Bowie 100313 by The Gazette

GET WITH THE PROGRAM

Versatile Miami String Quartet shakes it up at Clarice Smith. B-5

Gazette-Star SERVING SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY COMMUNITIES

DAILY UPDATES ONLINE www.gazette.net

Thursday, October 3, 2013

25 cents

Residents feel sting of shutdown About 72,000 in county are federal government employees n

BY SOPHIE PETIT STAFF WRITER

PRINCE GEORGE’S

Stephanie Lopez of Brentwood and friend William Villatoro of Lanham let Lopez’s dog, Harley, play at the Heurich Dog Park in Hyattsville.

GETS A

leg up

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

PET SAFETY:

It’s not always a walk in the park

PARKS

ON DOG

Owners often left to police dog disputes n

County seeing ‘tremendous growth’ in interest for play areas for pets

BY SOPHIE PETIT STAFF WRITER

DOG PARK CHECKLIST

See SAFETY, Page A-8

n MAP: Wondering where to ﬁnd dog parks in Prince George’s? A look at amenities for people and pooches. Page A-8 n QUIZ: Is your pup ready for the park? Page A-8

BY SOPHIE PETIT STAFF WRITER

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

Hoops, with paw print designs, are available in the Heurich Dog Park in Hyattsville along with tunnels and other activities for dogs.

Dog owners are recommended to bring the following items with them when they take their pets to dog parks:

n Dog license n Rabies vaccination paperwork n Bordetella, distemper and parvovirus immunization paperwork (optional)

INSIDE

Bowie trail on track for 2015 City is prepared to cover costs of hiker-biker path but hopes for help

STAFF WRITER

See PARKS, Page A-8

See SHUTDOWN, Page A-9

SOPHIE PETIT

gor Kobyzeb, 27, of Lanham takes his 1-year-old dog, Rocko, to the Greenbelt Dog Park about three times per week — but he says the park is much more than just a place for pets in need of a walk. “It’s a way for strangers to hang out together, and dogs to socialize and become more well-behaved,” said Kobyzeb, one of a growing number of Prince George’s residents enjoying the six dog parks in the county, all built within the past decade. Ofﬁcials said Prince George’s is seeing “tremendous growth” in community interest in dog parks, so much so that the county plans to build a 5,000-square-foot, countyrun dog park for every 120,000 residents over

Keeping the peace at dog parks often rests with pet owners, a fact that can be easily overlooked by visitors who see the trip as time off while dogs are fenced in. “People at the park are usually smart enough to keep their dogs away and gauge their temperaments,” said Krysta Lemm, 24, of Bowie, who visits Bowie’s dog park weekly with her 8-year-old golden retriever, Astro. Dog parks are safe places to let dogs off the leash, but if owners aren’t careful about keeping an eye on their pets and following park rules, they can become unpleasant places, park ofﬁcials and dog experts said. The most common problems at dog parks is aggression between

Prince George’s County businesses and residents say they are feeling the brunt of the federal government shutdown, as about 16 percent of the county’s workforce — about 72,000 residents — are federal employees. “As long as this shutdown continues, it’s going to adversely affect our business community,” said Andre Rogers, chairman of the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce. The shutdown began Tuesday after the Republican-majority U.S. House of Representatives and the Democrat-majority U.S. Senate failed to agree on any spending bills for fiscal 2014. Federal agencies have closed and sent most workers, besides military personnel, home indefinitely without pay. Fourteen federal agencies have offices in Prince George’s, according to a Maryland State Archives website. “This region is particularly vulnerable because it’s so close to the nation’s capital. We

n Collar or harness with appropriate tags attached (dog’s name, owner’s name, owner’s contact information, rabies vaccination, license) n Leash

n Water bowl and water n Ball n Waste bag and scooper n Local animal control phone number n Veterinarian’s phone number

SOURCES: COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT RESOURCES ANIMAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION WEBSITE; SHARON KONDASH, DOG TRAINER AND BEHAVIOR THERAPIST; CITY OF LAUREL ANIMAL CONTROL’S DOG PARK RULES AND ETIQUETTE BROCHURE.

Walking or biking from Old Town Bowie to Bowie State University is expected to get a bit easier in two years, as city officials said they are ready to start building a longawaited trail that will connect the two areas. The trail segment will be part of the roughly 3.5-mile proposed Bowie Heritage Trail, which would start at a Washington, Baltimore & Annapolis Trail intersection off Race Track Road in the city and run north, ending at Bowie State University and the MARC train station. City officials have been planning the trail since 2005, said Joe Meinert, director of the city’s planning department. The section running from Old Town Bowie, around Chestnut Avenue, to Bowie State University, running along parts of Laurel Bowie Road and through Jericho Park, will be a quarter-mile-long asphalt segment up to 10 feet wide, according to a city report. “We’re ready to move ahead with the city paying 100 percent of the costs. What we’re trying to do now is offset the costs,” Meinert said. The segment, the trail’s first two-tenths of a mile, will cost nearly $300,000, he said. Construction is set to begin and end in 2015. Construction plans for the Bowie Heritage Trail’s three remaining segments are still in the works, Meinert said.

See TRAIL, Page A-7

SPORTS

EYES ON THE PRIZE After attending Pallotti and Laurel, running back excels at Riverdale Baptist.

A-11

Automotive

B-13

SPECIAL SECTION

GAZETTE HEALTH

Calendar

A-2

Classiﬁed

B-11

Community News

A-4

Special Women’s Issue

Entertainment

B-1

What would you do if you found out you had the ‘breast cancer gene’? One woman tells her story. Plus: why women lose their hair, and the latest on the risks and beneﬁts of aspirin

Opinion

A-10

Sports

A-11 Please

RECYCLE

INSIDE SELECT EDITIONS

Check out our Services Directory ADVERTISING INSIDE B SECTION

1906631

THE GAZETTE

Page A-2

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

EVENTS EVENTS

A&E

Send items at least two weeks in advance of the paper in which you would like them to appear. Go to calendar.gazette.net and click on the submit button. Questions? Call 301-670-2078.

Heart felt: The brutally honest puppets of “Avenue Q” come to the Greenbelt Arts Center.

Suitland Festival, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Suit-

Cool treat

land Community Center, 5600 Regency Lane, Forestville. Live entertainment, food vendors, health screenings and information, and other activities. Contact 301-736-3518; TTY 301-2036030. Lacrosse Clinic, 1 to 3 p.m., Tucker Road Athletic Complex, 1770 Tucker Road, Fort Washington. Boys and girls ages 5 to 17 are invited to attend free lacrosse clinics conducted by former college players and local coaches. Learn about the elements of lacrosse — stick handling, passing, shooting and more. Contact 301-446-6800; TTY 301-446-6802. Davies Community Fish Fry and Open Mic, 1:30 to 5 p.m., Davies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, 7400 Temple Hills Road, Camp Springs. Fish fried until 3 p.m.; suggested donation of $10 for all-you-can-eat. Contact 301-449-4308. The Jubilee Voices, 4 to 5 p.m., Surratt House Museum, 9118 Brandywine Road, Clinton. Welcome the Washington Revels Jubilee Voices as they preserve African-American history and traditions through the songs and stories of struggle and perseverance, trials and triumphs. Seating is limited. Contact 301-8681121; TTY 301-699-2544.

SPORTS Bishop McNamara’s football team is off to a 5-0 start and tries to end an eight-game losing skid to Good Counsel on Saturday. Check online for coverage.

For more on your community, visit www.gazette.net

ConsumerWatch

Is it true that you shouldn’t shower or use your phone during a thunderstorm?

OCT. 6 33rd annual Kinderfest, noon to 5 p.m.,

Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro. An afternoon created especially for pre-school- and elementary-aged children. Great entertainment, games, fun activities and more. Contact 301-218-6700; TTY 301-218-6768.

A&E Into the woods: Hard Bargain Players to stage “Evil Dead – The Musical.”

Liz delivers some shocking advice.

LIZ CRENSHAW

WeekendWeather

OCT. 7 NORA SIMON

Nora Simon’s screen print “Popsicles” will be on display Oct. 5 and Oct. 6 as part of The New Deal Cafe Artists Studio Tour and Group show. For more information, visit www.newdealcafe .com.

MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDAR ITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET OCT. 3 “Green Fire” documentary showing, 7 to 9 p.m., Kenhill Center Multipurpose Room, 2614 Kenhill Drive, Bowie. The City of Bowie Environmental Advisory Committee will host a free screening of the film “Green Fire,” the first full-length, high-definition documentary film made about legendary conservationist Aldo Leopold. Contact 301-809-3047 or jmeinert@ cityofbowie.org.

OCT. 4 Campﬁre, 7 to 8:30 p.m., Watkins Nature Center, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro. Enjoy roasting marshmallows, stories and a live animal show. Reservations required. Cost: $3 per resident, $4 per non-resident. Contact 301-218-6702; TTY 301-699-2544.

OCT. 5 Re-Entry Planning Summit, 8:30 a.m. to 3

p.m., Henry A. Wise Jr. Middle School, 12650 Brooke Lane, Upper Marlboro. This free, oneday session is key in developing a comprehensive strategic plan for re-entry programming in Prince George’s County. The plan will identify and map existing resources, services and challenges to pursue programmatic funding opportunities and improve service delivery. Contact 301-909-6328. Youth Empowering Summit 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Evangel Cathedral, 13901 Central Ave., Upper Marlboro. Education, Equipping

1894440

& Empowering our Youth for Success. General admission: $10. Contact 301-249-9400. My Career ... My Responsibility Seminar, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Hear the Word Bible Church, 8 Crain Highway, Bowie. Are you ready to take your career and ﬁnancial future to another level? Are you wondering how to become a “wow” employee or an amazing entrepreneur? Are you in danger of being permanently unemployed? Contact 301-262-4479 or employment. htwbc@gmail.com. Live Animal Show, 10 to 11 a.m., Clearwater Nature Center, 11000 Thrift Road, Clinton. Meet the center’s live animals. You’ll have a chance to touch a snake, turtle, toad or other live animals. Preregistration through SMARTlink (#1220279) is encouraged. Cost: $2 per resident, $3 per non-resident. Contact 301-2974575; TTY 301-699-2544. Discovery Hike, 10 to 11 a.m., Watkins Nature Center, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro. Take a hike with a naturalist and enjoy the sights and sounds of nature. Reservations required. Cost: $2 per resident, $3 per non-resident. Contact 301-218-6702; TTY 301699-2544. Heal the Hurt Domestic Violence Conference, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Beltway Church of

Christ, 6000 Davis Blvd., Camp Springs. Conference geared toward faith-based organizations and the community to call much-needed attention to the epidemic of domestic violence. Topics include understanding domestic violence, a survivor’s story, domestic violence and law enforcement, available community resources and more. Contact magnolia-elel10@live.com.

1894473

Introduction to Financial Planning, 7 to 9 p.m., Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington. Workshop will discuss some of the basic concepts of personal ﬁnancial planning. Cost: $5 per resident, $6 per non-resident. Contact 301-203-6040; TTY 301-203-6030.

FRIDAY

SATURDAY

SUNDAY

OCT. 8 Alzheimer’s Association Support Group, 10 a.m., Bowie Senior Center, 14900 Health Center Drive, Bowie. Groups provide a place for people with Alzheimer’s disease, their caregivers, family members and friends to share valuable information. Groups are facilitated by trained group leaders and are free. Contact 301-2625082.

Community Climate Action Series: “Getting Smart on Climate Change,” 7 to 9 p.m., Kenhill

Center, Room 121, 2614 Kenhill Drive, Bowie. Learn how climate change affects your community. Joan Rohlfs from the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments has been invited to give a presentation about the impacts of climate change. Contact 301-809-3044 or klarson@cityofbowie.org.

Cpl. Smith’s Neighborhood Watch Meeting, 7 p.m., 7600 Barlowe Road, Landover. The

October guest speaker will be Sgt. Norris, who will give a training presentation on the gangs in and around Prince George’s County. He will give you information on how to recognize gang activity in your community and what you need to be aware of. Contact 301-538-0613.

Get complete, current weather information at NBCWashington.com

OCT. 9 Stroke Support Group, 1 to 3 p.m., Doctors Community Hospital, 8116 Good Luck Road, Lanham. Join stroke survivors and caregivers to explore resources, as well as learn about stroke prevention, healthy lifestyles and empowerment. Contact 301-552-8144 or mkharma@ dchweb.org.

Mobile Download the Gazette.Net mobile app

using the QR Code reader, or go to www.gazette.net/mobile for custom options.

GAZETTE CONTACTS The Gazette-Star – 13501 Virginia Manor Road | Laurel, MD 20707 | Main phone: 240-473-7500 | Fax: 240-473-7501

CORRECTION A Sept. 26 article about a Prince George’s County woman working to raise awareness about Cushing’s disease incorrectly stated

where Stacy L. Hardy of Lanham underwent surgery. Hardy said she underwent surgery at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.

THE GAZETTE

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

Page A-3

Bowie seeks residents’ input on county plans for next 20 years Bowie residents are being urged to attend a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday at Bowie City Hall, 15901 Excalibur Road, to give their opinion on the way Prince George’s County is going to change over the next 20 years, city ofﬁcials said. The Prince George’s County Preliminary General Plan outlines the county’s future growth and development up until 2035, said Joe Meinert, director of the city’s planning department. The county plan, updated every 10 years, includes how the county will grow in areas such as land use, public transportation and health policies, he said. “The public should be interested in this plan because it is a rare opportunity to provide input on county-wide policies,” Meinert said, adding he encourages all residents to review the draft plan before coming to the upcoming hearings. For information about the plan visit www.planpgc2035.com or contact the Bowie’s Department of Planning and Economic Development.

Bowie barn reopens after deadly horse virus scare

Fall Festival fun

A horse that was euthanized Sept. 21 at a barn in Bowie after it was found paralyzed tested negative for a fatal and contagious horse virus veterinarians suspected infected the animal, said David Zipf, chief veterinarian for the Maryland Racing Commission. Barn 16 at the Bowie Training Center on Race Track Road, where the horse was found and ﬁve other horses remained quarantined, has reopened after test results came back negative on Sept. 24, Zipf said. Veterinarians suspected the 4-year-old horse named “Clonmeen Lass” was infected with equine herpesvirus 1, a highly contagious virus that destroys the nervous system causing paralysis, he said. “We were all relieved,” Zipf said. “Our assumption is that it was probably botulism toxicity.” He said botulism, a bacteria found in soil, is rare in horses and noncontagious although often deadly.

Museum to tell black history through song, stories

Upper Marlboro applies for sustainability program Upper Marlboro officials submitted an application for the Maryland Sustainable Communities program, which will make the town eligible for improvement grants if accepted. The application had to be submitted before Oct. 1 , and now town officials are waiting to see if the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development will approve the application, making it possible for the town to go forward with some refurbishing, said Stephen Sonnett, board of town commissioners president. One of the town’s plans is to fix up the buildings in the downtown area, hoping it will provide some economic growth if it looks fixed up, he said. “We would start laying the groundwork for private investment, making it more attractive to businesses,” Sonnett said. “...try to improve the economic viability of downtown.” Sonnett said he anticipates hearing back from the Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development sometime in October, but there is no set date for a response from the state.

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

Payter Versteegen of Bowie participates in the Zumba demonstration Saturday during Old Town Bowie’s annual Fall Festival, held to bring awareness to the historical sites and businesses in the area, and potentially make it a destination for visitors. and is credited with founding go-go music. The concert will feature local youth choir musicians from schools such as Largo High School, as well as national musicians and a special saxophone performance by Prince George’s County Council members Derrick Leon Davis (D-Dist. 6) of Mitchellville and Will Campos (D-Dist. 2) of Hyattsville, Lewis said. The Foundation for the Advancement of Music and Education Inc., which works to give all students access to musical education, will put the concert’s proceeds toward its two programs, Music Technology and Beats, Books & Hooks, both offered at the University of Maryland School of Music in College Park and the Bowie State University Fine and Performing Arts Center, Lewis said. About 100 students are enrolled in the two programs, she said. Tickets cost $35 per person, $10 per student.

Concert planned to aid music programs Proceeds from a Chuck Brown tribute concert at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park will support local youth music programs, said Toni Lewis, founder of the Bowie-based nonproﬁt that offers the programs. Brown, who died last year, was known as “The Godfather of Go-go”

Fort Washington students get ID cards Seventy-three Indian Queen Elementary students participated Sept. 26 in the Fort Washington school’s IdentA-Kid event, where parents registered students to have identiﬁcation cards created, Principal Aundrea McCall said. She said the turnout was surprising, and she thought there was an interest in the program due to so many recent tragedies. The card can be helpful for parents if their child is lost or stolen and the police need a child’s information quickly. It’s also a cheaper alternative than a passport, McCall said. The card has the child’s ﬁngerprint, photo, physical information and address. The cards cost $8 for one, she said. “Just given all the stuff that is happening in society, parents are scared their children might get lost or taken,” McCall said.

The Surratt House Museum is bringing in entertainers to celebrate black history in honor of the 150 year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices will tell black history through songs and stories at the museum starting at 4 p.m. Oct. 5, said Susan Proctor, Surratt House Museum education coordinator. The event is free and doors will open at 3:30 p.m. and seating will be limited to about 80 people, she said. The museum is located at 9118 Brandywine Road in Clinton. “I think people will really enjoy getting a sense of the history of African-Americans through song,” Proctor said. “It will be a very engaging program.” The event is part of the museum’s yearlong celebration of black history, commemorating the 150-year anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, the Battle of Gettysburg and the Battle of Vicksburg, she said. Tours of the museum range from $3 to free depending on the age of the visitor, Proctor said.

Bowie State student earns medical scholarship Bowie State University biology major Symone Jordan of Accokeek has received a full scholarship to work with scientists at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda for the remainder of her senior year and after graduation, said Damita Chambers, a Bowie State spokesperson. The scholarship, provided by NIH,

gives students up to $20,000 for tuition and living expenses, Chambers said. Jordan is set to graduate in May 2014 and will then work for a year as a NIH research trainee and eventually a research employee, she said. Jordan then plans to get her medical degree with the goal of becoming a reconstructive surgeon serving minority and marginalized communities, Chambers said. Jordan is especially interested in diseases that disproportionately affect African Americans. “That is deﬁnitely one difference I can make. Just being the doctor who’s willing to work with people who are typically not worked with, especially in an area where there is a health disparity,” Jordan said in a statement.

Obama speaks at community college President Barack Obama spoke at Prince George’s Community College on Sept. 26, urging people to browse the new health care exchanges and buy health insurance. “See for yourself what the prices are,” Obama said. “See for yourself what the choices are.” The next phase of the Affordable Care Act went live Oct. 1 with health care exchanges across the country activating so that people can shop and compare insurance prices. Maryland’s exchange is called Maryland Health Connection and can be accessed through www.marylandhealthconnection.gov.

Lanham native brings hope to struggling city Melissa Campbell of Lanham was chosen out of 700 applicants to participate in an urban revitalization project in Detroit. Challenge Detroit, launched in 2012 and is offered through The Collaborative Group, a Michigan-based nonproﬁt aimed at boosting Detroit’s workforce by attracting people to the city after many left during the economic recession, said Lindsay Mullen, a program representative. Campbell, 24, a recent graduate of Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., will live in Detroit for the year, working at a company and spending one day a week working with nonprofits to address community issues such as homelessness, Mullen said. “I just knew I wanted to start my post-grad life in Detroit,” Campbell said. “The Challenge Detroit Program brought things full circle for me. I was highly intrigued by the opportunity to revitalize a city by living, playing, working and giving back to Detroit.” This year, 31 people are participating in the program while last year, 28 people participated and almost all stayed in Detroit and are working there today, Mullen said.

Family & Cosmetic Dentistry Alan H. Michaels • Sam J. Hamam • Jared W. Lamb

Most Major Insurances Accepted

301-868-0777

9015 Woodyard Rd., Ste. #104 Clinton, MD 20735 www.clintonfamilydental.com

Premier

1911063

• Serving the Community for 35 Years! • Affordable Whitening Systems Available • Braces for adults & children including Invisalign (invisible braces) • White Fillings • Digital X-Rays • Root Canal Treatment • Crown & Bridge • Implants & Dentures

1911563

RIGHT PRICE. RIGHT PLACE.

D onna’s Dance… A Studio CALL NOW TO REGISTER FOR AN EXCITING DANCE EXPERIENCE!

1911057

BALLET/POINTE JAZZ • TAP

RIGHT NOW.

Beginning • Intermediate Advanced Levels Classes for ages 3-Adult

Fort Foote Center 301-567-3358

9219 Oxon Hill Road, Ft. Washington, MD 20744 donnasdanceastudio@yahoo.com www.donnasdanceastudio.tripod.com

Registration

Fri., 9/27 - 6-9pm and Sat., 9/28 - 1-4pm

10 10

1911020

$ $

DOWN

AM MONTH ONTH ON TH

EXPIRES 10/10/13. BOWIE • 6836 Racetrack R acetrack Racetr ack Road R oad • (301) 464-9119 1910950

www.planetfitness.com

Gazette-Star

C COMMUNITY OMMUNITY NE N NEWS EWS www.gazette.net

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Page A-4

‘This is where people go for their information now’

Worth the wait

Many municipalities struggle to keep up with website demands n

BY JEFFREY LYLES STAFF WRITER

While national studies say more Americans are going online for information, most Prince George’s County municipalities are struggling to make their websites a priority due to limited funds and staffing. A June report by the Pew Research Center found that 56 percent of American adults now own a smartphone and an October 2012 report revealed that 19 percent of Americans receive their news or news headlines from social media sites. Despite the popularity of online services, many county municipal officials say they struggle to provide regular online updates and connect with residents on municipal information. Of the county’s 27 municipalities, a handful track usage to strategically disseminate government events and important information. One does not have a website. Laurel’s webmaster, James Cornwell-Shiel, said statistics show the most popular pages on the city’s website. He uses that information to direct attention to a particular event or program that may not get the same traffic on another page. “It’s making sure various features are getting exposure,” he said. In Bowie, department heads can update their respective pages as frequently as needed. “This is where people go for their information now,” said Una Cooper, Bowie’s communications coordinator. “Just like most of us probably don’t go to the phone book to look up a phone number, it’s the same way. We need to put our best foot forward all the time and keep up with the technology.” Municipalities that are more engaged in updating their websites, like Bowie, reap the benefits of the investment. Bowie had an estimated population of 56,129 in 2012, and the city website currently averages 58,080 monthly unique visitors.

PHOTOS BY BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Above, Jamie Loyola, 13, of Temple Hills plays a Wii video game in the lounge during the grand opening Friday of the Fort Washington Forest Community Center. Below, Jeremiah Vaughn, 8, of Oxon Hill tries out a computer as computer trainer Joy Rainford of Upper Marlboro helps Chase Whitman, 5, of Fort Washington and his mother, Chevaun Whitman, at the grand opening.

Fort Washington Forest center opens after six-year delay BY CHASE COOK STAFF WRITER

It was six years ago that Lisa Owens took the reins as Fort Washington Forest Community Center’s facility manager. It wasn’t until Friday that she got to manage an open, active facility. After years of construction and delays, the center opened its doors during a celebration event marked with speeches and music. The $5 million center offers youth and adult activities, including Zumba, arts and crafts, a computer lab and bilingual classes. It is also attached to the Fort Washington Forest Elementary School, allowing students at the school, which didn’t have a gym, an opportunity to use the center’s gym up to three times per week. Owens said she was excited the center was opening after so many delays, hoping it would bring together the community with its events and programs.

“It’s a vision come true,” Owens said. “We really want to make a positive difference in the community.” Construction of the 22,300-square-foot center began in 2007, but in late 2009 concerns with the performance of the construction company caused delays, said Larry Quarrick, Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation division chief for parks and planning. Quarrick said a new company was hired in late 2010 and had to redo some of the previous work, such as the gym’s roof, so the project was further delayed. “It has been a challenging project,” he said. “We had to make sure it was structurally sound.” Residents can access the center for free or a fee, depending on the person’s age or the program desired, according to the center’s fee list. The ﬁrst few weeks will feature demonstration classes, which will give residents an opportunity to try

classes and programs before paying for them, said Wanda Bertrand, Prince George’s County Parks and Planning program superintendent. The center’s opening comes after several community centers in south county have opened, but Owens said there wasn’t one close enough to serve the neighborhoods near Fort Washington Forest Elementary, which she said has a large walking population. The center is located at 1200 Fillmore Road in Fort Washington.

Nadine Proctor of Clinton has a child who attends Fort Washington Forest Elementary School, and said the center’s opening has been a long time coming. She said her child is excited to use the gym and computer lab, and she knows where her children will be on the weekends. “We waited for it. We needed it for a long time,” Proctor said. “[The children] have a safe place to go.” ccook@gazette.net

MORE ONLINE AT WWW. GAZETTE.NET • Data download: Statistics on municipal websites. • Prince George’s officials aim for fewer lines, more clicks. • County ripe for digital government services. Bowie’s information technology budget, which includes the website, is $1.7 million. Although Colmar Manor’s website maintenance budget is $1,200, officials say they still can provide ongoing information. The site offers weekly updates and a YouTube video, attracting 420 unique visitors each month in the town of 1,429 residents. In other municipalities, officials say the website would be more of a priority with more time and staff. Landover Hills Town Manager Kathleen Tavel estimates she updates the site on a monthly basis, but lacks the time to provide more frequent updates. “I can only do so many things, but if there’s some information I want to get out sooner, I put it up,” Tavel said. “A lot of the information doesn’t change, so if someone is looking for general information, it’s fine for that.” Bladensburg Town Administrator John Moss said he seeks resident feedback whenever possible. “I’ll ask them if they find the information on the website interesting and what information is valuable to them,” Moss said. “We’re seeking to get that feedback and bit-by-bit, we modify that information. It’s all part of community engagement.” Fairmount Heights does not have a website, an issue interim Town Manager Doris Sarumi said was a priority in establishing the town’s fiscal 2014 budget. The town budgeted about $6,500 for the website, which Sarumi said she hopes will be operational by late December. “Having a website is a more effective tool to communicate with the public,” she said. jlyles@gazette.net

MGM unveils design for possible casino at National Harbor Resort would bring more than 4,000 jobs to Prince George’s County

BY CHASE COOK STAFF WRITER

MGM Resorts International unveiled its design for a resort at National Harbor, and its CEO reiterated the company’s promise to bring more revenue and highpaying jobs into Maryland if the company is offered the state’s sixth casino license. The planned MGM National Harbor is designed in a monument style, sitting atop a gradual 90-foot slope that looks like the steps leading to a Washington, D.C., landmark. Jim Murren, MGM Resorts

International CEO and chairman, said the focus was making the building fit into the National Harbor area’s style and culture, avoiding the Las Vegas style of other famous MGM hotels and casinos, like the Bellagio. “We knew we had to be as respectful as possible,” Murren said. “What makes sense for Las Vegas doesn’t fit in at National Harbor.” MGM Resorts International is competing with Penn National Gaming and Greenwood Racing for a casino license in Prince George’s County, which would be the first in the county. The three companies will present their full casino proposals to the Maryland Video Lottery Facility Location Commission on three different dates with each presentation featuring a

MGM

MGM ofﬁcials said they designed the proposed MGM resort at National Harbor, shown here in a rendering, to ﬁt in with the area’s style and culture. tour of the proposed facility location, the applicant’s pitch to the commission, and a public

hearing that will feature a public presentation by each company and the chance for the public to

testify before the commission, according to a commission news release. Penn National Gaming, which runs Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington, will present Oct. 21. Pennsylvania’s Parx Casino owner Greenwood Racing will present Oct. 23, and MGM Resorts International will present Oct. 25. Each presentation to the commission and public hearing will take place at Friendly High School, located at 10000 Allentown Road in Fort Washington. A ﬁnal decision is expected by the end of the year, Murren said. Murren said the resort will create about 2,000 construction jobs and more than 4,000 resort jobs with about 400 different categories, and cost more than $800 million to build. He said

the emphasis on hiring will be in Prince George’s County. Edward Abeyta, HKS Inc. senior vice president, who designed the building, said the location at National Harbor and the surrounding monuments in the District, inspired him to build a structure that respected National Harbor’s style. “This region of the county is one of my favorite in the world,” Abeyta said. The building will be 1,600 feet long and feature a sevenstory parking garage built into the design of the building, Murren said. At one end of the building will be an 18-story hotel that Abeyta said would give patrons a view of the Potomac River and the District monuments. ccook@gazette.net

THE GAZETTE

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

Page A-5

Parking lot expense angers parents at Robert Goddard

Pause for a cause

Lanham school has more important needs, PTA president says n

BY SOPHIE PETIT STAFF WRITER

Math, science charter school to expand into south county BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

A Laurel charter school is expanding next school year, offering a math- and sciencefocused curriculum at a new school in northern Prince George’s for lower grade levels and at a new school in the southern part of the county. Chesapeake Math and Information Technology Academy in Laurel opened in 2011 and is operated by Hanoverbased nonprofit Chesapeake Lighthouse Foundation. It plans to open another school in the Laurel area for kindergarten through the fifth grade next school year. The current school houses 475 students in grades 6 through 9, but additional grades are gradually being added to include all high school grades. The foundation — which also operates Chesapeake Science Point Public Charter School in Hanover — also plans to open a school for grades 6 through 12 at a yet-to-be determined location in the southern portion of the county. The school board approved plans for both schools in late August. “CMIT has done a really good job of creating a culture of learning,” said A. Duane Arbogast, Prince George’s County Public Schools’ chief academic officer. “I think they deserve an opportunity to replicate that success in the south county.” More than 90 percent of CMIT’s middle school students tested proficient or advanced on the 2013 Maryland State Assessment for both math and reading, significantly higher than both the county and state averages. “The work that they’re doing is industry-ready math application in a seventh-grade class,” said school board member Zabrina Epps (Dist. 1), whose district includes Laurel. “I think it’s great that Prince George’s County Public Schools can provide children with that opportunity earlier on.” The new north county elementary school would be in a separate school, with its own administration, said the foundation’s chief executive officer, Omer Ozmeral. “We are still searching vacant buildings close to the current CMIT location,” Ozmeral said. CMIT Academy, like other foundation schools, is focused on science and technology. “In assessing the need for IT public charter schools in Prince

George’s County, we met with numerous elected ofﬁcials and members of local community organizations, churches and neighborhood associations,” Ozmeral said. “The feedback we received was very supportive, encouraging and afﬁrmed the need for CMIT replication in the southern area.” Because of the limited seats available at Prince George’s County charter schools, a lottery is held for interested students to gain admission to the schools. Ozmeral attributed the school’s high test scores to a number of factors, including strong communication with parents, high academic rigor and data-driven decision-making on students’ needs and curriculum. Laurel resident Boris Johnson, a parent of an eighthgrader at CMIT Academy, said he wasn’t satisfied with the education his son was getting at another school. He applied

for the CMIT’s lottery, based on research he did on the foundation’s Anne Arundel school. “They’re about pushing the kids to learn, and not just trying to reach a benchmark. They set high expectations, and they have an intuitive way of making sure every child performs at that level,” said Johnson, who co-chairs the school’s Parent Task Force. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

estimate of the cost. The parking lot project was underway before the county approved the move and will still benefit Robert Goddard Montessori, which will remain in the building, he said. The parking lot is set to be ﬁnished by the end of the fall semester. It will add 111 parking spaces, reducing trafﬁc in the lot, and make dropping off and picking up children safer, Pugh said. “We have to make sure arriving to the school is safe ... and the parking lot is part of that,” he said. Principal Nasser Abi said parents haven’t complained to him about parking; parents don’t park at the school often. Instead, they drive through to drop off or pick up children, and most students take the bus, he said. Besides a bigger building overall, parents said the school needs other upgrades. The chil-

Residential & Commercial Work (301) Hot Water Heaters (301) Drain Cleaning (866) Bath & Kitchen Remodeling Custom Plumbing Since 1974 www.rontheplumber.com

“where fashion is art”

Shop online at

www.galleryafrica.com

2830 Campus Way North, Unit 616 Lanham, MD 20706 301-773-8661

336-1945 262-4045 336-1945

Bonded Licensed Insured Md. State 2392 AA Co. 816 WSSC 760

2 convenient locations: The Centre at Forestville Woodmore Towne Centre

3217 Donnell Drive Forestville, MD 20747 301-736-8107

spetit@gazette.net

COMPLETE PLUMBING SERVICE

Gallery Africa We offer great handcrafted jewelry and art • 2014 caendars & gift items • Ethnic wear for everyday & holiday • African clothing for the entire family.

dren’s bathroom and parts of the cafeteria need renovations, said Adeline Wilcox of Beltsville, whose daughter is in the sixth grade at Robert Goddard French Immersion. “I’m almost speechless to hear the cost. ... The money could have been spent on so many other things rather than parking,” Wilcox said. Pugh said he couldn’t compare the cost of the parking lot to other hypothetical renovations at the school. The project is one of seven parking lot renovations planned by the county in 2012, Pugh said. Abi said parking spaces will help after-school activities, but rarely will be needed. “Usually, we don’t have events. And most schools don’t have events at the same time, so we won’t have those kinds of problems,” he added.

1911562

Academy hopes to build on successful progam with two new additions n

DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

The parking lot for the building that houses both the Robert Goddard French Immersion and Montessori schools in Lanham is being expanded.

1911013

RAPHAEL TALISMAN/FOR THE GAZETTE

Marlene Smorada of Upper Marlboro shows Manuel Macanas, also of Upper Marlboro, items she is selling at the Town-Wide Yard Sale in Upper Marlboro on Saturday morning. Residents could get a spot at the yard sale by paying $15 or donating up to $10 in food and paying $5 for the table. All money and donated food went to the food bank. About 100 pounds of food and $164 in cash donations were raised.

A nearly $1 million project to expand Robert Goddard French Immersion School’s parking lot has angered parents, who say Prince George’s County is wasting limited dollars on extra parking spaces instead of for much-needed school renovations. The Lanham school has 600 kindergarten through eighthgrade students and 60 staff members. It shares a building with Robert Goddard Montessori School, which has about 550 pre-kindergarten through eighth-grade students. “We share a building. We’re busting out of the seams,” said June Evans, the school’s PTA president. “They’d rather use that money to ﬁx the parking lot instead of saying, ‘This is an excellent program. Let’s put money towards expanding the program.’ Instead, money is being put towards expanding the parking lot.” There are 200 students on the school’s waiting list, said Max Pugh, a county public schools spokesman. “The program is constrained by [the school’s] space and approved budget and staffing levels,” he said. The school’s PTA and principal have been pushing to expand the program and move the school to a building of its own for at least 10 years, Evans said. County officials delayed moving Robert Goddard French Immersion to the vacant former Greenbelt Middle School building this school year, promising it would occur next school year. The move was postponed because the old school requires infrastructure work, Pugh said. There is no

1911557

1911559

smile

A new is just an office

visit away NOW ACCEPTING NEW PATIENTS! • Metal-free tooth-colored fillings • Implant tooth replacements • Affordable, effective tooth bleaching • Denture Replacements for difficult-fit patients • Veneers 1910927

Dr. Leonard Bers Master in the Academy of General Dentistry

Melwood Professional Center

9650 Marlboro Pike Upper Marlboro

301-599-0303 Visit my website at www.DrBers.net

1911555

THE GAZETTE

Page A-6

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

High rate of kitchen ﬁres Obama Elementary shares sparks prevention efforts its ‘green’ with the community Educational activities underway in October, Fire Prevention Month n

BY CHASE COOK STAFF WRITER

A family get-together can quickly turn into tragedy if someone forgets the turkey in the oven or leaves the gravy cooking unattended, Prince George’s County fire/EMS officials said, so this year’s Fire Prevention Month — October — is focused on the most common home fires: ones that start in the kitchen. The county’s fire/EMS department will be holding open houses and visiting as many elementary schools as possible across the county to teach residents about proper fire safety and the dangers of kitchen fires, more specifically unattended cooking fires, department spokesman Mark Brady said. Unattended cooking fires are the most common type of fire. Brady said it’s not unheard of for firefighters to respond to cooking-related fires four to six times per day. In 2012,

40,344 of the 135,383 calls the department received were for fire suppression, according to county fire department data, and kitchen fires make up 42 percent of all reported home fires, according to a 2012 report by the National Fire Protection Association. Brady did not have a breakdown of how many of the county’s fires were kitchen-related. Overloaded outlets and candles also cause high amounts of home fires, Brady said. “If we could somehow eliminate those top three causes, we would be doing real good,” Brady said. The National Fire Protection Association sets the theme for each year to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire in 1871, which occurred Oct. 8 and burned through the night Oct. 9, said Lorraine Carli, association spokesperson. This year’s Fire Prevention Week will occur from Oct. 6 to 12, when the association will hold events and spread information on cooking fire dangers, Carli said. The association sets their time as a week, but fire depart-

Anniversary Michael and June Hughes are celebrating their 10-year wedding anniversary. Michael and June were married on October 4, 2003 in San Diego, California - the hometown of the bride. Michael is a Bowie High School c/o 1997 graduate and earned a degree in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2002. The couple now reside in Bowie, MD with their two children, ages 3 and 6. 1894891

ments use the whole month of October to spread fire prevention safety tips because it gives them more time to educate residents, Carli said The educational activities offered during Fire Prevention Month not only helps prevent fires but it also helps prepare people for fires, like a woman and daughter who managed to get out of a burning Glenarden home because the family made an escape plan after firefighters visited the girl’s school, Brady said. Unfortunately, four family members were killed, Brady said. Events like that February house fire underscore why the department focuses on elementary schools because children seem to remember the training and will take it home to their families, Brady said . Capitol Heights resident Belinda Queen-Howard said she appreciates the department’s efforts since fire prevention is especially important during the holidays when most family-orientated, large-scale cooking occurs. The lessons firefighters preach might seem repetitive but they are necessary, she said. “It is very important to educate people that the little mistakes we make can lead to big mistakes,” Queen-Howard said. ccook@gazette.net

Global event provides chance to display environmental efforts

BY CHASE COOK STAFF WRITER

Beneath Barack Obama Elementary School runs a series of geothermal tubes that heat the school. Sixth-grader Xander Summerlot, 11, doesn’t think it’s practical for his house, but he said he enjoyed learning about it and other environmentally friendly initiatives at his school. “It’s really cool,” Summerlot said. “I did not know there was that much stuff.” Summerlot, other Obama Elementary students and their parents attended the school’s Green Apple Initiative in our Neighborhood, an event Saturday where teachers and school ofﬁcials set up stations to teach visitors about the school’s sustainable energy initiatives, such as its recycled glass ﬂoors, reused rain water and geothermal tubing that heats the school by transferring heat from the earth’s soil into the school. The event was part of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Center for Green Schools’ Green Apple Day of Service, a global event to promote sustainable initiatives. Obama Elementary opened in 2010 as a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certified school — a building

AISHA STALLWORTH

Pearl Harmon, principal of Barack Obama Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, talks to attendees at the school’s Green Apple Initiative in our Neighborhood event. standard for eco-friendly facilities awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council — but this is the first time the school has participated in the Green Apple Day of Service, Harmon said. “Any tidbit or bites of information that teach them, that will hopefully transfer to the households,” Harmon said. Parents Wesley Johnson and Candace Johnson of Upper Marlboro attended the event with their daughter, first-grader Alexis Johnson, 6. They said the event was informative, learning about the recycled floor and using large windows to allow for indoor light and save electricity.

MARLBORO MOWER, INC.

TENT SALE

October 24, 25, & 26 SAVE 10%

on In Stock Equipment Food Served on Saturday 26

10190 OLD INDIAN HEAD RD. UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772 1903473

301-372-8279

“We think it is great for the community that they are helping to preserve the environment,” Wesley Johnson said. Manitia Lane of Upper Marlboro said she liked knowing her daughter, who attends the school, and other students are learning little things add up, such as putting a ﬁlled up water bottle in the toilet, which can lower the amount of water on each ﬂush. “It means a lot to our community for our children to know they can make a difference,” Lane said. ccook@gazette.net

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.

ONLINE For additional police blotters, visit www.gazette.net a.m.

District 2

Headquarters, Bowie, 301390-2100 Glenn Dale, Kettering, Lanham, Largo, Seabrook, Woodmore, Lake Arbor, Mitchellville and Upper Marlboro.

SEPT. 23 Theft from vehicle, 7800 block Penn Western Court, 6:10

Theft from vehicle, Europe Lane/Elysian Lane, 6:25 a.m.

Commercial property breakin, 7800 block Penn Western

Court, 6:40 a.m. Theft, 12500 block Whiteholm Drive, 6:51 a.m. Theft, 5200 block Mapleshade Lane, 7:28 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 13900 block Westview Forest Drive, 8:06 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 11400 block Deepwood Drive, 8:54 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 9400 block Lanham Severn Road, 9:33 a.m. Theft, 5400 block Barker Place, 10:41 a.m. Assault, 15900 block Excalibur Road, 11:09 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7000 block Glenn Dale Road, 11:40 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 500 block Harry S Truman Drive, 11:57 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 8400 block Burton Lane, 12:37 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 8100 block Penn Randall Place, 1:35 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 4900 block Collingtons Bounty Drive, 4:19 p.m. Theft, unit block of Isham Court, 6:44 p.m. Residential break-in, 500 block Pritchard Lane, 6:48 p.m. Residential break-in, 1900 block Dove Tail Court, 6:57 p.m. Theft, 2200 block Snetterton Lane, 7:08 p.m. Assault, 2200 block Petrie Lane, 9:33 p.m.

SEPT. 24

129150G

Assault, 8100 block Good Luck Road, 2:05 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 13200 block Whiteholm Drive, 5:43 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 9400 block Washington Blvd, 6:32 a.m. Assault, 15200 block Annapolis Road, 7:03 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5000 block Howerton Way, 7:41 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 4000 block Eager Terrace, 8:37 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 9500 block Arena Drive, 11:01 a.m. Theft, 5600 block Whitﬁeld Chapel Road, 11:03 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 6200 block Grenfell Loop, 2:58 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 10800 block Kingsmere Court, 4:24 p.m. Assault, 13600 block Water Fowl Way, 5:20 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 200 block Harry S Truman Drive, 6:57 p.m. Theft, 14900 block Running Horse Place, 7:42 p.m.

THE GAZETTE

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

TRAIL

Continued from Page A-1 The State Highway Administration awarded the city $40,000, the largest amount available under the state’s Recreational Trails Program, a federally funded program aimed at building and maintaining community-based recreational trails, said Terry Maxwell, Maryland’s Recreational Trails Program manager. Bowie’s request was a priority for the state, Maxwell said, because it addresses statewide health and economic concerns — the same reasons Meinert said Bowie ofﬁcials have pushed for the trail for so long. “We’re trying to ﬁght obesity. It’s a big problem [in the state]. With trails and open spaces, you are making it easier for families to go outside and get exercise,” Maxwell said. “Another thing we prioritize is economic development. When you connect towns and parks, you’re making the town a more attractive place to live. You’re drawing interest in purchasing homes there.” Michael Shannon, a real estate agent with SEI Real Estate in Bowie, said in the long run, if

Still can’t find the car you were looking for? Narrow your search on Gazette.Net/Autos by searching entire inventories of trusted local dealers updated daily, including Fitzgerald, Bill Baisey, Fox, Reed Brothers, Academy Ford, Congressional and more! Dealers, for more information call 301-670-2548 or email us at sfrangione@gazette.net.

“When you connect towns and parks, you’re making the town a more attractive place to live. You’re drawing interest in purchasing homes there.” Terry Maxwell, Maryland’s Recreational Trails Program manager people ﬁnd an area more desirable to live, property values will rise. “Any time you can have access to an open area in your community, it’s a draw for your community,” Shannon said. Christopher Keller of Silver Spring, who owns Christopher’s Antiques in Old Town Bowie,

said the trail is a “win-win situation.” “I see a lot of people riding bikes on the street and I think the trail would be very helpful. It will bring business down [to the town] and give easy access to students at the college,” Keller said. spetit@gazette.net

Obituary Clifford Lee Stathers, 74, of Mechanicsville, MD passed away at his residence on September 29, 2013, with his loving family by his side. Clifford was born on August 18, 1939 in Brownsville, PA to the late George Stathers and the late Edna (Knestrick) Stathers. He enjoyed playing poker, watching television game shows and the T.V. show “Two In-A-Half Men”, driving trucks, riding his Harley, and being with his dog Petey. In addition to his parents, Clifford was predeceased by one of his children, Terry Stathers; one of his grandchildren, April Young; one of his son-in-laws, Gary Weaver, Sr.; and three of his brothers, Howard, Bill, and Carl. Clifford is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary Lee (Zahand) Stathers; his children, Brenda Young (Dale), Cathy Weaver, Lori Stathers, Gloria Stathers, Clifford Lee Stathers, Jr. (Michelle), and David Stathers (Kim); brothers, Kenny Knestrick and Keith Stathers; sisters, Ilene Lants and Shirley Davis; eight grandchildren, Dawn Williams, Gary Weaver, Jr., Katelyn Stathers, Jamie Stathers, Austin Stathers, Noah Stathers, Brandon Kittredge, and Blake Shipman; three great grandchildren, Dale Williams, III., Dillon Williams, and Delana Williams; and his dog, Petey. Family and friends will be received for Clifford’s Life Celebration on Thursday, October 3, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A., 30195 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall, MD 20622. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, October 4, 2013 at 11:00, at the funeral home. Interment will be Private, at a later date. 1894894

Emergency Services at

1911554

Bowie Health Center

Emergency medical services for adults and children Quicker than a traditional Emergency Room Board certified doctors, with a reputation for excellence Caring and highly skilled nursing staff 15001 Health Center Drive

(Off Northview Drive across from Bowie Town Center)

Open 24 hours, Seven days a week

301-262-5511

www.bowiehealthcampus.org 1894833

1911014

Page A-7

THE GAZETTE

Page A-8

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

GETTING A LEG UP ON DOG PARKS

DR. BRUCE MORLEY DOG PLAYGROUND

GREENBELT DOG PARK FOR POOCHES:

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

Plastic tunnels are available for dogs at the Greenbelt Dog Park. n Address: Hanover Drive, right off Hanover Parkway, in Greenbelt n Hours: 5 a.m. to 11 p.m. n Size: 1/4 acre n Year built: Unknown

n n n n n n n

Double-gated entrance: Yes Separate areas for small and big dogs: Yes Water: Bring your own bowl and water Ground cover: Part grass, part mulch Play equipment: Plastic tunnels Shaded areas: Trees Pond or pool: Plastic baby pool

FOR POOCHES:

LAUREL

GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE

The Dr. Bruce Morley Dog Playground has a water fountain and provides water bowls for dogs, along with ropes, plastic tunnels and other toys.

FOR PEOPLE: n Seating: Three benches n Lighting: Yes n Paved walkways: No n Waste bags and scoopers: Bags only n Trash cans: Yes n Regular maintenance and cleanup: Yes n Formal social groups: No n Membership required: Must pay $5 to register for a lifetime dog park permit; however, no permit or code is required to enter the park.

COLLEGE PARK DOG PARK

GREENBELT COLLEGE PARK

n Seating: Three benches, nine chairs n Lighting: No n Paved walkways: No

n Seating: Six benches n Lighting: Yes n Paved walkways: Yes (in small-dog area only) n Waste bags and scoopers: Bags only n Trash cans: Yes n Regular maintenance and cleanup: Yes n Formal social groups: No n Membership required: Yes, $30 per year for residents, $35 per year for non-residents; membership card required to unlock gate

HYATTSVILLE

DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

UPPER MARLBORO

The City of Bowie Dog Park offers separate sections for large and small dogs, and is covered with mulch. n Address: 3600 Northview Drive n Hours: 8 a.m. until dusk n Size: 1 acre n Year built: 2001

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

The College Park Dog Park includes a baby pool for dogs, and provides bowls and water for pets.

n Waste bags and scoopers: Bags only n Trash cans: Yes n Regular maintenance and cleanup: Yes n Formal social groups: The College Park Dog Park Association (provides membership), visit www.cpdogpark.org n Membership required: Yes, $30 per year; need membership code to enter park.

SAFETY

Continued from Page A-1 dogs and owners not picking up pet waste, said Chuck Montrie, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning supervisor for the Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation. But county park and animal control officials said they have had no reports of serious injuries at any of the dog parks in the county, and the county has never been sued over a dogpark incident. District Court of Maryland officials said they were unable to provide statistics regarding incidents at dog parks because they don’t categorize information in a manner that lets them sort out dog park cases. Luther Bradford, 49, of Bowie has been taking his 3-year-old German shepherd, Kyra, to the City of Bowie Dog Park at least once a week for the past two years, he said, and has had only one bad experience when his dog and another dog snapped at each other. Bradford said it wasn’t a big deal, and the other dog’s owner soon left the park. People rarely take legal action against dog owners or landowners regarding dog-related incidents, and even when they do, the cases don’t typically go anywhere, said George Patterson, a personal injury lawyer based in Bowie who has been practicing for 17 years. He said he’s never worked on a case involving injury at a dog park. Dog-related injuries usually occur in public areas where dogs are not allowed to run free, he said. All of the county dog parks have disclaimers posted on their fences stating owners are responsible for their pets and any injuries the pets inflict on others. However, dog parks each have their own sets of rules. Some universal rules and etiquette of the county’s dog parks include: No dogs younger than 4 months old allowed; no smoking, human food or dog food in the park; do not let your dog dig holes; all dogs must wear collars or harnesses displaying all necessary tags; no more than two dogs per owner; always pick up after your dog; owners must remain inside the park with a leash available at all times; only use standard collars or harnesses — do not use choke chains inside park; and if your dog is barking excessively or acting aggressively, you must leave the park immediately. If dogs act aggressively, owners will usually leave the park or end the scuffle themselves, officials said. There’s no specific “dog-park police” and rule enforcement varies from park to park. However, dog-park users commonly police one another, park officials and residents said. A resident may complain to the county’s animal management division, health department or the city’s animal control department, which will look into the complaint, officials said. Users of the College Park Dog Park can be fined for breaking rules or bringing aggressive dogs and even banned, although that hasn’t happened yet, said Emily Pullins, president of the College Park Dog Park Association. At the Bowie Dog Park, animal control officers will “pop in” every now and then to make sure the dogs in the park have proper licensing and vaccinations, said Lawrence Pierce, director of Bowie’s community services department, which oversees animal control. First-time offenders caught without a pet license, for example, will receive a ticketed warning. The second time, a fine. Third-time offenders will have their dog impounded, Pierce said. “We take that very seriously... . We don’t want to do that. Get your paperwork in order,” he said. spetit@gazette.net

FOR PEOPLE:

CITY OF BOWIE DOG PARK

BOWIE

For pooches:

For people:

n Double-gated entrance: Yes n Separate areas for small and big dogs: Yes n Water: Water fountain, bowls provided n Ground cover: Part grass, part mulch, large rocks n Play equipment: Plastic tunnels, balls, ropes and Frisbees scattered

throughout park n Shaded areas: Trees n Pond or pool: No

HEURICH DOG PARK

n Address: Inside Acredale Park on Metzerott Road in College Park n Hours: Dawn until dusk n Size: 1 acre n Year built: 2002

n Double-gated entrance: Yes n Separate areas for big, small dogs: No n Water: Running water (water fountain and hose), bowls provided n Ground cover: Grass n Play equipment: Balls, ropes and Frisbees scattered throughout park n Shaded areas: Trees n Pond or pool: Plastic baby pool

n Address: Part of the Leo E. Wilson Community Park on Van Dusen Drive in Laurel n Hours: 7 a.m. until dusk n Size: 1 acre n Year built: 2008

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

FOR POOCHES:

The Heurich Dog Park in Hyattsville provides dog bowls for drinking water and toys, such as balls and Frisbees.

n Double-gated entrance: Yes n Separate areas for small and big dogs: Yes n Water: Bring your own bowl and water n Ground cover: Mulch n Play equipment: Bring your own n Shaded areas: Trees n Pond or pool: No

n Address: Corner of Ager Road and Nicholson Street in Hyattsville n Hours: Dawn until dusk n Size: Slightly less than 1 acre n Year built: 2010

FOR PEOPLE: n Seating: Four benches n Lighting: No n Paved walkways: No n Waste bags and scoopers: Bags only; hand sanitizer n Trash cans: Yes n Regular maintenance and cleanup: Yes n Formal social groups: No n Membership required: No

FOR POOCHES:

IS YOUR PUP READY FOR THE PARK? hether dog owners are taking their pet to the dog park for the ﬁrst time or the 50th, they need to know how to prepare, what to watch for and how to handle tricky situations, said Sharon Kondash of Anne Arundel County, a master trainer and certiﬁed dog behavior therapist. Kondash offers these go-to questions to make sure your dog is ready for the park:

n Do you have a dog license?

All dogs more than 4 months old must be registered with the county. To obtain a pet license, contact the Prince George’s County Animal Management Division at 301-7807251.

n Is your dog healthy? Make

sure all of your dogs shots are up to date, and you have all the necessary paperwork and tags to prove it.

n What’s your dog’s personality? Is your dog shy or outgoing with other dogs?

Some dogs just do not like socializing. Know what your dog wants and be ready to accept the dog park may not be a good idea. Be especially careful with puppies and young dogs as they are more likely to annoy older dogs with their playfulness. Do not bring puppies younger than four months old into the park as they are prone to disease and injury.

n Is your dog barking excessively? Is it growling? Is your dog’s fur raised up on its back? Is your dog’s tail tucked between its legs?

Before going into the park, introduce your dog to a friend’s or neighbor’s dog on a leash or allow your dog to sniff through the fence. If the answer is yes to any of the above questions, do not enter the park and try another time. If this behavior continues with your dog, get help from a behavior therapist.

n Is the dog park too crowded? To avoid large packs

of dogs, which can increase the risk of dogﬁghts, visit the park during off hours, and avoid going on weekends and from 5 to 7 p.m. weekdays.

n Do you have any food — human or dog food — on you? Do not bring any food of

any kind into the dog park. Dogs may become competitive and aggressive around food.

— SOPHIE PETIT

n Double-gated fenced entrance: Yes n Separate areas for big, small dogs: Yes n Water: Bring your own water, bowls provided n Ground cover: Part sand and gravel mixture, part grass n Play equipment: Plastic tunnels, platforms to jump on, balls and Frisbees scattered throughout park n Shaded areas: Trees and two man-made shade structures n Pond or pool: No

FOR PEOPLE: n Seating: Nine benches n Lighting: No n Paved walkways: No n Waste bags and scoopers: Bags only n Trash cans: Yes n Regular maintenance and cleanup: Yes n Formal social groups: No n Membership required: No

PARKS

Continued from Page A-1 the next 30 years, said Chuck Montrie, Maryland-National Capital Parks and Planning Commission planning supervisor for the county parks and recreation department. With the county’s population of about 880,000 and anticipated growth, the commission anticipates under the 30-year plan adding six more dog parks to the three it already operates. The three dog parks in Bowie, Laurel and Greenbelt are run by the municipalities, community organizations or both, Montrie said. To get a dog park, a municipality or a community of dog owners formally requests the county to build one, said John Henderson, M-NCPPC research and evaluation manager. The request usually states who would oversee the park — either the municipality, a community group, the county or a partnership between all three. Right now, the county is reviewing requests for dog parks from Riverdale Park and Berwyn Heights, Henderson said. The cost of building a dog park varies considerably from $200,000 to millions, Montrie said. The bare bones of a dog park — a chain-link fence and double-gated entrance that allows owners to safely de-leash their dogs in an enclosed area before entering the actual park — aren’t expensive, Montrie said. When you start adding amenities like running water and structures for shade, the price rises, he said. Some dog parks elsewhere in the nation offer areas for digging, play sets, agility courses and water hoses to rinse off dogs. The county’s dog parks each cost an average of a couple hundred thousand dollars, Montrie said. Two dog parks in the county — in Laurel and College Park — require annual membership fees of up to $35. These parks require a membership card or code to enter the park,

GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE

The dog park in the Oak Creek West Community Park at Cameron Grove in Upper Marlboro provides benches for visitors.

OAK CREEK WEST COMMUNITY PARK DOG PARK

n n n n n

n Address: Cameron Grove neighborhood off Central Avenue in Upper Marlboro, corner of New Acadia Lane and Stone Spring Avenue n Hours: Dawn until dusk n Size: Unknown n Year built: Early 2000s

For people:

For pooches: n Double-gated entrance: No; singlegated entrance n Separate areas for big and small dogs: No

which automatically locks when the park closes. Ofﬁcials from these parks said membership makes dog parks safer and easier to maintain. “When people get memberships, we require a county dog license so that members know their dogs are interacting with other vaccinated animals,” said Danny Miller, assistant facility manager for Laurel’s parks and recreation department. Laurel didn’t implement membership until 2011, three years after it opened, after residents complained about people being in the park late at night, Miller said. Membership fees also take some weight off county and city funding by paying for water bowls, waste bags, trash removal and liability insurance, which holds owners responsible if their dogs cause injury, said Emily Pullins, president of the College Park Dog Park Association, which manages the College Park Dog Park in partnership with the M-NCPPC. Like other types of parks, dog parks can either be an asset to a community or a detrimental eyesore, ofﬁcials said. “A well-maintained, well-designed park will generally increase property values, whereas one that is not well-maintained and becomes a blight on the neighborhood decreases property values,” Henderson said. “One that is poorly designed or

Water: No Ground cover: Grass Play equipment: No Shaded areas: Trees Pond or pool: No

n Seating: Four benches n Lighting: No n Paved walkways: No n Waste bags and scoopers: No n Trash cans: Located nearby outside of dog park n Regular maintenance and cleanup: Yes n Formal social groups: No n Membership required: No

situated can be a nuisance.” The developers of Cameron Grove, a 55-plus senior community in Upper Marlboro, built a dog park at the same time they built the community. At the developers’ request, the county agreed to take over management of the park after it was built, Montrie said. “Many people probably don’t even know it’s there, but it’s public park land,” he said. Maintaining a dog park is much like maintaining a public playground, Henderson said. Park maintenance crews make weekly rounds, checking for ruts in the ground, ensuring gates are working and cutting grass. Lisa Peterson, communications director for the American Kennel Club, a national nonproﬁt dedicated to promoting responsible dog ownership, said the popularity of dog parks is growing nationwide. Dog parks are that place where human and dog can be together freely, she said, especially when almost every jurisdiction has leash laws that make it illegal to allow a dog to go freely in public. “A lot has to do with the status of the dog in the family. Decades ago, the dog would sit out in the backyard or kennel. Now, there are pet resorts and doggie day cares. ... We’re doing things we would do for our children for our dogs,” Peterson said. spetit@gazette.net

T H E G AZ ET T E

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

SHUTDOWN

Continued from Page A-1 are going to see a much more significant impact on this area than others,” said Scott Peterson, a spokesperson for County Executive Rushern L. Baker III, adding he didn’t know how long the shutdown would have to last to directly affect county government operations. The federal government spends nearly $3 billion per year on salaries and wages in the county, or $12 million per day, according to a statement Baker released Monday. If the shutdown lasted five days, the county would lose $1.4 million in income tax revenues, a “minimal” loss compared to the $500 million in income taxes the county takes in each year, according to the release. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s Robert H. Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt sent about 3,300 of its 3,400 employees home Tuesday without pay, said Ed Campion, a spokesperson for the flight center, who was also furloughed. Campion said he doesn’t know when he will get back to work or when the center will reopen. “Until the government has money, until NASA has funding,” he said. Many restaurants that offer lunch near federal facilities in the county, like a Subway on Greenbelt Road, a few miles from the flight center, reported fewer customers Tuesday. Subway served 150 customers that day, half as many as it normally would, said Subway

“The shutdown will have a disproportionate impact on children in the Maryland area because so many parents are employed by the government.” Molly McCloskey, Maryland No Kid Hungry employee Mauricio Pacheco. The last time the government shut down was in 1996 for three weeks, said Scott Peterson, a spokesperson for County Executive Rushern L. Baker III. Federal workers were eventually reimbursed, however contractors were not, and it is unclear whether employees will be paid this time around, said Jennifer Huergo, spokeswoman for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, a federal technology agency located in Gaithersburg. “The shutdown will have

a disproportionate impact on children in the Maryland area because so many parents are employed by the government,” said Molly McCloskey, campaign director of Maryland No Kid Hungry, a nonproﬁt partnering with the state to give children access to meals. The last time the government shut down, McCloskey said she was working as an elementary school counselor in Prince George’s. “I know very much from personal experience the kind of stress the families were seeing because the kids were in my ofﬁce,” she said, adding Prince George’s has the second highest percentage of students in the state eligible for free and reduced lunches, a federally-funded program made available to children from lowincome families. Joint Base Andrews in Camp Springs sent home 10 percent of its workforce, 1,500 civilian employees, said base spokesperson Eric Sharman, who was also furloughed and lives on the base with his wife and three children. “What can you do?” he said. “You start tightening your belt and planning to go without pay.” Staff Writer Kate S. Alexander contributed to this report. spetit@gazette.net

Each Service as Personal as the Individual Family-Owned and Operated Pre-Arrangements Cremation Out of Town Arrangements Complete Funeral Services Complete Personalization Services

1911012

301-805-5544

1911060

6512 NW Crain Hwy (Rt. 3 South) Bowie, MD 20715

www.beallfuneral.com

1911064

Page A-9

Gazette-Star OUROPINION

It’s time for Prince George’s County municipalities to become digitally devoted. A June report by the Pew Research Center found that 56 percent of American adults now own a smartphone that allows access to a voice-guided GPS, the ability to make purchases online and even notification of nearby speed cameras. Despite this online access, municipal websites continue to feature hard-to-decipher web pages and require visitors to navigate virtual mazes before locating basic contact information to report a community problem, like a noisy neighbor. MUNICIPALITIES In failing to make the web a priority, those municiNEED TO GET SMARTER WITH palities are missing out on WEB PRESENCE the best avenue to connect with residents, businesses and potential investors. Predictably, a glance at larger municipalities like Bowie, Laurel and Hyattsville — communities with larger budgets and therefore more resources to devote to websites — reveal a commitment to ensuring the web experience for visitors is an informative and easy-to-navigate virtual tour. The early results are encouraging, as statistics clearly show how effective a website’s reach can be. For example, the website for Bowie, which had an estimated population of 56,129 last year, averages 58,080 monthly unique visitors this year. Greenbelt’s website numbers are similar, with a 2012 population of 23,541 and a unique monthly visitor tally of 26,581 this year. Amazingly, although city hall meetings rarely garner many attendees, the cities’ websites are reaching more unique visitors than the cities’ populations. Smaller municipalities aren’t exempt from the benefits of an attractive website, which can be far more effective in attracting community members. Seat Pleasant’s 2012 population was 4,542, and the website regularly draws about 930 unique visitors monthly. Conversely, Seat Pleasant officials estimate that the average attendance for monthly City Council meetings is about 20 people. Colmar Manor officials say council meetings may see 10 people, but the website averages 420 unique visitors per month for the 1,429-resident town. Webmasters are able to use statistics to determine what pages visitors are viewing and, as necessary, promote important events on those pages to make sure residents are aware of what is occurring in the community. Surprisingly, however, few municipalities keep track of statistics beyond a counter on the home page. Fairmount Heights is even further behind the times as it does not have a website but plans to have one ready for use by early January. Some other county municipalities may as well not have sites either, based on their infrequent updates. Too many municipal officials still consider maintaining websites as an obligation and another responsibility forced on their admittedly busy plates. Landover Hills Town Manager Kathleen Tavel estimates she only has time to update the site once a month unless there’s important information she wants to put up sooner. Tavel said the town is exploring emailing the newsletter to residents, which would cut costs and free time spent printing, folding and mailing town information. It’s a smart move as simply relying on newsletters and cable TV stations to convey happenings is as dated a strategy as solely using corded phones. Municipalities need to switch strategies to remain relevant beyond the handful of engaged residents who don’t miss a council meeting. Enhancing a web presence doesn’t have to be cost prohibitive. For smaller municipalities, investing in the web now could cut costs and save valuable time spent answering phone calls about information easily found on the website. And with that freed up time, staff members could potentially focus on revenue generators, such as grant opportunities. Some municipalities are hoping to create greater community interest in running for political offices by increasing council member salaries, but that money arguably would be better spent making websites more appealing to better engage residents. There’s a lot of work to be done — only the Bowie and Cheverly websites have mobile applications — but the efforts don’t have to provide a drain on municipal finances. Joel Thomas, the resident who designed Cheverly’s app asked town officials for $468 for the year to make it accessible to an unlimited number of users. Thomas said he would handle maintenance and updates to the app without further cost to the town. It’s not too late for municipalities to embrace this new era of connectivity with residents, it’s just a matter of how devoted they are to being connected.

Douglas S. Hayes, Associate Publisher

Thursday, October 3, 2013

LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

Embracing the digital age

Gazette-Star

Forum

Texas has nothing on Maryland, except opportunity President George W. Bush famously admonished his political foes, “Don’t mess with Texas.” But Texas now is messing with Maryland. Texas Governor Rick Perry is ﬁlling Maryland’s airwaves with 60-second spots aimed at luring many of Maryland’s residents and business owners to the Lone Star state. What is Texas’s allure? It certainly is not the climate. Maryland has four real seasons, with glorious springs and unforgettable autumns. Texas has two — hot and hotter (and more humid). It certainly is not the schools. K-12 public schools in Maryland, particularly in Montgomery and Howard counties, are some of the top rated in the country. Texas’s schools, with a few exceptions, are inferior. It certainly is not the colleges. Johns Hopkins and the University of Maryland system are second to none in higher education, and they certainly are not second to any colleges and universities in Texas. It certainly is not transportation. Maryland is served by multiple world class airports and interstate highways that connect the state with the largest markets and population centers in the country. Maryland has one of the best ports (the port of Baltimore) in the whole country, connecting Maryland with the commerce of the world. Texas’s transportation system does not measure up. It certainly is not the culture. Maryland’s cultural opportunities in the arts and sports compare very favorably to those in Texas. The Rangers and the Cowboys have nothing on the Orioles and the Ravens. But Texas trumps all of Maryland’s advantages in climate, culture, transportation and education with a single concept: Opportunity. Opportunity to start a business. Opportunity to grow a business. Opportunity to keep more of what that business earns. For the past ﬁve years, Maryland’s taxes have been increasing, and its business regulations have been multiplying. This business unfriendly environment has

As Maryland has lost $5.5 billion in state income, as it has shed thousands of upper bracket earners and their businesses, Texas has gained $17.6 billion. forced thousands of residents and small businesses to seek shelter out of state. Many of Maryland’s overtaxed upper bracket earners have moved across the river to more business-friendly Virginia, saving thousands in yearly taxes, while reducing their businesses’ regulatory burdens. Indeed, between 2001 and 2010, more than 66,000 Marylanders ﬂed the “Free State” (or more aptly, the “fee state,” as Gov. Perry refers to Maryland in his radio ads). Thousands more Marylanders are planning to follow suit this year, as some Maryland counties, like Montgomery, ﬂirt with even more egregious business regulations, like a $15 minimum wage and even higher taxes on upper bracket earners. All the while, Texas’s business climate has become increasingly business-friendly, and it charges no state income tax. As Maryland has lost $5.5 billion in state income, as it has shed thousands of upper bracket earners and their businesses, Texas has gained $17.6 billion. While Texas understands that you can collect the golden eggs (jobs and tax revenues) produced by the golden goose (business), Maryland is about to learn that when you choke the golden goose, there are no more golden eggs.

Dan Bongino, Severna Park The writer is a Republican candidate for Maryland’s 6th Congressional District.

Ken Sain, Sports Editor Dan Gross, Photo Editor Jessica Loder, Web Editor

Page A-10

Plenty of reasons to stay in the state

I love where I live. I retired many years ago, and because I have lived a pretty simple life and saved throughout, I have a small amount saved and I have a retirement income. I could move to one of the Southern states and possibly live more cheaply; however, that thought has never crossed my mind even though I have family in North Carolina and could have land on the family farm on which to build. Here are just a few of the reasons I am staying put. I love that Maryland is a forward-looking state. I love that Marylanders saw ﬁt to extend the right to marry to all couples who love each other and make that commitment. I love that we passed the Dream Act. I love that while respecting people’s Second Amendment rights, Maryland lawmakers enacted some sensible gun laws. I love that we are taking steps to make the Chesapeake Bay healthy again so that watermen can continue to make a living and those who love crabs will be able to continue to eat them. I love that our education system is rated No. 1 in the nation, and while all of my grandchildren will soon be out of the school system, I think I have a responsibility to continue to contribute. I love being so close to Washington, D.C., and all the activities that are available there. I also love the activities that are available locally, both recreational and artistic. I have never minded paying taxes. I am just thankful that I am one of the ones paying instead of being so poor that I don’t have to pay anything. I’m sure some people will take exception to this letter and some of you will shoot down what I’ve said, but these are my thoughts.

Janet Sargent, Waldorf

Why Baltimore is not Detroit There was considerable rejoicing in Baltimore city when George Mason University released a study saying that, compared to Detroit, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Providence and San Bernardino, Baltimore is on “reasonably solid financial footing” and is demonstrating “financial resiliency.” Of course those other five cities are all basket cases (two are in bankruptcy), so being best of the lot isn’t so hot. The Baltimore Sun highlighted the parts of the report crediting Baltimore’s success to sound city management provided by a strong-mayor system which lets the city’s Board of Estimates (controlled by the mayor) write the city budget and run MY MARYLAND the city’s finances BLAIR LEE without interference from the City Council, which can only lower the spending levels, not increase them. But if you actually read the George Mason report it tells a much different story. What’s really keeping Baltimore afloat isn’t its mayor or its charter, it’s the billions of dollars the state of Maryland pours into the city every year. Baltimore runs on OPM: other people’s money. Much of what taxpayers in Maryland’s 23 counties send to Annapolis is recycled to Baltimore as direct and indirect state aid. Thanks to the city’s political muscle, decades of governors who were former Baltimore mayors (Schaefer, O’Malley) or city politicians (Mandel, Hughes) and a liberal state legislature, Baltimore now is the most subsidized city in America. State taxpayers pick up the tab for the city’s community college (other community colleges are mostly locally funded); for the city’s metrorail, metrobus and light rail operating and capital costs; for the city jail’s construction and operating costs (county jails are locally funded); 71 percent of the city’s K-12 school budget (the feds pay another 10 percent); all of the city’s social services costs; most of the city’s road/bridge maintenance costs ($134 million a year); the operating and capital costs of what used to be the city’s port and airport (Friendship); annual grants to run

the city’s zoo, museums, theaters, concert halls and libraries; and now the city wants the state to pay for its courts, as well. To help boost the city’s economy, the state located a host of state agencies and departments in Baltimore; paid for the Ravens and Orioles stadiums, the Convention Center, the Aquarium expansion, the Science Center, the Meyerhoff concert hall, the Hippodrome Theater, the Christopher Columbus Center, the Lyric, Center Stage, a new $1 billion school construction deal ($20 million a year for the next 30 years) and a new $2.5 billion light-rail system. Meanwhile, the city wants the state to participate in a $900 million convention center/hotel/arena project in hopes that an NBA or NHL team will come if they (the state) build it. Then there are all the hidden state subsidies: historic tax credits to rehab city buildings (the city gets more than half), enterprise zone tax credits (Baltimore gets 61 percent of the state total), a special city cut of the state’s casino tax, a $79 million annual “disparity grant,” special police aid grants and impact aid that the counties don’t get, using state police to supplement the city’s police force, rebuilding the city’s failing wastewater treatment plants and scores of other subsidies embedded in state law. Ironically, on the same day that the George Mason study was released, so was an account of the city’s failed Reginald Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture, which the state built for $30.6 million. The state also pays half ($2 million) of the annual operating costs and now is paying an additional $450,000 of the other half because the museum is a dud (the 150,000 estimated annual attendance turned out to be 38,000). But the city isn’t chipping in, and Baltimore state Sen. Bill Ferguson said, “The state has an obligation to ensure that the Reginald Lewis Museum continues to function.” An obligation? That’s the city’s pervasive attitude — the state owes us. When Martin O’Malley was mayor, the city foolishly spent $305 million building a Hilton Hotel that’s now going broke, costing the city $28 million a year by 2023. When asked recently about the Hilton boondoggle, O’Malley blamed it on former Gov. Bob Ehrlich. Why? Because, said

13501 Virginia Manor Road, Laurel, MD 20707 | Phone: 240-473-7500 | Fax: 240-473-7501 | Email: princegeorges@gazette.net More letters appear online at www.gazette.net/opinion

Vanessa Harrington, Editor Jeffrey Lyles, Managing Editor Glen C. Cullen, Senior Editor Copy/Design Meredith Hooker,Managing Editor Internet Nathan Oravec, A&E Editor

Dennis Wilston, Corporate Advertising Director Doug Baum, Corporate Classiﬁeds Director Mona Bass, Inside Classiﬁeds Director

Jean Casey, Director of Marketing and Circulation Anna Joyce, Creative Director, Special Pubs/Internet Ellen Pankake, Director of Creative Services

O’Malley, “You may recall, at the time, that we asked (and) we were told ‘no’ by the then-governor.” In other words, when O’Malley and the city tried to get the state to pay $305 million to build a loser hotel that private investors wouldn’t touch, Ehrlich dared saying “no.” You see, in Baltimore’s view, the city is entitled to special status. Baltimore doesn’t owe the state taxpayers any gratitude; state taxpayers owe Baltimore more assistance. When state and city assessors recently miscalculated city residents’ historic tax credits, costing them huge new taxes, city politicians argued that state taxpayers should pay the costs. And the city is lobbying Annapolis to shift city residents’ high auto insurance burden to suburban motorists. The audacity is stunning: When Detroit went bankrupt this summer, The Baltimore Sun editorialized “Why Baltimore Isn’t Detroit,” citing the city’s willingness “to make difficult decisions” without one word about the city’s massive state bailouts — the real reason why Baltimore isn’t Detroit! The city has benefited, so far, from the largess of liberal Montgomery state legislators who don’t mind raising Montgomery taxes and cutting its state aid to help the city, from P.G. lawmakers with whom the city shares the loot and from Baltimore County lawmakers who feel linked to the city as long as the city’s problems don’t flow across the county line. But things are changing: The city’s political muscle is dwindling (only 11 percent of the state’s population and 8.5 percent of the statewide vote), for the first time in memory there’s no Baltimore candidate running for governor, and federal spending cuts are squeezing the D.C.-area counties, which may not feel so charitable in the future. Living on other people’s money only works until the “other people” decide differently. When that happens, what’s Baltimore’s “Plan B”? Blair Lee is chairman of the board of Lee Development Group in Silver Spring and a regular commentator for WBAL radio. His column appears Fridays in the Business Gazette. His past columns are available at www.gazette.net/blairlee. His email address is blairleeiv@gmail.com.

POST-NEWSWEEK MEDIA Karen Acton, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer Michael T. McIntyre, Controller Lloyd Batzler, Executive Editor Donna Johnson, Vice President of Human Resources Maxine Minar, President, Comprint Military Shane Butcher, Director of Technology/Internet

BOWIE HIGH’S FOOTBALL COACH SAYS TEAM MUST WIN NEXT TWO WEEKS TO MAKE THE PLAYOFFS, A-13

HOW THEY RANK Football

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

DeMatha Stags Gwynn Park Yellow Jackets Suitland Rams McNamara Mustangs Flowers Jaguars Forestville Knights DuVal Tigers Roosevelt Raiders Douglass Eagles Surrattsville Hornets

Surrattsville grad closes in on school record

5-1 60 pts 4-0 54 pts 4-0 47 pts 5-0 41 pts 4-0 37 pts 4-0 29 pts 3-1 26 pts 2-2 14 pts 2-2 11 pts 4-0 6 pts

Also receiving votes: Bowie 3; Wise 2.

STANDINGS

DAVID SINCLAIR/MCDANIEL COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Prince George’s 3A/2A/1A League

Team

Forestville Gwynn Park Surrattsville Douglass Friendly Potomac Crossland Largo Central Fairmont Hghts

All Div.

4-0 4-0 4-0 2-2 2-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3 0-4

2-0 2-0 2-0 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-2 0-2 0-2

Prince George’s 4A League Team

Flowers Suitland DuVal Northwestern E. Roosevelt High Point Oxon Hill Wise Bowie Laurel Parkdale Bladensburg

All Div.

4-0 4-0 3-1 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 2-2 1-3 1-3 1-3 1-3

Private schools Team

McNamara Riverdale Baptist Capitol Christian DeMatha National Christian Pallotti

PF PA

164 12 128 60 133 44 108 60 92 70 40 86 37 127 53 94 54 112 22 164

3-0 3-0 2-1 2-1 2-1 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 1-2 0-3

135 22 115 51 72 41 49 80 111 57 68 90 84 71 67 62 78 62 63 135 59 83 48 126

All

Last week’s scores

DeMatha 21, Good Counsel 0 Riverdale Baptist 12, Perry Street 0 Northwestern 25, High Point 12 Friendly 30, Largo 6 Capitol Christian 24, Eastern (DC) 9 McNamara 48, Carroll 13 Boys Latin 36, Pallotti 0 Flowers 53, Laurel 14 Bowie 34, Wise 7 Suitland 21, DuVal 6 Eleanor Roosevelt 44, Oxon Hill 6 Parkdale 38, Bladensburg 14 Forestville 46, Fairmont Heights 0 Surrattsville 41, Central 12 Gwynn Park 18, Potomac 12 Douglass 45, Crossland 0 Nat.Christ. 39, Cen. Christ. JV 34

BEST BET Good Counsel at McNamara, 2:30 p.m. Saturday. McNamara has lost at least eight straight to Good Counsel, but in the last two weeks DeMatha has ended a four-game losing streak to Good Counsel and Gonzaga ended an even longer skid in the series. At 5-0 and led by offensive lineman Damian Prince, arguably the top recruit in the state, McNamara could follow suit.

LEADERS Carries J. Baynes, R. Bapt. 75 A. Major, Surratts. 58 T. Deal, DeM. 83 K. Freeman, Doug. 52 R. Williams, McN. 57 A. Brooks, DuVal 54

Top passers

Yards 761 691 644 411 394 384

Cmp-Att. R. Williams, McN. 75-114 M. Duckett, Lau. 52-108 J. Lovett, DeM. 54-95 J. Green, Bowie 34-77 J. Adams, G.Park 27-51 W. Wolfolk, Suit. 27-50

Top receivers J. Crockett, McN. C. Murray, McN. C. Phillips, DeM. M. Phillips, Bow. M. Roberts, Bow. H. Malik, Laurel

Rec. 35 35 23 9 9 11

Avg. TDs 10.1 7 11.9 7 7.8 7 7.9 6 6.9 5 7.1 5

Yards 1419 940 812 720 549 493

Yards 806 472 416 254 253 241

Rollins is second on McDaniel College’s all-time rushing list n

PF PA

5-0 203 95 5-0 171 36 3-0 90 49 5-1 152 102 2-2 91 105 2-3 64 133

Top rushers

Surrattsville High School graduate and current McDaniel College senior running back Joe Rollins could break the Green Terror’s all-time rushing record.

Int. 3 3 0 2 4 3

TDs 17 7 7 7 2 4

Avg. TDs 23.0 14 13.5 6 18.1 6 28.2 2 28.1 1 21.9 3

KENT ZAKOUR STAFF WRITER

Juanita, Kent State, Lafayette, Lehigh, Marist, Monmouth, New Hampshire, Penn State, Pennsylvania, Princeton, Rhode Island, Richmond, Robert Morris, Sacred Heart, Shenandoah, Shepherd, Stony Brook, Temple, Towson, Trine and Villanova. Yet he has yet to receive a college scholarship offer, something he hopes to use to pursue a degree in business. “Lately, I’ve been receiving emails from a lot of schools, but nothing that’s really turned my head or saying anything about money,” Baynes said. “So, just trying to go out there every Friday and earn a scholarship. “I think about that every second of every day, that other people are out there getting my scholarship, that I need to grind harder to get a scholarship.” Riverdale Baptist coach Bob Shields

Surrattsville High School football coach Rob Harris knows Joe Rollins. But he didn’t realize a few years ago that the 5-foot-6, 170-pound running back would become one of the best players in the history of the McDaniel College football program. “What you see from Joe now — on and off the field — is what he was when he was at Surrattsville,” Harris said of Rollins, who graduated in 2010. “Good grades, better person, great athlete. He’s always been mature and the total package. I always said he’s the kind of guy I’d want my daughter to get married to and the kind of guy I’d want my son to emulate.” Rollins, a senior for the Green Terror, is second all-time in the program with 3,792 career rushing yards, just 1,489 shy of Eric Frees’ record, and one of the finest Division III players in the country. This fall, he’s tied for 10th in rushing yards (525 on 90 carries with five touchdowns). He also has nine receptions for 55 yards and averages 24.5 yards per kick return. All told, he posts an average of 194 all-purpose yards for the 1-3 Green Terror. “You know, I figured junior or senior year, Joe was going to get onto the field,” said Harris, who also coached Rollins on the wrestling mat. “But I didn’t think he was going to explode freshman year and set records like he did.” While setting the school’s rushing benchmark would be nice, Rollins, a quick and shifty

See PITCH, Page A-12

See RECORD, Page A-12

GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE

Riverdale Baptist School running back Justin Baynes runs between obstacles during team practice Monday in Upper Marlboro.

Riverdale Baptist senior makes a

SALES PITCH After attending three high schools, Baynes is averaging 152 rushing yards per game n

DAN FELDMAN STAFF WRITER

When Justin Baynes was 10 years old, he said he sold water bottles in front of the Laurel Wal-Mart. With his mom’s help, he bought a 12-pack for a few dollars and then re-sold them individually for $1 each. “I’ve always had a knack for money,” Baynes said. Now, Baynes is trying to sell himself. A senior running back at Riverdale Baptist School, Baynes has received interest from Amherst, Bucknell, Chicago, Cincinnati, Clemson, Delaware Valley, Elon, Hobart, Indiana, Jacksonville,

Baynes

A chameleon on the court n

Eleanor Roosevelt’s Watson hits, sets and passes BY

TRAVIS MEWHIRTER STAFF WRITER

Kristin Watson does not change colors. Her skin does not shift to match the shade of the surrounding environment. Watson is not in any literal sense of the word a chameleon. But put her on a volleyball court, and she is one in every metaphorical sense of the word. When Watson entered Eleanor Roosevelt High School as a freshman, girls’ volleyball coach Eileen Lloyd said she thought she was in possession of the county’s premier libero, one of the most promising defensive specialists she had seen in some time. The thing was Lloyd didn’t need a libero, she needed a set-

ter, so Watson became a setter. Then she needed a hitter, and Watson became a hitter. Now, in Watson’s junior season, Lloyd asks the all-around player to be just about everything: leader, hitter, setter, dependable server, reliable passer and a defensive specialist. Libero would be included in that laundry list of roles, but Watson is too valuable to relegate exclusively to the back row, so she rotates around the court, taking up every task a volleyball player could ever include in her arsenal save one — middle blocker. Standing a charitable 5-foot-4, Watson isn’t exactly built to swat down opposing hits, but she can certainly serve them up. “Yea I deﬁnitely can’t block,” a laughing Watson said after she led Roosevelt to a 3-0 sweep over Charles H. Flowers. “But

See CHAMELEON, Page A-12

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s Kristin Watson bumps the ball as Mary Omotoso watches during a Sept. 19 girls’ volleyball match against Bowie.

T H E G AZ ET T E

Page A-12

PITCH

Continued from Page A-11 even has his sales pitch down for college coaches. “The ﬁrst thing I’d do, I’d tell them I don’t lie about what my players are able to do or what I think their ceiling is,” Shields said. “And then, I just go on and describe who he is and what he’s done since he’s been with us. “I would just say he’s a high-

character young man. He’s a young man mature in his work ethic. He’s a young man that wants to be great. He just doesn’t want to stop at being good. He wants to be great, and I would, if I was in position, I would give one of my valuable slots to take a young man like Justin Baynes.” Entering high school, Baynes was accepted to DeMatha and St. John’s College High, but when they didn’t offer ﬁnancial aid, he went to St. Vin-

RECORD

Continued from Page A-11 back, said he is more concerned about getting victories for a team that hasn’t had a winning season since 2004. During Rollins’ three-plus seasons, McDaniel has compiled an 8-26 mark, including 0-10 last fall. “It’s all about the offensive line,” Rollins said. “After games I try to get them something ..., like honey buns or whatever snacks they want. ... We always want to put up yards. I know the O-line takes a lot of pride in wanting to break the record. We’re like one unit.” Earlier this year, Rollins, who is majoring in graphic design, was named the Centennial Conference Offensive Player of the Week for Sept. 14 after running for 219 yards and three scores during a victory against Moravian. “I told him when you have a football program and want to turn it in the right direction, your best players have to be the hardest workers on the team,” second-year McDaniel coach Mike Hoyt said. “He’s taken that to heart.”

CHAMELEON

Continued from Page A-11 I can always try. I just try to play wherever my team needs me.” Following the graduation of 2012 Gazette Player of the Year Meya Ngundam, an outside hitter who averaged 2.1 kills per set, and ﬁrst team All-Gazette setter Kirsten Fast, Watson is generally asked to be everywhere. “I don’t even know how to put that into words,” Lloyd said of how valuable having a healthy Watson is. “She has the skills but she’s also got the leader-

cent Pallotti. Baynes said Pallotti wasn’t for him, and he transferred to Laurel, where he quickly learned the ﬁt was no better. Transferring a second time wasn’t easy, and Baynes said he was prepared to attend “anywhere that was going to let me in.” “At that time, nobody wanted me,” Baynes said. “I felt as though, that gave me more ambition. I already knew Laurel

Rollins, who is joined by former Surrattsville defensive back and current sophomore Rob Martin on McDaniel’s roster, wasn’t highly recruited despite a strong high school tenure. A lack of size may contributed. “I never thought I would be able to accomplish the things that I have, but I know I was motivated since a lot of the bigger schools said I wouldn’t be able to fit because of my size,” he said. “My dad ... and I talked about being a big fish in a small pond or a little fish in a bigger Division I-type pond. We decided that going Division III and staying on my academics and playing a lot would be the best.” While Rollins knows his chances of a professional football career are slim, he will listen to every opportunity. “It would be nice if I get invited to go to a camp, combine or even a pro day, but I’m not going to get my hopes up,” he said. “I’m just going to cherish the relationships I’ve made with all the people at McDaniel. Got to hold on to that.” kzakour@gazette.net

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

wasn’t a great school for football. I just wanted to get back into a private school that was going to give me a chance to get to college. And Bob called me one day, because he remembered me from when I was in middle school and said he wanted me to come out there. I was like, ‘I don’t know if I can get the money.’ He said, ‘Anything you need, I’ve got you.’ He’s been a great role model since.” Baynes’ ﬁrst year at River-

dale went well, and he earned All-Gazette honorable mention. But he still wasn’t progressing toward that coveted scholarship. “Before the end of my junior year, no college coaches were really after me,” Baynes said. “That just gave me the ambition to, once again, grind harder. Because I knew my mom would never be able to afford to send me to college, so I had to get there my own way.” This season, Baynes is aver-

aging 152 yards per game and has helped his team to a 5-0 record. He’s successfully navigated himself from Pallotti to Laurel to Riverdale Baptist and has put himself in prime position to receive a scholarship offer. There’s one major step remaining. “I hope you see me sometime at the next level,” Baynes said. dfeldman@gazette.net

DAVID SINCLAIR/MCDANIEL COLLEGE ATHLETICS

Surrattsville High School graduate and current McDaniel College senior running back Joe Rollins is closing in on the Green Terror’s all-time rushing record.

ship and I guess a lot of her leadership probably comes from her skill level. Everybody respects her skills and her knowledge of the game and everything like that and they trust her out on the court so they are able to follow her conﬁdently. Everybody is happy to dish the ball out to her knowing she can hit it or dump it or whatever is appropriate at the time and she can do it all.” Part of the Raiders’ undoing in a 3-0 loss to Bowie earlier this season — the ﬁrst regular season loss dealt to Roosevelt in more than a year — was that Watson wasn’t fully healthy, or even close to it. The day before she had

rolled her ankle in practice and her range, which typically stretches from one end of the court to the other, was severely limited. With hitting out of the question, Watson was essentially limited to setting and passing, and the Raiders struggled to ﬁnd an offensive rhythm. “Kristin is hurt and that hurts us,” Lloyd said after the Bowie loss. “It took away a part of our game. Her ankle is gone. She never jumped and swung. She can jump set, she didn’t jump set. Our goal was to not jump today.” And what a difference it makes when Watson can get some lift. Her an-

kle just about fully healed, she led Roosevelt to two easy wins in the ﬁrst two sets and a 25-22 win in the third against Flowers, which had beaten Bowie 3-2 earlier in the year. “Her knowledge of the game is just beyond most high school players,” Lloyd said. “She sees the court really well. She just has that intuition about the court.” Any and all intuition that Watson has on the court, she will share it with her teammates 100 times out of 100. There’s nary a moment when Watson isn’t talking, encouraging, repositioning or directing her teammates. This is perhaps her most valuable quality as she is

Now Open

As of Friday, September 27, 2013

1911552

1910961

helping Lloyd groom a young team with several players who had never played in a volleyball match before. “I knew I was deﬁnitely going to have to take leadership because I’ve been on varsity the longest,” Watson said. “I just want to keep encouraging people, especially the ones who had never played before. It’s crazy how much we’ve improved. We have a lot of new players who hadn’t played at all or played other sports so I think — it’s crazy. One hundred percent improved.” tmewhirter@gazette.net

T H E G AZ ET T E

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

Page A-13

County looks for respect as golf’s playoffs begin

FEARLESS FORECASTS The Gazette sports staff picks the winners for this week’s games involving Prince George’s football teams. Here are this week’s selections:

Prince George’s County record All games

KIPP vs. National Christian Flowers vs. Oxon Hill Parkdale at High Point Avalon at Riverdale Baptist Baltimore Lutheran vs. Pallotti Capitol Christian at St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes Gwynn Park at Crossland Good Counsel at McNamara O’Connell at DeMatha Largo at Potomac Laurel at Suitland Bowie at Eleanor Roosevelt DuVal at Bladensburg Surrattsville at Fairmont Heights Wise at Northwestern Friendly at Douglass Forestville at Central

Dan Feldman

Ken Sain

Jennifer Beekman

Nick Cammarota

Travis Mewhirter

Kent Zakour

63-13 122-28

61-15 121-29

59-17 119-31

61-15 119-31

64-12 118-32

56-20 114-36

KIPP Flowers Parkdale Riv. Baptist Pallotti Cap. Christ. Gwynn Park Good Counsel DeMatha Potomac Suitland E. Roosevelt DuVal Surrattsville Wise Douglass Forestville

KIPP Flowers High Point Riv. Baptist Pallotti Cap. Christ. Gwynn Park Good Counsel DeMatha Potomac Suitland E. Roosevelt DuVal Surrattsville Northwestern Douglass Forestville

Nat. Christ. Flowers High Point Riv. Baptist Balt. Lutheran SS/SA Gwynn Park Good Counsel DeMatha Potomac Suitland E. Roosevelt DuVal Surrattsville Wise Douglass Forestville

KIPP Flowers Parkdale Riv. Baptist Pallotti Cap. Christ. Gwynn Park Good Counsel DeMatha Potomac Suitland Bowie DuVal Surrattsville Wise Douglass Forestville

KIPP Flowers High Point Riv. Baptist Pallotti SS/SA Gwynn Park McNamara DeMatha Potomac Suitland E. Roosevelt DuVal Surrattsville Wise Douglass Forestville

Bowie hopes win leads toward playoff berth Due to difﬁcult schedule, forfeit, Bulldogs might not make playoffs

Bowie High School football coach Jae Jackson ﬁrmly believes he has a playoff-caliber team. He also realizes his team might not make the playoffs. A forfeit to Charles H. Flow-

FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK BY DAN FELDMAN ers, another contender for a postseason berth, due to a fight the previous week really set Bowie back. Blowing a fourthquarter lead against Suitland the next week didn’t help matters. But a 34-7 win over Henry A. Wise on Saturday finally has Bowie (1-3) back in the hunt. “We dug ourself a hole, and no one was going to dig us out,” Jackson said. “We had to find our

1894874

own way to get out. So, it started with the victory against Wise, and hopefully it can continue to build from there.” Bowie’s road doesn’t get much easier. Its next two opponents: No. 8 Eleanor Roosevelt (3 p.m. Saturday) and No. 7 DuVal. Once he saw how tough his team’s opening schedule was, Jackson thought it must go 3-3 in its ﬁrst six games to make the playoffs. That will require Bowie winning its next two. Jackson said beating Wise wasn’t quite as big as ending a lengthy losing streak last season against Flowers, but if the Wise win proves the catalyst to Bowie’s ﬁrst playoff berth since 2006, he’d re-evaluate. “It will be a turning point if we go on to win throughout the season,” Jackson said. “It won’t mean a damn thing if [we] turn around, and we end up 2-8, 3-7, something like that. It won’t mean anything. It will just be a victory over a team on our

schedule. The meaning of it will have to come from us in the next seven games.”

Competitive nature DeMatha Catholic running back Taiwan Deal was impressed by how well his teammates competed with each other during practices leading to Friday’s 21-0 win against Good Counsel. That competition didn’t end once the game began, either. Cameron Phillips returned an interception 96 yards for a touchdown and Deal, who’d mostly been held to short gains to that point, deﬁnitely took notice. “Cam gave me momentum,” Deal said. “I said when I came out and got the ball that I needed to do something.” Something turned out to be a 95-yard touchdown run on the ﬁrst play of the drive. “Taiwan is always doing stuff like that,” Phillips said.

Not quite. Deal said that’s the longest run he’s ever had, one he hoped would win him the game’s most valuable player award with the Great American Rivalry Series to present it. That honor went to Phillips, and the intra-squad competition ended. “At the end of the day, the better man won it,” Deal said. defeldman@gazette.net

1895357

Golfers set for state qualiﬁer; volleyball as competitive as ever

It’s not tough for Demarkis Cooper to recall the number from four years ago: zero. That was the amount of Prince George’s County individuals making the trip to the University of Mary-

PREP NOTEBOOK BY TRAVIS MEWHIRTER land, College Park golf course for the annual state tournament his freshman year. Any swagger that Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s Caroline Sweet, who won the 2007 individual state title in record-setting fashion, was lost. Prince George’s was back to ground zero. Over Cooper’s four years at Oxon Hill, the county has restored some of its credibility from a state-wide perspective. Ishmail Jabbie, Bryan Morris and Roosevelt have made the trip to Maryland a few times only to miss the cut. But it was something. Meanwhile, Cooper has qualiﬁed individually and others have been on the brink, setting up Tuesday’s regional tournament — the qualifying grounds for the state tournament — as one of the brightest prospective state qualifying days in a few years. “We’re always looked at as the county that can’t compete,” Cooper said. “Ever since Sweet graduated from Roosevelt we

haven’t had anybody make a strong run at it.” Morris and Roosevelt are playing as well as they ever have and, barring a very rough outing, Cooper and Suitland’s Jahmar Seltzer should have little issue qualifying. “It’d be great to have more guys make it,” Cooper said. “We’re Prince George’s County, man. We got to get our rep back up.”

Volleyball There was no doubt that Roosevelt was the top team in Prince George’s County volleyball last year and then there was everybody else. The Raiders didn’t drop a match all regular season and advanced farther than any county team in the postseason. So, how much can really change in a year? Well, apparently a lot. In the span of a month, Bowie swept Roosevelt, Charles H. Flowers beat Bowie in ﬁve sets, High Point beat Flowers in four sets, Roosevelt swept Flowers and throughout it all Crossland has remained undefeated. Then take into account that Henry A. Wise and Parkdale have been picking up sets against the majority of teams they have played and anything can realistically happen. “It’s really close,” Roosevelt coach Eileen Lloyd said. “It’s really close. Wise gave some people some trouble. A lot of people are giving people trouble this year so it’s anything goes.” tmewhirter@gazette.net

THE GAZETTE

Page A-14

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

Nomination Period Ends October 7th Imagine Prince George’s County Public Schools is proud to be this year’s Platinum Sponsor of The Gazette’s “My Favorite Teacher” contest.

Nominate your favorite teacher and you could

Win an iPad

• Have your child go to favoriteteacher.net by October 7 to tell us why his or her favorite teacher is special.

• Imagine Andrews Public Charter School (www.imagineandrews.org) • Imagine Foundations at Leeland Public Charter School (www.imagineleeland.org) • Imagine Foundations at Morningside Public Charter School (www.imaginemorningside.org) • Imagine Lincoln Public Charter School (www.imaginelincoln.org)

• Every student who nominates a teacher may enter a sweepstakes for a chance to win an iPad.* • The contest is open to all students in K-12 who attend public or private school.

Imagine Prince George’s County is part of Imagine Schools, a national organization that operates 75 campuses in 12 states and DC, providing 40,000 students nationwide with an effective program of academic study and strong moral development in a safe, nurturing environment.

• After all nominations are in, The Gazette will select the finalists at the elementary, middle and high school levels and then the whole community will vote for the winners!

Visit favoriteteacher.net today! *No purchase necessary to enter or win contest or sweepstakes. Void where prohibited. For full contest details and for official sweepstakes rules, visit favoriteteacher.net/rules.

Educational Systems FCU is proud to be part of the Maryland education community as we celebrate amazing teachers. As longtime sponsors of the Gazette’s “My Favorite Teacher” award, we recognize how important educators are to the success of students everywhere. We wish to thank the Gazette for providing a platform where students are given the chance to show their appreciation for some of the most amazing educators around. To learn more about Educational Systems FCU, including how you can join others in the Maryland education community as Credit Union members, visit esfcu.org.

1869740

We currently operate four public charter schools in Prince George’s County, providing a challenging learning environment for students in Kindergarten through Grade 8. Although our campuses vary in size and structure, all adhere to the belief that providing every child with a world-class education is the single most effective way to achieve individual life opportunities and a better society. Our schools include:

2012 My Favorite Teacher Elementary School Winner

ALLISON WAITE

Berwyn Heights Elementary School

The backpacks have been filled, the laptops are charged and students have welcomed a new school year throughout our community. MGM National Harbor is proud to be a sponsor of the “My Favorite Teacher” contest and support educational opportunities for students at all levels. Education empowers us with knowledge to tackle the challenges of today. With each educated man, woman and child, our community and society takes one giant step forward. Stepping up to the plate for students is one more way MGM National Harbor is strengthening communities through education.

Our schools are open to all children living in Prince George’s County and they are tuition-free. In order to enroll your child, you must apply through our online lottery process. The online application form for School Year 2014-2015 will be available beginning Friday, November 1, 2013, and will remain open through January 31, 2014. The lottery will be held after January 31, 2014. For more specific information about each school, including how to enroll your child, please visit their individual websites.

Chick-fil-A restaurants at Capital Centre in Largo and Steeplechase in Capitol Heights proudly support the 2013 My Favorite Teacher Contest! Our two restaurants thrive because of the faithful Prince George’s County residents who patronize our establishments. Committed and qualified educators make a positive difference for students, their families, and the greater community. It is our pleasure to support a contest that allows the community to honor those who prepare the next generation of leaders!

A NEED FOR SPEED

Ron Howard’s latest directorial effort is certainly a ‘Rush,’ but it feels a little hollow.

The Gazette’s Guide to

Arts & Entertainment

Page B-4 www.gazette.net

Hard Bargain player Sarah A. Carlson emerges in “Evil Dead: the Musical.”

BY CARA HEDGEPETH STAFF WRITER

FOURSOME PRESENTS VARIED REPERTOIRE IN PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

he bloodier the better in Hard Bargain Players’ “Evil Dead: The Musical,” and just in time, as Halloween looms on the horizon. But this particular musical is not for kids — there is profanity, not to mention murder and mayhem, in the goreﬁlled parody of the “The Evil Dead” movies of the 1980s. “It’s all in good fun — you know it’s over the top,” said director Michael Margelos. “But not everything is for everyone.”

Thursday, October 3, 2013

Presented at the Hard Bargain amphitheater in the woods in Accokeek, the evening performances will run for three weekends starting Friday and ending Oct. 19. Seating is first-come, first-served; however, people can make a reservation in advance. The first two rows will function as “the splatter zone,” i.e. within striking distance of spurts of blood from the stage, said Margelos. Bring your own ponchos, or buy one at the theater for $2, and lest anyone worry, the red splatter washes out, he said. “I love horror movies, I love Halloween,

See EVIL, Page B-6

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Kitty Harger and Lance Adell in the Tantallon Community Players production of “Quartet,” directed by Charla Rowe, in Fort Washington.

For their concert Friday night at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, the Miami String Quartet will take its typical program and ﬂip it on its head. “Usually we start with a classic, do a modern in the middle and a romantic at the end,” said Keith Robinson, the quartet’s cellist. “Varied programs are very nice for us because we get to offer the audience a little bit of everything.” While Friday’s recital will still be varied, the program, chosen by the center, will feature chamber music beginning with a modern-day composer and moving back in time to the 1800s. Robinson is one of the original members of the quartet which features his wife Cathy Meng Robinson and Benny Kim on guitar, and Scott Lee on viola. The MIAMI STRING QUARTET group was founded in 1988 at the New World School of the Arts in Miami. n When: 8 p.m. Friday “It’s not something we would norn Where: Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, University of mally do, but they picked a modern ﬁrst Maryland, College Park half,” Robinson said of Friday night’s program. n Tickets: $35 for regular admission, $28 for subscribers, The recital will open with “Angels” UMD faculty and staff, $10 for alumni association, $10 for (“String Quartet No. 4”),” by Ameristudents and youth can composer Joan Tower. The Miami n For information: 301-405-2787, claricesmithcenter.umd.edu Quartet actually premiered the piece in 2008 at the Music from Angel Fire Festival in New Mexico. The quartet also had the privilege of having Tower present as they rehearsed for the premiere. “Joan Tower is a very hands-on composer and wanted to be there for all of our rehearsals ...” Robinson said. “Not every composer is that way, but Joan is hands-on and

See MUSIC, Page B-8

The Miami String Quartet (from left): Benny Kim, Cathy Meng Robinson, Scott Lee and Keith Robinson. TARA MCMULLEN

Tantallon kicks off 2013-2014 with ‘Quartet’ n

Seniors steal the show in Southern Maryland BY

Page B-1

CARA HEDGEPETH STAFF WRITER

Starting Friday, the Tantallon Community Players will be the ﬁrst in the Washington, D.C., area to present “Quartet,” the story of a group of former musicians and the basis for the 2012 film directed by Dustin Hoffman and starring Maggie Smith. The play is set in Beecham House, a retirement home for talented musicians, modeled after the real-life Casa di Riposo per Musicisti in Milan, founded

by renowned opera composer Giuseppe Verdi. Despite its name, “Quartet,” written by Ronald Harwood, is not a musical. “The play’s a succession of monologues and no music,” said Charla Rowe, Tantallon’s artistic director and the director of “Quartet.” “They just talk about the songs they have done and the songs they wish they had done.” But Rowe, who founded Tantallon 30 years ago, wanted to make some adjustments, including the addition of music and bolstering the cast.

See QUARTET, Page B-8

THE GAZETTE

Page B-2

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

Complete calendar online at www.gazette.net

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY’S ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR For a free listing, please submit complete information to noravec@gazette.net at least 10 days in advance of desired publication date. High-resolution color images (500KB minimum) in jpeg format should be submitted when available. THEATER & STAGE Bowie Community Theatre, “The Cover of Life,” coming in November, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-805-0219, www.bctheatre.com. Bowie State University, TBA, Fine and Performing Arts Center, Bowie State University, 14000 Jericho Park Road, Bowie, 301-8603717, www.bowiestate.edu. Busboys & Poets, Hyattsville, TBA, 5331 Baltimore Avenue, Hyattsville, 301-779-2787 (ARTS), www.busboysandpoets.com. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Sidney Lanier’s “Science

of English Verse,” 7 p.m. Oct. 3; Miami String Quartet, 8 p.m. Oct. 4; Bridging the Musical Spectrum 2013, 7 p.m. Oct. 5; Reﬂections from the Keyboard, 2 p.m. Oct. 6; Crafting Inspiration: Why Speeches of Abraham Lincoln & Martin Luther King, Jr. Still Motivate Us Today, 7:30 p.m. Oct. 7; MFA Dance Thesis Concert: Visible Seams, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 9; University of Maryland, College Park, claricesmithcenter.umd.edu.

Harmony Hall Regional Center,

Afternoon Tea: David Wright, 2 p.m. Oct. 9, call for prices, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-203-6070, arts.pgparks.com. Greenbelt Arts Center, “Avenue Q,” Oct. 4-26, call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Cen-

terway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, www.greenbeltartscenter.org. Hard Bargain Players, “Evil Dead — The Musical,” Oct. 4-19, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, www.hbplayers.org. Joe’s Movement Emporium, “Museum of False Memories,” Dance Box Theater, 8 p.m. Oct. 3-5, 7 p.m. Oct. 6; Comedy Supreme’s Anniversary Show featuring Abbi Crutchﬁeld, 8 p.m. Oct. 12; LateNight Expressions, 10 p.m. Oct. 19; Lesole’s Dance Project, 8 p.m. Oct. 26, 7 p.m. Oct. 27, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-6991819, www.joesmovement.org. Laurel Mill Playhouse, “Bell, Book and Candle,” Oct. 11-27, call for ticket prices, Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, www.laurelmillplayhouse.org. Montpelier Arts Center, Tamara Wellons, 8 p.m. Oct. 4; Ron Holloway, 8 p.m. Oct. 11, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301-3777800, arts.pgparks.com. National Harbor, Cavalia’s “Odysseo,” Oct. 16, White Big Top, National Harbor, Maryland. Tickets on sale now. www.cavalia.net, 1-866-999-8111. Prince George’s Little Theatre, TBA, call for tickets and show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-957-7458, www.pglt.org. Publick Playhouse, Mandy the

Clown, 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Oct. 10; The Stylistics, 8 p.m. Oct. 12, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301-277-1710, arts.pgparks.com. 2nd Star Productions, “Little Shop of Horrors,” to Oct. 26, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, call for prices, times, 410-757-5700, 301-832-4819, www.2ndstarproductions.com. Tantallon Community Players, “Quartet,” Oct. 4-13, Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-262-5201, www.tantallonstage.com.

Toddler Time: hands-on treasures, crafts, stories and soft play, 10:30 a.m.-noon Thursdays, age 5 and younger free, 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier, 301-927-2163.

A CLOSER LOOK

Prince George’s Audubon Society, Bird Walks, 7:30 a.m. ﬁrst Sat-

urdays, 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.

VISUAL ARTS Brentwood Arts Exchange, “Her Words,” to Oct. 19, opening reception scheduled for 5-8 p.m. Sept. 14, 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, 301-277-2863, arts. pgparks.com.

Harmony Hall Regional Center, Passages Revisited - Paintings by Tinam Valk, to Oct. 11, gallery hours from 8:45 a.m. to 4:45 p.m. Monday through Friday, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-203-6070. arts.pgparks.com. David C. Driskell Center, “Still...” by sculptor Allison Saar, to Dec. 13, University of Maryland, College Park. www.driskellcenter. umd.edu. Montpelier Arts Center, “Hiroshima Schoolyard,” Nov. 4 to Dec. 1, reception scheduled for 3-5 p.m. Nov. 10, gallery open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301-377-7800, arts.pgparks. com. University of Maryland University College, TBA, call for prices

and venue, 3501 University Blvd., Adelphi, 301-985-7937, www. umuc.edu/art.

NIGHTLIFE

Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, Senior Days at DEBE TIGHE

‘SHOP’ ’TIL YOU DROP Hannah Thornhill as Audrey and Nathan Bowen as Seymour with Audrey II in a scene from 2nd Star Productions’ “Little Shop of Horrors.” Dance Club, free lesson from 4 to

5 p.m., dancing from 5 to 9 p.m. Sundays at the Coco Cabana, 2031-A University Blvd. E., Hyattsville, $10 cover, www.dchanddanceclub.com. New Deal Café, Mid-day melodies with Amy C. Kraft, noon, Oct. 3; Wogelmut, 7 p.m. Oct. 3; John Guernsey, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 4-5; Sligo Creek Stompers, 8 p.m. Oct. 4; Greenbelt Artists Studio Tour, 2-5 p.m. Oct. 5-6; Bruce Kritt, 4 p.m. Oct. 5; Little Pink, 8 p.m. Oct. 5; Creole Cajun Jam, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6; Greenbelt Artists Reception, 7 p.m. Oct. 6; Mike Mallick, 7 p.m. Oct. 8, 113 Centerway Road, 301-474-5642,

www.newdealcafe.com.

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

OUTDOORS Dinosaur Park, Dinosaur Park programs, noon-4 p.m. ﬁrst and third Saturdays, join paleontologists and volunteers in interpreting fossil deposits, 13200 block Mid-Atlantic Blvd., Laurel, 301627-7755. Mount Rainier Nature Center,

the Sportsplex, 8 a.m.-noon Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, seniors allowed free use of the ﬁtness center and pool, age 60 and up, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover, 301-583-2400.

Seat Pleasant Activity Center, Line Dancing, 6:30-8 p.m.

Wednesdays, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturdays, $40 series, $6 drop-ins, age 18 and up, 5720 Addison Road, Seat Pleasant, 301-773-6685.

ET CETERA College Park Aviation Museum, Peter Pan Club, 10:30-11:30 a.m. second and fourth Thursdays of every month, activities for preschoolers, $4, $3 seniors, $2 ages 2-18; Afternoon Aviators, 2-4:30 p.m. Fridays, hands-on aviationthemed activities for age 5 and up, $4, $3 seniors, $2 ages 2-18, events free with admission, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park, 301-864-6029, www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com.

1911009

Hand Dancing with D.C. Hand

REC CENTERS

128983G

1894442

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

Not your father’s puppets

Tony-award winning show comes to life in Greenbelt

WILL C. FRANKLIN STAFF WRITER

A lot of children hear these words as they get older — grow up, go to college and make something of yourself. Only problem is, no one bothers to tell you how to go about doing that after you graduate. If you’re a puppet living in a nonpuppet world, it can be even harder. Such is the tale of Princeton, a recent college grad who’s trying to make something of himself in New York with no job, no housing and a degree in English. That’s when he finds a cheap apartment on “Avenue Q.” “Avenue Q,” the musical that took America by surprise in 2003, is set to run at the Greenbelt Arts Center starting Friday through Oct. 26. There aren’t many shows like “Avenue Q,” where real-life characters have to act with real-life puppets. It can be a daunting task for even the most veteran actor. “The biggest issue that I need to keep reminding myself is eye contact,” said Jim Adams, who plays Brian, an unemployed comedian whose fiancée’s name is Christmas Eve. “The other characters are at the ends of the arms of my fellow actors. Even though they are the ones who are talking and singing, when I’m reacting to the other people, it’s the puppet I need to look at and talk to and shake hands with and all those kinds of things. It took a lot of adjustment to focus on the puppet rather than the actor.” The puppeteers for the show are actual actors who are on stage alongside their puppet. They sing and act, but it’s all communicated through the puppet. “This is actually the first show I’ve ever done with a puppet,” said Michael Iacone, who is the voice and actor behind Rod, an uptight banker who hasn’t come to terms with his own homosexuality. “It was difficult, especially at first because we had to go to puppet school for one of our rehearsals. All the actors who were working with puppets had to sit down and think about what it was we had to do and realize it wasn’t just us talking anymore, it was us talking

129001G

THE GAZETTE

Page B-3

AVENUE Q n When: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 4-26 n Where: Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt n Tickets: $20, $17 for students, seniors and military n For information: 301-441-8770, greenbeltartscenter.org

Princeton (Stephen Backus) listens to the Bad Idea Bears, played by Jenna Bouma and Joey Rolandelli.

Princeton, played by Stephen Backus, meets Kate Monster, played by Melissa Berkowitz. through this other character. “It was difficult at first, but I feel like after the first week or so we all started to get the hang of it.” For his part, Adams said that although he’s been in many musicals and farce comedies, working on “Avenue Q” has been great since the show is only 10 years old. “I’m thrilled to be doing something more modern that’s quite cheeky,” Adams said. “I knew the show very well before I got involved with it and I’m very excited to join this talented cast and crew. It’s a delightful show.” The parallels between “Avenue Q” and the PBS classic “Sesame Street” are striking. “Avenue Q,” has been called the adult version of “Sesame Street.”

It also helps that four of the original Broadway cast members worked as puppeteers at one point for the educational children’s series. With songs like “Everyone’s A Little Bit Racist,” “The Internet Is for Porn,” and “You Can Be as Loud as the Hell You Want (When You’re Makin’ Love),” it’s no surprise that this isn’t a show for children. Still, according to Adams, the show really touches on life issues adults face every day. “I grew up and experienced these things in the late 1980s and early 1990s,” Adams said. “I went through a lot of the things the character Princeton is going — just simply trying to ﬁgure out where you belong in the world. I think that, at least in modern America, it’s kind of a universal feeling for people who are leaving their nests and trying to make their way through the world.” “Maybe adulthood is a lot harder than you might think it is,” Iacone added. “But it’s only for now.” wfranklin@gazette.net

PHOTOS BY MALCA GIBLIN

Kate Monster, played by Melissa Berkowitz, talks to Trekkie Monster, played by Joey Rolandelli and Jenna Bouma.

129001G

THE GAZETTE

Page B-4

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

AT THE MOVIES

Chris Hemsworth as the charismatic Englishman James Hunt and Daniel Bruhl as disciplined Austrian perfectionist Niki Lauda in “Rush.” PHOTOS FROM JAAP BUITENDIJK

Director Ron Howard keeps one foot on the brake in ‘Rush’ BY

MICHAEL PHILLIPS

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

It’s big, brash and dramatically it goes in circles. The ﬁrst two may be enough for most people, especially if they’re into Formula One racing, to overlook the third. With “Rush,” director Ron Howard brings a long, earnest career’s worth of expertise to bear on a two-headed Formula One biopic, dramatizing the rivalry between dashingly louche Englishman James Hunt, played by Chris Hem-

sworth, and the rigid, cautious Austrian ace Niki Lauda, portrayed by Daniel Brühl. The Grand Prix competition between Hunt and Lauda in the 1976 racing season, full of tense reversals and scary track conditions all over the world, is more than enough movie for a movie. On a technical and atmospheric level, Howard and his collaborators have a ball with the 1970s-ness of everything, from the hair to the clothes to the widescreen, supersaturated images of blazing color.

Hemsworth and Bruhl in Ron Howard’s big-screen re-creation of the merciless 1970s Grand Prix rivalry between Hunt and Lauda.

For Howard, who started out directing features 36 years ago with “Grand Theft Auto,”

“Rush” ushers him back into his own past (he was acting on “Happy Days” on TV dur-

ing this time) while allowing him to exploit his filmmaking knowledge. There’s a fair

amount of digital effects work in the racing sequences, designed to push you ever closer to the high-velocity death lurking around every hairpin curve. If “Rush” feels a little hollow, the reason lies with screenwriter Peter Morgan, whose play “Frost/Nixon” Howard filmed, to pleasing results. Morgan has long proved himself adept at intertwining, interdependent biographical studies. In “The Queen,” for which Helen Mirren won her Oscar, the character of British Prime Minister Tony Blair (played by Michael Sheen) achieved equal narrative importance. In “Rush,” Morgan treats the men jockeying for position throughout as contrasting pencil sketches of ‘70s-era princes behind the wheel. One is a sober, meticulous character, the other a carouser who must be taught, by life and circumstance, to respect his rival. “Twentyfive people start Formula One,” Lauda explains at the beginning, “and each year, two die. What kind of person does a job like this?” A gut-wrenching crash plays a major part in this story, by factual necessity, though to be sure Howard is not making a documentary here. (For a terrific Formula One documentary, do yourself a favor and see director Asif Kapadia’s “Senna,” about the Brazilian Grand Prix racer Ayrton Senna and his rival, Frenchman Alain Prost.) By nature a cautious and tidy dramatist, screenwriter Morgan’s sensibility is at odds with the material. The writer doesn’t do much of anything with Lauda, establishing him as a by-the-book prig and leaving it at that. Also, the multilingual Brühl (“Inglourious Basterds”) works hard, but he’s pretty dull on screen. If the film finds an American audience, it’ll be because of Hemsworth, best known for swingin’ the hammer in “Thor.” Hunt, a charismatically reckless party boy, is the kind of guy (according to the script, if not real life) who proposes to model Suzy Miller (Olivia Wilde, in a swank variety of enormous hats) mere seconds after they meet. Hemsworth lives for excess, and just as Hunt brought a boozy sort of panache to the sport, Hemsworth conveys genuine enthusiasm for whatever he’s doing on screen without going over the top. Where the events of 1976 took these two is fascinating history. But “Rush,” while never dull, rarely feels dramatically alive; it hits its marks dutifully and darts onward.

RUSH n 2 1/2 stars n R; 123 minutes n Cast: Chris Hemsworth, Daniel Brühl, Olivia Wilde 1899071

n Directed by Ron Howard

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

THE GAZETTE

Page B-5

1869758 1869757

Buying or Selling! Visit The Gazetteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Auto Site At Gazette.Net/Autos Dealers, for more information call 301-670-2548 or email us at sfrangione@gazette.net

129342G

T H E G AZ ET T E

Page B-6

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

EVIL

Continued from Page B-1 I love the fall,” said Margelos, a fan of the movies and the show who is clearly having fun directing it. Two years ago, Hard Bargain Players presented the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” and it sold out, said Margelos, who is expecting this production to also do well.

EVIL DEAD: THE MUSICAL n When: 8 p.m. Oct. 4-5, 11-12, 18-19 (Amphitheater opens at 7 p.m.) n Where: Hard Bargain Players Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek n Tickets: $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, $5 for standing room n For information: 240-766-8830, hbplayersboxofﬁce@ gmail.com, hbplayers. org, www.facebook.com/ HardBargainPlayers

The musical is about five college students from Michigan who go to an abandoned cabin in the woods during spring break. Once inside, they uncover an ancient book called the Necronomicon. “There’s an evil force attached to the book,” Margelos said. “The [students] are either possessed or attacked.” “One of them hears a voice, doors ﬂy open, the cellar door ﬂies open. … At one point the

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Hard Bargain player Draper Carter stars as Ash in “Evil Dead: the Musical,” opening Friday in Accokeek. trees come alive.” In the meantime, the characters and demons dance and sing tunes that have a ’50s sound to them. “It’s very catchy,” he said. “It has a kind of doo-wop kind of style.” Despite the chaos, the hero Ash (played by Draper Carter) continues to do battle with the forces of evil. “It’s over the top, campy

… and ridiculous,” Margelos laughed. The musical is based on the 1981 horror movie “The Evil Dead,” which was followed by “Evil Dead II” in 1987 and “Army of Darkness” in 1992. Written and directed by Sam Raimi, the series became a cult classic. Next came the stage musical, a consolidation of the movies’ storylines, that debuted in Toronto in 2003 and opened off Broadway in New York in 2006. “If you know the movie, you get a good chuckle from the lines [in the musical],” Margelos said. Refusing to die, a rebooted “Evil Dead” film arrived this

year, while a revival of the musical is due to open in Toronto next month followed by a North American tour. But putting on the show isn’t cheap, Margelos said. Like any musical, “Evil Dead” is expensive to produce. It costs more to buy the rights because there is also music. This show also has more than its share of special effects. “The action takes place in a cabin with doors that open and walls that move,” he said. The cast also needs two sets of costumes — one set needs to soak to get the blood out, while the other set is being used on stage.

“The costumes also get ripped and have to be put back together,” Margelos said. “It takes a lot of money to give the show justice.” To raise some extra funds, Hard Bargain Players organized a Kickstarter campaign setting a goal of $1,500. As of Sept. 26, the total pledged had risen to $1,660 from 31 backers. Other contributions were also accepted, and the company showed its appreciation with an array of special gifts to donors depending on the amount donated. Already spoken for, with a pledge of $200 or more, is the

chainsaw from the show signed by the cast, according to the Kickstarter page. A $1 pledge came with a promise “not to feed your soul to the deadites.” For $50, contributors got a commemorative “Evil Dead: The Musical” T-shirt or poncho, to either absorb or repel spatter from the stage. And for $150, donors got a walk-on role requiring 15 minutes of rehearsal before the show. “We shoot them, and the blood goes everywhere,” Margelos said. vterhune@gazette.net

1890986

ATTENTION VENDORS!

LIMITED SPACE! Showcase your product or service at our 1ST ANNUAL LADIES NIGHT OUT! We’re looking for fashion, accessories, massage, food, hair salons, jewelry or any business who wants to reach women!

Thursday, November 14 5PM-9PM AT THE HILTON

(Washington DC North/ Gaithersburg) 620 Perry Pkwy, Gaithersburg

We’re inviting women to come out to shop, indulge and simply let their hair down! Here’s your opportunity to reach them.

301-670-7100

1894873

CALL AND RESERVE YOUR BOOTH TODAY! Booths $75; Bag Stuffer $35 Swag Bag Sponsorship currently available!

128984G

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

THE GAZETTE

Page B-7

129462G

THE GAZETTE

MUSIC

Continued from Page B-1 an intense person to work with. She’s 75 but has more energy than most 20-year-olds.” In working with Tower, the quartet had the opportunity to see her piece evolve right before their eyes. “The piece changed at every rehearsal,” Robinson said.

“By the time the concert came around, our parts looked like scribble.” According to Robinson, the piece has changed yet again since the group performed it nearly six years ago. The second piece in Friday’s program is Shostakovich’s “Quartet No. 9” which premiered in 1964. Though the composition was written nearly 50 years ago, it’s still consid-

ered a part of the modern era. The recital will culminate with a performance of Mendelssohn’s “Octet, Op. 20,” which he wrote at age 16. For the ﬁnale, the Miami String Quartet will be joined by Excelsa, the University of Maryland School of Music’s Graduate Fellowship String Quartet. In addition to a performance with the students, Robinson and the rest of the

QUARTET

n Where: Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington n Tickets: $15 for adults, $12 for seniors (65 and older); $10 each for groups of 10 or more (if ordered in advance); $45 for season tickets n For information: 301-863-7600, tantallonstage. com

ensemble will hold a two-day residency with the University of Maryland Chamber Music students prior to Friday’s concert. “We get to work with a young quartet and that’s exciting,” Robinson said. Music education is nothing new for Robinson and his fellow instrumentalists. All four serve on university faculties in addition to their performance

work — Robinson and Meng Robinson at Kent State University and Lee and Kim at The University of Missouri, Kansas City. “It’s just a natural hand-inhand combination,” Robinson said of teaching and performing. “I’ve never really separated the two ... I never even thought about not [teaching].” For Robinson, the main reason teaching is so fulﬁlling

is the mutual beneﬁts of performing with chamber music students like the ones who will accompany the Miami String Quartet on Friday. “We’ll get to perform with them and that makes it all the more satisfying,” he said. “It’s not just a one-way street. We learn from our students as well.”

QUARTET

“I was getting home at 3 o’clock in the morning,” she said. Unwilling to abandon her love of theater, Rowe looked to start a company in her new community. She started the Tantallon Community Players unofﬁcially in 1982. For two years, the company hosted only musical revues to raise funds for royalties. In 1984, the group began producing traditional plays, rehearsing at the Tantallon Country Club until they outgrew the space and moved to Harmony Hall, which at the time, was an elementary school. Since then, Rowe and the players have produced 106 shows, a combination of straight plays and musicals. Rowe, who said she raised her three children to “judge [a person] based on the content of their heart rather than their ex-

terior,” applies the same mantra to her work with Tantallon. “I’ve tried to be colorblind and put anyone in any role ...” Rowe said. Beyond colorblind casting, Rowe also aims to offer productions that appeal to the diverse demographic living in the Southern Maryland community. This season alone includes “Quartet,” “Miracle on 34th St.,” August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars” and “Annie.” According to Rowe, “Quartet” is aimed at older theatergoers. “It’s directed by, produced by and starring senior citizens,” she said. “It’s about the ‘fun,’ of getting older,” joked actress Lauren Bloom. “The show is all about second chances and getting the chance to make things right ... I think the message I would hope the audience would come away with is, ‘It’s never too late.’” Bloom, who’s in her 50s, plays Jean Horton, a former opera superstar and a bit of a diva. Horton shakes things up when she moves into Beecham House where her ex-husband Reginald is already a resident. Horton is the role Smith played in the recent film. “I’m a huge Maggie Smith fan,” Bloom said. “Anytime I get to play anything she’s done, it’s a huge honor ... I would love to do ‘Downton [Abbey],’ but I’m not sure how we’d stage that at Tantallon,” she laughed. While Bloom insists she’s not the diva-type like her character, the two do share a love of music. “My parents met singing, so I come from a musical family,” said Bloom, who grew up in Buffalo, NY, and now lives in Springfield, Va. “It’s one of the things I’m loving most about this production; being surrounded by singers.” Like Bloom, Rowe comes from a long line of performers. “My ancestry is made up of artists and musicians,” she said. Rowe began acting at 4, growing up in Berea, Ky. The director said she can’t imagine working in any other field. “It’s just what I do,” she said. “It’s unthinkable that I would do anything else.”

Continued from Page B-1

n When: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays, Oct. 4-13

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Nan Reiner as the Matron and Zaneta Walthour as Dr. Coggin, in the Tantallon Community Players production of “Quartet,” directed by Charla Rowe, in Fort Washington.

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

“To achieve what I wanted, I asked permission of Ron to have characters who are spoken of to have speaking parts,” she said. Adding roles to her cast isn’t uncharacteristic of Rowe, 73, who has been involved with community theater for most of her life. In fact, inclusion is essentially her motto. “Theater is for everybody,” she said. “There are no age barriers, there are no race barriers; there’s something for everyone.” After moving to Fort Washington from Reston, Va., with her husband, then an attorney in Washington, D.C., and her three young sons in 1979, Rowe continued her involvement with the Reston Community Players until the commute became too much.

chedgepeth@gazette.net

1865494

Page B-8

The Gazette’s Auto Site

Gazette.Net/Autos

129005G

THE GAZETTE

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

Page B-9

Professional Services Call 301-670-7106

1894408

1894411

Civil Ceremony & Vow Renewals Multi-Solutions 111 University Blvd W 2nd Fl Silver Spring, Maryland 20901 Ph. 301-593-1640 Cell. 301-996-1108

GD26835

The Law Offices Of Erik G. Soderberg, Esq.

1894406

THE BANKRUPTCY CENTER 1894410

STOP Foreclosure, Garnishment, Repossession, Lawsuits & Creditor Harassment

FREE CONSULTATION * PAYMENT PLANS We are a debt relief agency.We help people file for bankruptcy relief.

GD26874

301-279-0303 ext. 368 Also representing clients in Personal Injury and DUI cases.

BANKRUPTCY THE LAW OFFICES OF

RICHARD B. ROSENBLATT, PG CHAIRMAN OF THE MD BANKRUPTCY BAR ASSOCIATION 1998-1999

1894407

LOAN MODIFICATION

www.rosenblattlaw.com

301-838-0098

GD26875

• Chapter 7, 11 & 13 • General Litigation • Tax Debt • Divorce • Traffic/DUI-MVA • Criminal FREE CONSULTATION • PAYMENT PLANS SE HABLA ESPAÑOL

1894409

THE GAZETTE

Page B-10

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

RELIGION CALENDAR To submit a calendar item online, go to calendar.gazette. net and click on the submit button in the lower left-hand corner. To ﬁnd an item, go to The Gazette home page at www. gazette.net. You can mail them to The Gazette, 13501 Virginia Manor Road, Laurel, MD 20707; fax, 240-473-7501. Items must be received by Wednesday to appear the following week.

OCT. 4 “As It Is in Heaven,” 7:30 to 9:30 a.m., Hope Lutheran Church, 4201 Guilford Drive, College Park. Movies@hope kicks off its 2013-14 season with this heartwarming story of a famous musician who rediscovers the joy of life conducting a small-town church choir. Film scholar Professor Robin Bates of St. Mary’s College will lead a discussion after the ﬁlm. Refreshments are free. Contact 240-2647924 or prthomps1@verizon.net.

OCT. 5

3775 or Seniors5@mail.com.

Heal the Hurt Domestic Violence Conference, 10 a.m. to

3 p.m., Beltway Church of Christ, 6000 Davis Blvd., Camp Springs. Conference geared toward faithbased organizations and the community to call much-needed attention to the epidemic of domestic violence. Topics include understanding domestic violence, a survivor’s story, domestic violence and law enforcement, available community resources and more. Contact magnolia-elel10@live.com.

Domestic Violence Prayer Symposium, 1 to 4:30 p.m.,

Elizabeth Seton High School Auditorium, 1575 Emerson St., Bladensburg. Prayers and praises against the crimes of all types of domestic violence in recognition of October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Pastors, and other speakers, prayers, refreshments, door prizes and domestic violence-related literature will be available. Contact 301-277-

Success. General admission: $10. Contact 301-249-9400.

Mental Illness Recovery and Understanding Day, 1 to 3 p.m.,

Ekklesia Family Life and Worship Center, 4205 37th St., Brentwood. Representatives from mental health organizations will be available to discuss services they offer, along with mental health resources and literature. Contact 240-424-7123 or gibsonalnicia@ hotmail.com.

My Career ... My Responsibility Seminar, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Hear

the Word Bible Church, 8 Crain Highway, Bowie. Are you ready to take your career and ﬁnancial future to another level? Are you wondering how to become a “wow” employee or an amazing entrepreneur? Are you in danger of being permanently unemployed? Contact 301-262-4479 or employment.htwbc@gmail.com. Youth Empowering Summit 2013, 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m., Evangel

Cathedral, 13901 Central Ave., Upper Marlboro. Education, Equipping & Empowering our Youth for

Davies Community Fish Fry and Open Mic, 1:30 to 5 p.m., Da-

vies Memorial Unitarian Universalist Church, 7400 Temple Hills Road, Camp Springs. Fish fried until 3 p.m.; suggested donation of $10 for all-you-can-eat. Contact 301-449-4308. Used Book Sale, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Hope Lutheran Church, 4201 Guilford Road, College Park. Large collection of eclectic books donated by a long-time member along with other book donations from our membership. All proceeds go to the church. Bring your pet (properly restrained) at 4 p.m. for our annual blessing of the pets. Cash or checks only for book sale and refreshments. Contact 301-927-5508 or chezvigen@yahoo.com.

OCT. 6 HOPE Support Group, 3 to 5 p.m., St. John’s Parish Education Center, 8912 Old Branch Ave., Clin-

ton. For people with depressive illnesses. Contact 301-868-6180.

OCT. 7 Health Matters, 7 to 8:30 p.m.,

Friendship Church Outreach Ministry Inc., 5252 Addison Road, Capitol Heights. Free workshop for the whole family. The goal is to learn to eat right, manage your weight, and learn about risk factors that contribute to heart disease and stroke. Workshop classes will include ﬁtness classes, cooking demonstrations, experts talking about healthy living decisions, and cardiovascular and nutritional health. Contact 240-667-1849 or info@360wholeness.org.

ONGOING Women’s Bible Study, 9 to 11 a.m. every Thursday, Berwyn Baptist Church, 4720 Cherokee St., College Park. Study the book of Romans. Women of all ages are invited. Cost of $6.50 for textbook.

Will Your School Be Represented?

Join us for another year of excitement as the County’s best spellers compete to represent Prince George’s County in the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Open to All Prince George’s County 7th & 8th Graders Only. Public, Private & HomeSchooled Students are Eligible. Ask Your Language Arts Teacher for Details!

Contact 301-474-7117 or secretary@berwynbaptist.org.

Mount Rainier Christian Church will conduct Praisercise, a Chris-

tian exercise group meeting at 10:30 a.m. Saturdays at the church, 4001 33rd St., Mount Rainier. The exercise group will have exercise education about nutrition and more. Professional instruction from University of Maryland, College Park, kinesiology students and the program. Open to people of all ages and ﬁtness levels. Free. Call 301-864-3869 or visit www. facebook.com/groups/praisercise/ or email brianpadamusus @ yahoo.com. Largo Community Church is revising its ﬁtness program, Mon-

days and Wednesdays, to include Latin-infused dance. Classes start at 7 p.m. and the fee is $5. The church is at 1701 Enterprise Road in Mitchellville. E-mail justﬁt4life @yahoo.com.

Body and Soul Fitness presents “I’m All In,” Bethany Community

Church, 15720 Riding Stable Road in Laurel. Sessions start with cardio/strength classes from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday with a co-ed session from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. For more information, call Abby Dixson at 301-5491877, email abbyﬁtness@aol.com or visit www.bodyandsoul.org. Touch of Love Bible Church, conducts weekly support group meetings for people who are separated or divorced, 11 a.m. every Saturday at the church, 13503 Baltimore Ave. in Laurel. Call 301210-3170. Ladies Bible Study Class on the book of Esther, Maryland City

Baptist Church, 1:45 p.m. Tuesday afternoons at the church, 326 Brock Bridge Road in Laurel. Free nursery. Call Tammie Marshall at 301-498-3224 or visit mdcitybaptist @yahoo.com.

Free First Place 4 Health series, 7 p.m. Tuesdays at Berwyn

REGISTRATION

NOW OPEN

March 14, 2014 - 7:00pm

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center

on the campus of the University of Maryland

For more information or sponsorship opportunities, please call Doug Hayes at 240-473-7532

1869725

4 Best barbeque 4 Best senior community 4 Best landscaping 4 Best liquor store 4 Best Italian food 4 Best nail salon 4 Best auto repair 4 Best pediatrician 4 Best spa 4 Best soul food 4 Best dentist 4 Best private school 4 Best Asian food

This Resource Guide will - Adult Daycare - Home Healthcare - Rehabilitation Centers - And much more

4 Best photography 4 Best pet store 4 Best dessert/bakery 4 Best happy hour/bar 4 Best fitness club 4 Best veterinarian 4 Best car wash 4 Best brunch/buffet 4 Best doctor 4 Best place of worship 4 Best wings/fried chicken 4 Best real estate agent 4 Even more!

Ad space deadline - 10/15/13 Publication Date - 11/21/13 Call (240)473-7532 to reserve your ad space!

Anti-domestic violence and stalking support group meetings,

11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. every Saturday. Abigail Ministries offers the meetings in Hyattsville. Call 301277-3775 for exact location.

Maryland Family Christian Center’s Praise Dance Ministry, 7

p.m. Tuesdays at North Forestville Elementary School, 2311 Ritchie Road in Forestville. Ministry teaches people to dance. Call 240392-2633.

THE 2013 PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

ADVERTISE WITH THE BEST

include: - Legal & Financial - Housing for Seniors - Assisted Living

The Resource Guide will be delivered to The Dept. of Aging as well as many senior centers, senior apartments, hospitals, libraries, county government, and other strategic locations throughout the county. Circulation: 35,000

Call Your Marketing Executive to Reserve Your Ad Space Today! or call

240-473-7532

Publication Date: October 24th Space Deadline is October 8th

Internet Included 1869756

VOTES ARE IN

Baptist Church, 4720 Cherokee St. in College Park. Call 240-601-1640.

1868563 1868563

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

Classifieds

Page B-11

Call 301-670-7100 or email class@gazette.net

TAKOMA PRK: Unfurn 1Br 1Ba Apt. W/D $1200/mo or best offer, nr Metro, off street Prkng Please Call 301-559-3006

BOWIE: Unfurn Bsmt

Apt in SFH $850/mo utils incl Free Cable. Available October Call: 301-509-3050

BOWIE: 2 BD, 2BA luxury condo in gated community. W/D, 55 or over community. $1595. Avail now! 443-858-1335

DMSCUS/GERM:

GAITHERSBURG: OCEAN CITY, MARYLAND. Best

Male, 1Br $299, master BR w BA $399. Nr Metro/Shop . NS. Avail Now. 301-219-1066

GREENBELT: Rm in bsmt, pvt ent/bath. Close to Metro/store $600 uti incl 240-6431314 or 301-222-3893

selection of affordable rentals. Full/partial weeks. Call for FREE brochure. Open daily. Holiday Real Estate. 1-800-638-2102. Online reservations: www.holidayoc.com

GREENBLT: M shr n/s/p Sfh,$465+$475+ $495+quiet,conv, Maid Serv, Sec Dep, walk to ADOPT - Loving NASA 301-983-3210 home to provide a lifeRIVERDALE: 1Rm time of joy & opportuin SFH Share kitchen nity for your baby. No and Bath $470/month age or racial concerns. Convenient to Bus & Expenses paid, 1-866Shops. 240-593-2888 440-4220. RIVERDALE: Furn

1Br, share Ba in 2br Apt $500/mo internet nr Metro, Bus, Shopping Ctr 301-254-2965

2Br, 1Ba, patio, fpl, fully renov nr bus/shops, $1250/mo + util 240-508-3497

to advertise call 301.670.7100 or email class@gazette.net

DMSCUS/GERM: M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M

M ADOPTION:M

HAVANESE PUPP I E S : RAISED IN OUR HOME AKC registration, best health guarantee, UTD on shots, vet checked, started potty training and ready to go to their new home!! www. noah-slittleark.com or call Duane at 262-9930460

CA$H PAID FOR OLD RECORDS:

(Albums & Singles) 45’s/33’s/12"s Jazz, Rock, Soul, Reggae, Disco, Latin, etc. Will travel for collections Call: 202-304-7397

BIG SALE! SAT. OCT. 5 8am-1pm Mi-

crowave

TV,

M M Hu n t/ Spo r t Equip, Clothes,HouseM M hold. 22620 M Adventurous Loving Musical M C l a r k s b u r g Rd, Boyds 20841 (IFinancially Secure Family M M 2 7 0 st FT WASH: 2 Br, 2 awaits 1 baby. Expenses Paid. M Exit 121 Clarksburg Ba, $1250/mo + util M d ) M Karin M W/D, Avail now Please M M R 240.551.7415 Call: 240-485-4729 M M M 1-800-243-1658 M HYATTS/COLL. PK: M M CALVARY YARD High Rise 2BR condo Sat. SALE M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M M w/ lrg bal $1400 all Oct. 12, 9-2pm, GP2325

3Br, 1.5Ba, deck, renov nr bus/shops, $1390/mo + util Call: 240-508-3497

util. incl. 240-4475072/ 301-528-1011

MONT VILL: O n e BR/BA/by new Library/ move in $1200 Call Pam 301-916-2929 SS: 2BR Condo W/D

renovated, new carpet, club house, pool, 301-442-8548

UPPR MARLBORO:

2BR, 2 FBA w/d, hrd flrs, nr Largo metro NS/NP $1400/neg incl wtr 703-953-5113

We are looking for laborers/painters that worked for Dico Construction in the Baltimore/ DC area between 1973 and 1974. Please call 888-900-7034

WANTED TO PURCHASE Antiques & Fine Art, 1 item Or Entire Estate Or Collection, Gold, Silver, Coins, Jewelry, Toys, Oriental Glass, China, Lamps, Books, Textiles, Paintings, Prints almost anything old Evergreen Auctions 973-818-1100. Email evergreenauction@hot mail.com

9545 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring, MD ( e n t e r from back on Woodl a n d Drive). Sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Contact 301-589-4001.

EMULTIFAMILY YARD SALE....

Lots of items, Dishes, exercise equipment, tools, furniture and much more. 8am-2pm. 4200 Headwaters L a n e Olney Md 20832

GAITHERSBURG: DAMASCUS: 3BR

$1500/ 2BR $1250 +util NS/NP, W/D New Carpet, Paint, Deck & Patio, 301-250-8385

GERM: Credit Check

& SD req’d, Updated TH 3Br, 1.5Ba $1400 + utils no smoking/no pets Nr Metro/Shops. Call: 410-414-2559

Antiques & Collectible Show

SAT & SUN, OCTOBER 5 & 6, 10AM-5PM Montgomery County Fairgrounds 16 Chestnut St. Gaithersburg, MD Quality Antique & Collectibles for sale

Admission $6; $5 with this ad, FREE Parking 301-649-1915 * johnsonshows.com

S S : brick

rambler near FDA/650/495/29: 3 BR, 1.5 BA, unfin bsmt, hrdwd flrs, fresh paint, fireplace, lrg AIRLINE CAREERS yard, parking, W/D, begin here - Get FAA N/P, N/S, avail now. approved Aviation $1850/mo. 301-774- Maintenance training. Housing and Financial 3779 or dave@ Aid for qualified sturhsinspections.com dents. Job placement assistance. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 800-4818974.

HYATTSVILLE

to advertise call 301.670.7100 or email class@gazette.net

GAITHERSBURG:

Multi Family; Sat. Oct 5 8a-3p; wide variety: Belle Grove Rd & Sanders Ln

POTOMAC : HUGE ADELPHI: 2 Jewish

Cemetary Plots, Mt Lebanon, Total $3000 for both, Call: 410-224-2559 (after 11am please)

SALE - Fri 10/4 , 9am8pm, Sat 10/5, 9am3pm, Clothing, Furniture, Antiques, More! St. James’ 11815 Seven Locks Rd between Montrose & Tuckerman.

ROCKVILLE: Grace

BOWIE DAY CARE

BEAUTIFUL HOME IN PROVIDER has imNICE CUL DE SAC mediate openings for NEIGHBERHOOD 4 BD, 3 BA, NEW CARinfants & up. Call for PET & FLOOR, FIN- MEDICAL OFFICE info 301-249-3161. ISHED BSMT, TRAINING FENCED BACKYARD, PROGRAM! Train to become a Medical OfN E A R S H O P S , S C H O O L , fice Assistant. No ExUMCP AND BELT- perience Needed! CaWAY $2200/MON reer Training & Job FOR SALE 65" WorkUTIL NOT INCLD 1 Placement Assistance ing TV $95 Must have MONTH SEC DEP 2 at CTI! HS means of taking large YEAR LEASE JOHN Diploma/GED & Comheavy TV out of puter needed. 1-877(301)384-0067 house. 301-602-8920 649-2671 3bd WALDORF: 2.5ba TH. Near An- UNEMPLOYED? drews Air Force Base. VETERANS? A $1700 + sec dep & SPECIAL TRAINING credit check. Avail GRANT is now availaFREE 2 A/C : working ble in your area. 10/1. 240-350-0466 window air conditionGrant covers Computers just come & pick er, Medical or Microthem up. Call 413soft training. Call CTI for program details. 1- 695-4184 888-407-7173.

I Buy Houses CASH! Quick Sale Fair Price 703-940-5530

Holiday Decorations Yard Sale Sat., Oct 5th from 8am til 2 pm. All holidays-inside & outside items. Ping Pong Table & more. Address: 10 Sunnyside Ct,

CARPET INSTALLATION TOOLS:

Retired Installer selling Power Stretcher, Iron, Electric Tacker, Kicker, Roller & more 301236-5995

FOR SALE: Spa

pedi chair light blue leather, full facial chair & equip, massage tble/massage heater stones 301-674-0569

TWO-PERSON HOT TUB HOT SPRING runs good, new lid, new filter, new head rest. $200. Call 301349-2468

LIVE IN NANNY/ For HOUSKPR

household & children, references are required 240-242-5135

Chapel Multi-Family Yard Sale! 4115 Muncaster Mill Road, Sat. 10/5 8am-3pm. Tools, appliances, e x e r cise equip., toys, games, furniture, baby furniture, books, jewelry, ping pong table, air hockey, drums and much more. Refreshments.

OLNEY/NORBECK GROVE: 10/5 8-1

HH items, furn, toys, games, craft supplies, purses, jewelry 18320 Leedstown Way

Dental/ Medical Assistant Trainees Needed Now Dental/Medical Offices now hiring. No experience? Job Training & Placement Assistance Available 1-877-234-7706 CTO SCHEV

Pharmacy/ Phlebotomy Tech Trainees Needed Now Pharmacies/ hospitals now hiring. No experience? Job Training & Placement Assistance Available 1-877-240-4524 CTO SCHEV

GC3221

Sales

We are looking for AMAZING sales people!!! The Gazette, a Post Newsweek Media company, is looking for enthusiastic, self-motivated people to take our sales territories to the next level. If you value autonomy, but can work well in a team that values integrity, respect and growth, this may be the job for you. The mission of the Advertising Sales Consultant is to develop new business while servicing and increasing existing business. Position involves cold calls, interviewing potential clients, developing and presenting marketing plans, closing sales and developing strong customer relationships. Candidates should possess persistence, energy, enthusiasm and strong planning and organizational skills. We offer a competitive compensation, commission and incentives, comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, pension, 401(k) and tuition reimbursement. To become part of this high-quality, high-growth organization, send resume and salary/earnings requirement to HRJobs@gazette.net. EOE

Fashion Eye Glass Fitters Meds Techs & Opticians Exp or will train. Good hand eye, must own car, F/T including Sat. Salary $12$24/hr + benefit. Apply in person for

location call Doctors On Sight, 301-809-0000 or 301-423-1888

Part-Time

Work From Home

National Children’s Center Making calls Weekdays 9-4 No selling! Sal + bonus + benes.

Call 301-333-1900

Page B-12

T H E G AZ ET T E

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo

Automotive

Page B-13

Call 301-670-7100 or email class@gazette.net

Place Your Vehicle for Sale online

CA H

FOR CAR ! ANY CAR ANY CONDITION

24/7 at Gazette.net

WE PAY TOP DOLLAR-FAST FREE PICKUP! SELL YOUR CAR TODAY! CALL NOW FOR AN

INSTANT CASH OFFER

(301) 288-6009

G559717

Deals and Wheels

FORD TAURUS: 02’ 143kmi, green, 1 own, all power, lthr, AC, sn rf $2.5k Call: 301-305-4580

to advertise call 301.670.7100 or email class@gazette.net

30 Days

in print and online Search Gazette.Net/Autos for economical choices

YOU ALWAYS GET YOUR WAY AT OURISMAN EVERYDAY!

0 %*

OCTOBER SALES EVENT

NOW TWO LOCATIONS

OURISMAN VW

%*APR ON ALL MODELS

2014 JETTA S

2013 GOLF 2 DOOR

# EM365097, Auto, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

#3131033, Automatic, Power Windows/Power Locks, Keyless Entry, Heated Seats, Bluetooth, Cruise Control

MSRP 19,990

16,199 2013 JETTA TDI

luxury

BUY FOR

16,999

BUY FOR

OR 0% for 60 MONTHS

2013 GTI 2 DOOR

#2822293, Power Windows/Power Locks, Auto

MSRP $25,545

MSRP $25,790

20,699

BUY FOR

#4126329, Power Windows/Power Locks, Keyless Entry

MSRP $24,995

20,999

BUY FOR

21,599

OR 0% for 60 MONTHS

2014 TIGUAN S

2013 PASSAT TDI SE

17,499

OR 0% for 60 MONTHS

2013 BEETLE CONVERTIBLE

OR 0% for 60 MONTHS

THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAY TO REACH LUXURY CAR BUYERS 24/7

MSRP $21,910

#7288121, Power Windows, Power Locks, Bluetooth

BUY FOR

#V13749, Mt Gray,

MSRP $18,640

BUY FOR

2013 PASSAT S 2.5L

2013 CC SPORT

One Ad Get’s You in Three Places for One LOW Price...

New Luxury Magazine

Hi Gloss 8.5x11 Magazine distributed to Auto Dealerships, Major Corporations, Government, and retail locations.

Gazette Newspapers

Display ad to run in Bethesda, Rockville, Potomac, Chevy Chase, Upper Marlboro, and other higher demographics editions reaching over 800,000 Gazette readers.

Gazette.Net Web Online

Magazine will appear online, plus your inventory will appear on our Autos.Gazette.Net site along with Rotating Featured Vehicles and Internet Specials.

Don’t Miss This Incredible Automotive Advertising Value. Publishing October 30, 2013. For More Information or to Place your ad, please call Doug Baum Today at 240.888.7485 or email me at dbaum@gazette.net

#V13770, Mt White, Pwr Windows, Sunroof

MSRP $27,615 BUY FOR

#13525611, Automatic, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry

#9521085, Mt Silver, Pwr Windows, Pwr doors, Keyless

MSRP $31,670

MSRP 26,235 $

22,999

BUY FOR

OR 0% for 60 MONTHS

23,999

BUY FOR

26,999

OR 0% for 60 MONTHS

OURISMAN VW WORLD AUTO CERTIFIED PRE OWNED 46 Available...Rates Starting at 2.64% up to 72 months

2005 Passat Wagon GLX.........#248750Z, Beige, 98,503 mi..............$9,995 2007 Rabbit.....................................#M3358A, White, 47,596 mi............$10,991 2010 Jetta Sedan........................#V13814A, Silver, 26,866 mi............$13,000 2010 Jetta Limited.....................#357018A, Gray, 38,757 mi.............$13,491 2012 Jetta SE................................#145607A, Blue, 40,314 mi.............$13,991 2011 Jetta Sedan........................#V131211A, Blue, 17,530 mi...........$14,000 2012 Jetta SE................................#PR6088, Gray, 37,166 mi...............$14,991 2012 Jetta SE PZEV....................#PR6089, White, 37,756 mi.............$14,991

2012 Beetle Coupe.....................#V13795A, 10,890 mi......................$16,993 2010 Tiguan S................................#P6060, White, 31,538 mi...............$18,492 2011 CC.............................................#FR7163, Black, 38,071 mi..............$19,613 2011 Routan SE............................#P6065, Blue, 37,524 mi.................$20,991 2013 Passat SE.............................#PR6025, White, 3,677 mi...............$21,694 2013 Passat SE.............................#PR6024, Silver, 3,912 mi................$21,994 2013 Passat SE.............................#PR6026, Gray, 4,501 mi.................$21,994 2012 Jetta Sportwagen TDI. .#100859A, Gray, 60,262 mi.............$21,999

All prices exclude tax, tags, title, freight and $200 processing fee. Cannot be combined with any previous advertised or internet special. Pictures are for illustrative purposes only. See dealer for details. 0% APR Up To 60 Months on all models. See dealer for details. Ourisman VW World Auto Certified Pre Owned financing for 60 months based on credit approval thru VW. Excludes Title, Tax, Options & Dealer Fees. Special APR financing cannot be combined with sale prices. Ends 10/31/13.

Ourisman VW of Laurel Ourisman VW of Rockville 3371 Fort Meade Road, Laurel

801 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD

www.ourismanvw.com

Rockvillevolkswagen.com

1.855.881.9197

301.424.7800

Online Chat Available...24 Hour Website

G559716

Hours Mon-Fri 9 am-9 pm • Sat 9 am-8 pm

OPEN SU 12-5N G559714

Page B-14

Thursday, October 3, 2013 bo