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n Rockville among firstto try state’s new votingmachines in November

BY RYANMARSHALL

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Rockville will be a guineapig for Maryland’s new votingmachines, but city officials saythey’re comfortable the newmachineswon’t causeproblemsin the city’s November election.

There may be other mu-nicipalities that use the newmachines in their elections thisyear, butRockvillewill be at leastone of the first jurisdictions inthe state to use them, said NikkiCharlson, deputy administratorof the Maryland Board of Elec-tions.

The state Board of PublicWorks in December awardeda $28.14 million contract toElection Systems & Softwareof Omaha, Neb., for more than3,100 machines to scan ballotsand count votes.

The state also bought other

machines to processmailed andprovisional ballots and handleearly voting and disabled voters,according toanews release fromthe company.

The new technology re-places the old touch-screen sys-tem to which voters have grownaccustomed.

The city, with about 42,000registered voters, will be usingthe new technology in its Nov. 3

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n Founder of Sandy Springgroup home losesher own to fire

BY TERRIHOGAN

STAFFWRITER

HattieN.Washington—aka“Aunt Hattie” — has devotedmuch of her life to providinghomes for those in need. In adevastating twist of fate, Wash-ington nowfinds herself lookingfor a place to live.

On Friday, her home, in the

17000 block of Norwood Roadin Sandy Spring, caught fire, re-sulting in damages estimated at$500,000.

Washington, who livedin the home alone, said sheawoke at about 5:15 a.m. to thesound of her smoke detector,and then opened her eyes to abedroom full of smoke.

She went to investigate andfound smoke throughout thehouse and crackling noisescoming from the roof. Shecalled 911, grabbed a few be-

Aunt Hattie’s housedestroyed in blaze

n County Council consideringterms for selling current site

BY LINDSAY A. POWERS

STAFFWRITER

A school bus depot’s future home re-mains uncertain as the county considershow to sell the site of the current depot andfind a spot for a new one.

A Montgomery County Public Schoolsbus depot now on Crabbs Branch Way inRockville is home to about 410 buses. Itneeds tomove tomakeway fordevelopmentaround the Shady GroveMetro station.

The depot is one part of the county’sCrabbs Branch Service Park, which onceheld a variety of county functions.

Facing a proposed deadline of Janu-ary 2017, school and county staff are stillscrambling to clinch short- and long-termsolutions. In a years-long search, they arelooking at one ormore sites for a newdepot.

In its capital budget request, the schoolboardasked the county for $100,000 to studythe current site of the district’s Blair G. Ew-ing Center as a relocation option. The ideahas stirred opposition from Aspen Hill andother residents.

DuringaFeb.10meeting,CountyCouncilstaffdescribedotherpossibilities foraperma-nent location and a short-term solution that

places thedepot’s buses atmultiple sites.Under theshort-termsolution, theschool

systemwould park about 82 buses in 10 highschool lots, 100 buses at the district’s CarverEducational Services Center in Rockville and100 buses at the county’s Equipment Main-tenance and Transit Operations Center. Thatleaves about 130 buses without a home.

Besides the Ewing center site, the listof potential long-term relocation spots in-cludes a Montgomery Village-area site onWoodfieldRoad that theMaryland-NationalCapital Park and Planning Commissionowns and the county-owned Oaks Landfill

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The future of the Shady Grove Bus Depot in Rockville remains uncertain.

n Snow cancelsrehearsals at high school,but the show will go on

BY TERRIHOGAN

STAFFWRITER

Therewill be dancing in thestreets of Olney this weekend,as Sherwood High School’s44th annual Rock ’n’ Roll Re-

vival kicks off.The show is a much-antic-

ipated tradition for the entireOlney community — includingstudents, parents, staff, alumniandeven thosewithnoconnec-tion to the school.

The popular musical eventcontinues to span time, show-casing the school’s talentedmusicians, dancers and crew.

The show was establishedin 1971. The original concept

was conceived by a group ofstudents from the Sandy Springhigh school who were inspiredafter seeing a concert at Madi-son Square Garden.

This year’s show featuresabout 300 students, more thanin previous years.

“We lost a lot of seniors, sothis is kind of a rebuilding yearfor us,” said director Bill Evans.“We have a larger band thanusual and more younger stu-

dents.”Evans said the weather

has wreaked havoc with therehearsal schedule. Full dressrehearsals were canceled bothSunday and Monday due tosnow and ice. And with morewintry weather looming thisweek, getting in the last few re-hearsals could be dicey.

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(From left) Cara Judkins, Madison Hardy, Ariana Phillips, Maya Riley and Nicole Enabosi of Our Lady of Good Counsel High School in Olney leave thecourt after a 49-47 loss to Paul VI Catholic High School in the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship game Thursday at AmericanUniversity in Washington. See story, Page B-1.

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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4Orientation to Small Business Re-

sources, 5-6 p.m.,MarylandWomen’sBusiness Center, 51Monroe St., PlazaEast-20, Rockville. Learn about the centerand other community resources to helpstart and grow a business. Free. [email protected].

Purim: A Night of Interactive Improv,6 p.m., CongregationHar Shalom, 11510Falls Road, Potomac. Now This! ImprovGroup. Festivities kick off with GanMegil-lah (pre-K to second grade). Free dinner ofMordechaiMacaroni and Estheroli. Free;registration required. harshalom.org.

Bloody Orators Toastmasters Club,6:30-7:30 p.m., 15601 Crabbs BranchWay, Derwood. Develop public speaking,communication and leadership skillswith a community of learners in a posi-tive, supportive environment. Free forfirst-time guests. [email protected].

Business Oriented Toastmasters,8-9:30 p.m., Potomac Valley NursingHome, 1235 Potomac Valley Road, Rock-ville. Members can present prepared orimpromptu speeches, offer constructiveevaluations and practice conductingmeetings. Free for first-time guests. 202-957-9988.

THURSDAY, MARCH 5Smart Start: Entrepreneur 101, 1-4:30

p.m.,Wheaton Business InnovationCenter, 11002 VeirsMill Road, Suite 700.For new startup businesses and aspiringentrepreneurs. Learn how to legally definea business, register a business name, keepproper financial records, report taxes andassess insurance requirements to safe-guard business and personal assets. $55.301-403-8300, ext. 22.

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 2:30-7:30 p.m., Rockville UnitedMethodistChurch, 112W.Montgomery Ave. Hostedby Lions Club of Rockville. Appointmentsrecommended. redcrossblood.org.

International Night, 5-9 p.m.,Whea-tonHigh School, 12601DalewoodDrive.Rescheduled from Feb. 27. Food, vendorsand art demonstrations from 5 to 7 p.m.and cultural performances at 7:30 p.m.Proceeds benefit student scholarships. $6;children 5 and under free. 301-929-2050.

Home Is Where The Heart Is: 25th An-niversary Gala Benefiting MontgomeryCounty Coalition for the Homeless, 6:30-9p.m., Hyatt Regency Bethesda, 1 BethesdaMetro Center. Rep. JohnDelaney receivesthe 2015Distinguished Service Award.$150. [email protected].

FRIDAY, MARCH 6Bernard/Ebb Songwriting Awards

Concert, 8 p.m., Bethesda Blues andJazz Supper Club, 7719 Wisconsin Ave.,Bethesda. Live concert performed bythe competition finalists. Winning song-writer announced after show. $10. 301-215-6660.

SATURDAY, MARCH 7Lion Dance, 1:30-2:20 p.m., AspenHill

Library, 4407 AspenHill Road.Membersof the Chinese Youth Club ofWashington,D.C., present a lion dance. Free. 301-871-1113.

A New York Romance, and OtherPassions, 7 p.m., Trinity LutheranChurch, 11200 Old Georgetown Road,North Bethesda.Wagner College Choir,Chamber Singers and Stretto Vocal JazzEnsemble take listeners on a 175-yearjourney ofmusic by composers who livedin, immigrated to or kept returning toNew York.Music by Copland, Bernstein,Gershwin, Foster, Ellington and Ives. Free.301-881-7275.

SUNDAY, MARCH 8Winter Olney Farmers and Artists

Market, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Sandy SpringMu-seum, 17901 Bentley Road, Sandy Spring.Featuring 25 farmers, juried artists andfood vendors, both inside and outside themuseum. Free admission. 301-774-0022.

Widowed Persons Service of Mont-gomery County Meeting, 2-4 p.m.,Wheaton Library,Meeting Room 2, 11701Georgia Ave. Guest speaker KathleenStobie on themany areas in which peoplemay volunteer. $4 suggested contribution.301-949-7398.

Culinary Historians of Washington,D.C., 2:30-4:30 p.m., Bethesda ChevyChase Regional Services Center, 4805Edgemoor Lane, Bethesda. Historian andauthor Nancy Siegel explores culinarymetaphors in early American politics.Free. 301-320-6979.

Blues Night at the Tree of Life Cafe,7-9:30 p.m., UnitarianUniversalist Con-gregation of Rockville, 100Welsh ParkDrive, Rockville. Blues singer and guitar-ist Eleanor Ellis will perform, with PearlBailes on harmonica. Also the AlphaDogAcoustic Blues Bandwith Roger Hart. $15suggested donation. uucr.org/tree-life-cafe.

Fine Arts String Quartet, 7:30 p.m.,Jewish Community Center of GreaterWashington, 6125Montrose Road, Rock-ville. $30-$40. 301-348-3779.

MONDAY, MARCH 9Common Conditions of the Elbow,

Hand and Wrist, noon, Longwood Com-munity Center, 19300 Georgia Ave.,Brookeville. Dr. Alison Kitay,MedStarMontgomeryMedical Center’s chief ofhand surgery, discusses common dis-orders such as carpal tunnel syndrome,tennis elbow, hand andwrist lumps andbumps, and arthritis. Free. 301-774-8761.

Pain Connection DMV Chronic PainSupport Group, 1-2:30 p.m., 12320ParklawnDrive, Rockville. For anyonewith chronic pain, their family andfriends. Participants can bring pillows,mats, ice or hot packs to be comfortable.301-231-0008.

American Red Cross Blood Drive, 3-8p.m., Faith UnitedMethodist Church,6810Montrose Road, Rockville, andHughes UnitedMethodist Church, 10700Georgia Ave., Wheaton. Double red-celldonations accepted. Bring a photo ID, eatiron-rich foods and drink extra water be-forehand. Appointments requested; walk-ins accepted. 800-733-2767.

Alzheimer’s and Dementia SupportGroup, 6-7 p.m., Brightview FallsgroveAssisted Living, 9200Darnestown Road,Rockville. Discuss problems and solutionsandmeet others walking a similar path.Information, fellowship and support;refreshments provided. Free, RSVP re-quested. 240-314-7194.

TUESDAY, MARCH 10ABCs of Starting a Business, 6-9 p.m.,

MarylandWomen’s Business Center, 51Monroe St., Plaza East-20, Rockville. Learnmore about the steps involved and dis-cover the resources available. A lawyer willanswer questions about legal structures.$10. [email protected].

Boy Scout Troop 4316 Open House,7:30-9 p.m., Redland Baptist Church, 6922MuncasterMill Road, Derwood. Scoutsenjoy camping, canoeing, caving, learn-ing outdoors skills while working towardEagle Scout. Ages 11-18. 301-208-8843.

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County’s top poetry readeris in state contest

Blessed Sheriff, a seniorat Richard Montgomery HighSchool in Rockville, will repre-sentMontgomery County in thePoetryOut LoudMaryland StateFinals at 1 p.m. Saturdayat theBaltimoreMuseumof Art.

She is oneof eight finalists inthepoetry-reading competition.

The winner will representMaryland in the national con-test in April, where the top prizeis $20,000, plus $500 to thewinner’s school to buy poetrybooks. The contest is sponsoredby the National Endowment forthe Arts and the Poetry Founda-tion.

Two years ago, Sheriff wasthe Maryland winner and wentto the nationals.

Good Counsel, Blakestudents star at Strathmore

Local high school vocalistswill perform Sunday in “WestSideStory+Roméoet Juliette” atthe Music Center at Strathmorein North Bethesda.

Young Artists of America atStrathmore will collaborate withStrathmore’s education partner,the Maryland Classic Youth Or-chestras, for this semi-stagedper-formance directed by Rick DavisofGeorgeMasonUniversity.

Three young singers, AlexStone, Adalia Jimenez and Hai-ley Giddings, will highlight theperformance.

Giddings, a student at OurLady of Good Counsel HighSchool in Olney and a relativenewcomer to the stage, has beencalled “a beautifully sweet so-prano”anda“tremendousactingtalent”byDCMetroTheatreArts.

Jimenez, of Blake HighSchool in Silver Spring, fre-quently sings the national an-them at Washington Nationalsgames and has been featuredin The Washington Post for herscholastic achievements.

Stone, of McLean (Va.) HighSchool, was a 2015 national fi-nalist for YoungArts and recentlynominated as a 2015 U.S. Presi-dential Scholar in the Arts.

“These three kids will bloweveryone’s socks off,” ArtisticDirector Rolando Sanz said in anews release. “They are amongthe best high school singers inthe region currently.”

The production juxtaposesthe two love stories betweenmodern-day Verona and NewYork City and features musicfrom Bernstein’s “West SideStory” sung in English and Gou-nod’s “Romeo et Juliette” inFrench.

Ticket and other informa-tion is at tinyurl.com/mfwm9vj.

Derwood woman winsISpyOlney contest

Using creative sleuthing andkeen observation while shop-ping locally, Jeanne Reilly of

Derwood won the Olney Cham-ber of Commerce’s ISpyOlneyContest.

Hers was the only entry thatcorrectly identified nine of the10 chamber members in thephotos posted on the chamber’swebsite. Shewona$100Visa giftcard.

The contest ran throughFeb. 22, and chamber Execu-tive Director Jon Hulsizer saidentries arrived right up to thedeadline.

“We have found thatmatch-ing photos to locations provedvery challenging,” he said.“However, a winner emergedand congratulations are in or-der.”

Locations of the photosposted at olneymd.org/pages/ISpyOlney are the Sandy SpringMuseum, Fletcher’s ServiceCenter, TheBackyardNaturalist,Graeves Auto & Appliance, Ol-ney Bagel Bakery, Harris Teeter,The Winery at Olney, The LookBoutique, Serenity Zone Med-Spa andCreative Floral Designs.

The chamber plans to runthe contest again.

Middle schoolers inScience Bowl on Saturday

Teams from six Montgom-ery County middle schools willcompete Saturday to representMaryland in the middle schoolnational finals of the U.S. De-partment of Energy Office ofScience’s National ScienceBowl.

The local teams that willcompete at Prince George’sCommunity College in Largoare from the Landon Schoolof Bethesda; Clemente of Ger-mantown; Cabin John andHoover, both of Potomac; Frostof Rockville; and Takoma Park.

The finals will be in April inWashington, D.C.

Berrend Dance Centredirector, dancers honored

Seven dancers from Ber-rend Dance Centre in Olneyplaced within the Top 12 En-sembles for the third year ina row at the semifinals of theworld’s largest student balletcompetition, the Youth Ameri-can Grand Prix, held Feb. 15 inPittsburgh.

In the senior solo division,Allison Cannon, 16, of Olneyplaced in the top 12 out of 127entries in the classical categorywith a variation from “SwanLake.” In the junior solo divi-sion, Brenda Welch, 12, of Ol-ney and Amelia Dencker, 14,of Rockville both placed in thetop 24 out of 170 entries in theclassical category with varia-tions from “Fairy Doll” and

“Paquita,” respectively.The winning ensemble,

“Reflections,” was choreo-graphed by Aaron Jackson, aBerrend Dance Centre instruc-tor and former companymem-ber of theWashington Ballet. Itfeatured the three soloists, plusLulu Chang, 13, and IsabellaChang, 14, both of Potomac;Katherine Pawlowski, 14, ofRockville; and Alexandra Mao,14, of Olney.

Patricia Berrend, direc-tor of Berrend Dance Cen-tre, received the OutstandingTeacher award — one of onlytwo awards presented to teach-ers from among the 88 par-ticipating ballet schools fromacross the U.S. and Canada.

Berrend, a founding mem-ber of the Washington Balletand formerly associate direc-tor of its school, moved hertraining grounds to Olney in2005. Tucked in above the Ol-ney Grille, the school offersyear-round training in balletand pointe, plus modern, jazz,tap and hip-hop. A summerprogram offers one to threeweeks of training, from youngbeginner to advanced and pre-professional levels.

More information is at ber-renddancecentre.org.

Olney author focuseson medieval literatureMichelle Markey Butler of

Olney has written a book thatdraws upon her knowledge andlove of medieval literature andhistory.

“Homegoing” is about alibrarian’s efforts to save hernew homeland after receiving adeclaration of war from an un-known country.

“It is the first of a series, ‘TheTall Ships of Saradena,’” shesaid. “I’m working on the sec-ond, as well as another book, setin the sameworld but four yearsbefore ‘Homegoing.’”

Butler teaches medievalliterature and Tolkien at theUniversity of Maryland, Col-lege Park. Although she haspublished academic articlesand short stories, this is her firstnovel.

“Homegoing” is availableonline in paperback from PinkNarcissus Press. It will soon beavailable as an e-book, too.

Campus congratsJason Mechali of Rockville

was named to the fall semesterdean’s list at Ouachita BaptistUniversity in Arkadelphia, Ark.

Students on the list mustcompile at least a 3.5 gradepointaverage.

n Calendar might extendto June 15; more snowin forecast this week

BY LINDSAY A. POWERSSTAFFWRITER

After a messy ice stormcoatedmuchof theareaonSun-day,MontgomeryCountyPublicSchools students got the day offMonday due to lingering diceyconditions.

County students, however,could find themselves in theclassroomanextraday in June.

The school district has foursnow days built in to its calen-dar.Mondaymarked thefifth.

“So parents and studentsshould plan for the school year

to be extended at this point,”Dana Tofig, a school systemspokesman, wrote in an emailMonday.

District officials’ decisionto close schools Monday wasmainly tied toroadandsidewalkconditions, Tofigwrote.

“While it warmed upthroughout the day, the con-ditions this morning were notgood,”hewrote.

Tomake up for lost instruc-tiontime, thedistrictplanstoex-tend the school year by one dayto June 15, aMonday. If schoolsclose for any additional snowdays, thesystemwouldcontinueto make up days in that samemid-June week. That possibilitylooms, as the National WeatherService forecast calls for at least

some snow Wednesday nightandThursday.

The state requires schooldistricts to hold 180 instructiondays.

The systemcanask the statetowaiveanysnowdaysnotbuiltin to the calendar.

Last year, state Superinten-dentLillianM.Loweryapprovedthe district’s request to waivefour out of six extra snow days.The district’s request to waivefivedayswasdenied.

Tofig said the district willdecide whether to apply for awaiver following winter’s end,when school officials knowhowmany extra snow days they hadtoadd.

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Monday’s snow day couldmean longer school year

n Olney native to appearTuesday on Bravo show

BY TERRIHOGAN

STAFFWRITER

Will Kirk and Laura findmatrimonial bliss? Will theyhave children together?Do theymind seeing their private livesplayedout on cable television?

The answers to the first twoquestions are still unknown.And the third question? Thatwouldbea “no”—theyenjoy it.

Kirk and Laura Knight ofBethesda are starring in thesecond season of Bravo’s series“Newlyweds: The First Year,”which premieres at 10 p.m.Tuesday.

The show documents fournewlywedcouples for the entirefirst year of marriage, and willfeature trials and tribulations,from challenging in-laws tofertility struggles and mergingcomplicated lives together.

Kirk, 41, grew up in Olneyand graduated from SherwoodHigh School in Sandy Spring in1992.Mostofhis familystill livesin theOlney-Brookeville area.

He said he knows a pro-ducer who brought up theopportunity to appear on theshow.

“After discussions with mywife about whether we wantedto open our lives up to the pub-lic, we ultimately decided to doit,” he said. “We like excitementinour livesandare risk takers—you have to be to be on a showlike this.”

Kirksaid theywerecomfort-able with the cameras and filmcrew, and for themost part, en-joyed the experience.

“It’s strange to think thatwith so much going on around

you, you almost forget they arethere,” he said. “We felt verycomfortable.”

He admitted that at times,however, itwasnervewracking.

“Some things are personal,and you are getting ready toshare them with the world,” hesaid. “But the experience wasa lot of fun, more fun than Ithought.”

A segment was taped atTaste restaurant in Olney, al-though Kirk is not sure whatspecific footagewill air. Viewersmayalsorecognizeothersites inBethesda andWashington,D.C.

Laura, 35, is from St. Pe-tersburg Beach, Fla. The couplemet inBethesdaonablinddate.They had both moved to thearea for a fresh start.

Laura owns an insurancebrokerage and is a Pilates in-structor, and Kirk owns a com-mercial real estate investmentcompany and an Internetstartup, razzd.com.

Hiswebsiteallowspeople toargue any point via video, andwhile others can vote on whois right and who is wrong. After

each episode, Kirk and Laurawill “razz”eachotheronthesite.

According to biographiesprovided by Bravo, Laura is astylish high achiever who looksat life as a series of to-do lists,upon which having a baby andbuyingahouse rest firmly at thetop.

Already the father of twoteenage sons, fun-loving Kirkenjoys his condo and leisurelylifestyle and struggles with giv-ing his life up as the ultimatebachelor.

Although the couple en-joys the luxuries their successaffords, Laura is trying to bemore practical as she hopes tobecome pregnant and moveto the suburbs to start a familysoon. Kirk, on the other hand,is accustomed to his life as anovergrownkidwithhisbachelorpad condo, sports cars and anexpensivefish-collectinghobby.

Viewerswill learn if the cou-ple is able to buckle down andmake some of the necessarysacrifices toexpandtheir family.

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Kirk and Laura Knight of Bethesda star in “Newlyweds: The First Year,”premiering Tuesday on Bravo Network.

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n Officials, principals sayschools, students are ready

BYLINDSAYA. POWERS

STAFFWRITER

Montgomery County Public Schoolsstudents were scheduled to start takingnew state tests Monday morning, butwintryweather upset that plan.

Instead, the Partnership for As-sessment of Readiness of College andCareers tests—whicharebeing fully im-plemented for the first time this month—had towait for Tuesday.

Suzanne Woertz, supervisor of theschool system’s testing unit, said Mon-day that the lost day isn’t expected tode-rail testing schedules. Some schools willshift back a day; others will take advan-tage of built-inmakeupdays.

“Ifwe justmiss this oneday, thenwedon’t anticipate any problemswith hav-ing enough days for all of our schools tofinish testing,”Woertz said.

The district must follow a state-dictated window fromMarch 2 throughMarch 26. The district doesn’t need toask toextend that time frameyet,Woertzsaid, but school officials will re-evaluateif schools close again ona testing day.

Schools can choose when to givethe tests, as long as students take themwithin the 20-day window. That flexibil-ity marks a significant change from thestricterschedule for theMarylandSchoolAssessment tests,Woertz said.

The PARCC tests, which the districtpiloted last year, are aligned with theCommon Core State Standards and re-place the Maryland School Assessmentsin reading andmath.

This month, students will take thefirst of twoPARCC rounds. Thefirst testsare a “performance-based assessment”that are longer and more complicatedthan the “end-of-year assessment” stu-dentswill take later.

Third- through eighth-graders willtake math and English language artstests. High schoolers studying Algebra 1,

Algebra 2 and English 10 will take corre-sponding tests.

The district and individual schoolshave been preparing for the new tests,both directly and indirectly, school offi-cials andprincipals said.

Most students will take tests oncomputers, a task made easier by theschool system’s technology plan put inplace over the last couple of years, saidKara Trenkamp, director of the district’sDepartment of Instructional Technol-ogy. The plan has added Chromebooklaptops and other devices in some class-rooms and expanded wireless networksin schools, amongothermeasures.

Trenkamp said the district addedmore technology for everyday teachingand learning, but it has helped prepareschoolsandstudents for thePARCCtests.

District officials have consideredwhat assignments students should seein the classroom that would be similarto tasks they will face in the PARCC as-sessments, suchaswritinganessay frommultiple sources, she said.

Thedistrict gleaned lessons fromlastyear’s pilot tests. Schools testedwhat ac-tivity their WiFi could handle and foundthat theversionof theWebbrowserusedwas important, Trenkamp said. Somestudentsdidn’t realizehow long itwouldtake to complete what seemed like asmall number of questions, including anessay,Woertz said.

“The devil’s in the details and thatsurfaced for us a lot of details,” Tren-kamp said.

The district will help schools duringtesting, with an online resource library,tech specialists and ahelpdesk for calls.

Kyle Heatwole, principal at SingerElementary School in Silver Spring, saidFriday that the 200 to 250 students whowill takethetestsarealreadycomfortablewith the technology theywill use.

The school’s third- and fifth-gradershave had Chromebooks in their class-rooms since January, he said, and theschool has had laptops since the build-ing opened two years ago. Students aregenerally “very technologically saavy.”

About two weeks ago, Singer stu-dents tried a short practice round,whichhelped calm thenerves of someyoungerstudents, said Heatwole, who welcomesthenew tests.

“I’m really happy that nowwe’re go-ing to have a test that does align to thecurriculumwe’ve beenusing,” he said.

Principal Sean McGee also said hisstudents at Wims Elementary Schoolin Clarksburg were familiar with theChromebooks they’ll use for the PARCCtests, havingused them for classwork.

He said the school held practice ses-sions to help students get a feel for howthe tests look on the Chromebooks and“the rhythmof it.”

The school didn’t prepare studentsspecifically for the test content, McGeesaid.

“We’re not really in the business ofteaching to the test,” he said. “We be-lieve the curriculum really prepares thestudents for it.”

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n Skaters from Rockville,elsewhere in county hope

to compete in Olympics

BY KEVIN JAMES SHAY

STAFFWRITER

Fresh off finishing first andsecond in junior ice dancing atthe U.S. Figure Skating Cham-pionships, four MontgomeryCounty athletes are represent-ing the U.S. this week in the2015 World Junior Figure Skat-ing Championships in Estonia.

Quinn Carpenter of Whea-ton and Lorraine McNamara ofGermantownwon the junior icedancing gold medal in Januaryat the national championshipsin Greensboro, N.C. MichaelParsons and sister Rachel Par-sons, both of Rockville, won thesilvermedal in that competition.

The skaters often train at theWheaton Ice Arena and werethere Feb. 24 to perform in a cel-ebratory event.

Three speed skaters whorepresented the U.S. at the2015 World Junior Short TrackSpeed Skating Championshipsin Japan last weekend also werethere: Richard MontgomeryHigh School junior April Shin,Churchill High School graduateShaner LeBauer and ThomasHong of Laurel. Shin finishedseventh in the 1500 meters,while Hong placed 12th andLeBauer 27th in the1000meters.

Carpenter, 19, learned toskate at the Wheaton arenawhen he was young and joinedthe Wheaton Ice Skating Acad-emy program when he was 7.Skaters in that program alsotrain under top-level coachesat the Cabin John Ice Rink andRockville Ice Arena.

Carpenter and McNamara,16, who joined the academywhen she was almost 5, pairedupandbegancompeting almosta decade ago. They finishedfourth in the 2008 U.S. JuniorNational Championships andthird at the nationals in 2012and 2013.

Last year, they won a silvermedal at the nationals, then fin-ished fourth at the World JuniorChampionships. In 2013, theyplaced ninth in the world cham-pionships and third in nationals.Along the way, they won many-competitions, such as at the LakePlacid IceDanceChampionships.

“We trynot to focus somuchon winning a competition,”said Carpenter, who graduatedhigh school while being home-schooled and attends Mont-gomery College. He plans tomajor in mechanical engineer-ing. “We just want to improveand do the very best we can ev-ery timewe compete.”

McNamara, a sophomoreat Connelly School of the HolyChild in Potomac, said she par-ticularly enjoys theperformanceaspect. “I love being on the ice

with the music and putting ona show for the crowd,” she said.

The Parsonses, who alsotrain through the Wheaton IceSkating Academy program,competed with other partnersbefore pairing up several yearsago. They won the novice-levelice dancing competition at the2011 U.S. National Champion-ships during their first year ofskating together.

Then in the first WinterYouth Olympic Games in Aus-tria in 2012, the Parsonses fin-ished fourth in the 12-team icedancing field, behind two duosfrom Russia and one from theUkraine. Last year, they placedeighth at the World JuniorChampionships after winningthe bronzemedal at nationals.

There can be pressure insuch competitions, but the skat-

ers try to keep relaxed and fo-cused.

“We talk to each other,” saidMichael, 19, a Magruder Highgraduate who attends Mont-gomery College. “Sometimes Ido visualization exercises to stayfocused on our routine beforewe compete.”

Listening to music also canhelp relieve pressure, said Ra-chel, 17, a junior at Magruder.Carpenter said he also doesvisualization exercises beforecompetitions.

Beyond the pressure of thecompetition, they try to real-ize how far they have come andenjoy being in new places. “Weget to travel all over the world,”Rachel said.

The skaters hope to get tothe Olympics, perhaps in 2018,buthave to jump fromthe juniorto senior circuit at some point.

“Making the Olympics hasalways been a dream of mine,”Carpenter said. “It’s importantto make your move to the se-nior-level competitions at theright time.”

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PHOTO BY BARRY GROPMAN

Four Montgomery County athletes are representing the U.S. this week inthe 2015 World Junior Figure Skating Championships in Estonia. From leftare siblings Rachel Parsons and Michael Parsons, both of Rockville; LorraineMcNamara of Germantown; and Quinn Carpenter of Wheaton.

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In 2004, Amy graduatedfrom the University ofMaryland, College Park with

two Bachelors’ degrees in Government and Politics and Criminologyand Criminal Justice. In 2008, she graduated from the University ofBaltimore School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. In 2009, alsofrom the University of Baltimore, she received a Masters Degree inNegotiation and Conflict Management. Amy will receive her MastersDegree in Public Policy from Georgetown University in May 2015.Miss Costanzo serves as a Principle Policy Analyst for the City ofBaltimore in the Bureau of the Budget and Management andResearch.

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n Bill would let storageunits advertise sales

online, not in newspapers

BY DANIEL LEADERMANSTAFF WRITER

Lawmakers in Annapoliswant tochange thewaysalesandauctions at self-storage sites areadvertised, but some nonprof-its say the measure could meantrouble for the poorer and morevulnerable users of those facili-ties.

Currently, a self-storage fa-cility can sell or auction off theproperty in a storage unit if therenter is in default for more than60 days and the sale is advertisedin a general-circulation newspa-per at least three days ahead oftime.

The new bill would give facil-ity operators the option of eitherputting a notice in a newspaperor advertising the sale in “anyother commercially reasonablemanner specified in the rentalagreement” — such as onlinelistings — as long as the saledrew three “independent bid-ders.” Those bidders must notbe related to or have a sharedfinancial interest with each otheror the facilityoperator, accordingto the bill.

Lawmakers say the bill willmake the process more afford-able for the self-storage busi-nesses.

State law currently requiresrenters to be notified of the timeand place of the auction andgiven at least 14 days to pay whatthey owe before the auction pro-ceeds.

But changing the rules foradvertising thesale is concerningtoMarcelineWhite, executivedi-rector of the nonprofit MarylandConsumer Rights Coalition.

“More notice in a variety ofplaces is better,” she said.

People often put items instorage facilitiesbecause theyarestruggling financially and wouldthen have to repurchase items iftheir property is sold, White said.

But Prince George’s CountyDel. Dereck E. Davis (D-Dist. 25)of Upper Marlboro, chairman ofthe Economic Matters Commit-tee and the bill’s lead sponsor,said the bill is just about adver-tising, and that moving fromprinted notices to online noticeswas more cost-effective for theself-storage businesses.

The Maryland Self StorageAssociation did not respond torequests for comment.

Those businesses have al-ways been able to sell the prop-erty if a renter is in default, Davissaid.The issuewasbrought tohisattention by the owner of a self-storage business, he said.

Montgomery County Del.Benjamin F. Kramer (D-Dist. 19)of Silver Spring, one of the bill’sco-sponsors, said he doubtedthat many people were readingprinted auction notices to findout if their own property wasbeing sold. Most people havecellphones and Internet accessregardless of their economiccircumstances, and may havemore access to the Internet thanthey do to printed publications,Kramer said.

Some area self-storage facili-ties direct callers inquiring aboutauctions directly to online list-ings.

Self-storage facilities are acommonly used service for peo-ple facing financial trouble, saidKim Propeack, chief of politicsand communications for Casaof Maryland, the Langley Park-based nonprofit that advocates

for immigrants. That populationincludes many Casa clients, soprovisions like those in the billwere troubling, Propeack said.

A bill passed by the Gen-eral Assembly in 2013 that al-lowed storage facilities to notifycustomers via email that theywere in default of their rentalagreement initially contained aprovision similar to the currentproposal.

That provision drew objec-tions from the MDDC PressAssociation, which represents

newspapers in Maryland, Dela-ware and Washington, D.C.

“In an area like self-storageauctions, you need more notice,not less,” Rebecca Snyder, theorganization’s executive direc-tor, told The Gazette on Feb. 24.“Smaller-circulation newspa-pers, targeted to specific com-munities, can act as a lifeline.”

If a person has fallen on hardtimes and can’t pay their bills,they may not want to talk aboutit, but public notice might helpfriends and family recognize the

problem and come together toact as a safety net, Snyder said.

The proposed new notice re-quirementsmightallowastoragefacility owner to just call threeacquaintances on the phone toroundupthree independentbid-ders, Snyder said.

Kramer told The Gazette thathe understood that public no-tices were part of newspapers’revenue, and that there might beconcern from newspapers thatother notices, too, might start tomove online.

A hearing on the House ver-sion of the bill is scheduled for1 p.m. Wednesday before theHouse Economic Matters Com-mittee. The Senate version of thebill will be heard at 1 p.m. March11 before the Senate FinanceCommittee.

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POLICE BLOTTERThe following is a summary of inci-dents in the Rockville area to whichMontgomery County police respondedrecently. The words “arrested” and“charged” do not imply guilt. This infor-mation was provided by the county.

Sexual assault• 13100 block of Parkland Drive,

Rockville, on Feb. 13 or 14. The sub-ject is known to the victim.

Strong-arm robbery•Wendy and Palmira lanes, As-

pen Hill, at 9:08 p.m. Feb. 18.

Aggravated assault• 7-Eleven, 10020 Darnestown

Road, North Potomac, at 12:28 a.m.Feb. 12.

• McDonalds, 15801 FrederickRoad, Derwood, at 8:27 p.m. Feb. 24.

Vehicle larceny• Four incidents in Rockville be-

tween Feb. 9 and 17. Took cash, cell-phones and a laptop. Affected streetsinclude FrostValleyWay, GatewaterTerrace and Gateway Drive.

“More notice in a varietyof places is better.”

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Children’s clothing store,Southeast Asian eateryopening in Pike & RoseYogaso, a children’s clothing

store for infants to 12-year-olds,has opened in Pike & Rose inNorth Bethesda.

The store, at 11803 GrandPark Ave., also carries children’saccessories and toys.

The company was foundedin Maryland in 2011 by AlemBeshir, according to its website,yogaso.com.

Also, ShopHouse SoutheastAsianKitchenplans to openSat-urday in Pike & Rose.

From noon to 7 p.m.,the restaurant, at 11584 OldGeorgetown Road, will offer a

free entree to dine-in custom-ers, according to a news re-lease.

The ShopHouse chain,owned by Chipotle MexicanGrill of Denver, sells traditionalThai, VietnameseandMalaysiandishes, which are all gluten- anddairy-free.

The restaurant will be openfrom 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.

Shulman Rogers namesnew business lawyerShulman, Rogers, Gan-

dal, Pordy & Ecker of Potomacnamed Michael Fellerman ashareholder and member of itsbusiness and financial servicesand real estate practices.

n ‘We had a pleasant andproductive meeting,’ sayswoman whose dog died

BY TERRIHOGAN

STAFFWRITER

Mary Allman of Olney hasfound a sense of closure andpeace, after learning the iden-tify of and meeting with theowners of the golden retrieverthat attacked her Maltese,causing injuries that led to thedog’s death.

After seeing an article inlast week’s Gazette, neighborsalerted the golden retriever’sowners, who contacted thecounty police’s Animal Ser-vices Division.

“We have learned whereJunior, the Golden Retrieverwho injured Renny lives, who

the owners are, their sorrowabout the death of Renny andtheir willingness to committo a payment plan,” Allmanwrote in an email to The Ga-zette on Friday evening.

She said the family toldher that their 7-year-old doghas never displayed behaviorproblems.

Allman learned that theteenage boy who appeared atthe park and had tried to stopthe attack had told his fam-ily what happened, and theydrove around the neighbor-hood looking for Allman andRenny, to no avail.

On Saturday, Allman metwith the dog’s owners, whomshe did not identify.

“We had a pleasant andproductive meeting, withoutlawyers or police officers,”Allman said. “Both David andhis mom repeatedly said how

sorry they are for what hap-pened.”

Allman said the family isconsidering putting the dogdown, or perhaps returningit to its breeder’s place in thecountry, where it would havespace to run free.

“On Tuesday, they musttell the Montgomery CountyPolice Animal Services officerwhat their plan is for Junior,”Allman said. “A payment planwas agreed upon and [they]gaveme the first month’s pay-ment. We are neighbors andare happy we can resolve thismatter in an agreeable man-ner.”

The county’s animal ser-vices officer did not returnphonemessages seeking com-ment on Tuesday.

At about 3:45 p.m. onFeb. 12, Allman was walkingher 8-year-old dog, Renny,

near Southeast Olney Park onBuehler Road.

She said that a large dog,which she thought was agolden retriever named Ju-nior, appeared and attackedRenny.

A teenage boy, who identi-fied himself as David, showedup and told her that his doghad gotten away.

Renny sustained severalbroken ribs, bruised lungs andmultiple wounds on his backand shoulders.

Despite receiving imme-diate care at a local veterinaryoffice and then at an emer-gency facility, Renny died Feb.18.

Allman said the veterinarybills totaledmore than $7,700.

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n City, chamber, economicagency plan to holdworkshops in March

BY RYANMARSHALLSTAFFWRITER

The city of Rockville willteam with business groups tohost a training session for com-panies looking to learn moreabout doing business there.

The training is being of-

fered by the city manager’soffice, Rockville Chamber ofCommerce and Rockville Eco-nomic Development Inc.

It will be held from 8 to10:30 a.m. March 18 and 25 inthe mayor and council cham-bers at city hall.

City staff will discuss thecity’s demographics, planningand development services,trash and recycling for busi-nesses, best environmentalpractices for businesses, safety

concerns for businesses andemployees, commercial codeenforcement and how to dobusiness with the city.

The organizers want tolearn from the businesses whatis important to them so thetraining can be tailored to theirneeds, said Hjarman Cordero,senior neighborhood resourcescoordinator for the city.

The training can help busi-nesses know the services thecity provides and can helpthem learn about the impor-tance of complying with cityregulations, he said.

It’s not that there’s any-thing specifically differentabout doing business in thecity than in the county thatbusinesses need to learn, saidLaurie Boyer, executive direc-tor of Rockville Economic De-velopment.

But the sessions offer agood way for city departmentsto make themselves familiarwith businesses and give thema better idea of whom to con-tact when they have an issue,she said.

Although the sessions aregeared toward businesses,those without businesses orwho are thinking of startinga business are also welcome,Cordero said.

Cordero said anyone inter-ested in participating shouldsign up by March 15, althoughwalk-ins also are welcome.

Registration is at rockvil-lechamber.org. For more in-formation, contact Cordero at240-314-8344 or [email protected].

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TheMontgomery Coalitionfor Adult English Literacy hasannouncedtheteamsfor itsup-coming grown-up spelling bee.

The defending cham-pion, Holy Cross Health, willcompete against AdventistHealthCare, Burness Com-munications, MontgomeryCollege, Pepco and Social &Scientific Systems.

The spelling bee is a fund-raiser for the coalition.

It will be held 6:30 to 8:30p.m. Thursday at the Mont-gomery College Cultural ArtsCenter, 7995 Georgia Ave., Sil-ver Spring.

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For the weeks of Feb. 12-28, theSandy Spring Volunteer Fire Depart-ment responded to the following inci-dents. Information from Chief MichaelKelley.

From Station 4 (Sandy Spring)• On Feb. 12 at 2:13 p.m., 9600

block of Connecticut Avenue for avehicle collisionwith injuries.

• On Feb. 14 at 7:37 p.m., 7000block of Helmsdale Court in HowardCounty to assist at a house fire.

• On Feb. 14 at 7:56 p.m., Fair-land andTamarach roads in Coles-ville to assist at a vehicle collisionwith no injuries.

• On Feb. 14 at 8:13 p.m., 1700block of Olney-Sandy Spring Roadfor a pedestrian struck by auto.

• On Feb. 14 at 10:51 p.m., 2500block of Spencerville Road for a vehi-cle collision with unknown injuries.

• On Feb. 15 at 4:44 a.m., 1700block ofMt. Pisgah Lane in SilverSpring to assist with a building fire.

•OnFeb. 16 at 6:22p.m.,OldBal-timoreRoadandBishopsCastle for avehicle collisionwithno injuries.

• On Feb. 17 at 8:46 a.m., Nor-beck andNorwood roads for a ve-hicle collision with no injuries.

• On Feb. 18 at 5:11 p.m., 13300block of Clarksville Pike in HowardCounty to assist with a building fire.

• On Feb. 20 at 7:56 p.m., Nor-beck and Layhill roads for a vehiclecollision with no injuries.

• On Feb. 24 at 7:33 a.m., 2400block of Spencerville Road for a vehi-cle collision with unknown injuries.

• On Feb. 26 at 7:45 p.m., 300block of Norwood Road for a vehiclecollision with no injuries.

• On Feb. 28 at 7:47 a.m., Nor-wood andHolly Grove roads fora vehicle collisionwith unknowninjuries.

• On Feb. 28 at 12:19 p.m., Spen-cerville and PeachOrchard roads toassist at the truck fire.

• On Feb. 28 at 3:22 p.m., 2000block of Sullivan Lane in Layhill toassist at the house fire withminordamage.

From Station 40 (Olney)• On Feb. 12 at 5:35 p.m.,Md.

200 betweenGeorgia Avenue andShady Grove Road for a vehicle colli-sionwith no injuries.

• On Feb. 13 at 12:55 p.m.,Md.108 andVolunteer Drive for a vehiclecollision with no injuries.

• On Feb. 14 at 7:51 p.m., Geor-gia Avenue andNorbeck Road for avehicle collisionwith no injuries.

• On Feb. 14 at 8:04 p.m., SandySpring Road andDinoDrive in Bur-tonsville for a vehicle collisionwithinjuries.

• On Feb. 15 at 4:10 p.m., 14900block of Carrolton Road for a build-ing fire, extent of damage unknown.

• On Feb. 16 at 2:24 p.m., 15900block of Emory Lane for a vehiclecollision with unknown injuries.

• On Feb. 16 at 3:55 p.m., 18100block ofVillage Center Drive for anatural gas leak.

• On Feb. 16 at 6:43 p.m., 4700block ofMuncasterMill Road for avehicle collisionwith no injuries.

• On Feb. 16 at 8 p.m., 15900block of Emory Lane for a vehiclecollision with no injuries.

•OnFeb. 17 at 12:54p.m., 14600blockofMelindaLane inAspenHill for

ahousefirewithunknowndamages.• On Feb. 17 at 7:19 p.m., 14100

block of Grand Pre Road in Bel Prefor an apartment fire with no dam-age reported.

• On Feb. 19 at 9:18 p.m., 18400block of Forest Crossing Court for aninside natural gas leak.

• On Feb. 21 at 9:24 a.m., Nor-beck Road andHannansWay for avehicle collisionwith no injuries.

• On Feb. 21 at 10:46 a.m., 14100block of PearTree Lane in Bel Pre foran apartment fire with little to nodamage.

• On Feb. 21 at 11:15 a.m., 300block ofMarket Street in Brookev-ille for a vehicle collisionwith noinjuries.

• On Feb. 21 at 11:35 a.m.,Md.200 betweenGeorgia Avenue andLayhill Road for a vehicle collisionwith no injuries.

• On Feb. 23 at 2:36 a.m., 6400block of Laytonsville Road in Lay-tonsville to assist at a house fire withsignificant damage.

• On Feb. 23 at 9:47 a.m.,Md.108 andVillage Center Drive for a ve-hicle collision with no injuries.

• On Feb. 24 at 10:36 p.m., 3500block of South LeisureWorld Boule-vard for an apartment fire withmod-erate damage.

• On Feb. 26 at 9:02 a.m., 500block of North Stonestreet Avenue inRockville at assist at a building fire.

• On Feb. 26 at 11:34 a.m., EmoryLane and Jilrick Street for a vehiclecollision with no injuries.

• On Feb. 26 at 2:14 p.m., LayhillRoad atMd. 200 for a vehicle colli-sionwith no injuries.

• On Feb. 27 at 1:56 p.m.,Veirs

Mill and AspenHill roads in Rock-ville to assist at a vehicle collisionwith injuries.

• On Feb. 27 at 5:34 p.m., Nor-beck Road and Firestone for a pedes-trian struck by auto.

• On Feb. 27 at 5:54 p.m., 14200block of Grand Pre Road in AspenHill for an apartment fire; extent ofdamage unknown.

• On Feb. 28 at 2:56 a.m., 4200block of Norbeck Road for a vehiclecollision with no injuries.

• On Feb. 28 at 8:38 a.m., Han-nansWay andHaverford Drive for ahouse fire withminor damage.

From both stations• On Feb. 13 at 2:47 p.m., 3400

block of South LeisureWorld Boule-vard to assist on a hazardousmateri-als call.

• On Feb. 13 at 3:28 p.m., 16900block of Georgia Avenue for a vehiclecollisionwith injuries.

• On Feb. 21 at 11:37 a.m., Ow-ens andOld Baltimore roads for avehicle collisionwith injuries.

• On Feb. 22 at 6:56 p.m., 1000block of Parrs Ridge Road for a housefire withminor damage.

• On Feb. 24 at 8:56 p.m., 18100block of BroomDrive for a chimneyfire.

• On Feb. 27 at 5:15 a.m., 17700block of Norwood Road for a housefire with significant damage.

Units also responded to 205emergencymedical calls and 101non-emergency service calls.

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n Potomac ‘café’ focuseson using high-tech devices

BY RYAN MARSHALLSTAFFWRITER

Most of us have probably been flum-moxed by technology at some point.

And for many, the solution probablyinvolved handing a device to someoneyounger and asking, “How do I do that?”

Now,AARP is bringing youngandold to-gether to help remove some of the mysteryof the tech devices that have become moreand more central to many Americans’ dailylives.

On March 15 in Potomac, older adultscan get answers from teenage volunteers onhow to use their various devices at an Inter-generational Tech Café.

A similar event in December drew 67seniors and 42 teens, said AARP’s Lisa Char-noff, who’s helping organize the event.

Theeventprovidedone-on-one sessionsto help the adults do whatever they wantedwith the technology they had, she said.

Those who wanted to learn to use Twit-ter, for example,werepairedwitha teenwhowas fluent in the social media program. Ifthey wanted to better use their iPhone, theywere paired with someone who could teachthem.

According to the Pew Research Center,as of January 2014, 58 percent of Americanadults had a smartphone — including 49percent of those 50 to 64 and 19 percent ofthose 65 or older — while 42 percent had atablet computer and 32 percent had an e-reader.

Butmanyolderpeople are challengedbythe language of technology, said Tresa Bal-

lard of AARP.Helping them understand something

such as a hashtag and what it does canhelp them use their technologymuch bet-ter.

It’s intuitive for teens to figure out howto do what they want with technology, be-cause they’ve grown up in a world that fea-tures it, Charnoff said.

It’s not so intuitive for older people whohaven’t grown up with that technology, shesaid.

The tech caféwill beheld from11a.m. to1 p.m. March 15 at Beth Sholom Congrega-tion, 11825 Seven Locks Road, Potomac.

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election, and will see how it goesand what the public response is,said Lois Neuman, chairwomanof the city’s Board of Supervisorsof Elections.

The equipment has beenused in Virginia for three elec-tions, and representatives fromthe county and city have gone toseveral jurisdictions in Virginiato learn about the equipmentand talk about best practices,she said.

The Virginia officials withwhom they’ve spoken have toldthem there have been only a fewglitches, and they were easily re-solved, she said.

“It’s not new equipment,”Neuman said. “It’s new to Mary-land.”

The new machines are sup-posed to be available in March,andNeumansaidRockvillevoterswill have an opportunity to learnabout them and try them out be-fore the election.

Voters will use the new ma-chines inoneof twoways:

Most voters will sign in andreceive a paper ballot and usea pen to fill in ovals next to theirselectedcandidates’names,Neu-mansaid.

Others, especially visually im-

paired voters who have troublereading the paper ballot, will useatouchscreentomarktheballots.Themachinewill thenspitout theballotwith the voter’s selections.

Both types of ballots willbe fed into the scanner, albeitthrough different trays to accom-modate thedifferent sizes.

Neuman said elections of-ficials are still figuring out thelogistics, with county officialshelping out.

“It’s all in the talking stage,”she said.

But one thing is just aboutcertain, Neuman said: The newsystemwill produce results morequickly than the current system.In recent elections, frustratedelection officials, voters and can-didates in the countyhavewaiteduntil theweehoursof thenextdaytogetat leastunofficialvotetotals.

The General Assemblychangedthelawin2007torequirea paper-based system, Charlsonsaid. Such a system creates a pa-per trail, in case one is needed inadisputedcontest.

But it wasn’t until fiscal 2013or ’14 that money was allocatedfor the switch, she said.

Implementing a new supplyof voting machines is a “huge,hugeeffort,” she said.

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longings and quickly left.“When I got to my neighbor’s

house across the street, I was dizzy,nauseous and my eyes were burn-ing,” Washington said. “They tookme to MedStar Montgomery MedicalCenter, where I was treated for carbonmonoxide poisoning.”

According to the MontgomeryCounty Fire and Rescue Service blog,the first firefighters at the house be-gan an aggressive interior attack to ex-tinguish the fire, which had extendedthroughout the attic and roof.

A second alarm was called, bring-ing about 100 fire and rescue person-nel to the scene. They had to contendwith cold weather issues, includingice and frozen fire hydrants. One fire-fighter suffered a minor injury.

Most of the fire was controlledquickly, although firefighters spentseveral hours extinguishing remain-ing hot spots.

After her release from the Olney

hospital several hours later, Washing-ton returned to her home to find whatshe describes as a “total loss.”

“I saw devastation,” she said.“They pulled down every ceiling in theentire house.”

In their preliminary investigation,officials determined that the fire ap-pears to have been accidental, havingstarted in the attic over the fireplace.The cause was probably a faulty chim-ney flue.

Washington said she had a fire inthe wood-burning fireplace the nightbefore, as she often does. She initiallythought a smoldering log caused thesmoke.

The fire was not the only misfor-tuneWashington has had to deal with.

Washington, known as “Aunt Hat-tie,” is the founder and president ofAunt Hattie’s Place, a nonprofit resi-dential facility since 1997 for maleteens with special educational needswho have been abused, abandoned orotherwise neglected.

Washington inherited her homefrom Robert H. Hill, the first blackman to sit on the board of Sandy

Spring Bank. He was a self-made manknown for his generosity to the com-munity, she said.

Hill bequeathed his rambler andfive-car garage to Washington withthe intention that she use it to build ahome for disadvantaged children.

At the time, she she was operatingtwo group homes in Baltimore andRandallstown.

Aunt Hattie’s Place in SandySpring was completed in 2010, costingabout $3 million. The eight-bedroomgroup home is attached to Washing-ton’s house.

The group home housed up toeight boys, ages 12 to 19.

‘State-of-the-art facility’“It was a state-of-the-art facility

with green features, handicapped ac-cessible, a swimming pool and tenniscourt,” Washington said. “It was builtthe way a group home should be built.If those boys had to live in a grouphome, I wanted them to be proud thatthey lived here, and they were.”

However, in 2013, the state’s De-

partment of Human Resources failedto renew its contract with the home.

The boys were sent elsewhere,and the group home has remainedvacant. SinceWashington had put herown home up as collateral, the entireproperty, including both houses, is upfor sale.

“Sandy Spring Bank has bent overbackwards and has been very patientwith us,” she said. “We are just wait-ing for a buyer.”

Washington said she walkedthrough the boys home every two orthree days to check on things.

On Feb. 20, just one week beforethe fire, she entered the group hometo find water rushing down the steps.

“We had winterized it, so all thewater had been turned off except forthe sprinkler system, which we hadto leave on for insurance reasons,”she said. “Those pipes burst, and thegroup home was basically destroyed.It looked like Niagara Falls, but fro-zen.”

Despite all this, she said that ifshe had the chance to do it again, shewouldn’t think twice.

“I will give whatever I can to helpsomeone else,” she said. “Love knowsno kinship.”

The Randallstown home alsolost its state contract. With only onegroup home remaining, Washingtonhas focused her energies on writing abook, “Driven To Success— An Inspi-rational Memoir of Lessons Learnedthrough Faith, Family and Favor.”

For now, she is staying with herdaughter and said the next step wouldbe to deal with the insurance com-pany.

“I just need to see what this allmeans, where we are, and what we donext,” Washington said.

She feels blessed to have beenawakened by the smoke detector.

“I recommend everyone checktheir batteries in their smoke detec-tor,” Washington said.

“I did that religiously, every timewe changed the clocks. That savedmy life, in addition to my good Lord.There must be more work that theLord has for me to do.”

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have thrown us curveballs,” hesaid.

But the show must go on,and Evans has confidence thathis cast will capitalize on therehearsals that are held.

All the pieces are fallinginto place for Caitlin Deerin ofBrookeville, a sophomore per-forming in her second Rock ’n’Roll Revival.

Last summer, Deerinwrote the song “Puzzles.”With the help of her voicecoach, she was able to recordit in a professional studio, andit is available for purchase oniTunes.

The song received a greatdeal of buzz in the Sherwoodcommunity, and Evans sug-gested that Deerin sing it for

her Rock ’n’ Roll audition.“She’s a great kid,” Evans

said. “The song is extremelywell put together and thoughtout. It has a good hook andmelody, and she presents itvery well.”

Deerin plans to performher song in the show, and alsoperforms in four other num-bers.

While it’s not the first orig-inal song to be performed atthe show, she said hers is thefirst to have been profession-ally recorded.

“The band had to listen tothe recording and figure outhow to re-create it,” she said.

Deerin said she is excitedfor this year’s show.

“I like this year’s showbecause there are a lot morepopular songs that I recog-nize,” she said. “That makesthe show more interesting,

but also a bigger challenge.High schoolers have to liveup to the expectations thatcome along with those songs.I think we’ve done a great jobwith that.”

Deerin also is one ofthree finalists competing thisweekend for $2,500 in theYoung Songwriter categoryof the Bernard/Ebb Songwrit-ing Awards in Bethesda. Shewon’t perform at the openingnight of Rock ’n’ Roll, as shewill sing with the competi-tion finalists at 8 p.m. Fridayat Bethesda Blues & Jazz Sup-per Club, at 7719 WisconsinAve. Tickets for that show areavailable at bethesda.org.

Patrons at Friday’s Rock’n’ Roll show instead will seea video of Deerin performing“Puzzles.”

Evans said he is always im-pressed by the students whostep up to make the show asuccess.

Sophomore Rachel Hack-

ett came up with this year’stheme, “Dancing in the Street.”It is the opening song, and sheis singing it in the show. Thetheme is appropriate, as theshow features dancing of allkinds, including two modernballet numbers.

Juniors Helena Zagamiand Haleigh Chester are bothstudent directors.

“They’ve taken a lot of re-sponsibility, in terms of stagedirection and placement ofthe students, without anyguidance,” Evans said.

Rock ’n’ Roll No. 44 willbe performed Friday throughSunday and March 13-15 inthe school’s Ertzman Theater.Friday and Saturday perfor-mances are at 7:30 p.m.; theSunday shows start at 2 p.m.

A limited number of tick-ets, from $10 to $20, are avail-able at ShowTix4U.com.

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haven’t been studied, althoughsome limitations are alreadyknown.

Some council members saidFeb. 10 that they didn’t want theschool district to use a site thatholds a school, referring to theEwing center location that holdsalternative education programs.

James Song, director of theschool system’s Departmentof Facilities Management, saidthat the school board hasn’tresponded to the two possiblelong-term solutions mentionedalongside the Ewing center inthe Feb. 10 meeting. The dis-trict would study other sites, butneedsmoney to do so, he said.

If the depot would moveto the Ewing site, Song said, itcouldfit370of the410buses thatneed tobe relocated. Thedistricthasn’t studied the property.

For the possible short-termsolution, Song said, the districtcould lease private commercialproperty for the other 130 busesin the plan.

As officials consider options,the council is considering howland east of the service park —where the depot now sits —willpass from the county to devel-opers LCOR andNVR.

The council will hold a pub-lic hearing March 17 on the dis-position of that land. On March30, the council’s GovernmentOperations and Fiscal PolicyCommittee and EducationCommittee will discuss it.

Down the road, the councilwill vote on a declaration of nofurther need for the property,which, if approved, would au-thorize the county executive todispose of the land.

In a Feb. 23 letter to Leggett,Council President George Lev-enthal outlined council ques-tions and comments related tothe disposition.

Some council memberswere concerned about the pro-posed January 2017 sale date,“given that neither a short-termnor long-term relocation planfor the bus depot has been fullydeveloped,” the letter says.

The letter asks about poten-tial depot sites that developersoffered when responding to acounty request for developmentproposals for the service park’seastern side, now called Jer-emiah Park.

Greg Ossont, deputy direc-tor of the county’s Departmentof General Services, said de-velopers pitched ideas in theirproposals, but “none of themoffered us a panacea.” Develop-ers under consideration couldincrease their bid in lieu of of-fering both money and land forthe depot, he said.

Elrich, however, said it’s“absolutely clear” that thedevel-opment proposal request had arequirement that a developerfind a solution for moving thedepot.

“I guess I’m curious as towhy we didn’t hold them to theterms of the deal,” he said.

The request said the bus de-potnowfills 35acres, but “devel-opers may not need to identifythe same total number of acresand the county will considermultiple sites of fewer acres.”

A developer wouldn’t be ex-pected to design or construct fa-cilities on a new site, the requestsays.

Ossont said the languagewas meant to help developersoffer more viable proposals forrelocating the bus depot, but itwasn’t an obligation.

Elrich said the countyshould adjust the sale date, sodevelopers don’t get the landuntil it finds a depot solution.

Song said the school board isconcerned that the district hasn’tconfirmedaplace topark buses.

“We’re asking [the] CountyCouncil and [the] county execu-tive to strongly consider findingout solutions before the land isdisposedbutwecertainlyunder-stand the county’s contractualobligations aswell,” Song said.

Council Vice PresidentNancy Floreen said the schoolsystem is responsible for findinga new site and has been “avoid-ing” the relocation issue.

“They just haven’t faced upto their needs,” she said. “Thishas been a long time brewingfor them anyways.”

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Notice is hereby given that the Compensation Commission willconduct a public hearing at its meeting on Tuesday, March 10, 2015,at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as it may be heard in the Mayorand Council Chambers, Rockville City Hall, 111 Maryland Avenue,Rockville, Maryland.

Pursuant to Chapter 2, Section 2-21 of the Rockville City Code, theCompensation Commission’s responsibilities are to review andmake recommendations pertaining to the annual compensation ofthe Mayor and Councilmembers.

The Compensation Commission is seeking public input on what isthe proper compensation for the Mayor and Council, how should itbe determined, and should it include access to certain employeebenefits?

The record will remain open for a period of one week after the publichearing, or such other time as may be set by the CompensationCommission. Public comment can be submitted in writing to theCity Clerk, 111 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, Maryland 20850, or byemail to: [email protected].

Persons wishing to testify at the hearing are asked to call (240) 314-8280, before 4:00 p.m. on the day of the hearing to place theirnames on the speakers’ list.

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OUROPINIONS

LET TERS TOTHEEDITOR

Chemical debate

As president ofMontgomery County FarmBu-reau, Iwould like to respondtoMichaelTabor’s let-ter (“FarmBureau should sit out pesticide debate,”Feb. 4).Just who is Mr. Tabor? He prides himself as an

organic farmer, using sustainable farming prac-tices.Heclaims toproduce foodona farminPenn-sylvaniawithout using chemicals.Really. Suchclaimsmaysoundprogressive,but

are simply untrue. Without chemicals, there is nolife.Water and soil are comprised of chemicals.Mr. Tabor is quick to advance his values, while

denouncing the values of others. It takes a lot ofnerve to suggest that MCFB, whose membershiprepresents more than 3,500 families, should be si-lent. Mr. Tabor, I remind you that every Americanhas the constitutional right to freedomof speech.Let me be firm:MCFB will not sit this one out.

WebelieveBill 52-14 is abigmistakeand shouldbewithdrawn by its sponsor, Mr. Leventhal. We viewthis bill as unenforceable, and if adopted, in viola-tion of state lawand federal law.Farmers, lawn-care providers and consum-

ers who use pesticides do exercise caution andcommon sense. They don’t need to be denied theright to use a certain product, nor do they need toconsult with someone in Rockville about a permit,special exception or a determination of essential-ity. The EPA-approved product labels advise usersof necessary directions for use andprecautions.

There are dozens of reasons why MCFB op-posesBill52-14.Oneof themainreasonswasstatedbyMr. Tabor: “It is true that the potential harms ofmany pesticides used today cannot be definitivelysubstantiated.” The absence of harm is reasonenough forMCFB to join others in the very seriouseffort tostopMr.Leventhal’sgoal tocreatewhatwe

believe is anunnecessary layer of regulation.We should not create expensive regulations

based on philosophies of a small minority of citi-zens. When councilmen and councilwomen ad-vance the interests of the minority and refuse tolisten to thewill of themajority, confidence in gov-ernment is lost.MCFB believes Bill 52-14 throws our lawn ap-

plicators under the bus without good cause. Theseexperts are knowledgeable about the productsavailable to them to achieve the intended resultsthat homeowners request. Farmers feel a kinshipto thosewho tend to the land, lawns andplants.MCFB seeks to represent all aspects of agricul-

tural practices.We support each farmer’s choice tomanage their business in a manner that fits theirobjectives.Montgomery County farmers fear this bill will

provide the framework for future council actionsthat would interfere with farm business plans,and potentially result in the demise of their familyfarms.Our farmers have huge investments in land,buildings, machinery and human capital. Theywant their children and grandchildren to have op-portunities toassumeownershipof the familybusi-ness.Mr. Tabor should pursue his dreams, but he

shouldnot dream for the rest of us.

Lonnie Luther, Damascus

Council shouldn’t infringe on farmers’ investments

2011 FILE PHOTO

A Chevy Chase resident opposed to pesticide sprayingin her neighborhood put up this sign.

CountyCouncilmanGeorge Leventhal’s pro-posedbanonpesticideuse for public andprivateproperty takes away products rigorously testedand approved by the Environmental ProtectionAgency from professionals and homeowners.Theban is basedon fear, not science, and ignoresthe benefit of reliable weed, insect and diseasecontrols for our community.As former sportsfieldmanager forMontgom-

eryCounty’s acclaimedMarylandSoccerPlex anda current worldwide educator on turfgrass man-agement, my work is focused on creating betterturfgrass at all levels. Progress is made daily to-ward creating solutions to improve local fields.This proposed ban ignores this progress. It

ignores innovation of product technology. Andit removes many tools used to make fields andlawns better while reducing environmental im-pact — tools that removeweeds, reducemowingand reduce irrigation; tools that keep turfgrassstrong and healthy; tools tested and approved bythe EPA.This ban also fails to consider integrated pest

management already practiced by licensed, pro-fessional lawn-care operators and turfgrassman-agers. It uses pesticideminimally to treat specificthreats to healthy outdoor spaces.Let’s not ignore the benefits of EPA-tested

and approved pesticides because ofmisinforma-tion. Ask your council representative to vote noon Bill 52-14.

Jerad Minnick, RockvilleThewriter is the president and founder of

Growing Innovations in Rockville.

Pesticide banignores progressand innovation

The recent letters to the editorfrom the two Girl Scouts promot-ing pesticide-free lawns (“Garden-ers don’t have to use chemicalpesticides,” “The queen’s garden canbeamodel fornaturalpractices,”Feb.4)were truly inspiring.We teach our young people to

take care of their health and the envi-ronment,yetasadultswefail to followthrough and provide even safe lawnsand playing fields for them. Council-man George Leventhal’s proposedBill52-14wouldcorrect thisoversight.The Montgomery County Coun-

cil has passed other acts to protecthuman and environmental health—the most recent polystyrene ban, forexample.The Centers for Disease Control

andPrevention just reported the suc-cess of smoking bans in significantlyreducingourexposuretosecondhandsmoke—another issue onwhich ourCountyCouncil showed leadership.We are all exposed to lawn pesti-

cides,whetherwechoose touse themornot. Theydrift, are tracked intoourhomes on our shoes and pets’ paws(2,4-D can stay in carpets for up to ayear), and runoff into ourwaterways.Bill 52-14wouldrestrict the“non-

essential” (or cosmetic) use of lawnpesticides because the risks of a “per-fect” lawn are not worth the benefits.The pesticide and turfgrass lobby-ists are deliberately exaggerating thescope and intent of the bill: agricul-ture, golf courses and invasiveweeds,for example, are all exempt (and this

lawhas absolutely nothing to dowithindoor pest control).There are safer alternatives, and

grub infestations have not taken overOntario, Canada, which passed a farmore sweeping ban almost a decadeago.Our State House grounds in An-

napolis have been pesticide-free fortwo years.Our kids should be able to prac-

tice and play sports on safe lawns —without pesticides or artificial turf— just simple grass on which manyof us adults used to play. The opposi-tion’s argument that kids will trip onweeds and get concussions is simplynonsense.What isn’t nonsense are the

peer-reviewed studies that suggest

a link between commonly usedlawn pesticides like 2,4-D, dicamba,and glyphosate to cancers (humanand animal), Parkinson’s, autism,endocrine disruption, etc. I chooseto believe the American Academyof Pediatrics that warns us to keepchildren from contact with cosmeticlawn pesticides, not the lobbyinggroups and industries that profitfrom their sale.I urge the council, as stewards of

public health, to support a strong Bill52-14.

Julie Taddeo, Takoma ParkThewriter is amember of Safe

GrowMontgomery, a coalition thatfavors limiting exposure to lawnpes-ticides.

Trust pediatric group, not lobbyists, on pesticide dangers

Pesticides are harmful to people. I am gladsome of our lawmakers are starting to thinkabout people’s health with Healthy Lawns Bill52-14.My little sister and I have asthma. My sister

has been admitted to the hospital a couple oftimes for this. We try very hard to avoid things,like pesticides, that can cause us to have asthmaattacks.Our doctor filled out a sheet to include us on

Maryland’s pesticide sensitivity list. Lawn com-panies are supposed to call my parents beforethey spray pesticides on my neighbors’ yards.On those days, we have to stay inside the wholeday, and maybe longer, if we can still smell thepesticide vapors.Butbeingon the list doesn’t really protectme

ormy family. Inmy community, lawn pesticidesare used a lot. FromMarch to November, when-ever we step outside, we worry about breathingin pesticide vapors that drift around in the air,or playing at places that have pesticides put onthem.When I used to go to elementary school,

many times the nearby neighborhood wouldspray lots of pesticides near our school. Wecould smell the vapors when we were on schoolgrounds. Last fall, when it happened, my sisterand I got asthma for over a week.Kids like me would like to go out to play, ex-

ercise and go to school, without having to worryabout getting sick from breathing pesticides. Ihope more people will ask lawmakers to pass astrong Bill 52-14. A strong bill would finally pro-tect what’s important— our health.

Kate Tan, 12, Germantown

Pesticide vapors affectpeople with asthma

As parents, we fear for our chil-dren’s safety in many ways, whetherit’s walking to school, letting ourteenagers drive for the first time, orexposure to violent content on theInternet.Another concern for parents is

keeping our children safe from dis-ease and illness. A countywide con-versationhasstarted thatcouldmeanahealthier future forourchildren. It’sabout restricting the use of cosmetic,or “non-essential,” lawn pesticidesthat are extremely toxic to humans.What is particularly disturbing

is that we know children are highlysusceptible to pesticide toxicity.Evidence shows clear links betweenearly-life exposure to pesticidesand pediatric cancers, decreasedcognitive function and behavioralproblems. A meta-analysis of recentepidemiological studies indicates

a 50 percent increase in childhoodleukemia risk following routine ma-ternal pesticide use in the home orgarden.Children are also especially vul-

nerable because their daily activitiesincrease their exposure. They spendmore time playing outside on freshlysprayed lawns,playgroundsor sportsfields. Children also breathe morerapidly than adults and are morelikely to put contaminated hands intheirmouths.Furthermore, children’s brains,

nervous systems and organs, includ-ing the liver and kidneys, are stilldeveloping after birth. Exposure tolawn pesticides during this sensitiveperiod of development can lead toirreversible damage.Women’s expo-sure to lawn pesticides during preg-nancy can cause harm to the fetusand can be spread to infants during

breastfeeding. It’s no surprise thatthe American Academy of Pediatricsargues against such practices.The good news is that the detri-

mentalhealtheffectsdue topesticideexposure are completely prevent-able. The simple solution: Eliminatethe exposure via regulation. In fact,pesticide regulation in other U.S.states and municipalities, includingtheprovincesofQuebecandOntario,Canada, has successfully reducedex-posures among these populationswithout negatively affecting the lawncare industry.Unanimous support in the

CountyCouncil for thisbill shouldbea no-brainer, to use an unscientificterm. Since the1950s,wehave seenadramatic increase in the use of toxicpesticides on our lawns.Despite the overwhelming sci-

entific evidence about the dangers

of these pesticides, we have a fighton our hands. The chemical compa-nies are powerful and strongly resistefforts to restrict the use of its prod-ucts. So as we approach the spring,theCountyCouncil will face a choice— should it side with the chemicalcompanies or should it side with thehealthandwell-beingof our childreninMontgomeryCounty?This common sense bill would

targetonly themostdangerouspesti-cides and leaveMontgomeryCountyresidentswithmanysafealternatives.

Stephanie L. Fowler,Washington, D.C.

Thewriter is amember ofChesapeake Physicians for Social Re-sponsibility, a partner in Safe GrowMontgomery, which is a coalitionthat favors limiting exposure to lawnpesticides.

Exposure to lawn pesticides carries dangers

“MontgomeryCounty is a lib-eral and forward-thinking county,”Odessa Shannon, a longtime countyresident, told theCountyCouncil lastweek.Shannonwas oneof a handful of

older black residentswho spokeoftheir experiences growingupand liv-ing throughnot-so-long-agodecadesof segregation andovert discrimi-nation. Itwas part of the council’s90-minute sessionmarkingBlackHistoryMonth in February.However, addedShannon, a

member of the county school boardin the early ’80s: “Wehave a longwayto go.”That observationwas echoed

recently by a six-minute videopro-ducedby a groupofminority teens atBethesda-ChevyChaseHigh School,

which isinwhatmanyof itsresidentsconsiderthemostliberal,forward-thinking

part ofMontgomeryCounty.In the video, called “I, Too, Am

B-CC,” students eloquently tell ofhurtful comments directed theirwaybypeers, includingwell-meaningfriends:

“You’re very smart for a blackkid.”“You’re very pretty for a black

girl.”“You’re thewhitest blackperson

I know.”The studentswere inspiredby

a video called “I, Too, AmHarvard”that challenged stereotypes ofmi-nority students at the Ivy Leagueuniversity.“Most students at B-CCdon’t

necessarily see this problem, are notdirectly affectedby it,” seniorMakdesHailu,who is black andproduced thevideo, toldTheGazette.In recentmonths, race rela-

tions have erupted again into the

nation’s consciousness. Events inFerguson,Mo.; Staten Island,N.Y.;and elsewherehavebeen aharshreminder thatwhile somemay thinktheUnited States becameapost-racial society after President BarackObama’s election in 2008, the sting ofbigotry is still felt regularly bymanyAmericans. That includes black,biracial andHispanic students atBethesda-ChevyChaseHigh School.It’s no coincidence that such a

poignant videowasmadebyMont-gomeryCounty high schoolers.As Shannon told the council, shedecideddecades ago tomovewithher children fromWashington,D.C.,to the county for its high-quality

schools.“Educationwas themost im-

portant thing in our lives,” saidShannon,whoadded that shewasthe only blackmember of her classat SmithCollege inNorthampton,Mass. “Itwas the onlywayout.”Hailu andother studentswho

workedon the video created apow-erful piece—available at tinyurl.com/npg23uj— that drives hometheir painful points. Anyone con-cerned about race relations in our so-ciety and community—orwho canjust appreciatewhat a small groupofinsightful students can createwitha simple camera—should check itout.

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SPORTSSPORTSGAMES GAZETTE.NET IS STAFFINGPosted online by 8 a.m. the following day.

Clarksburg girl, Northwest boy earn top honors on All-Gazette track team. B-3

WRESTLING: Northwest High School’s Dell Ngonga andthe other Montgomery County champions compete onSaturday for state championships at Cole Field House.

BASKETBALL: 4A West Region championship gamesare scheduled for this weekend:Girls: 7 p.m. Friday at Paint BranchBoys: 1 p.m. Saturday at Blair

I usedto love thesnow.

Itmeant daysoff fromschool,sledding,snowballfights, hotchocolate,grilledcheesesandwiches and tomato soup.

Now, I just count the days untildaylight savings time resumes.Winter is just a nuisance and in-convenience — dealing with schoolcancellations and staffing resched-uled games can be a major head-ache — and each successive year itseems to get more annoying. I longfor the hot, humid and mosquito-filled days of July and August (Iwill probably complain about theweather then, too).

But with snow, ice and tem-peratures in the 20s on Saturday,thousands of student-athletesthroughout Maryland began try-ing out for spring sports. A quickglance through Twitter revealedthat the majority of teams held in-door practices or delayed tryouts.

Lacrosse, baseball, softball,tennis, golf and track don’t lendthemselves traditionally as indoorsports. They, for the most part, aredesigned to be played on grass un-der the blue skies and the goldensun.

“It’s a huge hindrance and putsus at a disadvantage,” Damascusgirls lacrosse coach Marcus Juradosaid. “It is tough to get anythingaccomplished other than condi-tioning.

“I’m not sure when we will beable to get outside even when weget the snow off the field. Maybenext week?”

Teams may not even be able tohave — or delay — accurate cuts.

“We have several kids on thebubble and you can’t find out any-thing in the gym,” Jurado said. “It’sgoing to be a lot of blind guessesuntil we get outside and into game-like conditions.”

While most teams are in thesame position and will likely lagbehind their expected routine dueto muddy fields, a few schools —mainly those with artificial turf— may enjoy the luxury of gettingoutside sooner (there’s no guaran-tee it will happen). In Montgomeryand Prince George’s countiesWalter Johnson, Gaithersburg,Paint Branch, Wootton, RichardMontgomery and Oxon Hill are thepublic high schools with turf.

When the D.C. Sniper terror-ized the region in the fall of 2002, Iremember having to practice foot-ball inside the gym — sometimesin full pads — for several weeks. Itflat out stunk and was hard to fo-cus. I imagine it is no different nowfor athletes used to playing outside.

But the weather, as it alwaysdoes, will eventually improve. Inthe coming weeks, The Gazette isscheduled to begin profiling stu-dent-athletes and teams with ourspring previews. Jennifer Beekmanis covering softball and gymnastics,Eric Goldwein is handling lacrosseand tennis, Prince J. Grimes willcover baseball and volleyball andAdam Gutekunst will be our go-toguy for track and field and golf.

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n Damascus, county’stop grapplers headto state meet

BY PRINCE J. GRIMESSTAFF WRITER

Two years ago, SherwoodHigh School wrestler AndrewFrumkin placed fourth at the4A/3A West Region tourna-ment to garner a spot at statesthe following week. But in do-ing so, he injured his hand andwas unable to participate in thebig event. Last year, he missedthe cut by one match with afifth-place finish.

On Saturday, in his homegym in Sandy Spring, the106-pounder didn’t cut it closeat all, winning the region cham-pionship to clinch a No. 1 seedin the state tournament, sched-uled to start Friday at Cole FieldHouse in College Park. The top4 wrestlers from each weightclass advance to states.

“It feels absolutely amaz-ing,” Frumkin said. “I finallyget a solid, significant thingthat shows how much effort Iput into the offseason all theseyears. I finally have somethingto show for it.”

Frumkin was one of 11wrestlers to win a region cham-pionship on Friday after win-ning a county title on Tuesday.Northwest’s Dell Ngonga (113)and TJ Patterson (220), WalterJohnson’s Logan Wilson (126),Churchill’s Giulian Groce(182), and Damascus’ ScottObendorfer (120), MichaelWilkerson (132), Cory Oben-dorfer (138), Colin McLaugh-lin (152), Johnny Fischer (160),and Owen Brook (170) also wonconsecutive titles.

The region championshipwas basically a clone of thecounty championship — withfewer participants, and without

Sherwoodwrestler’swait ends


Sherwood High School’s AndrewFrumkin (top) won his 100th matchby beating Damascus’s TJ Macklin inSaturday’s 106-pound match.

n Bulldogs endstellar season withfew challengers

BY PRINCE J.GRIMES

STAFFWRITER

When kids go to play icehockey for the Churchill HighSchool club team, they likelyknow they’re going to have ashot at winning a state champi-

onship.On Friday, Churchill won

that title for the fourth timein the past decade, second inthree years, and did so in one ofthe most dominating seasonsin Maryland Student HockeyLeaguehistory.

“I don’t know if there’s anyteam that’s ever been betterin MSHL history. I don’t thinkthere’s ever been a champion-ship game 10-0. Not to brag, butI think we proved that we’re the

best,” senior Jacob Arden saidfollowingthe10-0winoverMar-riottsRidge.

He’s right. The next biggestwinning margin in a title gamewas in2004whenSherwoodde-featedPaintBranch, 7-0.

Including playoff gamesand non-conference games,Churchill scored a total of 162goalswhileallowing just22 in21games this season. That’s a ratioof 7.7 to1.

There have been teams in

the past with similar ratios and/or undefeated league records,including Wootton’s champi-onship team of last season andpast Churchill teams, but whatsets thisyear’s teamapart ishowitnot only conquered thepublicschool realmbutalsotheprivateschoolson its schedule.

Churchill won five of sixgames against private schoolswith its only loss of the sea-son — to Gonzaga — comingin November. The contest was

the first game of the season af-ter the death of Gonzaga seniorDominikPettey.AlthoughPetteywas a member of the oppositeteam, it was an emotional gamefor all involved, as many of theChurchill playerswere friends.

“That game was just a messbecause our guys all went toschoolwithDominikandplayedhockeywithhim.Their guysob-viouslywent to school

Churchill ices another 2A state title in dominant fashion

See SHERWOOD, Page B-2

See CHURCHILL, Page B-2


Good Counsel High School junior Mariah Gray (center) looks for an opening to shoot with the help of teammateBreonna Mayfield (left) in Thursday’s WCAC championship game against Paul VI at American University.

n Girls basketball:Falcons fall to Paul VI

in WCAC finals

BY ERIC GOLDWEIN

STAFF WRITER

The Good CounselHigh School girls basket-ball team never stood achance in its two regularseason meetings againstPaul VI. In the first one —a game that senior NicoleEnabosi and sophomoreLindsey Pulliam had theflu — the Falcons wentdown 30-14 at halftimeand lost 58-24. Thoughthey were healthy in thesecond one, the result, a62-34 loss, was more ofthe same.

But a different GoodCounsel team (20-10)showed up to Thursday’sWashingtonCatholicAth-letic Conference champi-onship, one that hung inthe game and even held abrief lead over the Fairfaxschool midway throughthe fourth quarter.

Playing against thenationally ranked Pan-thers (30-2) — unde-feated in the WCAC — theFalcons put together oneof their best games of theseason in a 49-47 loss atAmerican University’sBender Arena in Wash-ington, D.C..

“We knew how muchwewanted this and I thinkthat’s why we played somuch better,” Enabosisaid.

Pulliam had a team-high 14 points whileEnabosi, a University ofDelaware recruit playingin her third WCAC titlegame in four years, added11. The Olney school wastasked with defending6-foot-4 senior centerJonquanae Cole, and itwas effective doing so formost of the game. GoodCounsel sophomoresCara Judkins (6-2) andBreonna Mayfield (6-4)each spent time guardingthe North Carolina Staterecruit, while Enabosiand Pulliam carried thescoring load.

“Our defense reallykind of helped us stay soclose to them,” Enabosisaid.

Good Counsel’s near

Almost champions

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2A school Poolesville —and as it did at the countychampionship, Damascuswon in record-setting fashion.

OnTuesday, Damascus setthe county’s individual cham-pions mark with seven wres-tlers fromone school winning.On Saturday, the Hornets setthe region mark with six indi-vidual champions.

“It’s just something youwork for at the beginning ofthe year,” McLauglin said ofwinning the region tourna-ment. “It’s always in the backof your mind, but you don’treally see it until you get to thetournament.”

Cory Obendorfer, whowon by forfeit, said gettingthe first seed is nice, but thebest wrestler will find a way towin at states either way. “No.1 seed, it’s nice to have but it’snot always necessary becauseto win it you got to be the bestanyways. ... It definitelymakesthe path a little easier.”

Damascus’ new recordmight have been set at seven,but in the 113 match, MikeyMaklin was penalized a pointfor what the referee deter-mined was stalling, just be-fore the final period ended.The match went into over-time, and Ngonga scored atakedown for the win as timeexpired.

“I don’t think you makethat call, one second left andhe’s defending himself,” Da-mascus coach John Fergusonsaid. The Hornets will have11 wrestlers compete for statechampionships. “We got onemore fish to fry, and theseguys are setting themselvesup in good position. So, hope-

fully we can come out strongagain next weekend, let thechips fall where they may onthat one.”

Walter Johnson, North-west, B-CC, and Woottonrounded out the top 5. Sher-wood was sixth, and Frumkinwasn’t the only home teamwrestler to win first place. At285, Charlie Siarkas earned a1-0 decision over Blair’s Mar-cus Forrester.

“I felt like I had a littledisadvantage [at the countytournament] because not ev-erybody from my team washere to support, but since we

got the hometown, everyone’shere to support and they’rewith you,” said Siarkas, whoplaced second at the countychampionship to Poolesville’sKyle Wilkins.

The other region cham-pions who didn’t win thecounty title were B-CC’s Rob-ert Bridenhagen at 195, whoavenged his lost in the countyfinals to Churchill’s JamesKalavritinos, and Whitman’sMitch Fenton, who wres-tled for the first time in twomonths.

Fenton defeated Kyle Bol-linger of Quince Orchard, who

knocked off county championBrendan Parent of Damascus.

“It’s unbelievable,” Fen-ton said of being able to comeback and compete at a highlevel so quickly. Suffering fromillness, Fenton was unable topractice until the day beforecounties, but with enoughpoints to qualify for the re-gion tournament and stillfeeling less than 100 percent,he chose not to participate inthe county tournament. “It’sone of the best feeling’s in theworld. I love it.”

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with him,” said Churchillcoach Ray McKenzie, who hadcoachedPetteybeforeandisclosewiththefamily.“Theyjumpedouton us 3-0 in the first couple peri-ods. We scored two [goals] late ...but everyone just wanted to get itoverwith.”

Outside of that game,Churchill’s record is flawless with20 wins, including victories overMid-Atlantic PrepHockeyLeagueteams DeMatha, Landon andGeorgetownPrep, amongothers.

The captain of this talentedgroup of players was senior RossAllen, who, along with Justin Va-gonisplayed leader,Ardensaid.

“They stepped inand they ledthe team. Iwas just there to screwaround,”Ardensaid.

“We really have good teamchemistry from practicing andworking hard,” Allen said. “Every-onehasplayeda two-waygame.”

The Churchill geographicalregion is littered with some ofthe state’s top hockey talent, so ateam such as the one they put onthe ice this season isn’t necessar-ily carefully constructed— ratheritcomestogetherby luck,McKen-zie said.

“We’re no better than anyother school. We just have morekids that are good hockey play-ers,” McKenzie said. “You rarelygetateamthathasgreatgoaltend-ing,five really solid [defensemen],three lines you can run with, andthen great students. Our GPA thisyear was, I think, 3.7 combined, Ithink. So,nohiccups this year.”

Once assembled, getting thattalent to perform up to the levelthey did all year required hardwork and dedication. McKenziesaid they might’ve only missed acouple practices this year — re-lentless practices he admitted —and those tookplaceat 5:30a.m.

“I think we deserved it,” ju-nior goaltender Markus Hurdsaidofwinning the state title. “Weworked all season, getting up 4:30in themorning,practicing.”

“It’s really rough. Especiallywhen our coach kicks our ass,”Allen said. “At the same time weall love hockey somuch,we don’tmind it.”

It also took the right blend ofpersonalitiestomesh.SophomoreAndrew Kurapov for example,in his first season of high schoolhockey, led a teamwith plenty ofcapable scorers, in scoring. Smallin stature, but crafty on the ice,Kurapov said he just worked hardto earn the respect of his team-mates.

“I just domy thing. I justworkas hard as I can in practice, ev-ery shift, try to score goals for theteam,” Kurapov said. He char-acterized this team as, “crazy.They’re outgoing... It’s fun beingwith them. I like it.”

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Churchill High School’s Ross Allenholds the trophy after defeatingMarriotts Ridge 10-0 Friday in theMSHL 2A title game.


Whitman High School’s Mitch Fenton won the 145-pound 4A/3A West Region tournament’s weight class Saturdayat Sherwood in Sandy Spring.

upset didn’t come out of no-where. The Olney school hasbeen playing better of late,winning its previous six WCACgames, including Monday’s 83-63 victory over Seton.

“Youdon’t flip a light switch.That was a process the last cou-ple weeks, we’re just chippingaway at it one day at a time,”Falcons 14th-year coach TomSplaine said. “... They earnedthe confidence back, and that’s

the key thing. I can show confi-dence, I can’t give confidence topeople. They have to earn that.”

The Falcons nearly made itseven straightwins. They led 43-41 with less than four minutesremaining, and if not for a poorfoul shooting night down thestretch, they might’ve pulled offthe upset. But Cole and the Pan-thers proved to be too much forGood Counsel. Cole controlledthe paint and had 16 points,none more important than hergo-ahead bucket that gave PaulVI the 45-43 lead. Good Counselhad several chances to tie, and

came within one possessionwhen Pulliam hit a 3-pointerwith .8 seconds remaining. Butit was too little too late, as PaulVI successfully inbounded theball and avoided the upset.

“This does rank as one ofmy best games. It was my lastchampionship,” Enabosi said.“It’s just something that I’ll re-member forever. UnfortunatelyI can’t remember it as a win butit’s still a game that will foreverstick inmymind.”

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(From left) Good Counsel High School players Cara Judkins, Madison Hardy, Ariana Phillips, Maya Riley and Nicole Ena-bosi leave the court after a two-point loss to Paul VI Catholic High School at Thursday’s Washington Catholic AthleticConference championship game held at American University Bender Arena.

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n Rockville surprises atthe small schools

state meet

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN

STAFFWRITER

The Rockville High Schoolswim team is not known for be-ing one of Montgomery Coun-ty’s strongest. But at Friday’sClass 3A/2A/1A state meet,which was swept by Poolesvillefor the second time in threeyears, the Rams accounted fortwo of the six total multiple in-dividual event winners.

Junior Griffin Alaniz’s winsin the 200-yard individual med-ley and 100-yard backstrokeand sophomore Alexa Stewart’svictories in the 100-yard but-terfly and 500-yard freestylebrought attention to a programthat often gets lost in the shuffleof bigger and more competi-tive programs. With their singlewins a year ago, both of Rock-ville’s stars have now won threeof their last four individual racesin state competition.

That’s what makes theClass 3A/2A/1A championshipmeet special, Poolesville coachJonny Leong and Rockvillecoach James Castonguay said.While top swimmers from everyschool do relish the opportunityto compete against the Wash-ington, D.C. area’s best atmeetslike the Washington Metropoli-tan Interscholastic Swimmingand Diving Championships,held earlier this month, Alanizand Stewart said, Friday was arareopportunity for thecounty’ssmaller programs to compete asoverall teams on a more levelplaying field.

“Rockville is a small school,we’re in themiddleof thecountybut we don’t have many kids,”Castonguay said. “When we goto Metros there are the privateschools and the big 4A schools,[the smaller schools] pull from asmaller pool of kids. It’s nice tosee what [the kids] can do whenwe’re against equivalent pro-grams.”

Poolesville, which techni-cally has the county’s second-lowest enrollment but is in aunique position since its mag-

net program can draw studentsfrom all over, dominated Fri-day’s competition. The Falconboys clinched their fourth con-secutive state title with a 317.5-181 advantage over Damascus,the county’s smallest school perenrollment numbers. HarfordCounty’s C. Milton Wright fin-ished third with 164 points andSeneca Valley (138 points) andRockville (129) claimed fourthand fifth. Poolesville remainsundefeated in county compe-tition — Montgomery Countyschools onlybeganparticipatingin the statemeet in 2012.

Poolesville’s girls, who se-nior Lindsay Knapp, a winner inthe 50-yard freestyle Friday, saidhad been eyeing Friday’s cham-pionship since coming up justshort a year ago, won 386-181over Talbot County’s Easton. Itwas the Falcons’ second title inthree years and therefore alsothe program’s second sweep inthat time. Frederick County’sUrbanafinished third in thegirlscompetitionwith163points andC. Milton Wright and Worces-ter County’s Stephen Decaturrounded out the top 5.

Other Montgomery Countyteams to finish in the top 10were the Damascus girls (sev-enth) and Seneca Valley girls(10th).

“The great thing with thisboys team is we just have a re-ally great, talented and deepteam and we’re able to use theirstrengths and we’ve just kindof been on a roll,” Leong said.“With the girls, we talked aboutwhat eventshurt us last year andwehad a couple freshmen comein and help us in those events.”

The Falcon boys and girlstook two completely differentpaths to Friday’s titles. Whilethe girls won eight of 11 races,including all three relays, whichare worth more points, Pooles-ville’s boysonlywon two—bothrelays. Many of the Falcon girls,Leong said, finished above theirprojected seedings.

Senior Dorit Song and (100freestyle, 200 freestyle) andfreshmanKatarina Lechner (200individual medley, 100 back-stroke) won two events apiecefor the Falcons. Friday markedSong’s fourth consecutive 100freestyle state title.

Damascus junior RyanO’LearywasMontgomery’s onlyother individual winner Friday,successfully defending his 2014title in the 100 breaststroke.

“The cool thing about hav-ing all the small schools to-gether is youdon’t have to goupagainst [theprograms] that havea lotmore students thanwedo,”

Leong said. “After last year’smeet when [the girls] had it wellwithin their grasp and let it slipaway, I know the group of se-

niors it’s been their resolve fromday one the focus on having afantastic season to get everyonefired up [to go for the title].”

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ScottMathiasClarksburg

Winning thestate titlerequires alotmorethan onestellar athlete. Led small butmighty squad to school’sfirst-ever girls state title.

NorthwestDavino Frazer, juniorJosh Netterville, sophomoreAndrew Daniels, juniorJalen Walker, senior

The state champion relayteam’s top time (1:31.63)was county’s fastest, state’sfifth-best.

Paint BranchOliver Lloyd, seniorHafis Adegun, juniorLorenzo Neil, seniorTaiwo Adekoya, senior

Region and state championowned county’s top time(3:30.29) and rankedNo. 13in the state.

Paint BranchTaiwo Adekoya, seniorLorenzo Neil, seniorRyun Anderson, seniorOliver Lloyd, senior

The county and state cham-pions recorded the top timeinMaryland (8:00.27), top 30nationally.

ChrisSpiessClarksburgJunior,pole vault

County’sbest (12-6)was goodfor thirdat statechampion-ship, alsowon regionmeet.

NoahVernickQ. OrchardSenior,shot put

Finishedfirst seventimes,includingsweep ofchampi-onshipseason andrecordedstate’s sec-ond-bestthrow.

JalenWalkerNorthwestSenior,55

His toptime (6.46)rankedsecond inthe county,sixth instate;finishedfourth atseason-endingmeet.

JaronWoodyardWoottonJunior,300

Statechampionownedcounty’stop time(35.14) inthis eventand the 55dash.

ShyheimWrightNorthwestJunior,hurdles

Versatilehurdler/sprinter/jumperpostedcountry’sthird-besttime (7.27)en route tostate title.

TaiwoAdekoyaP. BranchSenior,500

County’ssecond-fastest time(1:07.24);finishedsecondat countyand regionmeets, fifthin state.

AaronBeidlemanNorthwestSenior,high jump

County’stop jump(6-3)ranked fifthinMary-land, wonthe countyand statechampion-ships.

DorionJonesQ. OrchardSenior,triple jump

Had state’ssixth-bestjump(44-10) inseventh-place finishat VirginaTech; woncountytitle.

AmirKhaghaniWhitmanSenior,3200

Woncounty,regionmeets, fin-ished thirdat states;owned thecounty’stop time(9:25.83).

OliverLloydP. BranchSenior,800

Postedcounty’ssecond-top time(1:57.43)andwasrunner-upin county,region,statemeets.

JoshNettervilleNorthwestSoph.,long jump

Had state’stop jump(22-2) andfinishedtop 3 inall butonemeet,includingfourmeetwins.

RobertYoungbloodNorthwest

He had thestate’smosttalentedandwell-rounded

squad. But his devotion topushing his athletes outsidetheir comfort zones is amainreasonwhy they win.

BullisKyla Lewis, seniorAlexis Postell, sophomoreArianna Richards, freshmanMasai Russell, freshman

Season’s top time (1:40.67)ranks eighth in the country;won private school champi-onship by two-plus seconds.

BullisKyla Lewis, seniorAlexis Postell, sophomoreLindsay Lewis, sophomoreMasai Russell, freshman

Maryland-best 3:52.21 iscountry’s 11th-fastest; wonprivate school championshipinmeet-record fashion.

WhitmanLela Walter, seniorErin O’Connor, juniorLena Feldman, sophomoreClare Severe, senior

The 4AWest Region andstate champions owned thestate’s top time (9:37.80) by4.31 seconds.

KylaLewisBullisSenior,55

Postedcounty-best 7.15in privateschoolchampi-onshipwin (meetrecord),rankedsecond instate.

NoraMcUmberB-CCSenior,3200

She had thecounty’stop timebymorethan nineseconds(11:03.93)andwasgood forstate title infirst indoorseason.

RachelPocratskyG. CounselSenior,500

VirginiaTechrecruitowned thestate’s fifth-best time(1:15.93)andwonthe stateprivateschoolmeet.

MarthaSamBlakeSenior,300

After beingthe runner-up at thecountymeet, shewon herregion andstate titles,posting astate-besttime of39.28.

ClareSevereWhitmanSenior,800

Virtuallyunbeat-able in thisevent thepast twoyears, shedefendedher statetitle withMaryland-best2:15.30.

JustinaAbabioClarksburgJunior, shotput

Countyand regionwinnerled countythrow-ers witha 35-.075;finishedfifth at statemeet.

Lisa-AnneBarrowH.-ArmsSenior,long jump

DivisionI recruitpostedcounty’stop jump(18-7) inwin atBishopLoughlinGames.

Mia DelBorrelloDamascusSenior,pole vault

Regionwinner’scounty-best per-formance(10-06.00)was goodfor fourthplace atstatemeet.

LeondraCorreiaNorthwestJunior,55 hurdles

One ofcounty’sbest jump-ers, sheownedcounty’sthird-besttime (8.42),was key inpostseason.

TyatiannaJohnsonSenecaSenior,triple jump

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Just asmusic has its famousBach family spanningmany gen-erations, the beerworld has itsown illustrious family of bocks.The grandfather of the fam-

ily, traditional bock, gavebirth tomai (May) bock, doppel (double)bock, and eis (ice) bock.Otheroffspring includeweizenbock,winterbock anddunkle (dark)bock. Traditional bockbeersusually first appear inMarcheach year.Doublebocks arereleased aroundEasterwhilemaibocks followonMay1, oftenwith festive celebrations.First produced in the late

14th century in the townof Ein-beck, these strongbeerswerecopiedby thebreweries inMu-nich in the early 17th century,modifying thebarley/wheatgrainbill to an all barley beer.TheBavariandialect name fortheEinbeckbeer evolved intothewordbeck and then tobock.Bockbeer doesnot come

from thebottomof the ferment-ing vessel as the old tale is told,but is a separate, full bodied,type of lager beer. Sincebockalsomeans goat in bothGermanandDutch, the goat is oftendis-playedonbock labels. It is saidthat a goodbockhas the kick ofa goat.Traditional bocks are light

copper to brown in colorwitha complexmaltiness, andoftensome toasty or caramel flavors.Theymayhave slight hopbitter-ness, butmalt is the dominantflavor.Mediumto full-bodied, these

strong, smooth,malty lagershave alcohol by volumes (ABV)

of 6.3 to 7.2 percent. Somewin-ter bocks have added spicinessor alcohol.Most bocks are bot-tom fermented lagers but some,most prominentlyweizenbocks,are top fermented ales.Maibocks, also calledhelles

(bright) bock todistinguish themfrom thedarkerwinter bocks, areclear anddeep gold to subduedamber inhue.Maibocks have acrispmalty flavor, possibly a lowspicy or peppery quality, amod-erate hop (more apparent thanthe other bocks) anddryfinish.Maibocks have 6.3 to 7.4 percentABVs.All doublebocks stem from

theoriginal of the style calledSalvator and knownas “liquidbread.” Itwas developedbymonks for consumptionduringtheir 40 day Lenten fast preced-ingEaster and the fourweekAdvent fast prior toChristmas.Doublebocks are dark gold todark brown, full-bodiedwithcomplex, deepmalty sweet-ness and aroma, andoftenwithintricate chocolate anddarkfruit flavors. Little or nohopsare evident in these very strong,rich lagerwithABVsof 7 to 14percent.Doublebocks are agedformuch longer than regular la-gers to develop thepronouncedsmoothness,mellowness andhigher alcohol content.Manydoppelbocks havenames end-ing in “-ator,” as a tribute to theoriginal Salvator nowmadebythePaulaner brewery.Tomake amore robust beer,

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n Touring companywill also conduct workshop

BY KIRSTY GROFFSTAFFWRITER

Communitymembersplanningoncom-ing to theUprightCitizensBrigade’s comedyshows at BlackRock Center for the Arts thisweekendshouldhaveno ideawhat toexpectduring the night — because the performersdon’t, either.UCB focuses on improvisational com-

edy, showcased in the touring company’stwo performances along with an improvworkshop.Unlike scripted comedy, improv is ac-

tionsmadeupon the spot, typically througha prompt of some kind. The UCB TouringCompany uses an interview with an audi-ence member at the beginning of the showto create ideas fromwhich to start scenes.Company member Mike Kelton, who

has officially been with the group for abouteightmonths,didn’toriginallyplanonfocus-ing on improv;much like the comedy genre,his involvement began on the fly based on asituationhe foundhimself in: losingaspot inanactingclasshisagentaskedhimtopartici-pate in.“I wasn’t one of those improv-heads be-

fore I started,” he said. “I had heard of UCBbefore and knew I always wanted to try, soI thought I would just quickly sign up for aclass there so he wouldn’t drop me as a cli-ent. I felt guilty for not being in the otherclass, and then literally fell in lovewith it.”It was during his classes in 2011 that he

got the chance to see his first true improvshow—that experiencehookedhim, even ifit made it hard to go back to class and try toevenget througha simple sceneconfidently.“I remember watching people on stage

having the best time of their life,” he said,“and Iwas like, Iwant in on *that*.Whatever*that* is, Iwant tomakemagic like that.”Kelton’s been making that magic for

almost four years now, working his waythroughUCB’s class curriculum in twoyearsand participating in shows and workshops.He says he became obsessed with the com-edy form, working it into his schedule likesome fitness buffs make time for CrossFit

and SoulCycle (“My body deteriorated, butmymindandheartwere just flourishing”).Through it all, he has been constantly

both instructingand learning,asaremanyofhis companymembers.“We’re all each other’s teacher,” he said.

“While there are rules to comedy, you canlearn from any comedian — you can pickup a trick, some of their style and embodythem.Noone is naturally a great improviser,it takes a million scenes and shows to evenfeel comfortablemaking things up.”There are some key elements of suc-

cessful improvisation that are important forboth newcomers and seasoned vets to keepinmind, such as never saying “no” to some-one’s idea and actively listening to otherson stage in a scene. Kelton will help impart

some of these lessons on interested attend-ees at the comedyworkshoponSaturday.One of the more important aspects to

Kelton is tonotenterascenewithanyexpec-tations or concrete ideas — looseness andflexibility is crucial.“Thebest improvisers areusually kindof

a mess in real life, because they’re obliviousand have no motives,” he said. “That’s thebestway to react naturally in themoment.”Thatelementofsurprise,theunexpected,

is what levels the playing field between per-formers relatively new to improvisation andotherswho have been interested their entirelives.Noone knowswhat to expect, andKel-ton saysmembers of the company regularlylaugh on-stage during performances be-

Making it up as they go

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Some members of the Upright Citizens Brigade Touring Company will come to BlackRock Center forthe Performing Arts for improvisational comedy shows and a workshop for adults.

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Ring of Kerry Irish Dance class,groupmeets onTuesday’s until lateMay at RidgeviewMiddle School.Beginning class starts at 7 p.m., fol-lowedby the experienced class at8:05 p.m. The cost is $50. Ceili andset dances are performed, andnopartner is required for the lessons.For information, email Jean at [email protected] visit ringofker-rydancers.org.Dancersmust be atleast 8 years old to senior. Anyoneyounger than 16must be accompa-niedby an adult.

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BlackRock Center for the Arts,UprightCitizensBrigade,March 6;UprightCitizensBrigade,March7; Still Dreaming,March 8; SwingDanceParty,March 13; Lunasa,March 14; 12901TownCommonsDrive,Germantown. 301-528-2260,blackrockcenter.org.

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Round House Theatre, “Chat-room,”March 13 throughMarch 16,“Uncle Vanya,” April 8 throughMay3, call for show times, 4545East-WestHighway, Bethesda. Ticketsrange inprice from$10 to $45 andseating is reserved. 240-644-1100,roundhousetheatre.org.

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Lear,March 12 throughApril 12,3766HowardAve., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrosegallery.com.

Marin-Price Galleries, EarthlyDelights: TheDeborahBrisker BurkExhibit, 10:30 a.m. to 7p.m.Mon-day throughSaturday, noon to 5p.m. Sunday, 7022WisconsinAve.,301-718-0622,marin-price.com.

Montgomery Art Association,WestfieldWheatonMall, 11160Vi-ersMill Road,Wheaton,montgom-eryart.org.

VisArts, Nicole Lenzi: ShadowEchoes, throughMarch 22; JoelD’Orazio: 1992Forward,March 11throughApril 12; ShannonCollis,March 11 throughApril 12; JefferyCooper,March 27 throughApril26;Gibbs StreetGallery, 155GibbsSt., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visart-satrockville.org.

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IN THE ARTS

cause the humor in the scenesis genuine andunanticipated.

Kelton does take on somescripted gigs, such as pop cul-ture commentary on VH1;however, for him it doesn’tcompare quite to the feeling of

getting away with somethingas a grown up on stage playingpretend.

“My biggest thing is thatI always have fun,” he said.“You’re an adult making stuffuponstage—if you’renothav-ing ablast, you’re an [idiot].”

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IMPROVContinued from Page B-4

UPRIGHT CITIZENS BRIGADE TOURING COMPANYn When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; workshop at 3 p.m. Saturday

n Where: BlackRock Center for the Performing Arts, 12901 TownCommons Drive, Germantown

n Tickets: $20 for show, $50 for workshop

n More information: BlackRockCenter.org; 301-528-2260

amore concentrated versioncalled eisbock. Legendhas itthat thiswas an accident.Nowsimilar beers are breweddirectly.Eisbocks are deep copper to darkbrown in colorwith rich, sweetmalt and sometimes caramel orchocolate flavors, balancedwithsignificant alcohol and somedryness. Theremaybe somedark fruit tastes and the alcohol(9 to 14percent ABV) is smooth,not harsh, providing a clean la-ger taste.

Troegenator (8.2percentalcoholbyvolume,ABV) isbrewedby theTroegsBrewery inHershey, Pa. It has a very sweetnosewith ahint of caramel.Quite smooth, themoderatesweetmalt front continues intothemiddle. Thefinish adds lightfloral hopswhich slightly bal-ance themalt and segue in theaftertastewhere themalt fadesand thehops andmalt are inbalancewith an addedhint ofcherry. Thehigh alcohol levelis incrediblywell hidden in thisdangerous beer.Ratings: 8/8.

AventinusEisbock (12percentABV) ismadebyG.Schneider andSohn inKelheim,Germany. TheAventinushasan aromaof alcohol anddarkfruit tending toplum.The lightplumand sweetmalt front leadsto amiddlewhere the sweet-ness increases tomediumwitha touchof alcohol present. Thesweetness ebbs in thefinish asthemalt brings in a toffee char-acter. The alcohol reappears andcomes to the forefront in thequite dry aftertaste. The alcoholwill blend into thebeerwithsomeaging.Ratings: 8.5/8.

PikantusWeizen-Bock (7.3percentABV) is brewed inErd-ing,Germany, by theErdingerBrewery. Pikantus has abouquetof sweetmalt, cherry, chocolateand roast. Thequite light sweetfront from the large volumeofwheatmalt in thebrewpresagesa similarmiddle. Thefinish addsa slight roastwhich continuesin the aftertastewhichhas a lin-gering sweetmalt and ahint offloral hops.Ratings: 8/8.

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TheMarin-Price Galleries inChevy Chase is set to unveil itslatest exhibit, “Earthly Delights,”by Potomac artist DeborahBrisker Burk.The exhibit will run from Sat-

urday through to March 27, withan opening reception set for 5:30p.m. on Saturday.Burk describes her first solo

show as her capturing of the col-ors of the American landscape

— the mountains, valleys andbeaches — in line and shape. Atthe centerpiece of these works isher quest to mix representationwith abstraction.Burk loves color, but also tex-

ture and form. Each work is verymuch alive and fresh.She has been painting since

childhood and has worked in arange of media, including sculp-ture, printmaking, painting, and

drawing.She’s has been featured in

numerous galleries, collectionsand exhibitions in the U.S., Israel,Canada, Russia, Egypt, and India.Burk earned her undergradu-

ate and graduate degrees in artfromGeorge Washington Univer-

sity. For many years, she taughtart at St.Andrew’s in Bethesda,and privately in her studio.

Picturesque view of the world “Firmscapes IV,City Illusion,” willbe on displaystarting Saturdayat the Marin-PriceGalleries as partof an exhibitfeaturing theworks of DeborahBrisker Burk.DEBORAH BRISKER BURK

Olney Theatre Center has extended the run of “God-spell,” until March 15.Steven Schwartz’smusical, an updated take on Jesus’

parables with amessage almost anyone could get be-hind.Much like

“Childrenof Eden,”Schwartz’sother Bible-inspiredmusi-cal, “Godspell”is less aboutreligion andmore aboutthe goodnessof humanityand the im-portance oftaking care ofone another.Thismessageis conveyed through songs representing each of Jesus’lessons in the Bible.The genders of the “Godspell” roles traditionally

aren’t playedwithmuch, and Schwartz hasmentionedbefore that he feels theaters would have to be careful ifcasting a woman as Judas. However, the roles of John theBaptist/Judas in OTC’s version of the show are played byRachel Zampelli, which provides a very interesting takeon the tale.Tickets for the show are $38-$75. Formore informa-

tion, visit olneytheatre.org or call 301-924-3400.

Continuing the love

PHOTO BY NICHOLAS GRINER

Jason King Jones, center, directs JordanCoughtry as Jesus and Rachel Zampelli asJohn the Baptist/Judas in the Olney TheatreCenter production of “Godspell.”

Arts on the Green continues itsSinger Songwriter Series, pairingworkshops with performances, asit welcomes Jon Langford.On Saturday, Langfordwill lead

a workshop at 3 p.m., then performa concert at7:30 p.m., bothat the ArtsBarn at 311Kent SquareRoad in Gaith-ersburg.Best

known for hiswork in theTheMekonsand theWaco Brothers, Langfordhas been a leading pioneer in theassimilation of folk/countrymusicinto punk rock since the genre’sfirst evolutionmore than 30 yearsago. Langford will perform a soloacoustic concert in the intimate,99-seat Arts Barn, with his songchoices reflecting his eclectic takeon Americana, folk and countrymore than straight up punk rock.The afternoonworkshopat-

tendees have the opportunity to getto know the artist andhis process aswell as theperformer andhis com-pletedworks. Theworkshopprom-ises to be amemorable chance formusic students to exercise creativemuscles andhear Langford’s profes-sional perspective.A Renaissanceman, theWelsh-

born Langford is acclaimed as bothamusician and a visual artist and ispresently based in Chicago. Recentaccolades include having his song“What Did YouDo in theWar?”named one of SpinMagazine’stop-40 country songs for 2014.Tickets are $45, for the work-

shop and concert and $25 for theconcert only. Formore informa-tion, visit gaithersburgmd.gov orcall 301-258-6394.

Just a bit ofAmericana

GrammyAward-winning flamencoguitarist Hernan Romero is set to per-form at the Bethesda Blues and JazzSupper Club at 7 p.m.March 11.Recognized as one of the world’s

foremost flamenco guitarists, Romero’smusic is both sophisticated and acces-sible, spicedwith the exotic traditionsthat infuse flamenco-gypsy,MiddleEastern andMediterranean folk inter-wovenwith textures of classical, jazzand Latin rhythms.Inspired by themusic of his family,

Romero became part of their perform-ing ensemble by the age of 4. Romero’smother, popular International singerEstela Raval, contributed to this bysurrounding young Romerowith thebest ofmusical environments. Romerobecame strongly influenced by theflamenco style when his familymovedto Cadiz in Andalusia, Spain; receivingclassical guitar training fromRobertoLara, one of Andres Segovia’s disciples.Tickets are $15 and can be ordered

online or purchased at the door. Formore information, visit bethesdablues-jazz.com or call 240-330-4500.

The powerof flamenco

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Hernan Romero will be performing at the Bethesda Blues and JazzSupper Club on March 11.

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MONT. VILLAGE:TH, 3Br, 2FBa, 2 HBa,bsmnt,HOC OK nr bus& shop $1850 301-787-7382 or 301-787-7583

SILVER SPRING:3Br, 1.5Ba, SFH, walk-out bsmt, rec room,updated kit, W/D,fenced yrd, deck,NP/NS $1700/mo +utils 301-253-1646

WHEATON 4BR,2BA Brick Rambler, 2lvls, fncd yard, drive-way, quiet street. Availnow $2000/mo 1519Jasper St., Wheaton20902. 301-253-3061.

KENSINGTON: 2 Brin bsmt, priv entr & Ba,w/d, kit nr bus/495,NIH 1400sf, $1800 incutils SD 301-518-2650

SILVER SPRING:3Br, 1Ba, $1300 walkto school, 605 SilverSpring Ave, HOC wel-come 240-353-8500

URBANA: Lrg & lux-urious, 3Br, 2.5Ba,many options, 2 lvl,3000sf, assumable VAloan, 3.3% 30 yr fixCall: 301-758-8001

BETH: Nr Montg.Mall. 2brs 1ba, $1675;front patio/back balc,wet bar, parking, W/D.Call 240-506-9469

CHEVY CHASE:1BR 1BA RenovatedKit & Ba, new w/d, lgbalcony, 24 hr. con-cierge, parking utilitiescable pool gym sauna.$1,990. 301-897-9188

GAITH:FIRESIDECONDOS: 3Br, 2fullba, balc. $1800 utilsincl. HOC Welc. Avail03/01 call 301-535-3017

GERMANTOWN:2Lvl, 2BR, 2.5BA.Near 270/shops. Fullyrenovated. $1,800+utils. 240-899-1694

SILVER SPRING:2br/2ba condo, balc,all utils incl $1600.Section 8 welcomed.240-552-5929

BOWIE: Bsmt inSFH, $900/mo inc util,Free Cable. NS/NPAvailable March 2ndCall: 301-509-3050

BURTONSVILLE:Furn/Unfurn, 1 room inbsmt, w/priv full Ba, nrbus/shops frm $600 +inc utils 240-486-4918

F L Y E RD I S TR I BU TORneeded in the ChevyChase/Beth & NW DC.$6/hr, Mon- Sun Call301-437-6613

GAITHERSBURG:1 Br nr Metro/ShopsNo Pets, No Smoking$385 Avail Now.Call: 301-219-1066

GAITHERSBURG-Bsmt apt 3BR 1 FullBA, priv entr, micro-wave & refrigerator,new carpet & paintW/D $900 utils cabtv &internet incld close tometro station & buscall 240-751-2533

GAITHERSBURG:LG BR w/priv BA inTH. Close to Costco.Priv pkg. $550 inclutils. 240-398-6552

GAITHERSBURG:Master BD $800 utilsincl. addtl BD $500utils incl. walk in closet& BA. 240-938-3123

GAITHERSBURG:Near Costco Male, 1brshr ba $450 utils incl.1/mo S/D. Avail now!301-340-0409

GERMANTOWN:Lrg Br $550 utils inclshrd Bath & kitchen, nrbus & shops. Availnow call 301-920-4988

GERMANTOWN:Rm for rent in TH nrbus & shopping center$550/mo util includeNP/NS 240-715-5147

KENS/WHEATON:1Br in SFH $650 inclutil. CATV, Wifi NrBus, Smoker Ok. Refreq. 301-503-1753

L A K EWHETSTONE: THto Share $700 inc. utiland wifi. NP. $500sec dep.240.750.8832

LAUREL: Lrg furn orunfurn room w/priv Ba,nr Marc train, NP/NS$625/month inc utilsCall: 301-792-8830

LEISURE WORLD:1BR, 1BA in 2BR Con-do. shrd LR, kit, DR,W/D. $725 incl utils.Must be at least 50 yrsold. 443-687-3881

MONT. VILLAGE:1 Large BR nr Shops& bus $650/mo util &cable included NP/NSCall: 240-498-1915

MONT VILLAGE:1Rm w/priv Ba, w/opatio, NS/NP, $650inc utils & cable + SDCall: 301-467-6827

POOLESVILLE-Horse Farm. Work 3hrs daily in exchangefor 1 BD Apt + utils.301-407-0333

SILVER SPRING:1 Br, shrd Ba, nrmetro/bus, shops,$500 month inc utilsCall: 301-233-8227

SS/LAYHILL MBr inTH w/priv Ba Femaleonly nr Bus/Shops.$675 utils incl + SD703-914-5555

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING

The Annual Meeting for The Townes at En-viron Homeowners Association, held onDecember 3, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. has beenrescheduled for April 1, 2015, at 7:00 p.m.at the Environ Clubhouse. The meeting isrescheduled pursuant to Section 6-506 ofthe Corporations and Association Article ofMaryland Code, because of a lack of a quo-rum in December. Those present in personor by proxy will constitute a quorum and amajority of those present in person or byproxy may approve, authorize or take anyaction which could have been taken at theoriginal meeting if a sufficient number ofmembers had been present.

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PUBLIC NOTICE

AT&T intends to submit a Section 106 sub-mission for a proposed modification to anexisting telecommunication facility (HollinsRidge) at 50 W Edmonston Dr in Rockville,MD. AT&T is publishing this notice in ac-cordance with federal regulation 37CFR1.1307. Antennas and RRUs will bereplaced/added on the 90 foot building atcenterline heights of 75 feet. Parties inter-ested in submitting comments or questionsregarding any potential effects of the pro-posed facility on Historic Properties may doso by contacting Scott Horn (856-809-1202, [email protected]) atACER Associates, LLC at 1012 IndustrialDr., West Berlin, NJ 08091.

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