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Hyattsville gets its own frozen yogurt shop, Yogi Castle, where you can add healthy – or not so healthy – toppings to your creation. PAGE 3
Hyattsville is home to many artists -- and not only the kind that paint and sculpt. Meet four local actors. PAGE 6
Think kids on their skateboards are a new nuisance? Try being a resident in 1908, when roller skates were banned. PAGE 2
New council to face tough budget questions by Karen J. Riley
Higher expenses and a flat tax rate will likely translate into leaner times for the Hyattsville city government in the next year. Preliminary briefings by staff suggest that the 2012 budget will include little room for new spending on city services. In fact, the need to address deferred capital improvements will require some budget cuts next year, predicts outgoing Mayor Bill Gardiner. Key factors in the city’s tight fiscal times include steeper debt service payments and much higher benefit costs — including an estimated 5 percent increase for health care insurance and a whopping 63 percent increase for worker’s compensation insurance, Hyattsville City Administrator Gregory Rose told the city council on April 18. At the same time, he said, a flat economy means that tax revenue is little changed, despite the expected influx of new businesses. In 2012, the city expects to collect $15.8 million in revenue compared to $15.3 million this year. Both the real property tax rate
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Behind the scenes of the house tour by Paula Minaert
The annual Historic Hyattsville House Tour takes place on Sunday, May 15. It’s a venerable city tradition, now in its 32nd year, that draws both city residents and visitors from all over the region to walk through our showcase residences, businesses and other landmark buildings. One year the 1930s-era post office TOUR continued on page 13
Hyattsville’s own all-star police officer
Incoming Mayor Marc Tartaro with newly-minted city councilmembers Shani Warner (center) and Candace Hollingsworth.
GUARD
THE CHANGING OF THE
by Susie Currie
Two sons of Hyattsville’s oldest families lost their council seats to first-time candidates in the city elections on May 3, while Marc Tartaro captured 63 percent of votes cast in the mayoral race. Wards 3, 4 and 5 were uncontested, returning representatives Tim Hunt, Paula Perry and Nicole Hinds Mofor, respectively, to the dais for another four-year term.
Detective Suzie Johnson nominated for national honor by Paula Minaert
Councilmembers-elect Candace Hollingsworth (Ward 1) and Shani Warner (Ward 2), in their first civic elections, unseated incumbents whose ties to Hyattsville go back generations. In Ward 2, Bill Tierney is the great-nephew of Hyattsville’s first mayor; Doug Dudrow, whose family started some of the first businesses on Route 1, began representing Ward 1 before Hollingsworth was born.
Detective Suzie Johnson of the Hyattsville Police Department is a finalist in America’s Most Wanted All-Star Award for 2011. Sponsored by the popular television program, the award honors every year the country’s first responders – the police officers, firefighters, and paramedics who serve on the front lines in emergencies. The winner will receive $10,000 and an all-expenses-paid weekend in Charlotte, N.C. for the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AllStar Challenge. Johnson, a Hyattsville native,
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FromTheEditor Sometimes you can’t go home again Let me start by saying that I know that we’re not in Kansas anymore. Or, in my case, Alabama. But I hope you’ll bear with me just this once if I write about a city other than Hyattsville. By now, of course, you’ve heard about the record-setting tornadoes that ripped through the South during Easter week, killing hundreds of people and leveling thousands of houses, businesses, churches and schools. Much of that destruction was in my hometown of Tuscaloosa. Maybe you’ve seen the pictures
A community newspaper chronicling the life and times of Hyattsville Mailing address: PO Box 132, Hyattsville, MD 20781 Hyattsville Life & Times is published monthly by Hyattsville Community Newspaper, Inc., a 501c(3) nonprofit corporation. Interested reporters should send their e-mail addresses to the editor to be reminded of deadlines and receive internal news. Articles and news submitted may be edited. The deadline is the last week of the month for the following month’s issue. Letters to the editor and opinions are encouraged. For all e-mail correspondence with HL&T: news, features, tips, advertising and business write to hyattsvillelifeandtimes@gmail.com. To submit articles, letters to the editor, etc., e-mail susie@hyattsvillelife.com. Executive Editor Paula Minaert paula@hyattsvillelife.com 301.335.2519 Managing Editor Susie Currie susie@hyattsvillelife.com 301.633.9209 Production Ashley Perks Advertising advertising@hyattsvillelife.com 301.531.5234 Writers & Contributors Victoria Hille Bart Lawrence Valerie Russell Kimberly Schmidt Hugh Turley Board of Directors Julia Duin - President Chris Currie - Vice President Joseph Gigliotti - General Counsel Paula Minaert - Secretary Peggy Dee Karen J. Riley Susie Currie - Ex Officio Circulation: Copies are distributed monthly by U.S. Mail to every address in Hyattsville. Additional copies are distributed to libraries, selected businesses, community centers and churches in the city. Total circulation is 8,000. HL&T is a member of the National Newspaper Association.
of President Obama’s visit there, where he promised federal aid and toured mind-numbing piles of debris (which later became even more surreal with the addition of Charlie Sheen). Aerial maps show what looks like brown chalk tracing a surprisingly linear path diagonally through town. It goes right through my old neighborhood. Only one house was left standing there on April 27 – and it wasn’t the brick colonial built by my great-grandparents, where I lived until transferring to the University of Maryland. In the South I grew up in, the sense of place and home was considered a bedrock value. When my husband, a native of Detroit, heard about our family’s frequent headstone-clearing pilgrimages to a tiny Mississippi cemetery, he
accused us of ancestor worship. (He was kidding at the time – I think – but that was before he learned of the same ancestors’ unspoken naming rights down through several generations.) So, instead of watching the Royal Wedding, I was studying with growing horror the Facebook updates and photos from friends who still live or have family there. One, who now lives in Atlanta, wrote: “I was there today and your old neighborhood (and your old house) is GONE,” and then listed several other decimated neighborhoods we knew as well as our own. Others posted pictures of areas so mangled that even with the captions I still can’t tell where they are or what they show. Over the next few days, news stories of looters were vastly outnum-
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bered by the ones featuring volunteers and donations. I knew help would come, though, because of what happened to our family there during a much earlier loss. My mother was the last of our family in Tuscaloosa. After she died, we had a week to sell the house and everything in it, and I’ll never forget that time. People we’d never met came to our estate sale, and returned daily until we left town, bearing covered dishes or gallon jars of sweet tea, just to visit. The woman who bought my bedroom furniture said she felt bad for being so happy about her new purchase, and hugged us before taking it home. On the last day of the sale, a woman who stopped by to rummage through the terra cotta pots in the garage took one look at our
LORE Roller skating not allowed on Route 1 by Kimberly Schmidt
In 1908, a Hyattsville city ordinance was passed to prohibit roller skating on the sidewalks of Maryland and Johnson avenues and Spencer Street (now Baltimore Avenue and Farragut and Gallatin streets). Elderly walkers and shoppers were beset by traffic problems along Hyattsville’s main shopping district, the Route 1 corridor, and “many packages went flying.” Order needed to be restored. According to the book Hyattsville, Our Home Town, speed limits were imposed on “locomobiles and any other kind of vehicle whether propelled by gasoline, electricity or any other kind of power; of horses attached to carriages, wagons, or buggies; and of bicycles or any vehicle traveling the city streets.” Another ordinance outlawing “boisterous” gatherings on street corners was also passed. These ordinances speak to an active commercial and community life found in turn-of-thecentury Hyattsville. The city, about to mark its 25th year since incorporation, was in the midst
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by Susie Currie
bleary, numb faces and told us to sit right down, that she was going to bring over some homemade gumbo she had in her freezer. It was then that I learned it takes more than bricks and mortar to build community. That’s something Hyattsville knows, too. In January, when a local family lost two of their four daughters and all their belongings in a house fire, neighbors and strangers alike immediately sprang into action. They organized vigils, fundraisers and donations from businesses and residents eager to help; some efforts continue to this day. That’s just the most obvious example that comes to mind, but there are many more that happen under the radar. Daily, if I had to guess. My children will never know my hometown as I did. But I’m glad that their hometown is teaching them some of the same lessons I learned, about place and home and community.
of a building boom brought about by advances in transportation. This article marks the third and final installment focusing on the history of Route 1. Well-established transportation routes already existed when Christopher C. Hyatt purchased his tract of land in 1845 at the intersection of the Washington and Baltimore Turnpike (which became part of Route 1) and the B&O Railroad. The railroad had served the area since 1833 and Hyatt wisely chose to establish a small store, which also functioned as a post office, along these transportation lines. Over the years, he and other developers continued to purchase and subdivide land in the area. By the 1880s, Hyattsville experienced its first building boom as a summer resort for those with means from Washington, according to a 2003 study produced by University of Maryland students. Post-Civil War Washington, D.C. was beset with sewage problems. Those who could escaped the heat and disease brought about by an infrastructure unable to keep pace with the population boom.
herb harWood collection A trolley near Crittenden Crossing around 1957, shortly before the line’s operation ceased.
It wasn’t until the early 1900s that Hyattsville became a “classic railway suburb,” with residents purchasing homes for year-round use and commuting to Washington for downtown jobs. By 1893, a trolley line connected Hyattsville to downtown Washington, D.C. Initially service was sporadic but by 1899 the trolley ran every two minutes to its terminus at Fourth Street and Rhode Island Avenue NW. By 1909, steam rail lines served Hyattsville, with service every five minutes. The railway station, built in 1884, was said to be “one of the largest and most ornate on the D.C. line,” according to the 2003 study. Trolleys and trains continued to serve the community until the 1950s, when the trolley line, which by this time extended as far north as Laurel, was finally discontinued due to the automo-
bile’s ascendance. Hyattsville’s historic downtown suffered when Prince George’s Plaza, the library and other services were built on the city’s periphery. Incorporated in April 1886, Hyattsville turned 125 last month. We continue to be a city of commuters who fan out into the Washington metro region every morning, many of us using the Metro or traveling down Route 1 into the city. Our history and workaday lives are still tied to transportation networks, although one cannot easily walk to West Hyattsville’s green line from the city’s residential historic core. Perhaps a trolley line is still needed, such as the one currently being constructed on H Street in Washington, D.C., to once again ferry commuters along historic Route 1 and into the District.
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Queen of theCastle
One Rockville mom tastes sweet success by bringing frozen yogurt to Hyattsville by Susie Currie
When Jenna Kwan was a stay-athome mom in Rockville, she says, “I was Yogi Castle’s best customer!” Now, as the Beltsville-based chain’s first franchise owner, she might have a hard time picking her own best customer. In April, Yogi Castle became the second business to open in the EYA retail area, at the intersection of Jefferson Street and Route 1, and some people have been coming in nearly every day since. It’s easy to see why. The décor is a cheerful mix of apple green, watermelon red and white, balanced with black S-chairs, chrome counters and gray adjustable barstools. The walls are blank for now. But Kwan said that in keeping with her Arts District location, she’s considering putting up local artists’ work instead of the posters of menu items that adorn her sister stores. Go in, and you’ll be greeted by employees – many of them area students – eager to explain the system. Order a fruit smoothie off the menu or take a cup (which come in 16- and 20-ounce sizes) and help yourself to one of the 16 flavors of frozen yogurt from the row of self-serve machines against the back wall. The flavors will rotate, says Kwan, since the parent company offers 60 choices. Can’t decide between Cake Batter, Red Velvet and Pistachio? Have all three; as many local children have already figured out, your options are limited only by the size of your container (and your budget – at 45 cents an ounce, it can add up fast). On the way to the checkout scale, if there’s room left, you can add toppings ranging from Cocoa Pebbles and caramel turtles to kiwi and coconut. The treat can be as healthy as you want to make it, and that’s one thing that attracted Kwan to the business. “When I researched all of the franchise options,” she said, “I realized that not all yogurt places have the same product.” Yogi Castle’s is certified by the National Yogurt Association to contain a minimum amount of live and active cultures; the containers carry the same logo you’ll find at the supermarket on Dan-
non, Yoplait and Chobani, but not on, say, yogurt-covered raisins or pretzels. Bringing that to the retail space, she said, seemed like a “perfect fit. There’s a healthy trend to the merchants here – Yes! Organic Market, Elevation Burger, Chipotle. Even Big Bad Woof [the pet supply store opening next month] is organic. ” Kwan, 35, is a native of Bethesda, and her parents have owned Bradley’s Deli there for 27 years. But she’s found something unique in Hyattsville. “I wasn’t expecting the strong community,” she said. “People take time to introduce themselves and they all seem to know
susie currie Jenna Kwan owns Yogi Castle, a frozen yogurt shop that opened last month in the EYA shopping center.
— Jasper McElrath Yogi Castle employee
per McElrath, is from this “small town.” Growing up, he never thought of Hyattsville as a destination. “My friends all wanted to hang out in University Park or College Park,” said McElrath, 17. “But now, this is the up-andcoming area. I see students from a lot of the high schools here.” Howard County businessmen Peter Jung and Jin Kim opened the first Yogi Castle, in Gaithersburg, in 2009. Kwan’s is the fourth location, with two more Maryland locations coming this month. In June, a Dupont Circle branch is scheduled to open.
each other. It feels like we’re in a small town.” One of her employees, DeMatha High School senior Jas-
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“Now [Hyattsville] is the up-and-coming area. I see students from a lot of the high schools here.”
UPCOMING EYA OPENINGS Here’s what else is opening when at EYA:
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A third business, Essential Day Spa, opened April 30, and is running a grandopening special of 20 percent off all services through May. It’s the second location for owner Kevin Nguyen, whose first is near IKEA in College Park.
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vegetables, eggs, wines and ciders, cheese, honey, jams and preserves, baked goods, meat and seafood from nearby farmers’ markets, waterfronts and farms, but they often grow their own food and share with neighbors who also keep vegetable gardens and orchards, bake bread, raise chickens or have colonies of honeybees. They freeze and can their produce for the winter. They also lobby local restaurants and supermarkets to acquire food from nearby farms rather than the factory farms that exploit animals and pollute the environment. Many join CSAs, which are Community Supported Agriculture cooperatives in which consumers pay for a weekly delivery or pickup of locally grown produce. A whole column could be devoted to these alone. Aside from the obvious environmental benefits and the economic help given to small farms, locally grown food is more healthful and tastes better. For example, the kinds of fruit and vegetables to which we’ve become accustomed are often chosen for their ability to withstand the rigors of transport and frequent handling. They are picked before they are fully ripe and artificial coloring is often added to make them look palatable. More delicate – and delicious – varieties are often passed over. Also, there is much anecdotal evidence that eating honey made by bees from pollen in one’s own area is the best preventative for allergies. We are fortunate that we now have a community garden being developed in Hyattsville. If you don’t have a plot, you can
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NatureNearby
Avian attention-getters in our city by Fred Seitz
For the past four years, residents of Oglethorpe Street have enjoyed (for the most part) the company and child-rearing of a group of Yellow-crowned Night Herons. Considerably smaller than the Great Blue Herons who frequent the Northwest Branch, they are 25 inches long and weigh 1.75 pounds. The herons generally roost in colonies. Four years ago, say neighbors, there was only one pair living there; now, three pairs perch in the trees along Oglethorpe. Over the years, they have roosted in several trees along the street and have raised chicks each year. Human residents report that once the chicks fledge, the adults usually chase them from the nest. The herons feed at night on crustaceans and frogs. While the humans enjoy watching the birds, the pieces of crayfish shell and other droppings are an unpleasant downside of their summer residence. In the fall, the birds may migrate to Central America or Florida; others may overwin-
ter in this area. Yellow legs and red eyes give the birds a distinctive look, and they have an unusual “quonk” or “quark” call. Other avian residents, who have lived in Magruder Park for the past five years, are a pair of Barred Owls, also known as hoot owls. Perhaps most notable for their vocal musings, the owls have “entertained” human residents with their familiar “who cooks for you” calls. The pair has not always conformed to owl-calling stereotypes, as they are heard not only at night, but also sometimes in early afternoon or in early morning. Common in suburban areas, Barred Owls feed on voles, mice and occasionally squirrels, as well as frogs, snakes and some larger insects. At about 18 inches long and between 1 and 2 pounds, they are much smaller than the Great Horned Owl — which has been seen occasionally in the park where this couple makes their home year-round (and raised chicks at least once in the five years). They will often live in tree cavities, but will also opportunistically occupy old nests of Red-shouldered
Hawks, another frequent avian resident of Hyattsville. These hawks, with their distinctive “keeyah” call, frequent the sky over Magruder Park and along the Northwest Branch. Three years ago, a pair raised their chicks at the end of Crittenden Street and both parents took turns hunting for and feeding the young. Their nests are often on a branch close to the tree trunk and may be anywhere from 10 to 200 feet up. The Red-shouldered Hawks have frequent disagreements with crows that are in the park. The crows will often “mob” the hawks to steal food, and sometimes the roles are reversed. In addition to easily being heard, they often perch quite visibly in trees along the Northwest Branch, where they will hunt for amphibians, birds or small mammals. These hawks are up to 2 feet long and 1.5 pounds, with reddish patches on their shoulders and a whitish tail. The three attention-getters described here are only a few of our feathered neighbors who can be enjoyed during even the most casual walk around town or the park.
fred seitz One of three pairs of Yellow-crowned Night Herons that can be found in trees along Oglethorpe Street.
Fred Seitz is a 24-year resident of Hyattsville and a 58-year critter fan. Nature Nearby is an occasional column about our neighbors in nature.
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Aunt Dan & Lemon. Kramer has acted at Ford’s Theatre, African Continuum Theatre, The Roundhouse Theater, Olney Summer Theater, and the Kennedy Center – again, a partial list. Mendenhall calls acting “a union of geometry and psychology. It’s dedicated to expressing the human condition – that’s psychology – and to the physical manifestation of it. That’s where the geometry comes in.” Kramer is fascinated with theater’s connection to story and myth (and religion). “Theater explores the deepest issues of life but in a less restrictive way, with-
out an institution around it. The best theater doesn’t make pronouncements but simply says, ‘I’m just showing you what is.’” They describe themselves as very lucky, because their day job allows them to pay the bills, raise their children and continue to do theater. They are an audiobook narrating team, working from sound studios in their house. They’ve recorded the books of popular fantasy writer Robert Jordan, to take just one example, and their names can be found on the backs of many audiobooks at the Hyattsville library. (Mendenhall goes by the name of Kate Reading).
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“It’s the best of all possible worlds,” said Mendenhall. Her next show is Clybourne Park at Woolly Mammoth Theatre, July 18 to August 14. Peggy Yates’ parents were a singing team and had a career in the 1940s and 1950s. After their nine children started coming, her father developed a children’s theater company, which still operates. Everyone in the family was part of it. “We traveled and performed in schools and theaters in New Jersey, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts. We did adaptations of children’s stories that were musicals. So theater is in my blood.” She came to this area to tour with the National Players and got a graduate degree. She also met her husband in the theater. Yates divides her time now between doing theater, teaching acting at the University of Maryland Baltimore Campus, directing shows with middle and high school students, and teaching speech at Prince George’s Community College. “I keep very busy. It’s a constant negotiation between theater work and teaching and getting my kids where they need to go. It’s a balancing act but we all do it.” She is currently in The Apple Cart, by George Bernard Shaw, at the Washington Stage Guild. It runs Thursdays through Sundays until May 22.
Kirk kristlibas amy pondolfino Drake Sorey From left to right: Peggy Yates in The Apple Cart, with Brit Herring; Maureen Roult in HMS Pinafore; Shawn Perry as King Gama in Princess Ida. On opposite page: Jennifer Mendenhall and Michael Kramer in their home recording studio.
Shawn Perry has been performing since he was five years old, when, as he put it, it was discovered he could carry a tune. He started by singing in church in a men and boys’ choir and has been singing ever since. “I guess everyone has that first theatrical experience that gives them that bug that never goes away. When I played Ebenezer Scrooge in eighth grade, it was the first time I’d ever gotten applause. It’s an intoxicating thing.” He majored in speech and drama at Catholic University and performed there, but stopped being in shows when his children started arriving. As with many actors, he had to take a day job. He did sing in a coffeehouse group in the 1990s, and has sung in the St.
Jerome’s folk group for more than 30 years. When Perry’s youngest child was 14, he auditioned for and sang in the Washington Savoyard’s production of Iolanthe. He fell in love with performing all over again, and began working in community theaters all over the region: the Victorian Lyric Opera Company in Rockville, the Little Theater of Alexandria, the Prince George’s Little Theater, the U Street Atlas Theater in D.C. and theaters in Laurel and Bowie. “Some places I get paid a little bit. Most places I don’t. I do it for love of it and enjoy the heck out of it,” he said. “My wife will tell you whenever I’m in a show I’m a much more alive person than when I’m not. I seem to be more alert, attentive to
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everything, and generally happier and more enthusiastic about life. I think that’s pretty good. I didn’t notice it, but she did.” Perry played Big Tim Sullivan and other roles in Rags, which just closed at the Theatre Lab in Washington, D.C. Maureen Roult says she got into performing almost by accident. She hadn’t done any theater in college, focusing more on dancing. Then she saw a local company’s productions of some Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, and ended up auditioning and getting into the chorus. It was the Victorian Lyric Opera Company. Since then, she’s been in all 13 of the G&S operettas and has performed with about 20 communi-
ty theater companies in the area. All this is in addition to her day job, which is at the Department of Defense – a very different world, she admits. “After sitting at a computer all day, it’s nice to get up and do something different. Theater is a nice break. A lot of people I work with have hobbies that have nothing to do with work – quilting or Irish step dancing.” Roult has a lot of fun with her hobby. She likes meeting new people and making new friends. Some of her favorite roles were Pitti-Sing in The Mikado and Ruth in The Pirates of Penzance. She especially enjoys Gilbert and Sullivan because, she says, she can play dress-up. She also likes working backstage, having moved sets, done costuming and acted as assistant stage manager. She often finds herself between scenes hemming someone’s dress or repairing a rip. It’s a way to learn new skills, she says. As well as Gilbert and Sullivan, she has acted in Bye, Bye, Birdie and The Sound of Music and is currently in Burial at Thebes, a modern adaptation of Sophocles’ Antigone. It’s her first tragedy. “It’s all for fun. I don’t see myself making any money from it; I need my day job to support my theater habit.” Burial at Thebes is playing weekends at the Greenbelt Arts Center until May 21.
BIG GREEN TRUCK DAY Saturday, May 21, 2011 Magruder Park
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Outback Steakhouse Summer Jam featuring The Fabulous Bel Airs 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM Historic Hyattsville House Tour 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM City Council Meeting 8:00 PM Planning Committee Meeting 7:30 PM Big Green Truck Day 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Magruder Park City Council Meeting 7:30 PM Public Hearing: FY12 Budget 8:00 PM * Note: The Council meeting will begin at 7:30 PM, recess for the Public Hearing, and then return to regular session following the Hearing. Memorial Day Holiday City administrative offices closed. No yard waste, white goods, or tire pick-up, City-wide. * Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the City Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street.
NEW MAYOR, COUNCIL TO TAKE THE OATH OF OFFICE ON MONDAY, MAY 16 City officials elected in the City Election of Tuesday, May 3, 2011 will take their seats during the Council Meeting of Monday, May 16, 2011. Results are below. A “**” indicates the winner of each race.
Street Sweeping is currently underway. See the schedule online at http://www.hyattsville.org/DPW
BUDGET HEARING
Certified results, including all write-in candidates, may be viewed at http://www.hyattsville.org/election.
The City will hold a Public Hearing on the City’s Fiscal Year 2012 budget on Monday, May 23 at 8:00 PM. See the complete calendar and details online at http://www. hyattsville.org/budget.
Mayor
MULCH AVAILABLE
Christopher Michael Brophy (135) LaVonne Leslie (155) ** Marc Tartaro (572)
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Douglas S. Dudrow (77) ** Candace B. Hollingsworth (107) William Jenne (7) Scott D. Matirne (20)
Mulch is now available at three City parks: Magruder, Heurich, and University Hills Duck Pond. If you notice a pile is running low, please let us know at 301/985-5032.
BIG GREEN TRUCK DAY
William F. Tierney II (171) ** Shani Warner (223) Connor Wilkinson (32)
The City’s popular Touch-a-Truck event is back and bigger than ever! Kids can get up close to everything from a street sweeper to a police cruiser, plus eco-friendly vehicles like our Police Segways. The event is free and open to the public. Join us at Magruder Park on Saturday, May 21 from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Questions? Visit http:// www.hyattsville.org/recreation or call 301/985-5020.
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SUMMER CAMP ENROLLMENT OPEN
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** Timothy P. Hunt (169)
Ward 4
** Paula J. Perry (51)
Happy Memorial Day!
STREET SWEEPING
Ward 5
** Nicole Hinds-Mofor (41)
Enrollment is open for the City’s MRPA-award winning summer camps for kids ages 3 through 13. Camps run in two-week sessions beginning Monday, June 20. Camp Tiny Tots, for ages 3 and 4, meets at the City Municipal Building. Camp Jamboree, for kids ages 5 through 9, meets at Magruder Park. Camp Discovery, for kids ages 10 through 13, meets at Hyattsville Elementary School. Contact Jacquay Plummer at 301/985-5027 or jplummer@hyattsville.org.
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takes place May 15 The 32nd annual Historic Hyattsville House Tour takes place Sunday, May 15, 2011 from 1:00 to 5:00 PM. Presented by the Hyattsville Preservation Association, and in celebration of the City of Hyattsville’s 125th anniversary, the self-guided tour will include ten unique sites: a castle-like stone armory listed on the National Register of Historic Places that is now home to a church; several charming homes with unique collectibles, art, and restored interiors; an organic flower and plant garden featured in an upcoming Smithsonian TV special; another beautiful stone church; and a large 1800s manor undergoing major renovations.
nceleaf tickseed is just one of the many native available at the Native Plant Sale on Saturday.
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Hyattsville Elementary School PTA will hold its d annual Native Plant Sale on Saturday, May 14 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM and Sunday, May 15 from AM to 3:00 PM. The sale takes place at HyattsElementary School, 5311 43rd Avenue, rain or Types of planta available will include the inkostrich fern, buttonbush, fall phlox, and much View a complete list at www.nativeplantsale. Patrons are asked to bring bags or boxes to carry their purchases.
Advance tickets are available at Franklins General Store, 5121 Baltimore Avenue or the City Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street, for just $10/ adult. Day of Tour tickets are $12/adult. Self-guided tours leave from the City Municipal Building, First Floor, on Sunday. Doors open at 12:30 PM. The City’s Department of Recreation and the Arts offers a shuttle between addresses. For additional information please contact Krista Atteberry at 301/524-6082.
OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE SUMMER JAM SCHEDULE The first Outback Steakhouse Summer Jam of the season is Friday, May 13 from 6:30 to 8:30 PM featuring the Fabulous Bel Airs. Join us, rain or shine! Admission and kids’ activities are free; food, including beer and wine, are available for purchase. The menu includes hamburgers, hot dogs, and chicken, all grilled up by the Outback Steakhouse at Prince George’s Plaza. Questions? Visit http:// www.hyattsville.org/summerjam or call 301/985-5020.
FIND US ON FACEBOOK Are you on Facebook? You can now keep up with City events and happenings at www.facebook.com/cityofhyattsville. When you see Vainglorious, the silver metal bird sculpture at Centennial Park, you’ll know you’re in the right place. He is kind enough to serve as the City’s wall photo.
RECREATION NEWS IN YOUR INBOX The City’s Department of Recreation and the Arts offers a year-long calendar of programs for the whole family. To stay up-to-date, residents can now subscribe to the Department’s monthly eNews. Packed with details on upcoming events, it is a must-read if you’re looking for affordable family fun in Hyattsville. Visit http://www. hyattsville.org/eNews to subscribe.
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GOING GREEN IN 2011: TWO WHEELS, NOT FOUR This is the fourth in a series of stories about how City residents can make small changes to have a positive impact on our environment. May is National Bike Month Thanks to the Washington Area Bicyclist Association for their work coordinating Bike to Work Day on May 20, 2011. A wealth of resources for bike commuters is available at www.waba.org. Rising prices at the pump got you down? Worried about the environmental impact of all those cars stuck in traffic? Need to work more exercise in your day? If you’re willing to think differently about transportation, bike commuting could be for you. It’s affordable, healthy for the rider and the planet, and, depending on your destination, could be easier than you imagine. The Washington Area Bicyclist Association offers plenty of resources for current and prospective commuters, including route maps. Rookie riders and experienced cyclists alike can meet up with a commuter convoy on Bike to Work Day, Friday, May 20, at the Magruder Park Pit Stop and throughout the region. Riding an established route with a guide is a good first step for prospective bike commuters. Other tips include: • Keep an eye on the weather forecast. Remember that most Metro buses have bike racks attached, and the metro allows bikes during non-peak hours, providing some options if you’d rather not ride in the rain. • Consider keeping an extra set of clothes at work. • Layer! Your morning and evening commutes will require different clothes during different seasons. Also, gloves and socks are important. • Carry a small bicycle tool and a tire patch kit, just in case. • Plan to park your bike before taking that first ride. Look for a well-lit place with lots of foot traffic and fixed, immovable object to secure your bike. Lock your bike every time! • In the event of an emergency, bike commuters can call Commuter Connections at 1-800-745-RIDE or visit www.commuterconnections.org for information on their Guaranteed Ride Home program. It’s not just about getting to work, either. Beginning in April, the City’s Office of Code Enforcement and the Department of Recreation and the Arts began piloting the use of bikes in their travels within the City. Learn more at www.waba.org or http://www.hyattsville. org/greenblog
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR May 14 and 15
May 15
The Hyattsville Elementary School Parent-Teacher Association is holding its Second Annual Native Plant Sale. Admission is free, but please BYOB (bring your own bags or boxes). Saturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday, 8 a.m. to noon. 5311 43rd Avenue. Call 301.312.9170 or visit nativeplantsale.org for more information.
If you love historic houses, you won’t want to miss the Hyattsville Preservation Association’s 32nd Annual House Tour, which will showcase homes, gardens, businesses and civic organizations throughout the city. $10 in advance (from Franklins) or $12 on tour day; $2 for children. 1 to 5 p.m. On tour day, pick up a detailed brochure guide at the municipal building, 4310 Gallatin Street. 301.699.0847.
Rome at Riversdale reminds visitors of how the classical world influenced early 19thcentury America. Participate in Roman-themed activities and watch battle demonstrations by Legion XX on the lawn; inside the museum, get a glimpse into neoclassical pastimes. Begins Saturday at 10 a.m. and Sunday at noon. $5 ($3 for students); admission to grounds includes all activities. Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. 301.864.0420.
May 19 For summer, A Tangled Skein has lined up a new class: A Summer Lace. The class, intended for advanced beginners and up, will cover the basics of lace knitting, how to read your knitting (so you can correct mistakes) and blocking. Four sessions start tonight and continue Thursdays, 7 to 9 p.m., through June 9. $80 for 4 sessions plus materials.
5200 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 101. 301.779.3399.
May 21 An A-May-Zing Animal Fest for all ages features birds of prey, reptiles, farm animals, a puppet show, food vendors, arts and crafts, and much more. Free. Noon to 4 p.m. Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371.
May 21 and 22
Celebrating 10 years, Edgeworks Dance Theater brings an evening of works by men in American concert dance to Joe’s Movement Emporium. Mixer will feature programs by EDT company members and guest artists. $20, $15 students and seniors, and $7 youth. May 21 at 8 p.m. and May 22 at 7 p.m. Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mt. Rainier. For more information,
Isaac Oboka/EDGEWOrks DANCE THEATER Edgeworks Dance Theater, at Joe’s Movement Emporium on May 21 and 22, specializes in works choreographed and danced by men.
call 301.699.1819 or visit their website: joesmovement.org.
June 4 The Caribbean Council of Prince George’s County sponsors A Taste of the Caribbean, a festival with performances, food, crafts, boat rides, and more. All ages welcome. Free. 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371. Marking National Trails Day, the Anacostia Trails Heritage Area
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pal Church Thrift Shop, Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. 4512 College Avenue, College Park. 301.864.8880.
Opening day for our own Hyattsville Farmers’ Market, open today and every Tuesday through the season from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Queens Chapel Town Center, Queens Chapel Road and Hamilton Street. 301.627.0977.
This isn’t your toddler’s Sit & Spin. At A Tangled Skein yarn shop, the name refers to fourth-Friday gatherings where drop-spindle and spinning-wheel users can work on individual projects, guided by spinning expert Anne O’Connor. Free. 7 to 9 p.m. And if you need more chances to unwind, come to the twice weekly Sit & Stitch sessions: Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m., and Thursdays, 1 to 3 p.m. They’re open to knitters and crocheters of any experience level. Free. 5200 Baltimore Avenue, Suite 101. 301.779.3399.
Ongoing The producers-only Riverdale Park Farmer’s Market is open for the season, with a variety of local vegetables and fruits, honey, baked goods, meat, jams, flowers and more. Free. Thursdays, 3 to 7 p.m. Riverdale Park, 301.332.6258. Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month, the Peter Pan Club for preschoolers includes storytime and hands-on craft activities. Free with museum admission of $4 for adults ($2 for children). 10:30 a.m. College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park. 301.864.6029. Spring means it’s time again for the free Anacostia River Boat Tours, held Tuesdays through Fridays from noon to 12:45. All ages are welcome to join a park naturalist on a pontoon boat to search for birds and other wildlife. And beginning May 7, evening rides will be held on Saturdays and Sundays starting at 5 p.m. Free; registration required for groups of 12 or more. Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371.
courtesy of riversdale house museum On May 14 and 15, the grounds of Riversdale House Museum become a backdrop for Roman revelry.
Grab the binoculars for a guided birdwatching hike along the Luther Goldman Birding Trail, part of the 38-acre Lake Artemesia. Sponsored by the Prince George’s Audubon Society, the walk is for beginners and experts alike and bird checklists will be available. Free. Held on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of
the month from 6 to 7:30 p.m. through August 6. Starts from the parking lot at Berwyn Road and Ballew Avenue in Berwyn Heights. Call 301.459.3375 or visit www.pgaudubon.org. Browse clothing, housewares and more at reasonable prices at St. Andrew’s Episco-
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The Hyattsville library offers a variety of storytimes. Space is limited; free tickets avai0lable 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. Community Calendar is compiled by 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 June submissions is May 23.
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came to the HPD in 1993 after serving on the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department. She now heads up our city’s Criminal Investigative Division. But it is for her involvement in the life of the community that most residents know her. She initiated the Sonny Frazier Toy Drive, which is named for councilmember Ruth Ann Frazier’s late husband and continues his tradition of providing toys for needy children at Christmas; coaches local sports teams; and for several years headed the police department’s Community Action Team. Recently, Johnson led Hyattsville’s efforts to respond to one of its greatest tragedies: a house fire that killed two sisters and left the family homeless. She raised more than $8,000 for the relief fund.
city of hyattsville Hyattsville detective Suzie Johnson was one of seven finalists for a national award.
In her interview with America’s Most Wanted, Johnson said, “I didn’t become a police officer to arrest people. I became one to help people.” The All-Star winner was announced May 9, after this issue’s printing. But for Hyattsville residents, Detective Johnson will always be an all-star.
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COMMENTARY & OPINION ON HISTORY & POLITICS
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“Always have a lookout” by Hugh Turley
With CIA director Leon Panetta poised to take over as Secretary of Defense as soon as next month, I was put in mind of the first man to hold that job, James V. Forrestal. He was appointed in 1947 by President Harry S. Truman after holding the post of Secretary of the Navy for three years. Several years ago I interviewed his chauffeur, John Spalding, at his home in Littlestown, Pennsylvania. In 1944, the first class boatswain’s mate was an instructor assigned to the ROTC program at Princeton University. A
call came that the Secretary of the Navy would soon arrive at nearby Mercer Airfield and Spalding was ordered to pick him up. Spalding drove Forrestal to a meeting with the Princeton University president and continued to chauffeur him around for several days. When Forrestal invited him to New York to be his driver, Spalding initially declined, saying that he would be lost there. But Forrestal told him, “Don’t worry, I’ll help you.” Spalding was impressed by Forrestal’s kindness. When they first met, the secretary instructed the chauffeur never to open the car
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door for him, a situation that others found puzzling, to say the least. Spalding recalled what happened once when he pulled up at the Waldorf Astoria, got out of the car, and just stood there. “A Navy captain came over and gave me hell, and said, ‘Who do you think you are, an enlisted man, not opening the door [for the Secretary of the Navy]?’ And Forrestal heard him and he really laid into that captain, saying, ‘Don’t you ever tell him what to do.’ ” When Forrestal became Secretary of Defense, Spalding continued as his driver. In that role, he
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saw many famous people, from financier and presidential advisor Bernard Baruch to Bishop Fulton Sheen. “Bishop Sheen was one of his most trusted advisors,” recalled Spalding. Spalding only saw Truman once, when the president met with Forrestal for a tour of the Bethesda Naval Hospital, but it was a memorable occasion. The hospital’s commandant, Captain B. W. Hogan, offered to show them the presidential suite – where, as it turned out, there was illegal gambling in progress. When the elevators opened onto the suite of rooms, recalled Spalding, everyone could see that “there was a craps game going on! The sailors were there, you know, and I’ll never forget the guy who was throwing the dice – his arm just stuck out,” frozen in midmotion. “Truman asked, ‘What’s going on here? You guys ought to have
a lookout. You sailors are dumb as hell.’ ” Truman, noted Spalding, “was an Army man.” “I never saw such a nervous bunch of sailors in all my life. Nobody knew what to say. … Truman said, ‘Give me the dice.’ Nobody wanted to hand him the dice but he finally took the dice and said, ‘Give me ones’ [dollar bills], and he signed every one of those bills and gave them to each guy,” said Spalding. “Then he shot the dice and said, ‘Remember: Next time act like somebody is in the Army and always have a lookout.’ And we walked out.” Forrestal and the others who were present did not say a word about the incident. On March 31, 1949, President Truman dismissed Forrestal, who soon returned to the naval hospital, this time as a patient. He died there less than two months later, on May 22.
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and the personal property tax rates will remain unchanged at 63 cents per $100 in assessed value and $1.15 per $100 in assessed value respectively. “Despite the negative outlook, Hyattsville appears to be weathering the storm better than many communities, in part due to the significant pre-recession growth in the tax base,” Rose said. “Nevertheless, the financial crisis requires careful planning to balance the slowdown in available resources against required expenditures and long-term investment.” Indeed, the need to repair Hyattsville’s aging infrastructure is one perennial budget constraint. The city has been “playing catch-up” in capital improvements over the past decade, Gardiner told the HL&T, but more needs to be done. For 2012, Hyattsville officials are considering transferring about $1.7 million from the general fund – which pays for day-today expenses – to the capital improvement fund to pick up a portion of the $6.2 million proposed
for refurbishing city parks, roads and facilities. All told, city officials are proposing a $3.1 million increase in capital spending over 2011. Some of the largest capital improvement projects proposed for 2012 are the University Hills street reconstruction and improvements to 40th Place and Crittenden Street, which Public Works Director Patrick Ryan told the council was “easily the worst road in the city.” Shifting money from the general fund to the capital improvement fund means that the city won’t have to borrow as much. The proposed budget calls for $2.6 million in new borrowing, with most to come from bond financing. But achieving a balanced budget under this scenario requires some budget cuts and little in the way of new spending outside of capital improvements, Rose said. The permanent adoption of once-weekly trash pickup means that two public-works driver positions can be eliminated. But unless cuts can be found elsewhere, adding positions some have suggested, such as human resources manager, deputy treasurer and
part-time recreation coordinator, might not be feasible. Other sources of potential budget savings are more painful, like no cost-of-living increase for city workers (although there is some council support for a 1 percent increase). Nevertheless, a few noteworthy new expenditures are under consideration, including: •One new police officer •Additional parking meters (which may be financed via bond issue) •Speed cameras •Streaming of city council meetings It will all be sorted out later this month. Incoming Mayor Marc Tartaro, currently representing Ward 1, is scheduled to introduce the 2012 budget to the Hyattsville City Council on May 23. His ongoing concern, expressed at recent council meetings, is the lack of sufficient focus on the city’s long-term budget needs and his concern that current projections are too optimistic. “You are assuming numbers only in one direction,” he said. If they’re wrong, “it gets ugly really quickly.”
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Mayor-Elect Marc Tartaro Ward 1 Councilmember-Elect Candace B. Hollingsworth Ward 2 Councilmember-Elect Shani Warner Ward 3 Councilmember Timothy P. Hunt Ward 4 Councilmember Paula J. Perry and Ward 5 Councilmember Nicole Hinds on their election to serve the citizens of the City of Hyattsville
Mayor Bill Gardiner Ward 1 Councilmember Doug Dudrow and Ward 2 Councilmember Bill Tierney for their many years of service to the City of Hyattsville. And thanks also to all who volunteered to run for office, offering their time and talents for the betterment of our City.
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When the new City Council is seated on May 16, half will be women. (The tiebreaker will come in the special election to fill Tartaro’s seat in Ward 1 – likely to be July 17, according to city spokesperson Abigail Sandel.) That’s not a record; Mayor Mary Prangley presided over one council in the 1990s in which 7 of the 11 members were women. But it does mark the first time that two councilmembers will be mothers with young children. Warner is expecting her first child in August; Hollingsworth has two, ages 5 and 2. “They definitely influenced my decision to run,” said Hollingsworth, who plans to finish her term as vice president of the Hyattsville Elementary School PTA. Her graduate work on the impact of urban renewal on public school enrollment, she said, “helped me decide … what approach I would take when my children were school age.” The link between the current city council and local schools, she said, was missing. “There was no one to advocate with the school board and at the county level to better serve our local schools. So this is the best use of my energy.” At press time, the county hadn’t yet released figures on voter turnout, but preliminary indications show what might be a record low. “The turnouts are usually higher in a mayoral year,” said election judge Anna Frankle, who served on the city council for 15 years. Though there were fewer votes to count, it took more than two hours to get the results — “maybe because of [all] the absentee ballots,” said Frankle.
“And a lot of write-ins, more than I’ve ever seen before.” In another unusual twist, more people (906) voted for council members than for mayor (901) – even though three incumbents were unopposed. Those who did vote may represent the changing face of Hyattsville. Dudrow had beaten back many challenges over the years. “I think what made the difference is new residents who hadn’t voted previously in city elections,” said Hollingsworth. “There were new voters who either hadn’t been here long enough to vote or who were here but not engaged.” Warner also attributed her victory to new voters, particularly mothers she’s gotten to know through a local listserv. In an interview, she said she would make responding to residents a priority, with the goal of returning emails in 24 hours. “Basic communication with constituents is very important,” said Warner. Tartaro, Ward 1 councilmember since 2005, hopes to make some changes so that “meetings will reflect the identity of the council, rather than the mayor.” He’d like to rotate chairmanship of the meetings and encourage members to “take ownership” of certain issues that they’d become the go-to people for, researching and reporting on them to the rest of the council. The new members take office in the middle of the budget process, which has to be completed by June 30. That’s likely to mean additional meetings, as the last one before then is scheduled for June 6. “In the future, I’d like to pass the budget the first week of May,” said Tartaro. “I think it’s a problem to expect people who were just elected to pass the budget if they haven’t been involved in, or at least aware of, the debate and the decisions.”
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on Gallatin Street was featured; this year, the old armory (better known as “the castle”) on Route 1 will be. The tour is an opportunity for people to relax, see some beautiful buildings, and get to know Hyattsville better or be introduced to it. For the people whose houses are on the tour, however, it’s a rather different experience. Few of the visitors know what goes into getting a house ready for the event. It’s a huge effort, according to some of those whose houses have been on the tour in the past and some doing it this year. What to do with all your stuff is the first problem. “You end up shoving stuff under the beds and in closets,” said Anna Frankle. “These old houses just don’t have much storage space.” Terry McMann said she felt she was in an episode of the TV show “Hoarders.” “I began throwing things away and taking stuff to Salvation Army and packing things up.
And I also found stuff I thought I’d lost and put it out for display. It’s a chance to enjoy what you collect.” People also said a lot of house projects get done when you’re going to be on the tour, some major, some minor. And everyone agreed that the whole process causes a lot of stress. “People get frantic,” said Ann Barrett, who is also on the house tour committee. “In November or December they think they have all the time to get projects done and then they realize there’s not enough time. I know it’s kicked me in the right direction to get things done that I should have done a long time ago.” Kathy Black put it more bluntly. “It’s blood, sweat and tears. Literally. When you try to repair things, you smash your finger with a hammer or you cut yourself. You sweat going under radiators cleaning up dust and dog hair. And you cry because you think no one will like your house. “You have to be prepared as though you’re showing a house for sale. It has to be that perfect.” There’s another side of that coin, though. Black added that her
house stayed clean for months. And Keith Feeley, whose house has been on the tour several times, said, “I always kick myself for volunteering but once everyone’s in your house it’s over. Noon on the day of the tour, your work ends and then it’s fun. Your house is clean and you can enjoy it.” Being on the tour means, too, that you meet people and get to know your neighbors better. Gloria Felix-Thompson told the story of a new neighbor running out of her house the day before the tour, muttering to herself, “I have to get a fern.” And Felix-Thompson, who hadn’t met her yet, said, “I have a fern. I’ll go get it.” She knew immediately why the woman needed a fern. They’ve been friends ever since. When Felix-Thompson’s house was on the tour, neighbor Mary Stevenson came to her house the day before with garden gloves and a trowel, asking what she could do get the garden ready. And it was raining. Remembering that day, she said, “I never appreciated anything more in my life.”
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