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By Peggy McEwan

The Almanac

It was a happy hour with a purpose,two purposes in fact. Life ConnectionMission (LCM), a local non-profit or-ganization offering educational,

medical and humanitarian services in Haiti,sponsored the happy hour May 24 atLahinch Tavern and Grill in Potomac. It wasa fundraiser for the organization but also achance for members to surprise MonsignorJohn Enzler with an early birthday celebra-tion.

Enzler, who prefers to be known as Fr.John, served as pastor of Our Lady of MercyParish from 1990 to 2005. He is now CEOand president of Catholic Charities of theArchdiocese of Washington but retains closeties to many in the Potomac area.

He is also a supporter of LCM, accordingto Christie Ann Short, LCM president.

“He is a great cheerleader and supporter[of the mission]. That’s what he does best,”Short said.

Though his birthday is not until June 10,Short said the birthday surprise was just away to thank Fr. John for the work he does.

“It’s an opportunity for people to thankhim because he does so much for so many

people,” Short said.Always on the move, Enzler took just a

few minutes to address the crowd of sup-porters, take a look at the cake, and leavefor another event.

From then on, those attending the happyhour, which is an annual fundraiser forLCM, ate drank and talked about their ex-periences with the mission.

Dale Moyers, one of the owners of MoyersLawn Service and Landscaping in Rockville,started LCM with a friend, Matt McCormick,in 1998. He said he has served in manypositions in LCM and is now an adminis-trator, traveling to Haiti about once a monthto oversee the day-to-day operations there.

“An employee invited me to go to Haiti,”he said. “He was a good employee and Ifelt I should accept his invitation. It changedmy life. When I saw the poverty and theneed, I realized there was more to life thanI was living. I started to get involved. Weoffer a hand up, not a hand out.”

Moyers said it’s important to see throughthe poverty to see what is going on in Haiti.

The poverty in Haiti, which the WorldBank listed as the poorest country in theAmericas and one of the poorest countriesin the world, is heart-stopping to many.

Short, who is principal of St. Patrick’s

School, Rockville, said her first trip to Haitiwas very upsetting.

Her mother, Maureen Short, who teacheskindergarten at Our Lady of Mercy School,said she felt the same after her first trip.

Enzler, she said, suggested she go backone more time to see the progress LCM wasmaking and in June, she is making her thirdtrip there.

“I can’t wait to go back,” she said. “Be-cause the progress this place has made andthe work they have done is [amazing].”

She said she usually sorts donated clothes,plays games with the children and does alittle teaching while she is there.

Even those who don’t plan to visit Haitiand the LCM which operates in the city ofMontrouis, can help by sponsoring a childin the mission school or by donating to helpwith purchasing building supplies, food,farm animals, or for supplies for themission’s medical clinic. The website is:lifeconnectionmission.org.

Angela Tranquill who operates PotomacGlen Day School at Potomac United Meth-odist Church on South Glen Road, was atthe fundraiser with her husband Michael.

She said the school’s kindergarteners par-ticipate in an annual collection of toiletriesand socks for the children served by LCM.

“We want to educate them that they canhave an impact on the world,” she said. “Nomatter how little you are you can make adifference.”

LCM, in spite of its many Catholic con-nections, is not connected to or sponsoredby any church in the United States Moyerssaid. He attends Greenridge Baptist Churchin Boyds, and the mission runs a non-de-nominational church in Haiti.

Almost 200 people attended the happyhour, netting $5,500 for LCM, Moyers said.

“We are all volunteers and the money goesdirectly to the mission, he said.

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Helping To Change Lives in HaitiAnd an early birthday celebrationfor Monsignor John Enzler.

Monsignor John Enzler receivesbirthday wishes at a fundraiser forLife Connection Mission at LahinchTavern and Grill in Potomac onMay 24.

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Potomac’s Offutt family has a color-ful history sprinkled with stories ofmurders, family feuds and lawsuits.

Potomac Village Crossroads, where RiverRoad and Falls Road meet, was namedOffutts Crossroads for the founding familythat originally owned a majority of the acre-age surrounding the area.

Ralph Buglass, a descendant of the Offuttfamily and a member of the MontgomeryCounty Historical Society Speakers Bureau,will share stories from his book, “LegacyLost” of when and how the Village came tobe called Potomac, feuds among his familymembers, a business partnership that wentbad, an attempted murder and a few ghostlyappearances in later years.

“Legacy Lost,” is an accounting of theOffutt family history which tells both theadmirable and the less commendable sto-ries of the Buglass’ Potomac forefathers.Buglass will be sharing his historical per-spectives on Wednesday, June 7 at 1:30 p.m.at the Potomac Library, 10101 GlenoldenDrive. The free slide show and talk will fol-low the 1 p.m. business meeting of theFriends of the Library, Potomac Chapter and

is open to all.In the late 1600s, a Scotsman named

William Offutt was granted hundreds ofacres by colonial authorities to help settleMaryland. He later acquired an additional2,000-plus acres around Potomac includinga Potomac River island still named for him.

His land stretched from Watt’s Branch Creekon the north to Great Falls and Cabin JohnCreek in the other directions. The meetingpoint of River and Falls Roads becameknown as Offutt’s Crossroads until 1880.

“My grandmother was born an Offutt —the last in her branch of the family to be

born in Potomac,” said Buglass. “She wasborn in 1883, three years after thecommunity’s name was officially changedto Potomac. Coincidentally, a retired armycaptain, John McDonald, who had boughtmost of her late grandfather’s ‘plantation’as his own home and then went on to servethe area in Congress, is credited with chang-ing the name at the Post Office’s request.”

In his talk, Buglass will reveal detailsabout his ancestor’s lives including the oneswho served as owners of Offutt’s GeneralStore (where Mitch and Bill’s gas stationnow stands), their wills and inheritances,lawsuits filed against family members andtheir involvement in slavery. One of hismore notorious kinsmen was ThomasMarshall Offutt who was “convicted inMontgomery County Circuit Court of shoot-ing with intent to kill Oratio Clagett, whohad opened a rival store at Offutt’s Cross-roads,” wrote Buglass.

Buglass has always had a passion for his-tory, and, since his father researched theBuglass family history, he decided to seekout the story of the Offutts and his mother’sPotomac roots. He conducted some of hisresearch on-line by going through the cen-sus. Court documents, housed in Annapo-lis, proved to also be extremely helpful, al-though he had to search through many

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Members of the Academy of Serbian Folk Dancing Association perform at the SerbFest DC Festival.

Evapii: Grilled skinless groundmeat sausages Serbian Poppy Seed Roll Traditional Tamburitza band Srpski Sinovi Orchestra.

SerbFest Brings Food, Music and CraftsS

aint Luke Serbian Orthodox Churchof Potomac hosted its fourth semi-annual SerbFest DC Festival, May19-21, bringing Serbian food, cul-

ture, crafts and entertainment to the greaterWashington, D.C. area.

Hundreds of attendees enjoyed tradi-tional Serbian dishes, beverages, cultureand family-friendly activities.

The three-day festival also included livemusic performances from traditional

tamburitza band Srpski Sinovi Orchestraand Serbian music by DC Acoustic Band aswell as Serbian dance performances by TheAcademy of Serbian Folk Dance Association(Toronto, Ontario) and Folklore ensembleStrazilovo from St. Sava Serbian OrthodoxChurch (Toronto, Ontario).

Traditional Serbian drink and cuisinewere served including Svinjetina (spit-roasted pig), evapii (grilled skinless groundmeat sausages), Burek (baked meat pie in

phyllo dough), ‘opska salata (tomato, cu-cumber and onion salad with feta cheese),Krofna (deep-fried donut) and Serbian nut

rolls. SerbFest DC plans to host their nextfestival this coming Fall 2017. For more in-formation visit https://www.serbfestdc.com/.

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Starting June 15, Thursday eveningsat Glen Echo Park will be filled withmusic during the park’s annual Sum-

mer Concert Series.Concerts will be held in the bumper Car

Pavilion, an open air space covered to pro-tect.

All concerts are free and dancing is en-couraged.

Special picnics can be ordered from Pra-line at Glen Echo Park at https://glenechopark.org/praline.

The U.S. Marine Band - Latin Jazz Ensemble will lead off the free Thurs-day night concerts at Glen Echo Park on June 15.

Free Thursday Night ConcertsAt Glen Echo Park. The concert schedule includes:

June 15: U.S. Marine Band - Latin JazzEnsemble

June 22: David Cole & Main Street BluesJune 29: Annapolis Bluegrass CoalitionJuly 6: Mike Kamuf Little Big BandJuly 13: Sweet SaludosJuly 20: Brendan PelanJuly 27: U.S. Marine Band - Free CountryAug. 3: Bollywood Brass DCAug. 10: ElikehAug. 17: OrigemAug.24: U.S. Marine Band - Dixieland

EnsembleAug. 31: Tall in the Saddle BandSept. 7: Capital Horns of the Washington

Conservatory.

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records to find court filings from his rela-tives from the 1800s.

Buglass volunteers with the MontgomeryCounty Historical Society and is the volun-teer school-master of the Kingsley School,a one-room schoolhouse located in LittleBennett Regional Park in Clarksburg. For hiswork in renovating and furnishing theschoolhouse, he was awarded the AgencyVolunteer Award at the Maryland Recre-ation and Parks Association conference inOcean City in April and was one of threepeople nationwide to receive the 2014Country Schools Association of AmericaService Award, presented in St. Joseph, Mo.in June.

Because of his volunteer work at Kingsley,he has become even more interested in thehistory Montgomery County’s one-room

schoolhouses.“If you count one- and two-room schoolhouses, there are five still re-maining in the county,” he said. “Some ofmy most interesting research has beenlearning the history of segregated schoolsin Montgomery County. Teachers in blackschools were paid half what teachers inwhite schools made, and black and whiteschools had separate budgets, he said.“Money for black schools ran out early andsometimes the schools closed as early asFebruary.”

Buglass is a member of the Friends of theLibrary Board. He has presented this his-torical discussion to the Potomac Commu-nity Village, the Potomac Newcomers Cluband “even to a few spots beyond Potomacthrough the Montgomery County Histori-cal Society. It’s been more popular far andwide than I ever imagined.”


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My son was delighted to performearlier this week in the second-grade opera at Potomac El-ementary School, “Sunroamer

Learns to Shine.” The second-grade opera isapparently a fairly venerable tradition atPotomac Elementary, and my wife and I hadbeen hearing about the unfolding plans for theevent around the dinner table since midwin-ter.

At first, I will admit, I was fairly skeptical ifany production with a cast formed entirely of

seven-year-olds wouldcount as an opera — andindeed, there were noswordfights, Viking hel-mets or suicides. But many

of the lines were, indeed, sung, (and quitewell). The plot was suitably dramatic, the cos-tumes colorful, and the setting entirelyotherworldly — a dialogue of the planets, infact.

As my son was quick to explain, the mainlines of the plot were borrowed from Dickens.Instead of a crotchety old accountant, the pro-tagonist was the sun (“Sunroamer”), who hadbecome a rather nasty little boy, refusing toshine on the earth, casting fireballs at aliensand spaceships, and generally not playing wellwith others.

After putting him to sleep with moondust(that must be in Puccini, right?), the sun wasshown a series of three dreams: the happy daysof yore, the thoroughly disagreeable present,and a bright future that could lie ahead if onlyhe would take the Golden Rule more seriously.Awakening from his dream, Sunroamer sets offon a new tack, brightening the cosmos in theprocess. As the opera’s closing song summa-

rized:You gotta treat, treat, treat, others kindly.Give, give, give them compliments.You gotta think, think, think before you

speak,Every time and every day.The most remarkable thing about the whole

production is that the second graders had cre-ated all of it. Working with the school’s read-ing specialist, Rebecca Silverman, they haddrafted the plot, including the words to thesongs. They had composed the simple melo-dies with the help of the school’s music teacher,Suzane Basaric, and painted the set and de-signed the costumes with the help of the artand physical education teachers, Tori Wengerand Jason Smith.

And there were second-grade fingerprints allover the plot. Planets play ball in an afternoonwith aliens and a spaceship — and one of thealiens is a cow who likes to take naps all thetime. The melodies were stepwise and sing-able. The narrative arc was suitably bright andoptimistic. And the whole effort was carriedoff with smiles and tangible excitement, somuch the more because the entire class had“owned” the production as their own gift tothe world, especially to the parents and sib-lings who crowded into the assembly hall.

In addition, each child had a part in the play,all 76 of them. Each of the three second gradeclasses was responsible for an act, providingall the actors and most of the musical accom-paniment. The costumes were the same, whichminimized confusion. Our son was the tam-bourine player for the third act, and eventhough he had just 12 notes to play, he did itproudly, and was certain the show could notgo on without his help.

As a veteran of many Sunday School Christ-mas pageants, I can testify to the fact that per-formances designed for everyone to have a part

can be really difficult. It would have been infi-nitely easier to find a snappy children’s the-atre script for the evening, to hire a few pro-fessionals in the pit and to pick out the mosttalented dozen students for the key roles inthe production. Sadly, this is increasingly theway of things in children’s activities these days,which tend towards the competitive and slick,a few bright bulbs planted firmly in the spot-light. This was a different kind of project, anda more worthy one. It opened the wonders ofthe stage to a whole group of children, wholearned, along the way, some valuable skillsabout listening to each other, reaching consen-sus and supporting each other. The plot’s moralwas all about treating others as you want tobe treated, a concept that surely needed to bereinforced more than once by those long-suf-fering teachers along the way.

As a Christian, the class play where everymember plays a role can’t help but remind meof Saint Paul’s metaphor of the church as a bodywith many parts. “There are many parts, yetone body,” he wrote. “The eye cannot say tothe hand, ‘I have no need of you,’ nor againthe head to the feet, ‘I have no need of you’ …God has so composed the body, giving thegreater honor to the inferior part, that theremay be no discord in the body, but that themembers may have the same care for one an-other” (I Corinthians 12:20-21, 24-25).

Radical in its own time, Saint Paul’s concepthas become a foundation of Western socialthought, even as many forget its Scripturalorigins. Like many Christians, we will read thistext at our services on Sunday, as we celebratethe Feast of Pentecost, when God sent downthe Holy Spirit to scatter gifts among His people— a variety of gifts, for many different pur-poses. Those gifts are best used together, eachmember having a role to play, just like on thesecond-grade stage.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline isThursday at noon. Photos are welcome.

Leslie “Les” M. Alperstein is therecipient of the Trustee Alumni Awardfrom his alma mater, McDaniel College(Westminster, Md.). A 1963 alumnus,he earned a bachelor’s degree in eco-nomics. He was also a member of thecollege’s ROTC program and was com-missioned as a first lieutenant atgraduation.

Alperstein is president and CEO ofWashington Analysis, LLC, a leadinggovernmental policy investment re-search group servicing global moneymanagers. He has served as executivemanaging director and director of re-search of HSBC Securities, Inc., and asdirector of economic and investmentresearch for NatWest Securities, Pruden-tial Securities, Shields Model Roland,Inc. and Legg Mason and Co. He wasalso an Army captain and a staff econo-mist on the Board of Governors of theFederal Reserve System. He attendedthe University of Pittsburgh on a full fel-lowship, earning a Ph.D. in Economicsin 1967.

A political economist widely recog-nized for his economic, political, andfinancial market forecasts, Alpersteinhas appeared on CNN, CNBC andBloomberg and is frequently quoted in

the press.He is a member of the National Asso-

ciation of Business Economists, theNational Economists Club, the CFA So-ciety of Washington, The WashingtonAssociation of Money Managers and islisted in “Who’s Who in American Fi-nance and Industry.” He has lectured atnumerous universities and taught in theCFA Society of Washington CFA pro-gram.

Active in many charitable organiza-tions, Alperstein is currently on theboard of directors of Eagle Bancorp andhas served on the board of directors ofthe Jewish National Fund and theAmerican Liver Foundation. He also wasa trustee at McDaniel College.

He resides in Potomac, Md., with hiswife, Lois.

Daniel Weiss, of Potomac, is one ofdozens of Wesleyan (Middletown,Conn.) students who received academicprizes, fellowships and scholarships inMay. Weiss was awarded the BertmanPrize. Established in memory of BernardT. Bertman, associate professor of phys-ics, by gifts from his colleagues, family,and friends, it is awarded to a seniormajoring in physics who displays a par-ticularly resourceful and creativeapproach to physics research. Weiss at-tended Charles E Smith Jewish DaySchool.

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st ClassConnor M. Farney graduated frombasic military training at Joint Base SanAntonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.Farney is the son of Gina M. and DanielG. Farney of Potomac. He is a 2016graduate of Winston Churchill HighSchool.

Alden Knife, of Potomac, received a

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Bachelor of Arts degree in educationalpsychology - childhood studies fromMarist College (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.).

Andrew Mokotoff, of Potomac,was awarded a bachelor of science de-gree in computer science with highdistinction from Worcester PolytechnicInstitute (Worcester, Mass.)

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Submit civic/community announce-ments at ConnectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and artwork wel-come. Deadline is Thursday at noon,at least two weeks before event.

GUIDE DOG FOSTERS NEEDEDGuiding Eyes for the Blind -

Montgomery Region is looking forvolunteers to foster and trainfuture guide dogs. Volunteers willfoster a specially bred guide dogfor 14 months, attend bi-monthlytraining classes, and teach thepup house manners, people skillsand socialization within thecommunity. Dog crates, trainingequipment and monthly

medications are provided.Contact Margie Coccodrilli at301-869-2216 [email protected] or visitwww.guidingeyes-md.org.

DATES FOR NEXT SCHOOL YEARThe Montgomery County school year

will begin on Tuesday, Sept. 5,2017, and the last day of schoolwill be no later than Friday, June15, 2018.

SUPPORT GROUPSThe Alzheimer’s Association’s

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relaxed way for people living with early-stage memory loss to get connectedwith one another through socialevents that promote interaction andcompanionship. The memory cafe inRockville (4860 Boiling BrookParkway) operates the thirdWednesday of each month from 2:30-4 p.m. Pre-registration is required.Contact Lindsey Vajpeyi at 240-428-1342 or [email protected].

Suicide Grief Support Group. AtJSSA, 6123 Montrose Road,Rockville. This ongoing bereavementsupport group is for those who havelost a loved one to suicide. Thisgroup meets every first and thirdMonday. No charge. Pre-registrationis required to attend. Call 301-816-2708.

Because I Love You is a nonprofitorganization dedicated to supportingparents of troubled children of anyage. The group helps parents dealwith drugs, runaways, truancy,verbal abuse, physical abuse, curfewviolations and other misbehavior, aswell as help parents deal withthemselves, to manage and live theirown lives without obsessing overtheir child’s behavior. The groupmeets 7:30-9:30 every Thursday atBethesda United Methodist ChurchRoom 209, 8300 Old GeorgetownRoad, Bethesda. Visitwww.becauseiloveyou.org, [email protected] or call 301-530-3597.

Adult Bereavement Groups. Datesand times vary depending on groupmembers. Hospice Care, 518 S.Fredrick Ave., Gaithersburg. Peerdriven support groups in those inneed of support. Free. Contact PennyGladhill at 301-990-8904, [email protected].

ONGOINGSUPPORT. Two county services can

help residents find out more aboutservices for seniors and individualswith disabilities. The Aging &Disability Resource Unit (ADRU),part of the Department of Health andHuman Services, provides assistance,referrals to services and specificinformation to seniors, individualswith disabilities and caregivers bytelephone and in-person. TheConnect-A-Ride program providesinformation and referral for olderadults and adults with disabilitiesabout transportation options;including public, private andvolunteer transportation services. Inaddition, the program assists callerswith applications for programs suchas the Escorted TransportationProgram, Call-n-Ride and MetroAccess. Language interpretation isavailable for both services. The Aging& Disability Resource Unit is openMonday and Friday 8:30 a.m. to 5

p.m. and open Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Thursdays 8:30 a.m.to 7:30 p.m. Call the ADRU at 240-777-3000. The Connect-a-Rideprogram, funded by MontgomeryCounty and operated by the JewishCouncil for the Aging, is openMonday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5p.m. Call Connect-a-Ride at 301-738-3252.

The Montgomery CountyCommission on CommonOwnership Communities(CCOC) has launched a new onlinetraining program for commonownership community boardmembers. Visitwww2.montgomerycountymd.gov/CCOC-Training.

Montgomery Parks is launching anew registration system,ActiveMONTGOMERY. The newsystem replaces ParkPASS andRecWeb, the two separateregistration systems currently usedby Montgomery Parks andMontgomery County Recreation,respectively. ActiveMontgomeryprovides one location, with just oneusername and password, for peopleto register for classes from eitherorganization. Visitwww.ActiveMontgomery.org.

ChildLink is a free County serviceprovided by the Department ofHealth and Human Services, EarlyChildhood Services, which providesinformation, resources and referralsto residents with young children.Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/childlink.

Reservations for Carderock PicnicPavilion and Marsden TractGroup Campsites are nowavailable online. Visitwww.recreation.gov.

Registration for Montgomery CountySummer Recreation and ParksPrograms has opened. Register byvisitingwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/recand downloading an application.

Master Gardener Plant Clinics.Montgomery County MasterGardeners are available to answergardening questions at walk-in plantclinics. Bring plant and insectsamples, garden problems andquestions. Drop off plant and insectsamples, Monday-Friday, year-round,8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. at 18410Muncaster Road, lower level, BallardPhone Room.

English Classes. The Literacy Councilof Montgomery County is offeringfree day and evening English classes(beginning, intermediate andadvanced levels) to adult countyresidents at several locations.Prospective students must attend a 31/2 hour orientation in Rockville.The Literacy Council is alwayslooking for volunteers to help in avariety of ways. For moreinformation email

[email protected] or call301-610-0030.

Shades of Green Program. TheMontgomery County PlanningDepartment is offering free trees toqualifying property owners in certainurban districts of MontgomeryCounty. Qualifying property ownersare invited to participate in theprogram by filling out a form atwww.montgomeryplanning.org/shadesofgreen.

Catholic Bible Study. Mondayevenings and Wednesday mornings atOur Lady of Mercy Catholic Church,9222 Kentsdale Drive, Potomac. Thelocal chapter of “Walking WithPurpose” invites women to personalstudy, small group discussion andspeakers designed to link everydaychallenges with biblical teaching.Childcare available. Visitwalkingwithpurpose.com or [email protected].

Youth Basketball Registration.Montgomery County Recreation is

now accepting team and individualregistrations for youth basketballleagues and programs for all skilllevels. Call 240-777-6870 or visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec.

Career Gateway Program. Learnhow to write a resume, polishnetworking, interviewing skills anduse internet job search resourcesmore effectively. Each session of theCareer Gateway features 30 hours ofsmall group classroom instructionover five days, comprehensive takehome materials, practical exercisesand a long-term mentors. Cost is $75.Call 301-255-4215 [email protected] for more.

The county’s Department ofPermitting Services (DPS) isconducting a “sign sweep” to get ridof signs posted illegally in countyright-of-ways. DPS plans to haveregular sweeps throughout the year.Call 311 to report signs in the publicright-of-way for removal.

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Entertainment

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ONGOING2017 Canal Boat Excursions. At Great Falls

Tavern Visitor Center, 11710 MacArthur Blvd.,Potomac. April-October, Saturday and Sunday at11 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3 p.m. June-August,Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., 1:30p.m. and 3 p.m. To confirm the boat ride foryour visit, call 301-767-3714 for details asspecial circumstances may affect this schedule.Prices: $8 for adults (ages 16-61), $6 for seniors(ages 62 +), and $5 for children (ages 4-15).Children aged three and under ride free. Inaddition to the boat fee, there is an entrance feeto the park of $10.00 per single vehicle.

Tally Ho Toastmaster’s Club. First and thirdMondays each month, 7:30-8:30 p.m. in thePotomac Community Center, 11315 Falls Road.

Children’s Storytime. Wednesdays andSaturdays, 10 a.m. at Barnes & NobleBooksellers, 4801 Bethesda Ave., BethesdaListen to employees read children’s stories. Free.Visit www.store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/4824850-21.

VisArts Cocktails and Canvas Class. at VisArtsin the Painting & Drawing Studio, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Price $40. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org/cocktails-and-canvasfor more.

Thang Ta. Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. at SutradharInstitute of Dance and Related Arts, 1525 ForestGlen Road, Silver Spring. Learn the ancient artof the sword and spear. $25.www.dancesidra.org.

Weekly Blues Dance. Thursdays 8:15-11:30 p.m.in the Back Room Annex at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Capital Blues presentsrotating DJs and instructors with beginnerworkshop 8:15-9 p.m., no partner necessary. $8for all. capitalblues.org

Weekly Swing Dance. Saturdays, 8 p.m.-midnight. The DC Lindy Exchange presents aswing dance with live music in the SpanishBallroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd., Glen Echo. Beginner swing dance lessonat 8 p.m., followed by dancing. Admission $16-$18, age 17 and under $12.www.glenechopark.org.

Argentine Tango with Lessons. Most Sundays,6:30-11 p.m. in the Back Room Annex at GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Argentine Tango lessons followed by a Milongamost Sunday evenings. Beginner lesson 6:30-7:30 p.m. and intermediate lesson 7:30-8:30p.m. Cost is $15/lesson and includes theMilonga. For just the Milonga, cost is $10 andthe open dance with DJ runs 8:30-11 p.m. Nopartner required. www.glenechopark.org, 301-634-2222.

Contra and Square Dance. Fridays andSundays 7-10:30 p.m. in the Spanish Ballroomat Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Theevening can include square dances, mixers,waltzes and other couple dances. All Contra andSquare dances are taught, no partner necessary.Lessons at 7 p.m., followed by the called dancewith live music at 7:30. $13 for nonmembers,$10 for FSGW members, $5 ages 17 and under.www.glenechopark.org, 301-634-2222.

Late Night Comedy. Fridays (open mic night)and Saturdays (established comedians) atBenny’s Bar & Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Lane,Potomac. Benny’s is open 8 a.m.-1 a.m. Fridaysand Saturdays. www.BennysBarGrill.com.

Drop in Art Activities. Every Saturday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in the Candy Corner Studio at GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., parents andchildren can explore a new art form or theme.$10/child, parent combo. Drop-in only.www.pgip.org.

Mommy & Me (& Daddy, Too). Third Tuesdayeach month. 10 a.m. at Rockville Town Square.Meet for a morning out with active learning andcreative play with lunch specials, story time, artsand crafts, sing-a-longs, prizes and more.rockvilletownsquare.com/events/mommy-and-me.

Live Music & Dancing. Fridays and Saturdays,7-11 p.m. in Margery’s Lounge, Normandie FarmRestaurant, 10710 Falls Road. Dance to themusic of Barry Gurley. 301-983-8838www.popovers.com.

Glen Echo Park Films. Saturdays and Sundays.Arcade Building, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., GlenEcho. Films about the Park’s history are shownon rotation in the lobby. Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

Potomac Games Group. Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m.at Potomac Community Recreation Center,11315 Falls Road, Potomac. The world is in themidst of a Golden Age of new board and cardgames for players of all ages. Free. Contactevent host Randy Hoffman at 412-983-5411 [email protected].

Textures in Glass Exhibit. Various timesthrough June 3 at the Waverly Street Gallery,4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda. Visitwww.creativeglassdesign.com for more.

Art Exhibit. Throughout May at the PotomacLibrary, 10101 Glenolden Drive. Featuring theart of Potomac resident Dr. Meenakshi Mohan,an educator, painter, and art critic. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/, orcall 240-777-0690 for more information.

FRIDAY/JUNE 2URBNmarket. 3:30-8:30 p.m. at Park Potomac,

12505 Park Potomac Ave. Outdoor market withlive music from The Leftovers. URBNmarket ispartnering with Park Potomac. Visitwww.urbnmarket.com/ for more.

Local Artists Reception. 6-9 p.m. at Artists andMakers Studios 2, Main Gallery, 12276 WilkinsAve., Rockville. Art by Potomac resident andartist F. Lennox Campello, show runs throughJune 29. Free. Call 240-437-9573 for more.

SATURDAY/JUNE 3Strawberry Festival. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the

Sykesville Freedom Fire Department, 6680Sykesville Road (Rt. 32), Sykesville. Visitwww.melchurch.org.

Imagination Bethesda. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. alongElm Street and Woodmont Avenue in downtownBethesda. Street festival celebrating childrenand the arts featuring musical performances andprofessional children’s entertainers will light upthe stage, while hands-on art and craft activitieswill line the streets. Visit www.bethesda.org formore.

URBNmarket. 11 a.m.-5 p.m. at Park Potomac,12505 Park Potomac Ave. Outdoor market withlive music from DJ Kasper spinning the hottesthits. URBNmarket is partnering with ParkPotomac. Visit www.urbnmarket.com/ for more.

Parade of Favorites Concert. 8 p.m. at F. ScottFitzgerald Theatre, 603 Edmonston Drive,Rockville. The Washington Balalaika Societypresents orchestra with Olga Orlovskay as guestsoprano. Visit www.balalaika.org or call 703-536-5785 for more.

JUNE 7-JULY 12Photography Class. 7-9:30 p.m. at Glen Echo

Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Digital Printing II-Fine B/W and Color Printing class, six sessions.

Visit glenechopark.org or call 301-320-1400 formore.

SUNDAY/JUNE 11Waltz Dance. 2:45-3:30 p.m. at Spanish Ballroom

at Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.

Introductory Waltz Workshop, first lessons until3:30 followed by dance, band Go Figure. $10.Call 301-634-2222, go towww.WaltzTimeDances.org or [email protected] for more.

Zemer Chai: The Jewish Chorale. 4 p.m. atCongregation Beth El of Montgomery County,8215 Old Georgetown Road, Bethesda. Theconcert features the DC premiere of theevocative “Sing Our Song” by Gerald Cohen withwords by Elie Wiesel. $40 reserved seating; $20general admission, $25 at the door. Visitwww.ZemerChai.org for more.

THURSDAY/JUNE 15Young Professionals Beer Tasting Event. 5-7

p.m. Seven Locks Brewing, 12227 Wilkins Ave.,Rockville. Learn how they make their beer andtake a tour of the brewery. There will becomplimentary appetizers; discounted beertastings and beverages, door prizes and theopportunity to network. The first 20 who signup for this event will receive a ticket for a freeflight of beer. Visit www.rockvillechamber.org.

JUNE 19-AUG. 9Toca Summer Soccer Camp. 6-8 p.m. at Avenel

LP, 10051 Oaklyn Drive. Improving skills,making friends and staying fit. [email protected], or call 301-221-8305 formore.

THURSDAY/JUNE 22Bowling for Hope. 6:30-8:30 p.m. at Bowlmor

Lanes Bethesda, 5353 Westbard Ave. Raisingfunds to support Hope Connections for CancerSupport’s free programs for people affected bycancer in our community. In addition tobowling, a small silent auction; 50/50 raffle;Hands for Hope Social Media Launch.Tournament players (4-6 members per team)$100 per person, others $75 per person. Visitwww.hopeconnectionsforcancer.org for more.

URBNmarketThe “Best Board,” is one of the items available on Friday, June 2 andSaturday, June 3, at the URBNmarket at Park Potomac, 12505 ParkPotomac Ave. Visit www.urbnmarket.com/ for more.


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The County Council will hold a public hearing at1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, on a special appro-priation to the Fiscal Year 2017 Capital Budget andan amendment to the Fiscal Years 17-22 CapitalImprovements Program (CIP). The appropriation isfor $1,305,772 for Montgomery County PublicSchools for its Technology Modernization Project.The source is Federal E-rate Reimbursement.

The public hearing will be held in the Third FloorHearing Room of the Council Office Building, whichis located at 100 Maryland Ave. in Rockville. It willbe televised live by County Cable Montgomery(CCM) on Cable Channels 996 (high definition) and6 (standard definition) on Comcast; Channels 1056(HD) and 6 (SD) on RCN; and Channel 30 onVerizon. The hearing also will be available live viastreaming through the council web site attinyurl.com/z9982v8 .

Those interested in testifying at the public hear-ing can sign up online atwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/counc i l/phsignup.html

or by calling 240-777-7803. The deadline to signup is 5 p.m. on Monday, June 12. Call 240-777-7910to obtain copies of the bill or go to:

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New HomeownershipProgram Available

A new Montgomery Homeownership program isavailable to help qualified applicants purchase ahome. The zero-interest down payment assistanceprogram will be available for buyers with qualifiedincomes to purchase a Montgomery County homeas their primary residence that costs up to $429,000,and in certain neighborhoods, up to $525,000.

Applicants who qualify and are approved for theMontgomery Homeownership Program may accessdown payment assistance loans up to $40,000, orup to 40 percent of the household income of theprospective homeowner, whichever is less. Suchfunds may be used for down payment or closingcosts. Every approved buyer also will receive a be-low-market rate Maryland Mortgage Program loanto help complete the homebuying process. The loansare to be repaid upon the sale of the home.

For more information or to apply, visit Montgom-ery Homeownership Program at http://mmp.mary l and .gov/Montgomery/Page s/default.aspx

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Summer DiscountFor Youths for Ride On

Ride On’s youth summer passes allow young countyresidents (kindergarten through 12th grade) whohave a Youth Cruiser SmarTrip Card to take unlim-ited Ride On trips from June 1 through Aug. 31 for aflat fee of $18.

The passes, which must be loaded on a YouthCruiser SmarTrip Card, are now available for pur-chase at the TRiPS commuter stores in Silver Springand Friendship Heights, the Montgomery CountyTreasury Office, online at www.SmarTrip.com, andselected CVS and Giant locations.

Youth who don’t have a Youth Cruiser SmarTripCard can buy one for $2 at any county library. Proofof age and residency is needed for purchase. Chil-dren ride-free hours are still in effect during the sum-mer, but youth summer passes can be used for allother rides where regular fares apply.

For more information, visit www.YouthCruiser.com.

Goldman To AddressMcLean School Graduates

The guest Commencement Speaker for 2017 atMcLean School is Seth Goldman, co-founder of Hon-est Tea, and former McLean School parent.

Goldman co-founded Honest Tea in 1998 with BarryNalebuff of the Yale School of Management. Over thepast 18 years the company has thrived as consumershave shifted toward healthier and more sustainablediets. In March 2011, Honest Tea was acquired byThe Coca-Cola Company. In 2016, Goldmantransitioned to a new role at Honest Tea as TeaEOEmeritus and Innovation Catalyst for Coca-Cola’sVenturing & Emerging Brands business unit. This tran-sition allows him to take on an additional role asExecutive Chairman of Beyond Meat, a privately heldCalifornia-based enterprise where Goldman hasserved as a board member since 2012. Beyond Meatis focused on plant protein research and development,with a goal of providing plant-based protein foods— without sacrificing the taste, chew or satisfactionof animal meat.

Goldman serves on the advisory boards of RippleFoods, the Yale School of Management, the Ameri-can Beverage Association, and Bethesda Green (alocal sustainability nonprofit he co-founded). Hegraduated from Harvard College (1987) and the YaleSchool of Management (1995), and is a Henry CrownFellow of the Aspen Institute.

McLean School will hold its 15th Graduation Cer-emony at 8224 Lochinver Lane, Potomac, on Friday,June 9, at 10 a.m.

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Victims of graffiti should file a reportwith Montgomery County Police bycalling 301-279-8000. Make sure totake a photo of the graffiti. Propertyowners are responsible for removinggraffiti on their property. Visitgraffitifree.org/contact.html.

Find information for home care,housing, transportation, or seniorlifestyle issues by calling the SeniorHelpLine at 301-255-4200. Thisfree service, offered by the JewishCouncil for the Aging, and open toeveryone, provides expert referrals tomore than 4,000 resources in thearea.

County residents can drop off bulkyrigid plastic items such aslaundry baskets, kiddie pools, chairs,trash cans and pet carriers at theShady Grove Solid Waste ProcessingFacility and Transfer Station. All

items should be empty, rinsed andfree of loose dirt, soil, etc.

Connect-A-Ride offers low-pricedtransportation to medicalappointments, pharmacies, grocerystores and more for low-income,disabled residents 50 and over.Contact the Jewish Council for theAging at 301-738-3252.

Alzheimer’s Association supportgroups provide a place for peoplewith Alzheimer’s, their caregivers,family members, and/or friends toshare information, caregiving tipsand concerns throughout theAlzheimer’s journey. Groups arefacilitated by trained group leadersand are ongoing, free and open tothe community. Call the Alzheimer’sAssociation 24/7 Helpline at 800-272-3900 before attending a groupfor the first time to verify meetinginformation. Visit www.alz.org/nca.

Zumba at Village Yoga. A Latin-inspired, calorie-burning dancefitness-party. Classes held onTuesday and Thursday nights at 7:30p.m., Saturdays at 11:30 a.m., andSundays at 5:15 p.m. at 10154 RiverRoad. Call 301-299-1948 or visitwww.villageyogayogi.com.

Beginner’s Yoga Classes at VillageYoga as well as Beginner’s GentleFlow class throughout the week.10154 River Road. Call 301-299-1948 or visitwww.villageyogayogi.com.

Members Wanted. The Potomac AreaNewcomers Club is a group of morethan 200 women who have moved tothe Potomac area. The club offersbridge, mah jong, book groups, golf,luncheons and museum trips as away to help newcomers and current


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By KENNETH B. LOURIENot that I need a pound bag of M&Ms to

weigh 16 actual ounces (it’s now down to 10.70oz.) or a half gallon of ice cream to weigh 64ounces (rather than the 48 oz. it currently is) orthe “family” size bag of Utz potato chips tomeasure more than its current/meager/non-typical-family size of 9.5 ounces (down from 14ounces that I remember), nevertheless; I doneed to feel the love, and right now I don’t. Isort of understand price points and the businessmodels ingrained to retain customer loyalty(price matters more than size, generally), but Iam hard-pressed to ignore the fact that eventhough I’m spending the same amount of moneyas I always have, I’m not getting anywhere nearthe same amount of product as I always have.

Not that the few items I’ve listed here are sta-ples (well, maybe not to you they aren’t), or thenecessary building blocks of a healthy diet, theyare pieces to a puzzle which characterizes someof my eating habits — and probably some ofyours, too. After all, we are all victims of adver-tising messages which bombard us 24-7, on tele-vision, on radio, in print and on devices. In away, we’re all sitting ducks targeted to quackaccordingly because some entity/marketingstrategist knows who we are, what we’re doingand when we’re doing it. It’s not exactly “BigBrother,” but it’s a bit more than “Little Sister.”

My brother, Richard and I grew up in the50s. We ate cookies, candy and snack cakesuntil the cows came home, and we didn’t evenlive on a farm. Quite the opposite, we lived insuburbia, seven miles from Boston, according tothe sign on Rte. 9. We ate dessert after breakfast,lunch and dinner and a few times in between:after school and before bedtime. Why? Becausemy mother had been non-stop advertised-toabout the importance of calcium and the bestway for children to get calcium was to drinkeight glasses of milk per day to “build strongbones and healthy bodies.” And the only way toget us boys to drink that much milk was to feedus something for which milk was a kind of elixir:cookies, cakes, snack cakes, etc. So we ate anddrink to our hearts content, but more impor-tantly, we ate and drank to the development ofour bones and bodies. And so it continues to thisday, sort of, mostly. As my sister-in-law, Vanessasays and then laughs after listening to Richardand I talk about our dessert issues: “Boy, yourmother did some job on you two.”

I’m exaggerating, a bit, with respect to ourcurrent daily consumption. I mean, who couldkeep up that pace? Moreover, given certainage/weight/cancer realities (particularly concern-ing yours truly), it would be totally, extraordinar-ily irresponsible to continue to snack-cake andcookie our way through the day. Still, the urge tosplurge seems hard-wired into our brains andwhen the moment is right, it might not be Cialisthat we always think of. (Do you remember theSeinfeld episode when George was determinedto combine sex and eating and brought a sand-wich to bed? For the record, the thought hasnever crossed my mind.)

I imagine as you’ve read this column you’vedeveloped a sense that given the Lourie’s long-standing — and sitting commitment to suchhedonistic pursuits, pennies, nickels, dimes orquarters on the dollar are unlikely to dissuadeeither one of us from our Santa-like appointedrounds.

Still, we’re not idiots. We’re aware of theeffects on our bodies if we devolve into thesnack cake eating machines of our youth/ado-lescence. We’re not getting any younger nor arewe likely getting any thinner or healthier. I’d liketo think we’ve gotten smarter and more respect-ful of what foods go in and by association whatmoney goes out.

But as difficult as it is to turn an ocean lineraround after it’s headed out to sea, so too is itdifficult for yours truly to care less about whatI’ve spent my entire life caring more about: des-sert/sweets. However, I do anticipate a reactionto this most recent size reduction. As my mother,Celia, used to say: “It’s enough already.”

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residents form new friendships, expand horizonsand take advantage of opportunities in the area.Visit www.potomacnewcomers.com

Free Parent-Child Playgroup. Every Friday at9:30 a.m. at the Har Shalom Early ChildhoodEducation Center. Meet new friends as you andyour child play with age appropriate toys. Call301-299-7087.

Montgomery County Master Gardeners areseeking applicants for their upcoming trainingclass. Class size is limited and filled on a first-come, first-served basis. To be placed on theapplication list, or for more information, call301-590-2836.

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIESVolunteers are needed to assist sexual assault,

domestic violence victims, and theirfamilies through the Victim Assistance andSexual Assault Program (VASAP) of theMontgomery County Department of Health andHuman Services. Interviews are currently beingconducted for a December 2016 training session.240-777-1355 orwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/vasap.

Help C&O Canal National Historical Parkvisitors enjoy the towpath safely by offeringinformation, maps, first aid, and field bicyclerepairs, then the Bike Patrol is for you. The Parkprovides training and uniform vests, volunteersprovide their own bikes and helmets. Flexiblehours and locations. Visit www.chohvip.org.

Friends of Clara Barton Community Centeris looking for volunteers to serve on its boardand to volunteer at events. FCBCC assists thecommunity center staff in designing andimplementing the center’s programs, promotesthe community center’s role as a meeting placefor teens, adults and senior citizens in the localcommunity, supplements the communitycenter’s budget through community-widefundraising and promotes community-wideawareness of and participation in the center’seducational, recreational and social programs.Call FCBCC at 240-777-4910.

Work with Victims of Sexual Assault.Volunteers are needed to assist sexual assaultvictims and their families through the VictimAssistance and Sexual Assault Program (VASAP)of the Montgomery County Department ofHealth and Human Services. Interviews arecurrently being conducted for a spring 2016training session. Volunteers provide 24-hourcrisis counseling and companion services atMontgomery County hospitals and policestations for victims of rape, sexual assault, anddomestic violence. Bi-lingual volunteers areencouraged to apply. All potential volunteersmust attend a training program. Call theMontgomery County Victim Assistance andSexual Assault Program at 240-777-1355 or goto www.montgomerycountymd.gov/vasap.

Potomac Community Village is seekingvolunteer drivers to take Potomac seniors todoctor’s appointments, physical therapy, socialactivities and other life-enriching engagements.Potomac Community Village’s volunteer driversuse their personal vehicles, receive training, getfree supplemental auto insurance coverage, anddon’t need to live in Potomac or be PCVmembers. Flexible volunteer scheduling. Call703-424-0494 or email [email protected].

Volunteer services provided by PCV also includeassistance with electronic devices, friendlyphone calls and visits, occasional pet care andsimple household repairs. Potomac CommunityVillage also offers social, educational andwellness activities, enabling members to remaincontributing members of the community.Membership is open to those who live in the20854 zip code, with Associate Membershipavailable for those who live elsewhere but wishto participate in social, educational and wellnessprograms. For more information about PCV, ifyou need transportation or other assistance, orwant to volunteer to provide services other thandriving, [email protected] or 240-221-1370, or seewww.PotomacCommunityVillage.org, orwww.facebook.com/PotomacCommunityVillage.

Help clean up the C&O Canal for Spring. Asthe warm weather approaches, the C&O CanalTrust is hitting the towpath for some springcleaning and they need help. Clear debris, paintshelters, exhibits, and benches, help maintaintrails, and more. Gather family and friends andcome help out. Choose from one of three CanalPride events and sign up at canaltrust.org/trust/index.php?page=c-o-canal-pride-days.


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