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Brooke Benton smiles asshe finds her family in theaudience at ConstitutionHall during Walt WhitmanHigh School’s graduation.

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By Cissy Finley Grant

The Almanac

Lately, folks around heremight think it will neverstop raining. Not so.Somehow, Leonard

Proctor recently squeezed in a per-fectly beautiful Sunday evening tohost a lawn party at his Derwoodhome. It was a bright, cool, clear,late May evening, neither toowarm or muggy as we are apt tohave in these parts.

It was, in fact, a special party forsome very special people. As Proc-tor, one of the area’s well knownhorsemen, in addition to hisbartending/catering prowess, tellsthe story, “This is a party to thank22 wonderfully, generous people.”

As the story unfolds, it appearsthat late in the fox hunting seasonlast year, the horse Leonard hadbeen hunting for several years be-came sick and had to be retired.The old adage, “timing is every-thing” certainly played a huge partin this saga.

Peggy Pitts, wife of Potomac’shuntsman, Larry Pitts, had re-cently purchased a horse in NorthCarolina. She hunted him a few

times and was confident he wouldbe a good mount in the hunt field.He was also for sale.

Enter Suzanne Jaffee and AnneDavies. They concluded it wouldbe a good horse for Leonard andurged him to try him out. He hadno idea what the two ladies hadin mind.

Proctor agreed to hunt the 16.2

hand, chestnut thoroughbred andsee if the two of them would getalong. Good hunting horses arenot that easy to find and asLeonard, 78, said, “I don’t get onanything that’s bad. I’m getting too

old to train them anymore. I haveto take care of myself.”

He and “Blue” went out withPotomac Hunt five times before hesaid he decided, “This is a nicehorse.” He has quiet manners and

is a good jumper; a winning com-bination in the hunt field.

“Blue” stayed at the Davies barnwhile Leonard tried him for fox

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It’s not “Where’s Waldo?,” but, who can be identified among the more than 50 guestsenjoying cocktails at Leonard Proctor’s party? There’s Marge Edmundson, Melane andTom Hoffmann, Stacie and Larry Benes, Austin Kiplinger, Sue and Dick Moran, Careyand Jack Miller, Vicki and Skip Crawford, Harold Straker, Lutie and Harry Semmes,Steve Paley, Kaja and Bubba Farnsworth, John Keen and Liz Reese, Pat Smith, DavePhilips, Candace and Jim Gerrely, Jeanne and Alan Forney, Beverley and RainerBosselmann, Julie and Dick Hagan and Janelle Straszheim.

Ineke Kreeger, left, andLeonard Proctor check outthe hors d’oeuvres.

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“Theft is thebiggest crime wehave in the parksystem and it’sbecause peopleleave stuff intheir cars.”

— Vivian Gardiner,police crime analyst

The Combined Men’s and Women’sChoruses directed by Jeffrey Davidsonsing “Letting Go” from “Jekyll andHyde” and “An Irish Blessing” by OwenGoldsmith.

Dr. Alan Goodwin, principal of WaltWhitman High School presents the Classof 2009.

NewsPotomac Almanac Editor Steven Mauren

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Letting Go

Maya Herm addresses herclassmates.

Kevin Horvitz speaks of hisyears at Whitman HighSchool.

Lily Maroni sings a musicaldedication to the Class.

Friends and family rise and cheer andphotograph and film the graduatingclass.

Photos by Louise Krafft

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By Aaron Stern

The Almanac

Four weeks ago KatherineFarquhar was playingtennis with her friend,Elaine Jones, in the Buck

Branch Neighborhood Park onBells Mill Road. Jones saw some-one running up the park pathaway from the courts — running,not jogging — and thought that itlooked strange butthought no moreof it. Farquhar no-ticed nothing un-usual.

“I was worriedabout my tennis,”she said.

She soon had alot more to thinkabout. When shefinished playingshe returned toher car and foundthe front passen-ger window of herHonda Accord was

By Aaron Stern

The Almanac

A cheating husband and hischeating wife, thehusband’s best friend, an

actress and chef sharing a homefor a weekend all add up to themost risqué play the Potomac The-atre Company has tackled in re-cent memory. The local theatregroup will open the two-act com-edy “Don’t Dress for Dinner” thisweekend at the Blair Family Cen-ter for the Arts at the Bullis School.

“It was a huge hit in Paris andLondon and now Potomac,” saidPotomac Theatre Company’s EliePisarra-Cain. Though more risquéthan the typical PTC show, Pisarra-Cain said the show is good, lightadult fare and far from inappro-priate.

“It just is hilarious. It’s the tim-ing — running in and out of doors,catching people with the wrong

A Recipe for Disaster“Don’t Dress for Dinner” offerslight-hearted grownup laughs.

The Potomac TheatreCompany opens “Don’tDress for Dinner” thisweekend at the Blair FamilyCenter for the Arts at TheBullis School. Here, DanEddy as Robert and Kim-berly Mikec as Suzette puton a good face in a maze ofmistaken identities.

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smashed in and her purse that hadbeen sitting in the passenger seatwas gone. In all, she lost the purse,$150 in cash and her credit cards.There was also the tank of gas thatwas charged less than an hourlater on her Exxon Mobil gas cardand the $447 it cost to replace thecar window.

Such stories are becoming morecommonplace and thefts from carvehicles in and around Potomac

are on the rise, ac-cording to Mont-gomery CountyPolice statistics.

Preliminary fig-ures show that thenumber of theftsfrom vehicles inApril and May ofthis year in thep o l i c edepartment’s FirstDistrict (Rockvilleand Potomac) is

Thefts from vehicles are on the rise.

Police: Smash andDashes Increasing

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people — not in bed. It’s just funand lighthearted,” she said. “Goodentertainment.”

Written originally by the Frenchplaywright Marc Camoletti, theshow centers on Bernard, whohopes to send his wife Jacquelineaway for the weekend so that hecan entertain his actress mistressSuzanne. As an alibi he invites hisfriend Robert and a top-level chef,Suzette. But when Jacquelinelearns that Robert, with whomshe is having an affair, is comingshe decides to stay. Bernard andRobert must then convinceJacqueline that Suzette is Robert’sgirlfriend, Suzanne is forced intothe role of the cook, and whatfollows is a menagerie of decep-tion, mistaken-identity andhijinks.

Recipe for Disaster“Nobody quite knows what the

other one’s doing and they’re alltrying to keep each other fromfinding out,” said Potomac TheatreCompany member MarilynShockey.

Hoffman, who has directed sev-eral shows before for the PotomacTheatre Company, said that theplay relies on witty dialogue andcomedic timing. The six-charactercast is comprised of local actors,several of whom have performedwith the company before and allof whom have a good feel for theirroles and the timing and rhythmrequired to pull the whole thingoff.

“It’s working out very well,”Hoffman said.

And while the show is not inap-propriate, Hoffman said it prob-ably isn’t for children, for whomthe subject matter would be a little

up to 196 this year from 181 during Apriland May of last year, and that number couldrise as late reports from May are recorded, saidOfficer Melanie Brenner, a spokesperson for theMontgomery County Police.

RECENTLY the department put out a pressrelease warning of “a steady trend of theftsfrom vehicles to include areas of Kensington,northern Chevy Chase, and Garrett Park,” inthe department’s Second District. “Entry meth-ods have varied,” the statement continued. “Inseventy-three percent of the cases vehicleswere unlocked. Twenty-seven percent werelocked vehicles and force was used to gainentry.”

In addition to the uptick in thefts from ve-hicles that have occurred in residential areas,Montgomery County Parks Police crime ana-lyst Vivian Gardiner said that incidents that

side the car that could be visible from the out-side. It also means putting purses and othervaluables into the trunk of the car before go-ing to the park or the swim center because of-ten thieves will monitor a parking lot from afarand take note of people who stuff their centerconsoles or transfer valuables to their trunksbefore leaving their cars. Trunk access is eas-ily gained with the flip of a switch once a carwindow is smashed in, said Gardiner. Suchthefts are a “crime of opportunity,” saidGardiner, and the key to preventing them is tominimize the opportunities.

“If there’s nothing there to steal the crimedoesn’t get committed,” she said.

Anyone who has information about particu-lar thefts from cars is asked to call the Mont-gomery County Police Department’s non-emer-gency number 301-279-8000. In emergencies,dial 911. The emergency line for the Montgom-ery County Parks Police is 301-949-3010; thenon-emergency line is 301-949-8010.

Thefts from Vehicles Are on the Riseoccur in county parks and outside of countyrecreation facilities are rising as well. One suchtheft took place at the Potomac CommunityCenter in April when a woman parked her carin front of the center and left her trunk openwhile she carried equipment into the center.When she came out she saw a teenager get-ting into a car with some of her belongings,then speeding away, said Linda Barlock, thedirector of the Potomac Community Center.

“Theft is the biggest crime we have in thepark system and it’s because people leave stuffin their cars,” said Gardiner. “It’s everywhere.With this economy I would say it’s even worse.”The problem is particularly bad at swimmingpools this time of year, she said.

PURSES AND any electrical devices like iPodmusic players, cell phones and particularly GPSnavigation devices are very attractive tothieves, said Gardiner, and the easiest way toprevent thefts is to not leave anything out in-

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“Don’t Dress for Dinner,” a light adult comedy, featuresKimberly Mikec as Suzette, Joe Kelly as Bernard, andLaura Salisbury as Suzanne in the local adaptation of aFrench play that has shown in Paris and London previ-ously.

too mature for them and over theirheads. Adults, though, will get akick out of it.

“If they just want to go out andhave a few laughs this is the placeto be,” said Shockey.

Me & My Dad

Sunny and her dad Brian Richmond of Potomac enjoy-ing a beautiful day.

Tara and Camillia Fahimi with their dad of ChartwellManor in Potomac.

Jeff Koch of Potomac withsons, Garrett, 8, andConnor, 6, at the airportreturning fromDisneyWorld, Orlando, Fla.

Berliner SeniorForum Planned

On Friday, June 19, CountyCouncilman Roger Berliner (D-Potomac, Chevy Chase, Bethesda)will host a forum designed to helplocal senior citizens contemplatetheir housing options. The forum,called ‘Housing Choices for Se-niors: The Right Option for You,’will feature guest speakers includ-ing Beth Shapiro of CommunityPartners, Leslie Kessler of BurningTree Village, Ken Hartman of theBethesda-Chevy Chase RegionalServices Center, Matthew Kelleherof Montgomery County Fire andRescue Services, and ReneeGroban from the Jewish Councilfor the Aging. A question and an-swer panel discussion will followthe guest speakers.

The event will be held from 2p.m. to 4 p.m. in the AnastasiRoom at the Bethesda ChevyChase Rescue Squad, located at5020 Battery Lane, Bethesda (thecorner of Old Georgetown Roadand Battery Lane). For more infor-mation call 240-777-7828.

Local SchoolsRecognized

Newsweek magazine ranks fourMontgomery County public highschools in the top 100 high schoolsin the nation, including Potomacschools Winston Churchill andThomas S. Wootton. All of thecounty’s eligible schools arecounted among the top 3.5 per-cent in the country, according tothe Newsweek list released lastweek. Wootton ranked number 58and Churchill ranked at 94. Rich-ard Montgomery High School andBethesda-Chevy Chase HighSchools ranked 38 and 55, respec

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RETIREMENTLIVING REDEFINED

Mature adults are revolutionizingretirement living. Today’s babyboomers plan to remain active asthey age, and are better prepared todo so than any other generation inhistory. Many will continue to workfrom home offices past the tradi-tional “retirement” age, and mostwill sustain the healthful lifestylethey have developed during theirthirties, forties and fifties. They arechoosing communities and homeswith features that support an activeexistence – and that means morethan a backyard pool and a neigh-borhood shuffleboard court!Adults who maintain a beneficialbalance of work and recreation seeno reason to change their lifestyleafter retirement. They want accessto low-stress sports such as swim-ming, boating, fishing and golf.Second homes in areas that offerchampionship designer golf courses,lake and beach access, and trails forwalking, jogging and riding are inhigh demand. Planned communitiesor condos with built-in exercisefacilities offering weight rooms,aerobic classes, steam rooms, drysauna and whirlpool baths are alsopopular with active adults whointend to stay fit.Call me if you are ready to explorethe possibilities for an innovativeretirement lifestyle.

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tively, while Walt Whitman HighSchool was rated at 104 andWalter Johnson at 109.

ResumeWorkshop

A resume workshop geared to-wards recent college graduateswill be held at the Potomac Com-munity Center on Tuesday, June 23from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Hosted byPotomac resident and professionalrecruiter Mark Suss, the workshopwill help attendees craft resumesthat will emphasize their strengthsand get them noticed by potentialemployers and help them begintheir careers. Those wishing to at-tend the workshop should RSVPto mark@myjobsearchbootcamp.com or to PotomacCommunity Center director LindaBarlock at Linda.barlock@montgomerycountymd.gov.

Attendees should bring a currentresume with them.

New ParkingRegulations

Starting July 1, 2009, heavy orcommercial vehicles may onlypark on a public road where bothsides of the road abut propertieszoned exclusively for commercialor industrial uses. For more in-formation, visit www.montgomerycountymd.gov/police andclick on the “Commercial & Rec-reational Vehicles – On Street Park-ing Restrictions” brochure.

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By Emily Groh

The Almanac

What can bringhighly accom-plished lawyers,a retired NFL

player, and hundreds of childrento the same place? Sprinkles IceCream in Potomac Village cel-ebrated their 20th anniversary onJune 14 with free ice cream andface painting.

This was a celebration of grati-tude for Tom Orban, the owner, aswell as for the customers whofought to save the store when itwas threatened to close last sum-mer because of increasing rentcosts. Children made posters toshow their support and familiescreated petitions to renewSprinkles’ lease.

“The community has done ev-erything to help keep the store

alive. They are the reason thisstore still exists,” said Orban.

Children work hard in order tobe rewarded with a Sprinklestreat. “We had to swim 20 lapseach so we could come here andget ice cream. It was totally worthit,” said Elle Wassertzug and LexieSchiff, both still in their bathingsuit and smiling as they enjoyedtheir prize.

The store is known for its excel-lent customer service. FormerWashington Redskins player Dex-ter Manley, a regular customer,was introduced to the store acouple summers ago and nowcomes often because of the friend-liness of Orban and his employees.The shop’s environment alsobrought two former Sprinkles em-ployees, who now live in New

Mexico and New York, back toPotomac to celebrate the store’sanniversary.

Throughout the store’s 20 years,it has become a way for familiesto come together and also becomepart of some family traditions.Cousins Isbel Junkin and WynneAnderson met up at Sprinkles toenjoy Junkin’s favorite flavor, cof-fee oreo. Junkin was three when

the store opened and can remem-ber coming every year for familybirthdays to pick out a birthday icecream cake or eat some coffee oreoice cream. “When I heard that[Sprinkles] was closing, I was go-ing to come in and ask if I couldbuy the rest of their coffee oreobecause I cannot find it at anyother ice cream store,” saidJunkin.

Customers Help Sprinkles To Celebrate 20 Years

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October 24th 2009

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“COMMUNITY” IS OUR MIDDLE NAME!

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JULY 7 THROUGH AUGUST 1

Tapestries: Nature and ArtifactWaverly Street Gallery presents the tap-

estries of guest artist Julia Mitchell, a de-signer and weaver of 40 years’ experience,whose works are shown and collected ex-tensively in private and corporate collec-tions worldwide. Gallery Hours: Tuesday -Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. Reception: Friday,July 10 from 6-9 p.m. At 4600 E West Hwy.,Bethesda. Call 301-951-9441.

ONGOING The Bethesda Farmers Market will be open

Tuesdays and Saturdays from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. atVeterans Park, corner of Norfold and WoodmontAvenues, through Oct. 31. Visit www.bethesda.orgor 301-215-6660.

GlasScene, An Exhibition of Fine Art Glass,June 6 to July 5. Popcorn Gallery at Glen Echo,7300 Mac Arthur Blvd., Glen Echo, Maryland.Opening Reception: June 6 from 4 to 6 p.m.Gallery Hours: 12 to 6 p.m. Saturdays andSundays and by appointment - 301-634-2273.

THURSDAY/JUNE 18Forum on the 2010 Census: Why Does It

Matter? 7-8:30 p.m. Hosted by CongresswomanDonna F. Edwards, representing Maryland’s 4th

Congressional District. At the William H. FarquharMiddle School, (Multipurpose Room), 16915Batchellors Forest Road, Olney. RSVP to 301-516-7601.

13th Annual Juneteenth Celebration. 7 p.m.Performances by musical prodigy JoshuaSommerville; soloist Caelyn Sommerville; theEmory Grove United Methodist Church YouthChoir; The Finest Youth Performance Troupe;Lincoln Park Historic Foundation; and storytellerVernon Ricks. At the BlackRock Center for theArts, 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown.Call 240-777-5199.

FRIDAY/JUNE 19Swing Dance. 8-9 p.m. beginner lesson. 9 p.m.-

midnight dancing. With the Boilermaker JazzBand. At the Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen EchoPark. Contact dbarker@glenechopark.org, call301-634-2231, or go to www.DanceDC.com. GlenEcho at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.

Sing-Along Celebration. 8 p.m. Join song leaderElise Kress and guitarist Lawrence Brand for a funevening singing along to your favorite songs fromthe ’50s, ’60s, ’70s and ’80s, from pop, folk,country, and rock & roll classics. The Music Centerat Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane, NorthBethesda. Go to www.SingAlongCelebration.comTickets: $20. Call 301-639-7608.

JUNE 19-28“Don’t Dress for Dinner.” A delicious, side-

splitting farce presented by the Potomac TheatreCompany. Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m.,Sundays at 2 p.m. At Bullis School, Flair FamilyCenter for the Arts, 10601 Falls Road, Potomac.Adults $20, seniors/students $18. Pre-paid groupsof 10 or more: 20 percent off. Reservations: 301299-8571.

JUNE 19-21”Cabaret.” June 19-21 and 25-28. At Montgomery

College Summer Dinner Theatre. Tickets $37/adultsand $27/ children 12 and under. Prices include theperformance and a dinner buffet. At Friday andSaturday performances, the doors will open at 6:30p.m., with a show time of 8:15 p.m. On Sunday, thebuffet will open at 12:30 p.m., with a 2:15 p.m. showtime. At Theatre Arts Arena on the College’s RockvilleCampus, located at 51 Mannakee Street, Rockville.Go to www.montgomerycollege.edu/sdt or call 240-567-7676.

SATURDAY/JUNE 20American Red Cross Pet First Aid Class. 1-5

p.m. Potomac Community Center, 11315 FallsRd., Potomac. Learn how to give temporaryemergency care to your dog or cat. Instructor:Lynne Bettinger, Sundown Ridge(www.sundownridge.com). $50 fee to covermaterials. Register at www.yourdogsfriend.info or301-983-5913.

Survivor: Potomac Islands. 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.Action-packed day of canoeing, orienteering, firebuilding and knot-tying with PotomacConservancy. River Center at Lockhouse 8, C&OCanal National Historical Park, 7906 RiversideAve., Cabin John. RSVP to chapin@potomac.orgby June 18.

Community Day Fest. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. At QuinceOrchard Library. A performance by the U.S. NavyBand Brass Quartet, magic by Tom Lilly, a moonbounce, arts and crafts, a book sale, face andhenna painting, and Dance Dance Revolution. At15831 Quince Orchard Rd. in Gaithersburg, and atQuince Orchard High School across the street. Call

240-777-0200.

SUNDAY/JUNE 21Father’s Day Poetry and Prose Open Mic. 2-4

p.m. At The Writer’s Center, 4508 Walsh Street,Bethesda. Free. Sign-up for readers begins at 1:30p.m. and the reading starts at 2 p.m. For details:www.writer.org or 301-654-8664.

Waltz Dance. 3-3:30 p.m. Introductory WaltzWorkshop. 3:30-6 p.m. Dance with Trio Con Brio.At the Spanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park. $8admission. Call Joan Koury at 202-238-0230 orGlen Echo Park at 301-634-2222, go towww.WaltzTimeDances.org or e-mailinfo@WaltzTimeDances.org. Glen Echo Park islocated at 7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.

TUESDAY, JUNE 23“Second-Hand Stars.” 10 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. At

the Puppet Co. Playhouse. $5/adults and children.Running time is 30 minutes. At Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Call 301-634-5380.

JUNE 24-28Potomac River Ramble. Four-day paddling event,

canoeing and kayaking expedition featuringriverside camping, catered meals, live music,restoration projects and environmental education.Experienced river guides will lead participantsalong the Monocacy Scenic River , under theMonocacy Aqueduct and down the Potomac River,ending at McKee-Beshers Wildlife ManagementArea near Potomac Falls, Va. Sponsored by theInterstate Commission on the Potomac River Basinand by River and Trail Outfitters of Knoxville, Md.Visit www.potomacriver.org or call 301-984-1908.

FRIDAY/JUNE 26“You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown” will

open Friday, June 26 and continue throughSaturday, Aug. 8 at Adventure Theatre, 7300

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MacArthur Blvd, Glen Echo. AnAmerican Sign Language (ASL)interpreted performance is Saturday,Aug. 8 at 4 p.m. $12 for children,$15 for adults, group discountsavailable. For tickets: Visit atwww.adventuretheatre.org, or callthe box office at 301-634-2270.Starring in this production is 2008Helen Hayes Award Nominee forLead Actor in a Musical AndrewSonntag (Charlie Brown), 2004 and2008 Helen Hayes Award Nomineefor Featured Actress in a MusicalLauren Williams (Sally), and DC (andAdventure Theatre) favorites KurtBoehm (Snoopy), and Emily Levey(Lucy).

SATURDAY/JUNE 27Heritage Days Celebration. Noon to 4

p.m. As part of Montgomery County’sHeritage Days celebration, the SpanishBallroom will feature a display ofpanels that tell the story of Glen EchoPark’s history from the late 1800s to1960. Listen to a brief talk on thehistory of the ballroom, take a freedance lesson, and tour the entire parkwith a National Park Service ranger.The Park’s historic Dentzel carouselwill be open. Call 301-634-2222 orvisit www.glenechopark.org.

Zydeco Dance Party. IntroductoryZydeco Dance lesson from 8-9 p.m.Dancing from 9 p.m. to midnight. Withthe band Yankee Zydeco Company. Atthe Bumper Car Pavilion at Glen EchoPark. $15 admission. Call Michael Hartat 301-762-6730 or Glen Echo Park at301-634-2222, or go towww.DancingbytheBayou.com. GlenEcho Park is located at 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.

SUNDAY/JUNE 28Thrift Shop Half Price Sales. Noon to

4 p.m. The Montgomery County ThriftShop, 7125-27 Wisconsin Ave., inBethesda, will hold two half price saledays on two Sundays – June 14 andJune 28, from noon to 4 p.m.Everything in the shop, with theexception of consignmentmerchandise, will be half price. Go towww.MoCoThrift.org.

Slow Blues and Swing Dance. SlowBlues lesson from 7-8:30 p.m. Dancingfrom 8:30-11 p.m. At the SpanishBallroom at Glen Echo Park, Md. BigBoy Little Band. $17 for workshop anddance; $12 for dance only. Call DonnaBarker at 301-634-2231 or Glen EchoPark at 301-634-2222; send e-mail todbarker@glenechopark.org or visitwww.DanceDC.com. The Glen EchoNational Park is located at 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.

SATURDAY, JULY 4Potomac 5K Run. 8 a.m. The ninth

annual Autism Speaks Potomac 5KRun, 1-Mile Walk will benefit AutismSpeaks. Last year, 104 teams helpedraise $250,000. Specifics: 7:30 a.m.Pre-race warm-up (with professionaltrainer Fred Foster); 8 a.m. 5K roadrace; 8:05 a.m. 1 mile walk. Starts atPotomac Library at the intersection ofRiver and Falls Roads in Potomac, Md.Entry fee is $30 in advance, $40 on theday. Children ages 14 and under is$15. Packet Pick-Up will take place onFriday July 3 from 4 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.at the Potomac United MethodistChurch (intersection of Falls and SouthGlen Road). Online registration andfund-raising tools are available at:www.potomac5K.org.

SUNDAY/JULY 5Medicinal Plant Walk. 10-11:30 a.m.

At River Center at Lockhouse 8, C&OCanal National Historical Park, 7906Riverside Ave. Cabin John.

JULY 6 TO AUG. 15

“Pirates! A Boy at Sea.” AtImagination Stage. Performances onSaturdays and Sundays at 1:30 p.m. 4p.m. Some Saturday 11 a.m.performances as well. Tickets from$10-$21. Visit http://www.imaginationstage.org.

TUESDAY, JULY 7“Magic Toy Shop.” 10 a.m. and 11:30

a.m. At the Puppet Co. Playhouse. $5/adults and children. Running time is30 minutes. At Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Call 301-634-5380.

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Sing-Along Celebration. 8 p.m. Joinsong leader Elise Kress and guitaristLawrence Brand for a fun eveningsinging along to your favorite songsfrom the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, frompop, folk, country, and rock & rollclassics. The Music Center atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,North Bethesda. Go towww.SingAlongCelebration.comTickets: $20. Call 301-639-7608.

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The Bethesda Artist Market. 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. The event will feature fine artand craft for sale by local and regionalartists including painting,photography, jewelry, wood, glass andceramics. Held in the Bethesda PlacePlaza, at the elevated plaza at thecorner of Old Georgetown Road andWoodmont Avenue.

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Bethesda-Chevy Chase RescueSquad Appreciation Night atBethesda Big Train Baseball. 7p.m. Meet firefighters and rescuers andexplore fire and rescue trucks whileenjoying a baseball game. Free kids’fire hats. $2-$7; kids 5 and under free.Gates open at 6 p.m. Shirley PovichField, Cabin John Regional Park,10600 Westlake Drive, Bethesda. Call301-983-1006 or www.bigtrain.org.

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Sports

By Mark Giannotto

The Almanac

When the head of school atBullis, Tom Farquhar, beganlisting the responsibilitiesand jobs Michael Delgrande

took on as an athletic director at the schoolover the past 17 years, it hit him just howhard a task is upon him this summer.

Last week Delgrande, the boys’ upperschool athletic director and boys’ lacrossecoach at Bullis, announced his resignationafter 22 years at the school to as-sume the same positions at Chest-nut Hill Academy in Philadelphia.

Robert Pellicino, one ofDelgrande’s assistant coaches thisseason, will take over as head coachof the boys’ lacrosse program. How-ever, no replacement has beennamed for athletic director as ofyet.

“Mike leaves big shoes to fill,” saidFarquhar. “He understands this businesssoup to nuts, so we’ve got a big job aheadof us.”

Delgrande isn’t leaving due to any ill will.In fact, Farquhar asked him if he would re-main when he found out about the job op-portunity a little more than a week ago. Butafter coming to Bullis in 1987 as a mathteacher and serving a myriad of positionslike coaching the varsity football, basket-ball, and soccer teams as well as “numer-ous” middle school teams during his daysas middle school athletic director,Delgrande is in search of a “new challenge.”

“I didn’t want to end up being 55 or 56and not get a job elsewhere because of myage and I’d been at [Bullis] too long,” saidDelgrande, who will move to the Philadel-

phia area with his wife and 3-year-old daughter. “It’s a per-fect time to move, everythingfelt right.”

THINGS, THOUGH, won’tfeel the same at Bullis, espe-cially on the lacrosse field.Despite playing second, andsometimes third fiddle tonearby boys’ lacrosse power-houses Landon andGeorgetown Prep within its

conference, Delgrande was theprimary force in transformingthe Bullis from a program thathad just 15 or 16 players onthe varsity into a team that isconsistently mentioned amongthe area’s top lacrosse pro-grams.

This year, Bullis finished 14-7 and fourth place in thehighly competitive Interscholastic AthleticConference.

During his 20-year tenure as lacrossecoach, Delgrande sent more than 50 stu-dent-athletes to play at the college level,including three — seniors Brad Ross andTom Clute and sophomore Brandon Allen— on this year’s Duke lacrosse team thatlost in the Final Four of the NCAA Tourna-ment to Syracuse last month.

“As the years went on, I was able to, withthe help of my coaching staff, develop andbuild a program that became one of thepremier programs in the area,” saidDelgrande. “I think I’m most proud of whatI did for our lacrosse program.”

WHILE HIS COACHING ability made him“one of the senior members of the lacrossescene in Washington area,” according to

Harquvar, it was Delgrande’sability to also do everythingelse asked of an athletic direc-tor that makes the task of re-placing him so daunting.

“I have immense regard forthe contributions he makesevery day,” said Farquhar, ref-erencing such details likescheduling, field maintenance,handing out jerseys, and evenkeeping up to date on the lat-est medical techniques forneck and head injuries. “WithMike’s comprehensive under-standing of athletics at Bullis,of challenges and opportuni-ties, and facilities, we’re veryfortunate to have had him.”

Harquvar said a replace-ment athletic director will benamed by Aug. 1, but wouldnot commit as to whether thatperson would be hired perma-nently or on an interim basis.Delgrande will fufill his dutiesat Bullis until the end of July.

His lasting accomplishmentas boys’ athletic director,though, lies on the field ofKline Alumni Stadium, whichcan be seen from Falls Road.Back in 2004, Bullis becameone of the first schools in thearea to install an artificial turffield, a process that Delgrandehelped initiate, oversee andimplement. It has paid divi-dends the past few springs,

when rain never seemed to go away, a factthat Harquvar pointed out, “the turf doesn’tcare about.”

“We can run activities all day long with-out worrying about it,” said Harquvar. “Mikeguided us to this solution, supervised theinstallation, and made sure everything ransmoothly. This is the level of detail he oper-ated under and why he was so attractive toour school.”

Bullis AD and boys’ lax coachto assume same positionsat Philadelphia-area prep school.

Delgrande Departs Bullis after 22 Years

Delgrande helped turn Bullis into one of the area’ bestlacrosse programs. More than 50 of his players movedonto play at the college level.

“I think I’m mostproud of what I did forour lacrosse program.”

— Michael Delgrande

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Emma Dixon, the daughter ofMary Kimm of Potomac, Md., andAlan Dixon of Washington, D.C., wasawarded a Bachelor of Arts degreefrom Earlham College during com-mencement ceremonies on Saturday,May 9. Dixon majored in biology atEarlham.

More than 1,500 studentsgraduated from Villanova Universityduring commencement held on Sun-day, May 17, in Villanova Stadium.

The following residents wereamong the students from VillanovaUniversity who received undergradu-ate degrees during the University’s166th Commencement:

❖ Meghan McGowan Dwyer,

Potomac, Bachelor of Science in NursingSumma Cum Laude;

❖ Maureen Elizabeth Easby-Smith, Potomac, Bachelor of Science inMechanical Engineering;

❖ Brett Joseph Park Gallagher,Potomac, Bachelor of Arts in CriminalJustice;

❖ Madeline Therese Jordan,North Potomac, Bachelor of Arts inCommunication;

❖ Hilary Elizabeth Murphy,Potomac, Bachelor of Arts in Psychol-ogy;

❖ Robert Michael Sorbello,Potomac, Bachelor of Science in Electri-cal Engineering Cum Laude.

Aaron Heger of Potomac, Md., isserving as the 2009 Gator Growl andHomecoming Director of Finance at theUniversity of Florida. Aaron is a secondyear accounting major graduating fromthe University of Florida in 2012.

Born in Potomac, Heger attended Win-ston Churchill High School where he wasinvolved in the high school’s varsity foot-ball team. He began his Gator Growlcareer this year. He is also involved oncampus as the vice president of financefor his fraternity Sigma Phi Epsilon, theassistant director of public relations forFlorida Blue Key and the assistant super-visor of elections in Student Government.

After graduation, he plans to work fora large accounting firm. His hobbies in-clude playing basketball, listening tomusic, and watching Gator Football.

McDaniel College recently an-nounced its spring 2009 Dean’s List inrecognition of students’ academic excel-lence. Alexander C. Dennis ofPotomac, received High Honors.

Fourteen juniors from Holton-Arms boarded a plane last weekheaded to Dakar, Senegal, as the first

travelers in the newly launched GlobalEducation Initiative. A second group of16 juniors departed for Costa Rica onJune 11, the other Global Educationdestination. These rising seniors, alongwith five faculty members, are spendingtwo weeks immersed in the Senegaleseand Costa Rican cultures studying andengaging in community service projects.The initiative, which includes studyabroad and curricular components, wasannounced in December of 2007.Senegal, Costa Rica, and India are thethree locations on which the programwill focus in its first years. Due to theNovember 2008 bombings in Mumbai,the India trips will begin in 2010.

Some 2,240 students wereawarded a variety of bachelor’s degreesduring the University of Vermont’s205th Commencement ceremonies onMay 17. The following local studentsearned degrees:

❖ Nina Gross of Potomac, re-ceived a Bachelor of Arts inAnthropology.

❖ Michael Lauf of Potomac,received a Bachelor of Science inPublic Communication.

❖ Juliet Stevens of Potomac,received a Bachelor of Science in El-ementary Education K-6.

Alexander M. Gormley gradu-ated summa cum laude from theUniversity of Maryland School of Law.He was ranked fifth in a class of 242.Prior to this, he worked for two yearsat M&T Bank. Gormley graduatedfrom the University of Maryland atCollege Park with degrees in Educa-tion and History. He is teaching historyto seventh- and eighth-graders atRedland Middle School in Rockville.Also, he is coaching JV lacrosse and isthe assistant head lacrosse coach atMagruder High School.

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Now that the cancer cat is out of thebag (see June 10th column titled, “Dying ToTell You, Sort Of”), I suppose it’s reasonableto keep my readership (what there is of it)apprised of goings on. Today, as I sit andwrite, I am being infused (the medical pro-fession has its own fancy word for chemo-therapy) and attempting to write while I ambeing treated (it’s not painful).

This is chemo-cocktail number two offour (or six) total; a final determination hasyet to be made; the treatment is sort of fluid(no pun intended), depending on how I tol-erate it. Due to a “normal” brain scan(thank God!) indicating that the cancer hadnot spread to my brain, my oncologist wasable to add a third chemical to my intrave-nous mix, a chemical called Avastin, knownfor its effectiveness in fighting brain cancer.So, here I sit, comfortable in abarcalounger-type, blue recliner watchingthe I.V. drip its magic potion (some mightcharacterize it as poison) directly into myvein in order to kill the cancer cells, cut offthe blood supply to the targeted tumors —hopefully shrinking them in the process; inthis context, shrinkage is the hoped forresult) and not side-effect me so uncom-fortably that we have to modify the treat-ment. After all, it’s the tumors we’re after,not my comfort. But my body has to coop-erate, and that’s not exactly in the patient’scontrol.

At this very moment, control is what Idon’t have. Nor, according to my oncologist,do I have a lot of time. But that can change,results both good and bad can alter the pre-sent and as a result, most definitely alter thefuture. Medicine/treatment is not arithme-tic, it’s not an exact science; certainly whatmy doctor says is a bit more than a pre-sumption but it’s not necessarily so simplybecause he says it is. As a patient, I havesome say. And even though I’m sitting downat this very moment, it doesn’t mean I’mgoing to take the treatment sitting down, ifyou know what I mean.

However, at this early stage (of the treat-ment, not the diagnosis), I’m a bit unclearhow to proceed. As you can imagine, afterreceiving a diagnosis of this severity, yourpriorities change. People, places, things thatmattered previously don’t seem to matternearly as much. It’s not so much apathy as itis antipathy. But that’s unhelpful, and coun-terproductive even, so far as affecting thecancer. “Live, love, laugh” is a mantra thatI’ve been encouraged to embrace; as is hav-ing a positive mental attitude/approach,both of which are proven, anecdotallyspeaking, cancer fighters. And thanks to myparents, I have them both. I have to admitthough, a diagnosis of this kind will shakeyou to the core.

My challenge is to plan for the worst, yetlive for the best. And it remains a difficultpursuit. It’s as if I’m serving two masters,each requiring different types of loyalties.Loyalties that, given my abbreviated lifeexpectancy, are tested on a daily basis. Howdo I plan for a future that’s no longer guar-anteed and not have it impact my present?

Each day that I wake up, in relativegood health, it becomes more normal, orshould I be honest and call it, “the new nor-mal.” Because that’s what my life has tobecome, as in doing as many of the things Iused to do (health considerations notwith-standing) before. Sure, I have some issues,but it’s nothing I can’t handle. And thelonger I continue to have these issues, thebetter I’m able to adapt. Moreover, eachday, I’m learning more about my situationand the alternatives (some non-traditional)that are available to me.

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Best Orchestra, the“RENT” Band fromWinston Churchill: ZacVogel of Potomac andEric Taft of Potomac.“I’m pretty shocked,”said freshman Vogel, abass player. “I’d justtold the girl sitting nextto me in the audience,‘We’re not going to win.”Taft, a senior who playsguitar, said, “We prac-ticed two days beforemeeting with the entireensemble. This wastotally unexpected. Wejust did our thing, andpeople said, ‘Wow, yousound good.’”

Shelby Sykes, BestFemale Vocalist, WinstonChurchill High School,“RENT” School Edition.“I’m speechless; I wasnot expecting this,” saidSykes, a junior. “It feltamazing to be on stage.Everyone was so sup-portive and reallyhelped me.”

Jessica Futran, LeadActress in a Musical,“Beauty and the Beast,”Thomas S. Wootton HighSchool. “Oh, my gosh,it’s my dream,” saidFutran, a senior. “This isso cool. I’m happierthan ever to accomplishsomething so wonderful.I want to thank MissIngram, our choraldirector; Mr. Graham,our director; MissKunkle, my voiceteacher; my family andthe entire cast, crew andpit orchestra of ‘Beautyand the Beast.’”

Mattia D’Affuso, Fea-tured Actor in a Musical,Thomas S. Wootton,“Beauty and the Beast.”“It’s great; I neverexpected it,” said seniorD’Affuso, who portrayedLumiere in the show.“It’s a very nice feelingfor all the hard workand dedication I put inthroughout my fouryears in theater.”

Best Song: “Be Our Guest,” Thomas S. Wootton, “Beautyand the Beast.” (From left): Fasil Gebeyehu, Josi Suslov,Mattia D’Affuso, Jessica Futran, Stephanie Helwig, andDana Lipowsky. “What a way to end – with a bang,” saidSuslov.

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hunting. After deciding the two ofthem would be just fine in the hunt field,Leonard, approached Anne one morningand asked, “How much do I owe you forthe horse?” Her reply, “Merry Christmas.Twenty-two of your friends have boughtyou ‘Blue’.”

When the word got out that Davies andJaffee were planning to get the 16-year-old “Blue” for Leonard, gifts came pour-ing in. “At one point we had to say, ‘Nomore!,’” Davies said.

As Cervantes so notably advised in DonQuixote, “A gift horse should not belooked in the mouth,” Proctor took thisadvice to heart. He picked up the reinsand planned a cocktail party to thank hisgood friends for giving him “Blue.”

Sharing a good story at theProctor party were (from left)Skip Crawford, Bo Miler (visitinghere from Texas), AustinKiplinger and Kaja Farnsworth.

A Horse Named ‘Blue’ADDENDA: Camille and Fritz Finley an-nounce the arrival of Vivian Amelia Finley,June 1, at Sibley Hospital. Vivian, who hasa two-year-old brother, Graeme, is thegranddaughter of Potomac Hunt jtMFH’sVicki and Skip Crawford. Expect to see herin the hunt field in about five years.

Potomac Hunt’s “Driftwood” was thegrand champion foxhound bitch at the BrynMawr (Pa.) hound show last week. Not tobe outclassed by the girls, Potomac’s“Jacket” a male hound, won reserve grandchampion at the Virginia Foxhound show.

“It was a little embarrassing, VickiCrawford admitted. “We won just abouteverything at both shows except the packclasses. We were reserve champion to Essex(N.J.) at both places,” she said.

The two shows are among the most pres-tigious hound shows in the country.

On the road again. Austin and KnightKiplinger drove to Ithaca, N.Y., to cel-ebrate their class reunions at Cornell. Itwas Knight’s 30th and Austin’s 70th. “Idon’t think there will be too many attend-ing from my class,” Kip noted.

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