April 24, 2009 A Biweekly Newspaper April 24, 2009 Volume VI, Number 4. responses. Aubrey Marion Selby, born April Election Forum In welcoming the 9, would encourage you to read Shows Consensus gathering, Scott Hol- Tidbits on Page 3 for all the lander, president of the details and more. Among Candidates PACC, invited the audi- By Rande Davis ence to submit questions of their choosing on note The Poolesville Area cards provided. Chamber of Commerce (PACC) Brian Hundertmark, Public Forum for candidates who has moderated the for Poolesville town commis- last eight public forums, sioner was held on April 19 at reviewed the questions the town hall. The attendance categorizing them by The candidates for Commissioner of was slightly larger than the subject matter so as to Poolesville: Front row: Joyce Breiner, forty-seat capacity. The forum minimize redundancy. Lori Gruber, and Jennifer Kaston. Back provided responses to over a Each candidate was given row: Joshua Maisel and Roy Johnson, dozen questions with far more sixty or ninety seconds to Bob Pierce could not attend the forum If it’s spring this must be the agreement among the partici- respond to each question, due to professional obligations. Post-Prom Committee car wash pants than disagreement. In and the order of answer- fundraiser. More pictures of local fact, no candidate challenged ing was started by random His opening statement was events are in the Family Album. any response by an opponent. selection. read by Scott Hollander. On Page 2. While the format provided Robert Pierce who was Understandably, the PACC insight into the candidates’ unable to attend due to a fam- submitted the first questions individual priorities on key ily obligation and business as to how a candidate might issues, the necessary time limi- commitments that required improve the business environ- tations for answers from the six his attention as the result of an - Continued on Page 18. candidates restricted detailed illness of a business colleague. later in October. Adventist In a statement released HealthCare Seeks by Adventist HealthCare, President and Chief Ex- State Approval for ecutive Officer William G. Pete Dilonardo of Dickerson A New Hospital in “Bill” Robertson said, “We presented Sugarloaf Citizen’s are very pleased that so Association President Gary Valen Clarksburg many residents and organi- with a vintage activist poster. By John Clayton zations recognize that our comprehensive medical Adventist Hospital has campus and hospital is the continued to move ahead on best plan for meeting the The proposed Adventist Healthcare its plan to build a new hospi- healthcare needs of resi- Clarksburg Medical Campus. tal and medical campus along dents in upper Montgom- the Interstate 270 corridor in plans. ery County and lower Frederick Clarksburg. On Friday, April The Upcounty now has County…We now look forward 10, Adventist HealthCare two major hospital construc- to continue working with our formally filed a Certificate of tion initiatives pending. Holy community partners and state Need (CON) with the state in Cross Hospital is seeking to health officials to expand access support of the new construc- construct a ninety-three bed to care in the region in the most tion. This followed a formal let- facility in Germantown on the cost-effective manner.” ter of intent filed in February, campus of Montgomery Col- The sixty-acre Cabin in accordance with procedures lege. Holy Cross filed its letter Branch site, located at Interstate Sherri Lyn Robbins, of Robbins set out by the Maryland Health of intent back in August 2008 and Geshen, will play Funky Care Commission (MHCC), - Continued on Page 17. and filed its CON two months Folk at the Spring Jam Fest. which can approve or deny the April 24, 2009 The Monocacy Monocle Page 2 Emma Taylor from the PHS Global Ecology Studies Program received a grant from the SCA. Kyle Broady and Cherry Barr gave blood during the recent Poolesville High School Monocacy Lions Club donation students Naki Desalegn drive at the Poolesville Baptist and Andrew Karlin, with Church. Assisting our givers their teacher Dr. Teresa were David and Helen from the Mallow, received a grant Washington Hospital Center. Ann and Dick Bauer (left) enjoy the at the SCA meeting. company of Linda and Joe Butt at the spaghetti dinner at the Poolesville Memorial United Methodist Church . Sarah Krizek of the Audubon Naturalist Society received an environmental grant from the SCA. At the Sugarloaf Citizens Association Annual Meeting, Laura Lill and Rachel Heney accepted a grant for a butterfly garden at Forest Knolls Elementary School. April 24, 2009 The Monocacy Monocle Page is headed by Mrs. Christine Pap- Tidbits honors Paul Jeffers’s brother vineyard’s customers pitched pas, and choreography taught who was killed in action dur- in on the bottling line, and the by Ms. Michelle Orey. Ms. Nanci ing World War II. Mark Jeffers, winery will be offering these Niebauer, Mrs. Beth Fayard Local Artist Recognized also a brother of Paul, was in wines for tastings and sales by Jones, and Mr. Jeff Jones are in Susan Due Pearcy, of attendance to give honor to his early summer. This April, they charge of the fantastic costumes Barnesville, was recently brother’s long service to the will bottle another two thousand for the play, and the tech crew is selected as one of the Top 100 American Legion. American Le- cases of Circe, Comus Reserve, under the direction of Mr. Matt Women in Maryland for 2009 by gion, Department of Maryland, Cabernet Franc Reserve, and Johnson. Baltimore’s Daily Record. She is Commander Gail Murdock and Cabernet Sauvignon. If you This production of Beauty recognized for her “professional District Commander Tom Gil- would like to see the bottling and the Beast is meant to reach achievement combined with man assisted Post Commander process in action, you can email both young and more mature leadership in the community William Poole in celebrating the [email protected] for details. audiences, and the Midnight and commitment to mentoring.” service of Mr. Jeffers. Beauty and the Beast Players believe that a good time She will receive the award for Newest Selby Arrives on The Poolesville High School will be had by all. her many years of volunteering the Scene Midnight Players is presenting at NIH and the Children’s Inn at Michael and Corrine Selby its rendition of the classic musi- the Meyerhoff Hall on May 11. are the proud parents of a new cal Beauty and the Beast on April 60 Years and Counting daughter, Aubrey Marion, who 23, 24, and 25. Ms. Gail Howard Paul M. Jeffers was recently was born on April 9, 2009 at 1:05 will once again be directing the honored by the Poolesville a.m. The beautiful baby weighed musical production. American Legion Post #247 for seven pounds, twelve ounces Students involved in the sixty years of continuous service and has two older sisters, Char- show include Bailey Kerr and to the organization. Mr. Jeffers is lotte and Addison. Aubrey is Hilary Templeton as Belle, a charter member of the post. also the newest granddaughter Preston Henry as Gaston, and Jeffers served during World Billy Lewis and Matt Dicken as of Roy and Betty Jean Selby. Paul Jeffers (second from right), War II in the navy on a “subma- Bottling at the Winery the Beast, joined by more than seventy other Midnight Players originally from Barnesville, was rine chaser” ship. Most of his In March, Sugarloaf Moun- honored for sixty years service with the taking the roles of actors and ac- service took place in the Panama tain Vineyard finished bottling American Legion Daniel-Jeffers Post Canal Zone protecting it from two thousand cases of 2007 tresses, as well as tech crew, and #247. Sharing the occasion with him Axis attack. The Daniel-Jeffers Chardonnay, 2008 Pinot Grigio, pit orchestra members. The pit were (left to right) his brother Mark, American Legion Post #247 and 2008 Stomp. Several of the orchestra is under the direction Maryland Commander Gail Murdock, of Mr. Darryl Clark, while music Post Commander William Poole, and District Commander Tom Gilman. April 24, 2009 The Monocacy Monocle Page 4 role as an executive with the Commentary subsequent powers inherent in an executive, then experience On the may be the primary criteria. On the other hand, we are a town Commissioner with a paid manager having the benefit of a consulting engineer Race for technical matters, and both By Rande Davis are supported by a dedicated staff of employees. Through this On May 5, the town of system, we expect the commis- Poolesville will have its second sioners to collectively consider special election for commissioner options on town matters, listen in nearly as many years. With the and understand those options, opening created by Commission- weigh cost-benefits, set direc- er Tom Yeatts’s impending move tion, and set in motion the ac- to family property outside of the tions by others to achieve those area, six candidates have stepped objectives and goals. forward to offer their time, their Here is what I believe. talents, and their judgment on When commissioners under- behalf of the town. Congratula- stand their role as “trustees of tions to them and to the town. judgment” the system works at The good news is we have its best. When commissioners half a dozen candidates for confuse that role and assume commissioner. Even better, we mini-executive mindsets, the have improvement in the range town ends up with acrimony, of diversity. Why is that impor- turf battles and conflict. tant? Because diversity broadens One of the reasons why this perspective, which creates a town is so unique and so suc- wider variety of questions, which cessful is that our commissioner then increases the chance of get- system has worked well.