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TAKOMA PARK - While sitting through City Council meetings
might be described as torture, here
that description has taken on a new
meaning.
Last November, in the same
room Takoma Park City Council
meetings take place, sociologist and
Gallaudet University associate professor Julie Fennell presented a detailed lecture about bondage, domination, sadism and masochism
(BDSM), which included live
demonstrations of rope bondage.
The lecture and demonstration
were also taped and are on the city’s
YouTube site.
The extended version of Fennell’s lecture and demonstration, lasting more than two hours, is the thirdmost popular video hosted by Takoma Park City TV, with more than
5,000 views as of Monday.
An interview with author Rachel
Renee Russell and her humorous
children’s book series Dork Diaries
(20,793 views) places first and has
been on the YouTube site for about a
year. A video called “Great Big Book
Club,” a discussion of James Joyce's
"Ulysses" (14,511 views) comes in
second and has been on the YouTube
site for about two years.
“(There’s a) long , really rich
history that’s really obvious when
you delve into things and realize how
many people in the Takoma Park area
are involved in the kink scene,” Fennell said.
Takoma Park paid a total of $350
for the lecture and for the production
of the video, according to the community development coordinator and
TV production manager.
Rosalind Grigsby, City development coordinator for Takoma Park,
said the City paid Fennell $100 to lecture at the Takoma Park Community
Center.
“(I’m) disappointed that we
were using taxpayer resources for a
program like that,” said Council
member Terry Seamens (Ward 4),
who said he was unaware of the lecture before a reporter brought it to his
attention.
Takoma Park TV Production
Manager Alvaro Calabia said the cost
of producing the program was the
hourly pay of city employees, a total
of about $250. He said funding from
city taxes covered the cost.
Calabia said the program last
See “Video, ” page 8
‘Let Summer be Summer’
From Cashell
to Rio!
Montgomery County’s history-making Olympic hero
started out at Cashell Elementary school.
Page 21
Marty’s
Back!
Check out all the predictions for the coming week in
high school football.
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Hogan echoes the sentiment with an executive order
which pushes public school start date after Labor Day
By Neal Earley
@neal_earley
Ocean City Mayor Richard
Meehan said he wanted to "let summer be summer."
On Wednesday, Gov. Larry
Hogan granted Meehan's wish, signing an executive order mandating the
state's public schools start after Labor Day. The executive order will
take effect beginning at the start of
the 2017-2018 school year.
Hogan said starting school after
Labor Day will generate $74 million
in economic activity citing a 2013
study done by the Maryland Bureau
of Revenue Estimates saying starting
school after Labor Day will bring in
$3.7 million in new wages and $7.7
million in state and local tax revenue.
“Starting Maryland public
schools after Labor Day is not just a
family issue – it’s an economic and
public safety issue that draws clear,
strong, bipartisan support among an
overwhelming majority of Marylanders,” said Hogan at a news conference on Ocean City's boardwalk.
Maryland Comptroller Peter
Franchot said there was bipartisan
support in Maryland for starting
school after Labor Day.
“Given the undeniable benefits
of a post-Labor Day school start, it's
no surprise that this initiative has garnered overwhelming support from
Marylanders from across our state,”
See “Hogan,” page 8
Another Fine Metro Mess
By Kathleen Stubbs
@kathleenstubbs3
WASHINGTON – Metro needs
to make sure trains don’t move unintentionally and revise the safety handbook so employees understand why
they need to secure vehicles, according to Federal Transit Administration
officials.
The FTA issued a report and safety directive Aug. 24 after the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Au-
thority reported three unintentional
train movements in 2014 and 2015,
including one involving a train with
passengers aboard.
Investigators found that failure to
secure unattended vehicles, violating
Metro protocol, is a problem pervading Metro.
District Council member Jack
Evans (D-2), the Metro Board of Directors chairman, said a third round of
See “Metro,” page 8
PHOTO BY MARK POETKER
Principal Cabell Lloyd of Meadow Hall Elementary School greets students on
the first day of school.
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R
EFLECTIONS
September 28, 1933
How prohibition repeal affects county residents
Each week The Sentinel visits
a memorable story from its
archives.
Everywhere you turn nowadays in Rockville you are confronted with the question, “Will
Montgomery County have
liquor?” The answer is usually
one of two things. Either “It is
hard to tell what a bunch of
politicians will do when they get
to Annapolis,” or “Why not—the
county voted 3 to 1 for repeal of
the prohibition amendment, didn’t it?”
The same question and answers as bandied about on the
farms around Poolesville and in
the cozy suburban sections lying
in the shadow of the National
Capital.
There seems to be two
schools of thought as regards the
probability of Montgomery county repealing its local option law.
One takes into account the long
years of local prohibition and the
resultant effect its working have
had on Montgomery county
politicians. The other boldly says
the election of last month settled
the question fairly as far as this
county is concerned.
The business men of
Rockville and no doubt of all the
larger communities favor selling
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liquor in Montgomery county. It
is hard to see where they would
think otherwise.
But their motives are not entirely selfish. The idea of “Buy at
Home” will be struck a decided
blow if, for instance, liquor is
forbidden in this county, yet sold
in Washington, Prince Georges
and Howard counties. There is no
doubt in the mind of the business
man that increased trade will follow repeal, particularly for the
first six months or so.
Then, too, liquor will probably be made available around
Christmas, the holiday season,
when people spend money if
there is any to spend. Local merchants say “why shouldn’t we get
our share of this expenditure, especially when we will re-distribute this money around the county.
We pay taxes to run the town and
county, we are entitled to recognition whenever money is to be
spent.”
A logical appeal, not without
its altruism.
The farms of the county have
more weighty problems than repeal to deal with. They are interested in “what price wheat.” And
“how many hogs to raise next
year.”
They have always been a
drinking class, but times have
been hard with them and they
have learned to stomach the
cheap bootleg brand and their
own home-made wines and beer,
potent if not so palatable. It has
become a legend that the rural
sections vote dry.
Except in the Damascus district, Montgomery county farmers evidently voted wet September 12. And if the consumption of
liquor will help the sale of barley,
rye and corn, local famers favor
selling liquor anywhere and
everywhere.
On the other hand, the farm
women are, from taste and precedent, invariably dry. This is due
to the fact, no doubt, that the rural church exercises a much
stronger influence than the urban
church.
They oppose drinking, be it
in moderation or otherwise.
There is no room to doubt that the
rural women in Montgomery
county intend to fight the sale of
liquor here. And there is no
hypocrisy in this standpoint.
Their sincerity should never be
questioned.
Walk down Montgomery avenue in Rockville. Buttonhole the
first person you meet and ask him
how he stands on local option for
the county.
Ask him if he would prefer to
see the old law here repealed, or,
if he wants the county to remain
legally dry. There you will get a
variety of answers. He is usually
disposed to wax jocular and say
“why should I want liquor back at
$3.50 per quart when I can always get all the stuff I want at the
same price per gallon?” Or, if he
is of the Pollyanna type, he will
answer “Sure, sell it here. It will
help business and therefore help
me get a permanent job once
more.”
The cynic will reply “what
difference does it make, if the
people want to drink they will do
it anyway, whether they buy it
here or drive up to Thurmont or
over to Howard County. The sincere dry will, of course, oppose
the sale of liquor in the county on
the theory that if temptation is far
removed, there will be less drinking in our midst.
The writer has asked at random nearly two-score persons
whether they favored or opposed
liquor sale here in Montgomery.
The sum total and general average of the answers approximates
nil. There are those who want it
here—there are those who want it
somewhere else.
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Sixth body identified in Silver Spring
By Neal Earley
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Montgomery County Police
said they identified a sixth victim
from the fire in Silver Spring, 34year-old Aseged Mekonen.
“We have worked diligently toward confirming each of the victim’s identities and determining the
cause of death for each victim,” said
Montgomery County Assistant Police Chief Russ Hamill.
“The identification process has
been extremely challenging for reason related to the blast, fire and collapse of the buildings on Arliss
Street.”
Police previously identified the
bodies of Maria Auxiliadorai
Castellon-Martinez, 53, Augusto
Jimenez Sr., 62, Saul Paniagua, 65,
Deibi “David” Samir Lainez
Morales, 8 and Fernando Josue Hernandez Orellana, 3.
The office of the Chief Medical
Examiner is still identifying the last
body recovered from the wreckage
of the Flower Branch apartment located on 8701 Arliss Street.
Investigators from the National
Traffic Safety Board (NTSB) are
leading the investigation after
Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Service (MCFRS) and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms
and Explosives (ATF) determined
there was no evidence of criminal
wrongdoing.
MCFRS spokesperson Pete
Piringer said a gas leak caused of
the explosion.
According to Daniel Board, a
special agent for the ATF, investigators still do not know what has triggered the explosion, though they
said the explosion occurred in the
meter room.
“There is no indication of
unauthorized access to the meter
room prior to the explosion,” Board
said. “There are multiple ignition
sources that are inherent to an apartment building and further investigation is necessary.”
Investigators from the NTSB
left the scene of the fire and are
preparing a full report to determine
the probable cause of the fire and
explosion that occurred on Aug. 10.
NTSB spokesperson Eric
Weiss said the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) as well as Washington Gas, the utility company that
serves Flower Branch, is assisting
NTSB with their investigation.
Ravi Chhatre, the lead investigator for the NTSB on the Silver
Spring fire, said it could take a year
to issue a report on the cause of the
explosion.
Chhartre said the NTSB does
not regulate gas lines, but considers
them a mode of transportation
meaning that they’re responsible for
investigating accidents gas line accidents.
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NEWS
County’s congressmen talk gerrymandering
By Neal Earley
@neal_earley
Representatives from Maryland’s congressional delegation said
they are working on ending gerrymandering in the state after a threejudge panel decided to allow a lawsuit against the state’s congressional
district boundaries to go forward.
The case Shapiro v. McManus
alleges that Maryland’s sixth congressional district violates the rights
of Republicans to freely associate
after the state legislature redrew the
congressional districts in 2011.
After the two-one vote by a
panel of federal judges on Aug. 24
in Baltimore, the case will go to trial
and could potentially end up being
heard by the United States Supreme
Court.
Republican Rep. Roscoe
Bartlett (MD-6) formerly held the
Sixth district seat from 1993 to 2013
until Democratic challenger Rep.
John Delaney (MD-6) defeated him
in 2012. The suit alleges that Democratic lawmakers purposely redrew
the sixth district, among Maryland’s
other Democratic districts, to make
it more favorable to Democratic
candidates.
When asked about gerrymandering, the process in which partisan legislators redraw congressional
district to their party’s favor, Delaney said in a statement, “Since I
first ran for office in 2012 I have
supported redistricting reform and
in Congress I have introduced legis-
lation that would create a path for
the nationwide use of independent
commissions for redistricting.”
When asked to answer to directly respond to the Shapiro v. McManus federal suit that alleges his
district violates the First Amendment rights of Republicans, Delaney’s Communications Director
Will McDonald said Delaney is not
responsible for his district’s boundaries.
“Congressman Delaney didn’t
draw the lines in the Sixth District,”
McDonald said. “John’s not focused on this lawsuit, he’s focused
on representing every single Marylander in the Sixth District, promoting job creation, supporting veterans and strengthening our national
security and finding bipartisan solutions.”
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-8),
declined to comment specifically
on the federal case, instead saying
he is the lead sponsor on Redistricting Reform Act, which has no Republican co-sponsors in the House
of Representatives.
“Marylanders - and all Americans - deserve a redistricting
process that is fair and democratic,”
Van Hollen said. “ That's why I'm a
lead supporter of the Redistricting
Reform Act to end political gerrymandering of districts nationwide."
Michael Kimberly, the attorney for Steve Shapiro, an American
University law student that has
filed suit, said that Maryland representatives are unable to solve gerry-
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mandering because it goes against
their own interest.
“It’s like putting the fox in
charge of the henhouse,” Kimberly
said. “It just makes sense that the
very people who stand to gain from
perennial gerrymandering are not
going to solve the problem.”
Similar to Van Hollen, Rep.
John Sarbanes (MD-3), said he believes Congress is best suited to undue gerrymandering.
“I remain committed to creating national, independent and objective standards for drawing Congressional district,” Sarbanes said.
“To that end, I have worked with
my colleagues in Congress to cosponsor and advance the Redistricting Reform Act of 2015, a comprehensive proposal that would establish independent state redistricting
commissions on a nationwide scale.
Rather than piecemeal reform on a
state-by-state basis, implementing
federal redistricting reform will
create a more fair and impartial
playing field for improving the way
Congressional districts are drawn.”
Kimberly said the decision by
the panel of judges is a key victory
for his client’s case. In December of
2015, the Supreme Court ruled that
a federal panel of judges could hear
Shapiro’s case after a federal court
dismissed the case.
Now Shapiro’s case goes to trial and if successful it could be
heard by the Supreme Court.
“I expect the Supreme Court to
weigh in again,” Kimberly said.
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OPINIONS &VIEWS
In memory of ye old “Tip Line”
It was called the “Tip Line.”
Every newsroom had them and
many still do. Every place I worked
the tip line was attached to an answering machine which played a prerecorded message and then recorded
whatever tip the viewer or reader had
to offer.
A human being, usually a
Editor’s Notebook
by Brian J. Karem
younger producer, intern or desk assistant would listen to hear if the
“tip” on the tip line was worth covering.
Many of the tips were not worthy of our attention. Some of the
more memorable ones included the
tip that Ronald Reagan and Oliver
North were sitting naked on fence
posts outside of an assembly hall in
San Antonio.
Several tips included aliens
from a variety of planets. One tip told
us the world was coming to an end in
15 minutes and we should repent
then interview the tipster for a liveshot package on the 11 p.m. news –
four hours after the world was scheduled to end.
Many in the news business
came to call the Tip Line the “Nut
Line” and the types of calls usually
received shows this was a moniker
more befitting the dedicated line than
“Tip Line” – not that we didn’t receive some good tips on those lines.
Today you don’t have to worry
about the tip line all that much. With
the advent of the Internet people are
foregoing the old ways of doing business. Instead of telling us their weird
ideas of flat and hollow earths, the
conspiracy theories, or any other
strange and unverifiable tales of woe
and strife, people are now putting
these stories on the Internet via their
own blogs or through the actions of
an assemblage of other like-minded
individuals.
As they decry “The Main
Stream,” or “Lame Stream” media
for failing to cover the stories, these
people are populating the world with
their own brand of reality.
They are correct about one
thing. We do ignore them. Not always because they are reporting
things we in the media do not want to
report – but many times because we
refuse to print, publish or broadcast
garbage.
While the world seems – at least
according to social media – to be
worried about whether or not someone sat or stood for the National Anthem, and while the world seems to
be preoccupied with how low we can
go on denigrating each other merely
because some of us think differently
than others, the world of the “Main
Stream” media has to maintain a
higher standard.
We have plenty of sins. There is
no doubt about it and I’ve written
many columns regarding the problems of corporate ownership of media outlets.
We can be called on the carpet
for much of it.
But we cannot follow the right
wing or the left wing into their respective philosophical cul de sacs.
Every story doesn’t deserve to
be reported and many stories do not
have another side to them.
If you wish to preach the Holocaust didn’t occur, for example,
that’s fine. I may disagree with what
you say, but defend to death your
right to say it.
However, facts show you to be
grossly in error and you will not be
quoted here. Yes. The Main Stream
media will usually ignore you if you
preach this lunacy.
I will also ignore those who
think the sun circles the earth, or the
earth is flat or that lizard aliens covered with human skin have taken
over congress.
These stories are appropriate for
cocktail party anecdotes and for general laughter, but not for publication
otherwise.
If we in the media are to make
any sense of what is going on in the
world, then the rest of us have to trust
we will at least vet our facts.
That, of course isn’t happening.
The very terms “Liberal” and
“Conservative” have no meaning today. Neither does “Main Stream Media” for that matter.
With the Internet everyone is
Main Stream – and that’s the problem.
I do not propose we go backward, but forward to embrace honest
reporting, vetted facts and research.
This means going a little farther
than Googling items of interest and
copying and pasting memes you find
which agree with your mindset.
This takes time, talent and education to do and it takes a reporter
with experience.
And guess what – get used to
paying for it if you want it.
It isn’t pretty and sometimes it
takes more than the time to type out a
subject in a search box.
Sometimes real research on subjects which matter can take days,
weeks or months. A lack of transparency in government makes our efforts problematic - but we do still
have the will and the public has the
need.
The price is reasonable. The
lack of responsible reporting is not.
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LETTERS
Young and homeless
To the editor;
John F. Kennedy once said, “The future promise of any nation can be directly measured by the present prospects of its youth.” If we truly believe in
this, our future doesn’t look so bright.
Did you know that over one million youth experience at least one night of
homelessness a year with over ½ million youth being homeless for at least one
week or longer in the U.S.? (US DHHS). This is a staggering statistic given
that the U.S. is considered an international super power and one of the wealthiest nations in the world. Youth are considered our future, yet we continue to
allow a large portion of them to live on the streets with no end in sight.
Homeless youth are likely to resort to “survivor sex” where they sell their
bodies for basic necessities. This makes them even more susceptible to human trafficking, which may be difficult to escape. According to one study,
School-aged homeless children are more likely to become victim to sexual exploitation. Additionally, 28 percent of youth that live on the street trade sex
for their basic needs like food and shelter. Human trafficking is quickly on the
rise around the world, and we cannot allow our nation to become part of that
statistic.
S. 262 The Homeless and Runaway Youth and Trafficking Prevention
Act addresses these issues. If passed the bill would provide additional funding and services to runaway and homeless youth as well as victims of human
trafficking. It would also make it illegal to discriminate against youth on any
level for shelters receiving funding from this bill.
If you care, support S 262. The future of our nation is at stake. We all
have a say in what will happen.
Call Senators: Barbara Mikulski at (202) 224-4654 and Ben Cardin at
(202) 224-4524
B. Thong
Rockville
For the Veterans
To the editor;
It Is the Time for Veterans to Act
As a United States Navy veteran, I am thoroughly disgusted with what I
see going on in my country. The levels of corruption and abuse of power at the
highest levels of our national government astound me. I asked myself what
could I possibly do as a veteran to continue to honor the oath I took many
years ago to protect and defend the Constitution.
Recently, I learned about a nationwide effort to rein in the power and jurisdiction of the federal government and return much of this power back to the
state governments. In other words, return to the balance of power between the
state and federal governments as originally intended in the Constitution by
America's Founding Fathers.
This nationwide effort, called Convention of States (COS) Project, also
seeks to require the federal government to operate under fiscal accountability
(a true balanced budget requirement) as well as establish term limits (total
years of service limitation) on members of Congress and federal judges.
I said to myself, now this is an effort I need to learn more about, which I
did. I am an active supporter of COS Project, and now I urge all my fellow veterans to take that first step to become educated about this effort. Support for
COS Project by veterans could prove crucial to its success, so it is important
to learn about the effort. In addition to the web site (www.conventionofstates.com), inquiries and/or requests for group presentations about COS Project can be made to e-mail address: [email protected] or call (301)4810348. COS Project offers veterans a way to make a meaningful contribution
toward fixing things for our country. May God continue to bless these United
States of America!
Michael Fry
Maryland Veterans Coalition Director
Convention of States Project (www.conventionofstates.com)
[email protected]
(301)481-0348
More to Ficker’s Razzle to the Jizzle
To the editor;
When Robin Ficker complains that the county council is self-serving, isn’t he being equally self-serving?
He doesn’t really care about the voters. He cares about himself. He goes
on television promoting his obtuse angles on everything anytime someone
from the right-wing nut camp will have him.
He’s still mad he hasn’t been elected to anything in this county and he
wants to make the rest of us pay for it.
Ficker would be better off moving someplace that thinks the way he
does. Perhaps he should move to Germany in the 1930s.
He would fit in better there and then.
He speaks out against progressives. So what’s the opposite of a progressive? He’s a regressive.
J. Flank
Rockville
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LEGAL MATTERS
Prosecution lie could affect case
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COURT
REPORT
by Tom Ryan
A criminal defendant in Maryland who has been convicted of certain crimes may attempt to obtain a
new trial by arguing that evidence
discovered since his trial “creates a
substantial or significant possibility” that the outcome might have
been different had the new evidence
come to light. The procedure to
raise such an issue, even years after
a conviction, is by filing a Petition
for Writ of Actual Innocence. What
happens when the newly discovered
evidence is that a prosecution expert
witness lied was explored by Maryland’s highest Court in an opinion
filed last week called Robert Anthony McGhie v. State of Maryland.
The Court’s majority opinion
indicates that McGhie was charged
as an accomplice in a failed robbery
attempt at an establishment in Silver Spring. At trial, the State called
witnesses who testified that the Defendant was involved in the planning of the robbery, and provided a
vehicle that was used in the getaway. Two of his alleged accomplices entered the store, and one of
them named Barrero shot and
wounded the storekeeper, then shot
and killed another man who entered
during the robbery attempt. Barrero
pled guilty to murder and testified
to the Defendant’s involvement in
the crimes. At trial, McGhie denied
involvement and said his car had
been stolen.
Among other witnesses, the
prosecution called Joseph Kopera
as a ballistics expert, who testified
that a bullet and shell casings found
at the scene matched those found at
another shooting in which McGhie
was involved. The jury convicted
him. Years later, the prosecution
advised the Defendant’s lawyers
that in this case and others, Kopera
lied about his qualifications, including falsely testifying to college
degrees and complete of an FBI
ballistics course that did not exist.
McGhie’s lawyers filed a Petition
raising this evidence, but the trial
judge ruled he had not shown the
necessary possibility that this evidence of false testimony would
have changed the trial’s outcome.
The Court of Appeal upheld
that decision.
It noted not only the testimony
of the shooter as to McGhie’s involvement, but other witnesses who
testified to his involvement in planning of the robbery, that he asked
another witness to drive by the
scene and look at the investigation,
and that McGhie and his accomplices produced the gun the day after the shooting. Even if the jury totally disregarded the ballistics testimony, the Court found that the
evidence of guilt was so overwhelming that the requisite showing of a possible different outcome
had not been made.
Thomas Patrick Ryan is a partner in the Rockville law firm of McCarthy Wilson, which specializes in
civil litigation.
REAL ESTATE
Considering every resale factor
REAL
ESTATE
SOLUTIONS
By Dan Krell
A common question, especially among savvy first time home
buyers, is what will the resale value
be like when they sell? Of course
they are not asking for a specific
price, but rather they question if the
future home buyer will find the
home just as desirable as they do.
That is a good question, since
your home is one of the largest investments you’ll ever make; and
you want to make sure you’re making a sound investment. Some
things to keep in mind when buying
a home and keeping an eye to the
resale includes: focusing on current
desirability; keeping the home
complimentary to the neighborhood; considering added value; and
not going overboard with updates
and upgrades.
Ask yourself what attracted
you to the home you’re purchasing
and you’ll have a number of items
that probably will make it desirable
to the future home buyer. Most
likely at the top of the list is the location. “Location, location, location” may be cliché, but it holds
true. Items such as the home’s ac-
cessibility to metro and major commuter routes are important, along
with its proximity to neighborhood
and local amenities. Other top attractors to the home possibly include the living space and back
yard.
Consider the future plans for
the area, as it could affect the
home’s resale. You can view the
master plan for the county and specific localities on the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning
Commission’s website (montgomeryplanning.org). You can decide if the home you’re about to buy
will be impacted by some future development or zoning change.
Another resale factor is how
the home compares to its neighborhood cohorts. Is the home similar
or does it obviously different? Has
the current owner modified the existing living space in any way?
Have they converted a three-bedroom home into a two-bedroom
home; or similarly, added a bedroom by taking space from an existing bedroom or living area? Such
modifications can make the home
feel cramped and smaller and affect
future resale.
Think about how the home
seller updated and upgraded the
home. Although not all updates add
value, many will increase the
home’s appeal to buyers. Keep an
eye on the kitchen, bathrooms, and
flooring, as home buyers typically
consider these as high cost up-
grades and can affect resale value.
Ask the seller if they hired licensed
contractors for major renovations
and additions. Also, check for appropriate permits, and ask for plans
and invoices.
Additionally, do your due diligence when it comes to “green” upgrades. Although the home seller
may have considered the investment into green upgrades money
saving, they are not always reliable
and can be expensive to repair. And
it may be all the rage among home
owners, solar panels may come
with lease payments and/or replacement costs with little or no net savings; so it’s a good idea to ask for
associated lease agreements and
utility bills, as well as replacement
and maintenance costs.
When it comes time for you to
sell, don’t go overboard when with
updates and upgrades. Contrary to
belief, doing too much to the home
could have a minimal return on
your investment, or even decrease
the value. Updates and upgrades
should be comparable to similar
homes in the price range to maximize return on your investment.
Also, steer clear from short lived
trendy designs. Experts recommend to focus on function and substance when making upgrades.
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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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
NEWS ANALYSIS
Oh hypocrisy let me count the ways
We live in the age of the "Do
nothing Congress", a Congress
whose favorability rating has hovered around nine percent for quite
some time. It is a Congress whose
inability to get things done has directly contributed to the rise of
Donald Trump as an anti-establish-
Paul’s view
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Paul K. Schwartz
ment candidate in today's politics.
Why, then, would Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
and the other Republican senators
choose not to allow President Obama's nomination to the Supreme
Court a full review on the Senate
floor and, by not doing so, continue to feed the image of futility by
this Congress? The answer:
Hypocrisy!
In the particular case of the
Supreme Court nominee, the
hypocrisy has been blatant. No
sooner, for example, did Republican Senator Orin Hatch challenge
President Obama to choose someone of the stature of Chief Judge
Merrick Garland as a nominee did
President Obama go ahead and
choose the very same Merrick Garland. Senator Hatch then did an
immediate about face and no
longer supported the nomination
he had suggested.
The Republicans point to principle, the principle of letting the
newly elected President in Novem-
ber choose the nominee to fill the
seat left vacant with the death of
Justice Scalia. That is, if a Republican wins. If Hillary wins in November, however, Republican Senators such as Jeff Flake and Chuck
Grassley have no problem with a
lame duck session vote because
they know Merrick Garland is way
more centrist than a likely nominee from Hillary Clinton. Principles, did anyone say principles?
On this same topic, the Republican Senate exhibits selective
memory when it erroneously
points out that Presidents in their
last year in office do not select
Supreme Court nominees. I wonder if Justice Anthony Kennedy,
who was nominated by President
Reagan during his last year in office and approved by the Senate,
feels like a forgotten justice.
Seems like he is never forgotten
when he votes with the liberal
wing of the Court.
Hypocrisy in today's Congress is, of course, not limited to
this clear example. The instances
of hypocrisy with this particular
Congress and politics in general
are far too numerous to list in one
column, but let's take a look at just
a partial list.
Rejecting background checks
on guns with the excuse that criminals don't follow the law yet attempting to make abortions illegal
without regard to the resulting return of abortions to the back alleys
where they were prior to Roe v.
Wade is another great example of
Congressional hypocrisy. Criminals won't abide by gun laws, but
apparently abortion laws will be
strictly adhered too as they were
prior to Roe v. Wade. NOT!
On this same topic, how about
Republican rants about the intrusiveness of government in people's lives while trying to become
more and more intrusive into the
decisions a woman makes about
her own health and body? This, to
me, is the epitome of hypocrisy.
How about ranting about the
need to support our troops and
then cut veterans benefits when
they return from active duty?
More than hypocritical; more like
disgraceful.
The list goes on: Rejecting for
budgetary reasons any proposals
for making a college education, if
not free, at least affordable, yet
having no reservations about
pouring billions of dollars into a
military that is already bigger than
the militaries of the next eight nations combined? Last year alone
we spent $596 million on national
defense which is more than Russia, China, the United Kingdom,
France, India and Saudi Arabia
combined. Hypocrisy mixed with
an ample dose of irresponsibility, I
would say.
Let us also not forget those
Congressmen who rejected disaster aid for the victims of Hurricane
Sandy, yet had the unmitigated
gall to then request disaster aid for
the tornado victims in their own
states.
Ronald Reagan is the closest
thing the Republicans have to a
saint, yet, while, praising his legacy they, simultaneously, choose to
ignore his positions on eliminating
assault weapons from the public,
reforming immigration to provide
a pathway to citizenship, and so on
and so on?
Hypocrisy!
Hypocrisy! Hypocrisy!
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NEWS
Never-ending bus depot issue heads back to council this fall
By Danica Roem
@pwcdanica
ROCKVILLE – Montgomery
County officials searching for a new
location for hundreds of school buses are not limiting their search just
to publicly held land.
According to County Executive spokesperson Patrick Lacefield,
County staffers within the Executive’s Office are also considering
whether buying private property to
relocate the hundreds of buses at the
Shady Grove bus depot is a viable
option.
“I think that we're probably
looking broader than just the publically held land but I don't think
we're involved in the specifics yet of
square footage and costs but we're
looking at different options,” said
Lacefield.
Lacefield confirmed the Avery
Road site at the Blair G. Ewing Center in Rockville and the former Oaks
Landfill in Laytonsville are among
the sites county officials are examining for relocating the buses after
County Executive Ike Leggett removed two Rockville sites at the
Carver Educational Services Center
and 1000 Westmore Avenue from
consideration amid opposition from
hundreds of local residents.
Last month, Department of
General Services Director David
Dise named the same sites and said
there “may be interim sites” established for the buses.
Dise said the County Council
asked staff to not select any sites until they decide on a permanent location for the buses, none of which
would be named until they’re presented to the County Executive between late July and early September.
Those recommendations have
yet to happen, according to Lacefield, who said the site selection
process is still ongoing.
On Wednesday, Lacefield said
the County Executive may not necessarily offer a recommendation to
the County Council during the next
two months but though County
Council members should receive a
report of some type by then.
“We'll have information for
council by September or October. I
can't say we'll have a specific recommendation for that date; it depends on what happens between
now and then,” said Lacefield.
Lacefield added, “We're not
hedging on anything. We've been
working on this for years. It's not a
question of hurry up and wait here.
There have been a number of things
we've looked at.”
According to County Council
senior legislative analyst Linda
McMillan, the council has not
scheduled anything related to the
bus depot yet for either month.
She said central staffers from
the County Council’s office are involved with what officials “are considering” about the bus depot.
“So I actually have not heard
anything since Mr. Leggett sent
over his memo withdrawing the declaration of no further need,” said
McMillan. “So we haven't gotten
any additional information since
then. So we're waiting for the executive’s recommendation.”
“We don't have anything scheduled,” she added. “Once we get his
recommendation, then we'll schedule it.”
Jamison Adcock, president of
the Aspen Hill Civic Association, is
leading a group of residents opposing the Avery site as a possible location.
He said there will be a community meeting from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30
p.m. Sept. 8 at the Bauer Drive
Community Recreation Center so
local residents can discuss the potential for Ewing Center to host the
bus depot.
Adcock said all he’s heard form
County officials so far is something
will come out in the fall.
“There have been comments
though that make me think Avery
has been on everyone's radar. Like,
‘We have to put the bus depot somewhere and there are no good solutions,’” said Adcock.
According to Adcock, members of the Aspen Hill Civic Association are working with other civic
and citizen association groups from
Twinbrook, Manor Lake, Flower
Valley and Manor Country Club on
opposing the bus depot, along with
“communities up and down” Norbeck Road and Avery Road.
“They’re still very concerned
about this. So this is not just Aspen
Hill by any means,” he said.
He admitted the group of local
residents opposing the Avery site
has no official name and is not as
centrally organized as the Carver
Coalition, which led residential opposition to the bus depot coming to
Carver at first and later Westmore.
However, he said, “We intend
to fight and that involves talking to
the decision makers, whoever they
are. That means reaching out to the
people in the communities in the affected area and right now just getting the word out.”
Adcock said local residents are
preparing for the Ewing Center to
be one of the suggested sites when
the County Executive makes his
recommendations to the County
Council.
"Everyone seems to know Avery Road is going to be chosen as a
bus depot site. I will be surprised if
it isn't. I will be happy but I would
be surprised if it was not on the
radar," said Adcock.
He explained local residents
oppose “tearing down” the site of an
alternative education school, a park
and trees in a conservation easement, as well as the consequences of
construction near Rock Creek.
According to Adcock, adding
hundred of bus trips to the rural,
windy Avery Road and its access
point along Route 28 (Norbeck
Road) would add buses to “what is
already a ridiculous amount of traffic.”
The Shady Grove Bus Depot at
Jeremiah Park sits on the land that is
supposed to be developed by EYA
for a 45-acre, smart growth, mixeduse community.
Westside at Shady Grove is set
to feature 407 townhouses, 1,114
apartment units, 131,000 square feet
of office and 41,828 square feet of
retail space, along with a community library, community center with
pool, a clubhouse, outdoor lounge,
dog park and community garden,
according to EYA spokesperson
Brent Burkhardt of Choptank Communications.
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
COVER STORY
Video lecture and bondage demonstration proves popular
“Bondage,”
from page 1
aired on Takoma Park Televison
Aug. 18 at 10 p.m., as well as May
12 at 10:35 p.m. and June 10 at
10:45 p.m. He said the program
aired on television 21 times.
The video in both a short and
extended version has been available
on YouTube since February.
The Takoma Park Arts and Humanities Commission selected Fennell as part of their lecture series after she applied and, according to
members of the commission, they
appreciated her academic standing.
Fennell said she applied to lecture for the city because it was an opportunity she had never seen before:
to present an academic lecture to a
general audience.
Only people 17 and older could
attend Fennell’s lecture in person,
but the video is available online
without restriction.
In the six months the BDSM
lecture has been on the YouTube
channel, people viewed it 5,062
times as of Monday.
In addition to the lecture, Fennell also introduced two people on
the videotape she called “kinksters”
who demonstrated sophisticated
rope bondage.
She requested audience members donate $10 to the performers as
people in the field of BDSM don’t
tend to make much money.
The second demonstration of
rope bondage featured Fennell and
another man, Brandon Neil. Outside
her role as a professor, Fennell practices in being a “rope bottom” or the
person who is tied up in BDSM.
Alvaro Calabia, Takoma Park
City TV production manager, said he
hesitated at first to produce the lecture and demonstration.
“It changed my perspective,”
Calabia said. “I didn’t know much
about it; whatever little I knew I
would (have guessed) it was pornographic but... (I learned) it’s another
type of performance art.”
Fennell said she saw her lecture
in Takoma Park as a form of debriefing subjects after observing people
in the D.C. area in her sociology research and sharing her findings with
them.
“(The) bondage performances
that people did (who) were completely clothed – I really don’t see a
difference between clothed bondage
performance or frankly a lot of
Olympic sports, (such as) ice skating (or ballroom dancing),” Fennell
said.
She said multiple partner
dances accepted by society as appropriate are “erotically charged.”
“Artistic bondage, it’s just not
that different (from a Tango), especially when people keep their
clothes on,” Fennell said.
Susan Strasser, chairman of
Takoma Park Arts and Humanities
Commission, said commission
members try to select a variety of
lecture topics to avoid them clustering around one or two categories.
She said commission members
thought it would interest the community.
“We all were raising our eyebrows a little bit at the time we were
(reviewing the BDSM lecture proposal),” Strasser said. “There’s
scholarship on all types of things.”
The commission, partly funded
by We are Takoma, paid Fennell for
her lecture, according to city staff.
Strasser said some may consider BDSM an unusual topic for the
We are Takoma lecture series, but
then compared it with a musical topic the series also covered.
“Jazz in Japan is just as much
out there,”
Reaction from other city officials to the lecture and video were
varied.
City Council member Rizzy
Qureshi (Ward 3) said an image of a
flyer for the event sticks in his memory but he couldn’t explain why. He
declined to comment because he
had not seen the video.
City Manager Suzanne Ludlow
said she remembered when someone was scheduled to lecture about
BDSM last year.
“We have had some things before that have been particularly sensitive that, dealt with that people
were recovering after incest, those
kinds of things,” Ludlow said.
She said some forms of art may
not be appropriate for children, but
that that did not have to stop the city
from making some of it available to
audiences 17 and older.
“Takoma Park has consistently
tried to think about art in a variety of
ways,” said Ludlow. “And art’s not
always ‘G-rated,’ but I think we’ve
tried to have a broad diversity from
kid-oriented things that adults might
not care for to other topics that only
some types of people might be interested in.”
Seamens said he wanted to talk
to the council about the possibility
of changing how the commission
selects lecturer topics or regulating
what can air on the city’s TV channel.
“I’d be interested to talk with
my colleagues on the council and
see whether we want to make any
changes,” said Seamens. “Either
guidelines for the commission or
guidelines for the city television
(channel).”
The city manager said she supported the commission’s decisions
in general. Ludlow said BDSM is a
part of Takoma Park’s identity,
though it is not the only part. She
supports the choices the commis-
sion members make.
“Overall they do a wonderful
job,” Ludlow said. “They have
brought all kinds of perspective…
humanities presentations. It’s wonderful that it all happens right
here.”
Council members Tim Male
(Ward 2) and Fred Schultz (Ward 6)
each said “No comment,” and did
not watch the video. Council members Jarret Smith (Ward 5) did not
return phone calls or an email before deadline.
Council member Peter Kovar
(Ward 1) said he did not remember
being informed of the lecture, but
that he as a new council member
may not have been on all the email
lists to be informed of upcoming
events. He declined to comment because he had not finished watching
the video before deadline.
Takoma Park Mayor Kate
Stewart said the lecture seemed to
be academic in nature and she mentioned that the lecturer was a professor discussing her research.
“The content had mature
themes and the city staff took appropriate steps regarding when the program would be aired,” Stewart said.
Stewart said no residents contacted city staff or city council
members with complaints about the
lecture or the video being shown on
TV so she did not have any strong
concerns.
Hogan signs order to begin school after Labor Day
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said Maryland Comptroller Peter
Franchot
Two years ago, Franchot started a petition in Ocean City calling
schools to start after Labor Day in
hopes of lengthening Ocean City's
summer tourism boom season.
Franchot said his petition has over
25,000 signatures and bipartisan
support in the General Assembly.
“Starting Maryland public
schools after Labor Day is not just a
family issue – it’s an economic and
public safety issue that draws clear,
strong, bipartisan support among an
overwhelming majority of Marylanders,” said Hogan at a news conference on Ocean City's boardwalk.
Franchot said the later school
start would help boost Maryland’s
tourism economy.
"It will give families throughout our state time to enjoy those final days of summer the way they
were meant to be enjoyed," Franchot said, "whether it is taking that
final vacation to the beach or the
lake, visiting the Inner Harbor or
catching an Orioles game, enjoying
an evening at the Maryland State
Fair, or just relaxing a bit at home."
Hogan also said the executive
order will require schools to end by
June 15, but will not reduce the
state requirement of 180 school
days.
School districts that do not
want to wait until Labor Day to
open can apply for a waiver with
the state Board of Education.
Hogan said some schools, particularly in Baltimore City and Bal-
timore County, do not have air-conditioning and sometimes have to
close schools on hot days. Hogan
said starting school after labor day
will save kids a week of going to
school in hot weather, and cut energy cost on schools that do have airconditioning.
“The action we're are taking
today will help protect the traditional end of summer and
in addition, there are a number
of economic, environmental, health
and public safety benefits,” Hogan
said.
Metro apparently has problems with empty, rolling subway cars
“Another, ” from page 1
safety directives based on FTA’s
“Safety Blitz” did not surprise him.
“I’m not alarmed, I’m annoyed.
I’m disoriented and disappointed,”
Evans said. “Nothing surprises me
anymore with Metro,” Evans said.
U.S. Transportation Department
Secretary Anthony Foxx said WMATA must properly secure rail vehicles
to prevent possible crashes.
“Preventing unintended movement of rail vehicles is fundamental
to safety and WMATA needs to do
more to eliminate these types of incidents from happening,” Foxx said.
“Verifying that a train has been properly secured is a common sense solution to prevent accidents.”
FTA officials said they discovered “a widespread lack of compliance with WMATA's internal unattended rail vehicle securement rules
for both revenue passenger trains and
maintenance machines and equipment located in rail yards.”
Learning to operate the new
7000 series trains is not part of training for train operators.
Metro must respond to FTA’s directive in 30 days.
The FTA made the report on securing vehicles the third and final
portion of a three-part “safety blitz,”
involving long-term investigations
of three areas of safety lapses.
The other two components involved the quality and upkeep of
Metro tracks and Metro train operators running red signals.
FTA officials said in one instance, an unsecured two-car train
rolled along the tracks at the New
Carrollton rail yard in 2015.
Acting FTA Administrator Carolyn Flowers said Metro employees
need to start following Metro's own
rules for the transit agency to be safe.
“These incidents at WMATA
amplify the need for the proper use of
safety and securement devices to
prevent unintended train movements
that can cause accidents,” said Flowers. “WMATA must revise, and its
employees must observe, its operating rules to ensure proper and safe
securement of rail vehicles.”
Metro must report back to the
FTA Sept. 23.
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NEWS
Police launch Spanish-speaking academy
Nickolai Sukharev
@NickolaiSS
ROCKVILLE – Montgomery
County Police announced last week
the launch of a Community Police
Academy for Spanish Speaking Residents.
The outreach program functions
as a Spanish-language counterpart to
the Citizen’s Police Academy, which
is conducted in English.
“It’s an extension of the department to reach out to the Hispanic
community,” said Police spokesperson Rick Goodale.
The Academy, launched in
1994, is designed to foster transparency into the functions of the police department. Entrants of the program take a series of classes to learn
about topics ranging from basic public safety and criminal and traffic
law, to forensic techniques such as
finger printing.
Optional parts of the program
include a CPR class and tours of the
Detention facility and Emergency
Communications Center.
Goodale said Montgomery
County Police made attempts to
bridge a gap between the police and
the Hispanic community by increasing Spanish-language instruction and
changing officer hiring habits to better reflect the county’s demographics.
“Police departments should reflect the cross section of the community,” Goodale said.
Tensions between the police and
Hispanic community led to unreported crime, widespread reluctance to
communicate with the police, and an
overwhelming fear of deportation,
according to Jeremy Eldridge, a
criminal defense attorney based in
Baltimore with a part time practice in
Montgomery County.
“The fear has a root cause and
it’s very real,” said Eldridge.
“Threats of deportation do happen.”
Speaking to that fear, Goodale
said the police “want everyone to
know that if you’re a victim or you
witness a crime, just call us, don’t
worry about anything else.”
Eldridge explained many within the Hispanic community believe
if the police are called, their presence will trigger an immigration status check, even for callers and witnesses.
Despite that, Eldridge said,
county police may not actually have
access to verify immigration information.
“If someone is a witness to a
crime and there’s an outstanding immigration issue, the police will often
work to correct that,” he added.
Mariana Cordier, a Rockvillebased attorney, pointed out the county police took steps to stem the fear
in the past, but concerns still remain.
“The county had advisory
boards in the past but attendance
slowly declined, the question will
be, will this new effort work, will it
translate,” said Cordier.
Cordier said when police-community relations break down, it
makes law enforcement harder and
people have a hard time trusting the
police.
“The police may say they won’t
check if you have papers but people
in the Hispanic community won’t
believe them,” Cordier added.
Both Eldrigde and Cordier
pointed out many immigrants from
Latin America come from countries
were police corruption is rampant
and judicial institutions.
Transparency International’s
yearly Corruption Perception Index
which surveys corruption across the
world, labels the majority of countries in Latin America as “highly
corrupt”.
“Experiences in their home
country are a big part of how they integrate here,” said Carolyn Camacho, a youth director at Identity
Youth, a local nonprofit based in
Maryland that administers wellness
centers.
“Many of whom we serve have
gone through immigration separation experiences that leave them
with adjustment difficulties,” she
added.
Speaking on the overall goal of
the program, Goodale said the police’s main aim “is to really stem that
fear and show what we do”
Eldridge and Cordier both said
the county police were taking the
right steps to approach the Hispanic
community of Montgomery County.
Burtonsville man found murdered in his home
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ROCKVILLE – A Burtonsville
man died last week after someone
shot him in the chest.
Montgomery County Police
said they found Syed Asad Hassan in
his home at 4500 Sandy Spring
Road with a gunshot wound in his
chest Aug. 23.
The 22-year-old later died at a
nearby hospital.
Police arrested two people who
were at the scene of the fatal shooting last week and charged them with
possessing marijuana with the intent
to distribute it.
“This is not your average possession with intent to distribute
(case). This is possession with intent
to distribute associated with a homicide,” said prosecutor Patrick Mays.
Police said Jason Berrios, 20,
and Tevon Davis, 19, were both at
Hassan’s house the night of the
shooting.
Police arrested both of them
but did not charge them with homicide.
Court documents indicate police found several documents with
Berrios’ name on them in one of the
bedrooms at Hassan’s house,
though Berrios’ lawyer Malcolm
Ruff said his client did not live
there.
“He has a permanent address
that is on case search (Maryland Judiciary records) and the state wants
to impute that he lives there (at Hassan’s home).”
According to Mays, police
found also two AR-15 rifles, ammunition and a nine-millimeter magazine in that same bedroom.
Mays said the bullet in Hassan’s chest came from a nine-millimeter magazine.
Police also found marijuana, a
scale and plastic sandwich bags in
the bedroom.
Montgomery County police
spokesperson Rebecca Innocenti
said the evidence found at the scene
indicated the drug was for sale.
Court documents also indicates
that police found Davis’ backpack
with Davis’ passport, mail, a medicine vial and a “gallon-sized” bag of
marijuana. Mays said they found all
of this in the backyard of the house.
Ruff, who represents Berrios
and Davis, said there is no probable
cause to connect Berrios and Davis
to the shooting and that there is no
proof Berrios was Hassan’s roommate.
Ruff asked Judge Holly Reed to
reduce the bonds to something “reasonable.”
“At the end of the day, we are
left with the police had to respond to
a shooting,” Ruff said. “I don’t think
we can impute the shooting on my
client.”
Ruff noted a judge assigned
Berrios a $250,000 bond and Davis
with a $5,000 bond.
Reed decided to keep the bond
amounts as they are and said because of the nature of the case, both
suspects will remain at the Montgomery County Detention Center.
“It appears to be an ongoing investigation at this time. But there
was a death involved. Weapons
were found at the scene. The court
has a flight (risk) concern as well,”
Reed said.
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NEWS
Metro apparently failed to fix problem for six years
By Kathleen Stubbs
@kathleenstubbs3
WASHINGTON – Metro
staffers failed to address a track problem reported six years before a Silver
Line train derailed in July because
they misclassified it as a minor problem, according to General Manager
Paul Wiedefeld.
The Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Authority executive discussed safety issues affecting railcars
Thursday at a special Board of Directors meeting.
Wiedefeld said Metro’s main investigation is focusing on the extent
to which Metro employees follow or
don’t follow Metro standards.
He blamed a culture within
Metro in which employees do not report when no one conducts mandatory inspections.
“The investigation is in the core
of that issue, that is we have standards; why aren’t they being followed, who’s responsible for that?”
Wiedefeld said.
“Again, that’s just getting down
to the individual accountability (of)
the some of the standards we’ve
committed to.”
Early in the ongoing investigation of the Silver Line derailment
near the East Falls Church station,
Metro staff said deficient rail ties
caused the space between the rails to
widen so much that two cars slipped
off the rails July 29. Metro’s chief
safety officer told Metro’s Board of
Directors Thursday the wooden rail
ties keeping the rails in place near the
Virginia station had split, allowing
the rail fasteners to move when they
were not supposed to.
“The reason why the tracks
spread is that there are rail plates or
fasteners that hold the rail in place,”
Chief Safety Officer Pat Lavin said.
“Those were secured by cut
spikes; and those cut spikes were
drilled into the rail ties. The rail ties
were deteriorated to a point that they
split, were basically ineffective in restraining it. That allowed plates of
the fasteners to shift out; the rails
went beyond gauge and that allowed
the (train wheels drop).”
Lavin said the last inspection of
the section of track by the track
geometry vehicle (TGV) was in February.
The last ultrasonic testing (also
completed by the TGV) took place in
April but then the machine stopped
working, so 800 feet of that section
of track was missed by the vehicle
and track walkers went and inspected
the track manually.
Since the derailment, the National Transportation Safety Board
and the Federal Transit Administration said they found in their preliminary investigation that some inspections had not been occurring as often
as required.
Questions about the Silver Line
Metro train derailment led Wiedefeld
to discuss a systemic issue within the
agency – a need for a culture change.
He said that staff members at multiple levels have not been doing their
jobs. Wiedefeld said all employees
need to follow protocols, but Metro
staff found during their ongoing investigation of the derailment that
those standards were not being met.
“Some of these standards have
not been followed in decades, in
some cases, in years,” Wiedefeld
said. “And that’s been institutionalized, rationalized, whatever.”
Track walkers under Metro pro-
tocol are supposed to inspect tracks
twice a week. Lavin said the last time
track walkers inspected one of the
tracks was 17 days prior to the derailment. The inspectors completed
walking inspections of Track 1 two
days before the derailment. Lavin
said track walkers last inspected
tracks on one side July 11 and inspected the other side July 27 (for
trains traveling the opposite direction).
Wiedefeld told Metro Transit
Police to conduct an investigation of
the derailment after Wiedefeld received reports of conflicting information in inspection reports. He said
Thursday it was specifically an investigation of possible criminal activity regarding the track inspections.
Metro Transit Police Chief Ron
Pavlik confirmed that it is a criminal
investigation but that it is ongoing.
Lavin said Metro denied Rail
Operations Control Center requests
for a detailed inspection of the tracks
because trains needed the crossover
for the SafeTrack project. In other
words, employees were supposed to
perform a more detailed inspection
of the tracks near East Falls Church
Station a few days before the derailment but it couldn’t because there
was single tracking. The timing of
that missed inspection exceeded
Metro’s maximum of 30 days between detailed inspections.
The general manager said
Metro’s new General Counsel Patricia Lee recruited two attorneys who
are investigating which employees
are not doing their jobs.
Wiedefeld said so far people at
multiple levels of Metro, such as
workers and supervisors, are failing
to perform their jobs and Metro is
still searching for the root of the
problem.
He set his gaze on the board
members and said staffers are going
to figure out the problem causing inspectors to conduct faulty or conflicting inspections.
“I don’t know what if there has
been any crime, but we’re going to
get to the root (of this),” Wiedefeld
told the Board. “This is about individual accountability. This is the
standard we are putting out here.”
He said he could not share more
details or else he might jeopardize
the investigation.
Leggett meets with counterparts from China
By Neal Earley
@neal_earley
As part of their sister city relationship, Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett met with a delegation from Xi’an, China to help facilitate an economic partnership
between Xi’an and the County.
The newly created Montgomery
County Economic Development
Corporation (MCEDC), a privatepublic group that seeks to attract
businesses to the County, signed a
memorandum of understanding to
help promote business between the
County and Xi’an
“As you can imagine, their government finance structure is entirely
different from the United States’, so
to have a friendly government in
each place is essential in establishing
a new operation,” said Robby Brewer, vice president of the board of directors for the MCEDC.
The trip by the delegation from
Xi’an to the County was a follow-up
to a trip made by Leggett and County
business officials to Xi’an in 2013. In
2014 the two jurisdictions, signed a
Sister City agreement insuring a
business and cultural connections between the County and Xi’an.
The delegation from China included the Mayor of Xi’an, Shangguan Jiqing and the Director of Xi'an
Bureau of Commerce Lv Hengjun.
They came to Montgomery County
on Aug. 20 as part of a U.S. tour that
began with visits to the Chinese Ambassador in Washington D.C. and
University of Maryland President
Wallace Loh.
Brewer said the MCEDC hopes
to attract technology businesses from
Xi’an to locate in the County.
“It’s directly related in attracting
investment from all over the world
including China,” Brewer said.
Leggett said Xi’an caught the
eye of the County because it is considered a major technology hub in
China, a fit for the many information
technology and biotechnology companies located in the County.
While the memorandum was
not binding, Leggett said the agreement with Xi’an could fit nicely into
the County’s public-private development in the East County, specifically the planned science gateway
Vista White Oak, which would include a new headquarters for the
Food and Drug Administration
(FDA), new space for Washington
Adventist Hospital as well as offices
for private biotechnology companies.
The County invested $47 million to improve infrastructure in the
East County to accommodate the
new research park in in White Oak.
“What we are trying to do as it
relates to our new economic development initiatives is to align our economic cooperation with some of the
things that they are doing there,”
Leggett said.
Leggett said he hopes County
investments in White Oak as well as
strong schools, proximity to Washington D.C. and large Chinese com-
munity will help attract business
from Xi’an to locate in the County.
“These companies like to know
that their governments are supporting them and encouraging them in
those initiatives,” Leggett said.
Though, the visit was not meant
just to entice Chinese investors to locate their businesses to County, but
to promote business between the
Xi’an and Montgomery County
overall.
Lily Qi, the assistant chief administrative officer for the County
executive, said that she hopes the visit will not only facilitate business in
the technology sector but also in
tourism and hospitality.
Qi said Montgomery County
has the largest Chinese community
in the Washington Metropolitan Region and said the Sister City agreement between the County and Xi’an
could help promote the County’s
Chinese markets and shops as a destination for Chinese tourists visiting
Washington, D.C.
“After they visit a monument in
D.C. they can come to Montgomery
County as a stop,” said Qi of Chinese
tourists.
Brewer said the MCEDC can
facilitate businesses relocation to the
County by helping them find space,
introducing them to potential investors and negotiating the County’s
laws and regulations. The MCEDC
was founded as a replacement to the
former Montgomery County Department of Economic Development
Corporation.
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Trump supporters talk support for candidate
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Supporters of Donald Trump in
Montgomery County contend there
is a large silent support base for the
Republican presidential nominee in
the traditionally liberal county.
While many assume that an outspoken Republican candidate like
Trump would draw only ire from
most residents in the staunchly Democratic Montgomery County, supporters of Trump say that a surprising
number of County residents are receptive to his message.
“I assumed he was not very popular in Montgomery County, but it's
incredible the amount of people
coming out of the woodwork,” said
Dan McHugh a volunteer with
Trump Montgomery.
McHugh said Trump is a polarizing figure in the County saying that
he saw a surprising amount of support for the candidate at the Republican booth at the County fair, but also
an unprecedented level of hatred for
the Republican nominee by many
residents.
McHugh said when he and other
Trump supporters went to put up
campaign signs on MD-355, many of
the responses from drivers were obscene.
“We had a lot of angry liberals
in BMWs flipping us off,” McHugh
said.
McHugh, who was originally a
John Kasich supporter in the Republican primary said that Trump’s candidacy is a mixed bag. McHugh said
that Trump’s rhetoric has drawn
new supporters to the Republican
Party, but also put off some independent and Democratic-leaning
voters from Republican down-ballot candidates.
“He has been to me the heart attack candidate,” McHugh said.
“There are been times I’ve been happy with him, there are times when I
wanted to strangle him and there are
time I don't know what to think.”
McHugh said that there has
been a surprising amount of new
people that have shown support by
coming to the Republican booth at
the county fair or to the Montgomery
County Republican headquarters
asking for Trump gear. However, that
support has also made it harder for
McHugh as he campaigns for other
Republicans such as Kathy Szeliga
and Dan Cox on this November’s
ballot.
“You try to sell Dan Cox, and
they want to talk Trump,” McHugh
said.
While McHugh was a late
backer of Trump, Jerry Cave has
been on the Trump bandwagon since
February.
Cave, a volunteer for the Trump
campaign and a communications and
marketing specialist from Bethesda,
said Trump’s unapologetic style and
strong rhetoric is what appealed to
him about Trump.
“Trump is outrageous and his
speaking style is objectionable to
some people, especially some
women...but that’s the price he has to
pay for people to actually hear his
message from him and not to be mischaracterized from the media.”
Cave who backed Mitt Romney
in the 2012 presidential election said
he likes how Trump, unlike Romney,
can successfully push back against
the media likening him to popular radio shock-jock Howard Stern.
“When I was a kid...on television you had to be super nice and
well-liked,” Cave said. “In the last 30
years in broadcasting you have to be
polarizing. You have to be as wellliked as disliked...Trump does that,
Stern does that.”
Politicians from the County and
state have largely condemned
Trump. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (MD8), who is running for Maryland’s
open Senate seat has focused much
of his campaign rhetoric on the Republican nominee for president. Additionally, Republican Gov. Larry
Hogan said he does not plan to vote
for his party’s nominee and skipped
July’s Republican National Convention (RNC) in Cleveland.
Cave said he is not concerned
about Hogan not endorsing Trump.
“He was trying to not comment
and stay out of the race which is what
he should do, that race has nothing to
do with Larry Hogan,” Cave said.
Alirio Martinez of Germantown
said he voted for Barack Obama in
the 2008 presidential election, but after started listening to conservative
talk radio hosts like Michael Savage,
he realized Republicans better represent his values on religion and hard
work.
“He’s an outsider, that’s why so
many people like him,” said Martinez who served as Trump delegate
at the RNC.
Martinez, an immigrant from El
Salvador, said though many people
have criticized Trump for anti-immigrant rhetoric, he said Trump’s immigration positions are not racist.
“I tell people he’s not going to
deport everybody...he’s just going to
start deporting the criminals,” Martinez said.
For Silver Spring criminal defense attorney Bill Hale, support for
Donald Trump is about being against
the Republican establishment.
Hale said he became disenchanted with Republicans in Congress not following through on repealing the Affordable Care Act or
taking a stand on immigration,
Hale called himself a “tea party”
guy and said he thinks Trump is the
best candidate to take on the Republican establishment
“Trump people want their country back, I like Trump because he's
not one of the boys. If he proves to be
one of the boys I will turn on him like
he’s a rattlesnake,” Hale said.
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FEATURES
An Obsession:
Local Chevy Chase home
becomes the last refuge for the
donkey lover in all of us
By Suzanne Pollak
@Suzanne Pollak
Inside Bernice Rabin’s Chevy Chase home is a world of donkeys, more
than 1,000 of them, although none of them are alive.
Donkeys cover the walls, shelves, stairways, cabinets and table tops.
They are found in toys, paintings, tapestries, ash trays, thimbles, troll dolls,
paper fans, cut glass, clothing, a chess set, record albums, wine and beer bottles, musical instruments, plates, wind chimes and pillows.
Many of them depict folk art from countries that Rabin, 79, has visited.
Others have been given to her by friends. Rabin believes she has spent close to
$25,000 on her obsession.
She remembers where she bought each one and how much she paid. Her
oldest donkey dates back to the Spanish American War, she said.
Rabin also has a shillelagh, a club-like weapon that was used “to crush
the skull of the Brits,” said the mother of three, grandmother of five. There’s a
real ostrich egg with a donkey painted on it.
Pull one donkey’s ears, and a cigarette is dispensed. Then there’s Santa
Claus atop a donkey. Some posters feature other names for this domesticated
member of the horse family, like jackass.
One section of her collection is a gathering of Democratic donkeys, with
a mere two elephants represented among the hundreds of donkeys.
She describes herself as a Bernie Democrat, referring to Vermont Sen.
Bernie Sanders. She clearly is no supporter of Hillary Clinton, who she believes has abandoned her party’s support for those in need.
“My parents were FDR Democrats. My mother told me many times, the
Democrats are for the people, and the Republicans are for the rich. That’s what
I heard growing up.”
Her involvement with the Democratic Party is what started this collection. She is no lover of donkeys and calls them stubborn animals who kick and
lash out at anyone asking them to do something they have no interest in. She’s
never even ridden one.
When Rabin was living in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., she worked for Luzerne
County. For quite a while, this was a Democratic stronghold. But following
one election when the Republicans gained the majority, Rabin found herself
without a job.
“When the Republicans won the county, I was out,” she said.
On her final day, a Republican handed her two donkeys from the office,
noting they wouldn’t be needed any longer. She looked at those donkeys,
which were made in occupied Japan, and thought, “I love to buy old things.
Maybe I’ll collect donkeys.”
Her love for collecting probably began as a child growing up during
World War II. She used to walk around her New York neighborhood looking
for cigarette packs that had been discarded. She took the aluminum foil that
was on the package and donated it to the war effort, she said, noting, “As a kid,
that was fun.”
She’s been collecting donkeys since the early 1980s, although she has tapered off quite a bit lately, partly because she and her husband, Richard, 86,
don’t travel as much and partly because there really is no empty space in her
home to house any new donkeys.
Rabin, who has a master’s degree in early childhood education, is positive she has a lot more, perhaps even double, the number of donkeys owned by
the current Guinness Book of Records holder. That record of 690 was listed almost 50 years ago.
Her collection consists of “at least 1,000, a minimum of a thousand,” she
said.
But when Rabin called the Guinness office, she was told she would have
to count every donkey herself and have a witness with her during the actual
counting. Rabin wants no part of that. It’s just too much, she said.
Her children also don’t want to count, or ever inherit, all her donkeys, she
said. Her hope is that some Democratic organization or collector will want
them, or more specifically, buy them from her.
Who knows, she said hopefully, maybe her collection can one day be the
start of a donkey museum.
PHOTOS BY MARK POETKER
Bernice Rabin with tickets and memorabilia from a Rolling Stone’s Concer. She got her Ya Ya’s out with her
collection of donkeys.
Rabin’s house is full of donkey stuff.
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FEATURES
Volkswagen Beetle Dune offers a retro look at driving
Back when Volkswagens were
ubiquitous as cheap but cheerful
transportation, the original Beetle
served as a blank canvas for many
owners. One popular customization
was the creation of dune buggies –
with a raised suspension, big wheels,
a bigger engine and other modifications, the “Baja Bug” and similar
creations demonstrated surprising
abilities in the sand.
These days, Volkswagens are
generally priced on the high end of
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the markets where they compete. Today's Beetle is priced from $20,615,
a retro-styled version of the Golf that
reflects old appearances but not old
character.
So, too, is the Beetle Dune version, which went on sale for 2016 on
hatchback models and hits dealers
this fall in the tested convertible
form. Dune-exclusive golden paint
(and matching plastic interior trim)
reflect the hues of a sandy desert, and
this model does sit a fraction of an
inch higher off the ground than a
standard Beetle.
But it's no off-road machine.
There's no all-wheel-drive option.
The engine is the same 1.8-liter, 170horsepower four-cylinder. The Beetle Dune evokes the past without
recreating it in concrete ways.
Of course, to many buyers,
that's just fine. For everyone who
looks back fondly at the original VW,
there's someone who's thinking of an
undersized, underpowered, quirky,
rusty piece of work that they couldn't
wait to trade up from.
Just like it has since it was reintroduced in 1998, the Beetle meets
modern standards for comfort, safety
and mechanical sophistication. Today's model, which dates to the 2012
model year, also boasts a sporty, fun
driving experience, similar to the
Golf.
And unlike the Golf, the Beetle
is offered as a convertible, rare
among affordable cars. The Beetle
convertible starts at $26,310 – a hefty
premium over the hatchback, in addition to reduced space in the rear
seat and cargo area – which helps explain why so few people choose a
drop-top when they're shopping for
cheap cars. Beetle Dune convertible
pricing isn't yet available as of this
writing, but if it's a similar premium
over the Dune hatchback, expect to
pay about $29,000.
If exuberant retro style isn't to
your taste but you still want the wind
in your hair, consider the Buick Cas-
cada; it's pricier, starting at $33,990,
but it comes standard with lots of features such as leather seats. A comparably equipped Beetle is similarly
priced.
Redesigned Hyundai Tucson
stumbles against tough competitors
The Hyundai Tucson makes a
positive first impression in its class
of compact crossovers. Redesigned
for 2016, it boasts sharp Europeaninspired styling, a well-finished cabin, lots of features and Hyundai's famously generous warranty coverage.
But a number of disappointing
drawbacks keep the new Tucson
from challenging excellent, best-selling competitors such as the Ford Escape, Honda CR-V and Nissan
Rogue.
The Hyundai name suggests a
budget car, but the Tucson instead
tries to stake out the opposite niche:
the luxury car in its class. So instead
of trying to give you the most bang
for your buck, it comes in smaller
than the aforementioned competitors, resulting in less cargo space.
The tighter dimensions don't
pay dividends on the road, though.
The Tucson's steering is numb and
not terribly responsive, so it doesn't
have a sporting character like the
CR-V, Escape or Mazda CX-5. Yet
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The Volkswagen Beetle Dune.
its ride quality is also worse than all
of those, at least on the tested Limited model with its big 19-inch wheels.
The base SE model should ride more
smoothly, but its engine is neither
quick nor fuel-efficient – not an appealing combination.
Other Tucsons, meanwhile,
have a turbocharged 1.6-liter engine
and a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission. The tested allwheel-drive Limited model did have
peppy, quiet acceleration and respectable EPA fuel economy ratings
of 24 miles per gallon in the city and
28 mpg on the highway. But the sophisticated transmission – which au-
tomatically shifts the gears of a manual-style transmission, a setup intended to provide the best of both
worlds – is a letdown; shifts too often
were slow or jerky.
The Tucson does impress for
feeling like a tightly constructed car,
bringing a luxury-style “vault-like”
feel to a class better known for basic
utility. But a lot of details need work,
and the overall package is also compromised by cargo space that's well
behind the class leaders.
Prices start at $23,595 for a
front-wheel-drive SE; the tested
AWD Limited had a sticker price of
$32,510.
A unique twist on contemporary art at Smithsonian
WASHINGTON D.C. – The
Smithsonian American Art Museum’s “Connections: Contemporary
Craft at the Renwick Gallery” is an
exhibit showcasing many different
modes of art, with a unique twist.
Instead of ordering the art
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pieces by medium, artist, or time period into their own separate areas,
“Connections” places the art randomly throughout the halls and connects each art piece with another
through a common idea.
For example, next to the description of Viktor Schreckengost’s
“Apocalypse ‘42”, a terracotta caricature of Hitler, Tojo, and Mussolini
riding a berserk horse is a small icon
of another art piece, “Batman 2”.
A dotted line leads to the “Batman” art in question: a full-body, knit
costume by Mark Newport parodying Hollywood’s traditional view of
the masculine superhero.
In addition to the yarn and buttons instead of leather and metal for
the costume’s material, the oversized
proportions, limp posture, and mitten-like stockings for the feet turn the
hyper-masculinity of the character
into a representation of the insecurities these unrealistic ideals may
cause in society.
Another dotted line leads from
“Batman 2” to a different art piece
that shares a similar idea, and so on,
until visitors are skipping around the
gallery, looking at many unique genres of art.
It’s likely that “Apocalypse ‘42”
and “Batman 2” are connected
through the idea of parody; however,
it is up to the visitor to decide how
they connect, and more importantly,
why the art interests them in the first
place.
The inspiration for this idea of
going from one artwork to the next
without constraints of classification
comes from the internet’s influence
on modern thinking.
According to the exhibit’s description, the internet has allowed us
to “see our world through an infinite
web of ‘hyperlinked’ ideas.” Thinking has become preoccupied with
connection as we place more emphasis on relationships and patterns over
accumulating data.
Like someone clicking from one
internet link to another, “Connections” gives visitors the opportunity
to navigate art like a website, learning about genres and connecting
ideas at whim.
As one navigates the gallery,
following the dots (or not) and
watching others, young and old, taking pictures of their favorite art and
calling their friends over to look at an
art piece, an amazing thing happens.
The spectators of the art become
the spectated; in essence, the gallery
and its visitors become its own living
work of art.
There was one more thing at the
bottom of the exhibit’s description:
“This installation encourages multiple overlapping interpretations and
emphasizes the objects’ contemporary relevance, allowing them to
speak across time.”
The focus on personal relevance
rather than correct classification allows visitors to transcend their own
barriers of age or background so that
they all come to the same place to
find what interests them.
As a testament to this idea, nearly every person in the gallery was
taking pictures of their favorite art so
they could take a copy home with
them and remember the ideas that an
art piece evoked.
A viewer’s fascination with a
particular artwork is a reflection of
their own interests, effectively allowing them to observe themselves
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The DeMonte.
through the art. This in turn makes
the viewer their own work of art.
In tune with this observation, a
quotation by Anais Nin is aptly put at
the end of the exhibit: “We do not see
things as they are, we see them as we
are.”
Interestingly, most, if not all the
artworks are sculptures or mediums
that are more three-dimensional than
paintings or drawings.
These sculptures, which range
from beautifully-crafted glassworks
to woodcuts to marble carvings all
emphasize form.
In other words, the textural
quality of the artworks serve to further attract the visitors so that they
focus on the feeling that they get
from the art.
In “Connections”, it is not about
the author, the genre, or the time period as much as it is about the viewer.
Although it may seem like the
art pieces are the ones being exhibited, the viewer’s personal reasons for
their attraction to an artwork is what
is truly on display.
The last room of the exhibit features a huge fishing net that hangs
like a canopy over the dimly-lit hall,
turning colors as it catches the illumination of color-changing spotlights.
As visitors sit, chat, lie-down, or
even nap on a comfortable area rug,
they can gaze up at the fishing net to
contemplate its symbolism for the interconnectivity of ideas.
“Connections: Contemporary
Craft at the Renwick Gallery” is located on the 2nd floor of the Renwick Gallery, located at Pennsylvania Avenue and 17th Street N.W.
(Note: the Renwick Gallery is a
separate building from the main
SAAM museum.)
Admission: Free
The exhibit debuted July 1,
2016 and is ongoing.
Renwick Gallery hours: Open
daily, 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
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BUSINESS
Doomsday predictions for Social Security examined
Social Security and its future
have been a topic of widespread
speculation among experts for quite
some time.
Doomsday forecasters have
predicted for years that the Social
Security trust fund will run dry well
before the last of today’s working
adults will get to enjoy the program.
However, as Carissa Miller of
Transamerica recently pointed out
on our show, fears of Social Securi-
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ty drying up altogether are likely
unfounded.
Ms. Miller is a regional Vice
President with Transamerica and
she works with financial advisors to
educate them regarding options and
products which will help financial
advisors from all over Maryland to
assist their clients in obtaining the
income their clients need in retirement.
First off, as she pointed out, if
you look at the most recent Social
Security Trustees’ Report (a copy of
which is available here), Social Security has been a pay as you go program for its entire existence.
Indeed, Ms. Miller noted that
there is currently sufficient funding
coming into the trust fund each year
from current workers to keep paying
the full benefits promised to today’s
retirees until 2034.
In addition, there would be
enough remaining in the trust fund
to continue paying 72% of promised
current benefits between 2034 and
2089 without any changes at all being made to the program.
Only after that would more
drastic changes have to be made to
the program or would there be any
danger of the trust fund running
completely dry.
However, as Ms. Miller also
pointed out, there also are plenty of
changes being considered that could
prolong the existence of Social Security as well as its ability to keep
paying out benefits to American retirees for years to come.
There has been discussion of
increasing the full retirement age for
someone born today from the current age of 67 as well as decreasing
the cost of living adjustments made
to Social Security payments (more
commonly known as the COLA)
each year.
In addition, there is currently a
cap on the amount of earnings
which are taxed for Social Security
purposes at $118,500; any dollar
made over that amount is currently
not subject to Social Security taxes.
There has been talk of either
adjusting this cap upward or getting
rid of it altogether, so that all income is taxed for Social Security
purposes. All of these changes
would help ensure the long-term
solvency of the Social Security system.
As Ms. Miller further explained, the amount of benefits a
person can expect to receive from
Social Security is tied to their highest 35 years of earnings.
The maximum a person can receive from Social Security today is
$2,663, which can add up to
$2,000,000 if the person lives to age
100 (assuming a 2.8 percent inflation rate).
The actual amount that an individual will receive from Social Security also is dependent upon when
a person chooses to start receiving
their benefits.
Currently, a person has three
choices as it relates to Social Security: the person can take benefits at
62, take benefits at the full retirement age of 66, or wait and take
benefits at the age of 70.
However, there are consequences if you choose to take Social
Security early; the amount of your
monthly payments will be approximately 25 percent less if you take
benefits at age 62 versus the current
full retirement age of 66.
The converse is also true when
it comes to waiting to take benefits
until age 70; waiting increases your
benefits by 8% per year after you hit
your full retirement age.
Therefore, it makes sense to
wait as long as possible to delay taking Social Security benefits because
the amount of your payment increases the longer you wait to file
for benefits.
As you can see, deciding when
to take Social Security is a complex
calculation that each individual
must go through to decide when to
take their Social Security benefits.
It is particularly important to
consider what other sources of income you might have in retirement,
including your spouse’s Social Security benefits, if applicable.
Because this is such a complex
calculation, it is recommended that
you consult a financial planning
professional who can help you to as-
sess your own individual situation
to determine when to take Social
Security based on your particular financial situation.
Consulting with an expert will
enable you to ensure that you make
the most fiscally sound decision as
it relates to your Social Security
benefits.
You have worked your entire
life for those benefits, so there is no
sense unintentionally making an illinformed decision without first consulting a qualified professional regarding this very important issue.
To watch the entire interview,
go
to
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=DqB0cpV6wS8&index=20&list=
PLk-2b0dGvkFhk8Nj78tljpnc3fxkMecBf
Brian Kuhn CFP® is a financial
planner at PSG Clarity in Fulton,
Md. Securities offered through Triad
Advisors, Member FINRA / SIPC.
Advisory Services offered through
Planning Solutions Group, LLC.
Planning Solutions Group, LLC is
not affiliated with Triad Advisors.
PSG Clarity is a division of Planning
Solutions Group, LLC.
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SEP 1 – SEP 7, 2016
LABOR DAY OPEN HOUSE
Sep. 3. 12:00 – 4:00 P.M. Meet Photoworks
faculty as they present “Signature Images” from
their portfolio of work. This event is free. For
more information visit www.glenechophotoworks.org. Where: Photoworks Gallery, 7300
MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo.
EXHIBIT: "FIRE AND EARTH"
Sep. 2 – Oct 2. “Fire and Earth” exhibit celebrates these classical elements in a hybrid show
combining a National ceramic cup exhibit with a
regional 2-D show, exploring how fire transforms
earth. The exhibit is juried by Dan Finnegan, an
internationally recognized potter. Awards for the
best cups and 2-D work. Opening Reception: Friday, September 2, 2016, 7-9pm. View exhibit September 2-October 2, 2016 at Del Ray Artisans
gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria.
Details: DelRayArtisans.org/exhibits
LABOR DAY ART SHOW
Sep. 3 – 5. 12:00 – 6:00 P.M. Find art of various media as well as some children’s work. This
event is free. Visit www.glenechopark.org for
more information. Where: Spanish Ballroom,
Glen Echo Park.
CONCERT: JAZZ DUO PETER AND
WILL ANDERSON
Sep. 4. Extraordinary woodwind jazz duo Peter and Will Anderson bring exciting arrangements of a full range of jazz classics plus fresh
original music to all their performances. The
brothers have been recognized internationally
since they were teenagers. After completing their
studies at Juilliard, the Bethesda-born twins are
now based in New York. The acclaimed showmen and recording artists tour internationally and
have headlined at the Lincoln Center, the
Kennedy Center, the Blue Note ad numerous jazz
festivals, including New Orleans. Where: St.
Anne's Episcopal Church, 25100 Ridge Road,
Damascus, MD. Price: Free will offering. Contact: 301 253-2130 or
[email protected] or visit www.stannesdamascus.org. Reception follows with food,
drink and a chance to meet the musicians.
FIRST MOCO INTERFAITH 5K!
Sep. 5. Join the faithful 5K for everyone at
Maryland Soccerplex in Germantown, 18031
Central Park Cir
Boyds, MD 20841. Visit mocointerfaith5k.org
for more details.
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: “NEVER
FORGET”
Sep. 6 – Oct. 16. A photography exhibit featuring works by Alan Sislen. The photographs in
this exhibit follow Sislen’s 15-year photographic
journey beginning before 9/11, and continuing today. The photographs made after September 11
show destruction, mourning and remembrance
that took place at and near ground zero and
throughout New York City. This exhibit explores
an area transformed into new structures and
memorials and importantly, reflects a new vibrancy and hope for New York City and beyond.
Where: Multiple Exposures Gallery, Torpedo
Factory Art Center #312, 105 N. Union Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314. Opening reception: Sunday, September 11th, 2016 2pm to 4pm.
SQUARE DANCE LESSONS
Sep. 7. Square dance lessons and dancing at
North Chevy Chase Christian Church, 8814 Kensington Parkway (in Parish House). Wednesdays:
7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. $7 per person, September
7, 14, 21, and 28. Contact phone number: 301598-2574.
UPCOMING
ANGÉLIQUE KIDJO AT STRATHMORE
Sep. 9. 8:00 P.M. Known as “Africa’s premier
diva” (Time Magazine), Grammy Award-winning
humanitarian Kidjo offers an evening of high-energy international music, performing her trademark mélange of West African traditions, American R&B, funk, and jazz with her sensational
band. Kidjo’s life story is one of triumph in the
face of adversity as the Benin-born artist rose
from poverty to become an international world
music sensation. Her unwavering strength and resilience come through in her booming vocals and
commanding stage presence. Kidjo inspires as
much as she entertains, leaving her audiences feeling uplifted and empowered. Where: The Music
Center at Strathmore
5301 Tuckerman Ln, North Bethesda, MD
20852. For more information call 301-581-5100.
MY GYM OPEN HOUSE
Sep. 10. 9:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M. Learn about
classes available for children age 3 months – 10
years. Where: My Gym, 11325 Seven Locks
Road, Potomac. Free. Visit www.mygym.com/potomac for more information.
"ROCKVILLE CEMETERY: WHAT'S
PAST IS ALWAYS PRESENT" – A GUIDED
WALK
Sep. 10. 9:30 – 11:30 P.M. Discover notable
people from the past on a tour through beautiful
and historic Rockville Cemetery. Names you see
on street signs, schools, book covers, and histories
have been inscribed here from the 1750s into the
21st century. Buried in Rockville Cemetery are
generations of famous and lesser-known people…. all notable. Attitudes about remembrance,
grave markers, and burial practices have evolved
over the centuries in this colonial, rural, and lawn
cemetery. Co-sponsored by Peerless Rockville
and Rockville Cemetery Association, this tour
costs $15 for the general public and $10 for Peerless members. As it is limited to 40 people, please
reserve your spot with Peerless Rockville at
[email protected] or 301-762-0096.
Confirmation will include parking arrangement
and starting point. Wear good walking shoes for
paved roads and uneven ground. Tour will go in
sunny weather or light sprinkles; in case of
storms, tour is postponed to Sunday morning, at
the same time. For further information, see
www.rockvillecemeterymd.org or peerlessrockville.org.
TOMATO FESTIVAL
Sep. 10. 12:00 – 5:00 P.M. Maryland’s tomatoes are in season, and it’s the perfect time to enjoy all things tomato - from zesty sauce and heirloom varieties to inspired chef creations. To celebrate this flavorful fruit, North Bethesda Market
will host its first Tomato Festival. The Tomato
Festival at North Bethesda Market, the first festival of its kind in Montgomery County, takes place
outdoors, at 20 Paseo Drive, North Bethesda, MD
20852. The Festival is scheduled for 12 noon to 5
p.m., rain or shine. The event is free and open to
the public. To launch the Festival, North Bethesda
Market’s Seasons 52 will host a signature brunch
benefiting VisArts, Rockville’s non-profit arts
center. Cost is $25 per person. Highlights of the
family-friendly event include cooking competitions, tomato-themed promotions and displays,
live music, kids’ activities, a youth art display, and
a spaghetti eating contest. A schedule of activities
is below. More information is available by calling
888-632-6176 or visiting http://www.nobetomatofestival.com.
RECOVERY CELEBRATION RALLY:
LIGHTS OF HOPE
Sep. 10. 6 – 10 P.M. Lights of Hope, a Recov-
September 1, 2016 –September 7, 2016
ery Celebration Rally, will revel with those
achieving sobriety, honor those have passed from
their addiction, and embrace those affected in any
way by the disease of addiction. Get current on efforts to reopen Montgomery County’s recovery
high school, live music, resource tables, speakers,
and more! Bring your friends! For more info or to
get involved, call: 301-525-6183. FREE! Where:
Rockville Town Center
SOUL IN MOTION
Sep. 10. 2:00 – 2:45 P.M. Join us for a performance of African music and dance in celebration
of African Heritage Month. FREE fun family entertainment. Library: Aspen Hill Library, 4407
Aspen Hill Road, Rockville.
MONTGOMERY HOSPICE: WALKING
THROUGH GRIEF WORKSHOP
Sep. 10. 10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Montgomery Hospice will hold a nature walk for anyone grieving the death of a loved one. Free and
open to any Montgomery County resident. Meadowside Nature Center, 5100 Meadowside Lane,
Rockville. Registration required: 301-921-4400.
ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CRAB FEAST
FUNDRAISER
Sep. 11. 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. The Bethesda-Chevy
Chase Rescue Squad Alumni Association will
hold a crab feast fundraiser on Sunday, September
11, from 1 - 5 pm, in the Anastasi Room at the
Rescue Squad. All-you-can-eat steamed crabs,
fried chicken, potato salad, baked beans, applesauce, and rolls, along with beer and soda. Tickets cost $45 per person in advance (or $50 after
September 5). For tickets or further information,
call 301-442-4136. Proceeds will benefit the BCC Rescue Squad. The Rescue Squad is located at
5020 Battery Lane (at Old Georgetown Road),
Bethesda.
12TH ANNUAL UNITY WALK 2016:
KNOW YOUR NEIGHBOR
Sep. 11. 1:30 – 5:00 P.M. People of all faiths
and cultures from around the Washington, DC region will walk down Massachusetts Avenue and
visit houses of worship and other religious centers
in a public celebration of unity and support for
everyone within our diverse community. The
2016 Unity Walk (12th annual!) will begin at 1:30
at Washington Hebrew Congregation (Macomb
Street and Massachusetts Avenue, NW) and will
include a program at The Islamic Center at approximately 4:15PM. We will visit numerous other religious and cultural centers along the way as
we walk down Massachusetts Avenue together.
Participating in the walk is free. For more information on how to register visit www.ifcmw.org
CONCERT: JONATHAN EDWARDS
Sep. 11. Veteran singer/songwriter Jonathan
Edwards will be performing at the Historic Avalon
Theatre - Stoltz in Easton, MD in support of his
new album, Tomorrow's Child. Produced by fourtime Grammy Award nominee Darrell Scott, Tomorrow's Child features the venerable and
beloved Edwards accompanied by such roots music luminaries Shawn Colvin, Jerry Douglas, John
Cowan, Vince Gill, and Alison Krauss. Address:
40 E Dover St, Easton, MD 21601.
BOWLING FUNDRAISER FOR MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN
Sep. 14. 6:00 - 8:00 P.M. Dvir Sabag will be
hosting a fundraiser. The fundraiser will be at
Bowlmor Lanes located at 15720 Shady Grove
Road Gaithersburg, MD 20877. For $20 you can
enjoy two hours of bowling which includes shoe
rentals and a $10 game card. The money raised
will go towards MedStar Georgetown University
Hospital to benefit the Pediatric division of the
PHOTO BY LYNN REDMILE
Bethesda-born twins and extraordinary jazz duo Peter and Will
Anderson will perform a full range of jazz classics at St. Anne's
Episcopal Church in Damascus on September 4.
Transplant Institute. Dvir is a 13-year-old boy
who is being treated for a rare disease and motivated to help other children. Please join us for a
fun evening out while making a positive difference for others. Any questions please contact Julie
Sabag at [email protected]
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SCHOOL
BOARD CANDIDATES FORUM
Sep. 14. 7:30 P.M. A candidates’ forum will be
held at the Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill
Road, Aspen Hill, MD. All 6 candidates have
been invited. The event is being sponsored jointly
by the Aspen Hill Civic Association, the Friends
of the Aspen Hill Library, and the Aspen Hill Library Advisory Committee. For more information,
contact the Friends of the Aspen Hill Library,
(301) 871-1113 or at [email protected].
FOX HILL UNIVERSITY SERIES
Sep. 15. 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. This free and opento-the public series’ inaugural presentation will
feature three distinguished speakers addressing
the fields of healthcare and education. The Series
will include a question and answer period and be
held on a quarterly basis beginning in 2017. The
event is free and to the open to the public and followed by a reception with food and refreshments.
Reservations are required; call 301-968-1850 or
visit www.foxhillresidences.com/university. Fox
Hill is located at 8300 Burdette Road, Bethesda,
MD; 20817.
HISTORY HAPPY HOUR: PESTAURANTS: FINE DINING ON INSECTS
Sep. 16. 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Join entomologist
Dr. Richard D. Kramer, as he serves up a few
choice edible insects. Our ancestors ate insects as
a matter of course - and maybe our descendants
will too! Today, eating insects is becoming more
widely accepted, if not embraced wholeheartedly
by those who prefer meat-and-potatoes for dinner.
Learn how other cultures utilize insects as food resources and delicacies and sample some "food of
the future." Where: Sandy Spring Museum, 17901
Bentley Road • Sandy Spring, MD 20860. For
more information visit http://www.sandyspringmuseum.org.
THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY BOOK
SALE
Sep. 17. 10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. The Friends
of the Library, Rockville Chapter is holding its
semi-annual book sale on Saturday at the
Rockville Memorial Library in the library’s first
floor meeting room. The books will be divided
into numerous categories to make your hunting
easier. We have items for people of all ages (tots
through teens, and adults). We are selling books,
DVDs, CDs, and books on CD. You will find fiction and non-fiction. We have books in many different languages: Russian, Hebrew, Korean, Chinese, and Spanish. You can find some puzzles
and dictionaries at this sale too. All were donated
by the public and most are $1 or less. There are
also some gently used games and puzzles. This
will be our last sale for 2016! So make sure you
plan your holiday gift giving early and buy books
to give away as either gifts for your own family,
for other, these make great charitable giving to
shelters, day care centers, etc. All proceeds help
the Rockville Memorial Library! The Friends of
the Library is a non-profit 501 (c) (3) and all of
the proceeds go back into helping the library.
CONCERT: UKRAINIAN SINGER TATIANA AMIROVA
Sep. 18. 6:00 P.M. Odessa, Ukraine, singersensation Tatiana Amirova performs live at the
Gordon Center for Performing Arts. The performance, co-presented with The Associated: Jewish
Federation of Baltimore, celebrates the 25th Anniversary of the Associated's Baltimore-Odessa
Partnership. Tickets are $36 in advance, $42 at the
door, and doors will be open at 6:00 P.M. The
Gordon Center For Performing Arts, Rosenbloom
Jewish Community Center, 3506 Gywnnbrook
Avenue, Owings Mills.
ASPEN HILL LIBRARY USED BOOK
SALE
Sep. 24. 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. A used book
sale will be held at the Aspen Hill Library, 4407
Aspen Hill Road, Aspen Hill, Maryland. This is
our last book sale before the library is closed for
renovations. We need to drastically reduce our inventory. Adult hardbacks will be 50¢, adult paperbacks 25¢, children’s hardbacks 25¢, children’s
paperbacks 10¢, CDs and DVDs 50¢. We have
over ten thousand books organized into over 40
categories. Lots of new stock. Sponsored by the
Friends of the Aspen Hill Library. For more information, call (301) 871-1113 or e-mail
[email protected]. Proceeds from the sale fund
programs and equipment at the Aspen Hill Library.
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Continued from page 15
ANNUAL FRIENDSHIP PICNIC
Sep. 25. 1:00 – 5:00 P.M. Please save the date
to join the Montgomery County Annual Friendship Picnic that brings together communities with
diverse cultures and faiths. Food and drinks will
be provided so everyone may relax and enjoy the
afternoon! Kosher, Halal, Vegetarian and Traditional Cuisines! We kindly request that you bring
one non-perishable food item, which will be donated to local Montgomery County food banks.
Where: Wheaton Regional Park, 2000 Shorefield
Road, Wheaton, MD 20902. Open to public.
DRUM CIRCLE
Sep. 26. 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. The whole family is
invited to participate in making music together!
Come join us for a lively and joyful evening of
drumming with the spirited and extraordinary talents of Drum Circle Facilitator, Katy Gaughan,
found of Music Heals Us. No drumming experience necessary! All ages welcome. Drums and instruments provided. Free. Library: Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, Rockville.
CHILD, ADOLESCENT AND TEENAGER
GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Sep. 28. 6:00 – 7:30 P.M. (Wednesdays) Support group meetings for children kindergarten
through12th grade who have experienced the
death of a parent or sibling.
PARENT/GUARDIAN GROUP meets at the
same time. A six-week group led by Montgomery
Hospice professional counselors. Group will not
meet the week of Oct. 12. Montgomery Hospice,
1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. Registration re-
by League of Women Voters of Montgomery
County, Montgomery County Council of PTAs
and NAACP Montgomery County, MD Branch
Parents' Council. For additional information, contact League offices: 301-984-9585;
[email protected], lwvmocomd.org.
TASTE OF BETHESDA
Oct. 1. 11:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. Taste of
Bethesda returns bringing 50 restaurants and five
stages of entertainment to Bethesda’s Woodmont
Triangle. Produced by the Bethesda Urban Partnership, downtown Bethesda’s famous food and
music festival celebrates 27 years of diverse and
delectable cuisine offered by Bethesda’s local
restaurant community. Taste of Bethesda is located on Norfolk, St. Elmo, Cordell, Del Ray and
Auburn Avenues in the heart of Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. Five stages showcase musical and
cultural performances, and a children’s area featuring art and craft activities, balloons and face
painting will provide additional entertainment for
young visitors. More than 45,000 attendees enjoy
Taste of Bethesda each year.
PARENT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP
Oct. 6. Support group for adults who have experienced the death of one or both parents, a sixweek group led by Montgomery Hospice professional counselors. 6:30-8:00 p.m. Thursdays.
Hughes United Methodist Church, 10700 Georgia
Ave., Wheaton. Registration required: 301-9214400.
LIGHT THE WAY - WALK FOR INDEPENDENCE
Oct. 9. 9:00 A.M. Check in and 10:00 A.M.
September 1, 2016 –September 7, 2016
Oct. 10. 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Support group for
anyone grieving the death of a loved one, a sixweek group led by Montgomery Hospice professional counselors. 6:30-8:00 p.m. Mondays.
Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Drive,
Rockville. Registration required: 301-921-4400.
ONGOING
THE TRAWICK PRIZE: BETHESDA
CONTEMPORARY ART AWARDS 2016
EXHIBIT
Through Sep. 24. Wednesday – Saturday 12:00
– 6:00 P.M. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment
District and the Bethesda Urban Partnership will
showcase the work of The Trawick Prize: Bethesda Contemporary Art Awards eight finalists in a
group exhibition. The exhibit will be on display, at
Gallery B. The first place winner will be awarded
$10,000; second place will be honored with
$2,000 and third place will be awarded $1,000.
The public opening reception will be held Friday,
September 9 from 6-8pm. Event Website:
http://www.bethesda.org/bethesda/trawick-prize.
Contact Info: [email protected], 301-215-6660
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT: EARTH.WATER.AIR
Through Sep. 25. Photoworks Gallery in Historic Glen Echo Park is pleased to present work
from three talented photographers -- Rebecca
Clews, Leslie Kiefer and Caroline Minchew -who have beautifully captured the mystery,
majesty and movement of the natural world. Saturdays 1-4 PM and Sundays 1-8 PM (and anytime
a photography class is underway) Addres: 7300
MacArthur Boulevard, Glen Echo. Opening Reception & Gallery Talk - Saturday, August 27,
2016 - 4:00 - 6:00 PM.
ARTINA 2016: ART IN NATURE
Through Sep. 30. ARTINA 2016: Art in Nature, is a juried exhibition and sculpture park
showcasing site-specific and time-based outdoor
sculptures by eleven (11) artists of the Washington
Sculptors Group. Set on the rustic landscape of
Sandy Spring Museum, the exhibition invites visitors to enter into the adventure of a direct encounter with art and nature and its rural, historically-grown landscape. (All programs take place at
Sandy Spring Museum) Museum is located at
17901 Bentley Road , Sandy Spring, MD, 20860.
COURTESY PHOTO
Meghan Trainor is set to take the stage at Wolf Trap Farm in Vienna on September 6.
quired: 301-921-4400.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION CANDIDATES' FORUM
Sep. 28. 6:30 P.M. Join us to learn more about
the six candidates running for the three positions
on Montgomery County's Board of Education in
the November 8 election. Candidates Jeanette
Dixon and Phil Kauffman (at-large), Brandon
Rippeon and Rebecca Smondrowski (District 2),
and Shebra Evans and Anjali Reed Phukan (District 4) will field questions from moderator Tracie
Potts, NBC 4. The audience is encouraged to provide their own questions for discussion. Come
from 6:30 - 7:00 for informal conversations with
the candidates; forum begins at 7:00; 8:45 wrapup. At Kennedy High School, 1901 Randolph
Road, Silver Spring, Md 20902. Free. Sponsored
Walk. Join us on the National Mall as we walk for
the independence of individuals with vision loss.
Come enjoy live entertainment, a kids’ zone, and
much more. For 116 years, Columbia Lighthouse
for the Blind has been supporting, training and
employing people who are blind or have vision
loss in our community. For more information and
to register go www.clb.org.
AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Oct. 10. 1:30 – 3:00 P.M. Support group for
anyone grieving the death of a loved one, a sixweek group led by Montgomery Hospice professional counselors. 1:30-3:00 p.m. Mondays, Trinity Lutheran, 11200 Old Georgetown Rd. North
Bethesda. Registration required: 301-921-4400.
EVENING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
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.
THANG TA
Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. Learn the ancient art of the sword and spear at the Sutradhar
Institute of Dance and Related Arts. Address:
COURTESY PHOTO
Taste of Bethesda returns October 1, bringing 50 restaurants
and five stages of entertainment to Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle.
1525 Forest Glen Road, Silver Spring. $25. Visit
www.dancesidra.com for more information.
12 and up are welcome. For additional library
events and information call 240-773-9460.
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 @ 301-762-6360.
LATE NIGHT COMEDY
Fridays (open mic) and Saturdays (established
comedians). Late night comedy at Benny’s Bar &
Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac. Benny’s is
open 8:00 A.M. – 1:00 A.M. Fridays and Saturdays. Visit www.BennysBarGrill.com for more information.
VISARTS COCKTAILS AND CANVAS
CLASS
Canvas Class in the VisArts Painting and
Drawing Studio. 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville.
Price $40. Visit www.visartsatrockville.org/cocktails-and-canvas for more information.
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.
WEEKLY BLUES DANCE
Thursdays, 8:15 – 11:30 P.M. Capital Blues
presents rotating DJs and instructors in the Back
Room Annex at Glen Echo Park, with beginner
workshop 8:15 – 9:00 P.M., no partner necessary.
$8 for all. Visit capitalblues.org for more information.
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
WEEKLY SWING DANCE
Saturdays, 8:00 P.M. to Midnight. The DC
Lindy Exchange presents a swing dance with live
music in the Spanish Ballroom, at Glen Echo
Park. Address: 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen
Echo. Beginner swing dance lesson at 8:00 P.M.,
followed by dancing. Admission $16 - $18, age
17 and under $12. Visit www.glenechopark.org
for more information.
ART EXPLORERS OPEN STUDIO
Saturdays, 10:00 – 12:00 P.M. Join us on Saturday mornings, 10am to 12:30pm in the Candy
Corner Studio for drop in art activities for parents
and children. Activities change weekly and there
is no pre-registration; $10 per child. This weekly
event is presented by Playgroup in the Park
(PGiP) and Glen Echo Park Partnership for Arts
and Culture. Location: The Candy Corner Visit
www.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222
AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:00 P.M. For anyone grieving the death of a love one. Registration required
at (301) 921-4400. North Bethesda United
Methodist Church, 10100 Old Georgetown Rd.,
Bethesda, MD 20814.
LOSS OF A CHILD SUPPORT GROUP
Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For parents
grieving the death of a child of any age. Registration required at (301) 921-4400. Montgomery
Hospice, 1355 Piccard Dr., Suite 100, Rockville,
MD 20850.
EVENING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For anyone grieving 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
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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 Top 40 and your favorite songs. Make sure
you check out their great drink specials before you
show us what you got! The Barking Dog, Elm
Street Bethesda, MD 20814. Free admission.
SPAGNVOLA CHOCOLOATE FACTORY
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
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) 654-6972.
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 45minute 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
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.
º– Compiled by Tazeen Ahmad
The Montgomery County Sentinel
regrets to inform
organizations that only Montgomery County groups or events
located within the county will be
published on a space-available basis.
Send news of your group’s event
AT LEAST two weeks in advance
to:
The Montgomery County Sentinel
22 W Jefferson St. Suite 309
Rockville, MD. 20850
or email [email protected]
or call 301.838.0788
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
C
LASSIFIEDS
Automotive
77035 - Antiques & Classics
77039 - Domestics
77040 - Imports
77041 - Sports Utility Vehicle
77043 - Pickups, Trucks & Vans
77045 - Motorcycles/Mopeds
77046 - Auto Services
77047 - Parts/Accessories
77051 - Vehicles Wanted
RV’s
77059 - Airplanes
77065 - Boats
77067 - RVs
Announcements
12001 - Adoptions
12003 - Carpools
12004 - Happy Ads
12005 - Camp Directory
12006 - Classes/Seminars
12008 - Found
12031 - Lost
12033 - General Announcements
12037 - Personal Ads
12039 - In Memoriam
Services
22000 - Accounting Services
22017 - Business services
22021 - Carpet services
22030 - Ceramic Tile
22031 - Child care services
22033 - Chimney cleaning
22035 - Cleaning services
22039 - Computer Services
22041 - Concrete
22045 - Decorating/Home
Interior
22052 - Editing/Writing
22053 - Elder Care
22055 - Electrical Services
22057 - Entertainment/Parties
22062 - Financial
22066 - General Services
22071 - Gutters
22072 - Hauling
22073 - Health & Fitness
22075 - Home Improvement
22085 - Instruction/Tutoring
22086 - Insurance Services
22089
22093
22095
22101
22102
22103
22104
22105
22107
22109
22115
22118
22123
22125
22129
22130
22133
22135
22137
22141
22143
22145
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Landscaping
Lawn & Garden
Legal Services
Masonry
Medical/Health
Moving & Storage
Painting
Paving/Seal Coating
Pet Services
Photography
Plumbing
Pressure Cleaning
Roofing
Sewing/Alterations
Snow Removal
Tax Preparation
Tree Services
Upholstering
Wallpapering
Wedding/Parties
Window Cleaning
Windows
Employment
47107 - Resumes/Word
Processing
Professional Services
47109
47121
47122
47123
47134
47135
47139
47140
47141
47142
47155
67163
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Positions Wanted
Child Care Wanted
Domestic Help Wanted
Volunteers Wanted
Career Training
Help Wanted, General
Medical
Dental
Allied Health
Part-time Positions
Seasonal Help
Business Opportunities
Merchandise
37000 - Give Aways
37002 - Antiques
37003 - Appliances
37004 - Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
37005 - Auction & Estate Sales
37008 - Building Materials
37012 - Cemetery Lots & Crypts
37014 - Computers & Software
37015 - Consignment
37016 - Events/Tickets
37018 - Flea Market
37020 - Furniture
37022 - Garage/Yard Sales
37024 - Health & Fitness
37026 - Horses, Livestock &
Supplies
37030 - Lawn & Garden
Equipment
37032 - Merchandise For Sale
37034 - Miscellaneous
37036 - Musical Instruments
37040 - Pets & Supplies
37045 - Trips, Tours & Travel
37048 - Wanted to Buy
Rentals
57035 - Apartments/Condos
57037 - Apartment Complexes
57039 - Commercial Space
57043 - Homes/Townhomes
57047 - Industrial/Warehouse
57049 - Office Space
57051 - Roommates
57053 - Room for Rent
57057 - Storage Space
57059 - Vacation Rental
57061 - Want to Rent
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SELL YOUR STRUCTURED
SETTLEMENT OR ANNUITY
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Call 1-800-283-3601
DONATE AUTOS, TRUCKS,
RV’S. LUTHERAN MISSION
SOCIETY Your donation helps
local families with food, clothing, shelter, counseling. Tax deductible. MVA License #W1044.
410-636-0123 or www.LutheranMissionSociety.org
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY BENEFITS Unable to work?
Denied benefits? We Can Help!
WIN or Pay Nothing! Contact Bill
Gordon & Associates at 1-800706-8742 to start your application today!
ATTENTION BUSINESS
OWNERS!
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[email protected].
To Advertise in The Sentinel:
Phone: 1-800-884-8797
(301) 317-1946
DEADLINES:
Prince George’s Sentinel
Monday 12:30 pm
Montgomery County Sentinel
Monday 12:30 pm
To Place Your Ad Call 410-884-4600 Today!
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Real Estate
52101 - Commercial property
52117 - Lots & Acreage
52119 - Mobile Homes
52121 - Owners Sale
52123 - Real Estate
52127 - Real Estate Services
52131 - Real Estate Wanted
52133 - Vacation Property
• 2-story Foyers/Vaulted Ceilings
• Drywall Repair
• PowerWashing/Decks/Homes
• RottenTrim Repair
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• Military Discounts
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• Licensed & Insured
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LEGAL
SERVICES
BUSINESS
SERVICES
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We work with all types of credit!
To apply, call: 855-577-0314
PLACE YOUR AD ON
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email Wanda Smith @ wsmith@
mddcpress.com
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If so, you MAY be due financial
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ELDER CARE
A PLACE FOR MOM.
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Our service is FREE/no obligation. CALL 1-800-717-2905
GENERAL
SERVICES
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Broaden your reach and get
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Call Wanda at 410-212-0616 or
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PLACE A BUSINESS CARD AD
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
LEGAL
SERVICES
LEGAL
SERVICES
D RIVATE
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P
RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
3 X 2.51 i
Judge NANCY B. Legal
SHUGER served
for 18 years as an Associate
Judge on the
22095NAN
Services
CNG
District Court of Maryland for Baltimore City, handling various civil and criminal
4423946-1
matters. Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) offers a creative, positive alternative tot the cost and uncertainty of litigation for individuals, businesses, organiza004676NANCY
tions and families. As a former judge, she can assist disputing parties to achieve
SENTINEL
reasonable results. ADR offers a way for her to help people discover common
interests which can allow them to shape their own resolution to their disputes.
NANCY
As a mediator, she acts as a private neutral. She emphasizes that mediation can be
effective wether the parties desire to address differences in an ongoing relationship,
or to reach a mutually agreeable solution to a single dispute, without trial. She uses
mediation, arbitration and settlement conferences successfully for conflict involving
personal injury (including auto torts and premises liability), employment, workplace
conflict, child access, elder law, ethics, collections, contracts and other civil matters.
Nancy B. Shuger • Baltimore, MD
410-903-7813 • [email protected]
HELP WANTED,
GENERAL
Sr.
Network Engineer: Install, support,
D 4423982-1
2 X 2.01SW
i & HW infrastructure. Resp. for
maintain
47135MIC&Help
Wanted,security,
General incident
- CNG
network
host-based
4423982-1firewall & VPN mgmt. & admin.
response,
003341MICROSOFT
Monitor
usage, troubleshoot, resolve issues.
SENTINEL
Min
req: BS in EE, CS or rel. 5yrs exp
MICROSOFT
w/implement & troubleshoot network infrastructure, incl. routers, VPNs, switches,
wireless access points & controllers; firewall config & maintenance; app transport &
network infrastructure protocols; Amazon
Cloud, VPC, Cisco VPN, Firewall, IPS,
Open VPN, LDAP & MS AD integration.
Job location: Bethesda, MD/option to work
remotely from any location in USA. CV to
HelioCampus, [email protected]
CEMETERY
LOTS & CRYPTS
FOR SALE
HOME
IMPROVEMENT
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Basement Systems Inc. Call us
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INSTRUCTION
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Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 877-818-0783 www.
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CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE TRAINING! Online
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LAWNS BEAUTIFULLY CUT,
TRIMMED & EDGED
with tender loving care. By a
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CAREER
TRAINING
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Approved for military benefits.
Call Aviation Institute of Maintenance 866-823-6729
D 4424010-1
HELP WANTED,
GENERAL
HELP WANTED,
GENERAL
Microsoft Corporation currently has the
following opening in Chevy Chase, MD:
Technical
Solutions Professional, Azure:
D 4423953-1
Provide
pre-sales
technical and architectural
2 X 2.01
i
47135AD
Wanted,
General and
- CNG
support
for Help
Microsoft
Data Platform
Cloud
4423953-1 and corresponding solutions.
technologies
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Requires
travel up to 50% with work to be perSENTINEL
formed
AD REPat various unknown worksites throughout the U.S. Telecommuting permitted.
h t t p s : / / j o b s microsoft.icims.com/jobs/5866/go/job
Multiple job openings are available. To view
detailed job descriptions and minimum requirements, and to apply, visit the website address
listed. EOE.
DAYCARE OPENINGS
Quality, loving, dependable, licensed
daycare mon has openings.
Located near 355 and Summit Avenue
D 4423964-1
at 301-963-7776
2 X call
2.01 Micki
i
47135HEL Help Wanted, General - CNG
4423964-1
003341HELP WANTED
The Sentinel Newspaper has an immediate
SENTINEL
opening for a sales representative to sell
HELP WANTED
print and online advertising.
The successful candidate must have advertising sales
experience, preferably in the newspaper industry and
online. Applicant will conduct sales and service calls
on existing accounts and new accounts to grow
revenue. The successful candidate must have strong
people
skills,
be
self-motivated
with
good
organizational skills, computer skills and have
reliable transportation. A college degree is preferred.
Interested persons should send cover letter, resume
and references to:
Lynn Kapiloff - 5307 N. Charles St. Baltimore, MD
21210 or email: [email protected]
HELP WANTED,
GENERAL
X 1.00
i
41sites
in Block
9, Lot 8,
37012CEM Cemetery Lo
sites
1-2-3-4 of Parklawn
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001670CEMETERY
LOT
Memorial Park
SENTINEL
inCEMETERY
RockvilleLOT
Md. Asking
$2500 per site. will sell 2
or all 4. Call: Frank
Yarnell 334-567-9333.
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TRAINING
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BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YOUR
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and reach 4.1 million readers
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download applications
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WAREHOUSE
Warehouse Space
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2 X 2.01 i
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SENTINEL
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The Montgomery County Sentinel
September 1, 2016
St. Frances spanks Avalon 30-8 in season opener
By Brandy L. Simms
@bls1969
SILVER SPRING – The Avalon
Black Knights suffered a 30-8 loss to
St. Frances Academy Friday night in
the season opener for both squads.
After the Gaithersburg private
school fell behind early, Avalon junior wide receiver Reggie Anderson
scored on a 49-yard reception from
quarterback Quan Vines and the
Black Knights added a two-point
conversion to tie the game at 8-8 with
3:25 remaining in the first quarter.
“One of our receivers, the one
who intended to catch it bobbled it
and Reggie caught it,” said Avalon
head coach Tyree Spinner.
However, the Baltimore private
school overpowered the Black
Knights in the fourth quarter en route
to the season-opening win at Martin
Luther King Jr. Park’s Stadium Field.
“Walk out of here with your
head held high,” Spinner told the
team in the postgame huddle.
St. Frances was led by senior
running back and Temple commit
Gary Brightwell who rushed for 128
yards and scored a touchdown in the
win.
The Panthers also got standout
performances from wide receiver
Tyree Henry – who caught a pair of
touchdown passes – and Terrell
Smith – who scored on a 13-yard
run.
St. Frances has a date this
weekend with New Jersey powerhouse Paramus Catholic at Michigan
Stadium also known as “The Big
House” in Ann Arbor. The Friday
night game will be nationally televised on ESPNU.
Meanwhile, Avalon will travel
to Prince George’s County to face
local and national powerhouse De-
Matha Catholic at the Prince
George’s Sports & Learning Complex.
Spinner said the game against
DeMatha marks the biggest regular
season contest in the history of the
Avalon football program.
“If you look at our schedule you
can tell we don’t shy away from
challenges,” said Spinner. “We believe in our program. Our motto is
respect is earned not given so we got
to earn the respect.”
DeMatha is coming off an impressive 42-7 road victory over Virginia powerhouse Oscar Smith in
their season opener.
“I can’t wait [to play DeMatha],” said Avalon junior outside
linebacker Noah Taylor, a recent
Virginia commit. “I know a lot of
[college] coaches are going to be
there. I can’t wait to showcase my
talent and my team’s talent.”
PHOTO BY MARK POETKER
Noah Taylor makes a catch for Avalon.
Former Redskin Dexter Manley pleads guilty to assault, receives probation
By Nadia Palacios
@ndpalacios94
ROCKVILLE – Former Redskins player Dexter Manley pleaded
guilty to punching a former coworker on the side of the head and giving
him a concussion two months ago.
His trial took place in District Court
on Thursday.
Judge John Moffett sentenced
Manley to a weekend in jail under
the weekend workers program, a
year of supervised probation with
community service, a $200 fine and
anger management sessions.
According to police documents, the incident happened in Andrew Bernstein’s office at CE Construction Services in Derwood.
Bernstein, another coworker, saw
what happened.
The reports indicate Bernstein
said Manley and Robert Jones, the
victim, were having a conversation
while Bernstein was sitting at his
desk.
During that conversation, Manley got up and walked over to Jones
and punched him on the left side of
the head.
In the report Bernstein said he
saw Jones try to use the wall for support before falling to the ground and
losing consciousness for three to
five minutes.
The reports state Jones suffered
from retinal damage in his left eye
and was not able to remember anything from the assault or anything
that happened two hours before the
assault. According to the prosecutor
Kyle O’Grady, there was also some
swelling in Jones’ skull on the left
side.
“This is no minor incident, Mr.
Jones was rendered unconscious,”
O’Grady said. “(Manley) has irreparably changed the course of Mr.
Jones’ life.”
Bernstein also told police there
was no reason for Manley to hit
Jones and that Jones did not provoke Manley.
Jones said he remembers waking up in the hospital. He said he
was told that he was looking at his
phone just before Manley hit him
and there was no argument going on
between the two.
“I have no idea why it happened. I never had an argument with
Dexter Manley. He’s always been
good to me until this incident. I
don’t know why,” said Jones, who
worked with Manley for a year.
O’Grady also mentioned this
was not the first time Manley
punched someone on the head. Police charged Manley with seconddegree assault back on 2006 when a
similar incident occurred.
“It’s upsetting that it’s a similar
event. What happened (in the cur-
rent case) is there was no provocation when speaking with witnesses.
Mr. Manley got upset and reacted
physically. He punched somebody
in the head and knocked him unconscious,” O’Grady said.
“The state does feel in order to
protect the community, in order to
stop this from happening a third
time, Mr. Manley should undergo
anger management and give back to
the community that he has now taken away from twice.”
According to Manley’s attorney, Victor Del Pino, Manley was
still struggling with substance abuse
during the time of the prior incident.
Del Pino, who asked for probation without judgment to avoid there
being a conviction on Manley’s
record, also mentioned Manley paid
for all of Jones’ medical bills and
has taken responsibility for what
happened.
Del Pino said the employees of
the construction company enjoyed
having a former Redskins player
with them and would occasionally
engage in some “banter” with him
about the Redskins’ rival team, the
Dallas Cowboys, among other aspects of the game.
“He was there to bring in business,” Del Pino said. “That office
enjoyed having an ex-Redskin in
the office and enjoyed the banter of
some of them being Cowboys fans
and some of them being Redskins
fans. And during the banter, they
were talking about (how) ‘One can
take Dexter Manley down,’ ‘One
can beat Dexter Manley up.”
He also said on the day of the
incident there was some bantering
between Manley and Jones, though
that does not justify what Manley
did.
He mentioned since the incident, Manley lost his job at the
company and has been unemployed.
Del Pino also said it was important for the judge to consider
Manley’s background and what he
had been through after his football
career.
“Mr. Manley has had two brain
surgeries, one in 2006 that lasted
15 hours and one in 2013 that he
still receives back-up care for with
his neurologist. It was very unlikely that he would survive and if he
survived, he would be in a completely different condition,” Del
Pino said.
He also said the NFL is more
protective of their players now than
they were when Manley was a
player and living life off the field
was never something the NFL
taught their players at that time.
“Anybody who thinks he’s
rolling around in money or that life
is easy for him, that’s just not accu-
rate,” Del Pino said.
“But all of those things do not
eliminate the incident that took
place. Mr. Manley is not somebody
who had a big payday in the NFL.
He has to work, and he’s had to
work ever since his career at the
NFL ended.”
Despite undergoing the two
surgeries, Del Pino, said Manley
has given back to his community
by talking with the local youth
about education and to families of
substance abusers.
Judge Moffett said he thought
this was a significant assault and
the impact of Manley hitting Jones
could have done a greater damage
to Jones’ health.
“This type of assault with that
type of impact, it could’ve been the
same situation with a horrific result. It’s bad enough for Mr. Jones.
But maybe Mr. Manley wouldn’t
have survived this second one. So,
it’s a significant incident. Mr. Manley is lucky that maybe the injuries
weren’t worse or something else
happened,” Moffett said.
Jones said he was not upset
about the sentencing but at Manley’s attitude toward the situation.
“I don’t care about the sentencing. It’s a joke to them. He’s
joking around in there,” Jones said.
Manley declined to give a
comment.
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
21
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
SPORTS
From Cashell Elementary to the Olympics
Helen Maroulis - ultimate home grown talent - lit up the Olympics and makes U.S. women wrestling history
By Danica Roem
@pwcdanica
ROCKVILLE – “How often do
you get to see a kid you coached
reach their ultimate goal? That just
doesn't happen that often.”
When Rockville-native Helen
Maroulis won the Olympic gold
medal for wrestling in the women’s
53 kg weight class last month in Rio
de Janeiro, her victory came as a result of patience and decades of perseverance, according to her former
coach at Magruder High School.
“She's worked so hard for that
for so many years. She's overcome
obstacles and disappointments and
we're just so happy for her,” said
Max Sartoph, who served as the head
coach of the Colonels’ wrestling program for 11 years.
Sartoph, who now teaches at
Clarksburg High School, and his former Magruder assistant coach Kevin
Phelps both attended the Rio games,
arriving the night before Maroulis’
championship match Aug. 17.
Maroulis, 24, celebrates her
birthday in two weeks and is a 2009
graduate of Magruder High School.
She attended Cashell Elementary
School and Redland Middle School.
She defeated three-time Olympic
gold medalist Saori Yoshia of Japan
4-1 in the finals.
While watching the match, Sartoph said he could see Maroulis
adapt her wrestling style to fit her opponent, holding back on her usual
signature aggression her coaches
emphasized at Magruder.
“We used to stress a lot of aggressiveness, offense, scoring, al-
ways being on offense,” said Sartoph. “She's been dominating. She's
been destroying her opponents for
the last couple of years.”
In the stands, Sartoph, Phelps,
Phelps’ father, and Good Counsel
coach Skyler Saar gathered in a section with Maroulis’ family, which included her mother, father and two
brothers.
“We were so focused on waiting for Helen to come out of the tunnel and hear her announced. That
part was so exciting, to hear her
name and to see her competing in the
Olympics,” said Phelps.
“We were going to celebrate together. And we had, I remember
looking back and seeing Helen's couple friends from high school, they
were a couple rows back and they
were in their Helen support gear. We
had our Helen T-shirts on... It was
tense. It was exciting. I don't think I
sat down after the first minute or so.”
After a stalling call against
Maroulis put her in a 1-0 deficit, a
second-period takedown put her up
2-1, providing her a lead she never
relinquished.
“So that was definitely awesome. We definitely like her to have
more points,” said Sartoph, laughing.
“So Helen then continued to be patient and battle.”
Sartoph explained one of
Maroulis’ key moves is a slide-by,
she’s able to grab her opponent’s upper torso when that person charges at
her and fling that person by her before quickly corralling her opponent
from a position of strength on top.
“So she's really good at being
able to push her opponent to the side
and use her opponent's force against
her. She's great at being to throw off
her opponents,” said Sartoph. “She's
able to basically use their momentum
against them. She's great at controlling her opponents' upper body, like
shoulders, elbow and arms. She's got
good control.”
According to Phelps, “After the
match ended, when she got her hand
raised, people just erupted… It was
just so intense because you didn't
know who to hug or who to highfive.”
Maroulis is a champion who’s
long been in the making, standing
out among the high school wrestlers
during her freshman season in the
2005-2006 school year.
Sartoph recalled a breakout moment for her as a freshman at North
Hagerstown High School, when she
placed third at the Hub Cup.
Wrestling in the 112-pound
weight class during the quarterfinals,
she faced a muscular, tattooed opponent who she defeated in overtime on
a Friday night.
“It got to the point where basically the entire gym was watching
this match. I think that's what opened
a lot of coaches' eyes,” said Sartoph.
However, she lost her next
match and had to wrestle the same
tattooed opponent again in the consolation bracket.
“I really thought he was going to
come in real angry, real aggressive,”
said Sartoph, “but pretty much the
same thing happened.”
He recalled her winning with a
pin right before overtime.
Even though she did not win her
weight class bracket, the coaches of
COURTESY PHOTO
Helen Marourlis celebrates with her father at The Olympics.
COURTESY PHOTO
Max Sartoph, left, and Kevin Phelps, right, celebrate in Rio de Janeiro with
Magruder High School alumna Helen Maroulis, center, after she won a gold
medal in women’s wrestling. Sartoph and Phelps coached her when she
wrestled in high school
the tournament honored her with the
Outstanding Wrestling award anyway.
She eventually went on to place
sixth twice at states before leaving
Magruder during her senior year to
start training in Michigan for the
Olympics.
“She's got a good group of
friends she would hang out with but
she's made a lot of sacrifices to compete, to wrestle,” said Sartoph.
He explained that her work ethic would stand out in the practice
room as someone who led by example, a student of the sport who Sartoph would bring to the front of the
class to demonstrate different moves
or positions because her grasp of
technique and execution.
“She was just a wrestler. She's
one of the kids that would stay late
after practice and ask questions. She
was always in the coach's office asking questions, talking about
wrestling,” said the former coach,
“and again, we had a good team, we
had a lot of good kids at the time.”
Someone like Maroulis doesn’t
come around too often, Sartoph said,
noting her tirelessness and conditioning separated her from her competition.
“She might finish high school
practice and then go home, get a little bit of work done, and then go out
and get another practice, at a
freestyle club or something. She was
all work,” he said.
Brandon Lauer, who coached
Maroulis outside of school for Team
Penguin at River Hill High School in
Clarksville, said her work ethic “was
just incredible,” as was her willingness to learn.
“We pretty much practiced
twice a week and then when the
competitions would come up, we
would ramp up the training. She definitely would just go wherever she
could to learn the sport and get better
and if that meant she had to do two
practices a night or work out on Sundays, that's what that meant,” he
said, later adding, “I'm just in awe of
what she was able to accomplish.
She basically beat the greatest
women's wrestler in the world of all
time.”
According to Lauer, her victory
allows the country to celebrate the
success of someone who’s trained
relentlessly for most of her life to
achieve her goal.
“She didn't just make me proud.
She made the whole state of Maryland and the United States of America proud,” he said.
22
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
SPORTS
Apparently there is no Hope for the coming week
ORLANDO, FL - This past
weekend the Washington Spirit (113-2, 35 points) propelling them to a 6
point leader advantage in the NWSL
Shield standings. The Washington
Spirit gained another 3 points with
the win over the Orlando Pride (6-100, 18 points) at the Pride’s home turf.
Unlike the Washington Spirit
form of earlier this season who could
The
Corner Kick
by
David Wolfe
not win an away game, the Spirit
have tuned into magic needed to put
positive numbers in the standings at
away games.
They are becoming an indomitable force in the league.
Camping World Stadium with a
crowd of 7,052 spectators seated in
84 degree temperatures and a partly
cloudy sky, watched their team take
on the Spirit.
The Pride had their Olympians
back hoping for a win at home
against a team who was still missing
three of their Olympians. The Canadian Olympic players for the Spirit
were still not available for NWSL
play. The Spirit’s Olympians forward
Crystal Dunn and defender Ali
Krieger made their presence known
on the pitch, it was the Cheyna
Williams and Christine Nairn who
scored the goals for the 2 to 1 win
over the Pride.
Forward Cheyna Williams put
the first point on the board at the 37th
minute.
It started when defender
Caprice Dydesco broke loose from
the Pride defense on the left side with
the ball. She took the ball down the
sideline with the Pride defenders
close behind. She finessed the ball,
on the run, over to Williams.
Williams confounded the Pride
defense by turning the ball with a single touch around the Pride defenders.
Having the Pride defenders off balance and a clear shot at the net,
Williams let go a missile shot to the
top of the frame, over keeper Ashlyn
Harris’s attempted block.
The Spirit had one, the Pride
had none. The teams would go into
the locker room with at halftime with
this score.
Goal number two of the match
was a goal that defined the phrase
“team work”.
From the time the play started to
until the goal was in the net, nine
Spirit players on the pitch touched
the ball, advancing it down the field
like choreographed modern dance.
The choreography of the play drew
all the Pride players to one side of the
field leaving midfielder Christine
Nairn unmarked and wide open on
the opposite side of the field.
A sweet pass to from forward
Katie Stengal to Nairn allowed her
enough time to line up and take a
shot at goal that left keeper Harris
spinning to her left in an effort to at
least deflect it. left with no success.
Nairn scored her third goal in two
games.
In the 71st minute Sarah Hagen
who had just been substituted into
the game scored a goal for the Orlando Pride off a cross by Cami Leven.
Fresh legs and a rhythm change allowed a ball past Spirit keeper
Kelsey Wys.
That was her only mistake cost
the team a goal.
The Spirit will play the next
home match at Maureen Hendricks
Field Saturday, September 3 against
the Western New York Flash at 7
p.m.
Two weeks ago this column noted that that Hope Solo’s disparaging
comments at the Olympics had been
analyzed to death, no need to address
it further.
Another chapter opened up
Wednesday August 24, 2016.
U.S. Soccer President Sunil Gulati announced that Hope Solo is suspended from US Soccer for 6 month
following her comments after the
game with Sweden during the RIO
Olympics.
“The comments by Hope Solo
after the match against Sweden during the 2016 Olympics were unacceptable and do not meet the standard of conduct we require from our
National Team players,”. He added
“Beyond the athletic arena, and beyond the results, the Olympics cele-
brate and represent the ideals of fair
play and respect. We expect all of our
representatives to honor those principles, with no exceptions.”
U.S. Soccer President Sunil
Gulati’s decision to suspend Solo is
bold action against such a wellknown name and huge fan draw for
women’s soccer.
While many people believe she
was suspended for comments after
the Sweden match, it was more than
those statements alone.
Gulati said “Taking into consideration the past incidents involving
Hope, as well as the private conversations we’ve had requiring her to
conduct herself in a manner befitting
a U.S. National Team member, U.S.
Soccer determined this is the appropriate disciplinary action.”
After her suspension Hope issued the following on social media.
“I could not be the player I am without being the person I am, even when
I haven't made the best choices or
said the right things," she said.
"My entire career, I have only
wanted the best for this team, for the
players and the women's game, and I
will continue to pursue these causes
with the same unrelenting passion
with which I play the game."
Three days later August 27,
2016 the Seattle Reign announced
that Hope Solo would be would be
taking an indefinite leave of absence.
Could this be due to Solo’s past
may still be haunting her? Her altercation with her sister and her nephew
in 2014 has not gone to trial yet. A
Washington State appeals court denied Solo’s request to not have a trial
over the incident.
If this goes to trial, it will become front-page news and another
black-eye for Solo’s teams.
The trial will stir the fires of remembrance cueing us to recall that
Hope Solo is an outstanding athlete
on the pitch with some history of
self-control issues off the field.
She will likely not the goalkeeper for the US National Team at the
next World Cup or the next
Olympics.
Her home club has already announced a new backup keeper and
promoted Solo’s backup to the number 1 position.
Hope Solo was not the anchor
for the Seattle Reign. Team Seattle
Reign has advanced in the NWSL
standings during Solo’s absence for
the Olympics.
This past weekend, without
Solo’s presence on the pitch, they defeated the Portland Thorns, the number two-ranked team in the NWSL
standings.
How will this affect the Washington Spirit? Hope Solo was a draw
for matches in the DC Metro area, no
doubt about it. Seattle Reign games
brought full stands to Maureen Hendricks Field.
Will the home match between
the Washington Spirit and the Seattle
Reign on Wednesday September 7th
be a sell out? Why take chances?
@The_Red_D
SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
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SPORTS
Mighty Marty pulls himself up by his bootstraps for fall
WEEKLY PICKS
By Montgomery Marty
The Basso Profundo loves nothing more than big chested blondes,
deep red lipstick, a good cuban cigar
and the start of fall football season.
It’s a man’s time
of year and no
Presidential political race is going
to screw up the
High
n’
Mighty’s favorite time of
year.
The Hawgs
look solid. The
Terps are cruising
with local talent and
the local high school teams are prepared for Montgomery Marty’s favorite edition of Friday Night Lights.
Hot dogs, crisp autumn weather, a
good corner blitz and deep passes for
touchdowns.
This is what makes ‘Merica
great!
And as usual, we got some great
games coming up this year, including
Marty’s favorite rivalry right out of
the gate! Stand back mates - and
where might I find Captain Jack
Sparrow? Argggh!
Hope the football campers are as
ready as Marty to have some fun this
fall.
For the Big Man is ready for a
fall full of football fun!
Damascus 21
Quince Orchard 20
Marty learned a few years back
when Damascus fans hoisted a banner attempting to hang yours truly in
effigiy never to bet against the sting
of the Swarmin’ Hornets. This is
Marty’s game of the week. He’ll be
on the sideline watching these county
behemoths pounding on each other.
It doesn’t get any better than this
folks! Q.O. has the homefield advantages, but that won’t be enough.
shows this could be a game to determine their season . They have a murderous schedule.
Northwest will rise.
team of consequence Tipper Gore
taught us all how to dance the
macarena while Al Gore invented the
Internet.
Avalon 8
DeMatha 45
Blair 28
Northwood 7
Maybe there is a method to The
Black Knight’s madness. Head coach
Tyree Spinner has definitely upped
the ante on the school’s schedule playing teams that would be tough for
a top-tier team. Maybe he just wants
to get scouts to watch his team get
murdered. If so, then this season will
be a success. They got pasted last
week. This week they’ll be spanked
so bad the bruises will last all season.
Unconfirmed rumors have it that
Northwood has put a Pokemon gym
on the football field in hopes of drawing players into the game.
Whitman 14
Paint Branch 28
This early-season matchup will
be full of genuflections and prayers from the O’Connell crowd. Brother
Paro has the Prep Little Hoyas back
in the saddle and they’ll ride O’Connell hard and put them up wet.
Sherwood 45
B-CC 0
Marty gets tired of preaching the
virtues of Paint Branch of football. If
the state championship game was
played in the first four weeks of the
season Paint Branch would win it
hands down. They only fade like a
wilted flower in the playoffs.
B-CC will open the season
wearing new band uniforms - trying
to play incognito before Sherwood.
Seneca Valley 35
Poolesville 21
Gaithersburg 17
Northwest 28
Churchill 7
Clarksburg 28
Northwest at home - sore and
smarting because they didn’t go as far
as they wanted to go last year. Enter
Gaithersburg. This is Marty’s third of
his opening week games that any fan
must see. In this Trifecta with
Kephart’s disciplined crew lining up
against Northwest, anything is possible.
But don’t blow your bets on the
over/under. It’s hard to call the first
game of the season a “Must Win,” but
looking at Northwest’s schedule
On paper it looks like a tough
game - and Churchill wishes it were
played on paper.
O’Connell 14
Georgetown Prep 17
RM 14
Einstein 21
The Rockets soared last year
with an easy schedule. They’ll be
sore after this year.
Wootton 30
Kennedy 6
The last time Kennedy had a
Fred Kim is moaning about the
small number of players he has at
Seneca Valley this year. The Big
Dawg ain’t bitin’. Kim’s boys always
come to the gridiron ready to fry.
They’ll travel to Poolesville this
week for some choice country vittles.
Walter Johnson 6
Rockville 14
In an attempt to win a game,
Walter Johnson’s crack math squad
will attempt to reprogram the GPS in
the Rockville bus - sending the hometeam to W.J. while W.J. takes the field
at Rockville by themselves. Marty
says this won’t work either as W.J.
will lose to themselves.
Blake 7
Springbrook 8
Marty loves Springbrook’s
homefield before it turns its characteristic shade of gray after the first
cold day in September.
Frederick 21
Watkins Mill 7
Frederick Country boys have
cooked up a batch of Granny’s
Room-A-Tiz medicine to handle the
city boys from Watkins Mill.
Jethro Bodeine at tackle helps.
Magruder 21
Wheaton 20
Not for nothin’ Wheaton looks
better - especially switching away
from the lard in the tortillas.
Pallotti 8
Bullis 24
Bullis starts out this season at
home doing pilates on Palloti.
Landon 8
High Point 14
The absolute high point of High
Point’s season.
G. Counsel 28
Mount St. Joseph 7
The archbishop Milloy gains his
400th career victory this week. The
skies will part and God will smile on
the Falsons. Mo Ibrahim will help
Milloy regain the glory of Good
Counsel football!
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Sherwood at B-CC
Churchill @ Clarksburg
RM @ Einstein
Wootton @ Kennedy
Gaithersburg @ Northwest
Blair @ Northwood
Whitman @ Paint Branch
Seneca Valley @ Poolesville
Damascus @ Quince Orchard
Walter Johnson @ Rockville
Blake @ Springbrook
Frederick @ Watkins Mill
Magruder @ Wheaton
Avalon @ DeMatha
Pallotti @ Bullis
O’Connell @ Georgetown Prep
Landon @ High Point
G. Counsel @ Mount St. Joseph
Sherwood
Clarksburg
Einstein
Wootton
Northwest
Blair
Paint Branch
Seneca Valley
Quince Orchard
Rockville
Blake
Watkins Mill
Wheaton
DeMatha
Bullis
Georgetown Prep
Landon
Good Counsel
Sherwood
Clarksburg
RM
Wootton
Gaithersburg
Blair
Paint Branch
Seneca Valley
Damascus
Rockville
Springbrook
Watkins Mill
Wheaton
Avalon
Bullis
Georgetown Prep
Landon
Good Counsel
Sherwood
Clarksburg
RM
Wootton
Northwest
Blair
Paint Branch
Seneca Valley
Damascus
Rockville
Springbrook
Watkins Mill
Wheaton
DeMatha
Bullis
Georgetown Prep
Landon
Good Counsel
Sherwood
Clarksburg
RM
Wootton
Gaithersburg
Blair
Paint Branch
Seneca Valley
Damascus
Rockville
Springbrook
Frederick
Magruder
DeMatha
Bullis
Georgeton Prep
Landon
Good Counsel
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SEPTEMBER 1, 2016
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
SPORTS
PHOTO BY MARK POETKER
Photo of the Week
Sam Thomas of St. Frances intercepts an Avalon pass .
High School Football Standings
4A East
Blair
Einstein
Kennedy
Northwood
Paint Branch
Sherwood
Springbrook
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
4A North
Clarksburg
Gaithersburg
Northwest
Richard Montgomery
Wootton
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
4A South
Bethesda-Chevy Chase
Churchill
0-0
0-0
Walter Johnson
Quince Orchard
Whitman
0-0
0-0
0-0
Week One
3A
Blake
Damascus
Magruder
Poolesville
Rockville
Seneca Valley
Watkins Mill
Wheaton
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Independents/Privates
Good Counsel
Georgetown Prep
Landon
Bullis
Avalon
Montgomery County
High School Football
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Top Ten
1. Good Counsel
2. Quince Orchard
3. Damascus
4. Sherwood
5. Bullis
6. Northwest
7. Seneca Valley
8. Georgetown Prep
9. Paint Branch
10. Blair
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Worth Watching . . .
Einstein,Richard Montgomery,
Whitman and Blake
It seems like a cast of familiar
faces in the Top Ten as we begin
the season.
Good Counsel will be hard to
beat - by anyone in the state much
less the county. Quince Orchard
and Damascus will slug it out in
the first game of the season while
Sherwood and Bullis should have
easy first weeks. Northwest will
face a tough opponent, but Seneca
Valley, Prep and Paint Branchs
hould cruise.
Blair could be a short visitor
here