Three Killed In Car Crash

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CLARKSBURG – Brooke Asbury woke up 6:30 a.m. Wednesday
to the sound of her mother entering
her bedroom.
Robin Asbury gained her composure and told her teenage daughter
what she first heard from her son and
then from a friend.
“You lost three of your friends
last night,” Robin told Brooke.
They were three of her best
friends, all of whom died Tuesday
night nearly nine months after a train
struck and killed her 16-year-old
friend John DeReggi.
Montgomery County Police said
Boyds resident Jacob Tyler Dennis,
Laytonsvile resident Patrick Andrew
Shifflett and Cary Mauri’ce Greene
of Clarksburg all died late Tuesday
night after their 1989 Ford F-250
veered off the southbound lane of
Burnt Hill Road near Kingstead
Road.
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Cary Greene, left; Jacob Dennis, middle, Patrick Shifflett, right
All three of them attended
Clarksburg High School and played
football. They died on the eve of the
graduation ceremony for the Clarksburg seniors.
Clarksburg Principal Stephen
Whiting called for a moment of si-
lence as the ceremony took place at
Mount St. Mary’s University in Emmitsburg.
Police said Dennis, a 17-yearold from the 15400 block of Barnesville Road, drove the vehicle and
died on the scene with Shifflett, an
18-year-old from the 9100 block of
Charlie Farm Court.
Greene, a 17-year-old from the
22500 block of Muscadine Drive, later died at Suburban Hospital in
See “Three, ” page 8
Local leaders say MCPS grades without final exams okay
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ROCKVILLE – While parents
and teachers ask the local school
board how students can be prepared
for college without finals, local elected officials involved in education say
county- created quarterly assessments, college entrance exams and
tests for college credit will do the job.
In a letter, Montgomery County
Public Schools Interim Superintendent Larry Bowers rebutted multiple
concerns from parents and community members. One such concern was
that scrapping two-hour final exams
could pose a disadvantage to students
applying to colleges and universities.
“Colleges and universities report
that curriculum, grades, and college
placement tests are the most important factors in college admissions,”
Bowers said in November. “Exam
grades do not appear on student transcripts.”
However, MCPS posted that letter before MCPS staff and the Board
determined how teachers would calculate student semester grades. Bow-
ers also said the flexibility teachers
will have in the ability to assign projects and other final exam alternatives
will resemble final evaluations of
some college courses.
“Admissions staff report that
school districts have a variety of approaches including no exams, teacher
developed exams, and district created
semester exams,” said Bowers. “As a
result, exams are not seen as an important factor in the admissions
process.”
Board of Education member Pat
O’Neill (District 3) said the Board
eliminated the two-hour final exams
primarily to increase the amount of
time teachers spent educating students in the classroom.
Starting the 2016-2017 school
year, 45-minute quarterly standardized tests will replace high school final exams and teachers are supposed
to receive two extra weeks to teach
classes, formerly used for a special final exam schedule. Teachers will test
students on fewer units at a time and
will be able to administer the tests
within a class period or between a few
class periods.
The test scores will form 10 percent of student grades rather than the
former 25 percent, and students’
grades will be rounded up rather than
trended down.
• If a student received an ‘A’
and then a ‘B’ the student would earn
an ‘A’ for the semester under the new
scale.
• A student who received an
‘A’ and then a ‘D’ would earn a ‘B’ for
the semester.
• A ‘B’ followed by an ‘E’
(failing) would result in a ‘C,’ although under the current system if a
student earned an ‘A’ and then an ‘E’ a
‘C’ is the semester grade.
• ‘C’ followed by a ‘D’ earns a
‘C’ semester grade.
When the Board determined how
teachers would calculate students’ final grades, O’Neill said, parents,
teachers and others complained to the
Board.
“People were not bashful about
contacting us” when the Board decided on grading plans, O’Neill said.
Some said the new practice of
rounding up final grades will offer
some students “easy A’s.” County
Council member Craig Rice (D-2)
said he did not think this would happen, but he will wait until central office staff analyzes statistics from the
new tests to know for sure. A few parents and former students said on the
social media outlet Twitter they think
eliminating final exams and rounding
grades up is preparing students to
earn poor grades in college. When a
reporter asked Rice his reaction to
this, he said the response was too
hasty.
“We’re jumping way ahead,”
Rice said about the statement. “We
don’t know how much this rounding
up is going to be.”
Rice said he believed students
will try to do well on the tests because
they know learning is important.
“I think students overall will
want to do well on these regardless of
how we use the rounding system,”
said Rice.
O’Neill said about 50 percent of
high school students take at least one
Advanced Placement or International
Baccalaureate (IB) exam in pursuit of
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JUNE 9, 2016
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
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EFLECTIONS
July 26, 1979
National poll seeks answers on family life
Each week The Sentinel visits
a memorable story from its
archives.
When Rockville Putt-Putt
manager Chip Linville dreamed
up Moonlight Madness six years
ago, he must have had Mike
O’Hara in mind.
Surrounded by the darkness
and eerie silence that pervades the
rest of the city, it takes someone
with a flair for the different and the
exotic to hit red, green blue and
yellow golf balls over a carpet littered by bumps, barriers water and
other red, green, blue and yellow
golf balls from midnight to 5 a.m.
Say hello to Mike “The Laguna Squirrel” O’Hara, so named be-
cause of his success on one of
Putt-Putt’s favorite pinball machines.
O’Hara is not your average
28-year old Vitro Lab employee.
O’Hara’s well deserved reputation
began unfolding several years ago.
Here are a few of the bare facts.
·
He has attended 199 of
the 200 Washington Capitals’
home hockey games over the past
five seasons. “I missed one this
February,” he admits shamefully,
with head bowed. “It snowed that
afternoon and I knew the roads
would be slippery and everybody
would be fighting for parking
spaces and I said to heck with it.”
·
He has witnessed all of
the Washington Bullets’ home
playoff games for the past two
seasons and all of their regular
season home contests this year.
·
He has seen a major
league baseball game at every
ballpark currently in use. And,
yes, he has the ticket stubs to
prove it.
·
In 1976, O’Hara attended
98 baseball games, including 17
doubleheaders. He took in 16 of
those games during a 10-day
stretch that included stops on consecutive days in Cinncinatti, Milwaukee, Minnesota, Milwaukee,
Chicago, Kansas City, St. Louis,
Chicago and Detroit. Only in the
Motor City did he spend two
nights in the same place.
With his background, it
NEWS
Rockville begins national search for post
By Danica Roem
@pwcdanica
ROCKVILLE -- An organization contracted by the city government is set to begin a national search
"within days" to find candidates
willing to apply to become the new
city manager, according to the acting
city manager.
Craig Simoneau said Monday
night the search will begin "as soon"
as a company in negotiations with
the city finalizes its deal with the
city. Simoneau did not release the
name of the company at the time.
"The name of our selected vendor
cannot be released until the contract
has been signed," said city
spokesperson Marylou Berg Tuesday, later adding, “The Purchase Order for the city manager search is expected to be completed by the end of
this week.”
Simoneau is one of three city
employees with the title of "acting."
That list also includes Acting
Police Chief Bob Rappoport and
Acting Public Works Director Judy
Ding.
Rappoport said Monday he'll be
leading the city police force for at
least a year with the title as "acting,"
citing a decision made by Simoneau.
While the city manager has the
authority to appoint permanent directors, the directors also "serve at
the pleasure of the city manager," according to Simoneau, so the next
permanent city manager could re-
place the police chief if desired.
That would force Rappoport
into retirement and he would then
have to work as a contractor with the
department, said the acting police
chief.
However, by remaining in the
acting position, Rappoport said he
can have his old job back as a major
if the next city manager appoints
someone else.
Simoneau also said he wanted
to consider two other factors in lieu
of making a decision about the next
police chief: the timeline of the
search to fill the city manager's position and the performance of Rappoport in office.
What Simoneau said he does
want is the preliminary applications
for the next permanent police chief
to arrive by the time the next city
manager is appointed by the mayor
and council in order to create less
work for that person.
If the mayor and council appoint Simoneau as the permanent
city manager, that could have a
domino effect for the Police and
Public Works departments.
Simoneau served as the director of Public Works for 10 years before replacing former city manager
Barbara Matthews, who was fired in
late February.
If the mayor and council decide
to replace Simoneau as city manager, that would bump him back to
Public Works director and Ding
would once again become deputy
director.
Meanwhile in the Police Department, "Bob Rappoport's old position is being held vacant," said Simoneau.
"I could always go back," said
Rappoport.
Simoneau acknowledged having three acting directors can hinder
a sense of certainty among city
staffers and the mayor and council
as they make decisions based on
who will be serving in what role
during the next two years.
For Simoneau personally, after
years of working as a peer with other directors, he said he's had to make
decisions as city manager affecting
various departments and their directors.
If he's bumped back to Public
Works director, he'll then become
peers again with those same directors after months or longer of him
being their boss.
"So how long is that going to
last?" said Simoneau.
Just last month, Kathleen Conway began working as the new city
clerk and director of council operations after Sara Taylor-Ferrell
served as the acting city clerk for
two years and is now the deputy
clerk.
That made Conway the sixth
clerk in six years to lead the clerk's
office, one of three offices that reports to the mayor and council.
The other two offices are the
city manager and the city attorney.
should not be surprising to discover that O’Hara has played over
500 rounds of Putt-Putt this year
or that he has the unofficial record
of winning extra driving time on
the Laguna Squirrel pinball machine for 150 straight games (and
counting).
How good is O’Hara at
putting? Just ask him. He keeps all
his scorecards for two weeks, then
adds those rounds to a master list
of statistics that baffles even the
most astute putt-putt student.
O’Hara cannot only recite his average score per round on each of
the three courses, but his average
on each of the 54 holes.
And he has done everything
on a $200 per week salary.
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OPINIONS &VIEWS
Float like a butterfly
The first major award Muhammad Ali received as a boxer was the
“Paul Karem” memorial award when
he won the local Golden Gloves
championship in 1960.
Named after my great-uncle, it
is symbolic to me of how Ali personally touched my own life.
I take issue with a recent article I
Editor’s Notebook
by Brian J. Karem
read which said my hometown never
really came to terms with Ali and
some still called him “Cassius Clay”.
I cannot speak for anyone but
myself, but I can assure you this
Lebanese white boy born and bred in
Louisville Kentucky not only accepted him for who he was, but what he
stood for – honor, dignity, rebellion
and respect.
I’ve traveled across the world
and in most parts of the world I’ve
been met with indifference when I
talk of my birth city. Many simply
have never heard of it – or don’t
know where it is. But mention
Muhammad Ali and everyone I’ve
ever met recognizes his name.
Growing up in the 60s and 70s
as I did in a medium-sized city that
wasn’t New York, Chicago or Los
Angeles left me with a huge amount
of self-doubt. How can I ever amount
to anything? How can I make a difference?
Then there was Muhammad Ali.
He grew up in my town. He walked
the same streets I did growing up. He
talked often of his life there – everyone knew him and everyone in my
family respected him.
Perhaps I was insulated. I come
from a family of immigrants who
didn’t reach this country until the beginning of the 20th Century – and
yes I know that might disqualify me
from a judgeship in the Trump world
– but growing up it meant we embraced and admired those who beat
the odds to get ahead.
Writing about Louisville in the
1960s, Hunter S. Thompson described it as a “Southern City with
Northern problems.”
I cannot say for sure. I can only
tell you that growing up I thought of
Muhammad Ali as a surrogate father.
He even looked like my dad – same
hair, same hair style and very similar
features – though Ali had a better tan
than dad – well not by much.
I simply never thought of him as
a man of color. I didn’t qualify it. I
just thought of him as a man – one I
admired.
When he changed his name
there was never a question in my
family about how to refer to him –
“You show the man respect by calling him what he wants to be called,”
I remember my father saying to another adult.
I learned about the Muslim faith
through Ali. I learned courage as he
stood up to the Supreme Court. I understood self-sacrifice as Ali gave up
three of the best years of his life for a
principle.
My dad, thinking I needed to
learn how to defend myself, enrolled
me in the same boxing school Ali
fought in as a youth.
So when the champ visited that
school when I was 9-years-old I got
my picture taken with him and everyone in the gym got a chance to get
into the ring with Ali.
My knees knocked and my
nerves frayed until I saw a friendly
smile from the big man. It gave me
courage. He gave me strength.
I remember his fearlessness.
Later in life, while suffering with
Parkinsons disease he could no
longer float like a butter fly and sting
like a bee. But when he held the
Olympic torch representing the U.S.
in the summer games recently, there
wasn’t a dry eye in my house.
His legacy isn’t predicated on
his color, or his boxing ability or his
strength of spirit. It is predicated on a
life lived and how he rose to meet
every challenge.
He didn’t ask for a safe space.
He didn’t cry about entitlements. He
relentlessly pursued that which he
wanted and that which he believed
vital to his existence. He even surprised many by showing respect to
those who tried to keep him from
boxing.
This man learned all of this
growing up on the same patch of dirt
I called home.
Some 20 years after I met him, I
found myself in jail as I fought a First
Amendment issue. I received hundreds if not thousands of letters of
support. One day in jail I opened up a
hand-written letter from Muhammad
Ali. It contained two words “Keep
fighting.”
Last week my cousin Paul saw
Ali’s wife and she sent him a text
thanking his father who is named on
Ali’s trophy. “your father and family
are a part of the Ali Legacy,” she told
him.
Well, truth be told we’re all a
part of that legacy – even those who
tried to keep him down.
I knew him very little, but he
taught me a whole lot.
He taught me there is no such
thing as impossible.
“Impossible is temporary. Impossible is nothing,” he said.
And he learned it walking
through the mud of my hometown.
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In this age of E-mail, abuses
in using E-mail to harass have led
to Maryland and other States creating statutes that criminalize E-mail
harassment. A particularly egregious case reported recently from
Maryland’s Court of Special Appeals illustrates the penalties an offender can pay for such harassment. The case is called Michael
Anthony Johnson v. State of Maryland.
The Court’s opinion indicates
that Johnson was married to the
victim in the case and they had a
son. They separated in 2010 and
were divorced in September 2011.
The evidence at trial showed that
Johnson was arrested for violating
a protective order entered by the
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Defendant’s mother which they
matched to the E-mail address. The
jury ultimately convicted Johnson
of ten counts of reckless endangerment, two of harassment, ten
counts of harassment by E-mail,
and fifty counts of violation of the
protective order. The Judge sentenced him to a total of over 85
years in prison, including consecutive sentences for the 10 counts of
harassment by E-mail and consecutive sentences for the protective order violations. Johnson appealed,
claiming certain offenses should be
considered a course of conduct and
not subject to consecutive sentences.
The court noted that there
were 10 separate days proven on
which a series of harassing e-mails
were sent. It held that each of 50 emails that were proven were separate violations of the protective order. On these facts, the Court upheld this sentence, showing the
severity of punishment that can be
handed down for such conduct.
Tom Ryan is a local attorney
specivil litigation.
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the next day. He was convicted of
assault and violating the order, and
eventually placed on probation, a
condition of which was that he
have no contact with the victim.
In June 2012, the victim could
not get into her E-mail account and
found that it had been hacked. The
next day four men came to her
home, saying they were responding
to an ad on Craig’s list which included old photos of the victim and
an invitation to come to her home
for sex. This started a string of such
postings, including a Facebook
page created with the victim’s photos, her address, and price list for
sex acts. The victim later got an Email from an account she associated with her ex-husband, asking are
“you having fun yet.” Other Emails from that account referenced
a posting on her children’s school’s
website regarding sex acts with
teachers. Even after the victim got
another protective order, men continued to come to her home in response to these ads.
The police got a search warrant, ultimately seizing multiple
computers from the home of the
By Dan Krell
Preparing your home for your
summer vacation is much like
preparing it for the winter or severe
weather. Much of the plan is conventional wisdom and incorporates
penny pinching advice intended to
prevent a potential hazard. The
goal is to anticipate and minimize
problems while your away by safeguarding the home’s systems and
implementing a security plan.
Many electrical items we use
are considered to be “zombie” appliances; meaning they use electricity even when not in use. Unplugging such items as the toaster,
Keurig, and other small appliances
that won’t be in use while you’re
away will conserve energy (and
may save you a few pennies). More
so, shut down (and unplug) your
computers and printers to not just
conserve energy, but to also thwart
hackers while your away.
Some people play with their
home’s thermostat to save some
money. The thought is that by setting the thermostat temperature
much higher than usual, the air conditioner will not run as much (or at
all). However, if you have a basement or cellar, you might consider
setting the thermostat temperature
to a more reasonable temperature to
prevent mold from growing in your
dark and humid basement.
Some shut off the water to the
house to prevent a water hazard.
However, shutting off valves at
faucets, fixtures, or appliances may
be a better plan if your home has a
sprinkler system. And to prevent
someone taking advantage of your
absence and wash a car or two in
your driveway, you might also consider shutting off the valves to the
exterior hose bibs.
Besides protecting your
home’s systems, think about home
security too! First, refrain from
posting your plans on social media.
Although you may want to inform
your Facebook friends and Twitter
followers of your itinerary, broadcasting vacation plans in such a
way could also get the attention of a
would be criminal looking for their
next break-in.
Although storing your valuables in a safe place could minimize
loss, consider implementing crime
deterrents as well. Installing motion
activated lights on the home’s exterior may deter activity around the
home at night; while electronic devices, such as the camera-doorbell,
can notify you if there is any activi-
ty around the house during the day.
You may also consider implementing some common tactics to
make it seem as if you never went
on vacation. Having a few lights on
a timer will appear as if someone is
turning lights on and off. Besides
having a neighbor pick up the mail
and newspaper (many stop their paper and mail while they’re away),
have them park in your driveway to
make it seem as if someone is coming and going to and from the
home. Additionally, have a neighbor or friend check in on the home
regularly to ensure it is secure. Depending on the length of your vacation, they may drop in a few times,
picking up any packages left at the
door and adjusting the thermostat
as necessary.
If your home is on the market,
consider restricting showings to be
by appointment only to ensure the
house remains secure. Talk to your
agent about how to contact you in
case of an emergency, your agent
may check in on the home regularly
too. Don’t worry about missing out
on a great offer on your home – if
you will have email access, your
agent can send you any offers and
have you sign them electronically.
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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JUNE 9, 2016
NEWS ANALYSIS
On the road again with Raskin
By Paul K. Schwartz
Sentinel Columnist
State Senator and Democratic
candidate for Congress Jamie
Raskin addressed the Women's Democratic Club of Montgomery
County as luncheon speaker on June
6th and gave, in surgical detail, a tutorial on exactly how the party of
Lincoln evolved into the party of
Trump. The surgery did not leave the
patient in very good health.
In a step by step approach he
laid out how the Republican party
transformed itself from a party that
fought to eliminate slavery and to
protect the rights of all of its citizens
to a party that now finds itself doing
just the opposite by fueling the
flames of divisiveness. Whether it be
the anti-Mexican or anti-Muslim
rants or the misogynist rants against
women or the complete ignoring of
the rule of law such as when Trump
endorses going after the families of
terrorists, the end result is a party far
removed from that established by
the likes of Abraham Lincoln.
Who to blame? Senator Raskin
points to the Republican party itself.
He points out several examples over
the years that lead to its transformation to a party that relies heavily on
distortion of the truth and bully tactics. He begins with Nixon's compiling of the infamous "enemies' list"
and the unleashing of Hoover's FBI
to find "dirt" on those listed enemies.
The real turning point, however, according to Senator Raskin, is
the so-called "Southern strategy".
First used by Nixon to court Southern Democrats in 1968, court them
he most assuredly did through
cloaked racism. The strategy was
subsequently used by Republicans
who followed including Reagan, the
two Bush's, Gingrich as Speaker of
the House and even Romney in
2012.
According to Senator Raskin, it
was by no coincidence that Reagan
chose Philadelphia, Mississippi to
give his "Morning in America"
states rights speech. This was the location where three civil rights volunteers, Schwerner, Goodman and
Chaney, were savagely murdered in
the 1960's. Reagan knew how to
curry favor with the racists of Mis-
sissippi.
According to Senator Raskin
the strategy was effective in that it
succeeded in getting mostly white
males of the Southern states to vote
on social issues even though they
were clearly voting against their
own self interests when it came to
economic issues.
The racism epitomized in the
Southern strategy came to a head,
according to Senator Raskin, with
the 2008 election of a liberal African
American president. He pointed to
Mitch McConnell's proclaiming that
the goal of the party was to make
"this president a one term president".
He also pointed to the many other
examples of the blatant disrespect
shown to this president by Republicans including the "Trump" lead
"birther" movement.
There was no better example of
just how serious and threatening a
Trump nomination is than the quote
Senator Raskin provided by FDR's
vice president in the early 1940's,
Henry A. Wallace. Many observers
have noticed the similarities between the rise of fascism in Europe
leading up to World War II and the
rise of Donald Trump, but the quote
provided by Senator Raskin makes
the comparison all too frightening:
"A fascist is one whose lust for
money or power is combined with
such an intensity of
intolerance toward those of other races,
parties, classes, religions, cultures,
regions or
nations as to
make him ruthless in use of deceit or
violence to attain his ends." - Henry
A. Wallace
If that quote doesn't capture the
essence of Donald A. Trump, then
nothing does.
How to dismantle Trump? According to Senator Raskin, we begin
by dissecting individually every illthought out statement as was done
by Hillary Clinton just last week. In
addition, however, the Democrats
must unify and not be splintered going onto the general election. There
is too much at stake.
Senator Raskin went on to field
several questions dealing with a
range of issues. The first question
dealt with campaign finance reform.
Senator Raskin pointed to the need
to have Chris Van Hollen's Disclose
Act, which brings transparency to
campaign finance, and John Sarbanes' Government By the People
Act, which calls for greater incentives for use of public election funding in conjunction with grassroots
campaigning, to be passed by Congress.
A question was then asked
about how he plans to go about using his expertise as a Constitutional
law scholar to get other Congressmen to gain a better understanding
of the Constitution. He was also
asked whether he sees a role for
himself in assisting the Administration in preparing cases to be heard
by the Supreme Court. Senator
Raskin responded that as a teacher it
is exactly what he plans to do, share
his knowledge about the Constitution in the hope of minimizing the
misunderstanding of the Constitution by his colleagues. He mentioned that when taking the oath of
office, one places one's hand on the
bible while swearing to uphold the
Constitution, not the other way
around. That is a lesson well worth
teaching.
The issue of gerrymandering
was raised and the Senator pointed
to his work on the Potomac Compact that would bring an independent redistricting commission to
Maryland and Virginia. Working in
conjunction with other jurisdictions
is the only way to gain traction on
this issue since, while everyone
agrees that gerrymandering is bad,
neither party wants to give up their
leverage unless other jurisdictions
do the same. This compact engineered by Senator Raskin seems
like a step in the right direction to
address this concern.
In response to another question, Senator Raskin mentioned that
the way to bring back the many voters who migrated to Trump because
of the impact of globalization on
jobs is to do a better job of explaining how to combine the issues of
trade, immigration, the recovery,
and so on into a coherent plan and
then communicate it. This lead to a
question on education in our society
and the lack, thereof, that lead to the
exploitation of so many by the
Trump campaign. The answer is the
same: educating the electorate in a
way that is both substantive yet easy
to understand is essential.
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Crime reports up on Metro
By Kathleen Stubbs
@kathleenstubbs3
From May 2015 through April
this year, the greatest number of total arrests and reports of crime in a
single station of Montgomery
County Red Line Stations occurred
in Shady Grove.
Wheaton Station was second
in total arrests and reports of crime
during that period.
Elected officials criticized the
Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority and its general
manager during a hearing on Capitol Hill in late May shortly after local media reported a rape that occurred on a Red Line train in April.
Metro Transit Police listed the
report on its police blotter which
was available online, but word did
not spread until about a month after
the incident.
According to court documents, a man woke up a woman
who was sleeping on a Metrorail
train near Glenmont Station, directed her to the end of the train
car, attempted to rape her and
forced her to perform a sex act at
knife point.
Police arrested John Prentice
Hicks of Washington, D.C. within
hours of the assault using the assis-
tance of security cameras, police
communication, and confirmation
by the victim.
Metro General Manager Paul
Wiedefeld said May 24 WMATA
did not disseminate a press release
following the rape because police
had by then arrested the suspect in
connection with the crime on
charges of first-degree rape and
sexual assault. However, Wiedefeld
later announced a change in policy.
“General Manager Paul
Wiedefeld has directed MTPD to
make public notification of any violent crime within 24 hours, where
doing so will not hinder the investigation or the police department’s
ability to apprehend a suspect,” said
Metro spokesperson Morgan Dye.
According to police blotters
from May 2015 to April 2016,
Metro Transit Police made 10 arrests during that time. From January 2016 to April 2016 however,
Bethesda Station had the most arrests: three. Police listed them all
as “other offenses.”
At Wheaton in 2016 police reported two incidences of simple assault: assault and battery, according to the blotter.
From May 2015 to April 2016
Metro Transit Police listed three reports of simple assault at Shady
Grove: two reports of sexual assault and one report of assault and
battery.
Metro Transit Police wrote reports on assaults at the following
stations: Shady Grove, Rockville,
Twinbrook (arrest), Medical Center, Bethesda, Glenmont, Silver
Spring and Wheaton.
Patricia, a Rockville resident
who did not want to give her last
name, said she had guessed
Wheaton Station would be the station with the most arrests and reports of crime within Montgomery
County.
She said she does not ride the
Metro at night but that if she finds
she is in a train that’s mostly empty,
she tries to move to the closest car
to the front of the train at Metro
stops.
“You can always bang on the
door (to the train operator),” said
Patricia.
Montgomery County Police
spokesperson Rick Goodale said
County police made an arrest in
connection with a homicide in
Wheaton Station garage in July
2015.
Metro spokesperson Sherri Ly
said police local to a jurisdiction are
responsible for investigating homicides, not Metro Transit Police.
Tordill indicted on two counts of murder
By Neal Earley
@neal_earley
Like having the
world at hand
Eulalio Tordil, the man accused of killing three people in a
shooting spree across Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, has been indicted on two
counts of first-degree murder.
On June 2, a grand jury in
Montgomery County Circuit
Court indicted Tordil, 62, on the
two first-degree murder charges as
well as two charges of attempted
first-degree murder and four
charges of use of a handgun in the
commission of a crime of violence
and felony. If convicted, Tordil
could face life in prison.
The former Federal Protective
Service officer is accused of going
on a shooting spree after murdering his estranged wife, Parkdale
High School teacher Gladys
Tordil, at High Point High School
in Beltsville on May 5. According
to Montgomery County State’s Attorney John McCarthy, Tordil then
fled in a rental car, driving around
the D.C. Metropolitan area in an
attempt to escape police.
The following day on May 6,
Tordil allegedly shot three local
residents at Westfield Montgomery Mall in Bethesda, killing
45-year-old Malcom Winffel and
wounding 54-year-old Carl Unger,
as they rushed to the aid of a
woman targeted in an attempted
carjacking. Police said that Tordil
then fled to Aspen Hill Shopping
Center where he shot and killed
Claudina Molina after she resisted
his attempt to steal her vehicle.
Tordil was later arrested in his vehicle in the Aspen Hill Shopping
Center parking lot.
After Tordil’s case is resolved
in Montgomery County, Tordil
will face charges in Prince
George’s County for the murder of
Gladys Tordil, including first-degree murder and use of a firearm
in the commission of a felony. Eulalio Tordil will appear in Montgomery County Circuit Court on
June 10 for a scheduling hearing.
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Bethesda.
Police spokesperson Natasha
Plotnikov said police were still investigating Wednesday morning.
“I don't know even preliminary
what the cause was because they're
still working on it,” she said.
Robin and Brooke gathered
with five other friends of the three
boys Wednesday, sharing memories
of each of them.
Lindsey Shifflett, who is not related to Patrick Shifflett, stopped by
Safeway Wednesday morning to
pick up a batch of blue flowers,
which she placed by one of the trees
at the scene of the crash.
“They were great people and
we brought them flowers; blue flowers because of Clarksburg,” she said.
“Three beautiful kids,” Robin
Asbury later added.
Asbury said Greene was a former neighbor who would stop at her
house frequently to hang out with
Brooke, wearing a pronounced smile
on his face.
Asbury described Dennis as
funny and unique.
“He called me his second
mom,” she said, noting his older
brother and her son attended school
together.
“Cary was somebody everyone
wanted to be around,” said Ryan
Dillingham, a junior at Damascus
High School who played junior varsity football with Greene for the
Swarmin’ Hornets before Greene
transferred to Clarksburg.
Damascus Principal Jennifer
Webster said students had the option
Wednesday to leave class and
grieve, while other students and staff
choose to share their memories of
Greene with one another.
"There is a lot of sadness," she
said.
Greene's guidance counselor at
Damascus High School, Coleen
Djouha, said Greene was an excellent student, and he liked to challenge himself not just on the football
field, but also in the classroom by
taking honors and Advanced Placement classes.
"Academically he was very
strong," she said.
Djouha said Greene was known
for his infectious smile, and was
quick to crack a joke or tell funny
stories to cheer someone up.
"He would always have a smile
on his face and he would always
want you to be happy,” she said. “If
he had to tell you a funny story to be
happy, that's what he would do.”
Dillingham described Greene
as a vocal leader and someone who
led by example through his work
ethic.
The two joked together as
Dillingham tried to secure Greene’s
chinstrap for about 20 minutes one
day.
“He was one of those people
who came to practice every day with
a great attitude,” he said. “Cary did
his own thing. Whatever he wanted
to do, he did.”
Lindsey Shifflett said Greene
“could make anybody smile” and he
called himself a “dog” who filmed
“dogumentary” videos of him joking
around with his friends.
“He was always happy. He had
good vibes,” said Brooke, who recalled how she could recall the distinct sound of his truck.
Sophia Figueroa, a junior at
Northwest High School, attended
middle school with Greene and reconnected with him at a football
game featuring Clarksburg and
Northwest.
She said she admired how he
coped with the loss of his close
friend John DeReggi, a Clarksburg
student who died in a train accident
prior to the game in 2015.
“(I) was still friends with him
throughout high school but not as
close. But just from reconnecting
with him earlier this year and seeing
who he was as a person when his
best friend died and overall how he
carried himself I saw his amazing
character,” Figueroa said.
“Through the death that him
and the Clarksburg community went
through he still
kept such high
and joyous spirits.”
She reflected on Greene will
never complete his final year of high
school.
“It is such a shame that he cannot complete his senior year with his
school because I know he would
have made it a year to remember,”
said Figueroa.
Patrick Shifflett earned an allSentinel honorable mention in 2015
as a lineman who played offense and
defense.
Lindsey Shifflett said she knew
him since middle school.
“I would always Snapchat him
through Brooke’s phone saying I
was the better Shifflett,” she said.
Niko Sanchez said he knew
Shifflett from when they both attended The Avalon School together
in Gaithersburg.
“He was a heartfelt, genuine
guy with a smile that could light the
world,” said Sanchez. “It's horrible
to see that one accident can take
someone so great away from this
world.”
“He lived life to his fullest,”
said Brooke, noting Shifflett would
have played football this fall at
Clarksburg.
She said he also frequently
shared inspirational tweets, including earlier on the day he died.
Brooke scrolled through some
of his tweets and stopped at the ones
he sent out Tuesday.
“Love to those who have been
with me through it all,” he tweeted.
Earlier, on June 5, he sent out
another tweet expressing gratitude.
“I’ve been blessed with many
opportunities and I will continue to
work towards the ultimate goal,” he
wrote.
“He was just always positive,”
said Brooke.
Like many teenagers, Dennis
had a summer job as a lifeguard at
RSV Pools.
Madi Pizer, director of human
resources and staffing at RSV Pools,
said that Dennis stood out to her as a
hard worker.
"He was just one of those kids
who just really had a hard drive, he
wanted to do well," Pizer said.
Pizer, who originally hired
Dennis last year, said he was a motivated worker who had ambitions of
advancing in the company.
"He was a second year guard.
He just started last year, and he
worked his way up. We had several
conversations about him moving up
management-wise," she said.
Dennis also had a prankster’s
sense of humor, according to
Stephen Kopsidas, who graduated
from Clarksburg in 2015 and now attends Montgomery College.
The two served as lifeguards together for the last two years at the
Clarksburg Village Phase 1 this year
and Phase 2 last year.
“He was funny as hell,” said
Kopsidas. “He pushed everybody in
the pool.”
Lexi Finks recalled how she
had to work at the pool on her birthday.
Dennis and others made sure to
celebrate by singing “Happy Birthday” to her in unison, once an hour,
every hour for her entire shift.
His friends also recalled when
he filled a pizza box with Cool Whip
and pranked one of the pool employees with a classic pie-to-the-face
routine.
“Jacob has a wild heart,” said
Brooke.
Dennis also dropped whatever
he was doing to help a friend in
need.
Brooke said she felt sick before
arriving at a party once and it became worse when she was there.
With her mother also sick, she
needed a ride home.
She asked Dennis for help.
“He was like, ‘Send me your
address, I’m on my way.’”
Sure enough, much to her surprise, he arrived and drove her
home.
Kathleen Stubbs and Neal Earley contributed to this story.
County public school grades with no final exams approved by local leadership
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college credit and those will supply
the challenge of a multi-hour standardized test for the students. The remaining students will still learn how
to take long, standardized tests when
they complete the preliminary SAT
as well as the college-required SAT
or the ACT required for college admission.
Rice said the quarterly assessments will continue to supply the difficulty and require the amount of
studying that final exams did.
“(I’m) not concerned about,
(just) because one test might be eliminated means that all of our learning
process is somehow going to be
flawed,” said Rice.
Rice and O’Neill said they
could not specify concerns about the
new grading system before they see
it in action, but said they were confident that people would speak up if
they detected any problems. O’Neill
said the Board could hold MCPS accountable through the quarterly assessment score data they will receive
each quarter.
“When we look at marking period assessments, that’s (where the)
accountability (comes in),” O’Neill
said.
O’Neill said she did not think
the new grading practice will “inflate” more than a few students’
grades. The Board could change the
scale later, if the scale became problematic.
“Obviously every once in a
while we do re-evaluate the grading
scale,” said O’Neill.
Rice said he couldn’t predict
possible outcomes of rounding
grades up and that he will wait until
MCPS staff analyze county test results before talking about consequences for the new system.
“You never really know until
you see these things come out as far
as the numbers,” Rice said. “It’s really a waiting game at this point.”
In the existing arrangement, students would take the test and then
never see it again. Although the test
score formed 25 percent of their semester grades, students would not
see their graded tests afterward or
learn their scores.
Students will soon be allowed to
see their graded marking period assessments and take them home.
O’Neill said this provides a learning
opportunity for students.
“We believe learning from mistakes is important,” said O’Neill regarding students being able to look at
graded assessments.
Board member Rebecca
Smondrowski (District 2) said the
new arrangement will be more educational for students and parents. She
supports students being given a 45minute test, adding that students already have opportunities to take multi-hour tests.
“I’m very supportive of that
idea; I believe it adds ‘So what?’ value,” said Smondrowski, later adding,
“My issue of final exams- you would
take the exam and you’d either pass
(or) fail, and then what? (You) don’t
get to see (the) test, don’t know what
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you did wrong, don’t know what was
learned.”
The new test will give parents
insight as to whether their children studied but didn’t grasp the
material, or they didn’t study and
left half the questions blank, and
students could see which answers
their teachers marked wrong,
Smondrowski said.
O’Neill, a 17-year veteran
Board member, said she has heard almost annually requests from students
that the board change its policy so
students who received two A’s in a
subject would be exempt from the
test. She heard students say they and
their peers found exams did not
change their grades much; others
said they did not care about studying
for the exams.
JUNE 9, 2016
9
NEWS
Tower Oaks next for residential development
By Danica Roem
@pwcdanica
ROCKVILLE -- The extent that
a proposed residential development
at Tower Oaks will affect local public
schools depends on whether a new
school opens on time and the boundaries for that school.
On Monday, the mayor and City
Council hosted a public hearing for a
375-unit residential development
proposal. Boston Properties, Inc. is
selling their heavily wooded, 41-acre
site along Preserve Parkway to residential developer EYA. Their proposed residential site would feature
townhouses and single-family houses and keep 14.2 acres of forest area,
though one local resident said to the
mayor and council it could result in
the removal of 600 trees.
The residential proposal did win
at least some approval from the
council, which did not vote on it
Monday.
The site had been zoned for
commercial office space. However,
the original developer pulled the project because of a downturn in the
market and empty office space next
door, according to Sean Sullivan, a
senior project manager at Boston
Properties.
"The demand did not justify
building a spectacular office building," he said.
City planner Brian Wilson noted
the original development concept
dates back to 1986 but it has since
changed.
It is currently approved for three
buildings and about 755,000 square
feet of office space.
“They don't want to build the office, so they're proposing an amendment to the overall development to
make it residential,” said Wilson.
EYA officials would still have to
submit a site plan, which would have
to win approval by the Planning
Commission and City Council before it could actually be built, said
Wilson.
According to the project plan
application for Tower Oaks, the proposal would generate 57 elementary
school students, 25 middle school
students and 34 high school students.
The affected schools included
Ritchie Park Elementary School,
Julius West Middle School and
Richard Montgomery High School.
Montgomery County Public
Schools statistics show all three of
those schools are overcrowded in the
2015-2016 school year.
An addition at Julius West slated
for completion before the 2016-2017
school year will boost capacity by
390 students and keep the school under the 100 percent enrollment limit
until 2025.
However, those numbers do not
include students from Tower Oaks.
Meanwhile, the fate of future
overcrowding at Ritchie Park ES
rests on the fifth elementary school
in the Richard Montgomery cluster
opening on time for the 2018-2019
school year after it has been previously delayed.
If the mayor and City Council
approve of the 375 units at Tower
Oaks, the first 30 to 40 homes would
come online by the second half of
2019, according to Aakash Thallar,
the senior vice president of acquisition and development for EYA.
Thaller said the entirety of the
community would likely be completed between 2025 and 2026 as it is
constructed in phases.
Current MCPS enrollment numbers put Richie Park ES overcapacity
by 144 students, with 532 students
enrolled for the 2015-2016 school
year at a campus built for 388 students.
MCPS projections though the
2021-2022 school year put Ritchie
Park over capacity between 108 and
134 students each year.
Last year, Melissa McKenna,
the Capital Improvement Plan president of the Council of ParentTeacher Associations, said the No. 5
school at Hungerford Park is due to
have a capacity of 602 students
rather than the typical 740 for an elementary school in the county.
When the City Council last year
raised its Adequate Public Facilities
Ordinance to match the County's
higher standard for overcapacity, it
ended the moratorium on residential
development in the cluster.
"I view the project positively,"
said Council member Mark
Pierzchala, noting it would provide
housing, moderately priced
dwellings and take up less space
than an office park. "(With) any new
development, you're going to get
trade-offs."
Rappoport begins his job as Rockville’s Acting Police Chief
By Danica Roem
@pwcdanica
ROCKVILLE -- Bob Rappoport arrived to work the morning
of June 2, fresh off about 5.5 hours of
sleep.
The city's acting police chief
held his last roll call the night before,
a Wednesday, at 9 p.m., made it
home around 10 p.m., fell asleep
sometime after 11 p.m. and woke up
at 4:30 a.m. that Thursday.
Once again, he called roll at 6
a.m and talked to his senior commanders.
A few hours passed and then,
just before noon, the call came in: a
robbery of the SunTrust bank at the
Fallsgrove Village Center.
Rockville police needed to secure the scene and the perimeter immediately while Montgomery County Police could start pursuing whoever robbed the bank.
Rappoport took command from
the central office as his deputies arrived on scene and served as the supervisors in the field.
"(It was) my first full day," said
Rappoport.
After 27 years leading the force,
former Rockville Police Chief Terry
Treschuk turned in his weapon Tuesday.
He also left a shiny, gold-colored new badge on Rappoport's desk.
The one for "chief," 28 years after Rappoport first arrived in the city
straight out of police academy train-
ing.
ent."
Rappoport shadowed Treschuk
for about six weeks in the lead-up to
him taking over the reins of the department.
He received the job as acting police chief from acting city manager
Craig Simoneau after Treschuk announced his retirement, effective
June 1.
"I have not had any tough decisions to make yet, knock on wood,"
said Rappoport Monday evening
while seated at a conference room in
City Hall, tapping his knuckles on
the wooden desk in front of him. "It's
been a quiet first few days."
With a grin and a light laugh, Rappoport added, "Check back in with
me in a month and it might be differ-
Trechuk, who won plaudits
from the city's elected officials, administrators and upper brass on the
police force alike, completed the last
of his major business just before he
left office Wednesday.
According to Rappoport, that
included submitting a federal "cops"
grant application, requesting funding
for one additional full-time school
resource officer (SRO).
"His philosophy was basically,
'I want to finish what I started and
leave you an empty plate,'" said Rappoport.
Ongoing projects at the department include merging the Town Center patrol officer with the three street
crimes patrol officers.
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That also meant a shift for the
department's parking enforcement
team out from the Town Center unit
to the traffic unit, according to Rappoport.
The acting chief also estimated
his new job includes answering the
75-plus emails that arrive in his inbox daily.
A member of the city police department since 1988, Rappoport is
one of about a dozen of the top 15 officers with enough decades served to
be eligible for retirement, much like
his predecessor.
Another such officer is Lt. Brian
Paul, who said Monday night it was
still too early to assess Rappoport's
leadership style at the helm rience
within the city.
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Local student reaches out to assist incoming immigrants
By Neal Earley
@neal_earley
SILVER SPRING— Since the
deportation of his parents years earlier and possibly facing a similar
fate, Yves Gomes, 23, has battled to
remain in the United States, campaigning for other undocumented
immigrants like himself, and pushing state and national legislators to
reform current immigration laws.
Gomes is currently staying in the
U.S. under a two-year waiver from
President Obama’s Deferred Action
for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), an
executive order that allows undocumented immigrants who came to the
United States when they were 16 or
younger to apply for temporary legal
status.
The last time Yves Gomes saw
his father Robin Gomes in person
was almost eight years ago, when he
was being escorted out of their Silver Spring home in handcuffs by
federal authorities. The family ordeal began a week earlier when the
elder Gomes was pulled over by police for a broken taillight, not knowing for sure whether police would
share information about his immigration status with federal authorities. Then, in the early morning
hours on Aug. 9, 2008, Immigration
and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
raided the Gomes’ residence to detain Robin Gomes for overstaying
his visa.
The barking of a neighbor’s dog
had awakened then 16-year-old Yves
Gomes as ICE officers prepared to
enter his home. He said he was in a
daze as his parents’ whispers turned
into panic. Gomes said he heard his
mother Cecilia Gomes shout,
“They’re here, they’re here, Immigration is here!”
"It felt like a dream, a really bad
dream,” Yves Gomes said.
His father originally came to
the U.S. in 1993 as Christian asylum
seeker fleeing religious violence in
Bangladesh. A year later, a one-yearold Yves and his mother Cecilia followed suit, coming from India to
join Robin Gomes in the United
States under a tourist visa. The family settled down in Silver Spring,
close to relatives who helped them
settle down to life in the U.S.
For this first 12 years in the U.S.
Gomes and his family were granted
legal status in the United States as
asylum seekers. Gomes’s father got
a job at the Hilton Crown Plaza in
D.C., while his mother went to graduate school to study computer science. After getting her masters, Cecilia Gomes got a job as a professor
at Northern Virginia Community
College, teaching computer science.
Gomes said that his family had a
middle class lifestyle growing up.
In 2006, life began to go downhill for the family. While the family
had been granted asylum status, they
had to reapply every year. In 2006,
an appeals court denied the family’s
application for asylum. As a result,
both Robin and Cecilia Gomes had
to quit their well-paying jobs. Robin
was forced to take a job at a local Indian restaurant and get paid under
the table.
"That for me was the first time
in my life where I really understood
what it means to be an undocumented person,” Yves Gomes said.
Detained by ICE, Robin Gomes
would be deported back to his native
Bangladesh. Cecilia Gomes would
be deported back to India a year later
in 2009, while a court granted Yves
more time to stay in order to finish
high school. Yves and his younger
brother (a U.S. citizen who has
asked to be unnamed) moved in with
his father’s cousin Harold Gomes,
38, and his parents Henry and Dominica Gomes.
“Living with them, I felt like I
never left home and that’s huge because we were going through all this
turmoil,” said Yves Gomes. “That’s
how loving they were and accepting
of us.”
Still facing deportation upon
graduation, Gomes and his attorney
Cynthia Groomes Katz applied for a
stay of deportation, hoping that his
success in school would show U.S.
Immigration officials that he should
not be considered a priority for deportation.
Just three days before Gomes
was supposed to board a plane at
John F. Kennedy International Airport, he received the news that he
had been waiting for: he was granted
a stay of deportation, something
U.S. immigration officials rarely
grant, according to Katz.
Even though he was scheduled
to leave his friends and family behind in the U.S., possibly forever,
Gomes said he was confident that
U.S. immigration officials would
grant him a stay of deportation
“I left it in God’s hands,”
Gomes said.
Katz, who had represented the
Gomes family in other immigration
legal proceedings, then helped
Gomes lobby legislators in Annapolis and Washington D.C. to support
the policies that help undocumented
immigrants like him.
“I asked him if (he) would like
to be the poster child,” said Katz.
In November of 2010, Gomes
and Katz lobbied the Maryland delegation in Washington to help pass
the federal Development, Relief,
Education for Alien Minors
(DREAM) Act, which would help
provide conditional non-immigrant
status to undocumented immigrants
who entered the United States before
age 16 and fall within certain parameters. The bill was passed in the
U.S. House of Representatives, but
failed to pass in the U.S. Senate.
“We did a lot of walking on
Capitol Hill,” Katz said.
Two years later, Gomes and
Katz pushed for a Maryland referendum of the “Dream Act” that would
allow undocumented students who
attend a Maryland High School for
three years to receive a discount on
tuition at Maryland’s public universities. Gomes campaigned for the
cause with Casa de Maryland, a
Latino and immigrant advocacy
group, while attending Montgomery
College.
After the Maryland voters
passed the Dream Act referendum,
Gomes quickly applied and was accepted to the University of Maryland
to study biochemistry. After graduating college, Gomes was accepted
into the master program at the University of Maryland School Of Pharmacy, where he is currently studying.
However, Gomes’ is fight is not
over. Though he hasn’t seen his parents in person for the better part of a
decade, Gomes still speaks with
them regularly through Skype. Even
as he tries to live his life as a student,
he is still fighting to become an
American.
Gomes, under DACA, is allowed to apply for a work on a temporary work permit, but he has to renew his DACA documents every
two years, meaning that his status in
the United States is still very much
in doubt. Even if the Supreme Court
rules to uphold DACA, Gomes’s situation will still be in doubt as the
Presidential election heats up.
Since DACA was an executive
order signed by Obama with the approval of Congress, it can be repealed without Congressional approval.
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OBITUARY
Hugh Theodore
Brown, Jr.
Hugh Theodore Brown, Jr.
passed away on May 19, 2016
at his home in Milford,
Delaware. He was born in
Leesburg, VA, Nov. 7, 1947,
the only son of Hugh Theodore
Brown Sr. and Jean Kirkpatrick
Brown. He graduated from
Richard Montgomery High
School, Rockville, MD; Class
of ‘67. Hugh earned a dual
Master’s Degree from the University of Maryland. He served
in the U.S. Army with the 82nd
Airborne and retired from the
Army Corp of Engineers. He
proceeded in death by Alice
Mary Feass Brown Cleveland.
He is survived by his son,
Hugh Theodore Brown III,
Kristi Brown Jenkins, the
mother of son, Joshua Brown;
daughters, Josie Gay and
Jessie Trapnell; mother, Jean
K. Brown; sisters, Jean Caruso,
Joan Mundy, Anne Brown,
Beth Hunt and June Colie, and
cherished grandchildren. His
funeral was held at the
Delaware Veteran's Memorial
Cemetery in Millsboro, on
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Arrangements by Berry-Short
Funeral Home, Milford, DE.
OBITUARY
Phyllis Bonn Kurtz
On Monday, May 23, 2016,
Phyllis Bonn Kurtz, age 70,
passed away in her residence in
Carmel, California. She was
born on June 15, 1945 in Norfolk, Virginia to Ruth and Douglas Bonn. From an early age,
Phyllis was a voracious student
eventually earning a Bachelor’s from Pennsylvania State
University where she was Valedictorian. She went on to
achieve her Master’s Degrees
from the University of Maryland and John's Hopkins University.
She quickly sought to give
back to the institutions she so
enjoyed and became a high
school teacher at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda,
Maryland. While at Whitman,
Phyllis found joy and success
in helping students grow and
mature; eventually being
named the National Home
Economics Teacher of the Year
in 1989, in part for developing
a curriculum that actively
crossed generational gaps so
that students could hear and assimilate life lessons from the
elderly. Phyllis subsequently
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moved into school administration and finally the private sector but continued to teach to
and learn from all those around
her. She often professed her
favorite moment was seeing
the “ah ha” in a learner’s eyes
when they discovered something new.
Upon her retirement to
Carmel, Phyllis became active
as a docent for the Monterey
Bay Aquarium and at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve,
while maintaining ties with her
dedicated East Coast Bridge
Club family. She established a
close-knit network in Carmel
and with her fellow Del Mesa
residents. She is remembered
as having a love of life and being a selfless friend with exceptional talent in whatever
she pursued, including her art.
Phyllis also was the consummate hostess, who consistently
went out of her way to anticipate the needs of others.
Left to honor and remember Phyllis’s love are her devoted husband of 23 years,
Robert; her sons from previous
marriage to Del Lamiman,
Darren and Ethan; her stepchildren, Jennifer and Quinn;
her grandchildren, who
brought her great happiness,
Michael and Sean; her mother,
Ruth; and her brothers Keith
and Bruce.
Services will be on the afternoon of July 9th in Pebble
Beach at Church in the Forest,
followed by a reception at the
Beach and Tennis Club.
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By Peter Rouleau
@Petersrouleau
GAITHERSBURG—Residents of a Gaithersburg neighborhood say recent measures taken by
the city have improved their quality
of life.
In February and again in April,
several residents of the Saybrooke
neighborhood visited City Hall to
testify before Mayor Jud Ashman
and the City Council. In their testimonies, residents complained that
non-area residents were leaving
their cars unattended on public
streets in their neighborhood,
sometimes for days at a time. Furthermore, several residents said
they were harassed by some of
these vehicle owners, who also littered and fought in the street,
among other unsavory activities.
At the April meeting, City
Manager Tony Tomasello and Police Chief Mark Sroka presented
several staff recommendations to
address the problem, including a
temporary ban of overnight parking
in the problem areas, such as Victory Farm Drive, a long public street
near Kelly Park.
At Monday night’s council
meeting, several Saybrooke residents testified that the ban has had a
positive effect on the situation.
“Thanks to this parking ban,
Victory Farm is a veritable ghost
town,” said Jim McNulty, president
of the Saybrooke Homeowners As-
sociation. “Not just between the
hours of 1:00 and 5:00 as outlined,
but practically 24 hours a day. This
test has shown that vehicles are being left for long periods of time,
and now the word is out that Victory Farm is not to be used as a Park
and Ride. For the first time since
this trouble started, our homeowners are able to enjoy their property
in peace.”
Last month, Samuel Bonilla, a
resident of a nearby neighborhood,
said the parking ban had created
hardships for him, as he was no
longer able to park near his home
and now had to walk a considerable
distance to his house after returning
from school and work. McNulty responded to this testimony as well as
emails from other residents voicing
similar concerns.
“We would respectfully submit that any hardship that’s being
imposed on this gentleman is not
from the overnight ban on Victory
Farm, but by his own HOA, which
is limiting how many cars can park
at his own residence,” McNulty
said. “We would also submit that a
more proper solution would be to
provide parking closer than Victory
Farm.”
Council Vice President
Michael Sesma voiced similar sentiments.
“It’s clear that every action has
consequences and hopefully most
of them are positive,” said Sesma.
“There are people who are having
to deal with the consequences in of
an inability for them to be able to
park on public streets. In some cases, this is because where they live
does not have adequate parking.
We need to address this, we have
some available lands, and I look
forward to hearing staff recommendations.
The council unanimously
passed resolutions adopting the
proposed city budget, strategic plan
and fee schedule for the coming fiscal year. The Council praised
Tomasello and other city staff for
their work on the budget.
“When I tell people I serve in
the government of a city that is
debt-free while still growing and
maintaining a low tax rate, they often don’t believe me,” said Council
Member Neil Harris.
Council member Henry Marraffa, who has been undergoing
treatment for leukemia for several
months, announced that he had
been accepted for a transplant procedure at Johns Hopkins University
and that he would be absent from
council meetings for at least six
weeks.
“I thank you all for your messages of support, prayers and well
wishes,” Marraffa said.
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entertainment in addition to a naturalization ceremony, will be held
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Rockville nixes building heights
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By Danica Roem
@pwcdanica
ROCKVILLE – The mayor
and City Council removed limits
on minimum and maximum
building heights in certain parts
of the Rockville’s Pike Neighborhood Plan while also voting
for a compromise regarding the
width of the Pike.
The compromise would allow the construction of access
lanes along the Pike but would
also allow developers whose
projects meet certain criteria to
negotiate with the mayor and
council for more development
space in lieu of the access lanes.
“I think it’ll be hugely effective and primarily because it allows both the mayor and council
to be much more flexible in what
they go forth with and give more
space on the ground to build
more housing or to have more
open space,” said Pierzchala. “In
terms of smart growth, it’s hugely advantageous for the city.”
During the Monday night
meeting, the mayor and council
unanimously backed a motion to
eliminate part of the Pike Plan in
which Planning Commissions
recommended a minimum building height of two stories in most
of the plan area and three stories
in the South Pike Core.
Planning Commission also
recommended a maximum
height allowance of seven stories
for residential buildings and 10
stories for commercial buildings.
The city’s zoning ordinance allows for a 14-story maximum.
The Pike Plan area stretches
along Rockville Pike from just
north of the Twinbrook Metro
station in the south to Dodge
Street in the north.
The council debated a draft
proposal from Council member
Mark Pierzchala that would designate some developments as
Rockville Champion Projects,
which are sites at least five acres
in size that “advance key City
goals near transit centers” in the
South Pike area.
Those goals, as approved by
the council, include:
Æ increased multi-family
housing near Metro;
Æ
requiring at least 15 percent of a project be designated for publically
available open space;
and
building new streets, a
pedestrian-bicycle route
possibly and/or providing “Vision Zero” infrastructure to eliminate
pedestrian deaths.
The council voted to allow
252 feet of space from building
front to building front for road
and mass transit construction.
However, they’re also allowing the developers of
Rockville Champion Projects in
the South Pike area to negotiate
with council to eliminate access
lanes from in front of their properties, according to Pierzchala.
“I think one of the biggest
things to come out of it was
Rockville saying, ‘What’s in it
for Rockville?’ If we had just
eliminated the access lanes, then
the developers would come in
and negotiations would still happen but there wouldn’t be much
leverage” for the city, said
Pierzchala.
The Planning Commission’s
draft Pike Plan includes access
lanes, which provide one-way
traffic lanes on both sides of the
Pike along with parallel street
parking. Eliminating those access lanes would reduce the Pike
Plan width from 252 feet to 216
feet.
Newton said she still supports the idea of a narrower Pike,
specifically a consistent plan
with the same road width along
the Pike at 216 feet.
However, she said she didn’t
have the votes for that so she said
she was willing to compromise
with a plan that “could be a potential game-changer for the
city.”
“I’m willing to compromise
and go for that in the Twinbrook
Metro area. Let’s see if it
works,” she said. “I do not think
it will work to have some areas
of the Pike narrower than others.
It needs to be the same way up
and down but that’s my opinion.”
Newton said she wanted to
secure residential quality of life,
general safety, green space, affordable housing and a variety of
building heights along the Pike,
and the Rockville Champion
Projects approved by council potentially includes each of those
facets.
She also noted the plan approved Monday keeps right-ofway space available for a mass
transit system.
While city and County officials have discussed bringing
Bus Rapid Transit along MD355, Newton said she would like
to see a circulator or a trolley instead so there is not a “rapid”
transit system competing with
Metro.
A local commuter transit
system, however, she said would
supplement the Metro.
“I think Rockville’s got to
start thinking out of the box,”
said Newton, adding that she
would like to see “a dedicated
fund” developers pay into to
support a circulator bus or a trolley.
Council member Virginia
Onley said the amended version
of Pierzchala’s plan will “foster
smart growth and that really is
what we’re trying to do.
“We want smart growth so
we don’t have to raise taxes or
raise the price of fees for the citizens of Rockville,” she said.
While the city’s property tax
rate is set to remain unchanged
from Fiscal Year 2016 to Fiscal
Year 2017, some fees for services are increasing throughout
the city.
Council members debated
several amendments to Pierzchala’s Rockville Champion Projects motion.
Feinberg opposed an amendment to require developers to set
aside at least 15 percent open
space, instead of up to 20 percent. She said she wanted at least
20 percent but lost a 4-1 vote.
Later,
Feinberg
and
Palakovich Carr lost a 3-2 vote
that would require developers to
meet at least two out of three city
goals in order to be considered a
Rockville Champion Project.
Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton
joined Pierzchala and Onley in
the majority.
The council voted for the
overall concept of the Rockville
Champion Projects plan with
amendments by a 5-0 margin, the
same margin later used to pass
the building heights requirement
with little discussion.
Pierzchala moved to remove
specific references to building
heights in the plan, seconded by
Feinberg.
Onley cited business complaints at the Town Center property for allowing more building
heights.
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Administrator to retire
By Kyle Stackpole
@kylefstackpole
ROCKVILLE — Retiring
Montgomery County Public
Schools administrator Pat
Abrunzo said he was about nine
years old when he started waiting on customers in his father’s
shoe repair shop.
Some of his father’s responsibilities involved a lot of physical labor, working on his feet for
10 to 12 hours per day, so he had
his son deal with the public to realize the difference between
“working with your hands versus
working with your mind.”
Abrunzo continued to assist his
father throughout high school,
helping at the shop whenever he
was not playing sports or other
extracurricular activities, and
later as he attended Lycoming
College in his hometown of
Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
Abrunzo learned to be respectful regardless of how people acted. He remained kind if
customers complained about
prices they thought were too expensive or services they thought
weren’t quick enough. He grew
to understand that individuals
displayed different personalities
in various situations.
Abrunzo’s ambition for
teaching began in his junior year
at Lycoming when the director of
the college’s education department asked Abrunzo to read stories to an elementary school
class in neighboring South
Williamsport. At the time,
Abrunzo was a biology major
with plans to become a pharmaceutical salesman, but he had
also been taking a few education
classes and said to the director
“OK, sure, no problem.”
After seeing the enthusiasm
and excitement from those children as he read to them, Abrunzo’s career path changed.
“I said, ‘Man, you know
what this might not be a bad
field. All of the sudden, pharmaceutical sales doesn’t look all
that great,’” Abrunzo said. “It
was really based on that one experience that turned me around.”
Those were lessons Abrunzo
has carried with him throughout
his 53-year MCPS tenure, starting as a fifth grade teacher at Aspen Hill Elementary School and
ending as the Director of School
Support and Improvement of Elementary Schools, the position
he’ll retire from at the end of the
school year.
Abrunzo, who will be 77 this
summer, plans to spend more
time with his wife of 48 years,
Jean, travel and visit his son in
Florida.
“I’ve never seen him angry
or upset,” said Board of Education member Patricia O'Neill
(District 3), who has worked on
the board since 1998. “He has so
much knowledge and he’s seen
every situation imaginable.”
Abrunzo went into human
resources after first teaching for
five years. He has also served as
an assistant principal, principal,
elementary school supervisor
and elementary school director.
Abrunzo became director after
his department reorganized into
the Office of School Support and
Improvement in 2012.
Abrunzo has “seen it all” according to O’Neill. He was there
during the 1980s when MCPS
closed 65 schools and enrollment
bottomed to a low of 90,000 stu-
dents. He’s seen the growth of
the school system too, as MCPS
welcomed 156,000 students this
past year, the largest number in
its history. It marked the eighth
straight year that enrollment rose
by more than 2,000 students.
One of the most significant
challenges Abrunzo said he’s
faced during his tenure is bringing the academic performances
of Hispanics and African Americans to the same level as those
for white and Asian students.
He’s also seen several colleagues
he mentored become county administrators, which Abrunzo
calls “some of my best moments.” However, it’s the bond
he’s built with coworkers that
Abrunzo and his fellow employees will remember the most.
“His leadership is all about
people first and the strength of
the relationships he’s had for
decades with people,” said
Loretta Favret, the Director of
Elementary Leadership Training.
“He moves schools by directing
with people.”
Favret will take over as the
Director of School Support and
Improvement with the responsibility of supporting and supervising 17 principals from schools
in Rockville, Quince Orchard
and Wootton. She will continue
to work with the principals on
“closing the achievement gap”
between minority and majority
students.
What she will not be able to
emulate is Abrunzo’s experience
and calming personality that he’s
brought to the MCPS for more
than a half-century.
“There’s no replacing Pat
Abrunzo,” Favret said. “He’s one
of a kind.”
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PTSA members question superintendent
By Kathleen Stubbs
@kathleenstubbs3
BETHESDA— Executive
members of a local parent
teacher student association voted unanimously to request clarification of school board policy
for Montgomery County Public
Schools and to support the
school principal’s upholding of a
school rule about behavior at the
prom.
Members of the BethesdaChevy Chase High School Parent Teacher and Student Association said they were concerned
about student safety and about
what they perceived to be inconsistent responses to rules of individual high schools after MCPS
Interim Superintendent Larry
Bowers overruled Principal
Donna Redmond Jones’ recent
decision to forbid six students
from attending graduation.
“Please clarify your policy
and how it is implemented, in order to uphold the authority of
Principals and ensure impartiality and consistency throughout
all schools in the County,” members said in the petition to Bowers.
Bowers said seniors from a
group of six students who allegedly consumed alcohol during B-CC’s prom could walk
across the stage for graduation
even though Jones told them
they couldn’t.
Parents said Jones told students at the beginning and more
than once during the school year
that students who were caught
drinking during the prom would
not participate in the graduation
ceremony.
MCPS spokesperson Derek
Turner said he could not confirm
whether a B-CC representative
saw students drinking during the
prom. He did not have information about who determined the
students were drunk or how it
was determined. MCPS did inform local police about the cases
of underage drinking.
Bowers, who spoke to the
students, said in his May 27 letter that the students consumed
alcohol during the B-CC prom,
however.
Turner also said he did not
know whether any other students
in MCPS were excluded from
their graduation ceremonies this
year so far.
In the petition, BethesdaChevy Chase PTSA members
supported Jones for enforcing
the school rule that students who
consume alcohol during the
school prom would not be permitted to walk across the stage
for the graduation ceremony.
They said they were not happy
that the superintendent reversed
what they thought was the right
decision.
“We do not understand why
it appears that certain principals
in Montgomery County are allowed to exclude students who
consumed alcohol or used drugs
illegally at school-sponsored
events from commencement ceremonies while others are not,”
PTSA members said in the petition.
A few parents who attended
the meeting said they thought
Bowers was undermining Jones’
authority but that they did not
want to be quoted.
Elly Sullivan, a B-CC parent, said she thought the superintendent and principal should
have discussed the matter rather
than one overturning the other’s
decision. The way it was handled was “a mistake.”
“It probably sends a message that they are not on the
same page,” said Sullivan.
“(It’s) confusing to the community.”
Sullivan said she did not attend the meeting because her
younger child’s school music
concert was taking place at the
same time.
Jake, a 17-year-old B-CC
junior, said he did not have an
opinion on the decision being
overturned. He did not want to
give his last name.
“I don’t think that students
shouldn’t be able to walk,” Jake
said.
He said schools can’t do
much to enforce the rule other
than suspend students and bar
them from walking at graduation.
Jake said he plans to participate in the graduation ceremony
because it would matter to his
family.
“I don’t really want to walk
anyway,” said Jake. “It’s more
for my family than it is for me.”
Bethesda-Chevy
Chase
PTSA members met privately in
the high school cafeteria Thursday evening to discuss their concerns and form their position as
a group about how school leadership and Montgomery County
Public Schools leadership responded to students drinking at
the school prom. They asked
members of the media not to attend.
Bowers said in a letter to the
B-CC High School community
May 27 that schools may not
write in their policies that the
principal may exclude students
from commencement exercises
for disciplinary reasons.
Board president Michael
Durso (D-5) said in a statement
on Friday, June 3, MCPS Board
of Education members as a
group do not want to operate
with zero tolerance policies regarding student discipline.
“I know that I speak for my
colleagues on the Board when I
say that we pledge to work with
our parents and adults in our
schools to be more vigilant in
our community and to use fair,
equitable and consistent rules
and guidelines to confront the
problem of alcohol and drug
use,” said Durso.
“We want to work with our
schools to ensure there are structures and local school policies in
place to keep students safe,” he
continued. “We recognize and
agree with the broader local,
state, and national efforts to
move away from zero tolerance
student disciplinary policies.”
Bowers explained in the
May 27 letter that principals
may decide on a case by case basis to prevent students from
walking at graduation, but then
addressed the case of the B-CC
students. Bowers said he met
with the six students and reversed the principal’s decision
by saying the students may participate in the commencement
based on the circumstances and
because they received “appropriate consequences under our
discipline policy.”
Bowers is scheduled to retire from his position at the end
of the MCPS fiscal year June 30.
Donna Redmond Jones is
completing her first school year
as principal of Bethesda-Chevy
Chase, MCPS spokesperson
Gboyinde Onijala said.
Jones declined to speak on
the record regarding the incident. Turner and Onijala said
this is because Bowers had spoken for the county in the May 27
letter.
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Jun. 12. 2:45 - 3:30 pm: Waltz Workshop, 3:30
to 6 pm: Dance. Join us for a Waltz Dance in the
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park featuring the
ensemble Gigmeisters. The band will play mostly
waltzes as well as Swing, Tango, Foxtrot, and Blues.
The 45-minute 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 301-634-2222, go to www.WaltzTimeDances.org
or e-mail [email protected]. The Glen
Echo National Park is located at 7300 MacArthur
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JUN 9
VICTORIAN LYRIC OPERA COMPANY
PRESENTS GILBERT AND SULLIVAN'S
'H.M.S. PINAFORE'
June 9; Fridays, June 10 and 17; and Saturdays,
June 11 and 18 at 8 p.m.; and Sundays, June 12 and
19 at 2 p.m. Captain Corcoran makes grand plans
for his daughter, Josephine, to marry Sir Joseph. But
Josephine loves Ralph, a lowly sailor, causing a
ruckus when their plans to elope are discovered.
Tickets: $28 ($24 seniors 65 and older; $20 students); $12 preview performance on June 9. Where:
F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre. Learn more and buy
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theater box office at 603 Edmonston Drive, or call
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EXHIBIT: “FUTURE UNKNOWN”
Jun 9 – Jul. 10. Brad Blair creates detailed clay
and mixed media sculptural monstrosities that allude
to the issues of genetic engineering and biotechnology unfolding in today’s world. Brad Blair is an
award winning, emerging artist and Maryland native.
His artwork has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Currently, Blair is the Chesapeake Gallery
Coordinator at Harford Community College and is
an adjunct professor of ceramics at Towson University in Baltimore, Maryland. Where: Common
Ground Gallery, VisArts. Opening Reception and
Artist Talk: Friday, June 17, 7 – 9 PM
JUN 10
CONCERT: TRIO CALIENTE
Jun. 10. 8:00 P.M. D.C.’s revered world music
group has performed for U.S. presidents, Supreme
Court justices, senators, and other high-ranking political luminaries both stateside and abroad. Now,
Trio Caliente takes AMP audiences on a pan-continental adventure that includes Latin jazz, flamenco,
bossa, salsa, and gypsy rumba sung in English,
Spanish, Portuguese, and Catalan. Tickets $20-$30.
AMP, powered by Strathmore, 11810 Grand Park
Avenue, North Bethesda. For additional information
or to purchase tickets, visit
www.ampbystrathmore.com or call (301) 581-5100.
EXHIBIT: “EVEN THE STARS”
Jun. 10 – Jul. 10. Taking advantage of the Gibbs
Street Gallery’s wall of windows and artificial light,
Pat Alexander creates an installation of pigmented
cast-paper rocks and boulders, cast shadow and
small abstract paintings inspired by rock-laden landscapes in Newfoundland, Canada, Vedauwoo,
Wyoming and Cappadocia, Turkey. Since 1993, she
has been a Professor of Fine Arts at the Maryland
Institute College of Art, where she was awarded ten
Faculty Enrichment Grants. Where: Gibbs Street
Gallery, VisArts. Opening Reception and Artist
Talk: Friday, June 17, 7 – 9 PM
JUN 11
EXHIBIT: “BETWEEN THE REAL & THE
IMAGINED”
Jun. 11. Opening reception of Between the Real
& the Imagined exhibit, new work by Carol Barsha
and Jackie Brown. Between the Real & the Imagined is a two-person exhibition that explores the interpretation of nature in imaginary and fantastical
forms. It uses imagination, observation, and invention to transport us to a place where things we recognize as nature blur seamlessly into places we
know aren't real. Where: Brentwood Arts Exchange,
3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, MD 20722.
For more information call 301-277-2863 or go to
arts.pgparks.com. Carol Barsha Artist's Talk: June
25, 2 pm
Jackie Brown Artist's Talk: August 20, 2 pm. Exhibit is free and open to the public and runs through
August 20.
June 9, 2016 –June 15, 2016
JUN 13
COURTESY PHOTO
Strathmore Artist in Residence,
Queer pop” vocalist Be Steadwell
will host two concerts, one at the
Mansion at Strathmore on
Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 7:30
p.m. and the second at AMP,
powered by Strathmore on
Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 7:30
p.m.
AUTHOR TALK: BARBARA SAFFIR
Jun. 11. 7:30 P.M. Author Barbara Saffir will
give a talk at the Rockville Memorial Library. Ms.
Saffir who wrote Walking Washington, D. C. will
tell us about some of the 30 adventures to be discovered in our area. With Walking Washington D.C,
people can get to know the communities of D.C.
Each walk tells the story of a neighborhood: a snapshot of some of its history and how it has transformed over the years. Readers will be pointed to
distinctive architecture, landmark buildings, popular
eateries, ethnic enclaves, art and performance
spaces, and natural scenery. This program is free
and suitable for all ages. It is sponsored by the
Friends of the Library, Rockville Chapter and will
be held in the library’s first floor meeting room.
ANNUAL RUMMAGE SALE
Jun. 11. 8:00 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. Furniture,
clothes, books, housewares, children's items, collectibles and more. You need it-- we have it. Where:
St. Mark Orthodox Church, 7124 River Road,
Bethesda, MD - 1/2 mile from the beltway.
NORTH BETHESDA MARKET LAUNCHES HOME & GARDEN MARKET
Saturdays, Jun. 11, 18, and 25. 10:00 A.M. –
2:00 P.M. Spring has sprung and, to celebrate the
season, North Bethesda Market will launch its first
Home and Garden Market. It’s the perfect way to
shop conveniently for plants and fresh cut flowers,
find decor to refresh home and garden, and enjoy
live music and a fresh grilled lunch al fresco. Shoppers can also discover tips on flower arranging and
creating a succulent garden during free weekly seminars. And, Whole Foods will offer gardening items
just for kids. The weekly Market is free and open to
the public at 11351 Woodglen Drive, North Bethesda. More information is available at 888-632-6176
or by visiting North Bethesda Market at
http://www.northbethesdamarket.com or on Facebook. PERFORMANCES: June 11 - Wentworth
Richardson (steel drum Caribbean); June 18 - Kara
& Matty D Trio (pop, light rock); June 25 - The
Tom Lagana Group (jazz).
JUN 12
SMALL BUSINESS SERIES: FINANCING
YOUR BUSINESS
Jun. 13. 7:00 P.M. Register online on the library
website, www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library.
Starting your own business can be full of unwelcome surprises. You will need a solid a plan and
steps throughout the process to be successful. The
components of the business startup can vary between types of business, but knowing these steps in
advance is essential. Business organization, recordkeeping and the value of professional advisors will
be discussed. We will review the sequence of events
involved in a normal business startup, including registration with regulatory agencies, financing requirements and need of startup capital, which will round
out the session. Register online for the other program in the Small Business Series: "Marketing Your
Business" (June 27). Where: Germantown Library,
19840 Century Blvd, Germantown, MD.
AUTHOR TALK: ABIGAIL WURF
Jun. 14. 7:00 P.M. Author Abigail Wurf, an
ADHD and business coach, will discuss her book at
the Rockville Memorial Library. She is the author
of Forget Perfect: How to Succeed in Your Profession and Personal Life Even if You Have ADHAD.
Abigail shares her wonderful methods for living a
successful life if you have ADHA or just feel like
you do. Ms. Wurf is a life coach who works solely
with clients who have ADHD. Please note: this
program will be held in the SECOND FLOOR
meeting room. It is sponsored by the Friends of the
Library, Rockville Chapter. For questions please
call 240-777-0020.
UPCOMING
EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES TO USE WITH PEOPLE WHO HAVE
ALZHEIMER'S
Jun. 16. 7:00 P.M. Free. Registration required.
As people with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias progress in their journey and the ability to
use words is lost, families need new ways to connect. Join us to explore how communication takes
place when someone has Alzheimer’s, learn to decode the verbal and behavioral messages delivered
by someone with dementia, and identify strategies
to help you connect and communicate at each stage
of the disease. Presented by the Alzheimer's Association, National Capital Area Chapter. Call the
Alzheimer's Association to register by phone: 1800-272-3900, or register online on the library website. Where: Germantown Library, 19840 Century
Blvd, Germantown, MD.
EXHIBIT: “AN INFINITE DISTANCE BETWEEN TWO POINTS”
Jun. 17 – Jul. 17. Visual, sound and performance
artist Blake Carrington presents three projects where
technology, the hand, ear, and eye unite in unexpected ways. Carrington’s hybrid works shift between
the senses revealing information buried in space and
time. His solo exhibition features projection, mixed
media drawings, documented and live performance.
Blake Carrington has had solo exhibitions at Contemporary Art Center New Orleans, Philadelphia
Photo Arts Center, and Central Utah Art Center, featuring a range of work from inkjet painting to video
installation using custom software systems. Where:
Kaplan Gallery, VisArts. Opening Reception, Artist
Talk, Performance: Friday, June 17, 7 – 9 PM
MARYLAND PUBLIC TV "LZ MARYLAND" VIETNAM VETERAN SALUTE
Jun. 18. 10:00 A.M. – 10:00 P.M. & Jun. 19.
10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. The event is a welcome
home and salute to Vietnam-era veterans from the
greater Maryland region. Public invited. One ticket
covers the entire weekend with admission to all ceremonies, display areas, concerts (by The Association, The Lovin' Spoonful, The Motortown AllStars) & a Bob Hope USO-style Show. Tickets: All
veterans/active-duty military/Gold Star families are
free. All others over age 12 only $5.00 for the entire
weekend.
Event Website: http://vietnam.mpt.org/lzmaryland/. Location: Maryland State Fairgrounds, Timonium, MD.
FREE ORCHESTRA CONCERT
Jun. 19. 3:00 P.M. Montgomery Symphony Orchestra led by A. Scott Wood. Music by Strauss,
Beethoven, Albeniz, Rimsky-Korsakov. Youth concerto competition winners play movements from violin concerti by Bach, Bruch and Saint-Saens &
Reinecke's Flute Concerto. Silver Spring Civic Center, 1 Veterans Place. Free, no tickets. 301-960-8450
http://montgomerysymphonyorchestra.com/
WHAT OWNING A PET IS ALL ABOUT
Jun. 19. 2:00 P.M. Register online at the library
website, www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library.
Join us for a lively program about pets and pet adoption. An pet expert from the Montgomery County
Humane Society will visit our library to answer
questions about what type of pet is best for your
family, how to go about adopting a pet, what animals are telling you with their behavior. We will
have animal guests visiting from the animal shelter!
This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Library Montgomery County, Inc. A summertime program for adults, children and families. Where: Germantown Library, 19840 Century Blvd, Germantown, MD.
CONCERT: DANA LOUISE AND THE
GLORIOUS BIRDS
Jun. 23. 8:00 P.M. Inspired by the beauty of the
Azores, an island system off the coast of Portugal,
visual artist Dana Louise put down her paintbrush
and picked up a guitar. Practicing amidst the archipelago’s lava rocks and dragon trees, she forged her
own sound: vibrant, melodic folk with whispers of
jazz and bluegrass. The Glorious Birds add an exotic patina to her sound, particularly when Adams
Collins gets behind the vibraphone. Dana’s dad, esteemed jazz musician Ezra Idlet, along with his
Trout Fishing in America collaborator Keith Grimwood, round out the band. Tickets $25-$35. AMP,
powered by Strathmore, 11810 Grand Park Avenue,
North Bethesda. For additional information or to
purchase tickets, visit www.ampbystrathmore.com
or call (301) 581-5100.
MOXIE: A HAPPENSTANCE VAUDEVILLE
Jun. 24 – Jul. 17. MOXIE: A Happenstance
Vaudeville is a theatrical collage inspired by the
Great Age of Vaudeville, infused with the joys and
struggles of its performers' lives. In homage to the
style and spirit of this immensely popular theatre
from the late 19th Century, Happenstance Theater
brings old Vaudeville back. MOXIE! is teeming
with hijinks, live music, period costumes, nostalgic
beauty and physical comedy. Presented by Round
House Theatre located at 4545 East-West Highway,
one block from Wisconsin Avenue and the Bethesda
station on Metro’s Red Line. Tickets are $20 and
may be purchased by calling 240.644.1100, by ordering online at RoundHouseTheatre.org, or in person at the box office. Service and facilities fees may
apply.
WASHINGTON METRO GAMER SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA PRESENTS VIDEO
GAME MUSIC
Jun. 25. 7:00 P.M. This community orchestra
and choir, weaves a tapestry of the traditions, values,
and mythos of video game culture, finding deep
emotion and beauty that transcends the medium of
games in this concert. Tickets: $6 in advance; $7
day of the show. Where: F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre.
Learn more and buy tickets at
www.rockvillemd.gov/theatretix or the theater box
office at 603 Edmonston Drive, or call 240-3148690.
TALK: "BREAKING THE SILENCE: A
CONVERSATION ABOUT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE"
Jun. 25. 3:30 P.M. This presentation is hosted by
St. Mark's Episcopal Anglican Church with presentation by House of Ruth Maryland, an organization
that "leads the fight to end domestic violence against
women and their children". The aim is to raise the
awareness of domestic violence within the community. Come and learn the basics of domestic abuse...
the signs, the myths, why people choose to abuse,
and the physical, emotional and spiritual impact on
survivors and their families. Where: St. Mark's Episcopal Anglican Church, 12621 Old Columbia Pike,
Silver Spring. Church Office: (301) 622-5860; [email protected]. FREE...Donations
Optional: to provide for women and children in
shelter at HRUTH..See "Wish List"at website:
http://hruth.org/wish-list.asp
WALTZ DANCE AT GLEN ECHO PARK
Jun. 26. 2:45 - 3:30 pm: Introductory Waltz
Workshop, 3:30 to 6 pm: Dance. Join us for a Waltz
Dance in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park
on Sunday, June 26, 2016 featuring the ensemble
Waltzing Stars playing a lively mix of folk waltzes
with a few other couple dances, including Hambo,
Schottische, Swing, Tango, and Polka. The 45minute dance lesson begins at 2:45 p.m. with a halfhour 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.
DEL RAY ARTISANS’ GROWN UPS ART
CAMP
Jun. 27 – Jul. 15. Del Ray Artisans’ Grown Ups
Art Camp presents over 30 fun, exciting, and artful
workshops for all skill levels! Daytime, evenings,
and weekend workshops are offered. Just take your
pick! We have everything from drawing to sneaker
doodling, hand dancing to art web design, film photography to art book making, and much more!
Workshops are held at Del Ray Artisans gallery
(2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria VA). Details: www.TheDelRayArtisans.org/GUAC
Columbia Country Club Fireworks. Jun. 28. Columbia Country Club’s annual Independence Day
Celebration is being held on Tuesday June 28th,
2016. The fireworks display will being at dusk. A
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rain date of Wednesday June 29th has been set.
FREE INFORMATION SESSIONS ON
MEDICARE
Jun. 29. 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Join Montgomery
County’s senior information sessions at Potomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac, MD
20854. You have choices and Medicare is one of
them. Come and hear the answers to important
things you need to know about. For more information call State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) at
301-590-2819 or go to www.medicareabcd.org
KIDSAVE'S 4TH OF JULY FIREWORKS
PARTY
Jul. 4. 6:00 – 11:00 P.M. Kidsave's exclusive 4th
of July Fireworks Party) will be held at the Women's
Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery and provides an unobstructed view of the fireworks on DC's
famous Mall. It also includes entertainment, fantastic food, a live and silent auction, and fun activities
for all- with a choice of dining in the air-conditioned
gallery, or on the grassy plaza or on the rooftop. By
coming, individuals will help a group that has
helped find loving and permanent families for more
than 5,500 older orphans and foster care kids. For
more information contact 202-503-3104 or visit
http://kidsave.org. NOTE- tickets are required in advance,
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF CUED SPEECH
CONFERENCE
Jul. 8 – 10. Conference for parents and families
of individuals who are Deaf/HH; deaf educators and
professionals from around the United States and the
world. Where: Westin Tysons Corner, 7801 Lees-
LIFE DRAWING AT DELRAY ARTISANS
Through Jun. 22. 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
EXHIBIT: PAINTING, PHOTOS, SCULPTURE AND GLASS WORKS
Through Jun. 24. The oil and watercolor paintings of Caitlin Olson, photographs and sculpture by
Thomas Germer, and glass creations by the Art
Glass Center at Glen Echo will be featured at the
Glenview Mansion Art Gallery from June 5-24. A
free opening reception from 1:30-3:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 5 will include a free concert by Argentine
guitarist/composer Cristian Perez at 2 p.m. in the
conservatory. The gallery is located in Rockville
Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive. It is open
Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9 a.m.-4:30
p.m.; and Tuesday and Thursday from 9 a.m.-9 p.m.
It is closed on weekends and holidays. No tickets or
reservations are required for the opening reception
or for visiting the gallery during normal hours. Artwork is available for sale.
EXHIBIT: "RESPECT: UNSUNG HEROES
IN UNIFORM"
Through Jun 26. “RESPECT: Unsung Heroes in
Uniform” art exhibit at Del Ray Artisans (June 3-26,
2016). Take a moment to respect ALL unsung heroes in uniform. Artists express their point of view,
depict something amusing, or honor a loved one.
COURTESY PHOTO
Intro to film cameras and photography will be among multiple fun, exciting
and artful workshops offered at the Del Ray Artisans’ Grown Ups Art Camp
on June 28 in Alexandria.
burg Pike, Falls Church, VA. Cost: visit cuedspeech50.org for registration options. For more information go to www.cuedspeech50.org
ONGOING
THE WHO & THE WHAT
Through Jun. 19. Round House Theatre presents
“The Who & The What by Ayad Akhtar, the Pulitzer
Prize-winning writer of Disgraced. This thrillingly
fierce and funny new play about identity, religion
and the contradictions that make us who we are.
Brilliant Pakistani-American writer Zarina is focused on finishing her novel about women and Islam when she meets Eli, a young convert who
bridges the gulf between her modern life and her
traditional heritage. But when her conservative father and sister discover her controversial manuscript, they are all forced to confront the beliefs that
define them. Tickets available on http://www.roundhousetheatre.org/
There will be a small memorial section where visitors can reflect, contemplate and remember. Opening Reception: Friday, June 3, 7-9 pm. View the exhibit at Del Ray Artisans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria. Details: www.TheDelRayArtisans.org/shows/
CALL FOR ARTISTS: “PAINT THE
TOWN” MURAL PROJECT
Through Jul. 18. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District, in partnership with Arts Brookfield, is accepting artist applications for the second
installment of “Paint the Town,” an initiative to promote more public art murals in downtown Bethesda. In an effort to beautify the area surrounding the
Bethesda Metro, the mural project will focus on the
plaza area and bus bay at 3 Bethesda Metro Center.
The project area includes the overhang above the escalator, six substantial columns and a bench along
the bus terminal sidewalk. Artists be 18 years of age
or older and a resident of Washington, D.C., Maryland or Virginia. $30,000 will be provided to the
June 9, 2016 –June 15, 2016
artist to pay for supplies and time. The deadline to
apply is Monday, July 18, 2016. The project must
be completed by October 15, 2016. For more information: website link:
http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/paint-town-application Email: [email protected], Phone: 201-2156660
FARMERS MARKET RETURNS
Saturdays 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Rockville's
Farmers Market returns to give shoppers their pick
of fruits and vegetables, bedding plants, cut flowers,
preserves, honey, herbs, baked goods, and more
from regional growers and producers. This year's
market will feature 19 returning vendors and four
new vendors, offering an expanded selection, including local beers, pickled veggies and soaps. The
market will be open from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturdays, through Nov. 19 in the jury parking lot at the
corner of Route 28 (E. Jefferson Street) and Monroe
Street in Rockville Town Center. Visit
www.rockvillemd.gov/farmers for more information, including a list of participating vendors, approximate harvest dates for select fruits and vegetables, and a photo gallery. For more information, call
240-314-8620.
CHILDREN’S STORYTIME
Wednesdays and Saturdays. 10:00 A. M. Listen
to employees read children’s books at Barnes & Noble Booksellers at 4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda.
Free.
FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS MEETINGS
Every Saturday. 9:30 – 10:30 A.M. Food Addicts
Anonymous meets every Saturday at the Unitarian
Universalist Church, 100 Welsh Park Drive, Building #4, Rockville, MD 20850. We welcome new
members. For questions, please visitwww.foodaddictsanonymous.org or call Jewell Elizabeth @ 301762-6360.
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
SENIOR FIT
Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:15 A.M. & 2:15
P.M. This 45-minute, multi-component exercise
program is for people age 55+. Ongoing classes are
offered at 23 locations in partnership with Kaiser
Permanente. Call 301-754-8800 to request a physician's consent form to register and for a class schedule. Where: Holy Cross Hospital Senior Source,
8580 Second Avenue, Silver Spring. For more information call 301-754-8800. Cost: Free.
TEEN WRITER'S CLUB
Thursdays 7:00 – 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
COURTESY PHOTO
The SteelDrivers, a bluegrass band from Nashville, Tennessee, bring their
unique music to the stage at Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club on June
10.
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
the death of a loved one. Registration required at
(301) 921-4400. Hughes United Methodist Church,
10700 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20918.
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.
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 tommyjoes.com or call (301) 654-3801 for more information. 4714 Montgomery Ln., Bethesda, MD
20814.
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.
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
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mation, please visit www.gaithersburgrotary.org.
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.
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
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
$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.
IPAD CLINIC / DOWNLOADING EBOOKS
Every Tuesday 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Customized 45-minute one-on-one help using your iPad
to learn basic features or learn how to download
eBooks and eAudiobooks on your mobile device
like the Kindle, Nook or Android. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED. Sign-up for a 45-minute session at the Information Desk or call 240-777-0200
to sign-up. For iPad users, please bring your Apple
ID and password. For Kindle users, please have
your Amazon login and password. Tuesdays,
through May 31, 2016. Place: Quince Orchard Library / 15831 Quince Orchard Road / Gaithersburg.
Free
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.
GAITHERSBURG ROTARY CLUB WEEKLY MEETING
Every Tuesday, 12:15 – 1:15 P.M. Hilton Hotel,
620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg. For more infor-
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: $8. Cash Only. 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
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 and fourth Tuesday of the month.
4:30 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:
22 W Jefferson St. Suite 309
Rockville, MD. 20850
or email [email protected]
or call 301.838.0788
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with good organizational skills, computer skills and
have reliable transportation. A college degree is
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MD 21210 or email: [email protected]
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PHOTOS BY MARK POETKER
Henry Faunce loses his bat as he swings at a pitch while catcher Keith Oren watches, left. At right, pitcher Austin Mitchell hurls a heater toward the plate.
Big Train chugging
Bethesda Cal Ripken team prepares for 2016 season
By Carlos Alfaro
@carlosalfarorod
BETHESDA – In their final
exhibition match before the start of
the regular season, the Bethesda
Big Train shut out the BethesdaChevy Chase Little Train Sunday
night, 3-0.
The Big Train, who reached
the finals last season but lost the
championship to the Baltimore
Redbirds, showed dominance
when it came to their pitching, but
were on shaky ground with their
defense.
But the game was more fun
than anything else, a time for the
players to get the feel of the wooden bat league before the games start
to matter.
“Getting used to it, it’s part of
the game. Just really, trying to
come together as a family, and really put a great product out there and
compete, have a nice product for
the community, but more importantly for them to get better,” said
Big Train manager Sal Colangelo.
The Big Train took out a good
number of the pitchers to trial on
the mound, as well as the Little
Train, to give everyone a shot before the start of the regular season.
The Big Train was expedient
with their pitching, striking out the
Little Train with ease as they barely
made it to first base most innings.
The first run of the game came
from catcher Justin Morris, after a
double from outfielder Peyton Sorrels brought him home in the second inning.
Infielder Garrett Kueber also
picked up a run that night after a
single from outfielder Jimmy Monaghan in the third inning. Shortly
after, a walk by Morris had the
bases loaded but infielder Michael
Smith was out before any runs
could have been made.
The Little Train showed
promise at some points, with infielder Perez Scott blasting the ball
far outfield and nearly getting a
home run at one point, were it not
for the Big Train’s outfield.
“The hitting will come around,
I’m not too worried about that,
pitching, yeah we’re thin on pitch-
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ing, I think we’ll get stronger as the
year goes on,” said B-CC Little
Train head coach Scott Middleton.
A single by infielder Daniel
Clayton brought home another
player in the fourth inning to make
it the third and last run of the game.
The Big Train plays its first
home game of the regular season
Thursday, but for now the players
are just warming up.
“So far, lot of playing, lots of
fans in the stands, it’s a good atmosphere, makes it a lot of fun to
play with them,” said Kueber.
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JUNE 9, 2016
SPORTS
Big Train makes a mark on the Montgomery baseball community
By Carlos Alfaro
@carlosalfarorod
Ever since 1999, the Big Train
baseball team has been a staple in
Bethesda, providing high-quality
baseball from a mix of future professional players and draft hopefuls
who won’t make the cut.
Of those who have played for
the Big Train, 11 have gone on to
play for the MLB throughout its 17year history.
The local baseball crowd and
those who follow the Cal Ripken
Collegiate Baseball League know
the Big Train’s home at Shirley
Povich Field, a well-trimmed ballpark resembling a miniature Major
League stadium that has been up
since the team’s inception.
The ballpark’s name pays
homage to The Washington Post
sports writer of the same name, an
icon in baseball reporting.
To the opponents who pass
through the entrance and the
dugout, it’s the home of one of the
most successful teams in the
league.
The Big Train started playing
in another collegiate baseball
league, the Clark Griffith Collegiate Baseball League, before joining the Ripken League.
Altogether, the team has managed to win about two-thirds of the
total of every game played in both
leagues, and under the Ripken
League, won four championships
over 11 seasons.
David Schneider, the president
of Big Train, puts the brunt of the
team’s successes on the coaching
staff, specifically manager Sal
Colangelo.
“The coaching staff is the main
reason why we’re so successful
year after year,” said Schneider.
PHOTO BY MARK POETKER
Stephen Schoch throws a sidearm pitch during the Big Train’s game last week.
A common theme echoed
throughout the Big Train is an emphasis on enjoying the game rather
than playing to win, although victory is always appreciated.
Therefore, a balance must be
struck between resting players and
going for the win, and the Big Train
strives to keep the players fresh
when they finish the season, according to Schneider.
“We want to win, we want to
be as successful as possible but we
want to make sure our players
aren’t overworked,” said Schneider.
Recruiting plays a large role in
acquiring the best players, but
sometimes it’s about luck as to
whom you get.
Edward Sharp, president of the
Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts baseball team in the Ripken
League, said, “You’re never really
quite sure what you’re going to
have year to year”, but he praised
the Big Train’s recruitment as a part
of their success.
“The Big Train have always
been able to continue their recruiting and so they’ve done a good job,
but so have the [Baltimore] Redbirds,” said Sharp.
The Big Train and the Redbirds
have a sort of rivalry, as both teams
have been at the championship
game for the past three seasons; but
the Redbirds emerged victorious
every time.
Maybe the Big Train can bring
the championship back to Shirley
Povich Field in 2016. Or maybe
they’ll do so next year. Colangelo
believes there’s a certain amount of
luck in baseball, so he’s focused on
winning his division first.
“Our goal is to win our conference, our division, and at the end of
that, wherever the chips fall, you
know, you got to be lucky, you got
to be playing well at the right time
and you got to stay healthy,” he
said.
Clarksburg High Mourns A Trio of Fallen Heroes
Prayers go out to the families of
the three Clarksburg High School
football players who were killed in a
car crash in Damascus on Tuesday
The
Sporting View
by
Brandy L. Simms
night.
Jacob Tyler Dennis, 17, Patrick
Andrew Shifflett, 18, and Cary
Mauri’ce Greene, 17, were all juniors at the Upper Montgomery
County public school.
Although I didn’t know them
personally, I’m told they were all
well-respected members of the
Clarksburg community.
Shifflett, a two-way standout
on the offensive and defensive line,
was an All-Sentinel honorable mention selection last season. He is survived by his parents, Walt and Lily,
and kid brother, Steven.
“Patrick was a great young man
and would have played in college,”
said my good friend Ed Sheahin, a
photographer and coach at Clarksburg. “He was working harder than
anyone this offseason because he
saw the light.”
Sheahin described Shifflett,
who was a team captain last season,
as a “quiet leader” who had a bright
future on the gridiron.
“I think he finally saw what his
potential was and he was working
extra hard to play at the next level,”
said Sheahin.
This is a difficult time for the
Clarksburg community but, as always, these good folks will manage
to pull through and overcome this
tragedy.
“At this time, please keep the
families of our young men in your
thoughts and prayers,” Clarksburg
head coach Larry Hurd said in a
Facebook posting on Wednesday
morning.
########
The honors keep pouring in for
the nationally ranked Bullis boys’
lacrosse program.
Since capturing an unprecedented Interstate Athletic Conference title last month, Bullis has
earned a number of postseason
awards.
The Bulldogs were named the
Maryland Private School Team of
the Year by the Maryland State
Lacrosse Coaches Association.
The same organization also
tabbed Bullis head coach Jeff Bellistri as the Private School Coach of
the Year.
“This is the best year in Bullis
history without a doubt,” said Bellistri, who guided the Bulldogs to an
overall 21-2 record and the program’s first-ever IAC tournament
championship.
Bullis senior attackman Nicky
Petkevich was also honored by the
MSLCA; the Colgate recruit was
named the recipient of the prestigious C. Markland Kelly High
School Lacrosse Award.
The Kelly Award annually recognizes the best high school
lacrosse player in the state of Mary-
land.
Additionally, Bullis has been
recognized in recent weeks by the
Potomac Chapter of U.S. Lacrosse.
Bellistri was named Coach of the
Year and Petkevich and Alex Trippi
were named All-Americans.
The organization also named
Griff Gosnell as an Academic AllAmerican.
During the 2016 campaign, the
Bulldogs finished on a 19-game
winning streak after a 2-2 start.
Bullis went 3-0 against league rivals
Georgetown Prep and Landon this
year, beating the perennial lacrosse
powers by a combined score of 3414.
In their two wins over Georgetown Prep, the Bulldogs outscored
the Little Hoyas, 23-7.
You can contact Brandy at:
[email protected]
JUNE 9, 2016
23
SPORTS
Byrd honored during 2016 CKA Awards
By Brandy L. Simms
@BLS1969
SILVER SPRING – DeMaurice
Smith, executive director of the NFL
Players Association, was the keynote
speaker during the 2016 CKA Save
Project Awards Night ceremony.
The second annual event was
held June 1 at the Hampton Inn in
downtown Silver Spring.
“This event is the highlight of
our year as we honor the best in academic and athletic excellence,” said
Keith Adams, President of the CKA
Save Project.
In addition to Smith, presenters
also included Jasmine Johnson, a recent graduate of George Washington
University, and Howard Community
College Athletic Director Diane
Schumacher.
Kelly Legge of Children’s Hospital was honored with the Community Leader Award.
Rebecca Hackett, head girls
basketball coach at Urbana High
School, and Montgomery College
head men’s basketball coach Keith
Byrd were both named CKA Coaches of the Year.
“This is a tremendous honor to
have this award on so many levels,”
said Byrd, who guided the Raptors to
the Maryland Junior College Championship for the first time in nearly
25 years. “Being passionate about
coaching has always been a source of
self motivation.”
Under Byrd’s guidance, Mont-
gomery College finished the 201516 campaign with a 23-8 overall
record and an 11-3 conference
record.
“My strategy was not to win
games,” said Byrd, who was also
named the 2016 Coach of the Year by
the Maryland Junior College Coaches Association in his first season at
the helm. “My strategy was to make
sure these young people became successful.”
Linda Spoales, Walter Hardy,
Sue Spencer and Rebecca Allen were
also recognized for their service along
with a group of talented student-athletes that included Hazel Carmona
(Rockville), Donovan Parris (Paint
Branch), Colin Loigano (Sherwood)
and Najma Thomas (Wheaton).
PHOTO BY MARK POETKER
Montgomery College men’s basketball head coach Keith Byrd received
recognition at the CKA Awards ceremony June 1 in Silver Spring.
3A County track athletes prepare for competition
. By Kathleen Stubbs
@kathleenstubbs3
A local high school team is
sending two relay teams and a
jumper to a national track meet in a
couple of weeks; meanwhile two
other athletes are pursuing the Junior
Olympics, according to their coaches.
The Damascus girls team at the
3A outdoor state championships included the 4x400 meter relay outdoor state champions and a 4x800
meter relay team that placed first at
indoor state championships and
fourth (9:33.75 minutes) during the
outdoor meet, just ahead of River
Hills team (9:33.82 minutes).
The 4x400 meter relay team included: senior Denise Woode, freshman
Samantha Kameka, sophomore
Mina Del Borrello and freshman
Melissa
Kameka.
The 4x800 meter team included:
Samantha Kameka, sophomore Juliana Ancalmo, sophomore Heather
Delaplaine and Melissa Kameka.
Woode (36 feet, 7.75 inches) placed
fourth in the triple jump. She placed
fourth in the 400 meter dash as well
with a time of 57.54 seconds.
Distance coach Jason Bozicevich said he hopes the two relay
teams will earn new personal
records but the goal is not to win a
national title.
“As far as expectations for nationals, this is just a reward for the
end of the season,” said Bozicevich,
later adding, “We’re not really training them that hard just (the) normal
training schedule.”
He said he hopes the relay
teams will earn personal best times
at the competitive meet, however.
Seneca Valley assistant coach
Onaje Robinson said hurdler
Helnsarah Penda and long jumper
Donavan Beckett-Simms did not enter New Balance National Outdoor
Championship because they seek to
be in the USATF Junior Olympics.
The senior Penda (14.8 seconds) placed runner-up in the 3A
girls 100 meter hurdle finals.
Beckett-Simms (45 feet, 0.75 inches) placed fourth in the triple jump
but his coach said he was recovering
from a slight injury and did not perform at his best.
Beckett-Simms “landed wrong
on his hip” during the Regional
meet, said Robinson, but he is recovering.
Poolesville head coach Michael
Trumbull said although none of his
athletes will compete in the national
meet, he was proud of how the runners did at state championships.
Poolesville freshman Nandini
Satsangi (11:31 minutes) placed
fourth in the girls 3,200 meter run.
Trumbull said Satsangi improved during the season and anticipates she will continue to so.
“(Satsangi was) learning how to
race the first half the season and then
didn’t really start turning it on until
the end of the season,” said Trumbull.
Trumbull said Pooleville junior
Andrew Lent (9:49.08 minutes)
passed four or five runners in his
kick during the final lap of the boys
3,200 meter run to place fourth overall.
He beat Towson junior
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two-one-hundredths of a second.
Trumbull said part of Lent’s strategy
was not quite keeping up with the
fastest group at first.
“He hung back a little bit and
just slowly reeled them in and in the
last lap he started running them all
down,” said Trumbull.
Poolesville junior Meher Kaur
(12.8 seconds) placed sixth of seven
in the girls 100 meter dash finals.
Trumbull said she was about
three-tenths of a second slower than
the end of her sophomore year but
she did well given that she worked
past an injury involving her quad at
the beginning of the season.
“She’s got one more year and
hopefully we can get back to where
she was sophomore,” said Trumbull.
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