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Included: The September 9, 2009 Issue of The Hyattsville Reporter — See Center Section Hyattsville Life & Times PO Box 132 Hyattsville, MD 20781 PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE PAID Permit # 43 Easton, MD 21601 H ya tt svi ll e Life&Times September 2009 Hyattsville’s Community Newspaper Vol. 6 No. 9 PUMPKIN TIME ALREADY? Our guide to the premier pick- your-own pumpkin patches. PAGE 3 READY YOURSELF TO RECEIVE Cassie Johnson explains why you should take down your roadblocks on personal development. PAGE 4 LOCAL ARTISTS GET NEW SPACE Art gallery/studio Artdc gives artists a new lease on creativity. PAGE 9 HEARD AROUND HYATTSVILLE “I think it’s great. I don’t know about the color, though, and it gets real hot.“ — George Samuel “I guess it was a good idea. It’s just the money part.” — Deborah Hayes “For summer, it’s fine. For winter, it’s not so good. The children need to put more clothes on.” —Carlos Velasquez “It’s very good to have uniforms. It makes them look good in school, and there isn’t peer pressure.” — Elsa Rodriguez HLT asked, “What do you think about students having to wear school uniforms?” The respondents were all parents or grandparents of Hyattsville Elementary School students. St. Jerome gets new principal by Paula Minaert St. Jerome School, one of the oldest in the area, has a new principal. Mary Pat Donoghue, formerly the vice principal, has taken the position that was held by Sr. Joyce Volpini, SND, since July 1976. “I want to continue the good work St. Joyce did for thirty- three years,” Ms. Donoghue said. “I admire her sense of mission and serving God’s littlest ones.” Ms. Donoghue began teaching fifth grade at the Catholic school in 1990 and later taught sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. She is herself a graduate of St. Jerome’s. The school opened in 1943, with the Sisters of Notre Dame holding classes in the parlor and porch of the house that origi- nally stood on the property. The current building was finished in 1946. By 1964, the enrollment was 850. Speaking of her years as prin- cipal, Sr. Joyce said her fondest memories are of the children. “They’re very much them- selves, honest and loving. They keep you young," she said. "And it’s exciting to watch them grow. They come back, too, and bring their children with them. They New city treasurer touts strategic organization by Sarah Nemeth “It doesn’t matter if you have money if you don’t have a strate- gy,” said Anthony Rainey, Hyatts- ville’s new treasurer. Rainey makes strategy the bea- con of his work, an approach he honed working for the cities of Seattle, Wash.; Gresham, Ore; Norfolk, Va.; and, most recently, Washington, D.C. “One of the things I’ve experi- enced with other governments … is bringing a more strategic ap- proach,” he said. “Finance is only a tool to [implement] strategy.” Originally from California, Rain- ey lives in Waldorf and came to Hyattsville because of its “up and coming” status. “He brings some great experi- ence in areas that we are mov- ing into,” said Hyattsville Mayor William Gardiner, citing Rainey’s specific skills in budgeting, infor- mation technology and perfor- mance measures. “[The city is] now developing much more closely aligned de- partment goals and outputs to the budget,” Gardiner said. “We haven’t done that before. [It is] an improved budget format pro- cess and [Rainey] will be a part of implementing that.” While in Oregon, Rainey worked on a 2020 plan – a community visioning process focusing on where the city would be in the by Krista Atteberry Former Hyattsville City Council President Robert Trumbule loved the outdoors. An environmental policy analyst for the Library of Congress, he served for several years as the scoutmaster of a local Boy Scout troop. The trail named for him, near Magruder Park, has been transformed over the sum- mer and will be rededicated this month. To find it, follow the asphalt path that runs to the right of the ten- nis courts in Magruder Park and turn left over the brand-new creek bridge. Notice the newly cleared TREASURER continued on page 11 PRINCIPAL continued on page 11 TRAILS continued on page 10 the long and winding trail PHOTO BY SUSIE CURRIE A bump-out in the new Trumble Trail.

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HyattsvilleLife&Times

September 2009Hyattsville’s Community NewspaperVol. 6 No. 9

pUMpKIN TIME ALREADY?Our guide to the premier pick-your-own pumpkin patches.PAGE 3

READY YOURsELF TO RECEIVECassie Johnson explains why you should take down your roadblocks on personal development. PAGE 4

LOCAL ARTIsTs GET NEW spACEArt gallery/studio Artdc gives artists a new lease on creativity. PAGE 9

HEARD AROUND HYATTSVILLE

“I think it’s great. I don’t know about the color, though, and it gets real hot.“— George Samuel

“I guess it was a good idea. It’s just the money part.”— Deborah Hayes

“For summer, it’s fi ne. For winter, it’s not so good. The children need to put more clothes on.”—Carlos Velasquez

“It’s very good to have uniforms. It makes them look good in school, and there isn’t peer pressure.”— Elsa Rodriguez

HLT asked, “What do you think about students having to wear school uniforms?” The respondents were all parents or grandparents of Hyattsville Elementary School students.

St. Jerome gets new principalby Paula Minaert

St. Jerome School, one of the oldest in the area, has a new principal. Mary Pat Donoghue, formerly the vice principal, has taken the position that was held by Sr. Joyce Volpini, SND, since July 1976.

“I want to continue the good work St. Joyce did for thirty-three years,” Ms. Donoghue said. “I admire her sense of mission and serving God’s littlest ones.”

Ms. Donoghue began teaching fifth grade at the Catholic school in 1990 and later taught sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. She is herself a graduate of St. Jerome’s.

The school opened in 1943, with the Sisters of Notre Dame holding classes in the parlor and porch of the house that origi-nally stood on the property. The current building was finished in 1946. By 1964, the enrollment was 850.

Speaking of her years as prin-cipal, Sr. Joyce said her fondest memories are of the children.

“They’re very much them-selves, honest and loving. They keep you young," she said. "And it’s exciting to watch them grow. They come back, too, and bring their children with them. They

New city treasurer touts strategic organizationby Sarah Nemeth

“It doesn’t matter if you have money if you don’t have a strate-gy,” said Anthony Rainey, Hyatts-ville’s new treasurer.

Rainey makes strategy the bea-con of his work, an approach he honed working for the cities of Seattle, Wash.; Gresham, Ore;

Norfolk, Va.; and, most recently, Washington, D.C.

“One of the things I’ve experi-enced with other governments … is bringing a more strategic ap-proach,” he said. “Finance is only a tool to [implement] strategy.”

Originally from California, Rain-ey lives in Waldorf and came to Hyattsville because of its “up and coming” status.

“He brings some great experi-ence in areas that we are mov-ing into,” said Hyattsville Mayor William Gardiner, citing Rainey’s specifi c skills in budgeting, infor-mation technology and perfor-mance measures.

“[The city is] now developing much more closely aligned de-partment goals and outputs to the budget,” Gardiner said. “We haven’t done that before. [It is] an improved budget format pro-cess and [Rainey] will be a part of implementing that.”

While in Oregon, Rainey worked on a 2020 plan – a community visioning process focusing on where the city would be in the

by Krista Atteberry

Former Hyattsville City Council President Robert Trumbule loved the outdoors. An environmental policy analyst for the Library of Congress, he served for several years as the scoutmaster of a local Boy Scout troop. The trail named for him, near Magruder Park, has

been transformed over the sum-mer and will be rededicated this month.

To fi nd it, follow the asphalt path that runs to the right of the ten-nis courts in Magruder Park and turn left over the brand-new creek bridge. Notice the newly cleared

TreaSUrer continued on page 11

PrIncIPal continued on page 11

TraIlS continued on page 10

the long and winding trail

photo by susie currieA bump-out in the new Trumble Trail.

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a community newspaper chronicling the

life and times of Hyattsville

Mailing address: PO Box 132, Hyattsville, Md 20781

Hyattsville Life & Times is published monthly by Hyattsville Community Newspaper, Inc., a 501c(3) nonprofit cor-poration. Interested reporters should send their e-mail addresses to the editor to be reminded of deadlines and receive internal news. Articles and news submitted may be edited. The deadline is the last week of the month for the following month’s issue. Letters to the editor and opinions are encouraged. For all e-mail correspon-dence with HL&T: news, features, tips, advertising and business write to [email protected]. To submit articles, letters to the editor, etc. , e-mail [email protected]. For inquiries re advertising rates or to submit ad copy please email to [email protected].

executive editor Paula Minaert

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Managing editorSusie Currie

[email protected] editor

Sarah Nemeth

ProductionAshley Perks

Writers & contributorsVictoria Hille

Tim HuntCassie Johnson

Hugh Turley

Board of directors Julia Duin - President

Tim Hunt - Vice PresidentJamie Aycock - General Counsel

Christopher Currie -TreasurerPaula Minaert - Ex Offi cio

Circulation: Copies are distributed monthly by U.S. Mail to every address in Hyattsville. Additional copies are distrib-uted to libraries, selected businesses, community centers and churches in the city. Total circulation is 7,500.

Hl&T is a member of the national newspaper association.

FromTheEditor

Sarah’sSoliloquies

By Sarah Nemeth

A utumn is closing in, and along with the crisp sea-son comes the back-to-

school and football season. One of the students in my English class decided to write an essay about Terrell Owens being traded to the Buffalo Bills, and he said he did it to make me happy.

When I told the students about myself on the fi rst day of school, I was sure to include my love of my hometown football team. The Bills, one student remembered, went to the Super Bowl four times in the early '90s, only to bring home a wide-right, a few dozen fumbles and four straight losses.

Of course, that’s all most people remember about the team from Buffalo (with one exception: O.J. Simpson. But let’s not go there).

I was there when Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly fi rst came into Buffalo’s Hyatt Regency ho-tel. I was atop my Uncle Bob’s shoulders, my mom and sister at his side. A bunch of kids tried getting Kelly’s autograph, but he sneaked in the back door and blew off all his newfound fans.

But you know what? It didn’t even matter. Just like it didn’t matter how many times I went to a game with my family and got beer dumped on me. Or how many weirdos painted in blue and red I had to fend off walking back to the bleachers, fried bologna sandwich in hand. It was always cold. Always cold.

(Of course, when the Bills played at the former Rich Stadium, we prayed hard for snow, driving wind and all the blizzard weather the open stadium could handle.

No one can play in Buffalo like Buffalonians).

Every fall weekend was a big deal in my house, and in the homes of my grandparents on both sides. My mom’s mother and brother would put on a big spread of munchies, and Uncle Bob would decorate the living room with Bills paraphernalia, complete with (un-washed) Terrible Towel. We were a bunch of nuts. And it really hurt when the team lost. It was like a personal offense had been done upon us by the winning team.

Anyhow, over the years since Kelly’s reign in the Queen City, the Bills just haven’t been the same. Flutie. Johnson. Lossman. Talk of Kelly returning from re-tirement (like former head coach Marv Levy did) never amounted to reality (I saw Jim and his family a couple years ago at a New Year’s

Eve church service. Nice people). But I still cheer for the home

team! Last year I watched the Bills games at Carolina Kitchen. I haven’t been lucky enough to catch a pre-season Bills game yet this year, but once the season starts, see ya Ravens; bye-bye Redskins. I’m pulling up a chair, a Labatt Blue Light, and a box of hot chicken wings. And then I’m going home.

Cheering for my home team

2008An eight-floor, 93,000-square-foot Marriott Courtyard hotel was being proposed for the cor-ner area of Belcrest Road and East West Highway.

2007Three rows of the EYA’s Arts District Hyattsville townhouses were complete, and about 30 residents had moved in, sur-rounded by mud and construc-tion in progress.

2006The Cy Dennis building on Jef-ferson Street, which had been vacant for 20 years, was demol-ished.

2005Over the summer Nicholas Orem Middle School hosted the Latin American Youth Center, a Maryland initiative from the University of Maryland’s De-mocracy Collaborative.

HYsTORY

by Susie Currie

L ike many people, I fi rst became acquainted with Hyattsville as a student

at the University of Maryland. Or thought I did. In those days, we thought of Hyattsville as Route 1, a gauntlet of used-car lots you had to drive through to get to Georgetown or an internship. (As a journalism major, I did that frequently, providing un-paid labor to the Washington City Paper and the now-defunct Regardie's magazine.)

After graduation, I didn't give Hyattsville a second thought for years. After a stint at the Washing-ton bureau of the Associated Press,

I moved to Baltimore for my dream job: writing for magazines.

It was while on assignment for one of them that I saw Hyattsville in a new way. One of my jobs at Mid-Atlantic Country was cover-ing bed-and-breakfasts; a tough job, but someone had to do it. I was on the Eastern shore of Vir-ginia on an inn-to-inn bike tour, interviewing the owner of a su-perlative restaurant in a newly restored, bright yellow Victorian. Her husband had been a chef at the Willard and she was an art-ist and realtor, if memory serves. When she heard I was newly en-gaged and looking for a house in the Washington area, she insisted I look in Hyattsville.

The picture she painted was al-most Utopian. Interesting mix of tightly-knit neighbors, gorgeous old Victorian homes and Crafts-man bungalows that could be had for a song, proximity to Washing-ton, a funky little sandwich/toy shop called Franklin's ... just look, she urged, connecting me with her former boss at Long & Foster.

So we did. My fi ancĂŠ, Chris, and I had already spent several discour-aging weeks house-hunting on the other side of the river; when we saw our home here, it was like a dream come true. Half the price and twice the size of the North-ern Virginia houses we had been shown, it had been passed down through the family that bought it shortly after it was built in 1905, and lovingly maintained by the current owner. We felt that we were meant to be here.

We still feel that way, 12 years later. This has become our home; our three children were born here and will grow up here amid good friends, a vibrant community life, and a Route 1 that would give drive-throughs a very different sense than their mom had once upon a time. Franklin's isn't the only thing that's evolved since then. (For example, see Daniel Hart's story on one of the many art galleries sprouting along the corridor: One of those car showrooms has been repurposed as, among other things, an art gal-lery-cum-concert space.)

So it was an honor to be asked to sign on as managing editor for this newspaper. With this issue, Paula Minaert steps into the executive editor role; the inimitable Sarah Nemeth is off to bigger and bet-ter things, but, fortunately for us, will continue to have a presence in these pages. If you see her around town, thank her for her years of service to the community!

In the coming months, we’ll be unveiling some new departments and revamping others. This month, for instance, we’ve started a semi-regular column called “Your Two Cents,” an opinion piece written by different residents. Next month – well, you'll see.

Since we can't be everywhere, we invite you, as the eyes and ears of your neighborhood, to send along news tips and story ideas. You'll fi nd our contact information at left, or just email editor@ hyatts-villelife.com.

Well, that's my story. Help us tell yours, and those of our 17,000 neighbors in this special commu-nity we call home.

Pleased to meet you

file photoThe Buffalo Bills logo

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by Sarah Nemeth

Lee Henry, Hyattsville’s direc-tor of the department of public works, resigned last month from his position, citing personal rea-sons for leaving.

Henry, who worked for the city for fi ve years, came to Hyattsville from Medway, Mass., where he served as director of the depart-ment of public services.

City spokesperson Abby Sandel said the city will keep on schedule with all planned projects, includ-

ing plans to potentially reduce trash pick-up from twice to once weekly.

The search for a new DPW direc-tor will commence soon, Sandel said. In the meantime, Assistant City Administrator Vincent Jones is serving as acting director of public works, she said.

Although he resigned on July 10, Henry’s retirement did not offi -cially go into effect until Aug. 1.

“Over the past fi ve years, he’s successfully taken on some big projects for the city – the con-

struction program to improve storm water management, road reconstruction to position the city for future growth, cleaning up the operations yard to ensure that we were OSHA-compliant and streamlining a number of pro-cesses,” Sandel said, adding that he is retiring "earlier than origi-nally anticipated.”

Henry is also a Vietnam-era member of the U.S. Army and holds degrees from Norwich Uni-versity and the University of Mas-sachusetts.

Public works director out

Miller Farms10140 Piscataway Rd.Clinton, MD 20735301.297.9370Monday - Saturday: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.Sunday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.There are two things that you need to know about Miller Farms: apple cider doughnuts and pumpkin ice cream. You can also pick your own strawberries, tomatoes, okra, squash and cu-cumbers. To top it all off, they have hayrides.

Queen Anne Farm18102 Central AveMitchellville, MD 20716301.249.2427 www.queenannefarm.com Monday to Friday: 10 am to 6 pmSaturday & Sunday: 10 am to duskQueen Anne Farm has pumpkin options ga-lore: you can pick your own, buy one that has been cleaned out or buy one that has been cleaned and carved. Not to mention, pumpkin butter. Aside from their many pumpkin-pick-ing options, they also have red sweet potatoes, white sweet potatoes and fresh apples from Pennsylvania. After you pick out a harvest, you can pet the lambs and goats. Hayrides are available on weekends.

Larriland Farm, Inc.2415 Woodbine RdWoodbine, MD 21797301.854.6110 www.pickyourown.com September:Tuesday to Friday: 9 am to 6 pmSaturday & Sunday: 9am to 5 pmOctober:Monday to Friday: 9 am to 6 pm

Saturday & Sunday: 9 am to 5 pmLarriland Farm has a special spooky treat: The Boo Barn. In October, children ages 4-9 will enjoy visiting The Boo Barn and meeting ani-mated ghosts and goblins. If you would rather skip the scary stuff, you can go on a hayride or hide in the straw maze. Pumpkin picking is available, as well as tomatoes, broccoli, beets and spinach. Apples are everywhere in Octo-ber, from the orchards to homemade apple fritters.

Rockhill Orchard28600 Ridge RdMount Airy, MD 21771301.831.7427Monday to Sunday: 9 am to 6 pmRockhill Orchard has FREE hayrides on week-end afternoons in October, and hot cider is available in the farm. Children enjoy visiting the pigs and picking their own raspberries, apples and (of course!) pumpkins.

Butlers Orchard22222 Davis Mill RdGermantown, MD 20876301.972.1198 www.butlersorchard.comTuesday to Friday: 8:30 am-6 pmSaturday & Sunday: 8:30 am-5 pmButlers Orchard Annual Pumpkin Festival (start-ing September 26th and running every weekend until November 1st) has caramel apples, hayrides, a straw maze and pony rides. You can visit the farm animals, pick out pumpkin butter and take a walk around Pumpkinland – a display of fairy tale characters build out of pumpkins. Pumpkins and apples are available for picking.

Compiled and written by Alison Lyon

Fall is here, bringing a harvest of apples and pumpkins to your local farms. This year, skip the 10-gallon bag of candy at the grocery store and take a trip to one of the farms instead. You can enjoy a crisp apple, pick your own pumpkin, and even go on a hayride!

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Shortly after I watched “The Secret,” the docu-mentary about the law of attraction, I created a vision board and hung it where I’d see it ev-

ery day. It’s a snapshot of what I want to attract and keep in my life, including love, good health, wisdom, and a successful business. Sprinkled among the pho-tos and quotations are cards with three words that have become one of my favorite mantras: open to receive. It’s a reminder to get out of my own way whenever I set up roadblocks to my personal devel-opment and life goals.

“Open to receive” is a liberating affi rmation, and it pushes me to consciously reach outside any boxes that restrict the way I observe, process, and react to my environment. I’m motivated to broaden the scope of my actions and ideas, to seek the fresh per-spective. It’s been a helpful catalyst, prodding me to get past excuses and self-imposed “can’t dos.”

Being open allows us to explore beyond the familiar. Are we stuck on our side of the argument or are we open to receive the validity of the counterpoint? Do we turn down the party invitation because we won’t know anyone there or are we open to receive new friends? Do we hide who we really are or are we open to receive the beauty of our true selves and express it?

A lesson can be learned, an innovation born, the un-usual achieved, experienced or enjoyed, just by being open to receive. We become more alert to the limita-tions that govern us and more aware of the marvel-ous possibilities in shedding them. That dovetails nicely with the idea of attracting what we want in life. It’s impossible to have a closed mind and expect to soar when it comes to our dreams.

I’ve had my vision board for about two years now. Focusing and hard work have helped me reach some goals and move steadily toward others. There’s a dif-ferent spirit evolving in me as well. And I recognize that as I’ve moved forward, being open to receive has been a transformative power providing guidance and inspiration along the way. It’s a practice so positive in its nature that I had to share it.

So have you been setting up personal roadblocks to what you truly want in life? Time to make those “open to receive” cards. Post them everywhere—on your own vision board, on the refrigerator, the bath-room mirror, the dashboard of your car. Repeat the mantra continuously, especially when those boxes are looking mighty comfortable. Get out of your own way for the sake of your dreams.

Cassie Johnson is a Reiki Master/Teacher. Contact her at [email protected].

Being open to receive

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Dear Miss Floribunda,

Enclosed is a leaf from one of my zucchini plants. You will no-tice that it is shriveling and has a heavy white coating. Though the actual vegetables are doing well, I wonder if I will get many more if the leaves die.

What is the problem and what do I do about it? Is there an organic solution?

Worried on Woodberry Street

Dear Worried,

Perhaps I should suppress my fi rst reaction, which was to marvel that anyone would want any more zuc-chini at a time of year when they are superabundant -- and you are probably tired of the hoary jokes that are bandied about concern-ing the extremes people go to in order to rid themselves of bumper crops of this generous veggie. You are doubtless a gourmet cook and a devotee of ratatouille and other wonderful hot-weather dishes that are based on fresh zucchini and summer squash.

So I hastened to show the leaf you sent to a vegetable-growing expert, my next-door neighbor,

Patapanelope Vegetatas. She in-stantly recognized the white coat-ing and told me it is generally known as powdery mildew.

Then I asked Dr. Mala Hierba for a scientifi c diagnosis and learned that powdery mildew is a fungus with many related genera, but the one that usually attacks squash and zucchini is sphaerotheca fulginea. Unlike other fungal in-fections, which require that the leaves be wet, this one can devel-op in periods without much rain if the humidity is high enough. This describes the last month in our area. Other contributing factors could be overwatering and using fertilizer too high in nitrogen.

There are many fungicides to choose from, but not all are rec-ommended for vegetables. You should be aware that sulfur in particular is harmful to squash.

To control the mildew organi-cally, our hands-on vegetable gar-dener Patapanelope recommends spraying weekly with a milk spray or a baking soda spray. The bak-ing soda spray is a solution of three tablespoons of horticultural oil to 1-1/2 tablespoons of baking soda per gallon of water. The milk spray sounds a little easier to con-coct: one part milk to two parts

water. My fellow rosarians tell me this milk spray is good for com-bating black spot on roses, too.

Patapanelope also offers advice for next year. Dig up and de-stroy the plants that you know can't be saved, as well as the af-fected leaves fallen from those you can save. The fungal spores

can over-winter in our area, so be vigilant and thorough when you clean up your garden. Also, next spring when you plant seed in mounds, make sure they are spaced well apart. It is very im-portant that there be good air circulation around the plants as they develop.

The Hyattsville Horticultural Society will not be meeting next month but instead will be going on a field trip to the Chesapeake Ecology Center's Open House and Native Plant Sale on Saturday, September 19. For more information, call 301.277.7129.

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Students, got a song in your heart? At the College Park Youth Choir Open House, children ages 5 and up can learn more about the choir, which performs for the public several times a year. Free. 6:30 p.m. St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church, 4512 College Ave, College Park. 301.927.3013 or [email protected].

September 18 to 20

To celebrate Oktoberfest, Franklin’s is running a special this weekend: Bring your own stein and drink your first beer for a nickel. Your stein must be 18 ounces or less. 5121 Baltimore Ave, Hyattsville. 301.927.2740.

September 19

Where better to celebrate Port Towns Day than at the waterfront? The neigh-boring towns Bladensburg, Colmar Manor, Cottage City, and Edmonston mark their heritage with boat rides, a rock-climbing wall, vendors, crafts, food demonstrations, children's activi-ties, live performances, and, at dusk, an outdoor family movie. Free. Noon to 6 p.m. Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371.

Rhode Island Reds Cafe turns one this month, and it's safe to say the celebration has a theme you've never heard before: "Reds Is Open For A Year Despite The Anti-Small Business Climate of Each and Every Licensing Agency in the Region." Sound like a party yet? Owner Chris Bro-phy is also offering two-for-one drinks all day and may make a speech if asked very nicely. 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. 4700 Rhode Is-land Ave. 301.699.0019.

September 20

Riversdale mansion continues its Season-al Selections monthly cooking program with a look at dietary reformer Sylvester Graham, whose eponymous crackers were part of a 19th century whole-foods move-ment. Free with museum admission price. Noon to 3:30 p.m. 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. 301.864.0420.

Bring the family to the 28th Hispanic Festival for carnival games, pony rides, arts and crafts, and live music. Free. Noon to 6 p.m. Lane Manor Park, 2600 Univer-sity Blvd. East, Adelphi. 301.445.4500

September 25 School's closed today, but Riversdale opens its doors for Hands-On Histo-ry: The Toymaker's Apprentice. The

program, for ages 8 to 12, will show how to make toys similar to those used by the Calvert children, who lived there in the ear-ly 19th century. $15: registrations required by Sept. 18. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. 301.864.0420.

September 26

Today, the rest of the country gets a taste of what locals have loved for years: free admis-sion to stellar museums. As part of Smith-sonian magazine's 5th annual Museum Day, hundreds of cultural venues won't charge an entry fee to visitors who present a special admission card, downloadable at http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/admission.html. One card per household serves as a pass for two people. Local participating sites include the Col-lege Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cor-poral Frank Scott Drive, College Park, open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 301-864-6029.

Ethnic food is sure to be on the menu at the Hyattsville International Street Festival, along with performances, carni-val games, and a fireworks display at dusk. Free. Begins at 3 p.m.at Queens Chapel Town Center, corner of Hamilton Street and Queens Chapel Road. 301.985.5020 or www.hyattsville.org.

Gear up for the Anacostia Trails Heri-

tage Area Bike Tour, a day of biking and sightseeing along the historic Anacostia Tributary Trail with pit stops at the College Park Aviation Museum, Riversdale Man-sion, Montpelier Mansion and Lake Artem-esia. Fee includes refreshments, a T-shirt, and barbecue lunch. $25 ($20 in advance); free for ages 12 and under. 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Meet at Bladensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371

At the Prince George's Classic College Showcase, representatives from more than 50 colleges and educational organi-zations will be discussing undergraduate programs, admission and financial aid re-quirements, and standardized test prepara-tion. Free. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Mall at Prince Georges, 3500 East West High-way. 301-559-8845.

September 27Learn the story of the moon cake and hear music on a traditional Chinese flute and zither at the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival, sponsored by the College Park Arts Exchange. Ages 3 and up must be accompanied by an adult. Free, registra-tion recommended. 2 to 3 p.m. Old Par-ish House, 4711 Knox Road, College Park. 301.927.3013 or [email protected]

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The Riverdale Park Day festi-val features music, food, a fall bulb sale, and the Riversdale Kitchen Guild's open-hearth cooking dem-onstration using native game. Noon to 5 p.m. Free. On the grounds of Riversdale, 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. 301-864-0420.

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens Canoe TourPaddle down the river to explore this beautiful marsh and gardens. An adult must accompany children ages 5 to 16. 9:30 a.m. to noon. $10 per boat. Registration required. Departs from Bladensburg Water-front Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371.

Pining for the pool already? Though the water is gone, Prince George's Pool opens its grounds for Ok-toberfest, featuring music by Marianna Previti and the Smokin' Polecats. Bring a dish to share; bev-erages will be for sale to benefit the pool. Free. 4 to 8 p.m. 3301 Buch-anan Street, Mount Rainier.

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The Gwendolyn Britt Senior Activity Center has a full sched-ule of events for those 60 and over: line dancing, billiards, card and mah-jongg games, a choir, a book club, a piano bar happy hour, health seminars and screenings, daytrips and more. Many activities are free. Open Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 4009 Wallace Road, North Brentwood. 301-699-1238.

Beginning September 16, Uni-versity Christian Church hosts a 12-week Healthy Rela-tionships workshop facilitated by a social worker and addictions counselor. Topics on the agenda include relationship types, dating danger signs, coping skills, co-dependency, communication and healthy decision making. Child-care available. Free. Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m. 6800 Adelphi Rd. 301-577-6484.

It's ladies' night every Monday at Arrow Bicycle. Experi-enced cyclists lead the Weekly Women’s Ride, a moderately paced social ride for those new (or old hands at) pack riding. Bring your road bike, helmet, and plenty of water. Mondays at 6 p.m., weather permitting. Starts from Arrow Bicycle, 5108 Baltimore Ave. 301.531.9250.

Community Calendar is com-piled by Allison Lyons and Su-sie Currie. It's a select listing of events happening in and around Hyattsville from the 15th of the issue month to the 15th of the following month. To sub-mit an item for consideration, please e-mail [email protected] or mail to P.O. Box 132, Hyattsville, MD 20781. Deadline for October submissions is Sept. 23.

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by Hugh Turley

I t would take someone like the famous fi ctional Chi-nese-American detective

Charlie Chan to unravel the story of Air Force Lieutenant Anthony Kuczynski. On the morning of September 11, 2001, Kuczynski’s E-3 Sentry was fl ying toward Pittsburgh with two F-16 fi ghter jets to intercept United Flight 93, according to the Aquin, the University of St. Thomas (Minn.) newspaper (April 12, 2002) and a companion article in the univer-sity’s alumni magazine.

“I was given direct orders to shoot down an airliner,” Kuc-zynski, a 1998 ROTC graduate of the university, said. “It was one of those things where it was an absolutely surreal experience.” Kuczynski and his crew, deployed in defense of U.S. airspace, were about to intercept United 93 when it crashed.

The Boeing E-3 is the military’s airborne warning and control system (AWACS). It provides sur-veillance, command, control and communications to air defense forces. The F-16 fi ghter jets under the E-3’s control would have done the actual shooting.

The Air Force’s offi cial history of the day, “Air War Over America,” published by Tyndall Air Force Base, supports Kuczynski’s story.

NEADS (North East Air Defense Sector) Commander Robert Marr reported that around 9:36 a.m., when it changed direction, while it was still fl ying west, United 93 was being monitored. NO-RAD Commander Major General Larry Arnold agreed, saying, “We watched the 93 track as it mean-dered around the Ohio-Pennsyl-vania area.”

Furthermore, Arnold testifi ed to the 9/11 Commission that he placed fi ghters over DC, “to put them in position in case United 93 were to head that way.”

On the fi rst anniversary of the

crash, Brigadier General Mon-tague Winfi eld told ABC News that the Pentagon’s National Military Command Center “received the report from the FAA that Flight 93 had turned off its transponder, had turned, and was now head-ing towards Washington,” adding, “The decision was made to try to go intercept Flight 93.”

The 9/11 Commission Report, however, says fl atly that the mili-tary was not aware of United 93 until it crashed. The offi cial time-line has FAA headquarters know-ing that United 93 was hijacked by 9:34 a.m., but not telling NEADS of the hijacking until 10:07 a.m.—after the plane had crashed at 10:03 a.m. in Pennsylvania.

The report clearly states, “… [n]o one from FAA headquarters requested military assistance re-garding United 93. Nor did any manager at FAA headquarters pass any of the information it had about United 93 to the military.”

The fi rst NEADS knew about it, according to the report, was at 10:07 a.m., when a call came in from the military liaison at Cleve-land Center. “The NEADS air de-fenders never located the fl ight or followed it on their radar scopes,” it goes on. “The fl ight had already crashed by the time the military learned it was hijacked.”

Kuczynski’s E-3 Sentry aircraft was never mentioned in the offi -cial 9/11 Report. The Hyattsville Life & Times has been unable to reach Kuczynski for comment, but without his story America’s true history is suppressed.

“Contradiction, please! Case still open like swinging gate,” Detec-tive Chan might say in such an instance.

The case of Lt. Kuczynski

photo courtesy of the u.s. GovernmentThe site of the Flight 93 crash in Shanksville, Pa.

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by Jim Groves

R emember the Simpsons episode with Blinky the three-eyed fi sh? The

owner of the Springfi eld Nuclear Plant, Montgomery Burns, was dumping toxic waste into the wa-terways, which led to Blinky. But not to worry; Lisa was on the job and helped to expose the prob-lems and get them fi xed. Just a funny cartoon, right?

Unfortunately, it's not so far from the truth. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Resource Defense Council, the Anacostia Watershed Society and anyone who has ever taken a boat out at the Bladensburg Waterfront, our waterways receive more and more pollution each year.

One indicator of their health is that over 40 percent of bottom-dwelling river fi sh in the Anacostia River are found with deformities, lesions and tumors. In 2004, the U.S. Geological Survey found that 80 to 100 percent of the bass in the South Branch of the Potomac River were intersex. That would be male fi sh spawning eggs!

You probably drive over part of the problem every day. A good example is Wells Run, which rises among numerous parking lots in Hyattsville’s Ward 3 and flows through University Park and Riverdale Park. Indeed, all the little streams and outlets that you see in town, especially after it rains, run into the North-east and Northwest Branches of the Anacostia – which then joins the Potomac, flows to the Bay, and finally makes its way out into the Atlantic.

In short, what used to be a high-ly productive ecosystem – the Anacostia Watershed – has now turned into a big suburban oil sewer and toilet. The “riparian buffer zones” – the natural fi lters around streams and the river – are deteriorating, being mowed down, and paved over. According to a 2008 report from the Anacos-tia River Watershed Restoration Plan, this is due to an “alteration of the natural landscape and an increase in impervious areas from population growth and regional economic development.” Trans-lation: Blame the ever-increasing square footage of roofs, drive-ways, roads, and parking lots. Furthermore, the increase in im-pervious areas means that instead of soaking into the ground, lots of water rushes quickly into gullies, streams and rivers, picking up pollutants left on the pavement.

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YourTwoCentson, is that the sewer system and storm management system are so outdated that when there is a heavy rain, there is an overflow into the waterways of raw sew-age. Scientists are seeing high levels of fecal coliform, i.e., bac-teria generated mainly from hu-man feces, in our area’s streams and rivers. That means it’s not even a good idea to touch our river water, much less swim in it, as some hardy souls do.

Thankfully there are some “Lisa Simpsons” in our area, like Ana-costia Watershed Society execu-tive director Jim Connolly, whose nonprofi t group has worked for two decades to clean up and re-store the local watershed. The Hyattsville Environmental Com-mittee will be hosting Mr. Con-nolly on September 30 from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Hyattsville Munici-pal Building. Come hear the latest news and efforts about our local waterways, projects that are un-derway (including Wells Run), and what you can do to become a Lisa Simpson.

Jim Groves heads the Hyatts-ville Environmental Com-mittee.

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by Dan Hart

Tucked in the corner of a former Chevrolet showroom, an art gal-lery is giving local artists a place to show their work and share stu-dio space and equipment.

The Artdc Gallery, open since March, is located in the Lustine Center on Route 1. It dedicates its 500-square-foot space to curated shows by Washington-area artists, which in this case is loosely defined as “[anywhere] from Baltimore to Richmond,” said Jesse Cohen, an Arlington resident who organized the gal-lery’s opening in March and sev-eral of its shows.

Last month, “The Common Ele-ment: Glass and Sculpture” fea-tured 16 works by artists from DC Glass Works in Hyattsville and The Washington Glass School in Brentwood. “[Glass] is a unique movement that’s happening in

the DC area," said Cohen, who sees “everything from highly technical, beautiful blown glass to very avant-garde, contempo-rary, minimal work.”

Cohen himself is one of three artists whose work makes up “Pinned,” a show set to open later this month that will feature free-form pictures without frames.

Gallery space is limited to art-ists who are members of Artdc.org, an online forum for area artists to discuss and promote their work. Artists can pay a monthly fee to use the studio space behind the gallery and share equipment such as easels and printing presses.

Three people currently use the space, including District resi-dent Lisa Rosenstein, who found out about the studio through the forum.

“I thought, ‘Wow, what a great opportunity.’” she said. “He [Co-

hen] has so much energy, and he just pulls things together. I like being here, and I get a place to hang up my art, and I get to be involved.”

Live music will also be part of the venue’s attractions. On the bill for the first concert, held last month, was “fringe jazz” trio A Light Sleeper and the Hyatts-ville-based Low End String Quartet. Cohen says more con-certs are in the works, as well as art classes for the community.

“The residents in the commu-nity have shown a lot of inter-est in doing workshops related to children because there’s an in-credible amount of young families here,” Cohen said.

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and widened path leading to a 400-yard-long circular board-walk. Planted at the entrance is the finishing touch to the months-long facelift: A sign bearing Trum-bule's name, as well as those of several volunteer groups who worked to restore the trail.

A rededication ceremony there on September 26 is the official debut, but many residents have already flocked to the now wheel-chair-accessible site, which fea-tures a wider path, two observa-tion decks, and a complete loop.

"I grew up just above Magruder Park, and my brother and I could often be found on Trumbule Trail," said lifetime Hyattsville resident Branden Hall on a recent visit. "As kids, we'd often see tad-poles, frogs, and dragonflies. It makes me very happy to see this part of my childhood restored so my kids can enjoy it!"

Partially constructed in the 1970s, the boardwalk had long since fallen into a state of disrepair, with sig-nificant missing portions and rot-ted wood. Planned as a loop, it was more U-shaped, with parts of it stopping abruptly before a marshy path tangled with roots and rocks.

Efforts to rejuvenate and com-plete the trail began in 2005, when council member Chris Cur-rie (Ward 1) led the city’s efforts to apply for the Maryland State

Highway Recreation Trails Grant Fund. The state awarded $20,000 and the city contributed addi-tional funds, as well as the efforts of city employees Jim Chandler and Colleen Aistis in managing the project and coordinating vol-unteers. Council member Marc Tartaro (Ward 1), who by day is an architect with the Smithsonian Institution, volunteered to updat-ed the design.

The rebuilding efforts were fully underway in May and finished last month. City volunteer coordinator Colleen Aistis organized several teams to help, some from as far away as Ireland.

It started with more than 60 Ame-ricorps volunteers from around the country setting the utility pole segments in place along the trail as the foundation. Then, more than 40 volunteers from the Depart-ment of the Navy and the Shelton D. Redden Masonic Lodge #139 spent a day building boardwalk segments. Throughout the sum-mer, 15 students from the Poto-mac Job Corps carpentry student program lent their skills. Recently over 60 exchange students from Ireland moved and spread gravel into place around the entrance to improve accessibility. The hun-dreds of volunteer hours saved the city an estimated 50 percent, said Chandler.

The trail's leafy natural setting, once overgrown with invasive plants, has also been spruced up

in recent years. Dr. Marc Imlay of the Anacostia Watershed Society has led periodic team efforts in Magruder Woods and the areas adjacent to the trail, removing non-native flora.

“Four years ago, before we start-ed, the area was dominated 60 percent by invasive plant species, mainly five plants from Asia," Im-lay recalls. Now that figure is 20 percent, he says. “Plants, birds, bats, small mammals, and butter-flies native to the area are all com-ing back.” Visitors can now enjoy plant life and a landscape "repre-sentative of pre-colonial days in Maryland."

Several young local nature en-thusiasts recently explored the almost-completed trail with their parents prior to the National Night Out event held at Magruder Park. "This is awesome," Hall's son Kai, 3, excitedly exclaimed to his friend Dylan Adams, 3, as they wandered the woodland path. Dylan’s moth-er, Justine Christianson, agreed.

“My family likes taking nature walks," she said, "so we’re excited to have a renovated trail so close to our house.”

Trumbule Trail's rededication is at 12:30 p.m. on September 26, National Public Lands Day. From 9 a.m. to noon, volunteers will be cleaning up the Magruder Park area. To help, contact city volun-teer coordinator Colleen Aistis at 301.985.5000 or [email protected].

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photo by susie currieThe revamped trail includes bump-outs, above, as well as a new bridge.

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Some things have changed. Ms. Donoghue said that when she went to the school, all the stu-dents lived in Hyattsville; today they come from all over the area. And the enrollment stands at 321.

“But this has allowed us to strengthen some programs and add others,” she said, pointing to the schools’ up-to-date sci-ence lab and strong Spanish program. She also plans to keep strengthening the school’s bond with the parish, particularly in getting the students involved in service projects.

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we’re going, then [city officials] make a plan, and the plan drives the budget,” Rainey said, adding that he intends to make finance more tangible for officials and residents through what he calls a “value-added” approach.

“People always ask, ‘What did I get for my tax money?’ and I think that’s why people kind of get mad at government because they don’t understand: What did it do? What was its objective?”

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He is an active member of the As-sociation of Government Accoun-tants, as well as the Charles County Public Schools Ethics Committee.

Rainey replaces Robert Oliph-ant, who resigned as city treasurer earlier this year.

TREAsURER continued from page 1

photo courtesy of the city of hyattsvilleAnthony Rainey, Hyattsville's new treasurer

pRINCIpAL continued from page 1

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