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Vol. 161, No. 24 • 50¢
December 24 - December 30, 2015
MCPS drops media challenge
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ROCKVILLE – An attorney for
the public schools says he’s changed
his mind.
Less than a week after objecting
to the presence of reporters in a hearing before administrative law judge
Marina Sabett, Jeffrey Krew, the attorney for the Montgomery County
Public Schools, who said he wasn’t
prepared to argue before an “audience” has agreed to allow reporters
into the hearing.
Sabett kicked out a Montgomery County Sentinel reporter
from a court hearing involving a special needs child following Krew’s
objections.
But in a letter sent to the judge,
dated Dec. 21, Krew said “MCPS
has no objection to the reporter's
presence" when the hearing reconvenes Jan. 5.
Krew’s letter comes days after
an attorney representing The Maryland Delaware District of Columbia
Press Association and The Sentinel
demanded the hearing be open to the
public.
“Given that there is no basis
upon which to close the proceedings
in this matter, we respectfully request confirmation that the court
will release the transcripts of all past
proceedings on the matter …and
will permit access to all future proceedings,” attorney Adrianna C. Rodriguez wrote to the judge.
“This is government at its
worst,” said Chuck Tobin, the lead
counsel for the MDDC after being
briefed on the issue.
On Dec. 16, Sabett asked a Sentinel reporter to leave a court hearing
at the Board of Education's Carver
Educational Services Center in
Rockville although the Paul Griffin,
the father of the student involved in
the hearing requested The Sentinel's
presence in a phone call and an
email Dec. 15.
The hearing centered on
See “MCPS” page 8
Historic District Commission votes to move confederate statue
By Danica Roem
@pwcdanica
ROCKVILLE – The controversial Confederate Cavalry Statue is
closer to taking its last ride.
The Historic District Commission voted 3-1Dec. 17 in favor of relocating the statue from the Red
Brick Courthouse lawn to the historic
Beall-Dawson House property.
The City Council is due to consider the relocation approval in early
February, according to Sheila
Bashiri, the HDC staff liaison.
Exactly how much money the
statue’s relocation would cost Montgomery County taxpayers is still to
be determined.
City Council member Beryl
Feinberg said in October she heard
estimates for new, explanatory signage could cost $50,000-$200,000,
though then-council member Tom
Moore disputed the $200,000 figure.
As of Monday, Feinberg said
she had not seen any updated figures.
“I haven’t heard anything updated about costs. I have not heard a
thing about it, period,” she said.
However, Feinberg added she
expects the County government to
pick up the costs for moving the
monument from County grounds to
City-owned property.
“I think they are paying for the
moving costs. I think that was always
understood. So I'm not sure who is
saying about the moving costs because I believe that was always part
of the understanding,” she said.
"It's in the tens of thousands of
dollars range," said Patrick Lacefield, a spokesperson for the County
Executive's office.
"I think they've gotten some bids
and they're trying to figure out which
one to take. So I would say within the
next few weeks, we'll have an exact
cost on it."
According to Lacefield, the
County is picking up the relocation
tab.
"We're paying for it. We're not
disputing that," he said.
On Thursday, Commissioner
Julie Reynolds motioned for the proposal to relocate the statue to the
See “Cavalry” page 8
FILE PHOTO
The Confederate Cavalry statue has been boxed since vandals attacked it
earlier this year.
After nearly two decades commissioner calls it quits
By Danica Roem
@pwcdanica
ROCKVILLE – A 19-year
member of the city's Historic District Commission announced his resignation Thursday.
First appointed in 1996, commissioner Craig Moloney told his
fellow commissioners he wanted to
resign from the body, shortly before
the commissioners adjourned the
meeting.
"I've been thinking about it for
some time," said Moloney about his
resignation.
He recommended the commissioners replace him with an architect.
When Moloney announced he
would like to file his resignation
with the commissioners, it appeared
to catch them off guard.
"I will say it's very surprising
news," said chairman Rob Achtmeyer, who noted Moloney's "longevity"
and "the great good he has done."
"The commission will be at a
loss without you," added Achtmeyer.
Moloney agreed to stay on the
commission until his replacement
joins the body.
Right after the meeting ended,
Achtmeyer expressed his surprise by
Moloney's announcement.
"Boom! The bombshell from
Craig," said the chairman.
Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton
offered gratitude for Moloney’s
tenure on the commission.
“I thank Craig for his service
and for his dedication to the city and
to the few historic resources we have
remaining,” said Newton.
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DECEMBER 24, 2015
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
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EFLECTIONS
July 3, 1975
Bus fares scheduled to rise this week
Each week The Sentinel visits
a memorable story from its
archives.
Metrobus fares for suburban
Maryland rush hour passengers
were expected to be increased today (Thursday) by the Board of
Washington Metropolitan Area
Transit Authority (WMATA).
However, lower fares were expected to be approved for passengers during weekday, non-rush
hour travel and all day Saturday,
Sunday and holidays.
The new fare system, which
tries to make fares more uniform
throughout the metropolitan area,
also rezones much of the area. If
approved, the new fares and
zones would become effective
Sept. 1.
According to WMATA officials “peak” on rush hours would
be from 6:30 to 9 a.m. and from
3:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday, except holidays.
During rush hours, the fare
between the District and Maryland
would be a flat 50 cents plus 25
cents to cross the state line. A 15cent charge for each zone crossed
would apply thereafter. This fare
schedule would replace the 55cent local bus charge and the 70cent express us charge currently in
effect.
A bus ride within Maryland
would cost 50 cents with a 15-
cent zone charge. However,
Maryland passengers would be
able to ride the first two zones for
the price of one, according to the
fare proposal.
During non-peak or non-rush
hours, any trip within Maryland
would cost 40 cents plus 20 cents
to cross a state line. There would
be no zone charges.
The new fare schedule would
retain the 40-cent fare for travel
within the District, during peak
and non-peak hours. During the
non-rush hours, it would cost another 20 cents to cross a state
boundary.
Under the new fare system,
handicapped persons would be
NEWS
Montgomery College to cut some child services
By Kathleen Stubbs
@kathleenstubbs3
ROCKVILLE – Montgomery
College will be closing two of its
child care centers at the end of June
because school leaders decided not
to pay $1 million in renovation
costs for the child care centers at
the Rockville and Takoma Park
campuses.
That means student-parents
and staff who use on-campus day
care in Rockville or Takoma Park
will have to either transport their
children to a Montgomery College
child care center in Germantown or
find services elsewhere starting in
June.
The college will combine its
three child care centers into one location in Germantown. The day
care in Germantown will continue
to use its current classroom, which
is not at capacity, and the transfers
will fit in an unused classroom due
to open July 1, 2016, said Donna
Schena, associate senior vice president for administrative and fiscal
services.
Leadership members plan to
redirect the center’s focus from day
care to study by the college’s Education and Social Science Department, said spokesperson Marcus
Rosano.
Rosano said in a statement the
declining number of students using
the child care service contributed
to the decision.
Leadership chose the Germantown location because it is the
newest of the three and because it
has the most room for expansion.
Enrollment in the day care
centers in the Rockville and Takoma Park locations is higher than in
Germantown and one of them is at
capacity.
Ellen, a staffer at the Rockville
location, said 17 families use the
service for pre-kindergarten, including 17 children without siblings.
In addition, 20 children are enrolled in the Rockville child care
center through a Head Start program, which is run through grants
by the federal government.
Rosano said staff at Takoma
Park told him the on-campus center
is enrolled at capacity with 27 children from 27 families. Germantown, on the other hand, has 11
families and none of the children
have siblings, for a total of 11 children, Rosano said.
“Despite all incoming revenue
and assistance, the program has experienced a net loss of approximately $1.9 (million)” since Fiscal
Year 2010, said Schena. “Transitioning to the lab model is a great
opportunity for the entire college
community, most importantly, our
students.”
Schena said the center closings are not a result of a change in
federal subsidies.
“Trends show a declining college enrollment, increasing facility
costs and capacity, a loss of program grants and increasing fixed
costs such as staff and salaries,”
said Schena.
The Germantown early learning center will refocus to learning
and study of education and social
science students, rather than offering pre-kindergarten alone.
“The center on the Germantown Campus will become fully integrated into the Education and Social Science Department and accessible to all the disciplines
providing opportunities for meaningful learning and research,” said
Rosano. “As a dedicated laboratory
for the Education Program, it will
be an important augmentation as an
applied learning environment for
students.”
Rosano said the new format of
the child care center might create
potential for grant opportunities.
“Additional benefits of the
academic alignment include enhanced grant funding opportunities
and greater opportunities to establish partnerships with the higher
education community, the public
school system, and the private sector,” said Rosano.
Families who choose not to
move their children to the Germantown location will receive vouchers from Montgomery College to
be spent on child care costs,
Rosano said.
Rosano said the early learning
centers, or day care services, in the
Takoma Park and Rockville campuses will close at the end of the
fiscal year in June 2016. The services are available for children
aged 2.5 years to 5 years of students and staff of Montgomery
College.
Montgomery College leadership decided not to apply $1million
in renovation costs at the two centers in “outdated condition.”
able to ride at reduced rates during the non-rush hour periods.
The handicapped and the elderly
(persons over 68 years old) would
be able to ride within one state
for 20 cents. Crossing a state
boundary would be an additional
10 cents.
During, rush hour periods,
the handicapped and the elderly
would pay regular peak hour
fares. Senior citizens currently
receive a 15-cent-a-ride discount
during non-rush hour periods.
An intensive public education program is schedule for later
this summer to inform the public
on the expected fare changes,
WMATA officials say.
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OPINIONS &VIEWS
The transparent
Christmas prayer
Editorʼs Notebook
by Brian J. Karem
Last week, after the parents of a
public school student invited The
Sentinel to attend a hearing for their
special needs child, administrative
law judge Marina Sabett threw out
The Sentinel’s reporter when attorney Jeffrey Krew, who represents
Montgomery County Public Schools
said he was uncomfortable performing in front of an audience.
He is the first attorney we’ve
ever met who claims to be shy before an audience.
The Sentinel has heard many
complaints about the policy of
MCPS regarding its treatment of
some special needs children.
The accusations are harsh and
boil down to the insinuation that
some members of MCPS in a decision-making capacity are more intent on denying special-needs children the education they should have
and would rather mainstream these
children whenever possible because
it is cheaper for the school system.
It is worth mentioning that
we’ve never seen any evidence of
this, but have remained vigilant in
pursuing the facts – after all one special needs child denied proper education is one too many.
It is also true that a specialneeds education can be taxing on the
system – and in doing the math – one
could see where someone callously
guarding the bottom line during
times of fiscal constraint would be
willing to fight to the extreme for
lower education costs.
The truth is we don’t know
what has gone on in the current case
because the school system and judge
Sabett did themselves no favors by
banning The Sentinel – and by extension all members of the media
from a public hearing.
Government works best when it
works beyond reproach and it best
works beyond reproach when it
works in public.
Thus we have public trials and
hearings.
Chuck Tobin, the counselor for
The Maryland Delaware District of
Columbia Press Association addressed the closing of the hearing to
reporters by labeling it the “worst”
of government.
This week Krew wrote a letter
to Sabett withdrawing his objection
to reporters attending future hearings, but said he was startled by a reporter showing up unexpectedly at
the last hearing.
While that may sound disingenuous to some, we are not going to
question Mr. Krew’s motives or explanations.
We will merely extend our sincerest “Thank You” to him for recognizing the obvious.
There have been many cases,
recently, in the national media regarding freedom of information and
access to information.
People have declared themselves in a “safe zone” in public
meeting areas and barred reporters
from writing about them unless the
reporters generate favorable coverage.
At the same time we grow ever
more cynical about news coverage
as we watch blatantly manipulated
stories pass as news on national television, in large newspapers and in
questionable blogs on the Internet
and on the often reviled (and rightly
so) social media outlets.
This is why government must
operate in the open – for the sanity of
those in government as well as the
sanity of the population in general.
The problems continue because
there are those in government who
want it both ways. They want to
complain about poor reporting while
at the same time removing all access
to information which makes decent
reporting possible.
The general public knows only
what it sees – and makes assumptions on what isn’t seen.
In this case the actions of Montgomery County Public schools deserve a thorough and in-depth examination.
If special needs children are being denied the appropriate education
for which the school system must
pay because it is cheaper to mainstream these children – then that is a
huge problem that will have to be
addressed.
If it is merely the perception of
a problem then again, thorough reporting will expose it for what it is
and clear up any problems of perception.
You can’t get around it. Today –
with the prominence of the Internet,
and some really “Killer apps” out
there we must have well-vetted information.
Denying reporters access to
government hearings is not a short
cut to getting that goal fulfilled.
DECEMBER 24, 2015
DECEMBER 24, 2015
LETTERS
Remembering the fallen
To the editor;
As a non-drinker, perhaps I am not qualified to pass judgment on those
who drink and drive not only endangering other drivers, pedestrians and themselves but also in a tragic case a young police officer. While the law considers
DUI drivers who kill others as having committed involuntary manslaughter or
vehicular manslaughter, a more apt term should be second degree murder with
a sentence that insures that the guilty party will not only no longer drive, but
also be subject to lengthy incarceration.
It is a disgrace, when as happened in Texas, a drunk driver who killed
four innocent people was subject only to probation. Unfortunately with a large
percentage of the population admitting to driving while drunk, many jurors
and judges picture themselves as defendants, thus tending to lower possible
ensuing sentences.
Incidentally, Noah Leotta served as a security guard on Sabbath at the
synagogue where I belong and attend services. He was always friendly and
cooperative. He is sorely missed.
N. Marans
Silver Spring
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LEGAL MATTERS
The curious case of the deadlocked jury
THE
COURT
REPORT
by Tom Ryan
One of the most difficult
judgment calls trial judge’s must
make in criminal jury trials is what
to do when the jury announces that
they are deadlocked and cannot
agree on a verdict. As was widely
reported, this is what happened in
the trial in Baltimore City of Officer Porter, the first trial in the cases against police officers arising
from the death of Freddie Gray. In
that case, after three days of deliberation the jury said it could not
agree to a verdict on any charges,
and the Judge declared a mistrial,
meaning that if the State chooses
to go forward with the case it will
have to be tried over from the beginning.
Sometimes, before a mistrial
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is declared, trial judges are asked
to give specific instructions to the
jury as they are deliberating. The
Maryland law on this was discussed most recently by Maryland’s highest Court in a 2014 case
called Nash v. State.
In Nash, the defendant was
charged with only one count of
first degree murder. After a couple
of hours deliberation on a Friday
afternoon before a holiday weekend, the foreperson sent out a note
expressing concern about whether
the defendant would get a fair verdict as one juror said she may
change her vote because she wanted to go home. The defense attorney moved for a mistrial which
was denied, and then request an
instruction known as an Allen
charge to the jury. This comes
from an old Supreme Court case
called Allen v. U.S., and the language for such a jury instruction
comes from a model proposed by
the ABA that is included in a standard jury instruction given by
judge’s before the jury deliberates.
The instruction includes that
“the verdict must be the considered judgment of each of you,”
that the verdict must be unanimous, and that “you must consult
with one another and deliberate
with a view to reaching an agreement, if you can do so without violence to your individual judgment” along with similar language. In Nash, the Court of
Appeals reiterated that it is within
the trial judge’s discretion to decide whether to repeat such language again to the jury after it announces it is deadlocked, and
whether to keep the jury deliberating thereafter. It upheld Nash’s
conviction, when the jury returned
after the long weekend and convicted the defendant.
This illustrates the type of
tough decisions trial judges have
to make when the jury says it cannot reach a verdict.
Thomas Patrick Ryan is a partner in the Rockville law firm of McCarthy Wilson, which specializes in
civil litigation.
The new Fed interest rate and housing prices
welcomes letters.
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REAL
ESTATE
SOLUTIONS
By Dan Krell
After a historic run of over seven years of near zero interest rates,
the Fed pulled the trigger to raise
the target rate on December 17th to
0.25 percent - 0.5 percent. The last
time the Fed changed the rate was
almost exactly seven years ago on
December 16th 2008, when the rate
decreased from 1 percent to near
zero. And it’s the first rate increase
since June 29th 2006!
In the midst of what was to become the beginning of the great recession, the Federal Open Market
Committee press release (federalreserve.gov) from December 16th
2008 described the rate change to
near zero as a means to, “…promote the resumption of sustainable
economic growth and to preserve
price stability. In particular, the
Committee anticipates that weak
economic conditions are likely to
warrant exceptionally low levels of
the federal funds rate for some
time.” And since, housing experts
anticipated a Fed rate increase; often predicting how the real estate
market would be affected.
Although a significant move
by the Fed, the rate increase is minor and rates continue to be relatively low. And don’t worry, even
with last week’s Fed target rate increase last week, it doesn’t mean
the that mortgage interest rates automatically increase the same
amount. Mortgage rates are gauged
by bond yields, which usually anticipate and “bake in” any significant news into rates prior to economic announcements.
Putting rates in perspective,
Freddie Mac’s Primary Mortgage
Market Survey indicated that the
average national 30-year-fixed
mortgage rate increased last week
slightly from 3.95 percent to 3.97
percent (and up from the 3.80 percent a year ago). Furthermore,
Freddie Mac’s Economic and
Housing Research Weekly Commentary and Economic Update December 17th statement expects a
gradual Fed monetary tightening,
with a “modest increase” in long
term rates. Additionally, “…Mortgage rates will tick higher but remain at historically low levels in
2016. Home sales will remain
strong, but refinance activity
should cool somewhat…” (freddiemac.com).
Some say that the Fed’s rate increase is premature, while others
say that it may be too late to raise
rates; however, many economic experts concur that the economy remains in uncharted waters. Regardless, housing experts agree that the
Fed rate increase is good for the real
estate market.
The National Association of
Realtors® chief economist,
Lawrence Yun stated that mortgage
rates should continue to remain rel-
atively low through 2016, saying,
“…The raising of short-term rates
could be more of a confidence play
to the market — it provides a signal
that the economy is strengthening,
… and the lenders believe that, it
may actually provide more lending
opportunity for the banks…” (What
the Fed’s Decision Means for Housing; realtormag.realtor.org; December 17, 2015).
Bankrate’s Mark Hamrick
pointed out two benefits to the
housing market from a rate increase
(7 unintended benefits of higher interest rates from the Federal Reserve; bankrate.com; September 11,
2015). The first benefit is increased
lending: Banks are incentivized to
lend money when rates increase;
possibly expanding mortgage lending which could increase the number of qualified home buyers participating in the market. The second
benefit is increasing the pool of
home buyers: increasing rates
could get fence sitters into the market because of rising buyer costs.
However, this may be a progressive
effect through 2016, as mortgage
rates are estimated to gradually increase beyond 4.5 percent (rising
interest rates may also moderate
ballooning home prices to prevent
another housing bubble).
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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DECEMBER 24, 2015
NEWS
County attacks veteran homelessness
By Brianna Shea
@Bshea2991
ROCKVILLE – Montgomery
County council member George
Leventhal (D-At large) claimed
Monday veteran homelessness will
soon end in the County.
The County Council and other
County departments set a goal of
finding permanent housing for 58
veterans by Dec. 31.
As of Dec. 18, 53 veterans have
permanent housing, said Leventhal
at a press conference. By the end of
the year, he said the remaining five
will have housing.
“Housing every identifiable
homeless veteran in Montgomery
County has always been and continues to be one of my top priorities,”
said Leventhal.
The County Council partnered
with the County’s Coalition for the
Homeless, Bethesda Cares, the
County’s Department of Health and
Human Services and other County
departments to end veteran homelessness.
Earlier in the year, the Coalition
and Bethesda Cares received
$500,000 from the County to fund
housing as part of the Montgomery’s
Zero 2016 Plan.
This plan is part of the national
Zero 2016 Campaign, which focuses
on ending homeless for veterans and
to end chronic homeless by the end
of the year.
Leventhal said council members budgeted money to pay for
housing 18 homeless veterans.
“Montgomery County now has
a coordinated and efficient system,
which has been developed with our
community partners to ensure that
every veteran in our County has access to the supports needed to move
quickly from homelessness to permanent housing,” Leventhal said.
“Providing a stable home for our veterans is simply the right thing to do
for those who have sacrificed so
much for our country.”
Leventhal said achieving a
“functional zero” for homeless veterans does not mean they will not become homeless again.
Instead, he said there are systems now to prioritize housing veterans.
Susie Sinclair-Smith, the executive director of the coalition, said
identifying the homeless veterans
and their needs, including financial
resources and “political will and urgency” all played factors in the
County working to end veteran
homelessness.
Sinclair-Smith said the coalition
and Bethesda Cares is now working
on ending chronic homelessness,
homelessness for those aged 18 to 24
and homelessness for families.
County council member Craig
Rice (D-2) said the council had to
come up with a comprehensive plan
to address veteran homelessness.
Rice said the next group of veterans to help will be disabled Iraq
war veterans because there is a large
population of them in the area.
In 2016, the council members
will focus on families who need permanent and supportive housing because vouchers for motels do not
provide permanent housing, Rice
said.
Bethesda resident Clayton Barnett, 56, served in the Army for five
months in 1980.
He said he was homeless for six
years before arriving at Bethesda
Cares along Woodmont Avenue,
where members of the non-profit organization provided him with hot
coffee, clean clothes and a shower.
Barnett said he used alcohol and
drugs to sleep when he was homeless
but he has been sober during the last
couple of months.
He said he moved into his permanent housing Oct. 1, a day after
his birthday. Barnett said he aspires
to become a professional singer.
Local congressmen sign on to assault ban
By Brianna Shea
@Bshea2991
WASHINGTON D.C. – Three
local congressmen signed on to a
federal bill to prohibit the sale, transfer, production and importation of
assault weapons and high-capacity
magazines with more than 10 rounds
of ammunition.
Reps. Chris Van Hollen (D-8),
John Delaney (D-6) and John Sarbanes (D-3), who all represent
Montgomery County in the House
of Representatives, are co-sponsoring the bill introduced by U.S. Rep.
David Cicilline (D-R.I.) Dec. 16 to
ban military-style weapons, semiautomatic rifles and semiautomatic
handguns.
The bill, H.R. 4269, was referred to the House Committee on
the Judiciary. All 123 co-sponsors of
the bill are Democrats. Republicans
control both chambers of Congress.
“Military-style weapons and
high-capacity magazines have no
place in our communities,” said Van
Hollen. “We have buried far too
many innocent victims of gun violence in Maryland and around the
country, and it is long past time we
take common sense steps to prevent
deadly mass shootings and the daily
toll of gun violence in our communities.”
Through Dec. 21, 12,859 people died due to gun violence in the
United States this year, said Ian Jannetta, aspokesperson for Van Hollen.
In 2014, 12,574 people died for
the same cause, Jannetta said.
“They are designed to kill a lot
of people very quickly,” Van Hollen
said.
He said the goal of the bill is to
reduce the number of people who
die from gun violence.
U.S. Rep. Janice Hahn (D-CA)
is one of the co-sponsors of the bill.
“The assault weapons we are
talking about today are not just any
guns,” said Hahn. “They are not for
hunting; they are not for target practice.”
She said banning these
weapons is a “reasonable step forward” and “we should be ashamed
that Congress allowed the original
assault weapons ban to expire in the
first place.”
On June 11, Van Hollen joined
three members of the congressional
delegation from Connecticut in introducing the Handgun Purchaser
Licensing Act of 2015.
Van Hollen said the legislation
would require people to have a permit in order to purchase a gun.
The bill states the license carrier must reapply for the license every
five years.
U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (DCA) authored an amendment called
the Assault Weapons Ban of 2013 in
response to three mass shootings in
Newton, Aurora and Tucson.
However, 60 senators voted
against it April 17, 2013, including
16 Democratic caucus members and
44 Republicans. One Republican
joined 39 Democratic caucus members in supporting it.
The bill called for a ban on the
sale, transfer, manufacturing and importation of all semiautomatic rifles
and handguns that have a detachable
magazine and at least one military
feature, fixed magazine with the capacity to hold more than 10 rounds.
Weapons such as semiautomatic shotguns with military features include magazines holding more than
five rounds and 157 other named
firearms.
Congress passed the federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994 five
years after a 1989 shooting in Stockton, Cali., left five children dead.
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John Pearce Hardt
Virginia Beach – John Pearce
Hardt, 93, passed away on December 11, 2015 at his home at Westminster Canterbury Retirement
Community. He was born in Seattle, Washington to Sydney and
Muriel Hardt.
He received a B.A and an M.A.
from the University of Washington
and a PhD from the Russian Institute of Columbia University in
1954. For the next 50 years, John
was engaged in the study of the
Soviet and post-Soviet economy
and related issues. He joined the
Congressional Research Service as
the Senior Specialist in Soviet
Economics in 1971.
He worked at CRS until his
retirement in 2003, publishing
extensively and advising Members
of Congress throughout this period.
In 1953, he married Mary (formerly Scapellati) Hardt, with whom
he raised five sons.
John and Mary lived for over
40 years in Bethesda, Maryland
before moving to Virginia
Beach in 2009.
John was preceded in death
by his wife Mary and his brother
Sydney.
In addition to his sister Mary,
he is survived by his sons, John
(Jeanne), Anthony (Nancy), Daniel
(Birgitte), Michael (Kathi), and
Richard (Paola), as well as his
grandchildren, Emily,
Lisa, Andy, Madeleine, Sofia,
Will, Isabella, Griffin, Eliot, and
Joseph.
John asked not to have a funeral
service. We are grateful to the hospice and health care
workers who helped him in his
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Residents and police rally to end gun violence
By Kathleen Stubbs
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ROCKVILLE – Local elected
officials and public figures decried
gun violence and called for stricter
gun restrictions Sunday during an
anti-gun violence rally at the Old
Grey Courthouse in Courthouse
Square.
Speakers included U.S. Rep.
Chris Van Hollen (D-8), Montgomery County Police Chief Tom
Manger, County Executive Ike
Leggett and a Brady Campaign to
Prevent Gun Violence national field
director Robert Disney.
Manger stressed the need to restrict some people’s access to guns.
“Keep guns out of the hands of
people who have mental illness and
keep guns out of the hands of people
who are legally prohibited by law
from having them,” said Manger.
“We need to do it.”
Manger said County police officers are confiscating more guns each
year, including 733 guns in 2012,
810 guns in 2013 and 1,051 guns in
2014.
“The majority of those guns
were recovered in four type of calls:
domestic violence calls, calls dealing
with individuals dealing with mental
health issues, calls dealing with illegal drug transactions and traffic
stops,” said Manger.
Disney paused intermittently as
he shared a personal story about his
great uncle’s death from Dec. 28,
1988.
He described his great uncle as a
“disturbed alcoholic” who beat Disney’s great aunt.
Once when she recalled called
the police on him, Disney’s uncle
opened the door, pulled out a gun and
fired at two officers standing there.
Disney said his great uncle
killed Sgt. Dale McLaughlin and the
other officer shot back and killed
him.
“My family has carried this
black stain ever since and it was a
pointless death for Sgt. McLaughlin,” said Disney. “He left behind a
wife and three kids that day.”
“We as a nation can do better,”
he added. “We as a nation must do
better.”
The rally concluded with attendees singing, “This Little Light of
Mine.”
Rabbi David Shneyer and two
young girls, Ricardine Gray and
Guiandine Gray, started the first
verse and then others joined. Most of
the group sang the song for as many
as five verses.
“This is a very emotional,
heartfelt rally,” said Van Hollen. “It’s
important that people focus their attention on this issue.”
He said he is confident Brady
Campaign supporters will be victorious because of the nature of the
cause.
“I think when people are determined (that) they get something done
and their cause is just then we will
prevail,” said Van Hollen.
State Sen. Jamie Raskin (D-20),
who’s running to replace Van Hollen
in the U.S. House of Representatives,
said Congress needs to follow state
government’s lead in restricting gun
violence.
“It’s an uncivilized way for us to
live, so we’ve made great progress in
Maryland without violating the second amendment,” said Raskin. “We
have fingerprint licensing. We have a
ban on military style assault
weapons, we have a requirement that
all stolen guns and lost guns be restored within 48 hours or it’s a misdemeanor.”
County council member Marc
Elrich (D-At large) said safety can
improve without violating the second amendment, the right to bear
arms.
“Violence can be reduced
through gun “Registration, background checks,” said Elrich. “I can’t
imagine that the people who wrote
(the amendment) envisioned that
you’d know people who are criminals and people without a sound
mind (are) getting weapons.”
Rockville Mayor Bridget Donnell Newton described the rally as
“an opportunity for all of us to be
heard.
“There’s so many tragedies lately that so many of us who feel strongly need to come together and use that
platform that we have,” said Newton.
Local residents stood silently in
their winter coats, hats, scarves and
gloves during the speeches, with
dozens of onlookers holding lit candles.
Chuck Wexler and Jan Hirshberg, a married couple from Bethesda, said they attended the rally in
support of the campaign.
“We think it’s crazy we can’t get
reasonable gun legislation passed,”
said Wexler.
“I feel like when people come
together they make a big statement,”
Hirshberg said, later adding, “Even
though standing around doesn’t
make things happen, I think it does
energize people and then it will energize more people than doing nothing.”
However, not everyone in attendance supported the rally.
Dan McHugh, a Gaithersburg
resident, said he attended in order to
oppose the Brady Campaign and the
local and federal officials who spoke
in favor of more gun restrictions.
“I attended it because this event
is ridiculous in my opinion,” said
McHugh. “Martin O’Malley signed
some of the toughest gun laws in the
entire country in 2013. There have
been a hundred more murders this
year… The gun laws have not
worked at a
Local Star Wars fans make the Kessell run to nearby theaters
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nationwide flocked to theaters to see
“Star Wars Episode VII: The Force
Awakens” last weekend. The film set
opening weekend box office records,
earning $238 million in ticket sales.
Several area movie theaters dedicated multiple screens to 3D and 2D
screenings of the film to accommodate the widespread demand from local fans.
“I have been a Star Wars fan my
entire life,” said Cristian Beatley of
Silver Spring, who attended an 8 a.m.
screening with his girlfriend at Regal
Cinemas in Rockville Town Center.
“When I was a kid, there was nothing
I wanted more than to be a Jedi, to
live in that universe. ‘The Force
Awakens’ was the nostalgia bomb I
needed.”
“It was packed, even then,”
Beatley said.
McKenna Kelly, another Silver
Spring resident, dressed as the robot
R2-DS while attending a Friday night
screening at the historic Senator Theatre in Baltimore.
“As a classic Star Wars fan, I
was very impressed with the nod to
the old school technology paired with
computer graphics,” said Kelly. “It is
a very well-made film and I plan to
see it again. And again.”
Several fans of the original films
enjoyed the opportunity to see the
movie with a new generation of fans.
“I saw the first film when I was 7
years old in 1977 and I’ve been a
huge fan ever since,” said Sam Elowitch, who attended a Saturday afternoon screening in Rockville with his
17-year-old son Henry and 8-yearold daughter Fanya.
All of them wore Star Wars
shirts to the theater.
“I’ve seen all the films multiple
times. The new movie was really
amazing. It was very exciting, beautifully filmed, a lot of great surprises,
great performances, particularly
some from the new characters,” said
Elowitch. “I was avoiding reading
anything about it, jokingly telling my
friends ‘You spoil, you die!’ It’s wonderful to be here with my kids and
my dear friends sharing the experience.”
“It was awesome, I think it was
the best Star Wars movie yet,” added
Fanya. Robert Johnson and his
daughter Gwyndolyn also attended a
Saturday screening at Regal, dressed
as Jedi knights. Gwyndolyn, who
said she has been a huge “Star Wars”
fan since her father introduced her to
the franchise in May, also had harsh
words for would-be spoilers of the
film.
“I think spoiling movies is completely rude, you should never do
that,” Gwyndolyn said.
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COVER STORY
MCPS agrees to allow reporters into special-needs student hearing
“MCPS”
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whether MCPS did enough to adequately accommodate Griffin
and his wife Suzanne Levin’s13year-old son with a free and public education.
Griffin and his wife maintain
the school system is trying to
“mainstream” their son into the
general school environment
though his special needs are too
severe to make that move successful.
"The disagreement is the
severity of this child's needs,"
said Holly Parker, the family’s attorney.
Krew objected to the reporter's presence Dec. 16, saying
at the time he would not speak
about the hearing in front of an
"audience," referring to the reporter.
Rodriguez stated in her letter
the family of the special needs
child "specifically asked for a
Sentinel reporter to be present.
"We therefore fail to understand why, citing the family's
privacy interest, you excluded
the reporter from the hearing,
which is presumptively public
under Maryland law," Rodriguez
wrote.
Krew noted in his letter to
the judge that he also received
Rodriguez's letter to Sabett, "sug-
gesting that the reporter intends
to be present when the hearing reconvenes on January 5.
"Having been notified that
this is the case, I write to advise
that MCPS has no objection to
the reporter's presence and ask
that Your Honor so advise the
Sentinel's attorney," stated Krew.
He added, "I would also request that Your Honor spend a
few minutes at the beginning of
the hearing assuring, on the
record, that the Parents knowingly and intentionally, on their behalf as well on behalf of their
child, are waiving their right to a
closed hearing. As a result, anything that is said in the hearing
may be publicly reported by any
media organization in attendance."
Krew did not return a request
for an interview left Friday by
The Sentinel's publication deadline Tuesda
Cavalry officer statue will gallop to Beall-Dawson House
“Historic commission”
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west side of the Beall-Dawson
House property.
In September, Reynolds said
the Beall-Dawson House could be a
viable property to place the statue.
"What I wanted to see accomplished was accomplished," she
said.
Commissioners Anita Neal
Powell and Craig Moloney joined
Reynolds in the majority while
commissioner chairman Rob Achtmeyer dissented.
Moloney called the statue a
"monstrosity."
"Personally, I find the statue
offensive," he said, later adding,
"This statue is defiant. Its intention
is to be reminiscent of a war-like
stance of the Confederacy and that
is not the message that we should be
professing in our interpretation of
history."
Commissioner Emily Correll
recused herself from participating
in the discussion because she spoke
out against the statue remaining at
the Red Brick Courthouse in September.
The commissioners faced two
options for relocating the statue to
the Beall-Dawson House property:
a primary option on the east side of
the property along Middle Lane and
an alternative option on the west
side.
They discussed which side had
too many trees and looked the best
for the monument, which faces
south on the lawn of the Red Brick
Courthouse. Reynolds included a
provision in her motion for the statue to face west so the face does not
appear to stare directly into any
nearby trees or buildings.
Reynolds originally favored
the primary option but Achtmeyer
said he preferred the alternative.
“I don’t see either one of them
as being a great choice,” he said. “I
don’t think that these two locations
represent a conversation with all
parties, I guess.”
Neal Powell appeared undecided about what she wanted done
with the statue, despite months of
deliberations.
"I guess I just don't get it," she
said about the statue, noting it's
fairly obscured where it is at the
Red Brick Courthouse.
In September, the commissioners voted to authorize Montgomery
County officials to relocate the statue, which currently stands on
County property at the historic Red
Brick Courthouse.
The following month, they
reaffirmed their decision although
some local history advocates said
the commissioners and city staff
erred during the September hearing.
In November, the commissioners did not have enough present
members to call a quorum because
one commissioner recused herself
from voting, one was out of town
and another was stuck at an airport.
When it came time for the
commissioners to vote Dec. 17,
Achtmeyer dissented against the
plan.
"I just didn't feel like it was the
right location based on conversations with other commissioners,"
said Achtmeyer.
He asked during the meeting
whether the commissioners could
postpone the vote to another month.
Susan Gorant, a local homeowner whose backyard runs along
W. Middle Lane, said earlier in the
night she didn’t want to be able to
see it directly behind her property.
She said it took living in the
community for more than five years
before she even realized the statue
existed at all by the Red Brick
Courthouse.
Gorant said she feared the potential for increased vandalism near
her home, especially since someone
recently vandalized her car when
she parked it near there.
“I feel like they were very reluctant to make a decision,” Gorant
said about the commissioners. “It’s
going to be in a much more prominent position than if they let it stay
where it is.”
“I think it will affect certain
people. In what way, I don’t know,”
said West End block captain Lynn
Wagman while standing near
Gorant.
Neal Powell also voiced concerns about how the statue’s placement could affect traffic.
“I could see accidents,” she
said while reeling off her list of
concerns.
However, she ultimately voted
to relocate the statue to the property.
In the end, Reynolds added,
she didn't feel particularly attached
to one particular idea.
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December 24, 2015 – December 30, 2015
JAN 3
SPANISH BALLROOM AT GLEN ECHO
PARK
Jan. 3. 2:45 – 3:30 P.M. Waltz Workshop and
3:30 – 6:00 P.M. Join us for a Waltz Dance in the
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, MD on Sunday, January 3, 2016 featuring Karen Collins & the
Backroads Band. This versatile band will provide a
lively mix of waltzes with a country & western flair,
and a few other couple dances, including Texas 2step, polka, and swing. The 45-minute waltz (or
two-step) dance lesson begins at 2:45 pm with a
half-hour introductory Waltz workshop and a more
advanced move presented the last 15 minutes. Social dancing follows until 6 pm. Admission is $10.
No partner required. For more information, call Joan
Koury at 202-238-0230 or Glen Echo Park at 301634-2222, go to www.WaltzTimeDances.org or email [email protected]. The Glen Echo
National Park is located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,
Glen Echo, MD 20812.
JAN 5
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Jan. 8. The Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District is accepting submissions for the fourth annual
Bethesda Film Fest, scheduled for March 18-19,
2016. Selected filmmakers will be invited to show
their documentary at the formal screening and receive a $500 honorarium. Filmmakers in Maryland,
Virginia and Washington, D.C. are eligible to submit
a short documentary film, 5-30 minutes in length.
All topics are eligible and films must have been
completed in the last two years. Young filmmakers,
under 18 years of age, are also eligible to apply.
Send applications to Bethesda Film Fest, c/o
Bethesda A & E District, 7700 Old Georgetown
Road, Bethesda. Questions? Contact Brenna O'Malley [email protected].
ART EXHIBIT: "TRUE COLORS: LIKE A
RAINBOW" AT DEL RAY ARTISANS
Jan. 8-31, 2016. Del Ray Artisans’ artists interpret colors of the rainbow in the "True Colors: Like
a Rainbow" art exhibit. For centuries artists have
been inspired by these true colors. Come enjoy the
artwork and mingle with the artists at the Opening
Reception on January 8, 2016 from 7-9pm at Del
Ray Artisans gallery (2704 Mount Vernon Ave,
Alexandria VA). Don’t miss the workshops on wire
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OPEN LIFE DRAWING AT DEL RAY ARTISANS
Jan –Dec. LIFE DRAWING: Looking for a
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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
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Broadway and TV veteran Kristin Chenoweth graces the Music Center at
Strathmore with her Coming Home Tour on January 29
AUDITIONS FOR FIDDLER ON THE
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Jan. 11 & 13. 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Kensington Art
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at the Arts Barn, 3111 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, MD. A prepared song is preferred, and auditions will take the full two hours. Performances are
the first three weekends in March with rehearsals
weekday evenings and occasional weekend afternoons. Please call Fred Zirm at 240-485-7233 or email him at [email protected] if you have any
questions.
Workshop and 3:30 to 6:00 P.M. Dance. Join us for
a Waltz Dance in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen
Echo Park on Sunday, January 17, 2016 featuring
the ensemble Taylor Among the Devils playing a
lively mix of folk waltzes with a few other couple
dances, including Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tango, and Polka. The 45-minute dance lesson begins
at 2:45 p.m. with a half-hour introductory Waltz
workshop and a more advanced move presented the
last 15 minutes. Social dancing follows until 6 pm.
Admission is $10. No partner required. For more
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Glen Echo Park at 301-634-2222, go to
www.WaltzTimeDances.org or e-mail [email protected]. The Glen Echo National Park is
located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD
20812.
JAN 12
AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP
Jan. 12. 1:30 – 3:00 P.M. For anyone grieving
the death of a loved one. A six-week group that
meets each Tuesday from 1:30 – 3 p.m. at Faith
United Methodist Church 6810 Montrose Rd.,
Rockville. Registration required: 301-921-4400.
JAN 14
CONCERT: BILL AND THE BELLES
Jan. 14. 7:00 P.M. (doors open at 6 pm) A rare
appearance in our area--this Bristol, TN trio presents
early country music for the modern listener with
striking 3-part harmony. Website: http://billandthebelles.com/ Contact: Ruth Goldberg,
[email protected] or Patuxent Music, (301)
424-0637, [email protected]. Tickets are $15 in advance or $20 at the door. Advance tickets are available for purchase. Where: Patuxent Music, 409 N
Stonestreet Ave, Rockville.
JAN 17
JAN 11
deep meditative experiences. Please register online
at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library. Click
“Branches” and select “Quince Orchard Library.”
Call 240-777-0200 for more information. Registration is limited to 20 people. Bring your own mat or
use a chair for the practice.
ONGOING
THE GORDON CENTER PRESENTS ISRAELI SINGER/SONGWRITER SENSATION NOA
Feb. 6. 8:00 P.M. Noa (Achinoam Nini), Israel's leading international singer/songwriter, graces
the Gordon stage to celebrate the Gordon’s 20th anniversary. A huge event for everyone, Noa also performed at The Gordon’s opening 20 years ago, and
she was our very first act! Noa is known the world
over. She has shared her angelic voice and magnetic
stage presence with superstars such as Sting, Pat
Metheny, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bocelli and many more.
On the Campus of the
Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC, 3506 Gwynnbrook
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410356-7469.
KRISTIN CHENOWETH AT STRATHMORE
Jan. 29. 8:00 P.M. Broadway legend, TV star,
and movie queen Kristin Chenoweth graces the Music Center at Strathmore with her inimitable beauty,
humor, and talent with her Coming Home Tour. The
concert features stories from Chenoweth’s life on
stage and screen, and music that spans the breadth
of her career, with venerable standards by Lerner
and Loewe, Harold Arlen, and Kander and Ebb, as
well as pop favorites. Chenoweth will also world
premiere a song composed by Grammy and Tony
nominated composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa,
from his new concept opera I Am Anne Hutchinson,
which will have its world premiere at Strathmore
later in the 15-16 Season. Lippa will be present to
conduct during the January concert with
Chenoweth. This performance is sponsored by Joel
& Elizabeth Helke. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit
www.strathmore.org.
MONTGOMERY HOSPICE DROP-IN DISCUSSION ABOUT GRIEF AND HEALING
Jan. 5. 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. Workshop for anyone
mourning the death of a loved one. 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Free and open to any Montgomery County resident.
Montgomery Hospice, 1355 Piccard Dr., Rockville.
Registration required: 301-921-4400.
JAN 8
experienced the death of one or both parents. A sixweek group that meets each Thursday from 6:308:00 p.m. at Montgomery Hospice offices at 1355
Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville. Registration
required: 301-921-4400.
WALTZ AT GLEN ECHO PARK
Jan. 17. 2:45 - 3:30 P.M. Introductory Waltz
JAN 18
MLK JR. DAY OF SERVICE
Jan. 18. Make Martin Luther King Jr. Day on
January 18, 2016 a Day ON and not a day off. Save
the date to volunteer at Montgomery County’s
MLK Day of Service at locations throughout the
county. There will be service projects for all ages
that will make an impact to lives in your community. Be Ready to Serve!!
JAN 20
LOSS OF A CHILD SUPPORT GROUP
Jan. 20. 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For parents grieving
the death of a child of any age. A six-week group
that meets each Wednesday from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
at the Montgomery Hospice offices at 1355 Piccard
Drive, Suite 100, Rockville. Registration required:
301-921-4400.
JAN 21
PARENT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP
Jan. 21. 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For adults who have
ANNUAL CASINO NIGHT AT THE J
Jan 30. 7:30 P.M. The Rosenbloom Owings
Mills JCC of Greater Baltimore plays host to a spectacular night on the town: Casino Night at the J.
Blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, delicious appetizers, complimentary beer and wine, and live auction.
In advance of Casino Night, the JCC is also launching its dynamic “Bids for Kids Online Auction” at
www.biddingforgood.com/jcc. Items include skybox Ravens tickets, vacation get-aways, restaurant
gift cards, spa services, and even a two-week luxury
RV! A preview for the Online Auction begins Monday, January 11, 2016; the Auction goes live January
17 through January 28, 2016. Location: The Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC is located at 3506 Gwynbrook Ave., Owings Mills.
Time: 7:30 pm to 10:30pm. Contact: Esther
Greenberg at [email protected] or 410-559-3545
for press inquiries. Tickets: To purchase tickets visit
www.biddingforgood.com/jcc. $75 per person (in
advance); $100 at the door.
WALTZ DANCE AT GLEN ECHO
Jan. 31. 2:45 - 3:30 P.M. Waltz Workshop and
3:30 to 6:00 P.M. Dance. Join us for a Waltz Dance
in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park on Sunday, January 31, 2016 featuring the ensemble Tangerine Tempo. This versatile band will provide a
lively mix of folk waltzes with a few other couple
dances, including Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tango, and Polka. The 45-minute dance lesson begins
at 2:45 p.m. with a half-hour introductory Waltz
workshop and a more advanced move presented the
last 15 minutes. Social dancing follows until 6 pm.
Admission is $10. No partner required. For more
information, call Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 or
Glen Echo Park at 301-634-2222, go to
www.WaltzTimeDances.org or e-mail [email protected]. The Glen Echo National Park is
located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD
20812.
MEDITATION PROGRAM: HOW TO
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Feb 1. 7:00 – 8:00 P.M. In this four-week compact course (Feb.1, Feb. 8, Feb. 18 & Feb. 22) you
will learn the basics of meditation: what it is, what
the benefits are, and how to do it by blending current scientific research with ancient yogic wisdom.
The instructor, James McCullum, has traveled extensively to train and study with yogic monks to
learn more about yogic lifestyle, meditation, and
MONTGOMERY HOSPICE BEREAVEMENT WORKSHOP: FOREVER YOURS
Feb. 12. 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. A special workshop
for widows, widowers and life partners who want to
honor and remember their loved ones on Valentine’s
Day. 1:00-2:30 p.m. Free and open to any Montgomery County resident. Montgomery Hospice,
1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. Registration required: 301-921-4400.
GEORGETOWN GLOW LIGHT-ART EXHIBITION
Through Dec. 20. Georgetown GLOW—the
popular holiday celebration featuring outdoor public
light-art installations that invite visitors to “re-imagine the season of light,”—is even bigger for 2015. In
its second year, Georgetown GLOW will expand
from a weekend-long celebration to a 10-day exhibition from December 11-20, with works lit from 6
– 10 p.m. nightly. Georgetown GLOW is a signature winter event celebrating the holiday season organized by the Georgetown Business Improvement
District (BID). Visit
www.GeorgetownGLOWDC.com for announcements and updates. The Georgetown GLOW exhibition encourages contemplation of, and interaction
with, the natural environment. The intimate, historic
C&O Canal—a beautiful, meditative waterway
reminiscent of Georgetown’s founding as a port
town just steps from bustling M Street—will serve
as the primary location for the works. Five site-specific installations, commissioned by local, regional
and international artists, will be on view along and
adjacent to the C&O Canal, Georgetown Waterfront
Park, and other locations south of M Street. While
works will be on view throughout the 10-day period, each piece will be lit nightly from 6-10 p.m. An
announcement of the artists and their projects is to
come.
HOLIDAY MARKET 2015 AT DEL RAY ARTISANS
Through Dec. 20. Del Ray Artisans 20th Annual
Holiday Market features handcrafted work from local artists (wall art, botanical, pottery, photography,
jewelry, glass, and more), plus poinsettias, ornaments, and 2016 calendars to support the gallery.
Different artists are featured each weekend! Open
the first three weekends in December: December 46, December 11-13, December 18-20. Hours: Fridays 6-9pm, Saturdays and Sundays 11am-6pm.
Located in the Colasanto Center, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria VA. Free entry and handicap accessible. www.TheDelRayArtisans.org/HolidayMarket
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ROMANTIC COMEDY: STAGE KISS
Through Dec. 27. When two actors with a history are thrown together as romantic leads in a forgotten 1930s melodrama, they quickly lose touch with
reality as the story onstage follows them offstage.
Sarah Ruhl’s singular voice returns to Round House
with Stage Kiss, a charming tale about what happens when lovers share a stage kiss—or when actors
share a real one. Directed by Aaron Posner. Where:
Round House Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway,
Bethesda. For tickets call: 240.644.1100
A LUMP OF COAL FOR CHRISTMAS
Through Dec. 31. Presented by Adventure Theatre MTC at Adventure Theatre MTC. What do a
Christmas stocking, a Korean Barbeque and Secretarial School, a sketch artist, Shakespeare, and a
drug store coupon have in common? The hilarious
and heartburning, uh, heartwarming holiday journey
of a Lump of Coal who wants to make art on any
canvas will light a fire in even the smallest, flammable heart, or it will at least convince you to open up
a Korean BBQ and Secretarial School. Adventure
Theatre MTC, 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo.
Tickets: $19.50
“WEAVING COMMUNITY” ON A LARGER-THAN-LIFE LOOM
Through Dec. 31 11:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M. The
Sandy Spring Museum creates a one-of-a-kind work
of community-generated art when it opens its
“Weaving Community” project on September 5.
All visitors to the museum are invited to come and
weave on a giant loom that will be constructed from
the 11 foot tall oak beams that frame the exhibit hall.
Fabric artist Suzanne Herbert Forton will facilitate
the weaving of a community tapestry, using the oak
beams of Bentley Memorial Exhibition Hall at the
Sandy Spring Museum as the frame of a giant loom.
The larger-than-life loom will be created first by
stringing warp between the floor and the 11 foot
high horizontal oak beams that are a permanent part
of the exhibition hall architecture. Next, the supporting vertical oak beams will mark off different
sections of warp, with each section containing distinct thematic content woven into its weft and created from a wide variety of materials: yarn, fabric
strips with personal messages and statements, ribbon, recycled clothing, plastics, photos and found
objects. Sandy Spring Museum is located at 17901
Bentley Rd, Sandy Spring, MD. The exhibit runs
through Dec. 31. For more information call 301774-0022 or visit www.sandyspringmuseum.org.
GARDEN OF LIGHTS: WINTER GARDEN
WALK THROUGH HOLIDAY LIGHT DISPLAY
Through Jan. 3. 10:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Step
into a magical winter wonderland illuminated with
more than one million dazzling colorful lights
shaped into hand-crafted, original art forms of flowers, animals and other natural elements. Stroll from
garden to garden enjoying twinkling tree forms,
fountains, sparkling snowflakes overhead and more.
The Garden of Lights celebrates its 18th season as a
Baltimore/Washington, DC area family holiday tradition. The night wouldn’t be complete without a
visit inside the Conservatory to enjoy watching GScale model trains wind through a seasonal landscape. Afterward, warm up inside the Visitors Center while you sip hot cocoa and listen to one of the
nightly musical performances. The Conservatory
Winter Display and Garden Railway Exhibit is open
daily from 10 AM to 5 PM through Sunday, January
3, 2016. Where: Brookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Avenue, Silver Spring.
SATURDAY FARMERS MARKET
Saturdays 9:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Every week,
December 24, 2015 – December 30, 2015
on Saturday, through mid-November, the Farmers
Market transforms itself as different fruits and vegetables become available throughout the season.
Your pick of farm-fresh fruits and vegetables, bedding plants, cut flowers, preserves, honey, herbs,
baked goods, and more. All items offered are picked
fresh daily and available as supplies last. The Market accepts EBT benefits. Location: Jury parking lot
located on the corner of Rt. 28 and Monroe Street |
Address: Rockville, MD 20850 | Contact: 240-3148620
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.
TEEN WRITER'S CLUB
Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Join us at the Marilyn J. Praisner Library, at 14910 Old Columbia Pike,
Burtonsville, MD 20866, to meet other teens who
share your interest in writing. Learn to improve your
writing and try new approaches. Ages 12 and up are
welcome. For additional library events and information call 240-773-9460.
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
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.
PARENT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP
Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For adults who have
experienced the death of one or both parents. Registration required at (301) 921-4400. Mt. Calvary
Baptist church, 608 North Horner’s Lane,
Rockville, MD 20850.
COURTESY PHOTO
Noa (Achinoam Nini), Israel's
leading international
singer/songwriter, takes the stage at
the Gordon Center in Owings Mill to
celebrate the Gordonʼs 20th
anniversary on February 6.
20814.
BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT
Tuesdays. 6:30 – 10:30 P.M. Local backgammon
tournament on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each
month starting March 11. More information at
MeetUp.com-DC Metro Backgammon Club. Ruby
Tuesday Westfield Wheaton Mall 11160 Veirs Mill
Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902
[email protected]
CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
Sundays 11:00 – 3:00 P.M. $33 $12 for unlimited champagne cocktails Executive Chef Todd Wiss
has cooked up a seasonal brunch menu complete
with a brunch time standard – Champagne! Guests
are welcome every Sunday to indulge on Black’s favorites like Smoked Salmon, Chesapeake Bay Blue
Fish Rillette, Herb Crusted Pineland Farms Prime
Rib or breakfast treats like House Made Brioche
French Toast, Quiche and a selection of Chef Wiss’
homemade jams. Visit http://www.blacksbarandkitchen.com or call (301) 652-5525. Black’s Bar
and Kitchen, 7750 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD
20814.
SPAGNVOLA CHOCOLOATE FACTORY
TOUR
Saturdays and Sundays: 2:00 – 6:00 P.M. Meet
the owners, learn about the origin of chocolate, and
see how it is grown and processed. Experience how
chocolate is made from the actual cacao seed to the
final chocolate during this "sweet" educational tour,
from chocolate bars to truffles to bonbons. Each tour
also includes a FREE chocolate tasting! 360 Main
Street Suite 101 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878.
Visit http://www.spagnvola.com or call (240) 6546972.
COUNTRY THURSDAYS
Thursdays, 9 P.M. Union Jack's traditionally
British pub in Bethesda heads to the South for their
all new Country Night every Thursday. Live country/rock bands, free cowboy hats for the cowgirls,
bandanas for the cowboys, drink specials, including
$2 PBR cans, $2 Budweiser bottles, $4 Jack Daniels
drinks, food specials including 50 cent hot wings.
Best of all, there's no cover to get in! And be sure to
get there early for Union Jack's famous Beat. 4915
Saint Elmo Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
WORLD SERIES OF POKER
Every Tuesday and Sunday night Flanagan's
hosts Poker in the rear from 8-10 p.m. it's Bethesda's
own version of The World Series of poker. Call
(301) 951-0115 for more. Flanagan's Harp and Fiddle, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
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.
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.
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!
TAKOMA MOVES! COMMUNITY DANCE
CLASS AT DANCE EXCHANGE
Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. $10 per class. First
Thursday of each month from 6:30 - 7 p.m., free!
This open-level, community modern class brings together movers of all ages and abilities to move and
make at Dance Exchange. Led by teachers from the
DC region, Takoma Park Moves creates a space to
explore improvisation, technique, and choreography
in an intergenerational class. This drop-in class will
kick off on the first Thursday of each month with a
free, 30 minute get to know you class. New to
dance? Join us. Returning to dance? Join us. Just
want to dance with your family and neighbors? Join
us. Presented by Dance Exchange, 7117 Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD. For more information,
please visit: http://danceexchange.org/ or call: 301270-6700.
NEED A SITTER? IT’S LEGO TIME AT
VISARTS!
Saturdays, 12 – 5:00 P.M. Go on a date, get
some shopping done, or just relax for a few hours
while your kids get to play with more than 15
pounds of LEGO bricks! Children can play on our
LEGO race track, build a car, a tall tower, a city or
free build. They can even take part in a LEGO craft
project! Our top-notch staff are LEGO enthusiasts
and ready to entertain your kids while you get some
"me" time. Register at [email protected].
At VisArts in Rockville.
GAITHERSBURG ROTARY CLUB WEEKLY MEETING
Every Tuesday, 12:15 – 1:15 P.M. Hilton Hotel,
620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg. For more information, please visit www.gaithersburgrotary.org.
THE COMEDY AND MAGIC SOCIETY
Fridays, 8:00 P.M. Astounding magic and slight
of hand with interactive theatre and hilarious fun.
Ages 10 and up. 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg,
MD 20878. For more information: 301-258-6394.
Price: $12 to $15
DROP-IN YOGA IN BETHESDA
Fridays, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. Community classes
are mixed level, one-hour asana classes taught by a
rotating selection of Unity Woods teachers. Just
drop in – no registration required! Unity Woods
Yoga Center, 4853 Cordell Ave. Bethesda. Ages
18+. Cost: $5. For more information, call 301-6568992.
TEEN SK8 AT WHEATON ICE
Most Friday evenings 8:00 – 10:00 P.M. The
Wheaton Ice Arena is the place to be on Friday
nights! Play along with our theme to get the 'Cheapskate' rate of $6.50 for admission and skates.
Wheaton Regional Park, 11717 Orebaugh Ave in
Wheaton, MD. For more information, call: 301905-3000 or visit: montgomeryparks.org.
THE WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE OF
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Weekly support groups for newly widowed persons at three locations: at Margaret Schweinhaut
Center 1000 Forest Glen Rd. Silver Spring on Mondays, at Holiday park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara
Drive, Wheaton, on Thursdays and at Jane Lawton
(Leland) Center, 4301 Willow Lane, Chevy Chase
on Thursdays. These support groups are open, free
of charge, to all widowed persons who have suffered a loss within the past two years. Those preferring an evening group are encouraged to call the
WPS office. The groups are facilitated by trained
volunteers. For more information or to register,
please call: 301-949-7398 to register. The Widowed
Persons Service is a non-profit volunteer organization sponsored by AARP, the Montgomery County
Mental Health Association, and other community
organizations.
KNITTING AND SPINNING
Every second Monday of the month. 3:00 –
5:00 P.M. Come to the Marilyn J. Praisner Library
to practice your knitting and spinning skills. Open
to everyone of all skill levels. Come learn how to
knit and spin or work on your current projects with
others. No registration needed.
– 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:
22 W Jefferson St. Suite 309
Rockville, MD. 20850
or email [email protected]
or call 301.838.0788
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December 24, 2015
Kennedy buries
Einstein 62-40
By Carlos Alfaro
@carlosalfarorod
SILVER SPRING – The
Kennedy varsity boys basketball
team beat Einstein 62-40 Friday
night in what started as a close game
but ended in a lopsided victory for
the Cavaliers (4-1). Einstein stayed
close to last with a 1-5 overall record.
Both teams were in a rebuilding
stage, with Einstein coming back after losing eight seniors to graduation.
Similarly Kennedy tried to
come up strong with only one senior
on their squad playing in forward
Dexter Pelap but with plenty of experienced underclassmen, according to
head coach Diallo Nelson.
The scoreboard showed an easy
victory for the Cavaliers but Nelson
noted an important weakness with
the team.
“Defensively we were fine,”
said Nelson. “But we were terrible at
the foul line. I’ve never coached a
team that was that bad the entire
game.”
The team shot 33.3 percent from
the line, making eight of 24 opportunities. Einstein shot 54.5 percent
from the line, sinking 12 out of 22
opportunities.
Einstein head coach Rich Porac
said he wasn’t surprised at the result.
He explained his team is inexperienced with mostly sophomores and
juniors, and only one healthy senior.
“But that’s not to take away
what Kennedy does,” said Porac.
“Kennedy beat us with our eight seniors last year. They play hard, they
trap, we turn the ball over too much
and right now we got to find guys
that can score the basketball.”
The furthest Kennedy has gone
in the playoffs is as a state finalist in
1996, while Einstein were semifinalists in 1999.
Kennedy ended the first quarter
leading 12-8 before Einstein pull
ahead 16-14 in the second quarter on
the strength of six consecutive free
throw shots.
The Cavalier eventually broke a
17-17 tie with a nine-point streak,
never challenged again by Einstein.
As the point deficit grew, Einstein’s offense tried to run the ball
through Kennedy’s solid defense to
no avail.
The Titans struggled with
layups and Kennedy junior forward
Jomaite Tavarez kept their offense at
bay by providing a strong defensive
effort for the Cavaliers.
“We need to improve on being a
team and having team chemistry, because a lot of times we didn’t know
what each other was doing,” said
Einstein junior guard Jason Clingman. “Other than that, it’s a long season we’re going to build on that.
This week we had a tough stretch.”
PHOTO BY DAVID WOLFE
Kennedyʼs shooting guard Arkese Gaskins drives the lane for two against Einstein.
Kostecka scores 23 to lead Clarksburg over unbeaten Springbrook
By Brandy L. Simms
@BLS1969
CLARKSBURG – Andrew
Kostecka scored a game-high 23
points Friday night to lead the
Clarksburg varsity boys basketball team to a 64-60 home win
over previously unbeaten Springbrook.
Kostecka, a Loyola signee,
led three Coyotes in double figures while the talented backcourt
tandem of Darren Galvin and Falu
Seck combined for 40 points for
Springbrook in the Blue Devils’
first loss of the season.
“This is a huge win,” said
Kostecka, whose team improved
to 4-1 after suffering a loss to
Richard Montgomery earlier in
the week. “I think it’s a good
bounce back game for us after we
just lost to RM. We came back, we
beat Einstein and a win tonight is
huge.”
Clarksburg led by 12 points
at halftime and extended its lead
to 47-33 on Kostecka’s threepoint play with 2:49 remaining in
the third quarter.
However, Springbrook rallied behind the solid performance
of Galvin (team-high 22 points)
and Seck (18 points), who displayed an array of shots on the
hardwood.
Late in the fourth quarter,
Seck’s driving layup cut the
deficit to 59-53 before a referee
waived off E.J. Dyson’s potential
three-point play over a controversial offensive charging call.
“I have no comment,” said
Springbrook head coach Darnell
Myers about the call.
Seck drained a 3-pointer with
20 seconds left to cut the deficit to
61-60 but Kostecka made three
out of four free throws down the
stretch to seal the victory.
Meanwhile, Clarksburg ju-
nior guard Ian Krishnan (15
points), Jeff McInnis (10 points)
and Dallas Marshall (nine points)
also contributed in the Coyotes’
win.
“The key was being able to
maintain down the stretch,” said
Kostecka. “We had about a 13point lead with just two minutes
left and they started coming back
but we just started fighting and
good things happened.”
@BLS1969
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DECEMBER 24, 2015
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SPORTS
RM’s Orellana nears 100 wrestling wins
By Lem Satterfield
@lemslatest
ROCKVILLE – Luis Orellana’s 72-second pin of Walt Whitman’s James Mackall brings the
132-pounder within three of his
100th career victory at Richard
Montgomery, according to Rockets’
coach Blake Godsey.
This season, Orellana is 17-0
with 197 career wins, a year after
finishing fourth in the County and
fifth at the Class 4A-3A West Regional tournament.
He served a bright spot for the
Rockets (1-3) when they lost Friday’s tri-meet 52-27 to Whitman
and 46-33 to Poolesville. Whitman
also beat Poolesville 47-26.
Another highlight for the Rockets is senior Edgar Cruz (138), who
earned a 7-4 decision over Whitman’s James Bamberger, improving
his mark to 14-3. The triumph
comes a week after Cruz won his
weight class at the Rocket Duals.
“I was expected to be one of the
starting goalkeepers in soccer my
junior year, but proceeded to devote
myself to offseason wrestling with
Team Maryland,” said Cruz. “This
year was my second year on the
Maryland team and I placed second
in Greco at states and third in
freestyle at states. I think I’ve improved my attacks from neutral and
I can take you down at any given
moment.”
Bamberger edged Mount Hebron’s sixth-place state finisher Jimmy Hayden 9-8 on the way to becoming one of the Vikings’ three
champions during their runner-up
finish at the Dec. 11-12 Lloyd Keaser Classic at North County of Anne
Arundel County.
Meanwhile at Paint Branch,
wrestling has become a family affair. The Panthers split Friday’s dual
meets with a 44-30 loss to Springbrook and a 60-12 win over Blake.
The son of head coach Rick
Smith, junior Nolan Smith (132),
rose to 13-0, highlighted by a 5-4
victory over Springbrook’s Nick
Kilby. His victory avenged a 13-2
major decision loss of at last year’s
Class 4A-3A Regional Tournament.
Smith and Kilby each wrestled
at 120 last year, with the former
placing third in the County and fifth
at regions and the latter earning fifth
in the County and fourth at regions.
Freshman Austin Smith (182)
used a 42-second pin and a 6-0
shutout to improve to 9-3, his success due in part to his presence near
Panthers’ teammates Gibbs Tinne
(195) and Cornell Wilson (285).
Wilson is 12-1 coming off a
year in which he placed third at
counties and regions and fourth at
states, and Tinne, 13-0.
"Nolan tilted the kid to his back
about three times," said Rick Smith
of the win against Kilby. "We
thought he should have had more
near fall points, but he wrestled a
great match."
"I'm pleased for my sons,”
added Smith, who coached his older
sons Garrett and Jordan through
2013 and 2014 respectively. “Austin
gets to see his older brother, who is a
hard-nosed kid, and he's getting
good work with the upper weight
guys. But as their head coach, they
had to earn their spots and nothing
has been given to them.”
Austin checked in at 6-foot-2
and 185 pounds after playing football this year.
“He's fearless, and in order to
have the opportunity to be on varsity, he had to beat out a junior,” said
Smith. Walter Johnson (4-1) also
split Friday’s tri-meet, losing 39-26
to Churchill but beating Wheaton
52-23. Wheaton lost 54-19 to
Churchill.
Logan Wilson (145), Jakub
Keilb (160) and Patrick Okocha
(182) all remained unbeaten at 9-0
for Walter Johnson (4-1).
Okocha pinned twice, once in
just 70-seconds, Wilson earned a
technical fall and a decision, and
Keilb recorded a forfeit and a decision.
Wilson is a County runner-up
and regional champion who placed
fifth at states. Okocha placed second in the County and region. Walter Johnson’s JD Fitzpatrick (138) is
7-2 and teammate Grant Anderson
(120) rose to 6-2 with a pin and a decision.
A County runner-up who was
third at regions and sixth at states,
Fitzpatrick lost a 145-pound bout 64 to Churchill’s J.J. Bravo.
However, Fitzpatrick’s 6-4 victory over 138-pound rival, Xavier
Howard of Wheaton, became his
second win of the year over
Howard, who placed second, third
and fourth, respectively, at the
County, regional and state tournaments.
Bravo rises to fill the Fitzpatrick challenge Track and field participants
rise to occasion for holidays
By Lem Satterfield
@lemslatest
POTOMAC – JJ Bravo’s toughest times are in the Churchill’s
wrestling room, where head coach
Tim Lowe and assistant coach Tony
Howard are the 145-pounder’s mentors and tormentors.
Lowe twice earned county and
state titles at Einstein and Howard
and three each in county and state
championships at Magruder.
“I’m very lucky to have coaches
like them,” said Bravo about the pair
of 2000 high school graduates.
“They work us hard in practice and
keep my mentality in check, which
boosts your confidence for any challenge.”
That resolve was tested on Friday against Walter Johnson’s J.D.
Fitzpatrick, who boldly rose from
138 pounds to face Bravo. The move
backfired with a 6-4 loss to Bravo,
who never trailed against the former
county runner-up who placed third at
regions and sixth at states.
“I think I took him down with an
ankle pick in the first 30 seconds.
When you can score that quickly,
you’re pretty confident going into
the second period. So I let him up,”
said Bravo, who led by as much as 41.
“I chose bottom and reversed
him I think with a switch, then I let
him up and got the last takedown on
a single-leg. Every point he got was
an escape. I was pretty confident on
my feet and never felt threatened.”
The Bulldogs swept Walter
Johnson 39-36 and Wheaton 54-19
to 12-2 overall, including an 8-1
record during a title-winning effort at
Richard Montgomery’s Rocket Duals. The Bulldogs’ losses are against
Whitman and Northwest.
Bravo is 13-1 with nine pins following a triumph Lowe calls “the
biggest win” of his season.
“Both guys wrestled tough in a
very good match,” said Lowe, who is
in his fifth year. “JJ got it done
against a really good kid, and he’s
having a great senior year.”
Fitzpatrick (7-2) returned to 138
pounds for the Wildcats’ 52-23 victory over Wheaton.
There, Fitzpatrick’s 6-4 decision represented his second win of
the year over Xavier Howard, who
placed second, third and fourth, respectively, at the county, regional
and state tournaments.
Fans expected a match-up between Bravo and the Wildcats’ Logan Wilson but Wilson instead beat
152-pound teammate Liam Lehr 8-3.
A county runner-up and regional champion who placed fifth at
states, Wilson improved to 9-0.
“I’ve never wrestled Logan,”
said Bravo. “It’s good to get J.D. out
of the way, but I’m sure I could see
Logan later on.”
Bravo won 32 matches and finished fifth at last year’s Class 4A-3A
Regional tournament after failing to
place within the top six at the county
tournament.
“JJ fell short of qualifying for
states,” said Lowe, 34. “But he really
put in the work during the offseason
and he’s looking for an opportunity
to get on the podium at the end of the
year.”
The lone wrestler to vanquish
Bravo is Bullis’ Alex Brown, a seventh place finisher at private schools
states.
Bravo reached 9-0 before losing
a decision to Brown at the Rocket
Duals.
“Alex closed quickly and took
me down the same way about four
times,” said Bravo, who decked seven of nine opponents at The Rocket
Duals. “I’ve worked shot defense
and keeping my mentality in check.”
Another Bulldog wrestler performing well this season is sophomore Jack Connolly (132), who is
13-1 after registering a 61-second
pin against the Wildcats and a 9-1
major decision over the Knights’
Jahmally Willie.
“This year’s success would not
be possible without coach Tony
Howard. He’s a high school and college All-American, so his knowledge
of the sport and the intensity he
brings to the room is truly beneficial,” said Lowe.
“Our team looked good against
WJ and Wheaton, which has a really
tough squad this year after being
down in the past. Their coach is really bringing respect back to their program.”
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By Kathleen Stubbs
@kathleenstubbs3
HYATTSVILLE – Members of
the three Montgomery County indoor
track and field teams earned personal
records at the PR Holiday Invitational
Saturday, held at the Prince Georges
Sports and Learning Complex.
Quince Orchard, BethesdaChevy Chase and Seneca Valley athletes competed in their third meets.
The 4x800 meter relay teams
competed for the first time this season. So did Seneca Valley senior hurdler Helnsarah Penda, who returned
to after a hip injury. A fourth-year
competitor, Penda placed second
overall, finishing in 8.67 seconds.
Seneca Valley head coach Chris
Colbert described Penda as “one of
our team leaders.”
Quince Orchard jumper Greg
D’Elia earned a personal record in
the 55 meter hurdles and in the high
jump. He also placed second in the
high jump finals at 6 feet, 3 inches.
The B-CC’s girls 4x800 meter
relay team placed fourth (10:06 minutes) overall. The QO boys placed
eighth (8:39) and B-CC boys earned
13th overall and second (8:52) in
their heat.
“We were hoping to run 8:30,”
said QO head coach Seann Pelkey.
“We were a little bit off from where
we thought we would be but I
thought they raced fairly well and
early this season we just want to see
competition. The ability to lock in
your gate with the competition is important.”
Bethesda-Chevy Chase head
coach Chad Young said he ran two
freshmen in each 4x800 race to expose them to competing in a meet before the relay team is finalized later
in the season.
Barons sophomore Adam
Nakasaka earned a personal best
(9:51) in the 3,200 meter run and
placed second overall,l, followed by
QO’s Christian McCann in 14th
(10:07).
Nakasaka earned his last PR
(10:11) at his previous meet and the
first time he ran the event. He attributed his performance to running
cross country in the fall.
“I think it really prepared me for
the indoor season and also last year I
was more of a short distance guy, so I
sort of moved up from what I was doing last season,” said Nakasaka.
Three County boys finished in
the top 16 of 62 runners competing in
the 1,600 meter run.
Quince Orchard’s Liam Walsh
placed fourth overall (4:33 minutes),
followed by B-CC senior Lucas
Heinzerling (4:45), who earned second in his heat and 11th overall.
Ethan Mara finished 16th
(4:48), just behind 15th place finisher, Washington Lee runner Jon Siberstein (4:48.62).
During the boys 4x200 meter relay race, Seneca Valley (1:39 minutes) tied Woodrow Wilson for 19th
place, about 6.5 seconds behind firstplace team Fredrick Douglas (Prince
Georges).
Meanwhile, the QO girls (1:58)
finished 28th overall and first of the
County teams, with Seneca Valley
checking in 31st (2:00). Bethesda
Chevy Chase (2:01) tied Thomas Jefferson for 33rd of 38 teams.
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DECEMBER 24, 2015
SPORTS
Damascus runs dual meet winning streak to 89 matches
By Lem Satterfield
@lemslatest
DAMASCUS – Having graduated most of a squad that earned
its third straight Class 4A-3A dual
meet title last year, Damascus
coach John Furgeson awaited an
ordeal for his Swarmin’ Hornets in
last weekend’s Appalachian Duals.
“Our schedule, so far, hadn’t
put us in a tough situation,” said
Furgeson. “We wanted a test to see
how good our kids can get.”
The Swarmin’ Hornets (10-0)
answered any questions with a
dominant display of depth at Skyline High in Front Royal, Va., their
61-10 championship victory over
John Handley capping a sweep of
six dual matches that included a
nine-fall, 77-0 shutout of Patriot
(Nokesville, Va.).
Every wrestler but Sajed Ab-
delmomin (285) posted a record
over .500, and even Abdelmomin
‘s 3-3 mark included a pair of firstperiod pins as the Swarmin’ Hornets’ dual meet winning streak rose
to 89 straight matches.
“We got better and better as
the tournament progressed,” said
Furgeson, whose Swarmin’ Hornets totaled 38 pins, second to Potomac’s 46. “Our guys really want
to keep the tradition going and fed
off each other’s intensity.”
The McLaughlin brothers,
freshman John (120) and senior
Colin (170) won all six bouts, five
of them by fall.
John’s pins all came in the
first period along with a forfeit
win, while Colin, a county champion who placed third in the state last
year, edged Dolan Delaney of John
Handley, 7-6.
Other 6-0 members included
defending state champion Scott
Obendorfer (132), County champion Branden Parent (160), Ryan
Lawrence (138), John Allan Furgeson (145) and Ben Lokos (182).
Lokos recorded four pins, a
technical fall and a forfeit win.
Lawrence pinned three times, won
a major decision and two decisions.
Parent pinned once, registered
three technical falls and earned
two major decisions. Furgeson
pinned once with three major decisions and two decisions.
Obendorfer pinned once,
earned a technical fall and two
each in major decisions and decisions.
Davey Creegan (152) and Elijah Baisden (195) both ended up 51 and Ian Osterman (106), Ethan
Rendelman (113), Dyllan Ramirez
(126) and Michael Bradshaw (220)
all wound up with 4-2 records.
Good Counsel wrestler fares well in the Beast of East
By Lem Satterfield
@lemslatest
NEWARK, Del. – A one-point
loss separated Good Counsel’s
Kevin Budock from a berth in The
Beast of the East tournament finals,
just as a point was the difference for
the man who vanquished Budock
and a runner-up finish to the nation’s
No. 1-ranked 145-pound wrestler.
“Kevin’s right there with the
top guys in the country,” said 12thyear Falcons’ coach Skylar Saar.
“Obviously, Kevin can wrestle with
them. He’s just got to have a breakthrough to beat one.”
Budock earned a 6-1 record
with two pins toward placing third in
the prestigious two-day affair at The
University of Delaware, pacing the
Falcons to a best-ever eighth place
finish in a 104-team event won by
Blair Academy of Blairstown, New
Jersey.
“Being eighth and in the top 10
is the best we’ve ever done at Beast.
The previous best was tenth in
2012,” said Saar of a season during
which his Falcons won the private
schools state title.
Junior Brady Daniel (220), a
state champion at River Hill last
year, finished fifth. Senior private
school state runners-up Garrett Neff
(160) and Paul Hutton (170) both
placed seventh.
Neff ended up 6-2 and nailed
one of his three pins in only 20 seconds to remaining with a major decision and a 4-3 victory that avenged
an earlier loss.
“Neff was only the 15th seed,
but he wrestled the tournament of his
life and took a jump to the next level,” said Saar. “Brady Daniel made
some huge strides this week, and
Paul Hutton wrestled some tough
matches.”
Ohio State-bound state runnerup Kevin Snyder (195) won by pin
and major decision before losing his
quarterfinal bout by default after reinjuring an ankle in a match he led,
2-1, against Jody Crouse of Bethlehem Catholic.
“Kevin was ahead, but he had
hurt it in the match before and re-aggravated it again,” said Saar. “It’s a
mild sprain, but he couldn’t push off
of it. He should be back next week or
the week after.”
Budock reached the semifinals
on two each in pins and decisions.
There, he fell 3-2 to Quentin
Hovis of Arizona’s Seton Catholic
Prep. Hovis, in turn, lost his title
bout 4-3 to champion David Carr of
The Perry School in Massillon,
Ohio.
“Kevin’s match was tied, 1-1
but he lost a close match on a takedown right at the end to a kid who is
ranked No. 7 in the country,” said
Saar. “That guy went on to wrestle
the No. 1 kid in the country.”
Budock won his final two bouts
by identical scores of 1-0 over McDonogh of Baltimore’s third-place
state finisher Sam Martino and
Brock Wilson of Pennsylvania’s
Nazareth.
“Kevin was able to get the escape and ride out both of those
guys,” said Saar. “He wrestled really well on top was in control in both
of those matches.”
Budock served as the Falcons’
highest place-winner for the second
consecutive weekend. He finished
sixth at the December 11-12 Iron
Man Invitational Tournament at
Walsh Jesuit High in Cuyahoga
Falls, Ohio.
“Last week, Kevin lost a match
to the No. 4 guy in the country,” said
Saar of Budock, an Old Dominionbound winner of two state titles in
three appearances who has been a
National Preps runner-up three
times. “I know Kevin’s not happy
finishing third at Beast, which is
what he did last year, but he’s a special wrestler who is getting
tougher.”
Happy Festivus
for the
rest of us!
Creegan pinned four times,
with three falls each from Osterman and Bradshaw.
“We got complacent in the
semifinal match,” said Ferguson
about a 42-27 semifinal victory
during which Potomac pinned four
Damascus wrestlers. “Colin
showed great leadership during a
meeting with the guys, putting his
arms around them and motivating
them to really turned it on in the finals.”
Obendorfer required an overtime takedown to secure a 4-2 decision over Allen Kokilananda of Annandale on Friday but rebounded
with Saturday’s 7-2 decision over
Lionardo Quezada of John Handley, a Virginia state champion.
“I didn’t know much about the
first guy, but I’m an offensive
wrestler and he was backing away
a lot. I wasn’t really wrestling my
match, but I kept my head in it,”
said Obendorfer, a junior.
“I wrestled a lot better the second match, and we have a few
freshmen in the lineup who have
been a pleasant surprise in helping
to keep the Damascus name alive.”
The Swarmin’ Hornets won
the event for the second straight
year, having vanquished Battlefield (Haymarket, Va.), 48-14, for
last year’s crown.
“We were excited knowing
Battlefield had a good team but we
knew six of their guys had gone to
the Beast of The East,” said Ferguson of a prestigious Delaware tournament.
“We we would have liked the
chance to make some noise against
the No. 2-ranked team at their best
but it didn’t happen. I think we’re a
lot better as a team after this tournament.”
B-CC’s smallest may be among best
By Lem Satterfield
@lemslatest
INWOOD, W.V. – Eli Guttentag
may be the smallest wrestler on the
Bethesda-Chevy Chase wrestling
team but the freshman has swiftly become the Barons’ most efficient
weapon.
Earlier this month at the twoday Musselman High duals tournament, Guttentag went 9-0, recording
two pins and one each in technical
falls and a major decisions toward
pacing the Barons (13-1) to the team
title.
The 15-year-old Guttentag (140) earned accolades on the "AllTournament Team" along with teammate Sam Loebig (285), who also
finished at 9-0 with six pins to improve his overall mark to 12-1.
Guttentag began wrestling seven years ago, placing as high as fifth
at last year’s junior league states
while competing for the Outlaws
program under coaches John Noggle, Larry Hill and Randy Rotha.
“I was good in junior leagues,
but definitely not the best, and I didn’t expect to be doing this well,” said
Guttentag, crediting eighth-year
Barons’ coach Nick Arnone and assistants Robert Yi and Mike Chen.
“I’ve gotten really good coaching and definitely improved from the
top position. Coach Arnone teaches a
really good cradle that I’ve been using
a lot this year, and I’ve turned almost
every kid at some point. I haven’t
wrestled anyone that great, yet.”
Among the Barons’ victories in
an event including teams from Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia, BCC topped Virginia’s defending
Group 2A state champion Clarke
County 57-18 and won 36-25 against
Mountain View, a fifth place finisher
in last year’s Group 5A state tournament.
Mountain View won last year’s
Musselman championship.
Sufyan Madyun (152) and
Marcelo McAndrew (182) both ended up 8-1. McAndrew lost 7-0 to the
returning Class 2A state champion
from Clarke County in a 195-pound
match.
“I had actually bumped Marcelo
up to wrestle him. Had he stayed in
his own weight class, he probably
would have gone undefeated,” said
Arnone, whose Barons only loss was
to defending Class 4A-3A state dual
meet and tournament champion
Damascus.
Marcelo McAndrew, a senior,
pinned his opponent from Jefferson,
W.V, in a school-record five seconds
during the same weekend that his
brother, sophomore Gabriel McAndrew (195) did so against his rival
from East Hardy, W.V., in eight seconds.
“We’re just using this tournament as a stepping stone toward improving each day,” said Amone.
“This is a nice accomplishment for
the team, but they also understand
that it doesn’t mean anything when
we return back to Montgomery
County.”
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