Contact: Tom Pogue, 240-777-7150
For Immediate Release: October 10, 2001

Annual Landscaping and Beautification Award Winners Chosen
by Keep Montgomery County Beautiful;
Tenth Annual Amateur Photography Contest Winners Also Announced

The 15th annual Keep Montgomery County Beautiful community beautification awards will be presented tonight at a special ceremony in Rockville to 24 winners in various categories. Twenty-five amateur photographers will also be honored at the ceremony.

The beautification contest is open to community groups, businesses, public institutions and other organizations undertaking landscaping projects that enhance the appearance of non-residential properties.

Eighteen years ago, concerned volunteers formed the Keep Montgomery County Beautiful Task Force to work with the County to develop beautification projects and anti-litter and recycling programs, and to educate and change citizen attitudes about littering and graffiti.

Department of Public Works and Transportation Director Al Genetti, Jr., Chief Administrative Officer Bruce Romer, and Keep Montgomery County Beautiful Volunteer Carol Carter will present the beautification awards in eight different categories.

Level I prizes go to new projects initiated from Fall 2000 through Summer 2001, while Level II prizes are awarded to established projects planted prior to Fall 2000.

Winners of the Beautification Awards are:

CITYSCAPE for municipal street plantings in median strips, near traffic ramps, and next to sidewalks:
Level II

Award of Distinction: Friendship Heights Streetlight Flower Baskets

Award of Excellence: Johnson’s Flower and Garden Center, Gaithersburg
Award of Distinction: Kindness Animal Hospital, Wheaton

COMMUNITY NON-PROFESSIONAL for plantings or landscape projects designed and maintained by community residents, through homeowner associations, garden clubs or civic organizations:

Level I

Award of Distinction: Manchester Road Community
Award of Distinction: South Four Corners Triangle

Award of Excellence: Forest Glen Road Triangle
Award of Excellence: New Mark Commons Lake Steps
Award of Distinction: Tuckerman Station Homeowners Association

COMMUNITY PROFESSIONAL for landscaping projects in residential areas that are designed and maintained by professional landscape architects or contractors:

Level I

Award of Merit: Montgomery Village Foundation: North Creek Lake Park, Montgomery Village Avenue/Shadow Oak Drive

Award of Excellence: The Forum
Award of Excellence: The Gables on Tuckerman
Award of Distinction: Chelsea Tower
Award of Distinction: Homecrest-B’Nai B’rith

Level I

Award of Excellence: Marian Assisted Living

Award of Excellence: Judith A. Resnik Elementary School Courtyard
Award of Excellence: William F. Bolger Center, U.S. Postal Services
Award of Distinction: Bethesda United Church of Christ
Award of Distinction: Montgomery County Agricultural Center
Award of Distinction: Montgomery County Detention Center
Award of Distinction: Wheaton Regional Library
Award of Merit: Rolling Terrace Elementary School, Silver Spring
Award of Merit: Upcounty Regional Services Center

First Year/Community Professional: The Promenade
Second Year/Community Professional: Tuckerman Station Condominium

For the Tenth Annual Amateur Photography Contest, photos were judged on composition, originality, interest of the subject matter, visual appeal and consistency with the theme of each entry category.

Contest winners are:

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BY DAY - BLACK & WHITE

First: “Under the Bridge” - Steven Ross, Bethesda
Second: “Little Falls Dam” - Neil Poberas, Cabin John
Second: “Tunnel” - Nicolas Grundmann, Bethesda
Third: “Bench” - Saskia Alonso, Bethesda
Honorable Mention: “Houston’s” - Charlie Weiss, Bethesda
Honorable Mention: “My Reflection” - Nick Phonognimit, Gaithersburg

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BY DAY - COLOR

First: “Berries” - Vivan Shah, Bethesda
Second: “The Falls” - Maggie Guille, Bethesda
Third: “Homestead Farms Row” - Kate McCabe, Bethesda
Honorable Mention: “The Beauty of Spring” - Margery Yeh, Rockville
Honorable Mention: “Untitled/Brookeside Gardens” - Justin Plakas, Rockville

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BY NIGHT - BLACK & WHITE

First: “Migrating Birds” - Mary Chang, Silver Spring

MONTGOMERY COUNTY BY NIGHT - COLOR

First: “The Glowing Glory of Christmas” - G. Frederick Stork, Chevy Chase

MONTGOMERY COUNTY LANDMARKS - BLACK & WHITE

First: “Great Falls” - Jamie Shoreman, Bethesda
Second: “Untitled/C & O Canal” - Ashley Bernius, Potomac
Third: “Glen Echo” - Alison Ritchie, Bethesda
Honorable Mention: “Bethesda’s Beauty” - Ellen Rockower, Bethesda

MONTGOMERY COUNTY LANDMARKS - COLOR

First: “The Four Seasons at Great Falls Tavern” - James Schabacker, Potomac
Second: “Keeping the Memory Alive at the FDR Living Museum”- Carl Banks, Germantown
Third: “Renewal of Carousel at Glen Echo Park” - Judy Holt, Poolesville
Honorable Mention: “Path Into Tschiffely Mill” - Lizabeth Lawrence, Gaithersburg

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, HER PEOPLE

First: “Walk on Canal” - Ben Berger, Bethesda
Second: “People #8” - Michael Berlin, Bethesda
Third: “A Brick Garden” - James Evans, Kensington

First: “On Call” - Andrew Kreisberg, Bethesda