Hyattsville Life & Times July 2009

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Resident Philip Houle shares his favorite things about summer.

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Fresh fruit, veggies at the farmers market

by Sarah Nemeth When Peggy Campanella of Harris Orchard rolls out the Hyattsville Farmer’s Market each summer, she’s offering a slice of earlier American life through the tastes, textures and tradition of the good Earth. “[It’s] the bare basics of quality foods right out of the field, and then with a little bit of fluff,” Campanella said of the market which is held from 2-6 p.m. on Tuesdays at Queens Chapel Town Center.

Vendors offer a rich variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, including berries, squash, tomatoes, apples and beans. Also, the venue offers selections from an award-winning bakery, a homemade soap maker, “adult” jellies – made from hot peppers and other foods more palatable to adult tastes – and dairy products.

There are no craft or art vendors, keeping in line with the market’s vision of a traditional farmer’s spread, said Campanella, market director.

In other words, out with the new, in with the old fashioned.

Certain items that might be found at other markets just won’t appear at Campanella’s market.

“If it isn’t something you eat or

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Fallen Hyattsville officer receives a posthumous honor

by Sarah Nemeth

A dedication last month of Overlook Plaza at Mosaic at Metro apartments included special recognition of the late Robert John King, a Hyattsville police officer who was killed in the line of duty in 1984.

King joined the Hyattsville Police Department in 1979 as part of its Motorcycle Unit and was killed in the line of duty on June 18th 1984. He is the only Hyattsville police officer ever killed in the line of duty. Representatives from the Motorcycle Units from MarylandNational Capital Park Police, Prince George’s County Police, Edmonston and Hyattsville joined the tribute.

A posthumous promotion was awarded to King’s family during the ceremony

by Hyattsville Police Chief Douglas Holland and Mayor William Gardiner.

“In life we often overlook our local heroes – the teachers, firemen, police, and veterans – the local individuals who make our communities safe and a

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Jane Appelbaum receives a hug from Hyattsville Mayor William Gardiner June 18 at a ceremony dedicating Overlook Plaza at Mosaic at Metro, while daughter Kristen King Eytel (center) and Hyattsville Police Chief Douglas Holland look on.

Getting back on track

Accident leaves lives altered, memories solid

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by Sarah Nemeth For Mollie Schwartz, last month’s collision of two Metro Red Line trains was something straight out of a horror movie.

Schwartz, 18, was a passenger on an ill-fated train on Metrorail’s Red Line headed toward Fort Totten. She was in the first car of the train that struck a stationary train.

“I was listening to my iPod and I felt a bump, a bit more than usual, then a strong vibration and loud noises, similar to a jack hammering,” she said. “I wasn't sure what was going on but it was at that moment that I was thrown out of my seat. I remember seeing glass shatter and the

next thing I knew I was on the ground, in the rocks, next to the tracks. All of this happened in what I think was around one or two seconds.”

The June 22 crash left at least nine dead and dozens wounded.

According to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, two six-car Red Line trains collided at 5 p.m.

At the time Schwartz had just moved to Takoma Park to spend the summer doing an internship.

The crash left her with numerous bruises and scratches, six stitches in her arm and a wounded right leg. She had trouble walking craSH continued on page 10

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FromTheEditor A case for beer in stores

by Sarah Nemeth

T

he first thing I did when I went home to Buffalo for a recent visit was head to the grocery store for a case of Labatt Blue Light beer.

(It’s my absolute favorite, and I can’t get it around here – well, not in the grocery stores, anyway).

After watching fireworks over Niagara Falls on Memorial Day, my friends and I made a latenight booze run to Wilson Farms, a local convenience store.

But here in Maryland it’s just not that simple.

Some food markets have wine, and the Shoppers store in College Park offers a great variety of alcoholic beverages. But that’s a long drive after a long day, when all I want is a long swig of cold brew.

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According to article 2B of state code is that counties have sway over liquor licenses. According to the Prince George’s County Liquor Board, decades old county law abolished the sale of alcohol in grocery stores, except for a few that have been grandfathered in through this or that clause.

What I don’t understand is why I can drive a few blocks down my street and pass at least three stores that sell liquor, but the grocery store along that stretch is not allowed to.

Maybe it’s because there’s a pharmacy inside Safeway. Medicine and booze definitely don’t mix, I get that. But neither do drinking (alcohol) and driving, yet there is a drive-through liquor store on Hamilton Street near Ager Road. I can hear it now: “Hand me a cold one through that window, Mister, and wrap it in a paper bag for me. Don’t forget to throw in a bottle opener!”

And yet somehow, buying a case of beer in the same store where you buy a sealed, prescribed drug is more dangerous.

Really?

While liquor licensing is largely an issue for the county and state, it’s often the local authorities who end up cleaning out the drunk tank.

Greg Phillips, spokesman for the Hyattsville Police Department, weighed in on the matter, offering his opinion, not speaking for city cops. “… Making beer and wine available in convenience stores and grocery stores, as it is in Virginia, would not have much of an impact on the level of alcohol-related offences as beer and wine are readily available through the licensed liquor stores now in existence,” he said.

“One problem I can foresee is the theft of beer and wine by minors from convenience and or grocery stores. Liquor stores are somewhat more controlled and there is more opportunity for theft in larger store environments.”

Phillips said that convenience and grocery stores in Montgomery County can sell beer and wine, but only through one of their locations. So, in a chain of five stores, only one may sell alcohol.

If that policy were applied in Hyattsville, where we have at two 7-11 convenience stores, one of them could sell brew. (I vote for the one on Baltimore Avenue.

Even though it’s farther from my house than the location at Hamilton and 38th, police cars are parked in their lot more often.)

I haven’t really sorted out how banning the sale of alcohol in grocery stores helps the county. I’m still kind of stuck on the idea that the county would prefer to forego its “sin tax” than make my life easier by licensing Safeway, Giant, etc. to sell Blue Light (ok, I’ll

settle for Yuengling).

From a safety standpoint, I’d rather purchase my brew at a well-lit “family” grocery store than at some seedy, run-down liquor store in a shady area with zero parking anywhere where I can be heard screaming for help if some do-no-gooder pops out of the shadows to rob me of my libation at midnight.

It’s just a stupid regulation.

The county needs to wake up and smell the fresh brewed, blackas-coal coffee I just made to knock the sludge out of my brain from last night’s (one) drink.

COMMENTARY AND OPINION ON HISTORY & POLITICS

Hugh’sNews Media in with adulterer

by Hugh Turley

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lease help me!” pleaded Doug Hampton in a letter to Megyn Kelly at Fox News on June 11, 2009.

The former chief of staff to Senator John Ensign told Fox News that Ensign had “pursued and engaged in a relationship” with Hampton’s wife, Cynthia. Hampton had earned more than $160,000 per year as the senator’s top aide and his wife was employed as the senator’s campaign treasurer.

Hampton wrote, “The unethical behavior and immoral choice of Senator Ensign has been confronted by me and others on a number of occasions over this past year … one of the confrontations took place in February of 2008 at his home in Washington, D.C. with a group of his peers.”

Among those present was “Senator Tom Coburn from Oklahoma as well as several other men close to [Ensign].”

Ensign’s “relentless pursuit” of Cynthia Hampton led to the Hampton’s dismissal in April of 2008 but Ensign’s “heinous conduct … did not subside until August of 2008.”

“The actions of Senator Ensign have ruined our lives and careers and left my family in a

shambles,” wrote Hampton, adding that they lost income and “suffered indescribable pain and emotional suffering.”

After a number of lawyers advised Hampton that there may be nothing the law could do, he wrote to Kelly at Fox News because, as he wrote, she had a legal background. He requested a meeting.

Fox News responded on June 16, after Ensign was tipped off about Hampton’s letter.

Fox News used anonymous sources to allege Ensign was the victim of blackmail and extortion. Ensign, a Pentecostal Christian, confessed to the extramarital affair.

White House correspondent Chuck Todd reported, “NBC news has confirmed that Ensign told other senators earlier today that the reason he decided to go public about the affair is that his exmistress was trying to extort money from him.”

In an online chat room Howard Kurtz, the Washington Post media critic, wrote, “Obviously it is in the senator’s interest to discredit Hampton (who was his former top aide) by saying he was demanding money for his silence.”

The Associated Press, New York Times, Politico, and others rallied around Ensign to discredit Hampton.

Fox News and Ensign knew about Hampton’s letter, so they knew the accusation that he was attempting to blackmail Ensign by threatening to go public was blatantly false. The Las Vegas Sun confirmed that the FBI and Metro Las Vegas Police were not investigating the blackmail allegations by Ensign.

If there were any extortion, it might well have been that of Ensign, using his powerful position to have an affair with the wife of his employee. When careers become our ultimate end, virtue can be compromised.

After the media ignored Hampton, they should have ignored Ensign’s false allegation as well. National news coverage of the affair was hurtful to the immediate families, innocent relatives, American families, and society. Ensign remains in power. What good has been served?

(Indeed there are affairs far more serious than adultery. An Internet search for the name “Miquel Rodriguez” – spelled with a “q” – reveals high-level corruption that is unreported and therefore unknown to the public).

When far more serious news is unreported, then Ensign’s confession and false allegation are used to fill the void. As Mel Brooks said in Blazing Saddles, “Affairs of state must take precedence over affairs of state.”

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continued from page 1 use on your body from a health standpoint. It’s nuts and bolts of everyday life,” she said. “It goes back to the old fashioned thinking of how people used to buy their food and their products, and that was directly from the individual.”

This year, the market is also offering a cookbook giveaway.

“That’s become a really big thing,” she said. “It turns out that I have some collector books in this little mixed bag.

“It all started this winter when I went to DJ Liquidators in Baltimore and they had new cookbooks that they had picked up … [from] a lot of churches, a lot of community type things.”

Each week Campanella holds a drawing for a free book. Participants jot down their name and contact information for the chance to win a cookbook.

“People come and it costs them nothing,” Campanella said.

One patron saw a cookbook that was 30 years old.

She had the same one at home, but hers was in shreds and she was looking to find a way to replace it.

Campanella was able to provide it to her.

“She said ‘You made my year’,” Campanella said.

“Some people have donated cookbooks. I had one from … Utah with all these strange things.

It’s turning out to be this fun thing.”

This month, the market is part of the Buy Local Challenge was of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission. The campaign was developed in 2007 to highlight the benefits of buying local to Maryland's economy and environment.

SMADC and the Agricultural Marketing Professionals across Maryland worked together to bring the effort to many Maryland counties, including Prince George’s.

In 2008, the BLC gained popularity across Maryland, thanks in part to signature events by Governor Martin O’Malley and the Maryland Department of Agriculture.

Beginning with the 2009 event, SMADC is extending the invitation to all states to participate in the annual challenge with the idea that a nationwide effort during the last full week in July will be a profound way to spotlight the need to support local farms.

“Usually once somebody stops at a farmers market [they see] the real difference between what has been picked even a few days ago and what was just picked that morning,” Campanella said. “But they won’t know unless they stop by.”

Montgomery County will be promoting the Buy Local Challenge as part of its 20th Farm Tour and Harvest Sale event which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on July 25-26.

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TO HELP YOU NOURISH A TRANQUIL LIFE

LifeNotes Becoming absent in the present

by Cassie Johnson

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enjoy walking and I’m fortunate to live in a neighborhood that has a duck pond not far from home.

It’s a relatively small natural oasis, maybe a quarter-mile around, but it’s a treasured sanctuary for those of us who appreciate the sights and sounds of nature.

I’ve walked its trail quite often in the years I’ve lived close by. But I stopped in mid-stride one day when I caught a glimpse of something red in a nearby tree. I moved closer and saw that it was a black bird with red-shouldered wings. I’d never seen it before, but when I looked around I noticed many were quite at home in the trees bordering the pond.

As soon as I got to my computer I Googled “Maryland birds.” Turns out it was a red-winged blackbird, “perhaps the most abundant bird in North America.”

Hmmm. After so many years, I asked myself, how had I not seen this colorful, plentiful creature? And if I missed this “most abundant bird,” what other pleasurable sights had gone unnoticed during my time at the pond? Here was a lesson about being in the moment.

In A New Earth, Eckhart Tolle says, “You are present when … there is joy and aliveness in what you do … become friendly toward [the present moment].”

When I thought about my walks I realized joy, aliveness and friendliness had little to do with them.

Despite the fact that walking is my favorite form of exercise, and I’d chosen a site where natural beauty abounds, I was missing out. Most of the time my companions were “shoulds,” and “have tos,” and replays of what happened earlier in the day or yesterday, or … you get the picture. The past and future simply crowded out the present.

Does the same thing happen to you? Do you get caught up in things other than what you’re doing at any given moment? If so, you might want to give some thought to what Tolle says. I’ve decided to do just that and learn to be more mindful.

Sometimes I’m really good at it, especially when I walk. Like when I’m noticing how great it is that my strides are still long and strong. When I’m aware of beauty almost everywhere my eyes land.

Or when I hear the sounds of birds and crickets and feel a breeze on my face.

It’s liberating and joyful to be in that zone of “presentness.” But I find I’m a struggling student. The art of being present while I’m cleaning the house is something I have yet to master. Ah, well. Ever the optimist, I repeat to myself, “I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.”

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I took seriously the recommendations in the literature distributed at the HHS February presentation promoting rain gardens and native plants, and as soon as it got warm I went out and bought a high-bush blueberry plant called "Jersey" at a local nursery. Then someone told me it was female and needed a male in order to bear fruit, so I got one recommended at the same nursery called “Duke.” Then someone else told me the whole thing was nonsense and that I'd have done

fine with just one blueberry bush.

What do you make of this?

— Not Sure on Nicholson Street Dear Not Sure: Most northern highbush blueberry varieties are self-fertile, with the exception of the Jersey. All bear more fruit when a plant of another variety is near by, so you have done the right thing.

Your varieties are complementary for another reason. The Jersey variety is especially good for baking, and the Duke for eating right off the bush. I'm of course

assuming you are not planning to apply any poisons to them. That would not only be unnecessary to maintain the health of the plant, but would kill off the bees and other insects that are necessary for pollination.

Plants aren't precisely male and female in the sense that animals are.It's a good thing, because being rooted in the ground would make it quite a challenge to go out to look for a mate. Fortunately, most plants are monoecious and have flowers that produce pollen and FLOrIBUNDa continued on page 11

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Summer lovin'

by Philip Houle Runners are sprinting and jogging early and late. School is out.

Swimming, baseball, picnics, vacations, enjoyable car trips, fun!

Yes! Roll on those hazy, lazy, crazy days of summer, as Nat King Cole sang in his funny, upbeat classic work. I second that motion. Anyone opposed?

Well, many of us have been praying for the summer ever since the holiday decorations went down … and maybe even before that.

Life seems to slow down as folks stretch out and enjoy. Some say that many of life’s big breakthroughs and insights occur during the long dark nights of winter, as we cuddle up with books and supposedly think deep thoughts. What a number of folks have said and written is that the best time of the year for that is really the summer, and the early mornings and evenings in particular.

In the category of breakthroughs, I would include better baseball bat and golf club swings, improved swim times, and learning new skills.

Of all the seasons, summer has always seemed to many of us to be the one that is far too short. Sunset around 5 p.m., quitting time in the afternoon is no fun for most of us.

Maybe that’s why some folks follow the sun by migrating to points south sometime between the time that the Redskins start their sea-

son and the holidays.

Sure, the summer heat can sometimes be a bit much, but we can find ways to cool off and still enjoy the summer.

As I write this, June 21, ye olde summer solstice, is just around the corner. Yes, June 21 is the official start of summer. But who’s counting? Memorial Day, back in May, lit that “summer candle,” right?

And the music of summer can really keep that festival going. The Beach Boys. Elton John at times.

Roy Orbison when he was not in a funk (play his “Ooby-Doo” sometime). The Marine Band when they are cutting a rug. Even some classical sweetness to caress the early dawn light and sunsets.

Getting up early to greet the day is a favorite pastime, assuming the night before was not too late. Listening to the birds and neighborly dogs can bring back memories and help fire-up some new ones.

Nature serenading us, and without asking for a cover-charge.

During the school year, lots of youngsters walk by, alone and in small groups, headed to class.

They are usually upbeat and friendly, but they walk to a job, to carry out the duty of becoming educated.

But in the good old summertime their cadence seems livelier and happier. They are headed out for some fun! To things they want

to do. Do you remember the difference for yourself, when school was over and summer began?

More than once over the years, one of my daughters would come down to the dining room where I would often be, listening to music on the radio and reading the newspaper early in the morning. We would talk about their concerns, which changed as they grew, of course.

Depending on the time and schedules, we would often go out to the patio area and pull up a chair.

Often soft breezes were rustling the trees as squirrels and birds hopped around, taking care of business.

Looking up at the greenery and tree-tops, and sitting under the Almighty’s canopy, we would talk about the things of true importance to any family. I am not sure if the summer mornings were a required part of that, but they certainly did seem to make life sweeter and encourage taking a mental peek at what might be over the next hill.

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Hyattsville groups host ArtSpin 2009: live musical performances and gallery The Hyattsville Community Arts Alliance and the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation, with the University Town Center management and local artists, are hosting ‘ArtSpin,’ a musical and artistic event engaging arts with community roots.

ArtSpin 2009 runs until July 17. It will showcase selected works from participatingfine artists of the region in an unfinished retail space below the Lofts 22 building at University Town Center. The artists’ works will remain on display during open gallery hours.

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Local artist Jennifer Lo’s new solo show “Just Look” will be on exhibit at Design Studio Art Gallery, 5702 Baltimore Ave. An artists’ reception will be held from 7-10 p.m. tomorrow. The artist will be available to discuss her contemporary and complex, yet uncomplicated, creations and answer questions about inspiration, meaning and motivation. Lo is currently involved in many privately commissioned portrait projects. Her most current work in progress is a portrait of Maestro Placido Domingo.

Lo is a graduate of the University of Maryland, where she earned a B.S. in Fine Arts.

In addition to her formal arts education, Jennifer has studied in Hawaii and Spain.

Her inspiration is found in everyday life.

The exhibit will run until July 31, with a special closing reception to be held from 5-8 p.m. on July 26.

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August 26: MSG: The Acoustic Blues Trio A stripped-down blues combo that plays songs with meaning, fullness of heart, and sometimes humor. Featuring Riverdale Park’s own Miles Spicer!

Concerts take place rain or shine. In the event of rain, everything moves inside. For information call 301.864.0420.

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sion of Community Life Groups. We have a variety of social and interests groups for you to enjoy and connect with others. Visit www. crossoverchurch.tv and click on Community Life Groups to register. Contact Pastor Tonya Williams at 301.927.5620, Ext. 20 or pastortonya@eccsaints.org ■ Vacation Bible School: July 20 –24 from 6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Contact Deacon Reggie Lee at 301.927.5620, Ext. 10 or reggielee@crossoverchurch.tv

Movie under the stars in Langley Park Watch The Last Dragon (PG-13) on 16’x 12’ state-of-the-art, giant screens at the Langley Park Community Center, 1500 Merrimac Drive.

The event starts at 8 p.m. on July 15.

Bring your family and friends and lawn chairs and/or blankets, and picnic under the moonlight! In case of inclement weather, please call the park. Call 301.445.4508.

Free concert at the waterfront The Hall Brothers, a country and roots music group, are scheduled to perform from 6-7:30 p.m. on July 19 at Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg.

All ages are welcome. Call 301.779.0371.

Community center open for teen down time Bored teen at home? The Prince George’s Plaza Community Center is open for business this summer. Here are the hours of operation:

■ Mondays-Thursdays: 9 a.m.-9:30 p.m.

■ Fridays: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; 7-10 p.m.

Xtreme Teens ■ Saturdays: 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; 7-10 p.m.

Xtreme Teens ■ Sundays: noon-3 p.m.

The newly renovated center offers a fitness center featuring Cybex Eagle selectorized equipment, treadmills, life cycles, ellipticals and cardio-theater vision.

There is also a refurbished gym floor for a variety of recreation activities for all ages.

Open bridge tables and open gym are offered for seniors from 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Xtreme Teens programs are held from 7-10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights. Classes in martial arts, dance, exercise and toddler activities are available. Call 301.864.1611.

To submit a calendar item, e-mail hyattsvillelifeandtimes@gmail.com or call 240.354.4832.

hYstOrY 2008 Environmental scientists electro shocking the Anacostia tributary below a fish ladder at U.S. Route 1 caught a 28-inch snakehead fish - one of the largest ever captured in U.S. waters.

2007 Bookstores, hiker-biker trails, senior housing and a Whole Foods supermarket were possible construction goals for a vacant property next to the postal facility on U.S. Route One in Riverdale Park.

2006 Within the one day period 10.06 inches of rain measured by the National Weather Service made Hyattsville the winner of the torrential downpour sweepstakes for a surge that slammed into the D.C. region.

2005 The city hired Colleen Aistis as part-time volunteer coordinator.

2004 As of July 2004, five more Hyattsville resources were being considered for Designated Site status as a part of the Gateway Arts District.

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The campers of Camp Gipa with Janet and Lou Kerdock enjoy their summer getaway.

Hyattsville couple hosts summer adventures, fun for grandchildren

by Paula Minaert In 2006, Janet Kerdock sent a letter to her grown children and their children. You are invited to Camp Gipa, the letter said, to be held at 4111 Gallatin St. for one week in July.

“Then my phone started ringing with the questions,” Janet laughed. “I hadn’t even told our children about this.”

Four years later, Janet and Lou Kerdock are still holding a summer camp in their house for their grandchildren. It’s not for all 13 of them, though, because they have to be five years old to attend. This year, eight campers came, some from as far away as South Carolina.

“I had this light bulb moment,” said Janet. “I surprised Lou with this idea while we were at Franklin’s [Restaurant] one night, back

in 2006. He thought I was nuts.”

“I still do,” Lou said.

But he proudly introduced his wife as the founder of Camp Gipa. The name combines the grandchildren’s names for them – Gigi and Papa.

Their house is transformed for the week of camp. A sign in front of it and a banner both proclaim Camp Gipa. The porch becomes the craft room. The dining room chairs have the campers’ names taped on the back, and a desk with trays serves as the dinner station.

A sign posted there reads: “Dinner Choices: Take It or Leave It.” A water slide sits in the yard, along with nets for the soccer goals.

The campers take field trips.

This year the Kerdocks had to rent a 15-passenger van to hold everyone. One day, they all went to Happy Helpers in Baltimore to drop

off bag lunches they had made for the homeless. They also brought in tabs from soda cans to donate to Ronald McDonald House. They visited Port Discovery in Baltimore and the Magic Castle in Beltsville.

But Aidan Mooney, 7, said that her favorite activity this year was when they went to an aunt’s house at night, dressed all in black, and toilet-papered the yard. Most of the others agreed with her.

“That’s a great thing to talk about,” said Janet. “What a role model I am.”

What else did they like about Camp Gipa?

Camilla Kerdock, 5, Christian Kerdock, 8, and Louie Kerdock, 8, liked scaring people with masks they made. Priscilla Kerdock, 9, liked being with her cousins and going to Happy Helpers. Mikaela Mooney, 9, liked the water slide and acting like spies when they visited their aunt’s house with toilet paper. Spencer Kerdock, 11, liked playing indoor soccer at Port Discovery and beating another team of older children. And Nolan Mooney, 5, said his favorite activity was finding stuff at Port Discovery.

“Yeah,” agreed Mikaela. “It’s the place that kids go to and in one room are all these mysteries to find out about.”

The Kerdocks would like to take their grandchildren on a tour of the White House.

“But for two years in a row now we’ve been turned down for it,” Janet said.” I’m really upset.”

Then Camilla broke in to say that the night before, Christian had gone upstairs — all the way up — even though boys aren’t allowed there because that’s where the girls sleep.

“Yes,” Janet said. “The first year we had them all in the same room, and it was a disaster. I finally figured it out – keep the boys and the girls on different floors.”

And throughout the year, the grandchildren ask if they’re going to have Camp Gipa again.

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After standing up from the crash rubble, Schwartz called 911 on her cell phone.

“There was smoke and debris everywhere and it was difficult to see for a few minutes,” she said. “I realized I was barefoot and quickly found my flip flops. Then I looked around and realized that there were seriously injured people all around me on the ground. I ended up handing my phone to a man who I believe knew first aid or worked for the transit authority, who happened to be on the train. Once I gave away my phone, I devoted … 10 or 15 minutes helping to keep conscious a woman with serious, serious injuries who had landed on the ground closest to me.

“I heard people screaming for help and I saw graphically wounded people strewn about. I also saw … men who took off their shirts and tore their undershirts in half to help stop the bleeding of those injured. Everyone who could help was doing all they could to save lives and comfort victims. It was one of those rare occurrences in cities where people who would otherwise not communicate are suddenly risking their lives for one another.

"Once the authorities arrived, I actually ended up walking several feet down from the first car, to wait with other evacuees, because I was directed to do so by a transit worker. People around looked at me as if I had come out of a horror movie.

I was covered in dust from head to toe and scrapes all over my body were bleeding. I was carried [later] into an ambulance on a stretcher and taken to Washington Hospital, where I was tested and well taken care of until around 1:30 a.m.”

Though gun shy, Schwartz does not think this accident will keep her from using public transportation.

“However, I think it may be a while before I set out on that Shady Grove-bound Red Line train out of Takoma station again. Having been an extremely fortunate first car passenger in the accident, I will definitely be someone who never rides in the first or last car again.”

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Hyattsville resident Ana Fernandez, a custodian at a Washington, D.C. office who rode the train

nightly, was among the dead.

Fernandez left behind six children, the youngest just 18 months old.

In the wake of this, the worst tragedy in Metro’s 33-year existence, Hyattsville residents are mobilizing to help Oscar Flores, who now finds himself a widower and single father.

Nerio N. Fernandez and William S. Fernandez, Ana Fernandez’s two brothers, have established an account at Chevy Chase Bank for supporters to deposit checks or cash in to help the family assist the children, according to Mayor William Gardiner.

Going strong

Despite the accident, residents are following Schwartz and continuing their use of mass transit.

“I certainly still feel safe getting onto the trains, especially compared with getting into a car,” said University Park resident Bobby Pohl.

“Consider the difference in the rate of fatal crashes between the two.”

The only other time in Metrorail’s history that there were customer fatalities was in January 1982, when three people died as a result of a derailment between the Federal Triangle and Smithsonian Metrorail stations. The only other time that Metrorail had a collision was in 2004, when two trains collided at the Woodley Park/Zoo-Adams Morgan Metrorail station, in which there were some minor injuries.

“I'll take my chances on the Metro (and MARC), thank you very much,” said Dwight Holmes, a Riverdale Park resident. “Drive to work? I don't think so.

“That being said, this was not — by all appearances — a random, chance accident. The older cars on the one train shouldn't have still been in service. Sad to say, but if we don't change the way Metro is funded and operated, the likelihood of more accidents in the future remains, unfortunately, the 'cost of doing business' or, in this case, the cost of commuting.”

Metro officials do not yet know the cause of the collision but a recent statement said that the track circuit periodically lost its ability to detect trains. Both trains were on the same track headed toward Shady Grove Metrorail station, according to reports. The female operator was on the trailing train.

“I personally believe Metro is still the safest public transportation,” said Hyattsville resident Marsha Reynolds. “I feel safer riding Metro than walking across the street.

“I am disappointed the [Washington, D.C.] council is aggressively seeking funding to replace the old outdated cars. Would they be as aggressive had it not been an accident?

The proper authorities knew of the aging rail cars, the cars didn't get old and outdated yesterday, yet they decided to take a reactive approach.

Being reactive proved to be much more costly than being proactive.

“I will continue to ride Metro even though the accident will be a vivid memory.”

Barbara Runion of Hyattsville rides the Metro daily.

“Although the Metrorail system is considered one of the finest in the country, it is not without its problems,” she said. “The NTSB is also investigating whether the Metrorail train operator was talking or texting on her cell phone and has in the past emphasized that train operators should not have their attention diverted while operating trains. On many occasions, I have witnessed Metrorail train operators talking on their cell phones while pulling into the Metro stations. It should be incumbent upon all mass transit systems to prohibit operators and drivers from use of cell phones while commercially transporting passengers. Unfortunately, it will take a fatal accident … to effect action and policy change by WMATA management, such as prohibiting the use of cell phones by Metrorail operators and Metrobus drivers. The public should demand this type of policy change and enforcement thereof for the safety of us all.”

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desirable place to live,” Gardiner said. “The project includes considerable open space including the Overlook Plaza, a commemorative garden area to remind us to remember, even celebrate, the efforts of our hometown heroes.”

The HPD was the first municipality in the county to adopt motorcycles for traffic patrols. Officer King was the first member of the force to be transferred to the new Motor Unit.

“Bob spent hours of his free time keeping his police motorcycle in top shape and making improvements to the sirens and emergency lights,” Holland said.

“He was known to all as a proud and dedicated officer, committed to the community he served.”

On June 18, 1984, King had cut short his vacation, and returned home to report that he was back in service. Later that night, he took part in the pursuit of a stolen motorcycle and his bike crashed during the chase, Holland said.

On the morning of June 19, King died from injuries related to the crash. He was 27 years old.

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The two-mile procession traveled through the city, passing the police station where he’d served, Holland said.

Lt. Al Johnston, retired Hyattsville police officer now with the Bowie Police Department, was a friend of King.

“Bob King and I attended the same [Prince George’s County Police] academy class back in 1979,” he said. “If anybody loved police work it was Bob King. [His motorcycle] was always decked out real nice and everything.

“There was times when you had to pry Bob off the motorcycle – it could be snowing or raining – because he was just so proud to be on it.”

Johnston was working on the night King died, and was pursuing a suspect who was riding a stolen motorcycle. Near the intersection of Madison Street and Queens Chapel Road Johnston tried to subdue the suspect, who put up a fight. Johnston called for backup, and King took the call.

“When Bob passed I heard a loud crash,” Johnston said. King’s motorcycle hit a high curve on Queens Chapel and the officer was ejected, slid several hundred feet and got lodged under the back wheel of a parked car, Johnston said.

Every year on June 18, the anniversary of King’s death, law enforcement officers from around the area meet at King’s grave at Fort Lincoln Cemetery to honor their fallen comrade.

“I hope that this tradition that we do each year that we do for Bob King … continues on,” Johnston said, adding that he was moved by the showing of several officers who did not personally know King.

“He’s still an officer of this police department. Always remember your brothers and sisters.”

King’s name is on the National Law Enforcement Memorial in Washington, D.C. He is listed on panel 33, E-1, one of the 14,000-plus police officers who have died in the line of duty.

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parts that are pollinated and produce seeds or fruit (Monoecious is Greek for "one household").

Some, such as the American holly (ilex aquifolia) are "dioecious," and need two "households." Some holly plants have flowers with well-developed female carpels but the male pistils are sterile. In others the female parts are less developed than the male. The female plant won't produce berries unless the male is planted close by, and insects help out.

Getting back to blueberries, it may be that Jersey is merely "self-incompatible." Since it can't pollinate itself it would need to "outcross" and fertilize and be fertilized by another blueberry that flowers at other times. Jersey and Duke flower at

different times. And all produce more fruit with cross pollination from other blueberries, via our friends the bees. This is called "allogamy" and like polygamy results in more progeny.

For information on the next meeting of the HHS, please call 301.277.7129.

Miss Floribunda is the collected wisdom of the Hyattsville Horticultural Society compiled and edited by Victoria Hille.

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