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November 20, 2014 - November 26, 2014
Prosecutor Drops Case
Family members charged in underage drinking party go free
By Rebecca Guterman
Special to The Sentinel
ROCKVILLE – Monday state
prosecutors dismissed all charges
against a Damascus family accused of
assaulting police officers and hosting
an underage drinking party after a circuit court judge tossed out most of the
evidence from police, saying they violated the family’s fourth amendment
rights.
Members of the Holiday Season
Task Force arrested four members of
the Magas family in January after a
pizza delivery man tipped officers
there were “young-looking people
with beer” at a private party in Damascus.
After arriving at the Magas home
police say they observed underage
drinking and then proceeded to shut
down the party. That’s when they
tased George Magas and his son Eric
Magas, both of whom went to the hospital for their injuries. Last week,
Judge Steven Salant ruled most of the
state’s evidence – including multiple
confiscated cell phones, packs of beer,
a beer keg and observations of underage drinking – was gathered in violation of the Fourth Amendment.
“We’re very pleased with Judge
Salant’s ruling in finding that the ac-
tions of the police on Jan. 4 and Jan. 5
were unlawful,” said defense attorney
Rene Sandler, who represented the
family along with Terrell Roberts and
Chris Griffiths. “It’s the hope of the
Magas family that the police and the
State’s Attorney’s Office use this case
to change their policies and procedures and to educate the police about
the rights of individuals in their
homes and elsewhere so that no other
family will experience what the Magas family did in this case.”
Montgomery County Police Department Chief Tom Manger said the
department is looking at the policies.
“I directed (Captain Tom Didone) to
review the case in light of the judge's
ruling and recent Supreme Court cases to determine what, if any, training,
policy and legal issues need to be addressed,” Manger said. “I have great
confidence in the work these men and
women do. Reviewing training and
policy is always valuable.”
State’s Attorney’s office
spokesperson Ramon Korionoff did
not comment on specific actions the
office will take based on the ruling but
defended the judgments police have
to make.
See “State drops” page 8
Public schools find themselves the butt
of national jokes following decision
Q.O
Wins
Quince Orchard is headed
for a showdown with Northwest after clipping Clarksburg.
Page 21
Good Counsel
rolls
Falcons crush McNamara
to head to WCAC finals.
Page 21
ByDonna Broadway
Staff Writer
ROCKVILLE – In the wake of
its controversial Nov. 11 vote to remove the names of religious holidays
from its 2015-2016 calendar, the
Montgomery County Board of Education has received nationwide criticism
for its decision – with one editorial
nicknaming MCPS “the public school
system that stole Christmas.” The
board members voted in an effort to
provide equality to the Muslim community that’s asking MCPS to close
schools on Muslim holy days Eid AlFitr and Eid Al-Adha.
Joshua Civin, lawyer for MCPS,
said under the First Amendment the
school system is not allowed to close
for religious reasons. In order to close,
the school system must show a significant absentee rate. In Maryland,
schools must close for Christmas and
Thanksgiving but local jurisdictions
decide whether to close on other religious holidays.
According to MCPS, the absentee rate of 5.6 percent on the Eid holidays is similar to absenteeism any other day – but Muslim leaders said many
families attend religious services in
the morning so their students won’t
miss school. According to statistics
from the Maryland Chapter for the
Council of American-Islamic Relations, Montgomery County may have
a Muslim population of as high as 10
percent, although the Census does not
keep track of religious affiliations.
Rob Boston, director of communications for Americans United for
Separation of Church and State and
father of two MCPS students, said the
board handled the decision poorly.
“I understand what the county is
trying to do – they want to make it
clear that they aren’t promoting any
particular religion, I’m afraid the
school board handled this in a very
poor way,” Boston said. “The move is
being portrayed as Islamophobic and I
don’t think that’s what the board intended. Montgomery County is a progressive jurisdiction, tolerant, and it
welcomes people of all faiths and I
don’t think there was any enmity toward Islam but the timing is unfortunate in this case.”
Boston said while the school system cannot close for every holiday,
administrators and teachers should
work with students to make sure major tests and projects are not scheduled
on the Eid holidays – something
MCPS officials say the school system
already does.
BOE president Phil Kauffman
and BOE vice president Patricia
O’Neill defended the board’s decision, saying at least eight school major
systems across the state, including
Baltimore City, have religiously neutral school calendars.
The blog published on MCPS’s
website cites a ruling by the Maryland
See “MCPS” page 8
PHOTO BY JACQUI SOUTH
Workers on a scaffold on the newest Rockville Town Square site.
Rockville reconsiders parking waiver
By Rebecca Guterman
Special to the Sentinel
ROCKVILLE – The mayor and
Council hesitated to approve a parking waiver for the second phase of the
Duball, LLC development near
Rockville Town Square on Monday.
The request comes on the tails of
parking complaints from Town
Square customers and businesses.
Duball asked the council for approval to share 25 percent of the parking spaces between retail and residential use in the second phase of the project. The first phase of the mixed-use
residential and retail project, located
at 198 East Montgomery Ave., will
See “Rockville ” page 8
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NOVEMBER 20, 2014
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October 14, 1961
Wheaton club plugs driver safety belts
Each week The Sentinel visits a
memorable story from its archives.
A safety demonstration and a
talk on the international affairs will
be the combined program when the
Woman’s blub of Wheaton meets
on October 18.
Members will gather first at
Tom’s C h e v r o l e t for an 8 o’
clock demonstration on the use of
seat belts in automobiles. At 8:15
the women will meet at the Equitable Building to hear Mrs. Roger
L. Black, international affairs chariman for the Montgomery County
Federation of Women’s Clubs, describe CARE installations she visited in Rome on a recent tour of Europe. The program, which will in-
clude slides, is being arranged by
Mrs. Yates Sladen, International affairs chariman for the local club.
The seat belt demonstration is
another effort of the Wheaton Club
to further the “Crusade for Seat
Belts,” campaign co-sponsored by
the General Federation of Women’s
Clubs and the Auto Industries
Highway Safety Committee. Mrs.
Andrew Carrico, safety chariman,
has written letters to the director of
driver education and the acting director of secondary e d u c a t i o n
in Montgomery County, urging that
only automobiles equipped with
seat belts be used in the school drive training program. Letters have
also been sent four privately owned
driver training schools in the area.
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By Rebecca Guterman
Special to the Sentinel
Metro is trying to restore transit
subsidies for employees after seeing
a drop in commuter ridership this
past year.
According to the Metro’s November report, from May 2013 to
May 2014 the rail system saw a 1.2
percent decrease in weekday full fare
ridership and a 37 percent drop in
student trips. The report also showed
ridership decreased from the suburbs
in the morning, with a 1.6 percent decrease in ridership from Montgomery County and 2.4 percent decrease from Prince George’s during
peak morning times.
The report also looked specifically at people using SmartBenefits,
which include the transit benefits
available to federal employees and
provided by private employers, in
contrast to stored value riders, who
pay for the fare themselves. In 2014,
the maximum an employee could receive per month in transit benefits
went from $245 to $130.
“In percentage terms, SmartBenefits trips were down by 7 percent, pass use down by 8.6 percent
but regular stored value ridership is
up 3 percent. This evidence illustrates that indeed the reduction in the
federal transit benefit cap negatively
impacts ridership,” the authors wrote
in the report.
Meanwhile, the parking benefits
rose from $245 to $250 per month.
Mark Schofield, director of financial
planning for WMATA, said employee transit benefits typically increase
or decrease along with the parking
benefits. This year, the transit increase fell through the cracks of Congressional negotiations.
“For the riders we have who are
taking the longer trips (particularly
from outer stations), that’s a big increase in out of pocket for them, but
with the parking at the higher level
for those folks who are sort of on the
margin...it’s sort of a double whammy,” Schofield said.
Schofield said there are other
ways to see the benefit reduction’s
impact: by looking at when people
are running out of their benefits.
“We can definitely tell people
who used to get through the entire
month or almost the entire month are
now having to dip into their own case
at the second or third week of the
month,” he said.
Although WMATA only does
large-scale surveys every three to
four years, Schofield said he has also
heard anecdotally that the benefits
were affecting customers. The next
survey is scheduled for fall 2015,
when the Silver Line will have been
operating for a year.
As WMATA prepares its fiscal
2016 budget, WMATA officials predict rail ridership and revenue will be
lower than expected for the end of
this fiscal year and will stay there for
the next fiscal year, due to the decrease in benefits as well as other
factors.
Schofield could not comment
on budget specifics except to say that
more details will emerge in the next
few weeks.
Schofield said the board of directors does not plan to increase
fares, as they only do that every other
year. Fares cover about half of the
budget and then the other half has to
come from local jurisdictions, he
said.
“That’s usually the sort of big
balancing act...how much do we
want riders to pay versus how much
do we want local taxpayers to pay?
So we’ll make that same sort of judgment again going into this year.”
By Peter Rouleau
Special to The Sentinel
The winter holidays are often a
time of stress and disappointment
for low-income families who cannot
afford a large Thanksgiving dinner
or presents. Bethesda-based charitable organization A Wider Circle will
brighten several families’ holidays
by delivering baskets of donated
food and grocery store gift cards to
use for Thanksgiving dinner. The
organization will also collect donated toys for the remainder of the
year.
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NEWS
Rockville again approves storage facility
By Rebecca Guterman
Special to The Sentinel
ROCKVILLE – The Planning
Commission re-approved a selfstorage facility application in East
Rockville with a 4-2 vote on Nov.
12, against the wishes of residents
and the parents of students at a local
elementary school.
“I don’t think there’s anybody
up here that would say, ‘oh yeah this
is really what we’ve been waiting
for on this site,’ but we have to act
within the law and our hands are
somewhat tied,” Commissioner
Jack Leiderman said at the meeting.
The Planning Commission met
to reconsider two aspects of the ezStorage application for 1175 Taft
Street after approving it at their
Sept. 10 meeting in a 4-3 vote. The
commission then learned the developer had not notified the residents
of David Scull Courts, a public
housing development, of the Sept.
10 meeting – though they notified
the landlord, Rockville Housing Enterprises.
The commission also had to figure out if the on-site residence for a
manager of the storage facility was
in conflict with the Adequate Public
Facilities Ordinance (APFO), which
makes sure public buildings like
schools have enough space to accommodate new residents.
Commission Chair Don Hadley
and Commissioner Charles Littlefield were the two dissenting votes
and also voted against the project in
September. Commissioner Dion
Trahan, the third nay vote in September, was not present at the Nov.
12 meeting.
The commission also approved
adding conditions to the application
that the developer must widen the
sidewalks and build a fence around
the front of the property.
The commission decided to allow the facility to operate without a
resident manager until there was
school capacity to allow another
housing unit. According to the public school Capital Improvement
Program, the school system will expand the current Maryvale Elementary School site by 2019.
Representatives from Siena
Corporation, which operates ezStorage, offered to mitigate the effects
by ensuring the manager does not
have children and said it would not
violate anti-discrimination laws, but
the majority of the commission said
they did not feel comfortable putting
that condition on the application.
Although many residents from
throughout the neighborhood vocally opposed the project, the commissioners could not weigh their testimony heavily at this meeting because it was outside the scope of the
two aspects they were reconsidering.
The commissioners said they would
soon revisit the master plan and encouraged residents to stay involved.
“I’m sorry you didn’t get the
result you were aiming for, but I
hope you remain involved and continue that passion forward,” said
Commissioner David Hill.
The commission went through
each of seven findings about the application to discuss the concerns at
play. While their positions on most
of the findings did not change in
light of new testimony, they discussed pedestrian safety and the onsite resident manager.
Multiple residents of David
Scull Courts talked about walking to
and from bus stops or walking their
children to school.
Sade’le, a mother who preferred only to give her first name,
said she is worried about traffic and
crime that could happen around the
facility.
“There are fifth graders, fourth
graders walking little kids because
parents have to work to provide.
We’re not as rich as the public storage unit people that have many locations and are gaining money for
it,” she said. “We have one crossing
guard that manages people coming
from many directions.”
Littlefield said the testimony
from David Scull Courts residents
elevated his concerns about parents
taking their children to Maryvale,
which sits about two blocks from
the storage site. Although he said
overall traffic numbers would increase no matter what the site became, Littlefield voiced concern
about people without experience
driving trucks and vans dropping
belongings at the storage unit.
“I don’t know that it would be a
heavy flow of people, but it would
exist and to me that just adds to the
potential that, God forbid, a little
child could get in an accident just
because of the situation,” he said.
“When we first considered this, I
didn’t quite appreciate the people
walking their kids to school from
the direction of David Scull.”
Although the facility was approved, many commissioners
agreed they would need to look at
the traffic at that corner in the future.
Despite residents’ concerns
about dangerous materials that
could stored inside the storage unit
and crimes that could take place
around it, Hadley said he could not
incorporate the concerns into his decision.
“As a matter of evidence, I just
don’t feel I have anything I can put
my teeth into other than supposition,” Hadley said.
Littlefield and Hadley also said
the proximity to the school rendered
the use incompatible with surrounding uses, although the area is zoned
light industrial.
Residents have been fighting
Siena Corporation’s proposal for
months, arguing that it is unsafe and
unsightly for the community, and
against the neighborhood master
plan recommendations. The selfstorage facility would be four stories tall.
Those who opposed the site
also raised questions of Siena’s dedication to the community.
Alison Moser, whose children
attended Maryvale, said Siena was
changing their story with regard to
the onsite manager; she said Siena
first pointed to an onsite manager as
a security measure but now say an
onsite manager is not necessary for
a safe storage facility.
“I think this issue of notice (of
David Scull Courts) and this whole
APFO issue gets to the trustworthiness of the applicant,” she said at the
commission meeting. “This doesn’t
seem to be an applicant that will really be responsive to the community.”
Peter Witzler, one of the resident organizers who also gathered
petition signatures from David Scull
residents, said although Siena representatives met with the community,
they did not try to resolve concerns.
“If they were really serious
about partnering with the community and addressing concerns, they
would be saying, ‘okay, let’s actually limit the structure here. Let’s actually respect the neighborhood
plan’s call for a transition zone and
build a smaller facility.’ That would
be listening and responding to the
community,” Witzler said earlier
this month.
But Robert Dalrymple, an attorney representing Siena, said the
company did not feel they had gotten any specific requests for modifications.
“We have tried to have an open
dialogue with the community since
(we) purchased this property,” he
said. “We requested meetings for
the very reason of trying to determine if there were items that could
be addressed and frankly we
haven’t received any requests for
adjustments other than to go away.”
Rockville Mayor Bridget Newton and city Councilmember Beryl
Feinberg both attended the commission meeting. Feinberg recently proposed a zoning text amendment that
would not allow self-storage warehouses within 250 feet of a school.
The city will hold a public hearing
for that amendment on Dec. 15.
On Oct. 27, the mayor and
council also approved a feasibility
study to look at establishing a transition/mixed-use zone in East
Rockville so that there would not be
residential zones right next to industrial zones.
That same night, Feinberg also
proposed a motion for a moratorium on building that would apply to
the ezStorage facility, but withdrew
it after a closed session for legal advice with the city attorney. Siena
representatives threatened legal action if the council put forward a
similar motion again.
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OPINIONS &VIEWS
A wild and wacky world
The middle-aged football fan
smiled as he approached the group of
revelers gathered outside of FedEx
Field for the latest Washington Redskins home game.
“This is my first tailgating party
in my life,” he told a welcoming
group of partiers who handed him a
beer, some barbecue and greeted him
with great rhythm and blues and a
humorous disc jockey.
“You going to make any more
home games?” A cute young lady
asked him.
“Sure, I want to try and make it
Editorʼs Notebook
by Brian J. Karem
around Christmas time,” the newbie
said enthusiastically.
“Ooooh. I work for the Montgomery County Public Schools. We
don’t say ‘Christmas time,’” the
smiling woman informed him. “It’s
just a winter break.”
“Oh okay. Well, I can’t wait to
see the Redskins play again. This is
great fun,” he continued to smile.
“Ooooooh. We don’t say ‘Redskins’ because it offends too many
people she informed the man.
He frowned and said, “Well is it
okay to mention that this is a really
great party with lots of diverse people of many races, creeds, religions
and colors enjoying the game?”
She nodded. “As long as we
don’t mention races, creeds, religions or colors,” she explained
knowingly. “Just smile and drink
your beer.”
He did as he was told and then
walked into the stadium with his
friend who had supplied the tickets
and made himself ready to enjoy the
football game. The Star Spangled
Banner gave him gooseflesh and
when a soldier appeared on the big
screen talking about football and
warfare, the middle-aged man nodded knowingly.
Football is the closest many will
ever come to warfare and it builds
character, discipline and a sense of
belonging to something greater than
yourself, the man said to himself. But
apparently, according to a local radio
editorial broadcaster, the middleaged man was wrong. Football is
bad.
But as he looked across the
stands, the middle-aged man could
see none of that.
He saw people having fun, getting along, enjoying the crisp Fall
weather and praying for a Redskin
victory.
That, of course, ended on the
first series when RGIII threw an in-
terception on first down. After that
the game was effectively over – except for the shouting. People began
screaming for Colt McCoy while
others screamed for someone to
bring them the head of Dan Snyder.
One of them wanted Snyder’s head
as a Christmas present – or maybe a
Winter break offering to the druid
Gods.
After the game the coach fired a
shot over RGIII’s bow while the
quarterback short-armed his criticism of his teammates much in the
same way he short-armed some of
his passes on Sunday.
Meanwhile, back at the dude
ranch Larry “Puff She Puff” Hogan
was accessing the state of the state
after outgoing Maryland Governor
Martin “Rocket Man” O’Malley announced a nice, smelly present for
Hogan.
According to published reports,
last Wednesday, the legislature's budget analysts told lawmakers there
was already a $300 million deficit in
the current budget and another $600
million shortfall in fiscal 2016. "The
problem seems even greater than we
expected it to be," Hogan told reporters.
But all is okay, because Hogan
said by removing the words “Christmas, Ramadan, Eid, Passover, Easter
and Easter Bunny,” from state literature the state could save millions on
printing cost.
By moving the Washington
Redskins out of Prince Georges
County into Rural Pennsylvania and
renaming them the Pennsylvania
Potato Peelers the state looks to
make millions more by putting toll
booths on 270 and narrowing the
road to a mere two-lanes between
Rockville and the state line.
Further money will be made by
selling the I.C.C. to the highest bidder. Early favorites in the bidding
war include a Kentucky distiller who
wants to create a bourbon walking
tour from the east coast to the west
coast with bars strategically placed
every 10 feet that will sell Kentucky
Bourbon exclusively.
Others rumored to be in the bidding for the I.C.C. also include a
fashion designer who wants to turn
the desolate road into the world’s
longest runway for lingerie models
and an Italian developer who wants
to flood the entire waterway and
make it habitable for Blue crabs and
mock naval battles.
The middle-age man sighed
upon hearing this and wondered
what he would do for the XXXXX
break and after the XXXXXXXX
finish their losing season.
Oh well, he sighed, at least the
weather is nice and warm and there’s
no snow in the forecast.
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
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LEGAL MATTERS
LETTERS
Trying to get internal affairs records
Police and the Fourth Amendment
Internal affairs divisions of law
enforcement agencies are well
known as important checks on police conduct. They are, however,
subject to an officer’s privacy rights
To the editor;
When all the facts finally came out about the Magas family in Damascus
it was shocking to hear that a judge didn’t believe a police officer.
What must have occurred for this to happen? Judges always believe police even when they know they are lying.
The police in this case must have told such a bad lie that even a judge
couldn’t believe it.
That’s scary.
T. Worthington
Damascus
THE
COURT
REPORT
by Tom Ryan
And more police action
To the editor;
Leave it to the liberal media to take the side of a drinking, drugging family in Damascus who only got off of very serious charges of holding an underage drinking party because of their so-called Fourth Amendment Rights.
What they did was wrong and hiding behind the Constitution doesn’t
make it right.
B. Shephard
Gaithersburg
And finally . . . what?
To the editor;
After reading the last year of Montgomery Marty’s predictions, I beg the
Sentinel to come clean about his identity.
He knows too much and has been too accurate with his picks this year. He
finally gave himself up. He lives in Poolesville, loves Damascus and apparently went to Catholic school.
We’re taking bets on Pope Francis.
G. Darnell
Rockville
not only by State Law but by
through such agreements negotiated
by police unions with State agencies. How far such protections extend, when members of the public
seek to get records from Internal Affairs was explored in a case last
month from Maryland’s intermediate appellate court called Dashiell v.
Maryland State Police Department.
The opinion indicates that a
lawsuit was filed by Ms. Dashiell
against a Maryland State Police
The recent stumble of the housing market recovery has been a head
scratcher for many. Surely low interest rates and an abundant number
of homes for sale should have been
incentive for any home buyer. But
alas, many have been disappointed
by the 2014 housing trends; even
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records, the trial Court held that the
documents were personnel records
not subject to disclosure
The appellate Court remanded
the case for further proceedings. It
held the Officer’s Bill of Rights was
not the correct focus, as there is a
presumption in favor or disclosure
so that the focus is on the rights of
the citizen seeking public documents. It indicated that the State Police should have been required to
provide an index and detailed description of the documents, so the
Court could see if they are truly personnel records or otherwise meet
the exemptions from public disclosure. This illustrates how courts balance the public’s rights to public
records from the privacy interest to
which Internal Affairs investigations should be entitled.
Thomas Patrick Ryan is a partner in the Rockville law firm of McCarthy Wilson, which specializes in
civil litigation.
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Sergeant, for making a racially
derogatory remark while leaving a
message on her voice mail. The
facts indicated that the Sergeant
called a potential witness and after
leaving a voice mail did not realize
he had not yet hung up, when he
used a racial slur in describing the
individual he had called. After she
filed a Complaint with the Maryland
State Police, Dashiell got a letter
that her complaint had been “confirmed” and that appropriate disciplinary action had been taken
against the Sergeant.
She then sought to obtain the
records of the MSP Internal Affairs
investigation, undoubtedly to be
used in her lawsuit, by making a
Maryland Public Information Act
request. The State Police denied her
request, asserting that the requested
records were “personnel” records
exempt from disclosure by State
Law, were subject to privacy protection under the Law Enforcement Officer’s Bill of Rights, or were interagency memoranda of investigatory
records. When she sued to get the
By Dan Krell
with sparse anecdotes of quick sales
and bidding wars. However, many
are optimistic about the housing
market for 2015 because of the combination of low mortgage interest
rates, increased access to credit, and
moderating home prices – which
could transform reluctant “looky
loos” into eager home buyers.
Don’t count on low mortgage
interest rates, per se, to incentivize
home buyers. Although interest
rates have been historically low
since shortly after the financial crisis, it seems to not have been an incentive on its own to purchase
homes. Industry experts have tried
to pinpoint the timing of rate increases since rates first dipped below 5 percent in 2010. And even
though rates were anticipated to
have jumped when the Fed tapered
its asset purchasing program this
year, rates continue to be relative to
historical lows. The average mortgage interest rate according to Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market
Survey (freddiemac.com) is 4.01
percent(as of November 13th); yet
home sale volume continues to lag
behind 2013 figures.
Very low interest rates may
continue into 2015. Back in 2012,
the Federal Reserve Open Market
Committee indicated that interest
rates would remain “exceptionally”
low through 2014. Fast forward to
September’s Federal Reserve Open
Market Committee meeting; the October Fed press release (federalreserve.gov) reported the FOMC
maintaining the 0 to a quarter of a
percent target rate, even for a “considerable time following the end of
its asset purchase program…”
On the other hand, loosening
mortgage credit underwriting could
help some would-be home buyers;
but it is unclear who would take advantage of such programs, and how
it will help them. Tightened credit
and underwriting standards that resulted from the financial crisis,
along with government intervention
in the form of the Dodd – Frank legislation, created regulation and stringent lending standards (such as comprehensive validation of financial
standing and strict adherence to debt
to income ratios); which critics point
to as having hampered lenders from
making loans. However, some
lenders are beginning to introduce
less restrictive mortgage programs,
which may accommodate the self
employed and those with high student loan debt.
Of course, home prices have
been a point of contention between
home buyers and sellers for a number of years. Home sellers seeking
higher prices are sometimes thwarted by home buyers looking for affordability and value. The seeming
home price tug-of-war that favored
home sellers in 2013, appeared to
turn back in favor of home buyers
during late summer of 2014. The
October 28th release of the
S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices (housingviews.com) reported
further deceleration of home price
appreciation. The National Index
showed a 5.1 percent annual gain,
which is lower than the 5.6 percent
annual gain reported in July. The
Washington DC region saw a 3.1
percent annual increase; but a 0 percent change in August, compared to
the 0.1 percent change in July.
Additionally, the 15 percent increase in national foreclosure activity, as reported by RealtyTrac (realtytrac.com), could be a wildcard for
home prices. It remains to be seen if
the 26 percent increase in foreclosure activity in the D.C. metropolitan area from the previous year is a
trend, or just a result of lenders
clearing “shadow” inventory.
Dan Krell is a Realtor® with
RE/MAX All Pro in Rockville, MD.
You can access more information at
www.DanKrell.com.
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
FEDERATION CORNER
When Illinois leaks
By Paula Bienenfeld
President, Montgomery County Civic
Federation
Ok, for this, my second column
I had a lot to choose from. The mess
that got international attention, including a piece in the fabled Onion,
erupted from the Montgomery County Public School (MCPS) Board of
Education’s 7-1 vote stripping the
academic calendar of religious holidays. In that case, the Muslim community had been, they thought,
reaching out to the Board for many
months at least. Their plea: please
put Eid on the existing proposed calendar. Don’t make any changes in
school closure days for the 2015-16
calendar year, just please add the holiday, as it coincides with the
Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. But the Board would
have none of it. With the
lone exception of Board
Member Mike Durso, the
board instead went with this
absurd option: strip out the
names of the Jewish and
Christian holidays, but (per
state law) leave the Christian
holidays as vacation days,
and, from year to year, assure
that the Jewish holidays
would be a day of school closure.
Unfortunately, their ‘assurance’ was hollow, given
that the proposed 2016-2017 calendar did not have Yom Kippur, which
falls on October 12, as a holiday. Instead, the Board decided that Jews
could celebrate their holiday the day
before, on October 11. Or at least, I
think that was the intent. The Jewish
holidays had been on the MCPS academic calendar since the 1970s, according to Superintendent Starr’s
memo. And, according to one activist the Muslim community had
been trying to meet with Dr. Starr for
quite awhile about their concern, but
had never received a response. We
understand other members of the interfaith community had been working on the calendar, and they too,
were somewhat shocked as the
events unfolded. The entire debacle
is online at the MCPS website.
Please take a look.
We should also look at the rollout of the Chrome laptop computers
and Google Apps for Education in
schools across Montgomery County.
MCPS purchased 40,000 laptops to
give to students. The parents had this
question: what privacy protection is
in place? Answer: not so much. One
parent, Ellen Zavian, reported when
she visited her child’s classroom and
reviewed their Google Apps for Education account, she saw ads from
Google and the Kahn Academy in
her child’s Gmail account; links to
Google Shopping and Google Wallet, with her child’s name pre-filled
in the app; and more. This list doesn’t even cover the massive data mining and subsequent granular profiling that appears to be Google’s main
purpose for selling this app to
schools, including colleges and uni-
versities.
This past year the vast extent of
Google’s data mining activities and
ambitions came to light, in part because of a class action lawsuit filed
by two lawyers in Texarkana, Texas.
As you likely know by now, Google
reads your Gmail and collects information on your online navigation
choices. According to a comprehensive article by Jeff Gould, these attorneys decided the ‘data mining’ was
in fact illegal wiretapping. The case
was settled, however numerous internal Google documents came to
light, describing the extent of
Google’s data mining – including
from your child’s school Gmail accounts. While Google then stated it
no longer mined children’s Gmail or
its product in use at MCPS, Apps for
Education, for advertising purposes,
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it did not go as far as saying it would
turn off the data mining capabilities,
according to an article by Bryan
Cunningham, at safegov.com. What
the parents here in Montgomery
County would like is a law similar to
the one enacted in California, that
prohibits data mining absolutely, and
protects our children’s privacy.
But the story that really caught
my eye, given what goes on in our
County, was one reported out of
Clark County, Illinois. There, the citizens actually had the chutzpah to
stand up to their elected officials.
Yes, they actually asserted their legal
rights, and as a result, the entire
Clark County Park District Board
was placed under a citizen’s arrest.
Why? Because under the Illinois
Open Meetings Act, the public has
the right to address their elected officials at public meetings. The
citizens were savvy enough
to videotape the meeting and
post it on YouTube. They
called the police, calmly explained the situation, and the
police arrived – and arrested
the entire Board. The hero of
the hour was John Clark, a
member of the ‘watchdog’
group Illinois Leaks. Illinois
Leaks, formerly known as
‘Edgar County Watchdogs’
has a wonderful website with
posts from around Illinois.
According to the story on
NBCChicago, which ran a
few months ago, Mr. Clark
and his colleagues sat through 2-1/2
hours of closed meeting. Then, when
the Board reconvened publicly, Mr.
Clark and his colleagues were told
that they could not speak to the
Board members, a clear violation of
Illinois’ Open Meetings Act. They
acted immediately.
Our Montgomery County Board
of Education has violated the Maryland Open Meetings Act on multiple
occasions. None of us so far have
had the nerve to call the police. But
soon maybe one of us will.
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NEWS
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Feldman heads back to state senate
By Donna Broadway
Staff Writer
POTOMAC – Brian Feldman
said he is honored to be going back
to Annapolis for the fourth time. The
former three-term state delegate is
newly elected to his first official
term as senator. Feldman has been
serving in the Senate since 2013
when he was appointed by Governor
Martin O’Malley to serve the rest of
Senator Rob Garagiola’s term.
“It’s an honor and I never take
anything for granted. Hopefully people are happy enough with what I’ve
done to send me back and that’s how
I treat each of the new terms and I
think you appreciate what an honor
that is. There are only 188 people
who serve in the state legislature to
represent 6 million people. It is a
privilege and an honor and I treat it
like that,” Feldman said.
Feldman, who was elected to
his first term in the House of Delegates in 2002, said he has a lifelong
love for politics.
“I’ve always loved politics as a
little child. From a young age, I
thought about wanting to run for political office to improve my community and make a difference in my
state and community and I think political office is the best way to accomplish that,” Feldman said.
“When the opportunity presented itself to me in 2002, I was in a position
to take a shot. I had not run for office
before but there was an open seat
and I decided to take the risk and
take the shot. Part of it was always
something that I wanted to do and I
took advantage of the opportunity
when it presented itself and that was
12 years ago .It’s been a thoroughly
enjoyable 12 years and I don’t regret
any part of it.”
Feldman said he doesn’t see
any controversial social policies being addressed during the 2015 General Assembly session; instead the
focus will be on growing the economy.
“We want to focus on the economy, jobs. We don’t want to focus on
hot button social issues, those we
dealt with the prior four years. Now
let’s focus on building our economy
and creating jobs for our state and
that’s basically what the voters were
saying,” Feldman said.
Feldman said his priority for
Montgomery County during the
2015 legislative session is transportation, school construction and
growing the economy. He said he is
also focused on growing the county’s biotechnology and cybersecurity sector.
“One of my focuses in the legislature is how do we make Montgomery County a national and international leader when it comes to
biotechnology and cybersecurity,
and I’m going to continue to try to
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Brian Feldman
take the lead and be a leading voice
in the Senate on policy to really take
Montgomery County to the next level,” Feldman said.
Feldman, along with District 1
Councilmember Roger Berliner, has
fought against Pepco to make them
accountable for power outages. In an
October letter to the Maryland Public Service Commission, Feldman
and Berliner said tree trimming activities in Potomac go far beyond
reasonable measures for keeping
trees away from power lines. The
PSC later ruled in favor of Pepco
and said tree trimming procedures in
Rockville and Potomac fall in line
with its rules.
County Council prepares for new year agenda
By Rebecca Guterman
Special to The Sentinel
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After a sweeping victory for Democrats in all County Council districts, the two new members are eager to bring their experience to the
table.
Former Gaithersburg Mayor
Sidney Katz ran unopposed for Phil
Andrew’s District 3 seat. Andrews,
who has been on the council since
1998, could not run again this year
because he ran in the primary against
County Executive Ike Leggett.
Katz emphasized that he will
not just focus on Gaithersburg, but
on the entire District 3 region. District 3 includes Rockville, Gaithersburg and Washington Grove, among
others. Katz said about two-thirds of
the district is municipal areas, so he
will bring his municipal government
experience to bear on that relationship.
“I want to make sure that we’re
coordinating with the municipalities
as best we can,” Katz said. “My office will be an office where constituent service remains important to
everyone.”
From the other direction, State
Delegate Tom Hucker will be coming to the county level in the District
5 seat, which represents Takoma
Park, Silver Spring, Burtonsville
and White Oak. District 5 candidate
Cherri Branson was only in the post
for about a year to fill in for Valerie
Ervin, who left last December to
head up the Center for Working
Families.
“Eight years in Annapolis certainly teaches you how to bring people together, build coalitions,”
Hucker said. “I’m looking forward
to working with the state delegation
to get all the resources for Montgomery County that we can for
school construction, environment
projects and pre-K.”
But securing state funding for
the county is a new challenge now
that Republican Larry Hogan won
the governor’s election over Lt. Gov.
Anthony Brown.
“It remains to be seen how supportive the governor-elect will be of
Montgomery County’s priorities,
but I’m hopeful we’ll be able to
work closely with him. I’ve had a lot
of success working with Republicans in Annapolis in environmental
issues, on expanding pre-K and
good government issues as well, so
I’m hopeful we’ll find a good partner in the governor’s office,” Hucker
said. “At the same time, because he
campaigned on tax cuts, I think
we’re going to have to prepare ourselves to meet our needs for potentially getting less funding from the
state.”
At the local level, Council President Craig Rice said he was particularly proud of the work the council
has done in recent years to look at
master plans for different areas of
the county. Most recently, the council approved an updated White Oak
Science Gateway master plan.
“I think us doing more of that
gives our residents as well as our
businesses a more stable outlook in
terms of what direction we’re headed,” Rice said, explaining the master
plans as essentially business plans
for a particular area. Rice is also
looking ahead to two bills he said he
hopes will get passed by the end of
the year: a bill encouraging county
procurement from minority-owned
businesses and a bill giving preference to local businesses. While
Hucker looks toward pre-K, Rice
also wants to focus on job development for students and providing internships in many business arenas.
Rice, currently the chair of the council’s education committee, said he
plans to work with Montgomery
College and the Universities at
Shady Grove to brainstorm new programs.
Rice will be council president
until Dec. 1, when Vice President
George Leventhal is expected to become president.
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
COVER STORY
State drops case against family charged in party
“Prosecutor”
from page 1
“Enforcing the law and keeping
the streets safe from underage
drinkers is an important public safety goal. Balancing that goal with respecting and upholding the citizen's
constitutional rights can sometimes
be difficult for those men and
women on the front lines of this effort,” Korionoff said.
The Magas family members
said they are just glad the case is resolved.
“It’s been a long 10 months,”
George Magas said. “We were very
scared that night because I think it
could have been handled a lot differently. They put a lot of people in a
frightened state.”
Moving forward, the family
signed a release saying they did not
hold the particular officers liable,
which is required to get the family’s
arrest records expunged, according
to defense attorney Rene Sandler.
Both parents said they hope something positive comes from this case.
“It comes from the top down.
You have to train, you have to teach
your players how to play. There’s
somebody out there who’s the leader
of this taskforce that needs to train
these guys better,” George said.
“Here comes the holiday season up
again – what are they going do now?
Maybe they will read their manuals.”
The manual brought up at the
hearing was a Department of Justice
guide on preventing and dispersing
underage parties, co-authored by Didone. When defense attorneys
brought up the manual at the hearing, one officer testified he had not
read it.
Police spokesperson Captain
Paul Starks said the manual is not required reading for the officers, but
the ideas in it are part of officer training.
“Portions of the content are part
of our strategy in enforcing alcohol
laws,” Starks said. He also said
members of the task force go
through recertification training each
year.
According to a police press release from Jan. 6, the officers and
deputies from the MCPD Holiday
MCPS center of nationwide attention
“Public Schools”
from page 1
State Board of Education that it
would be illegal for school systems
to close in order to recognize a religious holiday of one faith. According
to the blog post, the school system
lists the names of more than 100 religious and cultural holidays so teachers are aware of holy days and may
accommodate students as they wish.
Absences on Eid holidays are excused and students are allowed to
make up any work they’ve missed.
The 2004 decision came after
the American Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Baltimore Chapter
filed a complaint against Baltimore
County Public Schools challenging
its 2005-2006 calendar because it
failed to recognize Muslim holidays
as official school holidays. In its decision, the MSBE said the school
system must have high absentee rates
in order to close on a holiday. MCPS
officials said the school system does
not keep statistics on the religious affiliations of its students and teachers
but that high absentee rates in the
early 1970s led to the school system’s decision to close on Jewish
holidays.
Saqib Ali, co-chair of the Equality for Eid Coalition, said the numbers only apply to Rosh Hashanah
and the school board has failed to
provide any absentee data for other
religious holidays including Christmas, Good Friday and Yom Kippur.
“There is no threshold because
if they create a threshold the Muslim
community will hit it and they will
have to close the schools all those
days or they will find existing school
closings for other religions don’t
meet those thresholds and then they
will have to open schools on those
days. They want to maintain the status quo and they think the best way to
maintain the status quo is to be purposely vague because if there is no
threshold, the Muslim community
cannot meet the threshold,” Ali said.
Ali said the coalition has not decided if it will take legal action on the
issue but said it wants to continue to
national dialogue the decision has
created.
The school system will not reconsider the issue until 2017 since
the Eid holidays in 2015 and 2016
fall on a day when schools are already closed.
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Season Task Force “were assaulted
early Sunday morning,” after arriving at the home on the 9400 block of
Damascus Road.
In charging documents police
claim homeowner George Magas
was visibly drunk and belligerent
and had to be tased once to effect a
“change of behavior”. Police also
tased his son Eric twice and arrested
four members of the Magas family.
Police charged George Magas with
resisting arrest, second-degree assault, obstructing police and attempting to disarm a police officer.
Police charged Cathy Magas
with one count of assault and one
count of obstructing police. Police
charged their son Nicholas with one
count of obstructing police and
charged Eric with one count of assaulting law enforcement, one of
obstructing police, one of seconddegree assault, two of resisting arrest and three of possessing a fictitious license.
Police also charged each of
them with 21 counts of knowingly
allowing underage possession of alcohol, although Sandler said in June
some attendees tested negative for
alcohol consumption.
In his ruling, Salant called the
officers’ justification for approaching the rear door of the house
“doubtful” and some of the police
testimony “not true.” Salant
brought up a number of inconsistencies in police testimony, including
two different versions of how welllit the front of the house was, both of
which a defense witness and 26year veteran of the force disputed;
why police approached the rear
stairwell when they did; whether or
not the officers had night vision
goggles; and who carried a keg up
the rear stairwell as evidence.
Salant also ruled out evidence
collected via the warrant police got
later the following morning, which
they used to confiscate a number of
items, including cell phones. Salant
said the warrant was “extensive”
given that police mentioned only
evidence of underage drinking and
marijuana to justify the warrant and
did not mention the alleged assaults.
Salant went through each stage
of the officers’ approach to the rear
stairwell where the party appeared
to be, and concluded that they encroached too much on the curtilage,
or area immediately surrounding the
house, without cause.
The prosecution had argued
that the case Alvarez v. Montgomery County applied, in which
officers approached the rear door to
break up an underage drinking party. But Salant differentiated that
case because there had been a sign
on the front door announcing the
party entrance was around the back.
“In that case, the owners had
created a path to where they could
be reached, to be where they could
be contacted if need be, to where
people could walk to get into the
house. Here no such path was created,” Salant said. “Whether or not
the officers knew that the police officer in front had denied access really doesn’t matter because they were
already on the property, they were
already making their observations,
they had already entered into the
property without a warrant and essentially violated that expectation of
privacy.”
Rockville looks to solve parking problems in Town Square
“Rockville”
from page 1
open by spring 2015 and will house
the Upton Apartments and Cambria
Suites hotel.
For the second phase, if the
council approved 400 residential
units, the required parking would be
775 spaces, and Duball is asking to
build 658 spaces. Phase I of the project also has about 600 spaces built
for it, according to Duball President
Marc Dubick.
The council split on the parking
request. While data from the parking
study seemed accurate to city staff,
Councilmember Beryl Feinberg proposed cutting the shared parking
percentage down to 15 percent
rather than 25 to be safe.
“I’m not sure the assumption is
correct (that) just because it’s in the
city that everybody is going to be
taking transit. I think there are certainly those who would love to be
living in town center and everything
that it affords both in shopping and a
more vibrant neighborhood and activities in the evening and cultural
and entertainment things, but that
doesn’t necessarily mean that people
are working on a transit-oriented
line and that they will be able to take
transit,” Feinberg said.
Mayor Bridget Newton shared
her concerns and pointed to other developments where people now say
there is not enough parking, like Victory Housing. She also said there are
parking garages in the area that people are not using enough or do not
know about.
“As a rule we under-park.
We’re not there yet in terms of this
multi-modal, transit-oriented city.
We’re trying. I mean everybody’s
hoping that (Bus Rapid Transit) does
come, who knows if it’s going to
come. I think we’ve got to be very
careful that we provide adequate
parking,” Newton said.
Nancy Regelin, an attorney representing Duball, said the parking
study did not assume everyone
would be taking public transit and
left some wiggle room.
“The whole process of doing
the parking demand study was not
on the hypothesis that it was a transit-oriented area. In fact, we wanted
to know who had cars and when
they had the cars in the garage in
their spaces and not because we
know that D.C. and other metro locations are probably more transitoriented than the city of Rockville is
yet,” she said. “Our studies showed
that we could take a 40 percent reduction in parking but that would
have been exactly to the numbers
that the study showed and so the 25
percent parking waiver was to give
that shoulder a little bit more of...a
relief valve.”
Duball also said valet parking
could be put in place if the parking
turned out not to be enough, which
would add room for about 30 percent more cars. Although valet parking was originally brought up as a
potential mitigation plan, Councilmember Virginia Onley wanted it
incorporated into the approved plan.
The valet parking would first apply
to employees’ cars and put them in
the lowest level of the garage, fol-
lowed by any restaurants where it
would make sense to use a valet and
then for residents who live in the
buildings.
The county did not officially
vote on the amendment, but gave instruction to staff on how to move
forward. Feinberg and Newton
voiced support for the 15 percent
waiver, Onley supported Duball’s
request plus a valet plan and Councilmembers Tom Moore and Julie
Palakovich Carr supported Duball’s
original request for 25 percent.
In recent months, a number of
businesses in the Town Square have
closed down and some owners have
said customers complain about lack
of parking. To address the shortages
during the holiday season, Federal
Realty Investment Trust, which
owns the Town Square buildings, is
offering free parking after 6 p.m. and
each weekend from Nov. 26-Jan. 4.
Duball also asked for 178 additional residential units for Phase II to
bring the total up to 400 units. Newton did not state her position on the
additional residential units, but the
four councilmembers supported it.
Dubick said the additional units
came in part because the hotel was
built with 33 fewer rooms than originally planned. He said since Duball
formed the initial plans, the target
room size has also become smaller,
focusing more on young professionals and empty nesters.
Newton said she was worried
about cutting out certain demographics by cutting the room size
down and asked city staff to look
into the unit sizes of recent developments across the city.
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
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NEWS
Korman finds realization of dream in latest election
By Donna Broadway
Staff Writer
BETHESDA – For state delegate-elect Marc Korman, his election to the state house of delegates is
the result of years of hard work and
the realization of a lifelong dream.
Korman, a Montgomery County native, has been serving on government and civic boards and has held
elected office since 2007.
Since his election to the state
house of delegates, Korman said he
has been speaking to former delegates and senators and is looking
into hiring one legislative aide. Korman said the most pressing thing the
General Assembly will deal with is
the projected $600 million budget
crisis. When he takes office in January he will be replacing Delegate
Susan Lee, who was voted to the
Senate to replace Brian Frosh, who
was elected attorney general of the
state.
“When I knocked on doors
people wanted to talk about schools,
jobs, transits, and environment.
They didn’t ask about a budget but
we have 90 days to deal with it,”
Korman said.
Korman, who has served in the
community as the chair of the Western Montgomery Citizens Advisory
Board and an elected member of the
Montgomery County Democratic
Central Committee, said the most
pressing issue for Marylanders is
the projected budget gap. The
biggest problem facing Montgomery County, he said, is school
construction and transportation. The
delegate-elect said the budget gap is
caused by a decrease in tax revenue
due to sequestration and cutbacks
from the federal government. According to statistics from the state of
Maryland, more than 200,000 state
residents employed by the government receive $70 billion in wages,
retirement and disability payments,
grants and contracts.
“Our residents are well-educated so they understand these issues
were not created overnight and they
will not be solved overnight,” Korman said.
Korman is a graduate of
Richard Montgomery High School
in Rockville and has a bachelor’s
degree from the University of
Southern California, a master’s degree in government from Johns
Hopkins University and a law degree from the University of Maryland. Korman said he became involved in politics at USC.
Korman said it was the fall of
2000 and George Bush was just declared the 43rd president by the
Supreme Court and one student was
not happy about it. Korman, an angry young student, walked into the
offices of the USC Young Democrats Club demanding to know how
its members let Bush win. A member
looked at him and said “We didn’t
allow anything to happen; you didn’t
help at all.” That student would later
become president of that club. Korman called it the “a-ha” moment that
pushed him into politics.
Korman said he is not concerned about Republican Governor
Larry Hogan and the majority Democratic General Assembly working together, although he is worried
Republicans may try to unsuccessfully reverse several social policy
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Marc Korman sets priorities as newly elected delegated.
changes in the state – including the
death penalty repeal and the legalization of same sex marriage in the
state.
“This is different from what we
(Democrats) were expecting but I’m
hoping there will be plenty of things
for us to find common ground,” Korman said.
There are no Republicans elected to the Maryland General Assembly from Montgomery County and
there no Republicans elected to the
Montgomery County Council. The
highest-ranking Republican elected
to office in Montgomery County is
Gaithersburg Councilman Henry
Marraffa Jr.
County may ban use of cosmetic pesticides
By Lejla Sarcevic
Capital News Service
COLLEGE PARK - To combat
sexual violence on Maryland college
campuses, the state’s public and private higher educational institutions
should change campus culture and
encourage reporting of sexual assault
cases, state Attorney General Doug
Gansler recommended Thursday.
A report Gansler presented at
the University of Maryland, College
Park contains a half-dozen key recommendations, among them: encouraging bystanders to intervene
when possible; addressing the relationship between alcohol and consent; and training campus employees about sexual trauma.
Statistics show that one in five
women and one in 16 men are sexually assaulted while in college, according to the report, which comes
as a response to the Obama administration’s “It’s On Us” campaign to
combat sexual crime on campus.
“It occurred to me that the issue
of bystander intervention is probably one of the most effective ways of
dealing with this issue,” said
Gansler, who advocated training students, at campus orientation and
while enrolled, to safely intervene
and monitor when their friends appear to be in vulnerable situations.
Alcohol is also often a factor in
campus sexual assaults, and students
should be aware of each other’s vulnerabilities while under the influence, he said.
The 52-year-old Gansler
likened campus culture surrounding
sexual assault to the social ignorance
around drunken driving about 30
years ago when he was in high
school and college, before designated-driver campaigns significantly
reduced alcohol-related vehicle
deaths among young people.
One of the most important goals
is ensuring victims feel comfortable
reporting sexual assault cases by educating students about where they
can go to report incidents, he said.
Between 2009 and 2013, there
were a total of 340 reported forcible
sex offenses at more than 90 educational institutions in Maryland, according to the report.
However, nationally, it is estimated that only 13 percent of rape
survivors report the assault, according to the report.
Katherine Swanson, director of
student groups with the University
of Maryland College Park’s Student
Government Association, said that
the number of reported sexual assault cases at that campus has increased, saying it’s an indicator that
the college’s new Title IX office and
new policies are doing the job that
they’re supposed to do. Title IX is a
federal civil rights law that prohibits
sexual discrimination on campuses,
including sexual violence.
“As a student here, as a young
woman, as a young person, I feel
like this is, like I said, a step in the
right direction and I’m really excited
to keep moving on this,” Swanson
said.
In Maryland, Frostburg State
University, Morgan State University
and Johns Hopkins University are
among 80 institutions nationally under investigation by the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil
Rights for possible violations of federal law over the handling of sexual
violence and harassment complaints.
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NOVEMBER 20, 2014
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Board of Education approves $223 million in plans
By Donna Broadway
Staff Writer
ANNAPOLIS – The Montgomery County Board of Education approved an additional $223.3
million in amendments to Dr.
Joshua Starr’s six-year Capital Improvements Program (CIP). Starr
said the funds will help Montgomery County Public Schools address its growing enrollment,
which is estimated to increase to
165,000 students by the 2020-2021
school year.
“Our space shortage is an urgent matter for our students, staff,
parents and community members.
We need to add space as quickly as
possible not only to serve our current students, but to serve those we
know are coming in the near fu-
ture,” said BOE president Phil
Kauffman. “Montgomery County
Public Schools is Maryland’s
largest, fastest-growing district and
we simply need more help from the
state to meet our district’s construction needs.”
During the 2014 legislative
session, representatives from
Montgomery County, Baltimore
County and Prince Georges County
went to Annapolis to ask the General Assembly to approve additional funds to help with school construction, but the General Assembly did not approve the funds. The
school system’s CIP budget for fiscal 2015-2020 was approved at
$214 million less than requested.
The board’s requested amendments
would increase the six-year CIP to
$1.75 billion.
Maryland is currently facing a
projected $600 million budget
shortfall in fiscal 2015 and while
county government spokesperson
Patrick Lacefield said the county is
taking the projections into account
while creating the upcoming budget, there is no word on how budget
cuts will affect the school system’s
construction plans. Senator Brian
Feldman (D-17) said school construction remains a priority for him
and the other members of the
Montgomery County Delegation.
“In Montgomery County, we
have the largest, fastest-growing
school population in the state of
Maryland and we can get sufficient
construction money from Annapolis to keep up with the growth within our county. That’s going to be a
very high priority for Montgomery
County,” Feldman said.
Some of the projects MCPS is
considering include school expansion for Seneca Valley High
School, relocation of the Alternative Education Programs from the
Blair Ewing Center on Avery Road
to another site in Rockville, the
building of two new schools, 14
classroom additions, 20 school expansion/ revitalization projects and
the building of a new bus depot
near the Shady Grove Metro Station in Rockville.
Governor-elect Larry Hogan’s
spokeswoman, Erin Montgomery,
said the governor-elect will not address any policy decisions, including Montgomery County’s call for
more school construction funds,
until he takes office in January.
Hogan has publicly said his
first priority as governor will be to
close the projected $600 million
budget deficit and to begin paying
the $233 million in tax bonds the
state will owe beginning in fiscal
2015. Hogan hired former state
delegate, Senator and Anne Arundel County Executive Robert Neall
to serve on his transition team as
budget and finance director.
“We want to make the government more efficient, more effective. We think the government
spends too much, borrows too
much, taxes too much,” Hogan
said.
Hogan will be sworn in on Jan.
21, 2015 and is expected to submit
his budget to the Maryland General
Assembly a few days later. The assembly is allowed to remove items
but is not allowed to add anything
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Holiday season
Second Health Insurance enrollment approaches
By Jim Davis
GERMANTOWN - The Rev.
Peter Sum, a senior pastor at the
Gospel Baptist Church of the World
in Frederick, said he used to have
health insurance through his wife’s
employer.
But when Grace Sum left her
job, the coverage went away. Sum
said that since his church cannot afford to provide health insurance, the
family turned to the Affordable Care
Act.
So, during the first enrollment
period last year, Sum, a Burmese immigrant, attended a health fair sponsored by the Asian American Center
of Frederick. There, he was assisted
by the staff of Healthy Howard Inc.,
who enrolled him, his wife and two
of their children into a plan through
Maryland Health Connection, the
state’s version of the Affordable
Care Act insurance marketplace.
“For our part it was very, very
easy just giving them information
only,” Sum said. “They helped us
out with everything, from start to
finish.”
The second enrollment period
begins Saturday, but in multicultural
Maryland, effectively disseminating
information to residents on how to
go about signing up for coverage is a
task much easier said than done.
This is where partnerships between
health agencies and communitybased organizations have played a
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With the holidays right around
the corner, Montgomery County residents will be out in droves shopping
throughout the county.
Montgomery County Police
warn residents not to become distracted while shopping.
“Stay alert and be aware of your
surroundings at all times,” said
MCPD spokesperson Officer Nicole
Gamard. "When residents are going
to shopping centers, they should
park in well-lit parking lots and park
as close to the mall or store as possible. They should lock their car doors
and keep packages hidden in the
trunk or under the seats of their vehicle.”
Gamard said after parking,
shoppers should walk with confidence and trust their instincts.
“If something or someone
makes you uneasy, avoid the person
or leave the area,” she said.
Gamard said women should
carry their purses as close to their
bodies as possible and should place
their wallets in an inside coat or
front pants pocket.
“Shoppers should not flash
large amounts of cash or other
tempting targets like expensive jewelry or clothing,” Gamard said.
“Have your car or house key in hand
before you reach the door. If you
think that someone is following you,
switch directions or cross the street
and walk toward an open store,
restaurant, or lighted house.”
According to the FBI, national
crime rates have declined in recent
years. An FBI study revealed more
than 400,000 robberies occur in the
United States during the months of
November and December each year.
By Ashley S. Westerman
Special to The Sentinel
key role in reaching out to different
ethnic groups, such as Asian Americans like Rev. Sum.
Nearly 78,700 Marylanders
signed up for private health insurance through Maryland Health Connection last year. But there is no data
for how many of them were Asian
American, who make up about 6
percent of Maryland residents, according to the latest Census data.
At the national level, the data is
also sparse. A report released in September by the Action for Health Justice says nearly 600,000 Asian
Americans, Native Hawaiians and
Pacific Islanders were reached
through education and enrollment
assistance during the first enrollment period. But that was just what
was reported by the group’s 70 community-based partners in 22 states.
Because many Asian Americans are low-income and uninsured,
experts say they stand to benefit
from signing up for insurance or
Medicaid through the Affordable
Care Act. This makes collaborations
like the one between the Asian
American Center of Frederick and
Healthy Howard Inc., critical to
making sure they don’t fall through
the cracks.
“Obviously language and different cultural backgrounds can always pose a barrier to gaining health
insurance, using health insurance,
purchasing the right health insurance,” said Sophie McCormick, who
as a “Navigator” for Healthy
Howard Inc. helps consumers sign
up for insurance.
She said they have worked hard
to provide health information to
Frederick County’s Asian-American
community, which is about 10,000
strong, or 4 percent of the population.
The center’s Executive Director
Elizabeth Chung said her diverse
staff has allowed them to help translate information and do direct outreach about Obamacare in various
languages.
“Given the Chinese communities we have three or four different
dialects. South Asians about eight
different dialects,” Chung said. “So
we have the capacity to reach out
and do education.”
But linguistic competence is
not the only factor - there is also a
cultural component.
In Montgomery County, where
about 42 percent of the state’s AsianAmerican population resides, the
county health department has
worked through one of its own offices to bridge that divide.
The Asian American Health Initiative Program Director Perry Chan
said they have specifically tried to
send people out into the community
who speak the same language and
understand the culture to deliver
Obamacare information. He said this
helps in reaching those who don’t
get out to the health fairs.
“A lot of people work in small
business, they are blue collar, their
employer may not be able to provide
them health insurance,” Chan said.
“So these people have been uninsured and keeping silent.”
Phuong Ngo is one of the more
than two dozen navigators Montgomery County has hired. She said,
among them, they speak no fewer
than 10 languages.
Ngo has helped Chan with outreach to the Vietnamese community,
and said she sometimes has to get
creative when explaining complex
insurance terms like “premium” or
“deductible.”
“Some people don’t even know
what it is in English, so you kind of
have to go use examples, you know,
real life scenarios,” Ngo said. “I
mean, pretty much everyone has car
insurance, so I would use that. If you
were paying a deductible on that, it’s
kind of the same thing with health
care.”
Ngo said she’s been able to dispel a lot of mistrust and misinformation about the new health care law
within the Vietnamese community
by just being able to communicate
with them.
Sum said what these community organizations are managing to get
done is good work that’s benefiting
the most needy in the Asian American community.
“And they are doing, I would
say, the job nearest to the heart of Jesus Christ. To help the unhelped,” he
said
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Montgomery Parks seek to build museum
By Peter Rouleau
Special to The Sentinel
NORTH BETHESDA – Josiah
Henson was born a slave near Port
Tobacco in Charles County, Maryland in 1789. After his family’s
master’s death, Henson was separated from his family. His mother,
who had been sold to Montgomery
County plantation owner Isaac Riley, pleaded with her new master to
purchase Josiah so she could at
least have her youngest child with
her. Riley agreed and Henson
worked for several years on the Riley farm, rising to the position of
overseer before escaping to freedom in Canada in 1830. After his
escape, Henson became a
Methodist preacher and a vocal
abolitionist, helping to found a
Canadian settlement for other fugitive slaves.
Henson’s autobiography, first
published in 1849, inspired the
American abolitionist author Harriet Beecher Stowe to write her novel
“Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” first published in 1852. “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” became the most widely-read
book of its day and inspired widespread anti-slavery sentiment in the
United States and Great Britain.
When Stowe met President Abraham Lincoln in November of 1862,
shortly before the issuing of the
Emancipation Proclamation during
the Civil War, he is reported to have
remarked “So, you’re the little
woman who wrote the book that
made this great war.”
Throughout the Civil War, the
British government entertained the
notion of intervening on the side of
the Confederacy, whose cotton-producing states did a great deal of
business with English mills. But despite the economic hardships imposed on them by the blockade of
the southern states, English workers opposed such an intervention in
large part because of Stowe’s exposure of the horrors of slavery.
Henson continued to speak
about slavery and his experiences
for the rest of his life, and at one
point had an audience with President Rutherford Hayes. He died in
Canada in 1883 at age 93.
Today, the remnant of the Isaac
Riley farm in North Bethesda is
managed by the Montgomery Parks
division of the Maryland NationalCapital Park and Planning Commission, which acquired it in 2006. The
M-NCPPC regularly hosts guided
tours of the facility, which consists
of a replica of the farmhouse and an
adjoining log cabin. The M-NCPPC
hopes to convert the property into a
larger museum with permanent exhibits dedicated to Henson’s life and
legacy. The Montgomery County
Planning Board approved a master
plan for the conversion in 2010.
Montgomery Parks hopes to raise
$2 million to support the project
through its Capital Campaign in addition to $5 million pledged by the
county. The museum is expected to
be completed and open to the public
by 2021.
“The museum is one of the few
places in the country that will tell
the story of slavery from the actual
words and memories of Reverend
Henson,” a Montgomery Parks
spokesperson said. “Visitors will
also learn about Henson’s emancipation and his return to Maryland to
rescue other enslaved people via the
Underground Railroad.”
“We’re 100 percent in support
of the museum project,” said Sarah
L. Rogers, executive director of the
historical society Heritage Montgomery, which has hosted several
historical re-enactments on the Riley farm property. “It’s a very important piece of cultural history,
and it will bring national and international attention to Montgomery
County when it is completed.”
Anyone wishing to contribute to
the museum’s fundraising project
may do so by visiting:
http://www.montgomeryparksfoundation.org/support/josiah-hensonpark/.
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WASHINGTON -- As the fifth
anniversary of Maryland resident
Alan Gross’s imprisonment in Cuba
approaches, the state’s congressional delegation remains frustrated with
the efforts being made to secure his
release.
“I have a message for Mr. Castro down in Cuba, let Alan Gross go!
Let him go today, let him go now,”
said Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md.,
in an email.
Maryland’s delegation has
highlighted the issue over the past
five years, from bringing congressional resolutions to the floor to directly speaking with Cuban President Raul Castro. But despite these
efforts Gross is still in prison as his
health deteriorates, and his case becomes more entangled in the larger
U.S-Cuba debate.
The difficult nature of the Gross
case was highlighted this month
when Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., and
Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., visited
Cuba and met with Gross. They
were unable to secure his release.
Rep. Chris Van Hollen, D-Kensington, who also visited Cuba last
year and met with Castro, said he
was putting pressure on the Obama
administration to secure his release.
“Every day that he sits in prison
in Havana is another day of injustice
for Alan Gross and another day that
Cuba is missing an important opportunity to begin to reshape its relations with the United States,” said
Van Hollen in an emailed statement.
Gross, 65, has been in prison in
Cuba since December 2009 after he
went to the island nation as a subcontractor for the United States
Agency for International Development (USAID). He was sentenced to
15 years in prison for bringing com-
puter equipment to Cuba illegally,
part of a program to bring Internet
connectivity to the country’s Jewish
population.
In those five years, Gross has
lost his mother, the vision in his right
eye and 100 lbs., according to a letter to President Barack Obama
signed by 300 rabbis earlier this
year.
In November 2012, Gross and
his wife Judy Gross, filed a lawsuit
against the U.S. government and the
contractor, Development Alternatives, based out of Bethesda. On Friday, a federal appeals court in Washington upheld the decision of the district court that the U.S. government
was not liable since the incident took
place outside the country, Reuters
reported.
The case has brought attention
to the debate over relations with
Cuba, a country that is officially on
the list of state sponsors of terrorism,
and the strategies used to deal with it.
“The Alan Gross case is still the
principle obstacle to any dramatic
improvement,” in U.S.-Cuba relations, said William LeoGrande, a
professor at American University
and coauthor of “Back Channel to
Cuba: The Hidden History of Negotiations between Washington and
Havana.”
There was a gradual improvement in relations prior to the arrest
of Gross, but soon after the incident
in 2009 that improvement was
brought to a standstill, LeoGrande
said.
Since 2012 however, there have
been lower level areas of mutual cooperation, such as an agreement in
March among five countries on procedures to deal with oil spills.
Last week, the Associated
Press reported that USAID is reviewing some of its work that is considered illegal in some countries, af-
ter a report exposed a “Cuban Twitter,” ZunZuneo, which was created
to foster dissent in Cuba.An important piece of U.S.- Cuba relations
has been the half-century long embargo on Cuba.
“The embargo has accomplished nothing,” said Wayne Smith,
director of the Cuba Project at the
Center for International Policy, a
Washington-based think tank.
Smith said when the embargo
was first enforced there was a sense
that Cuba’s economy would be destroyed in a few years. But five
decades later, “Cuba is not only surviving, but doing relatively well,”
said Smith, who once served as chief
of mission at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana.
Last month, in a symbolic vote,
the United Nations General Assembly voted against the U.S. embargo
for the 23rd time, by a margin of 188
to 2. While the vote was largely
symbolic, it does show the limited
support the embargo has internationally.
“(The embargo’s) true purpose
is to increase the persecution of our
international financial transactions
in the whole world and justify the
blockade policy,” said Bruno Rodriguez, Cuba’s foreign minister,
during the U.N. General Assembly
this year.
There is some hope that the tide
in U.S.-Cuba relations could be improving.
LeoGrande, from American
University, said political circumstances are favorable for a debate on
lifting of the five-decade long embargo. With the Senate in the hands
of Republicans, Sen. Robert Menendez, D-N.J., would lose his place as
chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
The son of Cuban immigrants,
Menendez has been a vocal advocate
for continuing the embargo. He is
expected to be replaced as chairman
by Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., who
may take a different position on
Cuba, LeoGrande said.
There have also been suggestions that the United States should
consider a prisoner swap for Gross,
similar to the one it carried out with
the Taliban for U.S. Army Sgt. Bowe
Bergdahl earlier this year.
Smith, from the Center for International Policy, said Gross is a
part of the larger U.S-Cuba relationship, as are three remaining Cuban
spies in federal prison, much to the
chagrin of the Cuban government.
“I would really like to see Gross
released…but I don’t expect the
Cubans to release him without action on our part,” said Smith, giving
voice to a common theory that a
prisoner swap is an option for
Gross’s release.
What needs to be done is to take
a different approach to Cuba to help
secure the release of Gross, Smith
said.
There needs to be a “move towards a policy of engaging with
Cuba,” not an agreement on every
issue, but a dialogue, he said.
That engagement could come
next year with the seventh Summit
of the Americas taking place in
Panama, “ a decision forming
event,” which could give Obama a
chance to clear his position on Cuba,
LeoGrande said.
Despite the debate surrounding
the initiatives taken by USAID,
Maryland’s delegation continues to
work for Gross’s release.
“Senator Cardin is disappointed
that all efforts to release Mr. Gross,
particularly on humanitarian
grounds, have been rejected by the
Cuban government,” said Sue Walitsky, Cardin’s national communications director, in an emai
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
ENTERTAINMENT
Montgomery College professor lauded
By Donna Broadway
Staff Writer
ROCKVILLE – Montgomery
College professor of theater KenYatta Rogers is the Carnegie Foundation
for the Advancement of Teaching
and the Council for the Advancement
and Support of Education (CASE)
Maryland professor of the year.
Rogers, a professor at the college since 2000, teaches classes in
voice and diction, movement for the
performer and fundamentals of acting. He is also the advisor for the
Black Box Players, a student theater
group, and mentors more than 30 students each year. Rogers has served as
a director and coach for more than 15
productions at Montgomery College.
In addition to teaching and di-
recting, Rogers co-produces
WILLPOWER! Founded in 2003,
more than 10,000 people have participated in this annual Shakespeare
festival. He also co-produces an annual poetry festival called MCSLAM!
Rogers is also a professional actor with more than 50 film, television, radio and voiceover credits, including the National Endowment for
the Arts, The Big Read series and
PBS’ Standard Deviants. He has
been nominated for three Helen
Hayes Awards, awards given for theater excellence in the D.C. area.
This is the eighth time in 11
years—and the sixth year in a row—
that a Montgomery College professor has been named Maryland Professor of the Year.
Nationwide award winners include Laurie Grobman, professor of
English and women’s studies at
Pennsylvania State University, who
won CASE’s Outstanding Baccalaureate Colleges Professor of the Year;
John Wadach, professor of engineering science and physics at Monroe
Community College in Rochester,
N.Y. who won CASE’s Outstanding
Community Colleges Professor of
the Year; Sheri Sheppard, professor
of mechanical engineering at Stanford University, who won the Outstanding Doctoral and Research Universities Professor of the Year award;
and Patricia H. Kelley, professor of
geology at the University of North
Carolina Wilmington, who won
CASE’s Outstanding Master’s Universities and Colleges Professor of
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Ken Yatta Rogers
the Year.
Anthony S. Bryk, president of
the Carnegie Foundation for the Ad-
vancement of Teaching, congratulated the award winners on what he
called their “extraordinary leadership.”
“Each of our awardees, state
and national, brings extraordinary
leadership not just to their classrooms, but to their departments, colleges and universities and their respective professional fields,” Bryk
said. “We honor them for upholding
and guiding the aspirations of their
students, advancing knowledge and
elevating and dignifying the profession of teaching. In recognizing their
commitment and excellence, their
contributions and their demonstrated
passion, we support the centrality of
teaching on campus and recognize
its importance to the future of our
country.”
Maryland’s senators vote against Keystone XL pipeline proposal
By Yevgeniy Trapeznikov
Capital News Service
WASHINGTON - Maryland’s
two Democratic U.S. senators voted
against the Keystone XL pipeline
Tuesday, joining a majority of Democrats who continued to oppose
the controversial project despite Republican gains in this month’s
midterm elections.
Senators Barbara Mikulski and
Ben Cardin joined 37 other Democrats and two independents in opposition to a bill authorizing construction of the 1,700-mile Keystone
pipeline, meant to carry Canadian
tar sands to Texas.
“Quality American jobs are being created in the oil industry and
clean energy sectors without the
‘Northern Leg’ of the Keystone XL,
which would transport oil for export
and not for U.S. consumption,” said
Cardin, in a statement before Tuesday’s vote.
Senators debated for six hours
before the roll call. The bill failed
59-41, one vote short of the needed
60.
All 45 Republicans were joined
by 14 Democrats in support of the
bill. One of those Democrats was
Sen. Mary Landrieu of Louisiana,
who sponsored the bill.
Some observers saw the vote
largely as symbolic, since President
Barack Obama was likely to veto
the bill pending a government review.
Jeremy Alford, an editor and
publisher of LaPolitics, a leading
Pl
blog about Louisiana politics, said
the Senate holding the pipeline vote
was a sign that Democrats had not
abandoned Landrieu, who was
pushing the bill.
Landrieu, the current chair of
the Energy and Natural Resources
Committee, faces a runoff election
against Rep. Bill Cassidy, RLouisiana, in December.
For her, it was “the way to
demonstrate her bona-fide credentials as a supporter of energy in the
region,” said Robert Hogan, a political scientist at Louisiana State University.
For national Democrats, it was
also, perhaps, an important symbolic chance - at least, until next year to cool down Republicans eager to
capitalize on their recent success in
the midterms.
However, on the Senate floor
Landrieu was compelled to field arguments from her fellow Democrats, a majority of whom remained
adamantly against Keystone.
“This debate is about giving
competitive advantage for the shipping of the dirtiest oil located in
Canada over the United States for
export,” Cardin said, during the
Senate floor debate.
Later in his speech, Cardin said
the pipeline poses significant environmental risks. He said the bill
would eliminate appropriate executive review, interfere with judicial
review and create very few permanent jobs, concerns voiced by other
Democrats.
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To counter Cardin, Landrieu
pointed to the Keystone environmental study by the State Department. The study found the increase
in greenhouse gases would be extremely low and equivalent to approximately 300,000 passenger vehicles, 0.12 percent of the total
number of cars in the U.S., Landrieu said.
The Senate vote came after the
House approved the pipeline Friday.
Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, the incoming
majority leader, said Republicans
will bring the bill up again next year
in the 114th Congress and expect to
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HERE COMES THE NIGHT: OPEN MIC
Nov. 20. 7p.m.-8:30p.m. Calling all teens: Join
us for a night of creative expression! Read a favorite
poem or original work. Sing or play an instrument.
For more information, contact: (240) 773-9545 or
visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library. Olney Library, 3500 Olney-Laytonsville Rd., Olney,
MD 20832.
“I WANT TO BE EVIL (WITH LOVE TO
EARTHA KITT)”
Nov. 20. 7:30p.m., seating at 5:30p.m. I Wanna
Be Evil (With Love to Eartha Kitt) is René Marie’s
third recording for the label and her 10th career album. This brilliant entertaining album burnishes
René’s reputation as the most provocative risk-taker
among today’s jazz divas. We welcome back Rene
Marie for this unforgettable & fiery performance.
You will not want to miss it! Tickets are $25 and
there is reserved table seating. For more information
or tickets, call (240) 330-4500 or visit bethesdabluesjazz.com. Bethesda Blues & Jazz, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
REEL ROCK 9 PRESENTS “VALLEY UPRISING: YOSEMITE’S ROCK CLIMBING
REVOLUTION”
Nov. 20. 8p.m. This independent film by rock
climbing, daredevil, adrenaline junkies, is centered
on the outlaws who participated in the Yosemite's
Rock Climbing Revolution. Earth Treks, a local
business, will be giving away goodies and a rock
climbing adventurer will be live on stage sharing
tales of adventure. Tickets are $10 and available at
the box office and Earth Treks. Visit
reelrocktour.com for more information. F. Scott
Fitzgerald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park,
603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville, MD 20851.
NOV. 21
SUGARLOAF CRAFT FESTIVAL
Nov. 21. 10a.m.-6p.m. More than 250 of the nation’s finest artisans will display and sell their handcrafted work at the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. Juryselected artists from around the country will present
their stunning array of contemporary crafts in sculpture, glass, jewelry, fashion, wood, leather, metal,
furniture, home accessories, photography and fine
art. Holiday shoppers can enjoy browsing and buying fine crafts and unique gifts for everyone on their
holiday list. Visitors can watch the creative process
of master artisans during ongoing craft demonstrations. Live music, children’s entertainment and delicious gourmet goodies available to sample and buy
from dozens of specialty food vendors make the fall
Festival a great destination for the entire family. For
more information or to purchase tickets visit
www.sugarloafcrafts.com. Montgomery County
Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg, MD
20877.
CAMPFIRE AND NATURE WALK
Nov. 21. 6:30p.m.-7:30p.m. Join us for a picnic
by the fire and then enjoy a nature walk under the
night sky with one of our naturalists. Please bring
your own hotdogs and rolls, and we'll bring the
makings for s'mores. Please register and pay for
adults and children. Cost is $6. Email [email protected], call (301) 765-8660 or
visit LocustGroveNature.org for more information.
Locust Grove Nature Center, 7777 Democracy
Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20817.
PIKE & ROSE HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING
Nov. 21. 6:30p.m.-8:30p.m. Pike & Rose invites
the community to celebrate the grand opening of the
November 20, 2014 – November 26, 2014
development with its first-ever holiday tree lighting
festival. The evening’s festivities will be emceed by
beloved DC radio personality, Tommy McFly of
The Tommy Show. Additionally, this free to attend
event will include a kids crafting station, stilt walkers and live “reindeer” ponies available for photo
ops. Live entertainment will be provided by acapella
groups. Visit pikeandrose.com for more information. Pike & Rose, 11580 Old Georgetown Rd.,
North Bethesda, MD 20854.
tion’s finest artisans will display and sell their handcrafted work at the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. Juryselected artists from around the country will present
their stunning array of contemporary crafts in sculpture, glass, jewelry, fashion, wood, leather, metal,
furniture, home accessories, photography and fine
art. Holiday shoppers can enjoy browsing and buying fine crafts and unique gifts for everyone on their
holiday list. Visitors can watch the creative process
of master artisans during ongoing craft demonstrations. Live music, children’s entertainment and delicious gourmet goodies available to sample and buy
from dozens of specialty food vendors make the fall
Festival a great destination for the entire family. For
more information or to purchase tickets visit
www.sugarloafcrafts.com. Montgomery County
Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg, MD
20877.
GO GAME BEGINNERS MEETING
Nov. 21. 7:15p.m.-10:00p.m. Go is an ancient
Asian strategy board game. Beginners are cordially
invited to participate in this first ever meeting. Small
to standard sized sets are available for all to use.
The Rockville Go & Chess Group offers a diversity
of games such as Bridge, Rummikub, and many of
the newest Euro Games. The group has been meeting weekly since 2001 and continues to actively
serve the community. Contact
[email protected] or visit
www.meetup.com/DC-Area-Go/events/dktfrkyspbcc/ for more information. Rockville United
Church, 355 Linthicum Dr., Rockville, MD 20851.
Watch the tree lighting at Pike &
Rose for the holidays.
SOUND CONNECTION AND RHYTHM6
Nov. 21. 8p.m., seating begins at 6p.m. Dance
night! Each group was carefully chosen based on individual accomplishments and, when brought together as a single unit, their power to move audiences is undeniable. Tickets are $15. For more information or tickets, call (240) 330-4500 or visit
bethesdabluesjazz.com. Bethesda Blues & Jazz,
7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
tion with all kinds of items for sale. The profits from
the bazaar help support medical care in Africa, food
for the homeless in Bethesda, teachers in Nepal,
dentistry in Nicaragua and many other missions of
the church. For more information, call (301) 6528700. Chevy Chase United Methodist Church, 7001
Connecticut Ave., Chevy Chase, MD 20815.
NOV. 22
SUGARLOAF CRAFT FESTIVAL
Nov. 22. 10a.m.-6p.m. More than 250 of the nation’s finest artisans will display and sell their handcrafted work at the Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. Juryselected artists from around the country will present
their stunning array of contemporary crafts in sculpture, glass, jewelry, fashion, wood, leather, metal,
furniture, home accessories, photography and fine
art. Holiday shoppers can enjoy browsing and buying fine crafts and unique gifts for everyone on their
holiday list. Visitors can watch the creative process
of master artisans during ongoing craft demonstrations. Live music, children’s entertainment and delicious gourmet goodies available to sample and buy
from dozens of specialty food vendors make the fall
Festival a great destination for the entire family. For
more information or to purchase tickets visit
www.sugarloafcrafts.com. Montgomery County
Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St., Gaithersburg, MD
20877.
CAMPUS LIFE 5K WALK/RUN
Nov. 22. 10:30a.m.-12p.m. The 3rd annual 5k
trail race will start at 10:30 a.m. followed by a free
family fun run (about a quarter mile). Join us for a
great walk / run through the orchard as we help raise
money for Campus Life! This is a unique opportunity to run a safe, family-friendly trail race through
Butler's Orchard's amazing property. All 5k participants will receive a long sleeve shirt and race packet. Sign up today and get more information at
www.campuslife5korchardrun.org. Cost is $30-40.
Butler's Orchard, 22200 Davis Mill Rd., Germantown, MD 20876.
HOLIDAY BAZAAR
Nov. 22. 10a.m.-3p.m. Get in the holiday mood
and run to our Bazaar! You can do your Christmas
shopping from a number of vendors -- etched glass,
hair accessories; gourmet oils, herbs & dips; jams,
jellies, sauces; jewelry, children’s books, leather
handbags, knitted hats, gloves & throws. One of the
most popular sections of the bazaar is the silent auc-
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HEART OF MARYLAND CONCERT
Nov. 22. 1p.m.-3p.m. We’ve done
Rockville…….We’re Goin’ to Broadway!! A musical celebration of Broadway favorites by Rockville's
Sweet Adelaide chapter. Also guest appearances by
several quartets and the Gaithersburg High School
A Capella Singers. Sponsored by Heart of Maryland. Tickets are $15. Available advance or at the
door.
Call (240) 314-8690 or order online at
Rokville.ticketleap.com. F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre,
603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville, MD 20851.
JOHN GORKA
Nov. 22. 8p.m. Over the course of his career,
John Gorka has toured the US and Europe and
recorded 12 albums, each of which garnished critical acclaim. His rich, multi-faceted songs full of
depth, beauty and emotion gained increasing attention from critics and audiences across the country,
and have been recorded and/or performed by musical greats such as Mary Chapin Carpenter, Nanci
Griffith, Mary Black and Maura O’Connell. Tickets
to see John Gorka at BlackRock are $15 - $28 and
can be purchased in person, over the phone by calling (240) 912-1058, or online at
blackrockcenter.org. BlackRock Center for the Arts,
12901 Town Commons Dr., Germantown, MD
20874.
THE SECRET SUBJECT OF EVERY STORY
Nov. 22. 8p.m. Robin Weigert, best known for
her Emmy nominated portrayal of Calamity Jane on
HBO’s award-winning series “Deadwood,” will join
her mother, pianist Dionne Laufman, for a special
evening of poetry and music presented by the Washington Conservatory of Music. Free, donations welcomed. Westmoreland Congregational Church, 1
Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda, MD 20816.
NOV. 23
SUGARLOAF CRAFT FESTIVAL
Nov. 23. 10a.m.-5p.m. More than 250 of the na-
PHOTO SLAM: THE HANGOVER
BRUNCH
Nov. 23. 10a.m.-12p.m. Come to Photoworks
and bask in the afterglow of another successful Photo Slam! Participants from the Photo Slam 2014 are
invited to Photoworks Photography School &
Gallery to help us "crowd source" a one day exhibition -- flash mob style! Bring your flash drive with
5-7 images to Photoworks Gallery at historic Glen
Echo Park. We'll project your images and offer up
free critiques. Meet fellow photographers, Photo
Slammers, and Photoworks faculty and show us
what you've got! For more info, visit http://glenechophotoworks.org/2014/10/08/photo-slam-hangover-brunch/ or contact Photoworks' John Borstel at
[email protected]. 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen
Echo Park, MD 20812.
MID-COUNTY HUNGER MARCH
Nov. 23. 3p.m. Walk with volunteers from MidCounty United Ministries (MUM) and join those
fighting hunger in our community. We will gather in
the parking lot of the Presbyterian Church of the
Atonement, and will walk three-quarters of a mile
along Georgia Avenue to the Mid-County Regional
Services Center, 2424 Reedie Dr. in Wheaton,
where MUM's Joseph A. Mattingly Food Pantry
and offices are located. A reception immediately follows the march. We invite local pantries, community groups and congregations to bring marchers,
signs, banners and bags of groceries. Grocery collections will go to participating pantries. Visit
mumhelp.org or call (301) 929-8675 for more information Presbyterian Church of the Atonement,
10613 Georgia Ave., Wheaton, MD 20902.
POTOMAC RIVER STRING ENSEMBLE
Nov. 23. 7p.m.-8p.m. This amazing group of violin, viola and cello student-musicians range in age
from 4 to 17 years old. They will share some of our
most beloved Christmas carols along with an audience sing-a-long. Free admission. For more information, email [email protected], call
(301) 587-0144 or visit Facebook.com/WashingtonDCVC. Washington D.C. Temple Visitors' Center, 9900 Stoneybrook Dr., Kensington, MD 20895.
JEFFERSON STARSHIP
Nov. 23. 8p.m., seating begins at 6p.m. JEFFERSON STARSHIP features a stellar cast of old and
new players, including songwriter/guitarist/vocalist
Paul Kantner, who founded JEFFERSON AIRPLANE and was crucial in developing the
renowned "San Francisco Sound" that changed the
course of pop music forever. Since reforming in
1992, JEFFERSON STARSHIP has performed almost 800 concerts in 18 countries. They not only
perform all the timeless hits of JEFFERSON
STARSHIP , but also perform the entire repertoire
of JEFFERSON AIRPLANE. Tickets are $35. For
more information or tickets, call (240) 330-4500 or
visit bethesdabluesjazz.com. Bethesda Blues &
Jazz, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
NOV. 24
WHIPLASH: THE MUSIC OF FRANK
LEVY
Nov. 24. 7:30p.m., seating begins at 5:30p.m.,
film premiere at 7p.m. Hank Levy Jazz, LLC was
created by Hank’s airs and estate representatives to
protect Hank’s Legacy through the continued promotion of his music. The Hank Levy Legacy Band
continues to meet on a regular basis under the direction of Bernie Robier, Band Manager and periodically performs at public venues. In 2014, Richard
Roeder of Roeder Studios recently produced and
recorded single versions of the tune Whiplash as it is
heard in the feature film promoted by Sony Classic
Films and directed by Damien Chazelle, also titled
by the same name, Whiplash. Tickets are $10. For
more information or tickets, call (240) 330-4500 or
visit bethesdabluesjazz.com. Bethesda Blues &
Jazz, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
NOV. 25
NARFE LUNCHEON
Nov. 25. 11:30a.m.-1:30p.m. The Rockville
chapter of the National Active and Retired Federal
Employees has their monthly luncheon for $25.
Speakers will be Gary Roundtree on FEHBP and
Jennifer Malave on new federal health plans. Call
Linda Silversmith for reservations ASAP at (301)
294-0566. Village at Rockville, 9701 Veirs Drive,
Rockville, MD 20850.
LEGAL PLANNING FOR ALZHEIMER’S
Nov. 25. 2:30p.m.-5p.m. This free workshop is
for individuals and families who would like to know
more about what legal issues to consider and how to
put plans in place when they or a loved one have received a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease or dementia. Topics covered will include: making legal plans
that fit your needs; legal documents you’ll need and
what they mean for all of you; decision making;
how to find legal assistance; and practical strategies
for making a long-term plan of care. To register, call
the Alzheimer's Association 24/7 Helpline at (800)
272-3900. The Oaks at Olde Towne, 9 Chestnut St.,
Gaithersburg, MD 20877.
KENSINGTON THANKSGIVING INTERFAITH SERVICE
Nov. 25. 7:30p.m. Join with local congregations
and their choirs as we praise God’s generous care of
humanity and find common ground with our neighbors. An offering to benefit Doctors Without Borders and Shepherd’s Table will be collected. A reception will follow the service. The church parking
lots are at Connecticut Ave. For more information,
email [email protected], call (301) 9492900 or visit http://www.warnermemorial.org/calendar. Warner Memorial Presbyterian Church, 10123
Connecticut Ave., Kensington, MD 20895.
OLNEY THANKSGIVING INTERFAITH
SERVICE
Nov. 25. 7:30p.m. "Giving Thanks For Our
Neighbors", and Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving
which will honor our local first responders. ALL are
welcome - in lieu of an offering, donations of nonperishable food items will be collected in support of
Olney Help. For more information, email [email protected] or call (301) 570-0475. B'nai Shalom of Olney, 18401 Burtfield Dr., Olney,
MD 20832.
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NOV. 26
BRIAN SETZER ORCHESTRA CHRISTMAS ROCKS EXTRAVAGANZA
Nov. 26. 7p.m. The Brian Setzer Orchestra,
fronted by three-time Grammy Award-winner Brian
Setzer, returns with their Christmas Rocks Extravaganza! tour. With a career spanning more than 30
years, Setzer has smash hits as founder/leader of
The Stray Cats, his 18-piece Brian Setzer Orchestra
and as a solo artist. His November concert will include Setzer’s legendary guitar magic on hits such
as “Rock This Town,” “(She’s) Sexy +17,” “Stray
Cat Strut,” and “Jump, Jive and Wail” and lots
more, as well as his re-imagined and acclaimed Holiday classics. The Record Company will open the
concert. For more information or to purchase tickets
visit www.strathmore.org. Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln.,
North Bethesda, MD 20852.
UPCOMING
HOPE GARDEN CHILDREN’S BALLET
THEATRE’S “A CHRISTMAS CAROL”
Nov. 29. 1:30p.m. and 7p.m. Experience the story of the world's favorite humbug through movement and emotion in this original ballet interpretation of Charles Dickens' timeless classic. Danced to
the compelling music of Claude Debussy, this production will renew your love and wonder of the holidays. Tickets are $22 for adults; $19 for seniors
(60+) and youth (17 and younger) and can be purchased at www.hgcbtstore.org. F. Scott Fitzgerald
www.WaltzTimeDances.org or e-mail [email protected]. Glen Echo National Park, 7300
MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812.
LANDON SCHOOL ANNUAL GREENS
SALE AND HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE
Dec. 5-6. 9a.m.-5p.m. The 42nd annual Greens
Sale features specialty wreaths, topiaries, and boxwood roping -- Christmas trees are also available.
More than 40 vendors will sell unique holiday presents for all the people on your list, including jewelry, toys, clothing, monogrammed specialty items
and hostess gifts! You can enjoy delightful treats
from our cafe. You can also explore Landon’s beautifully decorated Farmhouse and Barns, which are
listed on Montgomery County’s Historic Registry.
Proceeds from the Greens Sale & Holiday Boutique
benefit student financial assistance and faculty enrichment programs. Admission and parking is free.
More information about the event is available at landon.net/greens. Landon School, 6101 Wilson Ln.,
Bethesda, MD 20817.
AFTERNOON WITH ELLEN OH
Dec. 6. 2:30p.m.-4p.m. Join us for an afternoon
with Ellen Oh, author of the "Prophecy" series for
young adults! Come meet Ellen, ask her some questions, and see her present! No registration required.
Program sponsored by the Friends of Library,
Quince Orchard Chapter. Call (240) 777-0200 for
more information. Quince Orchard Library, 15831
Quince Orchard Rd., Gaithersburg, MD 20878.
HOLIDAY CRAFT SHOW
Dec. 7. 1p.m.-5p.m. Plan to come, admire, and
shop! There will be all kinds of crafts for sale—
jewelry, glass, fiber arts, pottery, ornaments, wood
crafts, hand knit sweaters, baby items, prints, paint-
November 20, 2014 – November 26, 2014
shock or denial. This doesn’t happen to someone so
young…does it? What does the diagnosis mean?
What kinds of plans need to be made for everyone?
What about work? What resources are available to
help? Join us for this free workshop and learn what
you need to know, what you need to plan, and what
you can do to ease the impact throughout the course
of the disease. For more information and to register,
call the Alzheimer's Association 24/7 Helpline at
(800) 272-3900. Holy Cross Senior Source, 8580
2nd Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910.
ONGOING
GAITHERSBURG ARTS BARN: TOUCH
Nov. 7-23. Produced by Montgomery Playhouse. When tragedy upends the well-ordered existence of astronomer Kyle Kalke, he looks for answers in the cosmos he has devoted his life to studying. With the help of his oldest friend, the poetry of
Keats, a pragmatic prostitute and a small celestial
miracle, he finds the connection he seeks here on
earth inTouch, an eloquent and unflinching exploration of love and loss. Intended for mature audiences. Tickets are $20. Call (301) 258-6394
or visit gaithersburgmd.gov for more information. Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Rd., Gaithersburg,
MD 20878.
THE LITTLE MERMAID
Nov. 12-Dec. 28. In a magical underwater kingdom, the beautiful young mermaid Ariel longs to
leave her ocean home – and her fins – behind and
live in the world above. But first she’ll have to defy
her father King Triton, make a deal with the evil sea
witch Ursula, and convince the handsome Prince
Eric that she’s the girl whose enchanting voice he’s
been seeking. (Recommended for ages 5 and up).
For more information visit www.olneytheatre.org or
call (301) 924-3400. Olney Theatre, 2001 OlneySandy Spring Road, Olney, MD 20832.
ROCKVILLE HOLIDAY DRIVE
Through Nov. 20. The drive collects and distributes Thanksgiving meals in November and toys and
gifts in December to hundreds of Rockville children
and families. Donations of whole grain pasta, lowsodium canned vegetables and sugar-free canned
fruit are encouraged. Food donations will be collected at City Hall and City recreation facilities until
Nov. 20 for the Thanksgiving holiday. See a list of
food requested and other ways you can help at
www.rockvillemd.gov/holidaydrive. Drive organizers are asking for donations of new books for children age 10 and under. If you would like to volunteer, please email Kate Bouwkamp at
[email protected] or call (240) 3148310.
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Wooden utensils by Neil Claypoole and other items will be available at the
Sugarloaf Craft Festival.
Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Edmonston Dr., Rockville, MD 20851.
WALTZ DANCE
Nov. 30. 2:45p.m.-6p.m. Join us for a Waltz
Dance featuring the ensemble Cabaret Sauvignon
playing a lively mix of folk waltzes with a few other
couple dances, including Hambo, Schottische,
Swing, Tango, and Polka. The 45-minute dance lesson begins at 2:45 p.m. with a half-hour introductory Waltz workshop and a more advanced move presented the last 15 minutes. Social dancing follows
until 6 pm. Admission is $10. No partner required.
For more information, call Joan Koury at (202) 2380230 or Glen Echo Park at (301) 634-2222, go to
ings, photography, books, soaps and lotions, cookies, local honey, and more. So stop in and enjoy
meeting many of the most creative people in our
community. Free admission and parking. For more
information, consult the website: www.friendsofclarabartoncommunitycenter.org or contact
Leslie Barden at (301) 365-1311 or [email protected]. 7425 MacArthur Blvd. (at 75th
Street), Cabin John, MD 20818.
WORKSHOP ON YOUNGER ONSET
ALZHEIMER’S
Dec. 9. 12p.m.-1:30p.m. When someone under
65 is diagnosed with Younger-Onset Alzheimer’s
disease or related dementia, the first reaction is often
SEED SALE FOR OUTDOOR FEEDERS
Through Dec. 1. Why feed wildlife? Helping
Mother Nature and relieving stress in our own lives
are
some of the many benefits. Feeders give wildlife
the extra strength they need for
migration or energy for the cold winter months.
Taking care of the environment and
teaching our children to do the same is one of the
greatest benefits of this activity.
Support Croydon Creek Nature Center while
supporting the environment. Visit rockvillemd.gov
for more information. Seed pick up is on Dec. 13.
GINGERBREAD HOUSE WORKSHOPS
Multiple dates. VisArts has workshops for those
over 21 and some for families. The workshops for
adults are Nov. 7, Nov. 14, Dec. 12 and Dec. 19
from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Each registration gets one house
to decorate but up to two people may decorate one
house. Ticket includes one glass of red or white
wine. We will have additional wine and beer for sale
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Hear the woman's chorus Heart of Maryland sing their Broadway
favorites.
to contribute to your creative juices. The workshops
for families are Nov. 9, Dec. 13 and Dec. 28 from
12p.m. to 2:30p.m. We provide juice and cider to
keep the holiday mood going. For children 6 & up.
Two people can share one house but all children
must be accompanied by an adult. Tickets are $45
for all workshops. Visit visartscenter.org for more
information. VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Suite 300,
Rockville, MD 20850.
OUTSIDE THE BOX
Oct. 26-Nov. 23. Joan Schiller is a local working
artist who loves using acrylic paints with other "out
of the box" materials. Some art in this show is
touchable, colorful, and kid friendly! Visit the
gallery and enjoy! There will be a reception with the
artist on Nov. 23 from 2p.m.-4p.m. For more information please contact Phyllis Altman at
[email protected] or (301) 348-3770. Jewish
Community Center of Greater Washington, 6125
Montrose Rd., Rockville, MD 20852.
FRIDAY NIGHT DANCE
Fridays, through Dec. 26. 7:30p.m. The dances
consist of a full evening of contra dances with live
music (as well as some waltzes and occasional
square and other dances). Contra dance is a traditional American social dance suitable for all ages,
most closely related to square dancing and English
country dance. The dance is from 8:30-11:30pm
(with one exception on noted below) every Friday.
Admission includes a lesson for beginners at 7:30.
Each dance will take place in the historic Glen Echo
Park Spanish Ballroom unless specified otherwise.
Admission (including lesson) is $10 and $5 for
those 17 and under. Free for those 17 and younger
on the second Friday of each month. Call (301) 6342222 or visit fridaynightdance.org for more information. Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,
Glen Echo, MD 20812.
ROCKVILLE FARMERS MARKET
Saturdays, through Nov. 22. This fall, shoppers
can expect to see a bounty of the following freshpicked items, including potatoes, honey, assorted
baked goods, coffee and herbs, as well as seasonal
items like apple cider and pumpkins. The Rockville
Farmers Market participates in the Maryland Money Market Program. Electronic Benefit Transfer
(EBT) cards are accepted, as well as payments from
the SFMNP, WIC, and FMNP. These groups are eligible for a $5 match. Visitors to the farmers market
can help neighbors in need by donating to Manna
Food. The market is located in the Jury Lot at the
corner of Route 28 and Monroe Street in downtown
Rockville.
PARENTING PRESCHOOLERS
Thursdays, Oct. 2-Nov. 20. 7:30p.m.-9:30p.m.
Saturdays, Oct. 11-Oct. 25. 9a.m.-2p.m. Understand
your child's development and what it means to be an
effective parent in today's world. Learn to set limits
and solve behavior problems calmly and consistently; use positive discipline methods to address
tantrums, power struggles and other misbehavior;
foster cooperation and responsibility; and rediscover
the joys of parenting. $225 per person, $202.50 for
members, $18 text. Call (301) 929-8824 or visit
PEPparent.org to register. Parent Encouragement
Program, 10100 Connecticut Ave., Kensington, MD
20895.
DOWNLOADING E-PUBLICATIONS ON
YOUR MOBILE DEVICE
Tuesdays, Sep. 23-Dec. 9. 9a.m.-11a.m. Learn
how to download e-books, e-audio books, and emagazines on your mobile devices, like the Kindle,
iPad, iPhone, Nook, or Android devices. Volunteers
or staff will meet with you one-on-one and walk
you through the process. This is great time to get
any questions answered on a personal basis. Quince
Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard Rd.,
Gaithersburg, MD 20878. Phone: 240-777-0200.
THE NUTCRACKER: A NEW HOLIDAY
MUSICAL
Nov 26-Dec. 28. This captivating musical reinvents E.T.A. Hoffmann’s original tale, turning it into
a brand new seasonal classic all ages can enjoy. After the loss of her Marine brother, young Clara’s crusade to save her grieving family (with the help of a
remarkable nutcracker) comes alive with dazzling
theatricality. It weaves together a delightful original
score, riveting dialogue, and astonishing puppetry.
For tickets, call the box office at (240) 644-1100 or
go to roundhousetheatre.org. Round House Theatre,
4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD 20814.
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, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902
[email protected]
CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH
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Continued from page 14
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. Visit http://www.blacksbarandkitchen.com or call (301) 652-5525. Black’s Bar
and Kitchen, 7750 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD
20814.
LAUGH RIOT AT THE HYATT
Saturdays 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]. $10 at the
door. Visit http://www.StandupComedyToGo.com
or call (301) 657-1234. Hyatt Regency Bethesda, 1
Bethesda Metro Center, Bethesda, MD.
CORPORATE BARTENDING FOR CHARITY
Wednesdays 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. Visit tommyjoes.com or call (301) 654-3801 for more information. 4714 Montgomery Ln., Bethesda, MD
20814.
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 award-winning handcrafted
beer. Visit http://www.rockbottom.com or call (301)
652-1311 for more information. 7900 Norfolk Ave.,
Bethesda, MD 20814.
SALSA NIGHT
Tuesdays 7:30 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. Visit salsawild.com or call
(301) 654-0022 for more information. 4723 Elm
St., Bethesda, MD 20814.
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) 6546972.
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 coun-
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try/rock bands, free cowboy hats for the cowgirls,
bandanas for the cowboys, drink specials, including
$2 PBR cans, $2 Budweiser bottles, $4 Jack Daniels
drinks, food specials including 50 cent hot wings.
Best of all, there's no cover to get in! And be sure to
get there early for Union Jack's famous Beat. 4915
Saint Elmo Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
WORLD SERIES OF POKER
Every Tuesday and Sunday night Flanagan's
hosts Poker in the rear from 8-10 p.m. It's Bethesda's
own version of The World Series of poker. Call
(301) 951-0115 for more. Flanagan's Harp and Fiddle, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.
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.
– Compiled by Rebecca Guterman
The Montgomery County
Sentinel
regrets to inform
organizations that only
Montgomery County
groups or events located
within the county will be
published on a space-available basis.
Send news of your group’s
event AT LEAST two
weeks in advance to:
The Montgomery County Sentinel
22 W Jefferson St. Suite 309
Rockville, MD. 20850
or email [email protected]
or call 301.838.0788
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LASSIFIEDS
Automotive
1035 - Antiques & Classics
1039 - Domestics
1040 - Imports
1041 - Sports Utility Vehicle
1043 - Pickups, Trucks & Vans
1045 - Motorcycles/Mopeds
1046 - Auto Services
1047 - Parts/Accessories
1051 - Vehicles Wanted
RVʼs
1059 - Airplanes
1065 - Boats
1067 - RVs
Announcements
2001 - Adoptions
2003 - Carpools
2004 - Happy Ads
2005 - Camp Directory
2006 - Classes/Seminars
2008 - Found
2031 - Lost
2033 - General Announcements
2037 - Personal Ads
2039 - In Memoriam
Services
3000 - Accounting Services
3017 - Business services
3021 - Carpet services
3030 - Ceramic Tile
3031 - Child care services
3033 - Chimney cleaning
3035 - Cleaning services
3039 - Computer Services
3041 - Concrete
3045 - Decorating/Home
Interior
3052 - Editing/Writing
3053 - Elder Care
3055 - Electrical Services
3057 - Entertainment/Parties
3062 - Financial
3066 - General Services
3071 - Gutters
3072 - Hauling
3073 - Health & Fitness
3075 - Home Improvement
3085 - Instruction/Tutoring
3086 - Insurance Services
3089
3093
3095
3101
3102
3103
3104
3105
3107
3109
3115
3118
3123
3125
3129
3130
3133
3135
3137
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3143
3145
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Landscaping
Lawn & Garden
Legal Services
Masonry
Medical/Health
Moving & Storage
Painting
Paving/Seal Coating
Pet Services
Photography
Plumbing
Pressure Cleaning
Roofing
Sewing/Alterations
Snow Removal
Tax Preparation
Tree Services
Upholstering
Wallpapering
Wedding/Parties
Window Cleaning
Windows
Employment
4107 - Resumes/Word
Processing
Professional Services
4109
4121
4122
4123
4134
4135
4139
4140
4141
4142
4155
4163
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Positions Wanted
Child Care Wanted
Domestic Help Wanted
Volunteers Wanted
Career Training
Help Wanted, General
Medical
Dental
Allied Health
Part-time Positions
Seasonal Help
Business Opportunities
Merchandise
5000 - Give Aways
5002 - Antiques
5003 - Appliances
5004 - Arts, Crafts & Hobbies
5005 - Auction & Estate Sales
5008 - Building Materials
5012 - Cemetery Lots & Crypts
5014 - Computers & Software
5015 - Consignment
5016 - Events/Tickets
5018 - Flea Market
5020 - Furniture
5022 - Garage/Yard Sales
5024 - Health & Fitness
5026 - Horses, Livestock &
Supplies
5030 - Lawn & Garden
Equipment
5032 - Merchandise For Sale
5034 - Miscellaneous
5036 - Musical Instruments
5040 - Pets & Supplies
5045 - Trips, Tours & Travel
5048 - Wanted to Buy
Rentals
6035 - Apartments/Condos
6037 - Apartment Complexes
6039 - Commercial Space
6043 - Homes/Townhomes
6047 - Industrial/Warehouse
6049 - Office Space
6051 - Roommates
6053 - Room for Rent
6057 - Storage Space
6059 - Vacation Rental
6061 - Want to Rent
Real Estate
6101 - Commercial property
6117 - Lots & Acreage
6119 - Mobile Homes
6121 - Owners Sale
6123 - Real Estate
6127 - Real Estate Services
6131 - Real Estate Wanted
6133 - Vacation Property
To Advertise in The Sentinel:
Phone: 1-800-884-8797
(301) 317-1946
DEADLINES:
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Monday 12:30 pm
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Monday 12:30 pm
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• Power Washing/Decks/Homes
• Licensed & Insured
• Handyman/Carpentry
• MHIC#70338
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CARS/TRUCKS WANTED!
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Not, All Makes!. Free Towing!
We’re Local! 7 Days/Week. Call
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AUTO
SERVICES
VEHICLES
WANTED
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CARS/TRUCKS WANTED!
Top $$$$$ PAID! Running or
Not, All Makes!. Free Towing!
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Call 1-800-905-8332
CASH FOR CARS!
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DONATE AUTOS, TRUCKS,
RV’S. LUTHERAN MISSION
SOCIETY Your donation helps
local families with food, clothing, shelter, counseling. Tax deductible. MVA License #W1044.
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ADOPTIONS
ADOPTION – A LOVING
CHOICE FOR AN UNPLANNED
PREGNANCY.
Call Andrea
at 1-866-236-7638 (24/7) for
adoption information/profiles,
or view our loving couples at
WWW.ANAAdoptions.com.
Financial Assistance Provided
ADOPT: LOVING 1ST TIME
MOM & DAD promise your
baby a happy secure life. Expenses paid. Holly & George,
1-800-943-7780
ACCOUNTING
SERVICES
FREE MEDICARE QUOTES!
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• Roofing
• Decks • Kitchens
• Room Additions
• Basement Remodels
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ACCOUNTING
SERVICES
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY
BENEFITS.
Unable to work? Denied benefits? We Can Help! WIN or Pay
Nothing! Contact Bill Gordon &
Associates at 1-800-706-8742
to start your application today!
BUSINESS
SERVICES
DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YOUR
BUSINESS AND REACH 4.1
MILLION READERS WITH JUST
ONE PHONE CALL & ONE
BILL. See your business ad in
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ad placement. The value of
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one call, one bill and one ad.
Call 1-855-721-6336 x 6 to
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the results...maximize your advertising dollars TODAY!
GENERAL
SERVICES
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in the marketplace consider
advertising in the MDDC Display
2x2 or 2x4 Advertising Network.
Reach 3.6 million readers every
week by placing your ad in 82
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your business and/or product
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or
visit our website at www.mddcpress.com
GUTTERS
BOB’S GUTTER SERVICE
Expert
cleaning & gutter
repairs/replaced!
Gutter
guards installed! Save $$!
Handyman. Ins. 410-750-1605
HAULING
1AAA ABC Attics, Bsmt, Garage, Yards. 25 yrs of honest
hauling. Same Day. Call Mike:
410-446-1163.
ABM’S HAULING
Clean Houses
Basements, Yards & Attics
Haul free unwanted cars
Match Any Price!!!!!
443-250-6703
MIKE’S HAULING SERVICES
ALL TYPES TRASH REMOVED
From your home. No job too
big or small. Reas. rates, free
est. Call Mike 410-294-8404
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LEGAL
SERVICES
LEGAL
SERVICES
LEGAL
SERVICES
HELP WANTED,
GENERAL
PDRIVATE
RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
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District
Court of
Maryland forServices
Baltimore City, handling
matters.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) offers a creative, positive alterna2847486-1
tive tot the cost and uncertainty of litigation for individuals, businesses, organiza004676NANCY
tions
and families. As a former judge, she can assist disputing parties to achieve
reasonable
results. ADR offers a way for her to help people discover common
SENTINEL
interests which can allow them to shape their own resolution to their disputes.
Nancy
As a mediator, she acts as a private neutral. She emphasizes that mediation can be
effective wether the parties desire to address differences in an ongoing relationship,
or to reach a mutually agreeable solution to a single dispute, without trial. She uses
mediation, arbitration and settlement conferences successfully for conflict involving
personal injury (including auto torts and premises liability), employment, workplace
conflict, child access, elder law, ethics, collections, contracts and other civil matters.
Nancy B. Shuger • Baltimore, MD
410-903-7813 • [email protected]
HOME
IMPROVEMENT
ALL THINGS BASEMENTY!
Basement Systems Inc. Call us
for all of your basement needs!
Waterproofing, Finishing, Structural Repairs, Humidity and
Mold Control FREE ESTIMATES!
Call 1-800-998-5574
LAWN & GARDEN
HELP WANTED,
GENERAL
HELP WANTED!!
Make up to $1000 A Week
Mailing Brochures From Home!
Helping Home Workers since
2001! Genuine Opportunity!
NO Experience Required!
www.needmailers.com
VOID IN WI
EXPERT LEAF REMOVAL &
HEDGE TRIMMING
Please call Jeff 410-764-2406.
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
CAREER
TRAINING
AVON - Earn extra income with
a new career! Sell from home,
work,, online. $15 startup. For
information call: 888-423-1792
(M-F 9-7 & Sat 9-1 Central)
AIRLINE CAREERS
begin here - Get FAA approved
Aviation Maintenance training. Financial Aid for qualified
students. Job placement assistance. SCHEV Certified. CALL
Aviation Institute of Maintenance
866-823-6729
AIRLINE CAREERS START
HERE
Get hands on training as FAA
certified Technician fixing jets.
Financial aid if qualified. Call for
free information Aviation Institute of Maintenance
1-877-818-0783
www.FixJets.com
DRIVE TRAFFIC TO YOUR
BUSINESS
and reach 4.1 million readers
with just one phone call & one
bill. See your business ad in
104 newspapers in Maryland,
Delaware and the District of
Columbia for just $495.00 per
ad placement. The value of
newspapers advertising HAS
NEVER BEEN STRONGER....call
1-855-721-6332 x 6 today to
place your ad before 4.1 million
readers. Email Wanda Smith
@ [email protected] or
visit our website at
www.mddcpress.com.
MEDICAL BILLING TRANING
PROGRAM! Train to process
insurance and Medical Billing
from home! NO EXPERIENCE
NEEDED! Online training at CTI
gets you job ready! HS Diploma/
Ged & Computer/Internet needed.1-877-649-2671
PARTNERS NEEDED!
Soon government law will mandate every bar provide a breathalyzer. Learn how to be the first
in your area to cash in.
Call 1-800-287-3157
breathalyzerineverybar.com
HELP WANTED,
GENERAL
APPLY NOW - EARN $$ FOR
THE HOLIDAYS
We have Immediate Entry
Level Sales Openings
No Experience Needed
Full Training provided
Looking for Motivated
Individuals
to Start Immediately
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Call 410-616-0615
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With our FREE Mailer Program.
Live Operators On Duty Now
1-800-707-1810 ex 601 or visit
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PLACE YOUR AD TODAY
IN THE AREA’S PREMIER
NEWSPAPERS,
The Baltimore Sun and The
Washington Post newspapers,
along with 10 other daily newspapers five days per week.
Reach 2.5 million readers with
your ad placement in every
daily newspaper in Maryland,
Delaware and the District of
Columbia. For just pennies on
the dollar reach 2.5 million
readers through the MDDC’s
Daily Classified Connection Network. CALL 1-855-721-6332 x 6;
SPACE is VERY LIMITED; email
[email protected]
or visit our website at
www.mddcpress.com.
BUSINESS
OPPORTUNITIES
PLACE YOUR AD TODAY IN
BOTH
The Baltimore Sun and The
Washington Post newspapers,
along with 10 other daily newspapers five days per week. For
just pennies on the dollar reach
2.5 million readers through
the Daily Classified Connection Network in 3 states: CALL
TODAY; SPACE is VERY LIMITED;
CALL 1-855-721-6332 x 6 or
301-852-8933 email wsmith@
mddcpress.com or visit our
website at
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FIREWOOD
A-1 FIREWOOD Seasoned oak.
$165/1/2 cord, $225/cord. $60
extra to stack. Call 443-6861567
HEALTH
& FITNESS
CANADA DRUG CENTER is
your choice for safe and affordable medications. Our licensed
Canadian mail order pharmacy
will provide you with savings of up to 90% on all your
medication needs. Call today
1-800-418-8975, for $10.00 off
your first prescription and free
shipping.
VIAGRA AND CIALIS USERS!
50 Pills SPECIAL - $99.00. FREE
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VIAGRA - PFIZER BRAND
- Lowest Price from USA Pharmacies. No doctor visit needed!
Discreet Home Delivery. Call
855-684-5241
WHEELCHAIR AND SCOOTER
REPAIR. Medicare Accepted.
Fast Friendly Service. BBB
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MERCHANDISE
GET A COMPLETE SATELLITE
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HELP WANTED,
GENERAL
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needed
to manage
website
for two
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newspapers.
Responsibilities
include,
but
004011WEBMASTER
not
limited to: Preparing the electronic version
SENTINEL
Master
ofWeb
the publications,
designing ads and overseeing
the website. Call 301-728-7949 to apply.
Detailed Job Description
• Placing the PDFs online via FTP site (includes
Display Ads, Classified Ads, and Obituaries)
• Designing/Placing Ads online
• Overseeing website (working the back-end
of the website)
• Creating a new website
The two publications are tabloid size and
the P.G. Sentinel runs about 24 pages
weekly, the Montgomery Sentinel runs
about 64 pages weekly.
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a sales representative
sell
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print and online advertising.
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The
successful candidate must have advertising
SENTINEL
sales
experience, preferably in the newspaper
Ad Rep
industry and online. Applicant will conduct sales
and service calls on existing accounts and new
accounts to grow revenue. The successful candidate
must have strong people skills, be self-motivated
with good organizational skills, computer skills and
have reliable transportation. A college degree is
preferred. Interested persons should send cover
letter, resume and references to:
Lynn Kapiloff - 5307 N. Charles St. Baltimore,
MD 21210 or email: [email protected]
Script2IT, Inc. seeks a Software Developer to
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computer software, specialized utility
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op
the portlet and Java based web applications
SENTINEL
using
JSF, Spring, Agile methodologies, JPA,
Script2IT
Primefaces and Hibernate and direct testing
procedures. Master's degree or equivalent in
Comp. Sci. plus JSF, Spring, Agile methodologies, JPA, Primefaces, Hibernate skills
required. Job Location: Rockville, MD. Mail
resume to Aparna R. Thumu at 2275 Research
Blvd., Suite # 500, Rockville, MD 20850.
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SENTINEL
Drives w/CDL
Home Weekends with
Dedicated Route
Guaranteed Weekly
Pay on 1,800-2,100
Weekly Miles
Limited Positions,
So Call Now
888-475-2818.
MISCELLANEOUS
ACORN STAIRLIFTS. THE AFFORDABLE solution to your
stairs! **Limited time -$250
Off Your Stairlift Purchase!**
Buy Direct & SAVE. Please call
1-800-304-4489 for FREE DVD
and brochure.
ADVERTISE YOUR PRODUCT
OR SERVICE NATIONWIDE
or by region in over 7 million
households in North America’s
best suburbs! Place your classified ad in over 570 suburban
newspapers just like this one.
Call Classified Avenue
at 888-486-2466
REAL ESTATE
EQUAL
HOUSING
All Real Estate advertised
herein is subject to the
federal Fair Housing Act
which makes it illegal to
indicate any preference,
limitation or discrimination
based on race, color,
religion, sex, handicap,
familial status or national
origin, or an intention to
make any such preference,
limitation or discrimination.
We will not knowingly
accept any advertising
for Real Estate which is
in violation of the law.
All persons are hereby
informed that all dwellings
advertised are available on
an equal opportunity basis.
If you believe that you may
have been discriminated
against in connection
with the sale, rental or
financing of housing,
call The United States
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STATE NEWS
Democrats say they get the message with Hogan win
By Len Lazarick
[email protected]
New Democratic legislators
from Howard County said they
“got the message” on spending and
taxes from the election of Republican Larry Hogan Jr. as governor.
“I think we got the message,”
Del.-elect Clarence Lam told a
Howard County Chamber of Commerce breakfast Tuesday. “We understand folks want to move in a
different direction.”
Lam is one of two physicians
elected to the House of Delegates
from District 12 in a Democratleaning county that not only went
with Hogan but also elected Republican Sen. Allan Kittleman as
county executive.
“Maryland sent a message
with the election of this governor,”
said Democratic Del.-elect Vanessa
Atterbeary, a lawyer elected in District 13. “Both sides have to be
committed to working together.”
The message wasn’t lost on
veteran Democratic leaders either.
Senate Budget and Taxation
Committee Chairman Ed Kasemeyer said: “My perspective,
along with many of my colleagues,
we view this as a positive thing that
the people have made a statement
about the things we have been doing.”
“We look forward to a very
positive relationship” with Hogan,
Kasemeyer said, with more compromise and less of the confrontation that happened with the last Republican governor, Bob Ehrlich,
for whom Hogan was appointments secretary.
Kasemeyer pointed out that
Maryland’s looming budget
deficits were not unique, with
Pennsylvania and Virginia both experiencing shortfalls in their budgets.
Legislative analysts said last
week there is a $300 million deficit
projected in Maryland’s budget
this year and a $600 million shortfall next year,
“This is a new reality,” Kasemeyer said. “Certainly the federal
government has really screwed the
deal for Maryland,” with cutbacks
in federal spending.
Del. Warren Miller, Del.-elect
Vanessa Atterbeary, Del. Frank
Turner, Sen.-elect Gail Bates, moderator Dick Story
“We need to hold down spending,” conceded Del. Frank Turner,
District 13, vice-chair of the House
Ways & Means Committee that
handles tax legislation. “We need
to keep within spending affordability guidelines.”
While Turner saw the need for
keeping a lid on spending, he was
dubious about Hogan’s push for tax
cuts.
“You’ve got to have revenues
from somewhere,” Turner said. “I
don’t see any major reductions” in
taxes this year.
Republicans were more optimistic.
“We have a governor who is
committed to controlling spending,” said Sen.-elect Gail Bates, a
delegate elected to fill Kittleman’s
seat. The structural deficits in years
ahead represent “things that we
would like to do. That assumes we
continue to do what we have done
before.”
Republican Del. Warren
Miller said the state budget was “a
target-rich environment.”
In door knocking in his western Howard County district he
found many people ready to move
out of the state, and he said there
were too many “Maryland license
plates in front of all those big office
parks” in northern Virginia.
“We have a lot of work to do
… to be a competitive state again,”
Miller said.
Lam suggested that tax credits
given to targeted businesses, such
as the coal mine credit, would be a
good place to look for tax changes.
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Hogan says state in worse fix than he first thought
By Len Lazarick
[email protected]
Confronted with projections of
state deficits far into the future, incoming Gov.-Elect Larry Hogan admitted Monday “quite frankly even I
am surprised at the magnitude of the
problem, and the task ahead of us is
vast.”
Last Wednesday, the legislature’s budget analysts told lawmakers that there was already a $300 million deficit in the current budget, and
another $600 million shortfall in fiscal 2016.
“The problem seems even
greater than we expected it to be,”
Hogan told reporters.
“I’ve been talking about some
of these things for years,” Hogan
said. “Much of the time I was the
lone voice in the wilderness.”
Hogan promised to plunge
ahead with his long promised plans
to cut spending and taxes raised during the O’Malley years.
“We’re going to try to roll back
taxes as quick as we can,” Hogan
said.
Hogan was speaking at a news
conference where he announced six
more members of his transition team,
including several Democrats
Five times over the course of a
10-minute news conference he mentioned bipartisanship, with Democrats and Republicans working together to solve problems.
“I’m looking for the smartest
most capable people” to serve in the
new administration “whether they’re
Democrats or Republican,” Hogan
said.
He had already appointed Bobby Neall, a former Republican senator turned Democrat, to be his chief
fiscal adviser in the transition.
James Brady, Hogan’s transition
co-chair, had performed a similar
function for incoming Democratic
Gov. Parris Glendening in 1994 and
then served as Glendening’s economic development secretary. Brady
chaired Hogan’s campaign committee.
Hogan was just back from Colorado where he attended a “pretty intense” weekend training session for
new governors sponsored by the National Governors Association, that
included past and current governors.
“I was really impressed that unless you had a score card, you had no
idea who the Democrats were and
who the Republicans were,” Hogan
said. “It really was an open and bipartisan group that was openly and
honestly sharing their advice and input”
“Some of the people in Washington could learn a lot” from the
governors, the governor-elect observed. “Governors actually have to
govern for everybody in their state;
they’re not legislators in Washington
arguing all the time.”
“We just can’t have Democrats
and Republicans fighting with one
another and you actually have to
come up with real bipartisan common senses solutions,” Hogan said
Blair Lee IV: One of the most
unusual appointments to the transition team was Blair Lee IV, a longtime columnist for the Gazette newspapers in Montgomery County and
regular commentator on WBAL radio. “Blair is the only one of this
group that has actually lived in the
governor’s mansion,” Hogan noted.
Lee is the son of former Lt. Gov.
Blair Lee III, who served as acting
governor from 1977 to 1979 during
Gov. Marvin Mandel’s trial and incarceration. Blair Lee III was the first
of the four lieutenant governors since
the office was recreated to run unsuccessfully for governor.
Lee has been a longtime critic of
Gov. Martin O’Malley and is chairman of Lee Development Group, a
commercial real estate firm in Silver
Spring.
Marty Madden is a former state
senator from Howard County who
was Senate Republican leader. He
then served as part of Gov. Bob
Ehrlich’s transition team and then as
chair of the Critical Area Commission for the Chesapeake and Atlantic
Coastal Bays. He is a Nationwide Insurance broker.
Sen. Joe Getty, an attorney, was
just reelected to a second term from
Carroll County. A lawyer, Getty
served two terms in the House of
Delegates before becoming legislative and policy director for Gov. Bob
Ehrlich. He’s “very well respected by
people on both sides of the aisle,”
said Hogan, and a good friend he got
to know in the Ehrlich years when
Hogan served as appointments secretary.
Anirban Basu is one of the best
known economists in Maryland and
a regular speaker to business groups.
His Sage Policy Group has been a
paid consultant to the state.
Hogan said, “He’s the smartest
guy in the state when it comes to economic policy and ideas about how
we can get our economy moving and
turned around.”
“I can’t think of anybody
smarter to get us advice about how
we can put Maryland on a better foot
and turn our economy around,”
Hogan said.
Last year, Basu was the keynote
speaker for a major event for Change
Maryland, Hogan’s group that turned
into a campaign organization.
At that breakfast for 400 business executives, Basu said, “We
don’t have to have the lowest taxes.
We just have to be competitive.”
“You have to be competitive
with at least your neighboring
states,” especially Virginia, said
Basu. “We’re not desperate enough
yet.”
At that time, Basu said he favored totally eliminating the corporate income tax as a way to show that
Maryland is really open for business.
In other venues, Basu has also
urged that Maryland try to attract
manufacturing to Maryland’s rural
counties that are struggling economically.
Nancy Grasmick served as state
schools superintendent for 20 years
under four governors until her retirement in 2011. Now on the faculty at
Towson University, Grasmick engineered major changes in Maryland
schools including mandatory standardized testing and the introduction
of Common Core curriculum standards, though she has been critical of
their implementation.
In his first term, O’Malley
sought ways to remove her because
of her attempt under the Ehrlich administration to have the state take
over some of Baltimore City’s
schools while O’Malley was mayor
and running against Ehrlich. But
Grasmick proved to be too popular
among legislators.
“I appreciate having her advice,” Hogan said.
Alex Williams recently retired
as federal district court judge, and
will serve as Hogan’s liaison to the
judiciary. Williams had been elected
as the first African American state’s
attorney in Prince George’s County,
where Hogan grew up and worked.
“He’s been a good friend of
mine for many years,” said Hogan.
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November 20, 2014
PHOTO BY DAVID WOLFE
Jalen Christian and LaʼKye Alston celebrate a touchdown, the first of many for Damascus as Urbanaʼs Zach Cummings looks on. Urbana did a lot of looking as Damascus rolled 46-3.
Damascus Crushes Urbana 46-3
By Brandy L. Simms
Senior Sports Writer
DAMASCUS – In a highlyanticipated matchup between 3A
West region rivals, Damascus junior running back Jake Funk outshined Urbana senior Ray Gray
Friday night to lead the Swarmin’
Hornets’ to a 46-3 win over the
visiting Hawks.
Funk rushed for a game-high
213 yards on 22 carries and set a
new school record with six touchdowns to help Damascus avenge
postseason losses to Urbana in
each of the past two seasons.
“I feel great,” Funk said afterward. “I give a big thanks to
my offensive line and my two
fullbacks Ari Cacopardo [and]
Da’quan Grimes. They created the
holes for me to run through.”
Damascus (11-0) scored
touchdowns on each of their six
possessions in the first half including five scores by Funk as the
Swarmin’ Hornets’ built a 39-3
advantage at the intermission.
“The only team that can beat
us is ourselves,” said Damascus
senior Jalen Christian, who scored
on a 21-yard touchdown pass
from quarterback Derek Gibson
late in the second quarter.
Funk scored on runs of 3, 1,
4, 59 and 6 yards in the first half
and added a 33-yard touchdown
jaunt in the fourth quarter.
“He had a heck of a game,”
said Damascus head coach Eric
Wallich. “Everybody always talks
about Ray Gray and Ray Gray is
an awesome player but he’s had
twice the carries that Funk has
had so he showed tonight he’s
every bit as good.”
Meanwhile, Gray, a Temple
commit who last month set a
Frederick County single-game
rushing record with 412 yards
against Middletown, was held to
45 yards rushing on 21 carries and
failed to score a touchdown.
“I truly believe we have one
of if not the best defense in the
whole state and we just swarm to
the ball,” said Funk. “Eleven hats
run to the ball at all times. That’s
our big thing we started this year
was swarm and swarm means just
eleven hats to the ball.”
The win also spoiled Dave
Mencarini’s return to Mont-
gomery County; the longtime
Quince Orchard head coach accepted the Urbana job earlier this
year after building the Cougars’
program into one of the state’s
finest. Mencarini guided Urbana
to an 8-3 record in his first season
at the helm of the program.
Damascus players were constantly reminded of the outcome
of their recent postseason matches
with Urbana.
“They got us last two years
by one point,” said Funk. “Our
big thing was just finish this game
and obviously we did.”
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
21
THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
SPORTS
Q.O. hangs on against stubborn Clarksburg 21-14
By Julian Sadur
Sentinel Sports
GAITHERSBURG – In a
tough, hard fought week one rematch Quince Orchard Cougars
again prevailed as they beat Clarksburg Coyotes 21-14 to advance in
the regional playoffs. The Clarksburg Coyotes found themselves in a
position to tie the game three times
within the last five minutes of the
game but were unable to find a way
to score.
The sideline was completely
quiet during those last three Coyote
possessions said Cougar senior running back Kyle Green. Despite being a little worried Green said they
knew the defense had it.
“I’m just really, really, really
proud of our kids,” said Cougar
coach John Kelly, “we asked a lot of
them tonight, especially our defense.”
On offense the Cougars looked
towards their two-headed running
attack for offense as they rode Green
and Marvin Beander for 200 yards
and three touchdowns. Green did the
damage in yards with 140 and one
touchdown and Beander put the
points up with 60 yards and two
touchdowns.
“Either he (Beander) goes and I
finish or I go and he finishes, but
yeah we just tag team it,” said Green
of him and Beander. Green said he is
more of a “power back” while Bean-
der is more of a “juker” but together
he says they are “unstoppable”.
The game started with two
quick possessions by both teams before the Coyotes struck first blood
with a 75-yard touchdown pass to
Tavis Holland with 3:27 to go in the
first.
The Cougars would eventually
warm up though as they put together
a 84-yard touchdown drive together
capped off by a 3-yard Green touchdown run with 6:40 left in the first.
The rest of the half saw both
teams’ defenses display why they
were in playoffs as Cougars and
Coyotes would trade possessions
without scoring until Bender ended
the scoring stalemate with a 15-yard
touchdown run with less than a
minute to go in the half.
The Cougars came out hot in
the second half scoring on their first
possession courtesy of a 2-yard Beander touchdown run. However the
Cougars offense quickly cooled
down, either a result of the below
freezing temperature, the stout Coyote defense or a combination of
both, and would not score again.
The Coyotes would lose starting running back Tyler Fenslau in
the third to an ankle injury, forcing
Holland to assume running back duties. Before leaving the game
Fenslau had been plagued by ball security issues losing the ball twice.
Holland would bring the Coyotes within a touchdown of tying the
PHOTO BY JACQUI SOUTH
With under a minute to play and in a desperate third down situation Clarksburgʼs Joe Nacci is sacked by Q.O.
linebacker Raymond Butler.
game near the end of the third quarter with his second touchdown catch
of the game, a 13-yard pass from
quarterback Joe Nacci, but that
would be the last time the Coyotes
would score for the game.
Clarksburg coach Larry Hurd
pointed out that his team lost lineman Zach Fiscus in the first and de-
fensive lineman Brett Martin in the
second to a concussion in addition to
losing Fenslau, but ultimately said,
“it just didn’t happen for us” giving
credit to the Cougars for making the
plays.
The Cougars will again have another rematch on their hands next
week as they will host the Northwest
Jaguars in the regional championship
game. The Cougars were able to put
a screeching halt to the Jaguars undefeated season in week nine 52-28.
Looking forward to next week
Green said, “it’s just going to be a
brawl” and that the whoever the best
man or team in this case is, will come
out with the win.
Falcons score quick
and often 58-18
By Julian Sadur
Sentinel Sports
ANNAPOLIS- Good Counsel
Falcon’s coach Bob Milloy said that
if you had told him on the bus ride
home after their week four 20-0
loss to Gilman that his team would
be in the championship game at the
end of the season he would have
laughed in your face. Now after a
58-18 blowout of the Bishop McNamara Mustangs Sunday that is
exactly where Milloy’s team will
be.
Against the Mustangs the Falcon’s scored quick and often scoring on six of their first seven possessions of the game.
The Mustangs would try and
keep things close staying within
two scores of the Falcons by the end
of the first quarter 17-6. However
by the end the half the game was
virtually over as the Falcons led the
Mustangs 38-6.
Offensively the Falcon’s could
no wrong running for over 400
yards and seven scores by five dif-
ferent players.
“We thought that if they could
stop the run we could pass on them
but obviously they couldn’t so we
just kept smashing them in the
mouth,” said junior quarterback
Andres Castillo.
The ground attack was lead by
sophomore tailback Mohamed
Ibrahim who tallied three scores for
the Falcons on his way to 121 yards
rushing.
Ibrahim said that during the
game he saw the same looks they
had practiced for during the week
and that the holes were open for
him to run through.
Defensively the Falcons were
able to limit the damage done by
Mustang quarterback Ramar
Williams forcing him to complete
less than half of his passes.
Williams still did flash signs of
greatness using his elusiveness to
extend plays and find receivers
downfield on his way to 247 passing yards and three touchdowns.
Falcon’s linebacker Keandre
Jones, who was able to sack
PHOTO BY JACQUI SOUTH
Good Counsel linebacker Keandre Jones sacks McNamara QB Ramar Williams.
Williams three times, likened the
quarterback’s skills to that of
Michael Vick. Milloy, who has
coached for almost half of a centu-
ry, went as far to say that he did not
believe he had ever seen a player
like Jones before.
The Falcons will play next
week at University of Maryland for
the WCAC championship against
rival Dematha who they beat on a
last second score earlier this season.
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THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
NOVEMBER 20, 2014
SPORTS
Northwest ends Blair’s title dreams in a 38-3 drubbing
By Tim Curtis
Sentinel Sports
NORTHWEST - Running back
E.J. Lee and the Northwest Jaguars
dominated the Montgomery Blair
Blazers 38-3 to set up a playoff rematch with the only team to blemish
their record in 2014, the Quince Orchard Cougars.
Lee led the Jaguar offense with
100 yards rushing and three touchdowns and Brendan Thompson
blocked a punt in game that saw
Northwest push Blair around on
both sides of the ball.
Northwest started the game
with the ball and marched right
down the field to score their first
touchdown. It only took eight plays
and just over two minutes for Lee
and quarterback Mark Pierce to lead
the Jaguars 71 yards before Lee
punched the ball in from two yards
out.
On the Blazers first possession,
Thompson blocked the Blair punt,
which went out the back of the end
zone to give the Jaguars a 9-0 lead.
Thanks to a 41 yard return by
Troy Lefeged on the ensuing kickoff, the Jaguars only took two plays
and 30 seconds to score again, when
Khalil Owens ran the ball in from
four yards out. Four minutes and 49
seconds into the game, Northwest
was up 15-0.
The next Blazer drive was the
only time they showed any signs of
thawing out all game. They drove
the ball down to the Jaguar 10, but
were forced to kick a 28-yard field
Kennedy coach is first
to throw in the towel
By Brandy L. Simms
Senior Sports Writer
The Kennedy High football
program will have a new head
coach next season.
Kennedy Athletic Director
Ken Cudd confirmed that Carlos
Smith has resigned after four seasons at the Silver Spring public
school.
Smith, a Good Counsel graduate, guided the Cavaliers to a 1-8
record this year. He told the team
about his plans to step down following Kennedy’s 33-0 loss to
Sherwood in the season finale.
The school will begin to search
for the program’s sixth head coach
since 2000.
Joe Johnson was 6-34 in four
seasons at the helm and his successor Tim McNeill was 9-39 in five
seasons. Gunnard Twyner was the
most successful head coach in
school history, guiding the football
program to an 18-5 record during a
two-year stint from 2006-2007.
During Twyner’s tenure, the
Cavaliers snapped a 25-game losing streak and made the playoffs
both years. However, the program
struggled to regain its winning
ways during Randolph Warren’s
tenure, compiling a 4-26 record including back-to-back 2-8 seasons in
2008 and 2009 before a winless
campaign in 2010.
Meanwhile, Blake head coach
Tony Nazzaro has resigned after 13
seasons at the helm of the Bengals’
program.
“I just think it was time,” said
Nazzaro, who compiled a 36-84
record during his tenure. “I will always cherish the time I spent at
Blake. I loved being the head coach
here.”
Nazzaro, a Sherwood graduate,
guided the Bengals to their first and
only playoff appearance two years
ago when the Silver Spring public
school finished the 2012 campaign
at 6-4. He led Blake to a 7-3 record
in 2011 but despite posting the best
record in program history the Bengals still failed to make the postseason.
“I feel privileged and blessed
to have had the opportunity to work
with and get to know so many
amazing young men and their families,” said Nazzaro. “I will truly
miss coaching at Blake but like I
said it just feels like the right time
for me to step away.”
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goal on fourth down. They wouldn’t
score again.
The Jaguar offense kept up the
pressure. They didn’t turn the ball
over or punt in the first half. Lee
scored touchdowns of one and five
yards and Pierce found Lefeged for a
12-yard touchdown pass.
A two-point conversion on
Lee’s last touchdown gave Northwest a 38-3 lead at halftime and ensured the clock would be running in
the second half.
Northwest
coach
Mike
Neubeiser knows the team still has
to get better as they advance in the
playoffs, “Offensive line played
well. They took care of the front four
and we had mostly positive plays.
We had some penalties that we need
to work on, some holding. Defen-
sively we need to tighten up a little
bit, we gave up too much in the run
game but we can build off of it.”
The Blazers just couldn’t string
anything together on offense and
their defense was dominated in the
team’s first ever playoff appearance.
But they’re building something and
Neubeiser said they’ll be a good
team next year.
Northwest will play at Quince
Orchard next week and look to get
redemption against a team that physically dominated them two weeks
ago.
“Last time we played they
shoved it down our throats,”
Neubeiser said about Quince Orchard. “It’s going to be a tough
game. They’re very physical up
front.”
Stats:
Rushing:
Northwest: Lee 13-100, 3 TDs;
Owens 9-37, TD; Foray 4-7; Wilson
1-7; Pierce 1-4
Blair: Blanco 12-39; Massinga
1-1; Clingman 1-3; Parks 4-14; Seals
1-0; Colby 3-9; Brooks 5-11
Passing:
Northwest: Pierce: 8-11 129
yards, 1 TD
Blair: Colby 4-11 37 yards
Receiving:
Northwest: Beidleman 3-63;
Lee 2-32; Lefeged 1-12; Gandy 1-7;
Williams 1-16
Receiving: Popper 1-12; Blanco
1-2; Burke 1-12; Anderson 1-11
Montrose Christian students sign letters
By Brandy L. Simms
Senior Sports Writer
ROCKVILLE – Montrose
Christian seniors Taron Oliver and
Jermaine Ukaegbu signed National
Letters of Intent to college during a
ceremony in the school library on
Monday.
Flanked by their parents and surrounded by a group of people that included coaches, teammates and
teachers, the two student-athletes
signed to play Division I college basketball at four-year universities.
Montrose Christian School, the
alma mater of NBA superstar Kevin
Durant, has become known nationally for producing talented student-athletes on the hardwood.
“We are a Christian school that
happens to have a very successful
basketball program,” said Dr. Ken
Fentress, Senior Pastor of Montrose
Baptist Church.
Ukaegbu, who transferred to
Montrose Christian from Springbrook, signed with Sacred Heart University in Connecticut, while Oliver,
who spent last season at Riverdale
Baptist, signed with Tulane University in New Orleans.
Oliver played at Montrose
Christian during his sophomore campaign but transferred to Riverdale
Baptist after Stu Vetter stepped down
at the end of the 2012-2013 season.
“I know how excited he is to be
back here,” said Montrose Christian
Athletic Director William Vernon.
During his speech, Oliver
thanked his parents and coaches for
helping him realize his dream of accepting a scholarship to play Division
I college basketball.
“I just never thought I’d be
here,” said Oliver, tears streaming
down his face. “I’ve always been told
I wasn’t good enough for anything.”
Meanwhile, Ukaegbu said he
was thankful for his parents and
Montrose Christian assistant Steven
DePollar, who once coached Ukaegbu with the Force One AAU program.
“He worked extremely hard,”
DePollar said. “He’s the kind of kid if
he didn’t have a ride to the gym he
was on the bus.”
Ukaegbu said he looks forward
to playing at Sacred Heart University
after he graduates from Montrose
Christian.
“This is a very big moment for
me,” Ukaegbu said. “It’s just the beginning for me. I still have a long way
to go, I still have a lot of work to do
but I just thank God just for everything he’s done for me.”
Northwest volleyball falls in state finals
By Ted Black
Sentinel Sports
In the postgame press conference following Monday evening’s
Maryland Class 4A state volleyball
championship at the University of
Maryland’s Ritchie Coliseum, the
Northwest squad coach and players
all addressed the media with content
smiles.
Their positive demeanor was
hardly reflective of the game’s score,
as Severna Park (20-0) upended the
Jaguars 25-14, 25-19, 22-25 and 2513 in their first trip to the state title
match. Nevertheless, Northwest
(15-4) coach Stephanie Blake and
her youthful gathering of players –
all returning next season – remained
optimistic that the end of their current season was only the beginning
of a more promising future.
“I want to say how proud that I
am of these girls,” said Blake, a
2008 Quince Orchard graduate.
“They could not have played any
better or any harder. Even after they
lost the first two games, they never
got down on themselves. They kept
playing and they came back to win
the third set. The best thing about
this team is all of these girls are back
next year. They’re awesome.”
Northwest emerged from the 4A
West bracket as the Cinderella team,
but they had little trouble with 4A
South region champion Bowie in the
state semifinals last week. Still,
many observers had already
crowned Severna Park state champs
after they swept Sherwood in the
other semifinal thanks to a talented
front line that consisted of outside
hitters Sophie Hoekstra and Tara
Register, middle hitter Mary Smith
and setter Morgan Kline.
Through the first two sets of
Monday’s state final Northwest appeared to be no match for the Fal-
cons’ tall, talented trio up front and
their versatile setter. Severna Park
gained the upper hand early in the
opener and never trailed, extending
the lead to 20-14 late until junior
middle Shannon Fletcher ended the
set with four straight winners capped
by an ace that caromed off Chaya
Riggs and Jolee Childs.
Northwest gained the advantage early in the second set on three
straight winners from freshman setter Janiece Jefferies and the Jaguars
led 12-7 until Kline set Register for a
kill. Fletcher then followed with another prolonged service run to give
the Falcons a 13-12 lead. Later a service run from libero Ashley Poling
extended the Falcons’ lead to 23-15
and eventually Fletcher ended the
set with a kill.
“I think we all gained a lot of
confidence from this match,” Liller
said. “This was our first time at the
state tournament.”
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Marty wonders if he can dig up Sammy Baugh
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By Montgomery Marty
The High and mighty wants to
know if he can revive Slingin’ Sam
the Passin’ Man and bring him back
to life.
God knows The
Hawgs could use a
quarterback. After
watching the latest debacle live
in the flesh at
FedEx this last
week Marty
thought the
highlight of the
game was the
flyover by two
Air Force jets. It
was downhill after
that.
RGIII is still broke. You can tell
by the way he throws he’s tentative,
slow and as bad as the Terps look in
the quarterback department, and they
look pretty bad, the “Hawgs look
worse.
Marty needs an antacid.
The best thing to do is to play
RGIII for the remainder of the year
and see if he can improve and be the
quarterback of the future, or maybe
we can convince Dan Snyder to trade
away his children for a first round
draft pick next year.
Of course if the ‘Skins keep
playing at the level they’re playing
at, we might find ourselves in contention with the lowly Raiders for a
first round draft pick any way.
Meanwhile Marty’s still kicking
butt on the local level and looking
good.
This week the playoffs promise
some barn burners and bare knuckled
brawls.
Paint Branch 35
Howard 14
Marty is convinced he broke his
bad luck streak picking Paint Branch
because he got it right last week –
picking against his intuition and recent history.
The truth is this Paint Branch
team looked last week like they
know how to close out a game and
know how to win. Watch them prove
me wrong this week.
Northwest 21
Q.O. 20
This could go down to an overtime field goal or touchdown. Last
time around Q.O. had some fun with
Veii gets first start in College Park
By Brandy L. Simms
Senior Sports Writer
COLLEGE PARK – In Maryland’s 37-15 loss to Michigan State on
Saturday night at Byrd Stadium,
sophomore Jacquille Veii started his
first game at wide receiver in place of
suspended junior Stefon Diggs.
“I felt comfortable in the beginning,” said Veii, who finished with
four receptions for 45 yards. “I played
a little bit tense. It was my first start so
I expected that. I just had to get in
there and settle down.”
Veii, a former All-Sentinel player
from Avalon, was among three Maryland student-athletes who amassed
four catches on the night; wide receiver Juwann Winfree posted career
highs in catches and receiving yards
with 80 while running back Wes
Brown, a Good Counsel product, also
finished with a career-high four receptions.
The Michigan State defense
made it difficult for Maryland’s offense to get uncorked. The Spartans
held the Terrapins to 252 yards of total
offense, including just six yards on the
ground.
“At the end of the day, it comes
down to who’s going to execute the
best,” Veii said. “The defense was battling all day and the offense just
couldn’t execute to the best of our
ability. Coach [Mike] Locksley drew
up a game plan, but we just couldn’t
execute.”
Maryland defensive back and
former Good Counsel standout Zach
Dancel finished with a career-best
four tackles against Michigan State.
Maryland cut the deficit to 9-7 on
C.J. Brown’s 20-yard touchdown pass
to Daniel Adams with 8:46 left in the
second quarter before Michigan State
running back Jeremy Langford scored
from eight yards out to help put the
Spartans up 16-7 at halftime.
Maryland held Michigan State
without a touchdown in the first
Northwest, but don’t look for it to be
that easy this time around. This is
Thor versus the Hulk. It’s Iron Man
versus Captain America. It’s freaking
Northwest at Q.O. And while the
Cougars hold the home field advantage you can throw that out and consider this: Northwest still looks hungry and some beefy cougars look to
be a mighty big Happy Meal.
Damascus 35
Linganore 28
There is no way Marty is picking against Damascus. Not now. He
learned his lesson a few years back
when the Damascus faithful paraded
a sign in the endzone reminding
everyone how the high and mighty
Catholic Boy and broken the faith.
Well faith renewed. The
Swarmin’ Hornets are hotter than
Senior Sports Writer
FILE PHOTO
quarter, marking the first time in two
months the Spartans had been held
without a first quarter touchdown.
“I’m happy for the defense,” Veii
said. “When they play like that, it excites me and makes me want to work
even harder because I know that
they’re busting their butts to get the
offense the ball.”
Good Counsel 24
DeMatha 21
This was a nail-biter earlier this
year and Marty can’t wait to watch
these two juggernauts collide again
this week.
The Archbishop Milloy swears
he didn’t think his team would get
this far this year, but Marty thinks he
may have to go to confession on this
one.
There’s just no way the WCAC
could boil down to anything but a
Good Counsel/DeMatha showdown
and lately Good Counsel has owned
the Stags.
Longtime Whitman coach dies
By Brandy L. Simms
Jacquille Veii
fire, burning on all cylinders and
moving closer to the coveted state finals. Linganore is tough, hard and
big. The bigger they are, the harder
they fall one and all.
Marty Dickerson, a former
longtime basketball and football
coach at Whitman High, has passed
away. He was 65.
The Arkansas native spent more
than three decades teaching and
coaching at the Bethesda public
school where he guided both the
Vikings’ football and boys basketball
teams.
During his tenure as the school’s
head football coach, Dickerson guided the Vikings to an overall 19-41
record from 1993-98. Whitman finished 5-5 in both of Dickerson’s final
two seasons. He also coached his son
Beau for three seasons before Beau
went on to play college football at the
University of Virginia.
Beau Dickerson recorded 18 receptions for 240 yards and four
touchdowns during his senior campaign in 1998. He also amassed 61
tackles including 15 for losses that
year.
Kevin Sheehan, a 1982 Whitman graduate, played on Dickerson’s first basketball team at the
school.
“Every player on his first Whitman team in 1982 shared an unforgettable experience,” said Sheehan,
now a local radio sports talk show
host. “Coach Dickerson’s creativity
and competitive will turned us from
an 0-5 team that was clearly outmanned into nearly a playoff team. It
was a life lesson that no matter the
odds, you can find a way to win with
heart and brains. He had a lot of
both.”
In addition to Beau, Dickerson
leaves behind a wife, Susan, and son,
Brian, in addition to grandson David
and granddaughter Caitlin Rose. He
is also survived by various relatives
including a sister, Katy, brother, Jim,
and several brothers and sisters-inlaw and friends.
Staff picks
Last week totals:
Montgomery Marty:5-1
Brandy
Simms
Sports
Writer
Season: 150-28
Unknown editor
Last week: 5-1
4-2
134-44
Donna
Broadway
News
Reporter
Holden
Wilen
P.G Editor
Last week
Season
4-2
146-32
Jacqui
South
Photos
Season:151-27
Last week
Season
This week:
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This week:
Paint Branch @ Howard
Paint Branch
Paint Branch
Howard
Paint Branch
Northwest @ Q.O.
Northwest
Northwest
Northwest
Quince Orchard
Linganore @ Damascus
Damascus
Damascus
Damascus
Damascus
Good Counsel @ DeMatha
Good Counsel
Good Counsel
Good Counsel
Good Counsel
Last week
Season
4-2
130-48
Last week
Season
5-1
130-48
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PHOTO ABOVE BY JACQUI SOUTH, BELOW BY DAVID WOLFE
Pictures of the
Week . . .
Good Counselʼs defensive back Andrew Ashley makes a great play to
prevent a touchdown by Bishop McNamaraʼs Alfonso Banks, above.
At right, Ari Cacopardo gets maximum protection from his Damascus
teammates as he storms upfield unscathed.
High School Football Scoreboard
Last week’s scores:
#1 Good Counsel
McNamara
58
18
#5 Quince Orchard
#6 Clarksburg
21
14
#2 Damascus
Urbana
46
3
#8 Paint Branch
Mergenthaler
42
8
#4 Northwest
#10 Blair
38
3
Liberty
Poolesville
37
7
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