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Sean Gallagher, Department of Facilities Manage-ment at Montgomery County Public Schools, saidthe industrial solar project on the Brickyard Roadschool site was designed for “cost avoidance.”

Sean Gallagher, Department of Facilities Manage-ment at Montgomery County Public Schools, saidthe industrial solar project on the Brickyard Roadschool site was designed for “cost avoidance.”

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LET’S TALKReal Estate

For professional advice on all aspectsof buying and selling real estate, call:

MICHAEL MATESELong & Foster Realtors

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by Michael Matese

The Nuts and Boltsof ProfessionallyStaged Homes®

for SaleIn professionally Staged Homes®, it’s importantto stay away from themes—remember, the poten-tial buyer needs to be able to envision their furni-ture and home accessories in the space, not yours.By staying away from themes, you keep the focuswhere it needs to be: on the house, not the thingsinside it. The key principle to keep in mind whenprofessionally Staging® a home is that this ishouse’s chance to make a first impression. Atheme that a potential buyer doesn’t like canleave them with a negative impression of thespace, whereas keeping the room design neutraland open to interpretation invites buyers to day-dream, mentally “moving into” the space andforming an emotional connection to the space.Color and art are two important considerations instaging technique—choose relaxing colors and afresh coat of paint to evoke a feeling of peace andtranquility. After all, you want the buyers to envi-sion your home as their place to relax and enjoylife. Pieces of art, likewise, should be neutral andpicked with the intent of accenting the room—notbeing the room’s focal point—because the art isn’twhat you’re selling! Subtle pieces or mirrors,arranged tastefully around the rooms of yourhome, should draw attention to the features of thespace—a painting over the fireplace, an accentpiece flanking a bay window, a window dressingthat highlights French doors, and so on. Likewise,sellers (and buyers!) may also want to invest incabinetry or home design that allows the televi-sion to be concealed from view. By simply hidingthe television set from view, it makes the featuresof any room its focal point and promotes the spaceas an oasis of calm. Does your house have a roomthat seems to be a catch-all for clutter? By engag-ing the services of an ASP®, you’ve got a competi-tive edge on other sellers in your area. A keen eyefor detail, creative panache and problem-solvingattitude can help you re-purpose that room froman unfocused area that collects “stuff” into a spe-cialty room that adds value to your home that youdidn’t even know was there! Home libraries, atticclosets, personal gyms, luggage rooms, rumpusrooms, butler’s pantries, conservatories and portecocheres are all stylish ideas for re-purposingspace in rooms that seem to collect clutter thatadd both dollar value and a unique feature to yourhome, making it stand out to buyers and helpingit sell quickly for its maximum value.

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By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Every November, the MontgomeryCounty Muslim Foundation (MCMF)makes Thanksgiving dinner a reality

for many families who cannot afford to pur-chase the many items needed for a bountifulThanksgiving dinner. The organization’s dedi-cation does not only provide for Thanksgivingmeals, they feed the homeless at local shel-ters, provide holiday gift baskets for Christ-mas, assist seniors, and keep the pantry full atManna all year long. The MCMF’s mission isto reduce the sufferings and hunger of lessfortunate residents of Montgomery Countyregardless of their faith, race, color or ethnicity.

More than 200 community members werejoined at the MCMF Nov. 14, annual fundraiserdinner by County Council President GeorgeLeventhal; Director of the Office of Commu-

nity Partnership Bruce Adams; Interfaith Com-munity Liaison Rev. Mansfield Kasey Kaseman;state Delegates Aruna Miller and Kumar Barve;and state Sen. Susan C. Lee. Leventhalcomplimented the MCMF for its extensivecharitable work and efforts to help the needy:“Our county values so highly the work doneby the MCMF to feed the hungry and assistthe poor and elderly. MCMF is a great publicexample of the generosity and compassion thatis fundamental to Islam.”

Several partner and recipient organizationswere also represented at the dinner. They were,Shane Rock, CEO Interfaith Works and PricillaDa Rocha, outreach coordinator for InterfaithWorks, Idris Mokhtarzada from Manna FoodCenter and Tony and Joyce Seamans fromAdventist Community Services.

“Need is not confined to any race, ethnicity,nationality, gender or faith. Poverty is indis-criminate, which makes the work of the MCMF

even more critical for the community safetynet,” Rock said. “MCMF serves the entire com-munity, helping the most vulnerable in Mont-gomery County, regardless of their faith, toregain stability and hope. MCMF is a vital part-ner in the Interfaith Works service to thoseexperiencing homelessness or poverty in Mont-gomery County.”

Mokhtarzada said, “By mobilizing the MCMFmembership to conduct food drives for Manna,MCMF increases the possibility of ending hun-ger in our community, and we are grateful fortheir partnership.”

Seamans also had words of appreciation forthe organization. “The meat from MCMF issuch a blessing for the low-income residentsof Takoma Park that we serve. Their food bud-gets are too low to afford much meat and theother food supplement programs seldom in-clude meat.”

MCMF also provides nearly 200 seniors and

Muslim Foundation Helps the NeedyAnnual event highlights charitable work.

Youth volunteers are recognized for their dedication as pantry volunteers at the MCMF fundraising dinner on Nov. 14.

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By Mary Kimm

The Almanac

More than 100 people turnedout at Seven Locks Elemen-tary School in Potomac onTuesday, Nov. 17, to hear

about Montgomery County Public School’slatest proposal for a 20-acre “future schoolsite” on Brickyard Road.

This time, the proposal is to fill the formerorganic farm nearly edge-to-edge withground-mounted solar panels and to sur-round the entire site with a chain link fencetopped with barbed wire.

For more than 30 years, the site had beenleased to Nick Maravell and operated as anorganic farm. The property is isolated fromcommercial farms, allowing for the produc-tion of heirloom GMO-free seed corn andsoybeans. In 2011, County Executive IkeLeggett announced as a fait accompli turn-ing the site over to become a soccer com-plex, but he abandoned that after nearly twoyears of community opposition and legalbattle in Montgomery County Circuit Court.Still, the organic farm was locked out of thesite in early 2013, and it has been idle sincethen.

TWO LOCAL COMPANIES, SunEdisonand Standard Solar responded to MCPS re-quest for proposal to expand the use of so-lar energy in the schools, including eightprojects for solar panels on rooftops ofschool buildings, and possibly over schoolparking areas. As part of the process, thecompanies were invited to look at schoolproperty for large ground-mounted facili-ties, and that process brought them to threefuture school sites, including BrickyardRoad. The other two sites are a futuremiddle school site on Warfield Road inGaithersburg, which is currently leased outas a driving range, and Cashell Road inRockville. The school system has been work-ing on the proposal since January 2015.

The Brickyard Road site and the other twowere selected because the projects requireat least 20 acres not covered by forest, thatwould not be needed for schools for at least10 years, said Sean Gallagher, with Facili-ties Management at Montgomery CountyPublic Schools.

As proposed, solar energy produced bythe Brickyard site could produce $90,000annually in cost savings, Gallagher said. Thecombined benefit of the three sites wouldbe $2.4 million annually. Cost of construction would be about $5 million, he said,

although the projects as currently proposeddo not include costs of landscaping orscreening to buffer residential neighbor-hoods.

Gallagher identified the primary motiva-tor for the projects “to be good stewards”of the school system’s energy expenditures,and for “significant cost avoidance.” Stateand federal tax credits and incentives areincluded in the cost savings.

RECENTLY PASSED Board of Educationpolicy on managing school property statesthat interim use of undeveloped propertyshould be consistent with its zoning classi-fication, the community should be con-sulted about preferred uses, the lease shouldnot be for more than three years, and pri-ority will be considered for programs thatbenefit MCPS students, their families, orstaff.

The new policy, “Management of Board

of Education Property,” in part was moti-vated by confusion and conflict over pastproposals for the Brickyard Road site.

Industrial use is not permitted by the zon-ing, RE-2 or one house per two acres, onthe Brickyard Road site or the surroundingneighborhood.

“You simply can’t build this under thecurrent [zoning] code,” said Curt Uhre ofthe Brickyard Coalition. Uhre was instru

Brickyard Coalition and neighbors bracefor latest proposal on Brickyard RoadSchool site: an industrial solar array.Groundhog Day?

Solar array as envisioned for the Brickyard Road site; ground mounted panels would cover 12 acres of thesite, with a chain link fence topped by barbed wire surrounding.

Byron Bloch: “The Board of Education is suddenly inthe energy business instead of following your missionusing the farm to teach children.” Bloch pointed toalternative sites.

C.J. Colavito of Standard Solar and Mike Volpe ofSunEdison answer questions about their proposalto build an industrial solar array on the BrickyardRoad school site.

Get InvolvedFind out more:http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/de-

partments/facilities/construction/project/solarprojects.aspx

Comments due by Jan. 1, 2016Shela PlankMCPS Energy Program ManagerMCPS Department of Facilities [email protected]

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Solar Panels Proposed for Brickyard SiteFrom Page 3 Management of Board of

Education PropertyMontgomery County Board ofEducation Policy DNA-EA, DNA-RA

Excerpts:b) The interim use of undeveloped property

should be consistent with its zoning classificationand applicable laws.

c) Community feedback for the interim use areconsidered in the recommendations of the super-intendent of schools for lease of the property.

d) Leases shall be awarded by competitive sealedbid or request for proposal.

e) Leasing conditions should prohibit substantialalteration of property and purposes that interferewith future use for Montgomery County PublicSchools (MCPS) educational purposes.

f) As a part of the lease term, the superintendentof schools or his/her designee will evaluate permit-ted improvements made by the tenants, considerthe impact of the improvement on the surroundingcommunity, and determine whether the improve-ments should be removed by the tenant or kept forfuture school use.

g) All lease terms shall be a maximum of threeyears with a renewal option determined by theBoard. The Board has the option to allow a longerterm under special circumstances. … The superin-tendent of schools shall advise the Board of anypending request for a lease term longer than threeyears during the negotiation process.

h) All new leases and renewals will require ap-proval by the Board.

i) When leasing properties, priority will be con-sidered for programs that benefit MCPS students,their families, or staff in accordance with applicablelaws.

http://www.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/de-partments/policy/pdf/dna.pdf

More than 110 people came toSeven Locks Elementary School tohear about a proposal to fill a 20-acre future school site on Brick-yard Road with ground-mountedsolar panels. A MontgomeryCounty Public Schools request forproposals resulted in preliminaryplans to put an industrial solararray on three sites in the county.

Curt Uhre, founder of the Brick-yard Coalition.

Dennis M. Kelleher lives directly across Brickyard Roadfrom the site. Tory Cowles

Sophia Maravell advocatedfor an educational farm onthe site.

mental in the successful opposition to a soc-cer complex on the site that was proposedin 2011 and abandoned in 2013.

Gallagher responded about compliancewith the zoning: “It’s a loose end that needsto be addressed.”

Dennis Kelleher, who lives across thestreet from the site on Brickyard Road,called the economic justification for theproject “a joke,” and described the proposalas “wholly inappropriate.”

“We pay a lot of taxes,” Kelleher said. “Thecounty and the Board of Education seemdetermined to destroy our neighborhood.”

Since the county gave up the plan for asoccer complex, the community has facedthe possibility that the site would be usedfor a school bus depot, or that Potomac El-ementary School might be relocated to thesite.

AS EACH MEMBER of the audience askedquestions and made comments, Gallaghertold them to follow up by sending their com-ments to a school employee via email ormail.

“The purpose of this meeting is to pro-vide information to the community,” he said.Even though more than 100 people werethere to provide input about the project, themeeting was not designed to capture com-munity comment, and responsibility fell tothe community members to take anotherstep for their input to be recorded.

Susanne Lee of West Montgomery CountyCitizens Association asked about the pro-cess going forward, but Gallagher was un-able to detail whether there would be pub-lic hearings on this proposal. He cited thegeneral public comment period at regularBoard of Education meetings.

“You can’t build an industrial system likethis without having a negative effect onproperty values,” said Charles Doran, aBrickyard Road resident. “The loss in taxesfrom decline in value of the houses rightaround [the site] will exceed the solar rev-enue.” Doran predicted a net loss in rev-enue.

Most nearby residents who attended themeeting said they had received no notice

from the school system, but instead heardabout the proposal in the last few weeksfrom Brickyard Coalition newsletter and thelocal newspaper.

In addition to people who live near theBrickyard site, the meeting was attendedby advocates of continuing an organic farmon the site, and virtually every person whospoke expressed support for solar projects.But many questioned why there was no RFPfor operating an educational farm on thesite, that was home to an organic farm for30 years.

“To be clear, we support MCPS invest-ments in energy efficiency and renewableenergy,” said a letter from Save Our Soil, agroup that advocates for organic farmingin Montgomery County. “We simply thinkthe MCPS should install solar panels on topof school buildings, and over existing schoolparking lots and bus depots, rather thandestroying precious organic farmland andother green spaces.”

“It doesn’t make sense to destroy an or-ganic farm to get solar energy,” said SophiaMaravell, who operated an educational pro-gram on the property alongside an organicseed farm. “That’s not a good environmen-tal message to be teaching our kids.”Maravell also cited the educational benefitsand the amount of carbon absorbed by theorganic soil on the site.

In its last year, the Brickyard EducationalFarm introduced local students to organicfarming on the site as well.

Brickyard Educational Farm was a non-profit that hosted 600 students out on theland before the lease was terminated, in-cluding students from Bullis, GeorgetownDay School, Barnesville School, and City ofRockville summer camps.

Uhre also questioned why the proposaldidn’t include screening to protect adjacentproperties. “It seems rather odd that youwould propose putting an industrial solararray in a residential neighborhood with no

landscape buffer.”Mike Volpe of SunEdison replied that

MCPS’s request for proposal did not call forlandscaping and screening, and SunEdisonleft it out “to provide the best economic bidthat we could.”

“There is no new green space being cre-ated here,” said Greg Smith. “Each acre isprecious. I oppose construction of these ar-rays on any arable land.”

“We have an unintentional gift here,” saidEd Guss who lives nearby. “It totally bafflesme why a Board of Education that is sup-posed to be responsible for the educationof children would, with an opportunity toeducate the next generation of leaders deal-ing with climate change, be foresaking thatopportunity.”

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By Susan Belford

The Almanac

Potomac’s Stacy Holstein is a fitness guru— a personal trainer, nutritionist, fitnessclass instructor, and a weight loss consult-ant. Her company, “Personal Velocity” is

dedicated to personal training for the body and mind.Her clients benefit from the Coretastic program,which helps to sculpt abs, strengthen the back andspinal muscles and tone the glutes and thighs.

“The Coretastic program helps clients feel and lookbetter in their clothes, improve their sex life withtighter pelvic floor muscles and become healthier,more energetic and flexible,” she said.

As a trainer and fitness teacher, Holstein has beensearching for years for quality fitness clothing thatwould wash well, resist sweat and odor, fading andripping – and double as “Activewear Beyond the

Photo contributed

Pep Menendez and Stacy Holstein show EquilibriumActivewear at the WHC Sisterhood Boutique.

Gym.”At a DC Aerobics Convention she discovered Equi-

librium Activewear and immediately bought it to tryout — and found it to be the answer to her desire for“attractive, edgy clothing that is comfortable, last-ing and fits well.” Holstein is now representing Equi-librium Activewear as its director of marketing forthe Mid-Atlantic. She introduced the clothing toPotomac at the WHC Sisterhood Show, at theMayfield Market this weekend and will hold a shownext weekend at Salon 4, 130 Rollins Avenue, Ste.C, Rockville. She also sells the clothing from herwebsite www.coretastic.net.

The colorful clothing is created from a new tech-nical fabric called Supplex which is breathable, soft,fast drying, durable and allow for freedom of move-ment. “It literally massages the legs all day and helpswith circulation. It’s colorful, stylish and functionalclothing that won’t wrinkle so it is perfect for goingfrom the gym, to lunch or to any activity,” Holsteinsaid. “Activewear includes workout leggings with topsand jackets, tennis dresses, skorts and tops, capris,and zumba pants.”

Director of Business Development Pep Menendezsays that the company is currently selecting pat-terns from artists, muralists and graphic designers:“We do limited runs of fabrics so you won’t see theperson next door wearing the same clothing. Thisis a whole new generation of trendsettingactivewear.”

See www.equilibriumactivewear andwww.coretastic.net.

Stacy Holsteinadds clothing line.

Equilibrium Activewear Debuts in Potomac

Business Notes

Teaching Strategies, a developer of early childhoodeducation curriculum and assessment resources, is relocatingfrom Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda and expanding its head-quarters to a new location on East-West Highway, also inBethesda.

The Bethesda office of Weichert, Realtors, was recog-nized for exceptional industry success in October 2015.


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Interviewed by Susan Belford/The AlmanacWhat are you thankful for?Viewpoints

Maria Passero,Potomac

“I am grateful formy beautiful family,my wonderfulfriends and all the

blessings thatsurround me. HappyThanksgiving.”

BarbaraStewart, North

Potomac“I am grateful

for my newgranddaughter.”

Pam Glass,Potomac

“I am so gratefulthat my husbandand daughter werenot in Paris duringthe attack becausethey were there theweekend before.”

BrennanSchaller, age 5

“I am gratefulfor my Mommyand Daddy.”

Melissa Mollet,Gaithersburg

“I am gratefulfor good healthand happiness.”

Jake Schaller,Gaithersburg

“I am gratefulfor Notre Damebeing in theNational Titlehunt!”

Opinion

There is a joy to participating in com-munity traditions and celebrationsduring the holidays, from walkingalong a sidewalk with the streets

decked out for the holidays, to shopping inlocal stores, to being greeted by someone likelyto be the owner of the store, to finding giftsthat are not mass-produced.

One way to be sure holiday shopping comeswith some holiday spirit is to do a portion ofyour shopping in some of the area’s locallyowned stores. There is special holidayambiance available by shopping in theheart of a town that is decked out forthe season. Small retail shops are partof defining any community. Their livelihooddepends on the livability and quality of theneighborhoods around them. A small businessowner pays attention to every detail in his orher business in a way that is otherwise un-matched.

We all benefit when local stores thrive, whenlocal business districts beckon. An effort tosupport locally owned businesses has resultedin the recognition of Small Business Saturday,the Saturday after Thanksgiving, also called

Shop Small. This year that day is Nov. 28.Locally owned retail shops, services, restau-

rants depend on vibrant local communities tothrive, and communities depend on those busi-nesses as well. Most small, locally owned busi-nesses invest in community, helping to trans-form our towns and communities with a senseof place.

Frequently, it is the small retail person whois active in fundraising for local charities, ad-vocating for improvements, for fire and res-cue service, for local schools and in organiz-ing holiday events.

Local retail stores, mom-and-pop stores, facetough challenges right now. Competition frombig box stores and online sellers makes the

holiday shopping season all the moreimportant to locally owned retailers.But local families will literally spendmillions of dollars to shop and ex-

change gifts during the next month in a vari-ety of places.

Everyone will do some of their shopping atthe mall. Everyone will shop online. Many willanswer the call of the big box. But local shop-pers should be sure to do some celebrating,shopping and dining locally. We promise itbrings more joy.

— Mary Kimm

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Every day can be“small business day.”

Celebrate, Shop, Dine LocallyChildren’s Almanac

During the last week of each year, The Al-manac devotes its entire issue to the creativityof local students and children. It is a keepsakeedition for many families. The annualChildren’s Almanac is a tradition of well overa decade.

We publish artwork, poetry, essays, creativewriting, opinion pieces, short stories, photog-raphy, photos of sculpture or gardens or othercreative efforts.

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We welcome contributions from public andprivate schools, individuals andhomeschoolers. To be published, we must havefirst and last name of the student. Please in-clude the student’s age and/or grade, schoolattended and town of residence.

Identify each piece of writing or art, includ-ing the student’s full name, age, grade andtown of residence, plus the name of the school,name of teacher and town of school location.Please provide submissions by Friday, Dec. 4.

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SATURDAY/NOV. 28Wootton 15-year Reunion. 7-11

p.m. at Positano Ristorante Italiano,4948-4940 Fairmont Ave., Bethesda.Join classmates from Thomas S.Wootton High School’s Class of 2000.Admission is $20 in advance and $40

at the door. Visitwww.woottonclassof2000.com.

TUESDAY/DEC. 1Public Hearing. 1:30 p.m. at Third

Floor Hearing Room of the CouncilOffice Building, 100 Maryland Ave.,Rockville. The Montgomery CountyCouncil will hold a public hearing onExpedited Bill 48-15 that wouldextend the end for the County’sminority owned business purchasingprogram; and generally amend theCounty’s minority owned business

purchasing program. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov.

Public Hearing. 1:30 p.m. at ThirdFloor Hearing Room of the CouncilOffice Building, 100 Maryland Ave.,Rockville. The Montgomery CountyCouncil will hold a public hearing ona Special Appropriation to MarylandNational Capital Park and PlanningCommission’s Fiscal Year 2016Operating Budget of $84,731 foroperations of Woodlawn Stone BarnVisitors Center. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov.

TUESDAY/DEC. 8Public Hearing. 11:30 a.m. at Third

Floor Hearing Room of the CouncilOffice Building, 100 Maryland Ave.,Rockville. The Montgomery CountyCouncil will hold a public hearing onExpedited Bill 47-15 that wouldrevise the life of a credit certifiedafter a certain date; allow a credit forreconstruction of an existing road;and generally amend County lawregarding impact taxes. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov.

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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.

Adult Single Night. Saturdays, 9 p.m.at at Benny’s Bar & Grill, 7747Tuckerman Lane, Potomac. Find aDJ, open dance floor, and othersingles. No cover charge. Visitwww.bennysbargrill.com.

“Photo Slam: The Exhibition.”Through Nov. 29, gallery hours atPhotoworks at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo. Imagesfrom the Photo Slam 2014 byPrescott Moore Lassman, Pablo deLoy, Valerie Makepeace and Tanguyde Carbonnieres will be on display.Free. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.

Oasis Art Gallery Exhibit. ThroughNov. 30 at The Oasis Art Galleryinside Macy’s Home Store atWestfield Montgomery Mall, 7125Democracy Blvd., Bethesda. ArtistsLieta Gerson and Lindan Silvers willdisplay their work. Free. Visitwww.oasisnet.org/washington.

Artists & Makers StudiosNovember Exhibits. Through Nov.30, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Artists & MakersStudios, 11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite210., Rockville. “These Go ToEleven,” an exhibit featuring theworks of 11 metro Washington, DCartists curated by Stephen Boocks,will be displayed in the two maingalleries. A second exhibit, “MerryMonuments: A Brighter District” byartist Mary Gallagher Stout will beshown in the new gallery hall. Free.Visitwww.artistsandmakersstudios.com.

“Originale.” Through Nov. 30, 10a.m.-8 p.m. Monday-Saturday, 12-6p.m. on Sunday at Persiano Galleryand Design Center, 188 Market St.,Potomac. Artist Yolanda Prinsloopresents artwork in graphite andpaint. Free. Visitwww.persianogallery.com for more.

Kate Westfall: “DAEDAL Adj. rich,intricate, adorned.” ThroughDec. 13, gallery hours at VisArts, 155Gibbs St., Rockville. Solo exhibitionof new work by ceramic artist Kate

Westfall. The functions of the vesselsincluded in this exhibition vary fromdaily use to ceremonial, underliningthe importance of ritual, communityand beauty in every aspect of ourlives. Free. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org.

Diana Ludet: The BreslerResidency. Through Dec. 13,gallery hours at VisArts, 155 GibbsSt., Rockville.

“Project 837, Part 2.” Through Dec.13, gallery hours at VisArts, 155Gibbs St., Rockville. An exhibitionseries intended to start aconversation about the definition ofhome and homelessness. Theexhibition includes contemporaryartists, the public, activists andorganizers for workshops, galleryexhibition and symposium. Free. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org.

THROUGH DEC. 23“Entertaining Mr. Sloane.” Various

times at The Writer’s Center, 4508Walsh St., Bethesda. The Edge of theUniverse Players 2 present a darkcomedy by British playwright JoeOrton. Tickets are $20. Visitwww.writer.org for more.

THURSDAY/NOV. 26Turkey Chase. 8:30 a.m. at 9401 Old

Georgetown Road at Spruce Street.The Turkey Chase 10K Run benefits the

YMCA Bethesda-Chevy Chase,YMCA’s Youth and Family Servicesand the Bethesda-Chevy ChaseRotary Club Foundation. Includes atwo-mile walk/run; wheelchairswelcome. Registration is $10 for theKid’s Run, $20 for the two-mile, and$35 for the 10K. Seewww.turkeychase.com.

Vegetarian Society of DCThanksgiving Celebration. 12-4p.m. at Bethesda Hyatt Regency,7400 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda.Vegetarians and non-vegetarian toenjoy vegetarian-friendly meals, livemusic, and more. Tickets are $66 formembers, and $71 for non-members.Visit www.VSDC.org.

NOV. 27-DEC. 31Winter Lights Festival. Sunday-

Thursday, 6-9 p.m.; Friday-Saturday,6-10 p.m. at Seneca Creek Park,11950 Clopper Road, Gaithersburg.

Winter Lights is a 3.5-mile drivethrough a holiday light show atSeneca Creek Park with more than360 illuminated displays. Additionalevents include Wine Under theLights, Run Under the Lights, Leashes’n’ Lights, and, S’More Lights &Trolley Rides. Visitwww.gaithersburgmd.gov/leisure/special-events/winter-lights-festival.

NOV. 27-JAN. 3 “Garden of Lights.” Various times at

Brookside Gardens, 1800 GlenallanAve., Silver Spring. More than amillion colorful lights are shaped intohand-crafted, original art forms offlowers, animals and other naturalelements. Stroll from garden togarden enjoying twinkling tree forms,fountains, sparkling snowflakesoverhead and more. Tickets are $25-30 per vehicle. Visitwww.montgomeryparks.org formore.

SATURDAY/NOV. 28“A Christmas Carol.” 1:30 and 7

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Saturday, Dec. 12, the artists of the Artists & Makers Studios will open their workspacesfor holiday shopping. Find jewelry, silk painting, glass, printmaking, ceramics, water-color and acrylic painting, oil painting, fiber art, mixed media, graphic design, encaus-tic and more. Open Studio Saturday will 12-5 p.m. at 11810 Parklawn Drive, Suite 210,Rockville. Visit www.artistsandmakersstudios.com for more.


Rockville Civic Center Park, 603Edmonston Drive, Rockville. HopeGarden Children’s Ballet Theatrefeatures young performers in aballetic interpretation of CharlesDickens’ classic. Tickets are $22 foradults, $19 for seniors and students.Visit www.hgcbt.org/christmascarol.

Swing Dance Party. 8 p.m. at theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Beginner swing lesson 8-9 p.m.,dance 9 p.m.-12 a.m. London-basedswing band Jive Aces will perform.Tickets are $20. Visitwww.gottaswing.com for more.

SATURDAY/SUNDAY/NOV. 28-29“Serenade for Strings.” 8 p.m. on

Saturday, 3 p.m. on Sunday at theMusic Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane. The NationalPhilharmonic, led by Music Directorand Conductor Piotr Gajewski, willperform Tchaikovsky’s “Serenade forStrings.” The concert will also featureMozart’s Violin Concerto No. 4,performed by instrumentalist Chee-Yun, and Sibelius’ Rakastava. Ticketsstart at $29 and are free for childrenages 7-17. Visitwww.nationalphilharmonic.org.

TUESDAY/DEC. 1Holiday Concert. 8 p.m. at The Music

Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.The United States Air Force Band-Airmen of Note, Concert Band &Singing Sergeants perform. Free.Visit www.usadband.af.mil.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 2Fused Glass Holiday Ornaments

Workshop. 7-8:30 p.m. at VisArtsat Rockville, 155 Gibbs St. The fee is$20. Visit www.visartsatrockville.orgfor more.

“Holidays Around the World.” 7:30p.m. at The Music Center atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,North Bethesda. Instrumentalists,guest performers, and two powerfulchoral ensembles share traditionalmusic from South Africa, England,Sweden, Germany, and Puerto Ricoduring this Strathmore Children’sChorus presentation. Tickets are $18-25. Visit www.strathmore.org.

THURSDAY/DEC. 3“The Hip Hop Nutcracker.” 7:30

p.m. at The Music Center atStrathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Lane,North Bethesda. The Hip HopNutcracker re-imagines Tchaikovsky’sclassic score through hip-hopchoreography. Tickets are $29-54.Visit www.strathmore.org.

FRIDAY/DEC. 4Swing Dance With King Teddy. 8-9

p.m. lesson, 9 p.m.-12 a.m. dance atSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MAcArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Admission is $18. Visitwww.gottaswing.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/DEC. 4-6“The Nutcracker.” 7:30 p.m. on

Friday, 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. onSaturday, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. onSunday at Robert E. ParillaPerforming Arts Center–MontgomeryCollege, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville.Metropolitan Ballet Theatre has beenpresenting the full-length traditionalstaging of The Nutcracker since1989. Tickets start at $19. Visitwww.mbtdance.org for more.

SATURDAY/DEC. 5Breakfast with Santa. 9-11:30 a.m.

at Our Lady of Mercy School, 9222Kentsdale Drive, Potomac. Familiesare invited to enjoy a pancake

breakfast, crafts, games and pictureswith Santa. Visit the Secret SantaShop to buy gifts for family andfriends.Tickets are $15. Visitwww.schoololom.org.

Holiday Book Sale. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. atDavis Branch Library, 6400Democracy Blvd., Bethesda. Bookselection includes coffee table andart, collectibles and antiquarian,children’s books and more. Free. Call240-777-0922.

Gingerbread House Workshop. 11a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. at VisArts atRockville, 155 Gibbs St. Decorate anassembled gingerbread house withroyal icing. The fee is $20. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Bethesda’s Winter Wonderland. 1-4 p.m. at downtown Bethesda. Kickoff the holiday season with a live-sculpting presentation, a visit fromSanta Claus, live entertainment andmore. Free. Visit www.bethesda.orgfor more.

Winter Fun in the Great Indoors.1:30-3:30 p.m. at Your Dog’s FriendTraining Center, 12221 ParklawnDrive, Rockville. Instead of longwalks, you can learn simple ways touse your dog’s natural drives – likesniffing, chasing, scavenging andexploring – in your dog’s everydaylife. Free. Visitwww.yourdogsfriend.org.

Workshop: How to Loiter by PaulShortt. 2 p.m. at VisArts atRockville, 155 Gibbs St. In thisworkshop, participants will explorealternative ways of loitering anddiscuss the issues surroundingloitering and how it affects publicspace and individuality. Participantswill create pro-loitering signs thatarticulate new ways to loiter and willturn those signs into PSA-stylecommercials as an answer to theoppression of the homelesspopulation. Free. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Performance: Nancy Havlik. 3 p.m.at VisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St.Dance performance in response toPaul Short’s “How to Loiter.” Free.Visit www.visartsatrockville.org.

Postcard Making: “News FromHome.” 4 p.m. at VisArts atRockville, 155 Gibbs St. CuratorsYeim Bae and Yunjeong Hong willintroduce creative ways of makingpostcards while exploring theconcept of “home” with the audience.Free. Visit www.visartsatrockville.orgfor more.

“Winter Soundscapes.” 4 p.m. atThe Music Center at Strathmore,5301 Tuckerman Lane, NorthBethesda. Maryland Classic YouthOrchestras Philharmonic, Symphony,and Chamber Ensemble perform aholiday repertoire that includesShostakovich’s dramatic SymphonyNo. 5. Tickets are $15-25. Visitwww.strathmore.org.

DEKA Piano Trio. 8 p.m. atWestmoreland Congregational UCCChurch 1 Westmoreland Circle,Bethesda. The DEKA Piano Trio iscomprised of faculty members of theWashington Conservatory: ViolinistKo Sugiyama, Cellist Danielle Cho,and Pianist Edvinas Minkstimas.Free, $20 suggested donation. Visitwww.washingtonconservatory.org.

SUNDAY/DEC. 6Chanukah Brunch. 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at

B’nai Israel, 6301 Montrose Road,Rockville. Members of The JewishHolocaust Survivors and Friends ofGreater Washington, The LastGeneration – Child Survivors of theHolocaust and Descendants, TheGeneration After, and 3G friends andfamilies are all invited. Singer RobynHelzner will be the featuredentertainer. The cost is $20 formembers of these groups and $25 fornon-members. Visitwww.genafterdc.org for more.

Basic Woodworking Workshop. 12-

4 p.m. at VisArts at Rockville, 155Gibbs St. Children ages 7-11 areinvited to handcraft five separatewooden holiday ornaments or onedecorative garland. Tickets are $65.Visit www.visartsatrockville.org.

Clara Barton Holiday Craft Show.1-5 p.m. at Clara Barton CommunityRecreation Center, 7425 MacArthurBlvd., Cabin John. Meet more than50 local artists, crafters, and authors.All kinds of crafts for sale: jewelry,glass, fiber arts, pottery, ornaments,wood crafts, hand knit sweaters,paintings, prints, photography, booksby local authors, soaps and lotions,cookies, honey and more. Free toattend. Visit www.friendscbcc.org formore.

Reading. 2-4 p.m. at The Writer’sCenter, 4508 Walsh St., Bethesda.Reading by writers published byWashington Writers’ PublishingHouse, including Michelle ChanBrown, author of “Motherland withWolves,” and Patricia Schultheis,author of “St. Bart’s Way.” Areception and book signing follows.Free. Visit www.writer.org for more.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 9Seth Kibel & Friends: Hanukkah

Hodgepodge. 7:30 p.m. at TheMusic Center at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.Jazz, swing, and klezmer cometogether with multi-Wammie-winnerKibel and friends as they explore theintersection of Jewish and Americanmusic. Tickets are $25. Visitwww.strathmore.org.

“Let Freedom Sing.” 8 p.m. at OhrKodesh Synagogue, 8300Meadowbrook Lane, Chevy Chase.Zemer Chai, the Jewish Chorale ofthe Nation’s Capital present “LetFreedom Sing: Songs of Justice &Celebration,” with special guests, TheBethesda-Chevy Chase High SchoolChamber Singers. Tickets are $10.Visit www.zemerchai.org for more.

THURSDAY/DEC. 10Holiday Wreath. 7-9 p.m. at VisArts

at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St. Lead byinstructor Kim Swanner, participantswill make their own winter wreath.Cost is $20. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.

’Tis the Season with Brian StokesMitchell. 8 p.m. at The MusicCenter at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.Brian Stokes Mitchell joins theBaltimore Symphony OrchestraSuperPops to to perform traditionaland contemporary holiday favorites.Tickets are $35-99. Visitwww.bsomusic.org for more.

FRIDAY/DEC. 11Potomac After Hours. 9:15-11 p.m.

at Potomac Community RecreationCenter, 11315 Falls Road, Potomac.Middle schoolers (6-8th graders) areinvited to attend “football night.”Play soccer, basketball shooting,table tennis, and pool tournaments.Admission is $5. Visitwww.activemontgomery.org and usecode #11950 to register.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/DEC. 11-13“The Nutcracker.” 7:30 p.m. on

Friday, 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. onSaturday, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. onSunday at Robert E. ParillaPerforming Arts Center–MontgomeryCollege, 51 Mannakee St., Rockville.Metropolitan Ballet Theatre has beenpresenting the full-length traditionalstaging of The Nutcracker since1989. Tickets start at $19. Visitwww.mbtdance.org for more.

SATURDAY/DEC. 12Potomac Library Book Sale. 10

a.m.-1 p.m. at 10101 GlenoldenDrive. Sponsored by the Friends ofthe Library, Potomac Chapter. Runsmost months. Most hardbacks are $1and paperbacks are $.50. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/branches/potomac.html.

Advice for Adopters, Fosters, andOther Dog Lovers. 11:45-1:45p.m. at Your Dog’s Friend TrainingCenter, 12221 Parklawn Drive,Rockville. Expert will discuss dogtraining and behavior, helpful petproducts, and the many commonissues that dog guardians face. Free.Visit www.yourdogsfriend.org/free-workshops.

Fused Glass Holiday Ornaments.12-2 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. at VisArts atRockville, 155 Gibbs St. The fee is$20. Visit www.visartsatrockville.orgfor more.

Open Studios Saturday. 12-5 p.m. atArtists & Makers Studios, 11810Parklawn Drive, Suite 210, Rockville.Artists working in jewelry, silkpainting, glass, printmaking,ceramics, watercolor and acrylicpainting, oil painting, fiber art, mixedmedia, graphic design, encaustic, andmore to discover in one location.Browse three galleries filled withwearable gifts by members of thePotomac Fiber Arts Guild. Free. Visitwww.artistsandmakersstudios.com.

Holiday Wreath. 2-4 p.m. at VisArts atRockville, 155 Gibbs St. Lead byinstructor Kim Swanner, participantswill make their own winter wreath.Cost is $20. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Postcard Making: “News FromHome.” 4 p.m. at VisArts atRockville, 155 Gibbs St. CuratorsYeim Bae and Yunjeong Hong willintroduce creative ways of makingpostcards while exploring theconcept of “home” with the audience.Free. Visit www.visartsatrockville.org

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/DEC.12-13“The Mini-Nut.” 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3

p.m. at Montgomery College CulturalArts Center, 7995 Georgia Ave.,Silver Spring. The Maryland YouthBallet will present an abbreviatedchild-friendly version of the classic“Nutcracker.” Tickets are $15 forchildren 10 and under in advance,$20 at the door, $20 for adults at thedoor and in advance. Visitwww.marylandyouthballet.org.

Christmas on the Farm. 12-5 p.m. atMontgomery Farm. Visitwww.Montgomeryparks.org.

SUNDAY/DEC. 13Jingle Bell Jog. 9-10:30 a.m. at the

Rockville Senior Center, 1150Carnation Drive. Registration is freefor Montgomery County RoadRunners Club, $10 for nonmembersand $5 for non-members under 18.See www.mcrrc.org.

Coffee and Critique. 10 a.m.-12 p.m.at Photoworks at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Guests are invited to bring photos forinformal feedback from Photoworksfaculty and enjoy coffee and bagels.Free. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.

Fused Glass Holiday Ornaments.12-2 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. at VisArts atRockville, 155 Gibbs St. The fee is$20. Visit www.visartsatrockville.orgfor more.

“Celebrating The Holydays.” 4 p.m.at The Music Center at Strathmore,5301 Tuckerman Lane, NorthBethesda. The all-woman, African-American a cappella ensemble SweetHoney in the Rock performs familiarAfrican-American spirituals alongwith music influenced by Latin,Chinese, African, and Hebrewcultures. Tickets are $25-75. Visitwww.strathmore.org.

Chanukah Family Spectacular.5:30 p.m. at Bethesda Lane. Attend

this Menorah-lighting event withlocal celebrities, entertainment,music, food and more. Free. Visitwww.bethesdarow.com/events.

FRIDAY/DEC. 18Lloyd Dobler Effect: Holiday

Experience Concert. 7 p.m. at F.Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603Edmonston Drive, Rockville. Thesongs performed on this evening area mixture of holiday favorites,originals that are performed in analternate fashion, and more. Ticketsare $15-23. Visitwww.facebook.com/lloyddoblereffect.

Adults Only Gingerbread HouseWorkshop. 7-9 p.m. at VisArts atRockville, 155 Gibbs St. VisArtsprovides assembled gingerbreadhouse, bags of royal icing and candy.Alcohol available for purchase. Thefee is $20. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.

DEC. 18-20, 20, 26-27“The Nutcracker.” Various times at

Robert E. Parilla Performing ArtsCenter Montgomery CollegeRockville Campus, 51 Mannakee St.,Rockville. Join the Maryland YouthBallet for the 26th season of the full-length classic choreographed byArtistic Director, Michelle Lees.Tickets are $26-36. Visitwww.marylandyouthballet.org.

SATURDAY-SUNDAY/DEC. 19-20National Philharmonic:

“Messiah.” 8 p.m. on Saturday, 3p.m. on Sunday at the Music Centerat Strathmore, 5301 TuckermanLane, North Bethesda. The NationalPhilharmonic Orchestra and Choraleperform Handel’s Messiah. Ticketsstart at $28. Admission for childrenage 7-17 is free. Visitwww.nationalphilharmonic.org.

SUNDAY/DEC. 20Gingerbread House Workshop. 12-

2 p.m. and 3-5 p.m. at VisArts atRockville, 155 Gibbs St. VisArtsprovides assembled gingerbreadhouse, bags of royal icing and candy.The fee is $20. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Basic Woodworking Workshop:Festive Reindeers. 12-4 p.m. atVisArts at Rockville, 155 Gibbs St.Children ages 7-11 will design,handcraft, and decorate their veryown wooden holiday reindeer art.Students will learn woodworkingsafety and how to use tools such ashammers, saws, and sanding tools.Tickets are $65. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.

Rockville Concert Band:“Welcome Winter.” 3 p.m. at F.Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603Edmonston Drive, Rockville. Listen toclassic wintertime music selections.Free. Visit www.rocknet.org/Leisure/Band for more.

MONDAY-TUESDAY/DEC. 21-22Moscow Ballet Great Russian

Nutcracker. 8 p.m. at The MusicCenter at Strathmore, 5301Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda.Tickets are $48-88. Visitwww.strathmore.org.

FRIDAY/JAN. 15Potomac After Hours. 9:15-11 p.m.

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Perhaps the future – and maybe even thepresent, is what I make of it. And though it’sdifficult – but not impossible – to do so,among the rather grim tales that one hearsin the lung cancer/cancer-in-general world,there are success stories, many of which I’veactually heard. And the more of these sto-ries I hear, the more I feel empowered andrealize that even though we have not wonthe war on cancer, we are winning battles,not just skirmishes. Lung cancer patients areliving longer, as I have been fortunate to do;now we’re going to try and improve thequality of that “living longer.”

Not that you readers can’t sort it foryourselves, but extending my infusionschedule by one week from three to four isnot merely a 33 percent increase in thatinterval, it’s an exponential increase in myhead; meaning it feels way more significantthan one week. It almost seems as if I canbreathe normally again (not that I have anycancer-related difficulty breathing otherthan climbing stairs, lifting heavy objects orotherwise over-exerting myself); the sensa-tion now, the expectation now, is that I havecontrol of my life for an extra week EVERYSINGLE MONTH that I’ve not had foralmost seven years. I don’t want to go com-mercial here, but can you spell relief? Forme, it’s not a product, it’s a lifestyle.

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The Churchill, Whitman andWootton boys’ basketball teamswill open the 2015-16 seasonon Friday, Dec. 4.

Churchill, coached by Robert Bean, willhost Northwood at 7:15 p.m. The Bulldogslost to Whitman in the opening round ofthe 2015 postseason.

Whitman will host Landon at 7:15 p.m.The Vikings, led by head coach Chris Lun,reached the section semifinals last year andreached the state championship game in2014.

Wootton will travel to face Northwest at7:15. Erick Graves in his first season as headcoach of the Patriots, who lost in the firstround of the 2015 playoffs.

The Bullis boys’ basketball team, led byhead coach Bruce Kelley, will hostChapelgate Christian Academy at 6 p.m. onMonday, Nov. 30.

In girls’ action, defending 4A West regionchampion Whitman will open the season at9 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5 againstNeumann-Goretti (Philadelphia) at Paul VIHigh School in Fairfax, Va. The Vikings, ledby head coach Pete Kenah, have won tworegion titles in the last three years, and won

23 straight games last year before losing inthe state semifinals.

Churchill, coached by Kate McMahon, willopen at Northwood at 7:15 p.m.on Friday,Dec. 4, and Wootton, led by Maggie Dyer,will host Northwest.

Five new Eagle Scouts were awardedtheir Eagle medals by Troop 706 ofOur Lady of Mercy Catholic Church

in Potomac, on Sunday, Oct. 18.Joseph Blumenauer, Noah Monnig, Chris-

topher Monteferrante, Evan Patterson andJoey Toker received Boy Scout’s highesthonor, the rank of Eagle, during the EagleCourt of Honor ceremony that included acandlelight procession through the variousranks of scouting on their “Trail to Eagle.”Each earned their new rank at various timesover the course of the past year and waiteduntil October so they could have their cer-emony together.

All five boys joined Boy Scouts while inelementary school. To complete their EagleRank, each devoted numerous hours towardhis Eagle Scout Project by planning and ob-taining approvals for the project and lead-ing teams of Boy Scouts and other volun-teers to complete them. Joseph Blumenauer,a freshman at the University of Maryland,constructed a prayer garden at Our Lady ofMercy, using a previously unused area. NoahMonnig, a freshman at the University ofDayton, cleaned, refurbished and land-scaped an outdoor religious prayer circle atOur Lady of Bethesda Retreat Center inBethesda, including building a brick retain-ing wall, cleaning benches and replacingbroken stepping stones. ChristopherMonteferrante, a senior at Winston ChurchillHigh School, painted safety strips on over300 steps at St. Ann’s Center for Children,Youth and Families in Silver Spring, whichinvolved stripping, sanding, cleaning andpainting each individual step. EvanPatterson, a senior at St. John’s College HighSchool, renovated a flagstone patio at Our

Lady of Bethesda Retreat Center by replac-ing almost 50 broken flagstones, plantingover 40 boxwoods and resetting the exist-ing water fountain in a patio extension. JoeyToker, a junior at St. Albans School, createdan outdoor Stations of the Cross garden atOur Lady of Mercy, using an area that hadpreviously been unused.

Daniel A. Witt, a member of the Execu-tive Board of the National Capital AreaCouncil of the Boy Scouts of America andpresident of the International Tax and In-

vestment Center, and an Eagle Scout him-self, spoke to the boys and the audienceabout the meaning of the Eagle Scout awardand challenged them to give back to Scout-ing and to live their lives with honor, char-acter and integrity.

Also in attendance at the Court of Honorwere Father William Byrne, pastor of Our Ladyof Mercy; Father Don Worch of Our Lady ofMercy; Father Christopher Seith of Our Ladyof Mercy; and Monsignor Godfrey Mosley ofSt. Ann’s Catholic Church in Washington.

Wootton reached the 4A West regionchampionship game last season, losing toWhitman.

The Bullis girls’ basketball team, coachedby Hayley Hollis, will travel to face ArchbishopSpalding at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 3.

Photo by Jon Roetman/The Almanac

The Whitman girls’ basketball team won the 4A West region champion-ship last season.

Basketball Teams Open Season Next Week

Scouts Receive Their Eagle Medals

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From left, the new Eagle Scouts are Joseph Blumenauer, Joey Toker,Noah Monnig, Evan Patterson, and Christopher Monteferrante.

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