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By Peggy McEwan
The Almanac
There were plenty ofpink hats in PotomacSaturday morning as
women, girls and men grabbedcoffee and sandwiches beforeheading to Washington for theWomen’s March.
The purpose of the March,according towomensmarch.com, was tosignal to the Trump adminis-tration “… and to the worldthat women’s rights are hu-man rights. We stand together,recognizing that defending themost marginalized among usis defending all of us.”
Barbara Bernstein ofPotomac and seven others in-cluding friends from Boston,her husband and childrenwere headed into D.C. to maketheir opinions known.
She was marching for manyissues, she said, but most importantly for tolerance.
“I have two gay children, one graduating from col-lege” she said. “Places can discriminate and now theyfeel emboldened. We had the most qualified personto ever run for president run against a man who toldus the size of his penis in the debates.”
Bernstein knit seven pink hats for her group to wearand even sent one to her sister in Paris, who wasmarching there.
“I knit so many hats I have a callus on my finger,”she said.
The hat she knit for friend Chris Nickerson wasmore mauve than pink. That was not because shewas less committed to the cause than others,Bernstein said, it was because local shops ran out ofpink yarn.
“I’m horrified by Trump,” she said.Hans Hogrefe, of Washington, D.C. sat outside Vie
de France sipping a hot drink, before going to themarch. He was taking his 14-year-old daughter.
“She was very interested in going,” he said. “But Ialso wanted her to go. I think it’s a very good time, Iwant her to practice her right as a citizen.”
Linda Rieger, who lives isRiver Falls, was not able to goto the march because of an eyeinjury. She did go to a civilrights training meeting inVienna, Va. on Friday.
“The point is that those[trained] now have the knowl-edge to continue their fight forthe issues they are concernedwith … mostly it is social jus-tice and the freedom of pressand holding their local govern-ments accountable …. All ofthese groups are now watch-ing what is going to happenand they will be ready to holdthe Trump administration ac-countable.”
Rieger is hopeful that Trumpwill listen to many voices eventhose who disagree with him.
“Trump says that he is thegreat negotiator. To be a ne-gotiator you have to under-stand all sides and be trustedto follow through with his
promises to be the president for all Americans andthe leader of the free world,” she wrote. “He desper-ately wants to be successful and all should hope thathe will be.”
Katherine Dwyer, a Potomac teenager, said shewanted to go to the march but was not sure she could.
“I want to go,” she said. “I don’t believe the deci-sions this country has made are positive for the fu-ture.”
Heather Lambert, of Ithaca, N.Y., whose parentslive in Potomac, and her cousin Hannah Gard, fromKocomo, Ind., went to the march together.
“It was awesome,” Lambert said. “People werepositive. There were men, women, people of everycolor and race. I liked it, it was very sophisticated.”
She said she marched for a number of issues: cli-mate control and reproductive rights were on thetop of her list.
“We should have rights for our bodies,” she said.Gard said she did not march for any one issue. She
too was impressed with the march.Her impression of the day was how peaceful it was.“It was everyone standing together,” she said.
‘Standing Together’Local women join thousands for the Women’sMarch on Washington, sharing their feelings.
Barbara Bernstein, of Potomac,and Chris Nickerson, a friendfrom Boston, stop for coffee andsandwiches on their way to theWomen’s March in WashingtonSaturday.
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By Peggy McEwan
The Almanac
The Bender Jewish Community Center ofGreater Washington in Rockville was amongthe Jewish centers across the nation to re-
ceive bomb threats in the last two weeks.The calls were made on Jan. 9 and 18, according
to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency website. All threatswere false according to the website.
“We did get a call in the first round,” said MichaelFeinstein, chief executive of the Rockville JCC. “Butwe did not get a call in the second.”
Feinstein said they evacuated the center in responseto the call in which a person who, he said, soundedlike an older woman, said, “There is a bomb in thebuilding.”
He said the protocol is to keep the caller on thephone as long as possible and get as much informa-tion as possible. The hope is to learn where the bombis and when it will go off. In the case of the Jan. 9
Bomb Threats Extend LocallyMontgomery CountyJewish Community Centeramong those targeted.
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By Peggy McEwan
The Almanac
Several Potomac area civicand homeowners associa-tions have joined togetherto express objections to a
proposed country inn on the siteof Old Angler’s Inn on MacArthurBlvd.
They object to the building of a9,000-square-foot venue, separatefrom the existing Inn, which willoperate as a special events venue.The new space, called a countryinn, will have a commercialkitchen and four guest suiteswhich can be rented on a nightlybasis.
A letter to the editor of thePotomac Almanac, signed by rep-resentatives of five communityassociations: River FallsHomeowners Association, CivicAssociation of River Falls, Brick-yard Coalition, West MontgomeryCounty Citizens Association andWoodrock Homeowners Associa-tion, said, “the purpose of the fa-cility is to host weddings recep-tions, banquets, corporate eventsand business meetings.”
The proposal is for a facility thatcan handle 280 guests.
The groups are objecting be-cause they do not believe the pro-posed venue fits the description ofa country inn and have concernsabout increased noise, traffic andparking problems alongMacArthur Blvd.
Mark Regis, co-owner with hiswife Sara of Old Anglers Inn, saidthose concerns are legitimate, buthe has had studies done to mea-sure the impact of noise and traf-fic and they have all come in wellbelow what is required by Mont-gomery County.
As for parking, he said, the planscall for 80 parking spaces for the
new building.In a letter on the restaurant’s
website addressed to “neighbors,friends and patrons” of OldAngler’s Inn, Sara and Mark Regisexplain their view of therestaurant’s future and the use ofthe 7.5 acres it is situated on:
“After a through review of thedifferent possibilities includingsubdividing the land into 1/2 acrelots, a clear plan for developmenthas emerged that is intended to al-low Old Angler’s to meet its fullpotential while preserving a ma-jority of the surrounding land inits natural state. It is our intentionto develop the property into aCountry Inn. We envision a smallbut functional building for privateevents and overnightaccomodations for approximatelyeight guests.”
Mark Regis explained in a phoneconversation that he believes thecountry inn is a natural extensionof what his family has provided atAngler’s Inn for almost 60 years.
“I’m trying to create somethingthat is a natural extension ofwhat’s here.
It’s going to have the same lookand feel of the existing Angler’sInn,” he said. “Most of the prop-erty will remain in its [present]natural state.”
Susanne Lee, representing WestMontgomery County Citizens As-sociation, said there is a long listof reasons to oppose the plan butit boils down to this: “It’s just thewrong place to put a 300 capacitybanquet facility,” she said.
Mark Regis said the oppositionwants people to believe that “ev-eryone” is against the new venuebut that is not the case. He saidhe has received a lot of support.
One neighbor, Billy Belt, wholives in River Falls, wrote in sup-port of the extension of Old
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Angler’s Inn.“Old Angler’s Inn is not incon-
sistent with our neighborhood.Neither is the proposed addition.I note that Rockwood Manor, [alsoon MacArthur Blvd, near OldAngler’s Inn] which also hostslarge gatherings, is also not incon-sistent with our neighborhood.
Indeed, these facilities lend aunique charm to our surround-ings.”
The Montgomery County Plan-ning Board will hold an openmeeting on the Old Angler’s Innrequest under the name MarylandCatering Feb. 9 at 7:30 p.m. at8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring.
Citizens are urged to expresstheir concerns via mail to the Of-fice of Zoning and AdministrativeHearings, 100 Maryland Ave.,Room 200, Rockville, MD 20850.
Email can also be sent to CaseyAnderson, Planning Board chair-man at [email protected].
By Marilyn Campbell
The Almanac
A period of uncertainty is the way thatsome are characterizing the currentbusiness climate in Potomac.
“It’s still too early to tell what will hap-pened under the new administration,” saidAdam Greenberg, president, PotomacChamber of Commerce and owner of
Potomac Pizza. “If they roll back taxes thatcould be good for everybody because peoplefeel like they can spend more money.”
Greenberg predicts that residents couldinvest those dollars into their homes. “Whenpeople have more money tospend they can redo theirkitchen, put in a sprinkler sys-tem, paint their house, replacetheir roof, or take on another project thatthey’ve been putting off,” he said. “Land-scaping and construction are businesses thatwe’ve seen deteriorate over the last fewyears.”
Those home improvement projects could
lead to a boost in the food industry as well.“There would be more construction work-ers and landscapers in the area and theyhave to have lunch and could buy it at oneof the local restaurants,” said Greenberg.
Convenience and qualitywill continue to be a key to thesuccess of small businesses inPotomac Village where banks,
real estate office and medical practices aremost prevalent, says Dr. Tristram Kruger,D.D.S., past president of the Potomac Cham-ber of Commerce. “Getting in the car andriding to Home Depot would probably be alittle less expensive than going to the hard-
ware store in the Village, but when you’rein the middle of a project … speed is of theessence, so those types of stores that are inthe spaces in the Village are invaluable, butthey’ve got to be convenient,”
“The land is so expensive out here thatit’s hard for small businesses,” he contin-ued. “For mom and pop shops, delis andother small businesses, it’s pretty tough,especially when people can shop online orgo to a big box store.”
There are a variety of nearby alternativesto large, chain stores for those who wantconvenience while supporting small busi
New Administration Could Impact Local BusinessesLocals enter await-and-see period.
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Opinion
By The Rev. Mark Michael
Rector, St. Francis Episcopal Church
New Year’s Day was bright andsunny, and my sons and I de-cided to start things off rightwith a hike along the C & O Ca-
nal. We weren’t the only ones with the idea,and after finally finding a place to park, weambled down a hill to find the towpath packedwith bikers and dogs. After about a quarter mileof steering my 5-year old out of the way ofpotential collisions, we were pleased to see adirt path leading into the woods toward theriver.
A few paces in we discovered ourselves onthe Billy Goat Trail. I’d been told about thistrail before, the haunt of thrill-seeking ram-blers for over a century. But this was our firstencounter, and after about an hour’s journey,my sons and I are definite fans.
We loved the views of the river, of course,and climbing and descending the hills. Theboys are still talking about walking along theface of the cliff, and climbing from rockto rock (the spaces between much bet-ter suited for a goat’s hoof or a kid’sshoe than my floppy boots). They clam-bered over some rock outcroppings,shimmied up a log, and found a rock slide. Sucha trail demands a walking stick, my 7-year-oldinsisted. His brother claimed to spot a shortcut, which landed us, laughing, in a clump ofbriers.
I loved watching my sons laugh and skip,their cheeks flushed from the exertion. It wasaltogether different from a trip to a neighbor-hood park, where the platforms all have rail-ings and the ground is cushioned with a spongymat of reprocessed tires. This was play riskyand dangerous enough that I marveled that thePark Service could still get away with it in this
litigious age. The Billy Goat Trail seemed togive kids the space to be kids, with plenty ofberth for the dirt, blood and howling that make
real fun.A series of recent studies conducted
among Norwegian preschoolers haveshown that children instinctively seekout risky experiences in play. The re-
searchers categorized these experiences asgreat heights, high speed, dangerous tools,dangerous elements (like fire and deep water)mock aggression and getting lost. If thechildren’s play environment does not naturallypresent these kinds of experiences, one studynoted, children will try to adapt the environ-ment to facilitate them. It’s comforting to knowmy boys aren’t the only ones who jump overrailings and go up slides the wrong way — andlet’s not even get into the repurposing of oth-erwise benign objects into swords.
Lessons from the Wilderness
The Bullis school hosted a global village where students celebratedcountries from around the world with booths showing the food, musicand crafts from their countries.
— Colleeen Healy
Visiting a Global Village
Photos by Colleen Healy/The Almanac
Participants in the Bullis School’s geography bowl in-cluded, back row, Faculty Coordinator Michael Chellman,Eleanor Sun (6th grade), Zach Klein (8th gader), ThomasBentivoglio (7th grade), Nick Essepian (8th grade, BullisChampion), Dillon Malkani (6th grade), Rodney Rice (7thgrade, Bullis Runner-Up), front row, Dilan Mendiratta(4th grade), Benjamin Brazier (4th grade), Anthony Caine(5th grade), and Will Simpson (5th grade).
Switzerland was repre-sented by Ephraim Shaw.
Vietnam was representedat the global village byDoan Duong with artwork,food and dolls.
Botswana offered food and was put together by ChanguNewman, Maungo Matenge, Lenah Marisa, Pearl Newman,and Kearoma Mogotsi. The Israel booth was created by Nicole Zuckerman.
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The musical production “Joseph and theAmazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” thetale of Joseph, his 11 brothers and the
“coat of many colors” is returning to Har Sha-lom for a repeat performance. This musicalstory of Joseph from the Bible’s Book of Gen-esis was the first production performed by theHar Shalom Players (HSP) in 2006.
The theatre group has continued to drawcrowds each year with their family perfor-mances that feature casts of children andadults. Previous productions have included“Bye Bye Birdie,” “Beauty and the Beast,” “Fid-dler on the Roof,” “Shrek The Musical” — and
more.“Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor
Dreamcoat” will be performed at 8 p.m. onSaturday, Jan. 28 and at 4:30 p.m. on Sunday,Jan. 29. The cast of 41 includes children andteens from eight area schools.
“I love that Joseph is entertaining, fast-mov-ing and fun,” Artistic Director Shelly Horn said.“But I also love that it tells a story and sharesmessages about hope and forgiveness. Thisyear seemed like a good time to reflect back toour beginning and repeat our original show.When we did the show in 2006, we were justlearning to work together and we had to reachout to pull together a cast. Now, 11 years later,we have many HSP members who auditioneach year and we continually add actors fromother community theater groups to our casts.”
“Joseph” is an enduring operetta with littlespoken dialogue; it is sung-through with mu-sic of many styles — an Elvis-inspired Rock
and Roll “Song of the King,” a western “OneMore Angel in Heaven,” a 1920’s Charleston,“Potiphar,” a Calypso, “Benjamin Calypso,” and1950’s music — “Go Go Go Joseph.”
“There is so much joyful music in the score,almost wall-to- wall joy,” Vocal Director PaulRossen said. “My favorite song is called ‘Stonethe Crows’ and it epitomizes what I love aboutthe music: constant motion, exciting ensembleparts and pretty tunes.” Rossen is new to theHSP. “HSP is so welcoming. Everyone seemslike a family and all are willing to try newthings and step out of their comfort zone. It’salso the biggest collection of comedians I’veever worked with. People should see the showfor the great work of the cast. The ensemblehas been singing their heads off, the actorsplaying Joseph’s family are laugh-out-loudfunny and the leads (the Narrator, Joseph andPharaoh) are tremendous. The kids are great
Some of the Joseph cast in rehearsal. From left, front row are Sydney Ashin, Jordan Miller, Matthew Strauch, SylivaFine, Reese Effross, Lila Segal, Mark Chen, Caroline Kaye; second row: Sue Alterman, Andy Zuckerman, WilliamJeffreys, Kevin Teichman, Stacy Silberman, and Michelle Hessel; third row: Tekoa Sultan-Reisler, Gabriella Fine, ShellyBasen, Toby Holtzman Jeff Ashin, Rob Milanich, Lauren Menkes, Barbara Weckstein Kaplowitz, Kandy Hutman; fourthrow: Hazzan Henrique Ozur Bass, Meryl Cohen, Donald Hurwitz, Paul Loebach, Andrew Strauch, Brett Kaplowitz,Jennifer Miller, Nessa Raskin, Amy Eisenberg, and Ed Hutman.
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Winter Fun & Entertainment
Email community entertainment eventsto [email protected] date, time, location, descriptionand contact for event: phone, email and/or website. Deadline is Thursday at noon,at least two weeks before event.
ONGOING2016 Inaugural Video Art
Exhibition. 5-7 p.m. at Glen EchoPhotoworks Gallery, 7300 MacArthurBlvd., Glen Echo. Photoworksshowcases a group of female visualartists who use video to reveal thepersonal, the intimate and theartistic. Desires, dreams and fears areall visually explored in Photoworks’Inaugural Video Competition andExhibition, curated by Na’ama BatyaLewin. Free. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.
Playful and Spirited: Paintingsand Glasswork. ThroughoutJanuary at Bethesda Library, 7400Arlington Road. Featured artists arePatricia Dubroof and Jill Tanenbaum.Meet the artists on Thursday, Jan. 5,5-7 p.m.; Tuesday, Jan. 10, 11:30a.m.-1:30 p.m.; Wednesday Jan. 25,6:30-8:30 p.m.; and Sunday Jan. 29,3-5 p.m. 301-385-4039
Two for the Road. Through Feb. 4 atthe Waverly Gallery, 4600 East-WestHighway. A Photographic Journey byKate Stillwell and Wil Scott who usedtheir cameras to record the unfoldingof these captured moments of people,places, and events encountered ontheir travels. Artists Talk: Saturday,Jan. 28, 1-3 p.m. Call 301-951-9441.
Artful Attire. Through Feb. 5 at GlenEcho Park, in the Popcorn Gallery,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Featureswearable art and sculptural jewelry.Free. Visit glenechopark.org.
Club Friday. Through March 17, 7-9p.m. at Potomac CommunityRecreation Center, 11315 Falls Road,Potomac. Children grades 3-6 areinvited to participate in games,crafts, movies, sports and more.Membership fee is $88.www.montgomerycountymd.gov/rec.
Children’s Storytime. Wednesdaysand Saturdays, 10 a.m. at Barnes &Noble Booksellers, 4801 BethesdaAve., Bethesda Listen to employeesread children’s stories. Free. Visitwww.store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/4824850-21.
VisArts Cocktails and CanvasClass. at VisArts in the Painting &Drawing Studio, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Price $40. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org/cocktails-and-canvas for more.
Thang Ta. Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. atSutradhar Institute of Dance andRelated Arts, 1525 Forest Glen Road,Silver Spring. Learn the ancient art ofthe sword and spear. $25.www.dancesidra.org.
Weekly Blues Dance. Thursdays8:15-11:30 p.m. in the Back RoomAnnex at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Capital Bluespresents rotating DJs and instructorswith beginner workshop 8:15-9 p.m.,no partner necessary. $8 for all.capitalblues.org
Weekly Swing Dance. Saturdays, 8p.m.-midnight. The DC LindyExchange presents a swing dancewith live music in the SpanishBallroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Beginner swing dance lesson at 8p.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 theBack Room Annex at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Argentine Tango lessons followed bya Milonga most Sunday evenings.Beginner lesson 6:30-7:30 p.m. andintermediate lesson 7:30-8:30 p.m.Cost is $15/lesson and includes theMilonga. For just the Milonga, cost is$10 and the open dance with DJ runs8:30-11 p.m. No partner required.www.glenechopark.org, 301-634-2222.
Contra and Square Dance. Fridaysand Sundays 7-10:30 p.m. in theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. The eveningcan include square dances, mixers,waltzes and other couple dances. AllContra and Square dances are taught,no partner necessary. Lessons at 7p.m., followed by the called dancewith live music at 7:30. $13 fornonmembers, $10 for FSGWmembers, $5 ages 17 and under.www.glenechopark.org, 301-634-2222.
Late Night Comedy. Fridays (openmic night) and Saturdays(established comedians) at Benny’sBar & Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Lane,Potomac. Benny’s is open 8 a.m.-1
a.m. Fridays and Saturdays.www.BennysBarGrill.com.
Drop in Art Activities. EverySaturday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in theCandy Corner Studio at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., parentsand children can explore a new artform or theme. $10/child, parentcombo. Drop-in only. www.pgip.org.
Mommy & Me (& Daddy, Too).Third Tuesday each month. 10 a.m.at Rockville Town Square. Meet for amorning out with active learning andcreative play with lunch specials,story time, arts and crafts, sing-a-longs, prizes and more.rockvilletownsquare.com/events/mommy-and-me.
Live Music & Dancing. Fridays andSaturdays, 7-11 p.m. in Margery’sLounge, Normandie Farm Restaurant,10710 Falls Road. Dance to the musicof Barry Gurley. 301-983-8838www.popovers.com.
Chocolate Factory Tours. Fridaysand Saturdays, 2-5:45 p.m. atSPAGnVOLA Chocolatier, 360 MainSt., Gaithersburg. Take a short tourof The Truffle Factory facilities. Free.www.spagnvola.com.
Glen Echo Park Films. Saturdays andSundays. Arcade Building, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Filmsabout the Park’s history are shown onrotation in the lobby. Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.
SilverWorks Studio & Gallery.Wednesdays, Thursdays, Saturdaysand Sundays, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.,Glen Echo. SilverWorks Studio &Gallery is a working silversmithstudio and includes an ongoingexhibition, as well as sales of thework of artist-in-residence BlairAnderson. Free. Visitwww.silverworksglenechopark.com.
Art Glass Center at Glen Echo. Allday Wednesdays; Fridays, 10 a.m.-2p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.;Sundays, noon-4 p.m. Art GlassCenter, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Ongoingexhibitions feature work of residentartists. Sculpture, vessels, functionalart and jewelry for sale. Classes aretaught year-round for beginner,intermediate and advanced students.Visit artglasscenteratglenecho.org.
Yellow Barn Studio & Gallery.Saturdays and Sundays, 12-5 p.m.The Yellow Barn Studio & Gallerypresents free exhibitions of emerging
artists’ work. Each weekend featuresthe work of a different artist. Mostartwork is also for sale.www.yellowbarnstudio.com.
Acoustic Open Mic. Wednesdays, 7-11 p.m. at Benny’s Bar & Grill, 7747Tuckerman Lane. Everyone welcometo perform. Wine bottles are 50percent off. www.bennysbargrill.com.
Potomac Games Group.Wednesdays, 6:30 p.m. at PotomacCommunity Recreation Center,11315 Falls Road, Potomac. Theworld is in the midst of a Golden Ageof new board and card games forplayers of all ages. Free. Contactevent host Randy Hoffman at 412-983-5411 or [email protected].
THURSDAY/JAN. 26PLYOGA Innovative Workout. 11
a.m.-1 p.m. at the PotomacCommunity Recreation Center,11315 Falls Road. This workoutblends two essential fitnessdisciplines for results on a whole newlevel. Eight sessions $80. [email protected] or activemontgomery.orgunder activity #23196.
SATURDAY/JAN. 28Smart Mom, Rich Mom author. 2
p.m. at Potomac Library, 10101Glenolden Drive. Nationallyrecognized author, Kimberly PalmerValuable information for busy momsof young children. Free. Call 240-777-0690 or email [email protected] for more.
JAN. 28-29Chinese gold medal pianist.
Saturday, 8 p.m., and Sunday at 3p.m. at The Music Center atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane.Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2with Haochen Zhang and AntonínDvoYák’s Symphony No. 8 in G Majorled by Philharmonic Music Directorand Conductor Piotr Gajewski. $23-$78 and are free for children age 7-17. Visitwww.nationalphilharmonic.org orcall 301-760-4403 for more.
FRIDAY/FEB. 3Gourmet Cooking Class. 6-9 p.m.at
St. Francis Episcopal Kitchen, 10033
River Road. Gourmet chef LisaWilson will hold a hands on cookingclass for 12 participants makingSalmon Coulibiac and learning aboutCalifornia wines along with a winetasting. $40. Call 301-299-4296.
SATURDAY/FEB. 4American Swing Music and Dance
Association. 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at GlenEcho Park 7300 MacArthur Blvd.Swing dancing. $20. Visitwww.gottaswing.com for more.
Pressenda Chamber PlayersConcert. 8 p.m. at WestmorelandCongregational UCC Church, 1Westmoreland Circle. Free. Notickets. (Suggested $20 donationwelcome at door). 301-229-7766.
JAN. 28-29‘Joseph and The Amazing
Technicolor Dreamcoat.’Saturday, 7:30 p.m. and Sunday,4:30 p.m. at Congregation HarShalom, 11510 Falls Road. A cast of41 including children and teens fromeight area schools are featured. $22for adults and $16 for children (12and under). Visit www.tinyurl.com/hsjosephtix or call 301-299-7087.
JANUARY 25-FEBRUARY 26Caroline or Change. Various times at
the Round House Theatre, 4545 East-West Highway. Bethesda. Playfollows a black maid working for amiddle-class Jewish family inLouisiana. When a small amount ofmoney goes missing, buried tensionsthreaten to rip two families apart.Call 240-644-1100 or visitRoundHouseTheatre.org for more.
FRIDAY/MARCH 3Songwriting Awards Concert. 7:30
p.m. at Bethesda Blues & Jazz SupperClub, 7719 Wisconsin Ave. The thirdannual Bernard/Ebb SongwritingAwards, produced by the BethesdaArts & Entertainment District, willfeature a live concert performed bythe competition’s finalists, whichincludes Matthew Hemmer fromBethesda, in the Pop/Electriccategory. Visit www.bethesda.org orcall 301-215-6660.
Winter ExhibitAt PhotoworksPhotoworks exhibition at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Focuses on the relationship betweenteacher and student, showcasing work from thefaculty and students.
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JAN. 27-FEB. 26Faculty and Students Exhibit.
Various times at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Exhibitionfocuses on the relationship betweenteacher and student, showcasingwork from the faculty and students.Reception is Saturday, Feb. 11, 4-6p.m. Photoworks is located on thefirst floor of the North Arcadebuilding across from the DentzelCarousel. Call 301-634-2222.
JAN. 20-FEB. 19Goldilocks Puppet Show. Various
times at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Story is told withrod puppets and giant hand puppets,this production keeps the audienceguessing while including all thefavorite elements of the classicchildren’s fairytale. Call 301-634-2222.
FEB. 3-MARCH 19Ella Enchanted Theater
Production. Various times at GlenEcho Park, 7300 MacArthur Blvd.Based on the Newberry Honor bookby Gail Carson Levine. Baby Ella ofFrell is given the “gift” of obedienceand cannot disobey any direct order,
which leads to challenges. Call 301-634-2222.
SATURDAY/FEB. 4Pokémon: Symphonic Evolutions.
7:30 p.m. at The Strathmore MusicCenter, 5301 Tuckerman Lane. All-new orchestral arrangements andcarefully-timed visuals draw fromrecent and classic Pokémon videogames. $49-$89 Visitwww.strathmore.org for more.
SATURDAY/FEB. 5Art and Political Action Exhibit. 4-
6 p.m. Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. PhotographerGabriela Bulisova’s photographyseries documents the effect of massincarceration on families andchildren. Lecture: $15. Post-LectureDinner and Discussion with Artists:$60 Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org formore.
THURSDAY/FEB. 9Katie Mahan, Piano. 7:30 p.m. at The
Mansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike. From Bach toGershwin to Debussy to Bartók to herown, solo piano arrangements. Visit
www.strathmore.org for more.
THURSDAY/FEB. 16Historical Home Tours. 11 a.m. at
The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike. A guided tour foradults illuminating the history,architecture and personal stories ofthe Mansion at Strathmore. The tourlasts approximately 45-60 minutes.Free. Please note: Tickets will not bemailed. There will be a will call list atthe door. Private tours for largergroups are also available byappointment for a $30 fee by calling301-581-5102 or [email protected].
THURSDAY/MARCH 23Historical Home Tours. 11 a.m. at
The Mansion at Strathmore, 10701Rockville Pike. A guided tour foradults illuminating the history,architecture and personal stories ofthe Mansion at Strathmore. The tourlasts approximately 45-60 minutes.Free. Please note: Tickets will not bemailed. There will be a will call list atthe door. Private tours for largergroups are also available byappointment for a $30 fee by calling301-581-5102 or [email protected].
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Rehearsing “Pharaoh’s Song” from left are: (front row) Gabriella Fine,Nessa Raskin, Amy Eisenberg, Tekoa Sultan-Reiser; (second row) Jenni-fer Miller, Shelly Basen, Paul Loebach, Meryl Cohen, Barbara WecksteinKaplowitz; and (back row) Lindsay Meyers.
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and we have a stellar orchestra led by MarciShegogue.”
Other actors say they are enjoying the HarShalom community, the interaction amongthe actors and the joy of experiencing thewonderful music in the show.
Stew Remer and Ken Lechter are found-ing producers of HSP. They also co-producedthe first “Joseph” in 2006.
“We selected Joseph for a second timebecause of its timeless Biblical content andits wonderful story which can be appreci-ated by both children and adults on differ-ent levels,” Remer said. “Interestingly, wehave almost the same production team for
our upcoming show that we had for our2006 production. In addition, eight of ourcurrent cast members performed in our2006 production; seven of them in the sameroles.”
Lechter said, “We have been wanting todo a revival of Joseph for several years. It’sa very popular and familiar show with aJewish theme. It is truly a charming showperformed in a beautiful and unusual venue— almost theater- in-the-round — whichinvolves the audience in some of thescenes.”
Tickets can be purchased onwww.tinyurl.com/hsjosephtix or call 301-299-7087.
Bomb Threats Extend LocallyFrom Page 2
call he said the phone number was blockedand the caller hung up without saying any-thing further.
The FBI is investigating the calls.The Rockville JCC remained closed for
about 90 minutes while MontgomeryCounty Emergency Response personnelcheck for a bomb and the fire marshal al-lowed the building to reopen, Feinstein said.
In a press release, the Jewish CommunityCenter Association of North America said27 centers in 17 states received bombthreats on Jan. 18. The Jan. 9 calls weremade to 16 institutions, mostly in the North-
east and South. The second round of callswere spread across the country.
Feinstein said the JCC has a plan to evacu-ate to other facilities nearby and when thecall came in they did evacuate.
“We did the whole drill,” he said.That included moving about 200
preschoolers across the street to anotherlocation, he said.
Feinstein said he has been at the JCC ofGreater Washington for 10 years and he hasnot seen a cycle of bomb threats like thoseof mid-January during that time.
“If the goal is to accomplish fear and dis-ruption, they are succeeding,” he said.
Email announcements to [email protected]. Deadline is Thursday at noon.
Philip Satin, of Potomac, from the Class of2017 was named to the fall 2016 High honors listat Pomfret School (Pomfret, Conn.).
The following students from Potomac made thedean’s list for the fall semester of the 2016-17 aca-demic year at Bucknell University (Lewisburg, Pa.):Nicholas Barpoulis, Duncan Botti, AyeshaLilaoonwala, Katherine Lunceford, MarisaMorakis, Madeline Romm, CarolineSlowinski, John Slowinski and TrevorWhite.
Johannes Van Der Merwe and ThomasOggier, of Potomac, made the dean’s list at OhioWesleyan University (Delaware, Ohio) in fall 2016.
Justin Arnold, Margaret McGowany, andKathryn Kunkle, of Potomac, made the dean’slist at James Madison University (Harrisonburg,Va.) for the fall 2016 semester.
Alexander Ndongo-Seh, of Potomac, a seniorat Randolph-Macon Academy (Front Royal, Va.),received the varsity football Most Valuable PlayerAward.
James Hughes Harrison, Todd MichaelErickson and Megan Ann Scanlan , ofPotomac, graduated from Clemson University(Clemson, SC).
Brian Kilner, of Potomac, was named to TheUniversity of Scranton’s (Scranton, Pa.) dean’s listfor the 2016 fall semester.
School Notes
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1 9476 TURNBERRY DR ........ 4 .. 3 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $835,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.09 ......... 20854 ................. AVENEL ................ 11/04/16
2 7819 ORACLE PL ............... 4 .. 3 .. 2 ....... POTOMAC ..... $835,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.05 ......... 20854 ....... BELLS MILL SPRINGS ...... 11/18/16
3 12429 OVER RIDGE RD ...... 5 .. 2 .. 1 ...... ROCKVILLE ..... $830,000 ... Detached ....... 0.29 ......... 20854 ............ COPENHAVER ........... 11/15/16
4 9829 WILDEN LN ............... 5 .. 2 .. 2 ....... POTOMAC ..... $813,000 ... Detached ....... 0.23 ......... 20854 ........... BEDFORDSHIRE .......... 11/15/16
5 12 SCOTCH MIST CT ......... 4 .. 3 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $805,000 ... Detached ....... 0.31 ......... 20854 .... POTOMAC WOODS EAST ... 11/28/16
6 8007 GRAND TETON DR .... 3 .. 3 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $800,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.16 ......... 20854 ........ INVERNESS FOREST ....... 11/30/16
7 12500 PARK POTOMAC AVE#404 S 2 .. 2 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $795,000 ... Hi-Rise 9+ Floors ............ 20854 .......... PARK POTOMAC .......... 11/30/16
8 1993 MILBORO DR ............ 4 .. 3 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $787,500 ... Detached ....... 0.27 ......... 20854 ........ POTOMAC WOODS ....... 11/30/16
9 9113 BELLS MILL RD .......... 5 .. 3 .. 0 ....... POTOMAC ..... $785,000 ... Detached ....... 0.33 ......... 20854 ............. PINE KNOLLS ............ 11/18/16
10 8016 GRAND TETON DR .... 4 .. 3 .. 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $775,000 ... Townhouse .... 0.23 ......... 20854 ........ INVERNESS FOREST ....... 11/01/16
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3 12429 Over Ridge Road — $830,000
4 9829Wilden Lane— $813,000
9 9113 BellsMill Road —
$785,000
8 1993Milboro Drive— $787,500
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Opinion
By Anila Khetarpal
Rotary Club of Potomac
It started with the vision of one man— Paul P. Harris. The Chicago attorney formed one of the world’s firstservice organizations, the Rotary Club
of Chicago, on Feb. 23, 1905 as a placewhere professionals with diverse back-grounds could exchange ideas and formmeaningful, lifelong friendships. Rotary’sname came from the group’s early practiceof rotating meetings among the offices ofeach member. Rotary has taken on some ofthe world’s toughest challenges and helpeda wide range of international and serviceorganizations. Rotary is the only Non-Gov-ernmental Organization represented at UN.
Visit www.Rotary.org tolearn more.
Who is a Rotarian?We are your neighbors,friends, community
leaders and global citizens uniting for thecommon good and taking on some of theworld’s most pressing challenges. We cometogether to create positive, lasting changein our communities and around the world.Our differing occupations, cultures, and
countries give us a unique perspective. Ourshared passion for service helps us accom-plish the remarkable.
What’s the Rotary Belief? We believe thateach one of us has a capacity to make adifference in this world. Rotarians servehumanity with varied contributions of time,talent and treasure and so can you.
How does Rotary work? Its impact startswith its members — people who work tire-lessly with their clubs to solve some of ourcommunities’ toughest challenges. Theirefforts are supported by Rotary Interna-tional and The Rotary Foundation, whichturns generous donations into grants thatfund the work of our members and part-ners around the world. Rotary is led by itsmembers — responsible leaders who helpto carry forward the organization’s missionand values in their elected roles and anarmy of volunteers.
How much does Rotary cost? As a mem-ber of the club it’s roughly a $2/day com-mitment which includes dollar a day forcharitable giving. Though Rotarians are of-ten extremely generous in giving their time,talent and treasure; anything beyond thatis voluntary.
How do we use our funds? Responsible
leadership means more than just doing goodwork — it means making the most out ofevery donation we receive. The key to theRotary Foundation’s success is that eachgrant is initiated by a Rotary Club usuallyin partnership with a Rotary Club in thelocal or international community receivingthe benefit of the grant. The grants requireboth the commitment of Rotarian time,work and financial contributions of the part-ner clubs. This results in a very low over-head for the actual project delivery and ahigh level of transparency.
What causes do we support? We identifyspecific causes to target and maximize ourlocal and global impact. Each communityhas its own unique needs and concerns.Through our network of resources and part-ners; clubs focus their service efforts in pro-moting peace, fighting disease, providingclean water, saving mothers and children,supporting education, and growing localeconomies. As a member, anyone can sug-gest a project or cause close to their heart.
How to get involved? The Rotary Clubof Potomac is the oldest club in our areastarted in 1960. It’s a club with a verydeeply enriched membership with Dr. JohnSever, known as the father of Rotary’s flag-
ship project of world polio eradication aswell as Sara Torrence, one of the first fe-male members in Rotary and many pastdistrict governors. Avenel resident VijayKhetarpal is a past president of the RotaryClub of Potomac and Membership chair. Toanswer any questions about Rotary in-volvement; Vijay can be reached via cell301-785-7100 or [email protected]. Chris Good isthe current president of the Potomac Ro-tary and Invites you to join him for break-fast on Wednesdays 7:15-8:30 a.m. atFounding Farmers, 12505 Park PotomacAve., Potomac. Please go towww.Rotary.org and learn more about Ro-tary International and its magical contri-butions to our world.
Rotary is a great way to meet likemindedpeople with shared interests, make lifelongfriends around the globe, and have a lot offun while doing good in this world. Theyearlong celebration of The Rotary Foun-dation and its 100 years of Doing Good inthe World culminates at the Atlanta con-vention this summer. You are welcome tojoin us Atlanta from June 9-14, to celebrateour successes and remember our history ofmaking peace a priority.
Forming Friendships and Professional Connections
Rotary Club
Of Potomac
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The researchers couldn’t identify precisely whychildren seek these experiences (though somehave suggested they might present evolutionaryadvantages). But they appear to be associated witha wide range of emotional, social and physicalbenefits. Risky play helps children to cope moreeffectively with stress and to develop more deter-mination. It increases creativity and the ability toself-assess, and helps children understand limita-tions and human mortality. Risky play is also as-sociated with improved social skills and a morepositive and pro-active attitude toward life.
Risky play forms character. God has made us, itseems to me, so that we thrive through facing chal-lenges and learning our limits, coming to termswith death and danger, facing fear and, ultimatelylearning to trust in Him. There is a strain of de-light in wild places that runs through the Bible.Psalm 104 traces God’s watchful care over the cre-ated world in its great diversity. “The high moun-tains are for the wild goats;” verse 18 notes, “therocks are a refuge for the rock badgers.” I doubtthat the Potomac cliffs shelter many rock badgers,but it sure can be fun to trace the paths of the
wild goats.It’s also notable that several of the Bible’s great-
est leaders were formed through periods ofstruggle in the wilderness. Alone and facing theelements of a harsh desert climate, Moses receivedthe revelation from God that called him to leadGod’s people to freedom. David gained courageand wisdom to be a great king defending his sheepfrom wild animals. Elijah, and then Jesus afterHim, withdrew into the wilderness early in theirtimes of service to listen for God’s voice and tolearn more about their own gifts and responsibili-ties. Jesus’ 40 days, which Christians will soonmark again in the season of Lent, was a time oftesting and endurance. The time was not fun likean afternoon’s ramble on the Billy Goat Trail. Butlike my sons, Jesus departed from it renewed andfull of confidence, with a message to share.
This is a wonderful community for children andtheir parents. As newcomers, my wife and I arecontinually surprised by the quality and diversityof organized activities available here for our sons.But we’re also grateful that there’s still space forplay that’s at least a little wild and dangerous.Our children will need both kinds of experiencesto grow up faithful, confident and strong.
Lessons from the WildernessVOLUNTEERS NEEDEDVolunteers are needed to assist sexual
assault, domestic violencevictims, and their familiesthrough the Victim Assistance andSexual Assault Program (VASAP) ofthe Montgomery County Departmentof Health and Human Services.Interviews are currently beingconducted for a December 2016training session. 240-777-1355 orwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/vasap.
BEGINS JAN. 23Job Search Training for Seniors. 9
a.m.-4 p.m. JCA’s Career GatewayProgram can help hone a resume,polish networking and interviewingskills, use Internet job searchresources more effectively, and turnage and experience to an advantage.Each session of the Career Gatewayfeatures 30 hours of small-groupclassroom instruction over five days,comprehensive take-home materials,practical exercises, and a long-termmentor. $75. Session III takes placeJan. 23, 25, 27, 30, Feb. 1, 2017. CallEllen Greenberg at 301-255-4215 oremail [email protected].
BEGINNING JAN. 24Environmentally Sound
Gardening. 9:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. atthe Agricultural History Farm Park,18410 Muncaster Road, Derwood.Classes meet Tuesdays, Wednesdaysand Fridays and continue into March.Faculty and staff of the University ofMaryland Extension, as well as otherexperts in the green industry presenthorticulture lectures that cover avariety of topics. Registrationdeadline is Friday, Dec. 30, 2016.Class size is limited and filled on afirst-come, first-served basis. Thetraining fee is $325. Call 301-590-2836 to register.
THURSDAY/JAN. 26Raising Adult Children and
Grandchildren. 7-9 p.m. at theBolger Center, 9600 NewbridgeDrive. Clinical social worker RobertaDrucker shares professionalexperience in counseling those whoseek support on life issues.Specialized training is particularlyapplicable to adult parents andchildren sharing a home. Call 240-221-1370 for more.
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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact for event: phone, email and/or website.Photos and artwork welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least two weeksbefore event.
A Chinese New Year celebration washeld at the Potomac CommunityCenter on Saturday, Jan. 21.
Celebrating Chinese New Year
Tibetan Dancers perform at the Potomac CommunityCenter.
Panda Liantg He, Kayliaand Lei McCabe
Arissa Karst with The Rooster, Xianhua Fang. It’s theyear of the Rooster.
The Potomac Community Center was filled for the Chi-nese New Year celebration.
Chiao-Chiao Liu and DonnaYan, Tibetan Dancers
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By KENNETH B. LOURIEHow do you spell relief? ROLAIDS? Hardly.
I spell relief: “Mr. Lourie, your scan remainsstable.” News, as I’m extremely fond of con-tinuing to say, “I can live with.” And despitethe fact that I’m ending the previous sentencewith a preposition, I’m sure you can appreci-ate how relieved I am to be ‘stable,’ and howamazing it is to hear my oncologist character-ize me as his “miracle” (not possessive really,more descriptive). So life goes on, for anotherthree months anyway, until my next scheduleddiagnostic scan which this time will include anMRI of the abdomen as well as the CT of thelungs to give my oncologist a bit more informa-tion to more thoroughly evaluate my condi-tion/status. Having been there and done bothpreviously, the prospect doesn’t really concernme. Although it’s easy to be a big shot now,three months out, especially after receiving agood report. Perhaps my columns in April willbe a bit more realistic — given that my life willonce again be on the tomography/resonance-imaging-line.
Planning for the future however begins withyours truly assessing the present and wonder-ing why I was so nervous the days before thescan and of course the two days after, until wesaw the oncologist and received the results. Imean it’s not as if my life — and quality of life— isn’t at stake when these scans are inter-preted; nevertheless, stressing about it doesn’thelp, or should I say, doesn’t enhance my pros-pects. Somehow, integrating/assimilating thestress and anxiety of it all and not giving cancerits due must remain a major part of the psy-chological solution. I can’t give into it emotion-ally and for some reason, that’s exactly what Idid this past week. I need to learn from mymistake. Though I’m sure it’s understandableunder the death-defying circumstances, it’s nothelpful. It may even be harmful.
I should know better, and I have knownbetter; that’s what’s peculiar here. Moreover,I’m usually up for the challenge. In fact, I takepride in my ability to take on the challenge.Heck, it’s not exactly my first dance with thedevil so what’s the fuss? The ‘fuss’ is obviousbut fussing over things/outcomes I can’t controlis not the process that works here. Going withthe flow, taking the good with the bad (andvice versa), not putting any part of the cartbefore the horse meaning: not presuming anynegative facts not yet in evidence and mostimportantly, as the band “Wet Willie” sang inthe 1970s, you’ve got to “Keep on Smilin.’”Humor may not truly be the best medicine,but laughing and joking is hardly the problem.
Cancer is the problem, but sometimes thepatient/me is the problem. As Moe Howardsaid to his brother Shemp in a Three Stoogesshort entitled “Pardon My Backfire:” “Everytime you think you weaken the nation.” Andthough I don’t want to weaken mynation/resolve with respect to my underlyingdisease, occasionally, as perhaps happened thispast post-scan week, I get caught up in myown circumstances and think too much, andlose some cohesion and poise. Neither ofwhich a cancer patient can afford to lose. Iknow — as a cancer patient/survivor — that if Ido receive bad/disappointing news, it will bebad enough when I receive it so think-ing/worrying that the news will be/could bebad before I actually learn that it’s bad is acomplete waste of valuable emotional where-withal. Wherewithal that I’ll possibly need latershould the news in fact be bad. What my sur-vival has taught me is that even after initiallyreceiving some very discouraging life expec-tancy statistics for lung cancer patients frommy oncologist back in 2009 when I was origi-nally diagnosed, one might still have a future.I’m living proof of that. And it just might be thepresent that provides the means, justified ornot.
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Outlooknesses, a factor which makes it diffi-cult for Potomac-based businesses,says David D. Freishtat, an attorneywith of Shulman, Rogers, Gandal,Pordy & Ecker and an adjunct profes-sor at University of Maryland’s Schoolof Architecture, Planning and Preser-vation “There are so many retail op-portunities in village stores close toPotomac like Bethesda or Kentlandsthat have improved in recent yearsand where rent is lower,” he said.“With competition like that Potomacwill remain what it is. It can’t grow.”
The current period of economic un-certainty also extends to the outlookfor the local real estate market. “It’sreally hard to predict this one withthe new administration,” said AndreaAlderdice, secretary, Potomac Cham-ber of Commerce. “Not knowing al-ways slows down the market. It will
“If they roll back taxesthat could be a good foreverybody becausepeople feel like they canspend more money.”
— Adam Greenberg, president ofPotomac Chamber of Commerce and
owner of Potomac Pizza
be a wait and see. It could be great,but we just don’t know.”
The real estate market will remainstable going into spring, predictsNancy Itteilag of Washington FineProperties. “The real estate market issteady,” she said. “You get a lot morein Potomac for the same amount ofmoney that you would in the city. Idon’t think sales are declining, but theprices have declined.”
Itteilag expresses caution aboutusing local sales trends as an indica-tor of what’s happening in Potomac.“It gets distorted when you listen tothe real estate reports for Washing-ton because they’re lumping every-thing together,” said Itteilag. “Somany of the homes in Potomac arepriced at one million dollars andhigher.”
Proximity to downtown Washing-ton is a factor that can determine howlong a home remains on the market,says Itteilag. “I think that houses thatsell faster are closer in, and homesthat sell faster are those that are re-done and updated,” she said. “Peopleno longer are buying homes withplans to remodel them, so the singlebest thing that someone can do to ifthey’re thinking of selling their houseis to redo their kitchens and baths sothey can enjoy until they decide tosell. And when it’s time to sell, they’reready to go.”
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