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STOUTS AND STEINS

Local brewers and potters show their wares. PAGE 6

MIDDLE SCHOOL MELODIES10th-anniversary gala for Center for Performing Arts highlights local talent in eight disciplines. PAGE 5

IT’SA-LURE-ING

by Rosanna Landis Weaver

� e issues that challenge Hy-a� sville’s city budget are nearly universal: tax rates, retirement expenses and what to cut when there’s not enough money for everything. Some decisions have been made that create the frame-work and other questions need to be resolved before the council

can pass the budget for FY 2014, which begins July 1.

� e six new members, seated on May 20, have plunged in and joined the four incumbents in tackling di� cult issues. Joseph Solomon (Ward 5) estimates that by early June, they had al-ready logged 16 to 20 hours of formal meetings, most of it relat-ed to the issues discussed below.

Tax rateFirst and foremost, in the May 20 meeting following the swear-ing-in ceremony, the new coun-cil voted by a narrow margin to keep the current real estate tax rate at .63 per $100 of assessed value. � is will amount to a tax decrease for homeowners whose assessments have fallen. Council-member Patrick Paschall (Ward

3) estimated at the June 6 meet-ing that the average Hya� sville resident will pay 10 to 13 percent less in taxes this year.

Lower assessments translate into a loss of tax revenue of over $1 million for the city. In sub-sequent meetings, some on the council questioned the wisdom

by Chris McManes

When Victor Oladipo is among the � rst players chosen in the NBA Dra� on June 27, don’t be surprised if a cheer or two erupts in Hya� sville. Oladipo graduated from St. Jerome and DeMatha Catholic High School before becoming a � rst-team All-American at Indiana University.

While the basketball star’s ex-ploits at DeMatha and Indiana are well-chronicled, li� le has been wri� en about his formative years at what is now St. Jerome Academy.

“Without St. Jerome’s, I de� -nitely wouldn’t be here in the po-sition I am today. � at’s where it all started,” Oladipo said during a recent visit to the area.

Oladipo credits his St. Jerome varsity coach, Dick Brown, with helping him along the path to professional basketball. Brown mentored Oladipo from 2004 to 2006 before succumbing to cancer months a� er coaching his � nal game.

“He was a great coach – one of the best I’ve ever had,” Oladipo said. “I know he’s looking down on me from heaven because he’s

by Woody Wilder

� e Gateway Arts District re-ceived one of the state’s top two Arts & Entertainment District awards at a June 4 ceremony in Baltimore.

Accepting the Maryland State Arts Council’s 2013 Award for Outstanding Achievement were the executive directors of the two Community Development Corporations that manage the district: Stuart Eisenberg, of the Hya� sville CDC, and Carole Bernard, of the Gateway CDC. � e other district to win was Sil-ver Spring’s.

More than 300 sculptors, paint-ers, musicians and other artists live in the Gateway Arts District, which became the � rst of its kind in 2001 under a program started by the Maryland Depart-ment of Business and Economic Development. � e area extends throughout the communities of Hya� sville, North Brentwood, Brentwood and Mount Rainier along Route 1 between Ogle-thorpe Street and Eastern Av-enue, the D.C. border.

� e accolade “recognizes the col-lective growth of enhanced public facilities, new restaurants, incom-ing housing, and increasing tenan-cies along the Route 1 Corridor,”

Gateway Arts District earns top state award

Tough challenges ahead for city budget

St. Jerome alum headed to NBA

MIKE MURRAYVictor Oladipo, certain to be a first-round NBA draft pick this month, will be the first St. Jerome alum to play professional basketball. He reunited with his middle-school teacher, Janice Volpini, at a May reception in his honor hosted by his high school alma mater, DeMatha.

BUDGET continued on page 12

OLADIPO continued on page 13

The annual trout stocking of the Northwest Branch lures anglers from throughout the region. PAGE 3

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FromThe (Former) Editor

By Paula Minaert

A� er living in Hya� sville for more than 30 years, my hus-band and I moved to New Lon-don, New Hampshire, about six months ago. I’ve been thinking a lot about how it compares to Hya� sville.

� e climate is cooler and drier, of course (which we like). But now we are farther away from many things we took for grant-ed; we can’t get to a national mu-seum in half an hour. � e Home Depot, and all the big-box stores, are several towns away.

Our new town is smaller than Hya� sville: around 4,400 peo-

What I found when I moved away...ple rather than about 18,000, ac-cording to the 2010 census. And it is much less diverse. Fewer than 2 percent are African-Amer-ican and the Hispanic population is 0.7 percent. � at’s a big change from Hya� sville, where Hispan-ics account for nearly 40 percent of residents. I miss speaking Spanish.

But like Hya� sville, people here are friendly. � e day we moved in, four of our neighbors came over to welcome us. One brought cookies. � e mail carrier stopped her car one morning and called to us, “How do you like Wilma’s house?”

New London governs itself by a town meeting system, rather than Hya� sville’s city council. (� e small size helps, I’m sure.) Major issues are decided by all el-

igible residents at an annual town meeting. I went to our meeting a few weeks ago and found the whole process fascinating.

My husband and I had regis-tered to vote the day before. We showed our licenses and a volun-teer wrote our names in a ledger. But when we went to the meet-ing, the volunteers there couldn’t � nd our names.

“� ey’re not in the computer,” one woman told us. We said we’d be happy to observe, even if we couldn’t vote.

But another woman, who had seen us register the day before, was quite perturbed and spent time trying to � nd our names. She didn’t, but � nally called us over and told us she was allowing us to vote and gave us our yellow voting tickets. � en she thanked

us for our patience! A� er the voting, city sta� passed out Her-shey’s Kisses to everyone.

About 350 residents a� ended the meeting. Like Hya� sville, only a small core of commi� ed people is involved in city ma� ers. What’s di� erent is that those 350 make up around 10 percent of the eligible voters. � at’s a high proportion.

One issue was controversial — allocating extra funds for the conservation commi� ee — and people spoke passionately about it. But there wasn’t a high level of tension and everyone was po-lite. (Of course, I’m not involved enough yet to know what hap-pens behind the scenes.)

Something else I’ve noticed about New London: People over 50 comprise 48.4 percent of the

population here; in Hya� sville it’s 23.5 percent. � at might help explain why so many people are involved in city a� airs.

Other things make us realize we’re in a new place. � ere are only two tra� c lights in town, both blinking, and very few street lights or sidewalks. � ere’s more wildlife. I’ve only seen a fox, some deer and � ocks of wild turkeys. But every time it snowed, animal tracks criss-crossed our yard, some right under our bedroom window. And something large knocked over our St. Francis statue.

I’m still hoping to see bears and moose, which I’m pre� y sure wouldn’t happen in Hya� sville.

Paula Minaert is the former execu-tive editor of the Hya� sville Life & Times.

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by Peggy Dee

I moved to Hya� sville on June 26, 1968, mak-ing me a 45-year resident this month. I o� en daydream back to that mild summer day when the moving van unloaded my family and I to a duplex house on 41st Avenue. We moved out from northeast Washington and the home where I was raised.

We were only here a grand total of two hours when all of the neighborhood children came to meet me, the newest 20-something on the block. � ey were happy to introduce them-selves. I soon learned that half of the students a� ended Hya� sville Elementary School and the other half went to St. Jerome. St. Jerome’s school, at that time, had about 60 children in each class and a waiting list.

As I was (and still am) a member of Ward 3, Robert Kling and Sylvan Deitz were my city council representatives, while Charles Ar-mentrout was the mayor. Behind my house were dense, thick woods that had a� racted me to the house, as I felt like I was moving to the country. In the early 1970s, the City cut down many of the large, old oak trees and designed a park. � e park was named Deitz Park a� er the councilmember, who contrib-uted so much to the city and to Ward 3.

One of the most unforge� able characters I ever met was Dorothy Sousa, who was the � rst woman to serve on the City Council.

She represented Ward 5 from 1957 through 1961. She coined the phrase, “Hya� sville: A Good Place to Live,” which was the city slogan before “A World Within Walking Dis-tance” was adopted a few years ago.

� e city building was located in the 4300 block of Je� erson Street, where the Renais-sance Square artist apartments are today. � e police department and council chambers were located on the � rst � oor of the old city building. I have such fond memories of at-tending meetings of the old Hya� sville Citi-zens’ Association and meetings to establish

... and when I arrived inHya� sville 45 years ago

a neighborhood crime watch. On Saturday mornings, a farmers’ market was held on the parking lot next to the building.

� e Mall at Prince George’s was known then as Prince George’s Plaza. It had been built as an open-air shopping center and I can remember Christmas shopping in the cold and snow. � e popular G. C. Murphy Co. stood where Target is today. � e large Grand Union Grocery Store anchored the other end of the Plaza.

Across East-West Highway from the mall, where Giant is today, were a bowling alley and an Esso gas station, which had a Call Carl car-repair center. � e Prince George’s Plaza Met-ro Station sits on what was once a completely wooded area.

� e West Hya� sville Metro Station is on land that used to belong to the old Palmer Ford Co. Queens Chapel Town Center had the popular Birk’s Bakery, which did a brisk business on Sunday mornings.

Across Queens Chapel Road at Hamilton was the old Safeway grocery store. When Safeway wanted to close that store and build a larger new one at 3511 Hamilton, it was very controversial in the community. � e area was then a large, gorgeous park, and some wanted to retain it, while others supported the new store. � e council meetings were full during those discussions.

Safeway did go on to build there, opening on February 3, 1982. It closed last year, the day a� er marking 30 years at that location. Best-way has taken its place there.

Smaller neighborhood grocery stores, like the city’s July 4 � reworks and the trolley cars that once ran through here, are things that are a part of days gone by. But their memories will stay with me forever.

COURTESY EARL C. HARGROVE COLLECTIONThough long gone, the “Call Carl” auto repair chain was popular enough in the region to sponsor a float in the 1948 Washington Monu-ment Centennial Celebration. Hyattsvilleʼs branch was in an Esso station on East-West Highway, where Giant is today.


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The fisherman is deep in reverie on a cool spring morning. Sun-light dapples on a fast-moving stream, tripping over small rap-ids and falls. Boughs of pale-green leaves form a canopy over the water. A profusion of river rocks and pebbles glimmer in the clear water, framing deeper holes that beckon to the angler.

Then a piscine form rises from the depths. The fish, golden as the sun, is transfixed by an insect dancing on a branch just above the surface. The dazzling fish edg-es nearer to its prey on the branch above … closer, still closer ….

“Dad, I need help with this snag!”

The spell is broken, and the dancing insect is revealed to be a Panther Martin #4 spinnerbait, cast by the fisherman’s 8-year-old son and now hooked on the overhanging branch. This is not a wilderness adventure, but a May morning on Hyattsville’s North-west Branch of the Anacostia Riv-er. And the fish, tantalized by the commotion, is a golden rainbow trout, created by a breeding pro-gram in West Virginia and since stocked widely in mid-Atlantic states.

Unbeknownst to most Hyatts-villagers, a mile-long stretch of

the Northwest Branch, between East-West Highway and Hy-attsville’s northern border near University Boulevard, is a Mary-land designated “put-and-take” trout stream. The Maryland De-partment of Natural Resources stocks the stream three times every spring with thousands of rainbow trout — mostly 10 to 12 inch fish, but also some “tro-phies” of 18 inches or more. The fish remain in the creek until they are caught or succumb to summer’s heat. Because they are raised in clean fish hatcheries, they are safe to eat even though they temporarily reside in the polluted Anacostia watershed.

The fisherman discovered the stocking program by accident al-most a decade ago, while fishing a man-made rapids in a section of the stream east of 38th Avenue. He cast a spinner into the roiling water, and was surprised when a wriggling rainbow trout came back on the end of the hook. Since that time, he and his chil-dren have caught the occasional trout that makes it downstream as far as the fish ladder at Rhode Island Avenue.

This year the fisherman learned the date of the last 2013 Hyatts-ville stocking, and showed up at the appointed time at the loca-tion near University Hills Park. As he waited for the DNR fish truck to arrive, he learned that the event wasn’t as secret as he’d supposed. A veritable convoy of vehicles began to arrive, each car-rying a man old enough to be his father. As it happens, this was the re-enactment of an annual ritual for these veteran anglers, most of whom live in other counties and meet together only in the spring to help DNR staff put the trout in the stream — and then to fish them back out again afterwards.

A HYATTSVILLE FISH STORY

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Over 50 people turned up on a hot, sunny Saturday morning in Magruder Park to watch 16 local artists at work. But the spectators weren’t likely to get tips on tech-nique; these artists were canines competing in the 17th Annual Dogs for the Arts.

The June 1 event, put on by the Lively Arts in Hyattsville program, gave neighborhood dogs a chance to showcase their artistic paw-painting talents and also compete for prizes. Activities included a tal-ent competition as well as contests for Dog and Owner Look-Alikes, Best Companion and Best Overall, with the winners getting PetSmart gift cards.

The Lively Arts is run by longtime resident Gloria Felix Thompson, who is also the presi-dent of the Hyattsville Preserva-tion Society.

“It’s a fun thing to do. It’s fun for people to watch, and fun for people to participate. …I mean, we are a dog town. Every other house has a dog [or cat] in it,” Thompson noted.

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was a memorable one for both of them – Lila went home with the Best Overall in Hyattsville award, which earned her a “spa treatment” grooming donated by Chichie’s Pet Boutique in addition to the gift card.

Alicia found Lila through her neighbor Libby Welch, who spotted Lila at the Washington

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New city councilmembers are often asked to judge the various competitions. “It’s a good op-

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This year the three-judge panel consisted of two new council-members, Robert Croslin (Ward 2) and Joseph Solomon (Ward 5). The third judge was Marge Wolf, a former Hyattsville city administrator.

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The Hyattsville Middle School’s Center for Performing Arts (CPA) celebrates its 10th anni-versary this year, and it has been a stellar year for the program, with high state adjudication scores and teachers honored by the Prince George’s County Board of Educa-tion. A special gala at University of Maryland’s Clarice Smith Cen-ter marked the occasion by show-casing all eight artistic disciplines of the CPA program.

The sold-out gala on May 23 featured dance, music, readings of student poetry and a perfor-mance of selections from “A Mid-summer Night’s Dream.”

Between performances, master of ceremonies and program co-ordinator Tracey Cutler intro-duced many CPA founders and supporters. Several gave short speeches.

Hyattsville CPA alum honored at the event included 22-year-old Marcus Canty, an R&B soul singer who finished fourth place in the first season of The X Fac-tor U.S. He spoke to the students about the need to keep focusing on dreams.

The choir, band and orchestral performances highlighted the event, displaying the talent that won high scores in various com-petitions and adjudications this year.

Choir director Reuben Bur-rows believes HMS’s is the best middle school choir in Maryland. He notes that only 20 middle schools qualified to take part in the 2013 Maryland State Level Choral Adjudica-tion, and the HMA CPA Choir was one of only two choirs to perform repertoire and sight-read music at Level IV, which Burrows notes is “the most dif-ficult level available for middle school.”

At this challenging level, they still scored higher than all other choirs in the state as they earned straight “Superior” ratings from each judge. One gave them a perfect score in all categories, which Burrows describes as “an extremely rare feat.”

Repertoire included a six-part harmonic a capella arrangement of the Irish folk song, “Danny Boy,” and an upbeat Latin piece entitled, “Cantate Domino.”

The HMS CPA band, direct-ed by Bradley Tatum, and the orchestra directed by Deborah Simmons also received “Supe-rior” ratings at their respective state level adjudications.

Burrows, Simmons and Brad-ley were all also honored in May at the annual Prince George’s County Board of Education Awards Night, which for the first time this year honored choral and instrumental educators.

Hyattsville Middle School’s program for the arts turns 10

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Back in the day, drinking homebrew was for the brave, the foolhardy or the home brewer. Judging from the talent on offer at Joe’s Movement Emporium on a warm evening at the beginning of June, the likely audience should widen considerably.

The Art and Craft of Beer was an in-triguing collaboration between two lo-cal mainstays. Joe’s, the pre-eminent community performing arts center in the area, and the Gateway Community Development Corporation (Gateway CDC), a key player in supporting eco-nomic development along Route 1. They came together to host an event that high-lighted a great crew of local home brew-ers and potters, some from much further afield. The former challenged our taste buds; the latter piqued our artistic sen-sibilities with handcrafted receptacles. Both did a sensational job.

“Creativity abounds in the Gateway Arts District,” said Gateway CDC Executive Director Carole Bernard. “We knew the number of [area] home brewers was grow-ing, and we wanted to do a fun event that incorporated art with this trend ... as well as draw people [here].” And draw them they did; the place was packed.

Sadly, only the steins were for sale. The 10 innovative beers were just there to tease us with (very) small samples, not to purchase and take home. Despite the rationing, many brewers ran out, leading to urgent crosstown dashes to replenish supplies.

The potters’ work was on sale but could only be used to slake future thirsts. No brewer I saw offered to fill even the small-est or most expensive purchase. Franklins, the local brewpub, supported the event with larger samples of what the profes-sionals had to offer.

The homebrewers were nothing if not accommodating. Having already forsaken prime brewing (and drinking) time for the competition, they all gamely explained the brewing process to the sipping hordes. The pride in their work was obvious.

And they seemed to be as inventive in naming the beers as brewing them: Half-Wit and Wisdom was a Witbier-style beer, while the Geri Halliwell, an excellent aro-matic beer, was infused with ginger and spice, a nod to its namesake’s career in one of Britain’s most popular girl groups. The Hamilton Vampire Ale, adorned with pic-tures of George, featured the description a “well-tanned ale” and the slogan “some-times you want a beer with bite.”

The potters were no slouches either, dis-

playing several beautifully shaped steins of varying styles. The best were awarded such prizes as the Fine Stein, won by Sar-ah Nikitopoulos of Red Dirt Studio, and the Lichtenstein/People’s Choice, which went to the artist who won the POPular vote, Laurel Lukaszewski of Flux Studio. Those artists are based in Mount Rainier, but two others hailed from Northern Ire-land: the Franken Stein winner, Andrew Cooke, and the Judges’ Choice pick, Inga Hamilton.

Before winning the Judges’ Choice for beer, Mike Corigliano asserted that “the U.S. is still a colony” when it comes to beer and the making of it. Given that so many of the Founding Fathers (home)brewed, and many of their modern coun-

terparts have refined the process to pro-duce wonderful craft beer, history may demur. Corigliano won the for an ESB, an English style, Extra Special Bitter, which may have colo(u)red his view.

My favorite was also apparently the crowd’s favorite. Bill Updike and Krista Schyler won the People’s Choice for a black rye IPA that was professional grade and one I would pay good money for anytime.

Many valiant runners-up deserve men-tion, including Janet McKinney who ferments her spare time with beer bread, beer pizza, margarita cookies and bour-bon onion dip. Rick White and Marylee Haughmont’s lavender beer was perhaps the most esoteric, and certainly the most aromatic.

Liquid assets: The Art and Craft of Beer

carolE bErnardMount Rainier artist Laurel Lukaszewski’s handmade beer stein was the crowd favorite, so she got the Lichtenstein Award. Margaret Boozer, right, runs Red Dirt Studio; an artist there won the Fine Stein award.


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Independence DayThere will be no Yard Waste collection the week of July 1st due to the Independence Day holiday. In addition, if your household’s regular trash collection day is on Thursday, your trash will be collected on Monday

during the holiday week. We will dis-tribute fliers before the holiday, but mark your calendar now.If Thursday, July 4th IS your regular

trash collection day, your trash will be picked up on Monday, July 1st. LABOR DAYThere will be no Yard Waste collection the week of Monday, September 2nd due to the Labor Day holiday.

TRASH CHANGES

Senior Fitness FridaysAgeless Grace Exercise ClassAgeless Grace is a fitness and wellness program that consists of 21 simple exercises designed to improve healthy longevity. The exercises are designed to be performed in a seated chair and almost anyone can do them, regardless of most physical conditions.

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COMMUNITY CALENDARJune 15At today’s Anacostia River Cleanup, you can remove litter either on the banks or, paddling in a canoe, from the water. Res-ervations required and all ages are welcome. Free. 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Bladensburg Water-front Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371. www.anacostiaws.org.

There’s something for everyone at Greenbelt’s annual outdoor Crazy Quilt Music Festival. In addition to a display of color-ful quilts, a full lineup of musi-cians will play tunes ranging from country to acoustic grunge to electronic chamber pop. Af-ter dark, the party will move in-side the New Deal Cafe. Free. 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. 113 Centerway (Roosevelt Center), Greenbelt. www.newdealcafe.com or call 301.474.5642.

How time flies. Community Forklift opened 7.5 years ago to-day; to celebrate, a daylong Half-Birthday Party will feature a “half-themed” birthday cake

contest, workshops on carving watermelon and building chick-en coops, live music and, yes, half-price sales. 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., 4671 Tanglewood Drive, Edmonston. 301.985.5180 or www.CommunityForklift.org.

June 16Treat the father in your life to a Fa-ther’s Day Tour at historic Rivers-dale, which includes a free guided tour of the house with each paid admission; $3 ($2 for seniors, $1 for students). Today’s Seasonal Selections & Storytime theme is “A Roast For The Table,” with cooking demonstrations as well as 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. storytimes for children. Riversdale House Mu-seum, 4811 Riverdale Road, River-dale Park. 301.864.0420.

June 17The Hyattsville library’s Spring Independent Film Se-ries closes tonight with Paso Latinos: A Mambo-Mentary, a documentary by local filmmak-er Miriam Machado-Luces. It traces the story of Latin dance

from Africa through the Ca-ribbean to the Americas. The 80-minute film will be followed by a guided discussion and demonstrations of various Lat-in dances. Free. 6:45 p.m. Hy-attsville Branch Library, 6530 Adelphi Rd. 301.985.4690.

June 23The University of Maryland School of Music’s 26th Annual National Orchestral Institute and Festival brings together talented young musicians at the beginning of their careers for a month of learning and perform-ing. Today, they will perform Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf at 3 and 5 p.m. Free. Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center, Univer-sity of Maryland, College Park. 301.405.2787.

June 26Outdoor concerts return to Riv-ersdale tonight with Jazz on the Lawn, a summer series featur-ing local musicians. Bring a lawn chair or picnic blanket; if you forget the picnic, you can buy

dinner from the Calvert House which will have a booth on-site. Rain date June 27. Free. 7 to 8 p.m. Riversdale House Museum, 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. 301.864.0420.

June 27 The College Park Aviation Mu-seum Summer Outdoor Movie Series kicks off tonight with a screening of the 2011 film Cap-tain America (PG-13). The eve-ning will start with hands-on children’s activities. Free with regular museum admission of $4 for adults ($2 for children). 7 to 11 p.m. College Park Avia-tion Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park. 301.864.6029.

July 4Greenbelt will host its annual In-dependence Day Celebration with events including a commu-nity drum circle at 5:30 p.m., a performance by the Greenbelt Concert Band at 7:30 p.m., and fireworks around 9 p.m. Free. Buddy Attick Park, 555 Crescent

Road, Greenbelt. 301.397.2200 or 301.474.0646.

Closer to home, the University of Maryland also has fireworks as part of a family friendly evening that includes live mu-sic, concession stands and, of course, pyrotechnics. Entertain-ment starts at 7 p.m.; fireworks, around 9 p.m. Rain date: July 5. Free. Campus Parking Lot 1 (just off Campus Drive), Col-lege Park. 301.864.8877.

OngoingThe Hyattsville Farmer’s Mar-ket has returned for the season to the parking lot of 3505 Hamilton Street, adjacent to Bestway and across from the Hyattsville Com-munity Garden. Stop by to sample the bounty of Southern Mary-land. Free. Tuesdays, 2 to 6 p.m. 301.985.5000.

At the producers-only Riverdale Park Farmer’s Market, fruits and vegetables are only the be-ginning. Depending on the week,

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June 2013

CALENDAR

June 1 - June 30LGBT Pride MonthCaribbean American Heritage Month Wednesday, June 12Environmental Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Council Work Session/Budget Discussion Meeting, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Friday, June 14Ageless Grace Summer Session, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Outback Steakhouse Summer Jam, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Monday, June 17Council Work Session/Budget Discussion Meeting, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Tuesday, June 18Planning Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Wednesday, June 19Council Work Session/Meeting Budget Discussion, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Friday, June 21Ageless Grace Summer Session, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Wednesday, June 26Council Work Session/Meeting Budget Discussion, 8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

A.G.E.S. Senior Monthly Workshop, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AMTopic: Fall Prevention & Home Safety

Friday, June 28Ageless Grace Summer Session, 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Unless otherwise noted, all events take place at the City Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street.

THE NEXT OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE SUMMER JAM IS JUNE 14Thanks to everyone who attended our first Jam of the 2013 season! The series continues on Fri-day, June 14 with local favorites The Cousin John Band. Special thanks goes to Gregory Kithcart of Out-

back Steakhouse Hyattsville, located at 3500 East West Highway at the Mall at Prince George’s Plaza, for once again serving as our signature sponsor.The Outback Steakhouse Summer Jam Series has

become a traditional Friday night event through-out the summer months. Held from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on the second Friday of the month, this event includes delicious food (burgers, chicken and hot dogs) provided and prepared by Outback Steak-house of Hyattsville, a beer and wine garden, musical entertainment, the ever popular moon bounce and Mandy the Clown and her very tal-ented face painter. Our thanks to McDonald Auto Body Towing Division for their sponsorship of Mandy’s performance! Join us at the City Municipal Building at 4310

Gallatin Street, rain or shine! We’re outside on Gallatin Street if the sun is shining. In the event of inclement weather, the Jam moves inside.Attendance is free and open to everyone. There

is a charge for food and beverages.

June 14 - Cousin John BandJuly 12 - Uncle Jack BandAugust 9 - The RoustaboutsSeptember 13 - Just Us

Find out more at www.hyattsville.org/summerjam or call Cheri Everhart, the City’s recreation events coordinator, at 301/985-5021.

INDEPENDENCE DAY TRASH COLLECTION CHANGESThere will be no Yard Waste collection the week of July 1st due to the Indepen-dence Day holiday.In addition, if your household’s regular

trash collection day is on Thursday, your trash will be collected on Monday dur-ing the holiday week. We will distrib-ute fliers before the holiday, but mark your calendar now:If Thursday, July 4th is your regu-

lar trash collection day, your trash will be picked up on Monday, July 1st.In addition, there will be no Yard Waste collec-

tion the week of Monday, September 2nd due to the Labor Day holiday.Questions? Call the Department of Public Works

at 301/985-5032.

FY14 BUDGET IS UNDER DEVELOPMENTThe Mayor and Council are expected adopt an FY14 City Budget Calendar later this month. Special Wednesday work sessions devoted to the

budget are taking place during June. Documents related to the meeting are available at www.hy-

attsville.org/FY14 and included with regular Council Meeting materials, which can also be downloaded from our website.

UPDATES FROM WSSC – IS WORK PLANNED FOR YOUR STREET?Looking for updates on WSSC projects

in your neighborhood? Use their maps to see the status of current projects. Maps can be accessed on WSSC’s website: http://gisweb.wss-cwater.com/InYourNeighborhood/

SAFE AT HOME WORKSHOP FOR SENIORS The next A.G.E.S. (Aging Gracefully Educational Series) workshop takes place on Wednesday, June 26 at 10 AM at the City Municipal Building, in the First Floor Multi-Purpose Room. Our June topic is Fall Prevention and Home Safety. Questions? Contact Emily Stowers at 301/985-5058 or email [email protected] to learn more or RSVP.

NIXLEThe City is now using Nixle to send public safety alerts and information via both email and text message. This system replaces the SafeCity web-

site previously in use. Many of our neighboring jurisdictions also use Nixle to send out informa-tion. Please note that Nixle won’t report on every incident – typically alerts are sent when the HCPD needs to alert the public to a potentially danger-ous situation, or when we are asking for your help solving a crime. In other cases, Nixle messages relate to road closures, power outages, etc.If you have a nixle.com account, there is no need

to create a new one. Simply log in and add the City of Hyattsville to your wire. New to Nixle? Register at www.nixle.com or enroll using the widget online at http://www.hyattsville.org/stay-informed.

FIND US ON FACEBOOKAre you on Facebook? You can now keep up with City events and happenings at www.facebook.com/cityofhyattsville. When you see Vainglori-ous, the silver metal bird sculpture at Centennial Park, you’ll know you’re in the right place. He is kind enough to serve as the City’s wall photo.

FOURTH ANNUAL HYATTSVILLE COMMUNITY MULTICULTURAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS FAIR The First United Methodist Church of Hyattsville will host their fourth annual Multicultural Health and Wellness Fair on Saturday, September 21, 2013 from 10 AM to 4 PM. The event will take

place on the church’s campus, 6201 Belcrest Road. There is no charge to attend!More than 40 providers will be on hand to help

residents to make better health choices. This year’s fair will emphasize the role of technology. Questions? Call 301/927-6133 or email Dorrett

Carroll, [email protected] or Dr. Mary Carter-Williams [email protected]. The church’s website is www.fumchy.org.

MISSED MONDAY’S MEETING? CATCH THE REBROADCASTThe City’s cable station is now rebroadcasting City Council Meetings at a variety of times. Tune in on Monday at 10 AM; Tuesdays and Thursdays at 6 AM, 3 PM, and 10 PM; Wednesdays and Fri-days at 7 AM and 9 PM; or Saturdays and Sundays at 12 NOON. We will broadcast the most recent Council Meeting. The City’s channel is 71 on Comcast and 12 on Verizon. Questions? Com-ments? Please talk to Jonathan Alexander, the City’s cable coordinator, at [email protected] or 301/985-5028.

HYATT PARK COMMUNITY GARDENLooking for information on the Community Gar-den? The Hyatt Park Community Garden just keeps growing! They now have their own website. For information on the 2013 gardening season,

On June 3, 2013, the Mayor and Council adopted the following proclama-tion in observance of LGBT Pride Month. This marks the first time the City has celebrated the occasion.

Proclamation in Recognition of LGBT Pride Month

June 1 through June 30, 2013WHEREAS, the modern age has been one of expanding civil rights and pro-tections; and

WHEREAS, June 2013 marks the 44th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in New York City, and the birth of an activist movement; and

WHEREAS, on November 7, 2012, Marylanders, including many Hyatts-ville residents, voted to uphold the state’s Civil Marriage Protection Act, al-lowing all couples to celebrate their commitments in the eyes of the law; and

WHEREAS, the fabric of our community is strengthened by inclusion, jus-tice, and love,

THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, for the first time in our history, that the City of Hyattsville recognizes June as LGBT Pride Month.

June is LGBT Pride Month in Hyattsville

The next Ageless Grace Senior Exercise class session started Friday, June 7. It runs eight weeks, through Friday, August 2. (No class the week of July 4th!) This low-impact, seated exercise class is offered at 10:00 AM on Fridays at the City Municipal Building, First Floor Multi-Purpose Room. $2 per class. Ageless Grace is a proven technique to develop both body and mind, with an emphasis on healthy longevity. Join anytime. Intrigued? Learn more here: www.agelessgrace.com. Ready to register? Call Emily at 301/985-5058.

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A crowd of more than 80 people gathered at Busboys and Poets on May 22 for a Community Forum on Gun Violence sponsored by the Anabaptist Peace Center. The first panelist, Hyattsville Police Chief Douglas Holland, began the evening by asking the audience to estimate the number of gun ho-micides in the city in the past two years. He then reassured them that the actual number was zero, lower than almost every estimate.

Holland notes that the depart-ment strives to create “a safe small town atmosphere in a rapidly growing urban environment,” but that the problems of violence are not something “the police can ar-rest their way out of.”

The next speaker, Reverend Grayland Hagler of Plymouth Congregational Church in DC spoke of the larger context de-scribing guns as “a tool of destruc-tion, brought into a place where there is already anger.” Hagler said that as a man of faith, “Even when I’m afraid I need to step forth.”

The final speaker on the panel was James Atwood, the chair of Heeding God’s Call, a group that

is working to try to stop “easy ac-cess to guns” by focusing on a particular gun shop that Atwood describes as one of the 10 most egregious in North America. The group holds regular prayer vigils

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During the discussion period that followed, members of the audience raised a number of is-sues. Among them was the way that guns permeate popular cul-ture, particularly song lyrics.

“It seems to me that today they sing the gun,” said Hyattsville resident J.D. Hawkins. Hawkins called for community programs helping “teenagers to sing some-thing else, like a hymn maybe.”

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Spend your Sunday evenings broadening your musical hori-zons at the Summer Concert Series: Arts on the Waterfront, which will feature different mu-sic styles weekly. Through Au-gust 4. Free. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Blad-ensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371.

Take advantage of having one of the county’s best turf fields in the neighborhood as the Xtreme Teens host Safe Summer Drop-In Soccer. Come play 6-on-6 soc-cer under the lights on Tuesday nights from June 18 to August 13. Ages 12 to 17, 8 to 10 p.m.; ages 18 to 24, 10 p.m. to mid-night. Heurich Turf Field, 2916 Nicholson Street. 301.446.6800.

Community Calendar is 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 submit an item for consideration, please e-mail [email protected] or mail to P.O. Box 132, Hyattsville, MD 20781. Deadline for July sub-missions is June 23.

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Hyattsville Police Chief Douglas Holland said the department strives to create “a safe, small-town atmosphere in a rapidly growing urban environment”

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I too have an eccentric family. A cousin of mine, no longer content with giving me gazing balls, ceramic gnomes, and bird and bu� er� y houses for my garden, has now actually given me a bat house. I asked “Cousin Batsy” why on earth I would want to draw bloodsuck-ers anywhere near my home and in a snit she told me any ecologist could explain. Well, you are the closest thing to an ecologist that I know of. Please explain what she means.

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Dear Will Not Go to Bat,

You are probably in� uenced by some of the folk-lore surrounding the bat that make it an omen of evil and bad luck. � at isn’t true in all cultures. � e Chinese consider the bat good luck and a stylized image of a bat is a common motif in Chinese car-pets, textiles and ceramics. � e comic book and movie hero Batman seems to have fostered a be� er perception of the bat as a nocturnal protector. Yet the fact that three species of tropical bats drink the blood of some small vertebrates in South America has forged a probably permanent link with the Dracula legend.

� is leaves us with around 1,200 other species of perfectly harmless and abstemious bats, who con-sume not blood but immense quantities of harm-ful insects. In fact, the bats in our area are probably

our best means of mosquito control. Hya� sville’s Bat Man, Fred Seitz, writes the HL&T’s “Nature Nearby” column and is something of an expert on these much-maligned night � yers. He assures me that far more blood has been sucked by mosquitoes than by bats.

Bats also eat those pesky moths that lay eggs in your winter clothes, as well as cutworms, stink bugs, lea� oppers and other pests that come out a� er dark. � ey can eat as many as 600 insects in an hour, making them a boon to the gardener and the farmer.

Right now, bats are becoming an endangered spe-cies, their numbers decimated by a fungal disease called white-nose syndrome. So put up that bat house, maybe on a pole. Plant night-blooming � ow-ers that a� ract them, such as evening primrose, four o’clocks, nicotiana and moon� ower, although you should be aware that the moon� ower, like its cous-in the morning glory, can be invasive. Should you see bats � i� ing about in the dusk, please remember that they have no interest in you and won’t � y in your hair. Nor should you fear them as carriers of rabies: Statistics show that bats are responsible for fewer than 10 cases of it in the past 50 years.

To discuss this and other gardening concerns, you are welcome to a� end the next meeting of the Hya� sville Horticultural Society at 10 a.m. on Saturday, June 15, at the home of Jean and Millard Smith on 3600 Longfellow Street. Please send further questions to � [email protected].

T. CARTER ROSSHyattsville Elementary students gather at the dedication of Little Free Library #6305 in front of their school on 43rd Avenue. The library, as well as a small brick plaza and a bench, were built by PTA volunteers in honor of reading specialist Stephanie Chapman who passed away in December 2011.This Little Free Library, as well as similar ones throughout the city, are

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“Would it not have been more efficient to just transfer the fish to their freezers instead of the river?” the fisherman’s cynical brother asked later. He doesn’t understand the thrill of the chase.

The fisherman is introduced to the dean of the Northwest Branch trout patrol, Charley Koiner, age 92. Koiner describes himself as “the last farmer in Silver Spring,” and when he is not chasing trout, he is cultivat-ing his 1.5 acre spread or selling his produce at the Silver Spring Farm-ers Market. He says that the day be-

fore, he transplanted 1,000 lettuce sprouts – and offers the fisherman a free head of it if he visits at the end of May.

DNR fisheries biologist Mark Staley supervises the transfer op-eration of 1,400 hatchery-raised fish. They arrive in the hold of a tank truck, then netsful of thrash-ing, splashing rainbow trout are dumped into water buckets and hauled off by the volunteers to their favorite nearby fishing holes.

“I see a lot of the same guys every year,” said Staley. “They volunteer with the stocking, and then fish.”

Staley confides that the best meth-ods for catching the trout include floating trout pellets downstream on a small hook and casting lures such as Roostertails and other spin-ners. Some of the assembled an-glers swear by corn kernels as bait. They start early in the morning, when light is low, and look for the deep holes that harbor fish.

The truck moves on to the next stocking site, north of University Boulevard. The fisherman is de-lighted to have a chance to par-ticipate in the bucket brigade. He walks his cargo to a pool below a rif-fle near a trail bridge. Hiking up his jeans, he walks out to the middle of the rill and deposits a couple dozen frisky fish into the fast-moving wa-ter. They immediately spread out through the pool, their multi-col-ored forms creating a tableau wor-thy of an Impressionist painting.

The next morning, after having purchased his Maryland 2013 fishing license and Trout Stamp online, the fisherman continues his research into the Northwest Branch stocking program, with the assistance of his son George. After helping extricate his son’s snag, he watches the boy cast the spinner-bait back into the pool and begin his retrieve. The golden fish swims up, and takes a small nibble. Not

enough to set the hook. They work the stream for almost an hour, but the only thing they have to show for it is the thrill of seeing a rain-bow put on a brief aerial display af-ter being hooked, before throwing off its snare during its leap above the water.

Later in the day, the fisherman returns to the stream and notices that yesterday’s volunteers are to-day’s fishermen. He meets several as he moves downstream through University Hills, and also encoun-ters quite a number of yesterday’s fish. The golden rainbows are the easiest to spot, and he spies at least a dozen in a stretch of a hundred yards. Perhaps aware that they are bred to be living beacons to fish-ermen, they also have learned to compensate by being extremely finicky in their eating habits. None so much as turns a head at his lure.

As he stares, bewitched, at a pair of large golden trout in the middle of a pool, he hears a rustle from the other side, and sees an octo-genarian angler teetering on the steep bank, trying to make his way down to the edge of the water. The fisherman wonders: Is this a glimpse into his own future? Will he be here again, 30 springs from now, stumbling down a stream bank in north Hyattsville for an-other chance at a rainbow trout?

For a moment, the fisherman considers wading across the stream to assist the elderly sports-man, but then regains his senses: That would spook the fish.

The man eventually finds a safe perch near the water and resumes his quest for the golden treasure. So, together, they fish on, lures against the current, borne back ceaselessly after each cast.

Chris Currie is vice president of Hy-attsville Community Newspaper Inc. and an aficionado of Wild Hyattsville.

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chris currieA Maryland DNR employee transfers rainbow trout from a tank truck to buckets that are hand-carried by volunteers to the stream.

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Chief executive Jean Gui� re began Top Banana when her mother was unable to leave her high-rise apartment to buy gro-ceries. � e nonpro� t serves per-sons with disabilities as well as seniors.

Customers call each week that they want groceries on a des-ignated call-in day (Monday for Prince George’s County), and groceries are delivered on Wednesday. � ere is a small de-livery fee based on the custom-er’s ability to pay.

According to Top Banana, its delivery folks will bring your groceries and put them right on the counter or in the cabinets, refrigerator or freezer. To get started, call 301.372.3663.

Two major grocery chains – Gi-ant and Safeway – also deliver in Hya� sville. Ordering for both is done online. Safeway orders are taken at www.safeway.com and the Giant delivery system, known as Peapod, is at www.pea-pod.com.

Need milk? The South Mountain Creamery in Mid-dletown, Md. will deliver to your front door for a $4.99

fee. In addition to milk and milk products, the Creamery sells eggs, beef, pork, turkey and chicken. To get on a regu-lar route, call 301.371.8565 or visit www.southmountain-creamery.com.

Lawson’s Pharmacy on Ham-ilton Street also delivers. � e number there is 301.864.4043. � e pharmacy charges a minimal fee of approximately $3 for deliv-ery. It is recommended that cus-tomers visit in person the � rst time if possible.

The Meals on Wheels pro-gram is available for those who need prepared food delivered. The local program is sponsored by the First United Method-ist Church of Hyattsville and nationally by the Meals on Wheels Association of Ameri-ca. There is a modest fee. Call 301.927.5615 for more infor-mation; at press time, federal funding cuts had made this program’s future uncertain.

� e Prince George’s County Memorial Library Systemwill deliver books to folks who are unable to visit the library themselves because of physi-cal limitations. � ose receiving homebound services must � rst qualify for the program; call 301.336.4253 for details.

Folks at the library tell me they could use some more vol-unteers for the homebound program. Volunteers pick up the books at the branch library and then take them to their readers. The library is Auntie’s favorite public institution and she volunteers at the Hyatts-ville branch twice a week. In these times of tight budgets, we should all try to pitch in

where we can. To volunteer for the homebound program, call 301.985.4690.

Hyattsville Aging in Place (HAP) will also come to your home. Since early February, the all-volunteer nonprofit has given rides to doctor’s ap-pointments and run errands, such as picking up prescription drugs from the pharmacies, for seniors. The organization is in need of more volunteers who can drive during daytime hours. To volunteer or reg-ister for services call HAP at 301.887.3101.

Auntie Diluviana is compiled by Molly Parrish, one of the found-ing members of Hya� sville Aging in Place.

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“� is award can be a� ributed to many years of commitment, collaboration and hard work,” said Bernard, adding that it was “a testament to the amazing people, businesses and programs that make the Gateway Arts Dis-trict a unique and creative place to be, while also ensuring a sense of place for all four towns.”

Eisenberg considers the the Gateway Arts District an invalu-able part of the greater Hya� s-ville area because it “a� racts new businesses and retains talented people in our community.” An-other bene� t, he says, is that area residents are exposed to a wide variety of the arts.

And, he says, such districts “make it easier for artists to make a living,” in part by o� ering a� ord-able housing for qualifying artists. � en, when these residents create and sell their collections in the designated district, they may be eligible for tax incentives.

� e culmination of these oppor-tunities eases the � nancial burden many artists face, allowing Hya� s-

ville and the surrounding areas to help maintain artistic stability.

� is stability bene� ts the area, Eisenberg says, simply because “people are a� racted to an area with a lot of art.”

And that means area restaurants such as Busboys and Poets reap business gains. Other retail spac-es, too, bene� t from having more potential customers in the area.

of keeping the tax rate at the same level it’s been for nearly a decade. � at rate, which is lower than some nearby municipali-ties, may be adjusted next year.

Obligations on retiree bene� tsIn addition to falling revenue, the current council faces the ongoing issue of expensive retiree health bene� ts, (or Other Post-Employ-ment Bene� ts, OPEB) which are costly to the city and higher than those of similar communities. � e city is behind in its savings for li-abilities it is currently facing and liabilities continue to grow. At its June 3 meeting it appeared that the council was coalescing around two potential solutions either of which would cut the annual cost from $972,000 to less than $500,000.

As councilmember Shani War-ner (Ward 2) noted in the June 3 meeting, “Either one would be very much a compromise.”

� e proposals (variations of which were described in the March HL&T), all envision re-ducing the level of bene� ts for future retirees, but deal di� erently

with when employees would be-come eligible, whether spouses are covered, and which employees are grandfathered into the old plan. Paschall articulated a sentiment many councilmembers expressed when he said, “What I’d like best is grandfathering everyone in, but I don’t like how much it costs.”

Even when other speci� cs are se� led, the question remains of how quickly to pay down current obligations that have accumulated over the past several years as the city has failed to fund its liabilities.

Mayor Marc Tartaro has been seeking movement on this thorny issue since he took o� ce in 2011. He has advocated paying these li-abilities over � ve years, though the budget he proposed has it being paid over eight years. � e council is looking at budget implications of spreading the payback out over 10 years. Says councilmember Tim Hunt (Ward 3), “Making a decision on how we’re paying back past liability has to go hand in hand with our current situation.”

What may be cutIn any scenario, however, expens-es across the city will need to be cut. “� is year we’re looking at a di� cult situation,” noted Paschall at the June 3 meeting, “We’re looking at a signi� cant shortfall.”

As the impending deadline ap-proaches, city directors will be presenting the council with pro-posed cuts in their departments at meetings throughout the month. Discussion on one such item, rela-tively small in terms of the overall budget, illustrates the complexity behind the compromises.

Department of Community Services Director Abby Sandel identi� ed the cost of a traditional International Festival as one item

to consider removing from the budget at the May 22 meeting. � e West Hya� sville event (which was not held in 2011 and replaced by a poorly a� ended Handmade on Hamilton festival in 2012) was ex-pensive for the city because its typi-cal Saturday date meant the city was required to pay overtime for both police and public-works employees.

� e initial suggestion to replace the event with a series of three less-costly outdoor � lm screenings met some opposition from that area’s representatives and some residents. A new compromise was introduced by Sandel at the June 7 meeting: to host the National Night Out Against Crime to Hamilton Street rather than at Magruder Park. Be-cause this event is held in August cold won’t be a factor, and the estab-lished event with sponsors would save money for the city. Sandel also noted that by closing the streets on a Tuesday rather than Saturday, it would require lower overtime costs for sta� and less impact on the busi-nesses there.

Councilmembers generally seemed supportive of this compro-mise, but like many other budget decisions, the � nal verdict is not in. Solomon and fellow new member Eduoard Haba (Ward 4) voiced strong opposition to losing the identity of the International Festi-val, and suggested combining the best elements of both events rather than replacing one with the other.

� e outlook is hopeful for the resolution of these issues. “We are a group with a positive working rela-tionship outside the council cham-bers,” notes Solomon, adding that the respect the members holds for each other is also important. “� is makes it extremely easy to share and readily understand each others’ per-spective.”

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PHOTO BY GATEWAY ARTSArtist Alan Binstockʼs “Pilgrimʼs Quandary” is one of many public artworks dotting the award-win-ning Gateway Arts District.


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definitely there. I know he’s pray-ing for me, and he’s definitely with me.”

Oladipo will be the first St. Jerome graduate to play in the NBA.

“Dick always wanted a player of his to make it to the NBA,” said Joe Sego, Brown’s successor and a St. Jerome assistant coach in 2005-06. “So it’s kind of fortuitous that a player from his last team would be the first to make it.”

In addition to becoming one of the nation’s finest shooting guards at Indiana, Oladipo earned a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology with an emphasis on broadcast sports commu-nication. He graduated in May after just three years.

“I actually took 19 credit hours this past semester, which is unheard of, and I still fin-ished with a 3.1 [grade-point average],” he said. “It was tough – a lot of classes, but I grinded it out and came out on top.”

Oladipo brings the same deter-mination to the court. He aver-aged 13.6 points, 6.3 rebounds and 2.2 steals last season, while shooting 59.9 percent. The Na-tional Association of Basketball Coaches named him national Co-Defensive Player of the Year. His high-flying acrobat-ics, exceptional quickness and 42-inch vertical leap have NBA scouts salivating.

“I saw him play for DeMatha and remember thinking he would become a very good college player because he had so much potential,” said Mike Lonergan, George Washing-ton University’s head men’s basketball coach. “Seeing him become an All-American and NBA player has been a pleasant surprise.”

As a DeMatha senior under Coach Mike Jones in 2009-10, Oladipo averaged 11.9 points, 10.3 rebounds and 3.6 blocks. The Stags (32-4) won the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference and D.C. City Title Game, and The Washington Post named Oladipo first-team

All-Met. Next season will be the 38th consecutive year that a DeMatha graduate will be playing in the NBA.

DeMatha hosted a reception May 7 to recognize Oladipo being chosen The Sporting News Player of the Year. The next night, the Archdiocese of Washington’s Catholic Youth Organization (CYO) honored him with its Outstanding Ath-lete Award.

“He was a tenacious defender and a great athlete,” said Sego, who nominated him for the CYO honor. “He always played defense against the other team’s best player. He was a prime player for us.”

Oladipo, a native of Upper Marlboro, played basketball at St. Jerome from the time he and his twin sister, Victoria, entered kindergarten. Brown coached his seventh- and eighth-grade teams. (Quinn Cook, Duke University’s starting point guard, was a teammate.)

“Victor was Coach Brown’s favorite player,” Sego said. “He wasn’t necessarily the best player, but Dick loved him. He played with such hustle and in-tensity.”

Oladipo’s final game at St. Jerome – for the 2006 CYO championship at Catholic Uni-versity – ended in defeat. But

the good times far outweighed the bad.

“I had a great time at St. Je-rome’s – a lot of memories,” Oladipo said. “My whole life was there when I was a little boy. I still remember Sister Joyce, Miss Volpini, Sister Geri and Ms. Donoghue always tell-ing me not to dribble the ball in the hallway. My love of the game started at St. Jerome’s.”

The title game loss was the last game Brown would ever coach; he died on July 6, 2006, after 40 years at Hyattsville’s Catholic primary school.

“He would go to chemo and still come back and want to teach us and coach us,” Oladipo said. “I could tell it was wearing and tearing on his body.”

Brown, who also taught re-ligion and seventh-grade American history, left a lasting impression on the 6-foot-3¼-inch, 214-pound Oladipo. He can still remember the moment he heard about Brown’s death: he was “sitting at home during the summertime and Victoria [got] a call from one of her

friends” with the news. Both were stunned, and Victoria be-gan crying.

“He fought until he couldn’t fight anymore,” Oladipo re-called. “For him to do that just made me realize that I’m going to have to fight in life no matter what the circumstances are – just keep fighting. I got a part of my work ethic from just watch-ing him. He was never really down; he always had a smile on his face. He was always really energetic, ready to go. I’ll never forget that about him.”

More so than his God-given ability, Oladipo’s daily training habits have him poised to join the finest basketball players on earth.

“I’m happy to see him fulfill his dreams because he is such a nice young man and has been a first-class representative of St. Jerome, DeMatha and Indiana,” Lonergan said. “His hard work has really paid off.”

Chris McManes coaches base-ball and basketball at St. Jerome Academy.

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mike murrayOladipo with the author, Chris McManes (left), and Charley Grau, director of St. Jerome’s Coach Brown Memorial Basketball Camp. The camp is named for longtime coach Dick Brown, whom Oladipo credits with helping him along the path towards professional basketball.

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