Bishop of Diocese to Dedicate Long-Awaited St. Peter's Expansion
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October 19, 2007 The Monocacy Monocle Page 1 A Biweekly Newspaper October 19, 2007 Volume IV, Number 13. Bishop of Diocese to Dedicate Long-Awaited St. Peter’s Expansion Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard held its By John Clayton first annual grape stomp. Stompers of all ages participated. See he expansion of St. Family Album on Page 2. Peter’s Parish Epis- copal Church will be dedicated on Sunday, October 21, 2007. The dedicationT service will be conducted by interim rector Charles Hoffacker and will be attended by the Right Reverend John Bryson Chane of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington. St. Peter’s building project is close to completion, and the parish is in the process of passing its final building inspections and receiving a permit to Claire Jones of the Poolesville High occupy the church. Since actual con- School golf team. See Youth Sports on struction began in the spring of 2006, Page 11. use of the existing building has slowly been lost to the march of renovation, and the church’s offices have had to St. Peter’s Parish Episcopal Church migrate to the church rectory, next for church activities for much of the classrooms were constructed. By the door on Fisher Avenue. last year, and the resumption of nor- late 1990s, the church realized that The construction project was mal operations in a much larger facil- another expansion was needed. The originally scheduled to be completed ity is expected to be a welcome change dedication will mark the completion in August 2006, but due to a number both for church members and for the of a process, from fundraising through of factors, which included contractor community which has relied on the contractor selection and construction, management turnover and significant use of St. Peter’s space for many years. that has lasted longer than anyone rises in the cost of building materials, St. Peter’s last expansion was in had expected. completion was delayed for over a the 1980s, when the “old” parish hall The expansion project was con- year. The congregation has endured (named Hosler Hall in honor of long- ceived and championed by former rec- limited parking and virtually no space time parishioners Bill and Mary Lou -Continued on page 21. Twice a year, they queue up for the Hosler), a kitchen, and church school opening. See where they go in Family Album on Page 2. Clarksburg Football Team Defeats Poolesville to Remain Undefeated By Rande Davis scored three touchdowns and ran 64 The Poolesville Falcons knew yards on 11 carries. Senior Osborne, the task would be formidable going although a fullback for the Coy- against the undefeated Clarksburg otes, has signed a letter of intent Coyotes and their former coach, Larry to play with Towson University Hurd. In the end, Clarksburg’s run- next year—not as a running ning back Mark Small was too much back but on the defensive line. for the Falcons, with his individual In scoring their 40 points, the effort of racking up 238 yards in 30 Coyotes ran 420 yards on 48 carries. The night seemed dominated carries. by #22 sweeping left and then sweep- The drama in the game ing right. The 5-foot-8, 160-pound was not well represented in junior has led the Coyotes, averaging the final score, however. The Selby’s Market as it once was. See 164 yards per game with the Falcons’ game behind the game was in Focus on Business on Page 8. game being the second time this year the intensity of the Falcon play Clarksburg’s Mark Small has averaged he has run for over 200 yards. -Continued on page 21. 164 yards per game this year. Photograph CHS fullback, Rob Osborne, courtesy of 1-800-905-GEEK. October 19, 2007 The Monocacy Monocle Page 2 Sponsored by: Selby’s Market Your IGA Hometown Food Store Jim McKenna of Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard at the First Annual Stomp with District 15 State Delegate Craig Rice and his family: Caelyn, Anaiya, and his wife, Tia. At the Sugarloaf Mountain Vineyard 2007 Stomp the grape stomping team of Joyce (Lucy)Fisher of Germantown and Carol (Ethel) Long of Gaithersburg beat the challengers, Bill Marmon and Dick Allen of Chevy Chase. The action at the Women of St. Peter’s Rummage Sale, in the church’s new parish hall. The Twelve and Under Select Falcons are off to a 4–0 start. Front row: Thayer Sealy, Connor Hall, William Durr, Zack Long, Back Row: Matt Schramm, Kyle Brown, Jake Long, Andy Baker, Trevor Stottlemyer, Mitchell Poe, and Robert Stompers anxiously await the decision of the judges at the Sugarloaf Jacobs. Not pictured: Steven Morningstar. The coaches are Keith Jacobs and Mountain Vineyard Stomp Event. Kenny Kramek; assistant coaches are John Long and Chris Hall. October 19, 2007 The Monocacy Monocle Page the attention of many admirers.On Local History August 18, 1921, the annual picnic was held in a field near the church. People Trouble at the Picnic from all over the area came probably because it was known as a popular By Jack Toomey social event and for the chance to meet Residential, Commercial, Farm and Country Properties On Clopper Road, between friends from all over Montgomery Germantown and Gaithersburg, a County. Later in the afternoon, three little country church sits by the side brothers from Poolesville, Eugene, POOLESVILLE of the road and reminds travelers of John, and Archie Pearson, all in their Located within minutes of community schools, banks, restaurants and shopping; this 3 BR, a simpler time when parishioners twenties, came to the picnic. They 3 BA raised style rancher boasts seclusion and privacy on a large 2.06 acre lot. Constructed either walked to church or rode in were the sons of Alfred Pearson who in 1993, amenities include updated kitchen and baths, spacious rooms, 2 wood- burning buggies pulled by horses. St. Rose of farmed on O. W. Anderson’s farm at fire places w /double flues, forced air A/C and heat, and electric baseboard heat. A Lima Catholic Church was founded in Sugarland. It was said that they had comfortable 32’ x 20’ attached deck compliments the rear of the 1834 on land donated by the Clopper been drinking and almost immedi- home and an electric dog fence family, prominent landowners in the ately they got into an altercation with area. The present-day church, painted is already in place. Additional a young man from Brunswick. The improvements include 30’ x 50’ white with a green roof, now used as Pearson fellows knocked down the detached garage on poured a chapel, was built in 1883 after a fire concrete slab (with A/C, heat, and destroyed the first church built on the -Continued on Page 18. water) and an asphalt parking site. There came a time when a sum- pad in front. MLS# MC65299296. mer picnic was held for Offered at $650,000 the benefit of the church. 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