2015, 2016 MDDC News Organization of the Year! Celebrating 161 years of service! Vol. 162, No. 50 • 50¢ SINCE 1855 June 8 - June 14, 2017 TODAY’S GAS PRICE “We Are Still In” $2.39 per gallon County defies the President and vows to adhere to Paris Climate Accords nounced that the United States helping to finance energy-efficient Charging stations are usually By Vic Simon Last Week would leave the greenhouse gas re- retrofits in private buildings. installed in office and apartment $2.41 per gallon @vtime492 duction effort four days earlier. Area businesses and consumers buildings and parking lots. A month ago ROCKVILLE - “We are still Leggett cited the county’s Fis- appeared to remain on track for Inglisa said, “Our momentum $2.39 per gallon in” the Paris Climate Accord despite cal Year 2016 sustainability report, planned energy improvements. Joe is picking up for several reasons. the president’s decision to with- showing that it is well ahead of its Inglisa, who heads sales for Bowie- Many states and cities have their A year ago draw, declared County Executive own goals for “reducing greenhouse based SemaConnect, a manufactur- own environmental standards, and $2.39 per gallon Leggett, along with more than 1,000 gas emissions from government op- er and seller of electric vehicle there is no sign they are changing local, state-level and business lead- erations” and installing solar energy charging stations, said Trump’s an- anything. Maryland still has strong AVERAGE PRICE PER GALLON OF UNLEADED REGULAR GAS IN ers around the country this week. atop government buildings. The nouncement had “no impact” and incentives, and I do not see this MARYLAND/D.C. METRO AREA ACCORDING TO AAA The officials and business lead- county recently bought more elec- that the “Trump announcement changing.” ers released the statement June 5 af- tric vehicles for its fleets and has might even motivate buyers to do INSIDE ter President Donald J. Trump an- seed-funded a new Green Bank their own thing.” See “County,” page 8 Metro and PEPCO point Editor’s Notebook fingers at each other minutes for a train in near-darkness. by Brian J. Karem By Kathleen Stubbs @kathleenstubbs3 “Light (was) coming from down the stairs, and there was some light Hundreds of Blue, Orange and coming from the trains,” said Echter, Silver line Metro riders suffered de- a D.C. resident. “When I walked Van Hollen lays of 20 to 40 minutes during down, there was really only light morning rush hour May 31 due to a from the train.” and Sarbanes power problem, but Metro and Po- Metro spokesperson Richard A local Senator and a Con- tomac Electric Power Company Jordan said Thursday the delays re- gressman fire up on President (PEPCO) officials disagree on the sulted from a PEPCO problem. Trump after latest administra- cause. However PEPCO spokesperson tion moves Rider Dylan Echter said he was Eric Winkfield disagreed and said Page 4 planning to be early for a meeting PEPCO never sent crews to the site that day, but when he arrived at the entrance to Eastern Market Station, See “Metro” he ended up waiting a total of 25 page 8 County settles on Silver Spring Transit Center by a jury. By Neal Earley @neal_earley "I am pleased that the County has settled the lawsuit we brought Giants derail County Executive Ike Leggett to recover taxpayer costs associated praised a $25 million settlement be- with the repair and remediation of the Big Train tween the County and developers of the Silver Spring Transit Center,” In the last pre-season the Paul S. Sarbanes Silver Spring Leggett said in statement after the game, the Giants take out the Transit Center last week. settlement. “This is very much in Bethesda Big Train Months after the County sued the public interest. The $25 million the transit center’s contractor Foul- payment to the County will cover Page 20 ger-Pratt, its designer Parsons 90 percent of the hard costs we in- Brinckerhoff and the construction curred to deliver a safe and durable inspector Robert Balter, they settled Silver Spring Transit Center.” PHOTO BY JACQUI SOUTH May 30. The County claimed the In the lawsuit, attorneys repre- developers and designers of the Sil- senting Montgomery County ver Spring Transit Center were neg- claimed that transit center was poor- Out! ligent and breached the contractor ly constructed citing cracked con- when they designed, built and in- Gaithersburg Giants catcher Trey Martinez makes a play to end the sixth spected the transit center, but set- See “County” inning against the Baltimore Dodgers as the Cal Ripken league season tled before the matter was decided page 8 begins. Story on page 20 2THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 8, 2017 EFLECTIONS R The Montgomery County Sentinel, published weekly by Berlyn Inc. Publish- ing, is a community newspaper covering Montgomery County, Maryland. Our of- December 9, 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 Gaithersburg approves pet store inspections 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 much knowledge pet shop inspec- call the city wondering if they can sprinkler systems in wood framed nior Citizens. (USPS) 361-100. memorable story from its archives. tors might have. Under the new begin accounting work in their houses used for such centers. ordinance, licensing, fee collec- home, for example, Depending on Elizabeth Witzgall, who has Bernard Kapiloff The Gaithersburg City Coun- tion and inspection will be con- which zone they live in, the city been interested in starting a day PUBLISHER E MERITUS cil passed the city’s first pet shop structed by city personnel with may turn them down, said plan- care facility in Gaithersburg, said Lynn G. Kapiloff ordinance Monday night, requir- consultation from veterinarians. ning director Jennifer Russel, be- the measure would “deter estab- CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER/ ing inspection, annual licenses In other business, the council cause the business would violate lishment of adequate child care PUBLISHER and minimum animal care stan- board heard skepticism and dis- some parts of the zoning ordi- facilities in Gaithersburg,” The [email protected] dards in an effort to improve agreement during public hearings nance. Under the proposed ordi- special exception status proposed Mark Kapiloff health conditions at local pet on proposed changings in the nance, this situation would not would mean more city review, ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER shops. home occupation ordinance, and a occur. The current ordinance which would be expensive and [email protected] The original ordinance, proposal to require more strict ap- “doesn’t work on an administra- time consuming, she said. which drew criticism from pet proval of the city of day care cen- tion,” said Russel. Requiring sprinkler systems, EDITORIAL shop owners during a public hear- ters. City resident Joel Miller Witzgall said, would deter small Brian J. Karem ing last month, was revised to in- The new home occupation or- questioned the need for what he scale operations which couldn’t EXECUTIVE EDITOR clude some of the shop owner’s dinance redefines occupations, called a complicated application afford such start-up costs. Size of [email protected] suggestions. lists uses that would be permitted and hearing process. He said al- centers is not considered, she Brandy L. Simms In the revised ordinance, and requires licenses. lowing only certain occupations said, and a center of only two or SPORTS EDITOR surgery has been further defined. The proposed change grew under the ordinance was close to three children as well as larger [email protected]

Owners were concerned about the out of complaints by neighbors of the concept of “government as big ones would have to go through the MARK ROBINSON lack of a definition in the original dance classes held in residential brother,” and was dubious of the same approval process. [email protected] proposal because they frequently areas that they cause noise and permit requirement. Under the same proposal, CITY EDITOR have to perform minor operations traffic problems. Home occupa- The other hearing, held joint- since the centers would need spe- VINCENT SHERRY when there is not enough time to tions would be allowed in most ly by council and city planning cial exceptions, there would be [email protected] get a veterinarian during an emer- city residential areas, under the commission, concerned requiring, hearings on each new center be- COPY EDITOR gency. proposal. public hearings on establishment fore it could open. Another concern was how As it stands now, residents of day care centers, and requiring NEAL EARLEY [email protected] REPORTER

Jacqui South, Terry Brennan & NEWS David Wolfe, Mark Poetker Write us PHOTOGRAPHERS Former Northwest student dies in car crash TAZEEN AHMAD cording to a police report. tremely mature,” Toy said. “He got CALENDAR EDITOR By Harry Lichtman The Montgomery County [email protected] @hslichtman English, 19, was pronounced along great with faculty and other dead at the scene. Preliminary in- students and had huge potential.” Sentinel welcomes letters. CALL 301-838-0788 A recent Northwest High vestigation revealed he was not Hannah Sohn had taught the All letters must be original, FAX 301- 838 - 3458 School graduate was killed in a sin- wearing a seatbelt at the time of the former student freshman geometry NEWSROOM AND LEGAL ADVERTISING gle-car accident in Howard County collision. and was equally complimentary. signed by the author ADVERTISING early Sunday morning. 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Periodicals the cause of death was accidental a separate call from a passerby when they go outside, especially as postage paid at Rockville, MD THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL IS A 20849-1272. WOMAN OWNED BUSINESS ENTERPRISE IN drowning. Starks said that the in- who had just pulled a child from warmer weather approaches. MONTGOMERY COUNTY AND vestigation is ongoing. Lake Whetstone and was perform- “Of course, this time of year, POSTMASTER: Send address IN THE STATE OF MARYLAND. According to police, 22- changes to THE MONTGOMERY Montgomery County Publishing, Inc. ing resuscitation on him, Starks when it’s nice out and people are was absobed into Berlyn Inc. on month-old Malik Bojang of the said. The child turned out to be Bo- out and have access to these areas, COUNTY January 1, 2015 18700 block of Pier Point Place in SENTINEL, P.O. BOX 1272 jang. it’s potentially dangerous (for Rockville, MD 20849-1272 Gaithersburg was at a playground Police arrived to find the child small children),” Piringer said. JUNE 8, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 3 NEWS Congressman Brown aims to close domestic violence loopholes His family has also been per- violence are perpetrated by individ- theme was that although abusers But many panelists also By Emily Blackner @emilyblackner sonally touched by domestic vio- uals who don’t live with or share a who have a protective order against thanked Brown for his leadership on lence. In 2008, Brown’s cousin child with their victim, he said. The them are asked to turn over firearms, the issue, and for hosting the forum, SUITLAND – Congressman Cathy was shot and killed by an es- third provision would expand the de- the enforcement of this provision because collaboration among the Anthony Brown announced new leg- tranged boyfriend. finition of domestic abuse to include lacks teeth because they can get their various entities who are working to islation to combat domestic violence, “I’ve certainly used my cousin stalking. weapons back if they need it for their combat domestic violence is an im- and invited advocates to provide Kathy’s murder as an inspiration, if Many of the advocates at the job, because it can be difficult for portant factor in improving out- comments on it, all on the same day. you will, to work with the advocates roundtable expressed their support law enforcement to get a search war- comes. Last Wednesday, Brown hosted in the domestic violence community for those provisions. Melynda rant to make sure all guns have been “I think one of the strengths and a roundtable discussion at Commu- to expand the support services for Clarke, program administrator at the relinquished, and other factors. pluses for Prince George’s County is nity of Hope AME Church, located survivors of domestic violence, to domestic violence and sexual assault Stacey Harvey, a domestic vio- if you go back 10 or 15 years ago the in Iverson Mall, that brought togeth- strengthen the laws to go after and center at Prince George’s Hospital lence survivor, said even though she people sitting around this table did- er domestic violence survivors and identify and prosecute the abusers,” Center, said the boyfriend loophole got a protective order, she felt less n’t know each other,” said Sherriff advocates to talk about their needs. he said. needs to be addressed to help stop safe because of this dynamic. Melvin High. “(Now) in Prince The District 4 Democrat used the There are three main provisions human trafficking. “I still didn’t feel easy with that George’s County and the state, we’re opportunity to announce legislation of the bill, Brown said. The first “We have seen, in cases of hu- because although it may say ‘release employing best practices that came he has introduced, with 46 co-spon- would bring to the federal level man sex trafficking – the reality it is all firearms,’ they’re not taking the out of the learning of our association sors, to hopefully provide additional changes Brown successfully fought that it is an intimate partner relation- step to go into the homes to take the with one another.” help to law enforcement and vic- for in Maryland: prohibiting those ship because they are usually firearms out,” Harvey said. Brown said he hopes this tims. who have a protection order against groomed by the trafficker early on, Other suggestions raised by the roundtable will be the first in a se- “It’s important because domes- them from owning firearms. Another they are raped early on,” she said. panel included introducing anti-do- ries, and he can continue to use his tic violence is pervasive. It’s found provision closes the “boyfriend “It’s not necessarily a live-in situa- mestic violence curriculum into role as Congressman to advocate for in every community, regardless of loophole” in federal law that defines tion, there’s not necessarily a child schools earlier and improving pro- the cause. race and faith and ethnicity and gen- domestic abuse as violence between involved.” tections against stalking for the peo- “I always have had the goal, der and sexual orientation and na- spouses, cohabiting partners, and The panel also provided sug- ple and organizations who are in the and I will never abandon it, to elimi- tionality, so it’s a challenge that all people who have a child in common. gestions for other issues it felt communities providing resources to nate domestic violence,” he told the of us confront,” Brown said. More than half of the incidences of should be addressed. A common victims. roundtable.

SPACE FOR RENT Advertise Here. Call Lonnie Johnson at 301-306-9500 or e-mail [email protected] 4THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 8, 2017 OPINIONS &VIEWS Federal infrastructure and us Congressman John Sarbanes, White House and whether or not you Senator Chris Van Hollen and a host are a member of the Fourth Estate or of other federal elected officials say a member of Congress then chances they have a bone to pick with Presi- are your inquiries are not being an- dent Donald Trump. swered in a timely fashioned – unless your last name is McConnell or Ryan – and those guys don’t seem to happy with the administration either. Maybe they aren’t getting their ques- Editor’s Notebook tions answered either. Sarbanes says there is a bit of by Brian J. Karem partisan rancor to the administra- tion’s inability to answer inquiries Van Hollen, along with Repub- and at the same time believes the lican Senator Lindsey Graham(talk president is not only overwhelmed about your strange bedfellows) are and understaffed, but inadequately among those urging the Trump ad- staffed to boot. ministration not to return two diplo- Administration plans, like tax matic compounds in the U.S. to reform, are relegated to a simple one- Russian control. Intelligence reports sheet guidance. Healthcare has been indicate the two compounds – one in stillborn in the Senate while the bor- Maryland and one in New York – der wall has been delayed and other were used by the Russian govern- plans by the administration delayed ment for intelligence-related purpos- or put on hold. es. “I’m still waiting for a plan in “The properties were seized be- any traditional sense on any issue,” cause 17 U.S. intelligence agencies Sarbanes said Tuesday. “This entire confirmed that Russia used covert administration is a series of giant cyberattacks, espionage and harmful head fakes.” propaganda to try and undermine our Monday the president an- democracy,” Van Hollen and Gra- nounced a major infrastructure initia- ham said in a letter to the president. tive without a concrete plan – other The senators say returning the than to turn over a lot of investment compounds to the Russians is unjus- in the nation’s infrastructure to pri- tifiable. vate enterprise – a move even mem- “It would both make it easier for bers of the G.O.P say could be disas- the Kremlin to continue its intelli- trous. gence operations in our own back- “We have good plans from the yard and make it clear that they can G.O.P and from Democrats,” Sar- avoid consequences for their ac- banes said. “We need to have the tions,” the senators said in the letter. public sector take the lead on any in- It may be a while before Van frastructure because these are pro- Hollen gets an answer – if he ever jects which benefit the public.” does. Sarbanes, the chair of the But the president is pushing for Democracy Reform Task Force privatization of infrastructure, and as claims the new presidential adminis- an investigation conducted by The tration is very good at avoiding infor- Sentinel last year showed, aging in- mation requests and he has outlined frastructure is a huge problem many dozens if not hundreds of instances municipalities cannot deal with in where the administration has simply any coherent fashion. ignored information requests. Some water mains in Mont- “The Trump administration’s gomery County are nearly 120- refusal to respond to basic informa- years-old. Where are the profits to be tion requests . . . is an assault on our made for private enterprise in replac- Constitutional system of checks and ing those old pipes and at what cost balances,” Sarbanes said. would such a move be to tax payers? As former FBI director James It is hard to believe the Trump Comey takes the national stage to administration has a handle on our talk about problems with the Rus- infrastructure problem when it can- sians and our elections, the actions of not handle Russian espionage and Sarbanes and Van Hollen point to a won’t even answer informational in- greater problem inside the executive quiries from the legislative branch of branch of government. government. The administration is both un- It is but one more example of dermanned and outgunned. Slow to how people in Montgomery County fill slots in the administration many are currently suffering from a lack of of those working in the executive attention to detail and how we’ll be branch are overworked to the point paying for it for years to come. that answering emails is nothing Far from bringing us all together more than a fairy tale to be told to re- the current administration seems porters and congressmen. only to succeed at driving a wedge “Just email us. We’ll get back to between us all - making life more dif- you,” is a common cry in the Trump ficult for no reason at all. JUNE 8, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 5 LETTERS LEGAL MATTERS About the Media - again: Get ready for the subpoena for computers To the editor; I totally disagree with the editorial board of The People of Montgomery pornography attached to an e-mail noted that the standard for ad- County Sentinel and all of its leftist leaning snowflakes. THE on a gmail account that was pro- dressing challenges to a warrant is You can’t get over the fact that Billary Clinton and the communist mani- COURT vided by Google. The police ob- whether the issuing judicial offi- festo lost the election and you can’t understand how America is going to be tained a warrant to search the sus- cer had a substantial basis to con- great again now that we have a real, red blooded American in office. REPORT pect’s home. When they went to clude the application for the war- Donald Trump is a true man who cares about all of us and not just the rich the home, they were allowed in rant was supported by probable and the special interest like Hanoi Hilton Hillary. and interviewed the suspect. He cause. The defense argued the It just kills you that she isn’t the president and just makes all of us who identified his gmail account, and warrant was improper because it voted for President Trump more than proud. by Tom Ryan admitted accessing pornography was based on stale information. In J. Dent and fantasy chat rooms about sex- this case, the information from With the advent of personal Poolesville ual activity with children, but de- Google was only 10 weeks old, computers, the courts have had to nied having exchanged child and the Court found that the infor- develop law on how to apply the editor’s note: Well they say pride comes before the fall. And no one is pornographic images or videos. mation was not so stale that it Fourth Amendment prohibition mentioning Mrs. Clinton any more but you. The lady (that would be you) doth The suspect gave consent to could not be used for probable against unreasonable searches and protest too much me thinks. the police to search his lap top, cause to seek the warrant. seizures to police efforts to obtain and a manual search produced Suppression of the warrant evidence from computers. How what the officer determined was would be appropriate only if the About local violence search warrants to obtain such in- an image of child pornography. officers were dishonest or reck- formation fit within the constitu- The police then produced their less in preparing the affidavit or tional scheme was explored by search warrant and seized the could not objectively have had a To the editor; Maryland’s intermediate appel- computer and a hard drive. Analy- reasonable belief in the existence Violence in Montgomery County is spreading and what are local police late court in an opinion issued this sis of the computer produced ten of probable cause. Here there was doing about it? week in a case called John Fone v. images of child pornography, and no such showing, and the issuance Gang crimes are way over the top. These gangs are engaged in violence State of Maryland. Fone was arrested. The trial court of the search warrant was held to against our community. The opinion indicates that the denied his motion to suppress the be proper. They are mostly illegal Mexicans sent to destroy our way of life and to at- Child Exploitation Unit within the images, and a jury convicted him tack us. Special Victim Investigation Di- of ten counts of distribution of Thomas Patrick Ryan is a part- They need to be sent back to Mexico now. vision of the Montgomery County child pornography, and he ap- ner in the Rockville law firm of Mc- The Chief of Police is behind this because he won’t do anything to help Police Department received infor- pealed. Carthy Wilson, which specializes in mation about an image of child normal tax payers. He is a slave to the county council and doesn’t care about The Court of Special Appeals civil litigation. us. D. Redding Damascus REAL ESTATE

editor’s note: Chief of Police Tom Manger is nobody’s slave. Violence Welcome your friendly neighborhood inspector has not significantly risen in our county. Gang members are white, black and spector cannot be seen and in- erate your expectations. A good hispanic. The police are there to help the citizenry and you should either start spected. This includes anything strategy is to have a conversation or stop taking your medication - can’t say which for sure. behind walls, under floor cover- with your inspector about what ings, or blocked by furniture or you could expect. Every home is REAL other items. different for many reasons, but ESTATE Gromicko and Shepard stat- often present similar issues. ed that “Safety can be a matter of Your inspector should be able to SOLUTIONS perception. Some conditions, explain what you might expect such as exposed electrical due to the home’s age and level By Dan Krell wiring, are obviously unsafe. of maintenance. Some inspectors Other conditions, such as the may also be able to point out fu- The home inspection has be- presence of mold, aren’t as clear- ture potential issues based on the Write us come a standard part of the home cut.” inspection. buying process. Even in very They further stated that Additionally, when it comes The Montgomery County Sentinel competitive buyer situations, you “Every home has mold and mold to hazardous materials, environ- can still work in an inspection colonies can grow very quickly, mental issues, and other contro- welcomes letters. without hurting the chances at given the right conditions. Mold versial subjects, go beyond the We reserve the right to edit all submissionsfor content, getting the home of your dreams. can be a safety concern, but it of- hysteria and educate yourself. And although you should not for- ten isn’t. Getting the facts about such top- grammar and style. go the inspection, you should The dangers represented by ics, which many home owners Anonymous letters may or may not be published know that the inspection offers mold are a controversial sub- encounter, can help you under- at our discretion. the inspector’s opinion, which is ject.” They concede that there stand the risks and how to reduce All letters, submissions and or comments are considered not always accurate or relevant. are “other potential safety issues or eliminate them. on the record and the property of The Montgomery County Nick Gromicko and Kenton that fall into the same category.” If issues are identified in the Shepard, of the International As- Hazardous materials and envi- inspection, get an expert’s opin- Sentinel. sociation of Certified Home In- ronmental issues require special- ion. An expert can provide fur- We reserve the right to refuse publication of a letter for any spectors, shared their thoughts on ists, and most often require sam- ther information, advice and con- reason. the limitations of the home in- ples for lab analysis. text. All letters must be original, signed by the author and must spection (The Limitations of a Daniel Goldstein wrote that Choose an experienced home include the author’s daytime telephone number and email Home Inspection; nachi.org). some home inspectors go too far inspector with references. Check address for publication. First, home inspectors are “gen- (10 things a home inspector to ensure their license is active. eralists.” won’t tell you; Home inspectors in Maryland are They may not necessarily be marketwatch.com; February 23, licensed by the Department of Please send letters to: an expert in all aspects of home 2016). Some inspectors dwell Labor, Licensing and Regulation The Montgomery County Sentinel building and/or systems. How- too much on “superficial” items (dllr.state.md.us/license/reahi). 22 W. Jefferson St. Suite 309 ever, they are trained to spot po- such as chipped paint and surface Rockville MD, 20850 tential problems and may recom- mold. And they often provide Fax: 301-838-3458 mend you consult with an expert. long lists of items that may or [email protected] They pointed out that home may not be a problem without Dan Krell is a Realtor® with Or add your comments to our website at inspections are limited to what putting them into context. RE/MAX All Pro in Rockville, MD. www.thesentinel.com the inspector can see. Anything Understand your home in- You can access more information at that is not accessible to the in- spection has limitations, so mod- www.DanKrell.com. 6 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 8, 2017 NEWS ANALYSIS Where have you gone Pumpsie Green? rather, are we now actually going few jerks who attended a Red Sox- backwards? Orioles game. Clearly the presidential cam- However, there are some Paul’s view paign and election of Trump pro- things that can be done to stem the vided the opening for racists to no tide of racial tension since there are by longer need to hide their racism, but also things that are being done to this problem goes a great deal deep- fuel the tides of racial tension. Paul K. Schwartz er than just the election of Trump; it One of the best things that can is the environment that enabled the be done to counter the currernt election of Donald J. Trump as racial divide is to reject the ranti- president that is of great concern. ngs and actions of high profile indi- I have never used the so-called This brings us to the Adam viduals who contribute to the di- “N word” in my entire life. Never. Jones incident at Fenway Park sev- vide instead of using their influ- Maybe the reason is because I never eral weeks ago and the racial slurs ence to unite. heard the term used in my own spewed at him during a recent That brings us to former Red home. game between the Red Sox and the Sox World Series hero and current I did hear it outside the home, Orioles. Breitbart radio host Curt Schilling. but never in the home. Boston was, of course, the last In the aftermath of the Adam Jones I also remember quite vividly Major League team to sign a black incident, Mr. Schilling said that when my best and black friend from ballplayer, Pumpsie Green, in Jones was “lying.” junior high school, Ronald 1959. That, of course, is some 12 He went on to say “if some- Williams, came looking for me and years after the Brooklyn Dodgers body did say, we are gong to see it was asked by a white neighbor what broke the color barrier with Jackie and hear about it, and I would apol- he was doing here, my mom called Robinson. ogize to Adam Jones for doubting out from the window and without I will add that during my time him, but until then, I think this is hesitation “he's our guest”! serving as U.S. Customs Port Di- bullshit”! I have, however, wondered rector for the port of Boston in the Is there any better example of how it could be that Major League late 1990's, I was struck by the fact fueling the flames of racism? We Baseball was not integrated until that, at least at that time, there were can't expect to extinguish those 1947. no black managers at the port. flames if high profile individuals How did people justify the seg- I was told that it was just re- like Curt Schilling, not to mention regation based solely on skin color flective of the surrounding popula- Attorney General Jeff Sessions or and not talent. tion. I will also tell you that this has presidential adviser Steve Bannon I guess it is the same justifica- since changed at port headquarters or the president himself Donald J. tion that was provided for school and there are now several black Trump contribute so mightily to segregation which didn't become il- managers. I guess the surrounding taking racism to the mainstream. legal until the Supreme Court rul- demographics must have drastical- In 2017 to still be dealing with ing in 1954 in the Brown vs. the ly changed. so many instances of racism in both Board of Education case. As far as the attitudes of the Boston and throughout the rest of The underlying question, surrounding communities and the this nation is simply unacceptable. though, is how could anyone truly fan base at Fenway Park are con- A nation that still has to guard believe that skin color makes one cerned, however, is there still a against taking away voting rights human inferior to another human? need to have concerns about racial as well as civil rights in the 21st Is a black cat inferior to a white cat? attitudes? century must take a serious look at Does a black horse run faster than a Clearly “Big Papi” David Or- itself and question if we really are white horse simply because of the tiz is as beloved a figure in Boston going back in time. color of the hide? as there has ever been in sports. It almost makes me grateful A better question, however, Further, it is profoundly unfair to we didn't have to wait beyond 1959 may be not why it has taken so long broad brush an entire community for the signing of Pumpsie Green to address racial segregation, but, as racist based on the actions of a by the Red Sox. JUNE 8, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 7

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www.thesentinel.com 8THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 8, 2017 COVER STORY County defies president and clings to Paris climate accords “We Are In ” from page 1 Gas Reduction Act into law in and sustainability businesses, she have been working with local law- Maryland ranked near the top 2016, adopting some of the most said. It ranked seventh among the makers to ensure that new construc- among states in a scorecard com- In fact, unless tax laws are aggressive air quality goals in the states last year in the square footage tion meets or exceeds some of the piled last year by the American changed, there remain substantial country — significantly more ag- per capita of LEED-certified com- strongest standards in the country, Council for an Energy-Efficient federal tax benefits for both elec- gressive than those in the Paris ac- mercial and institutional green and investors are increasingly de- Economy for “combined heat and tric vehicles and solar installations. cord.” buildings. LEED certification is the manding green building practices power policy,” Owen added. The Inglisa added that electric ve- Hogan’s 2017 legislative pro- nation’s primary designation for en- before they commit to financing. scorecard includes requirements hicles’ reputation among con- gram included programs to “en- ergy-efficient buildings. None of the administration's recent that electric companies give solar sumers “is getting stronger as time courage the use of EVs [and added] Mark Bryan, communications decisions are going to change that.” consumers credit for power they goes on, and prices are coming incentives for renewable energy,” director for D.C.-based U.S. Green One potential cause of a future put back into the electric power down.” Inglisa’s market area in- Chasse said. He “remains commit- Building Council, the main advo- slowdown in the building efficien- “grid.” cludes Maryland, D.C., Virginia, ted to preserving Maryland’s natur- cate for LEED standards, told the cy realm, Bryan said, would be ac- Practically all the Maryland Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jer- al resources for future generations, Sentinel, “We do not expect that the tion taken by the Trump administra- delegation in Congress responded sey and Ohio. and Maryland will continue to lead Trump administration's decision to tion to have the U.S. Department of to Trump’s June 1 decision imme- “Consumers, especially in our by example,” she added. withdraw from the Paris Accords Energy and the Environmental Pro- diately after his announcement. area of higher-educated people, are Kaymie Owen, communica- will have any immediate effect on tection Agency cease developing The response was along party lines, motivated to do their part in con- tions manager for the Maryland LEED or green construction in the new standards, benchmarking and with the lone Republican, Rep. tributing to a cleaner environ- Energy Administration, said that D.C. metro area, as local standards research. Bryan concluded: “While Andy Harris (R-1), saying that for- ment,” he noted. statewide in 2016, the solar indus- and regulations are strongly sup- we're all disappointed by the ad- mer President Barack Obama Amelia Chasse, deputy com- try employed 5,429. As of the end portive of building and operating ministration's decisions, the mo- “made a bad deal” for the U.S. in munications director in Gov. Larry of May, the state had 9,300 electric sustainably. Building owners and mentum toward building sustain- the Paris accords. He said any new Hogan’s (R) office, noted that vehicles, or EVs. developers in Montgomery County ably is unlikely to slow for one sim- agreement should be run through Hogan “signed the Greenhouse Maryland has 1,260 energy and other partners in Maryland ple reason: It's good for business.” the Senate as a formal treaty. County settles transit Klein leaves with wife for unique opportunity By Harry Lichtman “County, ” from page 1 For years the transit center has @hslichtman been an issue for the County. In crete at one of the structure at the 2014, before the transit center Hazzan Matthew Klein will be transit center as proof the builders opened, the County hired engineer- leaving Montgomery County after poorly built it. ing consultants to examine poten- leading a Bethesda synagogue’s con- “This was about basically de- tial structural problems with the gregation in music for six years, ac- sign and construction flaws,” said center, concluding the County cording to the synagogue’s senior Patrick Lacefield, a spokesperson needed to spend more money to fix rabbi. for Montgomery County. structural beams at the center. Greg Harris, senior Rabbi of The Paul S. Sarbanes Silver In February, 10 months after Beth El synagogue in Bethesda, said Spring Transit Center opened in the County controversially raised Klein and his wife Rabbi Elissa 2015, at the Silver Spring Metro the recordation tax premium, the Auster Klein will be co-leading a station as a three-story transporta- County Council voted to approve synagogue in Akron, Ohio. tion hub for rail and bus service in $4.2 million to the Montgomery Beth El held a tribute for him downtown Silver Spring. In the County Department of General Friday with 300 people in atten- lawsuit the County claimed that the Services to fund litigation related dance, Harris said. “He is a dynamic transit center came in at over $50 to the Silver Spring Transit Center. leader of our community,” said Har- million over budget and several Leggett said in a letter he sent ris. “Over the years Hazzan Klein years late. According to County to County Council President Roger has been here he has connected with documents, the construction of the Berliner (D-1) the funds for the lit- youth and renewed energy to musical center was planed for December igation came from the recordation life.” The new Hazzan, Asa Fradkin, 2011 and costs were estimated to tax premium, which the Council will begin July 1, Harris said. Frad- be at $90.7 million. The project raised last May claiming it would kin and his wife are moving to Mont- ended up costing the County $140 COURTESY PHOTO be used for school construction and gomery County from Greenwich, Matthew Klein leaves Montgomery County for a unique opportunity with million. capital improvement programs. Conn. his wife in Ohio. Metro and PEPCO blame each other for recent power outage “Metro” from page 1 to stop or go. “Aside from waiting in the dark with it speed-walking especially like, ‘Oh, this is like being on the “Third rail power was not af- and not really knowing when the with the first train that pulled in,” Red line again.’” of the power problem. He also said fected, but it did cause a disruption next train was going to come... there Echter said. Though the slow-moving trains Metro told PEPCO operations that of certain signal and communication were a lot of people that were going The train was crowded, and on that stretch of track near Eastern the problem was on Metro’s end. systems in the area,” Stessel said. up the escalator, although the esca- only became more so once it entered Market added time to his commute, He said PEPCO first learned Echter said the most irritating lators were off, so it was just a very D.C., Echter said. he was content with the speed be- about the power problem when local issue was the “disruption of com- long staircase,” said Echter. “People were scrambling to get cause he was concerned about how media contacted PEPCO May 31 for munication systems” mentioned by Echter waited 20 minutes and on the last car, people were shoving the train operators could see riders a comment. Stessel, which meant the estimated then gave up and headed for the es- their bodies to hold the door open on the platform. “There was a momentary loss time of arrival signs and the public calator to call a taxi, when he heard but they (the doors) wouldn’t hold,” “I was not sure how much they of a power feed into the Eastern announcement systems were off at a station manager say a train would Echter said. could see into the station and people Market substation,” Dan Stessel, Eastern Market. The station manag- arrive soon. He stopped. He said he couldn’t remember a on the platform since it was so spokesperson for the Washington er used a megaphone to “shout” to A Blue line train pulled slowly time when the Orange line was that dark,” Echter said. Metropolitan Area Transit Authori- riders on the platform. into the station a few minutes later. crowded. “It was good to see the trains ty, said in a statement. “I couldn’t hear all of what he Echter needed the Orange line. “I haven’t seen any trains like moving slowly because the plat- While the power-source third (the station manager) was saying,” Five minutes later his train ar- this on the Blue, Orange and Silver forms were so dark... taking more rail still supplied power to trains, the Echter said. rived, moving slightly faster than lines going downtown,” Echter said. caution when the amount they could power outage caused problems with He watched riders walk up the the first train. “I used to commute using the Red see people on the platform was the signals to the trains on whether escalators, which were also off. “(You) could probably keep up line during my previous job. I was questionable at best,” he added. JUNE 8, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 9 NEWS Study shows binge drinking is up among Americans 02, 2004-05, and 2012-13 By Nickolai Sukharev @NickolaiSS through in-person interviews and self-reporting. White also clari- Binge drinking rates have in- fied that the data was collected creased across the country, ac- independent of the authored cording to a new study from the study. National Institutes of Health. The definition of binge "This important study reveals drinking was subdivided into that a large number of people in three levels. the United States drink at very For women, level one in- high levels and underscores the cludes four to seven drinks, level dangers associated with such ‘ex- two includes eight to 11 drinks, treme' binge drinking," said and level three includes 12 or George F. Koob, Ph.D., director more drinks on a single occasion. of NIH's National Institute on Al- For men, level one includes cohol Abuse and Alcoholism. five to nine drinks, level two in- "The motivation was to bet- cludes 10 to 14 drinks, and level ter understand just how much three includes 15 or more drinks people in the U.S. actually on a single occasion. drink," said Aaron White, Ph.D., Respondents who peaked at a researcher at NIH who co-au- each of the three levels also in- thored the study. "A percentage of creased from 2001 to 2013. that [drinking] population goes to "We took an approach and great extremes at least once a added a couple of categories; we year," he added. took the binge threshold and mul- Using previously compiled tiplied it," White said. He ex- data, the study found that binge plained that the lower threshold drinking increased overall since was based on the average number 2001. of drinks needed to surpass the Results showed that between blood alcohol level that would 2001 and 2012, binge drinking prohibit someone from driving. rates for all respondents above White added that prior stud- age 18 increased from 22 percent ies categorized respondents as ei- to 33 percent. ther binge drinkers or non-binge Men reported higher inci- drinkers. dents of binge drinking, 47.9 per- White explained that the cent in 2001 to 48.1 percent in study had limitations since data 2013. Women reported a slight collection relied heavily on self- decrease, 52.1 percent in 2001 to reporting. 51.9 percent in 2013. "There are limits to the ve- All of the age groups saw racity of self-report data," he significant increases, except for said. "It's not the people inten- 18- to 21-year-olds. tionally misleading the re- Across race and ethnicity, searchers; it's that people aren't only Native Americans experi- always aware of how much they enced a decrease. drink." Significant increases were White said he hopes his study also recorded regardless of em- would bring attention to the dan- ployment or marital status. gers of binge drinking. The data was collected "This study is really a re- through the National Epidemio- minder that if you binge drink logic Survey on Alcohol and Re- and raise your blood alcohol level lated Conditions, a periodic sur- to .08, it's illegal and dangerous vey administered by the NIAAA but in reality, lots of people go on alcohol use and consumption. way past that level and drink at Researchers used three levels that could potentially cause waves of data collected in 2001- death," he added.

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PUBLIC NOTICE Applications for Temporary Noise Waiver

The Department of Environmental Protection is currently evaluat- ing an application for a Temporary Noise Waiver as allowed under the Montgomery County Noise Control Ordinance, Chapter 31B, Section 11(a).

Utilicon Corp, 888 E 70th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, is requesting a Temporary Noise Waiver for the purpose of performing nighttime construction work to install a new water line in the vicinity of Knowles Avenue and Summit Avenue, Kensington. The work is be- ing performed at night as approved by the Maryland State Highway Administration to alleviate traffic congestion and pedestrian im- pacts. The work, involving excavation, heavy equipment, and gen- erators, is scheduled to occur between the hours of 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. starting June 20, 2017. The work is scheduled to continue for a week depending on weather.

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Comments, questions or requests to examine documents may be di- rected to Gretchen F. Ekstrom, DEP/DEPC, 255 Rockville Pike, Suite 120, Rockville, MD, 20850. Telephone 240-777-7750, Fax PHOTO BY CAROLYN KOMATSOULIS Participants lit candles in paper bags as part of the Luminaria ceremony at the Relay for Life of Southern Montgomery 240-777-7715 or email gretchen.ekstrom@montgomerycoun- County. One of the bags is dedicated in memoriam to “Daddy.” tymd.gov. Relay For Life aims to make a difference 00029464 1t 06/08/17 about all our experiences and it’s an dles in the bags “in honor of or in By Carolyn Komatsoulis @CKomatsoulis opportunity for us to laugh,” said memory of” former cancer patients Smith. and those who died from the disease. ROCKVILLE -- Teams gath- Other attendees described simi- “The name of someone on that ered on Saturday, June 3 at the Relay lar feelings about their experiences at bag has been impacted by cancer, For Life of Southern Montgomery Relay for Life. Becky Holland has whether they’ve won their battle or County to fundraise for the fight been attending Relay For Life for 20 lost,” Miller said. against cancer, and to remember years and has been lymphoma-free During the ceremony, an audi- those who have died. for 17 years. ence gathered to watch a slideshow The event, one of dozens across “It’s very emotional, it’s very that the organizers projected onto a the country, is the fundraising arm of moving, and it’s so good to see the screen outdoors. “A compilation of the American Cancer Society, though same faces year after year because pictures that we have received that the event organizers also hope to then you know they’re survivors shows everyone who has lost their raise awareness. Relay For Life took still,” Holland said. battle,” said Richard Pante, the staff place in and around the Montgomery She’s been walking in the Relay support person. “Then we start light- County campus of Johns Hopkins annually for two decades, but the ing [the candles] at dusk.” University and approximately 140 first participant began 32 years ago. “And then from there, we silent- people attended. In May 1985, Gordy Klatt ly walk the track, and just sort of take www.thesentinel.com At 9:30 a.m., two and a half walked and ran around the Universi- it in and realize the moment, and I hours before the official kick off, ty of Puget Sound track in Tacoma, tear up every single time,” said cancer survivor Serena Culley and Wash. for 24 hours to show people Pante. “It’s very sobering and The Sentinel website is here her teammates came from the cancer that cancer never sleeps, according to poignant, right, because you under- support ministry of her Temple the American Cancer Society. The stand in that moment what you’re do- Much more news and information African Methodist Episcopal Relay For Life of Southern Mont- ing and why you do it.” from and about your community Church, and in the morning enjoyed gomery County began in 1994. Participants said they consider a brunch and organized a flash mob Relay participants echo Klatt’s Relay For Life a wonderful opportu- as close as your fingertips at Relay For Life. idea during the closing ceremony, nity. “It’s a chance for us to celebrate when they acknowledge that the “It’s just good people, we’re all life,” said Wanda Smith, another sur- fight against the disease is never same-minded, here for a good vivor on the team. over. cause,” said Smith. “We hope and Although the relay aspect of Re- One of the final events and one pray that one day there is a cure for lay For Life, the part where teams of the most emotional is a Luminaria cancer,” Smith added. walk laps, is less lighthearted than a ceremony, during which walkers Miller said the event “covers a brunch, it still serves a therapeutic place candles inside white paper wide gambit of cancers.” The money purpose. bags and decorate those bags with raised stays in the area which means “When you have cancer and you names of loved ones. “the funds raised actually impact go through all the treatment, it’s very Nikki Miller, the volunteer someone within your own communi- traumatic and when we walk, we talk event lead, said walkers light the can- ty,” said Miller. JUNE 8, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 11 NEWS Gaithersburg doesn’t sign on but mulls climate action Ashman said Gaithersburg we fully understand the fine print. through the process of studying the tal initiatives, including creating a By Peter Rouleau @PeterSRouleau had undertaken several important I’d want to know if we, as a city, various agreements and their re- Community Carbon Footprint re- environmental protection initia- have the authority to enforce green- quirements and making a thought- port and entering into a group pur- GAITHERSBURG-- In the af- tives. house gas emissions in our borders ful decision in the coming weeks.” chasing agreement to purchase 100 termath of President Donald J. “By far the largest capital and if we have the resources to “One of the things we’re sup- percent renewable energy credits Trump’s announcement that the budget initiative we’ve embarked measure those emissions. posed to do as elected officials is to offset 100 percent of the City’s United States would withdraw on since any of us have been elect- “What sort of burden would be stewards,” said Council Vice energy usage. from the Paris Climate Accord, ed is our stormwater program, the we putting on our staff by signing President Neil Harris. “We want to The Council unanimously state and local governments across whole point of which is to remedi- one of these agreements, and what make sure there’s a planet here for passed an ordinance adopting the the country have signed agree- ate and reduce our impact on the would the long-term budget rami- our children and our grandchil- City’s proposed budget for Fiscal ments pledging to uphold the car- environment,” Ashman said. fications be?” he asked. “If we dren.” Year 2018, with total anticipated bon emissions reduction require- He noted several Gaithersburg signed on to one of these agree- Harris noted that Gaithersburg revenue and proposed expendi- ments stipulated by the accord. residents contacted the city gov- ments and neighboring jurisdic- had a long-standing tradition of tures in the amount of Gaithersburg City officials ex- ernment, urging officials to sign tions did not, would be putting staying out of partisan debates at $67,821,716. The ordinance also pressed sympathy with those ef- one of the climate pacts, but he ourselves at a disadvantage?” the federal level. levies a tax on all real property in forts but declined to sign on to any said the City should not rush into “I do believe that we probably However, he said, “This one’s the city of $.262 on each $100 of of the agreements put forth, at least such a decision without under- should and will sign on to one of kind of a biggie. I hope that in the assessed value of the property. for now. standing its ramifications. the various efforts that have gained very near term, we will look at the Tom Lonergan, the City’s eco- “I entirely understand the “I don’t want to sign on to traction in recent days,” said various options for signing on to nomic development director, said frustration with the president’s de- something to appease the public Council Member Ryan Spiegel, one of these agreements.” in his remarks that, according to cision here and other decisions that with no intention of complying. who posted a list of Gaithersburg’s In 2013 and 2016, Gaithers- the U.S. Census Bureau’s esti- have been made at the federal level That’s not who I am; that’s not who environmental efforts on his social burg received a Sustainable Mary- mates, Gaithersburg had edged out over the last few months, and I per- we are,” Ashman said. media accounts following Trump’s land certification from the Univer- Rockville to become Maryland’s sonally share that frustration,” said “Before signing on to any announcement. “But I, like, the sity of Maryland’s Environmental third-most populous city, behind Mayor Jud Ashman. agreement, I’d want to make sure mayor, don’t see the need to rush Finance Center for its environmen- Baltimore and Frederick. Berliner files for executive - others run for council Since voters passed a referen- Administration, said the events from said of the Downtown Bethesda Sec- Ferleman and Ed Amatetti who have By Neal Earley @neal_earley dum in November, Berliner had not two years ago motivated her to get tor Plan. also filed to run in district-2. commented on future plans after his involved in local politics. Cook said he also favors repeal- County Council member Roger term ends in 2018. “The last two years I've been ing the County’s energy tax, is op- County Council District-3 Berliner (D-1) declared he candidacy While not eligible to run again getting more and more involved in posed to another increase in property Rockville native and Charles E. for County Executive in a speech for his own seat, Berliner is free to politics, now I really want to run to taxes and he wants to overhaul the Smith Jewish Day School alumnus Wednesday at the Pike and Rose seek another County office. represent parents and represent County’s regulations on businesses. Benjamin Glickman Shnider is the shopping and residential center in Berliner a former lawyer, was kids,” Meitiv said. “It puts our businesses at a com- only candidate to file for district-3 North Bethesda. first elected to the County Council in Meitiv said she supports a $15 petitive disadvantage,” Cook said. County Council seat. Shnider de- Berliner a three-term County 2006, and currently serves as the per hour minimum wage for the Bethesda resident Regina “Reg- scribes himself as a progressive ac- Council member representing County Council President. County, the Purple Line, Bus Rapid gie” Oldak is the only other person to tivist who currently works for J- Bethesda, Potomac and Poolesville, The primary election is June 26, Transit, tuition-free college at Mont- file for the soon to be open district-1 Street, a liberal Jewish advocacy in prepared remarks Wednesday 2018. gomery College and funding for pre- seat. She previously served as presi- nonprofit. Currently Council mem- praised current County Executive kindergarten education. dent of the Montgomery County ber Sideny Katz represents district-3, Ike Leggett, saying the County was *** Meitiv is one of several candi- Commission for Women. Oldak did and is eligible to run for another term already a great place to live. A little more than a year away dates who said they plan to take ad- not respond to an interview request if he chooses. “As a result of Ike’s steady from the 2018 primary, six new can- vantage of the County’s public cam- by publication time of this article. Shnider said he supports in- hand, we do not need to make Mont- didates have filed for County office paign financing system , available creasing the County’s minimum gomery County Great Again,” in the last three months. for candidates who qualify. County Council District-2 wage to $15-per-hour and lowering Berliner said. “ We are pretty darn The primary election takes The other candidate to file for North Potomac resident Tony Montgomery College tuition, so stu- good already. We are consistently place on June 26, 2018. In the 2018 County Council at-large is Wheaton Puca is the first democrat to file for dents in high standing can graduate ranked as one of the finest places in election, there will be four open seats native Ron Colbert. Colbert, a De- district-2 seat, currently held by debt free. Shnider also serves as vice the country to live. And for good rea- on the County Council and one in the mocrat, is vice president MELE As- Craig Rice. Puca, currently working chairperson for Rockville’s Human son.” County Executive’s office thanks to sociates INC., a federal contractor. as a mortgage loan officer and health Right’s Commission and is a mem- In his speech, Berliner touted a term limit referendum the voters Colbert did not respond to an inter- insurance agent, is a long time pro- ber of the Montgomery County Ac- his record on the County Council passed in November. Council mem- view request before deadline. gressive activist in the County. tion Committee for Transit. saying kept the Potomac Electric bers Marc Elrich (D-at large), Puca said he supports a $15-per- Shnider said he supports Bus Power Company in check, passed George Leventhal (D-at large), Nan- County Council District-1 hour minimum wage and said he Rapid Transit plans for Rockville bills to keep the County carbon-neu- cy Floreen (D-at large), and Roger Bill Cook was the latest to file supports the County declaring itself a Pike and for Viers Mill Road and tral and to ban fracking and got flash- Berliner (D-1) as well at County Ex- for County Council District-1, which “sanctuary county.” Running for dis- wants to push for all-day service on ing signals at pedestrian crossings. ecutive Ike Leggett cannot seek re- is currently held by Roger Berliner. trict-2, which covers much of the up- the Brunswick Line for the MARC “You can’t bring about these election for their respective offices. Cook, a Whitman High School and County, including Germantown, Train. kind of real results without bringing University of Maryland alumni Clarksburg and Damascus, Puca said “I think our district deserves a people together. If you want to agi- County Council At-large works as videographer in Bethesda. he wants ensure that more County fresh progressive – first -- that is tate for change, you can be a lone Danielle Meitiv is one of the lat- Cooks, criticized the Downtown dollars are spent up-County. willing to put the working people of wolf. If you want to bring about est candidates to file for County at- Bethesda Sector Plan, which the “The upper part of Montgomery Montgomery County first,” Shnider meaningful change, you get your large. Meitiv, a Democrat from Sil- County Council voted to approved 8- County has never really gotten the at- said. hands dirty, you roll up your sleeves, ver Spring, gained local fame as a 1 last week, saying the County needs tention it deserves,” Puca said. In addition, Republican Robin and you find common ground,” “free-range” parent. Meitiv was to invest more in infrastructure be- Puca previously ran for Rep. Ficker and Council members Berlienr said. cleared of child neglect charges she fore allow for more development. John Delaney’s district-6 seat, and George Leventhal (D-at large), Marc Berliner joined fellow County received after Child Protective Ser- “There seems to be a lot of favor has compared his style of politics to Elrich (D-at large) and Roger Berlin- Council member Marc Elrich (D-at vices said Meitiv’s kids – ages 10 and given to the development companies, progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I- er (D-1) declared they intend to run large), George Leventhal (D-at large) 6 at the time -- were alone at a Silver but the plan has little investments in Vt), calling himself more pro-union for County Executive. Democrat and Republican political activist Spring Park. infrastructure, schools or public than current district-2 council mem- Richard Gottfried and Green Party Robin Ficker, who lead the term lim- Meitiv, a climate scientist at the green spaces and really doesn’t offer ber Craig Rice. candidate Tim Willard filed to run for it referendum campaign. National Oceanic and Atmospheric very much to the residents,” Cook Puca joins Republicans Tom County Council at-large. 12 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 8, 2017 NEWS Chevrolet adds rare diesel while Lincoln goes big Until a couple of years ago, if Moreover, the Cruze is on the you wanted a diesel passenger car, spendy side even if you skip the you probably wanted a Volkswa- costly diesel option. Most com- gen. The company's TDI line petitors have more standard fea- promised outstanding fuel econo- tures, leaving it costing a couple my without compromising acceler- thousand dollars more than most ation. comparably equipped competitors. Now, diesel aficionados have For maximum fuel savings at even fewer choices. Volkswagen's this price point, the Toyota Prius is magical-seeming “clean diesels” the leading option – especially if were debunked as illegal polluters, you have more stop-and-go condi- and several other automakers are tions than the high-speed cruising also under scrutiny. where the diesel Cruze is at its Undaunted, General Motors best. However, the Toyota's odd- pushed forward with a new diesel ball styling, slower acceleration and noisier cabin will drive some shoppers to the Chevrolet. Hyundai's new Ioniq hybrid promises even better fuel efficien- Auto Drive cy and greater refinement, though with less interior room. The Civic By and the Eco version of the Hyundai Elantra are also appealing options Brady Holt among conventional gas-powered small sedans. Nonetheless, the Cruze quiet- ly goes about its business while re- engine for its Chevrolet Cruze turning exceptional fuel economy. compact economy sedan – and it For many buyers, that's a package quietly racks up impressive fuel well worth a price premium. economy numbers. The EPA rates ------the diesel Cruze for 31 miles per In Lincoln's heyday, the brand gallon in the city and a whopping provided the luxury cruisers of 47 mpg on the highway, compared choice for wealthy drivers – and to 30 city / 40 highway for a stan- chauffeured passengers – all over dard gas model. Thanks to the low- the world. But in recent years, Lin- revving nature of diesel engines coln has been better known for its and a nine-speed automatic trans- slightly fancier Fords with an al- mission, the Cruze also cruises phabet soup of confusing names. quietly at 80 mph. (A six-speed Lincoln is working to change manual transmission is standard.) that with the new 2017 Continen- The rest of the Cruze package tal, a grand old name resurrected is an unassuming compact sedan. from its storied past to replace the Inside and out, it has clean but for- MKS – a vehicle that was as gettable styling and sensible er- mediocre and characterless as its gonomics. There's decent interior name. It's still a Ford at heart, built space and comfortable seats. The from the bones of a Fusion midsize ride is smooth. Dull steering re- sedan, but the Continental (recent- sponses keep it from being consid- ly tested at Koons Lincoln of Sil- ered sporty, though, which will ver Spring) makes significant turn off some former VW Jetta TDI strides in both style and substance owners. It's appealing to drivers to serve as a more respectable flag- who want relaxing transportation ship sedan for the brand. rather than something exciting – Particularly around its base essentially a more refined take on a price of $45,645, the Continental Hyundai Elantra or Toyota Corol- delivers an impressive level of in- la, rather than a livelier vehicle terior quality, seat comfort and like a Honda Civic or Mazda3. noise suppression. The price can The main issue with the Cruze surpass $70,000, at which point it's is the price tag. You can only get a tougher sell – but not a joke like the diesel model starting at the unfortunate MKS. At the high- $24,670, compared to $17,850 for er price points, it's competing the base Cruze; even factoring in against the Genesis G90, which the diesel's extra standard equip- has less flair to the interior but a ment, it's still an extra $3,000 or more solid feel to its driving dy- so. You also can't get the diesel on namics; the Cadillac CT6, a lively COURTESY PHOTOS. the useful Cruze hatchback, just sport-oriented model without the The Chevrolet diesel at top. The Lincoln Continental directly above. on the sedan. The tested car hit a Continental's or G90's emphasis on lofty $29,655, not even decadently cushy quietness; and the Lexus LS, some interior space for superior engine (it instead has a choice of Of course, in today's SUV- equipped. Note too that diesel an aging model that still pulls off driving dynamics and a more pres- three powerful V6s) and its hum- dominated world, the Continental tends to cost more in Maryland quiet luxury with aplomb. You can tigious badge. ble mechanical origins. But Lin- is no longer the brand's true flag- than regular gasoline, and that the also shop the Continental against Luxury purists will deride the coln delivers a level of elegance ship. That distinction goes to the Cruze also needs periodic refills various midsize sedans – notably Continental's front-wheel-drive ar- that the brand had been missing for Navigator SUV, whose much-an- of emissions-controlling exhaust the Audi A6, BMW 5 Series and chitecture (all-wheel-drive is op- a while, and the new Continental is ticipated 2018-model redesign will fluid. Mercedes-Benz E-Class – trading tional), its lack of an available V8 a worthy heir to its name. be in showrooms soon. JUNE 8, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 13 CALENDAR What’s happening this week in Montgomery County June 8, 2017 – June 14, 2017 BLACK ROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS THE POWER OF POETRY AND DANCE WORKSHOP: HEALTHY LIVING FOR Jun. 10. 4:00 – 5:30 P.M. Presented by Gandhi YOUR BRAIN AND BODY: TIPS FROM • BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA: Memorial Center at Gandhi Memorial Center. En- THE LATEST RESEARCH BRADENBURG CONCERTOS THURSDAY, joy a revelation of word play and Indian classical Jun. 21. 1:00 P.M. At any age, there are lifestyle JUNE 8, 2017, 8:00 PM dance! A Himalayan Poem read by Dr. Nishi habits we can adopt to help maintain or even poten- Chawla and The Goddess Descends by scholar tially improve our health. These habits may also • GLADYS KNIGHT dancers Anila Kumari and Nilimma Devi. Where: help to keep our brains healthy as we age and possi- FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017, 8:00 PM Gandhi Memorial Center bly delay the onset of cognitive decline. This free 4748 Western Ave., Bethesda, MD 20816. Alzheimer's Association workshop covers four areas • STRATHMORE CHILDREN'S CHORUS: Event is free. For more contact: 301-320-6871. of lifestyle habits that are associated with healthy CELTIC SOUNDS SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2017, 4:00 aging: cognitive activity, physical health and exer- PM MONTGOMERY/HOWARD COUNTY – cise, diet and nutrition, and social engagement. In THE FILLMORE TOWN HALL each area, we will discuss what we know, drawing Jun. 10. 10:00 – 2:00 P.M. The Legislative on current research, as well as what we can do - • CODY JOHNSON BAND Black Caucus of Maryland will be holding regional steps to take now to improve or maintain overall FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017, 8:30 PM Town Halls. Where: Burtonsville Elementary health in each area. Where: Damascus Senior Cen- School Gym, 15516 Old Columbia Pike, Bur- ter, 9701 Main Street, #2, Damascus, MD 20872. • LOS CAFRES ALSO FEATURING IN DA tonsville, MD 20866. Free. For more information and to register, call 800- MEAN TIME SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2017, 8:00 PM 272-3900. EUGENE ONEGIN PRESENTED BY • SCHOOL OF ROCK STAGE RUSSIA SEASON FINALE AT SIGNATURE THE- SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2017, 12:00 PM Jun. 10. 11:30 A.M. – 2:00 P.M. CineBistro pre- ATRE sents an exclusive Stage Russia performance of Eu- Jun. 23 & 24. Bowen McCauley Dance (BMD) WOLF TRAP gene Onegin for - one day only on June 10. Tickets dancers will celebrate the life of Arlingtonian, Rita are on sale now at the CineBistro Concierge or by Andelin, as part of its Signature Theatre perfor- • WILCO & KACY & CLAYTON choosing 6/10 on the ticket calendar. Guests must be COURTESY PHOTO mance. In celebration of a life well lived and of the FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2017, 8:00 PM 21+ to attend. Visit www.cinebistro.com/rotunda for Seven-time Grammy winner, Gladys Knight, will take the stage at conclusion of a terrific performance season, BMD more information. Tickets: $18. Location: The Music Center at Strathmore on Friday, June 9. presents a world premiere choreographed by Lucy • JOE JACKSON FAST FORWARD TOUR CineBistro, 727 W 40th Street, Baltimore, MD Bowen McCauley, Le Café Carambola. Purchase SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2017, 8:00 PM 21211. tickets at the SIG Theatre Box Office, by Phone (703) 820-9771 or online www.SIGtheatre.org. Sig- • THE B-52S SUNDAY, JUNE 11, 2017, 8:00 nature Theatre – ARK is located at 4200 Campbell PM LIONEL RICHIE TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 8:00 P.M. JUN 10 – 11 28. Fee: until June 1-$300/child; after June 1- Avenue, Arlington, VA in the Village at Shirlington JUN 13 and Parking is FREE. MARYLAND FAERIE FESTIVAL LISTING $325/child. Scholarships may be available upon re- Jun 10 – 11. Join us as we celebrate Faeries and SUMMER TWILIGHT CONCERT SERIES quest. Location: Del Ray Artisans gallery, 2704 WALTZ DANCE JUN 8 Nature with art, music and merriment for all ages. Jun. 13. 6:30 P.M. – 8:00 P.M. U-Liners-Ameri- Mount Vernon Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22301. In- Jun. 25. Join us for a Waltz Dance in the Spanish BETHESDA SUMMER CONCERT SERIES Learn to build a Faerie house, send Faerie wishes cana and Bluegrass presented by Montgomery formation and registration forms at: DelRayArti- Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, featuring the ensemble Jun. 8. 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Spend the evening en- and have Faerie fun. You can camp with the Faeries Parks at Brookside Gardens. Join us on the lawn at sans.org/event/Art-Camp-2017. Green Light Karma. This versatile band will pro- joying the weekly outdoor concerts in downtown too! Check out our website for details. This year’s Brookside Gardens each Tuesday evening in June vide a lively mix of folk waltzes with a few other Bethesda. This series, produced by the Bethesda Ur- theme is Celebrating Flower Faeries! Day Pass for a series of musical performances set in the beau- couple dances, including Hambo, Schottische, ban Partnership, will feature free Thursday evening Cost: $15 for ages 12 - 99, $5 for ages 3 - 11, free ty of the Gardens! Bring your friends and family, UPCOMING concerts during May, June, and July. The concerts and don’t forget your chairs or blankets (allowed in Swing, Tango, and Polka. The 45-minute dance les- for ages 2 & under. $1 discount if you come in YARD SALE offer a diverse range of music including rock, funk, the Gardens on concert evenings ONLY). Food son begins at 2:45 p.m. with a half-hour introducto- Faerie attire. Jun. 16 & 17. 9:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. (rain date – jazz, swing, and reggae. The concerts take place on trucks will also be available. Where: Brookside ry Waltz workshop and a more advanced move pre- Parking is $5. 10:00 am - 6:00 pm Saturday | Jun. 24) Colesville multi-family yard sale, 15500 Thursday evenings, from 6 – 8pm in Veterans Park, Gardens, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, MD sented the last 15 minutes. Social dancing follows 10:00 am - 5:00 pm Sunday | Where: Camp Ram- Gallaudet Avenue, Silver Spring. Household items, located at the corner of Woodmont and Norfolk Av- 20902. until 6 pm. Admission is $10. No partner required. blewood, clothing, books, fabric. Proceeds go to Montgomery enues. For more information, please contact The Glen Echo National Park is located at 7300 2564 Silver Road, Darlington, MD 21034. College Scholarship. This yard sale is a fundraiser 301/215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org. NEED HELP FINDING A RIDE? MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, MD 20812. Jun. 13. 10:30 A.M. – 12:30 P.M. Local trans- for the Montgomery College scholarship project of the Montgomery County Association for Family & PARENT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP portation options for seniors, by Connect-a-Ride. COLUMBIA COUNTRY CLUB FIRE- JUN 11 Community Education (MCAFCE). Jun. 8. 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For adults who have After the presentation, get individual help with your WORKS experienced the death of one or both parents. A six- WALTZ DANCE transportation needs including assistance with Jun. 28. Columbia Country Club’s annual Inde- FREE COMMUNITY PICNIC week group that meets each Thursday from 6:30- Jun. 11. Join us for a Waltz Dance in the Span- MetroAccess and Call-n-Ride. pendence Day Celebration is being held on Tuesday Jun. 17. 12:00 – 3:00 P.M. Please join Commu- 8:00 p.m. at Mother Seton Catholic Church, 19951 ish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park, featuring the en- June 27th, 2017. The fireworks display will be at nity Ties at Watkins Park in Mt. Airy, Maryland for Father Hurley Blvd., Germantown. Led by Mont- semble Go Figure playing a lively mix of folk AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP dusk. A rain date of Wednesday June 28th has been a free community picnic. Enjoy food gomery Hospice professional counselors. Registra- waltzes with a few other couple dances, including Jun. 13. For anyone grieving the death of a set. (vegetarian/gluten free option available), drinks, tion required: 301-921-4400. Hambo, Schottische, Swing, Tango, and Polka. The loved one. A six-week group that meets each Tues- 45-minute dance lesson begins at 2:45 p.m. with a day from 1:30-3 p.m. at North Bethesda United games, moon bounce and face painting. Dogs wel- BETHESDA OUTDOOR MOVIE SERIES comed too, please be sure they are on a leash. Don’t OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING half-hour introductory Waltz workshop and a more Methodist Church, 10100 Old Georgetown Road, RETURNS forget your blanket and chair. Community Ties is a Jun. 8. Thursdays: 7:15 -- 8:30 P.M. Overeaters advanced move presented the last 15 minutes. So- Bethesda. Led by Montgomery Hospice profes- Jul. 18 – 22. The Bethesda Urban Partnership non-profit organization committed to enhancing the Anonymous meeting at the Rockville Church of cial dancing follows until 6 pm. Admission is $10. sional counselors. Registration required: 301-921- will present the eleventh annual Bethesda Outdoor health and vibrancy of individuals and the commu- Christ, 1450 Montgomery Ave., Rockville (in Parish No partner required. The Glen Echo National Park 4400. Movies: Stars on the Avenue from July 18- 22, nities they live in. To learn more about Community House). For further information, http://www.oa- is located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 2017. Five evenings of major motion pictures in a Ties visit www.commtiesinc.com. dcmetro.org/ or Linda S at 301-641-9508. MD 20812. variety of genres will be showcased, including new JUN 14 releases, action, drama and comedy films. Admis- HARMONY EXPRESS MEN'S CHORUS 41ST ANNUAL AIR RACE sion is FREE and show times will begin at 9pm at SQUARE DANCE LESSONS AND DANC- REHEARSAL Jun. 20. Historic Frederick Maryland to Host the corner of Norfolk and Auburn Avenues in ING JUN 9 Jun. 11. 7:30 P.M. - 10:00 P.M. Presented by Race Start. 52 teams to depart Frederick, MD, on Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. July 18: The Wiz- Jun. 14. 7:30 – 9:45 P.M. Square dance lessons GLADYS KNIGHT AT STRATHMORE Harmony Express Men's Chorus at St. Rose of June 20 for four-day cross-country race Aviation ard of Oz, July 19: Field of Dreams, July 20: Dead and dancing at North Chevy Chase Christian Jun. 9. 8:00 P.M. Very few singers over the last Lima Parish. Harmony Express Chorus rehearses celebrities Debby Rihn-Harvey and Ariel Tweto Poet’s Society, July 21: Hidden Figures, July 22: La Church, 8814 Kensington Parkway (in Parish 50 years have matched Gladys Knight’s supreme Sunday evenings from 7:30 to 10:00 PM at St. Rose take their place in 2017 field. June 20, 2017 – More La Land. Residents, employees and visitors are en- House). Wednesdays: 7:30 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. $7 per artistry. This seven-time Grammy winner has en- of Lima Parish, 11701 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, than 100 women pilots will take off on the adven- couraged to arrive early and bring their own lawn person, also June 14, 21, and 28. Contact phone joyed number one hits in pop, gospel, R&B, and MD 20878. All singers welcome! You do not need ture of a lifetime when the flag drops to mark the chairs. A limited number of chairs will also be pro- number: 301-598-2574. adult contemporary. This concert will run approxi- to be able to read music. We will teach you the joys start of the 41st annual Air Race Classic (ARC), the vided. Woodmont Triangle is home to numerous http://www.gerrymanders.info/ mately 90 minutes with no intermission. Where: of singing four-part close harmony in the barber- oldest airplane race of its kind in the United States. restaurants, ice cream and coffee shops and atten- The Music Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman shop style. Come give us a look. You’ll get a warm Teams will face unfamiliar terrain and challenging dees are invited to enjoy dinner or a snack before 2017 YOUTH SUMMER ART CAMP AT Ln, North Bethesda, MD 20852. For more informa- welcome, with no strings attached. Drive to the weather as they put their piloting skills to the test, the 9pm movie start. Parking is available in the DEL RAY ARTISANS tion call 301-581-5200. lower (east) parking lot of St. Rose of Lima, and en- flying at maximum speed across 14 states to reach Auburn Avenue garage, which is adjacent to the Register now for Del Ray Artisans 2017 Sum- ter the educational wing of the church building the Terminus, New Mexico’s Santa Fe Municipal event site. For more information, please call through the double doors. Address: St. Rose of mer Art Camp! Youth ages 8-14 are invited to spend Airport, by the arrival deadline at 5 p.m. on Friday, Lima Parish, 11701 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg, one week creating art and architecture, followed by June 23. JUN 10 MD 20878. a one-day gallery show. All art supplies and snacks are provided. Choose week: July 17-21 or July 24- 16Continued on page 14 14 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 8, 2017 C ALENDAR8 What’s happening this week in Montgomery County June 8, 2017 – June 14, 2017 Continued from page 13 E. Jefferson (MD 28) and Monroe streets in OVEREATERS ANONYMOUS MEETING Rockville Town Center. Thursdays, 7:15 – 8:30 P.M. Overeaters Anony- 301/215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org. mous meeting at the Rockville Church of Christ, THE WIDOWED PERSONS SERVICE OF 1450 Montgomery Ave., Rockville (in Parish MONTGOMERY COUNTY House). For further information, http://www.oa- Weekly support groups for newly widowed per- dcmetro.org/ or Linda S at 301-641-9508. ONGOING sons at three locations: at Margaret Schweinhaut BETHESDA PAINTING AWARDS EXHIBI- Center 1000 Forest Glen Rd. Silver Spring on Mon- CHILDREN’S STORYTIME TION days, at Holiday park Senior Center, 3950 Ferrara Wednesdays and Saturdays. 10:00 A. M. Listen Through Jul. 1. Eight painters have been select- Drive, Wheaton, on Thursdays and at Jane Lawton to employees read children’s books at Barnes & No- ed as finalists for the Bethesda Painting Awards, a (Leland) Center, 4301 Willow Lane, Chevy Chase ble Booksellers at 4801 Bethesda Ave., Bethesda. juried competition and exhibition produced by the on Thursdays. These support groups are open, free Free. Bethesda Arts & Entertainment District. More than of charge, to all widowed persons who have suf- 300 artists from Maryland, Virginia and Washing- fered a loss within the past two years. Those prefer- THANG TA ton, D.C. submitted work to the 13th annual compe- ring an evening group are encouraged to call the Wednesdays, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. Learn the ancient tition created to exclusively honor regional painters. WPS office. The groups are facilitated by trained art of the sword and spear at the Sutradhar Institute The work of the eight finalists will be on display at volunteers. For more information or to register, of Dance and Related Arts. Address: 1525 Forest Gallery B from June 7 – July 1, 2017. The artists se- please call: 301-949-7398 to register. The Widowed Glen Road, Silver Spring. $25. Visit lected as finalists are: Amy Boone-McCreesh, Balti- Persons Service is a non-profit volunteer organiza- www.dancesidra.com for more information. more, MD; Carolyn Case, Cockeysville, MD; Frank tion sponsored by AARP, the Montgomery County Cole, Rockville, MD; Katherine Tzu-Lan Mann, Mental Health Association, and other community FOOD ADDICTS ANONYMOUS MEET- :COURTESY PHOTO Washington, D.C.; Mike McConnell, Phoenix, MD; organizations. INGS Grammy-winning soul music legend Lionel Richie will be at the Kenneth Schiano, Chestertown, MD; Stephen Every Saturday. 9:30 – 10:30 A.M. Food Addicts Filene Center at Wolf Trap on Tuesday, June 27 at 8:00 pm. Towns, Baltimore, MD and Trevor Young, Takoma ONE-ON-ONE FRIDAY FUN Anonymous meets every Saturday at the Unitarian Park, MD. A public opening will be held on Friday, Fridays. 9:00 – 10:00 A.M. Christ Episcopal Universalist Church, 100 Welsh Park Drive, Build- June 9, 2017 from 6 – 8pm. Gallery B is located at School welcomes you and your 1-year-old to our ing #4, Rockville, MD 20850. We welcome new 7700 Wisconsin Avenue, Suite E in downtown One-on-One Friday Fun. Our monthly playgroups members. For questions, please visitwww.foodad- Visit www.BennysBarGrill.com for more informa- Rd, Wheaton-Glenmont, MD 20902 Bethesda. Gallery hours are Wednesday through are the perfect way for your child to have a first dictsanonymous.org or call Jewell Elizabeth @ 301- tion. [email protected] Saturday from 12 – 6pm school experience in a warm, toddler friendly setting 762-6360. WEEKLY SWING DANCE CHAMPAGNE BRUNCH VISARTS COCKTAILS AND CANVAS Saturdays, 8:00 P.M. to Midnight. The DC Sundays 11:00 – 3:00 P.M. $33 $12 for unlimit- CLASS Lindy Exchange presents a swing dance with live ed champagne cocktails Executive Chef Todd Wiss Canvas Class in the VisArts Painting and Draw- music in the Spanish Ballroom, at Glen Echo Park. has cooked up a seasonal brunch menu complete ing Studio. 155 Gibbs Street, Rockville. Price $40. Address: 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo. Begin- with a brunch time standard – Champagne! Guests Visit www.visartsatrockville.org/cocktails-and-can- ner swing dance lesson at 8:00 P.M., followed by are welcome every Sunday to indulge on Black’s fa- vas for more information. dancing. Admission $16 - $18, age 17 and under vorites like Smoked Salmon, Chesapeake Bay Blue $12. Visit www.glenechopark.org for more infor- Fish Rillette, Herb Crusted Pineland Farms Prime OPEN LIFE DRAWING AT DEL RAY ARTI- mation. Rib or breakfast treats like House Made Brioche SANS French Toast, Quiche and a selection of Chef Wiss’ Jan –Dec. LIFE DRAWING: Looking for a ART EXPLORERS OPEN STUDIO homemade jams. Visit http://www.blacksbarand- chance to hone your figure drawing skills? Del Ray Saturdays, 10:00 – 12:00 P.M. Join us on Satur- kitchen.com or call (301) 652-5525. Black’s Bar Artisans offers a range of open life drawing sessions day mornings, 10am to 12:30pm in the Candy Cor- and Kitchen, 7750 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda, MD for just this purpose. Just drop-in for the session and ner Studio for drop in art activities for parents and 20814. bring your supplies to draw or paint our live models. children. Activities change weekly and there is no Fee ranges from $8-$12. All skill levels are wel- pre-registration; $10 per child. This weekly event is LAUGH RIOT AT THE HYATT come. Del Ray Artisans is located at 2704 Mount presented by Playgroup in the Park (PGiP) and Glen Saturdays 8:00 – 10:00 P.M. Check out a live Vernon Avenue, Alexandria VA. See our calendar Echo Park Partnership for Arts and Culture. Loca- standup comedy show by local standup comics COURTESY PHOTO for dates and times: tion: The Candy Corner Visit every weekend at the Positano Italian Restaurant, The Natty Beaux are the featured band for this week's outdoor calendar.TheDelRayArtisans.org www.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222 Bethesda. There's a $25 cash prize joke contest for concert in downtown Bethesda.Concerts take place on Thursday non-comedian audience members after the show. evenings, from 6 – 8 pm in Veterans Park, located at the corner SENIOR FIT AFTERNOON GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP Check it out every Saturday night! Comedians can Mondays & Wednesdays, 9:15 A.M. & 2:15 Tuesdays 1:30 – 3:00 P.M. For anyone grieving sign up to perform by emailing of Woodmont and Norfolk Avenues.Courtesy P.M. This 45-minute, multi-component exercise the death of a love one. Registration required at [email protected]. Cost: $10 at the program is for people age 55+. Ongoing classes are (301) 921-4400. North Bethesda United Methodist door. Visit http://www.StandupComedyToGo.com offered at 23 locations in partnership with Kaiser Church, 10100 Old Georgetown Rd., Bethesda, MD or ePositano.com for more information. Address: Permanente. Call 301-754-8800 to request a physi- 20814. Positano Italian restaurant located at 4948 Fairmont GALLERY 209 JUNE EXHIBIT while you meet other parents. Children will explore, cian's consent form to register and for a class sched- Ave. Bethesda, MD 20814 Through Jul. 4. Sculptor Gordon E. Lyon will be learn and socialize in a calm, nurturing classroom ule. Where: Holy Cross Hospital Senior Source, LOSS OF A CHILD SUPPORT GROUP Gallery 209’s featured artist for June. His works community with our Preschool faculty. Activities 8580 Second Avenue, Silver Spring. For more infor- Wednesdays, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For parents griev- CORPORATE BARTENDING FOR CHARI- range from semi-abstract representations of actual include playtime, snack time and an art project. All mation call 301-754-8800. Cost: Free. ing the death of a child of any age. Registration re- TY subjects to designs with no real-world counterparts. sessions take place on Fridays in the Preschool quired at (301) 921-4400. Montgomery Hospice, Wednesdays 4:00 – 7:00 P.M. Send your CEO or His works, along with the Gallery’s eleven other House from 9:00-10:00am. There is NO COST, but WEEKLY BLUES DANCE 1355 Piccard Dr., Suite 100, Rockville, MD 20850. VP to Tommy Joe's to bartend for charity! Can't bar- artists whose work range from abstraction to real- space is limited. Contact Janet Gerber (301-424- Thursdays, 8:15 – 11:30 P.M. Capital Blues pre- tend? No problem, the on-staff bartenders are there ism, will be on exhibit. The Gallery, along with oth- 8702 or [email protected]) for more infor- sents rotating DJs and instructors in the Back Room EVENING GRIEF SUPPORT GROUP to help for a good cause (no experience necessary). er art galleries in the building, is open Tuesdays mation. Annex at Glen Echo Park, with beginner workshop Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For anyone grieving Represent your company during happy hour, and a through Sundays, noon to 4pm. Opening reception 8:15 – 9:00 P.M., no partner necessary. $8 for all. the death of a loved one. Registration required at portion of the proceeds will go to the charity of your will be on Friday, June 2 from 6 to 9 pm. Gallery FOX HILL WEEKLY OPEN HOUSE Visit capitalblues.org for more information. (301) 921-4400. Hughes United Methodist Church, choice. Maybe you can even pull off some flair be- 209 is a cooperative of twelve local artists located Wednesdays, 2:00 – 4:00 P.M. The public is in- 10700 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20918. hind the bar and make Tom Cruise proud. Visit tom- in the Artists and Makers Studios 2, 12276 Wilkins vited every Wednesday for refreshments and tours at TEEN WRITER'S CLUB myjoes.com or call (301) 654-3801 for more infor- Ave., Rockville, Md. Free parking in rear. For infor- Fox Hill Retirement Community in Bethesda. A free Thursdays 7:00 – 8:00 P.M. Join us at the Mari- PARENT LOSS SUPPORT GROUP mation. 4714 Montgomery Ln., Bethesda, MD mation 301-622-0546 or visit the website: to the public open house will be held on a weekly lyn J. Praisner Library, at 14910 Old Columbia Pike, Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. For adults who have 20814. www.Gallery209Art.com basis. Visitors are welcome to see the one, two and Burtonsville, MD 20866, to meet other teens who experienced the death of one or both parents. Regis- three bedroom model condominiums with a wide share your interest in writing. Learn to improve your tration required at (301) 921-4400. Mt. Calvary LIVE MUSIC FRIDAYS ROCKVILLE FARMERS MARKET OPENS range of floorplans offered in a maintenance-free, writing and try new approaches. Ages 12 and up are Baptist church, 608 North Horner’s Lane, Fridays 9:30- 12:30 P.M. Rock Bottom Restau- Through Nov. 18. The Rockville Farmers Mar- cosmopolitan environment. Reservations for the welcome. For additional library events and infor- Rockville, MD 20850. rant & Brewery features different music styles by ket gives shoppers their pick of farm-fresh produce Open House events can be made at foxhillresi- mation call 240-773-9460. various live bands that perform both original and and more from regional grower/producers. This dences.com/rsvp or at 301-968-1850; walk-ins are BACKGAMMON TOURNAMENT cover songs. So come relax and enjoy live music year's market will include vendors offering fruits welcome as well. Fox Hill is located at 8300 Bur- LATE NIGHT COMEDY Tuesdays. 6:30 – 10:30 P.M. Local backgammon and vegetables, plants and flowers, herbs, baked dette Road, Bethesda, MD; 20817. For more infor- Fridays (open mic) and Saturdays (established tournament on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each goods, local beer and wine, knife sharpening, meat mation, call Julie Sabag at 301-968-1850 or visit comedians). Late night comedy at Benny’s Bar & month starting March 11. More information at and coffee. The market will be open 9 a.m.-1 p.m. www.foxhillresidences.com. Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Lane, Potomac. Benny’s is MeetUp.com-DC Metro Backgammon Club. Ruby Saturdays, through Nov. 18 in the jury parking lot at open 8:00 A.M. – 1:00 A.M. Fridays and Saturdays. Tuesday Westfield Wheaton Mall 11160 Veirs Mill Continued on page 15 JUNE 8, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 15

Continued from page 14 enue, Takoma Park, MD. For more information, please visit: http://danceexchange.org/ or call: 301- and Rock Bottom's award-winning handcrafted 270-6700. beer. Visit http://www.rockbottom.com or call (301) Some Fun 652-1311 for more information. 7900 Norfolk Ave., NEED A SITTER? IT’S LEGO TIME AT Bethesda, MD 20814. VISARTS! Saturdays, 12:00 – 5:00 P.M. Go on a date, get SALSA NIGHT some shopping done, or just relax for a few hours Tuesdays 7:30 – 12:30 P.M. Come to the Bark- while your kids get to play with more than 15 ing Dog every Tuesday night for their sizzling Salsa pounds of LEGO bricks! Children can play on our Night. Take lessons with salsa instructor Michelle LEGO race track, build a car, a tall tower, a city or Reyes from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. for only $10. Learn free build. They can even take part in a LEGO craft to shake those hips, and then show off your new 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]. (301) 654-0022 for more information. 4723 Elm At VisArts in Rockville. St., Bethesda, MD 20814. GAITHERSBURG ROTARY CLUB WEEK- LY MEETING HEY MR. DJ Every Tuesday, 12:15 – 1:15 P.M. Hilton Hotel, Fridays 9:00 – 2:00 A.M. It’s time to dance! 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg. For more infor- Grab your friends and come to The Barking Dog for mation, please visit www.gaithersburgrotary.org. a good time on the dance floor. Every Friday and Saturday night the Dog brings in a DJ to play the THE COMEDY AND MAGIC SOCIETY Top 40 and your favorite songs. Make sure you Fridays, 8:00 P.M. Astounding magic and slight check out their great drink specials before you show of hand with interactive theatre and hilarious fun. us what you got! The Barking Dog, Elm Street Ages 10 and up. 311 Kent Square Rd, Gaithersburg, Bethesda, MD 20814. Free admission. MD 20878. For more information: 301-258-6394. Price: $12 to $15 SPAGNVOLA CHOCOLOATE FACTORY TOUR DROP-IN YOGA IN BETHESDA Saturdays and Sundays: 2:00 – 6:00 P.M. Meet Fridays, 6:00 – 7:00 P.M. Community classes are the owners, learn about the origin of chocolate, and mixed level, one-hour asana classes taught by a ro- see how it is grown and processed. Experience how tating selection of Unity Woods teachers. Just drop chocolate is made from the actual cacao seed to the in – no registration required! Unity Woods Yoga final chocolate during this "sweet" educational tour, Center, 4853 Cordell Ave. Bethesda. Ages 18+. from chocolate bars to truffles to bonbons. Each tour Cost: $8. Cash Only. For more information, call also includes a FREE chocolate tasting! 360 Main 301-656-8992. Street Suite 101 Gaithersburg, Maryland 20878. Visit http://www.spagnvola.com or call (240) 654- TEEN SK8 AT WHEATON ICE 6972. Most Friday evenings 8:00 – 10:00 P.M. The Wheaton Ice Arena is the place to be on Friday COUNTRY THURSDAYS nights! Play along with our theme to get the 'Cheap- Thursdays, 9:00 P.M. Union Jack's traditionally skate' rate of $6.50 for admission and skates. British pub in Bethesda heads to the South for their Wheaton Regional Park, 11717 Orebaugh Ave in all new Country Night every Thursday. Live coun- Wheaton, MD. For more information, call: 301- try/rock bands, free cowboy hats for the cowgirls, 905-3000 or visit: montgomeryparks.org. bandanas for the cowboys, drink specials, including $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 Compiled by Tazeen Ahmad get there early for Union Jack's famous Beat. 4915 Saint Elmo Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814.

WORLD SERIES OF POKER Every Tuesday and Sunday night Flanagan's hosts Poker in the rear from 8-10 p.m. it's Bethesda's own version of The World Series of poker. Call (301) 951-0115 for more. Flanagan's Harp and Fid- The Montgomery dle, 4844 Cordell Ave., Bethesda, MD 20814. County Sentinel IPAD CLINIC / DOWNLOADING EBOOKS regrets to inform Every Tuesday 9:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Cus- tomized 45-minute one-on-one help using your iPad organizations that only to learn basic features or learn how to download eBooks and eAudiobooks on your mobile device Montgomery County like the Kindle, Nook or Android. REGISTRA- groups or events located TION IS REQUIRED. Sign-up for a 45-minute ses- sion at the Information Desk or call 240-777-0200 within the county will be to sign-up. For iPad users, please bring your Apple published on a space- ID and password. For Kindle users, please have your Amazon login and password. Tuesdays, available basis. through May 31, 2016. Place: Quince Orchard Li- brary / 15831 Quince Orchard Road / Gaithersburg. Send news of your group’s Free event AT LEAST two TAKOMA MOVES! COMMUNITY DANCE weeks in advance to: CLASS AT DANCE EXCHANGE Thursdays, 6:30 – 8:00 P.M. $10 per class. First Thursday of each month from 6:30 - 7 p.m., free! The Montgomery County Sen- This open-level, community modern class brings to- tinel gether movers of all ages and abilities to move and 22 W Jefferson St. Suite 309 make at Dance Exchange. Led by teachers from the DC region, Takoma Park Moves creates a space to Rockville, MD. 20850 explore improvisation, technique, and choreography or email mc-calendar@the- in an intergenerational class. This drop-in class will kick off on the first Thursday of each month with a sentinel.com free, 30 minute get to know you class. New to or call 301.838.0788 dance? Join us. Returning to dance? Join us. Just want to dance with your family and neighbors? Join us. Presented by Dance Exchange, 7117 Maple Av- 16 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 8, 2017 JUNE 8, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 17 CLASSIFIEDS

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True Respite will also sell tomers enjoy “flights,” or trying Gordon Biersch Brewery development. will be devoted to brewing and fer- beer in kegs (half a barrel) and even- small amounts of many different Restaurant in downtown Rockville Most of the breweries are locat- menting, 2,500 square feet to a tap- tually in six-pack cans, he added. beers. recently marked its 10th anniver- ed in restaurants where the product room (a place to serve beer), and Waredaca Brewing is part of a Another major part of Wareda- sary, said general manager Stephen is served to customers. A few are a 1,200 square feet to cold storage. He 230-acre working farm in Lay- ca is a sizable equestrian operation, Santa. Gordon Biersch is a 32- decade or more old, such as said the “all-in” costs of True tonsville, owned and run by five she added. restaurant national chain. The Growlers in Gaithersburg, which Respite will range from $1 million family members, all part of the third Denizens Brewing Co. in Sil- Rockville outlet is the only one in opened in 1994. Others are newer, to $1.5 million until it reaches prof- generation from its founders, said ver Spring is a large, two-story Montgomery County. such as Denizens in Silver Spring, itability, including the beer-making Jessica Snyder, one of the five and restaurant with seating for 200 and All the draft beers served on- which is celebrating its third birth- plant, furnishing the taproom, and manager of the brewery. The farm the brewery on the lower level, said site are made there, Santa said. For day in July. salaries and other costs while it grows most of the hops for the beers Stephanie Nale, general manager of customers who prefer national beer Two breweries are on working builds a clientele. and also produces herbs, fruits, veg- the taproom and restaurant. brands, it serves bottles. farms that grow much of the input True Respite will not serve etables, honey from beehives and Denizens always serves its five flag- Other operating breweries in for brewing. Several breweries food, but will offer customers two pumpkins used in some of their beer ship beers, plus five seasonal ones, the county are 7 Locks Brewing in serve only the beer produced and ways to get meals, said O’Leary: recipes, Snyder added. Some beer she noted. Since its opening three Rockville, Rock Bottom in Bethes- not food. All sell beer to other out- They can bring their own “picnic inputs, such as strawberries, come years ago, it has produced and da, and Brookeville Beer Farm in lets, mainly restaurants. lunches” or buy from several food from Butler Orchard, which is also served more than 65 different beers, Brookeville. Other breweries under Beer-making has two main trucks that he plans to have avail- in the county, she noted. she added. development are Astrolabe Brewing processes, brewing and fermenting, able there. “We want our focus to be Waredaca has a long-term deal The restaurant runs many in Silver Spring and Saints Row said Brendan O’Leary, who with his squarely on brewing excellent with the county government, under events, Nale said. These include pri- Brewing in Rockville. Twin Valley wife Bailey just signed a lease for a beer,” and running a restaurant which the property will never be de- vate catered events on-site, she said. Distillers is a hard liquor distillery 9,500-square-foot space in the Gude would distract from that, he said in veloped, in return for property tax Other events include live music and in Rockville. Time is not on our side according to one local man on the move sure that the 55 countries repre- “shocking that they would choose By Suzanne Pollak @SuzannePollak senting more than half of the to leave a nonbinding agreement global emissions would sign the that was so easy to stay in.” The past few weeks have agreement. But when Trump was in Sici- been one long roller coaster for He worked hard, with the ly at the end of May for the 43rd Elan Strait. goal of finishing before the No- G7 Summit and didn’t announce The Takoma Park native had vember elections “just in case” that the United States would keep been in Paris in December 2015 Donald Trump became president, to the Paris agreement, Strait saw when nearly 200 countries signed he said. Still, the 31-year-old the writing on the wall. on to the Paris Climate Accord, a Georgetown Law graduate didn’t “I went through the stages of goal he had been working toward really believe Trump would be- grief,” he said. First, was denial, since 2012 as an employee in the come president or that he would then sadness. ‘It was a very de- U.S. State Department. ever pull out of the agreement. pressing weekend,” he said. It was Strait’s job to work on As director for climate and But as deputy director of pol- the only part of the climate agree- clean energy with the White icy and strategy at the World ment that was binding. Each House, Strait reported to Brian Wildlife Fund, the job he had held country set its own limits on how Deese, a senior adviser to then- since leaving the White House, much greenhouse gas emissions it President Barack Obama. Strait Strait felt if the federal govern- will cut — an amount that is not had little contact with Obama, he ment wasn’t going to clean up the legally mandated. said. environment, it was up the states, However, all countries sign- His work was progressing, cities, businesses and universities ing the agreement must report and “then the election goes the to step up to the plate. their progress “as a matter of other way,” he recalled, still He began working on a pro- law,” said Strait, who attended sounding a bit surprised. ject called We Are Still In. That Charles E. Smith Jewish Day Strait stayed at the White group just came out with a letter School in Rockville. It was this House, working with the Trump already signed by 1,400 gover- transparency section that Strait administration for eight weeks, nors, mayors, businesses, in- concentrated on. providing President Donald J. vestors and colleges and universi- COURTESY PHOTO He recalled being proud as he Trump’s people “with information ties, all declaring they will “con- Elan Strait stood in Paris as a diplomat repre- and guidance to the extent they tinue to ensure the U.S. remains a senting his country, but he also would take it,” he said. global leader in reducing carbon Trump has sort of unwittingly un- that he’ll be more optimistic if the felt cautious, wondering whether Since he mostly dealt with emissions,” according to the let- leashed” a dedicated support for American people bring their cli- the nonbinding agreement would National Security Council and ter. carbon emissions reduction, Strait mate concerns into the voting ever reach its potential. State Department employees, he “It was a massive effort by so said. booth. He also reflected on Article felt the United States probably many different organizations,” he His initial reaction to He hopes Americans will 13, the section on transparency, would not pull out of the agree- said. The signatures were gath- Trump’s decision “was really just vote for the candidates who un- up to the last minute and said he ment. There were “two camps, pro ered in just four days. “My job being sad. From every other coun- derstand global warming, particu- had not been sleeping much. and con” in the Trump administra- was just to try and coordinate and try’s point of view, watching the larly Republicans who may have a Rather than marking the end, tion in regards to the Paris agree- get people moving in the same di- United Sates, we haven’t moved choice during an election primary the signing created a new oppor- ment, and he filled in the pro- rection,” he explained. forward. All the progress that to pick the candidate “who be- tunity for Strait. He began work- agreement employees. “As depressed as I was much Obama made was just thrown out lieves in science” over the one ing in the White House as a mem- When he left that job in of last week, we’ve had so much the window,” he said. who calls it a hoax, he said. ber of the National Security March, he still felt “it would work excitement. This was a massive Now, Strait described himself However, he added, “Time is Council team, helping to make out,” he said. He still finds it internal turnaround. “Donald as “cautiously optimistic,” adding not on our side.” 20 The Montgomery County Sentinel June 8, 2017

PHOTO BY MARK POETKER Gaithersburg Giants pitcher Christian Kuzemka (26) on the mound. Giants derail the Big Train 13-9 a run scored by center fielder swer back in the top of the fourth Driscoll hit a double which drove in tacular offensively as well, despite By Harry Lichtman @hslichtman Daniel Cabrera. After that, a three- with back-to-back RBIs: a single shortstop Garrrett Kueber for a run, the loss. Driscoll went 2-for-4 at the run shot to left field by first base- from catcher Jake Bitzenhofer and a and in the bottom of the sixth, after plate with a run, three RBIs and a BETHESDA—The Cal Rip- man Mark Fraser gave the Giants a double from shortstop Patrick the Giants scored one run in the first walk, while Green went 3-for-4 ken Collegiate Baseball League re- 4-0 lead. Causa to retake the lead, 6-4. Things half of the inning, Koos reached on with three RBIs and a walk. turned this weekend, as Bethesda However, within three innings got even more interesting in the fol- a fielder’s choice as infielder Justin Rabberman addressed how his Big Train, who won the champi- the Big Train tied it. Bethesda’s lowing inning, as Gaithersburg went Riemer scored, followed by two team can improve from last year’s onship last year, hosted the comeback began in the bottom of on to score five more runs, includ- more runs to cut the deficit to 12-8. 2016 season when they finished 19- Gaithersburg Giants (19-21, third in the first, as left fielder Matt Green ing a bases-clearing triple by Causa, The Giants added another run 21. “A lot of that has to be done be- North Division last year) in a sev- had an RBI single which drove in the Giants’ lead to 11-4. in the seventh inning while Bethes- cause our team’s here,” he stated en-inning exhibition game on a center fielder Jacob Koos, who ran Giants manager Jeff Rabber- da attempted a rally with an RBI with a chuckle. “Offensively and warm night at Shirley Povich Field. from second all the way home, cut- man acknowledged the way his triple by designated hitter Ethan Se- defensively we were really good The Giants won in a high-scoring ting the deficit to 4-1. team’s offensive approach and how mones, but it wasn’t enough as last year. We had a lot of injuries on affair 13-9. Then in the bottom of the third, they played. “We had put a lot of at- Gaithersburg relief pitcher Mitchell the mound that ended some guys’ In the top of the first inning, catcher Logan Driscoll hit a single bats together,” he said, “Whether it Mikes struck out Garrett Kueber to summers and that’s what really hurt the game seemed to go Gaithers- to score Koos, who originally hit a was our first pitch, two strikes, secure a victory for the visitors. us, I think. So we just have to stay burg’s way as all nine batters were leadoff single and eventually stole whatever the situation was, our ap- Gaithersburg’s bats really healthy, pitching-wise.” at the plate against Big Train pitch- second and third base. Then Green proach was really good, top to bot- showed up as Cabrera was 3-for-5 Gaithersburg and Bethesda er John Cerretani. The at-bats in- followed up with a two-run homer tom through all the counts.” at the plate with one run and two will meet again at Povich Field in cluded an RBI single by designated to tie the game at 4-4. Still, The Big Train didn’t give RBIs and Causa had four RBIs. the regular season next Saturday, hitter Jake Huggins, which drove in However, the Giants would an- up. In the bottom of the fifth, Meanwhile, Bethesda played spec- June 10th at 7:00 p.m. JUNE 8, 2017 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL 21 SPORTS Giants double up Dodgers 6-3 Unfortunately for Baltimore, However, the LSU freshman here. We kept fighting back and That’s our goal, to come out every By Eva Paspalis @EvaPaspalis the first two runs and Shelby’s bro- wasn’t finished yet. we’ve got a long way to go.” day and play as hard as we possibly ken bat were the high points of the Cabrera’s hard hit at the bottom Even though the season had can and get better and the wins will GAITHERSBURG – The game for the next few innings. of the seventh sent two more run- just begun, Brown made sure his come from there.” Gaithersburg Giants opened their Gaithersburg pitcher and Charleston ners sliding home and all but put the goals for the summer were perfectly According to Rabberman, the season on a balmy Monday evening Southern sophomore Jarett Bennett game on ice for the Giants. clear. Giants are already starting to work at Kelley Park by hosting and de- made short work of almost every It appeared as though Balti- “Our goal is to win it all and well together as a team even though feating the Baltimore Dodgers 6-3. Dodger that stepped up to the plate. more wasn’t ready to go down with- that’s our goal every year,” he said. they’ve only been on the same team The Dodgers came out swing- The Giants jumped ahead at the out a fight. The Dodgers registered “We have 39 games left to prove it. for a few days. ing in the first and posted a two-run bottom of the fourth when outfielder one more run at the top of the ninth We’ll see.” “I’m really excited about what lead before the Giants even had a Daniel Cabrera, a freshman at but it wasn’t enough to give Balti- Meanwhile, Giants manager we have and the start that we’ve had chance at bat. Louisiana State University, went to more the W on opening night. Jeff Rabberman expressed similar these first five days that we’ve been Dodgers outfielder Jaren Shel- bat with the bases loaded and two “We made a few more mistakes sentiments. together,” said Rabberman. “The by, who attends the State College of outs. than they did and it cost us,” said “We’re here to win a champi- guys have really meshed and it’s Florida, kicked off the second in- Cabrera hit a single across the Dodgers head coach Derek Brown. onship. I’m not a big fan of second everything that you hope it’s going ning by slamming the ball so hard field that resulted in two RBIs and “It was our first time out but I feel place,” he said. “I love winning and to be. I’m really happy with what that his bat broke in two. gave Gaithersburg the lead. pretty good about our squad over I think these kids like to win as well. we see so far.” Q.O. grad heads to Cowpokes lationship. By Brandy L. Simms @bls1969 “The first day I got there, we had dinner at the facility,” said Former Quince Orchard stand- Leslie, who earned a degree from out Darnell Leslie has signed a free Monmouth in software engineering. agent contract with the Dallas Cow- “He gave me some words of encour- boys. agement. Told me to go out there and Leslie, a former All-Sentinel de- be the first in every drill, show that I fensive lineman, went undrafted af- can run and hit and be aggressive. ter a stellar career at Monmouth Uni- Just go out there and compete and be versity. He participated in the Tampa that guy that stands out on film and in Bay Buccaneers rookie minicamp in person to the coaching staff.” early May. Leslie, who is projected at out- “It’s a dream come true,” said side linebacker, was a two-time All- Leslie, a former Monmouth defen- Big South selection and finished sive end who signed with Dallas on ranked seventh in sacks despite only his 23rd birthday last month. “The playing three seasons. He compiled Cowboys are a top-rate organization, 152 career tackles including 35.5 for and I am excited to get started with a loss. He also registered 15 sacks, them. The first day we arrived, we four forced fumbles and five fumble had a lot of paperwork to fill out and recoveries in three years. The Quince physicals. Right when we woke up Orchard product missed the entire on the second day, we got straight to 2015 season with an injury and red- film, got our playbooks and then out shirted his freshman year. to the walkthrough with practice in Although he played on the de- the evening. It helped to be with the fensive line in high school and col- Buccaneers the week before to get lege, Leslie is projected to play line- my nerves out of the way. They also backer at the professional level. run a similar defense because [Cow- “Playing linebacker is different, boys Defensive Coordinator] Rod but there are blitzes where I am rush- Marinelli was at Tampa Bay, so the ing off the edge so that’s kind of nat- concepts are similar.” ural,” he said. “You have different Leslie joins former Monmouth rush lanes and pass drops, so you wide receiver Miles Austin in Dallas. have to think about that. You can’t Austin, who spent eight seasons with just rush off the edge every play. At the Cowboys, is now a member of the end of the day, it is still football, the organization’s front office. Leslie so you just have to go out there and and Austin have already forged a re- make a play.” 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 8, 2017 SPORTS Landon athlete honored posthumously Jeff Tambroni (now the Penn State wick Burch, a 15-year reporter and man said “… he was blessed to coach Part of the National Championship By Marc Lande @MarcLandemarc1 men’s lacrosse head coach), who ac- television analyst for lacrosse and him for a number of reasons. He’s not before and not being on the winning cepted the award on behalf of Boiardi football. fancy. Rambo is a throwback. It’s side, and I think to have both, both WASHINGTON — The 17th , described him as a “humble” leader Beninati said of Boiardi, “… es- amazing to watch what he brought to come home to Maryland, there’s a Annual Tewaaraton Awards for who proved himself more through his pecially such a young player and see- the locker room, the meetings room, huge sense of pride for both the lacrosse were dominated by the Uni- actions. ing the video and what he meant to to get everybody on the same page men’s and women’s team.” versity of Maryland Terrapins men’s Off the field, Boiardi had been his players and family, it was very and at the time lighten the mood. Rambo drew the largest cheer of and women’s players Thursday accepted in Teach for America and touching … I had not had an opportu- Matt’s always upbeat; he’s always the evening. Rambo became the first evening at the Smithsonian Institu- planned to work on South Dakota’s nity to call a Cornell game in which positive. John went on to call him ‘the Terrapin men’s lacrosse player to tion National Museum of the Ameri- Rosebud Reservation following George played, but I have had a mayor of the phone call’ and you win the award. can Indian. school. chance to speak to his coach at the know number one, you lived up to Earlier in the evening, Lake Star senior attacker Matt Rambo Boiardi loved the great outdoors time, Jeff Tambroni, and Jeff speaks your jersey number. You added im- Shore High School (New York) se- and senior midfielder Zoe Stuken- since he was a youth. so beautifully about George the play- mensely to that legacy at Maryland: nior girl’s lacrosse player Shayla berg received honors while Landon His dad, George Boiardi, re- er, George the person and he speaks number one in goals, number one in Scanlan, Seneca Nations of Indians, alumnus Mario St. George Boiardi membered how intense Boiardi was incredibly of the Boiardi family. He points, number one in the nation.” Wolf Clan, and IMG Academy received an award posthumously. about the Georgetown Prep-Landon holds them in the highest regard. For Stanwick-Burch described what (Florida) senior boy’s lacrosse player Among the numerous awards, rivalry. Boiardi said those games in us to see that tonight and the way the Terrapins women’s head coach Cathy Liam Anderson, Tuscarora Nation, honors and speeches, Rambo and 1999 and 2000 were dogfights, with house reacted that was really spe- Reese said of Stukenberg, saying, Turtle Clan received the 2017 Stukenberg of the National Colle- Boiardi starring. Landon won both cial.” “Zoe’s the hardest worker she’s ever Tewaaraton Native American Schol- giate Athletic Association champi- years. Beninati also believed it is a trib- coached both on and off the field. arships. In addition, the Tewaaraton onship-winning Terrapins shined Boiardi noted that Boiardi was ute to Montgomery County, saying, Zoe’s a leader who serves her team. Legend Award honoring past brightest. They took home the major an avid skier and skateboarder. He “Year after year we research and go She’s respected by all and is a true lacrosse greats went to Cherie Greer honors in a format similar to the Heis- loved “to fly,” George said of his son. through backgrounds and bios, and pleasure to be around. She went to Brown, University of Virginia man Trophy. Tambroni noted that the Schoel- you see so many top players coming say Zoe will always bring a smile to women’s lacrosse three-time first The late Boiardi, a Landon High lkopf Field is referred to by fans as from Landon and from the Mont- your face, whether you’re a 5-year- team All-American and all-century School alumnus and Cornell Univer- the ‘House of George.’ The Hard Hat gomery County high schools that you old or an 80-year-old, and Zoe’s ener- team, and Peter Cramblet, West Point sity class of 2004 alumnus, received award was renamed the ‘Boiardi get the sense more and more that gy is contagious. Maryland lacrosse men’s lacrosse team. The Spirit of Tewaaraton Award. Award.’ these programs continue to produce went how Zoe went this year.” Reese One Terrapin, senior defense- Boiardi’s tragic story had some During his senior year at Cor- the best talent in the country.” finished by saying she’s who I want man Nadine Hadnagy, a Tewaaraton in the audience teary-eyed. During nell, Boiardi started a program for the “Tewaaraton” is the Mohawk my daughter to grow up like.” Award finalist, sharing the stage with his senior season, Boiardi lost his life lacrosse team to read books to chil- word for lacrosse. The Mohawk Na- The winners were announced af- Stukenberg, was to be disappointed. on Cornell University’s Schoellkopf dren, which further helped inspire the tion Council of Elders endorses use ter all five candidates for both awards However, a fellow teammate for Field when he was hit in the chest by team. of the name “Tewaaraton.” The Six walked on stage. For Rambo and four seasons, Hadnagy could not be a ball during a game and no one could Upon Boiardi’s death, the team Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy Stukenberg, the award capped off happier for Stukenberg. revive him. started a foundation in his name and -- Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, dream championship seasons for Hadnagy graciously felt that However, it was the example still keeps his spirit alive by reading Seneca, Tuscarora and Cayuga -- these Terrapin leaders. Stukenberg was the heart of the team Boiardi set in how he lived his life to children in and around the Cornell sanction and honor the Tewaaraton Rambo said, “The champi- and that Sukenborg was maybe even and inspired all around him that was University area. Also, many of the Awards. onship game was awesome. What a more deserving. She said after four on honor. teammates sponsor an annual 21 Run Lacrosse goes back to ancient relief! We’d been waiting for so long; years of playing as teammates they During the presentation of The in honor of Boiardi and to promote times and Native Americans have best feeling in my life.” are so close, best friends. Spirit of Tewaaraton Award, it was the cause of children’s literacy. played the game for centuries. Stukenberg said, “… for my “Absolutely, Zoe deserves it all noted that the award “is presented to Tambroni said that in the Cornell 2017 Terrapins this isn’t my award, and so much more. She always says an individual involved in the sport of library there is a portrait of Boiardi Each year, the Tewaaraton this is your guys…” she doesn’t deserve it, but she’s the lacrosse, who nobly reflects the finest hanging near where children’s read- Awards honor one of the Six Nations Beninati was extremely im- hardest worker, the humblest human virtues exemplified in the game, and ings are held. of the Iroquois Confederacy. This pressed with both the men’s and the being and she deserves every second who, over the course of his or her life, Deborah Boiardi and George year, the Tuscarora drew the special women’s Terrapins, saying, “The of it”, said Hadnagy. has made a significant contribution to Boiardi both said their son started distinction of being honored. woman’s team has been so dominant Stukenberg inspired her team- society and to the lives of others.” these readings because he just had a Beninati and Burch kept the air for so long. The men have been so mates with a 4.0 grade point average. On the field, Boiardi excelled as love for kids. intense as the evening built to a cli- close each championship weekend. It Stukenberg could often be found at a player, receiving the Cornell Uni- Deborah Boiardi stressed that max of anticipation to see who would seems they were there, and they got the library. versity Rookie of the Year Award and the work has just begun. win out of the five finalists each in so close to have their heart broken. Both Stukenberg and Hadnagy the Cornell University Hard Hat The ceremony, shown on ESPN both the men’s and women’s divi- It’s nice to see them get across the fin- were just drafted in the new to launch Award for the toughest, most blue- 3, was emceed by Joe Beninati, the sions. ish line.” 2018 Women’s Professional collar athlete. He was a senior year voice of the Washington Capitals for During the ceremony, Beninati Stanwick-Birch added, “I know Lacrosse League, where they may be co-captain. 23 seasons and a national lacrosse related what Terrapins head coach there are a lot of happy Maryland competing one day for future Boiardi 's head coach at Cornell, play-by-play man, and Sheenan Stan- Tillman said of Rambo, saying Till- alumni especially on the men’s side. awards.

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PHOTO BY DAVID WOLFE The Spirt’s Mallory Pugh takes a late game shot on goal. It was stopped, preventing her from earning her first brace in a professional game. Getting the winning Spirit and a brand new record Williams that allowed her to slot defender Shelina Zadorsky was in to keep the ball out of the net when standings. the shot into the back of the net. place to end the possession for the the Dash had chances to place After the match Coach Jim The Spirit head coach Jim Gabarra Dash. shots. Gabarra said of the game “The re- had said two weeks earlier that There were moments of bril- In the 69th minute Mallory sult is great, 3 points and a clean Corner Kick when the team does not score in liance in the choreography of the Pugh picked up a pass from Kristie sheet. I thought we could have put the first 20 minutes of home group when moving the ball away Mewis, touched the ball twice and the game away in the first 10 or 15 by games, they tend to lose the match. from the Dash. They shut down nutmegged the shot past the Dash minutes but we kind of left them in The early goal by Williams was an the Dash’s key players Kealia Ohai goalkeeper Lydia Williams, chalk- it so that is something we are going David Wolfe excellent indicator of the final out- and Nichelle Prince for the dura- ing up another goal for the Spirit. to address and a little bit of a killer come. tion of the match. For Pugh this was her first instinct to attack and score even if However, the Dash did not Labbè confirmed the improve- goal as a professional player. Al- you are ahead.” BOYDS — On a beautiful fold up shop and play a defeated ment in the Spirit’s defense, “…we though she had already scored two International friendly soccer summer evening at Maureen Hen- match. They hung on strong and just keep trucking and keep work- goals while playing on the US games are scheduled for the next dricks Field in front of 3,096 fans, made their own opportunities in ing. I think defensively today we team in the 2016 Rio Olympics, week and a half. The NWSL will the Washington Spirit (2-5-1) out- the first half. In response, Spirit were much tighter and seemed to this was her first as a professional be taking a break from competitive played the Houston Dash (2-6-0) goalkeeper Stephanie Labbè and have a little bit better connection soccer player. She is also the match play during this time to al- for a 2-0 win. the four-person backline wouldn’t with the full team. “ youngest professional female play- low team players to travel with the Showcasing Mallory Pugh’s let the Dash take advantage of In the second half, the Dash er to score a goal in the NWSL. teams of their national origin. second start in the NWSL, the those opportunities. attempted to create more opportu- The Spirit spent the remainder For the Spirit their next game Spirit opened the match with speed Spirit defender Whitney nities than they had in the first of the match keeping the Dash will June 17th in Chicago against and a dynamic attack. The speed Church seemed to be in all the half, taking possession of the ball from putting the ball into the net. the Chicago Red Stars. Their next caught the Dash by surprise and al- right places at the right time to more often, but the Spirit defense All expectations were met, as home match will be against the lowed Cheyna Williams to score keep the Dash from breaking still held its own. Labbè continued the Spirit celebrated a victory and Portland Thorns FC on June 24th the first goal of the game in the through the final line. On the rare to show why she has the highest a goal by phenom Pugh, during a at 7 p.m. third minute. Havana Solaun of the occasion the Dash got past Church, save count in the league by per- night of perfect weather. The Spirit Spirit provided the perfect pass to Estelle Johnson, or Alyssa Kleiner, forming some amazing acrobatics picked up a win and 3 points in the @The_Red_D 24 THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL JUNE 8, 2017 SPORTS

PPHOTO BY DAVID WOLFE Kyle Baker returns to first base on a failed pickoff attempt while the T-Bolts Cooper Williams plays first. Rockville Express smacks T-Bolts The Express had a team rife with lege, you know, so every team goes but they could not capitalize on the needed it, they found a hole,” said By Carlos Alfaro @carlosalfarorod heavy hitters, but the Thunderbolts through it,” said Remer. prime positioning. McFadden. countered with a wide defense. The game started with an early Three runs in the bottom of the In the ninth inning, the Thun- ROCKVILLE- The Rockville Both teams were victim to run for the Thunderbolts when seventh for the Express gave them a derbolts retaliated when sophomore Express came back and narrowly blunders that cost them an out or a freshman infielder Alex Yi-Chen comfortable lead against the Thun- infielder Garrett Stonehouse scored beat the Silver Spring-Takoma run. They usually came in the form Jou was brought home at the top of derbolts. a double and brought sophomore in- Thunderbolts 4-3 in the first game of a mishandled ball, although the first. Thunderbolts junior infielder fielder Carl Colbert and Fowler of the season for both teams. sometimes it seemed like absent- A scoring drought then passed Grayland Fowler struggled to catch home, building on top of their first The game showed the two mindedness. over both teams until the seventh in- a groundball from senior infielder goal to equalize the match. teams are clearly still in a develop- Thunderbolts head coach ning. Andrew Valichka, which brought Junior infielder for the Express ment phase, not yet working out the Doug Remer says the mistakes were During that dry spell, both home sophomore Express outfielder Tyler Galazin broke the stalemate in kinks in their game but instead find- the players adapting to playing new teams were efficient in outing each Vincent Walker and junior pitcher the tenth inning, coming home after ing out what they are. positions more than any other rea- other, and a skilled outfield for both Dakota McFadden, one after anoth- a single by Walker. Both teams appeared to be son. teams made for easy catches. er. “We could’ve played with a evenly matched, although by the “Guys are still playing posi- At the bottom of the sixth, “We were hitting the ball hard better defense, but when we needed end of the game both seemed to fi- tions they’re not used to playing loaded bases teased the Express all game. A lot of them didn’t find a a run we got it at the end,” said Ex- nally get in the groove of things. cause they played different in col- with the dream of gaining the lead, lot of holes but when we really press manager Rick Price.