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Officials: Entertainment sites have dropped by nearly 75 percent

BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

The number of adult entertainment venues operating in Prince George’s has seen a drop of approximately 75 percent since 2011, according to county officials.

“Right now, we believe there are approximately 16 places in Prince George’s County that are operating as nightclubs featuring adult entertainment,” said Gary Cunningham, deputy director of the Department of Permitting, Inspections and Enforcement, during a brief-

ing Feb. 24 before the Prince George’s County Council.

The briefing came about following media reports about banquet halls and private clubs operating as adult entertainment venues.

Cunningham said that number is down from approximately 60 in 2011.

Deputy County Attorney Jarred McCarthy said the county passed zoning legislation in 2010 and 2011 restricting adult entertainment venues to areas 1,000 feet or more away from school or residential zones, McCarthy said.

The county created a special exemption process allowing adult entertainment venues already existing prior to the legislation to be grandfathered in.

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Hyattsville eyes Mount Rainier students defuse conflict a break in traffic

(From left) Hawa Traore, Aiden Bundick and Marina Granados, all third grade students at Thomas Stone Elementary School in Mount Rainier, get ready to ride the “peace train” Feb. 19 around their classroom.

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roblems are solved by bullying, fighting and using “bad words,” according to a group of thirdgraders at Thomas Stone Elementary School.

But when Mount Rainier resident MJ Park, the co-founder of nonprofit Little Friends for Peace, visited the Mount Rainier school for a month of workshops, she offered them a “new toolbox to navigate their live” — one that was firmly grounded in peace.

“What we’re trying to do is interrupt that violence with skills for peace,” Park said. “If we aren’t teaching them the alternatives to violence, we aren’t doing our jobs.”

Park led four workshops for two groups of third-graders in February in reading teacher Jes Ellis’ class. Park intro-

duced the students to iconic “peacemakers,” such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi, and taught them nonviolent strategies to resolve conflicts. She also helped students remember what they had learned by teaching them a “peace pledge” and offering incentives such as the chance to be a “car” on a cardboard “peace train.”

Ellis said she invited Park to her classes because she felt the peace advocate could reach her students who are coping with broken families or dealing with conflict at home.

“I have many kids who are really struggling at this point,” Ellis said. “If they can have tools for how to navigate that, they’ll be better off for it.”

Although Park has been visiting schools for the past 20 years, she said she took some time off to focus on her peace office in Washington, D.C., and leading peace camps and peace clubs in Virginia.

She said Thomas Stone is the first school she has visited in a while and she hopes to introduce a peace room at the school where children can work out their conflicts.

“Peace needs to be learned and practiced,” Park said. “It has to become part of the school and the home so everyone is practicing it.”

Adriana Ochoa, 8, of Mount Rainier said she would often get into fights with her brother before Park started visiting Ellis’ class. Now, she said she has learned not to “tip his bucket,” a term Park uses to describe everyone’s vessel of emotions, and learn how to talk with her brother.

“I learned that I should not be a peace breaker because I can have more friends and a lot of people care about me,” Adriana said.

Hyattsville resident Richard Anderson said rush hour can stretch out his evening commute by 10 to 15 minutes — just waiting for a break in traffic to get out of his driveway.

The congestion is why Anderson and other residents along Queensbury Road want traffic restrictions to be expanded into evening hours.

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Greenbelt officials are hoping a video extolling the benefits of the north Prince George’s county region will help sway decision makers in its bid to become the future site for the new FBI headquarters.

“I think it’s going to be a really good opportunity to showcase everything we have to offer,” said Konrad Herling, Greenbelt city councilman and point person for the video project.

Greenbelt is one of three sites currently under consideration for a new FBI headquarters, the other two being Landover and Springfield, Va. A panel representing Greenbelt, New Carrollton, College Park and Berwyn

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Laurel ice cream shop gets the scoop From banking to baking, owner brings business expertise to sweets shop

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The Double Dipper Ice Cream Parlor may have closed its doors on Montgomery Street last year, but Laurel residents won’t need to scream for ice cream when summer rolls around, as a new creamery, bakery and cafe will open at the

same spot this weekend.

Sweets & Treats Creamery Cafe, located at 906 Montgomery St., will feature Hershey’s Ice Cream as well as treats that can be enjoyed year-round, such as cupcakes and cookies baked from scratch, said owner Anne Segal, 53, of Columbia.

“I want people to come in and just be happy,” Segal said.

The Double Dipper had been open since December 2011 but owner Angie Crowell said she and her husband sold

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MARCH 5 Immigrant Taxpayer Awareness, Noon to 1 p.m., CASA, 8151 15th Ave., Langley Park. “Immigrant Taxpayer Awareness” press event hosted by the Maryland CASH (Creating Assets, Savings & Hope) Campaign and CASA will emphasize how much immigrant taxpayers contribute to the economy, both as taxpayers but also small business people. We’ll have fluent Spanish speakers. Contact 443-692-9422 or robin@mdcash.org.

MARCH 6 Magic: The Gathering, 4:30 p.m., Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville. New to tabletop gaming or trading card games? No problem.Both new and experienced players welcome.

Contact 301-985-4690.

MARCH 7 Bird Walk, 8 to 10:30 a.m., Patuxent

Research Refuge National Wildlife Visitor Center, Powder Mill Road between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Route 197, Laurel. Search for early spring migrants in various refuge habitats on this guided hike. Field guides and binoculars are recommended. Registration is required. Contact 301-497-5887.

Creating a Livable Community for All, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin St., Hyattsville. Our panel features Hyattsville resident Marci LeFevre, who will discuss AARP’s programs and resources to help local officials and residents create livable communities for people of all ages. Contact 301-8873101 or hapcares@gmail.com.

The 46th Annual Laurel Art Guild Juried Exhibition, 10 a.m., Montpelier Arts

Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel. Juried by a regional professional, this annual exhibit showcases artwork from artists who are 18 and older and live in the Washington Metropolitan area, and includes painting, drawing, photography, sculpture, collage and more. Contact 301-3777800 or montpelier.arts@pgparks.com.

Women’s History Month Hoopla Film Event: Girl Rising, 2 p.m., Glenarden Li-

brary, 8724 Glenarden Pkwy., Glenarden.

Contact 301-772-5477/240-696-3844.

MARCH 8 “Memory Music” Book Signing, 11:30

a.m. to 4 p.m., 10 Ridge Road, Greenbelt.

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MusicFromTheFilm.blogspot.com, a photoblog of over 1,000 photographs and stories narrating the human condition.

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Whooping Crane Observatory Tour, 1 to 2:30 p.m., Patuxent Research Refuge National Wildlife Visitor Center, Powder Mill Road between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Route 197, Laurel.

Arrive early as tour will leave on time.

Contact 301-497-5887.

The Riversdale Chamber Music Society, 2:30 p.m., Riversdale House Museum,

4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. Riversdale’s chamber music series continues with musicians from the University of Maryland. Enjoy a performance of Franz Schubert’s Octet in F major. Contact 301864-0420; TTY 301-699-2544.

MARCH 9 Teen Digital Scavenger Hunt, 1 to 9 p.m., Greenbelt Library, 11 Crescent Road, Greenbelt. Join us in celebrating Teen Tech Week (March 8-14) with a digital photo scavenger hunt. Sign up teams of two to four persons at the information desk and pick up scavenger hunt rules.

Ages 12-19. Contact 301-345-5800.

Volunteer Orientation, 2 p.m., Beltsville Library, 4319 Sellman Road, Beltsville.

Have you ever thought about volunteering at Beltsville Branch Library? Or have you volunteered before and would like to get involved again, in our nice, newly renovated space? Share your time and talents with the community in a fun- and bookfilled atmosphere. Contact 301-937-0294.

Chinese/English Preschool Storytime, 7 p.m., Greenbelt Library, 11 Crescent Road, Greenbelt. Enjoy stories, songs, rhymes and other activities in Chinese and English. Please pick up ticket at the Information Desk. Ages 3-5. Contact 301345-5800.

MARCH 10 Nature Tots: Bluebirds, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Patuxent Research Refuge National Wildlife Visitor Center, Powder Mill Road between the Baltimore-Washington Parkway and Route 197, Laurel. Discover the beauty of bluebirds in this fun filled program through stories, crafts and a hike.

Registration is required. Ages 3-4. Contact 301-497-5887.

The 90+3 Boys Read, 4 p.m., Glenarden Library, 8724 Glenarden Pkwy, Glenarden. Led by a former NCAA Division 1 athlete, this new program will give boys the chance to read about sports,

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p.m., Montpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel. In honor of National Youth Art Month, Montpelier presents this juried exhibition in the Library and Resident Artist Galleries, spotlighting teens ages 13-18 in the DC-MD-VA area and their talents in the visual arts. Contact staff at montpelier.arts@pgparks.com in the fall for a prospectus.

MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDAR ITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET and more importantly gain the skills to be successful in the classroom and in life. Program highlights include reading library-approved books, playing outside to build teamwork, eating healthy snacks and meeting other academically-driven young men. Ages 10-12. Contact 301-7725477/240-696-3844.

Savage Bluegrass, 7 p.m., Sam and Elsie’s Bar and Restaurant, US Route 1 South, Laurel. Savage Bluegrass will appear at Sam and Elsie’s Bar and Restaurant. Contact 301-725-5186.

Dr. Seuss Preschool Storytime, 7 p.m., Beltsville Library, 4319 Sellman Road, Beltsville. Special Dr. Seuss Storytime.

Don’t miss our annual Dr. Seuss-inspired extravaganza featuring Seuss stories and celebration. Family members welcome to join in the fun, too. Ages 3-5. Contact 301937-0294.

Great Decisions 2015, 7:30 p.m., Laurel Library, 8101 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel. Human Trafficking in the 21st Century. Contact 301-776-6790.

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Don’t call him crazy: Imaginary 6-foot-3-inch-tall rabbit the focus of Tantallon’s “Harvey.”

Prince George’s County’s top wrestlers compete this weekend at Cole Field House in College Park at the state tournament. Check online to see how they do.

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ton Library, 7414 Riverdale Road, New Carrollton. At the March luncheon, Ms. Gasby Brown will offer an interactive presentation providing specific tools for fundraising in the private sector. As a resident of Prince George’s County, Ms. Brown will offer her unique perspective on fundraising in the County. Contact 301-429-0414.

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Clearwater Nature Center — Reptiles, 4 p.m., New Carrollton Library,

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Join us to learn about reptiles as Clearwater Nature Center presents a program with live animals. This program will take place during our weekly Kids’ Explore program. Suggested ages 9-13. Contact 301-459-6900.

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Tanya Coleman of Accokeek, the coordinator of Athletic Ministries, takes the measurements of Tat’yanna Eaddy, 11, of Waldorf for the Biggest Winner weigh-in Sunday at The Sanctuary at Kingdom Square in Capitol Heights.

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Challenged by a study indicating churchgoers are more likely to be overweight, three Prince George’s County church congregations are stepping up in a new county weight loss challenge.

“We are delighted to be engaging in the Biggest Winner challenge, and let me say it, we aim to win,” said Pastor Henry Davis III of First Baptist Church Highland Park in Landover during the program’s announcement Feb. 24.

Davis’ church, The Sanctuary at Kingdom Square in Capitol Heights and St. John’s Baptist Church in Capitol Heights have all agreed to take part in Prince George’s County’s “The Biggest Winner” weight loss contest.

The churches were chosen to participate because they each have active health ministries and are located in the central part of the county in the midst of “food deserts,” areas with little or no fresh produce options, according to county officials.

Each church will assemble a team of 50 participants to undergo a 90-day challenge to increase their physical activity and decrease their weight.

Each member will be given tools such as pedometers and charts to mark their progress and will have regular weigh-ins, said Joseph Wright, an Upper Marlboro pediatrician who serves as health consultant to the Board of Health.

The competition officially kicked on March 1 and continues through May 31. The results will be reported in early June, Wright said.

Wright said the impetus for the competition came from a 2012 study by the Northwestern School of Medicine, which tracked 2,400 young adults from their mid teens to middle age.

The study found individuals who attended church regularly as young adults were 50 percent more lively to become obese by middle age than those with no religious involvement.

County Councilwoman Andrea Harrison (D-Dist. 5) of Springdale said the reason may lie with the food served up at church functions. Harrison said she was a member of her former church’s catering ministry.

“We fed that congregation regularly. We fed macaroni and cheese, fried chicken, meatloaf,” Harrison said. “Our history, particularly in black churches, has been our fried chicken dinners with chocolate cake and some Kool-Aid on the side — all the stuff that’s not good for us.”

Pastor Robert Williams Sr. of St. Paul Baptist Church said it is appropriate that churches take up the message of healthy living.

Lynnae Elliotte, lead member of the PowerFit ministry for First Baptist Church, said the church would be making changes in the types of food offered and encouraging all congregants, regardless if they are participating in the competition, to eat well and exercise regularly.

County Council Chair Mel Franklin (D-Dist. 9) of Upper Marlboro said the winning church will get bragging rights, but more importantly, the program will help encourage other churches to consider their food habits.

“This is to be an example that we hope will grow and expand,” Franklin said. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

When dozens of students at Cooper Lane Elementary School walked through the doors without a warm coat on this January, staff members Karla Reyes and Jamilah Byrom did more than just take notice — they found a community partner who could fulfill the need.

“It was a big enough problem that we felt we needed to bring some attention to them to get assistance,” Byrom said.

The resulting donation of 50 coats in February from First Baptist Church of Highland Park in Landover is one of many successful outreach efforts Byrom and Reyes have organized as the leaders the school’s new Community Constituency Team, which aims to “bridge the gap between the school and the community” through nonprofit and business partnerships, Byrom said.

“It’s great knowing that we can work as a team to help a child this year to receive what they need and see that school is not just the books,” Reyes, a community outreach assistant, said. “There are people here that really care.”

Although other schools have long-established outreach efforts, Byrom, a peer mediation teacher, said some of the opportunities the team has introduced, such as Shop with a Cop during the holidays, did not reach Cooper Lane, a Title I school with more than 500 students, until this academic year.

“I don’t want them to miss out on opportunities that are available for them, especially because they’re in need,” Byrom said.

So far, the Woodmore Towne Centre Costco, Reid Temple A.M.E. Church in

Thirty-seven students at Evening High School at Northwestern in Hyattsville were named to the Honor Roll list for the second quarter of the 2014-15 school year.

To earn honor roll, a student must have at least a 3.0 Grade Point Average and no percentage grade below a “70,” according to information from Prince George’s County Public Schools.

The students making honor roll are as follows: Michael Alcala, Jessie Argueta, Kar-

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“The community is more than just what’s right here in this one or two mile radius,” Byrom said. “A lot of times if we ask our students if they’ve been here or there they’re totally oblivious to what is outside Landover Hills.”

Reyes said the Community Constituency Team has allowed her to achieve the success she has always wanted with Cooper Lane’s community outreach.

“You have to sometimes fight back tears when you see the kids get really excited and try on the clothes,” Reyes said.

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Evening High School is an alternative to traditional daytime school, allowing students to take classes 5:30 to 10 p.m.

Mondays through Thursdays to earn a Maryland High School Diploma, according to the Prince George’s County Public Schools’ website.

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Jennifer Floyd, who advises the missionary ministry at the church, said the response was outstanding — in addition to the coats, the congregation donated 60 complete uniforms and a variety of hats, gloves and scarves.

“I think every child was serviced and that was a true blessing,” Floyd said. “It warmed the congregation’s heart too.”

Byrom and Reyes have also organized new experiences for the students, such as a tour of the Washington Redskins’ locker room in

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Glenn Dale and First Baptist Church of Highland Park in Landover have donated backpacks, coats and uniforms.

Representatives from Priority Partners in Hanover and Amerigroup in Glen Burnie have given health presentations in English and Spanish to parents at the school, Reyes said.

“Their work has been more than fantastic this year,” said principal Sana Simms.

“It’s grown into a continuous building of partnerships in our local area. We’re all excited about it.”

Costco was the school’s first partner, which donated 200 backpacks to the school.

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Beltsville residents are pushing for a townhouse development to be added to their community instead of a planned

apartment complex they say would increase traffic and congestion.

Baltimore-based developer Migus, LLC has proposed a 314unit mixed-use housing and office complex on a 7.08-acre site at the corner of Powder Mill and Old Gunpowder roads.

Bernadine “Bernie” Karns, president of the Calverton

Citizens Association, said townhouses would attract potential long-term residents and heighten the sense of community in the area.

“With the houses that are already established along Old Gunpowder Road, we felt the townhouses would be much more compatible in the surrounding community,” Karns

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The conceptual site plan was approved by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission’s planning board last June, but has not yet received support from the County Council, which approves developments as the District Council.

Karen Coakley, the president of the Beltsville Citizens Association, said a low-density project would contribute more to the surrounding communities than an apartment complex.

Some Laurel and Beltsville residents say they do not think any housing plans should go through.

Marcia Van Horn, 60, of Beltsville said the area is not currently walkable or positioned to reduce transportation and automotive use.

“It is wrong for an established community and it is out of context for an established community,” Van Horn said.

Edward Gibbs, the attorney representing Migus, LLC, said it has always been in his client’s interest to come to a compromise with residents and suggested townhouses as an option last May when the planning board originally considered the apartment plan.

“I’d like to see an amicable resolution which would be in the form of a compromise where everyone can hopefully more forward together,” Gibbs said.

The District Council is scheduled to take action on the case by April 24. kpetersen@gazette.net

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Schools expect all parents to be involved in their children’s education, but Loretta Cutright, principal of Margaret Brent Regional School in New Carrollton, said father Joseph Polanin goes above and beyond, providing everything from technology and train sets for the students at her school.

“He does all the normal stuff you’d expect of an involved parent, but he also makes himself available to the school in so many different ways,” Cutright said. “He cares dearly, dearly, dearly for his children and that has spilled over to all of the other children at our school.”

Cutright and other members of Brent’s staff nominated Polanin to receive the Outstanding Father Award during the Outstanding Fathers of PGCPS Forum held Feb. 11.

Polanin, a retired Greenbelt resident, is the father of 14-year-old twins William and Elizabeth, both diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder. ASD is a blanket term for a range of disorders that include difficulty with communication and social relationships, sensitivity to certain sensations and obsessive or repetitive inter-

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Parent Joseph Polanin celebrates with Loretta Cutright, principal of Margaret Brent Regional School, at a Feb. 12 presentation honoring outstanding county fathers.

ests or behaviors, according to the website for Autism Speaks, a national advocacy nonprofit.

“My son can’t stop talking, but my girl hasn’t said anything in 13 years. The spectrum is so broad or long in terms of abilities, disabilities,” said Polanin, 68. “They both have it, but it’s just so manifestly different in each child.”

William attends the Harbour School in Annapolis while Elizabeth attends Margaret Brent, due to her greater communication needs, Polanin said.

Regional schools such as Brent are public schools in Prince George’s County that provide instructional services to children with disabilities whose needs cannot be met in their neighborhood school, according to the school system website.

Polanin is separated from his wife, and shares custody of the twins. Polanin said being retired means that he has dealt with many of the schoolrelated matters that come up.

Since 2009, Polanin has hosted a train day at the school, where he brings in a model train set, and with William’s help, sets it up and operates it all day for the children of the school, Cutright said.

“Having physical and intellectual disabilities, our children are able to enjoy the motion and sounds of the display,” former Brent teacher Roslyn Branchcomb said in Polanin’s nomination letter.

Every year, Polanin gives a train set to a student, whose name is drawn out of a hat.

Polanin also provides extra technology to the school, donating Elizabeth’s used assistive communication equipment.

Cutright said Polanin also serves as treasurer of the school’s Parent Teacher Organization and provides financial advice and support to other parents.

“He’s very humble, and he doesn’t toot his own horn at all,” Cutright said. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

Laurel guild hosts exhibit Laurel residents can see the accomplishments of artists from their own backyard and beyond at the Laurel Art Guild’s 46th annual Juried Open Exhibition, which opens Saturday at the Montpelier Arts Center.

Carol Leo, Art Guild president, said 60 pieces, chosen from a pool of 277 submissions, will be displayed at the center through March 29. Judges selected a “broad range of media” for the exhibition, including paintings, sculptures and photographs, Leo said.

“Every year it’s a very exciting and visually stimulating show,” Leo said.

Five artists will be recognized with first place, second place and honorable mention awards during a reception from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the center.

The center is located at 9652 Muirkirk Road in Laurel.

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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 1 Headquarters, Hyattsville, 301-699-2630, covering Adelphi, Beltsville, Berwyn Heights, Bladensburg, Brentwood, Calverton, Cheverly, Chillum, College Park, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Landover, Landover Hills, Langley Park, Mount Rainier, New Carrollton, North Brentwood, Riverdale, Riverdale Park, University Park and West Lanham Hills.

FEB. 23 Theft from vehicle, 7300 block

Finns Lane, 5:19 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5100 block

70th Place, 5:48 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 7300 block

Finns Lane, 8:27 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3000 block

Hospital Drive, 9:49 a.m.

Theft, 6500 block Landover Road, 10:16 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5100 block College Ave, 11:48 a.m.

Residential break-in, 6600 block Chestnut Ave, 11:50 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 7700 block Finns Lane, 12:51 p.m.

Theft, 5000 block Rhode Island Ave, 4:38 p.m.

Residential break-in, 8300 block 12th Ave, 6:48 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6200 block Annapolis Road, 11:53 p.m.

FEB. 24 Theft from vehicle, 2100 block

Guilford Road, 4:54 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 6600 block Freeport St., 5:25 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5600 block Cypress Creek Drive, 6:26 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6700 block New Hampshire Ave, 6:45 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3000 block Hospital Drive, 8:42 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6700 block New Hampshire Ave, 10:14 a.m.

Assault, 6500 block Ager Road, 1:32 p.m.

Theft, 6200 block Annapolis Road, 3:18 p.m.

Theft, 6831-B Riverdale Road, 3:58 p.m.

Vehicle stolen and recovered,

5600 block Carters Lane, 6:13 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6100 block 64th Ave, 7:01 p.m.

Robbery, Lackawanna St./ Narragansett Pky, 7:31 p.m.

FEB. 25 Assault, 8800 block 60th Ave,

12:01 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 3500 block Toledo Terrace, 8:04 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 7100 block West Park Drive, 9:48 a.m.

Robbery, 6000 block Carters Lane, 2:27 p.m.

Residential break-in, 1500 block Chillum Road, 2:40 p.m.

Theft, 5300 block Quincy Place, 2:46 p.m.

Theft, 8200 block 14th Ave, 4:52 p.m.

Sexual assault, 4100 block Block 54th St., 7:56 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3400 block Tilden St., 11:30 p.m.

FEB. 26 Theft, 5200 block 56th Ave,

7:16 a.m.

ONLINE For additional police blotters, visit www.gazette.net Vehicle stolen, 400 block Greenlawn Drive, 10:27 a.m.

Theft, 6200 block Annapolis Road, 12:25 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 2800 block Buck Lodge Road, 1:42 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 7900 block Riggs Road, 2:58 p.m.

FEB. 27 Vehicle stolen, 6500 block Fairbanks St., 6:01 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 8400 block Malissa St., 6:12 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 6000 block Mustang Drive, 6:37 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6200 block 67th Court, 6:55 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9600 block 49th Place, 6:58 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3700 block 37th Ave, 8:48 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 2000 block Quebec St., 9:22 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5000 block Eutaw Place, 9:34 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 2200 block Hannon St., 10:33 a.m.

Theft, 1400 block University Blvd, 11:38 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, Nb Baltimore Washington Pky Nb At Nb Ken, 11:41 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3300 block Toledo Terrace, 7:16 p.m.

Theft, 7900 block New Hampshire Ave, 9:04 p.m.

Lane, 7:25 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3700 block

Donnell Drive, 7:32 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3600 block Forestville Road, 8:29 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 6100 block Central Ave, 8:41 a.m.

Theft, 8600 block Edgeworth Drive, 12:05 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, Sb Cap Belt Highway Ofrp Corporate Drive/Pennsy, 1:42 p.m.

Theft, 3500 block Wood Creek Drive, 3:36 p.m.

Assault, 1100 block Ivy Club Lane, 5:17 p.m.

Break-in, 7700 block Bender Road, 6:43 p.m.

Robbery, 7100 block East Cedar St., 8:22 p.m.

FEB. 24 Theft from vehicle, 800 block

Nalley Road, 4:36 a.m.

Vehicle stolen and recovered,

900 block Nalley Road, 5:39 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5500 block Rollins Lane, 5:58 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3900 block Suitland Road, 6:09 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 6100 block Blacksmith Drive, 6:24 a.m.

FEB. 28 Robbery on commercial property, 1300 block Chillum Road, 3:39 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 6600 block Freeport St., 11:12 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 8100 block 15th Ave, 1:19 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4500 block 38th Place, 1:55 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9000 block Baltimore Ave, 4:17 p.m.

Residential break-in, 5700 block Cypress Creek Drive, 4:32 p.m.

Theft, 3600 block Bladensburg Road, 5:33 p.m.

Theft, 3500 block East West Highway, 6:59 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 2000 block Evansdale Drive, 8:08 p.m.

MARCH 1 Theft from vehicle, 1500 block University Blvd, 2:39 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 7500 block Annapolis Road, 12:01 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3600 block Bladensburg Road, 2:00 p.m.

Theft, 6000 block Greenbelt Road, 4:00 p.m.

Assault, 6600 block 23rd Ave, 8:05 p.m.

Assault, 7300 block Riggs Road, 9:08 p.m.

District 3 Headquarters, Palmer Park, 301-772-4900. Chapel Oaks, Cheverly, Glenarden, Fairmount Heights, Kentland, Landover, Palmer Park, Seat Pleasant, Forestville, Suitland, District Heights and Capitol Heights.

FEB. 23 Theft from vehicle, 7700 block Allendale Drive, 7:24 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 900 block Sitka

Obituary Ben Julian of Accokeek, MD passed away on February 18 at the age of 94.

Ben served in the Navy during WWII and worked in weather research at the Naval Research Laboratory until his retirement in 1986. A lifelong resident since 1949, he had enjoyed his family, reading, being busy and being part of the community. He was predeceased by his wife, Cornie, and is survived by his three children Lynn Julian-Gordon of Eugene, OR; Vicky Larimore of Philadelphia, PA and Randy Julian of Salem, OR. and granddaughter, Katy Julian. Memorial Services will be held at Whitehall Baptist Church on March 7 at 1:00 pm with a reception following in the church hall. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Miriam s Kitchen (www.miriamskitchen.org) 2401 Virginia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20037 Ph: 202-452-8926) or St. Judes Children s Research Hospital (www.stjude.org) 262 Danny Thomas Place Memphis, TN 38105 (800) 822-6344.

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Vehicle stolen, 2900 block Mueserbush Court, 6:53 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5100 block Suitland Road, 7:08 a.m.

Theft, 6800 block Walker Mill Road, 7:20 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 4300 block Shell St., 8:38 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 1200 block Capitol Heights Blvd, 11:14 a.m.

Residential break-in, 1600 block Marblewood Ave, 2:28 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3300 block Donnell Drive, 3:00 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 6700 block Central Hills Terrace, 4:22 p.m.

Theft, 7100 block Beltz Drive, 7:27 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 2100 block County Road, 9:12 p.m.

FEB. 25 Vehicle stolen and recovered,

300 block Tayside Way, 1:57 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4100 block Southern Ave, 6:10 a.m.

Vehicle stolen and recovered,

3500 block Apothecary St., 6:31 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 4100 block Clark St., 7:11 a.m.

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Hyattsville recording artist Pearlie Rowan, 42, released her third album, “Life-Two: Just Pearls” with Tate Music Group on Jan. 23.

The album is a sequel to her self-released 2007 album “Life-One,” and follows closely on the heels of her April 2014 album “Opportunity.”

“This is a project I’ve been working on since 2007,” Rowan said. “It’s been the project from hell. But through all the ins and outs, all the stumbling blocks, I’ve managed to get it finished.”

Rowan described her style of music as a blend of funk,

R&B and hip hop.

“It’s an album that’s inspirational, fun and it’s definitely a dancing CD,” Rowan said.

“You definitely will not get enough of it.”

Rowan said it had always been her dream to become a recording star, but she refocused on her dream 12 years ago.

“I want to show young people that you can accomplish anything if you stick with it,” Rowan said. “You just have to keep at it and keep your head.”

Rowan has performed at musical venues throughout the East Coast.

She will be performing at the Coast 2 Coast Live event in New York City on March 30 at the Santos Party House. janfensoncomeau@ gazette.net

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BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

Prince George’s County is leading the way in Maryland efforts to divert waste from landfills and is one of the state leaders in recycling.

“We’re way ahead of the statewide averages and the goals set by the state for waste diversion and recycling, but we expect to continue to climb as our programs continue to gain traction,” said Adam Ortiz, director

of the county’s Department of the Environment.

A report released by the Maryland Department of the Environment for the 2013 calendar year placed Prince George’s as first in the state for diverting waste from its landfill, with a Waste Diversion Rate of 64.53 percent. Data for the 2014 calendar year is expected in December, according to DOE officials.

The Waste Diversion Rate is calculated using the recycling rate plus a credit for voluntary programs designed to encourage or support recycling. Prince George’s received the maximum credit of 5 percent, according to the report.

“MDE maintains an extensive list of specific activities counties must enact or complete in order to obtain credit,” said Marilyn Rybak, recycling manager. Many of the activities include encouraging people to leave grass clippings on their lawn, use reusable shopping bags and water bottles and encouraging the reuse of textiles and other materials, according to the MDE website.

The county’s recycling rate — of 59.53 percent — is the second-highest in the state; trailing only Washington County, which had a higher percentage of 61.89 percent.

Rybak said the county has

stepped up its recycling efforts by improving its recycling technology and also by getting more communities, businesses and students onboard with recycling efforts.

The county, in partnership with Keep Prince George’s County Beautiful, have assisted county public schools in implementing a system-wide recycling program as well, Rybak said.

“Without these partnerships, the county could not accomplish the great goals it has achieved,” Rybak said.

The county has also implemented a food scrap composting pilot, with participation from University Park; the University of Maryland, College Park; Whole Foods and Takoma Park.

Composting yard waste has provided additional revenue for the department, Ortiz said.

“But with the food waste, we now have a higher grade of compost, so we’ll be releasing a new, premium product to the market this year,” Ortiz said.

Rybak said there is more the county can do to improve its recycling and waste diversion

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“Food is a major source of material being landfilled. As we expand the food composting project, more food will be diverted,” Rybak said. “Other things such as mattress recycling can make a difference. As more outreach and public education is conducted, the participation in recycling is expected to increase.”

Dan Smith, advocacy director for the Anacostia Watershed Society, an environmental stewardship nonprofit based in Bladensburg, said the county’s efforts are an important first

step.

“Certainly, we think there’s some real positive things going on in the county,” Smith said.

“This is an important place to get to, but there’s more we need to be doing.”

Smith said AWS would like to see a ban or fee on disposable plastic bags, and a ban on polystyrene, or Styrofoam, containers, both of which are currently under consideration by the Maryland General Assembly and County Council, respectively. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

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Thomas Claggett Elementary School in District Heights; Catherine Ballitoc, Glenridge Elementary School in Landover Hills; Sarah Barias, Panorama Elementary School in Temple Hills; Alexis Cortez, Riverdale Elementary School; Maria Barza, James Ryder Randall Elementary School in Clinton; Ayana English Brown, Largo High School; Karen Gibson, Forest Heights Elementary School in Oxon Hill; Coit Hendley III, Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt; Barbara Hughes, High Point High School in Beltsville; Bianca Johnson, Parkdale High School in Riverdale; Ella McCarty, Chillum Elementary School; Christy Neff, University Park Elementary School; Freda Perry, High Point High; Leanne Puglia, Riverdale Elementary; Talitha Simeona Moon, Office of Talent Development; Yau-Jong Two, Eleanor Roosevelt High; Marlen Walderman, H. Winship Wheatley Early Childhood Center and Maya Yamada, Eleanor Roosevelt High.

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While the Prince George’s County branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People may be celebrating its 80th anniversary this year, but members say the fight for equality continues and they’re looking to the next generation to bring about economic, social and educational parity.

“The Civil Rights Movement is not over,” said current NAACP president Bob Ross.

“We have a lot of issues we’re still addressing.”

Perry Smith III, who served as president from 1961 to 1964, said achieving economic equality and combating racial disparities in education and in the criminal justice system are key issues for the NAACP to take on in its next 80 years.

“I think many people have come to believe they’ve arrived, which is absolutely untrue,” Smith said, noting how Prince George’s is considered the wealthiest African Americanmajority county. “We’ve made a lot of progress, but there’s still a long way to go.”

In the past decade, the branch based out of Upper Marlboro, has ramped up its efforts to tackle these issues, members say. Since becoming president in 2011, Ross said he’s worked on building

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Continued from Page A-1 Heights selected a producer for the video this month, and Herling said the video is expected to be complete by early summer.

Each of the four cities is contributing $5,000 towards the video.

“Each of the four cities will be able to use the video, not only in terms of the FBI site, but each will have their own separate promotional two-or-three minute segments to promote their cities,” Herling said.

Herling said the video will help show employees of the FBI and the Government Services Administration, or GSA, the amenities Greenbelt and surrounding communities have to offer.

“FBI employees, contractors and so forth, we want to provide them an opportunity to think, ‘Why would we want to go there? What are the amenities that can be found in the Greenbelt area?’”

Garth Beall, development attorney for the Greenbelt site under consideration, said during a meeting with Greenbelt officials and members of the public Feb. 18 that he felt Greenbelt had the strongest case for the FBI headquarters, as the Springfield site would require the relocation of several federal agencies already located on the site and the Landover site was located almost two miles from the Metro.

“From a regional perspective, from a transportation perspective, it seems to me that the Greenbelt site is really the best of the three,” said Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan.

The Government Services Administration, or GSA, set a Feb. 10 deadline for Requests for Proposals, or RFPs, to build the new, consolidated 2.1 million square-foot FBI headquarters, replacing the aging J. Edgar Hoover Building in Washington D.C. Six developers have submitted bids for the proposal.

Beall said the qualifications for the developers are strict; they must have constructed at least three office projects of 500,000 square feet or more in the last 10 years and at least $1 billion in liquid assets not committed to any other project.

“That narrowed the field considerably,” Beall said.

Each of the developers may

submit bids to build the FBI headquarters on any or all sites under consideration.

“Each qualified bidder can bid on one, two or three of these sites, and GSA will chose the best bid on the best site,” Beall said.

In May, the GSA is expected to announce the five developers selected to submit proposals and to release the draft Environmental Impact Statement, or EIS, which Beall said would rank the environmental impacts at each site on a one-to-six scale.

The goal is to announce the developer and release the final EIS in May 2016, Beall said. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

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Ginikachi Eburouh, a member of the Prince George’s County NAACP Youth Council, earned a silver medal in architecture from the Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics last July in Las Vegas. relationships with the county police department and making the branch a community resource.

“If you make those connections with people it makes all the difference in the world,” Ross said.

The offerings for youth have also expanded, members say.

In 2012, member Dora MylesMoore relaunched the branch’s Afro-Academic, Cultural, Technological and Scientific Olympics program, which showcases academic achievements in the

style of an athletic competition.

Last year, two students from Prince George’s County took home medals from the national competition in Las Vegas.

“Bob Ross has been very good at making the youth in the community a priority because they are the future,” MylesMoore said.

The branch, which now has more than 1,000 members, is working on increasing its membership of 21 to 40-year-olds by developing its own local version of the NAACP Leadership 500

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Nineteen Prince George’s County Public Schools teachers were awarded National Board Certified status in December.

National Board Certification is the highest form of certification available for teachers in the United States, according to the website for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Developed by and for teachers, the certification process consists of four components: written assessment of content knowledge, reflection on student work samples, video and analysis of teaching practice and documented impact and accomplishments as a teaching professional.

“I want to thank each of those educators for making the decision to get certified. It is a demonstration of your demonstration to your students and your dedication to teaching,” school system CEO Kevin Maxwell said during the Feb. 23 school board meeting.

The certified teachers and their schools are as follows: Catherine Abbot, Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Beltsville; Melissa Alfano,

Summit, which empowers participants as they take on current civil rights issues, Ross said.

Other long-term goals include encouraging residents to exercise their vote and introducing new programs for women, Ross said.

Greenbelt resident Carol T. Malveaux, a member of the branch since the 1980s, said residents need to know the NAACP is still relevant today and teaches young people how to be “leaders with substance and depth.”

“It represents humanity, justice, equality. It really represents the American Dream,” Malveaux said. “Without the NAACP, where would anyone be?”

But since Myles-Moore joined the branch, she said word is getting out about the work the NAACP’s mission.

“Normally you didn’t hear too much from the Prince George’s branch, at least when I first came out here, but now there’s a buzz,” Myles-Moore said. “People understand that the NAACP is still relevant, still very active and that we’re paying attention to the issues of the community.”

The branch will celebrate its 80th anniversary during the Hester V. King Freedom Fund Gala, named for the activist who founded the branch in 1935 in Beltsville. The gala will take place June 13 at the College Park Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.

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Anne Segal and her daughter, Sierra Segal, 11, mix up a batch of cupcakes Monday in Segal’s ice cream shop that will open on Montgomery Street in Laurel.

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Continued from Page A-1 the shop to focus on their plumbing and security businesses. Laurel resident Maureen Johnson, who lives across the street from the shop, said she’s looking forward to the spot opening as an ice cream parlor again.

“There were a lot of disappointed faces around here when they saw the [Double] Dipper was closed, so [Segal] has to make a lot of connections with the schools to know she’s here,” Johnson said.

Segal, who immigrated to the United States from Uganda in 1992, said she was inspired to start a business after studying banking in Milan, Italy and seeing opportunities in Europe. She ran a casual clothing boutique in Uganda from 1989 to 1991, but said the challenge was getting “honest people to run business in an honest way.”

“I like it here because you have to work hard,” Segal said.

“However challenging it is in America, I like it here.”

After working in real estate for several years, Segal said it was time to open a new business. She chose an ice cream parlor because it would be a place where people could gather and enjoy an affordable treat.

While looking for possible ice cream parlor locations, Segal said she happened to visit the Double Dipper to see how

the shop operated. In October, she learned the owners were looking to sell the shop and

by January, Segal was the new proprietor.

“As soon as we got this one we didn’t look anywhere else,” Segal said. “We knew we were going to take it. We loved it.”

Jack Brock, the city’s director of community planning and business services, said an ice cream parlor is a good commercial use on Montgomery Street that can help increase foot traffic in downtown Laurel.

“I believe that is the only ice cream coffee shop that is in the area other than the yogurt shop in the Towne Centre, so that would be quite a walk,” Brock said.

Segal said she has hired all of the former employees of the Double Dipper and plans to host community fundraisers at the shop. She said she is dropping off coupons at nearby schools and the Laurel Boys and Girls Club to get the word out about the new ice cream parlor.

“The more she reaches out to the community, the more the community will patronize her,” Johnson said.

Sweets and Treats Creamery Cafe will give away free cookies and ice cream samples at its grand opening Saturday, Segal said. The shop will then be open daily with extended hours during the summer, she said. kpetersen@gazette.net

McCarthy said that four clubs — D2, also known as Fuegos, in Hyattsville; Images in Seabrook; X4B in Temple Hills and Bazz and Crue in Forestville — filed suit in 2013, challenging the county’s zoning restrictions on First Amendment grounds, and that matter is currently in federal court.

“We’ve done everything the county wanted us to do and we’ve been there for over a decade,” said Mike Craft, trustee for Bazz and Crue. The council recently upheld a zoning examiner denial of a special exemption request for the club, which bills itself as a private lounge

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Continued from Page A-1 During its Feb. 19 council meeting, the council discussed allowing residents who live within a block of Queensbury Road to access the westbound lane of traffic when it is restricted to buses and emergency vehicles only, Mondays through Fridays from 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m.

“We wish you had [the restriction] in the evening, because we can’t get out of our driveways and we pay taxes to use that road,” Anderson said.

Council President Candace Hollingsworth said she had received inquiries from residents asking if there were a way to give an exemption to people who live within a block of Queensbury Road.

“There have been a variety of issues, whether it’s getting

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for members that also has adult entertainment. “We’re going to keep fighting this and we’re not going anywhere.”

There are approximately 11 or 12 adult entertainment venues currently operating legally in the county, not including the four involved in the lawsuit, McCarthy said.

McCarthy said adult entertainment is protected under the First Amendment and cannot be banned.

“As much as there may be community sentiment, or even a will on the part of the council, the Supreme Court has told us we cannot do that,” McCarthy said. “We can regulate it, like any other business, we can zone it, we can contain it, we can limit it to the areas of our community

where it has the least impact, but we cannot ban it.”

Since 2011, DPIE has issued citations resulting in the closure of 16 venues believed to be involved in adult entertainment, Cunningham said.

“We want our business partners here, but we also want them to be operating within the law and doing what they have told DPIE they are doing,” Cunningham said.

As the number has decreased, “underground” venues operating illegally in residential areas have cropped up, and are difficult to track, McCarthy said.

“What we’ve found is that the success of the county in closing down the business clubs often pushes these clubs underground into residential areas,

other businesses, what we refer to as pop-up clubs,” McCarthy said. “It’s harder to enforce, but it is a measure of our success.”

Angela Holmes of Camp Springs, president of the Prince George’s County Civic Association, said that while pop-up clubs are a possible outcome of increased restrictions, her focus is to see the clubs removed from residential neighborhoods.

“At the end of the day, you’re not going to get rid of adult entertainment. They just don’t need to be in residential neighborhoods, or near churches,” Holmes said. They need to be in areas zoned for industrial practices.”

to work, or getting to Metro, or getting kids to a school bus when the bus stop was on the other side of the ‘Do Not Enter’ sign,” Hollingsworth said.

Resident Carl Neilson said his home is sandwiched between Queensbury Road and East-West Highway and not being able to access the road is a hardship.

“I recommend that the city issue a Hyattsville sticker, that could go on the window or bumper, that would allow residents to use the road during the restricted period,” Neilson said.

Neilson said the city could pilot the program for those who live within a few blocks, and might expand it to all Hyattsville residents.

Hyattsville Police Chief Douglas Holland said he was not aware of any other examples where a tag is issued to allow an exemption to a traffic

sign. Holland recommended that the language on the signs be altered to reflect that some people are allowed access.

“In talking with the officers about this, there is some concern of the perception that kind of enforcement could give ... seeing officers wave certain cars through,” Holland said.

“Also, is that going to be a source of inequity for the person who lives another block over, or a quarter mile?”

Resident Hugh Turley said the restriction was put in place to protect neighbors from excessive traffic during morning rush hour.

“If we change it, we’re going to make it more difficult for everyone,” Turley said. “If someone wants to be exempt from some traffic rules, why shouldn’t we all be exempt from all traffic rules?”

Resident Linda Bradley warned that the traffic situa-

tion on Queensbury Road is likely to get worse once the new Safeway opens on East-West Highway and the Whole Foods store opens on Baltimore Avenue, which is expected to open late this year.

“Those restrictions really do matter to those of us who live there,” said resident Cindy Vaughn.

Resident David Marshall said he’s always hated the restricted access sign.

“But it doesn’t wreck my life. I can go around,” Marshall said. “It’s a problem solver for the residents, so I say keep it.”

Hollingsworth said city staff would research the issue, look at traffic patterns and incorporate public and council comment, and will present the council with a recommendation at a future date.

“I should be myself,” Madison said. “I should not worry what others think of me and who I am.”

Madison’s mother, Suzette Browne-Hamlet, said she’s seen her daughter encourage her nieces and nephews to be nicer to each other since the workshops started.

“She is more so leading,” Browne-Hamlet said. “Just her overall tone is different.”

Park and her husband, Jerry, published a new book last month called “Live Peace, Teach Peace,” which is a teaching guide for incorporating peace strategies at home, at work, in a classroom or in their own peace

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“I really think that’s where it starts, in oneself and in the community,” Park said. “Kids will be leaders and exemplify these tools.” kpetersen@gazette.net

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Leaving Maryland, for many reasons I am writing to notify you of my intent to move my wife and two children from the state of Maryland — Prince George’s County’s city of Fort Washington — and relocate to Northern Virginia. However, as I prepare for this transition, I feel compelled to inform my current representatives of the procuring causes of this decision.

In 2003, I took a leap of faith and moved from my native Woodridge neighborhood in Washington, D.C., and purchased my first property in Fort Washington. This decision was partly made on the potential of the development coming to the area (National Harbor), its proximity to Washington, D.C., and its affordability. Now, 12 years later, the leap of faith I took is looking more like economic suicide on my part. For the past five years, my wife and I have felt imprisoned in a neighborhood we have outgrown. And in a state that has economically condemned our moderate incomes, we have felt shackled to representatives we have come to loathe.

August was a very sobering time for me and my wife.

First, it was very disheartening to have to put our house on the market for $289,000 when we purchased it for $211,000 over 12 years ago. But to have our home listed for over 100 days and receive not one offer and even have one of the potential buyer’s Realtors tell me that my house was overpriced was the moment my wife and I realized that Prince George’s County, Fort Washington in particular, was not only the land that God forgot to love, but that its very own representatives forgot to love as well. Moreover, we had to watch in utter disgust as homes in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., that were smaller, more outdated and with schools on par with ours sell for $300,000-plus, and in less than 60 days.

I had to wonder to myself, what was it about these areas that their homes were able to sell and our home was not? I have concluded that the problem is not with our house, but with you ... the distinguished gentlemen and ladies who hold the positions of governor, senators, county executive and delegates of the of state of Maryland.

Even though I strongly feel that Rushern Baker is a shining beacon of hope and promise as, so far, he has demonstrated nothing but outstanding competence in fulfilling his fiduciary duties, others have deemed this area, particularly Fort Washington, as inconsequential.

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It only leads me to wonder what the value of Fort Washington could be had there been quality leadership in place.

Maryland representatives have been overzealous about the National Harbor development, but all I have seen is a mixed-use waterfront development that has done everything to distance itself from the Fort Washington or Oxon Hill communities and align itself with Alexandria, Va., and mostly Washington, D.C. It is easier to get into National Harbor from Virginia than it is for Fort Washingtonians or Oxon Hillians to get into the Harbor.

I will fast-forward to the final straw. I decided to catch up with my District 12 delegate, Obie Patterson. I sat down with him and informed him of my decision to leave Maryland with the hopes that he would say something that would convince me to stay. The highlight of my concerns were poor home values, inferior school systems, crime, lack of development outside of National Harbor, untapped potential (Rosecroft, Rivertowne Commons, Oxon Hill Road, Route 210), and a continuous disinterest in the residents of Fort Washington to think economically or progressively. His response, and I’ll paraphrase, to me was, “There are a few things, but I can’t talk about them.” And, then he concluded with, “Well, you have to do what’s best for your family,” as he threw up his hands in a sign of defeat. There was no plan outside of Prince George’s putting their eggs into the National Harbor basket.

It only leads me to wonder what the value of Fort Washington could be had there been quality leadership in place. It has also led me to wonder why a government that has emphatically encouraged people to buy homes to increase their wealth feels no sense of responsibility in correcting this matter. And, if they do, they certainly have not been effective at doing so.

A.J. Smith, Fort Washington

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Freshman comes up big for Clinton

Time for winter to go I used to love the snow.

It meant days off from school, sledKENT ZAKOUR ding, ASSISTANT SPORTS snowEDITOR ball fights, hot chocolate, grilled cheese sandwiches and tomato soup.

Now, I just count the days until daylight savings time resumes. Winter is just a nuisance and inconvenience — dealing with school cancellations and staffing rescheduled games can be a major headache — and each successive year it seems to get more annoying.

I long for the hot, humid and mosquito-filled days of July and August (I will probably complain about the weather then, too).

But with snow, ice and temperatures in the 20s on Saturday, thousands of student-athletes throughout Maryland began trying out for spring sports. A quick glance through Twitter revealed that the majority of teams held indoor practices or delayed tryouts.

Lacrosse, baseball, softball, tennis, golf and track don’t lend themselves traditionally as indoor sports.

They, for the most part, are designed to be played on grass under the blue skies and the golden sun.

“It’s a huge hindrance and puts us at a disadvantage,” Damascus girls lacrosse coach Marcus Jurado said. “It is tough to get anything accomplished other than conditioning.

“I’m not sure when we will be able to get outside even when we get the snow off the field. Maybe next week?”

Teams may not even be able to have — or delay — accurate cuts.

“We have several kids on the bubble and you can’t find out anything in the gym,” Jurado said. “It’s going to be a lot of blind guesses until we get outside and into game-like conditions.”

While most teams are in the same position and will likely lag behind their expected routine due to muddy fields, a few schools — mainly those with artificial turf — may enjoy the luxury of getting outside sooner (there’s no guarantee it will happen). In Montgomery and Prince George’s counties Walter Johnson, Gaithersburg, Paint Branch, Wootton, Richard Montgomery and Oxon Hill are the public high schools with turf.

When the D.C. Sniper terrorized the region in the fall of 2002, I remember having to practice football inside the gym — sometimes in full pads — for several weeks. It flat out stunk and was hard to focus. I imagine it is no different now for athletes used to playing outside.

But the weather, as it always does, will eventually improve. In the coming weeks, The Gazette is scheduled to begin profiling student-athletes and teams with our spring previews. Jennifer Beekman is covering softball and gymnastics, Eric Goldwein is handling lacrosse and tennis, Prince J. Grimes will cover baseball and volleyball and Adam Gutekunst will be our go-to guy for track and field and golf.

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sporting Joseph Adedayo, a high-flying, tenacious senior guard who joined the Panthers just prior to the holiday break.

Adedayo had spent his sophomore season at the Riverdale school before transferring to Theodore Roosevelt (D.C.), where he was a member of the Rough Riders’ 2013-14 City Championship team.

Wrapping up the parade to center court was the Panthers’ leader, Gregg “GB3” Boyd — the player who had as-

For three quarters and five minutes of Saturday night’s Capital Beltway boys basketball championship game between National Christian Academy and Clinton Christian School, Clinton seemed baffled by its opponent’s 2-3 zone defense. Just three days prior, the teams had met at National Christian, where Clinton had some success working the ball inside towards the end of the 80-67 National win.

Clinton coach Chris Cole assumed that when the teams met Saturday night for the title, that middle area wouldn’t be accessible — he was right. The defending champs struggled to find holes in National’s zone — a problem that kept them behind most of the game. But with minutes remaining, Cole saw a weak spot in his opponents’ zone — a spot where he had watched one of his players drill shots over and over throughout the season’s practices.

And so in the biggest spot of the season, Cole called upon 6-foot-4 freshman Matt Webber. With 2 minutes, 55 seconds remaining, Webber collected a pass from teammate Kevin Dorsey in that same corner and buried a 3-pointer to cut the National lead to 63-62.

Then, with 2:14 remaining, Webber drilled another 3-pointer from the exact same spot to tie things up at 65-65. But the Clinton freshman still wasn’t done.

After National’s Ishmael Johnson connected on a layup to take a 70-69 lead with 17 seconds remaining, Webber caught the ball in the same corner yet again. This time, however, the sharpshooting freshman sidestepped a leaping defender, took a step and buried what proved to be the game-winner, as Clinton held on to secure its second straight Capital Beltway title, 71-70 over National Christian.

Cole praised Webber for being unflappable throughout the season — always open to criticism and constantly improving. So when he entered the game, the coach’s message to the freshman was clear.

“Shoot the ball, man. Shoot the ball,” Cole said. “We’ve got tremendous faith in that kid, even as a freshman. I’m so proud of him, man.

You have no idea.”

Webber, who started the game for Clinton, had not attempted a single shot throughout the course of the game before burying what he called the “biggest shots of my life” when his name was eventually called in the closing minutes. “[Coach] just told me to run to the corner and I know Kevin [Dorsey] could penetrate very well, so I just stepped in the corner and waited for him to kick it to me,” Webber, who was wrapped in a line of postgame embraces, said. “It’s kind of mind boggling because I’ve never been here before. It’s all new to me.”

“He’s one of those guys that you can trust, as a freshman, to hit a big shot,” Dorsey said.

Before Webber’s late game heroics stole the show, it was once again Dorsey who kept Clinton alive despite its struggles versus Na-

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Parkdale High School’s Kaine Wilson (front) transferred to Potomac to start the 2014-15 school year, but recently came back at Parkdale.

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When the lights dimmed on Friday inside the Parkdale High School gymnasium, leaving a thin ray of light illuminating the Panthers bench, the players had a different look from the team coach Tre-

maine Price had said would be “rebuilding” at the start of the season.

Three months ago there was no Kaine “Lights Out” Wilson — as the public address announcer called him — running out in the green and gold with Parkdale’s starting group. The senior sharpshooter transferred back to his home school, where he had spent his first three seasons, in early January after playing the beginning of the season with Potomac.

Following close behind Wilson was the man called “Superman,” the rec-spec

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A common misconception when Berwyn Heights resident Abigail Reznek reveals she competes for Prince George’s County’s Special Olympics swim team, is that she might be able to make it across the pool once in 15 minutes, her mother, Karen Reznek, said. But the 28-year-old, who has autism, can actually complete a 1,500-meter race — that’s 30 laps in an Olympic size pool — in 28 minutes, something the majority of the general public could not do.

Laurel resident Benjamin Stevick was not mobile until he was 4 years old. He didn’t walk until he was 6, his father, Dick Stevick, said. Last week while representing the Howard County

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Abigail Reznek of Berwyn Heights swims at the Greenbelt Aquaitc and Fitness Center on September 18.

Special Olympics alpine ski team, the 25-year-old, who has Down syndrome, won two fourth-place ribbons and a silver medal at the Southern Maryland Winter Games.

Reznek and Stevick were recently selected to Maryland’s six-person contingent that is scheduled to represent Team USA at the 14th Special Olympics World Summer Games in Los Angeles July 25 through Aug. 2. The event is a good chance

for spectators and volunteers to have their preconceptions about people with intellectual disabilities changed forever, according to the organization’s website, and is expected to draw more than 7,000 athletes from 170 nations to compete in 25 sports.

“This is my first time going to worlds, this is my first big championship and it’s an honor to be representing Team USA,” said

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Olivia Martino and Mykea Gray played on two of Prince George’s County’s top girls basketball teams last season, and the same could be said for many of their current teammates.

But neither of those teams were National Christian Academy.

Martino, E’Lexus Davis and Mikiyah Croskey transferred from reigning national champion Riverdale Baptist. Gray and several others, meanwhile, transferred from Capitol Christian, following their coach, Henry Anglin.

That combination of talent has come together to help National Christian — inactive since the 2011-12 season — become one of the best teams in the area. After a slow start, one that included a 33-point loss to Riverdale (Tennessee), the Eagles improved to 23-7 and have established themselves as a contender in years to come.

Gray is averaging a teamhigh 12.5 points starting at guard for the Fort Washington school. The 5-foot-6 sophomore said it was difficult adjusting to her new role and her new teammates, particularly at the beginning of the season.

“I would try to run plays and people wouldn’t know what to do and where to go,” Gray said.

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Two wrestlers from Prince George’s County punched their ticket to next weekend’s state championships with first place finishes at the 4A/3A South Region tournament Saturday night at Wise High School.

Bowie senior Javan White reached

the state tournament for the third-consecutive year, winning the 106-pound final, 3-1, over La Plata’s Gavin Stoddard.

Fellow Oxon Hill senior Jahi Jones will compete in his first state tournament, as he defeated La Plata’s Trey Bryant, 5-1, in the 145-pound final.

White said that his work is anything but done.

“Bryant was my greatest competition at 106 that I’ve probably had in a long time,” said White, who is 41-1 in his final high school campaign. “I said at the beginning of the season that I wanted a state

championship.Ihavetoconcentrateeven harder and worker even harder for next week.”

Meanwhile, along with winning his first region title, Jones will also strive to maintain is perfect record, which stands at 29-0 this season.

“I started cautious at the beginning, I started my offense and didn’t let him score points,” Jones said. “I should have made states last year but I didn’t and sometimes you fall short of your goals. This season, I’m just having fun.”

Bowie coach Aaron Handy said he was proud of White and freshman Nathaniel White, who reached the region final at 145 pounds. He lost to Northern’s defending 113-pound state champion, Breanden Coughlin, by pin at the 1 minute, 36 second mark of the second period.

“I feel great for those guys,” Hankey said. “As long as we work hard in practice, how much better can you have than two guys that can place in the top 2 in the state. If they keep that mentality throughout the week, how

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Continued from Page B-1 tional’s defense. Dorsey scored 13 of his game-high 21 points in the second half, and drove fearlessly into the teeth of a very sizeable National frontcourt. But perhaps the University of Minnesota-bound guard’s greatest contribution of the night was setting an aggressive tone for his team that, at one point, faced a double digit deficit.

“Like Coach Cole always tells me, ‘The team goes as I go,’” Dorsey said. “I think I took it upon myself to bring

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Roosevelt sweeps

But as the season progressed, so did the team. The Eagles lost four straight in late December that culminated in a 72-62 loss to Riverdale Baptist, but picked up their play in 2015, putting together several extended winning streaks. They beat Life Center Academy twice in late February after losing to the New Jersey school on Jan. 31. They also earned a 48-44 victory Riverdale Baptist, which they had lost to on Dec. 30 at the sixth annual National Title IX Holiday Invitational.

“Constant progress, constant progress,” Anglin said.

Above, the Eleanor Roosevelt High School girls basketball team celebrates its 57-53 victory against Largo to win the Prince George’s County championship. Right, the Roosevelt boys team celebrates its 58-51 victory against Largo for the county title. Both games were played Feb. 25 at Wise High School in Upper Marlboro.

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One by one, the DeMatha Catholic High School players walked out of the locker at American University’s Bender Arena, with sophomore Markelle Fultz among the last to leave. The 6-foot-5 guard had just completed more than a game’s worth of solid twoway boys basketball. But like his teammates, he was left feeling dejected. That’s because the Stags (27-4, 16-2) had coughed up a 13-point fourth-quarter lead against Gonzaga in Feb. 26’s Washington Catholic Athletic Conference finals, and had their dominant WCAC run end with a 67-58 double-overtime loss in Washington, D.C..

“For three quarters we played well enough to win,” 13th-year coach Mike Jones said. “... We ran out of gas in the second overtime.”

Fultz had a team-high 18 points, scoring in a variety of ways while helping lead what was, at times, a lockdown defense. After a back-and-forth first half, the Hyattsville private school took control in the third quarter by holding the Eagles to four points in the period, turning a 2-point halftime deficit into a double-digit lead. The Stags went up 48-35 early in the fourth quarter after Nate Darling’s 3-pointer, and it looked like they were headed for their first WCAC title since 2011. But Gonzaga (21-10), which had lost to DeMatha both regular season meetings, had other ideas.

Led by 20 points from speedy sophomore Chris Lykes and 19 points from senior forward Sam Miller, the Washington, D.C. school chipped away at the lead, tying the game midway through the final quarter and taking a lead soon after.

Fultz converted a pair of free throws in the final minute to make it 53-53, and the Stags had

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DeMatha Catholic High School senior forward Thomas Bruce dunks in the first half against Gonzaga in the Feb. 26 WCAC championship game at American University. a chance to win when DJ Harvey went to the line with the game tied and 3.0 seconds remaining in regulation, but the 6-6 sophomore missed both attempts and the game went to overtime.

The first overtime session was back and forth, but the second overtime was all Gonzaga. Miller, 6-8, showed off his strong postgame and his range, while the small but shifty Lykes wowed the packed stadium with his 3-point shooting — he hit four from long range. Lykes and Miller hit back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Eagles ahead 66-60, and the Stags never recovered.

“We had a couple defensive lapses. We weren’t playing to

our best,” Fultz said.

The Stags, who still have several non-conference games remaining this season, are expected to return most of their lineup next year, with only four seniors — Terrell Allen, Ahmad Clark, Jaelin Grant and Thomas Bruce — on the roster.

“I think it was more mental fatigue than anything else. Obviously they hit three big threes.

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Continued from Page B-1 sumed control of the young group a month before the veteran transfers arrived despite being a relatively new face. Boyd, a junior, had spent his first two seasons at Riverdale Baptist and Eleanor Roosevelt, respectively, before transferring to Parkdale in the offseason.

Together, the three have formed a trio that has transformed Parkdale into a serious postseason contender. But the Panthers’ season outlook wasn’t always quite as optimistic.

After losing Wilson to the defending 2A state champions to start the season, Price’s team featured zero returning starters andanalarmingnumberofholes to fill.

“We’re in the rebuilding stage,” Price said during the preseason. “Right now, we’re just trying to jell together.”

At the center of that process was Boyd, who said he realized that despite his unfamiliarity with the program, his designation as point guard forced him into a leadership role that would take time for him to become more comfortable with.

“I had to get used to it because I knew if I didn’t step up, then nobody on my team was

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In order to qualify for Team USA, athletes must have won a gold medal in the state competition for the sport in which they compete. Those athletes who can commit to the travel dates and requirements — being able to travel independently without one-on-one assistance and financing the trip, among others — are then selected in a random draw based on the roster spots Maryland was given.

Reznek is scheduled to compete in the 100-meter butterfly, 200 backstroke, 200 freestyle and the backstroke leg of the medley

can they not do well?”

Seven county wrestlers advanced to the region final including Eleanor Roosevelt’s Ricky Bryant, who lost his 132-pound bout, 6-3, to Huntingtown’s Nick Morgal. At 152 pounds, Flowers’ Limini Sherman lost by pin in the second round to Leonardtown’s Andrew Lee. Parkdale’s Rudolph Funn was pinned in the second period by Northern’s Jackson Drum and Roosevelt’s Chibueze Omwuka lost his bout at 190 pounds to Thomas Stone’s Ryan Sharp.

the guys up to my level and they really did that. They took the challenge.”

The loss was the first game National had dropped since Dec. 29, ending a 14-game winning streak. Coach Trevor Brown, who said he was largely pleased with his team’s defensive effort throughout the game, admitted he was a bit caught off guard by how the closing minutes transpired.

“The ninth grader that came in and made shots in the corner, we had no idea he was going to be able to hit those shots,” Brown said. “...

The guys that we thought were going to hit them, weren’t re-

ally hitting them like the other day. That kid came in there and knocked them all down.”

As the tournament’s most valuable players — a Clinton trio of seniors Asante Shivers, Dorsey and Develle Phillips — gathered at midcourt for pictures with the plaque, the group pulled in a smiling Webber to help commemorate the moment.

“They were like, ‘C’mon, you deserve it,’” Webber said.

“And that just means a lot to me because they’re seniors and I’m a freshman.”

“We’re getting better and better.”

“We had some tough games and now we’re just being able to come together,” added Gray, who is averaging 5.5 assists. “What’s better is chemistry. Us getting along and knowing who can hit shots and who can drive and look for other people.”

Martino, a 5-9 sophomore, said communication has improved since the start of the season when the team was still incorporating plays and players were adjusting to one another. “[It] has gotten a lot better. Our offense is in a better rhythm,” said Martino, who averages 10.6 points.

But Martino said there are

still areas, like transition defense, where the team needs to tighten up.

The good news for the Eagles: they’ll have plenty of time to improve. The team has only one senior — Therese Gilmore — and most of its contributors are juniors and underclassmen.

There’s even a seventhgrader getting minutes in Elizabeth Martino, Olivia’s sister.

“Us being together our first year, by next year — this upcoming season — we should be a top national team, and be like one of the best teams in the area,” Gray said.

going to step up,” Boyd said. “Me being a point guard, I had to step up and take hold of that leadership spot.”

Still, as the Panthers sorted out the odds and ends of their new makeup. They struggled to open the season. Parkdale lost five of its first eight games before a four-game slide carried them into the closing weeks of January.

“We had games early on in the season where we would get up 10 and, because we were young, we didn’t know how to play time and score and different things like that,” Price said. “We were giving up victories.”

If youth was what troubled the Panthers, Adedayo and Wilson were welcomed veteran leaders, and just at the right time.

Wilson was already comfortable the system and had proven himself a savvy senior scorer, while Adedayo brought a relentless motor and a championship pedigree from his days at Theodore Roosevelt.

But, as Price pointed out, the most important thing the two seniors offered was a familiarity with the program, something the seventh-year coach said was the deciding factor in letting them join the team with the season well underway.

“If those were just some random guys, it would have been a lot of thought that would have

went into bringing them on this team,” Price said. “With those guys, Kaine three years and knowing Joe for a while and the kids know them, it really wasn’t a big deal because I think they also understood that it brought another dynamic to our team.”

The impact was almost immediate. Wilson and Adedayo not only brought a veteran presence to the team, but lessened Boyd’s scoring responsibilities.

After a week of adjusting to the new system, the Panthers began to piece together a seven-game winning streak that carried them intoWednesday’sscheduledsection semifinal against DuVal. “When I came here, I tried to bring as much leadership as I [could],” Adedayo said. “Kaine does the same because he’s been playing on the team since he was a freshman at Parkdale. We just bring [the] leadership. We know what it takes to win.”

Despite its recent success, which included a Feb. 12 overtime win at Eleanor Roosevelt, Parkdale has yet to reach its full potential as the team continues to find its next gear with its recent additions.

“I think we still haven’t seen the best,” Price said, laughing. “I hope we will see it very soon.”

relay. Stevick, who in addition to alpine skiing competes in soccer, horseback riding and swimming, willrepresentMarylandaspartof the equestrian team. Training — Reznek, who swims at the Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Center, said she trains up to two hours per day — and fundraising for the trip is underway.

Next month, Special Olympics Maryland will partner with some of the University of Maryland, College Park sororities and fraternities for the Inspiration Walk, the organization’s biggest fundraising event. The two have set up donation pages that can be found online. Reznek has already received $1,256 toward her trip—herpersonalgoalis$5,000.

While Reznek and Stevick said staying active and fit is a major benefit of participating in Special Olympics competition, sports can also be used as an important

tool in learning life lessons. And the two said they’re looking forward to the opportunity to meet thousandsofathletesfromavariety of cultural backgrounds. “[Special Olympics] teaches Benjamin to do the best he can to win and if he doesn’t win, to be a good sport about it,” Dick Stevick said.

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Show centers around acceptance BY

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Seeing a 6-foot, 3-and-a-half-inch tall rabbit might be troubling even only a month from Easter, but the bunny presents a catalyst for accepting people the way they are in Tantallon Community Players’ production of “Harvey.”

Possibly better known by some through the 1950 film of the same name starring Jimmy Stewart, the play has been in the works for TCP for awhile.

Harvey the rabbit is said to be a “pooka,” a Celtic mythological figure believed to be drawn to social outcasts, according to Elwood P. Dowd. He sees Harvey — though not everyone else does — and attempts to introduce the rabbit to everyone he meets, developing for himself an eccentric persona that creates a stir in the community and tension within the family.

Artistic Director Charla Rowe’s husband, Ron Rowe, was a founder of the company and was particularly interested in the piece. Unfortunately, he died last year before seeing the production come to fruition.

“It’s been on our ‘must-do’ list for years,” said co-director Juliette Chagnon, “but difficulties with rights and other things made us unable to actually stage it until now. He’s on our minds as we produce

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Traditional bocks give way to family of specialized beers

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Just as music has its famous Bach family spanning many generations, the beer world has its own illustrious family of bocks.

The grandfather of the family, traditional bock, gave birth to mai (May) bock, doppel (double) bock, and eis (ice) bock. Other offspring include weizenbock, winterbock and dunkle (dark) bock. Traditional bock beers usually first appear in March each year. Doublebocks are released around Easter while maibocks follow on May 1, often with festive celebrations.

First produced in the late 14th century in the town of Einbeck, these strong beers were copied by the breweries in Munich in the early 17th century, modifying the barley/wheat grain bill to an all barley beer.

The Bavarian dialect name for the Einbeck beer evolved into the word beck and then to bock.

Bock beer does not come from the bottom of the fermenting vessel as the old tale is told, but is a separate, full bodied, type of lager beer. Since bock also means goat in both German

and Dutch, the goat is often displayed on bock labels. It is said that a good bock has the kick of a goat.

Traditional bocks are light copper to brown in color with a complex maltiness, and often some toasty or caramel flavors.

They may have slight hop bitterness, but malt is the dominant flavor.

Medium to full-bodied, these strong, smooth, malty lagers have alcohol by volumes (ABV) of 6.3 to 7.2 percent. Some winter bocks have added spiciness or alcohol. Most bocks are bottom fermented lagers but some, most prominently weizenbocks, are top fermented ales.

Maibocks, also called helles (bright) bock to distinguish them from the darker winter bocks, are clear and deep gold to subdued amber in hue. Maibocks have a crisp malty flavor, possibly a low spicy or peppery quality, a moderate hop (more apparent than the other bocks) and dry finish.

Maibocks have 6.3 to 7.4 percent ABVs.

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this show he loved so much.”

“For years he was saying, ‘Dick, you’ve gotta do ‘Harvey,’ that’s the perfect role for you,’” added Dick Reed, who plays Elwood. “So doing this really is kind of a tribute to Ron. He wanted it, he pushed for it, and I’m doing it for him.”

Elwood is relatively quiet and soft-spoken but has a kind heart. Unfortunately, his friendship with Harvey means that people who can’t see the rabbit think he is talking to himself and isn’t entirely all right, and his role in society means that others look at his family members similarly.

“He’s a very gentle soul that people don’t dislike,” said Reed, “he just seems to be in the way of getting a suitor for his sister’s daughter.”

There are others, however, who can also see Harvey — including his sister, who tries to commit him to a sanitarium, and psychiatrist Dr. Chumley, the director of the sanitarium who attempts to give Elwood an injection to turn him into a “normal” person.

However, Elwood’s nature prevails, and his kindness and caring for others win out over his quirks.

“I thought it was not only a sweet

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Continued from Page B-3 All doublebocks stem from the original of the style called Salvator and known as “liquid bread.” It was developed by monks for consumption during their 40 day Lenten fast preceding Easter and the four week Advent fast prior to Christmas.

Doublebocks are dark gold to dark brown, full-bodied with complex, deep malty sweetness and aroma, and often with intricate chocolate and dark fruit flavors. Little or no hops are evident in these very strong, rich lager with ABVs of 7 to 14 percent. Doublebocks are aged for much longer than regular lagers to develop the pronounced smoothness, mellowness and higher alcohol content. Many doppelbocks have names ending in “-ator,” as a tribute to the original Salvator now made by the Paulaner brewery.

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and funny piece,” Chagon said, “but one with a very important message — things aren’t always as they seem, and the ‘odd’ folks around us may be the wisest.”

Chagnon co-directed the production with Sarah Hamilton, who also appears as Mr. Chumley’s wife.

This is not the first time the two have worked together at TCP; their shared theatrical view creates a united front that came in handy when dealing with busy schedules and last-minute cast replacements.

“I was very grateful she agreed to join me in directing ‘Harvey,’” Chagnon said. “Two kids and a morethan-full-time job make my schedule really hectic, and she was able to attend some rehearsals I was not presmoved the ice and created a more concentrated version called eisbock.

Legend has it that this was an accident. Now similar beers are brewed directly. Eisbocks are deep copper to dark brown in color with rich, sweet malt and sometimes caramel or chocolate flavors, balanced with significant alcohol and some dryness.

There may be some dark fruit tastes and the alcohol (9 to 14 percent ABV) is smooth, not harsh, providing a clean lager taste.

Troegenator (8.2 percent alcohol by volume, ABV) is brewed by the Troegs Brewery in Hershey, Pa. It has a very sweet nose with a hint of caramel. Quite smooth, the moderate sweet malt front continues into the middle. The finish adds light floral hops which slightly balance the malt and segue in the aftertaste where the malt fades and the hops and malt are in balance with an added hint of cherry. The high alcohol level is incredibly well hidden in this dangerous beer. Ratings: 8/8.

ent for.”

The play first appeared in 1944 and little has been changed for this production; the decades spanned mean some references and dialogue is dated and doesn’t fit in as well with modern views.

“I think we were all a little taken aback by some of the old-fashioned views in the script, of women in particular,” said Chagnon, “but we as a group decided to go with it and use those moments for humor.”

The contrast between time periods also results in a tone unfamiliar in current theater, in Chagnon’s opinion, making for a refreshing tale of a man who wanted the world to be a little kinder.

“I don’t think most modern plays are as shamelessly optimistic as ‘Harvey,’” she said. “In this day and age we’re all about being edgy and cynical — there’s nothing cynical about ‘Harvey,’ it’s very life-affirming.”

“He’s a gentleman who just tries to make people feel better about themselves,” Reed added. “Everyone has troubles to life in some degree; this guy just tries to let them talk and makes them feel better about themselves. That seems like something to me that will always be relevant — people will always need help.” kgroff@gazette.net Aventinus Eisbock (12 percent ABV) is made by G. Schneider and Sohn in Kelheim, Germany. The Aventinus has an aroma of alcohol and dark fruit tending to plum. The light plum and sweet malt front leads to a middle where the sweetness increases to medium with a touch of alcohol present. The sweetness ebbs in the finish as the malt brings in a toffee character. The alcohol reappears and comes to the forefront in the quite dry aftertaste. The alcohol will blend into the beer with some aging. Ratings: 8.5/8.

Pikantus Weizen-Bock (7.3 percent ABV) is brewed in Erding, Germany, by the Erdinger Brewery.

Pikantus has a bouquet of sweet malt, cherry, chocolate and roast.

The quite light sweet front from the large volume of wheat malt in the brew presages a similar middle.

The finish adds a slight roast which continues in the aftertaste which has a lingering sweet malt and a hint of floral hops. Ratings: 8/8.

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You like zombies, right?

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You’re absolutely right — it’s awesome.

All this is taking place at the Greenbelt Arts Center with “Evil Dead: The Musical.” The show opens Friday and runs through March 22.

The musical is a take on the 1981 version of the film (as well as the sequels), starring Bruce Campbell as Ash. The main characters sing while killing demons. Oh, did I mention the Splatter Zone?

Think of it as a demonic Gallagher show. Instead of a comedian splashing every-

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

Learning that it’s not OK

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Ash (Steven Baird) is surrounded by the Deadites — Shammara Clarkson (left), Laura Kavinski, Heather Harris, David Colton, Michael Brick, Stephen Yednock, and Winard Britt — in “Evil Dead: The Musical” at the Greenbelt Arts Center. one in the first few rows with bits of watermelon, the cast soaks the first few rows with a LOT of fake, stage blood.

Yes, good times had by all!

Tickets for the show are $22, or $30 if you want to sit in the Splatter Zone. Parents

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The groovy, psychedelic pop/rock band Fractal Cat is set to bring its art-driven vibe to New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt on Saturday.

The band, named after an interesting drug trip by a friend of frontman and songwriter Miles Gannett, focuses a lot of its energy on music and the lyrics of the songs.

Influenced by the Beatles and early Pink Floyd, Fractal Cat employs different elements to create its unique sound.

Art is also a big part of Fractal Cat. A lot of their early shows were at art galleries. Just by visiting their website at fractalcatmusic.com, you can see the original works and stylized posters created by Gannett’s sister, Chancey.

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There’s the story that people tell about you … and then there’s the story you tell about yourself.

“Good Kids” comes out of the Big Ten Theatre Chairs program, which has made its mission for three years to commission new works by women playwrights. Naomi Iizuka’s piece addresses rape culture, drawing on the recent case at Steubenville High School in Steubenville, Ohio.

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