Summer Training
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Potomac School Notes: Aug. 29, 2012
Potomac School Notes
Potomac Military Notes: Aug. 29, 2012
Potomac Military Notes
Stay to Grow (Restrictions Apply)
Brickyard farm allowed to operate through growing season. Next step: court in September.
Organic farmer Nick Maravell is farming along Brickyard Road on an expired lease. Schools Superintendent Joshua P. Starr made parameters clear in a letter he sent to Maravell on Aug. 17.
‘Taste’ Benefits Adoptions Together
Annual event seeks to further “forever families” mission.
This event offers a one-of-a-kind chance to taste delectable dishes from every restaurant in Potomac and bid on items in both the silent auction and the live auction — all to help children find “forever families.”
Bethesda Country Club To Host Wounded Warrior Tournament
Annual event returns Aug. 20.
In 2005, Jim Estes, director of golf at Olney Golf Park began teaching injured servicemen and women to play golf — many of them amputees, many with prostheses. He took the job so seriously that he practiced raising his right leg and hitting the ball off his left leg for hours as he tried to figure out the best way for one-legged people to hit the ball.
Pies Tackles National Competition
Local golfer qualifies for USGA Men’s Amateur Golf Tournament.
The U.S. Golf Association Men’s Amateur Golf Tournament is the most prestigious golf tournament for amateurs in the United States — and Potomac’s Rusty Pies qualified for the second year in a row. The tournament will be held Aug. 13 - 19 at Cherry Hills Country Club in Cherry Hills Village, Colo.
FIELD NOTES
Tyler Abell’s Merry-Go-Round Afternoon
Tyler turning 80? No way. But, here we were, at a birthday party featuring everything but a performing horse, although there were plenty in the pastures, and there he was, Tyler wearing a cap with the number 80 and the letters WFM — had to be a radio station.
From Interpreter to Palm Reader to Painter
Liz Gerstein displays her artwork and analyzes handwriting.
Liz Gerstein is a master at reinventing herself. Throughout her life, she has followed her interests and passions to see where they lead her.
Former Churchill Grad Offers Naturopathic Remedies
Kevin Passero emphasizes natural means of healing.
When he graduated from the University of Colorado in Environmental Science, Kevin Passero was unsure about his career path.
Gutstein, Duber Wed
Peri Blair Gutstein and Brant Edwin Duber were married on May 27, 2012 by Rabbi Jonathan Stein at the Pierre Hotel in New York.
Fatherhood in the 21st Century
Potomac psychiatrist creates program to help men become better fathers.
During more than 30 years as a psychiatrist specializing in children and adolescents, Dr. Bruce Pfeffer has witnessed the impact that fathers can have on the lives of their children.
A Second Chance
A 14-year-long circle of life.
Sheila and Jan Rosenberg’s Briard named Chase was the light of their lives. They had purchased him from Deja-Vu Briard breeders in Cleveland, Ohio when their son Adam was six and their daughter Allie was eight.
New Animal Services Center Construction Underway
Help mcpaw raise funds.
“After so many years of waiting, the construction of the new Montgomery County Animal Services Center is on schedule with completion set for delivery in the fall of 2013,” said Bruce Garnant, senior project manager for Coakley Williams Construction.
Potomac School Notes 7/25/12
Potomac School Notes