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A Biweekly Newspaper February 22, 2019 • Volume XIV, Number 23 Study by County Boosts Chances for a New The Old Town Hall Bank Museum was jam-packed. Find out why on page 4. Multiuse Facility By Link Hoewing In December of last year, County Executive Marc Elrich heeded calls from local citizens and came out to a “listening session” in Poolesville. He heard numerous citizens talk about the need for a new high school and about the failure of the county to pro- vide the same level of services for citizens in this area as it does elsewhere. On January 15, Elrich announced his capital and operating budget amend- ments that will be considered by the County Council. Tucked into the memo he sent to the council was a paragraph recommending that a facil- ity planning project be undertaken to The county has begun to seriously analyze various funding streams Village Beer’s Raj Masky beams over “develop options for making county for a multiuse structure that could house a new school. the store having a big lottery winner. services more accessible to the Pooles- We have the info on page 7. ville community…” The proposal also actively considering how to modernize county government. The coalition, recommended that in doing the work Poolesville High School. led by Commissioner Jim Brown and on the project, “colocation options This is just the latest example of the including PTSA leaders Rebecca with Montgomery County Public impact the Fair Access for the Western Schools…” be considered. MCPS is County Coalition has had on the Continued on page 20.

The Proud History of Sugarland: Reflections of Life How big was the poms’ victory? By Rande Davis This big! See details on page 12. The origin of Sugarland Forest, an African-American community estab- lished by freed slaves in Poolesville, began with the purchase of land from the local white landowners which in- cluded Jane Pleasants, George Daw- son, the Allnuts, and others during the 1870s and 1880s. They were able to buy land with a small down payment and continued monthly payments, and when the land was paid for, a deed was recorded. These transactions were accomplished by handshake. No mortgage deeds were recorded. By 1900, over forty families lived and worked on the nearly two hun- dred acres of farmland encompassing the community. Their work on nearby farms, the Seneca Quarry, and the The Sugarland Community Well: Children in the background are: C&O Canal was instrumental in the Mary Smith, Marjorie Lee, Sarah Lee, Tilghman Lee, Jr., and Idella Lee. Colin Hammet during an opening The adult in the foreground is Samuel Jackson. tip. More basketball on page 16. Continued on page 18. Page 2 The Monocacy Monocle February 22, 2019

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the existing sidewalk configuration Town through­out the town; address streets Government that currently have no sidewalks; enhance and bring conformity (e.g., Looking to the Future width) to all sidewalks; and prepare Of Town Sidewalks and coordinate key thoroughfares (Fisher, Wootton, Hughes, Elgin, and Thomas Jamison By Rande Davis Hoskinson) to properly blend with January 21, 2019 The Town of Poolesville commis- future changes in streetscape designs. sioners on February 19 reviewed a As regards the safety aspects of the proposed long-term action-plan for plan, redoing the corner of Elgin maintenance and improvements of the and Wootton, West Willard and Elgin, town’s sidewalks. The presentation Norris Road, and West Willard Road was submitted by Commissioner will be the priorities. In addition, in- Kerri Cook and the Board of Parks, cluded in the plan is improved access Recreation, and Streets (BPRS) chair- to parks, as well as a continuation man Doug McKenny. Cook is the of the sidewalks from Hughes to commissioner’s liaison to the BPRS. Halmos/Bodmer Parks, and from The presentation, the result of Fisher and Budd Road to the Hoewing extensive study and analysis by BPRS, Park intersection. explained how best the town could: Much of the discussion centered on establish the key priorities going for- the extensive and time-consuming ward, set the plan as a line item within process of identification of all gaps the budget to facilitate gaining grant within the sidewalk system, especially money, and consider investing in a at Westerly and the backside of PES simple Geographical Information Sys- (Cattail to Kohlhoss Roads). Another Jamison Real Estate Keeps On Growing tem (GIS) to better manage renovation goal is to have sidewalks on both sides and repair of town infrastructure in of the road on all major roads which Congratulations Lori & Charlie! the future. provide access to the downtown areas. The plan outlined five priorities: The extensiveness of a survey of all 19939 Fisher Avenue ensure and improve the safety and town sidewalk infrastructure was a Poolesville, MD 20837 cause of significant discussion with accessibility of pedestrian routes to Broker/Office-301-428-8200 our schools and parks and to upgrade emphasis on investing in a simple, but ADA ramps; identify in-fill gaps in Continued on page 17.

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when that power is fueled by a mob, it 1996, he undertook an epic two-month Rande(m) is exponentially a greater enigma. Local News journey retracing one of the possible Thoughts Many people were very angry that day routes of the Underground Railroad, and, some could argue, rightfully so, the secret network which thousands of Turning a Blind Eye but it wasn’t until that individual Historic Medley slaves traveled on their long road to From a Harsh Past anger drew strength from others that Special Event: freedom—a distance of twelve hun- the real danger emerged. On that day dred miles by foot, boat, and rail. By Rande Davis in 1880, some people in Poolesville lost The Lynching In 2000, Tony founded the Menare I have been thinking about how our all sense of lawfulness determined to Of George Peck Foundation, a nonprofit organization all-too-human emotions can often run take justice into their own hands dedicated to the preservation of the on a dual track and can control our through outraged emotion fed by a By Maureen O’Connell legacy of the Underground Railroad. mob mentality. Its main project is the Button Farm decision-making process, for better On Sunday, February 10, 2019 at One cannot rely solely on this Living History Center, located on forty or worse. the Old Town Hall Bank Museum in horrendous incident in Poolesville in acres inside Seneca State Park in On one track, our emotions can Poolesville, historian Tony Cohen 1880 as a reflection of race relations in Germantown, Maryland. It authenti- express a strong sense of gratitude, addressed a large audience about the the town at the time. Consider this note cally depicts a nineteenth century joy, and peace, bringing with it a grand lynching of George Peck in Poolesville from a January 16, 1885 church meet- plantation and the lives of the slaves and fulfilling sense of purpose for on January 10, 1880. It was the first ing at St. Paul’s, an African-American living there. Its story brings this period living a positive life. On the other presentation in the Historic Medley Church founded by the freed slaves at of history alive as you visit a Recon- track, as individuals or as a group, our District’s Speakers Series. Men and Sugarland. The evening’s discussion struction-era barn, historic outbuild- emotions can rise up from a dark side women of diverse backgrounds from by church members centered on ings, a Museum Garden, heritage to cruelly overrule logic, weaken a the local area, Virginia, Pennsylvania, whether the white people treated them breed animals, and a slave cemetery. well-honed sense of fairness, bringing and Washington, D.C. crowded into better than they treated themselves. It is open annually from April to with it a dreaded shamefulness upon the front room of the museum and us. Such is the quandary concerning That the topic even merited discussion November. listened to the tale of this heinous the behavior of some Poolesville folks shows good will between the races. Mr. Cohen articulated his passion crime. Montgomery County delegates, a very long time ago relating to the with an impressive depth of knowl- January 16, 1885 Andrew Friedson and Hans Riemer, lynching of a man in 1880. edge in shedding light on a long-over- and Town of Poolesville commission- Clearly, the recent presentation Jan 16th the subject of the organization looked chapter of Poolesville history ers, Kerri Cook and Martin Radigan, sponsored by the Historic Medley was discussed whether the white race is on this cloudy, gray Sunday. The audi- were also in attendance. District about the lynching of George better to the collard [sic] race than they ence in the crowded room was silent as Mr. Cohen is a noted historian, Peck (see page 5 this issue) is a real are to themselves or not [as] discussed Tony retraced the steps of George Peck author, and fourth-generation descen- jolt to our contemporary self-image by N. Johnson, R. Hebron. Branison, J. on that dark January day. Through dent of a runaway slave. He has of Poolesville as being a great place Curtis. It is decided that colored race is text and slideshow photos, he un- devoted his life to exploring the in which to live. After hearing better to them Selfs [sic] furled the details of George Peck’s about a lynching in town in the nine- American slavery experience in the Continued on page 9. teenth century, it would be so easy That Poolesville is not alone in dark days of our young nation. In to say that while our local pride for having this kind of shame in its past is not enough. That these bygone today is warranted, we have to admit Contributing Writers that our past pride has not always been Poolesvillians, through righteous in- Dominique Agnew so justified. dignation, responded emotionally to [email protected] The key here, though, is the word an attack on a little girl living amongst Kerri Cook them is not enough for us to excuse or [email protected] always. It can be said Poolesville is Published and Edited by and always has been a great place in look the other way. That racial preju- Andie Devynck John Clayton and Rande Davis [email protected] which to live; however, that does not dice, a worldwide cultural curse Link Hoewing mean it has been so in all ways. Even and not Poolesville’s alone, played a John Clayton [email protected] today, in some ways and for some significant role in the out-of-control Production Maureen O’Connell folks, life in Poolesville is difficult. emotions, is not enough for us to look Financial [email protected] Going back to the earliest days, with away from this event for fear of losing 301.349.0071 Susan Petro our roots and frontier outlook giving our pride. [email protected] [email protected] the community its birth, right up to How to reconcile the actions of Jeffrey S. 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Perhaps, if just one of those in the [email protected] Terri Pitts [email protected] I am certain that not one person in mob in 1880 had had the courage to Poolesville awoke on January 10, 1880 speak up to the others with his mind, [email protected] Layout and Graphics with his heart set on a killing. Yet, by maybe this dark episode might not [email protected] AnyArt Solutions LLC [email protected] the end of the day, a man was illegally have happened. www.monocacymonocle.com killed by people who had lost control Until each one of us can feel secure The Monocacy Monocle is a publication of Monocacy Press, LLC which is solely responsible for its content. of their emotions. How and why did in openly expressing our personal per- Monocacy Press, LLC Monocacy Press, LLC does not espouse any specific political viewpoint, and any opinions expressed in the this happen? We return to our first spectives without receiving invective John Clayton, President Monocle are those of the author unless otherwise indicated. observation about the role of emotion. or scorn or hate by others, then, we, The Monocle does not endorse any product or service Rande Davis, Vice President and is not responsible for any claims by advertisers. The evil power of dark emotions with- too, will continue to live in a sad world Articles and letters submitted for publication must be P.O. Box 372 signed and may be edited for length or content. The Monocle in us as individuals is one thing, but of social lynchings. is not responsible for unsolicited material. Barnesville, MD 20838-0372 All contents of this publication are protected by copy- 301.349.0071 right and may not be reproduced in whole or in part for Visit the Monocle online at www.monocacymonocle.com any reason without prior consent of Monocacy Press, LLC. February 22, 2019 The Monocacy Monocle Page 5

The George Peck Incident: A Horrendous Day in the History of Poolesville

By Rande Davis On the morning of January 10, 1880, Peace Officer H. Miles, living near Poolesville, was notified of an attempted rape in Beallsville just two miles away, with the perpetrator reported being watched over by local pastor the Reverend Amy and others. When he arrived in Beallsville at 10:00 a.m., he found the suspect was George Peck, a twenty-two-year-old man born into slavery and known to be a laborer on the Howard Griffiths farm; however, Peck had more recently been employed by Mr. Lemuel Beall as a worker in his store in Beallsville. Upon the arrival in Beallsville of Miles, Peck attempted to escape by running into the pine woods nearby. With the assistance of others, the suspect was quickly apprehended. In Miles’s investigation, it was reported by Reverend Amy, who lived just across from the stable, that the pastor heard screams from the barn on the farm, so he ran to the site, and found Peck upon the girl with his hand held over her mouth. Amy had a pistol and thought of shooting the attacker, but instead concluded it would be better to turn the man over to the law. The girl, eleven-year-old Ada Hays, was the step-daughter of neighbor John Reeves. The little girl told the Peace Officer that Peck abducted her while she was milking a cow, and dragged her into the stable, and into what was reported to be an already-prepared hollowed-out area within the straw. Ada Hays described to the officer her struggle with Peck, how he tried to stop her from screaming for help by placing his hand over her mouth. In his over seven-hour investigation, the officer was able to determine that no physical harm had come to her. In the investigation, Miles reported that Peck acknowledged that had if he not been interrupted by Pastor Amy, “he would have done it.” Peace Officer Miles had known Peck as someone who had been jailed several times before and who, as a boy, had been arrested for a similar attack and had just barely escaped a hanging then. This knowledge was sure to have given the officer much concern in his responsibility to safeguard Peck until the next day, when a trip to the Rockville jail would be more practical. At 5:00 p.m., the Miles brought Peck back to Poolesville and secured him in the Odd Fellows Hall, as the town lacked a jail. At around 10:00 p.m., his fears materialized when a group of men surrounded the Odd Fellows Hall, a building that later burned down in a town fire. While the hall was locked, Miles was still determined, if given the chance, to remove Peck from the hall to his nearby home—perhaps believing this would be a safer place to guard the man. Just prior to 11:00 p.m., the crowd dispersed, and the officer concluded that this was his chance to move Peck to this home; however, he decided to first go to the Walters’ store across from the hall for some needed purchases. After locking the hall, he brought the handcuffed and tied prisoner with him. While in the store, a man rode up to the front door, fired shots in the air, and a mob of undetermined size emerged from the darkness and demanded Peck. The unruly group burst into the store, first holding and blindfolding the officer, all the while screaming, “Lynch him! Lynch him!” The mob, some wearing masks and others not, pulled Peck to a nearby locust tree, attached a rope to his neck, hoisted him five feet into the air, and tied the rope to a fence until Peck died. Once the death was confirmed, the crowd left. In the safety of the daylight the next day, the officer had Peck cut down prior to the start of Sunday church services at the Presbyterian Church which was across the street. That same day, Miles had a jury summoned, and a verdict was rendered that “George Peck came to his death through strangulation by the hands or parties unknown to the jurors.” In the world of the late nineteenth century, justice could often be cruel, abrupt, and anything but just. Ultimately, the killing of George Peck would become recognized not as an act of justice at that time, but what it really was, as a heinous act, an entirely contemptable denial of basic legal rights of an individual, and a most shameful day in the history of the town.

Information in this article is derived from the Washington Star’s January 11, 1880 report of the incident. Page 6 The Monocacy Monocle February 22, 2019

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Helping Hands Can Use Some Helping Hands Year after year, a diverse group of volunteers descend on roughly fifty houses all over Montgomery County with hammers, paintbrushes, and cleaning supplies. These houses, owned by low-income people, miss the mark in terms of safety, health, or acceptable living environment. The volunteers make up a program known as Rebuilding Together.

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The work is always done on the last Saturday of April. A local nonprofit, Helping Hands Poolesville, Inc. (most of whose funds come from local churches and the Montgomery County branch of Rebuilding Together), has undertaken the necessary work. Since the mid-nineties, when the first house was repaired, more than thirty l ow-income homeowners have benefited in countless ways—new paint, new roof, carpentry, plumbing, the shoring up of a foundation, windows replaced— "whatever it takes." If you would like to participate in this worthy cause, make a donation, or know of someone in need but who is too reticent to come forward to ask for help, call Ray Hoewing at 301-461-9399. Homes considered will be located in the five local zip codes: Poolesville, Beallsville, Barnesville, Dickerson, and Boyds. This year, the date for the PLUMBING SERVICES PROVIDED: program will be Saturday, April 27. Repair or Replace Faucets, Sinks, Toilets, Time for Kindergarteners to Register for Elementary School Garbage Disposals, Sump Pumps, If your child will be five years old on or before September 1, 2019, please register Water Heaters, and Outside Faucets. him or her (or them!) for orientation on April 29 or 30. Contact Mrs. Harney at

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What’s the Story Behind Our Historic Homes? Next up in the series of guest speakers on behalf of the Historic Medley Sales, Service, and Repair District’s speakers series is Kenny Sholes. He will be discussing historic homes in of Gas Fireplaces the area and organizing a group for persons who share the interest in learning more about those homes. The event will be in the Old Town Hall Bank Museum ALL MAJOR CREDITS CARDS ACCEPTED on March 10 at 4:00 p.m. Poolesville Day Already? JAMES HILL 301-788-0445 The 27th Annual Poolesville Day is slated for Saturday, September 21, 2019. As Master Plumber/Gasfitter Licensed & Insured Continued on page 11. Page 8 The Monocacy Monocle February 22, 2019

recess. Bond hangs out with the students in order to help our youngest residents At Your Service associate the police with positive experiences and not just visible during bad times. The students are able to chat with Officer Bond, to ask questions, and to get to know her as a friendly member of the community who will be there Bond Has a New Beat to protect them when necessary but is also available during good times, as well. Bond also looks forward to helping middle and high school students By Susan Petro when needed. Montgomery County Police Department’s (MCPD) Community Services Officer Bond also attends the bimonthly Poolesville Town Commissioners’ Officer Tara Bond knew she would have big shoes to fill when shereplaced and the Upcounty Prevention Network meetings. She is available by phone and Officer Doug Tressler after his recent retirement. Tressler was popular with the email to address any concerns or requests that the commissioners or town man- community and very active with the Upcounty Prevention Network that focuses ager may have. She looks forward to getting to know the Poolesville community on helping Poolesville’s youth and drug abuse prevention efforts. and other area residents. Bond welcomes calls or messages from community members who have a concern or information they would like to share. She can be reached by email at [email protected] or by phone at 240-777-6443. Although Bond keeps busy with her responsibilities as an MCPD officer, she enjoys spending time with her family and taking her German Shephard for walks in her spare time.

The name is Bond—Tara Bond.

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Continued from page 4. Historic Medley Special Event: The Lynching of George Peck arrest, abduction, and murder by lynching at the hands of a mob in Poolesville. Twenty-two-year-old George Peck had been a laborer on the farm of Howard Griffith in Beallsville. He was accused of assaulting an eleven-year-old girl at Mr. Lemuel Beall’s store, where he was employed at the time, arrested, and taken to the Odd Fellows Hall (the original building burned down and a replacement still exists at the corner of Fisher Avenue and Route 109) prior to being taken to the jail in Rockville. He never made it to the jail as an angry mob abducted him and dragged him down Route 109 to an area across the street from the Presbyterian church. He was then strung up on a branch of a tall locust tree and died. His body was cut down the next morning. The church remains on the same site today. Maryland was not the state with the most cases of lynching; that infamous re- cord belongs to Mississippi, followed by Georgia, Arkansas, and Texas. Maryland ranks number sixteen with forty acts. In an unmarked grave off Viers Mill Road, three-and-a-half miles from downtown Rockville, rest the remains of Sidney Ran- dolph, the last man lynched in Montgomery County on the Fourth of July in 1896. We, who now live in this progressive and multicultural county, forget—or choose to forget—these dark days when forty, all black except two, were mur- dered, strung up on large trees, and left to die between 1867 and 1933. No arrests were ever made; the story went: “Their deaths were done by hands unknown.” “Around…the capital of the Nation has become notorious for the punishment of colored criminals by Lynch Law, and for a public sentiment which supports those who in this way administer what they believe justice demands,” the New York Times wrote after the Poolesville lynching of George Peck, a man described in the Washington Post in January 13, 1880, as a “disreputable negro.” Cohen ended his talk by reminding us not to forget our history, no matter how dark and heinous. There are many secrets that remain to be revealed. There are stories that are passed down from generation to generation—“We must feel our past.” He added, “The pain of the deeds we talked about today still lives with the families of the victims, as well as the perpetrators. We must come together as a community to stand up for justice and remember all those who came before us.” Cohen then led the group the short distance to the Odd Fellows Hall and the Presbyterian church, and they stood for a moment of remembrance.

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nothing wrong with them, I just don’t is my twenty-year-old Christmas Garden like them. Cactus. He was once three small plants Let me tell you about my favorite that I repotted in a long willow basket and very long-lived three houseplants many years ago. He sits next to his Plants You Can’t Kill that live and thrive in my house. The friend Mr. Clivia. He also loves picture at the beginning of this article neglect. Long ago, he lived in good By Maureen O’Connell is my Clivia miniata, a species of flow- potting soil, but over the years, it broke You have often heard the phrase (or ering plant in the genus Clivia of the down; today it looks and feels more said it yourself): All my houseplants family Amaryllidaceae and native to like concrete, but he doesn’t care. I die; I have a brown thumb. House- the woodland habitats in South Africa. water him occasionally, and he blooms plant culture is not an exact science. He is a long way from home in my liv- faithfully every November (he calls Plants usually die or fail to thrive for ing room box bay window ledge, and himself a Thanksgiving Cactus). My specific reasons, but with a little bit of he is sixteen years old. You can say that oldest plant pal is amazingly forty knowledge, you can turn your fingers he has adapted to life in Barnesville. years old. He is a ficus bonsai tree, green and keep your plants alive He thrives on neglect but rewards me Ficus retusa. I carried him back on the and thriving. faithfully every mid-January with plane from Hawaii in 1979. He sits in All plants have basic needs: water, beautiful large clumps of tangerine the sun on the counter by my sink in sunlight, and nutrients, but there is no flowers that last about a month. He the kitchen. I say hello to him every magic formula of care for all. We all spends the summer months outside morning as I admire his shiny, little know that plants require water, but in filtered sunlight on the terrace. In green leaves. Now he does not live in herein lies the problem: too much or September, he comes back to the living soil; he is very content living on a vol- too little is the leading cause of their room for the next nine months. I say canic rock. I do feed him now and then. demise. Different plant species have hello to him occasionally, and I water I am all for low-maintenance different water requirements, and Clivia blooming at him about every other month. He likes houseplants, but try some that are sometimes you have to figure that out the end of January. to be left alone. You could not ask for a also a bit more interesting, unique, and by trial and error. Broadleaf plants better houseplant. My second favorite that enjoy “living outside the box.” usually need more, while cacti and food they need: nitrogen, potassium, succulents need less. It is fairly easy to and phosphorus on the primary level; identify a water-stressed plant, as you and sulfur, calcium, and magnesium will notice the leaves turning brown on the secondary level. Fortunately, and the soil will start to crack. It is a you don’t have to be a chemist to fig- little harder to see that a plant is being ure out what to feed your plants. You overwatered, and by then, it is proba- just need a good potting soil mixture. bly too late. In this case, the roots can’t Now, not all “potting soils” are created get the air they need, causing the plant equal. “Soil” is a bit of a misnomer to suffocate or die from root rot. The since a premium mix should be one plant is killed by misdirected kind- part loam, one part peat moss, and one ness. Lack of good drainage is often part perlite. This is optimum for another problem with watering. Many container growing, enabling the pot to people put their plants in pretty, deco- hold just enough water and oxygen. rative, ceramic pots, but there are no Some plants, such as cacti, succulents, drainage holes in the bottom. and orchids require a special potting Plants need sun exposure as part of mix, specific to their needs, so if you the photosynthesis process in which are going to grow a houseplant in a they transform light energy into chem- pot, don’t fill it with dirt from your ical energy. This captured energy is backyard. I like Espoma’s Organic Pot- used to convert water, carbon dioxide, ting Mix. It has all the right ingredients and minerals into oxygen and energy- in the right proportion. People often rich organic compounds. If your plant ask me if I fertilize my houseplants. is receiving too little light, you will Generally speaking, no, I don’t. Here notice a yellowing of new foliage, pale again, many gardeners believe that if a small leaves, poor growth, and long, plant looks weak or sickly, feed it. This thin stems. It can survive for short can kill it with kindness. I occasionally periods without light, but no plant can fertilize my orchids and bonsai trees, live without sunlight forever. Here but that is about the extent of it. Above again, much depends upon the nature all, choose the right plant for the right of the plant and its original environ- space, light conditions, and interior mental conditions. Not everyone lives environment. Plants need TLC. Keep in darkness or bright light. I have them happy, check them often, and found with my plants that half and they will tell you how they feel. half is best. The same thinking goes for There are a lot of houseplants on the temperature of the room in which the market that are hailed as low main- they live. Plants are like Goldilocks: tenance: spider plant, Sansevieria (or not too hot, not too cold, but just mother-in-law’s tongue), jade, aloe, right—and, like many people, they rubber tree, philodendron, cactus, like a cooler room in the night. asparagus fern, and dieffenbachia, to Plants cannot thrive without name a few. I find many of them Do you have an interesting story to share? nutrients. Their home is the soil in boring—you know, the ones you which they live and grow. This medi- may see in the corner of your doctor’s Send it along to [email protected] um should contain a balance of the office or in the bank lobby. There is February 22, 2019 The Monocacy Monocle Page 11

Continued from page 7. are John and Annette Howard of Pool- Montgomery College in 2016. Morgan esville and Wayne and Sherri Eyler of and Jacob reside in Urbana, and both Tidbits Martinsburg, West Virginia, and Joel are employed by Fine Earth Landscap- always, the festivities will begin at and Irene Hafner of Jefferson, Mary- ing of Poolesville. Declan is also being 10:00 a.m. with a hometown parade land. Morgan is a 2013 graduate of welcomed by his big brother Carter L. and will end at 4:00 p.m. The day will PHS and a 2018 University of Mary- Hafner who is extremely excited to include free carnival rides, exhibitors, land graduate. Jacob graduated from have a little brother. Declan and his food vendors, and activities for all Catoctin High School in 2012 and parents are doing well. ages. There will be multiple stages fea- turing live music and entertainment. Back by popular demand for the head- liner band: The Reagan Years. Visit the Poolesville Day website (www.pooles- villeday.com) for more information on how you can be a part of the festivities. MCP Came to Hear from You The Montgomery County Police repre- sentatives had a first-ever Meet the Po- lice night at Watershed Café on Febru- ary 12. Residents were encouraged to visit with the police, and to ask them any questions or express any concerns. Welcome Declan Richard Hafner Congratulations to Morgan R. Hafner (née Howard) and Jacob L. Hafner on the birth of their son Declan Richard Hafner on February 5, 2019 at 4:23 p.m. Officers from the Montgomery County Police Department Welcome to our newest at Shady Grove Hospital. He came into held an outreach event in Poolesville. Visiting with them Town of Poolesville addition: this world at 8lbs., 8oz., and was 21 were Virginia Perkins and Kyla Davis and her mother. Declan Richard Hafner. inches long. The proud grandparents Page 12 The Monocacy Monocle February 22, 2019 Youth Sports

Poolesville Poms Stay at the Top By Jeff Stuart The Poolesville High School poms squad won its second straight Division 1 County Championship on February 3, 2019 at Montgomery Blair High School. “In poms, the divisions are determined on how well teams place at the county championship the previous season,” said Coach Tanya Ventura, “unlike some other sports where divisions are based on size of the school. Working our way up from the bottom of division 3 took years of relentless hard work, perseverance, and deep passion for our sport. I am so proud the PHS poms have earned back- to-back Division 1 championship wins!” The poms squad consists of eighteen talented and hardworking young ladies. This year, the team was led by captains Tiara Ventura and Amy Zhu, both seniors, and junior Izzi Gibbs. Co-captains are senior Taylor Ramirez and junior Ashley Kraekel. The squad is comprised of six freshmen, two sophomores, five juniors, and five seniors.

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Other members of the squad include freshman Allie Burdette, Andrea Wilson, WUMCO Makes a Difference How do we know that we are making a difference in our community? Day to day, we see the people we Porter Jacobson, Ashley Portillo, and Jessica Ouart. Sophomores are Indira help. Sometimes, we must help clients over a period of time due to their circumstances (low wages, Fayson and Hailee Tull. Juniors are Madison Repass, Brianna Hobbs, Kaeli Potts, fixed retirement income, disability). Other times, we help them once, and they never need assistance and Alyson Gotlewski. Julia Ouart is a senior. again. Every now and then, former clients come back to us and let us know how they are doing. The Falcons assistant coach is Natasha Velasquez. Recently, we received a note from a former client that reminded us that the help we give really matters: “To WUMCO Team, What a difference a year makes! Thank you for being a blessing during my season of This year, the poms performed at home varsity football and basketball games, economic struggle and financial difficulties. I am so appreciative and glad to report that I have been and at the annual Poolesville Day Parade. The team also held their seventh employed nearly a year and now at fulltime status! Last year I was greatly in need … and am now annual week-long junior Falcon youth clinic for over one hundred students in grateful to be a blessing to a family or families in need. Enclose please find gift cards, a small way of giving back in appreciation for the WUMCO Team. Thank you for allowing me to be a blessing to others.” kindergarten through eighth grades. The county championship is the last of four competitions of the year. Not only Grateful to Our Members did the team finish first overall, but Tiara Ventura won the Captains Award. The WUMCO staff and board want to thank all our members. Your generosity enables WUMCO to help Five judges watch the whole team performance, and one judge watches only our less fortunate friends and neighbors in the Western Upper Montgomery County area. Notes like the one above illustrate the positive impact this organization has in our community. We are truly grateful to the captains. “Each captain wears a bright hair scrunchie on her arm to be easily all those who generously share their resources and time to help us in our mission. identified. All three of our captains placed this year,” enthused Coach Ventura. In the first competition of the year at Watkins Mill High School on January 5, WUMCO Office News the Falcons placed first overall and won the Spirit Award (for the most spirited It was a rough start to the new year in the WUMCO office. Adam DeBaugh, our Assistant Executive Director, has been out of the office since January 3rd with health issues. Since Adam did the lion’s share crowd). Captain Izzi Gibbs took second place. of the day-to-day administrative work in the office, we have been scrambling to cover his work (mostly The Falcons also took first place at the 2nd Competition at Damascus on using a couple of our amazing volunteers) while trying to send out our year-end letters and membership January 19. Captain Amy Zhu took second place. At the Northwest High School cards. We have a temporary replacement for Adam and are in the process of getting everything finished, Division 1 Poms Invitational on January 26, the Falcons placed second, and they but we look forward to having him back in the office soon! In the meantime, we apologize for the delays and thank everyone for their patience as we slowly get back to normal in the office. again won the Spirit Award. “We really tried to incorporate and utilize the team's strengths this year,” said Visit our Web page and follow us on Facebook and Twitter: Coach Ventura. “Our team was really strong in hip-hop this year. We normally www.wumcohelp.org * WUMCO Help Inc * @WUMCOHelp * 301/972-8481 save hip-hop for the end of the routine, but this year, we decided to kick off the 17550 W. Willard Rd., Poolesville, MD 20837 competition routine with a hip-hop section and also conclude with a hip-hop Questions? section. It really helps keep the energy up for the dancers and spectators.” Please write Adam DeBaugh at [email protected] if you have any questions, comments, or ideas for this column. Continued on page 16.

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are being utilized. The team requires a Yeas and Neighs space that equals approximately three school buses for each two-person MSAR team. When the Shoe Is There’s only one MSAR around On the Other Hoof these parts. The TrotSAR Mounted Team is an all-volunteer-based non- By Andie Devynck government search and rescue (SAR) Over the last couple of years, Yeas squad. The team’s primary purpose is and Neighs has searched far afield to to assist federal, tribal, state, and local highlight several of the many equine government agencies by providing rescues in and around the Ag Reserve. emergency rescue operations and/or To name a few: gaited horses, mini lifesaving activities for people who are donkeys, and therapeutic riding pro- stranded or lost and rescuing those grams that have taken in all manner of victims in wilderness, rural, or urban/ rescued breeds and given them health- suburban areas. The team participates ier lives, rekindled hope and new pur- in mountain SAR, wilderness SAR, Mounted search and rescue with emergency helicopter. pose with caring humans—but what if and urban or suburban SAR opera- the horses are doing the rescuing? tions; it will also assist with large Framework and Homeland Security well as Maryland’s Emergency Man- The basic Mounted Search and animal rescue that results from a Presidential Directives. agement Agency, State Police K9 Rescue (MSAR) team can deploy in natural or manmade disaster and At no cost to the public, the TrotSAR Team, State Police Aviation, and the most land terrain within FEMA Re- other related emergency services. Mounted Team also sponsors and con- Department of Natural Resources. gion III, from elevations of five thou- The primary response area is within ducts safety education programs. It is Volunteering for the Mounted Team sand feet down to sea level. MSAR can the states of Maryland and Virginia; the team’s goal to provide public is a demanding 24/7 commitment simi- travel on steep grades up to forty-five however, the team remains ready for awareness and reduce hazards, by lar to any other rescue squad. All degrees; if a human can walk it, they deployment within the Federal Emer- teaching the basics of safety and pre- human volunteers must have the can ride it and cover the terrain three gency Management Agency (FEMA) vention of accidents caused by human following prerequisites to be accepted times faster than a person on foot, in Region III (MD, VA, DE, PA, WV, and frailty or error while lost or placed in into the training program: an equally-efficient manner. MSAR DC). On the request of public safety a wilderness environment or exposed • Be at least 21 years old and responders can ride through brush, agencies outside of the region, addi- to other life-threatening dangers or have ownership privileges to a over rocky areas, and can ford small tional emergency services required for disaster situations. suitable mount rivers and large creeks. Deployment disaster relief and homeland security The team works in conjunction with of horses and helicopter shows a may be included in the mission, as the Appalachian Search and Rescue community that all available resources outlined within the National Response Council and the Civil Air Patrol, as Continued on page 19. Page 14 The Monocacy Monocle February 22, 2019

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Poolesville Area Senior Center March 2 All events at 17750 W. Willard Road, The Ag Reserve Today Poolesville A presentation by Jim Brown of SCA Pickleball: Monday, Wednesday, and and Caroline Taylor, executive director Friday: 8:30 a.m. of Montgomery County Alliance. Barnesville Town Hall, 18001 Barnesville Zumba Gold: Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. Road. 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Mahjong: Thursdays, Room 129, March 9 10:00 a.m. 11th Annual St. Mary's event: PASC Special Event: St. Patrick's Party featuring Irish food Cherry Blossom Cruise and beer for dinner, Ceili dance, and Do not miss out on the annual PASC live Irish band. $20 per person in Cherry Blossom Cruise. Remember, advance, $25 at the door. Children while the cruise is on April 6, reserva- twelve and under are free. 6:00 p.m. to tions need to be in by March 1. See 9:30 p.m. at pavilion in Barnesville. PASC ad on page 10 for details. March 7 Every Tuesday Evening: PACC Network Event Families Anonymous Poolesville Town Hall. 7:30 a.m. Together Support Group to 9:00 a.m. This group is for families and friends of persons with addictive behavior. American Legion Post 247 St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, Poolesville. Meeting at Calleva Offices in Poolesville 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (next to Anytime Fitness). Guest speaker from Project Healing Waters, February 22 and 23 an organization using fly fishing as a Used Book, Music, and therapeutic tool for helping troubled Media Sale at St. Peter’s vets. Please join your local band of Shop from a wide selection of used brothers. 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. books, movies, music, software, and OLP Monocle Ad Feb 22.pdf 1 2/18/2019 4:11:17 PM March 8 more. Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. UMCVFD Auxiliary Bingo Featuring cash and gift cards as well as February 25 door prize drawings. Enjoy an evening “Come to me, all you who Monocacy Lions Auction of relaxing fun while helping to labor and are burdened, The community is invited to the Lions support your local fire department. and I will give you rest.” Club's annual auction. Resident chef Bring a friend! Refreshments available - Jesus (Matt. 11:28) Bill Lynch is catering the event and for purchase. UMCVFD Firehouse, plans to serve his famous fried chicken. 19801 Beallsville Rd. $20. Doors open at Rev. Justin Huber, Administrator Open to all. $20. St. Mary's Pavilion, 5:30 p.m.; games start at 7:00 p.m. OUR LADY OF THE Rev. Bill Stevens, Deacon Barnesville. Social hour begins at 6:00; March 10 PRESENTATION dinner and auction at 7:00. For more Weekend Masses: information call Garland Johnson at Historic Medley District’s CATHOLIC CHURCH Saturday: Vigil Mass 5:30 p.m. Speakers Series POOLESVILLE, MD Sunday: 8 a.m. & 10:45 a.m. 301-349-5797 or 301-606-4155. C (301) 349-2045 Join Kenny Sholes as he leads a www.ol-presentation-md.org Sacrament of Reconciliation: February 28 M discussion on many of the historic Saturday: 4:00-4:45 p.m. Dine at Bassett’s—Support HGCBT homes and buildings in our region.Y

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Youth Sports Continued from page 16. Poolesville Poms Stay at the Top

Young PHS Boys’ This year, the team saw seven new Basketball Team Gains members join. “Last year, at the county championship, we had all Valuable Experience returning girls, no new members,” By Jeff Stuart explained Coach Ventura. “We had to work tirelessly to close the gap “We've had six losses that were between the new and returning within one possession in the final two members in terms of their technique, minutes,” said Coach Kenny Kramek. showmanship, and overall perfor- “We'll return six of our seven top scorers next year. With the exception of mance quality. Our goal is to make everyone look as synchronized and James Lang, no one had played signifi- PHS Falcon captains are cant varsity minutes before this year.” ‘as one’ as possible. You want it to seniors, center Eric Palmer appear as though everyone has the “We have let a couple of games get and guard James Lang. away from us,” said Lang, a team same level of experience and the captain at guard. “We know we are a team is dancing as one unit, not half time. The Falcons led by eight good team. Nick Zehnle, a junior, eighteen individuals.” Freshman guard Jeremiah Oyer. after three quarters, but after getting a plays really well at guard. Andrew This has been the sixth champion- rebound with only seconds left and a Tarus, a senior, plays really good ship for the team since Ventura took one-point lead, the Falcons allowed a defense. He keeps our energy level the reins. “It's been an exciting steal and a layup by the Rams that high. Jeremiah Oyer, a freshman journey to bring the team up from gave Rockville the win. guard, has played really good at point Division 3 to the top of Division 1.” On January 25 at Magruder, the JV guard. He brings the ball up a lot of also won a thriller defeating a very The winning performance can be times and that has helped me save good Colonels team, 54-52. A late tech- found on youtube; search: “2018- some of my energy. Against B-CC, we nical foul called on Magruder JV 2019 Poolesville High School POMS worked really hard to come back. I Coach Brian Magid, former Maryland D1 County Champions!” think they are a good team. We trailed Terrapin, helped the Falcons—who “The team would like to thank by twenty points and came back to made their free throws and grabbed their coaches, the PHS staff, drum- force overtime. Damascus is always a big rebounds—hold on. line, friends, families, and commu- rivalry game, but I think we are With experience gained this season, nity for their unending support this matched up against Seneca Valley in some JV players look ready to make an season,” added Coach Ventura. the playoffs. We beat them once this impact for the varsity next season. year. That is the one game we want. It would be our first playoff win in five or six years.” James scored twenty-two against B-CC, twenty-four points against both Falcon Aaron Brown. Wootton and Walter Johnson, and twenty against Northwood. Zehnle Murphy. “James has been carrying our scored eleven for the Falcons against team the whole year, scoring twenty B-CC and thirteen against Walter points or more almost every other Johnson. He was injured in an away game. Jeremiah has stepped up to help game at Gaithersburg and missed a both as a passer and as a shooter, few weeks. whatever we needed. Eric is a great In the early season matchup against rebounder, boxing out big guys. He visiting B-CC, the Falcons scored an is a great presence inside and a amazing thirty points in the fourth team leader.” quarter to force overtime. Other seniors are Vivek Mehta, “We are having a rocky season,” Garrett Karns, and Kenny Xu. Xu said senior center and captain Eric scored eight points against Quince Palmer. “There have been a couple of Orchard. Other juniors are Frankie ups and downs. We have been really Willard, Colin Hammett, Eamon close to winning a lot of our games. Murphy, Matthew Magnani, Malik Honestly, the hardest part about it is Smith, Presley Kirongo, and Zac that we have put in so much work and Goldstein. Aaron Brown is a sopho- we have gotten super close. We are just more, and Jeremiah Oyer is a fresh- going to have to keep working at it. We man. Brown scored eight points in the are not going to let it get us down… opener against Northwood and eight My favorite game was the Rockville against Whitman. game because of the intensity it February 4 was a compelling night brought out in all of us. We were so of thrill and heartbreak for the Pooles- evenly matched. We got into foul trou- ville boys and faithful. In the first ble and fell a little short. We got stuck game, the JV hit a three pointer at the at some points on offense and defense.” buzzer to win, 48-47. It was a game the “We have come close in a couple of boys and fans will remember. Varsity big games against B-CC and Rockville trailed, 11-0, early in the main event twice,” said junior forward Eamon before rallying to take a 30-22 lead into February 22, 2019 The Monocacy Monocle Page 17 GUIDE EVENT Continued from page 3. Looking to the Future of Town Sidewalks

modern GIS program to properly and thoroughly identify needs and to man- age the process and progress in meeting those needs. Town Manager Wade Yost updated the status of the town potentially taking ownership of the main streets (Fisher and Elgin), noting that he does not expect anything new prior to the spring since an on-site “walk-through” will need to be done with the state pri- or to the state representatives submit- ting an offer, and this most likely would not be done during the winter. Commissioner Brown added that the commission needs to accelerate its decision-making process regarding any counterdemands the town might make of the state once a proposal is received from them. Yost also pointed out that all submitted RFPs for trash service will

be opened for review this week. The town recently put out a survey to residents on town trash service and received over three hundred responses. SPRING&SUMMER The results (rounded off) were: Year-Round Yard Waste Collection: Extremely or very important: 37% CHAPS OPEN HOUSE BACKYARD Somewhat important: 30% March 9, 11am-1pm BEEKEEPING 2 Not so important: 27% Featuring Calleva’s Horse April 13, 10am - noon Not at all important: 5% Adventure Programs for How to set up & care Preference Dual or all ages for your bees Single Stream Recycling: Dual stream: 15% FARM & FOREST SPRING ECO-BUILD Single stream: 50% CUBS OPEN HOUSE April 27, 10am-1pm Doesn’t matter: 36% March 9, 10am-12pm Build & take home Preference of Trash Featuring adventures your own raised Collection Frequency: for children ages 3-8 garden bed 2x per week: 47% 1x per week: 21% BACKYARD BACKYARD Doesn’t matter: 32% BEEKEEPING 1 BEEKEEPING 3 In Favor of Paying for March 10, 10am - noon May 5, 10am - noon Composting Services: Beekeeping basics with Visit Calleva Farm’s apiary Yes: 6% Calleva’s in-house expert & interact with our bees No: 75% Dependent on cost: 19% SNEAK PEEK @ DIRTY DINNERS Rating of Current Service: CALLEVA FARM STORE May 18, June 15, July 13, Far above or just above average: 21% March 29, 5pm-7pm August 10, 6-9:30pm Average: 42% Happy hour reception Calleva’s upscale Below or far below average: 37% with the authors of the farm-to-table Bread & Beauty Cookbook experience for adults Do you or someone you know have a special announcement, or milestone you would like to share with our readers? For more information and to reserve your spot at any of these events, visit The Monocle welcomes WWW.CALLEVA.ORG/FARM/FARM-EVENTS-WORKSHOPS your contribution. Send to [email protected] Page 18 The Monocacy Monocle February 22, 2019

had been hitchhiking to his home in burglaries that had happened in the he was accused of approaching a Police Blotter: Loreto, Pennsylvania. He had been county over the past few days. Things twenty-­four-year-old woman walking Past and Present stabbed to death. In the meantime, a were not over. The officers summoned near Francis Junior High and pulling blood-filled car was found half over two plainclothes detectives who went her into some bushes where she By Jack Toomey the seawall at Hains Point, and police to purchase liquor at the house where was raped. Present Crime presumed that Little had been slain in the moonshiner lived. A husband-and- that car. The car had been stolen from wife team were arrested as well as Godfrey's Drive-In Market in Wheaton Assaults: 19100 block of a residence in Rockville. The case the burglars. had been burglarized thirty times in Dowden Circle, 19600 block of remains unsolved to this day. two months, and the owner asked for Wootton Avenue. County police spread out and, during police assistance. Two detectives hid in Burglary: 18000 block of Two alert officers closed two cases at morning raids, arrested twenty-five the store after closing time and, on the Elmer School Road. once. Officers Hurd and Johnson came youths for stealing car parts, radio second night, three boys dropped upon two men who were sitting in a equipment, and items from construc- through the skylight and landed nearly Theft: 19600 block of Fisher Avenue. parked car. The officers noticed that tion sites. Captain Joseph Nolte at the feet of the officers. All three Vandalism: Poolesville High School, the rear license plate was hanging remarked that most of the suspects were residents of Wheaton, but one W. Willard Road. down, so they questioned the men. "come from our finest families." was an escapee from the National While they were talking, the officers Past Crime: 1949 Training School. noted that the men were drunk and, An eighteen-year-old Tobytown man Police were investigating the murder after some prodding, the men told the was arrested for two rapes. One was of U.S. Navy sailor John Little of officers that they had purchased of a neighbor who reported to the Some of the material in this column Pennsylvania whose body was found moonshine from a bootlegger. The police that he had broken into her was obtained from the archives of in the parking lot of a beer tavern officers then searched the trunk and house and raped her in her bed. The the Washington Post. about a mile north of Rockville. Little found the proceeds of several second case was in Washington where

Continued from page 1. more about the African-American families this was a sacrifice. Momma’s accomplishment. We declared, at that experience of transitioning from slav- final words to us before leaving home moment, “We’re brave.” The Proud History of Sugarland: ery to freedom. A website has been were, ”Mind your manners.” So we Reflections of Life established as a resource for people to would politely refuse these special gifts Suzanne Johnson is the great- development of the region. The learn how to document their history offered to us with a “No, thank you.” We granddaughter of Samuel Lee, great- customs and lives of the people living and how to create a data base hoped they would insist because then it great-granddaughter of Samuel in the community were vital to for tracking their genealogy, www. would be all right to accept. At the homes Johnson, and the granddaughter enhance the fabric of Montgomery sugarlandethnohistoryproject.org. of Grandma Nettie [Nettie Johnson] and of Tilghman Lee. She spent the County’s history. The Sugarland Ethno-History Project Aunt Bessie [Bessie Lee], we were permit- summers and holidays in Sugarland. As time moves on, so do people. is a nonprofit corporation organized ted to accept without a “No, thank you” From the 1940s through the 1960s, exclusively for charitable, faith-based, attached. A trip to grandmother’s meant a My grandfather, Tilghman Lee, lived rural Americans, especially blacks in and educational purposes. fresh-baked homemade roll beaming with in Sugarland. Granddaddy’s house was a butter or a taste of a simple baked cake. small frame house with shingled siding the South, began to migrate toward Memories of life in Sugarland cities and away from their historic She lived two houses across the fields and and a tin roof. Granddaddy had a smoke homes. Today, there are few descen- Gwen Reese is the great- in full view of our kitchen, so we knew house, root cellar, chicken coop, and stor- dants of the original families who granddaughter of Patrick Hebron. Mom was keeping a watchful eye on us. age shed. There was a vegetable garden to settled Sugarland Forest left, and the She is also the great-great-grand- Aunt Bessie was noted for homemade the left of the lane that went up to the cost of maintaining properties has daughter of Samuel Johnson and pies and cakes, so we anticipated sweets house, and one down past the chicken become harder every year. With the great-granddaughter of Phillip when sent to her house. She lived about a coop. There was a pen where he raised every family member’s passing, what Johnson, a Poolesville slave whose half a mile from us. To get to her house, hogs, and there was an outhouse. is known about the past becomes reflections were in the February 8 edi- we had to pass the church and the grave- Every November, Granddaddy would even more remote. Yet the emotional tion of the Monocle. Gwen grew up yard. On our first errand there, without slaughter hogs. He would send us in the and spiritual bond to the land in Sugarland. Here are some of supervision, we decided to save energy by house while they killed the hogs. When we remains strong. Yearly family re- her memories: walking until we reached the edge of the saw them again, they were cleaned and unions and heritage day celebrations woods and the little hill. The end of the ready to be cut up. That was an educa- inspire grandsons, granddaughters— Reflecting upon an early childhood incline marked the beginning of the road- tion. I learned where the cuts of pork come removed from earlier generations’ memory of life in Sugarland under the side graves and passing through that from. Killing hogs was an “all weekend rural life—to return, discover, and neighborhood umbrella, I remember that spot, there was always a cool breeze. Our affair.” Everybody had a job to do. The reclaim their past. It is a history that my brother, Ernest, and I, a year apart in older brother had previously assured us, men cut up the hogs into chops, hams, can only strengthen what we know of age, were the fastest runners in the family on many occasions, that the stream run- ribs, bacon, etc. We cut up the fat for lard, ourselves in Montgomery County. due in part to an underlying fear of ghosts ning along the edge of the graveyard and ground the meat for the sausage, and Research was started in 1995 to and the like. We were sent on errands under the roadway explained the cool cleaned out the casing for the sausage— document this historical community throughout the neighborhood and our feet sensation. He was not there to protect us, and then we ate! Aunt Bessie [Bessie Lee] in Poolesville. In 1996, with the help were the mode of transportation. Some- and that chill signaled ghost in our imag- would flour and fry slices of fresh ham of Howard University, the name times our mother [Ada Hebron] would ination. We ran past the cemetery with all and fry some apples! My grandfather “Sugarland Ethno-History Project” send us to borrow sugar, flour, or spices our strength as we rounded the bend past would “sugar cure” the hams himself. was added. Their goal was to create from a neighbor or someone would be the church and down the road to Aunt He would season them and hang them an archive-type museum to docu- borrowing from her and we were told to Bessie’s. We stopped running at the in the smokehouse. Every time I eat a ment the genealogy of members of come right back. If we got there fast beginning of her driveway to compose sugar-cured ham, I think of him. this Montgomery County Afro- enough, it always gave us a little playtime ourselves, then proceeded to the house. Granddaddy’s house had no running American community from slavery to before making the mad dash back home. It Arriving safely and enjoying her treat water, so we had to go to the Pump to get the present day. They wished to cre- was a rewarding experience because, to gave us the confidence needed to make the it. The Pump was located up the road ate an outreach program for students show their appreciation, we were blessed trek back home. As we approached our from the house, not far from the church. and the general public to learn with some sort of goodie, for some of the home, we were bubbling with a sense of Continued on page 20. February 22, 2019 The Monocacy Monocle Page 19

Continued from page 13. parked vehicles, various riding Mounted Team photo identification environments, flares, crowds, noise, card and have submitted to a criminal When the Shoe Is on the Other Hoof traffic, other horses, dogs or other background check. • Possess skills to pass the Horse domestic animals, and other distrac- The Training and Rider Evaluation (HRE) with tions encountered during an assign- one’s horse ment as a public service equine. The All operational members of the primary value of horses in search is the Mounted Team have completed over • Hold a valid state-issued driver's Locally-owne d for 17 years! license enhanced strength and endurance one hundred hours of academic train- they provide to the trained searchers ing and field exercises, covering search- • Submit to a criminal background riding them. The horses enable the and-rescue-related topics such as: Knowledgeable check Thorough TrotSAR team to move themselves and • Search theory and probability • Have ready and easy 24/7 access their equipment over a variety of ter- Conscientious • Lost person behavior to a registered tow vehicle and rain and distances with minimal effort. "The most reliable service • Clue detection and protection horse trailer The horses on the team are of different from consultation • Commit to a minimum of forty ages and breeds, but the individual • Probability of detection to installation" hours of team training per year animal's temperament is the deciding • Map and compass navigation factor in its suitability for search work. • Have regular access to email, text Landscape design, Each team member is equipped with • Radio communications messaging, and a cellphone, and, installation, and maintenance. a handheld VHF two-way radio pro- • Wilderness survival • Each horse and rider must have the grammed with frequencies compatible • First aid, victim triage, and CPR Licensed fertilization , physical ability to work under with law enforcement and other search weed control, and • Community emergency response saddle for a minimum of six contin- agencies. Each rider is a self-sufficient turfgrass maintenance . uous hours and, without assistance, first responder resource and carries • Incident Command System protocol Hand pruning must be able to tack, mount, and equipment and supplies for a mini- • National Incident Command Sys- of shrubs and trees. dismount one’s horse. mum deployment period of seventy- tem protocol.

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Continued from page 1. expenses; to reduce the environmental need for a new high school, and the Continued from page 18. impacts of major construction projects; lack of fairness with which the Study by County Boosts Chances to use less public land for buildings; Upcounty has been treated by the The Proud History of Sugarland: for a New Multiuse Facility and to encourage cooperation and county for so long. Reflections of Life resource-sharing among agencies: co- Since then, coalition members have Muenster and Kevin Schramm, Com- location. Using this approach, county repeatedly attended events where If, for some reason, the pump wasn’t mission President Jerry Klobukowski, agencies that historically have acted in Elrich appeared, and they met with all working, we had to go to the spring to and former commissioner and PTSA stovepipe fashion have been encour- of the councilmembers. They also get the water. I didn’t like going to the leader Link Hoewing, has seen its aged to work and plan together to met with county and school system spring because it was back in the woods, efforts generate substantial support build new facilities that integrate planners to make the case for a behind the pigpen, with all the creepy for the construction of a multiuse facil- several agency offices in one building. new high school and colocated facility. crawlies. When they added on the ity that could include a community Studies done by the county have pro- The study proposed by Elrich to bedroom, bathroom and kitchen, with center and senior center, a clinic, and moted the approach, and agencies examine how to provide needed running water, we didn’t have to haul police satellite station. Support has from HHS to the Recreation Depart- services to Upcounty residents is a ma- water anymore, or go to the outhouse! come from elected county leaders, like ment to the county school system have jor step forward. The school system There were many Sundays when Elrich, and new councilmembers like come together on a number of occa- has also committed $900,000 to con- we sat in the front of the church. Grand- Evan Glass, Will Jawando, Gabe sions to combine resources and build duct a review of the high school daddy had many important jobs in the Albornoz, and Andrew Friedsen; colocated facilities of various kinds. and determine how to modernize church. He kept most of the church county school superintendent Jack The Fair Access Coalition was it. The school is now one of nine records. Every June, we would go to Smith; department leaders in Health convinced the new approach had “major capital projects” that are in the Sugarland for Children’s Day. We and Human Services, such as Chief merit because it fits the county’s new planning stages. would be dressed in our Sunday best. Health Officer Travis Gayles; and strategy; it is a good fit for the Ag While all of these are promising Then we would line up in front of the police chief Tom Manger. Reserve where massive new county steps forward, the coalition knows a church and recite our bible verses. We With the support of the town buildings are inconsistent with the lot more work needs to be done to would all try to find the shortest verse commissioners, the coalition originally rules that preserve open space; and it secure a commitment to build a new we could. came together last year in the wake of could increase the support that could high school and colocated facility for Discipline at Granddaddy’s involved yet another disappointment in the be generated for a new high school by services. This year will be critical in getting a switch from a special tree to decades-long effort residents of the encouraging other agencies, such as getting the school system and the be used for your punishment. One day, Poolesville area have made to HHS, to add their resources to the con- county agencies to work together to we all got the switch because Aunt convince the county to build a new struction of a new multiuse facility develop an actual plan and proposal to Bessie wanted to be sure she got the high school to replace the existing housing the school and other facilities, fund a new facility to meet the needs guilty party. school. Since the late 1990s, Pooles- such as a community center. of students and residents. ville’s PTSA leaders have been urging Most other parts of the county have the county’s school board and superin- easy access to community centers and/ tendent to put Poolesville High School or senior centers. Many have clinics on the list for modernization. Parts of supported by the county. The coalition the high school were originally built in pointed to a “services desert” in West- 1953 and, while the school has seen ern Montgomery County and began to additions, like a “new” gymnasium that make the case that the county had—for is now too small for the school, it has decades—failed to invest in a modern never been rebuilt from the ground up. high school or provide facilities to As a result, the school today house services for seniors and needed resembles a hodgepodge of rooms and medical services. A groundbreaking corridors patched together, with prob- new study released last fall that looked lems ranging from bathroom entrances at health outcomes in the county by that do not meet ADA requirements to zip codes found that Poolesville ranks locked-in-place asbestos insulation at the bottom of the list on overall that remains in some ceilings. The health measures added more evidence PTSA has been told on a number of that the Western County has been left occasions over the last two decades out for too long. that the school would be placed on the Coalition members recognized they modernization list, only to have it had to let all candidates know early on pulled time and again. Last year, in the electoral process that Upcounty it happened again. residents demand fairness in services At the beginning of last year, with a and a new high school. Members new superintendent on board and attended many of the debates during the prospect that a large number of the elections, particularly between the new council and school board members county executive candidates, showing would be elected who might be more signs demanding fairness and asking attuned to a different, innovative mes- questions of the candidates. sage, the coalition was ready with a Right after the election, the coalition new approach in the effort to push for sponsored a breakfast just before the construction of a new high school. Poolesville Day kicked off, and dozens They settled on an idea that has of elected council and school members become an important strategy increas- and agency officials attended. They ingly used by Montgomery County to heard a presentation about the services save on construction and operating desert in the Poolesville area, the

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By Peter H. Eeg, BSc, DVM, CVLF There are times when we need to change your furry friend’s diet; however, if a pet refuses the new food recommended or required medically, you may be quick to give up because “food is the language of love .” It’s not easy to resist a sad face that is saying, “Where’s the good stuff?” Another problem you may face is food aversion, which may occur after your friend has been hospitalized or is receiving medical treatment. Providing food that contains the correct nutrients to meet your pet’s needs at different life stages, and in the face of different diseases, is one of the most important pet parent duties. For this to be successful, the food must be palatable. Palatability can be defined as the characteristics of a food that entice a pet to consume it. Flavor, texture, smell, and appearance are key elements for success and are painstakingly tested by pet food companies. Preference testing can done by offering your pet several foods to see which their “favorite” is. A compromise between what is tasty and nutritional content may have to be made, especially in diets designed for pets with chronic kidney disease, liver disease, obesity, gastrointestinal disease, or diabetes are needed for your pets. These taste tests should result in a diet that will be consumed most of the time, with “most” being the key word! There will always be special situations where your pet is very difficult with food choices, so here we have to get creative. Pets can be just like children—some eat anything and everything with gusto, while some are “picky” eaters. Just as with medication, if a new food is not accepted by your pet, there is a frustration for you and a potential for difficulty treating a condition for your veterinary team. The human-animal bond has multiple components, but one of the most important revolves around the emotions you feel when feeding and giving treats to your furry friends. For this reason, we should give a lot of thought to how we can successfully transition to a new diet. Online sites often recommend “transitioning / changing / switching food in dogs and cats by mixing the old and the new food over 7 to 10 days, gradually increasing the new food until that is all that is given.” In my experience, this is not always successful. Cats are usually suspicious of any change in their food. When given mixed food, dogs may try to pick out what they want, but more likely will refuse to eat at all. Most of us will relent very quickly and let Switching diets our pet have what they will eat.

What1. can we do differently for a higher likelihood of success?

2. Do NOT mix the foods together

3. Use the bowl that is currently being used (or a favorite bowl) for the new food

4. Put the old food into a new bowl Place the two bowls side by side, increasing the new food daily and reducing the old food daily To avoid gastrointestinal upset and ensure that some food is eaten, use a 7-to-10-day plan to increase the percentage of new food and to decrease the old food, as shown in the table below. I prefer a slow and steady approach, and if the new food is refused, this 10-day plan can be extended by sticking to one of the ratios for several daysw in a ro until the pet eats what is in both bowls before moving on. Using this technique can give you the best chance of getting your furry pal to eat the new food. Always discuss your plan with your veterinarian first.

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