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Trump announced his deci- Seattle, Atlanta and Philadelphia, Tough sion June 1 to withdraw the United which have made similar pledges to States from an international agree- follow the Paris Climate Accords’ Lessons ment to reduce greenhouse gas emis- promise to reduce greenhouse gases. The latest mass shooting sions, Montgomery County refuses to Trump called the Paris Climate makes us wonder if and when follow suit. Accords a bad deal for American we’ll ever learn. On Tuesday the Montgomery workers, saying it would require the County Council voted unanimously to United States to follow onerous regu- affirm a commitment to the Paris Cli- lations. During his speech explaining Page 4 mate Accords, an international agree- ment that 195 nations signed in order See “MoCo” to reduce levels of carbon dioxide page 8 County sets sites on ending homelessness people who have been homeless for By Suzanne Pollak @SuzannePollak at least one year or have had at least four episodes of homelessness dur- Montgomery County has set ing the previous three years and Express what it considers a very doable goal have some problem or disability Rallies to win of providing housing for its 242 that needs a specific intervention, chronic homeless people and is such as drug or alcohol addiction or The Rockville Express committed to ending chronic illness. surges in late innings to beat homelessness within its borders by Those who aren’t considered the Braves. the end of this year. the chronic homeless have a specif- In a community memorial ser- ic, short-term, problem that forced vice held outdoors in the Circuit Page 20 them into the streets for a few Court Plaza on June 7, the new ini- months, including job loss or high COURTESY PHOTO tiative called Inside, Not Outside, medical bills. was announced. Even if the County does pro- County Administrative Officer vide housing — not just space in a Stranded! Chuck Short explained that since shelter — there always will be new the County’s homeless veterans Metro riders in Bethesda Tuesday had a tough time of it. With elevators and have now been placed, it is time to See “County” escalators broken, commuters had to wait for nearly a half an hour before focus on the chronically homeless, page 8 they could leave the Bethesda Station. 2THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 15, 2017 EFLECTIONS R The Montgomery County Sentinel, published weekly by Berlyn Inc. Publish- ing, is a community newspaper covering Montgomery County, Maryland. Our of- August 30, 1979 fices are located at 22 W. Jefferson Street, Suite 309, Rockville, MD 20850. Founded in 1855 by Matthew Fields. All mail to: P.O. Box 1272, Rockville, MD Tiny Seneca village fights floods and takeovers 20849-1272. Subscription Rates for The Montgomery County Sentinel – Weekly by mail: $40.00 per year & $26.50 for Se- Each week The Sentinel visits a the floods. The Montgomery “Seneca’s dead,” says Ray- fewer than 20. Some say Seneca nior Citizens. (USPS) 361-100. memorable story from its archives. County parks department, on be- mond Poole. More matter-of-fact once had as many as 100 residents, half of the state of Maryland, is than pessimistic. “Poole’s ap- counting part timers. Now there Bernard Kapiloff Since the turn of the 19th cen- buying up the remaining ones as praisal carries the weight of his 32 are 25 or so. PUBLISHER E MERITUS tury, the banks of Seneca Creek at quickly as the owners will sell. years spent living and working Not all of Seneca’s people ac- Lynn G. Kapiloff its mouth on the Potomac River, Park officials say those hous- there. cept the prognosis of the village’s CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ have supported a living, changing, es that are liveable will be left For 13 years Ray Poole—of demise. Sandy Clunies, for one, PUBLISHER village that has been at times a standing, and rented out. Few who the Poolsville Pooles—has with believes that National Park Ser- [email protected] thriving center of commerce and a live there believe it. his wife Frances run the general vice plans to fully restore the Mark Kapiloff resort for city dwellers. Most expect the village will store that sits along the creek just canal, and the state recreational ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER Today Seneca Village is on all be gone within a few years, north of River Road. “My business park plans will let Seneca “live [email protected] the verge of disappearing. turned into state and federal park- is better than it’s ever been,” he historically.” Located south of Darnestown, land. A major hub of activity along says, “especially in the summer- Noting that that it has changed EDITORIAL west of Rockville and bounded by the C&O canal, the proud and in- time.” The hikers and bikers who from a presidential to a day com- Brian J. Karem River Road on the north and the dependent village ma one day be travel the canal towpath, and the munity, Clunies says, “No, I EXECUTIVE EDITOR C&O canal and the Potomac on the only, in the words of a National boaters who take advantage of the wouldn’t say it’s dead; more like [email protected] south, the village’s two streets— Park Service plan, an “historical Potomac at a spot where it is wide sleeping.” Poole, however, has a Brandy L. Simms Rileys Lock and Tshiffley Mill— interpretive area.” like a lake keep Poole’s store busy. clue to Seneca’s future. “There are SPORTS EDITOR now contain fewer than 20 private The remaining life on the When Poole first started no young people left; we’re all [email protected]

homes. creek will be the powerboaters and working at the store in 1947, old,” he says, somehow forgetting MARK ROBINSON Most of the village’s original waterskiers who visit on week- “there were 50 houses between his own 10-year-old daughter [email protected] 65 houses, particularly the summer ends, and a few old men and boys here and the river.” In 1971 there about whom he had just been brag- CITY EDITOR places, are hnow gone, a victim of who sit on the banks and fish. were more than 65; now there are ging. VINCENT SHERRY [email protected] COPY EDITOR NEWS NEAL EARLEY [email protected] Amended suit filed in Gaithersburg case Write us REPORTER damus nullifying the vote was ap- who was suffering from a strep throat Jacqui South, Terry Brennan & By Peter Rouleau propriate. She agreed to dismiss the infection. Moreover, Spiegel had in- David Wolfe, Mark Poetker @petersrouleau The Montgomery County PHOTOGRAPHERS complaint without prejudice, allow- dicated that he would recuse himself GAITHERSBURG – A legal ing Rosenzweig the maximum 30 from the discussion and vote on the Sentinel welcomes letters. TAZEEN AHMAD battle in Gaithersburg has entered its days under the law to amend and re- resolutions because he had discov- CALENDAR EDITOR All letters must be original, [email protected] latest chapter now that the man who file the suit. ered that his employer, the Bethesda- challenged the City Council’s vote The controversy began on Dec. based law firm Paley Rothman, had a signed by the author CALL 301-838-0788 on annexing the Johnson property 19 when Mayor Jud Ashman and the business relationship with one of the and must include the author’s FAX 301- 838 - 3458 has refiled his lawsuit. City Council took up the annexation developers. NEWSROOM AND LEGAL ADVERTISING “My mistake was not going to of the Johnson property, an area near Council member Robert Wu, daytime telephone number ADVERTISING my neighbors first and asking them the intersection of Darnestown Road citing numerous concerns from area for verification. Lonnie Johnson to be co-plaintiffs,” Rosenzweig and Quince Orchard Boulevard that residents about density and quality of ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE said in the aftermath of a ruling has been slated for mixed-zone com- life, suggested tabling the discussion Send letters to: CALL 301-306-9500 / FAX 301- 306-0134 against his initial efforts. On Mon- mercial and residential develop- until after Marraffa’s replacement day, he filed an amended version of ment. had been selected and sworn in. The Montgomery County Sentinel Sherry Sanderson the lawsuit and said that 13 city resi- LEGAL ADVERTISING MANAGER “Our neighbors who live next to He argued that the issue was too 22 W. Jefferson St. Suite 309 CALL 301-838-0788 dents had signed on as co-plaintiffs. the annexed land would prefer that if important to be decided by a weak Rockville, MD 20850 FAX 301-838-3458 “This annexation is not merely it is to be developed, it should retain majority of the council. When this [email protected] a business deal; it changes the law of the same zoning as their neighbor- proposal received no support, Wu Fax: 301-838-3458 the land,” Rosenzweig said. “By this hood,” said Rosenzweig. walked out of the meeting, leaving PRODUCTION land moving from county to city ju- “They don’t want to see things Ashman, who does not cast a vote or Email: editor- Lonnie Johnson risdiction, a different set of laws overdeveloped with such close prox- break ties on the council, Council [email protected] PRODUCTION MANAGER must be obeyed. This is permanent. imity especially since the two nearest Vice President Neil Harris and Coun- [email protected] The City charter says that only ordi- elementary schools are already over- cil member Michael Sesma without Peter Lui nary business can be carried out by a crowded. Thurgood Marshall and the necessary quorum to conduct GRAPHIC PRODUCTION STAFF mere quorum. THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY Rachel Carson already have many business. SENTINEL (USPS 361-100) is CIRCULATION “Anything permanent, with the temporary classrooms and they are Spiegel, who had been watching published every Thursday by [email protected] exception of approving the annual the two closest schools to this land.” the meeting on Gaithersburg’s public Montgomery Sentinel Publishing, budget, requires more than a quo- Inc., 22 W. Jefferson St., Suite CALL 301-306-9500 The council was scheduled to access television channel, drove to FAX 301-306-0134 rum, it requires three “yes” votes discuss the project and vote on two City Hall and formally announced 309, Rockville, MD 20850. Subscriptions by mail are $40.00 ACCOUNTING from the council to enact.” resolutions on Dec. 19, one authoriz- that he was recusing himself. Ac- per year; by mail (out of MD, VA, On May 12, Judge Anne K. Al- Jill Wingo ing the annexation of the land and an- cording to City Attorney N. Lynn & D.C.) additional $ 5.25; on CREDIT / COLLECTIONS/RECEPTIONIST bright heard arguments from Rozen- other authorizing City Manager Tony Board, Spiegel’s presence re-estab- newsstands 50 cents. Periodicals zweig and the board. Tomasello to execute an agreement lished the quorum, and Harris and postage paid at Rockville, MD THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL IS A 20849-1272. WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IN She ultimately concurred with to develop the property. Sesma passed the resolutions 2-0. MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND the board that Rosenzweig had not The council was operating at re- Aaron Rosenzweig, a Gaithers- POSTMASTER: Send address IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. demonstrated why he had standing changes to THE MONTGOMERY Montgomery County Publishing, Inc. duced capacity, with the absence of burg reisdent filed a lawsuit in Mont- was absobed into Berlyn Inc. on to bring the complaint, as he lives Council Member Henry F. Marraffa gomery County Circuit Court on COUNTY January 1, 2015 more than two miles from the devel- Jr., who had died two months prior, Feb. 1, arguing that the Dec. 19 vote SENTINEL, P.O. BOX 1272 Rockville, MD 20849-1272 opment site, or why a writ of man- and Council member Ryan Spiegel, was taken illegally. JUNE 15, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 3 NEWS Maryland lawmakers disagree with Trump on climate accords and transparently political, the clear- “very disappointed” in Trump’s deci- from renewable energy sources, that “The cost of inaction on climate By Emily Blackner @emilyblackner est sign yet he will do whatever he sion. He argued that withdrawing hurts Maryland,” he said. change will have devastating im- can to dismantle President Obama’s will weaken America’s economy be- But Brown is pushing back pacts to the United States economy, SEABROOK — Climate legacy purely for the sake of it,” said cause other nations will have the op- against those policies, he said. Re- costing billions of dollars in lost change may not be at the top of the Sen. Ben Cardin (D). portunity to take the lead in green cently, he was the author of a letter GDP… extreme weather, intensified president’s agenda, but local repre- His colleague, Sen. Chris Van technology and infrastructure jobs. sent to Secretary of the Interior Ryan by climate change, has already cost sentatives are keeping up the fight Hollen (D), agreed, pointing to the “I think the decision lacks fore- Zinke and signed by a bi-partisan United States taxpayers billions of against it in the wake of the with- extreme weather events that scien- sight. A commitment to address the group of legislators urging him not to dollars each year in recovery efforts drawal from the Paris Agreement. tists say are likely to increase in challenges presented by climate open the eastern seaboard of the U.S. and will continue to increase if cli- On June 1, President Donald severity and frequency as tempera- change gives the United States an op- up to oil drilling. mate change is left unaddressed,” Trump announced his intent to with- tures rise. portunity to demonstrate leader- “We don't want to see Deep Wa- both of which increase budget draw the U.S. from the agreement, “President Trump is also abdi- ship,” Brown said, “In that absence, ter Horizon happen at the mouth of deficits, the resolution reads. “Cli- made between 193 nations around cating responsibility to protect com- you’re going to have other countries the Chesapeake Bay,” he said. mate change will have devastating the world to avert a global tempera- munities in Maryland and across the demonstrate leadership instead.” Cardin, in the Senate, is also public health implications, including ture increase of 2 degrees Celsius. country from the costly threats of But Brown said the withdrawal taking a leading role. He is the main increased rates of asthma and other Each country sets its own carbon drought, wildfire, storms, and sea itself, while a bad move, isn’t an iso- sponsor of a resolution in support of respiratory diseases, especially in emission reduction goals and mecha- level rise,” Van Hollen said. “On lated incident. Rather, he sees it as “a the Paris Accord, which he intro- vulnerable populations like children nisms. President Trump’s recent trip to sign or symptom” of a larger ideolo- duced in May when the possibility go and low income communities, the Immediately after the an- Rome, the Pope gifted him a copy of gy by Republicans, one that also in- withdrawing was first raised but be- spread of infectious diseases, risks to nouncement, Maryland’s senators his encyclical on the moral impera- cludes rolling back clean air and wa- fore Trump had made his decision. S. food and water supplies, and in- came out strongly against the deci- tive to act on climate change – the ter requirements and other environ- Res. 155, if approved, would resolve creased premature deaths.” sion. president should have read it before mental protections. It’s also evident that the sense of the Senate is that Cardin is the ranking member of “President Trump’s decision to- making this ignorant and destructive in Trump’s budget, Brown said. U.S. should “remain party to the the Committee on Foreign Relations, day to remove the United States from decision that will affect generations “When the president talks about Paris Agreement” and “work in co- where the resolution was referred, the Paris Agreement is a shocking re- to come.” zeroing out the Chesapeake Bay operation with the international com- but it is up to the Republican leader- versal of American global leadership Over in the House, Rep. Antho- Fund, when the president switches munity” to “address the causes and ship when – or even whether – to ny Brown (D-Md.-4) said he was the focus to fossil fuels and away effects of climate change.” bring it up for discussion and vote.

SPACE FOR RENT Advertise Here. Call Lonnie Johnson at 301-306-9500 or e-mail [email protected] 4THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 15, 2017 OPINIONS &VIEWS Learning lessons the hard way Wednesday morning, shortly af- the right and the left – when they ter I got up to go to work, I received a weren’t busy blaming the main- tweet that would change my day and stream media who report the news. should change our world. In the days going forward we While practicing for a charity will all have to address the issues that continue to divide us – and we will have to deal with the executive and legislative branches of government which seem to be at the forefront of Editor’s Notebook that division. The divisive nature of our coun- by Brian J. Karem try has to be addressed. At no time in our history since the Civil War have baseball game, a GOP congressman Americans found themselves so (Steve Scalise) apparently got shot much at odds with one another. by a 66-year-old man from We can no longer mourn the Belleville, Illinois. fallen. We cannot extend our hand in Witnesses say there were as friendship without first pointing a many as 100 shots fired, five people finger at a political ideology upon injured and the Capitol police along which we can blame the act of vio- with the congressman’s security lence. (he’s the majority whip and as a Imagine, if you will, going to member of the leadership had securi- baseball practice on some warm ty with him) “attacked” and took summer morning after sunrise. You down the shooter. smell the leather of your glove and The immediate, chilling affect feel the cold, solid white ash of the soon gave way to accusations and Louisville Slugger in her hands. You finger pointing. pick up the white cowhide of the ball Again, we ask, “How can this and toss it back and forth with friends happen?” – laughing and practicing. You’re in On the pastoral site of a baseball the moment and enjoying it when field – as emblematic of the Ameri- shots ring out multiple times. You can scene as a hotdog - shortly after find yourself shot through the hips, sunrise a U.S. Congressman found crawling desperately to a dugout in himself crawling on his hands and hopes of finding safety and you won- knees trailing blood from his wounds der if you’re going to make it. as he sought shelter in a dugout At that moment you are no against a man he didn’t know who doubt thinking of how severely shot him for reasons unknown to the you’re injured. You wonder if you’re victim. Others at the scene jumped going to die. You worry about your on top of a 10-year-old child to pro- family and friends - those you love. tect him. But, and now I feel like Marisa The quick action from police, Tomei in My Cousin Vinny, would no doubt, saved lives. But the shock you care a damn about the motives of of the moment also gave members of the guy shooting at you? Congress a unique opportunity to Sure, maybe after you heal. You speak to the humanity we all share. might start a congressional inquiry. “An attack on one of us is an at- You might raise a stink, pass a bill, tack on all of us,” House Speaker lobby for stricter or more lax control, Paul Ryan said shortly after the but at the moment what matters more House opened. His sentiments were than living? then echoed by minority leader Nan- What matters more than wanti- cy Pelosi who said “My prayer is we ng to hear your friends and family resolve our differences.” Both of one more time? them said “We are all one family.” For five years I toiled on a tele- President Donald Trump in a vision show “America’s Most Want- brief statement from the White ed,” and I had to interview dozens if House added to the sentiment. not hundreds of people who lost their Speaking before a live television au- closest friends and family to vio- dience he said, “We are strongest lence. when we are unified and when we The only thing anyone cared work together for the common about was having their loved one good.” back with them. Former president Barack Oba- The nature of our existence de- ma apparently spoke to Florida Con- mands we care for each other. gressman Jeff Flake – who was one On June 14, 2017 (The Presi- of those trapped on the baseball field. dent’s birthday mind you) every Obama offered similar sentiments. member of Congress got a taste of Those words and thoughts from what that’s like. the elected public officials who rep- United We Stand. Divided We resent us all in office are in direct Fall. contrast to those on social media who Shall we rise or fall? It’s all up to took turns assaulting and insulting us. JUNE 15, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 5 LETTERS LEGAL MATTERS Where have you gone Pumpsie Green? Obtaining public information from police To the editor; termine,” but ultimately after an not disclosed. Such a decision Paul’s View by Paul K. Schwartz, “Where have you gone Pumpsie HE internal investigation the officer may be challenged in Court, with Green?” brings to mind watching baseball newsreels in the segregated 1940- T was not disciplined and the mo- the agency bearing the burden of 1950s Silver and B-movie theaters and discrimination of ethnic identity be- COURT torist was acquitted from a traffic justifying its decision. fore Montgomery Public Schools where desegregated, circa 1960-1961. REPORT citation. In the course of that case In this case, the trial judge Some of my baseball heroes from that time were filmed, archived and drama- the petitioner was allowed access had ruled that the Police Depart- tized in sport documentaries available today from entertainment resources. to some police documents, but as ment knowingly and willfully vio- Not so with Pumpsie Green. Pumpsie’s career with the Boston Red Sox was curtailed by fiat. the opinion noted the matter “has lated the PIA in not disclosing cer- Henry Benjamin "Hank" Greenberg (1911-1986), born in Brooklyn, NY, by Tom Ryan achieved an afterlife in several ju- tain documents. The Court of Ap- nicknamed "Hammerin' Hank", "Hankus Pankus" or "The Hebrew Hammer”, dicial and other forums over the peals noted that petitioner had was an American League Most Valuable Player in 1935 at first base and 1940 Members of the public seek- past six years.” actually obtained a number of at left field with the Detroit Tigers beginning in 1930. ing access to government records, The majority opinion reiter- records he sought, but agreed with Greenberg was the first Jewish superstar in American baseball. In 1934 even in this era of reported leaks ates that public policy under the the intermediate appellate Court he made national headlines when he refused to play on Yom Kipper, the holi- of documents, is most commonly PIA is strongly in favor of disclo- that there was insufficient evi- est holiday in Judaism in the middle of the Tigers pennant race—although obtained through the federal Free- sure of government records, sub- dence in the record that the Coun- Greenberg was not particularly observant. dom of Information Act or the ject to a number of exceptions in- ty had violated the PIA in its In 1947, Greenberg signed a contract with a $30,000 raise to a record Maryland equivalent, the Mary- cluding a mandatory exception for search of emails, the internal af- $85,000. Thereafter, he was sold to the Pittsburgh Pirates where he played his land Public Information Act personnel records of public em- fairs file and the Police Chief’s final MLB season. He was one of the few major league players to publicly (PIA). The Court of Appeals re- ployees. Indeed, an earlier appeal records. It also held that the search welcome Jackie Robinson that year to the major leagues. cently addressed its application to had upheld the County Police De- of the Police Chief’s records was In 1947, the Brooklyn Dodgers started Jack Roosevelt Robinson at first police records in a case called partment’s decision not to disclose reasonable, and that the petitioner base. Number 42 played in six World Series and contributed to the Dodgers Gary Alan Glass v. Anne Arundel the police internal affairs file as a was not entitled in this case to an pennant win in 1955. County. personnel record. The opinion injunction requiring an additional According to research, on Apr.7, 1959, the Red Sox optioned Elijah This appeal arose from PIA notes that the public agency whose “remedial search” of police “Pumpsie” Green to their Minneapolis Triple-A farm club, saying the first Ne- requests following an incident be- records custodian receives a PIA records. gro to wear a Rex Sox uniform needed more seasoning. The reason given was tween a motorist, the petitioner request must conduct a search rea- Green had trailed at bat and in the field by the end of spring training. Herbert Mr. Glass, and an off duty police sonably calculated to reveal Thomas Patrick Ryan is a part- E. Tucker of the NAACP claimed that the Red Sox had an anti-Negro policy officer. As the Court’s majority records responsive to the request, ner in the Rockville law firm of Mc- for more than 12 years and were the only major league team without a Negro opinion noted, “who was at fault player. Public hearings were conducted by the Massachusetts Commission and must provide a written expla- Carthy Wilson, which specializes in we do not know and need not de- against Discrimination to determine the Red Sox baseball decision. All alle- nation why certain records were civil litigation. gations were denied. Boston Red Sox General Manager, Bucky Harris sent the Commission a letter that forcefully claimed players were selected by the Red Sox "regardless of race, color, or creed." Neither Bucky Harris nor Red REAL ESTATE Sox owner Tom Yawkey attended the hearing (Racism continues today at Fenway Park when Orioles Adam Jones was heckled with a racial slur in 2013 and in May 2017 was targeted by hate speech at a Monday’s game). In 1959, Dealing with the new home ownership crisis Mr. Tucker said the Red Sox had rejected Jackie Robinson, Sam Jethroe, and national average interest rate for Even though a number of Willie Mays. All were great athletes. Those guys, with my Yankee and Sena- a 30 year fixed rate mortgage was consumer surveys continue to in- tor favorites, were in my teenage baseball card collection. 3.94 percent; freddiemac.com). dicate a strong positive sentiment Even mortgage lending has be- towards homeownership, the au- J. Martinelli REAL come looser, as some mortgage thors point to post-foreclosure Rockville ESTATE companies have rolled out low stress disorder as a major influ- and no-down payment programs ence on home buying decisions. SOLUTIONS in recent months. They believe that many individu- Trump and the Presidency So why is there lack of inter- als have been directly and indi- By Dan Krell est in homeownership? A recent rectly affected by the Great Re- To the editor; study co-sponsored by the Fisher cession, and therefore have What do the articles about MoCo's Paris Climate adherence and Trump's changed their behaviors based on The housing market has Center for Real Estate and Urban infrastructure have in common? Economics, UC Berkley and the perceived financial risks. And They demonstrate the split between the county's "paralysis by analysis" made significant strides in the the greater the financial risk, the last year with regard to home Rosen consulting Group asserted and the national "can-do" attitude toward management of resources. to have the answer to this ques- greater the caution exercised. MoCo representatives have been notorious for going to Annapolis with a sales and home prices. However, They claim this is confirmed by a even with housing’s good news, tion. According to a NAR press "feel good" agenda of extended benefits, layers of regulation, and abstract is- release (realtor.org), the study Federal Reserve survey where 80 the homeownership rate contin- sues. was announced this month in percent of respondents indicated Baltimore, by contrast, goes for the money. With grants, CIP's, and bond ues to be at generational lows. honor of National Homeowner- they would like to own a home issuance, Baltimore representatives work to bring home the bacon. Economists and real estate pro- ship Month, and presented at the someday, but only one in six who MoCo legislators are otherwise occupied with various resolutions of fessionals are stumped. National Association of Realtors were financially able to purchase "solidarity with...(name your country), plastic bag tax, and rain tax. The homeownership rate for Sustainable Homeownership a home felt that renting was the Certainly, both sides have merit. But there will be interminable "grid- the first quarter of 2017, reported Conference. best choice for now. Post-fore- lock" on the highway of life until they are able to reach common ground. by the U.S. Census Bureau was The authors discussed regu- closure stress disorder may also J. Snow 63.6 percent. This is a slight im- latory issues that has hindered account for a major shift in Damascus provement from homeownership housing and mortgage lending. lifestyles. rate recorded in 2016. However, They also identified issues af- Even though surveys have in their analysis, the Census Bu- fecting would-be home buyers, indicated that millennials are ex- reau stated that when the rate is which include: student debt; pected to be the largest group of adjusted for “seasonal variation,” availability of mortgages; hous- homebuyers, many millennials Write us there was no statistical difference ing affordability; low home sale don’t want to be anchored to one area by their home. There is a from the 63.5 percent rate in the inventory; and “post-foreclosure shift away from the old standard The Montgomery County Sentinel last quarter of 2016. stress disorder.” You may already have heard of being house-centric to mobili- welcomes letters. The homeownership rate ty. Millennials like the freedom peaked at 69.2 percent in 2005, much about regulatory issues, We reserve the right to edit all submissionsfor content, grammar and style. of being able to move about with- but has steadily declined since consumer debt, mortgages, af- Anonymous letters may or may not be published at our discretion. fordability, and low housing in- out the burden of having to sell a the Great Recession. Industry home. Please send letters to: experts have been flummoxed as ventory. But, what is “post-fore- The Montgomery County Sentinel closure stress disorder?” The 22 W. Jefferson St. Suite 309 to why there have not been more Rosen Consulting Group coined Rockville MD, 20850 home buyers taking advantage of Fax: 301-838-3458 the phrase to give a name to the Dan Krell is a Realtor® with [email protected] historically low interest rates in concept of perceived home buy- RE/MAX All Pro in Rockville, MD. Or add your comments to our website at www.thesentinel.com an upward economy. (Freddie ing risks derived from a financial You can access more information at Mac reported last week that the crisis. www.DanKrell.com. 6THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 15, 2017

Your Spot for Sports JUNE 15, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 7 NEWS ANALYSIS In the land of D.C. the question remains who is it you can believe?

Come to think of it, it was also More recently, it was Donald J. George Costanza, once said, “it is not ton in the court of public opinion af- Donald J. Trump who fictitiously Trump who claimed that the Paris a lie if you believe it”. Well, George, ter announcing that the F.B.I.'s inves- Paul’s view claimed to have the largest atten- Accord, which he just walked away I disagree. A lie is a lie whether you tigation regarding her emails was by dance at an inauguration when that from to join Syria and Nicaragua and believe your own bull shit or not and closed with no basis to prosecute. assertion was disproved with the abandon the other 197 countries who it remains a lie no matter how many I believed then and believe now Paul K. Schwartz naked eye. It was Trump who contin- signed the accord, “effectively of your followers you can get to be- that his decision to comment on that ually claims to have achieved the blocks the development of clean coal lieve it. investigation did enormous damage largest electoral college win even in America”. Further, it remains a lie no mat- to her bid for the White House. Who to believe? What a dilem- though that, too, is blatantly false. He made this claim even though ter how many times you repeat it I also believed then and even ma? Not an easy decision by any It is Trump who promised that the Paris Accord makes absolutely over and over again. Benghazi, more strongly believe now that every stretch of the imagination. Do I be- Mexico would pay for that wall that no mention of clean coal. Further, in Benghazi, Benghazi was a tragedy decision he has ever made was com- lieve Donald J. Trump or do I believe will never be built. Anyone still ex- that same speech (and I use the term but never a scandal no matter how pletely based on his personal under- former F.B.I. Director James pecting that check to be in the mail? speech very loosely when applying it many times it was repeated for pure- standing of the proper course of ac- Comey? It was Donald J. Trump who to Trump) he said that “the United ly political purposes. tion whether I agree with it or not. We all know by now how intol- claimed that he saw thousand of States under the Trump administra- Deputy White House Press Sec- I had the rather interesting expe- erant Trump is of liars. Remember Muslims celebrating in the streets of tion will continue to be the cleanest retary Sarah Huckabee Sanders stat- rience of attending the recent hearing his intolerance of “Lying Ted Cruz” Jersey City, New Jersey when the and most environmentally friendly ed that she “can definitely say the before the Senate Intelligence Com- during the presidential campaign. World Trade Center came down on country on earth”. president is not a liar”. Whether she mittee on June 8th during which for- He was especially intolerant of 9/11 AND it was Donald J. Trump He said this despite the fact that would make such a claim under oath mer F.B.I. Cruz for making that absurd accusa- who tried to discredit the entire Oba- he and his head of the EPA, Scott is another matter, but just having the Director Comey testified. After tion that Trump's father killed JFK? ma presidency with his birther non- Pruitt, have taken steps to remove need to make the claim speaks vol- listening to him respond to every Oh, wait, that was actually the other sense. Speaking of President Obama, just about every regulation that pro- umes. question thrown his way, I came way around. Trump actually accused let us not forget Trump's wild accusa- tects the cleanliness of both our wa- That brings us to James Comey. away with absolute certainty (or is it Cruz' father of being directly in- tion that Obama had his Trump Tow- ter and our air. Anyone who has followed my week- “great surety”) that James Comey is volved in JFK's assassination. That er wiretapped while providing ab- I am beginning to think that this ly columns in this newspaper is without any doubt a man of integrity accusation has, of course, been dis- solutely no basis for the accusations dilemma is not much of a dilemma at aware that I took strong exception to and a real patriot, one who puts coun- credited. other than his own paranoia. all. The great philosopher, one Director Comey trying Hillary Clin- try before self. 8THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 15, 2017 COVER STORY Frosh joins suit claiming Trump violated emoluments clause “To Curry . . . ,” from page 1 In addition, Racine and Frosh “It’s not hard to conclude that he was in violation of the Emolu- said the visits by foreign heads of partisan politics may be one of the ments Clause. Attorneys from International Hotel, while the state to Trump’s resort Mar-a-Lago motivations, behind the scene,” CREW helped the attorneys gener- country’s diplomats and foreign of- in Palm Beach, including Chinese Spicer said. al from Maryland and the District ficers stayed in Washington, and President Xi Jinping and Japanese When asked if his motivations in of Columbia in their suit, which the state-owned Industrial Com- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is be- were political, Racine said suing they filed in U.S District Court in mercial Bank of China, which has a ing used to promote the estate, and Trump for violating the Emolu- Greenbelt. lease at Trump Tower in New York the U.S. State Department has even ments Clause could also serve as a In addition, on Wednesday, City. advertised Mar-a-Lago on its web- warning to future potential Democ- 196 Congressional Democrats an- Racine said Trump changed site. ratic presidential candidates with nounced they were also filing a his position on the “one-China pol- White House Press Secretary large business interest such as lawsuit against Trump also saying icy,” an agreement that the U.S. Sean Spicer said Monday that the Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg he violated the Emoluments and other countries recognize the president’s business interests do and media mogul and former talk Clause. Maryland senators Ben People’s Republic of China with its not violate the Constitution’s show host Oprah Winfrey. Cardin and Chris Van Hollen as capital in Beijing and not the Re- Emoluments Clause and the law- In January the legal group, well as congressmen Jamie Raskin public of China, located in Taiwan, suit, – filed by two Democratic At- Citizens for Responsibility and (D-6), John Delaney (D-8) and as the legitimate government of torneys General – was politically Ethics in Washington filed a simi- John Sarbanes are a part of the law- PHOTO BY NEAL EARLEY China. motivated. lar lawsuit against Trump, alleging suit. Brian Frosh. County pushes to settle chronic homelessness Metro finally retiring oldest cars ing up to 20 of the 7000 series cars By Carolyn Komatsoulis “County, ” from page 1 tences about each person. winter, he said. For five years pri- @CKomatsoulis every month. people ending up on the street or in They were veterans, musi- or to that, he had been living in his The 1000 series cars are the a car, said Council member George cians, cooks, parents and grand- car. Metro is planning to retire its oldest in Metro’s fleet, dating to the Leventhal. parents, teachers and nurses, ac- Since February, he has been 1000 and 4000 series Metro cars by late 1970s. “We have to keep working on cording to the short statements living in his own apartment. “I July 1, months before its December Tom Bulger, a board member it every year,” he said. “People’s read by representatives of the love the fact I can walk 10 feet deadline. who represents D.C., said the 4000 situations change all the time.” nonprofits in the County that deal and take a shower. I can walk 12 Metro’s decision to retire the series cars are “the worst perform- Ending homelessness is a ma- with the homeless. feet and cook me something to 1000 series cars follows a recom- ing” in the fleet. jor priority for the County, he Only a few of those 61 people eat. I don’t have to stand in lines,” mendation by the National Trans- Jordan said the retired cars will said. “These are human beings. were homeless at the time of their he said. portation Security Board from be going to a junkyard. However, They are our constituents. I work death, but all had been homeless “Homelessness is hard. It 2009, after the fatal Fort Totten Metro did announce that cars 1000 for these people.” at some point during their lives. takes a toll on the body and crash. and 1001 from the 1000 series will The Rev. Mansfield Kase- Andre Barnhart knows sever- mind,” said Amanda Harris, who Metro has said 1000 series cars be “refurbished and preserved for man, interfaith community liai- al of those whose names were heads the County’s Special Needs must be replaced by 7000 series historical purposes.” son, stressed the importance of re- read. After all, it wasn’t that long Housing. cars before they are retired. Metro’s chief operating officer membering a person’s name and ago that he was sharing meals and The homeless have a life ex- Metro spokesperson Richard Joe Leader said earlier this year that recognizing they each have poten- storage facility space with them pectancy that is 30 years less than Jordan said the plan was to retire the 7000 series cars were not meet- tial, which will go a long way in when he was homeless himself. the average American. They often and replace the 1000 and 4000 se- ing Metro’s standards for distance solving the homelessness crisis, He told the crowd of about only live to be 40 or 50 years old, ries trains, one to one, with the 7000 traveled between delays. he said. 200 that “These streets will beat she said. series trains and that this would not Asked about concerns regard- “The truth is, in a place as you up. They will run you through They are also more likely to affect the number of cars and trains ing the reliability of the 7000 series rich as Montgomery County, no the mill.” commit suicide or be killed in a running. The replacement and re- cars, Bulger said “I think the manu- one should ever be homeless,” He had jobs and raised three traffic accident, she said. tirement of the trains would take facturer Kawasaki has been notified Kaseman said. daughters before losing his home In the past, Montgomery place by July 1. and they’re supposedly making” During the ceremony, an at- during the housing and banking County, like most governments, As of the end of May, maintenance upgrades. “I just hope tempt was made to humanize crisis. would not offer housing to anyone spokesperson Sherri Ly said Metro they get more reliable… as they those no longer living. The names “I didn’t want to tell nobody. until they were off drugs and alco- had 34 of the 1000 series cars and make tweaks.” of the 61 homeless people who I wanted to keep it quiet. I was hol. This is no longer the case as 36 of the 4000 series cars available “Replacing them with 7000 se- died in 2016 and 2017 were read living in a storage unit,” which research has shown “Housing it- for passenger service. ries cars are going to mean that we aloud, along with a couple of sen- was very rough during the cold self is healthcare,” Harris said. Metro officials said in a news will get better performance,” he release Wednesday they are receiv- added. Rockville finalizes Chestnut Lodge deal MoCo makes it unanimous in vote to City a contiguous piece of land to By Neal Earley @neal_earley build a park on. stay with Paris climate accords “This was a process that many ROCKVILLE – A deal to trans- people had to put aside some differ- “Metro” from page 1 for itself, meaning Trump’s decision tance of increasing energy efficiency, fer the land at Chestnut Lodge to the ences and really sit and think what to withdrawal does not affect Mont- growing renewable energy sources City of Rockville is almost finally was best for the community,” said his decision to withdraw from the gomery as it was not a part of the and reducing our greenhouse gases done after the City Council unani- Rockville Mayor Bridget Donnell agreement, Trump said he was elect- agreement. In 2008, the Council vot- as much as possible. It is the right mously voted to give the go-ahead to Newton. ed to “represent the people of Pitts- ed to pledge to reduce greenhouse thing to do for our residents, our lo- the City manager to execute the final Since it burned down in 2009, burgh, not Paris.” gas emission by 10 percent every cal economy and future generations contract. City officials and residents have de- “If we want to make the United five years. In 2016, the County said and we will not waiver on our re- The $2,575,000 deal between bated what should replace the for- States more secure, we don’t do that all the energy it purchases comes sponsibilities,” Leggett said. the City and developer Chestnut mer historic 19th century luxury ho- by withdrawing from international from clean sources and any fossil fu- President Barack Obama signed Lodge LLC was approved in Febru- tel-turned-psychiatric asylum locat- agreements,” said County Council els the County does use, the County the agreement in 2015, pledging the ary, but the City also needed two ed on the site at 500 West member George Leventhal (D-at purchases carbon offsets. U.S. would reduce its carbon emis- parcels of land owned by the Chest- Montgomery Avenue. After a push large). “We don’t make our country After Trump’s decision was an- sions by 14.3 percent. However, nut Lodge Community Association by Chestnut Lodge LLC, who more secure by making snarky com- nounced, County Executive Ike Congress never ratified the agree- in order make the deal go through. owned 1.69 acres of land on the site ments extoling Pittsburgh over Leggett pledged to keep to the Coun- ment, meaning Trump can withdraw The last two parcels of land – which to build townhouses, the City in- Paris.” ty’s environmental standards it set the U.S. from the agreement by him- the Homeowners Association trans- stead stepped in to buy the land with Montgomery County has its for itself. self. ferred to the City in exchange for the goal of turning it into a public own environmental standards it sets “We take seriously the impor- maintaining the land – will give the park. JUNE 15, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 9 NEWS Levanthal proposes video chat county testimony limited to one day or one night, By Neal Earley @neal_earley but on some issues, like the oper- ating budget, the Council may Testifying in front of the hold several public hearings on County Council could get a lot consecutive nights where more easier, or if you’re not tech- than 100 people in total will testi- savvy, a lot harder. fy over a three-day period. On June 5, Council member While Leventhal said live George Leventhal (D-at large) video chat can make testifying suggested the idea to allow resi- more accessible to some resi- dents to testify at County Council dents, Council member Marc El- hearings through online video rich (D-at large) said it may help chat services such as Skype or some people testify that previous- Google Hangout. ly could not, but it will not ex- Leventhal said he got the pand the limit the Council places idea from one of his senior leg- on the number of speakers. islative aides Chris Gillis and “So it doesn’t make anything asked council staff to look into any more accessible if only 40 the feasibility of testimony via people are going to talk whether live online video. Leventhal said they do it by Skype or whether he is not sure how the idea would they come here,” Elrich said. work in practice, or if it would be When asked about Leven- a solid idea in the end, but rather thal’s idea, Council President just offered it as an option. Roger Berliner (D-1) and Council "I'm proposing a beginning member Sidney Katz (D-3) said to a conversation among a group they are open to the idea, but have of colleagues,” he said. no position on it yet. If enacted, testifying via “I think we’re all committed video chat could allow for people to finding ways to make sure we who ordinarily could not attend a reach people who otherwise County Council public hearing to couldn’t be available to us and offer their live testimony. While that might be one way,” Berliner residents may submit written tes- said. “I have not spent a lot of timony to the Council, the only time thinking about it.” way for the testimony to be heard In his memo, Leventhal also by the public is to testify at a pub- suggested the County broadcast lic hearing. all of its public meetings on Traditionally, County Coun- YouTube. While the County al- cil public hearings are held in the ready does live broadcasts and afternoons of Council Sessions – keeps archives of County Council usually on Tuesdays – in which and committee meetings, Leven- each person who signs up in ad- thal said YouTube is more acces- vance get three minutes to speak sible to the public, noting the city to the Council. The number of of Takoma Park already live speakers at a County Council streams its meetings on the video public hearing is usually limited, website. but if enough people sign up to “I think that it is much more testify in advance, the public easy accessible to people,” Lev- hearing is often moved to the enthal said about live streaming evening where usually up to 30 to meetings on YouTube. “Far more 40 people can testify. of our constituents are familiar Often public hearings are with YouTube.” On the web. All the time. www.thesentinel.com

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NEWS Montgomery County, Maryland And soon it will be time to visit museums Department of Environmental Protection with students and staff, she said. Times, children and teaching it- PUBLIC NOTICE By Suzanne Pollak @SuzannePollak As if that weren’t enough, Um- self have changed since she started Application for Temporary Noise Waiver berger chose to mentor a few stu- in 1967. When she was new to the When school ends on Friday, dents each year. She often eats lunch classroom, there were no Common 635 Montgomery County Public with them and always encourages Core standards, which she referred The Department of Environmental Protection is currently evaluat- School employees will have retired them to do their best. to “as too demanding.” Students are ing an application for a Temporary Noise Waiver as allowed under during this school year. “I was pushing two of them to all expected to progress at the same the Montgomery County Noise Control Ordinance, Chapter 31B, While that might seem like a be on the honor roll. One young level, which doesn’t happen, she Section 11(a). The Temporary Noise Waiver is being requested by lot, the number is almost identical to lady, who is going to ninth grade, said. last’s retirement total and represents has never been on the honor roll,” But the biggest change is the in- Kinsley Construction, 14702 Crown Road, Hagerstown, Maryland, less than 3 percent of the district’s Umberger said, proudly adding that vention of computers and other tech- for performing nighttime road construction consisting of road sur- 23,330 employees. the student just accomplished that nology. face milling, patching, and resurfacing. The nighttime road con- Two of those retirees – Dorothy academic goal for the very first time. “They get very attached to their struction will occur at the intersection of Route 108 and Warfield Schneider, who has been teaching Overall, she said, “I’ve had a computers, and they don’t want to young students here for 47 years, very good run. I’ve had so many let go of them. They want to just Road. The work is being performed at night to alleviate traffic con- and E. Darlene Umberger, an admin- good times. I’ve never had, in all my continue with the computer as op- gestion, and impacts to businesses and pedestrians as required by istrative secretary for the past 47 47 years, a bad experience.” posed to talking with friends,” she the Maryland State Highway Administration. The work is sched- years – are eager to move on while Mostly, “I just love the people. I said of her students. uled to begin June 25, 2017 and last two months. The work hours well aware they will miss staff and am a very people person. I just like Children stay up late playing students a great deal. to help, especially the teachers now, computer games. “In the morning, will be from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. MCPS seemed like the natural who are so busy,” she said. when they come to school, they are place to work for Umberger. After Schneider also considers her- very sleepy.” The application and related documents are available for public in- all her father was a foreman and her self fortunate in her choice of ca- However, what was true when spection. The Department will receive comments on the application mother was a cafeteria manager reers. She has been teaching for she first started is still true today, she for ten (10) days after publication of this notice. while she was growing up. Her nearly half a century, 47 of those said. When a student has supportive brother, too, worked for the District. years with the younger children in parents who encourage their chil- Umberger even worked during the Montgomery County school dis- dren to do well in school, “they’ll be Comments, questions or requests to examine documents may be di- the summers of her 15th and 16th trict, from Head Start through third fine,” she said. rected to Gretchen Ekstrom, DEP/DEPC, 255 Rockville Pike, Suite years here before starting full-time grade. She’s most proud of her efforts, 120 Rockville, MD, 20850. Telephone 240-777-7750, Fax 240- in the central office in 1970. She The 79-year-old Kensington along with a few other teachers, to stayed there until 2004, changing resident started her Montgomery get a PTA started at New Hampshire 777-7715 or email [email protected]. departments while always working County teaching career at the New Estates and get parents involved. as an administrative secretary before Hampshire Estates Elementary She’s also very proud when 00029585 1t 06/15/17 starting in 2004 at John Poole Mid- School in Silver Spring and is finish- suddenly a former student will rec- dle School in Poolesville. ing her career at Damascus Elemen- ognize her “after all these years,” During an average day at John tary as a reading specialist. she said, noting that some have gone Poole, Umberger gets that day’s sub- Working with young children on to be teachers themselves. stitute teachers ready, reads emails – has always been Schneider’s plea- Although Schneider and her and there can be as many as 80 new sure. “They are very eager to learn, husband have done a lot of traveling, ones a day – works on payroll and for the most part,” she said. It never she hopes to keep touring other assists with the weekly bulletin and gets old “seeing them learn and get lands. There is always more to ex- newsletter for families. She also sets excited about things,” she said. plore,” she said. up for special activities and helps She particularly enjoyed being She also plans to garden, go to with the parent-teacher association. a Head Start teacher. “You are in- museums and join a book club and Throughout all that, she deals volved with the families.” The home an exercise class. with the “constant interruptions” visits “gave me a good insight into She’ll have plenty of time for that are a normal part of working the family.” all that. Takoma Park moves forward with library when public discourses and meetings Councilmember Fred Schultz By Carlos Alfaro @carlosalfarorod with the architects occurred. realized the cost of the projects, but According to the city, the bond considers it acceptable because of TAKOMA PARK- The bond is- amount for the library renovation is what it is going towards. suance for two major projects in $7 million, and $2 million for the “I think this is going to be, once Takoma Park has passed its first transportation project. it’s done, a magnificent facility for reading unanimously and has moved According to councilmember our city,” said Schultz. onto a second one, a major step for- Jarrett Smith, this could be one of the What the facility will not be is a ward for the renovation of the Tako- largest investments from the city to building resembling the Silver ma Park Library. Ward 5, where a large portion of Spring Library, according to council The bond will also finance im- Flower Ave is located in. member Rizzy Qureshi. provements to the Ethan Allen Gate- “This is probably the most mon- “I assure you that we’re not go- way and Flower Avenue Green ey that the city has ever invested in ing to create another Silver Spring- Street. Ward 5. Ward 5 is one of the poorest type spaceship in our community, Renovations to the library have wards in the city, so I’m just delight- we’re going to create one that is re- been in the works since at least 2014, ed that this has happened,” flective on our values,” said Qureshi. CheckCheck

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The M o n t g o m e r y Online: C o unt y S e n t i ne l www.thesentinel.com JUNE 15, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 11 NEWS County Council interviews potential economic board Montgomery and local companies to again for another one-year term. The talent,” Buchanan said. “If you can said. By Neal Earley @neal_earley promote economic development in fifth member, Carmen Larsen, was attract talent, if you can retain talent MCEDC board members said the County. County Executive appointed to replace Cidalia Luis- and in some instances retrain that Montgomery County faces a lot of ROCKVILLE – The Mont- Leggett appoints members of the Akbar. talent, your community will be challenges for prospective business- gomery County Council interviewed board for one-, two- or three-year Since Tuesday’s interview fine.” es, citing the high cost of living as five appointees for the board of di- terms, while the County Council served mostly as a formality for the Council member George Lev- one of the chief reasons why some rectors of the Montgomery County votes on whether to confirm the ap- five appointees, members of the enthal (D-at large) said the MCEDC businesses chose not to move to the Development Economic Corpora- pointees or not. Part of the County Council used the opportuni- needs to be more inclusive to small County. tion during its weekly meeting Tues- MCEDC’s goal is to attract and re- ty to ask the board members about businesses and help promote and Council member Sindey Katz day. tain businesses. the MCEDC’s mission, something market the County’s diverse popula- (D-3), who used to own a small busi- Five business leaders were ap- “We are in this period of time that the organization is still trying to tion for businesses. Council member ness in Gaithersburg, suggested the pointed by County Executive Ike when this corporation is still finding define. Craig Rice (D-2) said the MCEDC MCEDC interview representatives Leggett to serve on the MCEDC’s its sea legs and we have a lot of work Robert Buchanan, a current has still not clearly marketed the from companies to find out what ei- board. Council President Roger to do,” Berliner said. member of the MCEDC’s board of County to businesses outside the ther attracts them or deters them Berliner (D-1) said he did not antici- Of the five members the County directors, said the MCEDC is fo- County. from coming to Montgomery Coun- pate any trouble in their confirma- Council interviewed on Tuesday, cused mainly on keeping talent in “That’s why when I think you ty. tion process. four are current members – James the County and attracting talent from hear folks on the dais give a little “We should at least know why The MCEDC is a public-private Brady, Terry Forde, Ronald Paul and elsewhere. pushback, it’s because we’re still that business did come here and why corporation created in 2015 between Sanjay Rai – that Leggett appointed “It boils down to one word – waiting for that piece of it,” Rice that business didn’t,” Katz said. One day at a time . . . Family and community come together to help a local girl battling a dangerous neurological condition

among other symptoms, muscle By Carolyn Komatsoulis @CKomatsoulis spasms, which have been powerful enough in the past to dislocate her Elouise Sloan, 12, sits in her hip, Michele Sloan. wheelchair at a table at the Manor Her therapy dog, with whom Country Club, smiling. People come she watches the Disney Channel up to her to banter, compliment her Show “Dog With A Blog” and her on her pink dress, or talk to her about parents, with whom she spends most her favorite artist, Bruno Mars. of her time are a huge part of She is happy and surrounded by Elouise’s support system, although it family and neighbors. is hard for her parents to see how she Those family and neighbors are interacts with children her own age. the ones who organized a golf and “Friends can’t stay awhile,” said silent auction fundraising event to Elouise’s dad, Britt Sloan. Eloise help fund research for the foundation can’t run around or play with them, her parents created: The Foundation he said. Her parents say that she has to Fight H-ABC. In starting it, her no close friends. parents hoped to find a cure for her “I just want her to live a normal progressive neurological condition life,” said Michele Sloan. H-ABC, hypomyelination with atro- But at 12-years-old, an age phy of basal ganglia and cerebellum. where most kids are beginning to ne- Her parents hope to prevent fur- gotiate for greater independence and ther damage, but the damage already are beginning to be exposed to more done to her brain is irreversible. Al- mature media, Elouise is never left ready, her speech is limited alone and she does not watch movies “The prognosis is not good,” or T.V. shows that contain violence said her mother, Michele Sloan. or other unhappy ideas. “Most of these kids don’t live past “I don’t come home at six and twenty.” tell my kid to play in the yard,” said Elouise began her life seeming- Britt Sloan. ly healthy, but around the age of He or someone else has to be out three started having problems mov- with Elouise. COURTESY PHOTO. ing her arms. The problems have Yet, the family’s daily experi- Michele Sloan, left, Elouise and Britt Sloan. only worsened since then, and many ences are not all bad. around her have noticed. “Our life is filled with happy Britt Sloan said there a lot of [Elouise’s condition] thrust upon out flyers. Adults in the community “She has drastically declined moments,” said Britt Sloan. challenges with communicating with us.” donated wine and baskets for the since kindergarten.” – said Vanessa “They’re just totally different.” his daughter. Thankfully, they have the sup- silent auction. Provencher, a board member on For example, last year at a simi- “Communication is difficult be- port of a close-knit community. A However, that kind of generosi- Charity’s angels, an organization lar event, her dad lifted Elouise out cause of her speech. She can get frus- year and a half ago, the Sloan family ty does not come easy for Elouise’s made up of local women who have of her wheelchair and the two of trated,” he said. made the decision to tell their neigh- father. adopted Elouise’s cause and the them danced. This year, she’s too Britt and Michele Sloan said borhood about their situation, and Elouise’s father also had to get foundation her parents started. big. they also find difficulty in caring for many in the community responded to used to running a foundation with his Her parents initially thought she Getting too big to do childhood their daughter while simultaneously their vulnerability. wife, a new venture for both of them. had a stroke. There were multiple in- things is a bittersweet hallmark of raising money to fund what Britt “It just hits home, we’re all par- There’s “no instructor book,” he correct diagnoses. Elouise’s mom puberty, one that leads the way to dif- Sloan described as a “lengthy ents,” said Provencher. said. said her daughter was only diag- ferent opportunities. But for Elouise, process” towards finding the cure. That sentiment has led to the Despite that, Elouise’s parents nosed after the disease was identified the older she gets, the more her brain “I have a 60 hour a week job, multi-generational effort to put on remain committed to saving their within the scientific and medical is harmed and the disease that has my wife also,” said Britt Sloan. Play for Elouise, a golf fundraiser at daughter. community. caused her to arrive at this moment “We’re just like everybody else. the Manor Country Club. Local chil- “Just doing everything we know The disease causes her to have, will only worsen. We’re normal Americans and had dren earned SSL hours for handing how to do,” said her father. 12 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 15, 2017 NEWS Nissan toughens crossover while Hyundai adds zip While Honda, Toyota and unwanted effort at very low General Motors were scoring big speeds, yet disconcertingly discon- with car-based crossovers a decade nected-feeling responses at higher ago, Nissan remained one of the ones. last holdouts to stick with truck- Perhaps the Pathfinder's clos- based SUVs in the critical three- est competitor is the Honda Pilot, row midsize/large segment. But which boasts a quieter ride and an when Nissan gave in and ex- airier feel to the cabin. The new changed its Pathfinder's pickup Volkswagen Atlas is also a promis- truck roots for a passenger car's in ing class standout. But the 2013, the company may have over- Pathfinder still doesn't fall flat and, corrected for being late to the depending on which features you bandwagon. want, competes well on price. Accordingly, for 2017, the Safety-minded buyers might Pathfinder has been tweaked to re- wait for yet another update, though: Starting next year, the Pathfinder, and numerous other Nissan models, will offer emer- gency automatic braking as stan- Auto Drive dard equipment rather than a cost- ly and hard-to-find option like the By 2017 model. Prices for the 2017 Pathfinder start at $31,230, and the Brady Holt tested top-of-the-line Platinum model hit $44,685. **** The Hyundai Elantra is, for emphasize some of its old tough- the most part, a thoroughly unex- ness. You'll find it in boxier front- citing compact sedan. Functional, end styling, looking tougher than affordable and cleanly styled, it's a last year's gently curved model. user-friendly transportation appli- Upgrades to its V6 engine also ance that compares favorably in help it tow an extra 1,000 pounds, many ways to the popular Toyota for a total rating of 6,000 – impres- Corolla. sive for a crossover. (For true Like that competitor, the heavy-duty performance, Nissan Elantra is offered as a dressed-up also has a newly redesigned Arma- sporty version. But unlike the mere da, a V8-powered traditional cosmetic changes on a Corolla SE SUV.) or XSE, the new 2017 Elantra Other updates simply respond Sport has concrete performance to the passage of time, as Nissan upgrades that greatly improve the added new luxury, technology and driving experience. convenience features to keep up The biggest change is under with the class norm. the hood. The Elantra Sport swaps These updates round out a out the standard Elantra's coarse- large crossover that offers an expe- sounding 147-horsepower four- rience that is overall pleasant but cylinder engine for a smoother, unremarkable. With more space stronger 201-horsepower turbo than a Toyota Highlander or GMC shared with the Veloster sporty Acadia, and particularly easy hatchback. It lacks the ferocity of a third-row access for this type of Ford Focus ST, Subaru WRX or vehicle, the Pathfinder tops those Volkswagen Golf GTI, but the models if you plan to carry more Elantra Sport's extra power propels than four adults or growing teens. it into consideration against a An EPA rating of 21 mpg in the Mazda3 or Honda Civic. That is to tested all-wheel-drive model is re- say, it remains an economy car, but spectable for this class, and the the Elantra Sport is at least a de- 3.5-liter V6 delivers ample power. cently fun economy car. As on many Nissans, a widely The tested car came with a available 360-degree camera – slick-shifting six-speed manual showing an overhead view of the transmission; a seven-speed dual- vehicle and its surroundings at low clutch automatic is optional. EPA speeds – is greatly appreciated fuel economy ratings as tested are when parking. a dismal 22 miles per gallon in the That said, the Pathfinder does city and 30 mpg on the highway, show its age on the dashboard, but the tested car blew away those COURTESY PHOTOS. which could have used a more numbers to return a respectable 37 Nissan, up top and the Hyundai directly above. comprehensive rework during the mpg in mixed but mainly highway 2017 update. The navigation driving in suburban Maryland and precision of the Mazda, Honda or the dull side, though – the controls to spend quite a bit more for that screen and various other controls Virginia. the standard version of the Ford are user-friendly, but the layout much zip from a competitor. If look and feel dated, and the dash- Steering and handling are less Focus. lacks the pizzazz of a Civic or power and value matter more than board's nighttime orange lighting transformed than acceleration in Stylistically, the Elantra Sport Mazda3. the sharpest handling, and you is an odd look – though most con- the Elantra Sport. There is a clear features appealing tweaks to the Prices for the Elantra Sport aren't looking for a true perfor- trols are at least user-friendly. A re- improvement over the standard exterior that give it a more premi- start at $22,395 – pretty good for mance car, the Elantra Sport is an vised steering rack can result in Elantra, but it has not reached the um look. The interior remains on 201 horsepower. You would have appealing contender. JUNE 15, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 13 CALENDAR What’s happening this week in Montgomery County June 15, 2017 – June 21, 2017 STRATHMORE – THE MUSIC CENTER clothing, books, fabric. Proceeds go to Montgomery variety of genres will be showcased, including new College Scholarship. This yard sale is a fundraiser releases, action, drama and comedy films. Admis- • BSO: SAINT-SAËNS' ORGAN SYMPHONY for the Montgomery College scholarship project of sion is FREE and show times will begin at 9pm at SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2017, 8:00 PM the Montgomery County Association for Family & the corner of Norfolk and Auburn Avenues in Community Education (MCAFCE). Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. July 18: The Wiz- STRATHMORE – THE MANSION ard of Oz, July 19: Field of Dreams, July 20: Dead Poet’s Society, July 21: Hidden Figures, July 22: La • SATURDAY FAMILY JAZZ SESSIONS JUN 17 La Land. Residents, employees and visitors are en- SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2017, 11:00 AM couraged to arrive early and bring their own lawn FREE COMMUNITY PICNIC chairs. A limited number of chairs will also be pro- Jun. 17. 12:00 – 3:00 P.M. Please join Commu- • HISTORICAL HOME TOURS THURSDAY, vided. Woodmont Triangle is home to numerous nity Ties at Watkins Park in Mt. Airy, Maryland for JUNE 15, 2017, 11:00 AM THE FILLMORE restaurants, ice cream and coffee shops and atten- a free community picnic. Enjoy food dees are invited to enjoy dinner or a snack before (vegetarian/gluten free option available), drinks, • EMO NIGHT BROOKLYN FEAT. SPECIAL the 9pm movie start. Parking is available in the games, moon bounce and face painting. Dogs wel- GUEST DJ WILLIAM BECKETT FRIDAY, JUNE Auburn Avenue garage, which is adjacent to the comed too, please be sure they are on a leash. Don’t 16, 2017, 8:30 PM event site. For more information, please call forget your blanket and chair. Community Ties is a 301/215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org. • JAILBREAK PARTY FEAT. REEL BIG FISH non-profit organization committed to enhancing the health and vibrancy of individuals and the commu- WITH THE EXPENDABLES SATURDAY, JUNE WALTZ DANCE nities they live in. To learn more about Community 17, 2017, 8:00 PM Jul 23. 2:45 - 3:30 pm: Introductory Waltz Ties visit www.commtiesinc.com. Workshop | 3:30 to 6 pm: Dance | Join us for a • TWRP WITH COWABUNGA PIZZA TIME, Waltz Dance in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo DINGLEBERRY DYNASTY THURSDAY, JUNE Park on Sunday, July 23, 2017 featuring the ensem- 22, 2017, 8:00 PM JUN 20 ble Trio playing a lively mix of folk waltzes with a 41ST ANNUAL AIR RACE few other couple dances, including Hambo, Schot- WOLF TRAP Jun. 20. Historic Frederick Maryland to Host COURTESY PHOTO tische, Swing, Tango, and Polka. Race Start. 52 teams to depart Frederick, MD, on Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow brings her Be Myself Tour to the • ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES | SHOV- June 20 for four-day cross-country race Aviation Wolf Trap on Wednesday, June 21. The 45-minute dance lesson begins at 2:45 p.m. ELS & ROPE FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 2017, 8:00 PM celebrities Debby Rihn-Harvey and Ariel Tweto with a half-hour introductory Waltz workshop and a take their place in 2017 field. June 20, 2017 – More more advanced move presented the last 15 minutes. • SLIGHTLY STOOPID | SOUNDS OF SUM- than 100 women pilots will take off on the adven- Social dancing follows until 6 pm. Admission is MER TOUR SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 2017, 8:00 ture of a lifetime when the flag drops to mark the $10. No partner required. For more information, PM start of the 41st annual Air Race Classic (ARC), the call Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 or Glen Echo Park UPCOMING July. 5 – Aug. 1. Opening reception will be on oldest airplane race of its kind in the United States. Friday, July 7 from 6 to 9 pm. J. W. Powell will be at 301-634-2222, go to www.WaltzTimeDances.org • LINDSEY BUCKINGHAM & CHRISTINE Teams will face unfamiliar terrain and challenging SEASON FINALE AT SIGNATURE THE- Gallery 209’s featured artist for July. She works in or e-mail [email protected]. The Glen MCVIE, THE WALLFLOWERS,MONDAY, JUNE weather as they put their piloting skills to the test, ATRE oil and gouache, and seeks to capture the feeling of Echo National Park is located at 7300 MacArthur 26, 7:30 P.M. flying at maximum speed across 14 states to reach Jun. 23 & 24. Bowen McCauley Dance (BMD) cityscapes and natural landscapes through light, col- Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812. the Terminus, New Mexico’s Santa Fe Municipal dancers will celebrate the life of Arlingtonian, Rita or and design. Gallery 209 is a cooperative of • LIONEL RICHIE Airport, by the arrival deadline at 5 p.m. on Friday, Andelin, as part of its Signature Theatre perfor- twelve local artists located in the Artists and Makers FOREIGN AFFAIRS DISCUSSION GROUP: TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 8:00 P.M. June 23. mance. In celebration of a life well lived and of the Studios 2, 12276 Wilkins Ave., Rockville, Md. Free “BECOMING AN AMBASSADOR” conclusion of a terrific performance season, BMD parking in rear. For information 301-622-0546 or Jul. 27. 7:45 P.M. – 9:00 P.M. The upcoming AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP presents a world premiere choreographed by Lucy visit the website: Gallery209art.com. Foreign Affairs Discussion Group’s “Becoming an JUN 15 Jun. 20. For anyone grieving the death of a Bowen McCauley, Le Café Carambola. Purchase Ambassador” with Ambassador Edward M. Rowell BETHESDA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES loved one. A six-week group that meets each Tues- tickets at the SIG Theatre Box Office, by Phone WALTZ DANCE will describe how an American citizen, when nomi- Jun. 15. 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Spend the evening en- day from 1:30-3 p.m. at North Bethesda United (703) 820-9771 or online www.SIGtheatre.org. Sig- Jul. 9. 2:45 - 3:30 pm: Waltz Workshop | 3:30 to nated by the President of the United States to repre- joying the weekly outdoor concerts in downtown Methodist Church, 10100 Old Georgetown Road, nature Theatre – ARK is located at 4200 Campbell 6 pm: Dance | Join us for a Waltz Dance in the sent his country as a Chief of Mission abroad, pre- Bethesda. This series, produced by the Bethesda Ur- Bethesda. Led by Montgomery Hospice profes- Avenue, Arlington, VA in the Village at Shirlington Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park on Sunday, pares for that responsibility. Rowell’s presentation ban Partnership, will feature free Thursday evening sional counselors. Registration required: 301-921- and Parking is FREE. July 9, 2017 featuring the ensemble Valse Impres- will be held at Fox Hill’s Performing Arts Center concerts during May, June, and July. This week Ur- 4400. sions. This versatile band will provide a lively mix and is free and open to the public. Fox Hill is locat- ban Funk (Funk) performs at the Rock Bottom WALTZ DANCE of folk waltzes with a few other couple dances, in- ed at 8300 Burdette Rd. in Bethesda, MD; 20817. Restaurant & Brewery and Rocklands Farm Winery. Jun. 25. Join us for a Waltz Dance in the Spanish cluding Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tango, and Reservations are required to attend and seating is The concerts offer a diverse range of music includ- JUN 21 Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, featuring the ensemble Polka. The 45-minute dance lesson begins at 2:45 limited. For reservations contact Julie Sabag at Fox Hill at 301-968-1850 or at: jsabag@foxhillresi- ing rock, funk, jazz, swing, and reggae. The concerts SQUARE DANCE LESSONS AND DANC- Green Light Karma. This versatile band will pro- p.m. with a half-hour introductory Waltz workshop dences.com. take place on Thursday evenings, from 6 – 8pm in ING vide a lively mix of folk waltzes with a few other and a more advanced move presented the last 15 Veterans Park, located at the corner of Woodmont Jun. 21. 7:30 – 9:45 P.M. Square dance lessons couple dances, including Hambo, Schottische, minutes. Social dancing follows until 6 pm. Admis- PHOTO EXHIBIT: FLYING SOLO and Norfolk Avenues. For more information, please and dancing at North Chevy Chase Christian Swing, Tango, and Polka. The 45-minute dance les- sion is $10. No partner required. Where: Spanish Jul. 30 – Aug. 6. An exhibition of photographs contact 301/215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org. Church, 8814 Kensington Parkway (in Parish son begins at 2:45 p.m. with a half-hour introducto- Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, MD by Tanguy de Carbonnières. Reception and Gallery House). Wednesdays: 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. $7 per ry Waltz workshop and a more advanced move pre- Talk: Saturday, July 8, 2017, 5:00 – 7:00 P.M. Ab- PARENT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP person, also June 14, 21, and 28. Contact phone sented the last 15 minutes. Social dancing follows 1ST ANNUAL MARYLAND CHARITY stracted shapes and brilliant colors and light patterns Jun. 15. 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For adults who have number: 301-598-2574. until 6 pm. Admission is $10. No partner required. GOLF INVITATIONAL captivate the viewer of this exhibition of pho- experienced the death of one or both parents. A six- http://www.gerrymanders.info/ The Glen Echo National Park is located at 7300 Jul. 17. John Daly & Kenny Perry announced week group that meets each Thursday from 6:30- MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812. today that they will be the special hosts for the first tographs by Tanguy de Carbonnières. Taken from an aerial perspective, de Carbonnières's images are 8:00 p.m. at Mother Seton Catholic Church, 19951 WORKSHOP: HEALTHY LIVING FOR annual Maryland Charity Golf Invitational benefit- studies in the wonders of nature. Where: Pho- Father Hurley Blvd., Germantown. Led by Mont- YOUR BRAIN AND BODY: TIPS FROM COLUMBIA COUNTRY CLUB FIRE- ing the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Greater toworks Gallery @ Glen Echo Park, 7300 gomery Hospice professional counselors. Registra- THE LATEST RESEARCH WORKS Maryland. MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, MD 20812 tion required: 301-921-4400. Jun. 21. 1:00 P.M. At any age, there are lifestyle Jun. 28. Columbia Country Club’s annual Inde- The event will be held on Monday, July 17th. habits we can adopt to help maintain or even poten- pendence Day Celebration is being held on Tuesday Sponsors of the tournament, which will feature John OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING tially improve our health. These habits may also June 27th, 2017. The fireworks display will be at Daly and Kenny Perry, include The Admiral’s Cup Jun. 15. Thursdays: 7:15 -- 8:30 P.M. help to keep our brains healthy as we age and possi- dusk. A rain date of Wednesday June 28th has been in Fell’s Point, Canton Self Storage, Natty Boh ONGOING set. Overeaters Anonymous meeting at the Rockville bly delay the onset of cognitive decline. This free Gear, Bass Pro Shops and Constellation Energy. BETHESDA PAINTING AWARDS EXHIBI- Church of Christ, 1450 Montgomery Ave., Alzheimer's Association workshop covers four areas Mountain Branch Golf Club will host this fantastic TION ART EXHIBIT: GLEN ECHO PARK Rockville (in Parish House). For further informa- of lifestyle habits that are associated with healthy event. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. with a golf Through Jul. 1. Eight painters have been select- Jul. 1 – 2. Local artist Virginia Friedman will tion, http://www.oa-dcmetro.org/ or Linda S at 301- aging: cognitive activity, physical health and exer- clinic by John Daly at 8:40 a.m. and a shotgun start ed as finalists for the Bethesda Painting Awards, a have a show at The Yellow Barn Studio at Glen 641-9508. cise, diet and nutrition, and social engagement. In at 9 a.m. Prize Presentation and Reception Lunch juried competition and exhibition produced by the Echo Park Saturday, July 1: 12-8 p.m. and Sun- each area, we will discuss what we know, drawing Buffet starts at 2:30 p.m. Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District. More than day, July 2: 12-5 p.m. Please come to see a variety on current research, as well as what we can do - 300 artists from Maryland, Virginia and Washing- of artwork and join us for a reception on Saturday, JUN 16 – 17 steps to take now to improve or maintain overall BETHESDA OUTDOOR MOVIE SERIES ton, D.C. submitted work to the 13th annual compe- July 1, 5-7 p.m. Glen Echo Park is located at 7300 RETURNS YARD SALE health in each area. Where: Damascus Senior Cen- tition created to exclusively honor regional painters. MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812. Jul. 18 – 22. The Bethesda Urban Partnership Jun. 16 & 17. 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. (rain date – ter, 9701 Main Street, #2, Damascus, MD 20872. will present the eleventh annual Bethesda Outdoor Jun. 24) Colesville multi-family yard sale, 15500 Free. For more information and to register, call 800- 272-3900. Movies: Stars on the Avenue from July 18- 22, Gallaudet Avenue, Silver Spring. Household items, GALLERY 209 JULY SHOW 2017. Five evenings of major motion pictures in a 16Continued on page 14 14 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 15, 2017 C ALENDAR8 What’s happening this week in Montgomery County June 15, 2017 – June 21, 2017 Continued from page 13 ring an evening group are encouraged to call the art of the sword and spear at the Sutradhar Institute WPS office. The groups are facilitated by trained of Dance and Related Arts. Address: 1525 Forest The work of the eight finalists will be on display at volunteers. For more information or to register, Glen Road, Silver Spring. $25. Visit Gallery B from June 7 – July 1, 2017. The artists se- please call: 301-949-7398 to register. The Widowed www.dancesidra.com for more information. lected as finalists are: Amy Boone-McCreesh, Balti- Persons Service is a non-profit volunteer organiza- more, MD; Carolyn Case, Cockeysville, MD; Frank tion sponsored by AARP, the Montgomery County FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS MEET- Cole, Rockville, MD; Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann, Mental Health Association, and other community INGS Washington, D.C.; Mike McConnell, Phoenix, MD; organizations. Every Saturday. 9:30 – 10:30 A.M. Food Addicts Kenneth Schiano, Chestertown, MD; Stephen Anonymous meets every Saturday at the Unitarian Towns, Baltimore, MD and Trevor Young, Takoma ONE-ON-ONE FRIDAY FUN Universalist Church, 100 Welsh Park Drive, Build- Park, MD. A public opening will be held on Friday, Fridays. 9:00 – 10:00 A.M. Christ Episcopal ing #4, Rockville, MD 20850. We welcome new June 9, 2017 from 6 – 8pm. Gallery B is located at School welcomes you and your 1-year-old to our members. For questions, please visitwww.foodad- 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E in downtown One-on-One Friday Fun. Our monthly playgroups dictsanonymous.org or call Jewell Elizabeth @ 301- Bethesda. Gallery hours are Wednesday through are the perfect way for your child to have a first 762-6360. Saturday from 12 – 6pm. school experience in a warm, toddler friendly setting while you meet other parents. Children will explore, VISARTS COCKTAILS AND CANVAS GALLERY 209 JUNE EXHIBIT learn and socialize in a calm, nurturing classroom CLASS Through Jul. 4. Sculptor Gordon E. Lyon will be community with our Preschool faculty. Activities Canvas Class in the VisArts Painting and Draw- Gallery 209’s featured artist for June. His works include playtime, snack time and an art project. All ing Studio. 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville. Price $40. range from semi-abstract representations of actual sessions take place on Fridays in the Preschool Visit www.visartsatrockville.org/cocktails-and-can- subjects to designs with no real-world counterparts. House from 9:00-10:00am. There is NO COST, but vas for more information. :COURTESY PHOTO His works, along with the Gallery’s eleven other space is limited. Contact Janet Gerber (301-424- Gallery 209’s July exhibit features the work of artist J. W. Powell, artists whose work range from abstraction to real- 8702 or [email protected]) for more infor- OPEN LIFE DRAWING AT DEL RAY ARTI- including "Our Canal" (pictured). The July exhibit opens ism, will be on exhibit. The Gallery, along with oth- mation. SANS Wednesday, July 5 and runs through August 1. Opening recep- er art galleries in the building, is open Tuesdays Jan –Dec. LIFE DRAWING: Looking for a tion will be on Friday, July 7 from 6 to 9 pm. through Sundays, noon to 4pm. Opening reception FOX HILL WEEKLY OPEN HOUSE chance to hone your figure drawing skills? Del Ray will be on Friday, June 2 from 6 to 9 pm. Gallery Wednesdays, 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. The public is in- Artisans offers a range of open life drawing sessions 209 is a cooperative of twelve local artists located vited every Wednesday for refreshments and tours at for just this purpose. Just drop-in for the session and in the Artists and Makers Studios 2, 12276 Wilkins Fox Hill Retirement Community in Bethesda. A free bring your supplies to draw or paint our live models. day mornings, 10am to 12:30pm in the Candy Cor- homemade jams. Visit http://www.blacksbarand- Fee ranges from $8-$12. All skill levels are wel- ner Studio for drop in art activities for parents and kitchen.com or call (301) 652-5525. Black’s Bar come. Del Ray Artisans is located at 2704 Mount children. Activities change weekly and there is no and Kitchen, 7750 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD Vernon Avenue, Alexandria VA. See our calendar pre-registration; $10 per child. This weekly event is 20814. for dates and times: presented by Playgroup in the Park (PGiP) and Glen calendar.TheDelRayArtisans.org Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture. Loca- LAUGH RIOT AT THE HYATT tion: The Candy Corner Visit Saturdays 8:00 – 10:00 P.M. Check out a live SENIOR FIT www.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222 standup comedy show by local standup comics Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:15 A.M. & 2:15 every weekend at the Positano Italian Restaurant, P.M. This 45-minute, multi-component exercise AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Bethesda. There's a $25 cash prize joke contest for program is for people age 55+. Ongoing classes are Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:00 P.M. For anyone grieving non-comedian audience members after the show. offered at 23 locations in partnership with Kaiser the death of a love one. Registration required at Check it out every Saturday night! Comedians can Permanente. Call 301-754-8800 to request a physi- (301) 921-4400. North Bethesda United Methodist sign up to perform by emailing cian's consent form to register and for a class sched- Church, 10100 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD [email protected]. Cost: $10 at the ule. Where: Holy Cross Hospital Senior Source, 20814. door. Visit http://www.StandupComedyToGo.com 8580 Second Avenue, Silver Spring. For more infor- or ePositano.com for more information. Address: mation call 301-754-8800. Cost: Free. LOSS OF A CHILD SUPPORT GROUP Positano Italian restaurant located at 4948 Fairmont Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For parents griev- Ave. Bethesda, MD 20814 WEEKLY BLUES DANCE ing the death of a child of any age. Registration re- Thursdays, 8:15 – 11:30 P.M. Capital Blues pre- quired at (301) 921-4400. Montgomery Hospice, CORPORATE BARTENDING FOR CHARI- sents rotating DJs and instructors in the Back Room 1355 Piccard Dr., Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850. TY Annex at Glen Echo Park, with beginner workshop Wednesdays 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. Send your CEO or COURTESY PHOTO 8:15 – 9:00 P.M., no partner necessary. $8 for all. EVENING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP VP to Tommy Joe's to bartend for charity! Can't bar- Catch Slightly Stoopid at the Filene Center at Wolf Trap on Sat- Visit capitalblues.org for more information. Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For anyone grieving tend? No problem, the on-staff bartenders are there urday, June 17 at 8:00 pm for their Sounds of Summer Tour. the death of a loved one. Registration required at to help for a good cause (no experience necessary). TEEN WRITER'S CLUB (301) 921-4400. Hughes United Methodist Church, Represent your company during happy hour, and a Thursdays 7:00 – 8:00 P.M. Join us at the Mari- 10700 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20918. portion of the proceeds will go to the charity of your lyn J. Praisner Library, at 14910 Old Columbia Pike, choice. Maybe you can even pull off some flair be- Ave., Rockville, Md. Free parking in rear. For infor- to the public open house will be held on a weekly Burtonsville, MD 20866, to meet other teens who PARENT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP hind the bar and make Tom Cruise proud. Visit tom- mation 301-622-0546 or visit the website: basis. Visitors are welcome to see the one, two and share your interest in writing. Learn to improve your Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For adults who have myjoes.com or call (301) 654-3801 for more infor- www.Gallery209Art.com three bedroom model condominiums with a wide writing and try new approaches. Ages 12 and up are experienced the death of one or both parents. Regis- mation. 4714 Montgomery Ln., Bethesda, MD range of floorplans offered in a maintenance-free, welcome. For additional library events and infor- tration required at (301) 921-4400. Mt. Calvary 20814. ROCKVILLE FARMERS MARKET OPENS cosmopolitan environment. Reservations for the mation call 240-773-9460. Baptist church, 608 North Horner’s Lane, Through Nov. 18. The Rockville Farmers Mar- Open House events can be made at foxhillresi- Rockville, MD 20850. LIVE MUSIC FRIDAYS ket gives shoppers their pick of farm-fresh produce dences.com/rsvp or at 301-968-1850; walk-ins are LATE NIGHT COMEDY Fridays 9:30- 12:30 P.M. Rock Bottom Restau- and more from regional grower/producers. This welcome as well. Fox Hill is located at 8300 Bur- Fridays (open mic) and Saturdays (established BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT rant & Brewery features different music styles by year's market will include vendors offering fruits dette Road, Bethesda, MD; 20817. For more infor- comedians). Late night comedy at Benny’s Bar & Tuesdays. 6:30 – 10:30 P.M. Local backgammon various live bands that perform both original and and vegetables, plants and flowers, herbs, baked mation, call Julie Sabag at 301-968-1850 or visit Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac. Benny’s is tournament on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each cover songs. So come relax and enjoy live music goods, local beer and wine, knife sharpening, meat www.foxhillresidences.com. open 8:00 A.M. – 1:00 A.M. Fridays and Saturdays. month starting March 11. More information at and Rock Bottom's award-winning handcrafted and coffee. The market will be open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Visit www.BennysBarGrill.com for more informa- MeetUp.com-DC Metro Backgammon Club. Ruby beer. Visit http://www.rockbottom.com or call (301) Saturdays, through Nov. 18 in the jury parking lot at OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING tion. Tuesday Westfield Wheaton Mall 11160 Veirs Mill 652-1311 for more information. 7900 Norfolk Ave., E. Jefferson (MD 28) and Monroe streets in Thursdays, 7:15 – 8:30 P.M. Overeaters Anony- Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902 Bethesda, MD 20814. Rockville Town Center. mous meeting at the Rockville Church of Christ, WEEKLY SWING DANCE [email protected] 1450 Montgomery Ave., Rockville (in Parish Saturdays, 8:00 P.M. to Midnight. The DC SALSA NIGHT THE WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE OF House). For further information, http://www.oa- Lindy Exchange presents a swing dance with live CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH Tuesdays 7:30 – 12:30 P.M. Come to the Bark- MONTGOMERY COUNTY dcmetro.org/ or Linda S at 301-641-9508. music in the Spanish Ballroom, at Glen Echo Park. Sundays 11:00 – 3:00 P.M. $33 $12 for unlimit- ing Dog every Tuesday night for their sizzling Salsa Weekly support groups for newly widowed per- Address: 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo. Begin- ed champagne cocktails Executive Chef Todd Wiss Night. Take lessons with salsa instructor Michelle sons at three locations: at Margaret Schweinhaut CHILDREN’S STORYTIME ner swing dance lesson at 8:00 P.M., followed by has cooked up a seasonal brunch menu complete Reyes from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. for only $10. Learn Center 1000 Forest Glen Rd. Silver Spring on Mon- Wednesdays and Saturdays. 10:00 A. M. Listen dancing. Admission $16 - $18, age 17 and under with a brunch time standard – Champagne! Guests to shake those hips, and then show off your new days, at Holiday park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara to employees read children’s books at Barnes & No- $12. Visit www.glenechopark.org for more infor- are welcome every Sunday to indulge on Black’s fa- Drive, Wheaton, on Thursdays and at Jane Lawton ble Booksellers at 4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda. mation. vorites like Smoked Salmon, Chesapeake Bay Blue (Leland) Center, 4301 Willow Lane, Chevy Chase Free. Fish Rillette, Herb Crusted Pineland Farms Prime on Thursdays. These support groups are open, free ART EXPLORERS OPEN STUDIO Rib or breakfast treats like House Made Brioche of charge, to all widowed persons who have suf- THANG TA Saturdays, 10:00 – 12:00 P.M. Join us on Satur- French Toast, Quiche and a selection of Chef Wiss’ fered a loss within the past two years. Those prefer- Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. 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Continued from page 14 free build. They can even take part in a LEGO craft project! Our top-notch staff are LEGO enthusiasts skills to the music of a live salsa band during the and ready to entertain your kids while you get some open dance after class. Visit salsawild.com or call "me" time. Register at [email protected]. Some Fun (301) 654-0022 for more information. 4723 Elm At VisArts in Rockville. St., Bethesda, MD 20814. GAITHERSBURG ROTARY CLUB WEEK- HEY MR. DJ LY MEETING Fridays 9:00 – 2:00 A.M. It’s time to dance! Every Tuesday, 12:15 – 1:15 P.M. Hilton Hotel, Grab your friends and come to The Barking Dog for 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg. For more infor- a good time on the dance floor. Every Friday and mation, please visit www.gaithersburgrotary.org. Saturday night the Dog brings in a DJ to play the Top 40 and your favorite songs. Make sure you THE COMEDY AND MAGIC SOCIETY check out their great drink specials before you show Fridays, 8:00 P.M. Astounding magic and slight us what you got! The Barking Dog, Elm Street of hand with interactive theatre and hilarious fun. Bethesda, MD 20814. Free admission. Ages 10 and up. 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, MD 20878. For more information: 301-258-6394. SPAGNVOLA CHOCOLOATE FACTORY Price: $12 to $15 TOUR Saturdays and Sundays: 2:00 – 6:00 P.M. Meet DROP-IN YOGA IN BETHESDA the owners, learn about the origin of chocolate, and Fridays, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. Community classes are see how it is grown and processed. Experience how mixed level, one-hour asana classes taught by a ro- chocolate is made from the actual cacao seed to the tating selection of Unity Woods teachers. Just drop final chocolate during this "sweet" educational tour, in – no registration required! Unity Woods Yoga from chocolate bars to truffles to bonbons. Each tour Center, 4853 Cordell Ave. Bethesda. Ages 18+. also includes a FREE chocolate tasting! 360 Main Cost: $8. Cash Only. For more information, call Street Suite 101 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878. 301-656-8992. Visit http://www.spagnvola.com or call (240) 654- 6972. TEEN SK8 AT WHEATON ICE Most Friday evenings 8:00 – 10:00 P.M. The COUNTRY THURSDAYS Wheaton Ice Arena is the place to be on Friday Thursdays, 9:00 P.M. Union Jack's traditionally nights! Play along with our theme to get the 'Cheap- British pub in Bethesda heads to the South for their skate' rate of $6.50 for admission and skates. all new Country Night every Thursday. Live coun- Wheaton Regional Park, 11717 Orebaugh Ave in try/rock bands, free cowboy hats for the cowgirls, Wheaton, MD. For more information, call: 301- bandanas for the cowboys, drink specials, including 905-3000 or visit: montgomeryparks.org. $2 PBR cans, $2 Budweiser bottles, $4 Jack Daniels drinks, food specials including 50 cent hot wings. Best of all, there's no cover to get in! And be sure to get there early for Union Jack's famous Beat. 4915 Saint Elmo Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.

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TAKOMA MOVES! COMMUNITY DANCE within the county will be CLASS AT DANCE EXCHANGE published on a space- Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. $10 per class. First Thursday of each month from 6:30 - 7 p.m., free! available basis. This open-level, community modern class brings to- gether movers of all ages and abilities to move and make at Dance Exchange. Led by teachers from the Send news of your group’s DC region, Takoma Park Moves creates a space to event AT LEAST two explore improvisation, technique, and choreography in an intergenerational class. This drop-in class will weeks in advance to: kick off on the first Thursday of each month with a free, 30 minute get to know you class. New to The Montgomery County Sen- dance? Join us. Returning to dance? Join us. Just want to dance with your family and neighbors? Join tinel us. Presented by Dance Exchange, 7117 Maple Av- 22 W Jefferson St. Suite 309 enue, Takoma Park, MD. For more information, please visit: http://danceexchange.org/ or call: 301- Rockville, MD. 20850 270-6700. or email mc-calendar@the-

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The On Friday and Saturday, the Mike of Doom and Kasey Jones got venue was small, and when member- Twin Moon Arts Collective, a record the crowd to dance and rap to their ship in Twin Moon Arts Collective label and community organization, catchy hooks and bouncy beats. The doubled last year, the two founders, hosted its third annual Strange Ad- two traded verses and ad-libs. The Dio Cramer and Jasper Saah, agreed ventures music festival at St. night’s final act was Silver Spring su- that it was time to expand. Stephan’s Church in Columbia per group, 8HUNDRED, comprising “After the first festival, we so- Heights. The festival was a celebra- of Jones and seven other local rap- lidified our goals to create art and tion of the eclectic greater D.C. mu- pers. spread messages we believe in. We sic scene, with several Montgomery The majority of participants focus on women and queer people County-based bands performing. were high school and college stu- who are ignored by the music scene The festival spanned two days dents. One notable collection of el- in general” Saah Said. featuring 22 bands on two stages ders was The Skipps, a band made up To do so, they contacted Posi- with over 300 people attending, ac- of two teachers from Richard Mont- tive Force DC, an activist group that cording to organizers. Music ranged gomery High School. This guitar and has hosted benefit concerts since from D.C. hardcore punk, Silver drum duo blended live rock with vo- 1985. Positive Force, a tenant in St. Spring trap and everything in be- cal snippets from old TV shows and Stephan’s Church, lent Twin Moon tween. public-address announcements. the building for the show which gave The musicians welcomed this “Seeing young people with the the Collective much-needed space. COURTESY PHOTO diversity as a chance to present their initiative to put something like this “Positive Force has always been Silver Spring rappers Mike of Doom and Kasey Jones performing at the music to different audiences. together is beyond inspiring,” said a laboratory for youth artists and ac- Strange Adventures Music Festival. “Playing a festival like this guitarist and Richard Montgomery tivists to sharpen their tools. We pro- where it is not just hardcore punk is a English teacher Keith Anderson, “I vide the support that is needed and Earth Justice a nonprofit legal advo- this festival I did more to contribute lot more interesting since we get to do not think they are learning it from get out of the way,” co-founder and cate representing hundreds of envi- to a good cause then throwing a cou- meet people who have never experi- school; ultimately, I believe it comes author Mark Jackson said. ronmental organizations, and Casa ple of bucks in a bucket,” said Max enced this style of music,” said Rael from a community that supports the Several charities split the pro- Ruby, a bilingual LGBT organization. Gilder, drummer for Silver Spring Griffin, frontman of Takoma Park- arts.” ceeds from the festival, including “I felt like by contributing to metal band Aethos. Takoma Park lights it up with Jazz Festival cated himself to preserving Brown’s By Matt Hooke @matth255 legacy. “Go-Go is a more contemporary TAKOMA PARK – On Sunday style. It forced me to play less than Takoma Park hosted its 22nd annual be-bop, and because there’s less fo- jazz festival. The two-stage, 12-act cus on improvisation, there’s less event showcased representatives room for error,” said Belbed. from multiple genres, from tradition- Belbed often incorporates popu- al dixieland and bossa nova to mod- lar songs and TV show themes into ern go-go interpretations. his live performances. On Sunday, he “We are promoting America’s played a go-go version of the “Super unique music: music that connects Mario” video game theme song, people from around the world,” said prompting chuckles from the audi- Bruce Kohner, the president of Tako- ence and piquing the interest of those ma Jazz Inc. who grew up with the video game. The Not So Modern Quartet, led “It all goes back to Chuck. He by the 83-year-old Mike Ritter, per- would play TV show themes and oth- formed an energetic set of dixieland er familiar melodies.” Belbed said, jazz with an emphasis on the 1920s “It is all about getting people inter- to 1950s eras. Ritter has been playing ested in the music.” music for 76 years and achieved sec- The festival's headliner was ond place in a 1957 all-Army talent Takoma Park vibraphonist Chuck contest, behind a drummer for the Redd. Redd is most famous for being legendary Count Basie. the featured vibraphonist for singer “I inherited the group when the Mel Torme. He also performed with original leader died. I played upright Dizzy Gillespie in Africa, played a bass for a while, and then the clarinet recital at the White House for Presi- player died, so I moved to clarinet. I dent Jimmy Carter with Barney have been replacing those who have Kessel and appeared at Carnegie moved on.” Ritter commented, “I Hall with Torme. learned so many instruments because Redd’s set consisted of Latin- no one told me I could not.” flavored music. The band stretched Elijah Jamal Belbed, a Silver out these single pieces with each Spring saxophonist, who was a side- member taking improvised solos. man with famous D.C. musician “Improvising is about listening Chuck Brown, led The Jo-Go Pro- in the moment, you try not to think, ject. Brown was considered the fa- but there is always a system going in ther of go-go a D.C.-based genre of the background as you need to think music that combines jazz, funk, about where the song is headed.” PHOTO BY MATT HOOKE R&B and hip-hop. Belbed has dedi- said Redd. The Chuck Redd Quartet performing at the Takoma Park Jazz Festival. 20 The Montgomery County Sentinel June 15, 2017 Late rally leads to Express win 4-2 SEC atmosphere playing with some By Brandy L. Simms @bls1969 of the top talent in the country so it was an amazing experience. It was a ROCKVILLE – Tyler Galazin lot of fun.” helped propel the Rockville Express However, after the season he to a 4-2 victory over the Baltimore has opted to transfer to the Universi- Dodgers Saturday at Montgomery ty of California-Berkeley where he College. should thrive both academically and The Express came to life thanks athletically and continue to play both to Galazin’s bat that drove in the football and baseball but must sit out game-winning runs. the upcoming seasons due to NCAA “Team play all the way around,” transfer rules. said Galazin, a junior infielder from “I’m very excited to be out Pennsylvania who attends Liberty there,” said McIlwain. “It’s a great University. “Guys were getting on opportunity to get an awesome edu- [base], guys were bunting. We came cation and be out there and play for up with a couple clutch hits.” great football and baseball pro- Rockville rallied from a 2-1 grams.” deficit in the fourth inning to capture McIlwain is joined on the Balti- the win over Baltimore. more Dodgers roster by Burtonsville The Dodgers boast a pair of ris- native Brian Tagoe, a junior outfield- ing stars in outfielders Brandon er who attends La Salle University. McIlwain and Brian Tagoe. “Playing with Tagoe is awe- McIlwain, a two-sport star from some,” said McIlwain. “He’s an ex- Pennsylvania, started three games as plosive player. He’s fast, he can do a quarterback for the University of lot in the outfield. He made one of South Carolina last season. the best catches I’ve seen, up against “It was an amazing experience,” the wall when I first came and since said McIlwain. “It was so fun to be then he’s been playing well, swing- PHOTO BY MARK POETKER out there with the SEC crowd [and] ing the bat well and running around.” Billy Lennox pounds out a hit for the Rockville Express. Big Train muzzles the River Dogs 11-10 run by second baseman Clayton second on error by Loudoun’s Peter By Harry Lichtman @hslichtman Baine. Things would continue to go Nielsen as Driscoll headed home. Loudoun’s way in the fifth as they Bethesda diminished Loudoun’s BETHESDA — After suffering scored four runs; one on an RBI dou- lead to 10-7. their first loss of the season against ble by first baseman Jimmy Gold- Riverdogs pitcher Tim Newell Alexandria on Sunday, the Bethesda smith, and another three-run homer was hoping to put the game away for Big Train were looking to bounce by shortstop Peter Nielsen, to lead 8- his team in the bottom of the ninth, back Monday night against the 3. but it didn’t happen. Jacob Koos hit Loudoun Riverdogs. Bethesda was However, The Big Train would an RBI single to score Garrett Kue- down 10-4 in the bottom of the not give up. In the bottom of the sev- ber, first baseman Vinny Esposito eighth inning but would rally to score enth, third baseman Logan Driscoll singled to center field to drive in two seven unanswered runs, including advanced to first base on an error by runs that tied the game at 10-10, and four in the bottom of the ninth, to Loudoun’s Jimmy Goldsmith, and to top it all off, Outman would win it beat Loudoun 11-10. headed home for an unanswered run for the Big Train on a walk-off single The Riverdogs got off to a hot on a passed ball to cut the deficit to 8- as the crowd at Shirley Povich Field start in the top of the first when left 4. went wild. fielder Jared Enders hit a three-run In the top of the eighth, the With the win, Bethesda im- homer to bring center fielder Isaiah Riverdogs looked to put this game proves to 6-1 on the season. “It’s the Pasteur, third baseman Joey Gold- out of reach for Bethesda when character,” manager Sal Colangelo smith and himself across home plate. catcher Caleb Beatty tripled to deep said. “These guys are resilient. Early However, the Big Train would re- right field to score Baine. On the in the season we were already spond with runs of their own. In the next at-bat, designated hitter Toby named the ‘Cardiac Kids.’ I’ll have bottom half of the first, right fielder Buchanan hit an RBI single to drive plenty of gray hair before this sum- James Outman hit a two-run shot to in Beatty, as Loudoun took a 10-4 mer’s out.” right center that cut the deficit to 3-2. lead. The game seemed to be over at On the other hand, Loudoun Then Bethesda would tie it at 3- that point. falls to 2-4, but manager Pete Green- 3 in the third on an RBI single by Then, in the bottom of the wood is moving on from the heart- designated hitter Kevin Milam that eighth, with two runners on base, breaking loss. “We don’t really wor- brought home Outman. Driscoll hit a single to bring home ry about wins and losses here,” he But the Riverdogs would retake second baseman Fox Semones, Out- said. “To be honest, we probably PHOTO BY JACQUI SOUTH the lead in the fourth when catcher man hit a sacrifice fly to score Jacob won’t even think about this tomor- Logan Driscoll hammers one for the Big Train. Caleb Beatty singled and drove in a Koos, and Milam would advance to row.” JUNE 15, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 21 SPORTS Aces hold off late Giant comback for win isn’t the easiest thing to do, and we Giants equalizing after the Aces more players. Ryan Brown, and could have done By Carlos Alfaro @carlosalfarorod haven’t played particularly well scored a run at the top of the inning. Nathanson’s hit grazed the more if it had been only a couple over the past couple nights. It was Then the Aces struck gold, as fence, teasing the possibility of a feet higher to go above the fence. GAITHERSBURG — A late tough to fall down like that,” said they got five runs off loaded bases. grand slam. Then sophomore outfielder three-inning streak by the Gaithers- Giants manager Jeff Rabberman. The first run came from a single by After that, both teams would Trace Bucey came home, followed burg Giants was not enough to top- The Aces, on the other hand, sophomore outfielder DaVonn Grif- remain scoreless until a single by ju- by Bitzenhofer, to put the Giants ple the Alexandria Aces, in a sur- rode the high of a strong second in- fin, who brought home sophomore nior infielder Mark Fraser brought one point away from a tie. prising finish that saw the Giants ning showing until confidence infielder Todd Elwood, at the cost of home sophomore catcher JP Bitzen- But freshman infielder Jordan nearly nab a win but instead lost 7- turned to cockiness in the last inning two outs that included Griffin him- hofer in the sixth inning for the Gi- Westburg was caught out on a 6. and nearly cost them the game. self. ants’ second run of the night. promising hit that saw the ball al- The comeback was an improb- “We had confidence in our So it makes it slightly more im- The Giants followed up with most fly out of the park, ending the able one that came from a team that guys, felt like we were going to get pressive when the next four runs another run in the seventh inning, game. had trailed since the second inning the jump. Obviously a little nerve- were scored as the Aces were on the another single, for their third point, “We fought to the last out, we and could not find its footing until wracking but we’re OK with that,” brink of ending the inning. Another and wouldn’t score until a late strung a couple hits together, got late in the game. said Aces manager David DeSilva. single brought home one more run, streak in the ninth inning. some runs on the board, and just fell “I was proud of the effort, go- It was a confident start for both and then a double from senior Mack A double by Bitzenhofer short,” said sophomore designated ing down 6-1 in the second inning teams in the first inning, with the Nathanson brought home three brought home sophomore outfielder hitter Dax Roper. Rockville Express explodes in two innings to bury Herndon

Justin Meekins and senior Billy By Carlos Alfaro @carlosalfarorod Lennox. Bernauer came home in the ROCKVILLE — The Rockville sixth inning for the last run of the Express pulled out six runs in two in- game for the Braves, but the Express nings late in the game to overcome were just getting started. the Herndon Braves, 8-4. The Express started connecting The six runs were an about-face hits, and two singles brought home for the Express, who were trailing up two players to tie the game. until they tied up the game in the “We have been lacking in sixth inning. clutch hits—hits with men scor- A strong Braves offense made ing—all week. And tonight, we get an early strong impression in the sec- that. And that changed the game for ond inning, when they scored three us,” said manager Rick Price. runs and kept the Express scoreless If the fifth and sixth inning were until the bottom of the fifth. building up the Express, then the The first run of the game came seventh inning was the climax, as a from a single by Braves sophomore single by senior infielder Andrew outfielder Michael Kuzbel, who Valichka brought home two players brought home senior infielder Alex and a double by Lennox brought Bernauer. home another two, for a four-run in- Runs from junior outfielder ning that doubled their score and Nick Wheeler and sophomore in- gave the home team the lead. fielder Chandler Miller came next, “I think our hitters looked a lot and sophomore infielder Brett Nor- better as the game progressed,” said wood slid into home in a dusty finish Lennox. that ended in the third out of the in- The Braves would not regain ning instead of the fourth run once the lead, and the game ended with the dust cleared. the Express’ second win of the sea- The Express earned their first son and the second loss for the two runs in the fifth inning, starting Braves. their eventual win, with a double by “We just didn’t defend well, we junior infielder Tyler Galazin that had some trouble tonight,” said PHOTO BY JACQUI SOUTH brought home sophomore infielder Braves manager Chris Warren. Herndon Braves third baseman Brett Norwood fires one to First base. Don’t miss a beat...

Check out www.thesentinel.com for your county news and sports as it happens! 22 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 15, 2017 SPORTS Beattie leaves indelible mark on sports as he retires I wanted to change that. There ue we place on learning and sports- MPSSAA’s state wrestling tourna- venue. By Lem Satterfield @lemslatest needed to be more diversity,” said manship, taking the form of a cash ment, overseeing a move from Mc- When asked about other sub- Beattie, 61, who developed a sys- award for the winning school,” Daniel College in Westminster to jects, for instance lacrosse, Beattie Duke Beattie isn’t sure what tem of recruiting and training said Beattie. the larger University of Mary- observed that lacrosse has made the future holds, and the retiring county athletic directors. “We don’t just talk a good land’s Cole Field House in 2004, important strides, as Churchill’s Montgomery County Director of “Kathy (new MCPS athletics game about athletics being our the introduction of a full, double- boys (19-2) lost their Class 4A-3A Athletics is okay with that. specialist Kathy Green) was part of higher, more noble mission, but we elimination format that awards state title game, 7-6, on a goal “I don’t have an exit strategy,” that change in image. Now we put our money where our mouth is, first-through-sixth place, and in- with three seconds remaining after said Beattie, during an hour-long have a number of women and mi- which makes it the most coveted clusion of a Parade of Champions leading, 3-0, early, and, 6-5, in the interview last month in his norities in the athletic director rank award that we have.” recognizing parents of state final- fourth against repeat champion Rockville office. “After 39 years and file…We’ve changed the face, A graduate in 1974 from ists. Severna Park (21-0) of Anne in the school system and 19 years the culture, of the position of ath- Kennedy High after a sophomore “I really wanted to have an in- Arundel County. in the central administrative office, letics director in Montgomery year at Montgomery Blair, Beattie fluence on changing the wrestling “Sherwood’s girls made the I don’t want to leap into anything County....I feel very good that I’m was a fullback and linebacker in culture. This included emphasis finals a couple of years ago," said without stopping, looking and see- leaving things in the hands of a football and a county and regional on organization, starting and end- Beattie, of a county sport that has ing what I may want to do next.” tremendous team. I wanted to champion wrestler. ing tournaments on time, being yet to earn a state title. "So I’m The notion may serve as a know that a bright future was in In a Facebook post, longtime more presentable as a gentlemanly certainly proud of our progress sharp contrast to those who have tact." friend, Kelly Ward, a former two- sport for the student-athlete and and our continued growth. But known Beattie as an organized Beattie began his career at his time state champion at Kennedy being more fan-friendly. Con- even in losing, they’ve gained be- stickler to detail who’s governed alma mater, Kennedy High School, and an NCAA champion, called tributing to these goals was con- cause they have learned valuable with high moral and ethical stan- where he coached wrestling and Beattie “My friend since we were ducting the event in a classy venue lessons." dards. taught English for ten years. Beat- 10 and 11 years old.” and in an organized manner. I like Switching gears to artificial “To have principles means tie then accepted a position as ath- “We were on the same football to think that I had a positive ef- turf, Beattie believes that synthet- that you have a good idea of what letic director/English teacher at and wrestling team from that point fect," said Beattie. ic surfaces "create safe, equitable, is right and what is not right, and Rockville High School, where he through high school,” wrote Ward, “The Parade of Champions level playing fields for student- that you’ll stand up for what is spent ten additional years. who served as Beattie’s best man before the finals gets the biggest athletes. They offer tremendous right even if that’s difficult to do,” “The mission of athletics is when he married his wife, Mary, round of applause because all of opportunities, and address a multi- said Beattie who will be replaced not ultimately to win champi- 35 years ago. “I have total respect the bruised egos and bloody noses tude of issues." by former assistant Jeff Sullivan. onships or send kids to college, but and confidence in Duke.…I con- and the tears that have occurred When asked about "helicopter “I always tell coaches, ‘Any- to learn from experiences in a gratulate him for a job well done.” have culminated in their child go- parents," Beattie feels that all par- body can be good when it’s easy, competitive interscholastic envi- Beattie has two sons, Rhett, ing to the finals. You can be a great ents are trying in their way to pro- you’re winning, and the referee’s ronment lessons that they would 27, and Jess, 23. Rhett was a three- student, a nice guy, a fierce com- vide positive experiences for their call goes your way. I want to see not learn in a classroom,” said time county and two-time region petitor, and shake hands after- children. However, sometimes your character when it’s not easy, Beattie. champion as well as a state runner- ward.” parents can temporarily lose per- you’ve lost and the calls didn’t go “It’s easy to lose sight of that up at Sherwood under his uncle, The event was held at the leg- spective. In the process, some- your way.’ The athletes are watch- message, so I tried to keep that Scott Beattie, who, in turn finished endary Cole Field House for the times their efforts can be counter- ing, you’re the teacher, now, let’s message front and center. I wanted third at states at Northwood in last time in 2015, whereupon the productive." see if you have the courage and the to create new opportunities for stu- 1979. Younger son Jess lettered fabled structure was repurposed “I’ve said to many people, discipline to take the high road.” dent-athletes and clear goals and four years in varsity tennis. Both into an indoor football facility. In even my sons, that on the larger Beattie expects a “comfort- initiatives for schools and coach- sons graduated from the Universi- his last act as MPSSAA wrestling scale, interscholastic athletics is a able transition” to Sullivan along es.” ty of Maryland. committee director, Beattie was prelude to life," said Beattie. with long time administrative as- Among the tenets Beattie is "It is true that I spent many instrumental in acquiring the "You’re going to have trials and sistant, Robin McCue, and Kathy most proud of is his Sportsmanship years in the wrestling arena," said Show Place Arena in Upper Marl- tribulations, wins and losses. But Green, the latter of whom will Awards program, “which I think is Beattie, "but I don’t favor boro as the site of the state athletics, in essence, is practicing leave her position as Sherwood’s the best of its kind in the country,” wrestlers over other student-ath- wrestling tournament. This past for life - it is like an audition. athletic director to replace Sulli- he said. Referees and administra- letes. All student-athletes are year, Montgomery County power- One learns through one's experi- van. tors assess every varsity contest equally worthy of respect.” house Damascus High School won ences. Just because you lose a “When I first took the posi- for its level of sportsmanship. Beattie left an indelible mark its third straight Class 4A-3A game, life, as you know it, is not tion, it was male-dominated…and “It’s a statement about the val- in 14 years as director of the crown and sixth overall at the new over.”

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www.thesentinel.com JUNE 15, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 23 SPORTS D.C. United dominates fourth round of tourney for the scrappy amateur team from sending it just over the rising wall looked like a stalemate with DC brawl ensues, but cooler heads on north of Baltimore. Sponsored by a of DC United players who were United not finishing runs, and FC both sides prevailed. The referee liquor store, FC Cristos team trying to block it. Having the play- Cristo making a few of their own awarded Robinson and Houapeu a The members profess they do not prac- ers so high in the air blocked the opportunities, keeping DC United yellow card for their actions. Corner Kick tice much, because they all have view of DC United’s keeper Travis on their toes. Minute 77 brought the substi- full-time jobs. However, that did Worra from seeing the position of In the second half, momentum tution of Lloyd Sam to the field for by not stop them from getting through the ball. Though Worra made a stayed about the same. DC United DC United. Four minutes later, he the first three rounds of playoffs in valiant effort to stop the incoming dominated the ball but FC Cristos scored a goal assisted by Julian David Wolfe the USOC. Winning their third shot with an aerial leap to the side would get their licks in and make Büscher. DC United was now up round earned them a chance to of his own, it was not enough and runs at DC’s net. In one spectacu- by one with a score of 2-1. play against DC United. FC Cristos was up 1-0. lar run by FC Cristos, Aquilas Levi The gas ran out of whatever In front of 5,286 enthusiastic Fans for the team arrived in However, DC United did not Houapeu collided with DC keeper the FC Cristos defense had left for fans, amateur team FC Cristos buses wearing yellow T-shirts sit back. They continued to domi- Worra. It looked like Houapeu’s the match. DC United turned the took on DC United in a fourth showing their support, which nate possession on the ball and knee came into direct contact with last 10 minutes of play into a round play of the Lamar Hunt US counted for at least a third of the regularly opened opportunities for the side of Worra’s head as Worra shooting match, scoring two more Open Cup. While in the first half spectators. The match promised to shots on goal. They just could not made an aggressive play for the goals by the end of play in the 90th of the game it looked like FC be a nail-biter, and for the first half quite finish each attack until the ball. The resulting display of Wor- minute. Cristos were going to provide DC it was. 35th minute. Julian Büscher of DC ra on the ground and a player try- DC United’s next home game United a potential loss, by the end FC Cristos was the first to United came in hot off a pass from ing to comfort him led to a shout- will be on Wednesday, June 21, at of the match DC United stood tall, score a goal. In the 23rd minute, Lamar Neagle and dropped a shot ing and shoving match between 3:30 p.m. in RFK Stadium. soundly drubbing the amateur FC Cristos was awarded a free into the back of the net defended United’s Jalen Robinson and team, 4-1. kick from just outside the 18-yard- by FC Cristos, scoring an equalizer Houapeu. It was starting to look There was no lack of support line of the box. Mamadou Kansaye for DC United. like one of those baseball scenes of FC Cristos lined up his shot, The remainder of the first half where the dugouts empty and a @The_Red_D Big Train holds on against D.C. Grays for 5-4 victory However, Bethesda regained By Harry Lichtman @hslichtman the lead when Green scored on an er- ror by Grays catcher Webb, giving BETHESDA — The 2-0 de- his team a 4-3 lead. fending champion Bethesda Big The Grays tied it up at 4-4 in the Train had their home opener in Cal top of the sixth when designated hit- Ripken Collegiate Baseball League ter Cory Alexander advanced to first action Thursday night at Shirley after getting hit by a pitch, then ad- Povich Field as they hosted the DC vanced to third on a wild pitch and Grays. The game went back and headed home for an unearned run on forth but Bethesda was able to come an error by Bethesda catcher Gaby away with the win, 5-4. Cruz. But the Big Train answered In the bottom of the first inning, back in the bottom half of the inning DC Grays pitcher Philip Ahearn ac- when Cruz scored on a wild pitch to cidentally threw a pitch inside that give his team a 5-4 lead. hit the home plate umpire. The ump Big Train pitcher Stephen required treatment, resulting in the Schoch would seal it for his team game’s delay for almost 30 minutes. when he struck out Grays right field- In the bottom of the second, er Lamar Briggs in the top of the things got interesting when right ninth for the third and final out. fielder James Outman and designat- “Any time you get on base ed hitter Michael Emodi of Big Train you’re doing good things,” Big Train hit back-to-back singles and then manager Sal Colangelo said. “We stole bases (Emodi to second, Out- blew the ball a little today and we fell man to third). The next at bat, left a little behind in the count. Our com- fielder Matt Green, was walked to mand wasn’t good. The guys got on first, resulting in the bases loaded. base but most of the game, the higher On the next at-bat, with Tanner percentage you are, the better chance Allen batting, Outman scored on a you have to win.” wild pitch. Thanks to an error by DC Bethesda improved to 3-0 on the Grays’ Will Johnson in center field, season and will play the Silver Emodi crossed home plate to put Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts at Bethesda up 2-0. Then Garrett Kue- Blair High School Friday night. ber hit an RBI single, driving in an “We’re going to play hard every unearned run scored by Green to in- pitch, every inning in between the crease the lead to 3-0. lines,” Colangelo said. “We’re gonna After a scoreless third inning, do the bigger things to be successful, there were more runs scored in the we’re going to catch the ball and fourth. DC made it on the board we’re going to throw strikes.” when left fielder Harrison Freed and On the other hand, the Grays fall catcher Andrew Webb hit back-to- to 0-3, but manager Reggie Terry is- back RBI singles to bring home first n’t giving up. “We just have to go baseman Darius Gillus and short- back to work,” Terry said. “We have stop Drew Bertram, respectively. some new guys coming in and what Then Freed scored to tie the game we’re gonna do is try to just execute, up at 3-3. keep our heads up and keep fighting.” 24 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 15, 2017 SPORTS This week in sports . . .

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At top, Bethesda Big Train relief pitcher Tyler Smith begins the fourth inning. Meanwhile, at right, Rockville Express starting pitcher Doug Pearl lasted 7 and a third innings in an 8- 4 victory over Herndon.