Jam Fest Rescheduled Large Polo Event Comes to the Upcounty
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May 8, 2009 A Biweekly Newspaper May 8, 2009 Volume VI, Number 5. experience, and fireworks both 5,000, and Mike Rubin, owner of Large Polo nights. the property, suggested 20,000 Hillary Templeton portrays Belle, Some of the performers pre- guests. the spirited lass who falls for the Event Comes to viously reported will not attend, The very size of the two-day Beast. Read about her in School including musical group Huey event has generated controversy. News. The Upcounty Lewis and the News, and actor The issue was raised at the recent and filmmaker Robert Duvall. annual meeting of the Sugar- On Friday, May 8 and The major television networks loaf Citizens’ Association, and Saturday, May 9, the America’s will not be onsite, and there will Sugarloaf President Gary Valen Polo Cup will come to the Capi- be no Blackhawk overflights or cautioned the county council tal Polo Club’s polo grounds F-18 simulators or U.S. Navy members in attendance to deter- on Hughes Road outside of divetanks. mine if large-scale events can be Poolesville, near the intersec- An America’s Polo Cup rep- conducted in harmony with the tion of River Road. In addition resentative said that First Lady purposes of the Ag Reserve. Sug- to a polo match between the Michelle Obama is expected arloaf and For a Rural Montgom- United States and Australia to attend, along with a host of ery (FARM), another Upcounty for the America’s Cup World other dignitaries including Gov. advocacy group, were two of the Championship, the event will Martin O’Malley and Mont- strongest voices in the county a also feature the parachuting in gomery County Executive Isiah decade and more ago when or- of “the largest flag in the world,” Leggett. Captain Luther Reyn- ganizers used the polo grounds a hound hunt demonstration, A local landmark now has a olds of Montgomery County to routinely host events that Australia’s Jay Hoard Band, the Sunday open house. See Local Police Special Operations would drew 5,000 to 10,000 or more. U.S. Park Police’s Mounted Unit, News on Page 8. not confirm the first lady’s visit, Mr. Valen told County Execu- “Rockin the Runway” (a nation- but said that his unit has worked tive Leggett that he is “extremely ally-recognized fashion show well with the Secret Service on concerned about any effort to featuring America’s Next Top past high-profile events, like in- circumvent the rules that govern Model winners), a live musical augurations and the pope’s visit. the Agricultural Reserve. We performance by American Idol Jason C. Sickles, who is do not believe that we have the star Michael Johns, antique U.S. managing much of the event, facilities, roads, or infrastructure and Japanese aircraft from the told the Monocle that he expects in place to host massive public Battle of the Coral Sea, a U.S. 8,000 to 10,000 visitors. Captain events. We understand that this Marine Corps precision Silent Reynolds estimates 2,000 to event is going to happen, but our Drill Team, Land Rover’s drive members will be monitoring the problems, the challenges, Wilson Wims of Clarksburg with Gruber Wins Special Election and the impact on the Ag Reserve as a result of the CHS baseball team. See Youth Lori Gruber, a twenty- Sports on Page 10. five year town resident and a -Continued on Page 20. 1988 graduate of Poolesville High School, won the May 5, 2009 special election to fill the remaining eighteen months Jam Fest of former commissioner Tom Yeatts’s term of office. Roy Rescheduled Johnson, a former commis- sioner who served for ten The Poolesville Library years, took second place. The Spring Jam Fest scheduled for remaining candidates in order of the vote count were Kasten, May 2 has been rescheduled Some members of the Poolesville Pierce, Breiner, and Maisel. Youth Symphony Orchestra for Saturday, May 9 at Whalen For this election the town performed at the benefit for the Commons in Poolesville from had 3,337 registered voters Newly elected Poolesville Town Hope Garden Children’s Ballet -Continued on Page 8. Commissioner Lori Gruber 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Theatre at Alden Farms. Look for more pictures inside. May 8, 2009 The Monocacy Monocle Page 2 Alden Farms hosted a fundraiser for Personal Ponies. Owner David Therriault is pictured with personal pony Grace and pony caretaker Olivia At the St. Peter’s Rummage Sale, Meyers, a third grader at Darnestown Elementary Marcia Jacobs, Katie Andreassen, School and a regular visitor at Personal Ponies in Carol Baxter and Carol Baxter help Barnesville. a customer. The John Poole Middle School Leo Club helped out at the Our Lady of the Presentation Yard Sale. Shoppers were lined up for the opening of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church’s Spring Rummage Sale. May 8, 2009 The Monocacy Monocle Page tell me that they would love to Peace, Chicago Peace, Tropicana, plant your roses. Select a site In the Garden grow roses, but they feel that Caroline of Monaco, Princess where they will get at least four they demand too much care. Grace, and Just Joey. I also to six hours of sunlight a day. That can be somewhat true, to a have four informal borders that The roses in the Knock Out series The Queen of degree, but if you follow some are planted with a mixture of can deal with a little bit of shade. simple guidelines, they can David Austin roses, Old Roses, In our area, I find that the hybrid Flowers require no more maintenance and tree roses. The following teas hold up better if they receive By Maureen O’Connell than many perennials. The rose have proven to be very reliable, shade from the strong afternoon is the most practical of plants, hardy, and relatively disease sun. Throughout the history of often flowering intermittingly or free: Queen of Denmark, Comte Soil Preparation. Roses will civilization, from the earliest continuously from early sum- de Chambord, Blushing Knock grow in a wide range of soils, times to the present day, the rose mer to the coming of the first Out, Graham Thomas, Gertrude but they will fare better in good, has been the most well known frost. Once planted, it can live Jekyll, Heritage, Winchester Ca- enriched soil. When preparing a of flowers. It appears in Greek for many years. In my garden, thedral, Mary Rose, Iceberg, Pat mythology, Roman legends, and the hybrid tea rose ‘Mr. Lincoln’ Austin, and Glamis Castle. -Continued on Page 11. all the faiths of the world as a is twenty years old and the ru- It is important where you symbol of love and beauty. The gosa rose ‘Roseraie de l’Hay’ is earliest known representation of twenty-five years old, and they a rose was found in Crete, dated have been blooming for all those somewhere between 2000 and years. I can’t say that I have any 1700 B.C. We find roses in paint- perennial flowers with that lon- ings and sculpture, on pottery gevity. I particularly enjoy my and fabrics, and as a decoration evening garden walks with Tom of all kinds. and Sam when the roses are in In our Monocacy area, we bloom, for they are seldom quite will soon be coming to the most the same on any two days. From beautiful month for roses—June. the opening bud to the fall of the The weather is usually pleas- flowers, you see a different face antly warm with low humid- with every turn of the petals as ity, pesky gnats have not yet they unfold. engulfed the gardens, and If you don’t have any pests and diseases have not yet roses in your garden, plan now troubled the roses. Many people to include some, even if you only have space for one. If you already have a rose garden, look Pancake & at some of the new ones on the Sausage market now. The first thing to consider Breakfast is to choose the right rose for Saturday, May 9 our climate, making sure also 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon that its size and growth habit will suit its position in your St. Peter’s Parish garden. Today’s roses are much 20100 Fisher Avenue, more versatile and varied than Poolesville ever before. There are climb- Adults $7 ing roses, bushy English roses, Children 10 and under $4 long-stemmed hybrid teas, Children under 2 free cluster-flowered floribundas, larger-flowered grandifloras, Tickets are available at the door. landscaping or shrub roses, and For more information miniature roses. Each is quite or advance tickets call different in size, growth habit, Gary Burdette at 301-916-3098. and flowering times. Some roses All proceeds raised are used to look more at home in their own support the many local separate beds, while others can service projects that the mingle very well with annuals Monocacy Lions Club sponsors. and perennials, and there are others that look best planted en masse to form a hedge. I have four formal rose beds planted with hybrid teas, floribundas, and short, compact David Austin English roses. Ones that have done very well are Mr. Lincoln, May 8, 2009 The Monocacy Monocle Page Commentary benefit of a charitable organiza- tion.” Examples given include “outdoor or indoor carnivals, Longer Shrift in fairs, picnics, dances…, [and] similar activities to which the The Upcounty public may be invited…” Once the permit is granted, the orga- By John Clayton nization is exempt from what- ever “land use restrictions” may In our last issue, I talked about otherwise apply to that particular a concern or perception that some property.