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Honoring People of the YearNews, Page 3
Strosniders Celebrates20 Years in PotomacNews, Page 4
Helping Wounded WarriorsAnd Their FamiliesNews, Page 5
Honoring People of the YearNews, Page 3
Strosniders Celebrates20 Years in PotomacNews, Page 4
Helping Wounded WarriorsAnd Their FamiliesNews, Page 5
Paws forThe Cause
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Paws forThe Cause
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At Friends of Montgomery CountyAnimals annual fall luncheon
fundraiser: The Surrey Two’s CissyFinley Grant (left) of Potomac with
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At Friends of Montgomery CountyAnimals annual fall luncheon
fundraiser: The Surrey Two’s CissyFinley Grant (left) of Potomac with
Sandra Maddock of Avenel.
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By Ken Moore
The Almanac
Jean W. Roesser served as the GrandMarshal of the Potomac Day Pa-rade last month, escorted by herson Eugene Roesser Jr. in his light
blue Oldsmobile convertible.This Thursday evening, Nov. 21, the
P o t o m a cChamber ofCommerce willhold an awardsceremony atN o r m a n d i eFarm Restau-rant honoringPotomac’s Citi-zen of the YearR o b e r tH a n s o n ,Businessperson
of the Year Bob Sickles and Youth of theYear Marissa Michaels of Holton Arms andMatthew Schick of Landon, as well asRoesser, 83.
“It was a wonderful surprise and I’m verygrateful for this recognition,” said Roesser.“I’m a 52-year-resident. When you haveyour hometown recognize you, it’s a realhonor.”
Roesser served District 15 as senator fromJan. 11, 1995 to Jan. 8, 2003 and beforethat as delegate from January 1987 to Jan.11, 1995.
“I am forever grateful for the support thatthe voters gave me to serve. I tried to do allI could in the interest of the community,”she said.
“I have to give credit to my late husbandEugene [Francis Roesser]. When I men-tioned the prospect of campaigning, hejumped on it,” she said.
“It’s a great public service. It’s a wonder-ful experience to campaign, winning makesit even better. I’m glad I had the opportu-nity.”
Roesser worked as a former newspaperreporter with the Suburban Record in Mont-gomery County and was a delegate to theRepublican Party’s National Convention in1996 and alternate delegate in 1992.
She has been the past president and vice-president of the Maryland Federation ofRepublican Women, past president of thePotomac Women’s Republican Club.
Roesser was one of the instrumentalvoices that helped advocate against a sec-ond bridge crossing coming throughPotomac and for Montgomery County’s Ag-ricultural Reserve.
“I give credit to the citizens of Potomacand the citizens of the community coming
together and making an effect,” she said.
People of the YearThe Potomac Chamber of Commerce will
honor five people of the year at a specialawards dinner this Thursday, Nov. 21 atNormandie Farm Restaurant.
GRAND MARSHALJean Roesser, former Maryland senator
and delegate representing Potomac, formerSecretary of Aging and longtime Potomacactivist.
CITIZEN OF THE YEARRobert M. Hanson, 89, farms 140 acres
in North Potomac. During his boardingschool days at Landon School, he kept hishorse at school and rode home every week-end. He earned a BS degree in agriculturefrom the University of Maryland and served
Saluting Potomac’s HonoreesChamber ofCommerce hostsawards ceremony.
Jean Roesser
A collector of antique cars, BobHanson, Potomac’s 2013 Citizen ofthe Year.
Matthew Schick and MarissaMichaels are Potomac’s Youth ofthe Year.
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Montgomery County Policecharged David B.Goldberg, 24, of Potomac,
with two counts of attempted first de-gree murder, two counts of first de-gree assault and two counts of sec-ond degree assault after a road rageincident ending in Montgomery Malloff Democracy Boulevard.
Goldberg’s 2-year-old daughter wasin the car at thetime, according topolice reports.
According topolice, “a disputeoccurred betweenthe drivers of twovehicles at a stopsign on the road-way that circlesthe mall,” onThursday, Nov.14.
Police say Goldberg, of the 11600block of Milbern Drive in Potomac,almost struck another vehicle duringthe conflict, and the two drivers con-tinued their vehicular dispute into themall parking lot near the Sears store.
At that time, both drivers exitedtheir vehicles, and Goldberg stabbedthe 31-year-old driver of the other caras well as that driver’s 28-year-old fe-male passenger.
Second District officers respondedat 2:03 p.m.
“The suspect then re-entered his ve-
Man Charged inMurder AttemptDaughter, 2, in carduring incident.
David B.Goldberg
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By Sharon Allen Gilder
The Almanac
TPC at Avenel’s Chesapeake Roomwas transformed into a gallery ofboutiques, festive dining, and ca-
maraderie on Nov. 14 as 100 animal lovers“paws-ed” and convened for Friends ofMontgomery County Animals’ (FMCA) an-nual fall luncheon fundraiser. Table center-pieces featured Richard Denfield’s ediblebird houses noted for their beauty, whimsy,and practicality, enhanced with evergreensand holly clipped by Winnie Reed, thegroup’s treasurer, from her landscape atAmberlea Farm in North Potomac.
Denfield and 10 other vendors displayedtheir finery and donated 20 percent of theirproceeds to FMCA. The Surrey Two, BettyJane’s Sweet Delights, JT Interiors, Arts of
Asia, Mike Kay’s Soaps, Mystic Threads,Karen Kay’s Cakes, Deco Jewelry, and Curi-osity Antiques provided shopping pleasurefor attendees. An animal-themed gift bas-ket from Flora’s Feathered Nest, Redskins’tickets donated by the Reeds, and an itemdonated by each vendor from their inven-tory were door prizes. Previously purchasedraffle tickets for two drawings provided theopportunity in the first drawing to be thewinner of a $1,200 gift certificate to the Innat Little Washington and in the seconddrawing, to be the winner of both one $200certificate to Renato’s at River Falls, and one$200 certificate for the Tavern at River Falls.
FMCA, an all-volunteer 501(c)(3) hu-mane organization with no shelter, was es-tablished in 1974. Only 12 percent of mon-ies raised are used for non-animal support
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Paws for the Cause Humane group raises funds and awareness.
From left: Friends of Montgomery County Animals board of directorsSue Recher, secretary; Janet Lamkin, vice-president; Claire Proffitt,president; Marion Webster, corresponding secretary, and Winnie Reed,treasurer.
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That ShineYou’ve prepared your home forsale; the floors the walls and furni-ture are spotless. Neutral colorsabound. So where’s the pizzazz?Use your accessories to dazzlepotential home buyers and enhancethe look of luxury for your home.Neutral furniture, such as beige oroff white sofas and chairs will“pop” with artfully arranged silkthrow pillows or a jewel tone cash-mere throw.Jacuzzi and spa touches, like brightwhite fluffy towels just waiting tobe touched or a glass jar filled withcolorful, aromatic bath salts letbuyers get a feel for the spa-likebathroom, complete with a candle-lit atmosphere to soothe theirsenses!An overstuffed ottoman in front ofa chair invites the buyer to come onin and put up their feet in front ofthe fireplace or bring a book to thedeck’s outdoor living room. Whena prospective buyer arrives, noth-ing will say ‘home’ to them like thesmell of cookies or fresh popcorngreeting them as they walk in thedoor. It tells them this is a placewhere ‘I can relax and get awayfrom the hustle and bustle of theworld outside, have my cookie ormy glass of wine by the pool andjust kick back with my shoes offand enjoy the scenery.’
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Tamara P. Salisbury
Tamara P. Salisbury, a research chemistwho promoted scientific advances incancer research, died on Nov. 12, 2013
at Sibley Hospital in Washington, D.C. She was85 and lived in Potomac for more than 35years. The cause was a heart attack.
In 1973, Mrs. Salisbury was co-founder ofthe National Foundation for Cancer Research,which she formed with her late husband,Franklin C. Salisbury, and Nobel Prize winnerAlbert Szent-Gyorgyi.
A research chemist and a project officer inthe chemistry branch of the Office of Naval Re-search, she and her husband were inspired bythe work of Albert Szent-Gyorgyi, who receivedthe Nobel Prize for his discovery of Vitamin C.This led them to found the National Founda-
tion for Cancer Re-search to support basicscience cancer researchin the laboratory, andto share the best ideasof the best mindsaround the world tofind a cure for cancer.Tamara Salisbury was awitty, intelligent, andpassionate woman whomade a lasting impres-
sion on so many people. Her vision helpedmake NFCR one of the leading cancer-relatedcharities in the world, and she was decoratedin Belgium with the Order of Leopold II forher work in promoting public support for can-cer research.
Mrs. Salisbury served as a director and
NFCR’s chief operating officer until she retiredin 2003. She had a multifaceted career in thenon-profit sector where she also served as adirector of the Washington Animal RescueLeague.
Born in New York City, Mrs. Tamara[Voloshin] Salisbury was a 1948 graduate ofthe College of Notre Dame in Baltimore. Mrs.Salisbury is survived by two sons, FranklinSalisbury, Jr., and John Salisbury; three daugh-ters, Elizabeth Cameron, Elaine Salisbury, andClaire DeHart; and two grandchildren, F. CarySalisbury III and Airlie Cameron. A MemorialService will be held on 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec.7, 2013 at Christ Church Georgetown by theRev. Stuart Kenworthy. The family suggeststhat, in lieu of flowers, memorial donationsmay be made to the National Foundation forCancer Research.
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By Susan Belford
The Almanac
Where do you go whenyou need advice on fix-ing your toilet? Or
when you need that hard-to-findscrew for your cabinet hardware?Or the perfect paint for your bath-room? Or a recommendation onwhat generator to buy when youhave no power — and are waitingon PEPCO to solve the problem?
If you live in Potomac orBethesda, you automatically headfor Strosniders Hardware to gainthe solution to your problem. For20 years, Potomac residents havethe answer to their maintenanceissues right down the street nextto Safeway and Starbucks in thePotomac Village Shopping Center.The original Strosniders was es-tablished in Bethesda in 1953 —a family-owned business that justrecently celebrated its 60th anni-versary. A third Strosniders openedin Silver Spring in 2000.
Their motto is “If we don’t haveit, you probably don’t need it.”
According to general manager/owner Pete McClosky, Strosnidersstocks 50,000 pieces of merchan-dise. You can buy a fire extin-guisher, or cleaning products; adoormat, a spatula or grill; a lightdimmer, a lawn chair or a snowshovel. They will sharpen yourknives, make keys for you, or fillyour propane tank.
Joan Kotz of Potomac is a fan ofthe hardware store: “The varietyof goods is perfect for our seem-ingly daily visit for something forthe yard or house.”
Stan Smith and Bob Koenig pur-
chased Strosniders in 1984 fromWalter Strosnider, and then BillHart later joined them as a part-ner.
“My affection with Strosnidersstarted in 1972 when I bought Bra-dley Drugs,” Smith said. “I livedabout five miles away in Luxmanorand invariably when I attemptedto fix anything at my home on theweekend and went to Hechingersto buy what I needed, they didn’thave it. I ended up going back toStrosniders for everything. Overthe years I became friends withWalter Strosnider, the owner, and
would always say to him ‘If youever want to sell, I want to buy.’Unfortunately, he became ill andsold it to us. We have tried sincethe beginning to continue thewonderful tradition that Walterstarted — we work hard to makeour customers feel that Strosnidersis their store and that they havebeen served well. I loved being apharmacist and running the drugstore for 30 years, but because ill-nesses are not involved, the hard-ware business is more fun.”
One of the major differencesbetween the large hardware stores
such as Home Depot or Lowes isthat Strosniders has employees onhand who are eager to meet theneeds and queries of each cus-tomer. “Providing good service toour customers is what we are allabout,” said McClosky. “When cus-tomers are involved in a DIY (DoIt Yourself) project — they knowjust where to come when they getstuck. The salesmen all prettymuch know how to fix everythingand anything. If we don’t know theanswer, we put our heads togetherto find a solution. We always tryto give customers the best advicewe can.”
Thanks to their staff, Strosniderswas named the metro area’s BestHardware Store by WashingtonianMagazine. It has also received ac-colades for having the “Best Cus-tomer Service” and for being a“Bethesda Favorite.”
Potomac residents Sarah andPhillip Cato frequent Strosniderson a regular basis. Sarah Cato said,“Stosniders has been part of myimage of Potomac Village for over30 years. I love to run there forthose small household items thatI can’t seem to live without — es-pecially at holidays. It seems silly,but it puts me in the Christmasspirit to run in for those lastminute items, like candles for thetable or lights for our tree.”
McClosky says that the most fre-quent question asked by custom-ers is: “Where can we get our keysmade?” and the most humorousproblem was when a customercame in, handed him a bag filledwith bugs and wanted to knowwhat kind of bugs were in his bag— and in his house. “I think thebiggest change in hardware mer-chandise has been the new LEDand CFL light bulbs. People don’tlike them — and want to buy allthe old-style bulbs and stockpilethem in their homes.”
Strosniders Celebrates 20 Years in Potomac“If we don’t haveit, you probablydon’t need it.”
Strosniders general manager/owner Pete McClosky hasbeen with Strosniders for 33 years.
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By Susan Belford
The Almanac
In 2005, Potomac’s Lt. Col.John Adams (USAFR-Ret)and colleague Denis Neill of
Bethesda were introduced toWalter Reed staff members by the father of an in-jured Marine. While there, they had the opportunityto help a mom who was rushing to her son’s sidebecause he had been wounded in combat. She hadno place to stay, so they made a reservation at anearby hotel and paid for it. When they found outthe hotel shuttle could not take her to Walter Reedat the odd times she needed to go, they rented her acar — and paid for that too. Adams and Neill sawfirst-hand what families go through when their lovedone returns with severe injuries that require longhospital and rehabilitation stays, and what familiesmust endure when they arrive and must negotiate atotally new environment. Thus, with help from otherbusinessmen and women, they founded the YellowRibbon Fund to “fill in the gaps for injured servicemembers and their families during treatment at
Walter Reed National MilitaryMedical Center Fort Belvoir Com-munity Hospital and continuingsupport after they return to theirhometown.”
Located in Bethesda, the non-profit Yellow Ribbon Fund wasselected this year for the GreaterWashington Catalogue for Philan-thropy “A Guide to Giving 2013-2014.” The catalogue’s theme of“Give Where You Live” is a mes-sage to the Greater Washingtonarea that the charities that are in-cluded can be trusted to spend themonies and deliver the services as
they state in their literature. The catalogue makescertain the charity is providing the services andspending their monies as they state in their litera-ture.
“The selection process for the Catalogue for Phi-lanthropy is really rigorous,” said Mark Robbins, ex-ecutive director of Yellow Ribbon Fund. “A charitycan only be selected one time every three years —it’s really an honor and shows our impact on the com-munity by putting us in the limelight. They look atall the finances, the percentage of overhead (ours isless than 17 percent.) This year, I believe we are theonly organization in it that is helping our WoundedWarriors.”
The organization is gearing up for its four annual
Honoring Wounded WarriorsYellow RibbonFund arranges,pays for varietyof services.
Mark Robbins, executivedirector of the YellowRibbon Fund
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MONDAY/DEC. 2Task Force Meeting. 7:45-10 p.m. at
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100 Maryland Ave., Rockville.Recommendations from theMontgomery County Night TimeEconomy Task Force will be thesubject of the next monthly meetingof the Civic Federation. Free. Visitwww.montgomerycivic.org.
WEDNESDAY/DEC. 4Drop-In Discussion about Grief
and Healing. 6:30-8 p.m. atMontgomery Hospice, 1355 PiccardDrive, Rockville. Anyone who ismourning the death of a loved one.Free. Registration required, 301-921-4400.
Application Deadline. MontgomeryCounty has kicked off its FY 2014food recovery grant program todevelop a sustainable distributionnetwork of entities with excess food
(e.g. restaurants, caterers) andconnect them with qualifiedorganizations. Any organization,institution or association thatprovides food recovery services oractivities within the county is eligibleto apply. Email [email protected].
THURSDAY/DEC. 5Gala. 6:30 p.m. at Bolger Center, 9600
Newbridge Drive. BBYO NorthernRegion East’s D.C. and NorthernVirginia councils will honor Rachel S.Kronowitz, Mark Plotkin and NelsonMigdal. To register visit bbyo.org/dcgala or 301-348-3784.
FRIDAY/DEC. 6Deadline. The county’s Dr. Martin
Luther King, Jr. commemorativecommittee is seeking entries for itsliterary arts contest and visual artsshow, in observance of the life of Dr.King. The contest is open to allelementary, middle and high schoolstudents in Montgomery County.Written entries must be 150 words orfewer and in poetry or essay format.Entries for the visual arts show mayinclude prints, posters, collages,murals, photographs or any othertwo-dimensional visual art form. Allentries should portray the 2014theme, “Honoring the legacy:celebrate, serve, remember.”Maximum of three entries per school.MLK Essay Contest, c/o MontgomeryCounty Office of Human Rights, 21Maryland Avenue, Rockville, MD20850. Call James Stowe at 240-777-8491.
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Not as SafeAs ThoughtTo the Editor:
Little did I know that when I wasputting up a sign for “Potomac Vil-lage Garden Club at Work” (wewere having a brownie NatureDetective Event) that someonewould steal my wallet from mypurse at the Potomac Village Li-brary.
Whoever it was (several people)they will not get much for them-selves. I only carry a few dollars,and I had my three credit cards
cancelled within a few hours. ButI have lost a lot more.
If someone sees a tapestry wal-let thrown out along River Roadtoward the Beltway, I would loveto get it back. Inside was my lifein miniature …. first my driver’slicense, of course. Then there werethe Lifetime membership card inthe National Education Associa-tion, my AARP card, my librarycards from both Fairfax Countyand Montgomery County, my Na-tional Parks card, my Busch Gar-dens entry card for two years, myAAA card, my airline rewardscards, special discount card from
Staples for being a teacher, pic-tures of my family that cannot bereplaced, special phone numbersnot in my computer, and (as youall can relate to) … more that Ican’t remember so far. Luckily, Ikeep all of my health informationin a separate pouch in anotherpocket in my purse. I would rec-ommend this for others …. espe-cially the Medicare card and cardsfor supplemental health, dental,vision and prescriptions … evenmy cat’s …. I know that within anhour one credit card went to UnionStation shops and another wentdown the Route 1 corridor toward
the airport area before they werecancelled. But they bought bigamounts of clothes along the way.I don’t, so the credit card companywas already thinking fraud.
So I have two requests of thecommunity. If you see my walletlying along the road toward theBeltway (we have alreadysearched some of the trash bins inPotomac), I will give you a rewardfor its return of my life in minia-ture minus the credit cards. Alsobe vigilant of yours in the suppos-edly safe areas in Potomac.
Linda RiegerPotomac
Opinion
An effort to support locally ownedbusinesses has resulted in the rec-ognition of Small Business Saturday,the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
This year that is Nov. 30. Black Friday, the dayafter Thanksgiving, is known as a dedicatedday of national zeal for shopping. Presumablythe next day shoppers can focus on local shop-ping.
It sounds like an obligation, and it is. Butthere is a joy to shopping in local stores at theholidays, to walking along a sidewalk with thestreets decked out for the holidays, to beinggreeting by someone likely to be the owner ofthe store, to finding gifts that are not mass-produced.
We all benefit when local stores thrive, whenlocal business districts beckon.
Locally owned retail shops, services, restau-rants depend on vibrant local communities tothrive. Most small, locally owned businessesinvest in community, helping to transform ourtowns and communities with a sense of place.
The economy continues to improve slowly
without inspiring. Local families will shop andexchange gifts during the next month, spend-ing tens of millions of dollars in a variety ofplaces.
One way to be sure holiday shopping comeswith some holiday spirit is to do a portion ofyour shopping in some of the area’s locallyowned stores. There is special holiday ambi-ance available by shopping in the heart of atown that is decked out for the season. Smallretail shops are part of defining any commu-nity. Their livelihood depends on the livabilityand quality of the neighborhoods around them.A small business owner pays attention to ev-ery detail in his or her business in a way thatno chain can.
Frequently, it is the small retail person who
Shop Locally, Shop in PotomacSmall businessSaturday isn’t enough;don’t wait, and don’tstop after that.
Holiday FunA small sample of local holiday events — for more, see
the holiday or entertainment calendar. Email holidayevent information to [email protected] at least one week before the event. Includedate and time; venue and address where it will takeplace; a brief description; cost, if any; and contact phone,email and/or website. Events must be free or minimalexpense and open to the public.
ONGOING18th Annual Winter Lights Festival, a 3.5-mile
drive through a holiday light show at Seneca CreekPark with more than 360 illuminated displays. Runsnightly Nov. 29 through Dec. 31 with additionalevents including walks and runs under the lights.Proceeds benefit local charities. Call 301-258-6350
or visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov.Ballet Performance. Watch “The Nutcracker” at
Robert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, 51Mannakee St., Rockville. The Maryland Youth Balletwill perform on Dec. 21, 22, 26, 28 at 1 p.m. and 5p.m.; and Dec. 23, 27 at 1 p.m. Tickets are $28/adult in advance; $23/child, student or senior inadvance; $33/door, $28/door. Visitwww.montgomerycollege.edu/PAC or 240-567-5301 for tickets.
Bethesda’s Winter Wonderland takes place inDecember at multiple locations, including concertsat Imagination Stage and in Bethesda’s WoodmontTriangle. The event features caroling, ice sculpting,storytelling, holiday performances and hands-oncraft activities for children. Call 301-215-6660 orvisit www.bethesda.org.
is active in fundraising for local charities, forfire and rescue service, for local schools andin organizing holiday events.
Local retail stores, mom-and-pop stores, facetough challenges right now. Competition frombig box stores and online sellers makes theholiday shopping season all the more impor-tant to locally owned retailers.
Everyone will do some of their shopping atthe mall. Everyone will do some shoppingonline. Many will answer the call of the bigbox. But local shoppers should be sure to savesome shopping time and dollars for local stores.Spend some time shopping in your own com-munity, and also plan an excursion to a nearbytown to check out the local businesses andholiday spirit there.
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By Susan Belford
The Almanac
A standing-room-only crowd filledthe meeting room of the PotomacCommunity Center on Wednes-day, Nov. 13 to hear presenta-
tions on two highly-charged issues inPotomac — the possible re-zoning of the 4-acre tract where the Potomac Tennis Clubis located and the building of a more ex-pansive Hare Krishna Temple at 10310Oaklyn Drive.
Ginny Barnes, president of WMCCA,opened the meeting by explaining that rep-resentatives from both projects had con-tacted WMCCA to seek public input andopinions. The projects are in the prelimi-nary stages and neither group has been be-fore the Maryland-National Capital Park andPlanning Commission.
The first presentation was made by
Charles Maier of Maier & Warner PublicRelations firm and Erin Girard, attorney,Linowes and Blocher, LLP, representing theinterests of Helen Marshall, the owner ofthe Potomac Tennis Club located at 10800Potomac Tennis Lane.
Maier stated that Marshall, who residesin Florida, is considering selling thePotomac Tennis Club, a property that hasbeen in her family for more than 30 years.She is exploring the option of requestingthat the property be rezoned which wouldpermit as many as 15 or more townhousesto be erected on the property. Maier men-tioned that they have spoken to Manor Care,
to the Bullis School and to the RevenueAuthority which owns and operates FallsRoad Golf Course, and all have expressedan interest in possibly purchasing the prop-erty. He also stated that the property willremain as is for at least two years; thus,Potomac Tennis Club members should notworry about an immediate loss of their rec-reational facility. He stated that a websitehad just been established for informationand to also gather input:www.PotomacTennisLane.com.
A number of Potomac Tennis Club mem-bers as well as its neighbors indicated thatthey have a signed petition requesting that
the property not be rezoned. They made thefollowing points:
* One neighbor indicated that she believesher property values will go down iftownhomes are built on the property.
* Several members stated that thePotomac Tennis Club is an exceptionalplace. “It is a community of more than 300families who have been members for 30-plus years,” said a Northern Virginia resi-dent who drives to the Potomac Tennis Clubbecause she cherishes its uniqueness.“There’s no other place around like it. It’s avaluable asset to Potomac. It provides aplace for people of all ages to exercise andto learn a life-time sport.”
* Several members indicated that theymight be interested in forming a coalitionto purchase the property themselves if itgoes on sale.
Maier indicated that Marshall told himthat the Potomac Tennis Club is barelybreaking even. However, members felt ifsomeone bought it who wanted to make itmore successful, then that certainly couldbe done.
Maier and Girard stated that re-zoning isa long process and they will present theremarks from members to Marshall. Theyalso explained that they will keep the pub-lic briefed through the Potomac Tennis Lane
Two Projects Attract Standing-Room-Only CrowdCharles Maier,of Maier &Warner PublicRelations firm,and ErinGirard, attor-ney, Linowesand Blocher,LLP.
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The Potomac Chamber of Commercerequests the honor of your presence
at our annual awards dinner,November 21, 2013, six o’clock p.m.,
Normandie Farm Restaurant.Please join us for an evening of celebration to honor:
Citizen of the Year: Robert Hanson
Business Person of the Year: Bob Sickels
Co-Youth of the Year: Marissa Michaels
Co-Youth of the Year: Matthew Schick
The Potomac Chamber of CommerceP.O. Box 59160, Potomac, MD 20859-9160
301-299-2170
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ONGOINGChristmas Tree Sale, Cabin John
Park Volunteer Fire Department,Station 10, 8001 River Road. Call301-365-2255 or visitwww.cjpvfd.org.
Santa on Fire Engines toycollection, run by the Cabin JohnPark Volunteer Fire Department. Aprocession of fire engines carry Santaon a tour of Potomac neighborhoodsover the course of several evenings inDecember, collecting unwrapped newtoys for needy children. Call 301-365-2255 or visit www.cjpvfd.org.
Theater Performance. See “TheNutcracker” in the Puppet Co.Playhouse at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Performances areThursdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. or11:30 a.m.; Saturdays and Sundaysat 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Runs Nov.29 through Dec. 29. $10. There willbe special ticket pricing on Dec. 7, 8.For those two nights, tickets will be$3. Visit www.thepuppetco.org or301-634-5380.
Theater Performance. See “TheTwelve Days of Christmas” atAdventure Theatre at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.Christmas celebrations are justaround the corner and Shirley thePartridge has got some problems tosolve. The French Hens are arguing,the six geese have flown to Floridafor the winter and worst of all,someone has stolen the five goldenrings. The performance runs Nov. 15-Dec. 30. Tickets can be purchased atwww.adventuretheatr-mtc.og or 301-634-2270.
18th Annual Winter LightsFestival, a 3.5-mile drive through aholiday light show at Seneca CreekPark with more than 360 illuminateddisplays. Runs nightly Nov. 29through Dec. 31 with additionalevents including walks and runsunder the lights. Proceeds benefitlocal charities. Call 301-258-6350 orvisit www.gaithersburgmd.gov.
Holiday Art Show and Sale. TheGlen Echo Park Partnership for Artsand Culture is hosting exhibitors thatwill sell glass, ceramics, photography,crafts and more. The sale runs Nov.29-Jan. 5. Hours are Saturdays andSundays from 11 a.m.-6 p.m.;Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. through Dec. 20. Located inthe Popcorn Gallery at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or 301-634-2222.
Theater Performance. Watch “TheNutcracker” at Robert E. ParillaPerforming Arts Center, 51Mannakee St., Rockville. The
Maryland Youth Ballet will performon Dec. 21, 22, 26, 28 at 1 p.m. and5 p.m.; and Dec. 23, 27 at 1 p.m.Tickets are $28/adult in advance;$23/child, student or senior inadvance; $33/door, $28/door. Visitwww.montgomerycollege.edu/PACor 240-567-5301 for tickets.
Bethesda’s Winter Wonderlandtakes place in December at multiplelocations, including concerts atImagination Stage and in Bethesda’sWoodmont Triangle. The eventfeatures caroling, ice sculpting,storytelling, holiday performancesand hands-on craft activities forchildren. Call 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.
SATURDAY/NOV. 23Holiday Shopping Bazaar. 9 a.m.-5
p.m. at Holy Child, 9029 BradleyBlvd. Browse more than 70 vendorsselling personalized clothing,handmade ceramic pieces and more.Visit www.holychild.org or 301-365-0955.
THURSDAY/NOV. 28Turkey Chase. 8:30 a.m. start for the
10K, 8:50 a.m. for the 2-mile run/walk and 9:35 a.m. start for the tottrot. Begins at 9401 Old GeorgetownRoad, Bethesda. Proceeds benefit theYMCA Youth and Family Services.Visit www.eventbrite.com/e/31st-annual-turkey-chase-registration-5378356810 to register orwww.turkeychase.com/ forinformation.
FRIDAY/DEC. 6Bethesda’s Winter Wonderland. 8
p.m. with a concert at ImaginationStage, 4908 Auburn Ave. Featuresmusic by four professional choralgroups. $10/adult; $5/child. Buytickets at www.bethesda.org.
SATURDAY/DEC. 7Mini Performance. 11 a.m., 1 p.m. or
3 p.m. at Montgomery CollegeCultural Arts Center, 7995 GeorgiaAve., Silver Spring. Watch “The Mini-Nut” presented by the MarylandYouth Ballet. It is a shortened versionof “The Nutcracker.” Suitable for allages. $18/adult, student, senior;$15/child. Visit www.marylandyouthballet.org for tickets.
Clara Barton Holiday Craft Show.1-5 p.m. at Clara Barton CommunityRecreation Center, 7425 MacArthurBlvd., Cabin John. Meet 50 localartists, crafters and authors andbrowse items for sale, from jewelry
and hand knit sweaters local honeyand jam. Free. Visit www.friendsofclarabartoncommunitycenter.org or301-365-1311.
Bethesda’s Winter Wonderland. 1-4 p.m. at Veterans Park, corner ofWoodmont and Norfolk Avenues.Blocks of ice will be transformed intowintery works of art during the liveice sculpting presentation, followedby choral performances from localschool groups. Additionally, SantaClaus will make a visit to the parkthat afternoon, and holiday treatswill be provided to children. Free.Visit www.bethesda.org or 301-215-6660 for more.
Music Performance. 8 p.m. at ChristEpiscopal CHurch, 107 S.Washington St., Rockville. TheNational Philharmonic Singers willperform a free holiday concert.Donations accepted. Visitchristchurchrockville.org or 301-762-2191.
SUNDAY/DEC. 8Mini Performance. 11 a.m., 1 p.m. or
3 p.m. at Montgomery CollegeCultural Arts Center, 7995 GeorgiaAve., Silver Spring. Watch “The Mini-Nut” presented by the MarylandYouth Ballet. It is a shortened versionof “The Nutcracker.” Suitable for allages. $18/adult, student, senior;$15/child. Visit www.marylandyouthballet.org for tickets.
Annual Show & Sale. Noon-4 p.m. atGarrett Park Town Hall, 10814Kenilworth Ave., Garrett Park.Montgomery Potters will host the44th annual show featuring over 40functional and decorative ceramicartists. Free. Visitwww.montgomerypotters.org formore.
Music Performance. 5 p.m. at TheEpiscopal Church of the Redeemer,6201 Dunrobbin Drive, Bethesda.Enjoy carols and more. Free. Visitwww.redeemerbethesda.org or 301-229-3770.
SUNDAY/DEC. 15Jingle Bell Jog 8K, 9 a.m. at the
Rockville Senior Center, 1150Carnation Drive. See www.mcrrc.org.
TUESDAY/DEC. 24Festal Eucharist of the Nativity. 10
p.m. at The Episcopal Church of theRedeemer, 6201 Dunrobbin Drive,Bethesda. An extended, candle-litprelude of organ voluntaries, choralanthems and carols. Free. Visitwww.redeemerbethesda.org or 301-229-3770.
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ONGOINGTiny Tots. 10 a.m. on Wednesdays,
Saturdays and Sundays at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. ThePuppet Co. presents a programdesigned for children up to age 4.The shows are 30 minutes long, thelights stay on and the doors stayopen. $5/person. Reservationsstrongly encouraged. Visitwww.thepuppetco.org or 301-634-5380 for dates.
Art Exhibit. See Dawn Gavin’s “WhatRemains” at in the Gibbs StreetGallery at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville, through Nov. 27. Visitwww.visartscenter.org or call 301-315-8200.
Art Exhibit. See “The Best of Our Best”at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville,through Nov. 27. Free. Visitwww.visartscenter.org or call 301-315-8200.
Art Exhibit. Exhibit9 presents“Painting-Calligraphy,” a collection ofmodern and traditional Persiancalligraphy by Sina Goudarzi,Nematolah Nouri, Hossein Norouzi,Nahid Navab and SorayaVahabzadeh. Runs Nov. 23 throughJan. 25. Located at 10116 LloydRoad. Visit exhibit9gallery.com .
Theater Performance. ThroughFriday, Jan. 10, see “Lyle theCrocodile” at Imagination Stage,4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda.Showtimes Saturdays and Sundays at1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. and areappropriate for children age 4-12.ASL interpreted performance on Dec.8 at 4 p.m., and a sensory-friendlyperformance on Dec. 15 at 11 a.m.
Tickets start at $12. Visitwww.imaginationstage.org or 301-280-1660 for tickets.
FRIDAY/NOV. 22Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. 10 a.m.-6
p.m. at Montgomery CountyFairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St.,Gaithersburg. Browse handcraftedwork such as jewelry, furniture,home accessories, metal and more.Watch displays, purchase gourmetfoods or enjoy entertainment. Over400 artisans will attend. $8/adultonline or $10 at the door and is goodfor all three days; children under 12free. Visit www.sugarloafcrafts.comfor more.
Theater Performance. 7 p.m. at WaltWhitman High School auditorium,7100 Whittier Blvd., Bethesda. See“Miss Saigon.” May not be suitablefor children under 13. $10/student;$15/adult; $20/reserved seating.Visit whitmandrama.ticketleap.comor e-mail [email protected] for tickets. Tickets also onsale show nights, 5:30 p.m. Visitwhitmandrama.com for more.
Contra Dance. 7:30 p.m. lessons start;8:30 -11:30 p.m. dancing at SpanishBallroom at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Gallimaufry provides music. $10/adult; $5/17 and under. Visitwww.fridaynightdance.org for more.
Super Art Fight Night. Doors open at8 p.m., starts at 9 p.m. at VisArts,155 Gibbs St., Rockville. $15/person.Enjoy a mix of live art, over-the-topcharacters and storylines and more.Visit SuperArtFight.com for more.
SATURDAY/NOV. 23Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. 10 a.m.-6
p.m. at Montgomery County
Fairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St.,Gaithersburg. See Friday, Nov. 22description. Visit sugarloafcrafts.com.
Artist Workshop. 10 a.m.-4 p.m. atPhotoworks Studio, Glen Echo ParkArcade Building, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Artists can get information onhow to have a successful fine artscareer, from pricing, resume, showsand more. Bring a lunch. Drinks anddesserts provided. $90. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or 301-634-2226 to register.
Digital Collage Workshop. 10 a.m.-4p.m. at at Photoworks Studio, GlenEcho Park Arcade Building, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Learn how to dolayering and collaging on yourphotos. $175. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or 301-634-2226 to register.
Art Exhibit. Noon-8 p.m., with areception from 4-7 p.m. at GlenEcho’s Yellow Barn Gallery, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Audrey Farnsworthand Bonny Sydnor will present morethan 50 of their works, focusing onMaryland’s colorful vistas, in “AllAbout Color.” Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.
Opening Reception. 4-8 p.m.Exhibit9, 10116 Lloyd Road, presents“Painting-Calligraphy,” a collection ofmodern and traditional Persiancalligraphy by Sina Goudarzi,Nematolah Nouri, Hossein Norouzi,Nahid Navab and SorayaVahabzadeh. Visitexhibit9gallery.com for more.
Dinner of Champions. 6:30 p.m. atthe Jewish Community Center ofGreater Washington, 6125 MontroseRoad, Rockville. The 22nd annualevent honors those who haveachieved success in the world ofsports, and have made extraordinary
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Potomac resident Regina Zakotnik,creator and designer of JZ Bags,has been jury-selected to exhibit
and sell her one-of-a-kind handbags thisweekend, Nov. 22-24, in the 38th annualSugarloaf Crafts Festival at the Mont-gomery County Fairgrounds inGaithersburg.
Zakotnik’s colorful, felt bags are indi-vidually-styled and incorporate buttonsand brooches to add flair. Many of herpurses have adjustable straps and all arewater-resistant.
Each of Zaktonik’s bags are hand-knitand -felted; the entire process can takeanywhere from three to 10 hours. Whilefelting is one of the earliest forms of tex-tile processing, Zakotnik uses a modernapproach, transforming skeins of yarninto fashionable handbags. After hand-
knitting the exclusive bag patterns, JZBags are shaped by careful molding andstrategic stretching before air drying.
Zakotnik’s idea of creating handbagsstarted off small; she only planned todesign and sell about 50 bags per year.Her love for style and purses has sinceturned her one-woman enterprise into agrowing small business where she pro-duces up to 500 felted bags a year. Sheworks with a diverse group of knittersfrom the Washington, D.C. area — someretirees, some reentering the job forceafter rehabilitation and others recover-ing from an illness.
Craft lovers and holiday shoppers canvisit Zakotnik and more than 400 otherAmerican artisans this weekend at theSugarloaf Crafts Festival. Visitwww.sugarloafcrafts.com.
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Amber Wilson has spent the last weekscouring her computer files insearch of the perfect pictures for her
holiday card. One image missing from hercollection is a shot of her entire family.
“I’m planning touse one photo ofeach of my threechildren and onepicture of all of ustogether,” said Wil-son, who lives inLorton, Va. “I amhiring a professionalphotographer forthe family photo be-cause, selfishly, I re-ally want it to befantastic.”
With the holidayseason just aroundthe corner, manyfamilies are pondering designs for their fes-tive cards. The simplicity of a holiday greet-ing adorned with an image of Santa andRudolph has been replaced by designer
cards peppered with photos of smiling, well-dressed children. Parents like Wilson com-pete to have the best holiday card photoamong their circle of friends and will shellout hundreds — even thousands — of dol-lars for professional photographs. Whetherhiring a professional or taking one’s ownfamily photos, however, a few local photog-
raphers offer tips forgetting a picture-per-fect portrait.
Amber Scruggs, ofLittle Moon Photog-raphy in Vienna, Va.,photographs familiesin the Washington-metro region. Shesaid that light, con-nection and colorsare important ingood photos. “Youcan have an amazinglocation and connec-tion, but if you don’tutilize the light, the
photo can be ruined.”Harsh lighting on the faces or bodies ru-
ins images. “This can be avoided by not
Tips for Holiday Card PhotosLocal photographers offer suggestionsfor taking great family photos
“Everyone needs to lookgood in the photo. Posingshould be natural, notcontrived. The picturesays we’re happy to betogether even if it isn’talways felt.”
— Michael Kress, Michael KressPhotography
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year, the Potomac Almanacdevotes its entire issue to thecreativity of local students. Theresults are always remarkable,and the editions have wonmany awards. It is a keepsakeedition for many families.
We publish artwork, poetry,essays, creative writing,opinion pieces, short stories,photography, photos ofsculpture or gardens or othercreative efforts.
We ask that all submissionsbe digital so they can be sentthrough e-mail or delivered onCD or flash drive. Writingshould be submitted in richtext format (.rtf). Artworkshould be provided in .jpgformat. Identify each piece ofwriting or art, including the student’s full name, age, grade and townof residence, plus the name of the school, name of teacher and townof school location. Please provide the submissions by Friday, Dec. 6for publication the week of Dec. 26.
E-mail submissions to: [email protected] send CDs or flash drives containing artwork and typed,
electronic submissions, mark them clearly by school and hometownand mail the CD to Children’s Connection, 1606 King Street,Alexandria, VA 22314.
contributions to the community. Thedinner benefits the JewishCommunity inclusion programs forindividuals with special needs. Call301-881-0100 or see www.jccgw.org.
Theater Performance. 7 p.m. at WaltWhitman High School auditorium,7100 Whittier Blvd., Bethesda. See“Miss Saigon.” See Friday, Nov. 22description. Visit whitmandrama.com
Swing Dance Anniversary. 8 p.m.-midnight in the Spanish Ballroom atGlen Echo, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.Tom Cunningham Orchestra iscelebrating 30 years of music anddance at Glen Echo Park. Lessonstarts at 8 p.m., dancing at 9 p.m.$15. Visit www.tomcunningham.comfor more.
SUNDAY/NOV. 24Sugarloaf Crafts Festival. 10 a.m.-5
p.m. at Montgomery CountyFairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St.,Gaithersburg. See Friday, Nov. 22description. Visit sugarloafcrafts.com.
Holiday Shopping Bazaar. 10 a.m.-5p.m. at Holy Child, 9029 BradleyBlvd. Browse more than 70 vendorsselling personalized clothing,handmade ceramic pieces and more.Visit www.holychild.org or 301-365-0955.
Art Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at GlenEcho’s Yellow Barn Gallery, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Audrey Farnsworthand Bonny Sydnor will present morethan 50 of their works, focusing onMaryland’s colorful vistas, in “AllAbout Color.” Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.
Author Appearance. 2 p.m.-5 p.m. atPotomac Community Center, 11315Falls Road, Potomac. Akhtar Hassan
Khan Gorkhani, Minister ofCommunity Affairs for the Embassyof Pakistan and author of “Fifty Yearsof Sindh Police,” will appear withentrepreneurs, community activistsand professionals who are making adifference. $5. Reserve at 301-424-0751.
Cajun/Zydeco Dance. 3-6 p.m. atBumper Car Pavilion, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. All ageswelcome. $15. Music by Jesse Legeand Bayou Brew. Visitwww.dancingbythebayou.com.
Argentine Tango. 6:30-11 p.m. atBallroom Annex, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. DJ Rene Davila will mix themusic. $15/person; $10/dance only.Visit www.glenechopark.org formore.
Contra Dance. 7 p.m. lessons start;7:30 -10:30 p.m. dancing at SpanishBallroom at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. DeadSea Squirrels provides music. $13/nonmember; $10/member; $5/age17 and under. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.
MONDAY/NOV. 25Music Performance. 7:30 p.m. at St.
Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701Old Georgetown Road, Rockville. JimMalcolm performs. $18/advance;$22/door; students with ID - $14/advance; $18/door. Visitwww.imtfolk.org or 301-960-3655for tickets.
FRIDAY/NOV. 29Contra Dance. 7:30 p.m. lessons start;
8:30 -11:30 p.m. dancing at SpanishBallroom at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Elixirprovides music. $10/adult; $5/17
and under. Visitwww.fridaynightdance.org for more.
Contra Techno Dance. 11:35 p.m.-1:30 a.m. in the Back Room Annex atGlen Echo, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.The Friday Night Dancers and FSGWwill sponsor a “techno” dance withDJ Improper. $7/door; $5/member.Visit www.fridaynightdance.org.
Art Exhibit. Ken Conley presents“Drawings and Paintings” in theYellow Barn Gallery at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Theexhibit, which showcases still-life,landscapes, portrait and the figure,will be open from noon-5 p.m. Free.Visit www.glenechopark.org or 301-371-5593.
SATURDAY/NOV. 30Swing Dance. 8 p.m.-midnight at
Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Pricing TBD. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.
Art Exhibit. Ken Conley presents“Drawings and Paintings” in theYellow Barn Gallery at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Theexhibit, which showcases still-life,landscapes, portrait and the figure,will be open from noon- p.m. with areception from 4-6 p.m. Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or 301-371-5593.
SUNDAY/DEC. 1Art Exhibit. Ken Conley presents
“Drawings and Paintings” in theYellow Barn Gallery at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Theexhibit, which showcases still-life,landscapes, portrait and the figure,will be open from noon-5 p.m. Free.Visit www.glenechopark.org or 301-371-5593.
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Saluting Potomac’s 2013 People of the YearFrom Page 3
in the U.S. Air Force (2nd Lt.) during theKorean War.
At age 21, Bob Hanson was named thefirst national president of the Rural Youthof the United States of America, a federa-tion of youths involving Boy and Girl Scouttroops, Future Farmers of America, 4-HClubs.
Since then he has been a board memberof the American Automobile Association (35years); Montgomery County Fair (he wasan original member); 4-H Club (he was a
national president); and Future Farmers ofAmerica. He dwells on his involvement withthe Young Men’s Christian Association(YMCA) and was instrumental in the build-ing of YMCA’s national headquarters.
In the mid-1950s he was chairman of theBethesda branch of the YMCA and was in-strumental in raising money for their build-ing on Old Georgetown Road. He wasequally successful in getting property do-nated in the 1960s for the Boy Scout head-quarters on Rockville Pike
Hanson’s was a Boy Scout troop masterfor 10 years. Boy Scouts have camped on
the Hanson’s Mount Prospect Farm in the70 acres of woodland for over 60 years.
Hanson served on the Potomac MasterPlan Citizens Advisory Committee.
BUSINESS PERSON OF THE YEARBob Sickles, with his wife Tammy is owner
and founder of Kids After Hours and Carni-val Day, supporting many organizations foryoung people. Kids After Hours operates in19 locations in Montgomery County PublicSchools. Carnival Day provides moonbounces and other fun equipment, support-ing events and charities like Autism Speaks,
KEEN and many local schools.
CO-YOUTH OF THE YEARMatthew Schick of Landon is editor-in-
chief of Landon’s yearbook. He takes APStatistics, AP Economics, AP Psychology,Chinese V, and is preparing an AP art port-folio.
Schick is helping design a new course atLandon with staff called “The School of Ath-ens,” that will bring together Landon’s toptalents in various media to critique and dis-
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Supporting Wounded Warriors and Their Familiesholiday parties. “These parties are so mean-ingful to the wounded warriors and theirfamilies,” said Kristen Henderson, YellowRibbon Fund director of communications.One of our board members, Vito Pampalona(Uncle Vito to the servicemen and women)holds a golf tournament to raise funds forYellow Ribbon Fund every year. He spendsall the proceeds on holiday gifts for holi-day parties for the servicemen and womenand their families — and ships everythinghere from Michigan. He buys backpacks, t-shirts, CD’s, gift cards, iPads, Playstationsand much more. Santa comes to hand outthe gifts — and everyone enjoys a light-hearted afternoon that truly helps wheneach day can be a struggle.”
One of the most effective programs ofYellow Ribbon Fund supports the familycaregivers who, “as unsung heroes, put theirlives on hold to help their injured loved onemanage the marathon of surgeries, appoint-ments, medications and tasks of daily liv-ing,” Robbins said. “We do whatever it takes.We provide housing and transportation tokeep families together during long-termtreatment. We sponsor therapeutic mas-sages for the caregivers and outings for the
families. These activities give the caregiversa break from hospital life and a chance tobuild relationships with other caregivers.”Bridgit Neisen was only 20 and from a smalltown in Missouri when her husband wasinjured. When she arrived in D.C., her in-structions were to rent a car. “I was tooyoung to rent a car,” she said. “Here I was,not knowing a soul, feeling totally lost andlonely, scared to death at what I was goingto find when I finally saw my husband —but Bob Talbot of the Yellow Ribbon Fundwas at the hospital waiting for me as mymentor. He helped me speak with the medi-cal personnel, find a place to live, and evengot me taxi vouchers. The Yellow RibbonFund has been there for my husband andme — and this is where I will send my do-nations for the rest of my life.”
Amy Oppelt, wife and caregiver of Sgt.Lucas Oppelt who lost her legs in an IEDblast in Afghanistan also knows the valueof the Yellow Ribbon Fund network. “Often
I felt overwhelmed and isolated. Then afellow Wounded Warrior spouse draggedme to a Yellow Ribbon Find caregiver din-ner one night. Suddenly I was not alone inmy struggles. I found respite in the caregiverevents, developed friendships that I trulyvalue and felt a great sense of community.”Oppelt is now serving as Yellow RibbonFund caregiver program director.
“We try to honor every request,” Robbinssaid. “We are one of the ‘go-to’ organiza-tions to bring families together — even ifit’s not a traditional family. If a servicemanor woman believes their best friend, girl-friend, boyfriend, cousin or fiancée will helpthem through the recovery process, wemake every effort to get them here. And wecontinue to help them after they arrive withhousing, transportation and whatever theyneed.”
Henderson explained that going forward,as there are fewer injured vets returningfrom war, the Yellow Ribbon Fund’s effortswill transition to the VA Ambassador pro-gram.
They are currently recruiting volunteersaround the U.S. to work with vets to helpthem no matter what their needs — find-ing a job, renovating a house, paying their
bills. Yellow Ribbon Fund stays in contactwith the servicemen and women who havereturned to their communities. One staffmember makes phone calls to check onthem (2,000 calls in two years). She wastold by one vet that “This is the first callI’ve received since I was released.”
Henderson added, “By working with ci-vilian organizations, building networks andpartnering, we can help those with lastinginjuries better negotiate their world. We arealso reaching out to the younger genera-tion at local universities to become involvedbecause they will all be aging together. Oneexample is that American University com-munications students are interviewingwounded warriors and working on publicservice announcements for them.”
The Yellow Ribbon Fund needs donationsand volunteers to continue its work. To do-nate or sign up to volunteer, visitwww.yellowribbonfund.org. Read aboutYellow Ribbon Fund and other charities atwww.catalogueforphilanthropy-dc.org. TheCatalogue for Philanthropy offers gift cards,a gift registry, child-friendly philanthropiesand an interactive portal to customize a giv-ing program to meet a company’s or school’sneeds.
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International Society of Krishna Conscious-ness) Temple proposal was presented by
ISKCON member Jeff Walker and AnandaBloch, community president. The organiza-tion plans to build a new temple and hous-ing facility for residential staff on their 12-acre lot on Oaklyn Drive. Bloch said thatthere is a need for a new sanctuary and formore modern housing: “We want to makecertain that we take the environment into
account and that we create a building thatwill enhance the area. It will be a greenbuilding that will also provide more class-room space.” He indicated that the newproposed facility would house about 30more people than are currently housed onthe property.
Four hundered people attend services onSundays and more attend their holidayevents. They provide parking in Rockvilleand bus people in because of their parkingdifficulties.
“It may be many years before the templeis built,” said Bloch. “Finances and planningtake time. It will probably be five to 10years. We will keep neighbors and theWMCCA apprised of our plans.”
Concerns from members of the audienceincluded the storm-run-off, easements, andthe parking facilities.
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Tips for Holiday Card Photosshooting in the middle of the day,” said Scruggs. “Thebest lighting is in either the early morning around 8a.m. or late afternoon starting at 3:30 p.m. to 4 p.m.with Daylight Savings Time,” she said. “Putting thelow sun behind the subjects makes for magical ‘rim’lighting behind the subjects.”
Michael Kress, of Michael Kress Photography inBethesda, offers a caveat for photographs that willinclude young children: “Make sure you pick the timeof day that is best for them so they aren’t cranky andcrying in the shot,” said Kress.
Photographer Katherine Cogan, based in Potomac,suggests taking photographs outside whenever pos-sible. “Natural lighting is great so you don’t have toworry about artificial light,” she said. “The sun shouldbe behind the photographer and shining on the sub-ject.” Kress, said creating a successful photo meanseach person in the picture should look his or her best.“Everyone needs to look good in the photo,” he said.“Posing should be natural, not contrived. The pic-ture says we’re happy to be together even if it isn’talways felt.”
When it comes to choosing clothing for a family orgroup photo, Scruggs said photo subjects should wear
clothing that coordinates without matching. “Find acute pattern you love for one family member andthen pull colors from that for the rest of the family’soutfits.”
Kress adds, “If you’re doing groups, avoid mixedpatterns of clothing. Nothing is worse than lookingat a picture with all different patterns.”
Ensure the photo subjects are not distorted. “Cardsare usually small, so fill space wisely with tightercropped images, not a picture of a scene with littlepeople saying ‘we were here,’” said Kress.
For those who decide to use a professional pho-tographer, Kress said, “Be upfront and ask aboutprints and their cost. If you know you want to orderspecific sizes, ask the photographer to possibly in-clude them in a package.”
When choosing a location for your photo shoot,Cogan said to make sure the clothing colors don’tclash with the colors of the background. “If you’reoutside behind a tree that is green consider wearingshades of red,” she said. “Reds and greens work welltogether as do blues and purples.”
No matter what location you use, Kress said, “Don’tdo the picture the same way and same place everyyear.”
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As the person primarily responsible forstocking the house with supplies and maintain-ing miscellaneous inventory, I am frequently instores (supermarket, drugstore, pet store, etc.)buying the staples (not an office supply refer-ence) our family needs to maintain our life-style, such as it is. And if I do say so myself,and I do, I do an excellent job balancingneeds, wants and available cash flow to fulfillthose various requirements. I don’t know if Ishould win an award, but I should definitelybe nominated for the tasks I regularly under-take and the success I have completing them.Moreover, considering the underlying fact thatI have a terminal disease: stage IV, non-smallcell lung cancer (the incurable kind), and acash flow which is hardly guaranteed or pre-dictable, I certainly deserve an “A” for effort.
As much as I don’t/didn’t want to factor myoriginal prognosis: “13 months to two years”into my daily life, especially when allocatingresources/spending money, not consideringthat prognosis/time line has been nearlyimpossible. The logic goes something like this:why spend money today on an item I mightnot need in six months (if you know what Imean)? Why deprive/neglect myself today (adefinite) in order to prepare/plan for tomorrow(a maybe), a tomorrow that, ever since myFebruary, 2009 diagnosis is no longer guaran-teed, or at least no longer anticipated as it wasprior to that date – on paper, anyway; giventhe fact that both of my parents lived into theirmid-eighties (I was diagnosed at 54 and half)?
Nevertheless, as my life has gone on, some-what unexpectedly, considering what myoncologist said to Team Lourie back in early2009, my attitude about the future hasevolved. Whereas once I had one (pre-diagno-sis), then didn’t (post diagnosis); now I sort ofam having one, subject to change of courseand therein lies the rub (although, it’s a heckof a lot more than a “rub,” it’s more like a sys-temic irritation); trying to live/consume nor-mally in the face/context of a terminal cancerdiagnosis. It has been and continues to be thebane of my rather fortunate existence. I don’twant to pretend or presume that life goes onas I have said it has – for me, but acting as if itdoesn’t is hardly the negative attitude I want toembrace. And for the most part, I haven’t.
This emotional maturity manifested itselfrecently at the supermarket. I bought multipleitems that I didn’t need now (charcoal lighterfluid, two cans of shaving gel; in general, non-perishables), but presumably would need later(months later), but given their sale price, theirnet cost to me was too appealing to resist, so Ibought them – without thinking too muchabout my life expectancy time line. In fact, thetime line thing didn’t hit me until later when Irealized that I had made purchases whose ulti-mate benefit to me (other then the price dis-count now), when I would actually use/needthe items, was not now, but later, much later.A “later” that I’m not 100-percent sure I have,given my semi-precarious cancer-centric exis-tence. The future was once again part of myinstinctive planning. And that realization mademe feel unburdened somehow.
Mind over matter, I’m sure, since I’vereceived no result (lab work, CT Scan, etc. –and certainly no assurance from my oncolo-gist) to indicate that my medical status haschanged somehow. Still, it was a good feelingto have and one that gave me hope that myfuture is indeed more than just an abbreviatedversion of my past.
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the 4A state semifinals on Nov. 13.The Patriots defeated Churchill to win the
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Wootton WinsState Golf Title
The Wootton golf team won the 2013 3A/4A state championship, beating runner-upChurchill by five strokes.
Wootton’s Justin Feldman finished boys’runner-up in the individual competition,carding a two-round 146 before losing in aplayoff hole to Glenelg’s Steven Segrist.
Churchill’s Luke Schaap was third with a147. Whitman’s Andrew Barth tied forfourth with a 148.
Wootton’s Delaney Shah finished runner-up in the girls’ competition with a 141.
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Whitman Girls’Soccer Wins StateChampionship
The Whitman girls’ soccer team defeatedCatonsville 2-0 on Nov. 16 to capture theClass 4A state championship.
Whitman finished the season with a 16-1-1 record.
Wootton VolleyballFalls in StateSemifinals
The Wootton volleyball team ended itsseason with a 3-0 loss to Severna Park in
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Michael D. Butvinik graduated from Bostonuniversity with a bachelor of science in hospitalityadministration.
Andrew P. Haskins has won a Merit Scholar-ship, the PwC Charitable Foundation Scholarship.
He is a student at Winston Churchill High School.
Maxwell Seigel, a freshman from Potomac,will perform in the Westminster Symphony Orches-tra concert at McDaniel College, 2 College Hill,Westminster, Md.
Keirsten Lee, of Potomac, received a Tyree/Parajon Scholarship from Denison University. TheTyree/Parajon Scholarship is based on academicachievement, leadership and personal merit.
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hicle and drove away,” according to police.“The suspect was located on top of an adja-cent mall parking deck and was taken intocustody by police a short time later. Whenthe suspect was located, detectives also dis-covered that the suspect’s 2-year-old daugh-ter was in the vehicle.”
The female victim was transported to thehospital with serious injuries, and the malevictim was transported to the hospital withnon-life-threatening injuries.
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cuss each other’s works.He assisted the Landon Studio Arts
Department in coordinating the Bestof the Independent Schools Art Com-petition.
Schick teaches Chinese to fifthgraders and has taught HebrewSchool to elementary school studentsat B’nai Tzedek since his seventhgrade.
He performs with the same bandsince he was 10 years old called “RipTide,” and the band has raised moneyfor various charities including theChildhood Brain Tumor Foundation.
Marissa Michaels of Holton Armsearned a perfect 800 on the Writingportion of the SAT, a 760 in Math and730 in Reading, and during her se-nior year is taking AP Psychology, APGovernment, AP Statistics, French IVand a course called “Banned Books.”
Michaels is editor-in-chief of HoltonArms yearbook, manager of the var-sity volleyball team, and co-presidentof the school’s Peer Counseling group— 26 juniors and seniors who guidestudents through the transition toHolton Arms Upper School.
She won first place for photogra-phy in the Washington Area Indepen-dent Schools Art Competition.
She is a first-grade teacher’s assis-tant at Washington HebrewCongregation’s religious school, a tu-tor for the Latino Student Fund, andjuror and clerk for the MontgomeryCounty Teen Court.
She is a photographer who sellsportraits and other works and hasdonated money towards “To WriteLove on Her Arms,” a non-profit or-ganization that raises awareness ofmental health issues and raises fundsto sponsor therapeutic programs.Michaels organized Holton-Armschapter of the group to help raiseawareness of psychological and emo-tional issues affecting youth, includ-ing depression, anxiety, self-harm andaddiction.
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Paws for the Causefor example, to pay for the professional
preparation of an annual CFC (CombinedFederal Campaign) application, printingcosts and postage. Annual $35 dues helpunderwrite the organization’s projects.Members receive two newsletters per yearand invitations to fundraising events.
The new year will find the group gearingup to celebrate its 40th anniversary. “Wehave come a long way in size and scopefrom a handful of people interested infundraising for large animal rescue,” saidClaire Proffitt, Potomac resident and FMCApresident. “We are still unique in our mis-sion to help other humane groups finan-cially in emergency situations and to helpfamilies and individuals keep their pets, butthe majority of our resources and fundingis currently spent on dog and cat rescue anda substantial trap/neuter/release or placeprogram.”
She cited the growing number of home-less cats and dogs in the area. Two hun-dred twenty-one cats and kittens have foundnew homes to date in 2013 and 83 TNR/TNP’s have been completed thanks to thegroup’s work.
“However, we have over 100 animals infoster care at this time. We must hone ourskills to meet the needs of our communityby more effective use of social media andthe Internet,” said Proffitt.
FMCA will kick-off its milestone anniver-sary with an initiative called, “The FMCA40th Anniversary Challenge.” The effort willreinforce the group’s mission to make a dif-
ference in the lives of the animals in localcommunities and beyond.
“We want to take advantage of as manyrevenue generating opportunities as pos-sible. Volunteers are establishing commit-tees co-chaired by me and Linda McMakinto coordinate these efforts. You all will behearing a lot more from FMCA in 2014.Please don’t get sick of receiving communi-cation from FMCA this year. We are work-ing to secure sponsorship and envision amatching grant program for additionalfunds. I am willing to seed that effort witha $5,000 match,” said Proffitt. She sharedher goal to raise $30,000 with the lion’sshare going to spay-neuter and TNR. Thosefunds alone would spay or neuter 300 catsand kittens.
An on-going slideshow featuring cats anddogs available for adoption captured theattention and heartstrings of guests. PollyBerteling, a member of FMCA for 20 yearssaid, “They do good work finding homesfor pets. I have two eight-year-old cats,Samson and Delilah. One was rescued fromthe pound and one from a pet shop. You’vegot to love cats. I can’t remember when Ihaven’t had a cat.”
Berteling brought her friend, Avenel resi-dent, Sandra Maddock who had a rescuecat, Sabrina Fur, for 16 years. “It’s [animalrescue] needed in this county and in thecountry especially in these economic timesbecause people are turning their animalsout. It may be cliché but, we are their voice,”said Maddock.
For more information visit: www.fmca.org
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