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Kindergarten teacherJulie Stevens with LeviZeitlin on the first dayof school at CarderockSprings Elementary.

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Hopkins & Porter ~ Open House ~ Remodeling TourJOIN US!

Barbara NallsDirect: 240-602-9035Office: 240-497-1700

E-mail: [email protected] • www.nallshome.com$1,295,000. Estimated property tax and non-tax charges in the first full fiscal

year of ownership is $14,833.07. If your home is currently listed withanother broker, this is not intended as a solicitation of that listing.

Guy Hopkins SemmesOwner FounderTo RSVP or for more info,Call Lamar 301-840-9121, #27or E-mail:[email protected] Design • Remodeling • Handymen

There will be refreshments and a drawing fora wine lover gift basket and 2 free hours ofHandyman service. We hope you will come:Saturday, September 12, 11 A.M. – 4 P.M.

Hopkins & Porter Home Tour11628 Glen Road, Potomac, MD

Come and see for yourself. Hopkins & Porterbuilt this lovely home, 11628 Glen Road, 18years ago, and we would like to show you howdesign, construction, and materials can agebeautifully. Our team will be on hand to giveyou a tour of the house, and we’d love todiscuss what you may be thinking in terms

of your own home.

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By Marilyn Campbell

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Wearing her long dark hair in pig-tails and a backwards baseballcap, Leah Schuman peered curi-

ously over a low fence into a pen of minia-ture llamas.

“Awww,” she said gently, at once bothsoothing and agitated. Leah, 15, wasadopted from Russia when she was a child,and suffers from a fetal alcohol spectrumdisorder.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD)are a group of conditions that can occurwhen pregnant women drink alcohol. FetalAlcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Dayis Sept. 9, chosen to symbolize the nine-month term of pregnancy.

Both Leah and the llamas were at thePotomac home of psychiatrist Dr. Susan Richfor a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum DisordersAwareness Day event. Like Leah, many ofthe attendees were either Rich’s patients ortheir parents. Rich hosted the event, whichfeatured dozens of cuddly animals fromfluffy white rabbits to miniature alpacas,because she believes that docile animals canhelp children with FASD learn to love andoffer them a sense of calm.

“Many of these kids have been in orphan-ages from an early age and have been de-

prived of basic human contact,” said Rich. “Ani-mals love you unconditionally. By taking careof a little animal, a child can learn to love andfeel like they’re doing something productive.”

The animals help with the fear of abandon-ment and inability to trust that are common

among adopted children with FASD.“Kids who have had early trauma and child-

hood abandonment issues are often afraid toget close because their big fear is, ‘If my birthmom left me, then my adopted mom will too,’”

Animals can help patients with fetalalcohol spectrum disorders heal.Learning to Love

Dr. Susan Rich, a Potomac-based psychiatrist, introduces her service dog,Copper, to local children. Rich uses animals to treat patients with FetalAlcohol Spectrum Disorders.

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First Day of SchoolCarderock Cub with Skye and Devon Pratt. MontgomeryCounty Public Schools welcomed more than 156,000students for the first day of the 2015–2016 school year onMonday, Aug. 31, the largest enrollment in the district’shistory. Enrollment in MCPS is increasing by more than2,600 students this year, the eighth straight year ofgrowth greater than 2,000 students.

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Techno LuxuryThe homebuyer of today is definitelyconcerned with keeping up—not withthe Joneses, perhaps, but with theever-changing face of technology. Afully appointed den or media roomused to be an important selling pointin a home—today, these things are derigueur, standard in nearly everyhome on the market. In order toincrease the market appeal of yourhome and be competitive with otherhomes of comparable structure, sizeand amenities for sale in your area,the new key selling point of a prop-erty is the home office. Once a rarity,the home office has evolved into thehome’s hub and center of operationand activity, often controlling everytechnological amenity of the housefrom one room. Modern home auto-mation systems link lighting, heatingand air conditioning systems, as wellas audio-visual equipment, securitysystems and the scheduling of televi-sion, recording systems, stereo equip-ment and lighting fixtures. The mod-ern home office isn’t just for businessprofessionals, technological connois-seurs, or the higher-earning set,either. Today’s home technology fea-tures are high-end home amenitiesthat are available across a widerange of budgets, turning an averagehome into an above-average homewhen it hits the market, giving tech-savvy dwellings a competitive marketedge. Take a look at your home’s wir-ing, routing and see what simpleupgrades you could implement thatwould simplify your day-to-day livingwhile you’re in the home, and thatcould add top-dollar value to yourhome when it comes time to put it onthe market. Ask yourself: Is yourhome techno-ready?

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ore than 1,000 Montgomery Countyschool children began the school yearwith new backpacks and school supplies

thanks to the generosity of some Potomac residents.The seventh annual Park Potomac Ice Cream So-

cial, hosted by Margo and Bruce Fonoroff, brought

in 1,100 new backpacks to benefit Interfaith Works’backpack drive, Aug. 22, in spite of a two-day weatherdelay. The couple’s goal was to collect more than1,000.

Interfaith Works is a nonprofit organization thatworks to meet the needs of the poor and homeless inMontgomery County. Community members wereasked to bring new backpacks and school supplies tothe event, which included door prizes, an exotic cardisplay and hot fudge sundaes.

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School supplies and more than 1,000 backpacks were collected for students in needduring the seventh annual Park Potomac Ice Cream Social.

Margo and Bruce Fonoroff hosted an event in Potomac to collect school supplies andbackpacks for students in need.

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What’s Special about Potomac?The Potomac Swim and Tennis Club. A majority of this non-profit club’smembers live in Potomac, and their children attend Potomac ElementarySchool or other Potomac/Bethesda public and private nearby schools. Itoffers indoor and outdoor tennis; five acres of shaded property; lappool, diving well, shallow area, and beach entry wading pool; tennis andswim lessons for adults and youth; swim, dive and tennis teams; andlocal league play. See www.potomacswimandtennis.com.

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For the new resident of Potomac,Washington D.C. might seem like agiant maze of numbers and letters,

a traffic gridlock defined only by the outerloop and the inner loop and a land ofworkaholics where 9-5 is unheard of – a dayof work begins at 6 a.m. and ends at 8 or 9p.m. However, when you compare the Vil-

lage of Potomac to othermetropolitan areas, thereare lots of reasons to sup-port why residents loveliving here.

Here are the “Top Ten Reasons Ya GottaLove Livin’ Here in Potomac!” following theformat from The Late Night Show WithDavid Letterman.

Number 10: Potomac is a small community —but has wonderful restaurants and excellent shop-ping. If you can’t find it in Potomac Village, thenCabin John Mall and nearby Westfield’s Mall cer-tainly fill the bill. Travel a little further and you canquickly arrive at Tyson’s Center, Costco, Sam’s Club— or outlet malls.

Number 9: The C & O Canal National HistoricPark is a haven for enjoying the four seasons of theyear. Visitors can enjoy walking, biking, hiking,rock-climbing, bird-watching, star-gazing,kayaking, canoeing and many other activities inthis Potomac treasure. Children love meeting thepark rangers and learning about the mules that pullthe canal boats. Families enjoy spending the nightsin the lock houses and sharing picnics at this beau-tiful spot. We are fortunate that this beautiful andone-of-a-kind National Park is in our back-yard.

Number 8: Potomac is loaded with recreationalfacilities, parks and playgrounds in every commu-nity. Many neighborhoods have communitycenters, pools and tennis courts. Cabin John Parkoffers ice skating, a nature center, a playgroundthat children adore, a train that lives on in memo-ries and lots of recreational facilities.

Number 7: Buses, trains and planes — you caneasily travel near to or far from Potomac. We areclose to Metro stations to zip down to D.C. andlocal Metro buses and the Ride-On Bus will takeyou locally wherever you need to go. Travelingdomestically or internationally is easily accom-plished with our wonderful access to three airportsand trains from New Carrolton and Union Station.

The Vamoose Bus and others will take you fromBethesda to New York City for $30 or less in just 4hours — what a bargain!

Number 6: Culture — theater, symphonies, artgalleries, jazz clubs, wonderful exhibitions, greatspeakers — you name it, we have it very close.Potomac hosts the Har Shalom Players, our schoolsoffer terrific productions, and Adventure Theatreand The Puppet Company are right around thecorner in Glen Echo. Strathmore, Potomac, RoundHouse Theatre and the Olney Theatre are just min-utes away as are many out-standing theaters andgalleries in Virginia and D.C.

Number 5: Diversity among community mem-bers. Potomac is fortunate to have residents fromalmost every country in the world. This givesPotomac an atmosphere in which to gather insightsinto tolerance and understanding of other culturesthat most Americans never get to experience. Wehave a wealth of religious centers in which to wor-ship and become involved in a religiouscommunity.

Number 4: Proximity to museums, historicalplaces, zoos, gardens, National Monuments andcities such as Baltimore, Philadelphia, Gettysburg,Alexandria, Harper’s Ferry and more. When guestscome, you will never say, “There’s nothing to dohere.” There so many wonderful sights to visit, thatyou have to make choices.

Number 3: Sports. We are fortunate thatPotomac offers the opportunity to learn and par-ticipate in every type of sport for girls, boys, menand women. You can join a team, take lessons andengage in every sporting activity from ping-pongto football to lacrosse, tennis and golf. Potomac ishome to excellent public and private golfing facili-ties, tennis clubs and swim clubs that produceOlympic champions. Potomac residents can also beheard cheering on their favorite high school, col-lege and professional sports teams.

Number 2: Educational and volunteer oppor-tunities for all ages. Montgomery County PublicSchools are always among the top 10 in our nationand our private schools are also top-rated amongthe independent schools. Montgomery College, theUniversities of Shady Grove and Johns Hopkins allprovide residents with nearby lifetime educationalopportunities. Classes, camps and senior learningare provided all over our county for anyone whowants knowledge about almost every topic. Volun-teer activities also abound within our community.

And Number 1: Friends and families, neigh-bors and community make this area a meaningfuland rewarding place to live. If one has no familyin the immediate area, friends and neighbors willquickly become like family. Our community offersa wealth of activities and organizations that makeit possible to meet people and form friendships.

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Email community entertainment eventsto [email protected] date, time, location, descriptionand contact for event: phone, email and/or website. Photos and artwork welcome.Deadline is Thursday at noon, at least twoweeks before event.

ONGOINGChildren’s Storytime. Wednesdays

and 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.

Reels and Redwood. Tuesdaysthrough Sept. 8, dusk at RedwoodRestaurant and Bar, 7121 BethesdaLane., Bethesda. Find drinks, dinner,and classic movies outdoors. Free.Visit www.redwoodbethesda.com formore.

Friday Night Live. Friday, Sept. 4,6:30-9 p.m. at Rockville TownSquare. Find diverse music eachweek. Local restaurants will beselling food outdoors. Free. Visitwww.rockvilletownsquare.com for afull schedule.

Nando’s Spicy Saturday Nights.6:30-8:30 p.m. on Saturdays throughSept. 26 at Fountain Square Plaza.Local bands perform. Free. Visitwww.downtownsilverspring.com.

Yoga on the Plaza. 7 p.m. onWednesdays through Sept. 30 atFountain Square Plaza. Take amixed-level vinyasa flow yoga classfrom Grace Yoga instructors. Free.Visitwww.downtownsilverspring.com.

Cooking Demonstration andTasting. Wednesdays, Sept. 16-Nov.4, 6 p.m. at The Mansion atStrathmore, 10701 Rockville Pike,North Bethesda. Local chefs providedemonstrations and tastings. Free,but registration required. Visitwww.strathmore.org.

Butterfly Exhibit. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.daily from through Oct. 25 atBrookside Gardens, 1800 GlenallenAve., Wheaton. Free.Visitwww.montgomeryparks.org formore.

Art Walk in the Park. First Fridaysthrough October. 6-8 p.m. Glen EchoPark. Enjoy pottery, calligraphy, glasswork, and much more. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

Paint Night. 5:30-8 p.m. on first andsecond Mondays of the monththrough December at Sweet Frog,100 Lexington Drive, Silver Spring.Spiritual Unicorn art sponsors a nightof painting. Tickets are $10 forchildren and $15 for adults. Visitwww.spiritualunicornart.com.

VisArts Cocktails and CanvasClass. at VisArts in the Painting &Drawing Studio, 155 Gibbs St.,Rockville. Price $40. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org/cocktails-and-canvas for more.

Thang Ta. Wednesdays, 6-7 p.m. atSutradhar Institute of Dance andRelated Arts, 1525 Forest Glen Road,Silver Spring. Learn the ancient art ofthe sword and spear. $25. Visitwww.dancesidra.org.

Weekly Blues Dance. Thursdays8:15-11:30 p.m. in the Back RoomAnnex at Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Capital Bluespresents rotating DJs and instructorswith beginner workshop 8:15-9 p.m.,no partner necessary. $8 for all. Visitcapitalblues.org for more.

Weekly Swing Dance. Saturdays, 8p.m.-midnight. The DC LindyExchange presents a swing dance

with live music in the SpanishBallroom, Glen Echo Park, 7300MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Beginner swing dance lesson at 8p.m., followed by dancing untilmidnight. Admission $16-$18, age 17and under $12. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

Argentine Tango with Lessons.Most Sundays, 6:30-11 p.m. in theBack Room Annex at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd., Glen Echo.Argentine Tango lessons followed bya Milonga most Sunday evenings.Beginner lesson 6:30-7:30 p.m. andintermediate lesson 7:30-8:30 p.m.Cost is $15/lesson and includes theMilonga. For just the Milonga, cost is$10 and the open dance with DJ runs8:30-11 p.m. No partner required.Visit www.glenechopark.org or call301-634-2222 for more.

Contra and Square Dance. Fridaysand Sundays 7-10:30 p.m. in theSpanish Ballroom at Glen Echo Park,7300 MacArthur Blvd. The eveningcan include square dances, mixers,waltzes and other couple dances. AllContra and Square dances are taught,no partner necessary. Lessons at 7p.m., followed by the called dancewith live music at 7:30. $13 fornonmembers, $10 for FSGWmembers, $5 ages 17 and under. Visitwww.glenechopark.org or call 301-634-2222 for more.

Late Night Comedy. Fridays (openmic night) and Saturdays(established comedians) at Benny’sBar & Grill, 7747 Tuckerman Lane,Potomac. Benny’s is open 8 a.m.-1a.m. Fridays and Saturdays. Visitwww.BennysBarGrill.com.

Drop in Art Activities. EverySaturday 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. in theCandy Corner Studio at Glen EchoPark, 7300 MacArthur Blvd., parentsand children can explore a new artform or theme. $10/child, parentcombo. Drop-in only. Visitwww.pgip.org for more.

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

THROUGH SEPT. 30Seasonal Walk. 7 a.m.-7 p.m. at

Safeway, Downtown Silver Spring,909 Thayer Ave. Walk the sidewalktrails through residential and retailareas of Silver Spring and intoTakoma Park. Follow either the 5 kmor the 10 km routes. Trails suitablefor wheelchairs and strollers. Free.Register at www.sugarloafers.org.

SEPT. 2-27VisArts Faculty Show. During gallery

hours at 155 Gibbs St., Rockville. Ajuried show of current VisArts facultyincluding Barbara Brower, WebBryant, Gina Copanzzi, Janet Greer,Ann Hobart, Yunjeong Hong,Elizabeth Michaels, Eric Westbrook,Jenna Wright. Free. Visitwww.visartsatrockville.org for more.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 3Justin Trawick and The Common

Good Performance. 8 p.m. atVillain & Saint, 7141 Wisconsin Ave.,Bethesda. Justin Trawick and TheCommon Good are a four-personAmericana band. Tickets are $10.Visit villainandsaint.com/

FRIDAY-MONDAY/SEPT. 4-75th Annual Yellow Barn Studio

and Gallery DrawingExhibition. 12-5 p.m. at 7300MacArthur Blvd. In cooperation with

the Friends of the Yellow Barn, anexhibition open to all members of theYellow Barn. A closing reception willbe held on Monday, Sept. 7, 5-6:30p.m. Visitwww.yellowbarnstudio.com.

FRIDAY/SEPT. 4The Walking Guys Concert. 9 p.m.

at Villain & Saint, 7141 WisconsinAve., Bethesda. The Walking Guysare a four-person band consisting ofsongwriters and singers. Tickets are$12-15. Visitwww.villainandsaint.com/.

“HomeLands” Opening Reception.6-8 p.m. at Photoworks Gallery, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Robb Hill reveals anew photo exhibit focused on thethemes of home, land, and loss. Free.Visit www.glenechophotoworks.orgfor more.

SEPT. 4-OCT. 18 “HomeLands.” During gallery hours

at Photoworks Gallery, 7300MacArthur Blvd. Robb Hill’s newblack and white photo exhibit focuseson the themes of home, land, andloss. Free. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org formore

SATURDAY/SEPT. 5Kentlands/Lakelands 5K Run/

Kids’ Fun Run. 8 a.m. on MainStreet near the Kentlands/LakelandsMarket Square Plaza. Registration forthe Kids Fun Run is $12, $30 for the5K Run/Walk if registered online,and $35 on Sept. 3 and 4. Visitwww.kentlands.org/5K/.

Glen Echo Park Open House. 12-4p.m. at 7300 MacArthur Blvd. TheGlen Echo Park Partnership hosts anOpen House to introduce visitors toarts, dance, theater, and classes atthe park. Free. Visitwww.glenechopark.org/open-house-classes-2015.

The Flashback Band Performance.9 p.m. at Villain & Saint, 7141Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda. Membersof the band include, Greg Gaines,“CJ”Lucas, Dave Spiegelthal, Willie“Mack” McElroy, and Gene Shuman.Tickets are $10. Visitwww.villainandsaint.com/.

SATURDAY AND MONDAY/SEPT. 5 AND 7Irish Music and Dance Showcase.

1-5 p.m. at 7300 MacArthur Blvd.Attend two days of Irish music anddance present by the Glen Echo ParkPartnership for Arts and Culture andthe Irish Inn at Glen Echo. Visitwww.glenechopark.org for more.

SUNDAY/SEPT. 6Waltz Dance. 2:45-3:30 p.m. for

Introductory Waltz Workshop, 3:30-6

p.m. for Dance at the Bumper CarPavilion at Glen Echo Park. Dance toensemble Latter Day Lizards’ folkwaltzes and other couple dances aftertaking a 45-minute dance lesson andworkshop followed by social dancinguntil 6 p.m. Admission is $10. CallJoan Koury at 202-238-0230 or visitwww.WaltzTimeDances.org or [email protected].

MONDAY/SEPT. 7Labor Day Parade. 1 p.m. in the

streets of Olde Towne Gaithersburg.Celebrate Labor Day withperformances, antique cars, marchingbands, and more. Free. Visitwww.gaithersburgmd.gov/leisure.

SEPT. 8-OCT. 3“Blooming” by Wanjin Kim.

Tuesday-Saturday, 12-6 p.m. atWaverly Street Gallery, 4600 East-West Highway, Bethesda. ArtistWanjin Kim’s “Blooming” exhibit is a“conversation” between her smallfigurative sculptures and largerhanging wire sculptures. Admissionto the gallery is free. Visitwww.waverlstreetgallery.com formore.

SEPT. 8-13Silver Spring Restaurant Week.

Various times at various locations inthe greater Silver Spring area. Fifteenparticipating restaurants are offeringpatrons special prices and menus.Diners may choose between: $12 twocourse lunch, $17 three-course lunch,$17 two-course dinner, $27 three-course dinner. Visitwww.silverspringrestaurantweek.com.

TUESDAY/SEPT. 8Phil Lassiter Performance. 8 p.m. at

Villain & Saint, 7141 Wisconsin Ave.,Bethesda. Phil Lassiter is the arrangerand trumpeter for seven Grammywinning projects. Tickets are $10-12.Visit www.villainandsaint.com/.

THURSDAY/SEPT. 10Janelia Soul Performance. 8 p.m. at

Villain & Saint, 7141 Wisconsin Ave.,Bethesda. Afro-pop and Reggaesinger Janelia Soul will beperforming. Tickets are $10-12. Visitwww.villainandsaint.com/.

FRIDAY/ SEPT. 11Reception for “Quilting for

Change.” 6-9 p.m. at Artists &Makers Studios, 11810 ParklawnDrive, Rockville. Celebrate the launchof an international quilt exhibit. Free.Visitwww.artistsandmakersstudio.com.

“The Musical of Musicals (TheMusical!)” 8-10 p.m. at Arts Barn,

311 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg.The play is structured in five acts,each a short musical parodying andpaying homage to the style of acomposer or composer/lyricist team:Rodgers & Hammerstein, StephenSondheim, Jerry Herman, AndrewLloyd Webber, and Kander & Ebb, alldealing with roughly the same plot:“I can’t pay the rent!” Tickets are$22, $12 for children 14 and under.Visit www.gaithersburgmd.gov/calendars.

The Nighthawks Concert. 8 p.m. atAMP by Strathmore, 11810 GrandPark Ave., North Bethesda. TheNighthawks combination of blues,rock and swing is performed throughcovers and original songs. Tickets are$20-30. Visitwww.ampbystrathmore.com.

FRIDAY-SUNDAY/SEPT. 11-13“The Gypsy Baron.” 8 p.m. on Friday

and Saturday, 2 p.m. on Sunday at F.Scott Fitzgerald Theatre, 603Edmonston Drive, Rockville. TheVictorian Lyric Opera Companypresents a operetta follows a pair oflovers surrounded by Gypsies andother lively characters. Tickets are$24 for adults, $20 for seniors, and$16 for students. Visit www.vloc.orgfor more.

SEPT. 11-28“Quilting for Change” Exhibit. 9

a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at Artists& Makers Studios, 11810 ParklawnDrive, Rockville. “Quilting forChange” is a collaboration betweenThe Advocacy Project, Quilt forChange, and Solar Sister. Visitwww.artistsandmakersstudio.com.

SATURDAY/ SEPT. 12Potomac Library Book Sale. 10

a.m.-1 p.m. at 10101 GlenoldenDrive, Potomac. Sponsored by theFriends of the Library, PotomacChapter. Runs most months. Mosthardbacks are $1 and paperbacks are$.50. Visitwww.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/branches/potomac.html.

Silver Spring Jazz Festival. 3-10p.m. at Veterans Plaza at theintersection of Ellsworth and Fenton.Al Chez and the Brother of Funk BigBand will headline this annual event.Marcus Johnson & The Union JamBand, Halley Shoenberg, DaniCortaza, and the Jazz Academy ofMusic will also perform. Free. Visitwww.silverspringdowntown.com formore.

Reception for “Quilting forChange.” 5-8 p.m. at Artists &Makers Studios, 11810 ParklawnDrive, Rockville. Celebrate the launchof an international quilt exhibit. Free.Visitwww.artistsandmakersstudio.com.

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Robb Hill’s new black and white photo exhibit at Photoworks Gallery, 7300 MacArthurBlvd. focuses on the themes of home, land, and loss. Free. Visitwww.glenechophotoworks.org for more.

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Bus Collision on First DayTwo school buses with students from Churchill High School collided at Glen Road andFalls Road, at 7:58 a.m., Monday, Aug. 31. The students were released to parents orplaced on another bus to continue to school. No student needed to be taken to thehospital, according to Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services.

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Email announcements [email protected] is Thursday at noon. Photos arewelcome.

Benjamin Croner has graduatedfrom the University of Arkansas at LittleRock (Little Rock, Ark.).

Jacob Christensen of WaltWhitman High School; AlexanderGibson and Lauren Rosenbauer of

Winston Churchill High School; andMadeline Kane of Stone Ridge Schoolof the Sacred Heart will attend ColgateUniversity (Hamilton, N.Y.).

Margaret McGowan and KathrynKunkle will attend James MadisonUniversity (Harrisonburg, Va.).

Evan Dodson, Anna Katz,Rachel Thal-Larsen, and Jasmine

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Wung will attend Lehigh University(Bethlehem, Pa.) in fall 2015.

Hannah Roop has graduated fromWheaton College (Wheaton, Ill.).

Jacob Magin, Stacey Stein, Ben-jamin Harris, and Katherine Sotoshave been named to the dean’s list atColgate University (Hamilton, N.Y.) forthe spring 2015 semester.


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The Wootton field hockey teamhas advanced to the regionchampionship game or beyondin each of the last three seasons.

This year, if the Patriots are going to makeanother deep playoff run, they will have todo so without graduated goal-scoring threatJulia Lee.

Lee scored more than 20 goals during hersenior season, helping Wootton reach the2014 region final, where the Patriots lostin overtime to Bethesda-Chevy Chase andfinished with a 15-2 record.

“We will certainly miss her, for her scor-ing, of course, but more for the way sheintuitively understood how to use and cre-ate new space,” head coach KearneyBlandamer wrote in an email.

Fortunately for Wootton, the Patriots haveplenty of talent coming back.

Wootton returns 10 seniors for the 2015season, including midfielder Marisa Morakis(Bucknell) and defender Rachel Maizel(JMU), who are each committed to playDivision I field hockey.

“They are talented and athletic playerswith great vision,” Blandamer wrote. “Theywill lead us this year.”

Forward Lacey Rubin “plays a scrappy,

skilled wing who somehow manages to pen-etrate and dish the ball, as well as to forcefouls and draw corners,” Blandamer wrote.

Junior midfielder Ali Silver, senior de-fender Nicole Papadopoulos, senior goal-keeper Athena Sardelis, senior midfielderEmily Krotman, senior forward AlexaSchoenfeld and senior defender ShelbieFishman will also be key contributors.

Many of the team’s athletes play club fieldhockey, Blandamer wrote, and the Patriotsfocused on team bonding in the offseason.

“I really loved getting to know them offof the playing field,” Blandamer wrote. “Ithink it really had a lot to do with formingthe team chemistry that we are enjoying this

season.I have learned over the years that talent

doesn’t matter a bit if the girls don’t likeeach other. Likewise, a team of average ath-letes consistently will exceed their abilitiesif they love each other like family and areconstantly having fun together. That’s thegoal for us this year.”

Blandamer has led Wootton to a 51-9-1record during her four seasons as headcoach.

After an 8-5 finish in 2011, the Patriotswent on a successful three-year run thatincluded a region championship and staterunner-up finish in 2013.

This year, Wootton opens the regular sea-

son on the road against Rockville at 3:45p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4.

“I want us to get better and smarter ev-ery day,” Blandamer wrote. “I want us tohave fun on and off the field together, totake calculated risks and test our limits inpractices and games. I want our best effortevery game.

I want us to embrace setbacks in a liber-ating way that allows us to critique our playand get better without letting things go toour heart. It’s very important to us that welearn how to manage tough times/momentsin games and trust that we can come out ofthem OK. I expect very good things willcome if we can do those things.”

Wootton Field Hockey Eyes Another Deep Playoff RunPatriots have reachedregion final orbeyond threestraight years.

Wootton senior Marisa Morakis,seen last season, is committed toplay field hockey at Bucknell.

Lacey Rubin, seen last season, is one of 10 seniors on the 2015 Woottonfield hockey team.

Senior OlympicsThe Table Tennis event for the 2015 Maryland Senior Olympics was held in Montgom-ery County for the first time at the Potomac Community Recreation Center on Satur-day, Aug. 22. Fifty athletes competed in age groups from 50 - 94 years. Above are LilaSteenburgh and Elaine Bundy.

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It’s Wednesday afternoon and a cohort of GeorgeMason University staff, students and faculty hitthe pavement. Clad in attire ranging from run-

ning shorts and brightly colored sneakers to neutralwalking shoes and business suits, the group takespart in “Who’s Walking Wednesdays,” part of an ini-tiative to get moving for health and wellness.

“It’s really important to connect faculty and staffinto well-being and wellness practices,” said JanetWalker, life/work connections manager at GeorgeMason University. “It benefits everybody in terms oftheir own personal health and wellness. It creates acommunity where people interact over more thanjust work.”

The effort underscores the role of workplace healthand fitness programs can play in decreasing stressand improving overall well-being. A National Insti-tutes of Health study of more than 29,000 employ-ees who participated in comprehensive workplacehealth programs that included components such asfitness, weight control and smoking cessation,showed a 14 percent decline in illness over a two-year period, as well as a six percent increase in pro-ductivity.

Workplace health programs can also consist ofhealth education, fitness programs, health coachingand screenings.

“There’s all sorts of research about how time spentoutdoors and taking walking breaks at work fosterscreativity and problem solving,” said Jeanne Bliss,director of marketing, Center for the Advancementof Well-being at George Mason.

Bliss says university officials hope to impact thewell-being of 10 million people within the next fouryears through the center. “We want to be a repli-cable model for well-being,” she said. “That has beenone of our strategic 10-year goals.”

“We’re in a position to help the next generation interms of how they connect with their own workforcein terms of health and well-being,” said BrandiceValentino, director of well-being programs and mind-ful living coordinator at the Center for the Advance-ment of Well-being. “Our programs focus on topics

for well-being and integrating mindfulness practices.”Amy K. Turner, executive director of Innovation

Health, a Northern Virginia health insurance com-pany formed as a result of a partnership betweenAetna and Inova, says her company has improvedthe health of its workforce through tailored employeewellness programs.

Innovation Health has also created corporatewellness programs for its corporate clients. In fact,the company received the Loudon Chamber of Com-merce Healthy Business Award, which honors thewinners of the Loudon Healthy Business Challenge,a competition designed to recognize Northern Vir-ginia businesses that have improved the health oftheir workforce through tailored employee wellnessprograms.

A group mentality is one of the keys. Group fitnessactivity can lead to success, say experts. “I feel likewhen you do it in a group and you’re part of a group,you’re more committed,” said Turner. “It holds peopleaccountable and promotes success.

“Our ‘Get Active Challenge’ is where employees setfitness goals and challenge other teams within theircorporation,” she said. “It engages employees to worktogether in teams, challenges them. We’ve found thatit improves employee satisfaction.”

Workplace FitnessEmployer-based healthand wellness programs aregood for business.

Staff, students and faculty at GeorgeMason University take part in “Who’sWalking Wednesdays,” an effort to in-crease physical activity and well-being.Research shows that workplace healthprograms can lead to increased productiv-ity.

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A few weeks later, Team Lourie was sitting ina man’s office who I/we had never met before(my oncologist), listening to him tell me that Ihad stage IV, non-small cell lung cancer whichwas incurable and that I likely had “13 monthsto two years” to live – at age 54 and a half. Tosay I lost my sense of humor at that point is a bitof an overstatement. However, you lose some-thing. Fortunately, as you regular readers know,eventually I regained my footing and my senseof humor and have remained determined tolaugh and joke and smile in the face of theadversity that I – and many other “terminal”patients – endure. Still, cancer is not for every-one. Even after six and a half years, the chal-lenges persist and the fears rarely fade away.Having my first PET Scan in more than six and ahalf years sort of reignites those fears and ofcourse reminds me of how I got into this mess inthe first place: the pain in my left-side rib cagethat migrated to the right-side for no apparentreason and the associated difficulty I had inhal-ing and bending at the waist; the New Year’sDay Emergency Room Appointment; the X-Raysthat day and again a week later; the follow-upappointment with a pulmonary doctor; the sub-sequent CT Scan; the appointment with the tho-racic surgeon; the on-off and back-on-again PETScan; the biopsy and then the hammer: themidday call from my primary care physicianadvising me that the biopsy confirmed themalignancy and the rest, as most of you readersknow: chemotherapy; yada, yada, yada.

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The Montgomery County Board ofElections has scheduled a pub-lic hearing to receive testimony

from the public about the list of EarlyVoting Centers for the upcoming presi-dential election.

Each local Board of Elections in thestate is required to review its list of earlyvoting sites every two years and makerecommendations to the State Board ofElections. The Montgomery County

Board is seeking public input prior to mak-ing its recommendations, which are due atthe end of September.

Under state law, Montgomery Countymust select at least eight Early Voting Cen-ters and may select an additional ninth site.Early voting in Maryland runs from Thurs-day to Thursday, ending the Thursday be-fore the election, although in-person vot-ing by absentee ballot is still available ateach local Board of Elections until Election

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Dr. Susan Rich with Abbie Moorewho was adopted from Russia.Abbie has a fetal alcohol spectrumdisorder.

John Phillips of Squeals on Wheels provided animals for Dr. Susan Rich’sFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day event in Potomac.

Sue Schuman andher daughter Leahattend a FetalAlcohol SpectrumDisorders Aware-ness Day event atthe Potomac homeof psychiatrist Dr.Susan Rich.

said Sharon Fuller, owner of The Attach-ment Place, which provides coaching andmentoring, as well as short- and long-termrespite care, to parents and children whohave FASD and other conditions. “They haveto learn how to open their heart up to beloved.” Fuller and her husband, Ed, havethree adopted children with a variety ofdisorders and disabilities, including FASD.

Rich owns several animals, including aservice dog, two goats, two rabbits and sev-eral chickens. She uses them as part of hertherapy sessions. Squeals on Wheels, aPotomac-based company, also provided amobile petting zoo with critters like rabbits,guinea pigs and, of course, the miniaturellamas. Staffers helped children and youngadults gently stroke the tiny, furry animals.

One such patient is 26-year-old AbbieMoore, who was adopted from Russia as achild.

“I’d never heard of FASD, but I’ve learneda lot about myself and how FASD affectsme and explains my behavior,” Moore said.“I’ve had issues with impulse control andmaking good decisions. Like going out withfriends and deciding if I want to have adrink. I don’t stop and think, ‘Should I haveanother drink?’ I just go straight to the drinkwithout thinking about the consequences.”

Rich, who is writing “The Silent Epidemic:A Child Psychiatrist’s Journey,” scheduledto be released later this year, says patientswith FASD are prone to defiance, violentoutbursts and feelings that they cannot trust

anyone but themselves. There are timeswhen both parent and child can be over-whelmed, so Rich teaches therapeutic tech-niques to both, in group and individual ses-sions. Those techniques can include role-playing, meditation and visual imagery.“Sometimes I ask them to imagine a warmbright light passing down through theirhead, illuminating, massaging and sooth-ing as it passes through their spine and allthe way down, wrapping around their bodylike a warm bath of pure light,” said Rich.

“In that cocoon, they find a place that isquiet and safe.”

Just being in nature can be a calmingexperience, said Rich. She believes it canteach patients coping skills for issues suchas impulse control, and calm the inner tur-moil that can lead to violent outbursts. Asa result, she often conducts sessions out-doors, teaching immersion in nature, theimportance of self-care and how to trustothers through exposure to small farm ani-mals.

“Sitting in nature and just listening, theycan calm their nervous system,” said Rich.“Very often kids are detached from nature.They can look back at the time when theywere in the woods and find peace withinthemselves.”

Developmental delays are also commonamong patients with FASD, said Rich. “WhatI do is help parents understand what thesekids need and to get them into social skillstraining, recreational activities. … I’m try-ing to teach people that if we look at thesekids differently from an early age and seethat their brains are wired differently, andhelp parents and educators understand thewiring differences, they won’t do things thatcan lead them into trouble.

“There are ways to teach them that arevery helpful, but the way that the main-stream educational system is set over-stimu-lates them. Why are you having them do

differential equations in kindergarten andread Harry Potter at three years old whenthey can’t even wipe their bottoms? Youhave start working with these kids at anearly age, and teach them self care and howto cook their own food and how to managetheir money,” said Rich.

Although FASD has a major impact onpatients’ lives, it is not considered a clinicaldiagnosis, which advocates say creates aroadblock to treatment. Parents of childrenwith FASD often feel isolated and misun-derstood, says Nadia Carrell, founder ofAdvocacy and Support, a network of par-ents who children have FASD.

“FASD can be totally confounding for par-ents and life can be really awful if you don’thave a formal diagnosis,” said Carrell.“Someone can look totally normal, but infact their social and emotional maturity isabout half their age. Parents get labeled assomeone who is controlling or ignorant orsomeone who needs to take parentingclasses.”

Parents and children sometimes need totake a break from one another, which iswhere The Attachment Place comes in, saidFuller. “By the time kids come to us, usu-ally everybody is pretty burned out,” saidFuller. “This is a respite, a time for the childto heal and learn how to have a healthyconnection with someone and transfer thatbond to Mom.”

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