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Carbon monoxide kills three by Alex Scarfone On May 30, three young men died of what appeared to be accidental carbon monoxide poisoning after using a gas-fueled generator to power their Hyattsville home. Mark Brady, a spokesman for the Prince George’s County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, identified the victims as Elon Jones, 21, and brothers Edward Gonzalez, 20, and Henrry Gonzalez, 18 — an unusual spelling confirmed on two forms of his identification. Hyattsville police received a call from Diana Pasig, Edward’s girlfriend, at 9:05 a.m. from the Gonzalez house, on 38th Avenue near Longfellow Street. She told them she had found the three men unconscious when she went to drop off the couple’s 4-year-old son. Friends and family members said that the home was in foreclosure and had been without power since the previous Thursday, due to unpaid utility bills. The young men were apparently using the generator to power the air conditioner and small appliances. More than 20 police officers reportedly responded to the call, as a crowd gathered in front of the modest brick home. Many sobbed as the covered stretchers came down the stairs, behind yellow police tape.
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Accusations follow city police dept. by Paula Minaert
The Hyattsville Police Department is facing accusations of wrongdoing in two separate instances. The accusations involve racism, abuse by police officers, and attempting to cover up discrimination and abuse. At a June 1 press conference held outside police headquarters, one current and one retired Hyattsville police officer said that they were subjected to retaliation when they spoke out about alleged abuse and racial and sexual discrimination within the department. According to published sources, retired Lt. Gary Blakes and Officer Barbara Smith each said that they had spoken out about an instance of abuse by city photo by catie currie Mandy the Clown delighted children with her balloon creations at the Third Annual Hyattsville Arts Festival on May 22. More pictures on page 11.
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For most people, Memorial Day weekend marked the beginning of pool season. But for those wanting to dive into the newly renovated Hamilton Splash Park, it will be pushed back by nearly three weeks, to June 17. Still, the renovations promise to be worth the wait. The Magruder Park pool will have three slides, floatinganimal play structures, a tipping bucket, lily-pad crossings, and an aqua climbing wall. Also, the wading pool will have new splash features and a shaded area. The public pool — like all others run by the MarylandNational Capital Park and Planning Commission — had been scheduled to open on May 29. As recently as May 18, that date was confirmed in a press release from M-NCPPC media officer Craig Kellstrom. But on May 25, just four days before the scheduled opening, Kellstrom circulated a release with an opening
The City Council passed an amendment during its May 24 budget meeting for a three-year plan with energy broker Clean Currents, LLC. The plan would provide, through Washington Gas, 100 percent wind power energy for all city-owned properties. The amendment is expected to pass during the final voting process, scheduled for June 7. If it does, the project would take effect July 1 and last through June 30, 2013. The Bethesda brokerage firm − which has worked with the cities
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Peer coaches rise to the challenge On May 21, I visited James E. Duckworth School, which lies up the road in Beltsville. It may seem a little remote from life here in Hyattsville, but actually it’s not. The city is connected to this school, and in more than one way. Duckworth, part of the Prince George’s County school system, provides special education for children ages 5 to 21. Some have severe disabilities and some have multiple disabilities. Because each one requires a great deal of very focused attention, most classes have fewer than seven students.
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That Friday, though, was a day to look at what the students can do, not what they can’t. It was called Challenge Day, and it’s part of the Special Olympics program. It celebrated students as they demonstrated their personal best in an adapted sport. Two of the students at Duckworth − Kiearra Jarrell and Brandon Saravia − live here in Hyattsville. That’s the first connection between the city and the school. Kiearra received a Special Olympics medal for taking part in the dance event, and Brandon was awarded one for basketball. I spoke with Brandon’s mother, Emely Saravia. She told me that the 12-year-old has attended the school since 2003, and he really likes it there. Now for the second connection with Hyattsville: the Duckworth athletes spend several months training for Challenge Day with the help of students, called peer coaches, who come from neighboring schools. One of those schools is our own Concordia Lutheran.
In fact, the coaches for both Kiearra and Brandon attend Concordia. Kiearra’s coaches were Eden Getnet and Charles Abbott and Brandon’s were Eric Morales and Folane Mengesha. “Our students love doing this,” said Mary Gillis, a Concordia teacher who came to Challenge Day. “I started this program with my sixth graders, and they didn’t want to stop as they moved up to seventh and eighth grades. So we have 43 students here today. “It really blesses our kids. Some of the ones who have the most trouble following the rules turn out to be the best mentors. And being part of it is a blessing for the teachers, too.” There’s yet another connection linking Duckworth with the city. One of the teachers at the school, Kate Schick, lives here in Hyattsville. “These kids can learn and succeed, just in a different or unique way. That’s how I feel about teaching at Duckworth − looking for that unique something, that spark in each student, and helping to bring it out,”
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photo by paula Minaert Peer coaches Eden Getnet and Charles Abbott with Duckworth student Kiearra Jarrell. said Schick. “With some students you may have to look a little harder, but it is definitely there. Some of our students are not able to walk or talk, but you can see that spark and appreciate their success when they smile at you or respond to your voice. That’s why I go to work every day.” Schick stressed that peer coaches
are integral to the whole program. “They give our students a chance to interact with their non-disabled peers. And the coaches have the same opportunity. Every year, one of the coaches talks about discovering how they and their partners are more alike than different.” I’m proud Hyattsville is part of this story.
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“We’re swamped”: Stories of the floods by Kimberly Schmidt In my sister’s garden, not too far from the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River, one finds scattered in the loose, rich soil hundreds of small, smooth river rocks. Both soil and stones speak to the geological history of our area and of the starring role of the Anacostia. The last L&L column noted how runaway slaves connected with Native Americans along the river’s banks. This month, we revisit the Anacostia, with a focus on 20th-century floods. In 1868, Spa Springs in nearby Bladensburg was said to have medicinal waters, the ingredients of which were “so powerful and salutary as to be of great benefit to all classes of persons,” as Sister Catherine Wright wrote in her book Port O’ Bladensburg: A Brief History of a 1742 Town. But by the mid-20th century, development and agriculture had resulted in heavy pollution and silt, transforming the Anacostia from a meandering, deep-water, riparian paradise to a shallow channel of waste water, used primarily to flush the region’s sewage out to sea. Parking lots and paving increased runoff and contributed to the frequent floods. During World War II, the Washington Post observed that floods had “wrought more interruption and damage to the war
efforts in this part of the country than a group of saboteurs could have caused in a comparable period.” Those in our area were particularly susceptible, as historian John R. Wennersten notes in his book Anacostia: The Death and Life of an American River: “People who lived in the vicinity of Peace Cross, Colmar Manor, Hyattsville or Riverdale knew one salient fact. After a heavy rain the Anacostia could rise eighteen inches in one hour.” In 1906, the Anacostia flooded four feet and threatened the Chesapeake Railroad Bridge in Hyattsville. In 1923, a 12-footer washed out 10 bridges in Hyattsville and Riverdale and flooded hundreds of homes. During peak flooding − about four times a year − bus lines were closed from Baltimore to Washington. B&O Railroad officials worried about floods overtaking their trains and the train station in Hyattsville, at the east corner of Decatur Street and Rhode Island Avenue. Stories and pictures from the local paper captured the resilience and humor of locals: “Abandon ship …. er auto. We’re swamped! All hands man the lifeboats. Women and children first! It’s a damp, misty day and the Peace Cross is flooded.”
“This weekend’s heavy dew caused the usual flood at the Bladensburg Peace Cross and is to be blamed for a narrowly averted disaster involving a Greyhound bus and unknown destroyer. ... The ship is believed to have been on a training cruise from the Naval Academy at Annapolis, which had either spent the weekend in Baltimore or mistook Defense Highway (Route 50) for the Severn River or both…. When last seen from the bridge of the Greyhound, the ship was steaming into a barbecue stand. Greyhound is considering equipping buses on this run with radar and lifeboats.” The Anacostia River Flood Control Project built berms in 1955, but not before Hurricane Connie hit in August of that year. That flood was so significant that some locals ditched their cars for boats. Other flood control projects during the 1970s finally tamed the Anacostia. However, the problem of sewage and the use of the Anacostia as a dumping ground continued. The next L&L will address contemporary efforts to bring the river back to life. Kimberly Schmidt is president of the Hyattsville Preservation Association.
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Shallal headlines HL&T event by Susie Currie The Hyattsville Life & Times celebrated its 6th birthday with a party on May 27 at Hitching Post Hill, an 1840 Italianate mansion that is the oldest private residence in Hyattsville. The event also honored longtime advertisers such as realtor Keren Kuo and Franklins restaurant owner Mike Franklin, who donated craft beer for the event. Busboys & Poets, a combination restaurant and bookstore that is scheduled to open its fourth location later this year on Route 1, supplied light hors d'oeuvres — as well as the keynote speaker, owner Andy Shallal. Looking relaxed in an open-collared shirt and jeans, Shallal first thanked the crowd of several dozen leaders of local government, civic groups, businesses, schools and churches for Hyattsville hospitality. "I've been doing restaurants for a long time, and I've never been welcomed to a place as I have been to Hyattsville." He said that plans for the new space have expanded to include a conference center. Applause greeted his announcement that it would be named for longtime activist Howard Zinn, who died in January. Though construction has yet to begin, at least one employee has already signed on: Shallal's daughter, who will be attending the University of Maryland. Busboys & Poets, with two locations in Washington, D.C. and one in Shirlington, takes its name from an incident that happened in a Washington restaurant one night during the halcyon days of the Jazz Age. The story goes that Vachel Lindsay was dining at
photo courtesy of Snogren Design Andy Shallal, who has chosen Route 1 for his fourth Busboys & Poets location, addressed the crowd. the Wardman Park Hotel (now a Marriott, in Woodley Park) when a busboy slipped several sheets of paper beside the poet's plate. Annoyance turned to interest as Lindsay picked them up and read a poem titled "The Weary Blues." When queried, the busboy — Langston Hughes — admitted that he was the author. Lindsay introduced him to publishers and the rest, as they say, is history. Before opening the first location at 14th and V streets NW in Washington, Shallal said he noticed "a huge, pent-up demand for gathering spaces. We feel that democracy is better served when more conversations happen." A member of Think Local First, which he described as being "an alternative to D.C.'s chamber of
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MissFloribunda Dear Miss Floribunda, I saw a garden tour on TV, in which the term “square foot gardening” was used to describe what looked to me like raised beds. What is the difference between this kind of garden and raised bed gardening, and what are the advantages of either compared to conventional gardening? Out of the Loop on Oliver Street Dear Out of the Loop, The term “square foot gardening” was coined by Mel Bartholomew in 1981 in his Rodale Press book with that title. An updated edition, All New Square Foot Gardening, came out in 2006, and you can also consult the website of the Square Foot Gardening Foundation. Is it the same as raised bed gardening? Yes and no. It is actually an especially methodical variation of it. Raised beds are used: A frame made out of wood or stone
or some other durable material is built around an area usually about 4 feet by 6 feet by 3 feet and filled with a mixture of compost, vermiculite and peat moss. Now here’s where the “square foot” concept comes in. Each bed is divided in a kind of grid with sections measuring a square foot each. Different seeds are planted in each square, the number varying according to the size of the resulting plant. You would plant only one tomato in a square, but you could have several radishes in another. Some squares contain insect-repelling herbs or flowers, such as marigolds. If you like, there’s no reason why you couldn’t plant a flower bed using this method. Whether you want to garden this way depends on a number of things: your space (or lack thereof), the quality of your soil, your energy level. Once the beds are built, this is an easy, efficient, almost foolproof, and ultimately inexpensive way to garden. You don’t step on your seedlings or compact the soil with your feet,
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file photo Radishes are one of many vegetables that grow well in square-foot gardens. A number of neighbors are engaged in square foot gardening. Not far from me, Olman and Olaidie Aikenbach employ this kind of gardening in their retirement. Olman has a caveat: the path between beds should be wide enough to accommodate spillover from sprawling plants such as squash. Another street over, the much younger Fairchild family has created a similar garden. It has become a focus of family companionship and cooperation, with each member participating with pride. Even the littlest Fair-
child has helped point the low wall their father made from recycled rocks and concrete chunks taken from the old Hyattsville Trolley bed. More and more families are building square foot gardens, each using materials in an individual way. To learn more about this and other forms of gardening, please come to the next meeting of the Hyattsville Horticultural Society at 10 a.m. on June 19, at the home of Jeff Moulton, 6122 42nd Avenue.
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Forgotten grape shines in local author’s debut by Susie Currie “I never wanted to write a book about wine,” says Hyattsville resident Todd Kliman. Funny, coming from the man whose food column at the Washington City Paper won a James Beard Foundation award and who, for the past five years, has been food and wine editor of Washingtonian magazine. One might think that’s exactly what he’s done; his first book, The Wild Vine: A Forgotten Grape and the Untold Story of American Wine, debuted last month to widespread acclaim. When I sit down with him in the colorful bungalow he shares with his wife, Ellen, and toddler, Jesse, he’s between readings (Politics and Prose, Barnes & Noble, Borders) and interviews (the BBC and Washington Post, among others). He ticks off a full schedule, beginning with his first reading in Miami a week or so ago and continuing into the foreseeable future. “It’s been pretty crazy,” he allows. Spend some time with The
Wild Vine, though, and you’ll see why the author, 43, describes it as “part travelogue, part biography, part memoir and part history.” The book was four years in the making — much of it written at local eateries such as Under the Coconut Tree and Shagga Coffee and Restaurant — but it really began much earlier, at a candlelit dinner party during Hurricane Isabel. The 2003 storm, as those who lived through it remember, sent area residents scrambling to use stockpiles in their rapidly defrosting freezers as the hours without electricity stretched into days. That night, the Klimans’ host served a Virginia wine made from the only American grape ever to produce drinkable wine: the Norton. “Next to the names of the great European wines — Cabernet Sauvignon, Pinot Noir, Merlot, Chardonnay — the name Norton sounds jarring by comparison,” writes Kliman. His first taste may not have been jarring, but it certainly got his attention. He made a mental note of the bottle’s source — Chrysa-
lis Vineyards, near Middleburg, which has the largest single planting of Norton grapes in the world — and later tracked down owner Jenni McCloud who turns out to have quite a story herself. McCloud is a self-described “Nortonian,” and her influence and enthusiasm for the grape was contagious. Soon, Kliman embarked on a quest to uncover the story behind the obscure grape, which became the story of winemaking in America. It’s one that spans four centuries, hopscotching from Virginia to Missouri to California and back again, encompassing all manner of European grapes, nobles and vignerons (who cultivate the vineyards). Along the way, we meet Daniel Norton, a 19th-century Richmond doctor who created his namesake grape almost by chance; flamboyant London publisher Henry Vizetelly, who judged Norton wine one of the best at two international competitions in the 1870s; Missouri bootleggers who tended the grape during Prohibition; and contemporary Norton evangelists like McCloud, among many other memorable characters. The sweep-
photo courtesy of flickr/stannate Area writer Todd Kliman aims to rescue the Norton grape, above, from obscurity with his first book. It's the first American grape to produce quality wine. ing story could have easily become unwieldy and desiccated, but in Kliman’s hands, it comes to life. The Wild Vine describes transformations on several levels, and its author had at least two life-changing experiences while writing it: the birth of his son in 2008, and a year later, the death of his father, Greenbelt artist Ted Kliman, to whom the book is dedicated. The
book reveals, in part, the close relationship they had, and a tribute to the artist is evident in the large oil paintings adorning the plumcolored walls of his son’s living room. They’re from his last series: “Lamentations.” Most of the book was written in the three months after the funeral. “It gave me something creative to focus on,” explained Kliman, who taught English and literature for 10 years at American and Howard universities. His creative energies these days are mostly channeled towards his day job, for which he dines out 8 to 10 times a week. (That’s why you won’t find an author photograph on the dust jacket — or with this story.) Reviewing eateries is a family affair; 2-year-old Jesse is approaching his 500th restaurant visit. For now, the Norton remains elusive. Most local stores don’t carry it; you’d have to cross the Potomac and visit a megastore like Total Wine & More (several outlets in Virginia, none in Maryland) to be guaranteed a bottle. Still, sometimes the search closer to home pays off. “It’s like a treasure,” Kliman says. “A buried treasure.”
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Waterfront Park to help remove trash from our local waterways. All ages welcome; adults must accompany children 16 and under. Free. 9:30 a.m. to noon. 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371.
Grab a board game and head over to the Hyattsville Library for Family Game Night. Light snacks and additional board games will be provided. Free. 6:30 p.m. Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road. 301.779.9330.
June 16
The Washington National Opera will be holding opera workshops on The Barber of Seville for children ages 4 to 10 and their families. Company “teaching artists” will discuss the story’s characters and emotions using crafts and activities. Free. 7 p.m. Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road. 301.779.9330.
June 18
College Park Arts Exchange’s book club features literary nonfiction by women. This month’s book is Thrity Umrigar’s First Darling of the Morning: Selected Memories of an Indian Childhood, which describes the author’s middle-class Parsi upbringing in 1960s and 1970s Bombay. Free. 7:30 to 9 p.m. Old Parish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park. 301.927.3013.
June 19
Local artist Sherill Anne Gross showcases her new series of cut-paper creations in Pretty Little Things, an exhibit
Come watch the West Michigan ThunderHawks take on the Maryland Maniacs in their last indoor football game of the season. $15 for adults, $5 for kids age 4 to 14, and free for children under 4. 7:05 p.m. Cole Field House, Uniphoto courtesy of sherill anne gross versity of Maryland, Local artist Sherill Anne Gross showcases her new College Park. series of cut-paper creations in the Pretty Little Things 301.490.2694. art exhibit at Brentwood Arts Exchange. that examines depictions of women in mid-20th century America. This evening’s opening reception is from 5 to 8 p.m.; if you miss it, you can still see the show through July 17. Free. Weekdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Brentwood Arts Exchange, 3901 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood. 301.277.2863. Put on some old clothes and come to the Anacostia River Clean-Up at Bladensburg
June 20
Bring the whole family for a Father’s Day trip to Seasonal Selections: In a Jam to help the Kitchen Guild preserve berries used for jam. All ages welcome. Free with museum admission of $3 (discounts for students and seniors; free for ages 4 and under). Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. 301.864.0420.
June 26
The College Park Aviation Museum is holding Airport Explorers, a daylong scavenger hunt on the museum and airport grounds. Prizes will be awarded to the team that finishes first. $10; pre-registration required. Ages 8 and up. 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive, College Park. 301.864.6029.
June 27
Grab your cap and glove and come watch the Washington Nationals take on the Baltimore Orioles at Orioles Park at Camden Yards during the community baseball trip. Tickets are $33 per person, which includes round-trip bus fare and a game ticket. Preregistration required. Buses leave Magruder Park at 10:30 a.m. for the 1:35 p.m. game. 301.985.5020.
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CITY INSIGHT: Congratulations to the City PD � � The�City�recently�learned�that�Corporal� Michael�Rudinski�will�receive�the�Individual� School�Safety�Award�at�the�national� conference�of�the�School�Safety�Advocacy� Council�next�month.� ��� Cpl.�Rudinski�has�served�as�a�School�Resource� Officer�since�1998,�and�was�one�of�the�first� School�Resource�Officers�in�Prince�George's� County.��In�fact,�Cpl.�Rudinski�initially� suggested�that�the�program�could�help�foster� stronger�relationships�between�the�City,� school�officials,�students�and�their�parents�and� families.� � In�his�role�at�Northwestern�High�School,�Cpl.� Rudinski�deals�with�a�number�of�challenging� issues.��He�works�to�prevent�gang� involvement,�and�to�raise�awareness�for� parents�and�educators.��By�teaching�the� teachers,�he’s�able�to�expand�the�network�of� people�working�to�keep�our�kids�out�of� danger.� � Cpl.�Rudinski�has�become�an�often�called� expert�on�gang�activity�in�schools.��He’s� presented�his�strategies�throughout�Maryland� and�at�national�conferences,�too,�reaching� thousands�of�community�leaders.� � While�he�works�to�prevent�gang�involvement,� Cpl.�Rudinski�has�also�played�a�key�role� supporting�federal�prosecutions�of�gang� members,�in�cooperation�with�the�Bureau�of� Alcohol,�Tobacco,�Firearms�and�Explosives.��At� the�Bureau’s�request,�he’s�also�worked� directly�with�a�Northwestern�High�student��
� � � personally�affected�by�gang�violence.��Thanks� to�the�efforts�of�everyone�at�Northwestern,� the�student�successfully�graduated.� � While�Cpl.�Rudinski�serves�as�the�full�time� School�Resource�Officer�at�Northwestern,�he� also�meets�the�needs�of�other�local�schools.�� He’s�an�active�part�of�the�City’s�Drug�Abuse� Resistance�Education�(D.A.R.E.)�program�and� has�been�involved�with�efforts�to�improve� safety�related�to�drop�off�and�pick�up�of� elementary�school�students�on�43rd�Street.��� � As�a�member�of�the�Police�Department’s� Community�Action�Team,�Cpl.�Rudinski�has� taken�part�in�events�like�National�Night�Out� Against�Crime�at�Magruder�Park.��He’s�also� responsible�for�organizing�the�holiday� program�Shop�with�a�Cop,�a�chance�for� children�to�shop�for�holiday�gifts�for�their� families�in�the�company�of�a�police�officer� using�funds�donated�by�a�number�of� community�partners,�including�the�Mall�at� Prince�George’s.��Cpl.�Rudinski�has�explained� that�it�isn’t�just�about�providing�a�service�to� the�less�privileged.��It�is�about�helping�kids�see� law�enforcement�officers�as�helpful�and� approachable.�� � For�six�years,�Cpl.�Rudinski�served�as�the� President�of�the�Maryland�Association�of� School�Resource�Officers,�encouraging�the� program’s�growth�state�wide.� � As�Sergeant�Chris�Purvis�put�it,�“Mike�has� dedicated�his�life�to�keeping�our�kids�safe.��His� dedication�to�his�job�…�has�enhanced�school� safety�not�just�in�Hyattsville,�but�throughout� the�nation.”�� � Residents�may�have�seen�Cpl.�Rudinski�on�duty� at�number�of�community�events.��He’s�a�man� of�many�talents.��You�might�even�check�behind� the�DJ�booth.��During�last�year’s�National� Night�Out,�he�stepped�in�to�spin. �
National�Night�Out�2009�at�Magruder�Park.��Cpl.� Rudinski�entertains�the�crowd.�
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from 3 to 6 p.m., a performance by the Greenbelt Concert Band at 6:15 p.m., and a performance by the Community Drum Circle from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Fireworks will follow directly afterwards, at 9 p.m. Free. Greenbelt. 301.397.2200. Who needs to go all the way downtown for fireworks? The University of Maryland will again host a family-friendly evening complete with live music, food, and, of course, fireworks. Concert starts at 7 p.m.; fireworks, at 9 p.m. Free. Campus Parking Lot 1 (just off Campus Drive), College Park. 301.864.8877.
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The Outback Steakhouse Summer Jam series continues this evening, with a moon bounce for the kids and a wine garden for adults. Sing along to your favorite disco hits provided by Superflydisco. Burgers, chicken and hot dogs will be prepared by Outback Steakhouse. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Free. Hyattsville
See what people did before Baskin Robbins when the Riversdale Kitchen Guild hosts an icecream making demonstration, early 19thcentury style. Noon. Free with museum admission of $3 (discounts for students and seniors; free for ages 4 and under). Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. 301.864.0420.
July 11
During this morning’s canoeing at Lake Artemesia, park rangers will discuss the lake’s history and point out waterfowl, turtles, fish and other local wildlife. Activity is weather permitting, with canoes available on a first-come, firstserved basis. Reservations required. Ages 6 and up; participants 6 to 17 must be accompanied by an adult. 7 to 10 a.m. $7 per person for canoe rental. 8200 Berwyn Road, Berwyn Heights. 301.627.7755. Sportaculture is putting on − for free! − six new short plays that focus on local sports. At the Bladensburg Waterfront Park. Be sure to bring a picnic. All ages welcome. Starts at 6:30 p.m. 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.526.9921.
Ongoing Get ready for fresh produce as the West Hyattsville Farmers Market kicks off its season on June 15. Tuesdays, 2 to 6 p.m. Behind Queens Chapel Town Center, Queens Chapel
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The Hyattsville Library offers a variety of storytimes. Space is limited; free tickets available at the Children’s Desk. Ages 9-23 months with caregiver: Mondays, 10:15 a.m. Ages 2-3: Mondays, 11 a.m. and Tuesdays, 10:15 a.m. Ages 3-5: Tuesdays, 11 a.m. Ages 3-6: Wednesdays, 7 p.m. English-Spanish Storytime for ages 3-6: Saturdays, 10:30 a.m. 6530 Adelphi Road. 301.985.4690.
Spring means it’s time again for the free Anacostia River Boat Tours, held six days a week. Join a park naturalist on a pontoon boat to search for birds and other wildlife. All ages welcome. Tuesday through Friday, noon to 12:45 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 5 to 5:45 p.m. Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371.
Community Calendar is compiled by Kara Rose and Susie Currie. It’s a select listing of events happening in and around Hyattsville from the 15th of the issue month to the 15th of the following month. To submit an item for consideration, please e-mail susie@hyattsvillelife. com or mail to P.O. Box 132, Hyattsville, MD 20781. Deadline for July submissions is June 23.
Bring the family for fun and music at Arts on the Waterfront, a Sunday series that begins June 13 and runs throughout the summer at Bladensburg Waterfront Park. The event features jazz, reggae, blues and rock
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“Justice” Department? by Hugh Turley For 15 years, Jesse Trentadue, a Salt Lake City attorney, has pursued the truth about his brother Kenneth, who he maintains was tortured to death in federal custody. Trentadue is like a dog with his teeth in Uncle Sam’s trousers, and he won’t let go. Federal authorities allege Kenneth Trentadue committed suicide by hanging at the Oklahoma City Federal Transfer Center, where he was being held for a parole violation. When staff from the Oklahoma Medical Examiner’s office arrived on August 21, 1995, they found his scalp split to the skull, his throat slashed, and his body covered in blood, bruises and burns. Trentadue wanted to find out who killed his brother, and every lead takes him back to the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. Shortly before Timothy McVeigh’s execution for his role in the bombing, Trentadue says, he received a message from McVeigh theorizing that the FBI probably killed his brother because they thought he was John Doe No. 2. Trentadue says the anonymous plotter was Richard Lee Guthrie, who resembled Kenneth down to the dragon tattoo on the left arm. Guthrie also allegedly committed suicide by hanging in prison, as did inmate Alden Gillis Baker − who, in 1999, gave the lawyer a written deposition describing witnessing Kenneth’s murder.
In March, U.S. District Judge Clark Waddoups rejected Trentadue’s Freedom of Information Act request for CIA documents. But the ruling wasn’t a complete setback for him; it revealed that the CIA assisted in the prosecution of McVeigh and Terry Nichols, who was also found guilty. In addition, it mentioned contacts with foreign informants and foreign witnesses. In a declaration Trentadue filed in court, he said that when he visited Nichols in prison, Nichols told him that other conspirators were involved in the Oklahoma bombing: “One was acting as a government provocateur” and “the other was a high-ranking federal official,” according to court records. Last June, Trentadue’s FOIA request for 26 CIA documents was rejected. A letter from the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, which reviewed the documents, said their release “could cause grave damage to our national security.” One wonders how. Were NGA spy satellites monitoring persons in Oklahoma before the bombing? Trentadue’s trail goes higher still. From Justice Department e-mail messages he has obtained, he has concluded that attorney general Eric Holder, who was deputy attorney general in the Clinton administration, “was the one in charge of covering up my brother’s murder.” If he is correct, the public faces a question Plato raised in The Republic: “Who will protect us from our protectors?”
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Commuting without cars on Bike to Work Day by Susie Currie Usually, 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. is not when Magruder Park is at its busiest. But on Bike to Work Day, May 21, more than a hundred cyclists gathered near the playground pavilion for a pit stop complete with fruit, pastries from Uptown Bakery, T-shirts, water bottles and camaraderie. Volunteer organizer Anne Zuk tallied 118 riders in all, 91 of them pre-registered. Nearly a quarter were making the trip to their offices for the first time. Among them was Jason Riggs, who usually bikes from his Hyattsville Hills home to the West Hyattsville Metro station. “I’m excited to try part of the Metropolitan Branch Trail this morning,” said Riggs, describing his route to 16th & U streets in Washington, D.C. Arrow Bicycle owners Chris Militello and Chris Davidson were on hand to offer “mechanical, psychological, and logistical support,” said Militello, who at his store regularly helps those new either to biking or to Hyattsville map out various routes to work and other destinations. The two of them checked air pressure and brakes, and Davidson even fixed one rider’s bike computer on the spot.
It was the third year Magruder Park hosted a pit stop − and the first with clear, sunny skies. Attendance was up from about 70 last year, which, like the year before, had been cold and drizzly. “The weather definitely helps with turnout,” said Militello. Magruder Park was one of five Prince George’s County pit stops on the 38th Annual Bike to Work Day, an event coordinated by the Washington Area Bicyclist Association and Commuter Connections, part of the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. The morning culminated in a record-setting rally at Washington’s Freedom Plaza, with a crowd of more than 9,000. Two of the Magruder Park riders, Chris Doyle and Michael Karpman, were headed to the rally, as they’ve done nearly every year since “sometime during the Carter administration,” said Doyle, a Hyattsville resident. The two met years ago as employees at Mt. Rainier’s Glut Food Co-op, where Doyle still works. “I’m actually having a Bike Away From Work Day,” he explained. He said the only years he missed the downtown rally were when he had very young children. This year, one of those children, Anne, now 14, was part of a biker convoy headed to
photo by catie currie Michael Karpman, who has participated in Bike to Work Day for 30 years, demonstrated his recumbent-bicycle technique at this year's pit stop in Magruder Park.
Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt. Among the group of students was Hyattsville resident Lucia Kilday, 14, who, after seeing her friends off at Roosevelt, continued on to Robert Goddard School in Seabrook, where she is in 8th grade. “That was probably about eight miles each way,” estimated her father, Stuart Eisenberg. Doyle and Karpman fielded questions about their recumbent bicycles from interested fellow travelers. Unlike the more common up-
right bicycles, recumbent models distribute weight over a wider area, as the rider reclines with legs outstretched. As Karpman, a math tutor, demonstrated the riding position for curious onlookers, he explained the attraction of bikes like his over the traditional variety. “They’re faster, more comfortable, and safer − because you ride downhill feet first instead of head first,” he said. “Other than that, they’re exactly the same.”
Unique bachelor party trades pints for paints by Bart Lawrence Living it up at a typical bachelor (or bachelorette) party rarely leaves you feeling better the next morning. Erik Pedley’s, though, was anything but typical. The 26-year-old and 28 of his friends and family members held his bachelor party on a recent Saturday volunteering at Hyattsville Elementary School. “I wanted to do something to celebrate the next chapter in my life with my fianceé, Teresa [Wendt],” said Pedley. The wedding is planned for June 26. When Pedley, a University of Maryland graduate who lives in Germantown, got the idea to have what he described as a “charitable” party, he began looking at schools in the College Park area. A conversation with his grandmother, who is good friends with a teacher at the school, led him to Hyattsville Elementary. The next thing Pedley knew he was standing on a ladder with a paintbrush in hand. (Though it wasn’t really as simple as that; in between, Pedley received a lot of planning assistance from his best man, Bobby Goldbeck.) The party painted and repaired basketball hoops and landscaped the school’s garden, using 45 bags of mulch. The Jaffe Construction Company of Rockville (owned by Pedley’s stepfather, Bill Lieter) provided the skills, equipment and materials necessary to repair and expand the school’s outdoor
photo by candace hollingsworth Erik Pedley, center, is flanked by Bill Leiter, left, and Bobby Goldbeck, two guests he invited to be part of a work crew at Hyattsville Elementary School for his bachelor party. classroom seating, an area that had fallen out of use due to disrepair. In addition to their beautification and repair efforts, the party raised nearly $1,200 in donations, primarily from wedding guests. The donations will be used to buy approximately 200 books for the school’s library. “This is great for the school and community,” said PTA member Jonathan Alexander, “and a wonderful show of generosity.” “I’m proud of my friends for coming out to help,” said Pedley. “We had a lot of fun.” This sort of fun isn’t likely to put the aspirin companies out of business anytime soon. But if the idea catches on, look out, Bayer.
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file photo Beginning July 1, all electricity at city properties will be supplied by wind power.
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continued from page 1 of Chevy Chase and Brookeville, Md., as well as the Prince George’s County Library System − had presented options at an earlier meeting that showed potential savings to the city with various scenarios: zero, 50 percent or 100 percent wind power for one, two or three years. Council’s decision for the threeyear, 100 percent wind power proposal will, according to Clean Currents, save the city approximately $17,381. The company estimates that the environmental impact of using wind power only over the course of a year is comparable to taking 163 passenger vehicles off the road or recycling 287 tons of waste. The Hyattsville Environment Committee had advised the move. “This year, we sent a whole bunch of information over to the council at the beginning of the budget process,” said chair Jim Groves, “and again we said, look, Clean Currents
is out there and it is cheaper than what you’re doing right now.” While this program does eliminate carbon emissions, the three-year, fixed-rate plan has its downfalls. “The only risk we run is [if] the price of electricity went down,” said Mayor Bill Gardiner. “[In that case,] we would have saved money if we did a one- or two-year contract and switched back.” The energy plan will cover any city-owned streetlights, park lights and buildings, including the BB&T building. The city currently uses Pepco, which uses fossil fuels that are purchased from power plants and factories and then sent to the places that purchase them. Wind power is outsourced from windmill-powered energy in other parts of the country. “It’s nice that we're saving money… but the more important thing is that we are carbon-free,” said Groves. “Even if it was the exact same cost, we need to do this because it is the right thing to do.”
police officers and were subsequently punished by the department. Both were suspended and Blakes said he was forced to retire early. They have filed an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission complaint. In January, the NAACP in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties announced that it had asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the department for discrimination against African-American officers. Six members of the force, including Smith, had gone to the NAACP with the request. June White Dillard, president of the Prince George’s chapter, said recently that the city is not responding to the complaints. The city denies the NAACP allegations of racism and disparate treatment, and stated in a June 2 press release that it “is confident that any investigation will demonstrate that city has acted responsibly and appropriately.” Hyattsville Mayor Bill Gardiner said that Blakes was suspended with pay based on other issues – which he said the city legally could not disclose. He explained the city could not provide information for the NAACP investigation unless the officers involved waive their privacy rights. He added that Blakes resigned of his own volition, choosing not to appear before a trial board of his peers. In a separate case, the city continues to contest a Maryland Public Information Act lawsuit that resident Matthew J. Crouch has filed against the HPD. Crouch is asking that the department release internal investigation records of what he alleges was an excessively forceful arrest by a former city police officer. The incident took place in September 2008. Published sources state that Crouch had a dispute with former Officer Todd O. Prawdzik, after which he had to be hospitalized for head wounds. Crouch alleges that Prawdzik hit him in the head twice with his gun.
Prawdzik had been involved in a similar incident in January of that year. Gardiner said, “The city followed up on the complaint [of that incident] and based on its investigation, charges were presented to the state’s attorney’s office.” He added the lengthy investigation was still underway when Prawdzik’s altercation with Crouch occurred that September, after which Prawdzik’s police powers were suspended. Prawdzik resigned from the force in March 2009 and in June, he was sentenced to three years probation for second-degree assault in the January incident. The State of Maryland initially charged Crouch with assault after the incident, but declined to prosecute for insufficient evidence, said his attorney, Philip J. Sweitzer. Referring to the MPIA case, Sweitzer said that the city was ordered to turn over the disputed materials on March 8, 2010. The city disclosed about 30 pages of records before filing a motion to dismiss the case – an action Sweitzer said is invalid because it was filed more than 30 days after the order. “And now it’s three months later,” he said. “and we simply want the HPD to turn over the [rest of the] records.” He added that that information may affect a second lawsuit Crouch has filed, claiming assault, false arrest, false imprisonment, and malicious prosecution, as well as violations of federal and state constitutional rights. Named in the suit are Prawdzik, Chief Holland, Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey, and others. “This disclosure may tell us who knew what and when and who allowed [Prawdzik] to continue working,” said Sweitzer. But the city’s position, as outlined in filing documents, is that it has in fact complied with the March 8 ruling to turn over all required papers. It contends that the other documents being sought are confidential personnel records that it is prohibited from disclosing.
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continued from page 1 date of June 17 for both Hamilton and the other county facility being upgraded, North Barnaby Splash Park in Oxon Hill. Rockville-based Paddock Swimming Pool Company is overseeing both renovations, which total $1.8 million. The winter’s record snowfall is partly to blame for the delay, said county aquatics coordinator Tara Eggleston. “The projects are pretty extensive,” she explained. “[The contractors] did some minor prep work before winter, but they were hoping to get in there by February.” Also, she said, the aging pools’ walls and foundations were in bad shape. “They’re over 20 years old, so some structural things needed to be cor-
“They're over 20 years old, so some structural things needed to be corrected ...“ — Tara Eggleston county aquatics coordinator
rected before making them look pretty,” she said, adding that she doesn’t expect another opening delay. Future plans call for improving the bathhouse and expanding programming. “Hamilton used to offer swimming lessons, and we’d love to get back into that next season,” said Eggleston. One thing that she said will expand this season is staffing. “The pools are configured differently, so you have to have more coverage," said Eggleston. "Whereas before you might have seen five guards on duty at any given time, now there might be seven to nine.” Admission prices at both pools will increase by $1, to be brought in line with rates at other county facilities. The new rate is $5 for adults and $4 for ages 17 and under. Hamilton Splash Park will be open daily from noon to 7 p.m., beginning June 17.
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continued from page 1 On Memorial Day, as a makeshift shrine of flowers and teddy bears appeared on the porch, several area police officers and firefighters fanned out across the neighborhood in a door-to-door effort to educate people about the dangerous gas. “Sunday’s tragic incident was certainly preventable,” said Prince George’s County Fire Chief Eugene Jones. “We want to ensure that our residents are aware of basic life safety information.” The Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department’s handout “Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer” explained that the gas is impossible to see, taste, or smell and recommended installing at least one carbon-monoxide detector on every level of a house. The amount considered safe is 35 parts per million, but when firefighters entered the Gonzalez residence, they recorded carbon monoxide readings of 200 to 300 parts per million, said Brady. The Gonzalez brothers worked for the Spanish grocery store Megamart, and store owners Herson Lopez and Uriel Ochoa said they will cover all funeral and interment costs. At press time, a viewing for the brothers was scheduled for 2 to 9 p.m. on June 5 and 6 at Gasch’s Funeral Home, with burial planned for Gate of Heaven Cemetery in Silver Spring on June 7. A memorial for Jones was slated for 1 p.m. on June 5 at Crossover Church.
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photos by catie currie Diana Little, top, was one of dozens of area artists at the Third Annual Hyattsville Arts Festival on May 22. Above: Milkweed Studios, left, offered origami for sale, and Franklins, right, was one of several local eateries represented. The festival was jointly sponsored by EYA and the Hyattsville CDC.
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