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The Bowie Police Department is set to pursue federal grant funding for police body cameras in order to provide better transparency and oversight to police interactions with the public. Police Chief John Nesky said his department submitted a budget to the City Council
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Roger Greenidge of Upper Marlboro teaches Ayoka Jack of Bowie how to play a new piece of music on the steel drums Friday. The Pan Masters Steel Orchestra is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year.
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For 30 years, Pan Masters Steel Orchestra has transported listeners to the tropics of Trinidad and Tobago with its percussion music, but members of the North Brentwood group say they’ll need bigger stages to
perform on and a bigger space for rehearsals in order to bring the sounds of the Carribean to a wider audience. Pan Masters Steel Orchestra was formed from members of the Trinidad and Tobago Steelband of Washington, D.C., in 1985, said founding member Roland Barnes of Kettering. More than 300 people have played with the orchestra or taken a class from Pan Masters since the group started, Barnes said.
“The name Pan Masters came about because we wanted a name, which would give us something to aspire to,” Barnes said. “Just as in golf you have The Masters, that’s along the same thought process.” Members play all types of music, ranging from rhythm and blues to reggae, on steel pans, a percussion instrument that resonates so well, amplification is not required, Barnes said. “It’s not just standing on
the stage and letting the music play. We dance a lot. Some people jump up,” said musical director Roger Greenidge of Upper Marlboro. “Whatever is necessary to make them feel happy about what they’re doing, the music comes out like that.” The group struggled to find practice space, or what members call a “panyard,” where they would not disturb neighbors during late night rehears-
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The Prince George’s County District Council is set to decide once and for all whether it will allow a Walmart supercenter at the intersection of Robert Crain Highway and Mill Branch Road in Bowie. Attorneys for Walmart and residents who oppose the move met Monday to give testimony
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during an appeal hearing at the County Administration Building on Governor Oden Bowie Drive. Walmart is asking the county for a special exception to move across the street from its current location in Collington Plaza and build a new 125,000 square-foot store. The new supercenter would be built on an undeveloped lot that borders agricultural lands near Mill Branch Road. Speaking on behalf of Walmart, attorney Andre Gingles argued that the existing
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Bowie residents will get a chance to fill all seven seats on the City Council — including mayor — when they head to the polls in November. Thus far, 10 candidates have filed to run, including three for mayor. Incumbent G. Frederick Robinson served on the City Council from 1986 to 1984 before being elected mayor, a post he
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has filled since 1998. Challenging him will be incumbent At-Large Councilman Dennis Brady, who has served on the council since 1994 as well as newcomer Keith Alphonso Jackson. Four other newcomers have filed to run for council seats. In District 1, retired real estate agent and volunteer Connie Carter will be squaring off against Jenmaire Dewberry. Both have served on city advisory committees; Carter on the Animal Welfare and Green Bowie committees and Dewberry on the Diversity committee. Courtney Glass, an
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Kim Boquel of Bowie and her granddaughter, Reese Boquel, finish shopping at Walmart located in Collington Plaza in Bowie. Walmart officials have said the building is obsolete and is lobbying the county to allow them to build a 125,000-square-foot supercenter across the street.
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with the expectation that they will pursue funding through the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program announced by the U.S. Justice Department the last week of April. “One of the things we’ve always done from the very beginning is chase any funding source to fulfill our needs,” said Nesky. The program is in the pilot phase and will funnel $20 million to local governments for body cameras, training and technical assistance. The funds come with certain stipulations, including mandates requiring
Good grades and job experience are both on the menu for Lovie Simmons, 18, a high school senior working full time at a restaurant as part of a new program to provide work train-
ing for nontraditional students. “I told Ms. Martin I needed a job,” Simmons, a Capitol Heights resident who attends the Evening High School at Crossland High School in Temple Hills, said referring to Cindy Martin, instructional coordinator for the school. “She told me if I could keep up my grades, she could help me get a job at TGI Friday.” The School-to-Work Training Program is a new program
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BestBet Spring Fair, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., Grace Brethren Christian School, 6501 Surratts Road, Clinton. Grace Brethren Christian School is hosting a Spring Fair to raise money for the Class of 2017. Come out and enjoy the day with games, prizes, a moon bounce, car wash, yard sale, face painting and many craft and food vendors. Contact 301-8681600, Ext. 327 or judi.vanderhoof@ gbcseagles.org.
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MAY 14 2015 Giant Get Out and Play Clinices, 4:30 p.m., Louise F. Cosca Regional Park, 11000 Thrift Road, Clinton. Giant Food, LLC and Ripken Baseball are again collaborating to host a series of health and fitness clinics. The free clinics run through June 3. Contact 202-414-0773 or lbarzegar@susandavis.com.
MAY 15 Community Coffee , 9 to 11 a.m., McDonald’s, 7100 Allentown Road, Fort Washington. With County Councilman Obie Patterson. Contact 301-952-3860 or councildistrict8@co.pg.md.us. Bike to Work Day, 6:30 to 8:30 a.m., Bowie Town Center Food Court, 15606 Emerald Way, Bowie. Bike to Work Day in Bowie and the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Bike to your work place from the Food Court at the Bowie Town Center, or the Old Town Bowie Firehouse, via area on-road and off-road trails. Stop by for free food, prizes and drinks. Register by calling 800-745-7433 or log on to www. biketoworkmetrodc.org. Friday Night Live Concert, 7 to 9 p.m., Bowie Town Center (Food Court Pavilion), 15606 Emerald Way, Bowie. This week’s performance by Sharon Raquel. Contact 301-860-1401 or RHolley@Simon.com. Family Campfire, 7:30 to 9 p.m., Watkins Nature Center, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro. A park naturalist will read a nature story at our outdoor amphitheater as the fire burns. The naturalist will also bring an animal for participants to meet. Cost is $3 for residents and $4 for non-residents. Contact 301-446-3313.
MAY 16 Mum Plant Sale, 8 a.m. to Noon at Bowie High School parking lot, 15200 Annapolis Road, Bowie. Single mum plant in a pot is $1.50. Many colors and mum types for sale. Well-rooted plants are ready to plant. Please bring boxes for your purchases if possible. Chrysanthemum experts will be at the location to answer questions. Cost is $1.50 per plant. Contact 301-253-5947 or potomac@mums.org. Westview Community Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., 13800 Westview Forest Dr., Bowie. Previous yard sales have included new and used Items — lawn equipment, furniture, clothing, artwork, children’s toys and books. You name it
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we’ve probably seen it at this Semi-annual Neighborhood Wide Yard Sale in a Well Represented 140 Home Community. Contact yardsale@WestviewHOA.org. Big Bubba’s Fishing Rodeo, 9 a.m. to noon at School House Pond, 14100 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro. Let Big Bubba and his friends teach your little anglers how to hook the big one. Fee includes: Rod & Reel (to keep), all bait, expert bait and cast assistance and a raffle ticket for 1 of 10 tackle boxes. Contact 301627-6074 TTY: 301-699-2544. Capital Pet Expo, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro. The Show Place Arena will host the Capital Pet Expo featuring tons of exhibitors, live entertainment, giveaways, pet products, demonstrations and a mega adoption event. Contact 301-952-7900; TTY 301-952-7998. Maryland Saddle Association, 10 a.m., The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro. The Prince George’s Equestrian Center will host the Maryland Saddle Association Horse Show. Contact 301-952-7900; TTY 301952-7998. Friends of Oxon Hill Library Book Sale, 10 a.m., Oxon Hill Library, 6200
Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill. Enjoy fantastic bargains? Then, you won’t want to miss our Friends of the Oxon Hill Library’s Annual Book Sale. There will be something for the whole family: children’s books, mysteries, cookbooks, quilting and craft books, magazines, DVDs, CDs and more. Contact 301-839-2400. PGCAC Authors Literary Showcase, 3 to 6 p.m., Prince George’s Community College, Largo Student Center, Largo. Contact artsandletters@pgcacdst.org.
Tryouts for Jr/Sr League Baseball Players, 6 p.m., Prince George’s Sports
Park, 13200 Woodmore Road, Mitchellville. The Prince George’s County Baseball Alliance is forming a Summer Baseball League to give players a chance to hone their skills and play more baseball. Contact 301-446-6800; TTY 301-446-6802.
MAY 17 Bowie Heritage Day, Noon to 4 p.m., Belair Stable and Mansion, 2835 Belair Drive, Bowie. Celebrate Bowie History. Contact 301-809-3089 or museumevents@cityofbowie.org. Health and Wellness Zone, 1 to 4 p.m., Tucker Road Athletic Complex, 1770 Tucker Road, Fort Washington. Join us for various activities that emphasize healthy living and improve the quality of life for
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Prince George’s Choral Society Concert, 4 p.m., Holy Family Church, 12010
Woodmore Road, Mitchellville. The Prince George’s Choral Society will perform Beethoven’s Mass in C Major. Contact 301-352-7856 or ihrich@comcast.net.
MAY 18 True Crime Book Discussion, Noon at the Upper Marlboro Library, 14730 Main St., Upper Marlboro. Call branch for details at 301-627-9330. STEM for Families, 7 p.m., Accokeek Library, 15773 Livingston Road, Accokeek. Join us as we explore science, technology, engineering and math. Drop in for handson experiments and activities. Contact 301-292-2880.
MAY 19 Black Literature Book Discussion, 6:30 p.m., Oxon Hill Library, 6200 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill. Eric Jerome Dickey’s “A Wanted Woman.” Contact 301-839-2400.
Here’s What You Need to Know to Self-Publish Your Book Over the Summer,
7 p.m., South Bowie Library, 15301 Hall Road, Bowie. The library is hosting a free seminar featuring two local authors to help the community learn more about the self-publishing process. Authors R. J. Crayton and J. M. Brown will use the 90-minute seminar to explain what to expect from self-publishing, how best to do it, and how best to avoid scams. Contact 301-850-0475.
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MAY 20 Westview HOA Board Meeting, 7 p.m., Bowie City Hall, 15901 Excalibur Road, Bowie. The Westview Homeowner’s Association Board will be holding its Monthly Board Meeting on the third Wednesday of each month. Contact 240-334-7462 or Meetings@WestViewHOA.org.
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Bowie High School teacher Betsy White (second from left) receives an Excellence in Education award from Prince George’s County Public Schools CEO Kevin Maxwell (left) along with her mother, Betsy Guardiola (third from left), and Drewana Bay, principal at Bowie High School.
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NFL player Torrey Smith talks with students at Oxon Hill High School. The school won the Amerigroup Challenge, a contest promoting healthy living in Prince George’s County.
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When did it become clear that Bowie resident and Bowie High School Spanish teacher Betsy White was destined to become an educator? White’s mother, Betsy Guardiola, said it happened at a very early age, when she caught White organizing her dolls into neat rows so they could listen to her lecture. White was one of 18 teachers honored May 6 at the 30th Annual Excellence in Education Awards at City Hall in Bowie. The ceremony recognizes teachers from Bowie schools or schools that service a significant number of Bowie students for outstanding dedication to their profession. Teachers were nominated by their principal and submitted to the Bowie Education Committee, an advisory committee to the city made up of residents. “The words ‘thank you’ seem so very limited in expressing our appreciation,” Bowie Mayor G. Frederick Robinson said. Most teachers were recognized for going above and beyond, usually by volunteering to organize programs and initiatives to benefit their students or colleagues. For White, it was creating an intensive study program for students repeating the
ninth grade, organizing Bowie High School’s first career day in more than five years and teaching Spanish to other educators who wanted to better communicate with their Latino students. “She went for students who were left behind,” Guardiola said. Carole Jones of Bowie taught second grade for more than 30 years before retiring at Grace Christian School on Race Track Road, following the 2013-14 school year. She said after having the chance to teach her own children and grandchildren, she was ready to call it a career. When the only other second grade teacher on staff couldn’t return due to health reasons, Jones promptly changed course and came out of retirement. “The hardest part about coming back? I gave away [all my supplies],” said Jones. Megan Reilly, a lifelong Bowie resident and first grade teacher at Yorktown Elementary on Race Track Road, was nominated for securing grant funding to purchase an integrate electronic tablets into her classroom. Reilly said for young students it is important to set the tone that school can be fun. “They’re early in their school career, so you want to make it a place they want to come to every day, because they will,” said Reilly. Kevin Maxwell, CEO of county public schools, tied the high achievements of the educa-
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tors present to his request for an additional $91 million in county and state funding for the school system. Maxwell said Prince George’sdeserves the same kind of financial investment that students and teachers get in communities like Rockville,
Bethesda and Columbia. “These are not nine to five jobs where you clock in and clock out,” Maxwell said. “It keeps our teachers and principals awake every night.” dejohnson@gazette.net
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Healthy living can often be a chore. For students at Oxon Hill High School in Oxon Hill, living the healthy life came with a sweet reward as they were presented with a $5,000 check Friday from former Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Torrey Smith. Oxon Hill competed with nine other schools to complete the most health and wellness exams during the Amerigroup Challenge, an initiative promoting healthy living among Prince George’s County youths. Alva Amaker, athletic director for the school, said the outreach effort was a mix of encouraging student athletes to get exams during the winter and spring sports seasons. Additionally, the school community rallied in spreading the word among non-athletes to get their exams and fill out the paperwork.
Friday’s ceremony gave the winning students a chance to meet and rub elbows with Smith, who caught 213 passes for 3,591 yards and 30 touchdowns over four seasons with the Ravens from 2010 to 2014. Smith had arranged to be involved in the event before signing a free agent deal with the San Francisco 49ers this past offseason, but Amaker said he wanted to fulfill his commitment to Oxon Hill students. As a former University of Maryland, College Park, student, Smith was a good fit to communicate with Maryland students about the topic, Amaker said. “He’s someone younger who has grown up in the area, someone who understands their walk or their struggle as far as being a student athlete in their time,” Amaker said. According to Amaker, the school has yet to determine how it will spend the $5,000 reward, though the funds will most likely be used to bolster the athletic department. dejohnson@gazette.net
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They were born before the United States entered “The War to End All Wars” and emerged a superpower, survived the 1918 flu pandemic that killed upwards of 50 million people worldwide and came to adulthood during the Great Depression. And May 8, Prince George’s County honored its citizens 100 years and older with its 18th annual Centenarian Celebration. The luncheon, held at the Laurel-Beltsville Senior Activity Center, was attended by 10 county residents 100 or older, and several dozen nonagenarians, individuals 90 years and older, as well as their families and caretakers. Florence Lombardo, 100, of Glenn Dale praised the county for hosting the luncheon. “This has got to be a first, to have so many of us in the same
place. It’s amazing,” Lombardo said. Lombardo said she was one of seven siblings growing up in northeast D.C. She said coming of age during the Depression was a challenge, but that challenges make one stronger. “If you were looking for a job they were very hard to find. You’d take anything you could get,” Lombardo said. “But you did what you had to do. I come from a long line of tough Irishmen.” Lombardo, an avid genealogist traced her family lineage back to Ireland and Wales in the 1800s long before online access to historical records. Lombardo said she didn’t know how she’d managed to live so long and in good health. “I had nothing to do with it. I’m just lucky,” Lombardo said. Christianne Dumorne, 100, of Laurel, said exercise and healthy eating were the secret to her longevity. “Every day when she wakes up in the morning, she makes coffee, strong coffee, and she has a special soup that she
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Ronnie Gathers (left), director of the Prince George’s County Department of Parks and Recreation, greets Florence Lombardo of Glenn Dale as Nicholas Majett, the county’s chief administrative officer, presents her with a citation May 8 during the county’s annual Centenarian Celebration. makes herself every day,” said her daughter-in-law Genevieve Dumorne, who translated Christianne Dumorne’s native Haitian Creole. “She doesn’t drink anything cold, ever, and she doesn’t eat
meat, just a little chicken in her soup,” Genevieve Dumorne said. “She goes back and forth on the stairs every day.” Ann Hunn, 102, of Hyattsville, said her garden gives her strength.
“I love growing things, flowers. Just sitting and enjoying the flowers,” Hunn said. Her daughter, Annette Hunn, said her mother, who used to own a grocery store in New York and worked until she
was 74, maintains a very positive attitude that keeps her young at heart. “She’s a person that always looks on the positive side of life,” said Annette Hunn. “She’s very humble, doesn’t talk about herself much, but she loves people, and she’s very kind and generous.” Other 100 and over attendees included Harry Ambush, 100, of Hyattsville; Anna Buck, 101, of Upper Marlboro; Eleanor Crockett, 102, of Mitchellville; Hazel Jones, 100, of Bowie; Daisy Miller, 100, of Laurel; Mary Thomas, 101, of Forestville and Annie Matthews, 105. Ronnie Gathers, director of the county Department of Parks and Recreation, said the centenarians were members of an exclusive group and they have wisdom and experiences that need to be preserved for younger generations. “Your knowledge is invaluable, and you continue to be inspirational to all of us,” Gathers said. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net
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A group of Hyattsville residents is hoping to showcase the musical talent in the neighborhood with a monthly live music series. “If you walk through the neighborhood, you’ll hear people playing guitar or saxophone in their homes or on their porches, and we wanted to bring them out and give them a place to play before a wider audience,” said resident Lee Cain, director of recreation for the Anacostia Watershed Society. Cain, along with Hyattsville residents Adam Ortiz, director of Prince George’s County’s Department for the Environment; and George Coromilas, an account executive with Marriott International Inc., created an informal “board” to arrange the performances and recruit musicians. The live music series runs at Vigilante Coffee, a coffee house that opened in Hyattsville last year from 2 to 4 p.m. on the second Saturday of every month. The first music performance took place Saturday, with performances by Hyattsville Southern folk rock singer/songwriter Seth Showalter and the Hyattsvillebased Cajun/Creole folk group Wild Anacostias. Approximately 50 people attended. Showalter said he was excited to have a performance venue close to home. “It’s great. I’m so glad they’re putting music on. Hyattsville is a very musical neighborhood, so this is very needed,” Showalter said. Coromilas said he bought a house in Hyattsville last year because of its proximity to Washington, D.C., and easy access to the Metro. Hyattsville being a part of the Gateway Arts District was also part of the appeal, Coromilas said. The Gateway Arts District was founded in 2001 to promote revitalization and create a mixed-use environment of arts and entertainment in Hyattsville, North Brentwood, Brentwood and Mount Rainier along the Route 1 corridor, according to its website. “While there’s a lot of art, there’s not so much music in the area, in the way of live music venues,” Coromilas said. Coromilas said he, Ortiz and Lee met with the owners of Vigilante Coffee, a Washington D.C. coffee wholesaler, which opened a cafe in Hyattsville in July 2014. “We were all on the same page in recognizing the potential to create a musical venue,” said Vigilante co-owner Austin Redington of the District. 158274G
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A roundtable of representatives from the business and media communities brainstorm Saturday in Clinton about programs to help deal with absent fatherhood in Prince George’s County.
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Nearly 100 people representing 51 organizations in Prince George’s County met Saturday at the Colony South Hotel in Clinton to put together an action plan for fighting fatherhood absence. Organized by County Council Chairman Mel Franklin (DDist. 9) of Upper Marlboro, The National Fatherhood Initiative and MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center, the summit was pitched as an opportunity for community leaders at the grass-roots level to take the reins of leadership. Representatives from local businesses, nonprofits, media outlets, churches and other sectors came together to speak out about how to reverse a 35 percent rate of absent fatherhood in the county, according to a study done by the National Fatherhood Initiative. “I want to be clear on something with you: This is your fatherhood initiative,” Franklin said. “The greatness of this effort is not going to rest on me. It’s going to rest on the strengths each and every one of you bring to this endeavor.” At the summit, community leaders said the root causes of the problem are complex, diverse and in many cases intertwined with other deep-seated social ills. Attendees listed problems such as incarceration, a dearth of male role models and lack of economic opportunity, as well as indirect issues like access to affordable health care and police brutality as drivers of poor fatherhood principles. Jerome Tucker of Upper Marlboro sits on the board of directors of the mentoring group MENding Families. He said the education system is outdated and teaches many young men that they are replaceable cogs in a machine rather than entrepreneurs who understand their true value. “We live in the information age, but are using industrial-age solutions to [address] the problem,” Tucker said. Curtis Binion of District Heights is a member of Adam’s House, which helps ex-offenders successfully transition back into their communities.
Students honored The Prince George’s County Association of REALTORS presented four Prince George’s County Public Schools students with $2,500 college academic scholarships during a special “Fun Run” event held April 25. Recipients are Amber Braswell of the Academy of Health Sciences at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, attending Towson University; Milan Brown of Eleanor Roosevelt High School in Greenbelt, attending Howard University; Tarck Mitchell of Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale, attending Bowie State University and Armani Tinnin, also of Flowers, attending the University of Maryland Baltimore. — JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU
Binion said many men returning from prison find themselves locked out of the job market and lose the self-esteem necessary to be leaders within their own families. “If a man can’t provide for himself, how can he be a chief cornerstone to build a house?” Binion said. Denise M. Joseph of Upper Marlboro works for Hope Forward, which helps transition foster youths into adulthood. She cited teen pregnancy, a lack of parenting skills and fear of fatherhood among young men as contributing factors. She said better coordination among already existing groups is key to tackling the problem. “When health care breaks down, you kind of just give up,” Griffin said. “You think, ‘I can’t provide, I can’t work. I’ll just give up.” Officials from Franklin’s office said a draft of the action plan will be ready by July or August, with individual programs and initiatives expected to kick off late in the year. dejohnson@gazette.net
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Greenbelt resident Zach Hoard, 18, said he would see trash at Greenbriar Park every day as he walked to school at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, and so when it came time to develop a project to attain Eagle Scout status, the lifelong Boy Scout decided to take on the park. “It had gotten really bad. There was a lot of trash,” Hoard said. Hoard contacted the Greenbelt Department of Public Works, which provided assistance to the scouting project at the park. “They were surprised a high school kid wanted to fix up the park,” said Zach Hoard’s father, Don Hoard. Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan commended Hoard and the other Boy Scouts who came out to clean up the park and mark trails. “The perseverance of those scouts is incredible. You’ve just got to admire their dedication,” Jordan said. Zach Hoard’s cleanup, organized over two days in February, took approximately seven hours and involved 17 volunteers, including members of his troop, Eagle Scouts and community members, he said. Zach Hoard said he picked up four large trash bags and three recycling bags from the park. In addition, the scouts also marked off walking trails. “We used downed trees and other large branches we found lying around,” he said. “There’s one trail over there that doesn’t really look like a trail, so we tried to make it look more like a trail. It goes
around to the back side of the park.” Don Hoard said he was pleased to see the way his son took on the project. “I cannot say enough about how proud I am of him. He’s done a great job of it,” he said. Zach Hoard said he will be evaluated for Eagle status later this month. Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in scouting in the Boy Scouts of America, and is open to those Boy Scouts who are turning 18 and who have passed through all the scouting ranks, have earned 21 merit badges and served six months in a troop leadership position, according to the Boy Scouts of America website. Eagle Scout candidates also must plan, develop and give leadership to a religious, school or community project, according to the website. Shawn Scoles of Pasadena, scoutmaster of University Park-based Boy Scout Troop 214, of which Hoard is a part, said less than 5 percent of boys who join Boy Scouts attain the rank of Eagle Scout. “A Scout who achieves the rank of Eagle Scout has shown to live up to the standards of the Scout Oath and Law. This includes high standards of character, citizenship and fitness,” Scoles said. Scoles said Zach Hoard is one of the quietest members of his troop, but when he does speak up, it is for something in which he believes strongly. “When Zach chooses to act, it is for the right reasons,” Scoles said. “That’s one of the signatures of an Eagle Scout.” Zach Hoard said he hopes the project will help to inspire others to take more responsibility for keeping the park clean. “I’m hoping that people will take care of the park, and clean it up a bit,” Zach Hoard said.
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MAY 4 Theft, 15500 block Annapolis
Road, 3:15 p.m. Theft, 3300 block Altair Lane, 3:42 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 9200 block Morley Road, 5:05 p.m. Residential break-in, 12000 block Chesterton Drive, 8:45 p.m. Residential break-in, 12300 block Chalford Lane, 9:07 p.m. Carjacking, 10100 block Woodview Drive, 10:05 p.m. Robbery, 4000 block Caribon St., 10:27 p.m.
MAY 5 Theft from vehicle, 4600 block Halloran Court, 7:00 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 15900 block Excalibur Road, 7:34 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 14900 block Health Center Drive, 7:44 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 14900 block Health Center Drive, 8:01 a.m. Theft, 12700 block Buckingham Drive, 8:55 a.m. Commercial property break-in,
8400 block Zug Road, 10:53 a.m. Residential break-in, 9100 block Tuckerman St., 11:56 a.m. Theft, 15700 block Easthaven Court, 4:05 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 14900 block Health Center Drive, 6:23 p.m. Theft, 12500 block Ransom Drive, 7:00 p.m.
MAY 6 Theft from vehicle, 15700
block Atlantis Drive, 7:18 a.m. Theft, 4500 block Thorough-
Vehicle stolen and recovered,
Nb Martin Luther King Jr Highway/Eb John Han, 9:24 a.m. Assault, 5200 block Forbes Blvd, 10:02 a.m.
Robbery on commercial property, 10600 block Campus Way S,
10:37 a.m. Theft, 12300 block Pleasant Prospect Road, 11:50 a.m. Theft, 9800 block Good Luck Road, 12:15 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 12500 block Fairwood Pky, 12:26 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 4900 block Church Road, 12:43 p.m. Robbery, 4800 block Forbes Blvd, 2:49 p.m. Residential break-in, 10200 block Prince Place, 3:55 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 15400 block Emerald Way, 4:06 p.m. Theft, 3900 block Town Center Blvd, 6:00 p.m. Residential break-in, 10200 block Prince Place, 6:39 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 9500 block Smith Ave, 8:40 p.m. Theft, 4200 block Mitchellville Road, 8:41 p.m. Theft, 12300 block Rambling Lane, 8:44 p.m. Theft from vehicle, Eb Annapolis Road/Race Track Road, 9:09 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 16500 block Ballpark Road, 10:37 p.m.
MAY 7 Theft, 16400 block Pointer
Ridge Drive, 3:15 p.m. Assault, Nb Campus Way S/ Joyceton Drive, 4:52 p.m. Residential break-in, 10000 block Juniper Drive, 5:22 p.m.
MAY 8 Theft from vehicle, 10600 block Broadleaf Drive, 4:29 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 700 block Harry S Truman Drive, 6:12 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 15000 block Green Wing Terrace, 7:18 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 14200 block Christian St., 8:06 a.m. Commercial property break-in,
1100 block Mercantile Lane, 8:48 a.m.
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MAY 9 Vehicle stolen, 9400 block Firtree Park St., 5:45 a.m. Theft, 1400 block Perrell Lane, 7:45 a.m.
Robbery on commercial property, 1000 block Largo Center
Drive, 9:15 a.m. Theft, 1000 block Whistling Duck Drive, 10:43 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 14200 block Macfarlane Green Court, 1:37 p.m. Theft, 4500 block Reverend Dewult Place, 2:46 p.m. Theft, 15500 block Annapolis Road, 3:25 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 800 block Capital Centre Blvd, 8:57 p.m. Assault, 15000 block Health Center Drive, 10:41 p.m.
MAY 10 Theft from vehicle, 9400 block Bluefield Road, 4:59 a.m. Theft, 5300 block Water St., 11:25 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 12500 block Fairwood Pky, 12:39 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 900 block Largo Center Drive, 1:07 p.m. Theft, 4600 block Belle Dor Trace, 1:42 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 8900 block Good Luck Road, 4:24 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 8800 block Lottsford Road, 5:05 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 100 block Chartsey St., 5:44 p.m.
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MAY 4 Sexual assault, 1400 block Blk Edgewick Ave, 2:26 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 2200 block Vermont Ave, 6:39 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 700 block Capitol Heights Blvd, 6:42 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1500 block Brightseat Road, 6:58 a.m. Theft, 4900 block Silver Hill Road, 7:27 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 8700 block Mclain Ave, 8:50 a.m. Theft, 8700 block Ritchie Drive, 9:20 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 2600 block Pinebrook Ave, 10:14 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 2500 block Markham Lane, 10:18 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 6400 block Central Ave, 11:04 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7600 block Barlowe Road, 11:11 a.m. Theft, 300 block Willow Hill Place, 12:19 p.m. Residential break-in, 3800 block Regency Pky, 1:55 p.m. Assault, 7800 block Sheriff Road, 2:29 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 9000 block Hampton Overlook, 3:01 p.m. Robbery, Old Landover Road/Eb Landover Road, 9:24 p.m.
MAY 5 Theft from vehicle, 4100 block Southern Ave, 1:24 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 3900 block Southern Ave, 6:13 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 6600 block Lacona St., 7:17 a.m. Residential break-in, 1900 block Rochell Ave, 7:34 a.m. Residential break-in, 3900 block Suitland Road, 8:09 a.m. Theft, 7500 block Jefferson Ave, 9:08 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 6300 block Pennsylvania Ave, 9:08 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 6900 block Mountain Lake Place, 10:04 a.m. Theft, 3600 block Key Turn, 10:21 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1500 block Lorton Ave, 10:21 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 1700 block Brightseat Road, 10:31 a.m. Residential break-in, 600 block Nova Ave, 10:58 a.m. Residential break-in, 3500 block Round Hill Lane, 11:20 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 6300 block Gateway Blvd, 11:33 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7300 block Donnell Place, 12:33 p.m. Assault, 7000 block Beltz Drive, 1:54 p.m. Theft, 3400 block Donnell Drive, 3:53 p.m. Assault, 3300 block Walters Lane, 4:07 p.m. Residential break-in, 7700 block Normandy Road, 6:11 p.m. Residential break-in, 800 block Nalley Road, 6:50 p.m. Residential break-in, 7200 block Donnell Place, 8:02 p.m. Assault, 3400 block Claire Drive, 9:08 p.m.
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Ave, 7:41 a.m. Assault, 7600 block Barlowe Road, 8:09 a.m. Residential break-in, 1100 block Quo Ave, 10:44 a.m. Break-in, 7800 block Marlboro Pike, 11:19 a.m. Theft, 1400 block Billings Ave, 12:32 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 6300 block Marlboro Pike, 12:46 p.m. Theft, unit block of Hampton Park Blvd, 8:46 p.m. Residential break-in, 2700 block Ocala Ave, 11:17 p.m.
MAY 7 Vehicle stolen, 200 block West Mill Ave, 5:04 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1300 block Karen Blvd, 5:18 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1700 block Brightseat Road, 6:04 a.m. Vehicle stolen, Sb Walker Mill Road/Ritchie Marlboro Road, 7:49 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3900 block Suitland Road, 9:43 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 4900 block Marlboro Pike, 11:11 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3300 block Donnell Drive, 11:32 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7700 block Bender Road, 11:33 a.m. Residential break-in, 3700 block Apothecary St., 3:45 p.m. Assault, 1400 block Nye St., 5:54 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 1000 block Brightseat Road, 8:25 p.m. Theft, 4200 block Will St., 11:47 p.m.
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Vehicle stolen, 900 block Marcy Ave, 6:33 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 2200 block Alice Ave, 6:43 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1000 block White Oak Drive, 6:45 a.m. Assault, 14600 block Livingston Road, 9:35 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 3100 block Good Hope Ave, 9:39 a.m. Commercial property breakin, 5200 block Auth Road, 11:00
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Theft, 11100 block Fort Washington Road, 11:03 a.m. Residential break-in, 13300 block Buchanan Drive, 11:04 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 6300 block Allentown Road, 11:37 a.m. Robbery, 2300 block Oxon Run Drive, 1:50 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 200 block Kerby Hill Road, 2:23 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 4600 block Branch Ave, 2:58 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 1300 block Southview Drive, 4:55 p.m. Theft, 6100 block Oxon Hill Road, 6:48 p.m.
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4700 block Auth Place, 2:09 p.m. Theft, 4100 block Branch Ave, 3:11 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 2000 block Border Drive, 4:47 p.m. Robbery, 1400 block Southview Drive, 7:48 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 4800 block Tamworth Court, 10:09 p.m.
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Sexual assault, 6400 block Block Livingston Road, 6:57 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 8300 block Indian Head Highway, 8:04 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 8100 block Alcoa Drive, 8:20 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 5000 block Beech Place, 9:24 a.m. Theft, 6700 block Leyte Drive, 2:41 p.m. Theft, 3300 block Curtis Drive, 3:54 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 4300 block West Village Ave, 4:48 p.m. Theft, 5600 block Joan Lane, 5:19 p.m. Residential break-in, 3500 block Lumar Drive, 6:25 p.m.
MAY 8 Vehicle stolen, 4000 block
23rd Pky, 7:46 a.m.
Residential break-in, 2900 block Brinkley Road, 9:24 a.m. Residential break-in, 5400 block Auth Road, 11:30 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5400 block Auth Road, 2:44 p.m. Theft, 6800 block Oxon Hill Road, 5:06 p.m. Residential break-in, 6200 block Claridge Road, 5:40 p.m. Assault, 6200 block Oxon Hill Road, 6:46 p.m. Theft, 2200 block Anvil Lane, 7:34 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 12200 block Parkton St., 9:03 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 6100 block Oxon Hill Road, 9:41 p.m.
MAY 9
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Theft, 5500 block Livingston Road, 3:46 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 2300 block St. Clair Drive, 5:41 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1400 block Iverson St., 5:43 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 4800 block St. Barnabas Road, 7:09 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 700 block Cady Drive, 8:04 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 1000 block Marcy Ave, 9:12 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5400 block Henderson Way, 9:17 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 5100 block Indian Head Highway, 10:54 a.m. Residential break-in, 500 block Wilson Bridge Drive, 11:08 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3700 block Branch Ave, 12:19 p.m.
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1. For the tax year beginning July, 1 2015 the estimated real property assessable base will increase by 5.8% from 236,914,624 to 250,651,483. 2. If the City of Seat Pleasant maintains the current tax rate of $.58 per $100 of assessment, real property tax revenues will increase by 5.8% resulting in $79,674 of new real property tax revenues. 3. In order to fully offset the effect of increasing assessments, the real property tax should be reduced to $ .5482, the constant yield rate. 4. The City is considering not reducing its real property tax rate enough to fully offset increasing assessments. The City proposes to adopt a real property tax rate of $.58 per $100 of assessment. This tax rate is 5.8% higher than the constant yield tax rate and will generate $ 79,674 in additional property tax revenues.
Carjacking, 3400 block Branch Ave, 12:23 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1800 block Palmer Road, 4:29 a.m. Break-in, 12300 block Brolass Road, 6:13 a.m. Theft, 6200 block Oxon Hill Road, 7:33 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3700 block Wilkinson Drive, 8:52 a.m. Theft, 13800 block Catzell Court, 8:56 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1400 block Iverson St., 10:18 a.m. Residential break-in, 8800 block Doris Drive, 4:24 p.m. Residential break-in, 9900 block Caltor Lane, 6:18 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 6400 block Auth Road, 9:19 p.m.
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Theft, 6800 block Oxon Hill Road, 1:02 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 500 block Rosier Road, 2:15 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1800 block Palmer Road, 7:19 a.m. School break-in, 14400 block Berry Road, 7:36 a.m. Theft, 4600 block Winterberry Lane, 8:13 a.m. Residential break-in, 13300 block Buchanan Drive, 8:31 a.m. Vehicle stolen and recovered,
1400 block Southview Drive, 9:11 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 600 block Audrey Lane, 9:46 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1100 block Southview Drive, 10:20 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1100 block Southview Drive, 12:48 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 3300 block Branch Ave, 1:57 p.m. Theft, 6800 block Oxon Hill Road, 4:03 p.m. Theft, 3700 block Branch Ave, 4:19 p.m. Theft, 6800 block Oxon Hill Road, 4:52 p.m.
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New restaurant offers grilled fish with exotic spices
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KIRSTEN PETERSEN STAFF WRITER
Florence Ndi of Riverdale moved from Cameroon to the United States for her education, but said she had to put her studies on hold to raise her family. Now, Ndi is giving Laurel residents an education in West African cuisine and honoring her children at her new restaurant, 5 Sisters. “When I’m gone the name will still stand for the five of them,” Ndi said of her daughters. “They’ll live to remember that their mother gave them a brand name, 5 Sisters.” Ndi, 53, said when she arrived in 2009, the economic downturn made it difficult for her to balance work, academic pursuits and caring for her son and five daughters. She made a living as a nurse technician, but after her daughters completed school, she said she wanted to do something that made her “comfortable.” “I have to do something that will give me some satisfaction,” Ndi said. “What is the thing that people will always do if there is a crisis? People will always eat.” Ndi’s daughter Harriet Mbeng, 25, of Laurel said family and friends encouraged her mother, who grills fish at home, to open a restaurant that would cater to Laurel’s African community. “We have a lot of Cameroonians who live in Laurel,” Mbeng said. “Most of [the African restaurants] are in Hyattsville, Silver Spring. There is not a lot of African cuisine here in Laurel.” 5 Sisters opened its doors in the Crystal Plaza shopping center May 2. The restaurant features dishes from “Africa and beyond” — the speciality is grilled fish, but finger food, coleslaw and salads will also
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be served, said general manager Paul Ohik. “People are only familiar Mbeng with salt and pepper, but we have exotic spices we use on our fish,” Ohik said. “If you want to eat the best fish in the world, come to 5 Sisters.” Henry Botchway of Laurel said he would consider visiting 5 Sisters and said it brings diversity to the area’s dining options. “I think it will bring business to the county and Laurel in particular because I know people who go to other places,” Botchway said. Ndi’s sister, Bridget Manka of New Carrollton, said she believes Ndi will establish one of the best African restaurants in Maryland. “If she wants to do anything she tries to stay focused on making those things so perfect,” Manka said. “She has not rested and she wants to make the best out of it.” 5 Sisters, located at 12617 Laurel-Bowie Road, occupies the former home of J’s Sports Cafe, the site of three fatal shootings between 2005 to 2007. Ohik said several safety measures will be implemented, such as security cameras and support from the Prince George’s County Police Department, to help “erase” that history. Garold Stone, coordinator of South Laurel Community Associations Leaders, said residents are hoping 5 Sisters will be a family-friendly restaurant, not a late night venue like J’s Cafe. “So, we need tangible, enforceable conditions on their pending liquor license, to assure peace and safety,” Stone said. kpetersen@gazette.net
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Continued from Page A-1 als. Their panyard for more than 20 years has been at 4559 Rhode Island Ave. in North Brentwood, a business park that is deserted at night, Barnes said. “[Pan Masters] are supportive of everything we do and they’re a great asset to North Brentwood because they train our youth in steel pan instruments,” said North Brentwood Mayor Petrella Robinson. “They give really well as far as music is concerned. We’re just glad to
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Continued from Page A-1 to provide work related skills and job-finding assistance to students at the alternative high school, which operates at two campuses. The program began last school year as a pilot, and this year includes a total of 27 Evening High School students at the two campuses, Martin said. Martin said students must maintain at least a 2.0 gradepoint average to participate in the program. Evening High School, which is held after regular hours at Crossland and at Northwestern High School in Hyattsville, provides an alternative to traditional day high schools, according to the Prince George’s County Public Schools’ website. Students take classes online and in person from 5:50 to 10 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. There are currently a total of 410 students enrolled in the school at the two locations, according to the school system. Martin said the School-toWork Program helps prepare students for employment by offering them job preparation assistance. “We try and prepare all our students to be college- and career-ready, but for many of our students, it’s more of a focus on careers. We teach them how to communicate, how to dress for an interview and a host of other skills,” Martin said. “They’ll know how to respond on an interview, and how to produce a professional resume.”
have them here.” The orchestra has toured up and down the East Coast, but members like Greenidge say they would like to see Pan Masters perform on the West Coast or even internationally. “Right now, it’s just mostly local stuff,” Greenidge said. “It terms of branching out to the world, we need to do things like that, not just go down the street to do a gig.” Members added they would like to grow their practice space so they can offer more classes. Currently, the 8-week, $250 beginner pan class takes place only
Page A-7 in the spring and fall, said Elizabeth Caesar of Lanham, one of the founding members. Still, Caesar said Pan Masters is more involved in the community than it was in its early years. “We have grown tremendously,” Caesar said. “Before we were just out there gigging. It was very much a social thing. Now we’re more of an organization and we do different things besides just the gigging.” Barnes agreed, saying the group prides itself on the “mini concerts” it performs for the elderly and disabled.
Martin said the program has worked with TGI Friday’s restaurants in Greenbelt and District Heights to provide training for students, and TGI Friday’s has hired some student employees through the program. The program has also helped students find work with other employers, Martin said. “We teach them how to network, how to interview and how to behave on the job,” said John Hatib, manager of the District Heights TGI Friday’s. In addition to Simmons, three other students have been hired by TGI Friday’s through the program, Hatib said. “They’ve all been very good employees.” Simmons said she has enjoyed her work at TGI Friday’s and has learned a lot. “It’s fun. The restaurant is always busy, and you get to meet a lot of different people,” Simmons said. “I’ve learned a lot about customer service and communicating with people, and I’m able to help my mother out financially.” Martin said the managers work with the students to arrange work shifts around their school schedule. Simmons said the job has helped motivate her to keep her grades up, and Martin said Simmons made honor roll for the first time this school year. “She’s had a major turnaround. Her getting the job was a major success to her,” Martin said. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net
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“We love to participate in parades, but when we are afforded opportunities to go into the nursing home, we like to take our music indoors,” Barnes said. “If you cannot come to us, we’ll come to you.” Barnes said Pan Masters has not yet set a date for a 30th anniversary celebration, but residents can see the group perform with local steel orchestras during the Steelband Jamboree on May 24 at the panyard. For more information, visit http:// www.panmasters.com/. kpetersen@gazette.net
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Continued from Page A-1 clear and established policies around how the cameras will be used and how officers will be trained to use them. Nesky said the department was in the process of developing those policies, but is waiting for the results of a state commission established through an emergency bill passed last month by the Maryland General Assembly and signed by Governor Larry Hogan (R). The commission’s report is expected to come out in June and will establish policies around implementation, training, storage and transparency with regards to body camera use. “Any policy we put together now may or may not change once we receive the recommendations of the task force commission,” said Nesky. The council also approved keeping the local property tax rate steady at .40 cents per $100 of assessed property value. The state recommended that the city reduce the rate to .38 cents per $100 of assessed property value. City Manager David Deutsch recommended the city keep the rate steady, saying the reduced rate would cost the city about $700,000 in property tax revenue while only providing an average tax benefit
of $20 per citizen. City Councilman Dennis Brady said the move was necessary for the city to accurately predict revenue in the long term. “If you start going up or down every year with your tax rate you start having problems with stability down the line,” Brady said. One of the largest unresolved budget issues remains the $23 million indoor sports facility proposed in the Capital Improvement Program. The project remains in limbo as the city looks for a suitable location, and the financial advisory committee recommended that the council explore the potential of a public private partnership to reduce costs and maximize revenue. Brady said that those considerations were still years away as the project remains in the design phase. City Councilwoman Diane Polangin said the city can afford to wait if it means finding a location to house a single facility that fits all the requirements. “All good things come to those who wait. I would rather take my time and get it right the first time around. I know there are those who are pushing to just get it done,” Polangin said. dejohnson@gazette.net
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Continued from Page A-1 attorney with the Office of the Prince George’s County Executive is running to represent District 3 and Craig Muckle, public affairs manager for Safeway and president of the Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce, for District 4. Muckle and Glass are currently the only candidates filed for their districts. This will be the first city election that results in four-year terms for every member on the council. The council voted to pose the question to voters in a ballot referendum in 2013. The measure passed with 2,989 votes in favor and 1,564 votes opposed, said city clerk Awilda Hernandez. The change stemmed from a desire to give newly elected council members more time to learn the intricacies of city business and legislating before shifting into election mode. “It takes council members a couple of years before they really get their hands dirty and [learn]
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The Mayor and Town Council of the Town of Landover Hills proposes to increase real property taxes. 1. For the tax year beginning July 1, 2015, the estimated real property assessable base will increase by 6.3 % from $116,001,033 to $123,307,645. 2. If the Town of Landover Hills maintains the current tax rate of $.52 per $100 of assessment, real property tax revenues will increase by 6.3 % resulting in $37,994 of new real property tax revenues. 3. In order to fully offset the effect of increasing assessments, the real property tax rate should be reduced to $.4892, the constant yield tax rate. 4. The Town of Landover Hills is considering not reducing its real property tax rate enough to fully offset increasing assessments. The town proposes to adopt a real property rate of $.52 per $100 of assessment. This tax rate is 6.3 % higher than the constant yield tax rate and will generate $37,994 in additional property tax revenues. A public hearing on the proposed real property tax rate increase will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 1, 2015 at Landover Hills Town Hall, 6904 Taylor Street, Landover Hills, MD 20784. The hearing is open to the public, and public testimony is encouraged. Persons with questions regarding this hearing may call 301-773-6401 for further information. 1931156
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facility, in operation since the 1990s, is outdated and too small to handle projected growth in that area. “The location is such that it no longer serves the needs of the community,” Gingles said during the hearing. Residents both in favor and opposed to the move filled the District Council chambers to make their voices heard. Bowie resident Barbara Y. Talbert spoke out in support of the move, saying it would yield economic and tax benefits for the city. “I think it would be an enhancement of the area. It would keep revenue in the city,” Talbert said. Richard Boyd from Bowie came to voice his opposition, saying that any major development across the street from Collington Plaza would dramatically increase traffic and irrevocably change the character of
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confirmed that they intend to run for reelection. According to data provided by The Maryland Municipal League, 42 percent of the 159 municipal governments in the state elect their council to fouryear terms and a nearly identical number mandate two-year terms. The remaining municipalities have councils that serve one-year terms, three-year terms or five-year terms. Jim Peck, director of research and information management at the Maryland Municipal League in Annapolis, said each government is unique, but that longer terms might be perceived as too long a commitment for some candidates. “You might in one circumstance have committed individuals who find elected office rewarding and would be happy to commit to four years. For others, it might be viewed as a thankless task,” Peck said.
the area. “This is about whether the rural tier has any real meaning or if it is just lip service,” Boyd said. After Bowie officials passed a non-binding resolution in support of the move in 2013, the county zoning hearing examiner recommended in 2014 that the District Council deny Walmart’s request. The report called the proposed facility design “subpar,” “cookie cutter” and not in conformance with the county’s Master Plan, which discourages “big box” discount retail stores. The examiner also found that the development would adversely impact the rural and agricultural nature of surrounding communities. The District Council voted to reject the move and Walmart appealed, resulting in Monday’s hearing. Attorney G. Macy Nelson, representing the opposition, argued that the onus was on Walmart to prove that its move would not have an adverse impact on the surrounding community and said the zoning
report recommending denial on those grounds is not in dispute. John Trussell lives on Mill Branch Road and testified against the move, saying traffic and pollution from the supercenter will overwhelm his neighborhood. “I can hardly get out of my driveway sometimes now, just with the traffic cutting through,” Trussell said. “We can’t tolerate any more traffic on that road.” Michael Terry owns property adjacent to the proposed development site and said the county should consider what legacy it wants to leave when it comes to preserving its agricultural character. “Should this area, which is one of the last farming areas [in the state] be put at risk for a big box store the size of four football fields?” Terry said. After hearing arguments, the District Council voted to take the case under advisement, and a final decision is expected to take place in June.
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Gazette-Star Gov. Larry Hogan is continuing to follow through on his campaign platform by authorizing cuts to Maryland’s road and bridge tolls. In Prince George’s County, CUT IN TOLLS that means the COULD HELP Intercounty ConSMOOTH AREA nector will cost TRAFFIC FLOW less, starting July 1. For example, a trip the full length of the road, from Interstate 370 in Gaithersburg to U.S. 1 in Laurel, will drop from $4.40 to $3.86 for a two-axle vehicle using E-ZPass. Drivers also will see lower tolls at the Bay
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Bridge, the Fort McHenry Tunnel and elsewhere. In addition, the state is eliminating the $1.50 monthly E-ZPass account fee. Hogan pledged to stem a tide of tax increases if he were elected. Tolls aren’t the same, since they’re user fees, but also eat into a household budget. The first question when revenue is lowered is how the money will be replaced or what spending will be cut as a result. On that question, the Maryland Transportation Authority is vague: “The $54 million annual toll reduction is made possible by efficiencies in MDTA’s capital and operating
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budgets that will allow the agency to meet its financial responsibilities and implement the governor’s toll rollback.” MDTA spokeswoman Kelly Melhem told The Gazette that vacant positions will be cut, but there won’t be layoffs. Also, the authority will trim its capital programs budget, she said. Naturally, we’re skeptical that a cut in revenue will be offset by inconsequential nips and tucks in the budget. That said, we believe that lower ICC tolls are a good thing. The ICC — an 18-mile stretch that opened in 2011 — has been a bigger benefit to the area on paper than in practice. Relatively speaking, hardly anyone uses it. Over the years, we’ve heard two com-
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plaints rise to the top: tolls and the speed limit. The latter issue was addressed in 2013, when the speed limit was increased from 55 mph to 60 mph. The toll issue has been on the radar of county and state officials the last few years, too. There’s no question that something needed to be done to make use of the ICC more attractive and draw traffic away from Interstate 495, Interstate 270 and Md. 28. The Washington, D.C., area consistently ranks atop or high on the list of the most congested metro areas in the country. Steering travelers toward public transit as much as possible is ideal, but has its limits. Those who must drive need relief, too. Lower tolls on the ICC should help.
LETTERS TOT HE EDITOR
If not now, when? What kind of school system do we aspire to have in Prince George’s County? Assuredly, all parents want a school system that delivers on the promise of “adequacy and equity” outlined by the landmark “Bridge to Excellence Act” inspired by the work of Dr. Alvin Thornton. However, less COMMENTARY than one-in-four KENNETH HAINES households have children in our public schools. Consequently, parents need allies. For many in the more than 75 percent of households without children, the delivery of social justice for all children
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is largely perceived as a philosophical abstraction that falls squarely upon the shoulders of parents, and little, if at all, within the purview of those who manage the public coffers. In a more perfect union, perhaps a case might be made for the very American ideal of rugged individualism and personal responsibility for the self. Still, our union is less than perfect, and too many of our citizens remain subject to external hardships and burdens of economic oppression that are not always of their own making. The elected representatives of this community have a decision to make in the next few weeks. Whether we use the constitutional language of “thorough and efficient” or the legislative language of “adequacy and equity”, our social contract requires that
each generation provide an education to all children that will prepare those children for the times in which they will live. Two questions remain. Will we, as the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. so elegantly framed it a half-century ago, allow public education to be just another promissory note for which the returned check is marked “insufficient funds”? Or, as he suggested just a few moments later in the “I Have a Dream” speech, will we “refuse to believe that there are insufficient funds in the great vaults of opportunity of this nation”? Let all those who profess to love children pray that it is the latter.
Kenneth B. Haines, Beltsville Haines is the president of the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association.
Simple message: ‘No more taxes’ If you want to drive everyone out of this county and make it the objectionable place to live, raise the property taxes. Are you getting the message?
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Ushering in an era of equality Editor’s note: Ned Sparks, who has been executive director of the Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association since 1981, is retiring effective Aug. 1. This is the second of three columns looking at his tenure and the big issues facing high school sports today. As his retirement approaches, ask Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association Executive Director Ned Sparks to list the major accomplishments during his 34-year tenure, and he offers a long list. It includes expanding the state football tournament twice; opening up playoffs in other sports to all public schools; starting state championships KEN SAIN in four sports; SPORTS EDITOR moving the state championship games to the best venues; incorporating new technologies (live streaming of games on the web; electronic ticketing); and starting student leadership and scholar-athlete programs. There’s also the less-exciting but essential aspects of the job most people don’t see, such as pursuing corporate sponsors to bring in revenue and answering concerns from politicians. Still, one stands apart. Title IX may have been signed into law in 1972, but when Sparks started as executive director in 1981 the mandate that boys and girls sports be treated equally was still more dream than reality. It was also a focus when he applied for the job he’s held for 34 years. “It wasn’t really cranked up in the ’70s that much, “ Sparks said. “That was a key issue in the interview process. ... I don’t know if it had an advantage or not, but I said, ‘I got four daughters.’ I said, ‘I understand the letter of the law, but I look at my daughters and I can understand the spirit of the law.’” Before heading the MPSSAA, Sparks was the athletic director at Howard High School. For years, that school held a banquet to celebrate its top male athletes at a hotel, handing out plaques for the seniors. He said they did it up big, making it a special night. “And we had nothing for the girls,” Sparks said. “And I remember the last two years we started a banquet for the girls, we did it in a real nice country club, ... and they never had anything like that.” Sparks started state championships in three girls sports, soccer, lacrosse and swimming. He also dedicated the position of program specialist on his staff to focus on girls sports. “There were always rough parts,” Sparks said of implementing Title IX. “[Old school coaches] say, ‘Why do we have to do this for girls? Nobody cares about the girls. Look, they all come to our games, they don’t go to the girls games.’ That’s all over with now. Now, girls athletics is second nature.” Sparks told a story on when the impact of Title IX hit home personally. “My daughters were pretty active, three of them had run marathons, but the oldest one hadn’t,” Sparks said. “She was going to do the [Great] Chesapeake Bay Swim, which is just about equivalent to a marathon, or more. She trained, she did it, and I remember going over there with my wife and met her family on the other side of the bridge, waiting for the swimmers to come in.” After his daughter successfully completed it and celebrated with her family, Sparks said he and his wife walked back to their car. “I saw my daughter’s car ... and their kids, on the back ... had written ..., ‘My mother just swam the Bay.’ There were her children, my grandchildren, who were proud of their mother for this accomplishment, and yet I was thinking my mother never had this. “What did they have for women then? ... We really made that change, where kids can be proud of their mom for athletic accomplishments.” ksain@gazette.net Listen to my interview with Ned Sparks at Gazette.net.
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Kaila Charles, who led Eleanor Roosevelt High School to two consecutive Class 4A girls basketball titles, announced on Monday that she is committed to playing for the University of Maryland women’s basketball team. But before heading to College Park to play under coach Brenda Frese, the rising senior plans to take her talents to Upper Marlboro, where she’ll enroll at private powerhouse Riverdale Baptist for the 2015-16 season. “I want to be challenged during the season,” Charles said in a phone call on Tuesday. “I’m not saying Roosevelt doesn’t play competition but with Riverdale, they play more competitive games and that could help me with bet-
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Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s Kaila Charles announced this week that she is transferring to Riverdale Baptist School for her senior year and is committed to playing college basketball at the University of Maryland, College Park.
Wearing pads, helmets, and gold, burgundy jerseys, the Douglass High School boys lacrosse club got its first taste of competition as one the of seven programs in Saturday’s inaugural Prince George’s Lacrosse Classic. For the Eagles athletes, the event was about five weeks in the making. They signed up, attended practices, and then showed up to Mitchellville Fields in Bowie. But for the coach, Joel Woodyear, Saturday was the fruit of a lengthy process that required nearly two decades of patience — and lately, a lot of hands-on coaching, managing and fundraising. Woodyear, a longtime Douglass teacher from Oceanside N.Y., has been told for the last 18 years that there’d eventually be a lacrosse club, and that he’d be the one to lead it, he said. The club’s arrival came much later than he had anticipated. It was finally slated to start this spring season, but the launch was tabled again due to lack of funding. That delay might’ve cost him some of the 55 athletes — including football players — who expressed interest earlier in the school year. But everything started to materialize in April when Woodyear, who teaches advanced computer graphics
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we were going to have some really good pieces. Kids were running well last year at the end of the season. We’ve been putting it together.” That process an offseason of solidifying field events, hurdles, some relays and working around what’s proven to be Oxon Hill’s greatest struggle to date — numbers. Whereas the majority of the county’s top programs have a deep enough roster that they’re able to allow an athlete to specialize and specifically train for one or two events, the Clippers athletes have had to broaden their spectrum just to survive. The mid-distance runners by nature will mix in sprints and some long-distance work into their training, as many of the athletes run up to four events every meet. “Me and Ike [Olumese], we run almost every event that we can,” sophomore Aaron Robinson said. “... If we had other people that could run the events for us, we could still get the points without us exerting energy. We could save and do better in another event.” As inefficient as it may seem, the Clippers approach has certainly worked out nicely for them. Olumese, a senior, has a county-best mark of 1 minute, 57.55 seconds in the 800-meter — an event the Clippers went 1-2-4 in at the county meet — and hurdler David George holds the county’s top 110-meter
Former Potomac High School standout Ronald Darby could run on water. Or at least that’s the way it seemed to Wolverines football coach Ronnie Crump, who still, three year later, is at a loss for words when talking about Darby’s speed. “He was just one of those guys you saw instantly,” Crump said. “If he did everything right and got in the position he needed to be in, he could make it to the [National Football League]. You just don’t find cats that can run like that naturally.” On April 30 the man with 4.3-second 40-yard dash speed became a member of the National Football League’s Buffalo Bills, as Darby was selected with the 50th overall pick in the second round of the NFL Draft. Darby had declared for the draft back in January after completing his junior season as a cornerback at Florida State. During his years at Potomac, Darby played a number of different positions, including running back. But when he recognized the truncated shelf life running backs had at the professional level, Darby decided it was time to follow in the footsteps of his favorite
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Some call them stages. Others might call them goals. But for longtime Oxon Hill High School track and field coach Rick Williams, last week’s first-place finish in the county championship meet was neither of those things. No, for Williams, in his 12th season at the head of the Clippers, capturing the boys’ first county title since 2011 fulfilled the initial “plateau” in what Oxon Hill hopes is a series of steps this month. “We try to do it in plateaus,” Williams said at Saturday’s meet. “I don’t want to give them a big picture because a lot of times they [don’t] focus and don’t concentrate on the meet that’s at hand and start looking too far in the future. Let’s concentrate on today and what we’ve got to take care of today.” A year ago, it wasn’t so easy to concentrate when the pieces of a formidable team began taking form. A contender was in the making at Oxon Hill, ready or not. “I saw the pieces last year,” Williams said. “And we can kind of project, just looking at what we have the preceding year, what we’ll have the next year. So we saw last year that
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Asthefinalheatoftheboys1,600-meter relay came to a close at Saturday afternoon’s Prince George’s County Track and Field Championships, Henry Brady, girls coach at Flowers High School, stood in the end zone of the Oxon Hill turf field, his arms folded beneath a small smile. Five years ago, Brady’s Jaguars had won the county crown en route to a state championship. But that title, the Flowers coach said, didn’t hold the same meaning as the one they clinched Saturday. That’s because this time, Flowers was trying to win. “Back in 2010, we didn’t really try to win counties; we just won it,” Brady said. “This is the first year we tried to win counties. Again, I don’t ever try to win counties. Our goal is always regionals and states. We just use counties sometimes to fine tune for regionals.” It was the second-place finish at the 2015 indoor county meet that finally convinced Brady to change his approach to the first meet of the postseason. Even when they weren’t gunning for a win, his team still came within six points of
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to cruise to their first county title since their 2010 run at states. “We have a good team,” Brady said. “I just wanted them to have something to show for it.” The ending stages of the county meet
were a tad less comfortable for Oxon Hill coach Rick Williams, who paced up and down the sideline after a botched handoff in the 400-meter relay put his Clippers’ advantage over Bowie in jeopardy. But Oxon Hill’s strong showing in the individual events had created a lead even the Bulldogs couldn’t catch, as the host school grabbed their first boys county title since 2011, beating out Bowie by 29 points. “This is the first plateau,” Williams said. “Next plateau will be regionals. We’ll take it one plateau at a time. This is a good indication as to where we’re going to be next week and going forward, but we won’t jump ahead of ourselves. We’ll just prepare for next week.” But while things certainly went well for the Clippers on Saturday, there’s still work to be done, according to their coach. “I’ll be tweakin’,” Williams said, laughing. While neither team was able to capture the county title, Bowie boasted the outstanding athletes of the race, as senior Taylor Williams won the 200 meters (24.71) and 400 meters (54.99) and junior Maxwell Willis completed a trifecta, winning the 100 meters (10.59), 200 meters (21.56) and 400 meters (48.19). “I just want to keep working hard at practice,” Willis said. “I’ve got to fix a lot of little things like my form and my blocks. Then I should be straight.”
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Continued from Page B-1 player — former Washington Redskins great Darrell Green — and become a defensive back. “He told me one day, ‘Coach, Darrell Green played for 20 years at cornerback,’” Crump said. “I said, ‘Yeah, that’s true.’ [So], we began to develop him as a defensive back, which was probably the least [natural] position he could play. He developed into a cornerback. ... He had to learn how to backpedal and run backwards, because he was always used to running forward.” While Darby was able to experience the thrill of having his name called relatively early on May 1, former Douglass wide receiver Milton Williams III never got that chance. It was quite similar, Williams said, to the experience he had coming out of high school, where no Division I schools opted to take a chance on the former Eagles wideout, who spent the past four seasons at Delaware State. When the draft ended, however, Williams’ agent came to him with a three-year offer from the Oakland Raiders. Williams was headed out to the West Coast, eager to prove himself yet again, but self-assured that his work ethic could help him prevail once more. “I was talking to my mother and father about it and I said it was like high school all over again,” Williams said Thursday, the night before his first NFL practice. “I just learned it’s going to make me work harder.” Williams, who skipped first grade, was a young senior, as Douglass coach J.C. Pinkney remembered. When he started growing into his body around age 17 — his senior year — most colleges had already overlooked the Eagles receiver. “We all felt that he should have been offered and what we were trying to explain to the coaches recruiting was, ‘This is
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Kyle Arrington (Gwynn Park) Navorro Bowman (Suitland) Brandon Coleman (McNamara) Jerome Couplin III (McNamara) Ronald Darby (Potomac) Joe Haden (Friendly) Arie Kouandjio (DeMatha) Cyrus Kouandjio (DeMatha) Rodney McLeod (DeMatha) Lawrence Sidbury (Oxon Hill) Phil Taylor (Gwynn Park) Greg Toler (Northwestern) Cameron Wake (DeMatha) Milton Williams III (Douglass) Josh Wilson (DeMatha)
a young kid. He’s not developed yet,’” Pinkney said. “Some high school seniors are graduating at 19-years-old. I said this is a kid graduating who just turned 17, but he has all the tools, his hands were great, he started to become a really good route runner and he performed extremely well in the All-Star circuit after his senior year. ... Everyone knew the talent was there.” In his four years at Delaware State, Williams had 1,612 yards receiving and hauled in 11 touchdowns. And though he took an unorthodox path to the next level, Williams could hardly describe his excitement to finally set foot on an NFL field. “I’m still in shock,” Williams said. “It hasn’t hit me officially yet. I don’t think it will hit me until my first practice.” While Williams had to travel cross-country to realize his dream, one former county standout got an extra-special surprise in the fourth round of the May 1 draft, former DeMatha offensive lineman Arie Kouandjio was selected with the 115th pick overall by the hometown Redskins, bringing the 6-foot-5, 315-pound
offensive guard back home after four years at the University of Alabama. DeMatha coach Elijah Brooks, who was named coach back in 2011, was a running backs coach during Kouandjio’s time at DeMatha and remembered the former standout as a likeable player who worked for all of his success. Kouandjio and his younger brother, Arie — an offensive tackle for the Buffalo Bills — grew up as soccer players, picking up football around middle school while playing for the Laurel Boys and Girls Club. And while Kouandjio’s commitment to the transition of sports convinced Brooks the Stags lineman would have a successful future on the field, the DeMatha coach wasn’t completely convinced football was where Kouandjio would end up. “I definitely saw that he would have an opportunity to play in the NFL because of his work ethic,” Brooks said. “But I also felt like he could be a governor, a mayor or even a president. That’s the type of personality he had.” agutekunst@gazette.net
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opponents by 38.9 points per game. The competition will pick up at Riverdale, which plays about 40 total games next season, coach Sam Caldwell said. The Crusaders went 25-13 this past year facing a schedule packed with nationally-ranked opponents. In 2013-14, they went 28-3 and won the National Association of Christian Athletes championship as well as the Dick’s Sporting Goods High School National Girls’ Tournament. “It’s going to be a great opportunity for her to prove that she is one of the best guards
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Ronald Darby, a Potomac High School alumnus and former Florida State University defensive back, was drafted by the Buffalo Bills.
Over at the jump pits, a rare loss by Douglass standout Devin Butler was the surprise of the morning. The Eagles junior came into the meet holding the top long jump in the county at 21-10.5, but was inched out by his own teammate, Kollin Smith, whose jump of 22-01.00 bested Butler’s 21-05.50 effort — a loss that Butler accepted with a smile. “Sometimes when he jumps not so far in the meet, he’ll lie to me and tell me he did just to boost me up,” Butler said. “When I jump further, it just pushes him to jump further next meet,” Smith said. “We push each other.” High Point’s distance specialist Johnathon Avila had quite a day, taking the top spot in the 1,600 meters (4:27.44) and 3,200 meters (9:52.85) in what was his first outdoor county championship. The Eagles standout slotted himself behind Northwestern’s Estifanos Asfaw after getting out to a quick lead, positioning himself for a come-from-behind win in the final 200 meters of the 1,600 — a race he won by just over .50 seconds. “I usually start off leading and I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into, so I wanted to pull in second and just pace off of the front person,” Avila said. “It was a pretty hard race and I’m glad that I won.”
hurdle time of 14.75 seconds. Short-distance specialist Jabari Michael has pushed Bowie standout Maxwell Willis to the limit in meets past, and the Clippers’ 3,200-meter relay team has rarely been challenged this season, posting a county-best time of 7:58.10 at the Saturday meet. “As far as the oval is concerned, we can match up pretty well with mostly anybody,” Williams said. But the Clippers field events have been coming along nicely as well. Patrick Creek and Lavassias Gregory placed third (44 feet) and fourth (42-05.00), respectively, in the shot put at the county meet, while Henry Forson placed first in the high jump (6-04) and second in the triple jump (43-11.00). The scary part of Oxon Hill’s success is that this may just be the start. The Clippers will only lose a couple of seniors to graduation, returning a core of
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sophomores and juniors that have bought into the team’s winning mentality, according to Olumese. “I guess it’s just the atmosphere that our coaches are putting us in,” the Oxon Hill senior said. “Just getting a new school and everything, hosting meets and knowing that we have to work hard ... we can’t disappoint. Everyone has been working hard. We have a young team, so when the younger people are stepping up and showing that they’re leaders and everything, like the 10th graders and freshman ... everyone wants to compete and do their best.” On Saturday, the Clippers showed just how good their best could be, edging out Bowie by 29 points to capture the first in what they hope is a three-plateau process to their ultimate goal. “I think we can win regionals, counties and states,” Olumese said. “I think all of us, we’ve been watching our competition, and we’ve been seeing where we are. We believe we have a great chance of winning states.” agutekunst@gazette.net
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Continued from Page B-1 and is a graphic designer for professional athletes, secured lacrosse attire from one of his connections, John Christmas, founder of Encore Lacrosse, Woodyear said. The Douglass lacrosse club was also backed by the Crofton-based Sidewinder Sports, which along with US Lacrosse and Justin Ross — commissioner of the PG Pride youth lacrosse league — is providing funds for clubs across Prince George’s. About six weeks ago, after the start of spring sports season, an assortment of soccer players and chess club members came together for its first lacrosse practice, making Douglass the newest of the six Prince George’s public school boys club teams. (Saturday’s tournament featured the other five county teams — Eleanor Roosevelt, Bowie, Gwynn Park, Oxon Hill and Wise — along with Pallotti, a private school in Laurel.) Most of Douglass’s 16 players had never picked up a stick before this spring, and that inexperience was evident in the tournament. “Kids were on the field like a deer in headlights,” Woodyear said. That the team competed, though, was a victory for Woodyear and the Upper Marlboro school. “I’m so proud of the fact that they didn’t look like they weren’t a lacrosse team,” Woodyear said. Exactly when the county will launch lacrosse as a varsity sport is unclear — Prince
in the country and I’m excited about having the opportunity to coach her and get her ready,” Caldwell said. Charles had been considering the move since the season ended and said she made the decision a couple weeks ago. At Roosevelt, she leaves behind a talented team that will remain a title contender despite losing its star senior. “I’m definitely going to miss the Roosevelt atmosphere — the students, the [diverse culture],” Charles said. “I’m going to miss everything. We were very close.”
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St. Vincent Pallotti High School plays Douglass in the Prince George’s County club lacrosse tournament on Saturday in Bowie. Douglass’ Jake Pounds moves to shoot on goal.
George’s County Public Schools Director of Interscholastic Athletics Earl Hawkins said that, to his knowledge, there wasn’t money on the PGCPS budget for varsity lacrosse in 2016. Ross, a former state delegate, said that developing these clubs is important in preparing for varsity’s arrival. Though Douglass is the latest to launch, several other schools have infrastructure in place and are close to starting club programs, Ross said. “We didn’t want to lose this season ... We wanted to get going right now and really grow it,” Ross said. Eagles sophomore Taryn Echols has been one of the beneficiaries of Douglass’ abbreviated season. He had some lacrosse experience prior to high school — playing informally with his friends when he lived in Virginia — but Saturday was his first competition.
Despite the losses, he said he and his teammates benefitted from playing against higher level teams. “It’s a learning curve. People are just starting the sport.” Echols said. “... As far as the program, I’m trying to establish it at Douglass so people can have the same opportunities that I’m trying to have.” The girls clubs are in a similar situation as the boys clubs. This spring, Friendly girls coach Alyssa Hoover helped make the Patriots the eighth girls club team in Prince George’s. She acquired equipment through the US Lacrosse First Stick Grant, which she applied for herself. Friendly has played one game this season but is hoping to expand its schedule next spring, club or not. “It was tough because you’re starting from scratch with them, but they’re starting to learn something new,” Hoover said. Like Friendly, Douglass is starting from scratch. In the first week, Woodyear said the Eagles worked on catching and throwing. The next week, they learned to shoot. They’ve since picked up a variety of skills — checking without fouling, shooting on the run, setting picks, finding the open man — and their level of play has improved significantly, Woodyear said. “We weren’t terrific but we weren’t horrible,” Woodyear said. “... I missed out on the ideal athlete … but the chess player then became the ideal athlete.” egoldwein@gazette.net
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No simple solution for baseball success
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The Roosevelt High School baseball team won the Prince George’s County baseball championship on May 7 with a 14-3 win over Oxon Hill. The game, which pairs the top team from each of the two baseball divisions against one another, has lost some of its luster with the new division alignment, but it still means a lot to the teams that play in it. Senior Clark Reese and Darius Ross led the Raiders at the plate. Reese went 3 for 4 with five runs batted in. Ross hit a grand slam home run. Quinn Valentich got the win at pitcher allowing just two hits, no earned runs, and striking out six, in 4 1/3 innings.
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Over the last decade, Eleanor Roosevelt High School has won more than half of the 4A South region baseball championships, advancing to the state semifinals six times. Besides 2007, when Roosevelt won the state title, the Raiders lost each time. Since 2005, no other Prince George’s team has won a semifinal game, but the reason for their shortcomings may run deeper than not being good enough. There are things Prince George’s teams can sometimes be unprepared for once they advance to the semifinals. “I think the main thing is the pitching,” Roosevelt coach Andrew Capece said. “We went to the [semis] last year, we saw a guy who played at [University of Maryland, Baltimore County] this year, and he was throwing mid 80s. That’s the one thing we don’t, as a league and even our team, we just don’t have the arms. That’s one thing that’s tough to adjust to when you get in a one-game situation.” It’s not to say Prince George’s doesn’t have quality pitching, just the pool isn’t as deep. Roosevelt was the county’s best regular season team this year, and none of its pitchers currently hold scholarship offers. The Raiders lost to Wise, another team thriving on offense, in the second round of the playoffs. Laurel’s Tyler Carmen, a Methodist University recruit, is the best pitcher in the county, but every team doesn’t get a chance to play against Carmen or even an equivalent, making it tough to adjust to pitchers as good or better, deep in the playoffs. Roosevelt went 19-1 this season, its only loss coming outside of the county against another highcaliber pitcher. The Raiders dominated their league schedule going 18-0, but their dominance was due in part to the thin amount of competition at the top of the county — 14 of its 18 wins came by 10 runs or more. Because of a random sched-
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Wise High School upset top-seeded Eleanor Roosevelt in Monday’s baseball playoffs. Coaches say it’s hard to get enough meaningful games scheduled during the regular season to get them readon for the playoffs. Wise Mark Coles is safe at third in front of Flower’s Jonathan Mitchell during an April 2 game. ule draw, the Raiders played teams that don’t annually contend, such as Bladensburg, Potomac, and Douglass, twice, while playing its biggest rival, Bowie, once. “It’s great to finish a year undefeated or one loss,” Bowie coach Bryan Harris said. “But I would rather be 12-6 and have nothing but one-, two-run games — so when we’re in the playoffs, it’s not a new situation — than 16-1 or 152, and a lot of mercy rule games.” The Bulldogs went 15-3 this season with its only county loses coming to Roosevelt and Wise. The third loss was to last season’s state runner-up, Sherwood. If not for playing Sherwood, the Bulldogs would have earned a bye in the playoffs and avoided losing in a tough first-round draw against Flowers, but that wasn’t an option Harris said. “I can undoubtedly say, I have zero regrets about that,” he said. “I will do it again next year. That’s what the kids want. They want to
compete. “I think that draw of the schedule, because we have the inability to play everybody twice — we only got to play Flowers once in the regular season. Flowers only played us once and only played Roosevelt once. Laurel, on the other hand, played Wise, Roose, us, and Flowers, all twice. Just by how the schedule happened — and its random — they’ve had a lot of good competition and games, and they’re going to be well prepared for their run in the playoffs.” There may not be a simple solution for the county to improve its state-wide competitiveness. The current, random, scheduling system is deemed fair by most, including Harris and Capece. The randomness ensures every team, at least, has a probability to play any of the others twice. Playing more teams outside of the county could be a solution, but schools already have the option to schedule two tournament games and even
that presents too many challenges. “It sounds good, in theory,” Capece said. Roosevelt played Howard County’s River Hill and Oakland Mills in April. “For us, just trying to get one game with somebody we feel would be a good match, it’s sometimes difficult because usually teams are just looking for one game, and they got this week they can play it in, and if you can’t play in that week, that makes it tough.” The idea has been tossed around of splitting the teams into three divisions, and having division teams play one another twice, but in order for the county to thrive as a whole, the teams at the bottom need opportunities to play the teams at the top — just as the teams at the top seek to play teams deemed better than themselves. So, improving the county’s statewide success in the sport of baseball will likely start at the bottom. pgrimes@gazette.net
For a while it looked like May 6’s Prince George’s County softball title game between 4A North champion Roosevelt High School and 4A South winner Crossland might be headed toward the same fate as last year’s championship. And the one before that; and maybe even the one before that — the county game has been canceled several times in recent years due to inclement weather. But after three venue changes in about one hour’s time — all within 60 minutes of the originally scheduled start time of 7 p.m. at Cosca Regional Park — Roosevelt earned the title of county champion with a 10-0, five-inning win over Crossland in a game held at Bowie in decreasing daylight. “I found out on the bus ride over, at about 5:55 p.m., that the places got moved,” Roosevelt coach Delton Fuller said. “Cosca had an issue with the backstops. They moved it to the [PG County Boys and Girls Club sports complex] on Woodmoor Road, but we had to move it from there because the pitching wasn’t the right distance. Luckily, we were able to play at Bowie. You only get one shot [at the county game] because playoffs start [Thursday], so I appreciate that we did get it in.” Senior pitcher Joya Grillo took control of Wednesday’s game from the opening pitch. She threw 12 strikeouts and hit a home run — that set the tone in the first inning — and two doubles. Fuller said another one of her hits would also have been a home run, but after it rolled onto a car in left field, it was deemed a ground-rule double. Outfielder Claire Mudd and pitcher/infielder Renee Rogers also contributed two hits apiece.
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Riverdale Baptist wins the NACA again For the second year in a row, the Riverdale Baptist baseball team won the National Association of Christian Athletes National Division I championship. The Crusaders defeated Knoxville Christian 5-3 in the title game of the tournament, played in Dayton, Tennessee. Senior Seth Williams went 3 for 3 at the plate with a double and a run batted in. Chris Caulfield struck out six batters and earned the win in six innings pitched.
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DuVal guard makes college choice DuVal High School senior Kevin Simpson gave his pledge to continue his basketball career at Davis and Elkins College (W.V.) last week. Simpson, who helped lead DuVal to the 4A South Regional title, averaged 16.2 points per game for the Tigers.
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DeMatha falls short in WCAC baseball championship series BY
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St. John’s College High School won its second straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference championship baseball series, defeating DeMatha Catholic after holding the Stags to two hits in a decisive 12-1 victory in five innings on Sunday at University of Maryland, College Park’s Shipley Field. After DeMatha won the first game of the best-of-three series, the Cadets rallied with wins in Games 2 and 3 to clinch the title. With Brad Thaxton starting at pitcher, DeMatha dug itself into an early hole, allowing six runs in the first inning off of three hits and two errors. St. John’s had 11 at-bats in the first inning. Leadoff batter Brian Tagoe, a Burtonsville resident, went 3-3 with two runs scored and a run batted in. Laurel resident Brett Simon finished the game 1-3 with two runs scored and three RBIs. “It feels great, to win it twice,” Tagoe said. He reached base four of five times in Game 2, scoring three times. “It’s like the first time we’ve done this in awhile, back-to-back championships. It feels great to leave my mark on St. John’s.” “This whole season’s been about putting the last one behind us, staying in the moment,” Simon said. Thaxton pitched two scoreless innings following the first, but he was pulled after allowing another six runs in the fourth. He went 3 1/3 innings allowing six hits, but just five of the 12 runs scored against him were earned. DeMatha committed five errors. The game ended early on mercy rule. “You got to play well to win a championship,” DeMatha coach Sean O’Connor said. “Unfortunately, we didn’t play well. I told the kids before the game, what-
ever happens today, it’s not going to define who we were and who they are. ... It doesn’t define who they are as kids, and it doesn’t define how well they’re going to do in life.” DeMatha’s offense fell victim to the same woes that plagued it in Game 2. St. John’s freshman pitcher Jake Steinberg retired all but one DeMatha batter through the first four innings. Thaxton
was the exception, with a single in the second, but his courtesy runner was thrown out trying to steal. Steinberg allowed two hits and no earned runs in five innings pitched, although DeMatha did score an unearned run in the final inning. “Game 3, this is awesome,” said Steinberg, a Germantown resident. “When our offense is that good, it’s just so much eas-
ier to go out there and pitch. So much more confidence.” After winning the first game on Friday, 3-2, behind a complete game pitched by senior Jack Alkire, DeMatha lost Game 2 12-2 on Saturday, in similar fashion as Sunday’s game. The Stags got behind 4-0 in the first inning, the score was 6-0 by the third, and the game ended by mercy in the sixth. University of Maryland,
Baltimore County recruit Andy Rozylowicz started for DeMatha, allowing 12 hits through five innings. The Stags committed three errors. DeMatha senior centerfielder Andrew Keith said there may have been nerves involved with some guys but said that the Stags were prepared. “[St. John’s] just hit the ball really hard, and sometimes that happens,” he said.
DeMatha is scheduled to play Avalon on Wednesday in the first game of the Maryland Private School Championship. “We’re going to come out ferocious, and we’re going to want to win this thing. We got what it takes.” Sunday marked the first time since 1976-78, St. John’s has repeated as WCAC champions. pgrimes@gazette.net
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From top right, director Jared Shamberger works with Eli El, Damion Perkins, Stanley Z. Freeman, Marquis Fair, Alison Talvacchio, playwright Ebony Rosemond and Wilma Lynn Horton for “BOXES, the play,” coming to Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mt. Rainier.
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For playwright Rosemond, show is always a work in progress BY RAECINE WILLIAMS SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE
There was a time when writer Ebony Rosemond thought she wasn’t being honest with herself and needed to change her life and live it the way she wanted. She channeled that experience, which she believes is universal, into the intriguing vignettes that will make up “BOXES, the play,” at Joe’s Movement Emporium at 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. “The main theme is those things we choose to hide and the things we choose to put on display. The conversations that we choose to have, and the conversations that we should have, but don’t,” Rosemond said. With a unique writing process, Rosemond sought to personify the experiences she believes everyone has to deal with at some point in their lives. “I do a lot of writing before I actually sit down to write,” Rosemond said. “If I know I want to write about betrayal, or forbidden things, I’ll start with just that one word in the middle of the page and write everything that comes to mind.” She explains that stream of consciousness is where the characters and scenes come from.
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Christian Layke, brewer, is seen at Gordon Biersch in Rockville.
BREWS BROTHERS
Rockville home to one of Gordon Biersch’s best brewers
Christian Layke, the brewer at Gordon Biersch in Rockville, has successfully made a midlife career change to becoming a excellent professional brewer. A longtime homebrewer since college days, Christian was unhappy with his work life at a nonprofit and longed for brewing full time. He spent a 10-week sabbatical in Belgium brewing with Jean Louis Dits at the Brasserie B Vapeur and nearby breweries. Afterward, he served as a volunteer at the District Chophouse and then in an assistantship with Gordon Biersch, becoming the head brewer in Rockville in 2011. Christian exudes a passion for his craft and a desire to constantly improve. He is very comfortable with his brewing role, describing it as “An innovative approach to traditional beer styles. Building on brewing traditions based on Gordon Biersch guidelines. It’s a combination of art and science.” Christian defines success as seeing other people enjoy his creations and making a beer free of flaws, hitting the style specifications. His perfect pint is one which “makes you want to keep drinking.” Gordon Biersch has historically focused on German beer styles including Helles, Pilsner, Schwartzbier, Märzen and Hefeweizen, in addition to some seasonals. Recent corporate brewing guideline changes now allow for much more flexibility.
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STEVEN FRANK AND ARNOLD MELTZER Christian has recently brewed Rauchbier, Belgian IPA, Chocolate Stout, Witbier, Scottish Ale and White IPA. About half of the nine taps are traditional German lagers, and the other half are his Brewer’s Select beers. During his tenure at Gordon Biersch, Christian has taken two medals at the Great American Beer Festival and more medals than any other Maryland brewer at the annual Brewer’s Association of Maryland Comptroller’s Cup. He loves brewing because he is a significant part of the entire process from ordering the raw ingredients to the final product. The work also includes imagining the beers and developing recipes, customer interactions and some marketing events. He is always busy with almost no downtime. If time is available and he is not brewing, Christian gives tours of the brewery. Golden Export (5 percent alcohol by volume), is a Hellesstyle lager and one of the two best-selling beers along with the Märzen. It has a moderate malt nose leading into a medium sweet malt front that flows through the middle. The finish adds a light noble hop with all the flavors fading in the late finish and aftertaste of this refreshing and flavorful brew. Ratings: 8.5/8.5. Rauchbier (5.9 percent
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Raising the white flag It’s 1942, and the luxurious Palm Beach Royale Hotel is under siege as two of Hollywood’s biggest divas vie for the same suite. Mistaken identities, overblown egos, double entendres, and one pampered little lap dog round out this farce, which is set to end at Prince George’s Little Theatre in Bowie on Saturday. The show follows legendary singer Claudia McFadden, and star of stage and screen Athena Sinclair, as they descend on the hotel for a USO benefit. Craziness ensues when both fight over the same room. Tickets for the show are $20, $15 seniors/ under 18, $13 for groups of 10 and up. For more information, visit pglt.org or call 301937-7458.
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The Excelsa String Quartet is set to perform on Friday at the Gildenhorn Recital Hall at The Clarice in College Park.
Excelsior!
Formed in 2009 at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, the Excelsa Quartet has been performing sweet music in the United State and overseas. The group is the University of Maryland’s Graduate Fellowship String Quartet for 20132016. Excelsa will be performing at the Gildenhorn Recital Hall at 8 p.m. on Friday, as presented by the UMD School of Music. Recognized internationally for their artistry, they are the First Prize winners of “The Provincie Limburg Prijs” along with the “EMCY Artprize” at the Charles Hennen 26th International Chamber Music Competition for Strings in The Netherlands, and were finalists in the Franz Schubert and Modern Music Competition in Graz, Austria. Thomas Adès’ Arcadiana evokes images of
idyll and conveys “a here that is gone, or is going.” Excelsa contrasts Adès’ mystical work with Mozart’s String Quartet No. 16 in E-flat Major, which is one of six quartets that the composer dedicated to Haydn. The program concludes with Steve Reich’s Different Trains, which uses recording samples of train sounds and speech to juxtapose the composer’s memories of being a Jewish child in 1940s America, with the memories of child-survivors of the Holocaust. The group is made up of Laura Colgate and Audrey Wright on violin, Valentina Shohdy on viola, and Kacy Clopton on the cello. The show is free with no ticket required. For more information, visit theclarice.umd.edu or call 301-405-2787.
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Paul Berry as Pippet (left) Alex Hyder as Francis (center) and James McDaniel as Dunlap star in “Suite Surrender.”
Owww, baby!
Try to avoid any evil dentists or man-eating plants on your way to Laurel Mill Playhouse to see the theater company’s final shows of “Little Shop of Horrors,” which ends Sunday. Between the original film, its Broadway runs, the subsequent film based on the stage musical and all adaptations between and since, quirky show “Little Shop” has persisted in the mainstream for decades. While not everyone has seen it, many have at least heard of it. It took Laurel Mill awhile to work out some of the challenges — like securing the large man-eating prop at the heart of the show. Audrey II, the plant that main character Seymour takes care of as part of the duties at Mushnik’s Skid Row Florists, grows over the course
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Attey Harper, Donnell Morina and Melissa Volkery appear as Chiffon, Ronnie and Crystal respectively in Laurel Mill Playhouse’s upcoming production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” of the musical’s events to epic proportions. As Audrey II grows, so does the shops popularity, and Seymour has to learn how to balance his newfound fame
with his responsibilities and friendships. Tickets for the show are $17-$22. For more information, visit laurelmillplayhouse. org or call 301-452-2557.
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‘BOXES THE PLAY’ n When: 8 p.m., Friday and Saturday
One last ride
n Where: Joe’s Movement Emporium, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier n Tickets: $20-$25 n More information: boxestheplay.com; 301-8056895
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THEATER & STAGE Bowie Community Theatre, “Whose Wives Are They Anyway?” July 17 through Aug. 2, call for prices, times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, 301-805-0219, bctheatre. com. The Clarice, Das Lied von der Erde: Graduate Fellowship Chamber Ensemble, May 14; Excelsa String Quartet, May 15; Xtreme Teens Rising Stars Vocal Showcase, May 16; Prince George’s Philharmonic, May 16; 2015 MFA Design Exhibition, May 18; 2015 MFA Design Exhibition, May 19; University of Maryland, College Park, theclarice.umd.edu. Hard Bargain Players, “Down the Road,” June 12-June 27, Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, 240-7668830, hbplayers.org. Harmony Hall Regional Center, Cuba Gooding and the Main Ingredient, May 16; 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-2036070, arts.pgparks.com. Greenbelt Arts Center, “A Raisin in the Sun,” May 15 through June 6; call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, greenbeltartscenter.org. Joe’s Movement Emporium, “BOXES the Play,” May 15; Design Your Distress, May 16; 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301699-1819, joesmovement.org. Laurel Mill Playhouse, “Little Shop of Horrors,” through May 17, call for ticket prices, times; Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, laurelmillplayhouse.org. Montpelier Arts Center; 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301-377-
7800, arts.pgparks.com.
NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), Barney & Bea Recreation
Center, 10000 Good Luck Road, Bowie. For ticket sales and additional information, call 240-4758800 or visit madtheater.org. Prince George’s Little Theatre, “Suite Surrender,” through May
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Olney Theatre Center’s run of “Carousel” is set to come to a close on Sunday. For more information, visit olneytheatre.org or call 301-924-3400. 16, call for tickets and show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-9377458, pglt.org.
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2010 Volvo XC60 3.2L..................................................... $18,950 2012 Volvo XC60 AWD Platinum.................. $25,950 #P9263, 1-Owner, Only 52K Miles! Panormic Moonroof, Well prices and clean!
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# 526629A, CERTIFIED! LOADED! Nav, Rear View Camera, Leather, Moonroof, Premium Sound
VOLVO
G560933
2011 Kia Sorento SX
#587010B, Auto, Navigation, Panoramic Roof, AWD
15401 Frederick Rd, Rockville, MD
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G560905
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2008 Nissan 350 Z Touring #548505A, Low Miles!!, V6, Auto, Leather, Alloys
18,977
$
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www.darcarsvolvo.com
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17,977
$
DARCARS NISSAN of ROCKVILLE 15911 Indianola Drive • Rockville, MD (at Rt. 355 across from King Farm)
888.805.8235 • www.DARCARSNISSAN.com
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DARCARS NISSAN TWO LOCATIONS
Rockville
College Park
15911 Indianola Drive Rockville, MD 20855 888-797-1831 2015 NISSAN
2015 NISSAN
Versa S Sedan
$
AT THIS PRICE
$
OR
manual transmission MODEL #11155
4
9,995
$
0
$
169/MO
AT THIS PRICE
39 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
2015 NISSAN
MODEL #11615
ALTIMA 2.5 S
MSRP: $22,045 Sale Price: $18,245 Nissan Customer Cash: $750
$
17,495 $
OR
4
$
MODEL #67115
36 MO LEASE 12K MILES/YR
0 DOWN
LEAF S
4
with charger package MODEL #17015
$
AT THIS PRICE
$
0 DOWN
$
0 DOWN
4
$
169/MO
28,495 OR
4
AT THIS PRICE
36 MO LEASE 12K MILES/YR
MODEL #25015
0
$
MSRP: $33,045 Sale Price: $28,495
MODEL #23015
0
$
339
$
/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
MSRP: $32,455 Sale Price: $27,995 Nissan Rebate: $1,500 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500
25,995
OR AT THIS PRICE
/MO 36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
MURANO S AWD
$
36 MO LEASE 12K MILES/YR
159
$
2015 NISSAN
PATHFINDER 4X4 S
229/MO
MODEL #12115
16,995 $
14,495
OR
4
24,495 OR
AT THIS PRICE
0
169/MO
2015 NISSAN
MSRP: $32,000 Sale Price: $27, 995 NMAC Bonus Cash: $3,500
$
S SAVINGS AV ING S EVENT EVENT
MODEL #13115 4 at this price
AT THIS PRICE
2015 NISSAN
$
OR
4
$
36 MO LEASE DOWN 12K MILES/YR
$
279/MO
SENTRA SV
MSRP: $23,935 Sale Price: $18,995 Nissan Customer Cash: -$1,000 Altima Bonus Cash: -$500 NMAC Bonus Cash: -$500
2015 NISSAN
NV200
AT THIS PRICE
$
MSRP: $19,305 Sale Price: $15,745 Nissan Rebate $1,000 NMAC Bonus Cash: $250
13,995 OR
4
2015 NISSAN
MSRP: $17,600 Sale Price: $14,895 Nissan Customer Cash: $400 NMAC Bonus Cash: $500
VERSA NOTE SV
MSRP: $12,995 Nissan Rebate: $400 Sale Price: $10,395
9330 Baltimore Ave College Park, MD 20740 888-693-8037
0 DOWN
$
269/MO
$
36 MO LEASE 12K MILES/YR
SAVINGS SAVI NG S EVENT EVENT
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DARCARS NISSAN OF ROCKVILLE
DARCARS NISSAN OF COLLEGE PARK
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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 05/18/2015. G560904
NEW 2015 HIGHLANDER LE 1 AVAILABLE: #563287
28,590
$
4 CYL., AUTO, 4 DR
NEW22015 RAV4 4X2 LE AVAILABLE: #564379, 564390
20,990
$
4 CYL., AUTOMATIC
2015 PRIUS C II
355 TOYOTA TOYOTA TIME SALES EVENT DARCARS
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2 AVAILABLE: #577477, 577460
$
149/MO**
NEW 2015 CAMRY LE 2 AVAILABLE: #572152, 572172
$
169/
2 AVAILABLE: #567184, 567187
$0 DOWN
$
18,890
4 DR., AUTO, 6 CYL.
AFTER TOYOTA $1,000 REBATE
NEW 2015 COROLLA L 2 AVAILABLE: #560694, 560653
14,690
$
4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL., INCL.
AFTER $750 REBATE
MONTHS+ % 0 FOR 60 On 10 Toyota Models
1-888-831-9671
$0 DOWN
$
149/MO**
2015 COROLLA LE
15625 Frederick Rd (Rte 355) • Rockville, MD OPEN SUNDAY VISIT US ON THE WEB AT www.355Toyota.com PRICES AND PAYMENTS INCLUDE ANY APPLICABLE MANUFACTURE’S REBATES AND EXCLUDE MILITARY ($500) AND COLLEGE GRAD ($500) REBATES, TAX, TAGS, DEALER PROCESSING CHARGE ($300) AND FREIGHT: CARS $795 OR $810, TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY AND SIENNAS $810, $845 AND $995. *0.0% APR & 0% APR FINANCING UP TO 60 MONTHS TO QUALIFIED BUYERS THRU TOYOTA FINANCIAL SERVICES. TOTAL FINANCED CANNOT EXCEED MSRP PLUS OPTIONS, TAX, AND LICENSE FEES. 0% APR MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $16.67 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. 0.9% APR 60 MONTHLY PAYMENTS OF $17.05 FOR EACH $1000 BORROWED. APR OFFERS ARE NOT VALID WITH ANY OTHER CASH BACK LEASE OFFER. NOT ALL BUYERS WILL QUALIFY.**LEASE PAYMENTS BASED ON 36 MONTHS, 12,000 MILES PER YEAR WITH $995 DOWN PLUS $650 ACQUISITION FEE, NO SECURITY DEPOSIT REQUIRED. LEASES FOR COROLLA AND CAMRY ARE 24 MONTHS WITH $0 DOWN PLUS TAX, TAGS, FREIGHT, PROCESSING AND $650 ACQUISITION FEE. SEE DEALER FOR COMPLETE DETAILS. EXPIRES 5/19/2015.
4 CYL., 4 DR., AUTO
2 AVAILABLE: #570341, 570352
$0 DOWN G560906
24,690
MANUAL, 4 CYL
2014 SCION XB 2 AVAILABLE: #455033, 455044
NEW 2015 SIENNA L 2 AVAILABLE: #560070, 560102
$
4 CYL., AUTO
NEW 2015 TACOMA 4X2 XTRACAB
AUTO, 4 CYL., 4 DR
MO**
19,290
AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE
NEW 2015 CAMRY LE
$
4 CYL., AUTO, 4 DR
AFTER TOYOTA $750 REBATE
AFTER $750 REBATE
2 AVAILABLE: #572093, 572081
$0 DOWN
$
139/MO**
4 DR., AUTO, 4 CYL