RIDE ON PULLS 26 BUSES FROM FLEET AFTER LATEST BUS FIRE, SYSTEM ON HOLIDAY SCHEDULE THURSDAY, FRIDAY

Attention Ride On riders:

Your bus will be on a "modified holiday schedule" Thursday and Friday.

Montgomery County Executive has pulled 26 Champion buses from the Ride On fleet after yet another one burst into flames.

The bus drivers' union had urged Leggett to do so for months.

One exception to the special schedule relevant to the Bethesda area is that the Route 2 bus to Walter Reed will have full service both days.

All bus routes will run, but will have 20% less frequency.

JULIE ZETLIN

BRINGING

HEAVY METAL

BACK TO

BETHESDA

Bethesda Rhythmic Gymnast Brings

Pacific Rim Gold Haul to 3

Bethesda's Julie Zetlin is on a winning streak ahead of her trip to the 2012 London Olympics. Zetlin followed up Friday's All-Around gold medal with two more Saturday, at the Kellogg's Pacific Rim Championships.

The previous Pan American champion took first place in Ball (25.300) and Ribbon (25.250). Zetlin's performances suggest she has recovered from her injuries last year, and bode well for her prospects against formidable competition in London this summer.

BETHESDA ASSOCIATION

TO BRING NASCAR

CHAMPION TO DC

Race Car Driver Truex Will Appear at

AAIA Aftermarket Legislative Summit

The Automotive Aftermarket Industry Association, headquarted here in Bethesda, will bring two-time NASCAR Nationwide Champion Martin Truex, Jr., to its annual Aftermarket Legislative Summit.

Truex will appear at a congressional reception on March 14, from 6:00-7:30 PM at the Rayburn office building on Capitol Hill. The driver will sign autographs and pose for photos. There is still time to register for the summit at http://www.aftermarket.org.

The actual summit will take place at the Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill. Bipartisan speakers include George W. Bush administration official Ed Gillespie, and expected Democratic candidate for governor of Virginia, Terry McAullife.