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Second annual event promotes awareness, acceptance in county BY

KIRSTEN PETERSEN STAFF WRITER

Brendan Thompson, 22, of Bowie is not an amputee, but said limb loss is almost a part of who he is — his mother wears a prosthetic arm, a difference that has made him more accepting of others. On Saturday, Thompson walked the Limb Loss Awareness 5K at Laurel High School, an event organized to empower amputees and connect them to recreational resources that can improve their rehabilitation. “It’s kind of cool to come out here and learn from other people, how they deal with their situations,” Thompson said. “You can get not only inspiration but also support from other people.” The event’s organizer, Lisa Willis, 47, of Laurel put on her first Limb Loss Awareness 5K last year. A fitness instructor whose foot was amputated in 2012 due to a blood clot, Willis said she was inspired to start the event after she earned a physical therapy scholarship from the Amputee Coalition, a nonprofit that supports survivors of limb loss. Willis said she wanted to encourage survivors to improve their mobility even after they complete rehabilitation by promoting recreational activities, such as walks and sports clinics for amputees. “There’s just something about seeing an amputee walking for the first time, it encourages others to do that as well,” Willis said. “If they can do it, I can do it, too.” Survivors and supporters who organized last year’s walk formed the Amputee Recreational Support Group, which connects support groups in Baltimore and in the Washington, D.C., metro area with physical fitness opportunities. The group raises money for the Amputee Coalition and donated $295 to the nonprofit after Saturday’s 5K. Twenty-two people participated in this year’s Limb Loss Awareness 5K while more than a dozen supporters rooted them on. The turnout was low compared to last year, when 49 people walked, because the group got a late start promoting the event, Willis said. After Joe Burdette, 60, of Boyds lost his leg in 2014, he said he felt too depressed to go out in public. But his doctors convinced him to participate in the walk last year at Laurel Lakes, a decision he said immediately improved his outlook. “Since it did so much for me last year, I figured I’d come down here and see if I can help someone else,” Burdette said. Abigail Gregory, 55, of Silver Spring lost her right arm and both her legs in 2011 but has gained much of her mobility back, as she can make solo shopping trips and

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In the wake of destructive behavior instigated by the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray, Prince George’s County officials and community leaders are emphasizing improving relations between residents and county police departments. Gray died April 19 from a spinal cord injury sustained while in Baltimore Police custody. Peaceful protests over the weekend escalated into violence Monday afternoon as people assaulted officers, set fire to police vehicles and looted businesses. Prince George’s police officers were sent to Baltimore to assist the city’s law enforcement Monday afternoon, according to Lt. Jarriel Jordan, a county police spokesman. Two Prince George’s County Police Department officers protecting the perimeter of Mondawmin Mall sustained minor injuries Monday after they were hit with objects, possibly bottles or rocks, Jordan said. Eight fire engines, two ladder trucks and 55 career and volunteer firefighters were deployed to Baltimore early Tuesday morning to help put out fires both resulting from and unrelated to the protests, said Mark Brady, spokesman for the county fire department.

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Natalie Pickett of Bowie leads a Zumba warmup Saturday as Abigail Gregory of Silver Spring follows along before the second Limb Loss Awareness 5K at Laurel High School.

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As a college freshman, Renee Roth said she hadn’t imagined she’d go into education. More than 30 years later, the teacher from Tulip Grove Elementary School in Bowie said she can’t imagine doing anything else.

“I love teaching, especially teaching elementary,” Roth said. “The kids keep you on your toes, every day is different, my colleagues Roth are wonderful and there’s nothing else I’d rather do.” Roth of Pasadena was named Prince George’s County Public

Schools’ 2015 Teacher of the Year at a banquet held April 23 at Martin’s Crosswinds in Greenbelt. Roth was selected from a field of 16 nominees for Teacher of the Year. The runner-up was Dana Olfus, a seventh-grade reading and language arts teacher at Benjamin Tasker Middle School in Bowie. The other two finalists were Samantha Kornegay, a fifth- and sixth-grade math teacher at Allenwood Elementary in Temple Hills, and Kimberly Wilson, an eighth-grade reading and language

arts teacher at Accokeek Academy. As Teacher of the Year, Roth received $1,000 for classroom supplies, an overnight stay at the Gaylord Hotel in National Harbor, a $100 gift certiﬁcate and a widescreen television, all donated by program sponsors. Roth will also compete against representatives from Maryland’s other 23 school districts for the title of 2015-16 Maryland Teacher of the Year, to be announced in the fall.

Appointee ﬁlls spot held by predecessor for more than 34 years BY

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After losing their longtime rector of more than 34 years, the ﬂock at St. Barnabas Anglican/Episcopal

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Church in Upper Marlboro needed a new leader whose Sunday sermons “could uplift [the congregation] for at least a week so that we could go about our normal lives,” said senior warden Linda Crudup of Upper Marlboro. When the Rev. Lawrence Harris retired in 2011, St. Barnabas relied on interim reverends and “supply priest” ﬁll-ins like Pastor Robyn

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Franklin-Vaughn, who ﬁlled in as a temporary priest during an Easter vigil last year. Her inclusive style “generated an immediate buzz” within the church, said junior warden Pete Stark of Annapolis, yet she was not included on the initial list of more than a dozen candidates for Harris’ replacement. “The light bulb did not happen with the candidates that were inter-

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Bowie mulls sportsplex, body cameras Proposed $23 million facility stalls as city ofﬁcials search for location

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viewed,” said Richard Medlock of Mitchellville, who sits on the vestry at St. Barnabas. Someone offhandedly mentioned Franklin-Vaughn, who was serving as a pastor at Howard University, and within 30 seconds the vestry agreed to bring her in for the interview process. “We were looking ﬁrst of all for

Bowie officials are finalizing details on a $50.8 million proposed budget including body cameras for the police department and a $23 million indoor sports facility before the City Council approves the fiscal 2016 plan later in May. The Bowie Police Department saw a notable bump in its overall budget from last year, from $8.6 million in FY 2015 to a proposed $10 million in funding. Deputy police chief Dwayne Preston attributed the bulk of the increase to requests for three new officers, a nonemergency call center and $70,000 in funding for body cameras designed to capture/record police officers interactions with the public while on duty. Like many state and local governments across the country, Bowie has earmarked funds to equip its police force with body cameras. Preston characterized the move as “proactive,” and said the department was proceeding cautiously until legislation that recently passed the Maryland General Assembly governing body cameras becomes law. Preston said the legisla-

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APRIL 30 Annual Community Expo, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Clinton Manor Senior Apartments, 8500 Mike Shapiro Dr., Clinton. The purpose is to provide you, and our valued residents, with a connection to services and information, and to support and build relationships with the local businesses and agencies in our surrounding community. We will have door prizes, refreshments and so much more, so please join us for this very special community event. Contact 301-877-0444 or clintonmanor@ equitymgmt.com.

MAY 1 Bowie Seniors Computer Club, 12:30 to 2:15 p.m., 14900 Health Center, Bowie. All seniors are welcome. Contact 301-2621780 or vkiviat@comcast.net. Family Campfire, 7:30 to 9 p.m., 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro. What better way to spend a summer night than by a campfire while roasting marshmallows? With us, that’s how. A park naturalist will read a nature story at our outdoor amphitheater as the fire burns. The naturalist will also bring an animal for participants to meet. Ages 2 and up. SMARTlink barcode #1605420. Cost is $3 for residents and $4 for non-residents. Contact 301-218-6700.

MAY 2 Annual Community Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to 11:45 p.m., Collington Station Clubhouse, 375 Johnsberg Lane, Bowie. 10th Annual Yard Sale. CSHOA Board. Contact littlemurray9@verizon.net. Brothers for a Cause 5k Run/Walk, 8 a.m., Prince George’s Community College Track and Field, Largo. Beneﬁting PGCC Cares. Contact 301-336-6000. Best Thoroughbred Alliance & MHSA Under Cover, 8 a.m., The Show Place

Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro. The Prince George’s Equestrian Center will host the BEST Thoroughbred Alliance & MHSA Under Cover horse show. Contact 301-952-7900; TTY 301952-7998. WETA Kids: Ready to Learn, 10:30 a.m., South Bowie Library, 15301 Hall Road, Bowie. This workshop will demonstrate for parents and childcare providers how to use children’s television programs such as Sesame Street, Between the Lions and Clifford The Big Red Dog on PBS to help young viewers learn to read. Contact branch for details at 301-850-0475. Spring Farm Festival, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Hard Bargain Farm, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek. Milk a cow, churn butter and spin wool at the Alice Ferguson Foundation’s annual Spring Farm Festival. We’ll have food and drinks for sale, as well as live music and a crafts and plant sale.

There’s something for everyone. Cost is $5 per car. Contact 301-292-5665 or dsharp@ fergusonfoundation.org. Kingdom Knights Motorcycle Ministry 10th Anniversary Celebration, 11 a.m. to

3 p.m., 9407 Livingston Road, Fort Washington. We will have all types of vendors, food, biker accessories and a DJ. We will also have a “Bold and Beautiful” Bike Show (Peoples Choice). Free admission and free registration for the Bike Show. Contact sahagans@verizon.net. Read to Rover, 2 p.m., Surratts-Clinton Library, 9400 Piscataway Road, Clinton. Build your child’s conﬁdence in reading. Bring a favorite book or choose one from the library and read to Rover. Specially trained therapy dogs will be glad to listen. Each child will read for 15 minutes. Registration required; call branch for details. Contact 301-868-9200. Mother’s Day Gift Making, 2 to 3 p.m., Marietta House Museum, 5626 Bell Station Road, Glenn Dale. Make mom, grandmom, aunt, sister or dear friends a special remembrance for a special day. Ages 6-12. Cost is $3 per person. Call to reserve your space. Contact 301-464-5291 or stacey.hawkins@pgparks.com.

MAY 3 All You Can Eat Pancake Breakfast,

9 to 11 a.m., Patuxent River 4-H Center, 18405 Queen Anne Road, Upper Marlboro. There are free Activities for children as it’s also our Camp Open House. Breakfast includes pancakes, bacon, sausage, eggs, coffee and juice. Cost is adults $6, children 3-6 $3, under 3 free. Contact 301312-5292 or staff.pr4hc@gmail.com.

MAY 4 Teddy Bears’ Picnic, 10:30 a.m., South Bowie Library, 15301 Hall Road, Bowie. Join us for a morning of songs, stories and a teddy bear picnic. Contact 301-8500475. Mother’s Day Crafts, 3 p.m., LargoKettering Library, 9601 Capital Lane, Largo. Join us for a fun day of crafts honoring mothers. Contact 301-336-4044. After-School Homework Help, 3:30 to 5 p.m., Hillcrest Heights Library, 2398 Iverson St., Temple Hills. Need help with homework assignments? Participants may drop in and then leave once their homework is completed and checked by a volunteer. A light snack will be provided. Interested in being a volunteer? Please contact the branch for details. Homework Help is not available on closed school days. Grades 1-6. (Under age 8 to be accompanied by parent or legal guardian.) Contact 301-630-4900. Prince George’s County Commission for Veterans Monthly Meeting, 6 p.m.,

the Department of Family Services, 6420 Allentown Road, Camp Springs. The mis-

Comic Books & Sundaes, 2 p.m.,

Oxon Hill Library, 6200 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill. Celebrate Free Comic Book Day. Come enjoy reading comic books and choose one to take home. Then have a sweet treat and create an ice cream sundae named for your favorite comic book character. Ages 13 to 18. Contact 301-839-2400.

MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDAR ITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET sion 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. Meet the Children’s Author: Fred Bowen, 7 p.m., Surratts-Clinton Library,

9400 Piscataway Road, Clinton. Fred Bowen is the author of a broad collection of sports books for kids ages 8-12 including such titles as Double Reverse, Real Hoops and Touchdown Trouble. He is also a journalist with a weekly sports column for children in The Washington Post’s KidsPost. Contact 301-868-9200.

MAY 5 Boys Read, 4 p.m., Oxon Hill Library, 6200 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill. Find out about the latest books, share your favorites, and practice your reading with games and other fun activities. Grades 3 and 4. Contact 301-839-2400. MAC: Manga and Anime Club, 7 p.m., Bowie Library, 15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie. Do you watch anime? Read Manga? Cosplay? Join the new Manga & Anime Club. What could be more fun than spending the evening watching and discussing anime with your friends, snacking on tasty treats or drawing your own series? Snacks provided. Contact 301-262-7000.

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MAY 6 STEAM in the 21st Century Conference, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Bowie State Uni-

versity, 14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie. Art and design are poised to transform the economy in the 21st century the same way science and technology did in the last century. County schools CEO Kevin Maxwell will be the keynote speaker. Contact 301-860-4311 or dchambers@bowiestate. edu.

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p.m., the Bowie Library, 15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie. The library is hosting a free seminar featuring two local authors to help the community learn more about the self-publishing process. Authors R. J. Crayton and J. M. Brown will use the 90-minute seminar to explain what to expect from self-publishing, how best to do it, and how best to avoid scams. Contact 301-262-7000.

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Quidditch players share passion for teaching special-needs students BY

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Katryna Fernandez and James Hicks met in college while playing Quidditch, the fictional, flying-broomstick sport of the “Harry Potter” books. But the Fort Washington couple said it was a blessing, not wizardry, that allowed them to tie the knot Sunday night — a $50,000 wedding provided by National Harbor. “It’s the biggest difference. It’s the biggest blessing,” Fernandez said. “To be honest, the wedding we would have been able to afford and plan years out would not even compare.” Fernandez, 24, and Hicks, 26, started dating in 2013 and were engaged last December. The couple, both special education teachers, started saving money for a summer 2016 wedding, but when Fernandez’s car got totaled in an accident in March, they considered pushing the date back even later. The budget would have been tight to begin with, Fernandez said — Hicks attended the University of Maryland, College Park, while Fernandez attended Virginia Commonwealth University, which left the couple with student loan debt. That all changed after Fernandez’s cousin told her about National Harbor’s destination wedding giveaway, which awarded the winning couple a preplanned $50,000 wedding for up to 100 guests. The application required couples to explain in just 250 characters why they should win the prize, so Fernandez and Hicks wrote about how they met, their careers and financial challenges. “It’s time something nice is done for them because they’re always donating their time and energy to help others who are less fortunate,” said Christina Cosca, 32, of National Harbor, one of Fernandez’s bridesmaids. Deborah Topcik, the mar-

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James Hicks and Katryna Fernandez of Fort Washington share a kiss Sunday after their wedding at National Harbor. The couple won the National Harbor destination wedding giveaway, which included a preplanned $50,000 wedding package. keting manager for National Harbor, said the couple’s story and energy swayed the judges in their favor. “We wanted a couple that was very joyful and happy and in a good position,” Topcik said. “Katryna has just recently been in an accident, but their story was very cute and uplifting and that’s really the reason why we chose them.” Fernandez and Hicks entered the contest at the end of March and found out they were ﬁnalists April 6. The prize winners were publicly announced April 16 and the wedding date was only 10 days later.

“It was so surreal. At the same time it was a heavy load off of my shoulders,” Hicks said. “Everything was done for us and it was really a blessing.” Despite the tight schedule, the couple got hitched without a hitch. Fernandez and Hicks wed at the Sunset Room at National Harbor and held their reception at the East Pier tent. The couple put a “Harry Potter” twist on one wedding custom — instead of jumping a plain broom, the couple jumped over Hicks’ ﬁrst Quidditch broomstick. Hicks’ mother, Ronda Hicks, 51, of New York said her son and

daughter-in-law were the ideal couple to win the contest, not just because of the love they have for each other, but also for their dedication to specialneeds students. “My husband and I believe when you give up yourself to others it comes back sevenfold,” Ronda Hicks said. “It’s no surprise they did because they give out, so they deserve it.” The couple took a brief honeymoon before returning to teach at their schools this week, but said they are planning a longer honeymoon in the summer. kpetersen@gazette.net

Tree rebate program open for Bowie residents Homeowners can receive $50, $100 off purchase and planting

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Bowie residents can receive a $50 or a $100 reimbursement if they purchase and plant a tree from Patuxent Nursery.

30 inches in height are eligible for a $50 rebate, while trees above 30 inches qualify for a $100 rebate. The total cost of purchasing and planting the tree must exceed the value of the rebate, Larson said. Patuxent Nursery is located at 2410 Crain Highway in Bowie. The promotion will continue through June 5 or until all rebates are exhausted. For more information, visit http://www.cityofbowie.org/index.

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Santa Claus traditionally arrives with a bag full of toys, but a Brandywine home repair business and a local nonprofit brought its own presents when they brought “Christmas in April” to a Fort Washington household. Mr. Handyman, owned by Race and Joyce Dowling of Brandywine and Temple Hills-based nonprofit Top Ladies of Distinction Inc. Prince George’s County Chapter, took part Saturday in Prince George’s County’s Christmas in April program, which brings volunteer home renovation to Prince George’s County residents in need. Joyce Dowling said they worked to replace gutters and storm doors, ﬁx leaky faucets and toilets, replace a shower wall and weatherize the windows of a Fort Washington woman with limited mobility who was recently released

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from the hospital. “We showed up at 7 a.m. in the morning and we ﬁnished about 4 or 5 in the afternoon. We were there about 10 hours,” Dowling said. Dowling said she and her husband started their business six months ago. “We’ve been involved in community service in Prince George’s County for many years, however, almost 30 years,” Dowling said. “We want to give back and help improve the lives of people in our community.” janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

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Clouds don’t impact Maryland Day Approximately 75,000 people attend annual open house

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Despite overcast skies and the threat of rain, approximately 75,000 people turned out for the University of Maryland, College Park’s 17th Annual Maryland Day event Saturday, according to university officials. Attendance was on par with previous years, said Cheryl Plainte, associate director of marketing for the university. “We’re really glad the weather didn’t keep people away. We thought it was going to, but it didn’t,” Plainte said. The one-day open house event at the university featured approximately 400 educational, family friendly and interactive events. For the event, the campus was divided into six specialty areas. Attendees could pet large insects or dig for fossils on Science and Tech Way, tour Maryland archeological artifacts on Biz & Society Hill, drum in the percussion ensemble or make sand art in Arts Alley or take in a rabbit obstacle course on Ag Day Avenue. Attendees could also try out the college’s 55-foot rock climbing wall on Sports and Rec Row or fish for rubber turtles in the pool at Terp Town Center. Maria Alarcorn of Hyattsville sat in a circle, carving flint arrowheads with her twin daughters, Cristina and Victo-

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Mark Wolcott of Waldorf takes two horses out for grazing Sunday for the open house for Hero Horses, an Upper Marlboro program designed to pair military veterans with retired racehorses.

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Maria Alarcorn of Hyattsville shows a ﬂint arrowhead she made to her twin daughters, Victoria (left) and Cristina, 12, on Saturday at the ﬂint knapping station at the University of Maryland’s Maryland Day event. ria, 12. “We’re always thinking back to pre-modern times, before technology, and I think this is a good experience,” Maria Alarcorn said. Suzanna Baldwin-Bott of Berwyn Heights visited the Insect Petting Zoo where her daughter, Siedra BaldwinBott, 7, held a lubber grasshopper. “It’s a lot of fun. We come every year,” Suzanna BaldwinBott said. Paula Shrewsbury, associate professor of ecology, said the Insect Petting Zoo is one of the most popular events on Science and Tech Way.

“We’ve had people come here year after year. They say, ‘My kids made me come here,’” Shrewsbury said. “This is really to help people realize that insects are interesting, that they have a fascinating ecology, a fascinating biology.” Dana Johnson of Bowie brought her two godchildren to see the foals on Ag Day Avenue. “I really wanted them to see all the animals, and to do the face-painting, if I can ﬁnd it, and anything else creative for the little ones,” Johnson said. Plainte said the event began in 1999 as the brainchild

of the previous university president, C.D. Mote Jr. The event allows alumni of the university to see the changes on campus, as well as allowing students and faculty to showcase their work, Plainte said. “It’s also just a great day to open our doors and allow the community to see what we have to offer as a great research institution,” Plainte said. “There are tons of activities for all age ranges. It really does try to offer something for everyone.” janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

Baysox honors soldiers with trading cards Veterans to be featured in set

DEREK JOHNSON STAFF WRITER

This summer, children who attend a Bowie Baysox baseball game won’t be trading baseball cards for shortstops or pitchers. Instead they’ll get to trade cards for corporals, sergeants and lieutenants. The Bowie Baysox have announced they are seeking nominations for local veterans to feature in their special “Military Heroes” card set. Matt Wilson, communications manager for the Bowie Baysox, said the team’s desire to honor those who have

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Army Cpl. Francis McDonough of Bowie was featured in the Baysox Military Heroes special card set.

served their country and the team’s proximity to several military hubs like Joint Base

Andrews in Prince George’s County and the Naval Academy in Annapolis made the promotion a no-brainer. “It’s a promotion and event that I think our fans really enjoy,” Wilson said. “We were looking for something new, something different and the baseball card idea was something we’d seen a handful of other teams do.” The team will then randomly select 25-35 active or retired veterans from the nominations pool and create baseball trading cards. The cards will feature the selected veterans and will include their photograph on the front and biographical information complete with their service record on the back. The cards will be given to

the ﬁrst 1,000 fans over the age of 18 who attend the Baysox game on Military Heroes Appreciation Night on July 31. Each of the the veterans that are selected for the card set will receive box seats to the game and additionally will be honored in ceremonies at the stadium both before and during the contest. Nominations must be ﬁlled out by 5 p.m. May 14. Those interested in submitting a nomination can do so at www.baysox.com. “It really does mean a lot,” Wilson said. “Many of us have family and friends who served and this is an opportunity to recognize them.” dejohnson@gazette.net

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Upper Marlboro nonproﬁt brings peace of mind to man and horse alike BY

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A new program from Thoroughbred Placement Resources in Upper Marlboro seeks to provide veterans with a different type of stress reliever with the help of some four-legged friends. While those behind Hero Horses stress that they are not a licensed equine therapy outﬁt, the principle behind their work is designed to make both veterans and animals as well. “I’m not really a people person, but give me an animal and I’m in heaven,” said Mark Wolcott of Waldorf, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during the Vietnam War. Gaithersburg resident Alicia Watkins is a retired staff sergeant with the Air Force who also sits on the board of directors at Thoroughbred Placement Resources. Last August, Watkins met Kimberly Clark, founder and owner of Thoroughbred Placement Resources while filming a television segment with American horse trainer Monty Roberts. Watkins relayed how calming it was working with the animals, and the idea behind Hero Horses was born. “I had for a couple a of years wanted to do something with the public and horses. At ﬁrst I thought it was going to involve children, but [after meeting

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The Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce’s Sports, Hospitality and Entertainment (SHE) Committee is pleased to present an annual golf outing for the third consecutive year, building upon the success of last year’s event which was a virtual sell-out.

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Alicia] it was clear to me which direction to go,” Clark said. Watkins said she wanted the program to be a sanctuary for veterans that would be casual, non-invasive and shied away from the kind of “healing” rhetoric that can be perceived as a stigma among returning veterans. Bill Milligan with The American Legion Post 115 in Upper Marlboro applauded the program and its goals. “[Vets] do suffer and if they can relate to an animal that shows a little bit of love back to them, I think it’s worth a shot,” Milligan said. Wolcott said he dealt with anger and anxiety issues after leaving service, quick to get into a bar ﬁght or jump down somebody’s throat. Wolcott and others involved in the program insist that retired racehorses share a common bond with those who have seen combat. “These [horses] were trained for battle in a sense,” Wolcott said. “They were trained to run.” Watkins echoed those sentiments, saying retired racehorses in particular understand the pain and confusion that comes with being trained all their lives with for a singleminded purpose, only to be cast aside when they are no longer able to keep up with the physical or mental demands of the profession. “I can come here and the horses kind of know. There’s no having to explain myself to animals,” Watkins said.

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Bowie may not be brimming with big cats or exotic creatures, but the city could become a certified community wildlife habitat if homeowners make their backyards naturefriendly. Kristin Larson, Bowie’s sustainability planner, said that the city will offer a $20 reimbursement for all homeowners who certify their backyards as National Wildlife Federation wildlife habitats. To earn the certification, residents must provide food, water, cover, and places to raise young wildlife in their yards. Details can be found at http://www.nwf.org/certifiedwildlifehabitat. “There’s a lot of urban wildlife that exists. They’re losing their habitat,” Larson said. “We want to have these species. They depend on us, we depend on them.” Residents who achieve certification can send a copy of their receipt to Larson for a reimbursement. Receipts should be sent to 15901 Excalibur Road in Bowie or emailed to klarson@cityofbowie.org. kpetersen@gazette.net

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Angela S. Turner, 95, of Lanham reads a poem from her new book, “Poetic Creations,” on April 24 while Lucille Mercer, 89, listens. Turner said she has written 900 poems since 2011.

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Angela S. Turner wrote her first poem, “The Coming of Spring,” at 10 years old. But it would be more than 80 years before the Lanham resident could seriously devote time to poetry, and in the last four years alone, she’s penned 900 pieces. One hundred ﬁfty of those poems were recently published in the 95-year-old’s new book “Poetic Creations.” “I wanted to encourage other people to share them and spread the joy of the Lord,” Turner said. Turner, a retired government worker and Baptist minister, said she wrote poetry through her childhood and teenage years, but took a break while raising her children and traveling the world as a Christian evangelist. After moving to the Arbor Terrace Senior Living community in Lanham in 2008, Turner said she had “a

lot of time on her hands” and started to write poetry regularly in 2011. “I just hear a word or have a thought and as I think of it, I write just a bit of it and the rest comes to me,” Turner said. It can take anywhere from 15 minutes to several days for Turner to complete a poem, she said. Her poems are inspired by biblical stories, travel experiences and her family. “My Wheelchair and I,” a poem about Turner’s experience with mobility, is a favorite at the assisted living home. “When I hear her poems it’s fulﬁlling and satisfying, an expression that I appreciate,” said resident Curtis Reed. Twice a month, Turner reads her poems and ministers to a group of residents through song and prayer. Diane Bissell, engagement director at Arbor Terrace, said when she first met Turner in 2010 she was a “sweet little lady, just like everyone else.” “Now, she’s the star of this building,” Bissell said. “She’s energetic. She’s engaging. She’s just come to life in this building.”

Turner also writes personalized poems for friends and family. Her sister, Myrtle Penick-Johnson, of Los Angeles, said she and her son recently received laminated poems from Turner in the mail. “It was very true to life. It’s the way she sees us,” PenickJohnson said. “Poetic Creations” was published Feb. 24. Turner said the name of the book came to her while praying. “Most of [the poems] are about the Creator and I had to get Him in somewhere,” Turner said. Turner said this book will not be her last — she hopes to publish a book with poems about living at Arbor Terrace and its residents. She said she hopes her poetry will make a difference in the lives of readers and strengthen their faith. “If I could do it in a way that was pleasing to people and helps them, it’s pleasing to me,” Turner said. “Poetic Creations” can be purchased online at lulu.com. kpetersen@gazette.net

Prince George’s County is ditching Styrofoam clamshells, packing peanuts and other polystyrene products in the near future. By a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Prince George’s County Council passed County Bill 5-2015 banning food service businesses in the county from packaging food in expanded polystyrene, or Styrofoam, containers. Washington, D.C., and Montgomery County have already passed similar polystyrene bans, which are set to take effect next year. Sophia Riazi-Sekowski, 10, of Cheverly, was one of 14 people who spoke out in favor of the bill April 28. “This is not a food container, it is a costly, deadly, and dirty danger to our environment,” Sophia said, holding up a Styrofoam clamshell. “Both D.C. and Montgomery County have banned polystyrene foam. Why can’t we?” The bill prohibits restaurants, stores and other food service businesses from providing food in Styrofoam products, although it does not apply to items packaged outside the county nor to raw meat, ﬁsh or poultry intended to be consumed off-site. Additionally, the bill prohibits the sale of polystyrene loose fill, commonly referred to as packing peanuts, in the county. Legislation is set to go into effect July 1, 2016, with education and outreach to begin Jan. 1, 2016. The bill was revised following a Transportation, Health and the Environment Committee hearing April 2. Under the new version of the bill, the director of the Department of the Environment is allowed to waive the requirements for up to one year if a food service business can demonstrate it faces particular undue

“I thought it was the right thing to do.” Peter Grazzini, owner of special events rental company Perfect Settings hardship related to the ban. The revised version of the bill also sets fines at a warning for the first violation, $250 fine for second violation, and $1,000 for third and subsequent violations within a 12-month period. Melvin Thompson, senior vice president of the Columbiabased Restaurant Association of Maryland, said his organization had concerns with the original requirements of the bill, but withdrew its opposition. Kerry Watson Jr., a lobbyist for Mason, Mich.-based Dart Container Corp., was the sole opposition to the bill. Watson said the bill will not stop people from littering. “The only thing that will

change is that there will be more expensive litter in our streets and waterways, because it is a matter of changing behavior,” Watson said. Marian Dombrowski of Cheverly said that recyclable containers will degrade harmlessly in the environment, unlike polystyrene. “Almost any other material, paper, cardboard, the river actually decomposes fairly well, but until our rivers start ﬂowing with acetone, styrene is not going anywhere,” Dombrowski said. Peter Grazzini, owner of Landover-based special events rental company Perfect Settings, said he stopped using polystyrene ﬁve years ago. “I did this, because I thought it was the right thing to do,” Grazzini said. “It was very expensive at the time, but now things have changed, there’s a lot of demand for compostable, environmentally friendly products, and the price has dropped.” janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

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nities, according to the group’s website. Volunteers visited 30 sites in the watershed on foot and in canoes, gathering trash, including old tires, Styrofoam containers, bottles, and other items, said society spokesman Dan Smith. Smith said an estimate as to how much trash was collected was not yet available. “Part of this is to give people an opportunity to get to know

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ANNAPOLIS — The Maryland General Assembly session might have just concluded, but tough decisions still are on the agenda for Gov. Larry Hogan as he chooses which bills to sign, and whether he will spend hundreds of millions of dollars on education, state employee raises and Medicaid — monies set aside by the General Assembly that he must approve. The governor spoke to Capital News Service last week about his first legislative session, as a Republican governor elected in a majority blue state working with a Democratic legislature. Hogan ran on a campaign to clean up the state government, he said, by reducing spending and eliminating Maryland’s $700 million structural budget deficit. Hogan said he wanted to cut taxes and help charter schools. He wanted to do everything he said his predecessor, Democrat Martin O’Malley, could not, or would not, do to ensure a responsible fiscal future for the state. To do all this, he introduced 25 bills. Eight passed. Of those, two were budget-related, and two were changed so much that some Republicans predicted Hogan might veto them. Hogan’s bills allocating funding for charter schools and public financing for gubernatorial races were “amended up so badly” by the House and Senate that,

said Sen. Michael Hough (RCarroll, Frederick), he did not vote for them. “They chopped up the governor’s legislative proposals, which rolled in as Ferraris and rolled out on the floor after the Democrats were done with them as tricycles,” Hough said. Hogan, who is holding his first ever elective office, is undeterred. “We had a very light legislative agenda,” he said. “Our focus really wasn’t on legislation. Our focus was primarily on getting government spending under control and finding a better way to spend the taxpayers’ money in a more efficient and more cost-effective way, and that’s what we’re doing.” Hogan’s bills that did not get past the General Assembly included tax relief for small businesses, a repeal of the automatic gas tax increase and tax breaks for companies and individuals who donate to private schools, among others. His passed legislation included public election financing for gubernatorial campaigns, funding for charter schools and a retired-military tax break. The legislature also passed a bill that repeals the “rain tax,” but still requires counties to report annually how much money they set aside to help clean up urban runoff heading to the Chesapeake Bay. When Hogan was sworn in as Maryland’s 62nd governor on a snowy Jan. 21, the word of the day was “bipartisan.” Since then, Hogan has had a more contentious relationship with the Democratically controlled legislature. As his term began, Demo-

crats wondered whether Hogan would fund the red and purple lines, light rail projects for Baltimore and Prince George’s and Montgomery counties, respectively. Hogan seemed to indicate April 22 he would prefer to fund highways and other infrastructure over the two mass transit projects, but said he had made no ofﬁcial decision. “These are multibillion dollar transit projects at a time where we really have not done a very good job of maintaining, ﬁxing or building roads or bridges in the state,” Hogan told CNS. “Mass transit fits into our overall strategy, but you can’t take all the money from roads and put it into one transit project for one or two counties.” Democrats said during the legislative session they would consider the governor’s policy initiatives if he promised to fully fund a supplemental education budget for public schools, reinstate state employee raises that had been cut in Hogan’s initial budget proposal and return subsidies to physicians who accept Medicaid. In return, Hogan said he would look at these — if the legislature considered his bills. Alvin Thornton, a professor of political science at Howard University and the creator of the education funding formula the state uses to provide money to public schools, said Hogan was trapped in a nowin situation and was doing the best he could. “Honestly, the problem here is he was elected on a Republican agenda, a national agenda, which he has to give some degree of attention to,” Thornton said. “At the same time, he has to build a working relationship with a Democratic-controlled General Assembly — he has to walk that tightrope.” But if Hogan does not choose to release money set aside for supplemental education funding in the budget by the legislature, Thornton warned, the governor could have a tricky term. “With the expectations of the people of Maryland, I don’t think the governor would want to be on the opposite side of that consensus,” Thornton said. In a move to ensure Hogan would fund the supplemental education budget, on the last day of the session lawmakers passed a bill that would mandate the governor spend an additional $136 million annually starting next year. Hogan said April 22 he had not made a decision about the bill.

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Jocelyn Motley, 11, is pictured with her video camera outside her Laurel home on April 20. Motley earned an honorable mention from the White House Student Film Festival for her ﬁlm, “A Simple Act of Kindness.”

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For Jocelyn Motley, 11, of Laurel, a simple act of kindness — the gift of a camera from her uncle — sparked a passion for filmmaking that led to her receiving an honorable mention from the White House Student Film Festival. “He is the one that inspired me to do filming,” Jocelyn said. “Seeing my uncle use the equipment, it just looked really exciting.” Jocelyn’s film, titled “A Simple Act of Kindness,” is an anecdote about the importance of donating canned food. The film is one of 277 honorable mentions that explored the festival’s theme, the impact of giving back. Approximately 1,700 films were submitted, according to festival director Adam Garber. In “A Simple Act of Kindness,” Jocelyn plays the role of Camryn, a girl who does not see the value of donating food until she sees a can that she decorated with stickers in her

friend’s pantry. “I thought it was a circle to show the importance of giving back and how it will come back to you,” Jocelyn said. Jocelyn, who was the producer, script writer and director of the ﬁlm, conceived the idea on her own and executed it with help from family and friends. She also worked with television production teacher Tara Jones and student Jaya Paci of Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale, who loaned her equipment and allowed her to shoot at the school. “The second she told me about it, I was like, ‘Let’s do it,” because it was so great,” said Paci, 17, of Mitchellville. “It was so ambitious of her. At such a young age, I don’t think I was ever capable of having such a mindset.” Jocelyn, a fifth-grader at Bond Mill Elementary School in Laurel, submitted a ﬁlm to the festival in 2014, but did not receive recognition. Jones said she has seen Jocelyn’s storytelling improve “a great deal” since then. “I’m just impressed that she was able to come up with the concept and put the pieces together,” Jones said. “All we provided was the venue and

the equipment. The rest was all her.” After working on the film for three weeks, Jocelyn submitted it on her birthday, Feb. 3, and learned of the award on her father’s birthday, March 15. “Pretty much everybody was happy — my siblings, my aunt, my mom and dad. We were very happy about getting the honorable mention,” Jocelyn said. In an email to The Gazette, Garber wrote that the judges liked the message of the film as well as seeing Jocelyn’s family and friends play roles. “She showed that making a difference in your community can start with simple acts of kindness, and that the importance of giving back is something that parents should make a part of family discussion,” Garber wrote. Jocelyn said she already has a few other videos in the pipeline, including a commercial and a documentary of an upcoming trip to Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro. Her family also has been inspired to do more community service as a result of making the film, she said.

As of Tuesday afternoon, 10 officers, an armored Humvee and a prisoner transport vehicle from Laurel’s police department were deployed while 30 county police officers remained in Baltimore in a supportive role. Prince George’s County Councilman Obie Patterson (D-Dist. 8) of Fort Washington said while he thinks the relationship between residents and police officers in the county is good, there is room for improvement. “It can be good today and bad tomorrow,” Patterson said. “Right now I think we’re pretty much on the right track.” Patterson noted the county’s declining crime rate and praised the visibility of officers in the community, but said he would like to see recruitment efforts stepped up to attract more county residents to join the police force. “That’s not only the police department’s responsibility,” he said. “That falls on the county executive and council to find the appropriate funds to do it.” Bob Ross, the president of the Prince George’s branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said relationships between the citizens and Prince George’s County police are “pretty good” and he himself has met with officers to discuss ways to prevent incidents of police misconduct. “The police are here to serve the public and have a safe environment. They’re not here to terrorize the community,” Ross said. “In Baltimore the police terrorize the community, at least [Baltimore residents] felt that way, and they didn’t trust them.” Ross said it’s critical that police officers communicate clearly with residents and do not treat them like suspects right off the bat, especially during traffic stops. He added that community input has improved relations with public safety officials —

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POLICE BLOTTER This activity report is provided by the Prince George’s County Police Department as a public service to the community and is not a complete listing of all events and crime reported.

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A fire engine from the Kentland station in Hyattsville takes a position on the rear side of a building on Pratt Street in Baltimore early Tuesday morning. Eight engines, two ladder trucks and 55 firefighters were deployed to Baltimore following destructive protests Monday in Baltimore. for example, Prince George’s Sheriff’s deputies no longer wear military paraphernalia at the request of residents, Ross said. “That’s what happens when community and police come together,” Ross said. Jordan said initiatives like the county’s Community Oriented Policing Services are “extremely valuable” to the department and its relationships with residents. “That just gives the police department an opportunity and the time to be further engaged in the community during the day, evenings and weekend with community events,” Jordan said. “It’s just

a police officer’s face constantly in the community.” Brady agreed with Jordan, adding that the COPS program has been a major factor in improving community and police relations over the past 10 years. Audrey Barnes, Laurel spokeswoman, said there’s a “constant open dialogue” between police ofﬁcers and community members in Laurel and said the police department has worked to increase the diversity of its ofﬁcers. “That’s a big focus for us, trying to make sure our police department mirrors the community,” Barnes said. kpetersen@gazette.net

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Continued from Page A-1 two educators go on to become Maryland Teacher of the Year — William Thomas of Dr. Henry Wise Jr. High School in 2008 and Rosemarie McConnaughey of Columbia Park Elementary School in 1990. Roth said she’d started majoring in journalism at Mar-

quette University in Milwaukee but changed her major after her college roommate convinced her to take an education class. That led to a visit to a kindergarten class at a Catholic school in Milwaukee. Roth said the nun who taught the class inspired her. “She was really an incredible teacher. She was unbelievable, and I thought, ‘I wonder if I could do that?’” Roth recalled.

“So I changed my major.” Roth began her teaching career as a ﬁfth- and sixth-grade teacher at the former Berkshire Elementary School in Forestville in 1985. Tulip Grove fourth-grade teacher Caroletta Richardson said she has known Roth more than 28 years, since the two taught at Berkshire. “Renee is a wonderful teacher. She knows her facts,

she knows her curriculum, she gets to know her children,” Richardson said. “She really is a role model, and she knows her job well.” In 1998, Roth transferred to Tulip Grove in Bowie, where she currently teaches third grade. Nancy Watson, English for Speakers of Other Languages teacher at Tulip Grove, wrote the nomination for the award. “She’s always the ﬁrst one

Thursday, April 30, 2015 bo to get to school and the last to leave,” Watson said. “Being an ESOL teacher and having students in her class, I know they’re going to get great instruction, they’re going to get personalized instruction, [and] they’re going to be valued.” Tulip Grove Principal Jaime Whitfield-Coffen said Roth is very deserving of the honor. “From the very beginning, when we nominated her, I knew

she was going to win,” WhitﬁeldCoffen said. “Not only does she educate the children, she goes out in the community to make sure the children in her church are educated. She does a great job educating interns from Bowie State University, because she gives back to her profession. She is just an awesome, awesome teacher.”

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an approach to faith and revelation that is not too different from the crowdsourcing approach that Franklin-Vaughn has come to deﬁne many tech startups in the Internet age. While she says there are always times when it’s a preacher’s responsibility to clearly state “thus sayeth the Lord,” ultimate knowledge often is derived from a collective pooling of knowledge among dedicated and passionate individuals. “I truly believe that God is still speaking,” Franklin-Vaughn said. “No one person will get all the answers. The answers come when you’re willing to share what God gave you with the community.”

Continued from Page A-1 a good preacher, someone who could relate things that happen in our everyday lives to the sermons, as well as what’s going on in the world today,” Crudup said. A self-described introvert, Franklin-Vaughn admits that serving as a spiritual point of contact for so many people can sometimes leave her batteries drained at the end of the day. “God has a sense of humor and often calls introverts to ordain,” Franklin-Vaughn said. “You’re a public person and a private conﬁdant. As a result, your life is actually greater than you sometimes want it to be.” After starting work at St. Barnabas in January, FranklinVaughn was formally installed Sunday as St. Barnabas’ new permanent rector at a ceremony. Franklin-Vaughn espouses

Continued from Page A-1 wash her own clothes. With help from her wheelchair and walker, Gregory completed the 5K, all while her mother and more than six of her siblings cheered her on. “It made me shed tears. Last year at this time she was at the hospital,” said her mother, Catheryn E. Gregory, 82, of Silver

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Spring. “To see her doing this today, it’s a joy and I praise God for letting her do it.” Abigail Gregory said she hopes survivors and supporters see what can come from perseverance. “They can get the inspiration you can do whatever you want, even though you don’t have your limbs,” she said. kpetersen@gazette.net

cited as a major factor impacting the FY 2016 budget in a Jan. 20 budget presentation to the City Council, according to meeting minutes. However, city officials stressed that they see the decline as a positive and do not rely on the program to balance the books. “A speed camera program that is appropriately run should put itself out of business at some point,” Preston said. Finance director H. Byron Matthews said that the estimated $920,000 in expected revenue from the city’s speed camera program is too small to make a dent in the city’s $50.8 million General Fund budget. “The city doesn’t really budget in such a way that we need to concentrate on speed camera revenue,” Matthews said. Plans for a new $23.3 million indoor sports center — currently in the design phase and scheduled for construction in 2018 — have stalled as city officials have struggled to find a large enough piece of land for the 8.1-acre facility. The existing city-owned facilities that are large enough have “other complications associated with them that either add significant costs or place the structure too close to surrounding properties” according to proposed budget documents. Matthews said the city is continuing to investigate all options, including potentially dividing the facility into two different properties across two different buildings. Bowie resident Josh Zive works with the Bowie Hockey Club and said his group doesn’t have a position on the details of the facility, but their top priority is making sure that a working rink is in place along the timelines set. Zine said the equipment at the Bowie Ice Arena where the club currently plays requires significant maintenance and that if the new complex is delayed it could leave Bowie players without a rink in the future. “We think it’s very important that they make a decision and get moving, or else this project could get lost to inertia,” Zive said. dejohnson@gazette.net

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Drinking could turn prom pageantry into tragedy Prom time is upon us once again. For many American teenagers each spring, prom night is seen as a rite of passage from adolescence to adulthood. In coming weeks, teens across Prince George’s County will be picking out dresses and tuxedos and choosing whom they’ll ask to the big dance. And when prom season comes to a close, those same youngsters will slide right into graduation season and all of the revelry that accompanies that momentous occasion. Unfortunately, these nights of celebration also have marked the end of so many young dreams because of drinking and driving. Many adults know the kind of recklessness teenagers are prone to when they get together. When these gatherings include an element of ﬁnality like a prom or graduation, the danger quotient rises exponentially. Parents, members of the hospitality industry, limousine companies and licensed alcoholic beverage establishments should

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do all they can to help keep teens safe during the next several weeks. According to the Centers for Disease Control, alcohol is the most commonly used and abused drug among youth in the United States. The statistics surrounding that fact are more than a little troubling: • According to the CDC, alcohol is responsible for more than 4,300 annual deaths among underage youth. • Although drinking by people younger than 21 is illegal, those ages 12 to 20 drink 11 percent of all alcohol consumed in the U.S. • More than 90 percent of this alcohol is consumed in the form of binge drinking. • On average, underage drinkers consume more drinks per drinking occasion than adult drinkers. • In 2013, there were nearly 190,000 emergency room visits by people younger than 21 for injuries and other conditions linked to

alcohol. A recent Youth Risk Behavior survey reports that nearly 4 in 10 high school students drank alcohol in the last 30 days, and nearly 1 in 4 rode in a car driven by someone who had been drinking. Based on those statistics — and many others just like them — it’s safe to say teens are regularly drinking alcohol and driving under its influence, and prom night is no exception. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, alcohol-related car accidents involving teens rise sharply between April and June. Steps can be taken to reverse those numbers. For starters, do not allow young people to attend parties where alcohol is flowing. That includes hotels, licensed establishments or the back of a 12-seat limousine. Adults who provide alcohol or allow individuals under 21 to drink alcohol at a party in their home also should be reminded that they are subject to prosecution.

Most important, parents should have a conversation with their teenager about responsibility. It certainly would not hurt to discuss prom night plans. Find out what your teenager is going to be doing that night. Talk with them about the consequences of drinking: poor judgment, becoming more uninhibited, nausea, hangovers, irritability and sleep disturbances. Although it seems obvious, teens should be reminded to never get into a car with a driver who has been drinking, even if it is their boyfriend or best friend. Many parents should strike a deal with their teenagers that if asked, regardless of time or place, they will pick them up without question. If a family car is not available, consider sending a cab or agreeing on another mode of public transportation. No parent should have to endure the pain of a post-prom phone call from a police ofﬁcer or emergency room physician. Not when a word of warning might have made a difference.

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Enough delay, it’s time to deliver the Purple Line The fate of the Purple Line will be decided in the next few weeks. Gov. Hogan has tasked his new transportation secretary with reviewing the project for “practical design” to ensure it is based on needs and not wants. We get it. They are trying to find additional cost-savings. But after spending more than eight years working on this project in our communities, we are confident the Purple Line is already cost-effective. Our residents would have preferred an underground tunnel at MD 450 and MD 410, as was initially proposed. That proposal was scaled back because an analysis determined an at-grade crossing would work and would save money. Likewise, the idea to widen the road under the CSX tracks at Paint Branch Crossing was taken off the table because adjustments would maintain good travel times and cut costs. We minimized disruptions and land acquisitions for the small businesses on Kenilworth Avenue to save money, too. Numerous items have been studied, reviewed and studied again as this project has made its way through the intense evaluation process demanded by the New Starts program in order to receive federal dollars. Former Republican governor Ehrlich stalled this project for four years to “study” it. If not for his inaction, the Purple Line would have been built at 2006 prices and the state would be benefitting from its economic expansion today. If more is shaved off in the name of “practical design,” Gov. Hogan may deliver a Purple Line, but will

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James Dinegar, president of the Greater Washington Board of Trade, discusses the beneﬁts of the proposed Purple Line light rail system and the industries it would help connect during a Purple Line summit Feb. 4 in College Park. it function for the long-term while delivering quality, reliable service? The governor should not make the same mistake WMATA did by developing a system that locks-out expansion. We do not need a subpar light rail system. We believe, however, that this review is not just about “practical design.” It is about whether the new administration can come to terms with important facts: car ownership is declining, Beltway widening is not an option, and innovation and economic growth opportunities will ﬂourish through the interactions the Purple Line will facilitate. Prince George’s and Montgomery counties are poised to deliver great return on investment. In Prince George’s County, that growth will come only with the

significant infrastructure investment that the Purple Line represents. The Purple Line will address mobility and accessibility issues in the corridor between Bethesda in Montgomery County and New Carrollton in Prince George’s County. It will connect to MARC, Amtrak and local bus services, and provide connections to major activity centers — the University of Maryland and its research center, New Carrollton, Bethesda and Silver Spring, among others. This already cost-effective project will move more than 60,000 people per day. All 11 Purple Line stations located in our districts will serve communities in need of reinvestment. The Purple Line stations will set the stage for major redevelopment, increased revenue, and growth opportunities for small

businesses. This private-public partnership is the type of innovative, forward thinking Maryland needs to address infrastructure concerns, connect our knowledge centers and bring opportunity to the Free State. One month ago, a broad spectrum of entrepreneurs and CEOs met at the University of Maryland where they and county executives Leggett and Baker reiterated strong support for the Purple Line, making this explicit point: Businesses and jobs will not grow in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties without the Purple Line. Business leaders, students and community advocates again voiced their support for the Purple Line in March in Annapolis. And business leaders released new economic evidence that shows the economic beneﬁts to be even greater than initially understood. Enough delay. Enough study. The federal government has put $100 million on the table for the Purple Line — and only the Purple Line. Prince George’s and Montgomery counties are all in. The private partners are ready. The market is waiting for a decision. Gov. Hogan: Deliver the Purple Line and deliver economic growth for our state. That’s the practical decision.

Dannielle Glaros, Riverdale Park Deni Taveras, Adelphi Glaros and Taveras are Prince George’s County Council members, representing districts 3 and 2, respectively.

The ‘Biggest Winner’ — halfway home Last month, The Gazette opined on the launch of a novel faith-based cardiovascular risk reduction initiative coined the “Biggest Winner” [“United effort worth every pound,” March 5]. The program’s premise is based upon engagement of the health ministries of three county churches — First Baptist Church Highland Park in Landover, The Sanctuary at Kingdom Square in Capitol Heights and St. Paul Baptist Church in Capitol Heights — in a friendly 90-day weight loss competition, which has now reached the halfway point and is heading for the home stretch. The brainchild of the Prince George’s County Council in its Board of Health function, the pilot effort has generated a great deal of attention and enthusiasm from both within the participating congregations and across the region. In fact, since its launch the “Biggest Winner” has netted partnerships with the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, and health insurers Kai-

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ser Permanente and Cigna. The M-NCPPC partnership has been particularly fruitful with fitness classes and healthy cooking demos targeting, but not limited to, “Biggest Winner” participants being made available at the North Forestville Community Center, and there is even a “Biggest Winner” walk planned for later in the spring. The pivotal construct responsible for this great traction has been the synergy realized from the combination of public administration, public health and the faith community. It is a classic example of a whole that is greater than the sum of its individual parts. For example, as Board of Health, the County Council’s commitment to “health in all policies” is leveraging access to assets across the governmental and non-governmental landscape to support the initiative and push it forward. Second, the initiative’s focused attention on overweight and obesity aligns perfectly with the principal health promotion/ disease prevention strategy es-

poused by the health ofﬁcer and her team as they implement the County Health Improvement Plan. Finally, the essential ingredient at the nexus of these intersecting entities is the great breadth and depth of the faith community in Prince George’s. It certainly doesn’t hurt that with a growing number of religious institutions across the county (the latest count is more than 750), and the kind of leadership from the pulpit that Pastors Henry P. Davis, Anthony G. Maclin and Robert J. Williams Sr., respectively, are providing as this initiative’s inaugural disciples, the future is bright for the “Biggest Winner” model. The County Council is planning to announce the results of the “Biggest Winner” pilot competition and recognize the participating congregations during its Board of Health session on June 16. This session will acknowledge lessons learned and the incremental steps that were necessary to launch the initiative as we prepare to welcome the next cohort of competing churches.

However, more importantly, it will also represent a successful example of shared responsibility and how such synergistic collaboration can positively move the needle in tackling the daunting population health challenges that we face in the county, throughout the region and, indeed, across the country.

Joseph L. Wright, Upper Marlboro Wright is a professor of emergency medicine and health policy, and chairman of the department of pediatrics at the Howard University College of Medicine and a consultant to the Prince George’s County Board of Health.

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The Maryland State Education Association added the following language to its Resolutions in 2007: “MSEA believes all children possess a fundamental civil right to have access to a high-quality system of public education, grounded on the principles of adequacy and equity.” While our schools have improved dramatically in the last decade, this community still faces some critical decisions this budget year, and recognizing the importance of retaining effective educators needs to become a priority. What kind of teachers do we want to deliver instruction in our public schools? Do we prefer education journeymen, possessing marginal pedagogical preparation who see a couple years in the classroom as a stepping-stone to some COMMENTARY other line of work? Or, do we KENNETH HAINES want highly qualified professional educators committed to a career in the classroom? Since 2008, PGCPS has hired 7,100 teachers in a workforce of 9,600. Teachers depart for a host of reasons. Chief among those reasons: the inability of the employer to honor the terms of the contract. Lack of logistical supports for those new to the profession and an excessive workload that intrudes upon every waking hour, follow closely behind. Far too many teachers are so soured by the experience here that they abandon their teaching license and/ or the profession entirely. It takes time and persistence to become an effective teacher. The learning curve is long, and most educators really hit their stride somewhere between their sixth and 10th year. Ironically, less than half of our new hires will arrive at a sixth year in the classroom. It is the children of Prince George’s who suffer the consequences when the next new hire begins the process of acquiring an instructional repertoire. Someone tweeted this week that MSDE figures indicate only two percent of our teachers are picked up by Montgomery County. Lured away by significant increases in compensation and a lower caseload, is there any doubt in your mind that those 180 teachers were among our most highly effective educators? Another half-dozen neighboring jurisdictions are quite content to improve their teaching force by enticing teachers away from a school system that invests so heavily in their training and formation. To achieve the vision of the Thornton Commission and the Bridge to Excellence Act, Prince Georgians need to shift that paradigm and fund the schools so that all children will consistently have access to highly effective, experienced educators.

Kenneth B. Haines, Beltsville Haines is the president of the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association.

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County got realignment right

Change, especially something major, usually comes with controversy. Some people prefer the status quo and fear the unknown. We’re nearing the end of the second season of a major change Prince George’s County Public Schools made before last season: the realignment of conferences. Now there’s a subKEN SAIN ject with some controSPORTS EDITOR versy for my column! I’ll talk to all the coaches who miss the old system, and point out all the ﬂaws of the new. Baseball reporter Prince J. Grimes, name the coaches who miss the old conferences, which were aligned with all 12 Class 4A schools in one conference and the 10 schools from 3A, 2A and 1A in the other? Um, none of them. They all love it, Prince tells me. Softball reporter Jennifer Beekman, certainly there have been some problems, some issues that are worth a column? Nope, everyone seems to like it a lot, Jen says of the new alignment, which places all the traditionally strong teams in one conference to face each other while putting all the longtime-struggling schools in the other conference. There are fewer mercy rule games and more competition. What about Gwynn Park softball? The Yellow Jackets owned the old County 3A/2A/1A League, winning it 27 out of the past 28 years before the county moved them into the same conference with 4A powerhouses Eleanor Roosevelt and Bowie. “I was the one who asked for it, but I asked 20 years ago,” said Gwynn Park coach Wes Courtney. “I enjoy playing Flowers, Roosevelt and Bowie. I want to be in this division, because I want to get these girls ready for the playoffs.” Gwynn Park went 12-6 last year in the tougher league. The Yellow Jackets are 5-5 entering this week’s games. Well, if the Gwynn Park softball coach isn’t upset, certainly Fairmont Heights baseball fans have to be. The Class 1A Hornets are competing with two Class 4A schools for the South Conference lead. Fairmont, Oxon Hill and Northwestern all entered Friday’s games with only one conference loss. Fairmont Heights has an enrollment of 614, according to the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association. Oxon Hill (1,304) and Northwestern (1,684) are more than twice its size. “I think it was a good idea,” said former Fairmont coach Cornell Simms, who left this season after accepting a job at Oxon Hill. Simms still attends many of the Hornets’ games. “The reason I say that is because when you go to states, none of our teams were competing because they weren’t getting the competition.” As an example Simms pointed to Friday’s game vs. Northwestern. The Hornets out-hit the Wildcats 8-3, but Northwestern won 12-3 because of walks, passed balls, errors and some bad judgments. “They should have won,” Simms said. “It will help them get ready for the tournament.” Northwestern coach Chris Burrows agreed. “[Fairmont Heights is] a competitive team, they played us hard today,” Burrows said. “The score didn’t show what really happened.” All the coaches I talked to said the players like the new system as well. “They just want to play baseball,” Burrows said. Simms said the county plans to reevaluate the alignment every few years, moving teams up or down depending on how they perform, similar to a European soccer team. Wait, I got it, there is one negative to the new alignment. Before 2014, the 4A League champion and 3A/2A/1A League champ would meet in the county championship game. You never knew who would win that game. Now, it’s North vs. South champions that meet. Can the winner of the conference of struggling schools defeat the winner of the conference of powerhouse teams for the county title? “That’s not going to happen,” Simms said. “It’s not going to happen, I can tell you that now. That’s the negative.” Still, Simms and other coaches all agree, it’s a negative worth living with because of all the other beneﬁts the realignment brought. The county got this change right. ksain@gazette.net

Bowie best of the large schools DeMatha places sixth in the Championship of America race

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PHILADELPHIA — Antonio Coleman’s head was down as he caught his breath and reflected on what could’ve been. The Bowie High School senior had just gone neck and neck with St. Jago in the final leg of the 1,600-meter relay, crossing the finish line with a time of 3 minutes and 17.65 seconds, .23 seconds behind the Jamaican runner. That was good enough for a 10th-place finish among the 552 relay teams competing in the Penn Relays, though not good enough to get Bowie one of the eight spots in the Championship of America.

“It was bad,” Coleman said. “I should’ve run past him. I should’ve. It was too close.” But Coleman and his three Bowie teammates — Tajh Gilchrist, Maxwell Willis, Jonathan George — would get their chance at redemption, returning to the track at the historic Franklin Field less than three hours later for the large schools 400 relay. As the crowd roared, Willis handed the baton to the anchor, George, who crossed the finish line in 41.26 seconds. That didn’t just a break a school record; it gave Bowie a first-place finish Saturday in Philadelphia. “My coaches and teammates told me before we started the race that they would have me in first place, and all I had to do was hold it,” George said. “They did their job, so I just thought I should do my job.”

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Bowie High School’s Jonathan George runs the second leg of the boys high school 1,600 relay at Saturday’s Penn Relays in Philadelphia.

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DeMatha Catholic High School center fielder Andrew Keith watched from the dugout on Monday, as his team dug a 9-0 hole through 3 ½ innings against St. John’s. Relegated to the bench with tendonitis in his right throwing shoulder, the team’s captain was helpless and forced to view his eighth missed game with an optimistic perspective. “I’m on track to be back hopefully Thursday,” Keith said. “Mainly what it is is they just don’t want to rush me in before playoffs. They want to make sure I’m good for that because that’s my goal — to win the championship.” DeMatha lost the game 12-7, snapping a fivegame win streak, but Keith’s presence in that game would pale in comparison to having him for a postseason run. Keith knows what it’s like to win a championship. In 2013, he was a part of the team that brought the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title back to DeMatha for the first time since 2008.

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Suitland High School’s Yasmin Eubanks plays against High Point’s Sumintra Sinanan on Tuesday.

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Finding balance Rams junior excels on both tennis court, gymnastics mat

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A typical day for Yasmin Eubanks: Attend Suitland High School in the morning, then tennis practice in the afternoon — on Tuesday, that meant a quick match at High Point — and then at night, a three-hour gymnastics practice at the Fairland Aquatic Center in Laurel. By the time that’s ﬁnished and she has returned to her Mitchellville home, she’ll have just enough time for a 9:30 p.m. dinner and doing her homework before sleeping. Eubanks, a junior at Suitland, stays busy with her two passions. But such is the life of a multisport star. “It’s like I have to balance the two,” Eubanks said. “It’s difﬁcult but I would not have it any other way because I love both the sports.” Eubanks comes from a family of tennis players. Damani Eubanks (Flowers, Class of 2014), one of her three siblings, plays for the University of Rochester while her parents — Shyrelle Eu-

banks and Segun Eubanks — play recreationally. Eubanks picked up the sport at an early age and has since developed into one of the top tennis players in Prince George’s County. At Suitland in District Heights, she’ll act as a second coach by instructing her less experienced teammates at practices, coach Keith White said. But it’s in matches where she stands out. Last season, she lost only one match and she is 8-0 so far this spring. She’s been dominating opponents; sometimes the ambidextrous lefty will even win points using her right hand. “Her willingness to want to win is kind of scary,” White said. “... She’s almost like an autocorrect. She corrects her own mistakes. It’s neat to watch.” On the mats she has that same attitude. That’s helped her win a level 9 USAG Maryland state championship and become one of the region’s best gymnasts. Gymnastics takes priority for Eubanks, who trains about 20 hours per week and competes in events across the east coast. But the skills she has developed as a gymnast have helped her on the tennis court. That goes for the physical aspects — the endurance and ﬂexibility

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Suitland High School catcher Caleb Andrews falls as he gets under a pop ﬂy at Oxon Hill on Wednesday.

Oxon Hill falls to Suitland Rams come up with late hits to pull away from Clippers in baseball game

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For six innings, the Suitland High School baseball team engaged in a pitching dual at Oxon Hill on Wednesday, and with the game tied 2-2 in the seventh, the Rams offense scored six runs to seal an 8-2 win over the Clippers. Oxon Hill (6-1) entered the game as the only unbeaten team remaining in Prince George’s County, and being able to hit and produce runs was a big reason why. On Wednesday, however, the Clippers ran into catcher-turned-pitcher Caleb Peterson, who pitched a four-hit, nine strikeout complete game, allowing just one earned run to improve his record to 2-0 in two starts this spring. “I feel like I owe this win to, not only just God

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There was a moment in the second round of the 132-pound Golden Gloves open division regional title bout on Saturday, when Capitol Heights boxer Keeshawn Williams nearly hit the canvas, but it wasn’t because of a punch. Williams landed consecutive hits forcing his opponent, Roger Belch, to push Williams away in order to gather himself. After a ﬁrst round that could’ve been judged either way, Williams took control midway through the second round by showing patience that was missing in the ﬁrst round.

Instead of engaging in a slugfest with Belch, Williams reserved his energy for more calculated shots, moving out of the way of counter punches each time. Things evened out a little more in the final round, but once the fight was over, there was little doubt as to who won. “I knew I won the fight,” said Williams who was named the Most Outstanding Boxer of Saturday’s card. “I had confidence in myself going into the fight that I was going to win.” Williams was one of the 10 Washington Golden Gloves open division regional champions crowned, all advancing to the National Tournament of Champions scheduled for May 10-17 in Las Vegas, Nevada. “It feels good. Finally, all the hard work paid off,” said Williams, who trains at The Answer gym in Capitol Heights.

“Just keep working hard in the gym. Get back in there on Monday. When I get [to Las Vegas], put in work. I treat it no different than what I just did here.” Six boxers from the Washington D.C. and Maryland region won titles on Saturday against competition from Virginia and North Carolina. Only one of the boxers from outside the D.C./ Maryland region won by fighting, the other three advanced by walkover (the opponent doesn’t answer the bell). The other Prince George’s boxer to advance was Justin Bell of District Heights who walked over in the 178-pound bout. At 108, Bowie’s Demetrius Young lost to Jonathan Howard III of Wilmington N.C. Marcus Wright of Temple Hills was unable to fight due to a medical disqualification, giving the 123 title to Dewayne Beamon of Goldsboro, NC. Last year’s national champion, Gary

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cited about that alone,” said Jaela Gay, ran alongside Ayanna Johnson, D’nia Freeman and Taylor Woods. The Upper Marlboro school ran a 47.85 on Thursday to qualify for the championship, but the exchanges were “a little rough” and took too long, Gay said. So the relay team spent the past day working on that. When they returned to the track, all of those problems disappeared, Gay said. Johnson ﬂew out of the starting block and the baton went from Freeman, then to Woods, and then to the anchor, Gay. The handoffs were smooth and the timing was perfect. After completing the race, the girls reconvened outside the track, hugging each other in celebration of their personal record. “To come out here and get top-6, we’re more than happy,” Gay said.

Continued from Page B-1 The first-place finish didn’t quite make up for the 1,600, Coleman said, but it was a stunning accomplishment for a relay team that hadn’t run together prior to Friday’s qualifier (42.82). “It is crazy that we got 41-low,” Coleman said. “We wanted to make a statement,” coach Rich Andrulonis said. “I’m so proud of these guys.”

DeMatha relay takes sixth in 400 championship Anthony McFarland Jr. was an alternate in last year’s Penn Relays, making the trip to Philadelphia only because an injury left the DeMatha Catholic High School 400-meter relay team without its anchor. He filled in admirably then, helping the Stags win the 2014 large schools championship. The four-star football recruit has since carved out a more permanent role with the Hyattsville school’s track and ﬁeld team, and on Saturday, the Stags turned to him once again. The stakes were higher this time around — DeMatha was competing in the 400 Championship of America — but the speedy sophomore was up to the challenge, helping the team (Brenton Nelson, Darryl Haraway, Darryl Turner, McFarland) place sixth in the championship (41.17 seconds) and second — behind T.C. Williams (Alexandria) — among the American schools. “We didn’t really have a plan of

what we were going to do. We just had [to run hard],” McFarland said. “… Them Jamaicans are fast. They’re fast. But other than that, I think we did a good job as well.”

Riverdale relay takes sixth As the four Riverdale High School runners made their way to the track, they were greeted by the booming voice of a Penn Relays ofﬁcial. The girls were late to the 400-meter Championship of America, and in a meet featuring hundreds of events and thousands of athletes, such an

offense could throw off the timing of everything. And so, the official made his displeasure known, screaming at them through his microphone and making sure they got moving. The Crusaders had been making some last-minute adjustments at the warmup area outside of Franklin Field — that’s why they were a few seconds behind. But when the starter’s pistol fired, they made sure they got to finish line on time, finishing in 47.19 seconds and placing sixth on Friday in Philadelphia. “We were happy to make Championships of America. We were ex-

Continued from Page B-1 Keith was just a sophomore at the time so he wasn’t more than a defensive substitution and pinch runner, but the moment was special because it was the only high school season he played with his brother, Bradley Keith, he said. In fact, having an opportunity to play with Bradley was the reason the Millersville native decided to transfer from Severna Park to DeMatha. “I will never forget it,” Andrew said. “It was at University of Maryland, the final out. Brad, he’s in right field. I’m in left field, and we get that final out. And then running in, dog-piling with him, giving him a hug after. It’s an experience I’ll never forget.” Bradley graduated that season and went on to play at University of Maryland. He currently plays at Salisbury. Andrew said the two of them are competitive in trying to prove who’s better. Last season, Andrew made a case for himself becoming a full-time starter in center field. He impressed as a multi-tool player with the ability to hit, steal bases and play the field better than anyone else in the WCAC, according to coach Sean O’Connor. “Big time player,” O’Connor said. “To me, he’s got one of the best arms. He’s fast, he can hit. I think he’s the best center fielder in our league. There might be guys who have better tools, but I think what Andrew can do on the

Continued from Page B-1 — as well as the psychological. “Being able to think about what you’re doing next and wor-

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Continued from Page B-1 for giving me the opportunity and keeping my mind right, but my teammates,” Peterson said. “They really kept me up on the mound. There was times when I wasn’t sure how we were going to get out the inning, but they kept me up and they had my back.” Utility hitter DeMarquis Barnes came up with the big hit for Suitland, driving in Aaron Gatson and Tazlim Zinnermon on a double in the seventh inning to give Suitland its ﬁrst lead of

Quick starts

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Oxon Hill High School’s Ike Olumese competes in the boys high school 1,600 relay at Saturday’s Penn Relays in Philadelphia.

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Antaunne Russell, chose not to fight he said because of a possible scheduling conflict with this year’s national tournament, allowing Diego Abregu of Leesburg, Va. to walkover as the 141 champion. The other 2015 regional champions include Jordan White of Waldorf at 114, Shynggyskhan Tazhibay of Rockville at 152, Tavon Body of Burtonsville at 165, Milik Titus of Baltimore at 201, and Christopher Laws of Hampton, Va. at 201-plus. Tazhibay moved around the ring well in his bout against Matthew Abregu, throwing big power punches and getting out the way of return shots. He expended so much energy, however, that he was clearly gassed by the final round. Tazhibay did enough to win, but was wary of the fact that he left the fight up to the judges at the end rather than finishing with the same in-

field, I think it’s pretty impressive.” “Even before I was at DeMatha, I’ve always been an outfielder,” said Keith, who has played baseball since he was 5. “When people would take batting practice, everyone would go to shortstop right? Well, I would go to the outfield and just shag balls all day, because people hit pop flies. I love it honestly. It’s nothing like running down that ball and catching it in the gap.” At the top of the lineup, his batting average was .400, but he flew under the radar with other

rying about the last thing that happened, that applies to both tennis and gymnastics,” Eubanks said. Eubanks will continue to stay busy with her two sports this spring, and so will her parents. “There certainly is always a lot

good hitters behind him. Wesleyan University saw video of Keith and by the end of last season offered him an opportunity to play college baseball. He committed to the Connecticut school last fall. “When I went up there on my visit, I fell in love with the place,” Keith said. “Great academic school and baseball is up and coming.” This season Keith picked up where he left off, hitting .400, stealing bases and giving his teammates opportunities to drive him in. Lingering shoulder pains since the offseason still bother him. The team’s record was below .500, and it appeared to be gaining momentum following a huge win over top-ranked team Riverdale Baptist on April 13. That was the last time Keith played. The team didn’t falter however, winning seven of the next nine games without him. Keith said all they needed was shift in attitude. And now that the team is peaking, his expected addition Thursday against Bishop O’Connell will only make the Stags more formidable as the WCAC playoffs approach on Saturday. “We’re confident now. We realize now, playing everyone once, that we by far have the best talent in the WCAC. All we have to do is play well and play together and we’re going to win all these games,” Keith said. pgrimes@gazette.net

of driving,” said Shyrelle Eubanks, whose 7-year-old car has 218,000 miles. With the tennis team, she’s hoping to go a step further than last year, when she lost to Fairmont Heights’ Eden Gregory in the

the game. Barnes’ hit was the third of four in the final inning off of Oxon Hill’s starting pitcher Travon White, who appeared to fatigue after allowing just two hits, zero earned runs and striking out eight through the first six innings. Oxon Hill’s defense also faltered late, as just two of the final six runs were earned. “It was kind of intense standing up there at the plate,” Barnes said of his late game heroics. “I just thought about my team. That’s what I felt like I did it for, my team. “This was the best game. This was the game where we were intense the whole game. We pulled all the way

The 400 hurdles championship featured three local athletes in Edward Anderson (Flowers), David Thompson (DeMatha) and Shyheim Wright (Northwest). Anderson (55.27) took 10th overall and second in his section while Thompson (56.03) took 13th and Wright (56.05) took 14th. DeMatha Catholic’s Brenton Nelson placed 17th in the long jump with a distance of 20 feet and 9.75 inches. The Flowers boys 1,600 relay team (Edward Anderson, Cameron Burgess, Kris Hinton, Donnell Holloway) ran a 3:20.70 to place 20th in the event. Others competing were Wise (3:22.69, 38th), McNamara (3:22.93, 41st), Largo (3:23.45, 49th).

region ﬁnals. “My goal this season is to win the county tournament and the district tournament, and to make it to states,” she said. egoldwein@gazette.net

through. We played seven innings of baseball.” Oxon Hill’s top relief pitcher, Latrel Brame, injured his leg in the second inning running down a ball in left ﬁeld. He missed the remainder of the game, leaving the Oxon Hill coaching staff no choice but to leave White in. The absence of catcher Quincy McBeth, who has led the team in batting average for the past two seasons, also left Oxon Hill shorthanded, offensively and defensively. “I got three games left this week, and I’m down to two pitchers,” Oxon Hill assistant coach Sean Moss said. “As a coach, I had to ride him out longer

tensity he started with. “I feel very excited,” Tazhibay said. “I was worried about the decision because, honestly, I tired in the last minutes of the third round. I was worried somebody would give the victory to him, but when they raised my hand up — I’m going to Vegas.” In the novice division, D.C. and Maryland won eight of the nine regional titles including wins by Kevin Penergrass of Suitland at 114 by walkover, Donnell Poe of Fort Washington at 132, and Jonathen Surratt of Fort Washington at 201. Other novice champions include Jacob Garcia of Sterling, Va. at 123, Dante Cox of Severn at 141, Sipprino Zelldon of Silver Spring at 152, Aaron Anderson of Baltimore at 165, Darryl Lane of D.C. at 178 and Timothy Crawford of D.C. at 201-plus. pgrimes@gazette.net

SportsBriefs Forestville hires football coach

Forestville Military Academy has hired one of its own, Maurice Thornton, to take over its football program. Thornton played running back for Forestville from 1999 through 2002 and served as an assistant coach under former coach Charles Harley the past eight seasons. Thornton takes over for the man who he said helped prepare him for this position. “I’m just fortunate and happy to have this opportunity to be a head coach and live out one of my career goals,” Thornton said. “I told coach Harley that I wanted to make a career out of it and that one day I wanted to be a head coach. And that’s why I appreciate that man so much, because he put me in every position necessary to see what I would have to do as a head coach.” Thornton was ofﬁcially hired Friday. He had been serving as the interim head coach since Harley stepped down for a position at Bethesda-private school Landon in December. During Thornton’s ﬁrst two seasons as a player at Forestville, Harley was his position coach. Forestville went 14-0 and won a state championship in 1999, Thornton’s freshman year. Thornton played two more seasons with Harley as a head coach before graduating and playing football at Norfolk State University. After graduating from Norfolk, Thornton returned to coach at Forestville as an assistant in 2006. Thornton inherits a team with many of its key players returning including the majority of its offensive linemen. A tradition of winning has been established at the school but Thornton said he wants to combine that with higher academic accomplishments, something he and Harley have discussed in the past. It was also one of his selling points during the interviewing process. “I believe coach Harley set a very high standard in terms of how to operate and look at things from more of a family aspect,” Thornton said. “We talked about looking at different ways to increase the academic expectations from our young men. “I do want to win, because I’m competitive and I’m a winner. So I do want to win, but the biggest thing for me is to make sure that these young men have all the tools that they need to be successful.”

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

U.S. All-Stars prevail in Capital Classic Despite a valiant fourth-quarter charge, the Capital All-Stars fell short in Friday’s 42nd annual Capital Classic at Catholic University, dropping a tight contest to the U.S. All-Stars, 105-102. All-Gazette Player of the Year, Largo High SChool forward Abdulai Bundu, had 21 points and eight rebounds in the loss. North Carolina recruit Luke Maye — 15 points, 12 rebounds — was named the most valuable player of the game.

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

Riverdale Baptist junior commits to Penn State Riverdale Baptist High School’s Zechariah McPhearson has committed to Penn State University to play college football. McPhearson, a junior, is a defensive back and returner at the Upper Marlboro school. He announced his decision on Twitter on April 18.

— ERIC GOLDWEIN

College Park teen reaches career-high tennis ranking College Park tennis player Frances Tiafoe, who announced his decision to turn professional earlier this month, reached a career-high ATP World Tour ranking of No. 381 when the new list was released Monday. The 17-year-old has jumped 435 spots from his position at No. 816 at the beginning of April. The new ranking comes on the heels of Tiafoe’s run to the semiﬁnals of last week’s Savannah Challenger, his ﬁrst at an ATP Challenger Tour $50,000 event.

than I would normally have. “We were putting the bat on the ball a lot up until we went through this little rain spell here. Today, we didn’t necessarily do that.” Oxon Hill jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the ﬁrst inning when Jeremy Fields scored on a Suitland error. Peterson tied the game for Suitland in the top of the fifth with a single, driving in Stephon Foster. Oxon Hill responded in the bottom of the frame on a RBI double by Tyler Glantz, who replaced Brame in left ﬁeld. At that point, Oxon Hill appeared to have all the momentum, but a sixth-inning error allowed

— JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Suitland to tie the game before pulling away in the seventh. The Rams improve to 7-3, winning their ﬁfth game out of their last six. “This is our ﬁrst 4A win amongst all the other 4A teams [in the division],” Suitland coach Michael Burroughs said. “We’ve beaten the teams that I feel like we should be working hard against and building too. And the teams that I feel like are sort of our equal, we just haven’t come together. And this kind of galvanized all that today, the hard work we put in.” pgrimes@gazette.net

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What it means

TO BE HUMAN

Play written by UMD professor sheds light on both sides of the struggle n

BY JOE

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“Naked and tortured in a frigid bath, Alonza Ostermann fights for her life and family.” This is the first sentence of Jennifer Barclay’s website synopsis of her 2005 play “The Human Condition.” It describes one of the brutal methods of torture that East German Stasi officers used in efforts to weed out class defectors before the fall of the Berlin Wall. The drama, written by Barclay, centers in on East Berlin before and after the wall was torn down. It premieres in The Clarice’s Kogod Theatre on Saturday. “What the title refers to is that I’m mostly interested in looking at what are our capacities for good and for evil,” Barclay said. “Is there a line that is crossed where something should not be forgiven? What’s our capacity for survival?” That first sentence refers to how Alonza — a fictional character — is tortured in 1972 after she is discovered trying to scale the Berlin Wall to get to her newborn son on the other side. The officer in charge of punishing her, the character Dietrich Richter, finds himself deeply troubled by Alonza’s persistence, but he follows through on his orders to destroy her family. He sentences her husband to 10 years in solitary confinement and informs the two that their son has died in West Berlin. Jump ahead 18 years, and

The Berlin Wall

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the wall has been leveled. The Stasi dissolves along with the country, and Dietrich finds himself out of a job. To maintain some anonymity and limit the number of secrets revealed, he volunteers at a newly opened library where civilians can read their Stasi ﬁles. Looking to piece together her past, Alonza visits this library and comes face-to-face with Dietrich again without recognizing him. He, however, because his conscience has been plagued all these years

by her will to find her son, remembers her. The play then explores the dynamic between the two, “caught in a struggle to reconcile the horrors of their past with their hopes for the future,” according to the synopsis. Despite his coldness, Barclay explained that Dietrich is far from a one-note character. She said she’s not interested in black-and-white boxes labeled, for instance, “good” or “evil.” “I’d much rather bring up a conversation where we all have to start questioning ourselves and truly ask ourselves what we would do if we were in that circumstance,” Barclay said. “[This story is] something that is still present in the German consciousness, that coming to terms with this past that is very specific and extreme.” Though this production of the “The Human Capacity” will be its first, it’s not a new play. Barclay wrote it roughly 10 years ago while living in Chicago and transitioning from an

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Jenn Robinson as Dora and James McDaniel as Dunlap star in Prince George’s Little Theatre’s production of “Suite Surrender.”

Avoiding the false starts Director sees putting show together like coaching football team n

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Directing a play can be like coaching a football team. A director, like a coach, is in charge of a group of colorful personalities and has to mold them into a cohesive unit before showtime. John Degnan, the director of Prince George’s Little Theatre’s upcoming production of Michael McKeever’s “Suite Surrender,” takes that concept one step further. “There’s a lot of moving around on stage,” he said. “As I say in the director’s notes, as I block this thing, it almost looks like an NFL playbook. There’s so much activity and music on a single page.” Drawing up a game plan for “Suite Surrender” must have been like trying to read a hall of fame defense. Everyone’s always moving, and it is De-

n Tickets: $20, $15 seniors/under 18, $13 for groups of 10 and up n More Information: pglt.org; 301-937-7458

gnan’s job to know exactly where they need to be and when. “I would draw the set on each page, and I would mark out the motions,” he said. “It’s standard farce-type material with a lot of motion. It was fun putting it together.” Degnan is not the kind of coach who has any interest in conventional strategies. His game plan

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IN THE ARTS For a free listing, please submit complete information to wfranklin@gazette.net at least 10 days in advance of desired publication date. High-resolution color images (500KB minimum) in jpg format should be submitted when available. THEATER & STAGE Bowie Community Theatre, “Whose Wives Are They Anyway?” July 17 through Aug. 2, call for prices, times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, 301-805-0219, bctheatre.com. The Clarice, UMD Wind Ensemble: Bernstein and Copland, May 1; UMD Gamelan Saraswati, May 1; UMD Japanese Koto Ensemble, May 2; “The Human Capacity,” May 2; Gamer Symphony Orchestra Spring Concert, May 2; “The Human Capacity,” (two shows) May 3; “The President’s Own” U.S. Marine Band, May 3; UMD Symphony Orchestra & Maryland Opera Studio, May 3; Outdoor Big Band Finale, May 6; “The Human Capacity,” May 6; The Weekday Players: Original Works Project 2015, May 6; University of Maryland, College Park, theclarice.umd.edu. Hard Bargain Players, “Down the Road,” June 12-June 27, Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, 240-766-8830, hbplayers.org. Harmony Hall Regional Center, The Fabulous Chinese Acrobats, May 6; 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-203-6070, arts.pgparks.com. Greenbelt Arts Center, The Homespun Ceilidh Band, May 1; “A Raisin in the Sun,” May 15 through June 6; call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, greenbeltartscenter.org. Joe’s Movement Emporium, Pillow Talk, May 2; Home Decor Party, May 9; “BOXES the Play,” May 15; Design Your Distress, May 16; 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819, joesmovement.org. Laurel Mill Playhouse, “Little Shop of Horrors,” through May 17, call for ticket prices, times; Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, laurelmillplayhouse.org. Montpelier Arts Center, Albert Castiglia, May 1; Ewan Dobson, May 2; Pen & Pose: A Workshop in Yoga and Writing, May 9; 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301-377-7800, arts.pgparks.com. NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), Barney & Bea Recreation Center, 10000 Good Luck Road, Bowie. For ticket sales and additional information, call 240-475-8800 or visit madtheater.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. Publick Playhouse, Our Earth, What a Gas!, May 6; Maestro Khan and Sistah Mafalda & The Kuumba Performers, May 9; 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301-277-1710, arts.pgparks.com. 2nd Star Productions, “Kiss Me, Kate,” May 29 through June 27; Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, call for prices, times, 410-7575700, 301-832-4819, 2ndstarproductions.com. Tantallon Community Players, “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” May 22 through

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DANCING Ballroom dance and lesson, with instructor Dave Malek at 7 p.m. every Thursday. A beginner’s lesson precedes the dance, which starts at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. The dance is located at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 6111 Columbian Way, Bowie. For more information, email dave@dancin-dave.com or call 410-370-8438.

OUTDOORS Dinosaur Park, Dinosaur Park programs, noon to 4 p.m. first and third Saturdays, join paleontologists and volunteers in interpreting fossil deposits, 13200 block Mid-Atlantic Blvd., Laurel, 301-627-7755. Mount Rainier Nature Center, Toddler Time: hands-on treasures, crafts, stories and soft play, 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, age 5 and younger free, 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier, 301-927-2163. Prince George’s Audubon Society, Bird Walks, 7:30 a.m. 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.

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actor to a playwright. She spent a period of several years traveling and researching for it. She visited Berlin a number of times. When the play was completed, the Chicago theater community embraced it, Barclay said. It found itself in the hands of actors for readings and workshops. It became a gateway for her as a writer, garnering several awards and residencies that propelled her career.

In the 10 years since, Barclay has established herself as a dynamic playwright. Including “The Human Capacity,” she’s written 10 full-length plays and a handful of screenplays and smaller scripts. In 2013, she became a tenure-track professor in theatre and playwriting at the University of Maryland. Putting on a production of “The Human Capacity,” has until now taken a backseat to productions of her other plays, but Barclay said she’s excited to give it its ﬁrst run. “It’s very fun to loop back around and have the premiere production of it here at my artistic home,” she said.

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Paul Berry as Pippet, left, Alex Hyder as Francis, center, and James McDaniel as Dunlap star in “Suite Surrender.” Degnan had never worked with his two leading ladies before, but he said Pam Northrup (Claudia) and Karen Kellner (Athena) both did a “great job” with their performances. He had similarly high praise for James McDaniel, who plays Bernard Dunlap, the hotel’s general manager. “James is also really good,” Degnan said. “We’ve worked together a lot. It’s a very demanding role, he’s on stage a lot. He really gives me the emotion I’m looking for in the part.” In addition to learning the playbook, a few players even had a ball to carry. In this case, the football was a dog hand puppet. “I had the choice of using a real dog, which is dangerous, or a stuffed animal, which is a copout,” Degnan said. “So I chose a middle ground and went with a hand puppet. I ﬁgure it’s probably easier than training a real

dog to do everything. The dog’s got to get thrown off a balcony at some point. At least with a hand puppet, you can give some semblance of life.” Degnan said that though the production has gone pretty smoothly, they did have to deal with a few weather delays. “We had some closures for weather, so we missed a couple of rehearsals,” he said. “But it hasn’t had a major impact on the show. The cast has been very professional about it. Right now, we’re just doing the ﬁne tweaks as far as the show is concerned.” Once the ﬁeld is cultivated, the players are in uniform and the audience is settled in for a “Suite Surrender,” the games can begin. “It’s a cute show with a lot of good, physical humor in it,” Degnan said. “I think it’s just an hour and a half of continuous fun.”

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Does this look ‘inanimate’ to you, punk? Try to avoid any evil dentists or man-eating plants on your way to Laurel Mill Playhouse to see the theater company’s production of “Little Shop of Horrors,” which runs through May 17. Between the original ﬁlm, its Broadway runs, the subsequent ﬁlm based on the stage musical and all adaptations between and since, quirky show “Little Shop” has persisted in the mainstream for decades. While not everyone has seen it, many have at least heard of it. It took Laurel Mill awhile to work out some of the challenges — like securing the large maneating prop at the heart of the show. Audrey II, the plant that main character Seymour takes care of as part of the duties at Mushnik’s Skid Row Florists, grows over the course of the musical’s events to epic proportions. As Audrey II grows, so does the shops popularity, and Seymour has to learn how to balance his newfound fame with his responsibilities and friendships.

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Cam Sammartano stars as Seymour alongside Miranda Snyder as Audrey in the Laurel Mill Playhouse production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” Tickets for the show are $17-$22. For more information, visit laurelmillplayhouse.org or call 301-452-2557.

Music to a gamer’s ears I’m willing to bet video games have been a part of your life one way or another. Maybe you play them (or played them). Maybe someone in your family plays them in the background while you’re doing something. You know they’re playing video games because you can hear them — rather, you hear the game’s music. That music just doesn’t happen overnight. People have to compose video game music just like any other kind of music. Some of it’s simple, some of it is very complex. A lot of it is just beautiful. Gamer symphonies have popped up around the country over the past few years to bring video game music to a different arena, if you will. The Gamer Symphony Orchestra at the University of Maryland, comprised entirely of students, will perform its Spring Concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday at the Dekelboum Concert Hall at The Clarice. Admission is free. For more information, visit theclarice.umd.

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The alight dance theater brings “Frontline: Women of a Forgotten War” to the Greenbelt Community Center on Sunday.

Burdens and opportunities PHOTO BY MARK NOBLE

The University of Maryland’s Gamer Symphony Orchestra will have its 2015 Spring Concert on Saturday at The Clarice. edu, umd.gamersymphony.org or call 301-4052787.

On Sunday, the Greenbelt Recreation Department’s Artful Afternoon will offer a bounty of cultural activities for all ages including contemporary dance theater, live music, visual arts and local history programs. Most activities are free of charge and reservations are not required. Greenbelt-based alight dance theater will perform their latest work “Frontline:

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LANGLEY PARK : Bsmt apt, priv entr, W/D, good for one person, $875 utils inc + SD 301-434-6797 or 301-455-7662

Commercial Space

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North Market St. Frederick. Next to Starbucks: 2,200 SF, bright, modern, two levels, commercial and/or residential. 18 foot ceilings, 2 entrances, downstairs is handicap accessible. $1,800. Call 202-744-2948

Houses for Rent Montgomery County

DAMASCUS: 3BR

$1400/ 2BR $1200 +util NS/NP, W/D New Carpet, Paint, Deck & Patio 301-250-8385

Houses for Rent Prince George’s County

GREENBELT: 3BD

Shared Housing

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Vacation Property

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VIEWS $69,900 CLOSE TO TOWN Park like hardwoods is the perfect spot This log sided shell. Easy access to 23,000 acres of public land all Utilities on large acreage parcel. Financing CALL OWNER 800888-1262

Shared Housing

BOWIE: Lrg furn Br,

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Custom design/ build firm seeks experienced LEAD. Email resume@gilday.com OR Fax 301-587-8479 Package $33 an hour!

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OTR CDL Class "A", Excellent Pay! Up to .44 Per Mile, General Trans Temple Hills Md.

Jodie 301-899-2022

AUTO VEHICLE PREP

FT for Academy Ford in Laurel. Must be dependable w/good work history, clean driving record and acceptable background check. You will "clean & sparkle" our inventory & perform a variety of other duties. Competitive pay & a great benefits; paid vacations/holidays. Health/dental coverage after 60 days of employment. 401K w/a company match! We are a drug free work place. Contact Malcolm or Scott Richmond: Young: myoung@academyfordsales.com srichmond@academyfordsales.com

Legal Notices

Business Development Specialist

COLLECTION OF OUTSTANDING FEES AND FINES AN ORDINANCE for the purpose of amending Chapter 150 (Vehicles and Traffic) by adding a new Section 150-75 providing that fees and fines owed to the City that remain unpaid and outstanding after 30 days may, in the City’s sole discretion and to the extent permitted by law, be referred to a collection agency or an attorney for collection and reporting to a major credit bureau in accordance with State and federal law; providing that an additional fee for collections shall be assessed for debtors whose accounts are referred to a collection agency or an attorney for collection; providing that such additional fee for collections shall not exceed two times the past due amount or total amount owed to the City; and providing that the City may, in its sole discretion, alternatively or further elect to file a civil suit against the debtor to recover the delinquent sums due and owing.

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CARPENTER

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NURSING ASSISTANT

ORDINANCE O-15-06

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We are seeking a highly motivated and result-oriented individual to assist small businesses in marketing their products and services. This is an outside sales (print, online & mobile advertising) position based in our Laurel office with a Prince George’s County territory assignment. The ability to secure and grow new business is a must! We offer competitive compensation, a comprehensive benefits package, including pension and 401k. Hard working, enthusiastic applicants with previous sales experience please email your resume to Chauka Reid, creid@gazette.net EOE

City Hall 6301 Addison Road Seat Pleasant, Maryland 20743-2125

BEACH:

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Miscellaneous Services

Condo on ocean 2bd/2ba W/D, kitch, 2 pools, sleeps 8 weeks MEDICAL BILLING LEAP INTO TRAINEES NEED- SPRING with the use only! 301-252-0200 ED! Train at Home to of our full-service furniture upholstery become a Medical OfOC: 140 St. 3br, 2fba fice Assistant! NO EX- cleaning team! Call grnd flr steps to beach PERIENCE NEEDED! Upholstery Care USA Sleeps 8. New Online training at CTI today-410-622-8759mattreses, remodeled gets you job ready! HS Baltimore or 202-534kit. $1200. 240-507- Diploma/GED & 7768- DC & MD. As in6957. Pictures at: dustry leaders, we can Computer/Internet ite con co rp. com/o c- needed. make your spring condo.html cleaning a breeze. 1-877-649-2671 Visit us at www.AskCTI.com www.upholsterycareus AVIATION GRADS a.com Waterfront

Property priv Ba, shrd kit, W/D, parking, nr PG College No smoking/No pet AMAZING WATER$750 inc utils, avl Apr FRONT GETAWAY 20th 301-390-7747 4.6 acres, 275 ft of shoreline, sweeping F.WASHINGTON - 2 water views. Access BR 1.5 ba bsmt Priv Choptank River and entrc, full Kitch $1200 Bay! Dock installed ready. ONLY MBR $750 incls utils, and $69,900 Call 443-225240-606-7990 4679

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Condo 3br 2ba, Sleeps 8. Free Golf, Wifi, HDTV, Tennis & Amenities. $895/per week. 301-977-4227

OC: 107th St, Quay

Career Training

ROMANIAN FOOD FESTIVAL May 15 -

for Rent SFH FSBO 1936 Tudor, 3 BD/3 BA/2,438 sq ft BAHAMAS - All inclularge corner lot/2 sive vacation for 2 for FP/FB/sun room. info $1100 at the Grand www.8514woodhaven. Lucayan Resort! For com.3% buyers bro- more info visit gazette. ker/listing agent not net or sent email to needed. 970.471.9777 bleu3835@gmail.com Copies of this legislation are available from the Office of the City "As is" condition Clerk at: $779000

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Art, Music, Dance, 1 Br nr Metro/Shops No Pets, No Smoking SPECTACULAR 3 Theatre, Travel, Great $385 Avail Now. Call: TO 22 ACRE LOTS Educaton, A Loving 301-219-1066 Mom and Dad awaits WITH DEEPWA1st baby. Expenses TER ACCESS- LoPaid 1-800-966-3065 cated in an exclusive G L E N N D A L E : development on VirFurnished room, ginia’s Eastern Shore , shared BA & kitchen. Announcements south of Ocean City. $450 includes utils. Amenities include 301-464-0154 community pier, boat BALANCING THE ramp, paved roads E M O T I O N S H Y A T T S V I L L E : and private sandy T H R O U G H Newly Renovated 2Br, beach. Great climate, M E D I T A T I O N by 1Ba, Condo balcony, boating, fishing, clamRenowned Buddhist Ns/Np, Nr Univ MD ming and National Teacher Segyu RinSeashore beaches Shops. 301-706-5770 poche. Saturday May nearby. Absolute buy 16th 10:00am - 12:00 of a lifetime, recent and 2:00- 5:00pm at RM in FDIC bank failure LANHAMMontgomery College, bsmt, priv entrance, makes these 25 lots Takoma Park. More Shared ba & Kitch, available at a fraction information visit N/S N/P $550 utils incl of their original price. Call (301)979-1942 Priced at only $55,000 gazette.net or modernmeditationdc.com to $124,000. For info call (757) 442-2171, eSOCCER TRYOUTS Lrg furn or LAUREL: FOR RISING U14 unfurn room w/priv Ba, mail: GIRLS TRAVEL nr Marc train, NP/NS, oceanlandtrust@yaho TEAM located near int & TV, nr Rt 1 & o.com, pictures on Bethesda. for more inbeltway 301-792-8830 website: http://Wibiti.com/5KQN formation visit http://msccougars. SILVER SPRING : shutterfly.com 2 Rooms Nr Metro, Bus, Shops, Incl utils, Legal Legal laundry, phone, cable. Notices Notices Call 703-994-3501

3.5BA EU TH. Finished bsmt w/fp. New paint, carpet & floors. Pool & tennis. $1750. OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best NS/NP. 301-552-2306 selection of affordable rentals. LANDOVER- SFH 4 Full/ partial weeks. BR 3 BA, 2 car garage Call for FREE brofinish bsmt, fenced chure. Open daily. bckyrd W/D, nr Metro Holiday Resort Serv$1850, 301-464-0443 ices. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

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Yard/Garage Sale Montgomery County

O L N E Y - Oatlands Community wide yard sale, Sat. May 2, 8-12. Enter on Bowie Mill Rd & Brightwood Rd or Rt. 108 & Olney Mill Rd

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CALLING ALL DIY & ECLECTICS!

Cashiers, Line Servers Dishwashers, Delivery drivers Apply Wed-Sat 11am On spot interviews: 9423A Marlboro Pike Upper Marlboro MD

SILVER SPRING :

HUGE Community Yard Sale, Sat. May 2, 8am-1pm, Immanuel’s Church, 16819 New Hampshire Ave

Delta and others- start NEED here with hands on INTERIOR/EXTERI training for FAA certifi- OR STAIRLIFTS! cation. Financial aid if Raymond Maule & Yard/Garage Sale qualified. Call Aviation Son offers STRAIGHT Prince George’s County Institute of Mainte- or Curved ACORN Stairlifts; Call Angel & nance 866-823-6729 Kathy TODAY 888COLLINGTON 353-8878; Also availaSTATION Merchandise ble Exterior Porchlifts; 10th Annual For Sale Avoid Unsightly Long Community Yard Sale Ramps; Save Sat, May 2, 8AM-Noon U P P . M A L B O R O - $200.00. Collington Station Schwinn 213 recumClubhouse, bent exer. bike $250 375 Johnsberg Lane, Yard/Garage Sale Nordictrack C2000 Bowie, MD 20721 treadmill $400 OBO Montgomery County Call 301-574-0076

Miscellaneous Services

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Southern Maryland Furniture Collectibles, Full Time Help Wanted Decorative Arts, Clothing, Priced to Sell. Sat May 2nd 8a-1p. 512 HVAC SR.TECHS Whitingham Drive & INSTALLERS Silver Spring 20904 Needed for the Bowie and Crofton area. GE RMA NT OWN : Top Pay & Benefits! Moving Sale, Sat 5/2, Call Don 8a-2p Furniture, kids 301-218-2363 items, hh goods, tools. or email resume to: 21237 Hickory Forest info@belaireng.com Way, 20876

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#3025420, Power Windows, Power Locks, Auto, Keyless Entry

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2008 Suzuki SX4....................V039591B,Orange, 97,532 Miles..............$7,991

2014 Jetta SE...........................V060701A,White, 19,496 Miles................$16,581

2010 Nissan Versa.................V558039B, Red, 71,867 Miles..................$8,991

2012 GLI.....................................V048230A,Gray,45,301 Miles...................$16,991

2010 Ford Focus SEL.............V051211B, Blue, 72,358 Miles..................$10,991

2012 Mini Cooper Cpe..........V243227A,Red,35,499 Miles....................$17,991

2010 Golf TDI.........................V002217A, Silver,97,688 Miles...........$11,993

2013 VW Beetle.......................V801398, Yellow, 16,020 Miles.................$17,991

2012 Jetta Sedan...................V304285A, Gray,18,289 Miles..................$12,591

2014 Golf 4Dr...........................VP0129, White,18,424 Miles.....................$17,991

2011 Toyota Prius...................V283821B, Red, 112,390 Miles................$12,671

2013 GTI Conv..........................V297056A, White, 31,734 Miles................$19,991

2014 Ford Focus....................PR0124, Red, 34,432 Miles.................$12,794

2013 GTI Wolfsburg..............V058760A, Black, 12,059 Miles..........$20,274

2012 Jetta SE Conv................V002565A, Black, 44,071 Miles................$13,891

2013 Passat TDI SE................V033935A, Gray,28,762 Miles..................$20,692

2011 Toyota Camry SE..........V0125A, Black, 61,476 Miles....................$13,991

2013 Jetta Sportwagen TDI.V606905A,Gray,34,916 Miles.............$20,992

2012 Jetta SE PZEZ................V294951A, Grey, 48,300 Miles..................$13,991

2015 Passat..............................V504978A, Fortana Red, 1,651 Miles........$23,675

2013 Jetta SE Conv................V801480A, Gray, 27,513 Miles..................$14,991

2012 Mercedes E350 AWD....V061959A, Silver, 46,366 Miles...........$26,994

2012 Hyundai Sonata Ltd.....VP0127, White, 58,071 Miles..............$15,993

2014 Routan SEL.....................VP0130, Blue, 18,268 Miles......................$27,991

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2008 Volvo S60 2.5 Turbo 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse GT

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2011 GMC Terrain SLE-1

2001 Nissan Quest GXE

6,977

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$10,995

#P9288A, Leather, Sunroof, Clean!

#P9232A, 6 spd Manual 3.8 V6 Convertible, Only 35K Miles, Fun Car!!!

2008 Mercedes Benz C Class AWD

13,995

2010 Camry Hybrid

#9276A, Auto, Locally Owned and Well Maintained,

14,995

2010 Volvo XC60 3.0 Turbo AWD

2011 Kia Soul Sport Wagon

14,995

#G0063,ONLY 54K mi, 2.4L 4cyl,Auto

15,995

2012 Volvo S60 Turbo

2012 Volov C30 Turbo

13,977

#G0061, Only 62K mi!!,Leather, Panoramic moonroof, Alloys

20,980

21,980

#P9324, ONLY 24K mi!!, Moonroof, Auto, Nav, Leather $

2012 BMW X3 28i AWD

2012 Volvo S60 T6 R Design

2011 Acura RDX Tech AWD

14,977

25,980

#P9259, 1-Owner Only 25K mi!!! Nav,PWR Tailgate, GORGEOUS!!

28,950

2013 Lexus RX 350 AWD

2011 Hyundai Sonata Limited

16,977

#548040A, 1-Owner, Loaded, Sunroof, Leather, Clean!!

33,950

# 526603A, Super Clean, Sunroof, Power Tailgate

2010 Mercury Mariner Hybrid

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee.................................... $11,995 2011 Chrysler Town & Country Touring L.........$19,950 #P9310A, 1-Owner, Super Low Miles 61K, V8, SNRF, Alloys, Gray

15,977

#N0703, Like New, 1-Owner, Previously $ Certified, Leather, Moonroof, PWR Tailgate, Rear Camera

2011 Volvo C30 Turbo Coupe.............................. $12,995 2011 Volvo XC70 AWD................................................... $19,950 #526588B, Black, Fun to drive, Well maintained inside & out!

14,977

25,950 2012 Nissan Leaf SL NAV Hatchback

2012 Nissan Sentra 2.0 S #540002A, CERTIFIED!! 29K Miles, SR Pk, Alloys

#526586A, 1-Owner Only 22K mi!!!, Rear view camera, $ Leather

#P9327, ONLY 12K MILES!! Certified, Auto, Looks New!

#P9308, CERTIFIED, Turbo, AWD, Leather, Sunroof

14,977

20,950 2014 VW Jetta SE

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12,977

#440190A, LOW MILES! 1-Owner, Well Maintained, Leather, Sunroof, Navigation

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2004 GMC Sierra 1500 SLT

#P9222C, 4WD, Auto, Leather, Loaded!

16,977

#541161A, Hard-to-Find, 1-Owner, Loaded, Leather, Sunroof

#P9266, 1-Owner, Only 21K Miles, V6, Nav, DVD, Leather Rear View Camera, Pwr Doors & Tailgate

2011 Mini Cooper S........................................................... $14,995 2010 Volvo XC60 3.2L...........................$21,450 #P9243B, 1-Owner, Turbo, Auto, Leather, Well Maintained

2010 Chevy Equinox LTZ #532188C, Nav, Leather, Sunroof, Loaded

16,977

#P9277 1-Owner, Leather, Moonroof, Bluetooth.

2010 Volvo XC60 3.2L..................................................... $19,950 2012 BMW 328i AWD....................................................... $25,950 #P9263, 1-Owner, Only 52K Miles! Panormic Moonroof, Well prices and clean!

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#P9279, 1-Owner only 30K mi!!! Leather, SNRF,PRM PKG, Immaculate!

VOLVO

G560884

2008 Nissan 350 Z Touring #548505A, Low Miles!!, V6, Auto, Leather, Alloys

15401 Frederick Rd, Rockville, MD

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2014 Nissan Maxima 3.5 S Sedan

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19,977

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18,977

DARCARS NISSAN of ROCKVILLE 15911 Indianola Drive • Rockville, MD (at Rt. 355 across from King Farm)

888.805.8235 • www.DARCARSNISSAN.com

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NEW 2015 HIGHLANDER LE 1 AVAILABLE: #563254, 563261

27,890

355 TOYOTA ASK A FRIEND

4 CYL., AUTO, 4 DR

NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564249, 564344

20,890

4 CYL., AUTOMATIC

2015 PRIUS C II 2 AVAILABLE: #577460, 577511

139/MO**

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NEW 2015 CAMRY LE 2 AVAILABLE: #572171, 572172

179/

2 AVAILABLE: #567184

$0 DOWN

AUTO, 4 CYL., 4 DR

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18,890

4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.

AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE

NEW 2015 COROLLA L 2 AVAILABLE: #570703, 570702

14,690

4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL., INCL.

AFTER $750 REBATE

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149/MO**

2015 COROLLA LE

15625 Frederick Rd (Rte 355) • Rockville, MD OPEN SUNDAY VISIT US ON THE WEB AT www.355Toyota.com 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 5/05/2015.

4 CYL., 4 DR., AUTO

2 AVAILABLE: #570341, 570352

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24,690

MANUAL, 4 CYL

2014 SCION XB 2 AVAILABLE: #455033, 455044

NEW 2015 SIENNA L 2 AVAILABLE: #560070, 560102

4 CYL., AUTO

NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE

19,190

AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

AFTER $750 REBATE

2 AVAILABLE: #572081, 572159

4 CYL., AUTO, 4 DR

AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE

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4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL