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fter visiting numerous locations, Tom Hoover and Lisa Ford said they couldn’t find anything that felt right for their wedding. And then, the longtime football fans had an idea that scored with both of them: getting married at the Washington Redskins’ FedExField.

The Hoopers are among couples departing from more traditional wedding locations and instead saying their vows at unique Prince George’s County sites.

“We were having the hardest time figuring out where we wanted to get married,” said Lisa Hoover of Odenton. “Then Tom mentioned getting

From stadiums to museums, couples are getting hitched at nontraditional county sites

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married on the football field. We gave them a call and went from there. We stood on the 50-yard line with our immediate family sitting on a bench, and the rest of the people were in the stands.”

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In lieu of a couple lighting a candle during their wedding ceremony to represent unity, A.C. Warden of Brentwood, an interfaith minister/ celebrant of Capital Ceremonies, recalled INSIDE one couple’s “dirtier” twist. n Helpful tips “They did a unity for planning a smooth dirty martini,” Warwedding day. den said. “Their moms poured vermouth and n A look at gin into a shaker. The weddings by best man shook it, maid the numbers of honor put in the olacross the ives, and they both got country. a sip. Another couple’s Page A-6 go-to thing was sandwiches, so they made a unity sandwich of peanut butter and Marshmallow Fluff.”

Warden said more couples are breaking from tradition and putting

A couple weds July 20 at the College Park Aviation Museum. At top, Lisa and Tom Hoover walk through FedEx Field, home of the NFL’s Washington Redskins, during their May 7, 2011, wedding.

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The Prince George’s County school board approved a $1.8 billion fiscal 2015 education budget Tuesday night, with much of the focus being placed on adding Spanish immersion and expanding other specialty programs.

The budget — which also included adding parent liaisons and expanding French immersion, Montessori, Talented and Gifted and full-day pre-kindergarten programs — must now go to the county executive and County Council for approval.

“Not everyone got what they wanted, but given what we had, we all gave it our best shot,” said board chairman Segun Eubanks. “We know that to be great, we need to do more than this budget represents. This is a big step forward, but we have a long way to go.”

Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell said the budget incorporates much of his vision for moving the school system forward.

“We’ve talked about expanding programs of choice for parents, more rigorous instruction for parents, higher salaries for our employees for the retention and recruitment concerns that we have,” Maxwell said. “All

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In response to concerns that one year of free credit monitoring is insufficient for those affected by the data breach at the University of Maryland, College Park, the university is extending the coverage to five years, it announced Tuesday.

More than 300,000 students, faculty and staff are believed to have been affected by the Feb. 19 cyber attack that compromised Social Security numbers, dates of birth, university identification numbers and names.

The breach affected individuals at the College Park and Shady Grove campuses who had been issued university identification since 1998, according to a statement by university president Wallace Loh. Loh said the free credit protection will be available at no cost by calling information services company Experian at 866-274-3891.

Experian’s ProtectMyID system will alert users to changes and suspicious activity found in their credit report, as well as offer identity fraud investigation and resolution, the release said.

“If you have already signed up for the initial oneyear protection, you will be automatically upgraded to five years, so you do not need to call again,” Loh said.

“All coverage is retroactive to the date of the breach.”

Loh also announced the launch of a cybersecurity task force to investigate the breach, which will be led

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Badges of honor

Bond Mill students shake out Shakespeare

Laurel Elementary announces honor roll

Bond Mill Elementary School students will perform a musical parody of Romeo and Juliet at 7 p.m. Saturday.

Kristen Ruiz, a Bond Mill technology teacher who has been directing the school’s musical productions for 10 years, said the students have been rehearsing since September.

“I always pick plays that a high school or a middle school would do because I always feel our children will rise to the occasion,” she said.

“It is amazing what these kids do. It just blows me away.”

The musical, called Romeo and Harriet, is set in modern Manhattan, where the Montagues own an upscale apartment store and the Capulets own a discount store, Ruiz said.

Forty-two students are involved as actors and five as stage crew members, developing a final product that will include around 10 songs and last around two hours, Ruiz said.

Unlike Shakespeare’s original play, Romeo and Harriet has a happy ending, Ruiz said.

“They end up getting married in the end, they secretly get married of course, then the families go into business together,” she said. “Tybalt and Mercutio open a pie shop together.”

The performance is free to the public and will take place at Bond Mill Elementary School, located at 16001 Sherwood Ave. in Laurel.

Laurel Elementary School recently released the names of students who earned Principal’s Honor Roll for the second quarter.

In order to be named to the Principal’s Honor Roll, a student must maintain at least a 4.0 Grade Point Average and have no grade lower than a 90.

Students named to the Principal’s Honor Roll are second-graders Diego Harner and Lamine Diaby and fifth-graders Eduardo Vera, Hanna Palchefsky and Ansharan Akbar.

The Hyattsville Branch Library will hold its 50th anniversary celebration from 1:30 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, according Bart Lawrence, a Friends of the Hyattsville Library member.

Lawrence said there will be a card-signing ceremony and group photo at 1:30 p.m.in front of the library, or in the large meeting room downstairs in case of inclement weather. A reception will follow from 2 to 4 p.m. There will also be historic photos and information, craft activities, live music, refreshments and more, Lawrence said.

“This is a great opportunity to share memories about the library and discuss and celebrate its past, present and future,” Lawrence said in an email.

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lick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly. Actors and audience help tell the story of Sunjata Keita, a young boy destined to save his people. Contact 301-277-1710; TTY 301-277-0312.

Black History Month: AfricanAmerican Heroes & Advocates Costume Contest, 6 to 9 p.m., Prince

George’s Sports & Learning Complex, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover. Dress as one of your favorite African-American heroes, recite a speech and/or share a story that pertains to the Civil Rights Movement. Awards presented to the best dressed and most enthusiastic speaker. Contact 301-583-282; TTY 301-583-2483.

Black History Month Movie Night, 7 p.m., Seat Pleasant Volunteer Fire

the public. For more information, call 301-312-9170.

Beltsville hosts scholarship fundraiser The Parent Teacher Student Association at High Point High School in Beltsville will host a yard sale on from 8 a.m. to noon, March 22 from 8 a.m. to noon at the school, located at 3601 Powder Mill Road.

Community members are invited to rent tables and sell their items, as well as to attend the event and shop, said coordinator Karen Coakley.

Proceeds from the yard sale will go towards High Point PTSAsponsored activities such as college

House, 6305 Addison Road, Seat Pleasant. Event is free. All children younger than 18 must be accompanied by an adult. Call 301-336-2600 or darlinda. sanders@seatpleasantmd.gov.

Xtreme Teens: Workforce Readiness, 7 to 10 p.m., Columbia Park El-

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Now is the time to fill out applications for summer jobs. We will provide sites for area job opportunities and assist you in the process. Contact 301-3413749; TTY 301-445-4512.

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1 to 4 p.m., Laurel Municipal Center, 8103 Sandy Spring Road, Laurel. Learn more about your local government, meet city staff and engage with civic organizations around the city. A tour of City Hall, entertainment, light refreshments.

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scholarships and an event to thank teachers and staff, Coakley said. It is the first year the High Point PTSA has hosted a yard sale, she said.

“This year, things are a little bit tighter, so we are trying to do something different with fundraisers,” Coakley said.

Any school or community member may rent a table and two chairs for $20 and sell used items at the event, which Coakley said is a great way to get started on spring cleaning. She also encourages community members to stop by and peruse the tables.

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The Greenbelt City Council is working to see the forest for the peas ... as well as tomatoes, carrots and other vegetables grown in the city’s community gardens.

When Greenbelt was founded in 1937, several community gardens were created in the city’s wooded areas. The city currently has three community gardens at Henry’s Hollow located on Hamilton Place, Hamilton Garden located at the end of Hamilton Place and Gardenway located along a walking path off the road of the same name.

“The issue has become over time, how do you manage a garden area that’s within a forest?” said Celia Craze, Greenbelt director of planning and community development.

City officials are proposing the creation of an eight-foot maintenance “buffer zone” between the gardens and the forest, but have delayed decisions about the actual boundaries of the gardens, trees to be removed and garden access areas — issues that have pitted gardeners against preservationists.

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Greenbelt community gardens (shown here) were created in Henry’s Hollow, located within the city’s forest preserve. do and have these larger discussions at a later point,” Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan said during a Feb. 18 work session.

One of the major issues of contention, Craze said, is deciding the actual boundaries for the garden. The board recommended declaring the community garden fences as the official boundaries, but garden club members say much of the gardens’ original territory has been lost to the forest, and the fences are not an accurate marker for community garden boundaries.

Martha Tomecek, president of the Community Garden Club, said she became a community gardener in 2000, the last year the gardens were plowed and all the fences were taken down.

“In 2001, everybody put their fences up, and that for the most part are the fences that we

have now,” Tomecek said. “...

We just kind of guessed where they’d been.”

Community gardener Richard Olson said gardeners have moved the fences inward as the forest has encroached upon the gardens due to lack of maintenance in the surrounding areas.

“We’re talking about trees needing to be preserved and we’re losing gardens,” he said.

Councilman Rodney Roberts asked if the council could make any maintenance decision without determining the boundaries, based on the city’s own rules for forest preservation.

“Unless we know what the limits of the garden are, we cannot make intelligent decisions as to the buffer,” Roberts said.

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A new cooperative in Cheverly is bringing “hard” sciences, such as computer programming, anatomy and physics, to home-schoolers.

The Cheverly STEM Education Center is the brainchild of two home schooling parents — former private school chemistry teacher Ann Caldwell and retired civil engineer Jeanne Robinson, both of Cheverly.

Despite her science background, Caldwell said, it was difficult to teach science when there are only three students — her children, who are ages 8, 11 and 13.

“It’s kind of like having a PE class for one,” she said. “You

need other kids to make it work.”

The Cheverly STEM Education Center opened its doors in October 2013 at the Cheverly United Methodist Church with 20 students. Now in its second eight-week trimester, enrollment has grown to 46 students.

Many are from Prince George’s County, but some come from as far as Baltimore and Virginia, Caldwell said.

Caldwell teaches the physics and chemistry classes. Robinson teaches engineering. Robinson’s daughter, who has a doctorate in physical therapy, teaches anatomy and physiology. Robinson’s son-in-law teaches computer programming.

“You can find an awful lot of co-ops teaching enrichment courses, like music or art or theater,” Robinson said. “But we’re pretty unique in Maryland and Prince George’s County in offering these sort of core classes.”

Myra Tyler of Glenn Dale began home-schooling her daugh-

ter, Carletta, 14, this school year.

She said the STEM group has made teaching science easier.

“I’m teaching her ninthgrade biology, but this offered me a more intensive science where I don’t have to go out and purchase my own microscopes or sheep hearts,” Tyler said.

Caldwell said the group may expand to include a second day, adding algebra and chemistry.

Caldwell said the group charges fees to cover lab costs, instructors and rental of the church space, but no one is turned away due to an inability to pay.

Last year, there were 3,332 home-schooled children in Prince George’s County, said Lillian Norris-Holmes, director of the Prince George’s County Public Schools’ Homeschooling Office, which provides support and monitoring for home-schooled students.

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From his savvy business sense, financial acumen and interest in economic development, friends and co-workers of Guy Tiberio, 86, say his passion for community will be missed.

Tiberio, the Edmonston town administrator and former mayor of Riverdale Park, died in his home on Feb. 16.

Tiberio served as mayor of Riverdale Park for 14 years and as a councilman on and off for nine years. He had been working as the town administrator for Edmonston since 2005, and worked until the day he died, said Stephen Walker, Edmonston police chief and a friend of Tiberio.

Tiberio was elected mayor of Riverdale Park twice, and served from 1979 to 1986, and then again from 2003 to 2005.

Tiberio had been battling lung cancer and passed away with his family by his side, according to friends. Tiberio’s family could not be reached by press time.

Patrick Prangley was the city administrator of Riverdale Park for 31 years and worked under Tiberio when he was mayor.

“He was a very passionate person,” Prangley said. “He created a lot of passion for community involvement.”

Under Tiberio’s administration, Riverdale Park built a new municipal center and helped launch the University of Maryland’s M Tiberio Square Research Park, a hub for science and technology companies, Prangley said.

“He wanted to serve. He wanted to be in that position all the time,” Prangley said. “He was like a teacher in action.

When he was not in office, he would help advise people.”

Edmonston hired Tiberio in 2005 to help the town with its finances, but he was soon promoted to become Edmonston’s first town administrator, Walker said.

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mediately recognized the value of Guy,” Walker said. “He [was] a strong-willed guy, a very shrewd businessman. I make the joke that when he goes up in heaven that the big man better watch out because Guy is a very good businessman. He was a financial wizard.”

Walker said he worked for the Riverdale Park Police Department while Tiberio was mayor, and more than 20 years later, Tiberio was involved in hiring Walker as Edmonston’s police chief.

Some of Tiberio’s initiatives in Edmonston included raising salaries for city employees, recruiting bilingual staff and directing the Green Street project, which received national attention for making Decatur Street environmentally friendly, Walker said.

Tiberio is survived by three sons: Michael Tiberio, Paul Tiberio and Roy Tiberio.

Memorial services were held Saturday at Chambers Funeral Home in Riverdale Park.

Tiberio’s family has asked for donations to the American Cancer Society in lieu of flowers. eeastman@gazette.net

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Not many elementary school students begin the school day with a bobsledding race, and the novelty wasn’t lost on thirdthrough fifth-graders at Holy Redeemer School in College Park.

Holy Redeemer’s gym was filled Feb. 20 with around 90 chattering students who lined up to race their miniature homemade bobsleds in honor of the Winter Olympics — and learn about physics at the same time.

The school has been holding Winter Olympics-themed competitions this week as a way to make math and science concepts more relatable and fun, said Chris Harrington, a Holy Redeemer teacher and level coordinator for third, fourth and fifth grade students.

“They’re looking at the design of the sled and which ones win and why that design works,” she said. “It’s really just something fun to put into math and science.”

Student competitors raced mock bobsleds, made out of cardboard, wire and other materials, down long gutters fixed to a platform in the gym. Those waiting for their turn to race sat in circles and completed bobsledding-themed word problems. Students were assigned countries to represent and com-

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Lucy Lannon, 9, and Olivia Heath, 11, race their homemade bobsleds Feb. 20 at Holy Redeemer School’s mock Winter Olympics. The school activity included math and science lessons. peted in groups of mixed grades and ages.

In the past, Harrington has designed educational events around competitions such as March Madness, she said.

“I guess that I like sports,” she said.

Corey Dolet, 10, of Beltsville decorated his bobsled with a “C’ for his name and multi-colored arrows.

“The arrows are for me to know if it goes backwards, which way not to go and which way to go,” he said. “I haven’t tried it out yet, [but] I think I’m going to win.”

Corey’s team is representing Russia this week, he said.

Kayla Kirchknopf, 11, of Greenbelt was one of two winners of the bobsled competition. The fifth-grader was representing Germany and decorated her sled with strips of colorful duct tape.

“I feel good,” she said “[My teammates]

thought it was pretty cool.”

Principal Maria Bovich said the competition gets students excited about subjects the school would like to emphasize.

“One of our academic goals this year was a concentration on math,” she said. “We always score really high, above the national percentile, in both reading and math, but our reading is always higher than our math.”

According to 2012 data from TerraNova, a national program of standardized tests testing system, Holy Redeemer scored about 20 points higher than the national average.

Bovich said students have been enthusiastic about their version of the Olympics.

“This was just a great way to apply the [math and science] they’ve been learning,” she said. eeastman@gazette.net

County police search for leads in triple homicide Prince George’s County police are investigating a triple homicide in Capitol Heights reported Saturday after a relative of one of the victims found three bodies with apparent gunshot wounds.

The relative called police at about 5:30 p.m. to report three bodies found at an apartment in the 5200 block of Marlboro Pike in Capitol Heights, Lt. William

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Alexander said. The victims have been identified as Ortiz Ola, 38, of the 5200 block of Marlboro Pike in Capitol Heights; Weldon Mason, 33, of the 10000 block of Washington Boulevard in Laurel; and Staci Taneesha White, 33, of the 13000 block of Larchdale Road in Laurel, Alexander said. The three were pronounced dead on the scene, Alexander said.

Police are still working to identify suspects and a motive, Alexander said. The 5200 block of Marlboro Pike was canvassed Sunday, and investigators didn’t come away with anything “earth-shattering,” Alexander said. Police distributed fliers with information on the case and questioned area residents.

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The city of Laurel is taking the health and safety of its residents to heart.

At the Laurel Municipal Center on Feb. 19 — during American Heart Month — the city accepted a donation of 100 automated external defibrillators, which can jump-start a heart through electric shock.

Gaithersburg-based Rescue One Training for Life, a distributor of AEDs and other safety products, gave the devices to the city after the company’s CEO determined Laurel’s size and location made it a good candidate for the donation. Laurel Mayor Craig Moe said the donation, valued at around $50,000, might be the largest of its kind in the country.

“In order to best prepare to save lives when an emergency occurs, such as a heart attack, you need to possess lifesaving skills,” Moe said. “CPR training and AED awareness can help you know these necessary skills which can, if applied, save a life.”

Prior to the donation, the city had about six AEDs stored at city facilities, said Pete Piringer, Laurel’s public information officer.

Laurel Police Chief Rich McLaughlin said he knows of three instances when Laurel police had to perform CPR on residents suffering from cardiac arrest, but didn’t have an AED. Only one of the three victims survived, he said.

“In the past, we have come across disabled vehicles, or what appear to be disabled

vehicles, which have resulted with somebody in cardiac arrest,” McLaughlin said. “I think having [the new AEDs] will greatly increase the survivability [of victims].”

Moe said the AEDs will be placed in all police cars, city facilities and some additional city vehicles. The devices will remain in police vehicles when officers take their patrol cars home while off duty, Moe said.

“When not on patrol, our officers are typically out in the community,” he said. “It will be at these times the lifesaving tools would be available at the homes of our employees, at the sports events or shopping centers, or even along the highway.”

Martin Flemion, Laurel’s director of emergency services, said all city employees will be trained to use the devices. Training will include a six-hour course on CPR and AED use, Flemion said.

Flemion is one of the city staff members behind Laurel’s emergency preparedness program, which is helping to set municipal emergency response standards through the Maryland Municipal League.

Rescue One CEO Jeremy Gruber said the new devices and training will enhance the effectiveness of Laurel’s emergency preparedness program.

“Understanding that [Laurel is] trying to be a very forward-thinking community and doing things such as the emergency response, this plays right into it,” Gruber said. “[It allows staff] to be outfitted with the tools to use that training.”

Moe said he thinks Laurel is paving the way for other towns and cities who wish to develop similar programs. eeastman@gazette.net

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Not only are Paint Branch Elementary students learning about condensation and evaporation this quarter, they’re learning about it in Chinese.

Paint Branch’s Chinese STEM Program is in its second year and expanded in September to include second-graders at the College Park elementary school. The College Park City Council approved a $6,000 grant on Feb. 11 that will help expand the school’s Chinese program further by funding special cultural field trips and performances.

The Chinese STEM Program teaches students science and math concepts in the Chinese language, said Emmett Hendershot, Paint Branch’s principal.

The program involved only kindergarten and first-grade students last year, he said.

“The goal is to extend [the program every year] at least so that every grade level in the building gets to receive some sort of Chinese instruction,” he said.

There are now approximately 125 students involved in the program, Hendershot said.

Paint Branch was one of two area schools to receive a College Park city grant on Feb. 11. The other was Greenbelt Middle School, which received $6,500 for a College Awareness Project.

Amy Feng is the Chinese STEM teacher for all three grades involved in the program and also teaches the Chinese language to Paint Branch sixthgraders. Feng says she teaches nearly 100 percent of the STEM class content in Chinese and that students are quick to pick up on the science concepts and terms.

“I use a lot of pictures and movement,” she said. “They’re great. They are really quick at grasping the vocabulary, new sounds and concepts.”

Feng said her current students will have an advantage once they reach the upper level Chinese language course.

“These children that have the immersion time with me and with former teachers when they are younger [will] progress much faster than the older kids,” she said.

Carolyn Bernache is the chairperson of the College Park

Education Advisory Committee, which makes recommendations to the College Park council regarding school grants.

Bernache said Paint Branch applied for a grant of up to $7,500, the largest grant of its kind. “[Paint Branch is] one of the schools that service a very large number of College Park students,” she said. “What we try to do is discuss if what the school is asking for will support a variety of students and really fulfill a need the [school] has.”

Hendershot said most of the new grant will help expand the Chinese program, while some of the funds will go towards other cultural opportunities, such as Black History Month events.

“It will allow us to do things we otherwise wouldn’t be able to do,” he said.

Hendershot said he has personally witnessed the success of the Chinese STEM program.

“You can see the kids picking up on the language. You can see the kids understanding the instruction,” he said. “I see that the community here likes the program. I can see as an administrator it is an effective program.”

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Continued from Page A-1 tive, said the couple initially talked about football when they first met at work so getting married on a football field seemed to bring their relationship full circle.

Tom Hoover, who lived in Laurel when the couple was married, said he resisted the urge to do his best touchdown dance after the end of their May 7, 2011, ceremony.

“We kept it pretty straightforward,” he said with a laugh. “It was unreal actually being on the field and having the stadium all to ourselves. We actually got dressed in the locker room, and they did locker room tours for all our guests. Just seeing yourself on a 100-foot video board and just the awe of it is something.”

In addition to the video screen, Lisa Hoover said pictures of the couple were on display on monitors throughout the stadium, including an owner’s suite where they had their reception.

“Everyone thinks it’s so cool,” Lisa Hoover said. “We usually get the ‘How did you do that?’ or ‘You can get married there?’”

For the runway — not runaway — bride (and groom), a landing point is the College Park Aviation Museum, located at 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive in College Park. Since working at the museum since 2007, program coordinator Chelsea Dorman said at least three couples have gotten married at the museum.

“It’s not terribly common, but we do have them,” Dorman said. “It’s a memorable sight. It’s definitely for people who have a real interest in aviation. We just have a unique and memorable space available.”

Dorman said one of the main attractions for the museum is its wall of windows, which faces the airport runway allowing couples to see the airfield during their ceremony. Couples tend to hold their receptions in either the museum lobby or the upstairs mezzanine, which also provides a view of the airfield.

Kathleen Teaze, Prince George’s County Memorial Library System director, said while it’s not all that common a request, one former employee booked to have her wedding at the Surratts-Clinton library.

“Some people just have a real attachment to their local library,” Teaze said. “They’re places of possibility and a really strong part of a community, while some are really beautiful buildings.

All those things together might attract people to that.”

In addition to providing a unique setting for their wedding, some couples seek less traditional wedding locations to save money, said Yvette Albury, founder of Elite Platinum Affairs and Events in Largo.

“With the economy being the way it is, people are looking for ways to cut costs,” Albury said.

“They are looking for alternate routes in which to get married. I’ve done some weddings in parks, community centers and military bases. It really depends as couples are finding the halls are kind of expensive.”

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13 to 15 MONTHS

Average engagement

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percentage of couples married in their hometown

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percentage of couples who go on a honeymoon

$314 $350

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A couple gets married in June 2012 on the mound at Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie while family and friends look on in the stands.

Couples seeking quieter locales are making use of nearby community centers.

Briana C. Hardin, special event coordinator for Blissful Blessings Events in Bowie, recalled a wedding her company coordinated at the Lake Arbor Community Center Park.

“This turned out to be a marvelous venue after decorations, lighting and sound,” Hardin said. “The traffic and surrounding neighborhood seemed to have disappeared for a few hours. Being on the small lake added a very special touch for this nontraditional venue.”

Prince George’s Stadium in Bowie has been a hit with sports fans looking to experience the thrill

of being on the mound while their families and friends watch their big moment from the stands.

For a wedding hosted at the stadium in 2012, Matt Kemp, Bowie Baysox communications manager, said invitations were sent out like tickets to a typical Baysox game, the cake topper featured the bride and groom playing baseball, and guests received baseball-themed party favors.

“We’re open to any suggestions people have,” Kemp said. “... It’s certainly a lot different than going to a church or a ballroom, and it’s something that’s a little more special for sports fans.” jlyles@gazette.net

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In the hustle and bustle of planning a wedding, it’s common for couples to overlook small details that could have a large impact on their big day, Prince George’s County wedding planners said. Here are some tips couples should be mindful to include on their to-do checklist: • Remember that parents of the couple need to attend the rehearsal to make sure they’re aware of their responsibilities for the wedding.

• Finalize contracts prior to the wedding to prevent vendors from tacking on extras and charging for additions you never approved.

• Make sure to bring money to tip the clergy, musicians, etc.

• Make sure to have a backup CD of your music.

• Don’t forget last-minute items such as a cake knife, bouquet for the bouquet toss, pen for the guest book, toasting goblets, etc. They may not sound significant but their absence will be significant on the wedding day.

• Have extra outfit accessories, such as combs, garter belt, pins for the corsage, etc.

• Pay attention to contract dates, specifically due dates for final payments.

• Make sure the couple’s parents, ushers/hostesses and vendors are wearing complementary

• Have an emergency pack with stain remover and a sewing kit for unexpected mishaps.

• Break in your shoes before the ceremony so the slick bottoms don’t cause a fall.

• If you’re having a reception, be clear about who is responsible for breaking down food tables, moving chairs, etc., after the event.

colors for photographs.

• Champagne is not normally included as part of the regular bartender package. Be sure to account for that separately to avoid having to do a wine toast.

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Continued from Page A-1 their own spin on their ceremonies.

“A lot of couples are looking to personalize the whole wedding experience now where they draw on their own lives,” Warden said.

Briana Hardin, CEO of Bowiebased Blissful Blessings Events, has been coordinating weddings since 2011 and said she has noticed bridal party sizes breaking from tradition.

“No more than six is traditional, but people have more friends and they just want to use everyone instead of just close family members,” said Hardin, who said she has seen as many as 11 bridesmaids at a wedding. “And some of it is that a lot of people would like to be incorporated in their special day and brides can’t say, ‘No.’” Shelby Tuck-Horton of Bowiebased Exquisite Expressions and Events, a coordinator for more than 20 years, said social media is also playing a larger role in weddings.

“Some couples use wedding apps where their guests can upload their photos and share on Instagram,” Tuck-Horton said. “Some people use hashtags with their combined wedding names. Then there are others who stream the ceremony online so people who cannot come, like grandparents who are incapacitated or those who are far away, can watch it live.”

Receptions are becoming more

unique as well.

Amil Mendez, managing partner of Lanham-based Showtime Events Inc., which has been doing events since 2010, said a growing trend for couples is cocktail-style receptions.

“Part of it may be the culture, but as brides and grooms get younger, they want to do something different,” Mendez said. “In most traditional receptions, after the eating, toasts and the cake, there’s not a lot of time for dancing, which is what younger couples want to do.

They want to party all night.”

In some cocktail-style receptions, round tables are replaced with lounge furniture and bar stools, where guests enjoy an open bar and hors d’oeuvres are served.

“That setting is more conducive to having a good time, partying and dancing,” Mendez said.

While cakes are the traditional wedding dessert, cupcakes had become the popular alternative — but now donuts are the latest reception treat, Warden said.

For her April wedding, Mabinty Koroma-Moore of Hyattsville said she and her husband wanted their wedding ceremony to be unconventional and contain things they both enjoyed — one of which was doughnuts that they used in place of a traditional wedding cake.

“We had a number of reasons for wanting to do that. We wanted to include our favorite doughnuts, and they had all

these great flavors to choose from, and another was that cake costs a lot more,” Koroma-Moore said. “We wanted tradition, but we wanted to share we’re not a traditional couple.”

While their wedding also featured invitations that resembled album covers to reflect their love of music, Koroma-Moore said the doughnuts were the biggest hit.

“I think the doughnut cake stole the show,” she said.

Mendez said dessert receptions, where chicken and beef are skipped in lieu of cupcakes and brownies, are becoming more common.

“They’ll have a late wedding and do maybe a wine and champagne bar with different types of small desserts such as little shot glasses with layers of chocolate, caramel, whipped cream and Oreos,” Mendez said. “It’s really up to the imagination.”

$1,672 average cost of a rehearsal dinner/ additional meals

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average cost of a florist

$1,424

$4,417 $5,619 average cost of engagement ring

average cost of music for a wedding

$1,423

$2,582

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Mabinty KoromaMoore of Hyattsville chose to have a doughnut cake at her wedding in April. “I think the doughnut cake stole the show,” she said.

average cost of a ceremony location

$1,309

• Have someone in charge of minors in the wedding party so parents are able to enjoy themselves.

• In all the excitement, some couples forget to set aside time to actually eat. Don’t let hunger pangs end the fun prematurely.

average cost of invitations

$1,249

Something borrowed, not forgotten • Bring gum and mints; you’ll be talking to a lot of people.

average cost spent on wedding favors

average cost of a groom’s tuxedo

average cost of a wedding planner

average cost for photography/ videography

average spent on honeymoon

$7,411

$7,843

average cost of a reception venue

average cost of catering

$29,428

average wedding budget, not including engagement rings and honeymoon

$39,464

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“I don’t take lightly what we’ve had to endure in the past, but I absolutely take it to heart that the future can be brighter in this county for our school system.”

Continued from Page A-1 of those things are going to contribute to higher success for our schools.”

Maxwell’s budget request is approximately $48 million more than his original request in December, due in large part to an anticipated increase in state and federal funding, and is more than $113 million more than the current fiscal year’s $1.69 billion approved budget.

Maxwell’s budget draws $43 million from the school system’s approximately $141 million fund balance.

Board member Verjeana Jacobs (Dist. 5) said she was excited about the budget, while mindful of the $400 million in cuts the school system has endured over the previous seven years.

“I don’t take lightly what we’ve had to endure in the past, but I absolutely take it to heart that the future can be brighter in this county for our school system,” Jacobs said. “I’m just delighted that we have the opportunity to have money flowing into our school system.”

Maxwell’s budget includes the creation of two full Spanish immersion and one dual-language Spanish-English specialty schools and added seating in the existing French immersion, Montessori and TAG programs, as well as the creation of elementary and middle school International Baccalaureate programs.

The budget also includes 61 parent liaison positions — individuals who help parents navigate the school system — and the expansion of full-day pre-

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Additional funding for the arts and environmental studies, and an additional $54.5 million for instructional salaries was also included.

“Most importantly, we did not forget the leaders in our schools, our administrators, in that we included compensation for teachers, our staff, our principals in this budget,” said board member Amber Waller (Dist. 3).

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Glenarden Woods Elementary closes in on Science Bowl title defense Elementary school has chance to tie University Park for most wins

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Glenarden Woods Elementary School students came a step closer Tuesday to defending their Science Bowl title and

tying the record for most championships in the competition’s history.

The team defeated both Laurel Elementary, 295-130, and Adelphi Elementary, 235-110, to move on to the semi-inals of the Prince George’s County Public Schools tournament. The Science Bowl is an annual competition, akin to “Jeopardy!,” where contestants answer questions of

varying scores from different categories.

Glenarden fifth-grader Gabrielle Prevatte, 11, of Brandywine, said the win was well-earned against competitive teams. She said she was initially nervous about getting on stage and that the questions would be tough. Gabrielle’s teammates were fifth-graders Jonah Valverde, 11, of University Park,

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“I thought I was going to totally freak out,” Gabrielle said.

“But it wasn’t that hard.”

Gabrielle and her team move on to play against the three remaining schools — Laurel’s Montpelier Elementary, Berwyn Heights Elementary and Riverdale’s Beacon Heights Elementary. Glenarden won the Science Bowl last year and has four previous wins. University Park has the most wins with five title victories, but was knocked out in the semifinals elimination round on Feb. 4.

Science Bowl host Dave Zahren said he was impressed with Glenarden Woods because the students paid attention to

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“It’s great coaches,” Zahren said. “They know the program.

And they find the right students.”

Tuesday’s questions were challenging, Zahren said, and students can expect harder questions on April 1, when the elementary school semifinals and finals take place. “[Questions] will be a little tougher moving forward,” Zahren said. “You want to make the competition match the level of the kids taking part.”

Jonah, 11, said the upcoming games will require more studying as they prepare to face the best teams. And with the school’s previous title on the line, and the chance to tie University Park for most Science Bowl wins in history, stress is higher than usual, he said.

“It’s more nerve-wracking because you have something to defend,” Jonah said.

Laurel’s Bond Mill Elementary lost its game to Adelphi, 220-165, but that won’t sway fifth-grader Isaiah Webb, 10, of Laurel, who said he will continue studying old shows to make his comeback.

“I will get my revenge on Adelphi,” Isaiah said with a laugh. “I will be back.”

Adelphi sixth-grader Denisse Lavarez, 11, of Hyattsville said she was proud of her school’s effort.

“We played our own game and didn’t focus on other people,” Denisse said. “Even if we lost, which we did, we still had fun.” ccook@gazette.net

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by Ann Wylie, his former chief of staff.

William Lucyshyn, director of research in UM’s Center of Public Policy and Private Enterprise, said cyber thieves who steal names and Social Security numbers may be able to access addresses through other means, which gives them the power to open up credit cards in someone else’s name. Lucyshyn said electronic databases can exist indefinitely.

“You might have a problem 10 years from now,” Lucyshyn said. “When these guys open up a credit card ... you might get some notice you are three months behind in payments.”

In a Feb. 24 statement, university officials suggested those affected by the data breach take extra precautions by placing a 90-day fraud alert or security freeze on credit files, ordering free annual credit reports and obtaining more information about identity theft.

Students said they were glad the university responded quickly, but the fact that Social Security numbers could have been stolen unnerved them.

Junior Alyssa Cote, 20, of College Park said she is worried hackers will use the information for identity theft.

“Now it is a game of chance,” Cote said. “Someone went out of the way to steal the information.

They will do something with it.”

Sophomore Stephanie Poole, 20, of College Park said she plans to use the credit monitoring. She said she thought the university had stricter security and hoped the breach would force the university to examine its cyber security.

“I thought it was obviously horrible,” Poole said. “I was shocked someone could break into the system. If they got Social Security numbers, they can do a lot of damage.”

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Clean up Prince George’s County I am responding to the awesome letter, “P.G. County is becoming a dumping ground.”

I couldn’t agree more with [letter writer] Ms. Matthews with her write-up; it is definitely true and on time. I also happen to be a resident of Clinton, and the issue of trash and litter is an irritant and eyesore for me.

I see a perfect example of this frequently when I walk to the Surratts-Clinton Library from my house to do work on the computer. When I turn on Pella Place and walk along the road of the short distance on Piscataway Road, the grass and gully on the side is littered with debris, litter and trash. On the corner of Pella and Piscataway is a bus stop, so those who wait there also dump their trash along with debris, and across the street where there is also a bus stop.

The trash and debris also continues when I turn at Dixon Drive and walk my way up to

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Litter along some Prince George’s County roadways has residents upset. the library. I was glad when it snowed because it covered the mess I am so used to passing.

From what I have observed, the majority of people I see in the area are African-Americans

(like me) who I assume are homeowners. The term “urban suburbs” has been discussed on television, a code phrase meaning many suburban areas where blacks live look like city areas.

This is also true along the D.C./ P.G. County line, where another example of this is obvious.

If County Executive Rushern Baker and other political cohorts can spend money on other bigtime projects, they also need to drive around and look at how the county is turning trashy and spend our taxpaying dollars to clean it up.

I don’t know the mindset of people who wish to dump trash, but many just don’t care about where they are or where they live. When you move into a home, you are not just living in that space, you are living in a community. And you should care about its cleanliness, inside and out.

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‘Test-and-punish’ philosophy is flawed A dozen years have elapsed since the United States adopted “test-and-punish” as a national philosophy of education reform.

March Testing Madness will soon be upon us in Maryland.

Ironically, most Americans perform quite poorly on the simplest of tests.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 69.2 percent of us step on a COMMENTARY scale and find that KENNETH HAINES we are overweight.

Would more efficient scales or more frequent weigh-ins solve this problem?

So, where are the calls to action? Where is the legislation threatening to rescind medical licenses and close clinics unless 94 percent of the population attains a body mass index lower than 25?

The absurdity of such a proposition is readily apparent.

Despite the sage counsel of my physician, a passion for fine food thwarts every

effort at weight reduction. She warns of the long-term health risks at every office visit.

Then, the local restaurateur offers a special of Gorgonzola-stuffed, pecan-encrusted pork chops. Can we agree that my general practitioner should be absolved of any responsibility for my selection of such calorieladen fare?

Educators advocate daily that students should adopt habits of lifelong learning to ready themselves for life, career or college.

Teachers work to instill the discipline required to achieve distant goals. In class, students usually apply themselves with alacrity.

However, when presented with the choice between advancing an academic project or firing up the Xbox, for instance, instant gratification frequently seizes the day.

Very few will dispute the importance of tests as diagnostic tools. The medical community employs any number of tests to determine the health of patients and to develop a treatment plan, when required. If the best interest of children is to be served, educators must adhere to similar protocols.

However, employing test results as metaphorical stocks-and-pillories for educators is as counterproductive to the education pro-

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Admittedly, the thought of having 18-year-olds run a city can be a bit scary. For some older residents, negative stereotypes of out-of-control, irresponsible teens immediately come to mind, with images of City Hall turning into a version of “Animal House,” a 1978 comedy about fraternity shenanigans.

So it’s no surprise that College Park had its fair REDUCED share of dissenters when CANDIDACY AGE the council approved a REQUIREMENT IN plan lowering the age reCOLLEGE PARK IS quirement for elected city seats. Now, city residents A POSITIVE STEP only need to be 18 to run FORWARD for mayor or City Council, down from 25 and 21 years old, respectively.

The lower age requirement is not unique to College Park. Even the Prince George’s County school board allows 18-year-olds to hold office. And for those who think teens will be too out of touch with life’s challenges to make responsible decisions, they only need to look to Edward Burroughs III, a respected member of the school board who was elected in 2010 at the age of 18.

In College Park, the decision takes on even greater meaning. The city has long struggled to balance its needs with those of University of Maryland students, who often live in off-campus housing and share city services with longtime residents. The city/university relationship has been contentious at times, with students feeling shut out of the decision-making process.

The reduced age requirement is a big step forward in their integration. It welcomes students into the legislative process, literally offering a seat at the table to those who can garner enough support for their ideas.

And, in the end, that’s what it comes down to: whether the candidate is qualified to do the job and has the votes to get him or her into office.

Hopefully, city residents will be engaged enough to recognize when a candidate — young or old — is a poor choice for office. After all, as many voters will learn this year, there are many candidates who are much older than 18 who would be disastrous leaders if elected.

Understandably, the lowered age requirement raises concerns. The thought of teens who may not have much life experience making decisions that could impact the city’s economy, safety and property values will be a source of apprehension for many.

But in College Park, where the change will encourage young leaders to work side-by-side with long-term officials, the lowered age requirement has its benefits.

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THE CITY IS SEEKING BIDS FOR MARKET MASTER

The City of College Park is seeking bids from qualified firms or individuals to act as market master for the Downtown College Park Farmers Market (Sundays from 10am-2pm) and Hollywood Farmers Market (Saturdays from 9am-1pm) this season. The market master will manage inseason operations on site each week including overseeing an information table, organizing the market area before opening, and breaking down the market after its closing. Additionally, the contractor will meet with City staff and others to review various issues at the market.

Please note that respondents have the option of bidding on one or both markets. Responses are due on Monday, March 10th by 4:00pm.

For more information please review the Request for Qualifications posted on the City’s website. For more information contact Michael Stiefvater, Economic Development Coordinator, City of College Park, 240487-3543 or mstiefvater@collegeparkmd.gov

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 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.

APPLY NOW FOR THE CITY OF COLLEGE PARK SCHOLARSHIP TO UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND YOUTH SUMMER CAMP PROGRAM Are you a resident of College Park and in grade K – 12?

Want to go to arts camp this summer? How about science or sports camp?

Only residents of the City of College Park are eligible to apply. One application per student. Students are eligible to receive an award for one camp session only. Awards are granted up to a maximum of $500 per student. Deadline is Friday, March 14, 2014; Notification by April 4, 2014.

Applications are available online at www.collegeparkmd.gov and in person at Youth and Family Services, 4912 Nantucket Road or at City Hall, 4500 Knox Road. For more information call 240-487-3550 or phenderson@collegeparkmd.gov.

COUNCIL ACTION

SATURDAY, MARCH 1, 2014 – 1:00 PM CITY HALL, 2ND FLOOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS 4500 KNOX ROAD, COLLEGE PARK

During the Regular Meeting on February 11, 2014, the College Park City Council took the following action: • Approved a letter of support for a “Green Streets” application to the Chesapeake Bay Trust for the Hollywood Gateway Park and the 8800 Block of Rhode Island Avenue.

• Approved FY ’14 Public School Education Grants as follows: 1) to Greenbelt Middle School in the amount of $6,500 for College Awareness Project; 2) to Paint Branch Elementary School in the amount of $6,000 for cultural opportunities for students/ professional development.

• Approved an Agreement between the City of College Park and MobileNOW!, LLC, for 3 year exclusive license for “pay by cell” parking services, at no cost to the City.

• Approved a Letter of Support for HB 1057 – Prince George’s County – University of Maryland, College Park Bus Service – Motor Carrier Permit Exemption – Removal of Sunset (PG 403-14: Shuttle UM).

• Adopted 13-CR-03, A Charter Resolution Of The Mayor And Council Of The City Of College Park, Maryland, Amending Article III “Mayor And Council”, §C3-1, “Elected Officers Of The City” To Change The Minimum Age At The Time Of Taking Office After Election Or Appointment As The Mayor, Or As A Council Member, To Eighteen Years.

• Supported a financing model (model #3) if the College Park Academy chooses to purchase the Al-Huda school site whereby the City would guarantee the loan, under certain terms and conditions.

• Adopted 14-R-03, A Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of College Park To Expand The Membership of the Neighborhood Stabilization Committee.

• Appointed Robert Thurston to the Ethics Commission, Bettina McCloud to the Recreation Board, Harriet McNamee to the Animal Welfare Committee, Dave Milligan to the Citizens Corps Council, Cindy Vernasco to the Animal Welfare Committee, Patti Brothers to the Animal Welfare Committee, Larry Wenzel to the Noise Control Board, Alan Bradford to the Recreation Board, Adele Ellis to the Recreation Board, Lisa Miller to the Neighborhood Stabilization Committee, Richard Biffl to the Neighborhood Stabilization Committee, and affirmed the University of Maryland’s selection of Chief Mitchell and Dr. Andrea Goodwin to the Neighborhood Stabilization Committee.

• Authorized staff to pursue the granting of a permanent easement to Metropolitan for a 10-foot landscape buffer.

NOTICE OF FAIR SUMMARY

CHARTER RESOLUTION 13-CR-03 Charter Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of College Park, Maryland, amending Article III “Mayor and Council”, §C3-1, “Elected Officers of the City” to change the minimum age at the time of taking office after election or appointment as the Mayor, or as a Councilmember, to eighteen years.

Charter Resolution 13-CR-03 was introduced on December 10, 2013, a Public Hearing was held on February 11, 2014, it was adopted on February 11, 2014 and will become effective upon the fiftieth day (April 2, 2014) after its passage unless a successful petition to referendum in accordance with Article 23A §13 of the Annotated Code of Maryland occurs within forty days (March 23, 2014).

Copies of this Charter Resolution may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office at 4500 Knox Road, College Park, Maryland 20740 or visit: www.collegeparkmd.gov.

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COMMITTEE FOR A BETTER ENVIRONMENT PRESENTS THE MOVIE “FORKS OVER KNIVES”

MONDAY, MARCH 17, 2014 – 7:00 PM COLLEGE PARK COMMUNITY LIBRARY CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE 9704 RHODE ISLAND AVE., COLLEGE PARK “FORKS OVER KNIVES” examines the profound claim that most, if not all, of the degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting our present menu of animal-based and processed foods and adopting a whole-foods plant-based diet.

The major storyline in the film traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering yet under-appreciated researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. The filmmakers travel with Drs. Campbell and Esselstyn on their separate but similar paths then their partnership of exploring ideas that challenged the established thinking and shook their own core beliefs. The film also features leading experts on health, examines the question “why we don’t know” and tackles the issue of diet and disease. Length: 96 minutes. FREE RSVP requested but not required—email janiso@erols.com or call 301-474-5358. For more details on this film, go to http://www.forksoverknives.com/about/synopsis/.

NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH BASIC ACADEMY TRAINING

THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014, 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM CITY HALL, LOWER LEVEL CONFERENCE ROOM 4500 KNOX ROAD, COLLEGE PARK Neighborhood Watch is a safety program for citizens by citizens to watch for and report suspicious and criminal activities.

For more information please contact, Dino Pignataro at 240-487-3570 or jdpignataro@collegeparkmd.gov.

2ND ANNUAL COLLEGE PARK BOOK FESTIVAL

SATURDAY, MARCH 22, 2014, 2:00–4:00 PM COLLEGE PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH 9601 RHODE ISLAND AVE., COLLEGE PARK FREE FUN for EVERYONE! - Meet local authors and illustrators - Donate your used eyeglasses and hearing aids - Book sale - Children will be able to read to the library dogs, Bella and Kirby - Readings by local “celebrities” - Crafts - Come dressed as your favorite story book character and get a free gift - Join the College Park Community Library - Sign up for a Book Club - Donate gently used books to help the library grow Sponsored by the College Park Community Library in partnership with The College Park Lions. For more information contact colparklib@gmail.com or www.cpcommunitylibrary.org. This is a rain or shine event. In case of rain we will use Fellowship Hall at the Church.

COLLEGE PARK DOWNTOWN PARKING GARAGE CORNER OF YALE AVENUE & KNOX ROAD

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9217 51st Avenue

240-487-3590

publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov

TRAFFIC ALERT – UMD SPECIAL EVENTS

Please be aware of pedestrians along City roads and expect heavier traffic throughout the day and evening for the following UMD events: Sunday, 3/2: UM Women’s basketball vs. Virginia Tech (2:00 pm) Tuesday, 3/4: UM Men’s basketball vs. Virginia Tech (8:00 pm) Sunday, 3/9: UM Men’s basketball vs. Virginia (12:00 pm)

SMARTLEAF® COMPOST

SMARTLEAF® compost is available for sale at the Department of Public Works. SMARTLEAF (screened compost) is available for $20.00 per cubic yard and wood mulch is available for $8.00 per cubic yard (all including tax). Material may be picked up at Public Works Monday through Friday 8:00 – 11:30am and 1:00 – 3:30pm. Deliveries have been suspended for the season. Please check back in the spring for delivery options. For questions and availability, please call 240-487-3590 or email publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov.

WATER MAIN BREAKS

Water main breaks should be reported to Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC) at 301-206-4002 or to Public Works at 240-487-3590. Please have the physical address of the water main break available when you call.

WEEKLY YARD WASTE COLLECTION REMINDERS

Yard waste (grass, flowers, leaves, soft plants, and weeds) will be picked up on your regularly scheduled collection day. Brush and logs should not be mixed in with soft (vegetative) yard waste as these two types of materials are processed independently of each other. Collected yard waste is processed into compost; trash should be separated out of the yard trim material and disposed of in the refuse cart.

Use paper yard waste bags or reusable containers ONLY, and place at the curb by 7:00 am on your regular collection day. Yard waste in plastic bags will not be collected. If you have more than 10 bags or containers of yard waste, please call or email Public Works for a special pickup appointment (240-487-3590; publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov).

Keep in mind that a small investment in a few reusable containers can quickly outweigh the cost of continuously purchasing biodegradable paper yard waste bags; multiple containers can be stacked to reduce storage space. Drill holes in the bottom of the containers to allow water to drain out. Containers must display a City yard waste sticker; free stickers are available to residents at all City buildings.

BRUSH & LOG COLLECTION

Brush (branches, shrubs, trees, and bamboo) and logs are collected on Thursday and Friday by appointment. Please call 240-487-3590 or email publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov to schedule an appointment. Please bundle and tie items with string (do not use wire or put in plastic bags). Bundles should be less than 5 feet long and weigh less than 75 pounds.

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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

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..............................301-499-8520

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emember growing up?

Puberty, hormones, special feelings, lust, strange feelings, things growing, things changing – and that’s just for starters. Add to that school, friends, social acceptance, social awkwardness, parents not understanding and, well, saying it’s hard is a bit of an understatement.

It’s not a new thing, either. History is full of stories of teenage angst and rebellion — from Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” to Victor Hugo’s “Les Miserables,” to, more recently, Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games,” trilogy.

Back in 1891, German playwright Frank Wedekind wrote the play “Spring Awakening,” which touched on everything from abortion, rape, child abuse, homosexuality and suicide. The play was banned for quite some time in Germany.

In 2006, Steven Sater and rock icon Duncan Sheik worked together to transform the play into a Broadway musical. Starring Lea Michele and Jonathan Groff before they made it big on “Glee,” and John Gallagher, who’s made a home on the HBO show “The Newsroom,” the show went on to win eight Tony Awards, four Drama Desk Awards and a Grammy.

The School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center will bring

Clockwise from top left: Melchior (Zac Brightbill) and the cast sing “Left Behind” during a rehearsal for “Spring Awakening” at the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center in College Park.

Daniel Smeriglio plays Moritz Stiefel, Jenay McNeil plays Ilse Neumann and Zac Brightbill plays Melchior Gabor.

PHOTOS BY DYLAN SINGLETON

SPRING AWAKENING n When: Friday to March 8 (contact theater for show times) n Where: Kay Theatre, 3800 Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, College Park n Tickets: $10-$30 n For information: 301-405-2787; claricesmithcenter.umd.edu n Note: Recommended for ages 17 and older

See KNOWN, Page B-3

Stomping with the music Traditional American string band reflects many influences n

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VIRGINIA TERHUNE STAFF WRITER

One of the songs that members of the Sligo Creek Stompers plan to play this weekend in Greenbelt is a traditional American tune called “Lazy John,” learned from well-known, Washington, D.C.-area fiddler Bruce Molsky.

“You reach out to the masters,” said Adrian Erlinger, upright bass player for the fourpiece string band formed in 2010.

The Sligo Creek Stompers, with members from Prince George’s and Montgomery

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‘COMING BACK’ n

SLIGO CREEK STOMPERS n When: 8 p.m. Friday

BY SAMANTHA SCHMIEDER SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

n Where: New Deal Café, 113 Centerway St., Greenbelt n Tickets: Tips accepted n For information: 301-4745642, sligocreekstompers. com, newdealcafe.com

counties and northern Virginia, will return to the New Deal Café on Friday, Feb. 28.

“The New Deal is very supportive of the arts and local bands,” Erlinger said. “We always get a warm welcome.”

“The last time we were there, they moved the tables out of the

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‘Five and Dime’ to foster priceless memories in Greenbelt

SLIGO CREEK STOMPERS

The Sligo Creek Stompers, a local string band that plays traditional American music, returns to the New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt on Friday. From left are Jess Eliot Myhre, Chris Ousley, Adrian Erlinger and Sarah Foard.

The bar stools on the black and white checkered floor are ripped and worn, the James Dean posters on the wall are glossy and the candy in the jar only costs a penny.

The set of the Greenbelt Arts Center’s production of “Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean” is so authentic that audience members should feel as if they are stepping into a real-life, 1950s fiveand-dime, not an arts center in 2014.

Based on the 1976 play by Ed Graczyk — and the 1982 feature

COME BACK TO THE 5 AND DIME, JIMMY DEAN, JIMMY DEAN n When: To March 15, 8 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m.

Sundays; last show 2 p.m.

March 15 n Where: Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt n Tickets: $17 for general admission; $14 students, seniors, military; $12 for children n For information: greenbeltartscenter.org

film of the same name — “Come Back to the 5 and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean” takes place

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Complete calendar online at www.gazette.net

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY’S ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR For a free listing, please submit complete information to noravec@gazette.net at least 10 days in advance of desired publication date. High-resolution color images (500KB minimum) in jpeg format should be submitted when available.

THEATER & STAGE Bowie Community Theatre, “Dark Passages,” Feb. 28 to March 16, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-8050219, www.bctheatre.com.

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Annette Gordon-Reed,

5:30 p.m. Feb. 27; Spring Awakening, 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28 to March 8; UMD Wind Orchestra: Resurrection, 8 p.m. Feb. 28; Black Theatre

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Continued from Page B-1 in a five-and-dime in both 1955 and 1975 and focuses on the reunion of Texas fan club the Disciples of James Dean, 20 years after the Hollywood icon’s death.

Director Franklin Akers explained that the show is more about surprises and lies than the reunion itself, and noted that there is a “surprise element” he is trying to guard.

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“The Rescue of College Park Airport,” to Feb. 28, 1985 Corporal Frank Scott Drive, College Park. www.collegeparkaviationmuseum.com.

Symposium, 9:30 a.m. March 1; UMD Symphony Orchestra & Concert Choir: Ravel and Bruckner, 8 p.m. March 1; Reflections from the Keyboard, 2 p.m. March 2; Celebrating our Heritage, 5 p.m.

March 2, University of Maryland, College Park, claricesmithcenter. umd.edu.

Harmony Hall Regional Center, Concert: Global Drumming, 8 p.m.

March 15, call for prices, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington,

301-203-6070, arts.pgparks.com.

Greenbelt Arts Center, “Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean,” to March 15, call for prices, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, www.greenbeltartscenter.org.

Joe’s Movement Emporium, The Art of Social Dance, 7-10 p.m.

March 15, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819, www.joesmovement.org.

Laurel Mill Playhouse, “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” to March 9; call for ticket prices, times, Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, www.laurelmillplayhouse.org.

Montpelier Arts Center, Kristin Callahan, Jazz Vocalist, 8 p.m.

March 7, 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301-377-7800, arts.pgparks. com.

MAD Theater, “Our Town,” to March 8, Barney and Bea Recreation Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, 1000 Good Luck Road, Greenbelt. www.madtheater.org.

Prince George’s Little Theatre, “The Fox on the Fairway,” May 2-18, call for tickets and show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-957-7458, www.pglt.org.

Publick Playhouse, Sunjata Kamalenya, noon, Feb. 28, and 1 p.m.

March 1; Free Platinum Movie: Beasts of the Southern Wild, 11 a.m. March 4, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301-277-1710,

“The first time I saw the movie, I saw it starting to become clearer and thought ‘Oh my God,’” Akers said.

Akers has been involved in theater for years as an actor, director, producer and a concert pianist, both performing and teaching.

“I like directing the best, or stage managing. In both cases you’re the boss,” Akers said with a laugh.

Akers said that the theater company tries to select unique

plays that are “pretty much off the beaten path” and when he presented this choice to the Greenbelt Arts Center board, he wasn’t expecting them to choose it.

“Be careful what you ask for,” Akers said.

Both Akers and producer Andrew Negri agreed that the play was difficult to put together because it takes place in two different time periods, 20 years apart.

The hardest part was figuring out how to show the time changes and flashbacks without having to

flat out say anything. To do this, the crew uses light cues, as well as a fan that alternately works and doesn’t to convey what year is being portrayed on stage.

Negri’s job as producer is to staff the production correctly and make sure that everything is going smoothly.

“Producing is like a treasure hunt,” Negri said, explaining that his job is to find the people, props, costumes and many other elements that will ensure every detail is perfect.

This year Negri had help from Elizabeth Dapo, set designer, and Heather Brooks, who gathered all of the props and decorated the set to look as if audience members were stepping into a time machine.

Dapo said that designing the layout of the set was a bit challenging because it’s hard to make it so that every audience member could see what was going on. She explained that she grew up in Colorado and there were a lot of mom-and-pop style stores in the

area that she based the basic design of the title store on.

“It really took off with all of the props,” Dapo said.

Eventhoughitcanseempretty difficult to get people to come out to plays when there are so many other options available for entertainment, Greenbelt Arts Center has a membership program and people keep coming back.

“There’s a certain small group of people that you can’t keep away from plays,” Akers said.

STOMPING

Day event on March 15 in Washington, D.C. “We play lots of traditional American music that tickles our fancy,” said Erlinger, who lived in Montgomery County before moving to Arlington.

The Sligo Creek Stompers draw on a broad repertoire of bluegrass, old-time Appalachian music, Irish tunes, traditional jazz, as well as “a little bit of

country, and a little bit of Western swing,” he said.

Each of its four members also contributes something different to the band’s unique sound.

Full-time musicians Jess Eliot Myhre of Brentwood, who plays clarinet and washboard, and Chris Ousely of Hyattsville, who plays guitar and banjo, also founded and play with the Bumper Jacksons band.

Sarah Foard, the band’s classically trained and Irishinfluenced fiddle player, lives in Silver Spring and teaches at Levine School of Music.

“We’re more fiddle driven, while they have more of a New Orleans jazz sound,” said Erlinger about the difference between the two.

A St. Louis native, Erlinger said he was drawn to music early.

“In high school I was listening to Dylan and Uncle Tupelo, [an alternative country band], which was a mix of punk rock and country,” he said.

After moving to Kansas, Erlinger started a bluegrass band with friends.

“We spent hours listening to recording of old time music and all traditional music that came our way,” he said.

The name, Sligo Creek Stompers, draws from several sources, he said.

Stompers are associated with string and jug bands from the 1920s, including Cannon’s Jug Stompers, he said.

Sligo is a county in Ireland, and, locally, Sligo Creek flows through Silver Spring and also Takoma Park, where nationally known guitar player and ethnomusicologist John Fahey grew up, later founding Takoma Records.

“He was a guitar player from the ’60s who played avant garde folk music,” Erlinger said.

The band released its first album, “Sligo Creek Stompers” in 2011 and its second, “Vital Mental Medicine,” in 2013.

The title refers to a banjo that helped buoy the spirits of the stranded crew of the “Endurance” during Ernest Shackleton’s near-fatal trip to Antarctica in the 1900s.

Sometimes the Stompers run into people who think they’re not wild about traditional American tunes, but they end up liking the band.

“They say, ‘I’ve never liked this kind of music, but I think what you guys are doing is great,’” Erlinger said.

He said one reason he likes traditional American music so much is because of its upbeat sound and connection to the community.

“It spoke to me very strongly,” said Erlinger about his passion for playing outdoors in public places such as farmers markets, barn dances and on street corners.

“We’ve played on porches, in backyards — we were creating something,” he said. “I like to share that happiness with other people.”

Continued from Page B-1 way, and we had an impromptu contra dance,” he said.

The Stompers will also be performing for a group of contra dancers, beginners included, at Glen Echo Park in Montgomery County on Friday, March 7, followed by a special St. Patrick’s

2nd Star Productions, “A Sol-

dier’s Play,” to March 9, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, call for prices, times, 410-757-5700, 301-832-4819, www.2ndstarproductions.com.

Tantallon Community Players, August Wilson’s “Seven Guitars,” to March 2, Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-2625201, www.tantallonstage.com.

VISUAL ARTS Brentwood Arts Exchange, Bill Harris, to March 8, 3901 Rhode Island Ave., Brentwood, 301-2772863, arts.pgparks.com.

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Continued from Page B-1 the musical to life when “Spring Awakening” hits the stage at the Kay Theatre starting Friday.

The show is directed by Patrik Widrig, Sara Pearson and Brian MacDevitt. Although MacDevitt has won multiple Tony Awards for lighting design, he’s quick to point out he’s directed several shows in the past. A member of the play selection committee for University of Maryland, he nominated “Spring Awakening,” because he loved the music so much.

“As I started investigating it more, I started having vision of what it could be,” MacDevitt said. “… Luckily it worked out, got approved and now I’m just steaming ahead.”

Since the show isn’t your typical Broadway musical “with hoofers in it,” according to MacDevitt, it gives the opportunity for more contemporary dance. That’s where Widrig and Pearson, both associated professors of dance at the university, come in. Working together with Widrig and Pearson has been a dream, MacDevitt said.

“It was an easy fit,” MacDevitt said. “We discovered early on the play explores themes that we’re really serious about. We’ve all kind of fallen in love with the project and with everybody on the teams.

“We have sort of a dream team here.”

Zac Brightbill, who plays the intelligent protagonist Melchior, said he and the cast are having a blast and he absolutely loves it.

One of the props of the show is a journal kept by Melchior.

Brightbill said he has been writing in the journal throughout the rehearsal process.

“I’m going in and writing all of the Melchior journal entries for, like, half a year up until the day of the first journal entry in the show,” Brightbill said. “It’s so much fun!”

Since the show talks about sex, masturbation and other topics in a very frank nature, it

wouldn’t be surprising if the actors felt a little embarrassed or uncomfortable – at least to start.

Brightbill said that, thanks to MacDevitt, everyone has been laid back and comfortable.

“His interpretation of the play, he wants to make everything very real and very authentic and very caring,” Brightbill said.

For example, in the original play, Melchior rapes Wendla, but in the musical, it’s softened to the point of consensual sex.

“Instead of Melchior’s all gogo-go for the sex, it’s much more Wendla having a say in ‘Yes, let’s do this,’” Brightbill said. “Which makes it much more loving and compassionate and something that Wendla and I can share … it comes very easily and naturally.”

The show has many adult themes and is recommended for ages 17 and older by the theater.

Still, throughout it all, MacDevitt said the cast has been incredible.

“We’re trying to make a real, concerted effort to make them real people and not two-dimensional cartoon characters which you might find in other musicals,” MacDevitt said. “They’ve been great. They feel like they’re in a really safe place and they have a lot of freedom to explore. They are finding real moments in sometimes challenging scenes.”

Brightbill said he’s thought a lot about what the audience might take away from the show.

In the end, he hopes they have a better understanding about teaching teenagers.

“Just being able to navigate the line between teaching children and knowing when they’re too young to know something or too old not to know something,” Brightbill said. “I think one of the worst things is if a child comes to you with a question and you say ‘You’re not old enough,’ or ‘I’ll tell you when you’re older.’

They’ll just go out and find some other way to figure out what it is.

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HOW THEY RANK FINAL BOYS The 10 best boys’ basketball teams in Prince George’s County as ranked by The Gazette’s sports staff:

Rank 1.

School

Record Pts

DeMatha

27-3 60

2.

Henry A. Wise

18-2 54

3.

Riverdale Baptist 26-8 48

4.

Potomac

5.

Charles H. Flowers 16-5 36

6.

Clinton Christian 16-7 28

7.

Eleanor Roosevelt 16-6 23

8.

Gwynn Park

9.

National Christian 15-7 11

10.

Largo

18-4 40

15-8 19

15-6 9

Others receiving votes:

Frederick Douglass, 2.

BEST BET

Capital Beltway championship, 8 p.m. Saturday: Riverdale Baptist

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TOP SCORERS

Name, school M. Reed, Capitol Christian A. Bundu, Largo D. Taylor, Central A. Fox, Eleanor Roosevelt E. Hill, Surrattsville R. Broddie, Potomac D. Stockman, Pallotti B. Better, Crossland D. Wiley, Potomac G. Gray, Suitland M. Till, Wise M. West, Friendly B. Dawson, Forestville J. Davis, Clinton Christian J. Gray, Bowie B. Hawkins, Clinton Christ.

J. Grimsley, Capitol Christian

PPG 31.5 25.0 25.0 21.8 201 19.3 18.8 18.1 18.1 18.1 17.9 17.9 17.7 17.2 17.2 16.8 16.6

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Eleanor Roosevelt High School boys’ basketball coach Brendan O’Connell talks to his team before a Feb. 21 game. The Raiders have played in eight straight region championship games.

BOYS’ BASKETBALL

FINAL GIRLS The 10 best girls’ basketball teams in Prince George’s County as ranked by The Gazette’s sports staff:

Rank 1.

2.

School

n

Record Pts

Eleanor Roosevelt 20-0 60 Riverdale Baptist 21-3 54

3.

Elizabeth Seton 22-6 47

4.

Charles H. Flowers 16-1 43

5.

Gwynn Park

18-3 35

6.

Largo

15-6 29

7.

Capitol Christian 21-6 26

8.

Bowie

15-7 18

9.

Crossland

15-5 11

10.

St. Vincent Pallotti 13-7 7

Others receiving votes: None.

BEST BET

Bowie at Henry A. Wise, Friday: The Pumas lost both

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The drive for five

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT SET TO MAKE RUN AT FIFTH STRAIGHT REGION TITLE

TRAVIS MEWHIRTER STAFF WRITER

At first, Andre Fox couldn’t really find the words to describe how exactly his Eleanor Roosevelt High School boys’ basketball team has created the dynasty that has reigned over Prince George’s County for the past eight years.

Because how do you explain how a public school, bound by the talent within its district lines, can win four straight region titles, and play in eight straight region championship games?

“I mean,” he said, pausing before deciding to simplify the matter, “We just know how to win games.”

In dozens of conversations throughout the year about the status of the league, the new hierarchy forming for 2014, what teams are on the up and other not so, every single 4A coach with no exceptions would say a similar version

of the same thing: you can never count out Brendan O’Connell and his Eleanor Roosevelt High School Raiders.

Rob Garner, who led Henry A. Wise to a berth in tonight’s county championship, was the first to make it clear — this past summer — that Roosevelt, even after graduating its top six scorers from the Class 4A state title team of 2013, would be the standard-bearer.

Even if the Raiders didn’t win a single game, he said, they would be the team to beat come playoff time for no other reason than because it’s Roosevelt.

“It’s always Roosevelt,” he said during a summer league game last June. “That guy is too good. They have an excellent coaching staff. I don’t have an offseason because I can’t. Not when I want to beat that guy.”

The reputation has been

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regular season meetings but have home-court advantage in this 4A South playoff matchup.

TOP SCORERS

Name, school K. Conteh, Parkdale M. Fletcher, Potomac D. Boykin, Charles H. Flowers C. Ray, Riverdale Baptist K. Charles, Eleanor Roosevelt I. Yates, Potomac C. Tyler, Suitland J. Harris, Crossland C. Jackson, Riverdale Baptist C. Musgrave, Elizabeth Seton I. Quinn, Fairmont Heights L. Jing, Laurel M. Sisco, Friendly T. Ellis, Gwynn Park A. Long, Largo M. Brown, Laurel A. Gilmore, Capitol Christian C. Lee, Henry A. Wise B. Hughey, Capitol Christian T. Cardwell, Gwynn Park B. Ogunrinde, Pallotti

PPG 23.7 22.6 21.6 19.6 18.6 18.4 18.1 18.0 17.8 17.5 17.4 16.6 16.4 16.0 15.9 15.9 15.8 15.8 15.7 15.4 15.4

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PHOTO FROM ROB GARNER

Henry A. Wise High School boys’ basketball coach Rob Garner (pictured) is set to coach against longtime friend and Potomac coach Renard Johnson today in the county championship game.

Renard Johnson claims not to have watched a single frame of film prior to tonight’s boys’ basketball county championship game, which pits his 3A/2A/1A League champion Potomac High School Wolverines against 4A League champion Henry A. Wise.

Whether he caved or not was never made clear, but if there’s one thing Johnson knows, film or no film, it’s the coach who will be standing on the opposite sideline.

He and Wise coach Rob Garner grew up in the same town, played for the same high school (Potomac) and college (University of Delaware), and returned back to Prince

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DeMatha Catholic High School goalie Kevin Mackey saves a shot Jan. 15 by Landon School’s Jones Lindner.

Although the season ended two games earlier than DeMatha Catholic High School junior goalie Kevin Mackey had hoped for when the Stags lost 7-3 to Georgetown Prep in the MidAtlantic Prep Hockey League quarterfinals, he was hardly phased by the lopsided result.

DeMatha concluded the season with an 11-19-5 mark and not only did Mackey start all 35 games for the Stags this winter, he finished 34 of them with a 3.35 goals against average.

Mackey did share some time with junior varsity goalie Trevor Neal, but he occupied the crease

for 1,600 minutes.

“I didn’t really think about it,” Mackey said about being the team’s lone goalie. “I just wanted to keep getting better each game. I always wanted to get a shutout, but really I just wanted to do what I could to help us win. If we won, I tried not to get too excited about it and if we lost, I tried not to let it bother me. I just wanted to maintain the same approach each game and hope we could come out on top.”

DeMatha coach Tony MacAulay realized before the season began that Mackey would get ample time in the net, but as the season progressed, regardless of how well the Stags fared from game to game, MacAulay never saw any reason to replace his netminder. In addition to his skills in the crease, Mackey impressed MacAulay with his

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In two years of Capital Beltway Athletic Association play, Riverdale Baptist now has three titles to its name — 2013 league champions, 2013 tournament champions, 2014 league champions —

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Continued from Page A-8 earned. Since 2001, the Raiders have won eight region and two state titles, making the finals on three other occasions. Even Randallstown, who claimed four Maryland crowns from 2001-2007, hasn’t won that many region titles in that span.

O’Connell, of course, was quick to deflect the credit.

“I think there’s just so many factors going into it but I think having a winning tradition helps,” he said. “It gets the next group of kids ready. We have a great [junior varsity] program which prepares the kids for the varsity level. We have a bunch of kids who buy into what we’re trying to do.”

While his players both former and present attribute a number of variables to the Raiders’ unparalleled success for the better part of

GOALIE

Continued from Page A-8 calm demeanor even in lopsided affairs.

“Whether we won or lost, Kevin always maintained an even keel,” MacAulay said. “He never seemed to go

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Continued from Page A-8 George’s County to coach the same team (Friendly).

In their younger years, Garner (Potomac class of 1991) had idolized Johnson (Class of 1986).

Johnson had recruited Garner as a graduate assistant, unsuccessfully

with the opportunity for another this weekend at the CBAA tournament.

The Crusaders sealed up their second straight league title and the top seed in this week’s playoffs with its 6359 win over first-year member Clinton Christian on Feb. 20.

“I tell you, every year we’re going with the mindset we got to be the best we could possibly be,” Riverdale coach Lou Wilson said. “We think we could win any league no matter the competition and it’s tough to repeat because

the decade, O’Connell was nearly always their No. 1.

“He has really been the reason for that,” said Trevor Evans, the sharpshooting guard from the 2013 state championship team. “I know this year you guys probably expected a fall off but he got us right back to where we were last year pretty much.”

To get the Raiders back to the Comcast Center, though, would be an extraordinary accomplish-

through the highs and lows emotionally. When we won, he usually had a solid game and when we lost, like [the MAPHL quarterfinal] you couldn’t point to the goalie and say that he cost you. Three of the goals were on power plays and I think two of the other four occurred after turnovers or defensive

at first, as Garner committed to Texas before transferring to Delaware, where Johnson had played a critical role in swaying him.

“We kind of laugh about it, about this moment happening, about our two teams playing against each other,” Garner said.

“And the great thing about it is we both care about our community so much with Renard’s commu-

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everybody wants you. We knew it was going to be a tough chore to win backto-back.”

The tournament, which is scheduled to begin Thursday at Takoma Academy — a prospective league member for next year — with Riverdale playing No. 4 seed Capitol Christian and No. 2 Clinton matching up with No. 3 National Christian.

“Even though we’re the top seed, it’s no given that we’re going to beat the four seed and even the two seed is no

PGCC men win Region XX Prince George’s Community College’s men’s basketball team (20-9) defeated Anne Arundel Community College 75-63 on Sunday to win the Region XX Division III basketball tournament. With the victory, the Owls ad-

ment, even for O’Connell. Under the new section format, Roosevelt will have to slug its way through Suitland in the opener, Wise in the second round, and either Charles H. Flowers, Bowie, or Oxon Hill in the section finals. And that’s not even guaranteeing a trip to Comcast. After all that, chances are there will be either DuVal or Parkdale to beat in the region finals.

“I don’t put any pressure on it,” O’Connell said of extend-

breakdowns. Really at no point during the season did I ever feel compelled to make a change [at goalie].”

Keegan Chesnick has been a teammate of Mackey’s for nearly a decade, with the two of them playing on several Bowie Bruins’ club squads starting in elementary school.

nity at Potomac and my community in Upper Marlboro and trying to establish that brotherhood between these two teams.

“I know how competitive Renard is and I knew it was only a matter of time before he turned that program into a highquality program.”

Garner first saw this drive when he was an eighth grader, “just a little guy who had some game,” while Johnson was a senior establishing himself as “one of the best guards to ever come

given to beat the three seed,” Wilson said. “But that’s the fun of it, that’s the fun of it.”

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ing his streak of region titles to five. “It’s a different team, it’s a different year. I don’t really think about the streak much. It’s been more than four years since it started so none of these kids were even there at the start.”

Evans hopes to make it back from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County to catch a playoff game or two this week. Mostly, though, he wants to ensure the Roosevelt legacy continues.

“Kevin shows up to play every night and he never gets upset,” Chesnick said.

“That’s what I like most about playing with him. Some goalies let their emotions get the better of them. But he doesn’t let the score effect the way he plays. Tonight we didn’t give him any help. They had a lot of power play chances. When that

through Potomac in history,” Garner said. “We’ve had notable, big time alumni and depending on who you talk to, a lot of people would rank Renard in the top 5 or top 10 ever, and you have to be in the community to understand how important that is.”

Potomac, as both coaches would note frequently, is a tradition-rich community. Alumni regularly come back to check up on the programs they helped build. When Johnson was a freshman at Virginia Military

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Eleanor Roosevelt graduate Lerenzo Foote was named to the Region XX all-tournament team and Gabe McCray was the tournament’s most valuable player.

“I hope it doesn’t stop, either,” he said. “I hope it keeps going for another few years. People expect us to be on top, it’s expected now I guess that we win. I know I expected to win. It’s a lot to put on your shoulders. When we lose, [the students] are probably just as shocked as we are because the teachers get involved, the faculty gets involved, everybody is into it.” tmewhirter@gazette.net

happens teams are going to score and you can’t blame the goalie.”

Mackey played all but 22 minutes in the net for the Stags this season and he is expected to return to the same role next winter. But Mackey understands that the Stags will have to begin grooming his replacement at some point.

Institute, where he was awarded the Southern Conference Rookie of the Year, he had heard of that “little guy who had some game,” and he made sure to follow him.

As an eighth grader, Garner was billed as the No. 1 guard in the area. A year later, he became the first freshman to start for Potomac in the school’s history.

“It was a different time back then,” Johnson said. “You played [junior varsity] as a freshman, you didn’t make varsity as a sophomore, were lucky to make it as a junior, and you earned your playing time as a senior. Back then we sort of waited our turn.”

In 1990, Delaware named Johnson the team’s Most Valuable Player. In 1996, the cohonor went to Garner, who had kept in touch with Johnson while at Texas and transferred to Delaware seeking more playing time.

By this point, Johnson had abandoned his graduate assistant

post and was coaching CYL girls, so the two interacted very little while Garner finished out his career as a Blue Hen. In 2010, however, the two “stumbled across” one another. Garner was set to be the head coach at Friendly. He wanted Johnson on his staff.

“I’m not sure how it happened, whether he reached out to me or I reached out to him, but it was a no-brainer,” Garner said.

“If we were going to be the best, why not have the best teachers?”

That year, the two carried the Patriots to county, league, and region titles before falling to Milford Mill in the state finals. The next season, Garner took the job at Wise, Johnson at Potomac.

“It’s that challenge,” Garner said of their reasoning for switching schools. “It’s that competitive drive we have. Me and coach Johnson are cut from the same cloth.” tmewhirter@gazette.net

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2013 Jetta SE...........#VPR0027, White, 6,101 miles...............$19,491 2013 Jetta SE............#VPR0030, Silver, 4,340 miles................$19,591 2012 Toyota Camry.#V374559A, Gray, 19,681 miles..............$19,991 2013 Passat S...........#VPR0026, Black, 6,891 miles................$20,491 2013 Beetle Conv...#V827637A, Black, 20,496 miles..............$20,493 2011 CC.....................#VP0035, White, 38,225 miles................$20,991 2013 Beetle.............#V606150A, Gray, 20,895 miles..............$20,991 2012 Routan SE......#VP0033, Maroon, 12,853 miles..............$23,992 2014 Passat SE........#VPR0036, White, 5,965 miles...............$23,999 2013 Subaru BRZ.....#V007888A, Gray, 5,589 miles...............$24,991

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