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Real Estate, Page 2 v HomeLifeStyle, Page 5 v Kenny Lourie, Page 7
The snow that fell on Jan. 3 was
beautiful, more so if you were
indoors looking out and your
electricity was uninterrupted.
2022 Begins
With Snow and
Photo by Mary Kimm
Beaver Are
Busy in Winter A Covid Surge
Nature, Page 6 Pages 3 and 4
January 12-18, 2022 online at potomacalmanac.com
Potomac REAL ESTATE
Photos by Deb Stevens/The Almanac
2 14401 Pettit Way — $1,553,000
September, 2021 Sales, 1 12513 Noble Court
— $1,585,000
$1,585,000~$1,405,000 In September, 2021, 61 Potomac homes
sold between $4,900,000-$357,500.
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Montague Court
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Covid Surges as the Year Begins
Where To Get
Photos by Ken Moore/The Almanac
Test Kits
K
it pickup is inside each li-
brary. You might enter at a
side entrance. If you come
early, you may wait outdoors. The
line moves fast. If you need sup-
port, please ask a site attendant.
Residents can get two kits per
person per visit. Each kit contains
two tests.
We have a limited supply of kits per
site. We have resupply on the way.
Monday to Saturday, Potomac Community Library was swamped on Monday and Tuesday with people seeking the free home covid test kits that were being
11 a.m. to 2 p.m. handed out. On Monday, people lined up in the cold up around the corner and up the block. Tuesday, supplies were exhausted, and
CLOSED Monday, people were told to check back again the next day, starting at 11 a.m.
January 18, for the
Martin Luther King, Jr., holiday
Starting Tuesday, January 19: 12
p.m. to 2 p.m.
v Chevy Chase Library
8005 Connecticut Avenue,
Chevy Chase, MD 20815
v Damascus Library
9701 Main Street,
Damascus, MD 20872
v Davis Library
6400 Democracy Boulevard,
Bethesda, MD 20817
v Gaithersburg Library
18330 Montgomery Village Avenue,
Gaithersburg, MD 20879
v Little Falls Library
5501 Massachusetts Avenue,
Bethesda, MD 20816
v Potomac Library
10101 Glenolden Drive,
Potomac, MD 20854
v Silver Spring Library
900 Wayne Avenue,
Silver Spring, MD 20910
v White Oak Library
11701 New Hampshire Avenue,
Silver Spring, MD 20904
Check online for more.
Town Hall on
Schools Draws 5,000
Councilmember Tom Hucker
pulled together an Emergency
Virtual Town Hall on Schools on There were 2,769 new Covid-19 cases reported Jan. 10 in Montgomery County.
Sunday, Jan. 9. Hucker held the
town hall meeting in response to thority over Montgomery County Require negative tests to return spread to ensure there are enough location accessible to the public in
hundreds of constituents who con- Public Schools, here are the ac- to school this week; MCPS staff available to transport Montgomery County until 11.59
tacted him last week about Mont- tions Hucker said he would take: Clarify what the standards are students to school, teach stu- p.m. on Jan. 31.
gomery County Public Schools’ We compiled all the questions for creating a safe and adequate dents, serve meals and support the The Council will meet as the
Covid-19 safety measures, learning and comments we received from learning environment in schools, well-being of students. Also so stu- Board of Health every two weeks
conditions, operational challenges attendees and speakers, and including necessary personnel like dents who are staying safe at home to evaluate the public health data
and concerns for student well-be- shared them with County leaders, teachers, substitutes, bus drivers, due to being sick with COVID, ex- associated with community trans-
ing. “My office received over 600 including those who have deci- school nurses, support staff and posed to COVID or to not expose mission of COVID-19 to determine
messages last Friday alone asking sion-making authority over our building service workers; vulnerable family members, aren’t if the indoor mask mandate should
for urgent action,” Hucker said. public schools: MCPS leadership, Work with the State on an opt- left behind. continue.
More than 5,000 people tuned Board of Education members, the out COVID-19 testing strategy for The COVID-19 omicron variant
in on Zoom and Facebook to watch Department of Health and Human parent notification, rather than an MASKS REQUIRED AGAIN has pushed Montgomery Coun-
live and more than 200 people re- Services and the County Executive. opt-in system; The Montgomery County Coun- ty and other areas of the country
quested to speak. To protect any individuals who did Now that tests are being widely cil, acting as the County Board of into an extended period of high
You can access the recording not want their identity disclosed, distributed at libraries and other Health, earlier this week approved COVID-19 transmission. Conse-
here https://www.facebook.com/ we did not share names or contact locations, provide testing on site an amended Board of Health reg- quently, Acting Health Officer
watch/live/?ref=watch_perma- information. for all staff and students who re- ulation to prevent the spread of James Bridgers requested that the
link&v=1036397957207065 I am calling on MCPS to take quest it; and COVID-19 and to update indoor Council, sitting as the Board of
action to urgently address the crit- Explain why MCPS has not cho- masking guidance in the County. Health. rescind the automatic ter-
While the Montgomery County ical concerns that were expressed sen a two-week pause with virtual The new regulation continues in- mination of the indoor mask man-
Council does not have direct au- during the town hall. They should: instruction during the peak of virus door mask requirements at any date.
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Winter
2022 Begins with Snow Photos by Mary Kimm
Potomac Goldfinches in the snow, sticking close to feeders they know.
Whiteout conditions with very wet snow.
Mourning dove hunkered down
It was perfect snowman building snow. in the snow.
How much snow did you get?
Sun shining through the snow.
It’s been more than a year since there was snow enough for good sledding.
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HomeLifeStyle
Veri Peri 2022 Color of the Year
Kimm
Described blue with red-violet undertones,
the hue is expected to be on trend this year.
By Marilyn Campbell
The Almanac
T
hose home acces-
sories or planning
a whole-house re-
modeling project
or simply looking to purchase
home accessories will have a
new color option. Described as
a shade of blue with violet-red
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undertones, Very Peri is Pan- We are sincerely grateful and thankful to you for helping in 2021 to save one of America’s
tone’s 2022 Color of the year. oldest newspapers, the Alexandria Gazette Packet, publishing continuously since 1784
The hue, which is expected to
be on trend in products that Alexandria
range from home furnishings
to runway fashion, is getting
mixed reviews from local de-
Very Peri, color of the year for 2022, is expected
Photo by Annie Elliott
to be prevalent in
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I don’t think I’d recommend it to a
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terior.”
“As a purple with a blue edge, Veri
Peri is cold and bold,” said Annie El-
liott of Bossy Color and Annie Elliott
Design “It’s a strong, impressive col-
or, but it isn’t welcoming and that’s
the number one word my clients use
when describing their ideal home.”
There are those aren’t afraid to
embrace it, says Cathy McNamara of
Dream Interiors in Alexandria.“I’m Photo by Annie Elliott
seeing an uptick in the number of Annie Elliott of Bossy Color and Annie Elliott Design says Very
homeowners and designers who are Peri, color of the year for 2022, can be integrated into a splash of
taking risks. Veri Peri is definitely color on pillows, vases, and art.
risky,” she said. “This
was once a color that Michelle Zimmerman of
was only used as an ac-
cent, but more and more
“I think Pantone picks wild Potomac.
“If you want to make
of my clients are choos-
ing bold colors for whole
colors on purpose to spark more of a statement,
pair it with oranges or
rooms.”
Those who find the
some conversation. If they yellows, which makes
the purple hue pop and
color appealing, but
want to use it with cau-
picked a boring beige no one appear more vivid,”
continued Zimmerman.
tion. Veri Peri can add
a burst of vibrancy to a
would talk about it.” “They’re complementa-
neutral interior.
— Ashley Hollings, interior designer ry and will create a bold
statement.”
“As a solid color, it “To tone down the
would look great on boldness of Veri Peri, I
lamps or a quilt in a crisp white bedroom,” said Elliott. would pair it with adjacent colors such as red, bur-
“It would be a dramatic accent color in an extremely gundy, and navy blue,” added Elliott. “The cleverest
contemporary home, and the only accent color, pos- thing about Veri Peri from an interior design perspec-
sibly. It would be effective as a splash of color on pil- tive is that it will look great with cool gray.”
lows, vases, and art.” For the past 23 years, experts from the Pantone Col-
Though considered by designers to be a vivid hue, or Institute forecasts global color trends and select a
Veri Peri can be paired with colors to increase or sub- Color of the Year.
due its vibrancy. “You can pair it with neutral colors “I think Pantone picks wild colors on purpose to
like beige or white to balance the shade and provide spark some conversation,” said Hollings. “I mean if
a calming, comforting effect,” said interior designer they picked a boring beige no one would talk about it.”
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News
Beaver Stay Busy in the Winter
By Glenda C. Booth
The Almanac
“
Y
ou have beavers here?” Na-
tional Public Radio journalist
Sabri Ben-Achour asked in-
credulously when he visited
Dyke Marsh a few years ago, not expecting
Photo by Randy Streufert
Photo by Randy Streufert
them in Northern Virginia’s suburbs. The
answer is yes, and there are beavers around
Mason Neck and in Huntley Meadows Park
too. Beavers live in or around ponds, rivers,
marshes and lakes.
Because much aquatic vegetation is dor-
mant, beaver lodges are more visible in win-
ter than in other times of the year. The lodg-
es are typically rounded stacks of logs, sticks,
mud and vegetation that protrude from the
A beaver eating the bark off a tree branch. A beaver swimming.
water. They have two underwater entrances.
Freshly-gnawed trees are also sure signs of
beavers. They cut down trees to build dams
and lodges with their strong teeth.
As for spotting a beaver, they are mostly
active at night so few people see them. The
best time is at dusk or sunrise. They are ac-
tive year-round and do not hibernate.
“Engineers”
North America’s largest rodents, beavers
(Castor canadensis) are dark brown mam-
mals with long incisors, short legs, webbed
feet and a long, flat, scaly tail. They can dig
Photo by Glenda Booth
and grasp tree limbs with their claws. They
are three to four feet long including the tail
and typically weigh 40 to 50 pounds. Some
Photo by Glenda Booth
can weigh up to 80 pounds. They primari-
ly eat herbaceous vegetation, woody and
aquatic plants.
Beavers breed in the winter and live in
family groups or colonies. Their young are
born in May and June. They have a home Beaver can cut down trees with their
range size of eight acres, according to state strong teeth, this one in Dyke Marsh.
wildlife experts.
Known as “nature’s engineers,” beavers
build dams and lodges with the trees they A beaver lodge in Dyke Marsh. dy Streufert, a board member of the Friends
cut down. The result can be of Mason Neck State Park. A lodge is also
viewed positively or nega- beavers dammed the stream visible from the Great Marsh Trail viewing
tively, depending on how or and created the central, fresh- platform.
whether people want to use water wetland. In the 1970s For many years, beavers maintained a
the land. The ponds formed and 1980s, the park’s wetland dam and lodge in the part of Dyke Marsh
by beaver dams provide hab- was around half open water behind the River Towers Condominiums,
itat for waterfowl, reptiles, and half vegetated wetland, but they moved on several years ago, as is
amphibians and aquatic in- productive and diverse. Silt their wont. Since the beavers left, more cat-
began coming in in stormwa- tails and wild rice have moved in, plants that
Photo by Randy Streufert
sects. Ponds can filter pollu-
tion and help control flood- ter runoff in the late 1980s grow in shallow water.
ing. They can also flood crop and the beavers, nomadic ani- The Virginia Department of Wildlife Re-
and timberland, roads and mals, moved out. After many sources’ website says that beavers are like-
backyards. years of deliberation and pub- ly present in every Virginia county. People
If there are leaks in the lic meetings, park managers have seen them in Alexandria and Arlington
dams, they will patch them decided to restore the marsh over the years.
with mud, sticks and brush. and artificially manage water By the mid-1800s, beavers were effective-
Their industriousness in levels, a project completed in ly extirpated from much of their eastern U.S.
building and repairing dams 2014. The control system is a range because of the fur trade. People made
An unusually good look at a beaver’s tail. 500-foot-long, three-foot-high their soft pelts into coats or hats, shipping
may be the origin of the
terms “busy as a beaver” and earthen berm with metal slide many to Europe. Today, Virginia manages
“eager beaver.” know how many beavers or lodges are with- gates. beavers as a game species.
in the park,” says Karen Sheffield, the park’s On Mason Neck, there is one large bea- “Beavers pose little threat to humans,
“Local” Beavers manager. “The largest and most visible lodge ver lodge clearly visible at the state park on their property or pets,” according to Fairfax
Most public land managers hesitate to can be seen from the boardwalk during the the Bay View Trail and likely others further County’s website.
estimate how many beavers or lodges are winter months, if you know where to look.” inland and in Kane’s Creek. “Beavers have For more information, visit http://
around. When the Fairfax County Park Authority been active in the Little Marsh part of the www.dgif.virginia.gov/wildlife/informa-
acquired the park’s land in 1975, Barnyard Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National tion/?s=050069
At Huntley Meadows Park, “We do not Run was an intermittent stream. In 1977, Wildlife Refuge for many years,” says Ran- https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/wildlife/beaver
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News So Long
POTOMAC Old Memory
Sportsbook Facilities Contribute $469,000 ALMANAC
To the State in First Month of Operations
By KENNETH B. LOURIE
www.PotomacAlmanac.com
As of Wednesday, Dec. 8, the 2000
Twitter @PotomacAlmanac Honda Accord, which I inherited from my
M
aryland’s first five al wagers provided to players by the near future. Newspaper of Potomac widowed mother 13 years ago, nearly to the
sports wagering facil- sportsbooks): $16,552,430 Maryland Lottery and Gaming A Connection Newspaper day, was officially “totaled” by an insurance
ities opened for busi- Prizes (Winnings paid to operates the Maryland Lottery adjuster. After my mother died in 2008 leav-
An independent, locally owned weekly ing the Honda ownerless, I took possession.
ness during December 2021 and players): $13,382,430 and is responsible for regulatory newspaper delivered As I recall, on Dec. 24, 2008, I went to the
contributed $469,297 to the Hold (Handle less prizes oversight of the state’s casinos to homes and businesses.
Montgomery County administrative offices
Blueprint for Maryland’s Future paid): $3,170,000, or 19.2% and sports wagering program. in Rockville and paid my dues (taxes, actu-
Fund, which supports a variety Taxable Win (Amount re- In this role, the agency provides 1606 King Street
ally). And though I’ve had miscellaneous car
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
of public education programs. maining after paying winners direction and guidance to its ca- repairs over the years - fortunately, nothing
Photo by Randy Streufert
Each sports wagering licensee and deducting promotion- sino and sports wagering part- Free digital edition delivered to which was too drastic or expensive, I’ve not
contributes 15% of its taxable al play and other amounts): ners on financial, security, regu- your email box. Go to had to make one monthly car payment in
connectionnewspapers.com/subscribe
win to the state. $3,128,660 latory and licensing procedures. almost 13 years. For a non-car person like
Details on each facility’s han- Sports Wagering Tax (15% of To keep Marylanders informed me, not having a car payment for that many
dle, hold percentage, taxable the taxable win): $469,297 and to maintain transparency years trumps all negative considerations.
win, prizes, promotional play The five sports wagering fa- of casino and sports wagering
As written about in the “Oh Deer”
and contribution to the State of cilities operating in December. operations, monthly financial EDITOR & PUBLISHER column a few weeks back, the end of our
Maryland are available online MGM National Harbor (opened reports are posted on mdgam- Mary Kimm association (the Honda and mine) was un-
(CLICK HERE). Dec. 9); Live! Casino & Ho- ing.com. Maryland Lottery and mkimm@connectionnewspapers.com
expected and for my money - literally, quite
Here are the statewide sports tel (opened Dec. 10); Horse- Gaming r @MaryKimm
unnecessary. The Honda was our back-up/
wagering totals for December shoe Casino (opened Dec. 10); eminds players to play re- EDITORIAL second car. Maybe it was driven 5,000
2021: Ocean Downs Casino (opened sponsibly and within their bud- E-MAIL: miles a year, almost exclusively local and
Dec. 17); and Hollywood Casi- get; resources are available at almanac@connectionnewspapers.com most often, it sat in the driveway minding
Handle (The amount players no (opened Dec. 23). Additional mdgamblinghelp.org or by call- its own business. Now, I’ll have to upgrade
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
wagered, including promotion- facilities are expected to open in ing 1-800-426-2537. and consequently incur a new monthly car
Carole Dell, Kenny Lourie, payment. A car payment I don’t want and an
Ken Moore
extra expense I certainly don’t need. Though
Bulletin Board I’ll be receiving a settlement check from the
Contributing
Submit civic/community announcements at Con- Germantown Community Recreation Center Photographers insurance company, it won’t cover the cost
nectionNewspapers.com/Calendar. Photos and art- Good Hope Neighborhood Recreation Center Deborah Stevens, Carole Dell of a new car. In fact, it will barely cover the
work welcome. Deadline is Thursday at noon, at Jane L. Lawton Community Recreation Center amount of down payment. And as any of
least two weeks before event. Marilyn J. Praisner Community Recreation Center Art/Design you similarly impacted by a car accident
Mid-County Community Recreation Center Laurence Foong where your car is “totaled” know, the math
SATURDAY/JAN. 15 North Potomac Community Recreation Center Production Manager rarely ends up in your favor, especially if the
Pressenda Chamber Players. 8 p.m. At Westmoreland Potomac Community Recreation Center Geovani Flores
Plum Gar Community Recreation Center “totaled” car was old and payment free.
Photo by Glenda Booth
Church, One Westmoreland Circle, Bethesda. The
concert includes Haydn Quartet Op. 33 no. 2, the Upper County Community Recreation Center
last movement of Phillip Glass “Mishima” Quartet, Wheaton Community Recreation Center But more to the point if this column.
and Brahms Viola Quintet in F Major. An ensemble White Oak Community Recreation Center The Honda was one of the last remaining
of shifting combinations of strings and piano, The Middle School programming will be available at: physical links to my parents, particularly my
Pressenda Chamber Players was founded by Artistic Mid-County Community Recreation Center father, who died in early December 2006.
Director and cellist, Tobias Werner. Plum Gar Community Recreation Center ADVERTISING
He was the driver in the family and the Hon-
Wheaton Community Recreation Center For advertising information
da was the only car in the family so most
sales@connectionnewspapers.com
‘KIDS DAY OUT’ SCHEDULED 703-778-9431 images and feelings I have about my father
Montgomery County Recreation will have special pro- LIBRARIES TO DELAY RESTORATION and a car were from this 2000 Honda Ac-
ir grams to keep children active when Montgomery OF SUNDAY HOURS Debbie Funk cord, the last car he owned/drove. As such,
County Public Schools has scheduled days off. “Kids Montgomery County Public Libraries will delay the Display Advertising/National Sales
h. restoration of Sunday branch service hours that
when I sit in the driver’s seat, I remember my
Day Out” will offer full-day programming from 8:30 703-778-9444
father. And I also remember the front of one
a.m. to 4 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 24, and Tuesday, was scheduled to take place effective Jan. 2 due debfunk@connectionnewspapers.com
to the increased spread of COVID-19 and the Omi- of his birthday cards which said: “When they
Friends Feb. 1. Half-day programming will be available cron variant. The hours of operation at all MCPL made you, they broke the mold.” Open card:
from 1:30-6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 12, which David Griffin
is also is a MCPS half-day off from school. branches, except Maggie Nightingale (Poolesville) Marketing Assistant “You should see what they did to the mold
iewingKids Day Out, a partnership with MCPS, provides and Noyes Library for Young Children, as of Jan. 3, 703-778-9431 maker.” We all laughed. I gave him that card
out-of-school supervised recreation program. The will be as follows: dgriffin@connectionnewspapers.com on his 65th birthday dinner which we all
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday - 10 a.m. to 8
ined a well-rounded interactive activities emphasize p.m. Jerry Vernon
celebrated at Jimmy’s Harborside Restaurant
health, physical fitness, imagination and fun. (his favorite) on the wharf in Boston on or
MarshThe half-day program is $25 and the full-day programs Friday, Saturday- 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Publisher
about Sept. 23, 1984 (his actual birthday). It
niums, are $50 for each day. The hours and schedule for Maggie Nightingale (cur- 703-549-0004
rently closed for refresh) and Noyes libraries will jvernon@connectionnewspapers.com was a memorable occasion to be sure, espe-
o, as isPrograms will take place at the following community cially when my father opened the card and
ore cat- recreation centers: remain as they currently stand.
CIRCULATION shook it to see if any money would fall out.
For more information on MCPL services, visit https://
nts thatDamascus Community Recreation Center montgomerycountymd.gov/library/.
circulation@connectionnewspapers.com
East County Community Recreation Center
And though I still have lots of enduring
ife Re- memories of my father (I still wear his winter
re like- gloves as well as an old collard short-sleeve
People Potomac Almanac is published
Polo shirt of his - which amazingly sort of
lington by Local Media Connection LLC fits), nothing conjures his memory and is
so physically enveloping - literally, as the
front seat of the car where when driving, he
fective-
spent the last years of his life. And now that
rn U.S.
Five Time First Place feeling/his presence is gone.
e made Award-Winner
hipping Public Service I imagine I’ll get reconnected to his
anages MDDC Press Association
memory every month for the next 36 at least,
Four Time
when I make my new car payment. It won’t
umans, Newspaper of the Year quite be the same as sitting in the Honda
Fairfax An Award-winning Newspaper payment free. Nevertheless. I’m sure I’ll still
in Writing, Photography, Editing, feel a car connection to my father. After all,
Graphics and Design
http:// I’ll be driving a car that he helped me buy.
forma-
Kenny Lourie is an Advertising Representative for
/beaver The Potomac Almanac & The Connection Newspapers.
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