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Confirming CountySuccess on EndingVeteramHomelessness

The U.S. Department of Housing andUrban Development, Department of Vet-erans Affairs, and United States Inter-agency Council on Homelessness recentlyconfirmed that Montgomery County haseffectively ended homelessness amongveterans.

Additionally, Montgomery County hasnow been confirmed by the nationalZero: 2016 campaign as one of the firstfour communities in the country toachieve a “Functional Zero” system forveteran homelessness. Functional Zero isreached when the number of veteransexperiencing homelessness, both on the

streets and in shelters, is less than the num-ber of veterans being connected with per-manent housing each month.

County funding committed in 2015 en-abled Montgomery County Coalition for theHomeless to set up a permanent support-ive housing program to serve up to 20 vet-erans, and Bethesda Cares to establish arapid-rehousing rental assistance programto serve up to 15 veterans. Both of theselocally funded programs are permanenthousing programs and have ongoing socialservices supports for the clients/tenantsincluded as part of the contracts.

Visit www.mcch.net for more information.Visit www.bethesdacares.org for more

information.

Pickleball SpreadsTo Potomac

A sport called pickleball is coming to

Potomac. A launch is scheduled for Tues-day, Feb. 9, 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the PotomacCommunity Recreation Center. Center di-rector Peter Selikowitz says the sport is simi-lar to tennis, but is played at a slower pacemaking it attractive to seniors.

“It’s really, really popular among 55 to 80year olds,” he said. “It like a cross betweentennis and table tennis, but on a badmin-ton sized court.” Played with a paddle anda plastic ball, pickleball combines elementsof tennis, badminton and ping-pong. Mont-gomery County Pickleball AmbassadorSylvia Bell is scheduled to attend the launch.Selikowitz says all levels of experience arewelcome.

Give ‘The GiftOf a Lift’

Potomac Community Village is seekingvolunteer drivers to take Potomac seniors

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to doctor’s appointments, physicaltherapy, social activities and other life-enriching engagements. Volunteers playa vital role helping to keep peoplehealthier, happier and involved withtheir community.

Potomac Community Village’s volun-teer drivers use their personal vehicles,are required to attend a training session,are professionally vetted, get freesupplemental auto insurance coveragethrough the Village Rides program, anddon’t need to live in Potomac or be PCVmembers. Volunteer drivers have theflexibility to say yes to driving whenthey can or no when they can’t.

Additional drivers are needed to meetthe ongoing needs of members. ContactJill Phillips at 703-424-0494 [email protected]. Seewww.PotomacCommunityVillage.org,or www.facebook.com/PotomacCommunityVillage.

By Susan Belford

The Almanac

As the winners of the Bullis Space-flight Experiments Program(SSEP), Amanda Kay and SkylarJordan’s experiment will be

launched on the spring/summer 2016 In-ternational Space Station (ISS) payload.What an accomplishment for these Bullissophomores!

On Jan. 21, “SSEP Night Out – Celebrat-ing our Finalists in theStudent Spaceflight Ex-periment Program” washeld in the Blair FamilyCenter for the Arts atthe Bullis School. Thetop 36 finalists dis-played their experi-ments in a Poster Gal-lery, and discussed theirproposals with faculty,parents and other stu-dents.

Bullis is part of theSSEP program that en-ables students to sendexperiments up to the

International Space Station to be conductedby the its astronauts. Four-hundred Bullisstudents submitted 209 formal proposalsdetailing experiments to be conducted inmicrogravity aboard the International SpaceStation as it flies in low Earth orbit. Afterculling through the hundreds of proposals,

36 semi-finalists were placed before an out-side review committee of science experts,and three finalist teams were selected. Theprogram is intended to simulate the pro-cess that scientists follow when seeking re-search funding or access to unique researchresources.

Dr. Sandra Magnus, an American engineerand a NASA astronaut was the keynotespeaker. Selected to the NASA AstronautCorps in April 1996, Magnus flew in space

on the STS-112 shuttle mission in 2002, andon the final shuttle flight, STS-135, in 2011.She spoke about her missions, what it is liketo work on the International Space Stationand showed photos of the living and workspaces, the astronauts and their jobs there.She said, “ISS is a busy place. We spend alot of time just managing everything fromcleaning to experiments, spacewalks androbotics. Astronauts must exercise 2 hoursevery day, because the lack of gravity turns

the muscle mass into jelly. My work on theISS was interesting and exciting – and Iparticularly loved to take unbelievable pho-tos of earth and space.”

Board of Trustees member, Bullis parentand Review Board member Kerry Wisnoskysaid, “This project is building a foundationfor what we need in the future. Goingthrough the proposal process was as com-pelling as determining the science of theproposal – and it was conducted exactly aswe do in business. These were high qualityproposals and it was really difficult tochoose the finalists.”

Besides the winning proposal by sopho-mores Amanda Kay and Skylar Jordan, theother final proposals were “Growth of AloeVera in Space” by Joey Chnmara, OliviaKazanjian, Danielle Dyer and MariannaAnagnostou and “The Effect of Microgravityon the Birth Rates and Early Developmentof Nothobranchius rachovil” (small fresh-water annual fish) by William Evans andLiam Vinal. Amanda and Skylar’s proposal,“Shewanella oneidensis and Iron Ions inMicrogravity” purifies drinking water usingshewanella, bacteria with the ability to re-duce heavy metals (iron and manganese)metabolically. Amanda said, “This experi-ment will benefit both the ISS as well asour society because of the need to find waysto remove heavy metals from our industrialwater run-offs.” Sklyar said, “Water con-tamination is very bad for the populationbecause it affects lives, especially childrenand the environment. Finding a way to pu-rify the industrial run-offs is extremely im-portant.”

While the experiment is being performedaccording to the proposal’s specifications bythe astronauts, a control experiment will beconducted on the Bullis campus.

A Mission Patch by Bullis sophomore Prin-cess Ke will also be placed on the Bullis SSEPProject aboard the ISS for Mission 9.

Students’ Proposal To Take SpaceflightBullis pair’sexperiment selectedfor InternationalSpace Station.

Dr. SandraMagnusexplains theInternationalSpace Stationto the Bullisaudience.

Dr. Sandra Magnus showedphotos of the life of anastronaut on the Interna-tional Space Station.

Amanda Kay and SkylarJordan explain their

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LET’S TALKReal Estate

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

MICHAEL MATESELong & Foster Realtors

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by Michael Matese

Your Home’s‘Resume’

Yes, you’re on MLS, your agent’swebsite and her company’s website,too. You’ve been added to the vir-tual tour and there’s been an AgentOpen House. What comes next?Your home’s ‘resume.’

Just inside the foyer on that cre-denza you’ve cleared off and pol-ished to a high shine, there can be abeautiful folder with all the infor-mation of your home on it, enoughfor everyone who visits to take withthem and consider at their lei-sure.Essentials in this package?

*Photos to reinforce what theyknow – the rooms are perfect forthem.*Statistics – Numbers to reinforcewhat the photos tell them.*Bedrooms/Baths, square footage,the types of flooring in each room.*Schools and local information.*Amenities – What they did anddidn’t see. The Jacuzzi, the heatedfloors.

You may know all the statistics andamenities by heart but remember—the buyer doesn’t. They have seenit on the virtual tour, but they’vebeen looking at house after houseafter house and as outstanding asyours is, the information is going tobegin to blend together.With a portfolio of your house intheir hands, buyers will rememberit well!

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Neighbors

From left: Khuong Tang, Robert Ward and Tim Kiang.Not pictured is Curtis O’Keefe.

Forging a trail. In the midst of the process.

The neighborly result.

The BlizzardWe have wonderful, thoughtful and

energetic neighbors. Look what ourfour snow-bound neighbors, KhuongTang, Robert Ward, Curtis O’Keefeand Tim Kiang did to 24 inches ofsnow on Farnsworth Drive andFarnsworth Court in Potomac.

Their snow blowers cleared almosta quarter mile of roadway so 19homeowners were able to leave theneighborhood before dark on Jan. 25and go to work, grocery shopping anddo other important things the nextday. A loud thank you to our Neigh-borhood Snow Blower Team.

— Don and Margie Heath

Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

POTOMAC COMMUNITY VILLAGEPotomac Community Village is

seeking volunteer drivers to takePotomac seniors to doctor’sappointments, physical therapy,social activities and other life-enriching engagements. PotomacCommunity Village’s volunteerdrivers use their personal vehicles,receive training, get freesupplemental auto insurancecoverage, and don’t need to live inPotomac or be PCV members.Flexible volunteer scheduling.Contact Jill Phillips at 703-424-0494

or [email protected] services provided by PCV

also include assistance withelectronic devices, friendly phonecalls and visits, occasional pet careand simple household repairs.Potomac Community Village alsooffers social, educational andwellness activities, enabling membersto remain contributing members ofthe community. Membership is opento those who live in the 20854 zipcode, with Associate Membershipavailable for those who liveelsewhere but wish to participate insocial, educational and wellnessprograms. For more informationabout PCV, if you needtransportation or other assistance, orwant to volunteer to provide servicesother than driving, [email protected] 240-221-1370, or seewww.PotomacCommunityVillage.org,

or www.facebook.com/PotomacCommunityVillage.

MONDAY/FEB. 8Montgomery County Civic

Federation Meeting. 7:45-10 p.m.in the First Floor Auditorium of theMontgomery County Executive OfficeBuilding, 101 Monroe St., Rockville.“What Can You Do in Your Yard andNeighborhood to Protect OurEnvironment?” is the topic. Localgrassroots environmentalists willpresent their successfulneighborhood projects — frompollinator gardens to localcomposting. Following thepresentation, there will be theopportunity to ask questions and asession with updates on local issues.There is free parking in the area andaccess to public transportation (redline Metro and buses). All County

residents and representatives of civicorganizations welcome. No admissioncharge. Visit montgomerycivic.org.

TUESDAY/FEB. 9PANCAKE DINNER. 5-7:30 p.m.,

Potomac Presbyterian Church’sFellowship Hall, 10301 River Road,will be filled with the smell ofhotcakes, the sounds of live jazzmusic and the buzz of conversationwhen it hosts its pancake dinner. Thisfundraiser supports the PPC MissionTeam and local mission efforts.Tickets will also be available at thedoor for $10 for one, $40 for family— all you can eat. Call 301-299-6007.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 10Volunteer Training. 10 a.m. at at the

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Holiday Park Senior Center at 3950Ferrara Drive, Silver Spring. Considervolunteering with the SeniorConnection to drive seniors to medicaland other appointments. Training andliability coverage are provided, andvolunteers create a schedule. [email protected],call 301-962-0820 or visitwww.seniorconnectionmc.org.

FRIDAY/FEB. 12Bereavement Workshop: “Forever

Yours.” 1-2:30 p.m. at MontgomeryHospice, 1355 Piccard Drive,Rockville. This workshop is forwidows, widowers and life partnerswho want to honor and remembertheir loved ones on Valentine’s Day.Free. Call 301-921-4400 to register.

SATURDAY/FEB. 20Annual Spring Gardening

Conference. TIME? at theUniversity of Maryland ExtensionMontgomery County Office, 18410Muncaster Road, Derwood. Hostedby the Montgomery County MasterGardeners “Exploding the Myths:Fascinating Facts to Help You AvoidCommon Gardening Mythstakes” willoffer gardening workshops. $55 or$50 each for groups of two or more.Admission covers coffee andrefreshments, bag lunch,presentations, handouts, door prizes,access to speakers and on-linereference for presentations. Theregistration deadline is Feb. 16. Visithttps://www.extension.umd.edu/mg/locations/spring-miniconference.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 24Volunteer Training. 7 p.m. at at the

Holiday Park Senior Center at 3950Ferrara Drive, Silver Spring. Considervolunteering with the SeniorConnection to drive seniors tomedical and other appointments.Training and liability coverage areprovided, and volunteers create aschedule. [email protected],call 301-962-0820 or visitwww.seniorconnectionmc.org.

MONDAY/FEB. 29“Future Vote” Registration

Deadline. The Montgomery CountyBoard of Elections is seeking school-age students, grades 6-12 (public,private, independent, religious orhome-schools), to participate in its“Future Vote” Program. Future Votestudents will serve as election daystudent aides during the 2016Presidential Primary Election onTuesday, April 26 or otheropportunities prior to election day.Students and their guardians mustattend mandatory training toparticipate in the Future VoteProgram. U.S. citizenship is not aprerequisite and students withbilingual and American SignLanguage skills are encouraged toapply. Interested parents/guardiansmay register students before Feb. 29online at www.777vote.org or by [email protected].

FRIDAY/MARCH 4Nomination Deadline. The County’s

Community Action Board is seekingnominations for several awardswhich recognize individuals andorganizations that have made adifference in reducing poverty, or foradvocating on behalf of Montgomery

County’s low-income residents.Awards will be presented at theBoard’s annual Community ActionMonth Celebration and VolunteerEvent on Tuesday, May 24.Nomination forms are available atwww.surveymonkey.com/r/Award-Nomination-Form-2016 . For moreinformation or for a paper copy ofthe nomination form, call theCommunity Action Agency at

240-777-1697. TTY users, please call MDRelay (711).

TUESDAY/APRIL 26Election Judges Needed.

Montgomery County’s Board ofElections is seeking registered votersto serve as election judges at pollingplaces for the Presidential PrimaryElection to be held on April 26. Inorder to be placed in a precinct,applicants must complete both anonline quiz and hands-on training.All applicants who are selected forthese positions will be compensatedat rates that vary based on theposition, as advertised atwww.777vote.org.

GUIDE DOG FOSTERS NEEDEDGuiding Eyes for the Blind –

Montgomery Region is looking forvolunteers to foster and train futureguide dogs. Volunteers will foster aspecially bred guide dog for 14months, attend bi-monthly trainingclasses, and teach the pup housemanners, people skills andsocialization within the community.Dog crates, training equipment andmonthly medications are provided.Contact Margie Coccodrilli at 301-869-2216 or [email protected] visit www.guidingeyes-md.org.


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By Susanne Lee

WMCCA President

It appeared to be a good decision by theMontgomery County Council’s Transpor-tation, Infrastructure, Energy and Envi-ronment Committee (T&E), but in fact

it was outrageously bad. It was a hoodwink-ing of epic proportions. If not corrected by thefull council, it will have immediate adverseimpacts on Glen Hills homeowners and rami-fications on land use policy throughout thecounty.

On a vote of 2-1 (Councilmembers Berlinerand Hucker for, CouncilmemberFloreen against), the T&E Com-mittee sent to the full council arecommendation to adopt Mont-

gomery County Executive Isiah Leggett’s pro-posal for what had been the limited expansionof sewer into the Glen Hills neighborhood.

The vote followed months of committee de-liberations including a T&E public hearing,submissions of hundreds of pages of testimony,and multiple work sessions that raised a vari-ety of important, complex questions regard-ing the use of septic vs. sewer in low densityareas such as Glen Hills. Although raised inthe context of Glen Hills, the issues have broadimpacts on sewer and land use policiesthroughout Montgomery County. The consen-sus seemed to be that these issues should bedecided on a county-wide basis, not by singlingout Glen Hills homeowners for different treat-ment.

But no, in the end, a last minute “clarifying”change in language, that was not in the CountyExecutive’s (CE’s) proposal and was never sub-ject to public comment, was adopted by thecommittee. The “clarifying” language in factestablishes a different process and new stan-dards for Glen Hills for designating publichealth problem areas. Even though the countyhas repeatedly stated that there are no publichealth problem areas in Glen Hills, these newstandards, taken together, target the entirecommunity as one of “septic system concern”triggering a new sanitary survey of all proper-ties. Not only does this “clarifying” changenegate the CE’s proposal, turning it upsidedown, it trashes the facts and sound science,and resurrects the discredited, bogus Glen Hillssewer study. Implementation of the languagewould be inconsistent with the Potomac Sub-region Master Plan, Montgomery County’sComprehensive Water Supply and SewerageSystems Plan and Policy, and Maryland’s landuse policies and laws. It will greatly increasethe probability of sewer lines costing upwardsof $100,000 per household and negativelyimpact the value and marketability of GlenHills houses.

The CE’s original proposed text amendmentcarefully tracked the requirements of the Mas-ter Plan and the specific applicable sections ofthe county’s sewer policy. The proposedamendment provided for sewer expansion inthree circumstances: septic system failures;properties that abut existing sewer mains; and,“[p]roperties included within a specificallydesignated public health problem area” pur-

suant to Sections II.B.5.a (area wide publichealth hazard) and II.E.2 (larger scale, chronicpublic health problems) of the CountywideSewer Plan. Properties located in the PineyBranch Watershed would continue to be sub-ject to the Piney Branch Sewer Restricted Ac-cess Policy. WMCCA strongly supported theCE’s proposed text amendment. It was reason-able, logical, reflected the actual conditions inGlen Hills, and was consistent with thePotomac Subregion Master Plan, theCountywide Sewer Policy and Plan, andMaryland’s Sustainable Growth and Agricul-tural Preservation Act.

Instead of following the county’s establishedprocedures governing the designation of pub-lic health problem areas, the T&E Committeeadopted a brand new policy that only appliesto Glen Hills, but has implications for all lowdensity areas. It is clearly designed as a backdoor way to fast track sewering all of Glen Hills,presumably even the portion in the PineyBranch Restricted Sewer Service Area. Contraryto the County Sewer Plan, there is no require-ment for documentation that a true area widepublic health hazard or a larger scale chronichealth problem exists. Even if a property ownerhas no septic problems, they can request a sani-tary survey just because they have “septic sys-tem concerns.” It doesn’t even have to involvetheir property or impact their property. Underthis new policy, the existence of a septic sys-tem permitted before 1975, even if fully func-tioning, is now de facto determined by the T &E Committee to be a “septic system concern.”Given that 52 percent of the Glen Hills sys-tems were permitted before 1975, any prop-erty owner could force over half of thehomeowners into a sanitary survey by just list-ing those dated before 1975. (Since half of the22,000 septic systems in the county may havebeen built before 1975, such a de facto desig-nation would have major impacts if appliedcountywide.)

All properties that are currently functioningand have just one feasible replacement systemare also now a “septic system concern.” Thecondition of unimproved, undevelopable lots,many of which are in wetlands, stream valleysand flood plain, will be considered. Added tothis is the fact that priority will be given toproperties in the infamously flawed ReviewAreas, predominantly flood plains and streamvalleys, and all properties adjacent to them aswell.

With such flimsy, all-encompassing and sci-entifically unfounded criteria, within minutesthe entire Glen Hills area could be designateda potential health problem area, thus trigger-ing a sanitary study of the entire area. Wasn’t

that just what the county should have accom-plished when it paid hundreds of thousands ofdollars for the Glen Hills Study?

Conspicuously absent in this new Glen Hillstext amendment is any requirement that ahealth hazard or chronic health problem mustactually exist before approval for sewer willbe granted. There are no standards of any kind,but instead a focus on how quickly sewer canbe granted. It contains nothing with regard tothe rights of homeowners who do not want orneed sewer and who have been erroneouslyand unjustifiably targeted as a “septic systemconcern” or a health problem area. There areno procedures for public notice and input re-garding the process and the definition of criti-cal terms. Yes, it was a last minute epic hood-winking that we will urge the full County Coun-cil to reject.

‘NO’ TO BRICKYARD ROAD INDUS-TRIAL SCALE SOLAR FACILITY

Larry Bowers, the interim superintendent ofthe Montgomery County Public Schools, hasdecided not to recommend that a utility gradesolar facility be installed at the Brickyard Roadschool site. He also rejected similar proposalsfor school sites in Laytonsville and Olney. Inso doing, he cited public opposition to the pro-posals. Over 120 people attended the publicmeetings and more than 110 written com-ments, including those of WMCCA, were sub-mitted with 80 percent opposed to the propos-als.

The specific reason given for rejection of theLaytonsville site was its current use as a golfcourse and for the Olney site it was its prox-imity to houses and their view onto the site, afeature of the Brickyard site as well. The rea-son given for the Brickyard Road site:“SunEdison made a business decision to with-draw its proposal to develop PV systems onthat particular site.”

The Revised Glen Hills Sewer AmendmentAn epic hoodwinking. WMCCA To Meet

The next meeting of the West Montgomery CountyCitizens Association will be held Wednesday, Feb. 10,7:15 p.m. at the Potomac Community Center.

Speakers will include Mark Pfefferle, chief, Devel-opment Applications and Regulatory Coordination,and Stephen Peck, forest conservation inspector, cer-tified arborist, M-NCPPC, Montgomery CountyPlanning Department on the yopic of MontgomeryCounty Forest Conservation Law 101 – Forest Conser-vation Activities. What activities trigger the forestconservation law? What activities are exempt from thelaw and what activities are subject to the law. A prop-erty has a conservation easement, what does thatmean? How can one learn more about developmentactivity in one’s neighborhood?

The meeting is open tot he public.If schools are closed because of inclement weather,

the meeting will be cancelled.

WMCCA

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The Alzheimer’s Association’s MemoryCafes offer a fun and relaxed way for peopleliving with early-stage memory loss to getconnected with one another through socialevents that promote interaction andcompanionship. The memory cafe in Rockville(4860 Boiling Brook Parkway) operates the thirdWednesday of each month from 2:30-4 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Contact Lindsey Vajpeyiat 240-428-1342 or [email protected].

Bulletin Board

Because I Love You is a nonprofit organizationdedicated to supporting parents of troubledchildren of any age. The group helps parents dealwith drugs, runaways, truancy, verbal abuse,physical abuse, curfew violations and othermisbehavior, as well as help parents deal withthemselves, to manage and live their own liveswithout obsessing over their child’s behavior. Thegroup meets 7:30-9:30 every Thursday atBethesda United Methodist Church Room 209,8300 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. Visitwww.becauseiloveyou.org, [email protected] or call 301-530-3597.


NETWORKING EVENT!Wednesday, February 17, 2016 • 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM

10710 Falls Road • Potomac, MD 20854

Cost: Potomac Chamber Members: $10.00 • Non-Members: $15.00Cash Bar available

NORMANDIE FARM IS GENEROUSLY PROVIDINGHORS D’OEUVRES FOR YOUR ENJOYMENT!

To reserve your place and/or for additional information,Call the Potomac Chamber of Commerce:

301-299-2170Or reserve your spot online at www.potomacchamber.org

R.S.V.P. by February 31, 2016

Bring your business cards andplenty of conversation!

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

THE POTOMAC CHAMBER OF COMMERCEin partnership with

Normandie Farm Restaurantinvites you to a

Email community entertainment eventsto [email protected] date, time, location, descriptionand contact for event: phone, email and/or website. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

ONGOINGChildren’s Storytime. Wednesdays

and Saturdays, 10 a.m. at Barnes &Noble Booksellers, 4801 BethesdaAve., Bethesda Listen to employeesread children’s stories. Free. Visitwww.store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/4824850-21.

Adult Single Night. Saturdays, 9 p.m.at at Benny’s Bar & Grill, 7747Tuckerman Lane, Potomac. Find aDJ, open dance floor, and othersingles. No cover charge. Visitwww.bennysbargrill.com.

“Wind From the East.” Through Feb.6, 12-6 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday atWaverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda. PainterMichiyo Mizuuchi will display herJapanese Zen-inspired acrylic workalongside the wood-fired and soda/gas-fired ceramics of Yang-ja Lee.Free. Visitwww.waverlystreetgallery.com formore.

“Wash: New Paintings.” ThroughFeb. 14, gallery hours at VisArts, 155Gibbs St., Rockville. Artist GregMinah makes paintings by pouringthinned acrylic paint onto the canvasand then tilting, turning, andspinning the stretcher. Often, a layeris partially removed with pressurizedwater before it has a chance to curecompletely, leaving only the outlineof the poured paint. Free. Visitwww.visartscenter.org or call 301-315-8200.

“NEST: Every Human Deserves aHome.Ó through Feb. 14, galleryhours at VisArts, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. “NESTÓ is a multi–-disciplinary work by SandraAtkinson using contemporary dance,visual art, music, and film toinvestigate the concepts of a NEST(home) for those without one. Visitwww.visartscenter.org or call 301-315-8200.

VisArts Cocktails and CanvasClass. at VisArts in the Painting &Drawing Studio, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Price $40. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org/cocktails-and-canvas for more.

Thang Ta. Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. atSutradhar Institute of Dance andRelated Arts, 1525 Forest Glen Road,Silver Spring. Learn the ancient art ofthe sword and spear. $25. Visitwww.dancesidra.org.

Weekly Blues Dance. Thursdays8:15-11:30 p.m. in the Back RoomAnnex at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Capital Bluespresents rotating DJs and instructorswith beginner workshop 8:15-9 p.m.,no partner necessary. $8 for all. Visitcapitalblues.org for more.

Weekly Swing Dance. Saturdays, 8p.m.-midnight. The DC LindyExchange presents a swing dancewith live music in the SpanishBallroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Beginner swing dance lesson at 8p.m., followed by dancing untilmidnight. Admission $16-$18, age 17and under $12. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

Argentine Tango with Lessons.Most Sundays, 6:30-11 p.m. in theBack Room Annex at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Argentine Tango lessons followed bya 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 theMilonga. For just the Milonga, cost is

$10 and the open dance with DJ runs8:30-11 p.m. No partner required.Visit www.glenechopark.org or call301-634-2222 for more.

Contra and Square Dance. Fridaysand Sundays 7-10:30 p.m. in theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. The eveningcan include square dances, mixers,waltzes and other couple dances. AllContra and Square dances are taught,no partner necessary. Lessons at 7p.m., followed by the called dancewith live music at 7:30. $13 fornonmembers, $10 for FSGWmembers, $5 ages 17 and under. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222 for more.

Late Night Comedy. Fridays (openmic night) and Saturdays(established comedians) at Benny’sBar & Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Lane,Potomac. Benny’s is open 8 a.m.-1a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Visitwww.BennysBarGrill.com.

Drop in Art Activities. EverySaturday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in theCandy Corner Studio at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., parentsand children can explore a new artform or theme. $10/child, parentcombo. Drop-in only. Visitwww.pgip.org for more.

Mommy & Me (& Daddy, Too).Third Tuesday each month. 10 a.m.at Rockville Town Square. Meet for amorning out with active learning andcreative play with lunch specials,story time, arts and crafts, sing-a-longs, prizes and more. Visitrockvilletownsquare.com/events/mommy-and-me.

Live Music & Dancing. Fridays andSaturdays, 7-11 p.m. in Margery’sLounge, Normandie Farm Restaurant10710 Falls Road. Dance to the musicof Barry Gurley. Call 301-983-8838or visit www.popovers.com for more.

Chocolate Factory Tours. Fridaysand Saturdays, 2-5:45 p.m. atSPAGnVOLA Chocolatier, 360 MainSt., Gaithersburg. Take a short tourof The Truffle Factory facilities. Free.Visit www.spagnvola.com.

Glen Echo Park Films. Saturdays andSundays. Arcade Building, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Filmsabout the Park’s history are shown onrotation in the lobby. Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

SilverWorks Studio & Gallery.Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdaysand Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo. SilverWorks Studio &Gallery is a working silversmithstudio and includes an ongoingexhibition, as well as sales of thework of artist-in-residence BlairAnderson. Free. Visitwww.silverworksglenechopark.com.

Art Glass Center at Glen Echo. Allday Wednesdays; Fridays, 10 a.m.-2p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;Sundays, noon-4 p.m. Art GlassCenter, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Ongoingexhibitions feature work of ResidentArtists. Sculpture, vessels, functionalart and jewelry for sale. Classes aretaught year-round for beginner,intermediate and advanced students.Visitwww.artglasscenteratglenecho.orgfor more.

Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery.Saturdays and Sundays, 12-5 p.m.The Yellow Barn Studio & Gallerypresents free exhibitions of emergingartists’ work. Each weekend featuresthe work of a different artist. Mostartwork is also for sale. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com formore.

Acoustic Open Mic. Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m. at Benny’s Bar & Grill, 7747Tuckerman Lane. Everyone welcometo perform. Wine bottles are 50percent off. Visitwww.bennysbargrill.com.

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Rescheduled: ‘The Shadow Knows’“The Shadow Knows” is a photography exhibition of silver gelatin master prints from Photoworks’ Advanced Mas-

ter Darkroom Class. The 11 participating artists will display work only in black and white. The exhibit will run Feb.4-March 14. The Photoworks Gallery is located at 7300 MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo, and is open Saturdays 1-4 p.m.and Sundays 1-8 p.m. Admission to the gallery is free. Visit www.glenechophotoworks.org for more.


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CAMPS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPSArt Explorers Open Studio. Every

Saturday, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. atThe Candy Corner Studio, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Artactivities for parents and children.Activities change weekly and thereis no pre-registration; $10 perchild. Visit www.glenechopark.org/saturday-art-explorers for more.

Ceramic Classes. Various dates andtimes. VisArts, 155 Gibbs St,Rockville. An opportunity to try thenew ceramic workshops. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org/ceramics for a list of class dates,times.

THURSDAY/FEB. 4An Evening of Poetry and Prose.

7:30-9:30 p.m. at The Writer’sCenter, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda.Jane Shore is the author of fivebooks of poems including “EyeLevel.” She will be joined by herhusband, novelist Howard Normanfor a reading. Tickets are $15, $10for members. Visit www.writer.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 6Tony M. 10:30-11:15 a.m. at Cabin

John Mall Atrium, 11325 SevenLocks Road, Potomac. Children-friendly live music. Free. Visitwww.shopcabinjohn.com for more.

Opening Reception: “TheShadow Knows.” 6-8 p.m. atGlen Echo Photoworks, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Findsilver gelatin master prints fromPhotoworks’ Advanced MasterDarkroom Class. Free. Visitww.glenechphotoworks.org.

Pianist Alexander Paley. 8 p.m. atWestmoreland Congregational UnitedChurch of Christ, 1 WestmorelandCircle, Bethesda. Pianist AlexanderPaley will perform as part of theWashington Conservatory Piano,Plus! Concert Series. $20 suggesteddonation. Visitwww.washingtonconservatory.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/FEB. 6-7Mozart, Rossini and Chopin: A

Musical Dialogue. 8 p.m. onSaturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday at TheMusic Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.Pianist Brian Ganz continues on hisquest to perform all of Chopin’swork. A free lecture, given byNational Philharmonic AssociateConductor Victoria Gau, precedeseach concert at 6:45 p.m. and 1:45p.m. Tickets start at $29, free forchildren 7-17. Visitwww.nationalphilharmonic.org.

FEB. 6-MARCH 14Photo Exhibit: “The Shadow

Knows.” Saturday 1-4 p.m., Sunday1-8 p.m. at Glen Echo Photoworks,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Find silver gelatin master prints fromPhotoworks’ Advanced MasterDarkroom Class. Free. Visitww.glenechphotoworks.org for more.

SUNDAY/FEB. 7Opening Reception: “The Sound

of Color.” 2-4 p.m. at JewishCommunity Center of GreaterWashington, 6125 Montrose Road,Rockville. Sharon Dar prefers largecanvases which allow her to freelyapply paint in many layers. Free. Visitwww.jccgw.org/exhibit/the-sound-of-color/.

Waltz Dance. 2:45-3:30 p.m.workshop, 3:30-6 p.m. dance at theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.The Terpsichore ensemble willprovide music for folk waltzesincluding the Hambo, Schottischeand more. Tickets are $10. Visitwww.waltztimedances.org for more.

Lecture: Mehdi Saeedi. 3-6 p.m. atExhibit9 Gallery, 10116 Lloyd Road,

Potomac. Iranian graphic designerand calligrapher Mehdi Saeedi willgive a presentation (in Parsi/Farsi)on Persian calligraphy history.Tickets are $15 in advance, $18 atthe door. Call 202-276-9419 or visitwww.exhibit9gallery.com for more.

FEB. 7-28“The Sound of Color.” Gallery hours

at Jewish Community Center ofGreater Washington, 6125 MontroseRoad, Rockville. Sharon Dar preferslarge canvases which allow her tofreely apply the paint in many layers.Free. Visit www.jccgw.org/exhibit/the-sound-of-color/.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 10Artists in Residence: Bumper

Jacksons. 7:30 p.m. at TheMansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike. Jess Eliot Myhre andChris Ousley are the BumperJacksons, an American roots projectthat combines country andtraditional jazz. Tickets are $17. Visitwww.strathmore.org.

SUNDAY/FEB. 14Tamburitzans: “New Horizons.” 2

p.m. at F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatre,603 Edmonston Drive, Rockville. TheDuquesne Tamburitzans performmusic, songs and dances of EasternEurope. This year’s Tamburitzans’show is titled “New Horizons” —choreography fuses together traditionwith modern dance and music.Tickets are $35-38. Vsitwww.rockvillemg.gov for more.

Alan Cumming Sings Sappy Songs.8 p.m. at The Music Center atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,North Bethesda. Alan Cumming(“The Good Wife”) transformsValentine’s Day into a cabaret withsongs from Annie Lennox to Billy Joelto Rufus Wainwright to Miley Cyrusto Berthold Brecht. Tickets are $35-85. Visit www.strathmore.org.

MONDAY/FEB. 15Heart Gallery Cup. 8:30 a.m.-12 p.m.

at Rockville Sportsplex, 60Southlawn Court, Rockville.

Adoptions Together, the Summerill-Bizzell family, Leveling the PlayingField and Jouons will co-host an all-day soccer tournament at theRockville Sportsplex. Thistournament will benefit the HeartGallery- a program of AdoptionsTogether. The Heart Gallery featureschildren in foster care who need aloving family. Find soccer orientedactivities in addition to the structuredtournament. Registration is $75. Visitwww.playfooty.org/heart-gallery-cup

Winter Craft Day. 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.at VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Children ages 5-12 areinvited to enjoy ice-skating, hotchocolate, and winter-themed craftprojects. This session is $100. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 17Potomac Chamber of CommerceNetworking Event. 4-6 p.m. atNormandie Farm Restaurant, 10710Falls Road, Potomac. Bring businesscards, enjoy cash bar, etc. Tickets are$10 for members, $15 for non-members, reservation required. Visitwww.potomacchamber.org for more.

Artists in Residence Workshop:Bumper Jacksons. 7:30 p.m. atThe Mansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike. Jess Eliot Myhre andChris Ousley are the BumperJacksons, an American roots projectthat combines country andtraditional jazz. This workshopincludes hands-on experimentationwith handmade instruments as wellas recorded and live musicalexamples. Through discussion,participants will discover how earlyAmerican country music was shapedby technology and dance. Tickets are$17. Visit www.strathmore.org.

FEB. 19-MARCH 13Student Art Show. Gallery hours at

VisArts, 155 Gibbs St. Students 14and older may submit work to beconsidered for participation in astudent art show. $5 application fee.Apply by Thursday, Feb. 4. Visitvisarts.submittable.com.

SATURDAY/FEB. 20Spring Gardening Conference. 8:30

a.m. at University of MarylandExtension Montgomery CountyOffice, 18410 Muncaster Road,Derwood. The daylong event offersmultiple workshops, networking withother gardeners, answers to yourgardening questions, handouts, andreference materials. Participants canattend three of nine concurrentworkshops, and two lunch-time talks,all taught by Master Gardeners.Advance registration is $55. Visitwww.mcmgconference.eventbrite.comfor more.

Bumper Jacksons Now Artists in Residence at StrathmoreJess Eliot Myhre and Chris Ousley are the Bumper Jacksons, an American roots project that pushes the boundaries of

country and traditional jazz. In 2013 and 2014 the Bumper Jacksons won the Washington Area Music Awards for best tra-ditional folk band. See them live on Feb. 10 or 24 at 7:30 p.m. or take a workshop and engage in hands-on experimentationwith handmade instruments as well as recorded and live musical examples. All events are at The Mansion at Strathmore,10701 Rockville Pike. Visit www.strathmore.org for more.

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ONGOINGSUPPORT. Two county services can

help residents find out moreabout services for seniors andindividuals with disabilities. TheAging & Disability Resource Unit(ADRU), part of the Departmentof Health and Human Services,provides assistance, referrals toservices and specific informationto seniors, individuals with

disabilities and caregivers bytelephone and in-person. TheConnect-A-Ride program providesinformation and referral for olderadults and adults with disabilitiesabout transportation options;including public, private andvolunteer transportation services. Inaddition, the program assists callerswith applications for programs suchas the Escorted TransportationProgram, Call-n-Ride and MetroAccess. Language interpretation isavailable for both services. The Aging& Disability Resource Unit is openMonday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5p.m. and open Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Thursdays 8:30 a.m.to 7:30 p.m. Call the ADRU at 240-777-3000. The Connect-a-Ride

program, funded by MontgomeryCounty and operated by the JewishCouncil for the Aging, is openMonday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Call Connect-a-Ride at 301-738-3252.

The Montgomery CountyCommission on CommonOwnership Communities(CCOC) has launched a new onlinetraining program for commonownership community boardmembers. Visitwww2.montgomerycountymd.gov/CCOC-Training.

Montgomery Parks is launching anew registration system,ActiveMONTGOMERY. The newsystem replaces ParkPASS andRecWeb, the two separate

registration systems currently usedby Montgomery Parks andMontgomery County Recreation,respectively. ActiveMontgomeryprovides one location, with just oneusername and password, for peopleto register for classes from eitherorganization. Visitwww.ActiveMontgomery.org.

ChildLink is a free County serviceprovided by the Department ofHealth and Human Services, EarlyChildhood Services, which providesinformation, resources and referralsto residents with young children.Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/childlink.

Master Gardener Plant Clinics.Montgomery County MasterGardeners are available to answer

gardening questions at walk-inplant clinics. Bring plant andinsect samples, garden problemsand questions. Drop off plant andinsect samples, Monday-Friday,year-round, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.at 18410 Muncaster Road, lowerlevel, Ballard Phone Room.

English Classes. The LiteracyCouncil of Montgomery County isoffering free day and eveningEnglish classes (beginning,intermediate and advancedlevels) to adult county residentsat several locations. Prospectivestudents must attend a 3 1/2hour orientation in Rockville.The Literacy Council is alwayslooking for volunteers. [email protected] orcall 301-610-0030.


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Music is thumping, sweat isdripping and hearts arepounding. In a packed aero-bic dance studio, students

move in the name of health.“There’s a push by the community to have

aerobic and cardio programs, especiallyones that start after 5 p.m.,” said PeterSelikowitz, director of the Potomac Com-munity Recreation Center, where the aero-bic dance classes are held. “That has beena big shift in recent years, and it’s a shiftwe’re looking to make.”

Throughout the month of February, inhonor of American Heart Month, health andfitness professionals are raising awarenessabout cardiovascular disease and the roleof aerobic exercise in preventing it. Whilerecent studies, including one by the Mid

America Heart Institute, found that extremeexercise training and competing in endur-ance events can actually damage the heart,exercise is still the best prescription for ahealthy heart.

“All aerobic activity has the potential tobring positive health benefits if the correctintensity [or] level of difficulty and dura-tion are used,” said Michelle Walters-Edwards, chair and associate professor ofHealth and Human Performance atMarymount University in Arlington, Va.

Some warning signs that an exercise pro-gram might be too intense include “con-stantly sore muscles, changes in mood,trouble sleeping, a decrease in appetite orfeeling weak,” said Joel Martin, Ph.D., as-sistant professor of kinesiology at GeorgeMason University. “Those are signs that youmight be over-training.”

“Too much aerobic exercise can also causesoft tissue issues such as tendinitis andmuscle strains.

These are signs that the volume of exer-cise is too great for the muscles and ten-dons to deal with, and this should be modi-fied,” said Walters-Edwards.

To hit the right target for intensity andduration, both Martin and Walters-Edwardsadvise checking the guidelines offered bythe American Heart Association and theAmerican College of Sports Medicine

(ACSM) on how to achievean optimum level of aerobic intensity. The

formula calls for subtracting one’s age from220 and multiplying that number by 0.5 fora beginner, by 0.69 for someone who exer-cises frequently for moderate intensity, andby 0.8 to 0.85 for vigorous intensity forthose with significant experience with aero-bic exercise.

ACSM recommends 30 minutes of aero-bic exercise three to five days each week ata moderate intensity. “If you can hold a con-versation while exercising that is a safe in-tensity for beginners,” said Walters-Edwards.

Marking American Heart MonthMonth-long observance raises awarenessabout cardiovascular disease and the roleof aerobic exercise in preventing it.

Joel Martin, Ph.D.,assistant professorof kinesiology atGeorge MasonUniversity, demon-strates aerobicexercise, a tool inthe fight againstheart disease.

Wear Red DayFRIDAY, FEB. 5

The American Heart Association is encouragingresidents to show support for the fight against heartdisease in women by wearing red on Friday, Feb.5 — National Wear Red Day. Part of the AmericanHeart Association’s Go Red for Women movement,Wear Red Day focuses the attention on heart dis-ease, the number one killer of women in America.

The standards are based on “how fit youalready are, your age and how accustomedyour body is to the demands of cardio work-outs,” said Walters-Edwards. “The moreaccustomed you are to working out aerobi-cally the greater your endurance capacitywill be.”

A beginner, says Walters-Edwards, mightaim for a combination of walking and jog-ging to reach the 30-minute recommendeddaily minimum. This time can be brokendown into two 15-minute sessions. “It isalways a good idea to have at least one restday per week with no exercise to supportrecovery, she said.

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About 38 percent of Miami University(Oxford, Ohio) undergraduate studentsstudying abroad for credit by the timethey graduate. Students who spent thefall 2015 semester studying abroad in-clude Edward Ellis, who studied inSpain and Dominic Schiattareggia,who studied in Czech Republic.

Annabelle Phillips has beennamed to its dean’s list for fall 2015 atthe University of Hartford (West Hart-

ford, Ct.).Jacob Sickels earned a Bachelor of

Science in business administration fromSusquehanna University (Selinsgrove,Pa.) in December. Sickels, a graduate ofWinston Churchill High School, is theson of Robert and Tammy Sickels.

Daniel Ricci recently participated inthe annual simulated European Union(EU) parliamentary session in Washing-ton, D.C. Ricci, a graduate of WinstonChurchill High School, is pursuing abachelor of arts in politics at The Valley(Annville, Pa.).

Muriel Enders, an animal sciencesmajor; Katherine Silber, an animalsciences major; Hannah Klein, a filmand television studies major; and KitHorton, a business administrationmajor have been named to the fall 2015dean’s list at the University of Vermont(Burlington, Vt.).

Zachary Ilisevich received a Bach-elor of Science degree in industrialengineering and Seungeun Lee of re-ceived a Bachelor of Science degree inindustrial design at the Georgia Instituteof Technology’s 250th commencementexercises Dec. 11-12.

Thomas Oggier was named to the2015 fall semester dean’s list at OhioWesleyan University (Delaware, Ohio).

Artwork by Ankara Herrera, 8, hasbeen selected for publication in Spidermagazine. In October, readers wereasked to submit an original drawingand/or poem of a “monster.” Ankara’spicture appears in the Spider’s Cornersection of the February 2016 issue. Themagazine, for children ages 6-9, fea-tures short stories, poems, articles, andactivities by children’s authors and art-ists from around the world. Visit

www.cricketmedia.com.

Megan Schiattareggia has beennamed to the dean’s list at the Univer-sity of New Hampshire (Durham, N.H.)for the 2015 fall semester.

Wama Gbetibouo and NicoleGottret Murillo have earned dean’slist at the Georgia Institute of Technol-ogy (Atlanta, Ga.) for fall 2015.

Noy Afik and MagdaleneMartinez have been named to thedean’s list at Frostburg State University(Frostburg, Md.) for fall 2015.

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“Snowforgotten”

At least, I hope so. And the inferencemight not be what you think. I am not refer-ring to the feet of snow, the days of waste, thetraffic of congestion, the disappearing oflanes, the “unplowing” of neighborhoods/sidestreets/sidewalks/driveways/parking lots/gasstations, and on and on and on; you name it,you remember it, I want to forget it. Not thatI hadn’t provisioned properly in anticipationof “Jonass” and was housebound eating RitzCrackers all weekend. Hardly. I had Oreosand Ben & Jerry’s, among other staples. Andso as long as we didn’t lose power, whichmost of us didn’t, we were able to survive thestorm without much adieu – albeit aboutsomething. Fortunately, we didn’t need toleave the house – before we were advised todo so, and risk getting stuck going or comingfrom stores themselves not open or whosedriveways were still impassable. It wasn’t untilMonday that the need arose, but by then thesafety issues had subsided a bit.

No, what I am finally referring to is thenon-stop loop of identical snow informationfrom the same radio and television anchors(anchored to their desks, presumably; I know,“double shifts because of the storm;” yada,yada, yada) from the same stations (local andnational) all day and all night. If the serious-ness and urgency of the miscellaneousinstructions and directives could have struckmore fear – and loathing, in my household,anyway – not only would Hunter S. Thompsonhave been stirred from his grave (especiallysince we’re in a political season), so toowould Orson Welles have been tossed aboutremembering the hysteria that ensued withhis famous radio broadcast of H. G. Wells’“War of the Worlds” on “Mercury Theatre onthe Air” on October 30, 1938. Listenersthought then we were under attack from ali-ens. As the snow continued to fall here lateSaturday evening, January 23rd, and eveninto Sunday morning, January 24th, onewould have thought, listening to the daytime– and nighttime – broadcasts, that we alsowere all under attack. But we weren’t underattack – from aliens. We were under attackfrom the media; and its tendency to bunker-down its mentality and hyper-act in the faceof/the midst of, out-of-the-ordinary, poten-tially life-changing/property-damaging sets ofuncharacteristic/atypical circumstances for theWashington, D.C. metropolitan area, nearlypopped my cork. I’m not sure if it was theredundancy of the message or the forcedspontaneity and extemporaneous words anddeeds many of us listeners were forced toendure but it wasn’t too long before I hadreached my limit.

If the technology existed that allowed theaudience to verbally interact – in real time,not simply by texting and then watching one’scomments scroll across the bottom of thescreen, I would have been yelling: “I GET IT.Now can we get back to regular program-ming, please?” (I realize I can switch chan-nels. I am a sentient being. I’m not Data from“Star Trek: The Next Generation.”) However,the frequency and the frequencies withwhich we were being subjected and in mymind, inundated and overwhelmed by thisdoom and gloom and over-the-moon report-ing was cause for concern: my concern. Wewere not under attack. We were simplyunder snow. Get a grip. I realize there arerisks and precautions and preparations to beconsidered, but really, sometimes, as mymother was fond of saying so many years ago:“It’s enough already.”

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After leading by as many as nine points earlyin the second half, the Bullis boys’ basket-ball team’s lead dwindled as the thirdquarter came to a close during Sunday’s

IAC matchup against St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes.Less than three minutes into the fourth quarter,

the Bulldogs’ lead vanished when a bucket by St.Stephen’s guard Denmark Slay gave the Saints a 42-41 advantage.

When St. Stephen’s guard Donovann Toatley beatthe shot clock buzzer with a deep 3-pointer despitea defender in his face, the Bulldogs found themselvesdown 47-43 with 3:15 remaining and an opportu-nity to hang their heads.

Instead, the Bullis defense clamped down and theBulldogs battled back.

Senior guard Mickey Bell’s bucket with 1:15 gaveBullis a lead it wouldn’t relinquish and the Bulldogshung on for a 52-50 victory in the auxiliary gym atBullis School.

The Bulldogs allowed just one field goal duringthe final 3 minutes — a 3-pointer by Slay with 1.2seconds remaining.

“Of all the things, it was really a grow-up gamefor us,” Bullis head coach Bruce Kelley said. “It wasan emotional game, it was an important game, itwas a hard-fought game and … we stayed togetherand did it together. It was extremely gratifying.”

The win came one day after the Bulldogs defeatedSt. Albans inside the auxiliary gym at Bullis. TheBulldogs opted to play in the small gym again andthe result was another victory.

“As a team,” sophomore guard Vado Morse said,“we think we’re better in the smaller gym.”

Morse led Bullis with 14 points, including a 3-pointer that gave the Bulldogs a 38-34 lead in theopening minute of the fourth quarter.

How did the Bulldogs overcome the Saints’ fourth-quarter run?

“Before the game, coach already told us we’re go-ing to have our ups and downs,” Morse said, “so hesaid the key thing to do is stay together, talk it out

and just play.”Bullis senior guard Noah Gear finished with 13

points and junior guard Raffy Baumgardner scored10. Bell added seven.

The victory improved Bullis’ record to 13-7. St.Stephen’s fell to 13-5.

The Bulldogs hosted Georgetown Prep on Tues-day, after The Almanac’s deadline. Bullis will travelto face Landon at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 5.

Bullis Wins ‘Grow-Up Game’ Against St. Stephen’sBulldogs overcome fourth-quarter deficit, win by two.

Head coach Bruce Kelley and the Bullis boys’ basketball team hosted St. Stephen’s & St.Agnes on Sunday.

Jackson Jordan and the Bullis boys’ basketball teamdefeated St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes 52-50 on Sunday.

Bullis senior Mickey Bell (3) scoredseven points against St. Stephen’s & St.Agnes on Sunday, and sophomore VadoMorse (0) led the Bulldogs with 14.

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Winning StreakWhitman junior guard Abby Meyers scored 29 points,according to the school’s athletics web site, and theVikings defeated Walter Johnson 80-26 on Jan. 30.Two days later, Whitman defeated Rockville 71-26,improving the Vikings’ record to 12-3 and extendingtheir win streak to seven games. Whitman will travelto face B-CC at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 3.

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