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DeMatha Football sweeps Fla. champions By Chris McManes
The DeMatha Catholic High School football team completed a two-game sweep of the reigning 6A and 5A Florida state champions in its opening two weeks of the season. The Stags first beat Miami Central handily at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex. Then, the team travelled to Florida to defeat the American Heritage School by a score of 23-22. DeMatha Coach Elijah Brooks chose to start the season with contests against nationally ranked opponents and said he is happy to come out 2-0. “To beat two great Florida teams is definitely something that we’re proud of,” Brooks said. “But we’ve got a long way to go to get better.” The Stags were ranked third nationally according to USA Today after their 38-14 victory over then-No. 2 Miami Central on Aug. 29 in Landover. The Stags led No. 15 American Heritage 23-9 with 5:30 to play, but the American Heritage Patriots scored two touchdowns and pulled within one with 53 seconds left. Two five-yard penalties pushed
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Vol. 12 No. 9
Hyattsville’s Community Newspaper
September 2015
BACK TO SCHOOL
NEW SCHOOL YEAR, NEW STUDENTS, NEW PRINCIPALS by Rebecca Bennett
Prince George’s County officials visited several Hyattsville public schools as students headed back to class for the 2015-16 school year. According to Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS), the school system enrolled nearly 2,000 new students, bringing the
total number of students to 129,000. "Our schools have steadily improved in both the performance and outcomes over the last five years. This improvement is due to our unwavering focus on raising the bar for our students, while supporting our teachers and administrators as much as possible,” said Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, III.
PGCPS Chief Executive Officer Dr. Kevin Maxwell visited both Edward M. Felegy Elementary School and Hyattsville Middle School (HMS) during the first week. Felegy Elementary School, which opened last year, was designed as an arts integration school, said John Ceschini, a SCHOOLS continued on page 16
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New stormwater project breaks ground Hyattsville Life & Times PO Box 132 Hyattsville, MD 20781
by Caroline Selle
On Aug. 7, local officials, members of the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS), and representatives from the First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville (FUMCHY) gathered in the church’s parking lot to break ground on a new stormwater treatment project. The church uses the parking lot frequently, said Martha Schrader,
a FUMCHY representative for the project. “ ... a lot of community members park there, and we have our weekly flea markets back there. … It's a busy area for pedestrian access.” The project — the first of its kind and one of more than 4,000 acres of planned stormwater retrofit projects in Prince George’s County — included a redesign of the three acre parking lot. Today, the site is lined with a series of
rain gardens planted with native species. Permeable pavement is installed throughout, and a section of the site is devoted to conservation landscaping and is planted with species that can tolerate fluctuations in water, AWS said. That section, known as the BayScape, also includes a labyrinth which will function as “a meditation space for the church,” AWS said in a press release. “The long and short of it is,
it was a relationship between the church and Prince George’s County and AWS to allow this to happen,” said Mary Abe, Chief Architect of Restoration and Sustainability Programs at AWS. Maryland Delegate and Hyattsville resident Anne Healey (D-22), Prince George’s County Councilmember Deni Taveras (D-2), Adam Ortiz, director for STORMWATER continued on page 17
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News briefs Students in need of uniform and instrument donations According to Hyattsville City Councilmember Joseph Solomon (Ward 5), Rosa Parks Elementary School (RPES) staff reached out to him for help with donations of school supplies, uniforms and musical instruments for students in Head Start to 6th grade. “The school has a number of children from disadvantaged backgrounds and unfortunately are unable start off the school year in proper uniform or with needed educational supplies,” Solomon said. According to a school staff member, the colors for the uniforms are: black slacks, yellow shirts/blouses
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(tops), red or black cardigan sweaters, black jumpers for girls, red ties for boys, and red cross uniform folds for girls. That staff member said all sizes are welcome, but greatest need is with the older students. Those sizes range from youth small to adult XXL for boys, girls blouses in sizes 10-20, pants for girls and boys in sizes 6 to 20 and husky sizes 14 and up. According to RPES principal Tara Minter, students are in most need of composition notebooks, pencils and folders. RPES students are also in need of musical instrument donations, which include new and/or used woodwind (flute, clarinet and alto saxophone), brass (trumpet, trombone, baritone and french horn) and string (violin, viola and cello) instruments. According to Solomon, he set up a contribution box at the school for donations of supplies and uniforms. The school is located at 6111 Ager Road. Anyone with questions can call 301-445-8090. Historic Hyattsville business shuffle According to the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation, Ballet, Tap and All That Jazz dance and fitness studio has moved to a new location on Route 1 at 5103 Baltimore Avenue. A grand re-opening is scheduled for Fleisher's Jewelers, which closed its doors on Queens Chapel Rd. three years ago after 63 years of service. The Hyattsville Life & Times will have much more on the jewelry store’s reopening in the October edition. McDonald’s drive-thru closed According to the Riverdale Park Police Department (RPPD), a car crashed into the side of the McDonald’s at the corner of East West Highway and Baltimore Avenue on Aug. 28. The restaurant’s drive-thru is still closed as a result of damages incurred. Police said they received a call at 8:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28 for a car into the side of the building. The investigation revealed, according to police, that a Toyota Corolla was turning right from the eastbound lanes of East West Highway onto Baltimore Avenue when it was struck by a Ford pick-up truck. Police said the Corolla failed to yield to the right of way of the pick-up truck,
which was then pushed up onto the sidewalk in the collision. It’s most likely that the driver of the Toyota hit the gas instead of the brake, leading to the collision with the McDonald’s, they said. Authorities said there were no injuries in the incident. The driver of the Corolla was charged with multiple traffic violations. The McDonald’s drive-thru incurred structural and cosmetic damage, RPPD said, and that the fire department determined the restaurant should not reopen until it had be repaired and inspected. According to the McDonald’s website, the location is an independent franchise. A spokesperson for the owner said it is unclear when the drive-thru will reopen. Metro proposes changes to bus routes Metro is proposing several changes to bus routes that run through the City of Hyattsville, which includes the cancellation of the R3 route the transit system said isn’t used very much. Changes are also proposed to routes 81, F4, C2 and C4 A full list of the changes is available at www.wmata.com. A hearing about the proposed changes is scheduled for Thursday, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Metro Headquarters Building, 600 5th Street NW, Washington, D.C. To register to speak at the meeting, speakers should email their name to speak@wmata.com or call 202.962.2511. According to Metro, a list of speakers names will not be accepted. Organic dry cleaner to open in Arts District Fresh Dry Cleaners opened its doors next to Jimmy John’s in the Shoppes at Arts District on Aug. 4. The business is owned by Pastors Ishmael and Rochelle Wilson of Another Level Church in Capitol Heights, Md. “We offer standard quality organic dry cleaning services for all types of garments. Ellehcor Boutique is also located inside of Fresh. We offer beautiful pieces, and accessories,” Ellehcor’s Rochelle Murrell said. “I have been coming to Hyattsville since I was a child and to see the progression of this great city and the people and businesses who stood thru it all made me want to be apart of this community,” Ishmael Wilson said. A grand opening will take place on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. at at 5557
Baltimore Avenue, Suite 300, which is next to Jimmy Johns. Manny and Olga’s Pizza opens The eagerly anticipated Manny and Olga’s Pizza restaurant on Baltimore Ave. is now open for delivery. The company made the announcement on Facebook on Thursday, Sept. 2. “Family, friends, strangers-turnedfriends trooped in to munch and bunch,” the company wrote on their “Manny & Olga's Pizza Hyattsville, College Park, Riverdale & Beyond” Facebook page. “What a joy to see you all! And an even bigger joy to see you dig into your fresh food! Thank you all. We are honored and look forward to more opportunities to fill your bellies!” The restaurant is located at 6033 Baltimore Avenue. County commits more funds to Purple Line Earlier this summer, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced the light rail project could move forward but that the state would be contributing only $168 million, a fraction of the original $700 million proposal. He then announced $210 million in cuts to the project. The new plan also required increased contributions from the both Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties. “Prince George’s County has agreed in concept with the State of Maryland to move the Purple Line forward,” Executive Rushern Baker, III said on Aug. 14. “We have agreed to increase our contribution by $20 million in exchange for construction of the Purple Line starting in Prince George’s County. We also have agreed with the state that the primary command center will be located in the county.” Baker said the county had already committed $100 million toward the project. The state accepted Montgomery County’s additional $40 million pledge in July, according to WTOP. Resident contributes to PG county mural On Aug. 24, a new mural was dedicated at The Arc Prince George’s County in Largo. The mural was designed and put together during an eight week long art workshop with Brentwood Arts Exchange, a press release said. Students worked with artist Rachel Cross to design and build murals for The Arc’s day centers in Largo, Lau-
rel and Temple Hills, organizers said. One of the participants in the mural project was Hyattsville resident Rebecca Walsh, according to the Brentwood Arts Exchange. “The beautiful mural panels on wood incorporate hand-drawn images, embellished with Mardi Gras beads donated by the Arc New Orleans,” a press release said. “During the art workshop, students learned important skills including creating original representational drawings and designs, painting, sorting and selecting beads, sanding, cutting, and so much more.” Founded in 1952, The Arc in Prince George’s County provides services to more 2,000 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families, a press release said. The Arc is a national organization with more than 700 chapters across the country. Mall at Prince Georges runs teacher crowdfunding The Mall at Prince Georges announced a crowdfunding campaign called “Kickstart Your Class” to help teachers fund classroom projects. Anyone can search for projects and donate, while teachers can submit projects for crowdfunding. “Kickstart Your Class is our way of thanking our loyal shoppers and showing the community how much we value our students, teachers and their schools,” says Victoria Clark, Mall at Prince Georges Marketing Director. “In working with DonorsChoose. org to crowdfund these projects, we are demonstrating the true power of community.” Mall officials said they hosted an “Educators’ Night Out” to introduce local teachers to the crowdfunding initiative, which included in-store promotions, prizes and refreshments. Philadelphia-based PREIT, the mall’s parent company, will also be distributing over $75,000 of DonorsChoose.org gift cards throughout all of its mall to fund select projects, a press release said. To view or submit a classroom project, visit www.kickstartyourclass.com. Mall also hosted back to school pep rally On Saturday, Aug. 29, The Mall at Prince Georges hosted a Back to School Pep Rally to celebrate the final weeks of shopping for fall. The mall-wide event included live entertainment, prizes, a storytime and facepainting.
CORRECTIONS: In the August 2015 issue, the Hyattsville Life & Times referred to the Hyattsville Preservation Association (HPA) as the Hyattsville Preservation Society (HPS); Ward 5 Candidate Patricia Anduha Stamper was referred to by her first and maiden name only. The corrected version of these articles are at www.HyattsvilleLife.com.
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rebecca bennett The newest speed camera went online in May 2015 in the northbound lanes of Adelphi Road.
Speed cameras snap repeat offenders by Caroline Selle
The City of Hyattsville’s recent release of 2014 speed camera data reveals a handful of repeat offenders, one of whom has racked up 10 speed citations. The data also shows that the speed camera on Adelphi Road is registering far more violations than either camera on East West Highway, suggesting that speeding is more of an issue on the smaller, less travelled road. The city’s cameras are located
at the 3700 block of East West Highway eastbound, the 3700 block of East West Highway westbound, and the 7000 block of Adelphi Road southbound. The East West Highway cameras went live on February 19, 2013, and the Adelphi Road camera began operation on December 3, 2013. According to the reports, there were 15,906 violations in fiscal year 2014, or an average of approximately 43 per day. Over 10,000 were recorded by the Adelphi Road camera compared
to under 2,000 each for the East West Highway cameras. Including data from 2013, the year the cameras first went into operation, one license plate was recorded as having 10 citations. Three plates received nine citations. Out of the 15,906 violations in 2014 and the 5,089 in 2013, only 1,903 vehicles received two or more citations over both time periods. A third speed camera started issuing citations on May 18 in the northbound lanes of the 7500 block of Adelphi Road.
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MARK GOODSON A Jimmy Johnʼs sub-runner heads north on Route 1 on his bicycle.
On foot and freaky fast by Mark Goodson
Jimmy John’s advertises that they deliver “subs so fast you’ll freak.” For Hyattsville’s Baltimore Ave. location, that means
subs at your doorstep ten minutes after you place the order. Freaky fast indeed. Jimmy John’s calls their delivery employees “runners.” In some cases, the label is a literal
one. Hyattsville’s Area Manager Louis Mozzano said the most dynamic sub-runner he’s worked with, Sergio Torres, “ran a dead sprint if it was within half-a-mile.” Torres set the
delivery record of 84 deliveries in one day for the College Park Jimmy John’s location. According to Mozzano, Torres “looked like an American gladiator” and was a “very competitive delivery guy.” As area manager of four locations, Mozzano often recruits athletes and competitors like Torres, who played football. “Competition is big for me,” Mozzano said. The restaurant’s computer system logs a runner’s delivery time, making it possible to track delivery time and bestow honors. Mozzano has himself set a record, logging nine minutes round trip on a delivery from the College Park Jimmy John’s to St. Mark the Evanglist Catholic Church, three miles round trip on a bicycle. “Jimmy John’s is all about whatever gets it there the fastest,” Mozzano said. That meant rollerblades at the Rockville location he used to manage. “There is a mall, a lot of parking lots and high rise buildings. I had a couple of guys from the high school’s football team. They were in good shape and liked to rollerblade.” Rollerblades are not efficient in Hyattsville because of “Jefferson Mountain” — Mozzano’s nickname for Jefferson Street — and long stretches of busy local roads. Carlos Gomez has been deliv-
ering subs at Hyattsville’s Jimmy John’s for nine months on his bicycle. “It’s easiest to bike in the area because we don’t have to deal with traffic as much as drivers do,” he said. When he is not on a delivery run, Gomez helps on the sandwich assembly line or in the back. When the store is busy, he will prepare the delivery order and take it out himself. The store’s policy is to have subs out the door in five minutes, and then delivered in five minutes, making a ten minute wait for your sub. Mozzano explained that he is not opposed to automobiles as a means of delivery, but in Hayttsville, “cars are slow.” In the Gaithersburg store he manages, cars are used for deliveries because “there are two main roads to get to all locations,” he said. In general, Mozzano prefers non-automotive deliveries because runners “don’t need a licence or insurance. Just find an athlete and they can do it. I’ve recruited multiple tri-athletes from the University of Maryland Triathlon club. Excellent delivery guys.” He said he manages his stores like a sports team. And while runners are awarded competitively, he said that what truly delivers subs so fast you’ll freak is “pure pride.”
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Arts Festival returns September 19 ing the arts festival. When visitors have had enough shopping, crafting, hula hooping and music listening, they are encouraged to visit the Historic Hyattsville Armory and the Lustine Center to check out the Battle of Bladensburg murals in the parking lot near Franklin’s, or to pose by the Hyattsville Horns at the
by Rebecca Bennett
It’s back and almost ready to roll for the eighth year running. The Annual Downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival is scheduled for Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the corner of Baltimore Avenue and Jefferson Street in the Shoppes at Arts District. The festival is organized by the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation. At the heart of the festival are more than 70 local artists from Prince George’s County and the Washington, D.C. area, including crafters, painters, photographers, sculptors, jewelers, and printers. But, the festival will include much more than vendors. According to organizers, six performances will take place on two stages, including artists like blues musician Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark, string quartet Invoke, and what the group’s website describes as ”jazz-infused, Americanamarinated, alt-pop band” Brûlée. According to the event’s website, www.hyattsvilleartsfestival. com, festival organizers have a full day of arts and craft activities planned, including children’s art activities with Art Works, a hula hooping contest with Joe’s Move-
Justice Center. Though getting to the festival is easy, as it is just off of Baltimore Avenue in downtown Hyattsville, visitors will need to park in one of the city’s many public lots. According to festival organizers, some of the city parking lots will be free the day of the festival. Festival visitors
will need to make sure to obey all parking signs, as towing is strictly enforced in the residential and commercials spaces around the Shoppes at Arts District. New Uber users can use a free coupon with promo code “HvilleArts” to get to the festival, organizers said.
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After-school transportation approved by council for Joe's Movement Emporium by Nadia Barnett
On Aug. 3, the Hyattsville City Council approved a request by Joe’s Movement Emporium to provide transportation from Hyattsville Elementary School (HES) to the dance studio’s after-school program in Mount Rainier. At the time of the meeting, Joe's had only requested the city provide transportation to HES students enrolled in the after-school program. However, the vote was preceded by discussion of expanding transportation to other schools that serve city residents. Director of Community Services Jake Rollow said Joe’s plans to reach out to Rosa Parks and Edward M. Felegy Elementary. City Administrator Tracey Nicholson said, “They intend to pick up from all the schools. …[Joe’s] needed the relief from Hyattsville Elementary because that’s the school that had the waiting list and they couldn’t accommodate.”
“We would only participate … as it’s currently written with Hyattsville Elementary,” said Rollow. “Joe’s has another vehicle that they use — it’s actually Mount Rainer’s Call-A-Bus — that would also be doing pickups at the other schools that participate in their program, which I believe right now [are] University Park and Riverdale Elementary.” ”I have a problem if they can’t include the other schools because we have just as many problems with kids with nothing to do after school,” Councilmember Paula Perry (Ward 4) said. She abstained from the vote. “[ Joe’s] need to start reaching out to our schools now and not wait to see if this pilot works.” A city memo said Joe’s will offer tuition vouchers to lowincome families and waive their transportation fees. Rollow said Joe’s has “a lot of trouble getting [Prince George’s County] to approve students for it.” Joe’s asked the city for assistance in advocat-
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NatureNearby A giant native supermarket and water purifier by Fred Seitz
The end of summer is a good time to take a walk around Magruder Park and notice the giant (7 or 8 feet tall) cattails growing in the drainage ditches. These amazing plants, native to marshes in Europe and parts of Asia and the Americas, are a favorite of survival preppers and those who favor cleaning our pollutants from our water. Dubbed the “supermarket of the swamp” by the late outdoorsman Euell Gibbons in the 1970s, the plants have many edible parts that can be eaten directly in the field. Those inclined towards more involved food preparation can bring the plants home and make them into flour. But bulrushes (as they are also called) were used for food long before Gibbons recognized their value. Their flour was used by Native Americans and other indigenous peoples. The plants’ leaves have been used to make chair seats and the “down” has been used for insulation, bedding, and for the flotation material in boat vests. The down has also been a longstanding source of tinder
for campers and others in the wilderness. The leaves were briefly used to make paper, but the cost of production terminated that endeavor. One of the plants’ most recent and “modern” uses is in bioremediation, as cattails are excellent at taking up toxic substances and other pollutants from water and biofuels. As the plants grow in marshy areas, they are perfectly situated to clean runoff. Unfortunately, that can mean absorbing toxins such as arsenic. For this reason, consumption of local cattails in the drainage ditches may not be wise. The plants aren’t perfect: the rapid proliferation of cattails in marshy areas has displaced other species. However, because they’re fast growing and hardy, they do provide a source of starches for making ethanol, adding to their potential benefits for people. One final important use for one local resident is the fact that cattails are a very popular nesting spot for red-winged blackbirds. While not providing us with food, fuel or furnishings, the birds do serenade passers by in the park and flash us glimpses of their scarlet striped wings.
FRED SEITZ Cattails grow locally in Magruder Park.
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City of Hyattsville ScheduLE of Senior Activities September 9 — October 15, 2015
Tuesdays, September 15, 22, 29
Hyattsville Farmers Market, 3-7PM, 3799 East West Highway (Redeemer Luther Church Parking Lot)…”Where you find the best in fresh local produce” and Nutrition Education & Information. Call-ABus will transport
Wednesdays & Fridays in September and October
Ageless Grace, 10-11AM, City Municipal Bldg., 1st Floor… A seated exercise program for the mind and body set to energetic music. Utilizing the science of neuroplasticity, 21 simple chair exercises designed to improve physical skills, brain function … and having fun with your neighbors!
Wednesdays, September 9 and October 14
Senior Dining & Lecture Series (Tentative), 3-5PM, Laurel Regional Hospital, 7300 Van Dusen Road; enjoy timely health focused presentation and a delicious dinner all for $1.00. Call-A-Bus will transport.
Thursday, September 10
Bladensburg Waterfront Park & Visitor’s Center, 9-12 Noon, 4601 Annapolis Road; located on the Anacostia River, this unique waterfront features paved riverside walk, picnic pavilion, fishing pier, playground, bicycle, canoe, kayak, paddle boat and rowboat rentals and an interpretive guided pontoon boat tour that allows passengers to explore this surprisingly scenic river. Call-A-Bus will transport.
EXTRA – EXTRA Coming soon.… “Ragtime” the Broadway musical shares the passion of three culturally distinct families in the early 20th century. Enjoy the production and buffet luncheon at Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia, MD, on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Senior Cost=$27.00. Reservations for Call-A-Bus pick-up and final payment due no later than Monday, October 5th. First Come First Served.
For additional information on any activities, please contact Beryl Johnson at 301-985-5058.
Hyattsville’s Recycling Dog
Meet Breeze Puglisi – gentle Golden Retriever, two-year-old, and passionate plastic-bottle recycler. That’s right, on her walks throughout Hyattsville, Breeze picks up bottles – between five and ten a week – and carries them back home, where her owners, Melissa and Joe, recycle them. “She thinks it’s fun,” said Joe, 33, who grew up in Hyattsville. “She starts prancing when she has one.” Her recycling abilities, paired with her kind disposition and adorable looks, have made her many friends in Hyattsville. It was former City Councilmember Lucille Brogden who notified The Reporter of Breeze’s passion. And neighbors, people who see her on her walks, and the mailman and UPS driver all give her treats. “The veterinarians are not happy with us,” Joe said. The Puglisis live on Oliver Street, near Heurich Dog Park, where they often take Breeze to meet up with her dog friends – among them Pike, Cocoa, Booker, Seamus and three Labradors, Mason, Major and Mia. “We love all the parks around here,” Melissa said. “She loves Magruder Park.” The Puglisis walk Breeze twice a day, usually between one and two miles. No matter the distance, if she finds a bottle, she picks it up and walks it all the way home. When asked what they think of their dog’s habit, the Puglisis smiled. “We always joke about it,” Melissa said. “We call her the Dogcycler.”
Ward 5 Special Election
Seven candidates are hoping to take the vacant seat on the City Council. Vote for your choice on Sept. 12, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. at the Magruder Park Recreation Center, 3911 Hamilton Street. It’s your community, own it!
CALENDAR Hyattsville Farmers Market every Tuesday through September. 3:00 – 7:00 PM, 3799 East-West Highway More information: Ellarose Preston, 301-985-5006, epreston@hyattsville.org
Deadline to File for a Vote by Mail Application for Ward 5 Special Election, Friday, September 11, 10:00 AM. More information: Laura Reams, 301-985-5009, lreams@hyattsville.org Summer Jam – Just Us, Peruvian Brothers Food Truck Friday, September 11, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street. More information: Cheri Everhart, 301985-5021, ceverhart@hyattsville.org
Special Election for Ward 5 City Council Seat Saturday, September 12, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Magruder Park Recreation Center, 3911 Hamilton Street. More information: Laura Reams, 301-985-5009, lreams@ hyattsville.org Hyattsville Planning Committee Tuesday, Sept. 15, 7:30 - 9:30 PM. Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street. More information: Jim Chandler, 301-985-5013, jchandler@hyattsville.org University Hills Community Meeting – Street Paving Wednesday, September 16, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, Prince George’s Plaza Community Center, 6600 Adelphi Road More information: Lesley Riddle, 301-9855032, lriddle@hyattsville.org
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International Festival Schedule of Performances
Saturday, Sept. 26, at Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street 3:00 PM - Edward Felegy Elementary School Music Department 3:30 PM - Young Women’s Drumming Empowerment Project (African Drumming) 4:30 PM - Kinikia Lin (Polynesian Dance) 5:30 PM - Nootana (Indian Music & Dance) 6:30 PM - Tinkus Kaysur USA (Bolivian Dance) 7:30 PM - Trio Caliente (Latin Music) All performances are free. So are the children’s activities. Ethnic restaurants will charge for food. Beer sales start at 5:30 PM.
Final Summer Jam
We’re sad, too. The last Summer Jam of the year is this Friday. To make it special, our Police will open up the station for tours (sure, you can put your kids in a holding cell while you have a beer). Also, Just Us, the band that includes HCPD’s own Lieutenant Chris Purvis, will be performing rock covers, and we’ll have the Peruvian Brothers food truck. Of course, Franklins beer will be in our selection, and we’ll have back with us our clown, face-painters and a moonbounce. Also, Green Owl Design and Vigilante Coffee will stay open late for the fun. We look forward to seeing you on Sept. 11, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., at 4310 Gallatin Street.
Nutrition Volunteers Wanted
The City of Hyattsville is partnering with Share Our Strength Cooking Matters to host residents on nutritional tours. Volunteers are currently needed to learn the nutritional curriculum and lead the monthly tours. If interested, please contact Colleen Aistis at 301-985-5057.
Hyattsville Code Compliance Meeting Wednesday, Sept. 16, 7:00 PM Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street More information: Chris Giunta, 301-985-5017, cgiunta@hyattsville.org Sunset Movie Series – Planes: Fire and Rescue Friday, September 18, 7:30 - 9:00 PM Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street More information: Cheri Everhart, 301-985-5021, ceverhart@hyattsville.org Public Hearing: Prince George’s Plaza Transit District Development Plan Followed by City Council Meeting Monday, September 21, 7:00 PM Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street More information: Laura Reams, 301-9855009, lreams@hyattsville.org
Hyattsville Education Advisory Committee Thursday, September 24, 6:30 - 8:00 PM Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street More information: Jake Rollow, 301-985-5031, jrollow@hyattsville.org Sunset Movie Series – Paddington Friday, October 2, 7:30 - 9:00 PM Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street More information: Cheri Everhart, 301-985-5021, ceverhart@hyattsville.org
Perro Reciclador
Conozca Breeze Puglisi – Golden Retriever amable, de dos años, apasionada por reciclar botellas plasticas. Es cierto, en sus caminos por Hyattsville, Breeze recoge botellas – entre cinco y diez cada semana – y las lleva hasta la casa, donde sus dueños, Melissa y Joe, las reciclan. “Lo disfrute,” dijo Joe, 33, quien crecia en Hyattsville. “Empieza pavoneando cuando tiene una.” Su capacidad de reciclar, combinado con su disposicion cariñosa y adorabilidad, le ha hecho muchos amigos en Hyattsville. Era ex-miembro del Consejo Municipal quein dijo El Reportero del passion de Breeze. Y vecinos, gente que la ve en sus caminos, y el cartero y chofer del UPS le dan galletas. “Los veterinarios no son felices con nosotros,” dijo Joe. Los Puglisis viven en Oliver Street, cerca del Parque de Perros Heurich, donde llevan Breeze frecuentemente a ver sus amigos – entre ellos, Pike, Cocoa, Booker, Seamus y tres Labradors, Mason, Major and Mia. “Amamos todos los parques por aqui,” djo Melissa. “Ella ama al Parque Magruder.” Los Puglisis llevan Breeze a caminar dos veces diariamente, normalmente entre uno y dos millas. No importa la distancia, si ella encuentre una botella, la recoge y la lleva hasta la casa. Cuando preguntado que piensan del habito de su perro, los Puglisis sonrieron. “Siempre lo bromeamos,” dijo Melissa. “Le llamamos el Perro-ciclador.”
Elección Especial del Distrito 5
Siete candidatos esperan tomar el asiento vacante en el Consejo Municipal. Vota para tu preferencia el 12 de sept., 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. en el Centro Recreativo del Parque Magruder, 3911 Hamilton Street. Es tu comunidad, tómala!
Itinerario del Festival Internacional
Sabado, 26 de sept., en Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street 3:00 PM - Edward Felegy Elementary School Music Department 3:30 PM – Mujeres Jovenes Proyecto de Tambores del Empoderamiento (Tambores de Africa) 4:30 PM - Kinikia Lin (Baile Polynesio) 5:30 PM - Nootana (Musica y Baile Indio) 6:30 PM - Tinkus Kaysur USA (Baile Boliviano) 7:30 PM - Trio Caliente (Musica Latina) Musica, bailes y actividades para niños son gratuitas. Restuarantes etnicos cobraran para comida. Empezarán vender cerveza a las 5:30 PM.
Fiesta del Verano Final
Nosotros estamos tristes, también. El ultimo Fiesta del Verano sera este viernes. Para hacerlo especial, nuesto Policia van a abrir su estación (si, puedes poner sus hijos en una celda mientras que tomes una cerveza). Tambien, Just Us, la banda que incluye el Teniente Chris Purvis de HCPD, tocarán rock, y tendremos la troca de comida de Los Hermanos Peruvianos. Claro que tendremos cerveza de Franklins en la selección, y una payasa, cara-pintadores, y la brinca brinca. Finalmente, Green Owl Design y Vigilante Coffee quedaran abierto para la diversion. Nos ilusionamos verles el 11 de sept., 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., en 4310 Gallatin Street.
Buscando Voluntarios de Nutrición
La Ciudad de Hyattsville esta trabajando con Share Our Strength Cooking Matters para dar tours de nutrición a los residentes. Se necesita voluntarios para aprender el plan de estudios y guiar los tours mensuales. Si tiene interés, por favor contacte a Colleen Aistis en 301-985-5057.
CALENDARIO
Mercado Campesino Cada Martes en Septiembre 3 - 7 PM, 3799 East-West Highway Más información: Ellarose Preston, 301985-5006, epreston@hyattsville.org Ultimo Dia Para Registrar para Votacion por Correo en Elección Especial del Distrito 5 Viernes, 11 de Septiembre, 10:00 AM Más información: Laura Reams, 301985-5009, lreams@hyattsville.org Fiesta del Verano – Just Us, Hermanos Peruvianos Troca de Comida Viernes, 11 de Septeimbre, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Edificio Municipal de Hyattsville, 4310 Gallatin Más información: Cheri Everhart, 301985-5021, ceverhart@hyattsville.org
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Actividades de Mayores de la Ciudad de Hyattsville 9 Septiembre – 15 Octubre
Martes 15, 22 y 29 de septiembre
Mercado de agricultores de Hyattsville, 3 a 7 PM, 3799 East West Highway (Estacionamiento de la iglesia “Redeemer Luther Church”)…”Donde encontrará los mejores productos locales y frescos” y educación sobre nutrición y recursos de la comunidad. Transportación será proveído por Call-A-Bus
Los miércoles y viernes de septiembre y octubre
Gracia eterna, 10 a 11 AM, 4310 Gallatin... Un programa de ejercicio sentado para la mente y el cuerpo con música energética. Ejercicios diseñados a mejorar las habilidades físicos, función cerebral.
Miércoles, 9 de septiembre y 14 de octubre
Cena de adultos & serie de charlas (tentativo), 3 a 5 PM, Laurel Regional Hospital, 7300 Van Dusen Road; Disfrute una presentación acerca de la salud y una deliciosa cena por solo $1.00. Transportación será proveído por Call-A-Bus
Jueves, 10 de septiembre
Bladensburg Waterfront Park y centro de visitantes, 9 a 12 PM, 4601 Annapolis Road; este parque exclusivo ofrece paseos ubicados junto al río Anacostia, una pabellón de picnic, muelle de pesca, parque infantil, de bicicletas, canoas, kayaks, alquiler de lanchas y remos de pala y un recorrido en barco pontón guiada interpretativa que permite a los pasajeros a explorar este pintoresco río. Transportación será proveído por Call-A-Bus
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ación musical de Broadway comparte la historia de tres familias culturalmente distintas a principios del siglo 20. Disfrute del musical y almuerzo buffet en el teatro de cena de Toby en Columbia, MD, el miércoles, 11 de noviembre de 2015. Costo = $27,00. Entregue su reservación para transportación a través del servicio CallA-Bus y su pago final no más tarde del lunes, 5 de octubre. Primero llegado, primero servido. Para más información sobre las actividades, comuníquese con Beryl Johnson al 301-985-5058.
Elección Especial del Distrito 5 Sabado, 12 de Septiembre, 9:00 AM 8:00 PM, Centro Recreativo del Parque Magruder, 3911 Hamilton Más información: Cheri Everhart, 301985-5021, ceverhart@hyattsville.org
Comité de Codigos de Hyattsville Miercoles, 16 de Septiembre, 7:00 PM Edificio Municipal de Hyattsville, 4310 Gallatin Más información: Chris Giunta, 301985-5017, cgiunta@hyattsville.org
Comité de Educación de Hyattsville Jueves, 24 de Septiembre, 6:30 PM Edificio Municipal de Hyattsville, 4310 Gallatin Más información: Jake Rollow, 301-9855031, jrollow@hyattsville.org
Comité de Planeación de Hyattsville Martes, 15 de Septiembre, 7:30 - 9:30 PM, Edificio Municipal de Hyattsville, 4310 Gallatin Más información: Jim Chandler, 301985-5013, jchandler@hyattsville.org
Serie de Películas al Atardecer – Planes: Fire and Rescue Viernes, 18 de Septiembre, 7:30 - 9:00 PM, Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street Más información: Cheri Everhart, 301985-5021, ceverhart@hyattsville.org
Serie de Películas al Atardecer – Paddington Viernes, 18 de Septiembre, 7:30 - 9:00 PM, Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street Más información: Cheri Everhart, 301985-5021, ceverhart@hyattsville.org
Reunión de la Comunidad de University Hills – Pavimentación de Las Calles Miercoles, 16 de Septiembre, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, Prince George’s Plaza Community Center, 6600 Adelphi Road Más información: Lesley Riddle, 301985-5032, lriddle@hyattsville.org
Audiencia Publica: Distrito de Desarrollo del Transito de Prince George’s Plaza, Seguido por Reunión del Consejo Municipal de Hyattsville Edificio Municipal de Hyattsville, 4310 Gallatin Más información: Laura Reams, 301985-5009, lreams@hyattsville.org
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Meet Hyattsville's
GREENTHUMBS
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Many spend their long summer days idly soaking up the sunlight, but some of Hyattsville’s outdoor enthusiasts put that sunlight to other uses — honing their horticultural skills. These plant enthusiasts help keep Hyattsville green, quite literally. It’s time to meet some of your greenthumbed neighbors. Katie Ablard If you drive past Hyattsville’s community garden at Hyatt Park, you are likely to see Katie Ablard busy at her plot. She co-leads the community garden with Mary Graham. “This year we have grown an incredible crop of tomatoes and right now we have been picking about 10 pounds a day, so we have all been making tons of salsa and pasta sauce and eating them by the slice,” Ablard said. The Hyatt Park garden was started five years ago when the Hyattsville City Council voted to turn it into a garden. Since then, the garden has been filled with
all sorts of crops and plants including sunflowers, squash, garlic, leafy greens, and even plants with international origins. “There are people who are international who grow plants from around the world, like green beans grown that are over a foot long,” Ablard said. “A couple of people have mentioned how interesting it has been, as we get to know other gardeners, not only a variety of people’s backgrounds, but everyone seems to have a family history of gardening … because their parents or grandparents grew vegetables and they wanted to reconnect,” Ablard said. Reconnecting with the land is just one way in which the garden maintains its community spirit. “There is a great community connection [at the garden]. Pretty much everyone I talk to about why they like the garden has said ‘grow interesting vegetables, cook what you grow, health benefits of knowing where your food comes
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Each of the 34 plots in the garden is occupied, but Hyattsville residents interested in a plot are able to sign up for a spot on the waitlist through Hyatt Park’s website.
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Laura Reams Another Hyattsville resident who grows in Hyatt Park is Laura Reams, who has served as Plot Coordinator for the last 5 years. “One of the best things about the garden is that you can plant year round. Although I have been gardening for some time now, I still consider myself a novice, as I find that I learn lessons each season,” Reams said. “My fellow gardeners are always willing to offer up suggestions and helpful advice.” This year, Reams is growing tomatoes, squash, hot peppers, lettuce, onions, pumpkins and sunflowers. Membership fees for the nonprofit garden are $30 annually and “each gardener is required to complete 4 work hours a season to the garden, either through a volunteer position or by participating in a “work day,” doing regular maintenance such as mulching, weeding, working in the compost bins, etc.,” Reams said. That $30 seems to pay dividends beyond fresh produce. “I joined the garden in the spring of 2011, right at the beginning, which was not long after my family moved to the city,” she explained. “For me, joining the garden was my first opportunity to get to really know and love the community of Hyattsville. The garden has been a warm and welcoming place for my family and I can’t imagine the city without it.” The community aspect of the garden has overflown into the community of Hyattsville. “One of the newest initiatives in the garden has been an outreach project with Hyattsville Aging in Place (HAP) to provide local seniors with fresh produce on a weekly basis. Gardeners donate excess produce — which as you can imagine this time of year involves a lot of tomatoes! — the food is then delivered by HAP to local seniors. It’s a wonderful program and a great example of a local community initiative,” Reams said.
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JOE LUDES
CAROLINE SELLE Owen Kramer (left) and Even Lefevre (right) harvest peppers in the Hyatt Park Community Garden.
Joe Ludes Hyatt Park isn’t the only place with gardens in the city. One only needs to look so far as resident Joe Ludes’ yard, a not-sohidden agricultural oasis a block from Route 1. “I had been interested in gardening as a kid and have lived in extremely urban spaces and as an adult, I hadn’t had the opportunity to explore that interest,” he said. “Then I bought a piece of property in Hyattsville with some space, half an acre, and dove into it and went crazy. Currently, he is growing beans, blackberries, corn, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, okra, squash, elderberries, apples, and
grapes. Ludes also maintains a hoop house he built last year and uses to extend the growing season. As if tending to his own yard wasn’t enough, Ludes also works full-time as Mid-Atlantic Educator for the nonprofit Real School Gardens, which builds school gardens throughout the region and plans to break ground on three school gardens in Prince George’s County this year. He also gives workshops for area organizations such as the Neighborhood Farm Initiative. More recently, Ludes has been talking with people about reestablishing the now defunct Hyattsville Urban Grower’s
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Group. He founded it about three and a half years ago with the idea that it would be a “support network for anyone that wanted to grow food in their yards…a way to share information, resources, tools, and to co-op labor,” he said. “I think Hyattsville is a great spot. We are very close to the District, we are in more or less in an urban environment but are still able to find a bit of space and do quite a lot of [growing]. I have seen people grow most of their food supply on a tenth of an acre.” Victoria Boucher-Hille Not all gardeners work solely in the soil. The Hyattsville Life and Time’s own Miss Floribunda, Victoria Boucher-Hille, has long been a fan of horticulture pursuits. Today, Boucher-Hille serves as the President of the Hyattsville Horticultural Society (HHS). Previously, she “gardened on a volunteer basis at the Washington, D.C. Ronald McDonald House for twenty years,” she said, and also pruned roses as part of the Franciscan Monastery Garden Guild.
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She began her column in May of 2008 as a way to help residents solve gardening problems and to “promote ecologically responsible gardening practices,” she said. “Though the column was my idea, I wanted to be anonymous because my role was to collate the knowledge of other club members,” she said. But columnists are required to submit a photograph, so Boucher-Hille said she ended up wearing ‘a silly hat in Miss Floribunda’s photograph to disguise herself. “I ran up to my attic and found a wilted hat and a lot of artificial flowers and ribbon in a trunk,” she said. “I whipped the hat together, borrowed my husband's eyeglasses (at that time I didn't need glasses) and smeared on PAID POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT
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some garish red lipstick that had been an unused gift.” When the HHS was revived, she became an active member. “I do not consider myself nearly as good a gardener as most people in the group, but I love rooting in the soil and writing about gardening,” she said. The creation of the column was practically predicted by her father, Boucher-Hille said. “…It was best summed up by my father one hot summer Alabama afternoon as we chatted while weeding the large bed of strawberries he had on his twelve acres of land. I was nattering on, and he turned to me and said, "You come from a long line of farmers, teachers and crackpots and I believe you combine all three.”
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CulturalConnections “The country of opportunities” says local Salvadorean by Julia Gaspar-Bates
When Nubia Arias arrived in the U.S. from her native El Salvador in 1992, she was initially unhappy. Arias’ mother had been living in the U.S. for eight years, and during her absence, Arias and her three siblings were raised by their grandparents. “My grandparents stayed in Salvador, so I had to separate from them,” Arias said. “My grandmother told me that after three months [in the U.S.] I would have the green card and I could return to be with her. ... When I arrived my mother told me I had to stay. I was so angry with her and I cried every day for a year,” Arias said. “I couldn’t understand the language at school and
I hated this country.” Once Arias learned to speak English, she said she began to feel more comfortable in her adopted country. Since her mother worked long hours as a housekeeper to provide for the family, Arias was raised primarily by her older sister. Expectations were different in the U.S. “In El Salvador, you get married, have children and take care of them. Women in El Salvador only work if they are educated,” Arias said. “In small towns where people have less means, it’s much more difficult.” After graduating from high school, Arias joined Americorps and gained practical experience working in an elementary school
PHOTO COURTESY NUBIA ARIAS Nubia Arias, seen with her two children, operates Sunshine Bilingual Family Daycare in Hyattsville.
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We go to Mass. Nobody works on December 24, which is when we celebrate. My first Christmas here my mother had to work that day and we stayed at the house by ourselves. Here, people have very sad celebrations.” Another culture shock Nubia experienced was the American pace of life. “Everything is scheduled here. Parties start and finish at a certain time. In El Salvador, people don’t always watch the time. Here, life is ruled by the clock.” Arias and her now ex-husband discovered Hyattsville in 2001 through a friend. At first it felt very far from D.C., but today Hyattsville feels like home. “Hyattsville has so many people from different countries. Where I live in West Hyattsville there are many Latinos,” she said. “But I also know people from the other side [of the city] through my work, the families whose children I care for. I feel like their children are my own.” Still, Arias feels like she is in between two worlds. “I don’t feel like I’m a “gringa,” but the U.S. is home,” she said. I lost part of my Salvadorean culture to adapt to the American culture, but this country gave me many opportunities. “In my country I wouldn’t have been able to have these opportunities or take care of my children. If people study and try hard, they can succeed in this country. This country opens its arms to women; this is much more difficult [in El Salvador].” Julia Gaspar-Bates is a crosscultural trainer and consultant. “Cultural Connections” is devoted to bringing forth the voices of immigrants and other foreigners who have settled in Hyattsville.
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MissFloribunda Dear Miss Floribunda, What is the best way to keep cats out of my garden? There are feral cats around, and I also see domestic cats that are allowed out or have slipped out of their houses marauding in my yard. I don't like to see them flopping, digging, and squatting in my flower beds, and most of all, I don't like them attacking birds at the feeders I’ve set up. I've heard about a sprinkling system that is motion-activated, but I can see that backfiring on me. Recently a neighbor told me about a plant called "Scaredy Cat," which repels them. Would that work? Would anything? Feline-Unfriendly on Longfellow Street Dear Feline-Unfriendly, The best way to keep cats out of your yard is to get a dog, but if you don't like having your flower beds dug up, that is obviously self-defeating. I wouldn't recommend the plant popularly known as "Scaredy Cat" (Coleus canina) because the skunky odor not only offends and repels cats but everyone else. Attractive plants that repel felines without repelling you are lavender, rue, rosemary, and the curry plant. Cats dislike citrus smells in general, so you might make a mulch of shredded orange and lemon peels. They also dislike the smell of coffee grounds, which is a good addition to mulch, though quite acidic. You could mix a little chelated lime or ground eggshells with them to correct the Ph. You can get coffee grounds
in quantity from coffee shops at the end of the day, often free or at minimal cost. If you wanted to be nice to the kitties while diverting them from your other flowers, you could give them a separate section filled with plants that attract them: catnip, of course; pink-flowered valerian; cat grass (Dactylis glomerata); mauve-flowered catmint. In fact, any kind of mint will do the trick. Now, how do we keep cats away from the bird feeder? Cats don't like to hurt their paws on rough surfaces. A bird feeder on a nice slippery pole surrounded by sharp stones, sea shells, pine cones, or egg shells would be a safe place for birds. Some people use chicken wire around their feeders, but it isn't particularly attractive. Plastic carpet runners can be cut up and placed with the rough side up and lightly covered with dirt. This would also suppress weeds in your flower beds, as would the stones and shells. My Cousin Catbane has had success with a mulch of glass marbles, which is very pretty but expensive. Sharp mulch could possibly help deter other predators. Let me try to bring in a little balance here because I'm not sure cats deserve all the blame they receive these days. There are many other threats to small birds in our area, and some such as hawks, foxes, and coyotes prey not only on birds but on stray cats and those escape-artist domestic cats that defy the city ordinances and manage to get outside. Fortunately, song birds such as robins have an average of four families
Attractive plants that repel felines without repelling gardeners include are lavender, rue, rosemary, and the curry plant.
each spring to make up for the large attrition rate of eggs and babies from such nest robbers as raccoons, possums, squirrels, snakes, and yes, other birds. And then insects such as blow flies get in the birdhouses and nesting boxes and suck the blood of their hosts. Cleaning these places periodically with vinegar not only repels insects, by the way, but cats and other climbing predators as well. Another thing I would like to bring to your attention as a gardener and homeowner is that stray cats feed far more on rodents than they do on birds: that means moles, voles and shrews as well as the field mice and rats that can invade homes and spread disease. (Remember the bubonic plague? It has reappeared, even
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
September 12
Today is the the City of Hyattsville’s Ward 5 Special Election. Seven candidates are running for the single vacant seat. Polls open at 9 a.m., and voters can head over to the Magruder Park Recreation Center to cast ballots until 8 p.m. Registered voters only. 3911 Hamilton St. “The Art of the Tale” exhibition opens this evening with a reception at the Brentwood Art Exchange. A part of Project America’s Next Top Master Artist, the exhibition features work by Ellen Cornett, whose drawings and paintings are inspired by the comic humor and serious, sometimes tragic undertone of poems, short stories, and fairy tales. 5 – 6 p.m., 3901 Rhode Island Ave.
September 14
Head over to Just Rock for a Pop Up Live Music and Art Show. The alternative boutique music lesson company plans to host similar events approximately twice per month. 6 - 9 p.m., Just Rock Enterprises, 4344 Farragut St.
September 16
For a project update on the University Hills Paving Project, attend tonight’s community meeting at the Prince George’s Plaza Community Center. 6 - 9 p.m., 6600 Adelphi Rd. I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Hyattsville Aging in Place is holding an ice cream social as part of the annual meeting and board elections. Come out to hear what HAP has been up to and the plans for the coming year. 7 p.m. at the Hyattsville City Building, 4310 Gallatin St. All ages.
September 18
Tonight’s Sunset Movie Series at Heurich Park will feature Planes: Fire & Rescue. The PG-rated Disney movie features - you guessed it - planes to the rescue! 7 - 9 p.m., 2800 Nicholson St. Free, all ages.
September 19
The annual downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival, organized by the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation, begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. The festival includes over 70 exhibiting artists, live entertainment, and food. Vendors and artists will be located at the Shoppes at Arts District Hyattsville, 5331 Baltimore Ave. Want to keep the party going? The HArt Collective believes you can’t have too much of a good thing! The Renaissance Square Artists Housing will open its doors at 4 p.m. to share art and music with the public. Head over for fine artwork, custom jewelry, body and bath products, and much, much more. For more information about HArt or its members, contact hartcollective1@ gmail.com. 4 - 7 p.m., 4307 Jefferson St. A short walk from the Hyattsville Art
Festival, check out a pop up music show at Just Rock Enterprises. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 4344 Farragut St.
September 20
Join the Hyattsville Professional Networking for a talk on "Are You Prepared in the Event of an Emergency?" presented by James Morrow of the Office of Homeland Security. Municipal Building 2nd floor, 4310 Gallatin St. 7-9pm. Free. For more information please contact hyattsvilleprofessionals@gmail.com. Bring the family and celebrate the rich heritage of the Hispanic community at the Hispanic Festival. From carnival games, crafts, entertainment, delicious ethnic food and more, there's something for everyone. Bring a friend or neighbor and enjoy the day. Transportation available to the festival. Free admission. Noon to 6 p.m. Lane Manor Park, 7601 West Park Drive, Adelphi.
September 21
You’re invited to attend a presentation of the draft Prince George’s Plaza Transit District Development Plan (TDDP) beginning at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. The public hearing will be immediately followed by that evening’s Hyattsville City Council Meeting. 4310 Gallatin St.
September 26
College Park Day begins at 11 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m. Head over to the festival for two stages with live music and free Zumba classes between the bands. Over 160 organizations will be in attendance. Special attractions include an Artists’ Alley and a Fun Zone for kids. 5000 Paint Branch Pkwy. For more information, visit www.CollegeParkDay. org. The City’s annual International Festival takes place today! From 3 - 9 p.m., Heurich Park will be filled with a variety of family friendly fun, including music and dance performances, international crafts to make and take home, food vendors, inflatables and children’s activities. 2800 Nicholson St., All ages. For more information, contact Cheri Everhart at 301.985.5021. Purchase quality "pre-washed and gently worn" clothing for children from tots to teens at the University Park Children’s Co-op Sale. Featured will be seasonal clothing and accessories, costumes, rain wear and swim wear, books, toys, sports equipment, baby/layette equipment and maternity items. Cash only. University United Methodist Church, 3621 Campus Drive, College Park. www.universityparkchildrensclothing.com The Hispanic Heritage Festival is a family event that features a health fair, children's activities, live music, food and craft vendors, entertainment and more. Free. Noon to 5 p.m. Mount Rainier Nature Center, 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier. 301.927.2163.
October 2
The Sunset Movie Series at Heurich Park continues with a showing of Paddington, the children’s movie about a young Peruvian bear. 7 - 9 p.m,. Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson St. Free, all ages.
October 3
Studio SoHy is preparing another art installation with the SoHy Cyclo Show, which features bike-inspired artwork from several area artists. The event includes a pop-up beer garden, live screen printing, live music, and a food truck. 5 to 10 p.m. $5 donation appreciated. Studio SoHy/Vigilante Coffee, 4327 Gallatin Street.
October 4
The City of Hyattsville Department of Community Services, Arrow Bicycle, and Route 1 Velo present Hyattsville Cyclocross, a cross-country bicycle race through Magruder Park. Racers compete by biking through a course featuring turns, hills, and obstacles. The event is free for spectators, though food is available for purchase through vendors. Kids can enjoy a moonbounce and the park’s playgrounds and are invited to enter “Lil’ Belgians” Kids’ Races, which are free for children aged 9 and under (pre-registration recommended). Proceeds from the race will benefit Special Olympics Maryland Prince George’s County. For race information registration, visit www.bikereg. com/2014hcx. Contact Cheri Everhart at 301.985.9021 with questions about the event. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 40th Ave. and Hamilton St.
October 6
Learn more about PreK through grade 12 specialty programs and career academies available to students at tonight’s PGCPS Academic Fair. Participants will be able to talk with program directors, teachers, and students, see demonstrations, learn how and when to apply for/register their child for these programs, and collect informational materials. Several Hyattsville schools with specialty programs and career academies will be represented, including Hyattsville Elementary School, Hyattsville Middle School, Northwestern High School, and Cesar Chavez Elementary School. 6 - 8 p.m., Eleanor Roosevelt High School. 7601 Hanover Pkwy., Greenbelt. For more information, visit www1.pgcps.org/academic fair or email academic.fair@pgcps.org.
October 9
October 9 kicks off the Fall Community Yard Sale Weekend. The city-wide yard sale begins on Friday and continues through Sunday, Oct. 11. Sellers can participate for one day, two days, or all three, and there is no charge to participate. Registration is voluntary and will open in mid-September.
October 10
The Hyattsville Volunteer Fire De-
partment’s annual community event returns! Join local firefighters for a day filled with family friendly and kids activities including a kid’s fire safety and adventure course and opportunities to try on firefighter gear. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 6200 Belcrest Road at Queens Chapel Road.
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The Hyattsville Farmer’s Market has a new location, new vendors, and new transportation! Now at 3799 East West Highway (in the parking lot of Redeemer Lutheran Church), the market is open every Tuesday from 3-7 p.m. through Sept. 29. Vendors hawk fruits and vegetables, prepared food, meat and eggs, and local honey. The Hyattsville Call-A-Bus will pick you up at your home and take you to the market and back, for FREE. Call 301-985-5020 by 2 p.m. the day before the market to make your reservation. The producers-only Riverdale Park Farmer’s Market has a variety of local vegetables and fruits, honey, baked goods, meat, jams, flowers and more. Free. Thursdays, 3 to 7 p.m. 4650 Queensbury Road, Riverdale Park, 301.332.6258. On Fridays, seniors can participate in Ageless Grace, a fitness and wellness program designed to improve healthy longevity. Almost anyone can do these 21 simple exercises, which can be performed while sitting. $2 per session. 10 to 11 a.m. Magruder Park Recreation Building, 3911 Hamilton St. 301.985.5058. The Hyattsville library offers a variety of storytimes. Space is limited; free tickets available at the children’s desk. Ages 1-2: Mondays, 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. (except May 25). Ages 2-3: Thursdays, 10:30 a.m. Ages 3-5: Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. English-Spanish Storytime for ages 3-6: Saturdays, 11 a.m. 6530 Adelphi Rd. 301.985.4690. Rise + Rhyme kicks off the week for the 5-and-under set with storytelling, performances and more. Suggested donation, $5. Monday mornings from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Zinn Room, Busboys & Poets, 5331 Baltimore Ave. 301.779.2787. A group bike ride starts every Sunday at 9 a.m. at Arrow Bicycles, 5108 Baltimore Avenue. This is a 32-mile, moderately paced ride that emphasizes group riding techniques. New group riders welcome. The route can be found by searching ‘arrow hyattsville’ at www. mapmyride.com. 301.531.9250. Community Calendar is a select listing of events happening in and around Hyattsville from the second Wednesday of the issue month to the 15th of the following month. To submit an item for consideration, please e-mail caroline@hyattsvillelife.com. Deadline for October submissions is September 30.
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the extra point back to a 29-yarder. American Heritage’s Oren Milstein, a top Division I prospect, missed wide right to allow DeMatha to prevail by one. “We had to find a way to win,” said DeMatha junior running back Khory Spruill, who scored three rushing touchdowns. “You just can’t count us out. We always find a way.”
“The best thing you can do is play tough competition because it forces you to look at your weaknesses.” — DeMatha Coach Elijah Brooks After the Patriots (1-1) drew within 16-9 with 1:40 to go in the third quarter, the Stags answered with an 80-yard drive that Spruill punctuated with a 2-yard touchdown. Quarterback Beau English completed a 36-yard pass to 6-foot-6 junior tight end Hamilton Day, and Lorenzo Harrison added a 13-yard run during the 11-play drive. “We couldn’t allow them to gain
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a lot of momentum, and for our offense to drive it down and get a score was key,” Brooks said. DeMatha is ranked No. 1 in the Washington area. Its first two contests have prepared it well for a run at a third-straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship. “The best thing you can do is play tough competition because it forces you to look at your weaknesses,” Brooks said. “We’ll re-evaluate some things, we’ll get better in a lot of areas, and we’ll move forward.” The Stags’ preseason preparation included performing yoga in 105-degree heat. “It was worth it,” Spruill said. “In the moment, you want to quit but it really paid off.” “From a mental standpoint,” Brooks said, “it gave us the discipline to find a way to get it done. I’m so proud of my boys.” A week earlier, DeMatha handed the Miami Central Rockets their third loss in 41 games and their worst defeat since 2012. The Rockets didn’t score against the Stags’ first-team defense in a game ESPN televised nationally. In that game, DeMatha took a 3-0 lead on Luca Fazio’s 44-yard field goal before Harrison (a Maryland commitment) plucked a line-drive punt out of the air and returned it 39 yards to the Miami 1. English scored on the next play.
Kellon Taylor, who played on St. Jerome’s 2011 Mid-Atlantic basketball championship team, made it 17-0 midway through the third quarter when he and English hooked up for a 20-yard touchdown. English also scrambled into the end zone from 38 yards and threw a 21-yard touchdown to Andrew Robertson. The Stags boosted the lead to 38-0 with 10:16 to play when Austin Fontaine blocked a field goal and Tino Ellis (Maryland)
returned it for an 85-yard TD. DeMatha’s defense, led by seniors Shane Simmons (Penn State), Elijah Johnson (Rutgers), Seun Oluwatimi and Robbie Robinson (Arizona State), had two sacks, an interception and dominated for most of the day. “We definitely want to separate ourselves from the pack in this area and feel that playing a national schedule and having success against big-time teams will do that,” Brooks said.
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rebecca bennett Above: Felegy Elementary School Principal Walter Reap with PGCPS Chief Executive Officer Dr. Kevin Maxwell observe a lesson that incorporates movement. Left: New Hyattsville Middle School principal Thornton Boone with Maxwell.
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PGCPS arts integration officer. While Felegy offers subjects like dance, media arts and drama, Ceschini said that it’s a collaborative process between classroom teachers and resources teachers. “The arts are hands on, they are engaging. They get kids involved in the curriculum,” Ceschini said. “Arts for arts’ sake, but also arts to teach other subjects.” Jacky Lengenfelder, a teacher at Felegy Elementary School, explained to Dr. Maxwell how students were using the arts to learn science. Lengenfelder said she was using copper tape on a classroom board to light up what part of the brain they were using on a given day. Lengenfelder also said fourth grade students were using the arts to build a robot hand with string. The challenge that day was trying to get the hand to pick up a ball, which was designed to show students that they needed to think about other parts of the hand, not just the fingers. “If they lay in bed tonight and go like this [open and close their hand], I’ve succeeded,” Lengenfelder said. “It means that they are thinking what they can do next to make this thing grab.” Several public schools started the year with new principals. Dr. Thornton Boone was named interim principal at HMS and is awaiting confirmation. Bernadette Ortiz-Brewster was appoint-
ed in June as principal of College Park Academy, PGCPS said. According to PGCPS, Northwestern High School is one of 10 high schools with athletic improvements this year as a result of the school system’s capital improvement program, which will have a new rubberized running track. Additionally, students in 40 elementary schools and early childhood centers will see new playground sets when they return to school. “We have tried to lay a foundation for success which appears to be yielding dividends. I am proud of what we have accomplished under the leadership of Dr. Kevin Maxwell and as embarks upon his third school year, I am confident that PGCPS will continue to build on the great strides we have made thus far,” Baker said. Several Hyattsville families took to Facebook to complain about school buses not running on time. In response to local media reports about busing issues, PGCPS Director of Transportation Lori Carter-Evans said the school system has made nearly 70,000 adjustments since midAugust. “While the overwhelming majority of our trips are made safely and on time, we know that recently, as drivers, parents and students get to know their stops and times, problems have occurred,” Carter-Evans said. Anyone with transportation problems should call 301.952.6570.
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the Department of the Environment for Prince George’s County, and Mark Belton, secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources were all present. Officials made brief statements to the gathered crowd before helping AWS staff plant a tree and blackeyed susans, the Maryland state flower. Rev. Dr. Yvonne WallacePenn, the church’s pastor, and Jim Foster, the president of AWS, also spoke briefly before participating in the groundbreaking. “... Once it’s all said and done, and the construction is cleared out and the trees are in, the difference in that parking lot is going to be phenomenal,” said Abe. "We're pretty excited about the project, and we're thrilled that we're getting close to the end and we're really seeing great results now,” Schrader said. Because the church was built in the 1960s, before much stormwater legislation was passed, it was not a particularly environmentally friendly, or pedestrian-friendly, parking lot. “One of the first issues of the parking lot is that it was a vast wide open space that anyone could cut through. … one of the main premises of design of the project was to actually create parking lot bays that slowed the traffic down as
CAROLINE SELLE Maryland officials Mark Belton (left) and Adam Ortiz (right) shovel the first scoops of dirt onto a tree during the site's groundbreaking.
well as catch the water,” Abe said. “... Many times in a project like this you say, ‘why don’t you just tear out all the asphalt and start over?’ … AWS is not in the business of putting more asphalt down.” “ ...It's nice to have a more inviting space than what it was, which was just an expanse of asphalt,” said Schrader. The project “...just about brings the church into [stormwater] com-
pliance for that site,” Abe said, according to the updated laws. The retrofitted parking lot will also be ADA accessible, she said. And, the site is designed to be pleasant to walk through. There are five different types of shade trees, and about 20 different native species will be used in the BayScape around the bioretention “to create a little bit of a pollinator’s oasis,” Abe said. Additionally, Abe said, AWS
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hopes to make the site interactive. “We’re actually fabricating a sign right now,” she said. “...we’ll have a QR code on it that will lead to our blog and website so we can talk more about the site. It’s my hope that we’ll have additional signs throughout the site that will identify plant material with a QR code.” "We're hoping that our child enrichment center will be able to use it for some educational purposes,” Schrader said. “Not only do we have the younger kids, we also have a before and after school program for school aged program.” She said she hopes the interactive space will help with “... getting them to understand
where that water goes and why it's important to slow it down, cool it down, treat it on site rather than just letting it go downstream." "We're hoping also to get a group together to start doing some maintenance of the site, too,” Schrader said, calling it “kind of a garden ministry.” The approximately $500,000 project was funded by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Chesapeake Bay Trust Fund, the Nature Conservancy, and AWS supporters, AWS said. The retrofit is expected to treat around 2 million gallons of stormwater per year and the final installations are expected to be completed by Sept. 18.
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