Safeguarding Jewelry During Summer Vacations and Beyond
Experts offer simple safety suggestions for protecting valuables.
Kenzie Campbell left her home recently for a week-long trip to care for her ailing father. While she was away, her Northern Virginia home was burglarized, and in addition to a flat-screen television and an iMac computer, the thieves got away with all of her jewelry.
Ideas For Summer Outdoor Entertaining
Local tastemakers offer design and decorating ideas for alfresco soirees
Summer is a time when many enjoy outdoor gatherings with friends and family. From soirees in small courtyard spaces to poolside barbeques for a crowd, warm weather is often synonymous with alfresco entertaining.
Building Classic Jewelry Wardrobe
Local style experts suggest investing in classic pieces.
From monogrammed pendants to leather wrap bracelets, a dizzying array of jewelry is on the market.
New Local Home Design Studio Opens
Studio offers examples of many fixtures and finishes for homeowners.
Case Design/Remodeling, Inc. unveiled its new state-of-the-art design studio recently.
Petersen to Governor: Explain, Deny, Return or Resign
Petersen first Virginia legislator to suggest McDonnell resign over alleged wrongdoing in accepting gifts from prominent donor.
The tipping point for state Sen. J. Chap Petersen (D-34) was the $6,500 Rolex watch.
Classified Advertising July 3, 2013
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Mommy & Me (& Daddy, Too). Third Tuesday each month. 10 a.m. at Rockville Town Square. Meet for a morning out with active learning and creative play with lunch specials, story time, arts and crafts, sing-a-longs, prizes and more.
Potomac School Notes
Kathryn Haynes graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Indiana University with a Bachelors Degree in psychology. She was named Magna Cum Laude, with high distinction from Hutton Honors College. Haynes graduated from Winston Churchill High School in 2009.
Nine Years on, the Memory Still Burns
Learning from others’ experience.
The simple act of placing a spoon in a sink made all the difference for the Bies family one spring night in Potomac over nine years ago. That was the night Susan Bies decided to walk up from the basement family room where she and her husband had been relaxing to put a spoon she had been using into the kitchen sink.
Business Notes
Imagination Stage received Adventist HealthCare’s 2013 Community Partnership Award for its residency at the Reginald S. Lourie Center for Infants and Young Children. Its work was centered on developing cooperative and imaginative play skills through the use of the four actor’s tools (body, voice, mind, and imagination). Imagination Stage was honored for its work in the Lourie Center’s Therapeutic Nursery Program.
Military Notes: Potomac
Marine Corps Pfc. Francisco-Javie Melendez, a 2006 graduate of The Heights School, in Potomac, earned the title of United States Marine after graduating from recruit training at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, S.C.
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Social Skills Summer Camp. Children in grades 1 through 6 can attend camp and learn friendly behaviors, working as a team, anger management and more. Held by the Jewish Social Service Agency and the McLean School of Maryland. All potential campers will be interviewed to make sure the camp is appropriate for their needs. Visit www.summeredge.org/ for more.
Correction
The photo accompanying "WILL Interactive Inc. Brings Hollywood to Potomac" [The Almanac, June 26] should have been credited to Caroline Horn.
Deadly River Claims Victim Number Two
In less than one week, two people have drowned in the Potomac River. On Saturday, a 21-year-old drowned near Bear Island. Three of his friends attempted to save him, but were unsuccessful.
Column: No Shame in Crying
Nor is it a crying shame. But something has changed, dare I say affected my tear duct production. I can’t say with certainty – or even specify a particular moment in time for sure – when the tears began to flow more easily, but I’ll guess the change occurred sometime on or around February 27, 2009, the day I first met my oncologist; the day I was diagnosed with a terminal disease, stage IV non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), “prognosed” to live 13 months to two years. If that kind of shocking, terminal-type news doesn’t upset your apple cart – permanently, “You’re a better man than I am, Gunga Din.” And so it has, as reflected in my frequent “salty discharge” (to quote Jerry Seinfeld).
Obituary: Joseph R. Gunn, III
On June 5, 2013, Joseph R. Gunn, III, (Joe), 84, died at Suburban Hospital in Bethesd. Mr. Gunn was a retired economist and senior vice president with Nathan Associates, an international economic consulting firm, based in Washington, D.C.
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Potomac Food and Drink
A group of food trucks operating in Montgomery County has a website making it easier find out where they will be.
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Mommy & Me (& Daddy, Too). Third Tuesday each month. 10 a.m. at Rockville Town Square. Meet for a morning out with active learning and creative play with lunch specials, story time, arts and crafts, sing-a-longs, prizes and more. Visit rockvilletownsquare.com/events/mommy-and-me. On the Square: July 16, Aug. 20, Sept. 17 and Oct. 15.
Opinion: Ready for Your Pet’s Close-up?
The Pet Almanac, a bi-annual themed edition, will publish July 24.
We invite you to send us stories about your pets, photos of you and/or your family with your cats, dogs, hamsters, snakes, lizards, frogs, rabbits, or whatever other creatures share your home or yard with you. Tell us the story of a special bond between a child and a dog, the story of how you came to adopt your pet, or examples of amazing feats of your creatures.