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v Kenny Lourie, Page 7
Real Estate Sales, Page 2
Constant vigilance: WMCCA learned
the Department of Transportation was
considering installing two traffic lights
at the one lane bridges in the Glen.
Vigilance to Protect
Photo by Ken Moore/The Almanac
Potomac Day
The Heart Is Coming
Page 4
Of Potomac Page 3
Halloween Ideas
Wellbeing, page 7
October 6-12, 2021 online at potomacalmanac.com
Potomac REAL ESTATE
Photos by Deb Stevens/The Almanac
July, 2021 Sales, $1,900,000~$1,525,000 In July, 2021, 92 Potomac homes
sold between $2,562,500-$550,000.
2 12212 Drews Court
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nac Opinion: West Montgomery County Citizens Association
Two Traffic Lights in the Glen?
SPEAKERS: District 16 opposing this ZTA. Twelve MoCo
Delegates: Sara Love climate groups asked the Council for
and Marc Korman climate, racial equity, and social jus-
tice impact statements but the Coun-
We welcome our District 16 del-
cil refused.
egation to update us on their work A county wide coalition is advo-
in the Maryland General Assembly. cating for changes. https://action-
Their efforts to improve the lives network.org/letters/stop-zta-19-07/
of citizens in their District and Just weeks after the MoCo vote,
throughout Maryland are always a federal court ruled on a case re-
garding cell tower radiation safety
important. Please join the meeting
standards in favor of environmental
and bring your interests and ques- health groups and a Montgomery
tions. County resident. The U.S Court of
Appeals for DC Circuit ruled in EHT
Emerging from the et al v FCC that the FCC’s decision
COVID Pandemic not to update its 1996 standards was
President’s Letter by “arbitrary and capricious” and did
not address children’s vulnerability,
Carol Van Dam Falk long term health impacts, and im-
Photo by Ken Moore/The Almanac
It’s been a long, slow, frightening pacts to the environment.
odyssey of twists and turns as we Hundreds of new neighborhood
emerge from the COVID-19 pan- cell antenna applications are ex-
demic. The coronavirus has affected pected this fall. If you want to know
everyone’s lives, whether they know when companies apply to locate one
someone dear to them who has been near your home, sign up for email
infected or not. The summer surge notifications:
of U.S. cases has started to decline https://www.montgomerycoun-
thank goodness, but the virus still tymd.gov/cable/Towers/home.html
poses a threat in places where large
chunks of the population lack immu-
nity. WMCCA will continue to host Sewer Category
Change Requests
000 its General Meetings with key speak-
ers via Zoom meetings for the next Submitted by Ken Bawer
several months and provide a link The owners of the Travilah Oak
for members to join us in thoughtful Constant vigilance: WMCCA learned the Department of Transportation was considering installing two Shopping Center and the old white
discussions. traffic lights at the one lane bridges in the Glen. house diagonally across from each
This month, we have invited del- other at the intersection of Travilah
egates Sara Love and Marc Korman
of District 16 to give us an update on The Glen has long JOIN US FOR A VIRTUAL MEETING
Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 at 7:30 p.m. via ZOOM
Road and Glen Road have each asked
for a public sewer line extension to
what is happening at the state and https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82332128947?pwd=WmJmenZDU3UxL- their properties. The County Coun-
local levels with COVID-19, other
health care issues, the environment,
been considered 1hINENXZDRTNnFjUT09
or call in 301-715-8592 (Meeting ID: 823 3212 8947, Passcode: 378152)
cil’s T&E Committee voted for a
deferral (rather than a denial as rec-
development and infrastructure, and
other legislation they have been in-
the heart of Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kdP13X1cuH
A recording of this meeting, and hotlinks within the Newsletter, will be
ommended by the County Executive
and the Planning Board). The prop-
volved with in Annapolis. Del. Sara
Love was first elected to the Mary- Potomac. available on our website: www.WMCCA.org erty owners of an unimproved lot at
13417 Valley Drive in Glen Hills also
land House of Delegates in 2018. She supply. Here Glen, South Glen, and asked for a sewer category change to
MoCo Council Votes for ‘Short’ allow connection to the public sewer
is a lawyer, a social justice advocate, locally elected representatives and Glen Mill roads meet. All are part Cell Towers in Neighborhoods system. In this case, the T&E Com-
and a single mom. Sara is passionate MDOT requesting more information of the County Rustic Roads Program.
about women’s reproductive rights, RRAC members noted that crash re- Submitted by Theodora mittee did the right thing by voting
and expressing our opposition to the
civil rights and civil liberties accord- ports do not support a need for lights Scarato 3-0 to recommend a denial.
proposal. As Ginny Barnes describes
ing to her website. Del. Marc Korman in greater detail in this newsletter, and have decreased in recent years. Despite strong community oppo-
was first elected in 2014. He has Neighbors were more concerned sition, over the summer the Mont- REMINDER: IT’S TIME TO RE-
MDOT is no longer considering in-
dedicated his time in the state legis- with the condition of road surfac- gomery County Council passed a NEW YOUR MEMBERSHIP FOR
stalling traffic lights in the Glen.
lature to ensuring economic growth es. By meeting end, DOT agreed new zoning amendment - ZTA 19- 2021-2022! Please renew or be-
We encourage you to stay involved
in Maryland and believes that if the to patching and/or repaving roads 07- which allows “short” cell towers come a new member of WMCCA. Go
with WMCCA, attend the General
economy is strong, the state can leading into and out of the Glen. 30 feet from houses without rou- to our website www.wmcca.org to
Meetings, bring to our attention any
achieve goals like protecting the en- There is CIP money allotted for this tine notice and public hearings. The download a membership form or join
development plans or other changes
vironment, according to his website. road work, which could start in late streetlight or utility pole in front of using PayPal: Individual: $25 / Fam-
that affect your neighborhood, and
It has been our tradition to hear Fall 2021 or early Spring 2022. your home can now be replaced by ily: $50. We also welcome donations
stay safe.
from District 15 delegates in the They also agreed to better sig- a taller pole topped with cellular to our Legal Fund.
antennas and an unlimited amount
Road
Spring when the delegates update nage: relocating one Stop sign and
us on legislative achievements and
Proposed Traffic Lights at the of equipment boxes (up to 12 cubic President – Carol Van Dam Falk:
installing a back-to-back Stop sign at
270 battles, but we thought it would also One-Lane Bridges in the Glen the approach from Glen Mill Road, feet). WMCCA, along with several President@WMCCA.org
be good to hear about the work of Submitted by Ginny Barnes as well as installing stop bars at all cities, homeowner and community Website: WMCCA.org – Peter Poggi,
District 16 delegates, since they rep- On 9/3/21, an onsite meeting Stop signs. groups sent letters to the Council Newsletter Editor – Nancy Madden
resent a significant portion of the Po- with Montgomery County Depart-
tomac subregion. We encourage you ment of Transportation (DOT),
to ask questions following their brief Rustic Roads Advisory Committee
presentations. (RRAC) members, and neighbors liv- Entertainment
Due to COVID-19 and especially ing in the Glen was held to discuss
the rapid spread of the Delta variant safety issues. Ongoing Entertainment round, INDOOR SWIM HOURS. Shriver
While there was no public notice, LOCK DEMONSTRATIONS. 11 9 a.m.-1:30 p.m., March-December. Aquatic Center, 5900 Execu-
across495the country including parts a.m., 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. (30 (9:30am-1:30pm, January-Febru- tive Blvd, 240-777-8070 See.
of Maryland, the WMCCA board has WMCCA had learned DOT was con-
minutes long). Saturdays and ary, closed Thanksgiving weekend) https://www.montgomerycoun-
495 decided not to partake in the annual sidering installing two traffic lights in the lot of Bethesda Elementary
Sundays. Chesapeake & Ohio tymd.gov/rec/Resources/Files/
Potomac Day parade and celebration at the one lane bridges. National Historical Park at School. One of the largest farmers aquatics/KSAC.pdf
on 10/23/2021. The Glen has long been consid- Great Falls, 11710 MacArthur markets in the region, with more
Although we were not meeting ered the heart of Potomac as it em- Blvd. Join park staff as they op- than 100 vendors and artisan food ICE SKATING. Cabin John Ice Rink,
over the summer, the WMCCA Board bodies many environmental and erate Lock 20 and demonstrate producers year-round. The market 10610 Westlake Drive. Cabin
stayed in touch and on top of issues historical elements of the Subregion: how it works. Lock 20 is next to features table seating, music, local John Ice Rain has numerous
affecting our area. When we learned a former grain mill site, extensive the Visitors Center at the park. Maryland winery and farm brewery public skate sessions every day
that MDOT was looking into the pos- wetlands, a narrow wildlife corridor tastings, kids club activities, chef of the week. See cabinjohnice.
sibility of installing traffic lights in surrounded by steep wooded slopes BETHESDA CENTRAL FARM demos, and more. https://bethes- org for details.
the Glen on rustic roads, WMCCA at the confluence of two streams MARKET, Sundays, Open year da.centralfarmmarkets.com/ See Calendar, Page 5
made phone calls and sent letters to critical to the public drinking water
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News
Potomac Day Is Oct. 23, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
M
ark your cal-
Almanac File Photo by Andrea Razak
endars for Oct.
23, 2021 be-
cause Potomac
Day is back with the tra-
ditional parade, car show,
business fair, and more.
Potomac Day provides
a chance to gather with
friends and neighbors out-
doors and at a safe distance,
to watch children whiz
down giant pumped-up
slides, rock to local bands
Mounted police lead the parade. and learn about local orga-
nizations and businesses.
Local restaurants provide
tasty food, the classic car
show sports gleaming autos
of yesteryear, and everyone
has the opportunity to cel-
ebrate the community they
live in. The parade, long
in participants traveling a
short distance, begins at
10:30 a.m. (line up by 10)
on Chapel Drive and River
Road and travels along Riv-
er Road to Falls Road.
Call Jennifer at the Poto-
Squeals on Wheels comes with their many mac Chamber of Commerce
adorable creatures. at 301-299-2170. Families line up at the crossroads to see the parade come by.
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Entertainment
From Page 3 from local Bethesda restaurants.
POTOMAC COMMUNITY CENTER. Tables will be cleaned after each
11315 Falls Road. The Potomac use.
Community Center has reopened. v Norfolk Avenue, between St. Elmo
Table tennis, volleyball, badmin- Avenue and Cordell Avenue
ton, basketball, pickleball, open v Norfolk Avenue, between Cordell
gym and more https://www.mont- Avenue and Del Ray Avenue
gomerycountymd.gov/rec/Resourc- v Woodmont Avenue, between Elm
es/Files/potomac-2021schedule. Street and Bethesda Avenue
pdf for details and hours. v Veterans Park, corner of Norfolk and
Woodmont Avenues
POTOMAC VILLAGE FARMERS MAR- See https://www.bethesda.org/bethes-
KET. Thursdays, 3 p.m. to 6:30 da/bethesda-streetery
p.m. Potomac United Methodist
Church, 9908 South Glen Road. LOCUST GROVE NATURE CENTER,
Potomac Village Farmers Mar- 7777 Democracy Blvd. Outdoor
ket operates all Thursdays, May exhibits, natural features, and trails
through November. are open every day from dawn to
dusk. In the Upper Meadow, look
PARK RANGERS AVAILABLE. 10 a.m. for Monarch butterflies, caterpil-
to 3 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays, lars and eggs on the milkweed in
Saturdays and Sundays. Chesa-
peake & Ohio National Histor-
ical Park at Great Falls, 11710
MacArthur Blvd. Park rangers are
summer. Check out the dogbane
for iridescent dogbane beetles.
Listen for wrens and bluebirds near
the bluebird nest boxes. Watch for
Dr. Whyte’s New Book
available to provide maps and
information. See https://www.nps.
gov/choh/index.htm
box turtles crossing the path in
the early morning. https://www.
montgomeryparks.org/parks-and-
trails/cabin-john-regional-park/
Released October 5, 2021
PUBLIC ART. Bethesda is filled with locust-grove-nature-center/ for
public art. Browse a portion of the planned activities.
collection of public art on https://
www.bethesda.org/bethesda/pub- JOSIAH HENSON MUSEUM AND
lic-art for descriptions of projects PARK. Park is open from sunrise to
and locations. Includes “Tunnel sunset. Museum hours are Friday
Vision,” produced by the Bethes- to Sunday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 11410
da Arts & Entertainment District, Old Georgetown Road. The life
which showcases the work of 12 and challenges of Reverend Josiah
selected artists inside the Metro Henson, enslavement in Maryland,
Tunnel that runs under Wisconsin and the ongoing struggles of racial
Avenue. equality and justice on the former
plantation property of Isaac Riley
BETHESDA STREETERY: 11 a.m. to where Henson was enslaved. Hen-
10 p.m. Tuesday-Sunday. To create son, whose 1849 autobiography,
additional seating outdoors, the The Life of Josiah Henson, Former-
Bethesda Streetery is set-up as ly a Slave, Now an Inhabitant of
open seating with all tables placed Canada, inspired Harriet Beecher
at least six feet apart and a limit Stowe’s novel, Uncle Tom’s Cabin.
of four people permitted per table. $5 adults, $4 youth, $4 seniors.
Restaurant patrons are invited to See https://www.montgomery-
dine within this open-air area after parks.org/parks-and-trails/josi-
picking up food and beverages ah-henson-park/
Bulletin Board
Submit civic/community announce- organization whose volunteers re-
ments at ConnectionNewspapers.com/ furbish the bikes. The bicycles are
Calendar. Photos and artwork wel- then distributed through, MCDOT’s
come. Deadline is Thursday at noon, Bike Match Project, Rockville’s
at least two weeks before event. Terrific Kids program and via other
charitable organizations that dis-
tribute bikes during the holidays.
BIKE DRIVE ON OCT. 8 Bikes for the World is partnering
A bicycle donation event sponsored by with Rockville Bike Hub to work on
the Montgomery County Depart- the bikes that are beyond Rockville
ment of Transportation on Friday, Bike Hub’s ability to repair.
Oct. 8, will provide bicycles for Residents, who do not have a bike to
kids and adults in need. Bikes will donate, can still support the pro-
be collected from 7 a.m.-2 p.m., gram with checks to the Rockville
outside of the Council Office Build-
ing parking garage at the corner of
Bike Hub. All donated funds will This book shares straightforward information and equips
be used to purchase parts to repair
East Jefferson Street and Monroe
Street in Rockville.
the bikes. you with strategies to help you on a journey to better health,
Donated child and adult bikes will be
accepted. The drive will not accept SATURDAY/OCT. 9 including:
FocusMusic Concert. 7:30 p.m.
bike parts or bike helmets.
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Wellbeing News I Don’t
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helped nor hindered during the years I was treat-
lifted, some precautions
Carole Dell, Kenny Lourie, ed for lung cancer. Unfortunately, I was hindered.
How Peggy McEwan, Ken Moore
Hindered in that after years of receiving
ob heavy-duty chemotherapy - perhaps for the
are still urged.
Contributing
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self is irreparable. Specifically, my kidneys are func-
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vaccine. As Halloween approaches, Morgan says candy or a stuffed animal down one of the because of years or receiving lung cancer che-
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ages three and seven, trick-or-treating. heating pipe for Halloween last year.
Kenny Lourie 301-325-1398 thyroid cancer medication. And as a result of this
“Halloween is very popular in my neighbor- klourie@connectionnewspapers.com infusion of toxic chemotherapy into my body, it
hood,” said the Bethesda mother. There are hun- Trick-or-treating.pdf. Debbie Funk
has affected the treatment of my thyroid cancer.
When my thyroid cancer first appeared as
dreds of kids and their parents out and about, Like Morgan’s daughter, there are young chil- Display Advertising/National Sales a growth above my adams apple, subsequent
almost every house is decorated and the owners dren who are frightened by Halloween masks 703-778-9444
biopsies confirmed that it was in fact thyroid
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give out loads of candy. It will be impossible to that can offer a layer of protection, says Glenda cancer, not a “clone” of my lung cancer. These
avoid crowds and I probably won’t be able to Hernandez Tittle, PhD. education professor at David Griffin biopsies lead to a thyroidectomy which surgically
stop my seven-year-old from running up with her Montgomery College. “If children are afraid of Marketing Assistant removed both my thyroid and parathyroid. But
friends to every house that’s giving out candy. My Halloween, it is important to acknowledge those 703-778-9431 since the uncontained tumor had grown under
dgriffin@connectionnewspapers.com my collarbone for approximately nine months
three-year-old is frightened by Halloween cos- feelings,” she said. “Consider selecting fun and since it first appeared, the surgeon - after seven
tume masks, so I don’t know how I’m going to interesting costumes for children. Make the con- Jerry Vernon hours of trying, was unable to get all the cancer.
handle that.” nections that Halloween is about pretending and Executive Vice President No real problem. There was another procedure
Marked by costumes, trick-or-treating and visit- costumes allow us to do that on this day.” 703-549-0004 scheduled to eradicate the remaining cancer. It
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ing with friends and neighbors, Halloween is one Of all the Halloween traditions, trick-or-treat- required that I receive an injection of nuclear
of the sweetest and most popular holidays of the isotopes and an overnight stay in the hospital.
ing is one of the riskiest because it often means CIRCULATION
A procedure, that is generally successful
year. With COVID-19 cases and the Delta variant large groups of children crowded around a neigh- circulation@connectionnewspapers.com
for a cancer that is called “the friendly cancer”
spreading, navigating this time-honored holiday bor’s front door grabbing for candy. because of its curability, was unsuccessful. Why?
tradition will be complicated for some parents, “Even though we all love candy, it’s not worth Because I was only given one third the required
especially those with children who are under 12, putting yourself or others at risk,” said Kurt Lar- Potomac Almanac is published dose of the isotope because - the isotopes are
too young for a COVID-19 vaccination. rick, Assistant Director, Arlington County Depart- by Local Media Connection LLC filtered through the kidney and my pre-existing
kidney damage from the nine-plus years of lung
“Although trick-or-treating occurs outside ment of Human Services. “Masks, distancing,
cancer treatment impacted the use of the proper
where the risk of COVID-19 transmission is less, handwashing, testing, and vaccinations are all Five Time First Place dose. The result? I now have incurable stage
if kids go in groups, there is likely not to be so- important layers of protection when it comes to Award-Winner IV papillary thyroid cancer and am taking a
cial distancing and there will be contact with COVID safety.” Public Service medication that likely stops working in the next
people in a lot of different households handing Though COVID might be at the forefront of con- MDDC Press Association year or two with at present no new options in
out candy,” said Lucy H. Caldwell, director, com- versations about Halloween safety, Larrick advis- Four Time
the medical pipeline. Moreover, the combination
of factors that lead to my present situation is not
munications, Fairfax County Health Department. es the public not to forget other safety measures. Newspaper of the Year
exactly a regular occurrence which would lead
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to a clinical trial of similarly-affected patients. I’m
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to prevent COVID-19 as disease transmission is people of all ages walking around on Halloween others either.
still happening in our community at a high lev- than your typical weekday evening, so be sure to (There’s nothing funny in this column because
el. Wearing a mask would be a good thing to take extra care.” there’s nothing funny about my situation.)
do. The CDC has the Halloween Activity Check- “Wear reflective clothing, have a flashlight …
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