Embed Size (px)
DESCRIPTION
Â
Citation preview
1932808
TheGazetteSILVER SPRING | TAKOMA PARK | WHEATON | BURTONSVILLE
DA ILY UPDATES AT GAZETTE .NET 25 centsWednesday, December 3, 2014
VVILLLLLLEEEEEEEEEEEEE
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PREVIEWAssistant takes over as head of Springbrook program. B-1
BEST OFMONTGOMERYReaders voted for their favoritebusinesses in 50 categories.Find out who won inside today.
PROMOTIONAL SUPPLEMENT
Automotive B-11Calendar A-2Classified B-8Entertainment A-11Opinion A-9Sports B-1 Please
RECYCLE
Volume 27, No. 49,Two sections, 28 PagesCopyright © 2014The Gazette
INDEX
LIVINGHISTORY
NEWS
Silver Spring companyreveals White Housethrough the years.
A-5
n ‘Lot of people’ willwant to occupy libraryspace, councilman says
BY KEVIN JAMES SHAY
STAFFWRITER
Pyramid Atlantic Art Centerhas decided againstmoving intothe new Silver Spring Library,primarily due to delays anduncertainty, leaving the countysearching for a new tenant.
On Nov. 25, the Montgom-ery County Council unani-mously voted not to declare thatthe county wouldn’t need thespace, clearing the way to nego-tiate with another party.
Councilman George L. Lev-
enthal (D-At Large) of TakomaPark said he was “extremely op-timistic” there would be a newtenant “in the very near term.”He said he continues to favorhaving a “strong and lively artspresence consistent with theSilver Spring Library’smission.”
“Therewill be a lot of peoplewho will want to occupy thisspace,” he said, adding that hewished Pyramid Atlantic well.
For about five years, thecounty and the nonprofit artscenter have been working on adeal for Pyramid to use space inthe $69.5 million library beingconstructed at Wayne Avenueand Fenton Street. Pyramid
County wants tobook new tenantin Silver Spring
n Some parents andPTA members opposeDale Drive station
BY RAISA CAMARGO
STAFFWRITER
The Purple Line’s projectedconstruction route in front ofSligo Creek Elementary and Sil-ver Spring International Middleschools has some parents wor-ried about safety connected tothe expansion.
MTA officials spoke aboutthe plans with the communityon Nov. 19 at Sligo Creek El-ementary School.
The Purple Line, a light railthat connects Bethesda to New
Carrollton, will travel in front ofSligo Creek Elementary and Sil-ver Spring International Middleschools along Wayne Avenue.The light rail would operate inthe center of the road, sharingWayne Avenue lanes with traf-fic, said Michael Madden, MTAmanager of Purple Line plan-ning.
The plan would require twoadditional left-turn lanes on Ce-dar Street, Dale Drive andMan-chester Road, making a totalof six lanes and a median. Thecurrent entry point of the schoolparking lot will be relocated anda substation at the school willprovide power to the light rail
Purple Line planis school concern
She’s got you covered
TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE
Milliner Michelle Norkus assists a customer at Andrea’s Fine Hats and Accessories on Saturday in Silver Spring. Numerous shops in the Silver Spring areaparticipated in the Small Business Saturday campaign, a national day of focusing on local retailers — in contrast to Black Friday, when larger stores holdearly-morning sales to kick off the Christmas shopping season.
n City to be among firstin area with system used inPhiladelphia and elsewhere
BY KEVIN JAMES SHAY
STAFFWRITER
The Takoma Park City Council has ap-provedusing almost $13,000 in speed cam-era ticket money to start a crime-fightingnetwork involvingprivately owned securitycameras.
The program, done by Philadelphia,NewOrleans andother cities,will allowpo-lice touse in criminal investigations certainvideo footage taken by residents and busi-nesses registering their systems. Participa-tion is voluntary.
“This is going to be very helpful to us,”Takoma Park police Capt. Dan Frishkornsaid. “This is not only a deterrent [to crime]we can use ... but it’s also a very good re-source for investigators.”
Councilman Seth Grimes made a mo-tion to table the item during a Nov. 24meeting, saying there wasn’t enough pub-lic notice of the issue. That motion failed,and Grimes later voted with the rest of thecouncil, which unanimously approved theprogram.
Other council members raised ques-tions, such as who would have access tovideo footage and how long video wouldbe kept.
Frishkorn said the policewill notmain-tain a database of video. A Philadelphia-area vendor is running the web portal
where people can register their video sys-tems.
Police have used camera systemsowned by local businesses and individualsto help themsolve crimes before, includingsome carjackings and a July burglary at aTakomaPark retailer. Buthavingamoreor-ganized network mapped out for quick ac-cesswouldhelp immensely, Frishkorn said.
Takoma Park is one of the first, if notthe first, in theWashington, D.C., region toimplement the program, he said.
While major crime in Takoma Parkdropped 4 percent in 2013 from2012, therewas an increase in certain categories, in-cludingdaytime residential burglaries, autothefts and robberies at gas stations, accord-
Takoma Park OKs security cameras
n Ten Montgomery highschools compete in Latin dancecompetition at Strathmore
BY RAISA CAMARGO
STAFFWRITER
Silver Spring resident Ricardo Loaizahas envisioned a time when Latin dancewould be more in demand. On Nov. 24,he witnessed it during a rhythmic com-petition of Latin dance styles among 10high schools at the Strathmore in NorthBethesda.
The applause reverberated onto thestage as student dancers approached
each stepwith adifferent take. The cheersgrew louder with every turn, swing, andhipmovement.
At one point, Loaiza — executive di-rector of thenonprofitAfter SchoolDanceFundprogramthat supports the competi-tion—said to theaudienceof 2,000gueststhat he wasn’t hearing the excitement.
Using a phrase to energize the crowd,Loaiza said, “Can I hear aWEPA?”
Students and families from 10 highschools in Montgomery County re-sponded with loud cheers in support ofthe teams.
The 15th annual MCPS Latin DanceCompetition is the signature After SchoolDance Fund event and the fifth year it’s
been held at the Strathmore.The styles of dancing includecha-cha,
merengue, bachata and salsa.Students in the competition focus
on clean and well-executed cross-bodyleads, hand styling, multiple turns, pos-ture and presentation to the audience.Communication improves through thecoordination of body movements andsynchronization of steps, Loaiza said.
The focus of the competition and theclub is to help students stay engaged inschool by building confidence.
EinsteinHighSchool senior SoniaRo-driguez,whowonfirst place for salsa, said
Silver Spring man using dance to build students’ confidenceCielo Gonzalez (left) ofEinstein High School inKensington and HugoGonzalez (second fromleft) participate in thestudent/parent portionof the 15th annualMontgomery County PublicSchools Latin DanceCompetition at the MusicCenter at Strathmorein North Bethesda onNov. 24.
GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE
See LIBRARY, Page A-8
See PURPLE, Page A-8See CAMERAS, Page A-8
See DANCE, Page A-8
1932378
Please RSVP to 301-273-1200 • Reservation requiredCall to reserve your seat 8am-5pmFeel free to bring one (1) guest. Seating is extremely limited.Type II Diabetic Adults Only
You’re Invited to aFrFreeee DiabeticDiabeticFree DiabeticDinnerDinner EventEventDinner Event
Stunning research now suggestsType II Diabetes can begin to be
REVERSED in as little as 1 WEEK.
TimpanoItalian Chophouse
12021 Rockville PikeRockville, MD 20852
December 9that 5:30pm
Integrated Health Center of MarylandDr. Stephen Wander, DC
Topics Include:• Top 3 reasons diabetes get worse with time• A unique clinical approach that allows the
diabetes to reverse• Is your treatment causing you to get worse
over time?• Common drugs that may cause you to
actually get worse
FREE ADMISSION & FREE GOURMET MEALYou will discover how Type II Diabetics have been able toreverse their disease, reduce & eliminate drugs (includinginsulin), lose weight without exercise, explode their energy
levels, & become non-diabetic.
1934486
1885426
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3B. F. Saul and Affiliates Rockville/
Twinbrook Community Meeting, 7 p.m.,Rockville Hilton, 1750 Rockville Pike,Rockville. Learnmore about creating acommunity for current and future resi-dents to live, shop, dine and play. See pre-liminary design plans for redevelopmentof the Rockville Pike property near theTwinbrookMetro based on comments re-ceived at the Nov. 12meeting. Free. [email protected].
Advent Jazz Evenings, 7 p.m., LutheranChurch of St. Andrew, 15300NewHamp-shire Ave., Silver Spring.Holiday jazz andevening prayer. Free. 301-384-4394.
Indie Jazz for Holidays, 7:30 p.m.,Ingleside at King Farm, 701 King FarmBlvd., Rockville. With jazz standards andholiday tunes. Free, RSVP requested. 240-499-9019.
THURSDAY, DEC. 4Teen Writing Club, 6:15-7:45 p.m., Kens-
ington Park Library, 4201Knowles Ave.,Kensington.Discover creativewriting tech-niques. Ages 11-18. Free. 240-773-9515.
Winter Blues: Balancing Sorrow andCelebration While Grieving, 6:30-8 p.m.,MontgomeryHospice, 1355 PiccardDrive,Rockville. For anyone grieving the death ofa loved one. Free. 301-921-4400.
FRIDAY, DEC. 5Landon Greens Sale and Holiday Bou-
tique, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Landon School, 6101Wilson Lane, Bethesda, also 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Dec. 6. Specialty wreaths, topiaries andboxwood roping.More than 40 vendorswill sell unique holiday presents includingjewelry, toys, clothing,monogrammedspecialty items and hostess gifts. Free ad-mission. [email protected].
17th Annual Holiday Craft Fair and Win-terfest, 3-9 p.m., Church of the Resurrec-tion, Greencastle Road andOldColumbiaPike, Burtonsville, also 9 a.m.-3 p.m.Dec.6. Featuringmore than 75 crafters and ven-dors, silent auction, Santa’s TreasureChest,food, Secret Santa shop, Breakfast withSanta andmore. Free. 301-236-5200.
Christmas Bazaar, 5-10 p.m., St. Mi-chael Catholic Church, 805Wayne Ave.,Silver Spring, throughDec. 7. Clothes,jewelry, Christmas gifts and decorations.Silent auctionDec. 5, breakfast with SantaDec. 6 and bake sale Dec. 7. [email protected].
SATURDAY, DEC. 6Breakfast With Santa, 8-11:30 a.m.,
KensingtonVolunteer FireDepartment
StationNo. 5, 10620Connecticut Ave.,Kensington.Have breakfast with firefight-ers, EMTs, and the community. See fire-trucks and equipment. 240-644-7168.
Bazaar and Silent Auction, 8 a.m.-3p.m., River RoadUnitarianUniversalistCongregation, 6301 River Road, Bethesda.Community sale for art, books andmusic,children’s toys, clothing, jewelry, house-hold goods and holiday items. Free admis-sion. www.rruuc.org/bazaar.
Holiday Bazaar, 5 p.m., RockvilleSenior Center, 1150 CarnationDrive,Rockville. Handmade crafts, local vendors,plants, book and thrift sale. Lunch andbake goods also available for purchase.Free admission. 240-314-8800.
Winter Holidays Celebration: Songsand Parrandas, 7-9 p.m., Bethesda UnitedMethodist Church, 8300 Old GeorgetownRoad, Bethesda. Coral Cantigas presentsa festive array of holiday songs from LatinAmerica, Spain and the U.S. in collabora-tion with a guest artist, RichardMont-gomery High SchoolMadrigals. $15-30;free for ages 12 and under. [email protected].
Chanukah Concert Dedicated to Hu-man Rights, 8 p.m., Temple Beth AmiCongregation, 14330 Travilah Road, Rock-ville. A kickoff event before the 20th JewishFolk Arts Festival. A portion of proceedswill support Immigrant Rights organiza-tions and Physicians for Human Rights—Israel. $10-$25. 301-349-2799.
SUNDAY, DEC. 7Holiday Vendor Bazaar, 11 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Tikvat Israel Congregation, 2200 BaltimoreRoad, Rockville. More than 25 vendors forholiday gift-giving needs. Free [email protected].
Peerless Rockville Awards Ceremonyand Holiday Open House, 1-5 p.m., RedBrick Courthouse, 29 Red Brick Court-house Square, Rockville. Socialize withmembers of the community while enjoy-ing light hors d’oeuvres andmusical en-tertainment. Free. 301-762-0096.
20th Jewish Folk Arts Festival, 1-6p.m., Universities at Shady Grove Confer-ence Center, 9630 Gudelsky Drive, Rock-ville. Musical highlights of the Sundayfestival include synagogue choirs andcantors, nationally known Klezmer bands,university and youth a cappella groups. Anexhibit hall will feature Judaic artists andtheir crafts, whichwill be for sale. Therewill be workshops and additional activi-ties. $5-10, free for preschoolers. www.jewishfolkartsfestival.com.
Asian American Music Society Con-cert, 2:30 p.m., Ingleside at King Farm, 701King FarmBlvd., Rockville. They are win-ners of the AAMS 2013woodwind, piano,
string, and voice international competi-tion. Free. 240-499-9019.
Atlantic Guitar Quartet, 3-5 p.m., Cal-vary LutheranChurch, 9545Georgia Ave.,Silver Spring. Celebrating the 20th anni-versary ofMusical Arts International. Tra-ditional Quartetmusic by Brouwer, Satie,JosquinDes Prez, Arvo Part, Fred Frith andholiday favorites. $15-$20. 301-933-3715.
MONDAY, DEC. 84th Annual Journalism Night: Dying to
Tell Us, 7-9:30 p.m., RoundHouse Theater,4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Ex-ploring the dangers of the journalistic pro-fession and the length to which journalistsgo to get the news. Panel discussionwithDavid Clark, Jay Solomon, Sebastian Ro-tella, DelphineHalgand, OrenDorell andCourtney Radsch. $10; free for [email protected].
TUESDAY, DEC. 9Living with Alzheimer’s: For Younger-
Onset Alzheimer’s, noon, Holy Cross Se-nior Source, 8580 2nd Ave., Silver Spring.Learn how to develop a care team andtake on legal and financial planning, aswell as coping strategies, and care andtreatment options. Free. 800-272-3900.
Help Your Child Develop Grit With aGrowth Mindset, 7:30-9:30 p.m., Parent En-couragement Program, 10100 ConnecticutAve., Kensington. For parents of childrenages 5-14. $33, registration required. 301-929-8824.
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 10African American Book Discussion,
3 p.m.,WhiteOak Library, 11701NewHampshire Ave., Silver Spring. Books avail-able at check-out desk. Free. 240-773-9555.
Evening Book Discussion, 6:45 p.m.,White Oak Library, 11701NewHampshireAve., Silver Spring. Books available atcheck-out desk. Free. 240-773-9555.
THE GAZETTEPage A-2 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
BestBet
16th Annual Al-ternative Gift Fair,noon-4 p.m., TakomaPark PresbyterianChurch, 310 TulipAve., Takoma Park.
Holiday shopping for gifts thattouch people’s hearts andmake adifference to those in need.Morethan 40 gifts priced from $5 to $100will be offered this year, such asa week of fresh local veggies for alow-income family, two visits from anurse-midwife inMalawi to amomor baby, or a violence preventionoutreach session at a localmiddleschool. [email protected].
SAT
6
MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDARITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET
EVENTSSend items at least two weeks in advance of the paper in which you would like them toappear. Go to calendar.gazette.net and click on the submit button.Questions? Call 301-670-2070.
PHOTO GALLERYDamascus High School’s Alec Magas, Ari Cacopardo, Michael Bradshaw andJohn Fischer overwhelm Glenelg’s Jack Hogan in a state semifinal on Friday.
Damascus won to move on to the state 3A final this week. Go to clicked.Gazette.net.
SPORTS Northwest and Damascus high schools play for state championshipsin football. Check online for extensive coverage of their title games.
GAZETTE CONTACTSThe Gazette – 9030 Comprint Court
Gaithersburg,MD 20877Main phone: 301-948-3120 Circulation: 301-670-7350
Andy Schotz,managing editor, Silver Spring : [email protected], 240-864-1531Kevin James Shay, staff writer: [email protected], 301-670-2033
Raisa Camargo, staff writer: [email protected], 301-670-2057
Get complete, currentweather information
at NBCWashington.com
The Gazette (ISSN 1077-5641) is publishedweekly for $29.99 a year byThe Gazette, 9030Comprint Court, Gaithersburg,MD 20877. Periodicals postage paid at Gaithersburg,Md.Postmaster: Send address changes. VOL. 27, NO. 48 • 2 SECTIONS, 28 PAGES
ANov. 26 story about the resignationofMontgomeryCountyDemocraticCen-tral Committee Chairman KevinWalling had an incorrect date for the election fora new chairman. The electionwill be held Tuesday.
CORRECTION
T H E G A Z E T T EWednesday, December 3, 2014 s Page A-3
Airman from Takoma Parkcompletes trainingAir Force Airman Kevin A.
Mack, the son of Alphonso andDonna Mack of Takoma Park,has graduated from basic mili-tary training at Joint Base SanAntonio-Lackland in Texas.
Mack, a 2008graduate of HighPoint High School inBeltsville, completedan eight-week pro-gram that includes“training in militarydiscipline and stud-ies, Air Force core val-ues, physical fitness,and basic warfareprinciples and skills,” accord-ing to a news release from theJoint Hometown News Serviceat Fort Meade.
“Airmen who complete ba-sic training earn four creditstoward an associate in appliedscience degree through theCommunity College of the AirForce,” the news release says.
Silver Spring, TakomaPark blood drive sites set
The American Red Crossis conducting a holiday blooddrive. The organization is try-ing to ramp up donations whenthey typically drop off becausepeople are busy with holidayfestivities and travel.
Also, winter weather andseasonal illnesses such as theflu can mean fewer donations,according to a Red Cross newsrelease.
All donors are needed,especially those with O nega-tive, A negative and B negativeblood, the nonprofit organiza-tion said.
Appointments can bescheduled by downloading theRed Cross blood donor app, atredcrossblood.org or by calling800-733-2767.
In Silver Spring and TakomaPark, donationsmaybemadeat:
• Washington AdventistHospital, 7600 Carroll Ave., Ta-koma Park, 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.Friday
• Montgomery ChapterHouse, 2020 East-West High-way, Silver Spring, 1:30 to 7 p.m.Dec. 10.
Interfaith Works,Strathmore seek coatsInterfaith Works of Rock-
ville and Strathmore in NorthBethesda are partnering on awinter coat drive for the needy.
Strathmore will collect gen-tly used and new coats at all
Music Center con-certs through Dec. 19.Donors will receive a$10 voucher per coat,which can be appliedto Strathmore-pre-sented performancesand events in the2014-15 season.
Donations will beaccepted one hour be-
fore concerts and during regu-lar business hours at the MusicCenter lobbyat 5301TuckermanLane, North Bethesda.
Interfaith Works is seekingcoats for adults, children andinfants. Last year, its InterfaithClothing Center served morethan 13,000 income-qualifiedresidents, including 5,946 chil-dren, according to a news re-lease.
Winter recreationguide available
The winter issue of thecounty’s recreation guide is nowavailable.
Theguide featureshundredsof activities and programs, in-cluding sports, therapeutic rec-reation services and active adultsenior programming.
Registration for programsand classes opened Nov. 17.Residents are encouraged toregister early, asmanyprogramsfill up quickly. Registration isavailable online, by mail, by faxor in person at the recreationoffices at 4010 Randolph Road,Silver Spring.
Copies of the guideare avail-able at recreation centers, parkfacilities, aquatic and seniorcenters, and public libraries.Residents can receive the guidebymailwithanannual subscrip-tion for $5 for five issues.
The guide and subscriptioninformationareatmontgomery-countymd.gov/rec.
For more information, call240-777-6840.
PEOPLEMore online at www.gazette.net
Mack
n Leggett lays out planto boost county’s economy
BY KATE S. ALEXANDERSTAFFWRITER
Economic developmentwill be a focus of the next fouryears under MontgomeryCounty Executive Isiah Leggett,who on Monday introduced asix-point plan for the county’seconomic future.
One plank of his plan, apromise to turn around devel-opment approvals in 30 days,drew a “wow” from the crowd.Another was to create an inde-pendent authority to overseetransit.
After taking his oath of of-fice, Leggett outlined the planfor his third term in office, say-ing his intent is to “take advan-tage of our already formidablestrengths and better positionMontgomery County for thefuture.”
Leggett and the nineCounty Council members —including two new members,TomHucker andSidneyKatz—were sworn into office Mondaymorning at Richard Montgom-ery High School in Rockville.
Budget challenges con-tinue to plague the county,despite the accomplishmentsLeggett and outgoing CouncilPresident Craig L. Rice bothhighlighted from the past fouryears, including closing morethan $3 billion in budget gaps,maintaining an AAA bond rat-ing throughout the recessionand growing county programs.Rice’s one-year term as presi-dent ended Tuesday, but heremains on the council.
Rice (D-Dist. 2) of Ger-mantown spoke of beingunited as “one Montgomery.”“Our entire community mustcome together and make surethat we sharpen our focusand work as one, together, toachieve our commongoals,” hesaid.
Those goals include add-ing jobs and strengthening theeconomy, goals the county hasin common with Gov.-electLarry Hogan (R), Rice said.
Yet the ability of its onemil-lion residents to move aboutthe county and region is the keyto Montgomery’s economic fu-ture.
To advance transit projects
already in the works — like the16-mile Purple Line and the 15-mile Corridor Cities Transitway—as economic uncertainty lin-gers, Leggett proposed creatingan independent transit author-ity in the county.
And, he said, “we need tomove the [bus] Rapid TransitSystem forward now.”
An independent authority,Leggett said,would focus atten-tion and resources on the needfor more transit options, evenas the state and federal govern-ments face budget challengesof their own.
Leggett also proposedbuilding information infra-structure through a high-speedfiber network “to connectpeople with opportunities andmoveour economyat the speedof our ideas.”
Leggett promised that aslong as he is executive, Mont-gomery will not shy awayfrom competition. He recom-mended accelerating a countyprogram to fill vacant officespace and land by creatinga $30 million tax-abatementprogram aimed at locatingbusinesses in existing officespace and supporting shovel-ready commercial projects.To further support new busi-
nesses, he proposed creatinga program called MC Squared,pairing technology entrepre-neurs with funding and theleadershipof already successfultech companies.
Last week, the council in-troduced legislation to appointan ombudsman to advise andcounsel businesses through thecounty’s development process.
Leggett said Monday thathe hopes to speed up the coun-ty’s development process.
“I am ready to commit inthis coming year to a time-line that guarantees that if youcome to us with a project thatis ready, we will turn your planaround in 30 days,” he said.
The county is often criti-cized as having a lengthy re-view and approval process forprojects.
“I want us to usher in andfoster a culture of ‘yes’ whenit comes to doing business inMontgomery County,” Leggettsaid.
Finally, the county execu-tive asked for support of theMontgomery Workforce Coali-tionproposal to consolidate thecounty’s workforce develop-ment and jobs programs.
Workingwith thecivicorga-nization, Moving Montgomery
Forward, Leggett said he willestablish a work group of busi-nesses, eduction and civic lead-ers to expand local vocationalapprenticeships.
“I pledge to you today that Iwill do all I can to continue ourjourney and lead this outstand-ing community to even greaterheights as we now enter a newphase in our quest to makethis an even more attractiveplace for people and business,”Leggett said.
Leggett won a third term inoffice on Nov. 4, defeating Re-publican challenger Jim Shal-leck.
Leggett beat former CountyExecutive Doug Duncan andfour-term Councilman PhilipM. Andrews in the Democraticprimary in June.
All seven council incum-bents who ran again won re-election.
Newcomers Hucker (D-Dist. 5) of Silver Spring andKatz(D-Dist. 3) ofGaithersburgwereunopposed in the general elec-tion.
The new council held itsfirstmeeting on Tuesday.
Council, executive start new terms
TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE
Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett draws laughs from his wife Catherine and U.S. District Court JudgeRoger Titus as he recites his oath of office on Monday at Richard Montgomery High School in Rockville.
1932373FEATURED LENDER/BROKERCall this provider today for your mortgage needs! HELIO SOUZA
NMLS #13003***OTHER LENDERS PROMISEGREAT SERVICE, AMERICA TRUSTFUNDING GUARANTEES IT***
We make sure you will get the best interest rate.
NMLS# 1522
CALL(301) 881-5555 FORFREE CONSULTATION
NMLS
1522
SPECIAL - 30 YEARS GOVERNMENT LOANS - 3.250%~APR 3.398%
100% FINANCE - VA LOAN - 30 YEARS - 3.250%-APR 3.398%95% FINANCE AND NO MORTGAGE INSURANCE - SPECIAL APPRAISAL
CONVENTIONAL LOAN AMOUNT TO $417,00030 YEARS @ 3.875%-APR 4.098%15 YEARS @ 2.875%-APR 3.098%
AND 5/1 ARM @ 2.50%-APR 2.673%
LOANS FROM $417,001 TO $625,00030 YEARS @ 4.250%-APR 4.299%15 YEARS @ 3.125%-APR 3.297%
Rates subject to change without further noticeNOW OFFERING 95% FINANCE ON LOANS TO $625,500 AND NO MI
http://www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org
www.americatrustfunding.com
1909
625
THE GAZETTEPage A-4 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
Residents interested in join-ing the holiday spirit are invitedtodonateatViersMillElementarySchool in Silver Spring, which isholding its annual toydrive.
The toy drive is part of the“Linkages to Learning” programthat serves families in need dur-ing the holidays. An estimated40 to 50 families are expectedto receive donations this yearthrough the school’s toy drive.
Donations can include any-thing fromnewunwrapped toysfor children, gift certificates forteens, gift wrap, and grocery giftcards.
Brianna Crayton, a com-munity school coordinator, ishelping to organize the toy driveat Viers Mill Elementary for thefirst time. Crayton said she is ac-quaintedwith some of the fami-lies and the kids are excited tosee the presents.
“Some of the kids just hadsome of the biggest smiles ontheir faces,”Crayton said. “It justhelps make the holidays specialfor the family.”
The Linkages to Learningprogram is a member of theMontgomery County VolunteerCenter’s Holiday Giving Coali-tion and provides school-basedhealth,mental health, social andeducational support services forchildren and families.
Donations started withThanksgiving. She said fami-lies were grateful to receive aThanksgiving basket full of food.She expects the same enthusi-asm for Christmas.
Toyswill be personalized foreachchild anddeliveredperson-ally to them a few days beforeChristmas.
Anyone interested in donat-ing can contact Crayton at 301-929-5598.
— RAISA CAMARGO
ViersMillElementaryhosts annualtoy collection
n Founders want tomake classical music
accessible to all audiences
BY JESSICA EGGERTSPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
WhentheTakomaEnsembledescribes itself as a “free-range,organic chamber orchestra,” itmeans more to them than play-ful marketing language. The en-semble said it has a responsiverelationship with its audienceand allows its music to evolveorganically.
The two founders, VictoriaGau and Susanna Kemp, cameupwith the idea for Takoma En-semble in the springof 2013overa cupof coffee.
Gau is the associate conduc-tor and director of education forthe National Philharmonic, aswell as the artistic director andconductor of the Capital CitySymphony inD.C.
Kemp is the director ofcommunity arts for Adminis-trative Software ApplicationsInc., a web-based software thatstreamlines the registration andmanagement process for art andeducationprograms.
Gau said she and Kemp —
musiciansandlongtimeTakomaPark residents — talked aboutworking closer to home and cre-ating an ensemble with a local,current vibe.
Todothis, theystartedmeet-ing with people in the commu-nity to develop a sense of whattheywanted.
Eventually, they met withSara Daines, the director ofhousing and community devel-opment for the city of TakomaPark. “I sat down with her andsaid that Iwant todevelopapro-fessional ensemble that is basedin Takoma Park and representsthe Takoma Park community,”Gau said.
At that meeting, DainesscheduledtheTakomaEnsemblefor twoconcert dates for thenextseason in We Are Takoma, a se-ries of monthly concerts, poetryreadings, film screenings, andother art forms representing thecommunity’s creative spirit.
Gau andKemphad a concertscheduled,butnoorchestra.
“Westarted talking to friendsand colleagues. We told themthat we had no capital to startwith, but asked if they were will-ing to take a leap of faith,” Gausaid.
A little more than a year
later, the Takoma Ensemble hasevolved into a 15-piece stringorchestra and has performed invarious venues.
This past summer, the en-semblebecameanonprofitorga-nization with funding from boththe Takoma Foundation and thecity ofTakomaPark.
“Atfirstglance,wesoundlikea [traditional] string chamber or-chestra. The difference for us isthe way we present the music,”Kempsaid.
“Wetalkalot totheaudience.Wheneverwehireplayers,wesaythat it’s important that they stay
[after theshow]and interactwiththe audience members,” Gausaid.
Kemp said their goal is tomake classical music accessibleto a wide range of audiences,even those who don’t think clas-sicalmusic is for them.
“Weareworkingreallyhardtodevelopaheavyemphasisonmu-sicbylivingcomposersandAmeri-can composers.We like to sayweplay everything fromdead guys tolivingchicks,”Gausaid.
Gau and Kemp said the en-semble generally stands while itplays to enhance the energy of
performance and connect betterwith theaudience.
Kemp said the ensemble’sfirst concert, in October 2013 atthe Takoma Park CommunityCenter, was one of the mostrewarding experiences. “Wecounted maybe 10 empty seatsout of 180,” Kemp said. “At theend,wegotahugeovation.Victo-ria and I realized that our dreamhadbeenpulledoff somehow.”
The ensemble recentlyworked with composer ScottPender to release its first album,“Foothills,”whichwentonsale inNovember.
Gausaidtheensemblemightexpandtoincludewindandbrassinstruments for certain concerts,but, for now, is staying focusedon strings. “We want to do whatwedowell first,”Gau said.
The Takoma Ensemble hasconcerts in both Takoma ParkandSilver Spring.
The ensemble is collabo-rating with the National Phil-harmonic Singers to perform aholiday concert on Saturday at 8p.m. at Christ Episcopal ChurchinRockville andSundayat4p.m.at Episcopal Church of the As-cension inSilver Spring.
TakomaPark group plays ‘free-range’ repertoire
NELSON-RIETZKE PHOTOGRAPHY
Takoma Ensemble founders Victoria Gau (left) and Susanna Kemp.
n Man realizes ‘Life Reimagined’
BY RAISA CAMARGO
STAFFWRITER
A new approach has inspired SilverSpring resident Kevin Hawkins to take adifferentdirection inhis life at 56.
Hawkins said it began 12 years ago,whenhe foundouthewasdiagnosedwithhypertension. He was given medicationsfor the rest of his life. It’s been a journeyafter he discovered the diagnosis, consid-ering thathe thoughthewashealthy.
An online platform helped him refo-cushispriorities,Hawkins said.
It’scalled“LifeReimagined,”afreeon-line AARP program that connects peopleto the contacts and tools needed to suc-
ceed in the changingworkplace.Hawkins enrolled at Kaplan Univer-
sity to focus on health andwellness. He isgraduating in about a week after studyingfor four years.
“Thatwaskindof likea‘lightbulb’mo-ment forme,”he said.
Hawkins said hiswife introduced himto “Life Reimagined” a few months ago.It gave him the tools and allowed him todevelop the skill set to understand that heis not the only one who is going throughchanges, including reimagining their ca-reers, he said.
“[It offered] many tools to help menavigate through these waters,” Hawkinssaid, who worked as a broadcast techni-cian. “Careers are much different thantheywere 15, 20 years ago.”
The online platform — which is at
http://lifereimagined.aarp.org — is apersonalized guidance system, provid-ing six practices to help individuals workon their change, whether it’s life, work orwellness. Each day, the person receivesan email with the daily tasks for the day,which range from an activity to a topic toa video that encourages engagement andreflection.
For instance, the platform taught himhow to create a more effective resume bycustomizing it to his work interests. Hesaid the program boosted his confidenceoverall by giving him a different outlookon life.
“I’ve spent 26 years on the same jobas a broadcast technician,” Hawkinssaid. “[I’ve] discoveredmethods of eatinghealthier and taking better care of myself[and] I became ignitedwithpassion to see
othersdo the same.”Hawkins said this new interest has in-
spired him to delve into communityworkand enroll in Kaplan to further his educa-tion.Hisgoal rightnowis to transition intoanew industry.
“It just really shows that I am not theonlyone,”hesaid. “Sometimes,youthink,you’re the only 50-something who is rei-magining their lives, who is not ready toretire, who is healthy enough, energeticenough to pursue a different passion andadifferent interest.”
Hawkins said he sees the program asa GPS. He would tell anyone interestedto pursue their dreams regardless of theirage.
Silver Spring resident refocuses career with help of AARP
1933917
T H E G A Z E T T EWednesday, December 3, 2014 s Page A-5
The following is a summary of incidentsin the Silver Spring area to whichMontgomery County police respondedrecently. The words “arrested” and“charged” do not imply guilt. This infor-mation was provided by the county.
Armed robbery• 500 block of Domer Avenue,
Silver Spring, at 8 p.m. Nov. 12.Thesubjects threatened the victim with aweapon and took property.
• Starbucks, 15707 Old ColumbiaPike, Silver Spring, at 5:15 a.m. Nov. 14.The subjects threatened the victimswith a weapon and took property.
• Papa John’s Pizza, 108 Univer-sity Blvd.West, Silver Spring, at 10:30p.m. Nov. 16.The subject threatenedthe victim with a weapon and tookproperty.
• Days Inn, 8040 13th St., SilverSpring, at 11:20 p.m. Nov. 18.Thesubjects threatened the victim with aweapon and took property.
Strong-arm robbery• 1900 block of Briggs Chaney
Road, Silver Spring, at 3:10 p.m. Nov.13.The subject assaulted the victimand took property.
Aggravated assault• 11600 block of Lockwood Drive,
Silver Spring, at 4 p.m. Nov. 16.Thesubject threatened the victim with aweapon and fled.
• 13900 block of Castle Boulevard,Silver Spring, at 8:09 p.m. Nov. 16.Thesubject is known to the victim.
• 14300 block of Georgia Avenue,Silver Spring, at 1:25 a.m. Nov. 18.Thesubjects threatened the victim with aweapon and fled.
Burglary• White Oak Middle School,
12201 New Hampshire Ave., SilverSpring, at 6:32 p.m. Nov. 15. Un-known entry, took property.
Commercial burglary• Chicken Basket, 15452 Old Co-
lumbia Pike, Silver Spring, on Nov. 11or 12. Forced entry, took property.
• Kim’s Hunan, 15739 ColumbiaPike, Silver Spring, at 2:20 a.m. Nov. 13.Forced entry, took nothing.
•Williams Beer andWine, 15440Old Columbia Pike, Silver Spring, at2:23 a.m. Nov. 13. Attempted forcedentry, took nothing.
• UniqueThrift Store, 10121 NewHampshire Ave., Silver Spring, at3:37 a.m. Nov. 15. Forced entry, tookproperty.
•The Bicycle Place, 9168Brookville Road, Silver Spring, at8:46 p.m. Nov. 16. Forced entry, tookproperty.
Residential burglary• 200 block of Melbourne Avenue,
Silver Spring, between 9 a.m. and4 p.m. Nov. 11. Forced entry, tookproperty.
• 13600 block of ColgateWay,Silver Spring, between Nov. 11 and 14.Attempted forced entry, took nothing.
• 1200 block of Cresthaven Drive,Silver Spring, between 6:15 a.m. and5:30 p.m. Nov. 12. Forced entry, tookproperty.
• 10200 block of Lariston Lane,Silver Spring, at 10:42 a.m. Nov. 12. At-tempted forced entry, took nothing.
• 3500 block of Aston ManorCourt, Silver Spring, between 1:43and 3 p.m. Nov. 12. Forced entry, tooknothing.
• 10800 block of Blossom Lane,Silver Spring, between 7:10 a.m. and6:50 p.m. Nov. 13. Forced entry, tookproperty.
• 1100 block ofWest NolcrestDrive, Silver Spring, between 1 and1:30 p.m. Nov. 13. No forced entry, tooknothing.
• 200 block of Spring Drive, SilverSpring, between 1 and 8 a.m. Nov. 14.Forced entry, took property.
• 13700 block of ModradWay,Silver Spring, between 6:30 a.m. and8:55 p.m. Nov. 14. Forced entry, tookproperty.
• 8060 block of 13th Street, SilverSpring, between 7:30 and 10:30 a.m.Nov. 14. No forced entry, took property.
• 9500 block of Caroline Avenue,Silver Spring, between 10 a.m. andnoon Nov. 15. Unknown entry, un-known what was taken.
• 9700 block of Hastings Drive,Silver Spring, between 10:30 a.m.and noon Nov. 15. Forced entry, tookproperty.
• 200 block of Granville Drive,Silver Spring, at 11:20 a.m. Nov. 15.Unknown entry, took nothing.
Vehicle larceny• Five incidents in Silver Spring
between Nov. 10 and 18. Took cash,electronic equipment and otherloose items.
• Six incidents in Silver Springon Nov. 12 or 13. Took a car stereo, aGPS unit and other assorted items.
POLICE BLOTTER
n Silver Spring, Rockvillecompanies collaboratedon visitor center project
BY PEGGY MCEWAN
STAFF WRITER
At least one Rockville com-pany can dispel all those jokesabout history majors facing anempty job market.
History Associates, foundedin 1981 and with more than 50employees, helps clients “dis-cover, preserve and present”their past, according to thecompany’s website.
One of its big recent proj-ects was working with Gal-lagher & Associates of SilverSpring on the newly renovatedWhite House Visitor Center.
The company’s work ismore involved than just re-search and writing, said JamesLide, a historian, and vice pres-ident and director of exhibitsand interpretive planning ser-vices for History Associates.
Lide said the typical work ofhistorians is research and pub-lication, but their work changeswhen working on museum dis-plays.
“A museum is not a bookon the wall,” he said. “The chal-lenge is to think about what thevisitor’s experience is going tobe.”
That is where researchersbecome collaborators. For theWhite House Visitor Center, Re-search Associates worked withGallagher & Associates, whichdesigned the displays; the Na-tional Park Service, which oper-
ates the visitor center; the chiefcurator of the White House; andthe White House Historical As-sociation.
“We work through the storyand then design the space,”said Patrick Gallagher, presi-dent and founder of Gallagher& Associates. “We really wanted[people] to get the feel of theWhite House as an icon. It’s ev-erybody’s home.”
The perspective of the pub-lic face and the private face ofthe White House is an interest-ing story, Gallagher said.
It is a well-documentedstory, too, so there was plenty ofmaterial for the collaborators totap into.
“There is nothing I’m go-ing to find out these guys don’talready know,” Lide said. “Ourjob is to pull all the informationtogether. The primary chal-
lenge is not what goes in [theexhibit] — it’s deciding what toleave out.”
According to the WhiteHouse Visitor Center website,visitors can take a touch-screentour of the White House, viewartifacts and see a 14-minutefilm, “White House: Reflectionsfrom Within.”
“It’s an incredibly dramaticfilm,” Gallagher said.
Actual White House toursare limited to Tuesday throughSaturday mornings and mustbe scheduled through a mem-ber of Congress or an embassythree weeks to six months inadvance.
With such restrictions, thevisitor center, two blocks awayat 1450 Pennsylvania Ave., isoften the closest look visitorshave of the executive mansion.
“The [history of] the White
House is a rich tapestry of hu-man experience,” Lide said.“The museum is organizedaround the broad idea of whatthe White House is: an historicspace, but one that still func-tions as a home, an office and astage” for national and interna-tional politics.
It is a rich story, he said.“One of the pictures I
‘found’ was an image of [Presi-dent Gerald R. Ford’s daughter]Susan Ford washing her caron the White House lawn. Itlooks like any suburban lawn,”Lide said. “It shows the com-monality of experience thatthe first family has while livingin the White House. It under-lines the human nature of thepresidency, all in the incrediblepressure cooker environment.”
Firms bring White House history to life
WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION
A view of the recently renovated White House Visitor Center in Washington, D.C. Two Montgomery County compa-nies, in Silver Spring and Rockville, worked on the project, bringing the history of the White House to tourists fromaround the world.
A Silver Spring man is fac-ing fraud charges in PrinceGeorge’s County after be-ing accused of swindling thestate’s Medicaid program outof more that $500.
TabaEseme,39,ischargedwith one count of Medicaidfraud and one count of engag-ing in a felony theft schemeto steal more than $500. Hefaces up to five years in prisonand a fine of up to $100,000for the fraud charge and up to15 years in prison, with a fineof up to $25,000, for the theftscheme, according to his in-dictment.
Eseme, who was indictedOct. 30, is accused of takingthe money in connection with“the delivery of and paymentof health care services” for arecipient identified as JamalW. between July 23 and Nov.16, 2007, according to the in-dictment.
The penalty for a theftscheme charge would belighter had the incident oc-curredafterOct.1,2009,whenthe maximum jail sentencewas reduced to 10 years andthe fine dropped to $10,000,according to the indictment.
Eseme’s attorney, GaryGerstenfield, said his clientunderstoodtheseriousnatureof the charges and that Es-eme’s legal team was “stead-fast” in supporting Eseme.
— DANIEL LEADERMAN
Residentchargedwith fraud
19339131933922
T H E G A Z E T T EPage A-6 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
n Says measures neededto address projected
‘funding gap’ in fiscal 2016
BY LINDSAY A. POWERS
STAFF WRITER
Montgomery County schools Su-perintendent Joshua P. Starr is puttingspending restrictions on the school dis-trict, starting thismonth, to savemoneyfor the next fiscal year.
The restrictions are being made inlight of a projected “funding gap” inMontgomery County Public Schools’fiscal 2016 operating budget, Starr saidin a letter on Nov. 26 to MontgomeryCounty Council President Craig L. Rice.
The new measures affect contracts,employeehiring andnon-school-based
office supplies, among other things.Starr said the savings will help in-
crease the system’s fundbalance,whichcan be put toward the next budget.
“Offices and schools will be ex-pected to make only necessary ex-penditures,” Starr wrote in the letter.“Certain exemptions are permittedto ensure that MCPS maintains high-quality instruction for all our studentsboth this year and next.”
Larry Bowers, chief operating offi-cer for the school system, said in an in-terview that the restrictions are “prettybroad” and apply to many budgetitemsnotdirectly related to instruction.Schools can request exceptions.
Asked about the size of the pro-jected funding gap, Bowers said hecouldn’t “get into specific numbers”because school officials have not yetfinished the fiscal 2016 budget.
Among the restrictions, the systemwill not fill vacant classroom-teacherpositions with permanent employees,Bowers said. Schools instead can hiresubstitute teachers.
For other jobs that involve teachingbut arenot in the classroom, the systemwill require schools to request a spend-ing exemption, even for a substitute,Bowers said.
Schools can hire only temporarypart-time employees for certain otherpositions, including special educationparaeducators, lunch-hour aides, andinterpreters, according to a memo fromBowers on Nov. 24.
Other empty positions, includingthose forprincipals, assistantprincipalsand building service managers, will befilled only through assigning a currentemployee at a lower level to a vacantposition.
The memo says “any position va-cancies that have been advertised andany interviews scheduled are exempt.”
Offices also can’t make “new con-tractual commitments” with severalexceptions, including those for emer-gency repairs and waste disposal.
“Each office must review contrac-tual service encumbrances to see if theycan be canceled,” the memo says.
Schools still canpurchasenecessarytextbooks and supplies, Bowers said.Offices not based in schools, however,will have their supply accounts frozen.
Spendingwill continueonmaterialsand supplies in certain areas, includingbuilding services, maintenance work,vehicle maintenance and printing.Bowers emphasized that basic suppliessuch as soap, toilet paper and cleaningsupplies will still be purchased.
Schools still will spend money on
clubs and after-school activities, Bow-ers said.
Other spending freezes includenon-local travel and furniture pur-chases.
“Exceptions to the freeze are per-mitted only for emergencies or otherabsolutely unavoidable expenditures ifauthorized by the chief operating offi-cer,” the memo says.
School officials expect the systemwill need to pull a significant amountof money from its fund balance for thenext fiscal operating budget, he said.About $38million from thebalancewasused to fund the fiscal 2015 budget.
The fund balance stood at around$1.2 million this past summer, at theend of fiscal 2014, the memo says. Re-cent projections show the district end-ing the current fiscal year with about$16 million in that pool of money.
Starr places spending restrictions on Montgomery schools
n Council to ask stateto double maximum fine
BY KATE S. ALEXANDERSTAFF WRITER
Montgomery County has is-sued more than 800 tickets thisyear to drivers accused of pass-ing a stopped school bus, andlocal lawmakers hope a stifferpenalty will deter violations.
The county has 25 cam-eras installed on MontgomeryCounty Public Schools’ busesto catch people who drive pasta bus while its stop arm is ex-tended with flashing red lights.
Under state law, the maxi-mum penalty is $250 per of-fense. However, Maryland’sdistrict court has set the fine at$125, or half the maximum, asan incentive for scofflaws to payinstead of challenging the ticket.
Council President Craig L.Rice (D-Dist. 2) of Germantownsaid a $125 fine is not enough ofa deterrent.
He said the county will askthe Maryland General Assemblyto increase the maximum fineto $500, in hopes of moving theactual fine to $250.
“I think until we have finesthat certainly show how egre-gious of a violation this is, we’llcontinue to see this problem es-calate,” Rice said.
From January through Oc-tober of this year, MontgomeryCounty issued 896 tickets todrivers accused of violating thelaw on not passing a stoppedschool bus, according to Pat-rick Lacefield, a spokesman forCounty Executive Isiah Leggett.
The County Council alsopassed a resolution in the springurging Judge John P. Morrissey,chief judge of the District Courtof Maryland, to increase the fineto $250, the maximum allowedby state law.
Ina reply letter,Morriseyde-fended the current practice.
“Protecting the safety andwelfare of Maryland’s childrenwho rely on school buses to getto and from school is a laud-able concern,” Morrisey wrote.“However, the fine amount andthe conditions under which thefine applies are within the pur-view of the Maryland legislatureand the determination of themaximum amount of the cita-tion is a legislative prerogativerather than a judicial decision.
“The District Court of Mary-land has a uniform policy forpre-payable amounts at onehalfof the maximum amount in theenacting legislation. Mindful ofthe presumption of innocencein all legal proceedings and themyriad of reasons why citizensmay be unable or unwilling tocome to court, the purpose forthis policy is to permit individu-als to pay the citation ratherthan attend a court hearing.”
“My take is,” Rise said, “apersonwhohas toactually standbeforea judgeandexplainwhy itis they passed a stopped schoolbusmight actually be somethingthat changes their behavior.”
Montgomery hasn’t found alawmaker to takeup the causeofincreasing the maximum fine to$500.
Also unknown is whetherthe proposal will seek to raisethe fine in just Montgomery oracross the state, Rice said.
Passingbuses mayget moreexpensive
GD27854
Sunday Services on 12/07 & 12/21 at 10:30am with Special Inspirational Music featured. There will bean opportunity to purchase “alternative gifts” from charitable organizations after each service.
Christmas Eve Services at 7:00pm which is designed for families with children and at 9:00pmfeaturing the retelling of the biblical Christmas story and the celebration of the sacrament of HolyCommunion. Come join us for this very special time and season!
For more info please call (301) 942-7188 or email Pastor Jessie at [email protected] Briggs Road,
Silver Spring, Maryland 20906
PILGRIM CHURCH UCC:2014 ADVENTAND CHRISTMAS EVE SCHEDULE
151044G
GP2180A
Call 301-670-7100to place your Holiday Worship Ad
T H E G A Z E T T EWednesday, December 3, 2014 s Page A-7
n As property owners getexemptions, county couldlose millions in revenue
BY KATE S. ALEXANDERSTAFFWRITER
Commercial property own-ers who were wrongly chargedMontgomery County’s parkinglot district tax will have threemoremonths to apply for an ex-emption.
TheCountyCouncil onNov.25 unanimously passed a billthat extends toFeb. 28 thedead-line for owners to apply to be ex-empt from the tax in the future.
However, the bill does notreimburse owners for taxes al-ready paid.
The county requires that aproperty owner either supplyparking at the site or pay a tax tofund county-supplied space in alocal parking lot district.
Developments with onsiteparking are eligible for an ex-emption from the tax, but someowners of propertieswith onsiteparking still have been paying it.
Councilwoman Nancy Flo-reen (D-At Large) of GarrettPark, who sponsored the bill,said it helps correct that mis-take.
The parking tax exemptionhas been in place for decades.County documents show thatsome 600 exemptions alreadyhave been granted.
But some owners told thecouncil at an October hearingthat, until recently, they wereunaware they were not receiv-ing the exemption.
Owners have been payingmillions of dollars for years intotheparking lot district fund aftertheyhadcreatedparking spaces,said Councilman Roger Berliner(D-Dist. 1) of Bethesda, chair-man of the council’s Transpor-tation Infrastructure Energy andEnvironment Committee.
“The bottom line is that forwhatever reason, the processdidn’t work and certain largetaxpayers paid large amountsthat they should not have,” Ber-liner said at theNov. 25meeting,quoting council staff.
“No one is really at fault,”Berliner added. “Our process is
opaque.”On tax bills, the county tax
is not broken down to reflectif the parking lot district tax ischarged, Anne Mead testified.Mead, a lawyer with Linowesand Blocher, represents severalcommercial property owners.
“It is impossible to see thatyou are being charged a [park-ing lot district] tax,” Charles K.Nulsen III, president of Wash-ingtonPropertyCo. of Bethesda,wrote in his testimony.
Nulsensaidheprovidedpark-ing at his company’s apartmentproperty, Solaire Silver Spring,yet has been charged more than$480,000 in theparking tax.
The exact cost to Montgom-ery County of the additional ex-emptions remains tobe seen.Butestimates show the county losingasmuchas$5.5millioninparkingfunding in the current fiscal year—thebulkof it intheSilverSpringParking Lot District. The annuallosscouldreachanestimated$6.6million in six years.
As designed, funding for thecounty-supplied parking in thedistricts falls to owners who donot provide parking onsite.
Assuming some propertyowners have been wrongly pay-ing the tax, County Finance Di-rector Joseph Beach said, it willtake a higher tax rate on the restto maintain the budgets for thedistricts.
Complicating matters fur-ther are recent changes to thezoning code that allow develop-ers to provide less parking thanbefore.
Beach said the change couldincrease the number of ownerseligible for the exemption.
Councilman Marc B. Elrich(D-At Large) of Takoma Parknoted that the zoning changecreates a surplus, of sorts, incounty-supplied parking andcould result in a “mammoth”increase in the parking tax.
Beach said county staff isworking to understandwhat theimpact might be if there weremore owners paying the tax andfunding the parking lot districts.
The county’s Office of Legis-lative Oversight also is studyingthe financial management andbudgeting for the districts.
County tries to fix parking tax system flaw
n Crew witnesses robbberywhile shopping
BYDANIEL LEADERMAN
STAFFWRITER
Montgomery County fire-fighters lent a hand to policefrom Prince George’s Countyon Monday by helping detaina robbery suspect at a grocerystore in Chillum while doingtheir Thanksgiving shopping.
The firefighters, whobelong to the MontgomeryCounty Fire and Rescue Ser-vice’s Takoma Park company,were picking up food for theirThanksgiving day shift at astore in the 6800 block of NewHampshire Avenue when theyheard screaming. They looked
and saw a man hit a woman,grab her purse and start run-ning away, according toPrinceGeorge’s County police.
The firefighters gave chaseand held 34-year-old HassanJihadMarshall until officers ar-rived, according topolice.
Marshall, of the 10500block of BeaconRidgeDrive inLandover, is charged with twocounts of robbery, four countsof second-degree assault, onecountof theft of less than$100,one count of attempted theftandonecountofmaliciousde-struction of property, accord-ing to online court records.
Attorney information wasnot listed in online court re-cords Tuesday.
Firefighters grab suspect
More than 100 students andteachers from Sligo Ad-ventist School in Takoma
Park recently collected donationsin the surrounding neighborhoodfor an annual fall food drive. VicePrincipal David Turner said stu-dents from grades 4 through 8 setout with notes of cheer stapledtomore than 300 empty brownpaper bags, which they droppedat homes. A few days later, theypicked upmore than 80 bags offood for Sligo Adventist Churchand Adventist Community Servicesto distribute.
Bags of plenty
PHOTOS BY VICE PRINCIPAL DAVID TURNER/SLIGO ADVENTIST SCHOOL
Above left, eighth-grade students Alina Tomenko and Rickayla Davis deliver bags of food to Adventist CommunityServices. Above, fourth-graders (from left) Ernesto Escobar, Aaron Gardner, Jaeden Morris, Ricardo Dixon, JanelleOsafo-Dedey, Lauren Elliott and Lia Watson (sitting) come back after collecting bags of food.
n Law would force businesses toprovide all workers with time off
BY KATE S. ALEXANDERSTAFFWRITER
Workers in Montgomery County could soonhave access to earned sick leave.
The County Council is considering legisla-tion to require that all businesses operating anddoing business in the county provide employeeswith earned sick and safe leave.
Earned sick leave is paid time off from workfor the injury or illness of the employee or theemployee’s immediate family. Safe leave is sim-ilar, but for domestic violence suffered by theemployee or the employee’s immediate family.
The bill would require companies to provideone hour of sick and safe leave for every 30 hoursworked, up to 56 total hours of leave.
Similar legislation was introduced in theMaryland General Assembly this year, but didnot pass.
Council Vice President George L. Leventhal,the county bill’s chief sponsor, said he expectsstate lawmakers to consider the issue again in
2015.But, much as it did with minimumwage, the
county is hoping tomove ahead with local legis-lation for sick and safe leave ahead of Annapolis,Leventhal (D-At Large) of Takoma Park said.
Councilwoman Nancy Navarro said the re-cent election of new leadership in Annapolisdoes not leave her confident that a sick and safeleave mandate will pass the state in 2015.
Underlying the county bill is a strong pub-lic health concern, Leventhal said. MontgomeryCounty Health Officer Dr. Ulder J. Tillman oftenadvises sick individuals to stay home to avoidthe spread of disease.
For many workers that is not an option, butNavarro (D-Dist. 4) of Silver Spring, who co-sponsored the bill, said this would let workersremain homewhen ill, or when a familymemberis ill, without risking their job.
Councilwoman Cherri Branson (D-Dist. 5)of Silver Spring, and councilmen Marc B. Elrichand Hans Riemer, both (D-At Large) of TakomaPark, co-sponsored the bill.
A public hearing is tentatively scheduled forJan. 29 at 7:30 p.m.
Montgomery County Councilconsiders mandating sick leave
1932811
www.CapitalAutoAuction.comSince 1989
BUY BELOW KBB VALUE
RAIN OR SHINE!
WE HAVE VEHICLES FOR EVERY BUDGET AND NEED!
OPEN TO PUBLIC • ALL DEALERS WELCOME
Temple Hills, MD5001 Beech Road
Live/Drive Auction TimeSaturdays 9:00a.m.
Washington, DC1905 Brentwood Road
Live/Drive Auction TimeSaturdays 10:00a.m.
AUCTIONS EVERY SATURDAY
Call 301-640-5987or email [email protected]
1932432
Conrad J. Brown, Jr., 87, of Hanover, PA passed away peacefully onSunday, November 30, 2014.
Born Tuesday, March 29, 1927 in Ebensberg, Pennsylvania, he wasthe son of the late Conrad J. Brown, Sr. and Elmira Sherry Brown.He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 48 years, DoloresLeahy Brown, who died in 1999; and a sister, Barbara Shinners.
Mr. Brown received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Penn StateUniversity where he also lettered in football. He received his Mastersdegree and was employed by Montgomery County Maryland Schoolsas a Math teacher and later as a pupil personnel caseworker until hisretirement in 1982. He served with the US Navy during World War IIand was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. From 1953 – 55,he was the head football coach at Montgomery Blair High School,which included the 1954 season, the year they won the statechampionship. Mr. Brown was an avid golfer.
Survivors include three sons, Christopher J. Brown and his wife,Cathy, of Charlotte, NC, Richard C. Brown and his wife, Jane, of EastBerlin, PA, and Conrad J. Brown, III and his wife, Debbie, of MountAiry, MD; a daughter, Rebecca B. Collins and her husband, Chris, ofJacksonville, FL; nine grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
AMass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 am Friday, December 5,2014 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 5125 Grandview Road, Hanover,PA.
The family will receive friends 6 to 8 pm Thursday at PanebakerFuneral Home, Inc., 311 Broadway, Hanover, PA.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to PontificaAmerican College, PO Box 2330, Princeton, NJ 08543-2330 or to theAlzheimer’s Association, 3544 N. Progress Avenue – Suite 205,Harrisburg, PA 17110.
Expressions of sympathy may be shared by visitingwww.PanebakerFuneralHome.com
Obituary
1934959
Call 301-670-7106
ProfessionalServices
1909613
19096161909612
THE LAW OFFICES OF
CHAIRMAN OF THE MD BANKRUPTCY BAR ASSOCIATION 1998-1999
• Chapter 7, 11 & 13• General Litigation• Tax Debt• Divorce• Traffic/DUI-MVA• Criminal
LOAN MODIFICATION
RICHARD B. ROSENBLATT, PCBANKRUPTCY
www.rosenblattlaw.com
301-838-0098
FREE CONSULTATIONPAYMENT PLANS
SE HABLA ESPAÑOL
GD27785
19096171909614
1909566
1909615
1909606
INJURED?
We Can Help!
Personal Injury Law FirmSince 1966
Every injury claimdeserves aggressiverepresentation. Call nowfor a free consultationwith our attorneys.No fee until we recovermoney for you.
(240) 704-9000www.williamslawgroup.com
Located in Silver Spring on the corner ofFenton and Cameron Streets
THE GAZETTEPage A-8 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
system.There will be six Silver
Spring stations betweenWoodside/16th Street andthe Takoma/Langley TransitCenter. One station, recentlyadded, would be on DaleDrive.
Madden said MTA workedwith county’s Department ofTransportation the last sev-eral years, almost monthly,on issues across the county.MTA officials said there wereseveral logistical requirementsneeded to widen Wayne Av-enue and because of the DaleDrive station.
“Wayne Avenue was sortof the eye of the storm be-cause of the shared use, theconstraints, and also the loca-tion of the Dale Drive station,”Madden said.
Parents, PTA and com-munity members were notcompletely satisfied with theplan. They are hoping to bepart of discussions of possiblechanges on the design, includ-ing removing the Dale Drivestation.
Susan Carrillo, who at-tended the meeting, has a12-year-old student at the Sil-ver Spring International Mid-dle School.
“[This is] the worst publicpolicy that I’ve ever seen inmylife,”Carrillo toldMTAofficialsat themeeting.
After she left, Carrillo saidin an interview that the lightrail would increase traffic, cre-atingpossible safety andcrimerisks for students.
Several other parentsobjected to the widening ofWayne Avenue in front of theschools.
Nick Jovanovic is a fatherof twochildren inkindergartenand third grade at Sligo CreekElementary School.
“The distance between thenorth and south side ofWayneis going to be quite a distancefor little kids’ feet to travelacross,” he said.
Jovanovic said that theway the signals are timed inthe crosswalks at other roadsmakes it difficult to cross. Analternative would be to widenWayne Avenue farther east, hesaid.
Theproject planners spenta lot of time on pedestriansafety, including having pro-tected pedestrian phases atthe signals, school crosswalks,a median area in the middle
and the added turn lane formore control over traffic,MTAconsultantHarriet Levine said.
“Wayne Avenue is aMont-gomery County road. It needsto operate. It needs to func-tion for traffic, pedestrians andnow for the light rail. We can’tjust narrow the lanes becausewe feel like it,” Madden said.“These are things that neededto be there in order for trafficto function properly.”
Once the Purple Line andSilver Spring Green Trail — aplanned off-road trail link tothe Sligo Creek Trail — areconstructed, there will be im-proved pedestrian access tothe school from the surround-ing neighborhoods, Maddenwrote in an email. There willbe additional paved walk-ways for students to access theschool building from WayneAvenue and the parking lots,according to the email.
There also will be two ve-hicle entrances to Silver SpringInternational Middle School.One will be off Dale Drive,north of the intersection withWayne Avenue. The secondwill be 400 feet east of the ex-isting entrance on Wayne Av-enue.
Despite assertions fromMTA, SligoCreekPTAco-pres-ident Amy Thomson Jacobs, amother of four, believes deci-sions were made with Mont-gomeryCountyPublic Schoolswithout informing the schoolcommunity, so they could re-spond accordingly.
Chris Richardson, chairof the Purple Line Task Forceat the Park Hills Civic Asso-ciation, said the Dale Drivestation will cause more con-gestion because there are fiveplanned stations within amileand a half.
“We were supposed tohave a say on this one stationbecause it really is stacking thedeck,” he said.
Parents are worried aboutthe safety of having a sta-tion near the school, a powertransfer substation on schoolcampus, pedestrian crossings,traffic congestion and parkingaround campus.
Sligo Creek PTA co-pres-ident Amy Kennedy saidparents and residents look for-ward to addressing the chal-lenges withMTA andMCPS.
PURPLEContinued from Page A-1
hearing the applause encour-aged her to perform better. Oneof the most challenging stepswas learning with her dancepartner to turn eight timeswith-out losing balance during thegroup dance-off.
“I could keep on turningand turning even after the eightturns are over,” she said. “I justfelt likewe could do anything onthat stage.”
Loaiza said the competitionalso supports students who arenewcomers to theUnitedStates.
When Loaiza arrived fromhis native Colombia, he said,dancing helped him assimilateto the culture. It pleases him toknow when a student is inter-ested in learninghow tobecomea performer.
“Stage fright is one of thebiggest things and I think byhelping these kids lose that stagefright, they will be able to con-front any challenges as a new-comer in this country,” he said.
Loaiza started teachingsalsa in local clubs and latermethis wife through dancing pro-fessionally. As a father of four,he continues to find new waysto promote the value of danc-ing. Loaiza said the goal is toestablish a Latin dance club in
all of the Montgomery Countyschools.
The nonprofit After SchoolDance Fund provides artisticsupport to the students andbuilds awareness among highschool administrators since it’snot an official after-school club.It alsoprovides the funds to sup-port the annual competition at
the Strathmore.“Everybody needs tomove,”
Loaiza said.After School Dance Fund
alumna Gabriela Ochoa, whoteaches students to dance atWatkins Mill High School inGaithersburg, said being on ateam encourages students to setgoals in life. She said they spend
numerous hours training.“It’s really important for
them to win because that showsthem: ‘When I work hard, I earnwell,’” she said.
Ochoa said it’s fulfilling forher because it directly helps stu-dents’ lives.
Students start to train at thebeginning of the school year.Three months later, they aredancing in the competition.
Loaiza said the quality ofdancing has improved sincethey started and organizers areplanning to showcase a secondseries in the spring.
Daniel Alvarado, 17, said hecouldn’t imagine all of the dif-ferent steps and exercises hedid to become part of the com-petition. It’s helped him learnhow to surpass some of his dailyobstacles and fulfill his expecta-tions through dancing, he said.
Around 180 students par-ticpated in the competition atthe Strathmore.
“There were tears — someof joy, some of sadness,” Loaizasaid. “But, they all left with amedal from the ASDF and thecompetition as dance partici-pants, so they all left as win-ners.”
DANCEContinued from Page A-1
GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE
Barbara Sandoval (left) and Moises Cisneros of Watkins Mill High Schoolin Gaithersburg perform the bachata during the 15th annual MontgomeryCounty Public Schools Latin Dance Competition at the Music Center atStrathmore in North Bethesda on Nov. 24.
ing to police.
StaffmembersalsoonNov.24
updated the progress of the city’sfirst dog park, planned near Hef-fner Park. Architect Eric Saul andadvocacy group TakomaDogshave helped the city develop aconcept plan that includes a sec-
tion of about 4,700 square feet forsmalldogsandlowactivityandanarea of some 12,100 square feetfor largerdogs andhighactivity.
Officials hope the park willopen by June 30. The fiscal 2015
budget includes $70,000 for de-sign and the start of construc-tion. An overall cost estimatewas not available.
CAMERASContinued from Page A-1
would have used about 15,500square feet in exchange for freecommunity art classes andotherprograms under the proposal.The nonprofit also would havebuilt out the library space at anestimated cost of $1.3million.
In early 2009, the county ex-ecutive’s office chose Pyramid’sbid to occupy part of the libraryand“acceptable terms”betweenthe office and Pyramid Atlanticwere negotiated, according toa 2013 county memo. But a keysticking point in negotiations onan actual lease agreement wasthe sale of right-of-way PyramidAtlantic owned at its headquar-ters on Georgia Avenue and Ri-pley Street that county officials
say is needed for improvementsto Ripley near the Silver SpringTransit Center.
Pyramid Atlantic is in theprocess of selling the building toMaisel Development, but thatagreement does not stipulatethat the right-of-way be trans-
ferred to the county.Maisel and the county are
far apart on a price for the land,officials said. Pyramid Atlantic’sagreement lets the arts grouplease the space near Ripley untilMarch.
“We need to find new spaceright now,” Executive DirectorJose Dominguez said.
The center — which offersclasses and other programs inprintmaking, screenprinting,papermaking and related fields—cannot afford to stay indown-town Silver Spring, Dominguezsaid.
He said leaders are lookingfor a new home in Wheaton orKensington in MontgomeryCounty or Hyattsville in PrinceGeorge’s County.
Pyramid Atlantic’s proposalinitially included the Washing-
ton Printmakers Gallery — withwhich Pyramid shared spaceat one time — and artists. Butwhen working out details of alease agreement took longerthan expected, the WashingtonPrintmakers Gallery moved toGeorgetown.
Thenew library is scheduledto open by next spring, by thetime books and other materialsare moved. The library itself isslated to be about 63,000 squarefeet, with the entire buildingsome 90,000 square feet.
Among the planned featuresare public meeting rooms, tu-tor rooms, group study rooms, achildren’s program room, com-puter labs, a coffee shop, andgreen roofs on the tops of themain building and pavilion.
LIBRARYContinued from Page A-1
GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Pyramid Atlantic Executive DirectorJose Dominguez outside the buildingon Georgia Avenue in Silver Springin April.
19322001934476
ANY CARANY CONDITION
WE PAY TOP DOLLAR-FASTFREE PICKUP!
SELL YOUR CAR TODAY!CALL NOW FOR AN
INSTANT CASH OFFER
(301)288-60091932810
CA HCA HFOR CAR !FOR CAR !
It Is Here! The Gazette’s New Auto Site At Gazette.Net/Autos
ForumForumThe GazetteWednesday, December 3, 2014 | Page A-9
We have had tax increasesin each [year] of [Gov. Martin]O’Malley’s eight-year term.
Why would we be “short” inMontgomery County unless weare spending more than we takein [“Montgomery County incometax revenue falls $96million short,”Nov. 26].
Andplease, let’s not blame it onsequestration. This a tiresome falsepremise.
Thank you.
Herman Gritz, Silver Spring
In law enforcement, there’s a“chain of custody” for evidence, asystem of constant oversight and
accountability. At every point, some-one is in charge.
It’s a conceptworth borrowingaswe consider the care of children,particularly as they head off toschool.
Parentsmonitor their childrentightly, then temporarily hand themover to teachers, principals, aidesand others in the educational sys-tem,who send students home at theend of the day.
One of themost tenuousmo-ments in the school day comeswhenit’s time to ride the bus. Parents andbus drivers carefullywatch studentsboard anddisembark.
The X factor is nearby traffic.There’s an element of risk anytimechildren are near the road. A fewwayward steps can be disastrous.
Which iswhy state law clearlysays driversmust stopwhen a schoolbus is in the process of picking up ordropping off children—when thestop arm is extended and the lightsare flashing.
This is an important traffic lawthat’s apparently brokenhundredsof times a year inMontgomeryCounty. According to Patrick Lace-field, a spokesman for County Ex-ecutive Isiah Leggett,Montgomeryissued 896 tickets from January toOctober to drivers accused of ille-gally passing stopped school buses.
Interestingly, the numbers are
muchdifferent in Frederick County,according to a recentWashingtonPost story.
Itmakes sense thatMontgom-eryCounty, which has four timesthe population of Frederick Countyandmanymore school buses andmotorists, would have larger ticketnumbers. But, the Post reported thatFrederick County had issued just 18tickets since 2012. That’s an averageweek inMontgomeryCounty.
Clearly, something very differ-ent is happening there.We’ll hazarda guess and say that, even ifmostFrederick County drivers aremoreobedient to the rules of the road,Montgomery is enforcing the law atamuchhigher rate.
Eitherway, there’s a significantsafety problemon the roads inMontgomeryCounty and elsewhere.Driverswho either don’t knowabout
the laworwillfully ignore it areputting children in danger. This isshameful.
TheMarylandMotor VehicleAdministration says that, based onnational statistics, school buses arenearly eight times safer thanpassen-ger vehicles.
“The greatest risk is notwhenriding in the bus,” theMVA says onitswebsite, “but approaching orleaving the bus.While an average of7 school-age passengers are killedin school bus crashes each year, 19are killed getting on andoff the bus.Most of those killed are children, fiveto seven years old.”
TheMVAadds: “Young childrenaremost likely to be hit becausethey:Hurry to get on or off the bus.Act before they think andhave littleexperiencewith traffic. Assumemotoristswill see themandwill wait
for them to cross. Don’t always staywithin the bus driver’s sight. Dropsomething as they get off the busand run into the path of the bus topick it up.”
It’s hard to appeal to adultswhoput their own convenience on theroad ahead of a child’s safety, butMontgomeryCounty officials aretrying to figure outwhat to donext.
Law enforcement agencies andelected officials frequently hold edu-cational campaigns about safety onthe roads, but it’s not eliminating theproblem.
Now, theCountyCouncil is con-sidering raising the fine to see if thatwill get drivers’ attention.
Currently, themaximumfineallowedby state law is $250, butjudges generally set the fine at halfthat, or $125.MontgomeryCountyCouncilmanCraig L. Rice saidjudges figure that a built-in discounton the finewill be an incentive formotorists not to contest tickets.
Rice said $125 isn’t high enough.The council wants theMarylandGeneral Assembly to raise the ceilingon a fine to $500, which, in theory,wouldmean a $250 fine in court.
Theremight be a legitimate de-fense to some stopped-school-bustickets, but the violation generally ishard to excuse. Buseswarn driversfirst with yellow lights. There’s timeto react before the stop armgoes outand the red light goes on.
For this type of driver reckless-ness, we support severe penalties.We’d like to see themoney fromen-hancedfines go directly to a fund topay for enhanced education effortsand for dedicated police enforce-ment efforts.
Drive with care
GAZETTE FILE PHOTO
Montgomery County Councilman Craig L. Rice says the county wants higher fines formotorists who illegally pass stop signs on school buses.
OUROPINIONS LET TER
TOTHEEDITOR
WRITE TO USThe Gazette welcomes letterson subjects of local interest. Noanonymous letters are printed.Letters are printed as spacepermits. Include your name,address and daytime telephonenumber. Send submissions to:The Gazette, attention Com-mentary Editor, 9030 ComprintCourt, Gaithersburg, MD 20877;fax to 301-670-7183; or email [email protected].
‘Shortfall’doesn’tadd up
9030 Comprint Court, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 | Phone: 301-948-3120 | Fax: 301-670-7183 | Email: [email protected] letters appear online at www.gazette.net/opinionTheGazette
Karen Acton, Chief Executive OfficerMichael T. McIntyre, ControllerDonna Johnson, Vice President of Human ResourcesMaxine Minar, President, Comprint Military
Dennis Wilston, Corporate Advertising DirectorMona Bass, Inside Classifieds DirectorAnna Joyce, Creative Director, Special Pubs/InternetEllen Pankake, Director of Creative Services
Leah Arnold, Information Technology ManagerDavid Varndell, Digital Media ManagerCathy Kim, Director of Marketing
and Community Outreach
Vanessa Harrington, Senior EditorAndrew Schotz, Managing EditorGlen C. Cullen, Senior Editor Copy/DesignWill C. Franklin, A&E Editor
Ken Sain, Sports EditorDan Gross, Photo EditorJessica Loder, Web Editor
POST COMMUNITY MEDIA
Karen Acton,President/Publisher
1932371
Adventist Behavioral Health is proud to sponsor The Gazette’s “FavoriteTeacher” campaign. Teachers play such an integral part in our children’slives. As educators, they are responsible for shaping young minds andhelping students flourish to their full potential. Teachers can also helpidentify children who need additional educational or behavioralsupport. At Adventist Behavioral Health’s Outpatient Wellness Clinic, weprovide a broad range of behavioral health services for children,adolescents and adults. We offer expert care for individuals sufferingfrom depression, anxiety, ADHD and other behavioral health disorders.For more information, visit www.AdventistBehavioralHealth.com or call301-838-4912 to schedule an appointment.
Germantown Dental Group is proud to sponsor the My FavoriteTeacher Contest. We believe the values and skills learned in theclassroom are vital building blocks for life, and teachers are amajor factor in passing on these skills to our children. Whenchildren take a greater interest in learning, they continue to makebetter and smarter life choices. At Germantown Dental Group,we support our local teachers who are teaching children valuesand positive behaviors, not to mention helping kids explore theirunique talents so that they can reach their potential. That makesfor confident kids today and contributing and engaged adultstomorrow.
Deck Helmet could not be more pleased to participate in this year’s My FavoriteTeacher contest. We realize from being involved in the community how importantour children and their teachers are to our futures. Teachers play a vital role ourchildren’s learning, development, and maturity. And because of them, MontgomeryCounty has one of the best school systems in the country. Their accomplishments areoften overlooked and under appreciated and we welcome the opportunity to supportrecognition of their valuable contribution to the community. Based in Bethesda, MDDeck Helmet is locally owned and operated. Deck Helmets resurfacing systemtransforms your old worn out deck to a beautiful low maintenance composite deck at1/2 the cost of deck replacement ! Deck Helmet eliminates cracks, splinters andyearly maintenance permanently protecting your deck with a 10 year warrantee!Call 1-888-533-2543 for a free estimate or schedule online at deckhelmet.com
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awakenjoy in creative expression and knowledge.”-Albert Einstein. This sentiment is the reason whyMid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union (MAFCU) isproud to sponsor The Gazette’s My FavoriteTeacher Contest.
“The teachers of Montgomery County assist inbuilding the backbone to our communities’ futureleaders. They help develop, instill qualities ofcharacter, challenge and educate all students ina positive manner. Mid-Atlantic Federal CreditUnion wants to help recognize all teachers fortheir commitment to our students.” –MAFCU VPof Retail Delivery/Chief Lending Officer, ScottRitter.
Similar to the dedication teachers have for theirstudents, Mid-Atlantic Federal Credit Union isdedicated to make Montgomery County a betterplace to live and work. We achieve this bysupporting local causes, offering innovativefinancing solutions to our neighbors andsponsoring free educational programs for bothconsumers and businesses.
Based in Germantown, Md., Mid-AtlanticFederal Credit Union (MAFCU) is a not-for-profitinstitution managed for the sole benefit of itsmembers, and offers many financial services atbetter rates and fees. Profits are returned toMAFCU members in the form of higher savingsrates, lower loan rates, and lower fees. MAFCUcurrently has over 25,000 members and over$270 million in assets. Membership is open toanyone who lives, works, worships, volunteers orattends school in Montgomery Country,Maryland. For more information, please visitwww.mafcu.org, email [email protected] orcall: (301) 944-1800.
WOO-HOO!
It’s that time
of year again
VOTESARE IN!!!!The winners will beannounced in ourDecember 10thedition!Please visit our website at www.gazette.net/teacherto see our sponsors who made the program possible.
2013 My Favorite TeacherMiddle School Winner
ASHLEY TAUBEREarle B. Wood Middle School
THE GAZETTEPage A-10 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
Arts & Entertainmentwww.gazette.net | Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2014 | Page A-11
n Middle and high schoolers bringcomedy to life in Silver Spring
BY KATEMCNEESPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
Imagine the year is 1910. The country isin themidst of its pre-war golden era, with avision of promise and avid idealism. On theeffervescent, coastal landof Illyria,anextrav-agantCarnival—fullofexotic theatricalacts,lively circus folk, and boatloads of colorfuldecorations — indefinitely carries on. Withindulgence a given, and make-believe theundercurrent of the town, a feeling ofmagicpermeates the air. Anything goes and all ispossible in thismythical town.
Just in time for this holiday season,Lumina Studio Theatre presents “TwelfthNight,” Shakespeare’s famous, comedic taleof debauchery, mystique and unrequitedlove—set in, noneother than thewondrouslandof Illyria.
Directed by Lumina’s Artistic DirectorDavid Minton, the show follows the play’sclassic story of Viola— awomanwho, ship-wrecked on Illyria, takes the disguise of aman in order to find work — only to soonfind herself enamored of her superior, DukeOrsino, and deeply entangled in a complexlove triangle of unwieldy, epic proportions.
In the style of Lumina Studio, whichprides itself on language precision andhighly conceptual shows, the performancewill feature a number of unforeseen ele-ments, includingamorecontemporary timeframe of 1910 and a great deal of glamorouscarnival scenery— all in an effort to elevatethe undertones that make this comedy thefascinating work it is. “There’s a lot of crazi-ness in the first act, and then in the end theright people are with the right people, andgoodnessprevails. It’sveryclose tothewholethemeof theTwelfthNight ofChristmas. It’sa delightful comedy. I suppose it’s my fa-vorite comedy after ‘A Midsummer Night’sDream,’” he said.
Lumina Studio Theater is dedicated toproviding unique opportunities for youngactors to perform Shakespearean and otherclassical plays.
The cast, a tight-knit group of roughly
110 middle and high school actors, sharesimilarly complementary sentiments. BintaCoulibaly,whoplaysOlivia— the seductive,Illyriancountesswhofalls in lovewithViola’sfarce male identity — for the play’s Greencast (Keegan Vernon-Clay plays Olivia forthe play’s other, Plum, cast), says this is the“favorite play [she’s] ever beenwith.”
“From an outside perspective, it’s in-credibly beautiful,” she said. “It’s very on-stage,andall thecharactersaregreat. In theirown personal lives, all the characters have arole in the Illyrianmusicalpark.The fact thateveryone in the show is very, very ondisplaymakes it thatmuchmore enjoyable.”
Both she and Heather DeMocker, theactress who plays Viola for the Green cast(Plumcast, JadynBrick), describe their char-acters as fascinating and worthy of respect.Despite their respective weaknesses — Ol-ivia, for instance, is very “high school,” andpronetomanipulation—bothareextremelydeveloped, genuine and legitimately, sym-pathetically human. “She’s incredibly re-sourceful,” saidDeMocker, describingViola.“She comes upwith a lot of plans on the fly,and she’s really energetic. She has a lot oflove togive,but she’scompletelyhonest.For
Not afraid of greatness
RON MURPHY
From bottom, Jadyn Brick as Viola, Eva Parks as Feste, and Martin Glusker as Sebastian, star inLumina Studio’s production of “Twelfth Night.”
n Block looks to bringconnection between Jewish,
Islamic mystics to light
TomBlockhas expandedhishat-trick of accomplishment inthe arts. The 51-year-old SilverSpringwriter, playwright and vi-sual artist, aMontgomeryCountynativewhohasproduced impres-sivework in all three venues,recently branchedout fromnon-fiction to anovel. “TheFool Re-turns” is his fifthpublishedbook.
LikeBlock’s first nonfictionbook, “Shalom/Salaam:AStory ofaMystical Fraternity” (2010), thenewnovel is basedon the author’s“15 years [of] researching,writingand talking about the little knowspiritual connectionbetweenmedieval Jewish and Islamicmystics.”
The earlier book, Block said,“explored the specifichistoricalinteractions between these tworeligions.” Surprised at “howlittle is knownabout this positiverelationship,”whichhe attributesto politics, Block’s goal has been“tofindasmanyways as possibleto get the story into thepublicdomain. Thenovel is onemoremanner of talking about it in acreativeway.”He alsohas ad-dressed the subject bywritingarticles and giving talks inCairo,Istanbul, Barcelona, aswell as theU.S. andCanada.
Blockwrote afirst draft of“TheFool Returns” in 1996,returning to it periodically until“thepast year or so,”whenhereworked themanuscript “ratherextensively” and foundapub-lisher. Early reviewshavebeenencouraging. KirkusReviewssaid, “Thewriting is literary andfull of imagery…Thinkof aDanBrown–like adventure pennedby an erudite Talmudic scholar.”
AndDavidCrumm, co-founderof Read the Spirit, a publishingcompany for important voices inreligion, and interfaith and cross-cultural issues, called thebook “aJewishDaVinci Code, thediffer-encebeing that somuchof theauthor’s research is baseduponhis ownhistoric and verifiablestudies.”
The establisheddramatistchose touse thenovel formrather than aplay.Not onlywashenotwritingplayswhenhefirst drafted thenovel, but also,Block said, “There isway toomuch information that Iwantedto include for it to be aplay.”Heacknowledged, however, that ascreenwriterwhowanted to op-tion theworkwouldbewelcome.
As the sonof a journalist andanEnglishprofessor, Block’swrit-ing talent is no surprise.He grewup inBethesda, graduated fromGeorgetownDayHigh SchoolandVassarCollege, andwrote
County native makesfirst foray into fiction
BOOKSB Y E L L Y N W E X L E R
TWELFTH NIGHTn When: 1 and 6:30 p.m. Saturday
through Dec. 14
n Where: The Black Box Theatre,Lumina Studio Theatre,620 Pershing Drive, Silver Spring
n Tickets: $8-$15
n More information: luminastudio.org;301-565-2281
See COMEDY, Page A-12See FICTION, Page A-12
150918G1909563
1909565
1933920
THE GAZETTEPage A-12 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
IN THE ARTSFor a free listing, please submit com-plete information to [email protected] at least 10 days in advance of
desired publication date. High-resolutioncolor images (500KB minimum) in jpg for-mat should be submitted when available.
AUDITIONSAuditions for Montgomery Playhouse’s
upcoming production of “Boeing, Boeing,”will take place at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 8 and 9 at theGaithersburg Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road,Gaithersburg. For more information, email thedirector at [email protected].
DANCESWest Coast Swing Dancing with Dance Jam
Productions, 9 p.m. Dec. 5, $15; Social BallroomDance, 8 p.m., West Coast Swing lessons, 7p.m., $16; Social Ballroom Dance, 8:30 p.m.,$16; Tea Dance, 12:30 p.m., $6; 2126 IndustrialHighway, Silver Spring, 301-326-1181, holly-woodballroomdc.com.
Scottish Country Dancing, 8 to 10 p.m. Mon-days, steps and formations taught. No experi-ence, partner necessary, T-39 Building on NIHcampus, Wisconsin Avenue and South Drive,Bethesda, 240-505-0339.
Glen Echo Park is at 7300 MacArthur Blvd.Blues, Capital Blues: Thursdays, 8:15 p.m.
beginner lesson, 9 to 11:30 p.m. dancing to DJs,Glen Echo Park’s Spanish Ballroom Annex, $8,capitalblues.org.
Contra, Dec. 5. Nils Fredland calls to Cora-cree with Jane Rothfield on fiddle, Bill Quern ontenor banjo, mandolin and melodeon, SarahGowan on guitar, Allan Carr on bass and Joe DePaolo on percussion, Glen Echo Park SpanishBallroom, 7:30 p.m., $10, fridaynightdance.org.
English Country, Dec. 3, Rich Galloway, 8p.m., Glen Echo Town Hall (upstairs), fsgw.org.
Swing and Lindy, Dec. 27, Daryl Davis. $18,$12, 17 and younger. Glen Echo Park SpanishBallroom, flyingfeet.org.
Waltz, Dec. 7, Trio Con Brio with Paul Oorts(mandolin), Elke Baker (violin), Jonathan Jensen(piano), waltztimedances.org.
Irish Dancing, “Ring of Kerry Irish Danceclass winter session began on Sept. 9. Danc-ers meet on Tuesday’s until mid-December atRidgeview Middle School. Beginning class startsat 7 p.m., followed by the more experiencedclass at 8:05 p.m. Cost is $40. We do ceili and setdances and no partner is required to enjoy thelessons. For more information, email Jean [email protected] or visit ringofkerrydanc-ers.org. Dancers must be at least 8 years old tosenior. Anyone younger than 16 must be ac-companied by an adult.
MUSICBethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Jimmy
Webb, Dec. 5; Bobby Caldwell R&B Show, Dec.6 and 7; Glenn Miller Orchestra: In the HolidayMood, Dec. 10; Frank Sinatra Birthday Tributefeaturing Tony Sands, Dec. 11; Elikeh, Dec. 12;VMA Holiday Show, Dec. 14; A Very ChaiseLounge Christmas Show, Dec. 17; call for prices,times, 7719 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. 240-330-4500, bethesdabluesjazz.com.
BlackRock Center for the Arts, Salsa andBachata Dance Party, 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5, FoleySound Effects Workshop, Dec. 6; It’s a Won-derful Life: A Live Radio Play, Dec. 6; The SteelWheels, Dec. 12; Bettye LaVette, Dec. 13; 12901Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter.org.
Fillmore Silver Spring, Hoodie Allen, Dec.3; Scotty McCreery, Dec. 5; Common, Dec.7; French Montana, Dec. 10; 3BallMTY, Dec.11; HIM, Dec. 12; 8656 Colesville Road, SilverSpring. fillmoresilverspring.com.
Strathmore, Allyn Johnson, Dec. 3; MirelWagner, Dec. 4; Classic Albums Live: Led Zep-pelin II, Dec. 5; BSO: Jingle Bells, Dec. 6; BSO:Duke Ellington’s Nutcracker, Dec. 6; BSO:Handel’s Messiah, Dec. 6; MCYO: SymphonicImaginings, Dec. 7; MCYO: Symphonic Dreams,Dec. 7; Afternoon Tea, Dec. 8; Afternoon Tea,Dec. 8; Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour,Dec. 9; Afternoon Tea, Dec. 10; Susan JonesKlezmer Ensemble, Dec. 10; call for venue,times. Locations: Mansion, 10701 RockvillePike, North Bethesda; Music Center at Strath-more, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda,301-581-5100, strathmore.org.
The National Philharmonic Singers, underthe direction of conductors Stan Engebretsonand Victoria Gau, will present a free holidayconcert at 8 p.m. on Dec. at Christ EpiscopalChurch, 107 South Washington Street, Rock-ville. Donations will be accepted. nationalphil-harmonic.org; 301-493-9283, ext. 116.
The Washington Piano Society Winter Con-cert Solo and four-hand works by Beethoven,Chopin, Rachmaninoff and Hindemith high-light a free concert for the entire community,with a reception following the concert at 3 p.m.on Dec. 7 at the Montgomery College CulturalArts Center, 7995 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring.301-793-1863 or dcpianosociety.org.
ON STAGEAdventure Theatre-MTC, “Tiny Tim’s
Christmas Carol,” through Jan. 1, call forprices, times, Adventure Theatre MTC, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, 301-634-2270,adventuretheatre-mtc.org.
Imagination Stage, “101 Dalmatians,”through Jan. 11, call for prices, times, Imagina-tion Stage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, imagi-nationstage.org.
Highwood Theatre, “Improv ComedyNight,” Dec. 5, call for prices, times, The High-wood Theatre, 914 Silver Spring Ave., thehigh-woodtheatre.org, 301-587-0697.
Olney Theatre Center, “Disney’s The LittleMermaid,” through Dec. 28, call for prices,times, 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road, Olney,301-924-3400, olneytheatre.org.
The Puppet Co., “The Nutcracker,” throughDec. 30; Tiny Tots @ 10, select Wednesdays,Saturdays and Sundays, call for shows andshow times, Puppet Co. Playhouse, Glen EchoPark’s North Arcade Building, 7300 MacArthurBlvd., $5, 301-634-5380, thepuppetco.org.
Rockville Musical Theatre, FitzgeraldTheatre, 603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville, 240-314-8690, r-m-t.org.
Round House Theatre, Bethesda, “The Nut-cracker,” through Dec. 28, call for show times,4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Ticketsrange in price from $10-$45 and seating is re-served. 240-644-1100, roundhousetheatre.org.
Lumina Studio Theatre, “Twelfth Night,”through Dec. 14, Silver Spring Black BoxTheatre, 8641 Colesville Road, Silver Spring,301-588-8277, luminastudio.org; [email protected].
Silver Spring Stage, “Orson’s Shadow,” Jan.9 through Jan. 31, Woodmoor Shopping Cen-ter, 10145 Colesville Road, Silver Spring, seeWeb site for show times, ssstage.org.
VISUAL ARTAdah Rose Gallery, “Notes, References and
Miscellaneous Debris,” Brian Dupont, throughDec. 28, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-922-0162, adahrosegallery.com
Glenview Mansion, Rockville Art LeagueJuried Members’ Show, Dec. 7 through Jan. 2,Rockville Civic Center Park, 503 EdmonstonDrive, Rockville. rockvillemd.gov.
Marin-Price Galleries, Jeremiah Stermer,Dec. 6 through Dec. 31, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.Monday through Saturday, noon to 5 p.m.Sunday, 7022 Wisconsin Ave., 301-718-0622,marin-price.com.
Montgomery Art Association, Gordon Lyon,through Jan. 4, Westfield Wheaton Mall, 11160Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, montgomeryart.org.
VisArts, Steve Pearson: Manipular, Dec.10 through Jan. 18; Happy NOT Sappy, Dec.10 through Jan. 18; William Peirce, Dec. 10through Jan. 18; Gibbs Street Gallery, 155Gibbs St., Rockville, 301-315-8200, visart-satrockville.org.
Washington Printmakers Gallery, PyramidAtlantic Art Center, second floor, 8230 GeorgiaAve., Silver Spring, washingtonprintmakers.com.
Kentlands Mansion, Cathy Abramson (oil),Lynne Oakes (oil), and Elroy Williams (multi-media), through Dec. 5, 320 Kent Square Road,Gaithersburg, 301-258-6425.
Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, Gaithers-burg, 301-258-6394
“You Are Here,” exhibit by Dave Mont-gomery, now through Jan. 4. Takoma ParkCommunity Center, 7500 Maple Ave., TakomaPark. photoartbeyond.com; 301-215-9224.
ET CETERAThe Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street,
Bethesda, 301-654-8664, writer.org.
the most part also she’s very nor-mal, while others are sort of fools.Viola is a bit of an outsider whichis something I can relate to. She’svery honest with herself.”
Coupled with the affluenceof the early-20th century, thefeeling of awe and joy is justthe tone the Illyrian carnivalis meant to strike. Featuringclowns, popcorn and animatedtheater acts (such as one thateven alludes to Shakespeare’sAntony and Cleopatra), the set,located on an intimate, traversestage, is quite the sight.
The costumes also play arole in the play’s powerful mo-tifs. While Viola and her twinbrother, Sebastian, who is alsoshipwrecked, wear earth colors,Olivia dons four different beauti-ful gowns — one a red ball gownwith gold embellishments. Thesecontrasting styles not only add to
the show’s magic, but commenton the character’s personalitiesand feelings.
“Wendy Eck and Dianne Du-mais are amazing costumers,”Coulibaly said. “Olivia has fourcostume changes, all of whicheasily play into her role in theplay. It’s amazing how they allwork together. Olivia changesher mind a lot. The costumes justadd to the theatrical element ofthe entire show and Olivia as acharacter.”
To compel people to comeout to the show, Coulibaly re-minds everyong that the per-formance will be chock full ofupbeat ragtime music, crisp dia-logue, and countless laugh-out-loud moments.
“It’s fantastic. It’s going tobe funny, and there’s going tobe a lot of very, very wonderfulcostumes. The set is supposed tobe incredible; there will be sing-ing and dancing, and everyone isgoing to be having so much funboth on stage and off.”
COMEDYContinued from Page A-11
freelance travel and feature storiesfor newspapers until burning outby age 26. A six-week introduc-tion to visual arts course he tookin 1989 at the Boston MuseumSchool inspired a love of paintingas well as a new career.
After three years of living andworking in Spain, and showing hispaintings there and in Portugal,Block returned to the D.C. area.Marriage, the birth of two chil-dren and a move to Silver Springfollowed, and he continued topaint and exhibit “extensively,”and wrote drafts of his five now-published books.
As for theater, Silver SpringStage performed Block’s one-act“Frank Johnson” in 2007, and hisfirst full-length “White Noise” wason stage at the District’s Fridgein 2012, and off-off-Broadway atTheater for the New City the fol-lowing year. The stage, he said, ishis particular passion “becauseI can bring all of my creativeinterests together in one place.”In addition to appealing to his in-terests in writing and philosophy,
he noted, most of his plays havea multimedia element, includingmusic and/or modern dance, aswell as his paintings, which serveas part of the set.
Block said he “absolutelyplan[s] to continue firing on allcylinders.” He is now researchingthe “quantum basic of conscious-ness and doing preparatorylocation work” for a secondnovel — “The God Pill,” which hedescribes as “a thriller involvingneuro-spiritualism, some rogueAmerican government scientistsnow on the lam and the re-engi-neering on the geo-political situa-tion through a scheme to reverseengineer the human brain.”
Productions and readings ofseveral of his plays will take placein the next few months in NewYork City, and two Off-Broadwaypossibilities are in the works.
Only the painting arena is“quiet just now,” Block said,except for a viewing of his hugepainting, “Broken Berlin Wall,”during the American Institute ofContemporary German Studies’Global Leadership Award Dinneron Dec. 15 in New York City.
Everyone’s “quiet” is not likeTom Block’s.
FICTIONContinued from Page A-11
190959819095981909598
148693G
Rockville Civic Ballet
THE NUTCRACKER
Saturday, December 6@ 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 7@ 2 pm
Saturday, December 13@ 2 pm & 7:30 pm
Sunday, December 14@ 2 pm
TICKETS: $17 ADULT;$13 SENIOR (60+)
& YOUTH (UNDER 12)
F. ScottFitzgeraldTheatre
603 Edmonston Dr.Rockville, MD 20851
240-314-8690www.rockvillemd.gov/theatre
1909601
1933185
1934490
1933
341
1909560
1932541
It Is Here! The Gazette’s New Auto Site At Gazette.Net/Autos
THE GAZETTEWednesday, December 3, 2014 s Page A-13
Michele Hoben earned adegree in Architecture from theUniversity of Michigan. Whilethere, she studied painting andphotography. Even though shewas an architect for decades, herlifelong love of painting was toomuch to ignore, and gave up thebuilding for painting 12 yearsago.
Her solo exhibit, “Footfalls,”is currently on display at theBlackRock Center for the Arts inGermantown.
Hoben’s mixed-media paint-ings explore the world of footfalls
— or the sound of footsteps.Her years as an architect tend tohelp, though, as she finds beautyin fractured concrete sidewalks,blistered paint on crosswalklines, fissured asphalt, crumbledcobblestones, and rusted steelmanhole covers.
Hoben investigates thestructural decay underfoot andrecognizes the beauty in materi-als that have succumbed to theunforeseen forces of nature andphysics.
“Footfalls,” is on display nowthrough Dec. 19 in the Terrace
Gallery at BlackRock.For more information, visit
blackrockcenter.org or call 301-528-2260.
Watch where you step
BLACKROCK CENTER FOR THE ARTS
Michele Hoben’s “Crosswalk 1,” is ondisplay as part of Hoben’s “Footfalls”exhibit at the BlackRock Center forthe Arts in Germantown.
Born Steven AJ Markowitz, Hoodie Allenhas been performing different styles of rap andhip hop since 2009. Of course, if the rap thingdoesn’t work out for him, he can always go backto working for Google.
The musician is set to perform at the Fill-more Silver Spring with Chiddy Bang and Maxon Wednesday.
Allen released his first studio album, “Peo-ple Keep Talking” in October, hitting No. 8 onthe Billboard U.S. chart and No. 2 on the U.S.Rap and R&B/Hip Hop charts.
The University of Pennsylvania grad workedat Google as an Adwords associate. He decidedto leave Google when he had the opportunity todo live shows.
Allen also has a rather rabid fanbase, called“The Hoodie Mob.” The group is used to spreadthe word about Allen’s upcoming shows.
Tickets for the show are $28.50 with an $8fee. For more information, visit fillmoresilver-spring.com or call 301-960-9999.
They keepon talking
FILLMORE SILVER SPRING
Hoodie Allen is set to perform at the Fillmore SilverSpring on Wednesday.
Many head-scratchers have beensolved at 221B Baker Street. This timearound, though, something most“fowl” is going on, and it’s up to Sher-lock Holmes and his loyal companionDr. Watson to figure it out.
Such is the case in MontgomeryPlayhouse’s upcoming production of“Sherlock Holmes and the ChristmasGoose,” which opens Friday and runsthrough Dec. 31.
A missing jewel has found its wayinto the gullet of someone’s Christmasdinner. It’s up to Sherlock to figure outhow it got there, and fast!
This jovial play stars Matt Sims asSherlock and Paul Noga as Watson.Tickets for the show, which is beingperformed at the Arts Barn (311 KentSquare Road, Gaithersburg), are $20,$12 for children under 14. The show isappropriate for children ages 10 andup.
For more information, visit gaith-ersburgmd.gov or call 301-258-6394.
The gooseis up!
PHOTO BY DAVID JONES
Dr. Watson (Paul Noga) and Sherlock Holmes(Matt Sims) during rehearsal for MontgomeryPlayhouse’s production of “Sherlock Holmesand the Christmas Goose.”
The name Jimmy Webb mightnot sound familiar to you. Hismusic, however, most definitelyhas.
Webb, the musician respon-sible for writing such hits asDonna Summer’s “MacArthurPark,” Barbra Streisand’s (andFrank Sinatra’s) “Didn’t We,” and“Wichita Lineman,” by R.E.M.,Keith Urban, Urge Overkill, andeven Homer Simpson, is bringinghis multi-platinum playlist to theBethesda Blues and Jazz SupperClub on Friday.
Webb has performed formore than five decades and isthe man behind “Highwayman,”a song recorded by The High-waymen — Johnny Cash, WillieNelson, Waylon Jennings and KrisKristofferson. The song hit No.1 on the Billboard Hot CountrySingles and Canadian RPM Coun-try Tracks charts.
During his live shows, theson of an Oklahoma preacher
not only performs his hit songs,but talks with the audience abouthow he came up with them.
Tickets for the show are$35. For more information, visitbethesdabluesjazz.com.
I was a highwayman ...
PHOTO BY BOB BARRY
Musician Jimmy Webb is set to perform at the Bethesda Blues and Jazz SupperClub on Friday.
1932809
THE GAZETTEPage A-14 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
1909624
PREVIEWBASKETBALL
2014 HIGH SCHOOL
www.gazette.net | Wednesday, December 3, 2014 | Page B-1
FOOTBALL:Damascus,Northwest playfor state titles.Stories, B-6.
n After successful coach’sdeparture, longtime assistant
was a ‘no-brainer’
BY ADAM GUTEKUNSTSTAFFWRITER
Minutes into a Nov. 25 scrimmageagainst Whitman High School, a familiarface walked quietly along the sideline ofthe Springbrook gymnasium. It was TomCrowell, the man who had led the BlueDevils to an unprecedented three straightClass 4A state championships from 2008-2010, amassed 193 wins in his nine yearsas coach and helped re-establish the SilverSpring program as one of the state’s best.But on this day, Crowell sat and watched,golf tee in hand, as a new, yet just as famil-iar face, furiously paced up and down theBlue Devils’ sideline.
Darnell Myers’ voice cut through thestuffy gym as he huddled his teammidwaythrough the first quarter.
“You’re good enough to do it,” Myersbarked out with aggression similar to hispredecessor. “So go do it!”
Myers, a longtime assistant at Spring-brook, assumed the head coaching posi-tion this past fall after Crowell decided itwas time to step away from the ultra-suc-cessful program he had rebuilt. The twoshare a relationship that spans more thana decade, back to Crowell’s coaching daysat Sherwood, where the twomet.
Over his nine years as a junior varsitycoach and varsity assistant at Springbrook,Myers was Crowell’s right-hand man, de-veloping formidable JV talents to keep thevarsity program primed for success whilealso serving as a familiar in-house figurefor the players. Myers is in his tenth year
as a paraeducator and special educationteacher at Springbrook.
So, when it came time to find someoneto take over the storied program, Crowellsaid the decisionwas “a no-brainer.”
“He’d been with me forever,” CrowellsaidofMyers. “Heknows thekids.HimandKurtDaviswere likemy right-handguys fornine years. And let me tell you, that nine-year run might never be [duplicated]. Itwas a pretty good run. He was a big part of
that.”For some, that decadeof successwould
be toomuch to handle as a new coach— anear-pristine standard to have to live up toand expectations that would weigh heav-ily on the mind. But that’s not the case forMyers. He knows the size of the shoes thathave been left for him to fill and has em-braced the role with tenacity, he said.
Same old Springbrook
BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE
Springbrook High School coach Darnell Myers gives instructions during a Nov. 25 scrimmage againstWhitman.
BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE
Springbrook High School’s Donovan Walker plays during a Nov. 25 scrimmage against Whitman. He’s expected to be one of county’s top players.
n Girls basketball has theathletes, but they lack the
full-time skills
BY ERIC GOLDWEINSTAFFWRITER
Paint Branch High School’sCaitlinMcBride could be an im-pact player for oneofMontgom-ery County’s top girls basketballteams this winter, but don’t ex-pect the junior guard to hangaround the hardwood when theseason is complete.
That’s because McBride isa multi-sport athlete. She playslacrosse in the spring, and soc-cer, her primary sport, in the fall,leaving her little time for offsea-son basketball training. Whileparticipating on three varsityteams has kept her in top physi-cal condition — and helped herbecome a stronger defensiveplayer— it has also stopped herfrom fully developing basic of-fensive skills, such as shootingand ball-handling.
“I think if I only focused onone sport,” she said. “Like if I fo-cused on basketball, my offensewould be better.”
McBride isn’t the only Pan-ther whose offense is laggingbehind her defense; the Bur-tonsville school team ismadeupprimarily ofmulti-sport athletes,and most deal with the same is-sue, coach Rochelle Colemansaid. And while Paint Branch— the 2014 4A state semifinal-ists — has enough talented,basketball-first players to con-tinue scoring, other teams haveseen their offensive productiondecline because their athletesaren’t playing year-round.
“Watching games, the levelof play is down just because thekids just do somuch,” saidCole-man, a Paint Branch graduateand 2001 state champion. “It’sgood cross-training but I don’tknow if the basketball junkie …exists in the county.”
Coaches around the countyagreed that, anecdotally, they’veseen a drop in scoring amongthe public school teams andthat the rise of the multi-sportathlete might have somethingto dowith it.
Ria Peralta, a three-sportathlete from Springbrook, wasa basketball player first whenshe enrolled at the Silver Springschool but has since picked upfield hockey and lacrosse, get-ting a Division I scholarshipfromVirginiaCommonwealth inthe latter. The5-foot-1 speedstersaid she became a year-roundlacrosse player after realizingthere were scholarship oppor-tunities in the spring sport. Afterher sophomore year, she beganspending more time betweenthe pipes and less time on thecourt.
“I think it helps the defense
more because I know when tohelp, when to double team, Iknowwhen to read the offensiveplayers,” Peralta said.
While Peralta said her “bas-ketball specific IQ”hasdropped,she used her free time to con
Game scoring dropswith increase inmulti-sport athletes
GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE
Paint Branch High School’s CaitlinMcBride practices shooting prior toa Nov. 20 scrimmage at RiverdaleBaptist.
“I think if I onlyfocused on one
sport. Like ifI focused on
basketball, myoffense would be
better.”Caitlin McBride
See SPRINGBROOK, Page B-5 See SCORING, Page B-5
T H E G A Z E T T EPage B-2 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
AVALON IND.
Coach:KevinDavern,3rd year
Last season:16-11
Returningstarters: 1
Last leaguetitle:None
The Knights return two start-ers, if 6-foot-4 forward Conor Sloancounts. Hewas poised for a break-out season a year ago but a tornlabrum in his left shoulder sidelinedhim after three games. Avalon lostmost of its scoring but Sloan andfellow 6-4 forward JimmyDavernwill be at the core of the Knights’ up-tempo game. Coach Kevin Davernsaid the team’s approach changeswith its personnel and this year’sathleticism lends itself to amorefast-paced,motion offense andhigh-pressure defense.
The addition of Division I foot-ball recruit TrevonDiggs certainlyprovides a new dimension.
“He playedwith us this summer,he’s very athletic and so he’s pick-ing it up quickly,” the coach said.“He’s going to be a good basketballplayer.”
— JENNIFER BEEKMAN
BULLIS IAC
Coach:BruceKelley,11th year
Last season:24-4
Startersreturning: 0
Last leaguetitle:2014
The Bulldogs look to reloadand once again compete for anInterstate Athletic Conferencetitle with the return of key benchperformers in Jamal Wright, NoahGear and Jamaal David. Wright isa 5-foot-9 point guard, Gear is 6-3,and David is a 6-6 wing player.They are joined by a talentedgroup of newcomers, including atrio of transfer students in 6-foot-5wingman Micky Bell (SidwellFriends), 5-8 guard Alex Leder(Landon) and 6-5 wingman ChyreeWalker (Paul VI).
“We should be good once theteam comes together,” said Kelley,whose has captured three straightIAC crowns. “Our goal is to winour league.”
— JAMES PETERS
EINSTEIN 3AW
Coach:RichPorac,4th year
Last season:7-15
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:1999
Though the Titans lost a numberof contributors to graduation andtransfer, coach Rich Porac said hehas been pleasedwith the way se-niors Gil Reynolds (F) and JohnsonKilgore (C) have started tomentorsome of the younger players that willbe forced to fill the void this season.
The seasoned frontcourt playerswill likely be joined by a relativelynew group of guards, includingsophomore shooting guard KalilBowen, who has impressed Poracwith his offseasonwork. The off-sea-son transfer of guard JDGuerrero,now at Paint Branch, will certainlyhurt, and Einstein will have to lookto an eight-man senior class for aleadership by committee-type ap-proach.
“This ismy first group of kids,”Porac said of the seniors. “These aremy babies.”
—ADAM GUTEKUNST
WALTER JOHNSON 4AW
Coach:BrianFairall,1st year
Last season:2-21
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:1987
Walter Johnsonmay have onlywon twice last season, but it doesn’tworry new coach Brian Fairall. TheformerWildcats junior varsity coachspent eight previous years in theprogram.
“I feel like we are ahead of someof the other programs in the countybecause we have already installeda lot of things since I’ve been in theprogram for so long,” Fairall said.
Senior guard Paul Green returns(10 points per game). Point guardMichaelMahdavi was brought upfrom the JV squad during the seasonand should get the start in his juniorseason. Senior forward Chris Espejobrings experience to the front-court as well as senior post playerDongchen Li. Junior guard CharlieAli and senior Alex Perim add back-court depth.
— JOHNHARRIS III
BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE 4AW
Coach:SeanTracy,3rd year
Last season:5-19
Returningstarters: 2
Last statetournament:2008
The key to building a program,B-CC coach Sean Tracy says, is theplayers buying into the system.Tracy was the fourth coach in fouryears when he arrived, but nowheads into his third season. He saysthe players are starting to buy intohis program and he expects resultsto follow. The returning startersare senior guards Livio Caputo andJustin Carter. Junior KevinHolston,the team’s top returning scorer, alsoreturns. The Barons will have size,including a 6-foot-4 junior transferfromTexas, Ivan Torres, and a 6-7junior from junior varsity, TyjhaiByers. “This should be an up-tempoteam,” Tracy said. “Last year, we hadsix new faces, but this year, with theguys coming back, we havemoreconsistency.”
—KEN SAIN
CHURCHILL 4AW
Coach:RobertBean,2nd year
Last season:11-11
Startersreturning: 1
Last statetournament:1978
A tumultuous offseason hasleft the Bulldogs with an inexperi-enced roster heading into 2014-15.Bobby Arthur-Williams, perhapsChurchill’s best player from lastseason, transferred to CovenantLife, while the Strittmatter brothers—Bryan and Sean— transferred toAvalon andGeorgetown Prep to playfootball. Another starter decided tofocus on a different sport.
Still, coach Robert Bean is en-couragedwithwhat he’s seen out hisyoung pieces. Senior guard CalvinKamara is joined in the backcourtby junior Tarik Harris, a point guardBean said has shown signs he’ll bea good coach on the floor. CenterNathanGertler, a second-year var-sity player, will look to improve onhis contributions from last season.“They’re hungry,” Bean said of hisgroup. “They want to contribute.”
—ADAM GUTEKUNST
GAITHERSBURG 4AW
Coach:TomSheahin,2ndyear
Last season:21-3
Startersreturning: 4
Last statetournament:1998
TheTrojanshavepositioned them-selvesasoneof thecounty’s top teamsthanks to theoffseason improvementof aquartetof guardswhocoachTomSheahin saidhaveworkedvehementlytogetbiggerandstronger.
“I’veneverhada teamwork sohard in theweight room,”Sheahinsaid.
Thegroupofguards is ledby6-foot-4 seniorAnthonyTarke, anincrediblyathletic guardwhohasbeenreceivingattention fromanumberofcolleges.Gaithersburg’s truedangerlies in their varietyof scoringoptions—from3-point specialist, sophomoreBrianLayman, to last year’s leading JVscorer (21ppg),GregCross.
“Wehavea lotofdoeverythingguys,” Sheahin saidofhis team. “Wehaveanoutstanding shooting teamandwe’requick.”
—ADAMGUTEKUNST
KENNEDY 4AW
Coach:DialloNelson,15th year
Last season:13-10
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:1996
With several underclassmenexpected to play key roles this win-ter, longtime coachDiallo Nelsonexpects some growing pains, butsaid it might be the best overall col-lection of pure talent he’s coached atthe Silver Spring school.
The Cavs do have experiencein the backcourt with senior truepoint guard RobertWilson (5-1) andsophomore do-it-all guard JonathanMustamu (6-2), whoNelson callsthe team’s ‘glue,’ back in the startinglineup. Junior 6-3 forwardDextarPelap, last season’s leading scoringon junior varsity, should be a wel-come addition to the varsity ranks.
“I’d like to think I will have aneight to 10-man rotation that ispretty balanced,” Nelson said. “Ihave quite a few kids that can scoreeight to 15 points a game.”
—KENT ZAKOUR
BLAIR 4AW
Coach:DamonPigrom,4th year
Last season:20-4
Returningstarters: 1
Last statetournament:1979
Blair lost a huge chunk of itsscoring from 2014, as four playersaveragingmore than 10 points pergame graduated. After an impres-sive run over the past couple ofyears, Damon Pigrom’s programwill have to retool with a numberof inexperienced pieces, as seniorshooting guardDanny Canary is theonly returning starter. For the Blaz-ers, injuries have hindered crucialpreseason progression, asmultipleplayers competing for starting spotsare battling injuries. Junior TuckerNosal, last year’s leading scorer onJV,may be out for the season aftera knee procedure. Sophomore for-ward Julius Cobb and senior IsmaelSangare are both recovering fromhand/finger injuries and senior for-ward Yosef Yishak is dealing with aback issue. “It’s kind of the nextmanup philosophy,” Pigrom said.
—ADAM GUTEKUNST
CLARKSBURG 4AW
Coach:G.J.Kissal,3rd year
Last season:20-5
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:None
Last year’s run to the 4AWestRegion title gamewas led by threeseniors. Still, Clarksburg is eager toreturn.
“We knowwhat it takes to winat that level,” coach G.J. Kissal said.“We also know how fleeting thatlevel of success is. The thing we tryto do is to give ourselves a chance tobe successful.”
Junior guard Andrew Kosteckaand senior forward Austin Duffyare the returning starters. SeniorsNelson Jones (center) andDevinneGreene (guard) also started somegames last year and return. The Coy-otes gained two transfers fromGoodCounsel, sophomore guards IanKrishnan andMichaelWinterburn.
Two playersmaking the jumpfrom junior varsity, juniors DallasMarshall and JeffreyMcInnis, arecandidates to start this season.
—KEN SAIN
GEORGETOWN PREP IAC
Coach:HerbKrusen,5th year
Last season:11-15
Startersreturning: 3
Last leaguetitle:2006
CoachHerb Krusen said he is“very excited” about this year’ssquad because of its “great workethic” andmarked improvementfrom last season. The Little Hoyasalso return a trio of starters, includ-ing leading scorer Trystan Pratapas,a 6-foor-4 junior guard who aver-aged 15 points per game to go alongwith 69 3-pointers.
He’s rejoined by 6-1 guard TravisValmon and 6-6 forward KevinMc-Donald.
In addition, Georgetown Prepwelcomes in the 6-7, 250-pound Ty-lerWhite from JohnMarshall HighSchool (Va.) as well as 5-8 freshmanguard Jared Bynum. Senior LorenBrill also returns for Prep.
“Our goal is to compete for theIAC championship,” Krusen said.
— JAMES PETERS
LANDON IAC
Coach:RoryPerkins,1st year
Last season:1-19
Startersreturning: 0
Last leaguetitle:2010
Coach Rory Perkins, who alsocoaches Landon’s sixth gradesquad, takes the helm from AndyLuther, who guided the Bears toback-to-back IAC titles in 2009and 2010 before falling on moredifficult times — four combinedwins the past two seasons.
Perkins, who coached at con-ference rival St. Stephen’s andSt. Agnes from 1996-2002, sawthe Bears compile a 3-16 recordduring summer league play. Histop player this winter should besenior point guard Aaron Byrd,who transferred from DeMathaCatholic.
“We want to play hard, playsmart, and play together,” Per-kins said. “We want to continueto work hard and get better eachday.”
— JAMES PETERS
BLAKE 4AN
Coach:MarcusWiggins,9th year
Last season:15-9
Returningstarters: 3
Last statetournament:2010
CoachMarcusWigginsmakesno bones about it; his teamwill bedeeply stockedwith guards.
“Wewill be deeply interchange-able at guard. There will be timeswhen there could be four guardson the court at one time,”Wigginssaid. “We are going to be knownas ‘Guard City’. InMontgomeryCounty public school basketball,you have to have experiencedguards. Teams thatmake it to stateshave this.”
Seniors Jamal Nganga, JordanBrowne andNathan Bonsu can playoff guard or small forward, and haveplenty of experience after startingas juniors last season. Juniors DarielMedina and Jack Tempchin alsoreturn for last year’s Class 4ANorthRegion finalists. Sophomore KobeColston is also expected to contrib-ute for the Bengals.
— JOHNHARRIS III
DAMASCUS 3AW
Coach:ButchMarshall,5th year
Last season:11-14
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:1952
It’s the samesituationeveryyearfor theSwarmin’Hornets andcoachButchMarshall. The school’s footballprogramseeminglyalwaysmakes theplayoffs anda fewkeymembersof thebasketball teamplay the fall sport.
“It couldbeanywhere fromtwo tofivekids Iwill getback inDecember,”Marshall said. “You justdon’t knowwhowill behealthyandnotburntoutafter football.”
Damascushas traditionally startedslowdue to the temporary rosterholes, butMarshall thinks that thiswinter couldbea littlebitdifferent fortheguard-heavyHornets.
SeniorsBenMichael (G/F)andMattTorrence (G)andBlake transferDuaneDavis (G)will likely lead theteamasbasketball-firstplayers. Foot-ball playersDerekGibsonandLa’KyeAlstonshouldeventuallymakesignifi-cant contributions.
—KENT ZAKOUR
GOOD COUNSEL WCAC
Coach:DaveCredle,1st year
Last season:1-24
Startersreturning: 2
Lastconferencetitle:None
The good news is there’s reallyonly one direction for this team togo, and it’s up. The Falcons are ontheir third coach in asmany yearsbut Dave Credle was an assistant lastseason so the transition should beseamless.
Good Counsel is still a workin progress, Credle said. But with6-foot-8 center Nick Gittings and 6-5freshman power forward Tyler Bai-ley, the Falcons should have a stronginside presence. Returning starterMatt Perigard and sophomoreCamNorman also provide strengtharound the perimeter.
“That doesmake usmore dy-namic, we can score inside and out,”Credle said. “[Our inside game] canreally open up the outside for ourperimeter shooting. ... We’re re-building andwe’re definitely goingin the right direction.”
— JENNIFER BEEKMAN
MAGRUDER 4AW
Coach:DanHarwood,25th year
Last season:16-8
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:2013
The Colonels feature arguablythe county’s top player in 6-foot-7senior forward JoeHugley, who av-eraged 16.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and3 blocks per game as a junior.
It was a breakout season thathelpedMagruder overachieve, ac-cording to coachDanHarwood,who noted the senior is getting looksfrom the likes of St. Peters, WagnerandUAB. After having to replacetheir top 6 players heading into2013-14, the Colonels return threeof their starters this season, whichHarwood said has been a great helpin establishing chemistry.
Returners RonaldHammond, asenior forward (8 ppg), and juniorguardMarquaineWilkerson (4 ppg)will be asked to ramp up their scor-ing output as Hugley will inevitablydraw a significant amount of atten-tion from opposing teams.
—ADAM GUTEKUNST
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW
RICHARD MONTGOMERY 4AW
Coach:DavidBreslaw,3rd year
Last season:11-13
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:1967
Seniors Renzo Farfan (forward)andNick Jackson (forward/center)return from a Rockets squad thathad an up-and-down season in2013-14. Junior Nasir Robinson—a transfer fromGlenelg CountrySchool— should provide a scoringboost for coachDavid Breslaw’steam. Junior Daniel Alexandershould also contribute after playingmostly JV last season. Alexander, awide receiver, built a strong rapportwith quarterback Farfan during thefootball season. Breslaw said hewasencouraged by his team’s summerleague performance, and hopes tocarry some of thatmomentumoverto the varsity campaign.
“We played in two summerleagues andwewon probably 75percent of our games,” he said. “Ithink we have as good a chances asany of winning our division.”
—KYLE RUSSELL
MONTROSE CHRISTIAN IND.
Coach:BryanBartley,2nd year
Last season:20-5
Startersreturning: 0
Last leaguetitle:N/A
After losing sevenplayers fromlast year’s team, theMustangshaveretooled inabigway, stockpilinganumberof local talents. Point guardKyleDePollar (Whitman)and forwardA.J.Wilson (DuVal) are just twoof thenumberof area standoutswhooptedforMontrose’s competitivenationalschedule.
SeniorT.J.Oliver (RiverdaleBap-tist) recently committed toTulane, fol-lowedshortly thereafterby JermaineUkaegbu (Springbrook)whosigned toplayat SacredHeart.
Bartleyanticipates that thechem-istrywill come, “as thekidsdecide thiswill be the school for them.”ThoughtheMustangsmaynothave the talenttheyhad in recently, theyboast an im-pressivelydeepbench.Their scheduleincludes trips toOhio, SouthCarolinaandGeorgia for various tournaments.
—ADAM GUTEKUNST
NORTHWEST 4AW
Coach:RobSmith,1st year
Last season:4-18
Startersreturning: 0
Last statetournament:None
New coach Robert Smith saidhe is now dealing with a problemthat he never had as the Jaguars girlscoach from 2008-10: a football teamin themidst of a state title quest.
“We have about eight [football]guys who are waiting to try out,”Smith said. “It’s exciting for theschool ... but at the same time, itcreates a problem because you fallbehind in the basketball world.”
More than 100 boys tried out foreither varsity or JV,making Smith’sjob thatmuch harder.
“I’m still learning the kids, learn-ing how they play, and they’re learn-ing how I coach,” he said. “I can’tgive you any set names because ev-eryone is fighting for positions, andwe’re still building that community,but we’ll get there.”
—KYLE RUSSELL
NORTHWOOD 3AW
Coach:AnthonyDickens,9th year
Last season:3-19
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:1975
Jauvenel Leveille Jr. and BrandonRichardson return from last year’sstarting rotation for the Gladiators,whowill rely on a guard-heavylineup for the 2014-15 campaign.Key newcomers to the varsity ranksinclude Eli Brent, Eric Screthen,Kirubal Ashengo and PapeMbaye.Coach AnthonyDickens said hewillneed his team to focus execution inorder to have success with its lim-ited size.
“We are going to have to out-quick people and out-think them,”he said. “That’s all you can do.We’regoing to have to gang rebound, andreally play together.
“We open upwith [Montgomery]Blair [Friday], so we start right off thebat with one of our crosstown rivals,so we’ll get a good indication of howfar we have come.”
—KYLE RUSSELL
THE GAZETTEWednesday, December 3, 2014 s Page B-3
PAINT BRANCH 4AN
Coach:WalterHardy,17th year
Last season:8-15
Startersreturning: 1
Last statetournament:2000
After losing four seniors and alarge chunk of their scoring outputfrom last season, the Panthers willlook to some of their inexperiencedplayers to step up come the 2014-15season.
Senior point guard StephenAdebesin, the only returning starter,should run the show for a PaintBranch team that will run out a small,but athletic lineup. Longtime coachWalter Hardy called junior guardKendall Morton, “one of the best ath-letes in the county.”
Six-foot-1 senior center MacieJones has been playing well in theoffseason and senior guard GeorgeBurns has improved his outside shot,Hardy said. “Some guys that didn’tplay a whole lot, this is their turn toplay,” Hardy said. “They worked realhard in the offseason and I expectgood things out of them.”
— ADAM GUTEKUNST
ST. ANDREW’S MAC
Coach:KevinJones,4th year
Last season:18-7
Startersreturning: 3
Lastconferencetitle:None
During Kevin Jones tenure at thePotomac private school, the Lionshave improved each season, and thiswinter should be no different. In fact,Jones believes this will be his best de-fensive squad yet.
Senior point guard Marcus Ad-kison is expected to take over as theteam’s leader. Senior guard/forwardJacob White (6-5), senior guard MylesLaw (5-10), junior Tyler Stewart (6-6)and junior center George Muresan (6-8) should all also see significant play-ing time and make key contributions.Sophomore guard/forward AnthonyDuruji (6-6) transferred from North-west and is expected to play a role.
“We got some length that will helpdefensively and some athleticism,”Jones said. “We’re one of those teamsif we defend, we will be OK. Offen-sively, we have the ability to get outand run.”
— KENT ZAKOUR
WATKINS MILL 3AW
Coach:JasonTringone,8th year
Last season:8-13
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:1991
Coach Jason Tringone leads asenior-heavy group. Returning start-ers include senior guards Obi Patrick(14 ppg last season), Josh Cray, whoTringone calls “one of the betterdefenders I’ve coached,” and JalenJackson. “I think they have reallygood chemistry and having as manyseniors (10) as we do, they have amaturity level,” Tringone said.
The Wolverines will feature moreof an up-tempo style on offense,but Tringone said the challenge forhis slightly undersized unit is ondefense.
“The biggest thing is getting theteam to play together on the de-fensive end. I think that’s the mostimportant thing, to learn how tomove together, to help each other,to communicate,” he said. “Oncewe get that, everything else will flowfrom there.”
— HARVEY VALENTINE
BETHESDA-CHEVY CHASE 4AW
Former B-CC star Ryan Ingallswasn’t hired to lead the Barons thisseason until about a week before thefirst practice. Jennifer Rushin, thetwo-year coach, resigned suddenly forfamily reasons. Ingalls teaches biologyat B-CC and has been the Rockvillejunior varsity coach for two seasonsand said she was excited when she wasasked to coach the Barons.
“I see lots of potential,” she said.The three returning starters are
senior guard Mariama Tunkara, juniorforward Daisy Leahy and sophomorecenter Shantal Perez. B-CC also has acouple of talented freshmen who areexpected to make varsity: point guardCharlotte Lowndes and forward Cait-lyn Clendenin.
“It’s a competitive league, butwe’re going to do what we do well, andtry to surprise some people,” Ingrallssaid.
— KEN SAIN
POOLESVILLE 2AW
Coach:KennyKramek,3rd year
Last season:18-6
Startersreturning: 0
Last statetournament:1990
The Falcons graduated 10 seniorsfrom last winter’s squad, and thenlost forward/center Jon Bateky toearly graduation this year in order tohead to Rutgers on a football schol-arship. The key returners for coachKenny Kramek are Steven Morning-star and Sean Parker Jr., who havebuilt-in chemistry as a quarterback-wide receiver duo from football. Se-nior Andrew Wang and sophomoreSteven Lang also figure to be featuredcontributors in the starting lineup.
“Our expectations are high likethey are every year,” Kramek said.“We have had a very good run atPoolesville over the past 10 yearsor so, and we are hoping to staycompetitive. We are inexperienced,there’s no doubt about that. ...I’m learning day-by-day what ourstrengths are and what our limita-tions are.”
— KYLE RUSSELL
SENECA VALLEY 3AW
Coach:BrianHumphrey,1st year
Last season:1-20
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:2009
The Screaming Eagles are certainlyno strangers to adversity. New coachBrian Humphrey said he just wantsthem to handle it better.
“We want the guys to learn how to,at times, deal with adversity, under-stand that if something goes wrong it’sOK, you can work through it,” he said.
Seneca Valley has size — includ-ing 6-6 junior Terry Milburne, 6-3sophomore Brandon Simpson, and6-2 junior Will Craig — and quicknessin point guard DeJuan Smith.
The team, the coach said, is fo-cusing on defense, rebounding andtransition.
“We’ve steadily improved, they’redoing everything we ask them do,”Humphrey said. “We are pretty ath-letic and are beginning to learn howto play defense. We’ll take things onegame at a time and try to play to thestandards we set for ourselves.”
— HARVEY VALENTINE
WHEATON 3AW
Coach:MarcoBasso-Luca,2nd year
Last season:16-10
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:1997
It is no secret the Knights lost alot from last winter’s team, as five ofthe team’s top 7 players have gradu-ated. Coach Marco Basso-Luca esti-mates 90 percent of his scoring and85 percent of rebounding produc-tion went with them.
Returning senior starters CareyBrown (point forward, 6-2) andJacob Payne (point guard, 5-11) willbe asked take on increased roles andprovide leadership and experiencefor what should be a relatively youngsquad.
“We’re just getting started andstill trying to mesh as a team,”Basso-Luca said. “We will havebumps in the road ... as the seasonprogresses we will get better.”
Expect Wheaton to play uptempo on both ends of the court totry to take advantage of its athleti-cism.
— KENT ZAKOUR
BLAIR 4AW
Coach:ErinConley,8th year
Last season:14-8
Startersreturning: 1
Last statetournament:1997
The Blazers’ strength will be theirdefense, coach Erin Conley said,and while they lack size, they will tryto make up for that by crashing theboards and remaining disciplinedwith their defensive rotations.
“I think we’re going to have toconcentrate on rebounding andcovering up those weaknesses,”Conley said.
Conley said she’s expecting thelone returning starter, Camille Es-trin, to lead the guard-heavy team.The 5-foot-2 junior could get helpfrom Liza Curcio-Rudy, who playeda key role on last year’s squad.
“It’s a little hard to say where Isee the team because by the end ofthe season, we’ll have improved somuch that we’ll look to make somesurprises,” Conley said. “... We havea lot of room to grow and develop.”
— ERIC GOLDWEIN
QUINCE ORCHARD 4AW
Coach:PaulForinger,14th year
Last season:8-15
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:2000
Improving their basketball IQ willbe the key as the intelligent, but inex-perienced Cougars look to improve onlast season.
“This is one of the smartest teamsI’ve ever had in the classroom, we’vegot six straight-A students,” coachPaul Foringer said, adding that theirbasketball IQ hasn’t yet reached thatlevel. “They’re going to make mistakes.If we can keep the number of mistakesdown, we’ll be able to compete.
The Cougars are led by two return-ing starters, junior point guard DamonDaniel and sophomore forward JohnFierstein.
“They’ve been through the wars,”Foringer said. “They’re going to be re-ally good players.”
Also expected to play key roles aresenior center Sam Ling, sophomoreshooting guard Matt Kelly and juniorsmall forward Jack Ropelewski.
— HARVEY VALENTINE
SHERWOOD 4AN
Coach:TimGilchrist,2nd year
Last season:13-11
Startersreturning: 1
Last statetournament:2012
Coach Tim Gilchrist lost fourstarters from last year’s team, but acontingent of Warriors football play-ers should help fill the void.
“We should be a real tough, phys-ical team,” he said.
Senior quarterback Neven Suss-man will start at forward, senior tightend Hunter Moore will man the post,and sophomore running back TravisLevy will toggle between starting andcoming off the bench at forward.
“We’ve got a lot of guys whocan contribute in different ways,”Gilchrist said. “It’s nice to have thatflexibility.”
The returning starter is seniorXavier McCants, who averaged 15points per game last season.
“He really improved in the off-season,” Gilchrist said. “He has thepotential to be one of the best guardsin the county this year.”
— HARVEY VALENTINE
WHITMAN 4AW
Coach:ChrisLun,11th year
Last season:21-7
Startersreturning: 1
Last statetournament:2014
The defending 4A West Regionchampions were dealt two hugeblows in the offseason, as the Vi-kings lost a pair of key pieces set toreturn from 2014’s state runner-upsquad. Jake Kuhn, a 6-foot-5 guard,tore his ACL in a football scrimmageand is out for the season and pointguard Kyle DePollar transferred toMontrose Christian for his final yearof eligibility.
Coach Chris Lun will have torely on his team’s size if the Vikingswant to get back to College Park.Though young and relatively inex-perienced, Whitman boasts a halfdozen players over 6-foot-3, includ-ing senior forward Riley Shaver, theonly returning starter. Shaver willbe joined by 6-foot-5 center AntonCasey, a Brown football recruit, andChurchill transfer, forward ShaqDiboti-Lobe.
— ADAM GUTEKUNST
BLAKE 4AN
Coach:PatriciaGilmore,9th year
Last season:12-10
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:2009
Blake coach Patricia Gilmorewants her team to be able to beatits opponents down court for easybaskets this winter. But, she saidshe knows that without the abilityto grab rebounds consistently, herplans could be somewhat foiled.
“How far my team goes will de-pend on how effectively we reboundand improve our post play,” shesaid. “We are small but very athletic,and we will look to press and run asmuch as possible.”
Senior Citiana Negatu is theteam’s leading returning scorer (13.6points per game last season). SeniorBailey Boyd and junior Monica Hall-mark are back as starters. Transferpoint guard Alyssa Allison and soph-omore Sashia Brown are also set tostart. Senior Elana Harris will be keyoff of the bench for the Bengals.
— JOHN HARRIS III
ROCKVILLE 3AW
Coach:SteveWatson,3rd year
Last season:17-7
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:1982
Rockville has to rebuild this sea-son, coach Steve Watson said, replac-ing a pair of three-year starters.
Returning players include two-year starter Ben Wiebusch, a juniorpoint guard, and senior guard RakeemHoy-Farria.
“The team’s kind of been turnedover to [Wiebusch],” said Watson, whocalled Farria a good defender beingasked to take more offensive respon-sibility. Essex Thompson and KellenCremins are also expected to start.
The biggest issue for the Rams issize.
“We’re not be as tall as in yearspast and that’s a challenge we’vetalked about since Day 1, collectivelyrebounding the ball,” Watson said. “Ifwe do that, we have some advantages.We’re going to be able to move the balland be comfortable with all five guyshandling the ball on the perimeter.”
— HARVEY VALENTINE
SPRINGBROOK 4AN
Coach:DarnellMyers ,1st year
Last season:23-3
Startersreturning: 0
Last statetournament:2014
There is newness abound forthe county’s most storied program.First-year coach Darnell Myers, alongtime assistant under formercoach Tom Crowell, will direct anentirely new starting five for Spring-brook.
Luckily for Myers, one thinghasn’t changed: Springbrook stillhas talent.
Senior transfer Donovan Walker,who spent his first three seasons atPaint Branch and St. Maria Goretti,leads a group of talented athletesthat fit perfectly into Springbrook’stenacious defensive approach andfast-paced transition attack.
Aaron Burton, an athletic6-foot-5 forward, should hold downthe frontcourt for the Blue Devils,while senior guards Vincent Brownand Falu Sack will join Walker in thebackcourt.
— ADAM GUTEKUNST
WOOTTON 4AW
Coach:ChrisBohlen,9th year
Last season:6-17
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:1985
Apparently the Patriots didn’t getthe memo about the re-emergenceof the “bigs” in Montgomery CountyPublic Schools. But coach ChrisBohlen said Wootton, which returnsits top playmakers in Justin Feldmanand Richard Hum, is not concernedwith what it cannot control.
The Patriots’ focus is on whatthey can: smart basketball, limitingturnovers, high-percentage shooting,getting to the free throw line and “do-ing some different things, defensively,to maximize our team speed,” Bohlensaid. With a lot of interchangeableparts — third-year varsity player AlexSandler and Isaiah Lyons add versatil-ity — Wootton is deeper this winterthan in recent years, Bohlen said.
“We’re very undersized, but I’moptimistic,” Bohlen said. “Our strengthis our ball-handling, we’ll be able tocreate a lot of things.”
— JENNIFER BEEKMAN
BULLIS ISL
Coach:HayleyHollis,1st year
Last season:13-14
Startersreturning: 2
Last leaguetitle:2013
It’s another new season, and an-other new coach at Bullis. This timeit’s Hayley Hollis, whose past stopsinclude Sherwood and Holy Cross.Hollis, The Bulldogs’ fourth coach inas many years, will be leading whatshe described as a “very young buteager group.” Junior forward Law-rencia Moten and sophomore Vic-toria Crawford return to the startinglineup and will help replace Lynee’Belton (Duke), while Maqui Carrillo,a freshman point guard, could makean impact in her first year. Hollissaid the Bulldogs are “going back tothe basics,” and that she has likedthe energy they’ve shown in pre-season scrimmages.
“They’re hungry to win and re-ally capitalize on our strengths andimprove on that .500 team from lastseason,” Hollis said.
— ERIC GOLDWEIN
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEW
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW
FILE PHOTO
Magruder High School senior forward Joe Hugley (right) is expected to be one of the top players in the county.FILE PHOTO
Good Counsel High School’s Nicole Enabosi (right) is expected to be one of the top players in the county this winter.
Coach:RyanIngalls,1st year
Last season:6-15
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:None
THE GAZETTEPage B-4 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
CHURCHILL 4AW
GAITHERSBURG 4AW
HOLY CROSS WCAC
RICH. MONTGOMERY 4AW
POOLESVILLE 2AW
CLARKSBURG 4AW
GOOD COUNSEL WCAC
WALTER JOHNSON 4AW
NORTHWEST 4AW
QUINCE ORCHARD 4AW
DAMASCUS 3AW
HOLTON-ARMS ISL
KENNEDY 4AW
NORTHWOOD 3AW
ROCKVILLE 3AW
EINSTEIN 3AW
HOLY CHILD ISL
MAGRUDER 4AW
PAINT BRANCH 4AN
ST. ANDREW’S ISL
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW
Coach:KateMcMahon,6th year
Last season:16-7
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:2003
Coach:SissyNatoli,9th year
Last season:6-13
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:None
Coach:StevePisarski,17th year
Last season:23-4
Startersreturning: 0
Last statetournament:2014
Coach:JulianBarron,3rd year
Last season:0-21
Startersreturning: 1
Last statetournament:1989
Coach:AdrianMcDaniel,9th year
Last season:16-7
Startersreturning: 0
Last statetournament:2012
Coach:TomSplaine,14th year
Last season:20-15
Startersreturning: 3
Last WCACtitle: 2012
Coach:JamieReady,6th year
Last season:23-4
Startersreturning: 2
Last ISL title:2014
Coach:MariahPeterson,1st year
Last season:9-12
Startersreturning: 4
Last ISL title:2008
Coach:BobCox,1st year
Last season:14-14
Startersreturning: 2
Last WCACtitle: 2007
Coach:KevinThompson,8th year
Last season:21-4
Startersreturning: 1
Last statetournament:None
Coach:ErinBorsody,7th year
Last season:18-7
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:2014
Coach:NathanLewis,2nd year
Last season:8-14
Startersreturning: 0
Last statetournament:None
Coach:TenishaReid,2nd year
Last season:2-17
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:None
Coach:RochelleColeman,4th year
Last season:23-3
Startersreturning: 4
Last statetournament:2014
Coach:JamieJamison,1st year
Last season:18-6
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:None
Coach:ChrisCampbell,1st year
Last season:3-20
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:None
Coach:MikeOakes,1st year
Last season:6-14
Startersreturning: 1
Last statetournament:1996
Coach:FrankWeaver,1st year
Last season:10-12
Startersreturning: 4
Last statetournament:1986
Coach:AndreForeman,3rd year
Last season:14-13
Startersreturning: 3
Last ISL title:2010
Coach:LindseyZegowitz,4th year
Last season:13-10
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:1986
TheBulldogs had a strong, albeitinjury-riddled 2014 campaign, and arelooking to godeeper in thepostseasonthisMarch.Most of their starters areback, including JapriaKarim-Duvall,a talented andathletic guard-forwardwho carried the team to a 16-win sea-son.
Karim-Duvallwill haveplenty ofhelp in fellow seniors IzzyWu,Kath-erineMichael andHannahYasharoff.Churchill also has adeep sophomoreclass, highlightedbydefensive special-ist CocoKuchins.
“Wedefinitely think this team iscapable of having a very long season,”coachKateMcMahon said. “…They’reback andhungry,”
McMahon said she expectsChurchill to have abalancedoffensewhile running ahigh-intensity defense.
“Focus on thedefensenow, andtake it as far aswe can,”McMahonsaid.
—ERIC GOLDWEIN
Clarksburg was close last year, butfell short often.
This young teamwants to changethat this season.
“Wewere in a lot of games, we justdidn’t winmany,” coach Sissy Natolisaid. “This year, that push to get bet-ter is coming from the players, whichis refreshing. Their game is coming onstrong.”
There are no seniors on thisyear’s roster, Natoli said. She mayend up including two freshmen onthe varsity. Juniors Taja’Ne White(point guard), Kaylan Jackson(guard), Jamiere Jefferies (forward)and Gabby Haddad (forward)should lead the Coyotes. Sopho-more Renee Anya, the sister of for-mer DeMatha star BeeJay Anya, alsojoins the team.
“We look pretty good in our scrim-mages, I’m excited to get the seasonunderway,” Natoli said.
—KEN SAIN
Damascus has become one ofMontgomery County’s best teamsand a perennial state tournamentberth contender under longtimecoach Steve Pisarski.
But this winter, for the first timein recentmemory, the Swarmin’ Hor-nets likely won’t be in the postseasonconversation.
Every starter from last season’s 3Astate finalist squad is gone and onlysophomore forward Tiana Stewart,who came off the bench in 2013-14,returns with experience. Damascus—its tallest player is 5-foot-9—will fea-ture a host of underclassmen and newfacesmaking key contributions
“We are very young,” Pisarski said.“I don’t know how goodwewill bebut wewill bemuch better in Febru-ary thanwe are right now.
This is the smallest team I’ve had;everyonewho starts for this teamcould be a guard.”
—KENT ZAKOUR
The Titans are trying to end a 22-game losing streak that dates backto 2013, andwhile only one starter isback, coach Julian Barron said therehave been signs of improvementthis preseason.
Barron said the key to snappingthe streak is “improving and run-ning the offense. And just being abletomake basketball plays outside ofthe normal offense.”
Look for junior Dalina Julien, a5-foot-4 guard, to lead the Kensing-ton school in her third season as astarter.
The team returns three othervarsity players and brings up sixfrom junior varsity.
“Most games teams didn’t score50 points on us but wewould justhave an inability to score outsideof Dalina [Julien],” Barron said.“We got to get some scoring [out] ofother positions.”
—ERIC GOLDWEIN
The Trojans have reloaded thiswinter, with an entirely new startinglineup and only one player—CelinaHerndon—back on the varsity team.Having a young and inexperiencedteam, however, won’t stop coachAdrianMcDaniel from continuing torun his full-court press.
“I don’t care whowe have. Gaith-ersburg is going to press you,”Mc-Daniel said.
Herndon, a 5-foot-5 junior guard,will be joined by junior varsity call-ups Javanna Jones and AlexisMack,and the trio could help lead a bal-anced offense. But the Trojansmayrely just asmuch on their defense tocreate easy scoring opportunities,McDaniel said.
“I’m just excited to coach theseyoung girls,”McDaniel said. “I’m go-ing to have to really teach and coachthis year. I’m really excited aboutthat.”
—ERIC GOLDWEIN
The young Falcons finished lastseason strong by winning seven oftheir final 10 games against someof the top girls basketball teams inthe region. Good Counsel is hopingto carry that momentum into thiswinter.
Senior Nicole Enabosi, a6-foot-1 All-Gazette forward (Dela-ware), is expected to lead a talentedfrontcourt that also features CaraJudkins (6-2 sophomore) and Bre-onna Mayfield (6-5 sophomore).
In the Olney school’s backcourt,look for guard Lindsey Pulliam toprogress after a strong freshmancampaign.
“[There is] a lot of youth, but ev-erybody’s coming back a little bet-ter, and certainly more confident,”14th-year coach Tom Splaine said.
“... I expect this year, if we stayhealthy, we can go out and com-pete for a championship.”
—ERIC GOLDWEIN
The core of theHolton-Arms bas-ketball team consists of four seniorsand two sophomores. Senior co-captains Olivia Lee and Rachel Am-sellem and classmates Gaites Laytonand Sydney Chapman should provideleadership. New coachMariah Pe-terson expects this group to lead the10-member squadwith solid defenseand ball-handling skills. SophomoresAnnelise Kotz and Leah Eastment willalso figure prominently in the team’sfortunes. New players include juniorMimi Chouikha, sophomores NoraApt and Jayla Frith, and freshmanAlexis Smith.
“The team is focused on strength-ening the fundamentals of eachand every player in the program,”Peterson said. “What the team lacksin depth, the playersmake up for inhustle and hardwork and they aredetermined to play to the best of theirability.
— JOHNHARRIS III
A few years ago Tigers coachJamie Ready said she would’ve beenapprehensive aboutmoving to theIndependent School League’s upperdivision down three starters fromthe previous season.
But Holy Child has been buildingtoward this for years, Ready said,with players waiting in the wings,eager at the prospect of better com-petition.
Junior guards Lilly Paro andCaroline Rowewill likely carrymostof the scoring brunt. Paro, a third-year starter, recordedmore than 503-pointers a year ago.
Rowe, who transferred in fromGood Counsel last year butmissedthe seasonwith a knee injury, is acerebral and versatile player. Five-foot-10 senior Anna Jorgensen is theteam’s only true post player; the Ti-gers will look to her for big rebound-ing numbers.
— JENNIFER BEEKMAN
Rookie coach Bob Cox said theTartans are going to depend heavilyon their four returning varsity players.
That includes Janae Bailey, a6-foot-1 center/forward who is astrong rebounder and shot-blockerwith range that extends to about 15feet, he said.
Look for senior Taylor Hagins, ju-nior Anna-Sophia Capizzi and sopho-moreMadison Boyd to pick up thescoring in the backcourt, Cox said.
Cox, a longtime assistant underTom Splaine at Good Counsel, saidhe is hoping Holy Cross can finish inthe top five of the competitiveWCACafter losing Rhamat Alhassan andJillian Dunston (Michigan) to gradu-ation.
“I have somany new players thatare on varsity, I don’t know howthey’re going to react,” Cox said. “...It’s going to take offensive executionand defense.”
—ERIC GOLDWEIN
The Wildcats, according to theircoach, have improved team quick-ness and speed and have plenty ofleadership.
While the defending 4A SouthDivision co-champion’s plan is topress the issue offensively, it doesn’tplan to necessarily become a one-dimensional team.
“We want to get out and pushthe ball this year because I think wehave a pretty quick team, but it willdepend on who we play against,”Zegowitz said.
The roster includes five newplayers to the program, and alsohas three key starters back in seniorpoint guard Erica Boyd, and twinsenior forwards Kate and MaggieHowe.
Zegowitz is also looking forwardto see what sophomore guard JordanZavareei and senior reserve guard Ja-mie Fanaroff will do on the court.
— JOHNHARRIS III
In one of their best seasons inprogram history last winter, theCavaliers reached the 4A WestRegion final before losing toMagruder.
But this year, it will be a muchdifferent story in Silver Spring.
Kennedy graduated most of itslineup for a year ago; junior com-bination guard Khadijah Pearsonreturns.
She will be expected to “do it all”for the Cavaliers this season, ac-cording to Thompson.
“A whole lot is different thistime,” said Thompson, who expectsto keep his offensive and defensivesystems basic.
“I got a mix of everything, butnot a lot of basketball experi-ence, a lot of girls haven’t playedmuch. Initially it is going to be alittle rough, but hopefully midwaythrough the season we are better.”
—KENT ZAKOUR
The Colonels reached the 4Astate semifinals last spring and aretrying to prove that runwas not afluke.
They return eight players andthree starters, including seniorsHannah Barr andHope Randolph,who both averaged about 10 pointsper game and helped lead the teamto a region title.
“They set a goal, they want to getback there,”Magruder coach ErinBorsody said.
TheDerwood school has steadilyimproved, winning three games in2010-11 and 2011-12, then going 11-12 two seasons ago, andwinning 18games last year.
“Now that they do know how towin, they want to keep going withthatmomentum,” Borsody said. “...The expectations are higher andweare working harder to get to thoseexpectations.”
—ERIC GOLDWEIN
Forward Allie Parrish returnsas the only starter from last year’sRockets lineup, as first-year coachMike Oakes takes over a young pro-gram with a lot of upside.
Point guard Kristina Brown isone of the youngsters that has im-pressed in the early going, showingan ability to run Oakes’ up-tempo,high-octane system, the coach said.
“The early practices and scrim-mages have been great,” Oakessaid. “The girls seem to have reallybought into our off-season condi-tioning program— it was a lot ofleaping, agility and interval training— so the girls really came in readyto get after it this year, which hasbeen great.
“We’ve been pushing the tempo,pushing the fast break, and had alot of success with our attacking,pressure defense.”
—KYLE RUSSELL
Zero starters return for the Jag-uars from the 2013-14 campaign, butseveral key pieces return with varsityexperience.
Celine Jordan and Samantha Sek-scienski are back after playing prom-inent roles coming off the bench lastseason, while sophomore forwardJaden Bynum is new to the programafter transferring from Einstein.
Freshman Tara Janus has alsoimpressed through early practicesand scrimmages.
“We have some very young play-ers who really are gelling together,”coach Nathan Lewis said. “They re-ally play hard, and they are learning,and I think that they are going tohave success.
“It’s really just a question of thefact that a lot of them haven’t beenunder the bright lights of the varsitylevel, and will they perform underthose conditions?”
—KYLE RUSSELL
The Gladiators return powerforward Andrea Magallanes, centerKiana Guinyard and guard VanessaSantos from last year’s squad, andwill look to a pair of impressivenewcomers to help improve theteam from a disappointing two-wincampaign.
Sophomore Kalin Colbert (pointguard) and freshman Ali Makaele(small forward) both transferred toNorthwood before this school year,and quickly established themselvesas key pieces on the volleyball teamthis fall.
“[We expect a] way better seasonthan last year,” coach Tenisha Reidsaid. “It’s already looking way bet-ter just from the two scrimmagesthat we have been in.
“I tell myself, just like I told my-self last year, that every year will bea better year, and I’m already see-ing a lot of progress from last year.”
—KYLE RUSSELL
The Panthers return four start-ers from a team that claimed the 4ANorth Region title in 2013-14 beforefalling to eventual state championEleanor Roosevelt in the state semi-finals.
Senior guard Daisa Harris isback as the leading scorer fromlast season, while Tyra Sinclair,Autumn Ashe and Kaylyn Frenchalso return.
Center Sofilia Ngwafang will bean imposing presence down low.
“We’re going to do our best towin our division, win our region,and to win states,” Coach RochelleColeman said.
“Those goals are the same everyyear. Our focus this year is we needto defend better than last year, andcontrol the boards — really getback to basic, fundamental, team-first basketball, but still be the ag-gressors on offense and defense”
—KYLE RUSSELL
Jamie Jamison steps in as interimhead coach for Fred Swick afterthree years assisting him at the var-sity level, and, she said, she will keephis system in place in his absence.
“We’re going with a lot of oursame philosophies and same goalsthat we had in the preseason beforehe became ill,” Jamison said. “Iknow what he expects and I’m goingto carry that on for him.”
Seniors Anna Murgia and AnnaDe Soto return with starting experi-ence, while the Falcons will look toErin Sparrow to establish herself as alow-post presence.
Juniors Casey Harkins, KarynComfort, and Kristen Darraghshould each see significant minutes,while guards Kenydi Cross (sopho-more) and Kelliann Lee (freshman)will need to develop fast in the back-court.
—KYLE RUSSELL
First-year coach Chris Campbellsaid he will be looking to “changethe culture” for a team coming offa three-win season. “They’ve hadtheir ups and downs over the last fewyears,” Campbell said.
The Cougars return two starters,juniors Emily Baumgartner andGinaWingate, as well as senior SabrinaBishop. Campbell said they’ll bejoined by talented newcomers, in-cluding junior TaylorWilson, a trans-fer from Syracuse and “a very talentedcombo guard. She can hit the outsideshot.” He expects contributions fromthree freshmen:Maggie Regan, pointguard JordanOdom, and 5-foot-10guard/forward Taylor Addison.
“While we are young, we do havea number of players where basketballis their first sport,” Campbell said,“People who’ve been playing com-petitive basketball for a while.”
—HARVEY VALENTINE
FrankWeaver returns after acoaching break and said hewill bringhis spirited approach back to theRams.
“I’m a different type coach thenthey’ve had last few years,” he said.“More intense.”
Returning starters include pointguardHazel Carmona and senior for-ward KathleenMcTighe, whoWeavercalled a “great all-around athlete.”Weaver also has high hopes for post-player Jayla James.
“She’s tall and lanky,” he said.“We’re teaching her the baby hookshot, the sky hook, things peopledon’t want to do these days.”
Looking for immediate success,Weaver said, “My goal is to get over 11wins and get pretty deep in the play-offs. I think that I have the teamwiththe desire to do that. I think they’llfeed off ofme.”
—HARVEY VALENTINE
In each of Andre Foreman’s twoprevious seasons as coach, the Li-ons have improved.
This winter, they could take abig step forward, provided theirsmall roster of nine girls can stayhealthy and provide depth. St.Andrew’s — a young, talented andguard-orientated squad— is led bya young nucleus that is expected tocarry the scoring load.
Sophomore point guard EmilyTodd, sophomore mid-range shoot-ing guard Samantha Winter andsenior guard Hannah King, whodoes a little bit of everything, arethe teams co-captains.
“We probably won’t run asmuch this year,” Foreman said.“Hopefully we can be top 4 in ourleague and get a home playoff gamebecause we haven’t had one in for-ever.”
—KENT ZAKOUR
THE GAZETTEWednesday, December 3, 2014 s Page B-5
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL PREVIEW
BEST BETn Whitman at Good Counsel, 7 p.m. Friday. Top-
ranked Falcons host a top county public school.
BEST BETn Georgetown Prep at Whitman, 7 p.m. Friday. Last
year’s state runner-up looks to make a statement.
SENECA VALLEY 3AW
WATKINS MILL 3AW
SHERWOOD 4AN
WHEATON 3AW
SPRINGBROOK 4AN
WHITMAN 4AW
STONE RIDGE ISL
WOOTTON 4AW
HOW THEY RANK
Also receiving votes: Poolesville, 6; RichardMontgomery, 3; Churchill, 3.
The Gazette sports staff ranks the top 10 highschool basketball teams inMontgomery County.
BoysRank School Record Points
1. Montrose 0-0 60
2. St. Andrew’s 2-0 53
3. Bullis 1--1 49
4. Magruder 0-0 38
5. Springbrook 0-0 36
6. Gaithersburg 0-0 25
7. Clarksburg 0-0 20
8. Geo. Prep 2-0 17
9. Whitman 0-0 13
10. Q. Orchard 0-0 7
GirlsRank School Record Points
1. Good Counsel 0-0 60
2. Paint Branch 0-0 54
3. Whitman 0-0 46
3. Holy Child 0-0 44
5. Churchill 0-0 34
5. Wootton 0-0 31
7. Bullis 0-0 20
8. Magruder 0-0 19
9. W. Johnson 0-0 11
10. Watkins Mill 0-0 4
STATE TITLES BY COUNTYPrince George’s County has won themost boys and girls basketball state championships. A look at howmany state titles the top seven counties have won
in both boys and girls basketball inMaryland since 1946:
Prince George’s 67
Baltimore City 35
Montgomery 31
Allegany 26
Frederick 17
Source:Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association
Baltimore Co. 16
Somerset 11
Other counties:Harford, 9;Worcester, 8; Anne Arundel 7; Howard, 6;Charles, 5; Dorchester, 5; Washington, 4; Carroll, 2; Wicomico, 2; Caroline, 1;Cecil, 1; Kent, 1; Queen Anne’s, 1; Talbot, 1.
Boys Girls
Other counties:Washington 6; Harford 5; Allegany 4; Calvert 3; Charles3; Garrett 3; Carroll 2; St. Mary’s 2; Talbot 2;Worcester 2;Wicomico 1.
Prince George’s33
Montgomery20
Anne Arundel22
Howard18
Baltimore City14
Frederick13
Balt. Co.7
Also receiving votes:Damascus 3; Jewish Day,3; Holy Cross, 1.
“I’m not intimidated,” Myers said. “You have to go outhereandyou’vegot towork.Wehavea lotof goodcoaches inMontgomery County and you know that you’ve got to com-pete and youknowyou’ve got toworkhard.”
Don’t let Myers’ new role fool you— he’s no greenhornwhen it comes to coaching experience. For nearly 20 years,Myers has served a number of different roles at different lev-els of the game.Heworked as a strength coachandvideo co-ordinator under John Thompson at Georgetown University,an assistant coach under Jeff Bzdelik at UMBC, an assistantunder Fred Brown at Episcopal (Alexandria, Va.) and had asuccessful stint as coach at Barrie School (Silver Spring), allbefore joining forces with Crowell at Sherwood in the early2000s.
With a resume like that, somewouldwonder whyMyersremained an assistant formore than a decade, never boltingforacoaching jobelsewhere.Butas thenewcoachexplained,therewas only oneprogramhewanted tobe apart of.
“I felt that when Tommy [Crowell] left here, this was theright spot and this was the place to be,” Myers said. “Theydecided they wanted someone who was in the building andknew the kids and could still do the things Tommy was do-ing—still run studyhalls andmake sure the kids’ academics[were taken care of].
“Iwashere for that longand I’mblessed I’m theone theychose.”
Though the Blue Devils lineup features a relatively newcast compared to last season’s state semifinalist squad, thestyle of play is eerily similar to that of Springbrook teams inthepast.
“There’s a lot of similarities,” senior center AaronBurtonsaid. “The plays are sort of the same. There’s a lot of move-ment, quick passes andmoving the ball. And defense— de-fense is key at Springbrook.”
The Blue Devils certainly have the pieces in place towreakhavoconthedefensiveend,much like theydidagainstWhitman in their scrimmage.Acombinationofultra-athleticguards is led by senior Donovan Walker, a transfer from St.MariaGorettiwhohadpreviously played at Paint Branch.
“We’ve got guys that are quick andcanget after it andwegotguys thatcancomeoff thebenchandcanhold[their]owntoo,”Myers said. “That really helps us.”
“The fun part about coaching is molding the team,”Crowell said as he watched Myers address his group. “He’sgotanice [team]—probably thebest teaminthecountyrightnow.”
SPRINGBROOKContinued from Page B-1
tinue working on her jump shot andother offensive skills.
“I do think that playing a lot more la-crosse took away from some of the time Icould’ve been playing offseason,” Peraltasaid. “But I feel like some of those skillstranslated to the basketball courts and Iwas able to do some things that athletesthat only play basketball weren’t able todo.”
But multi-sport athletes such as Per-altamaybe the exception to the rule. Steve
Pisarski, the longtime coach at Damascus,said that interest in other sports has hada noticeable impact on county basketball,with some defenses improving but the of-fense, overall, taking a step back. The ath-leticismand effort remain, he said, but thenet effect is lower quality basketball.
“Thosewho come in fromother sportsare in very good condition but you don’tget better at basketball by being in goodcondition,” he said. “In my opinion, it’sjust not asmuch talent. Not asmuch abil-ity to put the ball in the basket.”
SCORINGContinued from Page B-1
GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE
Paint Branch High School’s Sofilia Ngwafang takes practice shots prior to a Nov. 20 scrimmage atRiverdale Baptist
Coach:JenHoffman,3rd year
Last season:18-6
Startersreturning: 1
Last statetournament:2010
It’s a rebuilding year for theScreaming Eagles. “Lot of new faces,lot of freshmen, we’re going to bevery young compared to last year,”coach JenHoffman said. “Like nightand day.”
Senior guard Alannah Roy, whoaveraged eight points per game lastseason, will be aided by a pair of play-ers rehabbing from injuries.
Senior forward Ciara Pannell re-turns from a torn ACL to provide sizeand scoring.
“I think she’ll be a big part of ouroffense, she’s getting that confidenceback,” Hoffman said. FreshmanMad-elineMcLinden, coming off shouldersurgery, will start when she’s 100 per-cent, the coach said.
“Each scrimmage they’ve gottena little bit better,” Hoffman said ofher inexperienced squad. “It’ll just begetting game experience and buildingtheir basketball IQ.”
—HARVEY VALENTINE
Coach:TimHobbs,1st year
Last season:10-13
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:1996
Just days after signing on tocoach Sherwood, TimHobbs gota nice surprise when sophomorepoint guard Amanda Allen trans-ferred in fromGood Counsel, hesaid. “Amanda can handle the pres-sure, can get us into what we needto do,” said Hobbs, who looks tobring stability to a team on its fourthcoach in four years.
Sherwood returns leading scorerNicole Stockinger, who averaged 16points per game last season.
“She has an uncanny ability toscore,” Hobbs said.
He admitted rebounding will bea problem for theWarriors, but ath-leticism abounds.
“We’re going to play an up-tempo style,” he said. “Aggressivedefense, runwhenwe can. The factthat somany of [the girls] are two-and three-sport athletesmakes a bigdifference.”
—HARVEY VALENTINE
Coach:RussellDavis,1st year
Last season:3-19
Startersreturning: 2
Last statetournament:2006
Former Holy Cross coach RussellDavis takes over a struggling BlueDevils team that was led previouslyby Tonya Banks.
The Silver Spring school will havesome experience, with forward JadaHolland and guard Ria Peralta return-ing to the starting lineup, and aboutseven total seniors on the roster.
Holland, a 6-foot-1 junior, has asolid midrange game and was oneof last year’s leading scorers, Davissaid.
Peralta, a small but speedy seniorthat’s signed on to play lacrosseat Virginia Commonwealth, givesSpringbrook stability in the back-court.
Springbrook’s goal right now, Da-vis said, is to compete on every pos-session and play with intensity.
“Just like any other team, theywant to win.We’ll see what we cando,” Davis said.
—ERIC GOLDWEIN
Coach:IvanHicks,8th year
Last season:8-14
Startersreturning: 3
Last statetournament:1992
Coach IvanHicks is admittedlyexcited about this season’s team.Led by seniors Danielle Durjan andDominiqueWalker, last winter’stop two scorers, WatkinsMill finallyappears ready to contend in thepostseason.
“We return two of the best play-ers in the county,” he said.WalkerandDurjanwill be aided by juniorChemmel Bowrin, a 5-foot-7 shoot-ing guard, and center ShaunaMcDougal, up from the JV. “[Mc-Dougal] does a great job on theboards, she’s going to be amajorfactor,” Hicks said.
Speed and experience are amongtheWolverines’ strengths. “We haveseveral girls that have been play-ing ever since they were very, veryyoung, so that’s going to help us asa team, especially whenwe get deepinto our season,” Hicks said.
—HARVEY VALENTINE
Coach:MichelleSnape,4th year
Last season:5-15
Startersreturning:None
Last statetournament:1999
Coach Michelle Snape is callingthis winter “a new year,” and right-fully so.
The Knights graduated eightseniors in the spring from last sea-son’s roster of nine.
Senior forward Savaughna Mon-teith is the lone returner and willbe counted on to lead a raw andinexperienced group on and off thecourt.
Junior Breaunna Gatling, whodid not play last season, returnsas the Knights point guard for the2014-15 campaign.
“This is going to be a new year,”Snape said.
“We are starting over a little bit,but I have a lot of girls on all thegrade levels now so we won’t havethe gap like we do this year in re-placing girls. We’re hoping to teachand help the girls develop.”
—KENT ZAKOUR
Coach:PeteKenah, 13thyear
Last season:21-3
Startersreturning: 4
Last statetournament:2013
Last season’s 20-game win streakended earlier than the Vikings hadanticipated, with a loss to Kennedyin the Class 4A West Region semifi-nals.
The good news for the Bethesdaschool is that four starters are re-turning, including 6-foot sophomoreAbby Meyers.
Coach Pete Kenah said Whitmanplans on running more of a full-courtdefense this winter.
While the timing is off rightnow—Meyers and senior NicoleFleck spent the fall with Whitman’sstate championship soccer team— the Vikings should be one of theMontgomery County favorites comeMarch.
“We lost on a Wednesday nightand the girls were asking to get intothe weight room on Friday,” Kenahsaid. “They put a lot of time into it.”
—ERIC GOLDWEIN
Coach:MaggieDyer, 12thyear
Last season:15-8
Startersreturning: 4
Last statetournament:None
This could be the Patriots’ bestchance in recent history to get outof the Class 4AWest Region.Woot-ton has everything but a dominant6-foot-2 player to rely on for easybuckets and rebounds. Andwhile sizeinside would be helfpul, coachMag-gie Dyer admitted, it certainly isn’teverything.
With four returning starters whohave been on varsity together sincethey were freshmen, the Patriots havethe tools— experience, team speed,cohesion, ball handling, versatility—to counter any sizemismatches.
With Sheri Addison (19.5 pointsper game in 2013-14), twin guardsCece (13.5 ppg) and Ellie (12.5 ppg)Kobylski and Kaitlin Klausing (7 ppg),Wootton retained virtually all of itsscoring. Klausing came into her ownas the team’s floor general last winter,Dyer said.
— JENNIFER BEEKMAN
Senior Kaitlin Ballenger returnsfor her fourth and final season, thistime as the lone returning starteron what should be a balanced Ga-tors team. The 6-foot guard/forwardscored about seven points per gamelast season and coachMichaelThiede said that average could jumpto double-digits. Ballenger will bejoined in the backcourt by seniorJoanne Unite and junior MaddieCarr as Stone Ridge looks to improveon last year’s nine-win season.
The forwards are less experi-enced, but with their height, andthe backcourt’s athleticism, theBethesda school could compete fora top-four finish in the ISL, Thiedesaid.
“I would say we’re pretty athletic.We’re going to try and be up-tempoand run. We have a good balance ofdriving and shooting,” Thiede said.
—ERIC GOLDWEIN
Coach:MichaelThiede(4th year)
Last season:9-15
Startersreturning: 1
Last leaguetitle: 1995
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL PREVIEW
THE GAZETTEPage B-6 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
n Both teams like to runthe football; quarterback
play could be huge
BY PRINCE J. GRIMESSTAFF WRITER
The Damascus High Schoolfootball players didn’t act like ateam that had just locked up atrip to the Class 3A state champi-onship game after its 33-0 victoryFriday against Glenelg.
There was excitement, yes,but the body language and looksin the eyes of many players wasthat of a team that has somethingmore to prove.
“I didn’t know what to ex-pect,” Damascus coach Eric Wal-lich said about his team followingthe win. “If they were going to begoing crazy — but the goal, like Isaid, is not just to get there, andI think you could feel that. Theyexpect to win it.”
In order to win it, Damascuswill have to dethrone the defend-ing champions, Baltimore Coun-ty’s Franklin High School (12-1).
Since dropping its first gameof the season, 35-24 to Towsonprivate-school Calvert Hall, theIndians have won 12 straight.
Similar to Damascus, Frank-lin’s offense is focused around itsability to run the ball.
Darius Hinton is to Franklinwhat Jake Funk is to Damascus.Hinton rushed for 1,258 yardsand 18 touchdowns on an 8.3yards per carry average duringthe regular season.
Setting the two offenses apartis the running ability of FranklinquarterbackJacquezAdams,whois committed to play college foot-ball at West Virginia University
next fall. If Damascus defendersover-commit to Hinton, Adamshas the ability to bounce to theoutside and take off with excep-tional speed. He rushed for 567regular season yards and addedanother 259 in three postseasongames.
If Damascus’ defenders suchas Ari Cacopardo, Jake Bradshaw,Da’Quan Grimes, and Alec Ma-gas can consistently stop Hintonwithout losing containment onAdams, that will give Funk andthe Hornets secondary a chanceto create turnovers. Adams threw9 interceptions in nine regularseason games.
The key to Franklin’s 30-0state semifinal victory againstThomas Stone on Friday wasforcing another run-first teaminto uncomfortable passing situ-ations, Franklin coach AnthonyBurgos said following the game.
“I think [we] have one of thebest coaching staffs in the statebecause they work so hard in thefilmroomandmakesureourkidsareprepared inallaspectsof foot-ball,” he said.
Franklin will have to respectthe Damascus passing attackmore this week, however, as Hor-nets quarterback Derek Gibson isa better passer than Stone’s run-first quarterback.
But the first priority of Frank-lin defenders, including toplinebackers Jimmy Lahay and Ki-andre John Burrell, and defensivetackle Luis Belmontes should bethe bruising running back Funk,who always credits his offensiveline for his success.
“My running is usually a re-flection of my line,” Funk saidafter the win over Glenelg.
Damascus faces thedefending state champs
KenSain304-70146-42
Prince J.Grimes297-77148-40
KentZakour295-79150-38
EricGoldwein294-80147-41
JenniferBeekman292-82144-44
AdamGutekunst290-84151-37
The Gazette sports staff picks the winners of this week’s football games involving Montgomery Countyteams. All games includes picksmade in Prince George’s County. Here are this week’s predictions:
This week’s schedule Ken Prince Kent Eric Jen Adam
Damascus vs. Franklin Franklin Damascus Damascus Damascus Damascus DamascusNorthwest vs. Old Mill Old Mill Northwest Northwest Northwest Northwest NorthwestDouglass-PG vs. Dunbar Douglass Douglass Douglass Douglass Douglass DouglassFort Hill vs. Douglass-Balt. Fort Hill Fort Hill Fort Hill Fort Hill Fort Hill Fort Hill
FEARLESSFORECASTS
Season record
All gamesMontgomery Co.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL
STATE CHAMPIONSHIP FOOTBALL GAMES
2A
4A 3A
1A
Northwest vs. Old Mill
n When: 7:30 p.m. Friday
n 2013 champion: Northwest
n Records: Northwest is 12-1,only loss to Quince Orchard;Old Mill is 11-2, losses toBroadneck and Arundel.
n What to watch: No mystery toOld Mill. Senior running backDonovan Franklin will get theball a lot and the Patriots willcount on a great defense to dothe rest.
Damascus vs. Franklin
n When: 7 p.m. Thursday
n 2013 champion: Franklin
n Records: Damascus is 13-0;Franklin is 12-1, only loss toMIAA-A runnerup Calvert Hall.
n What to watch: Franklin QBJacquez Adams has committedto West Virginia; RB DariusHinton rushed for 1,258 yardsand 18 TDs in the regularseason. It was the defense thatbeat Linganore for ’13 title.
Douglass-PG vs. Dunbar
n When: 7 p.m. Saturday
n 2013 champion: Middletown
n Records: Douglass is 13-0;Dunbar is 10-3, losses toFriendship Collegiate, Mervo andEdmondson.
n What to watch: This isDouglass’ fourth title game, butEagles have never won. Poetshave won nine times. Despitethat, Eagles are big favorites towin their first championship.
Fort Hill vs. Douglass-Baltimore
n When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday
n 2013 champion: Fort Hill
n Records: Fort Hill is 13-0;Douglass is 12-1, only lossMervo.
n What to watch: This is arematch of last year’s titlegame, which the Sentinels won25-0. Fort Hill hasn’t been asdominant this year, so MightyDucks might be able to closethe gap.
Tickets $10 at mpssaa.ticketleap.com; Games at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore;TV: NewsChannel 8; CW-Baltimore
n Running back scores sixtouchdowns to lead
Jaguars back to title game
BY JENNIFER BEEKMANSTAFF WRITER
It would be difficult to blame oppos-ing defenses for taking Northwest HighSchool senior running back E.J. Lee’s size— or lack thereof — for granted. A 5-foot-7,160-pound player shouldn’t be too hard todrag down, right?
Wrong.Leehasemergedthis fallasoneofMont-
gomery County’s, maybe even the state’s,most elusive backs and his six-touchdownperformance inFriday’s47-124Astatesemi-final win over Prince George’s County’s Du-Val in Germantown was all anyone neededto see to know why.
Lee almost single-handedly carried thedefending state champion Jaguars (12-1)to victory Friday with 180 rushing yardsand two touchdowns on 10 carries and sixcatches for 92 yards and three touchdowns;he also scored on a 70-yard punt return —the senior credited Northwest’s offensiveline for his production.
Northwest is now set to play Anne Arun-del County’s Old Mill in Friday’s state titlegame, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at M&T BankStadium in Baltimore.
“He’s so difficult to bring down,” North-west coach Mike Neubeiser said. “He keepshis feet moving, he just refuses to go down.”
Lee’s speed alone, and his ability to gofrom zero to full speed seemingly as soon asthe ball hits his hands, is first rate. But that’sonlyonepartof theequation.Healsohas in-credible field vision, Neubeiser said, makesquick decisions and can change directionson a dime. And he almost never goes downon the first, or even the second, hit. Lee ad-mitted players often underestimate howmuch effort it will take to stop him. DuValseemed to, and he certainly made the Tigerspay.
“Usually since I’m small they won’twrap me up [on the tackle], they weren’twrapping me up, so I could just push off,”Lee said.
As important as his quick feet are towhat he does, Lee has also proven to havequite amazing hands. He’s the team’s thirdleading receiver with 305 yards and fourtouchdowns on 22 catches — that’s almost14 yards per catch — which has added an-other dimension to the Jaguars’ offensivecharge, Neubeiser said.
“It’s difficult for defenses, if they packthe box and he squeaks out of the backfield,he’s a very good receiver and that reallyopens things up for us,” Neubeiser said.
As much of a one-man show as North-west appeared in Friday’s semifinal, it isn’tat all. And one person alone is not likely toget the job done against perennial postsea-son contender Old Mill — 18 state tourna-mentappearances—whichwonthesecondof its two state titles in 2011.
The Jaguars defeated the DonovanFranklin-led Patriots by one score in a pre-
season scrimmage, according to MaxPreps.com, but that should have little bearing onFriday’s matchup as both teams have comea long way since August. Despite Friday’sfairly dominant performance, Neubeisersaid Northwest has a bit to go before thisweek’s title game.
“Thedefensecould tightenupa littlebit,we missed a few assignments,” Neubeisersaid. “And our kick-off team was a mess.”
Neubeiser did credit the Jaguars’ de-fense, which has held 10 of 13 opponents totwo scores or less, with making the properadjustments Friday when DuVal’s playmak-ing quarterback Antoine Brooks went downwith an injury and sat out the second half— the original scheme was geared towardshutting him down.
Northwest also failed to score either onextra point attempts or two-point conver-sions on five of seven touchdowns, whichcould be problematic in a tighter game.
But with playmakers such as Lee, sec-ond-year starting quarterback Mark Pierce,Jamar Wilson and Brandon Williams, anoverall stalwart offensive line and team de-fense, Northwest has a legitimate shot atbecoming the first Class 4A program to re-peatasstatechampionsincecrosstownrivalSeneca Valley in 1997-98.
“We don’t talk about it much, but thekids have definitely been focused on gettingback [to the state final],” Neubeiser said.“[This group] is mature, they don’t take any-thing for granted.”
Northwest senior makes them miss
TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE
Damascus High School junior running back Jake Funk runs for a touchdownFriday against Glenelg during the Class 3A state semifinal football game.
GEORGE P. SMITH/FOR THE GAZETTE
Northwest High School’s football team celebrates defeating DuVal to advance to the Class 4A state championship game for a second straight year.
THE GAZETTEWednesday, December 3, 2014 s Page B-7
ClassifiedsCall 301-670-7100 or email [email protected]
To AdvertiseCall 301.670.7100
It’s FREE!Buy It,
Sell It, Find ItGazetteBuyandSell.com
CCAALLLL FFOORR SSPPEECCIIAALLSS
Extended Hours Tues, Weds & Thurs
(301) 460-16473004 Bel Pre Rd., Apt. 204,Silver Spring, MD 20906
STRATHMORE HOUSESTRATHMORE HOUSEAPARTMENTSAPARTMENTS
kSwimming PoolkSwimming Pool
kNewly Updated UnitskNewly Updated Units
kSpacious Floor PlanskSpacious Floor Plans
kSmall Pets WelcomekSmall Pets Welcome
kBalcony PatiokBalcony Patio
kFamily RoomkFamily Room
kFull Size W/DkFull Size W/Din every unitin every unit
G557970
SILVER SPRINGSILVER SPRING
ROCKVILLEROCKVILLE
Office Hours: M-F 9:00am - 6:00pm
• Emergency Response System• 24 Hour Maintenance• Transportation Via Community Van• Pet Friendly• Full Size Washer & Dryer
www.PinnacleAMS.com/GardensOfTraville
14431 Traville Garden CircleRockville, Maryland 20850
301-762-5224X
Senior Living 62+Senior Living 62+
DON’TWAIT APPLYTODAY!DON’TWAIT APPLYTODAY!GAITHERSBURGGAITHERSBURG
WEDNESDAY
OPEN HOUSECOFFEE SOCIAL11AM-1PM
• Free membership to Kentlands Citizen’s Assembly• Planned Activities • Transportation • Emergency Pull Cords • Controlled Access
Kentlands Manor Senior Apartments217 Booth Street, Gaithersburg, MD [email protected]
GAITHERSBURGGAITHERSBURG
Advertise YourApartment
Community Here!and reach over 350,000 readers!
ContactAshby Rice
(301) 670-2667for pricing andad deadlines.340 N. Summit Ave. • Gaithersburg, MD
GAITHERSBURGGAITHERSBURG
301-948-8898
• Huge Floor Plans • Large Walkin Closets• Private Balcony/Patio
• Fully Equipped Kitchen w/Breakfast Bar• Minutes away from I-270, Metro, and MARC Train
SSTTRREEAAMMSSIIDDEE AAPPAARRTTMMEENNTTSSSSTTRREEAAMMSSIIDDEE AAPPAARRTTMMEENNTTSSSTREAMSIDE APARTMENTS
(888)303-1868
An Active Senior Apartment CommunitySituated In the heart of the Kentlandsneighborhood with all the benefits ofsmall town living, with the excitement ofthe city life! 2 B
R SPECIALPRICE • Garden-Style
Apartment Homes• On-Site Laundry
Facilities• Kitchen w/
Breakfast Bar• Private Balcony/
Patio• Free Parking• Small Pets
Welcome• Swimming Pool
Se HablaEspanol
GAITHERHOUSEAPARTMENTS
501B S. Frederick Ave #3Gaithersburg, MD 20877301-948-1908
G559789
CHEVY CHASE:NEWLY RENOVATED3Br 3Ba, $999,000.Scott Egloff, RealtorPls call: 301-674-8866WC&AN Miller Coa Long and Foster Co.4701 Sangamore Rd.Bethesda, MD 20816
LAND BARGAINPOND SITECLOSE TO LAKE22,000 ACRESPUBLIC LAND 6.5ACRES OPEN /WOODED $59,900PERFECT PAR-CEL WITH MOUN-TAINVIEWS, SEASON-AL STREAM, ANDGREAT RECREA-TIONAL USESSHORT DRIVE TODC. READY TOCAMP, BUILD,LIVE OR RETIRE.NEW SURVEY,PERC, MINERALRIGHTS. EZ FI-NANCING CALLOWNER 1-800-8 8 8 - 1 2 6 2WWW.HILLCRESTREALTY.US
WATERFRONTLOTS-Virginia’s East-ern Shore Was $325KNow from $65,000 -C o m m u n i t yCenter/Pool. 1 acre+lots, Bay & Ocean Ac-cess, Great Fishing,Crabbing, Kayaking.Custom Homeswww.oldemillpointe.com 757-824-0808
DAMASCUS: 3BR$1400/ 2BR $1200+util NS/NP, W/D NewCarpet, Paint, Deck &Patio 301-250-8385
GAITH:1 BR, 1 BA.wall to wall carpet,W/D Nr metro & shops$1050 + elec. creditcheck 240-413-6255
GAITH:3Br, Den, 2.5Ba 3Lvl TH Sky Lights,Prkng, nice nghbrhd,near SG Metro $1700NS/NP 301-257-5394
GAITHERSBURG:3-4Br, 3.5Ba, TH, NrKentlands. NS/NP$1790 +util. 301-461-0646 www. rent4u.us
GAITHERSBURG:3BR, 2.5BA TH, Finwalkout bsmt, FP, newkit, paint, crpt. $1,750.Brian 866-411-5656Proplocate Realty703-538-1113
GAITHERSBURG:4BD 3.5BA, SFH, 2car garage, deck,newlly carpeted.$2350. 240-476-3994
GAITHERSBURG:Th, 3 Br, 2.5 Ba, HOCwelcome, newly reno-vated, $1700 (neg) +util 240-688-6178
GAITHERSBURG:TH, 3BR, 2.5BA, W/D,Rec Room. NP/NS.No HOC. $1600+ utili-ties. 301-977-1113
GERMANTOWN:4BD 2BA SFH.Remod. Near shops &transp. $2000 HOCokay. 301-570-0510
GERMANTOWN:4Br, 2.5Ba, TH, greatlocation, HOC wel-come, $1845 obo 301-540-7047
GERMANTOWN:4Br, an end unit Town-house, can walk toshops and schools$2000 per monthCall: 301-509-7477
GERMANTOWN:TH, 3Br, 2.5Ba,NP/NS, new paint,$1575 + util ANDROCKVILLE: 2Br,1Ba Condo $1500 +electric 240-472-5642(after 6pm)
KEMP MILL/SILSPRING: lrg 4BD,2.5BA SFH. H/wd, fp.W/D. Walk 2 shops.$2350. 240-383-1000
OLNEY- EU TH 3bd/2.5 ba new paint, car-pet in rec room, W/D,deck, fenced yard re-served parking, N/S,N/P $1650. Greatschools Call 301-774-7148 owner is agent.
OLNEY: SFH, 4 bed-room , 2.5 baths, W/D,deck, fpl, 2 car gar-age, non smoking$2500 . 301-740-3623.
OLNEY: TH, 4Br,3.5Ba, deck, afenced yard, patio,pool/tennis comm.Close to shops/rest.$2100.00/per mo + utilSam 301-237-3070
ROCKVILLE- 2BR/2 BA fin Attic, sun-room, living & FamilyRM, no HOA, on oneacre land. $1800 call202-380-8885
SILVER SPRING:3BD, 2.5BA TH. Gatedcommunity. W/D. Walk2 shops & bus. $1795.240-383-1000
WHEATON- 4 BR/2.5 BA TH 1600 sq fteat-in kitch, fin bsmtw/bar, W/D, off streetparking $2250 close tometro & beltway call301-656-4477
C A P I T O LHEIGHTS: 1 bsmtRm $550 per mow/utils near Addissonmetro 240-486-1804
GAITHERSBURG-Olde Towne Spacious1 bedroom/1 ba Apt$1000 month + elecCall (240)388-0056
BETHESDA: Furn,1Br, 1Ba, kit, balcony,2 walk/in closets,pool, exercise club,tennis store andrestauarant $1,845/moinc utils and cableCall: 301-455-9608
GERMANTOWN-Luxury 1 Bedroom Apt1 person short termavail $1275 call 301-580-3769 see onlinead on craigslist.
SILVER SPRING:Remodeled basement2Br, + den, 1Ba, priventr, W/D, wifi, nrFDA/bus. $1400/utilinc Call: 202-841-9335
BELTSVILLE: 1br,1ba Condo. $1300utils incl. Close to Bus& Shops. HOC Ok. .Call 240-506-1386
PRESIDENTIALPARK CONDO -HYATTSV ILLE :2Br/1Ba hdwd flrs,tiled kit, remodel Ba &kit, $1250 gas & waterincl. call 607-595-0731
SILVER SPRING:3Br, 2Ba, 1 lvl top flr,pool, nr ICC, Metro,shops,HOC, $1600 incwater 301-908-9627
ASPEN HILL: 1BD,1BA in 2BD, 2BA apt.NS. $750 util incl. OffBelpre Rd. Avail now!Call 240-330-2330
DERWOOD: MBDw/shared BA in SFHWIFI, uti incl $650, 5min to Shady GroveMetro. 240- 643-6813
DERWOOD: M/F. 1BR & den, pvt entry &ba, $950 (all utils.incl.), wifi/cable NP,NS. 240-620-5564
GAITHERSBURG:Furnished basementw/priv BA & Entra.$1000. Lg BD w/privBA $550. Int, DirectTV, priv pkg, utils incl.Avail Dec 15th. 240-398-6552
GAITH:Furn RM formale (se rentacuarto). Nr metro,W/D, $475 incluutills. 301-785-0242
GAITH/MONT VILL.Master Bedroom$600/mo Avail nowNs/Np Nr Bus ShopsCall 240-426-5651
GBURG: Furn RMFem only 1BR, pvt BA$600 utils incl. CATVextra! Ns/Np nr MetroAvail Now! 240-601-9125
GERMANTOWN:1 furnished Br, shrdBa & Kit, nr bus, $450all util inc Call Jose:301-366-8689
GERMANTOWN:Med BD in SFH $460incl utils, WIFI, Cable,mini fridge/micro. SecDep req.301-529-5427
MONT. VILLAGE:1 Large BR nr Shops& bus $600/mo util &cable included NP/NSCall: 240-498-1915
OLNEY: 1 Rm inbsmt in SFH sharekitchen $500 utils in-cluded, NS/NP AvailNow. 301-257-5712
ROCKVILLE: 1Brshare bath in SFH.Male $500 utils cableincl. Near Metro/ BusNS/NP 240-483-9184
SILVER SPRINGFurn rm on 1st flr$600, and 2 rooms inbasement $450 each.shrd kit, lvng rm, Male.util/Internet, cable in-cluded. 240-882-7458
SILVER SPRING-Room avail now! $475or $500 shared kitch,bath, & utils. W/D,CATV 301-404-2681
S.S:Bsmt apt 2 RMS$700&$650 shrd kitch&bath, priv entr NS NPnr metro call 240-389-8825
RETIRE ON RENT-ALS In this marketyou can obtain finan-cial independence withthe acquisition of theright properties. Withmy help, get cash flowand equity immediate-ly. LPP 202-391-4609
AUCTION - Con -struction Equipment &Trucks, December 9th,9 AM, Richmond, VA.Excavators, Dozers,Dumps & More. Ac-cepting Items Dailythru 12/5. Motleys As-set Disposition Group,804 -232 - 3300x . 4 ,www.motleys.com/industrial, VAAL #16.
HUNT AUCTIONSunday, December 7, 10:00 AM
At Hunts Place19521 Woodfield Road (Rt 124)Gaithersburg, MD 20879
Furniture - Glass - Jewelry -Tools301-948-3937 - Open 9:00 AM#5205 Look on Auctionzip.com
HUNT AUCTIONThurs, Dec 11, 10AM, Open 9AMComplete Liquidation of Golf Club& Willow Tree Inn Food Serv Eqpt.
19550 Mont. Village AvenueGaithersburg, MD 20886
Hunt 301-948-3937; Dennis Warfield386-956-0938 #5205 on Auctionzip.com
DARNESTOWN:14804 Turkey Foot RdFri12/5- Sat 12/6 9am-2pm Sun 12/07 1pm-4pm In/outdoor furn,lamps, rugs, antiques,china, crystals, holidayitems, excerise equip& much more!
BERNHARDT DIN-ING ROOMSET: China Cabinethas lit china deck and2 glass shelves;base has partitionedsilverware drawer andplenty of storage.Dining room tablehas 2 pedestalbases, 2 leaves, andcustom table pads.Fully extended:103.5 in. L,41.5 in. W, 29 in. H.Fits 10-12 with bothleaves or remove fornormal use. Includes 6comfortable chairs.$775, cash only bringyour truck. PleaseCall 301-346-4104
FIREWOOD FORSALE
$250/cord$150 per 1/2 cordµ Includes Deliveryµ Stacking Extra
ChargeAsk for Jose301-417-0753301-370-7008
GP2188A
Mostly Oak$200 a Cord
Split & Delivered240-315-1871
PREMIUMALL
SEASONEDHARDWOODS
Join 400+ familiesconsigning at our HOLIDAY
SALE !!Montgomery Fairgrounds
16 Chestnut StGaithersburg, MD 20877
(use Chestnut or Dalmar entrances)Fri. 12/12 9a-7p, Sat 12/13 9a-5p
Sun 12/14 10a-4p Many Items 50% Off,Mon 12/15 9a-10a (Dollar Dash)
FREE ADMISSION!Baby To Teen: Toys, Clothes,
Books, Baby Equipment & More!!!!Consignors Wantedwww.totswap.net
HAVANESE PUPPIESHome raised, AKC,best health guaranteenoahslittleark.comCall: 262-993-0460
NOTICEPursuant to Section 5-206 of the Corpora-tions and Associations Article, AnnotatedCode of Maryland, notice is hereby given ofan additional meeting of Manor OaksNeighborhood Association to be held onJanuary 28, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at theRE/MAX Buffington Building, 3300 OlneySandy Spring Road, Olney, Maryland. Thismeeting is being held due to the absenceof a quorum at the originally scheduledmeeting. The members present in personor by proxy shall constitute a quorum andmay take any action that could have beentaken at the original meeting if the sufficientnumber of members had been present.
(12-3-14)
LOST: A Brownand Black SilkyTerrior (looks like aYorkie) Lost onThanksgiving nearForest Brook Rd/Ea-gles Nest Ct/ in Ger-mantown, Maryland. Ifyou find or have seenher please contact assoon as possible301-524-3563
Page B-8 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
To Advertise
Realtors & Agents
Rentals &For Sale by OwnerCall 301.670.7100
AND
Careers301-670-2500 [email protected]
local coverage, updated regularly
Gazette.net
It’sFREE!Buy It,
Sell It,
Find ItGazetteBuyandSell.com
Let Gazette Careers help you find thatnext position in your LOCAL area.
Search JobsFind Career Resources
to advertisecall
301.670.7100or email
Recruitingis nowSimple!
Get Connected
AIRLINE MANU-FACTURING CA-REERS begin here -Get FAA certified Avia-tion Maintenancetraining. Financial Aidfor qualified students.Job placement assis-tance. SCHEV certi-fied. CALL Aviation In-stitute of Maintenance866-823-6729
MEDICAL BILLINGTRAINING PRO-GRAM! Train to proc-ess insurance andMedical Billing fromhome! NO EXPERI-ENCE NEEDED! On-line training at CTIgets you job ready! HSDiploma/Ged &Computer / In ternetneeded.1-877-649-2671
GC3407
NURSING ASSISTANTTRAINING IN JUST 4 WEEKS
GAITHERSBURG CAMPUSMORNING STAR ACADEMY
101 Lakeforest Blvd, Suite 402Gaithersburg, MD 20877Call: 301-977-7393www.mstarna.com
SILVER SPRING CAMPUSCARE XPERT ACADEMY
13321 New Hampshire Ave, Suite 205Silver Spring, MD 20904Call: 301-384-6011www.cxana.com
Now enrolling for December 15, 2014 classesWE HAVE THANKSGIVING & CHRISTMAS SPECIALS!
CALL FOR DETAILS!
SR. TAX PROFESSIONALEstablished CPA firm in Olney, Maryland,is seeking a Senior Tax Consultant.
Seasonal Work, January 2015 - April 15, 2015.
Qualified applicant requirements are:µCPA Certificate/Enrolled Agent Designationµ10 + yrs of direct exp. in tax return prep. & reviewµExcellent interpersonal, analytical, research, &problem solving skillµProficient in tax complianceµStrong computer & technical skills
Please email: [email protected]
ADMIN/SECRETARYRockville, CPA firm has a FT position for a take-charge person.Must be fluent in Spanish (written and verbal), able to work
independently, have excellent verbal and computer skills, & be ableto multi-task. Prior professional office exp a plus. Excellent salary &
benefit package available. Email resume [email protected] or fax 301-770-1240.
Premier Homecare CAREER FAIRHiring CNA/GNA/CMT -- Dec 5th & 6th8am-5pm (Walk-ins every Monday 9am-3pm)6123 Montrose Road. Rockville, Maryland(near Twinbrook Metro & White Flint)
301-984-1742www.premierhomecare.org/careers/jobfair
Qualified candidates are eligible to receive on offerof employment & a possible signing bonus.
Daycare DirectoryDamascus Licensed Family Daycare Lic#: 139094 301-253-4753 20872Children’s Center of Damascus Lic#: 31453 301-253-6864 20872Elena’s Family Daycare Lic#: 15133761 301-972-1955 20876My Little Lamb Daycare Lic#: 51328 301-990-9695 20877Kids Garden Daycare Lic#: 139378 240-601-9134 20886
DEADLINE: JANUARY 5th, 2014
GGPP22117733AA
GP2173A
CLEANINGEarn $400/wk. Monday-Fridayand Thursday-Saturday.
No nights. Must have own car& valid. Drivers lic.Se Habla Espanol.
Merry MaidsGaithersburg 301-869-6243Silver Spring 301-587-5594
Kindergarten TeacherFT, needed for a Private Kindergarten &
Preschool to start immediately. Must have a 4year ECE or Elementary Education Degree.
Benefits. Great work environment!Please email your resume ATTN: [email protected]
Real Estate Silver Spring
Work with the BEST!Be trained individually by one of the area’s top offices & one of the area’s bestsalesman with over 34 years. New & experienced salespeople welcomed.
Must R.S.V.P.Call Bill Hennessy
330011--338888--22662266330011--338888--22662266301-388-2626bill.hennessy@longfoster.com • Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
EOE
GC3394
Marketing PositionA Rockville (Shady Grove area) professional firm seeks a Part-Time Tele-MarketingEmployee with excellent communication skills and prior tele-marketing experience togenerate new business prospects. Must have strong Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, etc.)and database skills. Background in accounting or financial arena is a plus. Pleasantprofessional environment. Flexible hours, perfect for working parent with children inschool. Compensation range $15-$30 per hr. plus potential commission,commensurate with experience.
Email resumes to [email protected] Fetterolf Corydon, P.A.
9401 Key West AvenueRockville, MD 20850
Medical ProfessionalsAdd an exciting new dimension to theimportant work you do as a health-
care professional - serving full or part-time as an Officer in the Navy or NavyReserve. Apply your skills and passionto a system that’s patient-focused, notbusiness-driven. More information visitgazette.net/careers.Call 800-533-1657or email [email protected]
Dental/MedicalAssistantTrainees
Needed NowDental/Medical
Offices now hiring.No experience?Job Training& Placement
Assistance Available1-888-818-7802
CTO SCHEV
NOW HIRING COMPANIONS FOR SENIORS!Provide non-medical care for seniors in their homes.
CNA, GNA, HHA and NON-LICENSED positions available.Flexible scheduling, ongoing training, 24hr support provided. Must have car,1yr U.S work history, 21+. Home Instead Senior Care. To us it’s personal!
301-588-9708 (Call 10am-4pm Mon-Fri ) µ www.HISC197CG.digbro.com
GC3413
Ready for Success Training: A Guide to Getting HiredFree One Week Training!
Dates: December 8th-12th, 2014 from 2-6pm
Location: Montgomery College, Wheaton Westfield South Office Building Room 210A,11002 Viers Mill Road, Wheaton, MD 20902. Free parking is available.
Participants will learn:• What employers search for in new hires.• What makes you stand out from the other applicants.• Essential workplace skills that companies demand today.• A better understanding of the employer’s perspective, practical skills, and “the bottom
line” in key essential business skill areas.
Participants must register! Seats will fill up quickly. Register in person atMontgomery College, WD&CE, 3rd Floor, 11002 Viers Mill Road in Wheaton byDecember 5th, 2014. Call or email Michael Smith at 240-567-7785 [email protected] to receive a registration form.
CAREGIVER seekingjob: With experience &good references. I amlooking for private dutywork w/ the elderly.Overnight and/or Livein. Own transportation.Call Naana at 630-200-9592
NANNY- PotomacFamily w/ Children 16& 11 looking forhousekeeper/nannyfor after school hrsapprox.3:15-6:15 Mon-Frid. Family has 2friendly dogs musthave car for drivingkids to activities. Otherduty may includehouse cleaning &laundry. Backgroundcheck & driving recordrequired. $15/hr Call301-299-7472
RNs w/ In-Home VentExperience
SEASONED RN WITH VENTEXPERIENCE? Join our caring,motivated team; long-term clientsin Upper Mont County. Sign-on
Holiday Bonus, commensurate withexperience, call for details.
Call Ms. LuAnn: 240 430-1502
PRODUCTION
WE NEED YOU!Do you enjoy fast-paced work?Do you take pride in a job welldone? If you answered YES toboth questions, then we wantYOU. We are seeking people towork in our production facilityduring our busy holiday seasonand we will provide training forall of our entry-level positions.These openings exist on the day,mid and night shifts and couldrequire significant overtime thatinvolves working up to sevendays per week. Starting pay is$8.40 per hour for thesetemporary jobs that will last untilapproximately early January2015. Please apply in personMon-Fri 8:30am to4:00pm (You must bringlegal work documents tothe interview) at:
DISTRICT PHOTO, INC.10619 Baltimore Avenue (USRte. 1), Beltsville, MD 20705
EOE M/F
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s Page B-9
THE GAZETTEPage B-10 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
AutomotiveCall 301-670-7100 or email [email protected]
Looking for a new ride?Log on to
Gazette.Net/Autosto search for your next vehicle!
SellingYourCar
just goteasier!
Log on toGazette.Net/Autos
to place your auto ad!
As low as $29.95!
Lookingto buy
that nextvehicle?SearchGazette.Net/Autos
foreconomical
choices.
ANY CAR ANY CONDITIONWE PAY TOP DOLLAR-FAST FREE PICKUP!
SELL YOUR CAR TODAY!CALL NOW FOR AN
INSTANT CASH OFFER
(301)288-6009
CA HFOR CAR !
G558040
G558041
www.CapitalAutoAuction.comSince 1989
BUY BELOW KBB VALUE
RAIN OR SHINE!
WE HAVE VEHICLES FOR EVERY BUDGET AND NEED!
OPEN TO PUBLIC • ALL DEALERS WELCOME
Temple Hills, MD5001 Beech Road
Live/Drive Auction TimeSaturdays 9:00a.m.
Washington, DC1905 Brentwood Road
Live/Drive Auction TimeSaturdays 10:00a.m.
AUCTIONS EVERY SATURDAY
Call 301-640-5987or email [email protected]
DONATE AUTOS,TRUCKS, RV’S.LUTHERAN MIS-SION SOCIETY.Your donation helpslocal families withfood, clothing, shelter,counseling. Tax de-ductible. MVA License#W1044 .410 - 636 -0123 or www.Luther-anMissionSociety.org
2004 HYUNDAIELANTRA $3700srvc hist, lo mi, JVCw/USB, sunrf, clean,MD Insp 11/13/14Call 240-476-5839
3371 Fort Meade Road, Laurel1.855.881.9197 • www.ourismanvw.com
Ourisman VW of LaurelAll prices exclude tax, tags, title, freight and $300 processing fee. Cannot be combined with any previous advertised or internet special. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only.See dealer for details. 0% APR Up To 72 Months on all models. See dealer for details. Ourisman VW World Auto Certified Pre Owned financing for 72 months based on creditapproval thru VW. Excludes Title, Tax, Options & Dealer Fees. Special APR financing cannot be combined with sale prices. Ends 12/31/14.
OURISMAN VW WORLD AUTO CERTIFIED PRE OWNED24 Available...Rates Starting at 1.64% up to 72 months
Online Chat Available...24 Hour Website •Hours Mon-Fri 9 am-9 pm • Sat 9 am-8 pm
G558037
OURISMAN VWYOU ALWAYS GET YOUR WAYAT OURISMAN EVERYDAY
2015 GOLF 2DR HB MT
#3020550, Mt, Power Windows, Power Locks,Keyless Entry
MSRP $18,815
#7441995, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
MSRP $17,715
2014 BEETLE 1.8L
#1601477, Power Windows/Power Locks,Keyless Entry, SunroofMSRP $21,015
2014 JETTA SEDAN TDI
#7298300, Automatic Power Windows,Power Locks, Bluetooth
BUY FOR$17,999
OR $264/MO for 72 MONTHS
MSRP $22,435
2014 PASSAT S
#9087784, Automatic, PowerWindows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
BUY FOR$17,999
OR $264/MO for 72 MONTHS
MSRP $23,185
2006 Jetta Sedan PZEV AT...#V394369A, Silver, 98,816 Miles....$7,4922013 Nissan Versa.....#V324719A, Black, 37,162 Miles.............$10,2502007 Honda Civic LX.....#V0093A, Blue, 83,464 Miles...............$10,2932012 Golf HB...#V026462A, Gray, 66,571 Miles...........................$10,5922008 Toyota Prius...#V016899A, Gray, 75,521 Miles..................$11,5912006 Honda Odyssey EX-L...#V030040A, Silver, 93,407 Miles.........$12,9912013 Golf...#V619780A, Blue, 31,973 Miles.................................$13,9912012 Golf HB..#V026462A, Gray, 66,571 Miles..................................$13,991
2014 Jetta Sedan...#V068778A, Gray, 11,382 Miles........................$13,9912012 Jetta SR...#V535337A,White, 40,267 Miles.............................$14,4912011 GTI...#V009202A, Blue, 56,396 Miles.......................................$17, 4942011 Jeep Gr. Cherokee Laredo...#V075706B, Silver, 100,193 Miles.........$17,9912012 Mini Cooper S...#V034678A, Red, 33,011 Miles...............$18,3512009 Jeep Wrangler Unltd...#V000346A, Red, 73,973 Miles....$19,7822013 Jetta...#VPR0083, Silver, 10,331 Miles......................................$21,9912012 Jetta Sportwagen CPO...#V625092A,White, 40,267 Miles....$21,991
2015 TIGUAN S 2WD
#13540292, Automatic, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
BUY FOR$24,999
OR $372/MO for 72 MONTHS
MSRP $27,180
2014 JETTA WAGON TDI
#5608496, Automactic. PowerWindows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
MSRP $28,835
2015 GTI 4DR HB S
#4028905, Automatic, Power Windows,Power Locks, Keyless Entry
BUY FOR$24,999
OR $367/MO for 72 MONTHS
MSRP $27,235
2014 TOUAREG TDI R-LINE V6
#14013851, Navigation, SunroofPower Windows/Locks, Loaded
BUY FOR$45,795
OR $659/MO for 72 MONTHS
MSRP $55,835
$0*downpayment
due atsigning
$0* securitydeposit
$0* 1st month’spayment
$0*
SAVE UP TO$8,000
2014 JETTA S
BUY FOR$13,995
OR $205/MO for 72 MONTHSBUY FOR
$18,999OR $279/MO for 72 MONTHS
BUY FOR$16,599
OR $244/MO for 72 MONTHS
BUY FOR$24,399
OR $358/MO for 72 MONTHS
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s Page B-11
Page B-12 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
DARCARS See what it’s like tolove car buying
15625 Frederick Rd (Rte 355) • Rockville,MDn OPEN SUNDAY n VISIT US ON THEWEB ATwww.355Toyota.com
PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTALFINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWNPLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 12/31/2014.
1-888-831-9671
G558038
0% FOR60 MONTHS+On 10 Toyota Models
4 DR., AUTO,4 CYL., INCL.
2 AVAILABLE: #570142, 570203NEW 2015 COROLLA L
2 AVAILABLE: #564043, 564034NEW 2015 RAV4 4X2 LE
4 CYL.,AUTOMATIC
2 AVAILABLE: #572025, 572039NEW 2015 CAMRY LE
AUTO,4 CYL., 4 DR
4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.
NEW 2014 AVALON XLS2 AVAILABLE: #478067, 478074
$25,790
AUTO, 6 CYL,BASE, 7 PASS.
1 AVAILABLE: #560046NEW 2015 SIENNA L
362 AVAILABLE: #570068, 570047
4 DR., AUTO,4 CYL
2015 COROLLA LE
$119/2 AVAILABLE: #453039, 453040
NEW 2014 SCION XD
4 CYL.,4 DR., AUTO
$159/mo.**
MO**
2 AVAILABLE: #572006, 572003NEW 2015 CAMRY LE
4 CYL.,AUTO
$22,990AFTER $1,000 REBATE
$14,690
AFTER TOYOTA $2,000 REBATE
AFTER $750 REBATE
TTOOYYOOTTAATTHHOONN SSTTAARRTTSS NNOOWW!!TOYOTATHON STARTS NOW!
$19,990
$189/MO**
AFTER $750 REBATE
$20,990
$0DOWN
$0DOWN
$0DOWN
$0DOWN
G558042
LOCAL HOMELESS PETS NEED FOREVER HOMESWASHINGTON ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE
AND FITZGERALD SUBARU PARTNERTO “SHARETHE LOVE”Two exciting events at Fitzgerald Subaru Rockville and Gaithersburg
Washington, DC (December 1, 2014)—Fitzgerald Subaruin Rockville and Gaithersburg will host pet adoption eventsto find homes for local homeless pets this December.Fitzgerald Subaru celebrates the annual Subaru end-of-year“Share the Love” event and is working with WashingtonAnimal Rescue League (WARL) at the Fitzgerald SubaruRockville dealership on Saturday, December 6th and at theFitzgerald Subaru Gaithersburg dealership on Saturday,December 13th.
Twenty homeless dogs and cats from WARL will beavailable for adoption from 10 am to 1 pm on each day.Save 50% off regular adoption fees and help WARL.Fitzgerald Subaru will donate $100 to WARL for everyanimal adopted at each event.
“We are delighted to work with the Washington AnimalRescue League on two great events this year, “said DottieFitzgerald, President of Fitzgerald Subaru. “The Subaru‘Share the Love’ events on December 6th and December13th are wonderful opportunities to show you care about thelocal homeless pets that need your love and new homes.”
Come see the animals and please bring a pet item for theShare the Love “Stuff-the-Subaru” drive. Donations of petfood and supplies collected go to WARL’s Rescuer’s FoodBank. The food bank helps families facing financial difficultyhold on to and care for their pets. Donations will be collectedduring the entire Share the Love celebration, fromNovember 20 to January 2 at both locations.
“The Washington Animal Rescue League is thrilled topartner with Fitzgerald Subaru and participate in ‘Share theLove’,” said Bob Ramin, CEO of the Washington AnimalRescue League. “We have many wonderful dogs, cats,puppies and kittens available for adoption that havenowhere else to go, and we’re thankful to Dottie Fitzgeraldand her fantastic staff for providing the opportunity toshowcase our animals, collect food for our food bank andfor the extremely generous donations.”
For every new Subaru purchased or leased during the
“Share the Love” event, Subaru donates $250 to theowner’s choice of participating charities. The AmericanSociety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®(ASPCA®) is on the list of charities. An interesting fact is 70percent of Subaru owners have pets, more than any otherauto brand. A majority of the ASPCA’s “Share the Love”donation is targeted for distribution as grants to animalwelfare organizations and WARL is a recipient of one of thegrants. Grant funding is helping WARL make homelessanimals ready for adoption by providing medical care,performing spay/neuter surgeries, administering vaccines,and microchipping animals.
Event: WARLAdoption Event at Fitzgerald Subaru RockvilleLocation: 11407 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852Date & Time: Sat, December 6, 2014 from 10 am to 1 pm
Details: Visit the dealership to meet adoptable animals,enjoy refreshments and give-a-ways, and make a donationto Stuff-the-Subaru!Event: WARL Adoption Event at Fitzgerald SubaruGaithersburgLocation: 904 Russell Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20879Date & Time: Sat, December 13, 2014 from 10 am - 1 pmDetails: Visit the dealership to meet adoptable animals,enjoy refreshments and give-a-ways, and make a donationto Stuff-the-Subaru!
For more information, including a wish list of donationsneeded, please visit www.warl.org/sharethelove orwww.FitzMall.com/SubaruSharetheLove
To learn more about the “Share the Love” campaign, visitwww.aspca.org/subaru.
Dottie Fitzgerald and Buck“Share The Love!” Buckwas adopted by a lovingfamily at a Fitzgerald PetAdoption event this pastyear.
Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s Page B-13
07 Toyota Yaris $5,990
UNDER $10,000 MORE VEHICLES99 Chevy Blazer................................$2,200#GD23373A, 4WD, READY FOR WINTER, “HANDYMAN”
00 Mazda MPV ES.............................$2,650#KP15814A, “SHARP!” LTHR/PWR, DVD, CD-6 “HANDYMAN”
06 Toyota Matrix XR Wgn.................$7,470#KP01722, “CLEAN!” MNRF, 5SPD, PW/PLC, CD
04 Chevy Avalanche 1500................$7,497#KP68077, “SHARP!” PW/PLC/PMR, CC, CD, DON’T MISS
03 Infinity G35X AWD......................$7,988#KP09044, “WELL-KEPT!” MNRF, LTHR/PWR SEAT, P/OPTS
04 Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer. . . .$8,988#KP09473, MNRF, LTHR, NAV, DVD RARE FIND!
07 Hyundai Enterouge GLS.............$9,000#KP27123, “NICE VAN!” PW/PLC/PMR, CC, CD
10 Dodge Nitro SE..............................$9,990#KP52220, SUPER SHARP! CHROME, P/OPTS, CD, EASY TERMS!!
11 Hyundai Sonata SE...................$17,472#KN39898A, “PAMPERED 30K!” NAV, MNRF, FAC WARR
07 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad Cab SLT...$18,970#KP61018, 4X4, “HEMI” RARE FIND!
12 Dodge Journey Crew.................$19,970#KP54282, “BEAUTY!” MNRF, DVD, LTHR/PWR SEAT
10 Chevy Camaro SS 6.2 V8...............$20,930#KP36716A, “RARE FIND!” MNRF, LTHR, AUTO
12 Hyundai Elantra Limited...........$15,988#KA16617, “RARE FIND!” MNRF, LTHR, P/OPTS
12 Hyundai Tucson GLS..................$16,988#KA70522, “SHOWROOM COND!” PW/PLC, CC, CD
13 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT........$16,990#KN08758, “NICE!” STO&GO, PSEAT, PWR DOORS, CD
11 Ford Econoline XLT 12 Pass.....$17,470#KN75845, PW/PLC, CD, PARK SENSE, REDUCED!
#CA75240A, NICE!! “GAS SAVER!” 5SPD, PW, CD
13 Chrysler 300 Touring $19,988
#PD07519, PRISTINE! NAV, LTHR/PWR/HTD
07 Dodge Grand Caravan SXT $7,990
#KP61038A, CLEAN! PWR DOORS/GATE SEAT
08 Infinity EX35 $16,470
#KP48536A, “GORGEOUS!” MNRF, LTHR, STEP RAILS
13 Kia Rio EX $14,470
#KX35083, PAMPERED! FAC WARR! AT, AC, PW, CC, CD REDUCED!
G558036
Page B-14 Wednesday, December 3, 2014 s
![120314 autoridad positiva [Modo de compatibilidad]](https://img.pdfslide.net/doc/110x75/58a03ed71a28ab746f8b877d/120314-autoridad-positiva-modo-de-compatibilidad.jpg)