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ROCKVILLE – Administrative
law Judge Marina Sabett cleared the
way for members of the media to
cover a court hearing involving a
special-needs student and Montgomery County Public Schools, a
week after kicking a Montgomery
County Sentinel reporter out of the
fourth date of the hearing.
The case revolves around the issue of whether MCPS did enough to
provide a free and accessible education to the teenage son of Paul Griffin and Suzanne Levin.
The parents are seeking reimbursement for sending their son to
Baltimore Lab School and “compensatory services for the alleged failure
of Montgomery County Public
Schools to provide a free appropriate
education” for the current and past
school years, according to a transcript of the judge’s remarks during
the Dec. 11 hearing.
In a Dec. 22 letter sent to MCPS
attorney Jeffrey Krew, the parents’
attorney Holly Parker and The Sentinel’s attorney, Adrianna Rodriguez,
Sabett confirmed she received a letter from Krew removing his objection to The Sentinel’s covering the
court hearing.
Krew said during the Dec. 16
hearing he did not want to litigate in
front of an “audience,” referring to a
reporter who attempted to cover the
hearing at the Carver Educational
Services Center.
Sabett later asked the reporter
to leave, saying, “For today, this is a
closed hearing.”
“Per Mr. Krew’s December 21,
2015 letter to me, I understand that
MCPS has no objection to the presence of a reporter at the resumption of
the hearing in the above-referenced
case on January 5, 2016,” stated Sabett in her letter. “If the Parents and
the Student still intend to waive their
right to a closed hearing in this matter, counsel for the Parents/Student
See “Judge” page 8
Refugees from Syria embrace life in the U.S.
By Kathleen Stubbs
@kathleenstubbs3
Who is
Miranda?
Our intrepid legal eagle
takes a look at your rights and
how they come into play intoday’s court room.
Page 5
Reynolds Wrap
Navy’s quarterback wraps
up a superlative year in the
Military Bowl.
Page 14
PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY – Ghassan, his wife and their two
children fled their home in Syria to
Lebanon so that they could fly to
Egypt in 2012 after two of his brothers disappeared.
Ghassan and his family, who are
not disclosing their last name to protect family, are now living in an
apartment in Prince George’s County. They have to figure out how they
will afford food, housing and expenses once they use up stipends from a
resettlement agency.
According to Ghassan, his father called him around sunset Dec. 6,
2012, to say that another one of his
brothers had disappeared. He said
Syrian security officers took his
brothers.
Security officers, after taking individuals, would try to use their information to find family members as
well, said Ahmad, who translated for
Ghassan and the Sentinel reporter.
See “Syrian” page 8
PHOTO BY KATHLEEN STUBBS
Ghassan, his wife Naha and their three children, Amar, 7, Lilian,5, and Taim. Ghassan, Naha, and Amar and Lilian are
refugees from Syria living in an apartment in Prince Georgeʼs County.
State legislators back stricter drunk driving penalties
By Brianna Shea
@Bshea2991
ROCKVILLE – Maryland state
delegates are planning to introduce
legislation to increase penalties for
drunken driving during the upcoming legislative session.
“I think it is an achievable goal
to eliminate drunk driving fatalities
in our state,” said state Sen. Jamie
Raskin (D-20). “It should not be
seen as ‘mission impossible.’”
As of Nov. 30, Montgomery
County police charged 2,888 people
for driving under the influence, said
County Police Captain Thomas Didone.
In 2014, County police charged
3,189 motorists with driving under
the influence and 3,302 motorists in
2013, Didone said.
He said the department makes
the second most DUI arrests behind
the state police.
The first DUI offense carries up
to a year in jail, up to $1,000 fine, 12
points on the license and a minimum
six month license suspension. A second offense carries up to two years
in jail with a mandatory five days, up
to $2,000 fine, 12 points on the license, a license suspension up to one
year and an ignition interlock device
installed.
People must participate in a
mandatory alcohol abuse assessment
and program, as well.
Raskin said taking away a driver’s license can be ineffective as
people will drive without one.
“We are looking for a way to
See “Legislators” page 8
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DECEMBER 31, 2015
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
R
EFLECTIONS
April 23, 1987
County doubles efforts in AIDS funds
Each week The Sentinel visits a
memorable story from its archives.
A County Council committee
has recommended spending
$288,830 to fight AIDS next year,
including the creation of several
full-time staff positions devoted to
address the spread of the deadly
disease in the country.
The recommendation approved last week by the council’s
Health and Human Services Committee, based on a proposal by the
county Health Department, more
than doubles that agency’s initial
request of $122,000 to combat acquired immune deficiency syndrome. AIDS has claimed the lives
of at least 40 county residents since
1981.
Included in the revised totals
are Health Department salaries for
the newly hired AIDS coordinator
($81,390), a medical social worker
($36,000), a public health advisor
for testing and counseling
($26,570) and a volunteer coordinator ($15,000).
Most of the rest of the budget
request, if adopted by the full council next month for funding beginning July 1, would be contracted
out to private groups involved in
AIDS education, community outreach and patient care.
But the founder of one of those
groups said many of the jobs slated
to come under direct Health Department auspices can be done better in private hands.
“You’re talking about jobs that
are going to be 9-to-5,” said David
Brumbach, head of the county
chapter of Health Education Resource Organization (HERO).
“Are you going to see those people
at a hospital late at night? I doubt
it.”
HERO has a $56,000 contract
with the Health Department in the
current fiscal year to carry out educational and counseling programs
and to provide support for AIDS patients and their families.
The group, which depends
mostly on volunteers, has started an
AIDS hotline for teenagers and
Brumbach has spoken to numerous
groups about AIDS.
Brumbach, who earlier this
month requested $870,000 to beef
up his office and AIDs-related pro-
NEWS
Gaithersburg Council backs refugees without resolution
By Peter Rouleau
@petersrouleau
GAITHERSBURG – When it
comes to the debate over Syrian
refugees, the Gaithersburg City
Council isn’t taking an official stand.
After Gov. Larry Hogan (R)
voiced opposition last month to settling refugees fleeing violence in
Syria in Maryland, all nine Montgomery County Council members
signed a letter welcoming refugees to
the County.
The city councils of Rockville
and Takoma Park also passed resolutions welcoming Syrian refugees.
However, Gaithersburg city officials, while expressing sympathy
for the plight of refugees, indicated
they will not follow suit.
“We have no plans to introduce
a formal resolution on refugees,”
said Mayor Jud Ashman. “However,
we would welcome and assist Syrian
refugees, connecting them with relevant service providers including
Montgomery County, in the same
manner as refugees from any other
place. We are proud of the services
we offer to the community, and they
are open to all, regardless of their
background.”
Council member Henry Marraffa described the situation as a “very
partisan” federal issue, one the council members “have avoided for good
reasons.”
“My perspective is we should
not get into areas where we have no
say,” Marraffa said, noting the federal government controls refugee reset-
tlement.
“We have our own issues: economic development, homeless veterans, hungry children and unemployed workers, which require our
undivided attention,” he added.
City Council member Ryan
Spiegel said his grandparents fled
from the Nazis in Eastern Europe
during World War II.
He took a similar stand to Ashman and Marraffa in personally welcoming refugees to Gaithersburg
without the city council also offering
“symbolic gestures” of support.
According to Spiegel, “There is
a reason we were recently named the
most diverse city in America, and I
think people know where we stand
without the need for a resolution. The
proof is in the pudding, as they say.”
grams, said that committees budget
action “shows that this country is
not serious about stopping AIDS.”
James Suzuki, assistant Health
Department director, said HERO
and other private AIDS groups will
be invited to bid for contract jobs.
“We have received the interest of a
number of groups,” he said.
The county’s first AIDS coordinator, James Bond, started last
month. He came from the health
department in Washington County.
The Health Department also
provides confidential counseling
and testing for the AIDS virus,
which breaks down the body’s immune system. The disease is spread
most often through sexual contact,
intravenous drug use and blood
transfusions.
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University of Maryland shock trauma unit was the first of its kind.He
appointed the first woman to the
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
OPINIONS &VIEWS
And for 2016 . . .
So let us take stock on the last
day of 2015.
Across the globe it has been a
Editorʼs Notebook
by Brian J. Karem
year of great fear, hatred, violence
and bitterness.
War has ripped us apart and
there are fears of refugees, terrorists
and more violence. There is debate
nationally over Christianity and Islam. Our Presidential debates resemble circus sideshows and remind
many of the traveling tonic salesmen
of the old west.
But alongside this quivering
jelly mountain of instability are the
most awe-inspiring scientific advances. We’ve discovered water on
Mars and the Moon. We see the possibility of life on at least two planets
outside of our solar system and we
have seen profound advancements
in medical and other sciences.
Locally we’ve seen city and
county councils back Syrian
refugees while the governor has not.
Meanwhile we’ve continued to
watch as our local infrastructure
crumbles into heaps of unusable rubble. The troubles for the Metro rail
system would be a bad subplot in a
Steven King horror novel. The
WSSC’s water woes have turned
some streets into real-life log flume
rides while Pepco and Exelon continue their cannibalistic merger
dance.
Life in Montgomery County
continues in its fun and frivolous nature while we discuss liquor and entertainment options, shrinking budgets and watch most of the county
council do the “I want Ike’s Job”
dance.
The Rockville council is settling in for its first four-year term
with an “I will survive” attitude
among council members as they realize getting along with each other
will have to be more than a slogan
since they’re going to be staring at
the same faces for twice as long as
they have in the past.
Takoma Park will probably
dedicate its next year of legislation
to the “Grateful Dead” and Gaithersburg will plod along wondering
what to do of relevance since Sidney
Katz left.
Of the serious issues to consider
next year, the county will have to
come to terms with a huge budget
deficit, the state legislature will have
to address similar problems and consider medical or legal marijuana and
a host of other issues the governor
may or may not support.
While planet-wide fiascoes, nationwide calamities and state and local governmental horror shows remain practical concerns and nearly
daily occurrences, as we head into
2016 we would like to visit that little
guy left in Pandora’s Box: hope.
Without sounding maudlin on
the last day of the year and without
pandering to Pollyanna, if we can focus for just a second on the possibilities instead of the fear, then next
year could portend great things.
Locally, it is good to see
Rockville city settle down with
some serious-minded legislators
who – while differing in opinions –
have dropped the bullying and juvenile nature of some of its previous
council members during the last few
years – if even only for the briefest
of time.
Countywide it is good to see
those who are jockeying for position
for the County Executive post for it
enables us to see now exactly what
kind of people these council members are and whether or not they are
executive material.
Tackling legislative problems
in the state house will give us a good
idea whether or not some of the
questionable county legislators can
rise to the occasion or are in above
their head as some surmise.
Nationally we have to tackle
some very scary and frightening issues brought about by our own
racism, ignorance and greed. While
some decry social media for exposing or heightening the lunacy, hope
dictates we grow weary of our collective stupidity and juvenile displays and move forward with solid
solutions.
Then as we move into the New
Year, one can also hope we find solutions rather than gripe about our
problems.
Look up. See the wonder? With
all we’ve discovered in our galaxy
during the last year does that not
give you a pause to reflect then what
will?
The Universe is seemingly unlimited. Together we could reach
and settle Mars and the Moon still in
my life time. We can grow into a truly galaxy-wide civilization where
each race, creed or color could ultimately have their own planet. There
is even scientific discussion that we,
the human race, may be among the
first intelligent species to inhabit the
galaxy – thereby making manifest
destiny a galaxy-wide goal for all of
humanity.
If we could just solve the liquor
tax first.
DECEMBER 31, 2015
DECEMBER 31, 2015
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
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LEGAL MATTERS
Who is Miranda and why is she right?
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REPORT
by Tom Ryan
The famous advice of rights
from Miranda v. Arizona, including
“you have the right to remain
silent” are not only fodder for TV
and the movies, but an every day
part of police procedure before
questioning suspects in custody. Although the case is nearly 50 years
old, Courts continue to be called
upon to sometimes make tough decisions about whether a suspect’s
waiver of his right to remain silent
was voluntary so that subsequent
statements can be used against him.
This is illustrated by a case before a
divided Maryland Court of Appeals
earlier this month called Deandre
Ricardo Williams v. State.
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silent, the police must stop questioning him. However, prior cases
have held that if his waiver of rights
is “ambiguous or equivocal,” the
police may continue to question
him or ask further questions to clarify is the suspect wants to invoke
his Miranda rights.
In this case, the trial judge, intermediate appellate Court and four
judges of the Court of Appeals
found Williams’ statement with the
“I don’t know” included to be ambiguous, the test being whether a
reasonable police officer would understand the response to be invoking his right to remain silent. The
dissenting opinion, to the contrary,
argues that those three judges believed that the suspect did unambiguously invoke his right to remain silent and a reasonable officer
should have ceased questioning at
that point.
Thomas Patrick Ryan is a partner in the Rockville law firm of McCarthy Wilson, which specializes in
civil litigation.
Looking back like so many summer fields
The Montgomery County Sentinel.
We reserve the right to refuse publication of a
3 decision indicates that Williams
was charged with first degree murder and related offenses in the
shooting death of a College Park
student. After he was arrested, as
the police were attempting to read
Williams his Miranda warnings he
was told a couple of times that he
did not have to talk to the police,
and that he could stop answering
questions at any time, but that they
wanted to hear his side of the story.
Williams then said: “I don’t want
to say nothing. I don’t know,”
whereupon the officer said “But
you don’t have to say anything,”
then formally read him his rights including that he had the right to remain silent and anything said could
be used against him. Williams then
confessed to the shooting. He was
found guilty of first degree murder.
The primary question on appeal was whether Williams had voluntarily given up his right to remain
silent, so that his confession was
admissible in evidence against him.
The law is clear that if a suspect
clearly invokes his right to remain
REAL
ESTATE
SOLUTIONS
By Dan Krell
2015 could have been considered a “damn if you do and damn
if you don't” year for the Fed.
The Fed is often criticized
(often harshly) for their action
and inaction. And as the historic
run of near zero interest rates ended this year, many criticized the
Fed for waiting too long to raise
interest rates, while others said it
was still too soon.
The full impact of the first
Fed rate hike in nine years won’t
be known well into the next year.
Another real estate milestone
that occurred this year was the implementation of the TRID (TILARESPA Integrated Disclosure)
rule. Although the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau decided
to delay enactment once; the decision to put the rule in effect in October was not only significant, but
a historic change to the real estate
settlement process.
Initially, there was mixed reception; some lenders indicated
that they have transitioned
smoothly, while others reported
having difficulty.
Even Congress attempted to
provide a grace period for those
still transitioning (Homebuyers
Assistance Act, H.R. 3192). Like
the Fed’s rate increase, the full effect of TRID on consumers and
the industry won’t be realized until next year.
Even though the 2015 housing market started slowly, because
of record cold weather; the market
demonstrated its resiliency with
increased sales and continued
home price growth throughout the
year. Some markets were on fire
this year; such as the Seattle WA
region, where multiple offers and
single digit days on market were
the norm and home price indices
exceeded the national average.
However, most other regions
(such as the Washington DC region) experienced average
growth. The lack of inventory in
some markets was said to add
pressure on price growth. Home
sale growth is expected to continue in 2016, as housing formation
and employment outlooks are
brighter.
While home prices are still
below the 2006 peak, home prices
are expected to increase with a
market expansion. And as housing affordability decreases, some
housing critics are clamoring to
predict another housing bubble.
San Francisco CA was one of
2015’s hottest markets. The market was so heated that many described it as “insane.” Madeline
Stone reported that San Francisco
teardowns sold for well above
$1M while resales typically sold
for 70% above list price (San
Francisco real estate has gotten so
crazy that this startup founder was
offered stock options for his
house;
businessinsider.com;
March 31, 2015).
And of course, there is the
notable sale of a 765sf two-bedroom home that sold for $408,000
earlier this year (17% over list
price).
The significance of the 100year-old San Francisco home is
that it was described as a “shack”
and needed much more than TLC
(Daniel Goldstein; San Francisco
earthquake shack sells for
$408,000; marketwatch.com; October 22, 2015).
And what can be more proof
that the real estate market has
been recovering (at least for those
who can afford it) than the
world’s priciest home sale.
Patrick Gower, Francois De
Beaupuy , and Devon Pendleton
reported on December 15th (This
$301 Million Paris Chateau Is the
World's Priciest Home; bloomburg.com) about the sale of
Chateau Louis XIV for €257Million (approximately $301Million); a private sale to a Middle
Eastern buyer.
Located in a 56-acre park, the
recently built Paris estate is said
to have taken three years to build.
Amenities include an aquarium,
cinema and a wine cellar, and a
gold-leaf fountain.
Dan Krell is a Realtor® with
RE/MAX All Pro in Rockville, MD.
You can access more information at
www.DanKrell.com.
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
DECEMBER 31, 2015
NEWS
Apollo owner retires after 34 years
By Taylor Watford
@CarlisleTay
ROCKVILLE – After 34 years
in the restaurant business, Apollo
Restaurant owner George Yiallouros is retiring.
Yiallouros sold Apollo to
Rockville residents and Lebanese
brothers Mohamad and Fadel Yassine. They have one restaurant
overseas in Dubai but Apollo will
be their first American restaurant.
The Yassine brothers plan to
keep the existing employees and
name of the Greek-inspired restaurant along N. Washington Street,
according to Yiallouros.
A majority of the menu will
also stay the same, with the addition
of some traditional Lebanese dishes
such as baba ghanoush.
Since the sale, the Yassine
brothers painted the exterior and interior of the restaurant and plan to
add new dishes to the menu.
Yiallouros said he plans to visit the restaurant frequently, particularly Thursdays and Fridays. He
also said he plans to travel and
spend quality time with friends and
family.
Yiallouros first came to the
United States from Cyprus at the
age of 26. He then began working
in a restaurant for his father-in-law.
That’s where Yiallouros developed a love for food and dream of
someday owning his own restaurant. His dream came true when he
and his brother opened Greek Boys,
a restaurant on Rockville Pike.
Yiallouros continued to follow
his dream and purchased what is
now known as Apollo, named after
the Greek god of love because love
is something Yiallouros said he
cherishes.
“I try to help everybody. It’s
not about the money, it’s just to be
with the people,” said Yiallouros.
“Other businesses close two, three
times. They do not have any morals,
it’s just about the money for them.”
The current menu consists of a
variety of classic Greek dishes as
well as a mix of American dishes,
attracting locals as well as out-ofarea diners.
From Greek salads and falafel
sandwiches to veggie burgers and
omelets, the vast menu targets a
large customer clientele.
“Apollo is great for a college
student like me,” said University of
Maryland student Malaysia Harris.
“It’s the perfect spot to get a good,
filling meal at a low price.”
“It's really sort of like a clubtype atmosphere,” added local resident Richard Allen. “It seems like
all the patrons know George and
the staff. The best way I could describe it is like a big family. Customers know each other. They
know him, they know the waitresses. He kind of presides over the operation.”
Gaithersburg school overcrowding discussed
By Kathleen Stubbs
@Kathleenstubbs3
GAITHERSBURG – A Montgomery County Public Schools official said Thursday representatives from the Gaithersburg, Magruder and Wootton school
clusters will discuss solutions to
overcrowding in the Gaithersburg
Cluster.
“The Tri-Cluster (roundtable)
will focus primarily on the elementary school capacity issues,”
said Bruce Crispell, director of the
MCPS division of long-range
planning during a meeting at
Gaithersburg High School.
Students in the Gaithersburg
cluster may in the next six years
be assigned to attend school in either of the other two clusters if the
board of education and superintendent to do not find a solution
for addressing capacity problems
within the cluster.
In addition to some elementary schools exceeding student capacity now, more students are projected to join the schools from upcoming residential developments
during the 2017-2022 school
years.
Added units in the Shady
Grove Sector plan will be located
in the area assigned to Washington
Grove Elementary, according to
the superintendent’s supplement
to his recommendation for 20172022 capital improvements plan.
Crispell said he anticipates
the Crown development, located
in the area served by Rosemont
Elementary, will include more
than 2,000 housing units. The division incorporated both developments into enrollment projections.
According to the five-year
plan, the Montgomery County
Council of Parent Teacher Associations will select about five individuals to represent each of the
three clusters in the roundtable
discussion of capacity concerns
and solutions for the cluster.
Crispell said the Gaithersburg
cluster schools are “filling up” and
will begin to exceed capacity in
the next few years.
During the Dec. 17 introductory meeting, Crispell said the tricluster roundtable participants
will discuss classroom spaceadding solutions in the next few
months but they may not comment
on boundary changes.
Melissa McKenna, CIP director for the Montgomery County
Council of PTAs, said the 15 cluster representatives will first brainstorm solutions within the
Gaithersburg Cluster. If they do
not find feasible solutions within
the cluster, any solutions they propose will be within either the
Wootton Cluster or the Magruder
Cluster.
In six years, MCPS enrollment growth will be noticeable,
Crispell said.
“It’s really the elementary
schools that are bursting at the
seams,” said Crispell.
Crispell said the roundtable
discussion will enable several options to be discussed, as roundtable meeting members mention
them but not without limitation.
Although Crispell said,
“nothing is precluded from the
roundtable,” superintendent Larry
Bowers included a few limitations
in his supplement to the Capital
Improvements Plan for 20172022.
He requested the board of ed-
ucation to consider including the
roundtable in the CIP.
The superintendent included,
and the board of education approved, allocating $26 million to
address school capacity, as a
placeholder.
“We know that we’re going to
have to build capacity somewhere,
so that was just a way to get some
money in the capital budget,” said
Crispell. “And once the board
makes a decision in April, we’ll
know for what capital projects the
money will be spent to add capacity.”
The superintendent recommends a solution and the board of
education makes the final decision, Crispell said. The solution
could be a list of additions to some
elementary schools in the cluster
but they would have to not compromise the quality of the school
building, Crispell said.
An addition on Summit Hall
Elementary in Gaithersburg cannot happen because it would compromise the quality of the building, said Crispell.
Gaithersburg Elementary
School is not eligible for an addition because its size of 771 students exceeds the MCPS maximum for an elementary school, according to Bowers’ Supplement C
to the CIP.
“Enrollment projected for
Gaithersburg and Rosemont elementary schools exceeds the desired upper end of enrollment size
for schools,” states the supplement. “Therefore, capacity would
need to be added at other schools,
or through the opening of a new
school, to address the enrollment
size and overutilization at these
two schools.”
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DECEMBER 31, 2015
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
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NEWS
Parent continues his fight against MCPS and the use of Redskins logo
By Kathleen Stubbs
@kathleenstubbs3
ROCKVILLE — A Montgomery County Public Schools
parent said he plans to send to the
U.S. Department of Justice his
complaint requesting a ban on
clothing or materials with the Redskins name and logo in local public
schools.
This after the parent said the
school system has denied his efforts to ban the Redskins log in the
county’s public schools.
Jared Hautamaki, an MCPS
parent, said the Washington National Football League logo and
the name are offensive to Native
Americans and people of native
decent.
Once the superintendent and
possibly the board of education respond to his complaint, if they decline to amend the dress code,
Hautamaki said he plans to present
his claim to the U.S. Department
of Justice.
Within MCPS first spoke to
his son’s school principal and
OBITUARY
Willis Roy Foster
Willis Roy (“Bill”) Foster, 87,
beloved husband and father, died
peacefully at home on Monday,
December 21, 2015.
Bill was born December 8,
1928, in New Orleans, LA, the second son of Horace Frank Foster, Jr.,
and Callie Opal Norman Foster. He
earned a B.A. at Louisiana State
University (LSU) in 1950. After
course work towards a Master’s in
Psychology at the University of
North Carolina, he went on to earn
an M.S. in Biochemistry and an
M.D. at LSU Medical School in
1957.
In 1955, Bill met Delilah
Stokes at LSU Medical School,
where she was working in the Biochemistry Department. They married on July 1, 1957, and shortly
thereafter moved to Bethesda, MD,
where they lived for more than fifty
years and raised three sons, Gregory, Stuart, and Douglas.
Bill’s professional life was devoted to health administration and
the medical sciences. He worked
for seventeen years in medical information analysis at the Smithsonian Science Information Exchange
in Washington, D.C., and eighteen
years at the National Institutes of
Health (NIH), where he served as
Medical Officer (Research) and
Senior Research Physician in the
Director’s Office of the National
Institute of Diabetes and Digestive
and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). In
1988, he was the co-author, with
Benjamin T. Burton, of the fourth
edition of Human Nutrition, a text-
book on the role of nutrition in
health and disease. Bill received a
number of awards and commendations for his work at NIDDK, culminating in the NIH Director’s
Award in 1995. He retired in 2003.
Bill had a lifelong love of music. His favorite composers were
Mozart and Beethoven, but he also
loved songs of Rodgers/Hammerstein and Lerner/Loewe. He played
piano himself, and in college and
graduate school, he sang in the
choir and served as a church choir
director. He was an autodidact with
an analytic mind, whose interests
included politics, foreign languages, and music theory. He wrote
political satires for private circulation and witty verses for a wide
range of occasions. He was an inveterate punster and an expert
solver of crossword puzzles. Bill’s
love of music, learning, and liberal
politics helped shape the lives of
his children, who inherited all
three.
In Bethesda, Bill and Delilah
were members of Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, where
Bill was active in the Science &
Religion discussion group, contributing a wide-ranging series of
talks on subjects including Ethics,
Language & Meaning, Obesity,
Mental Illness, Religion & Healing, The Psychology of Music, and
Health Care Policy.
In 2010, Bill and Delilah
moved to Columbia, MO.
Bill is survived by his wife,
Delilah; his sons Gregory Mark
Foster (Sally) of Columbia, MO,
Stuart David Foster (Madeline) of
Scottsdale, AZ, and Douglas Andrew Foster (Deborah) of Cottage
Grove, MN; Stuart’s sons Christopher Dylan Bruch Foster and Hans
Richard Foster, and Douglas’ son
Elliot Nielsen Foster.
Bill was preceded in death by
his parents, his brother, Horace
Frank Foster III, and his grandson
Eric Alden Foster, Douglas’ elder
son.
In lieu of flowers, donations
may be made to Cedar Lane Unitarian Universalist Church, 9601
Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD, 20814.
when he didn’t get the decision he
wanted, he appealed his principal’s
response to the superintendent, received a response instead from the
chief operating officer and then appealed again, but he said he was
not sure who was supposed to respond to the appeal next.
He said he also requested the
clothing be banned because studies have documented negative effects on education for students of
all backgrounds. “This is a schools
issue. This is an education issue,”
Hautamaki said. “Schools are supposed to be a safe, academic environment.”
Hautamaki also said he wanted the ban because the logo could
be disruptive. Andy Zuckerman,
chief operating officer for MCPS,
responded that he did not see evidence of this.
Hautamaki also said the presence of the name and logo in
schools could be a risk to safety.
Hautamaki said he heard a
firsthand account about a “physical dispute” pertaining to the
racial slur in November, although
the encounter was not in a school
setting.
“I do know of instances where
the name and the mascot have
caused physical confrontation locally,” said Hautamaki.
Hautamaki declined to mention the person’s name.
He said he is waiting on a formal response to his appeal to the
decision by the MCPS chief operating officer he sent Dec. 21, al-
though Monday he received a letter indicating his appeal would be
sent to the superintendent.
Suzann King, a staff assistant
for MCPS, responded to the letter
Dec. 23, but without a decision
from MCPS on the matter.
King said in a letter that staff
forwarded the complaint to Bowers to review and to issue a response.
Hautamaki will have an opportunity to respond to Bowers’
response if he chooses, and then
the MCPS board of education will
create a decision on Hautamaki’s
appeal, King said in the letter.
The MCPS parent first sent a
written complaint to the principal
of Highland Elementary School,
where his son attends kindergarten, after he testified during
public comments at the MCPS
board of education meeting Oct.
13.
Hautamaki said the principal
denied the request for a ban of the
logo, responding with an excerpt
from Superintendent Larry Bowers’ written response to Hautamaki’s public comment at an MCPS
board of education meeting. Bowers said MCPS would approach
the concern at a school-by-school
basis and not amend the dress
code as Hautamaki requested, but
thanked him for his comment.
The parent appealed the principal’s response by forwarding
the complaint to Bowers. Bowers
had already acknowledged the request in his written reply to Hau-
tamaki’s public comment.
Zuckerman, chief operating
officer for MCPS, responded to
the complaint in a letter dated
Dec. 3 and said he was responding
on Bowers’ behalf, according to
the letter obtained by the Montgomery County Sentinel.
“I do not believe that current
circumstances warrant a prohibition against staff or students from
wearing clothing with the name or
logo utilized by the Washington
football team – either at Highland
Elementary School or system
wide in Montgomery county Public Schools, ” Zuckerman wrote,
citing Bowers’ decision.
“In a county as large and diverse as ours, we cannot impose a
uniform approach to all issues, especially ones such as this where
there are differing viewpoints,”
Zuckerman stated.
Two Highland Elementary
School parents had testified at a
later board of education meeting
that they did not want the ban.
Derek
Turner,
MCPS
spokesperson, declined a reporter ’s request for a comment
from Zuckerman because central
office personnel are in the process
of responding to the appeal.
“We don’t have comments,”
said Turner. “We don’t want to interfere with the process.”
He later added, “Andy is not
available for comment.”
Turner declined Monday to
say who from MCPS is reviewing
the complaint.
Comptroller supports alcohol referendum
By Brianna Shea
@Bshea2991
Maryland Comptroller Peter
Franchot announced his support for
State Del. Bill Frick (D-16)’s referendum on ending Montgomery
County’s alcohol monopoly at Jackie’s Restaurant on Dec. 22.
Frick’s legislation will put a referendum on the November 2016 ballot to leave the vote up to County residents about what to do about the
County’s Department of Liquor Control.
“They need to bring Montgomery County into the 21st century,” Franchot said.
Franchot said his only concern
is that voters “might trample him”
getting to the voting polls.
“I might lose my life,” Franchot
said.
He supports Frick’s goal to end
the County’s monopoly because of
issues at the DLC.
“Because it lacks customer service, it lacks selection, it lacks affordable pricing,” Franchot said.
He said privatizing the market
will offer better customer service and
affordable prices.
Franchot presented the results
of the Bureau of Revenue Estimates
study that looked at the economic
impact of privatization of alcohol
sales in the County.
“It’s empirical evidence of the
obvious,” Franchot said about the report.
According to the report, if liquor
were privatized, the County could
bring in a little under $194 million
and create 1,364 jobs by 2020.
The report projects there would
be almost $53 million in salaries and
wages and 159 new establishments
in the state.
$6 million is projected to be
added to the Higher Education Investment Fund in 2020, an increase
from a projected $1 million in 2018.
Eight of nine County Council
members oppose this legislation because the County stands to lose between $30 million and $35 million.
Franchot said there is either a
temperance movement taking place
in the County or residents are traveling to Washington or other places to
buy alcohol.
He said the County’s alcohol
consumption is 41 percent lower
than the state average.
Franchot said the County government does not sell alcohol well
but is better at other areas such as
public safety, education and transportation.
“I’m not an opponent of the
government,” Franchot said.
The County Council has offered
a compromise that will allow privatization of special orders to maintain
the monopoly on alcohol distribution.
“I’m not sure the referendum is
the exact way to move forward,” said
State Del. Kathleen Dumais (D-15),
a co-sponsor of Frick’s legislation.
Dumais said one of the bills
could be amended into a consensus
bill.
“I have come to the conclusion
we need more information before we
jump off the cliff,” Dumais said.
The current law states wholesale alcohol purchases can only be
made through the County’s DLC and
spirits can be purchased at retail
stores operated by the DLC.
Frick could not be reached for
comment as of press time.
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
COVER STORY
Judge ruling enables media to cover hearing in special-needs student case
“Judge Rules”
from page 1
should indicate this in writing to me
and counsel for MCPS by no later
than 5 p.m., on December 23, 2015.”
The hearing is scheduled to
continue Jan. 5 and end Jan. 6.
On Dec. 23, Parker sent a follow-up letter to Sabett and Krew,
stating, “The Parents/Student still
intend to waive their right to a
closed hearing in this matter.”
Griffin and Levin requested
media coverage of the hearings,
saying they believed they were not
being treated fairly.
“I think it’s for the transparency, to expose the tactics Montgomery County Public Schools are
using against parents,” said Griffin.
Griffin accused Krew of pursuing “scorched-earth litigation” tactics that “you would expect to come
from drug cartel lawyers, and you
can quote me on that, than (from)
an institution that’s supposed to be
educating our kids.”
Earlier this week, Griffin sent
to The Sentinel the recorded condensed transcript of the Dec. 11 and
14 hearings, as prepared by For The
Record Inc.
The Dec. 11 transcript provided the opening statements from
Parker and Krew in which they laid
out one of the key parts of the case:
whether the parents wanted to put
their child in a public school or private school.
The transcripts provide the
first look into the countering argu-
ments made available to the public
after The Sentinel’s ouster from the
Dec. 16 hearing.
“If Montgomery County had
an appropriate program, again, the
parents certainly did not wish to
spend their own money, they did
not wish to drive to Baltimore, back
and forth, every day. If there had
been an appropriate program in
Montgomery County, the parents
would have considered that placement,” stated Parker.
Krew countered that “a child
cannot suffer an educational deprivation, where his parents had no intention of sending him to a public
school.
“We're talking everything that
Ms. Parker just discussed is nothing
but after the fact justification for a
decision that was made long before.
Whether the parents cooperated or
not, we'll show that they really didn't, but what is so clear, is that they
were never interested in a Montgomery County Public School,”
said Krew.
Syrian refugees embrace new life in the United States
“Syrian refugees”
from page 1
Ghassan’s father told him the
best thing for him and his family to
do was to leave the country. He and
his family woke up before sunrise
the next day and drove to Lebanon.
They purchased tickets to Egypt.
Adjusting to their new home was
simplified somewhat because they
did not have to learn a new language. But they did not feel safe
there.
After living in Egypt for less
than a year, the family tried to flee in
boats to Europe, but they were discovered.
Thirty minutes after they and
others seeking refuge climbed into
boats, members of the Egyptian
Coast Guard appeared and started
shooting the boats, said Naha, Ghassan’s wife, who is 35. The coast
guard killed two people and arrested
everyone else, including the wives
and children, she said. The family
remained in jail for a few months.
After that, they contacted the
United Nations to request refugee
status.
Ghassan said they waited two
years to be approved to be refugees.
At first they were delayed because
Ghassan’s passport expired. They
underwent the lengthy vetting
process for approval to be refugees.
The family was assigned to be
refugees in the United States.
The family did not choose to go
to the United States. They were assigned there by the United Nations
High Commission for Refugees.
“We’re not here to hurt anyone. We’re here to help … (and for)
the same reason as you: a good life
for our kids, and we want them to
prosper,” Ghassan said.
The Prince George’s Sentinel
reported Prince George’s County
Executive Rushern Baker III said
Maryland should not try to restrict
the access of refugees.
“In our quest to provide security, we must not forgo our principles
and ideals as Americans,” Baker
told Prince George’s Sentinel in late
November. “We must not govern
under a culture of fear where political opportunism outweighs our humanity and civility.”
Del. Kirill Reznik (D-39), who
represents Montgomery County,
wrote a letter to Hogan in November asking him to reconsider his
statement, speaking as a refugee
himself.
“We need to do everything we
can to make sure that these folks
know that they are welcome, that
we’re not afraid of them,” said
Reznik
He and his family moved the
the United States from Ukraine in
the late 1970s. They had a threemonth journey there, but were welcomed into the country when they
arrived.
“I definitely had it a lot easier,”
said Reznik.
Ghassan’s family arrived at
their apartment in the County about
six weeks ago. They received services from the American Refugee
Committee, a nonprofit organization that provides humanitarian assistance.
In November, following the attacks in Paris, Gov. Larry Hogan released a statement requesting no
more refugees be brought to Maryland out of concern for the refugees’
backgrounds.
“Following the terrorist attacks
on Paris just four days ago, and after
careful consideration, I am now requesting that federal authorities
cease any additional settlements of
refugees from Syria in Maryland
until the U.S. government can provide appropriate assurances that
refugees from Syria pose no threat
to public safety," said Hogan in a
statement released Nov. 17.
The Montgomery County
Council then wrote a letter the U.S.
Office of Refugee Resettlement
stating that though the authority to
allow refugees to enter the area did
not belong to the County or to the
state, they welcomed any refugees
who might be assigned to the County in the future.
No refugees were assigned to
stay in Montgomery County, but a
few families are staying in Prince
George’s County, including Ghassan’s.
He said he constantly worries
about how he will pay for rent, utilities and food for his family. He does
not know how to speak English, and
the resettlement agency said it will
provide English lesson. But he must
find a job within three months and
English lessons will stop the end of
the three-month period.
Ghassan said having to do both
at the same time adds to his stress
level.
His job in Syria did not require
him to speak English. Now English
is crucial to nearly any job opportunity. The resettlement agency said it
would find him a job to start now,
but the job it found for him is two
hours away by public transportation, limiting the hours he would be
available to work.
Representatives of the resettlement agency contacted him when
they realized this. He continues to
wait for a job.
He said that if he were offered a
job, he would begin working right
away. The stipend he is receiving
from the resettlement agency will
not be enough to cover the cost of
rent, food, utilities and transportation because the cost of the plane
tickets is being deducted from that.
Despite his constant stress from
transitioning to life as a refugee in
the U.S., including looking for a
job, worrying about how he will pay
rent and wondering if he will learn
English from the lessons, Ghassan
said his utmost fear is for his parents
still living in Syria. He said he worries for their safety and for their
livelihood. Although Ghassan is one
of 10 children, he is his parents’ single source of financial sustenance.
"I'll have food,” he said.
“Maybe my kids will go to school. I
worry about my parents."
Naha said she tries to make
sure that her children do not make
noise and bother their neighbors
downstairs. The quietest activities
are either to color or watch a DVD,
both of which were provided by other Syrian families in the U.S. who
heard about their arrival. She said
her children are bored much of the
time. Her two older children, ages 7
and 5, are registered to attend school
in the county in January. They will
learn to speak English at school.
Naha said she will not have an
opportunity to learn the language
right away because she has to take
care of her youngest son all day. She
said she might seek lessons once her
husband finds a job.
Legislators promise tougher drunk driving laws in next state session
“Legislators”
from page 1
make drunk driving a thing of the
past,” Raskin said.
Raskin said he and state Del.
Ben Kramer (D-19) plan to introduce
legislation to force all first-time DUI
offenders to participate in the Ignition Interlock Program.
Current law mandates first time
DUI offenders with a .14 or higher
BAC or those convicted of more than
one DUI participate in the program.
In Fiscal Year 2015, 11,200 people in the state participated in the Ignition Interlock Program, said Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration
spokesperson Buel Young. That
number was down from 11,290 people in FY 2014 but up from the
10,974 people enrolled in the program in FY 2013, according to
Young.
“We want to expand the Ignition
Interlock Program to all drunk dri-
P l a c e
vers, not just repeat and extreme
drunk drivers,” said Raskin.
Under the Ignition Interlock
Program, if a person’s blood alcohol
concentration is higher than the legal
limit when the person blows into a
device tied to an engine’s ignition,
the car does not start.
“I think that we do need to increase the penalties for drunk driving
on the penalties side,” Raskin said. “I
am passionately committed to
prevention.”
y o u r
State Del. Shane Robinson (D39) said he plans to co-sponsor several pieces of legislation geared toward stricter penalties for drunken
driving convictions, including expansion of the Ignition Interlock Program, saying he hopes stricter penalties will decrease drunken driving.
He described expanding the
program as “common sense.”
Robinson said the “irony of the
situation” is while the state is trying
to decrease drunken driven acci-
a d s
dents, opponents of the County’s
liquor distribution monopoly are trying to expand distribution access for
spirits and wine.
“I think we need to think about
that,” said Robinson.
Raskin said he is also introducing a bill this upcoming session
which would allow families to sue the
drunk driver for punitive damages
and compensation such as medical
and funeral costs for those who lost a
family member to a drunken driver.
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DECEMBER 31, 2015
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Whatʼs happening this week in Montgomery County
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ALENDAR
December 31, 2015 – January 6, 2015
ty, hypothermia and emergency preparedness. For
more information, contact 301-962-0820. Please
RSVP to [email protected] or call 301962-0820. This program is sponsored by the Senior
Connection.
JAN 3
SPANISH BALLROOM AT GLEN ECHO
PARK
Jan. 3. 2:45 – 3:30 P.M. Waltz Workshop and
3:30 – 6:00 P.M. Join us for a Waltz Dance in the
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, MD on Sunday, January 3, 2016 featuring Karen Collins & the
Backroads Band. This versatile band will provide a
lively mix of waltzes with a country & western flair,
and a few other couple dances, including Texas 2step, polka, and swing. The 45-minute waltz (or
two-step) dance lesson begins at 2:45 pm with a
half-hour introductory Waltz workshop and a more
advanced move presented the last 15 minutes. Social dancing follows until 6 pm. Admission is $10.
No partner required. For more information, call Joan
Koury at 202-238-0230 or Glen Echo Park at 301634-2222, go to www.WaltzTimeDances.org or email [email protected]. The Glen Echo
National Park is located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,
Glen Echo, MD 20812.
JAN 5
MONTGOMERY HOSPICE DROP-IN DISCUSSION ABOUT GRIEF AND HEALING
Jan. 5. 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. Workshop for anyone
mourning the death of a loved one. 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Free and open to any Montgomery County resident.
Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Dr., Rockville.
Registration required: 301-921-4400.
OLNEY ART ASSOCIATION MEETING
Jan. 5. 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. The Olney Art Association will begin its 42nd year with a meeting in the
Community Room of the Buffington Building, 3300
Olney - Sandy Spring Road (Rte 108) in Olney. The
association is open all who are interested in the fine
arts, including oil, watercolor, acrylic, pastels, colored pencils, mixed media, photography and sculpture. The speaker will be Deborah Maklowski . Admission is FREE. Web site: Olneyartassociation.org.
UPCOMING
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION "KNOW
THE 10 SIGNS: EARLY DETECTION MATTERS"
Jan 7. 3:00 P.M. This free workshop is for anyone who would like to know more about
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The
warning signs of Alzheimer’s often are dismissed as
side effects of normal aging. Early detection provides a chance to begin drug therapy, enroll in clinical studies and plan for the future. Topics covered
will include: How to tell the difference between
Alzheimer’s and typical aging; Steps to take if you
recognize a warning sign in yourself or someone
you know; The process to receiving an Alzheimer’s
diagnosis; Why early detection is crucial. Gaithersburg Library, 18330 Montgomery Village Ave,
Gaithersburg. Free. To register, call the Alzheimer's
Association 24/7 Helpline at 800.272.3900.
BETHESDA FILM FEST APPLICATION
DEADLINE
Jan. 8. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is accepting submissions for the fourth annual
Bethesda Film Fest, scheduled for March 18-19,
2016. Selected filmmakers will be invited to show
their documentary at the formal screening and receive a $500 honorarium. Filmmakers in Maryland,
Virginia and Washington, D.C. are eligible to submit
a short documentary film, 5-30 minutes in length.
All topics are eligible and films must have been
completed in the last two years. Young filmmakers,
under 18 years of age, are also eligible to apply.
Send applications to Bethesda Film Fest, c/o
Bethesda A & E District, 7700 Old Georgetown
Road, Bethesda. Questions? Contact Brenna O'Malley [email protected].
PHOTO BY WILHELM DENK
Celebrate the ageless beauty of Viennese music with Salute to Vienna New
Year's Concert at The Music Center at Strathmore on January 3 at 3:00 pm.
Tickets start at $49 and are available at Strathmore.org or by calling 301581-5100.
RUTHIE & THE WRANGLERS AT THE
TREE OF LIFE CAFE IN ROCKVILLE
Jan. 8. 8:00 – 10:30 P.M. The night will feature
original songs by Ruthie Logsdon, Bill Starks and
Greg Hardin of Ruthie & the Wranglers. They play
rockin’ American roots music (also known as
FUN!). High energy, clever lyrics and spritely hillbilly harmonies set them apart from the rest. With
three key songwriters, the band has won 30 Washington Area Music Awards (WAMMIES) including
Artist, Album and Song of the Year. The evening
will open with a cameo performance by singersongwriter Greg Dillon. Greg's music ranges from
warm acoustic ballads to up-tempo numbers with a
classic rock vibe. Suggested donation is $15. Coffee is free, and other drinks and snacks will be available. Visit www.uucr.org/tree-life-cafe, find us on
Facebook or contact Jennifer Rodgers at
[email protected] for updates and details. Where:
The Unitarian Universalist Congregation of
Rockville, 100 Welsh Park Dr., Rockville.
ART EXHIBIT: "TRUE COLORS: LIKE A
RAINBOW" AT DEL RAY ARTISANS
Jan. 8-31, 2016. Del Ray Artisans’ artists interpret colors of the rainbow in the "True Colors: Like
a Rainbow" art exhibit. For centuries artists have
been inspired by these true colors. Come enjoy the
artwork and mingle with the artists at the Opening
Reception on January 8, 2016 from 7-9pm at Del
Ray Artisans gallery (2704 Mount Vernon Ave,
Alexandria VA). Don’t miss the workshops on wire
jewelry, polymer clay, resin, and paper flowers!
www.TheDelRayArtisans.org/True
OPEN LIFE DRAWING AT DEL RAY ARTISANS
Jan –Dec. LIFE DRAWING: Looking for a
chance to hone your figure drawing skills? Del Ray
Artisans offers a range of open life drawing sessions
for just this purpose. Just drop-in for the session and
bring your supplies to draw or paint our live models.
Fee ranges from $8-$12. All skill levels are welcome. Del Ray Artisans is located at 2704 Mount
Vernon Avenue, Alexandria VA. See our calendar
for dates and times:
calendar.TheDelRayArtisans.org
WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY MEETING
Jan. 10. 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. The Widowed Persons
Service of Montgomery County will hold its next
meeting at the Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia
Ave., in Meeting Room 2 . We will have a speaker
tell us about the building of the C&O canal, its history and how it became a part of the National Park
Service. The talk will be preceded by some time for
refreshments and socializing. A contribution of $ 4
is requested.
AUDITIONS FOR FIDDLER ON THE
ROOF
Jan. 11 & 13. 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Kensington Art
Theatre's Second Stage program for young performers in grades 5-12 will be holding auditions for Fiddler on the Roof Jr. (a condensed version of Fiddler)
at the Arts Barn, 3111 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, MD. A prepared song is preferred, and auditions will take the full two hours. Performances are
the first three weekends in March with rehearsals
weekday evenings and occasional weekend afternoons. Please call Fred Zirm at 240-485-7233 or email him at [email protected] if you have any
questions.
AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Jan. 12. 1:30 – 3:00 P.M. For anyone grieving
the death of a loved one. A six-week group that
meets each Tuesday from 1:30 – 3 p.m. at Faith
United Methodist Church 6810 Montrose Rd.,
Rockville. Registration required: 301-921-4400.
WALTZ AT GLEN ECHO PARK
Jan. 17. 2:45 - 3:30 P.M. Introductory Waltz
Workshop and 3:30 to 6:00 P.M. Dance. Join us for
a Waltz Dance in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen
Echo Park on Sunday, January 17, 2016 featuring
the ensemble Taylor Among the Devils playing a
lively mix of folk waltzes with a few other couple
dances, including Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tango, and Polka. The 45-minute dance lesson begins
at 2:45 p.m. with a half-hour introductory Waltz
workshop and a more advanced move presented the
last 15 minutes. Social dancing follows until 6 pm.
Admission is $10. No partner required. For more
information, call Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 or
Glen Echo Park at 301-634-2222, go to
www.WaltzTimeDances.org or e-mail [email protected]. The Glen Echo National Park is
located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD
20812.
MLK JR. DAY OF SERVICE
Jan. 18. Make Martin Luther King Jr. Day on
January 18, 2016 a Day ON and not a day off. Save
the date to volunteer at Montgomery County’s
MLK Day of Service at locations throughout the
county. There will be service projects for all ages
that will make an impact to lives in your community. Be Ready to Serve!!
LOSS OF A CHILD SUPPORT GROUP
Jan. 20. 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For parents grieving
the death of a child of any age. A six-week group
that meets each Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
at the Montgomery Hospice offices at 1355 Piccard
Drive, Suite 100, Rockville. Registration required:
301-921-4400.
PARENT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP
Jan. 21. 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For adults who have
experienced the death of one or both parents. A sixweek group that meets each Thursday from 6:308:00 p.m. at Montgomery Hospice offices at 1355
Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville. Registration
required: 301-921-4400.
CONCERT: BILL AND THE BELLES
Jan. 14. 7:00 P.M. (doors open at 6 pm) A rare
appearance in our area--this Bristol, TN trio presents
early country music for the modern listener with
striking 3-part harmony. Website: http://billandthebelles.com/ Contact: Ruth Goldberg,
[email protected] or Patuxent Music, (301)
424-0637, [email protected]. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Advance tickets are available for purchase. Where: Patuxent Music, 409 N
Stonestreet Ave, Rockville.
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION WORKSHOP "HEALTHY HABITS FOR A
HEALTHIER YOU"
Jan 23. 1:00 P.M. At any age, there are lifestyle
habits we can adopt to help maintain or even potentially improve our health. These habits may also
help to keep our brains healthy as we age and possibly delay the onset of cognitive decline. This free
workshop covers four areas of lifestyle habits that
are associated with healthy aging: cognitive activity,
physical health and exercise, diet and nutrition, and
social engagement. In each area, we will discuss
what we know, drawing on current research, as well
as what we can do - steps to take now to improve or
maintain overall health in each area. Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Rd, Rockville. Free. For
more information and to register, call 800.272.3900.
SENIOR CONNECTION: “DON’T LET
WINTER WORRY YOU”
Jan. 14. !:00 P.M. Winter can be a tough time for
many reasons. The days are shorter and darker,
sidewalks and streets can get icy, heating bills increase as we turn up the thermometer, and we can’t
forget the potential for another snowmageddon.
Join staff from the Jewish Social Services Agency
(JSSA) for a presentation on “Don’t Let Winter
Worry You!” The program will be held at the Holiday Park Senior Center located at 3950 Ferrara Drive in Silver Spring. You’ll get information about
seasonal depression, fall prevention and home safe-
KRISTIN CHENOWETH AT STRATHMORE
Jan. 29. 8:00 P.M. Broadway legend, TV star,
and movie queen Kristin Chenoweth graces the Music Center at Strathmore with her inimitable beauty,
humor, and talent with her Coming Home Tour. The
concert features stories from Chenoweth’s life on
stage and screen, and music that spans the breadth
of her career, with venerable standards by Lerner
and Loewe, Harold Arlen, and Kander and Ebb, as
well as pop favorites. Chenoweth will also world
premiere a song composed by Grammy and Tony
nominated composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa,
from his new concept opera I Am Anne Hutchinson,
which will have its world premiere at Strathmore
later in the 15-16 Season. Lippa will be present to
conduct during the January concert with
Chenoweth. This performance is sponsored by Joel
& Elizabeth Helke. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit
www.strathmore.org.
ANNUAL CASINO NIGHT AT THE J
Jan 30. 7:30 P.M. The Rosenbloom Owings
Mills JCC of Greater Baltimore plays host to a spectacular night on the town: Casino Night at the J.
Blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, delicious appetizers, complimentary beer and wine, and live auction.
In advance of Casino Night, the JCC is also launching its dynamic “Bids for Kids Online Auction” at
www.biddingforgood.com/jcc. Items include skybox Ravens tickets, vacation get-aways, restaurant
gift cards, spa services, and even a two-week luxury
RV! A preview for the Online Auction begins Monday, January 11, 2016; the Auction goes live January
17 through January 28, 2016. Location: The Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC is located at 3506 Gwynbrook Ave., Owings Mills. Time: 7:30 pm to
10:30pm. Contact: Esther Greenberg at [email protected] or 410-559-3545 for press inquiries.
Tickets: To purchase tickets visit www.biddingforgood.com/jcc. $75 per person (in advance); $100 at
the door.
ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION WORKSHOP "THE BASICS: MEMORY LOSS,
DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE"
Jan. 30. 1:00 P.M. This free workshop is for
anyone who would like to know more about
Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
Alzheimer’s disease is not a normal part of aging. If
you or someone you know is affected by
Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, it’s time to learn
the facts. Topics covered include: Symptoms and
effects of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia; How Alzheimer’s affects the brain; Causes
and risk factors and much more. Where: Aspen Hill
Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Rd, Rockville. Free. To
register, call 800.272.3900.
WALTZ DANCE AT GLEN ECHO
Jan. 31. 2:45 - 3:30 P.M. Waltz Workshop and
3:30 to 6:00 P.M. Dance. Join us for a Waltz Dance
in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park on Sunday, January 31, 2016 featuring the ensemble Tangerine Tempo. This versatile band will provide a
lively mix of folk waltzes with a few other couple
dances, including Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tango, and Polka. The 45-minute dance lesson begins
at 2:45 p.m. with a half-hour introductory Waltz
workshop and a more advanced move presented the
last 15 minutes. Social dancing follows until 6 pm.
Admission is $10. No partner required. For more
information, call Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 or
Glen Echo Park at 301-634-2222, go to
www.WaltzTimeDances.org or e-mail [email protected]. The Glen Echo National Park is
located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD
20812.
MEDITATION PROGRAM: HOW TO
MEDITATE DAILY
Feb 1. 7:00 – 8:00 P.M. In this four-week compact course (Feb.1, Feb. 8, Feb. 18 & Feb. 22) you
will learn the basics of meditation: what it is, what
the benefits are, and how to do it by blending current scientific research with ancient yogic wisdom.
The instructor, James McCullum, has traveled extensively to train and study with yogic monks to
learn more about yogic lifestyle, meditation, and
deep meditative experiences. Please register online
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at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library. Click
“Branches” and select “Quince Orchard Library.”
Call 240-777-0200 for more information. Registration is limited to 20 people. Bring your own mat or
use a chair for the practice.
THE GORDON CENTER PRESENTS ISRAELI SINGER/SONGWRITER SENSATION NOA
Feb. 6. 8:00 P.M. Noa (Achinoam Nini), Israel's leading international singer/songwriter, graces
the Gordon stage to celebrate the Gordon’s 20th anniversary. A huge event for everyone, Noa also performed at The Gordon’s opening 20 years ago, and
she was our very first act! Noa is known the world
over. She has shared her angelic voice and magnetic
stage presence with superstars such as Sting, Pat
Metheny, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocelli and many more.
On the Campus of the
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC, 3506 Gwynnbrook
Ave., Owings Mill. For more information call
410356-7469.
MONTGOMERY HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT WORKSHOP: FOREVER YOURS
Feb. 12. 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. A special workshop
for widows, widowers and life partners who want to
honor and remember their loved ones on Valentine’s
Day. 1:00-2:30 p.m. Free and open to any Montgomery County resident. Montgomery Hospice,
1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. Registration re-
ONGOING
A LUMP OF COAL FOR CHRISTMAS
Through Dec. 31. Presented by Adventure Theatre MTC at Adventure Theatre MTC. What do a
Christmas stocking, a Korean Barbeque and Secretarial School, a sketch artist, Shakespeare, and a
drug store coupon have in common? The hilarious
and heartburning, uh, heartwarming holiday journey
of a Lump of Coal who wants to make art on any
canvas will light a fire in even the smallest, flammable heart, or it will at least convince you to open up
a Korean BBQ and Secretarial School. Adventure
Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo.
Tickets: $19.50
“WEAVING COMMUNITY” ON A LARGER-THAN-LIFE LOOM
Through Dec. 31 11:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. The
Sandy Spring Museum creates a one-of-a-kind work
of community-generated art when it opens its
“Weaving Community” project on September 5.
All visitors to the museum are invited to come and
weave on a giant loom that will be constructed from
the 11 foot tall oak beams that frame the exhibit hall.
Fabric artist Suzanne Herbert Forton will facilitate
the weaving of a community tapestry, using the oak
beams of Bentley Memorial Exhibition Hall at the
Sandy Spring Museum as the frame of a giant loom.
The larger-than-life loom will be created first by
stringing warp between the floor and the 11 foot
high horizontal oak beams that are a permanent part
of the exhibition hall architecture. Next, the supporting vertical oak beams will mark off different
Baltimore/Washington, DC area family holiday tradition. The night wouldn’t be complete without a
visit inside the Conservatory to enjoy watching GScale model trains wind through a seasonal landscape. Afterward, warm up inside the Visitors Center while you sip hot cocoa and listen to one of the
nightly musical performances. The Conservatory
Winter Display and Garden Railway Exhibit is open
daily from 10 AM to 5 PM through Sunday, January
3, 2016. Where: Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Silver Spring.
9TH ANNUAL COAT DRIVE
Through Jan 6. You can help those in need this
winter by donating new or gently-used coats to the
City of Rockville's 9th Annual Coat Drive. Drop off
coats at the following locations from Monday, Dec.
28 through Wednesday, Dec. 6: Lincoln Park Community Center, 357 Frederick Ave.; Rockville City
Hall, 111 Maryland Ave.; Rockville Police Station, 2
W. Montgomery Ave.; Rockville Swim and Fitness
Center, 355 Martins Lane.; Thomas Farm Community Center, 700 Fallsgrove Drive.; Twinbrook
Community Recreation Center, 12920 Twinbrook
Parkway. The coat drive is being organized by the
Lincoln Park Community Center in partnership with
Burlington Coat Factory. Coats will be distributed
countywide. If your company or organization would
like to support the coat drive either with donated
coats or a financial contribution, contact Yvette
Yeboah, supervisor of the Lincoln Park Community
Center, at 240-314-8783. For more information
about the drive, call 240-314-8780.
SATURDAY FARMERS MARKET
Saturdays 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Every week,
on Saturday, through mid-November, the Farmers
Market transforms itself as different fruits and vegetables become available throughout the season.
Your pick of farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, bedding plants, cut flowers, preserves, honey, herbs,
baked goods, and more. All items offered are picked
fresh daily and available as supplies last. The Market accepts EBT benefits. Location: Jury parking lot
located on the corner of Rt. 28 and Monroe Street |
Address: Rockville, MD 20850 | Contact: 240-3148620
PHOTO BY JAY MALLIN & LAURIE HAYES
The National Philharmonic presents renowned pianist Brian Ganz for his
sixth all-Chopin recital (Chopin: Bel Canto of the Piano) accompanied by
Polish soprano Iwona Sobotka at Strathmore on January 9.
quired: 301-921-4400.
VALENTINE’S DAY CABARET AT
STRATHMORE
Feb. 14. 8:00 P.M. Alan Cumming takes doeeyed lovers on a fantastical arc from the throes of
love to unrequited desire in a Valentine’s Day
cabaret dripping with feelings in Alan Cumming
Sings Sappy Songs on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at
8 p.m. in the Music Center at Strathmore. The eclectic Tony winner, best known for his star turns as the
Emcee in the Broadway revival of Cabaret and Eli
Gold on the hit series The Good Wife, traverses
songs from the likes of Annie Lennox, Elaine
Stritch, Adele, Keane, and Rufus Wainwright “with
tremendous theatrical authority” (The New York
Times). The evening of song and comical banter is
backed by his Emmy-winning Musical Director
Lance Horne and cellist Eleanor Norton. For more
information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 5815100 or visit www.strathmore.org.
sections of warp, with each section containing distinct thematic content woven into its weft and created from a wide variety of materials: yarn, fabric
strips with personal messages and statements, ribbon, recycled clothing, plastics, photos and found
objects. Sandy Spring Museum is located at 17901
Bentley Rd, Sandy Spring, MD. The exhibit runs
through Dec. 31. For more information call 301774-0022 or visit www.sandyspringmuseum.org.
GARDEN OF LIGHTS: WINTER GARDEN
WALK THROUGH HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAY
Through Jan. 3. 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Step
into a magical winter wonderland illuminated with
more than one million dazzling colorful lights
shaped into hand-crafted, original art forms of flowers, animals and other natural elements. Stroll from
garden to garden enjoying twinkling tree forms,
fountains, sparkling snowflakes overhead and more.
The Garden of Lights celebrates its 18th season as a
December 31, 2015 – January 6, 2015
TEEN WRITER'S CLUB
Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Join us at the Marilyn J. Praisner Library, at 14910 Old Columbia Pike,
Burtonsville, MD 20866, to meet other teens who
share your interest in writing. Learn to improve your
writing and try new approaches. Ages 12 and up are
welcome. For additional library events and information call 240-773-9460.
ART EXPLORERS OPEN STUDIO
Saturdays, 10:00 – 12:00 P.M. Join us on Saturday mornings, 10am to 12:30pm in the Candy Corner Studio for drop in art activities for parents and
children. Activities change weekly and there is no
pre-registration; $10 per child. This weekly event is
presented by Playgroup in the Park (PGiP) and Glen
Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture. Location: The Candy Corner Visit
www.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222
AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:00 P.M. For anyone grieving
the death of a love one. Registration required at
(301) 921-4400. North Bethesda United Methodist
Church, 10100 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD
20814.
LOSS OF A CHILD SUPPORT GROUP
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For parents grieving the death of a child of any age. Registration required at (301) 921-4400. Montgomery Hospice,
1355 Piccard Dr., Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850.
EVENING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For anyone grieving
COURTESY PHOTO
Get ready to party to the music of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Bethesda
Blues and Jazz on January 14.
the death of a loved one. Registration required at
(301) 921-4400. Hughes United Methodist Church,
10700 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20918.
myjoes.com or call (301) 654-3801 for more information. 4714 Montgomery Ln., Bethesda, MD
20814.
PARENT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP
Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For adults who have
experienced the death of one or both parents. Registration required at (301) 921-4400. Mt. Calvary
Baptist church, 608 North Horner’s Lane,
Rockville, MD 20850.
LIVE MUSIC FRIDAYS
Fridays 9:30- 12:30 P.M. Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery features different music styles by
various live bands that perform both original and
cover songs. So come relax and enjoy live music
and Rock Bottom's award-winning handcrafted
beer. Visit http://www.rockbottom.com or call (301)
652-1311 for more information. 7900 Norfolk Ave.,
Bethesda, MD 20814.
BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT
Tuesdays. 6:30 – 10:30 P.M. Local backgammon
tournament on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month starting March 11. More information at
MeetUp.com-DC Metro Backgammon Club. Ruby
Tuesday Westfield Wheaton Mall 11160 Veirs Mill
Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902
[email protected]
CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
Sundays 11:00 – 3:00 P.M. $33 $12 for unlimited champagne cocktails Executive Chef Todd Wiss
has cooked up a seasonal brunch menu complete
with a brunch time standard – Champagne! Guests
are welcome every Sunday to indulge on Black’s favorites like Smoked Salmon, Chesapeake Bay Blue
Fish Rillette, Herb Crusted Pineland Farms Prime
Rib or breakfast treats like House Made Brioche
French Toast, Quiche and a selection of Chef Wiss’
homemade jams. Visit http://www.blacksbarandkitchen.com or call (301) 652-5525. Black’s Bar
and Kitchen, 7750 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD
20814.
LAUGH RIOT AT THE HYATT
Saturdays 8:00 – 10:00 P.M. Check out a live
standup comedy show by local standup comics
every weekend at the Hyatt Regency Bethesda.
There's a $25 cash prize joke contest for non-comedian audience members after the show. Check it out
every Saturday night! Comedians can sign up to
perform by emailing [email protected].
$10 at the door. Visit http://www.StandupComedyToGo.com or call (301) 657-1234. Hyatt Regency
Bethesda, 1 Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD.
CORPORATE BARTENDING FOR CHARITY
Wednesdays 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. Send your CEO or
VP to Tommy Joe's to bartend for charity! Can't bartend? No problem, the on-staff bartenders are there
to help for a good cause (no experience necessary).
Represent your company during happy hour, and a
portion of the proceeds will go to the charity of your
choice. Maybe you can even pull off some flair behind the bar and make Tom Cruise proud. Visit tom-
SALSA NIGHT
Tuesdays 7:30 – 12:30 P.M. Come to the Barking Dog every Tuesday night for their sizzling Salsa
Night. Take lessons with salsa instructor Michelle
Reyes from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. for only $10. Learn
to shake those hips, and then show off your new
skills to the music of a live salsa band during the
open dance after class. Visit salsawild.com or call
(301) 654-0022 for more information. 4723 Elm
St., Bethesda, MD 20814.
HEY MR. DJ
Fridays 9:00 – 2:00 A.M. It’s time to dance!
Grab your friends and come to The Barking Dog for
a good time on the dance floor. Every Friday and
Saturday night the Dog brings in a DJ to play the
Top 40 and your favorite songs. Make sure you
check out their great drink specials before you show
us what you got! The Barking Dog, Elm Street
Bethesda, MD 20814. Free admission.
SPAGNVOLA CHOCOLOATE FACTORY
TOUR
Saturdays and Sundays: 2:00 – 6:00 P.M. Meet
the owners, learn about the origin of chocolate, and
see how it is grown and processed. Experience how
chocolate is made from the actual cacao seed to the
final chocolate during this "sweet" educational tour,
from chocolate bars to truffles to bonbons. Each tour
also includes a FREE chocolate tasting! 360 Main
Street Suite 101 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878.
Visit http://www.spagnvola.com or call (240) 6546972.
COUNTRY THURSDAYS
Thursdays, 9 P.M. Union Jack's traditionally
British pub in Bethesda heads to the South for their
all new Country Night every Thursday. Live country/rock bands, free cowboy hats for the cowgirls,
bandanas for the cowboys, drink specials, including
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$2 PBR cans, $2 Budweiser bottles, $4 Jack Daniels
drinks, food specials including 50 cent hot wings.
Best of all, there's no cover to get in! And be sure to
get there early for Union Jack's famous Beat. 4915
Saint Elmo Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
WORLD SERIES OF POKER
Every Tuesday and Sunday night Flanagan's
hosts Poker in the rear from 8-10 p.m. it's Bethesda's
own version of The World Series of poker. Call
(301) 951-0115 for more. Flanagan's Harp and Fiddle, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
TAKOMA MOVES! COMMUNITY DANCE
CLASS AT DANCE EXCHANGE
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. $10 per class. First
Thursday of each month from 6:30 - 7 p.m., free!
This open-level, community modern class brings together movers of all ages and abilities to move and
make at Dance Exchange. Led by teachers from the
DC region, Takoma Park Moves creates a space to
explore improvisation, technique, and choreography
in an intergenerational class. This drop-in class will
kick off on the first Thursday of each month with a
free, 30 minute get to know you class. New to
dance? Join us. Returning to dance? Join us. Just
want to dance with your family and neighbors? Join
us. Presented by Dance Exchange, 7117 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD. For more information,
please visit: http://danceexchange.org/ or call: 301270-6700.
NEED A SITTER? IT’S LEGO TIME AT
VISARTS!
Saturdays, 12 – 5:00 P.M. Go on a date, get
some shopping done, or just relax for a few hours
while your kids get to play with more than 15
pounds of LEGO bricks! Children can play on our
LEGO race track, build a car, a tall tower, a city or
free build. They can even take part in a LEGO craft
project! Our top-notch staff are LEGO enthusiasts
and ready to entertain your kids while you get some
"me" time. Register at [email protected].
At VisArts in Rockville.
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volunteers. For more information or to register,
please call: 301-949-7398 to register. The Widowed
Persons Service is a non-profit volunteer organization sponsored by AARP, the Montgomery County
Mental Health Association, and other community
organizations.
KNITTING AND SPINNING
Every second Monday of the month. 3:00 –
5:00 P.M. Come to the Marilyn J. Praisner Library
to practice your knitting and spinning skills. Open
to everyone of all skill levels. Come learn how to
knit and spin or work on your current projects with
others. No registration needed.
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regrets to inform
organizations that only
Montgomery County
groups or events located
within the county will be
published on a space-available basis.
Send news of your group’s
event AT LEAST two
weeks in advance to:
The Montgomery County Sentinel
22 W Jefferson St. Suite 309
Rockville, MD. 20850
or email [email protected]
or call 301.838.0788
GAITHERSBURG ROTARY CLUB WEEKLY MEETING
Every Tuesday, 12:15 – 1:15 P.M. Hilton Hotel,
620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg. For more information, please visit www.gaithersburgrotary.org.
THE COMEDY AND MAGIC SOCIETY
Fridays, 8:00 P.M. Astounding magic and slight
of hand with interactive theatre and hilarious fun.
Ages 10 and up. 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg,
MD 20878. For more information: 301-258-6394.
Price: $12 to $15
DROP-IN YOGA IN BETHESDA
Fridays, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. Community classes are
mixed level, one-hour asana classes taught by a rotating selection of Unity Woods teachers. Just drop
in – no registration required! Unity Woods Yoga
Center, 4853 Cordell Ave. Bethesda. Ages 18+.
Cost: $5. For more information, call 301-656-8992.
TEEN SK8 AT WHEATON ICE
Most Friday evenings 8:00 – 10:00 P.M. The
Wheaton Ice Arena is the place to be on Friday
nights! Play along with our theme to get the 'Cheapskate' rate of $6.50 for admission and skates.
Wheaton Regional Park, 11717 Orebaugh Ave in
Wheaton, MD. For more information, call: 301905-3000 or visit: montgomeryparks.org.
THE WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Weekly support groups for newly widowed persons at three locations: at Margaret Schweinhaut
Center 1000 Forest Glen Rd. Silver Spring on Mondays, at Holiday park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara
Drive, Wheaton, on Thursdays and at Jane Lawton
(Leland) Center, 4301 Willow Lane, Chevy Chase
on Thursdays. These support groups are open, free
of charge, to all widowed persons who have suffered a loss within the past two years. Those preferring an evening group are encouraged to call the
WPS office. The groups are facilitated by trained
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The Montgomery County Sentinel
December 31, 2015
Reynolds shines
in Military Bowl
Navy’s senior signal caller lights up
Pitt with a phenomenal final
performance; Navy wins 44-28 before
crowd of more than 36,000 in NavyMarine Corps Memorial Stadium
By Brandy L. Simms
@BLS1969
ANNAPOLIS – Navy quarterback Keenan Reynolds saved the
best for last.
The phenomenal senior signalcaller went out with a bang Monday
in his final collegiate game, leading
the Midshipmen to a 44-28 victory
over Pitt before 36,352 Military
Bowl spectators at Navy-Marine
Corps Memorial Stadium.
When all was said and done,
Reynolds finished as Navy’s team
leader in rushing, passing and receiving en route to earning game MVP
honors.
Reynolds rushed for 144 yards
on 24 carries and completed nine of
17 passes for 126 yards. He also
caught a 47-yard pass from fullback
Shawn White in the third quarter,
marking his first collegiate reception.
“He’s a super football player,”
said Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi.
“Make no mistake there was a reason
that he was a finalist for the Heisman. He rushed for a touchdown,
threw for a touchdown and then
caught a heck of a pass on the quarterback throw back. He did a really
nice job.”
Navy finished the 2015 campaign with an 11-2 record and set a
new mark for wins in a season.
“Everything has to come to an
end,” said Reynolds, who capped his
career as Navy’s starting quarterback
with a 32-13 record. “We were a little
upset we weren’t going to a New
Year’s Six Bowl game; that was one
of our goals. But what better way to
end it than to play at home and set the
records for the most wins in a season
and by a senior class.”
Meanwhile, Pitt finished the
2015 campaign with an 8-5 record
and fell to 22-15-3 in the all-time series against Navy.
Pitt started the game on a high
note when freshman Quadree Henderson returned the opening kickoff
100 yards for a score.
Navy responded on the ensuing
possession when Reynolds drove the
Midshipmen 75 yards in 10 plays,
culminating in the quarterback’s oneyard touchdown run.
Reynolds added a five-yard
touchdown run at the end of the first
quarter to put Navy ahead 14-7, a
lead the Midshipmen would not relinquish the entire game.
Navy built its lead to 31-7 early
in the third quarter before Pitt scored
two quick touchdowns to cut the
deficit to 31-21 with 2:57 remaining
in the period.
Pitt junior quarterback Nate Peterman connected with freshman
running back Qadree Ollison on a
four-yard touchdown.
Moments later, freshman strong
safety Jordan Whitehead scooped up
a fumble and raced 22 yards for a
score.
However, Navy added two insurance touchdowns in the fourth
quarter, including a nine-yard run by
Reynolds that sealed the win.
Reynolds accounted for four
touchdowns in the game including
three on the ground on his way to becoming the NCAA’s all-time leader
in career rushing yards by a quarterback.
He also set a new FBS record
for most career total touchdowns in
NCAA history with 88.
“All of Keenan Reynolds’ accomplishments are well deserved,”
said Navy head coach Ken Niumatalolo. “He is a once-in-a-generation
player.”
PHOTO BY DANIEL KUCIN, JR.
Navy senior quarterback Keenan Reynolds accounted for four touchdowns Monday, earning Military Bowl MVP
honors as the Midshipmenʼs leader in rushing, passing and receiving. Navy defeated Pittsburgh 44-28.
DECEMBER 31, 2015
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
15
SPORTS
Robertson sparks Blue Devils in W.J. win
By Lem Satterfield
@lemslatest
SILVER SPRING – A year after placing fourth in the 152-pound
weight class in last year’s Montgomery County tournament,
Springbrook senior wrestler Aaron
Robertson now walks around
weighing “165 or 166” and has
mostly competed at 170 throughout
this season.
“I’ve bumped up to 170 or 182
once or twice,” said Robertson. “I
want to go 170 at the end of the year
but if coach wants me to, I’ll go to
160.”
The senior not only rose to the
challenge of facing visiting Walter
Johnson’s unbeaten Patrick Okocha
at 182 pounds Tuesday but he also
seized the moment.
Robertson overcame several
near falls and as much as a ninepoint deficit to win a frenzied 17-15
overtime decision in the first bout of
a 36-22 non-divisional Montgomery County League dual meet
victory for Springbrook (5-2)
against Walter Johnson (4-2).
“I remember looking up at the
clock in the second period and I was
down 10-to-1 after he had put me on
my back about three times. I thought
about two years ago at 152 and
when he pinned me in the second
period at regionals,” said Robertson, who stands 5-foot-10 to
Okocha’s nearly 6-foot-2.
“I got an escape to a high crotch
and threw in the legs. I figured that
was my only option since he’s way
taller than me. First time I turned
him pretty easily, so I knew he was
breaking. It was 15-9 with 32 seconds left when I got two sets of back
points off a cradle. I thought he was
pinned flat, then I looked at the
clock and it was 15-15.”
Off the whistle in overtime,
Robertson’s high-crotch takedown
off a head-tap secured the victory
over Okocha, a County and regional
runner-up at 170 pounds who
slipped to 9-1.
“I weighed in at 166, way less
than him,” said Roberts, who is 10-2
with eight pins. “Plus he had a better
record, (and) maybe a better skilllevel, but I still won.”
Robertson’s victory was among
four narrow decisions won by the
Blue Devils, three in overtime
against a Wildcats squad that lost
eight of 14 bouts.
The Blue Devils’ Patrick O’Hearn (132) and Luke Harrington
(138) won in OT and Richard Banos
(220) edged the Wildcats’ Joe Wu
by a score of 2-1.
“I wasn’t happy about losing
the close ones,” said Walter Johnson
head coach Tom Wheeler, now in
his 26th year. “That’s not us.”
Springbrook’s fourth-place regional finisher Nick Kilby (126) improved to 8-2 with his sixth pin of
the year. Jesse Turcios (285) won by
Sherwood buries Einstein 74-50 in tourney
By Carlos Alfaro
@carlosalfarorod
KENSINGTON – The Sherwood varsity boys basketball team
overcame host Einstein in an easy
74-50 victory during the first round
of the Brad Pinchback Holiday Invitational tournament Monday
evening.
Sherwood moved up to 3-3 on
the season while Einstein dropped
to 2-5.
Solid passing coupled with experience and height advantages provided Sherwood with momentum
throughout the game.
Einstein head coach Rich Porac
singled out the players’ collective
inexperience as their main obstacle.
“You got to put four quarters
together and that’s what we’re trying to do. We haven’t been able to
do it on a consistent basis and really
a big part of that is because of our
youth, I believe” said Porac.
It did not start that way though.
By the end of the first quarter, sank a
buzzer-beating 3-pointer to tie the
score at 14.
After a close start to the second
quarter, Sherwood’s offensive grew
its lead while the Warriors’ defense
kept Einstein’s offense at bay.
Einstein tied the game at 16 in
the second quarter but never again
reached an equalizer.
Sherwood put together a seven-point run in the second quarter,
led by five points from sophomore
guard Davis Long.
A foul shot by junior shooting
guard Kalil Bowen interrupted the
streak but Sherwood’s offense
raged again to the tune of another
10-0 streak, bringing the score to
33-17.
Bowen sank two foul shots to
stop the Warriors’ run again before
Sherwood added another eight consecutive points.
Einstein entered halftime trailing by 18 and kept afloat by Bowen
shooting 78 percent from the line,
making seven out of nine foul shots
in the second quarter, when Sherwood outscored Einstein 27-9.
“All of us, we weren’t playing
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(as) hard as we should. There
(were) a couple possessions we
(gave) away and we just got lazy in
those possessions,” Bowen said.
The third quarter featured
more effort from the home team as
Einstein kept Sherwood contained
more than the last quarter but not
enough so to shorten the scoring
margin.
Sherwood senior forward
Shawn Bliss ended the third quarter
with a three-point buzzer beater,
growing the Warriors’ lead to 26
points.
Although Einstein outscored
Sherwood in the fourth quarter, the
13-11 margin did little to dent the
Warriors’ lead.
Gilchrist described the win as a
team effort, a victory where no one
player stood out and everyone performed well.
“It can’t be who scored the
most, because we had some guys
who scored a lot for our team, but a
lot of guys who do the dirty work
that maybe don’t have the statistics,” said Gilchrist.
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forfeit and Akil Kondilis (113)
claimed an 8-2 decision victory.
“We talked in practice about
how important the close matches
would be,” said Springbrook head
coach Rob Whittles. “Our kids did
well in that respect.”
Down 30-18 with two bouts
left following a decision by Springbrook’s Louis Galeano (152), the
Wildcats were mathematically out
of contentious after 160-pound
Jakub Keilb (10-0 record) managed
only a major decision.
The Blue Devils’ Akash Jani
(170) slammed the door with a second-period pin in the night’s final
bout.
The Wildcats received pins
from Christian Mendoza (195) as
well as a technical fall from 145pound Logan Wilson (10-0), the latter being a county runner-up and regional champion who placed fifth at
states.
Walter Johnson’s Grant Ander-
son (120) rose to 7-2 on the year
with a major decision and teammate
Kemper Stearns (106) earned a decision.
The Wildcats battled without
JD Fitzpatrick (7-2), a County runner-up who was third at regions and
sixth at states. Fitzpatrick has competed at 138 and 145 pounds but
missed the meet due to a foot injury,
Wheeler said.
The Blue Devils return to action at Northeast Division rival Magruder on Jan. 6, having lost dual
meets to unbeaten defending state
champion Damascus and once-beaten Bethesda-Chevy Chase.
“We’ve had a nice start but
we’ve still got a lot of tough teams
to wrestle like Magruder and
Quince Orchard,” said Whittles.
“Magruder just beat Northwest and
their lineup’s looking pretty solid.
The first part of our schedule has
been brutal and we’ve had some
tough tests.”
Seneca Valley girls slide past
Northwood 45-43
By Carlos Alfaro
@carlosalfarorod
GERMANTOWN – In a battle
of last-place varsity girls basketball
teams, Seneca Valley defeated
Northwood 45-43 last week for the
Screamin’ Eagles’ first victory of the
season.
Both teams entered the game 05 and battled for their first win in a
tight game with the point differential
reduced to four points or less for
most of the game, the last one before
the winter holiday break.
Seneca Valley head coach Jennifer Hoffmann described the win as
a learning tool for time management.
“But hopefully with this game
and this win they learned a lot from
it. A lot of it was just the clock management towards the end,” said Hoffmann.
Both teams are in a rebuilding
year and both teams had a deficit of
experienced players. Seneca Valley’s
roster featured only one senior, guard
Wanitta Belleh, while Northwood
featured two.
“This is a game that we could
have won. At the same time we made
key mistakes that we have to learn
from, move on and move forward,”
said Northwood head coach Tenisha
Reid.
Reid said the loss disappointed
her but she appeared optimistic.
“But, at the end of the day, we’re
fighters, we’re going to fight to the
end and get better,” said Reid.
The first quarter started as a harbinger for the rest of the game.
A three pointer by junior guard
Gabby Oyarbide for Seneca started
the team strong but Northwood whit-
tled down the lead and ended the
quarter trailing 8-7.
Seneca put together a 7-0 run in
the second quarter to take an 18-9
lead before Northwood responded
with an eight-point streak, once
again narrowing down the lead to
one, at 18-17.
Junior power forward for Northwood Jackfille Pierre sunk the equalizer to put even the score entering
halftime at 21-21.
The third quarter brought one of
the few times Northwood led
Seneca, with a free throw by sophomore center Haja Sannoh to give the
Gladiators a 27-26 lead but Northwood trailed 34-33 by the end of the
period.
Northwood sank two more foul
shots than Seneca in the fourth quarter. The crowd rose to its feet in the
final minute of the game.
With 44 seconds remaining,
Seneca sophomore guard Lexi Opdenaker sank a foul shot to tie the game
at 42. Sannoh and Adhanom traded
free throws down the stretch but
when Seneca sophomore guard Amber Gary from Seneca headed to the
line in the closing seconds, she made
one of her two shots to provide the
margin-making 45-43 final score.
Adhanom overshot the ball as
the buzzer sounded and ended the
game with a loss.
Opdenaker, exhausted and with
little voice left, said she was relieved
to win.
“It’s great to finally get it. Like,
we’ve been through a rough season.
This has been a rebuilding year for
us, we lost a lot of people but getting
the win was great,” said Opdenaker.
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SPORTS
Local ‘Skins fan takes tailgating to profitable extreme
By Peter Rouleau
@petersrouleau
KENSINGTON – It is not unusual for sports teams to attract loyal followers but one local man’s loyalty to the Washington Redskins is
exceptionally strong.
After graduating from college
in 2004, Kesington resident Jared
Rosen merged his tailgate group
with another founded by area resident “Tailgate” Ted Abela to create
“Hail BBQ,” which provides food
for tailgaters at each of the Redskins’ home games at FedEx Field
in Lanover.
Rosen works as a front line
manager while Abela is executive
chef. Rosen is frequently the first
person to arrive at FedEx Field on
game day, often before 8:30 am.
Born in Washington, D.C.,
Rosen has lived in Montgomery
County since he was two years old.
He recalled attending a neighborhood party to celebrate the Redskins’ victory in Super Bowl XXII
in 1988, when he was five years old.
“I think when you win a championship like that, it sticks with you
for the rest of your life,” said
Rosen, who has been a Redskins
fan ever since.
Rosen said that at one 2012
game, despite a wind chill of eight
degrees, he and his crew tailgated
for 12 hours.
“People want to know why
you’re doing this, even when your
team has a losing record,” Rosen
said. “Tailgating becomes a part of
who you are. I’ve met a lot of new
friends from Maryland, the District,
Delaware, Virginia and even West
Virginia. We’re a family 10 days a
year.”
Rosen said that, aside from one
game in 2008 when he was ill, he
has not missed a Redskins home
game since he began tailgating.
He has also been to several
away games, and one of his fondest
memories is of traveling to Dallas
in 2005 to attend a game at which
the Redskins came back to defeat
the Cowboys, 14-13.
Last week, Rosen traveled to
Philadelphia to see attend the Redskins’ game against the Philadel-
Paint Branch free throws pave the way
By Eva Paspalis
@EvaPaspalis
BURTONSVILLE – It all came
down to the free throws.
The bleachers shook as Paint
Branch varsity boys basketball fans
shouted and stamped their feet.
Long Reach sophomore guard
Brandon Dix took his place at the
free throw line with three seconds
left in regulation. The Panthers led
by one point.
Dix paused and took his first
shot. It hit the rim and bounced to the
floor, leading Long Reach head
coach Al Moraz to call his final timeout.
A minute later, Dix stood back
at the line, ready to tie the game.
However, he missed again and
Long Reach sophomore Trevon
Morgan grabbed the rebound. Morgan flung the ball wildly at the net as
the buzzer screeched and the Paint
Branch gym erupted with cheers: the
Panthers would be returning to the
CKA SAVE holiday tournament
championship for the first time in
three years.
It was a fitting end to a physical,
fast-paced, entertaining game that
featured nine ties and seven lead
changes.
Paint Branch junior JD Guerrero logged 19 points, including four
three-point baskets.
Guerrero hit his clutch threes
when his team needed him the most.
Several Paint Branch turnovers resulted in an eight-point Long Reach
scoring run in the fourth quarter.
Guerrero nailed his shots backto-back to pull the Panthers within
two points.
The Lightening played intense
ball, fighting hard to pull away again.
Dix and Morgan snatched rebounds and provided the Long Reach
offense multiple chances at sinking a
shot.
The Paint Branch defense tightened as the seconds ticked away on
the game clock. Panthers senior forward Kendall Morton emphatically
stuffed Dix as he drove for a layup.
Morton went 1-for-2 on free
throws with 44 seconds left in the
game, putting Paint Branch up by
one point and setting up Dix’s pressure cooker situation.
Moraz appeared positive about
Dix’s performance after the game.
“That young man played his
heart out,” he said. “He’s in tenth
grade so this is a learning experience
for him. I’m proud of my guys but
we need to close it out and be
smarter down the stretch.”
Panthers head coach Chris
Bohler seemed to enjoy learning
about his new squad and how the
team’s identity is taking shape as the
season progresses.
Bohler coached varsity basketball at Wootton High School for nine
years before coming to Paint
Branch.
“We wanted to establish ourselves a certain style of play; a certain brand of defense and a certain
brand of offense,” he said. “I wanted
to establish a pressure mindset and I
think we’ve been able to do that.”
R.M. girls come from behind to take W.J. 45-31
By Kathleen Stubbs
@kathleenstubbs3
KENSINGTON – Richard
Montgomery’s varsity girls basketball team temporarily blew its firsthalf lead Monday before coming
back to topple Walter Johnson 4531 at Einstein High School during
the first round of the Brad Pinchback Invitational tournament.
Walter Johnson senior Cassie
Hill sank a pair of 3-pointers to
keep the game close at halftime, 1310.
In the third quarter, Walter
Johnson claimed its first lead of the
game at 18-16 before RM junior
Linda Qiu sank a two-point shot to
tie the game.
However, WJ sophomore
Madi Kemp responded with a pair
of layups to put the Wildcats back
on top.
Richard Montgomery head
coach Mike Oakes said turnovers
and insufficient rebounding contributed to the Rockets falling behind in the third quarter.
“We were out-rebounded for a
majority of the game, particularly
when (the Wildcats) were playing
better, and then we put in in the
fourth quarter our center Naya
Hansbury and Naya really came in
and was a big difference-maker for
us,” said Oakes.
In the fourth quarter, RM
sophomore Melanie Osbourne permanently erased the Rockets’
deficit with a 3-point shot, bringing
the score to 26-25.
Osborne said his players decreased their turnovers when they
took their time setting up plays.
“We started slowing it down
and we weren’t frantic with it,” said
Osborne. “We just started running
plays and working it around, and
then we made our shots.”
With the Rockets leading 4530 late in the fourth quarter, Hill
sank one of two free throw attempts, which turned out to be the
final point for the Wildcats.
Richard Montgomery offense
ran out the clock during the final 20
seconds by passing the ball back
and forth without changing locations or losing possession, preventing the Wildcats from scoring.
Walter Johnson head coach
Lindsey Buffum said after the
Rockets’ offense surged in the
fourth quarter, the Wildcats ran out
of time to catch up.
phia Eagles, in which the team
clenched the National Football
Conference’s East Division championship.
The trip was arranged by Tim
Murray, a high school friend of
Rosen’s.
“When I was presented with
the opportunity by Phil Walls of
LGC Sports Marketing to attend the
Redskins division-clinching game
in Philadelphia with a guest Jared
was the first person that came to
mind, since he is one of the few
people I know who is as big a Redskins fan as myself,” said Murray,
who is also a member of the Hail
BBQ crew.
“This was one the better experiences we have had as we have
seen many wins over the years at
home but to experience clinching
the division on the road along with
being on the field pregame was an
experience I will never forget.”
“We went into enemy territory,
wearing our Redskins jerseys,”
Rosen said of the trip. “In the city,
we got booed. Some people told us
to go into the dumpster where the
garbage belongs but once we got
into the stadium we were pretty
safe. We came home with a division
title and it was an incredible experience. I don’t think you can tailgate
at the Super Bowl but if they go
there, I’m going.”
Rosen works as a DJ for weddings and other events, as well as an
analyst for Nolan Financial Group.
St. Andrews boys dominate in victory
By Eva Paspalis
@EvaPaspalis
BURTONSVILLE – The Saint
Andrew’s varsity boys basketball
team had a memorable first appearance at CKA SAVE holiday invitational tournament Monday, knocking off defending tournament champion Chapelgate 56-35 at Paint
Branch High School.
The Lions never trailed and junior guard Anthony Duruji led all
scorers with 15 points.
Chapelgate started strong as its
defense held the Lions to nine points
in the first quarter. Senior guard
Deion Graves played aggressively,
grabbing rebounds and hustling for
turnovers.
The Yellowjackets stayed close
as the second quarter began but a
five minute scoring drought put the
Howard County team in an inescapable hole.
Duruji and freshman guard
Heru Bligen scored nine unanswered points for Saint Andrew’s
before Chapelgate junior forward
Cliff McEachin broke through coverage for a layup.
The Lions entered halftime
with a 14-point lead.
“We couldn’t score. We missed
a ton of shots,” said Chapelgate head
coach Frick Frierson. “Your defense
can keep you in the game but eventually you have to put the ball in the
basket.”
The Lions rallied around Duruji
as he nailed a 3-pointer to open the
third quarter. Senior guard Austin
Allen fought under the basket for the
shot, refusing to retreat without two
points.
The game began to fade for the
Yellowjackets as Duruji launched
his 6-foot-7 frame in the air for a
slam dunk and drew a foul in the
process.
Saint Andrew’s led by 25 points
at the start of the fourth quarter and
head coach Kevin Jones pulled his
starters.
“We had seven or eight different guys score,” said Jones. “It’s
awesome to see everyone getting
into the mix. We have a lot of comparable players…. We have the kind
of team where anyone can step up.”
Meanwhile, Chapelgate’s loss
meant a trip to the consolation
bracket while Saint Andrew’s earned
the right to face Paint Branch for the
tournament championship.
“That’s what makes it harder to
lose,” said Frierson. “We’re supposed to come in and defend our title
but we didn’t do a very good job today.”
The CKA SAVE holiday tournament has been an annual event
since 2011.
The Coach Keith Adams Student Athletes Valuing Education
project works with student athletes
on educational and professional development.
Each year, two male and two female athletes are rewarded with a
$250 scholarship for maintaining at
least a 2.5 grade point average, taking advanced placement classes and
logging at least 100 hours of community service.
Adams chooses the participating schools by determining which
teams will generate compelling
matchups.
“At the end of the day, it’s still
about putting [the kids] in a position
for success,” said Adams.
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