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Fall Fun

By Montie Martin

The Almanac

For an unforgettable fall experience,Potomac residents with adventure ontheir minds can take kayaking les-

sons on the Potomac River.The Potomac River is ideal for beginners

and intermediate paddlers, with placid up-stream excursions to class two challengesand more strenuous currents.

“Kayaking is a different kind of challengepeople enjoy because water is a differentelement,” said Ian Buckley, a kayak instruc-tor with Potomac Paddle Sports. “We areused to being able to breathe when youwant to, but in kayaking you may have towait.”

Novice kayakers first learn how to rolltheir boat and how to hold their breath.Those who plan to tackle more challengingruns train to stay underwater for up to twominutes.

Quiet morning rides down the Potomacduring the fall, equipped with a thermos ofhot cider, surrounded by nature, changingleaves and bird watching is a different kindof outdoor adventure.

Ward Morrison, a sea-kayaking instruc-tor who frequents the class two runs atViolette’s Lock, enjoys taking the 30-minutedrive outside of town to observe the scen-ery. “There’s an immense beauty on thePotomac, it’s a real pleasure to be workingwith nature,” said Ward. “You can paddlefrom flat water to class five, anything youare willing to take.”

Although basic kayaking takes place wellupstream of Great Falls, some find a thrillin tackling the falls itself despite the risk ofdeath.

“There’s a natural progression tokayaking. There are progressively harderplays, and then you start running out of riv-

ers,” said Buckley. “Other kayakerswill ask what runs you’ve completed,it’s like building a resume. Usually amore experienced friend says you areready to take on Great Falls.”

The Great Falls Park service doesnot regulate the use of the rapids forkayakers. Despitea lack of regula-tion, there hasnot been a singlea c c i d e n t a lkayaker deathsince the 1990s.

“We are not ex-perts atkayaking,” saidJoe Burns, super-visory parkranger for GreatFalls and GlenEcho. “We put upregulations oncebefore, but wewere shown theywere ridiculous.Kayakers selfregulate, and theprogram works.”

Beginners and intermediatekayakers, however, need not worryabout taking a crash course on cat-egory five rapids. The sensation ofdoing something different is reasonenough to give kayaking a try.

“Kayaking is tough to compare toanything else,” said Buckley. “It’s justfun, going down a river, you’re outthere in the morning and maybe youwon’t see a single person.”

For the AdventuresomeFall fun meansPotomac Riverkayaking.

Kayaking on the Potomac Riveris fun for all levels, rangingfrom placid scenic cruises tomore challenging runs.

Kayakers run Great Falls.

Something for EveryoneViolette’s Lock, located off River Road, is a class

two rapids appropriate for practiced novices andhigher skilled boaters. Beginners can choose totrain for higher-level rapids, or take a leisurelycruise along the scenic Potomac River. For moreinformation visit potomacpaddlesports.com.

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Potomac Almanac Editor Steven Mauren

703-778-9415 or [email protected]

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See Three potomac Hits, Page 4

By Ken Moore

The Almanac

Potomac Day, the annual communityfestival sponsored by the PotomacChamber of Commerce, is just

around the corner.“Potomac Day is all about the kids,” said

Jennifer Matheson, one of the primary or-ganizers of the event who is with thePotomac Chamber of Commerce. “I just loveseeing them enjoy themselves and drag theirparents from one activity to the other.”

The day-long celebration is scheduled forSaturday, Oct. 22, in Potomac Village, kick-ing off with the annual Potomac Day Pa-rade up River Road to Falls Road at 10:30a.m.

Each year, the parade features hundredsof entrants, including bands, horses, antiquecars, school groups, scouting organizations,and elected officials.

The children’s fair follows after the pa-rade with free amusement rides and activi-ties.

“The community just loves watching theparade and seeing all the kids show off theirstuff,” Matheson said.

The People of the Year, including the busi-ness person of the year, citizen of the year,and youth of the year have a special placein the parade, often on the top of the backseat of convertibles. Each will be honoredat an awards dinner at Normandie Farm inNovember, where the Potomac Day charitywill also receive a donation from thePotomac Chamber of Commerce.

This year’s charity of the year is AutismSpeaks.

Classic cars will be on display, and a busi-ness fair will be set up in the Potomac Prom-enade parking area from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

“Old fashion fun with a time and placefor neighbors to be together and just relax,”said Matheson.

Call the Potomac Chamber of Commerceat 301-299-2170 or visitwww.potomacchamber.org.

ONE WEEK LATER …Climb on fire engines at Cabin John Park

Volunteer Fire Department or watch dem-onstrations such as auto extrication with the“Jaws of Life,” 911 simulations and aerialrescue. The Fire Department is scheduledto hold its 65th annual open house on Sat-urday, Oct. 29, at 8001 River Road from 10a.m. to 5 p.m.

The event includes free blood pressurechecks, tours of the fire station, fire/rescueapparatus, rescue demonstrations andmore.

“This is a great way to visit with mem-bers of our community in a non-emergencysetting and at the same time promote fireprevention and share our facilities andequipment,” said Chief Paul Sterling.

There are also plenty of activities for chil-

dren including a petting zoo, a fire-safetyhouse, and a moon bounce.

Cabin John’s response area includes theCapitol Beltway, the Potomac River, andresidences and businesses in the Bethesdaand Potomac area.

Station 10 on River Road serves as CabinJohn’s headquarters, and houses offices andmultiple meeting rooms, as well as the fireapparatus for day to day operation, includ-ing fire engines, ambulances, swift waterrescue boats and more. Cabin John alsooperates Station 30 at 9404 Falls Road.

Charles E. Benson and 10 founding mem-bers incorporated the volunteer fire depart-ment on March 19, 1930. The group’s firstmeetings were held in a room over Mr.Benson’s store. As the department grew,meetings were moved to the auditorium ofthe Clara Barton School and eventually toits headquarters on River Road.

See http://www.cjpvfd.com/.

THIS WEEKENDThe 56th annual Potomac Country House

Tour is set for this weekend, Oct. 1-2.The two-day tour will include four “one-

of-a-kind” homes. Hundreds of volunteersfrom St. Francis Episcopal have been plan-ning this event for the past year.

Since 1956, the women of Potomac’s St.Francis Episcopal Church have sponsoredthis October house tour to benefit Mont-gomery County charities as well as manyoutreach programs.

There are four homes on the tour, includ-ing the Hobbins House, built in 1790 inBrooklyn, Conn. and disassembled piece bypiece, post by post, beam by beam andmoved to Potomac by Jim and LindaHobbins.

The Ghanbari home is filled with art,French antique tapestries and Persian rugs.Owner Mahin Ghanbari has collected arti-

Three Potomac Traditions To EnjoyAnnual Potomac Daycelebration is Saturday,Oct. 22; House Tourthis weekend.

Trail horses, police horses and more participate in the Potomac Dayparade, scheduled this year on Saturday, Oct. 22.

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Free amusement rides for childrenare part of the children’s fair afterthe parade.

Pony rides provided by Squeals onWheels.

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RUN WITH ITStart a running routine, or simply

take some short stints along the C&OCanal and enjoy the beauty surround-ing the Potomac River.

For those thinking about establish-ing a running routine, the Montgom-ery County Road Runners Club holdsweekly workouts for various runnersof various abilities. The club also con-ducts race training runs, youth clin-ics, special events and information onroad races throughout the year.

See www.mcrrc.org

LEARN THE RIVERON A KAYAK

Some of the world’s best kayakerscome to the Great Falls area of thePotomac River to train. But for thosewho want to learn the sport, safely,numerous outfitters offer lessons.Learn from professionals at schoolslike Potomac Paddlesports,www.potomacpaddlesports.com, Liq-uid Adventures, www.liquidadventures.org, Valley Mill KayakSchool, www.valleymill.com, orCaleva www.calleva.org.

Many meet across from Old Angler’sInn on MacArthur Blvd.

MOUNTAIN BIKINGThe Cabin John Trail, 10 miles long

and alongside the Cabin John Creekbetween the Beltway overpass nearSeven Locks Road, permits mountainbiking.

Cabin John offers a variety of roll-ing trails that descend and run paral-lel to Cabin John Creek. Cabin JohnRegional Park is a popular destinationfor the local mountain biker who can’tget away to more remote locations.

For a flatter, longer ride, try theC&O Canal, with splendid views of thePotomac River between Georgetownand Cumberland, with all of Potomacin between. The towpath is 184 milesof biker’s paradise. Great access pointsin Potomac include Great Falls,Swain’s Lock, Pennyfield Lock,Violette’s Lock and Riley’s Lock.

LEARN TO RIDE A HORSEPotomac Horse Center, 14211

Quince Orchard Road, NorthPotomac, offers riding classes for“Mini Mites” (5-8 year old children)through adults of all levels. Programsinclude a classical dressage program,combined training, and hunter/jump-ers, with riders competing under thesupervision of different trainers. Thecenter holds about 12 horse shows ayear, as well as clinics featuring in-ternationally recognized instructors inmany equestrian disciplines. Other of-

Get Active


LET’S TALKReal Estate

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

MICHAEL MATESELong & Foster Realtors

[email protected].

byMichael Matese

Smile forthe Camera!

Most homebuyers these dayswill begin a home searchonline, so good photos are amust have. The first photoseen will be, of course, thefront of the house, so makesure it’s a great one. Sometips for showing the front ofthe house at its best?• Move your cars out of thedriveway, away from the home.• Take the photos as close tothe house as you can.• Try to keep shadows off thehouse.• Make sure bushes and flow-ers, grass and vegetation aretrimmed and neat looking.• Finally, when the photos aredone, crop out the sidewalksand the streets. You want yourhouse to be the focal point, notthe sidewalk.• Give the concrete drivewaysand sidewalks a nice pressurewash, it will gleam in photos!• In the summertime, take thephotos earlier in the day,before the sun gets to the yardand things start to wilt.Making your house outshinethe competition is easy withjust a few adjustments andthese tips. The next thing youknow, your offer is waiting.

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Three Potomac Hits: Have a Ballfacts from Persia’s cultural heritage including antiquePersian tiles and tribal accessories worn by Persianwomen.

A 15,000-square-foot mansion and a bright, airyfour-story townhome add to the diversity of the tour.There is also a boutique at the church with vendorsincluding The Surrey. No tickets are required to visitthe boutiques.

Tickets to the tour are $20. The tour is open fromnoon – 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 and 2.

www.potomaccountryhousetour.org

AND MOREDon’t forget the events at the Potomac Library,

10101 Glendolden Drive, including the used booksale on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m.

And on Saturday, Oct. 29, a spooky storytime Hal-loween program for children three to six and theirfamilies will be offered at the library. Children shouldwear costumes for the costume parade.

Call 240-777-0690.

Storybook characters from friends of the PotomacLibrary are a Potomac Day parade tradition, shownhere from 2010.

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Get Activeferings include birthday pony par-ties, pony rides, trail riding classesthrough wooded parkland, a sum-mer horse camp program, a thera-peutic horseback riding program,and more. Currently offering a freeintroductory ride plus a dis-counted three-lesson mini-session.Call 301-208-0200 or seewww.PotomacHorse.com

HIKING, VIGOROUS: BILLYGOAT TRAIL

Hiking along the Billy Goat Trailoffers spectacular views of thePotomac River and fall foliage asthe colors peak over the next fewweeks.

Thousands hike the Billy GoatTrail every year, with access fromthe Old Angler’s site or from theGreat Falls Tavern Visitor’s Centeror Carderock. The loop betweenthe C&O Canal and Potomac Riveris less than five miles long; bringwater and wear good walkingshoes. Allow plenty to time to stopand enjoy spectacular views of thecliffs, the Potomac River passingthrough the gorge and sensitivevegetation and rare plants. Thewild power and natural beauty ofthe Potomac River and its sur-rounding come alive on this hikethat is marked by light blue trailblazes to keep visitors from tram-pling on Bear Island’s many rareplants and sensitive vegetation.The trail can be rough and rockywith steep climbs. But the trail isone of the most popular hikes inall of the metropolitan area, whichcan be done by people of all ages.

The park service seeks volunteertrail stewards willing to hike partsof the trail, educate visitors at thetrailheads, protect the natural re-sources of Bear Island, ensure visi-tors are prepared for the strenu-ous hike, share stories about the

sensitive vegetation. Active trailstewards carry park radios foremergency communication andcan offer basic first aid training tohelp with minor injuries.

w w w . n p s . g o v / c h o h /supportyourpark/volunteer.htm

HIKING, GENTLER: GREATFALLS OVERLOOK

Great Falls Tavern Visitor Cen-ter and Olmsted Overlook

11710 MacArthur Blvd.301-767-3714Enter the C&O Canal National

Historical Park here for up closeviews of Great Falls by walking 0.2miles over the Olmsted IslandBridges to the overlook. Bridgesand boardwalks traverse a rarefloodplain terrace environment,ending with an observation deckto marvel over the spectacularviews of the Falls and the head ofMather Gorge. Read how the sealevel dropped 300 feet during theIce Ages two million years ago,leaving the Potomac River to carvea channel through the bedrock.This left a 60-foot drop at GreatFalls.

Accessible to wheelchairs andstrollers.

The tavern is open year round,seven days a week, from 9 a.m. to4:45 p.m.

www.nps.gov/archive/choh/Visitor/Centers/GreatFalls.html

ICE SKATESkate indoors at the Cabin John

Center, operated by the MarylandNational Capital Park and Plan-ning Commission. The Cabin JohnIce Rink is located at 10610Westlake Drive, 301-365-2246, orwww.mc-mncppc.org/parks/en-terprise/ice/gen–info.

Offers skate rentals, lessons, anduse for hockey and other icesports.


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Call for Free In-Home Professional Estimate!

THURSDAY/SEPT. 29Dementia Education Panel: “Til

Death Do Us Part … Unless You Setthe House on Fire.” 10:30 a.m. tonoon. Featuring Bonnie Gallagher,MSW LCSW-C and ChristianeGraham, LCSW-C. Formoreinformation or to RSVP inadvance, contact Nicole McMonigleat [email protected] or301-983-3620. Event held at Arden

Courts of Potomac, 10718 PotomacTennis Lane, Potomac.

SATURDAY/OCT. 1Blood Drive, at Our Lady of Mercy

Church in cooperation with AmericanRed Cross. Sunday, Oct. 1, 8 a.m. - 2p.m. Participation by pre-registration.Call the drive’s coordinator, RichardSinatra at 301-299-2459 [email protected]

News

Labovitz Sentenced on Misdemeanors

Bulletin Board

Peter Labovitz, President andCEO of Connection Newspapers,has been sentenced to six monthsin prison for two misdemeanorcounts of failing to fully pay thecompany’s payroll taxes for twoquarters in 2007.

Magistrate Judge John F. Ander-son acknowledged Labovitz’s longrecord of leadership in civic andbusiness affairs at a hearing in U.S.District Court in Alexandria onSept. 27.

He cited scores of letters to thecourt praising Labovitz’s commit-ment to community journalism ashead of Connection Newspapersand his years of community ser-vice.

Anderson said Labovitz’s historyof service “weighed heavily” in hisdecision not to impose a longersentence, citing “your service to

the community, the newspapersand other organizations” and“your support for your family, notjust your wife and daughters, butalso to your grandchildren.” ButAnderson said some incarcerationwas necessary “to give credence toadequate deterrence.”

Labovitz will pay more than$645,000 in restitution.

In a statement in July, when hepled guilty to the misdemeanors,Labovitz took full responsibilityand cited economic challenges:“Like all American newspapers, inrecent years the Connection News-papers have faced daunting tech-nological and economic chal-lenges. We have weathered re-peated crises that killed or crippledmany others in the news media. Iam proud that we have kept thesevital community voices alive.”


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See 50 Years, Page 14

StorytimeAt Potomac Cuddleups, held in the Potomac Library two weeks ago,leader Patricia Reynolds is joined by, from left, Emma Feig and nannyRosie Kidman; Scarlett and Daria Moaadel; William and ShannonRhoderick, and Alexander and Theresa Yu.

Patricia Reynolds with Ava Seested, Hara Massarueh, NicolasBejarano, Felicia Wong, Sofia Bejarano, and Julio Cupe last week.

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By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Nine years ago, Donna Dricoll’slife was completely altered bya movement disorder calledDystonia, a neurological syn-

drome that she now battles on a daily ba-sis.

Driscoll had always been an active per-son who played competitive USTA team ten-nis, taught first grade at Garrett Park El-ementary and traveled to visit and play withher grandchildren. Because of dystonia, thePotomac resident was forced to give up ten-nis, retire from her teaching position andquit walking her dog around the block. Shecould not accompany her children andgrandchildren to Disney World without a

wheelchair and she had difficulty with dailytasks such as grocery shopping and walk-ing up and down stairs.

Despite her diagnosis, Driscoll is upbeatin her approach to life and compels herselfto press on through daily activities, eventhough some days are more difficult thanothers. “I am going to beat dystonia,” saidDriscoll. “Researchers have made strides inthe treatment of dystonia, and I am deter-

mined to raise enough money to solve themysteries of this disease and find a cure.”

Driscoll and her 21-member committeeof family and friends are committed to rais-ing awareness as well as to ad-vancing research by providingfunds through the 5th AnnualDystonia Golf and Tennis Clas-sic. The event will be held Mon-day, Oct. 3 at Bretton WoodsCountry Club and will includea golf tournament, tennistournament, awards recep-tion, banquet, silent auc-tion and live auction. The19th Street Band will pro-vide entertainment. Allproceeds will benefit theDystonia Medical Research Founda-tion (DMRF).

“We are hoping to raise $20,000 thisyear,” said Driscoll.

There is still time to register for the golfand tennis tournaments. The golf tourna-ment includes a continental breakfast, 18

holes of golf, bar-b-que luncheon, prize re-ception and the banquet. The tennis tour-nament features tennis as well as the ban-quet. Guests may also elect to attend onlythe banquet.

The cost for golf is $250 per per-son, tennis is $110 per per-son and if one attends only

the banquet, the price is$110. Sponsors for disabled

veterans are also beingsought. All participation is tax

deductible as the law permits.For more information, starting

times and to register, go towww.dystoniagolfclassic.com.

According to the DMRF website,dystonia is a “neurological disor-

der which causes the muscles tocontract involuntarily producing

uncontrollable twisting as well as spasmsof affected body parts.” If the symptoms oc-cur in a child, then they will be more gen-eralized and affect the entire body. If an

Spearheading Fundraiser for Dystonia Research

Donna Driscoll

Potomac resident andcommittee organizeOct. 3 event.

By Susan Belford

The Almanac

In 1961, the Connelly School of the HolyChild was founded with just 16 youngwomen in the ninth grade class. Their

first uniform was a brown plaid suit, wornfor formal occasions with brown gloves anda brown mantilla in chapel. The first threeteachers were nuns who were sent to openthe school from St. Leonard’s Academy ofthe Holy Child in Philadelphia. They taught

every subject, chose which boys could cometo the first dance, always dressed in fullhabit and did not speak with one another

from the end of their school day until thebeginning of the next school day.

Fifty years later, much has changed, butthe traditions of commitment to an excel-lent well-rounded education, communityservice and a spiritual foundation are everpresent. The school is part of the Society ofthe Holy Child Jesus network of schoolsfounded by Cornelia Connelly. This networkincludes 33 schools in America, Europe andAfrica. The school began in the Bradley Bou-levard quaint white house and has grownto include grades 6 – 12, a state-of-the-artathletic facility and a diverse group of morethan 300 students and teachers.

Cathy Caspar Delahay of Potomac was inthe first graduating class of the ConnellySchool of the Holy Child. She has fondmemories of her four years at the school. “I

gained a love for learning at this school,”she said. “The nuns stressed leadershipskills — it was all about what ‘you’ coulddo — and that you could do or becomeanything you strived for. I learned to writewell, to value community service, and toreach my full potential. Mother CorneliaConnelly believed that young womenshould not just memorize prescribed worksthat made them sound intelligent, but thatthey should actually be taught to think.”

Some of her other memories include “thenuns piling the entire school (all 16) intostation wagons to picnic at Great Falls,heading to ‘downtown’ Potomac to orderflavored cokes and snacks at the drug storecounter – operated by the Tally Ho Restau-rant owners, shopping at The Surrey and

Connelly School of the Holy Child Celebrates 50th YearCommemorativeMass plannedfor Oct. 2.

First graduate Cathy CasparDelahay.


Observation Morning –Wednesday, October 5 8 AM

High School Open Day –Wednesday, October 12 8 AM

High School Open House –Saturday, October 15 10 AM – 12 Noon

Preschool & Kindergarten Open House –Saturday, November 5 10 AM – 12 Noon

People

By Marilyn Campbell

The Almanac

The release last week of ShaneBauer and Josh Fattal, twoAmerican hikers who had beenjailed in Iran for alleged spying,

gave a strong sense of relief to one Potomacresident.

“When I saw the news that they finallyleft Iran, it was an unbelievable momentfor me,” said Haleh Esfandiari. “I am thrilledand I wish them luck.”

Esfandiari can relate to the hikers’ expe-rience. In 2007, she endured four monthsof solitary confinement in Iran’s Evin Prison,the same facility where Bauer and Fattalwere held.

An Iranian-American scholar and the di-rector of the Middle East Program at theWoodrow Wilson Center for Scholars,Esfandiari had been in Tehran visiting hermother when Iranian authorities began tointerrogate her about her work. She wasimprisoned on suspicion of espionage.

“The day I was released I didn’t know

until 5 o’clock in the afternoon that theywere going to release me,” she said. “Myfirst reaction was that they were joking be-cause they had been very good at makingcruel jokes with me.”

Esfandiari believes that Bauer and Fattal’sexperience was likely similar to her own. “Ibelieve that the hikers didn’t know what wasgoing on until the day they were released.”

During the hikers’ two-year ordeal, themother of one of the men contactedEsfandiari. “I told her that when I was insolitary confinement I was completely cutoff from the rest of the world,” saidEsfandiari. “There are moments when yougive up hope, but there are other momentswhen you have this extraordinary confi-dence in your family and in your colleaguesthat they will do everything possible to getyou out.”

Esfandiari’s days were consumed withinterrogations that would last eight or ninehours. She spent the times that she was notbeing questioned doing Pilates and pacingthe floor of her cell. She said that as shewalked, she wrote two books almost entirelyin her head.

Esfandiari did not keep written notes be-cause she feared that anything she put onpaper would be confiscated. She kept trackof the passage of time by observing thephases of the moon. “The third time I saw[a full] moon, I knew they had kept me in

solitary confinement for three months.”Esfandiari says that language barriers

probably made Bauer and Fattal’s confine-ment more difficult than her own. “I spokethe language, but they could only talk toeach other. If they were interrogated, [itwas] always through an interpreter. Godknows what sort of English the interpreterspoke.”

Mental health experts agree. “In a foreigncountry in jail … what people experience ischronic overwhelming anxiety. If you don’tspeak the language, all of this is exacer-bated,” said Ellen Klosson, Ph.D., a psycho-analyst with the New York FreudianSociety’s Washington office.

A return to normalcy is often a key toemotional healing. “Getting them back intheir familiar routine as quickly as possibleafter a period of grieving is important,” saidGolda Ginsburg, Ph.D., a professor of psy-chiatry with the Johns Hopkins School ofMedicine.

Esfandiari went back to work at the Wil-son Center almost immediately after re-en-tering the United States, and says down-time with loved ones would be beneficialto Bauer and Fattal. “I think [Bauer andFattal] would need some time to unwindwith their families,” she said. “They needto find out how much the world did forthem. That will give them a lot of comfortand strength.”

Esfandiari’s memoir, “My Prison, MyHome: One Woman’s Story of Captivity InIran” (Ecco, 2009), details her solitary con-finement in Tehran’s Evin Prison.

Resident Relates to Release of Jailed HikersHaleh Esfandiari wasjailed in Iran onsuspicion of espionage.

Haleh Esfandiari spent fourmonths of solitary confinement inIran’s Evin prison. She discussedher experience in her memoir, “MyPrison, My Home: One Woman’sStory of Captivity In Iran.”


Fall FunONGOINGLive Music, Thursday, Friday, Saturday.

At the Beer Garden at Old Angler’s InnRestaurant all summer long. At 10801MacArthur Blvd., Potomac. Call 301-299-9097.

WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 28The Surrender, Al-Anon, family group

meeting. St. James Episcopal Church,11815 Seven Locks Road, Potomac,7:15 p.m., basement entrance. Contactthe Washington Metropolitan Al-Anon/Alateen Information Service atwww.al-anon-alateen-dc.md.org.Inquiries are confidential andanonymous. This group meets everyWednesday.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 29Annual Mass for Law Enforcement

Employees and Families. 12:05p.m., St. Michael the Archangel RomanCatholic Church, 805 Wayne Ave.,Silver Spring. This is an annual Mass tooffer thanksgiving and prayers formembers of law enforcementorganizations and their families. St.Michael is the Patron Saint of lawenforcement. This Mass is open to alldenominations.

Slow Blues and Swing Dance. 9 to11:30 p.m. Admission is $8. With DJMike Marcotte and Guests. Slow Blueslesson from 8:15 to 9 p.m.; dancingfrom 9 to 11:30 p.m. At the BackRoom at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. CallDonna Barker at 301-634-2231 or goto [email protected] orwww.CapitalBlues.org.

Women’s Al-Anon, Our Lady of MercyCatholic Church, 9200 Kentsdale Road,Potomac, 8:30 p.m. For thoseconcerned with or affected by someoneelse’s drinking. Contact theWashington Metropolitan Al-Anon/Alateen Information Service atwww.al-anon-alateen-dc.md.org.Inquiries are confidential andanonymous. This group meets everyThursday.

Seven-Locks Al-Anon. St. JamesEpiscopal Church, 11815 Seven LocksRoad, Potomac, 1 p.m. For thoseconcerned with or affected by someoneelse’s drinking. Contact theWashington Metropolitan Al-Anon/Alateen Information Service atwww.al-anon-alateen-dc.md.org.Inquiries are confidential andanonymous. This group meets everyThursday.

Food Addicts in Recovery, St. JamesEpiscopal Church, 11815 Seven LocksRoad. Fellowship of men and womenwho have experienced difficulties inlife as a result of the way they eat.Program of recovery based on the

Twelve Stepsand TwelveTraditions ofAlcoholicsAnonymous.http://foodaddicts.org/faq.html. Thisgroup meetsevery Thursday.

FRIDAY, SEPT. 30Madeleine

Peyroux. WithNellie McKay toopen. 8 p.m.Tickets: $35-$58(Stars Price$31.50-$53.10).At the MusicCenter atStrathmore,5301TuckermanLane, NorthBethesda. Visitwww.strathmore.orgor call 301-581-5100.

Swing Dancing. 9p.m. tomidnight. Cost is$15. With ScottRamminger &theCrawstickers.Two danceworkshops from8 to 9 p.m. —Slow Blues orWest CoastSwing. At theBumper CarPavilion, GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. E-mail or call Donna Barker [email protected] or 301-634-223, call Glen Echo Park at 301-634-2222, or go to orwww.DanceDC.com.

SEPT. 30 AND OCT. 1A Fine Haute Couture Tour. 8 p.m.

Friday; 2 p.m. Saturday. The ArtisticDirector/Choreographer for the showis Kashi-Tara Barrett, with specialchoreography by Edward Byrd,Syriahnne ‘Syri’ Parker, and ClarissaBridges. Tickets are $15/adults; $10/children and seniors. At F. ScottFitzgerald Theatre, Rockville CivicCenter Park, 603 Edmonston Drive,Rockville. Visit www.rockvillemd.gov/theatre.

SATURDAY/OCT. 1Rockville Hispanic Heritage

Celebration. 4 to 7 p.m. Thecelebration will include music by theCalpro Group, under the Artistic

direction of Ramon Cala, andTahuantinsuyo Inca; and dancesperformances from Argentina,Paraguay, Mexico, Bolivia and Studio310. At Rockville Town Square,Rockville. Call 240-777-2525.

Picnic, Films and Ice Cream Social.7 p.m. Screening of the movies, “WallE,” and “The Lion King.” At GenevaPresbyterian Church, 11931 SevenLocks Road, Potomac. Call 301-424-4346.

Pianist John O’Conor. 8 p.m. Free.Performing Haydn, Field, Beethoven,and Schubert. At WestmorelandCongregational Church, OneWestmoreland Circle, Bethesda. Visitwww.washingtonconservatory.org or301-320-2770.

Taste of Bethesda. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.Nearly 60 restaurants will be featuredalong with live entertainment on fourstages, a children’s area and more.Located on Norfolk, Fairmont, St.Elmo, Cordell and Del Ray Avenues inBethesda’s Woodmont Triangle.Admission is free. Tickets will be soldon-site to “taste” different foods; aserving costs one to four tickets, andtickets are sold $5 for four tickets. Visitwww.bethesda.org or call 301-215-6660.

Blood Drive, at Our Lady of MercyChurch in cooperation with AmericanRed Cross. Sunday, Oct. 1, 8 a.m. - 2p.m. Participation by pre-registration.Call the drive’s coordinator, RichardSinatra at 301-299-2459 [email protected]

National Philharmonic kicks off 2011-2012 season Beethoven’s 9thSymphony and John Corigliano’s RedViolin Concerto at the Music Center atStrathmore Hall on Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.and Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. The finalmovement of Beethoven’s Symphonywill feature the nearly 200-voiceNational Philharmonic Choraletriumphantly singing “Ode to Joy. Freepre-concert lecture will be offered inthe concert hall at 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 1and at 1:45 p.m. on Oct. 2. Visitnationalphilharmonic.org orwww.strathmore.org.

OCT. 1 AND 2

Concert. Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 3p.m. Tickets are $32. Beethoven’sSymphony No. 9 and Corigliano’s RedViolin Concerto. The NationalPhilharmonic Chorale joins guestconductor JoAnn Falletta inBeethoven’s 9th Symphony. At theMusic Center at Strathmore. Call 301-581-5100

SUNDAY/OCT. 2Cabin John Blood Drive. 10 a.m. to 4

p.m. At the Clara Barton CommunityCenter. Contact Cabin John residentKaren Melchar ([email protected])if you are eligible to donate and set upa time to come to the CommunityCenter.

Waltz Dance. 3:30 to 6 p.m. Admissionis $10. With the band CabaretSauvignon. Waltz workshop from 2:45to 3:30 p.m. At the Spanish Ballroomat Glen Echo Park. Call Joan Koury at202-238-0230 or Glen Echo Park at301-634-2222, go towww.WaltzTimeDances.org.

National Philharmonic kicks off 2011-2012 season Beethoven’s 9thSymphony and John Corigliano’s Red

Violin Concerto at the Music Center atStrathmore Hall on Oct. 1 at 8 p.m.and Oct. 2 at 3 p.m. Free pre-concertlecture will be offered in the concerthall at 6:45 p.m. on Oct. 1 and at 1:45p.m. on Oct. 2. Visitnationalphilharmonic.org orwww.strathmore.org.

MONDAY/OCT. 3Bearfoot in Concert. 7:30 p.m. Tickets

are $18/advance; $23/door; Studentwith ID: $13/advance; $18/door. Call301-754-3611 and visitwww.imtfolk.org. At IMT at Saint MarkPresbyterian Church, 10701 OldGeorgetown Road, Rockville. Visitwww.bearfootband.com.

Dystonia Golf and Tennis Classicand Banquet. Registration allowsyou two rounds of golf per player. AtBretton Woods Country Club inPotomac. Register atwww.dystoniagolfclassic.com or makea donation by mailing your check to:Tom Driscoll, DC DMRF, 9600 PinkneyCt., Potomac, Md. 20854.

THURSDAY/OCT. 6An Evening with Linda Eder. 8 p.m. Tickets are $35 to $76. She is noted for

her sensitive interpretation and modern renditions of theatrical song. At theMusic Center at Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda. Visitwww.strathmore.org or call 301- 581-5100.

Linda and Jim Hobbins’ home on Tulip Lane in Potomac.

OCT. 1 AND 256th Annual Potomac Country House Tour. Featuring an award-winning

builder’s home, a creative artist’s home, a Colonial home with Persian heritagedécor, and an 18th century country home constructed in Connecticut. In addition,the tour offers 20 boutiques located in St. Francis Hall on the church grounds.Organized by the Women of St. Francis as a fundraiser for local charities. Ticketsare $20/advance or $25/day. Tickets can be purchased at St. Francis Church oronline at www.potomaccountryhousetour.org.

SATURDAY/OCT. 15Truck Touch. Cost is $5/person; free for children under 2. Suburban Nursery

School has assembled trucks for kids to explore and touch. At 7210 HiddenCreek Road, Bethesda, near River Road off Wilson Lane. Visitwww.suburbannurseryschool.org.

See Fall Fun, Page 9

SATURDAY/OCT. 22Potomac Day, Oct. 22. Parade, 10:30 a.m., Oct. 22,

Potomac Village. Arrive before 10 a.m. to avoid roadclosures. Free children’s rides and more, sponsored byPotomac Chamber of Commerce. 301-299-4650

Potomac Day Special Storytime. Potomac Library,10101 Glenolden Drive, Potomac. 2 p.m. Learn basic ASLthrough tales of falling leaves, squirrels, pumpkins andmore. Signing storyteller Kathy MacMillan leads storiesand songs that teach about communicating with ourhands and eyes. All ages.


Sign Up Today!The Potomac Chamber of Commerce, Inc.

For more information, please contact Jennifer [email protected]

or 301-299-2170

Potomac Chamber of CommercePO Box 59160

Potomac, MD 20859 301-299-2170 • Fax 301-299-4650

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October 22nd, 2011

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Directions: From Route 1, take Gunston Rd (East) 2.4 milesPast the BLM Meadowood main entrance to right on Harley Rd.

Kristen Fontaine will be conducting gentling demonstrations at the Lorton, VA

adoption on October 7-8, 2011.

October 7 - 8, 2011Lorton, Virginia

BLM Meadowood Special RecreationManagement Area

10406 Gunston Road

Friday preview: 2pm - 7pmSaturday adoption: 8am - 5pm

Adoption is first come, first served

Fall Fun

Fine Arts

TUESDAY/OCT. 4An Evening with Pat Metheny w/

Larry Grenadier. 8 p.m. Tickets:$38-$78 (Stars Price $34.20-$70.20).At the Music Center at Strathmore,5301 Tuckerman Lane, NorthBethesda. Visit www.strathmore.org orcall 301-581-5100.

Chinese Language Book Club. 6 p.m.“Searching for Lost Comfort” by XiuHan. Book discussion in Chineselanguage. At the Potomac Library,10101 Glenolden Dr., Potomac.

WEDNESDAY/OCT. 5Library Snapshot Day. VIP Read

activities. Potomac Library will compilestatistics, customer comments,photographs, and other datachronicling a typical library day. At thePotomac Library, 10101 Glenolden Dr.,Potomac.

OCT. 5 TO 8A Grand Night for Singing.

Wednesday to Saturday at 8 p.m.;Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10/regular; $8/seniors and students.Conceived by Walter Bobbie, lyrics byOscar Hammerstein II, music byRichard Rodgers, music arrangementby Fred Wells. At the Robert E. ParillaPerforming arts Center, MontgomeryCollege, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville.Call 240-567-5301.

NOW THROUGH OCT. 29Visual Voices. A Show of Zenith

Artists Profiled in the New Book,“100 Artists of the Mid-Atlantic” byAshley Rooney. At Zenith Gallery atChevy Chase Pavilion.

NOW THROUGH NOV. 5“Building Bridges, Not Fences.”

Strathmore explores the technicaland conceptual journey ofphotography from traditional todigital media, through thereinvention of image-makingthrough modern technology.Children’s Talk & Tour is Saturday,Oct. 1 at 10:15 a.m. RSVP to 301-581-5109. At The Mansion atStrathmore, Gudelsky GallerySuite, 10701 Rockville Pike, NorthBethesda. Call 301-581-5100 orvisit www.strathmore.org.

OCT. 2 TO 30Seven Degrees of Separation.

Meet the artist’s reception isSunday, Oct. 2. Works by SaraBecker, Claire Howard, LoriannSignori, Judith Simmons, DianeCary-Thomson, JoAnn ClaytonTownsend, and Rob Wood. At theDennis and Phillip Ratner Museum,10001 Old Georgetown Road,Bethesda. Call 301-897-1518.

OCT. 8 AND 9Catching Light. Watercolor artist

Susan Lenczowski will present anexhibition of her paintings.Saturday, Oct. 8 from noon to 5p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 9 from noon to 5p.m. A reception will be heldSaturday from 5 to 7 p.m. At the

Yellow Barn Gallery at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Visitwww. yellowbarnstudio.com, or call30l-492-6229.

THROUGH OCT. 8A Celebration of Color. Works on

Paper by Ruth Meixner-Bird and NewWork by Gallery Artists. Color is theunifying theme of this series of acrylicpaintings on paper. Artist’s receptionis Friday, Sept. 9 from 6 to 9 p.m. AtWaverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-West

Highway, Bethesda. Call 301-951-9441.

OCT. 11 TO NOV. 5Far from the Crowd. Paintings by

Barbara French Pace and NewWork by Gallery Artists. Reception:Friday, Oct. 14, from 6-9 p.m. AtWaverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Visitwww.waverlystreetgallery.com orcall 301-951-9441.

OCT. 1 AND 2Moved by Beauty. Potomac artist

Dolores Gomez-Bustillo will showfigure and landscape paintings. Artist’sreception is Saturday, Oct. 1 from 5 to7 p.m. At the Yellow Barn Gallery inGlen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo. Call 301-371-5593.

THROUGH OCT. 2Potomac Artist Julia Latein-

Kimmig. Show entitled “Mix NoMatch.” Artist’s reception isFriday, Sept. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m.Hands-on workshop entitled “WildCard” on Saturday, Sept. 10 from1-4 p.m. At the Foundry Gallery inDupont Circle. Visitwww.foundrygallery.org.

SATURDAY/OCT. 15Jim West Dinosaurs. 11 a.m. Tickets are $7/adults; $6/seniors. Jim West, a

master puppeteer, mixes storytelling with the latest dinosaur discovery. At theRobert E. Parilla Performing Arts Center, Montgomery College, 51 MannakeeSt., Rockville. Call 240-567-5301.

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Fall Fun

Taste of Bethesda returns on Saturday, Oct.1 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will bringalmost 60 restaurants and five stages ofentertainment to Bethesda’s Woodmont

Triangle. Produced by the Bethesda Urban Partner-ship, downtown Bethesda’s famous food and musicfestival celebrates 22 years of diverse and delectablecuisine offered by Bethesda’s local restaurant com-munity.

Downtown Bethesda restaurants come preparedfor the festival with massive amounts of food andbaked goods. For instance, Morton’s grills 250pounds of filet mignon; Just Cakes bakes 3,000 cup-cakes; Hard Times Café prepares 20 gallons of chiliand 200 pounds of French fries; Haagen-Dazs goesthrough more than 60 gallons of ice cream; MammaLucia serves over 800 slices of pizza; and Spring MillBread Company serves 1,000 slices of apple pies,brownies, cookies and breads.

Taste of Bethesda is located on Norfolk, Fairmont,St. Elmo, Cordell and Del Ray Avenues in the heartof Bethesda’s Woodmont Triangle. Four stages show-case musical and cultural performances, and achildren’s area featuring activities, balloons and facepainting will provide additional entertainment foryoung visitors.

Admission to Taste of Bethesda is free. Tickets willbe sold on-site to “taste” different foods; tickets are$5 for four tickets and a serving costs one to fourtickets. The event is located three blocks from theBethesda Metro. Free parking is also available indowntown Bethesda’s public garages. The freeBethesda Circulator will transport visitors to andfrom the Bethesda Metro station and public garages.

Call 301-215-6660 or visit www.bethesda.org.

Taste of Bethesda Is Oct. 122nd Annual Food and Music Fest Features 60 Restaurants

Entertainment Schedule

Fairmont Avenue Stage11 a.m. — Patrick Alban (Latin)1:30 p.m. — Cheik Hamala (West African Funk)

St. Elmo Avenue Stage11:15 a.m. — Bravenoise (Rock)1:15 p.m. — Invitation (Variety)

Cordell Avenue Stage11:15 a.m. — LaRue Boogaloo (Soul & Jazz)1:45 p.m. — Jumptown (Blues, R&B, Soul)

Norfolk Avenue Stage11 a.m. — Soul in Motion (African Dance & Drum)12 p.m. — Wong Chinese Lion Dancers (Chinese)1 p.m. — Flamenco Aparicio (Flamenco)2 p.m. — Gye Nyame African Cultural Dance Com-

pany (African)3 p.m. — Nomad Dancers (International)

Veterans Parks11 a.m. — Trio Caliente (Flamenco, Brazilian)1:30 p.m. — Justin Trawick Trio (Urban Folk Rock)

Participating Restaurants

Crowds line the streets from a previous Taste of Bethesda.

American Tap RoomBangkok Garden RestaurantBangkok One ThaiThe Barking DogBethesda Crab HouseBGR The Burger JointBistro LaZeezBlackFinn American SaloonBold BiteBrasserie Monte CarloBundles of CookiesCalifornia TortillaCaribou CoffeeChef Tony’sDaily GrillDivino LoungeFlanagan’s Harp & FiddleFresh GrillGeorgetown CupcakeHaagen-DazsHaandi Indian CuisineHanaro Restaurant & LoungeHard Times CaféHonest TeaJaleoJiffy ShoppesJust CakesKabob BazaarLebanese TavernaLilit CaféLouisiana Kitchen & Bayou BarM & N’s PizzaMamma LuciaMatuba Japanese RestaurantMorton’sNaked PizzaNest CaféOlazzoOriginal Pancake HouseThe OZ RestaurantThe ParvaPassage to IndiaPenang Malaysian CuisinePlaza Del SolQuartermaine CoffeeRi Ra Irish Pub and RestaurantRock Bottom RestaurantRuth’s Chris Steak HouseSaveur IndiaShangri-LaSmoothie KingSpring Mill Bread CompanySweet Basil Gourmet Thai CuisineTaylor GourmetTout de SweetUncle Julio’sUnion Jack’sUptown DeliYamas GrillZen Tara Tea


For an Open House Listing Form,call Deb Funk at 703-778-9444 or e-mail

[email protected] listings due by Monday at 3 P.M.

Call Specific Agents to Confirm Dates & Times.

When you visit one of these Open Houses, tell the Realtor you saw it in thisConnection Newspaper. For more real estate listings and open houses, visit

www.ConnectionNewspapers.com & click the Real Estate links on the right side.

OPEN HOUSESIN POTOMAC • OCTOBER 1 & 2

Bethesda (20817)6509 Bradley Blvd ......................... $995,000........Sun 1-4........Frances Baker.......Wash Fine Prop..301-367-8854

8022 Thornley Ct.........................$1,195,000........Sun 1-4 .........Gail Quartner..........Long & Foster..301-907-7600

8302 Woodhaven Blvd....................$849,000........Sun 1-4 ............Raj Purohit..................Weichert..240-486-3921

9005 Quintana Dr ...........................$835,000........Sun 1-4............Alan Bruzee..........Long & Foster..301-548-9700

9601 Weathered Oak Ct...............$1,599,000...Sun 1:30-4.......Ruffin Maddox.......Wash Fine Prop..301-922-4443

North Potomac (20878)14620 Snapdragon Cir....................$695,000........Sun 1-4 ............. Jill Aharon.......Coldwell Banker..240-328-2640

14968 Dufief Dr..............................$739,000........Sun 1-4............Michelle Yu..........Long & Foster..301-907-7600

Potomac (20854)10038 Carmelita.............................$989,900........Sun 1-4.....Yasmin Abadian..........Long & Foster..301-983-1212

10400 Democracy Blvd ............... $1,750,000........Sun 1-4........Alexa Kempel .......Wash Fine Prop..240-678-4561

10633 Willowbrook Dr.................$1,599,900..Sat/Sun 1-4 ..Autumn Ambrose....Potomac Heritage..240-453-9444

11409 Falls..................................$1,699,000........Sun 1-4..Norman Domingo.....X Realty.NET LLC..888-838-9044

11716 Lakepotomac Dr ..............$1,995,000........Sun 1-4............Anne Baker.......Wash Fine Prop..202-997-0504

11904 Tallwood Ct.......................$1,065,000........Sun 1-4......Meg Percesepe.......Wash Fine Prop..240-441-8434

9225 Cambridge Manor Ct .......... $1,650,000 .........Sat 1-4 ...........Jerry Rotter.......Coldwell Banker..301-335-9330

9910 Avenel Farm Dr...................$1,695,000........Sun 2-4...........Adler/ Gross ......Long and Foster..301-518-0297

Rockville (20850, 20852)13600 Valley Oak Cir ......................$899,900........Sun 1-4 ......Caryn Gardiner..........Long & Foster..240-497-1700

11750 Old Georgetown Rd #2316..$393,395 .......Sat 11-6............Bob Lucido.Toll MD Realty, LLC..410-979-6024

5802 Nicholson Lane, Unit 402......$599,000........Sun 1-4.......Leslie Friedson..........Long & Foster..301-455-4506

9225 Cambridge Manor Court, Potomac 20854$1,650,000 • Open Saturday 1-4 p.m. • Jerry Rotter,

Coldwell Banker, 301-335-9330

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In August 2011, 67 Potomac homes sold between $2,375,000-$240,000.Home Sales

Address ................................ BR . FB .HB ... Postal City ..Sold Price .... Type ............ Lot AC . PostalCode ..................... Subdivision11817 CENTURION WAY ................ 6 ... 7 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $2,375,000 .... Detached ........... 2.00 ........ 20854 .................................. PALATINE10706 BURBANK DR ...................... 6 ... 4 ... 3 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,955,000 .... Detached ........... 2.12 ........ 20854 .................... POTOMAC MANOR11620 LAKE POTOMAC DR ............. 7 ... 8 ... 2 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,800,000 .... Detached ........... 2.00 ........ 20854 ........................ LAKE POTOMAC10801 STANMORE DR .................... 6 ... 5 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,695,000 .... Detached ........... 2.30 ........ 20854 ....................... POTOMAC FALLS10700 BALANTRE LN ..................... 5 ... 5 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,680,000 .... Detached ........... 2.22 ........ 20854 ............... POTOMAC VIEW ESTS10613 WILLOWBROOK DR ............. 5 ... 4 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,675,000 .... Detached ........... 2.04 ........ 20854 ................. KENTSDALE ESTATES12604 GREENBRIAR RD.................. 5 ... 4 ... 2 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,640,000 .... Detached ........... 2.00 ........ 20854 .................................. PALATINE9937 OAKLYN DR ........................... 5 ... 4 ... 3 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,639,900 .... Detached ........... 1.06 ........ 20854 .................................... AVENEL10901 RIVERWOOD DR .................. 6 ... 5 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,495,000 .... Detached ........... 2.00 ........ 20854 ............... POTOMAC VIEW ESTS10005 GARY RD ............................. 6 ... 7 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,395,000 .... Detached ........... 1.04 ........ 20854 ....................... POTOMAC HILLS13438 BISSEL LN ............................ 5 ... 5 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,325,000 .... Detached ........... 2.01 ........ 20854 ...................... RIVER CROSSING9304 CRIMSON LEAF TER ............... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,300,000 .... Detached ........... 0.50 ........ 20854 .................................... AVENEL7301 RIVER FALLS DR ..................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,250,000 .... Detached ........... 0.34 ........ 20854 ............................. RIVER FALLS9221 CAMBRIDGE MANOR CT ........ 5 ... 4 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,225,000 .... Detached ........... 0.47 ........ 20854 .................. POTOMAC OUTSIDE10905 HOMEPLACE LN .................. 6 ... 4 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,135,000 .... Detached ........... 2.00 ........ 20854 ................... PINEY GLEN FARMS7701 HACKAMORE DR ................... 6 ... 4 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,115,000 .... Detached ........... 0.35 ........ 20854 ............................. RIVER FALLS8 LARKMEADE CT .......................... 5 ... 4 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,105,000 .... Detached ........... 0.22 ........ 20854 .................. BELLS MILL ESTATES12421 ANSIN CIRCLE DR ................ 4 ... 3 ... 2 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,075,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.05 ........ 20854 ........................ PARK POTOMAC13522 BROADFIELD DR .................. 4 ... 4 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,057,100 .... Detached ........... 0.23 ........ 20854 ................. PINEY GLEN VILLAGE9403 TURNBERRY DR..................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,050,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.08 ........ 20854 .................................... AVENEL10500 SCARBORO LN ..................... 6 ... 3 ... 2 ....... POTOMAC ...... $965,000 .... Detached ........... 0.31 ........ 20854 ........................ WINDSOR HILLS11801 GREENLEAF AVE .................. 5 ... 2 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $925,000 .... Detached ........... 0.72 ........ 20854 ................. WILLERBURN ACRES8904 COPENHAVER DR .................. 5 ... 3 ... 2 ....... POTOMAC ...... $922,000 .... Detached ........... 0.29 ........ 20854 ........................... COPENHAVER10851 SPRING KNOLL DR ............... 4 ... 4 ... 0 ....... POTOMAC ...... $915,000 .... Detached ........... 2.02 ........ 20854 .................. POTOMAC OUTSIDE9913 DOUBLETREE CT ................... 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $910,000 .... Detached ........... 0.35 ........ 20854 ............................... GLEN OAKS11805 GREENLEAF AVE .................. 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $885,000 .... Detached ........... 0.28 ........ 20854 ................. WILLERBURN ACRES12315 OVERPOND WAY .................. 5 ... 3 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $870,275 .... Detached ........... 0.26 ........ 20854 ........................... COPENHAVER9521 WOODINGTON DR ................ 4 ... 4 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $867,500 .... Detached ........... 0.42 ........ 20854 ........................ BEDFORDSHIRE7908 RAPHAEL CT ......................... 4 ... 4 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $867,000 .... Detached ........... 0.36 ........ 20854 ................. WILLERBURN ACRES12466 ANSIN CIRCLE DR ................ 3 ... 2 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $855,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.03 ........ 20854 ................. WHEEL OF FORTUNE8203 SNUG HILL LN ....................... 5 ... 4 ... 2 ....... POTOMAC ...... $845,000 .... Detached ........... 0.30 ........ 20854 .......... EAST GATE OF POTOMAC7951 TURNCREST DR..................... 3 ... 3 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $840,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.07 ........ 20854 ...................... POTOMAC CREST8309 TURNBERRY CT ..................... 3 ... 2 ... 2 ....... POTOMAC ...... $825,000 .... Townhouse ........ 0.05 ........ 20854 .................................... AVENEL11512 HORNFAIR CT ...................... 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $824,000 .... Detached ........... 0.33 ........ 20854 ........................ BEDFORDSHIRE11916 GREGERSCROFT RD ............. 5 ... 2 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $807,000 .... Detached ........... 0.35 ........ 20854 ............................... GLEN OAKS8128 BUCKSPARK LN E ................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $805,000 .... Detached ........... 0.25 ........ 20854 .......... EAST GATE OF POTOMAC7901 LAKENHEATH WAY ................ 6 ... 3 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $793,000 .... Detached ........... 0.59 ........ 20854 .................. INVERNESS FOREST9413 HOLBROOK LN ...................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $790,000 .... Detached ........... 0.37 ........ 20854 ..... TIMBERWOOD OF POTOMAC8717 POSTOAK RD ........................ 4 ... 3 ... 1 ....... POTOMAC ...... $785,000 .... Detached ........... 0.19 ........ 20854 .................... HIGHLAND STONE10828 HOB NAIL CT ....................... 4 ... 2 ... 1 ....... 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Sports

By Jon Roetman

The Almanac

In a battle of undefeated footballteams, Churchill showed prom-ise in the early stages of its Sept.23 matchup against Seneca Val-

ley.The Bulldogs defense forced a

missed field goal attempt and inter-cepted a pass during Seneca Valley’sfirst two possessions. On offense,

Churchill’s firstplay for scrim-mage went for45 yards asquar te rbackLansana Keitaconnected withAik Davis on adeep passdown the leftside of thefield.

From thatpoint, how-ever, highlightswere hard tocome by for theBulldogs, whoreceived awake-up callfrom one of thestate’s most

decorated programs.Seneca Valley defeated Churchill,

32-6, on the Screaming Eagles’ soggyhome field in Germantown. After ascoreless first quarter, Seneca built an18-0 lead with three touchdowns in afour-minute stretch during the secondquarter and never looked back.

Churchill opened the season 3-0,outscoring its opponents 108-14 dur-ing victories against Kennedy,Whitman and Bethesda Chevy-Chase.But against a Seneca Valley program

with 12 state championships, the Bulldogs,who haven’t qualified for the playoffs since2004, suffered what head coach Joe Allenhopes is an eye-opening loss.

“I hope our kids have learned an impor-tant lesson,” Allen said. “I think they readstuff in the media and it tends to give themfalse impressions on where we really are asa program. We’re striving to be an elite pro-gram in Maryland and you’ve got to beatteams like Seneca Valley in order to provethat.”

On offense, Churchill struggled to movethe ball, finishing with 260 yards and fourturnovers, including a fumble Seneca Val-ley returned for a touchdown. Trailing 25-6 in the third quarter, the Bulldogs failed toscore after a first-and-goal on the SenecaValley 5-yard line.

Churchill also committed at least sevenpenalties.

“The turnovers are our fault,” Allen said.“We haven’t played this poorly on offensein a long time. We weren’t as disciplined aswe should have been. When you [commit]

penalties and penalties [negate] big plays,it takes away your momentum. When youmake mistakes against a team like SenecaValley, they’re going to capitalize on it. To-night they just got off the ball quicker and,again, we shot ourselves in the foot just toomany times.”

Keita completed 9 of 20 passes for 152yards and was intercepted twice. CurtisKamara led the Bulldogs with 49 rushingyards in 10 carries and scored the team’slone touchdown. Quan Gill had four recep-tions for 62 yards.

Churchill’s lone scoring drive was a nine-play, 80-yard effort that lasted a little morethan 4 minutes. Keita completed a 16-yardpass to Behtash Banihashemi and a 19-yardtoss to Gill during the march, and cappedthe drive by pitching the ball on an optionleft to Kamara, who raced 17 yards for thetouchdown.

Defensively, the Bulldogs forced two turn-overs, but surrendered four touchdowns.Linebacker Bret Sickels led Churchill with11 tackles and an interception.

“Honestly,” Sickels said, “I don’t think wehad the mindset we had the past couplegames. It just wasn’t the same. I definitelythink we can learn from it.”

Dominique Williams, Jacob Suissa andVinny Montgillion each had six tackles forthe Bulldogs. Nadim Elhage recorded fivetackles, Davis finished with four and JakeCantor tallied three.

“I don’t think Seneca’s 26 points betterthan us,” Allen said. “I don’t think anybodythinks that who saw this game. I just thinkwe just could not match their intensity andthey were just quicker off the ball than wewere on both sides of the ball.”

If Churchill is going to bounce back, itwill have to do so against another toughopponent. The Bulldogs will hostGaithersburg at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept.30. Last season, the Trojans beat Churchill,42-0, in the opener.

“When stuff hits the fan, you’ve got to stayfocused and you’ve got to stay together,”offensive tackle Karou Diakite said. “We’vegot to learn to face adversity.”

Churchill Football Loses Battle of UnbeatensSeneca Valley buriesBulldogs in 18-0 hole.

Churchill quarterback LansanaKeita carries the ball against theSeneca Valley defense during theteams’ Sept. 23 contest.

Churchill receiver Quan Gill caughtfour passes for 62 yards againstSeneca Valley on Sept. 23.

Churchill running back CurtisKamara scored the Bulldogs’ lonetouchdown in a loss to SenecaValley on Sept. 23.

“When stuffhits the fan,you’ve got tostay focusedand you’ve gotto staytogether. We’vegot to learn toface adversity.”— Churchill offensivetackle Karou Diakite.

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Churchill GirlsSoccer Starts 4-0

After winning a pair of lopsided contests, the Churchill girlssoccer team recently pulled out a pair of one-goal affairs. TheBulldogs beat Paul VI, 2-1, on Sept. 21 and edged Quince Or-chard, 3-2, on Sept. 26, improving Churchill’s record to 4-0.

The Bulldogs will host Blair at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept.27.

Whitman FootballTeam Drops to 2-2

The Whitman football team lost a road game to Springbrook,14-0, on Sept. 23, dropping its record to 2-2.

Springbrook limited the Whitman offense to 122 yards, includ-ing four through the air. Arsalan Nejad led the Vikings’ groundgame with five carries for 63 yards. Val Djidotor carried seven timesfor 43 yards.

The Vikings will travel to face Bethesda-Chevy Chase at 6:30p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30, before returning home to face QuinceOrchard on Oct. 6.

Wootton BeatsRichard Montgomery

The Wootton football team defeated Richard Montgomery, 28-7,on Sept. 23 at Walter Johnson High School, improving the Patri-ots’ record to 2-2. In four games, Wootton equaled its win totalfrom the previous season. Wootton will host Walter Johnson at6:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 30.

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Washington EpiscopalSchool underwent achange in the school

uniform this year, requiring stu-dents in grades 1 to 8 to wear anew uniform. This got eighth-grade student Grace Recka tothinking: what was going to hap-pen to all the old uniforms? Shecame up with an idea to find aschool in need and donate theuniform items to them.

Recka received permission fromthe middle school director andbegan her search to locate a schoolthat could use them.

She then contacted friends andcoaches she knows in the D.C. areaand after a few months had suc-cess.

She and her parents were intouch with the Missionaries ofCharity in Bronx, N.Y., who con-tacted a school in Haiti that wasdelighted to receive the uniforms.

“The group of nuns in the Bronx

regularly travels to Haiti and theywill take the uniforms with themon their trips down there,” saidRecka. During the summer doz-ens of red plaid jumpers, skirts,and ties streamed into the school

Washington Episcopal School eighth-graders sort schooluniforms to donate to a school in Haiti. From left areBeatrice Lennon, Grace Dickinson, Jeffrey Ross andGrace Recka.

WES Donates School Uniforms to Haiti

to be boxed up and shipped. “Itwas terrific that we had so manyfamilies take the time to bring intheir old uniforms in the middleof the summer,” she said.

Recka and her mother, CaroleTomko, sorted the first batch ofuniforms by size and style andshipped them in 13 big boxes tothe Bronx. Recka and classmateshelped to sort the second shipmentin early September.

The following students werenamed National Merit Scholarship semi-finalists in the 2012 competition. Thesemifinalists will go on to compete na-tionally for scholarships that will beoffered in the spring. The competition issponsored by the National Merit Schol-arship Corporation.

❖ WALT WHITMAN HIGHSCHOOL — Claire K. Bartholomew,Elizabeth N. Bartlett, Lydia M. Carroll,Lucy Chen, Kevin Cheng, Brian C.Clarkson, Thomas Delacour, StephanieG. Franklin, Lauren E. Levy, Daniel H.Milzman, Kaitlin C. Payne, Alexandra L.Phillips, Ryan S. Pollowitz, Nathaniel T.Rabner, Amartya A. Rajaram, Anna R.Ryba, Basil M. Smitham, Jeremy B.Steinberg, Jacob L. Taswell, and KevinS. Tyan.

❖ WINSTON CHURCHILL HIGHSCHOOL — Brian A. Bontempo, Char-lotte W. Bourg, Lyon W. Chen, Derek L.Gritz, Nancy J. Guan, Christine N.Hildreth, Ariel Lai, Raymond Y. Li, An-thony K. Linn, Joshua D. Preuss, GeorgeB. Stackhouse, Cindy Yiin, and Cindy B.Zheng.

❖ THOMAS S. WOOTTON HIGHSCHOOL — Kavita Bhatnagar, Alice J.Chang, Sanjeev S. Dhara, Matthew C.Du, Catherine H. Ji, NarainKrishnamurthy, Meghna Ramaswamy,Jiyoon Song, Matthew E. Spotnitz, JuliaJ. Wainger, Christopher Wong, andXiyang Zhao.

Julia Scanlon, daughter of Eliseand Robert Scanlon of North Potomac,began her first year at Saint Michael’sCollege this semester. She is a graduateof Portsmouth Abbey School.

Dr. Patricia Quinn, recognizedauthority on students with ADHD, willbe conducting a study with the Class of2012 at McLean School of Marylandbased on her most recent book “On YourOwn: A College Readiness Guide forTeens with ADHD/LD.” Seniors partici-pating in the study will receivespecialized coaching from a certifiedorganizational coach throughout theschool year and will be tracked over thecourse of their first year in college tomeasure the efficacy of the program.Funds to support coaching and other

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50 YearsThe Happy Pickle (which occupied thehouse where WC and Ann Miller Realtorsis located), curtsying properly while accept-ing the bi-weekly report card from Rever-end Mother, and the required use of a foun-tain pen in all classes. PE was taught out-side and in the hallway if it was cold or rainy— anywhere we could go since we had nogymnasium.

Even then, we had an equestrian programso we went to Avenel to ride horses. Wewere all involved in every activity andplayed on all the sports teams — obviouslywe were not very competitive, but we hada good time.”

Delahay’s twin daughters Kay DelahayKalhorn and Barbara Delahay Murray werethe first alumnae children to graduate fromthe school. Two other daughters, AnnDelahay Travis and Liz Delahay graduatedfrom Holy Child as well. Both Kay and Bar-bara returned to work at the school; Kaytaught science and Barbara was director ofadmissions.

The anniversary kick-off began on Friday,Sept. 9 with a “Mass of the Holy Spirit” ledby His Eminence Donald Cardinal Wuerl.The major anniversary festivities will con-tinue with the Blue and Gold Games andCommunity Bar-B-Que on Saturday, Oct. 1from 2:30 – 6:30 p.m.

Following these games will be an Alum-nae Reception from 5–7 (RSVP requested)which will feature a special willow treeplanting to commemorate one of the endur-ing symbols of the school. Then alums willhead off-campus to their individual classreunions.

On Sunday, Oct. 2 at 11 a.m., His Emi-nence Theodore Cardinal McCarrick willdeliver a 50th Anniversary CommemorativeMass in the gymnasium. The mass is opento the public. Following the mass, a buffetbrunch will be served to the extended HolyChild community. More than 400 people areexpected including former trustees and fac-ulty and members of the first graduatingclass of 1965. The price for brunch is $10per person or $30 for a family.

The anniversary celebration of 50 yearsof educating young women will continuethroughout the year, involving students andfaculty in interdisciplinary activities tohonor and further understand the historyand philosophy of the school.

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