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Adam Greenberg, president of the Potomac Chamberof Commerce, presents a check for $5,000 to KerryBlair, whose Club Hero was named the chamber’sCharity of the Year. Club Hero raises money to fundeducation for children in villages decimated by HIV/AIDS. For $5,000, 200 children in African can attendschool for a year, Blair said.

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By Aaron Stern

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On a recent Thursday night, the cast andcrew of the Potomac Theatre Companygathered in the entrance hall of the Blair

Family Center for the Performing Arts at the BullisSchool to rehearse. Their upcoming performance of“Scrooge: The Musical” was still more than twoweeks away, and the cast was beginning the processof linking one scene to the next in chronological or-der during rehearsal. Bullis students were using thecenter’s stage, so the “Scrooge” cast had set up shopoutside of the theater.

Night had turned the windows that line the hallinto a dark bank of mirrors, in front of which a dancerpracticed in between her scenes, rising to the ballsof her feet, her arms stretched above her head, herface stoic. Nearby a boy, one of seven child actors inthe show, sat slumped in a chair, his attention heldby a portable video game in his hands. A few feetaway Ron Sarro was busy making sure that JacobMarley was properly informing Ebenezer Scrooge of

the pitfalls of his greed.“You skipped, ‘I am doomed to wander the Earth

in eternal repentance,’” a reader told Tony Pisarra,aka Jacob Marley.

“Damn,” Pisarra said.“That’s why it’s rehearsal,” said Sarro.Pisarra, Sarro, and Vin Kelly, in the part of Scrooge,

retraced a few steps and ran through their lines again,with Sarro standing in for an absent actor on a night

Show Must Go On

Photo by Aaron Stern/The Almanac

Rehearsing in the entrance hall of theBlair Family Center for the Performing Artsat the Bullis School on Thursday, Nov. 6,director Ron Sarro, right, stood in formissing actors during rehearsal for“Scrooge: The Musical.” Vin Kelly, left, willplay the title role of Ebenezer Scrooge.

Potomac Theatrecelebrates 20 yearsof the joyous strugglethat is community theater.

Man Dies at Poole’s StoreAn unidentified man died last week after losing consciousness

in front of Poole’s Store in on Old River Road in Poolesville. Theman lost consciousness after complaining of having trouble breath-ing, according to Montgomery County Police. Police were contactedat which point rescue personnel responded and transported theman to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead. Therewas no evidence of foul play.

Car in Creek Causes BackupA car that lost control and plunged into the Watts Branch creek

in Potomac snarled traffic for hours on Friday, Nov. 14. The driverlost control of his SUV while attempting to avoid hitting a deer,according to police, then plunged off the road into the water. Thedriver was uninjured. Police shut down Piney Meetinghouse Roadat River and Glen Roads while the car was extracted.

Blood and TurkeyCongregation B’nai Tzedek is sponsoring a blood drive and tur-

key collection on Sunday, Nov. 23 from 9:30 am – 1:30 p.m. ThisThanksgiving, the congregation is asking the community to helpthose who are less fortunate by donating a frozen turkey or a Gi-ant Food Gift Card for distribution by the Manna Food Center. Thesynagogue is accepting frozen turkeys of every size (kosher or non-kosher) and gift cards from Giant Food in any denomination. Arefrigerated truck will be on the premises to collect the frozenturkeys from 9:30 am – 12:30 p.m.

As there is always a shortage of blood supply around the holi-days, the Red Cross Blood Mobile will be at B’nai Tzedek from9:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. to receive blood donations. Contact Jamieat 301-299-0225 ext. 301 or [email protected] to schedule

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Vijay K. Taneja, 47 of Fairfax, pleadedguilty Thursday, Nov. 13, to onecount of conspiracy to commit

money laundering in a $33 million mort-gage fraud case.

Taneja’s company, Financial Mortgage,Inc. (FMI), originated and sold mortgageson residential properties in the metropoli-tan area. Before his company sold mort-gages to financial institutions as long terminvestors, FMI used “warehouse lenders” totemporarily fund the mortgages before theywere sold.

Taneja defrauded a series of hiscompany’s lenders and other long-term in-vestors of $33 million by creating fictitiousloans with bogus loan closings; selling thesame legitimate loan to multiple investors;and pocketing proceeds generated from re-financing loans when the money was in-tended to payoff prior mortgages on thesame properties, according to Dana Boente,acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern Districtof Virginia.

Taneja’s company filed for bankruptcy inJune 2008.

Taneja is scheduled to be sentenced infederal court in Alexandria on Jan. 30,2009.

He agreed to pay $8,141,327 in restitu-tion to Franklin Bank; $5,637,293 in resti-tution to First Tennessee Bank; $7,503,350to Wells Fargo Bank; and $11,880,321 toEMC Mortgage Corporation, according tohis signed plea agreement filed in U.S. Dis-trict Court in Alexandria.

The maximum penalty for conspiracy tocommit money laundering is 20 years inprison, full restitution, three years super-vised release and a $500,000 fine.

The United States and the defendantagreed to recommend to the court that hebe sentenced to 84 months incarceration,according to the plea agreement.

Special Agents of the FBI and the IRS con-ducted the investigation.

U.S. Attorney Stephen Learned is pros-ecuting the case.

By Aaron Stern

The Almanac

For Max Heller, receiving anaward was a time to reflect andrepent. Standing at the podiumas he received the Youth of the

Year Award from the Potomac Chamberof Commerce last week, Heller addressedhis parents.

“I know I’m never home for dinner, Istruggle to make my bed in the morning… and I do always speed, you’re right,”Heller confessed, drawing laughter fromthe crowd of well over 100 that came tocelebrate Heller and the other awardwinners during the Potomac Chamber ofCommerce’s annual awards celebrationat Normandie Farm restaurant on Thurs-day, Nov. 13.

Heller, a senior at Winston Churchill HighSchool, won his award for his dedication inthe classroom — a4.9 weighted gradepoint average — andhis activity outside ofit, which include notjust playing onChurchill’s hockeyteam or being aleader in the B’NaitBrith Jewish youthorganization, butalso working to in-spire his fellow stu-dents. As the seventh anniversary of Sept.11, 2001 approached, Heller took it uponhimself to make a video recounting thetragic events of that day and how they im-pacted one local family. He then used his

influence as the senior class president toorganize a school-wide assembly atwhich the video was shown. As Hellernoted, Charles Shultz once compared thehuman brain to a 10-speed bike, most ofwhose gears are never used.

“I make it a mission to use all mygears,” said Heller.As JenniferMatheson, the orga-nizer of Thursday’scelebration noted,Heller could well beon his way to hisstated goal of be-coming the first Jew-ish president of theU.S.

“You keep goingthe bent that you’re

on … you’ve got my vote,” Mathesonsaid.

GIVING YOUTH like Heller the opporSee Chamber, Page 5

Dr. Tristram Kruger presents the Business of theYear award to Andrea Alderdice.

The Potomac Community Center Advisory Board members who have been on the board for more than 10years were named co-recipients of the Citizen of the Year Award during the annual awards dinner on Nov.13 at the Normandie Farm. More photos at www.potomacalmanac.com.

Potomac Chamber of Commerce celebratesits award winners at Normandie Farm.

Honoring Those Who Help Others

State Sen. Rob Garagiola presents a proclamationto Maxwell Heller, named the Youth of the Year bythe Potomac Chamber of Commerce.

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Snip, snap and sneak another onein. Just when you thought MichaelPolycrones could not possibly fur-ther enhance the arrangement at

hand he would add yet another dramatictouch to an already exotic creation. For 90minutes his deft fingers seemingly twistedand contorted effortlessly as he turned end-less blossoms and pieces of greenery intoworks of floral art.

While about 60 Little Farms Garden Clubof Potomac (LFGC) members, and their

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Billed as a program of “Holiday Designsand Decorations” the Nov. 10 presentationgiven at the Potomac Community Centerwas typical of many fund-raising programsLFGC members have sponsored over thepast 47 years. It is from these events theclub has been able to contribute to theircommunity including the Potomac village

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Selling chocolate covered pecans to help raise funds for the club’s nu-merous community projects, are (from left) Charlie Wilson, Nancy Aiken,and Cindy O’Neill.

Little Falls Garden Club of PotomacPresident Randi El Saladar issurrounded with holiday floralcreations by Michael Polycrones ofMichael’s Florist.

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State Del. Craig Rice presents a procla-mation to Dr. Joan Benz, principal ofWinston Churchill High School, who wasnamed the Co-Citizen of the Year by thePotomac Chamber of Commerce.

tunity to succeed involves giving them con-structive activities and safe places to bewhen the school day is over. The co-recipi-ents of the Chamber’s Citizen of the YearAward have done just that and more. WhenClub Friday began at the Potomac Commu-nity Center in 1990, none of the board mem-bers who helped to organize it knew if itwould be a success. Eighteen years andthousands of entertained children later, ithas. Club Friday has become the modelyouth entertainment activity in the county’sRecreation Department and is popularenough that it has a waiting list. Each Fri-day night literally hundreds of children packthe community center to play games, sports,dance, watch movies, eat at the snack barand, most importantly, socialize in a safe,adult-supervised environment.

“Everybody who’s been to Club Fridayknows it’s a weekly miracle,” said TheAlmanac’s publisher Mary Kimm in intro-ducing the 10 board members of thePotomac Community Center who haveserved on its advisory board for 10 years ormore. The members are Larry Chloupek,Allan Cohen, Joe Drage, Bobby Fogel, JeaniHaven, Penny Heltzer, Steve Landsman, JillLavin, David Wanicur, and Herman Yeh.

Yet it is more than just Club Friday thatmakes the Potomac Community Centerstand out, said Chloupek in receiving the

award. Over the years the advisory com-mittee has raised money for physical ameni-ties such as the entrance awning, backstopson the softball fields, new weight roomequipment, flat screen televisions, new fur-niture and, most recently, a digital messageboard installed last month in front of thecenter. They also bring in a wide array ofprograms from yoga classes to table tennistournaments and with the center’s directorLinda Barlock offer a welcoming environ-ment to youth and adults alike.

“The board members firmly believe thatvolunteerism is a central component of acommunity,” said Chloupek.

GIVING YOUTH a place to go after schoolis important, but providing them a promis-ing future when they are in school is in-valuable. For her decade of service as theprincipal at Winston Churchill High SchoolJoan Benz was a co-recipient of the Citizenof the Year Award.

“She demonstrates a deep love” for herstudents, said Fred Goldman in introduc-ing Benz.

In addition to Churchill being named aNational Blue Ribbon school two years agoand recently being ranked 42nd out of18,790 public schools in the country by U.S.News and World Reports, Benz has createdprograms to help disadvantaged studentsand has overseen a student body that regu-larly scores staggeringly high marks in state

tests and AP exams, sendingschools off to prestigious univer-sities around the country.

“I understand as the son of aprincipal the true sacrifice youmake to your school and yourcommunity,” said Del. Craig Rice(D-16).

Benz credited the work of herstaff, the students, and their par-ents, in particular, for the successChurchill has enjoyed.

“I’ve never in my life thought ofa village more special thanPotomac,” said Benz. “If it takes avillage, we have it.”

Bullis School to start a chapter there. Nearlythree years and thousands of dollars later,Blair’s program has helped children in Af-rica attend school who may otherwise nothave been able to. On Thursday Blair’s ef-forts were awarded as the chamber’s Char-ity of the Year.

“Living here is a real blessing and ourchildren I don’t think realize just how luckythey are,” Blair said. Blair was presentedwith a check for $5,000, enough money for200 children to attend school in Africa, shesaid.

Help comes in different shapes and forms,and Andy Alderdice specializes in as manyof those forms as necessary. As thechamber’s businessperson of the year,

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Not every village is as fortunate asPotomac, a fact that Kerry Blair is wellaware of. On a 2005 family trip to SouthAfrica, Blair visited villages where thereseemed to be no adults.

“As a mother… I wondered, ‘where areall the adults?’” Blair recalled Thursday. Theanswer was that many of them had died ofHIV/AIDS. Blair decided to do somethingabout it. She learned of Club Hero, a UnitedNations Association endeavor in partnershipwith The United States Agency for Interna-tional Development (USAID), an awarenessbuilding and fundraising initiative dedi-cated to providing comprehensive, school-based support to orphans and vulnerablechildren living in HIV/AIDS-affected com-munities in Africa. She worked with the


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Wayside second-graders and best friends Kamryn Testaand Ava Katz showed their close bond with their home-made PB&J costumes.

Mekhi Dove, 5, and Bryce Wilson, 4, dressed in matchingSpiderman outfits at the Scotland Halloween celebration.Other superheroes onhand included Iron Man, Batmanand some Power Rangers.

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The Show That Must Go Onwhen the cast had been particularly afflicted

with illness and family obligations. That is partof the struggle for the Potomac Theatre Com-pany and community theater groups in general,who depend on dedicated board members, de-voted amateur actors and the good will andcharity of an appreciative public.

THE POTOMAC THEATRE COMPANY hasbeen at it for 20 years now, the upcoming pro-duction of “Scrooge: TheMusical” marking two de-cades since Nan Muntzingand Patti Warner formedthe group and put on Gil-bert and Sullivan’s “Pi-rates of Penzance” on asmall stage in a multi-useactivity room in thePotomac Community Cen-ter. The local popularity ofthe show has grown sincethen, as has the effort and cost of putting onsuch productions.

Of late that growing cost has become particu-larly poignant for the Potomac Theatre Com-pany. Recently the group started a public sus-taining fund drive chaired by long-time Potomacresident Austin Kiplinger. Between the cost ofroyalties (between $3,000 and $5,000 for“Scrooge,” for instance, depending on the num-ber of tickets sold), orchestras, the director, pro-

ducer, music director, stage choreographer, light-ing designer and the expense to Bullis for the useof its facilities, putting on a musical can range be-tween $25,000 and $30,000, said Muntzing. Playsrun between $15,000 and $20,000, while children’sproductions cost $10,000 and $15,000.

“Ticket prices can’t possibly cover this,” Muntzingsaid, “we have to have contributions to help us.”The Potomac Theatre Company is hardly aloneamong community theaters in struggling to keepup with the costs of community theater productions,

and those difficulties werealready entrenched long be-fore the country tumbled intothe current recession. Grantsfor the arts and humanitieshave dried up in recent yearsand with people watchingtheir wallets more these days,it’s that much harder to so-licit donations.

“We’re all going throughthe same stuff, it’s just hard

to get money,” Muntzing said. “You can do showscheaper and not go out of your way to make themreally good, but we happen not to want to do that.”

A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY goes a long way inthe theater, but the value of dedicated actors andboard members are what really drives a local com-pany, said Marilyn Shockey, a board member atPotomac Theatre Company. Shockey, who puts to

“It is fun, and as longas we can give pleasure— I’ve just had awonderful time in it.”— Nan Muntzing, Potomac Theatre

Company co-founder

Wilson,BardwellMarry

Angela Marie Wilson andTodd Kendall Bardwell weremarried on April 19, 2008,at Potomac United Method-ist Church, Potomac. Aftertheir nuptials, they cel-ebrated with family andfriends at Normandie FarmRestaurant, Potomac.

Mrs. Bardwell, daughterof Mr. and Mrs. William D.Wilson, is a fifth gradeteacher at Flower Hill El-ementary School in Mont-gomery County. Mr.Bardwell, son of Mrs. MaryDillard, Mr. and Mrs. FrankBardwell, and Mr. DouglasDillard, is self-employedwith D & M Roofing Enter-prises, a full-service residen-tial exterior remodelingcompany based inGaithersburg.

Mr. and Mrs. Bardwell areformer Potomac residentsand Churchill graduates.After a honeymoon cruise to

Angela Marie Wilson and ToddKendall Bardwell wed.

the Western Caribbean, the Bardwells aremaking their home in the Kentlands,Gaithersburg, with their two kittensKrystal and Smoopy.

Wedding


LET’S TALKReal Estate

byMichael Matese

For professional advice on allaspects of buying and sellingreal estate, call:

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THE LATESTTRENDS IN LUXURY

HOME DESIGN What features are fashionablehomeowners choosing to include intheir newly built upscale homes?Let’s take a look at what custom homeclients consider the latest necessitiesof life.

Topping the list are the best homesecurity systems, complete with cam-era surveillance viewable on all of thetelevision sets in the home and walk-in safes. This feature reflects thewidespread concern for personal andfamily safety among high-end home-owners. Custom-designed entertain-ment areas with multiple kitchens,indoor and outdoor living rooms andplayrooms for children are popular.Homes with multiple levels mayinclude a roomy garage that accommo-dates guest parking, indoor basketballor tennis sport courts and elevatorsthat serve all levels of the residence.

Areas that allow homeowners topursue their favorite leisure activitiesare being requested more frequentlyin new custom homes. Buyers wantfitness workout rooms, home gyms,indoor and outdoor lap pools, spas andsports bars with plasma TVs wherethe latest sporting events can beviewed in style. Massage rooms,steam rooms, yoga and meditationspaces are other amenities that are inhigh demand.

Building or buying a home withthese features can improve the resalevalue of your property.

Obituary

In Evanston, Ill., Naomi Z. Ulmerdied in the early morning of Nov.14, 2008 surrounded by her im-mediate family. She was born in1917 and raised in Brooklyn, N.Y.She married Melville J. UlmerJune 1, 1936. She and her hus-band moved to the WashingtonD.C. area to support the World WarII effort. She lived in the area un-til moving to a retirement homein Evanston in 2004. She was ahigh school teacher in the D.C.

s c h o o lsystem forover 30years andjoined theC a p i t o lP a g eSchool in1 9 5 0were sheremaineduntil sheretired in1978. Shetook over

teaching all the science courses aswell as many of the mathematicscourses. There she touched thelives of many young men most ofwhom lived away from home forthe first time. She had such a posi-tive impact that she was invited toCapitol Page reunions even as re-cently as the one in Chicago in2007.

She traveled extensively all overthe world from Alaska to Austra-lia with her husband, who was aneconomics professor at AmericanUniversity and the University ofMaryland. They spent two differ-ent years in Leiden, The Nether-lands, where her husband was ona Fulbright Scholarship. She stud-ied there earning credits toward aPh.D. in biology at Leiden Univer-sity.

She and her husband estab-lished a home away for home inKezar Falls, Maine to avoid the hotsticky D.C. summers. She was en-vironmentally conscious andhelped establish the Long PoundAssociation to help protect the lakewhere her summer cottage waslocated.

After retiring from the PageSchool, she threw herself into vol-unteer work such as the AmericanCancer Society and the Potomaclibrary.

She also was a major player inhaving the Clara Barton Parkwaynamed after the founder of the RedCross whose home overlooked theParkway.

She also wrote many pieces forthe local Potomac Md. newspa-pers, The Gazette and The Alma-nac. Her volunteer work earnedher a Citizen of the Year award in

1996 from the Potomac Chamberof Commerce.

In 2003 She moved to Evanstonto be close to her son and daugh-ter-in-law. There she organizedamong other things, a movie clubthat met once a week. She was anavid bird watcher, member of theAudubon Society and a lover ofnature and she particularly en-joyed her trips to the Chicago Bo-

Naomi Z.Ulmer circa1967.

tanical Garden. People living atassisted living center were im-pressed by her intelligence andknowledge.

They said there wasn’t a ques-tion she couldn’t answer. She issurvived by her son Melville P.Ulmer, daughter Stephanie, grand-sons Andrew and Jeremy, grand-daughter Rachel and great grand-son Robert Ulmer.

Naomi Z. UlmerNahid Maleki, DDS, MS, of

Potomac, an orthodontist practicingin Washington, D.C., has been electedto represent the Middle Atlantic So-ciety of Orthodontists (MASO) on theAmerican Association of Orthodon-tists’ (AAO) Board of Trustees. In2006, Dr. Maleki received MASO’sGerard A. Devlin Memorial Award forDistinguished Service, theorganization’s most prestigious ser-vice award. She is a member ofOmicron Kappa Upsilon, an honorarydental society and is listed in Who’sWho in the East and Who’s’ Who inAmerican Education.

Ellis Berne, Potomac resident

and professor at Strayer University’sRockville Campus, was honored withthe Faculty of Excellence Award atthe university’s commencement.Berne, who teaches a variety of busi-ness and general studies courses,was given the award for establishingan exceptional rapport with studentsthrough superior teaching.

Masami Onishi of Potomac wasaccredited in Floral Design by theAmerican Institute of Floral Design-ers (AIFD).

Onishi was one of only 73 success-ful candidates out of 142 whoparticipated in AIFD’s AccreditationEvaluation Session in Chicago.

People Notes


Potomac Theatre Company

Presents

byLeslie Bricusse

Based on“A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens

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Gift Guide

This may not be the yearthat the average con-sumer lavishes everylast gift on their fam-

ily, friends and loved ones, butPotomac store owners say thatthere are good deals to be had andthere’s an array of merchandise —from clothing, to specialty gifts,traditional and contemporary toys— to choose from, whether shop-pers intend to be generous, thrifty,or strike a balance between thetwo. Here is a selection of a fewlocally-owned and operates shops.

Full Of Beans in Potomac Vil-lage offers an array of traditionaland contemporary toys and cloth-ing for children, according to storeowner Barbara Cohn.

“We have a lot [of] unique, well-priced, unusual toys,” said Cohn.

Educational items like Yoga Pret-zels, a box of illustrated instruc-tional cards suitable for childrenand adults for $15, are popularthis year, said Cohn, as arechildren’s books like “Hooray forDogs” for $15.95. Children’sclothes are always popular, usefulgifts, and Full Of Beans has a wideselection like velvet dresses forgirls from $64 and winter jacketsfor boys from $92. Stuffed animalsare always popular for childrenand Jellycat is a trendy stuffedanimal company; its bunny is $16at Full Of Beans and the lamb is$26. Right now Cohn’s store isholding an indefinite 20 percent-off sale.

Full Of Beans, 10144 River Road,Potomac Village shopping center

For those in the market for jew-elry for a loved one this holidayseason Robert Rosin of RobertBernard Jewelers suggests goldand yellow-gold jewelry.

“Gold jewelry is back,” saidRosin.

Fresh-water pearls are alsopopular, said Rosin, and long, op-era-length necklaces are especiallytrendy these days. Diamond studearrings are always fashionable,and Rosin’s store is currently hold-ing a sale through Thanksgiving.

“It’s a great time to buy jewelryright now because there are somegreat deals available,” Rosin said.

Robert Bernard Jewelers, 1079 SevenLocks Road.

At Ferrell’s Specialty GiftShop in Potomac Promenade

At The Surrey, store ownerLyne Morgan shows ster-ling silver pendants thatare popular gifts this year,particularly for high schoolstudents.

Weather vanes at The Surrey range from $100 to $290. The flying pig weathervanes arepopular this year, said store owner Lyne Morgan.

Ready, Set, GiftPotomac stores are readyfor the holiday season.

A shelf of perfume bottles and sprayers at Ferrell’s Giftstore.


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In Search of the Right Gift

Full Of Beans store ownerBarbara Cohn says thatYoga Pretzels is a populargift this year.

shopping center, a wide selec-tion is the norm. Whether it is rowsof old-fashioned perfume sprayersand bottles, scented candles orstylish umbrellas, the store offerswhat Pattie refers to as an incred-ible diversity of lines of merchan-dise. This year’s hot items includeholiday-themed earmuffs for$19.95, umbrellas with carryingbags for $41, and storytellingstuffed bears by Gund for $49.50,but to fully appreciate the widerange of selection, “people reallyhave to see the shop to know it,”she said.

Ferrell’s Specialty Gift Shop, 9812 FallsRoad, Potomac Promenade Shopping cen-ter

The horse enthusiast and coun-try stylist alike can find a bevy ofshopping options at The SurreyTack Shop in Potomac Village.Barbour outerwear is alwayspopular among the equestrian andoutdoor set, said store owner LyneMorgan, with durable waxedmen’s and women’s canvas jack-ets in the $350 range. Breyermodel horses and accessories —from blankets to trucks and horse

trailers — ranging from $12 to$48, while Webkinz stuffed ani-mals sell in the $15 range. For girlsand women sterling silver initialedpendants are popular to wear asnecklaces, going from $12 to $40,while Vera Bradley bags sell be-tween $15 and $90. All of the nec-essary horse accoutrement frombridals and crops to saddles andblankets — and this year’s favor-ite gag gift, Stud Muffins — areavailable, and if it’s a weathervaneyou’re in the market for, the brassand copper flying pig weathervaneis especially popular this year, saidMorgan, with smaller versions sell-ing for $100 and full-sized onesgoing for $290.

The Surrey Tack Shop, 10107 RiverRoad, Potomac Village

Jarunee Chantraparnik of ToysUnique prides herself on sellingtoys that not only entertain andamuse children but that also de-velop their creativity and problem-solving skills.

“In general we’re just full of allkind of different things, a lot of funthings that I believe has its ownvalue in itself,” she said. Foryounger children, ages two and up

there is Wedgit, a building blockset that has cubes and trianglesthat can be stacked and fitted to-gether in infinite ways. The basefor the Wedgit sells for $15, with


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SATURDAY, NOV. 22Holiday Shopping Bazaar. Holy

Child’s Mayfield Market from 9 a.m.– 5 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 23 from10 a.m. – 4 p.m. with over 70vendors selling personalized clothing,accessories, jewelry, ceramic pieces,handbags, artwork, a luncheon caféand bake sale. Holy Child is locatedat 9029 Bradley Boulevard inPotomac. See www.holychild.org orcall 301-365-0955.

Art Show. The 4th annual Holiday ArtShow and Sale will be held in GlenEcho Park’s Popcorn Gallery throughJan. 11. Browse and buy fine glass,ceramics, photography, painting, andmore. Visit www.glenechopark.org orcall 301-634-2222.

SATURDAY/NOV. 29 Greeting Cards. A workshop on how

to make Victorian-era holidaygreeting cards will be held at ClaraBarton National Historic Site in GlenEcho, 5801 Oxford Road at 11:30a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.Reservations required; call 301-320-1410.

SUNDAY/NOV. 30 Greeting Cards. A workshop on how

to make Victorian-era holidaygreeting cards will be held at ClaraBarton National Historic Site in GlenEcho, 5801 Oxford Road at 11:30 a.m.,1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Reservationsrequired; call 301-320-1410.

FRIDAY/DEC. 5Holiday Time. Decorate a holiday

treasure box, decorate a winterwreath and enjoy story time withPerfect Parties by Terrye at the CabinJohn Mall Atrium, 11325 SevenLocks Road, Potomac, 9:30 a.m.

Winter Wonderland. Bethesda’sannual Winter Wonderland, kicks offat 8 p.m. at Imagination Stage, 4908Auburn Ave., Bethesda. The freeevent will include live performancesby several music groups. Call theBethesda Urban Partnership at 301-215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org.

SATURDAY/DEC. 6 Greeting Cards. A workshop on how


Winter Wonderland. Bethesda’sannual Winter Wonderland,continues from 1-4 p.m. in Veteran’sPark. The free event will include icesculpting and chorale performances.Call the Bethesda Urban Partnershipat 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org.

Cookie Sale. The annual cookie sale atHoly Resurrection Orthodox Churchwill take place from 10a.m. to 1p.m.Bring a tin or get one at the church,everything is homemade. HolyResurrection Orthodox Church islocated at 10201 Democracy Blvd,Potomac.

SUNDAY/DEC. 7 Greeting Cards. A workshop on how

to make Victorian-era holidaygreeting cards will be held at ClaraBarton National Historic Site in GlenEcho, 5801 Oxford Road at 11:30a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.Reservations required; call 301-320-1410.

Holiday

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Getting Ready for the Holidays

At Toys Unique, PuzzleBalls are popular gifts thatsell for $8.

Calendar

different accompanying sets sell-ing between $23 and $39. TheWedgit is for boys and girls with“the building mind,”Chantraparnik said.

Create Your Own Book, or Cre-ate Your Own Popup Book isgeared for children ages 5 and upfor $20. Pentago is a two playerabstract strategy board game de-signed for children ages 6 and upfor $20, while the Bock-N-Rollmarble maze game is similar toMarble Run but involves racetracks, building strategy and criti-cal thinking; 60-piece sets sell for$20, 100-piece sets for $100.Books like the “Who Was” series –which give accessible biographical

information with pictures aboutpeople ranging from JohnnyAppleseed to Thomas Edison,Sacagawea and more than twodozen other historical figures area good read for children 8 and up($4.99 each), while “If you Give aCat a Cupcake” is a followup to thepopular children’s books “If YouGive a Mouse a Cookie” and “If YouGive a Pig a Pancake” for $16.99.

Grandparents can be shoppedfor at Toys Unique also — Grand-O-Grams is a book filled with re-movable, child-themed postcardsthat grandparents can send totheir grandchildren throughoutthe year for $9.95.

Toys Unique, 9812 Falls Rd, #102B,Potomac Promenade Shopping Center

See Theater, Page 14

See Calendar, Page 14

“The Lion, the Witch andthe Wardrobe” will be playingat the Adventure Theatre in GlenEcho Park through Nov. 26, withadditional performances at theRoundhouse Theatre in SilverSpring, Dec. 15-20 at 7 p.m. andDec. 21 at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.Call the box office at 301-634-2270.

“The Three Billy GoatsGruff” runs at the AdventureTheatre in Glen Echo Park untilNov. 21 . Performances onWednesdays, Thursdays and Fri-days, 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m.;Saturdays and Sundays, 11:30a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets: $10. Call301-320-6668 or visitwww.thepuppetco.org.

“Miss Nelson is Missing!,”a musical-comedy, will be run-ning at the Imagination Stage,4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda,Nov. 22-Jan. 4 at 12:30 and3:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sun-days. Recommended for ages 4and up. Call the box office at 301-280-1660 or visit

Photo by Scott Suchman

Evelyn (Erica Siegel)plays in a music fund-raising marathon at herschool in “Playing fromthe Heart” at Imagina-tion Stage, throughNov. 30.

TheaterTo have community events listed free inThe Potomac Almanac, send mail to 7913Westpark Drive, McLean, VA 22102, e-mail to [email protected], or fax to 703-917-0991.Deadline is Friday at noon for the follow-ing week’s paper. Photos and artworkencouraged. Unless otherwise noted, allevents are in Potomac. For more informa-tion, call 703-917-6431.

FRIDAY/NOV. 21Teddy Bear Picnic. Enjoy this puppet

show production by Carousel Puppetsat the Cabin John Mall Atrium,11325 Seven Locks Road, Potomac,9:30 a.m.

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

Crafts Festival. Shop for everythingfrom traditional pottery to glassjewelry and fashion apparel fromlocal artisans at the Sugarloaf CraftsFestival at the Montgomery CountyFairgrounds, 16 Chestnut St.,Gaithersburg, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tickets:$7/adults (online), $8/adults (door)and free for children under 12. Visitwww.sugarloafcrafts.com.

SATURDAY/NOV. 22 Conversation Club. Join in

practicing and improving yourspoken English with the help ofvolunteers leading discussions from3-5 p.m. at the Potomac Library,10101 Glenolden Drive. Registrationnot required.

National Philharmonic Orchestra.National Philharmonic ChoraleArtistic Director Stan Engebretsonwill conduct the NationalPhilharmonic in Carl Orff’s choralmasterpiece “Carmina Burana” at 8p.m. at the Music Center atStrathmore. The evening will alsoinclude a performance of IgorStravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms.

Swing Dance. Enjoy a swing dance atthe Spanish Ballroom in Glen EchoPark. Beginner Swing lesson from 8-9p.m. and dance from 9 p.m.- 12 a.m.to live music. $15/person. Visitwww.tomcunningham.com.

Holiday Bazaar. Washington WaldorfSchool’s 39th annual Holiday Bazaarwill be held at the school, 4800Sangamore Road, Bethesda, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Enjoy games, crafts, puppetshows and live music and purchasejewelry, clothing, crafts and more.

Free admission. Call 301-229-6107.Thanksgiving Parade. The 11th

Annual Montgomery CountyThanksgiving Parade will be held indowntown Silver Spring at 9:30 a.m.,rain or shine. The parade starts atSligo and Georgia avenues, proceedsnorth on Georgia and right ontoEllsworth Drive and will be broadcastlive on News Channel 8 10 a.m.-12p.m.


Mayfield Market. Connelly School ofthe Holy Child, 9029 Bradley Blvd.,Potomac, will host a holiday bazaarfrom 9 a.m.-5 p.m. The shoppingincludes over 75 vendors sellingclothing, jewelry, original art, andmore. Free. Visit www.holychild.orgor call 301-365-0955.

SUNDAY/NOV. 23 Contra and Square Dance. The

Folklore Society of GreaterWashington presents traditionalAmerican dancing including contradances, square dances, and waltzesat the Spanish Ballroom in Glen EchoPark. Dance lesson from 7-7:30 p.m.,dance from 7:30-10:30 p.m. to livemusic. $12/non-members, $9/FSGWmembers.


FRIDAY/NOV. 28 Contra Dance. The Friday Night

Dancers presents traditionalAmerican dancing including contradances, square dances, and waltzesat the Spanish Ballroom in Glen EchoPark. Contra dance lesson from 7:30-8:15 p.m., dance from 8:30-11:30p.m. to live music. $9/person. [email protected].

SATURDAY/NOV. 29Conversation Club. Join in practicing

and improving your spoken English


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Theater

Calendar

www.ImaginationStage.org.

The Potomac Theatre Companypresents “Scrooge,” based on “AChristmas Carol” by Charles DickensNov. 21, 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 andDec. 5, 6 and 7 at the BullisSchool Blair Family Center for theArts, 10601 Falls Road, Potomac.Tickets: $20/adults; $18/seniorsand children. Leave a message at301-299-8571for reservations.

“The Nutcracker” is runningNov. 28- Dec. 31 at the AdventureTheatre in Glen Echo Park. Perfor-mances on Wednesdays, Thursdaysand Fridays at 10 a.m. and 11:30a.m. and Saturdays and Sundays at11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Special showson Nov. 28 and Dec. 26-31 at 11:30a.m. and 1 p.m. Tickets: $10. Call301-320-6668 or visitwww.thepuppetco.org.

“Playing from the Heart,” aplay inspired by the early life of in-ternationally acclaimedpercussionist Evelyn Glennie will berunning at the ImaginationStage , 4908 Auburn Ave.,Bethesda, though Nov. 30 at 7:30p.m. on Fridays, 4 p.m. and 7:30p.m. on Saturdays and 4 p.m. onSundays. Recommended for ages 6and up. Tickets: $18.50. Call the boxoffice at 301-280-1660 or visitwww.ImaginationStage.org.

Wootton High School Center forthe Arts will present Jim Jacobs’ andWarren Casey’s musical “Grease”on Thursday, Dec. 4, Friday, Dec.5 and Saturday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m.and a Sunday matinee on Dec. 7 at2 p.m. Reserved tickets $12; general

admission $8. Tickets can be pur-chased at the Wootton Box OfficeMonday, Dec. 1 through Wednesday,Dec. 3 from 3-6 p.m, and two hoursbefore show times on performancedays. Tickets may be purchasedonline at www.fieldhouse.com/woottondrama.

Winston Churchill High Schoolwill perform Walt Disney’s classic,“Beauty and the Beast,” set forDec. 5, 6, 7, 12, and 13. The BishAuditorium at Winston ChurchillHigh School is located at 11300Gainsborough Road. Tickets for theshow cost $12 or $10, depending onseat location, and may be purchasedon-line at www.seatyourself.biz/Churchill

“Frosty the Snowman” willbe playing at the Adventure Theatrein Glen Echo Park Dec. 5- Jan. 4.Call the box office at 301-634-2270for show times and tickets.

“Zomo the Rabbit: A Hip-HopCreation Myth,” a contemporary,high-energy take on an African talewill be running at the ImaginationStage, 4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda,Jan. 24-March 8, 2009 at 12:30and 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays and Sun-days. Recommended for ages 4 and up.Call the box office at 301-280-1660 orvisit www.ImaginationStage.org.

“Heidi,” a musical re-telling ofthe classic Victorian-era book, will berunning at the Imagination Stage,4908 Auburn Ave., Bethesda, April4- May 4, 2009 at 12:30 and 3:30p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. Rec-ommended for ages 5 and up. Callthe box office at 301-280-1660 orvisit www.ImaginationStage.org.

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with the help of volunteers leadingdiscussions from 3-5 p.m. at thePotomac Library, 10101 GlenoldenDrive. Registration not required.

Greeting Cards. A workshop on howto make Victorian-era holidaygreeting cards will be held at ClaraBarton National Historic Site in GlenEcho, 5801 Oxford Road at 11:30 a.m.,1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m. Reservationsrequired; call 301-320-1410.

Swing Dance. Enjoy a swing dance atthe Spanish Ballroom in Glen EchoPark. Beginner Swing lesson from 8-9p.m. and dance from 9 p.m.- 12 a.m.to live music. $15/person. Visitwww.GottaSwing.com.

SUNDAY/NOV. 30 Greeting Cards. A workshop on how


Contra and Square Dance. TheFolklore Society of GreaterWashington presents traditionalAmerican dancing including contradances, square dances, and waltzesat the Spanish Ballroom in Glen EchoPark. Dance lesson from 7-7:30 p.m.,dance from 7:30-10:30 p.m. to livemusic. $12/non-members, $9/FSGWmembers.

MONDAY/DEC. 1Afternoon Tea. Pianist Becky Dukes is

performing at 1 p.m. at the Mansionat Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike,North Bethesda. Prepaid reservationsrequired; $21 plus tax. Call 301-581-5108.

TUESDAY/DEC.2 Chinese Book Club. Join in a

Chinese book discussion in theChinese language from 7-9 p.m. atthe Potomac Library, 10101Glenolden Drive. Registration notrequired.

Afternoon Tea. Harpist Sue Richardsis performing at 1 p.m. at theMansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike, North Bethesda.Prepaid reservations required; $21plus tax. Call 301-581-5108.

Metropolitan Philharmonic. TheMetropolitan Philharmonic Orchestrais performing at the Music Center atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,North Bethesda, 6:30 p.m. Tickets:$75 (includes drinks at after-party)and $45 (balcony seating, drinks notincluded). Call 301-581-5100.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 3 Afternoon Tea. Pianist Rosalind

Breslow is performing at 1 p.m. atthe Mansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike, North Bethesda.Prepaid reservations required; $21plus tax. Call 301-581-5108.

Artist in Residence. Jennifer Cutting,artist in residence at Strathmore, isplaying at 7:30 p.m. in the Mansionat Strathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike,North Bethesda. Tickets: $15; call301-581-5100.

Golden Boys. Dick Fox’s Golden Boysstarring Frankie Avalon, Fabian andBobby Rydell is performing at theMusic Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda,6:30 p.m. Tickets: $38-127. Call 301-581-5100.

THURSDAY/DEC. 4Music Club. The Friday Morning Music

club is performing at 11 a.m. in the

Mansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike, North Bethesda. Free;no tickets required. Call 301-581-5100.

FRIDAY/DEC. 5Holiday Time. Decorate a holiday

treasure box, decorate a winterwreath and enjoy story time withPerfect Parties by Terrye at the CabinJohn Mall Atrium, 11325 SevenLocks Road, Potomac, 9:30 a.m.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra.The Orchestra performs “Too Hot toHandel: The Gospel Messiah” at 8p.m. at the Music Center atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,North Bethesda. Visitwww.BSOmusic.org for tickets.

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

SATURDAY/DEC. 6 Musical Tea. Enjoy complimentary

tea and sweets in addition to freeperformances by the Levine School ofMusic’s faculty-artists and students atthe Music Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda at11 a.m. Free; reservations required.Call 202-686-8000, ext. 1068.

Greeting Cards. A workshop on howto make Victorian-era holidaygreeting cards will be held at ClaraBarton National Historic Site in GlenEcho, 5801 Oxford Road at 11:30a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 3 p.m.Reservations required; call 301-320-1410.


Sports

By Mike Weiner

The Almanac

Late in the second quarter with histeam down 14-0 to Quince Or-chard in a first round playoffgame, Wootton punter Scott Ayers

kicked from deep in his own territory to theQuince Orchard 35-yard line. The ballbounced up faster than anticipated, andlooked like it glanced off the calf of a QuinceOrchard player. Senior cornerback KevinLee recovered the loose ball, and it seemedas if the Patriots’ hope of salvaging the gamewere renewed. However, the side refereerushed into the fray to rule that the ballnever touched the Cougar player, and thatQO would retain possession. A deflating andsymbolic play for Wootton, who fell to thedefending state champion Courgars, 36-0,

in a game where nothing went the way ofthe visiting Patriots.

Wootton’s varsity football team found it-self in a very unfamiliar situation on Fri-day. The Patriots were in the Maryland 4Astate football playoffs for the first time since1991, just three victories away from thestate championship game. Waiting for themwas Quince Orchard, a team Wootton nearlydefeated in week one of the regular sea-son. This time was different, as the Cou-gars took advantage of poor weather con-ditions and elite athleticism to throttleWootton and move onto the regional finalsagainst Sherwood.

For Wootton, this season has been magi-cal. The Patriots exceeded expectations inthe preseason and became the first teamfrom Wootton to make the playoffs in 17years, a feat that seemed impossible for ateam that was 2-8 just two years ago. ThePatriots finished 7-3, building off of lastyear’s 5-5 record while establishing a num-ber of new records and halting a number ofbad trends. This year, Wootton defeatedMagruder and Churchill for the first timesince 1991 and 1998, respectively. Their

three losses of the year were all to playoffteams. The Patriots also saw their prolificpass-happy spread offense bloom. Woottonwas the benchmark for passing offense inMontgomery County this season, and seniorquarterback Mike Mooney enjoyed a recordseason that put him on the map as an elitequarterback. In Week 6 against Blair,Mooney set a state passing record for yardsin a game, with 451. In the regular season,Mooney had over 2,800 passing yards and28 touchdowns. His main target, StephaneN’goumou, became one of the county’s topwide receivers this season. N’goumou,whose play has given him a multitude ofDivision I football opportunities, had ninetouchdowns this year and finished just shyof 1,000 receiving yards.

Four years ago, Wootton coach GregMalling promised these seniors that theywould make the playoffs if they bought intohis philosophies. Many outside of theWootton program would not have believedthat a Patriot team could become a playoffteam, but under the leadership of Mallingand the experience of the 27 seniors whostuck with him, Wootton did just that. Al-

Wootton Falls in Playoffs

Photo by Harvey Levine/The Almanac

Senior quarterback Mike Mooneyfinished the season as the bestpasser in the county.

Disappointing losscaps off ground-breaking season.

though the outcome wasn’t ultimately whatthe Patriots were hoping for, the 2008 sea-son has provided a template for future suc-cesses.

NeuendorfResigns

Following the Churchill football team’sloss to Wootton to end the regular seasonon Nov. 1, coach Greg Neuendorf decidedto step down as head of the football pro-gram after two seasons, according to theschool’s athletic director, David Kelley.

Kelley said Neuendorf sent his resigna-tion letter to Churchill principal Joan Benz

New Churchill boy’s basketballcoach Matthew Miller.

Miller Joins BulldogsAfter one of its most successful year

in recent memory, the Churchill boy’sbasketball team will have a new faceroaming the sidelines this season.

Matthew Miller will begin his firstyear as head coach when the Bulldogstake on Springbrook on Dec. 5.

Miller was an assistant coach atWheaton last year after spending a sea-son under coach Scott McClary at Divi-sion III Marymount in 2006-07. Milleralso worked as an assistant coach atWhitman in 2005-06.

Churchill began practice for the2008-09 campaign last Saturday.

“So far the kids have been great andthe community have been great,” saidMiller last week. “We’d like to followup on the good football season here.That created some buzz and we justwant to keep that rolling.

Photo by Mark Giannotto/The Almanac

Former Churchill football coach Greg Neuendorf talks to his team during a practice earlier this season.

on the Sunday night following the Fridaygame, and is leaving the area because hiswife has a job opportunity in South Caro-lina.

“He really had the program going in theright direction,” said Kelley. “It’s a shamehe had to leave.”

Kelley also said the search for Neundorf’sreplacement has already begun, with thegoal of having a new coach in place by themiddle of the winter so an off season train-ing program can be put into place.

Neueundorf took over a Churchill pro-gram that was in rebuilding mode two sea-sons ago, and showed signs of bringing theBulldogs back to prominence within thecounty. After a 4-6 season in 2007, Churchillstarted this year 5-1, but stumbled a bitdown the stretch, losing three of its last fourgames. The team just narrowly missed outon a playoff spot, ending the season with a6-4 record.

Neuendorf did not return phone messagesseeking comment.

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‘Grease’ DancesInto Wootton

Wootton High School Center for the Arts willpresent Jim Jacobs’ and Warren Casey’s musical“Grease” on Thursday, Dec. 4, Friday, Dec. 5 andSaturday, Dec. 6 at 7:30 p.m. and a Sunday matineeon Dec. 7 at 2 p.m Co-directed by Carla Ingram andAdam Graham, Wootton’s production features thetalents of Jonathan Helwig as Danny, Lauren Faganas Sandy, Rachel Lipman as Rizzo, Bryan Pike asKenickie, Stephanie Helwig as Frenchy, Aaron Gageas Doody, Jordan Smilan-Goldstein as Marty, JackStonesifer as Sonny, Jenay McNeil as Jan, AlexGarretson as Roger, Matthew Popkin as Eugene,Lynda Cholvibul as Patty, Mattia D’Affuso as TeenAngel, Taylor Bardwell as Cha Cha, Jonathan Loewyas Johnny Casino, Rose Weinschenk as Mrs. Lynchand Spencer Wight as Vince Fontaine. An additional23 students round out the cast. Choreography di-rection is provided by Derrick Spear. Under themusical direction of Ingram, Wootton musicians willprovide live accompaniment.

Reserved tickets $12; general admission $8. Tick-ets can be purchased at the Wootton Box Office Mon-day, Dec. 1 through Wednesday, Dec. 3 from 3-6 p.m,and two hours before show times on performance

days. Ticket forms are available online at:www.montgomeryschoo l smd.org/schoo l s/woottonhs/academics/art/GreaseOrder.pdf.

Tickets may also be purchased online atwww.fieldhouse.com/woottondrama.

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The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commissionlaunched a new Customer Notification System to alertresidents about WSSC-related incidents that may af-fect service or daily routine. The announcementcomes after a water main break this summer leftcounty residents with possibly contaminated waterfor nearly two days and county officials were criti-cized for not alerting residents soon enough.Residents can have e-mail and/or text message alertsabout WSSC work occurring near their home, office,school or other important address delivered to com-puters, cell phones and/or Short Message Servicedevices.

In the event that a situation involving the waterquality occurs, CNS will automatically alert every cus-tomer who signs up for the system.Because of cell phone provider limitations, text alertswill consist of short messages providing key infor-mation, while e-mail alerts will deliver additionaldetail. This service is free, though cell phoneprovider’s standard text messaging charges will ap-ply. To register, visit wsscwater.com. Contact WSSC’sCommunications and Community Relations Officethrough WSSC’s main number at 1 800-828-6439,the direct office line at 301-206-8100 or via e-mailat [email protected] with questions.

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20 Years of Community Theatergether the show’s program and will also play the rolesof Mrs. Fezziwig and Mrs. Dilber in “Scrooge.”

“People do theater from all different walks of life,”Shockey said. Kelly, for instance, works as a psychia-trist in Bethesda while Sarro, who works now as aprofessional actor and director, used to be a reporterfor the Washington Star-News and is a past presi-dent of the Washington Press Club. Cast membersmust balance their work and family obligations withtheir roles in the theater, which means that Sarrostanding in for absent actors happens with some fre-quency.

“I would say that no rehearsal has everybody,” saidKelly. It also means making some concessions whenputting on a show — nearly every actor plays mul-tiple parts, and still the shows are often undercast.“Scrooge” calls for 36 adult actors and 16 child ac-tors, but Potomac Theatre Company will put on theshow with 22 adults and seven children. The showwon’t suffer a lick because of it, but “of course ifsomeone takes the night off because they’re sick youlose three characters,” Sarro said.

Part of the reason for the shortage of actors is thatlocal theater companies — of which there are noshortage around the beltway — compete less withone another for audiences as they do for both onstageand behind-the-scenes talent.

“It gets to be more of a challenge every year andof course now there are so many community the-aters that the demand on the pool of talent on boththe tech and the acting side is very heavy,” said ElieCain, a PTC board member.

“People that are involved care about it and arehappy to be here, that’s why they’re involved,”Shockey said. And just as many of the steady pa-trons will recognize a lot of the faces onstage, so toodo the actors return to the company year after yearto work with castmates who have become fast friends.

“People pick the show if they want to be in theshow,” said longtime cast member Troy Knighton. “Ipicked the company … it’s kind of like a family.”

What the future holds for the group is far fromcertain, but so far the sustaining drive has been go-ing well. “Money is slowly coming in, which is heart-warming,” said Muntzing. “You do live from show toshow in community theater. It is fun, and as long aswe can give pleasure — I’ve just had a wonderfultime in it.”

“Who dreamed 20 years ago we would still behere?” said Cain. “We just did ‘Pirates of Penzance’on a lark. Who knew if anybody would come see itor even audition? It’s been a great deal of fun andit’s been rewarding to see audiences enjoy things.It’s been fun. I hope we can continue.”

‘Scrooge: The Musical’The Potomac Theatre Company will celebrate its 20th

year with a production of “Scrooge: The Musical” begin-ning Friday, Nov. 21. Shows run from Nov. 21 throughDec. 7 each weekend at the Blair Family Center for theArts at the Bullis School, 10601 Falls Road, Potomac. Formore information on tickets to the show or to learn moreabout the Potomac Theatre Company’s sustaining drive,call 301-299-8571 or visit potomactheatreco.org.


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Garden Club To Decorate Tavern

Photos by Cissy Finley Grant/The Almanac

Edee Callahan Perry (left) and TraciHoffman admire a Christmas floral ar-rangement made by Michael Polycrones,guest speaker at the Little Farms GardenClub of Potomac’s recent fund-raiser.

A holiday arrangementfor any occasion was afavorite among LittleFarms Garden Clubmembers and theirguests.

gazebo, the Jane Garrett Memo-rial Garden, Garden Therapy forthose with disabilities, and plant-ing flowering cherry trees in thevillage among a roster of accom-plishments, both local and away.

Polycrones, owner of Michael’sFlowers and Gifts, Woodbridge,Va. (“we deliver to this area,” hedidn’t fail to mention) gave a

timely demonstration suitable foran annual club effort, decoratingGreat Falls Tavern for the Christ-mas season. From glue to golden-rod he concocted arrangementsand often stressed the use of ma-terial “right outside the frontdoor.” Pine boughs, pinecones,boxwood and red leaves were in-cluded, the latter preserved andcolorful.

He filled a ce-ramic pumpkinwith spectacularorange lilies (hetakes the pollenoff), peach roses,red tinged daisies,cat -o’-nine tailsand ferns for aThanksgiving dis-play. This was fol-lowed by Christmasarrangements withcandles, submers-ible tinted lightsand Christmas or-naments, all in at-tractive containers.

Filling a redsleigh with hugewhite lilies, red car-nations, holly withberries and variousgreens, Polycrones, who has beenin the business since his dadstarted it in 1963, did what heseemingly liked to do most, addthat last touch. This time it wasjingle bells. However, his really fi-nal touch on numerous occasionsis a bow. Demonstrating how heloops and twists the ribbon isenough to make an untrained ar-

ranger dizzy.Polycrones also advised, “Put in

one type of flower at a time andsnap below the knuckle.” And, heconcluded, “Don’t forget, alwaysspray with Master Shine. Nothingleaves our shop without the finalspray. It gives a great sheen andpreserves the moisture.”

Ladies, go forth and produce!Great Falls Tavern awaits you asdo the myriads of visitors who passthrough this National Park trea-sure each holiday season.

To quote Oliver WendellHolmes, “The Amen! of Nature isalways a flower.”

Amen.

Congregation Har Shalom ,11510 Falls Road, Potomac, is holdingits annual Scholar’s Weekend programon Friday and Saturday, Nov. 21 andNov. 22. Shabat dinner on Friday at6:45 p.m. is $12/adult and $8/age 12and under.

Reservations for dinner may be madeby going to http://harshalomscholarsweekend.eventbrite.com or bycalling 301-299-7087 x 315.

Faith Notes

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Alderdice was recognized as some-one who helps out in the localbusiness community — as well asat the Chamber of Commerce —whenever asked. Funny, then, thatshe wasn’t approached to serve onthe committee that decided theannual award winners this year.Only when she was informed thatshe was an award winner did sherealize her help hadn’t beensought out.

“If you need help and she saysyes, you’re golden,” said TrisKruger in introducing Alderdice, aRealtor with W.C. & A.N. Millerand active member of the KiwanisClub.

“It’s been wonderful,” Alderdicesaid of her time in the Potomacbusiness community. “I would beremiss if I didn’t ask everybodywho is in the community to giveback to the community.”

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