september 2015 hyattsville life & times
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Back to school with new principals; DeMatha football sweeps Florida champions; First United Methodist Church stormwater project breaks ground; Hyattsville speed cameras rack up tickets; sub runners deliver sandwiches from Jimmy John's; Hyattsville Arts Festival returns Sept. 19; City bus for after-school program approved; Meet Hyattsville's green thumbsTRANSCRIPT
by Caroline Selle
On Aug. 7, local o� cials, mem-bers of the Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS), and represen-tatives from the First United Methodist Church of Hya� sville (FUMCHY) gathered in the church’s parking lot to break ground on a new stormwater treatment project.
� e church uses the parking lot frequently, said Martha Schrader,
a FUMCHY representative for the project. “ ... a lot of commu-nity members park there, and we have our weekly � ea markets back there. … It's a busy area for pedestrian access.”
� e project — the � rst of its kind and one of more than 4,000 acres of planned stormwater ret-ro� t projects in Prince George’s County — included a redesign of the three acre parking lot. Today, the site is lined with a series of
rain gardens planted with native species. Permeable pavement is installed throughout, and a section of the site is devoted to conservation landscaping and is planted with species that can tol-erate � uctuations in water, AWS said. � at section, known as the BayScape, also includes a laby-rinth which will function as “a meditation space for the church,” AWS said in a press release.
“� e long and short of it is,
it was a relationship between the church and Prince George’s County and AWS to allow this to happen,” said Mary Abe, Chief Architect of Restoration and Sus-tainability Programs at AWS.
Maryland Delegate and Hy-a� sville resident Anne Healey (D-22), Prince George’s County Councilmember Deni Taveras (D-2), Adam Ortiz, director for
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Special election guide: meet the Ward 5 candidates. Page X.
FOOTBALL continued on page 15
STORMWATER continued on page 17
BACK TO SCHOOLNEW SCHOOL YEAR, NEW STUDENTS, NEW PRINCIPALS
New stormwater project breaks ground
by Rebecca Bennett
Prince George’s County o� cials vis-ited several Hya� sville public schools as students headed back to class for the 2015-16 school year. According to Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS), the school system enrolled nearly 2,000 new students, bringing the
total number of students to 129,000."Our schools have steadily improved
in both the performance and outcomes over the last � ve years. � is improvement is due to our unwavering focus on raising the bar for our students, while support-ing our teachers and administrators as much as possible,” said Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker, III.
PGCPS Chief Executive O� cer Dr. Kev-in Maxwell visited both Edward M. Felegy Elementary School and Hya� sville Mid-dle School (HMS) during the � rst week.
Felegy Elementary School, which opened last year, was designed as an arts integration school, said John Ceschini, a
SCHOOLS continued on page 16
By Chris McManes
� e DeMatha Catholic High School football team completed a two-game sweep of the reign-ing 6A and 5A Florida state champions in its opening two weeks of the season.
� e Stags � rst beat Miami Central handily at the Prince George’s Sports and Learning Complex. � en, the team trav-elled to Florida to defeat the American Heritage School by a score of 23-22. DeMatha Coach Elijah Brooks chose to start the season with contests against na-tionally ranked opponents and said he is happy to come out 2-0.
“To beat two great Florida teams is de� nitely something that we’re proud of,” Brooks said. “But we’ve got a long way to go to get be� er.”
� e Stags were ranked third nationally according to USA Today a� er their 38-14 victory over then-No. 2 Miami Central on Aug. 29 in Landover. � e Stags led No. 15 American Heri-tage 23-9 with 5:30 to play, but the American Heritage Patriots scored two touchdowns and pulled within one with 53 sec-onds le� .
Two � ve-yard penalties pushed
DeMatha Football sweeps Fla. champions
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News briefs(tops), red or black cardigan sweat-ers, black jumpers for girls, red ties for boys, and red cross uniform folds for girls. That staff mem-ber said all sizes are welcome, but greatest need is with the older students. Those sizes range from youth small to adult XXL for boys, girls blouses in sizes 10-20, pants for girls and boys in sizes 6 to 20 and husky sizes 14 and up.
According to RPES principal Tara Minter, students are in most need of composition notebooks, pencils and folders.
RPES students are also in need of musical instrument donations, which include new and/or used woodwind (flute, clarinet and alto saxophone), brass (trumpet, trombone, baritone and french horn) and string (violin, viola and cello) instruments.
According to Solomon, he set up a contribution box at the school for donations of supplies and uni-forms. The school is located at 6111 Ager Road. Anyone with questions can call 301-445-8090.
Historic Hyattsville busiNess sHuffle
According to the Hyattsville Community Development Cor-poration, Ballet, Tap and All That Jazz dance and fitness studio has moved to a new location on Route 1 at 5103 Baltimore Avenue.
A grand re-opening is scheduled for Fleisher's Jewelers, which closed its doors on Queens Cha-pel Rd. three years ago after 63 years of service.
The Hyattsville Life & Times will have much more on the jewelry store’s reopening in the October edition.
McDoNalD’s Drive-tHru closeD
According to the Riverdale Park Police Department (RPPD), a car crashed into the side of the McDonald’s at the corner of East West Highway and Baltimore Av-enue on Aug. 28. The restaurant’s drive-thru is still closed as a re-sult of damages incurred.
Police said they received a call at 8:15 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 28 for a car into the side of the building. The investigation revealed, ac-cording to police, that a Toyota Corolla was turning right from the eastbound lanes of East West Highway onto Baltimore Avenue when it was struck by a Ford pick-up truck. Police said the Corolla failed to yield to the right of way of the pick-up truck,
which was then pushed up onto the sidewalk in the collision. It’s most likely that the driver of the Toyota hit the gas instead of the brake, leading to the collision with the McDonald’s, they said.
Authorities said there were no injuries in the incident. The driver of the Corolla was charged with multiple traffic violations.
The McDonald’s drive-thru in-curred structural and cosmetic damage, RPPD said, and that the fire department determined the restaurant should not reopen until it had be repaired and inspected.
According to the McDonald’s website, the location is an inde-pendent franchise. A spokesper-son for the owner said it is unclear when the drive-thru will reopen.
Metro proposes cHaNges to bus routes
Metro is proposing several chang-es to bus routes that run through the City of Hyattsville, which in-cludes the cancellation of the R3 route the transit system said isn’t used very much. Changes are also proposed to routes 81, F4, C2 and C4 A full list of the changes is available at www.wmata.com.
A hearing about the proposed changes is scheduled for Thurs-day, Sept. 17 at 6 p.m. at the Met-ro Headquarters Building, 600 5th Street NW, Washington, D.C. To register to speak at the meet-ing, speakers should email their name to [email protected] or call 202.962.2511. According to Metro, a list of speakers names will not be accepted.
orgaNic Dry cleaNer to opeN iN arts District
Fresh Dry Cleaners opened its doors next to Jimmy John’s in the Shoppes at Arts District on Aug. 4. The business is owned by Pas-tors Ishmael and Rochelle Wil-son of Another Level Church in Capitol Heights, Md.
“We offer standard quality or-ganic dry cleaning services for all types of garments. Ellehcor Boutique is also located inside of Fresh. We offer beautiful pieces, and accessories,” Ellehcor’s Ro-chelle Murrell said.
“I have been coming to Hyatts-ville since I was a child and to see the progression of this great city and the people and businesses who stood thru it all made me want to be apart of this commu-nity,” Ishmael Wilson said.
A grand opening will take place on Sept. 26 at 7 p.m. at at 5557
Baltimore Avenue, Suite 300, which is next to Jimmy Johns.
MaNNy aND olga’s pizza opeNs
The eagerly anticipated Manny and Olga’s Pizza restaurant on Baltimore Ave. is now open for delivery. The company made the announcement on Facebook on Thursday, Sept. 2.
“Family, friends, strangers-turned-friends trooped in to munch and bunch,” the company wrote on their “Manny & Olga's Pizza Hyattsville, College Park, Riverdale & Beyond” Facebook page. “What a joy to see you all! And an even bigger joy to see you dig into your fresh food! Thank you all. We are honored and look forward to more opportunities to fill your bellies!”
The restaurant is located at 6033 Baltimore Avenue.
couNty coMMits More fuNDs to purple liNe
Earlier this summer, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan an-nounced the light rail project could move forward but that the state would be contributing only $168 million, a fraction of the original $700 million proposal. He then announced $210 million in cuts to the project. The new plan also required increased contributions from the both Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties.
“Prince George’s County has agreed in concept with the State of Maryland to move the Purple Line forward,” Executive Rushern Baker, III said on Aug. 14. “We have agreed to increase our contri-bution by $20 million in exchange for construction of the Purple Line starting in Prince George’s County. We also have agreed with the state that the primary command center will be located in the county.”
Baker said the county had al-ready committed $100 million toward the project. The state ac-cepted Montgomery County’s additional $40 million pledge in July, according to WTOP.
resiDeNt coNtributes to pg couNty Mural
On Aug. 24, a new mural was dedi-cated at The Arc Prince George’s County in Largo. The mural was designed and put together during an eight week long art workshop with Brentwood Arts Exchange, a press release said.
Students worked with artist Rachel Cross to design and build murals for The Arc’s day centers in Largo, Lau-
rel and Temple Hills, organizers said. One of the participants in the mural project was Hyattsville resident Re-becca Walsh, according to the Brent-wood Arts Exchange.
“The beautiful mural panels on wood incorporate hand-drawn im-ages, embellished with Mardi Gras beads donated by the Arc New Or-leans,” a press release said. “During the art workshop, students learned important skills including creating original representational drawings and designs, painting, sorting and selecting beads, sanding, cutting, and so much more.”
Founded in 1952, The Arc in Prince George’s County provides services to more 2,000 people with intellectual and developmen-tal disabilities and their families, a press release said. The Arc is a na-tional organization with more than 700 chapters across the country.
Mall at priNce georges ruNs teacHer crowDfuNDiNg
The Mall at Prince Georges an-nounced a crowdfunding campaign called “Kickstart Your Class” to help teachers fund classroom projects. Anyone can search for projects and donate, while teachers can submit projects for crowdfunding.
“Kickstart Your Class is our way of thanking our loyal shoppers and showing the community how much we value our students, teachers and their schools,” says Victoria Clark, Mall at Prince Georges Marketing Director. “In working with DonorsChoose.org to crowdfund these projects, we are demonstrating the true power of community.”
Mall officials said they hosted an “Educators’ Night Out” to introduce local teachers to the crowdfunding initiative, which included in-store promotions, prizes and refreshments.
Philadelphia-based PREIT, the mall’s parent company, will also be distributing over $75,000 of Do-norsChoose.org gift cards through-out all of its mall to fund select proj-ects, a press release said. To view or submit a classroom project, visit www.kickstartyourclass.com.
Mall also HosteD back to scHool pep rally
On Saturday, Aug. 29, The Mall at Prince Georges hosted a Back to School Pep Rally to celebrate the final weeks of shopping for fall. The mall-wide event included live enter-tainment, prizes, a storytime and facepainting.
stuDeNts iN NeeD of uNiforM aND iNstruMeNt DoNatioNs
According to Hyattsville City Councilmember Joseph Solomon (Ward 5), Rosa Parks Elementary School (RPES) staff reached out to him for help with donations of school supplies, uniforms and musical instruments for students in Head Start to 6th grade.
“The school has a number of children from disadvantaged back-grounds and unfortunately are unable start off the school year in proper uniform or with needed ed-ucational supplies,” Solomon said.
According to a school staff mem-ber, the colors for the uniforms are: black slacks, yellow shirts/blouses
CORRECTIONS: In the August 2015 issue, the Hyattsville Life & Times referred to the Hyattsville Preservation Association (HPA) as the Hyattsville Preservation Society (HPS); Ward 5 Candidate Patricia Anduha Stamper was referred to by her first and maiden name only. The corrected version of these articles are at www.HyattsvilleLife.com.
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The City of Hyattsville’s recent release of 2014 speed camera data reveals a handful of re-peat offenders, one of whom has racked up 10 speed cita-tions. The data also shows that the speed camera on Adelphi Road is registering far more violations than either camera on East West Highway, sug-gesting that speeding is more of an issue on the smaller, less travelled road.
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at the 3700 block of East West Highway eastbound, the 3700 block of East West Highway westbound, and the 7000 block of Adelphi Road southbound. The East West Highway cam-eras went live on February 19, 2013, and the Adelphi Road camera began operation on December 3, 2013.
According to the reports, there were 15,906 violations in fiscal year 2014, or an average of ap-proximately 43 per day. Over 10,000 were recorded by the Adelphi Road camera compared
to under 2,000 each for the East West Highway cameras.
Including data from 2013, the year the cameras first went into operation, one license plate was recorded as having 10 citations. Three plates received nine cita-tions. Out of the 15,906 viola-tions in 2014 and the 5,089 in 2013, only 1,903 vehicles re-ceived two or more citations over both time periods.
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On foot and freaky fastby Mark Goodson
Jimmy John’s advertises that they deliver “subs so fast you’ll freak.” For Hya� sville’s Balti-more Ave. location, that means
subs at your doorstep ten min-utes a� er you place the order. Freaky fast indeed.
Jimmy John’s calls their de-livery employees “runners.” In some cases, the label is a literal
one. Hyattsville’s Area Man-ager Louis Mozzano said the most dynamic sub-runner he’s worked with, Sergio Torres, “ran a dead sprint if it was with-in half-a-mile.” Torres set the
delivery record of 84 deliveries in one day for the College Park Jimmy John’s location.
According to Mozzano, Torres “looked like an American gladia-tor” and was a “very competitive delivery guy.”
As area manager of four loca-tions, Mozzano often recruits athletes and competitors like Torres, who played football. “Competition is big for me,” Mozzano said. The restaurant’s computer system logs a run-ner’s delivery time, making it possible to track delivery time and bestow honors.
Mozzano has himself set a record, logging nine minutes round trip on a delivery from the College Park Jimmy John’s to St. Mark the Evanglist Cath-olic Church, three miles round trip on a bicycle.
“Jimmy John’s is all about whatever gets it there the fast-est,” Mozzano said. That meant rollerblades at the Rockville location he used to manage. “There is a mall, a lot of park-ing lots and high rise buildings. I had a couple of guys from the high school’s football team. They were in good shape and liked to rollerblade.”
Rollerblades are not e� cient in Hya� sville because of “Je� erson Mountain” — Mozzano’s nick-name for Je� erson Street — and long stretches of busy local roads.
Carlos Gomez has been deliv-
ering subs at Hya� sville’s Jimmy John’s for nine months on his bi-cycle. “It’s easiest to bike in the area because we don’t have to deal with tra� c as much as driv-ers do,” he said.
When he is not on a delivery run, Gomez helps on the sand-wich assembly line or in the back. When the store is busy, he will prepare the delivery order and take it out himself.
� e store’s policy is to have subs out the door in � ve min-utes, and then delivered in � ve minutes, making a ten minute wait for your sub.
Mozzano explained that he is not opposed to automobiles as a means of delivery, but in Hayttsville, “cars are slow.” In the Gaithersburg store he manages, cars are used for de-liveries because “there are two main roads to get to all loca-tions,” he said.
In general, Mozzano prefers non-automotive deliveries be-cause runners “don’t need a li-cence or insurance. Just find an athlete and they can do it. I’ve recruited multiple tri-athletes from the University of Mary-land Triathlon club. Excellent delivery guys.”
He said he manages his stores like a sports team. And while runners are awarded competi-tively, he said that what truly de-livers subs so fast you’ll freak is “pure pride.”
MARK GOODSONA Jimmy Johnʼs sub-runner heads north on Route 1 on his bicycle.
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It’s back and almost ready to roll for the eighth year running. � e Annual Downtown Hya� sville Arts Festival is scheduled for Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the corner of Baltimore Av-enue and Je� erson Street in the Shoppes at Arts District. � e festival is organized by the Hy-a� sville Community Develop-ment Corporation.
At the heart of the festival are more than 70 local artists from Prince George’s County and the Washing-ton, D.C. area, including cra� ers, painters, photographers, sculptors, jewelers, and printers. But, the fes-tival will include much more than vendors. According to organizers, six performances will take place on two stages, including artists like blues musician Anthony “Swamp Dog” Clark, string quartet Invoke, and what the group’s website de-scribes as ”jazz-infused, Americana-marinated, alt-pop band” Brûlée.
According to the event’s web-site, www.hya� svilleartsfestival.com, festival organizers have a full day of arts and cra� activities planned, including children’s art activities with Art Works, a hula hooping contest with Joe’s Move-
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ing the arts festival. When visi-tors have had enough shopping, cra� ing, hula hooping and mu-sic listening, they are encour-aged to visit the Historic Hya� s-ville Armory and the Lustine Center to check out the Ba� le of Bladensburg murals in the park-ing lot near Franklin’s, or to pose by the Hya� sville Horns at the
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is easy, as it is just off of Balti-more Avenue in downtown Hy-attsville, visitors will need to park in one of the city’s many public lots. According to festi-val organizers, some of the city parking lots will be free the day of the festival. Festival visitors
will need to make sure to obey all parking signs, as towing is strictly enforced in the resi-dential and commercials spaces around the Shoppes at Arts District. New Uber users can use a free coupon with promo code “HvilleArts” to get to the festival, organizers said.
Arts Festival returns September 19
FILE PHOTOFace painting is one of the many artsy activities visitors will find at the 2015 Hyattsville Arts Festival.
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On Aug. 3, the Hyattsville City Council approved a request by Joe’s Movement Emporium to provide transportation from Hyattsville Elementary School (HES) to the dance studio’s after-school program in Mount Rainier.
At the time of the meeting, Joe's had only requested the city pro-vide transportation to HES stu-dents enrolled in the after-school program. However, the vote was preceded by discussion of ex-panding transportation to other schools that serve city residents. Director of Community Services Jake Rollow said Joe’s plans to reach out to Rosa Parks and Ed-ward M. Felegy Elementary.
City Administrator Tracey Nich-olson said, “They intend to pick up from all the schools. …[ Joe’s] needed the relief from Hyattsville Elementary because that’s the school that had the waiting list and they couldn’t accommodate.”
“We would only participate … as it’s currently written with Hyattsville Elementary,” said Rollow. “Joe’s has another ve-hicle that they use — it’s actually Mount Rainer’s Call-A-Bus — that would also be doing pickups at the other schools that partici-pate in their program, which I be-lieve right now [are] University Park and Riverdale Elementary.”
”I have a problem if they can’t include the other schools be-cause we have just as many prob-lems with kids with nothing to do after school,” Councilmember Paula Perry (Ward 4) said. She abstained from the vote. “[ Joe’s] need to start reaching out to our schools now and not wait to see if this pilot works.”
A city memo said Joe’s will offer tuition vouchers to low-income families and waive their transportation fees. Rollow said Joe’s has “a lot of trouble getting [Prince George’s County] to ap-prove students for it.” Joe’s asked the city for assistance in advocat-
ing with the county to more ef-fectively process tuition vouch-ers, according to a city memo.
“I do very much support this, knowing that this is the begin-ning of a program. … Right now, we know that there is a demand in Hyattsville El-ementary School and we have a commitment to reach out to the other schools in our com-munity,” said Councilmember Shani Warner (Ward 2).
“I’d like us to think along the lines of — either by semester, by year — we rotate through the schools,” Warner said. “[There should be] some sort of system in which any one particular year or semester we may prioritize one school over the other but that over time this would be a resource that would be shared among the various schools — elementary schools — that the City of Hyattsville has students attending,” she said.
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NatureNearby
by Fred Seitz
� e end of summer is a good time to take a walk around Magruder Park and notice the giant (7 or 8 feet tall) ca� ails grow-ing in the drainage ditches. � ese amaz-ing plants, native to marshes in Europe and parts of Asia and the Americas, are a favorite of survival preppers and those who favor cleaning our pollutants from our water.
Dubbed the “supermarket of the swamp” by the late outdoorsman Euell Gibbons in the 1970s, the plants have many edible parts that can be eaten directly in the � eld. � ose inclined towards more involved food preparation can bring the plants home and make them into � our.
But bulrushes (as they are also called) were used for food long before Gibbons recognized their value. � eir � our was used by Native Americans and other in-digenous peoples.
� e plants’ leaves have been used to make chair seats and the “down” has been used for insulation, bedding, and for the � ota-tion material in boat vests. � e down has also been a longstanding source of tinder
for campers and others in the wilderness. � e leaves were brie� y used to make pa-per, but the cost of production terminated that endeavor.
One of the plants’ most recent and “mod-ern” uses is in bioremediation, as ca� ails are excellent at taking up toxic substances and other pollutants from water and bio-fuels. As the plants grow in marshy areas, they are perfectly situated to clean runo� . Unfortunately, that can mean absorbing toxins such as arsenic. For this reason, consumption of local ca� ails in the drain-age ditches may not be wise.
� e plants aren’t perfect: the rapid prolif-eration of ca� ails in marshy areas has dis-placed other species. However, because they’re fast growing and hardy, they do provide a source of starches for making ethanol, adding to their potential bene� ts for people.
One � nal important use for one lo-cal resident is the fact that ca� ails are a very popular nesting spot for red-winged blackbirds. While not providing us with food, fuel or furnishings, the birds do ser-enade passers by in the park and � ash us glimpses of their scarlet striped wings.
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FRED SEITZCattails grow locally in Magruder Park.
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Hyattsville Farmers Marketevery Tuesday through September. 3:00 – 7:00 PM, 3799 East-West HighwayMore information: Ellarose Preston, 301-985-5006, [email protected]
Deadline to File for a Vote by Mail Application for Ward 5 Special Election, Friday, September 11, 10:00 AM. More information: Laura Reams, 301-985-5009, [email protected]
Summer Jam – Just Us, Peruvian Brothers Food TruckFriday, September 11, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Hyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street. More information: Cheri Everhart, 301-985-5021, [email protected]
Special Election for Ward 5 City Council SeatSaturday, September 12, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Magruder Park Recreation Center, 3911 Hamilton Street. More information: Laura Reams, 301-985-5009, [email protected]
Hyattsville Planning CommitteeTuesday, Sept. 15, 7:30 - 9:30 PM. Hyatts-ville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street. More information: Jim Chandler, 301-985-5013, [email protected]
University Hills Community Meeting – Street PavingWednesday, September 16, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, Prince George’s Plaza Community Center, 6600 Adelphi RoadMore information: Lesley Riddle, 301-985-5032, [email protected]
Hyattsville Code Compliance MeetingWednesday, Sept. 16, 7:00 PMHyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin StreetMore information: Chris Giunta, 301-985-5017, [email protected]
Sunset Movie Series – Planes: Fire and RescueFriday, September 18, 7:30 - 9:00 PMHeurich Park, 2800 Nicholson StreetMore information: Cheri Everhart, 301-985-5021, [email protected]
Public Hearing: Prince George’s Plaza Transit District Development PlanFollowed by City Council MeetingMonday, September 21, 7:00 PMHyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin StreetMore information: Laura Reams, 301-985-5009, [email protected]
Hyattsville Education Advisory CommitteeThursday, September 24, 6:30 - 8:00 PMHyattsville Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin StreetMore information: Jake Rollow, 301-985-5031, [email protected]
Sunset Movie Series – PaddingtonFriday, October 2, 7:30 - 9:00 PMHeurich Park, 2800 Nicholson StreetMore information: Cheri Everhart, 301-985-5021, [email protected]
Hyattsville’s Recycling DogMeet Breeze Puglisi – gentle Golden Retriever, two-year-old, and passionate plastic-bottle recy-cler. That’s right, on her walks throughout Hy-attsville, Breeze picks up bottles – between five and ten a week – and carries them back home, where her owners, Melissa and Joe, recycle them. “She thinks it’s fun,” said Joe, 33, who grew up
in Hyattsville. “She starts prancing when she has one.”Her recycling abilities, paired with her kind
disposition and adorable looks, have made her many friends in Hyattsville. It was former City Councilmember Lucille Brogden who notified The Reporter of Breeze’s passion. And neigh-bors, people who see her on her walks, and the mailman and UPS driver all give her treats.“The veterinarians are not happy with us,” Joe
said.The Puglisis live on Oliver Street, near Heurich
Dog Park, where they often take Breeze to meet up with her dog friends – among them Pike, Co-coa, Booker, Seamus and three Labradors, Ma-son, Major and Mia.“We love all the parks around here,” Melissa
said. “She loves Magruder Park.”The Puglisis walk Breeze twice a day, usually
between one and two miles. No matter the dis-tance, if she finds a bottle, she picks it up and walks it all the way home.When asked what they think of their dog’s hab-
it, the Puglisis smiled.“We always joke about it,” Melissa said. “We call
her the Dogcycler.”
Ward 5 Special ElectionSeven candidates are hoping to take the vacant seat on the City Council. Vote for your choice on Sept. 12, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. at the Magruder Park Recreation Center, 3911 Hamilton Street. It’s your community, own it!
International Festival Schedule of PerformancesSaturday, Sept. 26, at Heurich Park, 2800 Nich-olson Street3:00 PM - Edward Felegy Elementary School
Music Department3:30 PM - Young Women’s Drumming Em-
powerment Project (African Drumming)4:30 PM - Kinikia Lin (Polynesian Dance)5:30 PM - Nootana (Indian Music & Dance)6:30 PM - Tinkus Kaysur USA (Bolivian Dance)7:30 PM - Trio Caliente (Latin Music)All performances are free. So are the children’s
activities.Ethnic restaurants will charge for food. Beer
sales start at 5:30 PM.
Final Summer JamWe’re sad, too. The last Summer Jam of the year is this Friday. To make it special, our Police will open up the station for tours (sure, you can put your kids in a holding cell while you have a beer). Also, Just Us, the band that includes HCPD’s own Lieutenant Chris Purvis, will be performing rock covers, and we’ll have the Pe-ruvian Brothers food truck. Of course, Franklins beer will be in our selection, and we’ll have back with us our clown, face-painters and a moon-bounce. Also, Green Owl Design and Vigilante Coffee will stay open late for the fun. We look forward to seeing you on Sept. 11, 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., at 4310 Gallatin Street.
Nutrition Volunteers WantedThe City of Hyattsville is partnering with Share Our Strength Cooking Matters to host residents on nutritional tours. Volunteers are currently needed to learn the nutritional curriculum and lead the monthly tours. If interested, please con-tact Colleen Aistis at 301-985-5057.
Mercado CampesinoCada Martes en Septiembre3 - 7 PM, 3799 East-West HighwayMás información: Ellarose Preston, 301-985-5006, [email protected]
Ultimo Dia Para Registrar para Votacion por Correo en Elección Especial del Distrito 5Viernes, 11 de Septiembre, 10:00 AMMás información: Laura Reams, 301-985-5009, [email protected]
Fiesta del Verano – Just Us, Hermanos Peruvianos Troca de Comida Viernes, 11 de Septeimbre, 6:30 - 8:30 PM, Edificio Municipal de Hyattsville, 4310 GallatinMás información: Cheri Everhart, 301-985-5021, [email protected]
Elección Especial del Distrito 5Sabado, 12 de Septiembre, 9:00 AM - 8:00 PM, Centro Recreativo del Parque Magruder, 3911 HamiltonMás información: Cheri Everhart, 301-985-5021, [email protected]
Comité de Planeación de HyattsvilleMartes, 15 de Septiembre, 7:30 - 9:30 PM, Edificio Municipal de Hyattsville, 4310 GallatinMás información: Jim Chandler, 301-985-5013, [email protected]
Reunión de la Comunidad de Uni-versity Hills – Pavimentación de Las CallesMiercoles, 16 de Septiembre, 6:00 - 9:00 PM, Prince George’s Plaza Community Center, 6600 Adelphi RoadMás información: Lesley Riddle, 301-985-5032, [email protected]
Comité de Codigos de Hyattsville Miercoles, 16 de Septiembre, 7:00 PMEdificio Municipal de Hyattsville, 4310 GallatinMás información: Chris Giunta, 301-985-5017, [email protected]
Serie de Películas al Atardecer – Planes: Fire and RescueViernes, 18 de Septiembre, 7:30 - 9:00 PM, Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson StreetMás información: Cheri Everhart, 301-985-5021, [email protected]
Audiencia Publica: Distrito de Desar-rollo del Transito de Prince George’s Plaza, Seguido por Reunión del Con-sejo Municipal de HyattsvilleEdificio Municipal de Hyattsville, 4310 GallatinMás información: Laura Reams, 301-985-5009, [email protected]
Comité de Educación de HyattsvilleJueves, 24 de Septiembre, 6:30 PMEdificio Municipal de Hyattsville, 4310 GallatinMás información: Jake Rollow, 301-985-5031, [email protected]
Serie de Películas al Atardecer – PaddingtonViernes, 18 de Septiembre, 7:30 - 9:00 PM, Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson StreetMás información: Cheri Everhart, 301-985-5021, [email protected]
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Perro RecicladorConozca Breeze Puglisi – Golden Retriever amable, de dos años, apasionada por reciclar botellas plasticas. Es cierto, en sus caminos por Hyattsville, Breeze recoge botellas – entre cinco y diez cada semana – y las lleva hasta la casa, donde sus dueños, Melissa y Joe, las reciclan.“Lo disfrute,” dijo Joe, 33, quien crecia en Hy-
attsville. “Empieza pavoneando cuando tiene una.”Su capacidad de reciclar, combinado con su
disposicion cariñosa y adorabilidad, le ha hecho muchos amigos en Hyattsville. Era ex-miembro del Consejo Municipal quein dijo El Reportero del passion de Breeze. Y vecinos, gente que la ve en sus caminos, y el cartero y chofer del UPS le dan galletas.“Los veterinarios no son felices con nosotros,”
dijo Joe.Los Puglisis viven en Oliver Street, cerca del
Parque de Perros Heurich, donde llevan Breeze frecuentemente a ver sus amigos – entre ellos, Pike, Cocoa, Booker, Seamus y tres Labradors, Mason, Major and Mia.“Amamos todos los parques por aqui,” djo Me-
lissa. “Ella ama al Parque Magruder.”Los Puglisis llevan Breeze a caminar dos veces
diariamente, normalmente entre uno y dos mil-las. No importa la distancia, si ella encuentre una botella, la recoge y la lleva hasta la casa. Cuando preguntado que piensan del habito de
su perro, los Puglisis sonrieron.“Siempre lo bromeamos,” dijo Melissa. “Le lla-
mamos el Perro-ciclador.”
Elección Especial del Distrito 5Siete candidatos esperan tomar el asiento va-cante en el Consejo Municipal. Vota para tu preferencia el 12 de sept., 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. en el Centro Recreativo del Parque Magruder, 3911 Hamilton Street. Es tu comunidad, tómala!
Itinerario del Festival InternacionalSabado, 26 de sept., en Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street3:00 PM - Edward Felegy Elementary School
Music Department3:30 PM – Mujeres Jovenes Proyecto de Tam-
bores del Empoderamiento (Tambores de Af-rica)4:30 PM - Kinikia Lin (Baile Polynesio)5:30 PM - Nootana (Musica y Baile Indio)6:30 PM - Tinkus Kaysur USA (Baile Boliviano)7:30 PM - Trio Caliente (Musica Latina)Musica, bailes y actividades para niños son
gratuitas.Restuarantes etnicos cobraran para comida.
Empezarán vender cerveza a las 5:30 PM.
Fiesta del Verano FinalNosotros estamos tristes, también. El ultimo Fi-esta del Verano sera este viernes. Para hacerlo especial, nuesto Policia van a abrir su estación (si, puedes poner sus hijos en una celda mien-tras que tomes una cerveza). Tambien, Just Us, la banda que incluye el Teniente Chris Purvis de HCPD, tocarán rock, y tendremos la troca de comida de Los Hermanos Peruvianos. Claro que tendremos cerveza de Franklins en la selec-ción, y una payasa, cara-pintadores, y la brinca brinca. Finalmente, Green Owl Design y Vigi-lante Coffee quedaran abierto para la diversion. Nos ilusionamos verles el 11 de sept., 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., en 4310 Gallatin Street.
Buscando Voluntarios de NutriciónLa Ciudad de Hyattsville esta trabajando con Share Our Strength Cooking Matters para dar tours de nutrición a los residentes. Se necesita voluntarios para aprender el plan de estudios y guiar los tours mensuales. Si tiene interés, por favor contacte a Colleen Aistis en 301-985-5057.
September 9 — October 15, 2015
Tuesdays, September 15, 22, 29Hyattsville Farmers Market, 3-7PM, 3799 East West Highway (Re-deemer Luther Church Parking Lot)…”Where you find the best in fresh local produce” and Nutrition Education & Information. Call-A-Bus will transport
Wednesdays & Fridays in September and OctoberAgeless Grace, 10-11AM, City Municipal Bldg., 1st Floor… A seated exercise program for the mind and body set to energetic music. Utiliz-ing the science of neuroplasticity, 21 simple chair exercises designed to improve physical skills, brain function … and having fun with your neighbors!
Wednesdays, September 9 and October 14Senior Dining & Lecture Series (Tentative), 3-5PM, Laurel Regional Hospital, 7300 Van Dusen Road; enjoy timely health focused presen-tation and a delicious dinner all for $1.00. Call-A-Bus will transport.
Thursday, September 10Bladensburg Waterfront Park & Visitor’s Center, 9-12 Noon, 4601 An-napolis Road; located on the Anacostia River, this unique waterfront features paved riverside walk, picnic pavilion, fishing pier, playground, bicycle, canoe, kayak, paddle boat and rowboat rentals and an inter-pretive guided pontoon boat tour that allows passengers to explore this surprisingly scenic river. Call-A-Bus will transport.
EXTRA – EXTRA Coming soon.… “Ragtime” the Broadway musical shares the passion of three culturally distinct fami-lies in the early 20th century. Enjoy the production and buffet lun-cheon at Toby’s Dinner Theatre in Columbia, MD, on Wednesday, November 11, 2015. Senior Cost=$27.00. Reservations for Call-A-Bus pick-up and final payment due no later than Monday, October 5th. First Come First Served.
For additional information on any activities, please contact Beryl Johnson at 301-985-5058.
9 Septiembre – 15 Octubre
Martes 15, 22 y 29 de septiembreMercado de agricultores de Hyattsville, 3 a 7 PM, 3799 East West Highway (Estacionamiento de la iglesia “Redeemer Luther Church”)…”Donde encontrará los mejores productos locales y frescos” y educación sobre nutrición y recursos de la comuni-dad. Transportación será proveído por Call-A-BusLos miércoles y viernes de septiembre y octubreGracia eterna, 10 a 11 AM, 4310 Gallatin... Un programa de ejerci-cio sentado para la mente y el cuerpo con música energética. Ejer-cicios diseñados a mejorar las habilidades físicos, función cerebral.
Miércoles, 9 de septiembre y 14 de octubre Cena de adultos & serie de charlas (tentativo), 3 a 5 PM, Laurel Re-gional Hospital, 7300 Van Dusen Road; Disfrute una presentación acerca de la salud y una deliciosa cena por solo $1.00. Transport-ación será proveído por Call-A-Bus
Jueves, 10 de septiembre Bladensburg Waterfront Park y centro de visitantes, 9 a 12 PM,4601 Annapolis Road; este parque exclusivo ofrece paseos ubica-dos junto al río Anacostia, una pabellón de picnic, muelle de pesca, parque infantil, de bicicletas, canoas, kayaks, alquiler de lanchas y remos de pala y un recorrido en barco pontón guiada interpre-tativa que permite a los pasajeros a explorar este pintoresco río. Transportación será proveído por Call-A-Bus
MAS NOTICIAS Muy pronto... “Ragtime” una present-ación musical de Broadway comparte la historia de tres familias culturalmente distintas a principios del siglo 20. Disfrute del mu-sical y almuerzo buffet en el teatro de cena de Toby en Columbia, MD, el miércoles, 11 de noviembre de 2015. Costo = $27,00. Ent-regue su reservación para transportación a través del servicio Call-A-Bus y su pago final no más tarde del lunes, 5 de octubre. Prim-ero llegado, primero servido.
Para más información sobre las actividades, comuníquese con Beryl Johnson al 301-985-5058.
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Laura ReamsAnother Hyattsville resident who grows in Hyatt Park is Laura Reams, who has served as Plot Coordinator for the last 5 years.
“One of the best things about the garden is that you can plant year round. Although I have been gar-dening for some time now, I still consider myself a novice, as I find that I learn lessons each season,” Reams said. “My fellow gardeners are always willing to offer up sug-gestions and helpful advice.”
This year, Reams is growing tomatoes, squash, hot peppers, lettuce, onions, pumpkins and sunflowers.
Membership fees for the non-profit garden are $30 annually and “each gardener is required to complete 4 work hours a season to the garden, either through a volunteer position or by partici-pating in a “work day,” doing reg-ular maintenance such as mulch-ing, weeding, working in the compost bins, etc.,” Reams said.
That $30 seems to pay dividends beyond fresh produce. “I joined the garden in the spring of 2011, right at the beginning, which was not long after my family moved to the city,” she explained. “For me, joining the garden was my first opportunity to get to really know and love the com-munity of Hyattsville. The garden has been a warm and welcoming place for my family and I can’t imag-ine the city without it.”
The community aspect of the gar-den has overflown into the com-munity of Hyattsville. “One of the newest initiatives in the garden has been an outreach project with Hyattsville Aging in Place (HAP) to provide local seniors with fresh produce on a weekly basis. Gar-deners donate excess produce —which as you can imagine this time of year involves a lot of tomatoes! — the food is then delivered by HAP to local seniors. It’s a wonder-ful program and a great example of a local community initiative,” Reams said.
Many spend their long summer days idly soaking up the sun-light, but some of Hyattsville’s outdoor enthusiasts put that sunlight to other uses — honing their horticultural skills. These plant enthusiasts help keep Hy-attsville green, quite literally. It’s time to meet some of your green-thumbed neighbors.
Katie AblardIf you drive past Hyattsville’s com-munity garden at Hyatt Park, you are likely to see Katie Ablard busy at her plot. She co-leads the commu-nity garden with Mary Graham.
“This year we have grown an incredible crop of tomatoes and right now we have been picking about 10 pounds a day, so we have all been making tons of salsa and pasta sauce and eating them by the slice,” Ablard said.
The Hyatt Park garden was started five years ago when the Hyattsville City Council voted to turn it into a garden. Since then, the garden has been filled with
all sorts of crops and plants in-cluding sunflowers, squash, gar-lic, leafy greens, and even plants with international origins.
“There are people who are inter-national who grow plants from around the world, like green beans grown that are over a foot long,” Ablard said.
“A couple of people have men-tioned how interesting it has been, as we get to know other gardeners, not only a variety of people’s backgrounds, but every-one seems to have a family histo-ry of gardening … because their parents or grandparents grew vegetables and they wanted to reconnect,” Ablard said. Recon-necting with the land is just one way in which the garden main-tains its community spirit.
“There is a great community connection [at the garden]. Pretty much everyone I talk to about why they like the garden has said ‘grow interesting vegetables, cook what you grow, health benefits of knowing where your food comes
from,’ but also the community as-pect, meeting people you might never have met. People are very helpful and answer questions and help each other out,” said Ablard.
Each of the 34 plots in the garden is occupied, but Hyattsville resi-dents interested in a plot are able to sign up for a spot on the waitlist through Hyatt Park’s website.
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GREENTHUMBSby Scarlett Salem
caroline selleAn August day's harvest from Katie Ablard's garden.
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Joe LudesHya� Park isn’t the only place with gardens in the city. One only needs to look so far as resi-dent Joe Ludes’ yard, a not-so-hidden agricultural oasis a block from Route 1.
“I had been interested in gar-dening as a kid and have lived in extremely urban spaces and as an adult, I hadn’t had the oppor-tunity to explore that interest,” he said. “� en I bought a piece of property in Hya� sville with some space, half an acre, and dove into it and went crazy.
Currently, he is growing beans, blackberries, corn, toma-toes, peppers, eggplants, okra, squash, elderberries, apples, and
grapes. Ludes also maintains a hoop house he built last year and uses to extend the growing season.
As if tending to his own yard wasn’t enough, Ludes also works full-time as Mid-Atlantic Educa-tor for the nonpro� t Real School Gardens, which builds school gardens throughout the region and plans to break ground on three school gardens in Prince George’s County this year. He also gives workshops for area organizations such as the Neigh-borhood Farm Initiative.
More recently, Ludes has been talking with people about re- establishing the now defunct Hyattsville Urban Grower’s
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CAROLINE SELLEOwen Kramer (left) and Even Lefevre (right) harvest peppers in the Hyatt Park Community Garden.
Group. He founded it about three and a half years ago with the idea that it would be a “sup-port network for anyone that wanted to grow food in their yards…a way to share informa-tion, resources, tools, and to co-op labor,” he said.
“I think Hya� sville is a great spot. We are very close to the District, we are in more or less in an urban environment but are still able to � nd a bit of space and do quite a lot of [growing]. I have seen people grow most of their food supply on a tenth of an acre.”
Victoria Boucher-HilleNot all gardeners work solely in the soil. � e Hya� sville Life and Time’s own Miss Floribunda, Vic-toria Boucher-Hille, has long been a fan of horticulture pursuits.
Today, Boucher-Hille serves as the President of the Hya� sville Horticultural Society (HHS). Previously, she “gardened on a volunteer basis at the Washington, D.C. Ronald McDonald House for twenty years,” she said, and also pruned roses as part of the Francis-can Monastery Garden Guild.
She began her column in May of 2008 as a way to help resi-dents solve gardening problems and to “promote ecologically responsible gardening practic-es,” she said.
“� ough the column was my idea, I wanted to be anonymous because my role was to collate the knowledge of other club members,” she said. But colum-nists are required to submit a photograph, so Boucher-Hille said she ended up wearing ‘a silly hat in Miss Floribunda’s photo-graph to disguise herself.
“I ran up to my a� ic and found a wilted hat and a lot of arti� cial � owers and ribbon in a trunk,” she said. “I whipped the hat to-gether, borrowed my husband's eyeglasses (at that time I didn't need glasses) and smeared on
some garish red lipstick that had been an unused gi� .”
When the HHS was revived, she became an active member. “I do not consider myself nearly as good a gardener as most people in the group, but I love rooting in the soil and writing about gar-dening,” she said.
� e creation of the column was practically predicted by her fa-ther, Boucher-Hille said.
“…It was best summed up by my father one hot summer Ala-bama a� ernoon as we cha� ed while weeding the large bed of strawberries he had on his twelve acres of land. I was na� ering on, and he turned to me and said, "You come from a long line of farmers, teachers and crackpots and I believe you combine all three.”
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CulturalConnections
by Julia Gaspar-Bates
When Nubia Arias arrived in the U.S. from her native El Salvador in 1992, she was initially unhap-py. Arias’ mother had been living in the U.S. for eight years, and during her absence, Arias and her three siblings were raised by their grandparents.
“My grandparents stayed in Sal-vador, so I had to separate from them,” Arias said. “My grand-mother told me that a� er three months [in the U.S.] I would have the green card and I could return to be with her. ... When I arrived my mother told me I had to stay. I was so angry with her and I cried every day for a year,” Arias said. “I couldn’t under-stand the language at school and
I hated this country.” Once Arias learned to speak
English, she said she began to feel more comfortable in her ad-opted country. Since her mother worked long hours as a house-keeper to provide for the family, Arias was raised primarily by her older sister.
Expectations were di� erent in the U.S.
“In El Salvador, you get mar-ried, have children and take care of them. Women in El Salvador only work if they are educated,” Arias said. “In small towns where people have less means, it’s much more di� cult.”
A� er graduating from high school, Arias joined Americorps and gained practical experience working in an elementary school
and also in a health clinic. Even-tually, she decided to get certi-
� ed as a childcare provider. � is October marks the 10th anni-versary of her home-based busi-ness, Sunshine Bilingual Family Daycare.
Although Arias no longer wish-es to return to live in El Salvador, there are many aspects of her home culture that she misses.
“One of the things I really like about El Salvador is the unity of the people,” she said. “It’s strange in this country because people don’t know their neighbors or help each other. In El Salvador, people take care of each other.”
“... People like to spend time together and have fun and there is no schedule. They don’t think a lot about materialism. They work to take care of their children. In the U.S., people work to have more and more and more.”
Arias distinctly remembers her � rst Christmas in the states.
“In El Salvador, Christmas is a big party. � ere is a huge meal with tamales, chicken sandwich-es and di� erent types of desserts. � ere are � reworks. People dance and the entire family is together.
We go to Mass. Nobody works on December 24, which is when we celebrate. My � rst Christmas here my mother had to work that day and we stayed at the house by ourselves. Here, people have very sad celebrations.”
Another culture shock Nubia experienced was the American pace of life. “Everything is sched-uled here. Parties start and � nish at a certain time. In El Salvador, people don’t always watch the time. Here, life is ruled by the clock.”
Arias and her now ex-husband discovered Hya� sville in 2001 through a friend. At � rst it felt very far from D.C., but today Hy-a� sville feels like home.
“Hya� sville has so many people from di� erent countries. Where I live in West Hya� sville there are many Latinos,” she said. “But I also know people from the other side [of the city] through my work, the families whose chil-dren I care for. I feel like their children are my own.”
Still, Arias feels like she is in be-tween two worlds.
“I don’t feel like I’m a “gringa,” but the U.S. is home,” she said. I lost part of my Salvadorean culture to adapt to the Ameri-can culture, but this country gave me many opportunities.
“In my country I wouldn’t have been able to have these opportu-nities or take care of my children. If people study and try hard, they can succeed in this country. � is country opens its arms to wom-en; this is much more di� cult [in El Salvador].”
Julia Gaspar-Bates is a cross-cultural trainer and consultant. “Cultural Connections” is devoted to bringing forth the voices of im-migrants and other foreigners who have se� led in Hya� sville.
“� e country of opportunities” says local Salvadorean
PHOTO COURTESY NUBIA ARIASNubia Arias, seen with her two children, operates Sunshine Bilingual Family Daycare in Hyattsville.
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MissFloribundaDear Miss Floribunda,
What is the best way to keep cats out of my garden? � ere are feral cats around, and I also see domestic cats that are allowed out or have slipped out of their houses marauding in my yard. I don't like to see them � opping, digging, and squa� ing in my � ower beds, and most of all, I don't like them at-tacking birds at the feeders I’ve set up. I've heard about a sprinkling system that is motion-activated, but I can see that back� ring on me. Recently a neighbor told me about a plant called "Scaredy Cat," which repels them. Would that work? Would anything?
Feline-Un� iendly on Longfellow Street
Dear Feline-Unfriendly,
� e best way to keep cats out of your yard is to get a dog, but if you don't like having your � ower beds dug up, that is obvi-ously self-defeating. I wouldn't recommend the plant popularly known as "Scaredy Cat" (Coleus canina) because the skunky odor not only o� ends and repels cats but everyone else. A� ractive plants that repel felines without repelling you are lavender, rue, rosemary, and the curry plant. Cats dislike citrus smells in gen-eral, so you might make a mulch of shredded orange and lemon peels. � ey also dislike the smell of co� ee grounds, which is a good addition to mulch, though quite acidic. You could mix a lit-tle chelated lime or ground egg-shells with them to correct the Ph. You can get co� ee grounds
in quantity from co� ee shops at the end of the day, o� en free or at minimal cost. If you wanted to be nice to the ki� ies while diverting them from your other � owers, you could give them a separate section � lled with plants that a� ract them: catnip, of course; pink-� owered vale-rian; cat grass (Dactylis glom-erata); mauve-� owered catmint. In fact, any kind of mint will do the trick.
Now, how do we keep cats away from the bird feeder? Cats don't like to hurt their paws on rough surfaces. A bird feeder on a nice slippery pole surrounded by sharp stones, sea shells, pine cones, or egg shells would be a safe place for birds. Some people use chicken wire around their feeders, but it isn't particularly a� ractive. Plastic carpet runners can be cut up and placed with the rough side up and lightly cov-ered with dirt. � is would also suppress weeds in your � ower beds, as would the stones and shells. My Cousin Catbane has had success with a mulch of glass marbles, which is very pre� y but expensive.
Sharp mulch could possibly help deter other predators. Let me try to bring in a li� le balance here because I'm not sure cats deserve all the blame they re-ceive these days. � ere are many other threats to small birds in our area, and some such as hawks, foxes, and coyotes prey not only on birds but on stray cats and those escape-artist domestic cats that defy the city ordinances and manage to get outside. Fortu-nately, song birds such as robins have an average of four families
each spring to make up for the large a� rition rate of eggs and babies from such nest robbers as raccoons, possums, squirrels, snakes, and yes, other birds. And then insects such as blow � ies get in the birdhouses and nesting boxes and suck the blood of their hosts. Cleaning these places peri-odically with vinegar not only re-pels insects, by the way, but cats and other climbing predators as well.
Another thing I would like to bring to your a� ention as a gar-dener and homeowner is that stray cats feed far more on ro-dents than they do on birds: that means moles, voles and shrews as well as the � eld mice and rats that can invade homes and spread disease. (Remember the bubon-ic plague? It has reappeared, even
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in the U.S. New studies are also revealing the role rodents have in the development of Lyme Disease.) Voles chew roots o� of plants and the bark o� fruit trees, which is a menace to the trees’ survival. Rosarians know
that voles are one of the great-est threats to a rose garden and while moles don't eat plants, the tunnels they dig do disturb them. � ose who love their lawns dis-like the mounds mades by moles. In addition, these creatures feed on the earthworms your soil needs. Although shrews do eat harmful slugs and grubs, they also eat small birds.
In short, while it is of course im-portant to protect birds, it should not be necessary to stigmatize cats as Disneyesque villains. I too have read and loved Beatrix Po� er stories and "Wind in the Willows" but cannot ignore the fact that in the real world some of those charming characters are harmful vermin that we should be grateful to cats for controlling.
� e Hya� sville Horticultural So-ciety will be taking a � eld trip to Chesapeake Natives nursery at Mount Airy Mansion in Rosa-ryville State Park on Saturday morning, September 19, in lieu of a meeting. Feel � ee to join us. For details go to the HHS website at www.hya� svillehorticulture.org.
Attractive plants that repel felines without repelling gardeners include are lavender, rue, rosemary, and the curry plant.
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September 12Today is the the City of Hyattsville’s Ward 5 Special Election. Seven candi-dates are running for the single vacant seat. Polls open at 9 a.m., and voters can head over to the Magruder Park Recre-ation Center to cast ballots until 8 p.m. Registered voters only. 3911 Hamilton St.
“The Art of the Tale” exhibition opens this evening with a reception at the Brentwood Art Exchange. A part of Project America’s Next Top Master Art-ist, the exhibition features work by Ellen Cornett, whose drawings and paintings are inspired by the comic humor and serious, sometimes tragic undertone of poems, short stories, and fairy tales. 5 – 6 p.m., 3901 Rhode Island Ave.
September 14Head over to Just Rock for a Pop Up Live Music and Art Show. The alter-native boutique music lesson company plans to host similar events approxi-mately twice per month. 6 - 9 p.m., Just Rock Enterprises, 4344 Farragut St.
September 16For a project update on the University Hills Paving Project, attend tonight’s community meeting at the Prince George’s Plaza Community Center. 6 - 9 p.m., 6600 Adelphi Rd.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream! Hyattsville Aging in Place is holding an ice cream social as part of the annual meeting and board elections. Come out to hear what HAP has been up to and the plans for the coming year. 7 p.m. at the Hyattsville City Building, 4310 Gallatin St. All ages.
September 18Tonight’s Sunset Movie Series at Heu-rich Park will feature Planes: Fire & Rescue. The PG-rated Disney movie features - you guessed it - planes to the rescue! 7 - 9 p.m., 2800 Nicholson St. Free, all ages.
September 19The annual downtown Hyattsville Arts Festival, organized by the Hyattsville Community Development Corpora-tion, begins at 11 a.m. and ends at 5 p.m. The festival includes over 70 exhibiting artists, live entertainment, and food. Vendors and artists will be located at the Shoppes at Arts District Hyattsville, 5331 Baltimore Ave.
Want to keep the party going? The HArt Collective believes you can’t have too much of a good thing! The Renais-sance Square Artists Housing will open its doors at 4 p.m. to share art and music with the public. Head over for fine artwork, custom jewelry, body and bath products, and much, much more. For more information about HArt or its members, contact [email protected]. 4 - 7 p.m., 4307 Jefferson St.
A short walk from the Hyattsville Art
Festival, check out a pop up music show at Just Rock Enterprises. 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. 4344 Farragut St.
September 20Join the Hyattsville Professional Net-working for a talk on "Are You Prepared in the Event of an Emergency?" pre-sented by James Morrow of the Office of Homeland Security. Municipal Building 2nd floor, 4310 Gallatin St. 7-9pm. Free. For more information please contact [email protected].
Bring the family and celebrate the rich heritage of the Hispanic community at the Hispanic Festival. From carnival games, crafts, entertainment, delicious ethnic food and more, there's something for everyone. Bring a friend or neighbor and enjoy the day. Transportation avail-able to the festival. Free admission. Noon to 6 p.m. Lane Manor Park, 7601 West Park Drive, Adelphi.
September 21You’re invited to attend a presentation of the draft Prince George’s Plaza Transit District Development Plan (TDDP) beginning at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chambers. The public hear-ing will be immediately followed by that evening’s Hyattsville City Council Meeting. 4310 Gallatin St.
September 26College Park Day begins at 11 a.m. and runs until 3 p.m. Head over to the fes-tival for two stages with live music and free Zumba classes between the bands. Over 160 organizations will be in at-tendance. Special attractions include an Artists’ Alley and a Fun Zone for kids. 5000 Paint Branch Pkwy. For more in-formation, visit www.CollegeParkDay.org.
The City’s annual International Festi-val takes place today! From 3 - 9 p.m., Heurich Park will be filled with a variety of family friendly fun, including music and dance performances, international crafts to make and take home, food ven-dors, inflatables and children’s activities. 2800 Nicholson St., All ages. For more information, contact Cheri Everhart at 301.985.5021.
Purchase quality "pre-washed and gently worn" clothing for children from tots to teens at the University Park Children’s Co-op Sale. Featured will be seasonal clothing and accessories, costumes, rain wear and swim wear, books, toys, sports equipment, baby/layette equipment and maternity items. Cash only. Uni-versity United Methodist Church, 3621 Campus Drive, College Park. www.uni-versityparkchildrensclothing.com
The Hispanic Heritage Festival is a family event that features a health fair, children's activities, live music, food and craft vendors, entertainment and more. Free. Noon to 5 p.m. Mount Rainier Nature Center, 4701 31st Place, Mount Rainier. 301.927.2163.
October 2The Sunset Movie Series at Heurich Park continues with a showing of Pad-dington, the children’s movie about a young Peruvian bear. 7 - 9 p.m,. Heu-rich Park, 2800 Nicholson St. Free, all ages.
October 3Studio SoHy is preparing another art installation with the SoHy Cyclo Show, which features bike-inspired artwork from several area artists. The event in-cludes a pop-up beer garden, live screen printing, live music, and a food truck. 5 to 10 p.m. $5 donation appreciated. Studio SoHy/Vigilante Coffee, 4327 Gallatin Street.
October 4The City of Hyattsville Department of Community Services, Arrow Bicycle, and Route 1 Velo present Hyattsville Cyclocross, a cross-country bicycle race through Magruder Park. Racers compete by biking through a course featuring turns, hills, and obstacles. The event is free for spectators, though food is available for purchase through vendors. Kids can enjoy a moonbounce and the park’s playgrounds and are in-vited to enter “Lil’ Belgians” Kids’ Races, which are free for children aged 9 and under (pre-registration recom-mended). Proceeds from the race will benefit Special Olympics Maryland - Prince George’s County. For race infor-mation registration, visit www.bikereg.com/2014hcx. Contact Cheri Everhart at 301.985.9021 with questions about the event. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. at 40th Ave. and Hamilton St.
October 6Learn more about PreK through grade 12 specialty programs and career acad-emies available to students at tonight’s PGCPS Academic Fair. Participants will be able to talk with program direc-tors, teachers, and students, see dem-onstrations, learn how and when to apply for/register their child for these programs, and collect informational materials. Several Hyattsville schools with specialty programs and career academies will be represented, includ-ing Hyattsville Elementary School, Hyattsville Middle School, Northwest-ern High School, and Cesar Chavez Elementary School. 6 - 8 p.m., Eleanor Roosevelt High School. 7601 Hanover Pkwy., Greenbelt. For more informa-tion, visit www1.pgcps.org/academic fair or email [email protected].
October 9October 9 kicks off the Fall Commu-nity Yard Sale Weekend. The city-wide yard sale begins on Friday and contin-ues through Sunday, Oct. 11. Sellers can participate for one day, two days, or all three, and there is no charge to partici-pate. Registration is voluntary and will open in mid-September.
October 10The Hyattsville Volunteer Fire De-
partment’s annual community event returns! Join local firefighters for a day filled with family friendly and kids ac-tivities including a kid’s fire safety and adventure course and opportunities to try on firefighter gear. 10 a.m. - 1 p.m., 6200 Belcrest Road at Queens Chapel Road.
OngoingThe Hyattsville Farmer’s Market has a new location, new vendors, and new transportation! Now at 3799 East West Highway (in the parking lot of Re-deemer Lutheran Church), the market is open every Tuesday from 3-7 p.m. through Sept. 29. Vendors hawk fruits and vegetables, prepared food, meat and eggs, and local honey. The Hyatts-ville Call-A-Bus will pick you up at your home and take you to the market and back, for FREE. Call 301-985-5020 by 2 p.m. the day before the market to make your reservation.
The producers-only Riverdale Park Farmer’s Market has a variety of lo-cal vegetables and fruits, honey, baked goods, meat, jams, flowers and more. Free. Thursdays, 3 to 7 p.m. 4650 Queensbury Road, Riverdale Park, 301.332.6258.
On Fridays, seniors can participate in Ageless Grace, a fitness and wellness program designed to improve healthy longevity. Almost anyone can do these 21 simple exercises, which can be per-formed while sitting. $2 per session. 10 to 11 a.m. Magruder Park Recre-ation Building, 3911 Hamilton St. 301.985.5058.
The Hyattsville library offers a variety of storytimes. Space is limited; free tickets available at the children’s desk. Ages 1-2: Mondays, 10:15 a.m. and 11 a.m. (except May 25). Ages 2-3: Thurs-days, 10:30 a.m. Ages 3-5: Wednesdays, 10:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. English-Spanish Storytime for ages 3-6: Saturdays, 11 a.m. 6530 Adelphi Rd. 301.985.4690.
Rise + Rhyme kicks off the week for the 5-and-under set with storytelling, per-formances and more. Suggested dona-tion, $5. Monday mornings from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Zinn Room, Busboys & Po-ets, 5331 Baltimore Ave. 301.779.2787.
A group bike ride starts every Sunday at 9 a.m. at Arrow Bicycles, 5108 Balti-more Avenue. This is a 32-mile, moder-ately paced ride that emphasizes group riding techniques. New group riders welcome. The route can be found by searching ‘arrow hyattsville’ at www.mapmyride.com. 301.531.9250.
Community Calendar is a select listing of events happening in and around Hyatts-ville from the second Wednesday of the issue month to the 15th of the following month. To submit an item for consider-ation, please e-mail [email protected]. Deadline for October submis-sions is September 30.
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the extra point back to a 29-yard-er. American Heritage’s Oren Milstein, a top Division I pros-pect, missed wide right to allow DeMatha to prevail by one.
“We had to find a way to win,” said DeMatha junior running back Khory Spruill, who scored three rushing touchdowns. “You just can’t count us out. We always find a way.”
After the Patriots (1-1) drew with-in 16-9 with 1:40 to go in the third quarter, the Stags answered with an 80-yard drive that Spruill punctuat-ed with a 2-yard touchdown. Quar-terback Beau English completed a 36-yard pass to 6-foot-6 junior tight end Hamilton Day, and Lorenzo Harrison added a 13-yard run dur-ing the 11-play drive.
“We couldn’t allow them to gain
a lot of momentum, and for our offense to drive it down and get a score was key,” Brooks said.
DeMatha is ranked No. 1 in the Washington area. Its first two contests have prepared it well for a run at a third-straight Wash-ington Catholic Athletic Confer-ence championship.
“The best thing you can do is play tough competition because it forces you to look at your weaknesses,” Brooks said. “We’ll re-evaluate some things, we’ll get better in a lot of areas, and we’ll move forward.”
The Stags’ preseason prepara-tion included performing yoga in 105-degree heat. “It was worth it,” Spruill said. “In the moment, you want to quit but it really paid off.”
“From a mental standpoint,” Brooks said, “it gave us the disci-pline to find a way to get it done. I’m so proud of my boys.”
A week earlier, DeMatha hand-ed the Miami Central Rockets their third loss in 41 games and their worst defeat since 2012. The Rockets didn’t score against the Stags’ first-team defense in a game ESPN televised nationally.
In that game, DeMatha took a 3-0 lead on Luca Fazio’s 44-yard field goal before Harrison (a Maryland commitment) plucked a line-drive punt out of the air and returned it 39 yards to the Miami 1. English scored on the next play.
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Kellon Taylor, who played on St. Jerome’s 2011 Mid-Atlantic basketball championship team, made it 17-0 midway through the third quarter when he and English hooked up for a 20-yard touchdown. English also scram-bled into the end zone from 38 yards and threw a 21-yard touch-down to Andrew Robertson.
The Stags boosted the lead to 38-0 with 10:16 to play when Austin Fontaine blocked a field goal and Tino Ellis (Maryland)
returned it for an 85-yard TD. DeMatha’s defense, led by se-
niors Shane Simmons (Penn State), Elijah Johnson (Rutgers), Seun Oluwatimi and Robbie Robinson (Arizona State), had two sacks, an interception and dominated for most of the day.
“We definitely want to separate ourselves from the pack in this area and feel that playing a na-tional schedule and having suc-cess against big-time teams will do that,” Brooks said.
The Stags are off until they host La Salle College High School at Prince George’s Sports & Learn-ing Complex in Landover on Fri-day Sept. 18 at 7 p.m. They will be playing without senior Darryl Turner Jr., (Maryland) who is out for the year.
“We’re heartbroken for him,” Brooks said, “but we’re going to rally together and get better.”
Chris McManes is a member of the DeMatha Alumni Association.
football continued from page 1
“the best thing you can do is play tough competition because it forces you to look at your weaknesses.”— DeMatha Coach Elijah Brooks
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PGCPS arts integration officer. While Felegy offers subjects like dance, media arts and drama, Ceschini said that it’s a collabora-tive process between classroom teachers and resources teachers.
“The arts are hands on, they are engaging. They get kids involved in the curriculum,” Ceschini said. “Arts for arts’ sake, but also arts to teach other subjects.”
Jacky Lengenfelder, a teacher at Felegy Elementary School, explained to Dr. Maxwell how students were using the arts to learn science. Lengenfelder said she was using copper tape on a classroom board to light up what part of the brain they were using on a given day.
Lengenfelder also said fourth grade students were using the arts to build a robot hand with string. The challenge that day was trying to get the hand to pick up a ball, which was designed to show students that they needed to think about other parts of the hand, not just the fingers.
“If they lay in bed tonight and go like this [open and close their hand], I’ve succeeded,” Lengen-felder said. “It means that they are thinking what they can do next to make this thing grab.”
Several public schools started the year with new principals. Dr. Thornton Boone was named in-terim principal at HMS and is awaiting confirmation. Berna-dette Ortiz-Brewster was appoint-
ed in June as principal of College Park Academy, PGCPS said.
According to PGCPS, Northwest-ern High School is one of 10 high schools with athletic improvements this year as a result of the school system’s capital improvement pro-gram, which will have a new rub-berized running track. Additionally, students in 40 elementary schools and early childhood centers will see new playground sets when they re-turn to school.
“We have tried to lay a founda-tion for success which appears to be yielding dividends. I am proud of what we have accom-plished under the leadership of Dr. Kevin Maxwell and as em-barks upon his third school year, I am confident that PGCPS will continue to build on the great strides we have made thus far,” Baker said.
Several Hyattsville families took to Facebook to complain about school buses not running on time. In response to local me-dia reports about busing issues, PGCPS Director of Transporta-tion Lori Carter-Evans said the school system has made nearly 70,000 adjustments since mid-August.
“While the overwhelming ma-jority of our trips are made safely and on time, we know that re-cently, as drivers, parents and students get to know their stops and times, problems have oc-curred,” Carter-Evans said.
Anyone with transporta-tion problems should call 301.952.6570.
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rebecca bennettAbove: Felegy Elementary School Principal Walter Reap with PGCPS Chief Executive Officer Dr. Kevin Maxwell observe a les-son that incorporates movement.
Left: New Hyattsville Middle School principal Thornton Boone with Maxwell.
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the Department of the Environ-ment for Prince George’s County, and Mark Belton, secretary of the Maryland Department of Natural Resources were all present. O� -cials made brief statements to the gathered crowd before helping AWS sta� plant a tree and black-eyed susans, the Maryland state � ower. Rev. Dr. Yvonne Wallace-Penn, the church’s pastor, and Jim Foster, the president of AWS, also spoke brie� y before participating in the groundbreaking.
“... Once it’s all said and done, and the construction is cleared out and the trees are in, the dif-ference in that parking lot is go-ing to be phenomenal,” said Abe.
"We're pre� y excited about the project, and we're thrilled that we're ge� ing close to the end and we're really seeing great results now,” Schrader said.
Because the church was built in the 1960s, before much stormwa-ter legislation was passed, it was not a particularly environmentally friendly, or pedestrian-friendly, parking lot. “One of the � rst issues of the parking lot is that it was a vast wide open space that anyone could cut through. … one of the main premises of design of the project was to actually create parking lot bays that slowed the tra� c down as
well as catch the water,” Abe said. “... Many times in a project like this you say, ‘why don’t you just tear out all the asphalt and start over?’ … AWS is not in the business of pu� ing more asphalt down.”
“ ...It's nice to have a more invit-ing space than what it was, which was just an expanse of asphalt,” said Schrader.
� e project “...just about brings the church into [stormwater] com-
pliance for that site,” Abe said, ac-cording to the updated laws. � e retro� � ed parking lot will also be ADA accessible, she said. And, the site is designed to be pleasant to walk through. � ere are � ve di� er-ent types of shade trees, and about 20 di� erent native species will be used in the BayScape around the bioretention “to create a li� le bit of a pollinator’s oasis,” Abe said.
Additionally, Abe said, AWS
hopes to make the site interactive. “We’re actually fabricating a sign right now,” she said. “...we’ll have a QR code on it that will lead to our blog and website so we can talk more about the site. It’s my hope that we’ll have additional signs throughout the site that will iden-tify plant material with a QR code.”
"We're hoping that our child enrichment center will be able to use it for some educational pur-poses,” Schrader said. “Not only do we have the younger kids, we also have a before and a� er school program for school aged program.” She said she hopes the interactive space will help with “... ge� ing them to understand
where that water goes and why it's important to slow it down, cool it down, treat it on site rather than just le� ing it go downstream."
"We're hoping also to get a group together to start doing some main-tenance of the site, too,” Schrader said, calling it “kind of a garden ministry.”
� e approximately $500,000 proj-ect was funded by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the Chesapeake Bay Trust Fund, the Nature Conservancy, and AWS supporters, AWS said. � e retro� t is expected to treat around 2 million gallons of stormwater per year and the � nal installations are expected to be completed by Sept. 18.
CAROLINE SELLEMaryland officials Mark Belton (left) and Adam Ortiz (right) shovel the first scoops of dirt onto a tree during the site's groundbreaking.
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