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Prince George’s analysts cite a lack of voter turnout, voters beginning to look beyond party lines and a failure to rally independent voters as to why Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown failed in his gubernatorial bid, but for Brown supporters, the loss was a disappointing end to a long election season. “I think we really did fight hard,” said Yolanda AppiahKubi of Mitchellville. “I think the lieutenant governor was definitely the better choice.” Another Brown supporter, Edith Beauchamp of Greenbelt, agreed. “I keep hoping I wake up to ‘Dewey defeats Truman’ and the numbers will somehow be there,” she said. “But I think a lot of people didn’t turn out to vote. It’s terribly disappointing.” As of 9 a.m. Wednesday, about 770,511 votes had been counted in favor of Brown while Hogan earned about 847,107 votes, according to unofficial election results. As of 8 a.m. Wednesday, the Prince George’s County Board of Elections was reporting about 38 percent of the county’s 544,677 registered voters cast their ballots. Brown of Mitchellville took the majority of the votes in Baltimore City, Charles, Montgomery and Prince George’s counties, according to preliminary results from the Maryland State Board of Elections, but his victories there were not enough to close Hogan’s approximate 5 point lead.
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The last absentee ballots will need to be counted next week to determine a winner in the Prince George’s County District 3 school board race, where incumbent Amber Waller trails challenger Dinora Hernandez by only seven votes. With only provisional and absentee ballots remaining to be counted, Hernandez, of Hyattsville, has 5,167 votes to West Hyattsville resident Waller’s 5,160 votes. All results are unofficial until certified by the Prince George’s County Board of Elections. Final absentee ballots are scheduled to be counted on Nov. 14, according to the Board of Elections website. District 3 encompasses Adelphi, Lewisdale, University Park, Hyattsville, Mount Rainier, Brentwood and North Brentwood. Waller has held her seat since 2007, when she was appointed to the board to fill a vacancy. Hernandez is a diversity liaison to County Executive Rushern L. Baker III (D). Baker endorsed Hernandez and lobbied for her on Election Day. Other candidates endorsed by Baker and
Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown (left) concedes the Maryland governor’s race Tuesday at his election night gathering in College Park.
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Nine other ballot measures approved by wide margins BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU STAFF WRITER
Prince George’s County voters appear to have narrowly rejected a bid to increase term limits for the county exec-
utive and County Council, but approved nine other county ballot questions. According to unofficial results from the Prince George’s County Board of Elections as of Wednesday, voters rejected Question J, 51.3 percent to 48.7 percent, which would have increased the number of consecutive four-year terms served by the county executive and County Council members from two to three. All results are unofficial until certified
by the Prince George’s County Board of Elections. Provisional and absentee ballots remain to be counted. William Cavitt, president of the Indian Head Highway Area Action Council, or IHHAAC, an association of south county civic and community groups, said the organization welcomed the news of Question J’s defeat. The IHHAAC and Cavitt opposed Question J, arguing that eight years
should be enough time in office, and that Prince George’s County’s largely Democratic party base made it extremely difficult to dislodge incumbents. Voters first approved term limits in 1992. “It’s only gone away for a little while,” Cavitt said of the term limit extension. “Given the margin was relatively narrow, and given prior attempts [to repeal term
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Parents of Kettering Elementary School students are applauding $2.2 million in safety and technology upgrades at the school, but they aren’t so happy with plans to leave the playgrounds as-is. The Largo school is converting 11 “pod” classrooms into rooms with four solid walls, said Shayla Taylor, a project manager with Department of Capital Programs for Prince George’s
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County Public Schools. The “pods” had a flexible wall that could be opened to combine classrooms, Taylor said. Renovations on four of the classrooms have already been completed, and the final seven will be finished in early December, Taylor said. “The design is really great. Students have really taken ownership of the classroom,” Taylor said. “When people see them, I think they’ll be really impressed, students and parents.” Renovations are taking place in a school addition that has been closed off to students during construction, eliminating possible disruptions to the
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When Jane Musonye and Rose Musonye-Smith were growing up in Kenya, the flaky shell and warm, spicy filling of homemade samosas represented family, hospitality and generosity. Now the sisters are sharing that feeling with the world. Musonye-Smith and her family have been making and selling samosas — a triangular pastry usually filled with spiced meat or vegetables — for around four years and are planning to open their first storefront location in Bowie this winter, said Dale Smith,
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Musonye-Smith’s husband. Samosa Supreme will be located at 14207 Old Annapolis Road, he said. Smith said his family hopes to mainstream the dish by exclusively selling samosas and offering a wide varieties of fillings, including breakfast fillings and sweet blends, Smith said. While samosas originated in Asia, they became popular in many other parts of the world, like Kenya, which has a lot of Indian influence in its cuisine, Smith said. “[The samosa] has traveled to different parts of the world, and as it goes to different places, it takes on the flavor of that area,” he said. “We’re taking the concept of the samosa, but we’ve created new fillers.” Musonye-Smith, a Bowie resident, and her sister, Jane
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Samosa Supreme co-owners (from left) Jayne Musonye, Dale Smith and Rose Musonye display a plate of their savory beef samosas at their catering facility in Bowie on Sunday. Musonye of Norristown, Pa., were the children of Kenyan diplomats who traveled around the world with their parents be-
fore settling in the United States around 30 years ago, Musonye
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NOV. 7 The Subdivision and Development Review Committee meeting, 9:30 a.m.,
County Administration Building, Room 4085, Fourth Floor Board Room, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro. Contact 301-952-3520, TTY 301-952-4366. Sporting Clay ‘Skeet Shoot,’ 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Prince George’s County Trap and Skeet Center, 10400 Good Luck Road, Glenn Dale. Enjoy a day in the great outdoors networking and skeet shooting with colleagues. Cost includes equipment and lessons. Event followed by lunch and awards. Cost: $75. Contact 301-262-0920 or chris@bowiechamber.org. Get Your Mind Right: The 3 Cs, 7 to 10 p.m., Southern Regional Technology and Recreation Complex, 7007 Bock Road, Fort Washington. This session is dedicated to learning and mastering the 3 Cs — human capital, social capital, and financial capital. Contact 301-749-4160; TTY 301-203-6030.
NOV. 8 Community Service for Flood Victims, 9 a.m. to noon, St. Matthew’s United Methodist Church, Room 222, 14900 Annapolis Road, Bowie. St. Matthew’s next Second Saturday Serve activity is putting together Cleaning Buckets to give to people who have suffered damage from flooding or a hurricane the means to make their surroundings more sanitary and healthy. The supplies will be bought and ready in advance. Contact 301-2621408 or paklein58@gmail.com. Bazaar, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Pin Oak Village Apartments, 16010 Excalibur Road, Bowie. Pin Oak Bazaar. Contact 301-4642787.
Mount Ennon Baptist Church 11th College Fair, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mt. Ennon
Baptist Church, 9832 Piscataway Road, Clinton. Free community event designed to assist students, parents and guardians with the essential information about choosing a college for their son/daughter. Contact 301-856-2170 or scholarship@ mtennon.org. Flu Clinic, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., District Heights Municipal Center, 2000 Marbury Drive, District Heights. Contact 301-8837879.
Sixth annual Trash to Treasure: Green Craft Fair, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Watkins Na-
ture Center, 301 Watkins Park Drive, Upper Marlboro. Explore local crafters and artists who create treasures made from
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at least 50 percent recycled, organic, fair trade or sustainably harvested materials. Contact 301-218-6702; TTY 301-218-6712. The Mind, Body and Spirit Gathering, 10 a.m. to noon, Hunter Memorial A.M.E. Church, 4719 Silver Hill Road, Suitland. Contact 240-938-4190 or InceptionMHA@ gmail.com. Flu Clinic, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover. Contact 301883-7879. Nappy-Oke Natural Hair and Karaoke Show, noon to 7 p.m., The Show Place
Arena, 14900 Pennsylvania Ave., Upper Marlboro. Cost: $20 with a canned food item; $25 without. Contact 301-952-7900; TTY 301-952-7998. Crocheting and Knitting, 12:30 p.m., Hillcrest Heights Library, 2398 Iverson St., Temple Hills. If possible, please bring your own materials due to limited supplies. No prior experience needed. Contact 301-630-4900.
Renaming/Dedication of Baseball Field at Whitfield Chapel Park in Honor of Bryan Alonzo Broadie, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.,
Whitfield Chapel Park, 5214 Whitfield Chapel Road, Lanham. Broadie was the first African American to join the Boys Club in the 1970s. Contact 301-577-7230 or omeb9012@comcast.net. Read to Rover, 2 p.m., Bowie Library, 15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie. Build your child’s confidence in reading. Specially trained therapy dogs will be glad to listen. Each child will read for 15 minutes. Registration required; call branch for details. Ages 7-10. Contact 301-262-7000. Origami Fun, 2:30 p.m., Bowie Library, 15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie. Join us for origami building and imaginative fun. Books and materials supplied. Ages 5-12. Contact 301-262-7000. Book Discussion, 3 p.m., Hillcrest Heights Library, 2398 Iverson St., Temple Hills. Nikki Turner’s “Always Unique.” Contact 301-630-4900. Eddie Kayne Show Indie Concert Series, 3 to 7 p.m., Bowie Town Center
(Food Court Pavilion), 15606 Emerald Way, Bowie. Contact 404-233-3993 or sking@bravepublicrelations.com.
NOV. 9 Church Florida Fruit Sale Fundraiser, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., intersection of Route 301 and Rosaryville Road, Upper Marlboro. Most Holy Rosary Knights of Columbus and Boy Scout Troop No. 1575 are having a fruit sale for Charity. You can place orders until Nov. 9. Fruit pick-up
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Abundant Life Christian Ministries fourth anniversary celebration, 7:30 p.m.,
Abundant Life Christian Ministries, 4200 Forbes Blvd., Lanham. Revival Worship Service. Contact 301-429-2727 or alcm@ abundantlifecm.org.
NOV. 10 Drop-in Teen Tutoring: Algebra I/Geometry/Algebra II, 3 p.m., Bowie Library,
15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie. Get assistance for free from a high school peer who has already passed Algebra I, Geometry, and Algebra II and is confident with the material. This is not a professional tutor. Contact 301-262-7000.
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2398 Iverson St., Temple Hills. Come support your library and share your ideas at our monthly meetings. Contact 301-6304900.
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NOV. 12 Free Stroke Education, 1 to 3 p.m., Bowie Senior Center, 14900 Health Center Drive, Bowie. Experienced healthcare professionals encourage participants to share their experiences as well as offer comfort and empowerment to others. Also, a team of stroke professionals provide useful information about stroke prevention and management. Contact 301-DCH-4YOU or 301-324-4968. STEM for Families, 4 p.m., Hillcrest Heights Library, 2398 Iverson St., Temples Hills. Become a mad scientist by conducting hands-on, fun science experiments using basic scientific principles. Ages 6-11. Contact 301-630-4900.
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Charles H. Flowers High School student Mindy Moorman, 20, greets guests at the lunch cafe as part of a new pilot program at the Springdale school.
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“Welcome to Sonny House Café. How may I help you?” Mindy Moorman’s wide smile flashes above her chin piercings, and her purplestreaked braids bounce as she uses a lime-green crutch to lead diners to a makeshift restaurant in her school. Moorman, 20, of Landover is diagnosed with cerebral palsy and is enrolled in a Community Referenced Instruction program, which provides individualized instruction for students with developmental disabilities, at Charles H. Flowers High School in Springdale. She is one of 26 students taking part in a pilot program known as Flowers’ Sonny House Job Skills Prep Program, designed by special education teacher LeAnn Holden-Martin. Through Sonny House, students get hands-on experience
with employable skills like housekeeping, car detailing and food service. At a special luncheon Oct. 27, Holden-Martin transformed part of her instruction space into an imitation restaurant called “Sonny House Café,” where students took orders and served food to school administrators. “The easiest part is practicing the words,” said Moorman, who said she was selected for the job of hostess. “The hardest part is taking my time and greeting people.” Holden-Martin launched Sonny House this fall after realizing students needed more practice with real-world job skills, she said. Backed by Flowers’ administration, HoldenMartin converted her classroom into training bays that Flowers students rotate through to learn things like shredding, ironing and vacuuming. “The job sites are very limited because of the insurance liability. It’s very difficult finding employers who will accept our kids,” Holden-Martin said. “I wanted the students to learn
Bowie seeks input on shows The Bowie Community Outreach Committee is seeking suggestions for a series of informational videos that air on the city’s cable channel and can be streamed online. The committee produces about two 30- to 60-minute videos each year, which cover important city services like the Bowie Food Pantry and the Bowie senior center, said Sally Hein, staff liaison to the community outreach committee. “It’s a vehicle for people to be able to find out more about what’s going on in their community,” Hein said. “It’s getting the
word out so community members can step up and support some of these organizations.” Once each show is produced, it airs multiple times and is available online, Hein said. The outreach committee is asking Bowie residents what they would like to see on the cable program and will use community feedback in planning its next series of videos, Hein said. For more information or to get in contact with the community outreach committee, email baugust100@aol.com. — EMILIE SHAUGNESSY
something where they could get a part-time job or volunteer position.” While there are 13 schools in Prince George’s County that offer CRI programs, Sonny House is Holden-Martin’s own unique supplement, named after her late brother, Sonny Green, who inspired her to pursue special education, she said. Holden-Martin said her next step will be working with the community to find jobs for her students using the skills they learn at Sonny House. “This is something I have been dreaming and planning for a very long time, and the fact that it’s actually tangible is great,” she said. eshaughnessy@gazette.net
Juanita Brower says her congregation at Forestville New Redeemer Baptist Church is called to care for the earth, just like in the Bible when God asked Adam to work the Garden of Eden. But this time, the church will have help from rain barrels and tree planters. “God wants us to keep the earth clean. It goes way back to the Garden of Eden,” said Brower, an assistant pastor at the church. “I believe the Lord would have us to do the same right now today.” The Prince George’s County Department of the Environment will donate the stormwater best management practices to the church as part of the new Alternative Compliance Program, which collaborates with faith-based organizations and nonprofits to reduce stormwater runoff. Forestville New Redeemer is the first church to participate in the program, which launched Oct. 22. Adam Ortiz, director of the county’s Department of the Environment, said houses of worship often have big roofs and parking lots, surfaces that collect pollutants that are washed off in the rain and enter tributaries of the Chesapeake Bay. “The pollution in our communities is an everybody problem and it requires an everybody solution,” Ortiz said.
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Pastor Nathaniel Thomas (right) of the Forestville New Redeemer Baptist Church and Midgette Parker, attorney for the church, stand outside the church, which will get a new stormwater management system next spring. By participating, the church will pay only $20 annually in Clean Water Act fees, down from an estimated $150 fee, Ortiz said. Nathaniel B. Thomas, the church’s pastor, said it is important for the faith community and the government to have a positive partnership.
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All Katria Kuzmowycz wants for Christmas is 350 elementary schools students slamming out beats on colorful, conga-like drums — and thanks to a grant from the Bowie arts committee, she is scheduled to get it.
Kuzmowycz, a music teacher at Kenilworth Elementary School in Bowie, received one of five grants the arts committee awarded to local artists and art programs this month. She plans to order eight large Tubano drums for her students to practice percussion and collaboration, and hopes the instruments will arrive just in time for drummers to participate in the schools’ winter concert. “I thought it would be a
great way for students to develop interpersonal skills. It helps them develop music skills, improvisation and it’s just fun, too,” Kuzmowycz said. “They’ll be able to learn about the music and rhythms of other cultures. The goal is to use them all year long with a bigger performance in the spring.” The Bowie arts committee is a city-funded volunteer organization of nine local artists, said Annette Esterheld, Bowie’s staff liaison to the committee. The arts committee received more than a dozen grant applications this year and awarded about $5,500 in city-supplied funds to five artists and programs that will benefit Bowie residents, Esterheld. The other grants, which were announced Oct. 29, will help fund a dance and health instructor at Rockledge Elementary School, a children’s performer at the Bowie Center for the Performing Arts, a therapeutic art program and a chamber music ensemble performance, according to Esterheld. Singer/songwriter Bridgette Michaels of Annapolis and her music partner, Dawn Madak, of Annapolis were funded to perform two children’s concerts at the Bowie Center for Performing Arts. Michaels said she and Madak hope to secure two concert dates at the Bowie venue in the winter and spring. Anne Whitfield Edgin of Bowie received a grant to bring the California-based Art4Healing therapeutic program to Bowie. The workshop series offers healing through creativity and invites participants to express their feelings through painting, Edgin said. “The idea behind it is that art works as language to help communicate feelings, so it’s a very structured program to take people through a series of questions to help process their feelings,” she said. “So things people have trouble expressing verbally they can express visually.”
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Democrat incumbents retain Senate, delegate seats in county BY EMILIE SHAUGHNESSY AND KIRSTEN PETERSEN STAFF WRITERS
Incumbent delegates Geraldine Valentino-Smith, Marvin Holmes and Joseph Vallario will return to office after beating Republican challengers Shukoor Ahmed and Mike Hethmon the District 23 delegates race. In the Senate race, Democrat State Sen. Doug J. J. Peters of Bowie ran unopposed after beating challenger David Grogan of Bowie in the primary election. The newly redrawn District 23 includes the municipalities of Bowie and Upper Marlboro. Valentino-Smith of Bowie received about 72 percent of the vote in the District 23A race, beating independent candidate Shukoor Ahmed of Bowie, according to unofficial results from the Prince George’s County Board of Elections that did not include provisional or absentee ballots. “Most people are appreciative of the work I’ve done the past four years,” ValentinoSmith said. “Predominately, people seem very content with the representation so I’m grateful to have their appreciation.” In District 23B, Holmes of Kettering and Vallario of Upper Marlboro received 47 and 40 percent of the vote, respectively, and beat Republican challenger Mike Hethmon of Upper Marlboro, according to the county Board of Elections. Dist. 24 incumbent Carolyn J.B. Howard (D) of Mitchellville, who has been a member of the House of Delegates since 1991 and currently serves as deputy speaker pro tem, earned 24,345 votes, or 34.09 percent, according to unofficial election results. Incumbent Michael Vaughn (D) of Capitol Heights, who was first elected to the House of Delegates in 2002 and serves as deputy majority whip, earned
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Currie, who was first elected to the senate in 1995, earned 27,854 votes, or 92.05 percent, while Boone earned 1,764 votes, or 5.83 percent. Incumbent state senator C. Anthony Muse (D-Dist. 26) of Fort Washington earned a third consecutive term after defeating Republican challenger Kelley Howells of Accokeek. Muse, who has served in the
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school day, Taylor said. Many parents said they were glad to see the school undergo renovations, even if they took place during the school year, but that the school’s playgrounds should have been included in the upgrades. Natifia Mullings, a PGCPS spokeswoman, said the large play area and the small playground were each deemed safe during an October playground inspection. New chains were installed in the cargo net, a spider web-like object children can climb up, and impact material was placed around play areas to improve safety, Mullings said. “The smaller one, to me it’s just not large enough for kids to have a kind of play area,” said Morris Herndon, 60, of Kettering, who has two adopted sons at the school. He said the basketball court is near an open field and is not protected by a fence, posing a security risk to children. Peana Jackson, 31, of Kettering said there are no swings. “I think they need a better playground,” said Jackson, who has a second-grader at the school. “That playground is horrible.” Joel Nelson, the principal of Kettering Elementary School, said he does not have discretion over which renovations take place at the school, but he said playground improvements would be at the top of his list after the current renovations. “I would like a new playground, but we need to get these instructional areas operative and we’ll see where we go from here,” Nelson said. Herndon said all of the schools in the Kettering area need a facelift, and improvements at Kettering Elementary School could help students feel proud of their school. “It’s probably going to boost the morale of the students,” Herndon said. “I think they’ll feel a lot better.”
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Continued from Page A-1 said. Musonye-Smith said cooking traditional Kenyan food was important for her after she married an American and began raising two sons in the United States. “It’s spicy, wholesome,” she said. “And it’s healthier, just healthier. We use whole foods. When we make bread, I make it from scratch.” Her oldest son, Frederick Smith, 22, said he misses his mother’s cooking while at grad-
uate school in New York City. Smith said he and his brother, Douglas Smith, 20, have helped his parents with marketing and selling their products, and intend to stay involved with the family business. “I’m just very excited,” he said. “They’ve been wanting to do this for a very long time. Just moving from the festivals to having their own storefront just shows the amount of hard work they put in.” His aunt, Jane Musonye, has a background in catering and said she travels to Bowie several times per month to help her
sister and brother-in-law make and sell samosas. “I never thought it could be something viable to [make samosas exclusively],” she said. “We grew up eating beef samosas, and it never really occurred to me that you could have [different fillings]. But we said, ‘Wait a minute. Americans love variety and they love choice.’” Musonye said she plans to open a Samosa Supreme in Pennsylvania as part of the family’s dream to turn Samosa Supreme into a franchise. While the storefront locations promise to add another level of
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Continued from Page A-1 limits], they’ll give it another attempt and try again.” The Democratic Central Committee endorsed the term limit increase, recommending voters approve all 10 ballot initiatives. Voters responded by approving the other nine measures by wide margins. Voters approved borrowing up to $240.8 million for public safety facilities improvements; up to $32.2 million for library facility improvements; up to $93.6 million for Prince George’s Community College; up to $238.2 million for county government facilities and up to $122.4 million for public works and transportation facilities improvements. Additionally, voters backed Question F, which will give the county more latitude in the types of bonds it issues and Question G, which calls
for the county’s chief administrative officer to immediately fill a vacancy in the office of county executive on a temporary basis. Voters approved Question H, which reduces the number of newspapers of record for the county from two to one by 74.5 percent. Voters also approved Question I, which adds disability and sexual orientation to the list of categories prohibited from discrimination in county personnel hirings, by 82.2 percent. In statewide ballot initiatives, voters approved Question 1, which puts restrictions on the use of transportation funds to balance the budget by 81.6 percent. Maryland voters also approved Question 2, which allows for a special election to be held to fill a county executive vacancy by 80.5 percent. janfensoncomeau @gazette.net
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Continued from Page A-1 “This was a tough campaign, but it was tough because there was a lot at stake,” Brown said to his supporters Tuesday night. “Tonight we fell short of our campaign goal, but it does not diminish the work each of you has done throughout our communities and our state. We will continue to stand up and speak out for working families across this state.” Hogan of Annapolis is a business owner with a background in real estate and has announced plans to focus on tax reduction and fiscal responsibility during his term. His victory marks the second election of a Republican governor in Maryland in 45 years. Robert Ehrlich held office for two terms before current governor, Martin O’Malley. William Lewis, a professor of government at Bowie
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Continued from Page A-1 the Democratic Central Committee also fared well in their elections. In District 2, which includes College Park, Greenbelt and New Carrollton, newcomer Lupi Grady of College Park defeated incumbent Peggy Higgins of Greenbelt, 53.5 percent to 46.2 percent. In District 6, which includes Capitol Heights, District Heights and Landover, incumbent Carolyn Boston of Fairmont Heights defeated a challenge from Pat Fletcher of Landover, 74.8 percent to 24.8 percent. Boston was elected to her seat in 2010 after defeating then-incumbent Fletcher. In District 9, which includes Clinton, Brandywine
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State University, said that he believes Maryland voters are beginning to look past party lines, and that this could have contributed to Hogan’s victory. “You don’t take the electorate for granted,” Lewis said. “The state is heavily Democratic, but that shouldn’t be taken for granted. People pay attention to the issues — especially bread-and-butter issues. I think the electorate is becoming much more sophisticated.” Lewis said job creation, affordable housing, education and health are top priorities in Prince George’s County and across the state that could transcend party lines. Stella Rouse, an associate professor of government and politics at the University of Maryland, College Park, said Hogan’s victory speaks more to voter turnout and the Republican’s ability to rally independent voters. “What Hogan has been able to do is frame this tax issue that
not only resonates with Republicans, but Independents as well,” she said. Heather Olsen, chair of the Prince George’s County Republican Central Committee, said Hogan’s victory will mean a boost for businesses and education across the state. “People who own business just look at the cost of running a business here versus running a business elsewhere and they’re ready to give up. I know people who already have left and there are more who have told me they’re going to give it one last shot and if [Hogan] wins this race they’ll stick around,” she said. “Larry Hogan has [also] talked about doing more with charter schools and I know that’s something a lot of people would like to see more of.” M.H. “Jim” Estepp, president of the Greater Prince George’s Business Roundtable, said Hogan’s impact on the state economy and busi-
ness community remains to be seen. “The Hogan campaign certainly indicates they will be business friendly and there are a lot of things they will do, but it’s an unknown,” he said. “We’re going to have to work with them and do all we can to convince them the bad things should be changed and the good things should be kept.” Michelle Russell of Bowie said that, although she voted for Brown, she hopes Prince George’s County and state residents will be able to rally behind Hogan. “I’m very sad we didn’t win,” she said. “But I [hope] that citizens will really support Mr. Hogan since he has been elected, even though he wasn’t my choice as governor. I think it’s very important that we rally together as a people in the state of Maryland to support him.”
and Rosaryville, Sonya Williams of Clinton defeated challenger Domonique Flowers of Clinton 53.2 percent to 46.9 percent. Williams was appointed to the board by Baker in December 2013 to fill the vacancy left by the resignation of Donna Hathaway Beck. All school board candidates run as unaffiliated. In Prince George’s County Council races, where party matters, the results were more disparate, with Democrats defeating Republicans by wide margins. In the District 4 County Council race, Todd Turner (D), a Bowie City councilman, defeated Fiona Moodie (R) of Bowie, 78.1 percent to 21.8 percent. District 4 includes Bowie, Glenn Dale, Greenbelt, Westchester Park, parts of Lanham-Seabrook and Upper
Marlboro. Turner will succeed District 4 Councilwoman Ingrid Turner (D) of Bowie, no relation, who is leaving the council due to term limits. In District 6, incumbent Dereck L. Davis (D) of Mitchellville won a second term in office, defeating Republican challenger Kenneth Blanchard of Upper Marlboro, 94.5 percent to 5.4 percent. District 6 includes include South Bowie, Capitol Heights, District Heights, Forestville, Kettering, Largo, Mitchellville and Upper Marlboro. With no challengers on the ballot, Baker won 98.8 percent of the vote, with write-in candidates taking a combined 1.2 percent. Prince George’s County Sheriff Melvin High (D) of Upper Marlboro defeated Republican opponent Gregory Prakas
of College Park in Tuesday’s election, receiving 87.6 percent to Prakas’ 12.3 percent. High, a former Prince George’s County police chief, was first elected county sheriff in 2010. With 69.9 percent of the vote, incumbent U.S. Congresswoman Donna F. Edwards (D-Dist. 4) of Fort Washington won a fourth term in office, defeating challengers Nancy Hoyt (R) of Severna Park (28.6 percent) and Arvin Vohra (L) of Bethesda (1.5 percent).
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Celebrate veterans every day
Veterans Day is important to us all — and it is especially significant in Prince George’s County, home to the state’s largest population of veterans. Of the 435,657 veterans projected to be living in Maryland this year, 61,938 reside in Prince George’s, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. While many strides have been made in assisting and showing appreciation for those who have made sacrifices to protect our freedoms, there is still much work to be done. Many continue to struggle with the transition after serving in the military, especially in an economy where jobs are already hard to come by. Others face challenges such as homelessness, post traumatic stress disorder and more. Fortunately, there are groups and organizations focused on their needs. And available resources get even more attention during Veterans Day and Memorial Day, holidays that put the spotlight on former service members and their needs. On Saturday, the Veterans Stand Down and Homeless Resource Day — a great event to provide a one-stop place for help for veterans and homeless individuals — is being held in Landover, and numerous events are being held throughout the county Tuesday to celebrate veterans. The challenge, however, is to keep veterans at the forefront year-round. It’s important that people continue volunteering at organizations that assist veterans, donating to groups who help veterans and showing appreciation yearround for their service. Kudos to the organizations who find a way to keep efforts going when assistance seems to dwindle. Even small efforts can make a difference. There are county residents who do ongoing networking to identify jobs for veterans, some use social media to share resources and others take part in advocacy efforts. Even a simple “Thank you for your service” can go a long way. It’s important that we all take time Tuesday to celebrate Veterans Day — but it’s even more important that we continue to honor their efforts the other 364 days of the year, as well.
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Putting Ebola in context I find the reaction of our national leaders and the media to the Ebola issue to be somewhat bizarre. They are treating Ebola as being a pandemic when, in fact, to date the impact on morbidity and mortality has been quite benign. At this writing, only one Ebola death has occurred in the United States and fewer than 5,000 deaths have occurred worldwide. Let us put this in the context of deaths from the use of tobacco. Worldwide there are approximately 5 million deaths each year, and in the U.S.,
there are approximately 500,000 deaths yearly from tobacco. In addition, the tobacco victims suffer terribly from the tobacco-inflicted diseases. Despite this awesome toll, the tobacco industry operates with impunity worldwide. When will our national and international leaders put things in perspective and take meaningful steps to curtail the worldwide tobacco pandemic? John O’ Hara of Bowie is president of the Maryland Group Against Smoker’s Pollution.
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Construction workers walk among debris from demolition Oct. 28 of the Glenarden Apartments in preparation for redevelopment of the site.
Building a new future in Glenarden
Even the mountains of rubble and debris seemed minimal compared to the abundance of hope expressed by those watching the demolition of the Glenarden Apartments. The complex of 49 buildings housing nearly 600 units suffered for years from neglect and crime, according to Prince George’s County officials. Fortunately, the 27-acre property was purchased by the county in September and demolished Oct. 28. In its place will be a mix of affordable senior apartments, family apartments, townhouses, and commercial and retail space. “It’s just like a flower bloomed into my heart,” 47-yearold Lanham resident, Sharon Peoples, told a Gazette staff writer as she watched the demolition. “It makes me feel better about the area.” Former residents of the complex, such as Peoples, describe it as a family community; unfortunately, the challenges were too great. And the complex’s problems were not only difficult for those living in the apartments, but they were also a problem for those living nearby. According to the Glenarden police chief, crime from the apartment complex often spread to neighboring communities. County officials should be commended for their efforts to address the challenge. When they learned the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development would be completely shutting down the complex, leaders announced they would acquire and redevelop the site. City officials spoke up as well, sharing the ongoing challenges with crime they could face if the buildings were left vacant — especially since the city police department only had 12 officers in a city of 6,000. Their efforts paid off. The planned changes have been described as a “renaissance,” a “new beginning” and a “benefit” to the community. It truly is a new day for the Glenarden community.
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My name is David Dinkelman, and I am one of the top employers for Maryland and Washington, D.C. I am glad the new school year is underway. During the last school year, I hired 863 high school graduates and 141 college degree holders. These 1,004 young people committed to work for my department for anywhere from three to six years. They are part of a small percentage of young Americans who qualify to be part of our team. My employer offers full health care, tax-free allowances for living expenses and work locations around the world. There are 151 jobs available in 25 career fields. We are continuously hiring, despite news coverage that makes people think otherwise. I am a lieutenant colonel and the commander of the Baltimore U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion. The Army continually needs new soldiers, just as most large-scale businesses need a constant flow of entrylevel employees. The vast majority of these 1,004 young men and women are starting their first full-time job — with competitive pay and benefits. If they leave the Army without retiring, they will have tens of thousands of dollars to use for college, the eligibility to buy a home with no down payment and other benefits due to U.S. veterans. Because the U.S. Army’s size changes based on the needs of the nation, the num-
ber of new soldiers fluctuates year to year. What doesn’t fluctuate are the standards. You may have heard in the news recently that it’s tougher to join the Army than ever before. The Army of the future requires highly qualified volunteers. Only three in 10 young Americans fully meet our stringent qualifications. Our new soldiers will have a high school diploma. They will meet age-appropriate height and weight standards. None will have engaged in serious criminal misconduct. They will not have had a drug or alcohol dependency. Our Baltimore Battalion team makes the dreams come true for thousands who wish to serve their nation. It’s true we take them away from their hometowns. But of all the 56,000 young men and women whose initial term of Army service ended in 2013, 58 percent did not re-enlist. Those still-young people come back with job experience and many benefits, including guaranteed money for college. They come back prepared to be productive members of your community. We thank the schools, coaches, mentors and, most all, the parents of those 1,004 new soldiers. We ask them to provide encouragement for the next several hundred qualified young people willing to stand up and honorably serve our country. Lt. Col. David Dinkelman of Fort Meade is a 22-year Army veteran.
Providing service for veterans
It’s Veterans Day, a day we salute and honor those men and women who have served in the United States armed forces. It’s a day we reflect on the contributions and sacrifices of our service members and their families. It’s a day we demonstrate that our gratitude toward veterans is more than mere words. On Veterans Day, countless ceremonies are held across the country as we pause to honor those patriots who have safeguarded our liberty. From Bunker Hill to Baghdad, we are the beneficiaries of their vigilance and determination to uphold the democratic beliefs on which our nation was founded. What better way to thank our veterans than to make sure they receive the care and support they need when they need it? Readjusting to civilian life is not always easy for some veterans, but the VA Maryland Health Care System can help to make that transition seamless and smooth. We have a team ready to assist post-9/11 service members by coordinating their care and guiding them to the appropriate support programs. We also have specialized services and personnel ready to assist the unique needs of all veterans, regardless of their era of military service. Earlier this year, the VA Maryland Health Care System experienced an unprecedented loss of primary care providers that resulted in a temporary increase in our wait times for new patients to get a primary care appointment. We apologize if these delays created any hardships for our new veteran patients, but we immediately implemented an aggressive action plan to resolve this issue. The action plan included reinsti-
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tuting Saturday primary care clinic hours, hiring 13 new primary care providers and increasing the capacity for primary care clinic appointments. The plan also included partnering with Evergreen Health Care to offer new veteran patients a primary care appointment within a matter of a few days to a week. While this has been a challenging time for us throughout the VA Maryland Health Care System, we have remained committed to our mission of providing safe, quality and compassionate care to veterans. This commitment was recently recognized by The Joint Commission, which awarded full accreditation to the VA Maryland Health Care System following an unannounced, weeklong survey. During their exit briefing, The Joint Commission survey team recognized the VA Maryland Health Care System’s culture of quality and safety, and congratulated the staff members for maintaining transparency throughout the organization. It is our duty and privilege to provide Maryland’s veterans with the care they have earned through their service and sacrifice. This is a duty we take very seriously. If you know a veteran who needs assistance, please encourage them to enroll for VA health care by visiting any VA Maryland Health Care System facility throughout the state, by contacting our Enrollment Center at 1-800-463-6295, Ext. 7324, or by visiting our website at www.maryland.va.gov. Our veterans served, and it is now our turn to serve them.
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Posted online by 8 a.m. the following day. FOOTBALL: Potomac at F’ville, 2:30 p.m. Saturday. Two playoff teams get a tough test before the games really count. Gazette has these two ranked Nos. 6 and 7 in county. Best game of the week. SOCCER: State semifinals. Saturday.
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Crossland falls short in title game
Something is fowl at school
The very first Prince George’s County high school football game I covered, way back in 2009, was played on an artificial turf field that KEN SAIN had each yard SPORTS EDITOR marked off. Of course, it wasn’t in the county (it was Crossland playing Baltimore’s Frederick Douglass at Mervo High School). Since then, most of the county football games I’ve seen have been in much worse conditions. From one season where it seemed the scoreboard was turned off in half the games and I had to ask the referees for the time to always having to guess where the ball was because there were no yards marked off. Things hit a new low when I was at Charles H. Flowers a couple of weeks ago. I walked on the field and noticed there was, um, crap everywhere. At first I tried to avoid stepping in it, but that proved impossible. Later, I asked one of my staff, football reporter Prince J. Grimes (Flowers Class of 2005) about it. “Prince, why do they let dogs onto the field at Flowers?” “Huh?” “There’s dog @#%& all over the football field at Flowers.” “Not dog, goose.” “Huh?” “There are always geese grazing out there. Then deer come out at night.” So your kids, in football and other sports with even less protection, are playing on a field covered in goose @#%&. Well, think of the money they must be saving on fertilizer. Pretty depressing, so on Saturday I went to Oxon Hill to see the future of high school fields in Prince George’s County. The new artificial turf field, the first in the county at a school, has been used twice now. The Clippers won both games, defeating High Point and Bowie. Everything at the stadium is first class, from the press box, to the concession stand, to the seating for 5,000 fans, to even having bathrooms. Oxon Hill is the first, but more are coming. An artificial turf field is scheduled to be put in at Gwynn Park this winter and another this summer at Henry A. Wise. Ultimately, the goal is to put in an artificial turf field at all 22 footballplaying public high schools in Prince George’s County. But, there’s still no guarantee that is going to happen. Last spring, the General Assembly withdrew a bill for the second straight year that would have ensured turf fields at all the schools within six years because, according to Del. Jay Walker (D-Dist. 26), the Board of Education and the Maryland National Capital Park and Planning Commission could not agree on a Memorandum of Understanding over how the fields would be used. That was in April. I contacted Max Pugh, acting director of communications for Prince George’s County Public Schools, and he said there’s been no change since then. Will the bill be withdrawn for the third straight year? Pugh said there is a MOU in place for the three fields scheduled to get turf now, but still no movement on the other 19 schools. There’s the usual concerns over funding, and that’s certainly no small matter, but since everyone is on the record saying they want to see this get done, you have to wonder why the delay? The new stadium at Oxon Hill is 95 percent complete. They still need to add lights and a flag pole, among other finishing touches. But it’s a facility the whole county can take pride in. With new members among the school board that was elected this week, hopefully they will figure out a way to finish the MOU so when the Assembly meets next, the bill can pass, and artificial turf fields will be coming to all 22 schools. Until then, Prince George’s teens will continue playing in goose and deer @#%&. ksain@gazette.net
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ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER
Bowie High School’s Ashley Modeste finished in second place Oct. 30 at the 4A South Region cross country meet.
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Ready for a rebound County champion looks to state meet after illness BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN STAFF WRITER
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hereisamentalcomponenttoeverysport,buttheextent to which the mind can impact a cross country runner on race day is arguably unrivaled in high school athletics. There are occasions, however, when the will to win is there, but the body doesn’t follow. Unfortunately for Bowie High School senior Ashley Modeste, the Oct. 30 Class 4A South Region meet at Fort Washington Park happened to be one of those times, she said. Coming off her first Prince George’s County championship on that same course the previous week — Modeste’s time of 20 minutes, 18.4 seconds was about 40 seconds ahead of the rest of the field — the Bulldogs’ No. 1 runner was poised for another win and to truly establish herself as Ashley the county’s best. Then she got sick. “I just really wanted to run but my body wasn’t letting me,” Modeste said. Aless-than-100-percentModesteledmidwaythroughlast week’s 3-mile region race before trailing off down the last 800 meters. Still, she only finished second to rival Alexis Baynes of Charles H. Flowers by 16 seconds. With a week’s recovery heading into Saturday’s state meet, scheduled for 10 a.m. at Baltimore County’s Hereford High, Modeste and Bowie coach Rich Andrulonis said the Bulldogs’ leader is hoping to close out her cross country tenure on a high note and as the county’s top distance runner heading into the indoor track season.
“It’s hard, sometimes if it’s a cold or a viral infection, it can really shoot down a person’s energy,” Andrulonis said. “Ashley is one of those young ladies that has that mental attitude where she’s not going to complain, she’s just going to run hard. You have to go in with a positive attitude. She’s a great kid and she works real hard.” Modeste’s rapid rise to the top of county cross country — she’s dropped about 90 seconds from her top time a year ago, according to athletic.net — has earned interest from Division I college coaches, she said. And it’s quite possible she has a an injury hiatus to thank for the journey. Prior to high school, Modeste was a soccer and basketball athlete. But a fractured ankle sustained while playing soccer the summer before her freshman year left lingering effects, so Modeste decided to forgo sports her first year of high school. By sophomore year, she said, she was ready to try something new. Modeste “I’d never done the track thing before and I’ve always loved running,” Modeste said. “I got into that and I started liking it more [than my other sports].” Modeste’s endurance, overall strength and ability to stay positive through the toughest practices and races were the signs of a good distance runner, so Andrulonis urged her to come out for cross country as a junior last fall. By the end of her first cross country season she was Bowie’s top runner; she finished third at counties and regionals and had strong indoor and outdoor track seasons.
“I just really wanted to run but my body wasn’t letting me.”
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Crossland High School’s boys soccer players gathered for one final time as teammates Tuesday, and when the huddle broke, they removed their jerseys and placed them in a pile on the Temple Hills field. The Cavaliers had just lost to Huntingtown, 3-0, in the Class 3A South Region finals. For some of the boys, that meant the end of a near-historic Class 3A state tournament run. But for others, such as senior Rodney Ngoh, it meant the end of an era. In the past two years, Crossland has become one of the top teams in Prince George’s County. Last season — the first for Ngoh, coach Andre Ferguson Sr., and his son Andre Ferguson Jr. — the Cavaliers qualified for the Prince George’s County title game. This year they went 12-2 and came within one win from reaching their first state semifinal since 1976. Ngoh and junior Jose Lopez scored a team-high 18 goals apiece, while Ferguson Jr. had 23 assists. The trio, which all played on the D.C. United Academy before joining Crossland’s varsity team, was a major part of the team’s success. “[I] thought we could do something over here,” Ngoh said. “That’s why I decided to come here.” On Tuesday, Huntingtown scored on a penalty kick in the first half to take a 1-0 lead, and would add two more after intermission. Crossland tried getting back in the game, but had no answer for the Calvert County school. After onegoal victories against Chopticon (3-2) in the region semifinals and Thomas Stone (1-0) in the quarterfinals, Crossland was finally finished. Still, Ferguson Sr. said he viewed the season as a success. “I thought everybody stepped up another level. Everybody bought into the system and trained, off-site, on their own. And brought it back to when school started. Kids just put a lot of extra time into trying to be better. So I thought that was real special,” Ferguson Sr. said. Though Ngoh won’t be with Crossland next year — he is trying to play college soccer — he said he is excited for the 2015 season. “It was a great season,” Ngoh said. “Even though we didn’t win today we got a lot of new people, we got a lot of new talent. I think we can still do something next year.” egoldwein@gazette.net
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ERIC GOLDWEIN STAFF WRITER
Jose Gonzalez wasn’t expected to be a contributor on the Bladensburg High School boys soccer team. For several games, he wasn’t even on the roster. But early in the second half of the Class 4A South Region final against Eleanor Roosevelt, the 5-foot-7 junior had one of the biggest plays of the season — and perhaps, in the school’s history. In the 42nd minute at Prince George’s Community College — following a scoreless first half Tuesday — a Mustangs’ corner kick deflected off a Roosevelt player and made its way outside the 18-yard box. There stood Gonzalez, who volleyed the ball with his right foot and put it in the top left corner of the net. It was the type of goal that Bladensburg coach Avinash Chandran, competing against his alma mater (Class of 2007) and former coach George Kallas, hadn’t seen since he was playing a decade ago. “Every once in a while you see wonder goals like that,” Chandran
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Bladensburg High School boys soccer players celebrate Tuesday their 4A South Region title victory over Eleanor Roosevelt at Prince George’s Community College. said. “This, the amount of technique that you require, to kind of contort your body, get your foot around and then stick it in the back of the net, that’s tremendous technique and it takes a
whole lot.” And it required some good fortune too, Gonzalez said. “It was just a lucky shot. Just tried it,” said Gonzalez, whose Mustangs
(12-4) defeated the Greenbelt School, 2-1, to win their first region title since 2005, and second in school history. “... One of the best moments in the world.” Gonzalez wasn’t on the team the past two seasons because of grades, he said, and he spent part of the last year playing soccer in Mexico. But like several Bladensburg players, he’s made an impact in his first year on varsity. The other Mustangs goal came from freshman Luiz Mauricio, who scored in the 65th minute to give his team a 2-0 lead. “If you had asked me what the beginning of the season what my 11 would be in this sort of stage, I would have said you’re crazy because the chances of us progressing far with the thin squad ... I didn’t even have [Gonzalez] in the picture,” Chandran said. Roosevelt struck late as Lovet Cheg scored in the 76th minute, but with an exceptional performance from goalkeeper Luis Villalobos — assisted by the Bladensburg goal posts — the Mustangs held on for the victory Tuesday at Prince George’s Community College in Kettering. Bladensburg advances to the state semifinals, where it is set to face West Region champion Walt Whitman of Bethesda. “It’s been great,” Gonzalez said. “I have no words to explain it.” egoldwein@gazette.net
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HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL HOW THEY RANK
STANDINGS
The Gazette sports staff ranks the top 10 high school football teams in Prince George’s County each week during the season.
County 3A/2A/1A League
Rank School
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Douglass DeMatha E. Roosevelt Wise DuVal Potomac Forestville Gwynn Park Surrattsville R. Baptist
Record Points
9-0 6-3 9-0 7-2 6-3 8-1 8-1 5-4 6-3 7-2
59 55 48 42 36 30 24 17 11 5
Also receiving votes: Pallotti, 2.
COUNTY LEADERS Rushing Player, school Rushes Amaru Major, Surrattsville 153 Mike Mofor, E. Roosevelt 123 Christian Paylay, Fairmont Hghts 140 Jordan Washington, Forestville 122 Davon Julien, Cap. Christian 83 Jeremy Fields, Oxon Hill 120 Anthony McFarland, DeMatha 97 Antoine Brooks, DuVal 82 Jaret Patterson, Pallotti 86 Jose Hollaway, Flowers 135
Division W-L GB Frederick Douglass 7-0 — Forestville 6-1 1.0 Potomac 6-1 1.0 Surrattsville 5-2 2.0 Gwynn Park 5-2 2.0 Fairmont Heights 3-4 2.0 Friendly 2-5 3.0 Central 1-6 4.0 Largo 1-7 4.5 Crossland 0-8 5.5
Yards 1,605 1,407 1,320 1,136 1,135 1,083 1,034 834 804 745
Avg. TDs 10.5 12 11.4 18 9.4 12 9.3 17 13.7 12 9.3 10 10.7 10 10.2 17 9.3 7 5.5 10
Passing Player, school Cmp.-Att. Yards Int. TDs Ramar Williams, McNamara 132-211 1,948 11 16 Amir Hall, Riverdale Baptist 119-160 1,862 7 24 Reggie Robinson, Cap. Christ. 45-75 1,422 11 13 Beau English, DeMatha 79-127 1,311 4 12 Anthony Dougherty, Ox.Hill 63-143 960 6 5 Antoine Brooks, DuVal 54-105 876 0 0 Robert Harris III, Surrattsville 44-93 850 3 12 Emil Neugent, Potomac 44-72 756 3 11 Receiving Player, school Catches Yards Avg. TDs Maurice Lewis Jr., Cap. Christ. 25 783 31.3 8 Jaison Young, Riverdale Baptist 33 732 22.2 10 Camari Murray, McNamara 36 728 20.2 6 Deron Smith, Riverdale Baptist 35 558 15.9 6 Alphonso Banks IV, McNamara 34 505 14.8 6 Darryl Turner Jr., DeMatha 20 425 21.3 6 Trey Lancaster, Surrattsville 20 393 19.7 6
Coaches and team statisticians may email season team statistics to sports@gazette.net before noon on Mondays to be included.
County 4A League
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DuVal High School’s Jimmy Williams (left) catches a pass for a touchdown as Flowers’ Maurice Wright pursues.
FEARLESS FORECASTS
Season record All games Pr. George’s Co.
Division W-L GB Eleanor Roosevelt 8-0 — Henry A. Wise 7-1 1.0 DuVal* 6-2 2.0 Charles H. Flowers 5-3 2.0 Suitland 5-3 3.0 Northwestern 4-4 4.0 Oxon Hill 4-4 4.0 Bowie 3-5 4.0 Parkdale* 3-5 4.0 Bladensburg 2-6 5.0 Laurel 1-7 6.0 High Point 0-8 7.0
Private schools
Ken Sain 259-57 113-18
Eric Goldwein 253-63 112-19
Kent Zakour 253-63 106-25
Prince J. Grimes 251-63 111-20
Adam Gutekunst 248-68 105-26
Jennifer Beekman 221-63 112-19
The Gazette sports staff picks the winners of this week’s football games involving Montgomery County teams. All games includes picks made in Prince George’s County. Here are this week’s predictions:
This week’s schedule Gwynn Park at Friendly Suitland at High Point Avalon at Riverdale Baptist Annapolis Area Christian at Pallotti Oxon Hill at Parkdale Northwestern at Eleanor Roosevelt Surrattsville at Douglass Bladensburg at Bowie Wise at Flowers Crossland at Fairmont Heights Central at Largo DuVal at Laurel Potomac at Forestville O’Connell at McNamara Archbishop Carroll at DeMatha National Collegiate at National Christian
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G. Park Suitland R. Baptist Pallotti Oxon Hill Roosevelt Douglass Bowie Wise Fairmont Largo DuVal Potomac O’Connell DeMatha Nat. Christ.
G. Park Suitland R. Baptist Pallotti Oxon Hill Roosevelt Douglass Bowie Wise Fairmont Largo DuVal Forestville O’Connell DeMatha Nat. Coll.
G. Park Suitland R. Baptist Pallotti Oxon Hill Roosevelt Douglass Bowie Wise Fairmont Largo DuVal Forestville McNamara DeMatha Nat. Coll.
G. Park Suitland R. Baptist Pallotti Oxon Hill Roosevelt Douglass Bowie Wise Fairmont Largo DuVal Potomac O’Connell DeMatha Nat. Christ.
G. Park Suitland R. Baptist Pallotti Oxon HIll Roosevelt Douglass Bowie Wise Fairmont Largo DuVal Forestville O’Connell DeMatha Nat. Christ.
G. Park Suitland R. Baptist Pallotti Oxon Hill Roosevelt Douglass Bowie Wise Fairmont Largo DuVal Potomac O’Connell DeMatha Nat. Christ.
Capitol Christian* Riverdale Baptist St. Vincent Pallotti DeMatha Bishop McNamara National Christian
Overall W-L PF 9-0 382 8-1 304 8-1 193 6-3 294 5-4 239 5-4 174 4-5 185 3-6 74 2-7 135 0-9 20
PA 30 140 93 148 165 174 249 241 221 308
Strk W9 W2 W3 W2 W5 L2 L3 L5 L2 L15
Overall W-L PF 9-0 346 7-2 254 6-3 262 5-4 231 5-4 153 4-5 202 4-5 211 3-6 143 3-6 62 2-7 98 1-8 114 0-9 42
PA 63 92 88 212 140 150 208 157 246 286 261 334
Strk W13 W3 W6 L2 W2 W1 W2 L1 L3 L2 L7 L16
Overall W-L PF 10-2 310 7-2 297 8-3 273 6-3 290 3-6 202 3-6 168
PA 184 123 118 231 333 162
Strk W1 W1 W1 W1 L1 L1
*Record includes forfeit result
LAST WEEK’S SCORES Thursday’s results Riverdale Baptist 21, Paul VI 7 Fredericksburg Christian 34, National Christian 16 Capitol Christian 34, Options 14 Friday’s results Wise 51, High Point 0 Pallotti 34, Annapolis Area Christian 2 Saturday’s results Gonzaga 49, McNamara 20 DuVal 26, Flowers 6 Oxon Hill 20, Bowie 14 Suitland 46, Parkdale 0 Potomac 41, Crossland 6 Northwestern 29, Bladensburg 0 Surrattsville 39, Friendly 12 Gwynn Park 36, Fairmont Heights 6 Douglass 50, Central 6 Eleanor Roosevelt 49, Laurel 0 Forestville 30, Largo 8
Four schools hope to clinch playoff berths on final day of regular season FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK BY PRINCE J. GRIMES
4A South Eleanor Roosevelt was already in the postseason prior to last weekend, but clinched home field throughout the region playoffs with its win against Laurel. Henry A. Wise also clinched its playoff berth prior to last weekend.
DuVal joins them following a definitive win against Charles H. Flowers on Saturday. Even if forced to forfeit a win by Prince George’s County Public Schools for an alleged open-gym violation, a case which is still under appeal, DuVal is assured of a postseason berth. Thanks to the Flowers loss, Suitland is control of the fourth and final playoff spot. If the Rams defeat High Point on Friday and Flowers loses to second-place Wise, Suitland is in. If Suitland loses to High Point, a Flowers
loss to Wise would still likely put Suitland into the playoffs. For Flowers, a win against Wise on Saturday moves the Jaguars ahead of Suitland in points, but if DuVal does have to forfeit its first win of the season to Parkdale, there’s a scenario where Suitland (who beat Parkdale) can still finish ahead of Flowers. Northwestern still has a chance to sneak into the postseason. The Wildcats would have to defeat Eleanor Roosevelt on Saturday and get a lot of help elsewhere. In addition to a win,
Northwestern would need Wise to beat Flowers, High Point to beat Suitland, and Bladensburg to defeat Bowie. Bowie and Oxon Hill were officially eliminated following last week’s games.
2A South Frederick Douglass officially clinched home field in the 2A South Region with its win against Central. The Eagles will have home field through the state
championship game with a victory against Surrattsville this week.
1A North Forestville Military Academy is already in the postseason but needs to defeat Potomac in addition to a Friendship Academy of Engineering and Technology (80) loss to Bluford Drew Jemison Academy (3-6) in order to clinch home field. If FAET wins, Forestville will still have more points, but the outcome of other games will decide the top seed. Surrattsville clinched a playoff berth thanks to its win against Friendly and losses by Fairmont Heights and McDonough. Even though Fairmont loss to Gwynn Park, the Hornets are still sitting in the fourth and final playoff spot. If Fairmont defeats Crossland on Saturday it clinches its first postseason berth since 1998. With a loss, Fairmont would need McDonough (4-5) to lose to St. Charles (0-9).
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The high school football regular season is winding down to its final weekend, and the playoff picture is becoming clear after last week’s games. Four Prince George’s County teams were officially eliminated from postseason contention, while three more clinched playoff berths — bringing the total number of county teams in the playoffs to seven. Four county teams are still alive however, with one in control of its destiny. Home-field advantage is in play for two teams.
With that, Modeste said she’s felt more pressure to perform and Andrulonis admitted her distance results — she will also be needed in the 800-meter run — should be the cornerstone of the Bulldogs’ track success. But Modeste, who Andrulonis said is a quiet leader andexcellentrolemodelforyoung Bowie athletes looking to get more serious about cross country, said she is motivated to produce positive results for her team. A county win proved to Modeste, she said, that she does belongwiththearea’stoprunners. Though she was disappointed in the regional result, Modeste said she learned from the experience going into states. “[Regionals] taught me that it’s not going to be easy,” Modeste said. “Things are going to happen, it’s not always going to be the way you want it to go. You’ve just got to stay focused, anything can happen.” jbeekman@gazette.net
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Death be not proud
Grace Hartigan exhibit explores strength of artist
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Greenbelt Arts Center reveals its take on the murder mystery with its production of “Death by Design,” opening Friday. The comedic whodunit, written by Rob Urbinati, is set in 1930’s England, when playwright Edward Bennett and his actress wife Sorel, who appears in all of her husband’s works, flee London to their country house following a bad opening night. They encounter multiple guests, one of whom is murdered — and the group must work to solve the crime. “It’s the best of both mystery and comedy, kind of a double whammy,” said director Ann Lowe-Barrett, who had previously read and was familiar with other works written by Urbinati. “It’s got a lot of witty repartee, very well-written, and it has some interesting plot twists, as well. Colin Davies, the sole native-born Brit in the cast, plays the leading playwright known for his “rather hackneyed plays” in Davies’ words, that seem to always find commercial success. “I think he writes rather typecast plays, and he carries that into his life,” Davies said. “It appears to be one big drama, one big theatrical performance, and it’s hard to tell when it’s him and when he is acting a part.” “I got my dream cast for this,” LoweBarrett added. “Everyone else is American, but between him and our dialect coach, we’ve got some pretty good British accents in the show.” One of the unexpected arrivals to the Bennetts’ country home is Victoria Van Roth, played by Jenn Robinson. She fills the role of the larger-than-life artist who insists on being in the spotlight. “She does things mainly for shock value and loves to be the center of attention,” she said. “I was even able to put some of my
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DEATH BY DESIGN n When: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday and Nov. 14, 15, 21 and 22; 2 p.m. Sunday and Nov. 16 and 23 n Where: Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt n Tickets: $14-$20 n More information: 301-441-8770; greenbeltartscenter.org
previous dance training to use. It was a lot of fun to play such an over-the-top character after my relatively subdued role in ‘Habeas Corpus’ in May.” Even in a cast of just eight actors, every person involved in the production can bring something unique to the table and create a well-rounded show. “Each character in the play has his or her own quirks, which surface variously through the play,” Robinson said. “I’ve been impressed with how well the cast is
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able to make their individual characters stand out without overshadowing each other.” “It’s a small cast, but they’re all very different,” added Davies. “I think Urbinati melds them together very well. I thought for a contemporary New Yorker he had really managed to get the 1930s British style.” Though the production has distinct character profiles at play, that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for exploration. Lowe-Barrett watches for artistic choices that affect the underlying storyline, but she makes sure to encourage her cast members to put their own spin on their characters. “People come to the theater to exercise their creative talents, so I want to let them do that,” she said. “As long as it fits in with the show and the character, I let them pretty much do what they want.” Despite the weeks of rehearsal leading up to the show’s approximate two-week run, the humorous aspects of the play have
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A group of works in various media by Grace Hartigan is featured in a landmark exhibit now on view at the Strathmore Mansion in North Bethesda. In this, the first museum-quality exhibit at this venue since 2005, the ongoing creative strength of the artist in the period following her move from New York to Baltimore in 1960, to her death in 2008 at 86, is clearly demonstrated. Hartigan is best known for her association with the artists of the “New York School” having moved there in 1942 following her second husband’s deployment during WWII. Supporting herself by enrolling in the Newark School of Engineering and working as a mechanical draftsman for several years, she began to paint on her own on the side. Stunned by the first exhibition of Jackson Pollock’s earliest drip paintings in 1948, she soon became part of the “Cedar Tavern Group” which included Pollock, Willem De Kooning, Adolph Gottlieb, Mark Rothko and others. She was also close to Lee Krasner who pushed her in the direction of Hans Hoffman while Pollock told her to look at De Kooning for inspiration. The bold example of both artists can be seen in Hartigan’s early work, but she soon began to form her own signature style and Abstract Expressionist sensibility. Along with Krasner and Elaine de Kooning, Hartigan was among the very small group of women artists who were able to make their way in
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ON VIEW BY CLAUDIA ROUSSEAU what was a particularly male dominated art scene in the decade following the end of the war. In some ways she was the most independent among them, and when she followed her fourth husband to Baltimore (Johns Hopkins University medical researcher Winston Price) she was able not only sustain her career, but working in relative isolation, to explore new paths. As early as 1952, Hartigan began to re-introduce figuration into her work, having only a year earlier won recognition and representation at the Tibor de Nagy Gallery in New York with abstractions. She began making freely painted reinterpretations of older art — a practice that she would continue in various media throughout the rest of her career. A number of such works are in the Strathmore exhibit, including the very large “St. George and the Dragon” (1970) inspired by Raphael, and “Greuze’s Woman in White” (2002) in a style reminiscent of Matisse, the artist who first attracted Hartigan to contemporary art. Her abstract style was full of brightly colored flat shapes outlined in heavy black strokes, often resulting in all over compositions that recall stained glass. Her large 1966 painting “Male Image” included in the show is a good example of this effect. Yet, when she began inserting figuration into these works, often very fragmented,
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Death finds love on holiday
Based on Alberto Casella’s Italian play “La Morte in Vacanza,” “Death Takes a Holiday,” which was rewritten for the American stage by Walter Ferris, had tremendous success on Broadway. The folks at Laurel Mill Playhouse are hoping for the same success as its set to open the show on Friday. The drama follows Death as he suspends all activities for three days while he falls in love with a beautiful girl. He understands, during this time, why mortals fear him. Death has to make a choice — leave the girl he’s fallen in love with to her family or take her back to the land of the dead with him. If it sounds familiar, chances are you saw Brad Pitt’s 1998 film “Meet Joe Black,” with Claire Forlani and Anthony Hopkins, itself an adaptation of the play. Tickets for the show range from $15-$20. For more information, visit laurelmillplayhouse.org or call 301-617-9906.
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From left, Caity Brown, Joel Consolati, Brian Binney, Erica Smith, and, foreground, Liz Dapo and Will Hardy rehearse a scene from “The Murder Room.”
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Steve Bruun and Tara Wynn star in Laurel Mill Playhouse’s upcoming production of “Death Takes a Holiday.”
Not as simple as black, white
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“Collidescope: Adventures in Preand Post-Racial America” opens Friday at The Clarice.
It’s no secret the issue of race relations is still in the collective hearts of Americans. With the deaths of young, black men such as Trayvon Martin, Jordan Davis, and Michael Brown, tensions across the country are alarmingly high for all races, not just black or white. Internationally acclaimed auteur Ping Chong and noted director and
dramaturg Talvin Wilks have created “Collidescope: Adventures in Pre- and PostRacial America.” The show is set to open at the Kogod Theatre at The Clarice as part of a collaboration with Chong, Wilks and the UMD School of Theatre, Dance and Performance Studies’ graduate and undergraduate designers and performers.
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The original piece explores the historic roots of race relations in the U.S., moving back and forth in time to connect the dots between troubled racial history and its ongoing consequences. Tickets for the show range in price from $10-$25. For more information, visit theclarice.umd.edu or call 301-405-2787.
The funnier side of attempted murder Sometimes killing a guy is a lot harder than it should be. Well, it probably doesn’t help if you’re completely incompetent, such as Mavis Templeton in Bowie Community Theatre’s hilarious production of “The Murder Room.” After marrying Edgar Hollister and finding out he’s been unfaithful, Mavis tries so hard to kill him. The show becomes a giant farcical whodunit with Agatha Christie-meets-The Three Stooges mixed in for good measure. This is Gayle Negri’s first
time directing a show at BCT, but has led a production of “The Murder Room,” 25 years ago. Erica Smith plays the clueless Mavis, whom she describes as “the most inept murderess you’ve ever seen. ... She has absolutely no poker face — this woman couldn’t keep a secret in a bucket.” Tickets for the romp are on sale now for $15-$20. For more information, visit BCTheatre.org or call 301805-0219.
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IN THE ARTS
Bowie Community Theatre, “The
Murder Room,” through Nov. 15, call for prices, times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-805-0219, bctheatre.com. The Clarice, Introducing Michael Kaiser: Reshaping the Arts in America, 4 p.m. Nov. 6; Collidescope: Adventures in Pre- and Post-Racial America, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 7; UMD Wind Orchestra: Dragon Rhyme, 8 p.m. Nov. 7; Collidescope: Adventures in Pre- and Post-Racial America, 2 and 7:30 p.m. Nov. 8; Kyle Abraham/A.I.M.: When the Wolves Came In, 8 p.m. Nov. 8; Cantor Yehoshua Redfern, 2 p.m. Nov. 9; Collidescope: Adventures in Pre- and Post-Racial America, 2 p.m. Nov. 9; Walter Isaacson, 5:30 p.m. Nov. 10; Collidescope: Adventures in Pre- and Post-Racial America, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11; UMD Chamber Jazz, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 11; Collidescope: Adventures in Preand Post-Racial America, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12; UMD Chamber Jazz, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12; University Band and Community Band, 8 p.m. Nov. 12, University of Maryland, College
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Continued from Page B-3 the underlying drawing was her strength. This is evident throughout her entire career, and is probably one of the most compelling take-aways from the Strathmore exhibit. The line in her latest work is as strong as her early efforts, and is what stands out in such works in the show as “Grazie Rosetti” (1995), “Mme. Marcott” (2004) and “Lili Marlene” (2006) — the first two with reference to art history, the third to a WWII love song recorded by the German singer Lale Andersen and later immortalized in a faintly scandalous film. The name, however, also conjures the great German film diva Marlene Dietrich. From 1954, Hartigan had also been exploring urban and even popular imagery as source material, but never gave up her expressionist aesthetic. Curator Harriet Lesser believes that she was also increasingly intrigued with masks and make-up; with personal presentation and self-
NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), “Fanny” by S.N. Behrman
and Joshua Logan, through Nov. 22, 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 3 p.m. Sundays at the Charis Center for the Arts, 13010 8th St., Bowie. $20. For ticket sales and additional information, call 240-475-8800 or visit madtheater.org. Publick Playhouse, Philadanco Master Class: Modern Dance, 7 p.m. Nov. 6; Platinum Live: Philadanco!, noon Nov. 7;
projection. In the exhibit, her 1983 painting “Greta” (an obvious reference to another film icon) shows a female figure surrounded by clothes with paper tabs, like the ones girls used to cut out for paper dolls. These, she suggested, were a way of saying that “the clothes make the woman” and, extrapolating from that, of implying that our public personae are generally artistic creations that are separate from our inner life and change with time. In Hartigan’s case, although she was an at-
Philadanco!, 8 p.m. Nov. 7; PRAISE Auditions, 10 a.m. Nov. 8, 5445 Landover Road, Cheverly, 301-2771710, arts.pgparks.com. 2nd Star Productions, “Twelve Angry Men,” Dec. 5 through 30, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, call for prices, times, 410-757-5700, 301832-4819, 2ndstarproductions.com. Tantallon Community Players, “A USO Christmas,” Dec. 6 through 14, Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-262-5201, tantallonstage.com. Venus Theatre, “Virus Attacks Heart,” Opening Nov. 6, 21 C Street, Laurel. venustheatre.org.
NIGHTLIFE New Deal Café, Mid-Day Melodies with Amy C Kraft, noon Nov. 6; SAW Open Mic, 7 p.m. Nov. 6; John Guernsey, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 7; The Moxie Blues Band, 8 p.m. Nov. 7; John Guernsey, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 8; Built 4 Comfort, 8 p.m. Nov. 8; Deaf Brunch, 10:30 a.m. Nov. 9; Not2Cool Jazz Trio Brunch, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 9; S.J. Tucker, 6 p.m. Nov. 9; Double Sharp, 7 p.m. Nov. 11; Rattlesnake Hill, 5 p.m. Nov. 12, 113 Centerway Road, 301-474-5642, newdealcafe.com. Old Bowie Town Grill, Wednesday Night Classic Jam, 8 p.m. every Wednesday, sign-ups start at 7:30 p.m., 8604 Chestnut Ave., Bowie, 301-464-8800, oldbowietowngrille. com.
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tractive young woman, by the mid-80’s was increasingly overweight and debilitated physically. In that context, Lesser’s idea is intriguing.
second and fourth Thursdays of every month, activities for preschoolers, $4, $3 seniors, $2 ages 2 to 18, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park, 301-864-6029, collegeparkaviationmuseum.com.
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. 410-765-6482.
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, ages 5
Women’s Chamber Choir Auditions, by appointment for the con-
cert season of women’s chamber choir Voix de Femmes, 7:45 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, 402 Compton Ave., Laurel, 301-520-8921, annickkanter@gmail.com. The 7th annual College Park Blues Festival, 6 to 11:30 p.m. Nov.
8 at Ritchie Coliseum, Route 1 in College Park. Admission and parking are free. There will be bands, vendors, prizes, raffles and dancing. For more information, visit dcblues.org.
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Park, theclarice.umd.edu. Hard Bargain Players, Theater in the Woods, 2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, 240-766-8830, hbplayers.org. Harmony Hall Regional Center, Shadz of Soul, 8 p.m. Nov. 15, 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, 301-203-6070, arts.pgparks.com. Greenbelt Arts Center, “Death by Design,” through Nov. 23, call for prices, times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt, 301-4418770, greenbeltartscenter.org. Joe’s Movement Emporium, Hip Hop Dance Class with Nyla “Epik” Murray, 5 p.m. Nov. 8; Harvest of the Empire Screening, 4 p.m. Nov. 15, 3309 Bunker Hill Road, Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819, joesmovement.org. Laurel Mill Playhouse, “Death Takes a Holiday,” Nov. 7 through 23, call for ticket prices, times, Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, laurelmillplayhouse.org. Prince George’s Little Theatre, “A Shot in the Dark,” Jan. 9 through 24, call for tickets and show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500 White Marsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-9377458, pglt.org.
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