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Silver Spring news
The Montgomery County Police Department is announcing
the creation of The Kyle Olinger Fund through The Montgomery
County Police Foundation.
Third District Officer Kyle Olinger was shot in the neck
at approximately 12:15 a.m. on August 13 as he was making
a traffic stop at Spring Street and Second Avenue in Silver
Spring. Investigation has revealed that the two suspects arrested
for the shooting, Fadi Kadamani and Terrence Arthur Green,
had planned to commit an armed robbery that night in the area
where Officer Olinger encountered them. The third suspect,
a juvenile, has not been charged and was released to a family
member. The investigation is continuing.
Officer Olinger underwent approximately nine hours of surgery
on August 13 to repair damage to the trachea and esophagus.
He is still recovering from that surgery. The bullet, which
rests near his spinal column, has not been removed. It has
caused a serious injury to his spinal cord that has caused
paralysis from the chest down. While the statistical odds
are not favorable for a full recovery from the paralysis,
a definitive long-term medical prognosis is still unknown.
The Montgomery County Police Department has established a
committee to research, coordinate, and focus efforts as it
assesses Officer Olinger's and his family's immediate
and future needs.
Anyone who would like to make a monetary contribution can
send a check to The Kyle Olinger Fund, c/o The Montgomery
County Police Foundation, P.O. Box 8351, Gaithersburg, MD
20898.
Checks should be made payable to The Montgomery County Police
Foundation, with a notation in the bottom left corner that
the check is for the Kyle Olinger Fund.
Additionally, the Greater Silver Spring Chamber of Commerce
will serve as a collection point for contributions from members
of the business community, and forward them to the Foundation
on behalf of the business community. If you wish to make a
contribution via GSSCC, please make the check payable to the
Montgomery County Police Foundation, with a notation for Kyle
Orlinger.
Grand re-opening for Silver Spring shop
The Prevention of Blindness Society's Look Again Resale
Shop at 942 Wayne Avenue in Silver Spring was recently renovated
and doubled its space. The society invites the community to
a grand opening on Friday, September 12 and Saturday, September
13. Grand opening activities include free glaucoma screenings,
special sales, refreshments, and more.
Silver Spring residents and customers have raved about the
new look of the shop. The shop will be offering more antiques
and furniture for sale, and has made improvements to all four
of its shops, including Kensington, Alexandria, and on Rhode
Island Avenue in northeast DC.
For more information on POB and its stores, contact 202-234-1010
or visit www.youreyes.org.
Silver Spring Stage wins top award
Silver Spring Stage's production of Neil Simon's
"The Last of the Red Hot Lovers" received the Outstanding
Achievement in a Play award at the Ruby Griffith Awards ceremony,
held on Sunday, July 14. The Ruby Griffith Awards are sponsored
by the British Embassy Players, associated with the British
Embassy. This marks the seventh time that Silver Spring Stage
has received top honors in at these awards during the past
33 years.
The competition is currently open to any amateur theatre
group meeting the established criteria. The 2002-03 season
attracted 36 entrants.
The all-volunteer Silver Spring Stage continues its 2003-04
season with Lost in Yonkers (October 3-November 1),
Fifth of July (November 14-December 13), Wit
(January 9-February 7), Six Degrees of Separation (February
20-March 20), Art (April 2-May 1), and Master Harold
and the Boys (May 14-June 12).
For more information on Silver Spring Stage, please visit
www.ssstage.org.
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