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‘This is such a shock to our community’ n Prince George’s residents react, reflect on Gazette shutdown
To our readers In 1959, Rockville resident Earle Hightower rolled the first Gazette off the presses. Today, we publish the final edition. We are forever grateful for 56 years of support from Gazette readers and advertisers. As journalists, it has been our duty, indeed our imperative, to expose both the good works and the machinations of government and industry, and to encourage debate as to which was which. As a community newspaper, it also has been our mission, indeed our passion, to expose the ordinary as extraordinary
BY JEFFREY K. LYLES STAFF WRITER
Brooke Kidd, executive director of Joe’s Movement Emporium in Mount Rainier, said she could always count on The Gazette covering the dance studio’s milestone anniversaries and events. While The Gazette, which published its final edition this week, won’t be on hand to celebrate Joe’s 20th anniversary Oct. 17, Kidd said the community newspapers’ contributions would not be forgotten. “I was very sad to hear about the shutdown,” Kidd said. “The Gazette has provided extraordinary coverage for community events and entertainment and has offered really great coverage of the arts. It validated our service to the community and helped to share the story of our impact.” Post Community Media, the parent company of The Gazette, announced Friday that The Gazette newspapers in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties will close, with 84 employees losing their jobs. Executives cited “declining advertising revenue” in an announcement,
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The Laurel office of The Gazette newspapers on its final week of publication.
Business Roundtable. “[The Gazettes] were essentially the only people giving comprehensive coverage to what was going on in the county. It’s really going to be missed.” Denise Hamler of Cottage City recalled when she and other Port Towns Community Development Corp. members
lishing Group, while Whip It Media is purchasing Fairfax County Times in Virginia. “It’s terrible. We’re losing a community newspaper that’s given us better coverage than anyone else in the area, including its sister publication,” said M.H. Jim Estepp, president/CEO of the Greater Prince George’s
and were unsuccessful in finding a buyer to purchase the Prince George’s and Montgomery County editions. The Gazette initially formed in 1959. PCM was able to sell Southern Maryland Newspapers, which includes The EnquirerGazette, and PCM military publications to The Adams Pub-
and partners approached Gazette executives in 1998 about expanding to cover the Port Towns of Bladensburg, Colmar Manor, Cottage City and neighboring communities of Brentwood, Mount Rainier and North Brentwood. “We told them we really needed a voice to communicate and celebrate what was going on in our neighborhoods. I remember how excited we all were when we saw that first is-
— a fundraiser for an ill child, a centenarian’s surprise birthday party. As members of the communities we have served, we’ve been privileged to mentor students, honor educators with our My Favorite Teacher contest and encourage readers to stay fit with The Gazette Healthy Challenge program. Over the years, working with nonprofits, we’ve helped to promote volunteerism, support the arts and feed the hungry. It is our greatest hope that in doing these things, we’ve served you well. sue,” Hamler said. “Since then, it has always been an integral part of our community. This is such a shock to our community. This is a hundred steps backwards in the community in terms of us being knowledgeable of what’s going on.” Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker recalled the benefits of a community paper as he attempted to make his
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Laurel stabbing death remains unsolved
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KIRSTEN PETERSEN STAFF WRITER
It’s been more than 10 years since Shirley Bell rode the bus past the Laurel Armory and caught a glimpse of her son, Brian Moses, playing basketball
said. “To this day that’s never happened.” Bell said Moses was in Laurel’s Grove neighborhood on Sept. 15, 2005 when he was stabbed. He tried to drive himself home, but crashed the car near the Laurel Municipal Center, Bell said. She said her son lived
Roberson is the same age Moses was in 2005 when he was fatally stabbed in the chest in Laurel. His death remains unsolved, but his friends and family still celebrate his life by gathering around his favorite sport. “The last thing I did say to my child before he passed is, ‘I will find out who did this to you and bring him to justice,’” Bell
in the gym. On Saturday, it was her 20-year-old grandson, Brandon Roberson, who she saw bounding up and down the court in a jersey printed with the nickname, “Lil Dro,” in honor of his late uncle. “Every time I’m in the gym I feel like he’s running with me,” Roberson said. “He’s my wingman.”
Funding throughout town departments reduced for fiscal 2016 BY
KIRSTEN PETERSEN STAFF WRITER
Cottage City residents may not see major repairs on Town Hall or as many fulltime employees hired next year, but they
could get invited to a couple more block parties, all as a result of significant expense changes beginning in fiscal 2016. The budget, which passed unanimously June 10, totals $1,512,945. To balance revenues with expenditures, the town must appropriate $174,845 from the fund balance. This is $236,456 less than the amount of money the board of commissioners anticipated drawing in FY 2015, $411,301,
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exec budget veto
although Commissioner Demetrius Givens (at large) said closer to $300,000 actually was pulled. “Although we have to take from the general fund, what we are proposing is a much more realistic budget than last year’s,” said Commissioner Chair Abel Núñez (Ward 1).
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In a hastily scheduled latenight session Tuesday, the Prince George’s County Council voted 8-0 to override the county executive’s budget veto, and the matter will likely be decided in court. “The county attorney [M. Andree Green] was very clear that she considers the budget illegal, and so the next step is to go to litigation,” said Scott Peterson, spokesman for Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D). County Council Chairman
Students plant grass to aid Adelphi school Eroding hillsides lead to flooded playgrounds, sediment in stream
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Students at an Adelphi elementary school are learning
about the environment while also improving the environment around the building. Since 2013, Mary Harris “Mother” Jones Elementary School has been working with North East-based environmental education nonprofit NorthBay Adventure on issues relating to erosion on the property. The erosion has also impacted the school property, said
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water will come in and form a deep pool.” Last year, students took water samples to evaluate the health of a nearby stream that feeds into the Anacostia River, finding a high degree of sediments and low biodiversity, Jeffers said. Daksha Patel, NorthBay’s
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See VETO, Page A-9 Hender SanchezHernandez, a fifth-grade student at Mary Harris “Mother” Jones Elementary School in Adelphi, places a plant June 9 in a raised garden bed at the school.
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Karen Riley Jeffers, the school’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, coordinator. “This hillside is pretty bare,” said Jeffers, pointing to a ridge surrounding the playground in back of the school. “What tends to happen in this area, when we have heavy rain, or even just a little bit, we can’t use this area for a couple days because the
Mel Franklin (D-Dist. 9) of Upper Marlboro said in a statement emailed after the vote that the county executive’s threat of litigation was an effort to force the council to impose a tax increase. “The stunning prospect of the County Executive essentially suing this Council, and thus the nearly 900,000 residents we represent, would be self-destructive, self-defeating and irresponsible, especially given the major economic opportunities this county is pursuing,” Franklin said in the statement. On Monday, Baker announced his veto of the County Council’s approved budget because it violated the county charter, claiming he was legally obligated to do so.
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JUNE 18 The 14th Annual KLM Community Day & Health Fair, 1 to 7 p.m., Largo High
School, 505 Largo Road, Largo. Entertainment (gospel choirs, high school bands, live DJ, amateur boxing, talent competition and more) and over 40 health care providers and over 50 food and craft vendors. Contact 202-556-1772.
JUNE 19 PVDA Dressage Ride for Life, 8 a.m.,
The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro. The Prince George’s Equestrian Center will host the PVDA Dressage Ride for Life indoor horse show. Contact 301-952-7900; TTY 301952-7998. Cookie Jars for Fathers, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Marlow Heights Community Center, 2800 St. Clair Drive, Marlow Heights. Enjoy a small token of appreciation for simply being a father. Fathers will receive a small gift on behalf of Marlow Heights Community Center; gifts are limited. Contact 301-423-0505; TTY 301-203-6030.
JUNE 20 Yard Sale, 8 a.m. to noon at Bethel United Methodist Church, 16101 Swanson Road, Upper Marlboro. ”Seek and Find Treasures.” Reserve per space for $15. Please call 301-627-4515 and leave a message. Venders will need to bring their table. Contact 301-627-4515 or bethelum@verizon.net. A Soldier’s Life: The War of 1812, 1 to 2 p.m., Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. A recounting of the life of a soldier during the War of 1812: the roles, responsibilities, uniforms, and weapons. Contact 301-779-0371; TTY 301-699-2544. Read to Rover, 2 p.m., Greenbelt Library, 11 Crescent Road, Greenbelt. Ages 6-11. Children build their reading confidence by reading aloud to speciallytrained therapy dogs that are glad to listen. Each child will read for 15 minutes. Registration is required; call the branch for details. Contact 301-345-5800. Prince George’s County’s 1st Green Job Fair, 2 to 5 p.m., Vigilante Coffee
House, 4327 Gallatin St., Hyattsville. No RSVP needed. Contact 301-985-6011 or outreach@communityforklift.org. Juneteenth Rally, 3 p.m., Bowie Library, 15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie. Let’s rally together to rejoice and reflect on the accomplishments and achievements of African Americans for the Juneteenth holiday. Come have fun learning and making crafts for this special day. Registration is
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required, so sign up today. For information or to register, call the branch at 301262-7000. Dad-icated to the One I Love, 3 p.m., the Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville. Drop in to hear a Father’s Day story and make a card to take home to your Dad. Contact 301-985-4690.
JUNE 21 Paper Airplane Day, Noon to 4 p.m.,
College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park. Participants will have the chance to build and test their paper airplanes, before competing in the annual Paper Airplane Derby. Derby begins at 3 pm. Contact 301-8646029; TTY 301-699-2544. Arts on the Waterfront: Dr. S.O. Feelgood, 6 to 7:30 p.m., Bladensburg
Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. Join us for blues, soul and R&B from Dr. S.O. Feelgood, to kick off our Arts on the Waterfront summer concert series. Contact 301-779-0371; TTY 301-699-2544.
JUNE 22 Shoes & Sneakers Drive, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington. Make a difference and donate your gently used shoes. Join us as we partner with Soles4Souls to supply people in need within the United States and around the world with shoes. Drop off your gently used shoes or sneakers at Harmony Hall Regional Center during the designated dates: June 22-Aug. 14, 2015. Contact 301203-6040; TTY 301-203-6030.
JUNE 23 Rep. Donna F. Edwards’ 6th Annual Nonprofit Forum, 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.,
Severna Park High School, 60 Robinson Road, Severna Park. Build It. Grow It. Fund It. Sustain It. The forum will include workshops that will bring together nonprofit, government, private industry, and foundation leaders with diverse perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds, to develop winning strategies to strengthen lives and communities. Distinct training sessions, with recognized subject matter experts, will be offered in four separate tracks. Contact 202-225-8699 or dan.weber@mail.house.gov. Safe Summer Kick Off, 10 p.m. to midnight at Stephen Decatur Community Center, 8200 Pinewood Drive, Clinton. Join us as we kick off Safe Summer. Teens will have the change to participate in basketball tournaments, play games, and listen to hits spun by a DJ. Refreshments will
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College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park. Design your own contraption to protect a large egg and bring it to the museum to see how it performs. Contraptions will be judged on egg survival, durability and creativity. Prizes will be awarded. Contact 301-864-6029; TTY 301-699-2544.
MORE INTERACTIVE CALENDAR ITEMS AT WWW.GAZETTE.NET be served. Cost is $2 per person. Contact 301-297-4648; TTY 301-203-6030.
JUNE 24 Seniors: Arts on a Roll Improvisational Theatre Series, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m.,
Langley Park Senior Activity Center, 1500 Merrimac Dr, Hyattsville. In this performing arts series, participants will learn the basic “rules” of improvisation. . Contact 301-408-4343; TTY 301-446-3402. Board Game Bonanza. 3 p.m., Hyattsville Library, 6530 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville. School’s out. Make new friends as you play favorite games like Monopoly or Uno or try out new games like Jenga Tetris. Contact 301-985-4690. Read to Rover, 4 p.m., Baden Library, 13803 Baden-Westwood Road, Brandywine. Build your child’s confidence in reading. Bring a favorite book or choose one from the library and Read to Rover. A specially trained therapy dog will be glad to listen. Registration required. Ages 5-12. Call Baden Branch for details at 301-888-1152. Jazz on the Lawn: Gina de Simone & the Moaners, 7 p.m., Riversdale House
Museum, 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. Bring a blanket or lawn chair, and enjoy Jazz on the Lawn--Riversdale’s summer jazz series. In case of rain, the concert moves inside. This evening will feature music by Gina de Simone & the Moaners. Contact 301-864-0420; TTY 301-699-2544. Walk Wednesdays — Whitemarsh Park, 7 to 8 p.m., Whitemarsh Park, 6300
Crain Highway, Bowie. Walks will be a fun and social opportunity for the citizens of Bowie to get together for light to moderate exercise.Contact 301-809-3044 or klarson@cityofbowie.org.
UPCOMING EVENT SMBCC June Networking Session, June 25, 6 to 8 p.m., Mama Stella’s Ristorante Italiano, 7918 Old Branch Ave., Clinton. Hosted by Susie Proctor, Regional VP for Southern Prince George’s County. Contact 410-257-9599.
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The End of a Community Treasure The Prince George’s Chamber of Commerce family was stunned to hear the Gazette’s shutting down. In Prince George’s County, there certainly are other media outlets covering mega stories but the Gazette filled a much needed void for reaching Prince Georgian neighborhoods and local businesses. As a former elected official, I appreciated the neighborhood lens that kept me informed on community activities. Unfortunately, our community voice will no longer be in print. We did not always agree, but the Gazette was a dependable vehicle for printing our stories. You will be missed! As the Gazette transitions out of the public space, the Chamber extends its deepest appreciation for its work and wishes the staff much success in future endeavors. A special note of thanks to Chauka Reid who, with distinction, served the Chamber as a Board Member. Chauka brought a high level of business savvy and acumen that elevated the Chamber’s brand and reach. We will miss her! Congratulations and thanks for serving the Prince George’s Community! Sincerely,
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ries of his journalism career were from when he started his second paper, the Damascus Courier, a few years after turning The Gazette over to a business partner, Nat Blum. According to the history of The Gazette published in 2011 on its website, it then passed along to several different owners, including John Panagos, who sold it to Davis Kennedy, and also expanded its coverage, with multiple local editions, before the papers were sold to The Washington Post Company in 1992. Alexandra Hightower explained that her father was always up-to-date with the newest technologies and was an early adopter of computers and knew that print journalism was changing. “It’s an ironic end. He’d see the irony,” she said. “It’s the business.”
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Barbara Corporal, 50, of Laurel has organized food drives with her church, but she also knows what it’s like to need those donations herself. For the past five years, Corporal has picked up groceries and received employment assistance at Laurel Advocacy & Referral Services, Inc., a nonprofit that helps the city’s homeless and low-income residents achieve stability and selfsufficiency. “I really don’t know what I would do without LARS,” Corporal said. “They’re a big help to me.” Clients like Corporal don’t just come around Thanksgiving, when LARS raises money during its annual Turkey Trot 5K — they suffer from homelessness and poverty all year, said LARS executive director Leah Paley. To ensure it can continue to serve residents year-round, LARS will host its first Spring into Summer 5K and Family Fun Walk this Saturday. “The Turkey Trot has been so successful for the last 10 years so we thought we’d try to replicate it,” said LARS program coordinator Laura Wellford. Although people donate in droves around Thanksgiving and Christmas, summer is also a season when Laurel’s poor — and the nonprofits that assist them — are struggling, Paley said. With school out for the summer, families cannot rely on school meals to feed their children and utility bills are higher, she said. Paley said LARS is pulling out “pennies and nickels and dimes” to help clients over the summer months. “It’s the time for a lot of people to donate, during the holidays,” Paley said. “I don’t think they forget it’s an issue but it’s not necessarily a priority.” After last year’s Turkey Trot, many participants said they were interested in signing up for a spring walk, Paley said. She added that LARS wanted to organize a new spring fundraiser due to declining interest in the annual silent auction — last year’s auction attracted 150 people and generated $8,500 in net revenues. Although the 2014 Turkey Trot raised $45,759 in revenue for LARS, Paley said she does not anticipate a similar response to this year’s Spring into Summer, as it is the first time LARS is putting on the event. Wellford said 100 people have registered for Spring into Summer — far less than the 746 participants who registered for last year’s Turkey Trot, but still a strong showing for the first-time event, she said. “A lot of people who do the Turkey Trot are family members of people who live in town.” Paley said. “Yes, it’s great to raise the money, but it’s also great to raise awareness of what we do.”
Michael Jackson, 64, of Laurel said he has received help from LARS with social services, including injury assistance, onand-off for five years. He said he prefers to go to LARS because it is “small and close,” but not uncomfortable like the Prince George’s County social services offices. “It’s easier for me to come here,” Jackson said. “They give you direction on who to talk to, where to go, the same thing as social services.” Paley said proceeds from Spring into Summer will go toward the salaries of case managers who work with clients like Jackson. “We often find it’s hard to get grant funding for salaries, but [case managers] provide key services,” Paley said. Spring into Summer will start at 8 a.m. June 20 at McCullough Field, located on 8th Street in Laurel. Registration is $30 for walk-
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In 1959, the first issue of the Gaithersburg Gazette was pieced together by Earle D. Hightower out of the basement of his Rockville home. On June 8, Hightower died in Pinehurst, N.C., at 92 years old, four days before it was announced that The Gazette in Montgomery and Prince George’s counties — publications that evolved from his original creation — would print their final editions this week. Hightower’s daughter, Alexandra, said in a Friday phone interview that she was glad he would never hear the news. “He was real proud that it went on for 50 years. He was real proud of it,” Alexandra Hightower said, adding that her family has the first edition framed in their home. “He would be upset. It was a real milestone in his life.” Earle Hightower was born Oct. 8, 1922, in Salt Lake City, the fifth child of Eugene Clyde Hightower and Alta Theo Fiske. He graduated from Salida High School in Colorado before attending Mesa College in San Diego to study journalism. Hightower was at Mesa when World War II began and enlisted in the Army in March 1942 before being honorably discharged in 1946.
Hightower met his wife, Laurene Dale Jones, at Fort Knox, Ky., and at the time of his death they had been married for 69 years. Earle and Laurene Hightower lived in Los Alamos, N.M., where Hightower was the first civilian chief of security at the Atomic Energy Commission, now the Department of Energy. They lived in Kensington first and then Rockville until relocating to Pinehurst in 2008 to be closer to family, according to Alexandra Hightower. Hightower earned a bachelor of arts degree in journalism from American University while working full time and raising Alexandra with Laurene. He later earned a bachelor of science degree and master’s degree from the University of Maryland. Alexandra Hightower said her father decided to start up the paper when he and her mother were looking for real estate listings in Montgomery County and there was no newspaper that was printing that information. Laurene Hightower came up with the name and after the first copies proved to be a success, they moved operations and a small staff from their home to an office building. “He was always working. If he was not working for the government doing his day job, he was out in the county gathering his information, taking photographs, interviewing people,” Alexandra Hightower said. She explained most of her memo-
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Greenbelt students dine with first lady Two Greenbelt Elementary School fifth-graders sat the table of first lady Michelle Obama on June 3. Obama invited students from 10 communities participating in her Let’s Move! health initiative to join her at the White House to eat food from the White House vegetable garden. Joshua May and Isabela
Martins of Greenbelt were selected to represent Greenbelt, based on their involvement in Let’s Move! activities, said Julie McHale, Greenbelt recreation director. Both students were seated at the table with Obama. Isabela said she was very glad to have the opportunity to speak with the first lady. “She was really nice and easy to talk to, and I thought
it was really cool that we got to learn a lot about her that maybe others don’t get to,” Isabela said. The students also toured the White House, Joshua said. “Seeing all the portraits of the presidents, I thought that was cool,” Joshua said. — JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU
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Alphonso Walker, a paraprofessional at Thomas Stone Elementary School in Mount Rainier, beckons students to cross the street during dismissal June 11. The city and the school are exploring solutions to traffic and safety issues.
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students attend the school, the number of cars picking up children will increase. The school’s enrollment during the 2014-2015 academic year was 749 students, 175 more than the state-rated capacity of 574. “The main concern really is dismissal time where we have a lot of car riders, a lot of students that are picked up by their parents,” Morad said. “When they’re four or five or six years old, definitely the parents want to pick them up. For some of them the car is the most convenient way.” Traffic volume on 34th Street, the narrow, two-way road immediately in front of the school, increases during dismissal, Morad said. Tameka Brown, the school’s registrar and president of the Parent Teacher Organization, said parents have been concerned about receiving tickets when they park on permit-only streets near the school. Jocelyn Day, 39, of Mount Rainier walks her two children home, but said she is frustrated with drivers that don’t yield to pedestrians or other vehicles on 34th Street. “I think the traffic should be slower in this area when the kids are dismissed from school,” Day said. Mount Rainier Mayor Malinda Miles said officials in the community have held two formal meetings to discuss solutions and a traffic and safety study is currently under consideration. “I think it would be awesome, especially to see how much traffic we actually get,” Brown said. Alphonso Walker, a paraprofessional educator at Thomas Stone, volunteers as one of the school’s crossing guards. He said he supports financing the study. “It’s an excellent idea,” Walker said. “The more information you have, the more data you have, the better you can come up with a concise plan.” Other ideas that have been discussed include expanding the sidewalk, opening another exit or adding good signage, flashing lights, and an additional crossing guard. Walker said one suggestion, relocating the drop-off closer to the back of the school, could help solve the problem if parents receive enough notice. “It would work,” Walker said. “The biggest hurdle will be getting the parents accustomed to the new method.” Although expanding the school’s parking lot last year has helped improve the situation, Morad said it does not eliminate the community’s concerns about safety around Thomas Stone. “That’s the priority for us as a school and also for the community, making sure our students are always safely dismissed,” Morad said. “If this issue is resolved...we would no longer have to worry about ensuring we have enough people and systems in place to ensure safety.” kpetersen@gazette.net
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POLICE BLOTTER This activity report is provided by the Prince George’s County Police Department as a public service to the community and is not a complete listing of all events and crime reported.
District 1 Headquarters, Hyattsville, 301-699-2630, covering Adelphi, Beltsville, Berwyn Heights, Bladensburg, Brentwood, Calverton, Cheverly, Chillum, College Park, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, Edmonston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville, Landover, Landover Hills, Langley Park, Mount Rainier, New Carrollton, North Brentwood, Riverdale, Riverdale Park, University Park and West Lanham Hills.
JUNE 1 Vehicle stolen, 2400 block
Fordham St., 6:09 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7500 block 23rd Ave, 6:32 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1800 block Metzerott Road, 8:03 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 3600 block Bladensburg Road, 9:09 a.m. Theft from vehicle, Eb Riverdale Road/64th Ave, 10:54 a.m. Theft, 8400 block Annapolis Road, 12:09 p.m. Theft, 5800 block Eastern Ave, 2:33 p.m. Theft, 8900 block 62nd Ave, 4:26 p.m. Theft, 7200 block Baltimore Ave, 5:41 p.m. Theft, 4700 block Berwyn Road, 7:44 p.m. Theft, 9100 block Adelphi Road, 9:11 p.m.
JUNE 2 Theft from vehicle, 3800 block 64th Ave, 12:04 a.m. Robbery, 1300 block University Blvd, 12:24 a.m. Theft, 8900 block Tonbridge Terrace, 2:51 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1000 block Chillum Road, 7:49 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 9000 block Rhode Island Ave, 9:55 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 8400 block Carrollton Pky, 10:36 a.m. Theft, 4900 block La Salle Road, 10:43 a.m. Vehicle stolen, 7200 block Rhode Island Ave, 11:06 a.m. Theft, 5100 block Annapolis Road, 12:43 p.m. Theft, 5600 block Sargent Road, 1:04 p.m. Theft, 4300 block Rhode Island Ave, 1:52 p.m. Robbery, 6100 block Lamont Drive, 2:59 p.m. Theft, Eb University Blvd/Nb New Hampshire Ave, 8:30 p.m.
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ONLINE For additional police blotters, visit www.gazette.net Cooper Lane, 1:12 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 7500 block Annapolis Road, 1:42 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 7100 block Lory Lane, 2:27 p.m. Theft, 6600 block Annapolis Road, 2:29 p.m. Theft, 3000 block Hospital Drive, 3:15 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 4900 block Colburn Terrace, 6:50 p.m. Theft, 7700 block Riverdale Road, 8:19 p.m. Theft, 4700 block Cherry Hill Road, 9:13 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 4900 block Tilden Road, 9:56 p.m. Robbery, 66th Place/Webster St., 10:42 p.m.
JUNE 6 Assault, 8100 block 14th Ave,
1:39 a.m.
Robbery, 4400 block 68th
Place, 2:07 a.m.
Theft from vehicle, 3300 block
52nd Ave, 6:12 a.m.
Theft from vehicle, 1700 block East West Highway, 6:49 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 7500 block 25th Ave, 6:54 a.m. Theft, 10200 block Baltimore Ave, 7:37 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 6100 block Eastern Ave, 8:19 a.m. Residential break-in, 7200 block Marywood St., 8:24 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 4400 block 73rd Ave, 9:03 a.m.
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Theft from vehicle, 2000 block Hampshire Drive, 11:24 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 4600 block Cooper Lane, 12:51 p.m. Residential break-in, 8300 block Potomac Ave, 1:04 p.m. Theft, 5600 block Annapolis Road, 1:40 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 7100 block Glenridge Drive, 3:29 p.m. Theft, 6800 block Annapolis Road, 6:14 p.m. Assault with a weapon, 5300 block Furman Pkwy, 8:26 p.m.
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JUNE 1 Theft, 11700 block Annapolis Road, 5:48 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1100 block Andean Goose Way, 6:42 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 9600 block Lottsford Court, 12:52 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 9600 block Lottsford Court, 1:08 p.m. Residential break-in, 700 block Harry S Truman Drive, 7:37 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 2100 block Woodvale Lane, 9:50 p.m.
Theft from vehicle, 1300 block Caraway Court, 6:35 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 1000 block Kings Tree Drive, 7:11 a.m. Theft, 10100 block Ellard Drive, 10:46 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 4400 block Nicole Drive, 1:02 p.m. Theft, 3800 block Enfield Chase Court, 7:39 p.m. Vehicle stolen, 16500 block Governors Bridge Road, 8:23 p.m.
JUNE 3 Theft from vehicle, 7900 block Penn Randall Place, 8:00 a.m. Theft from vehicle, 9900 block Greenspire Way, 9:04 a.m. Theft, 15400 block Chrysler Drive, 11:16 a.m. Assault, 1300 block Mccormick Drive, 11:45 a.m. Residential break-in, 1500 block Silverado Court, 12:36 p.m. Theft, 13300 block Burleigh St., 12:54 p.m. Residential break-in, 11000 block Old York Road, 1:02 p.m. Theft from vehicle, 1400 block Robert Lewis Ave, 1:35 p.m. Residential break-in, 9000 block Taylor St., 1:55 p.m. Theft, 3300 block Waterford Mill Road, 2:23 p.m. Residential break-in, 8800 block Lottsford Road, 3:06 p.m.
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Bladensburg administrator to resign ‘Chief’ praised as an inclusive leader
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John Moss arrived in Bladensburg in 2004 as the town’s deputy police chief and continues to be called “Chief” by his colleagues, despite becoming the town administrator in 2007. After more than 10 years of service to the town, Moss will retire at the end of the month. “I think that he has an amazing ability to bring people together to make a really impactful change in the community,” said David Harrington, president and CEO of the Prince George’s County Chamber of Commerce and a former town mayor. “He really cared about the Port Towns and wanted to see it just blossom and always blossom.” Moss, 60, of Mitchellville announced his retirement June 8 during the Bladensburg work session. He stepped away from his role in February to address a
medical condition that required extensive recuperation, he said. “The leader of the ship has to be present. The course is too vital to be absent for that period of time,” Moss said. “Just in absolute fairness for the community, all the employees that work there, you have to have someone sitting in the chair and in charge.” After serving as the town’s police chief from 2004 to 2007 — he was promoted in his first year — Moss said he took on some of the duties of town administrator while the position was vacant. “In taking on the role what I found out was a number of the practices that go into the good administration of a police department goes into the good administration of a town,” he said. The Rev. Gail Addison, president and CEO of End Time Harvest Ministries, a nonprofit that empowers youth in the Port Towns communities of Bladensburg, Colmar Manor, Cottage City and Edmonston, called Moss “the people’s person.” “He was the most caring individual. He would always greet
you with that wonderful smile and those bear hugs,” Addison said. “It doesn’t matter — it could be men, women, children. He just made you feel important.” Addison said Moss galvanized the community about common issues and made youth feel included. She recalled his work with Port Towns youth as they planned the Walkers Wear White at Night pedestrian safety rally in 2013. “His leadership and his support and his advocacy during that time just really made the young people understand their voices matter,” Addison said. Although he plans to begin his retirement by recuperating and spending time with his family, Moss said he would like to return to teaching — he was an adjunct professor at Baltimore City Community College from 2002 to 2007. “I want to share some of the lessons learned, some of the successes, some of the failures, with folks coming up,” Moss said. kpetersen@gazette.net
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‘Mother’ of Forestville church set to celebrate 100th birthday Congregants say senior is a pillar of community
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Thelma Dunmore of Forestville recalled receiving a medal from the president of the United States after a wooden tray she made in junior high won an arts and crafts competition. The president was Calvin Coolidge. As Dunmore approached her 100th birthday on Thurs-
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as a guide and counselor for the congregation, and numerous members of the church said that when they were going through the most difficult times in their life, it was Dunmore they went to for advice, wisdom or simple encouragement. Dunmore said listening to others is an outgrowth of her nature. “I love people and I’m concerned about their needs,” Dunmore said. “It fulfills me. I feel like I need it.” Gwen Wittington of Lanham said Dunmore helped calm her
down and tell Dunmore her mother would survive after being shot in 2003. When Wittington was diagnosed with breast cancer 10 years ago, she said it was Dunmore — a fellow cancer survivor — who guided her through the treatment process and told her what to expect. Both Wittington and her mother survived their ordeals. Mary Barnes of Upper Marlboro recalled needing new tires for her car and only having the
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know that she has been through a lot of different times with a lot of different leaders under a lot of different eras,” said Sandra Butler of Upper Marlboro. As her 100th birthday nears, Dunmore said she is trying to take things a little slower. “I feel like I’m resting now. I’ve been working and doing and helping, but now I’m resting,” she said. dejohnson@gazette.net
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Longtime official named to mall’s Wall of Fame BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER
For over a quarter of a century, community policing has been the watchword for Greenbelt’s top law enforcement officer, and on Tuesday evening, Police Chief James “Jim” Craze was recognized for his efforts. Craze was recognized by the Beltway Plaza Mall in Greenbelt on its “Local Heroes Wall of
Fame” June 16 with an unveiling of his portrait. “For more than three decades, Chief Craze has continued to promote the Greenbelt standard: Greenbelt cares,” said Marc “Kap” Kapastin, general counsel for Bethesdabased Quantum Industries, which owns and manages the mall. Kapastin said the hallway showcasing the portraits of individuals who have made positive contributions to their communities is intended to be an example to others. “We envision this wall as a
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Greenbelt Police Chief James “Jim” Craze unveils his portrait on the Beltway Plaza Mall’s Wall of Fame on Tuesday accompanied by (from left) Greenbelt Mayor Emmett Jordan, Mayor Pro Tem Judith “J” Davis and Craze’s wife, Celia Craze. Craze’s portrait unveiling was attended by Greenbelt officials and officers from the Prince George’s Police Department, Greenbelt, New Carrollton, Hyattsville, Riverdale, Seat Pleasant and University of Maryland College Park police departments. Hyattsville Police Chief Douglas Holland said Craze has been an example and an inspiration for other chiefs of police in the county. “He’s been a mentor to a lot of chiefs in the county and many of us have tried to emulate what he’s done here,” Holland said. McLaughlin said Craze has always led the department by example, demonstrating by example his caring for the citizens
of Greenbelt and the officers in his department. “He has been recognized throughout the state and the region as a recognized leader in law enforcement,” McLaughlin said. “This honor is well-deserved, for he has dedicated his life to protecting others, specifically the citizens of Greenbelt.” Craze said that serving the Greenbelt community has been a highlight of his career. “I can’t imagine being chosen to serve a better group of people than the citizens of Greenbelt,” Craze said. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net
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Continued from Page A-1 for three weeks after he was stabbed. He could not talk, but Bell said he would squeeze her hand to communicate. Moses died Oct. 9, 2005. “It was kind of sad because I was always able to make things right for him,” Bell said. “In his eyes I could tell he was saying, ‘Mom, this one you can’t make right for me.’” Laurel police chief Richard McLaughlin said he believes the case has been so difficult to crack because witnesses have not been forthcoming with information. “I would love to be able to tell Shirley ‘This is who did it and this is why’ and give her the closure that she deserves,” McLaughlin said. Bell remembers Moses as a “fun” and “very respectful” son who loved basketball, box turtles and his Cadillac de Ville. Since he died, his family and friends have organized basketball tournaments around his birthday, June 12, to honor his memory and bring attention to the unsolved murder. Sterling Ledbetter, 32, of Laurel said he met Moses when he was in high school. He said if Moses were still alive today, he would have been at the gym on Saturday, as he always attended community events like the tournament. “It’s good to keep the spirit alive. He was a good friend to a lot of people,” Ledbetter said. Bell collaborated with Laurel officials to establish CrimeLine, a reward program for credible tips that could solve city crimes, in 2007. “It’s been 10 years so I’m not quite as emotional about it,” Bell said. “However I want that closure. I think I deserve the closure.” Roberson said Moses was a father figure who showed him “how a man moves in society.” Bell said Roberson is motivated to “go to college, play basketball and do what is right” because of Moses. “It gets emotional at times because I wish I could hear what he would say right now and say about me,” Roberson said. Bell said she plans to hold a candlelight vigil every five years and establish a scholarship for students who want to play basketball. 1952623
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Continued from Page A-1 “I have been advised by the county attorney not to sign this legislation because it is in violation of the county charter,” Baker said. The County Council now has until Tuesday to decide whether to override or sustain the county executive’s veto. An override would require a twothirds vote of the full ninemember council. Green said that if the council overrides Baker’s veto, in her opinion the county budget will be in violation of the charter. “Most likely at that point, there would have to be judicial action,” Green said. “We are hopeful and confident that if this does end up in court, the judiciary will act quickly and render a ruling so as to not put us in the position of not having an approved budget by July 1.” At issue is a 15.6 percent property tax increase in Baker’s proposed budget to fund education. Prince George’s County property taxes are capped, but Baker has cited a 2012 law passed by the state General Assembly that allows counties to raise revenues
above tax caps as long as the funds are mandated for education. An opinion from the state Attorney General’s Office has stated that the state law supersedes the county charter. On May 28, the County Council approved a budget that included a property tax increase for education of only 4 percent. Baker’s said that Section 809 of the county charter allows the County Council to adjust the revenue estimates in the county executive’s proposed budget by no more than 1 percent. “The changes the County Council approved in adopting the budget have reduced the revenues in my proposed budget by 2.5 percent,” Baker said. Thomas Himler, Baker’s chief budget officer, said that a reduction in line with a 1 percent revenue decrease would require a real property tax increase of 11.45 cents per $100 assessed value, or 11.9 percent. Hyattsville resident Judy Robinson of the tax cap advocacy nonprofit PG Tax Watch said that both the council’s actions and the county executive’s veto are violations of the spirit, if not the letter, of the voter-imposed property tax caps.
“As far as I’m concerned, none of this is legal,” Robinson said. “Whether it’s 15 cents or 11 cents or four cents, whatever they approve, we the voters would have to respond to it by charter amendment or referendum vote.” Robinson said she thought it was ironic Baker was using the county charter to defend a tax increase that goes against the county charter. “I think Mr. Baker is grasping at straws,” Robinson said. “His lawyers in Upper Marlboro are up there searching the charter to find any way to make this sound legal.” Barbara Michelman of Cheverly, a proponent of Baker’s initial tax proposal for education, said she is very frustrated with the way the budget process has played out, and the apparent lack of communication between the county executive and the council. “We need people to put their personalities and their egos to the side and come to the table to work out an agreement, and do what is right for the children,” Michelman said.
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dents ever since to monitor the health of that portion of the tributary.” “What we found was that there were almost no animals in the stream,” said fourthgrade student Ashley Ortiz, 9, of Adelphi. As a continuation of the project, on June 9, students helped plant native grasses on an eroding hillside. Ashley said the native grasses will help trap sediment and pollutants carried by rain-
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water. “It will help stop pollution from getting into the river, so that there can be more animals there,” added her classmate, fourth-grade student William Reyes, 9, of Landover. Students also built and planted raised gardens — gardens planted several inches above the ground and bordered by wood or concrete. The raised gardens were planted with native flowers such as milkweed, goldenrod and black-eyed susans behind the school, to attract pollinators and improve the ecosystem around the school, said Claire Kurlychek, NorthBay educator. Lumber and soil for the raised gardens were donated by local home improvement companies, Jeffers said, while the native grass and flowers came from NorthBay. Fourth-grade teacher Kristana Toalston said the experience has been great for her students, as they are able to see they can have a real-world impact on their environment. “I’m hoping they’ll understand how to help change the environment. By planting these grasses, they learn that there are smart things they can do
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Mary Harris “Mother” Jones Elementary School fifth-graders (from left) Ingri Moreno, Jair Lemus, Derek Espinoza Castro and Patricia Valle Villeda plant native grasses June 9 to control erosion at the school. to improve the environment,” Toalston said. “Even though it seems like a small thing, just planting some grasses, over time this will impact the environment for the better.” Principal Nikki Brown said students will also be able to see how they can improve their school. “It definitely will beautify
this area, and it gives us a landscape that is a little more pleasing, and helps the children to understand that trampling across this area will kill the little bit of grass that we have,” Brown said. janfenson-comeau@ gazette.net
mark in county politics. “When you’re trying to break into politics, you’re not going to get an interview with [The Washington Post], trying to get your message out there. But The Gazette would come and talk to you,” Baker said in a statement. “When I first ran for county executive, it was The Gazette that covered my announcement against the sitting county executive. I got a little snippet in the Post, but it was The Gazette that actually sent a reporter out there and interviewed me as if I had a chance of winning, which also made people aware of my candidacy.” David Zahren, a WJLA forecaster/moderator of “It’s Academic,” who hosts the school system’s “Science Bowl” televised elementary and middle school science competition and serves as master of ceremonies for the annual Prince George’s County Spelling Bee hosted by The Gazette, questioned who would fill the void in The Gazette’s absence. “The Gazette’s coverage of [the] Science Bowl over the years has really become integral to the whole Science Bowl experience for the kids,” Zahren said. “Without The Gazette’s sponsorship, I don’t know what will become of the county spelling bee.” Steve Sonnett, president of the Upper Marlboro Board of Commissioners, said The Gazette was the only place residents could find insightful reporting about town events. “People would talk to me and say, ‘I read about it in the paper,’ and they would be referring to The Gazette,” Sonnett said. “It’s a loss to the community and we’ll miss it.” Staff writers Kirsten Petersen and Jamie Anfenson-Comeau contributed to this report.
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Expenses were slashed in all areas of the budget, including police department expenditures, community enhancement grants and town hall maintenance and repairs. Additionally, some salaried positions will be replaced with contractual services in FY 2016, Núñez said. “This is what we ran on, fiscal responsibility and accountability,” Givens said. “After realizing the actual numbers have gone down, that’s why we cut a lot of spending for this coming year.” The deepest cut in revenues comes from unpaid red light camera fines, which dropped from $56,500 to $20,000. Givens and Núñez said the $36,500 reduction is “more aligned” with revenue actually generated in FY 2015. The town still anticipates $325,000 from new fines in FY 2016. “We could have easily balanced this budget by just making a more robust assumption of revenues on the red light camera ... but that’s not real,” Núñez said. “Instead of balancing it based on that we’re really looking at the real revenues, what the expectations are and what the expenses are.” Resident Sara Simmons said she likes the direction of the commission and said the reduction in revenues from the old red light camera fines was necessary. “Revenues should be going down. That means the town is safer and that’s what’s happening,” Simmons said. “They have to make cuts in places. If we keep taking funds out of the savings account there would be nothing there.” Although some special events, such as the Port Towns meeting, will experience cuts, the board of commissioners allotted $800 to fund four block parties. “We feel these are really things that are an investment in the harmonious operations of the town,” Núñez said. Simmons said she supports the block party funding. “They build community, which is really needed.” Simmons said. “It’s a great place to live.”
The Gazette ‘We now face a major information vacuum’
Earlier this week, I received my last question from a Gazette reporter. As always, it was a strong question that only a reporter plugged into Prince George’s County could ask. It was the type of question that Gazette reporters have been asking elected officials and leaders for decades. The announcement that The Gazette would be closing its doors leaves a huge void in local news for Frederick, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties. This void will impact each jurisdiction in ways many residents cannot fathom today. For the past four years, I have consistently heard complaints from residents about the lack of news coverage, especially positive news coverage about Prince George’s County. One source we could always rely on was The Gazette. It has been one of the best sources of local coverage with uplifting stories about communities, residents, youth, local athletic teams and events that reflect the spirit of Prince George’s County. So when I learned the paper would cease publishing, I was very disappointed. Unfortunately, The Gazette now joins a host of other newspapers that have folded over the years, including The Washington Times, the Washington Examiner and other failed attempts to create independent online local news coverage. The press plays such a pivotal role in our democratic process whether it is national or local. In a world of smart phones, LISTSERVS, social media and a 24-hour news cycle, it is that much more important to have trusted and objective reporters and media institutions to provide an accurate local perspective. It is this perspective that helps to hold the government more accountable to our citizens and highlights the hyper-local concerns of residents. Without The Gazette, we now face a major information vacuum.
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[The Gazette] has been one of the best sources of local coverage with uplifting stories ... that reflect the spirit of Prince George’s County. Despite this loss, I encourage all Gazette readers in Prince George’s County to continue to pay attention to local news and issues that arise in our communities through any and all sources available. Whether it is the Prince George’s County website, emails or social media platforms, it is import to stay engaged. You must demand more coverage of our issues from other local print, television, radio and online resources. Finally, as The Gazette shutters its papers, we also lose a county-based business that created local jobs. Over the past decades, I have gotten to know a number of wonderful Gazette reporters, editors, photographers and staff members. I thank them all for their vigilant engagement of news and issues that I have been a part of. I appreciate their consistent professionalism to deliver an accurate story for the public. The Gazette will be sorely missed in Prince George’s County, and we all hope that another media entity will be created or a current entity will be expanded to fill this very big void that is critical to both the history and future of our county. Rushern L. Baker (D) is the county executive for Prince George’s County.
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Don’t forget casino money in tax talks
In reading the editorial “Bigger than the budget” in the June 4 issue, I agree that the will of the majority of county voters was circumvented by the county executive, Mr. Rushern L. Baker III, in his original effort to increase property taxes by 15 percent, and the eventual decision by the County Council to increase the tax by 4 percent to increase funding for education.
However, there is always one important item that seems to be missing in any conversation regarding school funding and that is the revenues generated by casino gambling in Maryland. According to the Maryland State Department of Education, since 2010, a percentage of tax revenues generated by casinos was deposited in Maryland’s Education Trust Fund (ETF) to
support public school preK-12 school funding. The share of that source of revenues for Prince George’s County since 2010 is $284.9 million. It is hard to support raising the property tax rate to support the county school system when the $284.9 million windfall is put in the equation.
Jim Gildea, Beltsville
Children should never be left to sink or swim On the occasion of the final edition of The Gazette coinciding with my last commentary while serving in my current role, kindly indulge the author a moment of personal privilege while, just this once, making use of the first-perCOMMENTARY son singuKENNETH HAINES lar subject pronoun. As you may have guessed by now, I am a child of poverty. While never hungry or shoeless, I grew up hand-to-mouth poor. The child of two high-school drop-outs, my parents held subsistence jobs. They provided basic material needs and lots of love early on. Unfortunately, a decade of acute marital strife coincided with my adolescence. I will spare you the graphic details. This is a
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family paper. Emotional needs were no longer delivered at home and safety had become an issue. So, following in my parents’ footsteps, I left the nest early and dropped out of high school to support myself. A few years of hedonism followed. They ended when a thief nearly took my life for the few dollars I had in my pocket. The loss of employment and lack of a diploma would lead me to a four-year stint in the Navy and what Melville called “the promiscuously vile company of the forecastle.” However, a General Equivalency Diploma in the military and a stipend from the GI Bill made it possible for me to attend junior college and, then, the University of Maryland. The rest, really, is history. So, what did society receive in return for its investment in my college education? It yielded a highly successful activist-educator who would return to spend my teaching career in the majority poverty school from which I
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had dropped out 20 years prior, for starters. Would any of this have occurred had my early childhood been scarred by my parents travails instead of my adolescence? Probably not. Nor do I have any illusions about the likelihood of this high school drop-out achieving any of these outcomes had I not belonged to the privileged class of a stratified society, an unfair advantage that should no longer exist in an inclusive world. Social justice begins in the schools. We must reach all children earlier to optimize the path to self-actualization. So, I shall end as I began, a couple decades ago, by paraphrasing a quote from Aristotle: The fate of our community shall be decided by our determination to educate all children.
Kenneth B. Haines, Beltsville Haines is the president of the Prince George’s County Educators’ Association.
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In Service to Prince George’s County, and to those Who Protect Our Nation Both our organizations urge the community and our elected officials to work together to find solutions to adequately fund publiceducation for the benefit of our children, our future, and our investments in our homes and property. As we bid farewell to the Gazette, the Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable and the Andrews Business & Community Alliance announce our enduring commitment to serve the men, women and businesses of Prince George’s County, and the men and women whose calling has led them to serve our nation as a member of the United States Air Force. Learn more about opportunities on Joint Base Andrews and work with likeminded partners on some of our nation’s most important projects on and around our Nation’s most visible airfield. Discover partnership opportunities with us on the Air Show at Joint Base Andrews, where 130,000 people are expected to visit theBase on September 19thof this year to see aircraft from every branch of the service and some of the world’s finest pilots in action.
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Touch of worry for coaches
Sadness, but not for ourselves I wrote my first newspaper article in the spring of 1974 as a 12-year-old who was finishing up the seventh grade. It’s impossible to know now, but this very well could be my last newspaper article. One of our junior high teachers proposed doing a “newspaper” to KEN SAIN mark the end SPORTS EDITOR of the school year. I volunteered because I enjoyed writing and it was a great time for journalism with the aftermath of the Washington Post’s Watergate investigations. It was only a few months away from the finest moment in American journalism history, two newspaper reporters forcing a corrupt president to resign. My first story wasn’t so grand as I was tasked with asking all the seventh- and eighth-grade teachers if they believed in UFOs. As I recall, the science teachers said maybe, the others said no. On Friday we were told that this newspaper is the final Gazette and our offices are closing, costing about 70 people their jobs. Yes, that is sad news but as I have considered it over the past few days, I realized I’m not sad for us at The Gazette. This is my fourth time being unexpectedly unemployed — a condition many print journalists have faced during the digital age. I’ll be fine. I do not worry for the other great people in our office. They are talented and dedicated and while I’m sure it’s scary for those who are facing this for the first time, I believe they’ll find new jobs — albeit after some leave the profession they love. Who I do worry for is you, dear reader. One of my favorite emails during my Gazette tenure came from a coach telling me how a feature we did on a girls basketball player helped her get some attention from colleges after months of no one noticing. A baseball coach contacted me this weekend, upset that we won’t be able to run our All-Gazette team. He said it’s a shame those players won’t get the recognition they earned. Yes, it is. It’s unlikely reporters will be sitting in future council meetings as the people you elected decide what to do with your tax dollars. The long, sad history of government corruption tells us that is a very bad idea. There will be no more stories listing the kids who made honor roll at the local school. Your bumper sticker will have to suffice. I’m trying to see how this ends, and I don’t see it ending well. When I was an assistant sports editor at the Cincinnati Enquirer, our NFL beat reporter resigned to go to work for Bengals. com. He was basically doing the same job, covering the team, only the name on his paycheck had changed. Instead of working for an independent media company, he worked for the organization he covered. No one should have to tell you how terrible an idea that is. Is that the future for journalism, where the sources provide the coverage directly with no third party to check facts and make sure all sides are fairly represented? That’s a pretty bleak outlook for someone who entered this noble profession. Since the announcement on Friday I have received scores of well wishes and expressions of sympathy. I truly appreciate the support and it makes me happy that so many people say they appreciated our work. This is a sad day, but my sadness is not for myself nor my co-workers. We’ll be fine. I’m sad for you, because you’re losing something that will probably not be replaced. ksain@gazette.net
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Largo High School receiver Cody Wilburn runs for a touchdown during Saturday’s 7-on-7 football game at Surrattsville High School.
Lions ready to leap Receiver helping Largo win during a strong summer passing league
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Cody Wilburn didn’t know much about the Largo High School football team when he transferred midseason from Riverdale Baptist last fall, he said. What he did know, though, wasn’t promising. “I heard that their record wasn’t good,” Wilburn said. Now entering his first full season with the Lions, the rising junior receiver said he’s hoping he can help them shed their losing reputation. Last season, the team played competitively against a tough schedule en route to a second consecutive 3-7 campaign. This fall, the goal is to have a winning season. “I think that’s a challenge,” Wilburn said, “but I think if the team works together we can make the playoffs and become a better team.” Wilburn made an immediate impact on offense last season. The 6-foot playmaker was a threat both short and long, and was named an All-Gazette honorable mention despite missing half of Largo’s games.
Largo High School quarterback Anthony Nelson throws during Saturday’s 7-on-7 football game at Surrattsville High School. “I could say with confidence, that I feel like he’s the best wide receiver in Prince George’s County,” third-year coach Derron Thomas said. “It’s his size, speed, he catches the ball well. A natural route runner. I’m expecting him to do great things the next two years.”
Heading into this season, Wilburn will have had a full spring and summer to work with his Largo teammates. His familiarity with the offense has been on display in 7-on-7 competitions, as he helped the Lions earn a top-four
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Seven-on-seven summer passing league games and tournaments give high school football teams a chance to fine tune their offenses and perfect their timing in a two-hand touch setting. The competitions are a watered down version of the collision sport that’ll be played in the fall. But as games become more competitive — and as some allege, more physical — coaches have started to question whether they’re worth playing. “It’s organized backyard football. It’s a lot of fun. It really is,” Whitman coach Jim Kuhn said. “Until you have a kid that gets injured. Then it’s not so much fun anymore.” The perceived injury risks associated with 7-on-7 have some local teams cutting down on tournaments and one team, Whitman, that stopped participating altogether. Kuhn said he pulled the Vikings out of the Upper Montgomery County League after one of their players, Sam Anderson, suffered a compound fracture. While it was a fluke play resulting from incidental contact, Kuhn said it was the third time in the past four years that the Bethesda school had a player suffer a significant injury in 7-on-7. “Watching him roll around the field for 20 minutes while the ambulance got there was pretty difficult,” Kuhn said. “... We just decided that the benefits did not outweigh the possible consequence of having kids injured.” The exact injury risk associated with 7-on-7 is unclear. Some coaches, such as Wise’s DaLawn Parrish, said that the rise in tournament participation, along with the added focus on players safety, have resulted in a perceived injury increase, rather than an actual injury increase. While Parrish said there are injuries in 7-on-7 — prior to the 2012, one of Wise’s key players, Chaudlier Shepherd, broke his kneecap — it’s no more dangerous than other sports such as basketball and soccer. “It only gets physical when you have a tournament with teams that are used to playing each other like rivalry,” Parrish said. “... To me, it’s not more physical.” But other coaches, such as
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Eleanor Roosevelt High School graduate Quinlen Dean played his first varsity football games at William J. Brennan in San Antonio. There, in Texas, it was so competitive that the then-sophomore went up against a 6-9 offensive lineman in the state semifinals, he said. “Man, you have no idea. Down in Texas, it’s God first, then it’s football,” Dean said. “It was so crazy that our games were never at our high school. We played at the Alamodome.” Dean, whose father is in the military, transferred to Portage Northern (Mich.) as a junior and then to Roosevelt as a senior, helping the Greenbelt school go undefeated in the regular season and finish with a 11-1 record. Dean said the competition in Maryland wasn’t as strong as it was in Texas, but he’ll get to show that the area is still home to some of the nation’s best football players when he
BIG 33 FOOTBALL CLASSIC Here are the Prince George’s County players scheduled to play in Saturday’s Big 33 Football Classic in Hershey, Pa.: n Obadiah Bennett, OL, Wise n Quinlen Dean, DE, Roosevelt n Amir Fenwick, DL, Douglass n Quinton Jordan, DB, Douglass n DeAndre Kelly, DE, DeMatha n Rashad Manning, DL, Riverdale Baptist n Tommar Phillips, LB, DuVal
competes in the 58th Big 33 Football Classic, between Maryland and Pennsylvania, scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday in Hershey Park, Pa. “This game is going to give me the opportunity to play against someone just as good or even better than me, and really challenge me
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Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s Quinlen Dean (left) chases down Gwynn Park running back Gregory Young during a football game last season.
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Athletes of the Year SOFTBALL
First Team
PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Alannah Baiyina
Sarah Beitzel
Raina Cooper
Howard recruit scored 50 runs, drove in 44 and stole 95 bases as leadoff; was like a magnet in middle infield.
Natural second baseman filled a need in circle to keep Bulldogs afloat; batted .523 with 44 runs scored.
Leadoff batter had .847 contact rate, scored 20 runs and batted .444 with runners in scoring position.
Roosevelt Senior, infield
Joya Grillo
Roosevelt Senior Pitcher/infield
Bowie Senior, P/INF
Bishop McNamara Sophomore, outfield
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DeMatha Catholic High School’s Darryl Haraway Jr.
Invaluably versatile player’s 8-0 pitching record and 1.20 ERA included four no-hitters; led state semifinalist with .755 batting average.
COACH OF THE YEAR
Baseball
Laurie Irons
Kelsi Lawson
Highlight reel-type playmaker was error free on defense and batted .430 with 40 runs scored in tough WCAC.
Struck out one of every four batters faced (160 strikeouts) and improved batting average from .275 to .437.
Catholic University recruit had .982 onbase percentage in leadoff position; batted .546.
Elizabeth Seton Sophomore, outfield
Bishop McNamara Junior, pitcher
Flowers Senior, C/INF
Lindsay Mercier
Morgan Powell
Lorrin Malerie Turner
Virtually error free playing mostly first base. Was valuable closer with four saves.
Integral cog in everything Eagles did; batted .650 with four home runs.
Played virtually everywhere and did so effectively. Batted .720 with no strikeouts, eight home runs and 37 RBI.
Elizabeth Seton Sophomore, P/INF
Douglass Senior, P/INF
Wise Senior, utility
Second Team and Honorable Mention is online at Gazette.net
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Did it all for the 30-win, private school state champion Crusaders. The outstanding defensive shortstop, who is moving on to Virginia Commonwealth, hit Brody Cook .504 at the plate with 26 runs batted in, two home runs and 39 stolen bases. He also went 6-1 as a pitcher with a 1.03 earned run average and 40 strikeouts.
Even without a solid pitching staff, the Pumas won 15 games on their way to the school’s second state semifinal appearance and first since 2011. Knocked off each PGCPS division winner, Roosevelt and Oxon Hill, in the playoffs and fought out of an early deficit to defeat Northwestern in the 4A South region title game. These Pumas could hit and run, and in the face of adversity they never stopped believing.
Crossland Third year
Done tremendous job building up former county doormat; led Cavaliers to 15-1 record and first county championship.
This is the final edition of The Gazette, therefore we will not be able to publish All-Gazette teams in baseball and track and field.
Coach of the Year Andrew Gilliam Wise
Vernon Kwiatkowski
Track and field Girls Athlete of the Year Taylor Williams Bowie Senior Indiana recuit held the region’s top times in the 200 meters (24.71) and the 400 meters (54.98) — a time that ranked in the top 75 nationally. Williams
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Player of the Year Brody Cook Senior Riverdale Baptist Shortstop
Alexis Donovan
Bowie High School’s Taylor Williams.
finished her career third in the 200 meters at states and was a member of two second-place relay teams: the 800-meter and 1,600-meter relays. Coach of the Year Omar Wilkins Elizabeth Seton Wilkins led the Roadrunners to an astounding ninth straight Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title this season, as Seton boasted the league’s top athlete(s) in the 100 meters, 200 meters, 400 meters, long jump, triple jump, high jump, discus, shot put, 400-meter relay, 800-meter relay and 1,600-meter relay. Boys Athlete of the Year Darryl Haraway Jr. Senior DeMatha Captured the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference title in the 100 meters and 200 meters. Short distance specialist and Florida State recruit recently posted an area-best 10.24 in the 100 meters in New Mexico.
Darryl Haraway Jr.
Coach of the Year Bryan Brown Flowers
Taylor Williams
Taking over for longtime coach Carlyle Rose, Brown continued the Jaguars’ rise to prominence in recent years, guiding Flowers to a regional title and a secondplace finish at states.
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Continued from Page B-1 Georgetown Prep’s Dan Paro, said that the games are becoming more competitive, resulting in more physical play, and thus more collisions and injuries. That’s why Paro no longer has his players participate in tournaments, and instead has them play informal scrimmages. “I’ve heard too many nightmares,” Paro said. Major injuries such as Anderson’s have been the exception rather than the rule this spring, but they’ve happened with enough frequency to catch the attention of other coaches. In the 24-team Battle on the Beltway tournament held May 30 at Blair High School, an ambulance showed up on three
separate occasions. “It’s getting a little carried away and there’s an increasing amount of concern among certain coaches about the level of physicality that’s taking place,” Gaithersburg coach Kreg Kephart said. “Whether it’s a bump and run, or the people playing with reckless abandon in the middle.” One of the ambulances was there to pick up DuVal’s Foster Tyree, who suffered a concussion after going up for a ball, according to coach Dameon Powell. Because of incidents like that, Powell encourages his players to wear soft helmets. Rising senior quarterback Antoine Brooks wears one, as do a few of his teammates, Powell said. But while the helmets protect the players wearing them, they also may lead indirectly to more physi-
cal play. “Naturally, it probably makes you feel a little bit more superior, and more aggressive,” Powell said. With or without helmets, injuries will continue to happen in 7-on-7, but coaches said they try to limit them by avoiding the winat-all-costs mentality. Still, as long as teams are at the tournaments, they’ll be competing. That means playing hard and playing in traffic — and taking the occasional hard fall in the two-hand touch game. “It’s tough because it’s a competitive situation and guys get out there and get their competitive juices going,” Kephart said. “... There’s part of me that really questions the value of this and whether or not it’s worth it.” egoldwein@gazette.net
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BIG 33 TRI-COUNTY COUNCIL FOR SOUTHERN MARYLAND (TCCSMD) THROUGH ITS SOUTHERN MARYLAND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (SMADC) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST AND INFORMATION PROJECT NO. SMADC 15-001 LAND ACQUISITION Date of Receipt of Expressions of Interest July 10, 2015 4:00 p.m. Local Time
1.0 DESCRIPTION This is a Request for Expressions of Interest and Information (EOI) from landowners or their representatives for the lease or purchase of a site/sites suitable to develop a regional Agri-Business and Center for Food Innovation, located within the Southern Maryland region (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s counties). It is not a solicitation or request for formal proposals that will result in a contractual relationship or commit the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland to enter into a further agreement with any respondent. This should be considered a request for interest and information only. 2.0 BACKGROUND The Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission (SMADC) is currently investigating the acquisition of land in an area suitable to serve the Southern Maryland region (Anne Arundel, Calvert, Charles, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s counties) in order to develop a regional Agri-Business and Center for Food Innovation (the “Center”). This Center is intended to be the site/sites for development of a regional farmers market, local food and produce distribution hub to efficiently stock and distribute food from local farms to wholesale and retail buyers, value added processing of livestock, seafood, and produce and an incubation site for beginning farm entrepreneurs. The site must have adequate land to accommodate a diverse set of agri-business uses. This request for an Expression of Interest (EOI) seeks to identify potential sites for the development and operation of a self-contained Center as described above. Toward that end, SMADC is requesting EOIs from property owners or their representatives to sell, lease, or lease with an option to purchase land. Lease options should be for a minimum of 25 years and include options to extend the lease beyond 25 years.
Continued from Page B-1 and make me work,” Dean said. “That’s why I wanted to do it. I wanted to compete.” Dean, a University of New Hampshire recruit, is one of seven Prince George’s County athletes on Maryland’s roster, joining Obadiah Bennett (Wise), Amir Fenwick (Douglass), Quinton Jordan (Douglass), Tommar Phillips (DuVal), Rashad Manning (Riverdale Baptist) and DeAndre Kelly (DeMatha). Montgomery County’s athletes include Northwest’s trio of E.J. Lee, Jamar Wilson and Brendan Thompson, along with Good Counsel’s Nicholas Miller and Georgetown Prep’s David Forney. The Big 33, played since 1957, has featured Pro Bowlers, Hall of Fame players and Super Bowl
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Duval High School’s Antoine Brooks (center) is tagged by Largo’s Kaleb Washington and Jayvon Johnson during Saturday’s summer passing league football game at Surrattsville High School. Brooks wears a soft helmet because he previously suffered a concussion during a passing league game. champions such as Joe Namath, Tony Dorsett, Joe Montana and Dan Marino. The athletes arrived in Hershey on Sunday and are staying with host families. Though many were rivals in the fall, Dean said they clicked in their first couple days together. “When we’re on the field, we just know what to do with each other,” Dean said. “It feels like this is perfect — this is how it’s supposed to be.” Maryland may need that chemistry to earn its second consecutive Big 33 victory. Last year, in its second year back following a lengthy hiatus, Maryland defeated Pennsylvania, 31-24, in double-overtime. It was the state’s first Big 33 win since 1991. Northwest coach Mike Neubeiser, Maryland’s defensive coordinator, played in the 1990 Big 33, going up against then-future
NFL players Kerry Collins and Kyle Brady in a 42-28 Pennsylvania victory. “I’m just excited to be around the kids. It’s a great group of kids and they’re excited to be there,” Neubeiser said. “It’s just kind of fun to be around kids who are enthusiastic about what they’re doing.” Dean, slated to play linebacker in college, will play defensive end on Saturday. With blitzes prohibited and a mandatory 4-3 defensive formation, it’ll be up to him to put pressure on the Pennsylvania offense. “A guy like me, I love to pass rush, So that just puts me and the tackle one-on-one,” Dean said. “And man, whatever happens, happens. The Pennsylvania quarterback better watch.”
tency, Wilburn has been a steady presence, providing a reliable target for the first-year starting quarterback. “I think the quarterback is just getting the ball where it’s supposed to be and we’re just making the plays,” Wilburn said. Largo’s defense has been as, if not more, impressive than its offense this spring, and continuity is a part of the reason why, with an experienced secondary — which includes Wilburn, Christien Caldwell, Jabari Reddock and Colin Coston — shutting down opposing receivers.
“I’m excited about the way we’re performing so far,” Thomas said. For Largo to make the postseason — something it hasn’t done since 1995, according to Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association records — it’ll need that defensive dominance to continue, and its offense to continue clicking. “[We need] overall team effort,” Wilburn said. “Just working together and [executing] the game plan.”
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True crime stories have always been fascinating to audiences who cannot imagine committing the horrific acts the real or fictional psychopath does without blinking an eye. From “True Detective” to “Serial,” modern pop culture loves to present us with stories of (in the case of “Serial,” potentially) dangerous folks and the people either trying to catch or understand them. Count Hard Bargain Players among that group. They just began their summer Theater in the Woods season with “Down the Road,” a show that tells the story of two reporters trying to tell a psychopath’s story who end up delving further into the darkness than they intended. “Maybe I’m unusual, but I’m interested in why people do the things they do,” said director Brian Donohue. “We’re fascinated by these people.” The reporters, married couple Dan and Iris Henniman (Anthony Dieguez and Kaitelyn Bauer, respectively), have no idea what they’re getting themselves into when they sit down to interview Bill Reach (Mike Mortenson), who has admitted to murdering 19 women. “When it starts, they see it as a big opportunity for their careers,” Donohue said. “They see themselves as true crime reporters. As the play progresses, they begin to question themselves. “These are three really strong performances,” Donohue continued. “These actors worked very hard and did great with very challenging material.” The premise of “Down the Road” sounds awfully similar to “The Jinx,” HBO’s six-part miniseries about how rich and demented Robert Durst may or may not have killed at least three people. Durst is currently in jail awaiting a new trial for a first-degree murder charge connected to the December 2000 death of his friend Susan Berman in Los Angeles. “The guy in ‘The Jinx’ obviously had mental health issues,” Donohue said. “I think most of these people do.” Mental illness is always a tricky subject. How much control do people with severe disorders really have over their actions? And how can we help these people, or at least better understand what goes on in their minds? “As a society, we treat mental illness different than other illness,” offered Donohue. “We tell them to snap out of it or treat it as a character flaw. It’s such a difficult topic.” Reach, who quite possibly killed more than the 19 women he confessed to, presents his own ideas on how he became capable of
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murdering so many people, including a mention of how incidents of serial killing have increased since the advent of the interstate highway system. “It seems to be his theory that he sees our society as an increasingly mobile, disposable one,” Donohue said. “It’s created an atmosphere where these people can flourish.” Donohue has been forced to think about notions like this since taking on the play. At this point, he seems to understand that there is a grain of truth in Reach’s disturbing words. “I get on Facebook myself sometimes and feel isolated,” he said. “We’ve become, ‘What’s the next fun thing we’re going to do?’ We don’t know our neighbors and don’t have a sense of community.” Donohue stressed that though “Down the Road” deals with some disturbing themes, it isn’t outright scary. He hopes that performing the play outside at night will help set the mood for an eerie yet captivating experience. In addition to being the perfect diversion for anyone eagerly awaiting the next season of “Serial,” Donohue promises that you
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As painful as it is, this will be the final thing I write for the Gazette papers. Famed tenor Andrea Bocelli said it best: Time to say goodbye. This past Friday, we were told all of the Montgomery and Prince George’s Gazette papers would be shut down, with this week’s editions being the last to roll off the presses. I’ve worked in the A&E department here for going on three years — partly as the assistant features editor and now I’m leaving as the A&E editor. During my time here, I’ve had the opportunity to meet some wonderful people and interview many, many others. I’ve also had the good fortune to work with a tremendous group of people in this newsroom who fought very hard to provide news to you each and every week despite constant layoffs and the occasional doom-andgloom situation. Working with the proverbial ax over your head every day while still putting out a quality product is never easy, but these folks have done it with aplomb. I can’t really talk for the news folks, or even the sports desk, but I can talk about A&E, which turned into a one-person department toward the end. Had it not been for the tireless efforts of some of the
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IN THE ARTS 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, Open Rehearsal: National Festival Orchestra, June 19; National Festival Orchestra, June 20; Make a Mask! (two events), June 21; National Orchestral Institute (two shows), June 21; University of Maryland, College Park, theclarice.umd.edu. Hard Bargain Players, “Down the Road,” through June 27, Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, 240-7668830, hbplayers.org.
Harmony Hall Regional Center, Ssuuna, June 24; Christylez
Bacon, July 1; 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-2036070, arts.pgparks.com. Greenbelt Arts Center, “Spider’s Web,” June 19 through June 28; call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, greenbeltartscenter.org. Joe’s Movement Emporium, Around the World in Dance, June 21; 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819, joesmovement.org. Laurel Mill Playhouse, “The Miss Firecracker Contest,” June 26 through July 12, call for ticket prices, times; Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301452-2557, laurelmillplayhouse. org. Montpelier Arts Center; 9652 Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301-377-
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NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), Barney & Bea Recre-
ation Center, 10000 Good Luck Road, Bowie. For ticket sales and additional information, call 240475-8800 or visit madtheater.org.
Prince George’s Little Theatre, “Once Upon a Mattress,”
Sept. 11 through Sept. 26, call for tickets and show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-937-7458, pglt.org. Publick Playhouse, Hardway Connection, June 19; 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301-2771710, arts.pgparks.com. 2nd Star Productions, “Kiss Me, Kate,” through June 27; Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Dr., Bowie, call for prices, times, 410-757-5700, 301832-4819, 2ndstarproductions. com. Tantallon Community Players, “Company,” October 2015;
Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-262-5201, tan-
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Venus Theatre, “Witches Van-
ish,” Aug. 20 through Sept. 13, 21 C Street, Laurel. venustheatre.org.
NIGHTLIFE New Deal Café; 113 Centerway Road, 301-474-5642, newd-
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Old Bowie Town Grill, Wednesday Night Classic Jam, 8 p.m. every Wednesday, sign-ups start at 7:30 p.m., 8604 Chestnut Ave., Bowie, 301-464-8800, oldbowietowngrille.com.
DANCING Ballroom dance and lesson with instructor Dave Malek at 7 p.m. every Thursday. A beginner’s lesson precedes the dance,
which starts at 8 p.m. Cost is $10. This dance is located at the Bowie Elks Lodge, 1506 Defense Highway, Gambrills. Contact Dancin’ Dave at 410-370 8438 or email dancindave@loive.com.
OUTDOORS Dinosaur Park, Dinosaur Park programs, noon to 4 p.m. first and third Saturdays, join paleontologists and volunteers in interpreting fossil deposits, 13200 block Mid-Atlantic Blvd., Laurel, 301-627-7755. Mount Rainier Nature Center, Toddler Time: hands-on treasures, crafts, stories and soft play, 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, age 5 and younger free, 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier, 301-927-2163. Prince George’s Audubon Society, Bird Walks, 7:30 a.m. first
Saturdays, Fran Uhler Natural Area, meets at end of Lemon Bridge Road, north of Bowie State University, option to bird nearby WB&A Trail afterward; 7:30 a.m. third Saturdays, Governor Bridge Natural Area, Governor Bridge Road, Bowie, meet in parking lot; for migrating and resident woodland and field birds, and waterfowl. For beginners and experts. Waterproof footwear and binoculars suggested. Free. 410765-6482.
MUSIC Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road, 301-258-6394. AMP by Strathmore, Beggar’s Tomb, June 19; Brubeck Brothers, June 21; WCP Summer Music Showcase, June 24; Chatham County Line, June 25; Robin and Linda Williams, June 27; call for times, 11810 Grand Park Ave., North Bethesda, ampbystrathmore.com, 301-581-5100.
Bethesda Blues & Jazz Supper Club, Gregory Porter, June 17; call
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BlackRock Center for the Arts, Red Baraat, June 27; 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter.org. Hershey’s At The Grove, 17030 Oakmont Ave., Gaithersburg. 301948-9893; hersheysatthegrove. com. Fillmore Silver Spring, Juicy J, June 17; AWOLNATION, June 18; Tori Kelly, June 19; Against Me!; June 21; 8656 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. fillmoresilverspring. com. Strathmore, AIR: Rochelle Rice, June 17; Art and Wine Night, June 18; Landau Eugene Murphy Jr., June 20; Mormon Tabernacle Choir, June 25; 5301 Tuckerman Lane, North Bethesda, 301-5815100, strathmore.org.
VISUAL ART Adah Rose Gallery, Carte Blanche: Alicia, Hannah, Olivia, Nora and Asia: The Interns of Adah Rose Gallery Curate the Summer Show,” through Aug. 23, 3766 Howard Ave., Kensington, 301-9220162, adahrosegallery.com BlackRock Center for the Arts, 2015 Mid-Atlantic Regional Watercolor Exhibition, through July 1; 12901 Town Commons Drive, Germantown. 301-528-2260, blackrockcenter.org. Kentlands Mansion Art Gallery, Maryland Art League, through July 17, 320 Kent Square Road, Gaithersburg, 301-258-6425.
ET CETERA College Park Aviation Museum, Peter Pan Club, 10:30-
11:30 a.m. second and fourth Thursdays of every month, activities for pre-schoolers, $4, $3 seniors, $2 ages 2-18, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park, 301-864-6029, collegeparkaviationmuseum.com.
Women’s Chamber Choir Auditions, by appointment for
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“APPLAUSE...the piano concert” will take place at 7 p.m. on June 20 followed by a reception at the John Addison Concert Hall, 10701 Livingston Road, Ft.
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Top-shelf wines come out during ‘Drink the District’ Cherry Blossom Beer and Wine Festival continues to draw a crowd
BY LOUIS MARMON
On a recent April evening, there was a line stretching for several blocks to get into a parking lot near Nationals Park even though the team was out of town. People were queuing up to attend the Cherry Blossom Beer and Wine Festival, one of several annual events promoting Washington as a culinary destination. The tickets sold out quickly for this evening that featured unlimited tastings of nearly 100 wines and over 110 beers as well as several ciders, and the opportunity to indulge at some of D.C.’s best food trucks. The Cherry Blossom Beer and Wine Festival was organized by serial entrepreneur Steuart Martens, a former “Apprentice” contestant who was selected by then-Mayor Adrian Fenty in 2011 to revitalize the Taste of DC culinary experience. A D.C.-area native who attended Purdue on a swimming scholarship, Martens remains an accomplished athlete who set a record for swimming from Alcatraz to San Francisco and continues to participate in triathlons and other endurance sports. Martens recently sold his ownership interest in a company that imported familyowned Spanish wines so he can focus entirely on expanding these types of beer and wine festivals into 15 to 20 cities across the U.S. this year under his “Drink The District”
banner. Music from dueling piano performers Keys on Main and a corner offering giant Jenga, cornhole, beer pong and other games contributed to the event’s festive atmosphere. The crowd was on the younger side but not boisterous, and no one seemed to have overindulged. There was plenty of room to move easily between the wellorganized booths pouring the various libations or toward the food trucks located on the periphery of the space. Overall a delightful way to enjoy the beginning of spring while sampling a divergent selection of wines and beer. There were several familiar wineries, including Pedroncelli, whose Dry Rose of Pinot Zin 2014 was floral, crisp and remarkably spicy, with hefty cranberry, strawberry and citrus flavors, while their Sauvignon Blanc 2013 displayed pleasing herbal and grapefruit aromas with melon and pineapple notes. The tropical fruit-scented Hahn Winery Pinot Gris 2014 flavors included mango, pineapple and apple. Also poured was the Hahn Winery GSM 2013, a Rhonestyle blend of Grenache, Syrah and Mourvèdre, with aromas of red berry, mint and pepper which continued into blackberry, blueberry and currant flavors. Other consistent favorites included New Zealand’s Ma-
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tua Sauvignon Blanc 2014, the Cono Sur Pinot Noir 2014 and their Sauvignon Blanc 2014, the Fess Parker Riesling 2013, and white and red Reserve 2014 Cotes du Rhone from Famille Perrin. There were many lessfamiliar wines that were both value priced and tasty. Certain to capitalize on the current Moscato craze was the markedly sweet Regio Moscato 2012, whose stone fruit aromas and flavors are nicely paired with some citrus acidity. The Finca el Origen Torrontes 2013 opened with floral and peach aromas that extended into markedly spicy pineapple and apricot notes. The Finca el Origen Malbec Reserva 2014 also was enjoyable, with scents of red flowers and spice that preceded cocoaaccented dark fruit, currant and cherry flavors with mild spice. From Spain is the Radio Boca Tempranillo 2013 that began with earthy strawberry notes along with well-balanced blackberry and cherry flavors. Their Radio Boca Monastrell Rosado 2013 is a flavorful summer rose with slightly spicy red berry, cherry and black licorice notes. From Sicily were the pineapple- and lemon-flavored Villa Pozzi Pinot Grigio 2013 and their Villa Pozzi Nero d’Avola 2012, which exhibited deep black cherry, plum and red licorice notes, along with hints of smoked meat and minerals.
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A life-size replica of the dragon Smaug from “The Hobbit” is on display, with a blinking eye, at the Javits Center in New York.
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Continued from Page B-5 people, so thank you. Wow, this is hard, folks. I thought I’d be able to sit down, write a farewell column, take my box of stuff from my office and call it a day. No. This is a lot harder than I thought it would be. I loved this job. I loved being able to put out entertainment stories each week. I loved tweeting about all of the happenings at Strathmore or BlackRock or Venus Theatre in Laurel, which deserves so much praise for what they do, and everywhere else, too. I’ve worked for five different newspapers over the past 15 years — two papers in South Carolina (my home state, as
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you all probably know), one in Texas, one in North Carolina, and lastly here. I can’t imagine what my life would be like without working in a newsroom. I guess I’m about to find out. This will be my last newspaper job. It’s sad because this is what I’ve wanted to do my entire career. When I interviewed for my first job while I was still in college, my future editor asked me, “Where do you see yourself in five years?” Without skipping a beat, I replied, “Your job.” I honestly thought that’s where I was heading. Sadly, it’s not meant to be. Working for a newspaper is a very stressful job. It’s also pretty thankless, as we end up getting yelled at by people who think we have no feelings and we’re out to get them. Yes, we
have feelings. Coming to work every day, knowing you could lose your job at any moment, all the while doing your job to the best of your abilities, it takes a toll. I’ve been doing just that for 15 years. I’ve had enough. So this is my final column. I’ll still write funny things on Twitter (@seewilltweet) and I have a lovely new blog that I’ll have up soon where you can find all kinds of stuff from me. But when it comes to being in the paper, this is it for me. Again, from the bottom of my heart to all of the readers, media folks, and the people I’ve worked with here, thank you so very much. In the words of Douglas Adams, “So long, and thanks for all the fish.”
that any musings from a serial killer should always be taken with a grain of salt. Which begs the question: Why do we seem to love giving these people a platform to spout their philosophies? And, more importantly, is there a line between storytell-
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Comprint Military Publications publishes military weekly newspapers, websites and special sections in MD/DC/VA and is looking for an energetic and organized sales representative to sell advertising into our media products. Job requires cold calling/in person sales calls and maintaining existing advertising customers. Must be able to handle deadlines and pressures of meeting sales goals. Sales required in the field include Prince George’s County and DC area. Prefer someone with print/online advertising sales experience. Position is located Gaithersburg office and hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. M-F. Send resume and cover letter with salary requirements to: Maxine Minar at mminar@dcmilitary.com. Base salary + commission and benefits. EOE
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AGRICULTURAL TECHNICIAN SUPERVISOR The University of Maryland is accepting applications for an Agricultural Technician Supervisor position at their Beltsville Facility in Laurel, MD. Successful applicant should have agricultural experience. Will organize and carry out field work; tilling, planting, fertilizing, spraying, harvesting for traditional and non-traditional agricultural crops and research plots. This position will also operate farm equipment, farm tractors (180 hsp & less), plows, disc, planters, combines and farm trucks. Must possess or obtain within six months a Maryland Class A Commercial Driver’s License (CDL). Minimum qualifications: high school diploma or GED and six (6) years’ experience in agricultural work; two of which must have been in a lead or supervisory role. All interested persons must submit their application via our website at https://ejobs.umd.edu/ (Position #103058). Applications must be received by June 26, 2015. For more information please contact Mr. Kevin Conover (Beltsville) 301-345-1225. EOE/AA.
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