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Tiyah Askia, 20, of Clinton performs Tuesday with a Swedish gospel group in a musical about Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement at Dr. Henry A. Wise High School in Upper Marlboro.

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DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER

Having high-school students learn about the civil rights movement in February is nothing new, but this year students at one Upper Marlboro High School got a new take on black history — from Stockholm, Sweden.

The Swedish Gospel Choir, which was on tour performing at several local churches this month, stopped by Dr. Henry A. Wise High School in Upper Marlboro on Tuesday to perform a gospel musical called “I Have A Dream: A Gospel Story” both for and with the school’s students.

The show depicts moments in the lives of

Dr. Henry A. Wise High School seniors Ashley Heath, 17, and Derek Wilkerson, 18, applaud. several generations of a black family, beginning in Africa and ending at the climax of the civil rights movement in the 1960s.

Junior Andre Peterson, 16, of Upper Marlboro, said it was refreshing to see that

another culture took notice of that aspect of American history, which Americans themselves sometimes overlook. “It’s good to have a reminder,” he said.

Andre and several of his classmates, including Raven Stewart, 17, also a junior from Upper Marlboro, came in early Tuesday and rushed to learn several songs so they could sing onstage with the visiting choir.

“I felt the spirit,” Stewart said, a broad smile on her face, after the performance. “I love the songs.” Stewart said she hoped it inspired the students in the audience to learn more about black history.

The musical is the brainchild of choir director co-writer Lasse Axelsson and includes original music as well as several traditional songs, such as “Go Down, Moses,” “We Shall Overcome,” and “Swing Low, Sweet Char-

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Bowie retailers waiting on warmer weather Long winter, harsh conditions contributing to slow business n

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EMILIE SHAUGHNESSY STAFF WRITER

Nas Lassissi said he opened his Bowie furniture retail store Nations Furniture and Mattress in December strategically, so he could be up and running in time for the busy spring season.

But the Bowie resident said that spike in business is coming a little later than expected.

“Usually in the furniture business, February, March and April is the high season because it’s tax season, but [the increase in business] hasn’t started yet,” said Lassissi, who said he owns another furniture store in Landover.

In the shopping center industry, January sales often amount to only 8 percent of an-

nual revenue, but sales are even lower locally, Bowie city manager David Deutsch noted in a report to City Council on Feb. 5.

In the Bowie area, anecdotal evidence points to that percentage being around 5 to 6 percent, said John Henry King, Bowie’s economic development director.

Area retailers like Lassissi say the winter retail slump is even worse this month because of recent snowstorms and in-

clement weather. Managers at several stores in the Freestate Shopping Center said business continues to be slow, although they spoke on the condition of anonymity because of corporate store policy.

Bowie has four “grocery anchored” shopping centers and seven centers with no grocery store, King said. It is the latter type of center — such as Bowie Plaza or Pointer Ridge Plaza —

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Prince George’s residents could soon be able to buy liquor in the county on Sundays, thanks to a legislative proposal that store owners say will help them compete with neighboring jurisdictions that already allow Sunday sales.

Efforts to allow Sunday liquor sales have failed in the past, but some delegates who previously objected to the proposal, such as James W. Hubbard (DDist. 23A) of Bowie and Aisha N. Braveboy (D-Dist. 25) of Mitchellville, are no longer in the legislature. Those delegates raised concerns about the general proliferation of alcohol in the county and the proximity of some liquor stores to churches where young people attend Sunday school.

“I don’t know if I’d say it has

a better chance of passing [this year], but things have changed in the county,” said Del. Michael Vaughn (D-Dist. 24) of Mitchellville.

Since the approval of a major casino to be built at National Harbor, it may be hard to argue that it’s immoral to sell alcohol on Sundays when the casino will be open around the clock as well as a question of fairness, Vaughn said.

“We are surrounded by jurisdictions [with stores] that are open on Sundays,” he said.

Neighboring counties and Washington, D.C., allow liquor sales on Sundays.

The bill, submitted at the request of the Prince George’s County Council, creates a new class of license that allows liquor stores to sell on Sundays. Beer and wine can already be purchased at some stores on Sunday.

Allowing Sunday sales could help boost economic develop-

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School board backs $1.9B budget plan n

Funding for arts, career academy and pre-K expansions restored

BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

The Prince George’s County school board has doubled down on CEO Kevin Maxwell’s education reforms, approving on Tuesday a $1.93 billion budget for the next fiscal year, which includes expansion of prekindergarten and career academies, despite the possibility of cuts in state funding.

“In order for us to significantly improve as a school district, we can’t just keep pace with everyone else,” said school board chairman Segun Eubanks. “We have to outpace our neighboring counties. If we’re second to last, the only way to get out of second

to last is to outpace everyone else, and that requires a significant investment.”

The budget is a 7.6 percent increase over the current year’s $1.8 billion budget.

Eubanks said it was conversations with Maxwell over the budget cuts that led to the increase.

“We had this discussion, and we were asking, what are we going to cut? Jeez, We don’t even have what we need. Why don’t we ask for what we really think would significantly accelerate the pace of improvement?” Eubanks said. “So we said, ‘Let’s ask for it.’”

Maxwell’s original budget froze the rollout of arts integration programs, career academies, full-day prekindergarten and peer teacher review programs, but those programs are included in the new budget, which Maxwell presented to the board the day before it was scheduled to

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Storage wars: Proposed change to auction rule raises county concerns Critics cite impact on those struggling financially n

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DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER

Lawmakers in Annapolis want to change the way sales and auctions at self-storage sites are

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advertised, but some nonprofits say the measure could mean trouble for the poorer and more vulnerable users of those facilities.

Currently, a self-storage facility can sell or auction off the property in a storage unit if the renter is in default for more than 60 days and the sale is advertised

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in a general-circulation newspaper at least three days ahead of time.

The new bill would give facility operators the option of either putting a notice in a newspaper or advertising the sale in “any other commercially reasonable manner specified in the rental agreement” — such as online listings

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— as long as the sale drew three “independent bidders.” Those bidders must not be related to or have a shared financial interest with each other or the facility operator, according to the bill.

Lawmakers say the bill will make the process more affordable for the self-storage businesses.

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State law currently requires renters to be notified of the time and place of the auction and given at least 14 days to pay what they owe before the auction proceeds.

But changing the rules for advertising the sale is concerning to Marceline White, executive director of the nonprofit Maryland

Consumer Rights Coalition.

“More notice in a variety of places is better,” she said.

People often put items in storage facilities because they are struggling financially and would then have to repurchase items if their property is sold, White said.

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Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010, 9:30 a.m., Hillcrest Heights Library, 2398 Iverson St., Temple Hills. Just the basics.

Learn how to compose, modify, format, save and print documents. Basic mouse and keyboarding skills required. Registration required. Contact 301-630-4900.

African History & Culture Lecture Series, 7 p.m., South Bowie Library, 15301

Hall Road, Bowie. Let Your Motto Be Resistance: Great Slave Revolts. Presented by C.R. Gibbs. Contact 301-850-0475.

FEB. 27 The Subdivision and Development Review Committee (SDRC) Meeting, 9:30

a.m., Room 4085—Fourth floor boardroom, County Administration Building, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro. This meeting is open to the public, but is not a public hearing. SDRC is a coordination and interagency meeting early in the development review process with the applicant and M-NCPPC staff, where the public can be invited to speak.

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Seniors: Sendy Brown and the Blue Revue, 1 to 2 p.m., Camp Springs Senior

Center, 6420 Allentown Road, Camp Springs. Experience the blend of soulful song and inspired dance that weaves a tapestry of emotion to make the spirit soar. You will be entertained by a mixture of dance and live music jazz that include the blues, gospel-infused syncopations, lush jazz ballads and popular tunes from the past. Cost is resident: $2; nonresident: $3. Contact 301-449-6420; TTY 301-446-3402.

A Black History Experience at Potomac Landing Community Center, 7 to

9 p.m., Potomac Landing Community Center, 12500 Fort Washington Road, Fort Washington. Join the members of the Kids Care and Xtreme Teens programs as they travel through history showcasing important members of the Black History Experience, from slavery to present day. Contact 301-292-9191; TTY 301-203-6030.

FEB. 28 Discovering Chocolate, 2 p.m., Marietta House Museum, 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale. Children’s Program at Marietta House Museum. Learn how chocolate is made, have a taste of chocolate from a chocolate pot service and

make a chocolate candy dessert. Children ages 6-12. Cost is $2 per person. Contact 301-464-5291.

Celebrating the Contributions of Black American Inventors, 2 p.m., Bowie Library,

15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie. Join us in celebrating and honoring Black American Inventors’ contributions to the world.

Bring your family for activities such as creating your own Black American Inventors books, playing miniature golf, using the almanac to answer geographic questions, using the ice cream scoop to make ice cream cones and more. Space is limited and pre-registration is required, so sign up today. Snacks will be provided. For information or to register, contact the Bowie Branch at 301-262-7000.

Highland Tea, 2 p.m., Darnall’s Chance House, 14800 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro. Celebrate Darnall’s Chance’s Scottish heritage and partake in a cozy winter afternoon tea.

Participants will enjoy the tastes and sounds of Scotland. Capacity is limited; reservation and payment required in advance. Cost is resident $23; non-resident: $28. Contact 301-952-8010; TTY 301-6992544.

Introduction to Microsoft Excel 2010, 2 p.m., Hillcrest Heights Library, 2398 Iverson St., Temple Hills. Learn how to move through and select cells, add worksheets, rows, and columns, resize and format cells, sort, use headers and footers, basic formulas and save/print worksheets.

Advanced mouse, keyboard and wordprocessing skills required. Registration required. Participants are welcomed to bring their personal laptops if the class fills up due to the limited amount of laptops available. Contact 301-630-4900.

Chesapeake Chorale Pops Concert — “The Fabulous 80s”, 8 to 9:30 p.m., Chris-

tian Community Presbyterian Church, 3120 Belair Dr., Bowie. The Chesapeake Chorale will perform “The Fabulous 80s,” a pops concert featuring music from Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Madonna, Whitney Houston, selections from “Flashdance” and “Footloose,” and other favorites. Cost is $15 adults/$12 seniors/free for students and children. Contact 410-7215422 or chesapeakechorale1@gmail.com.

MARCH 1 Low-Cost Shots & Microchipping for Cats and Dogs, 1 to 3 p.m., 8210 D’Arcy

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p.m., Oxon Cove Park/Oxon Hill Farm, 6411 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill. Every first Sunday of the month, help Ranger Steph clean up the shoreline of Oxon Cove. Spend your afternoon in the fresh air, getting exercise and making a difference. Earn service hours needed for your organization.

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MARCH 2 Prince George’s County Commission for Veterans Monthly Meeting, 6 p.m.,

Department of Family Services, 6420 Allentown Road, Camp Springs. The mission of the Commission for Veterans is to elevate, develop and promote new and existing programs and services for veterans and their families within Prince George’s County. Meetings are free and open to the public. Contact 301-265-8401.

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Bowie man launches sports program to help students n

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Nonprofit focuses on academics, sportsmanship

DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER

New sidewalks will be coming to Upper Marlboro later this year in a move that some residents hope will make the town safer and more walkable.

Portions of the sidewalks along Main Street, Water Street and Old Marlboro Pike, which are owned by the state, will be widened to five feet, as required by the federal Americans with Disabilities Act. Ramps will also be installed at some crosswalks as needed, said Stephen Sonnett, president of the town’s Board of Commissioners.

Resident Brian Callicott, who also sits on the town’s historical committee, said the new sidewalks would help make the more pedestrian-friendly.

“I want people to be able to come through, and be able to learn about the town’s history,” Callicott said.

Pedestrian safety was of particular concern after the death of a woman who was struck by a county bus last year, Callicott said.

“It’s dangerous right now,” he said.

The woman was struck while crossing the street in a crosswalk near the intersection of Main and Water Streets on a weekday morning last July, according to police.

Repair work is expected to begin in the early summer and be completed by mid-fall, weather permitting, said Charlie Gischlar, a spokesman for the Maryland State Highway Ad-

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Raised by a single mother, Ashley Montgomery says his childhood wasn’t always easy, but that he had the benefit of a man who was consistent in his life, inspired him and challenged him to do better: his football coach.

Now the Bowie resident and father of three has launched a co-ed flag football program for elementary school students that focuses on building character and encouraging students to do better in school.

Montgomery started Mentoring Through Athletics, now a certified nonprofit, in 2013 and the program doubled in size this year to include six schools from the Bowie area, he said.

Fifteen students are selected from each participating school via a tryout process and meet twice a week for eight weeks to do homework and practice football, he said.

Starting in March, the teams will play six games against each other, ending with playoffs and a championship, Montgomery said.

“I know how athletics can play a part in your life,” said Montgomery, a teacher at Oxon Hill High School. “If I say ‘hey, we are going to get young people together after school and focus on discipline, accountability, responsibility and endurance,’ we wouldn’t have anybody show up. But if you say you have a flag football team, then you [generate interest].”

Northview Elementary School in Bowie is participating in Mentoring Through Athletics for the first time this year and had more than 50 students try out for the team, said Kevin Wright, Northview fourth-grade teacher and Mentoring Through Athletics

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Ashley Montgomery, founder of Mentoring through Athletics, poses with (from left) his daughter, Janaye Montgomery; wife, Saprina Montgomery, and son, Robert Montgomery. coach.

“A lot of the fourth- and fifth-grade boys have been talking about it for a while.

They were asking about it and the buzz was so huge,” Wright said. “We have all kinds of clubs [at Northview] but nothing along the lines of athletics.”

Wright said it can be difficult for teachers to connect one-on-one with students when they have a complex curriculum to teach.

“Some kids we are not able to reach in the classroom so the fact that we are able to mentor with them and build that connection with them on the field, that’s kind of what led me to the program,” said Wright, who added he played high school football. “I had a great coach who believed in me and seeing the results of hard work pay off. I learned a lot of life lessons through sports.”

Mentoring Through Athletics teams will practice and play games at their individual schools during the week, and will need a positive progress report signed by a teacher to play in the games, he said.

Participation fees are $600 per school, which can either be paid by the participating school or split between the families involved, Montgomery said.

At a Mentoring Through Athletics informational meet-

ing at Kettering Elementary School Feb. 19, parents made several positive comments about the program’s focus on academics and character.

“My son is excited about this. He called me before I could even get work and said ‘I need you to go right now to the school’ [for the meeting],” said Kettering parent Hassan Rashad. “He loves football and stuff like this and this will keep them on the straight and narrow. Because he knows if he doesn’t do right, he’s not playing.”

Kettering Physical Education teacher Kathy Lacey said she hopes Mentoring Through Athletics will give students school pride and prepare them for playing sports in the future.

“While they’re younger if they see that they have to first put forward the effort for the academics, then the athletics is so much easier [later on],” she said. “I also think they keep taking things away from schools — like they keep taking the arts away — and [students] need stuff so they can be proud of what they’re doing in school. I think it helps them build camaraderie and sportsmanship.”

For more information, visit www.mentoringthroughathletics.org.

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Sidewalks at the intersection of Main and Water streets in Upper Marlboro will be widened to allow for greater walkability. ministration.

Residents and visitors to Upper Marlboro can expect one lane of traffic to be closed from 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday through Friday during the project, Gischlar said.

The work area stretches along MD 725 from MD 202 to Brown Station Road, a route that includes both Main Street and Old Marlboro Pike, and along MD 717, or Water Street, from MD 4 to the intersection with Main Street, Gischlar said.

Renovations will include some concrete work, which will likely mean new gutters and curbs, but new bricks sidewalks will be installed in stretches where there is currently a brick surface, he said.

The renovation will also included the installation of special mats with bumps on them to let the blind know they have reached an intersection, Gischlar said. dleaderman@gazette.net

County residents win in chess tournament Two Prince George’s students and adults were winners of the Reid Temple AME Church King David Chess Club’s second annual tournament the weekend of Feb. 7.

Competitors from Maryland and Washington, D.C., competed in three rounds of games in the tournament, said organizer Sandy Campbell.

In the student competition, Christopher Salley of Chesa-

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peake Math and IT Academy in Laurel took first place, followed

by Ryan Wimbush of Indian Creek School in Crownsville and Trevor Fyall from Reid Temple Christian Academy in Glenn Dale. The winners of the adult competition were James Fabunmi of Mitchellville and Peter Aimable of Lanham.

Campbell organized the King David Chess club tournament last year as a way to engage

the community in her church’s chess ministry, she said.

“This shows that our chess club is really growing. After three rounds of games, the first, second and third place winners for both the youth and adult levels had to be decided by tiebreaker games,” Campbell said in an email. “The competition was great. Everyone had a wonderful time.”

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BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

Healthcare may soon be closer than the hospital for underserved populations in Prince George’s County, following the unveilling of a new mobile health clinic.

“I am so excited about this van, because now we can make sure that anyone, anyone will be able to get the health care they desperately need,” said Maria Gomez, executive director of Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care, an Adelphi nonprofit that provides health care, education and social services to underserved communities.

The clinic will be able to provide blood pressure and diabetes screenings, as well as mammograms and colonoscopies, said Robyn WebbWilliams, vice president of the Doctor’s Community Hospital Foundation.

“We’re trying to take health care out of the hospitals and into people’s homes,” Webb-Williams said.

Paul Grenaldo, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Doctors Community Hospital, said medical professionals will be able to see to eight to 10 patients a day in the van.

“You will be getting the same kind of treatment you would be getting as though you were visiting a doctor’s office,” Grenaldo said.

Grenaldo said the mobile clinic will visit remote areas of the county and neighborhoods where studies have determined the highest concentration of emergency room users for chronic conditions reside, such as the Capitol Heights area.

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Betty Hager-Francis, deputy chief administrator for Prince George’s County’s Department of Health and Human Services, tours the diagnostic room of the “Wellness on Wheels” mobile clinic on Feb. 19 in Adelphi.

Department, the question has been, what can we do to provide health care to more people?” Grenaldo said. “It’s important to bring health care to more people in their homes and in their communities.”

The mobile clinic will operate three days a week, Grenaldo said.

Grenaldo said the days and locations will be made available on the Doctors Community Health website and on the county health department’s website when operations begin next month.

The “Wellness on Wheels” mobile health clinic is a collaboration between the county Department of Health and Human Services and Doctors Community Hospital in Lanham, which will staff and operate the clinic.

The clinic will be funded for its first year of operations through a $100,000 grant from Walmart and the Walmart Foundation.

“The county had the van, the hospital will run all of the operations and services, they just needed the funding to outfit and run the van,” said Nina Albert, Walmart director of community affairs.

The funding from Walmart has allowed the bus

to be outfitted with diagnostic equipment and an examination room.

Grenaldo said the van will be able to accommodate two patients at a time, one in the exam room and one in the health workup area.

Pamela Creekmur, health officer with the county Health Department, said the mobile clinic will be able to connect patients with both health care and other support services for treatment of chronic conditions.

Creekmur said the county’s public health department has had the mobile clinic bus for years and used it to do some screenings, but the county did not had the funds to fully utilize it as a mobile health clinic.

“We always wanted to use it to serve people out in the community. We didn’t just want to do screenings without connecting people to another provider,” Creekmur said.

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Bowie High has personalized approach to Career Day plan Businesses, residents unite to support students n

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Not every student at a college and career fair is looking for a college — or even a career — which is why Bowie High School’s first Career Day in five years will personalize the experience for each student, said Bowie High teacher Betsy White.

“We hope [students] come away with the understanding that they are global citizens and there is something for everyone to do to be a productive citizen,” White said. “Just because you don’t go to college doesn’t mean you can’t be a productive citizen. There is always something for everyone to do.”

White, who coordinates Bowie High’s “Crossroads” life skills program for students that have to repeat the ninth grade, said the school’s Career Day on March 4 will be a full day event that will include access to job, internship and apprenticeship information; workshops on interviewing and resume writing; and community speakers.

Instead of having speakers visit each classroom, students will be able to sign up to listen to speakers they are interested in, she said.

Sherrie Johnson, a spokeswoman for the Prince George’s school system, said it is up to

community.

“It’s always about community networking, so this [will allow the] school to see what the businesses do and the businesses can see what’s going on in the school,” he said. “It’s a win-win situation for everybody involved” Emanuel said the chamber is discussing working with Bowie High students in a technology workshop this fall.

Mary Nusser, outreach coordinator for the Bowie Center for Performing Arts, said she is helping to coordinate Career Day details from parking to the speaker lunch, which she said will be prepared by Bowie High culinary students.

Nusser said she is encouraging Bowie-area residents to consider participating in the event and supporting Bowie High School.

“Every single citizen in Bowie is impacted when we talk about education of our children. They are going to be our caretakers, our doctors, our lawyers, our financial planners,” Nusser said. “Career Day gives a unique opportunity for people to put in one morning, then be able to proudly say they’ve contributed to helping children find their way.

The speaker might not think it’s a big deal, but it can be life changing.” eshaughnessy@gazette.net

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“I’m hoping the students will get to actually get to talk to professionals in the areas they’re interested in,” said Karen Parker, president of Bowie High’s Parent Teacher Student Organization. “And I think [the workshops] are part of the life skills the students need to know about. Sometimes in the curriculum there’s not a lot of room for life skills so this is definitely a place for students to learn skills they can use after graduation.”

Parker, who became president of the PTSO this school year and has a daughter in 11th grade at Bowie High, said she believes teacher and community support helped make Career Day a reality this year.

“We’ve been pushing for a while and it’s finally getting done so we’re really excited,” she said, adding that the Bowie Library, the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce, the Bowie Center for Performing Arts and others have agreed to support the event by helping with event details, facilitating workshops and recruiting speakers.

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POLICE BLOTTER

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FEB. 16 Theft, 800 block Carry Place,

6:55 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 4400 block Blk Old Collington Road, 7:18 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, unit block of Joyceton Way, 10:30 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9000 block Lanham Severn Road, 11:30 a.m.

Theft, 11300 block Kettering Cir, 11:48 a.m.

FEB. 17 Theft, 14800 block Dunleigh

Drive, 9:11 a.m.

Robbery, 10600 block Melwood Chapel Lane, 3:11 p.m.

Theft, 12400 block Fairwood Pky, 5:15 p.m.

Theft, 9500 block Chestnut Park St., 7:46 p.m.

Assault, 6300 block Main St., 7:56 p.m.

Road, 10:53 a.m.

Theft, 16000 block Queens Court, 11:03 a.m.

Assault, 13400 block Dille Drive, 11:30 a.m.

Residential break-in, 4800 block Jefferson St., 2:32 p.m.

Theft, 1600 block Sundew Court, 3:42 p.m.

FEB. 20 Theft from vehicle, 4300 block Skipton Court, 11:27 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4400 block Beckenham Place, 11:35 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4300 block Skipton Court, 12:01 p.m.

Residential break-in, 13000 block Marquette Lane, 1:16 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, unit block of Largo Road, 3:44 p.m.

Theft, 3300 block Crain Highway Nw, 4:56 p.m.

Robbery, 4500 block Jefferson St., 10:56 p.m.

FEB. 21 Theft from vehicle, 5300 block Thomas Sim Lee Terrace, 7:04 a.m.

Theft, 4700 block Colonel Dent Court, 9:45 a.m.

Theft, 15300 block Emerald

Theft, 9500 block Greenbelt

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Theft, 5100 block Woodford Lane, 12:41 p.m.

Theft, 4100 block Northview Road, 1:21 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 10500 block Campus Way, 3:00 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 10600 block Campus Way S, 3:47 p.m.

Residential break-in, 12100 block Myra Place, 4:38 p.m.

FEB. 22 Theft from vehicle, 500 block

Harry S Truman Drive N, 10:50 a.m.

Theft, 4100 block Woodhaven Lane, 3:08 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 800 block Capital Centre Blvd, 8:23 p.m.

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Vehicle stolen, 3900 block Bexley Place, 12:42 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4900 block Allentown Road, 1:20 p.m.

Residential break-in, 7500 block Blanford Drive, 3:46 p.m.

Residential break-in, 3500 block Delancey St., 5:59 p.m.

Theft, 500 block Wilson Bridge Drive, 6:42 p.m.

FEB. 17 Theft from vehicle, 700 block Carson Ave, 10:54 a.m.

Residential break-in, 5200 block Haras Place, 11:44 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, Nb St. Barnabas Road/Nb Cap Belt Ol A Highway, 2:24 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 5100 block Indian Head Highway, 2:57 p.m.

Theft, 5200 block Auth Road, 5:26 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5500 block Winston St., 5:59 p.m.

Theft, 5100 block Indian Head Highway, 8:01 p.m.

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Vehicle stolen, 4800 block King John Way, 4:27 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 3900 block 91st Ave, 8:40 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 3300 block Superior Lane, 10:36 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6400 block Gwinnett Lane, 12:20 p.m.

Theft, 3600 block Cara Drive, 1:32 p.m.

Theft, 9700 block Apollo Drive, 2:46 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4800 block King John Way, 5:27 p.m.

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Robbery on commercial property, 4100 block 28th Ave, 8:48

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Assault, 1400 block Potomac Heights Drive, 8:59 a.m.

Residential break-in, 3400 block Brinkley Road, 12:12 p.m.

Assault, 2000 block Chadwick Terrace, 2:23 p.m.

Theft, 3700 block Branch Ave, 7:15 p.m.

Residential break-in, 1300 block Potomac Heights Drive, 7:37 p.m.

Robbery, 4300 block 23rd Pky, 8:18 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 3800 block Branch Ave, 10:27 a.m.

Residential break-in, 5700 block Camp Springs Ave, 10:36 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 6400 block Livingston Road, 11:02 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 2400 block Iverson St., 12:02 p.m.

Theft, 5400 block Livingston Terrace, 2:55 p.m.

Theft, 4600 block St. Barnabas Road, 3:36 p.m.

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In the midst of a spreading measles outbreak and confirmed cases of the virus in Washington, D.C., Kimiko Lighty of Upper Marlboro says she sympathizes with parental concerns over vaccinations, but is more worried about her children’s playmates keeping their hands clean.

Lighty’s 2-year-old son is battling a rare eye cancer and has a compromised immune system, so he is more susceptible to common illnesses, she said.

“When I let my son play with kids I don’t think ‘are they vaccinated or not?’ I think ‘do they wash their hands?’ Basic

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Tiffany Smith, a teacher at the Tom Thumb Day Nursery in Bowie, works Tuesday on the alphabet with 3-year-olds. Tom Thumb management says all enrolled children have been vaccinated for measles and parents will be receiving a fact sheet about the virus and prevention. sanitation is so much more important,” Lighty said. “I have so many anxieties about the environment we live in, and I’m sorry to say this but measles

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Continued from Page A-1 ment and make Prince George’s County more appealing place for young people to settle, said County Councilwoman Deni Taveras (D-Dist. 3) of Hyattsville. The county would fell less like a “sleepy town” and more like a “young, hip area on the move,” she said.

Vaughn said he had not been a fan of the proposal in the past because the argument presented was always about making it more convenient to buy alcohol. Since liquor sales were already legal six days a week, Vaughn said he didn’t feel convenience was a compelling enough reason to change the law adding he hadn’t decided how he would vote on the measure this year.

A fiscal projection provided to the county’s delegation in Annapolis by the County Council estimates the additional sales tax generated would be approximately $13,000 per store per year, and that if 100 new Sunday-sales licenses were issued the additional annual sales tax would be $1.3 million per year.

The council has suggested an annual fee of $3,500 for the license.

doesn’t rank.”

As of Feb. 20, the U.S. Center for Disease Control reported 154 cases of measles in 17 states and Washington, D.C. There were

Charlie Ferarra, owner of Esquire Liquors in Oxon Hill, said that while he’d previously objected to allowing Sunday sales — adding he always liked having the day off — it was an idea whose time had probably come.

“It’s like with slot machines,” Ferarra said. “If people are going to play anyway, why let them go somewhere else?”

Weekend sales at his store have been flat, he said, and liquor stores along the District line were seeing decreases in their Friday and Saturday sales as well, perhaps because customers weren’t buying alcohol for Sundays ahead of time because they knew they could just go outside of the county.

At Oak Crest Liquors in Capitol Heights, Friday and Saturday sales have dropped from between $6,500 and $7,000 a few years ago, before the District allowed Sunday sales, to about $5,000, said manager Kenny Rajbara. If he could sell on Sundays, Rajbara thinks he could make and extra $3,000 or $4,000 in a weekend.

A public hearing on this and other county bills will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Monday at the Legislative Services Building at 90 State Circle in Annapolis. dleaderman@gazette.net

no cases in Maryland as of Feb. 20, but Prince George’s County health officials are urging residents to take precautions.

“Measles is a serious respiratory disease caused by a virus and is highly contagious,” said county health officer Pamela B. Creekmur in a statement. “All persons who are susceptible to measles need to be vaccinated now.”

After an outbreak linked to Disneyland and a KinderCare child care center in Palatine, Ill. some daycares are taking extra safety measures.

KinderCare, which operates centers in Bowie, Laurel and Lanham, now requires all staff working with children under 15 months to be vaccinated and limits access to infant rooms, according to a company statement.

Kelly Valeo, owner of Tom Thumb Day Nursery in Bowie, said all children enrolled in her center have been vaccinated

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Continued from Page A-1 But Prince George’s County Del. Dereck E. Davis (D-Dist. 25) of Upper Marlboro, chairman of the Economic Matters Committee and the bill’s lead sponsor, said the bill is just about advertising, and that moving from printed notices to online notices was more cost-effective for the self-storage businesses.

The Maryland Self Storage Association did not respond to requests for comment.

Those businesses have always been able to sell the property if a renter is in default, Davis said. The issue was brought to his attention by the owner of a self-storage business, he said.

Montgomery County Del. Benjamin F. Kramer (D-Dist. 19) of Silver Spring, one of the bill’s co-sponsors, said he doubted that many people were reading printed auction notices to find out if their own property was being sold. Most people have cellphones and Internet access regardless of their economic circumstances, and

and that she hasn’t received any parent inquiries related to the current measles outbreak. Still, Valeo said she and her staff are drafting an informational letter to send to parents.

“Just so they can have something at home to refer to,” she said. “I don’t want to concern parents. We have reviewed numerous times everyone’s shot record to make sure everyone has all their MMR vaccinations and they do.”

Jeanne Dillon-Williams of Bowie said she is a proponent of vaccines, but added that her 3-year-old’s public religious preschool allows families who refrain from immunizing for religious reasons.

“There could be children without vaccinations at the preschool,” she said. “I know that [vaccine exemptions] happen and it concerns me.”

Dillon-Williams said she isn’t worried about her vaccinated daughter’s risk of

may have more access to the Internet than they do to printed publications, Kramer said.

Some area self-storage facilities direct callers inquiring about auctions directly to online listings.

Self-storage facilities are a commonly used service for people facing financial trouble, said Kim Propeack, chief of politics and communications for Casa of Maryland, the Langley Park-based nonprofit that advocates for immigrants. That population includes many Casa clients, so provisions like those in the bill were troubling, Propeack said.

A bill passed by the General Assembly in 2013 that allowed storage facilities to notify customers via email that they were in default of their rental agreement initially contained a provision similar to the current proposal.

That provision drew objections from the MDDC Press Association, which represents newspapers in Maryland, Delaware and Washington, D.C. “In an area like self-storage auctions, you need more notice, not less,” Rebecca Snyder, the organization’s executive director, told The Gazette

catching the virus, but said the anti-immunization trend makes her concerned for her community.

“It concerns me because of how quickly it seems to be spreading and it concerns me the more I hear about the people who don’t know about the science,” she said. “I’m concerned for the future.”

Lightly said further research on vaccines and public dialogue might help alleviate parental fears.

“We have to invest more both on the way we deal with each other and the way we fund public research and create confidence in these public institutions,” she said. “At a county and city level there can be work done to say ‘let’s have some public dialogue about vaccinations.’ I think generally supporting parents goes a long way.” eshaughnessy@gazette.net

on Tuesday. “Smaller-circulation newspapers, targeted to specific communities, can act as a lifeline.”

If a person has fallen on hard times and can’t pay their bills, they may not want to talk about it, but public notice might help friends and family recognize the problem and come together to act as a safety net, Snyder said.

The proposed new notice requirements might allow a storage facility owner to just call three acquaintances on the phone to round up three independent bidders, Snyder said.

Kramer told The Gazette that he understood that public notices were part of newspapers’ revenue, and that there might be concern from newspapers that other notices, too, might start to move online.

A hearing on the House version of the bill is scheduled for 1 p.m. March 4 before the House Economic Matters Committee. The Senate version of the bill will be heard at 1 p.m. March 11 before the Senate Finance Committee. dleaderman@gazette.net

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Axelsson said he and the choir have performed the musical in a number of schools in Sweden to teach children in that country about the Civil Rights movement, he said.

The choir was accompanied by several local gospel singers, including Tiyah Askia of Clinton, her brother Jermaine Harris of Washington, D.C., and Gerald T. Smith of Clinton, who has performed with the choir in Sweden.

Though it dealt with serious subject matter, the musical con-

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Maxwell’s revised budget also includes expansion for foreign language instruction, Talented and Gifted instruction, digital literacy, dual enrollment and professional development.

“So our statement to our state and local government is, ‘This is what we need to move our system forward’ and now we’ll see what happens,” Maxwell said.

School officials initially said they were looking at a $38 million cut in state funding in the governor’s proposed budget, but school system lobbyist Demetria Tobias reported Tuesday that budget discussions in Annapolis were looking rosier.

“The good news is that the

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“Grocery anchored centers stay busy because all of us buy groceries, even in bad weather,” King said in an email. “Some of the factors that contribute to the slowness are: location, the tenant mix (favorite stores versus stores you know about but don’t shop), snow removal (some centers do better at removing snow

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tained several touches of humor.

One character mentions that the story begins “hundreds of years before iTunes,” and there is a lively, funny scene set at a 20thcentury church with a boisterous pastor played by Smith — a scene that Peterson said was just like his own church.

But there were also elements that struck even some of the local participants as unusual — such as the fact that characters, including the man kidnapped into slavery and, briefly, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. — were portrayed by white members of the choir.

“When I first saw the performance...it was weird,” Askia said.

“But then it made me appreciate them for appreciating us, be-

cause you don’t think that other cultures really consider what we went through. So it’s awesome.”

Her brother agreed. “I was really amazed because they took the time to tell our story,” Harris said. “They were very sincere and heartfelt about [what] they were performing.”

Harris, 23, was greeted with cheers and playful romantic proposals from some of the young female students in the audience, and was even asked to sign autographs after the show.

“I wasn’t ready,” Harris laughed, but said that the cheers and hollers from the audience helped relax him.

consensus is that at least some of the funding will be restored for school systems, so we’re very hopeful about that,” Tobias said.

Maxwell said previously that he will wait to see how the budget discussions turn out in Annapolis, and may ask the county to make up any loss of state funding.

The county, however, is estimating a $117.4 million shortfall in the upcoming fiscal year and is currently scrambling to fill a $47 million budget hole in the current fiscal year, County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D) said during budget hearings earlier this month.

Eubanks said it was important to put forward a budget that represented the school system’s ideals.

“We now challenge the citizens of this county and its leaders to make this school system

great,” Eubanks said.

Eubanks said that if the budget is fully funded, it is incumbent upon the school system to produce results.

“We have to say, with this investment, this is what you’re going to get. This is where we ought to be five years from now, and each year as we make progress, we want to share that with the community.”

The school system budget now heads to Baker’s desk. In mid-March, Baker is expected to release his proposed county budget and present it to the County Council.

The County Council will release its approved budget to the school system at the end of May.

than others).”

Across from Freestate, the Bowie Marketplace Center, which has set nearly vacant for decades, is scheduled to be demolished later this year and redeveloped into a residential and retail center. King said the revamped Marketplace will be an extra boost to Bowie’s economy.

“The redeveloped Bowie Marketplace will help the Route 450 retail corridor remain an attractive place for our residents to shop and prospective new retailers to select for a Bowie

store,” he said. “The city should see nothing less than stability in assessed values of the healthy centers and surrounding properties.”

Lassissi, whose store is on the corner of the Freestate center, said he is looking forward to the redevelopment of Marketplace.

“It will draw more people to the area,” he said. “There is going to be competition, but people will shop around.”

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Remember the Alan Alda movie “The Four Seasons,” in which couples who were longtime friends vacationed together on a regular basis? That 1981 movie continues to inspire, as older adults planning their big vacations of the year are now choosing to travel with their best couple friends.

Yes, vacationing with the kids and grandkids is still on the to-do list. But with the overall health benefits from keeping close friendships, many older adults now plan an annual getaway with their best friends, or celebrate a milestone anniversary or birthday at a five-star tropical resort, sipping piña coladas with their friends. And some seniors carpe diem each year with a trip just for their circle of couple friends.

According to the Travel Industry Association of America, trips taken by mature travelers age 55 and older accounted for almost half of domestic trips taken, and older adults accounted for nearly one-third of domestic travel. With some disposable income and free time after retirement, travel is a high priority for many seniors, and they’d like to see destinations that have long been on their wish list.

If you’re interested in inviting your closest couple friends on a vacation with you, keep these important tips in mind: Plan for privacy. If you’re not used to sharing a hotel room with anyone other than your partner, now is not the time to experiment with “you take that double bed, and we’ll take the other.” Your friends, too, will have their own comfort levels with sharing a room, even a two-bedroom suite, and especially with sharing a bathroom.

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When on a trip with other couples, take some time for just the two of you.

Separate rooms might be the way to go.

Decide on a trip style. Do you want to go to a tropical island, or is a cruise more your style? Cruises come in different shapes and sizes, from expedition cruises with adventure on the agenda to theme cruises, international cruises and luxury yacht cruises with a private staff and your own staterooms.

Decide on your independence level. A guided tour keeps you on a strict schedule, and if you don’t book a custom tour, you could spend your week with other travelers with whom you

do not mesh. A nonstructured tour lets you relax when you want and tour as you wish.

Decide on the right weather.

You may feel achy in the cold, which could eliminate wintry vacation destinations, or you may hate humidity.

Decide on a budget that works for all couples. Discussing money with friends is never comfortable, especially if one couple in your group is more monied than others. But if everyone searches for some budget-friendly options, you can agree as a group on an acceptable spending amount.

Consider all-inclusive resorts that may not seem budget-best at first, but if you’re not paying for every meal, snack and drink, this option could work for everyone.

Start with a short trip. If you haven’t traveled with another couple before, you don’t know whether it’s something you’ll enjoy. Better to enjoy three quick days together than to be stuck on a two-week tour with friends whose traveling style doesn’t mesh with yours. If you love it, you can always plan a longer trip next time.

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If you find yourself asking others to repeat themselves because your hearing isn’t what it used to be, you aren’t alone.

Hearing loss affects about 20 percent of American adults— that’s 48 million people. Moreover, by age 65, one out of three individuals has diminished hearing. More than half of Americans who are 75 or older have the health issue. And this particular problem doesn’t just affect older adults: An estimated 30 children per 1,000 have lessthan-perfect hearing.

Though millions of adults suffer, only one out of five people who could benefit from a hearing aid actually wears one.

Moreover, 26 million Americans between the ages of 20 and 69 have high-frequency hearing loss because of exposure to loud sounds, or noise at work or in leisure activities. Often the older you are the worse your hearing.

According to the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, sounds can be harmful when they are too loud, even for a brief time, or when they are both loud and long-lasting.

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Noise-induced hearing loss can be prevented by wearing earplugs or preventive devices when involved in a loud activity—such as using power tools

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Hearing loss affects about 20 percent of American adults. or attending a very loud concert. If you are a grandparent, keep your grandchild safe by protecting their ears, and don’t be afraid to remind parents to do the same thing. Most important, have your hearing tested.

“I see patients every day who benefit enormously from treatment,” audiologist Sharon Green said. “Unfortunately,

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all members of your group. If a resort is hilly, your less mobile friends may struggle getting around on foot and may not like having to be shuttled while everyone else strolls in the tropical moonlight.

Agree on time spent together versus time spent apart. Making a plan to “spend most of the trip together, but some time doing our own thing” gets everyone’s expectations in line.

Some of the most popular adventures and activities enjoyed by seniors while on vacation include: Cruises. It may be a four-

hour sunset ferry ride around the island, or it may be an allday sail aboard a private yacht with a short excursion for a gourmet lunch.

Snorkeling. Being in the water may be comfortable for those with knee or back issues, and snorkeling in a great location provides activity and great scenery.

Fine dining. Many resorts have spectacular chefs in residence, and a delectable meal followed by a shared dessert, and fine wine or bubbly creates an unforgettable evening—especially if the meal comes with a great view.

Shopping. Duty-free shopping opens up opportunities to indulge. For many senior couples, the athletes may play golf or tennis on award-winning courses or courts, while the non-athletic may take the afternoon to visit the shops.

Nature tours. Check with the concierge about the ease of guided hikes or bike tours, or explore your resort grounds on your own to photograph flowers, trees, ocean jetties and other sights.

Private dinners on the beach. Again, this may be a surprise, but many resorts will set up a private candlelit table and serve dinner to you as the sun sets.

Before booking any vacation, always check with your doctor about any advice you should follow in the region of your vacation (such as taking extra cautions against mosquitoes), and be sure you have enough medication to allow for any delays in your return home. With your safety as a focus, you can enjoy your couples getaway.

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It is never too early to think about your retirement or too late to change your circumstances if you are getting close to retirement.

According to the Social Security Administration, those born between the 1940s and 1960s usually do not retire until they are about 66. Those older adults who continue to work past the retirement age are normally not working for a company that offers a pension or payout. Many have been laid off from companies that went under during the Great Recession. As a result, baby boomers have been forced to start over, often earning less than they need.

Another disadvantage: More and more young adults are choosing to move back home because of their own difficulties finding a job. In 2012, Richard Fry from Pew Research Center reported that 36 percent of the nation’s young adults ages 18 to 31— the so-called millennial generation—were living in their parents’ homes. These young adults have been referred to as the “boomerang kids” for leaving home and then eventually returning back to Mom and Dad’s (normally baby boomers or Gen Xers).

So, what can baby boomers do right now if they do

not have the luxuries of a pension or payout? Jonathan Clements of MarketWatch illustrates the hypothetical but very realistic predicament that most baby boomers find themselves in: “Let’s say your full Social Security retirement age is 66, at which point you could get $1,400 a month, equal to $16,800 a year. This is roughly the average amount that Social Security recipients are entitled to.” Additionally, those retiring earlier than the average age of 66 will receive a smaller amount monthly.

On the other hand, delaying retirement can help increase the amount. Clements said that delaying benefits between the ages of 66 and 70 could increase the amount to about $22,176 a year. However, this amount still proves to be a bleak and unlivable income, especially for older adults who are still paying off their debt, their children’s debt and possibly even high medical bills, the result of getting older in age.

The best advice for baby boomers is simply to save what you can while you can.

Unfortunately, the data demonstrate that once older adults reach their 60s, there is usually only about a decade for them to save up enough money to secure their future because the retirement benefits simply won’t cut it.

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Paving the way for better bridges

Many commuters have probably wondered as they sat in bumper-to-bumper traffic on an overpass or drove under a bridge: Just how safe are these structures?

Well, one woman found out the hard way — as pieces of concrete from an I-495 bridge in Prince George’s County fell on her car — sparking renewed concerns about the condition of our transportation infrastructure. An inspection of state-owned bridges (to FALLING include four in the county) CONCRETE was announced soon afterward, but concerns are PUTS GLARING SPOTLIGHT ON far from over.

Funding remains a TRANSPORTATION problem.

As officials work NEEDS to replenish the state’s Transportation Trust Fund, which was pilfered for other government needs during the Great Recession, permanent fixes to infrastructure problems won’t happen quickly.

For example, in the case of the I-495 bridge, repair work has been done, but a more permanent fix for the bridge is a good distance away. Design work is expected to take up to two years, then funding would have to be secured — and the actual construction work would take two more years.

When you take into account that 82 of the state’s 2,093 bridges are considered “structurally deficient,” the outlook is worrisome.

Adding to concerns is the fact that Prince George’s, too, has its share of county-maintained bridges in need of aid. Of the county’s 172 bridges, 11 are structurally deficient.

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Voters have already voiced their concerns regarding transportation. In the 2014 general election, 81.6 percent voted in favor of an amendment to the Maryland Constitution that makes it more difficult for the government to transfer money from Transportation Trust Funds to the General Fund. Hopefully, the change will help infrastructure remain a priority, but there are many more factors still in play.

Much of the discussions since Gov. Larry Hogan (R) was sworn in last month have centered on whether he will nix plans for the Purple Line, a light rail project extending from Bethesda to New Carrollton, in his efforts to focus on roads. While road projects are important, so too is mass transit. Yes, a lot of people use roads, but many would likely use mass transit more often if it were better available.

Hopefully, Hogan will find a balance that allows for both.

Finding money won’t be easy. After all, Hogan is planning to direct more transportation money to counties to help address local needs and he’s also aiming to provide gas-tax relief, which is expected to take a significant toll on the state’s transportation fund. And there clearly is a backlog of bridge work that is needed.

But now isn’t the time to blame leaders for what did — or didn’t — occur when the economy was struggling.

We understand that tough times call for tough measures. However, the condition of our bridges proves that road repairs cannot continue to remain in the backseat without serious consequences.

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Workers remove loose concrete Feb. 16 from the inner loop I-495 bridge over Suitland Parkway.

LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

Let parents make vaccine decision The vaccine issue has gained enormous traction over the last few weeks, and now in Maryland we are facing House Bill 687, just introduced on Feb. 12, which is seeking to deny parents their right to refuse vaccines based on religious beliefs.

It is understandable that society is seeking to prevent children from getting sick, but the vaccine requirements are spiraling out of control.

Parents are told to limit sugar intake, reduce fast food consumption, keep cigarettes and alcohol from minors, and yet are not given the right to keep foreign substances out of their children’s bodies?

The vaccine requirements are spiraling out of control.

Per the CDC, aluminum, formaldehyde and MSG are just three ingredients common to vaccines.

These are grave concerns, and the desire to vaccinate or not vaccinate should still be given serious reflection and respect. And for all the hype over vaccinating, remember that the pertus-

sis “outbreak” that occurred in school children in Montgomery County last year were all among vaccinated children, as The Gazette reported on Sept. 25.

There is no need to draw battle lines over this issue and further alienate parents from one another who are conscientiously trying to make decisions that are best for their children.

The truth of the matter is that even if we find a way to vaccinate everyone from every illness imaginable, we will all still die one day. So how are we preparing ourselves for that?

Anne-Marie Hamma, Bowie

Don’t abandon smart growth at Melford The revised direction of the Melford business park (“Moving Forward at Melford,” Feb. 12) — shoehorning dense residential development into an office park far from mass transit — is simply not smart growth. That the Bowie City Council and the Prince George’s County Planning Board backed this plan demonstrates their lack of fortitude in moving away from sprawl development.

Smart growth is a development strategy that aims to protect the environment by significantly reducing auto dependency. The revised Melford

plan would add 2,500 apartments and townhomes in the middle of an office park at the far edge of the county, some 10 miles from the nearest Metro.

The developer’s traffic study estimated that the residential component alone will generate 14,400 daily trips. As the editorial pointed out, unlike traffic from an office park, residential traffic is “around the clock,” seven days a week.

While the developer presents a rosy picture of a mixed-use community where residents could walk or bike to work, there’s no evidence that a significant share of residents

would work there. Further, Melford lacks connectivity to the rest of Bowie, an inherent requirement of a smart growth strategy. While there would be a mix of uses, Melford’s location in a cul-de-sac with a single entrance casts doubt on the prospects for retail development, even with a 24/7 residential component. The internal market will not support a major grocery store, only “convenience retail.” This proposal will actually displace additional employment uses, creating more traffic and sprawl.

The recovery from the

recession has been long, but Melford nevertheless added nearly 1 million square feet of office space. Last summer, the Holocaust Museum purchased land at Melford for a storage facility. While some smart growth proponents have suggested that the days of the isolated suburban office park are numbered, it’s too late to go back in the case of Melford.

Smart growth cannot be an afterthought, and to characterize Melford’s revised direction as a reasonable change ignores the reality of its unfortunate location.

Lauren Ragsac, Bowie

TNR effort helps cats lead healthy, happy lives I am writing in response to Ms. Chagrin’s commentary “Spaying cats and keeping them indoors is best plan.” In her letter, Ms. Chagrin describes horribly maimed and sick cats, living a life of pain and agony on our nation’s street. We, at Laurel Cats, are certainly familiar with cats in such condition. This is precisely why we advocate trap-neuter-return (TNR) as part of complete cat colony management.

The cats that Ms. Chagrin describes are most certainly unaltered and not part of a well-managed colony. In their natural state, when a female cat goes into heat, males will travel for miles to find her and then fight each other viciously for the right to mate with her. This fighting for a mate is what causes the wounds Ms. Chagrin describes and transmits diseases such as feline AIDS and leukemia. TNR puts an end to this fighting.

Cats in a well-managed colony such as Ms. Hess’ (photographed in the original article) are happy and lead an enjoyable

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life. Freed of the pressures of fighting, mating and producing kittens, these cats can be seen almost any day frolicking in her yard, playing with each other and generally enjoying life. Laurel Cats, like TNR groups across our nation, assists Ms. Hess and many other caretakers with building warm and snugly winter shelters for feral cats to sleep in and transporting these cats to the veterinarian if they should become sick or injured. Locally, Rocky Gorge Veterinary Hospital provides 24-hour service for feral cats.

By contrast, “taking cats to well-run shelters,” as Ms. Chagrin advocates, would be certain death for these cats. Stray and feral cats are deemed “unadoptable” by animal shelters, and all local county animal shelters euthanize these cats.

The Prince George’s county shelter alone kills approximately 4,000 cats every year, including nearly all feral cats that enter the shelter. For the state of Maryland, the number is 35,000.

While “bringing the cats indoors” is a goal all TNR groups share, at the current time it is unrealistic, due to the fact that there are simply many more cats than there are homes.

Laurel Cats, like hundreds of other community TNR programs across our nation, recognizes this. This is why our program is designed to teach, enable, and assist caretakers like Ms. Hess in providing a high quality of life for her outdoor feline friends, while we simultaneously sterilize hundreds of cats throughout our community each year.

While Ms. Hess and thousands of other caretakers like her across Prince George’s County have proved that cats can lead a happy and healthy life outdoors, we never lose sight of our ultimate goal: a day without cat overpopulation, when no cat has to live outdoors.

Helen Woods of Laurel is president of Laurel Cats Inc.

Taking health care to the congregation The Prince George’s County Council, in its capacity as the county’s Board of Health, will announce a partnership initiative with three local churches to pilot a weight loss campaign coined, “The Biggest Winner.”

This first-of-its-kind effort will engage the health ministries of The Sanctuary at Kingdom Square, the First Baptist Church of Highland Park and St. Paul Baptist Church in the coordination of a friendly competition to determine which congregation experiences the greatest collective weight loss over a 90-day period commencing in early March.

The impetus for this pilot project stems from a 2012 scientific study published in Preventive Medicine which analyzed the frequency of religious participation and the development of obesity among enrollees in the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults study. The investigators, based at the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University in Chicago, followed more than 2,400 young adults for a period of 18 years and were able to determine an association of religious involvement, characterized primarily by regular church attendance, with a strong likelihood of the development of obesity by adult middle age.

While there are many confounding factors that confer cardiovascular and other health risks upon our community, and others like it around the country, the study authors did a credible job of independently controlling for these factors and isolating churchgoing and adult obesity as significantly associated variables.

The credibility of the analysis

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was also strengthened by large numbers of participants over a long period of observation.

Bottom line, it certainly appears that regular church involvement over time is, in fact, a contributor to the development of obesity in middle age adults who were not obese as young adults.

Anecdotally, I believe that many of us can attest to the palatable comfort provided by the culinary ministries in our houses of worship. In fact, I’m sure that many look forward to this gustatory engagement as a regular part of our religious walk. However, I also believe that we can equally attest to the same inattention to the caloric and nutritional value of our food intake in church as is experienced in the broader community. This reality, in general, is what has fueled the societal epidemic of overweight and obesity. The “Biggest Winner” partnership is especially encouraging in this regard because it promises to focus on the specifics of healthy eating, as well as regular exercise as the route to weight loss and overall physical and spiritual well-being.

Although involving just three churches at the outset, the intent of this pilot effort is for eventual expansion to other congregations with an ultimate goal of sustaining healthy faith-based practices throughout the county. Can’t wait to see the results.

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BASKETBALL: Can the Wise boys and Roosevelt girls defend their 4A state titles? The playoffs begin Friday.

WRESTLING: Region tournaments, Friday-Saturday.

SWIMMING: State championships in College Park, Friday and Tuesday.

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Wise High School sprinter Brenen Garrett (center) just finished a stellar indoor track season and is set to run outdoor this spring.

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BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

Wise High School senior sprinter Brenen Garrett was no stranger to the elation of winning an indoor track state title since he entered Monday’s 4A

championship at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex as the defending 55-meter dash champion.

But winning back-to-back titles is a feat not often accomplished, and given Garrett’s leadup to the event — he had his wisdom teeth removed the day after the Class 4A East Region meet — Monday’s second straight 55 dash state title was far from a guarantee.

Garrett’s 6.33-second race Monday was not the fastest he’s run this season

— his 6.31 from Jan. 30 is the country’s seventh-fastest time — but it was .05 seconds ahead of Bowie junior Maxwell Willis in second place. It was all the NCAA Division I recruit needed to secure the victory.

“This is one of the greatest experiences I’ve ever had,” Garrett said following the win. “I’ve been put through so much this season. Out of the last 14 days, I’ve practiced maybe four. I had my wisdom teeth pulled [Feb. 5] and didn’t

practice for a whole week.”

A weaker person likely would have succumbed to the challenges Garrett has been presented with since the November start of indoor track season — car accident, chronic migraines that led to wisdom teeth removal, a strained hip and pulled hamstring, among others. But Wise’s senior leader boasts a resilience and fearlessness Pumas coach

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Wise High School’s Dontrae Callaham (left) wrestles High Point’s Brandon Gonzalez at 126 pounds on Monday at Northwestern.

Maryland high school wrestling aficionados can likely remember a time when Prince George’s County was a hotbed for some of the best wrestling in the state.

From 1970 to 1984, a local team placed first or second in the state tournament 14 times. Lau-

rel, High Point, Parkdale, Largo, Bowie and DuVal combined for 10 state championships. Since then, none have placed in the top 2 and only on seven occasions has a team finished in the top 4, with the latest being a fourthplace Douglass in 1996.

Participation in the sport of wrestling isn’t what it once was in Prince George’s County, as evidenced at the latest county tournament, which wrapped up on Monday. Nine of the 19 participating school’s had less than eight wrestlers — a full lineup consists of 14 weight classes.

Potomac, Fairmont Heights and

Douglass didn’t even have one wrestler to represent them.

Some of the lack of numbers was due to injuries, poor grades and missing weight, but an overwhelming reason for the low numbers was simply due to a lack of interest in the sport across the board. Many of these teams have been under-manned for some time, coaches said, and when wrestlers do get injured, the depth isn’t there to replace them.

The nature of wrestling is individual.

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PRINCE J. GRIMES STAFF WRITER

Jahi Jones just wants to have fun.

The Oxon Hill High School senior wrestler said he doesn’t want any media attention or accolades. And outside of a state championship, he just wants to enjoy himself this season.

The truth is, Jones said, he’s a better wrestler when he’s having fun.

When Jones convinc-

ingly defeated High Point’s Eric Tolson by technical fall in Monday’s 145-pound Prince George’s County championship match, he said he was just enjoying himself. And when Jones won his 100th career match in the semifinals, he also was having fun.

So, after claiming his second county title on Monday, Jones only had a few words for the media. “Seven more matches until I’m a state champion,” he said.

“He’s strictly focused on what he’s going to do on the mat this year,” said Oxon Hill coach Lorenzo Johnson. “He comes in the room, he works his tail off. He’s wrestling with

us, as far as the coaches. He’s going to extra practices. He’s swimming. He’s at the YMCA. He’s doing everything that he possibly can. He really wants that state title this year.”

On top of all that, Jones is focused on having more fun this year because he didn’t last year. He said he put so much pressure on himself that ultimately he became his own worst enemy.

After winning last year’s county championship and entering the 4A/3A South Region tournament as the No. 1 seed, he placed fifth and missed out on state qualification by one

See OXON HILL, Page B-2

If it seems like the 2014-15 high school boys basketball season tipped off last night, it’s time to fast forward. Sure there were some great moments like Wise’s Mike Speight hitting a buzzerbeating 3-pointer to defeat Bowie, Largo’s Abdulai Bundu scoring 47 points and recording 14 rebounds against Douglass, Bowie’s upset of Washington Catholic Athletic Conference power St. John’s College and Eleanor Roosevelt’s Naji Marshall beating Wise with a buzzerbeating 3-pointer. But it’s time to move on to some single-elimination basketball.

Playoff pairings were announced Tuesday afternoon, and while the record-based seeding makes the first round matchups relatively less tantalizing than the random draw has in years past, there’s a much better chance of some Price George’s County powers playing in the later rounds. Here are teams you should keep an eye on in each of the four classifications:

4A Favorite: Eleanor Roosevelt (19-3) The Raiders once again are poised to make a run at yet another trip to College Park, as a stable of big guards makes Roosevelt tough to guard in both the half-court and in transition. It also would be hard to imagine the Raiders dropping another game at home.

Contender: Northwestern (16-5) One advantage the Wildcats have over most of their opponents is their seniority. Coach Terrance Burke’s team starts four seniors and one junior in big man Saiquan Jamison.

Northwestern’s issues have come in the final quarter where they’ve struggled to put away lesser opponents. The Wildcats also don’t get much scoring production from their bench, magnifying the impact of any potential foul trouble.

Darkhorse: Parkdale (11-10) The Panthers were in a bad place heading into the final stretch of the season, losing four straight. But midseason additions Kaine Wilson and Joseph Adedayo helped right the ship along with point guard Gregg Boyd, as Parkdale finished the season on a six-game win streak, including a Feb. 12 overtime upset of Roosevelt.

3A Team to watch: Crossland (17-4) The Cavaliers may be the deepest team in Prince George’s County, which certainly will serve them well in the postseason. Crossland’s ninth-leading scorer averages 4.4 points per game. A veteran core of guards that thrive in an up-and-down style of play could carry the Cavaliers deep into the playoffs.

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Oxon Hill High School senior wrestler Jahi Jones (back) craddles High Point’s Eric Tolson on Monday at Northwestern.

Favorite: Largo (19-3) If Abdulai Bundu is healthy — he sustained a hip injury in the season finale at Gwynn Park — there’s little argument against the Lions being not only the favorite in the 2A South Region, but a favorite to capture a state

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When the first day of the Prince George’s County wrestling tournament at Northwestern High School wrapped up on Feb. 20, the three-time reigning county champion,Parkdale,trailedBowie 163.5 to 162. But what was more telling than the fact that Parkdale was losing entering the final day on Monday, was the fact that the Panthers trimmed what was once a 35 point deficit to just 1.5 points.

When the consolation semifinals began on Monday — postponed from Saturday due to snow — Parkdale continued building on its momentum, and by the time the championship matches began later that evening, the Panthers held a 36.5 point lead over the Bulldogs, a lead that proved to be insurmountable.

Despite just three finalists — two of which won individual titles — Parkdale prevailed to win its fourth consecutive county championship. “[We] came back, and consolations is what did it. We had a rough semifinal round and rough quarterfinal round, but in consolations, those kids stepped up.

Kids who I didn’t think were going to win pulled it out,” Parkdale coach Adam Forschner said about hisyoungteam.Parkdalealsowon a fourth consecutive north division title and was the only team whose entire lineup placed in the top 6. “It’s surreal. The beginning of the season, I didn’t think we would do any of this ... As the year went on, we saw what we had. So this is really good. This is exciting.

[This title] probably means a lot more than the other ones because it was a lot more work.”

Also making this title more

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Continued from Page B-1 Fardan Carter said he’s seen in only one other athlete.

“This has been a challenging season for [Garrett],” Carter said. “He was excited right after he won [the 55 dash Monday].

I would be, too, if I had those challenges going into the state championship of my senior year.”

When Garrett began experiencing debilitating headaches early in the season, Carter said, the two attributed them to the residual effects of a recent car accident. But they continued and the migraine issue, Garrett said, turned out to be an inflamed wisdom tooth. The only remedy was to get it and the rest of his wisdom teeth removed as soon as possible. Garrett said he begged his mother to let him hold off on the surgery until after the state championship.

Monday’s win just became more about his mental fortitude than anything else.

“I always preach and work with my athletes on the mental aspect of being an athlete,”

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Continued from Page B-1 title. The Quinnipiac-bound big man has had a big season for Largo, averaging 29.3 points per game. Other than a largely Bundu-less loss to Gwynn Park last week, the only county team that has come close to defeating Largo was Douglass.

Contender: Douglass (18-4)

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Continued from Page B-1 spot. This year’s region finals are scheduled for Saturday at Wise.

The following week, the entire team went to the state championship to support 113-pound teammate Hanry Narbay and Jones was relegated to spectator rather than participant. In the 145-pound weight class, Jones witnessed a wrestler from Paint Branch, who Jones had lost to by one point earlier in the season, place third in the state. It was at

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BASKETBALL HOW THEY RANK The Gazette sports staff ranks the top 10 high school basketball teams in Prince George’s County.

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Eleanor Roosevelt Largo Bishop McNamara Riverdale Baptist National Christian Seton Forestville Flowers Parkdale Grace Brethren

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Oxon Hill High School’s Hanry Narbay (front) wrestles Bowie’s Nate White at 113 pounds on Monday at Northwestern.

Also receiving votes: Bishop McNamara (18-9), 4; Crossland (17-4), 1.

special, Forschner said, was the fact that his son, sophomore Nathaniel Forschner, was one of the two Parkdale wrestlers to win individual county championships. In the 220-pound match, Nathaniel Forschner won by decision over High Point’s Troy Hamilton.

“It feels amazing, just because of all the hard work I put in,” Nathaniel Forschner said. “Just everything that we’ve been doing in practice — all the hard conditioning and drilling and being committed. It just shows how it pays off in the long run.”

The other Parkdale wrestler to win was Rudolph Funn, who defeated Wise’s Chris Currence at 170. Funn said Parkdale’s recent success added pressure.

“It really feels unreal. But I knew I was going to get it,” Funn said. “There’s a whole lot of pressure — on and off the mat. Even before the match, I was thinking about this match a week before, thinking about it all day, everyday, even while I’m doing my homework.”

The runner-up Bulldogs also had two champions out of five finalists. At 113, Nate White defeated Oxon Hill’s Hanry Narbay by decision and at 106, Javan White dominated DuVal’s Mamadu Diallo in a major decision

to earn his second county title.

White was one of two wrestlers who won his second consecutive county championship. The other was Oxon Hill’s Jahi Jones, who earned a technical fall over High Point’s Eric Tolson at 145. White said it was “very important” for him to defend his title.

“I want states,” White said. “I got to win states.”

Third-place Roosevelt, who finished 4.5 points behind Bowie, scored the most individual champions with four.

High Point was a distant fourth place. Flowers, DuVal, Wise, Oxon Hill, Laurel, and Northwestern rounded out the top 10.

Oxon Hill was awarded a trophy for winning the south division title. Clippers coach Lorenzo Johnson said its the first time Oxon Hill has won the title since 2009 and winning it in just the second year of his regime made it all the more special.

“The whole month of January, we actually took [the team] to the trophy case and showed them [the last two times we won]. ‘This is what we’re fighting for these next two weeks,’” Johnson told his team.

BEST BET

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n Regional playoffs, TBD, Friday: The first round of the MPSSAA postseason tournament is scheduled to tip-off on Friday. For full brackets and game times go to www.mpssaa.org.

n Regional playoffs, TBD, Friday: The first round of the MPSSAA postseason tournament is scheduled to tip-off on Friday. For full brackets and game times go to www.mpssaa.org.

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Carter said. “It’s not always the physical aspect that’s going to be what carries you through. ... He thought he was going to come back [to practice] the next day or even the day of the surgery. I was like, ‘No, you’re going to be out for a minute.’ The biggest thing was keeping his confidence up. When you’re out for that amount of time going into a state meet, and a lot of kids in the state are doing very, very well, it was challenging to him in the sense that they were training and he wasn’t.”

Garrett’s perseverance this entire season has been the result of a maturity level Carter said he wouldn’t have expected two years ago. In fact, he almost cut Garrett during his sophomore season. In that, his first track venture, Garrett tended to treat practice more like social hour, Carter said.

“I didn’t know what to do with him, I didn’t know what he had,” Carter said. “It was our [junior varsity] championship meet and I was just like, ‘OK, I’m going to put you in the 500.’ He sprinted the whole thing out. I was like, ‘Oh, this kid might be something.’”

Something indeed. A gem, Carter said. And he’s likely only scratched the surface of his potential. Garrett came to Carter with all the raw tools necessary to be a top sprinter — fast-twitch muscles, immense natural speed and the willingness to challenge himself — and the two have worked to put everything together into the complete package.

“I look at [Garrett] as a kid who has a very bright future,” Carter said. “He’s not been running that long so his body isn’t burned out. I think he’s going to be one of those kids who shows up on the college level the next year or two and people are going to be like, ‘Where did this kid come from?’

“He’ll show up because of his work ethic, his desire to get better and his desire to be there.

For example, he called me right after [his wisdom teeth] surgery and told me he was on his way [to practice]. His mom had to call me and tell me he wouldn’t be there.”

The Eagles proved their mettle early in the season, knocking off Capital Beltway Basketball Association power Clinton Christian on Dec. 20.

But Largo has proven to be the one challenge Douglass can’t seem to overcome, though the Eagles have come close. The Eagles’ depth is one advantage they hold, as six players average over 7.1 points per game.

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that point, Johnson said, a fire was lit inside Jones.

“I think that right there set it off, and he has been on a tear since,” Johnson said.

The gratification that comes with winning a match, especially one with championship implications, is more enjoyable than the practice required. Narbay said everyone isn’t willing to put in the type of work Jones does.

“That’s how he’s always been. He’s always working hard.

Tomorrow, he’s going to be working [at] 5:30 a.m.,” Narbay said. “Getting extra work. He just

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Contender: Surrattsville (7-15) Take a look at the Hornets’ results toward the end of the season and you’ll see why they’re worthy of recognition. Surrattsville scored an upset win over Gwynn Park on Jan. 30 and played relatively competitive games against Largo (69-54), Crossland (55-49) and Douglass (56-49). agutekunst@gazette.net keeps working and working.”

“Last year, he had snippets of it here and there — ‘I’ll go to this extra practice. I’ll work out with the coach for an extra hour after practice. I’ll do the extra work every now and then.’ But he wasn’t serious about it yet,” Johnson said. “This year, because of the disappointment he had at regionals ... it lit something within him saying, ‘OK, this is my final year. I have to do something.’” pgrimes@gazette.net

Player, school Games Points Abdulai Bundu, Largo 22 644 Christian Matthews, Nat. Christian 21 480 Kevin Dorsey, Clinton Christian 24 529 Randall Broddie, Potomac 18 381 Michael Speight, Wise 22 450 Kavon Sclafford, Fairmont Heights 14 284 Edward Polite, DuVal 22 427 Kirk Hawkins, Laurel 20 382 Shawn Moss, Oxon Hill 18 329 Chris Orlina, Capitol Christian 37 671

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Player, school Briel Palmer, Northwestern Kaila Charles, Eleanor Roosevelt Charnise Tyler, Suitland Dami Oloyede, High Point Ariana Romney, Grace Brethren Raven Fox, Seton Imani Quinn, Fairmont Heights Destinee McQueen, DuVal Damoni Wells, Potomac Drew Calhoun, Parkdale

Games Points Avg. 16 404 25.3 18 353 20.1 16 314 19.6 18 347 19.3 24 456 19.0 29 518 17.9 12 204 17.0 18 296 16.4 18 289 16.1 20 320 16.0

Coaches and team statisticians may email season team statistics to sports@gazette.net before noon on Mondays to be included.

SportsBriefs DeMatha junior receives WCAC honor A year ago, DeMatha Catholic High School boys basketball player Markelle Fultz was a junior varsity player for the Stags. Sunday afternoon, Fultz was awarded the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference’s Player of the Year award after a remarkable season.

The Stags guard led the team in scoring, averaging 16.7 points per game, and received a number of high-level Division I offers. Fultz was one of seven Stags honored on the all-WCAC teams. Sophomore D.J. Harvey joined Fultz on the first team.

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

Roosevelt’s title defense starts Monday The Roosevelt High School girls basketball team is set to begin its quest for a second straight 4A

state title and was given the top seed in the 4A South Region’s Section II. The Raiders received a bye and are scheduled to play their second-round game on Monday.

The Greenbelt school and other schools across Prince George’s County learned their tournament schedules Tuesday with the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association releasing postseason brackets. Elsewhere in 4A, Parkdale, DuVal and Flowers earned first-round byes. In 3A, Crossland and Potomac are scheduled to play their firstround game on Friday. Largo is the top seed in the 2A South Section II and is looking to get to the state semifinals after losing in the region title game last year. Forestville, a region finalist in 2014, is the top seed in the 1A North Section II.

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

Flowers hires former NFL player as football coach Former National Football League Pro Bowl linebacker and Indianapolis Colt Cato June was hired by Flowers High School to coach the football team.

He received several congratulatory tweets on his Twitter account and he updated his biography on the social-networking site to read “Head [football] coach CH Flowers.”

June is just the second coach in Flowers history, replacing Mike Mayo, who led the Jaguars to nine playoff appearances since 2003. Flowers went 5-5 last season. June comes to Springdale from Washington, D.C., where he coached at his alma mater, Anacostia, compiling a 12-23 record.

June attended the University of Michigan and was drafted by the Colts in 2003.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

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“I don’t think it would be different because I would still want to push myself and still strive to be the best that I could be,” Gray said. “To get second place in counties ... it makes it a whole lot better. It shows that the time and effort that I put in over the summer and the work that I did, paid off.”

But several coaches said that if more teams were competitive — not just individuals — it would be better for the entire county.

The lack of participation diminishes the county tournament “a lot,” Bladensburg coach Kevin Bryant said.

“I know other coaches go through it as well, but you get kids who don’t go to practice ... or you may get a new guy to come this week, and don’t show up next week,” he said. “You’re basically starting from scratch every week. It’s hard to prepare for events like this.”

Coaches across the county agreed that participation of football players is the answer. Northwestern was injury riddled at the county tournament, but the Wildcats fielded a full roster all year.

“A lot of schools don’t have the support of their football staff and maintaining a good relationship,” Northwestern coach Steven Blanco said. “A lot of programs, what they lack is the academic support. [Football Coach Bryan Pierre] works in the building, so if my kids are messing up or something’s going on, he sends me an email or shoots me something. ... That’s the big-

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Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s Ricky Bryant (top) wrestles High Points Noe Sorto at 132 pounds during Monday’s county title match. gest thing about it, keeping track of the kids academically. A lot of teams don’t make it this far because of that.”

Friendly doubled its numbers from four to eight this year because of football participation. On the other hand, Surrattsville started the season with 12 wrestlers, but was down to just four by the end of the year because football players dropped out. Forestville and Oxon Hill’s gameplan this offseason is to get more football players involved their coaches said.

Blanco used to play football for Northwestern, and he coached on the staff, so he has a good relationship with Pierre, who was at the county tournament rooting the team on. Pierre said he has always supported wrestling and that the sport provides benefits to his players.

“Linebackers — greatest thing in the world,” Pierre said.

“The aggressiveness, the agility.

Getting them to grapple — to come up and wrap their arms.

They’re teaching them to use their bodies more. My linemen, I want them to wrestle to get some of that baby fat off.”

Not every school gets the support of a Pierre, however, Suitland wrestling coach Earl Norman said.

“Football dominates PG. In our situation, we get a lot of kids come out the first time.

There’s a lot of football players, but they end up not wrestling because they’re doing football year round,” Norman said. “The coaches say wrestling’s not good for them. But that’s a myth.”

It isn’t always the coaches.

Sometimes it’s hard to get a kid who has never wrestled before to stay dedicated to a new sport, Pierre said, particularly one where they’re on their own. This is why schools such as Bowie and Roosevelt are among the annual best; coaches said they have youth feeder programs.

Parkdale, which has won the past four county titles, continues to attract wrestlers because of the success it has enjoyed, but that’s only how a strong program is maintained. pgrimes@gazette.net

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Through the Big Ten Theatre Chairs program, the University of Maryland is producing “Good Kids,” directed by Seret Scott.

University of Maryland theater students will tackle an issue ripped from the headlines in their upcoming production of “Good Kids,” which opens Friday.

The play comes out of the Big Ten Theatre Chairs program, which has made its mission for three years to commission new works by women playwrights.

Naomi Iizuka’s piece addresses rape culture, drawing on the recent case at Steubenville High School in Steubenville, Ohio.

Director Seret Scott, who usually directs off-Broadway and regional productions in New York, was drawn in by its topical nature and how different the circumstances surrounding incidents of sexual abuse are today than when she was growing up, when there was still a chance details could be kept within a small group.

“Nowadays, with social media, things being tweeted out in the moment and ‘going viral,’ sometimes,” she said, “an incident can occur and you have video and everything right there,

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They did have some advantages, including a more than 350year history of winemaking. The East India Trading Company established a way-station for their ships in what is now Cape Town that included vineyards with the first harvest occurring in 1659. The second governor of the region founded the Constantia Wine Estate (named after his wife) on 1,900 acres outside the town.

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The end of isolation meant that South African winemakers could travel and learn about modern techniques while extolling the virtues of their terroir.

During this time, the country’s controlling wine cooperative shifted focus to private enterprise, which made South African wineries more attractive to outside investors. The recent acquisition of Mont Rochelle Winery in the Western Cape by Sir Richard Branson (Virgin Group) and the purchases of the venerable Mulderbosch Winery and Fable Mountain Vineyards by the former owner of California’s Screaming Eagle Winery, Charles Banks, are just a few examples.

The result is a South African wine renaissance with exports growing along with critical acclaim. While occasionally the names are difficult to pronounce, the wines are worth the search, especially since many are value-priced.

Neil Ellis was among the first to appreciate the impact of the various South African micro-climates and created wine from specific sites. His son, Warren, is now the winemaker and

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“Flyin’ West,” April 10 through April 25, call for prices, times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301805-0219, bctheatre.com.

The Clarice, Tigran Hamasyan Jazz Clinic, Feb. 27; Tigran Trio (two shows), Feb. 27; Good Kids, Feb. 27; UMD Wind Orchestra: Dance Concerto, Feb. 27; Black Theatre Symposium, Feb. 28; Good Kids, Feb. 28; Music in Mind: Prokofiev and Mahler 5, Feb. 28; Good Kids, March 1; TEMPO Spring Concert, March 2; BOOMscat, March 3; Rotis, Tortillas & Wonder Bread, March 3; Good Kids, March 4; BOOMscat, March 4; UMD Repertoire Orchestra: Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, March 4; Good Kids, March 5; Good Kids, March 6; UMD Wind Ensemble: Band Classics, March 6; BOOMscat, March 6; 9th Annual Men’s Chorus Invitational, March 6; University of Maryland, College Park, theclarice.umd. edu.

Hard Bargain Players, Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, 240-7668830, hbplayers.org.

Harmony Hall Regional Cen-

ter, Heatwave, March 14; The Marcels, March 28; 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-203-6070, arts.pgparks.com.

Greenbelt Arts Center, “Evil Dead - The Musical,” March 6 through March 28; call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-4418770, greenbeltartscenter.org.

Joe’s Movement Emporium, So Much More, Feb. 28; Beekeeping, Spring Basics, March 1; HIV & AIDS Benefit Concert/ Fundraiser, March 7; Beekeeping, Spring Basics, March 8; The Opulence of Integrity, March 9;

3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819, joesmovement.org.

Laurel Mill Playhouse, “Harvey,” through March 8, call for ticket prices, times, Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, laurelmillplayhouse.org.

Prince George’s Little Theatre, “Suite Surrender,” May 1

through May 16, call for tickets and show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-937-7458, pglt. org.

NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), “The Musical of

Musicals (The Musical)” through Feb. 28. Barney & Bea Recreation Center, 10000 Good Luck Road, Bowie. $20. For ticket sales and additional information, call 240475-8800 or visit madtheater.org.

Publick Playhouse, Four Score and Seven Years Ago, Feb. 26; Cafe Groove, March 6; Youth 4 PRAISE, March 7; Tots Body Percussion Workshop, March 12; Berenstain Bears Live!, March 20; 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301-277-1710, arts.pgparks.com.

2nd Star Productions, 65 Years of Broadway; The Best Musicals, Abridged, March 6-7, March 13-14; Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, call for prices, times, 410757-5700, 301-832-4819, 2ndstarproductions.com.

Tantallon Community Players, “Harvey,” Feb. 28 through

March 8; Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-262-5201, tantallonstage.com.

Venus Theatre, “God Don’t Like Ugly,” March 19 through April 12, 21 C Street, Laurel. venustheatre.org.

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Old Bowie Town Grill, Wednesday Night Classic Jam, 8 p.m. every Wednesday, sign-ups start at 7:30 p.m., 8604 Chestnut Ave., Bowie, 301-464-8800, oldbowietowngrille.com.

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first Saturdays, Fran Uhler Natural Area, meets at end of Lemon Bridge Road, north of Bowie State University, option to bird nearby WB&A Trail afterward; 7:30 a.m. third Saturdays, Governor Bridge Natural Area, Governor Bridge Road, Bowie, meet in parking lot; for migrating and resident woodland and field birds, and waterfowl. For beginners and experts. Waterproof footwear and binoculars suggested. Free. 410-765-6482.

and two people standing next to each other will come away with two different perspectives of what they’re looking at.”

“She is a stunning director, who’s bringing out such beautiful work from our students,” added Leigh Wilson Smiley, director of the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies, “and it’s really fired our students up to do deep research into the history of sexual abuse and into the idea of reputation and identity and power structures.”

The play takes place at a high school in a town where football is king and serves as the main entertainment for the entire community. As a result, the young teen players are well-loved and respected.

At a party one night, two girls from a different high school across town arrive, and one of the football players slips something into one of their drinks. A group of the players take advantage of the situation, one of them tweeting the incident as it happens.

Avery Collins plays Ty, the football player who initiates the chain of events. A theater major, he knows not every role is a cake walk to take on.

“In some classes we learned what to take from a character to make them become a truthful part of your existence – this production, I was especially afraid to tap into that,” he said. “I learned

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Women’s Chamber Choir Auditions, by appointment for

the concert season of women’s chamber choir Voix de Femmes, 7:45 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, 402 Compton Ave., Laurel, 301-5208921, annickkanter@gmail.com.

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how to drop things off at the door from rehearsal when I leave. It does get emotionally heavy, but it’s part of the job.”

The play explores the aftermath surrounding the teenagers from two different worlds, where the athletes can do no wrong and the victimized are blamed for their problems. By taking the experience and putting it into a theater production, audiences can understand the emotions involved in cases they may only know from news reports.

“People can see it not so much for just general information,” said Scott, “but they can see how it dramatically and emotionally affects the characters involved. When you put a human face on something and give it emotional content in theater, then people can see the story from a whole lot of different perspectives.”

Every school included in the Big Ten Theatre Chairs plans to produce “Good Kids” within a two-year period; UMD is the second, following University of flavors within a medium frame that has some pineapple notes in the finish.

South African blended white wines are particularly compelling especially the Alheit Cartology Western Cape 2013, a combination of Chenin Blanc and Semillion that displays rich melon, apple, quince and peach flavors accented with fennel, citrus and honey leading into a prolonged, concentrated finish. The 2013 Sadie Family Skerpioen is made from Chenin Blanc grown on 70 year old vines blended with Palomino. It opens with straw and stone fruit aromas that lead into complex apple, melon, honeysuckle and some slight

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According to Smiley, the school has used the production as an educational opportunity, holding workshops and working with their Title IX coordinator to educate the student body about incidents of sexual abuse that occur on college and high school campuses.

“Rape culture is a prevalent issue that happens all the time,” Collins said, “and we as a younger generation aren’t quite quick to address or recognize it because it’s so casual for some people.”

Every school across the country will likely have their own spin on the production to reflect their unique community and demographics, resulting in a larger framework of how to address rape culture and reach people from all walks of life.

Seeing a theatrical production so modern and similar to news stories heard every week may be a new experience for some audience members – but it allows a voice to be heard that is often pushed aside on serious topics like rape, even if it belongs to a group frequently tied to the abuse “You get to see what young people are thinking, how they feel about subjects that are only reported in the newspapers or some sort of media outlet and reporters who are making some sort of judgment,” she said. “You very rarely hear from the young people that this most affects.” kgroff@gazette.net grassy flavors along with notes of almonds, Asian spice and minerals that persist throughout the long, balanced finish.

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Founded by Ingrid and Ole Hass in 2012, the Beech Tree Puppets will premiere its new show “The Hollow Stump” at the New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt on Sunday.

Seven very different animals seek shelter from the winter cold and snow in a large hollow stump.

The cuddly, hand-crafted rodpuppets will enchant any child as the characteristics of each animal are revealed through a unique and descriptive poem and song.

When the animals let newcomers enter and the space inside the stump grows tighter, these songs interweave.

Adapted from the popular story, “The Mitten,” this tale celebrates community, as the animals learn to share.

The show is suitable, as Beech Tree Puppets claims, for audiences ages 4 to 104, and is free, thanks to the Friends of New Deal Cafe Arts, with support from the City of Greenbelt.

For more information, visit newdealcafe.com, beechtreepuppets.com, or call 301-474-5642.

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The Beech Tree Puppets will premiere its new show “The Hollow Stump” at New Deal CafÈ on Sunday.

A friend, indeed

Laurel Mill Playhouse’s production of “Harvey” comes to an end on March 8, so you’d better get your tickets now before he hops away.

The play, written by Mary Chase in 1944, stars Elwood P. Dowd, a very likeable guy who has a friend named Harvey. Problem is, only Elwood can see Harvey, whom he describes as being a sixfoot, three-and-one-half-inch tall rabbit.

His sister, Veta, is fed up with the whole notion of Elwood’s imaginary friend, so she decides to have her brother committed. What follows is a hilarious comedy of errors that wraps up nicely with a somewhat heartwarming ending.

Tickets for the show are $20, $15 for children under 12 and seniors over 65. Performances run weekends through March 8 with Friday and Saturday evening per-

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For more information, visit laurelmillplayhouse.org, or call 301-617-9906 and press 2.

Keyboardist-drummer-producer Asha Santee (BOOM) and vocalistsongwriter Jennifer Patience Rowe (scat) came together in the fall of 2012. They have since released their first mixtape, “The Trilogy,” performed at several venues in Chicago on their “Peace & Body Roll Tour,” and gained support from gospel music legend Richard Smallwood.

As part of the NextLOOK partnership Joe’s Movement Emporium has with The Clarice, BOOMscat, which is currently in residency at Joe’s Movement, will perform several shows and events in College Park over the next few days.

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2014 Passat.........................VPR0109,White,5,375 Miles......................$15,996 2012 Golf TDI.......................V406892A, Red, 51,111 Miles.......................$16,694 2012 Hyundai Sonata Ltd. .VP0127, White, 58,071 Miles.....................$16,591 2014 Nissan Altima............PR0125, Grey, 25,866 Miles......................$17,490 2012 Kia Sportage LX........VP0121,Silver,12,277 Miles.........................$17,893 2014 Passat.........................VPR0110,Silver,7,578 Miles.......................$16,996 2014 Passat.........................V044301A,Gray,15,182 Miles....................$19,996 2012 CC Lux Plus...............V811951A, Beige, 26,600 Miles................$20,459 2013 GTI Wolfsburg............V058760A, Black, 12,059 Miles.................$20,991 2015 Jetta SEI.....................V254216A, Silver, 1,652 Miles.......................$22,631 2013 Passat SEL.................V024049A, Black, 11,681 Miles.................$22,990 2014 GTI Wolfsburg............V039591A, Black, 7,854 Miles.......................$23,991 2015 Passat 1.8T Se...........V504978A, Fortana Red, 1651Miles...........$25,990 2013 Dodge Durango AWD SXTV357170A, Black, 22,979 Miles.................$25,991 2013 Camaro RS.................V040108B,Black,30,660 Miles....................$26,462 2013 Dodge Challenger HEMI..V060204A, Red, 13,157 Miles.......................$26,222

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DARCARS VOLVO OF ROCKVILLE 2008 Honda Civic

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2011 Nissan Versa

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7,995

#526622A, 1 Owner, well maintained.

$

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#P9212A, Immaculate inside & out!

$

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$

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$

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2013 Hyundai Tucson LTD

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$

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2012 Toyota Sienna XLE

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11,977

$

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26,950

$

12,977

$

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2012 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ

2012 Hyundai Accent

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2014 Nissan Versa Note SV

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$

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$

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$

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$

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7,977

$

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13,977

$

2010 Toyota RAV4 AWD

14,977

$

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43,950

$

2007 Volvo S80............................................................................. $12,995 2012 Hyundai Sante Fe............................................... $21,950 #526135A, 6 Cyl, Front Wheel Drive, Leather, Premium Sound, 63k Miles

#P9247, ONLY 7k MILES!!!, Serrano Red

#526109A, Like New! 1-Owner, V6

# 526603A, Super Clean, Sunroof, Power Tailgate

2010 Prius V

2013 Nissan Maxima 3.5 SV.................................. $18,750 2011 Volvo XC70 AWD................................................... $22,950

#541044A, Loaded! Nav, 51K Miles

2012 Volvo S60........................................................................... $19,950 2011 BMW 335i AWD Twin Turbo....................$25,950

#526559A, Certified, Turbo, 100k Warr., 46k Miles

15,977

$

2011 Nissan Xterra PRO-4X #538090B, Beautiful in Black Showroom Shine! 28k Miles

20,977

$

#P9214, Nav, Leather, Sunroof,31K Miles

2012 Mazda CX-9 4WD................................................. $19,950 2014 Lexus ES............................................................................ $36,950 #526080A, V6, Leather, 7-seater, Side Air Bags, Black

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24,690

$

PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 3/3/2015.

DARCARS NISSAN TWO LOCATIONS

Rockville

College Park

15911 Indianola Drive Rockville, MD 20855 888-797-1831 2015 NISSAN

2015 NISSAN

VERSA S

MSRP: $12,815 Sale Price: $10,995 Nissan Rebate: $500

$ AT THIS PRICE

$

MSRP: $23,935 Sale Price: $19,745 Nissan Rebate: -$1,250 NMAC Bonus Cash: -$1,000

ALTIMA 2.5 S

$

17,495

OR MODEL #13115 4 at this price

AT THIS PRICE

$

0

LEAF S

w/Charger Pkg MODEL #17015

AT THIS PRICE

w/automatic transmission MODEL #11615

0

$

239/MO

39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

$

OR

$

0

159/MO

36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

IN STOCK, AVAILABLE FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY!

MSRP: $32,295 Sale Price: $27,495 Nissan Rebate: $1,000 S Nissan Bonus Rebate: $1,000 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

2015 NISSAN

PATHFINDER 4X4

$

$

AT THIS PRICE

MODEL #25015

$

0 DOWN

$

239/MO

36 MO LEASE 12K MILES/YR

14,995

OR

4

w/alloy wheels MODEL #12214

AT THIS PRICE

0

2015 NISSAN

MSRP: $26,935 Sale Price: $23,495 Nissan Rebate: $750 NMAC Bonus Cash: $250

ROGUE SV

$ 4

AT THIS PRICE

AWD MODEL #22415

0

$

2014 NISSAN

AT THIS PRICE

259

$

/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

MSRP: $35,815 Sale Price: $30,995 Nissan Rebate: $4,500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

$ Leather, Heated Seats, moonroof MODEL #16214

22,495 OR

MAXIMA 3.5 SV

4

169

$

/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

$

24,995

OR

4

MSRP: $19,745 Sale Price: $16,495 Nissan Rebate: $1,000 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

SENTRA SR

2015 MURANOS

24,995 OR

$

4

2014 NISSAN

13,995

159/MO

MSRP: $32,000 Sale Price: $28,495 NMAC Bonus Cash: $3,500

$ 4

$

$

36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

2015 NISSAN

AT THIS PRICE

159/MO

36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

0

2015 NISSAN

4

$

OR

w/manual transmission MODEL #11155

4

MSRP: $17,320 Sale Price: $14,995 Nissan Rebate: $500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

VERSA NOTE SV

10,495

9330 Baltimore Ave College Park, MD 20740 888-693-8037

25,995 OR

0

$

299

$

/MO 39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

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Prices include all rebates and incentives. DARCARS Nissan DOES NOT Include college grad or military rebates in price! NMAC Bonus Cash require financing through NMAC with approved credit. Prices exclude tax, tags, freight (Cars $810, SUVs and Trucks $860-$1000) and $300 processing charge, Lease payments are calculated with tax, tags, freight, $300 processing charge and first payment due at signing, and are valid with tier one approval through NMAC. Prices and payments valid only at listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 03/02/2015.

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