Unarmed Black Man Shot Dead

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AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF leave this week after the officer ap- Manger said Badgujar encoun- One woman who asked to re- UNLEADED REGULAR GAS IN parently shot and killed an unarmed MARYLAND/D.C. METRO AREA tered White in the 9200 block of main unidentified said she witnessed ACCORDING TO AAA 41-year-old African American man Three Oaks Drive after responding the shooting from her home and the in Silver Spring Monday afternoon. to a 911 call. According to a police incident began when White started INSIDE Police identified the victim as spokesman, the 911 operator could yelling at Badgujar. According to the Robert Lawrence White. As recently not speak with the person placing the woman she saw White “aggressively as November 2015 a local district COURTESY PHOTO call. approach” Badgujar, striking him court judge committed White to the The Sentinel requested a copy three times, while Badgujar attempt- Department of Health and Mental Officer Anand Badgujar tion by the pretrial supervision unit. of the 911 call, but was told the ed to use his hands to cover himself Hygiene for “examination as to Editor’s The Sentinel has requested a recording is part of the current in- from the blows. competency to stand trial” in a mis- copy of the findings from the De- vestigation and won’t be released. “The shooting started after the demeanor trespassing case. Notebook partment of Health and Mental Hy- Police say Badgujar, upon reaching guy [White] attacked the police offi- The court found “good cause to giene following the court ordered the scene attempted to talk to White. by Brian J. Karem believe the defendant may be incom- evaluation. The report was not made According to Manger and at least petent to stand trial” per an evalua- one witness, White became “com- See “Officer,” page 8

Happy Father’s Day County Mom Executive

Many mothers also have to be a father. race sees Page 4 its first attack ad

By Neal Earley @neal_earley BETHESDA — As the primary approaches, democrats running for County Executive continue to try and jockey for position attempting to appeal to local voters and to be gain at- tention, one candidate ran the first “at- Remembering tack ad” against an opponent. Marcuccio Recently, County Council member and candidate for County Execu- tive Roger Berliner (D-1) released an Former Rockville May- ad attacking one of his opponents, or Phyllis Marcuccio dies. businessman David Blair, with the narrator in the ad saying Blair is a “an- page 2 other rich guy with zero experience, spending his millions to buy this election,” with a black-and-white photo of Blair morphing into a photo of Donald Trump. But when a new resident to the County asked Berliner at a forum in PHOTO BY MICHAEL THOMAS Alex Ovechkin holds the Stanley Cup over his head as he rides on a bus through thousands of cheering fans at the See “Attack,” page 8 National Mall Tuesday.See related story on page 10. 2THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 14, 2018 EFLECTIONS The Montgomery County Sentinel, published weekly by Berlyn Inc. Publish- R ing, is a community newspaper covering Montgomery County, Maryland. Our offices are located at 22 W. Jefferson September 3, 1987 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 NAACP leader believes vandalism racially motivated Montgomery County Sentinel – Weekly by mail: $40.00 per year & $26.50 for Se- Each week the Sentinel visits a walk and into an air conditioning unit banquets. some of the finest schools in the county. nior Citizens. (USPS) 361-100. memorable story from its archives. at the back of the Williamses’ house. Ofc. Daniel T. Griffith of the po- Irving Williams is a pediatrician. In all, the damage was estimated at lice community relations division Three of the couple’s four children Bernard Kapiloff Irving and Elvira Williams were $3,200. No racial epithets or symbols agreed that the Williamses were tar- graduated from Charles W. Wood- PUBLISHER E MERITUS on a trip to Africa when someone were found and county police are geted. But Griffith said he is uncer- ward High School, and the other from Lynn G. Kapiloff drove by their North Bethesda home treating the incident as vandalism. tain that the attack, which occurred in Thomas S. Wootton High School. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ in the middle of the night and heaved But Elvira Williams, who re- early August, was inspired by racism. But Elvira Williams, who has been PUBLISHER something into their front yard. When turned last week from the Africa trip, “Nothing was overtly written, like outspoken in her criticism of the way [email protected] the Williamses’ college-age children said she feels sure the incident was an ‘KKK,’” he said. “We need to have school officials have handled the Mark Kapiloff awake the next morning, they discov- act of racially motivated hate-vio- rather clear-cut evidence that it was dropout rate among minority stu- ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER ered a strange white, black and purple lence “Our house was sought out. racially provoked. We just haven’t dents, believes that her past political [email protected] substance splattered across the fami- We’re on an off-street,” said found anything.” activities have made her family and ly’s two Volvos and on their front Williams, a county school teacher Like most families in the mostly house vulnerable. EDITORIAL porch and front door. and former officer of the county white Heritage Walk subdivision off “If you’re active and don’t heed Brian J. Karem The gooey paint-and-tar like NAACP who has organized the civil Tuckerman Road, the Williamses are the status quo, then you’re a target,” EXECUTIVE EDITOR mix was also splashed on the side- rights group’s annual Freedom Fund professionals. Their children attended she said, “Especially if you’re black.” [email protected] Brandy L. Simms SPORTS EDITOR [email protected]

NEWS MARK ROBINSON [email protected] Rockville mourns loss of Marcuccio Write us CITY EDITOR BARBARA TRAININ BLANK Rockville was protected as the City COPY EDITOR By Neal Earley looked to develop its Town Center The Montgomery County Sentinel @neal_earley master plan. NEAL EARLEY Former Rockville Mayor Phyl- Rockville was her passion, [email protected] ASSIGNMENTS lis Marcuccio was perhaps the rarest friends and family said. welcomes letters. thing in politics – a politician that Before she began to run for of- George Smith people trusted. fice, Marcuccio became active in the All letters must be original, Rockville’s former two-term East Rockville Civic Association. PHOTOGRAPHY EDITOR mayor Marcuccio died last week of For many in East Rockville, Marcuc- TAZEEN AHMAD natural causes, leaving behind a lega- cio became the go-to neighbor, signed by the author CALENDAR EDITOR cy of maintaining the City’s historic someone who would not sit and com- [email protected] feel while also attempting to make it plain about an issue rather, a person and must include the author’s daytime CALL 301-838-0788 a hub of science and technology. She that would walk down to City Hall FAX 301- 838 - 3458 served as mayor from 2009 to 2013, and to explain exactly what was on NEWSROOM AND LEGAL ADVERTISING and was known for steering the her mind – something she learned telephone number ADVERTISING City’s development carefully and be- from her father. FILE PHOTO ing a champion for getting a dedicat- “She never did anything alone, Former Rockville Mayor Phyllis for verification. Lonnie Johnson ed building for the Rockville Science she always did something as a Marcuccio. ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE 301-306-9500 Center. leader,” said Sasha Whitaker, Maruc- Send letters to: “It was clear to me she was cio’s niece. For 28 years Marcuccio worked EMAIL: [email protected] smart. She understood Rockville. Whitaker recalled while visiting as an editor at Science and Children Magazine, a publication published The Montgomery County Sentinel She cared deeply about Rockville,” her aunt, the non-stop ringing of Sherry Sanderson said Ruth Hanessian, a longtime phones, of neighbors and strangers by the National Science Teachers As- sociation. In 1993, Marcuccio was LEGAL ADVERTISING MANAGER friend and neighbor of Marcuccio. calling Marcuccio for help on a com- 22 W. Jefferson St. Suite 309 CALL 301-838-0788 promoted to associate executive edi- Marcuccio, 84, was a native of munity issue. Her leadership in East FAX 301-838-3458 tor the NSTA where she served for Rockville and graduated from Rockville eventually led Marcuccio [email protected] Richard Montgomery High School. to run for City Council, first winning six years overseeing several science Rockville, MD 20850 The transformation of Rockville election in 2005, where she would education magazines. PRODUCTION Her work in publishing, landed from a small rural town into a rapid- serve two terms before becoming Fax: 301-838-3458 Lonnie Johnson ly-growing suburban community is mayor. her spot in the National Press Club where she introduced Neil Arm- PRODUCTION MANAGER something that helped prompt Marcuccio’s blunt style is what [email protected] Maruccio to become involved in pol- made her attractive to voters, always strong, the first man to walk on the Email: [email protected] itics. willing to tell them, or anyone for surface of the moon, at an event he Peter Lui “Mayor Marcuccio was a that matter, exactly what she thought. spoke at – one of many contacts she GRAPHIC PRODUCTION STAFF maintained during her decades spent deeply-devoted public servant Council member Mark CIRCULATION throughout her life and career,” said Pierzchala, who often voiced his op- in the science community. current Rockville Mayor Bridget position to Marcuccio on various is- Friends and family said Mar- THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY [email protected] cuccio’s passion for science was dri- SENTINEL (USPS 361-100) is Donnell Newton in a statement. “A sues, could not deny her appeal to the published every Thursday by CALL 301-306-9500 longstanding Rockville resident, she residents of Rockville. ven by her sense of curiosity and be- Montgomery Sentinel Publishing, FAX 301-306-0134 “There was a sense of authentic- lieved that, given the nearby loca- prided herself as a grassroots activist Inc., 22 W. Jefferson St., Suite ACCOUNTING and was an outspoken advocate for ity with her. That she spoke from the tions of the National Institutes of 309, Rockville, MD 20850. the city, always keeping the best in- heart, she spoke directly and people Health and National Institute of Subscriptions by mail are $40.00 Deidra Darsa terests of her community close to her trusted what she said,” said Pierzcha- Standards and Technology, per year; by mail (out of MD, VA, CREDIT / COLLECTIONS/RECEPTIONIST heart.” la, who served on the City Council Rockville could become a regional & D.C.) additional $ 5.25; on hub for science. newsstands 50 cents. Periodicals While friends and family said when Marcuccio was mayor. THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL IS A “She was wise in understanding postage paid at Rockville, MD Marcuccio was always active in Marcuccio was also known as a 20849-1272. WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IN the treasure we have in the city of community issues, the arrival of the strong advocate for science. While MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND Metro alerted Marcuccio that her she pushed for a building for the Rockville, a small town in the middle POSTMASTER: Send address IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. hometown was changing, and if she Rockville Science Center and a sci- of a megalopolis,” Hanessian said. changes to THE MONTGOMERY Montgomery County Publishing, Inc. wanted to play a role in that change ence day in the City, her passion for Funeral services for Marcuccio COUNTY was absobed into Berlyn Inc. on SENTINEL, P.O. BOX 1272 she needed to become more involved the subject began long before her two will take place on June 22 at 10 a.m. January 1, 2015 making sure that less dense East terms as mayor. at St. Mary’s Church in Rockville. Rockville, MD 20849-1272 JUNE 14, 2018 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 3 NEWS Metro faces problems caused by Virginia funding law was for them.” sent, Virginia would withhold 20 adding, “I don’t know anyone who on the prize. The prize is to come By Kathleen Stubbs @kathleenstubbs3 In the 2018 legislative ses- percent of the dedicated funding it would do this for free.” up with dedicated funding.” sions, D.C., Maryland, and Vir- committed to WMATA’s capital He said he spends about 25 Bulger said loss of the non- Montgomery County Execu- ginia legislatures passed bills to re- budget. hours per month on duties related voting members from committee tive Ike Leggett says he doesn’t serve tens of millions of dollars for Leggett disagreed with Vir- to the WMATA board. discussions would cost the Board agree with a Virginia law that seeks Metro, so General Manager Paul ginia’s threatening to lessen its The requirement by Virginia those alternate members’ special to limit input from Metro alternate Wiedefeld could sell debt on the dedicated funding for WMATA as legislators of alternate Board mem- knowledge. board members. funds. Wiedefeld, Board members, punishment. bers not to participate in committee “Virginia operates on draining Tom Bulger, an alternate and lawmakers described that “This could be resolved with- discussions or executive sessions the brain, so people get dumb and Metro board member agrees with money as dedicated funding for out this sort of overkill we have came in the wake of a report com- dumber,” said Bulger. Leggett. Metro. here,” he said, later adding, “We missioned by former Virginia Gov- He mentioned alternate Board Virginia’s dedicated funding “There are broader issues that should not use this as a means of ernor Terry McAuliffe and written members Bob Lauby, Malcolm Au- bill passed in the state legislature are out there,” Leggett said. “I’m scuttling a whole level of funding.” by former U.S. Secretary of Trans- gustine, former Takoma Park May- earlier this year prohibits alternat not sure that this helps the conver- The alternate directors are all portation Ray LaHood. LaHood or Kathy Porter, and federal board board members from giving input sation, in terms of getting people to members of the WMATA Board recommended the WMATA Board member Anthony Costa, adding in committee meetings or partici- work together.” committees—some even chair the be replaced with a five-member re- that they each contribute expertise pating in executive sessions. Though Maryland and D.C. committees. If the Board on Thurs- form board. from specific areas. The Washington Metropolitan also passed bills outlining their day passes the bylaw amendments, However, such a change “The alternates have more ex- Area Transit Authority’s business contributions to WMATA’s capital that would change. Then, only would require amending the pertise than you can imagine,” in- oversight committee votes on the budget, the Virginia bill differed in principal Board members would WMATA compact, a lengthy and cluding economics, safety, pen- measure this week before passing that it called for alternate board comprise the committees. complicated process. sions, and real estate, Bulger said. it on to the Board of Directors. members to stay out of committee Bulger, who represents D.C. Leggett, who read LaHood’s “Virginia wants to have a brain Leggett said Virginia lawmak- meetings, unless they are standing and who would be excluded from report, said reform of the Metro drain? Good luck!” ers should not reduce the role of al- in for a voting board member. committee meetings if the amend- Board is less important than dedi- Principal Maryland Board ternate Metro Board of Directors The Virginia law had included ments to the bylaws pass, said he cated funding. member Mike Goldman, who rep- members. a condition – if, starting fiscal year opposed the proposed changes. “I thought we were basically resents Montgomery County, said “It suggests they have no con- 2019, alternate Board members “Who’s going to do all this beyond that issue, so to go back to he believes Maryland and D.C. leg- fidence – I want confidence in the participated in WMATA committee work when you reduce the board to have to deal with this now is some- islators were aware of Virginia’s Board and in its makeup,” Leggett meetings and executive sessions whatever number Virginia thinks is what unsettling,” Leggett said, re- interest in Board reform during the said of Virginia’s bill, later adding, while the voting board member right? Who’s going to watch the garding Metro Board reform. “But 2018 legislative session, but they “I’m not sure what the motivation from that jurisdiction was also pre- steering wheel?” he asked, later again …we need to keep our eyes were focused on dedicated funding. Woman of color forum held in Silver Spring Takoma Park corrects ple, get voters to the polls,” urged mittee District 17. “Right now is not By Suzanne Pollak @Suzanne Pollak Pam Luckett, candidate for Democ- the time to remain on the sidelines.” boundaries at former ratic Central Committee District 20. She called minority representa- SILVER SPRING — Seven- Moderator Yanique Redwood, tion in the County “unacceptable,” teen women of color who are run- president and CEO of Consumer noting, “there are too many barriers Adventist school ning for local political office urged Health Foundation, called it “won- keeping us from the decision-mak- cy,” Ludlow said during the meet- those attending a panel discussion at derful” that so many women of col- ing table.” By Nickolai Sukharev @Nickolaiss ing. “There were records that did the Silver Spring Civic Center June or are running for office in Mary- “Little boys, little girls of color not conform to what everyone 7 to elect minority candidates so land. need role models,” said Garciela TAKOMA PARK — As the Po- thought the boundaries were of the that members of County Council, By speaking out against dis- Rivera-Oven, candidate for County tomac Conference of the Seventh school property and the Spring Park school board, judicial bench and crimination and inequality, “Our Council At Large. In the media, property.” Democratic committee will be more grandchildren and great-grandchil- Latinos “are just maids.” Day Adventist Church prepares to representative of the population at dren will be able to say we were on Nancy Navarro, who is seeking sell the former John Nevins An- Ludlow explained that the dis- large. the right side of history,” Redwood re-election on County Council in drews School property, the Takoma crepancy would have to be resolved “When you look across the said. District, talked about “the chal- Park City Council discovered dis- through a formal land transfer. table, you see all beautiful women, Transportation, bringing Ama- lenges that remain” even after win- crepancies in the boundaries sur- The proposed transfer would of all shades,” said Brandy Brooks, zon to the County, housing, the min- ning. Representing the Latino com- rounding the parcel. allow the Seventh Day Adventist a candidate for County Council at imum wage, opioid abuse and other mittee, as well as all residents, The former school building, lo- Church to take over the two portions large. “Then think who’s on council topics central to other political fo- “that’s a balance that weighs very cated at 117 Elm Avenue, occupies a currently belonging to the City, now,” she said at the two-hour fo- rums were barely touched upon. In- heavy,” she said. 123,425-square foot property adja- while a portion containing a section rum. stead, the women spoke about the Those on the panel have roots cent to the City-owned Spring Park. of the asphalt pedestrian trail would Of the nine Council members, difficulties of being taken seriously all over the globe. Some are the first Prior to Wednesday’s meeting, City be transferred to the City. six are white males. and raising money. in their family to graduate from col- Manager Suzanne Ludlow ex- Council member Terry Sea- “Our party has a problem,” said Lorna Phillips Forde, a candi- lege. plained, the City discovered that a mens (Ward 4) noted the land trans- Michelle Ngwafon, who is running date for County Council at large, Also on the panel were Tiquia 11,296-square foot portion, consist- fer was “different” from any Coun- for Democratic Central Committee said she has been told that her phys- Bennett, County Council District 2; ing of two separate tracts of the for- cil resolutions regarding the pur- at large. “We need to work on more ical attributes were more important Shruti Bhatnager, County Council mer school’s parking lot, was locat- chaser or future owner of the inclusivity.” than her intellectual ones. At Large; Cherri Branson, County property. The event was organized by ed on City-owned land. Women must “make sure that Council At Large; Jill Reid Cum- An asphalt pedestrian trail sur- The Potomac Conference of the Showing Up for Racial Justice we insist on being respected,” she mins, Circuit Court Judge; Kenge rounds the property on three sides. Seventh Day Adventist Church op- MoCo, Progressive Action Mont- said. Women tend not to step up to Malikidogo-Fludd, County Council erated the John Nevins Andrews gomery County and Takoma Park the plate unless they believe they District 5; Julie Reiley, Board of Ed- “As it was being considered to Mobilization. have 98 percent of the necessary ucation At Large; Karla Silvestre, be purchased, there was investiga- School on the site from 1938 to The 100 people in attendance credentials, while men believe the Board of Education At Large; Bren- tive work being done … and the in- 2017. CentroNia, a day-care service were asked not only to vote, but also opposite, she said. da Wolff, Board of Education Dis- vestigation of the land records provider in the County, is currently to knock on doors and help elect Marylin Pierre, candidate for trict 5; and Loretta Garcia, County showed that there was a discrepan- contracted to purchase the property. more women of color. “We really Circuit Court Judge, stressed the Council At Large. want to change who is in positions need for social justice, noting, “We Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, of power in our County,” said Lau- all know, if you are not at the table, who is running for County Council See news? rel Hoa of SurjMo. you are on the menu.” District 1, did not attend but was Tell us about it! “Bring diversity from a color Added Luisa Arevalo, candi- represented by her staff member Call us at (301) 838-0788 or e-mail us at perspective. Organize, engage peo- date for Democratic Central Com- Marlene Rivas. [email protected] 4THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 14, 2018 OPINIONS &VIEWS Happy Father’s Day Mom ter Jennings, after she and my father split up – but that’s a different story. Her favorite flowers are daisies, Editor’s Notebook and one of her favorite memories is of being a young girl lying on her back by Brian J. Karem flying a kite with the kite string being guided by her big toe as she kicked back with her legs crossed and her This weekend we celebrate Fa- head resting in her hands. One of her ther’s Day and I’ve customarily spent biggest dreams is of traveling the cos- the time thanking my dad for a vari- mos and to the moon. ety of things he taught me. He was I know this because we talked a my first hero. When I was younger I lot when I was a kid. She listened to a wanted to grow up and be just like confused and angry teenage boy him. without judging, knowing as a I admired his sense of humor woman she couldn’t relate to me as a and his love of athletics as well as the male, but also intuitively knowing fact he held a position of prominence we’re all human with common inter- among the members of our neighbor- ests and needs that go beyond the hood as he coached and mentored walls we build around ourselves. young men. He gave me sage advice Mom was the single largest in- and later in his life he was among my fluence on my life – without question. closest friends until his death. Today she doesn’t think of herself as It stings though because dad did- being particularly tough, but she has n’t think as much of himself as I did. grit most would find enviable. He disappeared from my life for sev- When one particular boss tried eral years during a time when I defi- to intimidate her she instructed him in nitely needed him. no uncertain terms if he tried to sully As I negotiated puberty, teach- her name she’d turn him from a roost- ing myself to shave and how to act as er to a hen quicker than he could a young man, it definitely hurt to scream “ouch.” Yep, Dolly Parton in know my dad had a new wife and a “9 to 5” has nothing on my mom. new family with whom he spent his She has a variety of outside in- time – I felt discarded. That’s a tough terests and is an accomplished pi- row to hoe for anyone. But, hey, there anist, and an actress who appeared in came a joyous day when that ended local productions at the Clarksville and I never looked back. Dad did. He Little Theater, I used to run lines with heavily regretted not being around her as she rehearsed for whatever during some of my formative years play she was in – from “Night of the but I think it actually helped us get Iguana” to “Star Spangled Girl”. closer making the moments we spent Today, though 80 years old, she together after our reconciliation bitter practices Tae-Kwan-Do. When my sweet, but ultimately more sweet than younger brother died she took it upon bitter. herself to raise his two autistic sons Perhaps one of the reasons why I herself. had little trouble reconciling is be- A stubborn woman with a great cause during those divisive and diffi- sense of humor, there were times of cult times I still had someone in my contentiousness - after all who hasn’t corner – always sticking by me and had an argument with their parents? always supporting me. When she thinks she’s right you can’t So, this Father’s Day I want to budge her and you can’t intimidate thank my mother and all the single her. I’d like to think I learned that mothers who have to take on the role from her. of both parents. Perhaps she was the muse that Mom raised four children, held caused Tom Petty to write “I Won’t down a job, kept a roof over our head Back Down.” and suffered through problems of I cannot imagine what it was like misogyny and sexual harassment in to raise two boys and two girls the office place that today would go through the 60s and 70s as a profes- viral on Twitter. sional woman who constantly While I remember some particu- bumped her head against the glass larly tough times, I cannot look back ceiling – especially in the South. Men in anger or with resentment. She kept often demeaned her. She was paid the family together and did so with a less because she was a woman – even Southern pride, manner and gentle- though she was raising a family of ness sorely lacking today. I never four. heard her say, “poor me.” I don’t remember her complain- She once was the auction man- ing, but fighting. I don’t remember ager for a public television station, her idly and merely dreaming of bet- promotional director for a large shop- ter – but actively striving for better. ping mall, a substitute anchor on a lo- And today I don’t remember any cal television morning show and a of the strife, only the pleasure of al- promotional director for a large oil ways having a comfortable home and company at various points during her a parent who encouraged me to think career. for myself, be respectful of myself She also dated a wide variety of and be responsible for myself. interesting characters, including Pe- Happy Father’s Day Mom. JUNE 14, 2018 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 5 LETTERS State passes new domestic gun law Storms and water in Section 4-501 of the Family type weapons. To the editor; Law Article, or who had a sexual Within two business days, the The Chesapeake Bay Foundation has been trying to educate the Mary- THE relationship with the defendant convicted person must deliver any land public about the need for storm water remediation fees. Now is the time COURT within 12 months before the com- such weapons to law enforcement to make a commitment to protect our environmental. REPORT mission of the crime.” Those per- or a federally licensed firearms Storm water abatement is a major problem for Maryland's waterways. sons entitled to relief are defined dealer. If the prosecutor or law en- The people who labor to harvest the bay for market consumption are very con- in the Family Law provisions to forcement has probable cause to cerned. Combating storm water runoff is one of the biggest battles supporters include a person’s spouse or for- believe such weapons have not mer spouse, cohabitant, person re- been transferred, they can apply of the bay face. by Tom Ryan Nobody likes more fees! House Bill 987 is not a water or sewer fee. It is lated by blood or marriage or to the Court for a search warrant a storm water user fee charged to county property management and owners for adoption, parents, children or to search any location where there Among the new gun control stepchildren, and an individual is probable cause to believe the their commercial and office buildings, and all county residential homeowner measures passed by the Maryland who has a child in common with weapons may be located. The law locations. Legislature and signed by the the defendant. does not provide any time limit When torrential rain falls on hard surfaces—on roofs, roads and parking Governor in 2018 addressing guns When an individual is for how long the weapons must be lots like what we are experiencing now— storm water runoff carries varieties owned or possessed by persons charged with a “domestically re- surrendered. of pollutants such as bacteria, trash, nutrients and sediment and then it is convicted of crimes of domestic lated crime,” the prosecutor must It remains to be seen whether washed down to nearby creeks and rivers, and then gravity carries the stink- violence. The new statute, which provide written notice of such a the constitutionality under the ing-filthy water into the Chesapeake Bay. was House Bill 1646, amends the charge to the defendant, defen- Second Amendment of this and It does not take “rocket science” to realize the continuing amount of Criminal Law Article to require dant’s counsel, and the Court. If a the other gun laws enacted are runoff we are now experiencing has been catastrophic. It has flooded homes, persons convicted of such crimes defendant is then convicted or challenged in Court, and whether business structures and parking garages. It has washed out county roads. It is to surrender their firearms and pleads guilty to such a crime, the additional laws will be introduced estimated 70 or more percent of the pollution in the Baltimore Inner Harbor provides as follows. Court must order the defendant to in the next legislative session. can be traced back to storm water runoff. The law applies to individu- transfer ownership or possession Tempers get hot when educating the public about the need for more fees. als convicted of a “domestically of all “regulated firearms”, rifles Opponents have dubbed the storm water fee as "the rain tax." (Rain taxing is related crime.” This is defined as or shotguns. Such weapons are Thomas Patrick Ryan is a part- an oxymoron—a concept made up of contradictory terms for a political argu- “a crime committed by a defen- defined by the Criminal Law Arti- ner in the Rockville law firm of Mc- ment). Storm water is not the same as WSSC tap water and sewer fees or dant against a victim who is a per- cle, Section 6-233 to include Carthy Wilson, which specializes in Rockville city water and sewer fees. son eligible for relief, as defined handguns and a long list of assault civil litigation. In 2012, the Maryland General Assembly passed legislation requiring the state's nine largest jurisdictions and Baltimore City to develop a fee system which state officials said was required by a Federal EPA mandate (the regulatory Federal agency to protect our environment). Your home is a silent but important witness The fees were required to be in place by July 1, 2013. Each jurisdiction tion was changed to “American their neighborhood, have an in- used their respective innovative way to deal with the storm water fee. At that Home Week” to promote home- creased general positive life out- time, Carroll County decided against establishing a fee, instead deciding to ownership as part of the American look, express an increased self-es- use existing funds to cover the mandate. Frederick County opted to charge just Dream. June became National teem and higher life satisfaction, a penny per property owner. Both came under scrutiny by the state. REAL Homeownership Month through a and be healthier. Other studies in- Many Maryland public officials have recognized the value of storm wa- ESTATE proclamation by President Bush in dicate that children living in own- ter fees even before the storm water fee law was enacted in 2012. Mont- SOLUTIONS 2002, which expanded the Ameri- er-occupied homes have higher test gomery County citizens should understand how rain water runoff affects our can Home Week to include HUD scores, higher graduation rates, de- “Quality of Life” mantra and is supported by campaigning politician’s direct initiatives. Although 2008 was the creased delinquencies, and an in- mail line items will be significant. last official proclamation of Na- creased participation in organized By Dan Krell tional Homeownership Month, it activities. The current “run off” between the county executive’s line items and the has been observed annually. How- The comparisons of the costs county councilmember’s ideas about the Capital Improve Program budget for June is National Homeowner- ship Month. In recognition, Na- ever, last year, President Trump re- of renting vs. the costs of home- storm water management needs a consensus to include recommendations vived the annual proclamation rec- ownership hasn’t changed over from independent environmental professionals. Registered voters will have tional Association of Realtors Pres- ident Elizabeth Mendenhall stated ognizing the significance of home- time. Of course, the debate takes their say for a responsible solution to stop polluting the Chesapeake Bay. in a June 1st press release that “Na- ownership. on a different tone depending on J. Martinelli tional Homeownership Month is a Although the idea of home- the state of the economy. During Rockville time to celebrate and promote the ownership hasn’t changed since the the Great Recession, many be- modern American Dream of own- 1920’s, many things have. For ex- lieved that owning a home was fol- Leggett and history ing a home. Homeownership ample, buying a home is much eas- ly. Even after the recession, many changes lives and enhances fu- ier and affordable today than it was continued to believe that real estate To the editor; tures, and many Americans see it as then. You can now search homes wasn’t a viable investment, while Re: “Leggett Makes History With Veto” by Earley 6/7/18 one of their greatest hopes. These from your couch, rather than dri- discounting the other benefits of I am somewhat thunderstruck that the execution of the County Execu- individuals are counting on the na- ving to individual broker offices. homeownership. The homeowner- tives duties somehow becomes an historical front-page event in banner head- tion’s 1.3 million Realtors to cham- Additionally, low down payments ship rate bottomed to a modern low and thirty-year fixed rate mort- of 62.9 percent during the second lines. The fact that this is his first time to wield the sword of Democracy gives pion and protect homeownership and help make it more affordable, gages have made homeownership a quarter of 2016 (census.gov). me pause. Am I to assume that in all of the years that we have suffered through realty for many. However, homeownership is back Mr. Leggett’s enlightened, tax and spend, career he has never noticed anything attainable and sustainable (nar.realtor).” Of course, some things in vogue. Even with increased in error in the County budget or other proposals. Be still my beating heart. Is The NAR provides a history of haven’t changed in a century. A home prices and mortgage rates, his “historical “moment to be wasted on waste water? There are two possibil- National Homeownership Month home is still an asset that maintains buying a home today can still be ities right off the bat, either superior management due to his military back- which goes back almost a century relative market value. Given regu- less expensive than renting. ground or creative accounting based on his political background. (nar.realtor). The earliest orga- lar cycles of up and down markets, You have a relationship with The line item veto is a power that the President as well as State Execu- nized commemorations began in real estate can appreciate over your home. Your home is a silent tives should have and actively employ to protect American citizens. Some do the 1920’s through local associa- time. There are also some tax ad- witness to your life. When you and do not. Now that being said, I must continually remind myself that I live tions to bring together consumers vantages to owning a home (con- own a home, the relationship is in- in a one party system where elected officials apparently pose with one hand and brokers during “Real Estate sult your tax preparer). Further- timate and symbiotic, which con- outstretched for campaign funds and the other is holding a rubber stamp. Oh, Day” events. In 1955, the National more, homeownership stabilizes tributes to an intangible and intrin- for the good old days when compromise based on the detailed evaluation of an Association of Realtors created a communities and encourages civic sic sense of wholeness. pride, which positively affect home opposing opinion or proposal was not just happenstance. Today of course, national “Realtor Week” to pro- values. Dem Drones do not compromise. They seem to just march in lock step to the mote the value of Realtors when buying a home. The celebration of Additionally, there are many drumbeat of foreign national criminals and Marxist Socialism. social benefits to homeownership. Dan Krell is a Realtor® with If this is history then give me the past. If this is Mr. Leggett’s day in the homeownership was modernized in 1976 when “Realtor Week” was Studies demonstrate that home RE/MAX Success in Potomac, MD. sun, then it must be raining. I am sure that even I will remember him for doing changed to “Private Property owners tend to be more charitable, You can access more information at something good. I hope this is not it. Week.” Then in 1986, the celebra- have an increased connection to DanKrell.com W. Faris Gaithersburg SUBSCRIBE TO The Sentinel! 6 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 14, 2018

BEFORE THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF MARYLAND

IN THE MATTER OF THE APPLICATION OF WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY FOR AUTHORITY TO INCREASE EXISTING RATES AND CHARGES FOR GAS SERVICE AND TO REVISE ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR GAS SERVICE

CASE NO. 9481

NOTICE OF PRE-HEARING CONFERENCE

On May 15, 2018, Washington Gas Light Company filed an application with the Maryland Public Service Commission for authority to increase its base rates for gas distribution service and to revise the terms and conditions applicable to its gas service in Maryland. The proposed rates for gas distribution service would produce additional annual revenues of $56.3 million.

The Maryland Public Service Commission has instituted the above-titled proceeding to consider the justness and reasonableness of the Company’s proposal.

A Pre-Hearing Conference in this proceeding has been set for Friday, June 22, 2018, beginning at 10 a.m. at:

Maryland Public Service Commission 16th Floor Hearing Room William Donald Schaefer Tower 6 St. Paul Street Baltimore, Maryland 21202

The purpose of the hearing is to set a procedural schedule for this proceeding, consider any petitions to intervene that have been filed, and consider any other preliminary matters requested by the parties.

Any persons seeking to intervene in this proceeding should file, by 5 p.m., Wednesday, June 20, 2018, an original and seventeen (17) copies, plus one electronic copy*, of any petition to intervene with David J. Collins, Executive Secretary, Maryland Public Service Commission. William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, 16th Floor, Baltimore, Maryland 21202.

* The Commission encourages parties to use the Commission’s “e-file” system for filing the electronic file copy. Details of the “e-file” system are on the Commission’s web page, www.psc.state.md.us. Additionally, five paper copies of the petition shall be three-hole punched.

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Call Lonnie Johnson at 301-306-9500 or e-mail [email protected] JUNE 14, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 7 NEWS ANALYSIS Mueller questions obstruction of justice by the sitting president. Paul’s View Suggested Answer: “This was all a misunderstanding. When I said by ‘I hope you can see your way clear to letting this go, to letting Flynn go,’ I Paul K. Schwartz wasn't talking about the Russia investigation. I was referring to a proposed wrestling match being set up by my staff, and both Comey and As the suspense mounts regard- Flynn were expected to be invited to ing whether the leader of the free participate. You can check with my world will submit to questioning by staff. They are still under that bus.” Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Sorry, I know this is grasping at the so-called “Russia investigation” straws, but this is so clearly an at- and the existence of any “COLLU- tempt to obstruct the investigation SION,” I thought it might be helpful and, therefore, obstruction of justice, to provide our president with some it is extremely difficult to come up suggested answers to just a few of with a reasonable explanation. the 49 questions compiled by Question: What did you think Trump's attorney, Jay Sekulow. As and do regarding the recusal of Mr. reported in the New York Times a Sessions? few weeks back, these 49 questions This question deals with were crafted by Sekulow from dis- Trump's reaction to Sessions recus- cussions with the Mueller team. ing himself from the Russia investi- So, here goes: gation as well as Trump's view of law Question: What did you know enforcement, in general, and the Jus- about phone calls that Michael Fly- tice Department, in particular, as it nn made with the Russian ambas- relates to their responsibility to him sador, Sergey Kislyak, in December as president. 2016? Suggested Answer: “Hey, I se- This question is crucial to deter- lected Sessions as Attorney General mining what Trump knew and when and I truly believe he is the most he knew it regarding calls by Flynn qualified individual to lead this in- to the Russian ambassador during vestigation.” which Flynn discussed easing the I'm not saying this is credible sanctions already imposed by Presi- but when you have nothing else that dent Obama on Russia for its med- is credible, you don't have much dling on our election. choice. Trump could also add that he Suggested Answer: “Whatever considers the Justice Department as Mike Flynn already told you, I am his own personal legal team, but that, sure he has a better recollection of though true, would not be in his best his phone calls than I, a 72-year-old, interests in answering this question. would have.” Question: What did you mean in Since Flynn already pleaded your interview with Lester Holt guilty to lying about those discus- about Mr. Comey and Russia? sions and is cooperating with the This question deals with the in- special counsel, it is likely that this terview the president had with NBC's question is highly rhetorical in na- Lester Holt during which Trump ad- ture and avoiding perjury would be mitted that, in his own words, “I was well worth considering. going to fire Comey knowing there Question: What did you know was no good time to do it. And in about (former Deputy Attorney Gen- fact, when I decided to just do it, I eral) Sally Yates' meetings about Mr. said to myself – I said, you know, this Flynn? Russia thing with Trump and Russia This question deals with the is a made-up story. It's an excuse by warnings given by then Acting At- the Democrats for having lost an torney General Sally Yates to mem- election that they should've won.” bers of the White House about Flynn In other words, contrary to earli- and his lying about his interaction er offered reasons for the firing, “the with Kislyak. Russia thing” was at the heart of it Suggested Answer: “Nothing. and is one more element of the ob- Ask my staff about that. You can struction of justice case against find them under the bus I just threw Trump. them under.” Suggested Answer: This can go If Trump can convince any of in a variety of directions. One sug- the investigators that he doesn't run gested angle is to simply claim any his administration like he ran his discussion Trump had with himself is family-owned business and de- protected by executive privilege and mands to be kept in the loop on all can't be used against him. activity, then he has a chance of Another approach may be to eluding justice. claim, as Trump so often does, that “I Question: What was your pur- have a great mind and all I was refer- pose for your February 14, 2017 ring to was that I was thinking about meeting with James Comey and firing Comey at the exact time I was what was said? also thinking about Russia even if This question is based on James unrelated. What wasn't mentioned Comey's testimony before Congress was that at that very same time I was that the president told him “I hope also thinking about golf, Trump ho- you can see your way clear to letting tels, Stormy Daniels..no, wait, I was- this go, to letting Flynn go.” It is a n't thinking of her.” Maybe go with key element of the investigation into the first suggestion. 8THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 14, 2018 COVER STORY Officer on administrative leave following shooting toward the officer who backpedaled White’s neighbors described leave, while an independent inves- Franz said he and his neigh- “Unarmed, ” away. White apparently then him as friendly, saying he would tigation is being conducted by the bors were saddened to hear the From page one knocked Badgujar down where frequently take walks every day. Howard County State’s Attorney's news of White’s death, saying he upon Badgujar fired his gun at “We would see him on almost a Office to determine if Badgujar is was a beloved member of the cer,” the witness said. She said she White who then fell, got up again daily basis. I work many days out of criminally liable for the shooting. neighborhood. also spoke with police regarding the and continued to strike Badgujar the house, as does my wife, and he The process is part of an agreement “I would say it was a very con- shooting. while the officer was lying on the would always greet us quite cheer- between both counties to have an sequential loss,” Franz said. “He After White apparently struck ground. Badgujar then fired off sev- fully either verbally or with a independent investigation of any was someone who was a cheerful Badgujar, the officer attempted to eral more shots, killing White. wave,” said Michael Franz, a neigh- officer-involved shooting. member of our community. Some- pepper-spray White and then re- Manger said the confrontation be- bor of White’s. Franz also said White was previously convict- one for whom we all felt quite sig- quested assistance from other offi- tween White and Badgujar lasted White routinely walked through the ed of second-degree assault and nificant sympathy.” cers, Manger said. about two minutes. neighborhood to “work off anxiety” was previously charged with sever- White then walked away, while The incident occurred less than issues. al minor crimes such as failing to Badgujar went to his police cruiser a mile’s walk from White’s Silver As a result of the shooting, identify himself to a police officer, Justin Fitzgerald, Kathleen to turn off the ignition. According Spring home on the 300 block of Montgomery County Police have trespassing on school grounds, theft Stubbs, Tosin Fakile and Mark to police, White then turned and ran Dearborn Avenue. placed Badgujar on administrative under $1000 and theft under $100. Robinson also contributed to this Attack ad used in county race District 20 candidates show few differences endum the voters passed in 2016. transit better for people we ask the tal technologies such as fuel cells “County Executive,” By Nickolai Sukharev The term-limit referendum has @Nickolaiss people that will be affected.” and solar panels. From page one been used by some candidates – most Charkoudian added that any Wilkins, who was appointed to Bethes- notably, Delegate Bill Frick (D-16) TAKOMA PARK — Seven transportation plan for the County’s serve in Annapolis following a se- da about who was most progressive and former Rockville Mayor Rose Democratic candidates seeking to major corridors should “move peo- ries of vacancies after Rep. Jamie and who was most conservative Krasnow – as a sign that the voters represent District 20 voters in the ple efficiently, be beneficial to the Raskin’s (District 8) election to among the candidates, Berliner de- already decided they don’t want the Maryland House of Delegates environment … and preserve and Congress, added she would ask cided to answer the question by giv- status quo or any of the current mem- found themselves mainly in agree- support our communities.” small-business liaisons to “work ing a positive aspects of each candi- bers of the County Council. ment as they spoke to voters at a fo- The candidates showed dis- closely with our community … to date – including Blair. A resident asked Leventhal rum Tuesday evening. agreement when it came to address- make sure they have what they need “David Blair has been a suc- what he thought the term-limit refer- With little daylight between ing State taxes. and the advice.” cessful businessman,” Berliner told endum meant to him, whether he them, the candidates gave similar Moon, a former grassroots or- Since the beginning of her the forum, running through the ac- thought it was a sign that the voters responses to questions on a variety ganizer and blogger who was first tenure in 2017, Wilkins said much complishments of each one of his had already rejected him along with of topics, including Interstate 495 elected in 2014, explained that the of business-related legislation that Democratic opponents. the other Council members running traffic, taxes, education, economic State government “cut taxes for crosses her desk “focuses too much This is one of the first ads in the for County Executive. development, and the environment. millionaires, estate taxes inheriting on big businesses and Marriotts” County Executive race to directly at- “Why are you running if term Hosted jointly by the Women’s up to $6 million … to the wealthiest and on corporations that “keep tack another opponent. limits passed with 70 percent Coun- Democratic Club, The District 20 residents during the recession … at coming back for these tax cuts.” Berliner’s ad comparing Blair to tywide?” A resident asked Leventhal. Breakfast Club, The Greater Silver a revenue loss of $250 million a Charkoudian said that he Trump is not a brand-new idea. “We’ll find out on June 26 who Spring Democratic Club, Mont- year … under Democratic control.” would expand on “food hubs” and While Blair was an unknown before the voters want to lead us into the fu- gomery County Young Democrats, He added that tax cuts should other “shared infrastructure,” as a the race, he has loaned his campaign ture,” Leventhal said. Montgomery Green Democrats, be given to the middle- and work- way to increase small businesses in $1.6 million, in part, to help dispel Unlike many candidates who and the District 20 Caucus at Tako- ing-class residents of the State. the State and County. the idea that he is anything like Don- have positioned themselves as politi- ma Park Middle School, and mod- Lendzondzo said he would ob- On the environment, all the ald Trump. cal outsiders who can “shake things erated by former State delegate ject to any tax hikes, saying the an- candidates expressed commitment In an attempt to show he is more up,” Leventhal has taken the oppo- Karen Britto (District 16), the event swer for him is a “simple no.” to address climate change. Unger than just a rich businessman running site approach – calling himself a gov- featured incumbent delegates Unger, an economics professor laid out his “fee-and-dividend” plan for office, Blair has had made much ernment insider who can be a better David Moon and Jheanelle Wilkins, at Howard University, added he and said that states need to lead cli- of his campaign about streamlining steward of the Executive Branch. immigration attorney Fatmata Bar- would offset property tax reduc- mate policy, saying that the White the regulatory regime in the County Leventhal has repeatedly chastised rie, community activist Lorig tions with a “fee and dividend” sys- House is a “dumpster fire.” to make it more business-friendly. other candidates for either bashing Charkoudian, data analyst Malik tem on carbon emissions. Zokel said he would form a Blair has said repeatedly that the the County’s economic state too Lendzondzo, labor organizer Dari- Differing from the “cap-and- “green bank” to finance and incen- County needs to increase the tax base harshly or making unrealistic an Unger, and lawyer George Zok- trade” method, which incentivizes tivize residents to install solar pan- to pay for the myriad of social pro- promises to voters. le. polluters to reduce carbon emis- els, wind energy, and other environ- grams it funds – something most of While many progressive groups The seven candidates are run- sions to avoid an emissions tax, a mentally friendly technologies. the candidates have also said. have backed Elrich, who is known as ning in the Democratic primary for “fee and dividend” system taxes When the candidates were Blair, who was chairman of For- the “Takoma Park, Bernie Sanders three spots to represent District 20, emissions and ensures the revenue asked about public safety, Zokle re- tune-500 Accountable Health Solu- voter,” Elrich has repeatedly said he which includes Takoma Park, Sil- is diverted for public expenditures. counted being held hostage at gun- tions before he ran for County Exec- is not an “ideologue.” ver Spring, and White Oak. Charkoudian said she would point while at a friend’s house. He utive, released an ad of himself Elrich has been seen by many as The forum opened with near- ensure that corporations based in described police-community en- standing outside the White House to the biggest skeptic in the race against universal agreement to oppose Gov. the State pay taxes, adding that gagement as an effective tactic show the people of Montgomery development. While Elrich has said Larry Hogan’s (R) plan to widen In- small- and medium-sized business- against gang violence. County that he is the “opposite of that he is not against increased devel- terstates 270 and 495. es are paying “more than their fair Lendzondzo raised the exam- Donald Trump.” opment, he said his goal is to make “Simply put, I do not agree share.” ple of Takoma Park, which allows “You presented yourself as an sure developers pay for needed infra- with the widening of the highway,” When asked about their plans convicted felons to vote after their effective and successful business- structure that comes with increased Barrie said, opening the forum. “It to pursue economic development in imprisonment. man; your problem is we just put into development. would do nothing except add more Annapolis, the candidates were in As the former president of the the White House a successful, effec- “Development should add val- cars.” consensus about the need to invest Montgomery County ACLU, Unger tive businessman,” one resident told ue; it’s why, as County Executive, Barrie explained her plan in the State economy. explained that “so long as we have a Blair at a Bethesda forum. I’ll make developers invest in would be to ensure the full func- As an environmental engineer, horrible trust issue with the police Of the six Democrats running schools and infrastructure and I’ll tionality of the future Bus Rapid Unger explained he would incen- … it will make it hard to fight the for County Executive, three are out- never take their campaign money,” Transit. “Let's make sure when tivize entrepreneurs to stay in gang problem if people are afraid to going members of the County Coun- Elrich said in one of his campaign we’re looking and making public Maryland to promote environmen- call the police.” cil – Berliner, Marc Elrich (D-at ads. large) and George Leventhal (D-at The Democratic Primary elec- large) – thanks to a term-limit refer- tion will take place on June 26. Got News? Tell Us About It! (301) 306-9500 JUNE 14, 2018 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 9

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© Pepco, 2018 10 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 14, 2018 NEWS OBITUARY NW, Washington, DC 20016. Ms. Butler was born September 16, 1940, in Olney, MD, to the late Leroy T. and Alice Carter Butler. She was a retired teacher with Mont- gomery County Public Schools, a Pastor in the AUMP Church, and the former Assistant Chaplin at Mont- gomery General Hospital. Survivors are her daughters, Christine (Tony) of California, MD, Maxine (Rudy) of Clarksville, TN, and Corrine (James) of Lake Wylie, SC; brother, Gordon (Dina) of Co- lumbia, MD; six grandchildren, Bri- an (Yvette), Chante՜ (James), Ariel (Michael), Andrae՜ (Adrienne), Rev. Annie L. Butler Nathan, Jr., and Alyse; and six great Rev. Annie L. Butler, 77, of Sil- grandchildren, Thao, Taji, Kellan, ver Spring, MD, passed away Fri- Michael, Jr., Tyler, and Parker. day, June 8, 2018, at Carolinas Med- Online condolences may be ical Center, Pineville, NC. made at www.mlfordsons.com A memorial service will be at 11 a.m., Saturday, June 23, 2018, at M. L. Ford & Sons Funeral the National United Methodist Home, Clover, SC, is serving the Church, 3401 Nebraska Avenue, family of Ms. Butler.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Application for a Temporary Noise Waiver PHOTO BY MIKE WILLIAMS. Local Caps fans were among the thousands in downtown D.C. this week to celebrate the Stanley Cup championship. The Department of Environmental Protection is currently evaluat- ing an application for a Temporary Noise Waiver as allowed under Local Caps fans join the D.C. celebration the Montgomery County Noise Control Ordinance, Chapter 31B, come out here and actually support gether as one. With nothing but el- Section 11(a). By Abby Cruz @Abbbbeeeyyy the sports fans,” he said. “I mean to bow room, people stood on top of come out here to the nation’s capital street posts and mailboxes to try to WASHINGTON, D.C. — A sea to support one of the best teams catch a glimpse of the players as A Temporary Noise Waiver is being requested by Purple Line Tran- of red-and-white jerseys filled the here; it feels great.” they arrived. One by one, the NHL sit Constructors, 8555 16th St., Suite 601, Silver Spring, Maryland, streets of downtown D.C., with Cabbagestalk wasn’t the only champions arrived on top of double- thousands gathering to celebrate the Capitals fan in attendance who has decker buses from Big Bus DC for work related to the forming and construction of retaining walls Washington Capitals Stanley Cup been patiently waiting for a parade Tours, waving to fans and tossing at the Lyttonsville Place Bridge as part of the Purple Line transit Victory. Fans chanted “Let’s go to hit the city. “I’m a long-suffering- out red beaded necklaces. Caps!” and “Champions!” while no-more D.C. sports fan,” said John “The Caps won their first Stan- project. The applicant is requesting to work expanded shift hours, wearing hats, T-shirts, and towels Bonanno, 32, also born and raised in ley Cup, and it has been years [since which will allow the work to meet the Maryland Transit Authority emblazoned with the Capitals logo. D.C. but currently residing in An- the city has had a parade]. We have mandated schedule for delivery of the new Lyttonsville Place “Thank God for the Caps” read napolis. “This parade is everything. all been waiting for this day to the cardboard sign made by Antonio This is awesome. All my friends, all come,” said Eduardo Portillo, 18, bridge. The work is scheduled to begin in early July 2018 and is ex- Cabbagestalk, a born-and-raised na- my family. I’ve been here for 38 who traveled from Haymarket, Vir- pected to last through the end of September 2018. The anticipated tive of Washington D.C., who said years, and it’s been a long time since ginia with his group of friends to cel- he has waited his entire life for a mo- a team has won, I’m a diehard Caps ebrate. work hours will be Monday - Saturday 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. ment like this. fan,” said Bonanno. “We’ve been upset the last cou- “I’m 51 years old, about to be Bonanno said he once wit- ple of seasons where we haven’t 52 in August and I’ve been waiting nessed a couple’s wedding ceremo- made it; we lost in round two to the The application and related documents are available for public infor this all my life. I’ve been a Caps ny at a Caps game on Valentine’s Pittsburgh Penguins [2016-2017 spection and can be viewed on the Department's website by visiting fan all my life,” Cabbagestalk said, Day in 1997, and about five minutes season], but we finally did it, and and added that he had to get multiple later, two guys at the same game I’m just so happy to see all the fans the Noise Waivers & Suppression Plans page at: https://www.mont- napkins when the Caps won the started fighting, which, he said, is come out today. It's a great day,” said gomerycountymd.gov/DEP/contact/noise- championship games because of his exactly what the love of the sport is Portillo. tears of “joy.” all about.“ Portillo said he started tearing documents.html#waivers. The Department will receive comments “Most definitely, most definite- “What’s better than hockey? up during game five of the finals and on the application for a minimum of ten (10) days after publication ly, most definitely, this is the best Nothing. What’s better than D.C.? that this victory means everything to of this notice. dang thing to happen in D.C. in a Nothing. Especially if you’re from fans like him. “I couldn’t even sleep long time, and we got more champi- here,” Bonanno said. “I was like, last night just because of how excit- onships to come!” said Cab- work today? No! I’m going to the ed I was to come here today to see Comments, questions or requests to examine documents may be di- bagestalk. parade with my kid, and we are go- the boys just bring out the Stanley Cabbagestalk also said the ing to have a great time and make Cup and show it to the fans,” said rected to Steve Martin, DEP/DEPC, 255 Rockville Pike, Suite 120 number of people in attendance memories.” Bonanno pointed to his Portillo. Rockville, MD, 20850. Telephone 240-777-7746, Fax 240-777- made him felt great, and he is two-year-old son who wore a Capi- When asked what he predicts thrilled that they shared their time to tals jersey that matched his own. for next year’s season, Portillo said: 7715 or email [email protected]. support the District. “It feels good to Couples, families, friends, and “We are going to win the Stanley know that out of everything that’s fans were in attendance to share not Cup again. We’re just only going to going on in D.C., we got people to only memories but to celebrate to- get better." 00033918 1t 06/14/18 JUNE 14, 2018 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 11 ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT Persian music and minimalism meet at Rhizome showcased the new, while his second mance. His meditative style contrast- 20s, everything had to be loud and tween songs. Bisi’s music was a mix By Matt Hooke [email protected] set, an adaptation of a poem by the ed greatly with the jazz-fusion music fast and aggressive; as I get older, I of improvised sections, and sections 13th-century Sufi poet Rumi, fea- of his recorded output. appreciate things that are more mel- that were through-composed. The With his eyes closed, engrossed tured the old. “I firmly believe that recorded low. You can still be intense without music reflected this unique ap- in the music, and sweat dripping The Iranian-born Arsani began music and live music can be interde- being loud and heavy with it.” proach, going from atmospheric sec- down his face, the Washington D.C.- the performance singing in English, pendent. You can record something, Headliner Martin Bisi has made tions defined by feedback and ab- based musician Kamyar Arsani sang before switching to Farsi. He used and you don’t have to play it live, or a large impact on the music world. stract drones to sections featuring the words: “You are Nothing but a dynamics, masterfully switching you can play it live, and you don’t His recording studio, BC studio, has more-conventional hard-rock guitar God,” as he performed at the Rhi- from bombastic, impassioned sec- necessarily have to record it,” said become a legendary place in recent riffs. zome near the Takoma Park Metro tions to subdued, quiet moments, Mullinax. “I’m not necessarily play- years, spawning the documentary Bisi even created a loop out of station in Northwest Washington, when his voice became only a whis- ing songs off the record, but the spir- “Sound and Chaos: The story of BC his vocal line, making a cascade of D.C. per. its there.” Studio” and a tribute album, “BC his voice, repeated over and over The show displayed tremendous “I saw people getting shot, He began his set using wind-up 35,” which features Bisi himself and again, for his band to jam over. diversity, with Arsani’s Persian mu- screaming ‘freedom’ in Farsi, and toy robots, which looked like some- some of the artists he has recorded. Drummer Dave Miller joined in on sic accompanied by a set of minimal- just getting shot like it was no big thing you would find in a kitschy an- As a producer, Bisi helped cre- the action, creating a loop by ist music by Takoma Park musician deal, but it was a big deal for me,” tique store, to set up an ostinato on a ate Herbie Hancock’s seminal 1983 scratching his cowbell with his Jason Mullinax and headliner Martin said Arsani. “When I play my instru- set of miniature toy xylophones. hit “Rockit,” which helped define drumstick, before going back to his Bisi’s noise rock. ments that’s one of my first thoughts, Mullinax moved to a set of Casio the emerging genre of hip-hop. He frenetic, syncopated drum parts. Arsani’s music hails from a rich is ‘How can I speak to that energy? synths to add depth to the accompa- worked with Afrika Bambatta, one Bassist Ernest Jones kept the music tradition of Sufi mystics. He took a How can I channel the feelings that niment of his robots. With the basic of the first hip-hop DJs, and his work grounded in reality with his steady bare-bones approach to his set, with those people went through?’” structure in place, Mullinax, used a with Sonic Youth and other bands playing. two instruments, his voice, and the Layers of looped percussion and full-sized xylophone to add several helped define the sound of NYC “There are moments in the ma- daf. The daf, a large, handheld frame electronic synth sounds dominated melody lines. For a change of tone noise rock. terial even tonight that I found drum with metal ingots attached, is Jason Mullinax’s show, his first live color, he added small accents from a Bisi’s performance at the Rhi- slightly, almost embarrassingly, an ancient instrument, its roots performance in three years. The mu- set of meditation chimes to the zome reflected his noise-rock roots. poppy,” said Bisi. “But when they’re stretching back hundreds of years. sician and drum instructor borrowed loops. Like Mullinax, his trio performed an framed with noise and improv, sud- Arsani paid tribute to this heritage heavily from the minimalist music of “I’m just getting older,” said uninterrupted set of music, some- denly you’re like ‘Oh, that’s weird. I while also giving the instrument a artists like composer Steve Reich for Mullinax on why he moved toward thing that Bisi said he did to avoid thought I was listening to weirdo modern touch. Arsani’s first set, a a continuous 30-minute perfor- ambient music. “When I was in my the often-awkward transitions be- ambient music.’” collection of original compositions, Play grieves for those lost to suicide and offers prevention hope

By Barbara Trainin @traininblank A few years before the latest dis- turbing statistics were released from the Centers for Disease Control, indi- cating a spike in suicide rates by more than 30 percent in half the country from 1999 to 2016 – and before the latest high-profile suicides of designer Kate Spade and chef-author-travel guide Anthony Bourdain stunned the world – Stan Zimmer- man experienced suicide up close and personal. A good friend took his own life in May 2012. Zimmerman, who had been pri- COURTESY PHOTO marily a comedy writer and infused The cast of “Right Before I go” with the playwright Stan Zimmerman (in the middle wearing a tie.) even his serious plays with humor, decided to write a play with little wright oung, words usu- lightness. particularly interested in bringing the and in good spirits – until the pro- of individuals who attempted suicide ally “don’t want to leave the theater. “I was looking to process my play to small venues. gram began with some statistics: and survived. They want to keep speaking to me, own grief through the play,” said It was more than a play about More than 2000 families a year in the Although the notes rarely give and continued talking on the street. Zimmerman, who called his work the tragedy of suicide, which, he em- United States lose a young person to the reason for the writers’ actions – People wrote to me who read about “Right Before I Go.” phasized, affects not only “famous suicide or a drug overdose. More often they express love for those left the play online.” Monday night saw a one-night- people” and those diagnosed with than 800,000 people worldwide behind, and the notes capture only A talk followed the perfor- only performance at The Ratner Mu- mental illness, but war veterans, commit suicide every year. one moment in time. Some themes mance, during which one of the ac- seum in Bethesda to benefit two members of the LGBT community, Marti Ratner, a member of the are unendurable melancholy; child- tors recalled a good friend who had prominent suicide-awareness and and victims of bullying. Just about family that founded the museum, hood rape; facing jail time; crippling committed suicide. The friend’s prevention nonprofits: American everyone. stated that “Everybody has a story – self-doubt; and the wounds of war. mother and grandmother were in the Foundation for Suicide Prevention Only about one-third of those or been touched by suicide.” Some said they didn’t want to die; audience. (afsp.org) and JED Foundation who take their own lives leave sui- In similar fashion to “The Vagi- only to be free of pain. The National Suicide Preven- (JEDFoundation.org). cide notes, but Zimmerman found na Monologues” and “Love Letters,” Walking toward the New York tion Lifeline provides free and confi- “Right Before I Go” made its the source for his play in those notes actors – in this case, nine – sit on performance, Zimmerman recalled dential emotional support to people world premiere in 2015, as part of the he was able to collect. stools but rise and come forward to his younger self, when, at 18 or 19, in suicidal crisis or emotional dis- Hollywood Fringe Festival, where it A few were written by famous read the notes, in the writers’ own he dreamt of “great actors” doing one tress 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, received rave reviews. In 2017, the people – such as the writer Virginia words. of his plays. across the United States. If you, or play had its East Coast debut at New Woolf, actor George Sanders, and “We want to raise awareness,” That has materialized, but not in someone you love is in crisis, call 1- York City’s Town Hall. rock star Kurt Cobain – but most Zimmerman said. “It’s not just about the way he would have liked. 800-273-8255. Since then it has been traveling were not. tragedy; it’s also about hope.” Despite that, he said, after see- The play has its own website: around the country, with the play- The audience was overall zy- The play also includes the ing “Right Before I Go,” audiences www.rightbeforeigo.com. 12 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 14, 2018 NEWS Three midsize sedans offer a variety of quality Accord, with your legs stretched out If you want to minimize what in front of you. If you hate the trend you spend for a roomy midsize toward tall, bulky crossovers, the sedan — or, if you’d rather have up- Auto Drive Accord is your antidote. And, like to-date premium features than the the driving experience, the well-fin- most-polished driving experience or By ished cabin and some particularly most -avishly finished cabin — the expensive-feeling buttons evoke a Sonata could be a good fit. Brady Holt luxury car. Also keep in mind that another Meanwhile, the Camry’s re- best-selling midsize sedan is being designed dashboard adopts a curvy redesigned: the Nissan Altima, verve, but some of its plastics feel which will be all new this year as a When two competing cars are downscale of the Accord’s. This is a 2019 model. The outgoing Altima is both excellent, it’s easy to think of very nice sedan but not a true luxury affordable, but it’s noisy and has a them as interchangeable. car, even at $38,355 as tested. (Here, dated cabin. The new model promis- However, look carefully too, there’s an affordable base mod- es to address those flaws, making it a enough and you’ll often find that el: $24,380.) more formidable force in this market each one is most outstanding in its On the other hand, the Camry’s segment. own particular niche. conventional control layout will feel Brady Holt is a member of the Such is the case in the midsize more comfortable to some buyers Washington Automotive Press Asso- sedan class. We’ve visited this class’ than the more daring Accord’s. ciation. best-selling Honda Accord and Toy- There’s a traditional gear selector, ota Camry several times over the compared to a push-button system in past year, as both have been fully re- high-end Accord trims like the tested designed for the 2018 model year. Touring. The seats are higher, and, And at last, we’ve gotten to spend a unlike in the Honda, the front-pas- full week in top-of-the-line versions senger seat also adjusts for height. of each best-seller. The Accord’s gauges feature elec- This extra time revealed that tronic customization, which sounds even as both the Camry and the Ac- cool but, in practice, forces the dri- cord have gotten sportier and more ver to cycle through different data luxurious, it’s the Honda that has — the tachometer or a fuel-economy gone above and beyond in those ar- tracker, for example, but not both at eas. The Toyota, meanwhile, also the same time. delivers impressive performance On the road, the Camry features and luxury, yet it does so while re- a more-traditional set of powertrains maining a little more conservatively than the Accord. Instead of tur- styled and function-oriented. bocharging, Toyota uses old-school While both the Accord and displacement: a 2.5-liter four-cylin- Camry were thoroughly redesigned der and a 3.5-liter V6, compared to for 2018, you could be forgiven for 1.5-liter and 2.0-liter Accord en- missing the changes to the Camry. gines. The V6 is a particular power- Attentive car enthusiasts will in- house, making a class-trouncing 301 stantly note the more-aggressive tri- horsepower. angular front end, particularly on the While Toyota has offered pow- sport-oriented SE and XSE trims. erful Camrys for years, the re- But others will likely see the gently designed 2018 model also boasts re- rounded body with big windows that spectable suspension composure. has defined the Camry silhouette for It’s smooth and stable on the high- years. way, yet capable around curves, with The Accord, though, shares no responsive, well-weighted steering. visual similarity to its elegantly staid Even so, while the Camry is predecessor. It instead looks like a more capable than ever, the Accord longer version of the Honda Civic is even more fun. Yet, while both are — a longer, lower silhouette that ag- among the most-functional sedans in gressively hugs the ground. Its slop- their function-first class, the Camry ing roof recalls the “four-door wins with simplicity and straightfor- coupe” trend of sleek luxury cars. wardness. You’ll want to try both Inside, the Accord adopts another and choose accordingly. trendy design cue: a low dashboard The Camry and Accord are a with an infotainment screen perched few thousand dollars more expen- on the top. sive than a number of appealing It’s also impressively fun to dri- competitors, though they retain ve, particularly in the tested $36,690 some value points, with strong re- Touring trim. (The base model costs sale value and excellent gas mileage. $24,460.) Equipped with a 252- For functional value, the recent- horsepower turbocharged four- ly tested Hyundai Sonata continues cylinder engine, it feels like an Audi to impress. It’s spacious and afford- on the road: firm and composed, and able, it rides and handles decently, unexpectedly lively when you start and it comes with a long warranty. pushing it harder. The selectable Following a 2018 update, it also “sport” mode is particularly delight- looks classy for its price point. The ful on a winding road, and the Ac- base model is particularly impres- cord isn’t so powerful that your dri- sive. That said, even the tested Sport ver’s license is in danger if you open model isn’t especially sporty, and it up. even the top-of-the-line Limited is- The sporty vibe continues in the COURTESY PHOTOS n’t especially luxurious. seating position. You sit low in the Up top the Hundai Sonatao. In the middle, the Toyota Camry. At the bottom, the Honda Accord. JUNE 14, 2018 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 13 CALENDAR What’s happening this week in Montgomery County June 14, 2018 – June 20, 2018 BLACKROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS explore the power of meditation to help us trans- up analyses of the social world. Curated by Astria form our lives. there will even be a short meditation Suparak, VisArts Mentoring Curator. Where: Ka- • SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: SOUL sitting. Join David for this very information pro- plan Gallery, 2nd Floor. CRACKERS SATURDAY, JUN 30, 2018 | 7:00 PM gram. Free, no registration. All are welcome. | $FREE! Where: Twinbrook Library. ART EXHIBIT: MIRANDA BRANDON: IM- PACT • BRITISHMANIA: BEATLES TRIBUTE SAT- Through Jul. 1. 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Opening Re- URDAY, JUL 7, 2018 | 7:00 PM | $FREE! JUN 15 ception and Artist Talk. Impact had its origins with Brandon’s work as a volunteer with Audubon Min- FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS STRATHMORE nesota’s Project BirdSafe, which monitors bird Jun. 15. 9:30 – 10:30 A.M. Food Addicts deaths due to window strikes. While collecting dead Anonymous meets every Saturday at the Unitarian • AIR WORKSHOP: JOSANNE FRANCIS and injured birds along an urban survey route, she Universalist Church, 100 Welsh Park Drive, Build- WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2018, 7:30PM | THE bore witness to the relatively modern phenomenon ing #4, Rockville, MD 20850. We welcome new MANSION of avifauna attempting to navigate the reflective sur- members. For questions, please visitwww.foodad- faces of built space, with its often fatal conse- dictsanonymous.org or call Valerie @ 240-543- • VISUAL ARTS EXHIBTION: WASHING- quences. Where: Gibbs Street Gallery, VisArts. 3090. TON CALLIGRAPHERS GUILD JUNE 16–JULY 29, 2018 ART EXHIBIT: GABE BROWN: BEHIND THE SUN • VISUAL ARTS EXHIBTION: VISIONS JUN 15 & 16 Through Jul. 1. 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Opening Re- JUNE 16–JULY 29, 2018 RIO SUMMER CONCERTS PHOTO BY ZORAN JELENIC ception and Artist Talk. Gabe Brown uses a visual Jun. 15 & 16. 6:00 – 9:00 P.M. Live music Les Ballets Trockadero, an all-male comic ballet company, presents vocabulary derived from a world that often goes un- • VISUAL ARTS EXHIBTION: BURIED every Friday and Saturday night on RIO Patio near a playful interpretation of classical ballet at the Filene Center at noticed. Everyday events such as conversations be- WILD: ADAM GRIFFITHS JUNE 16–JULY 29, the paddle boats and Union Jack's! Address: RIO Wolf Trap on Tuesday, June 19. tween birds, forces that drive water, or the cellular 2018 Washingtonian Center, 209 Boardwalk Place, structure of plant life, are starting points for paint- Gaithersburg, MD 20878. ings that become conversations between nature and THE FILLMORE FOREIGN AFFAIRS DISCUSSION GROUP the man-made. Where: Common Ground Gallery, Jun. 19. 7:45 – 9:00 P.M. The presentation “75 informal presentation highlights some of the fea- sion is $13. No partner required. For more informa- VisArts. ¶ NACHO - LA CRIATURA TOUR 2018 years of U.S. Diplomacy in Africa” will feature for- tures of the book, showing how it applies to each tion, call Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 or Glen Echo THURSDAY, JUNE 14, 2018, 8:00 PM mer Ambassador Hank Cohen, who served 38 years one there. This event is free. Where: Rockville Park at 301-634-2222, go to www.Waltz- ART EXHIBIT: TRANSIENT IDENTITY: as a Foreign Service Officer and is the leading Memorial Library in the first floor Meeting Room, TimeDances.org or e-mail info@Waltz- FIGURE & FORM • JESSE MCCARTNEY - BETTER WITH Africa specialist of his generation. He served in 21 Maryland Avenue, Rockville, in the Town TimeDances.org. The Glen Echo National Park is Through Aug. 11. Curated by University of YOU TOUR WITH NINA NESBITT TUESDAY, Zambia and Zaire, as Political Counselor in U.S. Square. For more information, call 240-777-0020 or located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD Maryland art students, under the direction of Profes- JUNE 26, 2018, 8:00 PM Embassy Paris, and as Ambassador to Senegal and go to www.folmc.org/chapters/rockville. 20812. sor Jason Kuo, in collaboration with the Brentwood the Gambia (1977-80). Cohen will discuss the histo- Arts Exchange, this exhibition features the work of WOLF TRAP ry of U.S. diplomacy throughout the countries of CONCERT: KRISTIN CHENOWETH “ANCESTRY” ART EXHIBIT AT DEL RAY Lorenzo Cardim, Victor Ekpuk, and Wilfredo Val- Africa, including past and present successful poli- Jun. 27. 8:00 – 11:00 P.M. This Tony and Emmy ARTISANS GALLERY ladares. These artists, drawing upon their own com- • HARRY CONNICK JR. A NEW ORLEANS cies and pitfalls, as well as insights into future op- Award-winning actress and singer delights audi- Aug. 3 – Sep. 2. The “Ancestry” exhibit show- plex cultural identities, create works that challenge TRICENTENNIAL CELEBRATION THURSDAY, portunities and challenges. Where: Fox Hill’s Per- ences in every show and role, from film and televi- cases the strength of Del Ray Artisans community, our perception of identity as singular and unchang- JUNE 14, 2018, 8:00 PM | THE FILENE CENTER forming Arts Center and is free and open to the pub- sion to voiceover and stage. Where: Strathmore, namely our cultural diversity. Together, the “Ances- ing. Where: Brentwood Arts Exchange, 3901 Rhode lic. Fox Hill is located at 8300 Burdette Rd. in 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, MD 20852. try” exhibit highlights how the diverse, vibrant cul- Island Ave., Brentwood, MD 20722. For more in- • LES BALLETS TROCKADERO DE MONTE Bethesda, MD 20817. Reservations are required to ONE MONTGOMERY GREEN GALA tures of our members come together to form one formation call 301-277-2863 or go to CARLO TUESDAY, JUNE 19, 2018, 8:00 PM | attend and seating is limited. For reservations con- Jun. 28. The Maryland Green Registry will pre- strong community, just like our country’s motto—E arts.pgparks.com. THE FILENE CENTER tact Julie Sabag at Fox Hill at 301-968-1850 or at: sent its Leadership Awards during the One Pluribus Unum, or “Out of Many, One”. Opening: [email protected]. Montgomery Green annual Gala, Thursday, June Friday, August 3, 7-9pm. Exhibit at Del Ray Arti- NEW COUNTY PROGRAM SEEKS 28th at the Brookside Gardens Visitors Center in sans Gallery, 2704 Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexan- SKILLED VOLUNTEERS 50+ JUN 14 SQUARE DANCE LESSONS AND DANC- Wheaton, MD. The Awards are presented to five dria. Details: www.DelRayArtisans.org/event/ances- The Montgomery County Volunteer Center's ING new 50+ Volunteer Network connects skilled volun- OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING businesses or organizations that have shown a try/ Jun. 20. Square dance lessons and dancing at teers with nonprofit and government agencies that Jun. 14. 7:15 – 8:30 P.M. Overeaters Anony- strong North Chevy Chase Christian Church, 8814 Kens- need assistance. This unique program is perfect for mous meeting Thursdays at the Rockville Church of commitment to sustainable practices, measurable ington Parkway (in Parish House). Wednesdays: those who are age 50+ and want to make a signifi- Christ, 1450 Montgomery Ave., Rockville (in Parish results, and continual improvement. ONGOING 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. $7 per person, also June 13, cant contribution of time and talent to the communi- House). For further information, http://www.oa- 20, and 27. ON THE HOMEFRONT: GAITHERSBURG ty, while still retaining flexibility. Through personal dcmetro.org/ or Linda S at 301-641-9508. WALTZ DANCE Contact phone number: 301-598-2574. IN WORLD WAR 1 consultations, trained advisors help find volunteer SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Jul. 8. 2:45 – 3:30 P.M. Waltz Workshop | 3:30 http://www.gerrymanders.info/ Through Jun. 19. On the Homefront: Gaithers- opportunities that match particular areas of interests, Jun. 14. 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Join us on Thursday to 6 pm: Dance. Join us for a Waltz Dance in the burg in World War 1 is on display in the Gaithers- skills, and availability. Options may include ongoing evenings from May to July for live music that rocks Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park featuring the 10TH ANNUAL HOME RUNS FOR HOR- burg Community Museum, 9 S Summit Ave, program management and support, short-term con- downtown Bethesda! The concerts take place on ensemble Honeysuckle Rose. This versatile band TON’S KIDS Gaithersburg, MD 20877. The museum is open sulting projects using professional skills, and direct Thursday evenings, from 6-8pm in Veterans Park, will provide a lively mix of folk waltzes with a few Jun. 23. 5:00 – 9:00 P.M. Horton’s Kids, a non- Tuesday to Saturday from 10:00-3:00. services to clients. For more information, email located at the corner of Woodmont and Norfolk Av- other couple dances, including Hambo, Schottische, profit that empowers children living in one of Wash- Swing, Tango, and Polka. The 45-minute dance les- [email protected] or visit enues. Musical genres vary week to week and will WANDERLUST ART EXHIBIT AT DEL ington, D.C.’s most under-resourced neighborhoods son begins at 2:45 p.m. with a half-hour introducto- www.montgomeryserves.org. include rock, funk, jazz and reggae. Bethesda RAY ARTISANS to graduate from high school ready for success, is ry Waltz workshop and a more advanced move pre- restaurants will also be a part of the concert fun! Through Jun. 24. “Wanderlust” is an art exhibit hosting its 10th Annual Home Runs for Horton’s sented the last 15 minutes. Social dancing follows VIDEO PRODUCTION CLASSES FOR HS Kids at Nationals Park, 1500 S Capitol St. SE about adventure, travel and new experiences that STUDENTS (FREE)-GANDHI BRIGADE IPAD CLINIC OR DOWNLOADING E- until 6 pm. Admission is $13. No partner required. Washington, D.C. 20003. The annual event pro- celebrates the diversity and beauty found in every Mondays. 3:30 P.M. High school students will BOOKS/E-AUDIOBOOKS ON OTHER MO- For more information, call Joan Koury at 202-238- vides a variety of family-fun activities, including a corner of this world, both near and far. The exhibit learn fundamentals of video production and work BILE DEVICES 0230 or Glen Echo Park at 301-634-2222, go to chance to bat from home plate and play catch in the runs June 1-24, 2018 at Del Ray Artisans. Opening together to create short films about topics of their Jun. 14. 9:00 A.M. –– 12:00 P.M. Four 45- www.WaltzTimeDances.org or e-mail info@Waltz- outfield at Nationals Park, races with Nationals’ Reception: Friday, June 1, 7-9pm. Plus join us for choosing...and earn SSL hours! This program starts minute sessions available each Thursday. Cus- TimeDances.org. The Glen Echo National Park is mascot President Teddy, a fast-pitch competition in the Resin Workshop (June 10) and “How to Make January 24th and classes are held from 3:30 to 5:30 tomized one-on-one help using your iPad to learn located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD the bullpen, kids’ activities, carnival games, and sta- Art While Traveling” Workshop (June 16). Exhibit pm. Must be a high school student. Registration is basic features. Or learn how to download e-books 20812. dium fare buffet with open bar. Individual tickets are details and workshop registration can be found at required at bit.ly/mocovideoclass. For more infor- and e-audiobooks on your mobile device like the on sale for $250 and admission is FREE for children www.DelRayArtisans.org/event/wanderlust. The mation, please call the Gandhi Brigade at 301-592- Kindle, Nook or Android. For iPad users, please WALTZ DANCE under 14. For more information on purchasing tick- Wanderlust exhibit and workshops are at Del Ray 1900. Visit www.gandhibrigade.org for more infor- bring your Apple ID and Password. For Kindle Jul. 22. 2:45 – 3:30 P.M. Waltz Workshop | 3:30 ets and sponsorship opportunities, visit www.Hor- Artisans gallery in the Colasanto Center, 2704 mation. Where: Marilyn J. Praisner Library, 14910 users, please have your Amazon logon and pass- to 6 pm: Dance. Join us for a Waltz Dance in the tonsKids.org/HomeRuns/. Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, Virginia 22301. Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring. word. Please call 240-777-0200 to sign up for your Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park featuring the ensemble Summer Waltz Trio playing a lively mix 45-minute session. Place: Quince Orchard Library / ART EXHIBIT: POWER FORWARD AUTHOR TALK AND BOOK SIGNING of folk waltzes with a few other couple dances, in- GUIDED TOUR OF WOODLAWN MANOR 15831 Quince Orchard Road / Gaithersburg. Free. Through Jul. 1. 7:00 – 9:00 P.M. Opening Re- Jun. 23. 2:00 P.M. Armiger Jagoe’s 8th book,I cluding Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tango, and HOUSE AND GROUNDS Through Jun. 21. ception. Artists: Haig Aivazian, Cara Erskine, Karen Love Being Old, is not a “how to” book. Instead, it Polka. The 45-minute dance lesson begins at 2:45 Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays. 11:00 – 11:30 A.M. Kraven, Nicolas Lampert, Cait McKinney & Hazel is an account of the author’s journey to his joyful fi- p.m. with a half-hour introductory Waltz workshop MEDITATION FOR DAILY LIVING Meyer, Gao Mingyan, Ayanah Moor, Macon Reed, nal period of life. At age 97, his goal is for the reader and a more advanced move presented the last 15 Jun. 14. 6:30 P.M. – 7:45 P.M. David New- Zhang Qing. The artists in this exhibition draw upon to think, “If that old codger can to it, so can I.” The minutes. Social dancing follows until 6 pm. Admis- comb, long-time meditator and national speaker will the hidden and political histories of sports to open 16Continued on page 14 14 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 14, 2018 C ALENDAR8 What’s happening this week in Montgomery County June 14, 2018 – June 20, 2018 Continued from page 13 MONTGOMERY COUNTY 8702 or [email protected]) for more infor- Weekly support groups for newly widowed per- mation. or 2:00 – 2:30 P.M. Take a guided tour of Wood- sons at three locations: at Margaret Schweinhaut lawn Manor, a 19th-century Federal-style manor Center 1000 Forest Glen Rd. Silver Spring on Mon- VISARTS COCKTAILS AND CANVAS house, and learn about Dr. William Palmer, his fam- days, at Holiday park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara CLASS ily and other residents. Tour will include interior and Drive, Wheaton, on Thursdays and at Jane Lawton Canvas Class in the VisArts Painting and Draw- exterior spaces, including some that are not ADA- (Leland) Center, 4301 Willow Lane, Chevy Chase ing Studio. 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville. Price $40. accessible. www.woodlawnmanor.org or call 301- on Thursdays. These support groups are open, free Visit www.visartsatrockville.org/cocktails-and-can- 563-7519. $3 fee of charge, to all widowed persons who have suf- vas for more information. fered a loss within the past two years. Those prefer- WOODLAWN MUSEUM ring an evening group are encouraged to call the SENIOR FIT Fridays & Saturdays 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M and WPS office. The groups are facilitated by trained Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:15 A.M. & 2:15 Sundays 12:00 – 4:00 P.M. The Woodlawn Muse- volunteers. For more information or to register, P.M. This 45-minute, multi-component exercise um featuring multimedia exhibits throughout the please call: 301-949-7398 to register. The Widowed program is for people age 55+. Ongoing classes are 19th century stone barn. Interactive exhibits high- Persons Service is a non-profit volunteer organiza- offered at 23 locations in partnership with Kaiser light the area’s agricultural landscape, the Under- tion sponsored by AARP, the Montgomery County Permanente. Call 301-754-8800 to request a physi- ground Railroad, local free black communities and Mental Health Association, and other community cian's consent form to register and for a class sched- the Quaker experience in Montgomery County, re- organizations. ule. Where: Holy Cross Hospital Senior Source, vealed through the lives of the Woodlawn’s resi- 8580 Second Avenue, Silver Spring. For more infor- FOX HILL WEEKLY OPEN HOUSE mation call 301-754-8800. Cost: Free. COURTESY PHOTO dents and enslaved laborers. www.woodlawn- Singer-songwriter and actor Jesse McCartney brings his Better manor.org. Adults $5 Children (6-17) $4. Through Wednesdays, 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. The public is in- With You tour to the Fillmore Silver Spring on Tuesday, June 26. November 2018. vited every Wednesday for refreshments and tours at CHESS CLUB Fox Hill Retirement Community in Bethesda. A free Tuesdays. 6:30 P.M. Join us every Tuesday year Concert also feature Scottish musician Nina Nesbitt. GUIDED HIKE UNDERGROUND RAIL- to the public open house will be held on a weekly around to practice and improve your game. All lev- ROAD EXPERIENCE TRAIL basis. Visitors are welcome to see the one, two and els are invited. Ages 6 and up. three-bedroom model condominiums with a wide (April – November | Saturdays 10 am (July & mances. Presented by Dance Exchange, 7117 Maple August 9:30 am) | 1st Sunday of month 10 am range of floorplans offered in a maintenance-free, AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP cosmopolitan environment. Reservations for the Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:00 P.M. For anyone grieving THURSDAY MORNING BOOK DSICUS- Avenue, Takoma Park, MD. For more information, https://www.montgomeryparks.org/parks-and- SION please visit: http://danceexchange.org/ or call: 301- trails/woodlawn-manor-cultural-park/underground- Open House events can be made at foxhillresi- the death of a love one. Registration required at dences.com/rsvp or at 301-968-1850; walk-ins are (301) 921-4400. North Bethesda United Methodist Thursdays. 10:30 P.M. Join us every fourth 270-6700. Through May 24, 2018 railroad-experience-trail-hikes /Call 301-563-7519. Thursday of the month as we discuss notable books. $8 fee (7 and up). welcome as well. Fox Hill is located at 8300 Bur- Church, 10100 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD 20814. This month's book is The Snow Child by Eowyn HEY MR. DJ Ivey. Where: Marilyn J. Praisner Library, 14910 Old Fridays 9:00 – 2:00 A.M. It’s time to dance! SALSA NIGHT Columbia Pike, Silver Spring. Grab your friends and come to The Barking Dog for Tuesdays 7:30 – 12:30 P.M. Come to the Bark- a good time on the dance floor. Every Friday and ing Dog every Tuesday night for their sizzling Salsa OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING Saturday night the Dog brings in a DJ to play the Night. Take lessons with salsa instructor Michelle Thursdays, 7:15 – 8:30 P.M. Overeaters Anony- Top 40 and your favorite songs. Make sure you Reyes from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. for only $10. Learn mous meeting at the Rockville Church of Christ, check out their great drink specials before you show to shake those hips, and then show off your new 1450 Montgomery Ave., Rockville (in Parish us what you got! The Barking Dog, Elm Street skills to the music of a live salsa band during the House). For further information, http://www.oa- Bethesda, MD 20814. Free admission. open dance after class. Visit salsawild.com or call dcmetro.org/ or Linda S at 301-641-9508. (301) 654-0022 for more information. 4723 Elm LIVE MUSIC FRIDAYS St., Bethesda, MD 20814. ZUMBA GOLD DROP IN CLASS Fridays 9:30- 12:30 P.M. Rock Bottom Restau- Thursdays. 12:00 – 1:00 P.M. Have fun every rant & Brewery features different music styles by LOSS OF A CHILD SUPPORT GROUP Thursday and get a great workout at the same time. various live bands that perform both original and Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For parents griev- Where: Long Branch Senior Center, 8700 Piney cover songs. So come relax and enjoy live music ing the death of a child of any age. Registration re- Branch Road, Silver Spring, MD 20901. and Rock Bottom's award-winning handcrafted quired at (301) 921-4400. Montgomery Hospice, beer. Visit http://www.rockbottom.com or call (301) 1355 Piccard Dr., Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850. COUNTRY THURSDAYS 652-1311 for more information. 7900 Norfolk Ave., Thursdays, 9:00 P.M. Union Jack's traditionally Bethesda, MD 20814. PRESCHOOL STORYTIME (AGES 3-5) British pub in Bethesda heads to the South for their Wednesdays. 10:30 A.M. Join us for stories, all new Country Night every Thursday. Live coun- SUNDAY NIGHT WINE SPECIALS songs, rhymes, stretches and flannel board stories. try/rock bands, free cowboy hats for the cowgirls, Join Us For A Selection of Wines, Chosen From Where: Marilyn J. Praisner Library, 14910 Old Co- bandanas for the cowboys, drink specials, including Our Unique List & Cellar. A great opportunity to try lumbia Pike, Silver Spring. $2 PBR cans, $2 Budweiser bottles, $4 Jack Daniels that wine you've had your eye on, or one that you COURTESY PHOTO drinks, food specials including 50 cent hot wings. would not normally sample. Priced Half Off. Visit Strathmore Artist in Residence Josanne Francis leads an interac- CORPORATE BARTENDING FOR CHARI- Best of all, there's no cover to get in! And be sure to http://www.blacksbarandkitchen.com or call (301) tive workshop titled More Than An Oil Drum that explores the art TY get there early for Union Jack's famous Beat. 4915 652-5525. Black’s Bar and Kitchen, 7750 Wood- of the steelpan at The Mansion at Strathmore on June 20. Try Wednesdays 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. Send your CEO or Saint Elmo Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814. mont Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814. your hand at the pan and experience a steel orchestra perfor- VP to Tommy Joe's to bartend for charity! Can't bar- mance live. Also, see Francis perform at one of her two upcom- tend? No problem, the on-staff bartenders are there DANCE: YOUTH EXCHANGE LAUGH RIOT AT THE HYATT ing concerts on June 13 & 27. to help for a good cause (no experience necessary). Thursdays, 4:15 – 5:15 P.M. For ages 8-12, Saturdays 8:00 – 10:00 P.M. Check out a live Represent your company during happy hour, and a Youth Exchange introduces youth to collaborative standup comedy show by local standup comics portion of the proceeds will go to the charity of your dance making and performance. In a supportive, in- every weekend at the Positano Italian Restaurant, choice. Maybe you can even pull off some flair be- clusive, and youth-centered environment, students Bethesda. There's a $25 cash prize joke contest for can explore their creative potential through dance non-comedian audience members after the show. BETHESDA FARMERS MARKET dette Road, Bethesda, MD; 20817. For more infor- hind the bar and make Tom Cruise proud. Visit tom- myjoes.com or call (301) 654-3801 for more infor- training and choreography. Youth Exchange is led Check it out every Saturday night! Comedians can Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. 7:00 A.M. mation, call Julie Sabag at 301-968-1850 or visit by Dance Exchange artist and Programs Director sign up to perform by emailing – 4:00 P.M. The Farm Women’s Market is a unique, www.foxhillresidences.com. mation. 4714 Montgomery Ln., Bethesda, MD 20814. Sam Horning. Presented by Dance Exchange, 7117 [email protected]. Cost: $10 at the intimate, quirky and festive shopping experience in Maple Avenue, Takoma Park, MD. For more infor- door. Visit http://www.StandupComedyToGo.com Downtown Bethesda. The Market features great ONE-ON-ONE FRIDAY FUN EVENING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP mation, please visit: http://danceexchange.org/ or or ePositano.com for more information. Address: food, drink and music with artisans, crafts and bou- Fridays. 9:00 – 10:00 A.M. Christ Episcopal call: 301-270-6700. Through May 24, 2018 Positano Italian restaurant located at 4948 Fairmont tique businesses from around the Mid-Atlantic re- School welcomes you and your 1-year-old to our Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For anyone grieving the death of a loved one. Registration required at Ave. Bethesda, MD 20814 gion. Local vineyards and breweries provide tast- One-on-One Friday Fun. Our monthly playgroups DANCE: TEEN EXCHANGE ings and food trucks offer a quick meal. We are a are the perfect way for your child to have a first (301) 921-4400. Hughes United Methodist Church, 10700 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20918. Thursdays, 5:30 – 7:30 P.M. Teen Exchange of- SPAGNVOLA CHOCOLOATE FACTORY ten-minute walk south on Wisconsin Ave from the school experience in a warm, toddler friendly setting fers opportunities for youth ages 13-18 to deepen TOUR Bethesda Metro Station at the intersection of while you meet other parents. Children will explore, their dance training and develop their choreographic Saturdays and Sundays: 2:00 – 6:00 P.M. Meet Bethesda Ave. and Wisconsin Ave. Open Wednes- learn and socialize in a calm, nurturing classroom PARENT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For adults who have potential through studio practice, performance, and the owners, learn about the origin of chocolate, and days, Fridays, and Saturdays 7:00am-4:00pm. Our community with our Preschool faculty. Activities creative organizational leadership. Teens will collab- see how it is grown and processed. Experience how historic Market Building (circa 1932) is open year- include playtime, snack time and an art project. All experienced the death of one or both parents. Regis- tration required at (301) 921-4400. Mt. Calvary orate closely with each other, and with Dance Ex- round (Jan – Dec). sessions take place on Fridays in the Preschool change associate artist Elizabeth Johnson and will House from 9:00-10:00am. There is NO COST, but Baptist church, 608 North Horner’s Lane, Rockville, chrisMD 20850. help organize and facilitate public events and perfor- THE WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE OF space is limited. Contact Janet Gerber (301-424- Continued on page 15 JUNE 14, 2018 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 15

Continued from page 14 chocolate is made from the actual cacao seed to the final chocolate during this "sweet" educational tour, Your Some Fun from chocolate bars to truffles to bonbons. Each tour also includes a FREE chocolate tasting! 360 Main Street Suite 101 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878. community. Visit http://www.spagnvola.com or call (240) 654- 6972.

FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS Your world. Saturdays. 9:30 – 10:30 A.M. Food Addicts Anonymous meets at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 100 Welsh Park Drive, Building #4, At your Rockville, MD 20850. We welcome new members. For questions, please visitwww.foodaddictsanony- mous.org or call Valerie @ 240-543-3090. fingertips WORLD SERIES OF POKER Every Tuesday and Sunday night Flanagan's hosts Poker in the rear from 8-10 p.m. it's Bethesda's own version of The World Series of poker. Call (301) 951-0115 for more. Flanagan's Harp and Fid- dle, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.

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THE COMEDY AND MAGIC SOCIETY Fridays, 8:00 P.M. Astounding magic and slight of hand with interactive theatre and hilarious fun. Ages 10 and up. 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, The Montgomery MD 20878. For more information: 301-258-6394. Price: $12 to $15 County Sentinel DROP-IN YOGA IN BETHESDA regrets to inform Fridays, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. Community classes are mixed level, one-hour asana classes taught by a ro- organizations that only tating selection of Unity Woods teachers. Just drop in – no registration required! Unity Woods Yoga Montgomery County Center, 4853 Cordell Ave. Bethesda. Ages 18+. Cost: $8. Cash Only. For more information, call groups or events located 301-656-8992. within the county will be TEEN SK8 AT WHEATON ICE Most Friday evenings 8:00 – 10:00 P.M. The published on a space- Wheaton Ice Arena is the place to be on Friday nights! Play along with our theme to get the 'Cheap- available basis. skate' rate of $6.50 for admission and skates. Wheaton Regional Park, 11717 Orebaugh Ave in Send news of your Wheaton, MD. For more information, call: 301- 905-3000 or visit: montgomeryparks.org. group’s event AT LEAST two weeks in advance to:

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U.S. capital for a day, lies the site of they might be able to find some The County purchased 9.4 a bombed-out area where the Civil relics around the neighborhood. acres, upon which now stands the Defense Administration trained its The nearby Longwood Com- home of the Longwood Recreation staff on what to do if nuclear munity Center was also constructed Center. It is a historic site. weapons rained down on an Ameri- near the site. Cristen Steele, a recreation co- can city. The area where the community ordinator who works at the center, is Six partially-completed con- center now sits traces its history aware of the area’s history. crete-and-brick buildings were built back several hundred years. The Steele proudly pointed out the on what became known as Rescue building’s original owner was huge mural, painted by artist Greg Street. The buildings had neither Thomas Moore, a civil engineer, in- Mort. It features bits and pieces of windows nor doors. No one ever ventor of the refrigerator and a the area's history, a portrait of Kim- lived in this ghost town, but it was friend of Thomas Jefferson and mel, and depictions of students an active place. Two-week training James Madison. practicing several different sports. courses, which occurred daily, fea- Washington, D.C.-based patent Several people have told her tured scenarios with lots of fake attorney George Kimmel bought the that a nearby hill was created to blood, smoke, and the saving of home and surrounding land in 1935 shelter the Civil Defense Adminis- frantic, injured people. These “vic- and established the Longwood tration's supplies, but Steele is tims” were often students from Preparatory School for Boys, which skeptical. She has seen photos of PHOTO BY SUZANNE POLLAK nearby colleges. opened in 1947. the area that clearly show the hill The intersection of Rena Court and DuBarry Drive previously was the site The simulations and drills went According to the records kept was there before the 1950s, she where Civil Defense Administration personnel learned what to do in case of on from 1952 to 1958. After those at the community center, “Long- said. nuclear attack. . six years, the training ended, and the wood is founded upon the premise The area most people know as home on land remained dormant until 1968 that, coincident with a sound formal Brookeville is an unincorporated to the Madison House, which was Aug. 26, 1814 and spent the night when most of it was sold to become education and character training, area in the County, near Olney and built in the late 1700s. During the there, leaving the next afternoon. the Brookeville Knolls subdivision. there must be an adequate health Sandy Spring. War of 1812, President James During that short time, the house People moved into the new houses and physical development pro- However, there is a Town of Madison fled Washington and served as both the capital and the near the intersection of Rena Court gram.” Brookeville. It covers about 60 stayed in this brick residence when Executive Mansion. and DuBarry Drive, beginning in Tuition, including room and acres and a population of fewer British forces invaded the capital Brookeville is in the northeast- the 1970s. board, was $1,300 a year, and only than 150 people. and burned the White House. ern section of the County, only 12 A family that currently lives in $600 for day students who got their This tiny town, however, is Madison arrived at the house miles north of Washington, D.C.

Study finds gaps in concussion care Takoma Park artist Clara Cornelius are coming to the emergency room By Nickolai Sukharev @Nickolaiss diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury … and they’re leaving turns ruins into art The National Institutes of the hospital without any information activity called “magic carpets.” In maybe this is a cosmic gatehouse Health reveals gaps in the treatment on what they should know about By Matt Hooke of concussions and traumatic brain [email protected] this activity, people cut out paper or a pit stop in the universe. It has their injury … and not seeing another shapes and add them to a large ban- this otherworldliness to it.” injuries, according to a recently pub- physician to see if they’re getting the TAKOMA PARK — Local ner, so they form a new piece of art For Takoma Park artist and lished study. correct treatment,” Bellgowan said. artist Clara Cornelius transformed at the end of the exhibition. Pump House Pop-Up organizer “A lot of people get traumatic “Probably the most shocking the stone ruins of an old Takoma “I like for there to be an im- Marty Ittner, the transformation of brain injury but it’s such a complex finding … it showed more than half Park garage into a wonderland mersive element or an engagement, the Pump House from an old ruin to disease that the care of [it] isn’t well the people who had a positive CT Sunday afternoon as she debuted where they can be part of it or build a vibrant art space took 12 years. It known,” said Patrick Bellgowan, scan, which means there’s something her outdoor exhibit “Caesura Ob- into it or touch it or feel it, then took ten years for Ittner to contact Ph.D., Program Director, National wrong in their brain … didn’t get fol- scura,” a collection of cloth ban- have some way to have some self- the owner of the site to gain per- Institute of Neurological Disorders low-up treatment,” he added. ners at the Pump House Pop-Up on expression so they can respond to mission for the site, and two for her and Stroke. “We also don’t know Researchers recruited partici- Hilltop Road in Takoma Park. Chil- the thing they have just seen,” Cor- to create her first exhibit. Ittner, a who's going to recover and how well pants from the “Transforming Re- dren viewed the site with amaze- nelius said. board member at Pyramid Atlantic, they’re going to recover.” search and Clinical Knowledge in ment, as they ran through the cloth Cornelius said her five-year- a non-profit arts organization that Done as a collaborative study Traumatic Brain Injury,” an NIH- tapestries with abandon while a old daughter helped her realize the organizes classes and exhibits, got that included researchers at NIH’s funded, UCSF-based study aimed at drum circle played behind them. importance of giving people a funding from the City. That fund- Bethesda campus, the results showed examining long-term TBI treatment. The cloth featured bright chance to participate in the art in- ing became essential, as it enabled that of 831 patients who self-report- The study examined treatment at shades of blue, green, and red to stead of just standing and looking her to pay artists for their work and ed a TBI, only 44 percent received emergency rooms in numerous cities help the art standout in the beige at it. She came to the site in January clean the space – removing trash relevant educational material at dis- across the country between February ruin. Cornelius would take photos to think of ideas because of a call and boulders from the site. charge or had follow-up appoint- 2014 and August 2016. of everyday objects, like sidewalk for proposals. “It takes two seconds to come ments with a health-care provider Limitations on the study includ- cracks, leaves, and signposts, and The hidden nature of the area up with an idea. it’s 98 percent per- within three months after treatments. ed the small sample size, primarily create patterns out of them that she stood out to her immediately: the spiration, 2 percent inspiration,” Of those patients, 15 percent visited a drawn from university-based emer- would transfer to the cloth banners. site on Hilltop Road, right next to said Ittner. “It’s so gratifying to see clinic that specialized in head injury. gency centers, and biases associated Cornelius also used digitized cut- Sligo Creek, is nestled in a small it come together like this.” Approximately half of the patients with self-reporting. Both limitations paper shapes for some pieces. hillside. Sponsored by the Pyramid At- saw a general practitioner, and close could have skewed the results, the re- A big inspiration for the Tako- “I’m really interested in the lantic Art Center, the “Caesura Ob- to a third reported seeing more than searchers wrote in their published ma Park resident is transient mo- idea of everyday magic, how scura,” exhibit will be up June 2 one type of doctor. study. ments, like puddles in the sidewalk everyday objects and the things through August 24 at the Pump Bellgowan explained that the Bellgowan added that following or raindrops on a windowsill, since you interact with on a daily basis House Pop-Up at Hilltop Road be- study is only the first part of a much- the study, he hopes the medical com- those moments will never be expe- can have a certain magic if you tween Maple and Geneva Avenues, larger study aiming to evaluate TBI munity will update its guidelines to rienced in the same way again. look at them in a fresh way and in Takoma Park. For more informa- follow-up care among 3000 recruited ensure proper follow-up treatment Cornelius encouraged people don’t take them for granted,” said tion, visit www.pyramidatlanticart- participants. for patients suffering from a concus- to get involved in art, laying out an Cornelius. “On another dimension, center.org. “The key finding is that people sion or TBI. June 14, 2018 The Montgomery County Sentinel 21 Redbirds soar past T-Bolts outfielder Corey Rosier tripled to more took a 6-4 lead when shortstop By Harry Lichtman @hslichtman right field to score catcher Josh Si- Anthony Servideo advanced to first mon and shortstop Jack Roberts as on a fielder’s choice as Poteet and SILVER SPRING — The visit- Silver Spring-Takoma cut the deficit Hackenberg both made it to home ing Baltimore Redbirds defeated to 3-2. plate. The Silver Spring-Takoma Thunder- The game then went three-and- The next inning, Baltimore bolts Friday night at Montgomery a-half innings without a single run. added on to its lead with three more Blair High School, 9-4. The game That is, until after the seventh-inning runs when Rosier dropped a fly ball remained close with the T-Bolts up stretch, when the T-Bolts made an from Poteet in left field which al- by one at the end of the seventh in- offensive substitution with pitcher lowed outfielder Christian Hlinka to ning, but the Redbirds dominated Jack Schroeder subbing in for score. Then on the next at-bat, Hack- the last two innings thanks to some Roberts. In Schroeder’s at-bat, Si- enberg singled down the left field huge knocks that earned Baltimore mon advanced to second base on a line to bring home Gindl and Tap- the victory. wild pitch. One pitch later, Schroed- pen. “It’s the game of baseball,” Sil- er hit an RBI double that drove in Si- Three different Redbirds pitch- ver Spring-Takoma manager Doug mon to tie the game at 3-3. ers went the first, middle, and last Remer said. “In the game of base- Later in the inning, second-year three innings, including Mark ball, you got to make sure every at- veteran Jimmy Cain launched one DiLuia, Justin Campbell, and David bat counts, every pitch counts no towards Grindl in center field for the Moore. Campbell struck out seven matter what the score is, so we were potential flyout, but Grindl dropped and Moore got the save. up, but we didn’t have that sense of the ball for an error as Rosier scored New Baltimore manager Tom urgency where we needed to shut it on an unearned run to give Silver Eller felt proud of his team’s perfor- down right then. We thought that we Spring-Takoma a 4-3 lead. mance. “We had really good BP to- could just cruise like we have been, Cain hit .500 in last year’s post- day,” he said. “I felt like we were go- and that’s what’s going to happen, season, and hopes to keep the same ing to swing the bat, and we did. We especially against a good team.” approach and “try not to do too played good defense, pitched pretty Baltimore got things going in much. Just hit pitches that come at well. We just swung the bat when we the top of the second inning when PHOTO BY JACQUI SOUTHH the plate,” he stated. “If I get fast- needed to.” TTeddy Bluma on the mound for the T-Bolts. third baseman Kevin Madden balls right at the plate, got to take Eller took over from previous launched a blooper to right field and them. First pitch, second pitch; work manager Larry Sheets, who led the prove to 2-1 while the Thunderbolts the season. “The first two games, I drove in two runs scored by first with what I got.” Redbirds to the Cal Ripken League suffer their first loss with their think we kind of cruised through a baseman Adam Hackenberg and However, the Redbirds took to- Championship Series. “I got a great record also 2-1. Both teams are tied little bit. We had some good hitting outfielder Tim Elko. Then outfielder tal control the rest of the way. In the owner and a great GM who do all the for first place in the Cal Ripken and stuff, but tonight we really had Carl Gindl hit an RBI single to deep top of the eighth, infielder DJ Poteet hard work and get all the good play- League North division with Balti- to be on it every inning, and that lack left center field to bring home Mad- walked up to the batter’s box. After ers for me,” Eller said. “I just go out more gaining the advantage. of focus played a role. The first loss den, making the score 3-0. outfielder Alex Tappen stole third, and hang out and write the lineup “As a coach, you sometimes is tough we’ve got to come back to- The T-Bolts kept things close, Poteet singled to right field to bring up.” you want that,” said Remer on his morrow now and see what kind of though. In the bottom of the third, Tappen home for the 4-4 tie. Balti- With the win, the Redbirds im- team losing for the first time early in drive we have.”

Bullis hammers O’Connell in Summer hoops classic at DeMatha High School league debut against the Knights, also significant because it was rebounds, and Berry could give a lot By Brandy L. Simms @bls1969 looked sharp from the outset. against one of the top programs in of teams fits with their size advan- “I think it’s a big one for us,” the Washington Catholic Athletic tage but Bullis was able to match up HYATTSVILLE – It was only said Tarke, “just because it’s our first Conference. with them. fitting that Nendah Tarke had the game out with a new team [and] a “It was a big win for us,” said The Bulldogs also received a ball in his hands when time on the bunch of new players, so we were Bullis assistant coach Shawn Kane. solid performance from rising junior game clock expired. excited to get this one, especially af- “We didn’t know what to expect. We Omari Salvi who finished with two Tarke, a rising senior, finished ter last year losing by 30.” know that they’re rolling on people points and two rebounds in 13 min- with a game-high 19 points Friday to Malcolm Alexander, Cole this year.” utes of action on the hardwood. lead the Bullis Bulldogs to a 71-62 Hanin and Erik Reynolds also Meanwhile, Bishop O’Connell “He has a pretty all-around victory over the Bishop O’Connell scored in double-figures to help fuel was led by talented point guard Ayan game, to be honest,” Tarke said of Knights in the Capitol Hoops Sum- the Bulldogs’ win. Alexander, who Teel and 6-foot-8 forward Charlie Salvi. “He’s going to rebound. He’s mer League at DeMatha Catholic finished with 15 points, made all Weber who each scored 15 points for going to make shots [and] putbacks. High School. four of his free-throw attempts while the Knights. He makes a lot of energy plays for Tarke, who already holds an of- Hanin scored 12 points and Teel’s alley-oop to Weber with us; a good team player.” fer from the New Jersey Institute of Reynolds added 10 points in the win. 6:36 remaining in the second half cut Jesiah Matthews, CJ Amsellem Technology, will fill the void created “We feel like collectively we all the deficit to 55-52 before Bullis and Kolin Lewis are also among the by the graduation of star point guard complement each other well as lead- closed out the game on a 16-10 run. returning seniors at Bullis. Vado Morse. ers,” said Tarke. “We each have our The Washington Catholic Ath- Amsellem, a 6-foot-8 forward, “I’m going to embrace this new strengths and weaknesses and we letic Conference contender also finished with eight points and four role as the leader of the team and I complement each other well.” boasts 6-foot-8 junior Jake Berry rebounds in the win. hope it takes us far in this summer The game featured a variety of who finished with eight points and “CJ and Omari were just work- PHOTO BY GEORGE SMITH league,” said Tarke. plays from Tarke, including high- seven rebounds. ing their tail off on the boards,” said Nendah Tarke takes it to the hoop Bullis, who made their summer light reel dunks, and the victory was Weber, who finished with five Kane. “It’s good to see.” over O’Connell’s Jahmal Banks. 22 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 14, 2018 SPORTS Bullis overcomes Good Counsel and went on to dominate in the sec- scored 13 points with three rebounds, By Matt Cohen @Matt_Cohen_ ond half. Bullis outscored Good in addition to a block and a steal in Counsel 40-25 in the second half of the win. HYATTSVILLE — In its sec- the game, ultimately winning 73-52. Bullis has strong depth on this ond game of the Capitol Hoops Sum- Bullis lost its leading scorer, and year’s team, with all but one player mer League at DeMatha, the Bullis one of the top players in Mont- scoring in this game. Bullis doesn’t Bulldogs offense got off to a sluggish gomery County when Vado Morse have as much shooting as it had a start. However, the Bullis offense fi- graduated this year. In addition, year ago with Morse. Now, Cole nally clicked midway through the Bullis also lost starting guard Lin- Hanin will be the sharpshooter for first half, and dominated the Good coln Yeutter. Nendah Tarke was often the Bulldogs. Rodney Rice was an Counsel Falcons for the rest of the the third option behind Morse and impressive newcomer (eight points), game, winning 73-52. Yeutter during the 2017-18 season, and Jesiah Matthews, Malcolm Good Counsel took a six-point though he now takes on a lead role. Alexander, CJ Amsellem, Erik lead, 19-13, early in the game, as “I put that upon myself honest- Reynolds as well as Tarke, Hanin and they had a hot start offensively, while ly,” Tarke said of his new role. “I’m a Lewis are all returning players with Bullis had a more difficult time find- senior now, I’m just trying to get oth- experience from a year ago. Tarke ing open shots. er guys involved; lead by example and Amsellem were both constant Nendah Tarke, the new leader the best I can…Hopefully if I lead by figures in the starting lineup last year. for the Bulldogs, didn’t start the example everyone else will follow.” “Guys are getting better and bet- game, but when he checked in, Bullis Tarke is an athletic scorer, who ter every day,” Tarke said. got rolling. contributes on both ends of the floor, Antoine Jacks led Good Coun- Behind Tarke and Kolin Lewis, and is a strong rebounder. He fin- sel with 10 points, and Bryce Walker Bullis closed the gap, and took a 28- ished the game with 18 points, seven had strong contributions with six 27 lead late in the first half, their first rebounds and two steals. points, four rebounds, an assist and a lead of the game. Lewis will also step into a start- steal. It was a lead Bullis would not ing role this year, after serving as one Bullis improved to 2-0 with the relinquish. of Bullis’ top bench players last year, win, while Good Counsel dropped to PHOTO BY GEORGE SMITH At halftime, Bullis led 33-27, in addition to getting a few starts. He 2-2. Bryce Walker of Good Counsel drives the lane against Kolin Lewis of Bullis Georgetown Prep silences P. Branch ing role. shots. When he started to get hot By Matt Cohen @Matt_Cohen_ With the departure of superstar from behind the arc, he was impossi- point guard Jared Bynum, Curfman ble to stop. HYATTSVILLE — As one of has now stepped into more of a point “Coming off of O’Connell, I Montgomery County’s top private guard role. shot bad, I was just trying to get back school varsity boys basketball teams Behind Paint Branch’s own ex- in a groove and everything. Staying faced off with one of its top public plosive scorer, Richard Dudley, the positive, staying confident, definite- school teams, it was the shooting of Panthers got off to a solid start, and ly just letting it flow. Obviously I’m Kamdyn Curfman that led the built a small lead over Georgetown not Steph Curry, but if you watch Georgetown Prep Little Hoyas to Prep. shooters like them, they never get victory over the Paint Branch Pan- Then Curfman started to get down on themselves. Coaches are thers in the Capitol Hoops Summer hot. constantly reminding me I’m a good League at DeMatha Catholic High Georgetown Prep came back to shooter. So, just getting back to School, by a score of 64-54. take a 14-13 lead, and increased it to that,” Curfman said. Curfman, one of two remaining 17-13 on a Curfman step-back three. Curfman has gotten interest starters from last year’s IAC title Dejean Desire, the other returning from many Division I schools, large- team, will see his role change drasti- starter for Georgetown Prep, was ex- ly in the Ivy League and Patriot cally. Last year, he was more of a cellent on the glass, and on defense. League. spot-up shooter, whereas in the com- His length and athleticism caused Desire had a double-double, ing 2018-19 season, he will have the problems for Paint Branch. with 16 points and 10 rebounds. ball in his hands much more, and be Georgetown Prep built up a Georgetown Prep doesn’t have the relied upon as one of the primary lead in the first half, and didn’t look size they did a year ago with Offu- scorers on the team. back from there, taking a 41-34 lead rum and Nweke, thus Desire’s re- It’s a role he is taking on well for into halftime. Turfman hit four bounding will be a key for success the Little Hoyas in the Capitol Hoops three-pointers in the first half, and he for the Little Hoyas this season. Belo Summer League at DeMatha. and Desire combined for 26 first- Oranye, one of the other big men on “Definitely more volume of half points. the team, had nine rebounds in the shots, I’m not used to taking that Curfman stayed hot for the rest game. many shots, but I have to step up of- of the game. Georgetown Prep con- For Paint Branch, Richard Dud- fensively. Do more, get to the basket tinued to pull away in the second ley had 19 points, while Jordan more, get more assists, get more half, leading by as much as 13 Alphonso had 13 points with 14 re- dump-offs to bigger guys…get points, until the game ended with the bounds. everyone involved, and I have to be final score 64-54. Georgetown Prep improved to PHOTO BY GEORGE SMITH cognizant of getting everyone in- Curfman led all scorers with 24 3-2 in the summer league, while Belo Oranye and Miles Somerville of Georgetown Prep fouls Paint Branch’s volved,” Curfman said of his chang- points, and made seven three-point Paint Branch fell to 1-4. Richard Dudley.

Read The Sentinel. Recycle. JUNE 14, 2018 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 23 SPORTS Bears maul the Falcons in Summer Hoops Classic Reynolds was cold from deep, By William Collier @WillCollier_ but glided through the defense to pour in 14 second-half points and HYATTSVILLE — The quick finished with 25 to go along with one-two punch of Landon guards nine rebounds and five assists. Canin Reynolds and Kino Lilly Meanwhile, Lilly shook off the proved to be too much for their op- first-half slump and dropped 15 ponents as the Landon Bears took points in the second half. He ended down the Good Counsel Falcons the game with 19 points. 69-54 Tuesday night in the Capitol “We feed off each other,” said Hoops Summer League at DeMatha Reynolds. “So once me and Kino Catholic High School. get going, it’s unstoppable because “I love Kino because he can you cannot stop both of us.” shoot and I can always count on On the defensive end, Landon him to knock it down,” said took their speed up a notch to force Reynolds. the Falcons into six second-half “Canin helps me get open shots turnovers, with three coming on because he can drive and kick, he consecutive possessions that helped does really well at that,” said Lilly. build the Bears’ lead. At the start of the second half, “We had some mental lapses,” Landon was down 29-28 after the said Guy. “When the game gets Falcons had halted the Bears’ hot tight, with some young guys they start. get that urge to try to make a play or “We picked up our defensive hit a home run, but you are really intensity,” said Good Counsel looking for that single to try to add coach Anthony Guy. “The first cou- the things up.” ple minutes they were able to get With six minutes left in the any look they wanted but we turned game, the lead that had stretched all up the ball pressure and got some the way to 17 points had been cut to hands in the passing lanes, turned nine. The Good Counsel defense them over, got some stops and that had been mounting on Reynolds got us back in the game.” with the ball at the top of the key as The Falcons keyed in on Lan- the shot clock wound down, when don’s leading scorer Lilly to hold Reynolds made a play. him to four first-half points and He hit a dribble combo, forced the Bears as a team into six crossed over to get past the first de- first-half turnovers. fender, sped past the next, then dou- “They were pressuring the ball ble-clutched a layup to kill the Fal- out of my hands and denied me the cons momentum. ball pretty well, too,” said Lilly. Good Counsel never closed the However, during the second nine-point gap for the remainder of half, the dynamic duo came alive. the game. “We were just using our speed “Canin is our engine,” Landon to our advantage,” said Reynolds coach Larry Franklin said. “He on the Bears’ second half. “We hur- keeps us going and going. He is the ried the ball up the floor. When kid on our team right now that when [Good Counsel] scored, we pushed we need something to happen, he the ball up. When they missed, we can make it happen, defensively or PHOTO BY MIKE CLARK pushed the ball up.” offensively.” Canin Reynolds of Landon scores over Good Counsel’s Dayjuan Waters. Reynolds led all scorers with 25 pts. Remembering a beloved local coaching legend Melanie, and one great-grandson, lot of kids.” of players at Bullis who moved Thomas (Harvard), Serge Tikum Tanner. In 2009, King was inducted onto greener pastures in the NFL in- (Massachusetts), Marcus Dorsey King spent more than three into the Maryland State Football cluding Moise Fokou, Tanard Jack- (Central Connecticut State), Ike The decades at Bullis where he com- Hall of Fame. In addition to his son and Joe Lefeged. Sanni (Richmond), Kareem Licor- Sporting View piled a career record of 116-91-5 on coaching duties, King was also During a 2012 preseason game ish (Pennsylvania) and Rashad the gridiron. In 1979, he led the chair of the math department and a between the Washington Redskins Woodard (Delaware). by Bulldogs to their first IAC co- math teacher in the Upper School. and Indianapolis Colts at FedEx Evans recalled the times King championship. After serving as the He was named “Teacher of the Field, King along with Evans and paid him a visit to watch his college Brandy L. Simms head coach from 1976-1986, he had Year” by the Bullis Parents’ Associ- former Bullis assistant Dan Rasch- games at Towson. a brief stint as the school’s athletic ation in 2000. er, watched Fokou, Jackson and “We played Lehigh every director from 1979-1994. He as- King, who was enshrined in Lefeged all compete on the gridiron year,” said Evans. “He would take We recently lost a Mont- sumed his role as head coach in the Bullis Athletic Hall of Fame in together. time out of his schedule to make gomery County coaching legend. 1992 and guided the Potomac pri- 2009, touched and influenced many Jackson, a safety, played for those games.” Former Bullis head football vate school to an undefeated season student-athletes during his life. the Redskins while Fokou, a line- Evans went into coaching after coach Walt King died on April 2 at a in 2000, a feat that helped King Darnell “Sporty” Evans, a backer, and Lefeged, a safety, were graduating from Bullis and spent Pennsylvania nursing home after earn Montgomery County Coach of 1997 Bullis graduate who played members of the Colts that season. three years at his high school alma suffering from Alzheimer’s disease. the Year honors. college football at Towson, said “That’s a night I won’t forget,” mater under King’s tutelage. He was 77. “I just remember what a leg- King served as a mentor and father said Evans, “Three Bullis graduates “I’m forever grateful for him He is survived by three chil- end he was,” recalled Stan Gel- figure in his life. playing in the NFL at the same and I think about him every day,” dren, Kevin A. King, Rachel J. Lin- baugh, a former Bullis assistant un- “He would do a lot of little time.” said Evans. der and Natalie A. Hagle, and seven der King. “He was at Bullis for a things that my mom and my family Bullis produced various grandchildren, Courtney, Ashley, very long time and really left his couldn’t do,” said Evans. NCAA Division I college prospects You can contact Brandy at: Megan, Kyler, Karley, Zachary and mark as a coach and teacher on a King even coached a handful on King’s watch including Rodney [email protected]. 24 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 14, 2018 SPORTS Whitman improves to .500 were just stagnant, standing around, the summer season. By Eva Paspalis @EvaPaspalis no energy. We had to make a decision “We had an opportunity to stop if we’re going to keep playing like their run, but they made shots and we HYATTSVILLE — The Capitol that or are we actually going to share didn’t,” said Cunningham. “We Hoops Summer League at DeMatha the ball and be unselfish. The guys came out in the second half and in the is in full swing with local teams tak- stepped up.” first five minutes we had three ing on non-conference opponents in The Whitman team that took the turnovers and they scored off of each matchups that don’t normally occur court in the second half looked like a one of them. We missed some defen- in the regular season. Tuesday was completely different squad from the sive rotations in the second half, no different as the Whitman Vikings one that had struggled in the first which was uncharacteristic of us.” (3-3) clashed with and defeated the half. The Vikings capitalized on Cen- Both Lun and Cunningham stat- 1-3 Central Falcons from Prince tral’s mistakes and jumped out to a 9- ed that one of the best features of the George’s County by a score of 62-57. 0 run that stunned the Falcons and summer league is that teams get to At first, it appeared as though caused Central head coach Leon play against opponents they’re unfa- Central was going to extend its 14- Cunningham to burn a timeout. miliar with, which helps them pre- point halftime lead and cruise to an Whitman guard Brendan pare for the regular season later this easy victory, as Whitman registered Shaver, who had managed just two year. just 16 points in a sluggish first half. buckets in the first half, finished the “There’s no bad teams down Falcons forward Devonte Young (15 evening with a game-high 19 points here, so every game is tough,” said points) led the charge as he grabbed after a successful second half. Lun. “We’re playing WCAC second-chance rebounds under the The Falcons offense that had schools, IAC schools, P.G. County basket, drawing a foul in the process. previously appeared so prolific now schools, so this is a great experience Central point guard Craig Morton suddenly couldn’t seem to get a sin- for us and it’s only going to help us (six points) passed off to Young after gle basket. The Vikings wiped away get ready for county play in the win- a fast break for an easy two points Central’s lead just five minutes into ter.” under the basket. the second half after guard Jason Whitman will have a few days Meanwhile, the Vikings could- Lewis, a St. Andrew’s transfer, re- off before playing its next opponent, n’t seem to get going at the foul line bounded his own shot twice before a team called DC Evolution, next landing a layup on the third attempt. Thursday. Meanwhile, Central is set after as several players missed their PHOTO BY MIKE CLARK free throws, totaling six in a row. The However, Central wasn’t going to play DeMatha on Saturday. Vikings also strung together a score- to go away that easily. The Falcons less four-minute period that allowed tied the game up again after forward Central to add to its comfortable Michael Calloway scored twice in a lead. matter of seconds. The Vikings “We just over-dribbled and found themselves back at the free haven’t moved the ball and haven’t throw line as Central trailed by two gotten guys good shots,” said with just 24 seconds left. This time, the first half’s free- Central’s Craig Morton misses the Vikings head coach Chris Lun of his shot but draws the foul from Josh team’s first-half performance. “We throw woes eluded Whitman and the Vikings closed out their third win of Weinberg of Whitman. Big Train survives a pitching duel over Rockville game. Train turned two double plays (5-2- things up, he’s a great player.” However, Express starter Mike By Harry Lichtman @hslichtman A few at-bats later, with out- 3 and 4-3), while Rockville turned Five different Big Train pitch- Yasenka still went six innings, fielder Jacob Westerman at the one (4-3). ers got a chance at the mound, al- striking out nine batters. “Our BETHESDA — On a some- plate, Lee scored on a wild pitch However, the Big Train added lowing only two hits and one run. starter did really well,” Price said. times rainy Saturday night at thrown by Express starting pitcher two more runs that sealed it in the Quint Flanagan got the start as he “He settled in, and pitched very Shirley Povich Field in a game that Mike Yasenka, extending Bethes- bottom of the eighth. With the bases went four innings allowing the lone well. Just a defensive game from involved quality pitching and de- da’s lead to 2-0. loaded, catcher Jacob Southern was run, while Scott Parker got the save. both sides.” fense on both sides, the Bethesda Rockville finally got on the walked, allowing Wylie to score. “I thought the guys threw well,” On the offensive side of things, Big Train got the runs they needed board in the top of the fourth when Then outfielder Andrew Shebloski Colangelo said. “I’d like to see more Lee had himself a game as he went for a 4-1 victory over the Rockville catcher Eurick Perez reached on advanced to first on an error when first-pitch strikes but beside that, we 2-for-3 at the plate with two RBIs, Express. first on a throw too high by Big Rockville second baseman Alex Yi- were down in the zone, we threw while Wylie and outfielder Jacob Bethesda got things going in Train second baseman Conor Mc- Chen Jou dropped the ball, as Lee strikes and we got after it.” Westerman also got a hit each for the bottom of the first inning when Cormack, allowing shortstop Myles made it home. Rockville manager Rick Price the Big Train. Rockville’s only two outfielder Justin Wylie stole second Coston to make his way towards Lee made some key defensive was even able to acknowledge the hits came from Yi-Chen Jou and base to get in scoring position and home plate. The Express cut the plays at shortstop. “AJ’s a great opposing team’s performance. outfielder Mitch Fyffe. shortstop AJ Lee singled to center deficit to 2-1. player,” said Big Train manager Sal “Bethesda’s pitching was very good Bethesda remains undefeated field to drive in Wylie for the 1-0 The game remained close as it Colangelo. “Defensively he’s one of tonight, and they played great de- with the best record in the Cal Rip- lead. The RBI knock occurred on went four more innings without a the best in the country at shortstop, fense behind their pitching,” he ken Collegiate Baseball League at the Big Train’s second at-bat of the run. During that time frame, the Big and he’s a great kid. Add all those said. 5-0, while the Express fall to 1-2. Walk out with your Urgent Care prescriptions in-hand!