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Nancy Floreen, IkeLeggett, Bette Thomp-son, and helper BelinGirmatison at thegroundbreaking forthe new ScotlandCommunity Center onMarch 27. GeorgeLeventhal watches.

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News

By Colleen Healy

The Almanac

This month the Art Galleryof Potomac presents theexhibit “Color, Light,

Drama.” The show will featurepaintings by Martha Spak and fiveof her students. They met at theYellow Barn Studio in Glen Echo,in Spak’s still life painting class.Spak shares that

“Our exhibition is a collection ofpaintings that is varied and oftendelightfully unpredictable,” Spaksaid. “It represents accomplish-ments from painting together andrevealing the individual talentsacross common concepts and artstrategies. Each artist created artusing the powerful effects of colorby catching the light and giving asimple subject dramatic interpre-tation.”

The show will run April 3-28. An opening recep-tion will be on April 12 from 6-8 p.m. with live mu-sic and refreshments. There will be an afternoonpainting demonstration and discussion on April 14.

The Art Gallery of Potomac is located at 9945 FallsRoad. It has relocated within the same shopping cen-ter and is now next to Big Wheels Bikes behindWalgreens. Phone is 301-765-7617. Gallery hours are

Wednesday through Sunday, noon until 4 p.m. Formore information go to www.potomacartists.org. orwww.theartgalleryofpotomac.com

Upcoming events: Spak is also now a resident art-ist at the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria,Va. She will have a studio there in June and Julywhere she will paint. The studio will be open to thepublic.

Artists Unite for New Exhibit

Alexandra Arata, Martha Spak, Sandra Ullman, RobinGross, Margie Ingram and Meredith Morris will showtheir paintings at The Art Gallery of Potomac’s Aprilexhibit “Color, Light, Drama.”

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Ken Moore

The Almanac

Montgomery County PublicSchools has been conducting afeasibility study for the mod-

ernization of Potomac Elementary School.“In response to community inquiries, the

study scope has been expanded to explorethe possibility of relocating Potomac El-ementary School to the MCPS propertyknown as the Brickyard Road Site,” accord-ing to MCPS documents.

“We have had four meetings for the fea-sibility study, and it was announced at thelast meeting that we were going to also in-clude the Brickyard site to discuss as partof the feasibility study,” said Potomac El-ementary School Principal Linda Goldberg.“That’s as far as it’s gone.”

Worksessions, to be held at the school at10311 River Road, are currently scheduledfor Thursday, April 18 and Tuesday, April30, both at 7 p.m.

“We’ll learn more about this on April 18,”according to Goldberg.

The school system has scheduled a finalPTA and Community Presentation forWednesday, May 15 at 7 p.m. “Theworksessions are scheduled in the eveningsto allow for maximum community andschool staff involvement,” according toMCPS.

A committee of the Board of Education iscurrently reviewing policy on the 13 futureschool sites that MCPS owns.

“What I can tell you now is that theboard’s policy committee will review itspolicies guiding use of board-owned prop-erty. They will discuss and bring any sug-

PotomacElementaryMoving?Brickyard Road siteto be considered.

The possibility of relocatingPotomac Elementary School toBrickyard Road was recentlyintroduced and will be ad-dressed at public meetings onApril 18 and 30.

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County officialsand membersof the Scotlandcommunityparticipate inlast week’sgroundbreaking.

The Potomac Master Plan, ap-proved and adopted in 2002,promised the Scotland com-munity a needed expansion

of its community center. Scotland is ahistorically African American commu-nity off Seven Locks Road in Potomac.

“The focal point of the Scotland com-munity is a community center which isundersized and inadequate to handlethe diverse social and recreational needs

Promise Delivered: Scotland’s New Center

Gabriel Albornoz,director of Mont-gomery CountyRecreation

David Dise, directorof Department ofGeneral Services

Montgomery CountyExecutive Ike Leggett

Nahum Girmatison, 11, Belin Girmatison, 8,and Moses Girmatison, 8, watch thegroundbreaking ceremony.

Unofficial Mayor ofthe Scotland com-munity, Bette Th-ompson.

of the residents. The site is constricted andthe available space in the center is approxi-mately half that for a typical elementaryschool gymnasium,” according to the Mas-ter Plan.

On March, 27, county officials partici-pated in a public groundbreaking ceremonyfor the new Scotland Neighborhood Recre-ation Center.

“We are excited about breaking groundfor this replacement of the Scotland Neigh-

borhood Recreation Center,” saidGabriel Albornoz, recreation depart-ment director. “Staff members in thedepartments of Recreation and GeneralServices are working hard to build afirst-rate facility that will provide thecommunity with quality recreation pro-gramming.”

The old center will be completely re-moved and the new neighborhood cen-ter is scheduled to open in the fall of2014, according to county documents.The new two-level structure will featurea new gymnasium, two multi-purposeactivity rooms, game room, weight andexercise room and social hall.

The Scotland Community was settledin 1865, according to the Master Plan.Scotland AME Zion Church, a countyhistoric landmark, was built in 1906.

“In the 1960s, the Scotland commu-nity was under intense developmentpressure. Developers wanted to demol-ish Scotland and construct high valuehomes,” according to the Master Plan.“Residents organized Save Our Scot-land, which evolved into the ScotlandDevelopment Corporation (SDC).

“The SDC assembled the small, pri-vately-owned parcels into a communitycorporation, obtained public water andsewer, and secured government fund-ing for new townhouse construction.”

ALSO LAST WEEK, County ExecutiveIsiah Leggett announced the winners ofthe 2013 Montgomery Serves Awards,to be presented on Monday, April 29 atImagination Stage in Bethesda.

Members of the Bernie ScholarshipsAward Program nominated Joyce B.Siegel, a driving force in the movementto revitalize the Scotland neighborhood.Sigel worked for five decades to ensureaffordable and decent housing for allMontgomery County residents.

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By Susan Belford

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Runners will assume their positions and leapforward at the sound of the starter’s gun —and walkers will follow behind, enjoying a

stroll through picturesque neighborhoods ofPotomac. The 2013 Holy Child “Tiger Trot” — a 5krun/walk that spans the hills of Avenel and thencircles onto Persimmon Tree Drive and ends back atthe Bradley Boulevard school grounds will take placeon the morning of April 14.

The Connelly School of the Holy Child is joiningforces with the Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire De-

partment again this year — and Chief Paul Sterlingand other firefighters will be joining the race alongwith Holy Child staff, students and their families andfriends. All proceeds will benefit the Connelly Schoolof the Holy Child Health and Wellness Programs andthe Cabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department.

Co-chairs Christine Drummond and Bunny Lambare pleased with the community support. “We arelooking forward to joining forces with the CJPVFDagain this year,” Drummond said. “They will be on-site to provide emergency medical and first aid ser-vices on race day and will also join in the fun. Weare delighted by the enthusiastic response from thefirefighters.

“Many new and established local businesses havejumped in to support the Tiger Trot, some as leadsponsors and some as prize, food and beverage, andentertainment donors for the post-race party.Savantage Solutions is our presenting sponsor, GiselleColavita with Charles Schwab is our water station

Holy Child’s ‘Tiger Trot’ ReturnsSchool teams withfirefighters for 5kRun/Walk.

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By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Potomac entrepreneurBenson Fischer will soonbe revealing a new con-

cept in dining and entertainmentto open this spring in the CabinJohn Shopping Center.

Benny’s Bar and Grill, debutingin the former Popeye’s location,has been remodeled, expanded and retrofitted intoa 240-seat restaurant. Fischer has designed the eat-ery, resplendent with comfortable leather booths,stonework, retro tin ceilings, open-air seating and atwo-sided bar with the latest in mixology machines.A menu will feature made-to-order salads, rotisseriechickens, pizza, burgers, charbroiled meats and des-serts. Fischer is also planning to offer live entertain-ment.

Fischer is no stranger to the restaurant business— or to other types of entrepreneurial activities in-cluding dozens of businesses, joint ventures, fran-chises, acquisitions and other investment opportu-nities. In 1975, he founded the Yummy Yogurt fro-zen yogurt chain with his two brothers. This grewinto 12 large full-scale fast food restaurants. Afterthey sold Yummy Yogurt, he constructed and oper-ated different restaurants including Buffalo Bills, Café75, Bensoni’s Italian Kitchen, Bagel Boy, andMontana’s Steak Houses. He also purchased Gifford’sIce Cream Company and sold the rights to the cur-rent operators.

Next he founded a real estate and business bro-kerage firm, The Fischer Organization Inc. Whileoperating the real estate brokerage firm, he also cre-ated a novelty beer product, Redneck Premium Beer.Over the course of one year, they sold millions ofbottles of Redneck Beer.

Next, he purchased a Papa John’s Pizza franchisein 1998 and was responsible for building the fran-chise into one of the most profitable in the PapaJohn’s system. In 2001, he and his 76-year-old fa-ther purchased the assets of Montgomery DonutCompany, changed the name to Montgomery Dis-tributors and now supply companies such as the east

coast Starbuck’s with baked goods.But now, Fischer is thrilled with

his latest venture — and lookingforward to completing construc-tion and getting the restaurantopened: “Everything will be madefrom scratch, from breads to des-serts. We will be offering goodvalue for our food. Our portionswill be generous and everythingwill be made with the best ingre-

dients.”He continues with some of the menu items: “We

will have original sandwiches such as the ‘Schlepper’(pastrami, grilled with onions and pickles toppedwith slaw and 1000 Island dressing), ‘The Sandwichfrom Hell’ (grilled capicola ham, onions, bell pep-pers, jalapenos, banana peppers, pepper jack cheeseand spicy chipotle dressing on a club roll), ‘createyour own salads’ with lots of different ingredients,prime rib, lobster, Fireman’s chili, trout, meatloaf,hot fudge cake, Montgomery donuts, frozen custardand yogurt — and ‘the best drink in town.’ Many ofthe menu items come from my past restaurants.”

Andrew LaPorta is the executive chef. He is at therestaurant day and night, making certain that thekitchen will be ready for the opening. “We will behiring 50-60 employees to staff the restaurant,” hesaid. “I am working with the purveyors to be certainwe order fresh ingredients. We will be buying in bulkand primal meat cutting — and passing the value onto the customer.”

Fischer explains that the bar will have seven tele-vision sets for watching sports and he will bring inlive jazz and other types of “easy-listening” music. “Ialso will try out some new venues — maybe a come-dian or even an ‘open-mike’ night. We can also hostprivate parties here by closing off one of the diningareas.”

Benny’s Bar and Grill will be open from 11 a.m.for lunch and dinner and stay open until 2 a.m. onthe weekends. In the future, they plan to add break-fast service. Look for their opening announcementon Facebook or call 301-299-3377. They are locatedin the Cabin John Mall at 7747 Tuckerman Lane,Potomac.

Benny’s Bar and Grill To OpenNew restaurant promises “Best Drink in Town.”


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Potomac Elementary Moving?From Page 3

Meetings on the modern-ization of Potomac Elemen-tary School are takingplace this spring.

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gested revisions to the Board ofEducation,” said Dana Tofig,spokesperson for MCPS. “At thispoint there are no plans for theBrickyard property. It remains afuture school site and there is noactive lease for the land. We won’tspeculate on possible future uses.”

LAST MONTH, County ExecutiveIsiah “Ike” Leggett abandoned amulti-year effort to turn the 20-acre Brickyard Road site over to asoccer organization to turn intosoccer fields. The proposal, pre-sented to the community as a faitaccompli in March, 2011, ignitedoutrage, protest and legal chal-lenges from neighbors, citizen or-ganizations, advocates of thePotomac Master Plan and advo-cates of organic farming and local food.

Most of Montgomery County’s delegation to theMaryland General Assembly signed letters dated Feb.8, 2013 to Montgomery County Public Schools su-perintendent and Board of Education asking for apublic process that would include consideration ofthe Brickyard Educational Farm, and Gov. MartinO’Malley weighed in earlier in support of the farm.

The Brickyard Road Citizens Association, BrickyardCoalition and West Montgomery County Citizens

Association say they learned lastweek of the possibility of relocat-ing Potomac Elementary to thesite.

For more than 30 years, the sitehad been leased to Nick Maravelland operated as an organic farm.The property is isolated from com-mercial farms, allowing for theproduction of heirloom GMO-freeseed corn and soybeans. In the lastyear, the Brickyard EducationalFarm introduced local students toorganic farming on the site as well.

EFFORTS TO PRESERVE theorganic farm on the site are ongo-ing. At a Board of Education meet-ing in February, Sophia Maravell,director of Brickyard EducationalFarm, testified along with twoother supporters.

She asked the Board of Education to “open theBrickyard Road School site for competitive propos-als so that the Brickyard Educational Farm proposalcan be seriously considered,” she said.

She asked the board to open the process “so theland does not remain unattended and prone to soildegradation this spring. The possibilities of servingMontgomery County Public School students on thisland are enormous and within our reach,” Maravellsaid.


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Opening Reception. Ceramics exhibit“2013: From the Fire” can be seen inthe Popcorn Gallery at Glen Echo,7300 MacArthur Blvd. from 5-7 p.m.See recent works by instructors andstudents. Free. 301-634-2222.

Swing Dance. 8 p.m.-midnight in theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Live musicfrom Jive Aces. $20. All ageswelcome. Visitwww.americanswing.org for more.

APRIL 6 THROUGH MAY 5Ceramics Exhibit. “2013: From the

Fire” can be seen in the PopcornGallery at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. See recent works byinstructors and students. Free. Hoursare Saturdays and Sundays fromnoon-6 p.m. 301-634-2222.

SUNDAY/APRIL 7Art Demonstration. Noon-5 p.m. at

Yellow Barn Gallery at Glen Echo,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Sam Millerwill demonstrate how to turn an ideainto a 3-D piece of art. Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or 301-371-5593.

Waltz Dance. Lessons at 2:45 p.m. anddancing from 3:30-6 p.m. at SpanishBallroom at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Music by GreenLight Karma. $10. No partnerrequired. Visitwww.waltztimedances.org or 301-634-2222.

Tiny Tots. 10 a.m. at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Children ages 0-4 can enjoy showsdesigned for them. 30 minuterunning time. $5/person. Pre-purchases recommended. Visitwww.thepuppetco.org or 301-634-5380.

Most Beloved Bach. 3 p.m. atMontgomery College Cultural ArtsCenter, 7995 Georgia Ave., SilverSpring. Hear some of the favoritesoloists perform Bach. $30/adult;

Email community entertainment eventsto [email protected] is Thursday at noon. Photos andartwork encouraged.

ONGOINGThe Puppet Co. at Glen Echo Park has

announced its 2012-2013 season.There are favorite fairytaleprincesses, and a special guest artistwith a bilingual twist. 301-634-5380or www.thepuppetco.org. Jack andthe Beanstalk, through April 21,Thursdays and Fridays at 10 and11:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays at11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.; Cinderella,April 25-June 9, Thursdays andFridays at 10 and 11:30 a.m.Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 a.m.and 1 p.m.

Science & Nature. Saturdays andSundays, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. WeekendNature Programs at LivingClassrooms Children’s MuseumLiving Classrooms Children’sMuseum at Glen Echo Park presentsengaging science and natureactivities for the family. Encounterlive animals, take an interpretivehike, explore the indoor anthill andtree slide and more. Free formembers/children under 2; $5 fornon-members. At Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Call 202-488-0627, ext. 242 or visitlivingclassroomsdc.org/Site-BasedPrograms.html.

SilverWorks Studio & Gallery.Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdaysand Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.SilverWorks Studio & Gallery is aworking silversmith studio andincludes an ongoing exhibition andsales of the work of artist-in-residence Blair Anderson. At GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.Call 301-634-2228 or visitwww.silverworksglenechopark.org.

Art Exhibit. See “Pulse: Art andMedicine” at Mansion at Strathmore,10701 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda. Multimedia exhibitinvestigates medicine as aninspiration for art. Through Saturday,April 13. Visit www.strathmore.orgor 301-581-5100.

Children’s Theater. ImaginationStage presents “From Here to There,”Tuesdays through Sundays at 10:30a.m. and 11:45 a.m. at ImaginationStage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda.Through Sunday, April 14.Appropriate for ages 2-5. Tickets are$10-$12 with a lap seat for childrenunder 12 months for $5. Visitwww.imaginationstage.org or 301-280-1660.

Exhibit. Through Monday, April 22. See“Adding In, Taking Away” at GalleryHar Shalom, 11510 Falls Road.Features works by local artistsincluding Pauline Jakobsberg ofPotomac. Each of the processes usedby these artists requires that they addin — ink, oil, stone, wood — or takeit away. Free. 301-299-7087.

Photography Exhibit. See “Mirror tothe World 2013” at PhotoworksGallery through April 28 at GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.Free. 301-634-2274.

EARTH DAY 2013Events. Montgomery County will

celebrate Earth Day 2013 throughoutApril, with a variety of events andvolunteer opportunities at numerouslocations. See a list of events andopportunities at www.montgomeryserves.org/earth-day-2013. Moreinformation is available from theMontgomery County VolunteerCenter at 240-777-2600.

APRIL 3 THROUGH MAY 26Theater Performance. See “James

and the Giant Peach” and “The MagicFinger” at Imagination Stage, 4908

Auburn Ave., Bethesda.Best for children ages 4-10. Tickets rangebetween $12-$25. Visitwww.imaginationstage.org or 301-280-1660.

WEDNESDAY/APRIL 3Tiny Tots. 10 a.m. at Glen

Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho. Children ages 0-4can enjoy showsdesigned for them. 30minute running time.$5/person. Pre-purchasesrecommended. Visitwww.thepuppetco.org or301-634-5380.

THURSDAY/APRIL 4Documentary

Photography Class.Sora DeVore will lead aseries of projects atPhotoworks at GlenEcho, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org to register.

A Capella Music. 7 p.m.at Potomac PresbyterianChurch, 10301 RiverRoad. Out of the Blue isan all male vocal groupfrom Oxford University.Tickets $10-12, availableat Toys Unique, 9812Falls Road or 301-983-3160. Visit ootb.org.uk.

Blues Dance. 8:15 p.m.lessons start, dancingfrom 9-11:30 p.m. in the BallroomAnnex, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho. $8. Capital Blues presents thedances. Visit www.capitalblues.orgfor more.

Music Performance. Kristin Lee playsthe violin at 7:30 p.m. at Mansion atStrathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike.$25/person. Visitwww.strathmore.org for tickets.

FRIDAY/APRIL 5Gymnastic Exhibition. 7 p.m. at the

University of Maryland ComcastCenter. See the University ofMaryland Gymkana Troupe performa variety of acts including on thetrampoline, using everyday objectslike chairs and more. $7/student,faculty and staff at University ofMaryland; $8/child 12 and under;$9/adult. Visit gymkana.umd.edu formore.

Contra Dance. 7:30 p.m. lessons start;8:30 -11:30 p.m. dancing at SpanishBallroom at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. DeadSea Squirrels provide music. $10/adult; $5/17 and under. Visitwww.fridaynightdance.org for more.

Argentine Tango. 8 p.m.-midnight atBallroom Annex, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. DJ Rene Davila will mix themusic. $15/person. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

SATURDAY/APRIL 6Gymnastic Exhibition. 7 p.m. at the

University of Maryland ComcastCenter. See the University ofMaryland Gymkana Troupe performa variety of acts including on thetrampoline, using everyday objectslike chairs and more. $7/student,faculty and staff at University ofMaryland; $8/child 12 and under;$9/adult. Visit gymkana.umd.edu.

Reception. 4-6 p.m. at Yellow BarnGallery at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Sam Miller willdemonstrate how to turn an idea intoa 3-D piece of art. The gallery is openfrom noon-6 p.m. Free. Visit

Cameron Carpenter

Carpenter at StrathmoreOrganist Cameron Carpenter makes his Washing-

ton, D.C.-area debut performance at Strathmore onFriday, April 12 at 8 p.m. His repertoire includes thecomplete works of Bach and Cesar Franck, transcrip-tions of non-organ works, original compositions andcollaborations with jazz and pop artists. Call 301-581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.


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Bathroom TrendsThe luxury home market is one

that is energetic and always changingat a quick pace to meet the uniqueneeds of its clients. Over the past dec-ade, the trend of defining what makesluxury has shifted dramatically—once, an abundance of square footagewas the primary aspect of defining aproperty as a luxury home. Today, themarket and clientele have adjustedtheir needs, wants and long-termgoals when purchasing luxury realestate. The new definition of a luxuryhome places more emphasis on theease, comfort, convenience and mag-nificence of the home’s details, fea-tures and amenities, rather than thespace that they take up.

One such paradigm shift happensin the bathrooms of luxury homes,with a trend towards the creation of aspa-like atmosphere in the comfort ofone’s own home on the rise in popu-larity. Instead of adding more squarefootage to a home to provide a senseof escape, luxury and indulgence, thecurrent market trend is in maximiz-ing the efficiency, luxury, and sumptu-ousness of the home’s square footage:Essentially, why build extra roomswhen you could be making the mostof the ones you already have?

For the coming year, simpleupgrades that are hot commoditiesare standing spas, heated tile flooring,towel warming drawers and stonecountertops. These improvements cantake any luxury home’s bathroom tothe next level, entice prospective own-ers, indulge the current residents ofthe home and add to the home’s long-term value.

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$27/senior; $15/teens; free for children14 and under. Visitwww.bachsinfonia.org or 301-362-6525.

Waltz Dance. 2:45-6 p.m. at SpanishBallroom at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Dance to live musicby Green Light Karma. $10. Visitwww.waltztimedances.org for more.

Argentine Tango. 6:30-11 p.m. atBallroom Annex, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. DJ Rene Davila will mix themusic. $15/person; $10/dance only.Visit www.glenechopark.org.

Contra and Square Dance. 7-10:30p.m. at Spanish Ballroom, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Music by GreenLight Karma. $13/nonmember; $10/member; $5/17 and under. Visitwww.fsgw.org for more.

THURSDAY/APRIL 11Blues Dance. 8:15 p.m. at Ballroom

Annex, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. CapitalBlues presents blues dancing. $8.Visit www.capitalblues.org for more.

FRIDAY/APRIL 12Music Performance. Cameron

Carpenter will perform at 8 p.m. atStrathmore. He will play the organ.Visit www.strathmore.org or 301-581-5100 for tickets.

Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. 10 a.m.-6p.m. at Montgomery CountyFairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St.,Gaithersburg. $8/online; $10/doorand is good for all three days. Visitwww.sugarloafcrafts.com or 800-210-9900.

Theater Performance. 7:30 p.m. inthe Wootton Center for thePerforming Arts auditorium. See“Ragtime.” $15/reserved; $10/general. Buy tickets atwww.schooltix.org/wootton. Stronglanguage.

Lecture. 5:30-7 p.m. at Yellow BarnStudio at Glen Echo, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Learn how to understandcontemporary oil painting materials.Free. RSVP by [email protected]. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com.

Contra Dance. 7-10:30 p.m. atSpanish Ballroom, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Music Glen Echo Open Band.$10; $5/17 and under. Visitwww.fridaynightdance.org for more.

Salsa Dance. 8 p.m.-midnight atBallroom Annex at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. $12. Visitwww.oohsalsa.com for more.

SATURDAY/APRIL 13Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. 10 a.m.-6

p.m. at Montgomery CountyFairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St.,Gaithersburg. $8/online; $10/doorand is good for all three days. Visitwww.sugarloafcrafts.com or 800-

210-9900.Tiny Tots. 10 a.m. at Glen Echo Park,

7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Children ages 0-4 can enjoy showsdesigned for them. 30 minuterunning time. $5/person. Pre-purchases recommended. Visitwww.thepuppetco.org or 301-634-5380.

Theater Performance. 7:30 p.m. inthe Wootton Center for thePerforming Arts auditorium. See“Ragtime.” $15/reserved; $10/general. Buy tickets atwww.schooltix.org/wootton. Stronglanguage.

Used Book Sale. 10 a.m.-1 p.m. atPotomac Library, 10101 GlenoldenDrive. Most hardback and largepaperback books are $1.00 and allsmall paperbacks are only $.50. Allbooks are donated by the communityand are for the benefit of the library.

Managing Dog’s Behavior. 1:30-3:30 p.m. at St. Luke’s EpiscopalChurch, 6030 Grosvenor Lane. Get aclearer understanding of whentraining is needed, and if it is, how tomake the training more effective.Visit yourdogsfriend.org/blog/free-workshops or 301-983-5913.

Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at Yellow BarnGallery at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. See paintings byKneelam Shaikh. Free. Visitglenechopark.org or 301-371-5593.

Swing Dance. 8 p.m.-midnight in theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Live musicfrom Doc Scantlin Palmettos. $15/adult; $12/ages 12-17; $10/age 11and under. Visit www.americanswing.org for more.

SUNDAY/APRIL 14Tiger Trot 5k Run/Walk. Holy Child,

9029 Bradley Blvd., is hosting afundraiser to benefit the fitness andwellness programs at the school aswell as the Cabin John ParkVolunteer Fire Department. Therewill be a moon bounce and facepainting, medals and more. Registerat www.holychild.org/tigertrot.

Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. 10 a.m.-5p.m. at Montgomery CountyFairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St.,Gaithersburg. $8/online; $10/doorand is good for all three days. Visitwww.sugarloafcrafts.com or 800-210-9900.

Theater Performance. 2 p.m. in theWootton Center for the PerformingArts auditorium. See “Ragtime.” $15/reserved; $10/general. Buy tickets atwww.schooltix.org/wootton. Stronglanguage.

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Opinion

By Shawn Justement

WMCCA President

Our tree canopy is already underconsiderable stress. Age, diseaseand pollution have taken a tollon the area’s mature trees, deer

are destroying the young understory trees thatreplace trees as they die, and trees are lost asadditions and bigger houses are built in olderneighborhoods. For some time, Pepco has beenpruning roadside trees, and there has long been

concern that trees are pruned soheavily that survival is unlikely.Now trees are being cut down re-gardless of health and Pepco is

dramatically increasing the removal of treesalong power lines — not only trees under thepower lines, but also trees near power lines.Pepco claims that this level of cutting is neces-sary to improve reliability.

A Washington Post analysis in 2010 showedthat Pepco ranked as one of the worst utilitycompanies in the country when it comes tokeeping power on and restoring it after anoutage. Pepco representatives claim that ourregion has the fourth-most dense canopy ofmetropolitan areas in the United States, andthe higher number of trees is the cause of thehigh number of power outages. Forestry ex-pert David Nowak of the U. S. Forest Servicedisputes Pepco’s claim, noting that our area’stree canopy cover is about average, and citieswith denser canopy have better reliability.

Forester Mark Gavin of the nonprofit CaseyTrees charged, “Pepco has turned vegetationinto a convenient villain. It’s a lot easier andcheaper to say trees are bad than to upgradeequipment.” The Post, citing internal Pepcorecords, found that most sustained power out-ages were caused by equipment failures, nottrees. Pepco began a five-year $250 millionreliability enhancement plan in September2010. While there has been some improvement

in reliability, how much is due to equipmentupgrades? How much to increased tree cut-ting?

County Council members Marc Elrich andRoger Berliner introduced a bill that wouldensure proper trimming and require writtenapproval of homeowners to remove trees, buttheir attempt to limit tree cutting failed, whenCounty Attorney Marc Hansen ruled that thecounty can not regulate utilities. The only au-thority able to regulate Pepco is the MarylandPublic Service Commission. Pepco maintainsthat it is being directed by the state, but whatis the level of oversight?

Homeowners receiving notice that Pepcowants to do tree work on the property or findtheir trees marked with blue dots can callPepco. The number for Pepco’s Forestry Depart-ment is 202-833-7500, and a forester will besent to review the trees designated for cutting.If you have trees that you don’t want removedtell them so — if you don’t call, Pepco main-tains the right to remove what it sees fit. Iftrees are removed, request vouchers fromPepco for new trees to replant. While it willtake many, many years for a sapling to replacethe tree that was cut, planting a new tree mightmake you feel a little better.

BRICKYARD COALITION UPDATEBy Curt Uhre

The Board of Education has voted to adoptpolicy guidelines for the leasing, licensing anduse of property held for future school sites,including the Brickyard site. The Policy Com-mittee of the Board of Education to draft thesepolicy guidelines may use task forces, workgroups, public forums and other venues to seekpublic input. The Brickyard Coalition Inc. haswritten to the BOE Policy Committee request-ing the opportunity to present information tothe committee relating to the development ofthese policy guidelines. After the Policy Com-mittee has concluded its work, it will providea draft policy for the leasing, licensing and useof BOE properties to the BOE for consideration,and the public will have the opportunity tocomment on the proposed policy guidelines.

Breaking News: Montgomery County PublicSchools (MCPS) is currently conducting a fea-sibility study for the modernization of thePotomac Elementary School. WMCCA has justlearned that the study scope has been ex-panded to explore the possibility of relocatingPotomac Elementary School to the MCPS prop-erty known as the Brickyard Road Site. Thework session meetings for the inclusion of theBrickyard Road Site are open to the public andwe encourage you and your neighbors to at-tend and participate in this process. The worksessions are: Thursday, April 18 and Tuesday,April 30, with a final PTA/Community Presen-tation Wednesday, May 15. All meetings willbe held at the school at 10311 River Road at 7p.m.

GLEN HILLS SEWER STUDYBy Susanne Lee

Montgomery County Government continuesto amaze — first the outrage that was “Brick-yard” and now the Glen Hills Sewer Study. ThePhase 1 and Phase 2 Study Reports confirmthe county appears poised to jam sewers linesand their attendant costs and increased devel-opment down the throats of Glen Hills resi-dents who are overwhelmingly opposed to anddo not want or need public sewer. The GlenHills Study Phase 2 report proposes construc-tion of 13 unneeded sewer lines at a cost toproperty owners of close to $6 million. Afterthe county branded over a third of the com-munity as not likely to be sustainable on sep-tic, real estate agents are asking how they canmarket and sell property to potential Glen Hillshomebuyers.

The reports, yet to be made available to thegeneral public, confirm:

❖ Blatant disregard and misrepresentationof the Potomac Subregion Master Plan. TheMaster Plan limits the study to well-docu-mented septic failures and limited extensionsto relieve them.

❖ Violation of the Piney Branch Special Pro-tection Area.

❖ Sham public participation – scope of thestudy decided behind closed doors, meaning-less meetings designed to ensure lack of genu-ine participation, and failure to respond topublic comments.

❖ County confirms only nine properties (outof 542 properties in the study area) have failedseptic systems. Of those nine, five already abutan existing sewer line, including one approvedfor hook up.

❖ Relying on totally theoretical “planninglevel” data — that it admits is not conclusiveand is not based on any actual conditions onany lots — the county declares that 223 prop-erties (none of which have failed septics) are“likely not sustainable” on conventional septicsystems.

❖ Thirteen new lines are proposed costing$6 million, and not one of the lines will ser-vice the nine properties purported to havefailed septic systems.

❖ County defends its failures by saying the$350,000 appropriated for the study was notenough to collect any actual data regardingGlen Hills lots.

Where Have All the Trees Gone?WMCCA Meeting

The West Montgomery County Citizens Associationwill meet at the Potomac Community Center on

Wednesday, April 10, 7:15 p.m. If schools are closedbecause of inclement weather, the meeting will becancelled.

Speakers will be Jerry Pasternak, Pepco vice presi-dent for Maryland Affairs, and Daniel Landry, Pepcosenior staff forester.

As Pepco’s contractor for utility work in Montgom-ery County rights of way and on private property,Asplundh seems to be removing trees at a far greaterrate than anything the WMCCA seen previously. Evi-dence is everywhere: the now-absent roadside canopyon River Road, next to Federal parkland alongMcArthur Boulevard, and even in county parks such asRockwood. Potomac’s historic Glen at the confluenceof two streams has been stripped of mature trees, ex-posing steep slopes to erosion and streams to increasedwater temperatures. Rustic Roads in the Potomac Sub-region, where trees usually receive extra consideration,are no longer safe from wholesale tree removal. TheWMCCA asked Pepco representatives to come explaintheir current work, the reasons why it may be needed,and the source of any directives they are currently fol-lowing. As always, the public is welcome.

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Holy Child’s ‘Tiger Trot’ Returnssponsor, Orange Taxi is our pace car sponsor andBethesda Magazine, Potomac Grocer, D&A DunlevyLandscapers, the Potomac Branch of M&T Bank andGettysburg Bluegrass are all platinum level sponsors.Many other local businesses have donated as well.”

The 3rd annual 5K run/walk will begin at 8 a.m.with last-minute registration opening at 6:30 a.m.Every online registrant who registers by April 12 willreceive a race goodie bag that will include a long-sleeved tee shirt, tiger trot koozie and coupons forlocal restaurants, shops and fitness facilities. Packetpick-up and late registration will be held at HolyChild from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 13and also on race morning. Registration fees on or

before April 5 are $25 for adults (20 and older) and$20 for students (19 and below). After April 5, thefees are $30 and $25. Nine hundred dollars in prizesto the top runners will be awarded.

The post-race party will include festivities for thewhole family including music, a moon bounce,raffles, vendors and more. MIX 107.3 daytime DJJohn Martin (and Holy Child dad) will emcee. Therewill be complimentary food and drinks for the raceparticipants before and after the race. The awardsceremony will begin at 8:45 a.m. Overall awards willbe based upon Gun Time and age division awardswill be based upon Net Times. More information andregistration forms are available atwww.holychild.org/tigertrot.

News

By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Thousands of children in Montgomery Countyhave learned to play golf each summerthrough a junior golf program called The

First Tee of Montgomery County. Through this orga-nization, they gain more than learning to putt, chipand drive the ball. The program teaches and instillsvalues that youth need to be successful in life — whileteaching them a game that they can play their entirelife. The mission of this nationwide organization is“to impact the lives of young people by providingeducational programs that build character, instill life-enhancing values and promote healthy choicesthrough the game of golf.”

The First Tee of Montgomery County benefits morethan 500 Montgomery County youth who would nottypically have access to the game and its opportuni-ties. Young men and women, ages 8 - 17 are intro-duced to the fundamentals of golf, provided withequipment, clothing, lessons and the chance to playMontgomery County courses. They learn nine corevalues — respect, perseverance, honesty, integrity,courtesy, responsibility, sportsmanship, confidenceand judgment — that will ensure their success inschool and careers, with adults and friends. Theyare also introduced to nine healthy habits — energy,safety, play, vision, mind, family, friends, school andcommunity — and taught The First Tee Code of Con-

duct. Another goal is to encourage girls to becomeinvolved in the world of sports.

To raise funds for its mission, The First Tee of Mont-gomery County will host a golf outing and luncheonon April 30, at TPC Avenel. Christine Brennan, award-winning sports columnist for USA Today, best-sell-ing author and commentator, will be the keynotespeaker. Brennan is the author of the book, “Best Seatin the House: A Father, A Daughter, A JourneyThrough Sports.” NBC news national reporter, LisaMyers will emcee the event.

Twelve-year-old Jennifer Saratis and 14-year-oldJemies Saratis have been involved with “The FirstTee” for five years. Jemies explains the impact thatthe organization has had on her life: “I have met alot of people and learned lessons that help me in lifeand in school. The game and the program have givenme the confidence to try new things and take risks.Golf is really fun, too.”

Her sister Jennifer said, “I have learned the im-portance of honesty and treating other people withrespect.” Both girls plan to continue playing golf.

Players in the golf outing will tee-off at 8:30 a.m.and play will include contests, prizes and gifts. Theluncheon will begin at noon and will feature a silentauction filled with auction items such as golf for fourat The Greenbrier Resort, a Chef’s Dinner for fourwith wine at Old Angler’s Inn, dinner for four atHunter’s Inn, a complete seafood dinner from RiverFalls Seafood, “Member for a Day” at many localcountry clubs, Redskin tickets, spa days and more. Araffle will also be held for more prizes.

“Give Kids the Drive” by signing up for the 9-holegolf outing and luncheon ($200 per golfer) or forthe luncheon ($100). To register for the event, tovolunteer or to donate, go towww.thefirstteemcmd.org.

Jennifer and Jemies Saratisenjoy golfing with The FirstTee. Brandi Chastain putts in The First Tee event.

‘Giving Kids the Drive’Third annual First Teeluncheon to supportgolfing program.

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On March 30, the Bullis boys’ la-crosse team hosted the CoronadoIslanders, who made the cross-

country spring break trip from California.After the game, Bullis standout Nick

Fields was asked if East Coast-West Coastpride was at stake during a Saturday after-noon in Potomac.

“Them coming all the way from Cali,”Fields said, “we wanted to make sure it wasworth their trip and give them a goodgame.”

If a challenge is what the Islanders de-sired, Bullis offered a lopsided show of hos-pitality.

The Bulldogs defeated Coronado 10-1 atBullis School. In a game marred by 16 pen-alties — nine against Coronado — Bullis

led 3-1 at halftime before outscoring theIslanders 7-0 in the second half.

Bullis head coach Robert Pollicino said thethought of playing for coastal pride wasn’ta focus of the Bulldogs.

“I think for us it’s really more IAC pride,”Pollicino said. “I think all of us root for eachother outside of our league season. We wantto see [Georgetown] Prep and Landon andSt. Stephen’s and Episcopal and St. Albanswin their games. We want to be sort of thepreeminent league in the area. There’s somepride there.

“East Coast-West Coast? The game is get-ting so good all over the place, so I don’tknow how much that comes into play.”

Leading the way offensively for Bullis wassenior Mitchell Goldberg. The University ofRichmond-bound attackman scored fivegoals.

“We know Mitchell is our offensive cata-lyst,” Pollicino said. “When he’s on and he’sscoring, it gives us opportunities to be suc-cessful. It stretches the defense because hecan let it go from 12, 15 yards. It can freeup the inside so it certainly helps us whenhe’s on.”

Senior attackman Kyle Nemeroff scoredthree goals for Bullis.

Fields, who will play collegiately at JohnsHopkins, is Bullis’ top defensive player. Lastseason, ESPN.com ranked fields the No. 3junior in the nation.

“Nick’s a phenomenal athlete,” Pollicinosaid. “Nick could probably be going to playDivision I football, he’s that kind of an ath-lete. … He just does so much between thelines. His presence gives the guys comfort.They know that if he’s out there, he’s goingto help them and pick them up.”

The victory improved Bullis’ record to 3-4.

“It was our last game of spring break,”Goldberg said. “… We had a tough loss lastweek to McDonogh and we wanted tobounce back and get ready for our IACschedule.”

After starting 1-3, Bullis beat Hill Acad-emy on March 23 before losing toMcDonogh, 15-3, on March 27.

Bullis will travel to face St. Paul’s at 4:30p.m. on Wednesday, April 3. The Bulldogswill host Ballston Spa High School at noonon Saturday, April 6.

Bullis’ Mitchell Goldberg scoredfive goals against Coronado onMarch 30.

Nick Fields is the leader of theBullis defense.

Bullis’ Kyle Nemeroff scored threegoals against Coronado on March30.

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Controlling that other life has becomeone of my biggest challenges. It’s very easyto lose yourself in the midst of a metastaticmalignancy when your oncologist gives you“13 months to two years” to live. For allanybody knows, it’s your attitude or evenyour personality that keeps you alive asyour treatment ramps up. However, think-ing and doing for others is extremely diffi-cult at this time, a time when you canbarely get out of bed. Chemotherapy has away of leveling the playing field: You can’tdo anything for anybody, least of all foryourself. As you begin to bounce back afteryour treatment (if there is an interval), yousemi-regain your composure in anticipationand preparation for the next infusion.Nevertheless, before too long, the mentaldemons begin to take hold yet again,attempting to tear down every emotionalunderpinning you’ve devised. No one saidit was going to be easy. In fact, one of ourbest friends, Lynne, a recent breast cancersurvivor said quite the opposite: “Ken, thisis going to be the hardest thing you’vedone.” Of course, she was 100 percentcorrect.

Over time and over treatment, youbegin to assimilate the demands: the infu-sions, the frequency, the doctors’ appoint-ments, the diagnostic scans, the lab work,the side effects, the straight-on effects, thehighs, the lows, the hopes, the prayers, thestatistics; until it becomes, at least for me ithas, sort of mundane and part of a processthat takes over your life – for some veryunfortunate reasons. You accept it because:it appears there are very few exceptions.Cancer rules and thinking it doesn’t is disre-spectful almost and incredibly naive.

Giving respect to such a dreaded – butprevious to my diagnosis, not a part of myfamily’s history – disease, helped guide meback to becoming more selfless and lessselfish; understanding that reclaiming thatdignity and integrity in this context anyway,can have a powerful effect on both myselfand those around me, which in turn worksback to me (the old what goes aroundcomes around-type karma) and ultimatelybenefits and enhances my life. The longerI’ve survived with this diagnosis, the morecharacteristic of the pre-Kenny-with-cancerI’ve become. That’s not to say that I don’toccasionally slip and fall – emotionally, butnow, getting up is not nearly so difficult.I’ve been there, and I’ve done that.Besides, I’m happier being me, and happi-ness can work miracles.

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

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