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Anderson To Lead Planning BoardThe Montgomery County Council selected Casey Anderson as the new

chair of the county Planning Board. He follows Francoise Carrier, whoseterm expired on June 14. She did not apply for reappointment.

Anderson, who is currently a member of the Planning Board, was ap-pointed by an 8-1 vote. Council President Craig Rice, Vice President GeorgeLeventhal and Councilmembers Phil Andrews, Roger Berliner, CherriBranson, Nancy Floreen, Nancy Navarro and Hans Riemer voted in favorof his appointment. Councilmember Marc Elrich was opposed.

The council set a salary of $200,000 for the position of chair.Anderson is a Silver Spring resident. An attorney and community activ-

ist, he was appointed to the Planning Board in June 2011. Previously, Ander-son served on the boards of the Washington Area Bicyclist Association, theCitizens League of Montgomery County and the Coalition to Stop GunViolence and the Committee for Montgomery.

Anderson is a former vice president of the Woodside Civic Associationand executive vice chairman of the Silver Spring Citizens Advisory Board.He holds undergraduate and law degrees from Georgetown University anda graduate degree in journalism from Columbia University.

Kelble To Lead Potomac RiverkeeperJeff Kelble has been named president of Potomac Riverkeeper, Inc., ef-

fective July 14. The non-profit conservation organization is dedicated tostopping pollution and restoring clean water throughout the Potomac Wa-tershed

Kelble served for over eight years as Shenandoah Riverkeeper and alsoserved on the national board of Waterkeeper Alliance since 2012. Duringhis tenure as Shenandoah Riverkeeper, Kelble has conducted research onthe threats to the Shenandoah, and worked to preserve the river, alongwith the wildlife and recreation it sustains. Kelble has gone after majorpolluters, worked to reform regulations and government behavior, takinglegal action when needed, and worked with local land owners to mitigatethe effects of agricultural activity on the health of the river.

News Briefs

SnapshotA deer with itsfawn stoppingby the RiverFalls neighbor-hood on Mon-day, July 14.

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Deborah Stevens

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Email announcements toalmanac@connection newspapers.com.Include date, time, location, descriptionand contact for event: phone, emailand/or website. Deadline is Thursday atnoon, at least two weeks before event.

SIGN SWEEPThe county’s Department of

Permitting Services isconducting a “sign sweep” to getrid of signs posted illegally incounty right-of-ways. Call 311 toreport signs in the public right-of-way for removal.

THURSDAY/JULY 17Green Democrats. 7 p.m. at Ted’s

THURSDAY/JULY 24Grief and Healing Discussion.

1:30-3 p.m. at MontgomeryHospice, 1355 Piccard Drive,Rockville. Join a drop-in discussionabout grief and healing for anyonemourning the death of a loved one.Free and open to all MontgomeryCounty residents, registrationrequired. Call 301-921-4400 toregister.

Guided Imagery for Grief andHealing. 6:30-8 p.m. atMontgomery Hospice, 1355Piccard Drive, Rockville. Learnhow to use imagery to help copewith grief. Free and open to allMontgomery County residents,registration required. Call 301-921-4400 to register.

Bulletin Board

355 Diner, 895 RockvillePike, Rockville. New meetinglocation. Free. Call 301-340-0088 for more.

MONDAY/JULY 21Proposal Deadline. County

Executive Isiah Leggett isseeking proposals to create akitchen incubator that wouldsupport local entrepreneurswho need licensedcommercial kitchen space,technical assistance andbusiness training. [email protected].


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See Blog, Page 7

By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Four years ago, Salma Hasan Ali be-gan writing a blog called “30 Days,30 Deeds” to share the essence of the

month-long Muslim holiday Ramadan withher children (www.30days30deeds.com).Her writings reveal a heartfelt explorationof Ramadan, but also give insight into thelife of a mother seeking to inspire her chil-dren to understand the true meaning of per-forming good deeds, expressing gratitude,saying prayers and practicing charity.

The blog and her subsequent blogs werecreated initially for family and friends but nowhave attracted thousands of readers, Muslimand non-Muslim alike, from around the world.Ali is planning to gather the blogs into a book— or a series of her writings, along with themeaningful responses that have emanatedfrom “FOS” — “Fans of Salma.”

Ramadan, the Arabic word for “scorch-ing heat”, is the ninth month of the Islamiclunar calendar. The Quran (Holy Book) wasrevealed to Prophet Muhammad during thismonth. During the 30 days of Ramadan,Muslims are required to fast from dawn tosunset. In addition to fasting from food andwater, Muslims are supposed to “fast” fromother negative behaviors. The idea ofRamadan is to focus on prayer and redirectoneself from worldly activities towardsmore spiritual reflection. The fast cultivatescompassion, generosity and good deeds.

“Ramadan makes you calm down and un-derstand and appreciate all that you have,”said Ali. “When you don’t eat for almost 16hours, that first bite is so delicious. Fastingis difficult, but it teaches you patience andself-restraint. It truly makes you understandhow those who live with constant hungermust feel, and makes you grateful for allthat you have. Ramadan is about compas-

sion, doing good, and being mindful of yourattitude and interactions with others.

“I first started the blog to teach and toremind my children that they should do agood deed each day for the 30 days of

By Susan Belford

The Almanac

It was 1948. Much of RiverRoad was not paved, farm-ing was a way of life inPotomac, people hitched

their horses to a post at the cross-roads of River and Falls – andDunham’s Motor Service, MitchMitchell’s gas station, the PerryStore, and a bar pretty much madeup the businesses of “downtown”Potomac.

Al and Betty Dunham were theteam that made certain thatDunham’s ran smoothly. Al Dun-ham and his staff repaired cars,pumped gas and installed horsetrailer hitches. Betty Dunham an-swered the telephone, kept thebooks, handled customer serviceand scheduled the appointments– all while raising five children,and managing the household andtheir farm. All of the Dunham sonsworked at the shop, shoulder toshoulder with their mom and dad.Terry Dunham is still employed asa mechanic at Potomac’s BP sta-tion and his brother Lou managesan auto repair shop in S.C.

“There are still some peoplearound Potomac who will only leta Dunham repair their cars,” TerryDunham said.

Betty Dunham died from heartfailure on June 24, 2014 atFrederick Memorial Hospital. TheJefferson resident was 88 yearsold. Born in Washington, D.C. to

The heart ofDunham’sMotor Service.

Mourning lossOf Betty Dunham

Betty Dunham

Salma HasanAli and herson Zayd.

Local Blog Explores Spiritual UnderstandingSalma Hasan Ali reflects on Ramadan.

Summer Horse CampEnjoying summer camp at the PotomacHorse Center are, from left, JoshShcherbelis, Norman the horse, LilySingh, instructor Kristen Shaupe, Encorthe horse, Victor Singh, Flynn Synder,Cordoba the horse, and AliceAnystautas.

Photos by Deborah Stevens/The Almanac

Nivedita Ravi, Willy thehorse, and Katherine

Teitelbaum. The childrenride, clean, and learn all

about horses, play games,and have lunch at the

summer horse camp whichruns through Aug. 22.

Ramadan. We discussed how it does nothave to be a grand gesture. Sitting downand talking with grandparents is a good

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By Cissy Finley Grant

The Almanac

Has Hunter’s Bar and Grill, longa favorite Potomac dining es-tablishment, become a drive-thru restaurant? For the sec-

ond time in four months a car driven by acustomer has jumped the curb and crashedinside the building.

“I was at the bar having a cheeseburger,”co-–owner Murray Berman said. “I thoughtthe ceiling was falling in. The whole placewas shaking.”

On July 12, a lunchtime crowd had gath-ered for traditional Saturday, half-priceburgers, when a Honda Civic automobiledriven by an 80-year-old woman jumpedthe curb. It continued on to wipe out thefencing and flower boxes, smashing uptables, chairs and umbrellas on the patiobefore crashing through the glass front onthe right side of the restaurant. After send-ing shards of glass in all directions, the carwith its two occupants came to a screech-ing halt inside the Polo Room, up against a

heavy wooden wall.After making sure the Bethesda couple

was not injured, Murray said he was ableto talk with her. “She said the car just keptgoing even though she tried to stop it.”

He estimated, at the time, there wereabout 60 people in the restaurant, locatedat 10123 River Road, adjacent to Mitch &Bill’s Exxon.

Although the driver and her husbandwere not injured, two cyclists were. Theywere among a group who had stopped forlunch. “There were no life-threatening in-juries,” Capt. Paul Starks of the Montgom-ery County Police said. Both cyclists weretransported to Suburban Hospital, one withglass in a leg, the other had glass in a hand.“It was very fortunate no one was seriouslyinjured,” Starks said.

Arriving soon after the crash, FredBerman, Murray’s brother and co-partnerof the restaurant they have owned for nearly12 years, said the couple are regular cus-tomers. After the crash, she ironically toldFred Berman that when she drove up “shehad been pleased to have found a parking

spot out front.”Fred Berman also mentioned that follow-

ing the March crash into the barroom sideof the restaurant, adjacent to the PoloRoom, he and his brother requested a guardrailing of some sort to be installed in frontof Hunter‘s Bar and Grill.

“They need barriers to prevent automo-biles coming through our windows and in-juring our customers. It’s about time. It wasagreed upon with the owners of the shop-ping center, but they would not do it untilAugust,” Fred Berman said.

“I can’t believe this has happened again.Three times,” said Cathy Kate, manager ofHunter’s Bar and Grill. It had previouslyhappened once when she was with theformer owner of the restaurant. “That wason a Saturday also,” she recalled. “I’ll neverget used to this. I just hope there is not an-other accident before we get some protec-tion.”

She was stationed behind the bar on thisoccasion and recalled, “It sounded like atrain coming through.”

By 6 p.m. a professional clean-up crewhad scooped up buckets of broken glass andvacuumed the carpeting, although skidmarks and a small hole could still be seen.A few tables that were still in one piece hadbeen set with linens and cutlery ready fordinner in the Polo Room.

A large temporary board replaced theglass window. The regular staff, includingMario, Daniel, Janine, Edgar, Peiris andnumerous others, all of whom have becomegood friends with many of the customers,were ready and waiting. By 7 p.m., therewas nearly a full house.

When Murray Berman was asked what hewill do next for excitement he responded,“I hope I won’t have any more. It’s gettingto be a regular thing here.”

Perhaps McLean Grant had the best ideawhen he suggested to manager Cathy Kate,“Maybe they should change the name toHunter’s Bar and Auto Grill.”

Getting Around

A Honda Civic crashed through the right side of Hunter’s Bar and Grill on July 12.

An Errant Automobile Strikes Again

Following a massive clean up, thePolo Room was restored and readyfor Saturday evening guests by 6p.m.

Guests were seated in what was once a fenced-in patio at Hunter’s Barand Grill prior to a driver failing to stop her car, jumping the curb, andentering the Polo Room. Two guests were injured. One of the tables notcrushed can be seen inside the Polo Room.

Fred Berman, (left) and hisbrother, Murray, look at the re-mains of their Hunter’s Bar andGrill patio, following the July 12auto crash into their Potomacrestaurant.

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One of the highlights of 8-year-old Sophie Gottfried’s weekis spending time with her 17-year-old friend Allie Wiener.

Despite their age difference, the two girlshave an extraordinary bond.

“For Sophie, it has been life altering,” saidher mother, Cindy Gottfried. “She has mul-tiple disabilities, physical and communica-tion disorders. She has friends at school, butshe can’t meet up at the park for a play date.She doesn’t get invited to birthday parties orhave the social opportunities that most kidstake for granted.”

Sophie and Allie, who lives in Potomac, arepart of Friendship Circle, an internationalJewish organization that pairs teen volunteerswith special needs children. The program isdesigned to encourage friendships with chil-dren who often experience isolation and lone-liness because of physical and developmen-tal disabilities. At the same time, the teen vol-unteers get a first-hand look at communityservice.

Rabbi Mendel Kaplan and his wife,Chana, of Potomac, founded FriendshipCircle Maryland in 2007 as a way of givingback. “We both grew up in the Chabad [-Lubavitch] movement and it is very much

The Power of Friendship Local group pairs teen mentorswith special needs children.

about reaching out to other Jews, takingresponsibility for others and being inclusiveof others,” said Mendel Kaplan.

“It has been an amazing journey,” saidChana Kaplan. “We’ve met incrediblepeople. I’ve been touched by how the teenshave shared with us how this has changedtheir lives.”

Ally Greenzaid, 16, a junior at WinstonChurchill High School in Potomac, has beena Friendship Circle volunteer for threeyears. The experience has helped her over-come her misconceptions about those withspecial needs. “I’ve always been scared ofpeople with disabilities, so I was tentativeabout volunteering,” said Ally. “But that

changed when I saw the way that the kidslook at life. It is different than how we lookat life. The kids are so happy and alwayspositive and always happy to be someplace.”

Not only are the children given opportuni-ties to develop friendships and escape theloneliness and isolation that often come withhaving special needs, the teen volunteers learnabout the power of benevolence and the im-portance of friendship in everyone’s lives.

“It’s impossible to measure who it ben-efits more, the kids with special needs orthe teen volunteers,” said Chana Kaplan.

Chana Kaplan recruits volunteers throughlocal Jewish day schools and youth groups,Jewish Community Centers (JCC) and else-where. Every volunteer undergoes an inter-view process and is required to provide ref-erences. “We try to do the best we can tovet the teens because if the teen commitsto volunteering once a week with a childand doesn’t show up, the special needs childis very disappointed. But because we’re ina community, people know each other.”

She also makes sure the teens and chil-dren are compatible. “A lot goes into creat-ing the match,” said Chana Kaplan. “Weconsider the personalities. The match hasto work geographically. Do they live closeto each other? Sometimes there is a wait-ing list, but we’ve had a 99.9 percent suc-cess rate. You create one match and it can

last up to four years.”The Kaplans say that Friendship Circle

continues to grow and touch lives through-out the area. “The concept and need havebeen proven,” said Mendel Kaplan. “We’reat the point of having the right people in-volved and good talent on board that willtake us to next level.

“We started with one or two families anda handful of volunteers,” he continued. “To-day we have 230 volunteers and more than100 children, teens and young adults.”

In addition to the weekly home visits,Friendship Circle offers other programs suchas monthly group birthday parties for chil-dren; the Torah Circle, where the childrenand their teen friends spend time togetherlearning about Jewish traditions throughlively activities like music and fitness, andFriendship Shabbat where the families ofboth the volunteers and the special needschildren spend time together duringShabbat dinners.

For Gottfried, who also has a 5-year-oldson, seeing her daughter smile and play ispriceless. “Even though Sophie doesn’t havea typical life, she is observant and she seesthat her brother gets to have play dates,”she said. “When Allie comes, Sophie knowsthat Allie is there just to play with her. Allieis definitely part of our family. It’s a reallypositive connection.”

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Louis J. and Louise Wahl, the former Eliza-beth Wahl grew up working in her parents’business, the Wahl’s Department Store at7th and H Streets in N.E. Washington. Sheattended Georgetown Visitation Academybefore marrying Alvin F.X. Dunham in Janu-ary 1944.

After Al Dunham returned from servingwith the Army in WWII, they bought a farmon Glen Road in Potomac in 1947 and heopened Dunham’s Motor Service in 1948.The family moved from Glen Road to the“Top of the Mornin” farm in Jefferson in1971 but they continued to commute toPotomac until the business was sold follow-ing Al Dunham’s death in 1998.

“My mom was my co-worker for 23 years,my commuting buddy – and my best friend.She was the glue that held us all together.She kept the business organized and wasable to manage everything through the goodtimes as well as the bad times,” Terry Dun-ham said. “She always found a way tosqueeze out money even when times werebad. She married my dad at age 17, so neverfinished high school. However, at the ageof 60 she went back to school and earnedher G.E.D. She was so proud that she fi-nally did it. We were proud of her too.”

The comfortable garage was a welcom-ing place for residents to gather while await-ing their car repairs.

Everyone knew everyone in Potomac andRockville, so it was not unusual for custom-

Betty Dunham: The Heart of Dunham’s Motor Serviceers to hang out and visit there. The dachs-hund that never left Betty Dunham’s sidewas “Miss Mouse.”

The shop cat was named “Balance.” Sheoften sprawled on the counter, purring andawaiting for attention and petting by thecustomers. One day a customer called tosay that he had driven his car home, onlyto find Balance in the back seat. “I got alittle more than I paid for,” he said when hereturned the cat.

In the early days, Dunham’s “was anAmoco before Amoco was Amoco,” Al Dun-ham said to Joe Klein in an interview forthe Potomac Almanac. Mitch Mitchell ofMitch and Bill’s cited that the two businessesoften “shared our knowledge, our parts, andour tools. We were very happy to have them

as our neighbor. The knowledge of thoseDunham men was phenomenal.”

Dunham’s was an institution in Potomacfor 50 years. Many Potomac Villagers mostlikely remember the smile on BettyDunham’s face as she greeted customersand long-time friends. When the businessbecame Cherner’s Automotive, Betty Dun-ham was sorely missed by the many whoknew her and were used to seeing her fa-miliar face in and around Potomac Village.

Survivors include four sons: Michael F.XDunham of Surfside Beach, S.C., Louis W.Dunham of Rockville, Terry Dunham ofJefferson and Alvin “Buddy” F.X. DunhamII of Walkersville; one daughter, Molly Dun-ham Glassman of Towson; nine grandchil-dren and two great-grandchildren.

By Roger Berliner

Montgomery County Councilmember

The selection of the chair of thePlanning Board is an importantresponsibility of the CountyCouncil — and of mine. One I

take very, very seriously. The Planning Boardis one of the most important institutions inour county government. Its guidance on the

future of our county and the manner inwhich it performs its responsibilities play akey role in shaping our quality of life.

The next chair arrives at a critical junc-ture for our county. Our capacity to meetthe challenges of the future — and we havethem — is inextricably linked to our capac-ity to achieve sustainability in its fullestsense — environmentally, economically andsocially. Our goal should be nothing less

Sharing Vision of the Futurethan being a true national model for beinga green, prosperous and culturally and eco-nomically integrated community.

And we can. We have terrific assets —among the finest residential neighborhoodsanywhere; a nationally recognized schoolsystem and community college; a great parksystem; a vibrant cultural life; great urban“nodes”; an extraordinary agricultural re-serve; a smart, educated workforce; hometo NIH, FDA, NIST, DOE; and on the nation’sdoorstep. All assets of an extraordinarilydiverse county — itself one of our greatstrengths.

To realize our full potential, we will needto build on these assets. From a planningperspective, I am among those that believethat means prioritizing making our urban“nodes” all they can and should be. Enliv-ened, environmentally sustainable and tech-nologically innovative spaces where walk-ing, biking and a state of the art transit sys-tem make it less necessary to own or drivecars. Urban nodes that offer great and greenpublic spaces. Nodes with a broad range ofcitizens from different economic, culturaland generational backgrounds living to-gether among office workers and diverseretail establishments. That is what seniors,millennials, empty nesters, businesses andmany residents say they want.

And that vision is consistent with the wisedecisions made years ago to preserve somuch of our county’s land — one-third of itfor agricultural uses. We must turn asidefrom the temptation to promote sprawl thatharms the environment, increases trafficand puts pressure on our agricultural re-serve. Instead, our future depends on bring-ing about high quality “infill development”that transforms the acres of asphalt thatcharacterize the strip malls of the ‘50s intoa greener, more environmentally sustain-able, enlivened communities. And we cando that while protecting the many estab-lished neighborhoods in our county.

But we do have work to do to bring thisvision about. First and foremost, we mustbe “all in” on bringing about the next gen-eration of transit. If we change the conver-sation about Montgomery County from one

where traffic is always an issue to one wherewe are talking about having the finest tran-sit system in the country, we will have donemore to improve the quality of life and ourfuture than any single action we could take.We have a “plan” on how to do it. And nowwe need to move into implementation. Withurgency. Secondly, we must roll up oursleeves and figure out how we can do moreto provide and retain more affordable hous-ing throughout our county. If we properlyattend to these issues as we focus on ourinfill opportunities, we will make our countyan even better place to live, work, and play.And finally, we must ensure that we havesufficient school capacity in the downcounty as we focus on infill development,which means we must succeed next year inour effort with the state legislature to ob-tain the funds our growing school systemneeds. ...

When I assessed the candidates for chairthat our council met with and interviewed,a uniformly strong and impressive group, Iconcluded that Commissioner Andersoncame closest to holding the vision I havefor our County’s future. And I say that as amember of the council that has not alwaysagreed with Commissioner Anderson onsome issues. But make no mistake about it,he is a strong proponent of smart and sus-tainable growth, served by world class tran-sit. These are the key components of astrong future for our county.

While each of us has our own experiences,my experience of Commissioner Andersonis that he has consistently demonstrated athoughtful, well-reasoned, and respectfulapproach to issues guided by core prin-ciples. In those conversations, he has alwaysaffirmed his commitment to preserving boththe integrity of our residential neighbor-hoods and the agricultural reserve. What ismore, he is a person of great intellect andpassion for his work, two qualities that willserve him well as chair. ...

I have a strong and positive belief in ourcounty’s future. We can have it all if we workat it — together. My deliberations over whoshould lead Planning Board as the next chairwere guided by that vision for our future.

The following statement was made Tuesday, July 15, after the CountyCouncil named Casey Anderson as new chair of the County Planning Board.

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deed, helping a parent or sibling is positive –in our faith, even a smile is a form of charity.Through these experiences I’m hoping my chil-dren will have a better understand of the mean-ing of Ramadan, and become closer to theirfaith. Hopefully, by reading simple, honest, per-sonal stories, other readers will also get a bet-ter understanding of our faith and values.”

One of her most devoted followers is GayleDamelin, who comments, “I’m Jewish but anx-iously await Ramadan each year so I can fol-low this blog because I know that I will revelin it, learn a lot and have my soul strength-ened and rejuvenated.”

A Muslim reader from Houston, ShazmaMatin wrote, “The blog has become a staplepart of my ‘diet’ every Ramadan.”

Each year, Ali changes the theme of her blog.Three years ago, it was “30 Days, 30Gratitudes.” The following year it was “30Days, 30 Duas” (Prayers) and this year it is“30 Days, 30 Traditions.” In this year’s blog,she is asking “guest bloggers” to share familytraditions that make their Ramadan moremeaningful and unique. Next year, her topicwill be “30 Days, 30 Inspiring Stories.”

Ali has been encouraged by the reception theblog has received. She was invited to talk aboutthe blog on a panel on social media at theUnited Nations. The blog has also receivedmedia attention, including through KarenArmstrong’s Charter for Compassion. But themost rewarding part, Ali says, has been receiv-ing emails from people of different faiths, inthe U.S. and around the world, expressing theirunderstanding of how much we all have incommon, no matter what faith we practice.

Ali moved to the U.S. from Pakistan at anearly age. She majored in political science atColumbia College and did her Master’s degreeat Columbia’s School of International and Pub-lic Affairs in New York City. She worked as awriter, editor and communications expert forinternational organizations in Geneva, Parisand Stockholm. She is currently a freelancewriter, contributing editor of The IslamicMonthly and author of many articles for jour-nals and magazines, including “Pakistan on thePotomac” for Washingtonian magazine (http://www.washingtonian.com/articles/people/pakistan-on-the-potomac) and “Not MyMother’s Ramadan” for More magazine (http://www.more.com/news/womens-issues/not-my-mothers-ramadan.) In this article she de-scribes the holiday, “This annual spiritual jour-ney is boot camp for my soul.” She is also chiefinspiration officer for MoverMoms, an activeservice organization in Montgomery County.She is married to Arif Ali and they have twochildren, Saanya and Zayd, and a large ex-tended family in the area.

Below are two entries from Ali’s blog thatexplain why her writing gives so much insightto so many:

Day 12: Caring 101 (from 30 days 30deeds)Aug. 12, 2011

“Be conscious of God wherever you are, fol-low up a bad deed with a good one and it willwipe it out, and treat people well.” Hadith

Ramadan.’ I am a Catholic woman with a 19-year-old daughter who told me two weeks agothat she is in the process of converting to be-come a Muslim. With that sentence, I will tellyou that I am afraid, concerned, confused, cau-tious, curious and searching for answers anddirection.”

She wrote that she is a devout Christian andhead of religious education at her church. Herfamily life centered around the church. Herdaughter sang in the choir, was a teen leaderin the youth group, and taught religious classesto the younger children. She said that all sheknew about Islam was what she heard on TVor read in the newspapers. That she was scared.

We started an online conversation, whichcontinues today, although we’ve never met. Itried to answer her questions, provide someresources and contacts. We journeyed togetheras her daughter converted to Islam; met aMuslim man; got married.

Recently I got this message from her: “Myrecent trip to Turkey for my daughter’s Nikkahwas an amazing experience. Every day therewas something new to learn and to experienceabout Islam. I can honestly say I am at peacewith my daughter’s decision. She will no longerbe my Catholic daughter. Yet somehow I real-ize and accept that we can follow our ownpaths to God.”

My dua, that we try and understand oneanother, respect one another, make space forone another.

And in the words of a wise, devout, lovingmother, “realize and accept that we can followour own paths to God.”

Day 19, Dua 19: Respect one anotherPS: The reader now shares her experience

with the Islam she has come to understand withher church group, the media and others. Shewrote, “I think that in a very small way I toohave been working at dispellingmisperceptions.” Ameen.

*http://www.more.com/news/womens-is-sues/not-my-mothers-ramadanhttp://30days30deeds.com/2014/07/02/day-5-not-my-mothers-ramadan/

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Before we left home, I had a long conversa-tion with my 9-year-old Zayd. I explained tohim that we were going to Staples to shop forschool supplies for deserving children in Mont-gomery County. I asked him gently to pleasenot ask for anything for himself, that this tripwas about doing something good for someoneelse. I reminded him that I’ve already orderedhis school supplies and that they would be sit-ting on his desk on the first day of school. Andof course I told him that he really didn’t needany more pens or pencils – our house is over-flowing with them. So what happens withinthe first minute of walking into Staples.“Mama, pleeeeezzz, I really need the mechani-cal pencils with the extra thick lead that neverbreak.” Deep breath.

Zayd was in charge of selecting the supplies.I showed him the sale circular, so he couldchoose more items for the $20 we had plannedto spend. We walked aisle by aisle. He selectednotebooks, loose leaf paper, pencil boxes, pens,pencils — stopping to ask if he could get thisor that every time something exciting caughthis eye. Deep breath. How do we explain toour children to not want everything, all thetime. How do we teach them that most of thechildren in the world have far less, and are farmore content. We managed to make it to thecash register with just items to donate in ourtrolley.

As I reached for my credit card, Zayd pulledout a $20 bill from his pocket. “I’d like to buythis with my Eidee money, mama.” Smile. Day12: Deed 12: Back to school shopping for kidsin need. http://30days30deeds.com/2011/08/12/day-12-caring-101/

Day 19: Our Own Paths to God (from30 days 30 duas)July 27, 2013

Three years ago, I got a Facebook messagefrom someone I didn’t know, but who had reada piece I had written in MORE magazine abouta day in the life of our family duringRamadan.*

The reader wrote, “Please accept my intru-sion on your privacy, but I read about youonline and I read your article ‘Not My Mother’s

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The first-place Bethesda Big Trainhad at least 10 members selected tothe Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League all-stargame, according to the league Web site. The gamewill be held at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, July 16 atShirley Povich Field in Bethesda. Gates open at 3:30p.m. and the home run derby is scheduled to beginat 5:30 p.m. Wes Rea will represent the Big Train inthe home run derby.

Bethesda players selected to the South All-Starteam are: Tony DiLeo (catcher), Justin Morris(catcher), Stephen Alemais (middle infield), Bran-

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Entering Tuesday’s action, Bethesda was in firstplace in the CRCBL with a 24-6 record, 5.5 gamesahead of the second-place Baltimore Redbirds.

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ONGOINGLooking Back. Through July 21 at Photoworks

Gallery and Photography School, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Photography fromVincent Ferrari and Patricia Smith. Free. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org or call 301-634-2274.

Collegiate Baseball League. Through Saturday,July 26, the Bethesda Big Train plays its seasonat the Shirley Povich Field in Cabin JohnRegional Park, 10600 Westlake Drive. The BigTrain plays in the Cal Ripken Collegiate BaseballLeague, a wooden-bat collegiate league that hassent athletes to Major League Baseball. Visitwww.bigtrain.org for more.

Art Gallery. Through Sunday, July 27 at TheMansion at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike,North Bethesda. Exhibition hours 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday.10 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday. ClosedMonday.“Sweet Indulgence,” solo exhibition ofoil paintings by Maryland artist Jennifer KahnBarlow. Free and open to the public. Visitwww.strathmore.org/fineartsexhibitions.

Theater. Through July 27. Fridays and Saturdays,8 p.m. Sundays, 2 p.m. at F. Scott FitzgeraldTheater, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. Arendition of “The Music Man.” Adults: $22;seniors and students: $20. Visit http://rockville.ticketleap.com/the-music-man/ to bytickets.

Glen Echo Park’s Summer Concert Series.Through July 31, Thursdays, 7:30 p.m. in theBumper Car Pavillion at Glen Echo Park. Free.Visit www.glenechopark.org for more.

Art Exhibit. Through Aug. 8. “Botanica 2014: TheArt & Science of Plants” at the BrooksideGardens Visitors Center, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. Drawings and paintings by studentsand teachers in the Brookside Gardens School ofBotanical Art & Illustration. Exhibit is free,although most works are available for purchase.

Children’s Theater. Through Sunday, Aug. 10,Imagination Stage presents “The BFG” at theLerner Family Theatre, 4908 Auburn Ave.,Bethesda. Best for ages 5-10. Based on RoaldDahl’s book about the big friendly giant, thisplay incorporates puppetry, visuals andstorytelling. Tickets start at $10. Visitwww.imaginationstage.org.

Faculty Invitational Exhibition. Through Aug.10. Saturdays and Sundays, noon-6 p.m. at thePopcorn Gallery and Stone Tower Gallery atGlen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho. Features works by Glen Echo Park Facultymembers. Free. Visit www.glenechopark.org.

Kids Night. Wednesdays through Aug. 20. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Rockville Town Square, 30Maryland Ave., Rockville. Musical performancesand magic shows. Free. Visit http://rockvilletownsquare.com/events/kids-night.

Family Game Day. Tuesdays, through Aug. 28, 3p.m. at Potomac Library. Bring the family andenjoy a family game day. Children 5 and up andtheir families. Free. Visitmontgomerycountymd.gov.

Pinkalicious Show. Through Aug. 31. Mostshows on Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays atAdventure Theater, 7300 MacArthur Blvd GlenEcho. Pinkalicious can’t stop eating pinkcupcakes and ends up turning pink. Visit http://www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org for more.

Weekly Blues Dance. Thursdays 8:15-11:30 p.m.in the Back Room Annex at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Capital Blues presentsrotating DJs and instructors with beginnerworkshop 8:15-9 p.m., no partner necessary. $8for all. Visit http://capitalblues.org.

Argentine Tango with Lessons. Most Sundays6:30-11 p.m. in the Back Room Annex at GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. TangoBrillante DC offers Argentine Tango lessonsfollowed by a Milonga most Sunday evenings.Beginner lesson 6:30-7:30 p.m. andintermediate lesson 7:30-8:30 p.m. Cost is $15/lesson and includes the Milonga that follows.For dancers who wish to attend just theMilonga, cost is $10 and the open dance with DJruns 8:30-11 p.m. No partner required. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

Contra and Square Dance. Sundays 7-10:30p.m. in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. The Folklore Society ofGreater Washington presents traditional

American contradancing. Theevening can includesquare dances,mixers, waltzes andother coupledances. All Contrasand Square dancesare taught, nopartner is necessary.There is a lesson at7 p.m., followed bythe called dancewith live musicstarting at 7:30. $13nonmembers, $10FSGW members, $5ages 17 and under.Visitwww.glenechopark.orgor call 301-634-2222.

Drop in ArtActivities. EverySaturday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the CandyCorner Studio at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., parents and children canexplore a new art form or theme. $10/child,parent combo. Drop-in only. Visit www.pgip.orgfor more.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 16Truly Tomatoes Cooking Demonstration.

Noon-1:30 p.m. at Brookside Gardens, 1800Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Enjoy preparedsamples and easy-to-follow recipes to try athome. Course # 272653. Fee: $35 FOBG: $30.Registration required at www.ParkPASS.org.Call 301-962-1451 or visitwww.brooksidegardens.org for more.

Live music. 7 p.m. at Gudelsky Concert Pavilion,the Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 RockvillePike, North Bethesda. The Barefoot Movementplays as part of the Strathmore Free SummerOutdoor Concert Series. Visitwww.strathmore.org for more.

THURSDAY/JULY 17Story Pirates. 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Strathmore

Backyard Theater, 10701 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda. The Strathmore Backyard Theater forChildren presents a performance by a children’simprov group, the Story Pirates. Tickets are $8.Visit www.strathmore.org/education/currentprograms.asp for more.

Outdoor Concert. 6-8 p.m. at Veterans Park, atthe corner of Woodmont and Norfolk Avenues.Speakers of the House play variety and dance.Free. Call 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org for more.

SATURDAY/JULY 18-SUNDAY/AUG. 17Conor McPherson’s “The Veil.” Fridays and

Saturday, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 2 p.m. at TheWriter’s Center, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda.Adults: $30; Senior and Students: $20. Visithttp://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/722006 to purchase Tickets.

FRIDAYS/JULY 18-NOV. 28New Friday Market. 7 a.m.-5 p.m. Wisconsin

Avenue at Elm Street. New vendors in theBethesda Farm outdoor market, as well as foodtrucks and local vineyards. Free admission. Visitwww.farmwomensmarket.com for more.

SATURDAY/JULY 19Rockville Rotary Twilight Runfest. 8:45 a.m.

8k Road Race and 1k Fun Run at the RockvilleTown Center. Visit www.rockvillemd.gov formore.

Low Tunnel Construction Demonstration. 9-10:30 a.m. Brookside Gardens, 1800 GlenallanAve., Wheaton. Hands-on workshop for foodgardeners to learn how to build and maintain alow tunnel. Fee: $22 FOBG: $20. Registrationrequired at www.ParkPASS.org. Call 301-962-1451 or visit www.brooksidegardens.org formore.

Great Outdoors Festival. 10 a.m.-2 p.m. atLittle Bennett Campground, 23701 FrederickRoad, Clarksburg. Features live music, hayrides,hikes and more. Free. Visitwww.MontgomeryParks.org/GreatOutdoors.

SUNDAY/JULY 20Family Jazz Day. 3-7 p.m. at The Bumper Car

Pavilion in Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd., Glen Echo. A concert featuring youth jazzensembles and the U.S. Army Blues. Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

Concert. 8 p.m. at the Music Center at Strathmore,5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Rockand roll and blues from John Hiatt and theCombo & The Robert Cray Band. Tickets $32-$68. Call 301-581-5100 or visitwww.strathmore.org for more.

TUESDAY-SATURDAY/JULY 22-26Bethesda Outdoor Movies. 9 p.m. Takes place

at corner of Norfolk and Auburn avenues. Free.Visit www.bethesda.org for movie schedule.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 23Live music. 7 p.m. at the Gudelsky Concert

Pavilion, the Mansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. ConjuntoChappottín plays as part of the Strathmore FreeSummer Outdoor Concert Series. Visitwww.strathmore.org for more.

THURSDAY/JULY 24Tim & The Space Cadets. 9:30-11:30 a.m. at

the Strathmore Backyard Theater for Children,10701 Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. Thechildren’s musical group Tim and the SpaceCadets will perform songs at the BackyardTheater Stage. Tickets are $8. Visitwww.strathmore.org/education/currentprograms.asp for more.

Outdoor Concert. 6-8 p.m. at Veterans Park, atthe corner of Woodmont and Norfolk Avenues.Texas Chainsaw Horns play classic R&B andsoul. Free. Call 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.

BEGINS THURSDAY/JULY 24“Little Red & the Pigs.” Through Aug. 31. at

The Puppet Co., 7300 MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho. The Big Bad Wolf tells his story throughrap. The show has lots of audience participation.Visit http://www.thepuppetco.org for more.

SATURDAY/JULY 26Grow it, Eat it Open House. 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.

at Montgomery County Extension AgriculturePark, 18410 Muncaster Road, Derwood. Learnabout starting or continuing a garden,controlling pests, tool maintenance, and more.Registration required for food preservation class.Free, but donations accepted. Visit http://extension.umd.edu/growit/montgomery-county-vegetable-gardening-classes-and-events.

Start Drawing and Painting. 10 a.m.-3:30 p.m.at the Visitors Center Adult Classroom atBrookside Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave.,Wheaton. Learn how to draw and finish with apage of painted leaves and flowers using ourunique color mixing method. Course #271650.Fee: $165. Registration required atwww.ParkPASS.org. Call 301-962-1451 or visitwww.brooksidegardens.org for more.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/JULY 26-27Montgomery County Farm Tour and

Harvest Sale. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Help celebrateMontgomery County’s agricultural heritage andtaste local farm fresh foods. Sponsored by theDepartment of Economic Development. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov for more.

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Potomac Village Farmers Market. Thursdays, 2-6:30 p.m. atPotomac United Methodist Church, at Falls Road and Democracy Bou-levard. Visit www.potomacvillagefarmersmarket.net for more.

Bethesda Farm Women’s Market. Year-round, every Wednes-day, Friday and Saturday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., at 7155 Wisconsin Ave. Visitwww.farmwomensmarket.com for more.

Rockville Farmers Market. Through Nov. 22, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Rockville Town Center. Visit www.rockvillemd.gov/events/farmers.htm for more.

Wednesday Market at Dawson’s. Through Sept. 24, 11 a.m. -2 p.m., 225 N. Washington St. in front of Dawson’s Market. Visitwww.rockvillemd.gov for more.

Pike Central Farmers Market. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., near theShriver Aquatic Center in the bus parking lot at the intersection of OldGeorgetown Road and Executive Blvd. (enter on Executive Blvd.). Visitwww.centralfarmmarkets.com/ for more.

Kensington Farmers Market. Year-round on Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon. at Kensington train station parking lot on Howard Avenue. Visithttp://tok.md.gov/events/farmers-market for more.

At present, July 12th, I’m halfway,approximately, between my last CT Scanwhich showed a previously unseen silver-dollar sized growth in my lower left lungand my next CT Scan scheduled for August6th, one month earlier than my usualthree-month interval in order to make anevaluation sooner rather than later; todetermine if this is new growth or nothingmore than old growth that is now visibledue to the combination of shrinkingtumors and dissipating fluid opening upthe viewing area, so to speak. Apparently,the chemotherapy drug, Alimta, withwhich I’ve been infused every three weekssince last September appears to be doingits hoped-for job: shrinkage.

My reaction to this new finding in lateMay was not negative. At worst, it wasneutral, at best, it was positive; somethingseen for the first time because previouslythere was too much of other unhealthystuff in the way for it to be seen at all. Lessclutter, if you’ll allow a lay person’sdescription to suffice. And for all myoncologist knows, this growth may havebeen there all along and is not the least bita cause for concern, quite the opposite infact. But we don’t know enough yet, so hedecided not to wait three months. Heck,this growth could even be smaller than itwas originally (affected by the Alimta also)and smaller even on this next scan. But wewon’t know definitively, we’ll only knowcomparatively – between late May andearly August.

To say I’m looking forward to the resultswould be a bit overstated. Curious, I’llallow. Moreover, I don’t want to expressany real confidence about my prospects,because so much of what cancer does itwill do, regardless of what I think or hopeor pray. But two things/symptoms myoncologist advised me to e-mail himabout: pain in the area of the “new”growth and/or a persistent cough, neitherof which I’ve experienced in the slightest.Now he didn’t give me a timeline as towhen I might feel something, but sixweeks out, I haven’t felt a thing. (I knowbetter than to ask him hypotheticals; pre-sumably patients feel symptoms differently,manifest symptoms differently and toler-ate/notice symptoms differently, so feel-ing/not feeling might mean something ornothing; it varies. Uniformity is hardly atplay here.) Still, I suppose I would have togo along with my brother Richard’sencouragement: “It’s better not to feelanything, KB, isn’t it?” Heck yes! But it’shard not to worry. It’s cancer, after all.

Following the calendar and chemother-apy schedule, I will have one more infu-sion before my next – and final – CT scanbefore I see my oncologist to discuss theresults and dare I say, treatment options.On or about August 15th, I will once againknow the tale of the tape. I will learn if mylife goes on as it sort of is, with relativecalm, or if I’ll be thrust into the unknownvortex of clinical trials/N.I.H-type studiesand the educated hands of researchers.

I’ve been extremely fortunate so far,diagnosis-to-date. And I’d like to think(wishfully, naively) that my luck will con-tinue to be exceptional. Although, I realizeI may be beginning to bump up againstsome shorter odds here, having survivedfive-plus years already (only 16 percent ofstage IV NSCLC survivors live beyond fiveyears). Nevertheless, I’m thrilled to be anaberration. In fact, I can’t think of anythingI’d rather be called.

Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

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