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Potomac Almanac ❖ May 21-27, 2014 ❖ 1www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Primary Election forCounty Council District 1News, Page 4

Never Too Young for Poetry A+, Page 9

Wootton Boys’ Lax BeatsDefending Champ ChurchillSports, Page 6

Horses, Hounds and Hats CompeteNews, Page 2

Primary Election forCounty Council District 1News, Page 4

Never Too Young for Poetry A+, Page 9

Wootton Boys’ Lax BeatsDefending Champ ChurchillSports, Page 6

Horses, Hounds and Hats CompeteNews, Page 2

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By Cissy Finley Grant

The Almanac

Yes, there were horses, plenty ofthem, at the 62nd annualPotomac Hunt Races last Sunday,but it was the crowd that had of-

ficials and old-timers talking.“I’ve never seen such a crowd,” Austin

Kiplinger and his son, Knight, both sepa-rately emphasized. Race co-chairmenPotomac Hunt MFH’s Peter Hitchen andSkip Crawford echoed the sentiment. “RiverRoad is backed up,” Crawford reported.

Those attempting to arrive prior to the 1p.m. starting time for the first of the seven-race program found River Road backed upthen, but it wasn’t until 3 p.m. thatCrawford said, “I have had the gates closed.There’s just no more room for parking,” andthis is on the Kiplingers’ 100- plus acre fieldwhere Austin explained, “used to be mycorn field.”

However, for the fortunate estimated sixto seven thousand point-to-point race en-thusiasts, most of whom packed elaboratetailgate picnics to sustain them and theirguests, while watching the race program forthe next six hours, there was plenty of ex-citement. This included a demonstration bythe Montgomery County division of theMaryland National Park Police. Mountedofficers played soccer with a gigantic ball.Following that, crowds of youngsters wereinvited to participate in other games withthem.

But, back to the races, ostensibly whyeveryone was there. Not that the gorgeousspring day in May had nothing to offer. Onlyperfect, with low 70s temperature with lotsof sunshine, enough to bring out ladies intheir spring hats. In this department, DanaSemmes was the show stopper. She sporteda large chapeau decorated with huge pinkgeraniums. Running a close second to Dana,Denise Reed’s hat was purchased at theraces from one of the vendors doing a tre-mendous business selling, what else, hats.“You had better wear it. I paid $90 for it,”her husband, Rex, jokingly challenged. Healso had previously selected it, unbe-

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Horses, Hounds and Hats Compete

Mark Beecher (center) rode Rebecca Shepherd’s“Searubyrun” to win the novice timber race. Thefourth race of the Potomac Hunt program attracted10 entries.

Ray Little, his sister, Madeline, and Leonard Proctor,all former Potomac residents, found much to see andhear at the Potomac Hunt races. Both Littles recalledriding in the Potomac races when they were held inthe 1950s on Norton Road, Potomac, now dominatedwith houses. Ray, when not at his farm in Frederick,shows his horses in Wellington, Fla., and Europe.

Ladies’ hats, as well ashorses, were on displayat the 62nd annualPotomac Hunt Races May18. Dana Semmes, right,accompanied by herhusband, Guy, chose awinner.

Denise Reed’s springtimebonnet was “discovered”at a vendor’s hat sale tentat the Potomac Huntraces.

Not just the ladies foundthe hat vendor’s tent atthe Potomac Hunt races.Above, Jack Bledsoe,opted to go formal, choos-ing a top silk hat, nodoubt, for his next white-tie event.

Race co-chairmanBeverley Bosselmann(left) is pictured withBonnie Carroll, presidentand founder “TragedyAssistance Program ForSurvivors” an organiza-tion “Caring for thefamilies of America’sHeroes.”

Sunshadeswere amust atthe May18 huntraces, awel-comeacces-sory by

many who recalled rainy past events and mudat the Kiplinger race course. Above, (left)former Potomac resident Peter Stupar, camefrom San Francisco for the event and to escorthis mother Helen Stupar, many years a Potomacresident. Leonard Proctor, (center) and dozensmore partook of Devereaux Raskauskas’ (right)tailgate lunch.

Winners all (from left) Erin Swope, (large ponyrace) Anastasia Vialov (medium pony race) andElizabeth Scully (small pony) pose with theirwinning cups following the last of the events atthe 62nd annual Potomac Hunt races.

Reagan Crowley, Potomac, poses with “Misty”prior to entering the large pony race.

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Cissy Finley Grant

The Almanac


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At Potomac Hunt Races

Kimberlyn Rudolph welcomes members of the Maryland National CapitalPark Police, Montgomery County Division, including (from left) J.W. Coe,Tom Mock, Jeff Adcock and Kelley Hagen. During an intermission at thePotomac Hunt races, the mounted police entertained with games forchildren and a soccer game with the horses.

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The host of the Potomac Hunt races, Austin Kiplinger (center), accepts abasket of “local produce” as an appreciation gift from race co-chairBeverley Bosselmann. Bonnie Nicholson (left) and Vicki Crawford wereon hand to see the Kiplinger family present the Travilah Perpetual Cup.Kiplinger, caught in the race traffic back-up en route to the course,barely made it in time to do the presentation.

knownst to her.Once again, back to the races. There were

seven in toto, well, actually 10, countingthe three pony races at the program’s con-clusion held in honor of the late Cpl. Kirk J.Bosselmann, son of a race co-chairman,Beverley Bosselmann and her husband,Rainer. The large pony race, the very last ofthe day, was won by 15-year-old ErinSwope, who earlier won the second eventof the day, a mile flat race, the Travilah Cup,astride her own “Slaney Rock.” Swopetrained both of her mounts.

The other two-time winner of the day wasIrish born and raised (CountyWaterford)Mark Beecher who rode “Canyon Road” to

Gilly, one of the crowd control horses for the hunt races, took a momentfrom work to greet little Zachary Kassouf, 22-months of Lutherville, Md.

There goes Sugar going for the finish line, but something doesn’t lookright. This 12-year-old bay mare, owned by Brenda Herzog and ridden byRiley Smyth, competed in the eighth race but somewhere along thecourse something happened. Riderless, Sugar first stopped to take a fewbites of the lush grass then continued in the race, still chewing.

Victoria Weller Crawford, Vicki forshort, is co-master of the PotomacHunt and one of the organizers ofthe Potomac Hunt Races. Hertailgate party is an annual all-dayfeast for friends, featuring a tableladen with food and flowers andrail-side viewing of horses andriders as they cross the finish line.

Watching the Potomac Hunt Races is a thrill for all ages.

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Politics

The Primary Election for Montgomery County state and local offices,plus members of Congress, is Tuesday, June 24, 2014.

If you want some choice in who will repre-sent you on County Council, as County Execu-tive, in the Maryland General Assembly, nowis the time to engage. If you think it doesn’tmatter much, these are the people who makeland use decisions, decide what to do withcounty property, who set tax rates, who de-cide how much money will go to schools, whocontrol services that affect traffic and manyother things that affect quality of life more thananything that happens at a national level.

Currently, all of Montgomery County is rep-resented by Democrats at all levels.

This week, the Almanac will begin coverageof particular races that will be decided in theprimary election with County Council District1. Candidates responded to our request forinformation about why their candidacy mat-ters, and why in Potomac in particular. Candi-dates also provided a short bio. These re-sponses have been edited for length, but arein the candidates’ own words.

In coming weeks, we will publish responsesfrom candidates for County Executive, CountyCouncil at Large, and candidates for State Sen-ate and Delegate from Districts 15 and 16.

There are nine members of the County Coun-cil, five district members and four at-largemembers.

Every Potomac resident is represented by the

District 1 councilmember and the four at-largemembers.IMPORTANT DATES

❖ June 2, last day to request an absenteeballot by mail; 240-777-VOTE or download anapplication at http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/Elections/Absentee/AbsenteeApplication.html

❖ June 3: deadline to register to vote andbe able to vote in the primary June 23.

❖ June 12-19: early voting starts on theThursday, June 12, and runs for eight daysthrough the Thursday, before the election.Montgomery County offers nine early votingcenters. Voting hours each day at all locationswill be from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The closest siteto Potomac is at the Executive Office Build-ing, 101 Monroe Street, Rockville.

❖ June 23, Election Day, voting places open7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Technically it’s the primary, but almost certainly,the primary winners will win in November.

Vote Tuesday, June 24

Democratic Incumbent,County Council District 1

Bio:Councilmember Roger Berliner (D-1)

lived in Potomac for 23 years. He was firstelected to the Montgomery County Councilin November 2006 as the District 1 repre-sentative for the Bethesda, Chevy Chase,Potomac, Kensington, and Poolesville areas.In 2011, he was elected by his colleagues toserve a one-year term as Council President.He is chair of the Transportation, Infrastruc-ture, Energy, and Environment Committeeand a member of the Public Safety Commit-tee. Regionally, he is the vice chair of theWashington Regional Board of Directors ofthe Council of Governments and chair oftheºClimate, Energy, and EnvironmentPolicy Committee.

Berliner was the legislative director forU.S. Sen. Howard Metzenbaum, a policyadvisor to U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman, a se-nior policy advisor to the California StateLegislature, and the director of Congres-sional Liaison for a federal agency in theCarter Administration. As a result of hisexperience, he is an expert on the legislativeprocess.

His 20-year legal career qualifies his asone of the nation’s foremost energy lawyers,experience that has served our communitywell in dealing with PEPCO and other en-ergy/environmental issues.

Berliner serves on the board of directorsof the nonprofit Search for CommonGround, and on the Council of Advisors tothe Interfaith Conference of MetropolitanWashington. He was the host of the Mont-gomery Community Television show“Search for Common Ground in Montgom-ery County.”

Berliner obtained his law degree fromMcGeorge School of Law in Sacramento,California, and his undergraduate degreefrom Dartmouth College in Hanover, NewHampshire. He is the father of Jesse Marieand Owen David Berliner, and currentlylives in Bethesda. When he does get achance to relax, he is a passionate fly fish-erman, golfer, and an avid Nationals,Wizards and Redskins fan.

Roger Berliner on why his candi-dacy matters to Potomac residents:

Those of us who have had the privilege ofliving in Potomac, as I have, are familiarwith all Potomac has to offer. My goal asyour councilmember for the past eight yearson the Council has been to preserve andenhance that quality of life for us and forour children. “Sustainability” has been aguiding principle for me — a sustainableeconomy and a sustainable environment.

As one who lived adjacent to the C&O Na-tional Park for many years, I have a deepand abiding interest in preserving our natu-ral environment and resources. I led thefight to make sure that our fragile environ-

mental treasure, 10Mile Creek, was notdestroyed by over de-velopment. And Isponsored nine envi-ronmental/energybills that my col-leagues approved onEarth Day that will,among other things,(1) require ourcounty to only buy

renewable power; (2) make it cheaper andfaster for you to put solar panels on yourhome; and (3) create green jobs in makingour commercial buildings more energy effi-cient.

But the concept of sustainability includesour economy too. And our economy is strug-gling. Our county must continue to attractjobs because without a stronger tax base,our county will not be able to provide thequality of service — the quality of life — weexpect and deserve.

My focus has been on creating a betterbusiness climate for our County, and hereare just a few things I have done in this im-portant realm:

❖ Led the effort three years in a row todecrease the energy tax, which has a dispro-portionate impact on the businesscommunity;

❖ Created a “Small Business Navigator”position whose sole function is to make iteasier for small businesses to thrive in ourcounty;

❖ Created the position of “Chief Innova-tion Officer” to promote innovation in ourcounty;

❖ Sponsored legislation that would usethe state of the art approach to job trainingin our county. A trained workforce is criti-cal to attracting businesses;

❖ Led the effort to move forward with thenext generation of transit, rapid transit, inorder to reduce congestion and improvemobility — keys to our county’s economicfuture;

❖ Led the effort to transform White Flintinto what may well become one of the mostdesirable locations for businesses and resi-dents in our county — and could contributeup to $7 billion in net revenue for ourcounty;

❖ Supporting our school system, one ofthe county’s crown jewels. I moved toPotomac almost 25 years ago because of theschools and the fine quality of life. We needto preserve both.

Finally, I represent some of the finest resi-dential neighborhoods in the county, and Iam pleased to have the support of manyneighborhood leaders throughout District 1,including the Brickyard Coalition. I havefought hard to make sure that we preservethe integrity of our neighborhoods.

It has been a privilege to represent thegood people of Potomac on the CountyCouncil, and I would be honored to do so forfour more years.

Democratic Challenger,County Council District 1

BioWebsite:

www.duchytrachtenberg.com❖ Education:Program for Senior Executives in

State and Local Government, HarvardUniversity, Kennedy School of Gov-ernment

MSW, University of MarylandBA, New York University❖ Relevant Experience:Montgomery County Council, At-

Large 2006-2010Past advocacy in the areas of pub-

lic health, mental health, women’sissues and progressive values.

Held past leadership positions onvarious local, state and nationalboards: American Public Health Asso-ciation; National Organization forWomen; National Alliance for theMentally Ill; Progressive Maryland;Montgomery County Board of Educa-tion, Counseling and GuidanceCommittee; and Montgomery CountyMental Health Advisory Committee.

Current service on the National Re-search Center for Women andFamilies Board; Cornerstone Mont-gomery Board; and the MontgomeryCounty Family Justice Center Founda-tion, Advisory Board.

❖ Most significant achievements:Creation of the Montgomery

County Family Justice Center – aclearinghouse facility for domesticviolence victims and their families. Inalmost five years, we have servedclose to 6,000 individual families frommore than 100 countries.

Served as the Council Finance Chair(2006-2010), helped guide the countythrough difficult budget times and stillmaintain the county’s AAA bond rat-ing.

As the only health professional hav-ing ever served on the Council, I ledthe efforts to pass a trans fat banwhich was the first such action nation-ally on a county level.

As a long-term resident of WhiteFlint, I helped define the parametersof re-development in my backyard.Passed legislation to ensure adequatedevelopment project coordination,specifically in the area of tax revenue.Worked with the community and theWhite Flint Partnership to ensurecommunity participation early andoften in that process.

Parent of daughter Scarlett, agraduate of Walter Johnson HS andthe University of California, Berkeley,She is currently a graduate student atthe Harris School, University of Chi-cago. My son, Walter, is recovering

f r o ms c h i z o -p h r e n i aand livesindepen-d e n t l yand suc-cessfully,in a com-m u n i t yrehabilita-t i v esetting in Silver Spring. My pub-lic advocacy in the area of mentalhealth was borne out of Walter’sjourney in recovery.Campaign Platform:

The people I have met in Dis-trict 1, including Potomac,believe deeply in MontgomeryCounty’s promise but also under-stand real leadership is urgentlyneeded in Rockville.

They want a progressivefighter, a leader who will protectour quality of life but also helpplan for our future. They are tiredof the back-room political dealsand want a leader who has integ-rity and a heart. They know wemust face our future challengeswith both compassion and com-mon sense, whether we aretalking about the preservation ofthe Brickyard Educational Farmor the adequate funding of schoolconstruction.

Our top priorities must begrowing the local economy andcreating jobs, supporting ourteachers and students, sustainingour environment, honoring ourseniors and veterans, and reach-ing out to the most vulnerable.

In my career, I have foughtagainst the political establish-ment, entrenched specialinterests, and I’ve beaten breastcancer to do what needed to bedone for others in my life and forthe people in my community. Iwill win the nomination becauseDistrict 1 voters know I’m afighter and the truth is that thefuture of Montgomery Countyrests in the hands of hard-work-ing women and men.

My record of accomplishmentfor seniors, veterans, domesticviolence victims, children and thementally ill underscores my un-wavering commitment toprogressive values. Our campaignis about working with all parties,including business and labor, andempowering MontgomeryCounty residents so that we cre-ate a local economy that sustainsall families, and leaves no onebehind.

Roger Berliner Duchy Trachtenberg

Berliner Trachtenberg


LET’S TALKReal Estate

For professional advice on all aspectsof buying and selling real estate, call:

MICHAEL MATESELong & Foster Realtors

[email protected]

by Michael Matese

The PorteCochere

Modern luxury homes are increas-ingly featuring a new amenity—orrather, they’re bringing back an oldhome feature with a modern twist!The porte-cochere, (literally “coachgate”) is an instantly recognizablehome feature that has enjoyed arevival in popularity in recent years.The porte-cochere is best describedas a “drop-off garage”, much like thekind you find at resorts or hotels,and they’re infinitely useful in thatthey allow homeowners to arrive andunload safe and dry in inclementweather. Historically, the porte-cochere was created with the horse-drawn carriage in mind; modernporte-cocheres are usually erectednear the front doors of the home. So,why the sudden increase in popular-ity? In many modern luxury homes,the garage and parking area is off-setfrom the main home construction,which for visiting guests or unload-ing, parking can be inconvenient,especially if the weather is cold orrainy. A porte-cochere provides thehomeowner with a well-situated,handy area to welcome visitors,unload everything from weekly gro-ceries to luggage from your mostrecent weekend getaway or familyvacation, or a sheltered entrance tothe home for days where the sun,snow or rain makes parking in themain garage an unappealing pros-pect. Today’s stylish porte-cochere isblended with the home’s front exte-rior, ensuring convenience, safety ininclement weather and adding a dis-tinctive flair to a home’s overallappearance, each of which add dollarvalue to the home’s resale price.

SCHOOL REGISTRATIONPrekindergarten and Head Start

Registration. Walk-in applicationsare being accepted Monday throughThursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., at theRocking Horse Road Center, 4910Macon Road, Room 141 in Rockville.Prekindergarten and Head Start forincome-eligible children who will befour years old by Sept. 1, 2014, forthe 2014-2015 school year. Call 301-230-0676 or visitwww.montgomeryschoolsmd.org formore.

Kindergarten Orientation. Sessionswill take place through May 30, forchildren who will enter kindergartenin the 2014-2015 school year. Duringorientation, parents and students willmeet the school principal,kindergarten teachers and other staffmembers. Children who will be 5years old on or before Sept. 1, 2014

can be enrolled in kindergarten. Formore information about thekindergarten program andorientation sessions, parents can calltheir home school or the Division ofEarly Childhood Programs andServices at 301-230-0691. Visitwww.montgomeryschoolsmd.org formore.

THURSDAY/MAY 22Divorce Workshop. 7-9 p.m., at

Rockville Memorial Library, 21Maryland Ave., Suite 330, Rockville.The Montgomery County Commissionfor Women is holding a “Divorce,Money and You” workshop. Acertified financial planner will helpwomen prepare financially for thedivorce process. $10 in advance; $15at the door. Register atwww.eventbrite.com/e/divorce-money-and-you-tickets-11388726989. Call 240-777-8300.

News

Kenny Lourie won first place forsports column writing in the 2013Maryland-Delaware-D.C. PressAssociation contest. The awardswere announced on Friday, May16, 2014 at the MDDC Pressawards luncheon.

Lourie’s column was entitled“This Spud’s for You,” and ad-dressed the controversy over theWashington’s NFL team’s name.Lourie suggests: “I would like pro-pose a name-compromise of sorts.Why not change the name to TheWashington Redskin Potatoes?”Read his column here: http://www.potomacalmanac.com/news/2013/nov/06/column-spuds-you/

The Almanac also won both firstand second place for special sec-tions, sweeping the category. In-siders Edition, Newcomers andCommunity Guide won first place,edited by Steven Mauren with con-tributions from Ken Moore, MaryKimm, photographers DebbieStevens and Harvey Levine, writerSusan Belford, sports editor JohnRoetman and designer LaurenceFoong. Download the Newcomers

Potomac AlmanacWins MDDC Awards

Guide here: http://connectionarchives.com/PDF/2013/082813/Potomac.pdf

Ken Moore also won secondplace for Medical Science report-ing for “Remembering Evan.”Moore covered family and com-munity efforts after the death ofEvan Rosenstock on May 20, 2013.Evan was a Churchill varsity ath-lete who died of suicide. “”We arelooking to raise awareness aboutteen depression and suicide whileinciting a cultural shift away fromnegativity, bullying, and abuseboth on and off the court,” saidorganizers of umttr

MDDC Press Awards:❖ 1st place, sports column, Ken-

neth Lourie, Potomac Almanac,“This Spud’s For You”

❖ 1st, Staff, Potomac Almanac,“Insiders Edition: Newcomers &Community Guide”

❖ 2nd, Staff, Potomac Almanac,“HomeLifeStyle”

❖ 2nd, Medical Science report-ing, Ken Moore, Potomac Alma-nac, “Remembering Evan: Inaugu-ral Success”

Bulletin Board


Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Almanac

In 2012, the Churchill boys’ lacrosseteam snapped Wootton’s streak of sixconsecutive region championships,beating the Patriots in the 4A/3A West

semifinals. The Bulldogs went on to win theregion title and repeated as champions in2013.

On May 14, the rival schools met in the2014 region final. This time, it was the Pa-triots knocking the champion from itsthrone.

Wootton defeated Churchill 14-12 to cap-ture the 4A/3A West region title on aWednesday night at Wootton High School.The Bulldogs, making their third con-secutive region final appearance, got sixgoals from University of Maryland com-mit Louis Dubick, but the Patriots took afirst-quarter lead and held on for the fi-nal 39-plus minutes.

Wootton advanced to the state play-offs, where they lost to South River 10-7on May 16 at Northeast High School inAnne Arundel County. The Patriots fin-ished the season with a 17-1 record.

“My freshman year is the last time wewon [the region title] and I just knowthe feeling — I really wanted to get itback,” Wootton senior Austin Schoenfeldsaid. “It was hard to get all the seniorswrapped around how good it feels andhow much work really needs to be putin, but we definitely put in the work and itshows. …

“It means more because all my senior boysare with us. It’s our last home game everand winning it on our home field againstChurchill just makes it bittersweet.”

Schoenfeld led Wootton with four goalsand three assists. Jake Mitchell finished with

three goals and Mike Kim hadtwo. Myles Romm, MattSaltzman, David Siegel, JakeDunlop and Justin O’Danieleach had one.

Patriots goalkeeper PatrickCornelius finished with 23saves.

While Wootton held the leadfor most of the contest, the Pa-triots never led by more thanfour goals. Churchill continuedto battle, pulling within oneearly in the third quarter andwithin two late in the fourth,but the Bulldogs couldn’t com-plete their comeback attempt.

Wootton won the regular-season meetingbetween the teams, 14-6, on April 26.

“We’ve worked real hard in practice thelast three weeks and we’re a much betterteam than we were three weeks ago,”Churchill head coach Jeff Fritz said. “Weprogressed, we got real good, [but] tonight,no bounce went our way, no call went our

way. We just couldn’t get over that hump.We were there, we were tight the wholetime, but just couldn’t make the play at thetime we needed to.”

Dubick’s six-goal performance was one ofthe primary reasons the Bulldogs were ableto hang around.

“He was hot,” Wootton head coach Colin

Thomson said, “and we threweverything at him except thekitchen sink at one point.”

Dubick, who also had an as-sist, credited the Churchill de-fense for keeping the Bulldogsin the game.

“We didn’t put the ball in theback of the net when it mat-tered,” Dubick said. “We got alot of great looks tonight. …Our D gave us a chance to win,that’s all you can really ask.[Goalkeeper Matt] Glogerplayed huge in the cage, our Dstepped up when we needed it,bottom line is we didn’t finishtoday.”

Gloger finished with ninesaves.

“I thought Matt Gloger,” Fritzsaid, “… played the best gameof his career tonight.”

Derek Altobello and NickMuscarella each had two goalsfor Churchill. Matt Moshyediand Daniel DiBono each hadone.

Fritz was pleased Churchill,which finished 13-4, reachedthe region final for a thirdstraight year.

“We’re a program. We don’trebuild anymore, we just re-load,” he said. “We’ve got agreat JV program with a greatJV coach. Our guys are in-volved — if they’re not playinga second sport, they’re involvedin lacrosse year-round now.They’re doing all the right

things.”On this night, however, it was Wootton

taking home the title.“It feels great,” Thomson said. “They

took it away for two years, now to playthem in the region championship; it’s niceto come away with this win.”

Austin Schoenfeld and the Wootton boys’ lacrosse teamdefeated Churchill to win the 4A/3A West region titleon May 14.

Patriots end season with loss toSouth River in state semifinals.

Wootton Boys’ Lax Beats Churchill in Region FinalWootton junior Myles Romm is surrounded by the Churchill defense nearthe goal on May 14.

Churchill junior Louis Dubick scored six goals against Wootton in theregion championship game on May 14.

“It feels great. Theytook it away for twoyears, now to playthem in the regionchampionship; it’snice to come awaywith this win.”

— Colin Thomson,Wootton boys’ lacrosse coach

Photos by Harvey Levine/The Almanac


News

By Carole Dell

The Almanac

Canine companionsshowed their stuff onSaturday, May 17,when their families

brought them to the BethesdaChevy Chase Rotary Club’s NinthAnnual “Strut Your Mutt” event inBethesda. Taking place in theWoodmont Triangle area, the daybecame everyone’s dog day after-noon. More than 7,000 people andtheir pooches showed up fromPotomac, Gaithersburg and as faraway as Baltimore, to stroll thestreet and enjoy the colorfulbooths and enticing places to eat.

DC Actors for Animals partneredwith the Rotary Club to raisemoney for the MontgomeryCounty Humane Society and the BCC Rotary Foun-dation, which supports charities such as A WiderCircle, Bethesda Cares, Polio Plus and the Basra Pros-thetics for Life Project.

During the day, DC Actors for Animals ran rescueevents and many homeless pets found homes or thepotential for one. Dogs dressed in outlandish outfitscompeted for best dressed, others tested their tal-ents for best kisser or best singer.

Taking a break from politics to judge the mightymutts were Montgomery County Council Members

A Dog Day Afternoon

Roger Berliner and Nancy Floreen, as well as BethesdaBattalion Fire Chief Jim Resnick, Trawick Foundationfounder and President Carol Trawick, Cris Bombaugh,president of the Montgomery County Humane Soci-ety, and BCC Rotary President George Nash.

Helen Hayes Award-winning entertainers TheHummingbyrds and Nick DePinto performed fromthe stage.

“Every dog had his day, and it was a good one,”said Rotarian Lawrence Kotchek, chairperson of StrutYour Mutt.

Photos by Carole Dell/The Almanac

Looking around in disbelief, Seamus, 7, a Harlequin GreatDane, couldn’t quite make out what the little ball of furcould be. Pucci, a 5-year-old Pomeranian, figured she washis size and stood her ground.

Bulldog, got his pecs fromgenes, Matt Scherbel, ofBethesda, got his from thegym.

Goodness, what big earsyou have, said all thechildren who had readLittle Red Riding Hoodwhen they saw baby Delta,an 11-week-old BelgianMalinois pup. Appears thatDelta was as surprised asthe children.

Bobbi Brenner, ofGermantown, a former rescuecoordinator for the Montgom-ery County Humane Societyrescued Saki from a hoardingsituation where she weighedjust 3 pounds and had nohair. At Strut Your Mutt, sheshowed off her silky fur and 8and a half pounds of attitude.


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Off and running in the maiden hurdle race, the AliceKeech perpetual plate, are Pariformer (6) and Skunk (8).Pariformer placed second and Skunk third, behind win-ner Canyon Road, (hidden) ridden by Mark Beecher.

On the way for a spectacular win in the WJLA sponsoredfeatured “Preakness Open Timber” race, RodneyCameron’s “Personal Brew” ridden by Forrest Kelly, wonthe $7,500 purse.

Horses, Hounds and Hats Compete at Potomac Hunt RacesFrom Page 3

Potomac Hunt hounds and hunt staff gave a magnificent performance before an esti-mated six to seven thousand person crowd at the May 18, Potomac Hunt races.

Ann and Knight Kiplingershare a happy moment attheir Potomac Hunt racestailgate.

A typical tailgate picnicisn’t complete without aspring bouquet. The SkipCrawford’s presentationabove was attended bymore than 100 guests.

win by a head the Alice Keech Per-petual Plate, a two mile overhurdles event. He later won thePreakness (three miles) novicetimber race astride RebeccaShepherd’s “Searubyrun.” Beecher,relatively new to the area, rode thewinner of the prestigious Mary-land Grand National earlier thismonth in the Baltimore area.

When the Charles E. Payne per-petual trophy was awarded to LilliKurtinecz riding “ManchurianHigh” for winning the first of threeflat races of the day, hundreds oftailgates were in full swing, com-plete with tables festooned withenough heirloom silver platters offried chicken to stretch fromKiplingers’ Poolesville farm to thePotomac Crossroads. “We sentover a hundred invitations,” (totheir tailgate) Vicki Crawford re-marked while talking with acousin, Mark Letzer, who droveover from Baltimore for the day. Itappeared they all accepted.

After surveying many tailgaters,each presentation as glamorous asthe next, it was apparent thecrowd was well fed. In addition

there were food stands among thevendors. Also there was plenty tosee. Among the most magnificentsights was the presentation of thePotomac Hunt hounds and huntstaff who brought the pack out onthe race course and rode withthem past thousands of spectatorswho stood in awe of the beautifulspectacle, including many ofwhom probably had never seen apack of foxhounds.

Once again, back to the races.(Sorry. There was just so much tosee and do.) By race four of theprogram, the WJLA sponsoredPreakness open timber with a$7,500 purse to the winner, thingshad gotten off to a good start. Wellalmost. Apparently, from reportsof those near the starting lineup,the starter dropped the stick aftera fractious entry had alreadyjumped the gun and was on hisway. Fortunately, the more-than-anxious entry did not win. Hesurely would have been disquali-fied. As it happened, “PersonalBrew” ridden by Forrest Kellyplaced first with a strong finish.Fritz Bonaface on “Wingo Star”was second in the eight horse race.

Veteran jockey Woods Winants

riding Randy Rouse’s “Hishi Soar”in the General H.H. Semmes openhurdle race did not disappoint thecrowd with his spectacular ride,nipping Mark Beecher on“Meganisi” by two lengths at thefinish, denying Beecher of whatwould have been his third win ofthe day. The luck of the Irish es-caped Beecher on that one.Winants, who just recently won at

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By the end of the last event and

close to 7 p.m., people and equineswere more than ready to call itquits. Thankfully, the most seriousaccident of the day occurred whena man carrying his cooled downbarbecue apparatus, tripped enroute to his car and sent grill, topsand dead coals flying. Just a fewof his choice words were all thatwas needed for him to pick up andcarry on.


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Though Keith Ward’s son is still a baby, he isalready being exposed to not just silly sto-ries, but poetry, and a variety of poetic forms

at that.“My son is only 6 months old, but soon I will be

challenging him to find, for example, just the rightword for the shade of green he is trying to describe— or imagine,” said Ward, who is head of the En-glish department at the Madeira School in McLean,Va. “Maybe it’s a word and a color we have yet todiscover. He’s working on it, though.”

Local researchers and educators say that youngchildren enjoy poetry. In fact, hearing rhythms,sounds and language patterns play important rolesin a child’s literacy development.

“Rhythm and rhyme are some key factors in earlyliteracy, and even something as simple as readingand memorizing nursery rhymes with your childrencan have a huge impact on their later developmentas readers,” said Holly Karapetkova, an associateprofessor of literature at Marymount University inArlington, Va. “One research study found that the 3-year-olds who knew eight nursery rhymes were thebest readers in third grade. Hearing rhyme andrhythm in language can help children develop pho-nological awareness and predict word patterns andsounds.”

“Without realizing it, students hear poetry andthink deeply about sounds and structures in sen-tences. As a result, they become better readers, think-ers, and writers,” said Blake Howard, an Englishteacher at The Potomac School in McLean, Va.

Howard’s students recently studied structural ele-ments, “Such as stanza formations, meter and rhyme,and sound devices like consonance and assonancein poems by Shelley, Keats, Dickinson and Frost,” hesaid. “They practiced scansion of evident rhythms inmetrical poems. They learned how and why thosedevices enhance tone and thematic purpose in theselected poems. Next, they wrote original poems.Some students crafted sonnets with meter and rhyme.They admitted — some reluctantly — that the exer-cise of reading and writing poetry has made themappreciate the value of precise word choice and bal-anced syntax.”

Ward also encourages the exploration of a varietyof poetic forms. “Many students enjoy haiku, too,which are fun and approachable,” he said. “They of-ten reward the young poet with a profoundly beau-tiful result, which builds confidence and apprecia-tion.”

THE TYPE OF RHYME doesn’t matter, however.Young students at Grace Episcopal School, in Alex-andria, Va., explore a different nursery rhyme eachmonth as part of their Music and Performing Artsclass.

“We repeat the verses out loud week after week tointernalize the cadence, define any challengingwords, pair motions with phrases, and culminate thewhole affair by acting out each month’s poem —complete with props and costumes,” said Penelope

Fleming, the school’s librarian. This [emphasizes] thenotion that language has rhythm and also expandsstudents’ vocabulary.”

“A good poem really comes alive when it is readaloud,” said Barbara Vaughan, a sixth grade teacherat Norwood School, in Potomac. “There is such vari-ety in form, length, and subject. Poetry can help read-ers pause and look at the world in a different way.”

In fact, poetry can be instrumental in a child’s de-velopment. “Rhyme is a great way to encourage wordplay in younger children,” said Vaughan. “With olderstudents, it can be the basis of a more sophisticatedstructure for a poem. Many poems are wonderfulsources of figurative language, creating rich imagesin the reader’s mind. They can be powerful examplesthat encourage children to use language in creativeand unexpected ways.

Poetry that is written for children is often rich inrhymes. “Rhyming is a wonderful way to developphonemic awareness,” said Tyffany Mandov, LowerSchool reading specialist at Norwood School. “Pho-nemic awareness, or the ability to recognize andmanipulate distinct sounds, is the earliest step inlearning to decode words.”

READING POETRY TOGETHER, especially funnypoems, and asking a child to guess the rhyming wordis a way of reinforcing phonemic awareness and in-troducing letter patterns, said Mandov. “Playingrhyming games is another fun way for preschool andkindergarten children to reinforce these skills. Whiledriving in the car, try a rhyme chain. Ask your childfor a word that rhymes with cat. Perhaps your childwill say ‘bat.’ Then you give a word that rhymes withbat and continue rhyming back and forth. See howmany rhymes you can make.”

“A good way to encourage children to create theirown poetry is to devise alternate lyrics to the tunesof familiar songs, an easy activity that can be incor-porated into bath time, car trips or even a way topass the time while waiting in line,” said Fleming.

Ward says poetry games for children of all agesare plentiful. “There is certainly nothing wrong withthose poetry refrigerator magnet kits,” he said. “Mywife and I used to carry on a running game of ‘FridgeLaureate.’”

Never Too Young for Poetry

Students at Norwood School participate inPoetry Day, an annual event at the school.Poetry is a way to help children developessential skills while having fun.

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Since I’m in the honesty business (as youregular readers know; and based on many ofthe e-mails I receive, commended on beingso), if I were to admit anything concerningmy behavior during these last five-plus yearsas a lung cancer survivor, it would have tobe my continual tendency to minimize newsymptoms, and in turn, not contact myoncologist (which from the very beginning isthe exact opposite of what we are told todo). Stupid, stubborn, scared, naive, indenial; you pick.

I mention this subject/behavior becauseover the last month or so, I’ve noticed somechanges in my breathing. Not characteristicof or similar at all to the symptoms I experi-enced last July – which led to an eight-day,seven-night stay at a local hospital duringwhich 4.5 liters of fluid were drained frommy left lung – still, there have been somechallenges/abnormalities of which I havebeen aware. Challenges which, when theyinvolve your breathing AND YOU HAVELUNG CANCER, are probably best NOTIGNORED. And certainly I didn’t ignorethem. I acknowledged them; I simplyneglected to do anything about them (now Ihave, but that’s not the point of thiscolumn).

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Email community entertainment events [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact for event:phone, email and/or website. Photos and artworkwelcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

ONGOINGChildren’s Theater. Imagination Stage presents

“Cinderella: The Remix” through May 25 at theLerner Family Theatre, 4908 Auburn Ave.,Bethesda. Best for ages 5-10. In this version,Cinderella dreams of becoming a hip-hop DJ.Tickets start at $10. Visitwww.imaginationstage.org or call 301-280-1660.

Children’s Theater. Through May 25 at theAdventure Theatre at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Adventure Theatre MTC atGlen Echo Park presents The Jungle Book withMowgli the man-cub, Baloo the bear, Bagheerathe panther and ShereKhan the tiger. Visitwww.adventuretheatre-mtc.org for showtimes.

Free Garden Tours of McCrillis Gardens.Sundays in May, 2-3 p.m. at the McCrillis House,6910 Greentree Road, Bethesda. Visit this shadegarden at the height of the azalea andrhododendron season for ornamental trees,groundcovers and other shade-loving perennials.Visit www.BrooksideGardens.org.

Art Exhibit. Bringing Bossa Nova to the UnitedStates, May 31-June 15 at the Mansion atStrathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda. Free. Radio broadcaster Felix Grantwas a familiar voice to Washington, D.C.listeners for nearly 50 years. His early interest inBrazilian culture and music played a pivotal rolein introducing bossa nova to the United States.This multimedia exhibit includes photographs,concert programs, awards and interviews toprovide a glimpse into Brazilian music. Openingreception is Saturday, May 31, 2-4 p.m. Part ofStrathmore’s Jazz Samba Project. Call 301-581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.

Art Exhibit. Through June 1 at the KaplanGallery, 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. The Studio ArtQuilt Associates present a juried exhibition ofcontemporary quilts from the region. Artistsaddress the idea of “tarnish,” a patina thataffects the outside surface but protects theunderlying layers, with inventive quilts. Hours:noon-4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturdayand Sunday; noon-8 p.m Friday. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org.

Photography Exhibit. Sam Abell: Window onthe World, through June 1 at the PartnershipOffice Gallery, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. National Geographic photographer SamAbell’s photographs from around the world. Ondisplay Monday-Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Photography Exhibit. Photoworks facultymembers exhibit their work to celebrate 40years. Through June 1 at the Stone TowerGallery at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Open to view Saturdays and Sundays,noon-6 p.m. Visit www.glenechopark.org or call301-634-2222.

Art Exhibit. The Brookside Gardens VisitorsCenter, 1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton, displaysmixed media paintings on horticultural themesby the Washington Metropolitan Artists’ Society,through June 27. Exhibit is free, although mostworks are available for purchase.

Art Exhibit. Botanica 2014: The Art & Science ofPlants at the Brookside Gardens Visitors Center,1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Drawings andpaintings by students and teachers in theBrookside Gardens School of Botanical Art &Illustration, June 28-Aug. 8. Exhibit is free,although most works are available for purchase.

Children’s Discovery Benches. Afternoons inthe Children’s Classroom, Brookside Gardens,1800 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Hands-onactivities, games, books and puzzles fill theChildren’s Discovery Benches. Benches areavailable depending on staff and roomavailability. Visit www.brooksidegardens.org, orcall 301-962-1400.

Weekly Blues Dance. Thursdays 8:15-11:30 p.m.in the Back Room Annex at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Capital Blues presentsrotating DJs and instructors with beginnerworkshop 8:15-9 p.m., no partner necessary. $8for all. Visit http://capitalblues.org.

Argentine Tango with Lessons. Most Sundays,6:30-11 p.m. in the Back Room Annex at GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. TangoBrillante DC offers Argentine tango lessonsfollowed by a Milonga most Sunday evenings.Beginner lesson 6:30-7:30 p.m. andintermediate lesson 7:30-8:30 p.m. Cost is $15/

lesson and includes the Milonga that follows.For dancers who wish to attend just theMilonga, cost is $10 and the open dance with DJruns 8:30-11 p.m. No partner required. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

Contra and Square Dance. Sundays, 7-10:30p.m. in the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. The Folklore Society ofGreater Washington presents traditionalAmerican contra dancing. The evening caninclude square dances, mixers, waltzes andother couple dances. All Contras and Squaredances are taught, no partner is necessary.There is a lesson at 7 p.m., followed by thecalled dance with live music starting at 7:30.$13 nonmembers, $10 FSGW members, $5 ages17 and under. Visit www.glenechopark.org orcall 301-634-2222.

THURSDAY/MAY 22Outdoor Concert. 6-8 p.m. at Veterans Park, at

the corner of Woodmont and Norfolk Avenues.Squeeze Bayou plays Cajun. Free. Call 301-215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org.

SATURDAY-MONDAY/MAY 24-26Rockville Hometown Holidays. In Rockville

Town Square. Taste of Rockville, Memorial DayParade, free music performances and children’sactivities. Visit www.Rockvillemd.gov/HTH.

Art Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at the Yellow BarnStudio Gallery at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Art by Ellie Tanno. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com.

SUNDAY/MAY 25Garden Tour. 2-3 p.m. at McCrillis House, 6910

Greentree Road, Bethesda. McCrillis Gardens isa naturalistic strolling garden, offering shadywoodland walks and splashes of color in spring.Course #270656. Visit www.parkpass.org orwww.brooksidegardens.org, or call 301-962-1451.

Waltz Dance. 2:45-6 p.m. in the SpanishBallroom at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Waltz workshop 2:45-3:30, dance 3:30-6with Swallowtail playing. $10. No partnerrequired. Visit www.WaltzTimeDances.org orcall Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 or Glen EchoPark at 301-634-2222.

WEDNESDAY/MAY 28Concert. 8 p.m. at Ohr Kodesh Congregation,

8300 Meadowbrook Lane, Chevy Chase. ZemerChai choir concert “In Every Age” with specialguests, HaZamir of Baltimore and worldpremiere of original piece performed by RobynHelzner. General admission $20 in advance, $25at the door, preferred tickets $40. Visitwww.zemerchai.org. Call 301-963-3462.

THURSDAY/MAY 29Art Class. 10 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Visitors Center

Adult Classroom, Brookside Gardens, 1800Glenallan Ave., Wheaton. Start a “sketchbook oftrees” or include tree drawings in your botanicalart. Classes focus on two beautiful trees atBrookside. Course #271601. $130. Visitwww.parkpass.org or www.brooksidegardens.org, or call 301-962-1451.

Outdoor Concert. 6-8 p.m. at Veterans Park, atthe corner of Woodmont and Norfolk Avenues.Flo Anito plays rock and pop originals. Free. Call301-215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org.

FRIDAY/MAY 30Jazz Performance. 7:30 p.m. at the Mansion at

Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda. Quiet Nights: Ron Kearns Quartetwith Special Guest Michael Thomas, with aperformance based on the Quartet’s recordingQuiet Nights. $28. Part of Strathmore’s JazzSamba Project. Call 301-581-5100 or visitwww.strathmore.org.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 30-JUNE 1Art Exhibit. Noon-5 p.m. at the Yellow Barn

Studio Gallery at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Art by Carole Pierson andVanessa Piche. Visit www.yellowbarnstudio.com.

Middle School Theater. At St. Andrew’sEpiscopal School, 8804 Postoak Road, Potomac.Hoover Middle School presents Gilbert andSullivan’s “The Mikado” with more than 40students. Friday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m.;Sunday, 3 p.m. Tickets $5 at the door. ContactPamela Leighton-Bilik [email protected].

SATUDAY/MAY 31Garden Tour. 2-3 p.m. at the Conservatory

Entrance, 1500 Glenallan Ave., Wheaton.Brookside Gardens is an award-winning displaygarden, featuring an abundance of annual andperennial displays throughout the season.Course #270651. Free. Visitwww.brooksidegardens.org, [email protected] or call301-962-1400.

Art Exhibit Opening Reception. 2-4 p.m. atthe Mansion at Strathmore, 10701 RockvillePike, North Bethesda. For multimedia exhibitBringing Bossa Nova to the United States, ondisplay May 31-June 15. Part of Strathmore’sJazz Samba Project. Call 301-581-5100 or visitwww.strathmore.org.

Balalaika Orchestra Concert. 8 p.m. at the F.Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive,Rockville. The Washington Balalaika SocietyOrchestra presents “Bayan and Beyond!” withKiev guest artists Volodymyr and NataliaMarunych. Tickets are $25 for adults, $20 forseniors, $15 for students, free for children 12and under. Call 240-314-8690 or visitwww.balalaika.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/MAY 31-JUNE 1Washington Folk Festival. Noon-7 p.m. at Glen

Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. More than 400area musicians, storytellers, dancers andcrafters, with more than 100 performances onseven stages. Free, rain or shine. Free shuttlefrom the GEICO Parking Lot at 4608 WillardAve., Chevy Chase. Visitwww.washingtonfolkfestival.org.

MONDAY/JUNE 2Film Screening. 7 p.m. at the Mansion at

Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda. World premiere screening of the newdocumentary “Birth of Bossa,” which exploresthe roots of bossa nova and the role ofWashington, D.C.’s musicians in popularizingthe Brazilian bossa rhythm in the United States.$12. Part of Strathmore’s Jazz Samba Project.Call 301-581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.

TUESDAY/JUNE 3Tea and Piano Concert. 1 p.m. at the Mansion

at Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda. Jazz pianist Wayne Wilentz providesthe score for a Brazilian spin on Strathmore’straditional high tea. $28. Part of Strathmore’sJazz Samba Project. Call 301-581-5100 or visitwww.strathmore.org.

Food & Drink

Potomac Village Farmers Market. Thursdays, 2-6:30 p.m. at Potomac United MethodistChurch, at Falls Road and Democracy Boulevard. Visit www.potomacvillagefarmersmarket.net formore.

Bethesda Farm Women’s Market. Year round, every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 7a.m.-4 p.m., at 7155 Wisconsin Ave. Visit www.farmwomensmarket.com for more.

Rockville Farmers Market. Through Nov. 22, Saturdays, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. in Rockville TownCenter. Visit www.rockvillemd.gov/events/farmers.htm for more.

Pike Central Farmers Market. Saturdays, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., near the Shriver Aquatic Centerin the bus parking lot at the intersection of Old Georgetown Road and Executive Boulevard (en-ter on Executive Boulevard). The move was necessitated by ongoing construction. Visitwww.centralfarmmarkets.com/ for more.

Kensington Farmers Market. Year round, Saturdays, 8 a.m.-noon. at Kensington train sta-tion parking lot on Howard Avenue. Visit http://tok.md.gov/events/farmers-market for more.


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2 12500 Park Potomac Avenue #901 — $885,000

3 11916 GainsboroughRoad — $872,000

7 11402 Cedar Ridge Drive —$810,000

8 8938 Barrowgate Court —$808,500

Photos by Deb Stevens/The Almanac

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

1 12709 WATERTOWN CT ........ 5 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $895,000 .... Detached .... 2.05 ......... 20854 .... DARNESTOWN OUTSIDE ... 03/31/14

2 12500 PARK POTOMAC AVE#9012 .. 2 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $885,000 .... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ......... 20854 ..... PARK POTOMAC CODM .... 03/31/14

3 11916 GAINSBOROUGH RD .. 4 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $872,000 .... Detached .... 0.42 ......... 20854 ....... WILLERBURN ACRES ...... 03/21/14

4 10420 DEMOCRACY LN ........ 4 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $853,000 .... Townhouse . 0.10 ......... 20854 .... EAST GATE OF POTOMAC ... 03/28/14

5 7936 TURNCREST DR ........... 3 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $840,000 .... Townhouse . 0.10 ......... 20854 ......... POTOMAC CREST ........ 03/18/14

6 11705 ADMIRALS CT ............ 4 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $819,000 .... Detached .... 1.00 ......... 20854 ......... FOX HUNT ACRES ........ 03/28/14

7 11402 CEDAR RIDGE DR ....... 3 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $810,000 .... Townhouse . 0.07 ......... 20854 ......... POTOMAC CREST ........ 03/07/14

8 8938 BARROWGATE CT ........ 3 .. 3 . 2 ....... POTOMAC ..... $808,500 .... Townhouse . 0.10 ......... 20854 ............... FOX HILLS .............. 03/28/14

Copyright 2014 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of April 15, 2014.

In March 2014, 29 Potomac

homes sold between

$2,430,000-$385,000.

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March, 2014 Sales from$808,500 to $895,000

5 7936 TURNCREST Drive — $840,000

6 11705Admirals Court— $819,000

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