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A retired judge completed an investigation of the City of Laurel’s hiring practices this month and reported that accusations of nepotism made by a former police captain were unfounded.

Laurel paid Annapolis-based mediation company The Platt Group, Inc. $7,500 over the course of eight months to examine claims made by

Carl DeWalt of Laurel, a 28-year veteran of the city’s police department, said Laurel Mayor Craig Moe. DeWalt accused the city in February of hiring a police department employee based on family connections to the City Council and not merit.

Steven Platt, a former Prince George’s County Circuit Court judge, handled the case and interviewed more than a dozen individuals involved, he said.

“This allegation has no merit,” Platt wrote in his final report. “I am persuaded that [the applicant] was

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Bowie resident Luther Holley (center) talks with Kathy White (left), Bowie Senior Center services manager, as Luther’s wife, Minnie Holley, looks on Dec. 10 at the senior center.

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uther Holley of Bowie has a basement full of wheelchairs, a mean shuffleboard arm and a heart of gold, according to the 82-year-old’s friends and family.

A long time Bowie resident and Army veteran, Holley co-chairs the city’s Memorial Day parade, served on the advisory board for the Bowie Senior Center and is a member of the American Legion, Knights of Columbus and the Veterans of Foreign Wars organization.

“He’s like the Energizer Bunny when it comes to getting things done,” said Bowie’s special events

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When staff members at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center spotted a patient without clean clothes, registered nurses like Yvette Simmons would pitch in to purchase a new, warm outfit.

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coordinator Matt Corley, who oversees the Memorial Parade. “He is so active and community-motivated. I hope that if I ever make Luther’s age I have the stamina and get up and go that man has.”

Much of Holley’s service to the community stems from his involvement in the Senior Center, where he plays in shuffleboard tournaments, teases the front desk staff and organizes events like pancake breakfasts and Casino Night.

When a friend was looking to pass along a used wheelchair several years ago, Holley started a collection of walkers, wheelchairs and other

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“You would be surprised how many people come off the ambulance without extra clothes on them,” Simmons said.

Now, nurses no longer need to buy clothes on an as-need basis — since October, the Clinton hospital has stocked a closet full of new shoes, socks, underwear, shirts and pants for their patients, thanks to $36,000 in donations from the hospital’s employees.

“It’s all full circle,” Simmons said.

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Registered nurses Yvette Simmons (left) and Kristin Gajda fold sweatpants and a sweatshirt that will go to a patient in need at MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center.

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Choosing between paying her medical bills and taking care of her pets isn’t a decision Monica McKinnon of Bowie wants to make, and she doesn’t have to thanks to a Bowie nonprofit’s pet assistance program.

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Welfare, or CLAW, launched its Pet Assistance and Support program in 2010 with just a few participants, and now serves 33 families with nearly 80 pets in the city, said program coordinator Karen Garretson.

“I couldn’t make it without them,” said McKinnon, who has been battling serious health issues, including cancer.

“What would I do? I’m trying to keep up with my doctor’s bills. Thank God they’re there to save my babies.”

McKinnon’s six dogs and cats, like many animals in the PAS program, are rescues, she said. One of her kittens, Yoda, was raised alongside an aban-

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doned baby squirrel McKinnon found, she said.

“I found Yoda underneath a tire, soaking wet, with his umbilical cord hanging out,” she said. “I called [Yoda and the squirrel] my ‘squittens’.”

The two animals lived side by side for several years until the squirrel died, McKinnon said.

The CLAW PAS project helps provide food, supplies and medical treatment for Bowie pets, which must be neutered or spayed to be involved in the program, Garretson said.

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When Robert Bowers moved to the Villages of Marlborough in Upper Marlboro in 2003, he said he could sit on his balcony and watch golfers play on the green in his backyard.

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try Club foreclosed in 2011, Bowers said he’s now fighting to keep his view and stop townhouses from filling the green.

“I look out here and I see maybe two football fields of space,” said Bowers, the president of the Villages of Marlborough Community Association, Inc. “I don’t want to look out and see someone’s kitchen window.”

Since February, Bowers and the association board of directors have worked to prevent the title owner,

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DEC. 25 Peter Pan Club, 10:30 a.m., College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park. Come to the Peter Pan Club for pre-school fun. Ideal for little learners up to five years old, the club includes story-time and hands-on craft activities. To schedule a group larger than 10, call to make a private group reservation. Contact 301-864-6029; TTY 301-699-2544.

DEC. 26 Jazz Pop Up Brunch, 10 to 11:30 a.m., AMG Hospitality, 14207 Old Annapolis Road, Bowie. Celebrity Chef Tav from “Hell’s Kitchen” will be reviling his new concept for 2015 of a Live Jazz Pup Up Brunch from his commercial show kitchen in Bowie. Cost is $34.95. Contact 202-600-7741 or info@cheftav.com.

Xtreme Teens: “Teen Talk,” 7 to 10 p.m., Bladensburg Community Center, 4500 57th Ave., Bladensburg. Every fourth Friday of the month, join your fellow teens and staff as we hold “Teen Talk” sessions.

At these sessions, we’ll discuss issues of concern for today’s youth in a table format. Discussion will center on Kwanzaa.

Contact 301-277-2124; TTY 301-445-4512.

Xtreme Teens: Fitness Challenge Night (Marlow Heights CC), 7 to 10 p.m.,

Marlow Heights Community Center, 2800 St. Clair Drive, Marlow Heights. Join your friends for an active night of Fitness Challenge night. With access to the gym and the weight room, you can take your fitness workout experience to the next level. Contact 301-423-0505; TTY 301-203-6030.

DEC. 27 Introduction to Microsoft Word 2010,

9:30 a.m., Hillcrest Heights Library, 2398 Iverson St., Temple Hills. Just the basics.

Learn how to compose, modify, format, save and print documents. Basic mouse and keyboarding skills required. Registration required. Contact 301-630-4900.

Quilting Class, 10 a.m., Spauldings Library, 5811 Old Silver Hill Road, District Heights. Come join us and have fun learning how to hand quilt. We all can learn from each other and make new friends. Come with a half yard of fabrics, 100 percent cotton light and dark colors.

Beginner and Intermediate levels. Contact 301-817-3750.

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The Boulevard at the Capital Centre, 900 A Capital Center Blvd., Largo. The BLVD Presents First-Ever Kwanzaa Land Celebration at Shopping Center. Event programming will include: Kwanzaa plays, hands-on workshops, crafts, candle lighting ceremonies, dancing, drumming, concerts, giveaways, vendor marketplace.

Contact 301-955-1064 or black@rpai.com.

Holiday Happenings: Time for Gaming, 2:30 p.m., Oxon Hill Library, 6200 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill. Ages 13 to 18. Join your friends during the holiday vacations for a gaming event with Wii, Xbox and computer games. Contact 301-839-2400.

Eddie Kayne Show Indie Concert Series, 3 to 7 p.m., Bowie Town Center

(Food Court Pavilion), 15606 Emerald Way, Bowie. Spend select Saturday evenings with The Eddie Kayne Show for live indie music and dance performances.

Contact 301-860-1818.

Xtreme Teens: New Year’s Resolutions, 7 to 10 p.m., Beltsville Community

Center, 3900 Sellman Road, Beltsville. It’s that time, the new year is just around the corner. Join your friends to make New Year’s Resolutions. Do you think you can keep yours the longest? Contact 301-9376613; TTY 301-445-4512.

Xtreme Teens: New Year’s Party, 7 to 10 p.m., Berwyn Heights Community Center, 6200 Pontiac St., Berwyn Heights.

Ring in the New Year a few days early. Enjoy music, dancing, refreshments and being with friends. When it nears 10 p.m., we will toast in the New Year with sparkling cider. Welcome to 2015. Contact 301-3452808; TTY 301-445-4512.

Xtreme Teens: CSI Glassmanor Part 2, 7 to 10 p.m., Glassmanor Community

Center, 1101 Marcy Ave., Oxon Hill. On the second night, teens will analyze the evidence gathered from the first night and attempt to solve the case. Contact 301567-6033; TTY 301-203-6030.

Xtreme Teens: Prep for 2015, 7 to 10 p.m., Baden Community Center, 13601 Baden-Westwood Road, Brandywine.

Join your friends to make New Year’s Resolutions. Who do you think can keep theirs the longest? Healthy snacks will be provided. Contact 301-888-1500; TTY 301203-6030.

DEC. 28 Service of Lessons and Carols, 11 a.m., University United Methodist Church, 3621 Campus Drive, College Park.

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9 p.m., Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. Spend a festive evening at the candlelit Riversdale House Museum. The Calverts welcome guests to their home for tours, refreshments, live music and children’s activities. Contact 301-864-0420; TTY 301-699-2544.

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Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa, 3 p.m., Publick Playhouse, 5445 Landover Road, Hyattsville. A joyous program celebrating heritage, family, and community. Join us for a heartwarming, interactive family performance that embraces the proud shared culture of African Americans. Cost is $20 adults/$15 seniors, students, groups.

Contact 301-277-1710 or jenna.ward@ pgparks.com.

DEC. 29 Gymnastics Workshops, 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover. Looking for a fun activity for your children? Bring them to our gymnastics workshops. Spaces are available on a first-come, first-served basis. Maximum three children to one adult. Parents are required to be on the floor with the children.

Contact 301-583-2400; TTY 301-583-2483.

Simplifying Applying. Free Family College Programlies, 3 to 5 p.m., South Bowie

Library, 15301 Hall Road, Bowie. Lecture and panel discussion at the South Bowie Library on how to apply to college. Event is free. Call 800-210-7930 or email yourcollegeadvice@gmail.com.

DEC. 30 Savage Bluegrass Band, 7 p.m., Sam and Elsie’s Bar and Restaurant, US Rt. 1 South, Laurel. Contact 301-725-5186.

DEC. 31 Kid’s Day Out, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., the

Prince George’s Sports & Learning Complex, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover.

Let your kids have fun. On this day they will enjoy fun activities such as special arts and crafts projects, games and exciting entertainment. SMARTlink #:1573067. Cost is resident: $30; non-resident: $36. Contact 301-5832400; TTY 301-583-2483.

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Richard Abendroth and his brother John, 18, discuss John’s recovery at home in Bowie on Sunday. John Abendroth suffered brain and spinal cord injuries from a bicycle accident.

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It was nearly one o’clock on a chilly February morning when Bob and Diane Abendroth of Bowie got the call. John, their 17-year-old son — the youngest of five boys — had been riding his homemade bike down Annapolis Road when he was hit by a car and was in a coma.

John Abendroth was a star student, a Boy Scout leader, a member of his school’s comedy troupe and described uniformly by friends and family as an enthusiastic, “out of the box person.”

It was a shock to whole the community when they learned the teenager was completely paralyzed from the neck down, said Abendroth’s scoutmaster, Jim Boothby of Edgewater, who began to tear up as he recalled hearing about the accident.

“When it happened, I just thought, ‘How could this happen, this is one of our best guys in the youth ministry at our church,’” Boothby said. “He was one of the best we ever had, extremely charismatic. Some people who have a lot of charisma, they use it selfishly, but he’s not like that.”

Abendroth’s school, Eleanor Roosevelt in Greenbelt, made a giant get-well-soon poster and groups gathered every night for weeks at Acorn Hill Park in Bowie to pray for a miracle, Boothby said.

For nearly two weeks, John Abendroth remained in a coma.

Doctors said he sustained brain and spinal cord injuries and weren’t sure he would ever wake up, said his mother, Diane Abendroth. But little by little, the teenager began to show signs of improvement: waking up, moving his tongue, requesting music and even beat boxing, she said.

The first thing John Abendroth said he can remember after the accident took place 40 days later.

“I went to Kennedy Krieger [in Baltimore] to do inpatient therapy,” he said. “I don’t remember anything before that.”

While John Abendroth is still undergoing treatment and uses a motorized wheelchair to move around, he can now talk, read and move his arms. He has re-read the entire Harry Potter series, attends church and Boy Scout meetings, and is planning

to earn his Eagle Scout award — the top Boy Scout honor granted to those who demonstrate courage and leadership, he said.

Concha Marchitelli, a family friend, said the Abendroths’ story is not just one of an individual teenager’s determination, but of a family’s faith and dedication.

The Abendroth brothers take shifts caring for their youngest sibling, and two of them have put college plans on hold to support the family, Diane Abendroth said. Bob Abendroth, who left his job for health reasons earlier this year, received a double lung transplant in November and is still recovering, he said.

The family all lives together in their Bowie home, and recently welcomed Bob and Diane’s first grandchild — a little girl, Diane Abendroth said.

“I’m just astounded by the whole family,” Marchitelli said.

“I’m so impressed with their attitude and their faith in all these difficulties. You go to the house and you don’t feel like, ‘Oh my gosh this is so depressing,’ their spirit is just uplifting, they’re just thinking about what good will come out of this.”

Marchitelli started a fundraiser to help the Abendroth family with medical costs and provide for some physical therapy equipment not covered by insurance, she said.

The donation page along with a video detailing the Abendroth family’s story is available at: http://www.youcaring.com/ medical-fundraiser/walk-againjohn-/271735.

While there have been cases of quadriplegics fully recovering, the Abendroth family doesn’t talk about John’s chances.

“It’s not about chance, it’s about hard work,” Robert Abendroth said.

“Nothing will hold John back,” said Daniel Thompson, 17, of Bowie, a friend and fellow of Roosevelt’s improv troupe.

“He’s a hard worker. Whatever he puts his mind to, he will complete it.”

At his last checkup, John Abendroth showed movement in his hip and inner thigh muscles and demonstrated 50 percent improvement on a scoring system used for spinal injuries, his mother said.

“I just have a lot of friends and family who don’t let me give up,” John Abendroth said. “They don’t let me be a downer.” eshaughnessy@gazette.net

Press foundation offers journalism scholarship The Maryland, Delaware, D.C. Press Foundation has announced the MDDC Michael S. Powell High School Journalist of the Year competition and will be accepting applications through Jan. 30.

The Powell award honors a staff member of a Maryland, Delaware or Washington, D.C., high school newspaper with a $1,500 cash scholarship, according to a MDDC press release.

Applicants must be high

school seniors and must submit five published articles, a letter of recommendation and an autobiographical statement. Preference will be given to applicants planning to study journalism after high school, according to the release.

For more information and to apply, visit www.mddcpress. com/about/powell-homepage.

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Karen Bartimo (left) and her niece, Sarah Poe, work on training Totoro on Dec. 19 to serve people with disabilities as part of the nonprofit organization Canine Companions.

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Karen Bartimo of Laurel said she planned on doing volunteer work and adopting a dog to help her pass the time after retirement — but she didn’t count on feeling as nervous as a first-time mother.

Her dog, Totoro, a 15-week-old Labrador/ Golden Retriever mix, is a service dog-in-training for the nonprofit Canine Companions for Independence — and Bartimo knows she will have to prepare him to work as an assistance dog for children and adults with disabilities.

She is the only Prince George’s resident currently training a service dog for Canine Companions, said organization officials.

“I want him to be successful,” said Bartimo, 67, a former graphic designer who retired earlier this year. “It’s a lot of responsibility.”

Once Totoro has learned basic commands such as “sit” and “stay” and other skills such as taking somebody through a door and walking on a loose leash, Bartimo will return him to Canine Com-

panions in February 2016 for six months of advanced training, said John Bentzinger, public relations coordinator for the northeast region of the Santa Rosa, Calif.-based organization.

In advanced training, service dogs learn around 50 commands — most specifically geared to the needs of someone in a wheelchair — such as how to open a refrigerator and take out a drink or how to open and close drawers, Bentzinger said.

“If you’re someone who likes to have a degree of independence, these dogs can make an amazing difference for you,” Bentzinger said.

In addition to providing assistance dogs to people with disabilities, Bentzinger said Canine Companions provides dogs to injured veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan through its Wounded Veterans Initiative program.

Brandon Huff, 32, of College Park, a U.S. Army veteran who lost part of his left leg in 2005 after a roadside bomb explosion in Mosul, Iraq, said the assistance dog he received from Canine Companions in 2010 has been a tremendous help.

Huff said he often tells Ressa to switch the lights on

and off with her nose using the verbal command “lights,” or to pick up something he dropped on the floor — the command is “get.”

“She’s been just a huge sense of emotional support and companionship,” Huff said.

Bartimo said she decided to become a volunteer puppy trainer with Canine Companions after a friend, who lives in California and has raised a few service dogs for the organization recommended the program.

So far Bartimo, who is raising Totoro with the help of her niece, Sarah Poe, of Laurel said she has been teaching the puppy to sit, wait and lie down, as well as taking him to a Canine Companions training class once a week.

She’s already taken him out in public once or twice — dressed in his gold-colored Canine Companions training cape — and once he is a little older she said she plans to take him to the new Towne Centre at Laurel shopping plaza and to restaurants.

“You have to socialize them. That’s part of the training,” Bartimo said. “With his cape on, he can go pretty much anywhere a service dog can go.”

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Obituary Alvin Hargrave, 77, of Greenbelt, MD passed away on Sunday, December 14, 2014. Al was born on January 15, 1937 in Morse, Louisiana to his parents Hazel Gaspard and Amar Hargrave.

Alvin graduated from Southwestern Louisiana Institute in Lafayette in May of 1959. While serving in the United States Army, Al was stationed in Paris, France. After his military service, the launch of Sputnik created a call throughout our country for math and science teachers. Alvin answered this call by completing a Master’s Degree in Math and Science from Hunter College in New York City, NY. While in New York, Al met and married Susan Mack. Then Alvin served as a Math teacher at Kennedy High School from 1968 to 2003. He retired from Montgomery County Public Schools in 2003. Throughout his career and into retirement, Al was an avid and competitive tennis player, a devoted Dallas Cowboys fan and thoroughly enjoyed Cajun food. Alvin’s death was preceded by his loving parents. He is survived by his sister, Velma Vice; her sons Lowell, Joel and Jason; his sons Michael Hargrave and daughter-in-law Abigail Hargrave of Annapolis, MD and James Todd Hargrave and daughter-in-law LieslHargrave of Fort Collins, CO; and his grandchildren Benjamin, Lillian, Charles, Samuel and Eleanor. Services were held at Beall Funeral Home, Bowie, MD and he was interred in Crownsville Veterans Cemetery.

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nine Companions cape which identifies him as a service dog-in-training and allows him access to many places where dogs typically cannot go, such as restaurants and public transportation, Bentzinger said.

Service dogs who have graduated from advanced training wear a blue cape.

Bartimo said she feels like any concerned parent who wants her child to do well in school, graduate and go on to a meaningful life and career — and, like many doting parents, she said she sometimes worries Totoro won’t make the grade because of his sometimes-stubborn personality.

According to Canine Companions officials, only four out of 10 dogs who begin training complete the program.

But Poe, 24, who has been working with Totoro on obedience commands nearly every day, sees things differently. She said she is surprised to see how well the puppy has responded to the training.

“I’m really excited about the future,” Poe said. “He’s been doing really well. He’s a scholar.” apopovici@gazette.net

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Ann Bing, 56, of Upper Marlboro is devoted to her children — not just the three she raised or her new grandchild, but also the ones she volunteers to cook for, tutor and dress.

“I love kids,” Bing said. “If I can make a difference in one child’s life, I’m good.”

Bing is the coordinator of the afterschool program at Union United Methodist Church in Upper Marlboro, spearheads a reading program and collects donations for students at Arrowhead Elementary School and regularly volunteers at the Marlboro Churches Food Bank.

Bing has also adopted families to take care of during the holidays, mentors two teenage girls and this year, read to children at the Warm Nights hypothermia program.

Her volunteerism with children may not have played such a prominent role in her life if it hadn’t been for a massive snowstorm four years ago.

While trying to catch a shuttle bus to work in February 2010, Bing said she slipped and shattered her wrist forcing her to retire from working as an ad-

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Ann Bing (left) helps Ashlyn Mays, 16, during a Dec. 16 after-school tutoring program in Upper Marlboro. ministrative assistant.

Lucille Boyette, 70, of Upper Marlboro encouraged Bing to take over as the coordinator of the Ruth T. Cumbo Afterschool Program at their church, Union United Methodist.

Bing said taking over the afterschool program was just what she needed to lift her spirits after her injury.

Yvette Black, 42, of Upper Marlboro started bringing her son, Dakari, 9, to the free program after spending a year looking for an affordable tutor.

“If it wasn’t for her and the program, I don’t know where Dakari would be,” Black said.

Bing has taken two young girls from New Carrollton under her wing. Bing cooks for the girls and takes them on trips when they’re doing well in school. The girls’ mother, Yolanda Grant, 40, said Bing has helped her daughters open up and trust people.

“You think there’s no hope and you have someone like her who is really nice and dependable and someone you can talk to,” she said. “I’m lucky to have her in my life and my girls are lucky to have her in their life.”

Bing has also forged new partnerships between her church and the Upper Marlboro community. She encouraged

her church to adopt Arrowhead Elementary School in Upper Marlboro in 2012. Since then, church members have tutored students and stuffed backpacks full of school supplies. This year, she collected 80 backpacks and uniforms for students.

“You see she wants to reach them on the emotional level as well to make sure they feel loved and they’re confident,” said Lauren Sipe, the school counselor at Arrowhead. “You can tell she really cares a lot about kids and really making a difference in a lot of kids’ lives.” kpetersen@gazette.net

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Marysanta Bigony of Bowie recalls one Thanksgiving when it seemed like each time her family sat down to dinner, she and her husband were abruptly called away — not to answer the phone or get the latest game scores, but to rescue Bowie residents from burning buildings.

Marysanta “Santa” and Jon Bigony have spent a combined 68 years volunteering at the Bowie Volunteer Fire De-

partment and Rescue Squad.

It’s where the couple met and where their son JR, 23, couldn’t wait to join as a volunteer as soon as he turned 16. Their 15-year-old daughter, Emma, also does her part — helping out with station events like Fire Prevention Day and the Memorial Day Parade.

Santa Bigony, 55, whose first name literally denotes sainthood, said the way her family serves the community is not so much as choice as it is a calling.

“We [volunteer at the station] because we love doing it and it’s something we feel called to do,” she said. “This is one of those opportunities when you can see people, typically in the worst of times, and be there for them and make a difference in their life — not because of who you are but because you were put there to be there for that person.”

A registered nurse, Bigony also volunteers with Special Olympics, Ascension Catholic Church in Bowie and Bowie Boy Scout Troup 1249, and said she always felt drawn to a life of service.

Although JR Bigony graduated from Boy Scouts with his Eagle Scout award five years ago, Jon and Santa Bigony still volunteer with the organization, Santa Bigony said, and she has been organizing an annual retreat for the group for the past 10 years.

At Ascension, where Santa Bigony coordinates alter service and has held various volunteer positions, the Bigony name is well known. When the original church burned down in 1977, the Bigony’s hosted masses and parish activities in their family-owned reception hall, McNamara’s Barn in Bowie, Santa Bigony said.

Larry Schultz of Bowie, deputy chief for the Bowie Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad, said the Bigonys are known for lending a hand when needed and always going the extra mile.

“Jon and Santa have always taken on leadership roles and stepped up to the plate and always done extra,” he said.

JR Bigony said that as a child he realized volunteerism played a big role in his parents’ lives and recognized how important it was to be invested in the community – even if that meant his father would be called away to the fire station.

“This is what [my parents] did,” he said. “Having grown up with them, it’s something I’ve grown up with.”

The Bigonys’ countless hours of service did take a toll on the family, said Jon Bigony, who said he suffered two heart attacks and noticed how schedules took away from family time.

With increasing training standards and fewer volunteers, Jon Bigony said the job needs to be done by someone.

“Volunteers are becoming few and far between,” he said.

“If it’s not me doing it, who’s going to do it? It’s really easy to say ‘someone else will do it’.”

Santa Bigony said selflessness and a strong commitment helps the family stick together.

“When the focus is on family and there’s a strong base, then there’s also a great degree of trust and a feeling of support,” she said. eshaughnessy@gazette.net

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For over a decade, Ruth Ann Frazier of Hyattsville has been an avid toy collector.

Frazier doesn’t grab the toys throughout the year simply to display on her shelves, but rather to distribute each Christmas as part of an annual giveaway. “It’s a hard piece of work to pull off every year, but it’s a wonderful event, and it just makes you feel so good to see the children happy,” said Frazier, who served on the City Council from 1997 to 2013.

Toys collected are given to families recommended by police, teachers, firefighters, code enforcement, churches and other groups on Dec. 13.

“Anyone who could use an extra helping hand during the holidays,” Frazier said.

Additionally, Frazier also gives out toys to police officers and firefighters to give to children during the year as needed.

“If they come across something like a domestic situation, or a fire, they’ll have a stuffed toy they can give to help mend hearts,” Frazier said.

The event grew out of an annual tradition she and her late husband, Sonny Frazier, had of throwing a Christmas party in their home for a few disadvantaged children in their neighborhood.

“He was born in Southwest Washington, and his family was very poor. They had very little, but he loved Christmas and wanted to make it special for children who didn’t have a lot,” Frazier said.

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Ruth Ann Frazier mingles during the Sonny Frazier Christmas Party on Dec. 13 at the Hyattsville Municipal Building, where children in need receive toys for Christmas. ple would give out toys.

After her husband’s death in 2002, Frazier and Hyattsville Police Sgt. Suzie Johnson made the event an annual city tradition. Eventually Johnson had to back out due to work obligations.

“Ruth is an amazing woman,” Johnson said. “She does a lot for the community, especially around Christmas time.”

Although the toy drive takes up much of her time, Frazier said she has also volunteered at local schools as a reader, and in 2012, she was awarded the President’s Call to Service Award, which is awarded to those who have volunteered over 4,000 in their lifetime.

The event features one of Frazier’s grandsons as Santa Claus, as well as food, music, dancing and face painting for roughly 160 children and their parents.

“It’s really a family funfilled afternoon,” Frazier said.

“It is so much fun, and everyone thoroughly enjoys it.”

The parents are brought up to the second floor of the municipal building and al-

lowed to pick out five presents, Frazier said.

The city of Hyattsville and other organizations donate to the event. The police union and fire department hold an annual flag football game, which serves as a toy and fund raiser for the event.

Council Vice President Paula Perry (Ward 4) said the event has had a huge impact on children each year.

“She does a tremendous job, and this is something she works very hard on every year,” Perry said. “Doing this for the underprivileged children of the city is her Christmas.”

Hyattsville resident Pat Smith serves as secretary and event coordinator for the Christmas party.

“I think Ruthie is wonderful, and she is doing it all in memory of her husband, because Christmas was so very near and dear to him,” Smith said. “It’s a lot of hard work, and we’re all exhausted by the end, but it’s a good exhaustion.” janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net

Bowie names decorating winners The City of Bowie has announced the winners of the 2014 Holiday House Decorating Contest.

The Decorating Contest is an annual competition open to Bowie residents who have a chance to win $100 Family Award prizes, “Best of Bowie” awards and “Spirit Award” tree ornaments, said Matt Corley, Bowie’s special events coordinator.

Participants can nominate their homes for

one of three categories: Colonial, Religious and Traditional, Corley said.

The winners of the two Family Awards this year were Tom Santanello of 12201 Tulip Grove Drive and Yisa Onibudo of 12013 Tulip Grove Drive, Corley said.

The full list of contest winners is available on the city’s website at www.cityofbowie.org.

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Paul Simon of Laurel collects “day old” breads and baked goods Dec. 18 from a Giant grocery store in Laurel. Simon distributes the packaged food to area social services organizations and food pantries. Simon stops at Elizabeth House to drop off some of the donations.

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After 35 years working on highway projects, department stores and government buildings, Paul Simon of Laurel has traded in his carpentry tools for a different unit of measurement: banana cartons.

That’s what Simon, 74, calls the easy-to-carry cardboard boxes that arrive at Laurel-area grocery stores filled with bananas — and which he refills with excess bread and other baked goods from Giant and Weis Markets grocery stores to distribute to local food pantries.

He said he is out making food pick-ups or deliveries about four times per week, and he’s been doing this ever since he retired from Carpenters Local Union 132 in Upper Marlboro in 2005.

“If I didn’t do it, someone else would have to do it,” Simon said of salvaging the surplus food grocery stores and bakeries would otherwise throw away. ”I hate to see stuff discarded. I hate to see people go hungry.”

Lori Proietti, executive di-

rector at Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services, said Simon’s food deliveries make a big difference to people the social services organization serves — nearly 400 households in November — who are homeless or struggling financially. And she said Simon’s assistance isn’t limited to food deliveries: he’s used his carpentry skills to help staff fix doorknobs and anything else that needs repair around the building.

“He’s just a wonderful man,” Proietti said. “We wouldn’t be able to get as much done without him.”

Simon, a member of the Knights of Columbus 2203 Patuxent Council and a parishioner at St. Mary’s of the Mills Church in Laurel, said he began making food deliveries a few times per week after he retired in 2005, to help out fellow Knight of Columbus Rick Rekus, who had been running the volunteer program as an activity of the civic organization.

Simon said he began coordinating the food pickups and deliveries with the help of five other volunteers who attend St. Mary’s, many of whom are Knights of Columbus.

Simon said the volunteers pick up food — including baked goods, packs of soda, canned goods and other items grocery

stores give him — on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays and deliver it to food pantries at Laurel Advocacy and Referral Services, Elizabeth House and St. Mary’s of the Mills, among other places. “[Simon] does so many things to help so many different people,” Rekus said, adding that his service to the community isn’t limited to the food deliveries. Rekus said that Simon recently volunteered to help a disabled parishioner from St. Mary’s, who needed help traveling to a medical appointment at the last minute. “He’s a very selfless person,” Rekus said.

Laura Stough, kitchen coordinator at Elizabeth House in Laurel, said Simon’s deliveries help keep the volunteer-based soup kitchen and food pantry running. In addition to providing a hot meal for about 45 to 55 people every evening, she said volunteers prepare bagged lunches for the diners to take with them — and the bread deliveries are crucial.

“Without Paul, I don’t know what we would do,” Stough said.

“We call him the bread man.” apopovici@gazette.net

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Monique Lilly, 37, of Washington, D.C., and AaíNiyah Harley, 8, of Upper Marlboro fold clothes Dec. 20 for District twin girls who lost their mother, Tameika Curtis, in a fatal collision Oct. 10 in Oxon Hill.

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“All of this for us?” six-yearold C.J. Gladden asked as he scanned the pile of presents for him and his siblings at the Young Men and Women Empowerment headquarters in Suitland. “We got a lot!”

Curtis and his seven siblings lost their mother, Tameika Curtis, 35 of Washington, D.C., in a fatal car crash Oct. 10 at the intersection of Livingston Road and Livingston Terrace in Oxon Hill.

Prince George’s County residents came out Dec. 20 to Suitland to donate new clothes and toys.

The donation drive was organized by the Trinity Sisters, a group of women who live in the Washington, D.C. area and attended Trinity Washington University in the District, and hosted by YMWE, which mentors and tutors youth.

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deaths of five people, including two children, one-year-old Hassan Boykin and 13-year-old Khadiua Ba, and Curtis’ sister, Typhani Wilkerson, 32, of the District. Between Curtis and Wilkerson, 10 children ranging in age from 3 months to 15 years lost their mothers.

“When I first heard the story I was ready to cry,” said Trinity Sister Ericka Harley, 25, of Upper Marlboro. “I could only imagine how I would feel if I didn’t have my mom or I wasn’t there for my kids.”

During two weekends, Dec. 13 and 14 and Dec. 20 and 21, 45 people dropped off donations, ranging from a firefighterthemed raincoat and rain boots to puzzles made out of cereal boxes. Each child got a bag full of gifts and $600 in gift cards and cash was collected, said YMWE director Corey Baskerville, 36, of Temple Hills.

“Kids need their mothers,” said Karen Wiggins-Upson, 45, of Upper Marlboro, who purchased clothes for the teenagers.

“You think about your children and how blessed they are. We just want to bring a little joy.”

Lloyd Hardy, 40, of the District, is the father of two of Curtis’s teenage children. Before the

toy drive was organized, Hardy said he told his children Christmas probably wasn’t going to happen this year.

“To be told they are getting something when they were told they weren’t getting anything, they were elated about that,” Hardy said.

Kineo Brown, 26, of the District, said it was even more difficult to break the news to his one-year-old and three-yearold, whose mother was Wilkerson.

“Just the excitement of the kids seeing the bags alone without opening the gifts,” Brown said. “The joy of me not scrounging up the little bit of change I had to do Christmas was amazing also.”

The Trinity Sisters and Baskerville said they want to continue to be involved in the children’s lives and provide gifts and space for the family during the holidays or celebrations.

“There’s so much going on in the kids’ lives,” Baskerville said. “With the community coming together and showing support and the kids seeing the gifts we’ve gotten them, it cheers them up a bit.” kpetersen@gazette.net

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When Shawn and Jerry Burgess of College Park planned to go rock climbing to celebrate tying the knot on Dec. 12, they said they never imagined they would be scaling Mount Rushmore and the Statue of Liberty.

But that’s exactly what the newlyweds ended up doing at ClimbZone USA in Laurel, after traveling to the brand-new indoor climbing center with 70 themed walls.

“I actually thought it was going to be regular rocks,” said Shawn Burgess, 42, as she watched her husband prepare to climb a white-water raftingthemed wall. “This is really cool.

We plan on going through all of them.”

In addition to walls modeled on national landmarks such as the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, ClimbZone — owned by New Zealand-based company Extreme Edge — features walls that look like a fire engine, a pirate ship and an Egyptian tomb, among other themes. “The initial look on people’s faces when they walk through that door is really cool,” said Tiemi Kenrick, ClimbZone’s director of operations who moved from New Zealand along with his family to open the climbing center.

Kenrick, of Towson, said even more features are coming soon, including a zip line going from one end of the gym to another and an elevated ropes course.

“We’ll outgrow this building very fast,” Kenrick said.

Since the 11,000-squarefoot climbing center opened Nov. 22, general manager Keith Levenson of Towson said it has steadily gained customers. Levenson said climbing center staff are planning to complete five additional climbing walls by early next year.

Levenson said ClimbZone’s

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Sandy Antunes of Laurel climbs one of the 70 themed walls at ClimbZone USA on Dec. 16. offers an automatic belay system, as opposed to relying on another person’s help, which allows climbers to move up and down the wall at their own pace.

Levenson said Extreme Edge owner Nico Buik decided to bring ClimbZone to Laurel after doing market research in the Washington metropolitan area around 2011.

“They found that there were more new homes built in this area than anywhere in the country,” Levenson said.

Levenson said Prince George’s County Fire Department firefighters based at the Laurel station have visited ClimbZone during slow days at work to hone their skills on some of its toughest walls.

“It definitely is great for upper body strength,” said Januice Dunbar of Hyattsville, a firefighter/medic who had come in with her coworkers on Dec. 12 and was rock climbing for

the very first time. “It simulates chimneys, ladders. It simulates using a lot of upper-body strength core that you need.”

Dunbar, 29, said she enjoyed ClimbZone so much she was planning to bring her husband, 7-year-old son and 10-monthold daughter along on her next visit.

“Once you really hit the top, it’s a confidence booster,” she said.

Sandy Antunes of Laurel, who came to ClimbZone on Dec. 16 along with about 12 rock climbers from a Washington, D.C., and Baltimore area Meetup activity group, said he managed to climb all 70 walls in three hours.

“We had a great time,” Antunes said. “I would definitely recommend going here with a group of people.” apopovici@gazette.net

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“He gives them out to people who need them. They all know he does all this,” said Holley’s wife of 62 years, Minnie Holley.

“People call him to take them to

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The emergency clothing closet was established with the funds collected through the hospital’s 2013 philanthropy campaign.

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the hospital. I never know who’s going to be at my house for Thanksgiving dinner because if somebody doesn’t have any place to go they’re always welcome at my house.”

In addition to his Senior Center activities, Holley volunteers at St. Edward the Confessor Catholic Church in Bowie and has been part of a German exchange student program on

and off for the past 30 years.

“My phone rings all the time,” Holley said. “I know so many people being involved with [various organizations], if I go to the grocery store, I spend more time talking to people I run into that I know, than I do shopping.”

Kathy White, senior services manager at the Senior Center, nominated Holley for an “out-

standing senior” award through the Maryland Department of Aging several years ago and said it was no surprise that he won.

“We adopted a unit in Iraq and he organized it. We sent packages for the soldiers,” White said. “He’s very involved with the city and the senior center. He’s a big part of the Bowie community and always looking out for someone else.”

Holley said his service to the community came naturally, especially after his retirement from the insurance industry in 1996.

“It keeps me busy, and if I sit around the house, I’ll go to sleep,” he said. “I enjoy doing things in my city. I don’t ever want to be anywhere else except this city.”

Although Luther Holley said he “slowed down” after a hip re-

placement a few years ago, his wife said community members still know him as someone who will always be willing to lend a helping hand.

“He’s trying to cut back a little bit, but we still do a lot,” Minnie Holley said. “I’m very proud of him.”

a civilian position, has submitted an application to become a police officer with the city, said Police Chief Rich McLaughlin.

“I’m very pleased with [Judge Platt’s] findings,” McLaughlin said. “It just validates the confidence I have in our process.”

DeWalt, who was initially in favor of the investigation, said that he doesn’t believe

witnesses told The Platt Group the whole story.

“My opinion would be that The Platt Group is more of a mediation type group, it’s not an investigatory group that I think would compel people to tell everything,” DeWalt said.

“For him to find absolutely nothing wrong, it’s unrealistic to me. But there’s nothing I can do about it. ”

Platt confirmed that The Platt Group has no subpoena power and all witnesses were interviewed voluntarily.

While Platt negated most of DeWalt’s accusations — including those that a proper background check was not performed on the employee — he did confirm that the individual in question was not one of the original 36 applicants for the po-

sition, but had applied for a different job within the department.

Moe said it was important to the city that a third party investigated DeWalt’s claims.

“I did my own internal review in the beginning but I could sit there all day long and tell people we didn’t find anything,” Moe said. “I thought we should get an impartial individual to review it and investigate and talk to peo-

ple, and that’s what was done.

I’m just glad it’s completed.”

In the future, DeWalt said he plans to attend more council meetings and become more involved with the city, he said.

“Just to stay a lot more involved with the political side of Laurel,” he said.

435 associates donating, said Richard Ardery, the hospital’s vice president of marketing, philanthropy and community relations.

Ardery said 120 ideas were proposed for how to use the funds, such as starting a day care, purchasing hospital equipment or opening a gym, but associates agreed that the funds should be used to benefit patients.

“We would like to do more to save the world. This is just our tiny piece,” Ardery said.

A patient mission fund was established with last year’s donations. This year’s giving, which totaled $53,193.36, also will go toward patient services, said Linda Gottfried, the hospital’s director of philanthropy.

“I really think it’s inspiring. All of our employees really came together here to benefit our patients,” said registered nurse Kristin Gadja. “It really takes it to the next level of care and shows how generous our employees can be.”

When any hospital em-

ployee sees a patient who may need new clothes, they can request clothes or even pick them out themselves. Gadja said one her patients was “just thrilled” to receive a new shirt and pants.

“My patient could not stop smiling. It just really made her day,” Gadja said.

There also are baby clothes available for newborns.

Gottfried said so far, 22 newborns, including four premature babies, have received clothes from the closet.

“They may not have had a baby shower, so this is one more thing we can do for people who aren’t prepared,” said Sparkle Lopez, the hospital’s coordinator of lactation services.

Sundee Cutter-Webster, patient relations coordinator, said hospital associates offer clothes to patients if their need is obvious, but they also do not question someone’s life situation if they ask for an outfit.

“We don’t make judgments on people or read into people.

If they say we need it, we give it to them,” Cutter-Webster said. “We’re just giving from the heart.”

Cutter-Webster said she hopes the clothing donation helps patients feel better about their experience at MedStar Southern Maryland.

“We’re not just taking care of them in the hospital but sending them out with dignity,” Cutter-Webster said.

unable to work, or can only work a few hours. Many of our clients are elderly.”

Garretson said the PAS program is growing in popularity, adding seven new clients this year and three within the past several months But, while the organization has 10 donation bins set out in various places throughout the city, food donations seem to be dwindling and

will likely remain low until the spring, she said.

“This is really a hard time for us with the weather and Christmas and people aren’t donating as much as they usually do, but the more clients we gain, the more food we have to do,” she said. “One [new client] has a dog that is 155 pounds. It takes a lot to feed that dog, but we’re not going to turn her away because

she’s got a big dog.”

Dorothy Allen of Bowie said she came to CLAW about a year ago when her Chihuahua, Terror, developed a serious dental infection.

“Our dog was very sick and we didn’t know what to do.

CLAW actually went overboard to get my dog some medical care. I could never, ever repay them,” she said. “It’s a wonder-

ful, wonderful organization.”

While individual donations to CLAW PAS seem to be at a low, Garretson said organizations have stepped up to the plate.

Target and Christian Community Presbyterian Church in Bowie both partnered with the organization this year, she said.

Target donates unwanted food and supplies while the church

provides a shed for CLAW to house all its materials, she said.

Garretson said she hopes these acts of generosity will sustain the organization through the cold winter months.

“The economy isn’t getting any better,” she said. “And I’m not going to turn anyone away for help.”

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Gaithersburg-based Codale Commercial Funding, LLC, from building on the golf course. Bowers said the land should be converted to open space, with a third reforested, another third restored to nature and a final third as common area.

Steven D. Soto, the attorney representing Codale, presented two development concepts, which included building townhouses and single family homes on the golf course, to residents in April.

More than 300 residents have signed a petition declaring their opposition to residential development, Bowers said.

Florence Parker, 74, of Upper Marlboro said schools would be even more overcrowded, traffic would worsen and property values would plummet if more homes were to be built in the community.

“People moved in here because of the open space. The country club was there. It just felt like it was a place where you can raise children and it was safe and it looked nice,” Parker said. “To walk and to see how once the country club closed, to see the people who owned it let it go, it’s an eyesore.”

Bowers said the community’s covenant,whichwaswrittenwhen it was established in the 1980s, declares that if the title owner ceases to own or operate the property as a golf course for at least 365 consecutivedays,theland“shallrevert automatically to Villages of Marlborough Community Association, Inc.” Bowers argues that although the property is still owned as a golf course, Codale has failed to treat the property as such. The green was not maintained until this year, the pool was not secured and the clubhouse had been vandalized, Bowers said.

The board of directors and representatives for Codale have struggled to come to a resolution, so Prince George’s County hired a mediator to facilitate a compromise.

In an email to The Gazette, Council Vice-Chair Derrick L. Davis (D-Dist. 6) wrote that the issue was “very complex,” but he was confident that a solution would help the Villages of Marlborough achieve the sustainability “that residents want and deserve.”

But Bowers said compromise is not an option for the community and they will continue to advocate for open space.

“This is for us. This is for our homeowners. This is where we live,” Bowers said. “If we lose, the fight’s not over. We’ll continue to fight.”

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COUNCIL ACTION

At their Regular Meeting on December 9, 2014, the College Park City Council took the following actions: • Approved a Resolution Adopting The Recommendation Of The Advisory Planning Commission Regarding Appeal Number CEO-201405, 4801 Hollywood Road, College Park, Maryland, Approving A Variance From The Requirements Of City Code §87-23B To Permit The Construction Of A Fence In The Front Yard And Recommending Approval Of Variances From The Requirements Of City Code §87-23C Requiring A 25-Foot Side Yard Setback, Where The Side Lot Line Is A Continuation Of The Front Yard Line Of The Adjacent Lot. • Approved, With Conditions, the Preliminary Plan and Detailed Site Plan for The Hotel at the University of Maryland, and approved an Agreement with University of Maryland College Park Foundation, Inc. • Approved the expenditure of $25,000 for a Feasibility Study for a North County Animal Services Facility and recommended revisions to the scope-of-work for the Study.

• Supported the application for an Historic Area Work Permit for demolition of the Sigma Chi fraternity house at 4600 Norwich Road, subject to conditions.

• Approved a Letter of support for PG-416-15: Authority to impose fees for use of disposable bags.

• Approved the 2015 Mayor and Council meeting schedule.

• Approved a day of administrative leave for City employees for Friday, December 26, 2014.

• Appointed James Sauer to the Ethics Commission and Matt Dernoga to the Committee for a Better Environment, and reappointed Carolyn Bernache and Doris Ellis to the Education Advisory Committee and Maxine Gross to the CPCUP.

NOTICE OF FAIR SUMMARY CITY OF COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND

CHARTER RESOLUTION 14-CR-02: A Charter Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of College Park, to Amend Article I, “General Provisions”, to add §C1-2, “ City Policy of Non-Discrimination”, to adopt a General City Policy Against Discrimination with respect to Employment, Housing and Public Accommodation.

CHARTER RESOLUTION: 14-CR-03: A Charter Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of College Park, to Amend Article IX “Officers and Employees”, §C9-1, “Discrimination”, to add Certain NonDiscrimination Provisions Concerning City Employment and to make Clarifying Changes.

The Charter Resolutions were introduced on October 28, 2014, Public Hearings were held on November 25, 2014, both Resolutions were adopted on November 25, 2014 and will become effective upon the fiftieth day (January 14, 2015) after their passage unless a successful petition to referendum in accordance with Article 23A §13 of the Annotated Code of Maryland occurs within forty days (January 5, 2015).

Copies of these Charter Resolutions may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office, 4500 Knox Road, College Park, MD 20740, call 240-4873501, or visit www.collegeparkmd.gov.

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ZERO WASTE WORKSHOP AND DISCUSSION

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, 2015, 7:00-9:00 P.M. CITY HALL, 4500 KNOX ROAD 2ND FLOOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS Zero Waste Prince George’s, College Park’s Committee for a Better Environment, and Community Research invite you to a presentation on an effective strategy to reduce waste, increase recycling, save money, and protect public health. Kristen Brown, a national expert and the Vice President of Municipal Partnerships for WasteZero (a Certified B Corporation), will present on Save Money and Recycle Tons (SMART), a unit pricing scheme used by 7000 communities across the United States to charge for waste collection and disposal according to the amount of waste discarded. Also known as Pay As You Throw, SMART has been found to immediately and significantly increase recycling and decrease the amount of waste sent to landfills and incinerators, with no increase in illegal dumping. Join us for an interesting discussion about this common-sense strategy and how it could be implemented in our communities. The meeting will also include an update on the Zero Waste Strategic Plans of Prince George’s County and of the State of Maryland.

24TH ANNUAL COLLEGE PARK TRIBUTE TO DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 2015 – 2:00-4:00 P.M. KAY THEATRE, CLARICE SMITH PERFORMING ARTS CENTER UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Please join us for the 2015 tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. This year’s theme is “Our Diversity as a People, is our Strength as a Nation.”

This 24th annual tribute features musical, dance and literary reflections on Dr. King’s dream of peace and unity. This grassroots, community-based event highlights the extraordinary talent in our collective community.

Sponsored by the City of College Park, the University of Maryland, and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission. For further information, please call 240-487-3570.

WHAT IS CERT?

A Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) is a ready group of organized and trained volunteer disaster workers that operates at the neighborhood level.

CERT volunteers check on neighbors and provide emergency medical aid and psychological comfort to their neighbors.

CERT members may also be called upon to help in other areas during emergencies even when their own neighborhood is not impacted.

The CERT Program prepares these volunteers with 20 hours of classroom and hands-on training. The training is provided by subject matter experts such as firefighters, emergency medical technicians and building safety personnel.

A CERT class is being planned to begin in January 2015. Registration will be on a first come basis. If you are interested please send an email to publicservices@collegeparkmd.gov with CERT in the subject line, or call 240.487.3570 and leave your contact information. You will be contacted to schedule your participation.

SNOW & ICE REMOVAL

Property owners, occupants and merchants are reminded of the City requirement to remove accumulated snow and ice from all walkways, driveways, parking lots and other areas used by pedestrians or automobiles. The owner or occupant of any property that abuts the sidewalk must clean public sidewalks of ice, sleet and snow for their full width. It is required that snow and ice be removed within the first eight (8) hours of daylight after snowfall stops. These requirements are listed under City Code Sections 157-6(B)(10) and 141-5(A).

Though City code enforcement officers may not cite all such violations immediately after a storm, failure to comply with this regulation in a timely manner could be used as evidence by anyone injured in a fall on or adjacent to your property if you are sued for such injuries.

Be prepared! Keep snow shovels and salt ready for the next storm, and plan to have help available if necessary to make your walkway safe as soon as the snow stops falling.

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA RETURNS TO BRANCHVILLE

BY BRANCHVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY AND RESCUE SQUAD DIRECTOR THOMAS TANNER AND OBSERVER JENNIFER WILBANKS Reprinted with permission The Branchville Volunteer Fire Company and Rescue Squad and our Ladies Auxiliary are proud to once again host the patriots from Wreaths Across America (WAA). Saturday, December 14, marked Branchville’s ninth straight year welcoming and serving the WAA convoy. Started in 1992, WAA honors the men and women of our Armed Forces that have fallen in service to our country by annually laying wreaths at the grave markers of service members at Arlington National Cemetery. This year marks 150 years since the founding of Arlington National Cemetery and through the efforts of many volunteers, WAA was able to lay a wreath at all 227,000+ grave markers. Trucks loaded with wreaths departed December 7 (the 73rd anniversary of the 1941 attack on military facilities around Pearl Harbor, HI), escorted by the Patriot Guard Riders, rolled down the East Coast in an ever expanding convoy of trucks, buses and escorts, arriving at Branchville on December 12 for their final overnight rest stop before they continued to Arlington. Once there, each truck was washed by Branchville Volunteers.

Before dawn on the morning of December 13, the men and women of Branchville cooked and served breakfast to the hundreds of drivers and volunteers supporting this noble effort. As a part of the morning activities, Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, took time to visit the College Park Veterans Memorial in our first due, and place a wreath. He also presented Branchville with a wreath as a thank you for our hospitality. In turn, Branchville President Ronald Leizear Sr. presented Wreaths Across America with a one thousand dollar donation.

Following breakfast and a final mission briefing, the convoy left Branchville and drove under a United States of America flag supported by two ladder trucks as they made their way to Arlington National Cemetery.

For more information and to see more pictures, go to Branchville Volunteer Fire Department website www.bvco11.com.

POSITION AVAILABLE

1885347

PART-TIME CONTRACT SECRETARY Requires reliable person with strong grammar and secretarial skills to attend and record evening Board and Committee meetings, prepare meeting minutes to summarize the proceedings, make approved revisions and provide a final set of minutes in a timely manner. This assignment does not require word-for-word reporting.

All meetings are conducted at public facilities in College Park; most are scheduled for weekday evenings.

Contract rate is $22.00 per hour, guaranteed two hours per meeting, plus preparation of minutes at $11.00 per half-hour. We estimate twelve to sixteen hours per month, depending upon Committee assignments. Please submit resume to: College Park City Clerk’s Office, 4500 Knox Road, College Park, MD 20740, or fax to 301-699-8029.

December 25, 2014

Branchville VFD President Ronald Leizear Sr. (left) and Morrill Worcester owner of Worcester Wreath Company (right), laying a wreath at the College Park Veterans Memorial.

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CITY DEPARTMENTS CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, DECEMBER 25-26, 2014

City departments are closed for the Christmas holiday. Refuse and recycling will be collected on your regular collection day, but there will be NO special collections for brush or bulky trash during the week of Christmas.

CITY DEPARTMENTS CLOSED THURSDAY, JANUARY 1, 2015

All City offices are closed Thursday, January 1, to observe the New Year holiday. Refuse and recycling will be collected on your regular collection day; however, special collections for electronics, brush, and bulky trash will only be scheduled for Friday, January 2. You must call 240-487-3590 or email publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov to schedule a pickup before setting your items to the curb. Please visit www.collegeparkmd.gov for the tentative curbside leaf collection schedule.

CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING

Christmas trees will be collected after the holidays by appointment only. Residents must call or email Public Works (240-487-3590; publicworks@collegeparkmd.gov) to arrange for a special pickup on Thursday or Friday. Trees should be placed at the curb by 7:00 a.m., and be free of lights, tinsel, ornaments, and other decorations.

TRAFFIC ALERT – UMD SPORTING EVENTS

Please be aware of pedestrians along city roads and expect heavier traffic throughout the day and evening for the following UMD event: • Saturday, 12/27: UM men’s basketball vs. Oakland (5:00 p.m.)

• Monday, 12/29: UM women’s basketball vs. Ohio State (7:00 p.m.)

• Saturday, 1/3: UM men’s basketball vs. Minnesota (12:00 p.m.)

• Thursday, 1/8: UM women’s basketball vs. Purdue (6:30 p.m.)

SNOW AND ICE CONTROL – PARK ON THE EVEN SIDE!

Public Works crews plow and salt City streets and parking lots to clear snow and ice.

Things you can do to help include: • Move parked cars off the street so the snow plows can clear snow to the curb.

• If off-street parking is not available during predicted snowstorms, park on the EVEN side of the road (EXCEPTION: if your address is odd-numbered and the area across from your house is undeveloped, park on the odd side of the street) • The City is not responsible for clearing snow from driveways or driveway aprons – this is the resident’s responsibility.

- Be aware that the City begins plowing when snow reaches, or threatens to reach, 2 inch depths and will continue until well after the snow stops, making sure the roads are as clear and safe as possible. This means that your driveway may become accumulated with snow more than once as the trucks continue to plow. If you begin to remove snow before the trucks are finished, be mindful that your driveway may need to be cleared more than once.

• Clear snow and ice from the sidewalks in front of your residence.

THIS INCLUDES STORMDRAINS! The City is responsible for clearing the streets; residents should work together to help keep storm drains clear.

• Have patience: crews work around the clock during snow emergencies to clear the streets. Although your street may not be plowed as quickly as you would like, our crews will make their way to you. Your patience is appreciated during these times.

Always plan to set your refuse and recycling carts out for your regularly scheduled day during snow events. Refuse and recycling collections may occur later in the day than normal, but you should not expect collections to be delayed until the following day.

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COLLEGE PARK DIRECTORY

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

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

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

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

MAYOR AND COUNCIL

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

OTHER FREQUENTLY CALLED NUMBERS

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

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GAMES GAZETTE.NET IS STAFFING

Riverdale Baptist star shines at Crab Bowl. B-3

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

HOLIDAY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS : Check online for coverage of both boys and girls basketball tournaments taking place around the region this week.

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Pallotti hires former DeMatha standout

Rule change leads to ugly games Eighty-nine free throws.

That’s exactly how many foul shots two girls basketball teams combined for during a KENT ZAKOUR 32-minute ASSISTANT SPORTS game last EDITOR week. That’s an average of 2.8 free throws every minute. From my experience, high school basketball games go pretty quick. But this contest — admittedly I didn’t attend — between Largo and Crossland, which was covered by longtime Gazette freelancer Terron Hampton (he called it “very ugly”), dragged on for more than two hours.

While the nature of Prince George’s high school basketball is traditionally more physical — and thus sometimes officiated differently — than in Montgomery County, 89 free throws is an absurd total. To make matters worse, the teams combined to make just 34 of them. At all levels of basketball, in no uncertain terms, contact between opposing players is illegal.

The unwritten guidelines, which are for the betterment of the game, however, vary from game to game and from official to official. Fans and media members don’t want to sit around for three hours with every point of contact whistled for and called a foul.

There’s a fine line between enforcing rules and allowing the game to flow. I don’t envy the officials’ job.

But this column isn’t to rail on the teams or the officials, but to simply point out a trend. This winter, I’ve noticed the pace of play has slowed some in high school basketball.

And it is due to a simple rule change (or clarification for some) made by the National Federation of State High School Associations, which Maryland, for the most part, abides by.

In recent years, the NBA and NCAA have taken steps to increase scoring and promote offense and freedom of movement by not allowing much, if any, contact on the perimeter between a defender and offensive player.

This season, the NFHS did the same; it essentially has eliminated all contact on the perimeter. Like any new, clarified or altered rule, there is an adjustment period for all parties involved. Players eventually learn what they can and can’t get away with.

Here’s what was announced in May by the NFHS: “In an effort to eliminate excessive contact on ball-handlers and dribblers outside of the lane area, the committee added Article 12 to Rule 10-6 on contact.

As a result, the following acts will constitute a foul when committed against a ball-handler/ dribbler: 1) placing two hands on the player, 2) placing an extended arm bar on the player, 3) placing and keeping a hand on the player and 4) contact the player more than once with the same hand or alternating hands.”

“What they are really trying to change is to allow for freedom of movement and cutting through the lane; that’s where a lot of complaints were,” said longtime Magruder boys coach Dan Harwood. “I don’t think handchecking is a major thing. Watching some games, just like college last year, there’s been a few more foul shots.”

Basketball will open up like the rule intended, but there could be some long and ugly games fans will have to sit through. kzakour@gazette.net

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ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

GREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE

Bowie High School’s Jordan Lomax (right) goes up for a basket Dec. 18 against Eleanor Roosevelt’s Eric Kinard in Greenbelt.

Bowie looks to rebound After a hot start, young Bulldogs are still learning how to win BY

ADAM GUTEKUNST STAFF WRITER

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eventh-year Bowie High School basketball coach Cedric Holbrook sat on the steps inside the school at the Belair Annex before his Bulldogs began practice Friday, smiling as he discussed the whirlwind his team has been through less than a month into the season.

Just a few months ago, Bowie was a team with a lot of young pieces, eight players lost to graduation or transfer, and with a proverbial question mark hovering over the team’s 2014-2015 expectations.

The talent was always there — that’s something Holbrook said he has never disputed. As young as Bowie may be, on paper, its lineup can match up with the best. And as the offseason wore on, a coming home movement only bolstered the Bulldogs’ lineup.

Jordan Lomax, a 5-foot-9 junior, transferred in from Riverdale Baptist, Cory Clemons, a 6-2 junior, made the switch from Heritage Christian and Quinton Drayton, 6-4 sophomore,

came from DeMatha to give the Bulldogs a trio of local guards to soften the substantial loss from the season before.

With the pieces in place, the Bulldogs’ youth, as Holbrook explained, was not a cause for great concern.

“It’s a real young [4A League],” the coach said. “You might have maybe three or four veteran teams, like a Suitland, Northwestern or DuVal, but that’s about it. Everybody else, even if they have veterans, they’re young. With a young league, you feel like you can give yourself a chance.”

And that’s exactly what Holbrook’s Bulldogs did. Bowie competed in DeMatha’s summer league against “some 26 of the better schools in the whole area” as Holbrook put it, and placed third at 9-1. The team had begun to fuse together.

“The veterans that were here matured into their positions and the transfers filled in their roles,” Holbrook said.

“It was one of those situations where we felt like we had an opportunity to play well because we had talent. We had talent so we had an opportunity.”

“It took a lot of adjustment, every-

body feeling each other out and seeing who could do what and who [couldn’t] do what,” said junior Anthony Barnes, the lone returning starter from 20132014 said. “We competed in practice and worked hard so I just thought that we could click easily.”

But few could’ve predicted the Bulldogs would click as finely and as early as they did.

Everything came to a head in the first week of the season, where the Bulldogs strung together three straight wins, none bigger than a 57-55 win against St. John’s College High School on Dec. 6 as part of the DMV Elite Holiday Tip-Off Classic at Flowers.

The victory over a Washington Catholic Athletic Conference contender put the area on notice — Bowie was for real.

“I wouldn’t want to degrade St. John’s by saying, ‘No, I’m not surprised [we won].’ But we knew that if we played well, we’d have an opportunity against them,” Holbrook said. “They’re a very good team. That’s a major win

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Ian Thomas had his sights set on playing in the National Football League after graduating from the University of Illinois in 2012. Coaching wasn’t on his mind back then, he said. But a year after a failed tryout with the Washington Redskins, he got word about an opening on the Pallotti High School coaching staff. He was skeptical at first, he said, but has since embraced his role on the sidelines. So much so that on Wednesday — after two seasons as an assistant under Rick Peacock — he was hired to take over as coach of the Laurel private school.

“The day that I started coaching was the day I fell in love and never turned back,” said Thomas, 25, of Berwyn Heights. “Honestly, [coaching] wasn’t my immediate thought. But my love for the game. I figured I’d eventually come back around to doing it, and giving back what I learned the previous years.”

Thomas grew up in Cheverly and was a standout player at DeMatha in Hyattsville. At Illinois, he was a threeyear starter linebacker and an All-Big Ten honorable mention in 2011. He currently works as a physical education and health instructor at Pallotti.

“He’s young to be a head coach but we feel he’s going to take the program in the direction we want,” Pallotti Athletic Director Rick Diggs said.

Peacock took Pallotti to two straight MIAA C conference championship games, winning the title this past season. He stepped down in early December to focus on his new catering business, according to Diggs.

The team is moving up to the B conference, where the competition is tougher, Thomas said.

“The schools are a lot bigger. There are more talented kids and they’re serious about football,” Thomas said. “... My goal is to win the B conference championship.” egoldwein@gazette.net

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Senior defensive back set to start in Military Bowl for Cincinnati BY

ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER

Howard Wilder has made a name for himself as a senior starting defensive back at the University of Cincinnati. But the Seat Pleasant native’s road to Division I football — and to Saturday’s Military Bowl against Virginia Tech at the Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis — was not without its obstacles.

Wilder is a 2011 alumnus of Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt. When he was a senior, he was getting interest from several colleges, but he didn’t qualify for them because of his SAT scores.

But Wilder continued pursuing DiUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI vision I football. After graduating from Roosevelt, he took his talents to Cali- Eleanor Roosevelt High School Howard Wilder graduate returns to the area this weekend as a fornia, enrolling at the College of the Cincinnati Bearcat to play in the Military Bowl against Virginia Tech.

Canyons, a community college in Santa with two interceptions and 41 tackles Clara, and then Pierce (Woodland Hills). Tommy Tuberville in Cincinnati.

The 5-foot-11 cornerback made an — he has helped lead Cincinnati to a 9-3 At Pierce, Wilder’s play caught the attention of several top football programs. He immediate impact with the Bearcats. campaign.

“Me having the ability to play right said he had 38 offers by the end of his He moved into the starting lineup three sophomore year, electing to play under games into last season, and this year — away, me looking at the depth of all the

schools, me getting familiar with the coaches. That all played a part in me picking Cincinnati,” he said. “It worked out. The best decision of my life.”

Wilder played all over the field at Roosevelt — cornerback, running, receiver, defensive back, returner. He moved up to the varsity team at the end of his freshman year, and played under coach Tom Green the next three seasons.

“He matured and got stronger,” said Green, who plans to attend the game. “It doesn’t even look like him.”

Wilder isn’t the only Raider graduate to come to Cincinnati by way of California. Hakeem Allonce (2011), a redshirt junior, also went to the College of the Canyons and Pierce.

“Just like going to a school where you know somebody made it a lot easier for me,” said Allonce, of Greenbelt. “He did play a role in me coming here.”

The game is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Saturday and is being shown on ESPN and WatchESPN. “It’s going to feel like I’m playing in high school again,” Wilder said. “It’s going to feel like home. Howard coming back home.” egoldwein@gazette.net

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Largo girls pull away from Crossland Guard leads Potomac to win over Gwynn Park

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BY TERRON HAMPTON SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

Chances are few basketball fans would enjoy watching 89 free throws attempted in a single game.

But that’s just what all who attended the 3A/2A/1A League girls basketball showdown between Largo High School and Crossland witnessed Thursday night in Temple Hills.

In the end, the Lions (41) made more free throws and field goals en route to a 75-51 victory over the Cavaliers (4-2).

“Tonight’s win was really important,” Lions junior guard Amel Duggins said.

“We don’t always have a lot of competition in our county league, but Crossland is a good team so this was good.

Games like this are good for us when we play better teams, we can play better.”

Largo made only 44 percent (19-for-43) of its free throws, but that proved better than Crossland’s 32 percent (15-of-46) mark.

The final score was not indicative of just how close the game was late in the first half.

With 42.9 seconds remaining in the second quarter, the Lions held a 25-23 lead with the Cavaliers going to the line for two free throws. Cavaliers guard Alexis King missed the first.

Following the miss, Largo coach Ayanna Ball-Ward was penalized with a technical foul. King then missed the next three free throws and Largo eventually went into the locker room with a 29-26 lead and did not look back.

The Lions’ lead grew to a 10-point advantage after three quarters and Largo put the game away with a 29-point fourth quarter.

Next up is a holiday tournament in Texas for the Lions.

“I want to see some growth from us after this tournament,” said Largo forward Chance Graham, who

BY

ADAM GUTEKUNST STAFF WRITER

PHOTOS BY BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Largo High School’s Amel Duggins tries to get past Crossland’s Leandra Louallen during Thursday’s game.

Crossland High School’s Katelyn Canlas drives to the basket against Largo in last week’s girls basketball game in Temple Hills. had a game-high 18 points.

“Some teams we tend to play to their level. I want us to step up another level. When we go to Texas, that should prepare us for the rest of the season.”

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Continued from Page B-1 for us and this program, period. ... We had a chance and that’s what mattered more than anything else.”

Six days later, after beating Flowers on Dec. 9, the Bulldogs punctuated their stellar week with a gritty

“I want to see more development and I want them to see a different style of basketball,” Ball-Ward added.

“In Texas or anywhere else, it’s a different style from this

64-60 win on the road over a veteran Suitland team to pull their record to 3-0.

The Bulldogs had been firing on all cylinders, spreading the ball out unselfishly among their talent and doing all the little things right. But, as Holbrook said he began to notice, the hot start proved to be costly for a young team that hadn’t experienced such significant success as a group.

area. They need to experience that because they won’t get that playing around here.

I also want to see increased maturity.”

On the other side, Crossland coach Selina Smith was not at all pleased with her team’s effort. She spoke to the team for approximately 15 minutes in the locker room following the contest.

“We missed layups and we missed free throws. When you don’t push yourself in practice this is the outcome,” Smith said. “We have to execute what we work on. We were in it in the first half. We were right in it. We didn’t execute our transition game, we didn’t make our free throws and we were turning the ball over. Largo did and that’s why they won.”

Cavaliers guard Treasure Doberson scored a teamhigh 16 points, but could not contribute more as a result of foul trouble that landed her on the bench for virtually entire third quarter and ultimately her disqualification early in the fourth frame.

“I felt we were better team,” Doberson said. “We have a young team and we have to stay focused. It’s more about focus and not so much about how we played, we just have a clearer mindset in the game.”

They had exceeded expectations, but were losing hold of the mental edge that had propelled them to such heights in the first place.

Cory Clemons said he remembers the practices before the Dec. 16 Wise game and the Dec. 18 Roosevelt game, were “horrible practices.” The team was lackadaisical and not attentive to detail, he said, both traits that manifested themselves into a two-

Potomac High School boys basketball coach Renard Johnson said he has pretty much seen senior guard Randall Broddie do it all in his three years coaching the Memphis recruit. Last season it was Broddie who took on a substantial amount of the scoring on a team filled with Division I college players during the Wolverines’ run to a 2A state championship. This year, drawing a great deal of defensive attention, Broddie has still impressed by scoring at will while still getting his teammates involved.

But Thursday night during an intense 3A/2A/1A League matchup at Gwynn Park, Johnson said he saw something from Broddie he hadn’t seen in a few months. He saw Randall Broddie coaching on the floor, a sight that brought a toothy grin to the fourth-year coach’s face. Broddie led all scorers with 24 points, carrying a severely depleted Potomac squad to a much-needed 55-52 win at a tough-nosed Gwynn Park team.

“I’ve seen him do it in years past,” Johnson said of his guard’s in-game directing. “But now he realizes, ‘Hey, [I’ve] got to coach these guys.’”

Broddie’s extra dose of oncourt leadership Thursday night was no coincidence. Potomac, considered by many to be one of the top teams in the county coming into the season, had suffered two losses — 79-69 to Central on Friday and 83-53 to West Charlotte on Saturday — in the last week.

The Wolverines were also ravaged by injury and absences. Shooting guard David Rose is still unavailable due to football commitments, guard Kaine Wilson is recovering from an ankle injury, and 6-foot-7 junior Karon Green is no longer with the team, according to Johnson.

To top it all off, co-captain Anthony Smith, a 6-foot-6 senior center drawing interest from some Division I programs, announced Thursday afternoon he would miss the remainder of the 2014-2015 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament, an injury he suffered Dec. 9 in a win over Friendly.

game skid for the Bulldogs, a streak that had Holbrook and company chomping at the bit to right the ship heading into Friday’s practice.

Bowie rebounded during Saturday’s 4A vs. 3A/2A/1A challenge with a 60-53 win against Gwynn Park at Laurel.

“They play hard for the most part, but it’s getting the details right,” Holbrook said. “Getting those things

So when the dust settled, Johnson trotted out one true starter onto the court Thursday night.

Luckily for Potomac, that one starter was the best player on the court.

“With a piece down, you have to pick up a bigger role and lead the guys,” Broddie said of his enhanced responsibilities. “I definitely tried to do that today.”

On a night where the Wolverines only managed to shoot 15of-65 (23 percent) from the field, Broddie kept his team competitive until some teammates began to come on late.

With just over four minutes remaining and the Wolverines trailing 45-42, Wilson, who had been 0-for-7 from beyond the 3-point arc in the first three quarters, drilled a deep 3-pointer to tie things up. On the following possession, Gwynn Park junior Aaron Parker, who had led a second-half offensive resurgence for the Yellow Jackets, fouled out on a questionable charge call.

Wilson drilled another 3-pointer to put the Wolverines up 48-45 with 3 minutes, 36 seconds remaining — a lead they would not relinquish. The league foes traded free throws and turnovers for the remaining three minutes before Potomac came out on top with a much-needed win.

“On a Thursday night, here at their gym, Christmas break is about to start, this was a heck of a win for us,” Johnson said. “It was a very tough win.”

Gwynn Park coach Mike Glick, in his ninth season at the Brandywine school, knew what his team was getting into with Broddie, a player he called, “as good as any player I’ve coached against in nine years in this league.” The Yellow Jackets came out in a box-and-one defense, doubling the Memphis recruit every time he touched the ball. And for a period, the pressure worked - Broddie got off to a slow start, committing uncharacteristic turnovers, forcing a few bad shots and shooting only 2-of-10 in the first half.

But when it got to crunch time, Gwynn Park’s inexperience proved to be their downfall, as a number of costly turnovers and defensive lapses cost the it a shot at victory.

“I’m proud of how we played, our intensity that we played with and how we played with togetherness,” Glick said. “We’re getting better as the season goes on.” agutekunst@gazette.net

right will change us and make us the team we want to be.”

“Honestly, I think we can be one of the best public schools in Maryland,” Clemons said. “We have a lot of talent and when we just lock in, there’s no stopping us.”

“All the way,” Barnes added firmly. “Championship.” agutekunst@gazette.net

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KYLE RUSSELL

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Bullis School running back Devonte Williams’ capped of his prep football career with another outstanding performance on Sunday, this one coming in the seventh annual Maryland Crab Bowl held at McDaniel College in Westminster.

Williams amassed 133 all-purpose yards and scored three touchdowns in the senior all-star game to lead Team Washington to a 31-21 victory over Team Baltimore. It was Washington’s fifth win in the series.

“It was just a great experience having the ability to compete with a lot of the top players in Maryland,” Williams said. “I just had fun with it.”

The fun started early for Williams, who scored the first touchdown of the game just over three minutes into the contest, hauling in a 32-yard pass from Brandon Battle (North Point) to give Washington the early lead. The Marshall University recruit then added a 9-yard rushing touchdown on Washington’s next possession, propelling the team to a 24-14 halftime advantage.

Williams’ final score came late in the game as he took a handoff and headed to the right from five yards out, but then reversed field and wound up crossing the goal line just inside the left pylon. The scoring play was set up by a tremendous 59-yard reception by Williams from quarterback Tyler Crowe (Patuxent).

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Bullis School senior running back Devonte Williams dives into the end zone for his second touchdown during Sunday’s Crab Bowl. man Rashad Manning, who had an outstanding game himself with four tackles-for-loss, including two sacks, said he had taken note of Williams’ bigplay ability during a film session earlier in the season.

“In the regular season our team [was] watching film of another team, but Bullis — the team he plays for —

they were going against that team,” Manning said. “He was running around, and we were like, ‘Who is that kid?’ That wasn’t even the team we were supposed to be looking at, but coach said he was real good and I actually got to see for myself tonight.”

Several other area players made contributions to the win for the Wash-

ington squad. Keon Paye (Good Counsel) caught an 83-yard touchdown pass from Battle, stiff-arming a would-be tackler to the ground in the process.

Linebacker Isaiah Ryans (Friendly) came up with a big tackle in the flat on a screen pass to help thwart the Baltimore comeback attempt, and also registered a huge hit on the ball carrier on

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Warriors hand Wildcats first loss, 78-67, at DMV Tip-Off Classic BY

KYLE RUSSELL

The Capitol Christian Academy boys basketball team handed Northwestern its first loss of the season with a 78-67 victory in the third annual DMV Tip-Off Classic Saturday at North Point High School.

Chris Orlina led all scorers with 20 points, Nate Watson chipped in with 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Malik Norfleet scored 11 points and supplied six assists for the Warriors (14-3).

“We like putting each other in spots where we can score the ball,” Orlina said.

“That’s what coach [Van] Whitfield wants us to do.”

Capitol Christian jumped out to a double-digit lead by the middle of the second quarter, and then held off a late charge by the Wildcats.

The Warriors shot 50 percent (31-for62) from the field in the contest, including 5-for-11 from 3-point range. They out rebounded Northwestern 42-29, and had 22 assists as a team.

The Wildcats (5-1) got off to a slow start after arriving less than 10 minutes before tip. Northwestern was paced by 18 points from Jared Warrick, 16 points from David Belle, and 12 apiece from Mike White and Saiquan Jamison. Coach Terrance Burke said he believes his team can take a valuable lesson away from their opponent the loss.

Short-handed Crusaders lose by 15 to Virginia private school

BY KYLE RUSSELL SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

Bishop O’Connell High School (Va.) rolled to a 65-50 victory over Riverdale Baptist in the DMV Tip-Off Classic Saturday at North Point High School.

The game was not in doubt for the Knights (9-0), as they jumped out to a 17-6 lead in the first quarter.

“O’Connell came out very, very aggressive on defense,” Crusaders coach Louis Wilson said. “I think they did a good job of taking away our passing lanes.

They took away two of our options and disrupted our offense.

It was all on O’Connell. They did a great job defensively in that first half.”

Randall Gaskins’ 19 points paced the Knights, Ako Adams added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Lewis Djonkam finished with 16 boards and 14 points.

The Crusaders (10-4) briefly

Public school picks up a quality victory in DMV Tip-Off Classic BY

KYLE RUSSELL

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Malik Norfleet (right) of Capitol Christian Academy looks to get past James White of Northwestern during their game in Saturday’s DMV Tip-Off Classic at North Point High School in Waldorf.

“I think we learned that if we can run our [offensive] sets like the team we just played every time down and value possessions, we are going to do wonderful things in the [Prince George’s County] 4A [League],” he said.

The Wildcats put together an 8-2 run, which cut their deficit to just seven points near the three-minute mark of the fourth

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a fourth down conversion attempt late in the contest. Brian Castillo (Avalon) came up with an athletic, diving interception during the third quarter.

“Playing in this game was just a great opportunity to show my talent to the whole entire nation, and the whole state,” Castillo said. “I loved it, and it was an honor to play.”

The 54-player Washington squad featured 12 participants from Montgomery County, including Myles Robinson (Good Counsel), Roger Richardson (Good Counsel), Andrew Ashley (Good Counsel), Grant Ibeh (Avalon), Tavis Holland (Clarksburg), David Forney (Georgetown Prep), Jonathan Holland (Bullis), Jon Bateky (Poolesville) and Gil Reynolds (Albert Einstein).

Gaithersburg’s Kamonte Carter recorded a sack and two tackles-for-loss as the lone county representative on Team Baltimore.

Team Washington also featured 11 players from Prince George’s County, including Timothy Womack Jr. (Forestville), Tolu Adeboyeku (DuVal), Jaison Young (Riverdale Baptist), Jaire George (DeMatha), Kesean Strong (Potomac), David Rose (Potomac), Isaac Jackson (Riverdale Baptist), Demetrius Boyd (Fairmont Heights), DeAndre Kelly (DeMatha) and Keiron Howard (Potomac).

“To play against all these great players in the state is really an honor because I know growing up I was like, ‘Man, I want to play in the Crab Bowl,’” Ibeh said. “Going through practice and everything, you see how good kids are and it’s just amazing to see the talent in these practices, and then you saw it in this game. So, yeah, it’s been an honor.”

cut the deficit to single digits during the third quarter, but O’Connell answered with a 12-0 run to end the frame.

Riverdale played without forwards Breyon Jackson and Cyril Ogbuagu, which resulted in being out-rebounded 48-35 in the game. The Crusaders were forced to rely on Malik Dupree as the only true big man on the roster, but he got into foul trouble early and wound up fouling out with over six minutes left.

“It was real hard for me,” Dupree said. “I knew I could have helped my team in the last crucial minutes, because afterwards they didn’t have a real big man to get rebounds and I couldn’t do anything about it.”

Ogbuagu will miss the next couple of weeks with a broken bone in his face, according to Wilson.

DeQuan Abrom led Riverdale with 14 points, Kenny Wormley contributed 12 points, while Isaiah Robinson scored 10 and hauled in nine rebounds.

“Even though we were short handed, we constantly battled,” Wilson said. “I thought tonight was a good test for our young guys. We’ll learn.”

quarter, but the comeback attempt ultimately came up short.

“We didn’t bump them enough [on defense], we didn’t get out in transition and we didn’t rebound,” Burke said. “We won out first three games by 20 points, and then we were starting to learn how to close out games. Every game is a teachable moment for us.”

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KYLE RUSSELL

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The Potomac High School boys basketball team lost to host North Point, 75-70, in Saturday’s third Annual DMV Tip-Off Classic.

Anthony Davis led the Wolverines (3-3) with 19 points, while Randall Broddie finished with 16 points and four assists before fouling out with 4 minutes, 50 seconds remaining.

“They did a very effective job [on Broddie], because I think I counted that they guarded him with six different guys,” Potomac coach Renard Johnson said.

“They exerted a lot of energy, but when you use six to rotate on him they wore him down. It was very effective, but he’s going to have to learn to play against that.”

Broddie scored 13 in the first half, but after halftime the Eagles (1-3) switched to an aggressive combination of face

guarding him and double teaming when possible. North Point guard Tyrone Craven drew the majority of the face-guarding assignment, and was a source of frustration whether or not Broddie had the ball.

“He’s a hell of a player,” North Point coach Jimmy Ball said. “I saw that when he got the ball he was looking to take it to the hole every single time, so why not put a guy on him and face guard him and frustrate him. I think it did frustrate him a little bit, and that’s why he picked up three or four fouls like that. I’ve got to give it to Ty, he frustrated the hell out of him.”

Jalen Gibbs paced the Eagles with 19 points, Josh Holmes added 16 on 4-of-6 shooting from 3-point range, and forward Malik Brown scored 16 points.

Craven finished with 10 assists, six points and two steals.

Potomac was in come-back mode for most of the night, aside from leading for just over a minute of the first quarter.

A pair of late 3-pointers from David Rose (12 points) cut the deficit to 71-68, but the Wolverines drew no closer.

The Douglass High School boys basketball team knocked off Clinton Christian, 73-62, in the DMV Tip-Off Classic Saturday at North Point High School.

Cameron Hayes paced the Eagles (4-1), filling up the stat sheet with 23 points, 12 rebounds, three steals and a pair of assists.

“Some games we need [Hayes] to score, some games we need him to protect the rim, but today I think he really played well all around,” Douglass coach Tyrone Massenberg said. “He really helped the team out in a lot of different ways — he rebounded, he scored, he got assists, he hit free throws — it just becomes contagious on our team.”

Donald Carey added 14 points for Douglass, all in the second half, while Anthony Byrd provided a much-needed spark with six straight points when the Eagles’ lead had dwindled in the fourth quarter.

“He’s an animal,” Massen-

berg said. “Anthony Byrd could help any team in this area. He takes charges, he’s not afraid, he can handle the basketball, he’s athletic — that’s a major plus for us.”

Kevin Dorsey’s 26 points paced Clinton Christian, while Develle Phillips added 15 points and four blocks. Asante Shivers chipped in with 13 points and six boards for the Eagles (2-4).

“We came out with no energy to start off the game,” Phillips said. “At the end we fought back, but a couple of things went wrong.”

The biggest blow to the Clinton Christian comeback effort came when Dorsey fouled out with 1 minutes, 34 seconds left with the Eagles trailing by nine.

“Kevin fouling out was like a frustration foul, from what it looked like,” Phillips said. “We kept our heads and tried to keep it going, but it’s alright.”

Massenberg was encouraged by the winning effort from his squad.

“I’m definitely proud of our team,” he said. “I think playing against a team with that much talent, you know they are going to make a run. I think we did a great job of holding that run off and finishing the game off.”

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KYLE RUSSELL

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

The Wise High School boys’ basketball team suffered its second loss in less than a week, falling 74-70 to Westlake in the DMV Tip-Off Classic Saturday at North Point High School.

“Take nothing away from Westlake — a very good team, and a very well-coached team — we just didn’t come out playing our game,” Pumas’ interim coach Kevin Young said. Rob Garner has missed the beginning of the season due to personal reasons. “We started off slow, which got us behind, but once we started playing our game we got back into the game, no problem.”

Wise overcame an early 12-point deficit to tie the game with 5 minutes, 33 seconds to play, and pulled within a point three other times in the frame.

The Pumas (3-3) were unable to retake the lead despite get-

ting a combined 52 points off the bench from sophomores Michael Speight (30 points) and Darron Barnes (22).

“Our coach just told us to come out and play hard,” Speight said. “If we’ve got the open shot, we take it. If we’ve got the open drive, we drive it. So I just came out and played hard all game.”

Young said he was not surprised by the outburst, explaining that Wise has been leaning on its young playmakers all season.

“Our main focus with this group is it is a young group,” he said. “We’re looking for stability from our seniors and upperclassmen, but we know we are going to get much more of our scoring out of our young guys.”

Elijah Ware scored 21 to pace the Wolverines (3-2), while Omar Alston added 18 points and nine rebounds. Michael Ledbetter contributed 11 points, including a dagger of a 3-pointer to spark a late 8-0 run by Westlake.

“That was really big,” Wolverines coach Ed Mouton said.

“That’s the reason why he was in the game.”

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For those looking to watch the ball drop and celebrate the dawn of a new year outside of the comfort of their own home, the DC metropolitan region has several New Year’s Eve celebrations planned across all price points.

PRINCE GEORGE’S Big Night DC New Year’s Eve Extravaganza

The details: Fifteen themed party areas, five dance floors, live music and several DJs, party favors and food. Velvet rope and VIP options available When: 9 p.m.-2:30 a.m.

Where: Gaylord National Hotel and Resort, 201 Waterfront St., National Harbor Admission: $119 and up, depending on option For information: bignightdc.com New Year’s Eve at The New Deal Cafe

The details: Music by Vintage #18, champagne at midnight and a buffet including soup, salad, roast beef, chicken and chocolate cake. Reservations requested by Dec. 27 When: Food starts around 7 p.m., music begins roughly at 8 p.m.

Where: New Deal Café, 113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt Admission: $55 For information: newdealcafe.com

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There are many places around the area where you can find food, entertainment, and some bubbly to ring in the New Year.

It’s true what they say: The holidays are about spending time with family and friends.

Getting presents is merely secondary.

Sure, as an adult I can say that. Heck, as an adult, I can even agree with it — to a certain point. When you’re a child, though, the order is reversed.

Whatever Santa brings is the most important part; it doesn’t matter what they teach in Sunday School.

As a child, I never did without for Christmas. I didn’t get every single thing I wanted, but there were always presents under the tree. Mostly action figures, such as Masters of the Universe (hey, He-man ruled when I was a kid), but every once in a while, there would be a “big-ticket” item for me.

There is one particular Christmas I’ll always remember, not for what I got that year, but for what I almost had.

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I was probably 9 or 10 that year. I woke up well before any reasonable person would and tried to wake my parents. “Go back to bed,” was the answer I received. By then, it was expected since I’d heard it every year for the past several Christmases. Anxiety comes early to children, being made to stay in bed, knowing you had “Santa presents” just down the hall.

And “Santa presents” were the best because he got you the good stuff!

Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, my parents deemed it time to get up and get moving. I was just about to sprint down the hallway — which, if you know anything about me, should be hilarious because I’m not sprinting for anything — when my parents

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IN THE ARTS For a free listing, please submit complete information to wfranklin@ gazette.net at least 10 days in advance of desired publication date.

High-resolution color images (500KB minimum) in jpg format should be submitted when available.

Greenbelt Arts Center, “Julius Caesar,” Jan. 9 through 11, call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, greenbeltartscenter.org.

Joe’s Movement Emporium, GROOV3 Masterclass with Dee Brown, Dec. 27; 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819, joesmovement.org.

Laurel Mill Playhouse, “The Comedy of Errors,” Jan. 9 through Feb. 1, call for ticket prices, times, Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, laurelmillplayhouse.org.

Prince George’s Little Theatre, “A Shot in the Dark,” Jan. 9 through 24, call for tickets and show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-937-7458, pglt.org.

NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), “The Musical of Musicals (The Musical)” winter show. at the Charis Center for the Arts, 13010 8th St., Bowie. $20. For ticket sales and additional information, call 240475-8800 or visit madtheater.org.

Publick Playhouse, Kwanzaa, Kwanzaa, Dec. 28; 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301-277-1710, arts.pgparks.

THEATER & STAGE Bowie Community Theatre, “Flyin’ West,” April 10 through April 25, call for prices, times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-8050219, bctheatre.com.

The Clarice, Vincent E. Thomas/ VTDance, Jan. 8; University of Maryland, College Park, theclarice.umd.edu.

Hard Bargain Players, Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, 240-766-8830, hbplayers.org.

Harmony Hall Regional Center, Blue Sky 5, Jan. 10; 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-203-6070, arts.pgparks. com.

MEMORIES

Continued from Page B-4 continued to delay the inevitable. “Hold on, I’ve got to get the camera ready!” Are they for real?? I mean, come on! I honestly believed it was some form of parental torture, making their child wait and wait to see Santa’s bounty.

The time finally came and I probably could have beaten The Flash down the hallway (again, it’s OK to laugh). And there, right beside the tree, was an inflatable GI Joe tent.

Green with camouflage and the world-famous “GI JOE” logo on the side, this baby was big. As I was preparing to dive into it, I heard my parents say, “Hold on, we need to get ready because your grandparents will be here soon.”

So I had to wait to get into my new inflatable GI Joe tent.

My grandparents arrived shortly afterward, bringing hugs and kisses and the usual holiday cheer. I don’t quite remember what all was said, and soon, I wouldn’t even care.

I don’t know what possessed my grandfather to “try out” my tent. It was a decentsized tent, but more for a child, not a grown-up. Still, he tried it.

Before I had a chance to do so myself.

There are lots of sounds children like to hear during the holidays — songs and carols, laughter, the phrase, “Oh, we

forgot, you have a lot more presents to open up. …” From experience, allow me to share with you one sound children don’t want to hear.

POP! ……..WHHHEEEEZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ ZZZZZZZZZZ. My grandfather had popped my tent. To the point where it couldn’t be fixed. I never even got to sit in it, man!

The room was still filled with that new tent smell (which was just the smell of plastic, but whatever), and already it was gone. Of course, he was apologetic and very sorry, but the deed was done.

Don’t worry, though. Later in the spring I sprayed him good with the water hose, so I guess we were even.

I laugh about it now because it is funny. Sure, it wasn’t funny for 9-year-old me, but it’s a family moment I’ll always remember.

My grandfather is gone now, but the memories are what make holidays enjoyable. The inflatable tent that never was is probably one of my favorite memories of my grandfather.

I wish you and your family a very happy holiday. Hopefully you’ll all make memories to share for decades to come.

Just keep the grown-ups away from anything that might pop. wfranklin@gazette.net

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Men,” through Dec. 30, West Arundel Creative Arts, 2288 Blue Water Blvd., Suite 410, Odenton, call for prices, times, 410757-5700, 301-832-4819, 2ndstarproductions.com.

Tantallon Community Players, Feb. 28 through March 8; Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-262-5201, tantallonstage.com.

Venus Theatre, 21 C Street, Laurel. venustheatre.org.

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DANCING Ballroom dance and lesson, with instructor Dave Malek at 7 p.m. every Thursday. A beginner’s lesson precedes the dance, which starts at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. The dance is located at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 6111 Columbian Way, Bowie. For more information, email dave@dancin-dave.com or call 410-3708438.

OUTDOORS Dinosaur Park, Dinosaur Park pro-

New Deal Café, John Guernsey, Dec. 26; Stealing Liberty, Dec. 26; Jazz Jam w/ Greg Meyer, Dec. 27; John Guernsey, Dec. 27, The Hounds, Dec. 27; Rachel B, Dec. 28; The Seth Kibel Quartet, Dec. 30; 113 Centerway Road, 301-474-5642, newdealcafe.com.

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

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grams, noon to 4 p.m. first and third Saturdays, join paleontologists and volunteers in interpreting fossil deposits, 13200 block Mid-Atlantic Blvd., Laurel, 301-627-7755.

Mount Rainier Nature Center, Toddler Time: hands-on treasures, crafts, stories and soft play, 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, age 5 and younger free, 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier, 301-927-2163.

Prince George’s Audubon Society,

best dressed When: 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Where: Comfort Inn, 4050 Powder Mill Road, Beltsville Admission: $20 for general admission, $80-$85 for VIP options For information: injoienterprises@ gmail.com

Continued from Page B-4 New Year’s Eve Celebration

The details: A buffet from 9-11 p.m. with options to includebread, potatoes, vegetables, salad, fruit and cheese, crab cakes and chicken. Also includes an open bar, music and party favors When: 9 p.m.-1:30 a.m.

Where: Martin’s Crosswinds, 7400 Greenway Center Drive, Greenbelt Admission: $72.50 For information: martinscaterers.com

MONTGOMERY The Ball of Bethesda New Year’s Eve Gala

The details: Dance Bethesda hosts this black-tie optional event with a cocktail hour at 7 p.m. followed by dinner at 7:45 p.m. and social dancing and entertainment from 8:45 p.m. to 1 a.m.

When: 7 p.m.-1 a.m.

Where: Kenwood Country Club, 5601 River Road, Bethesda Admission: $145 For information: dancebethesda.com

NYE 2015 Celebration with Be’la Dona

The details: Live performances by Be’la Dona and DJ Fresh, with champagne toast and party favors. VIP option includes two bottles of champagne, dinner and breakfast buffet When: 8 p.m.

Where: Half Note Lounge, 4881 Glenn Dale Road, Bowie Admission: $50-$70 For information: halfnotelounge.com

New Year’s Eve 2015 British Invasion Ball

The details: Hors d’oeuvres until 10 p.m., with a DJ, Dancing Fireball Ice Luge, raffle, champagne toast and party favors When: 7 p.m.-2 a.m.

Where: Union Jack’s, 4915 St. Elmo Ave., Bethesda Admission: $21.20 For information: unionjacksbethesda. com

New Years Eve Bash

The details: Hors d’eurves buffet, open bar from 10 p.m. to midnight, a DJ, picture booth and champagne toast When: 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

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The details: Featuring the Tom Cunningham Orchestra from 9 p.m.-12:30 a.m. following a beginner swing lesson with Tom and Debra at 8 p.m. Expect hats and noisemakers, a conga line, balloons and desserts When: 8 p.m.-12:30 a.m.

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Where: La Tasca, 141 Gibbs St., Rockville Admission: $99 for seating through midnight; $59 for early option For information: latascausa.com New Year’s Eve at Bar Louie

The details: Champagne toast, live entertainment, cocktails from 8 p.m. to midnight and a breakfast buffet from midnight to 2 a.m.

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When: 7-9 p.m. for first seating, 10 p.m.midnight for second Where: Dogfish Head Alehouse, 800 West Diamond Ave., Gaithersburg Admission: $55-$65 For information: dogfishalehouse.com

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MSRP: $33,265 Sale Price: $28,495 Nissan Rebate: $4,500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

$ Limited Edition pkg, moonroof MODEL #16114

MSRP: $31,890 Sale Price: $27,495 Nissan Rebate: $3,500 Nissan Murano Bonus Cash: $500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

OR

4

36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

4

0

$

139

$

/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

$

189/MO

24,995 OR

w/bluetooth MODEL #12114

2014 NISSAN

OR

MSRP: $32,000 Sale Price: $28,495 NMAC Bonus Cash: $3,500

$

AT THIS PRICE

0

13,495

OR

4

2014 NISSAN

2015 NISSAN

w/free Charger MODEL #17015

139/MO

36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

$

149/MO

4

$

MSRP: $19,165 Sale Price: $15,495 Nissan Rebate: $1,000 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500 Nissan Holiday Bonus Cash: -500

$

2014 NISSAN

36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

Holiday H oliday Savings!

Savings!

13,495 OR

$

SENTRA SV

MSRP: $16,700 Sale Price: $13,995 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500

ROGUE SELECT AWD

16,495 OR

MODEL #13115

$

159/MO

MSRP: $23,845 Sale Price: $19,745 Nissan Rebate: -$1,250 S NMAC Bonus Cash: -$1,000 Nissan Holiday Bonus Cash: -$1,000

4

VERSA NOTE S+ CVT

10,995 OR

w/manual transmission MODEL #11115

2015 NISSAN

2014 NISSAN

2015 NISSAN

2015 NISSAN

4

9330 Baltimore Ave College Park, MD 20740 888-693-8037

Holiday 23,495 Holiday OR

0

$

299

$

/MO 39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR

Savings!

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DARCARS NISSAN OF ROCKVILLE

DARCARS NISSAN OF COLLEGE PARK

www.DARCARSnissan.com

www.DARCARSnissanofcollegepark.com

Prices include all rebates and incentives. DARCARS Nissan DOES NOT Include college grad or military rebates in price! NMAC Bonus Cash require financing through NMAC with approved credit. Prices exclude tax, tags, freight (Cars $810, SUVs and Trucks $860-$1000) and $300 processing charge, Lease payments are calculated with tax, tags, freight, $300 processing charge and first payment due at signing, and are valid with tier one approval through NMAC. Prices and payments valid only at listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 01/02/2015.

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2015 COROLLA LE

NEW2 AVAILABLE: 2015#570320, COROLLA L 570203

$0 DOWN

$

4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL., INCL.

AFTER $750 REBATE

4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL

NEW 22014 AVALON XLS AVAILABLE: #478067, 478074

NEW 2014 SCION XD 2 AVAILABLE: #453046, 453048

25,690

$

$

4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.

AFTER TOYOTA $2,000 REBATE

2 AVAILABLE: #572059, 572068

179/MO**

$

20,990

$

AUTO, 4 CYL., 4 DR

4 CYL., AUTOMATIC

AFTER $750 REBATE

4 CYL., 4 DR., AUTO

2 AVAILABLE: #567081, 567085

$0 DOWN

NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564093, 564043

159/mo.**

NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE

$

119/MO**

$0 DOWN

18,590

AUTO, 4 CYL

NEW 2015 CAMRY LE 3 AVAILABLE: #572060, 572046, 572033

MONTHS+ % 0 FOR 60 On 10 Toyota Models

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$

19,990

$0 DOWN

4 CYL., AUTO

1-888-831-9671

15625 Frederick Rd (Rte 355) • Rockville, MD n OPEN SUNDAY n VISIT US ON THE WEB AT www.355Toyota.com

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14,690

$

36

2 AVAILABLE: #570259, 570261

PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 12/31/2014.

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