starting point
for the children. Seurat covered his canvas
with little brushstrokes that became
known as pointillism. The Shaare Torah
students used cotton swabs to dip into
tempera paint and filled in stenciled areas
until each area was covered with small dots
of red, yellow and orange. Students
chose the paint and stencils they
wanted to use and placed them on
the paper. They used pieces of green
precut lily-shaped tissue paper
pressed onto a wet surface to create
their versions of Claude Monet’s
“Water Lilies.”
Children used layers of acrylic
paint to mimic the thick paint texture
and yellows and oranges of Vincent
Van Gogh’s “Sunflowers”, and
Jackson Pollack’s violent “action
painting” was lots of fun for these
Layered Collages Matisse Style: The Shaare Torah Nursery young artists. They loved his process of
School children debut their artistic creativity.
pouring and flinging paint and used
sticks to throw paint onto their canvases.
ucts serve as building blocks for self-suffiMichaelangelo was another favorite of
ciency, self-esteem, responsibility, and shar- the children’s. Teachers Audrey Rothman
ing, says School Director Leslie Scharf. and Arlene Price wanted to recreate the
New techniques, along with the courage to experience of painting on the ceiling, so
experiment and break the mold, combine they had students lie down on the floor
to create new taste temptations for these and use markers on paper that was taped
young people. The chefs will take home a to the underside of a long table.
cookbook containing recipes made during
Audrey Rothman says, “It has been a
the program, including the menu of mock joy and pleasure to teach the various forms
June 2005
Dr. Gregory Swistak
Palmer Graduate
60 Market Street, Suite 215
(301) 963-8333
www.swistakchiro.com
NOL
SE HABLA ESPA~
- Most insurance plans accepted -
of art including the art of cooking to
young children who have no expectation
of how their work should look or taste. It
is equally wonderful to teach to those who
are not yet afraid that their work won’t be
good enough. “
Dr. Gregory Swistak & Family
Now Open in
Kentlands
Shaare Torah Nursery School is currently
meeting at the Fairhaven Church on
Darnestown Road. The school plans to move
to its permanent home on Main Street in the
Lakelands for the 2006/2007 school year. L
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