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GOING ABOVETHE CALLOF DUTYHyattsville policereach rooftops forSpecial Olympics.

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NEWS

BY ALICE POPOVICI

STAFF WRITER

Stepbrothers Bucky Friend and Gary Horton stillremember the clunky 1956 Chevrolet they tookapart and put back together one summer in the

late 1960s, not longafter Friend’s fathermarriedHor-ton’s mother.

For the classic car enthusiasts, who now share abusiness space in downtown Laurel, the collabora-tion was characteristic of an easy friendship that be-gan in middle school and continues to this day, evenas they prepare their competing entries for Laurel’s19th annual Riverfest this Sunday.

But for Friend and Horton, who grew up togetherin Beltsville and are such good friends they some-

times finish one another’s sentences, rebuilding carshas always been more about camaraderie than com-petition.

“I work on his house; he works on my car,” saidHorton, 59, of Laurel, who owns a roofing businessjust off of Laurel’s Main Street, in the same buildingas Friend’s auto repair shop.

“It’s a passion,” said Friend, 60, of Sykesville.“Blood sweat and tears goes into a car.”

Friendsaid theblue1984MonteCarlohe is enter-ing in the “Cruising the Riverfest” car show cost him$300 when he bought it in the late ’90s, but added hehas spent at least $30,000 on the car since then, re-placing its transmission, repainting it and replacingthe motor three times.

Friend, who also owns a 1904 “curved dash”

Oldsmobile, said he mostly keeps his vintage cars inthe garage when he’s not driving them to car shows.

But Horton — who is taking his 1971 FormulaFirebird to the car show — said he drives the cararound locally, and sometimes even as far away asPennsylvania.

“That’s what I built it for — to enjoy,” Hortonsaid.

Horton said he paid only $100 for the car, butover the last 30 years he’s poured at least $80,000into it.

“I’ve put three motors in. God knows how manytransmissions. I’ve painted it two and a half times,”Horton said. He said the one-of-a-kind burgundy car

Family affairGREG DOHLER/THE GAZETTE

Classic car enthusiasts and stepbrothers Gary Horton (left), with his Firebird, and Bucky Friend, with his Monte Carlo, will be displaying their cars Sunday at the Cruising at Riverfestevent in Laurel.

n Park and Planning rolls outplan to slow traffic on East-West,

increase pedestrian access

BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAUSTAFF WRITER

A new plan for Prince George’sPlaza Metro station area in Hyattsvilleincludes tree-lined sidewalks, bicyclelanes and more traffic signals, all ef-forts aimed at making the area morepedestrian-friendly, but some resi-dents say improving crosswalks won’tmatter if efforts aren’tmade to improvepersonal safety.

“Everyone I know says they don’tgo to these areas because they’re con-cerned about personal security,” saidSarah Moseley of Hyattsville.

Moseley was one of approximately60 area residents who attended a seriesof community meetings in Hyattsvillefrom Sept. 17 to Sept. 20 to solicit pub-lic input and get feedback on its newtransit district development plan forthe area around the Prince George’s

“Having the second Metro exitwould create greater access to the mall,as well as a ground floor for restaurants

Residents:Policingneeded forsafer plaza

n External audit sought aftercouple fined for filing multipleclaims on missing wedding ring

BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFF WRITER

Prince George’s County schoolleaders are calling for an external au-dit “in an abundance of caution,” fol-lowing the resignation of the schoolsystem’s chief financial officer and hiswife, a school system internal auditor,amid findings of fraud.

The Maryland Insurance Admin-istration issued a ruling Aug. 13 that

School systemCFO, wiferesign afterfraud revealed

n FedEx Field provides $10Mper year in tax revenue


STAFF WRITER

If the Washington Redskins foot-ball team leaves Prince George’s,county experts predict millions ofdollars could follow them out of thecounty.

Since 1997, the Washington NFLteam has called FedEx Field in Land-overhome, but teamownerDanSny-der said in a Sept. 1 media interviewthat he is looking for a new home forthe team.

In the interview posted on Com-cast SportsNetWashington’swebsite,Snyder said he is considering sites inWashington, D.C., Maryland and Vir-ginia.

“We love FedEx Field. It’s a greatplace to feature our home games, butit’s 17 years old now,” Snyder said inthe interview. “I think it’s time for usto start looking, and I’m doing it.”

Scott Peterson, spokesman forCounty Executive Rushern L. BakerIII (D), said the county receives $10million in direct revenue from thestadium each year. The overall eco-nomic impact of the stadium on thecounty hasn’t been calculated, but is

estimated to be several million eachyear, Peterson said.

Peterson said the team does notfigure into the county’s efforts to re-locate the FBI headquarters to PrinceGeorge’s County or to build a new re-gional medical center in Largo.

Peterson said team managementhas not been in discussion with thecounty about leaving, and noted theteam’s lease on FedEx Field doesn’texpire until 2027.

Once the lease expires, the teamwill continue to own the stadium aswell as the land, Peterson said.

“We look forward toworkingwiththe team,” Peterson said in a state-ment. “They still have 13 years lefton their lease with Prince George’sCounty, therefore we expect to havediscussionswith themregarding theirdecisions as they move forward.”

M.H. “Jim” Estepp, president andCEO of the Greater Prince George’sBusinessRoundtable, saidhe ishope-ful the team can be convinced to stay

Leaders hope Redskins stay in Landover

Stepbrothers set to rev theirengines at Laurel’s Riverfest

“It’s a great placeto feature our home

games, but it’s17 years old now, I

think it’s time for usto start looking,

and I’m doing it.”Redskins owner Dan Snyder

in ComcastSportsNet interview

See BROTHERS, Page A-8

See FRAUD, Page A-8See REDSKINS, Page A-8See PLAZA, Page A-9

n Greenbelt, Landover amongthree locations GSA

is considering for relocation


STAFF WRITER

A 62-acre site in Greenbelt is oneof three vying to become the new FBIheadquarters, but some residents thinkGreenbelt may not be the best site.

“For the reasons they argue it couldbenefit Greenbelt, I think it could ben-efit Landover, because that’s in thecentral part of the county, and I thinkthat part of the county needs more fa-cilities,” said Robert Snyder of Green-belt. “In this area, we already have theUSDA facility. Go up further you’ve gotthe Patuxent Wildlife Refuge, we’ve gotGoddard NASA. To our west, we’ve gotthe University of Maryland, the Na-tional Archives, theFederal courthouse.We have a lot of state and federal facili-ties in this part of the county.”

The U.S. General Services Admin-istration, or GSA, the federal agencyresponsible for managing government

ResidentsdebateFBI sites

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The Hyattsville Police Departmenttook to the rooftops over the weekend, aspart of its “Cops on Rooftops” fundraiserfor the Maryland Special Olympics.

Police camped out on the rooftop ofDunkin’ Donuts in Hyattsville, collect-ing donations for Special Olympics in a

bucket lowered to street level by a fishingpole. Hyattsville Police Chief Douglas Hol-land said the event raised approximately$7,300 for Maryland Special Olympics.

Hyattsville first participated in theevent in 2011 and were joined by police of-ficers from Mount Rainier, Riverdale Park,

Bladensburg and Prince George’s County.Nearly 30 officers took part in the ini-

tial event, which raised $5,381 thanks tothe contribution of about 2,000 people,Holland said.

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Hyattsville police hit rooftops for Special Olympics

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Hyattsville Police Officer Chris Evans reels in the donation bucket Saturday during the Hyattsville Police Department’s “Cops on Rooftops” fundraiser forMaryland Special Olympics.

n County duo honoredfor 17 years

of outreach efforts

BY JAMIEANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFF WRITER

For 17 years, two PrinceGeorge’s songbirds havededicated some of their sparetime to offering some heav-enly voices to those they sayneed encouraging.

“It’s been a long timesinging together, and we’restill singing,” said WinstonCharles, who along with hiswife, Bernadette, has beentaking part in their church’sprison ministry, performinggospel music for inmatesin Jessup, Cumberland andWashington, D.C.

Bernadette Charles saidshe and her husband wantto bring a little joy to the livesof those who may not havemuch to be hopeful about.

“It makes us feel we aredoing something worthwhilefor the community, and forpeople who are locked up,”Bernadette Charles said.“They can’t come to church,so we are reaching themwhere they are.”

The couple became in-volved in prison ministrythrough their church in 1997,and decided it was a goodway to put their gifts to gooduse, singing classical andcontemporary gospel music,Bernadette Charles said.

The couple was honoredby the Seventh-day Adven-tist Allegany East ConferencePrison Ministries Federa-tion for their 17 years ofprison ministry at an Sept. 14awards ceremony.

Gloria Smith, vice presi-dent of the Prison MinistriesFederation, said she has seenattendance at prison minis-tries increase dramaticallydue to the Charles’ perfor-mances.

“A lot of the inmates arethere for various reasons, buthearing the Charles’ sing liftstheir spirits, moves them andat least for a time, lifts theireyes towards Jesus,” Smithsaid.

Rocky Twyman of Rock-

ville, a retired musician andmedia specialist, said he’sknown Winston and Ber-nadette Charles for over 15years, and has always beenimpressed by their quality ofsinging.

“Bernadette, her voice isjust fabulous, absolutely su-perb. She’s able to hit thosereally, really high notes, andWinston, he is just fantastic,”Twyman said.

Bernadette and WinstonCharles hail from Trinidadand Tobago, and met in NewYork while singing.

The couple lived forseveral years in Hyattsville,where they studied music atthe Ottley Music Studio inHyattsville before moving toUpper Marlboro in 2007.

“We will go out and dothe singing, and others willdo the sermon portion,”Bernadette Charles said.“The inmates know us as‘The Singing Couple.’ Theylove it. When we come theyare standing, stamping theirfeet. It’s really a blessing forthem.”

Winston Charles said thecouple continues to performto bring joy to others.

“The benefits is notphysical, not tangible,” saidWinston Charles. “It’s morespiritual. It’s a feeling, goodfeeling that you are goingout and doing what you’resupposed to be doing as amissionary, because we aremissionaries.”

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Couple helps liftprisoners throughsinging ministry

PHOTO FROM BERNADETTE CHARLES

Bernadette and Winston Charlesof Upper Marlboro were honoredfor their longtime involvement inprison ministry.

Community members are invitedto the 18th Annual Port Towns Day, cel-ebrating “healthy people, healthy com-munities,” on Saturday at BladensburgWaterfront Park, officials said.

The festival, organized by the towns ofBladensburg, Colmar Manor, Cottage Cityand Edmonston, will feature boat tripsdown the Anacostia River, arts and craftsand dancing, organizers said.

There will be performances by Carib-bean, jazz, country and rhythm-and-bluesmusicians while children’s activities willinclude moon bounces, a Ferris wheel andface painting.

“It’s a good way to look for an eventthat includes all of the cultures of ourcommunity,” said Bladensburg Town Ad-ministrator John Moss. “It showcases ourcommunity.”

Moss said booths and vendors at theevent will highlight healthy lifestyle prac-tices, including how to prepare healthyfood and how to exercise.

Port Towns Day will take place fromnoon to 7 p.m. Bladensburg WaterfrontPark is located at 4601 Annapolis Road.

— ALICE POPOVICI

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n Eisenhower is acandidate for International

Baccalaureate program

BY ALICE POPOVICISTAFFWRITER

Students at Dwight D.Eisenhower Middle School inLaurel will be learning moreabout the world around them— and doing so with betterresources, officials say — oncethe school receives its antici-pated authorization as an IBWorld School in the summer of2016.

Authorization is granted byInternational Baccalaureate, aworldwide educational organi-zation.

Students will gain an aca-demic edge once Eisenhowerreceives the International Bac-calaureate, or IB, Middle YearsProgramme designation forwhich it applied in April, saidSteve Mellen, coordinator forthe school’s IB program. Hesaid themore rigorous curricu-lum stresses deeper analysisas well as making connectionsacross subject areas.

To receive this designation,the school has to complete anumber of steps, includingtraining teachers, redesigningstudent schedules around newcourse requirements and com-pleting student assessments,Mellen said.

“It’s just about an educa-tion that’s internationally-minded,” Mellen said. “Asopposed to simply studyingissues that are local, we look

at them around the world ... sothat students start to think ofthemselves as members of aglobal community.”

For example, a local envi-ronmental issue such as therecent “boil water advisory” inthe county would become “agreat teachable moment” anda springboard for discussionsaboutwater scarcity around theworld,Mellen said.

Eisenhower would becomethe second middle school inPrince George’s County to of-fer the internationally-focusedcurriculum, saidParfait Awono,

IB district coordinator for thecounty. The other school isJames Madison Middle Schoolin UpperMarlboro.

Additionally, six highschools in the county cur-rently offer the IB academiccurriculum, which is taught atmore than 1,500 schools acrossthe country and about 3,900schools worldwide, Awonosaid.

Mellen said one of the firststeps in the authorization pro-cess is training teachers to de-liver the content, and classes atEisenhower arenowunderway.

On Sept. 15, he led a seriesof interactive classes in whichhe asked the teachers to comeup with — and draw — a pro-file of the ideal student who iscompassionate, open-mindedand globally-focused, or of theideal teacher who could fosterthese qualities in students.

“The IB learner profiledoesn’t just apply to the kids, itapplies to the educator aswell,”said Jessica Rohaly, a read-ing, English and language artsteacher who is content leaderfor the school’s IB program. “Ithelps you be a littlemore intro-

spective about your talents andstrengths.”

School principal DwightJefferson said the more rigor-ous academic curriculum willhelp prepare students for theIB curriculum at Laurel HighSchool, which has been an IBWorld School since 1989.

“We want the students tolearn and appreciate the differ-ences that others bring to thetable,” Jefferson said. “Beingdeeper thinkers — that’s reallythe key.”

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Dwight Eisenhower Middle School teachers (front, from left) Leta Mendoza, Rachel Man and Carol Acha work on a project Sept. 15 to illustrate the bestqualities of students and teachers during a training session at the school in Laurel.

n Mount Rainier studiohosts ongoing discussionsafter Ferguson shooting

BY JAMIE

ANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFFWRITER

A Beltsville art teacher ishoping to draw out discussionabout race community througha series of meetings combiningart with open conversation.

NehemiahDixon III of Belts-ville, program director for thenonprofit Mount Rainier studioArtWorksNow, said theongoing“Creative Community Action”eventswere inspired by the Aug.9 shooting of 18-year-old Mi-chael Brown, an African Ameri-can, by a white police officer inFerguson, Mo., and the unrestthat followed.

“I just got bombarded withall these images from Fergusonso quickly, and I just couldn’tprocess it,” Dixon said. “So, asa visual artist, when I’m frus-trated with life, I create, and so Iwanted to share that outlet withthe community.”

The creative community ac-tion events incorporate visualart in a discussion about race,class, authority and other issuesin the community and thewiderworld, Dixon said.

The group met Friday tocontinue adiscussionof feelingsengendered by the Ferguson in-cident, which began lastmonth.Dixon said it’s important to con-tinue that conversation, evenafter the media hype has dieddown.

“I wanted to create a spacewherewe can keep coming backto issues that concernus,”Dixonsaid. “I’mhoping that this devel-ops into ameetingwherepeoplecan discuss issues surroundinginjustice, inequality, things go-ing on in our community.”

Michelle Darden Lee ofMount Rainier, one of the at-tendees, said she felt part of theproblem in Ferguson was dueto a lack of connection betweenpolice and residents.

“Either the police are notpart of the community, orthey’re a part in only a data-driven way,” Lee said. “Whenthat happens, it becomes not,‘I’m here to protect you’, but‘I’m here to control or manageyou.’”

Her husband Anthony Lee,said that conversations aboutrace is needed to help get to theroot of problems. Anthony Leesaid he often finds himself go-ing out of his way to not makepeople uncomfortable.

“When I see a white womanon the sidewalk ahead of me, Imight cross the street, becauseI don’t want to make her un-comfortable,” Lee said. “If I’m inan elevator, and I see a womanclutching her purse, I’ll step tothe far side of the elevator.”

Barbara Johnson, executivedirector of Art Works Now, saidshe hopes that chalk outlinescreated by participants in the“hands up, don’t shoot” gestureused by protesters in Ferguson,can be displayed in a public fo-rum to further expand the con-versation.

“People would be able topaint on them, comment onthem, add to them, whatever,”Johnson said.

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Ronald “Ron” Frederick Jacobs, ofPrince Frederick, MD passed away onSeptember 11, 2014, at his home.

Ron joined the Prince George’s CountyPolice Department on September 19,1966 and retired on December 31,1992, serving 29 years. Since 2000,Ron has managed a booth at theBargain Barn in Hughesville,Maryland.

The service for Ron was held onMonday, September 22 at the RaymondFuneral Home in LaPlata, MD. TheInterment will be in the CheltenhamVeterans cemetery on Wednesday,September 24 at 2:00 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donationsmay be made in the name of Ronald F.Jacobs to the Calvert Hospice or acharity of your choice. Sympathycards may be sent to P. O. Box 824,Prince Frederick, MD 20678.

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n Siblings run businesseson shared street

BY EMILIE SHAUGHNESSYSTAFFWRITER

Blood may be thicker thanwater, but in the quiet antiquedistrict of Old Town Bowie, it’sno match for the tough skinformed from years of negotiat-ing over vintage furniture, cos-tume jewelry and collectableglassware.

Brothers Mike Keller, 58,of Lanham and ChristopherKeller, 56, of Adelphi owncompeting antique stores on9th Street in Bowie and haverun them simultaneously fornearly 20 years.

“One brother is on one sideof the bridge and the otherbrother is on the other side,”said Teri Russell, who ownsSimple Pleasures Ice Cafe on9th Street and organizes theOld Town Bowie annual fallfestival. “Everybody that’sin business [on this street],they’re all family. I don’t knowwhy they have separate busi-nesses.”

The Keller siblings grew uppatronizing yard sales and col-lecting antiques with their latemother Lorraine Keller anddeveloped a knack for spottingvaluable collector’s items, saidChristopher Keller.

But despite the fact thattheir businesses are separatedonly by the 9th Street Bridge,

the brothers have never goneinto business together andnever plan to, he said.

“It’s basically competitivein this business…very competi-tive,” he said. “We probablywould be [stronger together],but at this stage, we’re stillseparate. We both collect thesame thing, andwe’reboth verycompetitive, and it’s difficult tobe in business with somebodylike that.”

Mike Keller said it’s thenature of the antique businessthat caused the two brothers totake separate paths.

“It’s hard for people to un-derstand if you’re not an an-tique dealer. The longer you’vebeen in this business, the moreyou tend to search for thehigher end things. We’ve hada few problems going to saleswith things like that,” he said.“I haven’t talked to him in 10years so that says it right there.”

There are at least half adozen antique stores and ven-dors on 9th street, but insteadof driving eachother out, Chris-topher Keller said the closeproximity of competitors helpsthe local business community.

“A lot of people don’t un-derstand that, but I wouldn’tmind if anantique storeopened[across the street],” he said.“Competition makes peoplesuccessful.”

On this topic, the twobroth-ers agree.

“People are more willingto come distances to see more

antiques. They’re not going todrive 35 miles for one shop,”Mike Keller said. “And they likethe selection. Thebottom line ispeople like selection.”

Each antique store on thestreet has developed its ownspecialty and marketing pitch,Christopher Keller said. Theyounger Keller’s two-story,7,000 square foot store is knownas one of the largest in the areaand he says the variety andquality of the items sets hisshop apart.

“I try to cater to everybody,”he said. “I try to buy the higherend stuff. I spend a little bitmore for it, and I have a goodfollowing a good clientele. Theyknow they’re going to comehere and find something ingood shape.”

Ted and Elaine Haessler ofTemecula,Ca.were shoppingatChristopher’s Antiques on Fri-day and said they heard aboutthe store from a shop owner inHavre De Grace, Ted Haesslersaid.

“She described it as 7,000square feet and all owned bythe same guy, and she thoughtif we were going to just hit one,that would be the one,” he said.“We’re on our way to a familywedding in Virginia and we liketohunt for antiqueswhenwe’re

on the road, and that’s what wedid.We’re just poking around.”

Down the road at Keller’sAntiques, Sherry Linkins ofBowie was planning to sellsome items to Mike Keller onSept. 19. Linkins said she is aregular patron of Keller’s An-tiques andaffirmedwhat the el-der Keller said was the greateststrength of his shop: customerservice.

“I love this store. I’vebought many things from himover the years,” she said. “Mr.Keller’s customer service is out-standing.”

Mike Keller’s son – StevenKeller, 31, of Lanham – saidhe has been helping his fatherwith the antique shop since hewas 8-years-old.While antiqueshave always been part of hislife, the bank employee said hedoesn’t share his father’s pas-sion for reading about and re-searching the antique industry.

Steven Keller said hedoesn’t quite understand therivalry between his father anduncle.

“I’m put in the middle be-cause I talk to both of them, butI try to stay out of it,” he said.“It’s a very competitive busi-ness.”

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Christopher Keller of Adelphi owns Christopher’s Antiques in Old Town Bowie. (Right) Mike Keller of Lanham owns Keller’s Antiques in Old Town Bowie.

n Residents say techimprovements will allowfor greater connectivity

BY ALICE POPOVICISTAFFWRITER

As he walked around thenewly-renovated City of Lau-rel council chambers Mondayevening, Bob Mignon of Lau-rel said the video screens andother technology in the newspace will help keep residentsbetter informed.

“I think it’s a great upgradeof what it was before,” saidMignon, who owns Minute-man Press on Main Street andattended a ribbon cutting cer-emony at the new chambersalongwith about 100 residentsand city employees. “With thenew technology, it’s going toallow the city government tocommunicate better with theresidents of the community.”

Mayor Craig Moe said therenovation, which took abouttwo months and cost about$840,000, includes new tech-nology such as four screendis-plays. He said the LED lightingin the room will cut back onenergy costs.

“We think theflow is a littlebit better,” Moe said. “We re-ally needed to open up moreto technology.”

Jean Dean of Laurel saidshe liked the richness of thebeige walls and the taupe car-peting.

“I think it’s just great. It’sa great design,” Dean said.“You can’t gowrong by havingchocolate,” she added, refer-ring to the brown panels on

the walls of the council cham-bers.

Michael McLaughlin ofLaurel, who attended the rib-bon cutting with his wife,Jackie, said he was excitedabout the screens he said willmake it easier for audiencemembers to see agenda items,and the large drop-downscreen for presentations.

And he said there is poten-tial for even more technologi-cal innovation in the future.

“It would be even ideal ifit could be two-way — peoplewith iPhones and iPads couldparticipate,” McLaughlin said,imagining future possibilities.“Instead of making the peoplecome to themeeting,make themeeting come to the people.”

“I think it’s very, very welldone,” said JackieMcLaughlin.“It’s very elegant.”

City officials estimatedthat around 100 people at-tended the ribbon cutting.

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Laurel Mayor Craig Moe addressesthe audience Monday during thefirst council meeting held in thecity’s newly renovated chambers.

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POLICE BLOTTER

This activity report is pro-vided by the Prince George’sCounty Police Department as apublic service to the communityand is not a complete listing ofall events and crime reported.

District 1Headquarters, Hyattsville,

301-699-2630, covering Adelphi,Beltsville, Berwyn Heights, Blad-ensburg, Brentwood, Calverton,Cheverly, Chillum, College Park,Colmar Manor, Cottage City, Ed-monston, Greenbelt, Hyattsville,Landover, Landover Hills, LangleyPark, Mount Rainier, New Carroll-ton, North Brentwood, Riverdale,Riverdale Park,University Park andWest LanhamHills.

SEPT. 15

Theft from vehicle, 6500 block8th Place, 3:55 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 10100 block51st Ave, 5:30 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 9300 block19th Ave, 6:11 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6500 blockFlanders Drive, 6:35 a.m.

Theft, 6000 block Good LuckRoad, 8:01 a.m.

Theft, 5100 block BuchananSt., 10:46 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6200 blockAnnapolis Road, 11:46 a.m.

Theft, 5800 block LandoverRoad, 11:58 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4700 blockCherry Hill Road, 1:30 p.m.

Theft, 6100 block 64th Ave,4:02 p.m.

Assault with a weapon, 5200block 47th Ave, 5:52 p.m.

SEPT. 16

Theft from vehicle, 1200 blockChillumRoad, 7:47 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 6700 blockDorman St., 8:48 a.m.

Vehicle stolen,400blockChil-lumRoad, 9:14 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 600 blockSheridan St., 9:19 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6800 blockHighview Terrace, 10:02 a.m.

Vehicle stolen, 5000 blockStewart Court, 10:51 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9100 blockBaltimore Ave, 11:14 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 8100 blockAnnapolis Road, 4:43 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4900 blockNiagara Road, 4:48 p.m.

Robbery, Nicholson St. &15th Ave, 4:55 p.m.

Residential break-in, 2000block Ravenswood St., 5:19 p.m.

Theft, 5000 block IroquoisSt., 7:03 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 2300 blockAmherst Road, 7:09 p.m.

Theft, 5400 block 16th Ave,7:14 p.m.

SEPT. 17Assault, Dartmouth Ave/

Guilford Road, 5:04 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 3500 block

56th St., 6:58 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 7000 block

Barton Road, 10:21 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 4600 block

Cooper Lane, 11:56 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 6200block

Annapolis Road, 12:35 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 6200 block

Annapolis Road, 1:13 p.m.Vehicle stolen and recovered,

5800 block Peabody St., 2:40p.m.

Residential break-in, 9300blockCherryHill Road, 7:45p.m.

Assault, 800 block FairviewAve, 8:19 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4700 blockBerwyn Road, 8:39 p.m.

SEPT. 18Robbery, 5900 block Eastern

Ave, 3:50 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 3600 block

40th Ave, 6:31 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 5800

block Dewey St., 6:52 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 6700block

Northwest Drive, 7:27 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 6800

block 3rd St., 8:22 a.m.Theft, 5700 block Euclid St.,

8:41 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 8600

block Baltimore Ave, 8:44 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 1300

block Chillum Road, 10:47 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 9000

block Baltimore Ave, 11:28 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 3600 block

65th Ave, 11:55 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 10100 block

Baltimore Ave, 1:04 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 4800

block BerwynHouse Road, 3:34p.m.

Theft, 5000 block Edmon-ston Road, 4:33 p.m.

Assault, 7700 block River-dale Road, 4:53 p.m.

Theft, 9000 block St. An-drews Place, 5:13 p.m.

Assault, 4400 block 40th St.,5:13 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5100

block Kenilworth Ave, 7:38 p.m.

SEPT. 19Theft from vehicle, 9600 block

MilestoneWay, 5:23 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 10100

block Baltimore Ave, 6:42 a.m.Commercial property break-in,

5800 block Annapolis Road, 7:01a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6900 blockStandish Drive, 7:56 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 7400 blockDartmouth Ave, 9:54 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9200 block51st Ave, 10:17 a.m.

Vehicle stolen and recovered,600 block Sheridan St., 10:25a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5100 blockCollege Ave, 10:50 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9600 blockMilestoneWay, 10:55 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6500 blockRosalie Lane, 11:53 a.m.

Theft, 8400 block AnnapolisRoad, 2:02 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 8400blockAnnapolis Road, 2:04 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 7700 blockRiverdale Road, 2:16 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 6700 blockAnnapolis Road, 2:29 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9000 blockBaltimore Ave, 2:45 p.m.

Robbery, 3400 block ToledoPlace, 5:55 p.m.

Theft, 4700 block CherokeeSt., 9:36 p.m.

Theft, 3400blockToledoTer-race, 9:50 p.m.

Theft, 3400blockToledoTer-race, 10:52 p.m.

SEPT. 20Robbery, Chillum Road/19th

Ave, 12:11 a.m.Residential break-in, 1500

block Ray Road, 12:23 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 7400 block

25th Ave, 1:03 a.m.Robbery, 49th Ave/Patuxent

Ave, 2:03 a.m.Residential break-in, 5200

block Palco Place, 6:26 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 4000 block

Metzerott Road, 6:55 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 9800 block

47th Place, 8:24 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 5600 block

Kennedy St., 8:34 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 5700 block

84th Ave, 9:27 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 5800 block

Landover Road, 11:18 a.m.Theft from vehicle, Eb East

West Highway/Nb New Hamp-shire Ave, 12:53 p.m.

Theft, 1400 block KanawhaSt., 12:54 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 8200 blockBaltimore Ave, 1:14 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5000 blockRhode Island Ave, 2:27 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 7900 blockNewRiggs Road, 4:21 p.m.

Theft, 4900 block La SalleRoad, 4:45 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 9600 blockMilestoneWay, 7:20 p.m.

Assault, 1400 block KanawhaSt., 7:40 p.m.

SEPT. 21Assault,7300blockPrinceton

Ave, 1:04 a.m.Theft from vehicle, Nb Riggs

Road/Drexel St., 2:15 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 7200 block

Glenridge Drive, 2:17 a.m.Assault, 1700 block Dayton

Road, 3:04 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 4800 block

Osage St., 4:36 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 4600 block

Knox Road, 9:18 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 5000 block

Berwyn Road, 10:34 a.m.Sexual assault, 3900blockBlk

62nd Ave, 1:00 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 5000 block

Berwyn Road, 1:08 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 9600 block

Baltimore Ave, 1:14 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 5000 block

Eutaw Place, 1:41 p.m.Theft, 6600 block Annapolis

Road, 1:53 p.m.Assault with a weapon, 8100

block TahonaDrive, 2:40 p.m.Theft, 8400 block Annapolis

Road, 3:35 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 8400 block

Baltimore Ave, 3:59 p.m.Vehicle stolen, 52nd Ave/

Kilmer Place, 5:14 p.m.Theft, 8100 block Baltimore

Ave, 7:00 p.m.Assault, 700 block Chillum

Road, 10:15 p.m.

District 3Headquarters, Palmer Park,

301-772-4900. Chapel Oaks,Cheverly, Glenarden, FairmountHeights, Kentland, Landover,Palmer Park, Seat Pleasant, Forest-ville, Suitland, District Heights andCapitol Heights.

SEPT. 15Theft from vehicle, 5000 block

Suitland Road, 6:22 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 8100 block

CrydenWay, 7:37 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 200 block

Maryland Park Drive, 7:58 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 2800 block

Forest RunDrive, 8:45 a.m.Commercial property break-

in, 1800 block Brightseat Road,9:02 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5500blockMarlboro Pike, 9:18 a.m.

Residential break-in, 600block Touchdown Drive, 9:33a.m.

Theft, 1300 block RitchieRoad, 10:01 a.m.

Vehicle stolen and recovered,1700 block Dutch Village Drive,10:22 a.m.

Theft, 6500 block Adak St.,10:26 a.m.

Vehicle stolen and recovered,1700 block Dutch Village Drive,10:42 a.m.

Residential break-in, 1900block Rochell Ave, 11:05 a.m.

Residential break-in, 1400block Farmingdale Ave, 11:39a.m.

Commercial property break-in, 9200 block East HamptonDrive, 12:01 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, Eb MarlboroPike/Hybrid Ave, 1:18 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 3900 blockIronwood Place, 1:37 p.m.

Theft, 3800 block RegencyPky, 1:47 p.m.

Theft, 3300 block DodegePark Road, 1:55 p.m.

Theft, 3000 blockChurch St.,1:57 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4000block Alton St., 2:14 p.m.

Theft, 5700 block Silver HillRoad, 2:29 p.m.

Theft, 600 block PalmertonTerrace, 2:53 p.m.

Residential break-in, 3500block Hubbard Road, 9:25 p.m.

SEPT. 16Residential break-in, 3900

block Suitland Road, 12:31 a.m.Robbery, 7900 block John-

son Ave, 2:09 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 5500

block Rollins Lane, 7:56 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 5500

block K St., 8:15 a.m.Theft, 2000 block East Wil-

son Place, 8:43 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 7900

block Parston Drive, 8:57 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 6700

block Hastings Drive, 9:45 a.m.Theft, 1400 block Addison

Road S, 11:34 a.m.Theft, 700 block 60th Place,

12:25 p.m.Vehicle stolen, 6700 block

Walker Mill Road, 12:31 p.m.Residential break-in, 300

block Rollins Ave, 12:48 p.m.Residential break-in, 1000

block CaslonWay, 1:25 p.m.Theft, Suitland Road/Stoney

MeadowDrive, 1:30 p.m.Theft, 1800 block Dutch Vil-

lage Drive, 1:59 p.m.Theft, 1300 block Alberta

Drive, 2:39 p.m.Residential break-in, 6800

block Walker Mill Road, 5:31p.m.

Theft, 5000 block Lee JayCourt, 5:32 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 2600 blockTimbercrest Drive, 6:48 p.m.

SEPT. 17Theft, 1400 block Hampton

Park Blvd, 12:13 a.m.

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n Hyattsville teamcredits intense studying,collaborating for victories

BY KIRSTEN PETERSENSTAFFWRITER

If Michael Blackwell’s fatherhadn’t had a hip replacement,his middle school’s team mightnotbemovingon to the 29th an-nual Science Bowl semifinals.Michael, an eighth-grader

at Nicholas Orem MiddleSchool in Hyattsville, said heknew the answer to a multiplechoice question about a femo-ral prosthesis because of his fa-ther’s surgery.“My dad had a hip replace-

ment. That’s the only way Icould actually get that,” Mi-chael said.The 25-point question

— the highest value in theJeopardy!-style quiz show forPrince George’s County el-ementary and middle schools— ended a four-question streakduring which neither Nicho-las Orem nor the team fromThomas G. Pullen Creative ArtsAcademy in Landover could of-fer a correct answer.Blackwell’s response put

Nicholas Orem in the lead andpropelled them to a spot in theMarch 17 semifinal. The finalscore, 185-170, was low for aquarterfinal match, said RoyManning, the sponsor of theThomas G. Pullen team.The Nicholas Orem team

sponsors, science teachersKristina Rankine and CaitlannO’Dell, said this is the first timeNicholas Orem has had thechance to compete in the semi-finals.“Their dedication is defi-

nitely what pushed this teamto the semifinals,” O’Dell said,noting that team membersstudied during lunch the weekleading up to thematch.Nicholas Orem Middle

School’s team included eighth-grade captain David Sanchezand eighth-graders Stan Amou-zou, Michael Blackwell, and

PaulOriala. David andPaul pre-viously competed in the ScienceBowl as sixth-graders, they said.To prepare for the semifi-

nals, Paul said the team needsto study and focus on speed.“We also need to be faster,”

Paul said. “[Thomas G. Pullen’steam] was pretty fast, but someof them knew the answers be-fore the question was asked.”Pullen’s team included

eighth-grade captain DeborahOmotoso, eighth-graders Maki-yah Holder and Erica Morrisseyand seventh-graders BrittanyLinus and John Patrick Abergos.Deborah was a member of thePullen team that advanced tosemifinals last year.“Shewas trained thoroughly

from last year and knew all thequestions from training,” Man-ning said. “We’re thankfulto have Deborah. She’s beenaround the best.”Thequarterfinalmatch con-

cluded a three-game series thatkicked off the quiz show’s 29thyear. David Zahren, the show’shost and producer, said eventhough the teams only had afewweeks toprepare, they cameready to compete.“Each year the kids are sav-

vier about the kindsof questionswe ask,” Zahren said.

Nicholas Orem’s previousmatch against Accokeek Acad-emy was close until the end ofthe second round. The finalgame score was 235-170.Accokeek Academy’s team

included seventh-grade captainMatthew Makila, eighth-graderDavid King and seventh-gradersJacqueline Dianis and MarisaMiles.“If we answered some of the

questions in the middle when itwas getting close, then it wouldbe been easier for us,” Jacque-line said.Pullen won its opening

round match against StephenDecatur Middle School in Clin-ton bymore than 100 points.Stephen Decatur’s team

eighth-grade captain HaleySpurrier said collaborating withher teammates, which includedAjiel Curameng, Timara Forttand Kya McCall, helped themgain a brief lead during the sec-ond half.“It was nice to be able to

work together because it didn’tfeel like the pressure was all onone person,” Haley said.

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Nicholas Orem students (from left) Stan Amouzou, David Sanchez andMichael Blackwell, all 13, compete Tuesday in the Science Bowl at theBonnie F. Johns Educational Media Center in Landover.

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with glittery “ghost flames” onits sides now has a four-speedautomatic transmission, a newsuspension, and its 541-cubicinch motor roars so loudly that“when youdrive upMain Street,you set off every car alarm.”

Sean LeVere, a member ofthe Laurel Board of Trade andone of the organizers of thisyear’s Riverfest, said auto showsbring people together becausepeople like to walk around, lookat oldmodels and reminisce.

“They’ll say, “I used to haveone of those — my parents hadone.” LeVere said.

LaVere said he often seesFriend and Horton at autoshows he attends, and he hasnoticed how helpful they are to

other car enthusiasts.“If you have a problem with

your vehicle, they will help youout,” LeVere said. “Tell youwhat’s wrong or not wrong.”

Friend and Horton, who es-timate they have participated inhundreds of auto shows on theEast Coast, said they are lookingforward to Riverfest because it’san opportunity to catch up withother car enthusiasts they’vemet over the years.

But they added they believethedaysof their hobbyarenum-bered — at least when it comesto the vintage muscle cars fromthe 1960s and 1970s, whose en-gines can be modified for per-formance.

“When these cars are gonethat’s the endof thehot rodera,”Horton said

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Schools’ CFO Colby R. Whiteand his wife, Keisha White,“knowingly violated” MarylandInsurance Law, and fined theBowie couple $6,000.

According to the MarylandInsurance Administration,on April 5, 2013, Colby Whitereported to Hartford, Conn.-based Travelers IndemnityInsurance that his wife losther diamond engagement andwedding ring set, and filed aclaim.

Travelers paid the Whites$16,313 for the loss of the ring.

Then, on Sept. 25, 2013,Colby White filed a claim withErie (Penn.) Insurance Ex-change for the same set ofrings, claiming they were loston or around Aug. 24, 2013, ac-cording to the Maryland Insur-ance Administration.

According to the report,White initially denied that aprior claim had been filed,but when confronted with evi-dence, admitted to receivingcompensation for the priorclaim. Following the admis-sion, the Whites withdrew theErie claim. No working phonenumber for Colby or KeishaWhite could be identified bydeadline.

According to theMIA filing,the couple was found to haveviolated Maryland insurancelaw relating to filing multipleclaims and knowingly submit-ting inaccurate information.

“This is very disturbing,”said Joan Ogburn-Hyson, pres-ident of the Prince George’sCounty PTA Council. “Ourcounty underwent an auditlast year that revealed much-needed changes and we werebeginning to see those changesimplemented.”

A joint statement issued byschool system CEO Kevin Max-well and school board chairSegun Eubanks said that theschool system first learned of

the MIA ruling Sept. 19, andthat the couple resigned effec-tive Sept. 22, the next businessday.

“In an abundance of cau-tion, wewill ask our external in-dependent auditors to confirmthere are no improprieties,”Eubanks and Maxwell said inthe statement.

School system spokes-man Max Pugh said the schoolsystem’s external auditor isMinneapolis,Minn.-based Clif-tonLarsonAnderson, a nationalcompany with an office in Cal-verton.

Pugh said White’s dutieswill be temporarily assumed byChief OperatingOfficerMonica

Goldson.Christian Rhodes, educa-

tion advisor for County Execu-tive Rushern L. Baker III (D),said Baker has full faith in theschool system’s handling of thesituation.

“Mr. Baker has spoken withDr. Maxwell and is heartenedby the school system taking theadditional step of bringing inan external auditor,” Rhodessaid. “We look forward to see-ing the results of the externalauditor’s report.”

Colby White, who earneda $169,008 yearly salary, wasnamed Chief Financial Officerin July following the departureof Thomas Sheeran, who hadserved in an acting capacitysince 2012. His appointmentwas one ofmany upper echelonappointments school systemCEO Kevin Maxwell made dur-ing his first year.

Prior to his appointment,White worked as the schoolsystem’s budget director while

Keisha White, worked for theschool system as an internalauditor.

“In some ways that’sworse,” said David Cahn of Up-per Marlboro, co-founder ofthe education watchdog groupCitizens for an Elected Board.“She’s responsible for the in-tegrity of the school system,and someone whose integrityhas been called into questionin a situation such as this, isnot someone you want in thatposition.”

Ogburn-Hyson said shefeels the revelation and result-ing resignation do not reflecton the administration.

“I believe this is a minorsetback and that our schoolsystem will continue to movein the right direction as Dr.Maxwell works through imple-menting his entry plan,” Og-burn-Hyson said.

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in Prince George’s County.“In all of my dealings with

Mr. Snyder, he has shown him-self to be a reasonable individ-

ual and I hope that he wouldcontinue to call PrinceGeorge’sCounty home for the Washing-ton team,” Estepp said.

For Tempe, Arizona, theeconomic impact of the loss ofthe Arizona Cardinals to Glen-dale in 2006 has been slight,

said Mary Ann Miller, presi-dent of the Tempe Chamber ofCommerce.

“We’ve been blessed in thatwe still have a team playingin our stadium,” said Miller,referring to the Arizona StateUniversity Sun Devils, a Pacific

12 Conference team. “The an-cillary development aroundthe [Glendale] stadium is reallyonly kicking off now, so peoplewill come in and stay here, visitour businesses, and then go toGlendale to the stadium.”

But Miller said the biggest

loss isn’t financial.“Anytime they play at

home, the announcers say,‘The University of PhoenixStadium in Glendale.’ How doyou put a price on that kind ofnational recognition, of gettingyour name out again and again

and again?”Miller said. “I thinkthat’s one of the biggest long-term effects. You just can’t puta price on that kind of public-ity.”

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and retail,” said Cheryl O’Neillof Silver Spring-based archi-tects Torti Gallas and Partners.Another aspect calls for theconversion of the parking lotat The Mall at Prince Georgesinto a series of small pedes-trian-friendly shops and res-taurants, with plenty of greenspace and open-air seating, aswell as mixed-use housing. El-evated parking garages wouldbe built behind buildings tohandle parking for vehicles,O’Neill said.

The plan calls for the ad-dition of more traffic lightsalong East-West Highway andthe creation of bicycle lanes,

or possibly rapid public transitlanes, in place of the currentright-turn lanes on East-WestHighway, O’Neill said.

“We view East-West High-way as kind of a wall that sepa-rates the Metro station fromall of the development that’soccurring at the Metro sta-tion,” said Brad Frome, PrinceGeorge’s county executive’schief of staff. “We’ve got toslow this road down and makeit more welcoming to pedestri-ans.”

George McDaniel III of Hy-attsville said any plan for thetransit area needs to increasepolice presence.

“If you put cops on bikes,cops on foot, cops all over, youcan control crime. The key is

community policing,” McDan-iel said.

Alyson Reed of Hyattsvilleagreed that a bigger policepresence is needed.

“I’ve never seen an officeron foot anywhere near themall,” Reed said.

Reed said that making thearea more walkable is undoingwhat had been done before.

“You’re trying to retrofitwhat was designed as a car-centered suburban place intoan urban place,” Reed said.“To do that, you’ve got tochange the culture as well.”

Ricks said it only takes 10percent of drivers to changetheir form of transportation tomake an area more pedestrianand bicycle friendly.

“We don’t need everyoneto change their behavior,”Ricks said. “If you can get 10percent of people into a mass

transit vehicle, on a bicycle orwalking, you can restore thebenefits of that roadway foreveryone else, so that it can be

a safe, efficient roadway.”

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properties, held apublic scopingsession in Greenbelt on Tuesdayafternoon, to solicit public inputon thepossible locationof anewFBI headquarters.

“We’re inviting the publicto come on out and tell us whatare the issues that are importantto them, that we should analyzeand evaluate,” said Bill Dowd,GSA project executive.

In addition to a 62-acre siteadjacent to the Greenbelt Metrostation, a 59-acre site in Spring-field, Va. and an 80-acre site inLandover, site of the formerLandover Mall, are also underconsideration.

Public “open house” meet-ings are being held at each site,allowing visitors to discuss dif-ferent aspects of the processwith GSA officials.

A meeting is scheduled totake place from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m.Oct. 2 at Prince George’s Sportsand Learning Complex, 8001Sheriff Road in Landover.

Dowd said the informationobtained from the open houseswill be incorporated into theGSA’s Environmental ImpactStatement, the draft of which istentatively expected to be pub-lished early spring 2015. Dowd

said a final decision will be re-leased shortly after the final EISis released, likely spring 2016.

The FBI site is expected tobring with it 11,000 jobs and $2billion in economic develop-ment, and officials in Marylandand Virginia have been lobbyingfor their respective sites.

Frederick Tutman, CEOof the Upper Marlboro-basedwatershed advocacy nonprofitPatuxent Riverkeeper, said he

had concerns about the impacthaving the FBI headquarters inGreenbelt would have on thewatershed.

“Two-thirds of the site iswetlands and flood plains,”Tutman said. “Wetlands are of-ten called the kidneys of a wa-tershed; they have a flushingor detoxifying effect on waterquality, so damage or impact onthem, impervious surfaces nextto them, could be ecologically

harmful.”Snyder said locating the FBI

headquarters inLandoverwouldgive the county the same eco-nomic benefit without harmingthe environment.

“It’s a former mall site.You’re not clearing land andcutting trees and dammingstreams like you would be here.I’d prefer to have it in Lando-ver. It would benefit that part ofthe county, inside the Beltway,

which has been neglected, andthere’smore space to spreadoutthe facilities,” Snyder said.

BerwynHeights resident Jer-emy Weiss said he’d like to seethe FBI in Greenbelt.

“I’m very much in favor of it.I think it would be a tremendousbenefit on the area,” Weiss said.

Robert Trueheart of Lando-ver declined to say which sitehe preferred, but said he’d be

happy as long as it’s in PrinceGeorge’s County.

“As a resident of PrinceGeorge’s County, I think thiscould be something big, some-thing spectacular, somethingthat’ll put us on the map in ourregion,” Trueheart said.

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Couched in a group of PrinceGeorge’s County ballot questionsthat should easily be approved aretwo pretty significant requests thatmust be soundly rejected: permis-sion to extend term limits and tobe able to reduce the number ofnewspapers of record, publicationsauthorized to carry public and legal

notices.The

Gazette haslong beenopposed toterm limits;we believevotersshould de-

cide when an elected official leavesoffice, and it’s a disservice when astrong leadermust leave because ofsuch rules.

However, Question J seeksmerely tomake term limits slightlylonger, extending county executiveand council terms from two to three— and smacks of a gradual attemptto remove term limits.

The county should either keepor remove the limits, not add a fewyears based onwhat leaders thinkvoters will let them get awaywith.For this reason, The Gazette op-poses Question J.

Another less-talked-about refer-endum is QuestionH, a request that

the county only be required to haveat least one newspaper of record.Instead of the current rule of hav-ing at least three papers of record,the county would also use county-maintained electronicmedia forsuch items.

While thismay seemminor, it’sactually a big deal. Legal informa-tion needs to be easily accessible bythe community and, unfortunately,computers are not yet readily avail-able to all residents. One only needsto look at the struggle libraries haveencountered as job-seekers com-pete with students for free com-puter time.

In addition, the Prince George’sgovernment is still working to re-gain residents’ trust, so it’s impor-tant to have independent carriersfor legal and public notices ratherthan relying on the government.

The county’s disturbing requestalso would complicate access toinformation such as foreclosures, amajor problem in Prince George’sCounty.

In the interest of full disclosure,The Gazette’s sister paper, TheEnquirer-Gazette, is a county paperof record. Andwe recognize that

computer access is growing daily.However, until that time becomes areality— and until the county gov-ernment website becomes an easyand reliable place for legal informa-tion and notices— the governmentowes it to county residents tomakethe information as widely availableas possible.

For these reasons, PrinceGeorge’s voters should vote againstquestions H and J.

However, the other ballot ques-tions should get approvedwith noproblem.

Questions A through EThe first five questions ask vot-

ers whether the county can borrowmoney and issue bonds for con-struction and repair of public safety,library, community college, county,and public works and transporta-tion facilities. The price tag is highat $727.3million, but the workmustbe done.

Question FCounty officials want the flex-

ibility to be able to issue bonds inserial form or term form (they differbased onmaturation dates). Put inlayman’s terms, officials want to beable to use the bond that would best

fit their financing strategy. It makessense.

Question GCurrently, if the county execu-

tive leaves office less than two yearsbefore the end of the term, theCounty Council is required to voteone of its own as a replacement orthe council chair fills in as countyexecutive until the next election.Question Gwould let the chiefadministrative officer serve as act-ing county executive until actionis taken. The alternative would beto leave the post empty until thecouncil makes a decision, whichdoesn’tmake sense, so we supportQuestion G.

Question IAlthough disability and sexual

orientation are protected categoriesunder state law, the county charterdoesn’t include them in the list ofprohibited forms of discriminationfor county employees. Question Isimply adds them to the list, as itshould.

Statewide ballot questionsQuestion 1 involves the Trans-

portation Trust Fund, a pot of

moneyMaryland collects that in-cludes revenue from the gas tax andvehicle registration fees. The fundwas created to pay for transporta-tion projects, but over the years,lawmakers have distributed themoney to other programs to bal-ance theMaryland budget.

The questionwould require thefund be spent on road and tran-sit projects. Themoney could betransferred into other accounts ifthe governor declares a fiscal emer-gency and the General Assemblyapproves legislation authorizing thetransfer with a three-fifthsmajority.We think these are significantly highhurdles and transfers will be rare,whichmeans themoneywill beused for the purpose intended.

Statewide Question 2 authorizescharter counties to hold specialelections whenever a county execu-tive cannot finish a term and there’sa vacancy in the office.

Currently, if a Prince George’sCounty executive has less than twoyears left in the term and leavesoffice, the position can be filledonly by an appointment from theCounty Council.

Choosing “yes” for Question 2will be a step forward, giving votersa greater say in their governmentsin rare instances when a county ex-ecutive resigns or dies in office.

Vote against longer term limits, fewer papers of record

Share your thoughts on Prince George’s topics. Letters must includethe writer’s name, address and telephone number. The phone number

will not be published; it is for verification purposes only.We reserve the right to edit all letters. Letters selected may beshortened for space reasons. Send letters to: Editor, The Gazette,

13501 Virginia Manor Road, Laurel, MD 20707.E-mail them to [email protected].

Send us your letters

OUROPINION

QUESTIONSH AND J AREDISSERVICETO PRINCE

GEORGIANS

LET TERS TOTHEEDITOR

Apparently, you don’t have enoughto domanaging Prince George’s County.You have to take on another organizationto stay busy [“Prince George’s Countyexecutive elected president of nationalorganization,” Aug. 7].

Why am I paying you if you’re notdevoting full time to this county? If youwant tomanage some other organiza-tion, why don’t you pay the taxpayers ofthis county for the time you spend onnon-county business?

In plain English: Do your fun andgames on your own time, not on taxpay-ers’ dime.

The article states, “CEA advocates forcounty officials at Congress, theWhiteHouse and other federal agencies.”

Why instead don’t you advocate forPrince George’s County with Congress,theWhite House and other agencies.That’s what I thought we hired and arepaying you to do.

After the Jack Johnson fiasco, you

wanted transparent, squeaky cleangovernment. It seems tome that this of-fice, the county exec, by its very nature,invites debatable activities, such [as] thisfiasco you’ve decided to pursue.

The people you hurt are the verypeople you’re supposed to serve: the res-idents and businesses of Prince George’sCounty who foot the bill for your salary,benefits, perks.

Mark Noblett, Upper Marlboro

Baker must stay focused on Prince George’s

Speaking Sept. 16 before theDemocratic Central Committee,County Executive Rushern Bakeradvanced a new and novel argu-ment in favor of eliminating termlimits: they are disrespectful andtreat voters as “immature.” Thereare at least two things wrongwiththat argument.

First, we the voters put thoseterm limits in place because ofthe poor quality and too-oftencorrupt political leadershipwhich the county has experi-enced historically and as a checkagainstmachine politics whereincumbents are impossible todislodge, nomatter how offensive(or criminal) their behavior or in-competent their performance.

Second, it is the politicalslates which are disrespectful ofvoters and treat us as immature.Look at voters lined up at anypolling station and youwill seemany of them carrying glossy fullcolormailers showing the smilingfaces of each of the candidateswho bought their way on to thatslate. Those voters are not be-ing asked to think andmake aninformed decision; all they areexpected to do is to follow theinstructions on themailer: votefor the candidates on the slate— and they do. Thus are voterstreated like sheep, queued up tobe sheared.

Finally, the slates themselvesare anti-Democratic. If therewas a viable two-party system inPrince George’s County, peoplemight have a real choice. Sincethere is not a two-party system,there is almost no competition.Further, because there is nomeaningful competition, theoutcome of the November elec-tion has already been decided bythe Primary in June in which only

89,000 of the 510,000 registeredvoters went to the polls out of acounty population of 890,000.Try arguing why/how 10 percentof the population should choosethe political leadership for them-selves plus the other 90 percent.

Since term limits passed in1992, no county executive orCounty Council member has lostre-election.Many have run un-opposed. Those with challengershavemostly won in landslides.Further, the longer politiciansremain in office, themore theybecome beholden to and captiveof special interests, developers,financial backers and slate-makers.

Baker seems to want tomakethis a referendumon his admin-istration. The goodwhich hehas done the past four years is amarked improvement over whatcame before, but there is stillmuch that needs to be done dur-ing his second term. Personally,I will vote for him, nevermindthat he is running unopposed.But Question J also applies tothe ninemembers of the CountyCouncil, where the good, thebad and the indifferent too oftenabide. Term limits force periodicchange in order to avoid a per-manent political class and to al-low new blood to come forward.Who is to say that the incomingofficeholder won’t be better thanthe outgoing one?

Vote NO onQuestion J on theNovember ballot.

William H. Cavitt, Fort Washington

The writer is president of theIndian Head Highway AreaAction Council, a federation ofsouth county civic, citizen andneighborhood associations.

Vote ‘No’on Question J

I had the good fortune todrive through Arizona andwhile passing through thetown of RedMesa, a sign infront of the local high schoolcaughtmy attention: The RedMesa Redskins. A high schoollocated right in the heart ofthe Navajo IndianNationReservation, with a studentbody consisting of nearly 100percent American Indians.

Upon returning homeand reading the Sept. 11 issueof The Gazette, I find a letterto the editor [“Stop spread-

ing racism”] espousing, un-equivocally, that the nameand term “redskin” is racist,and accordingly should neverbe used.

So per the cited previous

letter, what am I allowed tocall the RedMesa teams?

I don’t knowmuch aboutthis ArizonaNavajo HighSchool. I live 2,000miles awayinMaryland. But I’d wager

that the RedMesa Redskinsare proud of their heritage,proud of their school, and usethe name “Redskins” withpride also.

The original Americanswere forced off their land,forced to changemuch oftheir culture and forced ontoreservations. Apparently, thiswriter would now force themto change their team’s name.After all the word “redskin” isracist.

Wayne Smith, Greenbelt

If ‘Redskins’ is good for school, why not the NFL?

I’d wager that the Red Mesa Redskinsare proud of their heritage ... and use the

name “Redskins” with pride also.

Karen Acton, Chief Executive OfficerMichael T. McIntyre, ControllerDonna Johnson, Vice President of Human ResourcesMaxine Minar, President, Comprint Military

Dennis Wilston, Corporate Advertising DirectorChauka Reid, Advertising ManagerDoug Baum, Corporate Classifieds DirectorMona Bass, Inside Classifieds DirectorJean Casey, Director of Marketing and Circulation

Anna Joyce, Creative Director, Special Pubs/InternetEllen Pankake, Director of Creative ServicesLeah Arnold, Information Technology ManagerDavid Varndell, Digital Media Manager

Vanessa Harrington, Senior EditorJeffrey Lyles, Managing EditorGlen C. Cullen, Senior Editor Copy/DesignMeredith Hooker,Managing Editor InternetWill C. Franklin, A&E Editor

Ken Sain, Sports EditorDan Gross, Photo EditorJessica Loder, Web Editor

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COLLEGE PARK DAYSEPTEMBER 27, 2014 – 11:00 A.M. TO 3:00 P.M.PAINT BRANCH PARKWAY ANDCORPORAL FRANK SCOTT DRIVE

Join us at this year’s celebration of all things College Park! CollegePark Day will take place in the parking lot at 5000 Paint Branch Parkway,which is at the corner of Corporal Frank Scott Drive, across from theTennis Center. Guest parking will be located at the College Park Metrostation – which is free on weekends and located right across the streetfrom the event! For our disabled guests we will have limited parking onsitewith valid disabled plates or placards.

College Park Day welcomes the community to come and enjoy anafternoon where we have something for everyone! We’ve signed up over150 organizations, artists, small businesses, restaurants, sponsors, andpublic safety groups that will be excited to see you and provide you withinformation on their services or how you can get involved. Come shop inour artist alley and get a jump start on the holidays!

We have lots of activities scheduled to keep you moving and work up asweat – 5k, 10 mile bike ride, rock climbing wall, Zumba demonstrationand more! Check our website for details: www.CollegeParkDay.org

Live entertainment will be featured on our main stage during the day –everything from R&B, Rock, Blues, and steel drums as well as high flyingacrobats and dancers!

We’ll have lots of kid friendly activities, bounce houses, carnivalgames, and a kid’s bike rodeo! Bring your bike and learn safety andhandling and maybe win a prize! We’re also pet friendly and will beholding a pet parade at 12pm benefitting the Animal Welfare Committee!

Come out hungry and bring your appetite, we’ll have a lot of goodfood at the event! BBQ, Indonesian, Korean, Venezuelan, Hawaiian BBQ,Hotdogs, Cupcakes, and Shave Ice – sweet, savory and more!

Just offsite 2 blocks away the College Park Aviation museum is offeringfree admission and the PG County Helicopter unit is hosting an open house!

For residents not able to come out to the event or for something to dolater in the day, many local restaurants will be taking part as participants onCollege Park Day offering 10% off your final bill and other deals. Checkour website for more information: www.CollegeParkDay.org

Something for everyone at College Park Day – we hope you will join us!

COLLEGE PARK THINK-A-THONSATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2014, 2:00 P.M. – 5:30 P.M.COLLEGE PARK COMMUNITY CENTER5051 PIERCE AVENUE, COLLEGE PARK

Do you believe arts and culture can transform a community? We wantto know your thoughts. Join us for the College Park Think-A-Thon and letyour voice be heard. This event brings together the larger College Parkcommunity—administrators, faculty, students, residents, governmentofficials, arts organizations, and more—to discuss the role of arts andculture in the redesign of Route One. The College Park Think-A-Thon is avariation of the annual Baltimore Think-A-Thon—a “think and do” eventwhere people come together to imagine and plan the ways in which art andcultural institutions can address the city’s challenges. This event is inpartnership with the City of College Park.

Register now: www.arhu.umd.edu/thinkathon. Registration is free andopen to the public through Friday, October 3, 2014. Join in on theconversation by following @umd_arhu on Twitter and using#thinkathonumd. This event will be live-tweeted.

Contact Ashley Richerson Miller with any questions, email:[email protected] phone: 301-405-2095.

COMMUNITY PERMACULTURE PROJECTGREENBELT ROAD & RHODE ISLAND AVENUE IN BERWYNOCTOBER 4 - GROUND PREPARATION 9:00 A.M. -1:00 P.M.OCTOBER 11 - THE MAIN EVENT: PLANTING DAY9:00 A.M. -1:00 P.M.

The Committee for a Better Environment invites you to join us at thepermaculture project for site preparation on October 4th and planting onOctober 11th (and October 18th, if necessary). Volunteers are needed.Meet at 9:00 A.M. in Berwyn along the Trolley Trail on Rhode Island Ave.between Tecumseh St. and Greenbelt Rd. (See site plan above.)

We’ll be planting trees and bushes along the Trolley Trail that willeventually produce edible fruit, nuts and spices.

Contact [email protected] for more information or to RSVP.

SENIORS HEALTH FAIRTUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 201411:30 A.M. – 1:30 P.M.OLD PARISH HOUSE, 4711 KNOX ROAD, COLLEGE PARK

The City of College Park Seniors Program invite you to our Health Fair.There will be flu shots, a tai chi demonstration, diabetes awareness, andwellness information.

Registration required. Please R.S.V.P. to 301-345-8100.

NOTICE OF FUNDS AVAILABLE FORCOMMUNITY EVENTS!

The College Park City Council has provided funds in the FY15 budgetto help sponsor small community-based events. These “Micro-Grants” canbe used to reimburse up to $500 to a community group or resident forcertain eligible activities such as a community picnic in the local park,recreational activities for College Park youth and families, or social eventsfor our senior population. To learn more, please view the policy,application and reporting requirements on the City’s website, or call theDepartment of Public Services at 240-487-3570.

RESIDENT INFORMATION PACKETSThe City recently completed door-to-door distribution of the Resident

Information Guide. We have also delivered it to City Departments andServices. This handy guide is the go-to source of information on Cityservices. If you did not receive this Guide, please contact Public Works at240-487-3590 or email [email protected]. You can alsodownload an electronic version by going to our websitewww.collegeparkmd.gov, and under the government tab select publicworks and a link to the guide is there.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEETINGS

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 20146:30 P.M. COLLEGE PARK LEGISLATIVE DINNER (AT

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND GOLF COURSECLUBHOUSE)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 20147:30 P.M. MAYOR AND COUNCIL WORKSESSION

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 20147:25 P.M. PUBLIC HEARING ON 14-O-107:30 P.M. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, 20147:30 P.M. MAYOR AND COUNCIL WORKSESSION

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 20147:00 P.M. PUBLIC FORUM ON SITE SELECTION FOR

NEW CITY HALL7:30 P.M. MAYOR AND COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

All meetings take place in the 2nd floor Council Chambers of City Hall,4500 Knox Road, College Park, MD unless noted. All meetings are open tothe public except Executive Sessions. In accordance with the Americanswith Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance, please contact the CityClerk’s Office at 240-487-3501 and describe the assistance that isnecessary.

All Mayor and Council meetings can be viewed live on Comcast cablechannel 71 or Verizon channel 25. Regular Council Meetings andWorksessions are rebroadcast in their entirety at the following times:Wednesdays at 8pm, Thursdays and Fridays at 6pm, and Saturdays at 10am

Worksessions and Council meetings may also be viewed live over theinternet. Those interested in watching the live meetings from theircomputer should visit the Mayor and City Council page on the City’s websiteat www.collegeparkmd.gov, and click on the menu item “Council MeetingsVideo”. You will be redirected to the Granicus, Inc. web site which will hostthe web streaming and archiving of Council meetings. Meetings that arestreamed will also be archived for future viewing through the City’s website.

Meeting Agendas are posted on the City’s website on the Fridayafternoon prior to the meetings www.collegeparkmd.gov – and areavailable at the City Clerk’s office. Meeting back-up materials will be postedto the website on the Monday prior to the meeting.

Meeting schedule is subject to change. For current information,please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 240-487-3501.

COUNCIL ACTIONDuring the Regular Meeting on September 9, 2014, the College Park

City Council took the following actions (negative votes are noted):Awarded a contract to M. T. Laney Company, Inc., in an amount not to

exceed $270,000, for milling and paving the other half of certain streetswhere WSSC is providing half-width milling and paving on streets disturbedduring the water main replacement project in the Hollywood and Berwynneighborhoods. This award is subject to the approval of a contract by theCity Attorney and rides, pursuant to §69-2(B) of the City Code, WSSC’scompetitively bid Contract No. 5986, which has been extended for a secondoption year.

Adopted a Resolution of the Mayor and Council of the City of CollegePark, Maryland Adopting The Recommendations of the Advisory PlanningCommission Regarding Reconsideration of Variance CPV-2013-02(Reconsideration Case Is Identified As CPV-2013-02/R), 3533 MarlbroughWay, College Park, Maryland, Recommending Validating Existing ConditionsSubject To The Applicant Providing An “As-Built” Site Plan.

Adopted 14-O-07, An Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the Cityof College Park Amending Chapter 184 “Vehicles And Traffic”, By RepealingAnd Reenacting Article VII “Speed Monitoring Systems”, Section 184-45“Systems In School Zones And Within One-Half Mile Of An Institution OfHigher Education” To Amend The Section To Conform To State MandatedChanges.

Adopted 14-O-08, An Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the Cityof College Park Amending Chapter 184, “Vehicles And Traffic”, ByRepealing And Reenacting §184-9, “Permit Parking In RestrictedResidential Zones” To Better Define Where Visitor Parking Permits May BeUsed And To Provide An Enforcement Mechanism.

Adopted 14-O-09, An Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the Cityof College Park Amending Chapter 38, “Code Of Ethics”, By Repealing AndReenacting Article I, “General Provisions”, Section 38-4, “Definitions”,Article II, “Ethics Commission”, Section 38-8, “Procedures ForAdjudicating Alleged Violations”, And Article IV, “Required Disclosures”,Section 38-15, “Financial Disclosure Of City Elected Officials AndCandidates To Be City Elected Officials”, Section 38-16, “FinancialDisclosure Of Employees And Appointed Officials” And Section 38-17“Additional Conflict Of Interest Statements And Correction Of Inaccurate OrIncomplete Filings Required”, To Amend The Ethics Code To Clarify TheDefinition Of Interest That Must Be Reported, Including A Procedure ForDismissal Of A Complaint, Clarifying The Requirements For ElectedOfficials, Candidate, Appointed Official And Employee Disclosure AndProviding A Remedy For Failure Of A Candidate To File The RequiredDisclosures.

Approved a Letter to the District Council with comments on theCollege Park – Riverdale Park Transit District Development Plan.

Introduced 14-O-10, An Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of theCity of College Park, Amending the College Park Code By Repealing Chapter15, “Boards, Commissions And Committees”, Article IX, “Rent StabilizationBoard”, §§15-39 Through 15-54, And Chapter 127 “Rent Stabilization”,§§127-1 Through 127-13, In Their Entirety; And By Repealing An Re-Enacting Chapter 110, “Fees And Penalties”, §110-1, “Fees And Interests”And §110-2, “Penalties”, To Delete Those Sections That Comprise TheRent Stabilization Law. The Public Hearing is scheduled for October 14,2014 at 7:25 p.m.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGORDINANCE 14-O-10TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014 – 7:25 P.M.CITY HALL, 2ND FLOOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS4500 KNOX ROAD, COLLEGE PARK

An Ordinance of the Mayor and Council of the City of College Park,Amending the College Park Code by Repealing Chapter 15, “Boards,Commissions and Committees”, Article IX, “Rent Stabilization Board”,§§15-39 Through 15-54, and Chapter 127 “Rent Stabilization”, §§127-1Through 127-13, In Their Entirety; and By Repealing and Re-EnactingChapter 110, “Fees and Penalties”, §110-1, “Fees and Interests” and§110-2, “Penalties”, to Delete Those Sections That Comprise The RentStabilization Law.

Copies of this Ordinance may be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office,4500 Knox Road, College Park, MD 20740, call 240-487-3501, or visitwww.collegeparkmd.gov.

OCTOBER CLEANUP SATURDAYSOCTOBER 11 AND 18, 2014* – 7:30 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M.PUBLIC WORKS, 9217 51ST AVENUE, COLLEGE PARK

*In the last issue of the Municipal Scene the wrong date was listed.The City of College Park Public Works facility (9217 51st Avenue)

will be open for City residents the second and third Saturdays in October,from 7:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon to drop-off bulky trash, electronics andmolded/block Styrofoam® for recycling, and yard waste. Electronics thatmay be recycled include, but are not limited to: TVs, computers,monitors, keyboards, mice, speakers, VCRs, CD, DVD & MP3 players, cellphones & PDAs, printers, scanners, fax machines, telephones, radios,stereos, electric tools, game systems, handheld games, microwaves, andcords/cables. Number 6 expanded polystyrene foam, commonly knownas Styrofoam®, cannot be contaminated with tape, stickers, food, or otherimpurities. Additionally, we can only accept molded foam such asblocks used in packaging – no food or beverage containers orpacking peanuts.

Hazardous materials will not be accepted (shingles, propane tanks,paint, etc.). Air conditioners, heat pumps, dehumidifiers, refrigerators,and freezers may incur a disposal fee; tires will incur a disposal fee of$4.00 each.

We will also be working with Community Forklift and AmericanRescue Workers again this year to divert items from the landfill that arestill in good condition. All donations are tax deductable. Clean out yourhomes, garages, and sheds, and bring the items you no longer use orneed and donate them for reuse. The following types of items will becollected separately so they may be reused:

• Building, remodeling, and gardening materials – any surplus orsalvaged (in GOOD condition) items from your latest home orgarden improvement job, including but not limited to: bricks andpavers, plumbing and light fixtures, tiles and flooring material,cabinets, doors, gardening supplies, and tools. These items willbe donated to Community Forklift.

• Clothing and household items – cookware, dishes, books, linens,games, toys, clothes, shoes, and intact furniture items (NOupholstered furniture or mattresses). These reusable items willbe donated to American Rescue Workers.

Remember – you MUST be a resident of the City of College ParkAND bring proof of City residency in order to participate. Call or emailPublic Works with questions or for more information (240-487-3590;[email protected]).

DOCUMENT SHREDDING SATURDAYOCTOBER 18, 2014 – 8:00 A.M. TO 12:00 P.M.PUBLIC WORKS, 9217 51ST AVENUE, COLLEGE PARK

Document shredding services will be available to City of CollegePark residents at the Department of Public Works (9217 51st Ave) onSaturday, October 18, from 8 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Bring your old taxrecords, medical paperwork, and any other confidential information tobe shredded while you wait. All paper will be recycled. You must be aresident of the City of College Park and bring proof of residency toparticipate.

UMD GAME-DAY TEXT ALERTSIf you would like to receive game day text alerts regarding

incidents, traffic problems, notifications about the start and end ofincoming and outgoing traffic pertaining to sporting events, send a textmessage from your mobile device to 888777 with keyword:TerpsGameDay.

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City of College Park Main Number...........................240-487-3500CITY HALL, 4500 Knox Road, College Park, MD 20740

Hours: M-F 8am-7pm; Sat. 1-5pm; Sun - ClosedCity Hall Departments

City Manager/City Clerk...........................................240-487-3501City FAX Number.....................................................301-699-8029Finance.....................................................................240-487-3509Human Resources.....................................................240-487-3533Parking Enforcement Div. (M-F 8am-10pm/Sat. 1-7pm)......240-487-3520Planning/Economic Development.............................240-487-3538

Housing Authority (Attick Towers) 9014 R.I. Ave....301-345-3600Public Services Department, 4601A Calvert Rd.........240-487-3570

Animal Control, Code Enforcement, Public Safety and Recreation. ParkingEnforcement is at City Hall.24 Hour Hotline........................................................240-487-3588For Urgent Code Enforcement, Noise Control, Animal Control Issues.

Public Works Department, 9217 51st Ave.................240-487-3590Trash Collection, Recycling and Special Pick-ups.

Senior Program (Attick Towers) 9014 R.I. Ave.........301-345-8100Youth and Family Services, 4912 Nantucket Rd.........240-487-3550

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FOOTBALL: Suitland at DuVal, 2 p.m. Saturday.

Last year’s 4A South Region finalists are off to slowstarts this year. This is essentially a playoff game,loser may be out of contention.

FOOTBALL: St. John’s vs. DeMatha, 7 p.m. Friday.

VOLLEYBALL: Flowers at Roosevelt, 7 p.m. Monday.

Coming home: Friendly to honor NFL player Joe Haden this week. B-3

n Falcons hoping to carry earlymomentum into playoff berth

BY TERRONHAMPTON

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

As players gathered near the endzone closest to the concession standfollowingSaturday’s 14-0 victoryoverCrossland High School in TempleHills, the Central football programfound itself in a rare position.

A team picture was in store withconstant high-fives exchanged andall posing holding up three fingersand smiling.

Typically, starting the season un-defeated after three games wouldn’twarrant such a celebration, but Fal-cons coach Ken Amaker’s post-gamespeech gave justification.

“I don’t know the last time Cen-tral High football has been 3-0 and I

don’t care. But we are,” Amaker saidas a collective roar erupted from theFalcons players.

Three seasons ago, Centralcapped an 0-10 campaign andAmaker, a first-time high schoolcoach, had to process it all.

“There was a point where I sat inmy office and I had to re-think, ‘AmI doing the right things?’” he said. “Iwent out anddid some self-reflectionand asked a couple of coachingmen-tors and they were like, ‘You’re doingthe right thing.’”

Amaker and his staff appearto have the program headed for asuccessful run. In most years, theFalconswould find themselves in theCounty 3A/2A/1A League cellar afterthree weeks. Now, they are tied forfirst place.

Falcons junior linebacker and

Central football starts new tradition: Winning

TOM FEDOR/THE GAZETTE

Central High School’s Keith Franklin catches a pass Saturday in the end zone with defensefrom Central’s Joseph Fletcher.

n Transfer from Damascusmakes key play vs. Friendly

On a field with some big talk-ers, it was the actions of a defensiveend that spoke loudest at Saturday’sPotomac vs. Friendly high schoolfootball game at Potomac’s OxonHillcampus.

To be fair, the Potomac footballteam does have a lot to talk about, es-pecially after theWolverines defeatedFriendly 43-16 on Saturday to startthis season 3-0, including a victoryagainst defending County 4A Leaguechampion Suitland, which played forthe Class 4A state title last year.

You could talk about terrific se-nior running back Kesean Strong,who showed that he’s farmore thanthe fastest guy on the field. He took ahard hit waiting on his first punt re-

turn and shookthat cheap shotoff to comeback and rush112 yards on 15carries, manyof those com-ing after beinghit and spin-ning away.

Thenthere’s seniorquarterback

Emil Neugent, who passed for 233yards and three touchdowns vs.Friendly. He also had an 80-yardTD pass to Strong called back by apenalty. No problem, he tossed an 83-yard scoring strike to YusefMuham-mad on the next play.

There’s still more to talk about ondefense, which held Friendly to zeropoints until 2minutes, 53 seconds

remained in the third quarter. TheWolverines are surrendering less than10 points per game so far this year.

A lot to talk about, and boy doesPotomac love to talk. If themouthguard isn’t in, then someone on thatteam is talking.

That is, however, until you in-terview senior defensive end JeffreyKeene, who is 6-foot-3, 185 pounds.He admitted he’s not a big talker.

One of the key plays of Saturday’sgame: Potomac (3-0) is leading 8-0and has all themomentum at the endof the first quarter. You can sensethings are starting to get away fromFriendly and the Patriots (2-1) need toswing it back.

Friendly takes over its own 31with 5:31 to play. Quarterback TarikSmith III leads the Patriots on a 13-play drive down to the Potomac 2.First and goal, needing only two yards

to possibly tie the game, Potomac’sdefense said enough.

First down, no gain. Seconddown, they surrendered 1 yard. Thirdand goal at the 1, no gain.

On fourth down, Keene breaksfree fromhis block and tacklesFriendly’s Reicardo Smith in thebackfield, one of three tackles forlosses I counted for him that game.

Friendly ends upwith no pointswith 10:29 remaining in the secondquarter. It would be 14-0 at halftimeand 20-0 after the first drive of thethird quarter. Gamewell in hand.

So where did Keene come from?“Well, actually, he’smy cousin,”

Potomac coach Ronnie Crump said.Keene spent his first three years at

Damascus High School inMontgomery County, where he never

Potomac defensive lineman lets his actions speak for him

SPORTS EDITORKEN SAIN

n Senior and his defenders have keptopponents scoreless in 16 of past 20 games

BY ERIC GOLDWEIN

STAFFWRITER

The DeMatha Catholic High School boys soccerteamhadanuncharacteristically poor start lastseason and found itself at 2-4 following a four-

game losing streak.So, in need of a change, the Stags moved their

Naval Academy-bound senior goalkeeper, MacBurke, onto thefield, and replacedhimwith a junior,Keegan Meyer, who had only a few games of varsityexperience under his belt.

This, it turned out, was exactly what the Hyatts-ville school needed. The untested goalkeeper rattled

off shutouts in 11 of the final 13 games, leading De-Matha to a 13-game win streak and a WashingtonCatholic Athletic Conference title.

“The opportunity came and I took advantage ofit,” he said. “... I was surprised, but I was ready.”

Meyer, now a senior, has become the backboneof adefense that has recorded16 shutouts—andhasyet to lose— in the 20 games since the lineupchangelast September. The Stags are 4-0-3 this season withthe Silver Spring resident starting in net.

“We’re like a family. We don’t break easily,” hesaid.

Meyer, 6-foot-2, has a combination of size, ath-leticism and agility that’s made him one of the topgoalkeepers in the area. Though hewas quiet at first,he has developed into one of the Stags’ leaders in hissecond year starting in net. Senior teammate JamesGielen said his voice on the field has been a major

part of the team’s success.“He’s not scared to be [vocal]. He knows what to

do ... And he knows how to keep possession.We cantrust him ifwepass theball back tohim,”Gielen said.

Meyer hasn’t been tested much this season, as-sistant coach Tommy Park said. But on the rare oc-casions the team has needed its last line of defenseto come up big, he’s been up to the task. In a 0-0 tieagainst Gonzaga College High (Washington, D.C.),he steered away a well-placed shot off a set piece topreserve the shutout, and had another big save in a3-0 win over Penn Charter (Pa.).

“He’s developed,” Park said. “... He took a lotfrom that last year — that success — and he’s beenable to really lead the group this year.”

And the one goal (as of Monday) that Meyer has

DeMatha’s Mr. Shutout

n Two Raiders poised to competefor county title despite lack of

teammates

BY ADAM GUTEKUNSTSTAFFWRITER

Growing up, Eleanor Roosevelt HighSchool junior Lance Jewell said he ea-gerly awaited the day that he could playgolf for the Raiders, a perennial countypowerhouse. The pre-teenwatched jeal-ously as his older brother, Austin Jewell,made trip after trip to the University ofMaryland Golf Course to compete forRoosevelt in the team state champion-ships. And when the time finally camefor Lance to represent the Greenbeltschool, the Raiders still reigned supremein Prince George’s County.

Roosevelt enteredAugust looking fortheir sixth straight county and regionaltitle, returning a few individuals, includ-ing Jewell, from a team that had reachedlast season’s state tournament.Butwhenthe junior arrived for the first practice ofthe season, somethingdidn’t seem right.The Raiders had only three varsity play-ers, one short of the number required toconstitute a team in competition. Theprogram that had dominated the countyfor the better part of the last decade wasnot a team at all.

“I wasn’t too happy about it,” Jewellsaid bluntly.

“It was kind of disheartening,” se-nior AndrewHung added. Hung and hisyounger brother, sophomore BenHung,join Jewell as to comprise Roosevelt’s in-dividual competitors.

In the weeks leading up to the startof the season, coach Troy Bradbury hadanticipated the return of senior IshmaelJabbie, whowas expected to lead a teamthat didn’t necessarily have as muchdepth asRoosevelt teamsof thepast. Butjust daysbefore the seasonbegan, Jabbieinformed the team of his decision not toplay his senior year.

“He just decided he didn’t want tocompete,” Bradbury said of Jabbie, whoalso stars on the Raiders’ basketballteam. “He wasn’t interested in competi-tive golf anymore.”

While Jabbie’s decision played somepart in Roosevelt’s inability to field ateam and left Bradbury without one ofthe county’s premier talents, there wasno time to brood in what could’ve been.

“It is what it is,” Jewell said of his ex-teammate’s decision. “You can’t changepeople’sminds.”

Though Bradbury and his golferswon’t have the chance to defend theirteam county crown this season, theRaiders’ coach can still call on two ofthe county’s premier golfers in AndrewHung, a second team All-Gazette selec-tion as a junior, and Jewell, an All-Ga-zette honorable mention selection as asophomore — a pair that has come toembrace their friendly rivalry during thisseason’s unique circumstances.

“We don’t really compete as tough

No golfteam, noproblem

BILL RYAN/THE GAZETTE

Eleanor Roosevelt High School golfer AndrewHung watches a shot during Tuesday’s matchat Marlton Golf Course.

DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

DeMatha Catholic High School senior goalie Keegan Meyer makes a save Monday during practice.

See POTOMAC, Page B-2

See CENTRAL, Page B-2

See GOLF, Page B-2

See SOCCER, Page B-2

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allowed? He said he’s still upsetabout it.

“It was a fluke goal,” Meyersaid. “Miscommunication be-tween the defender and me. Icome out and clear it. ... The at-tacker jumps up and it deflectsoff of him and it goes into mynet.”

Meyer is also kicking fieldgoals for the Stags football team,but soccer comes first, he said.The Stags goalkeeper said hewants to play soccer in college,then professionally.

“[The goal is] always thehighest,” he said. “... Come out100percent inpractice everydayandworkmy hardest.”

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vocal leader Kenneth Dorseyindicated the program is goingthrough a culture shift.

“My first season here westarted 0-10 and coach’s firstseason was [winless], so he justpushed us everyday in the weightroom, after practice, in sprints or

whatever we do,” Dorsey said.“We just work harder and hardereachpracticetogetbetterandbet-ter as a team. There are really noindividuals on this team becauseweall put in the sameeffort.”

Dorsey and his teammatesare hoping to establish a tradi-tion in a program that virtuallyhas none. Check in theMarylandPublic Secondary Schools Ath-letic Association’s football record

book, and Central is not listedbecause ithasnevermadeapost-season appearance. That trend oflosingcouldbecoming toanend.

“We startedout kindof roughbut coach always pushed us todo our best and I knew, eventu-ally,weweregoing to start gettingthese[wins],”Falconsseniorwidereceiver/defensive back Dan-iel Little said. “Our [fan base] inschool is starting to get a little bitbigger. We just have to keep ourheads in the game and it’s goingto get evenbigger.”

Amaker followed the planmost successful programs use togethis squadon track.

“When Ifirst gothere,wehadkids that hadn’t lifted weights,”Amaker said. “Now its startingto take effect because I have kidsthat have been in the programfor three years. Their bodies arestronger and bigger. We’re fin-ishing games. The second part,which is kind of out of my con-trol, is the school spirit. We havea basketball team that made itto a region final. We have a goodindoor and outdoor track team.Now, there is no shame in wear-ing a shirt that has Central HighSchool on it.”

Central sophomore startingquarterback Damarii Sumpteradmittedwithagrin thatstudentshe is unacquaintedwith comeuptohimandknowhisname.

“Coach gave me a lot of con-fidence last year when I got thechance to start,” said Sumpter,who has been the starter 10 con-secutive games. “When I made abadplay, hewould justpatmeonthe back and tell me not to worryabout it. It’s a lot of buzz aroundthe school because we are win-ninggamesandit’s justseemslikea lotmore love.”

As Central continues themarch to its goal of the playoffs,the seeds of unity have beenplanted in the minds of all in theprogram. “We see each other inthe hallway, we talk to each othereverychanceweget,”Dorseysaid.“During two-a-days, we stayedtogether as a family, we believe,‘One Falcon, One family.’ On thefieldandwhereverweare,westaytogether.”

CENTRALContinued from Page B-1

[against each other],” Hunglaughed when asked about go-ing up against Jewell. “On thegolfcoursewe’reusuallyhelpingeachother.”

This past summer, the duohit the links together a numberof times, using the offseasonrounds as time to learn fromone another’s contrasting stylesof play.

Jewell is an emotion-fueledpower hitter who consistentlysends the ball 280-300 yards perdrive, but admittedly struggleswith putting mistakes behindhim. The junior has recently ad-opted a mental approach madefamous by PGA golfer TigerWoods, in which he gives him-selffiveseconds tobeupsetwithhimself about a bad shot before

moving on.Hung, on the other hand,

is characterized by his ability to“run even”byBradbury.

“Andrew’s justanall-aroundgood player,” the Raiders coachsaid. “He’s very methodical. Hedoesn’t get too excited or downonhimself.He just plays.”

“They’re totally differentplayers,” Bradbury said.

During those summerrounds, the friends used theirtime to try and help fine tunethe other’s weaknesses — Jew-ell studying the mechanics ofHung’s swing for nuances thatcouldgivehimmorepower, andHunghelping Jewell tomentallymap the approach to eachhole.

Now, with the postseasonrapidly approaching, the Roos-evelt pair have separated them-selves from the county’s pack,with the exception of Oxon Hillsophomore Morgan Miner —

a trio that Bradbury says havebeen pitted against one anotherat the top all season.

“Their biggest issue is that[Jewell and Hung] really onlyhave one person that competeswith them, and that’s MorganMiner,” the Roosevelt coachsaid. “They’re kind of just play-ing against each other and thatsort of takes that drive away alittle bit.”

But given the adversity andrepetitiveness the Raider stand-outs have dealt with already thisseason, they remain focused onmaking a state runof their own.

“I definitely tried to pushmyself a little harder [this sea-son],” Jewell said. “I goout thereand try and do it for RooseveltandPrinceGeorge’sCountyandformyself.”

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playedon varsity, according toSwarmin’Hornets coachEricWallich.Damascushas oneofthe topClass 3Aprograms inthe state and a very good teamthis year. TheHornets defeatedQuinceOrchardonFriday.

“Yeah, Iwent,” Keene said,

addinghe enjoyedwatchinghisformer teammates’ 19-11 victory.Andhowhas the transitionbeenfromDamascus to Potomac?

“It’s different,” Keene said.Keene alsoplays tight end

anddoes thepunting andkick-ing for theWolverines.He con-vertedonly oneof his point-aftertries onSaturday.

“We’re still working on thekicking,”Crumpsaid.

What doesn’t need asmuchwork is his play at defensive end.He and seniorMauricioReyes(whohad two tackles for losses)weremajor factors in Saturday’swin. For now,Crump is justhappyKeene’smothermovedbackhome.

“He’s backwherehe alwaysshouldhavebeen,”Crumpsaid.

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DAN GROSS/THE GAZETTE

DeMatha Catholic High School goalkeeper, senior Keegan Meyer, practicesMonday at Heurich Field in Hyattsville.

EleanorRooseveltHigh School’sManuelMejicanoshad a strongstart last season, but let that successget to his head, coachGeorgeKal-las said.

“[He] thought he coulddo it allby himself,” saidKallas, a 29th-yearcoach at theGreenbelt school.

Consider the lesson learned.Mejicanoshas beenmakingupfor last year’s poor finish in abigway this fall, registeringmore than10 goals, including three in a 3-2victory against Bowie onSept.18.While the 5-foot-8 senior hasshowedoff his talents as a goalscorer and thrived in one-on-onesituations, he’s also gettinghisteammates involved, Kallas said.

“This year he’s playingmore of ateamgame,”Kallas said.

TheRaiders (5-2 includingtournament play) look set for adeepplayoff run. Their lonePrinceGeorge’s County loss cameagainstundefeatedHighPoint, 3-2. Roo-sevelt stormedback in the second

half after falling behind 3-0, butcouldn’t complete the comebackagainst theBeltsville school.

TheRaiders defeatedUpperMarlboro’sHenryA.Wise 10-4 onTuesday.

“Everybodyhas kindof steppedupanddonewellwhen theyde-cided to stepup. It’s been every-bodydoing it,” Kallas said.

Gwynn Park goes to UMDGwynnParkHigh School got a

taste ofDivision I soccer,with theboys soccer teamgoing toCollege

Park towatch theUniversity ofMarylandmendefeatDayton 1-0 atLudwig Field.

The 22 students received freetickets through theBrandywineschool’s athletic department, third-year coachGlenBreeding said.Some stoodon thefieldduring thegame—working as ball runners—andothers sat atmidfield on thelower level. Breeding said the teammetwith someof theTerrapins.

“Itwas a really good experiencefor the guys that are looking to goto college,” he said. “... They see thespeed ... andhowstrong they are.”

TheYellow Jackets are 3-1 afterlosing toCrossland, 5-2, onTues-day. Senior striker Luis Vargas hadeight goals before the loss to theTempleHills school.

GwynnPark, 12-2 last season,has a youngbut talented roster thatincludes juniorsDevinWallace andDillonBreeding (coach’s son).

“I have somevery, very eliteplayers playing forme,” the elderBreeding said.

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DuVal High School’s David Olabisin (right) moves the ball against Raul Moran of visiting Bowie during Tuesday’s boyssoccer game in Lanham.

Typically the biggest ob-stacle on the Eleanor RooseveltHigh School girls soccer team’sCounty 4A League schedule isrival Bowie. And the Raiders re-ally separated themselves fromthe rest of the field last week by

brushing aside the Bulldogs, 5-0,with fairly little resistance.

Speedy sophomore SheyenneBonnick led the teamwith fourgoals, three of them in thefirsthalf, and junior Ashleigh Jacobsadded thefifth.

It’s Bonnick,whose speed inthefinal third is unrivaledby argu-

ably any county defender,whohas surfaced asRoosevelt’s (5-0 inPG4ALeague) go-to scorer earlythis fall. After another three-goalperformance—her third of theyear— inTuesday’s 7-0 victoryagainstHenryAw.Wise, the strikerleadsRooseveltwith 11 goals.Herfive assists rank secondon theteambehind classmateNatalieHanno (6).

Roosevelt has nowoutscoredleagueopponents 33-0 infivegames. Senior EmmaThrift, whoscored twice againstWise, is sec-ondon the team in scoringwithfive goals.

While Roosevelt appears tobe the clear early favorite to getout of theClass 4ASouthRegion,Bladensburghas surfacedout ofseemingly nowhere as perhaps

thebest team to comeout of theregion’s top section. TheMustangsare currently 4-0 in the county’slarge schools’ division and thatincludes a 4-1winover perennialcontenderCharlesH. Flowers. Thefive goals givenup toRooseveltremain the only scoresBowiehassurrendered. TheBulldogs haveoutscored their other four oppo-nents, 34-0.

Per usual FrederickDouglassandGwynnPark top theCounty3A/2A/1ALeaguewith records of5-0 and3-0, respectively. Thehis-torical rivals are scheduled tomeetFriday atDouglass. TheYellowJackets have outscored their firstthree opponents, 36-3.Douglasshas scored 23 goals and let up two.

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B Y J E N N I F E R B E E K M A N

HOW THEY RANK1. DeMatha Catholic2. High Point3. Bladensburg4. Parkdale5. Eleanor Roosevelt

n Best bet: High Point atBladensburg, 3 p.m. Friday.Undefeated 4A teams squareoff in what could be a playoffpreview.

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B Y E R I C G O L D W E I N

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n Wildcats rush for 286 yards andfive touchdowns to beat Spartans

BY JOE ATMONAVAGESPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

As JustinMack lined up on the first playfrom the line of scrimmage knowing hewasgoing to get the ball, he trusted the handoffwould be there, the massive offensive linewas going to create a running lane and thathis coach trusted he would make the mostof it.

Trustwas a common theme throughouttheweekfor theNorthwesternWildcats (2-1)andthey lookedcohesive in their37-0romp-ing of the Laurel Spartans (1-2).

“The word of the day was trust,” North-western coachBryanPierre said. “Wehad totrust that we were going to take care of ourassignments. The guys took care of theirassignments, responsibilities, and we hadsome success.”

Mack’s first carry was a 56-yard run thatset up what would be five rushing touch-downs for theWildcats

“They said we had to come out andpunch them in the mouth so I just ranthroughtheholeandkeptgoing fromthere,”Mack said.

Northwesternplayers said theyweread-amantaboutgettingoff toahot startonLau-rel’s home field after the Spartans spoiledtheir homecoming last season.

The Wildcats used a smash-mouthbrand of football and collection of runningbacks tocomeawaywiththeshutoutvictory.

Mack, alongwith AkeemLaguerre, eachrushed for more than 100 hundred yards.Mack had 121 yards and one touchdownon12 carries while Laguerre finished with 102yardsandtwoscores.Theyfinishedwith286rushing yards.

The Northwestern offensive line had aclear physical advantage and used it to paveways for theWildcats rushing attack.

“Theyprettymuch justman-handledus

on both sides of the ball today,” said LaurelcoachDelbertHughes.

Mackmade sure theoffensive line’s per-formancedidn’t gounnoticed.

“It was a huge difference because youcan’t do anything without your line,” Macksaid about the group up front. “It felt goodthat they trusted in me that I was going tomake the right cut.”

Two other of Mack’s and Laguerre’sbackfield mates found the end zone. SeniorJanard Taylor scored in the first quarter tomake it 13-0 and junior Ikechukwu Og-wuegbu scored to start the fourth quarterand begin the running clock with the score37-0. Itwasn’t just the offense thatwas stoutin the victory. TheWildcat defense recordedtheir second straight shutout and did thenot-so-easy job of containing Laurel quar-terbackMichaelHubbard.

Hubbard finished with only 94 yards oftotaloffense.PierresaidcontainingHubbard

was a point of emphasis all week leading upto the game.

“He is anathlete.Hecango.Hecanhurtyou if you let him get out of the pocket,”Pierresaid.“Weworkedallweek longtokeephimbottledup.”

“We were containing the outside,” de-fensive linemanDontaySmithsaid. “Thede-fensive linemadesure tostaykeyedinonthequarterback sohewouldn’t run anywhere.”

One of the lone bright spots for Laurelwas the play of cornerback Devonn Hinck-ley. Hinckley caused two Northwesternturnovers, interceptingWildcat quarterbackWalterReapeandalso forcinga fumbledeepin their own territory.

Hughes saidhis Spartansdidn’t come toplay. After Mack’s big day, Pierre is ready totrust the juniorworkhorse evenmore.

“He’s really coming into his own for ayoungguy,”Pierresaid. “Wearegoingtoridehimas far as he takes us. “

Northwestern trusts its backs to smash Laurel

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HOW THEY RANK

Also receiving votes: Friendly, 1.

Rank School Record Points

1. Frederick Douglass 3-0 60

2. DeMatha Catholic 2-2 54

3. Eleanor Roosevelt 3-0 48

4. Henry A. Wise 2-1 41

5. Potomac 3-0 37

6. Forestville 3-0 30

7. St. Vincent Pallotti 4-1 22

8. Riverdale Baptist 3-1 20

9. Surrattsville 2-0 10

10. Suitland 1-2 7

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

The Gazette sports staff ranks the top 10 high school footballteams in Prince George’s County each week during the season.

STANDINGSCounty 3A/2A/1A League

Division OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk

Central 1-0 — 3-0 68 14 W3FrederickDouglass 1-0 — 3-0 120 0 W3FairmontHeights 1-0 — 3-0 104 27 W4Forestville 1-0 — 3-0 118 34 W3Potomac 1-0 — 3-0 111 28 W3Surrattsville 1-0 — 2-1 96 55 L1Friendly 0-1 1.0 2-1 69 69 L1Gwynn Park 0-1 1.0 0-3 38 100 L4Largo 0-2 1.5 1-2 60 55 L2Crossland 0-2 1.5 0-3 8 70 L10

County 4A LeagueDivision OverallW-L GB W-L PF PA Strk

Eleanor Roosevelt 2-0 — 3-0 106 18 W7Northwestern 2-0 — 2-1 123 42 W2Henry A.Wise 2-0 — 2-1 67 53 W2Bowie 1-1 1.0 1-2 51 40 L1CharlesH. Flowers 1-1 1.0 1-2 93 92 W1Laurel 1-1 1.0 1-2 53 85 L1OxonHill 1-1 1.0 1-2 70 58 L1Parkdale* 1-1 1.0 1-2 14 107 W1Suitland 1-1 1.0 1-2 18 60 W1Bladensburg 0-2 2.0 0-3 9 127 L6DuVal* 0-2 2.0 0-3 70 43 L4High Point 0-2 2.0 0-3 14 108 L10

* Includes forfeit

Private schoolsOverall

W-L PF PA StrkSt. Vincent Pallotti 3-1 73 47 L1Capitol Christian 2-1 60 61 W2Riverdale Baptist 2-1 96 59 W2DeMatha 1-2 75 85 L1BishopMcNamara 1-2 52 84 L1National Christian 1-2 30 64 L2

Friday’s gamesForestville 46, Virginia Academy 12Riverdale Baptist 40, Cesar Chavez 0DeMatha 47, Eastern Christian Academy 26Capitol Christian 32, Friends 8St.Mary’s Ryken 52,McNamara 26Pallotti 53, Loch Raven 7

Saturday’s gamesDouglass 38, Gwynn Park 0Wise 43, OxonHill 12Potomac 43, Friendly 16Roosevelt 42, High Point 0Wilson 27, Surrattsville 20DuVal 48, Parkdale 0* (Parkdale wins by forfeit)FairmontHeights 24, Largo 12Flowers 51, Bladensburg 6Northwestern 37, Laurel 0Suitland 12, Bowie 6Central 14, Crossland 0

RushingPlayer, school Rushes Yards Avg. TDsJaret Patterson, Pallotti 86 804 9.3 7Christian Paylay, FairmontHghts 43 525 12.2 6AmaruMajor, Surrattsville 46 504 11.0 2JordanWashington, Forestville 41 468 11-4 6Kesean Strong, Potomac 43 458 10.7 2JustinMack, Northwestern 32 337 10.5 4Antoine Brooks, DuVal 46 333 7.2 6MauriceWright, Flowers 42 311 7.4 3AnthonyMcFarland, DeMatha 11 309 28.1 1

PassingPlayer, school Att.-Cmp. Yards Int. TDsMasonClark, Pallotti 38-64 719 4 4AmirHall, Riverdale Baptist 46-71 718 4 10RamarWilliams,McNamara 44-67 713 5 6Emil Neugent, Potomac 29-46 529 0 8Beau English, DeMatha 26-43 398 1 1Michael Hubbard, Laurel 23-55 354 2 3Robert Harris III, Surrattsville 15-25 271 1 4

ReceivingPlayer, school Catches Yards Avg. TDsJaison Young, Riverdale Baptist 12 272 22.7 4Deron Smith, Riverdale Baptist 14 211 15.1 2CamariMurray,McNamara 7 188 26.9 1CodyWilburn, Riverdale Baptist 12 175 14.6 3Trey Lancaster, Surrattsville 6 122 20.3 1

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FEARLESS FORECASTSThe Gazette sports staff picks the

winners of this week’s football gamesinvolving Prince George’s Countyteams. All games record includes picksmade in Montgomery County. Hereare this week’s selections:

Prince George’s County recordAll games

Capitol Christian at MergenthalerLargo at FriendlySt. John’s College at DeMathaSurrattsville at CentralPallotti at Boys’ LatinSuitland at DuValWise at BowieForestville at Fairmont HeightsGwynn Park at PotomacHigh Point at NorthwesternParkdale at BladensburgFlowers at LaurelEleanor Roosevelt at Oxon HillDouglass at CrosslandSt. Mary’s Annapolis at Riverdale BaptistNational Christian’s game vs.John F. Kennedy was cancelled

BRIAN LEWIS/CAPTURE PHOTOS

Northwestern High School’s Justin Mack tackles Laurel quarter-back Michael Hubbard during Saturday’s football game in Laurel.

WALLACE BARRON PHOTOGRAPHY

Friendly High School quarterback Tarik Smith III looks for yardage duringSaturday’s game at Potomac. The Fort Washington school is playing in newuniforms and equipment paid for by Friendly High graduate Joe Haden III ofthe Cleveland Browns and his father. The school is honoring them this week.

Friendly High School’s sched-uled home game against Largo onFriday will be called JoeHaden IIIDay.

The Pro Bowl cornerback ofthe National Football League’sCleveland Browns graduated fromFriendly in 2007 before going tocollege at the University of Florida.

In 2010, he was drafted by theBrowns in the first round of theNFL draft. A FortWashington na-tive, Haden has regularly givenback to the school where he be-came a top-recruit in the country.He and his father provided newuniforms and equipment for thePatriots this season and said theyplan to do so each year.

He’ll be in town for this week-end’s game, and Friendly plans tohonor him.

“It’s just good to know thatyou got somebody that was outhere— this same practice field—practicing andmade it,” Friendlycoach Vaughn Smith said. “And

that gives these kids a chance tosay, ‘Coach I want to be like him. Icanmake it like him.”

DuVal forfeits winParkdale High School Athletic

Director Brian Moore confirmedwith The Gazette that DuValwill forfeit its victory over thePanthers. The Tigers won on thefield, 48-0, Saturday.

The forfeit stems from anopen-gym violation during theoffseason, where a player trans-ferring from Parkdale to DuValwas deemed to be improperlyin DuVal’s facilities before thetransfer was complete.

The win would have beenDuVal’s first of the season, butinstead the Tigers fall to 0-3. Theywill try again on Saturday whenplay host to defending County 4ALeague champion Suitland (1-2).

And despite not scoring apoint for the second consecutivegame, Parkdale (1-2) has its firstwin of the season. The Panthersare set to play Bladensburg (0-3)on Saturday.

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n Rams get two early scores, keepBulldogs out until the final minute

BY KYLE RUSSELLSPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

The Suitland High School football teamearned its first victory of the season on Sat-urday, holding off a late charge by visiting

Bowie for a 12-6win.The Rams (1-2)marched down the field

on their opening drive, covering 75 yardson nine straight runs capped by a 15-yardtouchdown carry from Rakeem Darden.Two possessions later, Suitland capitalizedon excellent field position with a MarlonBrown sneak for a score fromayardout.

The 12 points proved to be all the Ramsneeded,but coachEdShieldsknows thathis

squadwill need toplay better if theywant tocontend for a playoff berth.

The Suitland defense did all they couldto keep the Rams ahead, forcing four turn-overs (three interceptions and a fumble),and stopping three fourth-downconversionattempts.

The Bulldogs (1-2) scored their onlypoints on their final possession of the game,with just 50 seconds left to play.

Suitland holds on for the win, beating Bowie

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Northwestern High School’s Justin Mack carries the ball during Saturday’s football game against hostLaurel. The Wildcats won, 37-0, to improve to 2-1 this year.

n Company one of the firstto can instead of bottle

Sly Fox Brewery in Pott-stown, Pa., is a rapidly growingbrewery now selling in fivestates in theMid-Atlantic regionas well as New York andWash-ington, D.C. Starting as a Phoe-nixville, Pa., brewpub in 1996,the production brewing facilitywas added in 2004 and relo-cated and expanded in 2012.Brewing in 2014 is expected tobe 21,000 barrels, about a 40percent growth over 2013.

Sly Fox produces five year-round beers: Phoenix Pale Ale,Helles Golden Lager, Route113 IPA, 360 IPA, and their bestselling Pikeland Pils, a GreatAmerican Beer Festival goldmedal winner. The breweryalsomakes five seasonal beers:Oktoberfest Lager, Odyssey Im-perial IPA, Christmas Ale, RoyalWeisse, and Grisette, a relativeof the Belgian Saison style.

Brewmaster Brian O’Reillyhas beenwith Sly Fox since2002 and is noted for his inter-pretations of classic Belgian andGerman styles. The brewerybottles a number of specialtybeers during the year totaling40-50 styles in 2013, about halfof which are available com-mercially in cans or 22-ouncebottles, with the remainder onlysold on draft.

Sly Fox was the first breweryin theMid-Atlantic region toinstall a canning line andmanyof its beers are available only incans.

GrisetteWorkingClass Ale(5.6 percent alcohol by vol-ume, ABV) is an unusual styleoriginally brewed for consump-

tion by Belgianminers ratherthan the related Saison stylewhichwas designed for farmworkers. Grisette has a sweetmalt and light lemon nose. Verysmooth throughout, it has anunderstated sweetmalt frontwith a temperedmelange ofcitrus fruits including orange,grapefruit and lemon. Thelemon citrus ebbs as themaltincreases in themiddle. A softearthiness emerges alongwith apleasant tartness in the finish asthe citrus fades completely. Inthe aftertaste the tartness staysand lingers while the other fla-vors wane.Ratings: 8.5/7.5.

SaisonVos (6.9 percentABV) has a honey, earthy andyeasty aromawhich presages amild earthy front with a cordialtartness and a hint of peach/apricot. The effervescentmid-dle adds a wisp of sweetmalt.In the finish amuted tangy biteis joined by a touch of bitterhops and a nuance of orangepeel zestiness. The aftertastepresents restrained increases inboth the orange zestiness andbitter hops.Ratings: 7/7.5.

PikelandPils (4.9 percentABV) has a honey and sweetmalt bouquet. The genial sweetmalt front has themalt increas-ing a shadewith a splash ofbitter hops in themiddle. Thebitter hops grow a pinch in thefinish and continue to increasetomedium in the aftertastewhich has a lingering dryness.Ratings: 8.5/8.5.

Sly Fox Brewery bringsaward-winning flavorto Mid-Atlantic region

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BREWS BROTHERSS T E V E N F R A N K A N DA R N O L D M E L T Z E R

n New theater groupdelves into effects ofsuicide on everyone

BY KIRSTY GROFFSTAFFWRITER

Traumatic life experiencescan shake people to their coresin variousways, and the facadesfriends and family try to keep inplace during despair can comedown in various ways — an ef-fect playwright and directorWilliam Leary explores in his

play “Masquerade.”This is the second pro-

duction for Wolf Pack The-atre Company, which Learyfounded late last year. The playfollows six relatives of a recentsuicide victim, and the fam-ily members have gathered ina church to make the final ar-rangements.

Leary works with Com-munity Crisis Services, Inc.,a local organization that pro-vides a crisis hotline for thosefacing challenges, includingsuicide ideation. The inspira-tion for “Masquerade” came

from a friend of Leary’s whohad attempted suicide in highschool but survived, though hesustained brain damage in theprocess. While writing his play,however, Leary kept comingback to the supporting charac-ters and their experiences.

“I really wanted to tell theirstory — what happens aftersomeone completes a suicide,”Leary said. “I wanted to showtheir emotions in an honestway: the anger, the grief, theblame, butmost of all the ques-tions that go unanswered.”

The topic of suicide has

appeared in public forums re-cently due to the high-profilecase of Robin Williams, whocommitted suicide on Aug. 11,2014. The pervasive nature ofthe event led to many discus-sions about the feelings andreasoning surrounding a sui-cide, and the effect was not loston the cast and crew of “Mas-querade.”

“During the rehearsal pro-cess, we heard about RobinWilliams and one actor found

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Carol Calhoun (left), Sarah Scott, Alie Kamara, and Kelly Richards rehearse a scene from Wolfpack Theatre Company’s production of “Masquerade” at theCharis Center for the Arts in Bowie Sept. 18.

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AUDITIONS“12 Angry Men,” Auditions will be held

at All Saints Lutheran Church in Bowieat 7 p.m. Oct. 7 and 9. Please bring aheadshot, resume, and a list conflicts forthe remainder of October throughDec.20.Monologues are welcome, but therewill also be cold readings from the script.Note that all roles in the show aremale.Rehearsals will be primarily at 7 p.m.Mondays andWednesdays and at 11 a.m.Saturdays until mid-November whentheymay be nightly. The show runs Dec. 5through 20, Friday and Saturday eveningsand Sundaymatinees, with some Thurs-day shows. Performances will be at theCharis Center for the Arts at 13010 8th St.,Bowie. Questions can be sent to [email protected].

THEATER & STAGEBowie Community Theatre, “TheMur-

der Room,” Oct. 31 throughNov. 15, callfor prices, times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500WhiteMarsh Park Dr., Bowie, 301-805-0219, bctheatre.com.

Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center,Excelsa String Quartet: FromMy Life, 5p.m. Sept. 26;World FolkMusic Associa-tion: Remembering Dick Cerri, 7 p.m.Sept. 27;Music inMotion: Army FieldBand & Invoke Quartet, 3 p.m. Sept. 28;Ambrose Akinmusire, 7 and 9 p.m. Oct.2; Common Tone: invoke, 7 p.m. Oct. 5;HowCould IMove the Crowd, 5:30 p.m.Oct. 6, University ofMaryland, CollegePark, theclarice.umd.edu.

Hard Bargain Players, “Rebel Yells,”8 p.m. Oct. 10 through 25, call for prices,Theater in theWoods, 2001 Bryan PointRoad, Accokeek, 240-766-8830, hbplayers.org.

Harmony Hall Regional Center, Mo-town Review, 8 p.m. Sept. 27; The OriginalDrifters, 8 p.m. Oct. 18, 10701 LivingstonRoad, FortWashington, 301-203-6070,arts.pgparks.com.

Greenbelt Arts Center, “Hamlet,” toOct. 12, call for prices, times, GreenbeltArts Center, 123 Centerway, Greenbelt,301-441-8770, greenbeltartscenter.org.

Joe’s Movement Emporium, Acts ofArrivingWorkshop, 1 to 2 p.m. Sept. 27,3309 Bunker Hill Road,Mount Rainier,301-699-1819, joesmovement.org.

Laurel Mill Playhouse, “TheMouse-trap,” Through Sept. 28, call for ticketprices, times, LaurelMill Playhouse, 508Main St., Laurel, 301-452-2557, laurelmill-playhouse.org.

Prince George’s Little Theatre, “A Shotin the Dark,” Jan. 9 through 24, 2015, callfor tickets and show times, Bowie Play-house, 16500WhiteMarsh Park Drive,Bowie, 301-937-7458, pglt.org.

Publick Playhouse, MidweekMatinee:Curious George, 10:15 a.m. and noonSept. 25;MidweekMatiness: TheWrightStuff: First in Flight, 10:15 a.m. and noonOct. 8; The Chi-Lites andHaroldMelvin’sBlue Notes, 8 p.m. Oct. 11, 5445 LandoverRoad, Cheverly, 301-277-1710, arts.pg-parks.com.

2nd Star Productions, “Children ofEden,” opening Sept. 26, Bowie Play-house, 16500WhiteMarsh Park Dr.,Bowie, call for prices, times, 410-757-5700,301-832-4819, 2ndstarproductions.com.

Tantallon Community Players, “Au-gust: Osage County,” Opening Oct. 4,HarmonyHall Regional Center, 10701Livingston Road, FortWashington, 301-262-5201, tantallonstage.com.

Venus Theatre, “We Are Samurai,”throughout September, 8 p.m. Thursdaysthrough Saturdays; 3 p.m. Sundays , 21 CSt., Laurel. venustheatre.org.

NIGHTLIFENew Deal Café, Mid-DayMelodies

with AmyCKraft, noon to 2 p.m. Sept. 25;SAWOpenMic, 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 25; JohnGuernsey, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 26; HardSwimmin’ Fish, 8 to 11 p.m. Sept. 26; JazzJamw/GregMeyer, 1 to 5 p.m. Sept. 27;JohnGuernsey, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sept. 27;BlackMasala, 8 to 11 p.m. Sept. 27; DeafBrunch, 10:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 28; ArtReception, 3 to 5 p.m. Sept. 28; TheNight-ingale Trio, 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 28; SusanJones Jazz Quartet, 7 to 9 p.m. Sept. 30;Randy “Windtalker”Motz, 7 to 9 p.m. Oct.1, 113 Centerway Road, 301-474-5642,newdealcafe.com.

Old Bowie Town Grill, WednesdayNight Classic Jam, 8 p.m. everyWednes-day, sign-ups start at 7:30 p.m., 8604Chestnut Ave., Bowie, 301-464-8800, old-bowietowngrille.com.

OUTDOORSDinosaur Park, Dinosaur Park pro-

grams, noon to 4 p.m. first and thirdSaturdays, join paleontologists and vol-unteers in interpreting fossil deposits,13200 blockMid-Atlantic Blvd., Laurel,301-627-7755.

Mount Rainier Nature Center, ToddlerTime: hands-on treasures, crafts, storiesand soft play, 11 a.m. to noon Thursdays,ages 5 and younger free, 4701 31st Place,

Mount Rainier, 301-927-2163.Prince George’s Audubon Society,

BirdWalks, 7:30 a.m. first Saturdays,FranUhler Natural Area,meets at end ofLemon Bridge Road, north of Bowie StateUniversity, option to bird nearbyWB&ATrail afterward; 7:30 a.m. third Saturdays,Governor Bridge Natural Area, GovernorBridge Road, Bowie,meet in parking lot;formigrating and resident woodland andfield birds, andwaterfowl. For beginnersand experts. Waterproof footwear andbinoculars suggested. Free. 410-765-6482.

Prince George’s Audubon Society willhost “Birding in America: Mi Casa es suCasa,” from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 27, atLake Artemesia Natural Area Park in Ber-wynHeights. Formore information, call301-262-5148.

Champion Tree Tour, see some ofPrince George’s County’s largest trees ona guided bus tour, 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct.25, College Park Airport, 1909 CorporalFrank Scott Drive, College Park. Formoreinformation, contact the Prince George’sCounty Forestry Board at 301-627-7755 oremail [email protected].

ET CETERACollege Park Aviation Museum, Peter

Pan Club, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. second andfourth Thursdays of everymonth, activi-ties for pre-schoolers, $4, $3 seniors, $2ages 2 to 18; Afternoon Aviators, 2 to 4:30p.m. Fridays, hands-on aviation-themedactivities for ages 5 and older, $4, $3seniors, $2 ages 2 to 18, events free withadmission, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive,College Park, 301-864-6029, collegeparka-viationmuseum.com.

Women’s Chamber Choir Auditions,by appointment for the concert season ofwomen’s chamber choir Voix de Femmes,7:45 to 9:30 p.m. Thursdays, 402 ComptonAve., Laurel, 301-520-8921, [email protected].

Greenbelt Rhythm and Drum Festival,11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sept. 27, at the Roo-sevelt Center in downtownGreenbelt.The festival is a free, one-daymusic eventto celebrate drumming from aroundthe world. This year’s line-up includesMark Rooney’s TaikoDrummers, Stream&The Blue Dragons (Middle Eastern),Afro-Cuban, Bele Bele RhythmCollective(African), The Pan Tones (Caribbean SteelDrum), JankaNabay and the BubuGang(Afro-Pop from Sierra Leone) and BlackMasala (Eastern European). Confirmedteachers are Kristen Arant, Daveed Korup,JaquiMacMillan, BaileMcKnight and Ja-sonWalker & SamTurner. There will alsobe drumworkshops, community drumcircles, hula-hoopers, drum vendors, arts& clothing vendors, tasty food andmore.Formore information, visit greenbelt-rhythmanddrumfestival.org.

IN THE ARTSout two of her high school friends hadcommitted suicide,” Leary said. “It’sbeen a bit tricky at times, and it’s re-ally opened up a lot of people’s eyesas far as, ‘This canhappen to anyone.’Suicide isn’t somebody else’s prob-lem, and it isn’t a situation wheresomeone can say they’ve never beenaffected by it.”

Wolf Pack Theatre Company isstill new, and as such it can be hard tofundcertainproductions.While Learyapplied for and was awarded a grantfrom the Prince George’s CountyArts and Humanities Council, he alsoturned to unconventional means tofund his new project.

Kickstarter is a Web site whereanyone can donate as little or asmuchas theywant to aproject of theirchoice — but each proposed projectonlyhas 30days fromcreation to raisethe money, or they don’t receive anyof it. Learymet and surpassedhis goalof $1,000, taking in $1,325 to use to-wardproducing “Masquerade.”Whileit may appear to be amodest amountfor a theatrical production, he washappywith themoney received.

“Too often people think theaterhas to be expensive, has to have a lotof flashy lights and big names,” hesaid. “To me, true theater is based inhonesty and realism, and ‘Masquer-ade’ keeps a realistic set and realistictone.”

Just as the community helpedLeary out, he aims to give backthrough his productions. His primarygoal for Wolf Pack Theatre Companyis to focus efforts on newwriters or topursue shows that follow a social is-sue—or sometimes both.

Proceeds from “Masquerade” willgo to various local suicide preventionefforts, and he has plans to donate

funds from future productions to re-lated organizations in the area andbeyond.

“One thing that we really try todo is give back to the community,”he said. “I was lucky enough that Ihad a core group of people who havesupported me throughout the yearswhen I’ve made bad choices, and Iwant someone else to have that op-portunity.”

While the production will bedirectly helping those consideringsuicide, he hopes the play also reso-nateswith those unfamiliarwithwhatgoes into play when considering tak-ing one’s life as well as the aftermathfollowing a completed suicide. Mis-conceptions abound, and hopefullywitnessing the feelings of the charac-ters in “Masquerade” will shed lighton the subject.

“People consider suicide to be aselfish act,” Leary said, “but the per-son doesn’t feel they’re being selfish— they see this as a way to release ev-eryoneelse fromtheanger, theblame,the concern. And that’s one thing I’mtrying tomake clear, that it’s not blackand white. There are shades of grayand other things that go along withthat act other than the death of oneperson.”

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MASQUERADEn When: 8 p.m. Thursday,

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the bitter hops coming to the fore-front.Ratings: 8.5/8.5

Incubus (10.3 percent ABV) is aBelgian tripel that begins with an en-ticing aromaticmix of gentle orangeand lemon citrus and a suggestion ofmalt. These are reflected in the sub-dued orange, lemon and honey frontwhich lasts into themiddle andmod-est crisp finish. Affable bitter hopsenter in the aftertaste which showsno evidence of the dangerously highalcohol level of this well crafted tri-pel.Ratings: 8/8.5.

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Formed in 2009 at the New England Con-servatory ofMusic in Boston, the ExcelsaQuartet has been performing sweetmusic intheUnited State and overseas.

The group is the University ofMary-land’s Graduate Fellowship String Quartetfor 2013-2016. They are set to perform at theGildenhorn Recital Hall at 5 p.m. on Friday, aspresented by theUMDSchool ofMusic.

This will be the quartet’s debut perfor-mance of the season, with AntonWebern’sLangsamer Satz, Alfred Schnittke’s StringQuartet No. 3 and Bedrich Smetana’s StringQuartet No. 1 in EMinor “FromMy Life.”

The group ismade up of Laura Colgateand AudreyWright on violin, ValentinaShohdy on viola, and Kacy Clopton on thecello.

The show is free with no ticket required.Formore information, visit theclarice.umd.edu or call 301-405-2787.

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The Excelsa String Quartet is set to perform “From My Life,” on Friday at the GildenhornRecital Hall at The Clarice in College Park.

For 20 years, the blues quartet of Demian Lewis,WaverlyMilor, JasonWalker and Randy Ball, hasworked and played together as the bandHard Swim-min’ Fish.

As withmost hard-swimmin’ fish, the band takestwists and turns to get to where they’re going— inthis case, it’s playing varying styles of bluesmusic.

The quartet will perform at 8 p.m. on Friday atthe NewDeal Cafe in Greenbelt.

Hard Swimmin’ Fish plays a range of styles fromthe country blues ofMississippi and The Piedmont,to urban Chicago-style blues with a little funk andNewOrleans’ soul thrown in for goodmeasure. Thatversatility allows the group to play either acoustic orelectric shows.

Formore information, visit newdealcafe.com orcall 301-474-5642.

One fish, two fish, red fish, blues fish

PHOTO BY ANDREW MURDOCK

The blues quartet Hard Swimmin’ Fish will be performing at the New Deal Cafe inGreenbelt on Friday.

This weekend, the badguy (or gal) will be caught forthe final time in Laurel. Afterthat, you’re all on your own!Mwahahahahahaha!

OK, it’s a little early forHalloween, but the big bad-die will be apprehended onemore time on Sunday to closeout LaurelMill Playhouse’srun of Agatha Christie’s “TheMousetrap.”

The play, which firstopened in 1952 and has sincegone on to havemore than25,000 performance aroundthe world, begins innocentlyenough—with the death ofa woman namedMaureenLyon. Hey, you can’t have a

murdermystery without amurder, now can you?

It goes on from there, butreally, I can’t do it justice bytalking about it. You’ll justhave to head to LaurelMillPlayhouse to see for yourself.And remember, when youfind out the big twist, keep itto yourself. Agatha Christiewould have wanted you todo that!

Tickets for the show are$20, with $15 tickets avail-able for students, seniorsand activemilitary. Formoreinformation, visit laurelmill-playhouse.org or call 301-452-2557.

The final curtain

PHOTO BY JOHN CHOLOD

Mark Allen plays Mr. Paravicini as Elsbeth Clay stars as Mollie Ralston inLaurel Mill Playhouse’s production of “The Mousetrap.”

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CHEVERLY 1BRbsmt, furn LR w/priventr, W/D. Cable &utils incl. 2 person NP$800. 240-838-0777

GERM 4BR OPEN 1-3Sun 240-670-5151tinyurl.com/4BRhomeAgt 12011 ProvostWay.

BROADWAY, VA40AC farm, 3BR, 2BAhse blt in 1860; septic,artisan sprng. Seriousinq 540-810-5334.

CHEVY CHASE:One Br, Lovely Unit forsale/rent. Great Views.One parking space in-cluded. Utilities includ-ed in low montly fee.Call for asking price202-534-6991.

DAMASCUS: 3BR$1400/ 2BR $1200+util NS/NP, W/D NewCarpet, Paint, Deck &Patio 301-250-8385

GAITH: 3 BR 2.5 BATH W/W Carpet, NoPets, contact Kenneth301-706-0485.

BELTSVILLE- New-ly Renov 4 bedroom, 4full ba SFH $2300 nrUMCP. (240)370-9831or (301)604-3692

BOWIE: Bsmt inSFH, $850/mo inc util,Free Cable. NS/NPAvailable October 1stCall: 301-509-3050

GERMANTOWN:2BR, 2BA conv loca-tion, walk toshops, patio, out-side storage, waterincl $1,500/mo Call:202-257-0184

GERMANTOWN:2Br, 2Ba, frplc, grgpool, Washer/dryer, nrWegmans & 1270,$1800/month + utilCall: 301-717-0544

ROCKVILLE: Large2Br, 1Ba Condo, closeto Metro, $1450/permonth, util includedCall: 240-353-8500

SUITLAND- Lrg 1BD/1 BA, spaciouswalk-in closet, $950incl gas & water. PetFriendly 202-615-1405

BELTSVILLE: LRGRM in SFH, share BA,CATV/int/utl all incl$550/mo, nr I95, bus &shops 202-340-2559

B E R W Y NHEIGHTS: SFH. Priventr. kit, 2Br, 2Fb, LR,DR. $1700 incl utils.Call: 410-273-0535

BOWIE: Lrg Br, privBa, shrd kit, W/D,parking, nr PG CollegeNo smoking/No pet$750 inc utils, Call:301-390-7747

LANDOVER: RM wmic rowave / f r i dge .$485 sec dep $100.Near bus/shops.NS/NP 240-701-0474

LANHAM BEAUTI-FUL ROOMS FORRENT $400-$700. nrUMD & Doctor’s Hosp.Call 301-712-4916.

SILVER SPRING:1Br, shrd Ba in SFH,nr bus/metro etc$600/mo inc utilsCall: 301-879-4848

CLINTON- Unfurnbsmt for Male only$750 in SFH. Formore info call 301-856-0849 or 301-675-3374

FLEA MARKETSept 27th & 28thSat & Sun 8-4pm

Montgomery CountyFairgrounds

16 Chestnut St.Gaithersburg, MDVendors Wanted301-649-1915

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ESTATE SALE:Everything Must Go!Antiques, new kidsclothes, unique knickknacks, bedroom furnset great cond Fri09/26 10-4 and Sat09/27 8-Noon. 6886Riverdale Road, #534

CLARKSBURGWoodcrest Communi-ty Yard Sale, Satur-day, September 27th,8:00 a.m.-12:00 noon.Individual neighbors willset up their salesthrough-out the neigh-borhood. WoodcrestManor Way and Ben-nett Chase Drive.

POTOMAC-HUGESALE! Fri 9/26,9am-6pm & Sat 9/27,9am-3pm. Furniture,Clothing, Antiques,and More! St. James’11815 Seven LocksRd between Montroseand Tuckerman.

W E S T L E I G HYARD SALE:Saturday, 9/27; 8am to2pm. Interesting mix ofart, kitchen ware, in-struments, books, gar-den tools, golf clubs.14 Turnham Lane

G I G A N T I C ,A M A Z N G25+ FAMILY COM-MUNITY YARDSALE all inone location! VictoriaFalls Active Adult Co-munity, 13701 BelleChasse Blvd (off Con-tee Rd), Laurel, MD.Sat. 9/27 Raindate9/28. 8:30am-1 2 : 3 0 p m .Collectibles, toys,f u r n i -ture, clothing, manymore items. Ques-t i o n s ?410-813-0090

CEDAR HILLCEMETARY: 2side-by-side lots, $3keach but negotiableHerb at 757-499-9852

LIKE NEW SOFA:Ethan Allan taupe-gray 76 in sofa. Origi-nally $2,000, asking$900 or best offer.Call: 301-592-0564

PUBLIC NOTICE

WSSC Adopts New Regulation for Background Investigations

On September 15, 2014, the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission (WSSC)adopted a new regulation titled REG-HRM-HR-2014-005 Background Investigations toestablish guidelines, policy and procedures for conducting background investigations ofemployees, certain job applicants, contractors and others as required to protectratepayers, employees, facilities, information, assets, and to enhance the safety and se-curity of the WSSC workplace.

THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE NEW REGULATIONS IS OCTOBER 31, 2014.

The new regulation will be available in hard copy at the WSSC Commissioner’s Officeon the Lobby Level of the WSSC Headquarters Building, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel,Maryland, or may be downloaded from the WSSC website athttp://www.wsscwater.com/.

For more information or for questions related to new regulations, please contact:

Althea Whatley althea.whatley@wsscwater 301-206-8787.

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ADORABLE KIT-TENS SilverSpring) in needof loving homesG r e y / W h i t eGrey/Black Tabbies6 - 8 weeks old 20.Call 301-681-6475

SEASON TICKETSRedskins, Section 115Row 28 Seat 13-14w/parking pass $1200call 443-758-7966 or410-456-8118

BABYSITTER:Live-in Needed in Up-per Marlboro, experi-ence with childrenrequ. 301-213-6984

CATS: Beautiful,shy and need outdoorhomes. They arehealthy, spayed andvaccinated. 434-825-4340; [email protected] .

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WE’RE HIRINGWEEKEND CNAS,GNAS, AND HHAS!

Provide non-medical care and companionship forseniors in their homes. Personal care, light

housework, transportation, meal preparation.Must be 21+. Must have car and one year of US

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Home Instead Senior CareTo us it’s personal 301-588-9707Call between 10am-4pm Mon-Fri

GERMAN SHEP-HERD: 10 wks,Black and tanAKC registeredand microchiped,Call: 240-385-6672

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Advertising Sales Manager

Post Community Media has an ADVERTISING SALESMANAGER position open for The Gazette, a free weeklycommunity newspaper. We are seeking a proven AdvertisingSales Manager to lead our multimedia advertising sales team.We are looking for an energetic leader who is dedicated toachieving and surpassing sales goals, as well as focused ondelivering value to customers.

COMPETITIVE CANDIDATES WILL BE: Able to develop andexecute advertising sales plans to achieve print and digitalrevenue goals. This will include the ability to identify newbusiness opportunities and to implement creative salesstrategies. Hands-on, having a talent for coaching salesprofessionals and sales management to maximize their potentialand build long-term client relationships.

OTHER QUALIFICATIONS INCLUDE: A bachelor’s degree inadvertising, marketing, business administration or other relevantarea. Appropriate experience may be considered in lieu ofdegree. Prior advertising sales leadership experience andprevious success as a print and online sales performer isrequired. Only candidates with relevant newspaper industryexperience will be considered. P&L experience, with knowledgeof budgeting, forecasting and modeling tools. Outstanding oraland written communication skills. Compensation includes a basesalary commensurate with experience and a performance-basedbonus opportunity.

To become part of this high quality team, send resume and salaryrequirements to [email protected]. No phone calls.

We offer a competitive compensation & comprehensive benefitspackage including medical, dental, pension, 401(k) & tuitionreimbursement. EOE

AUTO VEHICLE PREPAcademy Ford in Laurel has an opening for a FTemployee to work in our vehicle prepdepartment. Seeking a dependable person w/agood work history & a clean driving record. Youwill "clean and sparkle" our inventory of usedcars to a "new, showroom finish" . You willperform a variety of other duties as needed.Competitive pay & a great benefits packageincluding paid vacations and paid holidays.Health/dental coverage offered after 60 days ofemployment. 401K w/a company match! Weare a drug free work place. A clean drivingrecord and acceptable background check arerequired. If interested please contact MalcolmYoung at: [email protected] please contact Scott Richmond at:[email protected] forconsideration.

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The Housing Authority of the City of CollegePark (HACCP) seeks a firm or individual toassist its disabled & elderly residents inmaintaining a healthy lifestyle and identifyingresources to meet their needs. Reporting tothe Exec. Director, this position works directlywith residents and their families to provide info,conduct meetings, determine issues andneeds. Maintain contact w/gov’t agencies todetermine resources. Bachelor’s degree. 1-3yrs exp with disabled & adults in a housingenvironment. Resume to: Exec. Director.Housing Authority of The City of College Park,9014 Rhode Island Ave, College Park,MD 20740 by 9/30/2014.

Program ResourceSpecialist

(Part Time)

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Fashion EyewearWill train. Min 2 yrs college + retailexp. FT, own car, incl Sat. Salary$12-$28 & commission. Apply in

person at Doctors On Sight .Call 301-843-1000, Sabrina or

703-506-0000, Candy for more info.

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3371 Fort Meade Road, Laurel1.855.881.9197 • www.ourismanvw.com

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2014 BEETLE 1.8L

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2014 JETTA SEDAN TDI

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MSRP $22,765

2009 Chevrolet Impala.....#VP0082, Black, 89,012 Miles.......$11,995

2010 Golf HB.....#V018362A, Gray, 51,324 Miles......................$12,995

2009 Jetta TDI.....#VP0080, Black, 67,762 Miles......................$15,491

2013 Golf.....#VPR0087, Blue, 41,254 Miles..............................$15,991

2013 Passat S.....#VPR0086, Gray, 37,555 Miles.....................$15,995

2013 Jeep Patriot.....#V007888B, 35,976 Miles......................$16,495

2012 Beetle.....#VP0079, Red, 18,486 Miles............................$16,995

2012 Jetta SE.....#VL90088, Gray, 31,472 Miles......................$16,999

2012 Tiguan SE CPO.....#V577336A, Blacl, 24,990 Miles........$18,995

2012 Honda Civic.....#V537179C, Blue, 21,194 Miles.............$19,995

2014 Honda CR-V...#V508233A, Silver, 2,746 Miles.................$21,995

2011 Mercedes C-300...#V021472A, Black, 85,841 Miles......$21,995

2013 Jetta TDI...#VPR0083, Silver, 10,331 Miles......................$20,995

2012 Golf TDI HB....#V012299A, Black, 25,504 Miles..............$22,995

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2014 PASSAT SE TDI

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2015 GTI 4DR HB S

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2014 BEETLE CONVERTIBLE

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2006 Toyota Sienna XLE

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2005 Volvo S40 T5 Sedan

#526070A,Automatic, 1-Owner,Excellent Condition

$7,9952012 Chevrolet Malibu

#N0434,Automatic,1-Owner, 43K Miles

$13,995

2011 Mazda Mazda 3

#526014A,Automatic, 15K Miles,Sport Sedan

$13,295

2012 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited

#526500A, 1-Owner,24K MIles, FreedomEdition SUV

$32,950

2012 Ford Focus SE

#P8944A,Auto, 31K Miles,1-Owner

$12,995

2011 Hyundai Sonata LTD

#526046A,1-Owner,Automatic,4-Door Sedan

$14,773

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#P9002A, Auto,Sport Pkg, HeatedFront Seats, Alum Wheels

$12,995

2006 Volvo S60 Sedan

#P8998A,1-Owner, 2SS Coupe,6.2L V8 Engine

$21,995

2010 Chevrolet Camaro

#526071A, Automatic,19K Miles, 1-Owner,PZEV Coupe

$17,995

2012 Volkswagen Beetle

2012 Volvo S60 T5 Sedan

#P9048, 1-Owner,Volvo Certified, Auto,29K Miles,

$22,950

2008 Audi A6 Quatro Sedan

#526519A,Automatic, 3.2LV6, 67K Miles

$18,995

2011 Mini Cooper CountryMan S............... $22,595#526051A, Auto, 29K Miles, 1-Owner, True Blue

2012 Chevrolet Equinox SUV........................... $22,950#G0024A, 1-Owner, Auto, Twillight Blue, 28K Miles, Navigation

2013 Volvo S60 T5 Premium Sedan........ $23,950#N0462, Auto, 44K Miles, Saville Gray, 1-Owner, Volvo Certified

2010 Volvo XC60 3.0T SUV .................................. $24,950#526547A, Auto, Terra Bronze, Volvo Certified, 1-Owner

2009 Chevrolet Colorado......................................... $10,995#G0034, Automatic, Summit White, Pick Up Work Truck

2007 Toyota Camry SE Sedan.......................... $10,995#G0033, Automatic, Turqoise, 4 cyl 2.4L Engine

2010 Toyota Prius V Sedan.......................................$16,995#G0032, Automatic, 1-Owner, Navigation

2010 Honda CR-V EX-L SUV.............................. $18,595#526501A, 1-Owner, 36K Miles, Auto, Urban Titanium


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DARCARSNISSAN of ROCKVILLE15911 Indianola Drive • Rockville, MD (at Rt. 355 across from King Farm)

888.805.8235 • www.DARCARSNISSAN.com

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Prices include all rebates and incentives. NMAC Bonus Cash requires financing through NMAC with approved credit.Prices exclude tax, tags, freight (cars $810, trucks $860-$1000), and $300 processing charge. 36 or 39 month leasewith 12,000 miles per year. 0 down excludes taxes, tags and title, $300 processing fee and first month payment. Pricesvalid only on listed VINS. See dealer for details. Offer expires 09/30/2014.

DARCARSNISSAN of ROCKVILLE15911 Indianola Drive • Rockville, MD (at Rt. 355 across from King Farm)

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$8,977449645A, Automatic,Wolfsburg Edition,1-Owner

2007 Volkswagen Jetta

$13,977#441543A,Automatic,23KMiles

2012 Mitsubishi Galant ES

$17,977#P9104, Automatic, Leather,1-Owner, 27KMiles

2012 Honda Accord SE

$14,977#E0430, Automatic,1-Owner, 39KMiles

2012 Honda Civix LX

$15,977#546033A,Automatic, 1-Owner,46KMiles

2010 Hyundai Genesis Coupe2014 NISSAN ROGUE SELECT AWD

#29014 w/Bluetooth2 At This Price: VINS: 706267, 706165

#131152 At This Price: VINS: 117931, 124011

2015 NISSAN ALTIMA 2.5 S

#11454 w/Manual Transmission2 At This Price: VINS: 438033, 437255

2014 NISSAN VERSA NOTE S

$11,900


2014 NISSANMAXIMA S

2014 NISSANMURANO S


MSRP: $15,135Sale Price: $12,900Nissan Rebate: -$500NMAC Bonus Cash:-$500

$139/month36 month lease12k miles/year

$0 downor

$17,400

MSRP: $23,505Sale Price: $19,650

Nissan Rebate: -$1,250NMAC Bonus Cash: -$1,000


$0 down

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MSRP: $23,050Sale Price: $19,400Nissan Rebate: -$500NMAC Bonus Cash: -$500


$0 downor

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MSRP: $32,500Sale Price: $27,400

Nissan Rebate: -$4,500Nissan Bonus Rebate: -$500NMAC Bonus Cash: -$500


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MSRP: $31,890Sale Price: $27,000Nissan Rebate: -$3,500

Nissan Bonus Rebate: -$500NMAC Bonus Cash: -$500


$0 downor

$16,977#P9036A, Automatic,SUV, 36KMiles

2011 Ford Escape XLT

$31,977#P9135, Auto, Nav, 1-Owner, TEC& TouringPkgs, 16KMiles

2011 Infiniti M37 Sedan

$19,977#442045A, Automatic,1-Owner, Navigation,38kMiles

2013 Volkswagen Jetta TDI

$24,977#E0369A, Automatic,Excellent Handling

2013 BMW Series 128i

$13,977#P9021A, Auto,4DR, Sedan

2010 Dodge Charger SXT


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