Celebrating 161 years of service! Vol. 161, No. 27 • 50¢ SINCE 1855 January 21 - January 27, 2016 TODAY’S GAS PRICE Snow My Gosh! $1.88 per gallon Last Week $1.94 per gallon Area prepares for first predicted appreciable snowfall of the year The NWS issued a blizzard Director of Public Works Craig from outside the state in case the A month ago By Nadia Palacios watch, which will begin on Friday at Simoneau said his department will weather conditions worsen. If the $2.01 per gallon Special to The Sentinel noon and will continue until 6 p.m. be using all available personnel for snow rises more than two feet, the A year ago Montgomery County officials on Saturday. The watch statement the street crews and will be doing contractors will be called into action. $2.18 per gallon are taking precautions and warning said residents should expect high two shifts for 24 hours starting Fri- Simoneau also said that crews residents to brace for a possible bliz- wind as well as power outages. day. will also be on call to oversee the op- AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF UNLEADED REGULAR GAS IN zard and a foot of snow this weekend. Silverman said winds are ex- “We already have two shift ros- erating water tanks and valves and to MARYLAND/D.C. METRO AREA According to a meteorologist ACCORDING TO AAA pected to reach 20 to 30 mph, with ters getting filled up,” said Si- respond to freeze calls and water for the National Weather Service, wind gusts between 30 to 40 mph. moneau. main breaks. Howard Silverman, temperatures on Conditions are expected to clear According to Simoneau, the Maryland Department of Trans- INSIDE Friday are predicted to stay below up by Sunday, with temperatures in County has already contacted emer- 30. the mid 30s gency contractors to bring resources See “Snow” page 8 Editorʼs WSSC project Notebook will run long

by Brian J. Karem By Danica Roem @pwcdanica GAITHERSBURG – Washing- Registering ton Suburban Sanitation Commis- politicians sion grounds crews are set to take several months longer than original- A state politician in South ly announced to complete work on Carolina wants to register repairing a leaking sewage line journalists. We suggest in south of the Quince Orchard Valley Maryland we register politi- neighborhood. cians. WSSC spokesperson Jim Page 4 Neustadt cited an expired right-of- way access point along Bradbury Drive as the reason for forcing the crews to enter only through an ac- See “WSSC” page 8 Hearing ends

By Danica Roem @pwcdanica ROCKVILLE – The attorneys PHOTOS BY JACQUI SOUTH for Montgomery County Public Decay at the Rockville Metro, above, while in the inset you see the long wait times for a train. Kennedy Schools and the parents of a special- needs child offered their closing Metro to change the way it is “on time” Girls win! statements Friday, ending oral argu- ments in the seven-day court hearing time estimates for trains were false Metro’s jurisdictions will make this Kennedy girls defeat Blair By Kathleen Stubbs at the Carver Educational Services and many riders complain they are year challenging. to keep the good times rolling . @KathleenStubbs3 Center. late to their destinations. A few dozen new 7000 series Page 20 Administrative Law Judge Mari- Amid pushbacks for new rail- Paul Wiedefeld, Metro’s gener- rail cars were supposed to be added na Sabett requested the two attorneys cars, rush hour delays, and escala- al manager, told the Maryland by now, but Metro safety engineers submit written arguments by Jan. 20 tor and elevator outages, Metro House Environment and Trans- saw defects while inspecting the regarding whether she should even staff announced at a Board of Di- portation Committee Tuesday that cars when they first arrived. Metro rule on anything regarding medical rectors committee meeting Jan. 14 Metro “has not been able to use engineering staff then had to work information in the case about whether that the Washington Metropolitan money efficiently” for several pro- on the cars before they could be MCPS offered a free and appropriate Area Transit Authority is piloting a jects. tested. Some were in the process of public education for a teenager who new way of gauging timely train ar- He said the organization’s de- being tested when Wiedefeld had a rival. cision not to raise fares and the ab- See “Hearing” page 8 WMATA staff said riders said sence of increased funding from See “Metro” page 8 2THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JANUARY 21, 2016 EFLECTIONS

R The Montgomery County Sentinel, published weekly by Berlyn Inc. Publish- ing, is a community newspaper covering October 8, 1992 Montgomery County, Maryland. Our of- fices are located at 22 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 309, Rockville, MD 20850. Founded in 1855 by Matthew Fields. All mail to: P.O. Box 1272, Rockville, MD 20849-1272. Subscription Rates for The County receives Crescent Trail funds Montgomery County Sentinel – Weekly by mail: $40.00 per year & $26.50 for Se- Each week The Sentinel visits a project of tearing out the old rail- agreed to provide $100,000 of in- complete trail will span 11 miles. nior Citizens. (USPS) 361-100. memorable story from its archives. road tracks that run3.4 miles from kind services to help remove the Bauman said the long-term downtown Bethesda to the District rails and create a redrainage system. plan calls for an arc in which the Bernard Kapiloff Standing on a rusty, weed- line and replacing them with a hik- This would leave the county with a Capitol Crescent Trail will intersect PUBLISHER E MERITUS choked, Bethesda railroad track, er-biker trail. tab of $33,000. with the Metropolitan Branch Trail. Lynn G. Kapiloff Planning Board Chairman Gus Bau- “I’m very pleased that Secre- Bauman said the 3.5 miles is It will start at Capitol Hill, run up to CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ man accepted a $867,000 check last tary Lightizer has agreed to fund only the first phase of the Capital Silver Spring, through Bethesda and PUBLISHER [email protected] week to help fund the first phase of this project,” said County Executive Crescent Trail, which was approved down to Georgetown. But it will be construction on the Capital Cres- Neal Potter, who was also at the by the Park and Planning Commis- several years before the entire trail Mark Kapiloff cent Trail. check presentation ceremony. “This sion in July. The second phase will is completed. ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER The check, presented by state has been one of our priorities to en- run from downtown Bethesda to The first phase is expected to [email protected] Department of Transportation Sec- courage more walking and bicycle downtown Silver Spring. And in the begin in a few weeks, as soon as the EDITORIAL retary O. James Lightizer, is a com- riding, both for recreation and as an other direction, the National Park county receives a storm water man- Brian J. Karem bination of state and federal funds. alternative to the automobile.” Service will extend the trail from agement permit, said Bill Gries, the EXECUTIVE EDITOR I(t will go towards the $1 million Potter said Pepco officials have the D.C. line into Georgetown. The project coordinator. [email protected]

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BOX 1272 Rockville, MD 20849-1272 JANJUARY 21, 2016 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 3 4THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JANUARY 21, 2016 OPINIONS &VIEWS Registering politicans According to credible pub- South-Carolina LSD dream, also be lished reports a South Carolina state fact-checked every week. The first representative wants to start register- time an elected politician is found to ing journalists he thinks are “respon- be lying, they’ll be fined a sum equal sible” and penalizing those who he to the annual median income of thinks are not. everyone in the state. The second time they are caught lying they must be fined that amount and spend a year in prison. The third time they Editorʼs Notebook are caught lying they will be fined and sentenced to five years in prison. by Brian J. Karem The first time they are found denying basic historic or scientific Mike Pitts, a Republican – go facts, including but not limited to figure – has introduced the South denying the Holocaust, man landing Carolina Responsible Journalism on the moon, evolution, global Registry Law which would define warming, the safety of smoking to- what a journalist is and keep a list of bacco, the dangers of marijuana or those who are seen as responsible the root cause of the American Civil and penalize those no on the list with War, they shall be jailed for life in a fines or imprisonment. Turkish prison. He doesn’t like the fact that the As for the second amendment – press “has no problem demonizing anytime a politician is found guilty firearms,” and while Pitts himself of editing the second amendment to doesn’t think the bill has any chance justify owning more weapons than of passing, he did say in a news re- the National Guard, or turning a port published in a South Carolina blind eye to the amount of gun vio- paper and co-authored by Schuyler lence done in this country they’ll be Kropf ( a reporter who once went to confined to a small room where the jail to defend the First Amendment) faces of the dead and the tears of that Pitts favors a registry and penal- their loved ones are seen and heard ties because he doesn’t believe jour- in Dolby Surround Sound and pro- nalists adhere to any ethical stan- jected on the white walls of the room dard. until such time as the politician So while Pitts tries to get agrees to apologize to the victims’ around the First Amendment which families for being callus and inhu- clearly states Congress can make no man. law, “abridging the freedom of There is, of course, some specu- speech, or of the press,” I’d like to lation that this wonderful legislator consider what if we applied the same was merely offering a satirical jab at standard to all elected officials. reporters who have “demonized” the Perhaps we the people should second amendment. pass legislation which fully em- But the joke would be on him braces the spirit of H.L. Mencken. A and other politicians. well known social critic and known Satire in the statehouse is as as The Sage of Baltimore, Mencken welcome as a prostitute in church. It – himself a journalist – once said of is difficult to get politicians to un- journalists, “He prints balderdash derstand sobering reality, and the because he doesn’t know how to get same can be said for most reporters. anything better.” And he also said, Subtlety isn’t in them and satire is “…He is quite content to take more beyond their grasp. propaganda from Washington. It is No, the problem today in this not that he is dishonest, but that he is country when it comes to politics stupid – and, being stupid, a cow- can be boiled down to this: Each side ard.” demonizes the other and both demo- As for politicians, Mencken nize the press. said a good politician under democ- The reasons for this are many, racy is “quite as unthinkable as an but I maintain the root cause can be honest burglar . . . he is simply one traced to the 1980 national elections. who preys upon the commonwealth. Termed a “realignment” election by It is to the interest of all the rest of us many political scientists, it brought to hold down his powers to an irre- to us Ronald Reagan. ducible minimum and to reduce his Deregulation of the media soon compensation to nothing.” followed. The radical right gained a So perhaps, if we’re in the fan- voice. Facts took a back seat to tasy world of South Carolina politics rhetoric. we could find an appropriate vam- And now here we are in 2016. pire in the statehouse to introduce Donald Trump, a clown of biblical legislation who will limit represen- proportions is the front runner of the tatives to a mere two terms in office. Grand Old Party. The Democrats of At the same time, they can’t get paid 2016 sound like the Republicans of and they cannot take campaign con- 1980. tributions. They should be, under my And so it goes. . . JANUARY 21, 2016 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 5 LETTERS LEGAL MATTERS Metro Crime agree with your opinion. What you forget is that all kinds Student athletes and the concussion issue To the editor; of opinions need to be heard on your policy and awareness.” It defines a forms required to be signed by stu- While the crime rate on Metro news page as well. THE concussion as a “traumatic injury to dents and parents acknowledging may have decreased in the last Republicans should be allowed COURT the brain causing an immediate and, their awareness of issue surround- decade, any attack is intolerable. It on your news stories - not just the de- usually, short-lived change in men- ing concussions. The State also has is therefore encouraging that the mocrats just because the democrats REPORT tal status or alteration of normal a form Medical Clearance form Guardian Angels are getting in- are the dominant voice in Maryland. consciousness,” arising from a which must be used to certify that volved in policing the Metro Sys- We need to hear other voices. “fall, a violent blow to the head or health care professional has cleared tem, although not having the same R. Snyder body, or the shaking or spinning of the affected student to return to authority as Metro security guards. Damascus by Tom Ryan the head and body.” The law goes sports activities. That professional The statement that some will on to specifically require that “a can be a physician, nurse practition- not be in uniform, but still serving to editor’s note: you mistake opin- For some time now there has student who is suspected of sustain- er, physician’s assistant or neu- avert criminal actions on Metro is ions for facts. Balance must be main- been a lot of publicity and discus- ing a concussion or other head in- ropsychologist. not acceptable. When gangs of tained in a news story, but we will not sion about sports concussions and jury in a practice or game shall be There are also reporting re- teenagers run wild, beating and rob- be seeking alternative opinions their effects, starting some years removed from play at that time.” quirements for non-school related bing passengers, a single not in uni- about who built the pyramids, man ago with the National Football Such a student “may not return to athletic programs that want to use form Guardian Angel would not landing on the moon, the Holocaust, League as dramatized in the new play until the student has obtained school property. The State program serve as a deterrent and may add to global warming, evolution, etc. movie “Concussion.” This includes written clearance from a licensed contains a lot of information about the list of victims. We firmly believe our opinion an article in this week’s Washington health care provider trained in the concussions and care responsibili- What is the solution for zero doesn’t deserve to be on the news Post Sports pages about parents evaluation and management of con- ties. Montgomery County Public tolerance for attacks on passengers? pages with one exception - it is our who sued to allow their allegedly cussions.” Schools has its own Concussion Unfortunately at the present there opinion that our news pages will be concussed son to play in a high It contains a section requiring Plan, the current version of which is appears to be none other than stiff filled with facts. If you believe other school football game. The State of the Maryland Department of Edu- from July 2015 and is also available sentences for those caught, showing wise, thanks for reading. Maryland enacted its own law in cation to come up with concussion online. I would urge Montgomery that their is a price to be paid for 2009 to address this issue, and awareness programs to educate County students involved in sports, criminal action Montgomery County and the other coaches, students and parents about and their parents, to review it. Nothing really counties have addressed this issue concussions. The Department put N. Marans as well. together “Policies and Programs on Silver Spring To the editor; The Maryland law is found in Concussions for Public Schools and Thomas Patrick Ryan is a part- What does the Sentinel owe the the Health and Safety of Students Youth School Programs,” which ner in the Rockville law firm of Mc- county council? The favorable cov- subtitle, Section 7-433 of the Edu- was amended in 2012 and is avail- Carthy Wilson, which specializes in erage you give these people is unbe- cation Article, entitled “Concussion able online. It includes sample civil litigation. Editorial policy lievable. They are on the wrong side of every issue and you continue to To the editor; listen to them and put them on your In response to your stories and news pages as if what they say is fact. REAL ESTATE letters, it is apparent that you do pub- It isn’t. lish letters that disagree with your editorial policy. G. Spaulding It’s always about the price baby - yeah! Last week in an editorial about Rockville to Schooling on Home Prices. The Green in Residential Real Estate. losing your mojo, (“Finding that lost Review of Regional Studies 45.2 The Appraisal Journal 83.1 (Winter Mojo” 1/14/16) you spoke about the editor’s note: please see previ- (2015):151-171.) indicated that 2015): 32-40.) concluded that homes need to allow all kinds of opinions in ous letter. I’m sure you won’t find the homes located close to schools tend that were designated “green” in- your opinion page even if they don’t council agreeing with you either. REAL to sell for more. However, the oppo- creased sale price by 1%, while certi- ESTATE site was found with homes within fied green homes increased sale price OLUTIONS 1,000 feet from schools; the home about 2%; however, energy efficient S sale price decreased as the distance features increased sales price by from the school closed in from 1,000 about 6%! By Dan Krell feet (probably due to congestion and Finally, your sales price can be Pric- noise). This effect is typically true affected by the timing of the sale. ing a home for a sale is not always for other neighborhood amenities Miller, Sah, Sklarz, and Pampulov easy. There is an abundance of em- such as shopping areas. (Is there seasonality in home prices- pirical research that has confirmed Repairing and upgrading your evidence from CBSAs. Journal of the many variables that affect sales home prior to listing can increase the Housing Research, 22(1) (2013), 1- price. Some influences are manage- sale price. In contrast, deferred 15) conducted a comprehensive Write us able and some are not. The top fac- maintenance can not only deter home study of home sales that occurred in tors to consider when pricing your buyers – it could attract low offers; 138 Core Based Statistical Areas home to sell include location, condi- especially if the home has been on (CBSAs are geographic population The Montgomery County Sentinel tion, features, and timing. the market for a lengthy period. centers set by the Office of Manage- Your home’s physical location Many home buyers are looking for a ment and Budget for use by Federal welcomes letters. is one of the top factors that will af- “turn-key” home, where they don’t agencies in collecting, and publish- fect its sale price. Although home have to be concerned about immedi- ing statistics) from February 2000 to prices vary from neighborhood to ate maintenance; while some are April 2011. They concluded that All letters must be original, signed by the neighborhood, your home’s location willing to put in the time and effort to monthly price changes can vary within the neighborhood could also personalize a home. If you’re mak- through the year; and homes that sell author and must include the author’s daytime impact the sale price. Homes located ing updates to your home, consider during summer months (April on commuter routes typically sell for that the quality and installation of up- through September) typically sell for telephone number for verification. less because of the traffic and noise. grades can impacts price as well; more than homes that sell during the Even homes located just off of the cheap fixtures and sloppy workman- winter (October through March). thoroughfare can be impacted by the ship can have a similar affect as de- However, they point out that the sea- The Montgomery County Sentinel perception of traffic and noise; the ferred maintenance. sonality effect could be due to weath- sale price could be lower than a simi- Your home’s amenities can also er; there is less price variance in ar- 22 W. Jefferson Street lar home situated further away from impact the sale price. For example, eas with less temperature variation. the main road. features such as a finished basement Suite 309 A home can sell for more when or deck can be appealing and add located close to neighborhood value. Even green amenities can im- Dan Krell is a Realtor® with Rockville, MD 20850 amenities; however, the price could pact sales price. Research conducted RE/MAX All Pro in Rockville, MD. drop if perceived too close. Neil by Cadena and Thomson (An Empir- You can access more information at Metz’s research (Effect of Distance ical Assessment of the Value of www.DanKrell.com. 6THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JANUARY 21, 2016 FEDERATION CORNER And now: More budget fun spent properly. We don’t want the to do the deep dive that the BOE By Paula Beinenenfeld Civic Federation money going to Board of Educa- refuses to do. The Civic Federa- tion members to spend on fancy tion Each year we join with our col- lobster and steak dinners, and believes that our public leagues at the Parents’ Coalition nights at the Washington Hilton. schools are important to the quali- of Montgomery County and the We want the money to go to our ty of life in the county, and that the Montgomery County Taxpayers teachers in the classroom, and we enormous MCPS budget—about League to organize the deep dive want the money spent on improv- half of our entire county budget, into the $2.4 billion Montgomery ing our children’s education. remember— requires close and County Public Schools (MCPS) Because the Board of Educa- constant scrutiny. So, as we’ve Operating Budget, and this com- tion won’t do their job and analyze done the past three years, we’re ing year is no exception. We are the proposed budget, the residents taking on that challenge organizing the event now, and will step up and do it. Because it’s again. We encourage you to will hold the Budgetpalooza! on our money. And they’re our chil- sign up to take one chapter, review February 4th. All are welcome dren. it, and present it at our Fourth An- and encouraged to “take a chap- The current MCPS FY16 bud- nual Budgetpalooza! ter.” All the chapters and appen- get is $2.39 billion, about half of The Budgetpalooza! Will be dices have been posted to our entire county budget. All the held this year on Thursday, Febru- http://www.signupgenius.com/go/ rest of our needs—including fire, ary 4th, from 7 to 9:30 PM, at the 10c094cadac28a3fb6-fourth with police, libraries, roads, environ- Bethesda-Chevy Chase Regional a handy location for you to sign Services Center, 4805 Edgemoor up. We’ll tweet out reminders Lane, in Bethesda. with the link at our twitter feed, As we have done before all @MCCivicFed, using the hashtag the chapters and appendices are up #Budgetpalooza. The chapter-by- on chapter analysis … that’s up to http://www.signupgenius.com/go/ you! 10c094cadac28a3fb6-fourth, so The Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 go to the website, sign up and take Operating Budget was presented a chapter. Presentation is easy and to the Board of Education (BOE) only takes about 6-7 minutes. We by the Acting Superintendent, Lar- will have a projector, just let us ry Bowers, on December 8th. It in- know if you need one. cludes a 4.5% increase. Read the The budget is available to budget. $2.4 billion is a lot of ment, the health and welfare of our read here: http://www.mont- money, and it’s all public money. indigent and most needy, every- gomeryschoolsmd.org/depart- Every penny. thing else—are funded out of the ments/budget/ We know our schools are remaining half of our annual bud- overcrowded. They have been for get. The County Council has the We look forward to seeing years. We know cafeterias in high fiduciary responsibility to careful- everyone there. schools are so crowded our chil- ly review the MCPS budget and do dren are eating on the floor in the what is best for the entire county. hallways. We know the number of Public hearings before the The views expressed in this portables exceeds what is accept- BOE took place on January 7th column do not necessarily reflect able in a first-rate education sys- and 14th, 2016, with BOE work formal positions adopted by the tem. We k now our children—and sessions to follow. The BOE will Federation and do not reflect the our teachers and staff—have been take action on the proposed FY17 editorial policies of The Mont- exposed to radon for years. So, we Operating Budget at their meeting gomery County Sentinel. To sub- want to make absolutely sure that on February 9th, 2016. The BOE mit an 800-1000 word column for the money we entrust to our pub- then transmits the budget to the consideration, please send an licly elected officials, the mem- County Council on March 1st. email attachment to mont- bers of the Board of Education, is And that’s where we step in, [email protected].

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CALL 301.306.9500 to subscribe online, visit www.thesentinel.com JANJUARY 21, 2016 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 7 8THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JANUARY 21, 2016 COVER STORY Snow predictions for the area send chills down local residents’ spine “Snow” the big storm comes, it prevents that have another 250 contracted line tomers and residents stay clear of Charlotte Garvey, spokesperson. from page 1 initial bonding of snow and ice personnel, and then we have another any work sites and to call the com- The address for the Interfaith Works from forming,” said Gischlar. 200 tree crews who are working on pany for power outages. Community Vision Program is 8210 portation spokesperson Charlie Gis- Pepco spokesperson Bob Hain- the system. Pepco is monitoring that Interfaith Works’ Community Dixon Ave. Homeless persons in chlar said the highways will be pre- ley said the company is preparing forecast and will have those crews Vision Program in Silver Spring in- need of warmth or shelter may call treated tonight in the D.C. suburbs for the storm by taking stock of all ready to restore any outages,” Hain- cludes a warming center and is open 301-585-4471 for information with salt brine solution. of its personnel. ley said. during the day when temperatures about the Community Vision Pro- “That helps us because when “We have 150 line men, and we Hainley also said advised cus- are below 32 degrees, according to gram. Metro rails patrolled by Guardian Angels Hearing draws to a close “WSSC” easement to the south of the he said. “WSSC” Chamberlain said Friday he has from page 1 stream. The construction may run until from page 1 reviewed the boy’s medical tran- “Sioux Lane is not a practical at least November, according to an scripts but has not directly treated cess road between two houses access,” said Neustadt. “We have email Neustadt sent to Quince Or- has a large brain malformation, him. along Suffolk Terrace in order to ruled that out time and time again.” chard Valley residents. epilepsy and learning disabilities. The judge did not allow a con- build a 16-foot-wide, 1,200-foot According to Neustadt, the He noted that when project Sabett has 30 days from the tinuation of the case and instead al- long construction road that could brush in the area is “too heavy,” the “was originally scheduled to start completion of the trial to render a lowed Chamberlain to answer only be traversed by vehicles the size of terrain is steeper than it immediate- in October 2015, this sewer reha- written verdict. basic matter-of-fact questions. dump trucks. ly south of Suffolk Terrace and “it’s bilitation project was slated to be MCPS attorney Jeffrey Krew “In reviewing [the student’s] The crews are also planning to where kids walk to school.” completed in 3-6 months. worked to significantly limit the records, did you review or see in any remove at least 58 trees in the park “Many of the neighbors ex- “However, due to the need to scope of testimony allowed by Paul documents that [his] seizures were where the sewage line is located, pressed concern about the kids build a longer access road and re- Griffin, the parent of the special- mild?” Parker asked Chamberlain. 40 more trees than initially expect- walking to school,” he said. duced work hours to 9 (a.m.) to needs teenager, and Dr. James “No,” replied Chamberlain. ed, as the WSSC uses an alternative WSSC officials said during a 3:30 p.m., this project will take Chamberlain , the division chief of “I have no further witnesses,” plan to repair a leaking sewage Jan. 4 preconstruction walk- longer to complete. It is projected emergency medicine and trauma said Parker. Earlier in the day, Krew pipe that is less “environmentally through that there is supposed to be that this project will now take up to services at Children’s National argued Griffin should have testified friendly” than initially announced, a 4-foot-wide mulch path for 10 months or more.” Health System. during the “case in chief” part of the according to Neustadt. school students placed between the Resident Lorraine Lomberg is The MCPS attorney argued that proceedings when the plaintiffs es- The plan is different from the access road and Dimond’s property among the most directly affected. the family’s attorney, Holly Parker, tablished their evidence for the hear- primary option pitched to residents to the east of the road. Trucks are expected to enter violated procedure in each case and ing as they have the “burden of at community meetings in October The students would then turn the property from the street to the objected repeatedly to questions proof” in the case. and December, which would have left to walk to Ridgeview Middle north of her house, traverse the ac- Parker asked Chamberlain and Grif- Parker called Griffin to testify used a right-of-way access point to School before the construction cess road to the west of her house fin. about whether he was locked out of a the park between two houses along crews arrive at 9 a.m. and head to the project site along He said he never received restroom at Col. E. Brooke Lee Mid- Bradbury Drive. “The reason for the Bradbury the construction road to the south Chamberlain’s resume from Parker, dle School, which Griffin said could Resident Ellen Dimond, one of elimination was because there was of her house. so the judge could not qualify him as have been problematic if his son the two homeowners whose prop- some right-of-way accesses that “Well, at this point, I keep get- an expert witness to discuss the used a restroom there and the door erties adjoin the construction ac- had expired,” said Neustadt, noting ting different stories every time I severity of the boy’s seizures. locked behind him. cess point, pitched that WSSC the residents there “didn't want us turn around, so I don’t know what Although Parker said Krew re- Krew and MCPS witnesses said could access the south side of the to renew them.” to believe anymore,” said ceived Chamberlain’s resume, she all the locks in the restroom were re- sewage line by entering through Neustadt confirmed Tuesday Lomberg. could not produce evidence of it be- moved after a student died by sui- Sioux Lane. the WSSC does not have an “exact” “The access road in between ing sent at least five days before cide there in February. During clos- That road is south of the park. date for the beginning of construc- the two neighbors’ homes is 16 feet Chamberlain’s testimony so Krew ing arguments, emotions ran high in Dimond pointed out the Mary- tion, though he said the organiza- wide plus 4 feet for the pedestrian could figure out whether he wanted the hearing room. Parker accused land-National Capital Park and tion’s plan is to begin this month. walkway. For the rest of the project to challenge the doctor’s credentials Krew of “character assassination” Planning Commission owns the “We're hoping to, absolutely. the width is 16 feet wide,” that would make him an expert in for his comments about Griffin and land on both sides of a Pepco utility We're hoping so, that's our plan,” Neustadt added. seizures. some of the plaintiff’s witnesses. WMATA infrastructure plans delayed Metro decides to change what’s “on time” “if we’re not getting there, guess passed more than one non-working need to make sure Metro is a prior- By Kathleen Stubbs “Metro” @kathleenstubbs3 what. It impacts the entire project,” from page 1 escalator on his commute home ity (and fund it),” said Low. said Wiedefeld. from Silver Spring around 10 p.m. Allen said he drives a vehicle Arguments over the local sub- According to a WMATA report media brief following a WMATA Tuesday. on the weekends because single- way continue while critics say the to Metro’s Finance and Administra- Board of Directors committee Environment and Transporta- tracking “drives me to drive.” infrastructure continues to decay. tion Committee, Metro used $3.7 meeting Jan. 14. tion Committee Chairman Kumar Brian Pulfrey of Gaithersburg Metro’s general manager an- billion of its $5billion Capital Im- Metro’s station escalator func- Barve (D-17) asked Wiedefeld for said his weekend commute to work nounced at a board of directors provement Program for fiscal years tionality was at 93.3 percent in an update on when Metro will have is lengthened by 30-minute head- meeting Jan. 14 that The Washing- 2011-2016. 2015, a high for the last five years, cellular service below ground. ways. He has taken the Metro to ton Metropolitan Area Transit Au- WMATA spending decreased WMATA said in a news release Even after negotiations oc- work for as many as 10 years. thority will put off releasing a six- in the spring of 2014 into 2015 for Monday. curred between WMATA and a Pulfrey said that within the year plan for projects until next year. various reasons, such as projects The Rockville Station’s up es- phone service company for an past 12 months he was riding a Michael Goldman, board of di- taking longer than expected, delays calator was turned off Tuesday agreement on a plan to improve Metrorail train when he noticed a rectors Financial Administration in bus and railcar deliveries and im- during the morning rush hour, and cellphone service in the tunnels, door was open while the train Committee member, said the reason plications of a financial manage- the Shady Grove Station’s up esca- Wiedefeld told the Environment moved. for the extra year is that WMATA ment oversight audit, according to lator was off the same time and Transportation Committee the He said Metro needs to im- and member jurisdictions could not the report. Wiedefeld said he would Wednesday, instead having the left agreement is in progress but not prove in all areas of the system in- agree on priorities for the next six- spend the next year reviewing the escalator serve as the up escalator. complete or signed. cluding management, facilities and year plan. planning for the projects en queue A local rider said he doubted WMATA said contractors be- cars. “It needs to be fixed from the WMATA’s general manager and he planned to re-prioritize the the accuracy of the 93.3 percent gan replacing an escalator at Wa- bottom up,” said Pulfrey. Paul Wiedefeld said Metro needs an projects. based on his experience this week. terfront Station at the end of ser- He said problems on trains extra year to write its next six-year Del. Kumar Barve (D-17), “I don’t believe (it’s) 93 per- vice hours. Joshua Low, a should be repaired at the time they plan because recent projects were chairman of the Environment and cent,” said Joe Allen, a Gaithers- Rockville resident, said he thought occur. Maintenance needs to be improperly managed. Transportation Committee, said burg resident. Allen, who works in WMATA needed more funding done in a timely manner to reduce “Dollars is important, but if you Wiedefeld has extensive work to do the medical field, said he ques- from local and state governments. the amount of track work on the have to clear something, if you have in fixing the Capital Improvement tioned the accuracy because he “Clearly, our elected officials weekends, said Pulfrey. to get a permit by a certain date — Program. JANUARY 21 2016 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 9 NEWS ANALYSIS Racism and political correctness would be the 2016 general election why, at the time, there had been few By Paul Schwartz Sentinel Columnist with Trump at the top of its ticket is black managers and no black gener- real. The blame, however, is not with al managers in Major League Base- As a political observer, I am Trump; the blame is squarely on the ball. thoroughly convinced that a Donald shoulders of the Republican party Campanis' reply was that Trump nomination as the 2016 Re- for creating the monster that is "blacks may not have some of the publican candidate for president will Trump. necessities to be, let's say, a field very likely result in both a landslide As stated in Galatians, "What- manager, or, perhaps, a general victory for Democrats in keeping the ever one sows, that will he also manager" for these positions. White House and a retaking of the reap". Elsewhere in the interview he Senate. The Republican party, by turn- said that blacks are often poor It could even result in drawing ing a blinds eye and allowing Trump swimmers "because they don't have enough Democrats to the polls to to spew unfettered his racist attacks the buoyancy." His remarks were give them an outside chance of re- on President Obama, especially re- deemed offensive, not tolerated and taking the House of Representatives. garding the nonsensical "birther" he was fired the next day by the From a Democrat standpoint, non-issue, created the environment Dodgers. therefore, a Donald Trump candida- in which Trump has unleashed his In today's political discourse cy would be a welcomed event; from venom on the other Republican can- world of FOX News and Russ Lim- an American standpoint, having a didates and continues to rise in the baugh, these comments are rather blatant racist at the top of the ticket polls at the expense of candidates tame compared to the hate-filled of one of our two major parties, it that would be far preferable to the comments made on a daily basis un- would be an affront to every ideal party to head the ticket. Serves them der the banner that it is all right for which this nation stands. right; maybe there is some justice in NOT to be politically correct. What exactly is racism? this world. Political correctness has noth- Regardless of the exact defini- The difference between the bla- ing to do with the hate-filled tion of racism as it relates to race, in tant racism of today and the more rhetoric coming out of the mouths my view racism is, primarily, group- hidden racism of yesterday goes of either the candidates or the pseu- ing an entire category of people to- back, not to Trump, but, rather to, do-news organizations covering gether to hate, or, at least, stereo- yes, Fox News. them. type. It was Fox News and its inabili- Political correctness concerns By using the so-called broad ty to accept a President of color that toning down a use of terms to make brush approach, it makes it a great brought blatant racism out of the it more palatable and less offensive deal simpler for the hater to hate closet and into the mainstream. Fox based on an individual's sensitivi- through generalization. made it alright to be racist since, if it ties. There is no need to actually can be said on television, then it Political correctness may mean look at individuals as individuals re- must be all right to express it any- referring to a janitor as a custodian gardless of what grouping they may where, even at John McCain rallies or a garbage man as a sanitation en- find themselves due to religion, eth- in 2008, Mitt Romney rallies in 2012 gineer. It may even make use of the nicity, race, nationality or heritage. and at everyone's rallies in 2016. term "mentally challenged" in lieu Racism, though, didn't start It wasn't too long ago that Al of referring to someone as retarded. with the candidacy of Donald Trump Campanis, then general manager of It does not mean misrepresenting and his attacks on various ethnic and the Los Angeles Dodgers, was fired facts and inciting hatred against a religious groups. for expressing his thoughts that were group of people, any group of peo- He just brought it to a new lev- construed to be racist. ple, as is currently the case with to- el. The fear that the Republican par- You may recall Nightline an- day's political coverage and the can- ty now has about the disaster that chorman Ted Koppel asking him didates being covered.

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s very likely! Call Lonnie Johnson at 301-306-95008 Call Lonnie Johnson at (301) 306-9500 or email to lonnie@ thesentinel.com 10 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JANUARY 21, 2016 NEWS Investigation in gang-related murder continues and was carried out by four to five Leonardo Carlos Siguenza-Neiros, By Nadia Palacios @Ndpalacios94 gang members of the Park View was trying to avoid arrest by fleeing Loco Salvatrucha clique of the gang Maryland. Police continue to look for addi- MS-13, police said. Arrest warrants The public information officer tional suspects involved in the killing were then obtained for four students for the Montgomery County Police of a Prince George’s County man au- believed to be MS-13 members. Department, Rick Goodale, said thorities believe was gang-related. Interviews with the suspects led Siguenza-Neiros was brought to Police arrested a third suspect investigators to Noe Antonio Coreas- Montgomery County on Jan. 14 from on Jan. 11 in Lewisville, Texas. Mejia as the person suspected of or- the Denton County Detention Center Montgomery County Police say dering the assault on Montufar- in Texas. He is being held in the the body of 18-year-old Denis Vitali- Bautista. Montgomery County Detention Cen- no Montufar-Bautista was found in Montufar-Bautista was last seen ter with the other two suspects. the Northwest Branch Trail area in with the second suspect, Julio Cesar Another County public infor- Silver Spring on Dec. 22. Rivas Rosales. mation officer, Capt. Paul Starks, be- Montufar-Bautista’s body was Investigators interviewed Cesar lieves authorities have arrested the in the creek along the trail when de- Rivas on Dec. 22, which led to indi- primary suspects of the homicide. tectives from the Montgomery cations that Montufar-Bautista was Detectives believe the homicide County Police Department- Major killed. Further investigations showed is gang-related because the area Crimes Division located him at ap- that the death of Montufar-Bautista where the body was found has heavy proximately 11 p.m. was authorized by a higher ranking gang activity. State Attorney John According to the charging docu- MS-13 member, police said. McCarthy did not have any com- ments, Montufar-Bautista was re- Coreas-Mejia and Rivas Ros- ments as it is a pending investigation. ported missing on Nov.16 days after ales were charged the following day The news release also stated that he reported an assault to a school re- with the murder of Montufar- detectives urge anyone who has any source officer at High Point High Bautista. Rivas Rosales, 15 years knowledge related to the case or any School in Beltsville. old, was charged as an adult. Detec- additional suspects to contact the Ma- The assault occurred on Oct. 28 tives believe that the third suspect, jor Crimes Division at 240-773-5070. Howling and crowing at the latest G-burg council meeting nual gathering of authors on the low them to continue to use the park. By Peter Rouleau Special to The Sentinel grounds of City Hall, which Ashman Terri Sedran, a non-resident member founded in 2010. He also demanded who was active in organizing public Place your GAITHERSBURG – The cock to know the results of the investiga- testimony against the proposed crowed and the dog howled at the lat- tion into the city’s Animal Control changes last year, spoke at City Hall est Gaithersburg City Council meet- Division, which city officials say Tuesday Night to object to the in- ing. was undertaken in response to his crease of the proposed fee schedule. ads in Locals took the opportunity complaints. “My position is that the origi- Tuesday night to voice their concerns “Publish the results of the inter- nal fee of $60 should remain,” Se- Mayor Jud Ashman and the City nal investigation of city staff includ- dran said. “My reasons have to do Council on an inquiry into the Ani- ing but not limited to corrective ac- with the message you’re sending. mal Control Division over roosters tion,” Rosenzweig said. “Is this a You’re sending the message that and plans to charge non-residents for mythical report? Did you even do an when the public comes, right or use of a dog park. investigation? Why can’t we see the wrong, and speaks publicly, there’s a Aaron Rosenzweig, who has re- report? What are you hiding? Every- fine for that. Secondly, there never peatedly testified against the city’s thing should be placed on the city was a financial issue having to do ban on owning roosters and alleged website for everyone to view. You with the fee that you were charging The that his family was harassed by the have 30 days if you don’t want to vi- non-city residents. Thirdly, I think city’s Animal Control Division, olate the Maryland Public Informa- everyone should have access to the made another appearance Tuesday tion Act. The clock starts now. Will dog park.” night. After stating his name and ad- you provide this information of your Ashman said that he and the dress for the record at the beginning own free will? Will you charge thou- council are scheduled to meet with of his testimony, as required by pro- sands of dollars for this information? officials from the State Highway Ad- cedure, Rosenzweig then listed the Could you give me a ballpark?” ministration on Friday to discuss a home addresses of Ashman and all City Attorney N. Lynn Board proposed interchange near I-270 and five members of the City Council. said that the city would respond to Watkins Mill Road. Last week, Ash- “How does that make you Rosenzweig’s questions as required man and the council sent a letter to feel?” asked Rosenzweig, who by the PIA. Gregory I. Slater, director of the founded the website teamgaithers- In the summer, the city issued SHA’s Office of Planning and Pre- burg.org to campaign for greater changes to its ordinances phasing out liminary Engineering objecting to transparency in the city’s govern- non-city resident memberships for its the department’s proposed scaling ment “Giving one’s address to open dog exercise park on Bickerstaff back of the interchange. The letter yourself up to retaliation is the pri- Way. Several resident and non-resi- stated that the city was not support- mary reason citizens don’t partici- dent members objected to this ive of anything less than a full inter- pate in public comments. Why do change in testimony at City Hall, ar- change and that the proposed you require our address? Since when guing that it would disrupt a sense of changes would hurt economic devel- have you ever followed up? I’ve now community enjoyed by the park’s hu- opment in the city. leveled the playing field. Are you man and canine visitors. Earlier this In lieu of a work session next happy? Are you not entertained?” month, City Manager Tony Tomasel- week, Ashman and the council will Rosenzweig asked several ques- lo introduced proposed revisions to travel to Annapolis to meet with state tions pertaining to the cost of the the ordinance providing a fee sched- legislators as part of “District 17 in Gaithersburg Book Festival, an an- ule for non-residents that would al- Annapolis Night.” Call Lonnie Johnson F or a ll y our l ocal news go t o at 301-306-9500 www. t h e s ent i nel . com JANUARY 21, 2016 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 11 NEWS County focuses on “Vision Zero Action Plan” ensure that, within a reasonable In 2015, 12 out of 449 pedestri- tention. signs to signal to drivers when a By Brianna Shea @Bshea2991 timeline, we can honestly say that an collisions were fatal, said Mont- “There are too many pedestrian- pedestrian is in the walkway. the roads in our community are safe gomery County Police Capt. Tom related deaths,” Elrich said. “My brother was on the shoul- ROCKVILLE – Montgomery for everyone." Didone. In 2014, nine out of 420 He said drivers and pedestrians der,” said Ray Holden, whose broth- County Council members intro- Council member Marc Elrich, were killed, and 13 out of 477 pedes- both need to obey safety laws such as er, Tim, had been struck on Massa- duced the “Vision Zero Action (At-Large), chair of the Public Safe- trians were killed in 2013, said Di- stopping at a stoplight and wearing chusetts Avenue on Aug. 28. Plan,” which aims to end traffic-re- ty Committee and Council member done. brightly colored clothes at night. Holden said Tim was on his way lated deaths. Hans Reimer (D-At-Large), intro- Montgomery County Police “Our community is united,” to meet up with one of his daughters "There have been far too many duced the resolution Tuesday morn- Chief Tom Manger said 44 deaths Berliner said. “This resolution has for coffee when a driver hit him. crashes in our community, and even ing with Berliner. occurred on state highways in the been co-sponsored by every one of “Drivers, cyclists and pedestri- one life lost on the road is too many,” Thirty people on foot have been County, a decrease from the 50 to 60 my colleagues.” ans need to co-exist on the road- said Berliner (D-1), council vice hit to date this year, said Ronit Dan- the police investigate in years past. She said most of these collisions ways,” Holden said. president, who is the Council's rep- cis, president of the Action Commit- Manger said drivers not paying occur on state roads such as Routes Riemer said the speed camera resentative on the Countywide tee for Transit. attention to the road may be the most 355, which is also known as Georgia program has played a part in decreas- Pedestrian, Bicycle and Traffic Safe- Rockville resident Devika Gu- common reason for collisions in the Avenue, and 586, which is also ing collisions and deaths. ty Advisory Committee. “Our Coun- nasekere, 67, died after she was County. known as Veirs Mill Road. He said fines must be increased, ty must make an even greater com- struck by a County Ride On Bus He said distracted driving, Berliner said the State Highway speed limits must be decreased and mitment to make the necessary poli- when she was attempting to cross speeding and impaired driving are Administration needs to implement roads need to be looked at. cy and engineering changes to Old Georgetown Road. factors for why drivers do not pay at- safety procedures such as lighted County tightens up on trash Costco files appeal to build gas station in Aspen Hill area dent for operations, Rob Leuck, re- move their stores and gas stations in ronment,” Rice said. By Nadia Palacios By Brianna Shea leased a statement regarding why it is the urban area,” Silverman said. @Bshea2991 This bill will affect two groups: Special to The Sentinel those who dump their items and busi- appealing again with this new argu- Silverman also said that scientific ROCKVILLE – Montgomery nesses that offer to dump others’ Costco filed an appeal to the ment. evidence, such as studies regarding air County Council members Nancy trash for a discounted price. Court of Special Appeals after being “Costco believes the Mont- pollution and its effects on health, Navarro (D-4) and Craig Rice, (D-2) Rice said household items such denied a special zoning exception for a gomery County Circuit Court erred were presented during the hearing, introduced a bill that would amend as tires and automobile oil are popu- proposed gas station. when it upheld the denial of a special which lasted for 37 days. existing County law prohibiting ille- lar items discarded. The company was denied the ex- exception to locate the proposed gas The county hearing examiner of gal dumping to provide additional People have to pay to drop off ception by Montgomery County Cir- station next to our existing store at the the case and the appeals board agreed penalties on Tuesday. items over a certain weight, which cuit Court in December and filed the Westfield that the company did not prove that the Repercussions include a civil can lead people to discard items in a appeal on Jan. 15. Wheaton Shopping Center,” proposed gas station did not present a fine of $500 for the first offense and wooded area for free. According to the former presi- Leuck said. safety and health risk to the residents. $1,000 for subsequent offenses cou- A public hearing is scheduled dent of the Kensington Heights Asso- Though Leuck also said that the Costco argued that state and fed- pled with criminal penalties. for Feb. 9 at 1:30 p.m. ciation, Danila Sheveiko, Costco proposed gas station would meet all eral standards pre-empted the coun- Navarro said there are options The council, acting as the Coun- changed its argument for the appeal the standards in regards to air quality, ty’s, which Judge Gary Bair rejected for residents who want to have their ty’s Board of Health, unanimously when the case got to the Circuit Court. Larry Silverman, environmental poli- as without merit. larger items such as couches picked voted to approve a resolution to in- Previously, Costco argued that cy expert for the Stop Costco Gas “As is pellucid, these arguments up for free and dumped. clude municipalities in the County’s the community’s opposition was Coalition, said having a gas station in of counsel contain no explicit mention She said areas such as Wheaton legislation holding businesses ac- based on emotion. that area can cause health risks. of the doctrine of preemption. Al- North, Takoma Park and Aspen Hill countable for selling tobacco to mi- Sheveiko said Costco is now ar- According to Silverman, the though Petitioner contends that it have been affected most by the nors on Tuesday. guing that the county did not have the idling cars and delivery trucks in a nonetheless referenced the subject of dumping. “It’s a very serious thing to give right to deny the special zoning excep- dense urban area can cause a lot of pol- such an argument, the Court finds this Navarro said she saw mattresses a child a tobacco product,” said Rice. tion. lution. position unpersuasive,” Bair said. dumped on the median, shopping Municipalities such as Chevy Costco Wholesale’s vice presi- “I think that their big plan is to carts and plastic bags in neighbor- Chase, Rockville, Takoma Park and hoods, as well as motor oil dumped the other 16 municipalities are now Rockville examines priorities for coming year in council down sewer drains. included. The City Council also added governance; and finding more effec- Several police departments, the The first penalty increased to a By Danica Roem County’s Department of Transporta- maximum of $1,000 and $1,000 for @pwcdanica one sentence to its work plan about tive ways to promote school con- tion and the County’s Housing and subsequent offenses, before the bill being “fiscally responsible,” though struction at the County level. Community Affairs are able to en- was passed the first offense was $500 ROCKVILLE – City Council it did not include any specific action “We need some work space here force this law. and increases to $750 for subsequent members prioritized 25 items for items in that category, according to a at City Hall,” said Council member Navarro said she has had resi- offenses. their legislative agenda earlier this draft copy of the plan provided by Virginia Onley. dents tell her their property values Rice said convenience stores month, which range from city em- city spokesperson Marylou Berg. Safe and livable neighborhoods have decreased due to the dumping and gas stations adjacent to or near ployee pay to completion of the Pike For city services, the city priori- include more affordable housing, and the unattractiveness of the items high schools are the largest group Plan this year. tized finishing its compensation and emphasizing seniors and veterans, dumped or left on neighbor’s lawns. that tends to break this law because During a goal-setting session classification plan, which regards connectivity between neighbor- The penalties are a “tool to en- they are conveniently placed for stu- two days before the first council bonuses and merit pay increases for hoods, putting up a mural and light- sure quality of life,” Navarro said. dents to stop, Rice said. meeting of 2016, the mayor and city staffers. The council is also set to ing at East Middle Lane and Park Rice said the environmental im- He said stings performed by the council members whittled down a receive a senior services study and Road under the railroad tracks, a po- pacts affect the water resources and County’s Department Health and list of about 75 proposed priorities to develop a multi-year implementation lice force review, and adopting and systems in the County. Human Services conduct stings and 25 items divided into seven cate- plan for it. implementing a Vision Zero policy, “This is a flock of canaries have resulted in minors being sold gories. Five items made up the “good which focuses on eliminating road- telling us we are damaging the envi- tobacco. The categories included: governance” agenda, including a way fatalities. •Efficient and effective city ser- top-to-bottom review of the boards “Frankly, I think it’s time we vice delivery and commission system. The city have a frank discussion about the po- •Good governance government includes 26 boards, lice department,” said Police Chief •Safe and livable neighbor- commissions and other designated Terry Treschuk during a Jan. 11bud- The hoods groups of non-elected members. get work session. Place your ads in •Planning and preservation Others include enhancing non-dis- The City Council will need to de- •Informed and engaged resi- crimination measures affecting the cide whether to add more officers to dents lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgen- the police force in the city that Mayor Call Lonnie Johnson at 301-306-9500 •Economic development der community; finding office space Bridget Donnell Newton often says •Stewardship of infrastructure for council members; opening a data swells to more than 100,000 people and environment initiative about all aspects of city during weekday business hours. 12 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JANUARY 21, 2016 NEWS MCPS continues its budget juggling act mony. schools but that it was not a long- said she is not able to address all the for hosting small groups and teach- By Kathleen Stubbs @kathleenstubbs3 Last school year, about 44.8 term solution. social and emotional needs of stu- ing students lessons each week, said percent of students at Albert Ein- Juan del Cid, a Montgomery dents in her school due to the num- Wert. ROCKVILLE - Parents, teach- stein High School were Hispanic, Knolls Elementary School parent, ber of students at the school. She Chris Lloyd, president of ers and union leaders lobbied although 9 percent of the total num- said he noticed a need for additional said she thought another counselor Montgomery County Education As- against larger class sizes during an ber of students was in the English translation or interpretation services was needed, particularly to address sociation, a union for teachers in the operating budget hearing at the Speakers of Other Languages pro- during parent-teacher conferences crisis situations. county, said 20 elementary and mid- Carver Educational Services Center gram, according to Schools at a this school year. “I think that the challenge is dle schools have one administrator Thursday. Glance. Sligo Middle School was In Montgomery Knolls, 247 getting to the kids where issues who is a “one-stop shop” for admin- Others had different problems 41.7 percent Hispanic at that time. students are in ESOL and 97 parents might sort of pop up,” said, a full- istrative needs. they say the school system needs to “It is a lie to say we are com- requested an interpreter for parent- time counselor at Great Seneca Sumbal Sheldon spoke on be- address. mitted to ending the achievement teacher conferences, said Cid. Creek Elementary School. half of the Watkins Mill Cluster and Chris Rutledge, representing gap, when we can’t communicate He said the Language Assis- “They might not be in my small requested additional security offi- Einstein Cluster, said parents at the with half of the school,” said Rut- tance Services unit supplied four groups. I might not be going into cers in elementary schools in the high school need more translation ledge about Sligo Middle School. hours of translation services. This their class that week and I think the cluster. services. “That sends a profound message to resulted in 14 families receiving problem is being able to get them in Merle Cuttitta, president of He said automated telephone families.” translation services of the 97 fami- the time that they are in crisis. A lot SEIU Local 500 union for school calls to Einstein family homes ought “Parents who visit the schools lies that requested them. of the times I’m not able to maybe staff, said hour and staff position re- to be translated but are not. would also benefit from staff who “I feel very sad because we until a couple days later, and I think ductions are not sustainable for the “Schools send out multiple speak their language,” said Rut- don’t have the budget to hire the that’s the biggest challenge.” school system. Connect Ed calls and emails to par- ledge. support staff needed,” an interpreter Counselors help students ad- A few people in the audience ents each week – all of which should He said he heard some schools said on behalf of Cid. dress their anxiety and depression, held up signs that read “I am a be translated, but many of which offer high school student service Elizabeth Wert, a full-time develop social skills and handle paraeducator” or “I am a bus dri- aren’t,” said Rutledge in his testi- learning hours to translate in school counselor in Germantown, their emotions and are responsible ver,” during her testimony. Takoma stress viability options Body cameras find their way into Takoma Park PD The cameras provide trans- tions because it is only a machine land was originally intended for a By Brianna Shea By Kathleen Stubbs parency and build trust with the and its’ purpose is to record. @kathleenstubbs3 residential area, she said. @Bshea2991 Mayor Kate Stewart said Tako- community, he said. Collington said officers must TAKOMA PARK—The mayor, ma Park will work in partnership Takoma Park— Body cameras “We have the ability to pull the tell people they are interacting with city manager and City Council said with Washington Adventist Hospital found another home with the Tako- video to confirm or negate the com- they are being filmed. Tuesday that planning distribution to plan the Takoma Park campus be- ma Park Police Department earlier plaint,” he said. Cameras must be turned on be- of money and resources will be more cause the city does not own the land. this month. Collington said video footage fore reaching the person being important this year due to the sched- Ludlow said Takoma Park’s tax “Now that we have the cam- is used for training purposes to pulled over or responding to a call, uled pay increase for city staff. base is on the smaller side within eras, it’s going to tell the truth of teach other officers what to do or but there are certain situations when The assistant city manager will Montgomery County. She said the what happened in that incident,” not do. cameras can be turned off. organize the council members’ ideas city puts money into the affordable said Capt. Tyrone Collington with “There is no discrepancy in He said cameras are only gathered Tuesday into a structured housing and also loses revenue from the department what took place,” Collington said. turned off when officers go into list so that the Council can move for- it. Capt. Rick Bowers said 30 Collington said people are someone’s home or if someone is ward creating steps to address the Ludlow said one solution to fi- Taser Axon Body Cameras were calmer in interactions with officers talking to an officer about a child. priorities. nancial sustainability would be inter- purchased to record any interactions when there are cameras. “If they want to talk about their Council members said financial jurisdictional partnerships. Several officers have with the community. The person may use profanity child’s behavior, they want some in- sustainability and environmental council members said they agreed. The cameras were funded or act aggressively toward the offi- put or advice, we turn them off,” sustainability are top priorities, and The city is bordered by Wash- through the city’s general fund in cer, but when they are made aware Collington said. Washington Adventist Hospital and ington, D.C., and by Prince George’s Fiscal Year 2016 and given to 28 pa- they are being recorded, they Footage is stored indefinitely Takoma Junction are two areas for County. Decisions in one jurisdic- trol officers in January, said Colling- change. on a secure server that tracks who which to discuss the possibility of tion about commercial or residential ton. There are limitations to these and how many times an officer planning this year. development as well as police affect He said Chief Alan Goldberg cameras though, Collington said. viewed footage, but they are not One priority theme was ways to the other two. wears a camera. Cameras do not catch every- able to delete it. make the city environmentally sus- Ludlow said since the Purple Bowers said the cameras are thing that is happening in the situa- The Body-Worn Camera Sys- tainable. Council member Rizwan Line stop will likely be located close tiny black boxes that are positioned tion, and the field of view may be tem, the camera pilot program in the “Rizzy” Qureshi (Ward 3) said he to the city’s borders, she thought the on the officers’ chests. obstructed. County, was launched June 23. thought environmental sustainabili- council should find out whether a “There’s a lot of benefits to hav- He said if officers move their In June, the department was ty, rather than being its own goal, partnership between police stations ing these cameras,” said Collington. heads or bring their hands up, it part of the pilot program, where six should be incorporated into the plan- of different jurisdictions could be He said there is a reduction in could obscure the shot. officers were able to test the chest ning of all future projects. formed. complaints from residents about of- Collington said the camera piece, a piece that fits onto glasses Ludlow said installing LED The city is in the process of ficers. does not capture an officer’s emo- and a collar piece. street lights was an option for in- planning Takoma Junction. The creasing the amount of sustainable council is scheduled to have a forum energy. on affordable housing. The hospital is scheduled to be One theme in Takoma Park pri- Place your ads in relocated, but council members have orities was improving the “livabili- said they wanted an emergency fa- ty” of the city. A couple of sugges- cility to remain in the area. City tions for this were adding develop- The Manager Suzanne Ludlow said she ment and paying for youth thought a special council should be programs. arranged for that purpose because Stewart said she thought coun- the hospital was originally placed in cil members seemed to support in- Takoma Park using a special excep- cluding youth programs as a funding tion zoning text amendment. The priority for this year.

Advertise In The Sentinel Call Lonnie Johnson at 301-306-9500 JANUARY 21, 2016 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 13 CALENDAR Whatʼs happening this week in Montgomery County January 21, 2016 – January 27, 2016 JAN 21 demic at the Wheaton Library, 11701 Georgia Av- premiere a song composed by Grammy and Tony music will be provided by the combined choirs of enue, Wheaton, Maryland. Sponsored by the nominated composer and lyricist Andrew Lippa, the participating churches and the Trinity Lutheran PARENT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP League of Women Voters of Montgomery County. from his new concept opera I Am Anne Hutchinson, Church Handbell Choir. A freewill offering will Jan. 21. 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For adults who have Free. Public welcome. Refreshments provided. For which will have its world premiere at Strathmore benefit Mid-County United Ministries of Wheaton. experienced the death of one or both parents. A six- more information call the League at 301-984-9585, later in the 15-16 Season. Lippa will be present to Info: (301) 942-4183 week group that meets each Thursday from 6:30- email [email protected]. Like us on Face- conduct during the January concert with 8:00 p.m. at Montgomery Hospice offices at 1355 book:www.facebook.com/mont.lwvmd.org. Follow Chenoweth. This performance is sponsored by Joel ASPEN HILL SUNDAY MOVIE MATINEE Piccard Drive, Suite 100, Rockville. Registration us on Twitter@mocomdlwv & Elizabeth Helke. For more information or to pur- Jan. 31. 2:00 P.M. Night at the Museum: Secret required: 301-921-4400. chase tickets, call (301) 581-5100 or visit of the Tomb (2014) - staring Ben Stiller and Robin www.strathmore.org. Williams - will be the Sunday Movie Matinee at the JAN 26 Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Road, on Janu- JAN 22 ANNUAL CASINO NIGHT AT THE J ary 31, at 2 p.m. Admission is free and everyone is FOX HILL'S FOREIGN AFFAIRS DISCUS- COURTESY PHOTO Jan 30. 7:30 P.M. The Rosenbloom Owings welcome. Running time is 97 minutes. The Aspen "LEND ME A TENOR" PRESENTED BY SION GROUP TO FEATURE AMBAS- Mills JCC of Greater Baltimore plays host to a spec- Hill Sunday Movie Matinees are sponsored by the ROCKVILLE LITTLE THEATRE Grammy-nominated rap star Fetty SADOR JOHN HERBST tacular night on the town: Casino Night at the J. Friends of the Aspen Hill Library. For more infor- Jan. 22. 8:00 P.M. Six performances | Jan. 23 at 8 Wap is headed to The Fillmore Jan. 26. 7:45 – 9:00 P.M. The upcoming Foreign Blackjack, poker, craps, roulette, delicious appetiz- mation, call (301) 871-1113 or e-mail p.m. | Jan. 24 at 2 p.m. This madcap, screwball com- Silver Spring for his first solo tour Affairs Discussion Group will feature Ambassador ers, complimentary beer and wine, and live auction. [email protected]. edy brings us backstage at the opera where, due to a next month as part of the Monster John E. Herbst, an expert in conflict prevention, res- In advance of Casino Night, the JCC is also launch- series of hilarious mishaps, the world’s most famous Energy Outbreak Tour. He will be olution and the building of stability and civil society ing its dynamic “Bids for Kids Online Auction” at WALTZ DANCE AT GLEN ECHO tenor is unable to go on. A laugh-out-loud chain re- joined by Post Malone and Monty. in troubled or disrupted nations. Herbst served for www.biddingforgood.com/jcc. Items include sky- Jan. 31. 2:45 - 3:30 P.M. Waltz Workshop and action of mistaken identity, farcical plot twists, dou- 31 years as a Foreign Service Officer and holds the box Ravens tickets, vacation get-aways, restaurant 3:30 to 6:00 P.M. Dance. Join us for a Waltz Dance ble entendre, and musical mayhem! F. Scott Fitzger- Presidential Distinguished Service Award and the gift cards, spa services, and even a two-week luxury in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park on Sun- ald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park, 603 Ed- State Department Distinguished Honor Award. His (2013) on Saturday, January 23 @7:45pm and THE RV! A preview for the Online Auction begins Mon- day, January 31, 2016 featuring the ensemble Tan- monston Drive, Rockville. For more information discussion topic, “Stabilization Operations,” will ad- FAREWELL PARTY (2014) on Saturday, January day, January 11, 2016; the Auction goes live January gerine Tempo. This versatile band will provide a call 240-314-8690. Tickets are $22 ($20 for stu- dress ongoing worldwide crises, challenges and pos- 30 @7:45pm. Light refreshments and discussion 17 through January 28, 2016. Location: The Rosen- lively mix of folk waltzes with a few other couple dents and seniors 62+). sible solutions for troubled governments and will follow each film. Moderators include Dr. Eric bloom Owings Mills JCC is located at 3506 Gwyn- dances, including Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tan- Zakim, Associate Professor of Hebrew and Com- regimes. The program provides a question and an- AWARD-WINNING ARTURO O'FARRILL brook Ave., Owings Mills. Time: 7:30 pm to go, and Polka. The 45-minute dance lesson begins parative Literature, University of Maryland and Yael swer session and is open to the media and public. AND THE AFRO LATIN JAZZ OCTET AT 10:30pm. Contact: Esther Greenberg at egreen- at 2:45 p.m. with a half-hour introductory Waltz Meroz, M.A., Tel Aviv University, Thesis in Popular Reservations are requested to attend the event. Con- BLACKROCK [email protected] or 410-559-3545 for press inquiries. workshop and a more advanced move presented the Israeli Music. $15/person per film; $5 for students tact Julie Sabag at Fox Hill at 301-968-1850 or at: Jan. 22. 8:00 P.M. GRAMMY Award-winning Tickets: To purchase tickets visit www.biddingfor- last 15 minutes. Social dancing follows until 6 pm. with a valid student ID. Fees are used to pay for film [email protected]. pianist and composer Arturo O’Farrill, son of big- good.com/jcc. $75 per person (in advance); $100 at Admission is $10. No partner required. For more screening rights to support the Israeli film industry. band leader and Afro Cuban Jazz musician Chico the door. information, call Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 or RSVPs requested (but not required) at israeli- O’Farrill, will perform with the Afro Latin Jazz Glen Echo Park at 301-634-2222, go to [email protected] or 301-762-7338 Snow Date: Octet at BlackRock Center for the Arts on Friday, JAN 27 ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION WORK- www.WaltzTimeDances.org or e-mail info@Waltz- Saturday, February 6th. Tikvat Israel, 2200 Balti- January 22 at 8:00pm. Arturo O’Farrill—pianist, ASPEN HILL CONGRESSIONAL CANDI- SHOP "THE BASICS: MEMORY LOSS, TimeDances.org. The Glen Echo National Park is more Road, Rockville, MD 20851. To learn more composer, educator, and founder and Artistic Direc- DATES FORUM DEMENTIA AND ALZHEIMER’S DIS- located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD about the films and event, go to tor of the nonprofit Afro Latin Jazz Alliance—was Jan. 27. 7:30 P.M. A Candidates Forum for the EASE" 20812. www.tikvatisrael.org. born in Mexico and raised in New York City. Grow- U.S. House of Representatives (8th Congressional Jan. 30. 1:00 P.M. This free workshop is for ing up Arturo was inspired by his father’s music but District) will held at the Aspen Hill Library, 4407 anyone who would like to know more about ART EXHIBIT: "PARTNERSHIPS" VCA cast a wider net when finding his niche – Afro Latin Aspen Hill Road, Aspen Hill, MD. All of the candi- Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. ALEXANDRIA ANIMAL HOSPITAL Jazz, a genre to which he’s made extraordinary con- JAN 24 dates have been invited - regardless of political par- Alzheimer’s disease is not a normal part of aging. If Jan. 31- May 15. "Partnerships", an art exhibit tributions. Tickets are $18 - $32 and are currently on MUSIC: DC FUSION ty. Most of the forum will be devoted to questions you or someone you know is affected by exploring the bond between humans and animals, is sale through the BlackRock box office in person, Jan. 24. 7:30 P.M. DC Fusion has quickly be- from the audience and (hopefully!) answers from Alzheimer’s disease or dementia, it’s time to learn presented by Del Ray Artisans’ Gallery Without online at blackrockcenter.org or by calling come one of the region's most in-demand dance the candidates. The forum is sponsored by the the facts. Topics covered include: Symptoms and Walls program and Veterinary Clinics of America 240.912.1058. bands, and it's easy to see why. With keyboard wiz- Friends of the Aspen Hill Library and the Aspen Hill effects of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of de- Alexandria Animal Hospital. The exhibit runs from ard Benjie Porecki at the helm, dynamic and versa- Civic Association. For more information, call (301) mentia; How Alzheimer’s affects the brain; Causes January 31-May 15, 2016 at the animal hospital tile vocalists, and the area’s top instrumentalists, this 871-1113 or [email protected]. and risk factors and much more. Where: Aspen Hill (2660 Duke Street, Alexandria, VA). An open house JAN 23 band can do it all. Members of DC Fusion have Library, 4407 Aspen Hill Rd, Rockville. Free. To is planned for April 2016 by VCA Alexandria; performed with artists such as Carlos Santana, Ste- register, call 800.272.3900. artists featured in the exhibit will be available to dis- ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION WORK- vie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Patti LaBelle, Angie UPCOMING cuss their artwork. Details: www.TheDelRayArti- SHOP "HEALTHY HABITS FOR A FREE NECK & BACK SCREENING TO AS- sans.org/GWW Stone, Isaac Hayes, Chuck Brown and many more. INTER-RELIGIOUS STUDY AS A CIVIC HEALTHIER YOU" SESS RANGE OF MOTION, POSTURE For more information, visit www.chrisgrassomu- GOOD Jan 23. 1:00 P.M. At any age, there are lifestyle AND STRENGTH MEDITATION PROGRAM: HOW TO sic.com/Fusion. Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Jan. 28. 12:00 – 1:00 P.M. The Case for Build- habits we can adopt to help maintain or even poten- Jan. 30. 11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Bethesda Physi- MEDITATE DAILY Club, 7719 Wisconsin Avenue, Bethesda. Tickets: ing Learning Communities through Religious Dif- tially improve our health. These habits may also cal Therapy's Jesse Lewis will be providing free Feb 1. 7:00 – 8:00 P.M. In this four-week com- $10 ference, an intensive opportunity for interfaith con- help to keep our brains healthy as we age and possi- neck and back screenings at Anytime Fitness in pact course (Feb.1, Feb. 8, Feb. 18 & Feb. 22) you versation with religion scholars from the Institute of bly delay the onset of cognitive decline. This free Kensington (4265 Howard Avenue). Jesse Lewis is will learn the basics of meditation: what it is, what Islamic, Christian, and Jewish Studies (ICJS). workshop covers four areas of lifestyle habits that a PT (physical therapist), DPT (doctor of physical the benefits are, and how to do it by blending cur- JAN 25 WHERE: Episcopal Church of the Ascension are associated with healthy aging: cognitive activity, therapy), OCS (orthopedic certified specialist), rent scientific research with ancient yogic wisdom. 205 Summit Avenue, Gaithersburg. To register physical health and exercise, diet and nutrition, and TALK: DEALING WITH DEER AND OTH- CSCS (strength and conditioning specialist) and will The instructor, James McCullum, has traveled ex- please email Rev. Randy Lord-Wilkinson, ral@as- social engagement. In each area, we will discuss ER MAMMAL PESTS IN YOUR GARDEN be assessing range of motion, posture and strength. tensively to train and study with yogic monks to censionmd.org. what we know, drawing on current research, as well Jan. 25. 8:00 P.M. Bambi may be cute, but he He will also recommend/advise if further treatment learn more about yogic lifestyle, meditation, and as what we can do - steps to take now to improve or and his mother, cousins, and rest of the herd are very options are necessary. deep meditative experiences. Please register online BUILDING RESILIENT HOUSES OF WOR- maintain overall health in each area. Aspen Hill Li- hungry and they would love to make a feast of your at www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library. Click SHIP IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY brary, 4407 Aspen Hill Rd, Rockville. Free. For garden. This talk will cover proven and humane tac- MONTGOMERY COUNCIL 2323 DINNER “Branches” and select “Quince Orchard Library.” Jan. 28. 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. How Faith Communi- more information and to register, call 800.272.3900. tics for gardening with deer, rabbits, rats, ground- Jan. 31. 3:00 – 7:00 P.M. The Knights of Colum- Call 240-777-0200 for more information. Registra- ties can respond to an Active Assailant. Co-Spon- hogs, and other furry creatures that are attracted to bus’ chefs will be serving a fresh garden salad, tion is limited to 20 people. Bring your own mat or sored by Faith Community Working Group, Police WAKE UP, BROTHER BEAR! both edible and ornamental gardens. Refreshments Spaghetti & Meatballs, garlic bread. Dinner will be use a chair for the practice. Department, Office of Emergency Partnerships and Jan. 23. 10:00 – 10:45 A.M. This audience-fa- will be provided after the talk by the following Sil- served from 3:00 to 7:00 pm at the Father Cuddy Homeland Security. WHERE: Rockville Public Li- vorite show is back from hibernation! Watch as ver Spring Garden Club members: Janet Ishimoto, Hall, 17001 Overhill Road in Derwood. Tickets are ASPEN HILL CONGRESSIONAL CANDI- brary, 21 Maryland Avenue. Brother and Sister Bear experience a full year of Sarah Leung, Sue Smith, Anne Asher, and Patricia $10.00 for adults (ages 14 & above); $7.00 for chil- DATES FORUM glorious seasons. Together we see a waterfall melt, Miller. This event is FREE and open to the general dren (ages 7 to 13); free for children 6 & under; or, Feb. 3. 7:30 P.M. A Candidates Forum for the KRISTIN CHENOWETH AT STRATH- meet a butterfly, chase an elusive fish, and skate on public. Where: Brookside Garden, Visitors Cen- $35.00 for a family; by contacting Mike Thomas in U.S. House of Representatives (6th Congressional MORE an icy pond. Children are invited to join the action ter/Education Building , 1800 Glenallan Avenue, advance at (301) 330-5970. District) will held at the Aspen Hill Library, 4407 Jan. 29. 8:00 P.M. Broadway legend, TV star, with a small bag of props that help create magical Wheaton. Our featured speaker, Kathy Jentz, is edi- Aspen Hill Road, Aspen Hill, MD. All of the candi- and movie queen Kristin Chenoweth graces the Mu- moments. Presented by Imagination Stage. Address: tor and publisher of Washington Gardener Maga- CHRISTIAN UNITY SERVICE dates have been invited - regardless of political par- sic Center at Strathmore with her inimitable beauty, 4908 Auburn Ave. zine. Jan. 31. 3:00 P.M. All welcome to join with ty. Most of the forum will be devoted to questions humor, and talent with her Coming Home Tour. The Bethesda. For more information call 301-280- Montgomery County churches at annual prayer ser- from the audience and (hopefully!) answers from concert features stories from Chenoweth’s life on 1660. TRENDING TOPICS: RESPONDING TO vice for Christian Unity. Saint Elizabeth Catholic the candidates. The forum is sponsored by the stage and screen, and music that spans the breadth THE HEROIN EPIDEMIC Church, 917 Montrose Road, Rockville, MD. The of her career, with venerable standards by Lerner ISRAELI CINEMA AT TIKVAT ISRAEL Jan. 25. 12:15 – 2:00 P.M. Guest speaker John Rev. Kathryn Woodrow, Pastor of Faith United and Loewe, Harold Arlen, and Kander and Ebb, as Jan. 23. and 30. 7:45 P.M. Two nights of Israeli McCarthy, Montgomery County State's Attorney, Methodist Church, Rockville, will preach. Special Cinema at Tikvat Israel, including CUPCAKES will discuss the County's response to the heroin epi- well as pop favorites. Chenoweth will also world Continued on page 14 14 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JANUARY 21, 2016 C ALENDAR Whatʼs happening this week in Montgomery County January 21, 2016 – January 27, 2016 Continued from page 13 410356-7469. Koury at 202-238-0230 or Glen Echo Park at 301- 634-2222, go to www.WaltzTimeDances.org or e- Friends of the Aspen Hill Library and the Aspen Hill DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE AMERI- mail [email protected]. The Glen Echo Civic Association. For more information, call (301) CAN ROOTS MUSIC DYNASTY National Park is located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., 871-1113 or [email protected]. Feb. 6. 4:00 P.M. BlackRock Center for the Arts Glen Echo. will screen the documentary film The Winding VOLUNTEER – MAKE BLANKETS FOR Stream, directed by Beth Harrington, as part of the IPAD CLINIC / DOWNLOADING E- SICK CHILDREN Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s On Screen/In Person BOOKS Feb. 5. 10:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M. Volunteers invit- program on Saturday, February 6 at 4:00pm. A con- Feb. 9 – Mar. 29. 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Cus- ed to make BLANKETS as gifts for sick children in versation with the director will follow the screening. tomized 45-minute one-on-one help using your iPad hospital. You may knit, crochet, or quilt (yarn and The Winding Stream tells the story of the American to learn basic features or learn how to download e- fabric provided). Monthly meetings are at the Uni- roots music dynasty, the Carters and the Cashes, Books and e-Audiobooks on your mobile device versity of Maryland Extension Office, 18410 tracing the influence of their music from the 1920s like the Kindle, Nook or Android. Registration is re- Muncaster Road, Derwood, MD 20855. This pro- through the present day, and how a seemingly un- quired. Sign-up for a 45-minute session at the Infor- ject is sponsored by the Montgomery County chap- likely young man named Johnny Cash would be the mation Desk or call 240-777-0200 to sign-up. For ter of Family & Community Education. Donations one to lift up the Carter legacy from obscurity. Tick- iPad users, please bring your Apple ID and pass- of plain fabric and children’s prints and of worsted- ets cost just $5 and are on sale at the BlackRock word. For Kindle users, please have your Amazon weight acrylic yarn gratefully accepted. For more Box Office, online at blackrockcenter.org, or over login and password. Free | Quince Orchard Library, information and directions, please call Pat at 301- the phone by calling 240.912.1058. 15831 Quince Orchard Road, Gaithersburg. 460-5451. TALK: MODERN ARCHITECTURE IN THE LAUREL SENIOR FRIENDSHIP MONSTER ENERGY OUTBREAK TOUR MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MARYLAND, CLUB (LSFC) MEETING COURTESY PHOTO PRESENTS: FETTY WAP - “WELCOME 1930-1979 Feb. 10. 10:30 A.M. Come to the Laurel Senior "Morning Light" by Michele Reday Cook is one of the paintings featured at TO THE ZOO" Feb. 6. 3:00 – 4:00 P.M. Clare Lise Kelly, senior Friendship Club (LSFC) general meeting & learn "Partnerships", an art exhibit exploring the bond between humans and Feb. 5. 9:00 P.M. Grammy-nominated rap star architectural historian for the Maryland-National about our club and hear about our planned trips for animals,at the Del Ray Artisansʼ Gallery that runs from January 31 - May 15. Fetty Wap is headed out on his first solo tour next Capital Park & Planning Commission, discusses the 2016, and enjoy a special Black History Program. month as part of the Monster Energy Outbreak Tour. history of modern architecture in Montgomery Pay at the office by February 3 if you would like to Fetty Wap will be joined on the "Welcome To The County from its first appearance in the 1930s attend our baked chicken luncheon. The meeting Zoo Tour" by Post Malone and Monty. Where: The through the 1970s. Copies of the book will be avail- will be held at the Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity able for purchase and signing (paperback $55, hard- Center (L-BSCA), 7120 Contee Rd., Laurel, MD 4714 in the Chinese Lunar Calendar, is the Year of cess to speakers and on-line reference for presenta- Fillmore Silver Spring, Silver Spring. Tickets: $35 | the Monkey, symbolizing wisdom, intelligence, tions. The registration deadline is Feb. 16. Space is available on http://concerts.livenation.com back $65, cash or check.) Silver Spring Baltimore & 20707. Please refer questions to the LSFC office Ohio Railroad Station, 8100 Georgia Avenue, Silver (301-206-3380), Monday through Friday, 10 am to confidence, creativity and leadership. To ring in the limited and workshops will be filled on a first-come, Year of the Monkey, the CCBA has planned numer- first-served basis. MASTERMIND EVENT FOR SMALL Spring, MD. Information: 301.537.1253 | sshisto- 12:30 P.M. [email protected] | Free (donations accepted) ous events including: Pre-parade VIP Luncheon. BUSINESS OWNERS Dynamic community-based parade with traditional CONCERT: NIH PHILHARMONIA Feb. 5 & 6. Join 14 other business owners for a MONTGOMERY HOSPICE BEREAVE- ROCKVILLE CONCERT BAND PRE- MENT WORKSHOP: FOREVER YOURS Chinese Lion Dance, Dragon Dance, marching Feb. 20. 7:30 P.M. The NIH Philharmonia, under Feb. 12. 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. A special workshop bands, Kung Fu schools, Shaolin Monks, Chinese- the direction of Dr. Nancia D'Alimonte, presents "In for widows, widowers and life partners who want to American beauty pageant winners, Dragon Boat Remembrance" at St. Elizabeth Church in honor and remember their loved ones on Valentine’s racers and much more. Well wishes from the Mayor, Rockville, MD. The concert is free to the public and Day. 1:00-2:30 p.m. Free and open to any Mont- Taipei Economic & Cultural Representative Office will include "A German Requiem" by Brahms with gomery County resident. Montgomery Hospice, and other VIPs. Stage performance from Chinese The Metropolitan Chorus of Arlington. For more in- 1355 Piccard Drive, Rockville. Registration re- Lion Dance Troupes…all followed by the sizzle- formation, please visit www.nihphil.org or call 240 quired: 301-921-4400. crackle and pop of the firecracker finale. To cap off 888 6781 festivities, there will be a VIP Dinner in the evening. CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Route Start: 6th & Eye St NW | Route End: 6th & H THE FREDERICK DOUGLAS STORY: Feb. 13. 11:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. Usher in the St NW. FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM Chinese New Year 4713, Year of the Monkey, with Feb. 20. 2:00 – 3:00 P.M. This one-man dramatic the Gaithersburg Chinese School. Enjoy folk danc- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY TAMBU- presentation tells of the life journey of an enslaved ing, performances and arts and crafts. Performances RITZANS PRESENT "NEW HORIZONS" child who dared to learn to read, a young teen who at 11:00 a.m. and arts and crafts at 12:00 p.m. Space Feb. 14. 2:00 P.M. Reflecting the traditions and dared to be all that he could be, a young man who is limited. Presented by the students and staff of influences of more than 100 nationalities and cul- dared to escape to freedom and a free man who Gaithersburg Chinese School and sponsored by the tures, the Tamburitzans return to the Fitzgerald The- dared to challenge his country to live up to its COURTESY PHOTO Friends of the Library, Quince Orchard Chapter. atre, fusing progressive and traditional music and promises for all of its people. Call 240-777-0200 BlackRock Center for the Arts will screen "The Winding Stream, "a Call 240-777-0200 for more information. Free | dance to create a visually stunning and electric per- for more information. Program sponsored by the 90–minute documentary, telling the story of the American roots music Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Orchard formance. Tickets: $35-$38. The F. Scott Fitzgerald Friends of the Library, Quince Orchard Chapter. dynasty, the Carters and the Cashes, tracing the influence of their music Road, Gaithersburg. Theatre is located in Rockville Civic Center Park, Free | Quince Orchard Library, 15831 Quince Or- from the 1920s through the present day on February 6. 603 Edmonston Drive. chard Road, Gaithersburg. VALENTINE’S DAY CABARET AT STRATHMORE WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE MEET- AUDUBON NATURALIST SOCIETY Feb. 14. 8:00 P.M. Alan Cumming takes doe- ING HOSTS BLACK HISTORY MONTH CELE- one-day workgroup at a lovely home in Arlington. SENTS ITS ANNUAL JAZZ CONCERT Feb. 14. The Widowed Persons Service of BRATION Retool and reset your business in the New Year with Feb. 7. 3:00 P.M. Guest ensemble Rockville eyed lovers on a fantastical arc from the throes of love to unrequited desire in a Valentine’s Day Montgomery County will host its "second Sunday Feb. 20. 9:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M. Audubon Natu- the collective wisdom of others, led by Nancy Bech- Swing Band joins the city's band for their annual of the month meeting” at the Aspen Hill Library, ralist Society (ANS) will host it’s first-ever celebra- er of Business Success Unlimited. Choose either free jazz concert. This exciting mix of musical talent cabaret dripping with feelings in Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs on Sunday, February 14, 2016 at 4407 Aspen Hill Road. Our speaker will tell us tion for Black History Month, Taking Nature Black Feb 5 or Feb 6. For details and to register, contact performs contemporary jazz, big band arrangements about the range of activities available at the Holiday at its Woodend Nature Sanctuary. The day-long [email protected] or call Nancy 269-319- and traditional swing from the Golden Era. No tick- 8 p.m. in the Music Center at Strathmore. The eclec- tic Tony winner, best known for his star turns as the Park Senior Center. The Center is the largest such event begins with a Green Jobs Fair where college 6041. ets required; $5 suggested donation. The F. Scott facility in Montgomery County serving over 500 se- students, retirees and professionals of color can find Fitzgerald Theatre is located in Rockville Civic Emcee in the Broadway revival of Cabaret and Eli Gold on the hit series The Good Wife, traverses niors each day. A contribution of $ 4 is suggested. short-term and long-term paid and volunteer oppor- THE GORDON CENTER PRESENTS IS- Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive. Please call the WPS office at 301-949-7398 if fur- tunities in the environmental industry with nonprof- RAELI SINGER/SONGWRITER SENSA- songs from the likes of Annie Lennox, Elaine Stritch, Adele, Keane, and Rufus Wainwright “with ther information is needed. it, government and private sector employers. There TION NOA WALTZ DANCE AT GLEN ECHO will be breakout sessions on environmental advoca- Feb. 6. 8:00 P.M. Noa (Achinoam Nini), Is- Feb. 7. 2:45 – 3:30 P.M. Waltz and 3:30 – 6:00 tremendous theatrical authority” (The New York Times). The evening of song and comical banter is SPRING GARDENING CONFERENCE cy, cultural competency in the workplace, and stew- rael's leading international singer/songwriter, graces P.M. Dance. Join us for a Waltz Dance in the Span- Feb. 20. The 16th Annual Spring Gardening ardship practices at home or in local communities. the Gordon stage to celebrate the Gordon’s 20th an- ish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park on Sunday, Febru- backed by his Emmy-winning Musical Director Lance Horne and cellist Eleanor Norton. For more Conference will be hosted by the Montgomery The day will conclude with a cocktail party recep- niversary. A huge event for everyone, Noa also per- ary 7, 2016 featuring the ensemble Terpsichore. County Master Gardeners. Entitled “Exploding the tion. A light breakfast and lunch will be served. formed at The Gordon’s opening 20 years ago, and This versatile band will provide a lively mix of folk information or to purchase tickets, call (301) 581- 5100 or visit www.strathmore.org. Myths: Fascinating Facts to Help You Avoid Com- Woodend Nature Sanctuary (ANS Headquarters), she was our very first act! Noa is known the world waltzes with a few other couple dances, including mon Gardening Mythstakes!” the event will offer 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase. over. She has shared her angelic voice and magnetic Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tango, and Polka. The CHINESE NEW YEAR PARADE gardening workshops at the University of Maryland stage presence with superstars such as Sting, Pat 45-minute dance lesson begins at 2:45 p.m. with a Extension Montgomery County Office, 18410 WALTZ DANCE AT GLEN ECHO Metheny, Quincy Jones, Stevie Wonder, Andrea Bo- half-hour introductory Waltz workshop and a more Feb. 14. 2:00 P.M. The Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association (CCBA) announces this Muncaster Road, Derwood, MD. The charge for the Feb. 21. 2:45 – 3:30 P.M. Waltz and 3:30 – 6:00 celli and many more. On the Campus of the advanced move presented the last 15 minutes. So- conference is $55.00, or $50 each for groups of 2 or Rosenbloom Owings Mills JCC, 3506 Gwynnbrook cial dancing follows until 6 pm. Admission is $10. year’s Chinese New Year’s celebration to be held on H Street in Chinatown, Washington DC. This year, more). The price covers coffee and refreshments, Ave., Owings Mill. For more information call No partner required.For more information, call Joan bag lunch, presentations, handouts, door prizes, ac- Continued on page 15 JANUARY 21, 2016 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 15

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P.M. Dance. Join us for a Waltz Dance in the Span- SENIOR FIT ish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park on Sunday, Febru- Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:15 A.M. & 2:15 Some Fun ary 21, 2016 featuring the ensemble New Caledo- P.M. This 45-minute, multi-component exercise nia. This versatile band will provide a lively mix of program is for people age 55+. Ongoing classes are folk waltzes with a few other couple dances, includ- offered at 23 locations in partnership with Kaiser ing Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tango, and Polka. Permanente. Call 301-754-8800 to request a physi- The 45-minute dance lesson begins at 2:45 p.m. cian's consent form to register and for a class sched- with a half-hour introductory Waltz workshop and a ule. Where: Holy Cross Hospital Senior Source, more advanced move presented the last 15 minutes. 8580 Second Avenue, Silver Spring. For more infor- Social dancing follows until 6 pm. Admission is mation call 301-754-8800. Cost: Free. $10. No partner required. For more information, call Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 or Glen Echo Park TEEN WRITER'S CLUB at 301-634-2222, go to www.WaltzTimeDances.org Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. Join us at the Mari- or e-mail [email protected]. The Glen lyn J. Praisner Library, at 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Echo National Park is located at 7300 MacArthur Burtonsville, MD 20866, to meet other teens who Blvd., Glen Echo. share your interest in writing. Learn to improve your writing and try new approaches. Ages 12 and up are VICTORIAN LYRIC OPERA COMPANY welcome. For additional library events and infor- PRESENTS "ROBIN HOOD" mation call 240-773-9460. Feb. 25 – 26. 8:00 P.M. In this comic opera, Robin, the Earl of Huntington, is robbed of his title ART EXPLORERS OPEN STUDIO by the shrewd Sheriff of Nottingham. With his band Saturdays, 10:00 – 12:00 P.M. Join us on Satur- of merry men, including Friar Tuck, Allan-a-Dale day mornings, 10am to 12:30pm in the Candy Cor- and Little John, Robin takes from the rich to give to ner Studio for drop in art activities for parents and the poor until he is able to regain his title. children. Activities change weekly and there is no Tickets: $28 adult; $24 senior; $20 student. $12 pre-registration; $10 per child. This weekly event is preview performance on Feb. 25. The F. Scott presented by Playgroup in the Park (PGiP) and Glen Fitzgerald Theatre is located in Rockville Civic Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture. Loca- Center Park, 603 Edmonston Drive. Additional tion: The Candy Corner Visit Dates: March 4-5 at 8:00 P.M.; Feb. 28 and March 6 www.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222 at 2:00 P.M. AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:00 P.M. For anyone grieving ONGOING the death of a love one. Registration required at ART EXHIBIT: "TRUE COLORS: LIKE A (301) 921-4400. North Bethesda United Methodist RAINBOW" AT DEL RAY ARTISANS Church, 10100 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD Through Jan. 31. Del Ray Artisans’ artists inter- 20814. pret colors of the rainbow in the "True Colors: Like a Rainbow" art exhibit. For centuries artists have LOSS OF A CHILD SUPPORT GROUP been inspired by these true colors. Come enjoy the Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For parents griev- artwork and mingle with the artists at the Opening ing the death of a child of any age. Registration re- Reception on January 8, 2016 from 7-9pm at Del quired at (301) 921-4400. Montgomery Hospice, Ray Artisans gallery (2704 Mount Vernon Ave, 1355 Piccard Dr., Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850. Alexandria VA). Don’t miss the workshops on wire jewelry, polymer clay, resin, and paper flowers! EVENING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP www.TheDelRayArtisans.org/True Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For anyone grieving the death of a loved one. Registration required at ALOG KENTLANDS MANSION EXHIBIT (301) 921-4400. Hughes United Methodist Church, 2016 10700 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20918. Through Mar. 20. The Art League of German- town (ALOG) exhibit will feature the two-dimen- º– Compiled by Tazeen Ahmad sional artwork (Oils, Acrylics, Watercolor, Pastel, Pencil/Charcoal, Mixed Media and Photography) of ALOG members in a juried show at the Kentlands Mansion in Gaithersburg, MD. An exhibit reception is scheduled on Tuesday, January 12 from 7:00- 8:30pm. The artists will be in attendance to meet pa- trons. The Kentlands Mansion, located at 320 Kent Square Rd., Gaithersburg, MD, was built by Freder- The Montgomery County ick Tschiffley Jr. in the 1890s. The period decorated Sentinel mansion and other buildings are still standing and in use today for social functions and business meet- regrets to inform ings. For more information and operating hours, organizations that only please call 301-258-6425. Location: Kentlands Montgomery County Mansion, 320 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg. groups or events located FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS MEET- within the county will be INGS published on a space-avail- Every Saturday. 9:30 – 10:30 A.M. Food Addicts Anonymous meets every Saturday at the Unitarian able basis. Universalist Church, 100 Welsh Park Drive, Build- ing #4, Rockville, MD 20850. We welcome new Send news of your group’s members. For questions, please visitwww.foodad- event AT LEAST two dictsanonymous.org or call Jewell Elizabeth @ 301- weeks in advance to: 762-6360. The Montgomery County Sentinel OPEN LIFE DRAWING AT DEL RAY ARTI- 22 W Jefferson St. Suite 309 SANS Rockville, MD. 20850 Jan –Dec. LIFE DRAWING: Looking for a or email mc-calendar@thesen- chance to hone your figure drawing skills? Del Ray tinel.com Artisans offers a range of open life drawing sessions or call 301.838.0788 for just this purpose. Just drop-in for the session and bring your supplies to draw or paint our live models. Fee ranges from $8-$12. All skill levels are wel- come. Del Ray Artisans is located at 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria VA. See our calendar 16 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JANUARY 21, 2016 JANUARY 21, 2016 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 17 CLASSIFIEDS

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Ask about classified zone buys 301-317-1946 JANUARY 21, 2016 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 19 NEWS House votes to override Hogan’s 2015 vetoes Hogan’s vetoes, including legisla- felons) get jobs and they pay taxes, Before discussing the voting rights bill Thursday, as two mem- By Jessica Campisi Capital News Service tion that would give voting rights to but they should not be taxed with- rights bill, the House voted 90-51 to bers were absent Wednesday for ex-felons. out representation.” require hotel room vendors to col- medical reasons. Twenty-nine ANNAPOLIS – During the A three-fifths majority is need- The House also faced opposi- lect sales tax and pay the full votes are needed in the Senate to opening prayer in the Maryland ed in the House for an override, and tion to the override from several amount to the state for hotel rooms override a veto. House of Delegates, Curtis Stovall 85 votes -- just enough -- were cast delegates, including Jason Buckel, in Howard County. The Senate is scheduled to vote “Curt” Anderson, D-Baltimore, to override the voting rights veto. R-Allegany, who said “there should The House also voted 92-49 to on three additional vetoes Thurs- mimicked a verse to reflect the be consequences” for those con- override Hogan’s veto of a bill that day, including legislation that day’s agenda. Eric Luedtke, D-Montgomery, victed of a felony. would have allocated $2 million to would decriminalize drug para- “Where there is veto, over- voiced strong opposition to the veto These overrides mark the first a performing arts center in Annapo- phernalia; a bill that would prevent ride,” he said. and urged his fellow delegates to legislative clash between the major- lis. police from taking assets worth less Anderson’s sentiments proved follow suit. ity-Democratic House and the Re- The Senate, which also holds a than $300; and a bill that would re- true, as the House voted Wednesday “Voting is not just a right. It is a publican governor during the 2016 Democratic majority, is expected to quire hotel booking agencies to pay to override three of Gov. Larry fundamental right,” he said. “(Ex- General Assembly session. attempt to override the voting the same sales tax as hotels. G.O.P candidates Kefa cafe reopens in heart of Silver Spring spokesperson Peter Piringer, the The revenue from the spot in By Nadia Palacios Special to The Sentinel fire was caused by an electrical the library helped the Tsegaye’s problem in the ceiling of the Bom- with reopening the cafe on Bonifant debate for D-8 The Silver Spring community bay Gaylord Restaurant, which is Street. celebrated the reopening of Kefa located behind Kefa Cafe. “They are wonderful chamber would increase benefits and help the Cafe on Saturday after the cafe was By Brianna Shea Piringer also said the block is members,” said Jane Redicker, closed for 11 months. @Bshea2991 government because people would probably one of Silver Spring’s old- president of the Greater Silver wait longer to receive their benefits. The Kefa Cafe was closed in est. Spring Chamber of Commerce. SILVER SPIRNG – Republican Skolnick said if Congress does March due to a fire in the neighbor- Community member Dolores “We’re happy that they will be re- candidates for the 8th U.S. Congres- not pass the budget by July 31, it ing restaurant. Co-owner Lene McDonna helped raise money so opening.” sional District focused heavily on should work five days a week with Tsegaye said she anticipated the that Kefa Cafe could open a spot in An artist who contributed to health care reform at a forum at no vacations, recesses or holidays cafe would be open to the public the Silver Spring Public Library. Kefa’s in-store exhibit, Bobbie Kit- Leisure World on Monday. until it is passed and signed by the two weeks after the fire, but the in- “When they learned about the ner, said that along with having Shelton Skolnick, a Mont- president. surance took longer in looking at library opportunity but they had to great coffee and great food, the cafe gomery County attorney, Aryeh Shudofsky said Medicare and the damages than she expected. come up with $50,000 to be able to has always had a great atmosphere. Shudofsky and Gus Alzona came to- Medicaid both have issues that need “They (insurance) had to fig- open that cafe, we worked with “I think it is because it is sister- gether to discuss the issues they to be fixed, where all options ure out how much damage for each Lene and Aby to set up the Internet owned, and my best friend is my would focus on if elected. “should be on the table” when possi- business, so they took time and they fundraising campaign. The money sister. I’m so glad that they are re- Almost 50 people attended the ble solutions are discussed. had to upgrade every single thing,” practically raised itself,” McDonna opening. It was a sad day when they event. He also suggested putting said Tsegaye. said. couldn’t reopen from the fire,” Kit- Skolnick and Alzona spoke Earned Income Tax Credit payments Tsegaye also said smoke was Alan Bowser, the president of ner said. about health care issues that plague into paychecks rather than as a lump the primary cause of damage to the the Park Hills Civic Association, Tsegaye said that the help of the senior citizen community. sum during tax season. cafe and that the insurance covered said the cafe was an important gath- the community gave her and her They said the Social Security Shudofsky also put emphasis the damages to the restaurant while ering place for many community sister the motivation to continue tax should be eliminated right now. on job training, as well as making fi- building management took care of members. Bowser also assisted working toward reopening the cafe. As of now, tax is collected on the nancial literacy mandatory for high updating the electrical work. with the social media effort that “If it weren’t for the communi- first $118,000 in income. school seniors. According to Montgomery supported moving the business into ty, it would have been so easy to Skolnick said he had ideas as to People should know how to bal- County Fire and Rescue Service the library. give up,” Tsegaye said. what could replace President Barack ance a checkbook and be fiscally re- Obama’s Affordable Care Act. sponsible, and these mandatory Medicare Part A, which applies classes will help to do that, he said. Takoma Park considers election changes to ease voter access to hospital care, should be expanded He criticized the Obama admin- city clerk, and Abbott are compiling The ballot in November con- to all Americans, which would re- istration’s sanctions on Iran for test- By Kathleen Stubbs a list of questions and concerns for tained a referendum for whether to duce private insurance costs and ing two ballistic missiles as weak, @kathleenstubbs3 the director of the Maryland Board combine the elections while main- provide an incentive for the govern- calling for reimposing harsher eco- TAKOMA PARK — The city of Elections. taining voting rights for 16- to 17- ment to audit hospitals, Skolnick nomic penalties. clerk said changes that could come “We’re confident that they’ll year-olds, noncitizens and individu- said. Alzona kept his speech short, as soon as 2018 could allow resi- try to work with us; we just need to als on parole or probation for a In order to lower prescription saying he does support repealing the dents to vote for the mayor and City figure out how to make it happen,” felony. drug prices, there should be a ban on Affordable Care Act as well. Council members at the same time said Carpenter. Abbott, chairman of the Tako- advertising them on television and After the meeting, Alzona said as they vote for County Council Carpenter said she is hopeful ma Park Board of Elections, said radio. he would fight to keep the regulation members in general elections. the elections could be merged, but it voting rights for the teens would “It it’s simple; it will be easy to that allows people up to 26 years old Currently, the County Council is too soon to tell. have to be maintained. enforce,” Sklonick said. can stay on their parents’ insurance. elections and the City Council elec- “It’s possible it won’t work,” “We need to make sure that we He said he has a proposal that Alzona said that if the act could tions occur in different years, said said Carpenter. “We won’t know for don’t lose 16- to 17-year-olds’ includes a Social Security life insur- not be repealed and replaced with a Takoma Park Board of Elections a little while.” vote,” said Abbott. ance policy that would increase a better option, the act would have to Chairperson Marilyn Abbott. Takoma Park’s candidates The vote was 1944-206 in sup- person’s benefits by 50 percent if be “tweaked” to be more patient-, “Takoma Park elections are in would have to be added to the bal- port of the change, according to a they delayed receiving Social Secu- family- and doctor-friendly. the odd-number years, and they’re lot. Takoma Park Board of Elections re- rity benefits. Alzona said people vote for the only for the mayor of the city and The city allows residents who port. Skolnick said his proposal person, not the party. the City Council,” said Abbott. “We are prohibited elsewhere to vote, Takoma Park would have to have nothing to do with the presi- and a referendum that passed in No- change its charter if the change were Your community. Our world. dential elections and the primaries vember aims to allow them to vote to be approved, said Carpenter. The that are coming up.” for the county positions if the elec- city attorney will help with that Jessie Carpenter, Takoma Park tion years merge. process.

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PHOTO BY JACQUI SOUTH Sasha Branda brings the ball upcourt with Blair Camille Estrin. Kennedy Girls Outlast Blair 57-48 ing center and starting forward. Head The Blazers found their rhythm with two minutes left as the fans in hibited. By Eva Paspalis @EvaPaspalis coach Kevin Thompson said one in the fourth quarter. Blair senior red and white shouted their approval. “They played with a lot of heart, player is rehabbing an injured shoul- guard Camille Estrin led the charge, Cavaliers senior center a lot of determination,” he said. “I SILVER SPRING – It was al- der and the other was excused from stealing a pass and driving down the Stephanie Obia barreled through the told them in practice that’s the area most a comeback. The Montgomery the game for personal reasons. court for a layup. defense to grab another two points that was missing.” Blair Blazers girls varsity basketball Thompson told his team to ramp Estrin’s basket jumpstarted a 10 and put the game on ice for Kennedy. The Cavaliers improve to 7-4 team nearly crawled out of a 13 point up their overall effort to compensate point Blair scoring run to pull the Blazers head coach Carlos and will travel to face Blake next Fri- deficit against the Kennedy Cava- for being two players down. Blazers within six. Smith attributed the loss to his team’s day. Blair fell to 6-6. liers Friday night. “We had to be really scrappy on Kennedy sophomore Asia lack of experience. Smith said he was pleased that It was the free throws that sealed defense,” he said. “I told them that Lewis and senior Khadijah Pearson “It’s going to take more playing his team stayed competitive. Blair’s fate. The Cavaliers went 6- tonight I just want to see effort.” both delivered at the foul line, ensur- time,” he said. “We’re showing our “We show [competitiveness] in for-8 in the last four minutes of the The two teams went into half- ing Blair couldn’t overtake their inexperience when we don’t exe- every game,” he said. “Early in the game, holding on to beat the Blazers time tied at 24. The Cavaliers amped lead. cute.” game we fought back when we were 57-48. up their defense in the third quarter, However, the Blazers had one Thompson was proud of the already down. It’s just the inexperi- Kennedy was without its start- holding Blair to just five points. last gasp. Estrin sunk a three pointer passion and confidence his team ex- ence that is getting to us.” JANUARY 21, 2016 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 21 SPORTS Magruder girls outlast Springbrook 48-40 including a four-game losing Magruder led by eight at the “If we’re down, I’m going to calm them down. By Eva Paspalis @EvaPaspalis streak. half. The scrappy Blue Devils re- try my best to get those points that Several Blue Devils commit- Thursday’s game against Ma- fused to let their opponents have we need,” she said. ted fouls to stop the clock. Johnson ROCKVILLE – It was an gruder was within reach, as the an easy victory. Cook said she couldn’t let her hit a three pointer as Magruder be- evening of fouls and turnovers as Colonels never led by more than Macon drove down the court, concern affect her team as Spring- gan to pull away for the final time. the Magruder girls varsity basket- nine points. pulling a foul and setting up a three brook yanked the lead away. “We executed the way that I ball team held on to beat the visit- Magruder senior guard point play. Her layup as the third “If I get nervous, they get ner- think this team can execute, except ing Springbrook Blue Devils, 48- Caleema Johnson led all scorers quarter expired tied the game at 32 vous,” she said. “Basketball is a for the last few minutes of the 40. with 16 points. Springbrook fresh- apiece. game of runs. You just have to ad- game,” said Davis. “We had a cou- The Blue Devils were once man guard Zoe Macon led her “I want to do whatever my just to it.” ple of turnovers, a couple of ill-ad- again without their leading scorer, team with 10 points. team needs to get the job done,” Macon and Magruder senior vised shots.” senior guard Jada Holland, who is The aggression level of both said Macon. guard Tyra Lyles both dove for the Springbrook drops to 3-7. Ma- sidelined with a medical condition. teams was high going into the Springbrook freshman guard ball and fell over each other. John- gruder improved to 5-6. A game Holland, a University of Maryland game. The Blue Devils amassed Astou Seck hit a layup to give the son stole the ball away and scored, against powerhouse Paint Branch Eastern Shore commit, hasn’t ten fouls in the first quarter alone. Blue Devils their first lead with putting the Colonels back in the looms in the distance. played since Springbrook faced “People were diving on the five minutes left to go. lead. “Hopefully we can remember Clarksburg on December 18th. floor,” said Colonels head coach Macon spun around in the The Springbrook bench re- some of the things we did well here Springbrook has lost five of Ka’Shauna Cook. “They were get- paint and found herself back on the sponded vehemently. Holland and today, so we can execute against its last six in Holland’s absence, ting crazy.” free throw line. head coach Russell Davis tried to Paint Branch,” said Cook. For coach Joyce it always boiled down to “The little things” cycle tire inner tubes to goal posts By Kathleen Stubbs @kathleenstubbs3 with rope and used them to teach pole vault hopefuls to be comfort- While Fred Joyce is known for able being upside down. News coaching football at Gaithersburg Joyce would show athletes High School, he also trained more through video footage what they than a dozen state champions in did wrong and explain what they shot-put, discus, long jump, high needed to fix. jump, triple jump and pole vault Joyce filmed his athletes Sports during his 40 years of coaching at weekly, sometimes daily, from the school. multiple angles and then showed Joyce’s coaching led to more the videos to the throwers and than 25 state championship titles jumpers the next day during lunch won by Gaithersburg athletes, all in or during practice, to show them field events. how to improve, said both Tolbert Business According to fellow coach and fellow coach Francis Parry. Herb Tolbert, cross-country coach Parry said videotaping was in- at Gaithersburg, Joyce was the first deed useful in teaching. coach in the county to use video ex- “I coached gymnastics,” said tensively in his training. Parry. “If you don’t videotape, Calendar “He would spend hours just how can you possibly tell a kid or going over the videos with the ath- an athlete what they’re doing letes,” said Tolbert, later adding, wrong?” “Then it became very popular after Joyce had a process for teach- he had been doing it for years.” ing athletes how to perform each Tolbert estimated Joyce start- event. Education ed taping his athletes during prac- “Fred’s process. That’s what tice in the 1970s. Joyce used video got him, and got the athletes one af- to show his throwers and jumpers ter the other to where they were,” what they were doing wrongly and said Parry. “In every event there how to correct it. was a process.” Arts “What’s going to make the dif- He trained his sons James and ference between the one that’s very Doug at Gaithersburg. James was a good and the one that’s a champi- six-time state champion in indoor on?” asked Tolbert. “It’s the little and outdoor track and field for shot things. And that’s what Fred be- put and discus. He set the school lieved in immensely.” record for shot-put and discus. Joyce focused on seemingly Doug is in the top five best throws minute details in shot-put, discus, for shot-put. pole vault, high jump, long jump His nephews, Kevin Neubiser, and triple jump. If an athlete’s foot Mike Neubiser and David Neubis- was out of place by as little as one er, became state champions in shot- inch, he would find a way to show put and discus at Gaithersburg un- All in the the thrower or jumper what needed der Joyce’s coaching. to be fixed. Jason Woodward, Gaithers- “You could tell a kid 20 times burg athletic director, said school you need to have your foot at this records set by athletes Joyce position and they go “Okay,” but it trained in the field events remain never is,” said Tolbert. unbroken since he retired. Gaithersburg’s field coach was He also enhanced the old cam- different because he created meth- pus by adding a pole vault pit in the ods to teach the athletes. He tied bi- gym floor. 22 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JANUARY 21, 2016 SPORTS Five Good Counsel wrestlers among the Hub Cup best for a Falcons squad which placed 11 Mount St. Joseph’s fifth place state they’re prepared for and they can Ryan Lawrence (138), with Lokos By Lem Satterfield @lemslatest wrestlers within the top five of their finisher, Cornelius Shuster. Thomas surprise you,” said Neff of Matheny, and state champion Scottie Oben- weight classes at Stephen Decatur. blanked Class 4A-3A state runner- a 5-4 loser to Bullis’ unbeaten dorfer (132) finishing second, John- BERLIN, MD – Bailey Thomas “We wrestled really well, going up, Gino Sita, of Huntingtown High, Aryemis Brown after leading, 4-0, in ny McLaughlin (113) third, and Col- and Kevin Snyder were not among six-for-six in our finals matches,” 8-0, in the finals. the Damascus tournament finals. in McLaughlin and Furgeson, the five Good Counsel wrestlers who said Snyder, Ohio State-bound senior “I should have been on top of “But I watched the Spring fourth. stood atop the podium last weekend, and one of five Falcons who were the podium last week, so I was pretty Grove kid take it to McLaughlin. I Lawrence led the host school’s when the Falcons dominated the private schools state runners-up last angry. My single-leg takedowns saw Kehr getting tired, which helped fourth-place state finisher, Andy field for Hub Cup title at North season. “We preached attacking and were working on Shuster, and I me in my finals match. He tried a McKahan, 3-2, before winning by Hagerstown High of Washington scoring all week, because last week worked Sita’s head and got him real- headlock and other big moves and default due to McKahan’s inability County and their first tournament in the Hub Cup finals, we froze up ly tired before I took him down,” said ended up throwing me to my back, to stop the blood flow from his nose. victory of the season. and didn’t wrestle like we usually do. Thomas, a junior returning state run- but I rolled out of it before he could “I was winning in the third peri- Thomas (152) was a runner-up, We were loose and had fun, and that ner-up. get any back points.” od and felt good,” said Lawrence. falling short of an 7-5 overtime title showed in our wrestling, top-to-bot- “We beat [private school pow- Budock pinned twice, routed “I’m just trying to get better and bet- bout loss to the host Hubs’ Isaiah tom.” ers] Spalding and St. Paul’s last Damascus’ John Allan Furgeson, 13- ter as the season goes on.” Brooks. Snyder (195), meanwhile, Snyder nailed down two first- week, so we came in wanting to 4, in the semifinals and handled Lawrence’s loss was by 7-6 to was still sidelined with an ankle in- period pins, another in the second dominate Damascus. We showed up Justin Bennett of Sussex Central, 10- Southern Garrett’s state champ De- jury. and overcame longtime rival, Logan and proved we are the best in the 3, in the finals. A returning private van Hamirck after leading, 6-4, in But last weekend’s War On The Rill of Mount St. Joseph, a returning state, and if we all continue to wres- schools state runner-up, Budock has the second period on a night Shore at Stephen Decatur High rep- third place finisher at states, 5-2, for tle well, there’s not a team in the state placed third at each of the Beast of Lawrence also beat Oakdale’s state resented redemption for Thomas and his title. that can beat us.” The East and PowerAde tournaments runner-up, Kyle McDonald, 12-3. Snyder, whom ascended to champi- “I ran a half-nelson and a bar- Neff used a pin, a major deci- and seventh at the Iron Man. Obendorfer won his semifinal, onship status along with four other arm on the guys I pinned. I’ve wres- sion and a 4-3 victory over Damas- Hutton used two pins, a 10-5 12-3, over Curley’s sixth place state teammates as the Falcons (246 tled Logan Rill four times and won cus tournament runner-up, Tyler Ma- semifinal victory and a 3-2 champi- finisher, Joshua Laubach, but lost his points) handled runner-up Mount St. them all, but some matches are closer theny of Lake Braddock to reach the onship win over Damascus’ Ben title bout rematch, 9-7, to Virginia Joseph (202), Virginia’s Spring than others,” said Snyder, who suf- finals, where he edged Spring Lokos, who reached the finals by State champion Darius Wiles, who Grove (167.5), defending Class 4A- fered a high ankle sprain last month. Grove’s Marcus Kehr, 7-5. Kehr’s sandwiching pins of 52- and 46-sec- beat Obdendorfer, 7-2, in the Dam- 3A state champion Damascus “It was frustrating that I could- 18-11 semifinal victory was over onds around a 3-2 victory over ascus tournament finals. (154.5) and the entire 22-team field. n’t shoot off the ankle. I didn’t wres- Damascus’ county and regional Mount St. Joseph’s Justin Henry. “Scottie went opened up a little Kevin Budock (145), Garrett tle for about a week, but I did all of champion, Colin McLaughlin, who A junior transfer from River bit more and tried to push the action Neff (160), Paul Hutton (170) and the conditioning and weight-lifting finished fourth after losing, 7-6, to Hill High, where he was a 4A-3A instead of trying to keep it close and Brady Daniel (220) won titles for the that I could to get my ankle Matheny. state champ, Daniel edged Free- win it at the end,” said Swarmin’ second straight weekend, Jared stronger.” “I didn’t know who Matheny dom’s Evan Evan Callahn, 5-2, for Hornets’ coach John Furgeson. “It Thomas (106) finished third after Thomas decked his first two op- was, which can make it a little his crown a week after pinning all was a great match, but the Wiles kid taking his division at the Hub Cup, ponents in a combined 1:49 before tougher when he knows who you are. four opponents to win the Hub Cup. was ready for it and Scottie came up and Cord Richardson (113), fourth, winning his semifinal bout, 7-4, over You can throw things at them that Damascus’ lone champion was on the short end.” Poolesville’s Wilkins pins eight opponents to improve to 29-0 on the season nier, Pennsylvania,” said Lightweight and Heavyweight patrick, 28-2 on the year for the counties and fourth in the region- By Lem Satterfield @lemslatest Poolesville co-coach Timothy Tao. wrestler, respectively, to pace Wal- Wildcats, whose victories included als, Smart won, 13-7, over Park- “There was some very good ter Johnson to the overall title at one by 70-0 shutout over Dulaney dale’s Michael Gbenro, while POOLESVILLE-- wrestling and a lot of great match- last weekend’s Best Of The Next of Baltimore County. county and regional runner-up, Poolesville’s Kyle Wilkins (285) es. The tournament was a big suc- Tournament at Perry Hall High. With a dual meet record of 21- Bernardo, required an overtime pinned all of his eight opponents to cess, overall. Individually, we had The Wildcats finished 9-0 in 4, the Wildcats have posted their takedown to defeat Nick Nord- improve to 29-0 with 26 pins as the some wrestlers with great success.” the dual meet formatted event, with fifth straight 20-win season under hausen of Mount Hebron of Falcons’ placed third in their inau- Truppo split bouts with a Nick titles also coming from Kemper 26th year coach Tom Wheeler. Howard County. gural Kevin Dorsey Duals. Huskey of Ligonier, as did Car- Sterns (106), Grant Anderson At South Hagerstown High in Montgomery Blair team cap- A senior county and regional bonell, the latter, with Ligonier (120), Dillon Jobes (132), J.D. Washington County, Magruder’s tains Nauman Funyus (120) and champion who placed third in the wrestler Zach Pyle. Fitzpatrick (138) and Jakub Kielb Samir Sharad (120), Joe Sanchez Ryan Holland (132) are making the Class 2A-1A state tournament, “One of the best matches of (160). (126), Mohamed Bangura (152) grade both on the mat and in the Wilkins paced the Falcons to an the night goes to Alex Carbonell. Runners-up were the Wild- and Chris Railey (160) all went 9-0 classroom. overall 6-2 record good for third in Zach Pyle is a freshman who had cats’ Henrique Corte (152) and while teammate C.J. Cramma (113) A junior with a 3.7 grade point an event dedicated to Dorsey, a won states multiple times at the ju- Chris Mendoza (195), with Joe Wu finished at 8-1 for the Colonels. average, Funyus is 17-2 on the 10th-year coach who has returned nior Olympic level,” said Tao. “He (220) and Leo Squeredo (285) fin- Sanchez pinned four oppo- year, having won the title at last after being diagnosed with Amy- came into high school being ranked ishing third, and both Andrew Ma- nents and registered two technical month’s Magruder Mad Mats tour- otrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS, or in Pennsylvania.” sison (113) and August Meriot falls, and Cramma’s lone defeat nament. Lou Gehrig’s disease) during the Carbonell was shutout, 11-0, (126), fourth. was to state champion, Matt Shealy A sophomore with a 4.0 aver- summer of 2014. the first time around but won the Fitzpatrick, Wilson, Kielb and of River Hill, by the score of 6-2. age, Holland is 17-3, having won Also going 8-0 were the Fal- rematch with Pyle, 13-7. Okocha all went unbeaten for the At the Franklin High of Balti- all seven matches, six by pin, to be cons’ Chris Danna (113) and Justin “Alex was losing to Pyle in the Wildcats, who routed runner-up more County tournament, Wootton named Lower Weight Most Valu- Budd (170), with Brian Truppo final match of the night and wres- Howard of Howard County, 56-12, crowned Riley Smart (138) and Pat able Wrestler at the recent Big (120) finishing at 7-1, and Alex tled tough,” said Tao. “It was great with Aberdeen of Harford County Bernardo (220), and Jake Warner Train Duals at Walter Johnson. Carbonell (106) with a record of 6- to see him get revenge after losing winning a tiebreaker for third place (113) and Jack Cohen (132) fin- “They are great examples of 2. to him the first time.” over Langley of Virginia after a 36- ished second for the Patriots at an what it means to be a Blazer,” said “We lost some close dual In Baltimore County, Logan 36 draw. event won by Parkdale of Balti- Blazers’ coach James Herbold. meets to Cosby, of Richmond, Vir- Wilson (145) and Patrick Okocha Wilson and Kielb improved to more County. “They are excellent people on the ginia, and Ligonier Valley of Ligo- (182) were named Oustanding 29-0, Okocha is 29-1, and Fitz- A wrestler who placed third at mat and in the classroom.” Read The Sentinel. Recycle. JANUARY 21, 2016 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 23 SPORTS Damascus and Whitman gear up for showdown Last weekend at Stephen De- Before last weekend, the (152) were champions for the second the unquestioned leader of the By Lem Satterfield @lemslatest catur High of Berlin, Maryland, the Swarmin’ Hornets had won the Ap- straight week for the Vikings, who Vikings, having earned a county title Swarmin’ Hornets were dethroned palachian Duals as well as their own were third behind champion Oakdale as a sophomore, his third regional POTOMAC – Where defending by Good Counsel on the way to a Holiday Tournament. (251.5) of Frederick County and run- crown last year and has placed third Class 4A-3A state champion Damas- fourth place finish behind runner-up Among this season’s victories ner-up Old Mill (189) of Anne Arun- and fourth at the past two state tour- cus may have stumbled a bit, county Mount St. Joseph of Baltimore and for the Swarmin’ Hornets are those del County in the Patriot Classic. naments. rival Walt Whitman appears to have Spring Grove of Virginia. during a tri-meet by, 52-18, over James Bamberger (132) and Fenton missed last year’s county hit its stride entering Saturday’s tri- The Swarmin’ Hornets’ lone Southern Garrett County, and, 42-22, Marcos Solloso (170) were first at tournament with an illness before meet showdown at Wootton at 2:30 champion was Ryan Lawrence over Oakdale of Frederick County, Springbrook after having finished decking all three regional opponents p.m. (138), with state champion Scottie winner of the Northern tournament third at the Patriot Classic. in the first period, a combined 4 min- The Swarmin’ Hornets (15-0) Obendorfer (132) and Ben Lokos over the Vikings. “We’re improved from the light- utes, 37 seconds. are trying to preserve their 94-match (170) finishing second, Johnny In defeating the Rams of Garrett weights to middleweights and heavy- At Northern, Solloso lost a 4-2 winning streak toward earning a po- McLaughlin (113) third, and both County and the Bears of Frederick weights,” said Shokhoonia. “Damas- semifinal bout to eventual champion, tential fourth straight Class 4A-3A county and regional champion Colin County, the Swarmin’ Hornets lost a cus is the next step in the challenge.” Ryan Shubert of Oakdale, a repeat state dual meet title as well as a fifth McLaughlin (160) and John Allan combined eight of 28 bouts. A high- Fenton was also a champion at state qualifier who pinned his other overall state tournament crown. Furgeson (145), fourth. light of that event was Lawrence’s last month’s Lloyd Keaser Classic at three tournament opponents. In the Vikings (7-0), the “We had a few guys drop into 12-3 domination of Oakdale’s state North County of Anne Arundel Among Shubert’s losses this Swarmin’ Hornets face a red hot different weights and learned a lot runner-up, Kyle McDonald, to re- County, where the Vikings placed year is one by 6-4 to Damascus’ Col- squad which, over the past two about our team,” said Swarmin’ Hor- bound from an earlier 7-6 loss to the eight wrestlers within the top four of in McLaughlin, a county and region- weekends, has finished third and nets’ coach John Furgeson. “We’re Rams’ state champion, Devan Ham- their weight divisions on the way to a al champion who placed third at first, respectively, at the Patriot Clas- excited about [Whitman]. We’ll give rick (20-0, 14 pins) after leading, 6-4, runners-up finish to St Paul’s, the states. sic at Northern High of Calvert them a few days off to relax and re- in the second period. Baltimore area’s preseason No. 4- “We’re confident about our County and the Grapple At The plenish their bodies to get after it On the other side, Hamoon ranked team. match with Damascus,” said Bam- Brook at Springbrook. again and be ready.” Shokoohinia (145) and Mitch Fenton The unbeaten Fenton remains berger. “I don’t see us losing.” Vikings dominate Grapple At The Brook Bullis hosts Bubba duals ty, who reached the title match on Among Shubert’s losses this year is By Lem Satterfield Episcopal, St. Andrews, St. Anselm's three first-period falls. one by 6-4 to Damascus’ Colin By Lem Satterfield @lemslatest @lemslatest Abby, St. John's College and The “I was down, 4-1, going into the McLaughlin, a county and regional Heights. SILVER SPRING -- Walt Whit- third period when he got in on a sin- champion who placed third at states. POTOMAC --- The Bullis Starting at 8:45 a.m., the “Bubba man’s James Bamberger (132) and gle-leg,” said Bamberger. “But I hit a Shokoohinia and Fenton pinned School, on January 30, will honor Bunting Duals” will include a memo- Marcos Solloso (170) epitomized five-point elevator to put him on his twice to reach their title bouts, where “One of our very own heroes,” ac- rial ceremony recognizing the their entire Vikings’ squad by captur- back and rode him out for most of the the former overcame Fallston’s Zach cording to a release from Bulldogs’ Bunting family’s longstanding con- ing respective championships at last third period before cutting him for an Kaufman, 7-3, and the latter, coach Chris Brown in 1998 graduate nection to Bullis. weekend’s Grapple At The Brook escape point.” Atholton’s Sean Billups, 14-4. After Brian "Bubba" Bunting. Teams will compete from 9:30 Tournament a week after placing Bryant won last weekend’s 132- pinning all four opponents last A wrestler, football and lacrosse a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Athletic Center third in the Patriot Classic at North- pound title at the Patriot Classic, do- week, Shokoohinia decked his first player, Captain Bunting graduated gymnasium. ern High of Calvert County. ing so by 4-2 decision over state run- two at Springbrook in 16- and 43- from West Point and served his coun- The Bullis School on January 30 Bamberger and Solloso – each ner-up Kyle McDonald of Oakdale. seconds. try in the U.S. Army, losing his life as will honor “One of our very own he- with 25-2 records on the year -- pro- Bamberger was pinned in last week’s “I brought some fire into my a result of a road-side bomb in roes,” according to a release from duced nearly identical results with 138-pound championship rounds by first match after getting a bye in the Afghanistan. Bulldogs’ coach Chris Brown in 1998 two each in pins, a major decision Calvert’s Chris Howes, whom he re- first round, and it was the same for Read Bunting’s bio here: graduate Brian "Bubba" Bunting. and one-point title bout victories at bounded to beat, 4-3, for third. the next two rounds,” said http://arlingtoncemetery.net/bm- A wrestler, football and lacrosse Springbrook as the Vikings (184 “I wrestled a sloppy last week,” Shokoohinia, who placed sixth in bunting.htm player, Captain Bunting graduated points) eclipsed runner-up McLean, said Bamberger, whose only other the county and fourth in last year’s The inaugural Captain Brian M. from West Point and served his coun- Virginia (163 points) and the 16- loss was by decision to Edgar Cruz Class 4A-3A West Regional. “I “Bubba” Bunting Memorial try in the U.S. Army, losing his life as team field. of Richard Montgomery. “So I de- could have wrestled better in the fi- Wrestling Dual Meet Tournament a result of a road-side bomb in Hamoon Shokoohinia (145) and cided to drop down to 132 because I nals, so now, it’s about fixing some that will include Bishop O'Connell, Afghanistan. Mitch Fenton (152) were champions knew I could do better.” of the little things to get better.” for the second straight week for the Last month, Bamberger earned Fenton earned a county title as a Vikings, who were third behind a 9-8 victory over Mount Hebron’s sophomore, his third regional crown champion Oakdale (251.5) of Fred- sixth-place state finisher, Jimmy last year and has placed third and erick County and runner-up Old Mill Hayden at the Lloyd Keaser Classic fourth at the past two state tourna- Advertise (189) of Anne Arundel County in the at North County of Anne Arundel ments. Fenton missed last year’s Patriot Classic. County. county tournament with an illness Braeden McKee (160) and Ezra Solloso, meanwhile, impres- before decking all three regional op- in Alexander (182) were third at sively wrestled from the seventh ponents in the first period, a com- Springbrook and John Luke Iglesias seed to edge top seeded state qualifi- bined 4 minutes, 37 seconds. The Sentinel... (195), fourth for the Vikings, who er, Gavin Legg of McLean, 4-3, in The Blue Devils (fifth) placed eight wrestlers within the top the finals. crowned Nick Kilby (120), winner five of their weight divisions. McK- “Some of the kids seeded above of three decisions by a combined, ee and Iglesias were fifth at the Patri- Marcos were state qualifiers, so it 23-9, including a 9-3 championship ot Classic, where Alexander failed to was a tough weight class. But Mar- victory over Howard County runner- place. cos’ best attribute is that’s he’s a non- up, Willie Hampton, of Atholton. “Confidence is the word that stop pressure wrestler for six min- Kilby’s teammate, Christian comes to mind after the way we utes,” said Vikings’ coach Derek Balmoris (106) finished second, wrestled at Springbrook,” said Bam- Manon. “The McLean coach said, with Billy Madden (126) and Louis ...and let your berger, whose Vikings are 7-0 in dual ‘My kid was pretty tired at the end of Galeano (145) placing third, and Le- meets. “We’re feeling really good the match and it seemed like your kid trell Harris (113) and Christian business soar! about our season so far, and it all would wrestle another match.’” Velleda (152), fourth. seems to be coming together.” At Northern, Solloso lost a 4-2 Sherwoood’s Charlie Siarkis Bamberger got it together to semifinal bout to eventual champi- (285) earned falls in the first and Call Lonnie Johnson overcome a three-point deficit to on, Ryan Shubert of Oakdale, a re- second periods before edging Woot- win, 6-5, against Ricky Bryant of peat state qualifier who pinned his ton’s Cameron McAfee, 8-4, for the at 301-306-9500 Roosevelt of Prince George’s Coun- other three tournament opponents. title and his 89th career victory. 24 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JANUARY 21,2016 SPORTS EDITOR’S CORNER The 2015 All-Sentinel High School Football Team The Montgomery County Sen- tinel is proud to announce it’s High School top performing football team from the 2015 school year: 2015 All-Sentinel High School Football Team

Coach of the Year – Joshua Klotz, Richard Montgomery

Overall Player of the Year – Marcus Simms, Sherwood, Sr. WR/DB

Offensive Player of the Year – Jake Funk, Damascus, Sr. RB

Defensive Player of the Year – Keandre Jones, Good Counsel, Sr. LB Sr. LB – Da’Quan Grimes, Damas- First Team Offense cus, Sr. QB – Dwayne Haskins Jr., DL – Izon Pulley, Good Coun- Bullis, Sr. sel, Sr. RB – Jake Funk, Damascus, Sr. DL – Sean Green, Q.O., Sr. RB – Dominyck Sims, DL – Bob Jonjo, Sherwood, Sr. Wheaton, Sr. DB – Martin Foray, N. West, Sr. RB – Andrew Zuckerman, DB – Markus Vinson, Damas- Churchill, Sr. cus, Jr. WR – Cortez Chase-Ervin, DB – Antonio Fox, Seneca Val- Seneca Valley, Sr. ley, Sr. WR – Marcus Simms, Sher- DB – Damani Neal, Bullis, Jr. sel, Sr. DB – Devin Judd, Good Coun- wood, Sr. P – Owen Starheim, Damascus, TE – Mark Ebo, Landon, Sr. sel, Sr. OL – Jake Bradshaw, Damas- Sr. ATH – Donovan Beckett- DB – Ibrahim Konate, North- cus, Sr. Simms, Seneca Valley, Sr. west, Sr. OL – Ike Schurman, Good Second Team Offense K – Brian Dolan, G. Prep, Sr. DB – JD Guerrero, Paint Counsel, Sr. QB – Mark Pierce, N.West, Sr. KR – Marqel Simpkins, Branch, Jr. OL – Zeph Titus, Q.O., Sr. RB – Mohamed Ibrahim, Good Gaithersburg, Sr. DB – Fofie Bazzie, Quince Or- OL – Sean Clark, Georgetown Counsel, Jr. chard, Jr. Prep, Sr. RB – Owen Wright, George- Second Team Defense P – Colin Suhr, Good Counsel, OL – Cole Cheripko, North- town Prep, Jr. LB – Jordan Hill, Paint Branch, Sr. west, Jr. RB – Travis Levy, Sherwood, Jr. Sr. Honorable Mention: Shawn TE – Josh Thomas, Gaithers- WR – Daniel Alexander, LB – Jalen Lea, Good Counsel, Bliss, Desmond Colby, Jake Silver- burg, Sr. Richard Montgomery, Sr. Jr. man, Armani Ceballos, Markel ATH – Shawn Barlow, Q.O. Sr. WR – Trevon Diggs, Avalon, Sr. LB – Riley Bartlett, George- Grant, Travis Nannen, Adrian Feliz- K – Joe Curry, Damascus, Sr. OL – Kojo Dingle, Good Coun- town Prep, Sr. Platt, Marvin Beander, Eisley Kim, KR –Julian Carter, Blake, Sr. sel, Sr. LB – Patrick Bernardo, Woot- Jonathan Hetrick, Khalil Owens, FILE PHOTOS OL – Charlie Siarkas, Sher- ton, Sr. Mike Collins, Reggie Anderson, Joshua Klotz led the Richard First Team Defense wood, Sr. DL – Chinedu Odeugu, George- Daquan Wims, Brian McNeary, Ivan Montgomery Rockets back into the LB – Keandre Jones, Good OL – Michael Hite, Seneca Val- town Prep, Sr. Nnadi, Jalen Hill, Clifton Budd, stratosphere this year (above left) Counsel, Sr. ley, Sr. DL – Joshua Paschal, Good Kendall Pinales, Chris Green, Jaron while, (above) Jake Funk run over LB – Keith Simms, Landon, Sr. OL – Delano Myers, Damascus, Counsel, Jr. Woodyard, Jonathan Wanat, Isaac everyone for Damascus. Directly LB – Cameron Brown, Bullis, Sr. DL – Michael Bradshaw, Dam- Ukwu, Stanley Perry, Patrick Shif- above, Marcus Simms dominated OL – Jack Stubbs, Good Coun- ascus, Jr. flett. boths sides of the ball. Maryland loses out to Ohio State as two local athletes flip their commitment to leave Maryland behind in favor campus back in 2008. the Year, last weekend made an of- mention dozens of All-Americans of a more high-profile program. In the video, his father asked ficial visit to Ohio State accompa- and NFL Draft picks. The How can you blame them? young Dwayne what he thought nied by his mother, Lauren Middle- Maryland is a basketball Sporting Let’s face it, Urban Meyer is about the family’s tour of the foot- ton, and sister, Jazmyne. school and recruits at a high-level one of the nation’s top coaches. The ball facilities. “This is awesome,” Middleton posted photos of her in that sport. It’s hard to compete View 51-year-old Ohio native has won said Haskins, then a fifth-grader. son holding up Ohio State’s nation- with Ohio State on the gridiron. three national titles at two different “I’m going to college here.” al championship trophy and trying The Maryland football pro- by schools in the past decade. If you watch the video, you on the Buckeye’s championship gram will certainly rebound from He guided the University of can clearly see that Dwayne Hask- ring for size. Urban Meyer sure this setback but Ohio State is rejoic- Brandy L. Simms Florida Gators to national promi- ins Jr. has always wanted to be a knows how to win over a recruit. ing after winning the recruiting bat- nence in 2006 and 2008 before he Buckeye. He’s dressed in Ohio Although Maryland is the tle with these talented Montgomery landed in Columbus in 2011. State garb and has a smile on his home school for these two highly- County private school products. On Monday, Bullis quarter- He’s continued the Ohio State face bigger than Donald Trump’s regarded student-athletes, the Ter- “Keandre and I are like broth- back Dwayne Haskins Jr. and Good tradition by recruiting elite talent to bank account. rapins don’t have national champi- ers,” Haskins tweeted. “Blessed to Counsel linebacker Keandre Jones the campus and was rewarded last “It’s been a dream of mine to onships in the trophy case and that say he’s family and joining me at flipped their verbal pledge from year when he guided the Buckeyes play for Ohio State since I was 8 may have been the difference. The Ohio State #BuckeyeNation.” Maryland to Ohio State. to the national championship. years old,” Haskins posted on Twit- Ohio State football program has My Twitter account erupted as Haskins this week posted a ter. “In my heart I’m a Buckeye.” captured eight national titles since I reported the news about the two video on social media from a visit Meanwhile, Jones, a two-time the 1940’s and produced seven You can contact Brandy at: highly-touted recruits who decided the family took to the Ohio State All-Sentinel Defensive Player of Heisman Trophy winners not to [email protected]