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Susan Darby, co-chair for azaleas, and Stacia Andrews,co-chair for plants, helped organized the annual AzaleaGarden Festival at The Landon School last weekend.

Susan Darby, co-chair for azaleas, and Stacia Andrews,co-chair for plants, helped organized the annual AzaleaGarden Festival at The Landon School last weekend.

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By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Residents of Potomac’sEldwick communityare finally happier

with the Montgomery CountyDepartment of Transportation.As reported in the Almanac inMarch, the residents and com-munity association were dis-turbed by the design of thespeed humps built on EldwickWay.They complained to Art Holmes, direc-tor of the Montgomery County Depart-ment of Transportation.

At the time, Homes said he wouldmake certain that the humps were re-built to the satisfaction of the commu-nity — and he kept his promise.

The county originally agreed to buildspeed humps of the “flat top” design onEldwick Way. They were to be only three

inches high and ramped.However, when Allan Cohen and Frank

Augustino, members of the Eldwick HomesAssociation, measured the speed humps,they were higher and more radical in theirdesign, causing discomfort to passengers astheir cars traveled over the hump.Augustino received at least 30 phone callsfrom neighbors protesting that the entranceand exit to the each of the three humps wasnot a smooth transition and even at low

The county had the new speed humps in the Eldwick communityrepaired after finding they did not match design specifications.

From Too High to Just RightNeighborhoodcomplaintsyield countyrepair onspeed humps.

speeds, they felt the impact.“Having to rebuild the humps was an

unfortunate waste of county time and re-sources, but our residents are happierwith the changes,” said Cohen, presidentof the Eldwick Homes Association. “Thehumps are more gradual and cause lessjarring. We are satisfied with the re-sponse of Montgomery County, ArtHolmes and the Department of Transpor-tation.”

By Colleen Healy

The Almanac

For 75 years, Trunnell Electric hasbeen operating as a successful fam-ily-owned business in the D.C. Metro

area. Founded in 1936 by W.K. Trunnell, Sr.and then joined by brother L.B. “Dutch”

Trunnell two years later, a tradition of elec-trical excellence has propelled the companyever since. Today, Dutch’s three sons — Lee,Rick, and Jack, along with grandson Brad— lead the firm.

Jack Trunnell’s parents moved to Potomacin the mid-1950’s across from a large cattlefarm where they raised five sons, three of

whom still work in the family electricalbusiness.

“It was not the tony Potomac you see to-day,” said Jack Trunnell. “It was all ruralfarmland. The development of the town hasbeen incredible over the past 40 years.Across from the house I grew up in was a

Family Business Celebrates 75 YearsFamily leads Trunnell Electric into its future.

A Trunnell Electric truck then … … and now.

By Mary Kimm

The Almanac

Now that Montgomery County Pub-lic Schools has agreed to lease 20acres on Brickyard Road to Mont-

gomery County, the county has scheduleda second community meeting.

This time, the meeting is supposed to “fo-cus on the RFP [request for proposal],” saidKassa Seyoum, project manager for public-private partnerships for soccer fields.

While county officials have said that thereis a possibility of the organic farmer retain-ing use of the property, as well as otherpublic amenities, the lease says that theproperty can only be used for ballfields. Thiswas not the intention of County ExecutiveIke Leggett, said Ken Hartman, director ofBethesa-Chevy Chase Regional Services.

“The county executive fully intends tohave a dialog with the community and seeif there are other uses including farmingthat can go on the property” in addition tosoccer fields, Hartman said.

It is a priority of the county executive todo more as a county for organic farming,Hartman said.

One consideration is to work with NickMaravell, who has farmed the 20-acres onBrickyard for more than 30 years, to de-velop a “county organic incubator,” look-ing for site large enough for organic seedfarming.

“We want to do more as a county … tohelp the industry of organic farming andorganic seed farming,” Hartman said.

The county is in the midst of a controver-sial process of seeking a contractor to buildand operate four soccer fields on BrickyardRoad. The property, an organic farm for thepast 31 years operated by Maravell, belongsto the school system. The Board of Educa-tion voted March 8 to lease the property tothe county for private development as soc-cer fields. Neither the schools system northe county engaged neighbors or commu-nity organizations in the decision before-hand, resulting in a boisterous meeting April

BrickyardMeetingSet: June 9Questions remainon whether leasewill allow anythingbut ballfields.

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An attempted burglary occurred atthe Potomac Family Planning Center,966 Hungerford Drive, Rockville be-tween Monday, April 11 andWednesday, April 13. Attempted forcedentry; nothing taken.

Two construction site thefts occurredthis week in the Potomac beat:

❖ Between 5 p.m. on Friday, April 8and 7 a.m. on Saturday, April 9 in the10800 block of Rock Run Drive. Un-known means of entry; property taken.❖ Between Friday, April 8 and Monday,April 11 in the 10100 block of FallsRoad. Forced entry; property taken.

A vehicle theft and a theft from ve-hicle occurred in the 11700 block ofGainsborough Road, Potomac, over-night Monday, April 11 to Tuesday,April 12. A GPS was taken from un-locked ’03 Chevrolet Tahoe. The keyswere left in plain sight and vehicle wastaken. An arrest was made.

Multiple incidents of vandalism oc-curred overnight from Sunday, April 17to Monday, April 18 in the Potomacbeat:

❖ Between 9:30 p.m. and 7:30 a.m.at Beth Shalom Congregation, 11825Seven Locks Road.

❖ Between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. at Rob-ert Bernard Jewelers, 1081 Seven LocksRoad.

❖ On Sunday, April 17 at an unspeci-fied time at Lady Couture Apparel, 1079Seven Locks Road.❖ Overnight at Julius West MS, 651Great Falls Road.

Two thefts from vehicles occurred inclose proximity in the Potomac beat:

❖ Between 11 p.m. on Wednesday,April 13 and 8:30 a.m. on Thursday,April 14 in the 9200 block of BentridgeAvenue. Unknown means of entry. AGPS unit was taken.❖ Between 2 a.m. and 2:15 a.m. on Sat-urday, April 16 in the 12100 block ofBentridge Place. No forced entry, prop-erty taken.

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Bernstein Global Wealth Man-agement, a unit of AllianceBernsteinL.P., said that Joseph M. Brodecki ofPotomac has been named one ofWashington’s best wealth advisors of2010 by Washingtonian Magazine. It isthe third time that Brodecki has receivedthe accolade from the publication.

Active in several areas of the not-for-profit sector, Brodecki is currently a U.S.Presidential appointee to the UnitedStates Holocaust Memorial MuseumCouncil, the museum’s governing board.

Brodecki received bachelors and mas-ters degrees from VirginiaCommonwealth University and a mas-ters degree from the Mandel School ofApplied Social Sciences at Case WesternReserve University. He and his wife,Shelley, reside in Potomac.

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stop them from reporting the facts. In 2011,so far, 16 journalists have been murdered.

The day serves as a reminder to governmentsof the need to respect press freedom, alsoserves as a day of reflection on profes-sional ethics and press freedom for thosewho work in media, a day of supportfor journalists and organizations of allkinds who are targets, and a day of remem-brance for those journalists who lost their livesin the exercise of their profession.

The UN General assembly proclaimed May3 as World Press Freedom Day in 1993, as areminder that in dozens of countries aroundthe world, publications are censored, fined,suspended and closed down, while journalists,editors and publishers are harassed, attacked,detained and even murdered.

At the Almanac and Connection newspapers,we are reminded of the importance of pressfreedom internationally by the daily presence

of Kemal Kurspahic. Of the 50 World PressFreedom Heroes named 10 years ago, whowere honored again in Vienna, Austria lastSeptember, one is Kemal Kurspahic, managingeditor and community editor for the Vienna,McLean, Great Falls, Reston and Oak Hill/Herndon Connections.

In December 1988, Kemal Kurspahic wasnamed editor-in-chief ofOslobodjenje, Sarajevo’s 70,000 cir-culation daily newspaper, the firstelected by the paper’s staff. Before

that, the Communist Party had controlled alleditorial appointments. Then after the commu-nists were ousted and Bosnia’s first democraticelections held, Kurspahic battled to maintaineditorial independence against a coalition ofnationalist parties through a constitutionalcourt case in 1991.

During the war in Bosnia and Herzegovina,despite snipers’ bullets, constant shelling, andnewsprint shortages, the paper’s multi-ethnicstaff of Bosnians, Serbs and Croats, guided byKurspahic, worked day and night in a nuclearbomb shelter to put out a daily issue of the

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In the United States, freedom of the press isprotected by the Constitution.

While the challenges in Northern Virginiapale in comparison, we also remember thatthere are miles to go in openness and trans-parency in government.

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Happy Mother’s DayAround the world, but more so in our area,

mothers run the company, the town, theschools, the county, the world, as well as thefamily, the PTA, the soccer (and lacrosse, soft-ball, baseball, football, track …) team.

Thanks, moms, for all you do, and for dem-onstrating to all of us that anything is possible.

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See Brickyard, Page 7

By Ginny Barnes

WMCCA President

It was in early March when our community and Nick Maravell, who has leasedthe Brickyard Road Middle School site for

31 years, learned that there was a plan to leasethe site to the County for ball fields — justtwo days before the Board of Education vote.Despite protests from the public, the BOE votewent forward. Then we learned the objectivewould be soccer fields, and that since 2009 theCounty has been in communication with soc-cer organizations about using this site. Thepublic was neither informed nor engaged.

At the March 9 WMCCA General meeting,several representatives of the County

Executive’s office attended andassured our distressed commu-nity there would be opportunityfor input, especially in determin-ing additional amenities on the

site such as a playground, picnic area, etc. Theyalso announced at least two formal publicmeetings would be held. The first of thosemeetings at Potomac Elementary School onApril 4 attracted 200 people. At that meetingwe were assured by David Dice that the CountyExecutive Office wanted our input about addi-tional uses. Dice even said that if, in satisfyingthe additional recreational needs of the localcommunity, they could not fit enough soccerfields to make the public/private partnershipviable to a soccer organization, then perhaps,as he put it, “The juice would not be worth thesqueeze.”

At the time of the April 4 public meeting,the lease between MCPS and the County Ex-ecutive had not been signed and the public wasnot allowed to see it, despite numerous re-quests from citizens and this association. Now,we know the substance of it. In addition to a

two-year deception deliberately perpetrated onthe public and violation of our Master Plan lan-guage regarding the 20-acre property which,if properly interpreted, would have surplusedit as a school site and provided a proper publicprocess through Park and Planning to deter-mine what park amenities best served the com-munity, we can now add outright lies. The leasedesignates only ball fields. It states, “TheCounty or its agents shall use the leased pre-mises solely for ball fields and improvementsassociated with that use such as a parking lotand amenity facility.” No sharing the site witha scaled-back organic farm. No playground, nocommunity gardens, no nature. Only ballfields.

IN A PARALLEL ISSUE last week regardingRosemary Hills-Lyttonsville Local Park, the BOEendeavored to serve the Bethesda Chevy Chasearea with a site selection process that involved“taking” that park for a new middle school. In

a well reasoned but impassioned letter to thePresident of the BOE, Planning Board ChairFrancoise Carrier said: “... we cannot sanctionthe conversion of parkland we are pledged toprotect and preserve.” Due to public outcry anda letter from County Executive Ike Leggett,Rosemary Hills Local Park was spared, but RockCreek Forest Park in Kensington identified asa substitute for the Rosemary Hills Park. Be-cause the County Executive and the BOE com-pletely circumvented our Master Plan, ignoredour community and then lied to us, we do noteven have a process available to fight for thisopen space if it is not slated to become a school.With the signing of this lease, the deception iscomplete.

Fortunately, our community is strong andresourceful. We have not been afforded a fairor transparent process by either the school sys-tem or our government. We have to see thatwe are treated justly. So far, over 50 membersof our community have appealed to the Mary-land Board of Education the vote taken onMarch 8 by the Montgomery County Board ofEducation.

Other county civic organizations are suggest-ing possible ethics violations. Converting a le-gitimate school site to what is basically a com-mercial recreational use without a public pro-cess and by deliberately misconstruing MasterPlan language is not a precedent we can allowto stand. The “unintended consequences” tocommunities and Master Plans throughout thecounty is far too great.

ELECTION OF WMCCAOFFICERS AND BOARD

The Nominating Committee proposes thefollowing slate of WMCCA Officers and Direc-tors to the membership for a vote at our May11 meeting. Nominations may also be made

Brickyard Road Betrayal WorsensWMCCA Meeting

The next West Montgomery County Citizens Asso-ciation

meeting is Wednesday, May 11, 7:15 p.m. at thePotomac Community Center.

Each year WMCCA tries to have a meeting withouta designated speaker to discuss issues brought by thepublic to the attention of the association. This is thelast General Meeting until October, although theWMCCA Board continues to meet over the summer. Atthis meeting WMCCA will concentrate on a discussionthe Brickyard Road school site that has been Nick’sOrganic Farm and is now intended for soccer fields.

The association also wants to hear from membersand the public regarding other issues and offer assis-tance or, if necessary, take action. In the past WMCCAhas learned about problems such as parkland en-croachment, illegal tree cutting and zoning violations.Please attend and bring questions and concerns. Asalways, the public is welcome.

If schools are closed because of inclement weather,the meeting will be cancelled.

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Brickyard Betrayalfrom the floor.President: Susanne LeePresident Elect: Shawn Justement; Vice President:

Betsi Dahan; Immediate Past President: Ginny BarnesTreasurer: George Barnes; Secretary; Kate Ander-

son and Mike Denker; Newsletter: Lois WilliamsDirectors nominated for a two-year term:Mike Denker, Cynthia Fain, John Yassin, Barbara

HooverDirectors serving second year of a two-year term:Ellie Pisarra Cain, Diana Conway, Carol Falk

Some local, seasonal haikus for poetry month, bySharon Neubauer of Potomac.

WinterSnow soak’d icy space;Windy wet weeping willowShakes shoulders springward.

SpringPollen grows more dense;fairyland of flow’ring trees;beauty makes me sneeze.

Stink BugsStink bugs from Asia:May the mantis pray on you.Spare my tomatoes!

Passover/SpringDeparting comfort;Exodus from narrow placeto exalted space.

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HolocaustCommemoration

A Holocaust Commemorationfor the community was held atCongregation B’nai Tzedek inPotomac on Sunday, May 1. Morethan 500 attended the program.

Rabbi Stuart Weinblatt gave theopening address. Cantor MarshallKapell sang El Maleh Rachamin,Hymn of the Partisans andHatikvah.

The guest speakers includedLieutenant Governor of MarylandAnthony Brown; Ambassador ofJapan to the U.S., His ExcellencyIchiro Fujisaki; author and poetHerman Taube; with the keynoteaddress given by attorney, holo-caust survivor, and activist NathanLewin. Poems were read by fam-ily members of Holocaust victims.Holocaust survivors and theirfamilies recited the holocaustkaddish and lit the memorialcandles.

Susan Taube, the wife of Herman Taube, is a survivorfrom the Nazi camps. She is joined by their son MyronTaube and grandson Benjamin Taube in lighting theHolocaust Memorial candle.

earned a TEFL teacher trainingcertificate at Lado InternationalCollege and traveled to Tanzaniawith the nonprofit AHEAD, Inc.

Landon School Headmas-ter David M. Armstrong hasannounced the appointment ofDavid T. Holm to the School’sfaculty and administrative staff forthe coming school year. Holm willserve as the School’s new AthleticDirector and will be teaching his-tory in the Upper School.

Holm comes to Landon from St.Stephen’s & St. Agnes School inAlexandria, where he has beenAthletic Director for Boys since2007. He also served as the Saints’Varsity Football Head Coach from2006 to 2010.

Holm’s appointment follows anational search led by AssistantHeadmaster Neil Phillips, Dean ofFaculty Ed Sundt, and a facultysearch committee. He will assumehis new role at Landon on July 1.

Donna Burke Tehaan, ofPotomac, has been named Na-tional Trustee for the FoundationFighting Blindness, the world’slargest source of non-governmen-tal funding for retinal degenera-tive disease research. She was ap-pointed as National Trustee in rec-ognition of her commitment to theFoundation’s urgent mission todrive the research that will providepreventions, treatments and curesfor people affected with retinitispigmentosa, macular degenera-tion, Usher syndrome, and theentire spectrum of retinal degen-erative diseases.

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Elly Shariat, Managing Direc-tor of PEKvida, an integratedlifestyle marketing firm, and HRBusiness Partner/Recruiter at Saw-yer Realty Holdings LLC, a pri-vately held real estate investmentand management firm, has beennominated for the 2011 Leukemia& Lymphoma Society’s Woman ofthe Year. Shariat will participate ina 10-week fundraising campaignto raise awareness and money tohelp advance the mission of TheLeukemia & Lymphoma Society(LLS): Cure leukemia, lymphoma,Hodgkin’s disease and myeloma,and improve the quality of life ofpatients and their families.

Claire McManus of Potomacentered the service of the PeaceCorps on March 1 to be stationedin the Dominican Republic for 27months. McManus is a 2010graduate of Penn State Universitywith BA degrees in InternationalPolitics and Spanish. She alsoholds a TEFL certificate fromLADO as a certified English as aSecond Language instructor.

She is the daughter of Richardand Natalie McManus and agraduate of Winston ChurchillHigh School in Potomac. She thenattended Pennsylvania State Uni-versity in State College, Penn.,where she earned a Bachelor ofArts in International Relations andSpanish graduating in 2010.McManus previously worked as avolunteer at the Literacy Councilof Montgomery County and atPotomac Library. She has workedwith children at summer campsand as a substitute teacher. She


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Bethesda Fine Arts Festival Returns May 14 & 15The Bethesda Urban Partnership and the Bethesda Arts

& Entertainment District announce the eighth annualBethesda Fine Arts Festival, a two-day event highlighting140 contemporary artists who will sell their original fineart and fine craft. The festival is scheduled for Saturday,May 14 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. and Sunday, May 15, 2011from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Artists from throughout the country and Canada willshowcase painting, drawing, photography, furniture, jew-elry, mixed media, wood and ceramics. Sunshine Artistranked the 2008 Bethesda Fine Arts Festival the 78th BestFestival in the U.S. and Best Show in Maryland and Wash-ington, D.C. This outdoor festival brings unique finecrafted products right to the streets for Bethesda area resi-dents and visitors to enjoy an exceptional shoppingexperience.

The event will be held in downtown Bethesda’sWoodmont Triangle along Norfolk, Auburn and Del RayAvenues, and will feature live entertainment, children’sactivities and Bethesda restaurants including Häagen Dazs,BlackFinn American Saloon, Mamma Lucia, Union Jack’sand more.

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To have commu-nity events listed freein The Potomac Alma-nac, send e-mail toalmanac@connectionnewspapers . com.Deadline is Thursdayat noon for the follow-ing week’s paper.Photos and artworkencouraged. Call 703-778-9412.

THURSDAY/MAY 5Old Angler’s Inn

Spring FashionShow. 11:30 a.m.to 2:30 p.m. Costis $50 to attend.The fashion show,with fashionsprovided byBloomingdale’s,will featuremother-daughtermodels. A benefitfor the NationalRehabilitationHospital andpatients who sufferfrom brain injuries. Honorary chair isWUSA-TV anchor Anita Brikman. JuliaPalmer, manager of Bloomingdale’s atTysons Corner, will serve as master ofceremonies. To RSVP for the event, call301-365-2425 or [email protected].

Slow Blues and Swing Dance. 9 to11:30 p.m. Admission is $8. SlowBlues lesson from 8:15 to 9 p.m.;dancing from 9 to 11:30 p.m. With DJMike Marcotte and Guests. At the BackRoom at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. CallDonna Barker at 301-634-2231 or goto [email protected] orwww.CapitalBlues.org.

FRIDAY/MAY 6Blues and Soul Fusion Dance Party.

9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $10/$8. With DJ Ken Roesel. Dance lessonfrom 8 to 9 p.m.; dancing from 9 p.m.to midnight. At the Back Room at GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho. Contact Ken Roesel at703.282.4187 or [email protected].

MAY 6, 7, 8Greek Festival. Free. At Saint George

Greek Orthodox Church. Agora (GreekMarketplace), Greek food, pastries andoutdoor grills, Greek wine and beer,live Greek music, Yiayia’s Attic (fleamarket), vendors of Greek art, jewelryand more. At Saint George GreekOrthodox Church, 7701 Bradley Blvd.,Bethesda. Call 301-469-7990 orwww.stgeorge.org.

SATURDAY/MAY 7Piano Concert. 8 p.m. Free. With

Haskell Small on piano. Sponsored bythe Washington Conservatory of Music.At Westmoreland CongregationalChurch, One Westmoreland Circle,Bethesda. Visitwww.washingtonconservatory.org orcall 301-320-2770

Young Artists of America InauguralConcert. 2 p.m. Young Artists ofAmerica is a new organization whosemission is to provide young artists theopportunity to learn and performmajor works for opera, musical theatre,and dance in concert with fullorchestra, performing alongsideprofessional artists. Suggested free-will donation $20/adults; $5/children.At Strathmore, To reserve tickets,email [email protected] call 240-242-9580.

The Folger Consort. 7:30 p.m.Medieval and Baroque music withfeatured. Guest artists Marcia Young,Soprano and Harpist, and MarkRimple, Lutenist. Led by RobertEisenstein. Admission is $20/door; notickets required. At Bradley HillsPresbyterian Church, 6601 BradleyBlvd., Bethesda. Call 301-365-2850 or

visit www.bradleyhillschurch.org.Anne of Green Gables. 11 a.m. Tickets

are $7/adults; $6/seniors/students/children. At the Robert E. ParillaPerforming Arts Center, MontgomeryCollege, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville.Box Office: 240-567-5301.

Flea Market and Community YardSale. 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. AtPotomac Community Center, 11315Falls Road, Potomac. Tables cost $30(proceeds to benefit communitycenter). Call Emily McDonell at 240-777-6960.

Author Talk. 2 p.m. “The Geeks ShallInherit The Earth: Popularity, QuirkTheory, and Why Outsiders ThriveAfter High School.” New York Timesauthor Alexandra Robbins (who wrote“The Overachievers,” about WaltWhitman High School) will discuss hernew book, which is about popularityand outsiders, and sign books at theBethesda Barnes & Noble, 4801Bethesda Avenue, Bethesda, Phone:301-986-1761.

Encore Chorale Spring Concert. 2p.m. Free. Presents “From Berlin toBeatles.” Performing will be the EncoreChorales from: WashingtonConservatory of Music at Glen EchoPark; Schweinhaut Senior Center. AtGlen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo. Visit encorecreativity.org [email protected] orcall 301-261-5747.

Montgomery Potters Sale. 9 a.m. to 4p.m. Huge selection of functional anddecorative handmade pottery by morethan 30 local potters. At ColesvillePresbyterian Church, 12800 NewHampshire Ave., Silver Spring. Visitwww.MontgomeryPotters.org.

Chicago’s Second City Performs.8:45 p.m. The performance will featuresome of the best sketches, songs andimprovisations from Second City’s 45-plus year history. Drinks, horsd’oeuvres, and dessert included.Tickets are $85, $125 and $150 perperson and can be purchased by callingMarcia Newfeld at 301-299-0225. AtCongregation B’nai Tzedek, 10621South Glen Road, Potomac.

SUNDAY/MAY 8Cajun and Zydeco Dance Party. 3:30

to 6 p.m. Admission is $20. With theSavoy Family Cajun Band. Introductorydance lesson from 3 to 3:30 p.m.;dancing from 3:30 to 6 p.m. At theBumper Car Pavilion at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho. Call Michael Hart at 301-762-6730 or go towww.DancingbytheBayou.com.

MONDAY/MAY 9GWCAR 2011 Golf Outing. 11 a.m.

checking; 12 noon shotgun start. Costis $225/person; $900/foursome. At

Kenwood Country Club, 5601 RiverRoad, Bethesda. Contact HeidiBogdansky at 301-590-8793 [email protected].

TUESDAY/MAY 10Dana and Susan Robinson. 8 p.m.

Tickets are $18/door; $15/advance.At the Unitarian Universalist Church ofRockville, 100 Welsh Park Drive,Rockville. Visit www.robinsongs.comor contact David Spitzer [email protected] or 301-275-7459.

THURSDAY/MAY 12“America’s Veterans: A Musical

Tribute.” 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Freetickets. Featuring Country MusicSensation Jo Dee Messina, Irish TenorRonan Tynan, Jazz Trumpeter ArturoSandoval and “So You Think you CanDance” Season 3 Winner SabraJohnson. At the Music Center atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,Bethesda. Call 301-581-5100.

Piano Recital. 7:30 p.m. Tickets $28(Stars Price $25.20). This artistchannels the 19th century composerand pianist Clara Wieck Schumann(wife of Robert Schumann), recreatingan 1871 concert by Clara. Performingon Strathmore’s 1850s Broadwoodpiano, Sharon Joshua deftlyintersperses works by Beethoven,Mendelssohn, Robert Schumann, Bachand Chopin with engaging readingsfrom Clara’s diaries and letters. AGerald M. Woofter Memorial ConcertProgram. At the Mansion atStrathmore. Call 301-581-5109 or visitwww.strathmore.org.

Slow Blues and Swing Dance. 9 to11:30 p.m. Admission is $8. SlowBlues lesson from 8:15 to 9 p.m.;dancing from 9 to 11:30 p.m. With DJMike Marcotte and Guests. At the BackRoom at Glen Echo Park, 7300

MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. CallDonna Barker at 301-634-2231 or goto [email protected] orwww.CapitalBlues.org.

FRIDAY/MAY 13A Sacred Music Concert. 8 p.m.

Tickets are $30. The program includes:Byzantine Hymn Soloist: RoubaEstephan; Ave verum: Mozart Choir;Exultate jubilte: Mozart Soprano:Diane Atherton; Laudate Dominum:Mozart Soprano/Choir. At Ss. Peter &Paul Antiochian Orthodox ChurchSanctuary, 10620 River Rd. Potomac.

Blues and Soul Fusion Dance Party.9 p.m. to midnight. Admission is $10.Dance lesson from 8 to 9 p.m.; dancingfrom 9 p.m. to midnight. DJ KenRoesel. At the Back Room, Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho. Visit http://www.dancebuddies.com/AllThingsBlues.htm or contact KenRoesel at 703-282-4187 or [email protected].

Art Show. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. 200-plusartists will display art and sculptures.At Geneva Day School, 11931 SevenLocks Road, Potomac.

SATURDAY/MAY 14Used Book Sale. 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Most

hardback and large paperback booksare $1 and all regular paperbacks are$.50. Be sure to check out the “specialattention” book section. All books aredonated by the local community forthe benefit of the Potomac library. AtPotomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Dr.,Potomac.

Violinist Elena Urioste. 8 p.m. Ticketsare $32-$79. Elena Urioste will playMozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4 withthe National Philharmonic, led byMusic Director and Conductor PiotrGajewski. At the Music Center atStrathmore. Visit

nationalphilharmonic.org or call 301-581-5100.

Managing Multiple Dogs. 2 to 4 p.m.Topics of discussion will includecompetition for resources, feeding,barking multiplied, walking more thanone dog and other concerns. Withspeaker Marilyn Wolf, CPDT-KA(www.korrectkritters.com). AtPotomac Community Center, 11315Falls Road, Potomac. Register byemailing [email protected] by calling 301-983-5913.

MAY 14-15Dance of Sri Lanka. Saturday at 8

p.m.; Sunday at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20.CityDance Ensemble presents NruthyaPooja: An evening of Traditional andFolk Dance of Sri Lanka by AsangaDomask. At The Music Center atStrathmore, Studio 405, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.Purchase at 301-581-5100,www.citydance.net orwww.strathmore.org

SUNDAY/MAY 15Canal Stewards Cleanup. 10:30 a.m.

to 12:30 p.m. Help the Conservancyclean up and beautify the land andwater surrounding Lock 8, and alongmiles 8 and 9 of the C&O Canaltowpath. At the River Center at Lock8, 7906 Riverside Drive, Cabin John.Visit www.potomac.org/site/river-center-events/index.php.

Wildflower Walk. 9 to 10:15 a.m. Joinwildflower expert Marijke Gate andPotomac Conservancy in a stroll alongthe towpath and explore the banks ofthe C&O Canal and Potomac River insearch of spring wildflowers. At theRiver Center at Lock 8, 7906 RiversideDrive, Cabin John. Visitwww.potomac.org/site/river-center-events/index.php.

TUESDAY/MAY 10Dana and Susan Robinson. 8 p.m. Tickets are $18/door;

$15/advance. At the Unitarian Universalist Church ofRockville, 100 Welsh Park Drive, Rockville. Visitwww.robinsongs.com or contact David Spitzer [email protected] or 301-275-7459.


in partnership with

THE HUNTER’S INN

invite you to a

NETWORKING EVENT!

Thursday, May 26, 2011

4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

10123 River Road

Potomac, MD 20854

Cost: Potomac Chamber Members: $10.00

Non-Members: $15.00

Cash Bar available

HUNTER’S IS GENEROUSLY PROVIDING

HORS D’OUERVES FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!

To reserve your place and/or for additional information,

Call the Potomac Chamber of Commerce:

301-299-2170

R.S.V.P. by May 23, 2011

Bring your business cards and plenty of conversation!

If you would like to donate a door prize, please call Jennifer at the Chamber office.

THE POTOMAC CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

The Bethesda Art Walk will feature sevenart galleries hosting art exhibitions on Fri-day, May 13 from 6-9 p.m. The openingexhibitions will include painting, sculp-ture, photography, pottery, mixed mediaand more. The Bethesda Art Walk takesplace the second Friday of every monthfrom 6-9 p.m. Additional information in-cluding a map showing each gallery loca-tion can be found at www.bethesda.org.

Participating Galleries and Studios❖ Artery Plaza Gallery, 7200 Wis-

consin AvenueNature’s Elements: Beauty and StructureThis exhibit features paintings by Freya

Grand and sculpture by Michael EnnSirvet.

❖ Gallery 360, 4836 Rugby AvenueThe People of GuatemalaFeaturing photographs by Chris

Hanessian including a series of photos de-picting native Mayans living in villages sur-rounding Lake Atitlan in central Guate-mala.

❖ The Mindfulness Center, 4963Elm Street

Great Falls and Mather GorgeRoy Sewall presents photographs from

Great Falls and Mather Gorge. The bookexplores Great Falls on the Potomac River,including two National Parks: Chesapeakeand Ohio Canal National Historical Park,Maryland and Great Falls Park, Virginia

❖ Orchard Gallery, 7917 Norfolk Av-enue

Fresh BreezeAcrylic, oil and mixed media paintings

by Virginia artist Songmi Park.

❖ Upstairs Art Studios, 4948 St.Elmo Avenue

Artwork by members Sheryl Staren andCookie Kerxton

Staren works with mixed media to cre-ate original abstracts, and Kerxton usesacrylic and prints.

❖ Waverly Street Gallery, 4600 EastWest Highway

Jean Hirons, an adjunct professor atMontgomery College, explores the love of“a house by the sea” in her show ShoreHouses. The houses range from the Mid-Atlantic coast to the rugged and disappear-ing coastline of California. The pastelpaintings depict houses beaten by theforces of wind and fog, but lovingly main-tained over time.

Bethesda Art Walk is May 13

Fine Arts

NOW THROUGH MAY 7Shore Houses. Pastel paintings by Jean Hirons

and new work by gallery artists. At WaverlyStreet Gallery. contact: Jean [email protected] or 301-340-3198. Visitwaverlystreetgallery.com.

MAY 7-8“Exploring Earthtones.” Paintings by Kay

Layne. Artist’s reception is Saturday, May 7 from5 to 7 p.m. At the Yellow Barn Gallery at GlenEcho Park. Contact the artist at 202 554-5423.

MAY 10 TO JUNE 4Eunhee Park Dickerson. Paintings and

drawings. Her works are mainly abstract oilpaintings on canvas, but the show will alsoinclude her drawings and prints on paper. At theWaverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-WestHighway, Bethesda. Artist’s Reception is Friday,May 13, from 6-9 p.m. Visit

www.waverlystreetgallery.com. Call 301-951-9441.

NOW THROUGH MAY 29Miniature Marvels. Oils, watercolors, collages

and mixed media with 12 artists: Jing-Jy Chen,Marilyn Devers, Bonita Glaser, Mimi Hegler,Linda Kozak, Pamela Patrick, Ellen Ratner,Genevieve Roberts, Nancy Still, KatherineSullivan, Bonita Tabakin and Shirley Tabler. AMeet the Artist’s Reception is Sunday, May 1from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. At the Dennis andPhillip Ratner Museum, 10001 Old GeorgetownRoad, Bethesda.

NOW THROUGH JUNEFused Glass Exhibition. Free. An exhibition of

fused glass by Kari Minnick and paintings byDeborah Brisker Burk. Artists’ reception Sunday,May 22 from 1 to 3 p.m. At Gallery Har Shalom,11510 Falls Road, Potomac. Call 301-299-7087.

NOW THROUGH MAY 21Watercolor Exhibition. Free. Strathmore presents The Baltimore Watercolor Society’s 2011 Mid-

Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition. Includes 95 original pieces selected by juror John Salminen.Art Talk for adults on Saturday, May 14 at 1 p.m. At the Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 RockvillePike, North Bethesda. Call 301-581-5109.


Potomac Spring House Tour Is May 15-16

Congregation Har Shalom’s an-nual Potomac Spring HouseTour is scheduled for Sundayand Monday, May 15-16 from

9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.The house tour features five area homes

— three in Potomac and two in Bethesda,including the Bethesda home of ChevyChase-based kitchen designer JenniferGilmer. The work of two Bethesda-basedarchitects — Dean Brenneman and MarkMacInturff — are on display in two of thetour homes.

The houses represent a va-riety of styles and sizes andoffer opportunities to gatherideas for home renovation anddecorating.

The deadline to buy dis-counted tickets is Thursday,April 14. Tickets for the housetour are $20 each until April14. Prices for house tour tick-ets will be $25 each after April14. Tickets may be purchasedon-line atwww.PotomacHouseTour.org.

Raffles are also being sold,at $5 each or 6 for $25, withraffle prizes that include artwork by Potomac artist RenateChernoff and gift certificates to area res-taurants, including a $400 certificate forMorton’s Steak House. Raffles may also be

purchased on-line.Congregation Har Shalom is a nearly 50-

year-old conservative Jewish synagogue inPotomac, comprised of more than 800 fami-lies. The address is 11510 Falls Road,Potomac.

The annual Potomac Spring House Tourbenefits the congregation and its manyprojects that help local and national chari-table organizations.

More information on each of the homeson the House Tour, advertising opportuni-

ties and on-line ticket and raffle sales areavailable at www.PotomacHouseTour.org,or by calling 301-299-7087, ext. 336.

Entertainment

This home in Potomac features a light-filledaddition with a rotunda, clerestory windowsan an art studio.

NOW THROUGH JUNE 29“Tiny Tots @ 10.” 10 a.m. “Tiny Tots @ 10” is

designed for young children ages 0-4. Theprogram features master puppeteer Bob Brown.The lights stay on, the doors stay open, andeveryone has a great time! Tickets are $5. Allindividuals must have a ticket, including babes-in-arms. Running time is 30 minutes. Email:[email protected] or visitwww.thepuppetco.org. For reservations, call301-634-5380.

❖ May 4 — “Baby Bear’s Birthday”❖ May 7 — “Baby Bear’s Birthday”❖ May 8 — “Bunny Business”❖ May 11 — “Old McDonald’s Farm”❖ May 14 — “Old McDonald’s Farm”❖ May 15 — “Clowning Around”

NOW THROUGH MAY 29George & Martha: Tons of Fun! Saturdays and

Sundays at 1:30 and 4 p.m. Some Saturday 11a.m. performances. Single ticket prices rangefrom $10-$22, with group rates available. Thetwo endearing hippos from the James Marshallpicture books stomp onto stage in this warm andfunny musical adaptation. George and Marthaare best friends. They play music together andshare meals, presents, picnics, and excitingadventures like flying a balloon. Sometimes they

have differences as all friends do. But it cannotlast. Like all good friends, George and Marthajust can’t stay angry for long! This simple storysays much about our relationships at any age.Geared for our youngest theatre-goers butenjoyable for all, this new musical by JoanCushing sparkles with clever lyrics and laughter.At Imagination Stage 4908 Auburn Avenue,Bethesda. Visit www.imaginationstage.org.

NOW THROUGH JUNE 2“Snow White and the 7 Dwarves.” Show

times are Wednesdays at 11:30 a.m.; Thursdaysand Fridays at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.;Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.Tickets are $10/adults and children.Recommended for K-6. Group rates available.Presented by the Puppet Co. and based on theGrimm fairytale. Call 301-634-5380 or visitwww.thepuppetco.org.

NOW THROUGH MAY 29“The Day John Henry Came to School.”

Saturdays and Sundays at 1:30 and 4 p.m. SomeSaturday 11 a.m. performances. Tickets are $10to $22. Visit www.imaginationstage.org, at theImagination Stage box office, or via phone at301- 280-1660. Box office hours are 10 to 5daily. At the Imagination Stage, 4908 AuburnAve., Bethesda. www.imaginationstage.org.

Tiny Tots at 10

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Potomac REAL ESTATE

Solds inMarch 2011,$1~1.9 million

5 9316 Crimson Leaf Terrace, Potomac — $1,230,000

4 9201 Stapleford Hall Place, Potomac — $1,230,000

7 11113 Smokey Quartz Lane,Potomac — $1,097,000

8 10603 Beechknoll Lane,Potomac — $1,080,000

1 10631 Barn Wood Lane,Potomac — $1,675,000

Address ............................... BR . FB HB ... Postal City ...... Sold Price .... Type ............ Lot AC ........ Subdivision ........ Date Sold

1 10631 BARN WOOD LN .......... 6 ... 4 ... 2 ...... POTOMAC ....... $1,675,000 .... Detached ......... 2.05 ........ RIVER OAKS FARM ........ 03/18/11

2 10421 RIVER RD ..................... 7 ... 6 ... 2 ...... POTOMAC ....... $1,510,000 .... Detached ......... 3.41 ...... POTOMAC OUTSIDE ...... 03/31/11

3 10406 GREY FOX RD .............. 5 ... 4 ... 2 ...... POTOMAC ....... $1,370,000 .... Detached ......... 0.60 ......... GLEN MEADOWS ......... 03/18/11

4 9201 STAPLEFORD HALL PL .... 4 ... 3 ... 3 ...... POTOMAC ....... $1,300,000 .... Detached ......... 1.20 ...... KENTSDALE ESTATES ...... 03/30/11

5 9316 CRIMSON LEAF TER ....... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ...... POTOMAC ....... $1,230,000 .... Detached ......... 0.45 ................ AVENEL ................ 03/30/11

6 13 TRAILRIDGE CT ................. 5 ... 6 ... 0 ...... POTOMAC ....... $1,115,000 .... Detached ......... 0.61 .......... ROBERTS GLEN .......... 03/24/11

7 11113 SMOKEY QUARTZ LN ... 6 ... 5 ... 2 ...... POTOMAC ....... $1,097,000 .... Detached ......... 2.00 .......... SADDLE RIDGE .......... 03/17/11

8 10603 BEECHKNOLL LN ......... 7 ... 4 ... 1 ...... POTOMAC ....... $1,080,000 .... Detached ......... 0.23 ...... PINEY GLEN VILLAGE ...... 03/16/11

9 12408 BACALL LN ................... 5 ... 5 ... 2 ...... POTOMAC ....... $1,050,000 .... Detached ......... 2.32 ... STONEY CREEK ESTATES ... 03/25/11

10 11606 RIVER RD ..................... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ...... POTOMAC ....... $1,015,000 .... Detached ......... 2.52 ...... POTOMAC OUTSIDE ...... 03/30/11

Source: MRIS, Inc. For more information on MRIS, visit www.mris.com


For an Open House Listing Form,call Deb Funk at 703-778-9444 or e-mail

[email protected] listings due by Monday at 3 P.M.

OPEN HOUSESIN POTOMAC SAT./SUN. MAY 7 & 8

Call Specific Agents to Confirm Dates & Times.

When you visit one of these Open Houses, tell the Realtor you saw it in thisConnection Newspaper. For more real estate listings and open houses, visit

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com & click the Real Estate links on the right side.

13201 Squires Court, North Potomac 20878,$1,300,000 • Open Sunday 2-4 P.M.• Ken Bennett,

WC & AN Miller, 240-899-0356

Potomac (20854)8401 Kingsgate Road......................$995,000............Sun 2-4..Marsha Schuman..Washington Fine Prop..301-943-9731

11409 Falls ..................................$1,795,000............Sun 1-4..Norman Domingo..................XRealtyNET..888-838-9044

12252 Greenleaf Ave.......................$499,000............Sun 1-4.. Irene Wertheimer.........Weichert Realtors..301-455-6095

13522 Broadfield Dr.....................$1,069,000............Sun 1-4......Leslie Friedson..............Long & Foster..301-455-4506

14 Arlive Ct.....................................$759,900............Sun 1-4.. Irene Wertheimer.........Weichert Realtors..301-455-6095

7809 Laurel Leaf Drive.................$1,195,000.............Sat 2-4..Marsha Schuman..Washington Fine Prop..301-943-9731

9410 Lost Trail Way........................$439,000............Sun 1-4......Leslie Friedson..............Long & Foster..301-455-4506

9820 Carmelita Drive...................$2,875,000............Sun 2-4..........Anne Killeen..Washington Fine Prop..301-706-0067

Bethesda (20817)7400 Lakeview Dr #N203................$189,000............Sun 2-5..........Jim Thomas................Re/Max 2000..301-881-1700

7400 Lakeview Dr #N404................$169,900..Sun 2:30-4:30..........Jim Thomas.................ReMax 2000..301-881-1700

7420 Westlake Dr ........................... $370,000.............Sat 2-4.......Marty Resnick.................ReMax 2000..301-442-6991

9007 Burdette Road.....................$3,650,000............Sun 2-4..Marsha Schuman..Washington Fine Prop..301-943-9731

North Potomac (20878)13116 Chestnut Oak Dr...................$749,500......Sat/Sun 1-4.....Andrew Turczyn .................... Slate Prop..202-559-9357

13201 Squires Ct.........................$1,300,000............Sun 2-4...........Ken Bennett............WC & AN Miller..240-899-0356

913 Hillside Lake Ter #410..............$225,900...........Sat 11-3....A Powell-Santos..............Exit Landmark..301-934-2022

Rockville (20850, 20852)502 King Farm Blvd, #205..............$349,000............Sun 1-4......Leslie Friedson..............Long & Foster..301-455-4506

1011 Grand Oak Way......................$729,500............Sun 1-4........Alan Sherman.............Long & Foster ..301-469-4700

11750 Old Georgetown Rd #2202 .. $534,790...Sat/Sun 11-6 ............Bob Lucido.........................Toll MD..410-979-6024





6624 Sulky Lane.............................$675,000............Sun 1-4..........Anna Masica ..............Long & Foster..240-423-7000

From Page 3

Meeting on Brickyard Soccer Set4 at Potomac Elementary with more than 200 at-

tendees.At the meeting, county officials said the organic

farm could possibly continue to operate on the prop-erty along with soccer fields, and also suggested thatthe property could include playground equipmentand community gardens. But the lease between thecounty and schools designates the property for“ballfields.” Item 4, Use, states: “County or its agentsshall use the leased premises solely for ballfields andimprovements associated with that use such as aparking lot and amenity facility.”

The lease also makes no mention of promised re-strictions, such as prohibiting lights, sound system

or artificial turf.“Once we get the input, the community wants

whatever it wants, then we’ll check that it complieswith the lease,” said Seyoum.

In addition, a selection committee is still review-ing one or more proposals for a public-private part-nership for one soccer field at the Potomac Commu-nity Center, replacing the roller hockey rink.

A copy of the lease is available at http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/DGS/DBDC/Resources/soccer-brickyard-lease.pdf.

For more information, contact project managerKassa Seyoum, 240-777-6114,[email protected]

Or see http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgtmpl.asp?url=/content/DGS/DBDC/soccer.asp

Trunnell Electric Celebrates 75 YearsFrom Page 3

News

pasture of Black Angus cattle. Now it is large housesset on 2-acre lots.

“The Village had remnants of its former character.As a child, the kids played baseball on the field thatis now the BP gas station and rode their bikes toGreat Falls. We would be gone all day long in thewoods and our mother would ring a school bell fordinnertime and we knew it was time to come home.”

There have been changes in customers’ electricneeds for their homes too. Now there are largerhouses being built or remodeled for computers, cableand fiber optics. Trunnell Electric is upgrading ser-vices all the time.

“The houses built in the ‘40s, ‘50s and ‘60s werenot intended to handle the needs of today’s custom-ers. In some houses we have updated the electricboxes two times,” Jack Trunnell said.

As Trunnell Electric celebrates its 75th Anniver-sary in 2011, the company continues its emphasison reliable service along with a renewed communitycommitment to ensure their success for another 75years.

Serving D.C., Maryland, and Virginia, Angie’s Listrecognized Trunnell Electric with a Super ServiceAward in 2010, and the Better Business Bureau givesthem an A+ rating. Visit TrunnellElectric.com formore details or call 301-258-8300 301-258-8300.

$1,000 to Children’s ChorusColdwell Banker Residential Brokerage Cares recently donated $1,000 to theChildren’s Chorus of Washington. The chorus and Joan Gregoryk, its artistic direc-tor and founder, received the check from Marc Infeld, sales associate with ColdwellBanker Residential Brokerage in Potomac and member of the CBRB Cares AdvisoryCommittee.


Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Almanac

The Whitman softball teamwas on the wrong end ofa lopsided score againstSeneca Valley on April 30

when a line drive smacked Vikingspitcher Helen Rosenthal in the palmof her pitching hand.

The sophomore turned toward cen-ter field and shook her right hand inpain, but was able to finish the game.

After the con-test, Rosenthalsaid she feltOK. But theimmediate im-pact of the linedrive was partof a long, pain-ful Saturday ofsoftball duringan otherwisewinning sea-son forWhitman.

The Vikingslost to SenecaValley 11-1 insix inningsduring asunny after-noon affair inGermantown.Earlier in theday, Whitmanhosted a 9a.m. make-up

game against Northwest, losing 7-2.In two games, Whitman managed oneearned run and struggled defensively.The losses dropped the team’s recordto 6-5-1.

Whitman head coach Anne Marie

O’Donoghue said the Vikings in the pasthave played two games in different loca-tions on the same day. While it can be chal-lenging from a focus standpoint, she wasglad to be caught up with weather-post-poned contests.

“On a beautiful day like this,”O’Donoghue said, playing two games in dif-ferent locations on the same day “certainlyis not part of any of the issues we had to-day.”

Between games, parents brought food forplayers at Whitman High School and theVikings relaxed. Rosenthal, who pitchedboth games, said she slept on the drive toGermantown.

“It wasn’t that bad,” Rosenthal said. “Itwas just a little nerve-wracking. I played inthe first game that was against an easierteam, so it was a little more pressure” inthe second.

Against Northwest, Whitman fell behind7-0 before scoring a pair of unearned runsin the sixth inning. The Vikings put the ballin play against Jaguars freshman pitcherLily Schenkel, but managed just four hits.

Later in the day, the Vikings struggledagainst Seneca Valley junior pitcher MagenHarris’ velocity and struck out 11 times.

“We have to be able to adjust for differ-ent speeds of pitchers and that’s certainlysomething we saw today: a big differencebetween the morning and the afternoon,”O’Donoghue said. “That’s just something at

Two Games, Two Locations, Same Result for WhitmanVikings lose morninghome game to North-west, lose afternoonaffair at Seneca Valley.

“On a beautifulday like this,[playing twogames indifferentlocations onthe same day]“certainly isnot part of anyof the issueswe had today.”

— Whitman headsoftball coach Anne

Marie O’Donoghue

Junior Helen Rosenthal pitched two games for theWhitman softball team on April 30 — one at homeand one at Seneca Valley.Junior Abby Fisher had two hits on Saturday.

Whitman head softball coach AnneMarie O’Donoghue said catcherSydney Gertzog played well onSaturday.

this level you’ve got to be able to do.”Sydney Gertzog, Shannon Ishimoto, Abby

Fisher and Rachel Sisco each had a singleagainst Northwest. Gertzog and Fisher hadsingles against Seneca Valley and KellySieber had an RBI.

Rosenthal, who also plays third base,made her second and third starts of the sea-son in the circle, filling in for three-yearstarter Ali Rohde, who was out of town.O’Donoghue said praised Rosenthal’s effort,adding she didn’t get much help from herdefense.

“We just have to make sure singles stayat singles and don’t become doubles andthat easy pop flies get [caught],”O’Donoghue said. “Those are some mentalerrors we made today that can’t happen.But I think Helen did a great job facing tworeally good hitting teams.”

O’Donoghue also said Gertzog played wellat catcher. Whitman will travel to face Dam-ascus at 2:30 p.m. on May 5, and hostSpringbrook at 2:30 p.m. on May 7 andSherwood at 5:15 p.m. on May 9 beforeentering the playoffs.

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The Whitman girls lacrosse team lostto Damascus 13-6 on April 30, droppingthe Vikings’ record to 2-5.

Whitman trailed 9-2 at halftime butcame out strong in the second half, scor-ing three straight goals in the opening 3minutes, 2 seconds, to cut its deficit to9-5. However, Damascus scored the nextfour goals to pull away.

“During a lot of our games, we kind ofstart out [slow] and that’s really some-

thing that we need to work on,” sophomoremidfielder Claire Block said. “During games,we’ve been down by eight or more in thefirst half and it would be a lot easier on usif we came out stronger in the first half.”

Block led Whitman with four goals, in-cluding two in the opening 3:02 of the sec-ond half.

Whitman head coach Mary Pat Veihmeyerpraised Block’s athleticism, but said sheneeds a more consistent effort out of thesophomore.

The Vikings close the regular season witha road game against Sherwood at 7 p.m.on May 4 and home games against Walter

Johnson (7 p.m., May 6) and Clarksburg(5:15 p.m., May 9).

— Jon Roetman

Wootton BaseballEdged by Sherwood

The Wootton baseball team lost to defend-ing state champion Sherwood 4-3 on April29, dropping the Patriots’ record to 6-8.Kevin Mooney had two hits and an RBI forWootton. Damian Cruz had one hit and oneRBI.

Wootton will close the regular season with

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home games against Watkins Mill (5:15p.m., May 5) and Magruder (2:30 p.m.,May 7) and a road contest against Sen-eca Valley (5:15 p.m., May 9).

Churchill GirlsRemain Undefeated

The Churchill girls lacrosse team im-proved to 8-0 with a 22-8 win over Sen-eca Valley on April 29. The Bulldogs willhost Walter Johnson at 7 p.m. on May 4and Paint Branch at 7 p.m. on May 6before the start of the playoffs.


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About 20 people came out Sunday, May 1 for the River Center Opening Day celebration. Paul Hagen ledthe Migratory Bird Walk, Conservancy president Hedrick Belin welcomed the crowd, and Callan Bentley led aGeology Walk.

River Center’s Opening DayCallan Bentley speaks about the geology of the C&O Canal.

Bird watching with Paul Hagen (right) isJulie Gilson.

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Thomas Manger, MontgomeryCounty Chief of Police, and JohnMcCarthy, Montgomery County’sState’s Attorney, will address thetopic: “Community Policing andCommunity Prosecution,” at the nextmeeting of the Montgomery CountyCivic Federation. At the CountyCouncil Office Building, 100Maryland Ave., Rockville.

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Washington Episcopal School’s President’s Challenge Physical Fitness Program Award Winners 2009-2010, shown holdingtheir Maryland State Physical Fitness Champions banner on the WES athletic field. (First row, left to right): Lola Hill, HoldenWoodings, Landon Sells, Karim Elkassem, Neva Jane Maldonado, Sophie Whiteway, Kimberly Ross, Lizzie Harlan and EmeliaIsola; (Middle row, left to right): Head of School Stu Work, Lawrence Redmond, Peyton Peterson, Kayla Beckwith, RyanKyle, Sophia Mishurny-Santini, Patricia Massaro, Piers Greenan, Sarah Myhre, Strat Forrester, Costas Tsitsiragos, and Ath-letic Director Bill Isola; (Back row, left to right): Emerson Cox, Emily Harlan, Logan Davis, Leo Maldonado, Maimuna Tareq,Mary Butler, Annie Steckler, Laura Abbott, John Dahlberg, Madison Lotstein and Michaela Karam.

State Award for Physical Fitness

Branch at FourthPresbyterianThe Fourth Presbyterian Schoolwelcomed ESPN college basketballanalyst Adrian Branch to campuson Friday, April 15. Raised in theD.C. area, Branch was an all-ACCbasketball player and led the Uni-versity of Maryland to an ACCChampionship. After being draftedin the 2nd round of the NBA draft,he went on to win an NBA Cham-pionship with the Los AngelesLakers in 1987. Branch captivatedthe lower school students gatheredin the school’s gymnasium; he em-phasized to the audience, “You arenot born a winner or a loser, but achooser.”

This week is teacher appreciationweek. Here’s one parent’s nomination ofher favorite teacher.

Ken Keegan at PoolesvilleElementary School.

Mr. Keegan taught both my son(15) and daughter (12) in 5th grade.His enthusiasm for teaching and zealfor sharing the joy of learning arecontagious. You got a real sense of hisgift when you watched him disciplinean unruly kid ... quieting taking themaside, so as not to embarrass, andhelping them to figure out how to dothings just a little better.

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One group of students worked with Bikes for the World in conjunctionwith a bicycle safety campaign, learning bicycle care and safety tips.They also learned how to dismantle the 30 bicycles that 8th graders hadcollected for Bikes for the World, so that they can be shipped to othercountries for people whose only mode of transportation is walking.

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Alan Pugh of Potomac presented at the 13th

Annual Whitman Undergraduate Conference atWhitman College on April 12. He presented “Re-storing Sanity: Participation in Jon Stewart’s Rallyin Washington, D.C.”

The conference celebrates the scholarship andcreativity of the Whitman student body through aday devoted to original presentations which takethe form of talks, posters presentations, musicalperformances and artistic exhibitions. Studentsfrom every academic discipline of the collegegather to share their research and creative projectswith the campus community.

Randolph-Macon Academy inducted the follow-ing students into foreign language honor societiesat a special ceremony conducted April 16, 2011during Spring Family Weekend:

* David Lee, the son of Hong Gang Li and ChunQing Lei of Potomac, was inducted into the Na-tional German Honor Society. David is a freshmanat the Academy.

· Fily Thiam, the daughter of Oumou andIdrissa Thiam of North Potomac, was inducted intothe National Spanish Honor Society. Filly is a fresh-man at the Academy.

Seniors from MCPS high schools have beenawarded corporate-sponsored National MeritScholarships financed by corporations, companyfoundations and other business organizations.

The MCPS students are among 19 high schoolseniors in Maryland and 1,000 high school seniorsnationwide to be selected in the first group of win-ners in the 56th annual National Merit ScholarshipProgram. The scholars were selected from a poolof 15,000 students who advanced to the finalistlevel in the National Merit Scholarship competitionand met criteria of their scholarship sponsors.

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Green Acres sixth-graders recently con-cluded their school-wide book drive for CapitalBookShare to promote the importance of literacy.The Capital BookShare staff was thankful for the1,628 books that Green Acres community donatedfor distribution to under-resourced schools in D.C.

Green Acres students undertake many suchprojects, which usually are suggested by students.This book drive stemmed from the sixth-graders’reading of the novel “Taste of Salt” by FrancesTemple. The students were surprised that so manychildren in Haiti and around the world do not knowhow to read and write. They connected with themain character, Djo, as they taught literacy lessonsto younger students in library classes recently.


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To forget that I have cancer. That is, atpresent, my greatest challenge; now thatthe demands and deficits of every-three-week chemotherapy have long since passed– although I am still infused with a “maint-enance” chemotherapy drug, Avastin, everyfour weeks. Life has amazingly continued togo on. It is more a mental hurdle now thanit is physical. And since I am pretty muchable to fend for myself and/or perform andcomplete most of the activities of my dailyliving, still; the less said about it, generally,and the more life I’m able to resume nor-mally (pre-cancer diagnosis/treatment sideeffects), the better. It’s an anchor, to besure. Accepting it is one thing. Not draggingit around emotionally is quite another.

As anyone who knows me, knows: Irarely play the cancer card and it’s hardlythe first thing out of my mouth. In fact, asprevious published columns described,when certain conversations have occurred,I’ve tried to avoid – for a variety of reasons,mentioning my “underlying problem.” Asmuch as being a terminal cancer patientdefines me, I don’t want to be defined byit. Certainly I understand how my diagno-sis/former prognosis categorizes me, but Idon’t want to wear a scarlet “C” on myforehead. In truth, I don’t want my fore-head marked at all – literally or figuratively.I want to remain Kenny-from-Boston for aslong as I can, not Kenny-with-cancer.

But since my brain is still working rela-tively well, (no comments, please!), it’snearly impossible, as hard as I try, to not bereminded – and ever mindful, of the ratherdisappointing medical fact of my diagnosis.And though I may have embraced my post-diagnosed-and-treated-for-cancer life, it isthe life I’ve been forced to live, and sinceI’m not an inanimate object, I have feel-ings; I just don’t pinball around from che-motherapy to diagnostic scans to lab workto doctor’s appointments, without beingquite clear as to the seriousness of my con-dition/ situation. As much as I’d like to, Ican’t. Ergo, this column.

The reason for writing this column is thatthere’s a part of me, maybe even a part ofhealth care in general, that thinks, perhapseven encourages patients with a terminaldiagnosis, to forget their negative resultsand to consider whatever positive aspectsof life they can, as an unofficial/anecdotaladjunct/alternative to their ongoing treat-ment/life expectancy challenges. As impor-tant as it is to follow doctor’s orders, main-tain your routine and live life as healthfullyas a terminal patient can, sometimes forget-ting (I didn’t say neglecting) can bring a little– and likely much needed as well – peaceof mind; a break in the action, a pause thatmay refresh; mind over matter.

And I don’t really know if it matters inmy lungs (where my tumors located), but itmatters in my head – where our mostimportant organ is located, our brain.Anything I can do to minimize the mentalpressure that persists, even if it seems like abit of a fool’s errand, I need to rememberto do. It’s not so much difficult as it iscounter-intuitive. How do you not thinkabout (all the time) the thing that’s killingyou? So yeah, it’s a struggle. But whatever,however I can figure out a way to turn outthe light even though somebody is mostdefinitely home, I have to. Resistance maybe futile but, I’m not ready to give up. Iwant to live long and prosper.

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Grant Hani and his dad GeorgeHani

Children enjoy theWrecking Ball.

Johnny Cobb and Jon Matthews perform as PB&J2 The Bandwich.

The Perkins Garden

Mark’s Run, a 5K race and1 mile “family fun run,”was held Sunday, May 1.

Landon School hosted the AzaleaGarden Festival last weekend. Theplant sale featured azaleas, annuals, flowering shrubs and roses,

herbs and vegetables, wildflowers, and pe-rennials. Specialty boutiques, Funland,games, crafts, inflatables, carnival games,and boardwalk-style food provided a vari-ety of activities.

Enjoying AzaleaFestival Photos by Deborah Stevens/

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