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Survivor on Minnie’s IslandFriendly competition brought area residents to a day of survival on the Potomac onSaturday, June 19. From left, top row: Dave Sumang, Desmond Sumang; middlerow: Chaamari Senanayake, Christine Davis, John Davis, Chuck Chatlynne, LouiseChatlynne, Susan Stimpfle, Kim Rogers, Natalie Fortunado, and bottom row: CherylZion and Byron Bradley. Participants first learned outdoor survival skills and werethen divided into four teams to put these newly acquired skills to the test. A seriesof canoeing, rope knotting, fire building and orienteering competitions then tookplace. The “orange team” including Kim Rogers and Natalie Fortunado were thecompetition winners. The event was hostd by the Potomac Conservancy.

Adventures Lead to BookPotomac native Jennifer Monahanturns journal into travel book.

Jennifer MonahanSee Adventures, Page 6

By Senitra McCombs

The Almanac

At 12, Jennifer Monahanasked her parents “if shecould fly out to Aspen,

Colo. … to visit a friend who wasvacationing there with family.”They said yes.

And the adventures haven’tstopped.

Only this time the Potomac na-

tive decided to share a recent jour-ney with the rest of the world byturning her journal of her two-month vacation in the “land downunder” to celebrate the new mil-lennium into a 265-page non-fic-tion travel essay book.

“An American in Oz: Discover-ing the Island Continent of Aus-tralia,” Monahan’s first book, wasreleased on Jan. 26, 2010 which


“Our onceand futuregovernor.”

— FormerCouncil member

Howie Denis,introducing Bob

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Ehrlich Plays To Full House

Mary Kane and Bob Ehrlich cutting theribbon at their Montgomery County cam-paign headquarters.

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His running mate,Potomac’s Mary Kane,joins in opening countycampaign headquarters.

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The Almanac

Gubernatorial candidate and formergovernor Bob Ehrlich and his run-ning mate, Mary Kane, a Potomacresident and former Maryland sec-

retary of state, played to a full house onRockville Pike Saturday, July 10 at a vacatedcar dealership that has been transformed into

Ehrlich’s Montgomery Countycampaign headquarters.

The rainy Saturday morningdid not dampen the spirits ofthe standing room only crowdof supporters who witnessedthe bright red ribbon-cuttingceremony and helped kick-offEhrlich’s drive to harness sup-port throughout the county.

The event was emceed byformer Montgomery CountyCouncil member Howie Deniswho introduced Ehrlich as “Our

once and future governor.”Ehrlich said, “We’re going to take Annapolis

back for its taxpayers and its citizens. Mont-gomery County is the key to everything, it’sthe truth. There are lots of keys. You have toget your numbers in every county. We can dohistoric numbers in Montgomery County. Wehave enormous resources here in people andmoney. It’s up to us in the next 115 days to getit done.”

Gaithersburg City Council member, HenryMarraffa, who noted he is the only elected Re-publican in Montgomery County, said, “TheRepublicans have a chance to regain whatthey’ve lost if they go and follow fiscal respon-sibility, lower our taxes and attract businesses.We’re one of the highest taxed states and we’relosing our millionaires with the millionaire tax.We took a net loss from that exodus.”

Ehrlich, addressing the pilgrimage of big

businesses out of the county said, “We’re going toright Maryland’s fiscal ship and get business back inMontgomery County. We’ll veto every tax bill again,that’s first.”

Mark Uncapher, head of the Maryland RepublicanCentral Committee and Montgomery County GOP,shared his support for Ehrlich: “I think he is ourstrong candidate and his record when he was gover-nor is in stark contrast to what we’ve had the lastfour years and we need to return back.”

Kane said, “I was so honored when Bob called me.He came in in 2002 and cleaned up Glendening’smess. Since 2006 it’s been very difficult watchingwhat’s happened to our state. This is a man that tookon not the sexy issues but the necessary issues. Wewould not have charter schools in this state but forBob Ehrlich.”

Ehrlich praised his choice of Kane for lieutenantgovernor: “I am proud to have her as part of thiswinning team. I like people I like. I like people I like

See Erhlich, Page 10

Joye Newman, left, and Carol Kranowitz have writ-ten “Growing an In-Sync Child: Simple, Fun Activi-ties to Help Every Child Develop, Learn and Grow.”

Get Children MovingChild Motor developmentexperts, friends co-author book.

By Senitra McCombs

The Almanac

While watching amother allowingher toddler son to

push his own stroller along thePotomac River, Carol Kranowitzturned to Joye Newman andsaid, “We should write a book.”

In May 2010, co-authors andfriends, Kranowitz andNewman, released “Growing anIn-Sync Child: Simple, Fun Ac-tivities to Help Every Child De-velop, Learn and Grow.”

At the heart of Growing an In-Sync Child is their philosophy:Children need to move.

By the end of the book, theyhope parents will see that “get-ting children moving, prefer-ably outdoors, will make a hugedifference in how the childrenfunction in all aspects of theirlives.”

The book is divided into threesections.

While sections I and II discusswhy movement is necessary tothe development of sensoryprocessing, perceptual motorand visual skills along with giv-ing “simple guidelines for usingthe authors’ ‘In-Sync Program’to help children develop, learnand grow”, section III contains“… enjoyable movement activi-ties separated into beginner,intermediate and advanced cat-egories.”

The authors also include ahelpful index guide with infor-mation about inexpensiveequipment needed for each ac-tivity, as well as suggestions oftimes to try the activities, suchas “when the child needs helpto improve balance, or duringthe child’s bedtime routine.”

Throughout the book, theySee Children, Page 6

Band of Doctors, Nurses To Play for Haiti ReliefA

free music performance by the Feels So GoodBand will be presented by the Glen Echo ParkPartnership for Arts & Culture on Thursday,

July 15 as part of the Summer Concert Series in theBumper Car Pavilion. This week’s concert is afundraiser for Haiti Relief.

The 12-member Feels So Good Band is made up ofdoctors and nurses from The National RehabilitationHospital, Washington Hospital Center andGeorgetown Hospital. The band will perform swing,jazz and pop selections.

Dr. Brendan Conroy, who plays sax in the band,hopes “the audience will come to the park to enjoythe music for a good cause. We have a pretty goodday jobs but it is cool to have something to do with

fellow doctors, not just deal with drugs, infectionsand temperatures. I think being in the band helps usto work better together.”

Donations will be accepted for Haitian earthquakevictims during the show and will be sent to the AlbertSchweitzer Hospital in Haiti. To donate online visitwww.hashaiti.org

The summer concert series begins at 7:30 p.m. andwill be held rain or shine. The historic Dentzel car-ousel will also be open 7-9 p.m. The Ballroom Caféwill offer a special picnic menu for visitors on con-cert days. For more information or to pre-order, call301-320-0348.

— Colleen Healy

The Feels So Good Band will perform Thursday, July 15, atthe Bumper Car Pavilion to raise funds for Haiti Relief.


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Fiscal Responsibility RewardedCounty retainsTriple-A bond rating.

By Roger Berliner

Councilmember, District 1

Last week, the County learned that thepowerful financial “ratings” agencies,the Wall Street firms that assess thefinancial health of local governments,

had once again concluded that MontgomeryCounty is on the right path. As a result, the Countyhas retained its coveted AAA bond rating,

This result was by no means assured. Thecounty had been put on a “watch list,” indicat-ing that we could have been “downgraded”

unless the county demonstratedthe political will to right our fis-cal ship. And we did. Not easily,not without pain and sacrifice,but the bottom line is that we did.We did it by cutting spending by

the most in the modern era; we did it by ap-proving a new and larger “reserve” policy thatwill better protect us should tax revenues fallas dramatically as they did this year (21 per-cent); and we did it by adopting a new six yearfiscal plan that calls upon us to match recur-ring revenue with recurring expenses.

We are not out of the woods of course. Nextyear will be challenging as well. But our countyhas shown the ratings agencies and hopefullyyou that we are committed to being fiscallyresponsible in these difficult economic times.

CABIN JOHN MIDDLE SCHOOLIf you live near Cabin John Middle School in

Potomac, you have probably heard about thenow-infamous retaining wall that took thecommunity by surprise. While the surround-ing community and the local PTAs continue tobe supportive of the school’s modernization,many residents were surprised and alarmedwhen they witnessed a large retaining wallbeing constructed along the perimeter ofGainsborough Road near the intersection ofBells Mill Road. Unfortunately, this retaining

wall was not presented to the community viapictures, or otherwise, at any of the commu-nity outreach meetings held by MCPS regard-ing this project. This was a terrible mistake andshould not have happened. The school systemhas acknowledged that there was a failure incommunication, and I couldn’t agree more.

At my urging, MCPS officials agreed to meetwith the Cabin John community. That firstmeeting, quite frankly, was not terribly success-ful. As a result, I picked up the phone and con-ferred directly with Dr. Weast who gave mehis personal commitment to workcollaboratively with the neighborhood to alterthe design of the wall and mitigate its impacton the surrounding area. Together, communityleaders and MCPS staff created a menu of fivedesign options for the retaining wall and inthe end, option four, which calls for a two-tiered wall, was selected by a nearly unani-mous vote.

While in this case, an acceptable solution wasfound in the end, I regret that the communityhad to be put in the situation it found itself.Had the community been informed of the plansfor the retaining wall in advance, much angstcould have been avoided, but this was not thecase and it highlighted a gap in our process —MCPS’s internal process and the County’s plan-ning process. As a result, I have proposed anadditional step in the Mandatory Referral Pro-cess required of all governmental agencies.

I believe that when there is a substantial changeto an original site plan/design already approvedby the Planning Board, the community and Plan-ning Board should be notified. Currently, theCounty’s Mandatory Referral Process does notrequire this step which is why I have asked thePlanning Board to consider adding language tothe guidelines that would require an amendmentto be filed when a substantial change in designis made. This step would provide greater trans-parency and trigger the notification process sothat communities would not be caught off guardin the future.

ORGANIZATIONAL REFORMThe County Council, the County Executive,

Berliner

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and the public all agree that more can be doneto streamline government services and oper-ate more efficiently. Yet progress has been slow,in part because of the stalemate that occursamong the stakeholders — who wants to losetheir job? That is why, working with the CountyExecutive, we jointly proposed a Commissionthat would focus on reorganizing county gov-ernment. And the Council agreed.

The Commission’s specific charge is to focuson improvements where we would get thegreatest bang for our buck taking into accountthe impact on the quality of service delivery,and to report to the Council prior to the timeof next year’s budget deliberations. TheCommission’s recommendations will be votedupon, not sit on some shelf.

Now we are in the final stages of picking oureight-member commission, four picked by theCouncil and four by the County Executive. TheCouncil President, the Chair of the Manage-ment and Fiscal Policy Committee,Councilmember Trachtenberg, and myself con-ducted the interviews. And, as is so often thecase, we were impressed with the talents ofthe people who applied .... quite a few of whomare from District 1. We expect to finalize themembership on the Commission next week andthen it is off to work for them.

WSSC WATER RESTRICTIONSAlthough it was an inconvenience, I think

we can all agree that the water restrictions inplace over the Fourth of July holiday were avast improvement over broken water mains.The WSSC has been installing a sophisticatedmonitoring technology called Acoustic FiberOptics (AFO) in many of our water mains andin this 96-inch Pre-stressed Concrete CylinderPipe (PCCP) three years ago during a routineinspection. Wires are embedded inside thePCCP and covered by a layer of concrete. Whencorrosion causes the concrete, and then thewires, to deteriorate, the wires snap and makea “ping” sound. This technology works by “lis-tening” for those sounds. An alarm wassounded Thursday, June 30 after eight pingswere detected over a 24-hour period. That setoff a series of events which led to WSSC tak-ing the pipe out of service and ordering theMandatory Water Restrictions.

The water restrictions were necessary in or-der to maintain pressure for fighting fires andto reduce risk to the entire system. In addi-tion, it was necessary to reduce water usageto take the pressure off of another, smallertransmission pipe. All is back in working or-der now and we can rest assured that this ad-vance warning system is working as it should.Additional pipes will be equipped with themonitoring devices as routine maintenance isdone.

NON-PROFITS’ ENERGY SAVINGSDuring the budget discussions earlier this

year, I suggested to the Arts and HumanitiesCouncil that they investigate ways to help re-duce energy costs as a way to reduce the in-creasing strain on non-profits budgets. Non-profit Montgomery, the Arts & HumanitiesCouncil of Montgomery County and GreaterWashington Interfaith Power & Light grabbed

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is also Australia Day. It can be purchasedat National Lutheran Home & Village GiftShop, 9701 Veirs Drive, Rockville and onlineat www.jennifermonahan.com.

“The more I dive into knowing the coun-try … the more I want to learn about it. …The people in Australia … have lightnessto them. And they love life. I want to un-derstand more about how they have founda balance of work and play … and keepinglife on the lighter side,” she said.

She discovered this first hand during anouting near the Christmas / New Year’s holi-day where they were running out of gas anddecided to stop in a nearby town.

“The first gas station was closed. Wefound out there was a second gas station.So we decided to go there. It turns out bothgas station owners went fishing togetherand put up a sign saying ‘we’ll be back nextweek.’ That’s Australia for you.” She said.

The book covers Monahan’s two-monthtrip in a 55-day journal format. She wrotethe book as one would write a journal jot-ting down the explorations at the end ofthe day.

“The reader really feels like they’re on thejourney with me. Each day is like its ownstory,” she said.

In addition, Monahan has traveled to Tai-wan, New Zealand, Canada, the Bahamas,Solomon Islands, South Korea, Fiji, Great

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Adventures Lead to BookBritain and Mexico. She has also traveledextensively in the states including spend-ing three years in Alaska.

On a recent visit home, she found a boxfull of her letters and postcards from Alaska.Immediately she was hit with the inspira-tion for a possible second book called“Alaska.”

Her father Meredith Williams says that“Jennifer has always been our adventurousdaughter.”

After her freshman year at Frostburg Statein western Maryland, Monahan decided“the mountains weren’t big enough.”

So she transferred to Utah State Univer-sity in Logan, Utah to study engineering.

While on summer break, Monahan gotherself and twin sister Lisa a surveyor jobwith the Manti - La Sal National Forest.

In 1979, they became the first womensurveyors involved in the effort to improvethe La Sal Loop Road in Moab, Utah.

Once again restless and seeking adven-ture, Monahan quit school indefinitely andhopped a boat to Petersburg, a small townon Mitkof Island along Alaska’s scenic In-side Passage.

Although writing is her first passion,Monahan also finds enjoyment in readingand shopping at thrifty stores which shecalls “treasure hunting.” She graduated witha B.S. in business administration from Uni-versity of South Florida in Tampa.

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also hope to illustrate how “activemovement in a three-dimensional worldbuilds the foundation for achild’s physical, emotionaland academic success.”

“Pushing a cursor acrossthe screen isn’t the same asmoving a chair across theroom,” Newman said.

Kranowitz also notesthat “Young children espe-cially learn by moving.When parents let theirchild crawl into her owncar seat or dress himself, we thinkthat is wonderful because they’re help-ing their child learn.” The authors be-lieve that when children have good sen-sory processing and perceptual motorskills, they develop a “can do” spirit thatmakes trying new moves fun.

Kranowitz and Newman are planningto do another book geared toward help-ing teachers /educators apply their “In-Sync program” in group settings.

Overall, the co- authors said that it was“an enormous pleasure getting togetherseveral times a week to walk and talk orto write side by side.”

They often came up with the sameword or completed each other’s sen-tences.

In fact, Kranowitz came over toNewman’s house so much that Newman’s

dog Hailey gained 15 lbs from their dailydoggie snacks.

After earning a master’s degree in edu-cation and human development from

George Washington University(GWU) with a specialty in per-ceptual motor development,Newman founded and directsKids Moving Company to providea place for children to move, playand think in a developmentally ap-propriate environment.

Kranowitz also obtained amaster’s degree in education andhuman development from GWU andtaught at the St. Columba’s Nursery

School in D.C. for 25 years where shehelped students with Sensory ProcessingDisorder and referred them to organiza-tions such as Newman’s Kids MovingCompany.

Together they have over 70 years ofexperience in the field.

Kranowitz turned her thesis into a book“The Out-of-Sync Child: Recognizing andCoping with Sensory Processing Disor-der” in published 1998 and the sequel“The Out-of-Sync Child Has Fun: Activi-ties for Kids with SPD” was published in2003.

“Growing an In-Sync Child: Simple,Fun Activities to Help Every Child De-velop, Learn and Grow” can be purchasedat any bookstore or at amazon.com orsensoryworld.com.


Calendar

EVERY SATURDAY NIGHTLive Standup Comedy. 8 to 10 p.m.

Five local comics. At the Laugh Riot atthe Hyatt Regency Bethesda Hotel,7400 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Call301-657-1234 or visitwww.Bethesda.Hyatt.com.

NOW THROUGH AUG. 8“How I Became a Pirate.” At

Imagination Stage. Performances onSaturdays and Sundays at 1:30 and 4p.m.; Tuesday-Friday at 10:30 a.m.Tickets from $10-$21. Visit http://www.imaginationstage.org.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 14Milkshake. Mini street festival 5:30 p.m.

Music at 7 p.m. Baltimore-basedMilkshake is a band on a mission: tocreate great rock music for kids. Ledby singer Lisa Mathews and guitaristMikel Gehl, whose songs for grown-upshave been featured in movies andprime-time television, and whose indierock group Love Riot garnered criticalpraise during its 10-year run,Milkshake has won over preschoolerswithout compromising songcraft,stagecraft or their authentic rock & rollspirit. Milkshake took another stepforward with the August 2009 releaseof their fourth studio CD, Great Day,which was nominated for a Grammy.At Gudelsky Gazebo at the MusicCenter at Strathmore, 10701 RockvillePike, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda.Call 301-581-5100 or visitwww.strathmore.org

THURSDAY/JULY 15All-County Networking

Extravaganza. 6 to 8:30 p.m. Cost is$22/members; $30/nonmembers/$35/door. Sponsored by the RockvilleChamber of Commerce. At the OriginalPancake House, 7700 Wisconsin Ave.,Bethesda.

Battle of the Bands, A Fundraiserfor Haiti Relief. 7:30 p.m. The GlenEcho Park Partnership for Arts andCulture brings live music to the Park.Bring your picnic blanket, kick off yourshoes, and enjoy live music for a goodcause with The Battle of the Bands, AFundraiser for Haiti Relief. Allconcerts are in the Bumper CarPavilion at Glen Echo Park. The Park’sDentzel carousel will be open duringthe event. Call 301-634-2222 or visitwww.glenechopark.org.

Slow Blues and Swing Dance. 8:15 to11:30 p.m. Admission is $8. With DJMike Marcotte and guests. Thebeginner workshop runs from 8:15 - 9p.m. followed by dancing. The lessongives new dancers importantpartnering basics. As always, the classis included in the $8 admission and nopartner is necessary. We’ll have anaction-packed night for music withtunes from a variety of DJs. At theBallroom annex of Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. in Glen Echo.Email: [email protected]

Hip-Hop Flip Flop with CityDanceConservatory. 9:30 and 11:30 a.m.Tickets $7 (Strathmore Stars $6.30);age 2 and under are free. CityDanceConservatory dancers lead theaudience through a high-energy danceperformance that traces thedevelopment of hip hop steps througha variety of genres including Jazz,Afro-modern, break dance andBollywood. Audience members enjoythe fun and “flip flop” created by theinfusion of hip-hop. At BackyardTheater Stage at the Music Center atStrathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike,5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda. Call301-581-5100 or visitwww.strathmore.org

FRIDAY/JULY 16Contra Dance. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Admission is $9. The Friday NightDancers present Contra dancing aswell as some square dances andwaltzes. Contra dance lesson from 7:30

NOW THROUGH JULY 27Threads of Change. Free

admission. Meet the Artist’sReception is July 11 from 1:30 to3:30 p.m. Fiber Art with RuthCohen, Floris Flam, CandiceEdgerly, Carol Nicholas, SarahPavlik and Donna Radner. At theDennis and Phillip Ratner Museum,10001 Old Georgetown Road,Bethesda. Call 301-897-1518.

NOW THROUGH AUG. 1“The Silver Speaks: Stories in

Wearable Art.” The Glen EchoPark Partnership for Arts andCulture is pleased to present anexhibition of work by Glen EchoPark’s newest artist-in-residence,Blair Anderson. In this collection ofnew works, Anderson depicts bothpersonal themes as well aspolitical, environmental, andwomen’s issues using the craft ofsilversmithing. Wearable butprovocative, both sculpture andjewelry, the titles include, “21 GunSalute” which incorporates anactual shell casing from a 21 gunsalute, and “Oil Spill” depicting theBP disaster. Other worksincorporate precious gems, andmore unconventional componentslike rare volcanic ash that theartists collected in Kilauea. In thePopcorn Gallery. Saturdays &Sundays, 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. AnArtist Reception will be held onSaturday, July 3, from 7 p.m. to 10p.m. Visit glenechopark.org.

NOW THROUGH JULY 31”Exploration.” New Work by Gallery

Artists. Reception on Friday, July 9from 6-9 p.m. Waverly StreetGallery, 4600 East-West Highway,Bethesda. Gallery hours areTuesday through Saturday fromnoon to 6 p.m. Contact Liz [email protected] or call 301-772-9340. Visit

www.waverlystreetgallery.com

JULY 17 – SEPT. 12Photoworks “New Faculty”

Exhibit. Photoworks, Glen EchoPark’s resident photography studioand teaching facility, presentsworks by Sora DeVore, Robb Hill,and Michael Lang. Reception andMeet the Artists TBD. Visitglenechophotoworks.org fordetails.

SUNDAY/JULY 18Coffee & Critique. A monthly

Sunday morning photo jam sessionat Photoworks studio. Bring photosto a morning critique led by aPhotoworks faculty member. Enjoythe comradery of your peers, alongwith coffee and bagels and a livelydiscussion of your images. In thePhotoworks Studio from 10 a.m. to12 p.m. Call (301) 634 -2274 orvisit glenechophotoworks.org.

JULY 23 – JULY 25”Personal Views” by Cathy

Hirsh. Landscapes, Florals, StillLifes and Abstracts in Oil, Acrylicand Watercolor. Artist reception:Friday, July 23 and Saturday, July24, 6-8 p.m. The Yellow BarnStudio, Glen Echo Park’s residentpainting and drawing studio,presents works by Cathy Hirsh. Inthe Yellow Barn Gallery, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo, Md.12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Seewww.hirshstudio.com, email Cathyat [email protected], or call301-787-0120.

JULY 30 – AUGUST 1Paintings by Don Srull. The

Yellow Barn Studio, Glen Echo

“Silhouette” (detail), black & white, 4x6" from “InTransit” series (no. 6).

NOW THROUGH JULY 31Photographs by Timothy A. Ruane. An exhibit entitled “Images in Motion:

An Experiment in Digital Photography” by Timothy A. Ruane is on display atthe Potomac Community Library, 10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac. Hours:Monday and Tuesday, 1-8 p.m.; Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.;Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sunday, closed. Call 240-777-0690.

Fine Arts

JULY 16-18Recent Works by Sheri

Bartholow & PatriciaNylin. Artist reception onSaturday, July 17 from 5-7p.m. Maryland artists,Sheri Bartholow andPatricia Nylin will presentrecent oil paintings atGlen Echo Yellow BarnGallery. Ms. Bartholow’swork is representationaland largely focused onfigures, including manyportrait studies. Ms.Nylin’s work is alsorepresentational andfocuses on classical stilllife paintings. The showwill be on display: July16-18; Friday 12-5 p.m.;Saturday 12-7 p.m.;Sunday 12-5 p.m. At theYellow Barn Gallery, 3700MacArthur Blvd, GlenEcho; call 301-492-6229.

Park’s resident painting and drawingstudio, presents works by Don Srull. Inthe Yellow Barn Gallery. 12 p.m. to 5p.m. Call (301) 371-5593 or visityellowbarnstudio.com.

NOW THROUGH JULY 31Trees of Life II. At the Chevy Chase

Pavilion’s Zenith Gallery. Meet theArtists Reception: Wednesday, May 19,from 6-8 p.m. 10 percent of sales fromthis exhibit will be donated toAmerican Forests’ Global ReLeafCampaign. At Chevy Chase Pavilion,5335 Wisconsin Ave., NW, ChevyChase.

JULY 31 – SEPT. 12Mind and Matter: New Faculty

Exhibition. Photoworks, Glen EchoPark’s resident photography studio andteaching facility, presents works byfour of Photoworks’ accomplished newfaculty members Robb Hill, TerriWeifenbach, Michael Lang and SoraDeVore. Robb Hill’s documentary seriesof black and white photographs are arecord of life in the Chicagoneighborhood called Back of the Yards.Terri Weifenbach’s painterly

landscapes of the woods in andaround the DC metro area employcolor and line to convey the energyof abstract expressionist painting.Michael Lang’s images explores thelively yet sensitive atmosphere in“be bar,” a local bar in the Shawneighborhood of Washington, D.C.Sora DeVore’s black and whitephotographs are from a 14-year longproject “The Ramirez Family,Oaxaca, Mexico.” An openingreception will be held Saturday, July31, from 5 to 7 p.m. An Artists Talkis TBD. Visitglenechophotoworks.org.

AUG. 7 – SEPT. 65th Annual Student Art Show. The

Glen Echo Park Partnership for Artsand Culture presents the 5th AnnualStudent Art Show, featuring twoand three-dimensional work createdat Glen Echo Park by students of allages and levels. An openingreception will be held Saturday,Aug. 7, from 3 to 5 p.m. Theexhibition, in the Park’s PopcornGallery, is open Saturdays andSundays from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. andby special arrangement. Call 301-634-2222 or visit glenechopark.org.

to 8:15 p.m. followed by called danceto live music from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.Beginners are always welcome. Thisweek Dave Colestock calls to Frigatewith Steve Muise on fiddle/buttonaccordion, Glen Loper on mandolin/banjo, and Fred White on guitar/percussion. At the Spanish ballroom ofGlen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.in Glen Echo. Email:[email protected].

Slow Blues and Swing Dance. 8 p.m.-midnight. Admission is $14. CapitalBlues kicks off their Red Hot Blues &BBQ Blues Exchange! With the band,Sherwood Blues Band. No partnerrequired. Blues lesson from 7 - 9 p.m.followed by dancing from 9 p.m. tomidnight. At the Bumper Car Pavilionof Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. in Glen Echo. Email:[email protected] or visitwww.CapitalBlues.org.

Super Fiesta Latina Party. 8:15 p.m.-midnight. Admission is $15. Dancehosted by Fabio and Jennifer Bonini.Lesson from 8:15 – 9 p.m. for Salsabeginners and up followed by dancingwith teacher and DJ Fabio Boniniplaying the best of Salsa, Bachata,Merengue, Cha-Cha, Reggaeton andmore! Admission includes lesson,dancing, beverages and sweets. At theBallroom Annex of Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. in Glen Echo.Email: [email protected]

Flumpa and Friends LIVE! 10:30 a.m.Free. Music, science, fitness and funare blended in a unique show perfectfor the whole family, starring WendyWhitten ‘The Singing Scientist’ andFlumpa the famous tree frog. At CabinJohn Shopping Center & Mall, 11325Seven Locks Road, Potomac. Call 240-779-8000.

SATURDAY/JULY 1711th Annual Picnic on the Potomac.

4 to 7 p.m. At Carderock Pavilion inCarderock, Md. Bring the entire familyto Potomac Conservancy’s 11th annualPicnic on the Potomac. Meet otherriver lovers and listen to live music.They’ll provide the grillers and drinksand you’ll need to bring a potluck dish.Please bring: Admission is free, butplease bring a potluck dish. If your lastname ends in:

❖ A-E, bring a main dish;❖ F-J, bring an appetizer;❖ K-P, bring an salad;❖ Q-Z, bring a dessert.Contact Deanna Tricarico, Outreach

Coordinator, at [email protected] 301-608-1188 x 204.

Slow Blues and Swing Dance. 8 p.m.-midnight. Admission is $15. CapitalBlues presents Red Hot Blues & BBQ —a weekend of blues and swing dancesat Glen Echo Park. Swing dance lessonfrom 8-9 p.m. will be followed bydancing from 9 p.m. to midnight to livemusic with Gordon Webster and hisQuintet, featuring tunes for slow bluesdancing and uptempo swing. At theSpanish Ballroom of Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. in Glen Echo.Email: [email protected]

JULY 17 TO AUG. 21Young Modern Dance Workshop

Series. 1 to 3 p.m. Level: 2 and 3ballet, jazz and/or modern. Cost is$20/single workshop; $120 for all sixworkshops. At JOMDC Bethesda. Formore information, visitwww.joyofmotion.org

SUNDAY/JULY 18Family Dance. 3-5 p.m. Admission is $5.

Spend the afternoon dancing with yourchildren. Each of the family dancesfeatures live music and dance. Bringyour entire family, neighbors, churchor synagogue group, birthday party,and girl or boy scout troop. At theBumper Car Pavilion of Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. in GlenEcho. Visit fsgw.org.

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Calendar

Waltz Dance. 3-6 p.m. Admission is $8.Waltz Time presents a beginning waltzlesson from 3 to 3:30 p.m. followed byan afternoon of waltzes and othercouples dances to the music of Rose bythe Door with Andrea Hoag, MartyTaylor, Liz Donaldson and RalphGordon. These accomplished musiciansare sure to provide a wonderfulafternoon of waltz and other couplesdances. No partner required. Email:[email protected]. At theSpanish Ballroom of Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. in Glen Echo.Visit fsgw.org.

Contra and Square Dance. 7-10:30p.m. Admission is $12 for nonmembersand $9 for FSGW members. TheFolklore Society of Greater Washingtonpresents traditional American contradancing. The evening can includesquare dances, mixers, waltzes andother couple dances. All Contras andSquare dances are taught—no partneris necessary. Lesson at 7 p.m., followedby dancing to the Love Mongrels from7:30 to 10:30 p.m. At the Bumper carPavilion of Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. in Glen Echo. Visitfsgw.org.

Slow Blues and Swing Dance. 9 p.m.-midnight. Admission is $10. CapitalBlues hosts the finale dance of theirRed Hot Blues & BBQ Blues ExchangeWeekend, featuring DJ Mike Marcotteand Guests. No partner required. AtBack Room of Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. in Glen Echo. Email:[email protected]

TUESDAY/JULY 20Rockville Concert Band. 7:30 p.m.

Features selections by Holst, Vaugh-Williams, Sousa, Leroy Anderson, K.L.King, Morton Bould, Sammy Nesticoand Warren Barker. Performs on thepatio of the F. Scott Fitzgerald Theatreat Rockville Civic Center Park, 603Edmonston Drive, Rockville.

WEDNESDAY/JULY 21Ben Williams & Sound Effect. Mini

street festival 5:30 p.m. Music at 7p.m. Free. Bassist Benjamin JamesWilliams, the 2009 Thelonious MonkAward winner, is a native ofWashington, D.C. His musicalinfluence is rooted in various genres ofmusic including jazz, hip-hop, R&B,gospel, and classical. Ben is a recentgraduate of the Michigan StateUniversity School of Music where hemajored in Music Education with anemphasis in Jazz, studying withRodney Whitaker and Jack Budrow. Heis pursuing a Master’s degree in JazzStudies at Juilliard. At GudelskyGazebo at the Music Center atStrathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike,5301 Tuckerman Lane, Bethesda. Call301-581-5100 or visitwww.strathmore.org

THURSDAY/JULY 22Slow Blues and Swing Dance. 8:15 to

11:30 p.m. Admission is $8. With DJMike Marcotte and guests. Thebeginner workshop runs from 8:15 - 9p.m. followed by dancing. The lessongives new dancers importantpartnering basics. As always, the classis included in the $8 admission and nopartner is necessary. We’ll have anaction-packed night for music withtunes from a variety of DJs. At theBallroom annex of Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. in Glen Echo.Email: [email protected]

Blue Sky Puppet Theatre in “TheBarker of Seville”.9:30 and11:30 a.m. Tickets $7 (StrathmoreStars $6.30); age 2 and under free.

A musical comedy about two aspiringyoung opera singers named RufusRaindog and Rosa Bush. Rufus andRosa work in a restaurant whileauditioning and practicing; preparingthemselves for a real opera role. TheBarker of Seville features nine realistic,moving mouth rod puppets and twoactors. There is regular, well-controlledaudience participation throughout thisproduction. At Backyard Theater Stageat the Music Center at Strathmore,10701 Rockville Pike, 5301 TuckermanLane, Bethesda. Call 301-581-5100 orvisit www.strathmore.org

Live Jazz Under the Stars. 8-11 p.m.At Old Angler’s Restaurant, 10801MacArthur Blvd., Potomac. Call 301-299-9097.

FRIDAY/JULY 23Contra Dance. 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.

Admission is $9. The Friday NightDancers present Contra dancing aswell as some square dances andwaltzes. Contra dance lesson from 7:30to 8:15 p.m. followed by called danceto live music from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.Beginners are always welcome. Thisweek Robin Marcus calls to WaverlyStation with David Knight on fiddle,Ralph Gordon on bass, and LizDonaldson on piano. At the Spanishballroom of Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. in Glen Echo. Email:[email protected].

La Divina Milonga Party. 8:30 p.m.-midnight. Admission is $15. Eveningpresented by Forever Dancing willinclude a lesson for Argentine Tangobeginners and up from 8:30 to 9 p.m.followed by a Dance Party to recordedmusic with Teacher and DJ FabioBonini, playing Traditional Tango,Milongas, Waltz and Tango Nuevo. LaDivina Milonga Party. At the Ball RoomAnnex of Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. in Glen Echo. Email:[email protected]

SATURDAY/JULY 24Buyer Seminar. 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

How to Prepare For, Find, and get theHome You Want. At the Cabin JohnPark Volunteer Fire Station, 8001 RiverRoad, Bethesda. For seminar outlines,see www.HillSlowinski.com or call HillSlowinski at 301-320-8430.


Sports

Junior Olympian Trio Enjoys East Gate

East Gate dive team member Timothy Faerber, 15,will compete in four events at the junior nationaldiving tournament July 23-27 in Tucson, Ariz.

East Gate dive team member Elaina Faerber, 12,is a Junior Olympian.

Faerber siblings, Beckerprepare to compete at JOnationals in Tucson, Ariz.

By Jon Roetman

The Almanac

Timothy Faerber, wearing shorts, sun-

glasses and a burnt orange University of Texashat cocked to the side, sat by the pool at FlowerValley Bath and Racquet Club in Rockville and

answered a reporter’s questions. On most days, the 15-year-old Churchill incoming junior is one of the nation’stop divers for his age group. But on this pleasant Sundayevening, a back injury relegated Timothy to observer sta-tus.

Timothy, a member of the East Gate dive team, said hewould have competed if the Gators had needed him, butthe team had the dual meet against Flower Valley well inhand. Instead, Farber sat with pain-relieving KT Tape inthe shape of a starburst on his back, reminiscing abouthow he wanted to give diving a try at the age of 7 whilewatching others compete at East Gate.

Did diving come naturally?“I was terrible when I first started,” he said.Why stick with it?“I liked it,” Timothy added. “That’s it.”His sister, 12-year-old Elaina, is also a standout diver.

She got her start at the age of 5 after watching her brotherdive at East Gate. She, too, struggled in the early going,saying it took a year for her to improve. When it’s men-tioned Timothy said he was “terrible” at first, Elaina laughs,saying nothing to contradict her brother’s self-assessment.

While the element of competition remains, time spentwith the East Gate team of the Montgomery County Div-ing League is a chance to enjoy a more relaxed environ-ment for Timothy and Elaina, who along with 13-year-oldKali Becker give the Gators a trio of Junior Olympians.Each is a decorated competitor who trains year-round,spending five days a week, five hours a day in the summerand three hours a day in the winter honing skills. Each willcompete in the Junior Olympic national meet in Tucson,Ariz., July 23-27. But when Kali, Timothy and Elaina arearound their friends at East Gate, a team each has beenwith for at least six years, it allows the trio to work ondiving while having fun amidst a demanding schedule. They See Junior Olympics, Page 11

also get the opportunity to coach other divers.Timothy will compete on the 1-meter and 3-meter spring-

boards, the platform and synchronized diving in the 16-18age group at nationals. He is ranked second in the country

on the platform and eighth on the 3-meter. He is an 11-time JO finalist, has won several national meets and com-peted internationally in Canada, England and Germany.

5Qs Five questions with East GateJunior Olympian diver Kali Becker

Q: What location is the farthestfrom the Washington D.C. metroarea that you have traveled?

A: I went to Mission Viejo, Calif., for AAUnationals in 2006.

Q: Who is your favorite musicartist?

A: Maroon 5. I like the way they sound.

Q: What is your favorite movie?A: “Stick It.” It’s a gymnastics movie and

gymnastics is really similar to diving, so weknow what the gymnasts have been through.

Q: What do you like to do in your freetime?

A: I play other sports. When it’s not diving,it’s soccer. I’m on a travel soccer team — Wash-ington Area Girls Soccer, Division I.

Q: What’s the most important partabout getting over the initial fear ofdiving?

A: You really have to listen to your coach.They know what’s best for you. If they tell youto do a dive, they’re right. They know you cando it.

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Melissa Hunsberger jumps Almost Heaven around the Novice cross country courseat the Seneca Valley Pony Club Spring Horse Trials last month.

More than 300 horses competed at the 2010 Seneca Valley Pony ClubSpring Horse Trials at Bittersweet Field on Partnership Road June 12-13.Horse Trials

The Surrey Saddlery, formerly TheSurrey in Potomac Village, has movedto Darnestown, and had a booth set upat the pony club event. The Surrey isnow at 14120 Darnestown Road,Darnestown, 301-299-8225. Seewww.thesurreysaddlery.com

Metal studs attach to the horses’ shoeslike cleats to give them extra tractiongalloping and jumping in the grassfields. Here, the rider removes thestuds after completing competition.

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to work with. I like people I trust and I like people who havehad a leadership position in the past.” He added, “We [the Ehrlichteam] have terrific leadership and a terrific lieutenant governorwho lives here. We have terrific enthusiasm and terrific head-quarters in Montgomery County.”

Ehrlich is advocating lowering the state’s sales tax to createjobs; fixing the budget by forcing politicians to spend withintheir means and account for every tax dollar spent; and expand-ing educational opportunities for children by doubling the num-ber of charter schools so families have more choices. Steward-ship of the environment and giving the next generation of Mary-landers a cleaner Chesapeake Bay is on the priority list of hisagenda.

Katja Bullock and Scott Graham are co-coordinators runningEhrlich’s Montgomery County campaign. Bullock, who hasknown the candidate since the early 1980s, has decided to de-vote herself full-time to his campaign: “I saw the difference hemade when he was in office and I’ve also seen the change thathas come over Maryland and nationally.”

Bullock added, “I need to get 44 percent of the MontgomeryCounty vote.” When asked about a larger percentage, she said,“Of course I’ll take 51 percent, but I have to be realistic in Mont-gomery County. I’m going for one vote at a time. We’ll be goingdoor-to-door and starting a phone bank on July 15 to get outthe vote for the primary and we’ll do the same for the generalelection.” Bullock has already covered 140 of the 220 precinctsin the County with a precinct chairperson.

Symbolic of Ehrlich’s platform to put the state back together,Denis presented Ehrlich and Kane with a 1,000 piece jigsawpuzzle map of Maryland.

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the opportunity and, with the help of Council staff and theMontgomery County Department of Environmental Protection,put together the first ever Nonprofit Energy Alliance to assistnon-profit organizations negotiate as a group, for cheaper andgreener electricity.

The initial 12 participants of the Nonprofit Energy Allianceinclude: Mental Health Association of Montgomery County; Jew-ish Council for the Aging of Greater Washington; Housing Un-limited; Montgomery County Coalition for the Homeless; theNonprofit Village; Manna Food Center; Unitarian UniversalistChurch of Silver Spring; Montgomery Hospice; Guide Program;Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church; Montgomery Pres-ervation; National Capital Trolley Museum, and MontgomeryHousing Partnership.

Through this leadership, non-profits throughout our commu-nity have purchased energy from clean, green sources, thus help-ing Montgomery County meet its climate protection goals, bol-ster our green economy and save non-profits money that can beredirected to their missions. I am told that through their pur-chase, the 12 non-profits have saved nearly $140,000, and willprevent 1,200 metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions.

Fiscal ResponsibilityFrom Page 4


And I don’t know when, either. But I haveto believe, given my diagnosis – and originalprognosis, that my cancer is going to cost mesome money, some time. I don’t mean co-pays. I don’t mean health insurance premiums(which I already pay along with my employer).I don’t mean income. I mean, outgo. Whetherit’s for treatment/medications; experimental orotherwise, not covered and/or provided bymy HMO, increased health insurance premi-ums should I have to go on C.O.B.R.A. orhave to buy the guaranteed-issue health insur-ance offered by the state of Maryland; long-term care, should my condition deteriorate towhere completing the activities of daily livingbecome too difficult for me and my wife tomanage, the road ahead is likely littered withdollars needing to be paid to ease a troubledmind – mine.

As a consequence of this expected/antici-pated future (hopefully not present), I’msomewhat hesitant to spend money now, fear-ful that I’ll be forsaking the necessities of thatfuture for the pleasures of the present. I don’twant to look back one day (later) and wishthat I had done/planned things differently;better prepared myself and my family finan-cially for the inevitable cash outflow on thehorizon. Because once I/we get there, it’s notas if we’ll have the time, energy or opportu-nity, realistically speaking, for a do-over. Atthat point of no return, we’ll have to make thebest of a bad situation – and one likely to getworse. And so, as I try to view the obstaclesand anxieties heading our way, I’m wonderingif there’s a way that I can manage/minimizethe financial impact at present of some of thecascading commitments likely to befall us inthe future.

Saving money now for that rainy day(doomsday) is my one option (other than win-ning the lottery, which is hardly a plan).Moreover, as simple and as prudent as thatsaving plan sounds (and this is where the can-cer conundrum really escalates), deprivingmyself now of miscellaneous lifestyle enhanc-ing, stress-reducing, quality of life experi-ences/expenditures/inducements might in facthasten my decline by eliminating the kinds ofpositive perks that seriously ill patients need tohave to fight through the challenges anddemands of living – and hopefully not dying –according to one’s own presumptuous prog-nosis. Ergo, if I plan for a future that doc-tors/health care professionals tell me is likelyto occur, it might very well be a self-fulfillingpath I’m following – which means I’ll just beanother casualty in the war against cancer.However, if I don’t plan/act accordingly, it mayindeed have the opposite effect. If I don’t livelike I’m planning to die, maybe I won’t diewhile I’m doing all this planning. But what ifI’m wrong? What if I live more for the present,spend the money now, but end up reallyneeding the money later?

Later could be sooner, though, six monthsfrom now – given the top end of my originaltwo-year prognosis, communicated at the first– and only – Team Lourie meeting with myoncologist back on March 5, 2009. And if infact six months is a lifetime left, then what amI waiting for, another six months? (Thisreminds me of the Henny Youngman joke:“My doctor told me I have six months to live. Itold him I couldn’t pay my bill. He gave meanother six months.” If only it were thatsimple.)

I’m still trying to make sense of it all, obvi-ously. I don’t want my potentially irresponsi-ble, and poor financial planning/decision-making now, to be my legacy. I want to beremembered with a smile, not a grimace.

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

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He also owns numerous MontgomeryCounty Diving League records, along withother accolades. He said teaching otherdivers at East Gate is about figuring out howothers learn.

“It’s tougher than I thought it would be,”Timothy said of coaching. “There are dif-ferent learning skills. Some kids are morevisual, some kids are more audible, somekids you have to take their body and put itin different motions. … It’s different witheach kid and you have to figure that outand cater to their needs.”

Being able to rest his aching back was awell-needed break from Timothy’s competi-tive approach.

“He just lives and breathes to compete indiving,” said Yolanda Faerber, Timothy’smother. “We joke that he dives for trips. He’sgone to worlds in Germany, he’s gone totwo meets in England representing the U.S.[and he’s gone] to Canada — he just lovesto dive.”

Elaina will compete on the 1-meter and3-meter at nationals. Her approach to div-ing fits well with relaxed environment atEast Gate.

“She loves to compete but she’s more so-cial,” Yolanda Faerber said. “It’s more aboutbeing with all her friends — her friendsdoing well and her doing well and every-

body happy doing well. She likes to com-pete, and she likes to win, but she likes herfriends to do well, too.”

Elaina attends Cabin John Middle School.She’s a four-time JO nationals finalist andis ranked 10th on the 1-meter and eighthon the platform for her age group, amongother accolades. She said she enjoys get-ting to spend time around her friends at EastGate and likes learning about the challengesof coaching at a young age.

“I like it, but I don’t really have that muchexperience, so sometimes I don’t know whatto say,” Elaina said. “I don’t want to looklike I’m bad at being a coach to the othercoaches. … All my friends ask what I’mdoing this summer and I tell them I coachand they say, ‘Oh my gosh, that’s reallycool.’”

Timothy and Elaina both switched fromMontgomery Dive Club to Dominion DiveClub in Oakton, Va., in April.

Kali, an incoming eighth-grader at CabinJohn Middle School, has won several med-als, including a pair of golds at the 2009USA Diving Spring Region 3 Championshipsin Virginia. She has competed three timesin the USA Diving Junior National Champi-onship, finishing eighth on the 1-meter in2009 in Moultrie, Ga.

Kali’s schedule includes playing for a Di-vision I Washington Area Girls Soccer team,

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Preparing for Junior Olympic Nationalsbut diving is her top priority. She says div-ing at East Gate allows her to polish hertougher dives and enjoy herself around herfriends and as a coach.

“It’s really fun,” she said. “I love it: work-ing with kids, teaching them dives and howto become better.”

Kali’s mother, Alison, said Kali balancesher busy schedule well.

“When a person commits themselves atthis level to a sport, they have to be verydisciplined with their school work and re-ally plan out their social life,” Alison Beckersaid. “I think she does a pretty good job:she’s a straight-A student and she gets to asmany parties as we can if it doesn’t inter-fere with her diving.”

With swimming taking up so much timeand effort, each of East Gate’s Junior Olym-pians said he or she has contemplated quit-ting on several occasions. Kali’s father,Michael, said he tells her to honor herpresent commitment before evaluating herfuture with the sport. But like Timothy andElaina, Kali keeps coming back — thanksin part to the fun she has with her team-mates at East Gate.

“There’s many times where you want toquit and then you go back and you realizehow much fun you have,” Kali said. “You’relike, ‘I’m OK at this sport’ and you realizeyou don’t want to quit at all.”

Big Train Tied forSecond, Will HostAll-Star Game

The Bethesda Big Train defeated theSouthern Maryland Nationals 7-4 on July11, improving its record to 20-10.Bethesda is in a tie for second with theBaltimore Redbirds, which have wonnine games in a row, and are half a gamebehind Youse’s Orioles for first place.

Bethesda’s Povich Field will host the sec-ond annual Mid-Atlantic Classic betweenthe Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball LeagueAll-Stars and the Valley League All-Starson July 14. Home run derby starts at 5p.m. and game time is 7:30 p.m.

Golf TournamentGains Commitments

The 2010 Constellation Energy SeniorPlayers Championship collected its firstthree player commitments over the week-end with defending champion Jay Haas,2009 runner-up Tom Watson and WorldGolf Hall of Fame member Nick Price allset to compete, tournament officials to-day announced. The trio will highlightwhat is annually one of the strongest fieldsof the year at the Champions Tour’s finalmajor championship of 2010, Oct. 4-10,at the newly renovated TPC Potomac atAvenel Farm.

“We are thrilled to announce that ourdefending champion Jay Haas, along

with two of the game’s greats in TomWatson and Nick Price, will compete in the2010 Constellation Energy Senior PlayersChampionship,” said tournament ExecutiveDirector Steve Schoenfeld.

“All three have performed at the highestlevel at this event in the past and I’m confi-dent they, along with the entire field, willput on a tremendous show for golf fansthroughout Maryland, Northern Virginiaand Washington D.C. as the tournamentmoves to TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm.”

A 14-time winner on the Champions Toursince turning 50 in 2004, Haas claimed theConstellation Energy Senior Players Cham-pionship title last year in dramatic fashion,posting a bogey-free, 6-under-par 64 to earna one-stroke victory over Watson. The 64tied the course record at Baltimore Coun-try Club’s East Course. Though TPCPotomac at Avenel Farm is a new host coursefor the Constellation Energy Senior PlayersChampionship, Haas should be able to drawon past experience and past success at thevenue. In 10 starts on the PGA TOUR atTPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, Haas, a na-tive of Greenville, SC, made the cut ninetimes with his best finish a T11 at theKemper Open in 1988 and 1997.

The victim of Haas’ bogey-free, 6-under-par 64 in the final round of the 2009 Con-stellation Energy Senior Players Champion-ship, Watson’s runner-up finish last year washis third second-place finish in the event.In seven previous appearances in the Con-stellation Energy Senior Players Champion-ship, dating back to 2000, Watson has neverfinish worse than a T18 (2000) and has fin-

ished inside the top 10 five times. Hisrunner-up finish in Baltimore was partof an incredible stretch of golf for the1999 World Golf Hall of Fame inducteelast summer in which he finished secondat The Open Championship, T8 at the Se-nior British Open, T5 at the JELD-WENTradition and T8 at The First Tee Openat Pebble Beach. Fresh off a T29 at thisyear’s U.S. Open Championship at PebbleBeach last month, Watson is set to com-pete this week at The Open Champion-ship at St. Andrews.

Already a winner twice on the Cham-pions Tour in 2010, Price will make hisfourth-career appearance at the Constel-lation Energy Senior Players Champion-ship. The winner of 18 tournaments onthe PGA TOUR, Price finished T9 lastyear, nine shots off Haas’ winning pace,after producing a T3 in 2008. He fin-ished T39 in his Constellation EnergySenior Players Championship debut in2007. Much like Haas, Price will look todraw off of solid past performances atTPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, finishingT3 and T9 at the Kemper Open in 1997and 1995, respectively.

TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm, whichhosted a PGA TOUR event from 1987-2004 and 2006, was recently named No.12 on Golfweek’s list of the “Best NewCourses for 2009.” Current ChampionsTour stars who won PGA TOUR eventsat TPC Potomac at Avenel Farm includeGil Morgan (1990), Morris Hatalsky(1988) and Tom Kite (1987).

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