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1 9944 POTOMAC MANORS DR 5 .. 5 . 2 .... POTOMAC ... $2,150,000 ... Detached ....... 1.04 ......... 20854 ........ POTOMAC MANOR ....... 05/17/18

2 10808 RED BARN LN ............. 4 .. 5 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,875,000 ... Detached ....... 2.00 ......... 20854 ....... POTOMAC OUTSIDE ....... 05/30/18

3 9216 POTOMAC SCHOOL DR 5 .. 5 . 3 .... POTOMAC ... $1,740,000 ... Detached ....... 0.39 ......... 20854 ................. AVENEL ................ 05/31/18

4 10908 CRIPPLEGATE RD ........ 6 .. 4 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,725,000 ... Detached ....... 2.68 ......... 20854 ...... GREAT FALLS ESTATES ..... 05/16/18

5 8307 HECTIC HILL LN ........... 6 .. 5 . 2 .... POTOMAC ... $1,700,000 ... Detached ....... 2.00 ......... 20854 .............. FALLS BEND ............. 05/31/18

6 8908 HUNT VALLEY CT ......... 5 .. 5 . 1 .... POTOMAC ... $1,537,500 ... Detached ....... 2.00 ......... 20854 ........... FALCONHURST .......... 05/15/18

7 9 GREAT ELM CT .................. 6 .. 6 . 2 .... POTOMAC ... $1,500,000 ... Detached ....... 2.93 ......... 20854 ....... GREAT ELM ESTATES ...... 05/31/18

8 11905 CENTURION WAY ....... 5 .. 5 . 3 .... POTOMAC ... $1,500,000 ... Detached ....... 5.17 ......... 20854 ............ PALATINE SUB ........... 05/18/18

Copyright 2018 MarketStats for ShowingTime. Source: Bright MLS as of June 15, 2018.

In May 2018, 88 Potomac homes

sold between $2,150,000-$274,000.

Potomac REAL ESTATEMay, 2018 Top Sales

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1 9944 Potomac Manors Drive — $2,150,000

2 10808 Red Barn Lane — $1,875,000

3 9216 Potomac School Drive — $1,740,000

6 8908 Hunt Valley Court — $1,537,500

5 8307Hectic Hill Lane

— $1,700,000

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By Peggy McEwan

The Almanac

The votes are counted, includingthose from absentee and provi-sional ballots, yet the look of theNovember general election bal-

lot is yet to be decided.On Sunday, July 8, the Montgomery

County Board of Election posted its finaltabulation from the June 26 Primary Elec-tion.

The two closest contests, that between theDemocratic candidates for County Execu-

tive Marc Elrich andDavid Blair and thethird person in theDemocratic race forthe Maryland House

of Delegates representing District 16, SaraLove and Samir Paul, have declared win-ners: Elrich will represent Democrats forCounty Executive and Love will be on theDemocratic ballot for District 16.

These are unofficial results, MarjorieRoher from the Montgomery County Board

of Elections said. Final certification of re-sults will be July 16.

What may change the race come Novem-ber is a possible challenge of the close re-sults. Elrich led Blair by 80 votes and Lovewas ahead of Paul by only nine votes.

Either of the losing candidates could chal-lenge the results.

Also, Demo-cratic CountyCouncilmemberNancy Floreenfiled with theCounty Board ofElections to runfor the office ofCounty Executiveas an indepen-dent candidate.

Meanwhile Elrich is declaring victory.In a statement sent just after midnight

Monday July 9, Elrich said:“Earlierºtonight, the Board of Elections

finished counting ballots from the primaryelection. It was close, butºI received 80votes moreºthan my closest competitor

(David Blair) and expect to be certified asyour Democratic nominee for County Ex-ecutive next week!”

He thanked his supporters and turned hisattention to the general election.

“Soon, we’ll need to turn our attention tothe general election — we cannot take any-

thing for granted.We’ll also begin tohone our plans forhow to hit theground running in2019 with pre-Kexpansion, re-structuring thegovernment, andan equitable eco-nomic develop-

ment strategy. But for now, I want to take amoment to express my appreciation and cel-ebrate what we have already accomplished.I also want to thank all the people at theBoard of Elections — the Board membersand the staff who have been working sohard to make sure that every vote thatshould have been counted was counted.”

The final vote count is this race was: MarcElrich 37,529; David Blair, 37,449; RoseKrasnow, 19,644; Roger Berliner, 16,712;George L. Leventhal, 13,316 and Bill Frick4,687.

Three delegates represent District 16.Marc Korman with 13,593 votes and

Ariana Kelly with 12,189 were undisputedwinners of the Democratic Primary for twoof those seats. Sara Love, with 11,294 voteswon the right to run in the General Elec-tion. When the final count for Samir Paulcame in as 11,285.

Blair’s office did not respond to a phonemessage or email regarding the possibilityof a challenge, but Paul opened the doorfor a challenge in his bid for a seat at theHouse of Delegates.

A posting on his website July 9 read,“We’re currently down by 9 votes out of55,581 cast in the race. With a razor-thinmargin like this, we’ll file for a recount sowe can be absolutely confident every votewas counted. ….”

By Peggy McEwan

The Almanac

The Cabin John Park Volunteer FireDepartment is offering free Stopthe Bleed classes to the public. The

one-hour class will demonstrate ways tostop life-threatening bleeding.

“Thankfully, injuries that cause life-threat-ening bleeding are relatively rare,” CJPVFDChief Corinne Piccardi wrote in a press re-lease, “but they happen — not only becauseof gun violence and vehicle accidents, butfrom household incidents involving brokenglass and power tools. And they can killwithin minutes.”

Jeremy Fridling, a volunteer at CJPVFD,and a Stop the Bleed instructor, said the rollout of the Stop the Bleed class is modeledon CPR [Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation]classes. But in it one learns the basics ofbleeding control.

“Any bleeding can be life-threatening,depending on the timing,” Fridling said.“Car accident, broken glass, shooting orstabbing, natural disasters, accidents in thekitchen, power tools ….”

After heart disease, cancer, chronic lowerrespiratory diseases and stroke, number fivein the Center for Disease Control top fivecauses of death is unintentional injurieswhich is where most bleeding deaths oc-cur.

“Unintentional injury risks include lackof seatbelt use, lack of motorcycle helmetuse, unsafe consumer products, drug andalcohol use (including prescription drugmisuse) exposure to occupational hazards,and unsafe home and community environ-

ments,” according to the CDC website.With that in mind, Fridling said he thinks

the course is good for everyone.“Our big goal is to create immediate re-

sponders,” Fridling said.Fridling, who grew up in the Potomac/

Rockville area, is a first-year medical stu-dent at Quinnipiac University in Connecti-cut. He said he took a tactical Combat Ca-sualty Care class as his first Stop the Bleedclass.

“It was taught to be a military buddy careclass,” he said.

He saw right away the advantages to hav-ing the public learn the three simple tech-niques used in helping a bleeding personand became an instructor in August 2017.

He estimates that he has taught about 40classes since then, instructing more than700 people in the basics of Stop the Bleed.

“The [pupils] were an amazing mix,” hesaid. “Medical students, school teachers andnurses, construction workers, first respond-ers and a group of high school students.”

This summer he is helping to set up theclasses at Cabin John Park VFD.

“These aren’t revolutionary ideas or pro-prietary,” he said. “Just common sense.”

The Stop the Bleed Name and logo areowned by the Department of Defense. Manyof the techniques were developed duringthe wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The course consists of three sections: Di-rect Pressure, Tourniquet Use and WoundPacking. Both a video and hands on prac-tice are part of the class.

It was developed by the U.S. governmentwith the help of Federal agencies, nonprofitorganizations and corporations.

According to the website ems.gov. it waslaunched in October 2015 by the WhiteHouse as a “national awareness campaignand call to action. Stop the Bleed is intendedto cultivate grassroots efforts that encour-age bystanders to become trained, equippedand empowered to help in a bleeding emer-gency before professional help arrives.”

The website also notes that “a person whois bleeding can die from blood loss withinfive minutes ….”

For information on classes offered atCabin John Park Volunteer Fire Department,8001 River Road, contact Chief Piccardi [email protected].

Recount challenges possible.All Votes Counted

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“Soon, we’ll need to turn ourattention to the generalelection — we cannot takeanything for granted.”

— Marc Elrich

Cabin John Park VFD offers Stop the Bleed classes.Save a Life

Jeremy Fridling, a volunteer withCabin John Park Volunteer FireDepartment, demonstrates apply-ing pressure to a wound, one ofthree steps in the Stop the Bleedclass offered by CJPVFD.

Volunteer Jeremy Fridling showshow to pack a wound, one of threesteps in the Stop the Bleed pro-gram.

“These aren’trevolutionary ideas orproprietary. Justcommon sense.”

— Jeremy Fridling, volunteer atCJPVFD and Stop the Bleed instructor


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County Executive,Democrats(269 of 269 Precincts Counted,as of July 8 unofficial results)Marc Elrich,37,52929.02 percentDavid Blair, 37,449, 28.95 percentRose Krasnow, 19,644, 15.19 percentRoger Berliner, 16,712, 12.92 percentGeorge Leventhal, 13,316, 10.30 percentBill Frick, 4,687, 3.62 percentTotal. 129,337According to numbers released by the Mont-gomery County Board of Elections July 8, theDemocratic winner of the June 26 PrimaryElection is Marc Elrich. He will face Republi-can Robin Ficker in November. Ficker ran un-opposed.Elrich defeated David Blair by 80 votes afterthe counting of absentee and provisional bal-lots.Democratic County Councilmember at largeNancy Floreen filed paperwork on July 2 topreserve her option to run as an independentfor County Executive, according to AndrewMetcalf of Bethesda Magazine.

County CouncilAt LargeTop four vote-getters of 33 Democrats — HansRiemer, Will Jawando, Evan Glass, and GabeAlbornoz — on the primary ballot move on toGeneral Election to face Republicans RobertDyer, Chris P. Fiotes, Jr., Penny Musser, andShelly Skolnick who ran unopposed in the pri-mary.Note that every county resident is representedby five members of the nine-member Mont-gomery County Council, the four at-large mem-bers and the councilmember for their local dis-trict, District One for almost all Potomac andBethesda. The large number of candidates forCounty Council at Large followed passage ofterm limits for County Council and CountyExecutive in the last election, limiting them tothree consecutive terms. This forced NancyFloreen, Marc Elrich, and George Leventhal,all long-time members At large, and RogerBerliner in District One, off the County Coun-cil. Hans Riemer was the only incumbent whocould run for County Council At Large.County Council At Large, DemocratsHans Riemer*, 54,583, 12.19Will Jawando*, 43,154, 9.64Evan Glass*, 35,599, 7.95Gabe Albornoz*, 33,049, 7.38Marilyn Balcombe, 28,066, 6.27Chris Wilhelm, 26,453, 5.91Brandy H. M. Brooks, 26,214, 5.86Ashwani Jain, 19,367, 4.33Hoan Dang, 16,911, 3.78Bill Conway, 14,815, 3.31Jill Ortman Fouse, 14,704, 3.28

Primary Results

Elrich Squeaks in by 80 VotesAfter adding inabsentee andprovisional ballots.

See Primary, Page 7

Danielle Meitiv, 14,807, 3.31Charles Barkley, 10,468, 2.34Loretta Jean Garcia, 10,280, 2.30Shruti Bhatnagar, 9,389, 2.10Cherri L. Branson, 9,262, 2.07Mohammad Siddique, 9,060, 2.02Melissa McKenna, 8,034, 1.79Seth Grimes, 6,716, 1.50Graciela Rivera-Oven, 6,682, 1.49Rosemary O. Arkoian, 6,578, 1.47Lorna Phillips Forde, 6,436, 1.44Michele Riley, 6,216, 1.39Steve Solomon, 5,666, 1.27Neil H. Greenberger, 5,607, 1.25Paul S. Geller, 3,854, 0.86Richard Gottfried, 3,035, 0.68David V. Lipscomb, 2,464, 0.55Jarrett Smith, 2,390 0.53Darwin Romero, 2,300 0.51Tom R. Falcinelli, Jr., 2,207, 0.49Craig Carozza-Caviness,1,589, 0.35Ron Colbert, 1,675, 0.37Total, 447,630

County Council -District 1(With 72 of 72 Precincts Counted as of July 8unofficial results)Democrat Andrew Friedson will face Republi-can Richard Banach, who ran unopposed inthe primary.Councilmanic District 1, DemocraticAndrew Friedson* 9,321 28.16Ana Sol Gutierrez 7,090 21.42Regina “Reggie” Oldak 5,613 17.59Meredith Wellington 5,797 17.51Pete Fosselman 3,384 10.22Bill Cook 828 2.50Jim McGee 781 2.36Dalbin Osorio 194 0.59 Total 33,106

Board of Education,NonpartisanMontgomery County voters elected four non-partisan members to the Board of Educationin November. The top two vote-getters in theJune 26 primary for the at-large and District 3seats will move on to the general election. Dis-tricts 1 and 5 only have two candidates whofiled, and the candidates will advance to thegeneral election. The board consists of sevencounty residents elected by voters for a four-year term and a student elected by secondaryschool students for a one-year term. Everyvoter in the county can vote for all Board mem-bers in all districts and At Large. However dis-trict Board members must live in the districtthey will represent.

Board of Education At Large,nonpartisanTop two will appear on the November ballot(With 269 of 269 Precincts Counted as of July8 unofficial results)Julie Reiley*, 39,117, 32.03 percentKarla Silvestre*, 34,082, 27.90 percentJohn A. Robertson, 14,145, 11.58 percent

Marwa Omar Ibrahim, 11820, 9.68 percentStephen Sugg, 7,940, 6.50 percentBrandon Orman Rippeon,6,490, 5.31 percentRyan Arbuckle, 4,659, 3.81 percentTimur Edib, 3,886, 3.18 percentTotal . . . . . . . . . 122,139

Board of Education - District 3, non-partisanTop two will appear on the November ballot(With 269 of 269 Precincts Counted as of July8 unofficial results)Patricia O’Neill*, 73,218, 60.01 percentLynn Amano*, 28,926, 23.71 percentLaura Simon, 19,861, 16.28 percentTotal . . . . . . . . . 122,005

Governor andLieutenant GovernorDemocrat Ben Jealous and Susan Turnbull toface incumbent Republican Gov. Larry Hoganand Boyd K. Rutherford, who ran unopposedin the primary.Ben Jealous and Susan Turnbull*,

224,549, 39.7 percentRushern L. Baker, III and Elizabeth Embry,

166,199, 29.4 percentJim Shea and Brandon M. Scott,

47,134, 8.3 percentKrish O’Mara Vignarajah and Sharon Y. Blake,

46,231, 8.2 percentRich Madaleno and Luwanda Jenkins,

32,709, 5.8 percentValerie Ervin and Marisol Johnson, 18,099, 3.2 percent (withdrew)Alec Ross and Julie C. Verratti,

13,266, 2.3 percentRalph Jaffe and Freda Jaffe,

9,051, 1.6 percentJames Hugh Jones, II and Charles S. Waters,

8,773, 1.5 percent

RepresentativeIn CongressPotomac and Bethesda, along with most ofMontgomery County, are split between Mary-land Congressional District 6 and District 8.District 6 is an open seat as incumbent JohnDelaney (D) is vacating the seat to pursue can-didacy for President of the United States. DavidTrone (D) will face Amie Hoeber (R) in No-vember. Both are Potomac residents.

District 6, Republican CandidatesAmie Hoeber*, 19,168, 67.9 percentLisa Lloyd, 5,011, 17.8 percentKurt Elsasser, 2,467, 8.7 percentBradley St. Rohrs, 1,584, 5.6 percent

District 6, Democratic CandidatesDavid Trone*, 23,419, 40.3 percentAruna Miller, 17,755, 30.6 percentNadia Hashimi, 8,010, 10.4 percentRoger Manno, 5,979, 10.3 percentAndrew Duck, 2,835, 4.9 percentChris Graves, 933, 1.6 percent


Home LifeStyle

By Marilyn Campbell

Along with sunshine and longer days, summeroffers an array of design opportunities. Frombackyard barbecues to brunch in the garden,

the right decor can add a touch of flair to a midsum-mer gathering.

Designing a table with the vibrant colors of sum-mer fruit creates an air of liveliness, says interiorBridget Francis of Colors by Bridget. “Watermelon,blueberries and strawberries are plentiful now, so ifyou’re serving them you can use those colors as abase for your tablescape,” she said. “Think zinniasand red roses with white serveware.”

Limiting a tablescape to two or three colors lendssimplicity to a design, advises Francis. “For example,I use light blue and white dishes with white tabletable linens,” she said. “I add floral arrangementswith white and pale pink roses and blue hydrangeas,some white votives, and voila, a crisp, clean summertable.”

When creating those dinner party arrangements,make sure the height of the flowers is low so thatguests can see and talk to each other, advises AmandaMertins of Patina Polished Living. “Flower arrange-ments are supposed to be a lovely addition to thetable, not an irritant because they’re blocking yourview,” she said. “I just love a beautiful arrangementthat you can look down and see, and that everyoneat the table can enjoy. Right now hydrangeas androses are big. When we make arrangements we’readding rosemary and lavender for a touch of green.”

“Etched glass hurricanes are a beautiful additionto a table setting,” said Todd Martz, owner of Homeon Cameron. “They create a lovely ambiance for anoutdoor setting and let you stay outside longer toenjoy the stars and fireflies.”

Be it a frosty margarita or a glass of tart lemon-ade, infusing summer drinks with summer foliageadds warm weather appeal to a gathering. “Think ofa few rose petals floating in a pitcher of sangria orsprigs of lavender in a pitcher of lemonade,” saidFrancis. “It not only looks and smells great, but theflowers can infuse the drink with a subtle hint offlavor.”

In fact, Francis says that summer blooms can be

incorporated into meal prep. “I think that a cake withsimple white icing, decorated with pink roses andblue hydrangeas is the epitome of summer elegance,”she said. “I also use a pastry squeeze pen to makeflower designs for cupcakes. You can use the pen tosqueeze whipped cream to make flower toppings forice cream. It’s especially pretty when they are thesame flowers that are in your centerpiece.”

“For additional table accents, add a decorative shellor accessory to hold down napkins,” said Martz. “Tryplacing a tray in the center of the table to keep allthe dining essentials in one place, making it easierto bring them out and take them in.”

Low flower arrangements, like these formPatina Polished Living, add elegance to atablescape.

Top desserts with summer floral designsor fresh flowers.

Designing a Midsummer TableUsing flowers andcolor to create asummer wonderland.

Limiting a table design to one or twocolors of summer can create an eleganttablescape.

A few scented candles, grouped in thecenter of the table, creates a festive look,says Todd Martz of Home on Cameron.

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ONGOINGIn July: Four Exhibits at Two

Locations. Through Wednesday,July 25, gallery hours at Artists &Makers Studios 1, 11810 ParklawnDrive, Suite 210 and Artists & MakersStudios 2, 12276/12280 WilkinsAve., Rockville. Artists & MakersStudios are celebrating summer attwo locations with four exhibits,featuring Black Artists of D.C.,Schroeder Cherry, AnaMarie Paredes,and Christopher John Hoppe in thegalleries of both studio centers. Visit

artistsandmakersstudios.com.Potomac Games Group.

Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. at PotomacCommunity Recreation Center,11315 Falls Road, Potomac. Theworld is in the midst of a Golden Ageof new board and card games forplayers of all ages. Free. Contactevent host Randy Hoffman at 412-983-5411 or [email protected].

THURSDAY/JULY 12Sahel (African). 6-8 p.m. at Veterans

Park, corner of Woodmont andNorfolk Avenues, Bethesda. Free.Part of weekly outdoor concertsproduced by the Bethesda Urban

Partnership. With food and drink byRock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery.Contact 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.

FRIDAY/JULY 13Opening Reception: Four Seasons.

6-8 p.m. at Gallery B, 7700Wisconsin Ave., Suite E, Bethesda.The exhibit will feature artwork byAanen Nilsen, Tea Okropiridze,Antonio Scott and Joan SarahWexler. The exhibit will run July 4-28. Visit www.bethesda.org.

MLB Commemorative Artwork. 6-9p.m. at Wentworth Gallery inWestfield Montgomery Mall. Meet 3-D Pop Artist Charles Fazzino as hepremieres his 2018 All-Star GameCommemorative Artwork Collection,which will consist of originalartworks, limited-edition prints onpaper and aluminum, and other fineart collectibles, including hand-painted limited-edition baseballs andhome plates. RSVP at 301-365-3270or [email protected].

THURSDAY/JULY 19Sojourne (Soul). 6-8 p.m. at Veterans

Park, corner of Woodmont andNorfolk Avenues, Bethesda. Free.Part of weekly outdoor concertsproduced by the Bethesda UrbanPartnership. With food and drink byFlanagan’s Harp & Fiddle. Call 301-215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org.

FRIDAY/JULY 20Family Luau Party. 4-5:30 p.m. at My

Gym Potomac, 11325 Seven LocksRoad, Potomac. The Family LuauParty is an hour and a half of fungames, themed activities and pizzafor the family. All ages welcome.$15, members; $20, non-members.Call 301-983-5300 or visitwww.mygym.com/potomac/events.

SUNDAY/JULY 22Waltz Dance. Workshop, 2:45-3:30

p.m.; dance, 3:30-6 p.m. at theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Featuring the ensemble SummerWaltz Trio playing a lively mix of folkwaltzes with a few other coupledances, including Hambo,Schottische, Swing, Tango, andPolka. Admission is $13. No partnerrequired. Call 202-238-0230 or 301-634-2222, or visitwww.WaltzTimeDances.org.

TUESDAY/JULY 24Bethesda Outdoor Movies:

Remember the Titans. 9 p.m. atthe corner of Norfolk and Auburnavenues in Bethesda’s WoodmontTriangle. The Bethesda UrbanPartnership will present the 14th

annual Bethesda Outdoor Movies:Stars on the Avenue, July 24-28 withfive evenings of major motionpictures. Arrive early and bring lawn

chairs. Admission is free. Call 301-215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 25Bethesda Outdoor Movies:

Casablanca. 9 p.m. at the corner ofNorfolk and Auburn avenues inBethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. TheBethesda Urban Partnership willpresent the 14th annual BethesdaOutdoor Movies: Stars on theAvenue, July 24-28 with fiveevenings of major motion pictures.Arrive early and bring lawn chairs.Admission is free. Call 301-215-6660or visit www.bethesda.org.

THURSDAY/JULY 26Bethesda Outdoor Movies: The Big

Sick. 9 p.m. at the corner of Norfolkand Auburn avenues in Bethesda’sWoodmont Triangle. The BethesdaUrban Partnership will present the14th annual Bethesda OutdoorMovies: Stars on the Avenue, July 24-28 with five evenings of majormotion pictures. Arrive early andbring lawn chairs. Admission is free.Call 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.

FRIDAY/JULY 27Bethesda Outdoor Movies: Mean

Girls. 9 p.m. at the corner of Norfolkand Auburn avenues in Bethesda’sWoodmont Triangle. The BethesdaUrban Partnership will present the14th annual Bethesda OutdoorMovies: Stars on the Avenue, July 24-28 with five evenings of majormotion pictures. Arrive early andbring lawn chairs. Admission is free.Call 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.

Application Deadline. The BethesdaUrban Partnership and Bethesda Arts& Entertainment District announcenew artist studios in downtownBethesda. The Bethesda Arts &Entertainment District is currentlyseeking artist applications for thebrand-new Triangle Art Studios,located at 7711 Old GeorgetownRoad in the recently constructedCheval Bethesda condominiumbuilding. Triangle Art Studios willinclude artist studio and exhibitionspace for up to six selected artists.Studios available for occupancybeginning in late summer 2018.Interested artists should visitwww.bethesda.org.

SATURDAY/JULY 28Bethesda Outdoor Movies: The

Post. 9 p.m. at the corner of Norfolkand Auburn avenues in Bethesda’sWoodmont Triangle. The BethesdaUrban Partnership will present the14th annual Bethesda OutdoorMovies: Stars on the Avenue, July 24-28 with five evenings of majormotion pictures. Arrive early andbring lawn chairs. Admission is free.Call 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/JULY 28-29Farm Tour & Harvest Sale. Various

times at various locations inMontgomery County. MontgomeryCounty celebrates its agriculturalheritage by promoting local farms,and inviting patrons to partake inseasonally fresh food. Admissionprices vary based on farm. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/agservices/agfarmtour.html for a fullschedule.

AUGUST 2018Riley’s Rumble Half-Marathon. See

www.mcrrc.org.Montgomery County Agricultural

Fair is a favorite destination eachAugust. See www.mcagfair.com.

FourSeasons

The exhibit will fea-ture artwork by AanenNilsen, Tea Okropiridze,Antonio Scott and JoanSarah Wexler. An open-ing reception for “FourSeasons” will be heldFriday, July 13, 6-8 p.m.The exhibit runs throughJuly 28 at Gallery B,7700 Wisconsin Ave.,Suite E, Bethesda. Visitwww.bethesda.org.By Antonio Scott


Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative forThe Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.

By KENNETH B. LOURIE

I knew we had family in Argentina. I knew that one of my maternal grandfather’s

younger brothers, Simon, had immigrated from Eastern Europe to South America in the early 1900s.

I knew, or thought I knew, that someone from his family – removed or not, I never know, had

in Florida in the ’80s and ’90s. But until recently, neither my brother Richard nor myself had ever met any of these distant – double entendre-intend-ed – relations. Well, that ended on Wednesday, June 27, in Union Station at 5:55 p.m.

There outside Gate “G” my wife, Dina and I stood holding a sign with my cousin’s name on it: Eduardo Blacher (my middle name is Blacker). He

earlier that morning and then boarded a south-

now of Massachusetts) with whom Eduardo has corresponded and visited over the years, had

pretty good idea of his general appearance. Along -

dent the familial connection would be made. And so it happened a bit after 6 p.m. as he

walked through the gate into the station looking around for someone he’d never seen. We cautious-ly saw one another and then immediately hugged and kissed and said: “Great to meet you!”

Eduardo’s English was pretty good so we were able to coordinate our exit from the station where, once outside, we met my brother, Richard, who had been sitting in his car waiting for our appear-ance. As soon as he saw us, he got out of his car and quickly walked over to Eduardo and likewise

family).When my widowed mother died in 2008, Rich-

ard and I felt orphaned, so to speak. Our parents, as in most families, were the keepers of the family faith. Having both been born 10 years before “The Great Depression,” they knew the family history dating back to before the turn of the century. When they died (in 2006 and 2008, respectively), their knowledge and memories died with them. It was a palpable loss that Richard and I still feel.

We are lucky though; my cousin Ronnie (my mother’s niece) has lots of family information and has become our go-to resource for all things Blach-er/Blacker. She facilitated this much-anticipated visit (Eduardo is seeing her next).

To try and put Eduardo’s visit in some context; in the 10 years since my mother’s passing, given the ages of the surviving family members in the United States with whom we’re in touch, we’ve not really gained any family members, let alone con-nected with an entire line of cousins going back to before World War I.

Eduardo has three children, four grandchildren, a sister in Israel and parents, both of whom are their mid-80s still alive and well. In familial fact, his father is my grandfather’s nephew and knows lots more about my grandfather than I ever did, and has knowledge of the Blacher/Blacker family going back over 125 years as well in and out of our respective countries.

Given the pogroms and the Holocaust, for many Jewish people my age, a treasure trove of family history/knowledge like this was thought to

For three days, until Eduardo’s departure Sun-day morning, we rarely left one another’s side. In

photos, exchanged email addresses, talked nearly non-stop about everything, downloaded WhatsApp which we’ll enable us to message each other in the future, and together on Friday night lit the Shabbos candles and together prayed in Hebrew.

I can’t really express how I feel other than to say I’ve been crying while I’ve been writing this column. And it’s the best cry I’ve had in years.

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Primary Results as of July 8George English, 815, 1.1 percentChristophe Hearsey, 505, 0.9 percent

District 8 Republican CandidatesJohn Walsh*, 8,833, 45.2 percentBridgette L. Cooper, 6,091, 31.1 percentVictor Williams, 4,637, 23.7 percent

District 8 Democratic CandidatesJamie Raskin, 76,655, 90.5 percentSummer Spring, 4,922, 5.8 percentUtam Paul, 3,120, 3.7 percent

General AssemblyUpcounty and upper Potomac are in Gen-eral Assembly District 15. Bethesda andlower Potomac are in General AssemblyDistrict 16. Each district has one State Sena-tor and three members of the House of Del-egates.

State Senator, District 15Republican CandidatesDavid Wilson, unopposed in primary, willface Brian J. Feldman (D-15), the incum-bent State Senator in November.Democratic CandidatesBrian J. Feldman*, incumbent,

12,007, 86.1 percentHongjun Xin, 1,938, 13.9 percent

State Senator, District 16Marcus Alzona (R) ran unopposed in theRepublican primary, and will face Susan C.Lee (D) the incumbent State Senator, in No-vember.

House of Delegates District 15,Republican CandidatesLaurie Halverson, Harvey Jacobs and MarcA. King ran unopposed in the Republicanprimary. They will appear individually onthe ballot with the top three Democrats,Kathleen Dumais, Lily Qi and David Fraser-Hidalgo.House of Delegates, District 15,Democratic CandidatesKathleen Dumais*, incumbent,

8,207, 22.37 percentLily Qi*, 6,568, 17.9 percentDavid Fraser-Hidalgo*, incumbent,

6,206, 16.91 percentAmy Frieder, 5,289, 14.41 percentKevin Mack, 4,257, 11.6 percentAnis Ahmed, 2,097, 5.71 percentHamza Sarwar Khan,1,262, 3.44 percentTony Puca, 776 2.11 percent

House of Delegates District 16Republican CandidatesBill Day was the only Republican on theballot. He will appear on the Novemberballot with the top three Democrats, MarcKorman, Ariana Kelly and Sara Love.District 16, Democratic CandidatesMarc Korman*,incumbent,

13,593, 24.34 percentAriana Kelly*, incumbent,

12,189, 21.82 percentSara Love*, 11,294, 20.22 percentSamir Paul, 11,285, 20.21 percentJordan Cooper, 3,613, 6.47 percentNuchhi Currier, 2,130, 3.81 percentJoseph Aloysius Hennessey

1,184, 2.11 percent

Residents concerned about a friend orfamily member with an opioid addiction areinvited to attend a free training to learnabout reducing unintentional and life-threatening opioid overdoses with the useof Naloxone, a prescription medication thatreverses the effects of an opioid overdose.

The two-hour training will be offered onSaturday, July 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. at theMontgomery Baptist Church, located at8605 Grovemont Circle in Gaithersburg.

Participants who complete the trainingwill receive a free Naloxone kit. Tips on

overdose prevention and resources detail-ing local and national resources will be pro-vided. The training is free, but registrationis required. Register by email atO v e r d o s e R e s p o n s e P r o g r a [email protected] or call 240-777-1836.

To request sign language interpreter ser-vices or other accommodations to partici-pate in this activity, call Erin Fashion at 240-777-4538, MD Relay 711, or emailo v e r d o s e r e s p o n s e p r o g r a [email protected].

Free Naloxone Kit with Training

Parents of students entering seventhgrade are reminded that immunization re-quirements require students to have oneTdap (Tetanus-diphtheria-attenuated per-tussis) and one meningococcal (MCV4) vac-cination. Montgomery County Health andHuman Services staff will provide free Tdapand MCV4 vaccinations to incoming sev-enth-grade students at several locationsthroughout the county in July and August.No appointment is necessary. A parent ordesignated adult must be present. Bring acopy of the child’s immunization record tothe clinic.

The locations and clinic hours are:

❖ Germantown Health Center, 12900Middlebrook Road, Germantown; Thurs-days, 1 to 4 p.m.

❖ Silver Spring Health Center, 8630Fenton Street, 10th floor, Silver Spring;Wednesdays, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

❖ School Health Services Center, 4910Macon Road, Rockville; Mondays, Wednes-days and Fridays, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.

For more information on immunizations,call the Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human Services’ Immuniza-tion Program at 240-777-1050 or SchoolHealth Services at 240-777-1550.

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Participants in the Fun Run in River Falls.Tristan Caudron, Emily, Kate, and Dave Gwen in theRiver Falls parade.

Parade and Fun Run in River Falls for July 4

Brooklyn Buratti is dressed forthe 4th of July.

Tyler Kuehl, Matthew Till, Kayla Shaffer, Olivia Kuehl, Emma Megary andTeddy Russell in the River Falls parade.

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