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On the wall behind Mary Bradford, direc-tor of the Department of Parks, a mapshowed the various buildings and prop-

erty lines during a brief history of Poole’s store ata forum at the Upcounty Regional Center inGermantown on Saturday, Jan. 29. The departmentalso presented an overview of the property’s needs

in terms of septic problems and historic preserva-tion restrictions.

Bradford had asked the department’s staff mem-bers who are involved with the issue to attend themeeting to hear and answer questions from the com-munity.

Earlier in the day, the department conducted a tourof the store and site. Later more than 100 attendedthe meeting hosted by The Montgomery County De-partment of Parks where Bradford encouraged indi-viduals to express their opinion and vision on whatthey expected for the future of the site.

Parks Department Deputy Director Gene Giddenstold the group that the parks department did nothave the money to dedicate to the refurbishment of

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See Learning, Page 13

PuppetrySlam

Amateurs andprofessionals from allover the East Coastperformed provocativeworks at the “Pup-petry Slam” heldFriday, Feb. 11 at thePuppet Co. Playhouse,Glen Echo Park.

Genna Davidson and CeciliaCackley

By Colleen Healy

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A group of Teach For Americateachers shadowed St. Andrew’sEpiscopal School teachers ontheir upper and lower school

campuses on Feb. 11.The day-long event included lectures on

best practices so the TFA teachers couldbring back new skills and techniques to theirclassrooms. TFA enlists recent collegegraduates from various backgrounds andcareer interests to teach for two years inunderprivileged urban and rural publicschools.

The goal of the shadow day is for the TFAteachers to learn what methods work in St.Andrew’s science classrooms and see addi-tional ways they can help their studentssucceed academically.

“The students here leave as creative think-ers and risk takers,” said St. Andrew’ s sci-ence teacher Ian Kelleher. “Each individualperson can be challenged in different ways.When you walk down the halls here peopleare happy and I think that comes from chal-lenging people and supporting them to dotheir best and find ways to be successful.”

TFA teacher Jordan Boch agreed: “It isgreat to see how many projects and labsare done here so students can apply whatthey know. It is a great skill set for scienceas well as other subjects. The students arenot just sitting in on a lecture. They learnby doing. I hope to apply what I learnedtoday to my younger students.

“Many kids don’t think they would likescience but when they are exposed to it ina different way, they may find they enjoy it

LearningTo TeachTeach For Americavisits St. Andrews.

What’s Next for Poole’s Store?

Mary Bradford, director of the Department of Parks,discusses the future of Poole’s store and other buildingson the property at a Jan. 29 forum.

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Performers address the audience at Friday’s Puppetry Slam.

Eric Brooks and Christopher HudertMeredith Forster and Eric Hanson

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LET’S TALKReal Estate

For professional advice on allaspects of buying and sellingreal estate, call:

MICHAEL MATESELong & Foster Realtors

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byMichael Matese

The Price RightMany factors play a role inthe successful marketing ofa house and one of the, ifnot the most important, isthe price. Pricing a home isa skill that requires experi-ence and knowledge of whatthe market is doing at anygiven moment and that issomething a knowledgeableRealtor should be wellversed in.Knowing what to look for inmarket trends and beingable to translate that intowhat your house should bepriced at will give the selleran edge over thecompetition.Even in an active marketthat’s on the upswing, aprice that is considered toohigh can frighten away pro-spective buyers. Go overthe market analysis withyour Realtor and ask her toexplain to you the reasoningbehind her pricing system.A realistic price is based onmarket conditions, compa-rable sales, knowledge ofwhat is selling and the expe-rience your Realtor willbring to the table.

People

Adam Greenberg, presidentof the Potomac Chamber ofCommerce and owner ofPotomac Pizza, at lastweek’s chamber gathering.

Anne Quinn and Denise Standen of Take 2 Interiors

Chamber NetworkingMarilyn Shockey, localplaywright and member ofthe board of the PotomacTheatre Company.

Ellen Maltz of M&T Bank enjoys a laugh with MichaelLerner of Meridian Homes.

Chip Marsh, owner of JustRight Handyman, LLC

Jill Phillips of Squealson Wheels and herrabbit “Nala”

Marni Dacy of Member Car talks to Nan Muntzing, thefounder of the Potomac Theatre Company.

J. P. Seavy, Sr., Fire Chief of the Cabin John Fire Depart-ment talks with John Kolm, CEO of Team Results USA.

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LIBRARY MONTHFebruary is “Library Lovers Month,” and

friends of the Potomac Library areworried about how the library will beaffected by the coming budget.“Imagine Potomac without its library.It is vulnerable,” according Potomacfriends president Sue Shaw.Membership forms to join thePotomac Chapter of The Friends ofThe Library are available in the lobbyof the library. A postcard writingcampaign is underway for the monthof February, with the cards availableat the library. Just visiting the libraryduring this month can show support.Download a membership form:www.folmc.org/about-us/membership-brochure/

GENERAL ASSEMBLYThrough April 11. Maryland 428th

General Assembly meets for 90 daysto act on more than 2300 bills,including the state’s annual budget.See http://mlis.state.md.us/

SPRING WATER QUALITY CLASSESAudubon Naturalist Society offers Water

Quality Classes for anyone whowants to become a volunteer tomonitor the health of local streams orwants to learn about life in ourstreams. Monitors commit to a half-day of monitoring three or four timesa year. Contact Cathy Wiss [email protected] or call202-966-1310.

Audubon also seeks volunteers tobecome ground stewards to removeinvasive vines, help maintain trails ortackle other grounds maintenanceprojects. Summer nature campvolunteers are also needed. ContactAudubon’s volunteer office at 301-652-9188, ext. 30, or [email protected]

CLEAN WATER SUMMITFeb. 26, 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.The Montgomery County Department of

Environmental Protection inviteswatershed groups, the general publicand anyone interested in the healthof the county’s streams to attend aCommunity Clean Water Summit.Learn about challenges to streamwater quality, what environmentalgroups are doing to preventpollution, and how to get involved.

Silver Spring Civic Building andVeteran’s Plaza, One Veteran’s Place,Great Hall, Room 1.

To register, visit: http:/clean-water-summit.eventbrite.com.

CIVIL RIGHTS BUS TOURTour leaves Rockville April 18 and

returns April 23. Pre-tour meeting,Thursday, April 14 at 6:30 p.m.

The Montgomery County Office ofHuman Rights, in collaboration withMontgomery County Public Libraries,the African American EmployeesAssociation, the Lincoln ParkHistorical Foundation and theSouthern Christian LeadershipConference, will lead a civil rightshistoric bus tour that retraces thesteps of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.and other civil rights heroes. Thetour will travel to Atlanta, Selma,Tuskegee and Memphis.

The cost of the six-day bus tour for agroup of four is $430 per person andincludes hotel, transportation, somemeals and snacks and all museum/tour fees.

Call 240-777-8450 or email Human-

[email protected] www.montgomerycountymd.gov/

humanrights.

MARCH THROUGH MAYNational Capital Region Watershed

Stewards Academy will conduct a 12-class program to train individuals toraise awareness of watershed issues,assess watersheds at neighborhoodlevel, create solutions for stormwaterand pollution reduction into localwaterways by installing rain gardens,and educate and engagecommunities. Contact [email protected]

SITES TO GET INVOLVEDAudubon Naturalist Society,

www.audubonnaturalist.orgConservation Montgomery,

www.conservationmontgomery.orgMaryland General Assembly, http://

mlis.state.md.us/Montgomery County Civic Federation,

www.montgomerycivic.orgMontgomery County Council,

www.montgomerycountymd.gov/council

Montgomery County Park and Planning,www.mc-mncppc.org,www.montgomeryplanningboard.org,www.montgomeryplanningboard.org,www.montgomeryparks.org

Potomac Almanac,www.PotomacAlmanac.com,www.ConnectionNewspapers.com

Potomac Conservancy,www.potomac.org

Volunteer Montgomery County,www.montgomerycountymd.gov/volunteer

West Montgomery County Citizen’sAssociation, www.wmcca.org

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By Popsy Kanagaratnam

My house was bitterly cold. I waschilled, deep down to mybones, when the temperatureindoors was a frosty 42 degrees

F. I was frozen.I had a pretty good relationship with Pepco.

I pay my bills. Pepco provides a service. Untilthey don’t.

Last year in February, following snowstorms,I awoke to a house that was freezing. The elec-tricity was lost while I was asleep. I awoke to

an icy-cold house. Pepcopromised that power wouldbe restored. I believed them.

The house temperaturedropped a few degrees at a time. I went outand shoveled, returning to curl up, under acouple of blankets and read a book. Lunch wascold cuts and dinner was leftovers. I made afire to keep warm, and went to bed early be-lieving that Pepco would restore power dur-ing the night. Sunday was a repeat of the daybefore, more leftovers for lunch, a little moreshoveling, and a neighbor invited me over fortea made over a camp stove. I returned to anarctic house. I was running out of firewood.The cold seeped through my pores and intomy very core, chilling me from the inside out.

I called hotels that were fully booked. Aneighbor found a hotel that had cancellations.

I joined them with alacrity, leaping at thechance to wait out Snowmageddon in comfort.At breakfast at the hotel, Potomac andBethesda residents compared notes and sharedstories.

Four and a half days without power followed.Following hearings by the Montgomery CountyCouncil and the Maryland Public Service Com-mission, I knew Pepco’s performance wouldimprove.

Until last month.The power went out Wednesday night Jan.

26, during a snowstorm. Pepco refused to esti-

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Pepco serves 17,672 customers in Potomaczip code 20854, meaning 17,672 homes andbusinesses. Some people waited until Monday,Jan. 31 to have power restored.

TIMELINEWednesday, Jan. 26, 10:34 p.m.

5,013 households without powerThursday, Jan. 27, 9:40 a.m.

5,450 households without powerThursday, Jan. 27, 4:30 p.m.

3,437 households without powerFriday, Jan. 28, 9:30 p.m.

2,269 households without powerSaturday, Jan. 29, 9:40 p.m.

445 households without powerSunday, Jan. 30, 11 a.m.

177 households without powerSunday, Jan. 30, 8 p.m.

36 households without power

mate the time that power would be restored.The house temperature dropped. I watched,

incredulously, shivering, as the house beganto feel just like the outdoors. I waited, patiently,for power to be restored. The recorded mes-sage said we’d have power back by 11 p.m. onFriday. I awoke Saturday morning in a cold,dark house. Power would be restored by 4 p.m.on Saturday, the message assured me. As thehouse temperature reached 45 F, I called ho-tels.

Power was restored Sunday afternoon. Fourand a half days after it went out.

Is this really the best that Pepco can do?

Perspective

Love forThe LibraryTo the Editor:

February is Library LoversMonth, so I have decided to comeright out and say it: I love my li-brary, the Potomac Library.

Do I spend hours each week inthe sanctuary of its walls, reading?Not really. Do I surf the web, checkemail? Rarely. Do I attend its ter-rific programs for families? Often,but not always. These services arenice, and many people depend onthem. For me, however, thePotomac Library represents onebig thing: Access. Access to booksfor my family, in my neighbor-hood. A few times a week on av-erage, I am there to pick up booksI have ordered through the onlinesystem and to make the requisitereturns.

Without the library, my familywould never be able to read asmuch, as widely as we do. I havea fourth grader who gobbles upone if not two books a week, a kin-dergartner who digests a few pic-ture books each day and a sixthgrader whose tastes run the gamut

from graphic novels to juvenile fic-tion to the young adult collection.That doesn’t include the CDs andDVDs and reference materials —cookbooks, science fair guides,parenting tomes, art books and soon — that we depend upon.

We would never think of pur-chasing all of these; we would sim-ply do without. Because of thePotomac Library, I can feed myfamily’s appetite for reading. Mysixth grader recently discoveredgraphic novels — one per day ifshe can get a hold of them. WouldI buy all of these? Could I even findthe ones she wants readily avail-able in the bookstore? Of coursenot. What about the three bookclubs that my family participatesin? Without the Potomac Library,I would be buying approximately20 books a year, just for that pur-pose alone.

Some of the books I want aregetting harder to find. They justaren’t available, even through in-ter-library loan. Especially thenewer titles. And, the wait islonger — sometimes more than amonth or two for the populartitles. The Potomac Library is nolonger open on Monday and Tues-

day mornings. And, last summer,the Summer Reading Program thatmy kids have enjoyed for yearswas cancelled, which was a hugedisappointment. But, I am notcomplaining. I am grateful — re-ally grateful — for our neighbor-hood library.

Please ensure that the PotomacLibrary continues to serve its pur-pose in our community. Give it thefunding it deserves to remain vi-able and thrive, so I may continueto nurture my family with thebooks they need to grow andlearn. Do not diminish the accessI so cherish.

Kim RedlichPotomac

TattooedBoredom?To the Editor:

When I went to the [Montgom-ery Mall recently] — first time ina while — and saw a tattoo parlornext to Macy’s, I stopped in mytracks! I thank goodness that mychildren are grown or otherwiseI’d find myself heading up a cam-

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paign to get a tattoo parlor re-moved from the place where kidshang out when they are so boredthey might even get a tattoo!

Having this place in the mallcondones the practice and alsonormalizes it. While I believe infreedom of skin speech, I fear thatthis will give under-aged kids achance to give themselves perma-nent records of moods that shouldotherwise pass and not necessar-ily be engraved in their skin.

Linda AberPotomac

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AFTER The new interior developed by Landis Construction opens up a significant visual continuum with thelarge triangular window wall in the adjoining great room while preserving kitchen’s essential identity.Careful attention to design details reinforces overall cohesion.

BEFORE After occupy-ing their spaciouscontemporary for fiveyears, the Jandasdecided the existingkitchen was too darkand cramped. In par-ticular, they wantedeasier access betweenthe kitchen and theadjacent great room.

chologically, you have to create a kitcheninterior that is perfectly reconciled with theprimary design details of the rooms it willconjoin. Color, tone, lighting, traffic patternsand surfaces must complement the wholewhile differentiating each unique activityzone. The plan would also entail a modestexpansion of the kitchen’s footprint.”

As it turned out, enlarging that footprint— even two feet — meant borrowing spacefrom a bedroom on the east side of thekitchen which separated by a bearing wall.Ditto the wall between the kitchen and theliving room.

“When you’re removing a bear-ing wall,” Bondoc said, “the clas-sic solution is to shift upper levelloads to a structurally-appropri-ate arch support. When the spanis short enough, I prefer doublemicrolaminate beams over steelI-beams because it’s just as effec-tive and less expensive. Thebeams are then mounted on ver-tical steel columns. We used thistechnique to remove a large sec-tion of the wall between thekitchen and the great room andto expand the kitchen floor spaceon the other side.”

Opening the kitchen on thewestern side vastly enlarges theroom’s perceived living spacesince it creates a striking visualcontinuum with the living room’smost compelling feature: thedouble-stacked triangular win-dow wall. The ascending cathe-dral ceiling in the living roomcombined with a skylight abovethe breakfast area also draws the

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Richard and Sharon Janda had oc-cupied their circa-1960s contem-porary home in Potomac for al-most five years when they began

to sense that house wasn’t living up to itsfull potential. With its clean lines and ar-chitectonic interior, the 6,000-square-foothome was an iconic example of mid-20th

century minimalism.The living room and adjoining dining

room, which featured a running 120-foottriangular window wall, were both dramaticand crisply modern, a perfect gallery fordisplaying Asian collectibles. The first levelfloor plan was logical and beautifully pre-sented from front to back.

The problem was that several rooms, par-ticularly the kitchen, seemed dated, darkand cramped. When the Jandas looked atthe whole, they realized that the way theylive had changed and that a kitchen thatcauses the hostess to disappear during aparty’s peak is almost anachronistic.

“We were finding that the floor plan didn’twork well in places,” said Richard Janda.“We wanted easier access between thekitchen and the rooms where we entertain,and we began to consider that there mightbe a better way to utilize our house for bothour daily needs and as a place to be withfriends.”

Among other items on the kitchen wishlist, Janda wanted a larger cooktop island,better staging surfaces, a significant in-crease in storage capacity, more naturallight, striking visual continuum and a gour-met coffee center. The trick, of course, washow to add all that to a 12.5-by-16-footkitchen snuggly ensconced between the din-ing room and master bedroom.

“We were also hoping to bring in more ofthe lovely forest view we have from the liv-ing room,” Janda said. “It’s one of thehome’s most exciting features. Because ofthe bearing walls on both sides of thekitchen, however, I wasn’t at all sure whatcould be done.”

But Armin Bondoc, director of design atLandis Construction and award-winningarchitect, articulated a vision of the future.

“The core idea was to change the defini-tion of the kitchen in relation to the adja-cent great room,” Bondoc said. “Instead ofa hidden galley, we wanted to make thekitchen a continuum with the gathering andentertainment areas. To make this work psy-

ContemporaryOpeningNew materials allowopen space forlarge renovations.

AFTER Landis removed more than 12 feet of bearing wall between the kitchenand the great room, shifting the weight of the home’s upper levels to a carefullyconcealed arch support comprised of horizontal microlaminate beams resting onsteel columns.

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Potomac REAL ESTATE

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

1 11824 SEVEN LOCKS RD ........... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ....... POTOMAC ............ $490,000 .... Detached ............ 0.21 ....... REGENCY ESTATES ......... 04/06/10

2 11808 SEVEN LOCKS RD ........... 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ............ $490,000 .... Detached ............ 0.22 ....... REGENCY ESTATES ......... 04/12/10

3 10824 ROCK RUN DR ............... 3 ... 2 ... 0 ....... POTOMAC ............ $490,000 .... Detached ............ 0.55 ........ FAWCETT FARMS .......... 04/27/10

4 9710 PLEASANT GATE LN ......... 4 ... 3 ... 0 ....... POTOMAC ............ $490,000 .... Detached ............ 0.05 ............... AVENEL ................. 08/18/10

5 11600 GAINSBOROUGH RD ...... 5 ... 3 ... 0 ....... POTOMAC ............ $475,000 .... Detached ............ 0.23 ....... REGENCY ESTATES ......... 08/25/10

6 408 WATTS BRANCH PKWY ...... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ............ $468,000 .... Detached ............ 0.24 ............ FALLSWOOD .............. 09/30/10

7 9735 PLEASANT GATE LN ......... 4 ... 2 ... 0 ....... POTOMAC ............ $465,000 .... Detached ............ 0.05 ............... AVENEL ................. 06/15/10

8 8829 TUCKERMAN LN .............. 4 ... 4 ... 0 ....... POTOMAC ............ $446,250 .... Detached ............ 0.19 ....... HIGHLAND STONE ......... 01/08/10

9 12300 MCCROSSIN LN ............. 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ............ $278,000 .... Detached ............ 0.28 ... DARNESTOWN OUTSIDE ..... 12/23/10

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2 11808 Seven Locks Road, Potomac — $490,000

4 9710 Pleasant Gate Lane,Potomac — $490,000

6 408 Watts Branch Parkway,Potomac — $468,000

Single family houses under $500K in 2010

2 11600 Gainsborough Road, Potomac — $475,000 2 10824 Rock Run Drive, Potomac — $490,000

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

[email protected]

All listings due by Monday at 3 P.M.

OPEN HOUSESIN POTOMAC SAT./SUN. FEB. 19 & 20

Call Specific Agents to Confirm Dates & Times.

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

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5 Savannah Court, Bethesda (20817) • $919,000 • Open Sunday 1-4 pmChris Byrne, Long & Foster, 240-672-6628

Potomac (20854)

12000 Glen Mill Rd....................$849,000......Sun 1-4.............Leslie Friedson..........Long & Foster .................301-455-4506

11404 Falls Rd...........................$1,399,900...Sun 1-4.............Leslie Friedson..........Long & Foster .................301-455-4506

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

Bethesda (20817)

5 Savannah Court.......................$919,000......Sun 1-4.............Chris Byrne...............Long & Foster .................240-672-6628

7805 Westfield Dr......................$1,450,000...Sun 1-4.............Shelley Green............Long & Foster .................301-365-9090

7017 Natelli Woods Ln...............$1,795,000...Sun 1-4.............Ashton Vessali .......... Weichert ......................... 703-760-8880

North Potomac (20878)

116 Ridgepoint Place.................$459,900......Sun 1-4.............Elaine Koch & Assoc. Long & Foster ................301-742-.8516

348 Chestertown St ................... $784,900......Sun 1-4.............Shelley Green............Long & Foster .................301-365-9090

Rockville (20850, 20852)

796 Princeton Place...................$269,900......Sun 1-4.............Elaine Koch & Assoc....Long & Foster .................301-325-4621

11750 Old Georgetown Rd #2208...$338,720......Sat/Sun 11-6 ....Bob Lucido................Toll MD...........................410-979-6024







11609 Magruder Ln ................... $799,000......Sun 1-4.............Susan Brenner .......... WC & AM Miller ..............301-299-6000

eye upward.While the kitchen gains only two feet to the east,

the added floor space allowed Landis to replace theexisting cooktop island with a 3.5-by-11-foot, multi-level granite-topped food preparation surface thatincludes a clean-up sink, and a dropped table dedi-cated to Sharon Janda’s specialty—rolling out doughto be used in making her signature baked goods.

The additional square footage also accommodatesa floor-to-ceiling console that includes a Miele cof-

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Contemporary Openingfee center, two staked ovens, a recessed televisionniche and substantial floor- to-ceiling cabinet space.

A new and larger vent hood above the range keepscooking scents from wafting too far afield. Recessed,pendant and under cabinet lights provide strategi-cally-relevant illumination. There is also a custom-designed wine storage rack and serving surface mid-way between formal and informal dining tables.

Landis Construction periodically offers workshopson home remodeling issues. For more, seewww.landisconstruction.com

The Capital Home & Garden Show will feature hundreds of displays and exhibits this year, with a special emphasison “Going Green.” Exhibitors include all aspects of home design and improvement, gardening, kitchen and bath re-modeling, flooring, roofing,doors, windows, fencing, pools, interior and exterior lighting, home entertainment, interiordesigns and much more. Get ideas, investigate new products, gather information and meet the professionals who canhelp. Dulles Expo Center, Feb. 25 – 27, www.capitalhomeshow.com.

Capital Home & Garden Show, Feb. 25-27

10 WAYS TO GOGREENERSOURCE: Capital Home & Garden

Show

3. Biodegradable CleaningProducts, and use common supplieslike baking soda and vinegar.

4. Indoor air quality: Look forproducts that don’t have syntheticformaldehyde resins . Properventilation will help maintainsuperior indoor air quality.

5. Green Cabinetry: Many are madefrom renewable and salvaged materials

6. Skip the bottled water.7. Green Flooring: Consider cork,

bamboo or concrete flooring.8. Countertops and backsplashes made

of recycled glass that make stunningbacksplashes.

9. Buy Local and Organic: Buyinglocal keeps fuel usage at a minimum,supports local economy andencourages local farming. Check out alocal Community SupportedAgriculture (CSA) program.

10. Solar Water Heating can saveyour household up to 35 percent of itsenergy use and prevent tons of carbondioxide entering our environment overthe life of the system. Many states alsooffer tax credits.

1. Energy Efficient Appliances:The refrigerator is one of the home’shighest consumers of energy. Use thewater and energy-saving settings onyour refrigerator and dishwasher.

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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 16Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert

Johnson Centennial Concert. 8p.m. Tickets are $25-$45. Featuring BigHead Todd & The Monsters, David“Honeyboy” Edwards, Hubert Sumlin,and Cedric Burnside and Lightnin’Malcolm. At the Music Center atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,North Bethesda. For tickets, call 301-581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.

Potomac Book Club in English:Wednesday, Feb. 16, 1 p.m. Adult bookdiscussion. “Stones From the River.”Ask for the book at the CirculationDesk. New members welcome. Noregistration required. PotomacCommunity Library, 10101 GlenoldenDrive, Potomac. 240-777-0690. Formore library events, see http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/libraries/branchinfo/pt.asp

THURSDAY/FEB. 17Classifying Life for Homeschoolers: Ages 8-

12, $10, Thursday, Feb. 17, 10 a.m.-noon LocustGrove Nature Center, Cabin John Regional Park,7777 Democracy Boulevard, Bethesda, 301-765-8660 www.locustgrovenature.org

Slow Blues and Swing Dance. 9 to 11:30 p.m.Admission is $8. With DJ Mike Marcotte andGuests. Slow Blues Lesson from 8:15 to 9 p.m.;dancing from 9 to 11:30 p.m. At the Back Room,Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho. Call Donna Barker at 301-634-2231 or goto [email protected] orwww.CapitalBlues.org.

Blues at the Crossroads: The Robert JohnsonCentennial Concert. 8 p.m. Tickets are $25-$45.At the Music Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. For moreinformation or to purchase tickets, call 301-581-5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 18Contra Dance. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Admission is

$9. Contra dance lesson from 7:30 to 8:15 p.m.;followed by called dance from 8:30 to 11:30

p.m. At the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Email:[email protected].

FEB. 18-19Dance Bethesda. Free dance parties, dance

lessons and dance concert showcasing areacompanies. Friday from 7-9:30 p.m.; Saturday at8 p.m. The Dance Bethesda Dance Concert willfeature some of the region’s most exciting danceperformers, including Furia Flamenca, Lesole’sDance Project and ClancyWorks DanceCompany, as well as Joy of Motion’s UrbanImpact, DuShor Dance Studio, Dance BethesdaDance Studio and Dansez! Dansez! Tickets atwww.bethesda.org for $15 for adults and $8 forchildren 12 and under. At Imagination Stage,4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. DuShor DanceStudio, 7800 Wisconsin Ave., will offer lessonsand demonstrations in Foxtrot, Tango, Salsa andmore. Dance Bethesda Dance Studio, 8227Woodmont Ave., will host a social dance partyand lessons.

“A Change Gon’ Come.” Tickets are $15/adults; $10/seniors. Friday at 8 p.m.; Saturday

at 2 p.m. A creative telling of the life andstruggle of Harriet Tubman, the show willentertain and educate. At the F. ScottFitzgerald Theatre, Rockville Civic Center Park,603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. To purchasetickets, call 240-314-8690 or visit in person 2-7p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. Tickets arealso available online at www.rockvillemd.gov/theatre or from performers in the show.

FEB. 18-21The Mid-Atlantic Jazz Festival is heldover President’s Day weekend, at the HiltonHotel in Rockville. The festival, “Standing upfor Real Jazz” provides live musicalperformances, workshops and seminars. Seewww.midatlanticjazzfestival.org.

SATURDAY, FEB. 19Swing Dance. 8 p.m. to midnight. Admissionis $20. Beginner swing lesson from 8 to 9 p.m.;followed by dancing to the Jive Aces from 9p.m. to midnight. At the Spanish Ballroom atGlen Echo, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Email: [email protected] Sugaring Time: learn about maplesugar and the ups and downs of sap. Learnhow to tap the correct trees, sample syrup, andwatch as sap turns to syrup before your eyes.Age 1 and up, $5, 1 p.m.- 2 p.m. Locust GroveNature Center, Cabin John Regional Park,7777 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, 301-765-8660 www.locustgrovenature.orgFlying Squirrels. At Audubon Naturalist’sSociety’s flying squirrel feeding station, catchglimpses of the secretive and elusive squirrelsscampering and gliding from tree to tree. 5:30– 6:30 p.m. Ages four and up, with an adult.Woodend Sanctuary, 8940 Jones Mill Road,Chevy Chase, 20815. 301-652-9188.www.ANShome.org

SUNDAY/FEB. 20Contra and Square Dance. 7 p.m. to 10:30

p.m. Admissionis $12. Contralesson at 7p.m.; followedby dances withlive music from7:30 to 10:30 p.m. At the Spanish Ballroom atGlen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho. Email: [email protected]

U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own.” 3 p.m.Free but tickets required. Each performingelement of “Pershing’s Own” is featured in thisannual performance taking place in one of thecountry’s finest concert halls. At the MusicCenter at Strathmore, North Bethesda. Visitwww.usarmyband.com.

Charming Billy: Booktalk. 1 p.m. Writer’sCenter and Round House Theatre come togetherin a program focusing on stage adaptationof Alice McDermott’s National Book Awardwinning novel, Charming Billy. At 1 p.m.,meet McDermott, of Bethesda, and RoundHouse Theatre’s artistic director at Writer’sCenter, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda, 301-654-8664 (www.writer.org), then attend theplay at Round House Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway, Bethesda, at 3 p.m. A paneldiscussion will follow. The play continuesthrough Feb. 20 at Round House, Bethesda.www.roundhousetheatre.org

Waltz Dance. 3:30 to 6 p.m. Admission is$10. With the band, Live Culture.Introductory Waltz Workshop from 2:45 to3:30 p.m. Dancing from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Atthe Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Call JoanKoury at 202-238-0230 or Glen Echo Parkat 301-634-2222, go towww.WaltzTimeDances.org

MONDAY, FEB. 21Public Schools closed, President’s Day.

President’s Day Hike on the Canal: four-mile, half-day hike from Great Falls toCarderock. Pass spectacular views ofMather Gorge as the walk passesdownstream through floodplain forests andwetlands. Be on the lookout for winterbirds and other wildlife. Led by Rob Gibbs.10 a.m. – 2:30 p.m. $23 members, $32nonmembers. Audubon Naturalist Society.301-652-9188.www.AudubonNaturalist.org

TUESDAY/FEB. 22Allison Downey and John Austin. 8 p.m.

Tickets are $18/door; $15/advance atFocusMusic.org. At the UnitarianUniversalist Church, 100 Welsh Park Drive,Rockville. Visit www.allisondowney.com.

Thanksgiving in February, BethesdaCares. Dine out in one of the 70restaurants, including Normandie Farm inPotomac, supporting hunger relief work of11 local nonprofit agencies providing foodand grocery money to those in need.Restaurants will donate 10-20 percent ofsales to the community event.www.thanksgivinginfebruary.org. Can’tdine out that day? Send a contribution toThanksgiving in February, c/o InterfaithWorks, 114 W. Montgomery Ave.,

Rockville, 20850. See www.iworksmc.org.Free Bone Builders exercise class for

adults. 3 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, Feb.24. Exercise class led by trained volunteers thatincorporates balance and weight training provento increase bone density. Call Shawn Brennan240-777-1350. Potomac Community Library,10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac. For morelibrary events, see http://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/apps/libraries/branchinfo/pt.asp or 240-777-0690

Sophie Van Bastelaer, a junior, plays the role of AnneFrank.

FEB. 24, 25, 26“The Diary of Anne Frank.” 7:30 p.m. At Walt Whitman High School.

Unreserved seats are $8/students and $12/adults. These tickets can bepurchased the night of the show. Reserved seats are $20 and must bepurchased in advance. The Whitman Box Office is open from 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m.from Feb. 16 through 23. On show nights, the Box Office is open from 6pm-7:30 p.m. All performances will be held at the Daryl Shaw Auditorium, WaltWhitman High School, 7100 Whittier Blvd., Bethesda.

WEDNESDAY/MARCH 9Stars of the Bolshoi. 8 p.m. Featuring Bolshoi

Principal Dancers Maria Mashina and AndreiBolotin performing some of the greatestbeloved ballet moments of ballet classics,including Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and DonQuixote. Tickets are $40/regular; $38/seniorsand students. Call 240-567-5301 or visitwww.montgomerycollege.edu/PAC. At TheRobert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, 51Mannakee Street, Rockville.

TUESDAY/MARCH 8Rebecca Loebe in Concert. 8 p.m. Tickets are $18/door; $15/advance at

FocusMusic.org. At the Unitarian Universalist Church of Rockville, 100 WelshPark Drive, Rockville. Contact David Spitzer at [email protected] or301-275-7459.

FEB. 18-19Dance Bethesda. Free dance parties, dance lessons

and dance concert showcasing area companies.Friday from 7-9:30 p.m.; Saturday at 8 p.m. TheDance Bethesda Dance Concert will feature some ofthe region’s most exciting dance performers,including Furia Flamenca, Lesole’s Dance Projectand ClancyWorks Dance Company, as well as Joy ofMotion’s Urban Impact, DuShor Dance Studio,Dance Bethesda Dance Studio and Dansez! Dansez!Tickets at www.bethesda.org for $15 for adults and$8 for children 12 and under. At Imagination Stage,4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda. DuShor Dance Studio,7800 Wisconsin Ave., will offer lessons anddemonstrations in Foxtrot, Tango, Salsa and more.Dance Bethesda Dance Studio, 8227 WoodmontAve., will host a social dance party and lessons.


SUNDAY/FEB. 27Interreligious Discussion. 10:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. Free. “The

Meaning and Purpose of Our Lives — What Do the Scriptures ofthe Three Abrahamic Faith Traditions Teach Us?” The panelistsinclude Medhi Arminrazavi, Professor of Philosophy and Religionand Director of the Middle Eastern Studies Program at theUniversity of Mary Washington; Rosann Catalano, AssociateDirector of the Institute for Christian and Jewish Studies(Baltimore) as well as its Roman Catholic Scholar; and RobertEisen, Professor of Religion and Judaic Studies at the GeorgeWashington University. At Congregation Beth El, 8215 OldGeorgetown Road, Bethesda. Contact Rabbi William Rudolph,Congregation Beth El, [email protected]. RSVP to RicardoMunster at [email protected]

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APRIL 21 TO MAY 19Artist Mark Lovett. Selected into the juried

show, The First Annual Scottsdale Salon ofFine Arts, hosted by the Legacy Gallery. MarkLovett Studio, 4 Echo Court, Potomac. Visitwww.scottsdalesalonoffineart.com.

NOW THROUGH FEB. 21“Brush, Stone and Wood.” Free. An

exhibit by artists David Firestone, CarolynThorington, and Phil Brown. At Gallery HarShalom, 11510 Falls Road, Potomac. Call301-299-7087.

NOW THROUGH FEB. 21Fabric of Survival and Portraits of Life:

Holocaust Survivors of MontgomeryCounty. Free admission. Gallery Hours areMonday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10 a.m.to 4 p.m.; Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.;Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the Mansion atStrathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda. Visit www.strathmore.org or call301-581-5100.

NOW THROUGH MARCH 27Expressionist Journey of Multi Media. By

Vian Shamounki Borchert. At KentlandsMansion Gallery’s Second Floor, 320 KentSquare Road, Gaithersburg. Call 301-258-6394 for viewing appointment.

NOW THROUGH FEB. 27Six Expressions-Six Visions. Free. With

artists Diane Jeang, Galina Kolosokaya,Jamaliah Morais, Elizabeth Stecher, JoanneWasserman, and Homayoun Yeroushalmi.At the Dennis and Phillip Ratner Museum,10001 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda.Call 301-897-1518.

NOW THROUGH MARCH 1“Eternity Suite.” Works by Levon

Jamgochian on paper and woodensculptures, and Kirk Waldroff’s mixedmedia. Arec Jamgochian (violin) and IrinaKats (piano) will entertain visitors between2 and 3 p.m. At the Glenview Mansion ArtGallery at Rockville Civic Center Park, 603Edmonston Drive, Rockville. Visit the City’swebsite at www.rockvillemd.gov/arts orcontact Julie Farrell at 240-314-8682 [email protected].

NOW THROUGH MARCH 5“Touch of Love.” Exhibit9 Gallery’s

collection of paintings, photographs, prints,jewelry and more. With artists FatanehDadkhah (photography), Parisa Faghih(painting and children’s book author),Elizabeth Grusin-Howe (print maker), NasserOvissi (water color and prints), Hanna BethSanford (watercolor), and Darab Shabahang

NOW THROUGH MARCH 30“Tiny Tots @ 10.” 10 a.m. “Tiny Tots @ 10” is

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

❖ Feb. 16 — “Winter Wonderland”❖ Feb. 19 — “Magic Toyshop”❖ Feb. 20 — “Winter Wonderland”❖ Feb. 23 — “Magic Toyshop”❖ Feb. 26 — “Clowning Around”❖ Feb. 27 — “Panda-Monium”

MARCH 8 TO APRIL 2International Symmetry. Photographs by Don Bandler and New Work by Gallery Artists.

Artist’s Reception is Friday, March 11 from 6 to 9 p.m. At Waverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Call 301-951-9441 or visit www.waverlystreetgallery.com.

FEB. 27 TO APRIL 27Focus on Color. An exhibit by photographers

Deborah Gillham, Marsha Liebl, and JudyReisman and glass-on-metal artist SusanaGarten. Artists’ reception Sunday, March 13from 1 to 3 p.m. At Gallery Har Shalom,11510 Falls Road, Potomac, MD. Call 301-299-7087.

(Persian calligraphy on copper). At E9 Gallery,10116 Lloyd Road, Potomac. Call SarahBarzmehri at 202-276-9419 or visit http://exhibit9gallery.net/calendar.htm

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FEB. 17 TO APRIL 10“Jack and the Beanstalk.” Performances Thursdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., and

Saturdays and Sundays at 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. It is recommended for K – Grade 6 and runs 45minutes. Tickets are $10, with group rates available. Presented by The Puppet Co. Playhouse at GlenEcho Park. For Information and Reservations: 301-634-5380 or visit www.thepuppetco.org

❖ March 2 — “Clowning Around”❖ March 5 — “Old McDonald’s Farm”❖ March 9 — “Old McDonald’s Farm”❖ March 12 — “Panda-Monium”❖ March 19 — “Kooky Kreatures”❖ March 23 — “Second-Hand Stars”❖ March 26 — “Baby Bear’s Birthday”❖ March 30 — “Baby Bear’s Birthday”

Adventure Theatre continues its literary serieswith seven popular children’s book adaptations.Experience the journey from reading the booksat home to seeing the plays unfold before youreyes. Book Club performances are always onSundays at 1:30 p.m. at the theatre in GlenEcho Park. Recommended for children ages 4and up. $10/family. Call 301-634-2270 or visitwww.adventuretheatre.org.

Adam Fox of Potomac,a student at Millersville Uni-versity of Pennsylvania andmember of the University’sRobotics Team, took firstplace for their robot, Semi-autonomous Marauder, orSAM, at the Association ofTechnology, Managementand Applied Engineering(ATMAE) conference, heldin Panama City Beach, Oct.27-30. Millersville’s roboticsteam won first place over-all in the Robotics Cup, firstplace in performance andfirst place for best/electri-cal/control methodology.

Kirk Duncan was re-cently named the new Headof School at WashingtonEpiscopal School (WES), anindependent co-educationalschool in Bethesda. He will assume hisduties July 1 and will be the third Head ofSchool at WES, succeeding Stu Work, whoannounced in September 2009 that hewould be stepping down as Head at the endof the 2010-2011 school year after 10 yearsat the school.

Claire McManus of Potomac, a 2005

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graduate of Churchill High School, will beentering the service of the Peace Corps onMarch 1, 2011, and will be stationed in theDominican Republic for 27 months. Claireis a 2010 graduate of Penn State Universitywith BA degrees in International Politics andSpanish. She also holds a TEFL certificatefrom LADO as a certified English as a Sec-ond Language instructor.

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SportsPotomac Almanac Sports Editor Jon Roetman

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The Wootton girls basketball teamdefeated Damascus 63-59 onFeb. 11, giving the Patriots threestraight wins after a division loss

to Northwest on Feb. 4. Iris Cheng ledWootton with 18 points. Sophie Ellis scored16 points and connected on four 3-point-ers. Gabby Flinchum scored 13 points and

grabbed 20 rebounds and ColbyWright added 10 points forWootton.

The Patriots also defeatedBethesda-Chevy Chase (50-44

on Feb. 8) and Churchill (47-42) on Feb. 7.The win streak improved Wootton to 14-

5. The Patriots are in contention for a top-four playoff seed and an automatic homeplayoff game.

Wootton faced Gaithersburg on Feb. 15.Results of the game were not available priorto the Almanac’s deadline. The Patriots con-clude the regular season with game againstBlake (Feb. 18) and Sherwood (Feb. 22).

Wootton Boys WinThree Consecutive

After suffering back-to-back losses, theWootton boys basketball team bounced backwith three consecutive victories, includinga 63-61 win over Damascus on Feb. 11. ThePatriots also defeated Bethesda-ChevyChase (60-38) on Feb. 8 and Churchill (68-57 in overtime) on Feb. 7.

Wootton improved to 12-7 and has achance at capturing a top-four playoff seedand earning an automatic home game.

Wootton faced Gaithersburg on Feb. 15.Results were not available prior to theAlmanac’s deadline. The Patriots have regu-lar season games remaining against Blake(Feb. 18) and Sherwood (Feb. 22).

Churchill Boys DropThree Straight

The Churchill boys basketball team suf-fered its third consecutive loss on Feb. 11,falling to Gaithersburg 54-48.

After capturing the Montgomery County4A West Division title with a victory overRichard Montgomery on Feb. 4, the Bull-dogs had their 13-game win streak snappedwith an overtime home loss to Wootton onFeb. 7. Churchill then lost to a road gameagainst Whitman on Feb. 8 before falling toGaithersburg.

Churchill is 15-5 with regular seasongames remaining against Seneca Valley(Feb. 18) and Paint Branch (Feb. 22). The

Bulldogs are likely to finish with a top-fourseed, earning an automatic home playoffgame.

Churchill Girls LoseThird in a Row

The Churchill girls basketball team lostto undefeated Gaithersburg 69-44 on Feb.11, extending the team’s losing streak tothree. The Bulldogs also lost a pair of closegames to rival schools Whitman (43-42 onFeb. 8) and Wootton (47-42 on Feb. 7).

Churchill concludes the regular seasonwith games against Seneca Valley (Feb. 18)and Paint Branch (Feb. 22).

Whitman BoysLose to Sherwood

The Whitman boys basketball team fellto 9-10 with a 52-46 loss to Sherwood onFeb. 11. Prior to the loss, the Vikings had

won five of their last six games, including a57-49 win over Churchill on Feb. 8.

Against the Bulldogs, Whitman outscoredChurchill 24-12 in the fourth quarter to pullout the victory. Jake Harrison led the waywith 21 points. Ian Ross scored 12 pointsand grabbed 11 rebounds for Whitman andDaniel Voigt scored 11.

Whitman faced Springbrook on Feb. 15.Results were not available before theAlmanac’s deadline. The Vikings concludethe regular season with home games againstMagruder (Feb. 18) and Seneca Valley (Feb.22).

Whitman Girls DropFour of Five

The Whitman girls basketball team lostto Sherwood 38-35 on Feb. 11, giving theVikings four losses in five games. After los-ing to Wootton, Northwest and Bethesda-Chevy Chase, the Vikings edged Churchill

43-42 on Feb. 8 before fall ing toSherwood.

Whitman faced Springbrook on Feb. 15.Results were not available prior to theAlmanac’s deadline. The Vikings will faceMagruder on Feb. 18 before wrapping upthe regular season against Seneca Valley onFeb. 22.

Exiles RugbyThe Maryland Exiles Youth Rugby team

is open to boys and girls that are high schoolstudents and residents of MontgomeryCounty and the surrounding area. The teamwill have open tryouts for both their boysand girls teams through the month of Feb-ruary.

Anyone interested in trying out for theteam should visit the team website:www.highschoolrugby.com or call 301-693-4123. Experience is not required.

Iris Cheng, seen earlier this season, scored 18 pointsfor the Wootton girls basketball team during a Feb. 11victory over Damascus.

Sophie Ellis, seen earlier this season, scored 16points and buried four 3-pointers against Damascuson Feb. 11.

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Heather Lauren Allentuck of NorthPotomac was named to the Miami Universitypresident’s list for the first semester 2010-11.

Kunal Lal of Potomac was among 795 stu-

dents from Miami University who received degreesduring fall commencement exercises Friday, Dec.17, 2010, in Millett Hall. Lal received a Bachelorof Arts degree.

Reine-Ines Djama of Potomac was namedto the Fall 2010 Dean’s List at the College of NotreDame of Maryland.

Meghan O’Donnell of Potomac was named

to the Dean’s List at Miami University for the sec-ond semester 2010-2011.

Stephanie Faigen of Potomac, a junior so-ciology major, was named to the Dean’s List atRider University for the fall 2010 semester.

Elyse Marriott of Potomac, a first-year stu-dent at Southern Methodist University, was namedto the honor roll for the Fall 2010 semester.

Derek Chiu of North Potomac; Craig Martinof Gaithersburg, and Erik Mulchandani ofPotomac made the dean’s list for fall 2010 at theGeorgia Institute of Technology.

Jason M. Fish of Potomac was named to thedean’s list at the University of Vermont for the fall2010 semester. Jason is a sophomore BusinessAdministration major in the School of BusinessAdministration.

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Another TFA teacher, FlorenceMatthews, was “really impressedby what I saw. The teachers heretake a unique approach and thereis a high level of rigor, content andcritical thinking. They get the stu-dent to do great things. We wantgreat things for our students too.Today we learned how the kids gotto that level.”

St. Andrew’s Dean of StudiesGlenn Whitman feels the partner-ship between the school and Teachfor America “helps our teachers

Book SaleVolunteersAt last Saturday’s librarybook sale, volunteersdisplay their new t-shirts.From left, starting with thetwo in the front, are KarenCurrie and Judy Davis, thenGeri Bernard, Denise Shaw,Ray Gigliotti, Fran Shortand Doris Valis.

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Living with cancer and dying of cancer. Formany cancer patients, it’s a conundrum weattempt to balance every day. “Living” soundsso positive, so optimistic; while “dying” soundsso negative, so pessimistic. When one says theword “living,” the inflection in your voiceseems to go up. When one says the word“dying,” the inflection goes down. The word“living” conjures a smile, almost; the word“dying” not so much. Living is something youwant to do, presumably; dying doesn’t exactlypresent the same opportunities – so far as weknow, anyway. Moreover, there’s not nearly asmuch future in dying as there is in living. Andsince I’d just as soon take a definite over amaybe, I definitely would prefer living overdying. (From my pen to God’s ears.)

As simple as my preference is however,receiving the terminal diagnosis that I did(stage IV lung cancer) really changes your pri-orities, and “simple” is the last thing your lifewill ever be. Consider the effect that shufflinga deck of playing cards has on the previousorder of those cards; that’s minor compared toa cancer patient’s reality. The reality is 52 pick-up – cards scattered everywhere with norhyme or reason as to how any of the cards gotanywhere. Now, try to organize that indis-criminate and random chaos into some kind ofmeaningful arrangement, all the while endur-ing physical and mental/emotional obstacles toaccomplishing the most important task in yourlife: trying to make order out of that chaos.Welcome to my/our whirled.

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Poole’s store, the house and otherbuildings. Giddens also said they wereopen to suggestions from the community,and the department would evaluate eachproposal. Addressing the possibility of anexchange of rent for renovations, he saidthat it did not always work but it couldnot be ruled out.

“We are happy with the tone of theparks department,” said Knight Kiplinger,

a longtime resident and customer of Poole’sstore. “They got off to a rocky start, butheard the message and I am heartened bythe new cooperation and soliciting of ideas.We can work together.”

Many expressed concerns that the com-munity would lose the critical services thatPoole’s store provided for over 40 years, thatis, as an agricultural store and destinationfor the many farms and gardeners in thearea. Others present spoke out on the factthat the parks department and its staff need

to continue to understand, during the pro-cess, that Poole’s store has been and is abenchmark of the community’s agriculturalcommitment.

Expressing the mood in the packedroom, Dick Stoner, longtime Poole’s cus-tomer and current president of PeerlessRockville Historic Preservation, Ltd. stoodup and said, “I encourage everyone [inthe department] to make this happen asquickly as possible.”

Marilyn Poole and her sister JoAnn are

now working for Calvin Day, owner ofFarm and Home Service, Inc. which hastaken over the feed supply distributionfor Poole’s store. “We are open and havefeed, bedding and bird seed,” saidMarilyn Poole, who attended the meet-ing. She added that they hope to addmore items in the spring and encouragesthose who need additional informationto call 301-948-5372. The hours of op-eration are Tuesday through Friday, 8-5and Saturday, 8-4 p.m.

Meeting Focuses on Future of Poole’s Store

By Jeanne Theismann

The Almanac

Rowers from across the regionwere among the more than1,300 high school, collegiateand masters athletes competing

Jan. 29 in the Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints, thelargest official qualifier for the World In-door Sprint Championships.

“It’s not just for teenagers,” said MargieOrrick, a Masters rower whose daughterElizabeth competes for Walt Whitman HighSchool. Together the two took first place inthe Parent/Child Women’s 500-meter racewith a time of 01:47.2. “I took some classesabout 10 years ago and worked my way upto competing.”

Hosted by T.C. Williams High School inAlexandria, Va., rowers competed in 100different events, each averaging 2,000meters (approximately 1.25 miles).

“We had 1,367 finishers who collectivelyrowed 1,738 miles (2,797,791 meters),”said event organizer Jeff Byron. High schoolrowers - those in the Junior division - madeup about 70 percent of that number.

Orrick, 56, was quick to praise the peopleshe has met through the sport.

“There is no MVP in rowing,” Orrick said.“The sport attracts a lot of good people whoknow how to cooperate and work togetheras a team.”

Rowers of all ages and abilities were rep-resented, including nine athletes from theCapital Rowing Adaptive program for sol-diers and veterans with physical disabilities.

“I hope people will see that there aresports out there for people starting later inlife,” Orrick said. “It’s truly a wonderfulexperience.”

TOP AREA FINISHERS in the Junior di-vision are listed below. For complete results,go to www.ergsprints.com.

JUNIOR MEN (AGE 18-19) 2000M4. WALT WHITMAN: William Brownlee 00:06:45.8

JUNIOR WOMEN (AGE 17) 2000M3. WALT WHITMAN: Harriet Dark 00:07:29.518. WALT WHITMAN: Alexandra Gradzka

00:07:59.4

22. WALT WHITMAN: Elizabeth Orrick 00:08:01.435. WALT WHITMAN: Hannah Platt 00:08:15.839. WALT WHITMAN: Gianna Stoleru 00:08:21.651. WALT WHITMAN: Samantha Walker

00:08:35.9

JUNIOR MEN (AGE 17) 2000M8. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Michael Colella

00:06:42.6

JUNIOR WOMEN (AGE 17-19) 2000M

(LIGHTWEIGHT/135LB)7. WALT WHITMAN: Helena Craig 00:08:01.1

JUNIOR MEN (AGE 17-19) 2000M

(LIGHTWEIGHT/155LB)13. WALT WHITMAN: Andrew Weinstein

00:07:15.719. WALT WHITMAN: Sean Holaday 00:07:20.424. WALT WHITMAN: Francisco Zalduendo

00:07:31.00

JUNIOR WOMEN (AGE 16) 1500M8. WALT WHITMAN: Alysha Alloway 00:05:55.921. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Naomi Basodemas

00:06:14.923. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Tamsin Bradbury

00:06:20.4

JUNIOR MEN (AGE 16) 1500M28. WALT WHITMAN: Sean Errington 00:05:2748. WALT WHITMAN: Itsuki Imamura 00:05:59.4

JUNIOR WOMEN (AGE 15) 1500M5. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Katie Sampson

00:05:50.38. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Lizzie Hook

00:05:53.513. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Abby McIntosh

00:05:57.814. WALT WHITMAN: Gisele Nighswander

00:05:58.218. WALT WHITMAN: Deanna Segall 00:06:05.519. WALT WHITMAN Charlotte Lydon 00:06:06.427. WALT WHITMAN: Julianna Finelli 00:06:14.132. WALT WHITMAN: Taylor Daly 00:06:18.9

Rowers Compete in Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints33. WALT WHITMAN: Madeleine Ciszewski

00:06:19.334. WALT WHITMAN: Ellie Solloway 00:06:19.935. WALT WHITMAN Rebecca Sherman 00:06:21.236. WALT WHITMAN: Adriana Frayne 00:06:26.745. WALT WHITMAN: Charlotte Fitterman

00:06:34.247. WALT WHITMAN: molly McBride 00:06:35.0049. WALT WHITMAN: Alexandra Myseros

00:06:35.750. WALT WHITMAN: Emily Janssen 00:06:36.0052. WALT WHITMAN: Emma Dodwell 00:06:39.256. WALT WHITMAN: Maddie Smurzynski

00:06:40.959. WALT WHITMAN: Abigail Cutler 00:06:42.561. WALT WHITMAN: Maddy Bucher 00:06:44.663. WALT WHITMAN: Nicole Gershberg 00:06:49.866. WALT WHITMAN: Kendall Eisenberg

00:06:59.567. WALT WHITMAN: Janie Klein 00:07:05.00

JUNIOR MEN (AGE 15) 1500M1. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Erik Holmvik

00:04:51.919. WALT WHITMAN: Daniel Choppa 00:05:23.531. WALT WHITMAN: Eric Walton 00:05:37.833. WALT WHITMAN: Ali Bell 00:05:39.436. WALT WHITMAN Chris Hodgman 00:05:41.337. WALT WHITMAN: Robert Christian 00:05:46.838. WALT WHITMAN Nathan Winch 00:05:48.640. WALT WHITMAN: Moses Hetfield 00:05:50.443. WALT WHITMAN: Derek Newberry 00:05:53.846. WALT WHITMAN: Max Davis 00:05:58.449. WALT WHITMAN: Peter Rowan 00:06:00.651. WALT WHITMAN: Amolak Nagi 00:06:04.752. WALT WHITMAN: Jackson Holaday 00:06:05.653. WALT WHITMAN: Jeremy Drysdale 00:06:07.454. WALT WHITMAN: Ameen Khalil 00:06:12.0055. WALT WHITMAN: jacob harburg 00:06:14.558. WALT WHITMAN: Michael Haddad 00:06:17.560. WALT WHITMAN: Jake Ford 00:06:23.261. WALT WHITMAN: Charles Hatcher 00:06:25.362. WALT WHITMAN: Stephen Indrisano

00:06:26.463. WALT WHITMAN: Christian Cudby 00:06:29.865. WALT WHITMAN: Michael Greenwood

00:06:32.766. WALT WHITMAN: William Zhang 00:06:34.467. WALT WHITMAN: Abraar Ahmad 00:06:34.9

JUNIOR WOMEN (AGE 15-16) 1500M

(LIGHTWEIGHT/135LB)1. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Sofia Arend

00:05:47.62. WALT WHITMAN: Caroline Crawford

00:05:51.749. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Caitlin Beakes

00:06:47.155. WALT WHITMAN: Lan VanDe Hei 00:06:59.0061. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Alexandra Theiss

00:07:22.2Junior Men (age 15-16) 1500M (lightweight/155lb)35. WALT WHITMAN: Kyle Walter 00:05:36.9Junior Women (age 14) 1000M32. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Natalie Rogers

00:04:24.641. BETHESDA CHEVY CHASE: Stephanie Arsenault

00:04:36.3

Margie Orrick warms up for the Mid-Atlantic Erg Sprints competitionJan. 29 at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria, Va. She and daughterElizabeth finished first in the Parent/Child Women’s 500-meter race witha time of 01:47.2.

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