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Laurel woman drops weight, earns crown BY

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Mary Sanchez, 58, of Laurel has been an exercise instructor for nearly 30 years and is now a health educator at Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring. But you wouldn’t have guessed it when she weighed 254 pounds in 2012, she said. “Underneath all of my weight, I have a really ﬁt person.” Sanchez said. “In the pictures there was no denying I was fat, but when I’m moving around, I don’t think about it.” Now, Sanchez said she practices what she preaches. After losing 94 pounds and reaching her goal weight of 160 pounds last February through the nonproﬁt program Taking Off Pounds Sensibly, or TOPS, she’ll be crowned the TOPS Queen of Maryland on Saturday. “I feel like I’m going to be more effective in my job,” Sanchez said. “They look at me and think of me as a healthy person, so listening to me is going to be that much more meaningful.” TOPS is a weight-loss support group for individuals who struggle with maintaining a healthy weight, said TOPS president Barbara Cady. Every year, the female and male TOPS members in each state who achieve the biggest weight loss are crowned king and queen. “It’s such an honor to be the queen. I’m very excited about it,” Sanchez said. She said she tried “every weight loss program known to man” before she returned to TOPS, which she had signed up for with her mother in the 1970s but did not continue when she went to college. After joining the Laurel chapter of TOPS

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Proposal features no tax increases, improved revenues

BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

Greenbelt’s ﬁnancial situation is rosier than it has been in seven years, according to city

Items will no longer be accepted July 1

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Prince George’s County is trashing plastic shopping bags. Adam Ortiz, director of the Department for the Environment said that plastic shopping bags will no longer be accepted for recycling starting July 1. “We’ll be phasing in enforcement. If there’s a contaminated toter, it won’t get picked up,” Ortiz said. “It will be considered a contaminated load.” Ortiz said plastic bags pose a

hazard to the equipment used in sorting recycling. “The plastic bags easily get caught up in the cogs of the machinery, causing us to shut down the facility several times a day,” Ortiz said. “It increases maintenance costs, and ultimately, the bags can’t be recycled when they become dirty anyway.” Ortiz said recent changes in the market, including a drop in oil prices and the availability of “clean stream” recyclable plastic bags from grocery stores, has also dried up demand for the plastic bags. Ortiz said the department is beginning a public roll-out cam-

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Update sought for Laurel Armory Dance, exercise rooms could be upgraded to bigger spaces in basement n

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Laurel resident Mary Sanchez and her daughter, Stevie Sanchez, 18, ﬁt into a pair of pants that Mary Sanchez wore before she lost 94 pounds, on Friday. Mary Sanchez will be crowned the “Queen of Maryland” Saturday for her weight-loss accomplishment through a national weight-loss strategy that focuses on portion control and exercise.

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ofﬁcials. “I think we’ve been looking for several years at when things were going to turn around, and I hope that this is the beginning of the U-turn,” said City Councilman Edward Putens. City Manager Michael McLaughlin presented the $26.4 billion Fiscal 2016 budget during the council’s March 23 meeting, stating that revenues have shown signiﬁcant

improvement for the first time since 2009. McLaughlin said this is the first year the budget has risen above the $24.5 million to $25.5 million budget the city has had since 2009, and revenues are 3.3 percent higher than in the previous fiscal year. McLaughlin said the increase is driven primarily by four factors; an increase in the value of existing apartments,

new apartments at Greenbelt Station set to open this year, a $150,000 increase in income tax revenues and an increase in speed camera revenues, which are $110,000 higher than was originally estimated for this year. McLaughlin said that after the FY15 budget was adopted, the city received permission

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Betsey Dixon said the dance room at the Laurel Armory is a far cry from the exercise paradise she tries to create during her Hot Hula ﬁtness class. “It’s not enough space. It’s too small. The mirrors, they’re disjointed,” Dixon said. “It’s hard for all the students to see themselves in that room the way mirrors are situated.”

That could change next year as city ofﬁcials hope to rearrange exercise spaces in the Laurel Armory’s basement, but it all depends on whether they can get approval and $250,000 from the state. “It just makes sense to continue upgrading and renovating the facility so it can be used by residents,” said Mike Lhotsky, Laurel’s director of parks and recreation. After repairs are made to damaged pipes and walls in the basement, Lhotsky said the dance room could be converted

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Principal cleared on assault, abuse charges Administrator was accused of punching Laurel Middle School student n

DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER

A Prince George’s County Public Schools principal accused of punching a student multiple times was cleared by a jury April 2 of assault and child abuse charges.

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“My God is awesome,” Dwight Jefferson of Fort Washington exclaimed in the courtroom after a juror read the verdict. During the three-day trial, prosecutors argued that Jefferson punched a seventhgrade student in the stomach and face while he was principal of Dwight D. Eisenhower Middle School in Laurel on Sept. 23, 2014. The student testiﬁed that he’d been caught in the hall when he was supposed to be in class and sent to the school’s ofﬁce, where Jefferson hit him.

Other witnesses, including a school administrator and a police officer, testified that they saw the student with swelling under his eye after the alleged incident. But the defense argued that the attack never happened, and that the only eyewitness was the student himself, who was not credible. An assistant principal at the school and a community detention officer from the state Department of Juvenile Services tes-

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Laurel residents (from left) Enoh Enoh, 17, Tristan Hoskins and Ezra Hollinger, both 15, shoot hoops March 31 in the gym at the old National Guard Armory in Laurel. If a workout room is built in the shooting range below the gym, the ﬂoor of the gym will have to be redone to make it soundproof.

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APRIL 9 The Audacious Joshua Barney, 1 to 2 p.m., Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. Joshua Barney was not only a participant in the Revolutionary War, but also a key player in The War of 1812 at the Battle of Bladensburg. Come hear his story. Advanced registration is suggested. Contact 301-7790371; TTY 301-699-2544.

APRIL 10 Author Jon K. Elliott Book Signing Event, 10 a.m., Vigilante Coffee, 4327

Gallatin St., Hyattsville. Elliott, a resident of Lexington, KY, will be available to sign copies of his book, “On the Run in College Park.” Contact 405-458-5642 or michelle@ keymgc.com.

APRIL 11 First Annual Women’s Health and Wellness Conference “Empowering Women in Making Healthy Decisions,” 7:30 a.m.

to 3:30 p.m., Colmar Manor Community Center, 3701 Lawrence St., Colmar Manor. Attendees of this conference will be able to learn about health and wellness as well as many things that effect women. Contact 240-264-0878. Beltsville Garden Club Plant Sale, 8 a.m., High Point High School, 3601 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville. Come early for the best selection of quality plants at reasonable prices from our members. A variety of houseplants, shrubs, perennials and trees will be available. Contact 301937-3683. Indoor Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., Laurel Armory, 422 Montgomery St., Laurel. Space is limited so be sure to sign up for your space soon. Shoppers will get free admission and the Committee will have refreshments for sale. Cost for a table is $15 or get 2 for $25. For more information or to reserve a table, please call Judy at 301-604-8149 or Virginia at 301-317-8936. Center, 1300 Capitol Heights Blvd., Capitol Heights. Join us for our second annual Unity in the Community Parade and Festival which features, a bike tour, health and wellness fair, vendors and more. Visit unityinthecommunitypgdc.org for more information. Contact 301-420-2444. Slow Art Day, 10 a.m. to noon at Laurel Museum, 817 Main St., Laurel. Slow Art Day is the global all-volunteer event with a simple mission: help more people

p.m., Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover. Parents’ one-stop shop for information related to our offerings, with experts onsite to answer any questions. There will be face painting, giveaways and family entertainment while you learn about great ways to enjoy the summer. Contact 301-446-3313.

discover for themselves the joy of looking at and loving art. Why a history museum? Because our collection has visual culture: pictures, advertisements, paintings in our collection. Slow Art Day offers participants to see these seldom seen items as more than historical objects. Contact info@laurelhistoricalsociety.org. Book signing by 95-year-old Angela Slaughter Turner, Noon to 5 p.m., Arbor

Terrace Senior Living, 9885 Greenbelt Road, Lanham. The Rev. Turner will share poems from her recently-released, 168-page book, “Poetic Creations,” written to appeal to persons of all ages. Her book is the fulﬁllment of a lifelong dream to publish poems of inspiration, hope, encouragement and humor. Contact 301-928-3503 or singrevbarbara@hotmail. com. Starting from Seed, 2 p.m., Greenbelt Library, 11 Crescent Road, Greenbelt. It’s easy to grow some of your vegetables from seed and cheaper, too. Learn the steps for starting seeds, dates, spacing, etc. Presented by the Prince George’s County Master Gardeners. Contact 301-345-5800.

APRIL 12 Seasonal Selections: Happy Birthday Tommy Jeff, Noon to 3:15 p.m., Riversdale

House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. Riversdale Kitchen Guild members will demonstrate 19th century open hearth cooking. The Guild will celebrate Thomas Jefferson by featuring some of the founding fathers’ favorite recipes. Contact 301-864-0420; TTY 301-699-2544. Tax Preparation Workshops, 1 p.m., New Carrollton Library, 7414 Riverdale Road, New Carrollton. Complete your basic tax return online with the help of experts. Space is limited, register in advance at www.pgcc.edu/go/vita. Contact 301-459-6900.

APRIL 13 Seniors: All Shades of Pink, 10 a.m. to Noon at Langley Park Senior Activity Center, 1500 Merrimac Drive, Hyattsville. Be a part of this exciting comfort blanket project for Breast Cancer Patients. Participants will learn how to crochet (for beginners and experienced) as they partake in this goodwill project. Register early. Contact 301-408-4343; TTY 301-446-3402.

APRIL 14 Bingo Mania, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., LaurelBeltsville Senior Activity Center, 7120

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APRIL 15 Keeping Healthy in Mind, Body, and Spirit, 9 a.m., Gethsemane United Methodist Church, 910 Addison Road South, Capitol Heights. Free health screenings, information and door prizes will be provided. Contact desmond@umd.edu. Tax Day Stress Relief for Local Tax Payers and Preparers, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.,

Liberty Tax Service, 8851 Gorman Road, Laurel. To provide some much needed relief, free chair massages will be provided to local taxpayers and tax preparers by local, licensed massage therapists from Massage Envy Spa Laurel. Contact 215825-9658 or jwolk@levlane.com. Aromatherapy for Seniors, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Langley Park Senior Activity Center, 1500 Merrimac Drive, Hyattsville. Join us for an interactive, hands-on workshop to discover how essential oils can help you relieve stress, promote relaxation, boost your immune system, relieve headaches and more. Seminar provided by the NIH Heart Center at Suburban Hospital and the Mindfulness Center. Contact 301-408-4343; TTY: 301-446-3402. The World As It Could Be (TWAICB), 7 p.m., Northwestern High School, Justice Auditorium, 7000 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville. The Jim Henson Academy of Visual and Performing Arts at Northwestern High School is proud to present an artistically diverse production tied to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for students. Contact 301-985-1820 or carly.ﬁnkelstein@ pgcps.org.

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UM students angered over lack of punishment for racist email BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

University of Maryland, College Park students expressed outrage that more wasn’t being done to punish a student who authored a private email that used racist language and advocated rape. “I don’t think you understand how threatened so many of us feel by this email,” Annie George, 20, a student who lives on campus told university President Wallace Loh during an on campus town hall meeting. “It’s not your personal safety that’s being affected.” The university’s Student Government Association and Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy, or MICA, hosted the town hall meeting April 2 at the Adele Stamp Student Union Building to share information with students and

allow them an opportunity to voice their concerns. Approximately 500 students attended. In March, an email sent by a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity to fellow members went viral. The email, which was sent via Gmail in January 2014, used racial slurs to describe minority women, and used vulgar language to advocate rape. Wallace Loh, president of the University of Maryland, said an investigation by the university and Prince George’s Police Department determined that no crime had been committed, and that the e-mail did not violate the Code of Student Conduct. “Those words, as horrific and despicable as they are ... are protected by the Constitution of the United States of America,” Loh said, adding that the Code of Student Conduct prohibits interfering with students’ free speech when that speech does not present an imminent threat. Loh said the student who sent the email has voluntarily withdrawn from the school for the semester following the public backlash. Loh said he could not comment on whether the

Hyattsville woman named employee of year Courtney Jones of Hyattsville, a registered nurse, was named Employee of the Year by the Children’s National Health System. Jones is an employee of Children’s National School Services, which places nurses in Washington D.C. area schools, and works at Dunbar High School in the District, said Caitlyn Carmacho, public relations specialist for Children’s National. Carmacho said Jones created a mentoring and support group for female students, “The Ladies of Dunbar,” to provide life skills education, college preparation, health lessons and more. In addition to her regular

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duties as school nurse, Jones also mentored newly hired nurses and trained colleagues in using the new electronic health records system, Carmacho said. “Courtney is a champion for children’s health through her dedication to the students at Dunbar and her fellow nurses from Children’s National School Services,” said Mina DeShazo, vice president of human resources for Children’s National Health System. “We are proud of her work to care for more than just the physical needs of children, but to help them grow into healthy adults, emotionally and physically.” — JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU

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University of Maryland, College Park student Diana Villatoro-Sancho, president of the Latino Student Union, speaks April 2 during a town hall meeting held on campus to discuss university response to an offensive student email that went viral online. student might return to the university in the future. J.T. Stanley, 21, a junior from Orange County, Calif. who lives in College Park, said the content of the email and it’s promotion

of rape is a threat to students and stronger action needs to be taken. “If we do not have a Code of Student Conduct which is able to provide recourse for an email

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like that, then that is not a university I will donate my money to, and that is not a university I will want my little sister to go to,” Stanley said. Catherine Carroll, director

of the Office of Civil Rights and Sexual Misconduct, said her office investigated the e-mail and found no evidence a violation had been committed. Carroll said such comments are common online. “These sort of email, this sort of thing is going on all the time. It’s on Twitter accounts, it’s on Facebook, it’s on Yik Yak. It is impossible for my office to monitor everything on social media,” Carroll said. Loh said the fact that no one reported the email for over a year indicated there is a need for a change of culture at the university. “Why did it take 14 months for us to hear about it? Why didn’t they [the recipients] not respond to their brother and say, ‘That is not appropriate?’” Loh said. Loh said he hoped the town hall meeting would help engender further discussions among the community regarding the issues raised by the email.

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Greenbelt artist donates Berwyn painting Greenbelt artist Dan Kennedy said he felt moved by the distress of the Berwyn community in College Park at the loss of a mural he painted 16 years ago that he painted a picture to replace it. “I had to give them something to make it up to the people,” said Kennedy, 78, a lifelong painter. In 1999, Kennedy was commissioned to paint a mural on the wall of the NAPA auto parts store on Route 1 in College Park by the Berwyn Arts Exchange, now the College Park Arts Exchange, said

Berwyn resident Sandra Tyler. Tyler said members of the community assisted with cleaning the wall and brought food for workers. “The entire community helped, they really jumped into the project,” Tyler said. The mural depicted a train pulling into the Berwyn Train Station, which operated around the turn of the century, Tyler said. Over 16 years the mural deteriorated, however, and in July 2014, The Gazette reported the auto parts store owner painted over the mural,

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to the dismay of the Berwyn community. Kennedy said that when he read about the loss of the mural, he wanted to give some reminder to the community. Kennedy painted a new picture, which he donated to the Berwyn Civic Association. “We were quite surprised when the mural’s artist, Mr. Kennedy, contacted us and offered this painting,” said Kevin Young, president of the Berwyn Civic Association. “It was a huge surprise, but a good one.” Kennedy said the new picture is not a recreation of the

mural, but is his original vision for the mural. Kennedy said he had to redesign the mural project after discovering the wall was not ﬂat, but had indentations from boarded-over windows. “I was never satisﬁed with it. I know other people were, but I never was,” Kennedy said. The picture will hang in the Fishnet restaurant on Berwyn Road, as Berwyn lacks a community space to display the picture, Tyler said. — JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU

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C. Reginald Bagley, Brentwood’s new town administrator, called the police chief, the treasurer and the town administrator the “three pillars” of any town government. All three positions were vacant or ﬁlled by part-time employees before Bagley’s hire earlier this month, continuing a trend of staff turnover that town ofﬁcials hope to end this year. “With each of those three

positions being filled, I think that will bode well for Brentwood’s future,” Bagley said. After launching a nationwide search for a new police chief in October, Brentwood Mayor Rocio Treminio-Lopez and members of the Town Council interviewed three candidates March 24 and will name their choice later this month. The town is still looking to hire a treasurer to replace Malynda Hill-Williams, who has worked part time for the town since beginning a new full-time job. Before Bagley officially started March 16, George Denny — a former Brentwood mayor — served as acting town administrator since last December. The position became vacant when Brian Holland resigned last summer, Denny said. Bagley said it is not uncommon to see staff members move among the municipalities — he himself was the project and grant manager for Cottage City before coming to Brentwood. “I can’t say why the position had become vacant or stayed vacant for so long, but I can say I’m approaching the position with excitement and looking forward to not only growing within the position but also growing the position as well,” Bagley said. Bagley said his goals include promoting Brentwood as a business-friendly town, expand community partnerships, provide internal leadership to town staff and support the vision of the mayor and Town Council. Denny said the high staff turnover may be related to a “lack of leadership at the top” — three different mayors have led Brentwood since the 2013 municipal election. “All those ingredients make for a very unstable situation in a town government,” Denny said “You can’t have all these holes and all of this turnover and have a situation where you’re moving ahead.” The turnover has been particularly challenging for the police department, which was established in 2009 after years of service from Prince George’s County and Mount Rainier police officers. Since then, more than five people have led the police department, either as interim or permanent chiefs. Police Sgt. Kenneth Bragg said hiring a chief is critical to expanding the department. Policemen cannot be on patrol 24 hours a day because there are only 3.5 officers on staff, he said. The “half” is him, Bragg said — he retired after working as a police officer in Prince George’s County for 20 years and serves Brentwood part time as a “second career.” “The chief benefits the agency in that we’ll have someone to kind of steer and guide the direction the department is in going forward,” Bragg said. kpetersen@gazette.net

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BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER

Now entering its ﬁfth year, the Downtown College Park Farmers Market at City Hall is bigger than ever before, with a grand opening scheduled for Sunday, but there’s still room to grow, according to some vendors. “I think we’re still just tapping into the surface, and I think there’s still more room for growth,” said College Park resident Bill Coleman, owner of Bill’s Backyard BBQ. Michael Stiefvater, economic development coordinator for College Park, said last year the market had 15 vendors, while this year it has grown to 25 ofﬁcial vendors, selling items including fresh fruit and vegetables, olive oil, fresh bread, gourmet pickles and root beer. Stiefvater said 200 to 350 people per day attended last year’s farmers market. The farmers market runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays in the municipal building parking lot, at 4500 Knox Road. Opening day will feature live music from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. from the market’s house band,

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A Miller’s Farm employee prepares food at the 2014 Downtown College Park Farmers Market. “Birds on a Wire,” Stiefvater said. Stiefvater said this year the market also is partnering with Union Kitchen, a Washington, D.C.-based kitchen incubator, to provide prepared food. “We’re trying to promote local businesses as well as provide an exciting afternoon,” Stiefvater said. South county vendors at the farmers market include Miller’s Farm of Clinton, P.A. Bowen Farmstead of Brandywine and newcomer Elated Harmonies Massage of Bowie. Stiefvater said the city felt it was important to have fresh food and produce accessible to downtown residents and college students, many of whom do not have cars.

“Downtown College Park is labeled a food desert by the USDA,” Stiefvater said. “There are no grocery stores within three miles.” Miller’s Farms already took part in another College Park farmers market on Paint Branch Parkway, and Brad Miller said his family was asked to start another farmer’s market in the municipal building parking lot. “We were the ﬁrst vendor out there, then Bill’s Backyard BBQ joined us,” Miller said. “Then it was just the two of us out there for the ﬁrst year.” Coleman said he found out about the new market since he lives only two blocks away and decided to join it. “I thought it would bring in more customers for me, and

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more customers for them,” Coleman said. “It was an easy ﬁt for me, practically in my backyard.” Coleman said University of Maryland, College Park, students have come to his stand to get something other than the usual pizza and subs. “It took a year or so to get the students to get their butts out of bed before 1 o’clock,” Coleman said jokingly. The original market master, Virginia-based KSM Marketing & Events, announced in 2013 that it would not return for the 2014 season, and so Stiefvater’s ofﬁce took over management of

the market. “The reason the city took it over was both to try and cut operational costs and to keep the organization of the market inhouse,” Stiefvater said. Coleman said the event has helped spread word of his business beyond College Park. “That’s how I’ve gotten to know more of my neighbors; they all know me as ‘Barbecue Bill’ now,” Coleman said. “I’ve gotten a lot of jobs from people who know me from the farmers market and want me to do a barbecue for their wedding. I’ve had students graduating from the university, who have come

and asked me to do a barbecue for their graduation parties.” John Rigg, president of the Calvert Hills Citizens Association, said many of the neighborhood’s residents have been actively involved in the farmers market. “This area is not well-served by grocers, so having farm-fresh produce close at hand has been a tremendous benefit,” Rigg said. “We’re really excited about how it’s grown over the years, and we always try and encourage people to come visit.” janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

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POLICE BLOTTER This activity report is provided by the Prince Georgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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.

MARCH 30 Theft from vehicle, 7800 block

Riverdale Road, 10:25 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5300 block 85th Ave, 12:36 p.m. Theft, 9600 block Milestone

Way, 1:10 p.m. Theft, 5000 block Rhode Island Ave, 1:26 p.m. Residential break-in, 4800 block Osage St., 2:20 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 5900 block Riggs Road, 5:01 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 7400 block Columbia Ave, 5:10 p.m. Theft, 3000 block Hospital Drive, 6:44 p.m.

MARCH 31 Assault, 6800 block Red Top Road, 12:08 a.m.

Commercial property break-in,

6000 block Greenbelt Road, 1:48 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 6600 block Patterson St., 6:04 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 1300 block Chillum Road, 7:27 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 6700 block New Hampshire Ave, 7:41 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 9300 block 49th Ave, 7:48 a.m. Residential break-in, 4800

ONLINE For additional police blotters, visit www.gazette.net block 67th Ave, 1:42 p.m. Theft, 8300 block 14th Ave, 3:57 p.m. Assault, 5200 block 56th Ave, 4:35 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 5000 block Berwyn Road, 6:38 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 2500 block Falling Brook Terrace, 6:45 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 6300 block New Hampshire Ave, 8:52 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 6800 block New Hampshire Ave, 9:04 p.m.

APRIL 1 Theft from vehicle, 4800 block

Hollywood Road, 6:39 a.m. Theft, 6500 block Rosalie Lane, 11:56 a.m. Theft, 5400 block 56th Ave,

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Theft, 9500 block Baltimore

Ave, 3:08 p.m. Theft, 9600 block Milestone Way, 6:26 p.m. Theft, 4400 block Hartwick Road, 6:40 p.m.

APRIL 2 Theft, 9600 block Milestone

Way, 7:20 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9300 block Cherry Hill Road, 7:54 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5600 block 62nd Ave, 9:57 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7200 block Sunrise Drive, 10:07 a.m. Theft, 7900 block New Hampshire Ave, 12:39 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 2400 block Tecumseh St., 1:21 p.m. Theft, 3500 block 55th Ave, 7:59 p.m. Theft, 9500 block 48th Ave, 9:52 p.m.

APRIL 3 Vehicle stolen, 6800 block Ingraham St., 6:38 a.m. Theft, 7000 block Nashville Road, 7:54 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 8100 block New Hampshire Ave, 8:04 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5400 block 16th Ave, 8:22 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5000 block Tuxedo Road, 10:59 a.m. Residential break-in, 700 block Fairview Ave, 4:27 p.m. Theft, 7700 block Frederick Road, 4:32 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 7900 block Riggs Road, 7:42 p.m. Assault, 6700 block Kenilworth Ave, 11:15 p.m.

APRIL 4 Residential break-in, 5000 block Berwyn Road, 2:11 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3800 block Bladensburg Road, 10:57 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 4900 block La Salle Road, 1:05 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 4600 block Cooper Lane, 1:18 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4900 block La Salle Road, 2:35 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 8100 block Baltimore Ave, 5:51 p.m. Robbery, 3200 block Block Toledo Place, 11:46 p.m.

APRIL 05 Robbery, 8100 block Baltimore Ave, 1:22 a.m. Assault, 2300 block University Blvd, 1:29 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5300 block 85th Ave, 7:01 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 5500 block Nicholson St., 7:15 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 5600 block 56th Ave, 9:33 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 2100 block Lewisdale Drive, 9:37 a.m. Theft from vehicle, Nb Kenilworth Ave/Decatur St., 10:36 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3400 block Bladensburg Road, 1:10 p.m. Residential break-in, 7400 block Columbia Ave, 3:38 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 7000 block 22nd Place, 4:10 p.m. Theft, 9600 block Milestone Way, 4:33 p.m. Commercial property break-in,

3000 block Kenilworth Ave, 4:44 p.m. Assault, 8300 block 14th Ave, 5:17 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 6700 block Belcrest Road, 7:26 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 1400 block University Blvd, 9:09 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.

MARCH 30 Theft from vehicle, 9200 block

Hampton Overlook, 3:35 a.m.

Vehicle stolen and recovered,

3000 block Kaverton Road, 7:43 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3800 block West St., 9:42 a.m. Theft, 5300 block Sheriff Road, 10:36 a.m. Residential break-in, 400 block 69th Place, 10:48 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 1400 block Elkwood Lane, 10:50 a.m. Theft, 7600 block Barlowe Road, 11:29 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 8500 block Walker Mill Road, 11:32 a.m. Assault, 3400 block Pearl Drive, 3:47 p.m. Theft, 2100 block Glendora Drive, 5:43 p.m. Theft, 4900 block Marlboro Pike, 11:48 p.m.

MARCH 31 Robbery, Addison Road/ Doewood Lane, 12:02 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3500 block Parkway Terrace Drive, 12:13

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Theft from vehicle, 1500 block Elkwood Lane, 7:40 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5700 block Falkland Place, 8:14 a.m. Break-in, 4400 block Suitland Road, 10:06 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7200 block G St., 10:21 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 6500 block Sheriff Road, 12:37 p.m. Theft, 1000 block Frimler Court, 4:34 p.m. Assault, 5900 block Martin Luther King Highway, 4:48 p.m. Residential break-in, 3900 block Suitland Road, 8:42 p.m. Residential break-in, 3300 block Walters Lane, 11:19 p.m.

APRIL 1 Theft from vehicle, 400 block Shady Glen Drive, 6:30 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 3100 block 75th Ave, 9:28 a.m. Theft, 5500 block Marlboro Pike, 10:17 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 2000 block Beaver Road, 10:25 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5800 block Hil Mar Drive, 12:15 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 8500 block Landover Road, 12:55 p.m. Residential break-in, 5700 block Suitland Road, 2:50 p.m. Residential break-in, 1900 block Clark Place, 3:40 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 5000 block Lee Jay Court, 5:43 p.m.

APRIL 2 Theft from vehicle, 3200 block Reed St., 8:43 a.m. Robbery, Valleytrail Lane/ Bain Drive, 4:32 p.m. Theft, 2700 block Millvale Ave, 7:05 p.m. Robbery, 1900 block Belle Haven Drive, 7:07 p.m.

APRIL 3 Theft from vehicle, 5700 block South Hil Mar Cir, 6:45 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5700 block South Hil Mar Cir, 6:56 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 7300 block Blk Landover Road, 8:45 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 7200 block Landover Road, 8:48 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 1700 block Ritchie Station Court, 1:12 p.m. Theft, Addison Road/Wb Central Ave, 1:14 p.m.

APRIL 4 Theft, Ernie Banks St./Walbridge St., 12:02 a.m. Assault, Marbury Drive/District Heights Pky, 3:17 a.m. Residential break-in, 800 block Lacewood Terrace, 6:03 a.m. Theft, 900 block Sitka Lane, 8:38 a.m. Theft from vehicle, unit block of Hampton Park Blvd, 10:05 a.m. Theft, 2600 block Lakehurst Ave, 11:51 a.m.

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Six Flags America in Upper Marlboro kicked off its spring season April 2 with a new antibullying initiative — an effort that comes six months after a 15-year-old boy suffered skull damage during a fight outside the amusement park. Havilah Ross, a spokeswoman for Six Flags America, said the anti-bullying campaign, called “Stop Bullying In Its Tracks!” will promote bullying prevention by providing information and resources for park patrons who are being bullied. Bullying prevention announcements will be broadcast throughout the park, and antibullying messages will be incorporated in live shows. The campaign will conclude April 12, the last day of spring break for Prince George’s County Public Schools. “I really hope that people will see this and realize it’s time to stop,” Ross said. “We want people to feel inspired to stand up to bullying and be a friend.” Local officials and celebrities came out to the kick-off event — including Gov. Larry Hogan (R) and Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III — and signed a yellow wall to make the pledge, “Bullying Stops With Me!” Nancy Sierra, a senior at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill and a member of the student group “One Less Bully, One More Friend,” said social media posts prior to the Fright Fest incident were a form of peer pressure that added “fuel to the fire.” She said the park’s new initiative is a positive response to all types of peer pressure. “I think it’s important [Six Flags] emphasizes everyone

is here to have a good time,” Sierra, 18, of Fort Washington said. “They have a big impact.” Ross said the campaign is an effort to “centralize and focus” their community outreach initiatives. Prince George’s police reported an incident Sept. 27 at Six Flags America left one juvenile in critical condition. Zina Pierre, a spokeswoman for the family of the 15-year-old, said eyewitnesses told her several fights broke out after the opening weekend of the Halloweenthemed Fright Fest. She said she was told the fights may have been inspired by the horror film “The Purge,” which depicts an alternate reality where crime is legal for 12 hours. Rumors that “The Purge” was the theme of Fright Fest spread on Twitter before the incident. “It’s a perfect example of cyberbullying, of people using social media to cause things to happen that are not right,” said Kevin Maxwell, the CEO of Prince George’s County Public Schools after the kick-off event. “It’s important for us to come together and stop this scourge on our generation.” Ajia Ruffin, a junior and peer mediator at DuVal High School in Lanham, said she noticed a shift in the way underclassmen resolved conflicts after the Fright Fest fights. “I think everything that happened at Fright Fest caused the ninth- and 10th-graders to want to talk about it instead of fighting,” Ajia, 16, of Lanham. “I didn’t think they would, but a lot of them came.” Pierre said the 15-year-old boy is recovering well from his injuries, and his family hopes he can return to his school, DuVal, in the fall. “He’s definitely back,” Pierre said. “He’s doing very well.” kpetersen@gazette.net

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Twenty-one Prince George’s County Public Schools students were awarded scholarships by the Careers through Culinary Arts Program, or C-CAP, during its March 30 regional awards ceremony at National Harbor. C-CAP is a national nonproﬁt that prepares high school students for college and careers in the restaurant and hospitality industry, through job training, internships, scholarships, teacher training, cooking competitions, career advising and product and equipment donations to schools, according to its website. Scholarships ranged from $1,000 to more than $100,000 to attend culinary schools across the country. Some students also received C-CAP Education Scholarships, cash awards to help defray the costs of books, supplies, housing and other expenses. Kyra Green of Oxon Hill High School, and Gregory Brow and Shanequa Sam of Bowie High School, each received full tuition scholarships towards a Bachelor’s Degree in Culinary Arts at the schools of their

choice. PGCPS recipients are as follows: Jonathan Hernandez of Duval High School in Lanham received third prize and a $2,000 scholarship in the Meatless Monday Recipe Contest, for his “Quinoa Veggie Burger with a Sweet Tomato Compote” recipe. Other PGCPS scholarship recipients are as follows: Amaya Newman, Zion Buckmon, Rafel Rosier II and Kayla Saulsbury, Gwynn Park High School in Brandywine; Todd Jenkins and Velarie Velasquez, Oxon Hill High School; Sean Stunton, High Point High School, Beltsville; Kenndo Batson, Desieree Joyner, and Desha Bennett, Bowie High School; Kevin Cupido, Nathaniel Edwards, Toni Elias and Shantel Jones, Parkdale High School in Riverdale; Soraya Gadson and Elmer Ramirez, Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale; and Mazi Bowen, Crossland High School in Temple Hills. — JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU

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Celebrating a decade of honoring Prince George’s and regional filmmakers of all ages, the 10th annual Heritage Film Festival will be held today through Saturday at the South Bowie Library. Within the past decade, the festival has begun to reach a greater audience, according to the festival’s founder and executive director O.F. Makarah of Upper Marlboro. Makarah, who is originally from Los Angeles, said she created this festival when she moved to Prince George’s County because she missed the artistic atmosphere of LA. “I wanted to see film around me, so I did what I had to do — I started a film festival,” Makarah said. “I now have a community of people with similar interests. The festival is more heard of now than in the past. We aim to promote Prince George’s County as a vibrant media scene despite what is said about the area.” Thursday’s kickoff starts at 6 p.m. with opening ceremonies and the screening of “A Flicker in Eternity” by Ann Kaneko and Sharon Yamato, a coming-of-age film about a gifted teen, Stanley Hayami, torn between his dream of becoming an artist and his duty to his country. Day two of the festival runs from 1 to 4 p.m. It will consist of a program with Photographer/Filmmaker Craig Herndon of Highland Beach and a panel of guest photographers that will discuss issues raised by Herndon’s film “What Is News? Most Black Men Are Not Criminals!,” which draws on his 30-year career as a Washington Post photographer. The last day of the festival is dedicated to student filmmakers. It will consist of a student film program and an award presentation. The student program showcases media by Prince George’s County students as well as students across the country ranging from second grade to college students. George Kochell, an animator and teacher of Greenbelt’s Gava/Gate Animation Workshop from Laurel, has been involved with the festival since its debut in 2006. Kochell will present “Heritage: A 10 Year Retrospective.” “The short film was created by my students who are all 13 years old or younger,” Kochell said. Not all film participants are veterans like Kochell. Malkia K. Lydia of Hyattsville will show her work at this year’s festival for the first time although she has been in the production industry since 1995. Lydia will present two short films: “Footage

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Access Inspired,” a cohesive film made of archival materials and “Hood Smart: The Urban STEMulus Project,” a precursor to a project she is working on with a friend. “I expect to have fun looking at others’ work and getting feedback on mine,” Lydia said. “My work isn’t complete until I’ve received feedback.” Makarah estimates that 25 movies will be shown throughout the free three-day festival. All films vary in length, the longer films running about 20 minutes, while the shorter ones run as short as 30 seconds. Although it is free, Makarah encourages attendees to bring at least one non-perishable food item to donate to a local food pantry. “I believe in giving back to the community,” Makarah said. In addition to the price, Makarah said she loves the positive feedback the student filmmakers receive from the audience. “Watching the students proudly show off their work and seeing people’s appreciation for these young artists is very rewarding,” Makarah said. “In terms of my favorite thing about the festival, that’s really high up there.”

DANIEL LEADERMAN STAFF WRITER

Prince George’s is teaming up with a private firm for a project officials say will create local jobs and reduce polluted storm runoff in the county. Under the $100 million Clean Water Partnership, the county will work with the Rhode Island-based Corvias Solutions to retrofit 2,000 acres of impervious surface in the county with filtering methods such as rain gardens and permeable pavement over the next three years, said Adam Ortiz, director of the county’s Department of the Environment. The county’s three main rivers, the Anacostia, the Patuxent and the Potomac, are all considered distressed and unswimmable due to pollution, Ortiz said. Since thousands of people still fish in the Anacostia every year, cleaning the water will have public-health as well as environmental and economic benefits, he said. If the county is satisfied with Corvias and those improve-

ments after three years, the project could expand to include another 2,000 acres, Ortiz said April 2 when announcing the agreement in Largo. Unlike traditional publicprivate partnerships, Corvias will then be responsible for the maintenance and upkeep of the new stormwater-management installations for 30 years, said Tim Toohey, a senior vice-president with the company. In addition to helping Prince George’s meet stormwater-management goals set by the federal government — 8,000 retrofitted acres by 2017 — county officials see the partnership as an economic-development opportunity, said Roland Jones, director of the county’s Office of Central Services. “We wanted to create a stormwater-management industry, and we wanted Prince George’s County to be the hub of that industry,” Jones said. Local businesses that work on the project will then be able to take what they’ve learned about stormwater management projects and market themselves to other jurisdictions in the region with similar projects, Jones said. The partnership is great news for the county and for the

Anacostia River, said Jim Foster, president of the nonproﬁt Anacostia Watershed Society. “We’re so excited for this,” Foster said. “It’s a new day in Prince George’s County.” The partnership was the next step in what has been a slow process of rehabilitating the river, Foster said. Previously, activists focused on removing large debris, such as tires or old refrigerators, that was dumped in the water; but now the focus is on smaller trash, such as plastic bags and bottles, and on storm runoff, he said. In the ﬁrst year of the partnership, 30 percent of the project must utilize local, minority-owned businesses; by the third year, that number must increase to 40 percent, Toohey said. By the end of the third year, 50 percent of the project’s overall workforce must be county residents, Toohey said. “Our goal is to use this investment as a way to attract new businesses to do their work here the county,” Ortiz said. “We want to make Prince George’s the clean-water capitol of the country.” dleaderman@gazette.net

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Continued from Page A-1 tiﬁed that the student was frequently in trouble at the school due to his disruptive behavior and was being monitored electronically at the time of the alleged assault. When the student — who is currently being held in juvenile detention on another matter — was cross-examined by defense attorney Leonard L. Long Jr., he became increasingly frustrated with Long’s questions about the alleged attack and where, exactly, the student claimed to have been hit. At one point, the student used vulgar language and told Circuit Court Judge Maureen M. Lamasney that Long was twisting his words and that he refused to answer any more questions. Lamasney warned prosecutors that if the student didn’t cooperate she would have to dismiss the case because Jefferson was being denied his right to question a witness. After speaking privately with prosecutors for a few minutes, the student cooperated and answered Long’s remaining questions. Prosecutors could not discuss why the student was in detention because he is a juvenile. The defense called two witnesses who testiﬁed to Jefferson’s reputation for honesty, peace and nonviolence, as well as the school’s nurse, Celene Berry.

Berry testified that when she examined the student shortly after the alleged attack and that the student told her another student had hit him in the face earlier in the morning, which was causing him pain. Berry also said she didn’t observe any injury to the student’s face when she examined him, although photographs taken by police later in the day show a noticeable swelling. Jurors reached their verdict late in the afternoon April 2. John Erzen, a spokesman for the Office of Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Angela Alsobrooks, said after the verdict that prosecutors still believed Jefferson had hit the student and that they felt he had gone too far while disciplining the student. Erzen said the office accepted the jury’s decision. Jefferson, who has been on paid administrative leave since he was accused Sept. 23, told The Gazette after leaving the courthouse that he was elated about his acquittal and was not angry at anyone. The prosecutors were just doing their jobs, he said. “God says we have to forgive.” A spokeswoman for Prince George’s County Public Schools could not discuss how Jefferson’s employment status will change now that he’s been acquitted because personnel matters are confidential. dleaderman@gazette.net

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Continued from Page A-1 paign, “Return to Sender,” urging residents to return disposable plastic bags to stores and encouraging stores to recycle them. “Approximately 170,000 county residents who receive recycling pick-up services from the county will receive a postcard informing them of the change and the effective date,” said Linda Lowe, DER spokeswoman. In addition to plastic shopping bags, the ban also includes “film plastic,” such as plastic wrapping on food, plastic sandwich bags and dry cleaning bags, Lowe said. Loose plastic bags in recycling bins often get caught by the wind, and end up creating more environmental pollution, Lowe said. “The design of the bags makes it easy for them to blow away, get stuck in trees, end up in rivers, end up in storm drains. It’s a nuisance product we end up paying

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Continued from Page A-1 in August 2012, Sanchez said she started eating more vegetables and high-protein food, which she found more filling and lower in calories, and tracked her diet with a calorie counter. This strict diet, along with exercise, helped her reach her goal weight last February. Her sister-in-law, Tammy

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Plastic bags clog a screening machine at the Materials Recycling Facility in Capitol Heights.

Lowe said the department is encouraging people to use reusable bags rather than the plastic store bags. Lowe said that if residents must trash plastic bags, the best thing to do is to reuse them as wastebasket liners or for other purposes before throwing them out. “That’s one of the things we want to promote as well, reusing materials,” Lowe said. “Try to re-

Bulla, 50, of Laurel said the transformation she saw in Sanchez was “almost immediate. “As soon as some weight dropped, you saw her color perk up, her ability to engage in activities perk up,” Sanchez said. “You saw the health beneﬁts of it pretty quickly.” Diabetes and high blood pressure run in her family, but since losing the weight, Sanchez said she doesn’t worry about being diagnosed with

either condition. She is now the leader of the Laurel TOPS chapter and said she still weighs in every week during the chapter’s meetings. Her daughter, Stevie Sanchez, 18, of Laurel said her mother is an “inspiration every day” and admires her continued commitment to TOPS. “Just because she’s lost all this weight doesn’t mean she left all these people behind,” Stevie Sanchez said. “She’s

still helping them and showing them they could get there too.” Mary Sanchez will have her coronation Saturday at the Princess Royale Hotel in Ocean City. In July, she will travel to Reno, Nev. for the International Recognition Day, when the International King and Queen will be named.

BUDGET

“While we do have good news in Greenbelt, I take it with a large grain of salt, because there could very well be ripple effects from the state and from the county,” McLaughlin said. The state is looking to ﬁll an approximately $600 million shortfall this fiscal year, and Prince George’s County is estimating a $117 million shortfall. McLaughlin said the ﬁnal outcome of the state budget will determine, for instance, the amount of money the city receives in Highway User Revenue, a discretionary fund the state shares with municipalities. Putens suggested that increasing revenues might be an opportunity for the city to consider lowering taxes, but Councilwoman Judith “J” Davis said the city should take into account increased need for services due to development. “We may be able to reduce taxes, but I think there are things

we need to be looking at, things that have been put off,” Davis said. “Our infrastructure is aging, and we may have to do a lot more than what we are doing now.” The city might consider whether to expand the municipal building or police department, which Davis said is already overcrowded. Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan said the council will review the budget over the next two months and solicit public input. Budget work sessions are scheduled for April 15 and 20 and May 4, 6, 13 and 18, Public hearings on the budget are scheduled for April 27 and May 26. The council is scheduled to adopt a budget June 8. The proposed budget can be found on the city’s website.

“It could really give the students a quality space to exercise,” Dixon said. “You want the students to be comfortable and feel happy in the space that they’re in.” Lhotsky said approximately $897,000 worth of renovations have taken place at the historic facility since 2006, which included refurbishing 72 windows, insulat-

ing the gymnasium and repairing the floor of the stage. Half of the funding was provided by the city, while the other half came from matching bond bills awarded by the state, Lhotsky said. In order to proceed with the second phase of renovations, the Maryland General Assembly must renew $250,000 in bond money for the project, which is set to expire in June, said City Councilman Michael Leszcz (At-Large). Leszcz said the renovations have been moving slowly because city officials want to make sure the money is well-spent. Historic renovations can be particularly costly — Lhotsky said the first window refurbishment cost $35,000, but the cost went down to $5,000 per window upon identifying an affordable contractor. “We know what we want to do with the money, but we want to make sure we get the best bang for the dollar,” Leszcz said. The building, which was constructed in 1927 and purchased by the city in 1974, is included in the state’s inventory of historic properties. As a result, all renovations must be approved by the Maryland Historic Trust. Lhotsky said preserving historic elements of the basement, such as the slanted firing wall in the range, can help in the approval process. Renovations could start in late summer and conclude early next year, Lhotsky said. The project could be fairly expensive if the state approves a proposal to make the ceiling soundproof, Lhotsky said. Currently, the thud of bouncing basketballs in the gym above travels down to the basement. Resident John Williams said he exercises in the basement several times a week. Although he said noise from the gym doesn’t bother him, he said relocating the exercise equipment to the range would benefit the Laurel Armory. “It would make more people come,” Williams said. “It’s nice to have people to talk to, too.”

Continued from Page A-1 from the state to install a speed camera on Greenbelt Road near Eleanor Roosevelt High School, resulting in the excess funds. In addition, McLaughlin said the city is looking to finish the current fiscal year approximately $850,000 in the black due to the speed camera revenues, savings on lower gas prices and one-time building permit revenues, due to residential development being completed earlier than anticipated. McLaughlin said it is not unusual for the final budget to vary by similar amounts adding that revenue could be used to prepay city debts. McLaughlin said things look even brighter for the city in coming years, with rising home values likely to lead to higher property tax revenues beginning in FY2017.

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use them three or four times before throwing them in the trash.” Frederick Tutman, CEO of the Upper Marlboro-based nonproﬁt Patuxent Riverkeepers, said he was concerned that few people would return the bags, leading to increased trash. “People want them gone once they’re done with them,” Tutman said. “I have a feeling we’re going to see more plastic bags ending up caught in trees and in our waterways.” Dan Smith, spokesman for the Bladensburg-based nonproﬁt Anacostia Watershed Society, said he understands why the county is no longer recycling plastic bags. “We understand the problem with the system and the technology and how frustrating it is, and we sympathize,” Smith said. “However, we need to have a bigger debate about removing this pollution from our communities and our rivers.”

for one way or another,” Ortiz said. “We estimated we spend more than $1 million a year just cleaning up bags.” Lowe said the department processed 6,800 tons of plastic bags in 2014, accounting for 6 percent of the recycled material processed by the county. That number has drastically increased in recent years, leading to increased problems with the machinery, Lowe said.

to a meeting room, the exercise room could become the dance studio and exercise equipment could be moved to the “range” — a space formerly used for ﬁring practice when the facility was a Maryland National Guard armory.

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The outrage over a hateful and disturbing email sent early last year by a Kappa Sigma member at the University of Maryland, College Park, to other fraternity UNIVERSITY members is understandable, to OPENS say the least. DISCUSSIONS The email, AFTER HATEFUL which didn’t go INCIDENT viral until last month, involved racial slurs and vulgar language to advocate rape — and, in the end, there wasn’t much the university could do about it. After all, the school’s Code of Student Conduct allows free speech as long as it doesn’t pose an imminent threat — not to mention that the email, sent from a private

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account, is protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution. But sometimes bad events can yield good learning opportunities, and this is one of them. For example, the email has raised questions about the lapse in time from when the email was ﬁrst sent — January 2014 — to the time when it surfaced in social media, more than a year later. It’s possible the email wasn’t made known earlier because the recipients weren’t aware of what to do about it. Others may have chalked it up to idiotic rantings and deleted it or, unfortunately, agreed with the email’s contents and left it alone. Either way, the university should take this

time to make clear the options available to students to ensure such disturbing messages are properly and promptly addressed in the future. The student, who is no longer a member of the fraternity and who voluntarily agreed to withdraw from the school for a semester, plans to take part in diversity training, according to university president Wallace D. Loh. Perhaps a broader form of such training should be required for all incoming students, if it isn’t already. Are there other activities that the university could host on an ongoing basis to encourage a more positive culture at the school and provide an outlet for concerns? The student code of conduct is trickier. Universities are known for free speech that yields critical thinking and outside-the-box ideas, and while the negative email is a dis-

appointing use of free speech, it’s covered all the same. As a result, universities walk a fine line and face potential lawsuits in doling out discipline in such cases. However, it’s worth taking a look at the student code to see if there are ways to better discourage exclusionary and degrading actions. It’s easy to support freedom of speech when the dialogue consists of positive ideas, but when the comments are hurtful and unsettling, it can be much more difficult to accept. Regardless, it’s important that free speech — even when we disagree — is allowed. Kudos to the university’s students for keeping the issue in the forefront and to officials for keeping open the lines of communication regarding the incident. Their efforts will ensure some good comes out of such a bad incident.

LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR

Council, vote down the tax hike Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker has proposed a 15 percent increase in property taxes, plus new telephone, hotel and other taxes in his 2016 budget. Mr. Baker claims the state legislature in 2012 (note the date) gave him authority to overturn votermandated tax caps (Charter Section 812, TRIM) and approval of new taxes at the ballot box (Section 813, Approval of New or Additional Taxes by Referenda). Mr. Baker claims that state Senate bill, SB848, gave him the power to overturn 20 years of voters reafﬁrming TRIM and approving new taxes. TRIM tax cap was ﬁrst initiated in 1978, amended in 1984, and Section 813, voter approval of taxes, in 1996. It would appear that voters are of little consequence to the county executive or the state legislature and that they did an end run around tax caps imposed by voters in Montgomery, Prince George’s, Talbot and Anne Arundel. The Baker administration has a problem, however, because nowhere in the language of SB848 does it say that voter approval is a part of the “kick in the teeth” dealt to voters by the legislature. Attorney General Brian Frosh (April 1) took a position on TRIM and voter approval of taxes that stood with the Baker administration. The opinion cited various taxes that

Mr. Baker could have put any new tax or fee to ballot in 2014, but then he was seeking re-election. had been raised in the past as precedent. The attorney general failed, however, to cite a very important local bill that should have been considered precedent. A telephone tax in 2007 was taken to ballot by the County Council (Council Legislation, CB012-2007, introduced by council members Dean, Dernoga, Exum, Bland and Harrington, July 2, 2007). This tax was overwhelmingly denied by voters. It would appear that we have a conundrum. When the people exercise their right to vote and follow their charter, new taxes have been turned down, even earmarked for education. When politicians decide to violate voter rights and exercise a state’s right to deny free people tax limits and simple voter approvals that they have chosen repeatedly, what name do we give it? This could have all been very simple and honorable.

Residents, step up to aid schools The quality of public education directly affects your property values regardless of the schooling choices you make for your own children. The quality of public education directly affects your property values even if you do not have children. All of the residents of Prince George’s “own” our public schools and we all must do our part to make them better. Many of us disparage our schools and act like someone else should sweep in and ﬁx what is wrong. Many of us say we support public education but do little or nothing to back up those words. Complaining and complacency have held us back for decades. It is time for all of us to take ownership and action to make our public schools excellent. To achieve excellence, it is absolutely fair for the residents of Prince George’s to step up and do our part to fully fund our schools. If we do not invest in our county’s children and our own property values, who will? A property tax increase to fully fund the education budget is not money out of our pockets. It is an investment in our children, our communities and our property values. For most of us, the increase will be less than $100/month. Who is not willing to invest that amount

Mr. Baker could have put any new tax or fee to ballot in 2014, but then he was seeking reelection. Had Prince Georgians known his intent, they might have not given their vote. Had Prince Georgians known that a 2012 state bill would be used against them in 2015 to raise taxes without following the law they approved, they might have done many things differently. The County Council has the final say now. The council needs to send the budget back to Mr. Baker and request that our charter be honored. They do have the right to do that. While the state may have given authority to overturn TRIM, there is nothing in law forcing Prince George’s to take that action. Also, the state didn’t authorize bypassing voters in SB848 with specific language nor do our bond floats reflect that revenue ability. Our bond language consistently cites revenue raising limitations of Section 812 and 813 and hinges the bonds on our growth potential, not the limitations as is asserted by Mr. Baker. Vote it down, council, and start again. Show the voters there is integrity in government.

Judy Robinson, Hyattsville Robinson is a former chairwoman of Truth iN Taxation and PG Citizens for Tax Reform and Term Limitation.

We finally have a county executive willing to go beyond lip service to make some bold moves. to increase the market value of your home? We finally have a county executive willing to go beyond lip service to make some bold moves in a quest for excellence in our public schools. We finally have a public schools superintendent/CEO who is committed to our county and has the experience, vision and passion to effect real change and fight for the children of this

county. Let’s all get on board with them and move our county forward. Please take the time to be fully informed about the proposed education budget. Take the time to learn about the recent successes in boosting achievement in our schools. Take the time to review Dr. Maxwell’s strategic plan. Take the time to decide what actions you will take to promote excellence in our public schools and move our county forward. We all want Prince George’s to be a great place to live, learn, work and do business. Investing in our public schools is essential to achieving that goal of greatness. Every resident should be willing to make that investment in our county’s children and future.

Christina Rome, Mitchellville

Send us your letters Share your thoughts on Prince George’s topics. All letters are subject to editing. Letters must include the writer’s ﬁrst and last name, address and telephone number. The phone number will not be published; it is for veriﬁcation purposes only. We do not run anonymous letters. Letters selected may be shortened for space reasons. Send letters to: Editor, The Gazette, 13501 Konterra Drive, Laurel, MD 20707. E-mail them to princegeorges@gazette.net.

Oppose the property tax increase, charter schools My wife and I bought our retirement home in Bowie. We were glad to choose Prince George’s County as our retiring place because we have formed many friendships in the county over a period of some 40 years. One of the notable friends was the late Jesse Warr Sr., the courageous and ﬁrst African-American on the Prince George’s County Board of Education. I am against the proposed property tax increase to be placed on homeowners. This would increase our property tax liability approximately $450 a year. State Sen. C. Anthony Muse proposed a state law that would block the attempt to raise our property taxes. I support his proposal. [It] has been asserted that the present tax cap can be circumvented by using a 2012 state law that permits full funding of any school spend-

ing plan approved by the County Council. If the council approved such a school budget and property tax increase, then the county should be prepared to be legally challenged in court. Further, to tie this tax increase to a budget for the public school system fails to address how the taxpayer is going to be forced to support two school systems. Thirty ﬁve and more years ago, the late Jesse Warr Sr., as board member, fought a hard battle to stop a re-segregation movement called “free choice.” Such a “choice” was designed to let parents choose what schools of segregation their children would attend in Prince George’s. This battle still continues under charter schools. This re-segregation movement separates children according to class and race. Afﬂuent and accultur-

More dining options, please What a letdown to read in the March 26 Gazette that the new hotel being built on Route 1 in College Park will have a pizza restaurant and a bagel restaurant. We already have about six pizza restaurants here. How about some real food? Even worse, why put in competition a few blocks from

the Bagel Place, one of the longest-enduring and most successful restaurants in the area? Is that any way to treat a ﬁne, established business that contributes good food, a community spirit, taxes and jobs? At least a new Franklin’s will be some compensation.

The Gazette Vanessa Harrington, Senior Editor Jeffrey Lyles, Managing Editor Glen C. Cullen, Senior Editor Copy/Design Will C. Franklin, A&E Editor

Alice Leaderman, University Park

ated black and white families will have the free choice to choose a designed charter school to match a given proﬁle for their children. Children who are not from acculturated and economically advantaged families would continue to be served in the existing public schools that would be stereotyped as inferior. Such a re-segregation movement is antithetical to the iconic principle of the equality before the law of every American child. No politician seeking election to national, state, county or city should support dual school systems with tax monies. Prince George’s has been devastated by the present housing crises where homes are underwater as to loss of value in relation to what is owed. It is audacious for our representatives to

Robert B. Hunter, Bowie

Feral cats add to county problems I agree with the writer who wrote recently about the negative effects of feral cat populations, but the letter, “Setting the record straight on feral cat efforts,” is not setting anything straight. We have many feral cats in our Laurel Montpelier neighborhood. They are being fed by misguided individuals who are unaware of the harm these animals are doing. I had to remove all my bird feeders after I noticed that the birdseed

was attracting wild birds, but the birds in turn were attracting the cats. I was once charged at by one of these cats. Their droppings are disgusting and pollute our properties. Instead of returning “unsocialized cats” to their “outdoor home,” the author and other members of the TNR [trap-neuter-return] group, who are so fond of feral cats, should adopt them themselves and conﬁne them inside their homes.

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claim that this proposed taxation will help to move us to that “benchmark” of equality with Montgomery County. The wealth of the Montgomery County citizen is more than twice that of the citizens of Prince George’s. In the District of Columbia, the license plates on cars read “taxation without representation.” District citizens have no vote in Congress and they are taxed. Prince George’s citizens may also have no representation as to whether this proposed tax increase is approved by the County Council as requested by the county executive. The proposed tax increase linked to school funding is an attempt to circumvent present tax law in Prince George’s County.

Dennis Wilston, Corporate Advertising Director Chauka Reid, Advertising Manager Mona Bass, Inside Classiﬁeds Director Anna Joyce, Creative Director, Special Pubs/Internet Ellen Pankake, Director of Creative Services

Leah Arnold, Information Technology Manager David Varndell, Digital Media Manager Cathy Kim, Director of Marketing and Community Outreach

I live in Prince George’s County, where our property values are already abysmally low. Feral cats make neighborhoods look trashy, and encouraging them is a good way to scare away homebuyers. We should not be making a bad situation worse and lower our property values further by adding feral cats to the mix.

Shashi Purushe, Laurel

POST COMMUNITY MEDIA Karen Acton, Chief Executive Ofﬁcer Michael T. McIntyre, Controller Donna Johnson, Vice President of Human Resources Maxine Minar, President, Comprint Military

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City Hall Bulletin Board MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETINGS SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 2015 7:30 A.M. BUDGET WORKSESSION— ALL DAY TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2015 7:15 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING – FY ’15 BUDGET AMENDMENT 7:30 P.M. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING SATURDAY, APRIL 18, 2015 7:30 A.M. BUDGET WORKSESSION – IF NEEDED TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 2015 7:30 P.M. MAYOR AND COUNCIL WORKSESSION TUESDAY, APRIL 28, 2015 7:30 P.M. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING All meetings take place in the 2nd floor Council Chambers of City Hall, 4500 Knox Road, College Park, MD unless noted. All meetings are open to the public except Executive Sessions. In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 240-487-3501 and describe the assistance that is necessary. All Mayor and Council meetings can be viewed live on Comcast cable channel 71 or Verizon channel 25. Regular Council Meetings and Worksessions are rebroadcast in their entirety at the following times: Wednesdays at 8pm, Thursdays and Fridays at 6pm, and Saturdays at 10am. Worksessions and Council meetings may also be viewed live over the internet. Those interested in watching the live meetings from their computer should visit the Mayor and City Council page on the City’s website at www.collegeparkmd.gov, and click on the menu item “Council Meetings Video”. You will be redirected to the Granicus, Inc. web site which will host the web streaming and archiving of Council meetings. Meetings that are streamed will also be archived for future viewing through the City’s website. Meeting Agendas are posted on the City’s website on the Friday afternoon prior to the meetings www.collegeparkmd.gov – and are available at the City Clerk’s office. Meeting back-up materials will be posted to the website on the Monday prior to the meeting. Meeting schedule is subject to change. For current information, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 240-487-3501.

BUDGET TOWN HALL MEETING

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 2015 – 7:00 P.M. COLLEGE PARK COMMUNITY LIBRARY 9704 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, COLLEGE PARK College Park City Councilmembers Fazlul Kabir, Patrick Wojahn, Denise Mitchell, Alan Hew, P.J. Brennan and Monroe Dennis will host a Town Hall meeting on the City of College Park’s FY 2016 Budget. Come to hear an overview of the budget, discuss proposed changes, ask questions and offer feedback.

COLLEGE PARK JOINS THE NATIONAL MAYOR’S CHALLENGE FOR WATER CONSERVATION APRIL 1 – 30 Mayor Andrew Fellows is joining mayors across the country in asking residents to make a commitment to conserve water and cut pollution by taking part in a national contest aimed at drastically slashing water and energy use across the nation during the month of April. In return, residents can win prizes. Residents can enter online at mywaterpledge.com, then make a series of pledges to conserve water on behalf of College Park. Cities with the highest percentage of residents who take the challenge in their population category are entered into drawings for hundreds of ecofriendly prizes, including home improvement gift cards, home irrigation equipment, and a Grand Prize Toyota Prius Plug-In. This event is presented by the Wyland Foundation and Toyota, with support from the U.S EPA’s Office of Water, National League of Cities, U.S. Forest Service, The Toro Company, WonderGroveKids.Com, Bytelaunch.com, and WaterSmart Software. For more information contact: Steve Beavers, Community Development Coordinator, City of College Park, sbeavers@collegeparkmd.gov or 240-487-3541.

HOLLYWOOD FARMERS MARKET

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015 – 9:00 A.M. TO 1:00 P.M. 9801 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE – HOLLYWOOD SHOPPING CENTER The market will be in its third year of operation next to REI and conveniently located near MOM’s Organic Market. The market features 20 vendors with a range of product including bread, cheese, crepes, flowers, meat, pickles, produce, wine, and much more. Enjoy free parking in the shopping center parking lot. For more information visit www.hollywoodmarket.org

COUNCIL ACTION

At their Regular Meeting on March 24, 2015, the College Park City Council took the following actions: • Approved the Spring and Summer Field Use Requests by College Park Boys and Girls Club for use of Duvall Field and Calvert Road Field. • Approved conditions for the revised Detailed Site Plan application for The Hotel at the University of Maryland subject to the applicant entering into an Agreement with the City. • Approved the renewal of contracts for employee health and dental insurance, and City Workers Compensation and General Liability Insurance, for Fiscal Year 2016. • Approved the disposition of Maryland Local Government Health Cooperative Rebate for Fiscal Year 2014. • Reappointed Christiane Williams to the Animal Welfare Committee and Robert Boone to the Neighborhood Watch Steering Committee.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE 15-O-02

TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2015 – 7:15 P.M. CITY HALL, 2ND FLOOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS 4500 KNOX ROAD, COLLEGE PARK An Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of College Park to Amend the Fiscal Year 2015 Operating and Capital Budget of the City of College Park, Maryland. Copies of this Ordinance may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 4500 Knox Road, College Park, MD 20740, call 240-487-3501, or visit www.collegeparkmd.gov.

STATE TAX REMINDER

Please remember to specify “College Park” as your “Incorporated City” on your Maryland Tax Return.

CITY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY LABORER Full-time laborer position for a municipal Public Works department. Duties include a variety of manual labor tasks, including but not limited to: route collections of solid waste and recycling; snow, leaf, and litter removal; general grounds maintenance work; and outdoor work in all weather conditions. Physical requirements include the ability to lift items up to 75 pounds without assistance, push/pull objects up to 150 pounds, stoop, kneel, bend, and stand for extended periods. Valid driver’s license and the ability to follow oral and written directions are also required. Minimum hourly rate is $13.81 plus excellent benefits. High School Diploma/GED or any equivalent combination of training and experience. Please submit City application by April 14, 2015 at www.collegeparkmd.gov. We are an equal opportunity employer.

Around Town! STORMWATER SURVEY

The Environmental Finance Center at the University of Maryland and the City of College Park want to know about your stormwater concerns. Resident and business feedback helps the City to understand stormwater issues and prioritize capital improvement and stormwater management investments. Please take 5 minutes to complete the College Park Stormwater Survey by going to the City’s homepage www.collegeparkmd.gov and clicking: “Take the Stormwater Survey”.

SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 2015 – 10:00 A.M. TO 4:00 P.M. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND CAMPUS The University of Maryland is celebrating Maryland Day. The mustattend open house on April 25 has become one of the most popular annual events in the Washington, DC/Virginia/Maryland region. The campus opens its doors from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. (rain or shine) – offering more than 400 free events, free parking, free on-campus transportation, and many food choices. For more information please visit http://www.marylandday.umd.edu/

ARBOR DAY CELEBRATION

FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2015 – 6:00 P.M. 7300 BLOCK OF RHODE ISLAND AVENUE Join us for the 25th Arbor Day Celebration on Friday, May 1, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. on the Trolley Trail at the 7300 block of Rhode Island Ave. This year’s celebration will be a commemorative event to remember and recognize the environmental efforts of Dr. Amelia Murdoch. The City will receive our Tree City USA award for 2014. Everyone is welcome!

COLLEGE PARK MOTHERS DAY 5K

SUNDAY, MAY 10, 2015 – 7:30 A.M. HOLLYWOOD SHOPPING CENTER 9800 RHODE ISLAND AVENUE, COLLEGE PARK Registration is open for the second annual College Park Mothers Day 5K race! The College Park Mothers Day 5K is an event focused on promoting health and family togetherness. Proceeds of the race will benefit College Park Community Foundation (CPCF), which raises money to support charitable projects in College Park. Runners, families, and running families are invited to join us to run or walk the five kilometer course, which starts and ends in the Hollywood Shopping Center on Rhode Island Avenue. The race features a separate start for parents with strollers as well as families racing with children. Registration is just $25 (including parents with strollers), or $55 for a family ticket, good for up to three teens or adults. Children 8 and under are free to run. Prizes will be awarded to the top 3 runners in each group, and all paid participants will receive a t-shirt. To find out more or to register for the event go to https:// runsignup.com/Race/MD/CollegePark/CollegeParkMothersDay5Krace. Sponsored by the College Park Community Foundation and the City of College Park.

OPENING FOR THE SEASON!

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SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 2015 – 10:00 A.M. TO 2:00 P.M. 4500 KNOX ROAD – CITY HALL PARKING LOT The market is celebrating its fifth season of operation, which will be its biggest yet with more than 20 vendors expected to attend throughout the season. Products available this year will include BBQ, beer, bread, cheese, chocolate, crepes, fudge, gluten-free baked goods, meat, pickles, produce, root beer, tea, wine, and much more. Enjoy free parking in Downtown on Sundays on the street or the parking garage across from the market. For more information visit www.downtowncollegeparkmarket.org

APRIL CLEANUP SATURDAYS

There are still 3 Saturdays left for College Park residents to participate in the Saturday clean up month: When: 4/11, 4/18 & 4/25, 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. You must show proof of residency in the City of College Park to participate. Where: Department of Public Works, 9217 51st Avenue What: Drop-off bulky trash, electronics and molded/block Styrofoam® for recycling, and yard waste. Electronics that may be recycled include, but are not limited to: TVs, computers, monitors, keyboards, mice, speakers, VCRs, CD, DVD & MP3 players, cell phones & PDAs, printers, scanners, fax machines, telephones, radios, stereos, electric tools, game systems, handheld games, microwaves, and cords/ cables. Number 6 expanded polystyrene foam – commonly known as Styrofoam® – cannot be contaminated with tape, stickers, food, or other impurities. Additionally, we can only accept molded foam such as blocks used in packaging – no food or beverage containers or packing peanuts. Hazardous materials will not be accepted (shingles, propane tanks, paint, etc.). Air conditioners, heat pumps, refrigerators and freezers may incur a disposal fee; tires will incur a disposal fee of $4.00 each. SMARTLEAF® compost and wood mulch will also be available for sale – residency is NOT required. We will also be working with Community Forklift again this year to divert items from the landfill that are still in good condition. This year we are partnering with GreenDrop, an organization selected by the Military Order of the Purple Heart, the National Federation of the Blind and the Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Philadelphia, to raise funds through the generation and collection of donated clothing and household items. All donations are tax deductible. Clean out your homes, garages, and sheds, and bring the items you no longer use or need and donate them for reuse. The following types of items will be collected separately so they may be reused: • Building, remodeling, and gardening materials – any surplus or salvaged (in GOOD condition) items from your latest home or garden improvement job, including but not limited to: bricks and pavers, plumbing and light fixtures, tiles and flooring material, cabinets, doors, gardening supplies, and tools. These items will be donated to Community Forklift. • Clothing and household items – cookware, dishes, books, linens, games, toys, clothes, shoes, and intact furniture items (NO upholstered furniture or mattresses). These reusable items will be donated to GreenDrop.

KEEP GRASS CLIPPINGS OFF THE STREET!

As you take care of your lawn this season, please do not sweep or blow grass and leaves into the street. Lawn clippings and debris that are left in the street wash into storm drains and storm sewers, potentially clogging them, which may result in flooding. Debris that washes into storm sewers is transported through local waterways and eventually to the Chesapeake Bay, threatening aquatic life. What should you do instead? There are several options for your lawn clippings: Place them in paper bags or reusable containers for weekly curbside pickup (on the same day as your trash and recycling collection), leave the cut grass on the lawn to recycle the nutrients, or start a compost pile in your backyard. The Committee for a Better Environment (CBE) has produced brochures titled “Grass Clippings…Let ‘em Lay!” and “Composting in 4 Easy Steps” to give you some ideas on how to manage grass clippings in an environmentallyresponsible way. Visit www.collegeparkmd.gov then click on Government and go down to Boards & Commissions, then click on Committee for a Better Environment to download these brochures.

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COLLEGE PARK DIRECTORY

City of College Park Main Number...........................240-487-3500 CITY HALL, 4500 Knox Road, College Park, MD 20740 Hours: M-F 8am-7pm; Sat. 1-5pm; Sun - Closed City Hall Departments City Manager/City Clerk...........................................240-487-3501 City FAX Number.....................................................301-699-8029 Finance.....................................................................240-487-3509 Human Resources.....................................................240-487-3533 Parking Enforcement Div. (M-F 8am-10pm/Sat. 1-7pm)......240-487-3520 Planning/Economic Development.............................240-487-3538 Housing Authority (Attick Towers) 9014 R.I. Ave....301-345-3600 Public Services Department, 4601A Calvert Rd.........240-487-3570 Animal Control, Code Enforcement, Public Safety and Recreation. Parking Enforcement is at City Hall.

24 Hour Hotline........................................................240-487-3588 For Urgent Code Enforcement, Noise Control, Animal Control Issues.

Public Works Department, 9217 51st Ave.................240-487-3590 Trash Collection, Recycling and Special Pick-ups.

Senior Program (Attick Towers) 9014 R.I. Ave.........301-345-8100 Youth and Family Services, 4912 Nantucket Rd.........240-487-3550 Drop-In Recreation Center........................................301-345-4425

MAYOR AND COUNCIL

FRIDAY, MAY 15, 2015 – 6:30 A.M. TO 8:30 A.M. MAKE A PIT STOP IN THE PARKING LOT OF CITY HALL 4500 KNOX ROAD, COLLEGE PARK Please join us for Bike to Work Day. We’ll have food, refreshments, a free T-shirt* and prizes, information about biking in the area and bike mechanics to inspect your ride! Sign up right now at http://www.biketoworkmetrodc.org and select College Park City Hall as your pit-stop. *We can only guarantee T-shirts to people who have pre-registered online. For more information contact: Steve Beavers, Community Development Coordinator, City of College Park, 240-487-3541, sbeavers@collegeparkmd.gov.

From The Public Works Dept... 9217 51st Avenue

240-487-3590

publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov

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SMARTLEAF® COMPOST

SMARTLEAF® compost and wood mulch are available for sale at the Department of Public Works. SMARTLEAF® (screened compost) is available for $25.00 per cubic yard and wood mulch is available for $10.00 per cubic yard (all including tax). Material may be picked up at Public Works Monday through Friday, 8:00 – 11:30 a.m. and 1:00 – 3:30 p.m. Deliveries may also be arranged for an additional fee. Delivered material cannot be unloaded in the street or right-of-way and there must be a paved or hard surface for our trucks to drive over. Please email publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov for more information.

Mayor Andrew M. Fellows 5807 Bryn Mawr Road..............................................301-441-8141 Councilmember Fazlul Kabir (District 1) 9817 53rd Avenue....................................................301-659-6295 Councilmember Patrick L. Wojahn (District 1) 5015 Lackawanna Street...........................................240-988-7763 Councilmember P.J. Brennan (District 2) 4500 Knox Road.......................................................301-220-1640 Councilmember Monroe S. Dennis (District 2) 8117 51st Avenue....................................................301-474-6270 Councilmember Robert W. Day (District 3) 7410 Baylor Avenue.................................................301-741-1962 Councilmember Stephanie Stullich (District 3) 7400 Dartmouth Avenue..........................................301-742-4442 Councilmember Alan Y. Hew (District 4) 9118 Autoville Drive.................................................240-391-8678 Councilmember Denise C. Mitchell (District 4) 3501 Marlbrough Way.............................................240-460-7620

OTHER FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS

EMERGENCY: FIRE-AMBULANCE-POLICE................................911 NON-EMERGENCY POLICE SERVICES Prince George’s Co. Police (Hyattsville Station).........301-699-2630 Prince George’s Co. Police Non-Emergency Svcs......301-352-1200 Prince George’s Co. Park Police................................301-459-9088 State Police (College Park Barrack)............................301-345-3101 University of Maryland Police....................................301-405-3555 College Park Community Center.....................................301-441-2647 5051 Pierce Avenue, College Park Branchville Vol. Fire & Rescue Squad...............................301-474-1550 4905 Branchville Road, College Park www.bvfco11.com College Park Vol. Fire Department...................................301-901-9112 8115 Baltimore Avenue, College Park www.cpvfd.org PEPCO - Power Outages, Lines Down...........................1-877-737-2662 WSSC: Water Mains........................................................301-206-4002 Prince George’s County Storm Drains..............................301-499-8523

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SPORTS

GAMES GAZETTE.NET IS STAFFING

College Park tennis star announces he’s going pro. B-2

Posted online by 8 a.m. the following day.

BASEBALL: Roosevelt at Bowie, 4:30 p.m., Monday. After a week off because of spring break, teams return to action with a great rivalry matchup. Roosevelt senior pitcher Tyler Chotoo pictured.

SOFTBALL: Bowie at Roosevelt, 4:30 p.m., Monday.

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Here comes the lights

Friday Night Lights. That phrase is synonymous with high school football. Heck, there was even a book, movie and television show titled after those three words. Sorry, Saturday Afternoon Sunlight KENT ZAKOUR doesn’t do ASSISTANT SPORTS it for me. EDITOR There is something special — anyone that played the sport can tell you — about competing at night. “Everybody wants to play on Friday night because that’s what high school football is all about,” Wise High School coach DaLawn Parrish said. “It’s time that Prince George’s County catches up.” This fall, Parrish and I will — at least partly — get our wish. In September, Prince George’s County Public Schools should have ﬁve high school stadiums capable of providing a Friday Night Lights-type atmosphere for their football programs. Friendly, High Point and Largo have had lights for years. Wise and Gwynn Park should them ready by Week 1, PGCPS Director of Interscholastic Athletics Earl Hawkins said. “We want to get in line with other jurisdictions,” said Hawkins, who also mentioned that doubleheaders and other special events may be held at the new stadiums. It isn’t just about creating a better game day atmosphere, Parrish and Douglass coach JC Pinkney said. Moving more of the county’s games to Fridays could also level the playing ﬁeld. The majority of other areas throughout the state play on Friday night. “We watch everybody else play Friday, and then we are competing against all the younger brothers and sisters that play in youth leagues on Saturdays,” Parrish said. “Parents have to choose which one they are going to, and that’s not fair.” Added Pinkney: “I think the consensus among all the coaches is playing Friday is the best. On Saturdays, you have to deal with things like the SAT that messes up game times and player availability. “Lights would also help with practice times. As the season goes on, we run out of daylight. With lights, that wouldn’t happen.” More lights could also require a slight adjustment to the game week routine. “For us, we are accustomed to playing on Saturdays so you get an extra day to prepare,” Pinkney said. “But you really don’t get a day to recharge and rest since Sunday is spent scouting and game planning and preparing for Monday. If we play Friday, you get a little bit of time to relax.” For now, most of the county’s 22 public schools will still play Saturday afternoons. In time, every public school should get lights. “That’s the plan and hope,” Pinkney said. “There’s a list, and I think all the schools are on it, it’s just a matter of where you are on it. I think we are somewhere in the middle.” Wise and Douglass, however, have reasons to be excited in 2015. The Pumas are scheduled to open the season under the lights at home against the 2014 Class 2A state champions. “The players, the coaching staff, the student body and even the whole county are excited to get lights,” Parrish said. “Hopefully we can provide a lot of excitement. I can’t wait.” Neither can we, coach. kzakour@gazette.net

Roosevelt offers young Bowie a test Bulldogs not playing like a team with six ﬁrst-year starters

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It is spring break this week and while most teenagers are probably off on holiday adventures with their families — or taking frequent naps to catch up on sleep — the Bowie High School softball team is still

hard at work. “We’re not just practicing to practice, these are hard practices this week,” said ﬁrst-year Bulldogs coach Luanne Smith. “It really shows the girls’ commitment.” But the defending Class 4A South Region champion’s schedule didn’t leave any room for the Bulldogs to take it easy as a reality-check-type week kicks off with Monday’s game against traditional rival Roosevelt and includes meetings with perennial postseason contender Flowers on Wednesday

and Wise on Friday. The Bulldogs (4-0), who graduated six starters from a year ago, including Gazette Player of the Year Lindsay Barzanti in the pitcher’s circle, and are on their third coach in four years, will know a lot more about where they stand by next Friday, said senior shortstop Alyssa Thompson. “Once we play Roosevelt, that will tell us how strong of a team we are,” Thompson said. “I’m pretty

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Bowie High School’s Jabria Washington rounds third and heads for home during an April 1 softball game at Laurel.

March roars like a Stag Four former DeMatha players shine during college basketball tournament

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Rose Green and her coach Cortez Austin, both of Upper Marlboro, train Monday at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover.

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As the National Indoor Track and Field Championships in Winston Salem, N.C., drew closer and closer last month, Upper Marlboro resident Rose Green decided it was time to think about her future in the sport. Sure, she was just one year into formal sprint training, but she was getting old, she said, and thought maybe it would be a good idea to slow down. That was before she went out and earned four of the many gold medals that glistened around Green’s neck Monday afternoon as the 76-year-old sprinter cooled down from another workout at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex. For Green, a decorated runner in the world of masters track and field — an organization that holds official worldwide events for age groups 35 and up — quitting time just isn’t in the cards, even with her 77th birthday approaching in the coming weeks. Winning, it seems, is too enticing an incentive to stop. “When I went out and did so well, I said, ‘No way. I’m keeping on,’” Green said. If the results of Green’s first few seasons of competition — a national record and enough medals to crane any neck — are any indication, there’s only more success in the future for the Jamaica native who admitted she “never thought it would get this far.” Though track competition is relatively new to Green, fitness is not. After moving from Jamaica to London, Green finally settled in America in the 1960s, where she experimented with everything from distance running to volleyball to softball. Green recently retired from Prince George’s Community Col-

DeMatha Catholic High School students and alumni had a lot to be proud of as the NCAA’s March Madness swept the nation and grabbed the attention of college basketball fans from coast to coast. Four former Stags were participants on teams in this year’s field of 68 tournament. And with a DeMatha player in all but one of the four regions, there was a chance two or three of them would advance to the Final Four. In the Midwest region, Notre Dame’s Jerian Grant, who played for DeMatha until 2010, reached the Elite Eight before the Irish gave Kentucky a scare, but ultimately lost. His coach in South Bend, Ind., is Mike Brey, also a DeMatha alumnus. In the East region, North Carolina State sophomore BeeJay Anya just finished his time at the Hyattsville school two years ago. He helped lead the Wolfpack to the Sweet Sixteen, before losing to Louisville. In the South region, Georgetown senior Mikael Hopkins was one of two former Stags. The other, Quinn Cook, also attended DeMatha, from 2007 to 2010. On Monday he helped Duke win the national championship. Current DeMatha guard Markelle Fultz said he knows each of the former players, and although he didn’t have the opportunity to play with them, he said he takes pride in seeing players from the same high school having the opportunity to flourish on that level. “It just shows how far the brotherhood goes,” Fultz said. As a fan of the sport in general, he said he doesn’t root for a particular team, but, “I always root for my DeMatha brothers, though.” That sentiment is shared across the DeMatha community as a quick glance through the Twitterverse reveals tweets from proud DeMatha alumni pointing out each Stag playing in the tournament, as has become an annual realization. Including Brey, the five DeMatha representatives is not really a staggering number when measured against the seven in last season’s tournament. In fact, it’s becoming expected. “I didn’t know that [DeMatha had the most in the area],” Fultz said. “I’m not surprised, though.” Former DeMatha players have become a staple in the NCAA tournament, but one of the things former Stags have failed to do recently is win the big dance, up until Monday. Cook graduated from Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Va., but attended DeMatha from his freshman through junior years. At the time, his mother told The Washington Post that the move was about getting Cook away from some of the leeches his growing star was attracting, but that the decision was

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Rose Green of Upper Marlboro shows off some of the track medals she has won Monday at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex in Landover. lege, where she spent 32 years coordinating non-credit weight training and other health and ﬁtness classes. “I’ve always had a knack for running, jumping and weight training,” Green said shortly after running a number of laps around the Hyattsville complex Monday. So it was only appropriate that it was at the gym where Green crossed

paths with Cortez Austin, who had transitioned into masters track and ﬁeld competition after years of road running. The two originally met in the early 2000s at the gym attached to Perrywood Elementary School, but only saw each other on occasion, Austin said. It wasn’t until

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Former DeMatha Catholic High School player BeeJay Anya, shown in a game against Paul VI in 2012, was one of four Stags in this year’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament. He played for North Carolina State, which reached the Sweet Sixteen.

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SportsBriefs College Park tennis player turns pro

Riverdale Baptist baseball off to fast start

Charlie Thomas IV (River Hill).

— ADAM GUTEKUNST

Seventeen-year-old Frances Tiafoe, who picked up his first racquet and has grown up playing tennis at the Junior Tennis Champions Center in College Park, announced his decision to turn professional Monday afternoon on his Twitter page. “I have just turned pro with [the Jay Z-founded Roc Nation agency],” Tiafoe wrote. “It’s been a long time coming and I am happy to be in this position right now.” Shortly thereafter, the news became official on the Roc Nation Twitter page: “#RocNationSports welcomes 17 year old tennis star Frances Tiafoe to the family!” Thursday, Tiafoe, who in 2013 at age 15 became the youngest player to win the Orange Bowl Boys’ 18s, spent the day at the White House alongside President Barack Obama and women’s professional tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, among others, to celebrate the Let’s Move initiative. Last month Tiafoe won the first U.S. Tennis Association Pro Circuit singles title of his career, dropping just three games in a straight-sets victory over France’s Maxine Tabatruong in the final of the $15,000 Men’s Futures tournament in Bakersfield, Calif. The right-handed all-court player, who was ranked in the top 5 of the International Tennis Federation junior rankings, has rocketed from outside the top 800 two weeks ago to No. 520 of more than 1,500 in the men’s ATP World Tour rankings. Earlier this winter he traveled to Scotland as a practice partner for the U.S. Davis Cup team. — JENNIFER BEEKMAN

Capital Classic returns for 42nd year One of the nation’s longest-running all-star games returns for its 42nd year after it was announced the Capital Classic will be played April 24 at Catholic University. The game annually pits the best seniors in the region against top seniors from around the nation. Five players from Prince George’s County schools were selected for the Capital team. The players selected are: Randall Broddie (Potomac); Abdulai Bundu (Largo); Bryant Crawford (Gonzaga); Marcus Derrickson (Brewster); Kevin Dorsey (Clinton Christian); Sam Miller (Gonzaga); Sylvester Ogbonda (National Christian); Edward Polite (DuVal); Justin Robinson (St. James); and

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DeMatha coach featured on ‘60 Minutes Sports’ Longtime DeMatha Catholic High School boys basketball coach Morgan Wootten was featured on a segment of CBS’ “60 Minutes Sports” on April 1 on the Showtime Channel. Wootten was interviewed by veteran sports anchor James Brown, who graduated from the DeMatha in the 1960s, playing for Wootten. In the segment, Wootten recalls a 1965 upset of Power Memorial Academy (N.Y.) — a game many consider the greatest high school basketball game ever played.

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Riverdale Baptist, DeMatha to ﬁght cancer On April 13, the Riverdale Baptist and DeMatha baseball teams are scheduled to play a game at Prince George’s County Stadium, home of the Bowie Baysox. But aside from playing one another, the schools also will play against childhood cancer, as the game will be used to bring awareness and raise funds for the Vs. Cancer Foundation, according to DeMatha coach Sean O’Connor and Riverdale Baptist coach Ryan Terrill. The Vs. Cancer Foundation is dedicated to saving kids’ lives by empowering athletes and communities to fund lifesaving childhood cancer efforts, according to the organization’s website. The game is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m.

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County wins more state boxing titles The Washington Golden Gloves ﬁnals took place on April 4 at Rosecroft Raceway and several county boxers won Washington Golden Gloves titles. In the Open Division, Bowie’s Demetrius Young won the 108-pound title. Temple Hills’ Marcus Wright defeated Clinton’s Paul Jerry at 123 pounds. KeShawn Williams of Capitol Heights won the 132-pound title. Also from Capitol Heights, Gary Antuanne Russell repeated as the 141-pound champion. Justin Bell of District Heights won the 178-pound title. In the Novice Division, Suitland’s Kevin Pendergrass defeated Bowie’s Elliot Strickland at 114, and Fort Washington’s Johnathen Surratt defeated Beltsville’s Alvin Amana at 201. The winners advance to the Golden Gloves regionals on April 25, also at Rosecroft.

— PRINCE J. GRIMES

Riverdale Baptist baseball playing well As is typically the custom, the Riverdale Baptist baseball team is good — really good. Playing one of the toughest schedules in the state, the Crusaders are off to an 11-2 start this spring. “We graduated some good pitching the last two years,” Riverdale coach Ryan Terrill said. “So, we’ve had a number of kids step up [this season]. We don’t have the overpowering arms that we’ve had in the past, but we’ve got guys that throw strikes and we’ve got a defense out there that’s doing a good job making the routine plays.” Helping to provide offense for the Crusaders is Virginia Commonwealth University recruit Brody Cook. The senior inﬁelder leads the team with his .472 batting average this spring. He’s also pitched some valuable innings on the mound. Senior Seth Williams has done the same, and he’s come up with big hits for the team, Terrill said. Catcher Joey Mendez has also hit the ball well, in addition to working well with his pitchers. The Crusaders will be playing spring break games in Florida through the weekend, but upon returning, they play DeMatha on April 13 at Prince George’s County Stadium, where the Bowie Baysox play. The game, scheduled for 6 p.m., will raise awareness for the VS. Cancer Foundation.

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High Point High School’s Emoni Simms tries to tag Flowers’s Lauryn Lowe during the April 1 softball game in Beltsville.

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Crossland softball stays undefeated When Vernon Kwiatkowski first joined the Crossland High School softball coaching staff three years ago, the Cavaliers were struggling to win games. In his first year as head coach in 2013, Crossland moved above .500 for the first time in a while and last year the Cavaliers went 15-2. On Thursday, they avenged one of those two losses from a year ago with an 11-8 win against Northwestern. Crossland (4-0) is now one of just four Prince George’s County teams without a loss. The addition of quality pitching in recent years has helped propel the program, Kwiatkowski said. Jada Bolden (3-0), who hit two triples Thursday, has been the team’s go-to hurler but firstyear pitcher Kayla Chapman has tallied a win and a save and Kwiatkowski said her ability to come in and relieve Bolden in later innings has been quite helpful. Kwiatkowski added that Crossland’s recent success can also be attributed to more dedication and commitment to putting in the work necessary to improve. The two are also leaders on offense; Bolden tripled twice in Thursday’s win and Chapman added one as well. “We have two people that can pitch, some good solid fielding and our hitting is there,’ Kwiatkowski said. “We’ve been

Flowers senior hits second grand slam The Flowers High School softball team seemed to have its 19-9, five-inning win over High Point April 1 in hand when Saahira Brown stepped up to the plate with the bases loaded. But that didn’t make what happened next any less special. The senior launched a ball deep into the outfield for a grand slam and remarkably, it was her second in just four games. The monster hit put the game out of High Point’s reach. The Jaguars tallied 10 total hits off left-handed Eagles pitcher Erica Belshay. Flowers coach Molly Bender said the team has been able to put its overall team speed to good use with aggressive running on the basepaths. Impressively, Flowers took the field with a freshmen battery against High Point. First-year pitcher Mya Lowe struck out six in a five-hitter.

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Flowers junior breezes past discus competition When the dust — and the discus — settled at Largo High School on April 2, Flowers High School junior Nankoﬁ Appiah not only stood taller than the ﬁeld, but his throw of 138 feet 2 inches stood as the meet’s best.

The Jaguars junior, who didn’t begin throwing until his freshman year of high school, had posted a throw over 18 feet farther than the second-best toss of 120 feet 5 inches — a new personal best. “I just worked on my technique at practice and lifted in the summer,” Appiah said. “I want to go to nationals.” The junior said he hopes to reach the 150- to 160-foot mark by season’s end, ultimately eclipsing the 155-foot mark required to make a trip to nationals.

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DeMatha standout outruns top college sprinters When DeMatha Catholic senior Darryl Haraway lined up with a collection of college track athletes at the Adidas Raleigh Relays on March 27, he expected to win. The Florida State recruit said intimidation was not a factor as he lined up and ultimately bested 77 competitors in the 100-meter dash with a time of 10.40 seconds. “I was going to run against some of the people next year anyway because we were basically going up against ACC teams anyway, like Virginia Tech, [North Carolina] State, Duke and all them. We were going to race them. So my plan was to win and run a fast time.” The DeMatha senior, expected to be one of the best 100 meter sprinters in the nation this season, edged out DeVantre Whitelow of Michigan State by .05 seconds for the win. “I was actually really surprised because I thought there was going to be a little more push,” Haraway said. “There was push, but it wasn’t the push I thought it was going to be.”

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positive, I’m confident with where we are. I think we’re definitely still strong.” Bowie doesn’t typically need to defend its strength, but with so much turnover in the past year, the Bulldogs did enter 2015 with some questions to answer. But Thompson said having first-year starters in most areas of the field — she, third baseman Brittany Lowe and catcher JaBria Washington are the only returners — doesn’t necessarily indicate a drop in capability. The Bulldogs have a rich tradition — 12 state tournament appearances, five in the past decade — and incoming players annually hold themselves accountable for maintaining the program’s success, Thompson said. “Just because seniors left doesn’t mean we’re not going to be a top team,” Thompson said. “After [reaching the state semifinals] last year, the seniors this year are pushing everyone to work hard. Just because someone wasn’t a starter last year doesn’t mean they can’t come up behind [someone who graduated] and do well. [The program’s] history pushes us to keep doing well.” First-year pitcher Sarah Beitzell has done a remarkable job stepping in for one of the county’s most dominant hurlers. While she didn’t get much playing time a year ago with Barzanti in the circle, Thompson said she’s been pleasantly surprised with Beitzell’s work rate and improvement. Beitzell already has thrown one shutout and has not allowed more than two runs in a single game early this spring. She also leads the team with a .625 batting average, nine runs scored and 11 runs batted in. The Bulldogs’ productive batting order — Bowie has scored 57 runs in four games — features three players who

agonizing because their family loved DeMatha coach Mike Jones. Jones said Cook would be a Stag forever. “He’s going to be in my family personally, and the DeMatha basketball family forever,” Jones said. Fultz, a junior, said Jones sometimes will use his former players as examples of not only

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Bowie High School’s Jabria Washington and coach Luanne Smith warm up for an April 1 softball game at Laurel. are hitting better than .500, including Thompson (.550) and Taylor Thompson (.538); Washington is batting .438 with 17 runs scored and 14 RBI. “[Beitzell] keeps us in games, she has good control,” Smith said. “Between her control, she doesn’t walk a lot of batters, and good defense, which I stress constantly, [we are in good shape].” Just like the transition to a predominantly new starting lineup has been seamless, so has the adjustment to Smith as coach, Thompson said.

The former county athlete — she graduated from Elizabeth Seton in 1986 — and 15-year Central softball coach, Smith said she has been coaching softball in the county at all levels — including at the Cheverly Boys and Girls Club — for 30 years. Thompson said in addition to Smith’s status as a former county athlete and her longtime involvement with the sport, the Bulldogs really respond to the effort she makes to promote two-way communication. The returning starter

admitted she herself had some questions about where Bowie would ﬁt into the county’s hierarchy this spring, but any early worries were almost immediately quashed. Next week’s slate of games will be a major gauge. “I was a little worried at the beginning of the season but I saw how the team was working — working really hard,” Thompson said. “I’m very conﬁdent about where we stand today.” jbeekman@gazette.net

years later that the two, recently removed from broken marriages, began seeing each other at the Sports and Learning Complex, and ultimately started dating. Soon thereafter, Austin had Green out on the track, training for masters competition. “She had always been ﬁt,” Austin said. “She trains like crazy and I was in masters track. I said, ‘Why don’t you come out and run.’ So, she started running with me downstairs.” Originally, Green competed in middle- to long-distance events and had moderate success, winning some medals, but nothing eye-opening. That was until Austin decided to time Green in a 200 meters just over a year ago, noticing her exceptional starting speeds. An impressive time prompted a shift in Green’s competitive approach — it was time to focus on sprints. “A lot of people would tell me, ‘You look like a sprinter. You should sprint,’” Green said. “I’d been running long races ... Then I decided when I met Cortez and started training, ‘Hey, I think I can do it.’” The coach-student duo began training immediately, drawing on Austin’s sprint experience from his years in masters competition. Green even spent the 2013-14 indoor season away from competition, perfecting her form and endurance. And

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what to strive for, but to be better than. He said Jones wants each player to be the best they can be. Fultz has offers from numerous Division I colleges, and said that watching Cook win the national championship was inspiring and that he could envision himself in that situation one day. “That’s one of my dreams,” Fultz said. pgrimes@gazette.net

when she ﬁnally returned, she did so in a big way. Medal after medal came flying in for Green, who had found her niche on the track. At the Masters Eastern Regional Championships on March 7, Green posted a time of 10.50 seconds in the 60 meters — a mark later declared an American record by nearly 0.5 seconds. On top of her crowning moment, Green also took ﬁrst place in the 200 meters (37.09) and the 400 meters (1:26.27), adding to her collection of accomplishments that only broadened two weeks later in Winston Salem, where Green also anchored her national champion Potomac Valley Track Club to wins in the 800-meter relay and 1,600-meter relay. “I knew she would be competitive,” Austin said. “But she’s world class after one season of sprinting.” Green’s accomplishments don’t come without a significant training regimen, however. The 76-year-old pairs what Austin calls an “impeccable” diet with rigorous weight training to supplement her on-track workouts. There’s stretching beforehand and stretching after, all in an effort to keep Green capable of participating in a sport she’s fallen for. “It’s a great feeling to run and get medals and break records,” Green said. “I just love it.” agutekunst@gazette.net

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Myles Wolfolk and Abrham Herrera have been playing baseball together since elementary school. So, when Herrera hit a walk-off, two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to give Wise High School a run-ruled 17-6 win over Flowers on Thursday, his teammate was as excited as anyone. “I was jumping around. That’s my boy,” Wolfolk said. Herrera wasn’t immediately sure whether he hit the ball good enough, but once it easily cleared the center-field fence, he had a moment to remember. “I didn’t expect it,” said Herrera, who also hit a single in the fifth inning and reached base two other times on a walk and an error. “We just worked hard. We didn’t give up.” Herrera’s home run capped a five-run inning where the Pumas earned every run they scored. The opposite happened in a five-run third inning when Wise broke a 3-3 tie — Flowers committed four of its six errors in the inning. On a day where the Pumas’ bats were hot — 13 hits and 10 of their 17 runs were earned — Flowers only hastened its own defeat. “I think we just had a defensive letdown,” Flowers coach Marqus Holden said. The Jaguars record is now 2-2. “From the beginning of the season, we’ve been doing pretty well defensively,” he said. “We just keep doing what we’re do-

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Teammates great Wise High School junior Abraham Herrea after his sixth-inning home run ended the game against Flowers last week. ing. We don’t necessarily want to start over because that says what we’re doing wasn’t working and it has been other than today.” Wolfolk, the Pumas’ leadoff hitter, set the tone for Wise, reaching base on singles in the first and third innings, then again on a double in the ﬁfth. He played baseball as a freshman at Largo two years ago, but didn’t play last season. The junior is committed to play football at Virginia Tech. “Abraham, we’ve been close for a long time. We go to the cage every now and then, get our bats ready because we already know we got to be

ready for the season, come out strong,” Wolfolk said of his preparation. “We had to connect and get the team ready. “Everybody did their part. I feel like we hit the ball very well. We could’ve did better on defense, but I feel like we played solid.” Damani Hamm, the Jaguars starting pitcher, went four innings, allowing seven hits and three earned runs. Two of the runs allowed by Hamm came in a three-run first inning. With one out and the bases full. Hamm walked Herrera, which forced in a run. It was followed by a Jason Aldred single to drive in a second and a sacrifice fly by

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Once Bowie High School junior Maxwell Willis locked his feet into the blocks, anticipating the start of the 100-meter dash at Thursday’s Largo Lion Invitational, he only saw the finish line. Willis saw past the crowded stand to his far right and the decorated competitor to his immediate right, Douglass’ Rico Gomez. “I’m not focused on anybody else,” Willis said after finishing with a winning time of 10.62 seconds. “When I get to the line and I get in the blocks, I don’t see anything else but me, the finish line and my time.” “Maxwell is one of the most determined individual track athletes that I’ve ever seen,” longtime Bowie coach Rich Andrulonis said. “He’s so dedicated and he goes into every race 100 percent prepared. I mean he gives it absolutely everything he’s got.” On a day where Bowie was set to pit a number of its top athletes against a strong field of competitors, Willis’ win in the 100 was the catalyst in what proved to be a banner day for the Bulldogs. The Bowie junior captured another individual win later in the evening, holding off Oxon Hill’s Jabari Michael to clinch the 200 title with a time 22.11 seconds, but not before a few

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teammates got in on the action. Despite admittedly not being where she wants to be this early in the season, Bulldogs senior Taylor Williams was able to hold off a late surge from Flowers’ Alexus Williams to win the 400 with a time of 58.08 — just .19 seconds better than the second-place finisher. Though the Indiana University recruit wasn’t necessarily in top form Thursday night, Williams admitted that some stiff competition could serve her well. “It definitely is keeping me in check also knowing that I haven’t dominated this race at all,” Williams said. “There’s definitely people coming for it behind me.” Shortly thereafter, in perhaps the most anticipated race of the invitational, Bowie’s Antonio Coleman used a strong closing 200 meters to cruise to a victory in the 400 (48.81), finishing a full two seconds ahead of DeMatha’s Darryl Haraway (50.81). Just as Coleman expected, the fleet-footed Haraway got off to an electric start rounding the first turn. But like he has over his career at Bowie, Coleman made his charge from behind, edging out the DeMatha senior slightly at the second turn before turning on the afterburners for the closing half of the race. “Usually I tend to chill, but my coach gets on me even though I’m winning races,” Coleman said. “My coach doesn’t like me running from behind because it puts more pressure on me and it also

makes my time slower.” Add the standout individual track wins to a first-place finish by senior high jumper Jason Zeigler (6 feet, 4 inches), and Andrulonis was left more than pleased with the results of his team’s first true meet of the young season. “Early in the season, it’s an absolutely amazing job by our kids today,” Andrulonis said. “Absolutely amazing. I can’t be any more happy and proud of these kids.” While a slew of familiar faces crossed the finish line first for Bowie on Thursday, it was a newer face capturing gold in the girls 100 that had Wise girls coach Gideon Tinch smiling. Junior Aleya Mayo, who had spent most of her high school career running relays and high jumping for the Pumas, led the field across the line with a time of 12.47 seconds, in what was her first competitive 100 since freshman year. “I was so excited when I finished because I felt them right on me,” Mayo said. “But I just had to go.” After losing six top sprinters to graduation last spring, it was Mayo who had proven herself capable of filling the void in practice, Tinch said. Thursday afternoon, she once again showed why. “She’s been proving it at practice and she’s been proving it at meets,” Tinch said. “And I told her, the first good warm day you really will get a chance to display your talent. And today was her day.” agutekunst@gazette.net

Darrell Foote to score another. Flowers tied the game with a run in the top of the second and two more in the third, but the Jaguars only had ﬁve hits in the game. Wise starting pitcher Charles Hemmans got the win in five innings pitched. He helped his cause on offense with three hits. “We can play a little defense and hit the ball a little bit, and then hopefully our pitching just comes along as we go,” Wise coach Drew Gilliam said. pgrimes@gazette.net

Four games into the season and longtime Flowers High School softball coach Molly Bender has had for different lineups. The changes might have been subtle but with a young team that includes four freshman starters, she said she is still trying to figure out who works best where and what the right combinations are. The Jaguars looked quite settled in a 19-9, five-inning win at High Point Wednesday. The victory brought Flowers’ record back to .500 at 2-2 and the Jaguars are scheduled to face Wise Thursday afternoon. “I’ve been trying people out in different positions,” Bender said. “I’m just happy that my younger players are willing to go up to the plate and be aggressive and swing.” Flowers tallied 10 hits Wednesday off a decent pitcher in High Point left-handed hurler Erica Belshay, including senior Saahira Brown’s fifth-inning grand slam that helped the Jaguars put the game out of reach. Speed and aggression around the basepaths, coupled with some High Point (2-2) errors — it took just three hits for Flowers to score seven runs in the first inning — also resulted in big scoring numbers. “We have a lot of speed and we like to utilize that,” Bender said. “These girls love to get dirty and they’re aggressive on the basepaths.” Impressively, Flowers took

the field with a freshman battery Wednesday. First-year pitcher Mya Lowe struck out six batters in a five-hitter. She and Brown will likely split time in the pitcher’s circle and Bender said it is nice to have such a talented one-two punch. The Jaguars held a comfortable 12-2 lead through three innings off hits from Brown, Jennifer Reyes, Dominique Kelly, Kelsi Lawson and Kira Page, but a four-run fourth inning kept High Point within striking distance, 13-6. “We have a very resilient team, one that is able to recover and able to come back from mistakes,” first-year Eagles coach Mike Wisniewski said. Wisniewski added that about 50 percent of his lineup is either new to the team or playing in a different position this year, but third-year starter Belshay brings some stability and leadership. Wisniewski said as the season continues he believes High Point could be a top 4 team. After allowing High Point to claw its way back into Wednesday’s game, Flowers scored six runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a 13-run lead. Brown’s grand slam was her second of the season. High Point added tree runs in the bottom of the inning and had runners on base but a strikeout from Lowe closed out the run-rule victory. “I’m glad that we were able to come back and score after they scored, sometimes it can go [the other way],” Bender said. “We’re hitting the ball well on offense.” jbeekman@gazette.net

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Two women forge a friendship across generational boundaries and learn about life from another in the process in the new musical, “Choking Out the Kudzu,” opening at Greenbelt Arts Center on Friday. Written by Betty Ladas and Billie Colombaro, with the latter woman also directing, the production revolves around Stella, a mother and housewife who longs to pursue a hidden dream of hers, and Bessie, and 80 year old in a nursing home who gives Stella the courage to proceed. The duo didn’t initially set out to write “Choking Out the Kudzu” — the idea came from walks the two would take, with composer and songwriter Ladas sharing snippets of songs she was working on. After awhile, Colombaro said some of the pieces could ﬁt into a story, and they started putting the musical together over several years. “It was sort of like being in high school and you have a project due Monday,” said Ladas, “so you get together over the weekend to work and spend most of the time laughing. But we would also get serious and really struggle with what we wanted to say – we wanted to get it right.” Getting their musical to where they wanted it took time and effort; the production was originally an hour longer than it is now, and Ladas said they especially wanted to make sure the younger characters were written respectfully. Much of

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Joy Gerst, MerryRose Howley and Aref Dajani appear as wife and mother Stella, daughter Robin and husband and father Frank of the Pierce family in the upcoming Greenbelt Arts Center production “Choking Out the Kudzu.” their inspiration, however, came from people they’ve encountered throughout their lifetimes. “We’re from the same area in Louisiana,” Ladas said, “and we sort of know both of these characters, as well as that I think everybody is both of these characters. Our goal isn’t to be politically correct, it’s just to be honest, and I think if you’re honest about life people will hear that and will identify with it.” Kudzu is an invasive species of vine that usually pushes out native plants wherever it grows. Much like clearing away the kudzu to allow local species to grow, this musical documents

Stella and Bessie addressing the harm in their lives and letting their true selves develop. Fittingly, the musical is subtitled “The Will and The Courage;” Bessie has a large part in helping Stella develop the courage she needs to pursue her own life. “When you’re old, people disregard you; they think you don’t have any more brains, and how could your experience possibly be interesting,” said Ladas. “In this show, we wanted to show that just because people have age, they can still be smart and have a lot to give.” As co-writer, it’s been a great experience for her to see which aspects of the characters

have resonated with the actors playing them; with BJ Bergman Angstadt in the role of Bessie in particular, Ladas found that even though she wrote the songs, she still ﬁnds herself emotional when they’re sung in rehearsal. “Each person interprets it differently, and it’s great to see what people do with songs and words written by others,” Ladas said. “And to see your work come to life is just awesome, it’s inspiring. I get all caught up in the story and I know how the thing ends, it’s not a surprise for me, but I feel for those characters up there.”

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Potomac attorney ﬁnds ‘Moments of Truth’ from his life

Neal Gillen has many stories well worth telling. In addition to eight novels, the 77-year-old Potomac attorney has written two memoirs. The most recent, “Moments of Truth,” is a collection of 114 tales about his interaction with a formidable cast of real-life characters, including well-known politicians, underworld figures and actors. The road on which Gillen encountered a multitude of prominent individuals has been long and winding. He was the eldest of five children of parents who survived the Great Depression. His father operated heavy equipment by day and worked for the New York City subway system by night, and his mother was a hospital administrator and a Girl Scout leader. Gillen’s parents expected him to succeed. “My father wanted me to be a civil engineer. My mother pushed me into grade school a year ahead of my peers, sent me on to a tough Jesuit prep school, and I rebelled. I had a few tough years, but I turned things around on my own terms when I finally realized that if I was going to succeed, I had to knuckle down, change my ways and do the work.” As a young man, Gillen took any job he could get. “I delivered newspapers, folded newspapers in a candy store, delivered telegrams and flowers in the Garment District, sold peanuts, hot dogs and soda in Yankee Stadium and the Polo Grounds, worked in a women’s hat factory and [in a dead-end job] for a large insurance company,” he said. At age 17, he joined the

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IN THE ARTS For a free listing, please submit complete information to wfranklin@gazette.net at least 10 days in advance of desired publication date. High-resolution color images (500KB minimum) in jpg format should be submitted when available. THEATER & STAGE Bowie Community Theatre, “Flyin’ West,”

April 10 through April 25, call for prices, times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, 301-805-0219, bctheatre.com. The Clarice, Tia Fuller (two shows), April 9; Tia Fuller Jazz Clinic, April 10; Shared Graduate Dance Concert, April 10; Taylor Mac: The 20th Century Conversation, April 10; Kreativity Open Mic Night, April 10; Larissa Dedova and James Stern Faculty Recital, April 10; Bulletproof Musician Workshop (two shows), April 11; Taylor Mac: The 20th Century Concert, Abridged, April 11; University of Maryland, College Park, theclarice.umd.edu. Hard Bargain Players, Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, 240-766-8830, hbplayers.org. Harmony Hall Regional Center, Glenn Leonard’s Temptation Review, April 11; 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-203-6070, arts.pgparks.com. Greenbelt Arts Center, “Choking Out the Kudzu,” April 10 through April 26; call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, greenbeltartscenter. org. Joe’s Movement Emporium, NCrease Fitness presents X-Her-Size, April 18; 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819, joesmovement.org. Laurel Mill Playhouse, Young Adult Spring One Acts, through April 12, call for ticket prices, times, Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, laurelmillplayhouse.org. Montpelier Arts Center, Indigo Sings Sarah Vaughan, April 9; The Freddy Cole Quartet, April 10-April 11; 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301377-7800, arts.pgparks.com. NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), Barney & Bea Recreation Center, 10000 Good Luck Road, Bowie. For ticket sales and additional information, call 240-475-8800 or visit madtheater. org. Prince George’s Little Theatre, “Suite Surrender,” May 1 through May 16, call for tickets and show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-937-7458, pglt.org. Publick Playhouse, Salsa Cinderella, April 16; Cafe Groove, April 17; Dallas Black Dance Theatre, April 23-April 24; 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301-277-1710, arts.pgparks.com. 2nd Star Productions, “Kiss Me, Kate,” May 29 through June 27; Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, call for prices, times, 410-757-5700, 301-832-4819, 2ndstarproductions.com.

Tantallon Community Players, “Joseph and

the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” May 22 through June 7; Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301262-5201, tantallonstage.com. Venus Theatre, “God Don’t Like Ugly,” through April 12, 21 C Street, Laurel. venustheatre.org.

NIGHTLIFE New Deal Café, The Hillbilly Gypsies, April 10; Megan Jean and the KFB, April 11; Annette Wasilik, April 12; Double Sharp, April 14; 113 Centerway Road, 301-474-5642, newdealcafe. com. Old Bowie Town Grill, Wednesday Night Classic Jam, 8 p.m. every Wednesday, sign-ups start at 7:30 p.m., 8604 Chestnut Ave., Bowie, 301464-8800, oldbowietowngrille.com.

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

OUTDOORS Dinosaur Park, Dinosaur Park programs, noon to 4 p.m. first and third Saturdays, join paleontologists and volunteers in interpreting fossil deposits, 13200 block Mid-Atlantic Blvd., Laurel, 301-627-7755. Mount Rainier Nature Center, Toddler Time: hands-on treasures, crafts, stories and soft play, 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, age 5 and younger free, 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier, 301-9272163. Prince George’s Audubon Society, Bird Walks, 7:30 a.m. first Saturdays, Fran Uhler Natural Area, meets at end of Lemon Bridge Road, north of Bowie State University, option to bird nearby WB&A Trail afterward; 7:30 a.m. third Saturdays, Governor Bridge Natural Area, Governor Bridge Road, Bowie, meet in parking lot; for migrating and resident woodland and field birds, and waterfowl. For beginners and experts. Waterproof footwear and binoculars suggested. Free. 410-765-6482.

ET CETERA College Park Aviation Museum, Peter Pan Club, 10:30-11:30 a.m. second and fourth Thursdays of every month, activities for pre-schoolers, $4, $3 seniors, $2 ages 2-18, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park, 301-864-6029, collegeparkaviationmuseum.com. Women’s Chamber Choir Auditions, by appointment for the concert season of women’s chamber choir Voix de Femmes, 7:45-9:30 p.m. Thursdays, 402 Compton Ave., Laurel, 301-5208921, annickkanter@gmail.com.

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Continued from Page B-4 After living in Louisiana around Colombaro for awhile, Ladas moved to Nashville before settling in Greenbelt after her daughter and son-in-law who live in the area had their ﬁrst child. She met Malca Giblin, a board member for Greenbelt Arts Center, who told Ladas they were accepting submissions for the 2015 season. She decided to submit “Choking Out the Kudzu,” and the rest was history. “The cast and the community are really good, this little theater has a nice reputation and real followers,” Ladas said. “The whole town is just totally remarkable, it doesn’t surprise me that they pay attention to their art here.” The center showcases a

STORIES

Continued from Page B-4 as part of his legal work, novels and memoirs came later, in his 60s. Pulitzer Prize-winning author David McCullough suggested that he write, and a childhood friend and politician Pat Buchanan encouraged him to write about neighborhood characters from his past. “As an avid reader of at least a book a week, both ﬁction and nonﬁction, I came to the conclusion that I have stories to tell and I can do this,” he recalled. “Moments of Truth” was a result of the decade of research Gillen did for his previous memoir, “1954 Adventures in New York,” which focused on a single critical year in his life. In the process of communicating with old friends and classmates, he said, “my memory was energized and brought forth numerous other stories.” In planning the book, “I decided to use only those stories where the takeaway was a moment of truth ...,” Gillen said, “114 separate stories covering my days in the Navy, falling in love, learning and practicing the

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‘CHOKING OUT THE KUDZU’ n When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 10, 11, 17, 18, 24 and 25; 2 p.m. Sunday, April 12, 19 and 26 n Where: Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt n Tickets: $14-$22 n More information: greenbeltartscenter.org; 301-441-8770

range of types of theatrical productions addressing the range of experiences people go through. “I think the human experience is that we all can feel for each other and feel the same feelings,” said Ladas. “We might feel it at different times, and I might feel more about one thing that you would, but it’s important that we understand each other and realize we’re not the same and that we can feel for each other.” kgroff@gazette.net

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Adam Pierce, portrayed by Cole Sitildes, sits by his mother, Stella Pierce, as played by Joy Gerst, in the upcoming musical “Choking Out the Kudzu.”

law, my considerable involvement in national politics, interesting characters and notable people I came across in life, significant events — such as the 1963 March on Washington and the 1968 Riots — and challenges I encountered in my life.” Putting the stories “together into a connective narrative proved to be an interesting, albeit time-consuming, process as compared to the novel where one’s imagination governs the process as the story flows — a totally different process and to me an easier process,” he said. The Writer’s Center in Bethesda has been a great resource for the 44-year Montgomery County resident, who served on the TWC board, and established and funded The McLaughlin, Esstman, Stearns First Novel Prize that TWC administers. In TWC workshops, Gillen said he received “sound advice, direction, guidance, intellectual nourishment and the motivation to keep writing.” “The workshop experience,” he added, “gives you the confidence to keep at it while developing your skills as a writer, particularly in your reviewing and critiquing the work of oth-

ers. In focusing on the work of others and suggesting improvements, one is better able to focus on and improve his own work.” Retirement has allowed Gillen more time to devote to writing; he is working on short stories as well as two novels. He also practices law part-time, including administrative law work for a commodity fund, consulting on governance issues for a trade association and pro-bono work on arbitration issues for an international organization. Gillen has a solid plan for the future. “I hope to continue living an active life as I currently do — writing, traveling, giving back to my community, staying in good health, competing in swimming and enjoying the company of my wonderful partner in life,” — his wife of 51 years, anti-trust litigator Mary-Margaret Gillen. Gillen will take part in the 10th annual Kensington Day of the Book Festival, 3786 Howard Ave., Kensington, on Sunday, April 26, 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. “Moments of Truth” ($16) is available in book or eBook format at amazon.com. Visit Gillen’s blog at nealpgillenbooks.com.

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GREENBELT COMMUNITY CENTER

The Greenbelt Community Centerís latest Artful Afternoon will take place Sunday.

An artful weekend

Celebrate the arrival of spring with an Artful Afternoon at the Greenbelt Community Center on Sunday. From 1 until 3 p.m., make “towers of ﬂowers” in a free craft workshop with Mary Gawlik, Artist in Residence. See Gawlik’s work and that of her eight fellow Artists in Residence in a studio open house and sale

from 1 until 4 p.m. A new exhibition at the Greenbelt Community Center Art Gallery features poetic landscape iPhone photography by Karen Klinedinst. The exhibition is open during all facility hours and continues through June 5. The Greenbelt Museum’s current

Finding a Fuller sound

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Miss Leah, played by Sandra Cox True, braids the hair of Minnie Dove Charles, played by Brawnlyn Blueitt, in Bowie Community Theatre’s production of “Flyin’ West.”

A date with destiny Following the Civil War, many former slaves decided to take up the government on The Homestead Act, which was enacted to give people the opportunity to claim land if they settled it out West. Whites and blacks alike went West searching for prosperity and a new life. “Flyin’ West,” a play written by Pearl Cleage, tells the story of the black women who became pioneers in the Old West, set-

tling together in the all-black town of Nicodemus, Kan., and who overcame difﬁcult odds to work their own land and make a place for themselves in a harsh and forbidding environment. The Bowie Community Theatre is putting on the show at the Bowie Playhouse through April 25. Tickets for the show are $15-$20. For more information, visit bctheatre.com or call 301805-0219.

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NOTICE On September 3, 2014, pursuant to Public Utility Articles §§ 5-103 and 5-202 and Code of Maryland Regulations 20.07.04.03-.04, the Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC filed with the Public Service Commission an application for approval to transfer to itself the passenger railroad franchise previously held and abandoned by the Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad Company. The Public Service Commission has established a schedule for proceedings culminating in an evidentiary hearing to determine whether the Commission can reasonably conclude that the public convenience and necessity would be served by authorizing Baltimore Washington Rapid Rail, LLC to acquire the Washington to Baltimore portion of the abandoned railroad franchise of the former Washington, Baltimore and Annapolis Electric Railroad Company. Petitions to intervene in the above-referenced proceeding should be filed with the Commission’s Executive Secretary, David J. Collins, at William Donald Schaefer Tower, 6 St. Paul Street, Baltimore, MD 212026806 on or before April 21, 2015. (4-9-15)

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CARPENTER APPRENTICESHIP

Applications for Carpenter, Millwright, and Pile Driver apprenticeships will be accepted by Mid-Atlantic Carpenters’ Training Centers on the following dates: April 20 - May 15, 2015. Applications will be accepted from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. only. The test date is Thursday, May 21, 2015. A non-refundable $20 administrative processing fee is required. Money orders only. Anyone interested should call 301-736-1696 for further details. EOE

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else wants a Vintage collectable Harp?, Have you ever thought about playing the harp? Or maybe you have thought about a nice decoration to add to your home for show? My harp is sure to win your attention! I am selling my harp, because it used to belong to my mother who passed away years ago, and now its just sitting in my house with no one playing it. I need to sell the harp, so i can get money to pay for school. And I dont have alot of other options for raising money.Its comes with a cover and pick I am willing to negotiate on the price., 3500

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TELEMARKETERS We have several immediate openings for telemarketers to work in the comfort of your home. Hours are flexible and no experience is necessary - we will train. You will be calling for a charity, so no selling will be involved. For more information on this opportunity, please call: Patrick or Agnes (301-953-0090)

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NEW CASTLE LIVING is seeking a highly motivated, outgoing to Sales Rep to sell its new laminate flooring products to local retailers within the Washington, DC area. Candidate must be able to work well under pressure in a high paced environment. Previous sales experience and/or knowledge of laminate flooring products is an asset, but not a requirement. Candidate must have a valid driver’s license, reliable vehicle and connection to the internet. If interested please either fax or email your resume to 703-742-0935 or resumes@xpandcorp.com. EOE/M/F/Disabled/Veteran

Medical Receptionist PT/FT-flexible. Downtown Silver Spring. Exp. Required. Fax (301)589-5245 Email: admin@rodman-engelstein.com

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We are a small design/build firm specializing in detailed upscale residential remodeling projects throughout MD, DC, VA. We are looking to add an entry level apprentice carpenter to assist our master carpenters. If you have a desire to pursue a career in the skilled trades, this might be a great opportunity for you. Candidates must possess the following; • Ability to take and follow direction • Willingness to learn • Strong work ethic Competitive wages & benefits offered. Interested applicants should email resume and references to: Loretta@pagenstechergroup.com

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Auto Service Cashier/Operator PT, Responsibilities: customer service, filing, switchboard, cash drawer, etc. Requirements: prior cash handling exp, customer service skills, dependable work history, work a flex schedule and accceptable background/drug screen testing. The schedule will vary & average 3 days/wk. Weekday 7:30am-5:00pm & Sat. 8:00am6:00pm. Possible evening shift 4:30-9:00pm. Email resumes to: Pmartoche@academyfordsales.com.

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Thursday, April 9, 2015 lr Cars Wanted

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2015 GOLF 4D HB LAUNCH EDITION

#3022537, Power Windows, Power Locks, Auto, Keyless Entry, Sunroof

MSRP 18,815 $

16,599

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#7280305, Power Windows, Power Locks, Keyless Entry, Auto

MSRP 19,245 $

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18,699

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05 MAZDA 6: 4 cylinder, runs well, 147k, alloy rims, 4 door, sun roof, AC, $3700 Call: 301-996-6494 08’ VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE: 92k miles 2.55 cylinders, auto, tan leather int, good cond, $5500 240-472-0607

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1905 Brentwood Road Live/Drive Auction Time Saturdays 10:00a.m.

or email dc@capitalautoauction.com

MSRP $25,535

Washington, DC

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17,999

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MSRP 22,615

5001 Beech Road Live/Drive Auction Time Saturdays 9:00a.m.

2015 GOLF GTI 2D HB S

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2007 Dodge Magnum Wagon. V568165B, Red,136,258 Miles................$8,891

2014 Golf 4Dr...............................VP0129, White,18,424 Miles.................$18,741

2010 Golf TDI.............................V002217A, Silver,97,688 Miles........$12,322

2012 GLI Autobaun.....................V558039A, White,40,126 Miles.............$19,991

2014 Ford Focus.......................PR0124, Red, 34,432 Miles.............$13,393

2013 Jetta Sportwagen TDI.....V606905A,Gray,34,916 Miles..........$20,551

2012 Jetta Sedan.......................V304285A, Gray,18,289 Miles...............$13,491

2013 GTI Wolfsburg..................V058760A, Black, 12,059 Miles.......$20,793

2012 Jetta SEL PREM PZEV.......VLP0123, Grey, 55,979 Miles...............$13,755

2014 GTI Wolfsburg..................V039591A, Black, 7,854 Miles.............$20,994

2012 Jetta Sedan SE.................V283821A, White,35,610 Miles.............$14,991

2013 Passat TDI SE....................V033935A, Gray,28,762 Miles...............$21,991

2012 Hyundai Sonata Ltd........VP0127, White, 58,071 Miles...........$15,992

2015 Passat 1.8T Se.................V504978A, Fortana Red, 1651Miles.$24,563

2012 GTI.....................................V051211A, Gray,50,358 Miles.........$16,552

2014 Toyota RAV4 AWD...........V822918A,White,4,106 Miles..........$25,491

2014 Nissan Altima..................PR0125, Grey, 25,866 Miles.............$15,893

2012 Mercedes E350 AWD........V061959A, Silver, 46,366 Miles.......$28,872

G560911

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PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 4/14/2015.