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PotomacPotomacThe Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National

Historical Park is looking for new volunteersto serve as Canal Classroom Corps members

and provide educational information tostudents from Maryland, Virginia and Wash-

ington, D.C. this spring and summer.

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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 PorteCochere

Modern luxury homes are increas-ingly featuring a new amenity—orrather, they’re bringing back an oldhome feature with a modern twist!The porte-cochere, (literally “coachgate”) is an instantly recognizablehome feature that has enjoyed arevival in popularity in recent years.The porte-cochere is best describedas a “drop-off garage”, much like thekind you find at resorts or hotels,and they’re infinitely useful in thatthey allow homeowners to arrive andunload safe and dry in inclementweather. Historically, the porte-cochere was created with the horse-drawn carriage in mind; modernporte-cocheres are usually erectednear the front doors of the home. So,why the sudden increase in popular-ity? In many modern luxury homes,the garage and parking area is off-setfrom the main home construction,which for visiting guests or unload-ing, parking can be inconvenient,especially if the weather is cold orrainy. A porte-cochere provides thehomeowner with a well-situated,handy area to welcome visitors,unload everything from weekly gro-ceries to luggage from your mostrecent weekend getaway or familyvacation, or a sheltered entrance tothe home for days where the sun,snow or rain makes parking in themain garage an unappealing pros-pect. Today’s stylish porte-cochere isblended with the home’s front exte-rior, ensuring convenience, safety ininclement weather and adding a dis-tinctive flair to a home’s overallappearance, each of which add dollarvalue to the home’s resale price.

Wellbeing

By Marilyn Campbell

The Almanac

Mental health specialist ElizabethDuPont Spencer believes stress isa topic familiar to most busy fami-

lies.“A major sign of stress in parents and chil-

dren is a feeling of rushing from one activityto another without being able to enjoy any ofthem,” said Spencer, a licensed certified socialworker-clinical.

Spencer is giving a lecture in Potomac, Feb.11, called “So Much To Do, So Little Time: Howto De-Stress Your Family.” She will cover “waysof identifying stress and anxiety in parents andchildren, as well as offering practical ideas thatcan be easily implemented.”

Many of the ideas can also be found inSpencer’s book, “The Anxiety cure For Kids: AGuide For Parents.”

“My goal is for each person to walk out ofthe talk with an understanding of the sourcesof stress in their lives and the choices that theycan make as they find better ways to cope,”said Spencer. “This is such an exciting topic,and so relevant to families in the D.C. area.

“This talk also gives audience members anopportunity to consider if the problem is morethan stress,” she continued, “[or] if it mightbe anxiety or depression in either a child orparent. I will provide techniques to use if thatis likely to be part of the problem.”

Spencer’s talk is part of Parent University, anon-going series of workshops offered on childdevelopment topics like education and mentaland physical health. The speakers, who areconsidered experts in their fields, offer infor-mation designed to guide and empower par-ents as they raise their children.

The 75- to 90-minute workshops are held inthe evenings at Har Shalom Early ChildhoodEducation Center (ECEC) in Potomac. Parentsalso have opportunities to ask questions of thespeakers.

“As a parent and a speech language patholo-gist, parent education has always been a corevalue for me personally, as well as in my prac-tice,” said Sue Abrams, Parent Universityfounder and director of the Center for Com-munication and Learning. “I started Parent

University in 2008 to provide to the Montgom-ery [County] parent community access to themany talented professionals in this area. It isso important to me to provide parents withtools and knowledge — a toolbox if you will— to enable them to help their children.”

Katie Smeltz, a Rockville mother of two, hasattended several Parent University workshops.“Some of the speakers are absolutely amaz-ing,” she said. “Topics have included things likekids who are addicted to video games and howto help them. Sue gets very smart, fascinatingspeakers.”

One of the most impactful workshops Smeltzattended was one in which she learned tech-niques to help her son improve his social skillsand enjoy play dates.

“I got ideas about how to make play datesmore fruitful and help my son navigate someof his apprehension,” she said. “We want ourkids to be happy and have friends.”

Abrams says the technique involved “creat-ing ‘friend files’ with her child when they hadplay dates. This is a social thinking concept.Then she helped her son understand how touse the information he learned about his friendto plan their next play date.”

Workshop on Managing Family StressFeb. 11 event is partof Parent University.

Class Schedule 2014-157:15 – 8:30 p.m..Har Shalom ECEC11510 Falls Road, Potomac,❖ Feb. 11: So Much To Do, So Litle Time: How To

De-stress Your Family❖ April 21: The Ages and Stages of Social Commu-

nication: Approaches for Teaching RelationshipDevelopment

❖ May 11: Social Behavior Mapping

Photo courtesy of Elizabeth DuPont Spencer

Elizabeth DuPont Spencer, co-authorof “The Anxiety cure For Kids: AGuide For Parents,” will offer insightsabout stress and teach parents howto make simple changes to minimizeit.

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Email announcements to [email protected]. Include date,time, location, description and contact forevent: phone, email and/or website. Pho-tos and artwork welcome. Deadline isThursday at noon, at least two weeks be-fore event.

FUNDRAISER“Spay It Forward.” Donate to support

MCPAW efforts to reduce petoverpopulation and shelter intakes ofstray and feral animals. In addition tothe spay/neuter and microchippingprogram, MCPAW is organizing a PetFood Pantry to assist pet owners who

need help with dog or cat food and tohelp managers feed feral cats.MCPAW is implementing a uniquefundraising formula for Spay ItForward called Easy Fund 1, 2, 3.MCPAW is asking each resident ofMontgomery County to donate $1,each organization to donate $2 foreach of their members and eachbusiness to donate $3 for eachemployee. To donate, visitwww.crowdrise.com/mcpaw,www.MCPAW.org or checks can bemailed to MCPAW/SIF, 7315Muncaster Mill Road, Derwood, MD20855. Write SIF on check. MCPAW isa 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization

and donations are tax deductible asallowable by law. For more on SpayIt Forward or MCPAW, visitwww.MCPAW.org/SpayIt Forward.

OPEN ENROLLMENTVolunteers Needed. Montgomery

County has helped thousands ofresidents get enrolled. Now that theclosing date (Feb. 15) is approaching,they’re expecting activity to ramp upeven more. Make a difference byhelping reduce the number ofuninsured in Montgomery County. Tosign-up for one or more shifts on themost convenient dates and locations

visit: www.signupgenius.com/go/20f094fadab28a5f58-volunteer.Contact Neeta Datt [email protected].

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 4Volunteer Open House. 9:30-11 a.m.

at Holiday Park Senior Center, 3950Ferrara Drive, Silver Spring. TheSenior Connection has immediateopenings for volunteers to provideessential services to MontgomeryCounty seniors. Available serviceopportunities include driving senioradults to medical appointments,

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By Amber Healy

The Almanac

An estimated one million childrenattend school along the Chesa-peake and Ohio Canal, whichstretches from Washington, D.C.

through Virginia and Maryland and out toPennsylvania and West Virginia. Throughthe C&O Canal National Historic Park, chil-dren have the opportunity to spend hoursout in nature learning the importance of thecanal to the nation’s capital and surround-ing region.

The National Parks Service has created aprogram in which volunteers help makefield trips through the park relevant towhat’s being taught in the classroom, in-corporating science, math and historythemes customizable for visits that can lastmost of the course of a school day, saidHollie Lynch, educational specialist with theNational Parks Service. She has been look-ing for a few good volunteers to lend theirtalents to the Canal Classroom Corps for thissummer, as the program looks to expandits reach to Great Falls, building on suc-

cesses in Williamsport and Cumberland.The group is largely comprised of “retired

teachers and educators, not only teachersbut people with a background in history orscience who are looking for an opportunityto help students” learn about and appreci-ate the canal, Lynch said.

The canal stretches 185 miles from endto end, with even more miles of hiking trailsand places to watch for birds and learn

about the history of the waterway containedwithin the park. One of the more popularlocations in the park, and a favorite activ-ity for students on field trips is watchingthe Mercer Boat go through the locks nearGreat Falls, she said.

But there’s more to the park than watch-ing the boat, originally pulled by mules, riseand fall as water is added or taken out ofthe specially designed passageways.

For the first summer, the Canal ClassroomCorps program at Great Falls will be focusedon elementary school students, with thegoal of following in the footsteps of ex-panded pilots in Cumberland andWilliamsport and adding educational ma-terials for middle and high school studentslater, Lynch said.

The volunteers help teachers during fieldtrips by incorporating information thatsupplements what’s being discussed in theclassroom, she said. Rock formations, alongwith plants and animals, spotted along thecanal can easily support a lesson on theEarth’s geology, while the transfer of goodsand people into Washington during thecity’s early days makes for a different kindof view on the area’s history.

Students who have had the chance to take

A Leafier Kind of ClassroomRetired teacherstake their skillsto the great outdoorsto introduce childrento the C&O Canal.

Students from Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., learn about thehistory of the C&O Canal from a team of dedicated volunteers who formthe Canal Classroom Corps. The volunteers, largely retired teachers,help with field trips along the canal and incorporate science, history,math and other curriculum areas into each outing.

Canal Classroom Corps memberJudy Niedzielski holds up a turtleas part of a lesson for some youngvisitors to the Williamsport por-tion of the C&O Canal NationalHistorical Park.

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By Susan Belford

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Just moments away from Potomacis OASIS — a hidden gem offer-ing lifelong learning, healthy liv-

ing activities and social engagement.Many classes are held inside the Macy’sHome Store at Westfield’s MontgomeryMall, but others are located throughoutthe county. Its 51-page brochure lists avariety of opportunities that provide ev-erything from exercise programs to vol-unteer opportunities, interesting and in-formative classes taught by local expertsto technology training that will build con-fidence with the latest computer, iPad orFacebook challenge.

According to the www.oasisnet.org, thevision of OASIS is to “see that adults age50 and older across the country haveopportunities to pursue vibrant, healthy,productive and meaningful lives.”

OASIS, a non-profit organization basedin St. Louis, is now active in 43 citiesacross 25 states and serves more than

59,000 individuals each year. Potomac resi-dents are fortunate because the OASIS pro-gram, the only one in the D.C. Metro area,is offered in close by and provides intellec-tual and social stimulation at an low cost.

The organization was established in 1982by Marylen Mann and a group of educatorsand volunteers who pioneered educationalwellness and volunteer programs thathelped older adults stay healthy and en-gaged within their communities. At first, theU.S. Administration on Aging funded thetwo-year project to demonstrate the feasi-bility of a public-private partnership. TheMay Company (now Macy’s) agreed to pro-vide space for OASIS classes in their stores.

As Macy’s expanded, the company builtpermanent sites in their stores for OASIScenters. OASIS partners with SuburbanHospital, John Hopkins Medicine, AT&T,The Village at Rockville, WPAS, BCC andRockville Rotary Clubs and other commu-nity businesses and organizations. Morethan 200 volunteers support the four staffmembers at the Washington Metropolitan

An Oasis for Learning Program targets 50 years and older.

Leni Barry, RN, from the Suburban Hospital, Hopkins MedicineHeartWell program, lectures on health and wellness topics such asoptimizing one’s health and nutrition for a healthy heart. In Marchshe will teach “Let’s Go Nuts,” a discussion about the latest recom-mendations and benefits of nuts, strategies and recipes on how toincorporate nuts in a diet.

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WMCCA President

The proposed pesticide law pending be-fore the Montgomery County Counciland the National Park Service proposal

to collect entrance fees from those using theC&O Canal National Historical Park present in-teresting challenges. We will learn more aboutthe pesticide bill at WMCCA’s Feb. 11 meeting.C&O Canal Superintendent Kevin Brandt willdiscuss the fee proposal and other Canal is-sues at our March 11 meeting.

WMCCA has been and will always be a strongsupporter of enhanced environmental protec-

tion and defender of our belovedC&O Canal. And even imperfectlegislative efforts, such as thenew Montgomery County Tree

Canopy Law, presumably are better than noth-ing. But when examining what is likely to re-sult in effective environmental protection andthe conservation of natural resources — whatdoes and does not work — there appear to besome basic principles.

There must be the critical “rule of law”framework — transparent legislative process,clarity in objectives and requirements, and ef-fective enforcement. But the entire effort alsomust be grounded in common sense and anacknowledgement of basic elements of humanbehavior, with a laser focus on ensuring maxi-mum efficiency and effectiveness given scarceresources.

As we become engaged in examining thesetwo new proposals — and others in the future— we will do so with an emphasis on ensuringpublic transparency and strong, effective meth-ods for environmental protection. These aresome of the questions we will be asking:

❖ Is there a clear statement of the problemsto be addressed, including the sound sciencebehind the elements of the pesticide law andthe financials behind the fee proposal?

❖ Exactly how will the proposals addressthese problems and how will success or fail-ure be documented?

❖ Are there other more effective targets andalternatives?

❖ Exactly what will each of us be requiredto do to comply with these solutions and howwill this be communicated?

❖ How and by whom will they be enforcedand how will citizens be able to monitor en-forcement?

GLEN HILLS STUDYBy Susanne Lee

Following their meetings in December 2014with Montgomery County Executive IsiahLeggett and Montgomery County CouncilMember Roger Berliner, a group of scientists,engineers, university professors, and govern-mental agency experts who are Glen Hills resi-dents prepared an extensive analysis of theGlen Hills Study. They focused on one aspectof the study — the science behind the Phase 1and Phase 2 reports — and determined it wasfatally flawed. Thus, any recommendationsdrawn from the reports would be invalid. They,along with WMCCA, submitted their findingsto Mr. Leggett in a detailed Jan. 12 letter re-questing that he reject the Study and insteadinitiate a revised fact-based and scientificallysound analysis.

PENNYFIELD LOCK ROADBy Ginny Barnes

The recent CIP (Capital ImprovementProjects) budget contains an item for replac-

ing the bridge on Pennyfield Lock Road. Thisroad dates back to the 1850s and is designatedas Rustic in the Rural and Rustic Roads MasterPlan. The bend in Pennyfield was created togo around the Dufief warehouse that was lo-cated on the south, inside part of the bend.The warehouse was the reason the road wasbuilt. Dufief (who also ran a mill) was bring-ing in fertilizer and shipping crops from thewarehouse, which was a huge improvementin access for a big chunk of the farming com-munity. Criteria for alterations to Rustic Roadsare specific and have not been followed in theDepartment of Transportation (DOT) proposalto fund bridge reconstruction. Of the threepossible alternatives, the DOT selected the onemost detrimental to the historic landscape ofthe C&O Canal National Historical Park. Thepublic has never seen or been given an oppor-tunity to comment on the proposed bridge re-placement alternatives, nor have the ”safety”criteria been assessed. The precedent and pos-sible “unintended consequences” to other Rus-tic Roads in Potomac may be at stake. Accord-ingly, WMCCA will be writing testimony for thepublic hearing on the CIP Budget. The NationalPark Service has done a thorough and thought-ful report on the historic and cultural aspectsof Pennyfield. It makes fascinating reading:

https://www.canaltrust.org/quarters/pdf/Pennyfield_Lock_CLI.pdf

UPDATE ON TEN MILE CREEKBy Ginny Barnes

In 2014, the County Council adopted anamendment to the Clarksburg Master Plan af-fording unprecedented protection to Ten MileCreek. A strict impervious cap was placed ondevelopment in the creek and tributaries. TheRural Neighborhood Cluster (RNC) zone wasapplied, requiring 60-80 percent open spacedevelopment sites. The RNC zone also requiressewer and the County Council is currently con-sidering Sewer Category Changes for the pro-posed developments. In the case of Ten MileCreek, the choice of sewer alignments is inte-gral to following through with protecting thewatershed and Little Seneca Reservoir. A pub-lic hearing was held and the Transportationand Environment Committee will take up dis-cussion of the category changes Feb. 5.

Opinion

Defining and Ensuring EffectivenessNext Meeting

The West Montgomery County Citizens Associationwill meet Wednesday, Feb. 11 at 7:15 p.m., at thePotomac Community Center.

The speaker will be Chris Gillis, senior legislativeaide to Montgomery County Council President GeorgeLeventhal. New legislation regulating the use of pes-ticides is currently pending before the MontgomeryCounty Council. Introduced by Council Leventhal, BillNo. 52-14 would prohibit the use of certain pesticideson lawns and certain county-owned property, estab-lish notice requirements, and require the county toadopt integrated pest management techniques on cer-tain county property. If enacted, Montgomery Countywould join just two other local jurisdictions (TakomaPark and Ogunquit, Me.) with similar statutes. Gillis,a key County Council staff member involved in theproposed legislation, will discuss more details aboutthe legislation, current issues under consideration,next steps in the legislative process, and the outlookfor its passage.

As always, the public is encouraged to attend theWMCCA meetings.

If schools are closed because of inclement weather,the meeting will be cancelled.

WMCCA

Council To DecideOn Pesticide UseTo the Editor:

Spring is just around the corner and if theMontgomery County Council has its way,residents will learn to live with weeds, ticks,grubs and Mother Nature’s other irritants.The council, at the urging of a small groupof advocates, has introduced a bill (52-14)that would prohibit the use of virtually alllawn, landscape and ornamental pesticides

on private and county property by homeownersor professional applicators.

Described by some as a children’s health ini-tiative, the bill has little basis in health or sci-ence, according to a scientist who spent 11years with the EPA’s Office of Pesticides andToxic Substances. Stuart Cohen, a Ph.D. envi-ronmental chemist and Montgomery Countyresident with 39 years of experience, testifiedthat the bill fails “to acknowledge the exten-sive testing — typically more than 80 studies,at least 18 of which are in toxicology — and athorough federal review of each proposed

pesticide’s use pattern,” to ensure “a rea-sonable certainty of no harm” before a pes-ticide is approved and registered by the EPA.

If the council prevails, county residentscould buy lawn care products, but they can’tuse them. If this concerns you, please con-tact your County Council representative andattend the hearing in Rockville Feb, 12.

Chris CathcartPotomac

The writer is president and CEO of the ConsumerSpecialty Products Association, which represents theinterests of household products, including lawn care.

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OASIS.Potomac resident Cindy Oser registers each ses-

sion for classes and “Meet-up” tours with OASIS. “Theday I receive the brochure, I circle what I’m inter-ested in and sign up, since the classes fill up quickly.I love OASIS because it offers single classes taughtat 10:30 a.m. or 1 p.m., the lecturers are outstand-ing experts in the field, and the classes are very in-expensive — usually $10. Most are held at Mont-gomery Mall or at close-by facilities. Some of my fa-vorites have included a tour of the UndergroundRailroad in Montgomery County, lectures by State’sAttorney John McCarthy on High Profile Trials inMontgomery County, touring the the Supreme Courtand the Library of Congress with an excellent guide,Ambassador Philip Wilcox speaking on conflict be-tween Israel and Palestine, and musician Daryl Davis’lectures on Rock and Roll and the Ku Klux Klan. Thetours are excellent, the classes informative and in-teresting and I love learning about new topics,” shesaid.

Just a few of the multitude of classes offered forthe Winter-Spring term include “The Queen of Coun-try Music: Patsy Cline,” “The Steep Ascent: A VisitWith Anne Morrow Lindbergh,” “Aromatherapy forFun and Wellness,” “Fighting Hate, Teaching Toler-ance, Seeking Justice,” “The Scoop on Sports withGeorge Solomon,” “Tomorrow Has Arrived — Ro-botics Today,” “Beginning, Intermediate and Ad-vanced Spanish,” “Winning Germ Warfare in the


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Address .............................. BR FB HB ... Postal City .. Sold Price .... Type ...... Lot AC .. PostalCode ....... Subdivision ......... Date Sold

1 9455 TURNBERRY DR ........... 3 .. 2 . 2 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,020,000 .... Townhouse . 0.08 ......... 20854 ................. AVENEL ................ 12/29/14

2 2 WINTERSET CT ................. 4 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,010,000 .... Detached .... 0.42 ......... 20854 ............. WINTERSET ............. 12/17/14

3 7828 HIDDEN MEADOW TER 4 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,000,000 .... Townhouse . 0.08 ......... 20854 ............. RIVER FALLS ............ 12/16/14

4 10510 SOUTH GLEN RD ........ 4 .. 4 . 0 ....... POTOMAC ... $1,000,000 .... Detached .... 3.42 ......... 20854 ... POTOMAC FARM ESTATES ... 12/18/14

5 10626 BEECHKNOLL LN ........ 5 .. 4 . 0 ....... POTOMAC ..... $995,000 .... Detached .... 0.22 ......... 20854 ....... PINEY GLEN VILLAGE ...... 12/19/14

6 7809 HIDDEN MEADOW TER 4 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $965,000 .... Townhouse . 0.10 ......... 20854 ............. RIVER FALLS ............ 12/18/14

7 10812 ADMIRALS WAY .......... 5 .. 3 . 0 ....... POTOMAC ..... $950,000 .... Detached .... 1.14 ......... 20854 ............... POTOMAC .............. 12/01/14

8 11103 POTOMAC CREST DR .. 4 .. 3 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $850,000 .... Townhouse . 0.10 ......... 20854 ......... POTOMAC CREST ........ 12/02/14

9 11409 GRUNDY CT ............... 4 .. 4 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $850,000 .... Detached .... 0.71 ......... 20854 ........... BEDFORDSHIRE .......... 12/12/14

10 11116 HUNT CLUB DR .......... 5 .. 4 . 1 ....... POTOMAC ..... $839,000 .... Detached .... 0.25 ......... 20854 ............... FOX HILLS .............. 12/10/14

Copyright 2015 RealEstate Business Intelligence. Source: MRIS as of January 15, 2015.

Potomac REAL ESTATEPotomac REAL ESTATEDecember, 2014 Sales, $839,000~$1,020,000

In December 2014, 57 Potomac homes

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ONGOING“Circus.” Through Sunday, Feb. 15 at

The Puppet Co., Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. In grand circustradition, the “Grandest Show onStrings” features a collection ofclowns, death-defying acrobats, andan amazing menagerie of fauna fromthe farthest reaches of the globe.Many of the acts were built morethan 50 years ago by Christopher’sparents for “Len Piper’s InternationalMarionette Circus.” Visitwww.thepuppetco.org to learn moreand purchase tickets.

“Whimsical.” Through Feb. 15,Saturdays and Sundays noon-6 p.m.at the Popcorn Gallery, Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. GlenEcho Park Partnership presents“Whimsical” a two-person showfeaturing the work of Pam Rogersand Len Harris. Len Harris’ woodsculptures use sensuous ribbons ofwood to define the compositions.Pam Rogers’ abstract organicwatercolors are informed by hersculptural work. Together, the twoartists complement one another. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

“A Day at the Pool.” Through Feb. 23at Photoworks Gallery at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Boulevard,Glen Echo. “A Day at the Pool”depicts the anxiety that underlies amother’s love. Na’ama Batya Lewin isa photographer and video artistliving in Maryland. Her art oftenexplores the roles of women insociety. Lewin has served as adjunctfaculty at the Corcoran College of Artand Design for 11 years. The Galleryis open Saturday, 1-4 p.m.; Sunday,1-8 p.m. and and any time aphotography class is underway. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org.

“Jewels” by Wayson Jones.Through March 1, Saturdays andSundays, noon-6 p.m. at the StoneTower Gallery, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Glen Echo ParkPartnership presents “Jewels” byWayson Jones. The exhibitionshowcases original paintings andcollages. The work includes abstract,minimal landscapes that can beviewed from a dual perspective: thehorizon line seen from a normal viewshifts to become a shoreline orborder as seen from the air. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

The Silk Work of Diane Tuckman.Through March 1, Monday-Saturday,10 a.m.-6 p.m. at Park View Gallery,Glen Echo Park, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. Glen Echo Park Partnershippresents a solo exhibition featuringthe work of silk painter DianeTuckman. Her pieces are full of colorand can be displayed or worn. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

FRIDAY/JAN. 30-SUNDAY/MARCH 8“Petite Rouge, A Cajun Red Riding

Hood.” Through Sunday, March 8 atAdventure Theatre MTC, Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. Take atoe-tapping trip to the bayou in thisfamily-friendly, Zydeco-drivenmusical soaked in N’awlins hot sauce.Based on the classic fairy tale andadapted from the book by Mike Artelland Jim Harris, a red-hoodedduckling named Petite Rouge and hersidekick cat lead the Big Bad Gatoron a wild “duck” chase through NewOrleans and Mardi Gras. Will theymake it to Grandmere’s house with abasket full of Cajun goodies? Visit

www.adventuretheatre-mtc.org tolearn more.

SATURDAY/FEB. 7Pike & Rose Audio-Visual Arts

Festival. 6 p.m-2 a.m. at at 11580Old Georgetown Road, NorthBethesda. The Pike & Rose audiovisual arts festival will includeperformances and site-specificinstallations by artists fromWashington D.C., Baltimore, NewYork, Boston and abroad, creating amulti-sensory environment to exploreand experience. Free but requires anonline RSVP. Visitwww.pravafest.org.

Swing Workshop. 6:30-8 p.m. in theBack Room Annex, Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. Preceding thedance with Josh and Good Old Stuff.Workshop is for experienced dancerswho have a solid foundation in six-and eight-count Jitterbug and LindyHop patterns and is not suitable fornew dancers. $15 for just theworkshop in the Back Room Annex,6:30-8. Attend both the workshopand the evening dance, 9 p.m.-midnight, $25. No pre-registration.Cash, check and credit card paymentaccepted. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

Washington Conservatory 2014-15Piano Plus! Concerts. 8 p.m.Westmoreland Congregational UnitedChurch of Christ, 1 WestmorelandCircle, Bethesda. Cellist Danielle Chowill perform as part of theWashington Conservatory Piano,Plus! concert series. Following theconcert, the audience is invited to awine reception and question andanswer session Cho in the lower levelsocial hall. Free (pay-as-you-can,donations welcome). Visitwww.washingtonconservatory.org orcall 301-320-2770 for more.

“Extreme Chopin” Project. 8 p.m.at The Music Center at Strathmore,5301 Tuckerman Lane, NorthBethesda. Pianist Brian Ganzcelebrates the halfway point in hisExtreme Chopin project with a fifthall-Chopin recital in partnership withthe National Philharmonic. This nextinstallment in Ganz’s venture toperform approximately 250 works byChopin will feature “The Art of theMazurka”, Polish folk dances thatoriginated near Chopin’s nativeWarsaw. Children 7-17 admitted forfree. Free parking. For moreinformation or to purchase ticketsvisit nationalphilharmonic.org or call301-581-5100.

SUNDAY/FEB. 8Film Screening: “Ilo Ilo.” 10 a.m. at

Landmark Bethesda Row Cinema,7235 Woodmont Ave., Bethesda.Cinema Art Bethesda will bescreening “Ilo Ilo” (Singapore 2013;in Mandarin, Tagalog and Hokkienwith English subtitles), winner of theGolden Camera at the Cannesinternational Film Festival (2013).$15; includes post-screeningdiscussion, coffee and bagels. Visitcinemaartbethesda.org or call 301-365-3679.

Wagging for Wines. 6-9 p.m. at TheWinery at Olney, 18127 Town CenterDrive, Olney. Pet-loving winedrinkers (and their pooches — dogsattend free) help our homeless, four-legged friends. Sample wines, enjoysmall bites and sweet treats. Silentauction items include tickets tosporting events and shows, anandroid tablet and a Coach handbag.Treats for pooches as well. $25. Visitwww.mchumane.org/WaggingforWines.shtml.

THURSDAY/FEB. 12Comedy Fundraiser. 7:30 p.m. at the

Jewish Community Center of Greater

Washington, 6125 Montrose Road,Rockville. Evening of Comedy tobenefit seven Jewish communityorganizations dedicated to providingthe best quality of life to individualswith disabilities. MC Live is acollaborative venture hosted byCapital Camps, Friendship Circle, theJewish Community Center of GreaterWashington, the Jewish Foundationfor Group Homes, the Jewish SocialService Agency, Matan, and Sulam.For adults 21 and older and includesa bar reception at 6 p.m. (IDrequired). Comedians will take thestage at 7:30. Dietary laws will beobserved. Ticket prices start at $36per person with special discountedrates for groups of 4 or more. $40 atthe door. Visit http://mclivecomedy.blogspot.com.

FRIDAY/FEB. 13Cupids & Cupcakes. Noon-1:30 p.m.

at Potomac Community Center,11315 Falls Rd. Potomac. ThePotomac Community Center presents“Cupids & Cupcakes,” a seniorValentine luncheon for active adults55 and older. Includes lunch andmusical presentation by Andrea &Chip. Spaces are limited. Pre-registration required, $10. Call 240-777-6960.

SATURDAY/FEB. 14“Love in the Safavid Period.” 2-

6:30 p.m. at Exhibit9 Gallery, 10116Lloyd Road, Potomac. Exhibit9Gallery presents an art exhibition inconjunction with a gallery talk byRudi Matthee. Artwork by NasserOvissi, Fariba Amini and more, aswell as a collection of jewelry andapparel by Metropolitan Museum ofArt. $15. Reservation required byFeb. 12. Call 202-276-9419.

Valentine’s Day Red Dress Ball. 8p.m.-midnight, in the SpanishBallroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. CelebrateValentine’s Day at Flying Feet’s RedDress Ball featuring the Eric FeltenJazz Orchestra. The night begins witha Swing lesson from 8-9 p.m. withMarc Shepanek and Ellen Engle,followed by dancing to Eric Feltenfrom 9 p.m.-midnight. $18. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

MONDAY/FEB. 16RPR in Concert. 7:30 p.m. at Saint

Mark Presbyterian Church, 10701Old Georgetown Road, Rockville.Steve Ritchie, Al Parrish and RobRitchie have reconnected and withthe addition of percussionist BeakerGranger, RPR picks up whereTanglefoot left off. $12-$20 advance,$20 door. Call 301-960-3655 or visitwww.imtfolk.org.

FEB. 21-MARCH 15“Out of Nothing.” Through March 15,

Saturdays and Sundays, noon-6 p.m.at the Popcorn Gallery, Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd. GlenEcho Park Partnership presents “OutOf Nothing,” curated by BlairAnderson, director of resident artiststudio SilverWorks, and MichaelEdwards, curator with The NationalArt Gallery of the Bahamas. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222.

SATURDAY/FEB. 21Play in a Day. 8 p.m. at Imagination

Stage’s Lerner Theater, 4908 AuburnAve., Bethesda. Six professionalWashington, D.C. area theatrecompanies will write, direct, rehearseand perform original plays based onsimilar themes in only 24 hours. $15online or at the door, beginning at 7p.m. Call 301-215-6660 or visitwww.bethesda.org for more.

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Volunteers Sought for Canal Classroom CorpsFrom Page 3 Get Involved

For more information about the Canal Class-room Corps program, go to the C&O CanalNational Historical Parks website, http://www.nps.gov/choh/forteachers/index.htm, orcontact Hollie Lynch, education specialist, at 301-491-0149 or [email protected].

The Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park is looking fornew volunteers to serve as Canal Classroom Corps members and provideeducational information to students from Maryland, Virginia and Wash-ington, D.C. this spring and summer.

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field trips to the park and learn from thevolunteers have been enthusiastic aboutwhat they’ve seen and learned, Lynch said.Many report they’ve never been in the parkbefore and are eager to return with theirfriends and family.

“We’re pretty excited about it too,” shesaid.

As are the volunteers.When Carol Nase retired from teaching

elementary school after 30 years, she waslooking for a way to keep herself busy. Anotice in a newspaper looking for volun-teers with the National Parks Service caughther attention, and the park’s close proxim-ity, just three miles from her home, piquedher interest.

With one summer under her belt, she’seager to get back into the park and work-ing with children.

“It’s wonderful,” Nase said. “I like the agegroup and making the stories of the pastcome alive for them. Many children havenever been there before, and there’s a lotof history.”

It’s important for the students to under-stand the history of the canal, but she’s gota loftier goal.

“If they learn about the canal and thepark, maybe they’ll start to love it,” she said.“If they love it, they’ll want to take care ofit.”

Last year, Nase helped develop the cur-riculum used for elementary students whovisit the park during field trips, which canlast from one hour to most of a school day,depending on how much time the school

can allow the children to spend in the park.Whenever possible, the educators try to in-corporate science, technology, engineeringand math, better known these days asSTEM, with activities that keep the studentsengaged.

Nase has also found herself in the role ofstudent in this new activity.

“Teaching this, I’ve done so much moreresearch on the canal,” she said, furtherdeepening her appreciation for the park in

her own backyard.Deena Barlev is a new volunteer this year

and is eager to get started.A recent retiree herself, Barlev taught

middle and high school for nearly 30 yearsand went back and forth about signing upfor the Canal Classroom Corps.

“My first thought was, oh, that’s perfectfor me,” she said. “My second thought was,no, maybe this is a terrible idea, but mythird thought was, no, it’s a great opportu-

nity for kids to discover this treasure in ourcommunity.”

She feels her own interest in the park andthe outdoors will help inspire a passion fornature in students.

“One of the qualities of an effectiveteacher is passion. If I have passion for whatI’m teaching, the kids will get that as well,”she said. “Kids don’t care how much peopleknow, but they know how much you care.”

Barlev said she’s seen firsthand how ex-posure to the outside world can change stu-dents. When she was a student teacher inBoston, she took a group of fourth and fifthgrade students on a field trip to a naturecenter and the students were initially veryuneasy.

“They were freaked out,” she said. “Theywouldn’t set foot on the grass. They wereafraid of what was in the grass. It broke myheart.” An avid hiker, Barlev already volun-teers as a trail steward for the Billy GoatTrail in Great Falls and sometimes spendsher weekends riding portions of the biketrails where people can borrow bicycles forfree to ride for up to two hours to see thepark in a new way.

“I think this is a really important thing,”she says of the Canal Classroom Corps. “Irelish this park. I cherish it and the oppor-tunity to help kids enjoy the park in theirbackyard.”

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Kitchen,” “Gentle and IntermediateYoga” and more. Women’s and men’sseparate discussion groups are held ona weekly basis and book discussions areheld monthly. Some classes include liveperformances by the instructor.

Anna Stokes, executive director of theWashington Metropolitan/D.C. OASISprogram said, “OASIS is the best-keptsecret in Montgomery County. Our classtopics are selected from listening to ourmembers and reading the evaluationsfilled out after each session. Manyclasses with our ‘rock-star’ instructorsare taught every session because theyare so popular and because we limit thenumber of people that can take eachclass. If there is no room in a class, youare then on a waiting list. Classes are small,which allows for interaction between theinstructors and the attendees. Our “Meet-up Trips are extremely popular because thetours are fascinating and led by docents whoare extremely well informed.”

“OASIS is all about living and learning,”said Stokes. “One retired social worker signsup for about 40 classes each trimester. Shesaid that she enjoys finally having the time

to take classes for fun. I’ve seen some won-derful intergenerational friendships formbecause our participants are active peoplewho are interested in the world aroundthem. We are also a wonderful place foranyone who has lost a spouse and lookingfor new ways to socially engage, exerciseand add to their lives.”

Additionally, OASIS offers classes to im-prove one’s health. Active Start is a program

that combines Active Living Every Day,a behavior change discussion class, andExerStart is a beginning level exerciseclass to help introduce physical activityinto one’s life. Every session, a physi-cian offers a free class concerning ahealth issues. In January, the class wascalled “Bladder Matters” – a topic thatwas fully subscribed. Another programis the CATCH Healthy Habits programin which adults volunteer to help chil-dren combat childhood obesity by work-ing with children in grades K-5 leadingactive games, sharing healthy snacksand teaching them about good foodchoices. More than 3000 volunteers and16,700 children have benefitted fromthis program.

An OASIS program also provides volun-teers to individually tutor and mentor chil-dren. Tutors complete a training program,learning how to instruct and encouragechildren in grades K-4. After completion ofthe training, volunteers are asked to com-mit to meeting weekly with a child through-out the school year. The program does un-derstand that tutors may have vacationcommitments or personal emergencies. One

does not need teaching experience butshould be enthusiastic, patient, compassion-ate — and willing to serve as a friend andmentor. OASIS works with MCPS to pair thechildren with volunteers.

“This is an excellent opportunity tochange a life by providing individual atten-tion to help a child build confidence andexperience success,” Stokes said. “Everyonebenefits from the relationship; some of thestories that the tutors tell are immenselyheartwarming.”

OASIS Connections is a program that fea-tures “Technology training that delivers re-sults.” These tech classes have enrolledmore than 92,000 adults in classes to buildskills and confidence in using computers,the Internet and portable devices. Some ofthe technology instruction includes the iPad,iPhone, Android tablet and Android phone,Computers, Windows 7 and 8 and MicrosoftOffice, Email, Internet and WiFi, Job searchand resume writing, Facebook, Google,eBay, Picassa, Internet safety, genealogy,photography and more.

To learn more about OASIS, check out itswebsite at www.oasisnet.org, send an emailto [email protected] or call301-469-6800, press 1, x211.


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WEDNESDAYS/FEB. 4-MARCH 25Deaf Adults Relationship Therapy

Group. 5 p.m. at at JSSA, 200 WoodHill Road, Rockville. This eightsession group is for adults 25 andolder to share joys and sorrows,hopes and fears, coping mechanisms,and strategies for improvingrelationships. $75 per session. (Maybe insurance reimbursable) Thegroup meets from February 4 –March 25 at 5:00 pm. Pre-registration is required to attend.Email [email protected].

THURSDAY/FEB. 5Public Meeting. 7-8:30 p.m. at Glen

Echo Town Hall, 6106 Harvard Ave.,Glen Echo. Chesapeake & Ohio CanalNational Historical Park (C&O Canal)is inviting the public to comment onproposed entrance and other feeincreases. Fees collected at the parkare critical to the park’s operation,and 100 percent of the fees collectedat the C&O Canal are invested inpark projects. To provide writtencomments on the proposed feeincreases, go to: http://parkplanning.nps.gov/cocanalfees.The public has the opportunity tocomment on the increases for a 48-day period ending on Feb. 22.

SUNDAY/FEB. 8Great Names Community Lecture

Series. 3-5 p.m. at Bethesda JewishCongregation, 6601 Bradley Blvd.,Bethesda. Bethesda JewishCongregation presents politicalanalyst and Washington Postcolumnist E.J. Dionne. Open to all.Free, but RSVP to secure a seat. Call301-469-8636 or visitwww.bethesdajewish.org/registration/.

MONDAY/FEB. 9Chronic Pain Support Group. 1-

2:30 p.m. at the Pain Connectionoffices, 12320 Parklawn Drive,Rockville. For anyone with chronicpain, their family and friends.Participants are welcome to bringpillows, mats, ice or hot packs to becomfortable. Call 301-231-0008 orvisit www.painconnection.org.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 11Volunteer Training Session. 10

a.m.-noon at the Jewish Council onthe Aging, 12320 Parklawn Drive,Rockville. Training sessions forvolunteer drivers and groceryshoppers. For more information andto apply, contact Mary Murphy [email protected] 301-942-1049.

Winter Speaker Series. 5:30-7 p.m.at the Planning Departmentheadquarters, 8787 Georgia Ave.,Silver Spring. The MontgomeryCounty Planning Department ishosting the fourth session in itsWinter Speakers Series. The Feb. 11session, “Creating and Sustaining theCounty’s Agricultural Reserve,” tracesthe 35-year effort to protect the ruralarea and the working farms of upperMontgomery County. Visitwww.montgomeryplanning.org/department/onceandfuture for more.

How to De-Stress Your FamilyWorkshop. 7:15-8:30 p.m. HarShalom ECEC, 115 Falls Road,Potomac. Join as Elizabeth DuPontSpencer, LCSW-C, co-author of the“Anxiety Cure for Kids - A Guide For

Parents,” therapist and presenterprovides insight about stress andteaches how to make simple changesin thinking and life. VIsit www.ccl-md.com.

THURSDAY/FEB. 12Bereavement Workshop. 6:30-8

p.m. at Montgomery Hospice, 1355Piccard Drive, Rockville. ForeverYours, a special workshop forwidows, widowers and life partnerswho want to honor and remembertheir loved ones on Valentine’s Day.Free and open to any MontgomeryCounty resident. Registrationrequired, call 301-921-4400.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 13Bereavement Workshop. 1-2:30

p.m. at Montgomery Hospice, 1355Piccard Drive, Rockville. ForeverYours, a special workshop forwidows, widowers and life partnerswho want to honor and remembertheir loved ones on Valentine’s Day.Free and open to any MontgomeryCounty resident. Registrationrequired, call 301-921-4400.

WEDNESDAY/FEB. 18Volunteer Training Session. 7-8:30

p.m. at the Holiday Park SeniorCenter, 3950 Ferrara Drive, SilverSpring. Training sessions forvolunteer drivers and groceryshoppers. For more information andto apply, contact Mary Murphy [email protected] 301-942-1049.

FRIDAYS/FEB. 20 AND MARCH 13Volunteer Training. Volunteers take

a two-day training session to leadfree Bone Builders exercise classesthat help prevent falls and fracturescaused by osteoporosis. The one-hourdaytime classes, held twice-weeklythroughout the County, are led bytrained volunteers. Among otheractivities, volunteers willdemonstrate the exercises, encourageand assist participants, and ensure asafe, clutter-free environment.Contact the Bone Builders Program at240-773-8268 or [email protected].

FRIDAY/FEB. 20Chronic Pain Coalition Meeting.

Noon-1:30 p.m. at Pain Connection,12320 Parklawn Drive, Rockville. TheNational Coalition of Chronic PainProviders & Professionals, a networkof health providers, professionals,and organizations working on behalfof individuals with chronic pain, theirfamilies and their caregivers, isholding its first coalition meeting tomore efficiently and effectively servethe chronic pain community. Theguest speaker is Dr. Michael April,topic “Treating Sleep and ChronicPain.” Register at www.nccppp.org.

SATURDAY/FEB. 21Spring Gardening Conference. At

the University of Maryland Extension,Montgomery County Office, 18410Muncaster Road, Derwood. “Adapt,Evolve, Engage: Gardening Strategiesfor Today and Beyond,” will offergardening workshops with topicsinclude landscaping, creating a watergarden, gardening in small spaces,using irrigation, creating a perennialshade garden, and growing herbs.$55 ($100 for two people whoregister together). The price coverscoffee and refreshments, bag lunch,presentations, handouts, door prizes,access to speakers and on-linereference for presentations.Registration deadline Feb 17. [email protected].


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Whitman Girls’BasketballImproves to 13-0

The Whitman girls’ basketball team de-feated Walter Johnson 65-41 on Monday,improving its record to 13-0.

Each of the Vikings’ 11 victories againstpublic schools has come by at least 10points.

Whitman faced Churchill on Tuesday, af-ter The Almanac’s deadline. The Vikings willhost Walter Johnson at 5:15 p.m. on Fri-day, Feb. 6.

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earned its fourth win in five games, beat-ing Walter Johnson 57-41 Monday.

The Vikings improved to 8-7 after a 4-6start.

Whitman faced Churchill on Tuesday, af-ter The Almanac’s deadline. The Vikings willhost Walter Johnson at 7 p.m. on Friday,Feb. 6.

Churchill Girls’Basketball ExtendsWin Streak to 7

The Churchill girls’ basketball team de-feated Poolesville 55-47 on Jan. 30, extend-ing its winning streak to seven games.

The Bulldogs faced undefeated Whitmanon Tuesday, after The Almanac’s deadline.Churchill will travel to face Blair at 5:15p.m. on Friday, Feb. 6.

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Tony Verducci still regrets not call-ing a timeout. Kyle Simmons isstill bothered by failed person-nel decisions. Trey Taylor re-

members when he could have been a goat,but ended up a hero.

Football coaches spend countless hoursduring the season preparing their teams forgame day. They must develop a strategy forattacking and defending against a particu-lar opponent. They must choose which oftheir athletes will get the most playing time.And they must find a way to motivate theirplayers to perform to the best of their abil-ity.

After all the time, effort and emotioncoaches spend preparing their teams for agame, sometimes a contest can be decidedby a single decision.

On Sunday night in Glendale, Ariz., Se-attle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll andoffensive coordinator Darrell Bevell com-bined to make a decision that will be re-membered for years to come.

Seattle trailed the New England Patriots28-24 with less than 1 minute remaining inSuper Bowl XLIX. The Seahawks faced sec-ond-and-goal at the 1-yard line with theclock ticking and one timeout available.Through 59-plus minutes, Seahawks run-ning back Marshawn Lynch, nicknamed“Beast Mode” for his violent running styleand ability to break tackles, had amassed102 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries,including a 4-yard run on the previous playthat placed the ball just shy of the goal line.

ON THE VERGE of becoming the firstteam in a decade to win back-to-back Su-per Bowls, Carroll and Bevell called for a

pass play rather than handing the ball totheir star running back. The play called forwide receiver Ricardo Lockette to run a slantpattern. In theory, Lockette, with the helpof a “pick” from fellow receiver JermaineKearse, was supposed to flash open for atouchdown. But when quarterback RussellWilson fired the football toward Lockette,New England rookie defensive backMalcolm Butler jumped the route and in-tercepted the pass, securing the Patriots’fourth Super Bowl championship of themillennium and leaving the Seahawks won-dering what could have been.

Instead of putting the ball in the handsof the Seahawks’ best player (multiple timesif needed), Carroll and Bevell called for apass play into a crowded area of the fieldand came up empty. After the game, the playcall received harsh criticism from fans, me-dia members, and players from other teams.

From ESPN.com: “Carroll botches SuperBowl.”

From The Seattle Times: “Seahawks lostbecause of the worst call in Super Bowl his-tory.”

From the San Jose Mercury News: “Anyway you look at it, Seattle’s insane pass atthe end of the Super Bowl was the worstplay-call in modern sports history.”

The following day, several high schoolfootball coaches from Northern Virginia andMontgomery County, Md., shared theirthoughts about the final minute of SuperBowl XLIX. The majority of those who re-sponded said they would have called a runplay on second-and-goal from the 1. Somecoaches acknowledged that it’s easy to sec-ond guess a decision, and some sharedtough decisions they had to make in thepast.

Verducci, head football coach at BishopIreton (Alexandria, Va.), was “shocked” by

Seattle’s decision to throw the football.“In a similar situation against Green Bay

[in the NFC Championship game on Jan.18] the Seahawks ran ‘read option’ andRussell Wilson was virtually untouchedscoring a touchdown,” Verducci wrote in anemail. “During the timeout [prior to firstdown], I would have called a power run-ning play for Lynch on second down andthe read option for Wilson on third down ifthey did not score. I would have used myfinal timeout if the second and third downruns were unsuccessful.”

Verducci is haunted by his own toughdecision gone wrong. Facing St.Christopher’s in the 2011 state semifinals,Bishop Ireton led 34-31 with less than aminute remaining in the fourth quarter. St.Christopher’s faced fourth-and-15 at its own2-yard line with less than 1 minute remain-ing and no timeouts.

“My gut instinct was to call a timeout,”Verducci wrote, “but I did not call one.”

St. Christopher’s executed a hook-and-lateral play that broke loose for a 98-yardtouchdown and the Saints held on for a 38-34 victory.

“I still regret the fact,” Verducci wrote, “Idid not call the timeout to discuss the pos-sibility of a trick play, among other things.”

Simmons, who has led the Westfield(Chantilly, Va.) football team to four con-secutive region championship games, was“surprised” Seattle opted to pass.

“They had one timeout left and an almostunstoppable running back,” Simmonswrote. “I said out loud, Seattle just needsto run the ball now. … I would have runthe same play they ran on first down. Theyalmost scored on that one.”

Simmons said he remembers some of hisfailed choices as a coach.

“My biggest regrets come with personneldecisions,” Simmons wrote. “And yes, whenI look back on some of those decisions itbothers me very much.”

Taylor was the head coach at W.T.Woodson (Fairfax, Va.) in 2008 when hecalled for a fake punt at the Cavaliers’ own10-yard line in a game against Westfield.The intended receiver on the play droppedthe pass and Woodson went on to suffer alopsided loss.

“The play was there, we just failed to ex-ecute,” wrote Taylor, who is now the headcoach at South Lakes (Reston, Va.). “… Forthe Westfield game, we knew we had to dosome things out of the box to have a chanceto win. We were prepared to do things likewe did, so the decision didn’t bother mebecause it was part of the game plan.”

In 2009, Woodson defeated eventual re-gion champion Lake Braddock 43-42 dur-ing the regular season. Taylor took a risk atthe end of the game and it paid off.

“We score on a 90-yard screen play to pullwithin one with about a minute to go,” Tay-lor wrote. “We opt for a 2-point conversionfor the win. We convert and win the game43-42. After the game, several people com-mented on how that isn’t what they wouldhave done. Since we won it was a good call.

If we wouldn’t have, then everyone wouldhave had a better idea. But at the moment,that is what felt right.”

Seattle had the ball at the New England11-yard line with 6 seconds remaining inthe first half. The Patriots led 14-7 and the“safe” play would have been for Carroll tokick the field goal and go into the lockerroom down by four. Instead, he opted torun one more offensive play and it paid offwith a touchdown pass from Wilson to ChrisMatthews.

CARROL’S DARING DECISION at theend of the game didn’t pay off.

Whitman head coach Jim Kuhn said hewould have run the ball in the final minuteof the Super Bowl, but added Carroll wouldhave been praised if the pass play hadworked.

“I would have run my zone read withLynch,” Kuhn wrote. “He hadn’t beenstopped for less than a yard all game. He’sgoing to at least fall forward and if the [de-fensive end] came hard down the line, Wil-son keeps and walks into the end zone. …Again, it’s easy to second guess. If that passis complete and the Hawks win the SB,we’re all talking about what a great, gutsycall it is. “People criticize coaches all thetime, it’s part of the job. You have to havethick skin and get over it. If you dwell on it,it will ruin your coaching career.”

Lake Braddock (Burke, Va.) head coachJim Poythress defended Carroll, who led Se-attle to a Super Bowl title the previous sea-son and won a pair of national champion-ships with the University of Southern Cali-fornia.

“Hindsight is always 20/20. Last Ichecked, Coach Carroll had won a lot of biggames,” Poythress wrote. “Everybody is afootball expert on Monday. The nature ofbeing a football coach (or a weatherman)is that you will get second-guessed. I wish Icould show up at the work place of thosewho have criticized our program and saywhatever ridiculous comment I wanted.

“Where were the experts after the NFCChampionship [when Seattle overcame a16-0 deficit to win 28-22 in overtime]?Didn’t Coach Bevell lead the comeback? Itake my hat off to Bevell for getting themto the 1-yard line [in the final minute ofSuper Bowl XLIX]. He did that with littletime left and probably 100 million peoplewatching. More importantly, I credit theSeahawk players for sticking together afterthe game. Nobody pointed fingers or laidblame. Even Marshawn Lynch, who every-body loves to hate, had only positive thingsto say about the call and his teammates.”

Carroll, Bevell and Seahawks players willhave all offseason to think about comingup 1 yard short of winning Super Bowl XLIXand the play call that led to the game-end-ing interception.

Will they get over the disappointment?According to ESPN.com, the Westgate

SuperBook and the William Hill sports bookhave Seattle as 5-to-1 favorites to win Su-per Bowl 50 following the 2015 season.

Area Prep Football Coaches React to End of Super Bowl XLIXMajority say they would havecalled a run play from 1-yard line.

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