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Marcus Bushrod (left), 16, of Largo and Margaret August, 12, of Laurel exercise on a trampoline July 31 in Upper Marlboro during production of the Camp Fit exercise and nutrition reality show for children.

Cameras meet cardio at Camp Fit LARGO TEEN LOSES WEIGHT ON NATIONAL TV THROUGH REALITY SHOW BY SOPHIE PETIT STAFF WRITER

Marcus Bushrod, 16, from Largo, said he had mixed emotions two years ago when his doctor told him he was obese and immediately needed to lose weight. “I was mad and a little sad,” he said. Bushrod, a rising junior at Largo High School, said he hadn’t taken any successful steps to lose weight until about eight weeks ago when he enrolled in Camp Fit — a youth ﬁtness program offered year round. In Camp Fit, youths attend exercise sessions three to ﬁve days a week, keep food journals and learn about healthier eating choices, said Camp Fit creator and Bowie resident Rob

Howze. About a year ago, Howze went to fellow Bowie resident Ron Williams, a film director and producer, with the idea of turning his weight-loss program into a reality TV show. “You don’t see many weight-loss shows for young people,” said Howze, who’s also the founder of the nonprofit World Wide Community, an organization that focuses on improving young people’s lives. Like most reality shows, the winner gets a prize. Whoever earns the most points in the five categories of diet, exercise, awareness, participation and teamwork wins $1,000, Howze said. But unlike most shows, participants aren’t kicked off if they don’t lose enough weight. “The goal is to influence others to get in

the program or implement the same process in their lives,” Howze said. The first season aired last September on public television as a weekly, half-hour show on Channel 378 on DirecTV. Williams and Howze wrapped up filming season two of “Camp Fit” this week , which was filmed over eight weeks and will air again in September on Channel 378. This season, eight Prince George’s County youth auditioned to be on the show, Williams said. Five were chosen , including Bushrod. He auditioned after his aunt, Irene Hymon, who he lives with in Largo, enrolled him in Camp Fit’s summer program because it cost

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200-year-old remains laid to rest — again Burial service held in Upper Marlboro for unidentiﬁed man n

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A man was laid to rest in Upper Marlboro for a second time Saturday. Although the man’s identity remains unknown, about 75 people attended his second burial service at the historic Clagett House in Upper Marl-

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boro — an effort that was a decade in the making. Land developers came across his remains at the historic site in 2003, said retired Cpl. Richard Lanning, who was one of the Prince George’s County police ofﬁcers originally called to the scene when the body was found. “Some employees were digging a hole and a skull rolled out,” said Lanning, a former county resident who now lives in Texas. “We had the feeling we

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After a ceremony led Saturday by the Rev. Cynthia Snavely, people waited for the historic remains of an unidentiﬁed man to be lowered into the ground.

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Flowers student aims to make 1,000 headbands for girls battling cancer.

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By the start of September, workers at Bowie’s largest employer will be able to take a free shuttle bus to work as well as local restaurants and shops, in a move officials say will keep the company supporting the city’s economy. Health care technology company Inovalon, which employs more than 700 Bowie residents, leases its headquarters on Collington Road and another building on Melford Boulevard, said John Henry King, the city’s economic development director. Not only does the city collect commercial taxes, but company employees shop in Bowie, said officials. “Every day you see people pouring out of those office buildings going to the Bowie Town Center,” said Kelly Pierce, executive director of the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce. “It’s important that they made a choice to locate to the city.” But last year the company thought about leaving Bowie, citing “employee access” as a concern in re-

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Readers of The Gazette can expect to continue hearing the familiar thump of the weekly newspaper hitting their driveways after the planned sale of parts of the Washington Post Co. to Amazon.com founder and CEO Jeffrey P. Bezos. “This is exciting news. We won’t see any immediate change,” said Ann McDaniel, a senior vice president at the Washington Post Co. who started her career as a journalist. “There’s always a future for compelling, accurate journalism at the community level.” The sale, announced Monday and expected to be completed in 60 days, ends the Graham family’s four-generation ownership of the ﬂagship Post newspaper. In addition to The Gazette and the Post, the $250 million deal includes the Express newspaper; Southern Maryland Newspapers; the Fairfax County Times in Northern Virginia; the Spanish-language El Tiempo Latino newspaper; the Robinson Terminal Warehouse and the Post’s adjoining printing plant in Springﬁeld, Va.; the Comprint printing plant in Laurel; and several military-base publications. Bezos, whose tech-savvy business sense made him one of the world’s richest men — he has a reported net worth of $25 billion — has said he is committed to quality journalism, McDaniel said. He has given his assurances that he will carry on the traditions and values the Graham family have fostered at the Post.

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“1001 Black Inventions” to enjoy world premiere at Bowie Center for the Performing Arts.

registration, and school supplies. Contact 301-952-6001 or birgitt@ pgcps.org.

‘Much Ado’ in Bowie

Second annual Divas at Work Fashion Show, 2 p.m., 6701 Clin-

ton Manor Drive, Clinton. It’s time for Divas to support Children’s National Medical Center and to raise money to keep our organization running to empower women and teens in our community. Contact 301-899-0029.

A&E Game never over for Mount Rainier man and his personal arcade.

SPORTS Maryland’s top amateur golfers face Virginia’s in this weekend’s Capital Cup.

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Safe Summer: End-of-Summer Splash, 6 to 10 p.m., Baden Com-

munity Center, 13601 BadenWestwood Road, Brandywine. Join us for free food, swimming, entertainment, DJ and games. Free for Safe Summer participants. Transportation and pickup locations will be provided. Register at your Safe Summer location. Contact 301-888-1500; TTY 301203-6030. Xtreme Teens: Coed Kick Ball, 7 to 10 p.m., Tucker Road Community Center, 1771 Tucker Road, Fort Washington. It’s guys versus girls. Who will win? Contact 301248-4404; TTY 301-203-6030.

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The Annapolis Shakespeare Company presents the bard’s comedy “Much Ado About Nothing” through Aug. 18 at the Bowie Playhouse. From left are Michael Ryan Neely (Claudio), Grayson Owen (Benedick), Chandish Nester (Beatrice) and Alyssa Bouma (Hero).

MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDAR ITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET AUG. 8 Reptile Show and Hike, 1 to

2:30 p.m., Clearwater Nature Center, 11000 Thrift Road, Clinton. Meet and learn about reptiles. Then, join a naturalist for a short hike to look for reptiles and their homes. Pre-registration through SMARTlink encouraged. SMARTlink No: 1144366. Contact 301-2974575; TTY 301-699-2544.

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AUG. 9 Senior Movie at Marlow Heights, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Marlow

Alzheimer’s Association Support Group, 5 p.m., Southern

Heights Community Center, 2800 St. Clair Drive, Marlow Heights. Enjoy popcorn and socialize while watching a movie on the big screen. This month’s movie is “Jack Reacher.” Contact 301-4230505; TTY 301-203-6030.

Concerts in the Park: “Uncle Jack Band,” 7 to 8:30 p.m., on the

Recreation Center, 9551 Fort Foote Road, Fort Washington. Bring your friends to battle on Wii, PS3 and Xbox. Contact 301-839-9597; TTY 301-203-6030. Xtreme Teens: Movie Night, 7 to 10 p.m., Marlow Heights Community Center, 2800 St. Clair Drive, Marlow Heights. “Fast Five” Contact 301-423-0505; TTY 301203-6030.

Maryland Hospital Center, 7503 Surratts Road, Clinton. Support groups provide a place for people with Alzheimer’s, their caregivers, family members and/or friends to share information, caregiving tips and concerns. Groups are free and open to the community. Call the 24/7 Helpline at 703-359-4440 or 800-272-3900 to verify meeting information. Contact 301-877-5700. green at Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro. Bring a blanket or lawn chair and the entire family. Refreshments available for purchase. Tonight’s performance: “Uncle Jack Band” — funk, disco and Mo-

Xtreme Teens: Video Game Night, 7 to 10 p.m., Indian Queen

AUG. 10 Weed Warriors, 8:30 to 11 a.m., Whitemarsh Park, 199 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie. Seeking Weed Warriors to join us in cut-

ting English ivy in Whitemarsh Park. Training and tools will be provided. Registration required. Contact 301-809-3043 or twright@ cityofbowie.org. Discovery Hike, 10 to 11 a.m., Watkins Nature Center, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro. Join a naturalist and enjoy a seasonal hike looking for wildlife and plant life. Reservations required. Contact 301-218-6702; TTY 301699-2544. Park Police Community Day, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Watkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro. Come to community day at Watkins Regional Park. Watch park police demonstrations, view displays and enjoy children’s activities. Contact 301429-5653; TTY 301-459-3051. PGCPS Back-to-School Fair, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro. Fair will be a communitywide opportunity for all county students and parents. The fair will provide access to the resources needed for a successful school year. Join us as we kick off the new school year with school representatives, before- and afterschool programs, school and PTA

Accokeek Women Writers Group, 1 p.m., Accokeek Library,

15773 Livingston Road, Accokeek. This program is for women who aspire to write. Contact 301-2922880.

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Alzheimer’s Association Support Group, 10 a.m. at Bowie Se-

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nior Center, 14900 Health Center Drive, Bowie. Support groups provide a place for people with Alzheimer’s, their caregivers, family members and/or friends to share information, caregiving tips and concerns. Groups are ongoing, free and open to the community. Contact 301-262-5082.

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Farm, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro. Enjoy a story with a farm theme and make a craft related to the farm topic. Reservations required. Contact 301-2186770; TTY 301-699-2544. Diabetes Workshop, 6 to 8 p.m., Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington. Learn how to manage your diabetes. Program is for people ages 18 and older diagnosed with diabetes. Family members and caregivers welcome. Limited seating. Contact 301-203-6040; TTY 301-203-6030.

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Park police host ﬁrst community day in Upper Marlboro Maryland-National Capital Park Police will be celebrating its ﬁrst community day from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at Watkins Regional Park in Upper Marlboro. There will be opportunities for the community to watch police demonstrations, such as motorcycle demonstrations, said Capt. Harvey Baker. Baker said there will be children’s activities as well. “It’s our way to try and improve communications with the community,” Baker said.

Bowie man’s winning wing flavor to be available soon The chicken wing flavor Bowie resident John Padukiewicz created as part of restaurant franchise Wing Zone’s flavor creation contest will soon be available for customers to order. Padukiewicz, 28, a Capitol Heights firefighter who cooks daily for his crew, won the restaurant’s national flavor creation contest last winter with his sweet and spicy sauce, “Mango Fire,” that will be available in Wing Zones nationwide on Monday. “I’m really thankful that we won with everyone’s support,” Padukiewicz said. “I know the first thing I’m going to order next time I’m there is my flavor.”

Upper Marlboro resident awarded scholarship Julius Unamba of Upper Marlboro has been awarded a

scholarship from United Health Foundation’s Diverse Scholars Initiative, which helps minorities to pursue careers in health care, according to a foundation news release. Erin Uy, a foundation spokeswoman, said Unamba is a senior at Bowie State University studying nursing and he plans to graduate in May 2014. Unamba said his scholarship paid for most of his tuition. “It would have been difﬁcult for me to go to school and maintain the GPA I wanted to maintain without the money from United Health Foundation,” Unamba said. “I was really, really grateful to be chosen.” Unamba moved to the United States from Nigeria four years ago and lives with his aunt and uncle while his parents and ﬁve siblings are still in Nigeria, Uy said. United Health Foundation’s Diverse Scholars Initiative has announced more than $2 million in scholarships for the 2013-2014 school year, as part of the foundation’s commitment to build a more diverse health care workforce, according to the release.

Obituary Richard Ernest Moore July 31, 1928 - July 19, 2013

Formerly of Upper Marlboro, Md son of late Clarence and Mary M. Moore. Brother of deceased Wilbur Moore, Raymond (Bud) Moore, Irma Lederer, Thelma McCawley, Paulina Payne, Patricia Moreland, and Betty Jean Moore. Survived by sisters Evelyn Mattingly of Forestville, Md and Mildred Fowler of Camden, Delaware and many nieces and nephews.

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Police initiative takes aim at gun trafﬁckers

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Ofﬁcials say program will help stop the ﬂow of illegal weapons

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Joshua Cardwell (left), 9, of Bowie gives a high-ﬁve to the crime-ﬁghting comic book superhero Iron Man on Tuesday during National Night Out at Allen Pond Park in Bowie. The annual event offers members of the community a chance to interact with law enforcement agencies as part of an effort to increase public safety.

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Bowie man faces two other similar allegations later this year BY SOPHIE PETIT STAFF WRITER

The sentencing of Michael Brochu, a Bowie resident facing 18 years after he was convicted of molesting a child, was postponed until Aug. 12, according to a news release from the Prince George’s County State’s Attorney’s Ofﬁce. Brochu’s attorney, James N. Papirmeister, said he requested a continuance after deciding he needed to investigate certain elements of the pre-sentence report that he received last night. Pre-sentence reports provide information on the background of the accused, detailing who that person is so he or she can be appropriately sentenced, and are usually submitted right before trial. Brochu, 53, was convicted in June of one count of second-degree sex offense, one count of sexual abuse of a minor and one count of unnatural and perverted practices after the victim came forward with accusations of abuse that happened in 2011 and 2012 at Brochu’s home and a community pool in Bowie, the news release stated. Brochu is being held at Prince George’s County Detention Center in Upper Marlboro, his attorney said. He has two more separate cases pending on similar charges each with different victims, which will take place in October and November of this year, according to the press release. spetit@gazette.net

Prince George’s County police announced Monday a new strategy for catching illegal firearm traffickers. Deputy Chief Henry Stawinski said “Following the Firearm” would trace the origins of the gun instead of just arresting the person found with it. Stawinski said this is a more sophisticated approach to gun crimes and will help stop the flow of illegal firearms into the county. Stawinski said undercover and uniformed officers are working in areas where illegal guns tend to be a problem based on data from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, in order to seize firearms from those who possess them illegally. County Police Chief Mark Magaw said the focus areas include those in the Transforming Neighborhoods Initiative, a program to uplift neighborhoods that struggle with crime, poverty, health and education. Riverdale/ Bladensburg, Kentland/Palmer

Park, Langley Park, Suitland/ Coral Hills Glassmanor/Oxon Hill and Hillcrest Heights/Marlow Heights make up the TNI zones. “It certainly is an issue, not just in our county, but in the whole country,” Magaw said. According to county police, crime is down 16.5 percent since last year in the county. In 2012, county police said 977 guns were recovered from incidents linked to 180 nonfatal shootings. The county had 95 homicides in 2011 of which 64 involved guns. County lawmakers approved a gun registry program for those convicted of gun-related crimes. Offenders would have to check in with police every six months for three years. Stawinski said the department is using an ATF database that includes ballistic data to help determine where illegal guns are coming from. The second part of the “Following the Firearm” concept involves investigations or building cases against traffickers, said Stawinski, adding that within 90 days cases would begin being prosecuted. “If you are illegally trafficking a firearm in Prince George’s County, you can stop or you can go to jail,” Stawinski said.

Mitchellville teenager offers chic cancer aid Flowers student aims to make 1,000 headbands for girls battling disease n

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For 17-year-old Fisayo Quadri, being chic isn’t just about turning heads. It’s about accessorizing them for young girls undergoing cancer treatment. Quadri said she hopes to make 1,000 headbands by December for the girls at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, a child cancer treatment and research facility in Memphis, Tenn. Her teachers and mentors said it was the perfect project for a fashion and community service enthusiast. Quadri, a rising senior at Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale, calls her effort “Project CHIC.” “I know that girls put a lot of emphasis on their hair ... and many girls at St. Jude have lost their hair through chemo[therapy],” she said. “So I wanted them to know that they can still use products accessible to other girls; that they’re not different, they’re just as beautiful as those other girls.” During her freshman year, Quadri, who lives in Mitchellville, began making hair accessories. A year later, she launched Chic Confections Hair Accessories, selling her handmade, custom-ordered headbands and hair clips. Quadri’s passion for fashion is shared with what her teachers say is a rare devotion to helping others. “I don’t encounter students like her every day. Students are very selfmotivated and she’s not that type of

student. She gives so much from her heart,” said Gladys Montgomery, one of Quadri’s school mentors and director of the school’s Academy of Finance. Quadri said she wants Project CHIC to not only help girls at St. Jude, but also show others the rewards of community service. “It’s important for people my age to know the difference they can have on their community by doing something small,” she said. “Our generation has so much to offer and so much potential.” Quadri has worked with three local organizations, holding free headband-making sessions, in which a total of 115 volunteers have participated. She now has about 350 headbands ready — each accompanied with a unique, handwritten note from its creator. Quadri pays for all of the supplies herself, using money from her business, allowances and recent birthday. “When I heard that she used her birthday money, I was ﬂoored — so much so, our company gave her a donation,” said Tanisha Peters, director of Camp Girls Rock, a summer etiquette school in Largo for girls ages 5 to 14. Peters asked Quadri to hold two headband-making sessions with her students; they made 140 headbands. Her next session is scheduled for Aug. 17 in Upper Marlboro. Quadri’s mother, Lola Quadri, said her daughter’s determination and generosity stem from her birth. In Yoruba, a native language in Nigeria, Fisayo Quadri’s name means, “God has added to my joy.” She was born three months early, weighing 1 pound, 5 ounces.

Fisayo Quadri, 17, the founder of Project CHIC, stands July 31 in her Mitchellville home. Quadri plans to donate 1,000 headbands for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patients. She creates some bands herself and works with groups to assemble large quantities of the handmade items. PHOTOS BY TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

Doctors gave her a 17 percent chance of living, her mother said. Fisayo Quadri said she feels she survived for a reason — “to be a positive force in the fashion industry.” When she isn’t working on Project CHIC, she volunteers by cleaning streets or in her school’s ofﬁce. She plans to apply to college fashion

programs. “Sometimes, I’m like, ‘Ugh, Fisayo, you’re so ambitious!’” she said. “But it’s deﬁnitely worth it. ... Don’t ever be afraid of something. If you think your dream is too big, it’s not.” spetit@gazette.net

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State sues, alleging water pollution at Chalk Point plant BY MAX EHRENFREUND THE WASHINGTON POST

The Maryland Department of the Environment has brought another water pollution lawsuit against a subsidiary of NRG Energy, just weeks after the company agreed to pay millions of dollars in penalties and mitigation costs to settle a suit related to other facilities. The new suit, filed in June, concerns coal-fired generators at two plants, in Dickerson, in Montgomery County, and at Chalk Point in Aquasco, in Prince George’s County. The state contends that wastewater released into the Potomac and Patuxent rivers, respectively, contained illegal amounts of nitrogen and, in one instance, phosphorus. The parties are trying to negotiate a settlement in the case, the latest in a series of legal disputes involving facilities that were owned by GenOn Energy before NRG bought the company in December. The lawsuit names GenOn entities as defendants. NRG, a publicly traded company based in Princeton, N.J., reported $8.4 billion in revenue in 2012, and the firm owns dozens of power plants across the country. David Hill, executive vice president and general counsel at NRG, declined to comment on the continuing litigation. According to Maryland’s complaint, sulfur dioxide scrubbers and wastewater treatment systems were added at the two plants in 2009 and 2010 to comply with the Maryland Healthy Air Act, enacted in 2006. The treatment systems included bacteria to remove pollutants from wastewater, but the organisms died soon after installation, the state contends. Citing monitoring data submitted by GenOn, the state contends that the Chalk Point plant discharged as much as 20 times its annual allotment of nitrogen into the Patuxent in some years. Nitrogen, like phosphorus, is a common component of fertilizer. Released into water, it can exacerbate algal blooms, which in turn create the oxygen-depleted dead zones that have plagued the Chesapeake Bay. “It’s what’s killing the bay,” said Scott Edwards, a lawyer at Food and Water Watch. The advocacy group was one of several organizations that threatened to sue NRG this

year, prodding state officials to take action. Another of those organizations was Patuxent Riverkeeper, which is led by Fred Tutman. He called the alleged violations “part of a persistent pattern of misbehavior.” NRG’s Hill said there is not necessarily any connection between legal disputes involving facilities formerly controlled by GenOn, and he noted that facilities are located in different states with varying approaches to enforcement. Hill also said GenOn and NRG had similar protocols for preventing pollution. “We believe that GenOn had acted reasonably and responsibly before the merger,” he said. Maryland’s previous suit, settled in early May, dealt with the landfills in Prince George’s, Montgomery and Charles counties that were used to dispose fly ash from coal-fired generators, including the Dickerson and Chalk Point plants. Coal ash can contain an array of heavy metals and other toxins, including arsenic and selenium. As part of a settlement in that suit, NRG agreed to determine whether pollution from the ash dumps has contaminated drinking water in nearby wells. In addition to paying a $1.9 million penalty, the settlement requires NRG to take action to control pollution at the sites. Among other measures, the company has agreed to cap the ash pits that are no longer in use with an impermeable layer, which will prevent rainwater from leaching pollutants into groundwater. NRG has set aside $47 million to install the caps, but it cannot predict the total cost of implementing the settlement, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing. NRG maintains that GenOn’s operations were legal, and the company did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement. GenOn and Maryland settled another case in December. The state contended that the company, acting without the proper permits, filled wetlands at the Prince George’s landfill, in the unincorporated community of Brandywine. The company agreed to a $300,000 fine. In an incident not related to the settlement, ash overflowed at the Brandywine site after Hurricane Irene in 2011, flooding 18 acres of private property. In May, NRG also settled a lawsuit concerning air pollution from a coal-fired plant formerly owned by GenOn in Mount Bethel, Pa.

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Chris Camper (left) of Largo presents his replica World Wrestling Entertainment world heavyweight championship title belt to former WWE superstar Kevin Nash on July 31 during the Bowie Baysox Legends of Wrestling Night at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie.

Wrestling legend a hit with baseball fans Hundreds attend Bowie Baysox game to meet former WWE superstar

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Chris Camper, 25, of Largo anxiously stood in line, leaning over occasionally to see how much longer he’d be waiting to come face to face with one of his childhood heroes. Camper was among 800 wrestling fans lined up July 31 at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie to meet former World Wrestling Entertainment superstar Kevin Nash for the Bowie Baysox’s 2013 Legends of Wrestling Night. “I’ve been a wrestling fan since I was like 10, and this is awesome,” Camper said. “I’m going to get my belt autographed.” Nash, the WWE heavyweight champion in 1994 and co-founder of World Championship Wrestling’s popular collective of wrestlers, the New World

Order, in the late 1990s, was loudly greeted by Baysox fans as they chanted “Nash! Nash! Nash!” when the 6-foot-9-inch superstar arrived. In previous years, the Baysox have hosted wrestling icons including Bret “Hitman” Hart, Mick Foley and Jerry “The King” Lawler, who sit at a table inside the stadium during the minor league baseball game and interact with fans. “It was excellent,” said Phil Wrye, Baysox assistant general manager. “He was great to work with. Very down to earth. Very fun and was great with the fans and staff. I think he had a good time and our fans certainly did.” Wrye said the wrestling legends night helps marry the entertainment niches of professional wrestling and minor league baseball. “People are already asking who the next legend is going to be,” Wrye said. “It’s a neat thing to see and experience. All of the wrestlers over the years have been great. After we wrapped up, I took Nash to the Applebees [restaurant] across the street, and he

Tweeted where he was and a fan read that and drove 30 miles to hopefully see him. It’s deﬁnitely a cool following out there.” Matt Wilson, Baysox’s communications manager, said the 2,400 fans in attendance were much better than a regular Wednesday night crowd and attributed the larger turnout directly to Nash. “He deﬁnitely sold us a lot of tickets,” Wilson said. “A lot of them would not have been sold if it wasn’t for Kevin Nash.” Legends night is included in the price of a regular general admission ticket to the game. Nash said he was thrilled to meet his fans. “When you’re in the middle of your run, it’s hard to really sit back and enjoy the moment as you’re protected from the crowd and kept in a protected area, and

you never really have this opportunity to interact with your fans,” Nash said. “This is great.” In addition to Prince George’s County residents, fans came from Baltimore, Delaware and Virginia to take a photo and have Nash autograph pictures, magazines, old wrestling programs and other memorabilia, like in Camper’s case — a replica WWE title belt. While standing in line to meet Nash, Sherri Whittingham of Bowie, said she appreciated having a nearby family attraction. “This is a nice opportunity to have someone like this come in our neighborhood,” she said. “There’s always a lot of nice stuff here at the stadium for kids and families.” jlyles@gazette.net

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

District 2 Headquarters, Bowie, 301-3902100 Glenn Dale, Kettering, Lanham, Largo, Seabrook, Woodmore, Lake Arbor, Mitchellville and Upper Marlboro.

JULY 29 Theft from vehicle, 5100 block Glenn Dale Woods Court, 12:45 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 4300 block Lord Fairfax Court, 3:45 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 4800 block Tylers Hope Drive, 5:38 a.m.

Commercial property breakin, 8300 block Pennsylvania Ave,

5:57 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4900 block Matapeakes Bounty Drive, 6:02 a.m. Theft, 2400 block Brown Station Road, 6:02 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 12100 block Open View Lane, 6:04 a.m. Assault, 12200 block Annapolis Road, 6:41 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 9700 block Good Luck Road, 7:11 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 4600 block Lake Ontario Way, 7:16 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 13400 block Loganville St., 7:23 a.m. Theft, 9000 block Lake Largo Drive, 7:51 a.m. Residential break-in, 1500 block Northern Lights Drive, 8:09 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5600 block Megans Chance Court, 9:03 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 15300 block Emerald Way, 10:18 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 4800 block Walden Lane, 10:38 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 13100 block Yorktown Drive, 11:05 a.m. Residential break-in, 13900 block King George Way, 11:20 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 11900 block Cleaver Drive, 12:27 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 800 block Pengrove Court, 12:50 p.m. Vehicle stolen and recovered,

10900 block Elon Drive, 2:49 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 15600 block Annapolis Road, 2:54 p.m. Theft, 2900 block Tapered Lane, 3:25 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 15400 block Symondsbury Way, 3:46 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 10600 block Campus Way S, 4:06 p.m. Theft, 5300 block Roblee Drive, 4:15 p.m. Theft, 4700 block Rocky Spring Lane, 6:14 p.m. Theft, 1200 block Mercantile Lane, 7:02 p.m. Theft, 17100 block Russet Drive, 8:08 p.m. Theft, 300 block Aden Court, 8:41 p.m.

JULY 30 Theft, 9000 block Lanham Severn Road, 1:10 a.m. Theft, 12100 block Open View Lane, 7:33 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 9400 block Jones Place, 8:47 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 13100 block Yorktown Drive, 8:55 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 12300 block James Madison Lane, 9:06 a.m. Theft, 900 block Placid Court, 9:42 a.m. Commercial property break-

in, 200 block Commerce Drive,

10:08 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3600 block Ladova Way, 11:06 a.m. Theft, 12900 block Princeleigh St., 11:14 a.m. Theft, 9700 block Good Luck Road, 11:25 a.m. Break-in, 5600 block Whitﬁeld Chapel Road, 11:30 a.m. Residential break-in, 14000 block Reverend Boucher Place, 12:43 p.m. Assault, 900 block Capital Centre Blvd, 1:09 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 1700 block Pine Cone Court, 3:16 p.m. Theft, 6800 block Race Track Road, 4:50 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 4100 block Northview Drive, 5:04 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 1700 block Apple Blossom Court, 5:47 p.m.

JULY 31 Theft from vehicle, 12600

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block Woodmore North Blvd, 6:13 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 13000 block Silver Maple Court, 7:24 a.m. Theft, 13700 block Pine Needle Court, 9:58 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 9500 block

Lanham Severn Road, 10:58 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 600 block Crain Highway Sw, 12:39 p.m.

Commercial property breakin, 9600 block Capital Lane, 2:28

p.m.

Theft, 300 block Largo Road,

2:33 p.m.

Residential break-in, 10900

block Layton St., 4:14 p.m.

Residential break-in, 400 block Kettering Drive, 6:22 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 8800 block Lottsford Road, 7:41 p.m.

AUG. 1 Theft, 3700 block Crain Highway Ne, 3:48 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 2900 block Crain Highway Se, 5:39 a.m. Vehicle stolen and recovered,

2900 block Crain Highway Se, 6:34 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 10700 block Pookey Way, 8:03 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 500 block Jasper Court, 4:47 p.m.

AUG. 2 Theft from vehicle, 4200 block Hatties Progress Drive, 6:02 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 4300 block Lord Fairfax Court, 6:18 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 4200 block Hatties Progress Drive, 7:22 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1300 block Merganser Court, 8:20 a.m. Theft, 1400 block Mccormick Drive, 9:01 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 14500 block Delcastle Drive, 10:45 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 8400 block Old Marlboro Pike, 11:23 a.m. Theft, 16600 block Governors Bridge Road, 12:04 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 8200 block Grey Eagle Drive, 12:30 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 9100 block 8th St., 1:03 p.m. Theft, 15500 block Annapolis Road, 1:25 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 1200 block Capital Center Blvd, 4:53 p.m. Theft, 10600 block Martin Luther King Highway, 5:07 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 16700 block Governors Bridge Road, 6:32 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 5200 block Maries Retreat Drive, 6:43 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 9600 block Lottsford Court, 8:08 p.m. Robbery, 9100 block Annapolis Road, 9:28 p.m.

AUG. 3 Theft from vehicle, 15600 block North Platte Drive, 9:32 a.m. Theft, 15400 block Depot Lane, 10:19 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 4600 block Forbes Blvd, 10:51 a.m. Theft, 200 block Harry S Truman Drive, 11:16 a.m. Theft, 15400 block Chrysler Drive, 12:06 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 800 block Largo Center Drive, 12:11 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 800 block Largo Center Drive, 12:53 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 8600 block Greenbelt Road, 2:10 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 12500 block Knowledge Lane, 4:45 p.m.

AUG. 4 Assault, 8100 block Good Luck Road, 5:50 a.m. Theft, 9100 block Basil Court, 8:50 a.m. Commercial property breakin, 11600 block Lanham Severn

Road, 8:58 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 16100 block Allenglen Court, 11:13 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 4100 block Crain Highway Ne, 12:30 p.m. Theft, 9400 block Annapolis Road, 12:32 p.m. Theft from vehicle, Nb Collington Road At Old Annapolis Road, 3:37 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 9000 block Lake Largo Drive, 3:48 p.m. Theft, 8800 block Greenbelt Road, 5:42 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 16100 block Brookmead Court, 8:20 p.m.

District 4 Headquarters, Oxon Hill, 301-749-4900. Temple Hills, Hillcrest Heights, Camp Springs, Suitland, Morningside, Oxon Hill, Fort Washington, Forest Heights, Friendly, Accokeek and Windbrook (subdivision in Clinton).

JULY 29 Theft from vehicle, 4300 block 22nd Place, 7:17 a.m. Theft, 5000 block Beech Place, 8:18 a.m. Theft, 600 block Audrey Lane, 8:24 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 4500 block Dallas Place, 9:43 a.m.

ONLINE For additional police blotters, visit www.gazette.net Residential break-in, 3200 block Beaumont St., 2:51 p.m. Theft, 12900 block Clarion Road, 4:37 p.m. Theft, 3900 block Essex Court, 4:57 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 12600 block Lunan Road, 7:53 p.m. Theft, 3200 block 32nd Ave, 8:38 p.m.

JULY 30 Theft, 4000 block 28th Ave, 12:04 a.m. Assault, 3100 block Metronome Turn, 1:18 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7900 block Barrett Road E, 5:58 a.m. Theft, 9800 block Parr Court, 10:38 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 11900 block Autumnwood Lane, 11:09 a.m. Theft, 5000 block Temple Hill Road, 11:50 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 8300 block Founders Woods Way, 1:05 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 8300 block Founders Woods Way, 1:27 p.m. Assault, 12400 block Nathan Court, 3:07 p.m. Residential break-in, 4500 block Allies Road, 3:40 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 4800 block Stamp Road, 5:17 p.m. Theft, 600 block Audrey Lane, 6:10 p.m. Residential break-in, 3300 block Curtis Drive, 7:14 p.m. Vehicle stolen and recovered,

6200 block Kildare Court, 7:44 p.m.

JULY 31 Vehicle stolen, 3000 block Brinkley Road, 3:24 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 6000 block St. Moritz Drive, 5:12 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 900 block White Oak Drive, 5:43 a.m. Theft, 5100 block Indian Head Highway, 6:50 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3600 block Silver Park Drive, 8:51 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 1100 block Kennebec St., 9:01 a.m. Theft, 5100 block Indian Head Highway, 9:17 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 500 block Wilson Bridge Drive, 9:19 a.m. Theft, 8200 block Oxon Hill Road, 10:00 a.m. Assault, 3300 block Huntley Square Drive, 10:38 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 900 block Comanche Drive, 11:00 a.m. Theft, 2300 block Iverson St., 11:33 a.m. Theft, 5500 block St. Barnabas Road, 11:40 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5100 block Deal Drive, 12:20 p.m. Theft, 6100 block Livingston Road, 1:42 p.m. Theft, 5200 block Boydell Ave, 1:49 p.m. Residential break-in, 8700 block Grasmere Court, 3:11 p.m. Robbery, 1300 block Southview Drive, 3:28 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 6300 block Arwen Court, 3:54 p.m. Residential break-in, 2600 block Lime St., 4:40 p.m. Residential break-in, 12700 block Lunan Road, 5:58 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 6900 block Greenboro Lane, 6:06 p.m. Theft, 4900 block Indian Head Highway, 6:46 p.m.

AUG. 1 Theft from vehicle, 5500 block

Joan Lane, 1:44 a.m.

Sexual assault, 3800 block Block 26th Ave., 2:42 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 4200 block Payne Drive, 5:14 a.m. Residential break-in, 3100 block Gallop Way, 9:08 a.m. Theft, 1800 block G St., 9:08 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 4300 block 23rd Pky, 10:28 a.m. Theft, 6100 block Livingston Road, 1:37 p.m. 562V, 10200 block Fort Hills Court, 2:32 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 5500 block Allentown Road, 3:36 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 7500 block Allentown Road, 4:59 p.m. Theft, 4300 block 23rd Pky, 5:31 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 2600 block Brinkley Road, 6:18 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 400 block Winslow Road, 6:29 p.m.

AUG. 2 Residential break-in, 6300 block Rosecroft Drive, 1:18 a.m.

Commercial property breakin, Nb Indian Head Highway/

Fort Washington Road, 3:42 a.m.

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were not dealing with a forensic case, but a historic case.” After the man’s remains were found, land testing for development ceased and investigators detected 13 more graves, Lanning said. Investigators determined the man lived about 200 years ago, Lanning said. About 60 percent of the skeleton was recovered, as well as metal nails and wood fragments from the man’s cofﬁn, Lanning said. Lanning said he thought the bones belonged to a freed man rather than a slave because slaves were typically buried in shrouds. Bill Greene, county police crime scene investigation division supervisor, said investigators determined the man was about 5 foot 8 inches tall, between 25 and 29 when he died and part of his back was broken, but there was no way of knowing how he died. Investigators also found the foundation of a house about 100 yards away from the graves, Greene said. “That foundation was most likely initially slave quarters and quarters for freedmen afterwards,” Greene said. After discovering the remains, they were sent to the

newing its lease, King said. Without adequate public transit, he said employees struggled to get between work sites as well as local amenities like restaurants and shops. Starting Sept. 2, one bus will run every 15 minutes and make at least four stops, according to plans approved by the City Council at Monday’s council meeting. The proposed route runs from 7:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, between the Northview Drive Park and Ride and the Bowie Town Center, stopping at Inovalon’s Collington Road and Melford Boulevard sites along the way. PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT

Police knew that the remains of a man found in Upper Marlboro were not recent because of pipe facets in the teeth. Smithsonian for study, where they were kept for about a decade, Greene said. “Unfortunately things got busy and they always talked about how we need to get him back in the ground and, if you will, with his family,” Greene said. “I’m amazed at the number of people who are here. It was something we always wanted to do.” The Rev. Cynthia Snavely

of the Goodloe Unitarian Universalist Church in Bowie, who performed the memorial service, said she expected eight to 10 people to attend. “We know so much and so little about somebody,” Snavely said. “We know he had a diet high in protein. Did he hunt? Did he ﬁsh? We know he smoked a pipe. Did he grow his own tobacco?”

Maj. Elaine Moore of the county police helped coordinate the return of the bones because her brother owns the land where the man’s body was buried. “We thought, ‘wouldn’t it be neat to put the bones back?’” Moore said. “I’m just really happy to have him back where he belongs.” alarkins@gazette.net

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Tony Malloy (left), 14, of Upper Marlboro competes in a swimming race with encouragement from Camp Fit leader Rob Howze on July 31 in Upper Marlboro. The camp is a reality television show focusing on ﬁtness and nutrition for children.

Continued from Page A-1 less than summer camp. “I didn’t want him sitting in the house doing nothing all summer,” Hymon said. Howze speaks with each kids’ parents or guardians about living healthier. He also posts all meal and exercise plans on the show’s website, www.campﬁt. tv. Now Hymon cooks a lot of fish and vegetables, she said. She bakes chicken instead of frying it and buys yogurt instead of ice cream. She’s also signed Bushrod and herself up at a gym for the fall. Camp Fit is “making a difference in all of us,” Hymon said. Bushrod has lost 10 pounds, bringing him to 205

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pounds at 5 feet 11 inches tall. His goal weight is 170 pounds, he said. Hymon said she was surprised when normally quiet and bashful Bushrod decided to go

on the show. “I wanted to lose weight. I was getting really big,” he said. Now “I get tired less quickly.” And when he talks about going back to school in September

at least 10 pounds lighter, he smiles really, really big. spetit@gazette.net

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Continued from Page A-1 McDaniel told employees Tuesday at The Gazette that the sale did not mean any major changes, such as layoffs. Keeping the smaller, suburban papers that ring Washington makes sense, said John Morton, who runs a newspaper consulting ﬁrm, Morton Research Inc., in Silver Spring. “To some extent, the Gazettes, and collectively the suburban weeklies, are the most successful part of the company,” Morton said. “It’s more than likely Bezos will recognize that and allow things to continue on as they have.” The most successful newspapers in the country have a ring of suburban weeklies surrounding them, Morton said, and those weeklies pack in the ads. “For example the Orange County Register has a number of smaller papers whose advertising is 50 to 60 percent of the paper, compared to 30 to 40 percent in the ... Register,” Morton said, adding that The Gazettes had an equally impressive number of ads. “I’m always impressed how stuffed with advertising it is, and not just mom-and-pop retailers,

Another bus will be added from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. during busy lunch hours, King said. A contractor has been selected on an initial six-month contract that may, after one year, be extended for up to four years, according to the plans. “While we have suggested a route/path to follow, we expect the contractor to determine the best street/highways to use,” the city proposal states. King said in the future the city may opt to expand the route to loop around the Melford development on Tesla Drive and Science Drive. The service will cost about $200,000 a year with funding to be allocated in the next city budget, plans state.

but the big Post accounts as well.” The most important factor about the acquisition is that the Post, and smaller papers, will no longer be owned publicly, Morton said. That will free up Bezos to make investments in new and different ventures, especially related to the Internet, his metier. “When you are marching to Wall Street’s drum, you have great restraints on your ability to invest in anything,” Morton said. “One of the problems with being a publicly owned company is that it is pervades almost everything you do. It keeps you from improving systems and developing new products. You’re lucky if you can hang on to what you’ve got.” Bezos, who has a full-time job running Amazon.com in Seattle, will become the sole owner once the sale is completed. The remaining parts of the Washington Post Co. that Bezos did not purchase, which include Kaplan Inc., Cable ONE and Post-Newsweek television stations, will get a new, still undecided name. It will carry on as a publicly traded company without the newspapers. ablum@gazette.net

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“One less Bully, One More Friend” is an anti-bullying campaign at Oxon Hill High School created by the Student Government Association to help students with conﬂict resolution and peer mediation.

Progress in the battle against bullying

Prince George’s County Public Schools had the second lowest number of reported bullying incidents per capita in Maryland during the 2011-12 school year, according to the most recent state statistics available. The “Bullying, Harassment or Intimidation Report” presented in March to the General Assembly cited that the county had 2.6 reported incidents per 100 students. Only Harford County had less, with 2.1 reports per 100 students. NEW ONLINE To put it simply, Prince FORM EASES George’s only had 325 reported bullying incidents in PROCESS, the 2011-12 school year, with PROVIDES a student population of about PAPER TRAIL 125,000, according to the report. Hopefully, it’s true. Ideally, Prince George’s children are less likely to engage in hostile actions that are all too common among young people — but as many parents and students point out, it’s more likely that the numbers are much higher because the problem tends to be underreported. Fortunately, the school system is not turning a blind eye to the likelihood of missed cases and this school year will launch an online form to report bullying. Currently, claims of bullying incidents have to be hand-delivered to the school, a process that some find difficult to do with busy work schedules and others say can be intimidating and embarrassing for children to hand in at school. According to Diane Powell, the school system’s director of student services in the Office of Student Engagement and School Support, the form will be available at the school system’s website (www1.pgcps.org/antibullying/) this school year and can be filled out and submitted electronically. This new process will allow for better documentation of complaints and provide some anonymity to those who would rather not have to make a stop at the school office. The form requires the name and contact information of the person filing the complaint, which should prevent false reports. While easing the reporting process may not seem significant, it’s a big deal to bullying victims and their families. Yale University studies have shown that bullying victims are up to nine times more likely to report suicidal thoughts than other children. Identifying bullying cases and resolving the conflicts can provide help for bullies, as well. The studies indicated bullies also have a higher risk of suicidal behavior. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a 2011 nationwide survey showed that 20 percent of high school students reported being bullied on school grounds in the previous year. The federal government website www.stopbullying.gov cites data stating that in the 2008-09 school year, about 28 percent of all children ages 12 to 18 were bullied at school. The next step for county school officials will be to ensure programs are in place at every school to teach about the dangers of bullying in all its forms, encourage students to report bullying, and educate teachers and parents about the signs of bullying and how to address it. At many schools, students themselves are taking up the issue and forming anti-bullying groups. While their efforts are to be commended (and should be duplicated), the anti-bullying stance should be more than an extracurricular activity. Officials must be an integral part of efforts to show that — like any other school rule — bullying will not be tolerated at any level. School leaders must also be sure not to back away from reporting efforts when there is an increase in reported cases, which is sure to occur. Seeing a rise in complaints is good in that it shows an open line of communication with the school system; it’s only a bad sign if school leaders aren’t doing anything to address the problem.

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LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

Young black men also deserve, need respect President Obama feels that we need a national discussion on the subject of race relations. I feel that it is sad that a black man has to die needlessly before race relations are sincerely faced by all of us, black, Hispanic, white or what have you. It saddens me to see or hear of another black man going to jail or to his death. What is it about the dark skin color of a black man and his unstraight hair that makes a society grab their purse or point a gun at him on a moment’s notice? Somehow we are all guilty: I am a dark-skinned female and I know that some black women also fear young black men. Did this fear originate from slavery or the Jim Crow era? Further south, I remember my mother taking us shopping. A plain clothes security guard would follow us around the store, looking into my mother’s shopping bag. My mother’s ﬁrst reaction was, I’m

My father served in World War II and in the Korean War. His skin was dark. Were women grabbing their purses and was a gun pointed at a moment’s notice then? taking you to the store manager, I don’t like or need this. Even as an adult, I still notice a similar behavior when I shop, but when I’m

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Jennifer Lowery-Bell, Upper Marlboro

Rebooting Comcast Three months into degraded phone and Internet service from Comcast, and no end in sight in spite of 30 phone calls, eight trouble tickets and three visits by Comcast technicians. The three technicians veriﬁed that the problem is in Comcast’s wiring outside of my house, but due to Comcast’s multiple, disjointed and ineffective trouble ticket systems, Comcast claims to have no record of the reports from their

service technicians and says the only action they can take is to send out a fourth technician to duplicate all the testing done by the ﬁrst three technicians — but Comcast can’t say how the results from a fourth technician visit would be treated any different than the results from the ﬁrst three visits. In the meantime, Comcast’s modem has to be rebooted to re-acquire the signal whenever I want to use my

phone or Internet. This problem with Comcast’s failing infrastructure is not limited to my house and appears to be very widespread, because Comcast makes instructions for rebooting their modems readily available near the top of the automated phone menu for their service center and claims most problems can be resolved by rebooting their modems. Comcast is oblivious to the

public safety issue their problem is causing because in the event of an emergency, phones impacted by this problem are not available to call 911 until after their modems have been rebooted and reacquire the signals — which can take ﬁve minutes or longer. Whatever happened to having phones that just worked when needed?

Carol Lundquist, Burtonsville

Young activist is reminder of education efforts, blessings I am writing to honor Malala Yousafzai. After the Taliban banned girls from attending school in the Swat Valley in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan, Malala courageously continued to attend school in order to pursue her dream of becoming a doctor. For her bravery, Malala was shot twice — once in the head and once in the neck. However, rather than silencing her, the Taliban ampliﬁed Malala’s voice, and she continues to be a passionate education activist. On July 12, to celebrate her 16th birthday, Malala addressed the United Nations in New York about her dream of reforming girls’ education globally. I ﬁrst became aware of gender discrimination in education worldwide when I read “Three Cups of Tea” by Greg Mortenson in middle school. Three years later, Hurricane Sandy ravaged the East Coast

of the U.S., and my Facebook news feed reﬂected the relief of friends from Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania that school was canceled. Ironically, less than two weeks earlier, Malala Yousafzai had been shot for the same right that we all take for granted and occasionally are grateful to escape. Malala Yousafzai’s courage and perseverance in the face of such danger and opposition compelled me to reﬂect upon my jaded attitude about the opportunity to attend school and receive an education. More than 32 million girls worldwide are denied access to an education. These children are deprived of knowledge and skills necessary to become employed later in life, leading to increased unemployment and poverty. However, we are fortunate to live in a nation that facilitates equal education for males and females. We can all use

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with my husband, it’s minimum to none because his skin color is different. If this irritates me and my mother, how much will it hurt and escalate the bad feeling of the young black man? He will feel nonacceptance into this society. My father served in World War II and in the Korean War. His skin was dark. Were women grabbing their purses and was a gun pointed at a moment’s notice then? What about my daughter? She served in Afghanistan. Are store guards looking in her shopping bags? These young black men need to know that society is proud of them and gives them the respect that they deserve and so desperately need. How can we help these young black men? Just try.

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this blessing to pay it forward and help those who are less fortunate than us, even on a community level. While we may begin on a community level, Mortenson once wrote, “What we are trying to do may be just a drop in the ocean, but the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.” The ocean is made of many tiny drops. If we all commit to using the education and opportunities we have been blessed with to pay it forward, then the rights that seem so commonplace to us may be shared worldwide with those who view them as treasures. The ocean is large now, but without the presence of more than 32 million droplets, it is merely a puddle. There are 32 million vital voices waiting to be educated, heard and empowered.

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Jacobs brothers team up at Maryland Football: Former Suitland receivers on same team for just second time

DAN FELDMAN STAFF WRITER

Growing up, Levern and Taivon Jacobs really enjoyed covering each other when they played pick-up football games. Though Levern is two years older than Taivon, the younger brother held his own. “He deﬁnitely started catching up with

me,” Levern said. “He started doing some things that I noticed with his speed. When he started getting faster, I started noticing that. He started getting stronger. He started jumping higher. I’m like, ‘OK.’” “At some point, he had to start raising his level,” Taivon said. “Pretty much tried to show who the big brother is, so we really had to go at it.” As much as they relished those matchups, the Jacobs brothers really loved joining forces those games. Levern said his favorite memories of those games were beating opponents with Taivon on his team. “Just roasting them,”

he said. “Like together.” “Together, we beat any kid that was in the neighborhood,” Taivon said. “Whoever stepped in front of us, we went past them easy. That’s what really made us do football.” For just the second time — Levern’s senior season coincided with Taivon’s sophomore season at Suitland High School — the brothers are on the same organized football team. Levern is a sophomore receiver and Taivon is a freshman receiver at the University of Maryland, College Park.

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Suitland High School graduate Taivon Jacobs (center) is teammates with his older brother, Levern, on the University of Maryland, College Park football team.

Galloping with a purpose Upper Marlboro’s The Healing Farm offers autistic children therapeutic horseback riding

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER

“It was unbelievable,” said Lonergan, who signed Col. Zadok Magruder High School’s Nick Grifﬁn last year. “… I’d say about 90 percent of our recruiting is based on AAU because of the time of year and the recruiting is so accelerated.” Hyperdrive might be the more apt descriptor of recruiting when AAU hums into full swing. Within two weeks last summer with the local AAU team D.C. Assault, Suitland’s Roddy Peters had gathered offers from schools with prestigious basketball pedigrees such as Kansas, UCLA, Georgetown, Illinois, Maryland, Cincinnati and scores of others. He said it took three years of headlining the Rams for Peters to scrape up one, lonely offer from St. Joseph’s. “I didn’t think that I would have been recruited that much,” said Peters, who opted to play for Mark Turgeon and the University of Maryland. “I thought I was going to be kind of small time.” With the Assault, and many other elite AAU teams in the area and around the nation, the notion of small-time recruiting is near comical. Said Assault general manager Damon Handon, “A high school team may have one, maybe two Division I kids, but every kid in our program is a [Division I] prospect.” To be on an elite high school team is one thing; to be on an elite AAU team represents a whole new world of exposure and opportunity, where teams play in front of “basically every

Disabled. The word is defined as physically or mentally impaired in a way that substantially limits activity. There are many implications just within the literal definition. “Children with disabilities are told all the time that they can’t do things, that they’re not good enough,” said Nicole Kurtz, who is the owner of The Healing Farm in Upper Marlboro. As a 15-year-old girl with autism, Greenbelt resident Jessica Brady does face challenges on a daily basis. Her fine motor and language skills are limited, her mother, Lisa Brady, said, and she has trouble with sensory processing. But Jessica also has the opportunity to do things each week and boasts skills that many of her peers do not. Under Kurtz’s tutelage, the younger Brady has been riding horses since she was 7. She knows how to sit properly in the saddle and can buckle herself in. She can follow directions from her trainer and communicate and deliver commands in order to make the horse move in the direction she pleases. She also cares for her riding partner when she is done, sweeping the stall and providing water, among other chores. “One time Nicole surprised me and brought a larger horse for me to ride. I got up there and I wanted to watch the trees and look at the birds flying in the sky and Nicole was by my side telling me to relax my legs, to hold my arms out, and I realized just how much [Jessica] has to process [when she is riding],” Lisa Brady said. “When she is on the horse she is calm. Before she could be bouncing around all over the place and having a hard time keeping her attention on things. But then she gets up there and follows directions.” Therapeutic horseback riding can contribute positively to the cognitive, physical, emotional and social well-being of individuals with special needs, according to the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemanship, an organization for which The Healing Farm is a member. Therapy is derived through learning actual skill, Kurtz said. A horse’s movement is calming, rhythmic. For those with disabilities, the movement of the pelvis while on a horse simluates walking and balance, Kurtz said. “I used to work with a little girl, she was in a wheelchair when she came to me. After riding for eight months, she started using a walker. After that she rode for three years and toward the end of her time with me (she moved) she was able to walk 25 feet at a time without a walker,” Kurtz said. Sport in general is a great educational tool for children with special needs, said Scott Geist, the

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Suitland High School’s Roddy Peters (right) said his scholarship offers went from one to scores after just two weeks of playing Amateur Athletic Union basketball.

FOR RECRUITING,

it’s all about

AAU

Most of college basketball recruiting now takes play off high school courts

TRAVIS MEWHIRTER STAFF WRITER

Most of America was sound asleep last weekend when 30 or so college basketball coaches yawned their way through McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas and crammed onto a red-eye ﬂight bound for Or-

lando. As George Washington University’s coach, Mike Lonergan, skimmed the glassyeyed scene, he said he saw all of the familiar faces: John Beilein from Michigan, Bob Huggins of West Virginia, Purdue’s Matt Painter, Navy’s Ed DeChellis. Unlike the rest of the passengers on the ﬂight, it wasn’t so much a trip from the neon of Vegas to the beaches of Florida, rather an exhausting recruiting voyage from one Amateur Athletic Union basketball tournament to the next.

FASST Track Club shows well at national events Largo’s Hamilton, Douglass’ Drewery leading club to success n

NICK CAMMAROTA STAFF WRITER

PHOTO FROM EMMANUEL FREELAND

Members of the FASST Track Club in Largo have enjoyed success at various levels of competition this summer. Largo High School coach Daryl Hamilton and Frederick Douglass coach Malcolm Drewery founded the program in 2010.

In 2010, Darryl Hamilton and Malcolm Drewery wanted to ﬁnd a different type of track club. Hamilton, the track and ﬁeld coach at Largo High School, and Drewery, the coach at Frederick Douglass, wanted a place where young athletes could focus on training and understanding the sport before they reached the high school level. They wanted a place where the environment felt like a family. A smaller club that diverged from the larger organizations popping up throughout the area.

So they founded FASST, which stands for the Future of Agility, Speed, & Strength Training. At FASST, Hamilton, Drewery and a talented team of coaches work with kids ages 8-14. Hamilton said the club, which trains at the newly-renovated track at Largo High School, has roughly 30 girls and 40-50 boys. “We focus on the people and kids we know,” Hamilton said. “I’ve been coaching since I was 21-years-old, over 30 years, and I focus on my relatives and people I used to coach, their kids, and kids in the community, the Largo area. We don’t go out and promote. If I see somebody I know, I ask them if their kid wants to run.” Hamilton and Drewery’s mentality is paying dividends as the club recently enjoyed success at the 2013 USATF Junior

Olympics National Championships at North Carolina A&T University and the Amateur Athletic Union championships in Detroit, Mich. “We wanted to focus on making sure the kids get everything they need out of track, the fundamentals and discipline,” Hamilton said. “You want to get that close-knit atmosphere. In those big clubs, there’s a lot going on. We wanted to make sure when kids left our track club, they know how to run certain races, know all the events and are well-prepared for whatever high school they might attend.” Some of the club’s standout athletes have been Kendal Drewery (11-12 girls, pentathlon, hurdles, long jump), Nicolas

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Continued from Page A-9 Though Levern is working as an inside receiver and Taivon as an outside receiver, both are theoretically competing for targets. “Of course, I want my touches,” Levern said. “But I’m not really ﬁghting to be better than him. Ultimately, I want my little brother to be better than me, because every big brother wants his little brother to be better.”

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Continued from Page A-9 Wilson (11-12 boys 200 meters, 400), Aa’Nya Freeland (8-and-Under girls 100, 200), Alyssa Harrod (8-U 100, 200) and Aalayah Harrod (9-10 girls 400, 800). At the Junior Olympics, Drewery was spectacular as she won the 11-12-year-old pentathlon national championship with an overall points total of 3,118. She also won the 80 hurdles with a time of 12.67 seconds and placed second in the long jump (4.95 meters). Wilson won the 400 dash with a time of 55.05. Emmanuel Freeland, whose daughter Aa’Nya competes at the 8-U level, is in his ﬁrst year coaching girls’ track at FASST and has noticed how strong the club is becoming. “Coming from an athlete, I’m now transferring over to coaching. I’m used to being the one being yelled and now that I’m yelling at them it’s kind of funny,” said Freeland, who graduated from Central High School and holds school records in the 100 and 200. “Track has always been my passion. It’s in my blood. It’s like a family thing. If you don’t run track, nobody messes with you in

the family.” Freeland attended Temple University, where he also holds records, and said he’s been invigorated by the process of learning and teaching with some of the better coaches in the county. “It’s been a great experience,” he said. “In my ﬁrst year coaching, we’ve had instant success. The girls that I’ve been coaching, they immediately caught on. They love to grind, hate to lose. We push them so hard they’ll be crying. They’ll be crying because it hurts so much and they just want to keep going. That’s how intense our practices will be.” Hamilton said the club will take a bit of a break until the indoor season begins, but — contrary to the trend in many sports nowadays — he encourages his athletes to try other sports instead of sticking with the same thing year-round. “We’re happy with what we’re doing because in three years we became a very good program,” Hamilton said. “We want to continue to keep doing well and get better, keep teaching the kids so that when they get to the high school level, hopefully they’ll understand the sport of track and ﬁeld.”

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Continued from Page A-9 big school,” Peters said, and offers are extended by the handful. Before Potomac’s Dion Wiley could get recruited by the big time schools, according to Wolverine coach Renard Johnson,

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Levern said Taivon was on the right track to reaching that goal, but it’s too early to tell how close he is, considering Taivon just stepped onto campus. Actually, it’s probably too soon to judge Levern, either. He caught seven passes for 50 yards last season, a year in which he was slowed by injury. “I’m still trying to ﬁght and show what I can do,” Levern said. Levern seems to have the inside track at becoming Maryland’s fourth receiver this fall. “Whoever that guy is — and

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it should be Levern — is going to open things up,” Maryland wide receivers coach Lee Hull said. “He’s going to be the one that’s probably got the one-on-ones, going be open a lot. So, he can make some plays.” Taivon, on the other hand, was a limited participant in Maryland’s ﬁrst fall practice due to a knee injury he suffered before arriving to College Park. But whenever he returns, expectations are high. “He’s got blazing speed,” Hull said. “He’s got Olympic

speed.” Taivon originally committed to Ohio State University, but at the last moment, he switched his pledge to Maryland. Levern appreciated the decision, and so did their parents, who no longer had to ﬁgure out how to manage their fall Saturdays. “The happiest about it was me,” Taivon interjected. Taivon said it was a huge relief to end the stress he felt in the weeks before signing day. Really, it had been a stressful couple years. Taivon had a

Thursday, August 8, 2013 bo daughter, and after leaving Suitland, Levern spent a season at Milford Academy in New York. The brothers, calming influences in each other’s lives, had never been apart so long. They relied on phone calls and video chats to stay close. “Out of everybody in my family, I probably talked to him most,” Levern said. Now teammates, communicating is much simpler. “It’s great bonding for us,” Levern said. “We’ve already got a strong bond, but this even

makes us more tighter.” But there is one thing Levern and Taivon won’t be talking about: Taivon being better than his older brother. “Even when it happens, I would never tell him,” Levern said. “I would never be like, ‘You’re better than me.’ I’m always going to make it a completion. I’m always going to try to make him be better than what he can better and make him excel at everything he can do.”

GALLOPING

tual or learning disabilities are at greatest risk for obesity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Aside from promoting physical fitness, research suggests that when students are physically active, they perform better in the classroom, Geist said. They tend to be more attentive, he added, and activity can enhance concentration and focus. The structured environment of sport, each discipline with its own set of rules, facilitates following directions and communicating with teammates — building relationships and socializing is a major component in corollary sports, Geist said. Many activities in Adapted Physical Education classes and in corollary sports can also simulate the strengthening exercises, coordination and balance work that might be done during a physical therapy session without seeming like work. “When you’re in speech therapy, it’s staged. You’re in a room with no windows. When Jessica is horseback riding she is learning fine motor skills and doesn’t even realize she’s getting therapy,” Lisa Brady said. “When Jessica is on a horse, it’s definitely confidence. Some neighborhood kids will come talk to us when we get back from the barn and they want to ride. But not all kids get a chance.”

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PHOTO FROM EMMANUEL FREELAND

FASST Track Club coach Emmanuel Freeland watches his daughter, Aa’Nya Freeland, practice at Largo High School.

he had to be recruited by the big time AAU programs. Now, after a few seasons with Team Takeover, Wiley is the most heralded rising senior in the state, bound for Maryland over his chopped down list of Georgetown, Cincinnati and Florida State. Former Magruder standout Garland Owens, headed for

Boston College this year after a prep season with Massanutten Military Academy, had created a little buzz during his successful stint as a Colonel, but it wasn’t until he joined the Mid-Atlantic Select that the high-level offers began pouring in. “It’s pretty much a common thing,” Select coach James Lee

said. “A lot of [college] coaches know the [Washington Catholic Athletic Conference] and the [Interstate Athletic Conference] but they’re not familiar with kids from Oakdale and some of the public schools, so once he gets on the AAU circuit his exposure, his recruiting stock skyrockets.”

coordinating supervisor of support programs and services with the Prince George’s County Department of Special Education. In 2008, the Maryland General Assembly passed the Fitness and Athletics Equity Act which facilities increased opportunities for students with disabilities to pursue athletics. Prince George’s County Public Schools introduced its corollary sports programs in 2010 to comply with the ruling — every school within the county must offer a unified team (should be 50 percent special needs and 50 percent mainstream students) per season, Geist said. The benefits of participation range from social interaction to improving fine motor skills, from physical fitness to taking and applying direction, Geist said. Sports are a microcosm of society and can provide valuable life lessons for all participants, he said. But they can be particularly beneficial to students who struggle to learn within the confines of a classroom. “Absolutely sports are a great tool. I always said if I could find a classroom outside I think [Jessica] would do much better,” Lisa Brady said. Children and adults with mobility limitations and intellec-

The ﬁrst true star to graduate from the Select was Springbrook’s Jamal Olasewere, who picked Long Island over Georgetown, Xavier and several others. As Olasewere’s name grew, so did the Select’s. Since the summer of 2010, Lee estimates he has sent “at least” 30 to 40 players onto schools, scholarship in

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jbeekman@gazette.net hand, with “seven or eight” from last season’s crop alone. “I think it’s a great opportunity for kids to get exposure, to showcase what they can do and it’s a great avenue for college coaches to see athletes play,” Lee said. “These tournaments have 32, 64 teams you can see play on a few courts.” Added Lonergan, “You can go to one event and see 100 Division I players.” National championship tournaments hosted in Milwaukee, Atlantic City, Las Vegas and Orlando are the obvious hotbeds for scholarship offers, but Peters said that even in the smaller tournaments he saw dozens of coaches in the stands. When exactly it is that AAU became the prime recruiting grounds for basketball players is near impossible to pinpoint — Springbrook coach Tom Crowell estimates it to be about 14 to 15 years ago — but it’s easy to see why. College coaches’ schedules are freed up for traveling — both Turgeon and Dalonte Hill, the Terps’ top recruiter, were also in attendance in Vegas for the Adidas Super 64 tournament last weekend — they get to see what the players can do not only playing alongside some of the best players in the country, but against the best players in the country. “That’s huge,” Lonergan said. “It’s a good level of AAU, it’s not like they’re scoring 18 points in a summer league game and the two best players on the other team are away on vacation. Nearly every player on the court is a Division I player.” Not that high school doesn’t matter, or that college coaches don’t frequent the local matchups during the winter — Otto Porter, the Washington Wizards’ recent No. 3 lottery pick in the NBA draft, never took a single shot in AAU basketball — but it has become what some coaches are calling a “necessary evil.” “It’s funny, because all these guys go around through AAU ball, but the ﬁnal decision — they almost always call the high school coaches,” Crowell said. “They want to know ‘What kind of kid is he?’ I think the AAU and high school coaches can go hand in hand.” In the end, Crowell said, there are ultimately three factors in deciding an athlete’s future at the next level: talent, character, and the ability to expose the two. All it takes, he said, “is just one guy to look at them.” tmewhirter@gazette.net

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When Irish eyes are laughing Irish entertainer Seamus Kennedy will perform at the Old Bowie Town Grille.

Latest CD features tongue-twisters

VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

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Traveling troubadour Seamus Kennedy said he never knows what he will draw from his 40 years of performing when he shows up at a gig. “I have to feel the crowd out,” he said. “I can do the listening stuff, or the comedy stuff, I can [also] do that.” Originally from Belfast and now living in Anne Arundel County, Kennedy makes a

return visit to the Old Bowie Town Grille on Saturday, Aug. 10, for a night of Irish song and laughter. He ﬁrst came to the U.S. in 1969, playing with Gaelic hurling and football teams and, in 1971, decided to stay. In the 1970s, he got to know Martin O’Malley who had started a band that would become O’Malley’s March. “I’ve known the governor for many years, he said. “We were making the same rounds of the Washington and Baltimore area pubs and clubs.” “He’s more Celtic Irish rock,” said Kennedy, who draws more from Irish and Scottish folk music,

mixing it with his own brand of humor. Kennedy likes to make his audiences laugh, but he can also bring them to tears with a rendition of a classic ballad like “Danny Boy,” according to the Anchorage Times. He sings solo, bringing along his guitar and bodhran, an Irish frame drum, which has counterparts in other cultures around the world. “I’ve done shows in Eskimo villages in Alaska and they use seal skins for the [drum] head,” he said. For the Bowie gig, Kennedy

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SEAMUS KENNEDY n When: 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10 n Where: Old Bowie Town Grille, 8604 Chestmut Ave., Bowie n Tickets: $10 n For information: 301-464-8800, oldbowietown grille.com, seamuskennedy. com

BREWER SET TO PICK UP AWARD FOR CONTRIBUTING TO CLASSIC VIDEO ARCADE WORLD

Joe Brewer on Friday at his home in Mount Rainier with old arcade games that he has collected and restored. BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

WILL C. FRANKLIN STAFF WRITER

t’s 1983 and your mom has dragged you, kicking and screaming, to go clothes shopping at the mall. She ﬁnally tells you if you’re good, she’ll give you a few quarters. Everyone back then knew what that meant. She was giving you permission to enter a world of ﬂashing lights, neon colors, loud noises and a monkey named Donkey. Video arcades were the place to be back when you didn’t have PlayStations, Xboxes and Nintendos at home. If you were good, you could get a full night’s worth of entertain-

ment for the cost of a soda and two quarters. Decades later, most arcades are gone. Old, run-down boxes that used to provide hours upon hours of enjoyment for teens and young adults alike are all that’s left of that era. For guys like Joe Brewer, finding those machines and fixing them up has become a pretty big hobby. Brewer of Mount Rainier has 16 arcade games and four pinball machines in his basement. “I even have some overflow in my father-in-law’s house — the ones I can’t make room for,” Brewer said. Brewer has been restoring broken arcade games for the better part of four years. In the beginning, he said, it all started innocently enough.

“It started from when I was just driving down the road and a laundromat over in Hyattsville was throwing out an old Ms. Pac-Man machine that was beat up and had roaches inside of it,” Brewer said. “I was with my brother-in-law in his pickup truck. I asked him to go back because for some reason I thought I could bring it home. I had some room in my garage to store it for a while and maybe see if I can get it working. I ﬁddled around with it that night when I got it home and somehow magically got it working. That just kind of started a bug for me. I started looking on Craigslist and things like that ﬁnding broken games for cheap, restoring them and going

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Reinventing the wheel Theater companies with like-minded goals join forces n

CARA HEDGEPETH STAFF WRITER

Since its 1983 debut, “1001 Black Inventions,” a production from Washington, D.C.-based theater company Pin Points Theatre, has been performed in 37 cities and nine countries around the world. On Friday, “1001 Black Inventions — The Musical,” a collaborative effort between Pin Points founder and the play’s creator Ersky Freeman and Quietﬁre Repertory Theatre founder Greenfair “Brother” Moses III, makes its world premiere at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts. Freeman said he wrote the original play, which depicts the life of a typical American family living in a world without any inventions created by Africans or

1001 BLACK INVENTIONS n When: 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2 p.m. Sundays, Aug. 9-18 n Where: 15200 Annapolis Road, Bowie n Tickets: $15 for students, $35 for adults n For information: 301-805-6880, bowiecenter.org

African-Americans, after experiencing “frustration with the portrayal of Africans and African-Americans.” “ ... Like with any ethnic group, you can’t stereotype if you don’t really know the history,” Freeman said. “I love American history and I think it misses a big part of its history when it takes out the contributions of Africans and African-Americans.” The play’s series of vignettes features the lives of black innovators such as George Washington Carver, who created — among other things — peanut butter, and Daniel Hale Williams, who performed one of the ﬁrst successful open-heart surgeries. “1001 Black Inventions” is only one of Pin Points’ long-running shows dedicated to educating through theater, or “edutainment,” as Freeman likes to say. PinPointsbeganasawriters’workshopcalled“Pen Points,” started by writer Jonetta Barras (columnist for

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PIN POINTS THEATRE

The original 1983 cast of “1001 Inventions” (from left ): Thandor Miller, Johnice Galloway, Ersky Freeman, Linda Evans, Shirleta Settles and Gary Ayers.

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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. Harmony Hall Regional Center, TBA, call for prices, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301203-6070, arts.pgparks.com. Greenbelt Arts Center, “Tis Pity She’s a Whore,” Aug. 16-31, call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, www.greenbeltartscenter.org. Hard Bargain Players, “A Soldier’s Story,” weekends, Aug. 23 to Sept. 7; “Evil Dead: The Musical,” coming in October, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, www.hbplayers.org. Joe’s Movement Emporium, Comedy Supreme’s Stand-up 1 OH 1: Graduation Showcase, 7 p.m. Aug. 18, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-6991819, www.joesmovement.org. Laurel Mill Playhouse, “Seussical,” to Aug. 18, call for ticket prices, Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, www.laurelmillplayhouse.org. Montpelier Arts Center, TBA, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301377-7800, arts.pgparks.com. Prince George’s Little Theatre, TBA, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-957-7458, www.pglt.org. Publick Playhouse, TBA, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301277-1710, arts.pgparks.com. 2nd Star Productions, “Little Shop of Horrors,” coming in September, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive,

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Bowie, call for prices, times, 410-757-5700, 301-832-4819, www.2ndstarproductions.com.

Tantallon Community Players, “Quartet,” coming in September, Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-262-5201, www.tantallonstage.com.

VISUAL ARTS Brentwood Arts Exchange, “Nostalgia Structures,” to Aug. 24, 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, 301-277-2863, arts.pgparks. com. Harmony Hall Regional Center, TBA, 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. Montpelier Arts Center, Jonathan West, installation/sculpture, to Aug. 18, Library Gallery, gallery open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301-3777800, 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 Hand Dancing with D.C. Hand 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, Aug. 8; John Guernsey, 6:30 p.m. Aug. 9-10; To Big to Fail, 8 p.m. Aug. 9; Bruce Kritt, 4 p.m. Aug. 10; Stacy Brooks, 8 p.m. Aug. 10; Nora Simon, Zsudayka Nzinga, and Susan DePlatchett, 7 p.m. Aug. 11; Transatlantic Crossing, 7 p.m. Aug. 13; Michael Kelly, 7 p.m. Aug. 14, 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.

A CLOSER LOOK

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, 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. 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.

REC CENTERS Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, Senior Days at

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. PHOTO BY COREY SENTZ

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,

SWEET ‘NOTHING’ The Annapolis Shakespeare Company’s “Much Ado About Nothing” continues to Aug. 18 at the Bowie Playhouse. From left are Grayson Owen (Benedick) and Chandish Nester (Beatrice). For more information, visit www.annapolisshakespeare.com. 301-864-6029, www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com.

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tions, by appointment for the concert season of women’s chamber choir Voix de Femmes, 7:45-9:30

p.m. Thursdays, 402 Compton Ave., Laurel, 301-520-8921, annickkanter@gmail.com.

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Perhaps best known for his off-the-cuff musical stylings on ABC’s improv comedy show, “Whose Line is it Anyway?” performer Wayne Brady is a man of many talents. Brady will be in Bethesda on Saturday night to promote his new, yet-to-be-named album, out next month. A&E caught up with him about his love of Motown, his passion for live music and this summer’s return of “Whose Line.” A&E: When people hear the name Wayne Brady, they probably think of your comedy or your acting. But would you say music is your first love? It seems to have infiltrated everything else you do. Brady: Absolutely, music is my first love. If it weren’t for music, I don’t know if I would be on “Whose Line,” because before “Whose Line,” as a musician being able to do as much touring as I did andbeinasmanymusicals...that’swhereIpickedup the skills to be able to hold my own on “Whose Line” and be able to create those songs on the spot. It’s definitely a part of me; I love music. I could easily give up doing improv or comedy on stage, but I could never give up doing music in any shape or form. A&E: In 2008 you were nominated for a Grammy for Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance for your single, a cover of Sam Cooke’s “A Change is Gonna Come” off your first album, “A Long Time Coming.” Then in 2011 you released a children’s album, “Radio Wayne.” What’s the name of this album you’re releasing next month? Brady: I don’t know the name of the record right now, to be completely honest with you, because I’m still coming up with new material every other day. So it kind of changes on the fly. I thought I had it figured out at one point and then I went, “Oh, I’m feeling this” ... it’s unknown at the second.

A&E: But it’s fair to say the new album has an

R&B/soul-feel, right? Brady: Of course it has an R&B/soul-feel because it’s not going to be country and I’m certainly not doing techno dance. I think it’s more specific to say ... it’s definitely in the wheelhouse of like, Sam Cooke, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding. A&E: What is it about the artists you just mentioned that speaks to you? Brady: Nothing travels like melodies. That’s why we’re still singing Motown songs that were written in the late 1950s and early 1960s in 2013 and they’re just as relevant. It’s the melody. The only thing that really changes is the subject matter, and even the subject matter, love is love and breaking up is breaking up. A&E: You’ve already mentioned some of them, but who or what would you consider your musical influences? Brady: Sam Cooke, Al Green. Musically, just like I do as an actor or as a comedian ... I draw from so many sources because of the household I grew up in. My grandparents, they encouraged me to listen to everything I could ... because the more influences you have, the bigger the palette you have to draw from when you decide to make your own sound. A&E: One of the things many people in the county hope the Bethesda Blues and Jazz Supper Club does for the area is encourage people to go out and hear live music. What’s special about the live music experience? Brady: Live music is just like when you go out to see live theater; there’s nothing like it ... The reason people see live music is it will never be the same. There may be something going on with the percussion that you didn’t feel on the record if you don’t have the right sound system. There may be a little thing going on on the Hi-hat that you may not realize ... You’re cheating yourself if you don’t go see live music.

A&E: After a five-year hiatus, “Whose Line” is back. What was it like to reunite with fellow cast mates Colin Mochrie and Ryan Stiles? Brady: It was like we had never missed a step. The cool thing was, it wasn’t like going back in the past and feeling like, “Oh, I’ve done this already.” It was having fun doing that but then also having the knowledge that I’ve accumulated since I did the show; I’m 10 times better now than when I was when I first did the show. A&E: For you personally, what’s been the biggest difference the second time around? Brady: [“Whose Line”] was the first time I’d done comedy on TV in that way ... Now, because that’s so much of what I do, I’m a heavyweight as opposed to the up-and-coming welterweight that I was when the show started. Every time I step up on stage to do an improv show, there’s a confidence I have because I’ve been doing this [a while]. A&E: What would you say to those people who know you for your comedy or you’re acting but are hesitant to see you sing? Brady: ... To the skeptic who will read this article and go, “Why should I go see Wayne Brady sing?” Go to iTunes, put in Wayne Brady, “A Long Time Coming,” and check that out. I think in this day and age, if you’re a music fan, go check out my music and go put all of the biases and all of the comedy stuff behind. Just go see some really good music from someone that appreciates good music.

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The Washington Post and author of “Daddy’s Little Girl”). In 1978, Freeman took over the group and turned it into a theater company. “Our basic goal was to empower people through entertainment,” Freeman said. “And now, we’ve gotten to the point where we are called upon as therapy for young men and women in the Youth Department of Rehabilitation Services.” When Freeman and Moses connected in the early 1990s, they became fast friends. Like Pin Points, Moses’ Quietfire Repertory Theatre also aims to empower through entertainment. “Our mission is to provide a platform for up-and-coming artists and put out positive messages to the children and influence them to take an alternative to drugs and alcohol,” Moses said. “When I met Ersky, it was almost like we had the same goals.” In addition to his work with Quietfire, Moses has also been performing as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the area for more than 40 years. He’s spoken alongside the likes of the Rev. Jesse Jackson and Martin Luther King III. “I’ve been aware of his theater company for years,” Freeman said. “I was just a fan and an admirer of his,” Moses had seen productions of “1001 Black Inventions” and said he had been thinking about a musical adaptation for years. Three years ago, he approached Freeman with the idea. Though a fan of Moses’ work, Freeman admits he was initially resistant to his friend’s idea to turn “1001 Black Inventions” into a musical. “I’ve never told him this, but I totally rejected the idea,” Freeman said. “We had been doing it for decades,” But Freeman said once he read one of the songs Moses wrote for the show, he couldn’t deny an adaptation might work. “He showed me part of what he had written and even with all of my biases against changing my baby, I thought, ‘This is really good,’” Freeman said. Ultimately, both Freeman and Moses said they think the musical adaptation will only further the mission of Pin Points and Quietfire. “With the music, that makes it more accessible,” Moses said. “We thought the kids would really love it ... The whole thing is designed to get kids into the sciences instead of entertainment and sports; show them that there are other avenues.” “The music just adds to its entertainment value,” Freeman added. “My goal is to make this information about our scientific and technological contributions common knowledge.”

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What a girl wants in ‘The To Do List’ BY

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Uber-raunchy but pretty interesting as sex comedies go, writer-director Maggie Carey’s “The To Do List,” set in 1993, stars Aubrey Plaza of “Parks and Recreation” as a Boise, Idaho, high school graduate of sterling academic credentials and a firmly maintained image among her peers as a math whiz and a social zero. With Type A organizational skills, Brandy goes about a crash course in acquiring some sexual experience prior to college. In her notebook, she compiles a clinical checklist of hurdles to be ... hurdled. Urged on by her pals, played by Alia Shawkat and Sarah Steele, the heroine hopes that all her intermediate second- and thirdbase scrimmaging with various boys (Johnny Simmons is the doting longtime friend and obvious boyfriend material, only Brandy doesn’t know it yet) will culminate in an official deflowering courtesy of the local lifeguard stud (Scott Porter), her hotsy co-worker at the pool managed by a hard-partying schlub portrayed by Bill Hader. Brandy’s home life is cut from standard-issue cloth previously used in all sorts of teen sexcoms, dating back to the days and the likes of “Secret Admirer” in the golden C. Thomas Howell era. Clark Gregg is the right-wing dad who reads Rush Limbaugh in bed; Connie Britton is the polar-opposite mom, a nurse, freely dispensing advice regarding lubrication and stories of her own sexual awakening to Brandy and her insanely snarky older sister (Rachel Bilson). As in the “American Pie” films, much of the humor in “The To Do List” depends on humiliation. The movie’s designed alternately to heighten and/or soothe sexual anxiety and inse-

THE TO DO LIST n 2 1/2 stars n R; 103 minutes n Cast: Aubrey Plaza, Bill Hader, Adam Sandberg, Clark Gregg, Connie Britton n Directed by Maggie Carey

curity among teens. As with “Superbad,” though — and this is why Carey’s film works, despite a monomaniacal comic quality — the sexual banter among Brandy and her peers feels and sounds honest and off-formula. This is a welcome female-centric variation on a familiar theme, not the first to deal with a teenage girl’s de-virginization project, but certainly a minority report in a field crowded with boys trying to Get Some, be the films good (“Superbad”) or stupid and openly cruel toward women (too many to count). Carey, strictly a newbie behind the camera but a talented writer, takes the sting out of the most painfully awkward sequences through the casting. Plaza, who recently turned 29, is nobody’s idea of a teen, but her deadpan, slightly foggy way of plowing through a scene keeps the timing of the jokes unpredictable. Carey’s constant ’90s references (“Someone’s been using their Ab Roller!”) number in the millions. I wish “The To Do List” had a little more confidence in itself, so that Brandy’s adventures allowed for more in the way of genuine pathos. But then it’d be an entirely different movie. This one requires Plaza’s character to eat human waste floating in a pool (she thinks it’s a “Caddyshack” Baby Ruth gag) and, according to the website parentpreviews.com, contains “approximately 250 instances of sexual language.” But who’s counting?

‘Guns’ in sure hands BY

MICHAEL PHILLIPS CHICAGO TRIBUNE

Taken from a graphic novel, “2 Guns” has this much in common with Woody Allen’s “Blue Jasmine”: They’re both about characters hung out to dry. Also, the stars in both films lend panache and a sense of purpose to familiar-seeming material. Beyond that the differences are significant. “Blue Jasmine” is the movie with the old-time jazz on the soundtrack; “2 Guns” is the one with people getting shot in the leg, the arm, the head, the chest or somewhere else, and with Paula Patton in a nude scene that brings a hush of prayerlike gratitude from a mostly male audience. Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg provide the stardom. They’re two of the most reliable, relatable action heroes in American movies today. In “2 Guns” the company they keep on screen is solid, thanks to Bill Paxton as a vicious CIA operative after the millions stolen from a New Mexico bank; Edward James Olmos as a drug lord, after the same; James Marsden, as a U.S. Naval Intelligence officer, after the same. Paxton in particular registers strongly; with his twitty little mustache, tiny little hats and blood-curdling interrogation methods, he appears to be channeling a villainous passel of character actors (a little John Hillerman, a lotta Warren Oates) from films past. The setup: Washington’s character, who goes by Bobby Beans (what is this, “Rango”?) may look and act like a gardenvariety bank robber, but he’s really an undercover Drug Enforcement Agency op, trying to bring down the Mexican drug cartel ruled by Olmos’ Papi Greco. He doesn’t realize (and vice versa) that his partner, Stig Stigman (Wahlberg), is likewise no common thief. He’s a U.S. Naval Intelligence officer un-

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(From left) Academy Award-winner Denzel Washington and Mark Wahlberg lead an all-star cast in “2 Guns,” an explosive action ﬁlm that tracks two operatives from competing bureaus who are forced on the run together.

2 GUNS n 2 1/2 stars n R; 108 minutes n Cast: Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg n Directed by Baltasar Kormakur

dercover and gunning for Greco. Already this is getting twisty. “2 Guns” comes from a BOOM! Studios series of comics written by Steven Grant and drawn by Mateus Santolouco. In its original form, the story is diverting, facile stuff. The same can be said of the ﬁlm version, adapted freely by Blake Masters and directed by Baltasar Kormakur, whose career spans Icelandic-language dramas and English-language thrillers, among them “Contraband,” starring Wahlberg. He has talent, this director: “2 Guns” isn’t necessarily my thing (the jokey sadism is a drag), but Kormakur lays out an action sequence with a swiftness and a coherence missing from many other pictures. The

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Bill Paxton as CIA asset Earl in “2 Guns.” movie’s a demonstration of two overlapping brands of narrative cynicism: Its depiction of a vast, CIA-fueled and drug-funded conspiracy is pure early 21st century, but in many of the particulars, “2 Guns” harks back to the smaller-scale amoral thrillers of the post-Watergate 1970s studio era. The 1973 Don Siegel film “Charley Varrick” is a major reference point, with the bank robberies in both films taking place in fictional Tres Cruces, N.M. Cinematographer Oliver Wood goes for brightly lit compositions, steering clear of faux-

documentary realism in his lighting. The bantering stars remain front and center throughout. The psychology, if you can call it that, regarding the characters’ motivations and entanglements is paper thin, the Achilles’ heel of the typical graphic novelderived action ﬁlm. The actors — including Patton as Bobby’s DEA colleague and sometime ﬂing — cannot act what is not there. But with Washington, Wahlberg, Olmos and Paxton around jockeying for dominance, the standoffs have their moments.

“I practice with no sleep for three weeks — I stand up and keep singing until it’s burnt into my brain,” he said. The chorus to “A Proper Cup of Coffee,” delivered at a rapid clip, goes like this:

“All I want is a proper cup of coffee/Made in a proper copper coffee-pot. I may be off my dot/But I want a cup o’ coffee from a proper copper pot. Iron coffee-pots, and tin coffee-pots/They’re no use to me; If I can’t have a proper cup o’ coffee/From a proper copper coffee-pot, I’ll have a cup of tea.” Kennedy wades into even more challenging territory with a tongue-twister “Pheasant Plucker” sung to the tune of The Little Beggarman. “My dad’s a pheasantplucker, he’s a very busy man/ So I help him plucking pheasants, and I do the best I can/ Sometimes he will go away and leave me on my own/ And so I’m left here sitting plucking pheasants all alone.” Kennedy said he likes to get the audience involved, sometimes with a call and response song, like the Scottish patter song, “Mary Mac.” “Mary Mac’s mother’s making Mary Mac marry me/ My father’s making me marry Mary Mac/ I’m gonna marry Mary so my Mary will take care o’ me/ We’ll all be feeling merry when I marry Mary Mack.” Kennedy said in the United States, parties can be places to schmooze, network and hand out business cards, but in Ireland, social gatherings are different — everyone contributes a “party piece” – a song, a joke, a rendition, a little step dance. American audiences must like the idea, because performances of Irish music are “roaringly successful all over the U.S.,” said Kennedy. “You don’t just sit and listen to it,” he said. vterhune@gazette.net

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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. Back 2 School Worship Service, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday,

Hemingway Memorial AME Church, 6330 Gateway Blvd., District Heights. Service will be on the lawn of the church. Motivational speaker Sekou Braxtonbrown will be speaking, and winners of the Back 2 School essay contest will be announced. A free clothing giveaway will also take place. Free dental screenings will be available. Enjoy lunch after the service. Contact 301-568-9127 or hemingway-

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ONGOING Women’s Bible Study, 9 to

11 a.m. every Thursday, Berwyn Baptist Church, 4720 Cherokee St., College Park. Come and study the book of Romans. Women of all ages are invited. Cost of $6.50 is the textbook fee. 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 the University Of Maryland kinesiology students and the pro-

fetch a couple hundred dollars or less on Craigslist. However, one that works and is highly sought after could get you a couple of grand. Brewer said that even though he’s being doing

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gram. Open to people of all ages and ﬁtness levels. Free. Call 301864-3869 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

this for a while, he still considers it just a hobby. “It definitely hasn’t taken over my life by any means,” Brewer said. “I have a wife and two kids. I play in a rock band — I’ve been doing that for 15 years. So it is a hobby, although I do have aspirations for it. I’d like to have a couple of my machines in the American History Museum at

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

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

New Broken Vessels Ministry Women’s Bible Study and Discussions, 9 a.m. every Friday at It’s

God’s Choice Christian Bookstore, 1454 Addison Road South in Capitol Heights. Call 301-499-5799 for information.

Vocalists/singers needed to harmonize “Inspirational Music,”

Maryland Family Christian Center’s Praise Dance Ministry, 7

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through Friday. Christian Outreach International Center calls for prayer warriors in intercessory

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

p.m. Tuesdays at North Forestville Elementary School, 2311 Ritchie Road in Forestville. Ministry teaches people to dance. Call 240-392-2633.

the Smithsonian one day. I do feel like they’re just like art pieces in some way, shape or form. They’re a huge piece of pop culture to say the least. ... I think I enjoy the ‘wow’ factor when people come over and I deﬁnitely enjoy the thrill of the hunt and just learning where the machines have been and things like that.” Later this month, Brewer will

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every Saturday at 8221 Cryden Way in Forestville. Call 301-5990932 or 301-219-4350. Baha’i devotions, 10 to 11:30 a.m., ﬁrst and third Sunday of every month. Breakfast served at 10 a.m. All are welcome. The devotions are at 14200 Livingston Road in Clinton. Call 703-380-7267.

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prayer with Bishop Janie Carr at the church, 3709 Hamilton St. in Hyattsville. Call 301-927-1684.

Hidden Strengths Support Ministry Inc. Phone Line Prayer Ministry, 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. every

Wednesday. E-mail requests to hssministryinc@aol.com. Call 202372-7716.

Victory Church International prayer services, 6 to 8 a.m. daily at

the church, 9308 Allentown Road in Fort Washington. Call 301-4497706.

Heavens Best Healing and Deliverance Baptist Church revival services, 8 p.m. Monday through

Friday and at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. Sundays at the church, 8311 Old Branch Ave. in Clinton. Call 301877-7702.

Church on the Hill “School of Healing,” 3 to 5 p.m. the ﬁrst and

Urgent call for 50 prayer warriors, noon to 1 p.m. Monday

third Sunday of each month at the A.D. Headen Chapel, Refreshing Spring Church, 6200 Riverdale Road in Riverdale. For registration information, call 301-333-0499.

receive a plaque from Twin Galaxies, the ofﬁcial record keeper and score checker for the Guinness Book of World Records. The award, for Brewer’s contributions to the classic arcade world and for donating an arcade machine to the International Video Game Hall of Fame in Iowa, will be presented to him by Walter Day, the founder of Twin Galaxies and the star of the documentary “The King of Kong.” Brewer said he was ﬂattered to receive the award. “A couple of years ago, I had gotten in contact with Walter Day...” Brewer said. “I found his email online … I had an old Space Invaders Deluxe [game] and I really wasn’t looking to keep it at the time so I thought, ‘This would be really cool if I could donate this to Twin Galaxies,’ because I knew they were building a museum out in Iowa where Walter’s from. … Within a day, I had a phone call from Walter Day just ecstatic that I wanted to help out their cause. We’ve become good friends since. ... It’s a really nice honor and I’m really blessed to be a part of it.” Although Brewer doesn’t

consider himself a gamer, he does turn on the machines “a handful of times in a year.” Every time he thinks he’s finished collecting, something ends up pulling him back in. “Almost every time I go out to pick up another machine, going on a two- to three-hour road trip, I’m out on the road thinking, ‘What the hell am I doing bringing home another machine? I think this will be the last one. It’s a really good machine, I’ll fix this one up, this is the one I want to keep and it should be good,’” Brewer said. “It always turns out that a week later, I’ll find a good deal on Craigslist or someone will give me a call who has a friend of a friend who happens to have this game or that game. I’ll think, ‘Oh, that was a great classic … I’ll just squeeze one more in and make a little room.’ “So, no, I don’t think I’ll ever be complete, but I do see a day when I just call it quits and I’ll probably just sell it all. I could probably turn it off like a light switch, but right now I’m still expanding.” wfranklin@gazette.net

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“Tantallon On The Potomac” Split Foyer Home on Golf Course Sale on Site

208 Emerald Hill Drive Fort Washington, MD 20744 Thursday, August 15th at 2 P.M.

Split Foyer Brick Home Containing Approx. 2,600+/- Sq. Ft., 4 Bedrooms, 3 Full and 1½ Baths, Living Room, Dining Room, Kitchen, Rec Room w/ Wet Bar, Hardwood Floors, Gas Heat/AC, 2 Car Garage, on Cul-De-Sac. Terms: A Deposit of $15,000 in Cash or Guaranteed Funds Only At Time and Place of Sale. See Web Site for Information at www.ExpressAuction.com or Call Andy at 410-458-8214

DAMASCUS: 2 BR,

1 Bath, a/c, W/D, dishwasher $1,205 if pd by the 5th 240-994-2809

Copies of this legislation are available from the Office of the City Clerk at:

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

E X C L U S I V E P E N I N S U L A Huge ESTATE: water views, 388ft of water frontage ICW ocean access and muiltiple docks sites! Must sell Now $47,500 Please Call 828-233-4052

SPRINGDALE

G A I T H : 3 LVL TH

4BR, prkg, room 2 buy

2.5BA, tile Flrs, den, W/D, rec $1850/MO, Opt 301-922-0918.

G E R M /DAM

3br 1.5ba 2lvl TH, NS NP $1500 +util W/D New Carpet, Paint, Deck & Patio. 301-250-8385

GERM: Upgraded

TH 3Br, 1.5Ba $1400 + utils No smk, No pet Cred Chk & SD, Nr Metro/Shops. Call 410-414-2559

QUINCE ORCHARD PARK

(Gaithersburg) Spacious in this quiet neighborhood iAvailable Immediately. Rent: $2,950 per month. Approx 3,000 sqft, 3BD, 3.5 BA, Fin Basement, 2Car Garage, Fenced Yard. Walk to the Kentlands. Community Swimming Pool and Tennis Courts are included. Please call 240-441-7265

Rooms in SFH, shr ADOPTION - Happily bath, utils incl $550; married, nature loving $400. Conv to busline/ couple wishes to adopt a child. We metro. 240-646-2310. promise love, laughter, education, security, and extended family. Expenses paid. www.DonaldAndEster. ADELPHI: Furnished com 1-800-965-5617 Bsmt near MD Univ. Full BA, shared kitchen. $1000+ sec dep. util incl. 301-518-5190

GAITHERSBURG: RITCHIE BROS. UNRESERVED Male, 1Br $299, Near PUBLIC EQUIPMetro & Shops. NS. MENT AUCTION Available Now. 301-219-1066

GERMANTOWN

Mature Male , 1 Furn BR. All utils included. Near 61 Bus Line. Maria 240-671-3783

Thu. Aug 29 North East, MD. Large selection of construction equipment trucks. no minimum bids. Details: 410-287-4330 or rbauction.com

GE RMA NT OWN :

Rm for rent in TH nr bus & shopping center $550/mo util include NP/NS 240-715-5147

GREENBLT: M shr

n/s/p Sfh,$465+$495+ $555+quiet,conv, Maid Serv, Sec Dep, walk to NASA 301-983-3210

LAUREL: 1 BR basement in TH, prvt bath, share kit $700/month utils incl. Close to 95 202-903-6599

BR, 2 BA, Finish Basement, NS, 1 blck to shop/shuttle $2000/ mnth 301-629-0817

DIST.

HEIGHTS:

Large 7Br/4Ba, CAC Deck, Nice Location, Near Beltway & Shops $2000. 202-491-8063

FT WASH: Spacious

house, w/ 3br kitchen, dinning, 2 lving & ba, small yard, $1200/ month 301-292-2657

to advertise Realtors & Agents call 301.670.2641

to advertise Rentals & for sale by owner 301.670.7100 or email class@gazette.net

in SFH, W/I closet, Kit & W/D, NS/NP nr Metro, shops, future ICC and more! Call: 301-210-1147

MITCHELLVILLE:

bsmt 1000sq ft, priv ba, shared kit. $700/ mnth, $50/pet/mnth, 1/3 hh utils, maint & repair 301-648-3319

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

GP2343

SIL SPG: 2nd FLR furn rm, pvt ba, pvt entr, micro & fridge, parking/cable/int $795/ MEDICAL OFFICE TRAINING mo 301-879-2868 PROGRAM! Train to become a Medical OfSILVER SPRING: fice Assistant. No Ex1 BR furn $600. perience Needed! CaAccess to Metro. reer Training & Job Includes utilities. Placement Assistance Call: 301-346-9518. at CTI! HS SS: New House 1br Diploma/GED & ComApt 1st floor pvt ent, puter needed. 1-877kitch, Bath, parking 649-2671 $1300 utils incld, quiet UNEMPLOYED? 301-879-2868 VETERANS? A SPECIAL TRAINING GRANT is now available in your area. Grant covers ComputOC: 107th St. Quay er, Medical or MicroCondo on Ocean 2br, soft training. Call CTI 2ba, W/D, Kit. 2 Pools, for program details. 1Only 3 wks left. Weeks 888-407-7173. only - 301-252-0200

PROFESSIONAL

d r u m m e r w/degree giving a f f o r d able lessons. any age/level. 3013675136

It’s FREE! Buy It, Sell It, Find It GazetteBuyandSell.com

The City of New Carrollton is seeking a detailed oriented Custodial Assistant to perform assigned housekeeping tasks in the City Municipal Building five nights a week, 12:00 A.M. - 8:30 A.M., Tuesday - Saturday. Hourly wage is $11.83/hour. The City provides a generous benefits package, covering health, dental, and vision 100% for single enrollment. A copy of the job description and employment applications are available in the Municipal Building at 6016 Princess Garden Parkway between the hours of 8:30 A.M. 4:30 P.M., Monday - Friday. For more information, contact 301 459-6100. Position Open Until Filled. The City of New Carrollton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Offer contingent upon a criminal background screening and drug testing.

Exp Techs & Installers

Needed for Bowie/ Crofton area. Top pay & benefits.

Email resumes only to: careers@Belair Eng.com NO PHONE CALLS

HVAC Exp Techs & Installers Needed for Bowie/ Crofton area. Top pay & benefits.

Email resumes only to: careers@Belair Eng.com NO PHONE CALLS

(8-1-13)

CLINTON MD - MRS. P’S DAY CARE Open 7a - 6p Mon.-Fri, Ages 4 thru 11 Opening for Before and After Care Serving Breakfast, lunch & light afternoon meal. Will provide transportation to and from school. Reasonable Rates, Vouchers Accepted Call: 301-2482336 Lic #: 16-28158

LAUREL: NO EAR-

LY BIRDS. CASH ONLY. Aug 10 9am-2pm. 604 Fourth Street. Furniture: Paprika col. velvet loveseat exc. cond., 1 shield back chair, 1 open arm chair, Black Q.S.bed frame, nightstand, Hiboy chest maple, Black Windsor chair, maple dresser & mirror, trunk. Oriental rug4x6, dbl. pedestal Oak desk24 x 59 (med.walnut stain), 2 Oak (med. walnut stain) two drawer file cabinets, OLD Pressed back OAK desk chair, 3 sm. oriental rugs, RED kitchen sm. appliances (can opener, etc.). Misc. lamps, linens. Resin Adirondack chairs-misc. colors, Cast iron umbrella stand & umbrella. See Craigslist for more photos

OLNEY: Upscale Es-

LAUREL: 1BR furn

COLLEGE PARK: 5

RESOLUTION R-14-07

GP2324

Rise Condo Aprt 2BR 1BA Lrg Balcony All Utils Incld, Avail Now. $1400/mnth 301-5281011 240-447-5072

3br, 2.5ba TH, fpl, fin bsmt, $1725 + utils, avail 8/15 No pets. 202-236-4197

Non-Exempt

A RESOLUTION concerning Waiver of Competitive Bidding - Car Radio Acquisition for the purpose of exempting the purchase of in car radios for the use of the City Police Department from the City’s competitive bidding requirements.

HYATTSVILLE: High

BURTONSVILLE:

Custodial Assistant

A Resolution for the purpose of appointing a City Administrator (Chief Administrative Officer) for the City of Seat Pleasant; providing for the effective date of the appointment; providing for compensation to the person so appointed and other terms and conditions of employment; terminating the appointment of the Acting City Administrator as of a certain date; and generally relating to the appointment of a City Administrator (Chief Administrative Officer). The person appointed to serves as the City Administrator is LaTasha C. Gatling effective August 5, 2013.

In Cooperation with Chesapeake Auction House

LANHAM: 2000 sq ft

rental space, ideal for Religious, Educational, Heritage/Ethnic Group. 301-577-7700 info@jubileeucc.org

CITY OF SEAT PLEASANT LEGISLATION ADOPTED CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC SESSION THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013 RESOLUTION R-14-06

tate Sale! Sat Aug 10 9a-noon, Home Furnishings include, Pottery Barn Black End Tables, Cherry Hi-Boy with Glass front, Cool open top Bar cupboard, Queen 4 poster bed with rails, Native American runner, corner cabinet, dining room breakfront, Hand painted Mirror from Italy....and more. All furniture is in excellent condition and priced to sell! 19305 Madison House St

Dental/Medical Offices now hiring. No experience? Job Training & Placement Assistance Available GE RMA NT OWN : 1-877-234-7706 Moving/downsizing Sale. Household items and much more. Sat August 10 at 8:00 am-12:00pm 12407 Milestone Manor Ln

CTO SCHEV

Pharmacy/ Phlebotomy Tech Trainees Needed Now

Pharmacies/ hospitals now hiring. LIVE IN NANNY/ No experience? For HOUSKPR Job Training household & children, & Placement references are required Assistance Available 240-242-5135 1-877-240-4524 CTO SCHEV

FREE ADORBLE KITTENS: 11 weeks

old, 5 to give away 202-374-1866

GERMAN SHEP

PUPS - World Class Pedigree Full AKC Reg. Parents on Site. Health Guarantee. B o r n 07/15/13. $1700. Call 2 0 2 - 4 1 5 9709. www.vonderwald.com

REGIONAL COMPANY DRIVERS-

Now hiring experienced company drivers. Sign-on bonus. Competitive pay package. Regional - home weekly. Paid loaded & empty miles. Also hiring OTR & team drivers. Call 888-7053217 or apply online at www.drivenctrans.com

Recruiting is now Simple! Get Connected

ROCKVILLE: 8/11 Sunday 8:00am 12:00pm 10106 Daphney House Way

Part-Time

Dental/ Medical Assistant Trainees Needed Now

Work From Home

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

Call 301-333-1900 GC3008

THE GAZETTE

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