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Leisure World News OF MARYLAND October 19, 2018 • Published Twice a Month • residents.lwmc.com • leisureworldmaryland.com Board Authorizes Consulting Firm to Negotiate Broadband Services by Stacy Smith, Leisure World News thoughts about potential services they could provide to he Leisure World Leisure World residents in a TCommunity Corporation multi-year, bulk broadband (LWCC) board of directors (TV and internet) services unanimously passed a contract. motion at a special meeting CTC is “prepared to Lenore Conenello uses a potter's wheel during a class at Columbia Arts Center on Oct. 12 authorizing support [Leisure World in Columbia, Maryland. Courtesy photo management to enter into of Maryland Corporation an agreement with Columbia (LWMC)] in selecting a Telecommunications finalist from among its RFI Corporation (CTC) for respondents, and to begin From Clay to Display broadband technical negotiating an agreement Potter Prepares Work for Art Show, consulting services. with that potential partner in The LWCC board retained collaboration with LWMC,” Arts and Crafts Bazaar CTC’s services in 2017, and according to a written by Kimberly Y. Choi, An Idea Emerges CTC sent out a Request for proposal dated Sept. 10, 2018 Leisure World News Wheel-throwing requires Information (RFI) inviting that CTC sent to general that she consider how broadly respondents to submit their ➤ to page 3 he complete idea — the to open the spinning clay: a Tfired ceramic in attractive plate needs a wider base than CCOC GRANTS RELIEF FROM STAY form, the colors in their a bowl, for example. From proper places — does not that point, the shaping is a bit by Leisure World News exist from the beginning. of an improvisation, and even Lenore Conenello starts a when the form is finished, the The Commission on illegally seated; county code piece of pottery merely by idea is still incomplete. Common Ownership requires that a community asking herself what sort of Sometimes the piece’s form Communities (CCOC) on association “must not take object it will end up as: a inspires her glazing choices. Oct. 4 granted Leisure World any action to enforce or bowl, a jar, a wine cooler. The wavy edges of one bowl Community Corporation’s implement the association’s After deciding, she sets a led her to glaze it like a (LWCC) and Leisure World decision [i.e. the subject of slab of clay on the wheel, and beach, starting with the color of Maryland Corporation’s the CCOC complaint]” while that is when, little by little, of sand and adding darker Motion for Relief from Stay, the complaint is processed. her vision and the piece take and darker greens to suggest filed Sept. 14, allowing the Katzman later filed a shape at the same time. swash upon the land. LWCC board of directors to Motion to Enforce Stay after Conenello, who started In another of her designs, resume taking actions. the LWCC board of directors learning how to make pottery which she calls the “wave The stay had been in held its regular meeting the 16 years ago, is preparing to bowl,” one edge of the bowl place since Aug. 28, after morning of Aug. 28. exhibit at Leisure World’s Art is folded over like a cresting resident Sheryl Katzman The CCOC has set a Show on Nov. 1 as well as sell wave. Accordingly, the bowl filed a complaint with the closed mediation session on at the Arts and Crafts Bazaar is glazed blue with white CCOC that claimed the the complaint for Thursday, on Nov. 10. LWCC board of directors is Oct. 25. ➤ to page 2 Governance & Information .... 4 Sports, Games & Thoughts & Opinions ............. 6 Scoreboards ........................ 46 The midterm elections are Events & Entertainment ........ 8 Classes & Seminars ............ 52 held on Tuesday, Nov. 6. Calendar of Events .............. 55 Movie Schedule ................... 12 For information about the Health & Fitness ................. 18 Governance Meeting Schedules ............................ 55 INSIDE Clubs, Groups & candidates and local events, Organizations ...................... 24 Classifieds ........................... 58 see page 32. Club Trips Listing................. 43 Some pieces have extra her pottery decorations. For a wine in a class in Potter➤ cooler she plans to sell, she Columbia, Mary- from page 1 sculpted a cluster of grapes to land. “There’s specks atop the “wave.” affix to the side. always more to An array of “test tiles” in It takes less than an hour learn,” she says. the ceramics studio, small for Conenello to finish her Though Cone- pieces of clay coated with part of the labor, and up to nello doesn’t the available glazes, helps months to receive the piece expect to reach craftspeople select their glaze from the studio after it is a professional colors. Conenello considers fired with others’ work in the level, she has which colors will harmonize kiln. ideas for more well and how they will look advanced on different types of clay. The Path of Artisanship pottery she Glazing techniques such Conenello started taking would like to try as pouring and splattering pottery classes alongside her in the future. Conenello holds a bowl meant to resemble a beach: it produce unpredictable sister, an avid artist, when She would like begins with a sandy beige and progresses with darker results, and the glaze behaves nearing retirement. While she to command a and darker stripes of green to evoke deepening waters. outside of human control a stumbled through her early heavier chunk Photo by Kimberly Y. Choi, Leisure World News final time in the kiln. It might attempts, she persisted and of clay, which is drip or leave streaks where reached an advanced level. more difficult items, including a fruit bowl, her fingers molded the clay. She continues to make to center upon the wheel and a jar filled with some of her work into a shape, and craft husband’s belongings, a a larger piece from it. Other bowl holding electronics on aspirations include more the coffee table, a covered intricate decorations, vessels dish that her family uses for that rest on multiple small baking. Even a mistake unfit ‘feet’ on the underside, and for sale—a jar flawed such porcelain. that the lid is stuck—adorns her bathroom shelf. Pottery for Sale Sixty pieces, according The upcoming Arts and to her, is a good amount of Crafts Bazaar will be her merchandise. The number of first time selling her pottery pieces in her collection builds in Leisure World, but she up over the course of months. has sold at other fairs. The A bowl with irregular bands location of the sale has of brown and cream is her some influence on what she favorite object she’s made. chooses to sell. She finds, Even so, she is ready to part for instance, that buyers in with it to someone else who Florida, where she lives for sees its beauty. “Often I’ve part of the year, are fond of said, ‘You know what? I can green. Conenello's pottery sits for sale at a local arts and crafts fair. She will exhibit sell my favorite piece and Her own apartment is her work at the Foundation of Leisure World's Art Show on Nov. 1 and offer it for make a new favorite piece,’” decorated with her handmade sale at the Arts and Crafts Bazaar on Nov. 10. Courtesy photo she says. Leisure World News ASPEN HILL OF MARYLAND An official publication of the Leisure World Community Corporation, Leisure World EXXON News is published twice monthly by Leisure World Staff in collaboration with the Auto Care Communications Advisory Committee. 301-871-6777 Leisure World News is published for the benefit of Leisure World residents. 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The special meeting The consulting services adjourned after the board agreement with CTC is for passed a motion to go into an amount not to exceed closed session. $50,000, which will come The next regular meeting of from the Contingency Fund. the LWCC board of directors The Oct.