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City Manager remanded for several decisions in lawsuit regarding new senior center
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ROCKVILLE- The Montgomery County Circuit Court in a decision handed down at the end of last
month remanded several decisions
made by city manager Barbara
Matthews regarding payment to CFI
Construction for the delayed
Rockville Senior Center. The court
also sent several decisions back to
the city for further explanations.
The court sided with the city on
a few decisions, but remanded others, including one where Matthews
awarded 113 additional days of site
supervision instead of 340 as requested by CFI. The court ruled
Matthews’ decision “must be remanded because (Matthews) failed
to provide any explanation for not
awarding the 227 additional days
sought by CFI and little or no reason
for the 113 days awarded.”
According to court documents,
Matthews did not calculate the delay
damages the city was entitled to and
then deduct that amount from the additional costs asked for by CFI,
which is required to make a decision
related to the denial of additional supervision days. The decision was reversed with an explanation required
of Matthews. The court remanded at
least 17 decisions by Matthews.
According to Circuit Court documents, “Both counsels acknowledge the decision of an administra-
tive body can only be affirmed for
the reasons given by the administrative body in arriving at that decision.
Where there are reasons not provided, the court is unable to perform its
function.”
In 2010 Rockville hired CFI
Construction to complete expansion
on the Fitness Center at the
Rockville Senior Center. According
to court documents, the $1.9 million
See “Rockville ” page 8
Whooping cough in school
By Donna Broadway
Staff Writer
Who’s your
God?
Somewhere in the South
Pacific Prince Phillip is God..
Page 19
ROCKVILLE- At least 12 Montgomery County Public School students are being treated for pertussis, or
whooping cough. School officials said
the infected children may have attended Capital Camp in Wayne, Pa.
According to school officials, the
students attend Robert Frost Middle
School, Julius West Middle School,
Cabin John Middle School and Cold
Spring Elementary School. More than
200 Montgomery County children are
said to have attended the camp, which
is headquartered in Rockville.
Capital Camp CEO John Gellar
said all students must complete a medical form, including an immunization
record, before registration. Gellar said
parents were notified immediately after the whooping cough diagnosis.
According to statistics from the
Center for Disease Control, 17,325
cases of whooping cough were diagnosed in the United States from Jan. 1Aug. 16, 2014 with 196 being diagnosed in Maryland – a 30 percent increase since 2013.
“Since almost all children get
their whooping cough vaccines and
protection is not long-lasting, many reported cases of the disease are in those
who have been vaccinated,” said Allison Albert, spokeswoman for the
CDC. “Getting vaccinated is still the
best way to prevent whooping cough
and its complications. Those who get a
See “School ” page 8
PHOTO BY DAVID WOLFE
Ryan Carter is carried off the field by his Good Counsel teammates following
an injury in the season opener against Wilson.
Police departments across state get hardware
By Donna Broadway
Staff Writer
Rolling!
Good Counsel starts the
season off by blowing out
Woodrow Wilson High .
.
Page 20
ROCKVILLE - Maryland law
enforcement agencies have received
millions of dollars worth of military
equipment under the congressionallymandated Law Enforcement Support
Office (LESO) program. In addition
to the more than $4 million in military
equipment given to Montgomery
County Police, neighboring jurisdictions have also received more than
2,700 pieces of military equipment including rifles, armored trucks, combat
knives, Glock guns, bayonet knives
and riot shotguns.
Department
of
Defense
spokesman Mark Wright said more
than 8,000 nationally-accredited law
enforcement agencies are enrolled in
the program. According to the DOD
website, more than $4.3 billion in military equipment has been given to law
enforcement agencies since 2006. In
recent years, law enforcement agencies in Maryland have received more
than $12 million worth of equipment.
The current equipment distribution list includes all equipment given
to law enforcement agencies inside
the listed county including county police, state police, municipal police and
federal law enforcement agencies.
“LESO allows DOD to give
equipment to law enforcement agencies that could not necessarily afford
it, thereby saving taxpayers and cash-
strapped law enforcement agencies
money,” Wright said. “Excess DOD
equipment is being put to good use by
law enforcement agencies by not only
protecting their citizens, but by keeping their officers safe during dangerous or life-threatening situations. The
excess DOD property transferred under the LESO program can also be
used during natural disasters. For instance, life-saving equipment obtained through the LESO program
was used by police departments in
Rye, N.Y., during Hurricane Sandy in
October 2012 and in southern Illinois
after a tornado hit Nov. 18, 2013.”
According to statistics from the
DOD, the equipment Montgomery
County has received under the LESO
program is the priciest given to any
Maryland law enforcement agency.
Since 2006, law enforcement agencies in Montgomery County received
11 5.56 millimeter rifles, 400 magazine cartridges, 113 gun-cleaning
kits, 149 sight reflexes, 18 combat
knives, 10 transmission assemblies
valued at more than $300,000 each,
one utility truck valued at more than
$39,000, one linear combustion
chamber valued at $270,210, several
digital cameras, flash lights, first-aid
kits, camera lenses, elbow pads, jugs
and men’s outerwear. Public information officer Paul Starks said current statistics released by the DOD
See “Police” page 8
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
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EFLECTIONS
November 27, 1969
Lawsuit accuses fire fighters of bad spending habits
Each week The Sentinel visits a
memorable story from its archives.
The Kensington Volunteer Fire
Department was accused in a taxpayers’ suit this week of illegally spending more than $7000 to help defeat
last year’s fire bill. The charge is contained in a suit filed Tuesday by Attorney James S. McAuliffe, Jr. on behalf of five clients who name as defendants eight officers or directors of
the KVFD.
Return of the money is asked in
the suit.
Several county fire companies
last year freely admitted contributing
to a fund used by the Montgomery
County Volunteer Firemen’s Association to fight voter adoption of the fire
bill which would have permitted the
county government to take over the
independent volunteer companies.
Their campaign organization,
the Committee for Fire and Rescue
Emergency Education (FREE), reported spending more than $26,000.
Most of the money, officials acknowledged, was contributed by the
independent departments that are financed by property taxes.
Plaintiffs Told
Plaintiffs are listed as Clifford E.
Davis, McEldon L. Fleming, Dan E.
O’Connell, Richard Sullivan and
Harold C. Wright, all listed as residents of the Kensington fire (taxing)
district.
Defendants were listed as Delma Birgfeld, F. Thomas Claxton,
Russell E. Dennis, Jack DeRosa, Earl
M. Jones, Jr., Raymond J. Lynch,
Rovert P. Lynch, and Gary K. Mann.
Code Cited
Citing provisions of the county
code, the suit argues that the expenditures of public tax funds exceeding
$500 may be made only after sealed
bids are received and public notice
given. Such items should also be in
the budget, the suit says.
The donations to FREE were not
done on the basis of sealed bids or of
giving public notice nor was the expenditures set forth in the budget, the
suit says.
Robert Lynch, president of the
department at the time of the expenditure told The Sentinel the figure of
$7000 mentioned in the suit “sounds
about right.”
“All of the money spent was approved by the Kensington Fire Board
which is the citizen group that oversees our expenditures,” Lynch declared.
Bitter Dispute
The Kensington department became one of the principals in the bitter dispute that arose between paid
firemen and volunteer firemen over
the bill.
Paid men generally favored voter approval of a county-operated system while volunteers, almost to a
man, were against it.
Kensington fire officials suspended and cut the salary of a paid
fireman who was working for the referendum but his pay and status were
subsequently restored by court order
after McAuliffe filed suit.
Nearly every fire department in the county was listed as having supported FREE’s successful
campaign to defeat the fire bill.
Some, including Rockville and Upper Montgomery County, reported
spending $2500 each and Bethesda
was listed as having spent $2000.
High Cost Items Stall School
Negotiations
Thursday, December 11, 1969
Contract negotiators for the
School Board and 6600 county teachers are still far from agreement on the
high-cost issues after more than a
dozen sessions.
Bargainers now are meeting daily on salaries and fringe benefits, the
number of added classroom and other
teachers, and grievance procedures,
among other issues.
Agreement has been hammered
out on non-money items, almost half
the contract items, the Montgomery
County Education Association
(MCEA) announced.
These include classroom discipline, personal injury benefits, revised negotiations procedures, academic freedom and teacher facilities.
Teacher-school board bargaining was mandated by state law last
July 1.
Deadline Told
Deadline for a completed contract is late December. Negotiations
began on Oct. 31.
The contract agreement accounts for about 75 per cent of the
schools’ operating budget, in salaries,
and fringe benefits.
Now $116.5 million, school operating costs are predicted to rise
above $130 million next year.
A recent State Board of Education decision hailed by teachers as a
landmark, requires both sides to renegotiate a contract not fully funded by
the fiscal authorities.
The fiscal authority in Montgomery County is the County Council—not the School Board.
In a related development, the Allied Civic Group early this month
urged the State Legislature to ban
teacher work stoppages on the basis
of “no contract-no work.”
The Maryland State Teachers
Association representing 45,000
teachers, is now lobbying in Annapolis to eliminate strike penalties in the
negotiations law.
At the same time, MSTA calls
for revisions in the law for “a memorandum of agreement” instead of
contract ratification by local boards
and teacher representatives.
Under this arrangement, neither
side here would be bound by the
terms of the contract unless it was fully funded by the County Council.
County Manager M. L. Reese’s
school budget cuts were given a critical review this week by the legal eye
of Charles W. Prettyman, School
Board attorney.
Asked by Superintendent
Forbes Norris to go over the county
manager’s budget from the legal
standpoint, Mr. Prettyman reported to
the board a number of cuts which, in
his opinion, the State law prohibits
the county government making.
The board’s request for administrative personnel supervisory staff
and teacher help were specifically
mentioned by the attorney as items
which “county governments may not
deny.”
Mr. Prettyman also hit the dropping of the $278,025 addition to
Carver High from the capital budget.
Mr. Reese had said in this summary
explanation “I do not think it is advisable to proceed with this project until
the Board’s integration policy is crystallized.”
The attorney replied “I think the
Manager’s reason for the omission is
entirely insufficient legally. The manner of integration is purely for the
Board of Education to determine and
I think the Manager and everyone
else concerned is bound to accept the
Board’s determination on that score.”
In criticizing cuts in supplies and
materials, and maintenance, Mr. Prettyman commented “Legal power
rests in the Board gone to determine
necessity for such items and it seems
to me that the manager is attempting
to superimpose his judgment on the
question of necessity. If the money is
not available that is one thing but the
reason given is in my judgment not
sufficient to warrant the cuts.”
As to the manager’s recommendation of setting up an architectural
review board and joint site selection
committee, the attorney urged that
the board cooperate closely with such
groups but warned that it must guard
its legal power to choose school sites
or else its power to acquire land by
condemnation “would be jeopardized.”
The board received that attorney’s report with no comment at
Monday night’s meeting but another
letter from the County council turning down a request for support of legislative bills that would increase the
State minimum teacher salary
brought protests from the members.
The council is maintaining its
stand of last year when the salary proposal was tied with financing by a
one cent sales tax increase which the
Council opposed.
The present bills propose no
method of financing and the council
members felt that they could not
agree without knowing how the money would be raised of the Founding
Fathers.
However board members expressed the feeling that the County
Council could have agreed to the minimum salary increase in principle.
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NEWS
Fire claims home in Kensington
By Jim Davis
Special to The Sentinel
KENSINGTON - Montgomery
County firefighters along with
neighbors who live on Bennion
Road in Kensington are calling a
future son-in-law a hero after he
rescued his 86-year-old future
mother-in law from a house fire early Saturday morning.
Shortly after 5 a.m. county fire
department units responded to the
4400 block of Bennion Road in the
Veirs Mill Village community for a
reported house fire.
“When fire crews arrived on
the scene they encountered heavy
fire conditions in the rear of the
house with fire on both floors of the
two-story house,” said fire department spokesperson Pete Piringer.
“Prior to firefighters arriving on the
scene, family members were able to
exit the burning house safely, but
Esteban Vales noticed his future
mother-in-law, who is very sick on
hospice, was still inside. He quickly
ran back into the house that was engulfed in flames and rescued her
and carried her across the street.”
The woman was transported to
a local hospital suffering from
smoke inhalation and as of Sunday
she was listed in stable condition.
“There were no working
smoke alarms in the house. For
some reason they had removed the
batteries from the smoke alarms,”
PHOTO BY JIM DAVIS
Fire claimed this house in Kensington.
Piringer said. “We were lucky family members were able to smell the
smoke and got out – this could have
been a fatal fire with multiple fatalities.”
It took firefighters about 30
minutes to bring the fire under control with no other injuries reported.
“The family has been living in
the house since 1949,” Piringer
said. “The houses in the community
were built for WWII vets to help
them out.”
Firefighters were able to rescue several pets, including dogs, a
cat, a rabbit and a turtle.
County fire investigators said
it looks like an electrical fire may
have been to blame but they are still
investigating the cause.
An estimated 25,900 residential building electrical fires are reported to fire departments within
the United States each year. These
fires caused an estimated 280
deaths, 1,125 injuries and $1.1 billion in property loss.
Fire department personnel returned to the same neighborhood
Saturday afternoon to visit neighbors and talk about the importance
of ensuring smoke detectors work
properly.
The Red Cross is assisting the
family. The family was not available to comment on the fire.
Two killed, one injured in car accident
By Jim Davis
GAITHERSBURG - Two
Gaithersburg men were killed and a
third was injured when their car
struck a tree Sunday morning in
Gaithersburg.
“Shortly before 4:30 a.m. Montgomery County Fire Department
units responded to the accident on
Warfield Road,” said fire department
spokesperson Pete Prininger. “When
units arrived on the scene they re-
ported a single vehicle accident with
two people trapped.”
Firefighters were able to free the
two trapped victims, but paramedics
pronounced them dead on the scene.
According to police spokesperson Rebecca Innocenti, the two victims have been identified as Thomas
32-year-old Christopher Collier and
26-year-old Daniel Lee Byron. Both
lived on Delta Court in Gaithersburg.
26-year-old Kobi Assaraf of the
600 block of Rollins Avenue in
Rockville was a back seat passenger.
Innocenti said Assaraf was able to
free himself from the wreckage and
call 911. Piringer said he was transported to a local hospital with nonlife-threatening injuries.
“We are not sure why the SUV
went off the road, that will be part of
our investigation,” Innocenti said.
This was the third fatal accident over the Labor Day weekend,
A 15-year-old teenager was killed
when the car he was in hit a tree and
overturned in Olney early Sunday
morning.
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
OPINIONS &VIEWS
Not a laughing matter
For the second time in the last
few weeks a terrorist in Syria beheaded an American journalist.
It appears from the videos supplied by the terrorists we are watching the same man behead two different people.
The man, so brave as to wear a
hood over his head, calls out our
President and threatens to behead
other reporters in retaliation for
airstrikes against his boy band/terrorist group.
It saddens me and drives home
Editorʼs Notebook
by Brian J. Karem
the reality of being a reporter in today’s world.
We are often on the front line,
rarely armed and usually very vulnerable to those who care little and
show less respect for human beings
than they preach.
The pontification of this man
and his righteous indignation is lost
on me in the hypocrisy of the moment as he removes an unarmed
man’s head. I don’t care if your
mommy didn’t give you enough
hugs and I don’t care about the political agenda of your boy band/terrorist group/freedom fighter/religious
cult/morons.
You’ve declared war on us in
the most offensive and vile manner
possible.
You want to make a point? You
did, but I doubt it is the point you
wish to have made.
Personally, I don’t like it when
people try to intimidate me.
Professionally, I have much
stronger feelings about the matter.
Reporters are derided, made fun
of and generally thought to be a mere
step above a lowly ambulance chasing attorney.
Many times people are right. We
concentrate too much on what doesn’t matter. We report on the prurient
and salacious and we do so with gusto.
We often do this because such
stories sell.
We make fun of these stories,
and yet the American public eats
those stories up as if they were a fast
food treat.
We are also derided for slanting
our news, failing to report news and
failing to be balanced and fair.
Many people make fun of the
“Lame Stream” media for all of our
sins and never acknowledge that
which we do on a daily basis which is
dangerous and important.
If you’ve heard of any event in
your life time and unless you personally witnessed it, then chances are
someone in the media brought that
story to you.
You may argue the story was
more deserving of attention. You
may argue the story was slanted. You
may argue it was silly. But you heard
about it more often than not from organizations which send people into
dangerous situations on a daily basis.
It isn’t just the riots in Ferguson,
MO. It isn’t the war in the Middle
East or any of a number of other
hotspots which changes our lives.
Try covering a simple traffic accident and seeing a lifeless infant flat
on her back in the middle of the highway. Be present as police scrape the
decaying remains of a murder victim
from a shed where that victim has
been for three weeks in the hot summer sun.
Be the last person an accident or
murder victim speaks to as their life
and last breaths leave their body.
Reporters are not normally seen
as heroes. We are not armed and we
don’t physically defend anything.
But we do defend the First
Amendment. We do defend the need
for human beings to communicate to
one another and we tell the important
stories people need to know about –
often times trying to work around
and with unintelligent public information officers, greedy and stupid
elected officials and those who
haven’t the mental acumen to understand this last sentence.
By selecting two journalists to
decapitate, the terrorists in the Middle East are making a broader and
bolder statement than many will understand.
They want less communication.
They want to obfuscate the facts.
They want to disguise their extremist
views under a cloak of righteous indignation they can neither wear nor
sell.
They want to scare us.
If they cannot fool us, then they
want to kill us. There is no bargaining. There is no rationalizing and
there is no chance for peace with
such people.
Despite all the political disagreements in this country, I also believe our President to be right about
this: Such acts will not work, but
only harden our resolve.
We killed Osama Bin Laden on
this President’s watch.
I’m sure right now, as I write
these words, somewhere there’s a
Navy Seal team preparing to deliver
a strong message to those who would
kill innocent people.
You think you’re a badass? We
have street gangs in this country
tougher than some hooded terrorist.
When will these people learn?
Guess which country this
soldier is ready to invade?
Iran?
Iraq?
Syria?
Nope!
Your
Hometown
He is a local police officer armed in riot gear
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
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LEGAL MATTERS
LETTERS
Addressing low voter turnout
To the editor,
This is to address the problem of low turnout in the county's June 24th
election. Only 16 percent of Montgomery County’s registered voters turned
out to vote then. The Montgomery County Council and others have expressed
concern about it. The Council is looking for causes and solutions.
Political parties are traditionally charged with the task of getting out the
vote. So it would make sense first to look at each party's conduct in the election in order to identify causes and solutions. In recent times the Democratic
Party has dominated elections. No Republican was elected to any of the county's 40+ elective offices in the last general election. It would be easy to conclude that the Democrats did not turn out because they believed their party
mounted such a strong campaign, victory was inevitable and for most voting
was pointless. It could be similarly deduced that Republicans did not participate because their party was ineffective, not being able to identify a path to
victory that made voting worthwhile. Under such circumstances, the low turn
out problem could arguably be solved simply by having (1) the Democrats
preach to their constituents about their civic duty to vote and (2) the Republicans make an effort to work harder and come up with better ideas.
But such conclusions are so wrong. Informed people know that the cause
of low turnout is gerrymandering - the manipulating of election districts to
give one party - here the Democrats - unfair advantage that guarantees that it
will almost always win. Low Democrat turnout happens as a result of gerrymandering just like it is described above: because since Democrats will again
be believing that they will almost always succeed, most will see no reason to
come to the polls. Whereas Republicans are also discouraged from voting like
was pictured above: because gerrymandering makes it so hard for them to
achieve victory. The gerrymandering manipulation is demonstrated by the
fact that all County election districts were drawn by the Democrats and have
dissimilar boundaries/lack of compactness and large Democratic voter majorities. Large newspapers regularly report about gerrymandering. Maryland
Democratic gerrymandering recently received major press attention because
Democrats used it in 2012 to eliminate one of Maryland's longtime Republican Congressmen, Roscoe Bartlett. The Washington Post was so impressed
by the Democrat's work in this instance that it credited them with the distinction of creating the 2nd most gerrymandered district in the nation, giving the
district the name, "Praying Mantis," because it appeared to be similar in form
to the insect of the same name. About ten years ago the Democrats used gerrymandering to defeat the popular Montgomery County Republican Congresswoman, Connie Morella.
The solution to gerrymandered caused low turnout is to redraw the
election districts so that both the Democratic and Republican parties have a
fair chance to win. How could they be redrawn to give each party a fair
chance for victory? There are many ways. One method can be demonstrated
as follows: Assume that Montgomery County voters have registered approximately as follows: 60 percent Democratic; 20 percent Republican; and 20
percent unaffiliated. So to treat parties equally, eliminate at-large districts and
redraw the county's legislative and councilmanic districts so that 60% of the
election districts would have Democratic majorities; 20 perdcent would have
Republican ones and 20 percent unafilliated. Each party would have a fair opportunity to win commensurate with the number of voters who registered with
them. Another way to accomplish such fairness is establishing a proportional
representation model. For more information, see: http://www.fairvote.org and
http://www.endgerrymandering.com
Ending gerrymandering would also foster better and more honest government. According to empirical studies, lack of party competitiveness is a
major predictor of corruption and ineffectiveness. Effective and honest government is more likely when two parties rather than one participate in the governing. Redrawing Montgomery County districts so that Republicans as well
as Democrats would be elected would bring about Republican Party government participation and thus provide a greater guarantee of government integrity and success.
In conclusion, a simple solution like the one first suggested above is a
big mistake. Low turnout is caused by gerrymandering and can be solved only
by fair redistricting. Thinking that low turnout can be cured by Republicans
working harder and offering better ideas is obviously erroneous and ridiculous. I was just elected to the Montgomery County Republican Central Committee and know Montgomery County Republicans well. They are tireless
workers and creative thinkers. Michael Higgs, the GOP's dynamic new county chairman, has selected "End One Party Rule" as the Republican's 2014
election theme. This means that the Republicans have plans to win this year
whether gerrymandering is ended or not.
F. Seelman
Silver Spring
Heroin quacks like a proverb
The crime of possession of illegal narcotics with intent to distribute
is a felony that in Maryland may be
punishable by up to twenty years in
prison, far more than simple misde-
THE
COURT
REPORT
by Tom Ryan
meanor possession. How the prosecution goes about proving the state
of mind of the defendant was explored by Judge Charles Moylan, in
his usual colorful fashion, in a recent
opinion from Maryland’s intermediate appellate court in a case called
Barkely v. State.
As Judge Moylan pointed out,
in proving intent “the defendant, of
course, could tell us, but defendants
are seldom so forthright.” In this
case, Barkley was arrested on the
street in a lawful arrest, and found on
his person were 53 small baggies
that were later shown by chemical
tests to contain heroin. He also had a
number of twenty and ten dollar
bills.
At his jury trial, a State Trooper
was accepted as an expert witness in
the street level packaging, sale and
marketing of narcotics for distribution. He testified without objection
that little packets of heroin are what
are normally sold by drug dealers,
they are typically sold for $20 and
that dealers don’t make change. He
testified that heroin users who are arrested typically only have a bag or
two on them. Based on this set of
facts, the Trooper was eventually allowed by the trial court to give the
opinion, over objection, that an individual based on these facts would
likely possess the heroin with the intent to distribute it.
Defense counsel argued on appeal that this opinion violated a rule
of evidence in criminal cases that an
expert cannot give the ultimate opinion that the defendant had a mental
state or condition that is an element
of the crime charged. After all, only
one person was on trial. The Court
ruled that the question was proper,
since it referred generally to persons
who met this set of facts, not this
particular individual.
Besides, Judge Moylan noted,
the jury really did not need this final
opinion from the expert given the
circumstances already established
that fit the drug dealing scenario.
Clearly the jury could find that “if it
looks like a duck and walks like a
duck and quacks like a duck, it’s a
duck.”
Thomas Patrick Ryan is a partner in the Rockville law firm of McCarthy Wilson, which specializes in
civil litigation.
Solar heating is latest “hot” topic
Once considered too costly, solar is getting hot (pun intended).
Many factors are making it easier for
consumers to choose solar; including
lower installation costs and tax credits. Solar energy has also become a
selling point for some home builders
in sunny states such as California;
where builders have offered the option of solar panel installation during
construction.
Solar technology has come a
long way. Manufacturing advances
have not only made the technology
more affordable, it has paved the way
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By Dan Krell
to new applications as well. Besides
the panels with which we have become accustomed, photovoltaic (PV)
technology is now available as roof
shingles and windows; and some
companies that can even apply the
PV to other exterior home surfaces.
Is the investment worth it? A recent Washington Post piece (March
26, 2014; Real Estate Matters: Are
solar panels worth the investment?)
explores the value of installing solar
panels – and concludes that it depends on your individual costs and
savings. Authors Glink and Tamkin
take into account the installation
costs, tax credits and a monthly power bill of $120. Assuming that their
system would supply all of their electricity needs, they applied the
$120/month savings to repay the
loan taken to cover the solar panel installation; and based on their calculations – there would be no savings for
the first ten years.
However, your actual utility
savings can vary on a number of factors, including (but not limited to):
the amount of solar power produced;
system size and placement; and
available sun energy. Additionally,
the cost of maintaining your solar
panel system can vary; regular maintenance is required to ensure your
system is producing power efficiently. Maintaining your system typically entails cleaning the panels (debris,
dust, bird droppings can collect on
surfaces) and testing other components. Furthermore, because the average life expectancy of a solar panel
is about 30 years (depending in manufacturer), you should consider the
time you intend to live in your home
and resale. Home buyer attitudes on
existing systems and possible replacement costs is not entirely clear.
If you’re considering a PV system, Energy.gov offers these tips:
measure the amount of sun available;
calculate the size of the system to
meet your needs; predetermine the
best location for the system, as well
as making sure it will fit; decide if the
system is a standalone or connected
to the power grid; and how will the
safety needs be met (energy.gov/energysaver/articles/planning-homesolar-electric-system).
Before choosing a contractor,
energy.gov recommends due diligence. Ask about the company’s
time in business and experience installing the type of system you have
chosen (technical differences can exist). Check the contractor/company
for complaints, judgments or liens.
And, of course, make sure the contractor has appropriate valid licenses;
according to the Maryland Department of Labor Licensing and Regulation website, “a home improvement contractor or subcontractor license is required to install solar
panels for a homeowner, regardless
of whether the panels will be installed on the home or an outbuilding
adjacent to a residence, or will be attached to the land next to the residence. A licensed master electrician
is required to hook the panels to the
electric system.”
Finally, energy.gov also recommends getting multiple installation
quotes because panel efficiency can
vary depending on the manufacturer.
The estimates should include the total cost of getting the PV system up
and running, including hardware, installation, connection to the grid, permitting, sales tax, and warranty.
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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“Doe!” - dealing with deer
Some call them “rats with antlers” and others say they’re “pesky”
By Peggy Dennis
MCCF Past President
The topic of the program for the
Civic Federation meeting on Monday evening, September 8, will be
“Strategies for Managing the County's Whitetail Deer.” The meeting
will begin at 7:45 p.m. in the first
floor auditorium of the County
Council Building in Rockville.
Speakers for the program will
be Bill Hamilton, Principal Natural
Resources Specialist, and Ryan Butler, Senior Natural Resources Specialist. Both men work for the Montgomery County Department of Parks
and serve on the County’s Deer Management Work Group.
George Timko, Assistant Deer
Project Leader, Wildlife and
Heritage Service of the Maryland Department of Natural
Resources, will also participate.
This program will cover a
variety of strategies for dealing with deer. Animal lovers
and rights advocates ask us to
feed the deer and administer
birth control. Gardeners try
stinky sprays and fences to
minimize damage to yards
and landscaping. What works
and what does not work?
What is most cost effective? And
how can we help to control and
shrink the herd size down to sustainable levels? Do we need additional
changes in county, state and/or federal laws?
In August, 2012, Bloomberg
News wrote: “Looking over the
American landscape, it’s hard to
think of a more insidious threat to
forests, farms and wildlife, not to
mention human health and safety
than deer. Yet when it comes to reducing this costly infestation, too
many elected officials sit on their
hands or deflect effective control
measures. There were about 1.09
million deer vehicle collisions from
June 2010 to June 2011, State Farm
Insurance reports, with average
property damage of more than
$3,000 an accident. Add to that a bil-
lion or so dollars for agricultural
damage. Deer carry ticks that spread
Lyme disease. And their voracious
chomping has resulted in “ghost
forests” -- particularly in the Northeast.”
You can read the full article at:
www,bloomberg.com/news/20
12-08-08/deer-infestation-calls-fora-radical-free-market-solution.html
A more scholarly article on the
negative impacts of deer overpopulation is available at:
http://blog.nature.org/science/2013/08/22/too-many-deer
In February, 2012 the Civic
Federation passed a resolution “urging County and State officials to expand funding and to work collabora-
tively towards liberalizing appropriate regulations to extend the hunting
season for deer and facilitate controlled and safe hunting on both public and private lands.” This resolution bore fruit, and our elected officials did not sit on their hands.
Enabling legislation was passed
in Annapolis in 2014 which permitted
the Montgomery County Council to
pass Bill 35-14. Did we get everything we sought? No. With the backing of the Maryland Department of
Natural Resources, we had asked that
the “safety perimeter” be decreased
to 50 yards--a measure already implemented in Frederick and Carroll
Counties. We accepted a compromise of a reduction to 100 yards.
Residents should know that bow
and arrow hunting for deer, even in
our suburbs, has been legal for many
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strict that it is rarely done. Hunters
had to be licensed and had to have
written permission to hunt from both
the owner of the property where the
hunting would take place and the
owners of neighboring homes within
150 feet of the hunting location. Responsible bow and arrow hunters
work only during the hunting season
and at the permitted times of the day.
They shoot from an elevated position
such as a tree stand, balcony or deck
guaranteeing that an arrow which
misses its target lands harmlessly in
the ground. Archery hunting is therefore one of the safest of all sports.
In Maryland, there has not been
a single recorded incident in which a
person or pet has been injured
by a stray arrow. The only
recorded accidents have been
to hunters who occasionally
(but rarely) fall out of a tree
stand. In Fairfax County there
is no safety perimeter, and
homeowners may permit a
bow and arrow hunter to hunt
on their property with only
verbal permission and no requirement that surrounding
homeowners consent. Fairfax
has a similar and admirable
safety record--no recorded accidents or injuries to nonhunters.
A discussion of the new 100
yard “safety perimeter” and all related laws and regulations will be held.
Information will be provided on how
residents can contact hunting organizations, link up with qualified
hunters, and negotiate an agreement
with a hunter to work on their property. A "question and answer" session
will follow the presentations by our
speakers. As always, the public is invited and encouraged to attend.
The views expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect formal
positions adopted by the Federation.
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Dog shot by family member
By Jim Davis
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A local veterinarian has given
one dog a second chance at life after
the animal was shot by her owner
Thursday afternoon.
Montgomery County Police officers from District 4 found Ruby, a
nine-month-old boxer mix, bleeding
profusely and having trouble breathing at her owner’s home. She had
been shot on the left side of her face
and shoulder with a shotgun.
“When patrol Officer Michelle
Ballor arrived on the scene she determined the dog was in grave condition and immediately loaded Ruby
into her police vehicle and responded to the Kindness Animal Hospital
located at 2130 University Boulevard West in Wheaton,” said MCPD
spokesperson Rebecca Innocenti.
Once the officer arrived at the
animal hospital she met Ruby’s
owner and Doctor Jeff Zolkiewicz,
who immediately began life-saving
measures. Veterinarians at the hospital found Ruby would need extensive care.
“Officer Noah Leotta spoke
with Ruby’s owners and suggested
that they consider surrendering Ruby
to the hospital rather than euthanizing her so that she could have the opportunity to live,” Innocenti said.
“This is a heartbreaking incident,” Zolkiewicz said. “I had to do
something. I can understand some
families just do not have the finan-
cial backing for a very expensive operation for a pet. Being the owner of
the hospital, I had no problem absorbing all of the costs for these
surgeries.”
Due to the nature of her injuries,
her appearance, and possible need
for future specialized care, the hospital staff does not think Ruby is a
good candidate for adoption. Fortunately, Zolkiewicz recognizes that
Ruby is a real “gem” and has decided to adopt her.
On Friday Zolkiewicz said
Ruby is doing very well, and said he
thinks she will have a full recovery
from her injuries.
Despite the attack she suffered,
Zolkiewicz said Ruby shows no fear
of humans and loves playtime at the
hospital. The only time she whines,
he said, is when it’s time to go back
into her cage.
“We are not releasing the name
of the family member who shot
Ruby,” Innocenti said. “The motive
for the shooting and any charges will
be filed as part of our investigation.”
The police shift that responded
to the initial shooting call is collecting money at the fourth district station located at 2300 Randolph Road
in Wheaton to help defray some of
the costs of Ruby’s care.
An online fundraiser page has
been for established for Ruby's care;
the money that is raised will be used
for her and for other animals and pet
owners who may have to face the
same problem.
Cop pleads guilty to killing puppy
By Jim Davis
Special to the Sentinel
ROCKVILLE - A Silver Spring
man who is a five-year veteran of the
Baltimore Police Department is
heading to jail after pleading guilty
to beating and killing a seven-monthold puppy to death.
On Feb. 26, 28-year-old Alec E.
Taylor returned home to his girlfriend's apartment in the 13000 block
of Castle Boulevard in Silver Spring
and noticed his girlfriend’s sevenmonth-old Jack Russell Terrier,
named Rocko, had defecated on the
carpet. According court records, Taylor became enraged, beat the untrained dog with a mop and used his
bare hands to suffocate the puppy.
“Using that mop and choking
the puppy until he was dead, he did
not stand a chance,” said Montgomery County Police spokesperson
Rebecca Innocenti.
Soon after Taylor killed the dog,
he sent a photo text message of
Rocko's lifeless body to his girlfriend, identified as Deborah Avila.
He then placed the deceased dog in a
nearby dumpster, according to charging documents. When Avila returned
home around 6:30 p.m., Taylor had
retrieved the dog's body from the
dumpster and placed it in a shoebox
on the balcony of their apartment.
Avila drove to a park in nearby Hyattsville where she gave the puppy a
proper burial. Two days later, Avila
informed police of the incident and
officers from Montgomery County
Animal Services recovered Rocko's
body from the park. Necropsy results
determined the dog's cause of death
was "acute hemorrhagic shock,"
likely because of blood loss from liver damage caused by blunt force
trauma.
During a police interview, Taylor admitted he had used a mop to
force Rocko from behind the dryer
and then used his hands to choke
Rocko to death. Based on his statement, Taylor was arrested and
charged with aggravated cruelty to
animals and neglect of animals. In a
Montgomery County courtroom in
Rockville on Wednesday Taylor pled
guilty to his charges. Montgomery
County Circuit Court Judge Richard
Jordan told Taylor to get his affairs in
order because he will be going to jail
– because he does “not tolerate anyone doing” what he did to an animal.
“This plea holds Alec Taylor accountable for his abuse of a beloved
pet,” said Public Affairs Director Ramon Korionoff.
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SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
COVER STORY
Rockville staff called on carpet in CFI lawsuit
“Circuit Court”
from page 1
contract was for 240 work days,
supplies, and city-funded field supervision. The center was completed 13 months after the original estimated date of completion. CFI
asked the court to reverse several
decisions made by Matthews, including the refusal to pay CFI for
340 days of additional field supervision costs and the denial of several proposed change orders (PCOs)
including the cost of installing a
pervious walk, a switchgear, and
tree removal.
Rockville
spokeswoman
Marylou Berg said the city is reviewing the court’s decision.
Former mayor Phyllis Marcuccio said the previous council was
not aware of the ongoing problems
with the project.
“They evidently had a lot of
trouble finishing the project,” Marcuccio said. “They didn’t tell the
mayor and council any of the details. We just knew there were problems with the developer. I remember they took down the trees that
were not supposed to come down.
(There were) things that made it
very slow and they took a long time
to complete the project. I cannot tell
you why because the staff did not
give us that detail. It is rare the
mayor or city council were given
details about the payments made by
the city.”
Councilwoman
Julie
Palakovich Carr declined to comment on the ruling and said she preferred not speak on ongoing legal
matters.
Police across the state benefit from military hardware
“Police ” from page 1
do not represent the items that were
returned.
Rockville Police Chief TerryTreschuk said under the 1033 program the department received seven
Kevlar Helmets to be used in a barricaded subject/hostage situation.
According to Gaithersburg Police spokesman Dan Lane, the
Gaithersburg Police Department received a military Humvee from the
program. Lane said the vehicle is
only used by officers during heavy
snowstorms, recruiting events, National Night Out and “Truck Day” at
a local school.
“This vehicle is not used for
crowd control purposes or in protest
situations,” Lane said.
Takoma Park Police Chief Alan
Goldberg said the department used
the program to update its patrol rifle
program, replacing its Vietnam-era
M16A1 rifles. Goldberg said the department has also purchased ACOG
(advanced combat optical gunsight)
sights and ballistic helmets.
“The surplus sights allow us to
save close to $1,000 per unit if we
had to purchase them ourselves,”
Goldberg said. “The Takoma Park
Police Department had utilized the
program in the past for the startup of
our patrol rifle program. We believe
the program is essential to departments with limited funding and provides equipment that enhances public safety. It is incumbent on the
agency to ensure that the equipment
is utilized properly and for the right
circumstances…Police departments
have been using surplus military
equipment since the 1920s that included firearms (Tommy guns), ve-
hicles, etc. Most of our medical lifesaving equipment used by police
agencies came from military research and training. We no longer
look at first aid the same way and
equip officers with trauma kits that
actually save lives.”
Law enforcement agencies in
Howard County have received more
than $1 million in military equipment including 161 5.56 millimeter
rifles, 26 12-gauge shotguns, 523 40
Glock pistols, 13 bayonet knives,
692 reflex sights, a motor bus valued at $94,252, a maintenance truck
valued at $23,103, an armored truck
worth $65,070, a utility truck worth
$55,500, two utility trucks worth
$14,000 each, one multi-fuel motorcycle worth $9,293, 40 emergency
rescue bars, an infrared illuminator
and office supplies such as desks,
chairs, file cabinets, pillows, sheets,
hand towels, mattresses, printers, an
exercise rowing machine, shipping
and storage supplies, generators,
heaters and a data entry keyboard.
Law enforcement agencies in
Prince George’s County received
632 5.56 millimeter rifles, 40 7.62
millimeter rifles, 360 cartridge magazines, 38 12-gauge shot guns, 125
bayonet knives, 63 40 Glock pistols,
one robot explosive ordnance disposal , two MK3 MOD 0 navy seal
knives valued at $193,058 each, 17
utility trucks, one armored truck
valued at $65,070, one cargo truck
listed at $72,040, another cargo
truck listed at nearly $9,000, one
combat vehicle valued at $138,000
and several smaller items including
binoculars, a small arms storage
rack, 165 sight reflexes, safety goggles, a tool box, a clothes dryer, a
video camera, a hospital cart, a digi-
tal camera, a weighing scale, a filing
cabinet, an exercise bicycle, a stepper exercise device, gym equipment, women’s pants and a sleeping
mat.
Frederick County law enforcement agencies have received 40
5.56 millimeter rifles, 11 40 Glock
pistols and one armored truck valued at $65,070.
Under the 1033 program, three
schools in the University of Maryland System have received military
equipment: Baltimore-area schools
Coppin State University and Morgan State University and the University of Maryland in College
Park.
A few of the items University
of Maryland received include 16 12gauge shotguns, 49 M16 rifles, two
transport vehicles and a $65,000 armored truck.
For local civic leaders Ferguson is just the latest in problems to overcome
By Donna Broadway
Staff Writer
ROCKVILLE- The civil unrest
in Ferguson may be over but the
fight for justice is just beginning for
a group of civil rights activists in
Rockville.
Almost a week after the burial
of 18-year-old Mike Brown, a small
group of mourners gathered at The
Havre de Grace Seventh-day Adventist Haitian Church to pray for the
family, the safety of journalists and
healing for Ferguson.
Yolonda Banfield and Rocky
Twyman, community activists who
grew up in Atlanta, Ga. during the
civil rights movement of the 1960s,
spent the previous weekend in the
St. Louis suburb distributing supplies and praying for the community.
“We had two goals when we
went down there: we wanted to raise
the awareness and we wanted to
change the mood,” Twyman said.
“We went to the memorial and we
had some serious words of prayer as
we saw the blood of that young man
still in the street. There was a lot of
militancy around there and we tried
to calm that down. During the civil
rights movement, we sang songs of
hope and so we revived that when
we went down there because they
were singing these rap songs about
‘f**k the police’ so we tried to
change that whole mood.”
Twyman is a retired media relations professional and church musician. In 2008, Twyman organized
the Pray at the Pump Movement,
during which he prayed for lower
gas prices. Twyman has also been involved in vigils and prayers at the
White House.
Twyman said it was an early
morning phone call from Banfield, a
childhood friend, that motivated him
to act in Ferguson. Banfield, a mother of two, said experiences in her
own life inspired her to go. Banfield
said one of her sons was pulled out
of a car at gunpoint in Atlanta, Ga.
and two of her nephews were asked
to leave an upscale shopping mall in
Atlanta when mall security suspect-
Schools deal with whooping cough menace
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whooping cough vaccine and still get
whooping cough are much more likely to have a mild illness compared to
those who never received the vaccine. If someone in the household has
been diagnosed with whooping
cough, other household members can
be given preventive antibiotics.”
Mary Anderson, spokeswoman
for the Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services,
said all of the infected children are
vaccinated against the disease. According to statistics from Joan Glick,
the administrator of school health services, only 773 MCPS students were
exempt from vaccination requirements because of religious or medical
reasons.
“It hasn’t really been much of a
factor here,” Anderson said.
Albert said whooping cough is
still highly contagious even in children who have been vaccinated.
Children who are diagnosed with or
suspected of having whooping cough
are being kept out of school for five
days after receiving antibiotics. Anderson said no new cases have been
reported but symptoms may not appear for more than two weeks once a
person has been infected.
“It’s highly contagious and if
parents feel like their kids are showing symptoms, they should take them
to the doctors so they can have the diagnosis confirmed and get on treatment right away so they don’t spread
it,” Anderson said.
ed they were a gang.
“God blessed me to birth two
sons but I have three and by the
grace of God that could have been
my son,” Banfield said. “Michael
Brown is my son. He’s your son.
We’re all in this thing together.”
Dr. Rodney Charitable, elder
and the founder of The Havre de
Grace Seventh-day Adventist Haitian Church, said Banfield’s and
Twyman’s activism has inspired him.
“This is a community church. A
part of our culture is praying for anything going on and this time it was
the Ferguson events,” Charitable
said. “If it wasn’t for them, I wouldn’t be a doctor because I wouldn’t
have been able to go to school.”
Banfield said race relations and
leadership in the African American
community need to be addressed in
order for healing in Ferguson to begin.
“Often times we think about
tragedies like Sandy Hook,
Columbine and Gabby Gilford
where they sent in the psychologists,
the counselors, the healers,” Banfield said. “Unfortunately, Ferguson
was met with militaristic resistance
but no healers were sent in. The
community needs to be healed, not
with publicity stunts or people
showing up for a onetime event but
on a continuing basis. A speedy trial
for this police officer is a part of the
healing.”
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NEWS
One dead and two injured after Olney car crash
By Jim Davis
OLNEY - A 15-year-old is dead
and two other teenagers are in serious condition after a severe car crash.
Detectives from the Montgomery County Police Department
Collision Reconstruction Unit are investigating a single-vehicle collision
that occurred early Saturday morning in Olney.
Shortly before 1:30 a.m. county
fire department units responded to
the intersection of Hines Road and
Macduff Avenue for a report of a vehicle collision with a car overturned
that left two people trapped and one
ejected.
“When our units arrived on the
scene they reported a car on its side
with the driver and trapped,” said fire
department spokesperson Pete
Piringer. “A third victim was found
several feet away from the accident.
He was ejected from the vehicle. He
was transported to a local trauma
center where he died from his injuries Sunday afternoon.”
Police identified the victim as
Shawn Richard Gangloff of the
17600 block of Princess Anne Drive
in Olney.
Firefighters were able to free the
driver and front seat passenger within 15 minutes of arriving on the
scene.
Police identified the driver as
Austin Donovan Hall, 17, of
Brookeville. Piringer said he was
transported to a local hospital in serious condition, but not for life-threatening injuries.
Piringer said the front seat passenger, Maxwell Elliott Dechter, 17,
of Silver Spring, was taken to a local
hospital in the same condition as Hall.
According to police, preliminary investigation indicates that a
2011 Chrysler 200 convertible was
traveling west on Hines Road toward
Cashell Road when, for reasons still
under investigation, the convertible
left the roadway and struck a tree just
before Macduff Avenue. The vehicle
continued across MacDuff Avenue
and struck a light pole and a telephone box before rolling over and
stopping.
On Sunday night family members, friends and classmates of Gangloff attended a candlelight vigil for
the 15-year-old at the scene of the accident, leaving balloons, cards and
photos of Gangloff.
Anyone with information about
this crash is asked to call the Montgomery County Police non-emergency number at 301-279-8000.
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Bus cameras save lives
By Daryl Nelson
Special to the Sentinel
As the school year kicks off, be
a wary driver: cameras installed in
Montgomery County school buses
are catching a large number of drivers passing school buses and the citations keep adding up.
The fine for passing a school
bus illegally is $125. From JanuaryAugust 2014, cameras on 25 buses
have caught a whopping 710 violations, and some of those buses started carrying cameras as late as May.
Some who worked on the program
from the beginning said they were
not expecting those results.
“The number of tickets that we
issued has surprised us,” said Director of Transportation for Montgomery County Schools Todd
Watkins. Watkins said it’s important
to have certain bus drivers conduct a
one-day survey to determine the
number of violations.
“My department has conducted
this one-day survey for the past several years so I've been reporting
numbers from that one-day survey,
which are pretty staggering in my
opinion,” Watkins said. “We've been
averaging somewhere around one,
or a little bit more than one, incident
of being passed per participating
bus.”
The camera program began
with five school buses in January
2014; by May a total of 25 buses
were equipped. The selected routes
were based on driver input and police data to determine the most heavily violated areas.
In the last two years there have
been 1.1 passing events per participating bus. The year before that it
was 1.5. Watkins said he knew the
numbers were high, and he's thankful that no children were ever seriously injured. Other states like
North Carolina weren't so fortunate
– 13 children have been hit and
killed since 1999, according to NBC
affiliate WNCN.
The lack of injuries or deaths in
the county led people outside of the
MPCS transportation department to
downplay the initial statistics. That
lack of concern, Watkins said, started to diminish once the 710 violations were issued.
“I think other people are now
starting to take notice and say 'Oh,
maybe what we thought was overreported data before wasn't so overreported,'” Watkins said. “So that's
kind of what I see going on in terms
of the numbers and the reaction to
the numbers. Obviously if you're going to have an enforcement program
like this, if there's going to be offenders, you want to catch them.”
Watkins said he feels conflicted
about the numerous violations.
“In one sense the high numbers
are a good thing, while at the same
time the high numbers are a bad
thing, in that all these offenses are
happening,” he said. “So I'm torn on
whether to say that's success or not
success. I have mixed feelings on
that issue.”
Watkins said the program hasn't
been in place long enough to have a
deterrent effect on drivers, but he
hopes over time the word will get
out and solve the problem once and
for all. And just like the implementation of speed cameras throughout
Montgomery County, Watkins said
it won't be too long until most people
have either received a ticket or know
somebody who did, which will certainly help get the message out.
In addition to cameras, the
MCPS Transportation Department is
taking other measures to raise
awareness, including having police
PSAs and talking to the media about
the issue. Watkins said the main goal
of the program isn't to give drivers a
bunch of tickets, but to make Montgomery County School children
safer.
“Every time somebody passes a
stopped school bus, it's a potentially
life-changing tragedy for students
and their families,” he said.
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By Donna Broadway
Staff Writer
GAITHERSBURG-When
Melissa and Kevin Lasbury went for
their 18 week appointment, they, like
most parents, expected to find out
whether to paint the nursery pink or
blue; they never expected to hear
their baby had a heart defect or that
she wasn’t growing.
Less than three months later, a
daughter, Chase Lasbury, was born
11 weeks premature, at 1 pound 9
ounces. Chase spent four months in
the NICU and had her first open
heart surgery at four months old. After two surgeries, Chase has an artificial valve and doctor’s estimate she
will need at least one more surgery.
At two years old, Chase is half the
size of normal two year old, only
weighing 16 and ½ pounds.
In spite of her size, the Lasburys
describe Chase as a normal little girl
who runs with other kids her size.
“I think the only thing it’s affected is her eating,” Melissa said.
“Having the surgeries and the breathing tubes…I think the tubes in her
throat affected her wanting to swallow things so she doesn’t eat very
well. Other than that, she doesn’t
know she’s small. We go to the park,
she tries to climb everything like
she’s a regular kid or bigger. She
throws herself on the slide, she wants
to get on the swing, she runs around,
she likes to dance and she loves music.”
Chase was treated at Children’s
Hospital in Northwest Washington,
D.C. Despite medical bills estimated
at nearly $300,000, the Lasburys did
not pay any out-of-pocket cost.
While Chase was in the hospital,
Melissa and Kevin took turns sleeping there. Fortunately, their jobs allowed them to work from the hospital.
“We want people to know it
does get better,” Melissa said. “We
would be there when parents would
argue with doctors and nurses and,
we would go ‘why would somebody
yell at the doctors? They’re trying to
help you.’ After four months, you get
into this really monotonous routine.
You wonder ‘when is this going to be
over?’ and ‘are we going to get out of
here? She’s not getting better. What
is happening?’ It’s kind of nice to be
home to sleep with her and see her be
a normal kid.”
The Lasburys will be participating in the second annual “Race for
Every Child” 5K run/walk, in support of Children’s National Hospital
on Sept. 13 at Freedom Plaza in D.C.
“We participated in “The Race
for Every Child” last year and it was
very emotional for us doing it,”
Melissa said. “We were very excited
she was able to participate. We saw
all the cardiologists, doctors, and
nurses she cared for as part of the
event. We know how expensive it is;
we estimate we were at $300,000 for
medical care. You need to have really
good insurance because we would
get to those bills every month and go
“What the..?” It’s a sigh of relief to
see the bill that says $235,000 but at
the bottom it says ‘you owe zero.’
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Brookeville celebrates its place in history
By Peter Rouleau
BROOKEVILLE- Every day,
thousands of commuters and tourists
pass through Brookeville on their
way to and from Washington, D.C.,
unaware they are visiting a town
which briefly served as the country’s
capital.
In late August 1814, during the
war of 1812, British troops attacked
and occupied Washington and set fire
to several federal properties, including the White House. President
James Madison, his wife Dolley and
several members of his cabinet were
forced to flee the city. After first traveling to Virginia, where they encountered a hostile reception, Madison
and his entourage turned north, arriving in Brookeville on the evening of
Aug. 26.
Madison stayed the night in the
home of Caleb Bentley, the town’s
postmaster. The event led to
Brookeville being referred to as the
“Capital for a Day.” The town also
offered sanctuary to many other citizens who fled the violence in Washington. During Labor Day weekend
Brookeville hosted a series of events
designed to bring this episode of history to life.
On Saturday, the organizers
staged a re-enactment of Madison’s
arrival on horseback, followed on
Sunday by a re-enactment of his departure to return to Washington along
with Secretary of State James Monroe, who would succeed Madison as
President. Robert Urban, a nationally-recognized re-enactor, hosted an
event illustrating medical procedures
of the time and was joined by several
other re-enactors illustrating various
aspects of life in 1814. The town also
hosted a reunion for descendants of
citizens of Brookeville in 1814.
Brookeville mayor Katherine
Farquhar is a descendant of Isaac
Briggs, a prominent land surveyor in
Revolutionary times who was employed by George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, and Pierre L’Enfant before settling in Brookeville.
Many other descendants of citizens
of the time live in the town itself or in
the nearby Olney, Laytonsville or
Ashton areas.
“There’s a strong kinship network, and most of us are Quakers,”
said Farquhar, who participated in
the re-enactment, donning period attire and answering questions from
visitors. “This was the 9/11 of 1814.
The British came, they nastily destroyed the public buildings in Washington, and so the President had to
flee…he was in Virginia for a couple
of nights, but had to get out of there,
because people hated him for getting
them into the war…they went to
Rockville, but the troops that were
supposed to meet them there had already left for Baltimore. They came
here because they knew some people
in this area, and because the residents
were neutral. They might give him a
piece of their mind, but they weren’t
going to harm him.”
Farquhar said she was glad to
see widespread interest in the weekend’s festivities and grateful for the
opportunity to share Brookeville’s
history with the public.
“I call it the quaint town that
time forgot but history remembers,”
Farquhar said.
“We wanted to get together for
an educational activity,” said Lara
Radley of Chevy Chase, who attended both days of the celebration along
PHOTO BY PETER ROULEAU
President Madison rides through Brookeville in this re-enactment.
with her best friend and their children. “We didn’t know the history of
the town, so it was very interesting.”
Radley said she especially enjoyed
watching the re-enactment of Monroe’s arrival.
The Brookeville festivities are
one of several events being held in
Maryland this year to commemorate
the 200th anniversary of Francis
Scott Key composing the Star Spangled Banner.
Silver Diner comes to the aid of austic youth Celebrating Labor Day in a
Kensington Parade
By Peter Rouleau
ROCKVILLE- If children who
suffer from Autism Spectrum Disorder are fortunate, they will receive
support from medical professionals,
friends, family, and teachers in confronting the social and academic
challenges they face. In addition to
these sources of support, one local
boy has been greatly helped by the
staff of his favorite restaurant.
Ben Goldman, called “Benzi”
by friends and family, was diagnosed
with autism at the age of two through
a clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health. His mother, Katie
Smeltz, has frequently taken him to
eat at the Silver Diner in Rockville
where several employees have
grown fond of him and helped him
become more sociable.
“Benzi doesn’t really like
crowds; he’s still learning how to have
conversations,” Smeltz said. “Some
of the waiters have been incredibly
friendly to us and they can encourage
him to say hello and goodbye and ask
him a question or two. Benzi feels
comfortable at Silver Diner. He is
practicing his social skills and interacting with people. Hopefully, this
will help him establish meaningful
friendships with his own peers. ”
“I’d always say hi, give him a
high five,” said Eze Nwagwu, a server and supervisor at Silver Diner.
“I’ve seen him become more socially
adept, more comfortable around me.”
Last Sunday, the diner helped
Benzi celebrate his ninth birthday. As
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Ben Goldman and friends.
her son is a huge fan of the Mighty
Morphin’ Power Rangers franchise,
Smeltz wanted to stage a live Power
Rangers performance for his birthday
party but found few people willing to
play the roles. Nwagwu recruited
several of his fellow employees to
portray Power Rangers in a skit at the
party. They battled and vanquished a
villain portrayed by the father of one
of Benzi’s friends. The diner also donated several trays of food.
“It was a beautiful event,” said
Omar Martinez, the Rockville Silver
Diner’s operating partner, who attended the party. “I’m so proud that
our associates cared enough to do
this for this great kid, and that Silver
Diner supports families with special
needs children.”
Benzi has received special assis-
tance from Montgomery County Public Schools since his preschool days.
He currently attends the Autism
Learning Center at Jones Lane Elementary School in Germantown.
Smeltz said she would like to see
MCPS use collaborative learning stations to teach children with autism,
and place more emphasis on social interactions. Suzanne Blattner, Benzi’s
educational consultant, also stressed
the importance of social interaction.
“When Benzi’s parents take him
into the community, it gives him an
opportunity to apply skills he has
learned in therapy and in school,”
Blattner said. “Building relationships
as Benzi has increases public awareness of autism and its features, and
the role our community can play in
making a difference for our students.”
KENSINGTON - For two hours
on Monday morning, a section of
Connecticut Avenue was cordoned
off to allow safe passage for the 47th
annual Kenginston Labor Day Parade. Participants from several local
businesses, civic organizations and
political campaigns rode from St.
Paul’s Park to the intersection of
Howard and Fawcett Avenue, waving to families who gathered on the
sidewalk to watch.
The Labor Day Festival was
held throughout the long weekend
near the Kensington Armory. There
were games and activities for kids
while attendees had the opportunity
to sample offerings from area restaurants and other businesses.
The Armory hosted “Paint the
Town,” an annual art show presented
by the Montgomery Art Association.
Participating artists were invited to
submit paintings for competition in a
variety of categories, but were required to submit at least one painting
inspired by the town of Kensington.
The contest was judged by Glen
Kessler, a local professional artist who
has taught at George Washington University and George Mason University.
“We’ve had a lot of interest, and
the town’s been very nice to work
with,” said Michael Shibley, president of the Montgomery Art Association and the show’s coordinator. “I
can’t say enough good things about
Mayor [Peter] Fosselman and the
town council, who have been so supportive.”
Shibley’s entry in the Kensington Category was a painting of a
woman browsing the selections at
last year’s Labor Day show.
“I got tired of painting the train
station and the library, so I figured
I’d try something new,” Shibley said.
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Military hardware around the state
By Len Lazarick
Maryland Reporter.com
U.S. MILITARY GEAR ON
CAMPUS: Rokia Hassanein of the
Diamondback reports that three college police departments in this state
— including this university’s — have
received surplus military gear
through a federal defense program
that has fallen under scrutiny in recent weeks. The handful of items this
university received included 16 12gauge shotguns, 49 M16 rifles, two
transport vehicles and a $65,000 armored truck, University Police
spokeswoman Sgt. Rosanne Hoaas
confirmed.
SERVICES FOR ‘COOKIE’
HARRIS: Sylvia “Cookie” Harris was
remembered Monday as a selfless
mother and grandmother, a devout
Christian and “right-to-life torchbearer” whose influence extended from the
neighborhoods outside Baltimore City
to the halls of government in Annapolis, reports Jeremy Cox for the Salisbury Daily Times. Harris, the wife of
U.S. Rep. Andy Harris, died unexpectedly Thursday, three days before what
would have been her 58th birthday. A
photo package by Steve Ruark accompanies the article.
Fox 45 reports that Harris was an
active partner in her husband’s political career, a mother of five and grandmother of two, a devout Catholic and
a community volunteer.
Pat Warren of WJX-TV reports
that House Minority Whip Del.
Kathy Szeliga, said of Harris: “She
was such a godly woman, exuded excitement about life. She’s just going
to be terribly missed.”
CAMPUS DRINKING: More
than half of Maryland college students who reported being high-risk
drinkers had parents who permitted at
least some drinking in high school,
according to a study released by the
Maryland Collaborative to Reduce
College Drinking and Related Prob-
lems. Krishana Davis of the Carroll
County Times writes that the study
was based on a survey that was conducted at McDaniel College and nine
other schools.
O’MALLEY’S CASINO: John
Wagner of the Post reports about
Gov. Martin O’Malley’s uncomfortable embrace of the casino industry in
Maryland. The governor once called
slot machines “a pretty morally bankrupt way” to fund education.” With
confetti flying and fireworks exploding over the launch of the Horseshoe
Casino in Baltimore City, Gov. Martin O’Malley looked decidedly unenthusiastic as he welcomed VIP
guests.
PUBLIC DEFENDERS OFFICE: Bryan Sears of the Daily
Record writes that language justifying an expansion of a lease of Towson
office space by the Office of the Public Defender was based on a 2012
Court of Appeals decision regarding
representation of indigent defendants
and was accurate at the time the request was made to the state, according to a document provided by Maryland Public Defender Paul B. DeWolfe Jr.
DDA SERVICE TRACKING:
Maryland’s Developmental Disabilities Administration has not made
much progress since last October on
verifying that consumers actually received the services they’re supposed
to get, according to a follow-up review released Tuesday. The AP is reporting in the Daily Record that the
Maryland General Assembly’s Office
of Legislative Audits conducted the
follow-up after an October audit
found the administration’s fiscal accountability and compliance rating
was unsatisfactory.
A FEW GOOD RACES: Ordinarily, around now, in an election
year in Maryland, we’d be all in a
lather about the upcoming primaries,
writes Josh Kurtz for Center Maryland. Instead, we’ve been in general
election mode for more than two
months already. It doesn’t feel right.
Traditionally, the primaries here are
more exciting than the general election anyway. But at least it looks like
we’ll have a few good races this fall.
BROWN ATTACKS HOGAN
OVER ‘DREAM:’ Maryland’s two
leading gubernatorial candidates
sparred Tuesday over a decade-old
veto of a bill that sought to extend instate college tuition rates to undocumented immigrants, reports John
Wagner for the Post. During an appearance before a Hispanic business
conference, Democratic nominee Anthony Brown attacked his Republican
opponent, Larry Hogan, for a move
made in 2003 by the state’s last Republican governor, Bob Ehrlich.
CHRISTIE TO STUMP FOR
HOGAN: New Jersey Gov. Chris
Christie is coming to heavily Democratic Maryland this month to raise
money to help Larry Hogan, the
state’s Republican gubernatorial
nominee, in the first sign of national
GOP interest in the race. Christie, the
chairman of the Republican Governors Association and a possible 2016
presidential candidate, writes John
Wagner for the Post.
Michael Dresser writes in the
Sun that Christie will become the
first national GOP figure to show the
flag for Hogan. The event is Sept. 17
in Bethesda. In a statement released
by this campaign, Hogan said
Christie and the GOP governors “recognize that we are in a position to win
this year.”
BROWN AD HIGHLIGHTS
PRE-K: Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown
continued his attempt to draw contrast between himself and Republican
nominee Larry Hogan Tuesday, re-
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leasing a television ad that highlights
Brown’s proposal to gradually expand the state’s pre-kindergarten program to include half-day classes for
youngsters, reports Erin Cox in the
Sun. The story is topped by the commercial.
O’MALLEY HEADS TO SUNSHINE STATE: Add Florida to
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley’s
political itinerary, writes John Wagner for the Post. O’Malley, who is
weighing a 2016 White House bid,
has a full day scheduled Sept. 20 that
includes fundraising meetings, campaigning for Charlie Crist, the state’s
Democratic nominee for governor,
and an appearance at a Democratic
party reception, aides said.
O’MALLEY CAN’T WIN:
Gazette political pundit Blair Lee
writes that Martin O’Malley can’t
win a presidential run despite all his
pluses. He also outlines why he can’t
even make the move into the vice
presidential race.
O’MALLEY RUN IN WALL
ST. JOURNAL: Democratic
fundraisers say Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley has told them he would
enter the presidential race even if
front-runner Hillary Clinton is a candidate, suggesting she would face at
least some competition for her party’s
nomination from an established elected official if she runs, writes Peter
Nicholas in the Wall Street Journal.
Mr. O’Malley’s camp had signaled
earlier this year that the governor
likely wouldn’t join the field if Mrs.
Clinton sought the Democratic nomination. But some party fundraisers
say they have come away from private conversations with Mr. O’Malley with a clear impression that he
wouldn’t stand down should Mrs.
Clinton run.
NO RAISES FOR AA COUNCIL: After taking a beating from a
handful of critical constituents, members of the Anne Arundel County
Council voted Tuesday night not to
give a pay raise to the next set of
councilmen. The measure to gradually increase the annual salary for the
part-time, elected position from
$36,000 to $40,518 failed on a 2-5
vote. The votes in favor came from
Councilmen Jamie Benoit, a
Crownsville Democrat who sponsored the bill, and Dick Ladd, a
Broadneck Republican. Neither will
return to the council after the election,
after Ladd lost his primary and
Benoit hit term limits, Pamela Woods
is reporting in the Sun.
Rema Rahman of the Annapolis
Capital is reporting that Benoit said
the measure was intended to compensate for the council’s decision to forgo raises in 2010, at a time when employees were being asked to take furloughs. The council’s salaries haven’t
been raised since 2002.
GUARD DRILLS POSTPONED: Army National Guard units
in Maryland and across the country
are postponing drills this month to
help the National Guard Bureau close
an unexpected budget shortfall, John
Fritze reports in the Sun.
PESKY LEGAL FEES: The
Carroll County Times editorial board
opines that one of the things that the
new Carroll County board of commissioners should look at when it
takes office later this year is the
amount of money spent by the current
board on legal fees. In just under four
years, the commissioners have spent
$178,454 for outside legal counsel.
This is on top of the county attorney
and staff that are already on the payroll to handle legal issues.
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Sep 4
STEVE DEAN GOLF CLASSIC
Sep. 4. 9:3a.m. Enjoy a day on the links,
while raising important scholarship support
students at Our Lady of Good Counsel High
School. The day features a shotgun start at 11
a.m., scramble format, grilled lunch, beverages
on the course, and a dinner reception at the
school catered by Outback Steakhouse. Registration for the Our Lady of Good Counsel
High School’s Steve Dean Golf Classic is
open. Please register at
www.olgchs.org/stevedeangolf. Argyle Country Club Manor Country Club 14600 Argyle
Club Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20906
BACK TO SCHOOL FUNK FEST
Sep. 4. 7:30p.m. Since their release of Heroes and Legends in 2010, Urban Funk has
been performing in the Metropolitan region to
critical acclaim. Showcasing the dance chart
hits of the 70’s; this venerable period of music
is the stepping stone for every performance.
Whether it is James Brown, Marvin Gaye, or
WAR; the hits keep coming and the dance
floor is guaranteed to be filled with a dancing
crowd. Wayne Sulc and Tommy Lepson front
this group along with the funk fusion sound of
a rhythm section featuring Steve Long on
Keys, Mike Davis on Bass, Gary Crockett on
Drums, and Tim Cutrona on Percussion. These
are some of the best known names in the
Washington area music scene! 7719 Wisconsin
Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814 (240) 330-4500
Sep 5
KATHERINE PICKETT’S BOOK
LAUNCH
Sep. 5. 6p.m.-9p.m. Come out for a night of
books, food, and fun to celebrate the launch of
"Perfect Bound"! Katherine will be on hand to
read, sign books, and talk about all things publishing. Free. Kensington Row Bookshop 3786
Howard Ave Kensington, MD 20895 For more
information contact:
[email protected]
Sep 6
ENRICH YOUR MARRIAGE
Sep. 6. 7p.m.-10p.m. Marriage workshop,
for couples in a committed relationship. Free.
Space is limited. PEP, 10100 Connecticut
Ave., Kensington. Preregister. 301-929-8824
or www.pepparent.org.
SILVER SPRING JAZZ FESTIVAL
Sep. 6. 3p.m-10p.m. 11th Annual Silver
Spring Jazz Festival »The 11th Annual Silver
Spring Jazz Festival will feature New Orleans’
own Preservation Hall Jazz Band (PHJB) and
an all-star jazz line-up featuring local popular
favorite Marcus Johnson, funk and R&B performer Elliott Levine, world jazz style band
David Bach Consort and an eclectic mix from
Silver Spring’s Jazz Academy of Music. Veterans Plaza in front of the Silver Spring Civic
Building on the corner of Ellsworth Drive and
September 4, 2014 – September 10, 2014
Fenton Street. For more information, call
240.777.6821 or visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec.
DOGGIE DIP DAY
Sep. 6. 12p.m.-4p.m. Give your dog the rare
opportunity to swim in a pool at the Rockville
Swim and Fitness Center's Doggie Dip Day.
Dogs must have a current rabies certificate or a
letter from their veterinarian stating that they
have received their rabies vaccination in order
to gain entry (tags will not be accepted as
proof). Dogs must be kept under the control of
their owners at all times. Due to health and
safety reasons, people will not be allowed to
join the dogs in the water. The event will include a canned food collection for Manna
Food Center, and any pet food donations will
be donated to the Montgomery County Humane Society. Cost is $5 per dog.
www.rockvillemd.gov/swimcenter or
Rockville animal control information on the
City's website. For more information about the
event, call 240-314-8750.
BINGO IN THE PARK
Sep 6. 6:30p.m.-10:30p.m. Get your bingo
cards and play for a whopping stage-full of
prizes. Bid on fabulous items in the silent auction. Ride the carousel or enjoy the Friday
Night Dance in the Bumper Car Pavilion. Glen
Echo Park - 7300 MacArthur Boulevard, Glen
Echo, MD 20812, 301-634-2222
DREW THE DRAMATIC FOOL
Sep. 6. 7p.m.-9p.m. Drew the Dramatic
Fool reinvents the ancient art of foolery, inspired by a thousands-of-years old tradition of
royal jesters, vaudeville eccentrics, silent film
comedians, animated cartoons and theatrical
clowns. Tickets are $5-$10. Cultural Arts Center 7995 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD
20910 240-567-5775
PLANK AND ROSE
Sep. 6. 8:30a.m.10:30a.m. Pike & Rose invites the community to a morning of rest and
relaxation at Plank & Rose, an outdoor yoga
event on Grand Park Avenue. The first 100 attendees will receive a complimentary Pike &
Rose yoga mat, and a water station will be
available for participant use. Pike & Rose
11580 Old Georgetown Rd North Bethesda,
MD 20852 For more information contact:
[email protected]
DC GREEK FESTIVAL
Sep. 6-Sep. 7. 12p.m.-9p.m. Greek dancing
and Greek music.Free admission and free
parking is available. Credit cards are accepted
for food or marketplace items. Costs of a la
carte and dinner entrees range from $6.50 to
$15. St. Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral 15100 New Hampshire Avenue Silver
Spring, MD 20905 For more information contact: [email protected] (240) 389-1366
Sep 7
WALTZ DANCE
Sep. 7. 2:45p.m-6p.m. Waltz Dance will
Sep 11. 7p.m.-9p.m. Informative session
about Medicare. Do you need to sign up for
Medicare now? Can I work and get Medicare?
Do you know the Medicare alphabet – A, B, C
and D? Where do I begin? Who can help me?
For more information call SHIP State Health
Insurance Program (301)590- 2819
www.medicareabcd.org
COURTESY PHOTO
The Steve Dean Golf Classic originated 32 years ago, when members from
the Class of 1967 hosted a fundraiser to honor the Dean '67, who lost his life
to complications relating to cerebral palsy in 1976.
feature the ensemble Elke, Paul, Ralph & Larry couple dances, including Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tango, and Polka. The 45-minute
dance lesson begins at 2:45 p.m. with a halfhour introductory Waltz workshop and a more
advanced move presented the last 15 minutes.
Social dancing follows until 6 pm. Admission
is $10. No partner required. For more information, call Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 or
Glen Echo Park at 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
TAKOMA PARK FOLK FESTIVAL
Sep. 7. 10:30a.m. Enjoy music and dance
from around the world on seven stages. Some
performances are designed for audience participation, including performances at which you
can sing along or dance to the music, and the
many activities at and surrounding the Grassy
Nook, the children’s stage. Takoma Park Middle School 7611 Piney Branch Road, Takoma
Park, MD
PAWPAW FESTIVAL
It’s time to get your paws on some pawpaws! Meadowside will be celebrating this delightful native fruit with music, storytelling,
crafts, games, raptor talks, expert advice on
pawpaw cultivation, and most importantly…a
pawpaw tasting station. Tickets are $5. Meadowside Nature Center 5100 Meadowside Lane
Derwood, MD 20855 301-258-4030
PRAY EAT LOVE
Sep. 7. 10:45a.m.-2p.m. There will be plenty of fun games and activities for the kids!
Dress casually and bring the whole family to a
music-filled worship service which kicks off
the morning at 10:45. Stay after the service for
a complimentary buffet lunch outside in the
fountain courtyard. Before or after lunch, all
ages can help feed the hungry in our city by
sorting and bagging gleaned produce that will
later be distributed to local food banks. There
will also be a collection of new and gently
used children's books for mission partners
throughout the city. You may drop off donations on September 7, and help sort and box
the books for delivery.
Location:
The National Presbyterian Church
4101 Nebraska Ave. NW
Washington, DC , DC 20016
Event Contact Info:
[email protected]
202-537-0800
www.nationalpres.org/prayeatlove
BABY STEPS 5K
Sep. 7. 7:45a.m. The Baby Steps 5K will
begin at 7:45 a.m. with a warm-up led by Soldierfit, followed by a 5K for timed runners at 8
a.m. A Fun Run/Walk for non-timed runners
and children will begin at 9 a.m. Proceeds
from the 5K go to support Baby’s Bounty MC,
a non-profit organization dedicated to providing essential items such as gear and clothing to
babies born to victims of domestic abuse, teen
mothers, and those living in poverty. Registration is $40, kids under 13 free. Run starts at
RIO Washingtonian Center. To register for the
Baby Steps 5K Run/Walk, go to:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/baby-steps-5krunwalk-benefiting-babys-bounty-montgomery-county-2014-registration11840379895.
Sep 10
HOLLYWOOD ON THE POTOMAC
Sep. 10. 2p.m. Author Mike Canning will
present an illustrated lecture on his book Hollywood on the Potomac with a video of film
stills and clips from the book. Silver Spring
Civic Building 1 Veterans Place, Silver Spring,
MD
Sep 11
MEDICARE INFORMATION SESSION
BILL MEDLEY
Sep. 11. 8p.m. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
inductee Bill Medley is a monumental figure
in American music, best known as half of the
legendary duo, the Righteous Brothers. Combining Medley’s unmistakable baritone with
Bobby Hatfield’s forceful tenor and the density
of Phil Spector’s “wall of sound” production,
the Righteous Brothers defied traditional music
labels with airplay on both pop and R&B radio
stations. In 1987, Medley scored a monumental hit with another duettist, Jennifer Warnes,
with “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life,” for
the film, Dirty Dancing. The song earned an
Oscar, a Golden Globe, Video of the Year, and
a Grammy. Tickets are $55. Robert E. Parilla
Performing Arts Center 51 Mannakee St,
Rockville, MD 20850 240-567-5301
Upcoming
NORDSTROM BEAUTY TRENDS
EVENT
Sep. 12-Sep. 13. Join Nordstrom Beauty for
one-on-one time with their savvy beauty experts and industry insiders. They will share the
latest beauty tips and tricks while you're pampered with a free makeup or skincare consultation. Afterwards, get access to FREE deluxe
samples and exclusive gifts with purchase
(while supply lasts). Admission is free. RSVP
or ask for special accommodations by calling
or stopping by their favorite cosmetics counter,
located within Nordstrom. Nordstrom Montgomery Mall 7111 Democracy Boulevard
Bethesda, MD 20817 301-365- 4111
OUT OF DARKNESS WALK
Sep. 13. 9a.m.-12p.m. The Out of the Darkness Community Walks are the American
Foundation for Suicide Prevention's (AFSP)
signature fundraising campaign, bringing together family, friends, colleagues, and supporters at 3-5 mile walks in hundreds of communities across the country. Registration starts at
9am and the walk finishes around noon! The
Out of the Darkness walk is seeking to raise
$50,000 which goes towards suicide prevention (research, education, etc.). Walk starts at
the intersection of Gibbs and E. Middle st. in
Rockville Town Center. Contact chair: Meg
Kimmel 301-467-5936
2ND ANNUAL RACE FOR EVERY
CHILD 5K RUN/WALK
Sep. 13. 8:30a.m.-12p.m. Registration is
now open at RaceForEveryChild.org. Participants can sign up as an individual, create or
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join a team, or participate virtually. A half-day
event, Race for Every Child features a wide
range of fun for the family, including: 5K
run/walk, kids’ Dash for kids 3 to 10 years old,
awards ceremony for top Race finishers and
fundraisers, fun kids fitness activities, face
painting, balloon art and more on and around
Freedom Plaza and live entertainment. The
goal for the 2014 Race for Every Child is to
raise $1 million and also to draw more than
4,500 participants in the 5K run/walk and
Kids’ Dash. Last year nearly 4,000 people participated, raising more than $750,000. Among
those who ran or walked were families whose
children’s lives had been saved by the organization. Freedom Plaza (located at the corner of
14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, ad-
County's homeless and at-risk animals while
you're enjoying the wonderful dinner, dessert,
dancing, and dogs. Tickets are $160-$230 and
are available online at
http://mchumane.org/loveball14. Hilton Washington DC/Rockville 1750 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD
ONGOING
DAMASCUS COMMUNITY FAIR
Sep. 5-Sep. 7. 9a.m. Events include kid’s
run, poster contest, exotic animals, silent auction, coloring contest. Musical acts include
Bluesgrass band Clear SpringBand, DJ Solutions, Junk Rock Band, First Fruits Band. Free.
Damascus Volunteer Fire Department Activity
Center, 10211 Lewis Drive in Damascus.
www.damascusfair.com.
COURTESY PHOTO
Give your dog the opportunity to swim at one of Rockville's most popular events.
jacent to Pershing Park) 1455 Pennsylvania
Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004. For more
information, visit RaceForEveryChild.org.
WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE
Sep. 14. 2p.m.-4p.m. The Widowed Persons Service of Montgomery County will hold
its "second sunday of the month" meeting open
to the public. This is an opportunity for widowed persons to socialize and to listen to our
speaker, Ms Leah Niehaman speak on the subject of "Money Management Issues for Seniors" including bill paying, budgeting, filing
insurance claims, and organizing tax records.
Wheaton Library , Meeting Room 2, 11701
Georgia Ave. Wheaton, MD.
THE LOVE BALL!
Nov. 8. 6:30p.m.-11p.m. Going to the Love
Ball won't make you Fred or Ginger, or Gene
or Cyd. And chances are good that you aren't
going to be a finalist on "So You Think You
Can Dance." Then there's dinner, dessert,
dancing and, of course, dogs! And a portion of
every ticket price goes to help Montgomery
THE CHARLATAN
Sep. 5-6. 8p.m. In this opera, Prince Boris is
obliged to marry a woman of his rank or risk
losing his fortune to his uncle. See what happens when the uncle presents a peasant woman
disguised as a princess to be Boris' wife. Tickets are $24 for adults, $20 for seniors and $16
for students. The F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre is
located in Rockville Civic Center Park at 603
Edmonston Drive. For more information, visit
www.rockvillemd.gov/arts or call the Box Office at 240-314-8690.
ALL ABOARD KENSINGTON
Sep. 6-Sep. 7. 11a.m.-5p.m. Model trains
will chug around the tracks at the familyfriendly ALL ABOARD KENSINGTON
weekend.Special guest performances: Dixie
Land Express Band will perform on Saturday
from 11am-1pm; Matthew Dodd will present
railroad songs and stories on Sunday from 14pm. Admission: $5 adults; $2 children; $10
family Kensington Armory/Town Hall 3710
Mitchell Street, Kensington, MD
September 4, 2014 – September 10, 2014
TUESDAY IN THE PARK
Dec. 31.- Sep. 10. 11a.m.-12p.m. Join a
naturalist at the Cabin John Regional Park
playground off Tuckerman Lane to explore
what's happening outside! No registration required. Rain cancels program. Children must
be accompanied by an adult. Free. Locust
Grove Nature Center 7777 Democracy Blvd.
Bethesda, MD 20817 [email protected] (301) 765-8660
COMMUNITY FOOD DRIVE FOR MANNA
Sep. 1-Sep. 15. Non-perishable food needed
by Manna, Montgomery County’s Food Bank.
(25 lb minimun for pick-up). Most needed
items- canned meat, vegetables or fruit, beans,
pasta, rice, cereal, nut butter, formula and diapers. Cash donations accepted. Make checks to
Manna Food Center and mail to Living Faith
Lutheran for presentation to Manna Drop food
donations in the DROP BOX, at the church office or email [email protected] to schedule pick-up. Living Faith Lutheran Church
1605 Veirs Mill Road, Rockville, MD 20851
Phone: 301-424-8622
FRIDAY NIGHT LIVE
May 2-Sep. 26. 6:30p.m.-9:00p.m.Kick off
your weekend with live music, good food, and
good beer! HAPPY 4TH OF JULY (NO
CONCERT); July 11th – The Nighthawks
(Blues); July 18th – Rumba Club (Latin); July
25th – Sons of Pirates (Key West Rock); August 1st – The Shack Band (Southern Funk
Rock ‘n’ Roll); August 8th – Tom Principato
(Blues); August 15th – King Teddy (Swing);
August 22nd – Dublin 5 (Irish Rock); August
29th – Jeff from Accounting (Rock/Pop Cover
Band); September 5th – Ruthie & The Wranglers (Americana Country); September 12th –
The Crawdaddies (Roots Rock and Zydeco);
September 19th – Dreamstreet (Classic Cover
Rock); September 26th – Stay Tuned for our
Series Finale! Check for weather cancellations
at:
http://rockvilletownsquare.com/events/special-events/friday-night-concert-series/
COLOSSAL
Sep. 3-Sep. 29. Daily. Colossal tells in
vivid, physical flashback the story of Young
Mike, a college football player who took a hit
in a game that left him paralyzed from the
waist down, confined to a wheelchair. Tickets
are $32-$65. Olney Theatre Center 2001 Olney Sandy Spring Rd Olney, MD 20832
Phone: 301-924-3400
NATURAL ORIGINS
July 10-Oct. 3. 6:30p.m. The Betty Mae
Kramer Gallery & Music Room presents Natural Origins, an exhibition of recent works by
Len Harris and Ellen Kalin. Both Harris and
Kalin respond to organic and atmospheric elements in their artistic practices, presenting
works that are divergent yet complementary.
The gallery is open 9:00 am - 6:00 pm Monday - Friday. Opening Reception on Thursday,
July 10 from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Free. Kramer
COURTESY PHOTO
Suicide claimed 39,518 lives in 2011 in the United States alone, with
someone dying by suicide every 13.3 minutes. A suicide attempt is
made every minute of every day, resulting in nearly one million attempts
made annually. The American Foundation for Suicide Preventionʼs Out
of the Darkness Walks, raises money for research and education programs to prevent suicide.
Gallery and Music Room The Betty Mae
Kramer Gallery One Veterans Place Silver
Spring, MD, MD 20910 Phone: 301-565-3805
VOICES OF THE VIGIL
Sep. 1-Oct. 19. 9a.m.-9p.m. This awardwinning exhibition tells the story of the twodecades long effort by Washington Jews to free
their refusenik brethren living in the Soviet
Union. Voices of the Vigil showcases more
than 90 historic photos, archival documents,
protest buttons and t-shirts, and other memorabilia. Reception: Sunday September 7, 2 – 3:30
p.m. Program will include remarks by Ambassador Richard Schifter, lecture in concert by
Robyn Helzner, and curator-led exhibition tour.
Free. Jewish Community Center of Greater
Washington 6125 Montrose Rd. Rockville,
MD 20852 [email protected] 301-348-3770
FENTON STREET MARKET
May 3-Oct. 25. 10a.m.-4p.m. Visit the Fenton Street Market to shop local in the heart of
downtown Silver Spring. Every week over 60
vendors showcase: original artwork, handmade
and imported crafts, restored bikes, jewelry,
body products, furniture, vintage clothing,
unique services such as acupuncture, henna tattoos and much more. Plus, enjoy crepes,
donuts, community activities and live music.
Free. Veterans Plaza
1 Veterans Place Silver Spring, MD 20910
Phone: 301-960-8779
BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT
Tuesdays. 6:30p.m.-10p.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, WheatonGlenmont, MD 20902 [email protected]
CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
Sundays 11am-3pm. $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. Black’s Bar and
Kitchen 7750 Woodmont Avenue Bethesda,
MD 20814 Visit http://www.blacksbarandkitchen.com or call 301-652-5525
LAUGH RIOT AT THE HYATT
Saturdays 8pm-10pm. Check out a live
standup comedy show by local stand up
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]. Hyatt Regency
Bethesda 1 Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda,
MD 2081. $10 at the door Visit
http://www.StandupComedyToGo.com or call
301-657-1234.
CORPORATE BARTENDING FOR
CHARITY
Wednesdays 4pm-7pm. 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. 4714
Montgomery Lane Bethesda, MD 20814. Visit tommyjoes.com or call 301-654-3801 for
more information
LIVE MUSIC FRIDAYS
Friday 9:30pm-12:30pm, Rock Bottom
Restaurant & Brewery features different music
styles by various live bands who perform both
original and cover songs. So come relax and
enjoy live music and Rock Bottom's awardwinning handcrafted beer. 7900 Norfolk Av-
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enue, Bethesda, MD 20814. Visit
http://www.rockbottom.com or call 301-6521311 for more information
SALSA NIGHT
Tuesdays 7:30 pm-12:30am. 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. 4723 Elm Street Bethesda, MD 20814.
Visit salsawild.com or call 301-654-0022 for
more information.
HEY MR. DJ
Fridays 9 pm-2 am. It’s time to dance! Grab
your friends and come to The Barking Dog for
a good time on the dance floor. Every Friday
and Saturday night the Dog brings in a DJ to
play the Top 40 and your favorite songs. Make
sure you check out their great drink specials
before you show us what you got! The Barking
Dog, Elm Street Bethesda, MD 20814. Free
admission
SPAGNVOLA CHOCOLOATE FACTORY
TOUR
Saturdays and Sundays : 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Meet the owners, learn about the origin of
chocolate, and see how it is grown and
processed. Experience how chocolate is made
from the actual cacao seed to the final chocolate during this "sweet" educational tour, from
chocolate bars to truffles to bonbons. Each tour
also includes a FREE chocolate tasting! 360
Main Street Suite 101 Gaithersburg, Maryland
20878. Visit http://www.spagnvola.com or call
240-654-6972
COUNTRY THURSDAYS
Thursdays, 9pm. 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 Avenue 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. Flanagan's Harp and Fiddle, 4844
Cordell Ave.Bethesda, MD 20814 301-9510115
TAKOMA MOVES! COMMUNITY
DANCE CLASS AT DANCE EXCHANGE
Thursdays, 6:30 - 8 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 p.m. at VisArts in
Rockville. 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].
GAITHERSBURG ROTARY CLUB
WEEKLY MEETING
Every Tuesday, 12:15 to 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 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
– Compiled by Donna Broadway
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organizations that only
Montgomery County
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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]
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TRAVEL
The afterlife of Prince Phillip - Duke of Edinburg
Travel Tales
By
Llewellyn Toulmin
Last month we learned from
Chief Linlin Jack Naiua of Yaohnanen village on Tanna island in the
South Pacific country of Vanuatu,
that Prince Philip of Britain is really
from Tanna, not Greece, and that he
paddled in a canoe from Vanuatu to
Britain to marry Princess Elizabeth.
We also learned that Philip is worshipped as a God by the 1669 adults
and numerous children in Yaohnanen and the surrounding area. This
month we will focus on Prince
Philip’s powers, his visit to Vanuatu, and his future and afterlife, according to the Chief.
Prince Philip’s mystical powers are so strong that his worshippers in Tanna hardly ever get sick,
and never go to hospital. If there is
a problem, a prayer to the Prince
fixes it. Philip tells his followers to
live a good, clean life, follow “kastom” (customary tribal) practices,
and be peaceful. Philip is like Jesus,
and the two are really one person. It
is through Philip that his followers
get their life.
In 1974, Prince Phillip and
Elizabeth II visited Vanuatu in the
royal yacht Britannia. According to
the Chief, the yacht did not touch at
Tanna, but the searchlight of the
yacht was turned onto the island at
night as the vessel passed. Philip
recognized Tanna and turned to
Elizabeth and said, “There is something I have to tell you. That is my
island, where I was born.” Elizabeth replied, “If I had known that, I
never would have married you.”
Philip retorted, “Too bad, it’s too
late. Charles is already a grown
man.”
In 2007 several elders from a
neighboring Prince Phillip village
visited England, and according to
various news agencies managed to
meet the Prince at Windsor Castle
and exchange greetings and gifts.
But Chief Naiua states that, “Those
people did not meet Philip. He is
waiting for Yaohnanen villagers to
arrive before he meets with anyone
from Tanna.”
The SBS Australian TV network contacted Buckingham Palace
in 2010 and asked Prince Philip
about his attitude toward the villagers, and the Palace response was
that, “The Duke of Edinburgh is
aware of the villagers’ feelings,
which probably arose from his original visit many years ago. The exchange of photographs was a gesture of goodwill, nothing more. The
Prince has no plans to visit Tanna.”
As we will see in just a second,
the Palace may be wrong on that last
point.
Chief Naiua stated that he can
see into the future, and also gets information in letters from England
and visions from a tree-cave inside
the village’s sacred banyan tree. He
predicted that when Philip dies, the
next King of England will not be
Prince Charles, but rather Prince
William.
Upon Philip’s death, the Chief
predicts that the Prince will return
to Tanna by canoe, and Philip will
re-emerge as a young, healthy,
Melanesian man. All the people and
animals, and even the insects and
dead people will know of his arrival. His Church will grow enormously.
Philip’s followers will have a
massive feast and a “Koeyar,” a
huge dance that goes on for three
days. Two hundred pigs will be
killed in an elaborate ceremony, using sacred clubs and ordinary hatchets. Queen Elizabeth, if she is still
alive, will have to stay in Britain,
but Philip may choose to visit her
there from time to time. The new,
young Philip will marry a Tannese
girl, who is already picked out and
is waiting for him now. He will not
be able to marry multiple local
ladies, however. A special house
will be built for the Prince and his
A young member of the Prince
Phillip tribe.
PHOTOS COURTESY LEW TOULMIN
Lew Toulmin, right, with Chief Linlin Jack Naiua (center) and the Chiefʼs brother, holding sacred relics of Prince
Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
new bride.
According to Chief Naiua,
speaking in the island pidgin of Bislama, the newly rejuvenated Prince
and God will have lots of new children. The Chief ’s exact words
were: “Prince hemi full-up pickaninny!”
***
Lew Toulmin is working in the
Prime Minister’ Office in Vanuatu,
on projects in telecommunications
and e-government. He is a Fellow
of the Royal Geographical Society
and a member of The Explorers
Club. He and his wife Susan normally live in Silver Spring.
C.
A grave in the village shows the deceased elder chief and his followers holding photos of Prince Philip,
whom they worship as a God.
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September 4, 2014
PHOTOS BY DAVID WOLFE
Eric Grimm breaks hard to avoid a pair of Woodrow Wilson defenders, above. At right Good Counseltight end Patrick Barlett pulls in a pass for the Falcons.
Good Counsel pummels Wilson 49-13
By Brandy L. Simms
Senior Sports Writer
TENLEYTOWN – Good
Counsel opened the 2014 campaign in grand fashion Friday
night, posting a convincing 49-13
road victory over Woodrow Wilson.
The Falcons dominated from
the onset, scoring touchdowns on
their first seven possessions.
“We saw them play four times
and believe me I had no idea it
was going to turn out like this,”
Good Counsel head coach Bob
Milloy said afterward. “I think we
just got on top of them so quick,
they weren’t expecting it.”
Good Counsel scored on
Jonathan Wanat’s five-yard touchdown run with 10:22 left in the
first quarter but Wilson evened it
up on Larry Frazier’s 56 yard run
less than two minutes later.
The Falcons then scored 42
unanswered points en route to the
non-league win over the District
of Columbia public school.
Good Counsel was led by the
talented trio of juniors Andres
Castillo, Keon Paye and Jonathon
Lee.
Castillo finished perfect,
completing all five of his pass attempts for 167 yards and three
touchdowns including two scores
to Paye who compiled 125 receiving yards on three catches.
Meanwhile, Lee rushed for a
game-high 111 yards on 15 carries
and two scores. Lee, a junior who
already holds a pair of college offers, scored on a five-yard run
with 8:45 left in the second quarter and later added a six-yard
touchdown in the waning moments to help give Good Counsel
a 42-7 advantage at the intermission.
“I feel pretty good,” Lee said
about his performance. “I’m
proud of our line and how they
worked, them being so young. It
was a good performance.”
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
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Prep gathers steam for coming season of storms
Head Coach: Dan Paro
Last Yearʼs record:4-6
Offensive outlook: Prep returns two of their key players: Dage
Davis, a senior running back who
amassed 1,434 yards and 16 scores
last season on the ground, and their
key lineman, David Forney. 68 percent of runs last year came behind
him, and his offensive line unit
helped amass 2,282 yards last season. These two will be the core of the
offense, but Prep is also strong in
skill positions, returning three senior
receivers. Look for an offense that
relies on Davis, but has constant
threats on the outside with wideouts
Nick Porter and Brett Beck
Defensive outlook: The Little
Hoyas bring back Dage Davis (also
a starting defensive back), as well as
two other defensive backs, and two
linebackers from last year. The
Hoyas have plenty of experience in
the defense, but having to face an offense such as Gonzaga’s may pose a
challenge. They will have to develop
the young defensive line, however,
and will have to do it quick, against a
schedule that favors a good amount
of running
Special teams: Davis will be
the kick returner for this team as
well, who scored twice on returns
with 602 yards. Prep also has returning starter Brian Dolan and Jack
Mortensen to cover kicking and
punting duties.
Coach’s comments: “Every
season is a new season. I just think
of it that every year there’s a senior
class, so it should be special. We
have a good number of returning
guys on offense and defense, and
we have a lot of competition for
spots.”
Scouting report: Look for a
very Davis- reliant team this year.
He scored 19 touchdowns last year
in total, over 50 percent of the team’s
production last season. If Davis has
a good season, Prep may be able to
as well. But if Davis struggles, the
Hoyas will have a rough season
for him consistently (besides David
Forney, a centerpiece on the Offensive Line), they will be able to win
behind him. Prep returns seven offensive starters and nine defensive
starters from last year’s 4-6 team,
with a stiffer schedule that replaces
2014
Georgetown Prep
Little Hoyas
Fri. 8/29
Sat. 9/6
Sat. 9/13
Sat. 9/20,
Dan Paro
Breakaway potential: Moderate. In their first year back in the
IAC, Georgetown Prep faces a tough
schedule, but one that is not unsimilar from schedules past, where they
struggled. If Dage Davis performs
well, and the offensive line holds up
Fork Union
B. McNamara
Gonzaga
@St. Stephenʼs
St. Agnes
Fri. 10/3 @ St. Albans
Fri 10/10 R.F. Lewis
Fri. 10/17 Episcopal
Fri. 10/24 @ Riverdale
Baptist
Sat. 11/1 Landon
Fri. 11/7 @ Bullis
McDonogh with St. Stephen’s & St.
Agnes, Anacostia with Episcopal,
and Spalding with Riverdale Baptist.
Prep has strength and plenty of experience in the defense, but given the
amount of points they gave up last
season, they may have a hard time.
Returning Offensive
starters: 7
Returning defensive
starters:9
Likely toughest opponent: ..Gonzaga
Offensive strengths:
Deep in skill positions
Offensive weaknesses:
inexperienced line
Defensive strengths:Experience and depth
Defensive weaknesses:
Inexperienced line
Landon picking up the pieces and moving forward
Head Coach: Paul Padalino
Last Yearʼs record:4-5
Offensive outlook: Landon
will feature a very run- heavy offense this year. They bring back
their entire group of tailbacks from
last year, but none of their wide receivers have experience. The receiving core is still being figured
out, so look for lots of yardage
from the ground behind an experienced offensive line.
Defensive outlook: The front
seven of Landon is strong and experienced, and will consistently be
able to stop the run. They also return a very good corner in Johari
Johnson, who can shut down an opposing threat. The problem for
them is that they are struggling to
find two safeties to stop the pass.
The Bears will be solid in the
trenches and in the linebacking
group, but they may struggle
against quick, passing teams.
Special teams outlook: The
Bears have two seniors and one
sophomore than can handle kicking
duty, more than enough to count
the kicking game as solid. The return game is also solid, with returning contributors. Special teams will
not be a problem for Landon.
Coach comments: “Last year
we won our last two games of the
season, we were coming off injuries to a lot of our guys, so we
had a bunch of young guys in there.
As the season went on, they got
better, and learned, and we really
hit our groove the last few games of
the season. I think we can carry that
into this season. I see a good group
that can do a good job.”
Scouting Report: Landon is
looking better this year than in previous years and definitely has a
chance to challenge for the IAC
crown. It all depends on how fast
the Bears and grow up.
stretches throughout the team in a
21 person senior class. If Landon
hits their stride with the run and is
able to stop opponents at the line of
scrimmage, they will be able to
succeed. However, if they do not
2014
Georgetown Prep
Little Hoyas
Paul Padlino
Breakaway Potential: Moderate. This team can contend for an
IAC Championship, but they need
to hit their rhythm very quickly.
The holes at safety and receiver are
big ones, but Landon can make up
for that with their experience that
8/29 A. Christian
9/12 @Pallotti
9/19 Paul VI
9/26 St. Paulʼs
10/2 @ Episcopal
10/18 St. Stephenʼs
10/24 @ Bullis
11/1 @ Georgetown Prep
11/8 St. Albans
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find a solution at safety, they may
have some trouble.
Returning Offensive
starters: 7
Returning defensive
starters:6
Likely toughest opponent: .Bullis
Offensive strengths:
running backs
Offensive weaknesses:
receivers
Defensive strengths:Experience and depth in front 7
Defensive weaknesses:
safeties
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September 4, 2014
SPORTS
Terps face hard times as athletes leave program
By Brandy L. Simms
Sentinel Sports
A pair of local student-athletes
have been dismissed from the University of Maryland football team
for the 2014 season.
As a result of a violation of
Maryland’s Student Code of Conduct, Levern Jacobs and A.J. Hendy
Miller signs
on at SMG
By Brandy L. Simms
Senior Sports Writer
Former Churchill boys’ basketball head coach Matt Miller has been
named the new head coach at St.
Maria Goretti in Hagerstown.
Miller replaces Amrit Rayfield
who stepped down last month after a
four-year stint at the Maryland private school.
Miller, who called the move to
St. Maria Goretti “unexpected,” said
he hopes “good things to come” in
the program’s future.
Miller takes over a program that
finished 21-15 during the 2013-2014
campaign, marking the Gaels’ second straight 21-win season.
The Gaels return starters Ameka
Akaya, Toby Christensen and Donte
Doleman along with standout guard
Donovan Walker who transferred in
from Paint Branch last year.
Located in Washington County,
St. Maria Goretti competes in the
eight-team Baltimore Catholic
League alongside St. Frances,
Calvert Hall, Mount Saint Joseph,
Loyola Blakefield, Archbishop
Spalding, John Carroll and Mount
Carmel.
Last year Miller resigned after a
five-year stint at Churchill to become
an assistant coach at Division II
Shepherd University in West Virginia.
During his lone season at Shepherd, Miller helped guide the Rams
to a 20-10 record, marking the program’s first 20-win season in more
than two decades. Miller was also instrumental in helping the Rams land
a seven-member recruiting class for
the 2014-2015 campaign.
During a five-year stint at
Churchill, Miller guided the Bulldogs to three consecutive division titles. Churchill also advanced to a pair
of regional semifinals and a region title game during Miller’s tenure.
The Bulldogs compiled a 79-41
record during Miller’s tenure including a 55-18 mark during his final
three years at the helm. Churchill finished 18-6 in Miller’s last season and
captured back-to-back sportsmanship awards on his watch.
will not participate with the team
this year, the school announced on
Friday.
“I have spoken with Levern and
A.J. and expressed my disappointment with their actions,” Maryland
head coach Randy Edsall said in a
statement. “They showed poor judgment and failed to uphold the standards of a student-athlete at the Uni-
versity of Maryland. Both Levern
and A.J. were regretful and apologetic about their role in this incident
and understand that their actions will
not allow them to participate in the
upcoming football season.”
Jacobs, a Suitland High product, started four games at wide receiver last season. As a sophomore,
Jacobs led the team in receptions
(47) and receiving yards (640) and
finished with three touchdown receptions.
During his senior campaign at
Suitland, Jacobs amassed 40 catches
and scored eight touchdowns. He
was ranked among the nation’s top
wide receivers and played in the
2010 Crab Bowl.
Meanwhile, Hendy, a Bowie
High product, played in 12 games
and made three starts at defensive
back last season.
As a high school senior, Hendy
compiled 592 receiving yards and
scored seven touchdowns for the
Bulldogs. He also had three punt returns for touchdowns, 30 tackles,
five interceptions including three returned for scores.
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SPORTS
Great day when the ‘Hawgs win, the Pokes lose and Jimmie Cones are on sale
WEEKLY PICKS
By Montgomery Marty
The Big Basso Profundo is happier than a piggy in nature’s finest.
The Hawgs are looking good, the smell of
fall and Jimmie cones
are in the air and it’s
time for some Friday night lights.
The usual
suspects look
good again this
year,
and
there’s some
noise
being
made by some of
the underlings
trying their hardest
to be seen as playmakers.
Meanwhile this pigskin prognosticator is just getting happier and
happier watching his terrifying Terps
mix it up.
The last time the Terps looked
this good Vince Lombardi was still
an altar boy.
So here we go. The best is yet to
come and everybody’s perfect heading into the first came of the season.
Some will soon be wrong, but the
Big Kahuna says Northwest may be
on to something though. Last year
they captured the state title and early
rumors say they got a shot at repeating.
Meanwhile the High and
Mighty is taking a stoic Catholic
look at the beloved Hawgs, hoping
RGIII can develop into a pocket
passer. But if he can’t there’s that
second Cousin who can.
Let’s take a look at this week.
Blair 17
Kennedy 6
In another red-letter day for
Blair athletics, head coach Andrew
Fields signs up as a “Kiss My
Bumper” commercial pitch man.
Quince Orchard 14
Clarksburg 12
It’s gonna be mighty strange not
seeing Dave Mencarini on the Q.O.
sideline this year directing traffic.
But Clarksburg has worse problems.
There’s a stacked and packed D-Line
facing them that might just making
life in the fast lane something to lose
your mind.
Whitman 21
Blake 10
There is absolutely no truth to
the rumor that Whitman head coach
James Kuhn was once Woody Harrelson’s stunt double.
Gaithersburg 14
Sherwood 8
Kamonte Carter is a legitimate
D-1 prospect and will be more than
Sherwood could take. Now, if Sherwood could play its all-star coaching
staff, things might be different, but
not this week.
Seneca Valley 35
Wheaton 0
Down in the Valley there’s talk
of another state title run and the first
victim on the route to dominance is
lowly Wheaton. If Wheaton can get a
first down, then they come away
winners - in their mind anyway.
B-CC 14
Churchill 7
Tough to call. In the Khaki versus plad wars, it looks like the Double “C” might just beat Braveheart.
But toss this one up and guess.
Damascus 28
Einstein 7
The biggest challenge for Damascus is betting on who will be first to
celebrate at the Jimmie Cone after
the Swarmin’ Hornets sting Einstein.
Frederick 33
Watkins Mill 7
So, what happens when the
country cousin comes to town loaded
for Wolverines? The Big Yahoo never tasted that kind of stew. Heard it
tastes like chicken.
tracked by the heat ended up in West
Virginia, but will show up just in
time to lose.
Rockville 14
RM 13
In a case of mistaken identity,
someone thought these two teams
would play football.
Paint Branch 17
Springbrook 10
This could be a close one folks.
Paint Branch runs hot and cold, kind
of like my old bathroom sink, and
this game could boil down to the final possession.
Wootton 14
Walter Johnson 10
This yawn fest could be decided
by the final possession too, but
Woooton will stay awake long
enough to get the victory.
Northwest 42
Magruder 0
The good news for Ray Fowle’s
Magruder team is it can’t do much
worse than last year. The bad news
for them this week is the Colonels
have to face a buzz saw from Northwest.
Palloti 28
Avalon 17
Tyree Spinner had the boys
from Avalon playing very well in
their home opener. No doubt the
Black Knights have an aerial attack.
Palloti, however, has a much better
line. If Spinner can keep his quarterback alive, then the Black Knights
have a shot. But Palloti’s depth will
wear Avalon thin and hold on for the
win.
Poolesville 18
Northwood 6
Rumor is Northwood got lost at
White’s Ferry this week and side-
G. Prep 7
McNamara 10
Speaking of Catholic boys, rumor has it with a victory Prep will pre-
pare a 21-priest salute for Dan Paro.
Landon 24
Boys Latin 27
Sure, Boy’s Latin is better this
year, in fact they are much better.
Talk around the Twitter is when it
comes to the big tweet, Landon can’t
be beat - at least in Algebra. Meanwhile, what is Boy’s Latin - a dance
troupe?
Bullis 34
Mt. Saint Joe 20
Bullis is getting a lot of early
publicity for their refurbished field
and the hype is all over skype.
Meanwhile there’s a football
game to played and Mt. Saint Joe
will suffer a Bullis ground assault, air
raid and trench warfare that’ll make
the Battle of the Bulge seem like a
kindergarten squabble.
Good Counsel 28
St. Frances 10
Nothing says football in Montgomery County quite like Good
Counsel.
Archbishop Milloy has propelled the program into the stratosphere. Each year they seem to reload
and refire.
After a particularly telling
scrimmage against the smaller Avalon squad two weeks ago, it seems the
Falcons are ready to fly high once
again.
Facing St. Frances this week,
look for the Archbishop to pull out
the stops.
Look for St. Frances to fall flat.
Staff picks
Last week totals:
Montgomery Marty: 0-0
Season: 0-0
Unknown editor
Last week:0-0
Season: 0-0
Donna
Broadway
News
Reporter
Brandy
Simms
Sports
Writer
Last week
Season
This week:
This week:
B-CC @ Churchill
Blair @ Kennedy
Blake @ Whitman
Einstein @ Damascus
Frederick @ Watkins Mill
Gaithersburg @ Sherwood
Magruder @NW
Poolesville @ Northwood
Q.O. @ Clarksburg
R.M. @ Rockville
S. Valley @ Wheaton
Springbrook @ Paint Branch
Wootton@ Walter Johnson
Avalon @Palloti
Landon @ Boys Latin
Bullis @ Mt. St. Joes
Good Counsel @ St. Francis
GPrep @ Bishop McNamara
Churchill
Blair
Whitman
Damascus
Frederick
Sherwood
Northwest
Poolesville
Clarksburg
R.M.
Seneca Valley
Paint Branch
Wootton
Avalon
Landon
Bullis
Good Counsel
McNamara
0-0
0-0
Last week
Season
This week:
B-CC
Blair
Whitman
Damascus
Frederick
Gaithersburg
Northwest
Poolesville
Q.O.
Rockville
Seneca Valley
Paint Branch
Walter Johnson
Avalon
Boys Latin
Bullis
Good Counsel
McNamara
0-0
0-0
Jacqui
South
Photo
Holden
Wilen
P.G Editor
Last week
Season
This week:
Churchill
Blair
Whitman
Damascus
Frederick
Sherwood
Northwest
Poolesville
Q.O.
Rockville
Seneca Valley
Paint Branch
Wootton
Palloti
Landon
Mt. St. Joes
Good Counsel
McNamara
0-0
0-0
Last week
Season
This week:
Churchill
Kennedy
Blake
Damascus
Frederick
Gaithersburg
Magruder
Poolesville
Q.O.
R.M.
Seneca Valley
Springbrook
Wootton
Avalon
Landon
Bullis
Good Counsel
McNamara
0-0
0-0
24
SEPTEMBER 4, 2014
SPORTS
Picture of the Week . . .
Good Counselʼs Myles Robinson was the intended receiver, but he ended up breaking up an interception as Justin Cole of Wilson found himself in the perfect spot in the endzone.
High School Football Standings
4A East
Sherwood
Springbrook
Paint Branch
Magruder
Blair
Richard Montgomery
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Montgomery County High
School Football
Top Ten
Clarksburg
Einstein
0-0
0-0
Northwood
Blake
Kennedy
0-0
0-0
0-0
2A
4A West
Jonathan Lee breaks free on a run for Good Counsel
High School
Football
Scoreboard
Last week’s scores:
#1 Good Counsel
Wilson
49
13
#10 G. Prep
For Union
27
26
Avalon
Potomac School
33
0
Landon
Annapolis Christian
43
7
Gaithersburg
Walt Whitman
B-CC
Churchill
Walter Johnson
Wootton
Northwest
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
3A
Damascus
Seneca Valley
Quince Orchard
Watkins Mill
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
Rockville
Wheaton
Poolesville
0-0
0-0
0-0
Independents/Privates
Landon
Bullis
1-0
0-0
Good Counsel
1-0
Georgetown Prep
1-0
Avalon
1-0
1. Good Counsel
2. Bullis
3. Northwest
4. Damascus
5. Clarksburg
6. Quince Orchard
7. Seneca Valley
8. Paint Branch
9. Sherwood
10. Georgetown Prep
1-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
1-0
Worth Watching . . . Gaithersburg, Avalon, Whitman
The season starts off with
some familiar faces in our Top
Ten.
Good Counsel looks very
good against Wilson. Bullis has
a new field and Northwest is
defending a state title.
Prep is back in action and
waiting in the wings are
Gaithersburg, Avalon and Whitman. Let the games begin.

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