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Al and Frances Broadhurst, long timePotomac United Methodist Church members,serve up homemade strawberry desserts, ata past festival.
Al and Frances Broadhurst, long timePotomac United Methodist Church members,serve up homemade strawberry desserts, ata past festival.
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By Susan Belford
The Almanac
The Strawberry Festival is back.The Potomac United MethodistChurch event features the someof the best chocolate-covered
strawberries one will ever taste as well asan opportunity to spend a day shopping forone-of-a-kind items at the boutique, search-ing through Home Treasures for that per-fect piece for one’s home, or sampling thehome-baked goodies from the bake sale.
Lines form early to enter the doors of thePotomac United Methodist Church’s educa-tion building on Falls Road. Each year, morethan 1,000 eager shoppers and hungrypeople can’t wait to snatch up bargains andsavor the homemade strawberry shortcake.In addition to shopping, the free festival isa family event. Fun games are held for chil-dren while parents shop. Favorite lunchitems — hotdogs, hamburgers, pulled porksandwiches — are served.
The festival was founded 24 years ago byPotomac United Methodist Church memberJudith Dubowy who is also the creator ofthe homemade shortcake with hand-whipped cream — her own secret recipe.Dubowy is moving south this year and herdaughter Jennifer is taking on the task ofstrawberry desserts.
In addition to the delectable strawberry
shortcake, chocolate lovers vie for BeckyQueen’s chocolate-dipped strawberries. “Iuse stemmed presentation berries,” she said.“Lots of people want to take them home tosave for later — but I tell people to buy andeat them as quickly as possible.” The pro-ceeds of the Strawberry Festival — usuallyabout $25,000 — support over 20 localcharities as well as the mission work of thechurch. Some of the organizations that re-ceive donations include For the Love ofChildren, St. Joseph’s House, MontgomeryAve. Women’s Shelter, Reese’s Rainbow,Manna Food Center, PEP (Parent Encour-
agement Program), A Wider Circle andSHARE Girl Scouts.
Two members of the Potomac UnitedMethodist Church Women’s Group, CandiceSiegenthaler and Vickie Cooper, are co-chairing the event for the third year.
“The Strawberry Festival is an eventdriven by the women’s group of the churchand supported in many ways by the menand youth groups — Potomac Glen DaySchool lets us use their school rooms andlet’s not forget the Boy Scouts too,”Siegenthaler said. “We are fortunate to havededicated friends, family and our church
members. Many of the women involvedwith the festival have worked tirelessly onit year over year, like Judith and formerchair, Renee Antosh, and now a fresh infu-sion of leaders and volunteers are steppingup to make the festival happen this year andto help continue its success year after year.”
The Silent Auction rooms always draw acrowd. Bidding gets intense as shoppers viefor restaurant gift certificates, sports tick-ets, home décor items, special gift basketsthat children will enjoy and more. Visitorscan bid on golf lessons with a top-rated pro;
Strawberry Festival Returns SaturdayPotomac UnitedMethodist Churchhosts 24thannual event.
Potomac United Methodist Church has held the Strawberry Festival for24 years.
Becky Queen makes chocolate-dipped strawberries, which sell outyear after year at the PotomacUnited Methodist Church Straw-berry Festival.
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Many young children and teensdream of running away. HannahBarnaby’s new young adult
novel, “Wonder Show,” follows a young girlnamed Portia Remini as she runs away fromher children’s home and joins the Mosco’sTraveling Wonder Show in an effort to findher father.
On May 17, she will discuss the “WonderShow” and the carnival and circus acts thatwere her inspiration during an author talkat Potomac Public Library at 1:30 p.m.
While working as a children’s book edi-tor for Houghton Mifflin Publishing in Bos-ton, she was chosen for the Children’sWriter-in-Residence program sponsored bythe Boston Public Library’s in 2004. The
grant required her touse material fromthe library’s specialcollection.
“As I started look-ing around, I foundthat they had a lot ofmaterial on circushistory. And I’ve al-ways been interestedin circuses and carni-vals,” she said.
The Boston Public Library’s grant enabledher to transition from being an editor to anauthor.
The “Wonder Show” is a historical novelset during the Depression in 1931, a timewhen many smaller circuses were facing fi-nancial decline.
“The main character, Portia, is struggling
but so is everyone else in the novel,” shesaid.
As with many historical novels, Barnabysaid she learned much more about circusesthan she could ever include in the novel.She became familiar with a lot ofthe older carnivals and circus per-formers.
One of her favorite sideshowperformers were the Hilton sis-ters — Daisy and Violet — whowere “very strong willed” con-joined twins who performedon the vaudeville and carni-val circuit.
“We often think aboutParis and Nicky Hiltonwhen we hear the Hiltonsisters, but these were the firstHilton sisters. They were one of the ear-liest performers who took their manager tocourt and sued for their independence. In asense, they had to look out for each otherbecause they had no choice,” she said.
Barnaby was so inspired by the Hilton sis-ters that she based the conjoined twins inher novel on them.
Besides the sideshow performers, thenovel also includes some of the carnival lan-
guage she came across in her research.“Wonder Show” includes a
theme common to manyyoung adult novels: identity.
Some other themes includebeing in the minority or the
majority and finding out whatis normal depending on the cir-
cumstances.“When the main character
joins up with the circus, she findsherself in a situation where she is
in the minority because she is theonly ‘normal’ character or person
there,” she said.Writing the “Wonder Show” began
when she received the grant in 2004 andfinished when the hardcover version was
Author Shares Work at Potomac Public LibraryHannah Barnaby discusses her young adultnovel “Wonder Show” on May 17.
Barnaby
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Vandals ArrestedTwo juvenile suspects, age 16 and age
17, were arrested last week by Mont-gomery County Police and charged withthree incidents of vandalism that oc-curred between April 18-21:
❖ Montgomery Child Care Associa-tion, 11614 Seven Locks Road – a swas-tika and “All Jews Burn” was drawn ontwo buses.
❖ Young Israel of Potomac, 11618Seven Locks Road – a swastika wasdrawn on the synagogue sign.
❖ Residence in 11100 block of OldCoach Road – “SS” and a swastika weredrawn on the windshield of a vehicle.
In addition, the suspects are believedto be responsible for a number of theother vandalism incidents that occurredlast month.
During the course of the investigation,1st District detectives were able to ob-tain surveillance video depicting the sus-pects in these incidents. With the helpof a School Resource Officer, the sus-pects were identified as students at alocal high school.
By Roger Berliner
Montgomery County
Councilmember District 1
The other night at my local Giant, agentleman came up to me and said:“Councilmember Berliner, you really
need to put something out on the sale of Pepco.People don’t really understand what is happen-ing.” Got it. Here it goes.
As you know, Exelon Corporation announcedlast week its intention to purchase Pepco for$6.8 billion.
What is less understood is that this transac-tion must be approved by our state electricityregulators on the Maryland Public ServiceCommission. Our state regulators must findthat the sale to Exelon is in the pub-lic interest — not Exelon’s interest,not Pepco’s interest, our interest.
So, first, who is Exelon? One of thelargest energy players in the country; the larg-est operator of nuclear power plants; and own-ers of a number of large utilities, including,ComEd in Chicago (its home), Baltimore Gas& Electric that it bought a few years ago, andPECO Energy in Philadelphia.
Most analysts agree that what drove this dealis that Exelon’s nuclear power plants are strug-gling to compete with low cost natural gas inthe competitive, unregulated wholesale powermarkets, and that they were eager to get the“stable” earnings and cash flow that charac-terize regulated distribution utilities like Pepco.The purchase also makes geographic sensegiven their Philadelphia and Baltimore pres-ence.
Mergers like this are increasingly commonin the utility world. Bigger generally meansmore access to capital in the financial markets,and access to capital is needed given the sub-stantial investments that are needed. And boy,do we know firsthand what happens when in-vestments aren’t made.
I don’t have statistics at my fingertips in this
moment regardingExelon’s reliability,but I would say thatExelon has a decentreputation in the util-ity world for beingforward thinking; thereliability of BG&E iscertainly better thanPepco’s; and it willhave the financialstrength to do what
needs to be done to provide us with a muchhigher quality of service. And much, of course,needs to be done!
What happens next you ask? Well, once for-mal “filings” are made (and they haven’t been
made yet), the proposed sale will bereviewed by a host of state and fed-eral regulatory bodies, including theMaryland Public Service Commission
and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commis-sion, where I worked once upon a time.
Insofar as the deal cannot happen withoutour state regulators’ blessing, it gives our state— and our residents I hope — significant le-verage.
And from my perspective, that leverage mustbe used to require significant ratepayer ben-efits as a condition of the deal.
I don’t need to tell you how long all of ushave suffered from unreliable service — notafter five years in a row of lowest quartile per-formance.
Our state regulators should, among otherthings, insist on binding commitments byExelon to provide service that ranks in the verytop quartile nationally. And soon. We havewaited long enough.
That is why on Tuesday I introduced a reso-lution — co-sponsored CouncilmembersAndrews, Branson, Elrich, Leventhal, Navarro,and Riemer — that calls upon the Commissionto do precisely that: 1) to use the full breadthof their authority on our behalf, 2) to require
Exelon to get to top quartile in three years,and 3) to tie their cost recovery with perfor-mance, not promises. Certainly our county willbe at the table fighting for us as a result oflegislation that I sponsored years ago.
Bottom line — I think if our state uses itsleverage wisely, we can obtain significant rate-payer benefits out of this deal ... and we should.The future should be brighter ... literally.
Hope this helps you have a better under-standing of one of the most important issuesaffecting our quality of life in MontgomeryCounty.
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Strawberry Festival ReturnsFrom Page 3
a limo for that special night out — or check out thespecial items donated by Strawberry Festival ven-dors.
And then there is shopping.Antosh, who coordinates the vendor section said,
“Our vendors exhibit everything from hand-madejewelry, to linens direct from France. Some of thevendors we will feature are Noto Jewelry, ElanIndique, Lookalikes Jewelry, Queen Bee, Indigo MoonClothing, Joesph Ribkoff Clothing, Sassy Touch De-signs, Stella and Dot Jewelry, Sharon Newell customjewelry as well as pen and ink drawings of your home,Iris Grundler Pottery, ‘That’s Glassic’ fused glass —and much more. This year, we are very proud to in-troduce a new category of vendors unique to theStrawberry Festival — entrepreneurs who will bedebuting their products and services to our shop-pers. ‘Contained Beauty’ combines container designwith product placement of plants as an approach tosmall gardens. These are designed for those who are‘downsizing,’ who have small yards or who currentlylive in apartments or condos. ‘Fields of Bags’ offersbags and carry items for home storage and everydaysolutions for organizing any space. ‘Lay-N-Go, LLC’
is a new company that provides innovational stor-age items for play, travel and life.”
In addition to new articles, the Chic Boutique of-fers “gently used” clothing for women and childrenand the “Home Treasures” section features homefurnishings as well as estate sale pieces. There willalso be value-priced sporting items, toys, books andDVDs.
Cooper and Siegenthaler are proud to chair theevent — but feel they could not do it without sup-port. “It literally takes hundreds of volunteers fromour congregation to plan and carry out the festival,”Cooper said. “It is a lot of work and the preparationbegins early in the year. We do it year after year be-cause it brings us together as a congregation, allowsus to reach out to the community, and every dollarwe raise goes to charities serving the needs of womenand children in our local community. It’s a very wor-thy cause and a really fun day. We hope to see every-one there this Saturday, May 17.”
The Potomac United Methodist Church StrawberryFestival will be held from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. at thePotomac United Methodist Church, 9908 S. GlenRoad, Potomac. To learn more go to www.potomac-umc.org.
Author Discusses ‘Wonder Show’From Page 3
released in 2012. A paperback version was releasedin October 2013.
During the eight years it took to complete the“Wonder Show,” Barnaby went through a number oflife-changing events.
“While I was writing the novel, I got married, hadkids and relocated twice. Because the writing of thisbook spans many different parts of my life, my pointof view changed a lot when I was writing it,” shesaid.
Her advice for first time or young authors is tounderstand that even great writers get rejected.
“If you give up the first time you get a rejectionletter then you’ll never get anywhere. You just haveto keep going,” she said.
In addition, she also advises novice writers to “getas many books into your brain as you can when youare young because then you’ll have a lot to drawfrom when you sit down to write.”
Her favorite books include M.T. Anderson’s “Feed,”Julie Berry’s “All the Truth That’s In Me,” SandraCisneros’ “The House on Mango Street,” MegMedina’s “Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass” andEvan Roskos’ “Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets.”
“Even though some of these names may be unfa-miliar to your readers, they are all creative writersthat I admire a lot,” she said.
Her second novel is currently under considerationfor a contract with her publisher.
Barnaby will showcase her new novel at the Girlsfor Summer 4th Annual Summer Reading Party atthe Richmond Public Library, June 18, 7 p.m. Thenative New Yorker moved to Charlottesville two yearsago from Connecticut. Barnaby has a masters inchildren’s literature from Simmons College in Bos-ton and a M.S.A. in writing from Vermont College.
The “Wonder Show” is available online throughAmazon.com and at Barnes and Noble, and somelocal bookstores.
Denise Marie SchaeferDenise Marie Schaefer, 38, died suddenly on Sat-
urday, May 10, 2014. Beloved wife of GeoffreySchaefer; mother of Hailey and Katelyn Schaefer;daughter of John and Marcia Wilson; sister ofStephanie and Jessica Wilson; granddaughter ofNancy Gordon; niece of Alan (Betsy) Gordon andSusan Dorrow; daughter-in-law of Harry and NanciSchaefer; sister-in-law of Greg (Robin) and AaronSchaefer.
She was a counselor at Magruder High School; herhusband is an English teacher at Walt Whitman HighSchool. Whitman High School is setting up an ac-count to collect contributions for a range of expensesfrom pre-school to summer camp to establishing acollege fund. Donations may be sent to AlanGoodwin, principal, with checks made out to WaltWhitman High School. On the memo line, write“Schaefer Support.”
Relatives and friends may call at Collins FuneralHome, 500 University Boulevard West, Silver Spring,on Sunday, May 18, from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral Service will be held at Luther Rice Memo-rial Baptist Church, 801 University Blvd., West, Sil-ver Spring, on Monday, May 19, at 10:30 a.m. Inter-ment will be at Gate of Heaven Cemetery.
Elizabeth Hazlett ScottElizabeth Hazlett Scott, 86, of Chambersburg, Pa.,
formerly a long-time resident of Potomac, died May10, 2014 to begin her journey to join the love of herlife, Richard U. Scott, and her son, Timothy PowellScott.
The daughter of the late Edward E. and ElizabethYates Hazlett, she is survived by her daughter, Pollyand her partner Carl Black, of Chambersburg, Pa.,and her son, Peter D. Scott and his wife, Cheryl, ofUganda.
She is also survived by her grandchildren, Timo-thy Powell Scott Sampson, Lauren ElizabethSampson, and Nicole Lettenmaier-Scott. Donationsin lieu of flowers may be made to St. Francis Episco-pal Church, 10033 River Road, Potomac, MD 20854.Services will be held at a later date at the church.
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6 9205 Stapleford Hall Place — $1,500,000
2 9604 Halter Court — $1,999,000
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Address .............................. BR FB HB ... Postal City .. Sold Price .... Type ...... Lot AC .. PostalCode ....... Subdivision ......... Date Sold
1 13505 MAIDSTONE LN .......... 9 .. 9 . 2 ....... POTOMAC ... $2,430,000 .... Detached .... 2.00 ......... 20854 ............ RIVERS EDGE ............ 03/24/14
2 9604 HALTER CT .................. 7 .. 5 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,999,000 .... Detached .... 2.00 ......... 20854 ........ POTOMAC VILLAGE ....... 03/12/14
3 11813 WOODTHRUSH LN ..... 5 .. 5 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,900,000 .... Detached .... 0.54 ......... 20854 .. ESTATES@GREENBRIAR PRESERVE .. 03/07/14
4 11500 SPRINGRIDGE RD ....... 5 .. 5 . 2 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,900,000 .... Detached .... 2.99 ......... 20854 .... DARNESTOWN OUTSIDE ... 03/17/14
5 10709 TARA RD .................... 6 .. 4 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,585,000 .... Detached .... 2.18 ......... 20854 ...... POTOMAC VIEW ESTS ..... 03/21/14
6 9205 STAPLEFORD HALL PL ... 6 .. 6 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,500,000 .... Detached .... 0.93 ......... 20854 ....... POTOMAC OUTSIDE ....... 03/31/14
7 10020 CHARTWELL MANOR CT ... 5 .. 4 . 2 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,450,000 .... Detached .... 0.49 ......... 20854 ................. AVENEL ................ 03/31/14
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Home LifeStyle
By Marilyn Campbell
The Almanac
The mild temperatures that usherin late spring and early summerbeckon many outdoors for alfresco parties. Whether held on
a patio, deck or veranda, the necessary lo-gistics for coordinating even a simple gath-ering can be daunting.
Local tastemakers have unveiled the lat-est in elegant accessories, colorful furnish-ings and creative strategies for transform-ing a simple outdoor party into a chic andelegant endeavor. From serveware and cen-terpieces to lighting and cushions, stylegurus explain how you can keep your coolwhile hosting a warm weather event.
“We love using our indoor-outdoor rugsas the starting point for decorating outdoorspaces,” said Ann O’Shields of The Nest Eggin Fairfax, Va. “We have a huge selection ofpatterns and colors from Dash & Albert thatare perfect for grounding your space andcreating an area to entertain.”
Marrying comfort and style in outdoorseating can transform virtually any spaceinto a festive oasis, say designers. Sunbrellafabrics are the ideal textile for upholsteredfurniture and throw pillows, says O’Shields.
Outdoor pillows by Elaine Smith are thetop choice of interior designer and homefurnishings boutique owner VictoriaSanchez of Victoria at Home in Old TownAlexandria, Va. She says that the cushionsare polished enough to adorn a home’s in-terior, but hefty enough to withstand exte-rior elements. “The pillows have grommetsand embellishments, but are machine wash-able and can sit outside,” said Sanchez.“Something like that can do a lot to spiff upthe same old furniture and set a tone for afestive environment.”
When it comes to place settings andserveware, resist the urge to bring indoordinnerware outside, eschew the disposablevarieties, and instead opt for dinnerwaremade of melamine. “It is perfect for out-door entertaining because it’s durable andwon’t break if dropped,” said Courtney Tho-mas of The Picket Fence in Burke, Va. “Abright serving tray or bowl adds some funto outdoor dining.”
Whether from one’s own garden or a fa-vorite florist, no smartly dressed table iscomplete without fresh foliage. “Flowers gowithout saying,” said Sanchez. “They addcolor, and when your guests walk in andsee fresh flowers, it signals to them that the
event is special and festive.”To create bouquets with bursts of vibrant
summer colors, Evelyn Kinville of TheBehnke Florist Shop in Potomac recom-mends graceful blossoms like lisianthus, iris,hydrangea and godetia. “These can all beused together. Godetia is very pretty andcomes in cherry red, salmon and fuchsia,”said Kinville.
When choosing a color scheme, try goingback to the basics. “It goes back to colortheory — stay with a color wheel,” saidSanchez. “Opposites sides of the color wheelare always safe, like orange and blue.
Use lighting to create ambience. “Candlesmake great outdoor accessories, especially
if you are entertaining at night,” said Tho-mas. “Hang a few votive lanterns fromnearby trees or use a row of smaller lan-terns as a centerpiece on the table. Evenplacing a few tea lights on the table createsa warm glow.”
Cold libations and melodies waftingthrough the air are summer soirée essen-tials. “For entertaining, it’s always fun tohave great music and refreshments whichare fun to serve in buckets filled with iceand drinks,” said O’Shields.
When in doubt, opt for understated décor.“Keep it simple and colorful,” says Sanchez.“No one knows what you forgot. They onlysee what is there.”
Local style gurus offertips for alfresco soireesOutdoor Entertaining
When guests arrive and see fresh flowers, it signals to them that the event is special and festive, saysVictoria Sanchez of Victoria at Home in Old Town Alexandria, Va.
Outdoor pillows such as these byElaine Smith are the top choice ofinterior designer and home fur-nishings boutique owner VictoriaSanchez who says that the cush-ions are polished enough to adorna home’s interior, but hefty enoughto withstand exterior elements.
Cold beverages are summer soirée essentials. “For entertaining, it’salways fun to have … refreshments which are fun to serve in bucketsfilled with ice and drinks,” says Ann O’Shields.
Brightly hued, fresh flowersadd a pop of color to outdoortable décor.
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ONGOINGChildren’s Theater. Imagination
Stage presents “Cinderella: TheRemix” through May 25 at the LernerFamily Theatre, 4908 Auburn Ave.,Bethesda. Best for ages 5-10. In thisversion, Cinderella dreams ofbecoming a hip-hop DJ. Tickets startat $10. Visit www.imaginationstage.org or call 301-280-1660.
Children’s Theater. Through May 25at the Adventure Theatre at GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.Adventure Theatre MTC at Glen EchoPark presents The Jungle Book withMowgli the man-cub, Baloo the bear,Bagheera the panther and ShereKhanthe tiger. Visit www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org for showtimes.
Photography Exhibit. Sam Abell:Window on the World, through June1 at the Partnership Office Gallery,Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. National Geographicphotographer Sam Abell’sphotographs from around the world.On display Monday-Saturday, 10a.m.-6 p.m.
Photography Exhibit. Photoworksfaculty members exhibit their work tocelebrate 40 years. Through June 1 atthe Stone Tower Gallery at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Open toview Saturdays and Sundays, noon-6p.m. Visit www.glenechopark.org orcall 301-634-2222.
Theater Recital. This spring’sproductions, featuring students ingrades 4-11, are all directed bypracticing professional theatre artists.Performances will be in TheChristopher and Dana Reeve StudioTheatre at Imagination Stage. Ticketsare $10 per person, and may bepurchased online atwww.imaginationstage.org, at theImagination Stage box office, or viaphone at 301-280-1660.
❖ “Godspell” (Musical TheatreConservatory) will run Friday, May16 and Saturday, May 17 at 7:30p.m., and Sunday, May 18 at 6 p.m.
❖ “Interface” (Speak Out On StageEnsemble) will be performed onFriday, May 30 and Saturday, May 31at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday, June 1 at 3p.m.
THURSDAY/MAY 15Landscaping Class. 4-7 p.m., in the
Visitors Center Adult Classroom,Brookside Gardens, 1800 GlenallanAve., Wheaton. Learn howconservation-based landscapingtechniques can beautify your yardand neighborhood, restore nativehabitats, help improve theenvironment, and save you time andmoney. Course #272350. $15 FOBG:$12. Visit www.parkpass.org orwww.brooksidegardens.org, or call301-962-1451.
Outdoor Concert. 6-8 p.m. atVeterans Park, at the corner ofWoodmont and Norfolk Avenues.Gary and the Groove play rock andoldies. Free. Call 301-215-6660 orvisit www.bethesda.org.
FRIDAY/MAY 16Bike to Work Day. During the
morning and evening commuteacross the region. There are 10 pitstops in the area in Bethesda,Rockville and Friendship Heights.Cyclists are encouraged to registeronline. Free t-shirts will bedistributed at pit stops to some14,000 registered participants. Learnmore and register atwww.biketoworkmetrodc.org.
Landscaping Class. 10 a.m.-1 p.m., inthe Visitors Center Adult Classroom,Brookside Gardens, 1800 GlenallanAve., Wheaton. Learn howconservation-based landscapingtechniques can beautify your yardand neighborhood, restore nativehabitats, help improve theenvironment, and save you time andmoney. Course #272351. $15 FOBG:$12. Visit www.parkpass.org orwww.brooksidegardens.org, or call301-962-1451.
Student Art Exhibition. 5:30-7:30p.m. at Geneva Day School, 11931Seven Locks Road, Potomac. Displayof student art with various arttechniques and themes. Contact theschool at 301-340-7704.
SATURDAY/MAY 17Garden Tour. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the
Brookside Gardens Conservatory,1500 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Visitsome of the most inspiring privategardens of Montgomery County atthe height of gardening season.Course #272152. $20 All-gardenpass, $5/garden if paid at the door.Visit parkpass.org,www.brooksidegardens.org, [email protected],or call 301-962-1451.
Strawberry Festival. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.at Potomac United Methodist Church,9908 South Glen Road.Net proceedssupport more than 20 local charities.Admission is free admission, plentyof parking. Vendor alley, silentauction, bake sale, home treasures,chic boutique, kids’ game room,
lunch items and famous strawberrydesserts. Call 301-299-9383 or [email protected].
Author Discussion. 1:30 p.m. at thePotomac Library, 10101 GlenoldenDrive. Hannah Barnaby will discussher young adult novel “WonderShow.” Call 240-777-0690 or visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/library.
Cabin John Ice Spring Show. 6:30p.m. Cabin John Ice Rink, 10610Westlake Drive, Rockville. Figureskaters perform at annual show. Free.Visit www.cabinjohnice.com.
Live Music. 7 p.m. at Bethesda Blues &Jazz Supper Club, 7719 WisconsinAve., Bethesda. Janiva Magness willpreview new songs to support theChild Welfare League of America andthe Foster Care Alumni of America.Doors open at 7 p.m. for dining areaseating including dinner, 8 p.m. fortheater seating including a cocktail.$45 theater seats, $75-125 diningarea. Visitwww.bethesdabluesjazz.com or call240-330-4500.
SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 17-18Art Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at the Yellow
Barn Studio Gallery at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. “Inspiredby Nature” art by Adriana Jaramillo,including landscapes from the southof France, the Bahamas andColombia. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com.
SUNDAY/MAY 18Montgomery’s Got Talent. 1-4 p.m.
at Bethesda Blues & Jazz SupperClub, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda.Contest for seniors to perform acting,singing, dancing and comedy. Thewinner will be offered an opportunityto open a show at Bethesda Blues &Jazz for national performer. Raffleprizes available. Seniors can alsoreceive information on availablecounty benefits and services. Doorsopen at noon. Tickets $5, visitwww.montgomerysgottalent.com orcall 301-275-7460.
Benefit Concert. 4 p.m. at Concord-St. Andrew’s United MethodistChurch, 5910 Goldsboro Road,Bethesda. Lyric Tenor Jesse Holt, Jr.sings classical, operetta, and sacred
music in four languages. Free, butdonations toward ordination costsare requested. Visitwww.csachurch.com.
Fundraiser. 6 p.m. at Bethesda NorthMarriott Hotel & Conference Center,5701 Marinelli Road, Bethesda.Jewish Social Service Agency willhold its largest annual fundraiser,Gala 2014 – Family Ties. This year’sGala, co-chaired by Ellie and MichaelFlyer and Laurie and David Flyer,will feature guest speaker GoldieHawn. The evening supports theagency’s broad range of services andprograms for children, adults,families, seniors and individuals withdisabilities of all faiths throughoutmetro DC. Visit www.jssa.org/gala.
Run for the Animals. 8-10 a.m. atWheaton Regional Park, 2000Shorefield Road, Silver Spring.Hosted by Poplar Spring AnimalSanctuary, run a 5K or enjoy a fun 1-mile walk. Proceeds benefit PoplarSpring. There will be food, prizes,raffles and more. Tickets are $25-$30. Visit www.animalsanctuary.orgor poplarspring.kintera.org for more.
Garden Tour. 2-3 p.m. at McCrillisHouse, 6910 Greentree Road,Bethesda. McCrillis Gardens is anaturalistic strolling garden, offeringshady woodland walks and splashesof color in spring. Course #270655.Visit www.parkpass.org orwww.brooksidegardens.org, or call301-962-1451.
MONDAY/MAY 19-FRIDAY/JUNE 27Art Show. In the Visitor’s Center,
Brookside Gardens, 1800 GlenallanAve., Wheaton. The BrooksideGardens Visitors Center exhibitionsshowcase mixed media paintings bythe Washington Metropolitan Artists’Society. Free. Visitwww.brooksidegardens.org or call301-962-1400.
TUESDAY/MAY 20Live Music. 7:30 p.m. at Ted’s 355
Diner, 895 Rockville Pike, Rockville.Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin,singer-songwriters. $15 in advance,$18 at door. Visitwww.focusmusic.org.
THURSDAY/MAY 22Outdoor Concert. 6-8 p.m. at
Veterans Park, at the corner ofWoodmont and Norfolk Avenues.Squeeze Bayou plays Cajun. Free.Call 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.
SATURDAY-MONDAY/MAY 24-26Rockville Hometown Holidays. In
Rockville Town Square. Taste ofRockville, Memorial Day Parade, freemusic performances and children’sactivities. Visitwww.Rockvillemd.gov/HTH.
Art Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at the YellowBarn Studio Gallery at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Art byEllie Tanno. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com.
SUNDAY/MAY 25Garden Tour. 2-3 p.m. at McCrillis
House, 6910 Greentree Road,Bethesda. McCrillis Gardens is anaturalistic strolling garden, offeringshady woodland walks and splashesof color in spring. Course #270656.Visit www.parkpass.org orwww.brooksidegardens.org, or call301-962-1451.
Waltz Dance. 2:45-6 p.m. in theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Waltzworkshop 2:45-3:30, dance 3:30-6with Swallowtail playing. $10. Nopartner required. Visitwww.WaltzTimeDances.org or callJoan Koury at 202-238-0230 or GlenEcho Park at 301-634-2222.
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SCHOOL REGISTRATIONPrekindergarten and Head Start
Registration. Walk-in applicationsare being accepted Monday throughThursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at theRocking Horse Road Center, 4910Macon Road, Room 141 in Rockville.Prekindergarten and Head Start forincome-eligible children who will be4 years old by Sept. 1, 2014, for the2014-2015 school year. Call 301-230-0676 or montgomeryschoolsmd.org.
Kindergarten Orientation. Sessionswill take place through May 30, forchildren who will enter kindergartenin the 2014-2015 school year. Duringorientation, parents and students willmeet the school principal,kindergarten teachers and other staffmembers. Children who will be 5years old on or before Sept. 1, 2014can be enrolled in kindergarten.Parents can call their home school orthe Division of Early ChildhoodPrograms and Services at 301-230-0691. montgomeryschoolsmd.org.
THURSDAY/MAY 15Vote by Mail. Voting by mail for
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Potomac Community VillageMeeting. 7:15 p.m. at the PotomacCommunity Center,11315 Falls Road.Dan Kulund, orthopedic surgeon, willpresent “Robust Walking: Making theBest Exercise Even Better.” More atwww.potomaccommunityvillage.org,[email protected] 240-221-1370.
FRIDAY/MAY 16Business Workshop. 6-9 p.m. at the
Maryland Women’s Business Centeroffice, 95 Monroe St., Rockville.Business plan fundamentals forchildcare center directors. $10.Contact the center at 301-315-8096,[email protected], orwww.marylandwbc.org/rwbc-workshops-seminars.
SUNDAY/MAY 18Language School Fair. 11 a.m.-3
p.m. at the Somerset ElementarySchool cafeteria, 5811 WarwickPlace, Somerset. European UnionLanguage Fair with 12 languagestaught in Saturday Schools in thearea. Visit www.saturday-schools.org/eu-language-fair.
TUESDAY/MAY 20Chamber of Commerce. 4-6:30 p.m.
at the Old Angler’s Inn, 10801MacArthur Blvd., Potomac.Networking with the PotomacChamber of Commerce, bringbusiness cards. $10 members, $15nonmembers. Refreshmentsprovided, cash bar available. RSVP byMay 16 to [email protected] or 301-299-2170.
Parent Loss Support Group. 6:30-8p.m. at Bethesda United Church ofChrist, 10010 Fernwood Road,Bethesda. For adults who haveexperienced the death of one or bothparents, a six-week group (May 20-June 24) led by Montgomery Hospiceprofessional counselors. Registrationrequired, call 301-921-4400.
WEDNESDAY/MAY 21Business Workshop. 6-9 p.m. at the
Maryland Women’s Business Centeroffice, 95 Monroe St., Rockville.Develop a marketing plan. $25.Contact the center at 301-315-8096,[email protected], orwww.marylandwbc.org/rwbc-workshops-seminars.
Evening Grief Support Group. 6:30-8 p.m. at MedStar MontgomeryMedical Center (MontgomeryGeneral Hospital) 18101 PrincePhilip Drive, Olney. For anyonegrieving the death of a loved one, thegroup is led by Montgomery Hospiceprofessional counselors. WednesdaysMay 21-June 25. Registrationrequired, call 301-921-4400.
Loss of a Child Support Group.6:30-8 p.m. at Montgomery Hospice,1355 Piccard Drive, Suite 100,Rockville. For parents grieving thedeath of a child of any age, a six-week (May 21-June 25) group led byMontgomery Hospice professionalcounselors. Registration required,call 301-921-4400.
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FRIDAY/MAY 30Autism Night Out. 6-8 p.m. at the
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Although one never knows, especially ifthat one is living in “cancerville.” And by“cancerville” I mean, euphemistically speak-ing, anywhere where one of us diagnosedwith cancer is living. Living being the opera-tive word. Still, as my column from a fewweeks ago entitled, “Dying With Curiosity”discussed, cancer patients are oftenbesieged by their subconscious, changingfact into fiction and manipulating feelingsinto inevitabilities. If only there was a switchto turn off the mind games that don’t exactlymind their “man-ners” or “women-ers” forthat fact, I’d flick it in a second. Cancer cre-ates physical problems – as we all know, butI have to tell you, it’s the mental problemsthat can be just as deadly.
It was in this column that I attempted toflesh out why I was – at this particular pointin my cancer career – thanking people, peo-ple I had never previously thanked and peo-ple who quite frankly needed thanking. Butwas I thanking them (“I Thought You Were aGoner” and “Thanks, Coach”) because itwas the proper thing to do, or was it mysubconscious cashing a check that I had notrealized needed to be written – if you knowwhat I mean? And if you don’t, to clarify: didmy subconscious know something that myconscious mind had yet to find out? Was I infact getting things in order before it was toolate?
Conversely (oddly enough), my columnspublished over the most recent two weekswere what we call non-cancer columns:“Father and Son ‘Twogether’” and “A Tale ofTwo Seasons,” as if a didn’t have a cancerthought on my mind, subconsciously or oth-erwise, that needed to be written. No feel-ings – or facts for that matter, about cancerthat one might interpret as creepy or curi-ously prophetic, given the terminal diagnosiswith which I live every day. No. Just normal,everyday-type minutiae that those familiarwith my first 10 years of columns publishedin this space (I guess we’ll call them pre-can-cer columns now), are likely familiar. Topicsranging from the mundane to the ridiculous,as if I didn’t have a care in the world; cer-tainly not a cancer care, that’s for sure.
And so it dawned on me: were these twocolumns (“Father and Son ‘Twogether’” and“A Tale of Two Seasons”) examples of mysubconscious mind once again exerting itspower over my conscious mind and provid-ing fodder for non-cancer columns becauseit could? Or was this my subconscious mindtelling me to relax and not think so much,especially about the two “thank-you” col-umns: “I Thought You Were A Goner” and“Thanks, Coach”)? Either way, it seemed tome an odd juxtaposition of material over a4-week period: two columns that contem-plated death (sort of) and two other columnswhich contemplated nothing, really, cer-tainly not death, anyway.
The upshot of which has been to unbur-den me a little bit, to make me a little lessfocused on the presumptive path that liesahead and instead direct me onto an alter-native route, one that features more futureand less past. I’d like to think I can live likethat; I just hope my subconscious mind hasno more to say about it.
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
Still Curious,But MaybeNot Dying
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By Jon Roetman
The Almanac
With a third consecutive 4A/3AWest region championship gameappearance on the line, the
Churchill boys’ lacrosse team matched itslowest offensive output of the season, man-aging just six goals against Walter Johnson.
But thanks in part to 13 saves by goal-keeper Matt Gloger, the Bulldogs punchedtheir ticket to the region final with whathead coach Jeff Fritz called “the best per-formance we’ve had, defensively, in years.”
Louis Dubick’s goal late in the first quar-ter gave Churchill a lead it wouldn’t relin-quish and the Bulldogs defeated WalterJohnson 6-4 on Monday in the 4A/3A WestSection I final at Churchill High School. TheBulldogs will travel to face Section II cham-pion Wootton in the region final at 5:30p.m. on Wednesday.
Derek Altobello’s goal gave Churchill a 4-1 lead with 10:25 remaining in the fourthquarter. WalterJohnson cut the Bull-dog lead to one witha pair of man-upgoals in the next five-plus minutes, butDubick respondedwith two late insur-ance goals forChurchill.
What does it feellike to have a shot atwinning a third con-secutive region championship?
“Like nothing,” said Dubick, a Universityof Maryland commit. “We expect it. That’sthe tradition here. We expect to win. As yousaw today, we didn’t give our best effort.
We’re just looking to get back and give[Wootton] a run. They haven’t been in aclose game, so we’re looking to go to theirhome field and test them.”
While Dubick led Churchill with threegoals and Matt Moshyedi finished with two,the story of the night was the Bulldogs’ de-
fense. After allowing a goal to WalterJohnson’s Sam Quick with 2 minutes re-maining in the opening quarter, the Bull-dogs kept the Wildcats off the scoreboardfor nearly 30 minutes, until Andy Weissman
scored a man-up goal with 8:15 remainingin the fourth quarter, cutting the Churchilllead to 4-2. Mark Murpha found the netwith 5:22 remaining, pulling WJ within oneat 4-3, but the Bulldogs held on for the win.
How did Churchill produce the program’sbest defensive performance in years?
“We manned-up and took away the domi-nant hand and tried to force them wherewe wanted them to go and tried to forcethem into taking the shots that we wantedthem to take,” Fritz said, “which led to someeasy opportunities for our goalie.”
Fritz praised the effort of Gloger, andlong-poles David Kushner, Robbie Simonds,Christian Edwards and Joey Sorkin.
“[Defensively], I think that was one of ourbest games this year,” Gloger said. “We slidwell to the ball and we got a lot of big stops— big saves for me, big stops for the D.”
Moshyedi scored the game’s first goalwith 9:57 remaining in the opening quar-ter. After WJ responded, Dubick scored togive Churchill a 2-1 advantage with 1:04left in the quarter and the Bulldogs led forthe remainder of the contest.
Churchill (13-3) will face Wootton (16-0) in Wednesday’s region final after the un-defeated Patriots beat Quince Orchard 25-9 in the Section II final on Monday night.Wootton defeated Churchill 14-6 during the
regular season onApril 26. “We justneed to come toplay,” Fritz said. “Weplayed them … acouple weeks ago[and] I honestly didnot have the teamready to play. Theybeat us in transition,they beat us in hustleto the ball, they justtook it to us in every
way. “I hope they think that we’re that poor.I thought we couldn’t play any worse andthey played pretty much lights out. Hope-fully they think we’re not that good.”
Churchill’s Matt Moshyedi scoredtwo goals against Walter Johnsonon Monday.
Louis Dubick (32) scored three goals for Churchill during the Bulldogs’6-4 victory over Walter Johnson on Monday in the 4A/3A West Section Ifinal in Potomac.
Defense Propels Churchill to Region FinalBulldogs goalkeeperGloger totals 13 savesagainst WJ.
Marshall Rhodes and the Churchillboys’ lacrosse team defeatedWalter Johnson 6-4 on Monday.
“We expect it. That’s the tradition here. We expect towin. As you saw today, we didn’t give our best effort.We’re just looking to get back and give [Wootton] arun. They haven’t been in a close game, so we’relooking to go to their home field and test them.”
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