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Lydia, Emily and Claude Martinperform bluegrass throughoutthe afternoon during theTravilah Oak Festival onSaturday, Oct. 11. Hundreds ofpeople turned out for theannual tradition that celebratesthe Travilah Oak, one of theoldest trees — roughly 300years old — in MontgomeryCounty.

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Kaufman,KlaffMarried

Lindsay Michelle Kaufman and Gary Klaff were marriedSept. 14.

Lorraine and Paul Levin ofPotomac announce themarriage of Lindsay

Michelle Kaufman, daughter ofLorraine Kaufman Levin and thelate Steven Kaufman, to GaryKlaff, son of Barbara Klaff of Vir-ginia Beach, Va. and the late Har-ris Klaff. The wedding took placeon Sept. 14, 2008 at the GrandHyatt Washington, with CantorSunny Schnitzer of Bethesda Jew-ish Congregation presiding.

The groom is a 2002 graduateof the University of Maryland andholds a BS degree in marketingand logistics and is currently a pur-chasing and supply managementspecialist for the United StatesPostal Service.

The bride is a 2004 graduate ofTowson University and holds a BSdegree in psychology and sociol-ogy and is currently employed asa project coordinator working withthe D.C. government. After acruise to Mexico, the couple re-sides in Rockville, Md.


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Sign of the times: drivers stopped and stared — and some stopped to get some free office equipment — afterSheriff’s deputies removed the last belongings of an evicted tenant in the Semmes Building in Potomac Villageon Wednesday, Oct. 1.

Downturn Pressures Local BusinessesPotomac’s smallbusinesses arefeeling burn ofslumping economy.

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By Aaron Stern

The Almanac

Four Sheriff’s patrol cars showed upat the Semmes Building inPotomac Village on Wednesday,Oct. 1 to put the final rendering

on the story of a business gone south. Sixtydays after the Montgomery County Sheriff’sDepartment posted an eviction notice on the

door of a ground-floor office space occu-pied by a mortgage company, officers spentless than an hour acting in their infrequentcapacity as one-way movers, dispatchingdesks, computer monitors, shelving unitsand office chairs onto the short, grassy slopebetween the four-story Semmes Buildingand River Road.

As the day wore on passing drivers cranedtheir heads to wonder at the debris, a manjumped out of a pickup truck, grabbed akeyboard, got back in the truck and droveaway.

It was an inglorious end to a local busi-ness and a sign of times in which evenPotomac’s relatively insulated economy isfeeling the crunch of the housing marketfallout, the crisis in Wall Street, and the

steadily increasing pressure leveraged onsmall businesses by rising prices of fuel andproduction and the declining buying powerof the average consumer.

POTOMAC PIZZA IS typically packed onFridays during lunchtime, and that was nodifferent on Friday, Oct. 3 as customerscaught up with friends, chatted with co-workers, and ate pizzas and subs.

But these days business is generally a littlebit slower at the Potomac fixture, said AdamGreenberg, the restaurant’s owner andpresident of the Potomac Chamber of Com-merce.

“The last few weeks because of this gov-ernment stuff, everybody’s being cautious,”

For those who have alwayswanted to buy a horse but neverthought they could afford it, nowmight be their best chance ofowning their dream animal.

Unfortunately the original pur-chase price of a horse is a tinyfraction of what it costs to keep ahorse over time, as Brooke Vrany,of the Days End Farm Horse Res-cue, knows.

Vrany is the farm manager anddirector of programs and emer-gency services at Days End, whichtakes in abused or abandonedhorses, retrains them and offershorses that are suitable for adop-tion. These days though there arefewer and fewer people willing to

put up with the cost of feeding andboarding a horse.

“You’re going to pay your gas andyour electric long before your goingto pay your board if that’s a choiceyou have to make,” Vrany said.“That’s the situation we’re facing.”

Some people who have adoptedhorses are asking to return them be-cause they can no longer afford tocare for them. Vrany anticipates thatfewer people will be adopting horseswhile a bad economy can also meanan increase in horses needing rescue.

Days End relies largely on privatedonations for their $1.3 million an-nual budget.

Rising food and gas costs affecthorse farms in similar ways as they

do average consumers, but few mightsuspect the slowdown in the con-struction of new housing wouldimpact horses.

As lumber mills cranked out lum-ber packages for home builders,farms like Days End could rely on asteady source of cheap sawdust andwood shavings to use for bedding.Now, many local mills aren’t even inoperation said Vrany, and it wascheaper for her to switch to strawbedding. Yet straw is harder to comeby — and consequently more expen-sive — because many farmers wantto grow corn and soy now to sell toproducers of alternate fuel.

With her farm is already near itscapacity and many more horses on

the horizon, Vrany wishes therewere more potential adopters outthere, and hopes that the economyturns in a positive direction in thenear future.

“Some days I hold my breath,”said Vrany. “We’re trying our best,but all of that has an effect on us.”

Days End Farm Horse Rescue,Inc. is a non-profit, volunteerbased humane organization whosemission is fostering compassionand responsibility for horsesthrough intervention, education,and outreach. To volunteer, makea contribution or consider adopt-ing a horse in need of a home, seewww.defhr.org, call 301-854-5037 or email: [email protected].

Hard Times in Horse Country

PoliceAnalyzingScotland RaidResidents saySeptember raid wasracially charged,and property wasneedlessly damaged.

By Aaron Stern

The Almanac

The Internal Affairs Depart-ment of the MontgomeryCounty Police is investigating

an early morning raid by police of sixhomes in the Scotland neighborhoodthat occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 24.

Residents say that the officers freelyaddressed residents using expletivesduring the raid, went out of their wayto damage personal property, and tookpictures of a naked teenage girl whothey forced to lay naked on a floor foran extended pe-riod of time.

The warrantsthat were servedthat morning bydetectives fromthe 2nd District’sburglary investi-gation unitstemmed from aburglary that oc-curred earlier thisyear in the Scot-land neighbor-hood, said Lt. PaulStarks of theM o n t g o m e r yCounty Police.Some of the sixraids were carriedout on no-knockwarrants, and theraids were led byM o n t g o m e r yCounty SWAT teams, Starks said.

“This all stemmed from a burglaryinvestigation, a burglary that oc-curred in the Scotland neighbor-hood,” Starks said. “We were giveninformation from the victim of thecrime, investigators developed prob-able cause that the suspect or suspectsand evidence may be at these loca-tions.”

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Potomac Day This WeekendThe 27th annual Potomac Day celebration is Saturday, Oct. 18.

The annual event begins at 8 a.m. with a 5k Fun Run (starts atPotomac Library), and the parade up River Road starts at 10 a.m.This year’s parade will be led by the Rockville High School Rams’marching band.

The rest of the afternoon will feature a classic car show, aPetConnect animal adoption booth (including a “Kiss the Puppy”booth), moonbounces, rockclimbing, and other activities. On handtoo, as always, will be food from the restaurants of Potomac. TheCabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department will participate so fami-lies can get an up-close look at the men, women and equipmentthat battle fires in and around Potomac.

The annual event is sponsored by the Potomac Chamber of Com-merce and is a way of saying thanks to Potomac residents fromthe business community, said Adam Greenberg, the Chamber ofCommerce president.

All proceeds from Potomac Day, including a silent auction, willgo to benefit Club Hero, which donates families to African vil-lages affected by AIDS.

Churchill Does ‘Rent’Winston Churchill High School will be among the first high

schools in the country to be performing the award-winning Broad-way play “Rent: School Edition” when the curtains go up Oct. 24,25, 31, and Nov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the Gertrude Bish Auditorium.

A portion of the proceeds from “Rent: School Edition” will go topay for the drama club’s trip to Scotland in August.

The Bish Auditorium at Winston Churchill High School is lo-cated at 11300 Gainsborough Road. Tickets for the show cost $12or $10, depending on seat location, and may be purchased on-line at www.seatyourself.biz/Churchill. The Halloween show willalso be a benefit show for the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washing-ton, D.C., as actors will collect money in buckets — a la BroadwayCares: Equity Fights AIDS — to benefit the clinic.

Special Education ForumThe five candidates for the Montgomery County Board of Edu-

cation will hold a public forum on Sunday, Oct. 19 to discuss spe-cial education in the school system. The meeting will be held atthe Rock Creek Church, 19100 Muncaster Road in Derwood, Md.from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

The forum will feature brief statements from each candidateand then open to dialogue between the candidates before theytake questions from the floor. The forum will end with each candi-date giving concluding statement.

PAInT OpeningPotomac Artists IN Touch and CitiBank invite the public to at-

tend the opening Reception Potomac Days Art Tour at CitiBank,9812 Falls Road in Potomac Promenade Shopping Center on Fri-day, Oct, 17, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Photo by Grace Kimm

Habitat for Humanity participated with a float in lastyear’s Potomac Day parade.

This Week in Potomac

A proposed drive-through ATM in the PotomacPlace shopping center in Potomac Villagewould create a new traffic pattern in the busy

parking lot.PNC Bank officials plan to submit plans to convert

their walk-up ATM in the parking lot — near FallsRoad beside the brick wall adjacent to Potomac BPservice station — into a drive-through facility. Theplans could be submitted to the Montgomery CountyPlanning Board in the next month. If the projectdoesn’t hit any snags, the structure could be builtnext summer.

Aside from PNC Bank customers, the facility willaffect those who visit Potomac Village often enoughto know that getting in and out of the Potomac Placeparking lot onto Falls Road can sometimes be a pa-tience-trying experience. Cars trying to leave the lottypically stack up at least three deep, meaning thatthose cars that come in and want to make a quickleft turn must often wait to do so. In turn that cancause cars to stack up on Falls Road too. The goal ofthe new traffic pattern from the new ATM is tosmooth out the kinks of that process, said James Richof Zuckerman Gravely Management Company, whichcontrols the Potomac Place shopping center.

“This intersection gets very gummed up and foryou people who live here you know that better thanI do,” said Rich at a meeting of the West Montgom-ery County Citizens Association on Wednesday, Oct.1 where he and PNC officials detailed the plans. “Ithink part of the problem now is that there are no

directional signs and people do whatever they want.”To cure that, cars will no longer be able to take

the immediate left when turning into the parkinglot from Falls Road. That lane will be designated forone-way traffic leaving the ATM and the parkingspaces in that row. In addition to the stop sign at theturn onto Falls Road, a stop sign will be placed inthe parking lot in front of that one-way traffic laneto allow cars to get out from the ATM.

The ATM facility itself will serve one car at a timeand will have ATM and drive-through banking capa-bilities. A pneumatic tube will be laid down betweenthe ATM and the PNC Bank branch next to Sprinklesduring construction to accommodate bank deposits.Only three of the parking lot’s 373 parking spaceswill be eliminated, said Rich.

The new structure will help to serve PNC custom-ers who use the Potomac Promenade PNC branch,as that branch will be closed down in the comingmonths, bank officials said.

— Aaron Stern

New ATM To Affect Traffic Flow

County Councilman Roger Berliner (D-1,Potomac, Chevy Chase, Bethesda) metwith residents at a North Bethesda elementary school on Monday, Oct. 13 and

talked with residents about issues in their commu-nities and in the county at large.

On the redevelopment of the area around White FlintMall into an area reminiscent of the new downtownRockville; Berliner called the current retail area ofWhite Flint “A strip mall on steroids”:

“The issue of White Flint is the issue of smartgrowth … what you’re trying to do is to have a com-munity that lives and works in the same place. Thewhole paradigm of how we go about developmenthas changed … and the belief is, if done correctly, itwill relieve traffic on Rockville Pike.”

On sometimes voting in opposition to the wishes ofsome of his constituents:

“I take your concerns very seriously. It is my job totake your concerns very seriously. My job does notstop there … I have a bigger responsibility that isnot easy, that is weighing the [larger] public inter-est.”

On the proposal before the County Council to chargethose transported to hospitals a fee for being trans-ported by an ambulance; the fee has been proposed tohelp bridge a projected $250 million county budgetshortfall for the 2009 fiscal year.

“If I’m a firefighter I’m saying, ‘You want me totake a pay cut and you’re not going to approve anambulance fee that would be paid for by insurancecompanies [for those with health insurance] or not

at all [for those without health insurance] becauseyou didn’t have the political will?’ These are some ofthe kinds of tradeoffs that have to be made and it’snot easy.”

On potential health issues and the loss of tranquilityalong the Capital Crescent Trail if a proposed futurelight rail system is installed:

“[The public right-of-way for the trail and the lightrail] would never have been bought if it was for thetrail alone. It was envisioned from the beginning that[light rail would be installed] and it was never envi-sioned otherwise … It would be a different experi-ence but I would say to you I don’t think it would bea bad experience.”

On Montgomery County being forced to fund trafficimprovements to accommodate the expansion of theNational Naval Medical Center in Bethesda:

“I fundamentally believe this is a Federal responsi-bility … and I believe it is their responsibility to miti-gate the impact of this because the County can’t af-ford it and the State can’t afford it and it was a Fed-eral decision.”

On Councilwoman Valerie Ervin’s (D-5) proposal toformally support withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq,Berliner said the county has developed a reputationfor not focusing its attention close enough to home:

“The answer is no, I won’t support that. I opposethis war in my bones … [but] do I think this is theright moment in time for Montgomery County toweigh in? No, I don’t.”

— Aaron Stern

Roger’s ThoughtsRoger Berliner meets with constituents.

Rotary Club Hosts EventAt the next Rotary Club meeting, Wednesday, Oct.

22, two associates from the National Association ofMissing & Exploited Children will offer practicalsteps residents can take to secure their children andloved ones. It begins at 12:15 p.m. at NormandieFarm Restaurant 10710 Falls Road. For more infor-mation, visit http://www.rotaryclubofpotomac.org.


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By Aaron Stern

The Almanac

The Koh family is back witha revised plan for a restau-rant facility that would

require a zoning change to theirproperty near the intersection ofRiver Road and Lake PotomacDrive.

“I think this is far more feasiblethan what we had before,” saidFrancis Koh at an Oct. 1 meetingof the West Montgomery CountyCitizens Association.

A 4,000-square-foot restaurantfacility and a small craft shop arethe focal points of Koh’s newestplan. Those had been in thefamily’s earlier plans, but gonenow is a proposed banquet hallfacility, as are 12 guestrooms thatthe Kohs had originally intended.That proposal was met with alargely negative reception by theMontgomery County PlanningBoard last winter, and the boardgranted the Koh family defermenton their plans with the recommen-dation that they work with thecommunity and extensively alter— and scale back — their project.

Residents have been skepticalabout the facility and have ex-pressed concerns that the projectwould bring added traffic in theafternoons and noise long into thenight. A July meeting between theKohs and residents was conten-tious, and some residents at thatmeeting said they feared such aproject in their neighborhoodcould adversely affect their prop-erty values.

The noise concerns were drivenin part by the now-discarded ban-quet proposal, but many in theaudience at the West MontgomeryCounty Citizens Association meet-ing remained skeptical.

THE KOH’S PROPERTY is cur-rently zoned for residential use butthe family is seeking a change to aCountry Inn zoning category thatwould permit the proposed uses.When originally created, the

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Most trees in these partsdon’t live to see 300.Then again, most trees

don’t have birthday parties.But the Travilah Oak is no ordi-

nary tree, and on Saturday, Oct.11 hundreds of residents fromPotomac, North Potomac,Darnestown and beyond came outto celebrate the nearly 300-year-old tree.

“We came last year and it’s a niceday to come out,” said DanSchrueffer who came with hiswife, Anjali, and their daughterAlisha, 2. Warm temperatures,bright sun, and lots of family-friendly features — food, facepainting, Chinese liondancing,horse rides, hay rides, live blue-grass music, among others —made the day popular for families.

Older than the United States, the

Travilah Oak is one of the oldesttrees in the state, having witnessedboth Union and Confederate sol-diers pass by and the coming andgoing of the town of Travilah. Andwith its good health, it may out-live many of those who came outto see it on Saturday, said LaraMiller, an arborist for Montgom-ery County.

At just under 100 feet in height,the tree is short in comparison toothers of its age. That’s because“when trees can spread out theydon’t need to grow up,” said Miller.

Trees this old in developed ar-eas are hard to find, said Miller.

“We find them here and there …but it is rare and they should becelebrated because it’s a sign ofconservation at its best,” Millersaid.

— Aaron Stern

Johanna Tigges, 5 and Caroline and Kate Schneider, 5 and 3, respectively, enjoy Italianice under the Travilah Oak as they listen to the lively bluegrass of Lydia, Emily, andClaude Martin of Western Maryland.

Gather RoundTravilah Oak Day celebrateslongevity and community.

Jaimie Morris, 4, gets ahorse ride.

Stephanie Vivina, 10, ofDarnestown, took home anarrow victory in a highlycompetitive pumpkin-decorating contest judgedby The Almanac and QuinceOrchard High School artteacher Jeremy Lundquist.

Sam Castillo, 6, pets a miniature horsethat was there for the petting at theTravilah Oak Festival.

Dana Semmes gathers everyone for thecutting of the tree’s birthday cake.

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Dog owners can find more informa-tion and register for the workshops anddog training classes by going towww.yourdogsfriend.info or calling301-983-5913.

This fall’s workshops will include:❖ Bring on the Doggy Police (when

neighbors just can’t seem to get along),Saturday, Oct. 18; 2-4 p.m.; WheatonCommunity Center, 11711 Georgia Ave.Maybe, your neighbor complains aboutyour dog barking. Or your dog chasedthe neighbor’s cat - soiled yourneighbor’s lawn - nipped at a child - runsloose when your kids leave the dooropen. Or your dog hasn’t done any ofthese things, but is still considered theneighborhood terror. Learn ways to re-solve disputes before they escalate. Thespeaker, Didi Clement, is a former Ani-mal Control Officer, and is currently thedirector of Humane SocietyUniversity.How Dogs Can Help Indi-viduals with Autism and otherDevelopmental Disabilities, Saturday,Oct. 25, 2-4 p.m. at the Wheaton Com-munity Center, 11711 Georgia Ave.

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he said.“This government stuff ” that

Greenberg refers to is the Federalgovernment’s response to the collapseof Wall Street behemoths and banks,and as average citizens have watchedtheir retirement investments andother savings depreciate, they havegrown more hesitant to spend themoney they still have. That increas-ing consumer thriftiness poses a newthreat to small businesses already

dealing withhigher freightand product costsover the last yearand more.

Greenberg saidthat these daysregular custom-ers who used tocome in two tothree times aweek might justcome in once ortwice a week.Those who mighthave come inonce a week nowcome in once ortwice a month.But while thedrop in businesshas been morerecent, busi-nesses have beenfeeling thecrunch for morethan a year now.

“Costs havedefinitely increased over the last year,the whole industry,” said Greenberg.

That includes everything from thecornerstones of his business — grainsand dairy — but also surges in theprices of paper and petroleum-basedproducts, meaning that it’s more ex-pensive than ever to stock pizza boxesand carryout plastic bags.

STILL, things right now are actuallybetter than they were earlier this year,Greenberg said. Between November

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Kitchen staff at Potomac Pizza serve up dishesduring a recent lunch rush at the popular Potomacrestaurant. Rising business costs and more frugalcustomers have hurt some local businesses.

of 2007 and March of this year was whenhis costs were highest, as the price of crudeoil surged internationally. The price ofGreenberg’s flour jumped 300 percent —from $11 per bag to $33. As gas prices havecome back down his costs have lowered tomore reasonable rates. Flour is now some-where between $15 and $18 per bag,Greenberg said, but it still hurts.

“It’s still up 75 percent, that’s still ridicu-

lous,” he said. “It’s notlike I can double the priceof my pizza.”

He did have to increaseprices though, raising theprice of each of his piz-zas by $1 in January. Thespike in the cost of doingbusiness makes thosethings that are constantlyon the rise regardless ofthe economy — rents andpayrolls, for instance —that much more painful,Greenberg said.

“There isn’t anythingthat hasn’t gone up inprice,” said MurrayBerman, who along withhis older brother Fred hasowned Hunter’s Inn inPotomac for the last sixyears. Fish and producehave gone up the most, inthe neighborhood of 15to 20 percent in the lastseveral months.

LIKE GREENBERG’Spizza dough and pizzaboxes and Berman’s pro-duce and seafood, thecost of entertaining chil-dren has gone up in re-cent months. JaruneeChantraparnik runs ToysUnique, a specialty toystore around the cornerfrom Potomac Pizza. Thecost of purchasing hertoys has gone up roughlyfive percent, in the lastyear, but, worse, freightand delivery costs have

jumped more than 10 percent in recentmonths due to rising gas prices. As a resultshe said that she tries to get discountedfreight prices by ordering in higher quanti-ties, which also means that she orders lessfrequently, which in turn presents a prob-lem of storage.

“Then it’s hard because this is a smallstore, we don’t have a lot of space to inven-tory,” she said.

So far Chantraparnik said she hasyet to pass the increase in businesscosts onto her customers, but sheknows that this holiday season mightbe a little slower than those in yearspassed, even though the averagePotomac residentmay not feel thesting of tough eco-nomic times assharply as the aver-age American citi-zen.

“A lot of people inthis area might notbe affected directlyby the economy butI think every fam-ily is concerned,”C h a n t r a p a r n i ksaid. “I think it’s inthe back ofeveryone’s mind tobe careful withspending.”

While many inPotomac might beinsulated from eco-nomic fallout, theconversations that Anna Maria Joynerhears her customers having on theircellphones these days have a ten-dency to hinge on the economy andthe economic bailout plan.

Fortunately for Joyner, the managerat the Potomac Place county-run wineand liquor store, her business is fairlystatic whether times are good or bad,and in times like these a county gov-ernment facing million in budgetshortfalls can be thankful that it con-trols and profits from the sale of spir-its to its residents.

“People drink when they’re happyand people drink when they’re down,so we can’t lose,” Joyner said.

Fortunately for the Berman broth-ers, their business has actually in-creased a little over the last year,something that Murray Berman at-tributes to having a presence in thecommunity.

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Police Analyzing Raid in Scotland Neighborhoodtaling upwards of $20,000, but came awaywith only two bandanas from his home onScotland Drive. At one point police indi-cated they were going to search a shed hehad built on his property and Thompsonsaid he told them he had a key to the shed.Thompson said police responded that theyhad a key of their own and broke the sheddoor with a battering ram.

The police officer then turned to Th-ompson and said, “‘[Expletive], I told youwe had a key,’” Thompson recalled.

Thompson’s voice faltered with emo-

tion periodically as he recalled the detailsof that morning while speaking at a publicmeeting County Councilman Roger Berlinerheld with constituents to discuss their gen-eral concerns on Monday, Oct. 13.

Thompson said that police damageddoors, doorframes and furniture, then toldthe residents that police were not respon-sible for repaying for any damage incurred.The nature and manner in which policeconducted themselves indicated a racialbias, Thompson said.

LEGISLATIVE AIDES from Berliner’s of-

fice said that they had been in contact bothwith members of the Scotland community andwith police, including Chief Thomas Manger.

Starks, a police spokesperson, said thatthat there is no set protocol in determiningwhether or not to use SWAT teams whenserving warrants tied to a burglary.

“There is no normal. It’s hard to definewhat normal is. If there is a belief or evi-dence that there may be weapons or somesort of violent resistance … then the SWATteam will serve the warrant.”

Starks did not say what if anything wasrecovered.

Starks said that while no formal com-plaints were lodged by residents of thecommunity, the investigation into theraid was launched nonetheless.

“The bottom line is the police depart-ment learned of at least some membersof the community thinking that the po-lice acted improperly and, based on that,Chief Manger said we are doing an in-ternal investigation” Starks said.

Mike Mage, the co-chair of the Mont-gomery County American Civil LibertiesUnion, said that his office was also look-ing into the incident.

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Smaller Country InnCounty Inn Zone was designed tograndfather in establishments likeNormandie Farms and the ComusInn, small restaurants that wereestablished before MontgomeryCounty zoning ordinances werefirst established in 1958 and thatwere no longer compatible withthe residential areas surroundingthem. If approved, the Koh prop-erty would be just the secondproject in the county to obtain theCountry Inn zoning change fornew construction.

Even with the amount of com-munity opposition the Kohs face,the change in zoning is the biggesthurdle to getting the approval ofthe project, said Jodie Kline, thefamily’s attorney. Kline said thatbecause the zoning change would

remain with the property even ifthe Koh’s project should not be vi-able — another oft-expressedworry from neighbors — manywill worry about who and whatwould come to the property next.The family hopes to present theirrevised plan to the PlanningBoard’s staff to restart the reviewprocess later this year.

But while the Kohs have scaleddown their proposal, they have yetto offer concrete plans about whattype of restaurant they would runor who would run it. Francis Kohreiterated only that it would be anupscale dining facility. That wasn’tgood enough for Potomac residentLiza Durant, who said she wantedto see a more concrete businessplan. “I mean, we don’t want to seea Chili’s there,” she said.

To have an item listed mail to 7913Westpark Drive, McLean VA 22102, e-mail to [email protected], or fax to 703-917-0991.Deadline is Thursday at noon for the fol-lowing week’s paper.

Washington Episcopal Schoolinvites parents to an open house fora question/answer session and tour See School Notes, Page 12

School Notes

Thursday, Oct. 16 at 9 a.m. Theschool is located at 5600 Little FallsParkway, Bethesda. Contact the Officeof Admission at 301-652-7878,[email protected] or visit www.w-e-s.org.

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Calendar

To have community events listed free inThe Potomac Almanac, send mail to 7913Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to [email protected], or fax to 703-917-0991.Deadline is Friday at noon for the follow-ing week’s paper. Photos and artworkencouraged. Unless otherwise noted, allevents are in Potomac. For more informa-tion, call 703-917-6451.

THURSDAY/OCT. 16Community Pumpkin Patch. The

community pumpkin patch is openfrom Oct. 11-31 at North BethesdaUnited Methodist Church, 10100 OldGeorgetown Road, Bethesda. Regularhours are Monday-Saturday, 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday 12 p.m.-8 p.m. Call301-530-4342.

Community Harvest Festival. Bringthe family for carnival games, snacks,moon bounce, animals and muchmore at the North Bethesda UnitedMethodist Church, 10100 OldGeorgetown Road, Bethesda, from12-4 p.m. Call 301-530-4342.

Music in the Mansion. Performerand scholar Edwin Good performs atthe Mansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike, Bethesda at 7:30 p.m.Tickets: $25/person; call 301-581-2100 or visit www.strathmore.org.

Adidam Talk. Adidam RevelationBookstore, 10610 Falls Road,Potomac, presents (on DVD) monthlytalks by Avatar Adi Da Samraj andpresentations by his students abouttheir relationship with him from7:30-9 p.m., $9. Cal 301-762-1057 ore-mail [email protected]

FRIDAY/OCT. 17Chuck Brown. 8 p.m., Music Center at

Strathmore, Concert Hall. Tickets:$35. 301-581-5100 orwww.strathmore.org.

POSITIVE-ly Fun Rock Concert. Amusical show with Kidsinger Jim atthe Cabin John Mall Atrium, 11325Seven Locks Road, Potomac, 9:30a.m.

Middle Eastern Bazaar. Saints Peterand Paul Antiochian OrthodoxChristian Church, 10620 River Road,Potomac, will host its 25th annualMiddle Eastern Bazaar and FoodFestival the weekend of Oct. 17–19,11 a.m.-9 p.m. on Friday andSaturday and 12-6 p.m. Sunday. TheBazaar will feature live music, artsand crafts, international groceries,religious items, children’s activitiesand more. Visit www.peterpaul.net.

Contra Dance. The Friday NightDancers presents traditionalAmerican dancing including contradances, square dances, and waltzesat the Spanish Ballroom in Glen EchoPark. Contra dance lesson from 7:30-8:15 p.m., dance from 8:30-11:30p.m. to live music. $9/person. E-mail

[email protected] and Zydeco Dance Party.

Held in the Bumper Car Pavilion atGlen Echo Park from 8 p.m.-12 a.m.with an optional introductory lessonat 8 p.m. $18/person, [email protected].

SATURDAY/OCT. 18 Potomac Day. The annual events

include a parade, 5k Run, freechildren’s rides, car show, and abusiness fair. To register or for moreinformation, see http://www.potomacchamber.org/index.php/events.

Bring on the Doggy Police (whenneighbors just can’t seem to getalong). Learn how to reconcileneighborhood conflicts that arisefrom dog misbehavior and find out

more about the Montgomery Countryanimal complaint process, from 2-4p.m. at Wheaton Community Center,11711 Georgia Ave. Wheaton. Call301-983-5913 or visitwww.yourdogsfriend.info.

Imagination Station Gala.Imagination Stage, 4908 AuburnAve., Bethesda, will host its 29thannual gala, “Understanding Hearts:Celebrating Teachers and OtherHeroes.” VIP reception at 6 p.m.,silent auction at 6:30 p.m. and anoriginal musical theatre performanceat 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $250/person; contact Barbara Rollins at301-280-1625 [email protected].

Conversation Club. Join in practicingand improving your spoken Englishwith the help of volunteers leading

discussions from 3-5 p.m. at thePotomac Library, 10101 GlenoldenDrive. Registration not required.

Magic Show. Potomac Library, 10101Glenolden Drive, celebrates PotomacCommunity Day with a specialperformance from the SHAZAMMagic troupe at 12:30 p.m. All ages.Please register online or by calling240-777-0690.

Salsa Dance. Enjoy a Salsa Dance witha Salsa lesson at the SpanishBallroom in Glen Echo Park from 8-9p.m., taught by Keith Givens,followed by dancing to live musicuntil midnight. All ages are welcome.$15/person. Call 703-599-3300.

Life and Death on the C&O Canal.Through various scenes visitorsexperience the struggle to survive onthe C&O Canal during itsconstruction and operation.Costumed interpreters will presentthe program 11 different times.Programs begin every 15 minutesfrom 6:30-9 p.m. $5/adults, $4/children 4-15. Call 301-767-3714 forreservations.

Grape Stomp. Sugarloaf MountainVineyard, 18125 Comus Road,Dickerson, is holding its secondannual Grape Stomp with live music,wine tasting, BBQ, tours and more.12-5 p.m.; $10/over 21, free/under21.

Beat-Boxing. Dave Baumgartner ofAlmost Recess will lead a workshopon the vocal acrobatics of beat-box atthe Mansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike, Bethesda, 12-3 p.m.Tickets: $30/person; call 301-581-

5100 or visit www.strathmore.org.Classical Music. The National

Philharmonic Orchestra will performworks by Mozart and Mendelssohn atthe Music Center at Strathmore,10701 Rockville Pike, Bethesda, 8p.m. Tickets: $29/person; call 301-581-5100 or visitwww.strathmore.org.

Homecoming Carnival. Join St.Andrew’s Episcopal School for theirannual Walkathon and HomecomingCarnival to be held at the PostoakRoad Campus. Registration begins at9:30 a.m. Visit www.saes.org, orcontact Brooke Norrett at 301-983-5200 x283 or [email protected].

SUNDAY/OCT. 19Family Dance. Spend the afternoon

dancing with your children at theBumper Car Pavilion in Glen EchoPark from 3-5 p.m. Admission: $5/person. Visit www.fsgw.org.

Waltz Dance in the Spanish Ballroomat Glen Echo Park begins at 2 p.m.with a special Texas 2-step workshop,followed by a half-hour introductoryWaltz workshop then 21⁄2 hours ofsocial dancing. Admission is $8 perperson. Call 202-238-0230.

Sunday Blues. Blues dance in theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,from 7-11 p.m. featuring live music.A 1-1/2 hour dance workshop, taughtby Donna Barker and Mike Marcotte,begins at 7 p.m. No partner required.Admission for the workshop anddance is $17 (7 – 11 p.m.); or $12for the dance only (8:30 – 11 p.m.).Call 301-634-2231.

Photo by Mary Kimm/The Almanac

Adam Greenburg atop the Potomac Pizza truck in lastyear’s Potomac Day parade, threw t-shirts and candy tothe crowd. Potomac Day, this Saturday, Oct. 18, includes aparade, 5k Run, free children’s rides, car show, and abusiness fair. For more information, seehttp://www.potomacchamber.org/index.php/events.

Fall FrolicGlen Echo Park’s 4th annual Fall

Frolic will be held on Saturday, Oct.25. This family event with a festiveHalloween theme is open to the pub-lic, and visitors of all ages are invitedto the park to explore the arts throughhands-on crafts, live performances,and Halloween activities. For infor-mation, call 301-634-2222 or visitwww.glenechopark.org.

SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIESChildren and Families❖ Discovery Creek’s weekend fam-

ily program, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. ($5/non-members; free/members andchildren under 2 yrs.)

❖ The Puppet Co. presents “The 3Billy Goats Gruff,” 11:30 a.m. and 1p.m. ($10)

❖ Hands on Puppets at the PuppetCo. Playhouse, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (free)

❖ Adventure Theatre presents“Harold and the Purple Crayon,” 11a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 4 p.m. ($12/chil-dren 12 and under; $15/adults)

❖ Pumpkin Painting, 1 to 4 p.m.($1)

❖ Face Painting, 1 to 3:30 p.m.,

($1/$2)❖ Decorate Trick-or-Treat bags, 1

to 4 p.m. (free)❖ Trick-or-Treating at galleries,

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. (free)❖ Costume Parade through Park,

3:30 p.m. (free)Open StudiosAnd Galleries❖ Art Glass Center at Glen Echo,

noon to 4 p.m.❖ Glen Echo Pottery, noon to 5

p.m.❖ Photoworks, “Emily Whiting:

Portraits,” 1 to 4 p.m.❖ Popcorn Gallery, “Magnificence

Amidst the Metropolis: Photographsfrom Theodore Roosevelt Island,”noon to 6 p.m.; opening reception, 6p.m. to 9 p.m.

❖ Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery,“Paintings of Tilghman Island,” noonto 5 p.m.

Dancing❖ Swing dance to the big band

sounds of Blue Sky 5 + 2 in theSpanish Ballroom. Lesson from 8 to9 p.m. followed by dancing untilmidnight. ($15)

Things To Do

To submit an item for the Civic Cal-endar, e-mail [email protected] or fax the submis-sion to 703-917-0991. Deadline isThursday at noon two weeks prior tothe event. For questions, call 703-917-6451.

THURSDAY/OCT. 16Exercise Class. Join Kym Sevilla as

she leads people affected bycancer in discussion and exercisesthat will enhance awareness ofposture and alignment at TheWellness Community, 5430Grosvenor Lane, Suite 100,Bethesda. 10-11 a.m.; free. Call301-493-5002 o [email protected].

The Potomac Area NewcomersClub will hold a pot luckluncheon at 12 p.m. Discussion

topics will include Osteoporosis,Treatment, and Prevention. Cost:$5.00/person. Call Alexa Kempel at240-678-4561 or visitwww.PotomacNewcomers.com.

SATURDAY/OCT. 18Cancer Recovery Workshop.

Women can explore their relationshipwith their bodies after cancertreatment by translating thechallenges of an illness into itspotential for healing at The WellnessCommunity, 5430 Grosvenor Lane,Suite 100, Bethesda, from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Call 301-493-5002 or [email protected] reservations.

Civic Federation Seminar. Learnmore about the procedures and lawinvolved in the land rezoning process

and how to develop a strategy foryour successful participation in theprocess. 9-11:30 a.m., MontgomeryCounty Executive Office Building,101 Monroe St., Rockville.


she leads people affected by cancer indiscussion and exercises that willenhance awareness of posture andalignment at The WellnessCommunity, 5430 Grosvenor Lane,Suite 100, Bethesda. 10-11 a.m.;free. Call 301-493-5002 o [email protected].

FRIDAY/OCT. 24Preschool Fair. Learn about local

preschools at the 11th AnnualPreschool Fair sponsored by theMOMS Club of Potomac. The

Preschool Fair will be held at thePotomac Community Center from 10a.m. – 12 p.m. Admission is free andchildren are welcome. Call ColleenGreer at 301-299-9884 or e-mail([email protected]).


she leads people affected by cancer indiscussion and exercises that willenhance awareness of posture andalignment at The WellnessCommunity, 5430 Grosvenor Lane,Suite 100, Bethesda. 10-11 a.m.;free. Call 301-493-5002 o [email protected].

FRIDAY/OCT. 31Halloween Celebration. Enjoy tea

and treats at The WellnessCommunity, 5430 Grosvenor Lane,

Suite 100, Bethesda, from 10-11a.m. with other people who havebeen affected by cancer. Learnabout free programs for peoplewith cancer and their loved ones.Call 301-493-5002 or [email protected]

WEDNESDAY/NOV. 19On Parenting. Dr. Edward M.

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Winston Churchill High School willperform the award-winning Broadwayplay “Rent: School Edition” whenthe curtains go up Oct. 24, 25, 31, andNov. 1 at 7:30 p.m. in the GertrudeBish Auditorium. The next major eventplanned is five performances of WaltDisney’s classic, “Beauty and theBeast,” set for Dec. 5, 6, 7, 12, and13. The Bish Auditorium at WinstonChurchill High School is located at11300 Gainsborough Road. Tickets forthe show cost $12 or $10, depending onseat location, and may be purchased on-line at www.seatyourself.biz/Churchill

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Beyond her generosity andselflessness, CaroleCompton Kreider had cha-

risma.“She always had a smile and she

could make a joke and she was justalways joking around,” said herdaughter, Cindy Kreider Mont-gomery. “Everybody wanted to benear her just to have fun.”

Carole Compton Kreider died inher Potomac home on Thursday,Oct. 9 of cardiac thrombosis. Shewas 69.

Born and raised in the suburbsof Massachusetts, her selfless na-ture was on display from an earlyage when, as a teenager, Kreider,a Protestant, used to walk theCatholic children in her neighbor-hood to church.

“When her mother found out shewas horrified,” said Montgomerywith a laugh.

Kreider graduated fromSimmons College with a bachelorof science degree in Boston andshortly thereafter married ArmyCaptain Kenneth Kreider. The twostarted their family and in 1972moved to Potomac when KennethKreider went to work for the Na-tional Bureau of Standards, nowthe National Institute of Standardsand Technology. Once their threechildren went off to school, CaroleKreider rejoined the workforcewith the Montgomery CountyCourt Team, where she reviewedthe mental evaluations of prospec-tive prisoners. She found herselfdrawn to the work and in 1985graduated from Bowie State Uni-versity with a master’s degree incounseling psychology. Kreiderthen went to work for AffiliatedCommunity Counselors inRockville, a non-profit group thatoffers counseling to poor and un-derprivileged residents. Sheworked there as a counselor from1985 to 1996, and from 1990 to1996 she served as theorganization’s intake coordinatorand administrative director.

“She never thought about themoney ever, that wasn’t her pur-pose,” said Montgomery. “She wastrying to help people. She wantedto serve the community.”

Kreider was also very active with

Cold Spring Elementary School,Cedar Lane Unitarian Church,among other local organizations,and when the time came she wasa devoted and doting grand-mother.

Kreider is survived by her hus-band Kenneth Kreider, her chil-dren Cindy Kreider Montgomery,Kenneth Brett Kreider, ChristopherLee Kreider, her brother RobertCompton, her stepsister MarilynD’Angelo, stepbrother BruceCompton, and six grandchildren.

Kreider, who was voted the ClassWit at Westwood High School inWestwood Mass., Class of 1956,will always be remembered assomeone people loved to bearound, Montgomery said.

“Everybody wanted to be nearher just to have fun,” Montgom-ery said. “It was just fun to bearound her. She had charisma thatdrew people to her.”

Kreider will be buried at Arling-ton National Cemetery, Nov. 13 at2 p.m.

Donations in lieu of flowerscould be directed to Cedar LaneUnitarian Church (cedarlane.org),9201 Cedar Lane, Bethesda, MD20814, HOPE worldwide(hopeww.org), 353 West LancasterAve., Suite 200, Wayne, PA 19087or Center for Celiac Research(celiaccenter.org) Attention: PamKing, Director of Operations, Cen-ter for Celiac Research, Universityof Maryland, 20 Penn St., S303B,Baltimore, MD 21201.

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rules and criteria are available atwww.montgomery countymd.gov/con-tent/humanrights.

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Potomac’s Keith and CaroleFunger, longtime supporters ofBest Buddies, helped build theBuddy Cellar with their ownspecial bottle of wine and Carole’sown special style in a black Guccitop.

Hosts of the “Build the Buddy Cellar” party, Garyand Donna Greenfield and Carolyn and MarkKeller, have supported the Best Buddies Ball withthis event for three years. Their concept suc-ceeds with a special blend of fund-raising andfashion. To set the tone for the party, DonnaGreenfield, dressed in Balenciaga and CarolynKeller in Missoni and Dior stilettos.

They Built the Buddy CellarCarl Lewis bid $23,000 for the wine collection two yearsago; what will this year’s cellar bring?

Get Some

By Carole Dell

The Connection

It was a night about friendship and fine winefor guests at Donna and Gary Greenfield’shome on Sept. 18. Along with Carolyn andMark Keller, the two couples hosted their third

annual “Build the Buddy Cellar” party to benefit theauction at the upcoming Best Buddies Ball to be heldon Oct. 18 at Eunice and Sargent Shriver’s Potomachome.

Anthony, the Shriver’s youngest son, founded BestBuddies while a student at Georgetown University.The organization fosters friendships between peoplewith intellectual disabilities and college and highschool students. Today, more than 30,000 partici-pants in Best Buddies International impact the livesof 400,000 individuals. The funds raised help buildand support 1,400 chapters in all 50 states and 37countries. The ball this year honors Her HighnessSheikha Mozah Bint Nasser Al-Missned for her workwith people with disabilities in Qatar.

The “Build the Buddy Cellar” evening hosted more

than 150 supporters who enjoyed the night of cama-raderie; but its success was the result of the guest’swine savvy when they arrived carrying a pricy bottleas price of admission. “This event gives an opportu-nity for younger people to participate and contrib-ute to the Best Buddies movement without attend-ing the ball, which is sold out,” said Best BuddiesInternational Development Director Hilary Stephens.

The Buddy Cellar has become one of the ball’s mostsought-after auction prizes. This year’s party har-vested over 100 not-to-miss-for-anything bottles offine wine. “We always have a nice quality, but thisyear’s is exceptional,” said host Donna Greenfield. Itis the kind of bounty that two years ago enticed Olym-pian Carl Lewis to bid $23,000 at the auction, so hecould take the Buddy Cellar home to California. TheKellers, the high bidders at last year’s ball, sent theirsoff to Florida.

Guests were treated to a wine tasting sponsoredby Dean & De Luca and sipped on the Greenfield’sterrace overlooking the garden, dusky and lush inthe balmy evening. Flowers and foliage glimmeredin a warm light from inside where the staff offeredhors d’oeuvres and their wine experts explained thevarious selections at stations throughout the home.

If wine ruled, fashion raged in the form of young,sexy and couture. Locals, like Carole Funger, arriveddressed in a favorite Gucci top and Etro skirt. Tow-ering over the crowd, Christian Dior stylist JessicaClark shimmered in six-inch heels, while managerCarole Benis wore a to-die-for Dior dress featured attheir Chevy Chase store. In terms of the ready-for-anything-kind-of-elegance typical of Ralph Lauren,salesperson Marguerite Gould arrived wearing justthat: a white ruffle top and slinky silk pants. Biddingat the Best Buddies Ball auction can become highlycompetitive for fashion items from these stores, whosupport it with dreamed-about handbags and othercouture craveables.

Those not attending the ball can have a chance tobid online to try their hand at snagging a purebredStraight Egyptian Arabian mare, sitting VIP at the In-dianapolis 500 race, turning heads in Tom Brady’s AudiS8, or enjoying finish line seats at next year’s Ken-tucky Derby, to name just a few of these potentialholiday gifts “for the person who just has everything.”

Carole Dell serves as co-chair for the Best Buddies Ball.

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If fashion raged at the party, Dior roaredwith Chevy Chase store manager CaroleBenis showing a sexy French form in herChristian Dior “Sweet” A-Line dress inmulticolor silk. Assistant manager MiguelToullier, came dressed in Dior Hommewhile stylist Jessica Clark smoldered inDior’s “Babe Sirene” dress.

To support Best Buddies and bid on theseitems and more, go to www.bestbuddiesball.organd click on “Auction” to get to the online auc-tion at charitybuzz.org or call 202-824-0349.


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See 4-2 Loss, Page 15

By Mark Giannotto

The Almanac

Whitman girl’s soccer team watched afirst half lead and a division title disappear in 4-2 loss to Walter Johnsonlast Saturday.

The Vikings and Wildcats had been deadlockedwith identical perfect records within the 4A West Di-

vision heading into the game. The win clinchesthe division for Walter Johnson since it nowholds the tiebreaker over Whitman.

In the Vikings’ two previous games, a 3-2double overtime win over Northwest and a 2-1 win against Wootton last week, Whitmanjumped out to a 2-0 lead only to relax afterhalftime and barely hang onfor the win.

The storyline was the sameSaturday — except for the re-sult.

THE VIKINGS JUMPED outto an early lead after juniorEmma Bethel scored a littleover a minute into the gameand senior Retha Koefoedheaded in a second goal fiveminutes later off a corner kickfrom senior Meghan Doherty.

“The girls did the job them-selves motivating themselvesbefore the game,” coach GregHerbert said. “They knewwhat was at stake with a divi-sion championship, and theywere really, really excited.”

But the Vikings couldn’tkeep with up Walter Johnson’sforward, Caroline Miller. Thesenior made plays for theWildcats in the second half,scoring three goals and assist-ing on her team’s fourth.

Once Miller got going, the Vikings had noanswer.

“She got loose a couple of times,” Herbertsaid. “Our game plan was to play solidly allover the field and we did it in the first half. Inthe second half … we just had a couple of mis-cues and that let them get back in the game.

Whitman junior forward Kat Barth following a free kick in the first half of Whitman’s 4-2 loss to Walter Johnson.

Just Out of ReachPreviously undefeated,Whitman loses divisiontitle to Walter Johnson.

Whitman freshman Emily Yin races fora loose ball in the second half ofSaturday’s game.

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We gave them a lot of momen-tum and that changed the com-plexion of the game.”

IN THE FIRST HALF, the Vikingsquad maintained possessionthroughout the majority of thehalf, connected on crisp passes,and generated plenty of qualityscoring chances.

The Viking team in the secondhalf was constantly on its heelsthanks to the onslaught deliveredcourtesy of Miller, an All-Met per-former the past two seasons.

Afterwards, amidst some forlornfaces, Herbert emphasized that histeam move past the lost divisiontitle, and to instead focus on rep-licating the first half, all gamelong, next time.

“I don’t know what it is at half-time but we have to do something,maybe a better halftime speech,”Herbert joked.

The Vikings get a shot at re-demption this Wednesday, Oct. 15,after the Almanac’s presstime,against B-CC. They close out theregular season in a non-leaguegame against Holton Arms on Oct.22.


Sports

Competing Against Cancer

Former Churchill lacrosse team-mates, Harris Middel and BertanUnal, faced off against one anotherthis weekend when Middel’s Uni-versity of Vermont lacrosse squadplayed Unal’s Providence Collegeteam this past weekend in theCatamount Classic in Massachu-setts.

As part of the Catamount Clas-sic, Middel and Unal, both sopho-mores in college now, were play-ing to raise funds for Dana-FarberCancer Institute’s testicular cancerresearch at the University of Ver-mont.

Lacrosse teams from Dartmouth,Brown, Massachusetts, and Bryantalso participated in the event. Any-one interested in making a dona-tion should contact:

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The Churchill Bulldogs footballteam earned a landmark victory lastFriday night, Oct. 10, 2008 defeatingNorthwest, 49-27, to improve itsrecord to 5-1 on the season. The winwas Churchill’s third straight andputs the Bulldogs in position to earntheir first playoff berth since 2004.

Senior wide receiver DannyHolzman led the charge forChurchill, catching six passes formore than 170 yards and two touch-downs, including a 64-yard grab onthe game’s first play from scrim-mage. The Bulldogs scored on theirfirst four possessions to take a 28-13lead into halftime. Churchill facesMagruder this Friday before travel-ing to play local rival Whitman onOct. 24.

The Wootton Patriots footballteam was dominant in a 20-0 shut-out of Rockville last Friday night,Oct. 10. The win upped the Patriotsrecord to 4-2 this season and keepsthem on pace for a playoff bid at theend of the year.

Once again leading the way forWootton was quarterback MikeMooney, who was 21-of-31 for 255yards. Twelve of his completionswent to wideout StephaneN’goumou, who finished with 112yards receiving.

The Patriots move on to face Blairat home this Friday.


Sports

By Mark Giannotto

The Almanac

For many of her Whitmancounterparts on other sportsteams this fall, the day endsonce practice is complete

following a long day of school.But for sophomore Sarah Macy the

No. 1 singles player on the Vikingsgirl’s tennis team, the moment herhigh school practice ends really meansshe’s just in the middle of her gruel-ing daily routine. On top of practic-ing for two hours every day with herWhitman teammates, Macy attendsanother two-hour training sessionwith her private coach twice a weekthat is often more demanding than thepractice she just completed.

It’s easy to underestimate the time

management skills needed as part ofbeing considered a top player in thisarea. The heavy load of tennis createsa delicate balancing act for playersand coaches.

For instance, Macy says she tries tofinish all her homework for the weekover the course of two days (Tuesdaysand Thursdays) when she only has onepractice.

“It’s been kind of hectic, but I’m usedto it because I’ve been playing tennisfor a long time,” said Macy, whostarted playing tennis every day as a12-year-old.

THE EXTRA PRACTICE is necessarybecause of the various tournamentsmost top high school players partici-pate in during the weekends. TheUnited States Tennis Association(USTA) sponsors events every week-end throughout the east

coast, and how players fare at themdetermine their rankings within theregion.

Those rankings are then used bycollege coaches in helping to decipherwho to recruit.

“They’re more important than highschool tennis right now because they

are going to help me getinto college and it helpsmy ranking,” said Macyafter she walked off thecourt following anothervictory over Damascuslast Friday. Macy has lostonly three times in highschool play this season.

Macy’s coach atWhitman, Julie Frank,understands the de-mands placed on manyof her players. Morethan half her team com-petes in these weekendtournaments, and al-most all of them practicewith private coaches as well.

For this reason, she tries to keep thingslow key on her Viking squad. After winning

last Friday on senior day againstDamascus to go to 12-0 on theseason, it appears as if Frank’s ap-proach is working.

“It puts them in a team setting,”Frank said. “I find for some of thegirls who do play very intensivelyin the USTA tournaments, wherethere is somuch pres-sure onthem as anindividual,

it’s a nice outlet forthem to be able toplay the sport thatthey love as a part ofa team and repre-senting their school.”

Other coaches, likeChurchill’s BenWoods, think the in-tensity created byplaying for schoolpride can sometimescreate more pressurethan the tournamentcircuit. He said inteam competition,players don’t havethe luxury of gettinganother match in aconsolation roundlike they would in atournament.

Players onChurchill’s team thisseason, whose loneloss this year came toWhitman two weeksago, said about 75percent of theirteammates attendtraining sessions out-

side of high school practice. With playersworking on their skills with other profes-sionals, Woods tries to help out his players’games in other ways.

“We work a lot on the mental game, try-ing to stay focused on their objective andthat’s where I really try to make an impactfor them,” said Woods.

Added Churchill sophomore Ashley Lin:“Coach Woods motivates us, but we alsomotivate ourselves.”

Area tennis teams excellingthanks to practice schedulesthat leave little time to spare.

Photos by Mark Giannotto/The Almanac

Churchill’s Lauren Pinsky practices her serves during warm ups before last Friday’smatch against Rockville.

“So maybe they give uplounging in front of the TV, butit’s building their characterwhen you look at the timemanagement skills involved.”

— Ben Woods, Churchill girl’s tennis coach

BOTH THE BULLDOGS and Vi-kings are eyeing a rematch when theplayoffs start in two weeks. Whitmandefeated Churchill, 4-3, in hotly con-tested match in the regular season.

For the Vikings, this season hasbeen a reward following a few sea-sons of rebuilding. Three years ago,Whitman finished in the bottom ofDivison I in Mont-gomery County,forcing the teamto move down toDivison II.

After winningthe weaker divi-sion in 2006,Whitman movedback into DivisionI and finishedthird a year ago.

Some of thecredit for thesteady rise hasbeen the play ofrelative newcom-ers to the highschool scene likeMacy and No. 2singles player,freshman NickyGottret. Both practice and play out-side of Whitman as well.

The Bulldogs lean on the play of No.1 singles star, sophomore LaurenPinsky, whose two older brothers wonstate titles for Churchill. Pinsky is an-other area player who attends herschool’s practice only to head straightto another practice for two morehours of work.

“So maybe they give up loungingin front of the TV,” said Pinsky’s highschool coach, Woods. “But it’s build-ing their character when you look atthe time management skills in-volved.”

Whitman sophomore Sarah Macy says she tries to doa week’s worth of homework in two days in order tomanage her tennis-heavy schedule.

PerfectPractice Makes Perfect

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hectic, butI’m used to itbecause I’vebeen playingtennis for along time.”

— Whitmansophomore

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BY MOST ACCOUNTS the Wall Streetdebacle is likely to cost many people size-able chunks of their savings and retirementfunds, at least in the short term. But Bermansaid personally, he’s not worrying toogreatly. He said he wouldn’t know what todo with himself if he actually retired, andat 66, he envisions working the next 20years anyway, doing a job that he describesas “kissing the women, shaking the men’shands, and having a cocktail.” But he knowsthat others may not be so lucky, even inPotomac.

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