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Centerville Students Prepare for Oakdale Transition

By Teresa Bell-Stockman

T his fall, as part of the re-districting required by the Oakdale High School feed-

er pattern, Oakdale Elementary School will welcome a number of new students who previously attended Centerville Elementary School.

Frederick County Public School children are no strangers to overcrowded classrooms, por-

tables and continued ballooning enrollment. New school open-ings, renovations and additions are a part of life here.

The opening of the newest high school in Frederick County — Oakdale High School (OHS) — in 2010 had far-reaching ef-fects as redistricting impacted not only students at Linganore and

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Welcome to a Family MealBy Bethany E. Starin

W hen Frederick native and “Top Chef” fi-nalist Bryan Voltaggio

crafts his epicurean delights, he can’t help but be reminded of his young family. On his left forearm, the name of his son, Thatcher, is tattooed in scrolling text, and his right arm reads Piper, his daugh-ter’s name.

Family is a significant priority to him, Voltaggio said, and that’s impacted his decision to open a family-oriented restaurant in Frederick with his business part-ner, Hilda Staples. In keeping with this theme, the new eatery was dubbed Family Meal and of-ficially opened July 7.

Voltaggio said that, growing up, mealtime was a vital time to his family, and it’s a ritual he

wants to encourage.“I believe in that tradition so

much,” Voltaggio said. “Life has changed. It’s a lot faster, kids are involved in many activities, so it is tough for people to get togeth-er. … Obviously it is a little easier

Local Teachers Keep Busy in the Summer

By Kristy Crawford

A s always, summer flies by, and it’s almost time to get ready for the new

school year. Frederick County schools start classes on Aug. 27. Students will have a lot to tell their classmates — about vaca-tions, camps and other fun ac-tivities during their time off.

Students aren’t the only ones enjoying a much-needed break from school this summer. FCPS teachers, who return to school on Aug. 21, have also kept busy during their time off. Some work in other jobs, teach sum-mer classes, some attend school

Urbana Carnival Fares through RainAll but two evenings of this year’s Annual Urbana Carnival held July 16 - 21, were interrupted by inclem-ent weather, said Doug Smith, former president of the Urbana Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department — the worst weather ever for the carnival. In spite of the gloomy weather, funds were still raised for the Fire and Rescue Department, and locals enjoyed the 24 rides, tasty food and band performances. See page 6 for more photos and information from this year’s event. — By Bethany E. Starin

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Family Meal offers a diner classic with a twist -- a hamburger topped with avocado, bacon, cheddar and a fried egg.

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Urbana Middle School teacher Jonathan Kurtz and his wife, Rachel, enjoy their summer break with a missions trip to ecuador.


Construction of the new edition to Oakdale elementary School (OeS) was still underway in mid-July in preparation for the first day of school Aug. 27. the completion of the addition allows for the final phase of redistricting that started with the opening of Oakdale High School. About 80 students in the Holly Hills/Mussetter Road areas of Ijamsville will transfer from Centerville elementary School in the Villages of Urbana to OeS this fall.

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Local Kids Celebrate FourthOn the Fourth of July in Urbana, neighborhood

celebrations included the kids of Notting Hill and Wyndham Drive in Urbana celebrating with a bike parade. The Urbana Volunteer fire truck and fire-fighter Michael led the way.

Jeong’s Urbana Taekwondo DemonstrationAt the Urbana Music Festival on June 23, Jeong’s

Urbana Taekwondo held a demonstration. The Hawk’s Demo Team performed breaking boards, kicking, nun chucks, bo-staff, self defense, gun self defense and a 360 tornado kick. Each student dem-onstrated something they learned in their class or the Demo Team class. According to staff at Jeong’s Urbana Taekwondo, the demonstration was intense and full of surprises. When the boards broke, they flew high in the air and clattered down to the floor.

The highlight of the demonstration was when Master Jeong performed a demonstration himself. The demonstration included an apple, a knife and a 360 tornado kick. Why an apple? One of the adults stood on a bench with the knife. Amid gasps and whispering, the adult put the apple on the knife and Master Jeong stood getting ready to do the 360 tor-nado kick. As Master Jeong’s foot hit the apple, the apple exploded, with parts flying high into the air and people clapping dramatically.

Jeong’s Urbana Taekwondo offers Taekwondo (Korean martial arts), Kumdo (Korean swords) and Yoga and is located beside Capital One Bank in Urbana. For more information on Jeong’s Urbana Taekwondo or the Hawk’s Demo Team, call 301.874.4706 or email [email protected].

Zip Line ChallengeMore than 40 women ranging from teens to those

in their 80s stepped out of their comfort zone and

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Kids Become Chefs at the Kitchen Studio Cooking SchoolBy Sally Alt

D o your kids dream of becoming a chef? At the Kitchen Studio Cooking School in Frederick,

they can learn to make a wide range of delicious dishes from country French chicken to peach gelato.

Located in Frederick, the school of-fers small classes and cooking camps for children ages 6 to 17, as well as birthday parties for kids as young as kindergarten age to 16 years.

The school allows kids to “do things that they may not get to do at home,” said Carolyn McAllister, who has taught cooking classes since the school opened seven years ago.

McAllister said that in her class, “We primarily focus on good cook-ing skills.” She teaches kids how to

Urbana Resident Helps Veteran Families BondBy Sally Alt

U rbana resident Gary Hefner wants to help veterans take time for family through the

National Warrior Foundation. Hefner founded the nonprofit organization with the goal of allowing every sol-

dier returning from Afghanistan and Iraq to take vacation and spend qual-ity time with their families — at no cost. According to Hefner, veterans can build a stronger relationship with their families by taking vacations together.

Based in Urbana, the National Warrior Foundation will serve vet-erans in Frederick, Montgomery and Carroll counties. The foundation, which is in the process of obtaining 501C tax-exempt status, will work in partnership with other organizations, including Operation Second Chance, to help veterans readjust to everyday life. Hefner also would like to build a golf course resort to bring in more revenue to enable veterans to take a family vacation.

His motivation is simple: “I really like to give back to people,” he said.

Hefner, who has worked for 22 years in the home building business, said he would also like to help vet-erans by renovating the homes of

Local Designer Gives Urbana Homes Custom FlairBy Bethany E. Starin

I f you walk into interior designer Meredith Ericksen’s home, you may notice the architectural de-

tails of the rooms, the interesting light fixtures and a vignette above her piano — a personal collection she de-cided not to hide away in a box.

The vignette includes silhouettes of her three daughters from when they were young, a wreath, a silver baby rattle that was Ericksen’s when she was young, and a little cubby-holed box that she painted and decoupaged and which displays teacups from her collection.

“I like to create vignettes and en-courage people to hang their collec-tions up — to put things that they love up ... instead of hiding things away in a box,” said Ericksen, a Frederick resi-

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Urbana kids celebrate July Fourth with a bike parade, led by an Urbana Volunteer fire truck.

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Jeong’s Urbana taekwondo’s demonstration at the Urbana Music Festival included performances by each student, demonstrating something they had learned in class.

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Chef Caroline McAllister teaches a cooking class at the Kitchen Studio Cooking School in Frederick.

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the national Warrior Foundation organized a community service project for retired Marine Sergeant Adam Kisielewski (on the right side of the door).

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Designer Meredith ericksen sits in the kitchen in the Urbana home of Ian and Jennifer Morrison. ericksen gave custom design to the space, including the light fixture and built-in bookshelf in the island.


All Volted Up

S oon after I moved to Frederick, I was talking with a lo-

cal business owner who said to me, “We always joke that there is nothing to do in Frederick — but to eat.”

We both laughed, but I have frequently thought about his statement — and tend to agree. There are lots of other niches Frederick fills — I love the lake at Baker Park, revamping pieces of furniture I find at Carroll Creek Antiques, and visiting the Weinberg for concerts — but excellent, locally made food is definitely downtown Frederick’s main draw. This summer, my husband and I have enjoyed grabbing Saturday-morning breakfasts downtown and taking it to eat outside, or dining a la fresco at dinnertime at the new places popping up along the Carroll Creek Promenade.

So if all we do in Frederick is eat, at least we do that well, right? Take Volt for exam-ple. Frederick County drew “Top Chef ’s” Bryan Voltaggio back to his hometown to establish his flagship restaurant in down-town Frederick. While I’ve never grabbed a table at Volt for dinner, my husband and I did discover that you can get dessert in the Volt lounge without reservation. From

your seat on the modern leather couches, you have a view of the kitchen — a live feed onto a flatscreen TV hanging above the bar. The screen shows Voltaggio and other kitchen staff crafting gorgeous foods, including what we have often talked about since — Textures of Chocolate.

Since biting into that incredible dessert, I decided I wanted to try to get an inter-view with Voltaggio for a future article. A few months later, I found myself sitting in Volt’s meeting room — long table, modern chairs, trendy lighting — and Voltaggio walked through the glass doors, wiping his hands on his apron. Even though I tell my-self it’s just another interview, I can always feel myself getting nervous, but there’s re-ally no need — Voltaggio is unpretentious, humorous and easy to keep a conversation with. He even throws in funny anecdotes about his family.

This month was no different. I got to speak to Voltaggio again, this time about his newest restaurant, Family Meal, which officially opened on East Street July 7. During our conversation, he was laughing and discussing the incredible amount of fried chicken Family Meal dishes up.

“The idea of the fried chicken was some-thing that could shared at the table,” he said, adding that he thought people may share the basket of chicken around the ta-ble and order other dishes as well. “People sit down [at Family Meal], and four people order four orders of chicken! People have been really excited about it.”

I favored the burger, topped with ched-dar, bacon, avocado spread and a fried egg

— it was delicious and tasty when paired with the duck-fat fries that are served up in a tin bucket. Family Meal has a modern diner feel to it, but is fused with homey de-tails: orange flowers in jars on the table and waitresses wearing brightly colored aprons. For more details on Family Meal, see the front page.

Speaking of homey touches, as a Christmas gift, I purchased a copy of “VOLT ink.,” a cookbook Voltaggio wrote with his brother, Michael. I thought that before gifting it I would try to create Textures of Chocolate in my own kitch-en and flipped to the recipe — only to shy away seeing the more than 25 ingredients and pages of instructions. Instead of ruin-ing the memory, I will treasure reminisc-ing on the bites of Textures of Chocolate and sips of strong French-press coffee — or I may find myself in that lounge again very soon.

I would love to hear your opinion about the greatest draws Frederick has for you and your family and get your comments on Voltaggio’s newest eatery or other lo-cal restaurants you revisit. Or if there’s a timely issue you think is not addressed in these pages that’s relevant to our Urbana-area readers, I would love to hear from you. Contact me at 240.409.6734 or jot me a note anytime at [email protected].

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textures of Chocolate, from bryan Voltaggio’s Volt in downtown Frederick, incorporates chocolate caramel, milk chocolate gelato, raw organic cocoa and other ingredients into a multi-experience dessert.


Local Business Brings Out Women’s Inner BombshellBy Kristy Crawford

A new photography studio opened in the Villages of Urbana this year, and it wants to help women discover

their feminine side.Capitol Bombshell opened in January

in the basement studio of owner Luigi Crespo. Crespo said his mission is to help women feel beautiful on the inside as well as the outside.

“After all, beauty is an inside job!” Crespo said. “We are not your typical mall photo studio. We give women an empow-ering experience and a chance to bring out their inner bombshell.”

Focusing on the retro styles and glam-our of the 1940s to 1950s era, Capitol Bombshell offers a full-day experience, where clients enter a “star” dressing room, complete with their name on the door and filled with a large assortment of outfits and shoes. Outfits range from fun to sexy and also feature several women’s vintage mili-tary outfits. Stylist Jennifer Butt helps them choose from various themes, props and outfits, based on their interests and person-ality — or dream image — and then com-pletes the look with hair and makeup.

A two- to three-hour photo shoot fol-lows, in which customers are free to ex-press their true personality or create new personas, from fun and playful to more ris-qué pin-up styles.

“My clientele has included neighbor-hood working moms — inside or outside of the home — and professional or aspir-

ing models working on their portfolios,” Crespo said.

Crespo then posts photographs on a se-cure website for customers to see and choose their favorites. Within a week, he said, they are sent an album of their favor-ite portraits.

“The whole experience is fun and helps a woman feel feminine, beautiful and more confident.”

Crespo was an event planner for more than 14 years and was unhappy with some of the photographers he hired for the many events he organized.

“One day, it all clicked,” Crespo said,

“and I decided to invest the time and re-sources to become a photographer myself.” He trained for three years and purchased equipment and the materials he needed to open his own studio.

Crespo said he saw a niche not being met in the area — that of photographing in a vintage style. “I loved photographs like the ‘Vargas Girls,’” Crespo said. The “Vargas Girls” were pin-up portraits from the World War II era, created by Alberto Vargas, and featured in Esquire magazine, galleries worldwide, and later in Playboy

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New Program Provides Assistance to Local Businesses

The Frederick County Business Development and Retention Division and the Frederick Board of County Commissioners began a new pro-gram in 2012. Since February, Commissioners and staff have visited a business every Monday to personally express their appreciation for the work in the county and to provide support and assistance where needed.

“We are pleased with the response from county businesses who appreci-ate the time and care we are providing to them through this new program the Board of County Commissioners ini-tiated as part of our business-friendly strategic plan,” said Board President Blaine Young. “We hope many busi-nesses will take advantage of these ap-preciation and assistance visits.”

During May, county officials visit-ed the Brunswick Woodworking Co., Whistle Stop Java Shop, Three Points Cycle, Emmitsburg Glass Company, the Historic Carriage House Inn of Emmitsburg and Qiagen Inc. In June, officials visited Plamondon

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Compassion and a Wedding GownBy Madelyne Xiao

F or Terry Warfield, manager of TLC Bridal Boutique in down-town Frederick, the Brides Across

America program was a means of reach-ing out to others who had experienced the deployment of a family member into the armed forces.

The program, now nearing its fifth year in operation, opens boutique doors to military brides seeking a free dress for their wedding. On July 10, Warfield of-

fered 25 program participants a large se-lection of wedding gowns from her own inventory. It was Warfield’s first year as a participating boutique manager.

“I’d like to do it again,” she said. Warfield empathized with the military couples, where either the bride or groom was an active-duty service member.

“My son-in-law is active duty mili-tary, and he’d been deployed twice,” said Warfield. “We knew that he was fairly

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Stylist Jennifer butt helps celebrity model, go-go-Amy, prepare for her “How to be a Pinup girl” workshop on July 22, at the Capitol bombshell photography studio in Urbana. Studio owner luigi Crespo and butt helped 14 women with the makeover and photography session.

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tlC boutique owner terry Warfield (right) pictured with brides Across America participant Army Sgt. Doris Cruz.

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Commissioner Patricia lunsford looks on as Urbana Hawks Football players and friends compete at an Urbana Carnival game booth. the booth raises funds for the youth league, part of the linganore Oakdale Urbana Athletic Association (lOUyAA). From left: lunsford, Dylan Jones, nehemei Cross, Austin Himes, Jeb bethune and Randy Jones.

ANNUAL UrBANA CArNIvALthis year marked the 34th anniversary of the Annual Urbana Carnival — five days of com-munity and family-oriented fun. this year, locals made the most of the rainy weather, raving over the pitt beef and pitt pork — a cooking process that lasts 10 to 12 hours — and enjoy-ing live band performances. Doug Smith, former president of the Urbana Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, said that the raffle was different this year, as the organization was unable to give away a car due to economy. Instead, prizes included a Carnival Cruise line voucher, a 55-inch flatscreen television and an iPad. this event is run by the community, Smith said, put on by Urbana’s Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department, as well as nonprof-its Wesley United Methodist Church, St. Ignatius of loyola, Urbana Recreational Council, lOUyAA (linganore Oakdale Urbana youth Athletic Association) and Urbana FFA Chapter at Urbana High School. Here, locals are shown enjoying Carnival fun on July 17 and 21.

— By Bethany E. Starin

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two-year-old Cordelia Feltz, with her mother, Sophie, enjoys her first visit to the Urbana Carnival.

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Gov. Thomas Johnson high schools, but also the Urbana feeder patterns.

OHS opened with two grade levels – ninth and 10th. In 2011, the school ex-panded to three grades, and this fall OHS will include grades nine through 12 and will welcome its first graduating class.

As the high school took three years to transition into enrollment of all four grades, the redistricting also took a few years to fully implement and hinged on comple-tion of a planned addition to Oakdale Elementary School (OES).

“We’ve added 13 classrooms,” said Randy Perrell, principal at OES. “We are getting about 80 kids from Centerville. … We will have every room in use.”

Perrell had more good news: “We had six portables, [and] they are going to be leaving.”

Holly Hills parent Susan Welch has two children impacted by the Oakdale High School redistricting.

Her 12-year-old will start 7th grade at Oakdale Middle and her 15-year-old will be a sophomore at Oakdale High. Previously they were in the Urbana Middle and High schools feeder pattern. Her two older children both graduated recently from Urbana High School.

“My kids were redistricted last year and we are loving it. There are so many op-portunities available at a new school. My daughter has danced all her life, and she made the LAX team. Who would have thought? So far so good — we having nothing but good things to say!”

Welch said she has a few neighbors with children transitioning from Centerville to OES. “They are very excited,” she said.

The impacted attendance area main-ly includes Holly Hills and Mussetter Road, geographically located just across Md. 144 from Oakdale High, Middle and Elementary schools. The group of students

who were redistricted from Centerville to OES will continue on to Oakdale Middle and High schools.

Welch said it is wonderful that these stu-dents will now also attend middle and high schools so near their communities.

“We knew it was coming,” said Steve Raff, principal at Centerville Elementary, located in the Villages of Urbana. Raff said his school is rated by the state to hold 675 students and is currently hovering in the low 900s. “It was no surprise to the families.”

Raff worked closely with Perrell to make this a smooth transition for the stu-dents and their families.

“We collaborated in developing some communication,” said Raff.

In mid-February, OES hosted an eve-ning open house for the new students and their families, allowing them to see and tour the school and giving Perrell a chance to welcome them and have them meet some of the staff.

“We did an orientation,” said Perrell. “It was a family and student meet-and-greet. The students really loved it. … [I] talked to a lot of parents, and they really appreci-ated it.”

Raff agreed that families were pleased with their efforts, and they got some thank you’s. He said communication is key, and both schools wanted to take away any of the unknown so families and students will be comfortable and successful with the transition.

On June 6, the students from Centerville again visited OES for a move-up day of sorts to meet the teachers and some of the students and once again familiarize them-selves with their new school. By now, these students have received letters letting them know their fall classroom assignments and who their teachers will be for the school year.

Raff summed it up best: “We will miss our friends as they move to OES, but we know they are in terrific hands!”

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the striped section of this map indicates the area impacted by the redistricting of Centerville elementary students to Oakdale elementary. these students will also attend Oakdale Middle and Oakdale High schools.


to go out. I wanted to create an experience where people felt good about taking their kids out, knowing it is freshly prepared and food that’s from the area.”

Family Meal is housed in a former 1960s Nissan car dealership on East Street and has a diner vibe. Dressed with minimalis-tic cement floors, wood booths and simple tables, it’s accented with modern touches — a rough wood bar is set in front of sleek espresso machines, beer taps and a pan-oramic view into the kitchen. Voltaggio’s signature clean and modern feel is met with warm and almost vintage accents — small bunches of orange flowers on each table, bowls of lemons and limes on the bar and old-fashioned straw containers — and waitresses wearing ruffly, chartreuse aprons. The fried chicken platter is dished up in a cheerful yellow bowl shaped like a chicken and is served with two flaky bis-cuits. Rockfish and steak entrees are also on the menu.

If in a sweet mood, adult milkshakes are offered, and new flavors are currently be-ing developed Voltaggio said. Currently, the top seller is the Bourbon Vanilla, he said, and all ice cream is house-made.

While a very different feel than Volt, his flagship restaurant, the food is made from the same local, organic ingredients, Voltaggio said. Menu options start with breakfast (served all day) choices such as waffles topped with blueberries and cream or an omelet stuffed with asparagus, ham, cheddar and morel mushrooms. The sal-ads, including the wedge topped with gor-gonzola and bacon, are beautifully present-ed. Among the appetizers offered are fried green tomatoes served with a sweet pecan topping and set in a tasty buttermilk sauce.

When asked why he chose the diner feel, Voltaggio said he saw a vacancy in Frederick for a spot with this atmosphere.

“In downtown Frederick there is a need for something that was a little more casual in experience. I wanted to have a three-meal restaurant — offering breakfast lunch and dinner — where families could gather around reasonably priced food made with really great ingredients in an approachable manner,” he explained.

And this family experience isn’t just for his customers, Voltaggio said. He said he’s dedicated to making mealtimes special for

his young family.“I cannot just do it for others; I have to

do it to myself, too,” said Voltaggio, add-ing that much of his time is spent cooking so he is not able to be home for dinners on a regular basis. “In the near future, I am going to create a time to be with them [in the middle of the day] between lunch and dinner.”

Also in the future, Voltaggio said he will feature more of his childhood favorites on the menu.

“My mom used to make a really good lasagna and meatloaf. We are testing it out to make it part of the menu. I think you will see some of that come out on the ho-rizon,” he said.

In addition, he’s in the process of evolv-ing a specials menu.

“Like a Monday special, a Tuesday spe-cial — I want to implement something like that into a menu,” he said with a laugh. “I think that’s fun — like meatloaf Monday or that type of thing.”

Favorites among young diners include the macaroni and cheese — incredibly creamy baked with a crispy topping — as well as the duck-fat fries, topped with salt and served with dipping sauces, Voltaggio said.

Voltaggio said the fried chicken has been the most popular dish.

“Fried chicken was always a second-cut thing at Volt, and that became a part of our family meal — when my staff got together every day and we would eat, we would al-ways mess around with fried chicken,” he said.

Voltaggio said even with three restau-rants in Frederick — Lunchbox opened last fall — and RANGE is slated to open in Chevy Chase this fall, he has still made time to be at Family Meal every day. A for-mer sous chef at Volt, Adam Howard, over-sees the day-to-day goings on of Family Meal and is the chef de cuisine.

“I have many great people that are around me. I am only as good as the peo-ple around me. My role, my job is to help my team to succeed in seeing my vision of where I want these concepts to be,” Voltaggio said. “I never ask anybody to do something I wouldn’t do. I have washed dishes at Family Meal, and I will do it again if needed.”

For more information, visit Family Meal at 880 N. East St., visit www.voltfamilymeal.com or call 301.378.2895.

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bryan Voltaggio and Hilda Staples’ newest restaurant opened in July and dishes up three meals a day from locally grown ingredients in a family-oriented diner.


Michael BerryQuestions and Answers with a Frederick Photographer

T he wood tables and chairs in Michael Berry’s kitchen are reminiscent of the plain, honest elegance of Frank

Lloyd Wright’s prairie style. They stand in contrast to the imposing black-and-white landscape photographs framed and scat-tered along the walls like museum pieces.

Berry, a graduate of Millikin University in Illinois, majored in fine arts and was studying a multi-disciplinary coarse load that included ceramics and sculpture be-fore he discovered serigraphy (silk screen-ing) and the photographic elements inher-ent in preparing a print. Now a full-time photographer, Berry sat down with us to talk cameras, darkrooms and artistic idols.

Courier: When did you know the arts were something you wanted to do?

Berry: Ever since I was a kid. Childhood dream. Kids want to be cops or firemen or doctors, and I wanted to be an artist. My mother encouraged it — Christmas gifts and things like that. [They] always pertained to coloring books or crayons and drawing stuff. I even had an Etch-a-Sketch. Then, when I got a little bit older, it was paints.

Courier: What’s your equipment of choice as professional photographer?

Berry: Right now, it’s DSLRs. You know, professional-level digital stuff. I also use large-format film, 8-by-10, 4-by-5. Large sheets of film, large cameras.

Courier: No darkrooms? Berry: Not anymore. I used to spend a

lot of time in darkrooms. I probably spend as much time image-editing on the com-puter now as I spent in the darkroom. It seemed like days on end in the glow of am-ber light and the smell of chemistry. So, yeah, it was a lot of print-making, a lot of film developed.

Courier: Any difference in photographs produced in the darkroom and those produced digitally?

Berry: The gap has been closed recent-ly because the paper manufacturers who were making premium photographic pa-per are now making premium inkjet pa-per. There’s a depth to it — not the kind of depth you get with traditional darkroom work, but there’s more of a depth to it now that there’s the technology that’s gone into it.

Courier: How do you choose the landscapes you photograph? What appeals to you in a scene?

Berry: I walk around with my eyes wide open. I guess it’s a gift that we — being artists, photographers — can look in terms of planes and shapes and lighting and no-

tice contrast. Just being able to walk into a scene and see something. Some people walk by something that I think is absolute-ly beautiful, but, again, that’s subjective, as well. It doesn’t have to be a scene. It could be a piece of junk.

Courier: Or, in the case of some of your works, it could be people.

Berry: Yes, yes.

Courier: How do you get complete strangers to sit for a portrait?

Berry: They have to have a real visual quality about them because I, by nature, am kind of shy. I have to ramp up my cour-age to approach someone. There’re times when I’ve just left what I think is a fabu-lous image. I’ve left it there because I just couldn’t muster the courage to approach someone. Everyone responds and reacts differently when there’s a camera on them. It kind of alters who they are because they want to project their very best selves, but it’s up to the photographer to put them in a frame of mind that they feel comfortable projecting. It allows the viewer of the end result a view into their world. So I become a storyteller. What I’d like to do is disap-pear from the scene altogether.

Courier: Do you ever go on photo tours to hunt for subjects?

Berry: (Laughs) Every time I step out the door is a photo tour. Have an open mind; don’t limit yourself. When I was work-ing in Philadelphia, when I had first got-ten started, I found myself spending a lot of time right there in Philadelphia. Now, I’m in a rural environment. I find farm animals very interesting. I find the pat-terns and structures of barns very interest-ing. I’ve gone to Europe. I’d like to go to the Antarctic, South America, the Asian-Pacific rim.

Courier: What’s the identifying feature of your work?

Berry: Well-executed. I’m a real stick-

ler for having a strong visual that’s tied to something that’s technically strong. The opposite of that, of course, if something that is technically strong, but there’s really nothing there.

Courier: Who do you draw your inspiration from?

Berry: There’s a variety of people I ad-mire. I could look at a car and draw inspi-ration from that because it’s the work of either a singular vision or a group of in-dividuals within a design group who’ve worked very hard at a particular design.

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measure correctly, follow a recipe, handle a knife and chop properly. She said she also helps kids learn how to break down a rec-ipe into simple, achievable steps so they’re not intimidated by the recipe.

“We all work together and have a good time,” said McAllister. “We try to expose them to new foods.”

The Kitchen Studio Cooking School in Frederick has a 5-1 student/teacher ratio. “We really focus on individual attention,” said McAllister. Each cooking class has a teaching assistant to provide extra support and guidance to the kids.

“You do have a lot of people to help you,” said 9-year-old Hailey Smith, a stu-dent at the cooking school. Hailey will begin fourth grade in the fall at Urbana Elementary School. “It’s really fun,” she added, saying that both teachers are “very nice.” Hailey said she also enjoys meet-ing the other students and learning their names, grades and favorite foods.

After taking classes at the cooking school, Hailey said she cooks more at home now after learning to read a recipe and measure ingredients. Hailey feels it’s important for kids to learn how to cook because when they grow older they will have the skills to cook for themselves.

McAllister said everyone needs to eat three times a day. If people don’t learn how to cook their own meals, they have to rely on processed foods or restaurants, she said.

McAllister studied cooking at the Culinary School of Washington in Washington, D.C., and L’Acadamie de Cuisine in Bethesda. Originally trained in baking and pastry-making, she worked as a pastry chef at the Province restaurant for 18 years. Province formerly occupied

the space in downtown Frederick where Acacia is now found. McAllister currently has her own business as a personal chef and cooks for people in their homes.

Cooking teacher Keri-Ann Henson said that in the cooking classes, the teachers help kids by “giving them a life skill.”

Keri-Ann Henson, who has a back-ground in education, earned her mas-ter’s degree in the art of teaching from American University in Washington, D.C. “I have enjoyed combining my teaching background with my love of cooking” by working at the school, she said.

Henson teaches “Passport Around the World” cooking classes, in which she fo-cuses on a different country each day such as Italy, Mexico or France and teaches kids how to prepare its cuisine. She also teaches a “Celebrity Chef” class where every rec-ipe is from a celebrity chef such as Rachel Ray. Kids demonstrate how to cook a recipe with a partner in front of a video camera.

Kids are typically in class for two-and-a-half to three hours. “We’re busy the whole time,” Henson said.

At the end of class, everyone sits down to eat the meal that the students have pre-pared. Henson said she wants the kids to appreciate “the time and thought that goes into a nice meal.”

For Henson, the most rewarding aspect of teaching at the cooking school is seeing the kids gain confidence as they learn new skills in class.

“Kids appreciate being given the respon-sibility that goes with being in the kitch-en,” she said. “They actually love to do the dishes.”

For more information about the Kitchen Studio Cooking School, visit www.kitchenstudiofrederick.com.

high on the list to be deployed again.” Warfield donated about $30,000 worth

of bridal gowns to the cause by the event’s end. For her, the day passed in a flurry of activity. Warfield emphasized the care TLC Boutique took to cater to each bride’s specific needs.

“Every bride is different — every bride

has a vision,” said Warfield.The goal of the boutique’s staff, she said,

was to provide individual brides with per-sonally tailored gowns and wedding day solutions. “The goal is to have this bride look absolutely incredible and breathtaking on her day,” she said.

Twenty-five brides from as far away as Arizona have Warfield to thank for their dresses, which they were given free-of-charge.

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soldiers with disabilities. In addition, he would like to assist soldiers in finding work after they return home.

“We have opportunities to find employ-ment for soldiers in the construction fields, marketing, and sales fields,” Hefner said. He would also like to provide transition-al housing to soldiers who need a place to live.

After his own father, who was a veter-an, committed suicide when Hefner was 33 years old, Hefner decided to spread his message about the importance of a man’s role in the family and building strong fam-ily relationships. So far, he has told his story to 200 soldiers. A member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA), he said he’s thankful to share a lesson “that a lot of guys need to hear.”

Hefner, married for 20 years with two daughters ages 11 and 19, said he did not get to go on vacations as a child. Three years ago, he was able to take a wonder-ful vacation to Disneyland with his whole

family. It was an “incredible vacation,” an experience that he’d never had growing up, he said.

Adam Kisielewski, vice president of Operation Second Chance, said Hefner has got “a lot of dedication and his heart is in the right place.” Kisielewski plans to work together with Hefner “to continue to pro-vide assistance to veterans and their fami-lies when they need it the most.”

Kisielewski said Operation Second Chance plans to help Hefner achieve his vision of providing retreats for soldiers and their families. He would also like to help veterans get more time away from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda by providing shorter retreats or trips to events such as baseball games.

“I’ve had so much positive feedback about the foundation,” said Hefner. “We’ve had a lot of contributions come in that we’ve just passed out to help different soldiers.”

As a fundraiser for the National Warrior Foundation, Hefner plans to hold a golf tournament on Sept. 24 at Blue Mash. For more information, visit www.nationalwarriorfoundation.com.

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dent who runs her own company, Tuscan Blue Design, in downtown Frederick. “I really encourage clients to figure out a way to live in their spaces instead of just putting everything away.”

A graduate from Auburn University in Alabama with a degree in interior architec-ture, Ericksen became fascinated with ar-chitecture living and traveling abroad with her parents. In high school, Ericksen lived in Cairo, Egypt, and she talks about an in-tensive photography class that began to in-spire her to pursue design.

“We went out and photographed so many different beautiful sites in Egypt,” she reminisced. “I think touring all those amazing ruins and the pyramids — and I photographed a lot of those things — I be-gan to think about structure and design in those years.”

Rather than simply emphasizing dec-orating or design, Ericksen’s program at Auburn dedicated the first two years to studying architecture, followed by two years in the interior design program. Because of this, Ericksen said she doesn’t just look at a space wanting to add curtains or paint — she sees the space as an archi-tectural project as well.

“It’s a little more than just decorating. It’s how it structurally works,” she explained, adding that she loves to see how the whole space flows together. “I really like to bring interior-architecture details. I will always talk about adding moldings — what can we do to add more interest to the space?”

While Ericksen said she doesn’t have a trademark style, if you step into the Urbana home of Jennifer and Ian Morrison,

you may notice a few details that mimic Ericksen’s taste. Above the window in their living room is custom molding that ties into the crown molding around the room — showing Ericksen’s love for architectural details. Or the stunning light fixtures hang above the dining room table might catch your eye. Spanish paintings are about to go up on the wall, Ericksen said, the begin-nings of vignettes to bring the Morrison’s unique personality to the space.

About a year ago, Ericksen started work-ing with the Morrisons, who moved into their home in Urbana in August 2011.

“We had moved into a house with a very open floor plan and needed help to de-fine the spaces and select paint colors that would complement one another,” Jennifer said.

Ericksen said the Morrison’s home is beautiful — but everything was painted a builder white, and the Morrisons wanted her “to bring a lot of warmth and interest into their home.” Ericksen started by cre-ating a paint scheme.

Often, she said, clients choose to cen-ter the color scheme around a painting or a piece of furniture. Ericksen used a tran-sitional rug Jennifer already had for inspi-ration — woven hues of blues, greens and brown. The warm palate Ericksen created for the downstairs played off of this piece — a warm beige, warm gray green and a warm blue. Then, Ericksen floor-planned their family room, breakfast room and the kitchen area.

In order for things to work well when crafting a design with a couple on their home, a partnership must be formed, Ericksen said.

“It is about taking their style and mak-ing it work. Leading them in right direc-tion but giving them a space for them,” she

said. “I want to design functional, beauti-ful space for clients. I don’t just want to sell furniture, window treatments, etc.”

The custom touches are among the things in the Morrison’s home design of which Ericksen is most proud.

“They have a raised bar in the kitchen that attaches into the breakfast room, but the breakfast room is really small. … We put a bookshelf underneath that ledge for her to put all of her cookbooks and storage items in there, which turned out perfectly so they have a room for table and chairs and extra storage in the breakfast room,” Ericksen said.

Jennifer said she has been thrilled with the outcome.

“Meredith quickly honed in on our de-sign preferences when we had not fully de-fined them for ourselves. She is very easy to

work with and really took all of our sug-gestions and worked them into the design,” she said. “Our home now feels very warm and inviting, yet remains functional for a family with two young children.”

For the future, Ericksen said tile around the fireplace might be in the works.

When not at her studio a block or so from Volt on Market Street, Ericksen is with her husband and three daughters. Ericksen said her family settled in Frederick and decided to call it home after 12 years of Air Force travel — and they love all that Frederick has to offer including the downtown area and the local history.

For more information on Tuscan Blue Design, visit www.tuscanbluedesign.com or call Ericksen at 301.620.0500. Or keep up with Ericksen’s work on her blog at www.tuscanbluedesign.com/content.

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explained, “nothing improper; they dis-played the glamorous and feminine side of women.”

Butt has been a licensed cosmetolo-gist since 1999, and was a hairstylist at the Hair Cuttery in Urbana. She met Crespo when he walked in and asked about stylist who might be interested in his new ven-ture. Butt said she was interested immedi-ately and was willing to take the risk with Crespo.

“I thoroughly enjoy making people look great and feel good about themselves,” Butt said, “and I love bringing my creative tal-ents to help women to release their inner bombshell!

In July, Capitol Bombshell held its sec-ond workshop with “Go-Go Amy,” a ce-lebrity pin-up model, who has been fea-tured in The New York Times. Customers learned how to do their own vintage hair and makeup and posed like pin-up models during a photo shoot.

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off a zip line platform at an Adamstown challenge course on July 17. The event was sponsored by Wholistic Woman Retreats, a woman’s group led by central Maryland certified coaches trained in personal and professional development that facilitates short-term and overnight retreats to en-courage women. The women included Frederick residents and from locations as far as Stevensville, Md., and Martinsburg, W.V. The zip line event was facilitated by Upward Enterprises of Adamstown.

greater Urbana Area Food Bank DonationJo Ostby of the Greater Urbana Area Food Bank accepted a check for

$600 from Daniel Yang, Bharadwaja Chappa, Anirud Meyyur, Edward Yoon and Michael McCarthy, representing Forever In Our Hearts and Urbana Middle School SGA.

Forever In Our Hearts was organized in 2007 by a small group of Urbana Middle School (UMS) students after the sudden deaths of two classmates. David Brockdorff and family were killed by his father in a tragic murder-suicide Thanksgiving Day. Equally tragic the next year was the loss of Ian Willis who succumbed unexpectedly to illness. The loss of their friends motivated a group of seventh-graders to work togeth-er to honor the memory of their classmates through charitable works and donations to organizations appropriate for honoring David and Ian. With the generous assistance of school counselor Dana Lippy and par-ents, Forever In Our Hearts embarked upon an ambitious schedule of fundraisers, including the very successful “Teen Nights” at UMS.

Now in its fifth year, Forever In Our Hearts has raised more than $15,000. Donations have been made in David’s name to The Heartly House of Frederick for the benefit of victims and survivors of domestic violence, and to Dog Town USA and Project Ian. Last year, Forever In Our Hearts also formed an after-school tutoring group and homework club at UMS, giving back to the school that has continued to support them long after graduating middle school. Members also help prepare the UMS Math Counts Team for competition and collect food for the Greater Urbana Area Food Bank.

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the Urbana Hawks 8U Kid Pitch team captured the 2012 Maryland State Cal Ripken Championship with a 13-5 victory over Prince george’s County Select bluesox team. this is the first time in more than 20 years a local team from Urbana has won a state championship. the Hawks will now move on to the Cal Ripken Mid Atlantic Regional in basking Ridge, n.J., starting Aug. 3. team Members include Carter Albers, ethan Wooden, Colby Patterson, Joe Harrell, thomas Wiles, Rhys evans, Michael Dodson, Conner White, Austin turley, Colin Meade, Avery Himes and brendan yagesh. the Hawks are coached by blake Patterson, tim Wiles, brian White and Chris yagesh and are man-aged by brian turley. See page 33 for more photos.

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Companies, Beckley’s Camping Center, Specialized Engineering and Trans-Tech of Adamstown.

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Women’s giving Circle gives 23 grants

The Women’s Giving Circle of Frederick County has presented 23 grants total-ing $127,500 to 17 area nonprofits serv-ing women and children. The grants were presented during the seventh annu-al tea on June 26 at the Dutch’s Daughter Restaurant. The Women’s Giving Circle of Frederick County Fund is one of more than 630 component funds of The Community Foundation of Frederick County.

The new grants bring the Women’s Giving Circle grant total to more than a half-million dollars since the first grants were provided in 2006. The organization has given a total of $567,500 in support of its mission to provide programs and servic-es promoting self-sufficiency for women and children.

“The Women’s Giving Circle was de-lighted to be able to fund a variety of orga-nizations that focus on helping women and their children in Frederick County,” said Lisa Ausherman, grant committee chair. “Grants ranged from emergency servic-es, health care, housing, educational pro-grams, hotline funding, and even a low cost vehicle program. We are committed to helping women become more self suf-ficient and also to connect them with the wonderful network of nonprofit agencies we have in our county.”

A few of the nonprofits that received

grants include:

• Advocates for Homeless Families re-ceived a $4,500 grant to assist 14 to 20 homeless mothers with childcare and transportation expenses. Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership received a $2,250 grant to support childcare scholarships for two wom-en who are attending school, update and print resource booklet and mentor caregivers.

• Families Plus, Inc. received a $3,500 grant to support six four-week child-birth education and infant care class-es for women up to age 21. Frederick County Health Care received a $7,400 grant to cover costs of specific health-related treatments and medical proce-dures by connecting uninsured, low-income women to the appropriate health care services.

• The Frederick Rescue Mission re-ceived an $8,500 grant to assist women and their children with food services, shower facilities, clothing, furniture and GED classes geared specifically to women. Heartly House, Inc. re-ceived a $10,000 grant to purchase a new telephone system to be used for the 24-hour hotline, purchase 28 new phones, and improve and upgrade ex-isting telephone system.

• Hope Alive, Inc. received an $8,000 grant to provide financial assistance for shelter operations and provide support for Hope Alive residents. Mission of Mercy received a $10,000 grant to sup-port the prenatal care program serving more than 40 women and the chronic care program serving more than 450 women and children.

Big Brothers Big Sisters Becomes giving Point Project recipient

In June, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Frederick County became the latest recipi-ent of the Giving Point Project, created by

Turning Point Real Estate in Urbana.As a recipient of the project, the non-

profit organization is now eligible to re-ceive donations when a consumer buys or sells a house through Turning Point. For each sales associate participating in the Giving Point Project, up to 5 percent of the agent’s commission will be donated to a charity or nonprofit recipient of the pro-

gram, chosen by the client.Big Brothers Big Sisters’ mission is to

provide children who are facing adver-sity with professionally supported one-to-one relationships with adult partici-pants. “We are grateful that the Giving Point Project has chosen to partner with us to make a difference in the lives of chil-dren of our community,” said Big Brothers Big Sisters Executive Director Barbara Martin. “Partnerships with corporate citi-zens, schools, communities and of course families, are necessary to support struc-tured long-term mentoring so that we can continue to improve the odds for some of America’s most vulnerable children.”

According to Co-owner and CEO Joe Anselmo, the Giving Point Project was launched in May to generate consistent and substantial financial support for charities and nonprofits. “Because there are so many worthwhile causes today,” said Anselmo, “most people have an affinity with one or two special nonprofits or charities. This program is unique. … It is not only the frequency and amount of money donated, but the fact that the consumer has a say in where the money goes.”

Turning Point’s goal is to exceed $10,000 in donations by the end of 2012.

For more information about the Giving Point Project, visit www.GivingPointProject.com. To learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters, and oppor-tunities to help the program, visit www.bbbsfrederick.org.

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Furniture, same thing. Architecture — I love architecture. I love the prairie style, Frank Lloyd Wright and his disciples. He just got it right — just every aspect of his work. I’ve been to the Oak Park Studios, Falling Water, Taliesin, the Guggenheim. Then there’s I.M. Pei. Painters — a lot of early 20th century, late 19th century. Winslow Homer is a favorite. The Wyeths, John Constable. Photographers — you’ve got Ansel Adams, the Westons.

Courier: Have you done any shows in or around the Urbana area?

Berry: I’ve been juried into the Delaplaine, juried into and participated in a group show at Frederick Arts Council. I’ve exhibited up in New Jersey. I’ve had my work hanging in Denver, in Illinois.

Courier: Any advice for aspiring

photographers? Berry: (Laughs) Study engineering.

You gotta pay your dues — mommy has told you you’re special your entire life, and you’re not. You’re going to get out there, and there’re going to be people who won’t give you the time of day. Well, the buy-ers out there, especially in the commercial realm, they look at fabulous work day in and day out. You gotta grow a thick skin, you gotta think in terms of your work. Your work is a commodity, and how are you going to sell this particular commodi-ty that you have? What makes you unique? So, hone your craft. You gotta work like the dickens. You gotta love it. You gotta want to take the lumps for it. Somebody’s going to knock you down, and you’ve got-ta get yourself right back up and dust your-self off.

Michael Berry’s work can be viewed at www.michaelberryphotography.com and art sites 500px, Fine Arts America, Pure Photo and Art Flix.

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the Women’s giving Circle of Frederick County gave 23 grants to the following recipients (front row, left to right): Ann Ryan, linda Helms, Housing Authority of the City of Frederick; Roberta geidner, Heartly House; Ronnie Oster-man, Families Plus!; Jennifer Charlton Shuldes, Mission of Mercy. Middle row, left to right: Sara Ryan, Religious Coalition for emergency Human needs; Marty young, Community living; Shari Scher, Children of Incarcerated Parents; linda Ryan, Hope Alive; Janet Jones, Frederick Community Action Agency; Marte birnbaum, gale House; leigh Joos, Frederick County Health Care. back row, left to right: nicole Dailey, boys & girls Club of Frederick County; Shuana Clay, the Arc of Frederick County; Cindy trawick, Second Chances garage; Arnold Farlow, tommy Skaggs, the Frederick Rescue Mission; Pat Hanberry, Mental Health Association of Frederick County; Ken Allread, Advocates for Homeless Families.


New Principals and Assistant Principals

FCPS recently announced principal and assistant appointments and changes to area schools, including Urbana High School (UHS) and feeder schools:

UHS welcomes welcome principal Jay Berno, transferring from that role at Middletown High. Berno began his career with FCPS as a teacher in 1974. He was promoted to the positions of assistant prin-cipal and principal in 1988 and 1993.

UHS also welcomes assistant princi-pal Jacob “Jack” Sclar, who is transferring from Brunswick High. Sclar began his ca-reer with FCPS as a teacher in 1981. Sclar is replacing Jeff Marker, who will now be as-sistant principal at Frederick High. Marker began his career with FCPS as an assistant principal at Tuscarora High in 2005, and has also served at Oakdale High.

Centerville Elementary is welcoming new assistant principal Sharon West. West began her career with FCPS in 1986 as a special education teacher, and also taught at Ballenger Creek Elementary. She was promoted to director of special educa-tion and psychological services in 2000. In 2004, West accepted an on-loan posi-tion with the Maryland State Department of Education as the branch chief for stu-dent achievement and professional devel-opment. West is replacing Kim Mazeleski, who has been promoted to elementary sci-ence curriculum specialist.

Urbana Elementary welcomes assistant principal Sue Gullo, who is transferring from Monocacy Elementary, where she was assistant principal since 2003. Gullo began her career with FCPS as a teacher at Spring Ridge Elementary in 2002. She became the school’s media specialist in 2000, and also for Thurmont Elementary from 2001-2003. Gullo replaces Michelle White, who is moving to Whittier Elementary.

Frederick ACeSince 2005, FCPS has partnered with

the Mentor Program with Frederick ACE — Architecture, Construction and

Engineering — and has helped more than 400 local high school students pre-pare for industry-related careers. From it’s first sponsor, Bechtel Corporation, the program now includes several others, including the Bechtel Women’s Group, Gilbane, Loiederman Soltesz Associates, Linton Shafer Warfield & Garrett, P.A., Millennium Resource Engineering LLC, Morgan Keller, Severn, O’Connor & Kresslein, P.A., TIME of CCBC, Trimble Navigation, Weyerhaeuser.

ACE businesses have offered numerous summer internships and hired many stu-dents who have completed the program. At this year’s closing ceremony, ACE Frederick awarded a total of $12,000 in scholarships, helping graduates continue their studies.

The application process for the upcom-ing school year begins in mid-August. Details are online at www.acementor.org, including information for those inter-ested in serving as a mentor.

First-year students can expect presen-tations in areas such as construction, es-timating, landscape architecture, project management, public speaking, scheduling, surveying and several engineering disci-plines including chemical, civil, electri-cal, industrial, mechanical, nuclear, struc-tural and piping. Students who participate in a second year of ACE concentrate on a design competition with sessions about the design topic that may include mock Planning Commission meetings and site field trips.

In 2008, a team of nine FCPS stu-dents won the highest award in a nation-wide design challenge for their project, “ReRouting Transportation,” focusing on the growing concern of traffic along I-270 in Maryland. In addition, the Frederick ACE program won the national ACE Mentor Program’s Emerging Affiliate of the Year Award for 2006-07. The lo-cal affiliate is part of a national initiative launched in 1991 in New York City and expanded to more than 100 teams across the continental United States and Hawaii.

Launch of the School yearThe 2012/2013 school year begins in a few weeks — on Aug. 27 — for stu-

dents. To help families get ready, Frederick County Public Schools (FCPS) has created a Back to School page on its website. Information includes the school year calendar, bus stop and walker information, school supplies and informa-tion about open houses and orientations. Visit the website at www.fcps.org/BackToSchool.

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Urbana Middle School Assistant Principal Stacey Hiltner and Principal gwendolyn Dorsey welcome new Assistant Principal Dorothy “Dottie” Wood, who transferred from West Frederick Middle School.

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themselves, and hopefully everyone spends time with friends and family.

In June, Urbana Middle School band/theatre arts instructor Jonathan Kurtz went to Ecuador, near the edge of the Amazon rainforest, with his wife, Rachel, and fellow members of Mountain View Community Church. They participated in an annual camp for Ecuadorian children in crisis.

“Many of the children are from broken homes or have been abandoned by their parents,” Kurtz said. “Their lives are dif-ficult to begin with and this camp and the school help to offer some hope in a crazy world.”

Kurtz and the other adults organized and ran the camps, and some students and grad-uates from Urbana high schools were there to help as camp counselors and mentors. He said they gave attention and affection to many children who desperately needed it.

“I was very proud of the way our group formed relationships with these students, and many are still friends with some of them on Facebook, with the help of Google Translate,” he said.

They visited an orphanage, and also managed to do a little sightseeing, includ-ing a visit to Quito, near the equator. “We had a great time,” Kurtz said, “and we look forward to going back some day.”

Urbana Elementary teachers Karen Wills and Faith Humerick took a class to-gether at Westminster Conference Center through the Maryland State Department

of Education. Entitled, “Maryland Agriculture in the Classroom,” the five-day course included workkshops designed to help the third-grade teachers improve the social studies units.

“We learned so much about agricul-ture,” Humerick said, “and how it closely it ties in to almost everything we teach, in-cluding geography and economics.

They went on several field trips, such a dairy farm, a fruit orchard, an egg-packing plant, grocery store and the UTZ potato chip factory. Wills said she was amazed at how hard the farmers work every single day of the year, and how the weather can make or break their season.

“It was really eye-opening,” she said, “how difficult farming is, and how impor-tant it is in our lives.”

By cutting an apple several times, one farmer illustrated how little land — ap-proximately 1 acre per 37 — is suitable for farming in the United States.

In their visit to the potato chip and egg-packing plant, the teacher/students watched the long processes involved in bringing products from farms to stores.

“It was amazing how the machines could spot the ripe potatoes from the green ones,” Wills said. “Then they go through several stages; they’re cut, cooked, divided into sections and flavored and packaged.”

Most of the workshops were hands-on, and information was taught in a way to help teachers to better use it in the class-room. “We walked away with so many materials for the classroom,” Humerick said, “including lots of children’s books to share with the students.”

Both Wills and Humerick agreed that this was the best workshop they had ever attended in their many years of teaching. “We had a blast,” Humerick exclaimed, “and we can’t wait to incorporate what we’ve learned into our curriculum!”

In June, Sarah Calderone, a fifth grade teacher at Centerville Elementary, went to Indonesia, Java and Bali for 10 days with a childhood friend. “I travel during the sum-mer because I love learning about other people and cultures,” Calderone said. They ate traditional foods, saw classic dance and music presentations, and toured the tem-ples and cities. Calderone kept a journal about her adventures and the different cul-tures to share with family and friends.

Two summers ago, Calderone back-packed through Europe with a college roommate. They traveled to 14 cities in five countries in 17 days, including Spain, France, Italy, Greece and Switzerland.

“With the dynamic population we have, I feel like it is crucial to understand where our students and our families are coming from,” Calderone said. “I work very hard to save enough money to travel, because for me, it’s not a vacation. The world is my classroom, and I can never fully quench my thirst of the knowledge that is it provides.”

Next year, Calderone is taking a leave of absence to finish her master’s degree in in-tercultural communication and linguistics at the University of Maryland, Baltimore College (UMBC).

“It was a difficult decision to take a year away from what I love most, teaching,” she said, “but what I will gain in the end is too valuable to pass up.”

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Trinity School of Frederick offers a cool indoor play date, open to the public, on Aug. 6 from 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. that features story time, science stations and interactive activities.

Trinity’s Summer Play Date is designed for children in pre-kindergarten through second grade. Play dates offer children a chance to interact with one another to re-inforce language and play skills, and they help build interactive social skills.

Pre-registration for this free event is required by Aug. 3 to Cynthia Piazza at 301.288.2333 or [email protected]. Trinity School of Frederick is located at 6040 New Design Road in Frederick next to the Harry Grove Stadium.For more information, call 301.228.2333.

relentless golf ClassicThe second annual Relentless Golf

Classic will be on Sept. 14 at The Links at Challedon in Mt. Airy. The event will benefit The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. In addition to 18 holes of golf, in-cluding cart, activities include a 50/50 put-ting contest, lunch provided during regis-tration and after tournament awards dinner and raffle for cash and prizes. The dead-line to enter is Aug. 31, and the event is limited to the first 32 foursomes. For more information, contact VOU resident, Mitch Berger at 301.874.0592 or 301.922.3343 or email him at [email protected]. More information is available at http://pages.lightthenight.org/md/WestMD12/MBerger.

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‘Junk’ Mail

I believe I have a “junk” mail problem. Oops — correction —

the Postal Service doesn’t like unsolicited mail re-ferred to as “junk” but rather as advertising mail, direct mail or admail.

Hardly a day goes by without mail I’d prefer not to receive, not count-ing valid bills. The unwant-ed mailings have increased in quantity and sophistication. Instead of being addressed generically, such as “resident” or “con-cerned citizen,” they often include my name and address, including on the tear-off section intended for return replies. I have a concern for identity theft and remove and shred all such name/address mentions be-fore discarding the balance of the mailing.

I recently asked a bachelor friend if he shared the problem of receiving quantities of unsolicited mail. He said he doesn’t since he does not donate to charities or candi-dates for election, and doesn’t buy things on-line or through catalogs. In my case I have done this entire list of things and fear I am experiencing the consequences of the proverb: “no good deed, regardless of magnitude, goes unpunished.”

During the run-up to local and national elections, I get the distinct impression that every candidate and party to whom I ever donated has shared their mailing lists. In the case of candidates to which I did do-nate, I fear my small initial donation is be-ing spent on follow-up mailings. Some of the mailings include questionnaires that end with a request for another donation. I doubt that answers I might provide would be read or tabulated.

Charities to which I have donated must also share mailing lists since I receive re-quests for donations from numerous or-ganizations to which I haven’t donated. Charities use a variety of moral suasion techniques in their appeals, such as show-ing starving and disabled persons, as well

as including address labels, note pads, small denomination currency, coins and trinkets. With regard to mailing labels, I started dis-carding newly received items after con-cluding I already had a lifetime supply. By including single dollar bills, they try test-ing my conscience about not returning a donation.

Years ago I learned about a cancer re-search foundation that made me hesitant about donating to unfamiliar organiza-tions. It was founded by a scientist with the stated goal of funding cancer research. He bought a mailing list from a mass mailing firm and personally funded the cost of an initial mailing. The responses more than covered his cost, and he made additional mailings that also more than covered their cost. In an interview some years later, the founder admitted that he took a substan-tial salary as head of his foundation and that grants made to researchers had been in paltry amounts. This is a sad story since it “poisons the well” for valid charities.

In addition to concern for the validity and honesty of the various charities or the merits of the candidates for office, I have concern for the environmental impact of the volume of mail solicitations. I proba-bly recycle a pound or more of discarded mailings every week. From an economic standpoint, while the mass mailing indus-try creates jobs, if the success of mailings is typically at the one to three percent level, it seems a great deal of “churning” occurs with a low net societal benefit.

Is there a solution to the receipt of quan-tities of “junk” mail? I have registered var-ious services to restrict unsolicited mail-ings, but it doesn’t seem to work. I also call firms that gratuitously send catalogs, asking to be deleted from mailing lists. A structural problem with getting off mailing lists is if one has made a donation or made a purchase, this provides that mailer an ex-ception to an obligation to stop mailings.

Editor’s Note: Rich Terselic is a member of the board of directors of the Villages of Urbana Homeowners’ Association.

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Local road ClosingAccording to Frederick County reports,

Bartholows Road in Monrovia — between Weller and Bill Moxley roads — will be closed for approximately six weeks to re-place a headwall, a small retaining wall at the outlet of a storm-water pipe.

vehicle PursuitOn July 17 in Frederick, at approximate-

ly 3:12 p.m., a deputy with the Frederick County Sheriff ’s Office observed a silver Mercury Grand Marquis driving errati-cally on North Market Street in the area of Schifferstadt Boulevard. The vehicle passed the deputy and several other mo-torists while travelling on the shoulder at

a high rate of speed. The deputy was driv-ing an unmarked cruiser and attempted to catch the vehicle as it merged onto Route 26. The Mercury wove in and out of traffic as it turned from Route 26 onto Monocacy Boulevard and the deputy was unable to catch up to it. He alerted other law en-forcement officials to the vehicle’s direc-tion of travel.

Another deputy soon observed the Mercury on Monocacy Boulevard near Route 15 and attempted to initiate a traffic stop; however, the driver of the Mercury refused to pull over. The deputy began to follow the vehicle at a distance on north-bound Route 15 when he observed it rear end a black Hyundai Elantra driven by a

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On-site office: 9023 Harris Street • Phone: 301.831.4810 or 301.874.0487 • Office hours: Mon. – Fri., 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

August Meeting DAtesMonday, Aug. 6, 7 p.m. Pools & Outdoor RecreationTuesday, Aug. 7, 7 p.m. Design ReviewWednesday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m. CovenantsThursday, Aug. 9, 7 p.m. Physical Assets ManagementMonday, Aug. 13, 6:30 p.m. GroundsWednesday, Aug. 15, 7 p.m. Social & ActivitiesTuesday, Aug. 21, 7 p.m. Design ReviewMonday, Aug. 27, 7 p.m. FinanceWednesday, Aug. 29, 11 a.m. Board of Directors

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The classes will take place on Tuesday and Thursday mornings, 5:30 – 6:30 a.m. Meet at the basketball court on Harris Street (next to the old pool).

Fee (VOU residents late season special):•10 sessions @ $100•20 sessions @ $175

Paymentscanbemadeatthefirstsessionat-tended (checks payable to Dewey Barnes). The firstclassisfree!Bringwater,atowelandanexercise mat to all sessions.

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resident meetingFollowing resident concerns about speeding and playing children in the area near the

Tavistock Tot Lot, representatives of the Frederick County Sheriff ’s office have scheduled a neighborhood meeting for Aug. 2, 7 p.m., at the Tavistock Tot Lot to observe condi-tions and discuss resident concerns. Your input is important. Please plan to attend this important neighborhood meeting!

Landscaping UpdatesThe VOU Grounds Committee has approved some minor re-landscaping for the

Sweetbriar Court island and for the Kendall Drive island. The planting beds will be re-edged and mulched, and the plants shaped. At Kendall Drive, two declining cedar trees

will be removed. In the fall, replacement trees will be planted to replace the dead decidu-ous trees in both areas. The re-landscaping work will begin within the next few weeks.

First Call for CandidatesAre you interested in serving your community? The Villages of Urbana is seeking

nominations for the board of directors. This year there are two open seats, each for a term of three years, from the 2012 Annual Meeting to the 2015 Annual Meeting. The deadline for nominations is Sept. 24. To qualify, you must be a member in good standing of the Villages of Urbana Community Association. Self-nominations are welcome. For more information or to volunteer, please contact the community manager at 301.831.4810 or by email at [email protected].

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Local Farmers’ Markets

D id you know the average American consumes 300

pounds of fresh produce per year?

It’s August, and the lo-cal farmers’ markets have a large variety of fresh, lo-cally-produced fruits, veg-etables, bakery and meat products for sale. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) esti-mates more than 1,000,000 people visit a

farmers’ market weekly!More than 20,000 farmers use farm-

ers’ markets to sell to consumers. The av-erage supermarket produce travels about 2,000 miles to its destination while the average farmers’ markets produce travels less than 50 miles (sometimes the farm is “ just-around-the-corner”).

Farmers’ markets are a great place to shop and to get exercise as you walk around. Not all farmers take credit cards and checks, so take some cash and some shopping bags.

As you shop, remember to buy a vari-

ety of fruits and vegetables and to choose a rainbow of colors for a wide variety of nutrients. Challenge yourself to try at least one new item each time you visit a farmers’ market. (When I was a child, my mother would say, “It’s part of your education” to try new foods.)

When you shop at a farmers’ market, don’t be shy in asking the local farmers to help you make your selections. Here are some questions you might want to ask the farmer:

• Which items are in peak season?

• Which fruit/vegetables/other items do you recommend today?

• What is the best way to store the fruit/vegetables/other items?

• How long can the fruit/vegetables/other items be stored?

• What cooking methods do you recommend?

Because older adults, children and those persons with weakened immune systems may be especially vulnerable to the bacte-ria that sometimes contaminate fresh pro-duce, it’s important to take precautions to protect yourself and your family from

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Dublin Roaster’s Farmers’ MarketSundays, 10 a.m. – 1p.m. 1780 N. Market Street, Frederick

Emmitsburg Farmers’ MarketFridays, 3 – 6:30 p.m.302 South Seton Avenue, Emmitsburg

Everedy Square & Shab Row Farmers’ Market

Thursdays, 3 – 6 p.m. Church Street and East Street, Frederick

Farmers’ Markets at NCI-Frederick

Tuesdays, 11 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.Fort Detrick (Building 549) Open to Public

Frederick City MarketSaturdays, 9 a.m – Noon 331 N. Market St, Frederick

Frederick County Virtual Farmers’ Market

Open every day 24 hours www.discoverfrederickmd.com/farmersmarket

Grace Community Church Farmers’ Market

Fridays, 3 – 7 p.m.Alt. Rt. 40 & Braddock Heights

Great Frederick Fair Farmers’ Market

Saturdays, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Frederick Fairgrounds

Middletown Farmers’ MarketThursdays, 3 – 6 p.m. Christ Reformed Church 12 S. Church St.,

Thurmont Main St. Farmers’ Market

Saturdays, 9 a.m. – Noon Thurmont Carnival Grounds

Urbana Library Farmers’ MarketSundays, 1 – 3 p.m. Urbana Regional Library

West Frederick Farmers’ MarketSaturdays, 10 a.m. – 1p.m. 110 Baughman’s Lane, Frederick

YMCA of Frederick Co. Farmers’ Market

Tuesdays, 3:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. 1000 N. Market St., Frederick

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foodborne illnesses associated with eating contaminated uncooked food.

Go straight home from the farmers’ mar-ket. Fresh produce and other perishable foods left sitting in your car will decline in quality and pose food safety problems.

Store most fruits and vegetables in the refrigerator at a temperature of 40° F or be-low. Bacteria found on fruits and vegetables are likely to thrive at room temperatures.

Store fruits in a separate refrigerator crisper from your vegetables. Fruits give off ethylene gas that can shorten the life of vegetables. Some vegetables give off odors that can be absorbed by fruits and affect their quality.

Bananas, melons, onions, potatoes, to-matoes and squash can be stored at room temperature in a clean, dry, well-ventilated place, away from direct sunlight.

Some produce can be ripened on the counter and then stored in the refrigera-tor (examples include avocados, kiwifruit, peaches, pears and plums). However, don’t store them in plastic bags. This slows the ripening and increases the rate of decay from the accumulation of carbon dioxide and the depletion of oxygen.

The kitchen sink is our last line of de-fense in making sure fruits and vegetables are clean and safe to eat. Fresh produce has a natural protective coating that helps keep in moisture and freshness so don’t wash produce until you are ready to use it. Rub briskly with a clean brush or hands

to clean.Scrub and rinse each piece of product

carefully, especially if you intend to eat it raw. Although this will not kill bacteria, it will reduce the numbers.

Do not wash foods in soapy water be-cause the soap can leave residue.

Rinse lettuce leaves individually under cool tap water. You may want to peel away and toss out the very outside layer of leafy produce.

Rinse delicate fruit, such as berries, in a colander. Remove the leafy stems as they often harbor bacteria.

Rinse sprouts and fresh herbs before serving.

Rinse and scrub produce even if their peels are not consumed. (When produce is sliced, bacteria on the skin/rind may be transferred from the outside to the inside. Even lemon peels are often in contact with other foods or beverages.)

Frederick Farm Fresh (www.frederickfarmfresh.com) is a website dedicated to the farmers’ markets in Frederick County. At the site you will find where the farmer’s markets are located, when they are open, what items are available, and detailed information about the participating farmers, bakers, artisans and business owners. There is even a chart listing the approximate harvest dates for each produce.

Editor’s Note: Susan Hofstra is coordinator of the Urbana Senior Center, Frederick County Department of the Aging.

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What is Wii-hab?T he Nintendo Wii

video game system is not just for fun

and games, although it can certainly makes reha-bilitation more enjoyable. Wii-habilitation, or “Wii-hab,” is the medical appli-cation of interactive video gaming devices to en-hance therapy treatment. Therapists have been us-ing the Wii as a treatment tool since 2008 to increase their clients’ balance, strength, range of motion and coordination.

Several features make the Nintendo Wii ideal in the rehabilitation setting. The motion-sensitive controllers and interac-tive “Mii” characters provide users with a form of biofeedback. In other words, the player is able to get visual feedback on the TV based on his or her body’s movements. This feedback allows the player to alter movements to achieve a desired outcome, like improving posture or reaching further.

The Wii balance board is an amazing tool for balance and stabilization training. Pressure-sensitive force plates have been used by clinicians and researchers to test and treat patients for many years; however, the high cost of such equipment prevented most people from having access to them. The Wii balance board brings an afford-able and user-friendly version to homes and smaller clinics.

The variety of games and activities fur-ther enhances the Wii-hab experience. Bowling, skiing, basketball and yoga are just a few examples. There really is some-thing for everyone, regardless of age or physical ability. Wii bowling leagues are popping up in retirement communities across the country and research suggests that seniors who participate have increased strength and balance as well as decreased risk of falls.

There are specific Wii-fit balance exer-cises that are a great adjunct to traditional physical therapy in the treatment of neuro-logical dysfunctions, such as stroke, head injury, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. Wii-Fit balance exercises can help patients learn to shift weight from one leg

to the other safely (a necessary component of walking). Wii-fit activities can also help people become more aware of body posi-tion and movement, which can increase balance and decrease fall risk.

Wii-hab is also helpful in the treatment of orthopedic problems, such as back pain, joint replacement, arthritis, pain in the hip, knee, ankle and even shoulder.

Many tried and true physical therapy exercises can be improved upon using the Wii. A great example is the plank exer-cise. The plank exercise is used to increase strength in the muscles in the abdomen and back. It is also known as a “core stability” exercise. To make this exercise more dif-ficult, a physical therapist may have their client perform the plank on a therapy ball.

Further progression of this exercise can be achieved with the Wii by placing the therapy ball on the balance board and per-forming the plank while shifting weight on the ball to maneuver an onscreen boat down a winding river. Suddenly the ex-ercise is much more challenging and a lot more fun.

Caution: Do not try this at home! These exercises are best performed with a trained physical therapist after a thorough assess-ment. Different exercises are appropri-ate for different individuals with differ-ent problems. Wii-hab should not replace professional rehabilitation, but rather be a component of a rehabilitation plan of care. With your physical therapist as your guide, Wii-hab can enhance your rehab!

Editor’s Note: Stephanie Dunker, MSPT, co-owns Urbana’s Sage Orthopedic Physical Therapy with her husband, Dr. Jeremy Dunker. The Dunkers write “Vital Signs” on a bi-monthly basis for The Town Courier.

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A n abundance of fruits and vegetables are available every-

where you turn. Hope you are supporting your lo-cal farmers’ markets and fruit stands. Lots of recipes can be made and frozen, canned or jarred.

SImPLe mArINATeD PePPerS

This is an easy but versatile preparation for roasted peppers from an acclaimed New York City restaurateur and chef. There are more than 80 recipes that will invite you into the kitchen to enjoy dishes light on the fuss and big on flavor and with inte-grated Indian techniques for these farm-to-table dishes. Great on a toasted baguette with chévre, puréed with cream for a sim-ple pasta sauce, or served as a side dish. Roasted garlic makes all the difference, but fresh garlic (use half as much) works, too. From Masala Farm Stories and Recipes from an Uncommon Life in the Country by Suvir Saran (Chronicle Books).

12 red bell peppers 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons balsamic vinegar Kosher salt 6 roasted garlic cloves or 3 fresh garlic cloves

Place oven rack to the upper-middle po-

sition, and heat the broiler to high. Place peppers on an aluminum foil-lined rimmed baking sheets, and broil until blackened on all sides, 12 to 16 minutes. Wrap each pepper in a damp paper towel, and place them in a large paper bag to steam. Set aside for 20 minutes. Open the bag and re-move peppers. Remove the stems and turn each pepper upside down over the sink to drain. Peel the blackened skins off. Make a lengthwise slit in the peppers do they can lay flat, and use a knife to scrape away the seeds. Whisk together the olive oil, vin-egar, and a sprinkle of salt in a 9x23-inch baking dish. Place the peppers flat in the dish, and place the garlic cloves between them. Cover the dish with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight or up to 1 week before serving.

Makes 12 roasted peppers.

rAW ZUCCHINI SALAD Zucchini undergoes a radical trans-

formation when it’s salted, from still and bland to flexible and flavorful, making the vegetable the focus. This is light, re-freshing and satisfying. A great vegetar-ian side dish, perfect for late summer and early fall when zucchini is abundant. From Michael Ruhlman’s Ruhlman’s Twenty: 20 Techniques, 100 Recipes, A Cook’s Manifesto (Chronicle Books). This book will teach you how to cook or, if you are already ad-ept in the kitchen, this book will make you

even better, teaching you how to think about what you are doing so you can un-derstand the what, why and how, leaving you free to explore, experiment and hone your skills.

2 zucchini, 1 green and 1 yellow, cut on the bias into slices 1/8-inch thick or julienned Kosher salt 1 tablespoon minced shallot 1 garlic clove, minced 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons olive oil Freshly ground black pepper 1/4 cup toasted slivered almonds or toasted rough-ly chopped walnuts (optional) 1/4 cup fresh herbs such as parsley, basil, or chives, cut into chiffonade (optional)

Put the zucchini in a colander and sprin-kle evenly with 1 teaspoon salt. Toss and sprinkle evenly with another 1 teaspoon salt, distributing it evenly. Let stand for 10 to 20 minutes (the squash should be limp but still have some bite to them).

In a small bowl, combine the shallot, garlic and lemon juice. Shake the mois-ture off the zucchini and taste. If too salty, rinse briefly under cold water and pat dry. In a medium bowl, toss the zucchini with the olive oil. Spoon the lemon shallot mix-ture over, and toss some more. Season with pepper, more salt, and lemon juice if de-sired. Garnish with nuts and herbs if using.

Serves 4.

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For more than 20 years, guests at Lisa’s restaurants have asked for the recipe for her fabulous pickled watermelon rind. Lisa also loves dicing these pickles finely to use as a chutney for corn fritters. They are also a colorful, yummy summer appetizer. When canned, these rinds make a great gift. Lisa’s life in the kitchen, and her fabulous reci-pes, come from 30 years of creating food inspired by her Southern roots while hon-oring classic techniques and amazing local ingredients are a mix of high end or down-home. In the end she’s simply a Southern gal who can’t resist a glass of champagne with a plate of fried chicken. These recipes will quickly become part of any cook’s rep-ertoire. From: Fried Chicken & Champagne: A Romp Through the Kitchen at Pomegranate Bistro by Lisa Dupar (Partners West) (http://www.duparandcompany.com/).

1 large (12 to 15 pounds) watermelon 1 quart apple cider vinegar 2 pounds sugar 1 cinnamon stick 1/2 teaspoon cloves 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg 1/2 tablespoon red pepper flakes 1 garlic clove 1/2 teaspoon allspice berries

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Steve Had a Little Lamb

W ho would imag-ine a sheep farm at the end of a

neighborhood street in present-day Silver Spring, Md.? Yet Joan and Steve Hobbs have a flock of 35 Dorset sheep on 46 of the original 56 acres Joan’s father purchased in 1954.

Joan’s family, the Anselmos, originally came from a town north-west of Genoa, Italy. When they arrived in the United States, the family eventual-ly went into the wholesale produce busi-ness, Steve Had a Little Lamb, sometimes selling their wares to the White House. Later, Joan’s parents moved to their land in Montgomery County. Several members had become builders by that time.

In 1982 Joan’s father, brother and Steve constructed the Hobbs’ ranch-style house. Their rail fenced-in back yard has a purple clematis and Knock-out roses in one cor-ner, a hammock strung between two trees in another, an island of plantings in the center and plenty of room for Gracie, their Red Merle border collie/Australian shep-herd, to patrol her territory.

“Is that your sheep guard dog?” I asked Joan.

Surprisingly she said, “No. We’d origi-nally had a Great Pyrenees that was sup-posed to be a guard dog, but that didn’t work out.” Instead, Joan bought Bubbles, a guard donkey who keeps watch over her charges.

“How did you happen to get interested in raising sheep?”

Joan explained that when she was a child, she always had pets — ponies and horses. As an adult she became very inter-ested in sheep, especially Dorsets because she greatly admired a local sheep farmer, Betty Gray, who had a flock of Dorsets. She read everything she could about sheep and found Ron Parker’s handbook on raising sheep invaluable. She joined the Howard County Sheep Association and listened to all their talks and advice.

“Sheep people are very helpful,” Joan said.

She attended seminars in Virginia and sheep-related events elsewhere.

At last Joan felt ready to start her own

flock. She had decided to raise Dorsets for the meat market (lamb), not for their wool. In 1985, Steve gave her two lambs for her birthday. That was the beginning of her business.

Many of her customers are from the Mideast. Some of her customers want to pick out their own lamb; most ask her to choose. She doesn’t sell mutton. She never gives males names because it would be too painful to see them ride away to the pro-cessing plant.

As I surveyed the fields just beyond the Hobbs’ yard, I asked, “Where are all the sheep?”

Steve said that he would round them up for me. He poured a mixture of oats, corn, barley and molasses that is turned into pro-tein pellets into a feeding trough nearby in the pasture. In a trice, here they came run-ning — ewes and lambs, pale beige wool — some with white faces and the others black-faced. When they are sheared, their wool is as pure white as Ivory soap.

“I’m sure there’s more to raising sheep than just turning them out to graze, isn’t there?” I asked Joan.

“You have to learn to be your own vet,” she said. “Steve vets our animals quite well. He’s learned to do stitches. Sometimes he has to do a caesarean [section] on a sheep in distress.”

Once, a ewe named Tinkerbell that his granddaughter had become attached to was in great distress at the time of her lamb-ing. Steve knew he had to perform a c-sec-tion on her to save the lamb, but she would not be able to survive. To keep his grand-daughter distracted, he told her that the lamb would be hers to take care of — that it would have to be bottled-fed three or four times a day. They made a pen for her in the garage. Even though it was winter-time, the lamb would be fine because sheep like the cold. Eventually the lamb followed Steve around, and “everywhere that Steve went, the lamb was sure to go.”

Joan mentioned that parasites are a prob-lem for sheep. They need to be dewormed regularly. A visual sign of problems is de-tected by examining their eyelids. If they are very white, the sheep may be anemic; their eyelids should be red. Their hooves need to be trimmed regularly. They are shorn once a year, usually in April, for a

year’s growth.The Hobbses have a first aid kit that in-

cludes needles, syringes, penicillin, tetanus shots, combination shots for various prob-lems, antibiotic cream and deworming medication. Joan and Steve check each of their flock daily.

Steve is a lifetime member of the Montgomery County Fair. Each year the Hobbs family picks five sheep to show. The week before the fair, Steve bathes them twice before he loads them into a trail-er. Before the judging, their three grand-daughters and Steve wash the sheep again; Joan trims them and finally covers them with special canvas covers to preserve their pristine white fleece. At last, the candidates are ready to enter the show ring.

Sheep are judged on their body structure. They should have straight legs and backs and should be able to stand on their own. They are judged according to the standards of their breed — to have short ears, pink noses, clear eyes, and to be a certain size. The judges are from all over the United States, especially the Midwest where there are the most purebreds. This region pro-duces a higher percentage of sheep judges than any other area in the United States.

“If you ever decide to leave this place,” I asked Joan, “what would you do with the sheep?”

Joan answered decisively, “The sheep go with us.”

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Are Your Kids Ready for School?

H ard to believe we’re coming to the end of sum-

mer, but the bins of school supplies lining the aisles of stores tell me it’s true! Those of you with school-aged children are probably busy shopping for clothes and shoes, pencils, glue sticks, back-packs and lunch sacks for the new school year.

But kids need other tools for a successful school year — and you can shop for those at the library for free. Keeping the kids reading will help them to keep up their reading skills while engaging their inter-ests. Summer is a great time to let them read whatever catches their eye — wheth-er it’s a comic book, MADD Magazine, a newspaper or the latest Gossip Girl novel, it’s all worthwhile if it keeps them reading!

Even reluctant readers can be persuad-ed to watch a Playaway View book, which displays a book on a video screen. Take a

few along on vacation with you — they’re a great distraction for long car trips.

Kids can also play on the library com-puters. Even the very youngest children love the AWE computers in the Children’s Room — the games are so much fun that the kids don’t even realize they’re learning while they play.

Teens love to social network, watch YouTube or play with the tablets on our Tech Bar. Many of them have been jam-ming with their peers at our Teen Music Cafes one Sunday a month. The next one is Aug. 18 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. Bring a gui-tar and join in!

Invite a few friends to visit the library with your kids and watch as they put on a show in the puppet theater. Playing with puppets helps kids to develop creativity, storytelling and problem solving — all skills that’ll help them in school. Older kids can challenge each other to a game of Jenga or Monopoly, or just stretch out on the floor with a game of checkers. Playing games teaches them invaluable lessons about getting along and playing fair.

Robyn Monaco and Sandra Cartagena, librarians in the children’s department, re-cently won a mini-grant from the Ezra Jack Keats Foundation to fund Learning Parties, four sessions full of fun family learning ac-

tivities, crafts and tips to help parents nur-ture a young reader. Families who attend the Learning Parties will actively explore the concepts of colors and shapes, music and sound, letters and writing, and move-ment and dramatic play while exploring the book “Whistle for Willie” by Ezra Jack Keats. Robyn and Sandra will bring Willie’s world to life as the families partici-pate in crafts, activities, and art projects, all designed to develop early literacy skills in the children.

Who knew that having fun at the li-brary could help kids prepare for academic success?

Many patrons will be happy to know that we recently updated our renewal pol-icy. Most library materials may now be re-newed twice, as long as no one else is wait-ing for the item. Materials may be renewed by phone, online at www.fcpl.org or by visiting the library.

Enjoy these last relaxing days of summer! Call anytime for your information needs at 301.600.7004 or visit us online at www.fcpl.org.

Editor’s Note: Amy Whitney is director of the Urbana Regional Library. She can be reached at [email protected] or 301.600.7012.

“On Canaan’s Side”Written by Sebastian Barry

I rish writer Sebastian Barry dug into his own family history to bring

readers a wise and kind-hearted protagonist in the novel “On Canaan’s Side” (2011). Lilly, the 89-year-old narrator is based on his great-aunt and is the sis-ter of two characters who have appeared in his earli-er works. As the story opens, Lilly has just learned about the death of her beloved and only grandchild, Bill. The book is struc-tured as Lilly’s writings on the 17 days fol-lowing Bill’s demise.

The pace is slow at first as Lilly, a retired cook for a wealthy woman, begins to write. She is stunned by Bill’s suicide and focuses on her everyday life in Bridgehampton on Long Island where she lives in a small home on the property of her employer and bene-factor. But the book becomes intriguing as readers are treated to the story of Lilly’s early life and the roles her son and grand-son played.

In the 1920s, young Lilly was forced to flee from Ireland when her life was threat-ened by the Irish Republican Army be-cause of her fiancé’s political activities. Within a day, her father was able to secure her passage to America. As Barry writes, “In America … everything is possible. Everything is both true and untrue in the

same breath.”Her life there is marked with highs and

lows. The cousin she has been told to seek in New York has disappeared. A violent episode threatens her life again in this new land. A man she loves and trusts misleads her. But she has a son she adores and friends who help and support her.

Barry’s words are carefully chosen and expressive, but his writing is especially vi-brant when Lilly recalls the 1960s. Her son, who is drafted, survives a tour of duty in Vietnam but “dies inside” once he’s back home. He had met Martin Luther King Jr. at the home of Lilly’s employer and was broken by all the deaths of “good souls” in that terrible time. Barry writes, “That was a decade burned black by grief. There were a half-dozen men with guns waiting in dark space in those years to fire their weapons.”

The power of this novel rests in its ability to convey the complexity of life — its tran-scendent beauty and crushing pain. Barry has said in interviews that he hopes readers will come away with a sense that no mat-ter what life gives us, it is possible to ac-cept it with grace and good-heartedness. As Lilly says, “To remember sometimes is a great sorrow, but when the remember-ing has been done, there comes afterwards a very curious peacefulness. Because you have planted your flag on the summit of the sorrow. You have climbed it.”

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After you enjoy the watermelon, the eas-iest way to remove the rind is to cut the watermelon into long 1-inch strips. With a sharp knife, remove just a thin layer of the green outside skin. Leave as much of the white layer as possible and a touch of the inside red layer. Then cut the rind into 1-inch even cubes.

In a large pot over medium-high heat, pour 1/2-quart of the vinegar and 1 pound of sugar over the watermelon rind and boil for 5 minutes. Combine the remain-ing 1/2-quart vinegar and remaining 1 pound sugar in a separate pot and simmer until syrupy (similar to maple-syrup con-sistency). Add the syrup to the watermelon rind along with the cinnamon stick, cloves, nutmeg, pepper flakes, garlic, allspice, or-ange zest and orange segments. Simmer for 15 minutes. Strain off the syrup. Set the watermelon rind with spices to the side. Continue to reduce the syrup until it be-comes thicker, like maple syrup. Pour the syrup back over the watermelon rind. You may can it at this point, following standard canning instructions, or store it in the re-frigerator for up to 3 months.

Makes about 1 gallon of pickles.

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Romp Through the Kitchen at Pomegranate Bistro by Lisa Dupar (Partners West) (http://www.duparandcompany.com/).

1/2 cup rice flour 1/2 cup flour 1/4 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1 egg 1 teaspoon lime juice 1/2 cup water 2 cups corn 1 scallion, finely sliced 2 tablespoon cilantro, chopped 1 red jalapeño pepper, minced Peanut or vegetable oil, for frying

In a bowl, sift the rice flour, flour, bak-ing powder, salt, sugar and cayenne togeth-er. Lightly beat the egg and add to dry in-gredients along with lime juice and water. Beat until smooth. Add the corn, onions, cilantro and red jalapeño. Fold together until combined.

Heat the oil in a deep pot on the stove until it reaches 350° F (use a candy ther-mometer). Using a small ice-cream scoop, scoop the fritter batter and gently drop into the hot oil, about 6 at a time. Cook until golden brown; about 1-1/2 to 2 minutes. Remove from oil and drain on paper tow-els. Sprinkle with salt (optional). Serve the corn fritters warm with watermelon rind chutney

Makes 24 to 32 fritters.

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resident of Pennsylvania. The driver of the Mercury made no attempt to avoid the collision and intentionally rammed the Hyundai two more times in an effort to push it off of the road.

After witnessing this behavior, the depu-ty reinitiated a pursuit but the suspect fled. While doing so, the suspect intentionally

struck the deputy’s cruiser on two sepa-rate occasions before coming to a stop on Route 15 at Stull Road and was taken into custody.

The suspect, a 28-year-old male resident of Frederick, was uninjured. The suspect is facing numerous charges including driving under the influence and assault. His name will be released when charges are filed.

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Local Fire marshal Urges CautionOn July 4, fire and rescue units responded to a call for a shed fire at the rear

of a residence on Magnolia Avenue in Frederick. An automobile adjacent to the shed was also involved with the fire.

After the fire was brought under control, personnel were alerted to another fire on Fairview Avenue. Firefighters responded to the scene and found a por-table restroom on fire. An investigation by the Office of the Fire Marshals is currently underway to determine cause of the fires and if the two fires were connected.

On June 24, fire and rescue personnel responded to the Firestone’s Restaurant in downtown Frederick after employees discovered smoke in the front dining area. After the fire was extinguished, an investigator from the Frederick County Fire Marshals office determined that the fire was caused by discarded smoking material, which fell through an opening along the steel ac-cess grate outside the front of the building. Damage is estimated at $15,000.

On Thursday, June 28, Frederick County Fire and Rescue Units were dis-patched to Collingwood Lane in Farm Brook for a reported roof on fire. Fire personnel were able to extinguish the fire and contain it to the roof area of the house. Investigators have determined that the fire originated on the exterior rear wood deck and was caused by a discarded cigarette.

In light of these situations, The Fire Marshals Office reminds citizens to use caution when discarding smoking material, and to make sure that it is fully ex-tinguished and placed in an appropriate container.


“The Amazing Spider-man” (PG-13) ★★★

Here we go again. Same plot, differ-ent actors, different villain.

In fact, one of the problems with this version is that there is only one villain, and Peter Parker is blamed — and blames himself — for creating him. He did that by being precocious. A nerdy high school student who eschews contact lenses for his late father’s glasses, Parker is bullied and suffers pangs of love for Gwen Stacy (not Mary Jane). But Gwen or Mary Jane, we know that he will somehow de-feat the villain and gain her devotion while saving her from a dire fate at least once.

And that’s the problem with this reboot of Spider-Man: We’ve seen it all before so it boils down to which version has the cooler special effects. This version starts with a ho-hum 3-D but beyond that, there isn’t much to recommend it.

Spidey is darker than usual in the hands of British actor Andrew Garfield, but Gwen is magnificent. Emma Stone as a blond? Who would have imagined it? She steals every scene she’s in just by looking as if she could be in high school though better looking than all her classmates.

Rhys Ifans is the villain but a sympathet-

ic one since he’s made into a lizard through misapplication of a formula designed to grow back his missing right arm. When it turns him instead into a rampaging, su-per-strong lizard, how can you blame him? Especially since he got the formula from Spidey?

Spider-Man on film, as on Broadway, has always been about the special effects, and this version is as well. The flying scenes are predictably spectacular, and the seem-ingly endless supply of “web” is effective. But the whole is affected negatively by the fact that we’ve seen it all so many times be-fore. That forces one to focus on the plot, and that ain’t much. The question remains: Why did anyone think another version of the same story was necessary now?

The film’s most notorious footnote is that the comic book genius Stan Lee gets a cameo role as a befuddled librarian in a fight scene. The other is that Emma Stone is stone-cold stunning.

A wasted scene after the initial credits hints at a sequel, but, again, why?

“Savages” (R) ★★★

This is one violent film, as you might ex-pect. Oliver Stone, whose predilection for pot is infamous, lets his fantasies loose in a complicated plot involving a ménage be-tween Ben and Chon (Aaron Johnson and Taylor Kitsch) and O (Blake Lively), who are quality pot-growers with their own comfortable network, and Elena (Salma Hayek), who is the head of a rival cartel in Mexico. She wants to force Ben and Chon out of business and take over their network

because their pot is better. Her chief asso-ciate in crime is Lado (Benicio Del Toro). No end of murder, decapitation and may-hem ensues.

The opening scene, not 10 minutes in, includes drugs, sex and the beheading of five Mexicans. That’s for starters. Then there is a brutal assassination in the streets of Laguna set to the Brahms 1st Symphony — a bizarre choice, but making bizarre choices is why Oliver Stone makes the big bucks.

The premise of this film is solid for a thriller: Set perfectly horrible villains (Hayek’s mob) against the innocence of Ben and the violence of ex-soldier Chon; throw in a tall, vacuous blond; add some military operations out of the Iraqi play-book; add a few more villains and a sup-porting force for the good guys; and let ‘er rip. Chon warns all of us that “Savages don’t make deals,” then makes a deal with the savages. By then, everybody is a savage so it doesn’t make much difference. Throw a corrupt federal agent named Dennis ( John Travolta) into the mix and add lots of blood and exploding body parts and you have a modern thriller.

To be honest, Hayek, Del Toro and Travolta steal this picture. Lively is handi-capped by such stupid lines as: “I have or-gasms. He has wargasms.” But then again, that’s in character for her. She admits she’s been on pot since she was 9. Nevertheless, she seldom rises above mere furniture that could have been played by almost anyone.

There is not much of moral value here at all, and the several endings may make

you gnash your teeth in frustration. If you like violence, though, it’s here. And the Brahms is a nice touch, if totally inappro-priate for assassinations.

“Ice Age” (PG) ★★★

Strictly for the under-12 set, and it had them rocking with gales of laughter at the constant slapstick mayhem, pratfalls and collisions that dominate its thin plot.

Briefly, a cataclysmic shift in the con-tinents leaves a mammoth family head-ed by Manny (Ray Romano) and Ellie (Queen Latifah) split, with Manny prom-ising to find his family somehow some-time. Daughter Peaches, who looks like Cameron Diaz but is voiced by Keke Palmer, is in rebellion (teens, you know, dangerous even for mammoths) and, with her friend mole Louis (Wiener), voiced by Josh Gad, wanders off and gets in trouble. Enter Capt. Gutt, a fierce chimp (Peter Dunklage); a saber-toothed tiger named Diego (Dennis Leary); a sultry female ti-ger, Shira, ( Jennifer Lopez); various other animals from meerkats to squirrels; and a Granny Slug (Wanda Sykes), who steals the picture. Thus you have a recipe for a whip-py, dippy 90 minutes.

There are odd moments in this film. For example, why did John Powell, who did the score, rely so heavily on the “Ode to Joy” from Beethoven’s Ninth when origi-nal music would do just as well? Why does Scrat, the acorn-mad squirrel whose scene from the film has been used as a teaser for

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over a year, have to be in the film? His greedy chase after acorns could be a car-toon or a series, but it just gets in the way here.

The kids loved the movie and could care less about the plot, so relax and let them enjoy it. Why it is a “PG,” I have no idea. The “violence” is pure comic stuff. And did I tell you that Wanda Sykes’ Granny has a whale of a time?

“Katy Perry: Part of me” (PG) ★★★

Katy Perry represents a triumph of fan-tasy and romanticism over reality — for a while. Predictably, because we know the facts, reality intrudes three-quarters of the way through her concert film as the impos-sible demands of a yearlong tour shred her marriage to comedian Russell Brand.

This older male, accompanied by at least 10 teen females, watched and sympathized, but I was left with a question: Why was it necessary to plan a year-long tour just af-ter getting married? She says it was because she had a new CD coming out and “you have to tour.” But she clearly exhausted herself with attempts to keep the marriage going by jetting off on her break-days to find Brand, wherever he was.

With perhaps intentional parallels with Justin Bieber’s concert tour on film, the narrative arc here includes a religious back-ground, early success as a performer and songwriter, and a crisis in the tour. Bieber’s was a throat condition. Perry’s is the di-

vorce. Perry is 27. Rumors were that Brand wanted a family. Perry says: “A baby can’t have a baby, and I’m still a baby.” Maybe that’s why she booked the world tour.

Perry also admits that: “Since I was 9 years old, I wanted to be on stage, having audiences sing along with me.” This film and her career is not really about the music. It’s about the crowds, the costume changes, the legs, the figure, the fireworks — like Bieber except with him it’s the hair, not the legs. The film does a good job of ex-plaining, through loyal friends, relatives and crew members, Perry’s early failures to catch on with a record label and her even-tual success at Capitol, made possible by a Columbia staffer who stole all Perry’s ma-terial from Columbia when she switched jobs. As is pointed out, Perry was not an overnight sensation, though her “I Kissed a Girl” was a crucial choice for her breakout recording.

Perry is an engaging young woman, whose endurance is explained by a rigor-ous workout schedule and her youth; but one fears for her career if she does another tour like this one. But she may be cursed with what she has. As one fan wisely points out: “You can’t be anyone else because ev-eryone else is already taken.”

For what it’s worth, I like the Perry who sings ballads. The audience shuts up and lets her be heard. The rest is a long shriek. For girls of a certain age and their tolerant mothers.

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maryland ensemble Theatre’s robin Hood: Occupy Sherwood

“Robin Hood: Occupy Sherwood,” by Sarah Shulman, which features the origi-nal caped crusader, is produced as part of Maryland Ensemble Theatre’s sum-mer program in partnership with Hood College, The Ensemble School and Frederick Community College (FCC). Performances will be on August 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18 at 2 p.m. at FCC’s JBK Theatre at 7932 Opossumtown Pike in Frederick. Tickets cost $19.50 for general admission and $16.50 for students and seniors.

Tim and the Space Cadets at the Summerfest Family Theatre

Tim and the Space Cadets will per-

form Thursday morning at 10:30 a.m. on Aug. 9 at the Baker Park Bandshell in Frederick. The Summerfest Family Theatre has brought wonderful entertain-ment to young people in Frederick for more than 16 years. For more information about Summerfest Family Theatre events, contact Jennifer Martin at 301.600.2844 or [email protected].

Wonders of the UniverseYou can look into deep space through

the eyes of the Hubble Space Telescope and experience the birth of the universe. On this excursion, you’ll see the begin-ning of galaxies and see some breathtak-ing nebulae and other astronomical struc-tures. You will fly into the Milky Way and come back to Earth on a wondrous tour through the solar system. Shows be-gin at 5:30 and 6:30 p.m. and doors open at 5 p.m. Tickets are $4 per person. The Earth, Space and Science Lab is located at 210 Madison Street in Frederick. You can find out more about the Wonders of the Universe at 240.236.2694.

“The Complete Works of William Shakespeare … [Abridged]” at the Olney Theatre.

The Olney Theatre Center offers free summer Shakespeare starting with the

National Players’ production of “The Complete Works of William Shakespeare … [Abridged]” by Adam Long, Jess Winfieldon and Daniel Singer on July 27 and 28. The performance will be at 8 p.m. on the Root Family Stage. The the-atre is located at 2001 Olney-Sandy Spring Road in Olney, Maryland. Please bring a lawn chair or blanket, since there is limit-ed bleacher seating. For more information, you can call 301.924.3400 or visit www.olneytheatrecenter.org.

Art in the ParkThe annual Art in the Park event will be

held on Aug. 17 at Harry Grove Stadium. Attendees will able to enjoy a Frederick Keys baseball game, as well as experience many art-related activities.

The baseball players will also be wear-ing jerseys made by a local artist. The play-ers will autograph the shirts, which will be auctioned off to the highest bidder to ben-efit the Frederick Arts Council.

The event will also incorporate the an-nual Stitch N’ Pitch activities that night, which encourages local knitters, embroi-ders, and others to get involved in stitching activities during the game. The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA), in part-nership with Major League and Minor League Baseball, encourages thousands of “Stitch N’ Pitch fans” to bring their yarn,

knitting needles, needlepoint, and other projects to work on at the game.

Art in the Park is organized by the Frederick Arts Council in partnership with the Frederick Keys. Discounted tickets to the game are available at the Cultural Arts Center for only $5 per person. You can call 301.662.4190 for more information.

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For the Love of the GameIn a recent conversation, Michael Hayden, president of the Urbana Hawks soft-ball and baseball league, shared a fantastic, local story that I wanted to pass along to our community. Hayden lives with his family in the Villages of Urbana. Here is a the story in Hayden’s words:

S urely, the baseball gods were looking down on our league and more par-ticularly on Dillon Papier. The 2012

Urbana Hawks softball and baseball pro-gram had a very difficult decision to make with regard to how our community friend Dillon Papier could participate in the more competitive 10U kid pitch division.

Dillon’s story may be familiar to you — it has been very well documented in local publications. He has a rare metabolic disor-der known as Neimann-Pick disease type C, which at this time is a terminal con-dition. As a result of his ailment, Dillon

has very limited mobility, which normally would prohibit him from playing kid pitch baseball for safety reasons.

Thankfully, a group of parents who vol-unteer as coaches came to a very quick agreement about how to keep Dillon’s dream of playing baseball with his friends alive. The eight coaches got together and devised a plan that would allow Dillon to play. Dillon’s father, Mark Papier was al-lowed to pitch to Dillon, which he does on a regular basis in their backyard, at the start of an inning when Dillon was due to hit. Each team agreed Dillon would have a lead off home run each time. This was the only way to keep him safe. Defensively, Dillon would play outfield with his father by his side.

This is such a great gesture by all the par-ticipants of the 10U division. So many kids are capable of playing sports, but few have a devout love for the game. Dillon possess-es an extreme love for the game but was robbed of his ability to play. Dillon is an inspiration to the entire league and our

league is better with him in it. Now, to give a nod to the baseball gods!

On June 11, Dillon’s team — the Nationals — coached by Gary McKee, earned a spot in the 10U division championship game vs. the Giants, coached by Pete Tomasulo. In

a day where too much emphasis is put on winning and not enough on development and enjoyment of the game, it is only right that the boy who loves the game of base-

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urbanasPorTsUrbana Residents Take Time for Themselves with Yoga

By Sally Alt

y ou don’t have to be a yogi to take yoga classes in Urbana. The class-es, which are open to both begin-

ners and advanced students, started in April at the Villages of Urbana Community Center.

Instructors Terri Becker, Stacy Mallow and Kaylah McCourtney teach hour-long classes in a six-week series, but also allow individuals to drop in on a class, which typically has three to 15 people. Teachers incorporate different styles of yoga to build strength and ease stress and anxiety.

Laura Silberman, who moved to Urbana in March, said taking yoga classes is “a way to feel part of the community.” She added, “Both my husband and I feel it has helped us in our daily lives — physically and mentally.”

The yoga classes accommodate students’ individual needs. Patty Moon, a yoga stu-dent who had a knee replacement less than a year ago, said Kaylah McCourtney’s gentle yoga class Wednesday morning “has been the perfect yoga class for my situation.”

Yoga also teaches you “how to live in the moment,” said Moon. It helps you to re-lease “tension that you carry with you.” If students come into class with worries, the practices help them to put that aside. After a yoga class, I “feel energized and have a better outlook on things,” she said.

Students end the class with a “quiet, peaceful, comforting tone,” Moon added.

McCourtney’s class also is “extreme-

ly important for your balance, especially for seniors,” said Robert Anastasi. Taking yoga classes has also improved his muscle tone, Anastasi said, adding, “I feel much better when I’m taking yoga than when I’m not.”

Carole Beal, one of McCourtney’s stu-dents began taking yoga on her doctor’s recommendation. “I get some weight bear-ing exercise, balance exercise, and stretch-

ing,” she said. Beal said she feels “very re-laxed” at the end of class.

Beth McKay, a student in Terri Becker’s Thursday evening yoga class, said Becker’s yoga class has helped her to become stron-ger and more flexible, as well as to live a healthier lifestyle. “It’s good exercise for the body and mind,” she said.

Becker encourages all of her students to “go at their own pace,” she said.

Beth McKay said she recommends the class to anyone considering yoga.

Terri Becker, who teaches third grade at Little Bennett Elementary School in Clarksburg, said yoga is beneficial, because “it makes people mentally stronger when they are going through tough challenges.” Yoga students enjoy time away from stress-es of everyday life, she added.

Becker, who lives in Urbana, has taught yoga for two years and started conducting classes at the Clarksburg Town Center. She said she tries to lead the class by taking into account what the students want and need. It’s important for students to listen to their own bodies, she explained.

McCourtney said she first did yoga be-cause it brought her joy, and later it became a full-time job. “I love the practice,” she said.

In her class, she said, the practice of yoga can lower students’ heart rate and blood pressure through breath work. McCourtney, a Frederick resident, has been teaching yoga for about six and half years.

“I really love watching people learn from their own bodies,” said McCourtney. People don’t need any yoga experience to take one of the yoga classes at the Villages of Urbana, she said. “You can just come, and you’ll be supported.”

If you are interested in learning more about the yoga classes at the Villages of Urbana, visit the yoga studio’s website at www.vouyoga.com.

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Kaylah McCourtney helps a student in her gentle yoga class, which is held on Wednesday mornings.

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Dillon Papier hits a home run in the Championship game on June 22. Dillon's Dad, Mark Papier, pitches the winning shot to him.


In June, several teams from Urbana were big winners in the Linganore Oakdale Urbana Athletic Association (LOUYAA) regional baseball and softball tournaments.

— By Kristy Crawford

Urbana Hawks Teams Win in Baseball and Softball

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the 13-and-under Urbana baseball team won first place in the 2012 Montgomery County baseball Association (MCbA) tournament. Front row: Ryan Washabaugh, Andrew bullock, brady lowe, tyler Scholz, tyler Woodward and Colin Murphey. back row: Coach eric Scholz, Coach tim Mellott, Ian Faulconer, logan Haggerty, Alex Rojas, Coach Jason Woodward, Josh Faulconer, Coach Dan lowe, Sam McFadden and Coach Chuck Washabaugh.

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In girls’ softball, the Urbana Hawks 15-and-under team won the Frederick County girls’ Softball league (FCgSl) crown. Front row: Shelby Day and Julia balderson. Second row: bat boy John Hanna, Kathleen Willett, Coach brian Downs, Micki Quartucci and leah Chewning. back Row: Coach emily Downs, Dana Day, Kelly McCarthy, Rebecca Downs, Amber Murphy, Katie McKee and Coach Stephanie Murphy. not pictured: Rachael MacDonald and Coach lex Murp.

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In the 12-and-under division, the Hawks took home the 2012 Frederick Cal Ripken Championship trophy. Front row, from left: Jordan Myers, lucas Hayes, Sean Carey, Kellyn Curry, CJ Parisi and Jake Deak. back row: Coach Fred Carey, Charlie Kennedy , tyler Woodward, Coach Will yakel, Cody Phipps, Coach Paul Antognoni, Reese Antognoni, Hunter Quartucci and Coach tim Deak.

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ball so dearly gets to play in a champion-ship game.

The Nationals carried a record of 4-6-1 on the season, placing them sixth out of eight teams. Though the Nationals lost the championship game, they were still victo-rious. Dillon was able to continue playing the game he loves, which is a testament to all those involved in the decision to allow him to play at this level. To top it all off, Dillon was given the opportunity of a life-time when both coaches in the champion-ship game allowed him to pitch to Charlie Bundy.

As a long-time member of the Urbana Hawks organization, it is with great pride

that I share this story in hope that parents, players and fans are reminded to appreciate the love of the game. With this in mind, we must remember that passion and love are not measured by a player’s ability, but by his heart.

To assist the Papiers with the awareness campaign and funding for NPC Type C research, the Dillon Papier Charity Golf Tournament is being held Sept. 21 at Hollow Creek Golf Club. To participate or sponsor, go to www.dillonsfight.org. Also on the first Monday of every month (in-cluding Aug. 6), Foster’s Grille in Urbana donates a portion of the evening’s proceeds to the National Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation in honor of Dillon.

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