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Vol. 84, No. 9 • 50¢ SUBSCRIBER EDITION Thursday, March 31, 2016

Celebrating 83 years of service!

By Jim DavisSpecial to The Sentinel

LANDOVER – On a gloomyday, nearly two weeks after hisdeath in an ambush outside of po-lice headquarters, thousands offamily, friends, police officers andPrince George’s County residentsgathered to say goodbye to and cel-ebrate the life of Officer Jacai Col-son.

A four-year veteran police offi-cer of the Prince George’s CountyPolice Department who was killedin a shootout in front of policeheadquarters was remembered Fri-day, March 25, for his great smile,his dedication to his job, helpingresidents in his community and be-ing a special son.

Officers from the PrinceGeorge’s County Police Depart-ment, along with county and stateofficials, and thousands of law en-forcement officers from the county,state and nation, came to The FirstBaptist Church of Glenarden inLandover to say farewell to Colson,a hero who was killed trying to pro-tect his fellow officers.

“Today is really about thecounty, the state and really the na-

tion paying respect to this youngman’s life,” said Prince George’s

County Executive Rushern BakerIII. “It is a chance for us to makeless about his death and more aboutthe life.”

Colson was killed just a fewdays before his 29th birthday in ashootout in Landover. An assailanthad opened fire on the District IIIpolice station when Colson, an un-dercover officer who was off dutyat the time, stopped in the middle ofthe street and began to return fire.During the shootout Colson wasshot by another officer who had re-sponded to the shooting.

Colson’s mother, Sheila, triedher best to hold back tears as shespoke.

“He was truly special from theday he was born,” she said, notingthat her son was born three monthsearly. “He fought to get here and hefought going down. So we are atpeace.

“Jacai is calm, and I know thatinfectious smile that he had. I knowhe is grinning, looking down andsaying, ‘yeah, mom! That’s mymom. That’s my mom.’”

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Residents weigh in on budget deficit solutions

PHOTO COURTESY OF BILL OʼLEARY

Prince Georgeʼs County Police Chief Hank Stawinski speaks at OfficerJacai Colsonʼs memorial service on March 25. Thousands of peoplegathered at The First Baptist Church of Glenarden in Landover to pay theirrespects to the slain officer who was killed in a shootout on March 13.Colson was later laid to rest on March 28 in a private ceremony in hishometown in Pennsylvania.

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FORT WASHINGTON –South county citizens took the timeto make their voices heard on PrinceGeorge’s County finances.

Chair Earl Adams, Jr. and therest of the Blue Ribbon Commis-sion held a public hearing at Harmo-ny Hall on March 24, which provid-ed an opportunity for county resi-dents to give their input into

potential ways to overcome PrinceGeorge’s County’s structuraldeficit.

“We have an obligation to haveone public hearing. We thought itadvisable to have three,” Adamssaid. “We believe these sessions areperhaps the most important of themall.”

Residents made suggestionsranging from very general to thosespecifically-tailored to certain de-partments, like the county’s fire de-

partment.Brian Lau, a self-described ob-

server of the fire department as wellas member of the Laurel volunteerfire company, suggested that an au-dit could be made of all career per-sonnel to ensure they are meetingtheir training requirements. A simi-lar audit in Baltimore City revealednon-compliance issues.

“Why are we paying folks whoaren’t maintaining their certifica-tions?” he asked.

Lau additionally suggested cre-ating incentives for county employ-ees, who are, generally speaking,well-paid, to reside in the countyand pay taxes here.

The commission also heardfrom Curtis Valentine, a member ofthe Prince George’s County Boardof Education, who urged the com-mission to consider school fundingan investment in the whole county.

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ANNAPOLIS – With less thantwo weeks left in the 2016 GeneralAssembly session, legislators areweighing in on the body’s progresson issues affecting Prince George’sCounty and the state as a whole.

One major concern for thecounty government has been thefunding plan for a new regionalmedical center set to be built inLargo. County Executive RushernBaker III and Gov. Larry Hoganhave publicly fought over the issuefor months, with the General Assem-bly getting involved through thePrince George’s County RegionalMedical Center Act of 2016. Intro-duced concurrently in both cham-bers, the Senate version passed first,and it was that version that theHouse of Delegates ultimatelyadopted on March 21.

Three Republicans voted with the

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REFLECTIONS

April 12, 1990

Quintet reveals brassy heart of television, movie scoresEach week The Sentinel visits

a memorable story from itsarchives.

Nothing makes a more joyousnoise than brass. The pomp ofcourts, temples and playing fields,the laughter and tears of jazz areuniquely dependent on the wonder-ful sonorities of these instruments.It is a treat for our orchestrated earsto hear what an all-brass ensemblecan do.

Prince George’s County is thehome of a group of pros, the Monu-mental Brass Quintet, which isdedicated to the proposition thathorns can be fun. Last Sunday,April 10, the Quintet strutted the

stuff of its latest compact disc,“Monumental Brass Goes to theMovies,” at Harmony Hall in FortWashington.

Exuberantly eclectic, thegroup’s philosophy is to “play whatwe like,” in the words of trumpeterPatrick Whitehead. What they likeranges from baroque to schmaltz tojazz to pop. And they like TV andmovie soundtracks too – everythingfrom “Amadeus” to “Peter Gunn.”

Another mission of the Monu-mental Brass Quintet is to bringclassical music to ordinary people.Millions of Americans who thinkthey do not enjoy classical musicare actually bathed in it, in the form

of popular screen soundtracks.On stage, the Quintet members

are crowd-pleasers. Goofy, hammyraconteurs, they did a pleasant job ofentertaining their audience.

Goofiness is sometimes ac-companied by goofs, alas, and April10 was one of those nights. TheQuintet’s rhythm was off at timesand the trumpets (played by White-head and Terry Alvey) didn’t seemto know each other very well. Theresult was that the sound was pow-ered by basses instead of the topend, which is a little like operawithout the fat lady.

Fortunately, the basses camethrough, French hornist Steve

Brinegar is a master of his night-marish instrument; he kept itsmooth and on the beat from start tofinish. Bass trombonist Eric Lan-ders kicked in drive and swing.

A highlight of the evening wasan amazing arrangement of GeorgeGershwin’s “An American inParis.” Tenor trombonist EricAlexander knocked the original100-part orchestration down to five,yet you never noticed anything wasmissing. The group played withverve and precision.

The quintet also performed SirWilliam Walton’s “Suite from Hen-ry V,” which was written for thefirst movie version of that Shake-

speare play, made by Sir LaurenceOlivier during the dark days of1944 as a martial anthem to Eng-land’s survival. It is a masterpieceof the swashbuckler genre thatshows how well written goodmovie music must be.

The concert concluded with atribute to Henry Mancini, the crownprince of hummable brass. If youcan listen to a medley of “The PinkPanther,” “Moon River,” “BabyElephant Walk,” and “Peter Gunn”without humming, you are a stone.

The group has an earlier albumout, “Monumental Favorites.” For agood listen, check out their record-ings or their next show.

Perusing Prince George’s is The Sen-tinel’s weekly blotter of noteworthy events thathave happened or will happen in the area.

Crossover Hoops to host youthbasketball tournaments

Crossover Hoops Inc. will be hostingthe following youth basketball tournamentsin Maryland:

April 2 and 3: Spring Tip Off at theBowie City Gym in Bowie (Boys 12U-16U);

April 16 and 17: Boys Full Court Pressat the Meadow Brook Recreation Center,Ellicott City (Boys 11U-17U);

April 16 and 17: Girls Full Court Pressat North Laurel Community Center, Laurel(Girls 11U-15U).

For more information please [email protected] or call 301-343-0181.

Charity Football Bash for autismannounced for April 15

On Friday, April 15, the Bowen Foun-dation for Autism will host the 2nd AnnualCharity Football Bash at Navy-MarineCorps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.

This event is expected to attract closeto 1,000 spectators to raise money for localchildren with autism through a charity flagfootball game. To kick off festivities, afamily-friendly tailgate will start at 4:30p.m., and gates to the stadium will open at6 p.m. The women will take the field at6:30 p.m., followed by the men’s game at7:30 p.m.. During last year ’s inauguralevent, 60 well-known men and womenfrom the Annapolis area played in the foot-ball bash and raised more than $50,000 forlocal families and their children livingwith autism.

In addition to a men’s and women’sgame, there will be music, great food anddrink, and a children’s play area completewith moon bounces, an obstacle course andmore. Maryland Del. Herb McMillian andAnnapolis Mayor Michael Pantelides willserve as honorary coaches, and the teamsconsist of almost 70 local business ownersand community activists. Tickets cost $20and can be purchased at bowenfounda-tion.org or at the gate. The Bowen Founda-tion for Autism is a nonprofit organizationthat seeks to improve the lives of childrenliving with autism in Maryland.Anacostia Watershed Society featured in

Nature Conservancy video

The Anacostia River and the work ofthe Anacostia Watershed Society (AWS)are prominently featured in a new video byThe Nature Conservancy, “SustainableCities: Nature-Based Solutions in UrbanDesign.”

The video comes as part of the latestunit in The Nature Conservancy’s (TNC)Nature Works Everywhere curriculum pro-gram, accompanied by an extensive lessonplan and interactive tools and activities thatalign to academic standards and can be cus-tomized for each classroom.

In the video, TNC staffers Kahlil Ket-tering and Jerome Cunningham join AWSscientist Masaya Maeda for a boat tour ofthe river as Maeda conducts his weekly wa-ter quality sampling. Kettering and Cun-ningham also visit First United MethodistChurch in Hyattsville to see how rain gar-dens and other forms of low impact devel-opment can help reduce the amount of pol-luted runoff that reaches the Anacostia Riv-er. The redevelopment of the First UnitedMethodist Church parking lot was led byAWS, under a grant from the Maryland De-partment of Natural Resources, with addi-

tional support provided by The NatureConservancy. The two also visited WilliamWirt Middle School in Riverdale whereAWS has designed and built a regenerativestorm water conveyance, a system that imi-tates natural processes to help manage andtreat storm water from a 36 inch outfallpipe.

The video and all the curriculum mate-rials can be accessed at no cost at:https://natureworkseverywhere.org/re-sources/sustainable-cities/.

Charles H. Flowers High SchoolJunior Varsity Dance Team wins

Grand Championship

Congratulations are in order for theCharles Herbert Flowers High School Ju-nior Varsity Dance Team, who participatedin the Mid-Atlantic Pom and Dance Cham-pionship on March 19 at North Point HighSchool.

The dancers participated in the hip-hop, total package and prop categories. Theteam placed first in all categories and wasawarded the grand champion award forhaving the highest score of all teams re-gardless of the category entered.

MARCH 31, 2016 THE PRINCE GEORGE’S SENTINEL 3

NEWS

State hospital, song change billsmove through General Assemblychamber’s Democrats in favor of themeasure, making it a 92-45 vote.The Senate later approved theHouse’s amendments.

“It’s a bipartisan piece of legis-lation. You never know when you’regoing to have an accident or have atrauma and need access to a traumacenter,” said Del. Tawanna Gaines(D-22), chair of the appropriationscommittee, who helped steer the billthrough the House. “I think peoplefrom the Maryland General Assem-bly understood that all Marylandersdeserve a quality health care sys-tem.”

The bill is awaiting Hogan’s sig-nature. He has six days to decidewhether to veto the measure.

“I’ll be happy when he signs it,”Gaines said. “He has been support-ive. He included $15 million in fund-ing in his supplemental budget.”

Hogan’s office did not return re-quests for comment.

The act would require state ex-penditures totaling $115.5 millionfor the construction of the new hospi-tal, which would pass into the controlof the University of Maryland Med-ical System. Additionally, the gover-nor would have to provide $15 mil-lion in fiscal years 2018 and 2019,and then $5 million in fiscal years2020 and 2021, towards the operat-ing costs of the hospital. The fiscalyear 2018 figure increases to $30million if $15 million of funding ap-propriated in fiscal year 2016 is notreleased.

The county would contribute$55 million and $208 million for op-erating and capital expenses, respec-tively.

In the county, leaders greetedthe news of the bill’s passage withjoy.

“Access to quality health care,health promotion and disease pre-vention are priority concerns for thePrince George’s County Council andthe residents we represent,” said

council Chair Derrick Davis, thank-ing the General Assembly. “We espe-cially recognize the steady andstrong leadership of Maryland Sen-ate President Thomas V. ‘Mike’Miller and House Speaker MichaelE. Busch, and the support of this leg-islation in both houses of the Mary-land General Assembly.”

Baker also expressed his grati-tude to the two state leaders.

“I want to personally thankPresident Miller and Speaker Buschfor their unwavering support of this$650 million project that will be themajor anchor of the transition of theLargo Metro Station,” he said. “I alsowant to thank the Prince George’sCounty House and Senate delega-tions, county council, DimensionsHealthcare System and the Universi-ty of Maryland Medical System fortheir support of this legislation.”

Another issue moving forwardis an initiative to change the statesong. Advocates say the song,“Maryland! My Maryland!” byJames Ryder Randall needs to go be-cause of its martial themes and whatthey call “offensive” and racist con-notations.

The Senate, in a 38-8 vote,agreed.

It had been debating two com-peting measures to change the song.SB222, introduced by Sen. CherylKagan (D-Montgomery County),would have immediately repealed“Maryland! My Maryland” and setup a contest to allow residents to voteon a replacement song.

But it was SB49, introduced bySen. Ron Young (D-Frederick Coun-ty) that prevailed. That measurewould combine the third verse ofRandall’s song with the fourth verseof another song by the same name,written by John T. White, to create anew state song. Randall’s song in itsentirety would be named the historicstate song.

Kagan said she was disappoint-ed her own bill didn’t pass, but addedher name as a co-sponsor to Young’s

bill because she felt something is bet-ter than nothing.

“I’ve been working on this issuefor a very long time and I wanted toshow my support for Sen. Young’sbill,” she said. “While it wasn’t mypreference, I do believe Maryland isoverdue for addressing this embar-rassing song.”

Kagan urged her colleagues inthe House of Delegates to movequickly.

“Members of the House haveother ideas for addressing this issueand we’re running out of time,” shesaid. “(Passing SB49) would be theeasiest way of addressing the issue. Iworry that if we don’t act now, wemay lose all momentum and may losethe opportunity to make the change.”

The House hearing on the billwas set for March 30 in the health andgovernment operations committee.

Other measures of interest toPrince George’s County are also inlimbo, waiting for committees to takeaction. They include a measure toprovide a transfer tax exemption toFBI employees who move to thecounty if that agency chooses one ofthe county’s two sites as its headquar-ters.

Some measures are not going topass this year. Two bills that would al-low the county to impose a fee onplastic bags, which were debated atlength by the Greenbelt City Councilearlier this year, did not even receivea committee hearing.

PG414-16, which members ofthe public advocated for at both ofBaker’s budget listening sessions,was voted unfavorable by the waysand means committee. The measurewould have mandated additionalcounty spending to ensure direct ser-vice providers were paid proportion-ately to those in other counties.

Two bills that would change thestate’s public notice requirements andallow governments to put the infor-mation on their websites instead of innewspapers of record were also re-ported as unfavorable.

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hoganspoke as well.

“When many run from dangerand adversity, Jacai ran toward it,”Hogan said. “Where others wouldback down in fear, he stood on thefront lines. The legacy of DetectiveJacai Colson is that of a belovedson, grandson and brother and it isthe enduring legacy of a proud,brave member of the thin blueline.”

A day earlier, police officersfrom Prince George’s County,along with officers from Charles,Montgomery and Harford countiesand elsewhere throughout the state,gathered at Borgwardt FuneralHome to pay their respects to Col-son.

“That’s a hero inside there, andthat’s what we’re proud of,” saidJacai’s father James while standingnext to his wife Sheila. “He was anoutstanding young man and an ex-cellent role model for a lot ofyouths coming up.”

Colson is the fourth PrinceGeorge’s County officer to be killedin the line of duty since 2010. Thedepartment is still in mourning withblack ribbons and tape donning

county police vehicles.“You could never get mad at

Jacai because he always had a smileon his face,” said Lt. James Dyson,a former supervisor. “This week hasbeen sad for us, but one thing I can

tell you, this week has caused a lotof us smile when we thought abouthim.”

“God bless my hero and ourhero, Jacai Colson,” said PrinceGeorge’s County Police Chief

Hank Stawinski. “Godspeed myguardians and your guardians, themen and women of the PrinceGeorge’s County Police Depart-ment.”

Colson was laid to rest Mon-

day, March 28, in a private ceremo-ny in his hometown in Pennsylva-nia.

A photo gallery of the memori-al can be seen on The Sentinel’swebsite.

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Thousands attend memorial service, bid farewell to Colson

“If we invest strong in our sys-tem, will it create more demand forpeople wanting to move into PrinceGeorge’s County? Will it increasethe values of homes? And will thatalso lead to an increase in propertytax revenue?” he said.

Valentine believes it will. Hepointed to pre-kindergarten pro-gram funding as especially impor-tant.

“We are not getting reimbursedfor pre-K funding and the resourceswe dedicate to increasing enroll-ment around pre-K, which studiesshow is the best return on invest-

ment in education,” he said.Fort Washington resident Sarah

Cavitt offered less specific, morecounty-wide ideas for the commis-sion to consider.

“I believe we need to imple-ment zero-base budgeting,” shesaid. “County leadership must earnthe taxpayers’ confidence that taxmoney is being used sensibly andappropriately.”

Zero-base budgeting is wheneach agency begins the new fiscalyear with a budget of $0 and mustjustify every line item on the bud-get. This is different from most bud-get systems where new requests arescrutinized, but the assumption isthat funding approved in the previ-

ous year will remain the same.“I know we have a nominal

performance-based budget systemnow. I’m not too sure that we’ve re-ally held everyone accountable foranswering that every time the bud-get comes in,” Cavitt said.

Cavitt believes another way toincrease residents’ trust would be toappoint an independent inspectorgeneral to oversee county finances.

“One of the reasons we haveTRIM (Tax Reform Initiative byMarylanders) is because a lot ofpeople are distrustful of the sys-tem,” she said. “I believe this wouldgive the citizens a lot more confi-dence that they could report anyfraud, waste or abuse.”

If those reforms are initiated,Cavitt said there is the chance coun-ty residents could agree to removeTRIM, which would give the countymore leeway in raising tax rates tohelp close the deficit.

“It has to be fought out at theballot box. But I do believe if youpresent the case appropriately, andyou take some of these guidelinesand recommendations appropriate-ly, you might be able to do it,” shesaid.

Adams said the commission,which is made up of citizens and notelected officials, is tasked withmaking recommendations withoutgiving consideration to the politicalimplications of those recommenda-

tions.“It is our opinion that we want

to be as apolitical as possible. So wewill not get into whether it can passor not,” he said.

Adams added that he viewedthe hearing as a success.

“You’re never 100 percent cer-tain if anyone is going to show up,and to have over 25 residents cometo hear from the commission, I’mvery happy with it,” he said. “I’mhoping we’ll build for the secondand the third one.”

The next hearing will be held inlate April in the northern part of thecounty, location to be determined,with the third hearing to take placein the central area.

Residents give suggestions for budget deficit solutionsFrom “Blue Ribbon” page 1

PHOTO BY JIM DAVIS

Hundreds of Prince Georgeʼs County Police Officers gather at Colsonʼs memorial service on March 25. Officers from Prince Georgeʼs, along with officersfrom surrounding counties, attended the service to pay their respects to their fellow officer who was killed in a shootout on March 13.

LEGAL NOTICES


PUBLIC NOTICE

The Annual Meeting for Oakstone Point HOA, held on February 8, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. has been rescheduled for April 21, 2016, at 7:00 p.m. at the Huntington Community Center. The meeting is rescheduled pursuant to Section 6-506 of the Corporations and Association Article of Maryland Code, because of a lack of a quorum in Febru-ary. Those present in person or by proxy will constitute a quorum and a majority of those present in person or by proxy may approve, authorize or take any action which could have been taken at the original meeting if a suffi-cient number of members had been present.00005952 1t 03/31/16

NORTHRIDGE RECREATION ASSOCIATION, INC.

The Annual Meeting of the membership of the Northridge Rec-reation Association, Inc. will be held:

DATE : Wednesday, April 27, 2016TIME : 7:30 p.m.PLACE: Northridge Clubhouse

7801 Quill Point DriveBowie, Maryland 20720

There will be door prizes (must be present to win); and light refreshments.

If a quorum is not in attendance in person or by proxy at this meeting, then notice is hereby given, pursuant to and in accor-dance with Section 5-206 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, Corporations and Associations Article, that another meeting will be held immediately after the 04/27/16 7:30 p.m. meeting at which members present in person or by proxy will constitute a quorum. A majority of the members present in person or by proxy may approve or authorize any and all proposed actions at the meeting and may take any other action which could have been taken at the originally scheduled Annual Meeting if a suffi-cient number of members had been present.

For more information, please call D. H. Bader Mgmt. Svcs. at 301-953-1955, Ext. 240.00005911 1t 03/31/16

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Town of Cottage City is requesting propos-als for a Public Works Facility Building Project; to design and construct a turnkey pre-engi-neered steel building for Public Works Opera-tions.BID DEADLINE: PROPOSAL DUE DATE: May 2, 2016 by 5:00pm

At Town Hall3820 40th AvenueCottage City MD, 20722

BID INSTRUCTIONS:1. Interested firms are to submit a sealed proposal to the Town of Cottage City as required by this RFP. It is the intent of The Town of Cottage City to award the con-tract to the firm that clearly demonstrates the ability to provide these services to high professional standards.2. Bidders are responsible for all permits, engi-neered estimates, project cost analysis, conceptual de-sign, Coordinate project, soil test, site survey, site plan, zoning and code review, architectural drawings, engineer-ing drawings, concrete foundation design, full manage-ment of project, materials, labor, and equipment to com-plete project.3. All proposals must be submitted to:

Town of Cottage CityTown Hall

Attn: Commissioners 3820 40th Avenue

Cottage City MD, 20722

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PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGON THE

FISCAL YEAR 2017 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FORHOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 7:00 p.m. Council Hearing Room, First Floor

County Administration BuildingUpper Marlboro, Maryland 20772

The Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Develop-ment is a comprehensive strategy that describes actions, activi-ties, and programs that will take place during FY 2017 to address priority needs and specific objectives identified in the FY 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan. The FY 2017 Annual Action Plan also serves as an application for Federal funds: Community De-velopment Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG), and HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME).

A copy of the FY 2017 Annual Action Plan is available at the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) at 9200 Basil Court, Suite 500, Largo, Maryland 20774, the County's website: www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/sites/DHCD/Resources/Plan-sAndReports/Pages/5-Year-Consolidated-Plan.aspx, or mailed upon request by contacting DHCD at 301-883-5540.

Those wishing to testify at this hearing are invited to telephone the office of the Clerk of the Council, Room 2198, County Ad-ministration Building, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 301-952-3600 TDD 301-925-5267. Free parking and shuttle bus service is available at the Prince George's Equestrian Center parking lots.

Sign Language for the hearing impaired and interpretive services can be made available. To request these services, contact DHCD at (301) 883-5540 or TTY (301) 883-5428.

Written comments may also be sent to the Department of Hous-ing and Community Development at 9200 Basil Court, Suite 500, Largo, Maryland 20774. For more information, please contact Community Planning and Development (CPD) Division at 301-883-5540 or 301-883-5570, TDD 301-883-5428.Prince George's County affirmatively promotes equal opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, re-ligion, ethnic or national origin, disability, or familial status in admission or access to benefits in programs or activities.

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Eric C. Brown, DirectorDepartment of Housing and Community Development9200 Basil Court, Suite 500, Largo, Maryland 20774Date: March 31, 201600005954 1t 03/31/16

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGON THE

SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENTS TOFISCAL YEAR 2016 - 2020 CONSOLIDATED PLAN

ANDFISCAL YEAR 2016 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FORHOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

Date: Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 6:30 p.m. Council Hearing Room, First Floor

County Administration BuildingUpper Marlboro, Maryland 20772

The Consolidated Plan is a strategic plan that provides a course of action for building communities throughout the County. The Plan describes the County's goals and objectives to address prior-ity needs related to affordable housing, homelessness, non-home-less special needs populations and community development, which includes economic development, revitalization, commu-nity infrastructure, and public services.

The purpose of amending the Consolidated Plan is to include a Section 3 Action Plan. A Section 3 Action Plan addresses poli-cies and procedures for all U.S. Department of Housing and Ur-ban Development (HUD) covered activities including programs that may include contracts, contracts for public or residential con-struction projects; professional service activities generated by construction, such as roads, sewers, sidewalks, and community centers; and all public housing authority covered activities such as maintenance, development, modernization, and operations.

The Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Develop-ment is a comprehensive strategy that describes actions, activi-ties, and programs that will take place during FY 2016 to address priority needs and specific objectives identified in the FY 2016-2020 Consolidated Plan. The purpose of amending the FY 2016 Annual Action Plan is to include the Section 3 Action Plan; a new Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) project: ESG Sunset Emergency Shelter Operations; and to reprogram and reallocate the FY 2016 HOME Investment Partnerships (HOME) funding categories.

Copies of the substantial amendments are available at the Depart-ment of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) at 9200 Basil Court, Suite 500, Largo, Maryland 20774, the County's website: www.princegeorgescountymd.gov/sites/DHCD/Re-sources/PlansAndReports/Pages/5-Year-Consolidated-Plan.aspx, or mailed upon request by contacting DHCD at 301-883-5540.

Those wishing to testify at this hearing are invited to telephone the office of the Clerk of the Council, Room 2198, County Ad-ministration Building, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 301-952-3600 TDD 301-925-5267. Free parking and shuttle bus service is available at the Prince George's Equestrian Center parking lots.

PUBLIC HEARING

Sign Language for the hearing impaired and interpretive services can be made available. To request these services, contact DHCD at (301) 883-5540 or TTY (301) 883-5428.

Written comments may also be sent to the Department of Hous-ing and Community Development at 9200 Basil Court, Suite 500, Largo, Maryland 20774. For more information, please contact Community Planning and Development (CPD) Division at 301-883-5540 or 301-883-5570, TDD 301-883-5428.

Prince George's County affirmatively promotes equal opportunity and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, re-ligion, ethnic or national origin, disability, or familial status in admission or access to benefits in programs or activities.

By Authority of:Eric C. Brown, DirectorDepartment of Housing and Community Development9200 Basil Court, Suite 500, Largo, Maryland 20774Date: March 31, 201600005953 1t 03/31/16

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NOTICE OF SALE

National Lien & Recovery will sell at public auction the following vehi-cles under & by virtue of section 16-202 & 16-207 of the Maryland Stat-utes for repairs, storage & other lawful charges. Sale to be held at 5411 Berwyn Road #202B, College Park, MD 20740 at 10:00 am on April 6, 2016. Purchaser of vehicle must have it inspected as provided inTransportation Section 23-107 of the Annotated Code of Maryland.The following may be inspected during business hours.Lot # 16092, '01 Vin # 1K9500V3911160020 Minimum Bid $ 18475.00 STATEWIDE TOWING & REPAIR 831 CHESACO AVE ROS-EDALE MDLot # 16160, '92 LEXUS SC 400 Vin # JT8UZ30C4N0020132 Mini-mum Bid $ 10725.00 JOSEF'S AUTO BODY INC 1123 E 25TH ST BALTIMORE MDLot # 16161, '04 HONDA ACCORD Vin # 1HGCM72644A021365 Minimum Bid $ 4099.48 YLE AUTO BODY AND FENDER 2412 AISQUITH STREET BALTIMORE MDLot # 16162, '04 INFINITI G35X Vin # JNKCV51FX4M714424 Mini-mum Bid $ 4671.50 YLE AUTO BODY AND FENDER 2412 AIS-QUITH STREET BALTIMORE MDLot # 16163, '15 CADILLAC XTS LUXURY Vin # 2G61U5S3XF9139048 Minimum Bid $ 7337.34 JIM COLEMAN CA-DILLAC 10400 AUTO PARK AVE AT BETHESDA MDLot # 16164, '98 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Vin # 1J4GZ48S8WC270970 Minimum Bid $ 3388.13 CRISWELL CRISWELL PERFORMANCE CARS LLC GAITHERSBURG MDLot # 16165, '05 DODGE DURANGO Vin # 1D4HB58D75F556380 Minimum Bid $ 1330.20 OURISMAN CHRYSLER JEEP DODGE RAM / 2406 CRAIN HWY BOWIE MDLot # 16167, '05 FREIGHTLNR COLUMBIA 120 Vin # 1FU-JA6CG85LV17090 Minimum Bid $ 4078.44 FREIGHTLINER OF HAGERSTOWN 16777 HALFWAY BLVD HAGERSTOWN MDLot # 16168, '03 TOYOTA TACOMA Vin # 5TENM92N33Z286115 Minimum Bid $ 3995.00 RBF AUTO BODY INC 4719 42ND PLACE HYATTSVILLE MD

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Lot # 16169, '02 INFINITI Q45 Vin # JNKBF01A52M007759 Mini-mum Bid $ 1943.90 JIM COLEMAN INFINITI 10400 AUTO PARK AVE BETHESDA MDLot # 16170, '01 VOLVO S80 Vin # YV1TS94D811182643 Minimum Bid $ 6271.09 NORRIS' GARAGE 5509 LIVINGSTON ROAD FOR-EST HEIGTS MDLot # 16171, '14 TOYOTA AVALON HYBRID Vin # 4T1BD1EB0EU030771 Minimum Bid $ 18992.78 YOUNG'S AUTO SERVICE 7807 MALCOLM ROAD CLINTON MDLot # 16172, '12 NISSAN SENTRA Vin # 3N1AB6AP0CL766995 Minimum Bid $ 4556.57 TRU CARWORKS INC 2103 TIBER DR DISTRICT HEIGHTS MDLot # 16173, '07 INFINITI M35 Vin # JNKAY01F37M460206 Mini-mum Bid $ 13874.90 ASAP 10313 YHAYES LANDING RD BER-LIN MDTERMS OF SALE: CASH OR CASHIER CHECK + 10% BUYER PRE-MIUM. MINIMUM BID POSTED. LIENOR RESERVES RIGHT TO BID. ANY PARTIES CLAIMING INTEREST IN THE ABOVE MAY CONTACT NATIONAL LIEN & RECOVERY AT 1-800-841-5436. FAX 301-345-1892.00005935 2t 03/31/16

ORDER OF PUBLICATION

IN THE ORPHANS’ COURT FORPRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND

In the Matter of:SHAMYAH ROBINSON

MinorGuardianship No. GD-10676


A petition for the guardianship of the person of a minor child, namely SHAMYAH ROBINSONan infant FEMALE born on JANUARY 15, 1999at WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DCto ARLENE A. ROBINSON AND FATHER UNKNOWNhaving been filed, it is this 2ND day of MARCH, 2016ORDERED, by the Orphans’ Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland, that the respondent(s) FATHER UNKNOWNthe natural father of the aforementioned child is hereby notified that the aforementioned petition for the guardianship of the person has been filed, stating that the last known address of respondent(s) as UNKNOWNRespondent(s), FATHER UNKNOWNis hereby notified to show cause on or before the 17TH day APRIL, 2016, why the relief prayed should not be granted; and the said respondent(s) is further advised that unless such cause be shown in writing and filed by that date, the petitioner may obtain a final decree for the relief sought.

This order shall be published in accordance with Maryland Rule 2-122 (a), Service by Posting or Publication.Cereta A. LeeRegister of WillsClerk, Orphans’ Court00005899 3t 03/31/16



IN THE ORPHANS’ COURT FORPRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND

In the Matter of:SHAMIKA ROBINSON

MinorGuardianship No. GD-10677


A petition for the guardianship of the person of a minor child, namely SHAMIKA ROBINSONan infant FEMALE born on APRIL 16, 2001at WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, WASHINGTON, DCto ARLENE A. ROBINSON AND FATHER UNKNOWNhaving been filed, it is this 2ND day of MARCH, 2016ORDERED, by the Orphans’ Court for Prince George’s County, Maryland, that the respondent(s) FATHER UNKNOWNthe natural father of the aforementioned child is hereby notified that the aforementioned petition for the guardianship of the person has been filed, stating that the last known address of respondent(s) as UNKNOWNRespondent(s), FATHER UNKNOWNis hereby notified to show cause on or before the 17TH day APRIL, 2016, why the relief prayed should not be granted; and the said respondent(s) is further advised that unless such cause be shown in writing and filed by that date, the petitioner may obtain a final decree for the relief sought.

This order shall be published in accordance with Maryland Rule 2-122 (a), Service by Posting or Publication.Cereta A. LeeRegister of WillsClerk, Orphans’ Court00005900 3t 03/31/16

JUDICIAL PROBATE

IN THE ORPHANS’ COURT FOR(OR)

BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WILLS FORPRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND

IN THE ESTATE OF: ESTATE 102450MAMIE LEE TYSON STATON

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL PROBATE

To all Persons Interested in the above estate:

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed by

J. MICHAEL HOLLOWAY

for judicial probate for the appointment of a personal representa-tive. A hearing will be held at 14735 MAIN STREET, COURT-ROOM D4010, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20773 on APRIL 20, 2016 at 9:30 A.M.

This hearing may be transferred or postponed to a subsequent

JUDICIAL PROBATE

time. Further information may be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the Office of the Register of Wills.CERETA A. LEERegister of Wills00005945 2t 04/07/16

IN THE ORPHANS’ COURT FOR(OR)

BEFORE THE REGISTER OF WILLS FORPRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND

IN THE ESTATE OF: ESTATE 94743CAROL A. TINSLEY

NOTICE OF JUDICIAL PROBATE

To all Persons Interested in the above estate:

You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed by

ORHAN K. OMER

for judicial probate for the appointment of a personal representa-tive. A hearing will be held at 14735 MAIN STREET, COURT-ROOM D4010, UPPER MARLBORO, MD 20773 on APRIL 19, 2016 at 9:30 A.M.

This hearing may be transferred or postponed to a subsequent time. Further information may be obtained by reviewing the estate file in the Office of the Register of Wills.CERETA A. LEERegister of Wills00005923 2t 03/31/16

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

LEE F. HOLDMANNLAW OFFICES OF LEE F. HOLDMANN, CHTD.

9207 OLD GEORGETOWN ROADBETHESDA, MD 20814

NOTICE TO CREDITORS OFAPPOINTMENT OF FOREIGN PERSONAL

REPRESENTATIVE

ESTATE NO: 102344

NOTICE IS GIVEN that the SUPERIOR COURT of MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA appointed SUSAN N. HOVERMALE, 25224 FLANDERS DRIVE, CARMEL, CA 93923 as the EXECUTOR of the ESTATE OF JOHN BRUCE HOVERMALE A.K.A. JOHN B. HOVERMALE who died on JULY 8, 1994 domiciled in CALIFORNIA, USA.

The Maryland resident agent for service of process is LEE F. HOLDMANN, whose address is 9207 OLD GEORGE-TOWN ROAD, BETHESDA, MD 20814.

At the time of death, the decedent owned real or leasehold property in the following Maryland counties:

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

All persons having claims against the decedent must file their claims with the Register of Wills for PRINCE GEORGE’S with a copy to the foreign personal representative on or before the earlier of the following dates:

(1) Six months from the date of the decedent’s death, except if the decedent died before October 1, 1992, nine months from the date of the decedent’s death; or

(2) Two months after the foreign personal representative mails or delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. Claims filed after that date or after a date extended by law will be barred.SUSAN N. HOVERMALEPersonal Representative(s)CERETA A. LEERegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005951 3t 04/14/16

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NOTICE TO CREDITORSNOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Estate No. 102062

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFGLORIA C. COLBERT

Notice is given that JUDITH E. WARE, 1126 SHEPHERD ST., NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20017 was on MARCH 22, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of

GLORIA C. COLBERT

who died on JANUARY 10, 2016, with a will.Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file

in the office of the Register of Wills or by contacting the personal representative or the attorney.

All persons having any objection to the appointment shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within 30 days after the date of publication of this Notice. All persons having an objection to the probate of the will shall file their objections with the Register of Wills within six months after the date of publica-tion of this Notice.

All persons having claims against the decedent must serve their claims on the undersigned personal representative or file them with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates:


(2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or other-wise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.JUDITH E. WAREPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005942 1t 03/31/16

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NOTICE TO UNKNOWN HEIRS

Estate No. 102207

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFISABELLA H. SIMS

Notice is given that ANGELA N. HAGGINS, 4312 SADDLE RIVER DRIVE, BOWIE, MD 20720 and JAMES R. HAGGINS, JR., 4312 SADDLE RIVER DRIVE, BOWIE, MD 20720 were on FEBRUARY 10, 2016 appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of

ISABELLA H. SIMS



All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 10TH day of AUGUST, 2016.

Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates:


(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or oth-erwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not pre-sented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.ANGELA N. HAGGINSJAMES R. HAGGINS, JR.Personal Representative(s)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005950 3t 04/14/16

THOMAS P. DOWNSTHE DOWNS LAW FIRM, P.C.319 MAIN STREET, SUITE 103LAUREL, MARYLAND 20707



Estate No. 102517

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFRICHARD E. TILLEY, SR.

Notice is given that LAVENIA M. TILLEY, 7328 SUMMER-WIND CIRCLE, LAUREL, MD 20707 was on MARCH 21, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of

RICHARD E. TILLEY, SR.

who died on NOVEMBER 26, 2015, with a will.Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file


All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 21ST day of SEPTEMBER, 2016.



(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or oth-erwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not pre-sented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.LAVENIA M. TILLEYPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005947 3t 04/14/16

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

RALPH W. POWERS, JR.RALPH W. POWERS, JR., P.C.

5415 WATER STREETUPPER MARLBORO, MD 20772



Estate No. 102551

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFWILLAM DONALD SCHELTEMA

A/K/A WILLIAM DONALD SCHELTEMA

Notice is given that JAMES SCHELTEMA, 1311 EAST LA RUA STREET, PENSACOLA, FL 32501 was on MARCH 17, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of

WILLAM DONALD SCHELTEMAA/K/A WILLIAM DONALD SCHELTEMA

who died on NOVEMBER 6, 2015, without a will.Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file


All persons having any objection to the appointment (or to the probate of the decedent’s will) shall file their objections with the Register of Wills on or before the 17TH day of SEPTEMBER, 2016.



(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or oth-erwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not pre-sented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.JAMES SCHELTEMAPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005948 3t 04/14/16


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Estate No. 102490

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFCONSTANCE JANE MATHIS

Notice is given that JESSICA GALLOWAY, 5720 66TH AVE, RIVERDALE, MD 20737 and IESHA RESURRECCION, 5720 66TH AVE, RIVERDALE, MD 20737 were on MARCH 10, 2016 appointed Personal Representatives of the small estate of

CONSTANCE JANE MATHIS

who died on FEBRUARY 28, 2016, with a will.Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file





(2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or other-wise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.JESSICA GALLOWAYIESHA RESURRECCIONPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005944 1t 03/31/16

NOTICE TO CREDITORS



Estate No. 102425

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFANTIONE COLLINS

Notice is given that DOROTHY P. COLLINS, 6202 KINSEY TERRACE, LANHAM, MD 20706 was on MARCH 4, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of

ANTIONE COLLINS

who died on JANUARY 28, 2016, without a will.Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file





(2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or other-wise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.DOROTHY P. COLLINSPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005940 1t 03/31/16

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

MICHAEL J. WINKELMAN4300 FORBES BLVD., SUITE 205

LANHAM, MD 20706



Estate No. 91064

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFAMBRITT M. PRYOR

Notice is given that PHYLLIS PRYOR ANTHONY, 11305 MARY CATHERINE DRIVE, CLINTON, MD 20735 was on MARCH 22, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of

AMBRITT M. PRYOR

who died on DECEMBER 8, 2011, without a will.Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file





(2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or other-wise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.PHYLLIS PRYOR ANTHONYPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005941 1t 03/31/16


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Estate No. 102206

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFJULIA MATILDA KING

Notice is given that TAWANNA CAMPBELL, 6808 JADA COURT, CAPITOL HEIGHTS, MD 20743 was on MARCH 17, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the small estate of

JULIA MATILDA KING






(2) Thirty days after the personal representative mails or other-wise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claims will be barred unless the creditor presents the claim within thirty days from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not served or filed within that time, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter.TAWANNA CAMPBELLPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005943 1t 03/31/16

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

DAVID E. GROVER, ESQUIRE401 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET, SUITE 500

ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND 20850



Estate No. 102257

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFALLEN BRUCE BAUGHMAN

Notice is given that BYRON A. BAUGHMAN, 340 EAST WAINSCOTT DRIVE, NEW MARKET, MD 21774 was on MARCH 15, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of

ALLEN BRUCE BAUGHMAN






(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or oth-erwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not pre-sented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.BYRON A. BAUGHMANPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005922 3t 04/07/16

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

DONNA L. CRARY, P.A.DONNA L. CRARY, ESQ.

400 MONTROSE AVENUELAUREL, MARYLAND 20707



Estate No. 102332

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFSIBANI SENGUPTA

Notice is given that DONNA L. CRARY, 400 MONTROSE AVENUE, LAUREL, MD 20707 was on MARCH 9, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of

SIBANI SENGUPTA






(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or oth-erwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not pre-sented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.DONNA L. CRARYPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005903 3t 03/31/16


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Estate No. 90479

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFMARY LEE HARDEN

Notice is given that DIANE D NICKS, 618 20TH ST, NE, WASHINGTON, DC 20002 was on MARCH 9, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of

MARY LEE HARDEN

who died on APRIL 26, 2012, without a will.Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file





(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or oth-erwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not pre-sented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.DIANE D NICKSPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005901 3t 03/31/16



Estate No. 98827

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFWILLA PLAIR

Notice is given that BARBARA PLAIR, 1314 NICHOLSON STREET, HYATTSVILLE, MD 20782 was on MARCH 8, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

WILLA PLAIR






(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or oth-erwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not pre-sented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.BARBARA PLAIRPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005904 3t 03/31/16



Estate No. 102214

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFMICHAEL LEON FLEMING

Notice is given that VICKI L. FLEMING, 1510 MONROE STREET, NW, WASHINGTON, DC 20010 was on MARCH 4, 2016 appointed Personal Representative of the estate of

MICHAEL LEON FLEMING

who died on JUNE 11, 2015, without a will.Further information can be obtained by reviewing the estate file



Any person having a claim against the decedent must present the claim to the undersigned personal representative or file it with

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

the Register of Wills with a copy to the undersigned on or before the earlier of the following dates:


(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or oth-erwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not pre-sented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained from the Register of Wills.VICKI L. FLEMINGPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005902 3t 03/31/16



Estate No. 102420

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OFRENEE E. BAUMANN

Notice is given that THOMAS F. BAUMANN, 2419 N 70TH STREET, WAUWATOSA, WI 53213 and JANINE R. MAHER, 110 SAMS DRIVE, QUEEN ANNE, MD 21657 were on MARCH 4, 2016 appointed Personal Representatives of the estate of

RENEE E. BAUMANN






(2) Two months after the personal representative mails or oth-erwise delivers to the creditor a copy of this published notice or other written notice, notifying the creditor that the claim will be barred unless the creditor presents the claims within two months from the mailing or other delivery of the notice. A claim not pre-sented or filed on or before that date, or any extension provided by law, is unenforceable thereafter. Claim forms may be obtained


NOTICE TO CREDITORS

from the Register of Wills.THOMAS F. BAUMANNJANINE R. MAHERPersonal Representative(s)True Test CopyRegister of Wills for Prince George’s CountyCERETA A. LEEP.O. Box 1729Upper Marlboro, MD 20773-172900005905 3t 03/31/16

NOTICES

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FORPRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY, MARYLAND

IN THE MATTER OF:Byron René Pérez Alvarez

FOR THE CHANGE OF NAME TO:Jennifer Vanessa Pérez Alvarez

CASE ID: CAE16-05122

NOTICE

A Petition has been filed to Change the Name of

Byron René Pérez Alvarezto

Jennifer Vanessa Pérez Alvarez

The latest day by which an objection to the petition may be filed is APRIL 25, 2016.

Sydney J. Harrison, #321Clerk of the Circuit Court forPrince George’s County, Maryland00005960 1t 03/31/16

NOTICES


IN THE MATTER OF:Obiageli Chibundo Nneke Fuller

FOR THE CHANGE OF NAME TO:Joy Anna Fuller


NOTICE


Obiageli Chibundo Nneke Fullerto

Joy Anna Fuller




IN THE MATTER OF:Ieasha Annette Lewis

FOR THE CHANGE OF NAME TO:Annette Ieasha Lewis


NOTICE


Ieasha Annette Lewisto

Annette Ieasha Lewis




IN THE MATTER OF:Victoria Galvan Doggett

FOR THE CHANGE OF NAME TO:Victoria Doggett


NOTICE


Victoria Galvan Doggettto

Victoria Doggett



NOTICES


IN THE MATTER OF:Jadyn Mekhi Brown

FOR THE CHANGE OF NAME TO:Jaden Mekhi Smith


NOTICE

A Petition has been filed to Change the Name of Minor Child

Jadyn Mekhi Brownto

Jaden Mekhi Smith




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Homeland Security to use more social media to screen refugeesBy Alexandra PamiasCapital News Service

WASHINGTON, D.C. – TheDepartment of Homeland Securityaims to increase the use of social me-dia significantly in the vettingprocess of refugees and visa appli-cants.

However, such expanded sur-veillance is hampered by a shortageof qualified translators and a need forbetter technology, government offi-cials told the House Homeland Secu-rity Committee last week.

In last week’s hearing, the com-mittee discussed how to strengthenthe screening process for individualsseeking to enter the United States asa refugee or visa applicant. The com-mittee’s concern is that terrorists areattempting to utilize these legalroutes to enter the country and recentcases show the screening has flaws,according to Chairman Michael Mc-Caul (R-Texas).

“The president believes terroristgroups like ISIS are on the run. Butthe truth is that they are on the marchand gaining ground across theworld,” McCaul said. “Make no mis-take: they want to send their foot sol-diers to our shores.”

One of the terrorists responsible

for the Dec. 2 attack in San Bernardi-no, Calif., entered the U.S. on a fi-ancee visa. Tashfeen Malik was al-ready radicalized before she arrived.FBI officials said the couple had ex-changed private messages about ji-had and martyrdom on social mediabefore the attack.

McCaul expressed his concernover how Malik’s social media activ-ity had not been reviewed prior to herentry into the country.

“We seem to have an antiquatedsystem that we want to bring now tothe 21st century when it comes tosomething so vitally important as thenation’s security,” McCaul said.

Since the attacks in SanBernardino and subsequent arrests oftwo refugees in Houston and Sacra-mento, Calif., with ties to terrorist or-ganizations, homeland security offi-cials have instituted three pilot pro-grams that look at the use of socialmedia in screening processes.

Leon Rodriguez, director of thecitizenship and immigration servicesin the homeland security agency, tes-tified at the hearing about his depart-ment’s efforts to screen the 10,000Syrian refugees the Obama adminis-tration aims to bring to the UnitedStates.

“At this point, with respect to

the Syrian refugees stream, we arereviewing social media in those cas-es where there are existing flags ofconcern,” Rodriguez said. “We arebuilding as quickly as we can to buildto a point where we would in fact bescreening the entire body of Syrianrefugee applicants.”

Committee members voicedtheir uneasiness that homeland secu-rity officials might not be fullyequipped to deal with the potentiallarge influx of refugees and asked thewitnesses about their plans to im-prove the quality of the vettingprocess.

Ranking Democratic Rep. Ben-nie Thompson of Mississippi askedUnder Secretary for Intelligence andAnalysis Francis X. Taylor if his de-partment had identified the amountof personnel needed to carry out theincrease in social media checks.

Taylor stated as the social mediaprogram expands, initially the de-partment might not have the appro-priate amount of staff and that out-side contracting might be needed, es-pecially for linguists.

“All social media is not in Eng-lish, so we need language skills andthose sorts of things that are morereadily available initially in the pri-vate sector,” Taylor said. “But long-

term I think we will build a capabili-ty that mirrors our department’s re-sponsibility to review this type ofdata and to do so with governmentemployees that are trained and ableto.”

Rodriguez said currently the fo-cus is to cover the social media activ-ity of the 10,000 potential Syrianrefugees the Obama administrationaims to admit into the country.

“Right now we are conductingmanual vetting,” Rodriguez said. “Inother words, we are literally just go-ing into Facebook and Google andother sources to analyze the socialmedia information. That is very slowgoing.”

He said the department is look-ing for technological solutions thatwill permit it to look at the informa-tion more broadly and faster.

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Ala.)questioned the need to allow anySyrian refugees in to the UnitedStates at all. He said that once thedisplaced individuals leave Syria,they are no longer in any danger anda move to the United States is purelyfor economic reasons.

“Tell me why we are focused onthis instead of removing PresidentBashar al-Assad from power so atleast people can go back home?”

Rogers asked Rodriguez. “Why arewe not working on helping therefugees stay in their neighborhood,in encampments, or in cities thanbringing them to our country wherewe know ISIS intends to use them tokill us?”

Rodriguez responded that al-lowing refugees to seek safety andopportunity in the United States isnot just “purely a moral and humani-tarian undertaking.”

“It has a critical strategic nation-al security and foreign policy role,”Rodriguez said. “If we are not seenas offering opportunity to the veryvictims of ISIS and al-Nusra, thenwe will have given away a vital partof the battlefield.”

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas), criticized the anti-immigra-tion stance of some of her colleagues,reminding the panel about the valuesthat this nation was founded on.

“We are the front lines of securi-ty of this nation and it is our job tocounter the negative, the angry, thewrong-headedness of public officialswho want to condemn the very entityof which this country has been based:a land of immigration and a land oflaws,” Lee said. “You are the holderof this responsibility along with theduty of protecting this nation.”

New legislation seeks to lessen impact of greenhouse emissionsBy Josh MagnessCapital News Service

ANNAPOLIS – Legislation thatseeks to curb the environmental im-pacts of greenhouse gas emissionsand sets new standards for renewableenergy consumption is making itsway through the Maryland GeneralAssembly.

In an act of bipartisanship onMarch 21, the Maryland House ofDelegates voted 92-43 in favor of theClean Energy Jobs Act of 2016,which requires the state to fuel 25percent of its electricity with cleanenergy sources, like wind and solarpower, by the year 2020. Currently,the state must power 20 percent of itsenergy with solar and wind by 2022.

The bill could produce up to anadditional 1,000 solar energy jobs peryear and 4,600 wind energy jobs intotal, according to supporters. Advo-cates also estimate that the bill couldexpand solar power to 26,000 Mary-land homes per year.

Tom Dennison, government andpublic affairs director of the SouthernMaryland Electric Cooperative(SMECO), said the legislation meansMarylanders would pay a little extra.If it passes, the price of complyingwith the state’s Renewable EnergyPortfolio Standard will jump roughly$1 per month for the “average resi-dential customer,” according to a pro-jection from SMECO.

Gov. Larry Hogan’s Administra-tion has not taken a stance on the bill,

according to spokesman Matt Clark.The bill now heads to the Senate

for consideration. It is scheduled foran April 5 hearing in the Senate Fi-nance Committee.

Some aspects of the bill thatwere originally included – a $40 mil-lion investment in pre-apprentice-ship clean energy jobs training, andgrants to help provide loans towomen and minority-owned busi-ness – did not make the final cut. In-stead, they have become part of a dif-ferent bill, according to Kelly Trout,communications director for theChesapeake Climate Action Net-work.

Another bill, the GreenhouseGas Emissions Reduction Act, is nowheaded to Gov. Hogan’s desk for final

approval. The House voted 100-37 infavor of the legislation on March 17,roughly a month after the Senate ap-proved it in a similar bipartisan fash-ion 38-8 on Feb. 23.

The bill sets a new goal of cut-ting greenhouse gas emissions by 40percent from 2006 levels by 2030. Italso upholds the current requirementthat Maryland reduce those emis-sions by 25 percent from 2006 levelsby 2020.

Maryland Secretary of the Envi-ronment Ben Grumbles, who attend-ed a hearing for the bill in the SenateEducation, Health and Environmen-tal Affairs Committee on Feb. 10,touted the bill as a collaborative effortbetween Democrats and Republi-cans.

“This bill reflects a remarkablecompromise, common ground, col-laborative work,” Grumbles, ap-pointed by Hogan, a Republican,said at the Feb. 10 hearing.

Hogan Administration spokes-woman Hannah Marr said the Mary-land Commission on ClimateChange, which includes Grumblesand Department of Planning Secre-tary David Craig, among other cabi-net officers, put in recommendationsfor the Greenhouse Gas EmissionsReduction Act Plan Update Report.

That report, Marr said, “provid-ed the basis for the current bill,”which enhances greenhouse gasemission reduction goals while bal-ancing business and climate con-cerns.

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Kansas routs Maryland, ends Terps’ run in Sweet 16By Shawn McFarlandManaging Editor

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Uni-versity of Maryland men’s basketballteam, loaded with its best starting fivesince 2002, couldn’t duplicate themagical run of Juan Dixon and com-pany.

The Terps played a great half ofbasketball in their Sweet 16 matchupwith No. 1 Kansas, but a 14-minutestretch in which they converted justtwo field goal attempts ultimatelyspelled doom for the fifth-seededteam in the East. The Jayhawkspulled away from there and went onto win, 79-63.

“(Kansas) was just great on de-fense,” said Maryland Head CoachMark Turgeon. “We are a good offen-sive team and we are hard to guard,but they really locked in on us.”

In the first half, Marylandlooked like it was ready for its first

Sweet 16 game since the Dixon days.The Terps came out aggressive onboth ends of the floor and evenopened up a six-point lead midwaythrough the half when Jake Laymansoared down the lane for a one-hand-ed throwdown. Kansas respondedthough and fought back to take a two-point lead heading into the break.

It was then more of the same tostart the second half, as both teamscame out on fire. The teams tradedbuckets for the first three minutes.However, that was when Kansas tookoff.

The Jayhawks made six straightshots from the time the half starteduntil the under-16 timeout andopened their lead to seven. WayneSelden, Jr. ignited the run with sevenpoints, while Kansas’ steady senior inPerry Ellis added four. The two wenton to combine for 46 points, with El-lis tying a season-high with 27 pointson 10-of-17 shooting.

“They just told me to be moreaggressive,” Ellis said. “And that’swhat I try to do.”

It was around that time thatMaryland embarked on an extremelyill-timed field goal drought. Betweena Layman dunk at the 17:36 mark anda Jared Nickens’ three-pointer with3:47 to go in the game, the Terpsmade just two field goals. One was aMelo Trimble three (14:29), while theother was a Robert Carter, Jr. jumper(10:30). Besides those two shots,Maryland’s other seven points camefrom the free throw line.

Despite being in the midst of thescoring swoon, Maryland still had achance to get back in the game. Down60-53 around the 10-minute mark,the Terps had four straight posses-sions to cut into the lead. Unfortu-nately, four times the Terps cameaway without any points.

Trimble turned the ball overwhile driving into the paint and then

missed a three-pointer on the nextpossession. Diamond Stone followedwith a missed layup before Carter Jr.had a turnover of his own. Selden Jr.got a steal and a layup to push theKansas lead to nine and pretty muchdeflated any Maryland comebackhopes after that.

“I felt like two times I had wideopen shots,” Trimble said. “If I madethem we would have been right backin the game. I have been goingthrough this all season – not makingthe shot I normally make.”

Kansas Head Coach Bill Selfcredited his team’s defense and re-bounding in the second half as themain factor for his Jayhawks pullingaway.

“I thought we played superb,”Self said. “I thought in the secondhalf we defended and we rebound-ed.”

Maryland didn’t help its causeby once again being ice cold from

three-point land. The Terps were just5-of-25 from behind the arc. As wasalso the case in some of its losses dur-ing the season, Maryland was out-re-bounded 43-28 and allowed Kansasto pull down 13 offensive rebounds.

Maryland ends its season with a27-9 mark after being 15-1 on Jan. 9and continues an underachievingtrend since the program won the Na-tional Championship in 2002. Sincethen, the Terps have made the NCAATournament just seven times, going9-7 with just two Sweet 16 appear-ances.

Still, there is no denying that thetalent on this year’s team was the bestthe program has seen since then.

“My message to them after thegame was I thanked them for theyear,” Turgeon said. “They tried hard.Tonight I thought we were prepared.We played well early. The start of thesecond half went right for us. It didn’tgo right after that.”

Robert Griffin III finds team, signs with Cleveland BrownsBy Craig Lee@uaingotalicraig

CLEVELAND – From 2012 to2016, Robert Griffin III was con-fronted with multiple trials and tribu-lations during his stint in the nation’scapital.

After fighting through injuriesand being demoted to the Redskins’third-string quarterback, Griffinlooks for a fresh start after recentlysigning with the Cleveland Browns.

After four seasons with theWashington Redskins, the Brownssigned RG3 to a two-year deal worth$15 million on March 24. Griffin willreceive a $3.5 million signing bonusand a guaranteed $3.25 million in2016.

“I’m ready to work,” Griffin toldESPN after inking his deal. “I’ve nev-

er been afraid of that. I look forwardto being able to do that with my team-mates.”

The Browns’ starting quarter-back from last year, Josh McCown,still remains on the roster despite ru-mors of his possible release. Formerfirst round pick Johnny Manziel wasreleased earlier in the month afterconstantly making headlines for allthe wrong reasons. Cleveland is alsoexpected to draft a quarterback withthe second overall pick in the 2016NFL Draft, but whether that happensor not is yet to be seen.

If the Browns do select a quar-terback in the upcoming draft, Griffinis more than prepared to “compete”and be a leader.

“If they draft a quarterback, I’lltake the guy under my wing,” Griffinsaid. “I’m considered a vet now after

four years in the league, and I’ve beenthrough a lot more than a lot of guysgo through in their entire career.”

In 2012, Washington selectedGriffin as the No. 2 overall pick. Thatyear, with Griffin leading the charge,the Redskins ended their five-yearplayoff drought.

Despite losing to the Seattle Sea-hawks in a NFC Wild Card matchup,many thought the season was a build-ing block for the franchise despiteGriffin suffering multiple injuries tohis knee. Griffin’s performancethroughout his rookie season provid-ed hope for a despondent Redskinsteam.

By throwing for 3,200 yards and20 touchdowns, and rushing for 815yards and seven touchdowns, Griffinwas named the Offensive Rookie ofthe Year and beat out Indianapolis’

Andrew Luck and Seattle’s RussellWilson.

However, adversity became thetheme for Griffin over the next threeyears of his career in Washington dueto injuries, issues within the organiza-tion and his performance on the field.

Hue Jackson, who was recentlynamed the new head coach of theBrowns after the firing of Mike Pet-tine, is hoping all of those things arein the past.

“You want to see if he’s humble,if he’s grown from his experience, be-cause in the NFL you have to keepgrowing,” Jackson said of Griffin IIIduring an NFL meeting. “Let’s behonest. Everybody has some type offlaw. Are you the one who help fix theflaw? That’s what it comes down to.”

Over the course of his career,Griffin’s right knee has been through

a war of its own, as he has undergonetwo reconstructive surgeries on it.Still, his knee did not factor into Grif-fin’s private workout session at theBrowns’ facility a few weeks ago.Jackson described Griffin’s passingability as “freakish,” and when herolled out of the pocket to throw apass, Jackson said it “felt like theearth moved beneath my feet.”

Jackson’s confidence in his newquarterback stems from what he hasseen from Griffin during his heydayat Baylor and his first year in theNFL. Jackson is confident in Grif-fin’s ability to bounce back from pastissues. Now, resurgence has becomethe theme for Griffin moving for-ward.

“We have to face the challengeslife presents and never back down.Keep fighting!” Griffin said.


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Connor Kelly’s six-point day leads Maryland past UNCBy Sean Farrell@Sean_PGSSports

COLLEGE PARK – The Uni-versity of Maryland men’s lacrosseteam may have just recently movedto the Big Ten, but the Terps madesure they came out and made a state-ment against old ACC rival NorthCarolina (UNC).

Maryland, the No. 6 team in thenation, knocked off the No. 12 TarHeels with an impressive 11-8 victo-ry against one of the country’s betteroffenses.

The game started off with theTerps asserting themselves earlywith a long possession that theyeventually turned over. UNC didn’twaste much time capitalizing on theturnover, as Chris Cloutier scored onthe first shot of the game and gavethe Tar Heels a lead three minutes in.

Connor Kelly then took over thegame and evened the score for theTerps, and then scored his secondgoal of the game less than a minutelater to give Maryland its first lead ofthe game.

“I’m just trying to do my part,”Kelly said. “We have a lot of talenton this team and playing with thoseguys allows me to be better.”

Kelly then got his teammates in-volved in the scoring action, as ColinHeacock gave the Terps a 3-1 lead ona gorgeous pass from Kelly from justoutside the crease near the end of thefirst. However, UNC’s Brian Cannonimmediately answered and cut theTerps’ lead to 3-2 at the end of one.

The Terps continued to build ontheir lead with their first extra-manopportunity in the second quarter.Senior Bryan Cole needed only 15seconds to find the back of the net af-ter yet another Kelly assist.

“I think off-ball movement iskey for our team. (UNC) has a lot ofgreat players and they have to try tokey in on guys. You just try to findanybody who is open,” Kelly said.

North Carolina received a two-man advantage with less than eightminutes left in the first half, andSteve Pontrello made it count as hescored to cut the lead to 4-3. But,with 3:12 remaining in the half, Kel-

ly netted his hat-trick goal for hisfifth point of the game and put Mary-land ahead 5-3.

Terrapins goalie Kyle Bernlohrmade a stellar, key save as time waswinding down in the first half and histeammates were able to break outand find Matt Rambo for the goaland took a 6-4 lead into the half.Rambo has now scored a goal in 19straight games.

“Early in the season there was alot of watching and we weren't at-

tacking the inside and we weren’tfinding the gaps in the backside,”Maryland Head Coach John Tillmansaid. “I think we're getting betterthere. There is still a lot of work todo.

“The hard part is you can'tchuck it inside every time. You haveto be smart. But if they’re going togive you those openings, you have totry to take advantage of it.”

The second half was a stalematefor nearly six minutes before a

lengthy rush by the Terps led to Hea-cock netting his second goal of thecontest. Kelly later added his sixthand final point with the assist on askip pass from about 13 yards out af-ter recovering from being knockeddown and drawing a penalty.

North Carolina made an attemptto chip away at Maryland’s lead, butwas constantly answered by theTerp’s potent offense. Rambo netteda hat-trick of his own to close thethird quarter and added a fourth goal

in the final quarter.“Their offense is as good as I’ve

seen in several years,” North Caroli-na Head Coach Joe Breschi said.“They know who they are and whatthey want to accomplish.”

The Terrapins led 9-6 going intothe final quarter where they main-tained control and cruised to an 11-8victory.

Maryland moves to 5-2 on theseason, while North Carolina falls to5-4.

PHOTO BY PHILLIP PETERS

Marylandʼs Matt Rambo drives around North Carolinaʼs Evan Connell in their game on March 26. Rambo scored four goals and helped lead the No. 6Terrapins to a 11-8 victory over the No. 12 Tar Heels.


WASHINGTON, D.C. – Inthe wake of the terrorist attacks inBelgium last week, local resi-dents are continuing on with theirlives.

News broke last week of acoordinated bomb attack in Brus-sels, which killed 35 people, in-cluding four Americans, and in-jured over 300 more in the city’sairport and metro system. ISISclaimed responsibility for the at-

tacks.As of Monday, Belgian po-

lice had three men in custody andwere searching for two others.

In the days following the at-tack, the local D.C. Metro systemincreased police presence at sta-tions with both county and Metroofficers, although officials saidthere were no credible threats tothe area. Overhead signs on road-ways displayed the message “SeeSomething, Say Something” toremind drivers to report any sus-picious behaviors.

Local residents expressedtheir sorrow over the destructionand loss of life that took place.

“I’m still pretty angry aboutit. It was a tragedy,” said Lanhamresident Jordan Jou.

Nelson Lozano agreed, say-ing, “You don’t want any countryto have to go through a terroristattack or any attack.”

County Executive RushernBaker III released a statement onMarch 22 expressing the county’scollective sadness.

“Today, our county joins the

nation and world to once againmourn the loss of innocent livesbecause of the senseless acts of aterrorist organization. The peopleof Prince George’s County extendtheir heartfelt thoughts andprayers to the residents of the cityof Brussels and the country ofBelgium,” he said. “It is my hopethat our prayers will bring peaceto the people of Brussels as wellas the world community.”

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By Candace Rojo Keyes@candacerojo

BOWIE – Four candidates arevying for the final two spots tocompete for a single board of edu-cation seat for District 5, but repre-senting Prince George’s Countystudents on the board will take alot more than knowing basic num-bers.

That was more than apparentat the District 5 candidate forumon March 23, hosted by the PrinceGeorge’s County NAACP, as can-didates took tough topics head on.

Although all four candidatesare hoping to sit at the PrinceGeorge’s County Board of Educa-tion dais come November, onlythree attended the forum. Boardmember Verjeana Jacobs, RobertJohnson and Raaheela Ahmed par-ticipated in the nearly two hour-long forum that focused on thecandidates’ experience and their

plans if elected to the board.Cheryl Landis, who is also vyingfor the seat, was not at the forum.

The forum, moderated by Ron

Watson, a former board member,allowed each candidate two min-utes to answer each of the ques-tions, which were formulated by

both the NAACP and by the pre-sent residents. Though Bowie didnot pack the Kenhill Center Audi-torium, the residents who came out

were prepared with questionsranging from what candidates willdo to ensure Bowie High School ison the same level as Eleanor Roo-sevelt to how candidates plan toadvocate for minority and specialeducation students.

Though not a debate, the fo-rum pitted Jacobs’ experienceagainst the promises and aspira-tions of the two other candidates.

“I talk about how hard thiswork is. This is very difficultwork,” Jacobs said. “Because wehave the most precious entity todeal with and to make decisionsabout them.”

Jacobs is the current District 5board member and has sat on theboard since December of 2006.She held a role in board leadershipfrom 2006 until 2013. Jacobs is anattorney and served in the PrinceGeorge’s County Department of

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Three of the four candidates vying for the board of education seat for District 5 participated in a forum on March23 in Bowie. From left to right, they were Robert Johnson, Verjeana Jacobs and Raaheela Ahmed. The fourthcandidate, Cheryl Landis, did not attend the forum.

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Visions: We need to support our law enforcementBy Dr. Anita G. NavesSpecial to The Sentinel

In spite of some of the most con-troversial and highly publicizednews topics involving the unjustifi-able behavior of police officers invarious states, the actions of somecertainly do not disqualify all offi-cers the right to carry a badge andgun in the name of law enforcement.

Surely, many of us may havehad some friendly or unfriendly en-counters with the police. I have hadmy share of encounters, mainlyfriendly and cordial, considering Iam a neighborhood watch person.

However, there was one timewhen one of those encounters result-ed in a very scary and negative sce-nario. Once when my daughter was12-years-old, she called the police,unbeknownst to me. I had been cry-ing as a result of grieving the deathsof several close friends. It was thatlast call from a relative that made me

yell out loud, “I can’t take it any-more!”

Within a few minutes of tryingto settle my spirit, there’s a knock atmy front door and there stood an offi-cer asking me if everything was ok. Ianswered yes, wondering who hadsummoned him to my home. Sud-denly, my daughter admitted she had,based on what she had been taught inschool. To her, my crying indicated“trouble” considering she had neverseen me so sad. The officer offeredsome positive words of encourage-ment and left. Prior to him leaving,another officer pulled up.

Based on the look on his face, Icould tell he was angry and wantedsome action. My assumption wasright. Before I could count to 10, hewas convincing the other officer todemand that I go to the hospital foran evaluation. I could not believewhat I was hearing or witnessing, allfrom grieving several close friends’deaths.

I prayed and submitted to his or-ders. Fortunately, everything turnedout good on my evaluation. After-wards, I still felt uncomfortable withhow quickly things had gone fromgood to bad. As a social activist, I im-mediately shared my experiencewith the chief of police. The chief,along with another high-ranking offi-cial, did their best to rectify the mat-ter by assuring me they would cor-rect any wrongdoing on the officer’spart. They both made good on theirword. As a law-abiding citizen, I ap-preciated this very much, to knowthat I could still put my faith in thegood of our law enforcement system.

Unfortunately, others may notsee it this way. But for me it is verydifficult and scary to imagine a daywithout the aid of the law enforce-ment. The actions of a few bad policeofficers do not mean we lose faith inall. And, for the sake and safety ofsociety we need a good, strong andhealthy law enforcement system.

By Kenneth HainesSpecial to The Sentinel

Delivered merely as an asidecomment during The West Wingepisode “Bad Moon Rising,” the fic-tional character, President JosiahBartlett, offers his sage counsel on thenation’s most prevalent method forfunding the public schools. He states,“As long as people are funding theirpublic school districts with propertytaxes, neither the value of the schoolsnor the value of their property is go-ing to go up. It's a vicious circle. It'sterrible and it has to be stopped.”

The practice continues unabatedto this day and we should take heed.

Funding schools through prop-erty taxes virtually guarantees thatschools in high-poverty jurisdictionswill never resemble schools in moreaffluent neighborhoods. Further-more, the practice breeds resentmentwith property owners – particularly injurisdictions with high concentra-tions of poverty – as homeowners

foot most of the sizable bill for everycommunity’s single largest ticketitem: the public school system.

Achieving equitable funding forthe public schools may eventually re-quire establishing an alternativefunding stream that significantlywidens the tax base and spreads theburden around more evenly amongall stakeholders in the common goodof public education.

At the turn of this century, theso-called No-Child-Left-Behind Act(NCLB) mandated a new, compli-ance-driven goal for public educa-tion: meet the educational needs ofevery child, or else. However, NCLBfurnished no guidance on furnishingthe resources required for its realiza-tion. Nor did it address the fundamen-tal inequities that drive the onlyachievement gap that continues towiden 15 years later: the achievementgap between affluent students and so-cio-economically challenged ones.

Shortly after the enactment ofNCLB, the inspired work of Mary-

land’s Thornton Commission wouldlead to passage of the Bridge to Ex-cellence Act. Laudably, increased in-vestments in children have resulted insteady incremental improvements foracademic outcomes across the stateof Maryland. However, statewiderankings remain virtually unchanged;the rising tide lifted all boats. The fail-ure to move away from property tax-es continues to impede our progresstoward achieving true equity in ourschools.

Ensuring that every child has ac-cess to optimal opportunities, regard-less of zip code, should be our highestpriority both nationally and locally.Renowned advocate and author Pe-dro Noguera contends that achievingequity is not about lowering stan-dards, but about making the standardsaccessible to children by respondingto their needs. Our traditional meth-ods of funding the public schoolsleave much to be desired in makingthose standards accessible to all chil-dren in every jurisdiction.

Breaking with traditional fundingstreams in the search for equity?

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Corrections from 1989 until 2012and was also the first woman pres-ident of the Prince George’s Cor-rectional Officers Associationfrom 1996 to 2003.

Johnson is a former employeeof Prince George’s County PublicSchools who taught at Northwest-ern High School for five years andalso served in roles of principaland assistant principal. Johnsonholds a Masters of Education de-gree in special education fromBowie State University and cur-rently is a campus director at ITTTechnical College in Springfield,Va.

Ahmed is a former countyschools student who attended highschool at Eleanor Roosevelt. Sheholds two degrees from the Uni-versity of Maryland and is current-ly an advisory associate for theglobal public sector at GrantThornton LLP where she providesmanagement services to the De-partment of Homeland Security’sFederal Protective Service. Ahmed

was the 2014-2015 student regenton the Board of Regents for theMaryland university system andpreviously ran for the board of ed-ucation in 2012.

For the most part, Johnsonand Ahmed focused on what theywould do for the students and fam-ilies if elected to the board to rep-resent District 5. Jacobs, in con-trast, talked about what she has al-ready done and focused oneducating parents and families onhow best to advocate for their chil-dren. But no matter the question,experience continued to make it-self known as all three candidatesused their careers and life journeysto frame them as the best choice.

Ahmed, a life-long PrinceGeorgian, said it is time for a“fresh perspective” on the board.

“It can always be better. Theminute you say something is greatand there’s no need for improve-ment, that’s the minute that maybeyou should not be in that position,”she said.

Ahmed, who touts her advo-cacy for university students while

serving on the board of regents,said she wants to grow partner-ships while on the board and pro-vide further opportunities for stu-dents through vocational schools,expanding advanced placement of-ferings, and by being a communityadvocate.

Johnson wishes to expandpartnerships with universitiesaround the county, wants to advo-cate for safer schools by taking an-other look at suspension policies,and said he wants to provide equalopportunities to all studentsthrough equal funding for allschools, not funding based on spe-cialty programs. He also said thereis a definite need for improvedcommunication and wants to holdquarterly meetings in the districtswhere board members brief thepublic on what the board of educa-tion is doing and what their votesmean.

Johnson believes it is time forresidents to have better access totheir representatives.

“It’s okay, but there is defi-nitely room for improvement,”

Johnson said. “I think forums likethis need to occur more often. Ithink we need to make certain thatif we represent the board and thecity of Bowie that we bring someof our meetings of the board of ed-ucation to city hall where residentshave better access to their repre-sentatives.”

The candidates discussedCommon Core standards, wherethey each agreed that the standardsare difficult, but get studentsthinking in a different way. Jacobsreiterated that Common Core isnot a program, but a national set ofstandards and said they are to helpstudents be able to compete on aglobal level.

Johnson said while he under-stands the need for Common Core,he wishes schools could “opt out”because not every student learnsthe same way.

Candidates also discussed thepower of the county executive andall agreed that Rushern Baker IIIhad too much power over thecounty board of education after thepassing of HB 1107 in 2013.

Johnson said he believes coun-ty schools should be a shared re-sponsibility between the communi-ty and the government, but saidschool systems should reflect whatthe people want. Ahmed agreedand said she felt the state govern-ment “overstepped their bounds” ingiving the county executive powerto appoint members to the board,the chief executive officer and boththe chair and vice-chair – which thepassing of HB 1107 did. She said itis not the role of the county to fullygovern the school system.

Jacobs reiterated the samepoints and said the people’s choicemust always be honored.

“I live it every day and what Iwill say to you is this, the people’schoice and the people’s right mustalways be honored. At the end ofthe day, when we are talking aboutpower – not on the backs of ourchildren. Period. Children shouldalways come above politics,” Ja-cobs said.

Primary voting is on April 26and two candidates can move on tothe general election.

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Association said the Muslimcommunity, both here andabroad, overwhelmingly opposesterrorism.

“The feeling in the Muslimcommunity is that we reject this,we renounce this. Our religionholds that the innocent souls aresacred before God and we rejectthe killing of any innocent soul,”

said Ahmad Azzaari, the Imamfor the Muslim Association.

Azzaari also said that hefeels Muslims in general aretreated unfairly because of the ac-tions of a few individuals.

“We have to defend thewhole Muslim community, whichis unfair. And when we see terror-ist attacks by someone who is notMuslim, they do not have to dothis,” he said. “Every single hu-

man being is accountable for hisor her own actions. I don’t haveto apologize. He did it, not me.”

He said he hopes people cansee beyond the stereotypes.

“I would like people to stopaccusing Muslims generally. Iwould like the American peopleto stop profiling Muslims be-cause they are Muslims,” he said.“We are Americans and we lovethis land.”

Prince Georgians said theywere not letting the attacks affecttheir decisions to fly or takeMetro.

Lozano said the security pro-tocols in place at airports maketravelling a little harder, but alsomake it safer.

“I know we’re trying to takeprecautions. And it might be in-convenient at the airport or what-ever, but I get it. It’s trying to be

more proactive,” he said.Laurie Hunt, who resides in

Fort Washington, said she willcontinue to use public transporta-tion. She plans to take her son tovisit the Smithsonian museumsthis weekend.

“If something was going tohappen, it’s going to happen, andyou can’t really change your lifebecause of fear. You can’t live infear,” she said.

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Board of Ed weighs in on state legislation By Candace Rojo Keyes@candacerojo

UPPER MARLBORO – It hasbeen a record year for filing bills in thestate legislature with approximately2,826 bills introduced in the GeneralAssembly.

Of those, 170 bills pertained topublic education and the PrinceGeorge’s County Public Schools(PGCPS) system weighed in on billsthat would affect them.

For the past several months,Demetria Tobias, the associate gener-al council for PGCPS, has kept eye onthe legislation proposals in the Gener-al Assembly, provided feedback to theboard of education’s policy commit-tee and submitted testimony on thebills. She has attended each board ofeducation meeting to update theboard. Through Tobias, the schoolboard has provided testimony onmore than 30 bills ranging from legis-lation that would require seatbelts onbuses by 2022 to capital grant pro-grams for overcrowded schools.

“Things are literally changing bythe day in Annapolis and at this pointwe are entering the final stretch of thesession,” Tobias said.

The session ends on April 11. Tobias said at the Jan. 21 meet-

ing that perhaps the best news is Gov.Larry Hogan’s budget, which she saidfully funds education for the 2017.

“This is great news, yes. It putsus in a much different position thanlast year, as you know,” Tobias said.“Based on the numbers that were re-leased (on Jan. 20) our district will seean increase of approximately $63 mil-lion next year for a total of state aid of$1.2 billion. Huge, important, signifi-cant resources to help us do the workthat we need to do.”

PGCPS and the board of educa-tion opposed a large amount of thebills proposed in the General Assem-bly. The opposition to the bills wasformed for a number of reasons, in-cluding opposition to unfunded man-dates (bills requiring actions or pro-grams without providing the moneyto do so), opposition to proposed pro-grams that are already occurring in theschool system, and the opposition to

“local public school curriculum con-tent being mandated or controlled bythe state legislature.”

“From our position, at least, weare going to encourage our delegatesand senators to collaborate with us be-fore they introduce bills and ask thosequestions before they put in legisla-tion that is not really necessary,” saidKevin Maxwell, chief executive offi-cer of PGCPS. “If they would talk tous about their interest in things beforethey file bills they might find that wewouldn’t be opposing things as theymight not need to be there in the firstplace.”

Some bills that reflect such anopposition are HB 750, which re-quires schools to make a policy pro-hibiting the use of electronic smokingdevices – the school system alreadyprohibits tobacco “in any form” – andHB 1086, which would require the es-tablishment of an Office of the In-spector General. PGCPS is alreadytaking measures to review the systemand is currently in the process of a per-formance audit preformed by Ernst &Young.

Board member Zabrina Eppssaid she doesn’t want it to seem likethe school system is outright opposingthe programs suggested by the bills,but that the school system is alreadyimplementing them and the bills areunnecessary.

“I don’t think we’re in opposi-tion of any bills, its just that if we’realready implementing programs, youknow, Prince George’s County PublicSchools implements a lot of the pro-grams that these pieces of legislationintroduce,” she said.

Unfunded mandates includedHB 1473, which required all buses tohave three-point seatbelts by 2022without funding for school systems todo so, and SB 71, which would re-quire schools to train employee vol-unteers in diabetes care services.

“The bill also includes unfundedmandates through the unspecifiedamount of overtime pay that schoolboards would be required to pay nurs-es to provide volunteer training, topay volunteers to attend field trips andextracurricular activities, and to payor hire additional staff to cover job du-

ties of volunteers who are assigned toprovide diabetes management carefor a student,” board testimony reads.“While the bill’s intent is laudable,state and local resources may be betterdirected toward providing additionalfunding for schools to hire additionalnurses, who have the knowledge,skills and judgment to manage com-plex medical needs.”

PGCPS also supported a numberof bills, including HB 1184, whichwould establish a workgroup to studythe effects of poverty on the behav-ioral health of children. Others are HB1087, which would form a task forceto study the feasibility of a scholarshipprogram to cover college costs notpaid by financial aid for county stu-dents who attend Prince George’sCommunity College; SB 461, wouldprovide funding for pre-kindergartenstudents; and HB 464, which wouldestablish a specified number of Path-ways in Technology Early CollegeHigh Schools.

Perhaps one of the biggest billsfor the school system is HB 722/SB271, which is a capital grant programfor local school systems with signifi-cant enrollment growth or relocatableclassrooms. The bill would essentiallyincrease the amount of money thegovernor is required to provide in thestate budget for local school systems’capital grant programs. The increasewould start in 2017 and would be achange from $20 million to $40 mil-lion.

“PGCPS would qualify for thisgrant because we currently use over540 relocatable classrooms due tostudent growth in some schools orsignificant capital improvementneeds. Such a grant could help offsetthe millions of capital improvementfunding we need each school year,”board testimony reads.

The school system is already inthe process of attempting to relieveovercrowding in school by proposingboundary changes, moving sixthgrade students to middle schools,proposing two new middle schools innorthern county and by proposingrenovations. Tobias said this capitalfunding would greatly help those ef-forts.

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NEWSCouncil raises concerns with MGMBy Emily Blackner@emilyblackner

UPPER MARLBORO – Thecounty council doesn’t want to gam-ble on MGM adhering to its agree-ments.

During a briefing on March 22,council members asked tough ques-tions of Roland Jones, chairman of theMGM Compliance Committee, andMGM representatives about MGM’sfourth community benefit agreement(CBA) report, which detailed the dol-lar figures and percentages for coun-ty-based, minority and other businesscontracts for October through Decem-ber 2015.

“An organism that isn’t growingis dying. As we move from the con-struction to the operating phase, I justwant to make sure what we’re doing isgrowing and tightening as a commu-nity benefit agreement,” CouncilChair Derrick Davis said.

Jones reported that MGM hadawarded $69.5 million in constructioncontracts to 62 local businesses enter-prises (LBEs), $36.3 million to 41certified local minority business en-terprises, $62.8 million to 55 county-based businesses (CBB) and $68.1million to 56 county-located busi-nesses (CLBs).

In terms of procurement, of $341million dollars, 34 percent went to mi-nority business enterprises (MBEs),20 percent to LBEs, 11 percent tocounty minority business enterprises(CMBEs), 18 percent to CBBs and 22percent to CLBs. And for vendor pay-ments, which totaled $77.8 million,36 percent went to MBEs, 31 percentto LBEs, 11 percent to CMBEs, 27percent to CBBs and 32 percent toCLBs.

“Thirty-seven percent of the totallabor hours have been performed byPrince George’s County residents onthe projects. We’re very proud ofthose numbers,” Jones said.

He said most of the figures repre-sent meeting or exceeding the goalsset out in the CBA, negotiated be-tween MGM and the county execu-tive and approved by the council inJune 2014. The minimum levels forconstruction were 30 percent MBEs,12 percent CMBEs and 16 percent

LBEs, with 20 percent of all construc-tion-related employment going tocounty residents.

But Jones acknowledged thatMGM was not entirely hitting itsmark.

“There is one area where weneed to do a little bit of improvement,and that’s the county-based MBE cat-egory,” he said.

Responding to a question posedby Davis, Jones said the company isworking to identify minority busi-nesses and help them obtain certifica-tions so they can be included in the of-ficial count.

“(We will) make sure some ofthe firms that we are using have gonethrough every possible certificationavenue that they can so we are notmissing anyone who may qualify andsimply hasn’t gone through that certi-fication process,” he said.

The questions from councilmembers kept on coming, dealingwith everything from the presentationof the report to the committee’s meet-ing schedule to the numbers them-selves.

Councilman Mel Franklin ques-tioned why the numbers given forLBEs were lower than those forCBBs.

“Every CBB is an LBE and soyou can’t have an LBE percentageand number that’s lower than the CBBnumber and percentage,” he said,which does occur in the vendor pay-ments figures. “The CBA definesLBE as a CBB or a CLB, so you com-bine all county-based business plus allcounty local participation.”

The agreement text reads,“‘LBE’ means ‘Local Business Enter-prise’ which is a CBB or CLB (includ-ing, without limitation, any CMBE).”

Florence Amate, chief executiveofficer of Laisar, a compliance andgovernment strategy firm helping toput together the report, explained thediscrepancy arose because of effortsto avoid double-counting.

“Because there was no formaltracking by the county, we wouldself-certify a business as CLB,” shesaid. “The CLB name is a stand-alonenumber based on the definition, notbased on if you fall into any other cat-egory.”

But Franklin was not convinced,saying he had written the definitionand it was “impossible” for the num-bers to wind up that way.

“We need to know how manybusinesses are being double count-ed,” he said.

Davis directed Jones to workwith Franklin to try to resolve the is-sue, a sentiment that Vice-Chair Dan-nielle Glaros seconded.

“The bottom line is we reallyjust want to make sure we’re articu-lating this well to the community andwe can explain appropriately whatthe numbers are,” she said.

Councilman Todd Turner alsoquestioned the treatment of MirindaJackson, the new compliance manag-er appointed in October. Jackson saidshe had tried to get data from a lawyerwho is the third-party reviewer of thereports and was told he was not au-thorized to speak to her.

“That’s not my thought processon what’s required under the CBA, soif that is occurring it should not be,”Turner said.

Michael Pappas, general coun-sel for MGM, said he only learned ofthe problem earlier that day andwould tell everyone to give Jacksonaccess.

“As compliance manager, shehas authority to view every documentwe have,” he said.

Councilwoman Karen Tolesalso questioned Jones about the meet-ing schedule, which is mandated tobe at least once per quarter. They hadnot met during the first quarter of2016 due to scheduling issues, Jonessaid.

“You have to make sure thathappens. That’s just the reality of it.This is very important to the council,”Toles said, especially because of twonew members the council had ap-pointed to the board. “If you’re notmeeting, are people being left out?”

Davis directed Jones to brief thetwo new members fully before thenext quarterly meeting, as well as toprovide more detailed explanationsfor the CLB discrepancies.

“We want to make sure when wecome back for the next quarter thatyou are prepared for the questions weask, with good answers,” Davis said.

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Cesar Chavez students receive year-long park passesBy Candace Rojo Keyes@candacerojo

CHILLUM – Cesar ChavezSpanish Dual Language ImmersionSchool has a lot to celebrate thismonth.

Not only is March the birthmonth of their namesake, but theyhosted a few special visitors to cele-brate another birthday: The 100thbirthday of the National Park Ser-vice.

On Tuesday, March 22, theschool hosted a group from the parkservice, as well as Maria Sanelli, anexpert in Cesar Chavez and friend ofthe Chavez family. The grouppacked a fourth grade classroom totell the students a little bit aboutChavez and give them a special gift.

“We believe that children arethe future for national parks. Our jobis to preserve and protect theseAmerican treasures and our storiesin perpetuity and the only way we’regoing to be able to do that is by en-gaging our young people,” saidGopaul Noojibail, superintendent of16 national parks in Washington,D.C.

Noojibail, along with a smallgroup of park rangers and nationalpark employees, gave each of thefourth grade students a year-longpass to any national park in the Unit-ed States and also taught the studentsabout the parks.

When asked where they wantedto go, the students shouted “Yellow-stone” and “Yosemite,” but Noo-jibail wanted to let the studentsknow there are dozens of parks just afew miles away like the WhiteHouse, Arlington National Ceme-tery, the Washington Monument andmany more.

The passes, he said, are part of acelebratory program designated byPresident Barack and First LadyMichelle Obama to get every fourthgrade student into a park. The pro-gram is rightly dubbed “Every Kidin a Park.”

“Presiden Obama and FirstLady Michelle Obama feel very,very strongly that the children areour future and as such, they want to

get every child out into a nationalpark,” Noojibail said. “The ‘EveryKid in a Park’ program is focused onfourth graders, so every fourth grad-er will have the opportunity to visit anational park, free of charge.”

The goal is to not only get thechildren and their families interestedin national parks, but to also educatethem about the importance of theparks in preserving history. Noojibailsaid there are also special programsat the parks for students to “makethem feel special” and show themhow they can make a difference.

Sanelli also talked to the stu-dents about how they can make a dif-ference. She spoke to the class aboutthe life and legacy of Cesar Chavezand the contributions he made to so-ciety.

“The population of the UnitedStates should know about the contri-butions he made for social justiceand migrant workers and unioniza-tion, and there are just so manythings we can learn from him,” shesaid.

Sanelli brought pictures withher for the school to keep and talkedto the students about five mainthemes of Chavez’s life: powerthrough coalitions, the UFW as morethan a union, “sí se puede” (yes we

can), the importance of spirituality,and faith and home as a refuge.

“The five main themes that aretaught are themes that hold true nomatter where you are in the countryor what you do,” she said. “I don’tthink those five themes are unique toCesar Chavez and Mexicans specifi-cally. I think those are messages andhis life serves as an example for all ofus.”

Katherine Flores and RandyRomero are both fourth grade stu-dents at Cesar Chavez school andboth said they learned a lot aboutparks and about Chavez.

“I learned that his two bestfriends were dogs. I did not knowthat. And that they were buried withhim,” Romero said.

Flores said she also learned thatChavez was a vegetarian and hadaround 31 grandchildren. She said itis really important to learn about himand national parks so the stories andhistory are preserved.

“For all our children’s childrento learn all about nature and all aboutanimals and all about important peo-ple, all about presidents and peoplewho help people,” Romero said.

Both were excited about theirpasses and said their dream is to visitYellowstone National Park.

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Students from the Cesar Chavez Spanish Dual Language ImmersionSchool, top, pose for a photo with Gopaul Noojibail, the superintendent of16 national parks in Washington, D.C. Noojibail, along with a small groupof park rangers, talked to the students about national parks and gave eachstudent a year-long pass to any of the national parks in the United States.

A few Cesar Chavez students, above, show each other the park passesthey received. Fourth grade students across the nation are able to receiveyear-long passes through the “Every Kid in a Park” program.


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County council votes to reducetrash collection to once a weekBy Emily Blackner@emilyblackner

UPPER MARLBORO – Be-ginning May 2, county residentswill see a major change in theirtrash and recycling collection.

The county council voted 8-0on March 22 to approve new five-year contracts with waste man-agement companies. The terms ofthe new contracts call for the re-duction in trash and recyclingpickup from twice-weekly to one-day-a-week pickup, with bothtrash and recycling picked up onthe same day.

“This was an opportunity totie a lot of loose ends together andprovide streamlined, efficient,and highly-professional servicesto our residents,” said Adam Or-tiz, the director of the departmentof the environment. “In our opin-ion, eliminating the second trashpickup is the best option to con-tinue to maintain and strive forthe quality of life that we pay forand deserve.”

The move is projected to savethe county $6 million annually.Ortiz said the Solid Waste Fund,which is used to pay for trash col-lection, code enforcement andother services, has been running astructural deficit due to stagnantrevenues combined with in-creased costs from inflation andnew state and federal mandates.The savings would go toward im-plementing programs the countywould need to in order to remainin compliance with those man-dates.

Ortiz said the trash haulerswould benefit from the new con-tract terms as well. As part of thenegotiations, the largest haulersgave up some of the homes ontheir routes to allow the county tocreate four all-new routes cover-ing 80,000 homes. Those routeswill be awarded to companies in abid process that is only open tocounty-based haulers who cur-

rently service fewer than 5,000homes, allowing more small andminority-owned businesses to becompetitive.

Ortiz explained this is a fac-tor that makes Prince George’sCounty stand out from its neigh-bors.

“Prince George’s is unique inthat we have a number of home-grown, small and minority-ownedtrash hauling businesses,” he said.“It’s important that we maintainthis family. We expect more ofthem, but they provide jobs, theyhelp build wealth right here in thecounty.”

Twelve of the 15 contractsare for county-based businesses,while the remaining three have tocomply with the 40 percent coun-ty hiring requirement. All arebound by the living wage law.

To aid the public in the transi-tion, the county will provide eachhousehold with a free, 64-gallon,wheeled garbage can. Ortiz saidthe distributions will begin inJune and continue through as lateas the fall, beginning with inner-Beltway and TransformingNeighborhoods Initiative commu-nities.

The council’s vote was pre-ceded by testimony from sevencommunity residents and groups.

Margaret White of CapitolHeights spoke for herself and sev-eral community leaders when shesaid, “We are in favor of accept-ing the new contract and accept-ing the one day a week. Residentswill recycle more and will appre-ciate the savings this change willmake.”

However Ethel Shepard-Powell of Cheltenham disagreed,saying she was concerned aboutthe impact of larger trash piles inher wooded community.

“We have our deer. We haveour fox. I have rabbits that live inmy backyard. I have some con-cern,” she said. “I am not clearthis is going to improve the quali-

ty of life.”In spite of the unanimous

vote, some council members alsoexpressed reservations.

Councilwoman MaryLehman said the change wouldhave to be conducted efficientlyand smoothly.

“I’m very supportive mostlyfor environmental reasons, butalso for efficiency in govern-ment,” she said. “But the devil’s inthe details of a change like this.”

She also expressed her con-cerns with the roll-out of the cansbeginning at least a month afterthe new collection schedule takeseffect.

Council Vice-Chair DannielleGlaros added that Ortiz and his de-partment would have to be veryproactive and clearly communi-cate with the community details ofthe change.

Oritz said that outreach ef-forts to inform the community ofthe new schedule will include asocial media campaign, mailersand door hangers, training for 311operators to answer questions, anda new website where residents canlook up their new collection day.

Some council members, in-cluding Karen Toles and MelFranklin, believe a portion of thesavings should be diverted to littercontrol programs county-wide.

“In many respects they (resi-dents) may feel it’s a reduction inservice, and they deserve some ad-ditional benefit from that,”Franklin said. He vowed to workduring the budget process to try touse some of the $6 million for lit-ter projects that residents haveasked for.

Councilman Todd Turner ac-knowledged the change would behard, but said he believed resi-dents would adapt.

“I have confidence in the resi-dents of Prince George’s Countyto not only accept this change butembrace it as we have in the past,”he said.


NEWSSuitland High School student wins 2016Gladys Noon Spellman ScholarshipBy Andrea Blackstone@andreablackton

SUITLAND – Anthony Thorn-ton has channeled his health con-cerns into a passion for helping oth-ers.

On March 16, Anthony, a 17-year-old, was recognized as theGladys Noon Spellman scholarshipwinner at the 31st Annual Women’sHistory Month Luncheon in PrinceGeorge’s County.

Each year since 1999, thecounty executive has presented oneor more scholarship in memory ofCongresswoman Gladys NoonSpellman, a Prince George’s Coun-ty educator, president of the PrinceGeorge’s County Council of PTAs,and the first woman elected presi-dent of the National Association ofCounties. Anthony, a graduating se-nior at Suitland High School, willreceive $2,000.

“We had to a write an essay,and the essay was, ‘How do youform a more perfect union in PrinceGeorge’s County?’” Anthony said.“And I responded by saying that weneed to subsidize the healthcare inPrince George’s County and makehealthcare free to less fortunate andhomeless people.”

The student honoree has beenengaged in a list of community ser-vice projects, including music men-torship to local elementary schoolstudents; volunteering to work as aPrince George’s Hospital SummerYouth leader; serving as a site orga-nizer for Jeans for Teens, a programproviding jeans for homeless teens;and showing further commitment toothers in need by organizing assign-ments for students and packing andserving food for the homelessthrough Coast to Coast Services,where he has been a youth leadersince 2013.

Despite Anthony’s numerousaccomplishments, he explained thathe could not really talk or walk un-til he was about four years old dueneuroblastoma, a disease that af-fects the nervous system. Anthony

was diagnosed with the disease ateight months old, but the tumor wasremoved. The cancer survivor at-tended at least 204 doctor’s ap-pointments. Through treatment, hesaid he became interested in whatdoctors who work in various fieldsof medicine do. Anthony aspires tomajor in pre-medicine in college,and then specialize in hematology.

Anthony’s mother, Valerie,said her son’s biggest accomplish-ment has been never feeling like avictim or questioning why he en-dured his health challenge. She saida drive within him to not be defeat-ed, along with the support of theirfamily unit, was helpful. Valeriefeels community service involve-ment helped Anthony to keep hismind off of difficulties.

Such community service is afamily affair.

The three Thornton childrenwere born into a family that is ser-vice-minded. Anthony explainedthat he was inspired by his aunt,Stephanie Pressley, when he wasyounger. He accompanied her tofeed the homeless during Christmasand Thanksgiving.

Anthony and his sister, Can-dice, co-founded a project called“Hoodies for Homeless” that sameyear. Candice currently attendsClemson University in South Car-olina, but her brother still research-es which shelters, mostly in theDistrict of Columbia, Maryland andVirginia, would like donated itemssuch as hoodies, sweaters, lightcoats and jackets for adults, teensand children.

In late November, Anthonytypically spends two or three weekscollecting items in his neighbor-hood, church and school. This year,participating students who attendSuitland received community ser-vice hours for helping collect anddonate items.

“This year I’ve collected 142hoodies, coats and jackets,” Antho-ny said.

Items collected for “Hoodiesfor Homeless” are laundered, fold-

ed and distributed to places likeCarpenter's Shelter, located inAlexandria, Va. Rebecca Hightow-er, the development and communi-cations associate there, said Antho-ny donated the items to the shelteron Jan. 18.

“The items Anthony donatedwere given to the people who cometo our day shelter, David's Place.The clients that access David'sPlace are those who struggle foryears to find housing and employ-ment. Many struggle with mentalhealth or substance abuse issues,”Hightower said. “The hoodies, hatsand gloves kept our David's Placeclients warm during the winter.”

Anthony participates in the In-ternational Baccalaureate DiplomaProgram and attends the Center forthe Visual and Performing Arts atSuitland. Jean Fadiga, Anthony’spiano and theory teacher, said he iscaring, diligent and a good student.Among his many accomplishments,the National Honor Society mem-ber ranks in the top 3 percent of theClass of 2016.

“He has been a really good stu-dent over the past few years,” Fadi-ga said. “He pays attention to detail.He works hard. If he doesn’t under-stand something, he just doesn’t letit go by. He will go at it, ask ques-tions (and) work through it until heis successful.”

The multi-talented student canplay the flute, piano, violin and cel-lo. He plays violin with the PrinceGeorge’s County Public SchoolsHonors Orchestra and is the con-certmaster for his high school’s or-chestra.

“I’ve always loved music. I’vealways loved the flute, actually alittle more than I love the violin, butbecause we had a shortage of flutesat my elementary school(Rosaryville Elementary School),they had me play my secondchoice, which was the violin,” An-thony said. “The violin has helpedme de-stress and make me more re-laxed and that gives me that senseof tranquility and peace.”

TOWN OF COTTAGENOTICE OF A PROPOSED

REAL PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

The Town of Cottage City of Prince George’s Countyproposes to increase real property taxes.

1. For the tax year beginning July 1, 2016, the esti-mated real property assessable base will increase by7.5%, from $81,699,920 to $87,821,059.

2. If the Town of Cottage City maintains the currenttax rate of $0.65 per $100 of assessment, real propertytax revenues will increase by 7.5% resulting in $39,788of new real property tax revenues.

3. In order to fully offset the effect of increasing as-sessments, the real property tax rate should be reduced to$0.605, the constant yield tax rate.

4. The Town is considering not reducing its realproperty tax rate enough to fully offset increasing as-sessments. The Town proposes to adopt a real propertytax rate of $0.65 per $100 of assessment. This tax rate is7.5% higher than the constant yield tax rate and will gen-erate $39,788 in additional property tax revenues.

A public hearing on the proposed real property tax rateincrease will be held at 6:30pm on April 13, 2016 at theTown Hall of Cottage City, 3820 40th Avenue, CottageCity MD, 20722.

The hearing is open to the public, and public testimony isencouraged.

Persons with questions regarding this hearing may call301-779-2161 for further information.

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UPCOMING

HYATTSVILLE 4TH CONGRESSIONALDEMOCRATIC DEBATE

April 7 at The Hyattsville Municipal Build-ing, third floor, 4310 Gallatin Street, Hy-attsville, Md 20781. Five Democratic candi-dates are vying for a seat in the U.S. House ofRepresentatives that is being vacated by Rep.Donna Edwards (D-4), who is running for aU.S. Senate seat. Come see what the candi-dates have to say before heading to the pollson April 26 for the Maryland Primary Election.The debate is on Thursday April 7 and livefrom 7 to 9 p.m., meet-and-greet with the can-didates after.

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TEEN ADVISORY BOARDHyattsville Library. Teens can earn service

hours and help to improve the library. Join usfor snacks and fun as we work on teen-cen-tered projects and programs at the HyattsvilleLibrary. 4:30-5:45 p.m. Ages 12 and up arewelcome.

PALSHyattsville Library. Join PALS (Partner-

ing Adults with Learning Students) Listento a child read or assist with school as-signments all while enjoying light refresh-ments. No registration necessary. 4:30-6p.m. Age groups: Senior, Elementary (5-12 yrs).

FRI 1

CAFÉ GROOVE: TEEN OPEN MIC Hillcrest Heights Community Center, 2300

Oxon Run Dr., Temple Hills. Café Groove isan expressive arts program just for teens,where they can enjoy performances (or geton stage) in a cozy and relaxed coffeehouseatmosphere. 7-9:30 p.m. Doors open at 7 pmwith performances beginning at 7:30 pm.Tickets are $3 and can be purchased at thedoor. Refreshments are provided. Ages 10-18. For information: 301-446-3232; TTY 301-699-2544.

SIX FLAGS AMERICA SPRING BREAKSix Flags America, 13710 Central Ave.,

Bowie. Join us for opening day at Six FlagsAmerica! Experience all the thrills as we start agreat season. March 25-April 3. For informa-tion: 301-249-1500.

MAGIC: THE GATHERING CLUBHyattsville Library. Come cast spells and

battle wizards in our favorite fantasy cardgame. Bring your own cards or use the oneswe have here. All experience levels wel-come, from never-played to expert. 4:30-5:45 p.m.

MARYLAND SPRING FESTIVALThe Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsylva-

nia Ave., Upper Marlboro. Belfield Farm ShowManagement brings the Maryland IndoorSpring Festival to the Prince Georgeʼs Eques-trian Center for three straight days of showing.This is a National or “A” rated horse show of-

fering a range of classes including, pre-divi-sions, and short stirrup. Friday-Sunday, April 1-3. 2016. All ages welcome. Free for Specta-tors. For information: 301-952-7900; TTY 301-699-2544.

EXHIBITION: ACQUAETTA WILLIAMSPublick Playhouse, 5445 Landover

Road, Cheverly. Guests will view an exhibi-tion of collages by artist AcquaettaWilliams. Friday, April 1-Wednesday, June22. For information: 301-446-3251; TTY301-699-2544.

XTREME TEENS: GLOW PARTYGlenarden/Theresa Banks Complex, 8615

McLain Ave., Glenarden. At this Glow Party,teens will enjoy light refreshments while the DJplays the latest hits. 7-10 p.m. Free. Ages 13-17. For information: 301-772-3151; TTY 301-699-2544.

SEEKING VETSHospice of the Chesapeake Vet-to-Vet Pro-

gram enlisting more volunteers to honor veter-ans at their end of life. For information aboutthe We Honor Veterans program at Hospice ofthe Chesapeake:www.hospicechesapeake.org/the-life-center-109/we-honor-veterans-program. To volunteer:443-837-1513 or [email protected].

SAT 2

PATUXENT RIVER PARK RIVER CLEAN UP

Patuxent River Park, 16000 Croom Air-port Road, Upper Marlboro. Wear oldclothes to help clean up the Patuxent Riverand its marshes. Advance registration is re-

quired. 9 a.m.-noon. Ages 13 & up. For in-formation: 301-627-6074; TTY 301-699-2544.

CROCHETINGOxon Hill Library. Come join us for an after-

noon of crocheting. If possible, please bringyour own materials due to limited supplies.Noon-4 p.m. No prior experience needed.

AMERICAN INDIAN VILLAGE DISCOVERY DAY

Patuxent River Park, 16000 Croom AirportRoad, Upper Marlboro. Patrons can explorethe new replicated Eastern Woodland Ameri-can Indian Village anytime the park is open.On the first Saturday of the month from March-October, a staff member will be available forquestions and may have other activities to ob-

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PHOTO BY ERIC ZHANGMEGAN WINNER IN THE 2014 WINTER YOUTH MUSICAL, PERSEUS AND THE GORGON. THE GORGONʼS HEADDRESS IS AMONG MANY CREATIONS CURRENTLYON DISPLAY IN THE ART GALLERY.

COMMUNITY ART DROP-IN Sunday at Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt. Join Artist in Residence Gina Mai Dennin a free fairy door workshop from 1-3pm, and invite a little magic into your environment this spring!Reservations are not required and materials will be provided while supplies last. The Greenbelt MuseumʼsCommunity Center exhibit space is presenting The Knowing Hands that Carve This Stone: The New Deal Art ofLenore Thomas Straus. Straus is best known locally as the creator of the iconic Mother and Child statue inGreenbeltʼs Roosevelt Center and the impressive bas reliefs on the façade of the Greenbelt Community Center.For information: 301-397-2208.

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TAX-AIDESurratts-Clinton Library. AARP Foundation Tax-Aide volunteers willprovide free tax aid for low-income and senior taxpayers. 10:30 a.m.-2 p.m.Please bring a copy of last yearʼs tax return and all W2 and 1099 incomedocuments to ensure accurate service. Call 301-292-2188 on Fridays onlybetween 10 am and 2 pm to make appointments for the following Tuesday.

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serve or participate in. 10 a.m.-noon. Free. Allages welcome. For information: 301-627-6074; TTY: 301-699-2544.

PARTS OF A FLOWER AND FLOWERS RUBBINGS

Accokeek Library. Learn about the parts ofa flower and have fun making various flowerprints from rubbings. Noon-1 p.m. Presentedby the Prince Georgeʼs County Master Gar-deners.

HEY! LET’S GO FISHINGSchool House Pond, 14100 Governor

Oden Bowie Dr., Upper Marlboro. Held atan eight-acre catch and release basspond, this program is designed for begin-ners. Equipment will be provided. An adultmust accompany children. 9-11 a.m. Resi-dent: $5; Non-Resident: $6. Ages 6-10.For information: 301-627-6074; TTY: 301-699-2544.

CROCHET WORKSHOPMount Rainier Library. Join us for an after-

noon of crocheting! If possible, please bringyour own materials due to limited supplies. 1-2p.m. No experience required.

5K GLOW WALK/RUN FOR AUTISMWatkins Regional Park, 301 Watkins Park

Dr., Upper Marlboro. Please join us for a Fun5k race that will benefit the “BLING FOR BLUEScholarship.” Registration and packet pick-upwill be from 6:30-7:30 p.m. The race will startpromptly at 7:30 p.m. After the walk/run, enjoymusic, vendors, refreshments and prizes! Thisis not a timed event, this is a “fun run” to raisefunds and awareness for Autism. You MUSTbe parked at the race location by 7:15 p.m. tobegin the race at 7:30 p.m. $20/person. Ages 6and up. For information: 301-249-7200; TTY301-699-2544.

A TERRIBLE BEAUTY: AN EASTER RISING CONCERT

Bowie Library. On April 24, 1916, the dayafter Easter, Dublin rose in rebellion againstthe British in an effort to secure independencefor Ireland. Though the rebellion had been sup-pressed by April 29, the seeds for a War Of In-dependence had been sown. Join us as IrishBlessing returns to Bowie to present an EasterRising concert, featuring traditional Irish musicand step dancing. 1-3 p.m. Adults.

2016 YOUTH SOFTBALL & BASEBALL JAMBOREE

Walker Mill Regional Park, 8001 Walker Mill

Road, District Heights. Girls and boys ages 5-18 are invited to participate in drills, meet localcoaches, and compete in fun contests. Getteam registration information Softball (girls):12:30-2 p.m. or (boys) Baseball: 2:30-4 p.m.Free. Ages 5-18. For information: 301-446-6800; TTY 301-699-2544.

CHESSLaurel Library. Learn to play chess or im-

prove on your game. 1:30-2:30 p.m. All ageswelcome!

READ TO ROVERSurratts-Clinton Library. Build your childʼs

confidence in reading. Bring a favorite book orchoose one from the library and read to Rover.Specially trained therapy dogs will be glad tolisten. 2-4 p.m. Each child will read for 15 min-utes. Registration required; call branch for de-tails.

MINECRAFTSurratts-Clinton Library. Play Minecraft at

the library! 2-4 p.m.

FRACTURED FAIRY TALESHyattsville Library. Come listen to fairy

tales you know, with a twist! Join us for somehilarious modern spins on classic stories.Stay after the stories for some fun fairy talecrafts. 3-4 p.m.

SUN 3

COMMUNITY ART DROP-IN Greenbelt Community Center, 15 Cres-

cent Road, Greenbelt. Join Artist in Resi-dence Gina Mai Denn in a free fairy doorworkshop from 1-3pm, and invite a little mag-ic into your environment this spring! Reserva-tions are not required and materials will beprovided while supplies last. The GreenbeltMuseumʼs Community Center exhibit spaceis presenting The Knowing Hands that CarveThis Stone: The New Deal Art of LenoreThomas Straus. Straus is best known locallyas the creator of the iconic Mother and Childstatue in Greenbeltʼs Roosevelt Center andthe impressive bas reliefs on the façade ofthe Greenbelt Community Center. For infor-mation: 301-397-2208.

LANGLEY PARK’S HEALTH CHECK 2016Langley Park Community Center, 1500

Merrimac Dr., Hyattsville. At Langley ParkʼsHealth Check 2016, there will be health pro-fessionals providing health advice, referrals,and preventive screenings. Also, participantscan take part in active fitness sessions as well

as discussions on adopting healthy eating andlifestyle choices. Noon-3 p.m. Free. All ageswelcome. For information: 301-445-4508; TTY301-699-2544

WASHINGTON NATIONALS BASEBALLCLINIC: RIVERDALE PARK

Riverdale Park Field, 5500 University Re-search Ct., Riverdale. Boys and girls ages 7-15 are invited to attend this free baseball clinic.Clinics will be conducted by local high schooland youth league coaches. The clinic will besponsored by DeMatha HS. 1-3 p.m. Free,Register here. Ages 7-15. For information:301-446-6800; TTY 301-699-2544.

IRENE SYLVESTERMontpelier Arts Center, 9652 Muirkirk Road,

Laurel. Irene Sylvester continues her explo-ration of the planets with multimedia abstractsof Deep Space. April 3–24. Free. All ages wel-come. For information: 301-377-7800; TTY301-699-2544.

BEGINNING MATH FOR STANDARDIZED TESTING

South Bowie Library. Students will reviewintegers, decimals, the order of operations,exponents, scientific notation, and manipu-lating fractions. Practice will be given in us-ing these elements of math to solve wordproblems. 3-4:30 p.m. Grades 9-11. Regis-tration required. Pre-requisite: The course isnot advisable for students who are currentlyfailing grade level mathematics. The courseis for children who need standard mathclass assistance only. This is not a suitablecourse for students in Honors, IB or AP levelmathematics.

SEASONAL SELECTIONS: SPRING FEAST

Riversdale House Museum, 4811 RiverdaleRoad, Riverdale Park. To celebrate the arrivalof spring, The Kitchen Guild will demonstrateopen hearth cooking using produce from thegarden, such as young greens and asparagus.Noon-3:30 p.m. Free. All ages welcome. Forinformation: 301-864-0420; TTY 301-699-2544, or [email protected].

MON 4

COMPETITION DEADLINE TODAYMontpelier Arts Centerʼs Annual Library

Gallery, Studio Jury, & Classical Recital Com-petitions. Apply now atmontpelierartscenter.submittable.com. For in-formation: 301-377-7800; TTY 301-490-2329or [email protected].

CHERRY BLOSSOM CELEBRATIONOxon Hill Library. Join us as we help cel-

ebrate the Cherry Blossom Festival. Wewill be sharing stories about Spring andJapanese Culture and have Japanesetreats and crafts like Manga and Origami. 4-5:30 p.m.

WALK AND TALK WITH THE DOC Lake Artemesia Park, 8200 55TH Ave.,

Berwyn Heights. We know that walking isone of the best ways to stay healthy. It isalso one of the best ways to connect withothers! A local health care professional willlead a group walk, share wellness tips, andanswer your questions. No registration is re-

quired. Just grab your tennis shoes and jointhe fun! 8:30-9:30 a.m. Free. Ages 60 & bet-ter. For information: 301-446-6800; TTY301-699-2544.

CROCHET WORKSHOPSurratts-Clinton Library. Join us for an

evening of crocheting. 7-8 p.m. Adults.

FAMILY GAME NIGHTLaurel Library. Come play board games at

the library! Bring one of your own or play oneof ours. 7-8 p.m.

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SPRING COMMUNITY PARTNERS ̓MEETINGWednesday at 8400 DʼArcy Road, Forestville.


WITH PEN IN HANDBowie Library. Novice to experienced

writers are welcome to find their creativevoice through writing. Share ideas, beinspired and participate in group cri-tiques. All genres accepted. Adults.7:00-8:45 p.m.

EXHIBITION: THE LATE STYLEBrentwood Arts Exchange, 3901 Rhode Is-

land Ave., Brentwood. The Brentwood Arts Ex-change welcomes curatorial practices studentsfrom the University of Maryland College Parkto partner with us in presenting our spring2016 exhibition. Students will research, plan,and implement an exhibition on senior artistswho are working in styles developed late in life.Through Saturday, May 28. Free. All ages wel-come. For information: 301-277-2863; TTY301-699-2544.

CHESAPEAKE WOODTURNERS EXHIBIT

Montpelier Mansion, 9650 Muirkirk Road,Laurel. The Chesapeake Woodturners displaytheir beautiful turned wood objects throughoutMontpelier. Through May 1. FREE. For infor-mation: 301-377-7817 or www.pgparks.com.

TEEN MENTORS NEEDEDVolunteers are needed for the Cityʼs

Youth & Family Services Teen MentoringProgram. Spend one hour a week with aBowie High School student and make atremendous impact! You can help by con-tacting Program Coordinator Rhonda Simonat 301-809-3033 or 240-671-5382 or [email protected].

AA AND ALANON MEETINGSTrinity Episcopal Church, 14515 Church St.,

Upper Marlboro. 8 p.m. For information: 301-627-2636, [email protected], orhttp://www.edow.org/trinityuppermarlboro/

TUES 5

TAX-AIDESurratts-Clinton Library. AARP Founda-

tion Tax-Aide volunteers will provide free taxaid for low-income and senior taxpayers.10:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Please bring a copy of lastyearʼs tax return and all W2 and 1099 incomedocuments to ensure accurate service. Call301-292-2188 on Fridays only between 10am and 2 pm to make appointments for thefollowing Tuesday.

CHESS CLUBSpauldings Library, 5811 Old Silver Hill

Road, District Heights. Learn to play or im-prove your chess game. All ages are welcome!Tuesdays at 7 p.m. Presented by EagleChess Academy. For information: 301-817-3750, TTY: 301-808-2061.

WED 6

PGCPS PARCC NIGHTSLaurel High School, 8000 Cherry Ln., Lau-

rel. Free. Prince Georgeʼs County PublicSchools (PGCPS) will host four district-widePARCC Nights to help connect parents andstudents with resources to prepare for thePartnership for Assessment of Readiness forCollege and Careers (PARCC) assessmentsand gain knowledge. 6-9 p.m. Registration isrequired. To register: www.pgcps.org. For infor-mation: 301-702-3860.

KIDS’ DAY OUT: “UPCYCLED CINDERELLA”

Arts/Harmony Hall Regional Center, 10701Livingston Road, Fort Washington. This imagi-native production brings to life the story of Cin-derella in a way that will surprise and delightaudiences. Packed with character educationlessons, Upcycled Cinderella will activate theimagination and encourage young audiencesto use teamwork, friendship and creativity intheir everyday lives. 10:30 a.m. $5/person. Allages. For information: 301-203-6070; TTY301-699-2544.

LINE DANCINGOxon Hill Library. Have fun and stay healthy

with a high-energy session of line dancing witha certified instructor. 7-8 p.m. Adults.

GYMNASTICS WORKSHOPSPrince Georgeʼs Sports & Learning Com-

plex, 8001 Sheriff Road, Landover. Looking fora fun activity for your children? Bring them toour gymnastics workshops! Please be aware,these workshops are not structured classes,but open play! Maximum 3 children to 1 adult.Parents are required to be on the floor with thechildren. Spaces are available on a first-come,first-served basis. 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.$6/participant. Ages walking to 12 years. Forinformation: 301-583-2400; TTY 301-699-2544.

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Work that Matters. The Maryland Department of Housing and CommunityDevelopment is a national leader in the financing and development ofaffordable housing and community development lending. The Divisionof Development Finance has an immediate opening for a ConstructionManagement Officer. The candidate will be responsible for the review andapproval of the contractor and architect plans and specifications, constructionestimates, work scope, environmental investigations and other relatedanalysis as well as monitoring the progression of funded projects andapproving requisitions at varying stages of construction completion. Theindividual must meet the minimum qualifications to be considered.

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Prince George’s County, Maryland Is Committed To Delivering Excellence In Government Services To Its Citizens. The County Is Seeking Bids Or Proposals From Businesses Who Share In A “Total Quality” Commitment In The Provision Of Services To Their Customers.

Sealed Bids And/Or Proposals Will Be Received In The Prince George’s County Office Of Central Services Until The Date And Lo-cal Time Indicated For The Following Solicitations.

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S16-051 Supplying & Delivering Bottled Drinking Pre-Bid Conference $5.50Water 04/21/16 @ 10:00 a.m.

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PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY SUPPORTS MINORITY BUSINESS PARTICIPATION

Solicitations identified with an asterisk (*) are reserved for Minority vendors, certified by Prince George’s County, under authority of CB-1-1992. Double asterisk (**) solicitations contain a provision for subcontracting with Minority vendors certified by Prince Geor-ge’s County.

The County reserves the right to reject any or all bids or proposals in the best interest of the County.

Bidding documents containing instructions to bidders and specifications (excluding construction documents) may be reviewed and/or downloaded through the County’s website www.goprincegeorgescounty.com. Documents may also be obtained from the Prince George’s County Office of Central Services, Contract Administration and Procurement Division, 1400 McCormick Drive, Room 200, Largo, Maryland 20774, (301) 883-6400 or TDD (301) 925-5167 upon payment of a non-refundable fee, by Check or Money Order only, made payable to Prince George’s County Government. Special ADA accommodations may be made by writing or calling the same office. For information on the latest bid/proposal solicitations call the Bid Hotline (301) 883-6128.

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COUNTY COUNCIL HEARING

COUNTY COUNCILOF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MARYLAND

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016COUNCIL HEARING ROOM

COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGUPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 the County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland, will hold the following public hearing:

11:00 A.M.

Appointment of the following individual as Director of the

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Department of Family Services for Prince George's County:Ms. Elana Belon-Butler

Those wishing to testify at this hearing and comment, or to re-ceive copies are urged to telephone the office of the Clerk of the Council, County Administration Building, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Telephone (301) 952-3600. Free parking and shuttle bus service is available at the Prince George's Equestrian Center parking lots. In the event of inclement weather, please call 301-952-4810 to confirm the status of County Business.

BY ORDER OF THE COUNTY COUNCIL PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, MARYLAND

Derrick Leon Davis, ChairmanAttest:Redis C. FloydClerk of the Council00005938 1t 03/31/16

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COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING14741 GOVERNOR ODEN BOWIE DRIVE

UPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND

11:00 A.M.

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, the County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland, will hold the following public hearings:

CB-3-2016 (DR-2) - AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING HY-DRAULIC FRACTURING for the purpose of providing a defi-nition for hydraulic fracturing in the Zoning Ordinance and add-ing hydraulic fracturing uses, including the hydraulic fracturing of a well for the exploration or production of natural gas, as a prohibited use in all zones within Prince George's County.

Those wishing to testify at these hearings and comment, or to re-ceive copies are urged to telephone the office of the Clerk of the Council, County Administration Building, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, Telephone (301) 952-3600. Free parking and shuttle bus service is available at the Prince George's Equestrian Center parking lots. In the event of inclement weather, please call 301-952-4810 to confirm the status of County Business.

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Derrick Leon Davis, ChairmanATTEST:Redis C. FloydClerk of the Council00005936 2t 04/07/16


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1:30 P.M.

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, April 5, 2016 the County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland, will hold the following public hearings:

CB-6-2016 (DR-2) AN ACT CONCERNING SWIMMING POOLS for the purpose of amending the Prince George's County Code to comply with new more stringent safety standards for ho-tel and motel pools under 2,500 square feet of water within Prince George's County; generally relating to the regulation of swimming pools.

CB-8-2016 (DR-2) - AN ACT CONCERNING THE LABOR CODE for the purpose of amending provisions of the Labor Code to eliminate the Public Employees Board and provide for a new system of arbitration selection under the Labor Code.

Those wishing to testify at these hearings and comment, or to re-ceive copies are urged to telephone the office of the Clerk of the Council, County Administration Building, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Telephone (301) 952-3600. Free parking and shuttle bus service is available at the Prince George's Equestrian Center parking lots. In the event of inclement weather, please call 301-952-4810 to confirm the status of County Business.



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WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSIONPROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2016-2017 OPERATING & CAPITAL BUDGETS

AND THEWASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMMISSION

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FORWATER AND SEWERAGE,

FOR FISCAL YEARS 2017-2022

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 201611:30 A.M.

COUNCIL HEARING ROOM, FIRST FLOORCOUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING14741 GOVERNOR ODEN BOWIE DRIVE


Copies of the proposed budgets will be available at the Washing-ton Suburban Sanitary Commission, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Lau-rel, Maryland, and the Office of the Clerk of the Council, County Administration Building, Room 2198, Upper Marlboro, Mary-land. Copies of the County Executive's recommendations will be available in the Office of the Clerk of the Council.

Members of the public are invited to express their views concern-ing the proposed budget. Persons wishing to testify at the above mentioned public hearings are requested to telephone the Office of the Clerk of the Council at (301) 952 3600 in order to be placed on the advance speakers' list. Testimony will be limited to three minutes per speaker. There will be no relinquishing of time by one speaker to another, and allotted time periods will be closely followed. Written comments will be accepted in addition to, or in lieu of, oral testimony. E-mails or faxes will not be con-sidered, unless followed by originals mailed to the Clerk of the Council. Written comments may be submitted before the hearing to: Clerk of the Council, County Administration Building, Room 2198, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 20772.

Free parking and shuttle bus service are available at the Prince George's Equestrian Center parking lots. In the event of inclem-ent weather, please call 301-952-4810 to confirm the status of County Business.


Derick Leon Davis, ChairmanATTEST:Redis C. FloydClerk of the Council00005937 2t 04/07/16

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COUNTY COUNCIL HEARINGSCOUNTY COUNCIL

OF PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY MARYLANDNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGUPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, April 12, 2016 the County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland, will hold the following public hearings:

1:30 P.M.

Appointment of the following individuals to the Human Rela-tions Commission for Prince George's County:

Ms. Nora Eidelman ReappointmentTerm Expiration: 6/30/2017

Mr. Gerald Folsom, PhD ReappointmentTerm Expiration: 6/30/2018

Ms. Gail Heath ReappointmentTerm Expiration: 6/30/2017

Mr. Walter Howell, Jr. ReappointmentTerm Expiration: 6/30/2018

Mr. Eric Jackson ReappointmentTerm Expiration: 6/30/2018

Mr. Eugene “Tony” Langbehn ReappointmentCurrent Term Expiration: 6/30/2016Full Term Expiration: 6/30/2019

Mr. Merrill Smith ReappointmentTerm Expiration: 6/30/2018

Those wishing to testify at these hearings are invited to telephone the office of the Clerk of the Council, Room 2198, County Ad-ministration Building, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 301-952-3600. Free parking and shuttle bus service is available at the Prince George's Equestrian Center parking lots.


Derrick Leon Davis, ChairmanAttest:Redis C. FloydClerk of the Council00005939 1t 03/31/16


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6:30 P.M.

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, April 12 2016 the County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland, will hold the following public hearings:

CR-17-2016 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE FIS-CAL YEAR 2016 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUS-ING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT for the purpose of amending the Prince George's County Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2016 Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Develop-ment by adding the Sunset Emergency Shelter Operations pro-ject, an eligible activity not originally funded or described in the FY 2016 Annual Action Plan, and reprogramming and reallocat-ing seventy-two thousand one hundred seventy-nine dollars and ninety-two cents ($72,179.92) in Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) Program funds from the FY 2001, FY 2007, FY 2008, FY 2009, FY 2010 and FY 2011 Annual Action Plans to support the Sunset Emergency Shelter Operations project.

CR-18-2016 A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE FIS-CAL YEAR 2016 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUS-ING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT for the purpose of amending the Prince George's County Fiscal Year (“FY”) 2016 Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Develop-ment by reprogramming and reallocating five hundred twenty-two thousand nine hundred nineteen dollars ($522,919.00) in HOME Investment Partnerships (“HOME”) Program funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Voluntary Grant Reduction Plan in FY 2016 to the FY 2016 HOME Program categories in the 2016 An-nual Action Plan.

Those wishing to testify at these hearings and comment, or to re-ceive copies are urged to telephone the office of the Clerk of the Council, County Administration Building, Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Telephone (301) 952-3600. Free parking and shuttle bus service is available at the Prince George's Equestrian Center parking lots. In the event of inclement weather, please call 301-952-4810 to confirm the status of County Business.


Derrick Leon Davis, Chairman

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ATTEST:Redis C. FloydClerk of the Council00005931 2t 03/31/16




THE HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTANNUAL ACTION PLAN FY-2017

FEDERAL GRANTS APPLICATION(COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO.16-2016)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 15A-106 of Subtitle 15A, of the Prince George's County Code, the County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland, hereby gives notice that it will hold a public hearing on the Annual Action Plan for FY 2017 submitted by the County Executive on March 15, 2016 for County Council approval.

A public hearing on these proposals will be held on:

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016AT 7:00 P.M.

COUNCIL HEARING ROOM, FIRST FLOORCOUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGUPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND 20772

The purpose of the hearing is to give all interested persons an op-portunity to express their views regarding the projects and fund-ing allocations contained in the proposed Annual Action Plan.

The proposed Annual Action Plan for FY 2017 consists of the combined Federal grants applications for Prince George's County's FY 2017 entitlements of Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships and Emergency Shelter Grant funds.

The County's estimated entitlements for FY 2017 are as follows: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) - $4,461,422 plus $204,933 (Program Income); HOME Investment Partnership (HOME) - $1,016,981 plus $1,060,771 (Program Income); and Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG) $387,732 plus $387,732 (Matching Funds). All of these grant programs are administered by the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).

Persons wishing to testify at the hearing are urged to telephone the Office of the Clerk of the Council (Phone 301-952-3600) to request placement on the advance speakers' list. Persons may also register to speak at the hearing. Time limitations of three minutes per speaker will be imposed. Written testimony will be accepted in lieu of, or in addition to, oral testimony.

E-mails or faxes will not be considered, unless followed by originals mailed to the Clerk of the Council. Written comments

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may be submitted before the hearing to: Clerk of the Council, County Administration Building, Room 2198, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 20772. Free parking and shuttle bus service is available at the Prince George's Equestrian Center parking lots. In the event of inclement weather, please call 301-952-4810 to confirm the status of County Business.

A copy of the proposed FY 2017 Annual Action Plan is available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Council, Room 2198, County Administration Building, Upper Marlboro, Mary-land and online at https://princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com/.






PROPOSED AMENDMENT TOTHE FY 2016-2020 CONSOLIDATED PLAN

FOR HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTAND

THE FY 2016 ANNUAL ACTION PLAN FOR HOUSINGAND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

(COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 15-2016)

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 15A 106 of Subtitle 15A, of the Prince George's County Code, the County Council of Prince George's County, Maryland, hereby gives notice that it will hold a public hearing on the proposed amendment to the Consolidated Plan for Housing and Community Development for FY 2016-2020 and the FY 2016 Annual Action Plan for Housing and Community Development to include the Section 3 Action Plan. This amendment was submitted by the County Executive on March 15, 2016 for County Council approval.

A public hearing on this proposal will be held on:

TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016AT 7:00 P.M.

COUNCIL HEARING ROOMCOUNTY ADMINISTRATION BUILDINGUPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND 20772

Pursuant to Subtitle 15A of the Prince George's County Code, the County Executive shall prepare on behalf of Prince George's County and submit to the County Council for approval: (1) a Five Year Consolidated Housing and Community Development Plan; (2) an Annual Action Plan and Statement of Community Devel-


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opment Objectives and Projected Use of Funds; and (3) a Section 3 Action Plan, to implement Section 3 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended (“Section 3”).

The purpose of Section 3 is to ensure that employment and other economic opportunities generated by certain U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) financial assistance shall, to the “greatest extent feasible,” and consistent with exist-ing federal, state, and local laws and regulations, be directed to low and very low-income persons living in Prince George's County. In particular, HUD financial assistance shall be directed to: (1) recipients of government assistance for housing, and (2) business concerns which provide economic opportunities to low and very low-income persons.

The Section 3 Action Plan addresses policies and procedures for all HUD covered activities including: programs with multiple contracts; contracts which include HUD funding for public or residential construction projects; professional service activities generated by construction, such as roads, sewers, sidewalks, and community centers; and all public housing authority covered ac-tivities such as maintenance, development, modernization, and operations.

The Section 3 Action Plan is designed to address unemployment, underemployment, and economic poverty. Section 3 require-ments apply to HUD grantees and all contractors and subcontrac-tors performing work in connection with projects and activities funded by federal housing and community development assis-tance covered by Section 3.

Persons wishing to testify at the hearing are urged to telephone the Office of the Clerk of the Council (Phone 301-952-3600) to request placement on the advance speakers' list. Persons may also register to speak at the hearing. Time limitations of three minutes per speaker will be imposed. Written testimony will be accepted in lieu of, or in addition to, oral testimony.

E-mails or faxes will not be considered, unless followed by origi-nals mailed to the Clerk of the Council. Written comments may be submitted before the hearing to: Clerk of the Council, County Administration Building, Room 2198, 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 20772. Free parking and shuttle bus service is available at the Prince George's Eques-trian Center parking lots. In the event of inclement weather, please call 301-952-4810 to confirm the status of County Busi-ness.

A copy of the proposed Plans are available for inspection in the Office of the Clerk of the Council, Room 2198, County Admin-istration Building, Upper Marlboro, Maryland and online at https://princegeorgescountymd.legistar.com/.


Derrick Leon Davis, Chairman

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Around Prince George’sBy Daniel Kucin Jr.Sports Editor

WASHINGTON D.C. – D.C.United fell to FC Dallas, 3-0 onMar. 26. D.C. United failed to net agoal despite attempting 15 shots(two on goal). Michael Barrios ofFC Dallas scored two goals, whileteammate Mauro Diaz accountedfor two assists to help lead his teamto victory. D.C. United will be backin action against San Jose on April2.

Riverdale Baptist’s baseballsquad shut out NOVA Home-School, 12-0 on Mar. 26. Riverdalesenior pitcher Chris Caulfieldearned his fourth win of the season(4-0). Riverdale junior Jose Riverawas perfect at the plate (4-for-4)and he accounted for two runs andfive RBI.

Charles H. Flowers’ baseballteam defeated Friendly, 12-0 onMar. 24. Flowers freshmanTremayne Cobb, Jr. pitched threeinnings and struck out six out of the11 batters he faced. Cobb was also aforce to be reckoned with offen-sively as he had two hits and scoredtwo runs.

On March 24, Northwesternstruggled with Largo, but pulledthrough in the end to win by a finalscore of 13-9. Northwestern lookedas if they would dominate Largofrom start to finish, as the Wildcatswere up 5-2 at the time. However,trailing by two at the start of thefifth, Northwestern took the lead byputting three on the board. RafaelCalcano pitched six innings forNorthwestern to secure the win andhad 13 strikeouts. Northwestern isnow 2-1. Its next game is at homeagainst Potomac High School onApril 6.

Elizabeth Seton’s softball teamshut out Holy Cross, 15-0 on March23. Seton senior catcher Leslie

Lopez was on fire with three hitsand two RBI by game’s end. Anoth-er player for Seton who had a biggame was freshman infielderAmelia Theobald. Theobald ac-counted for one hit, two runs scoredand two RBI. Elizabeth Seton willface Paul VI on April 4.

Bowie State’s bowling squadhas won its second consecutiveCIAA Bowling Championship titleby defeating Fayetteville State Uni-versity in the championship round.The Bulldogs’ Makyra Bankstonwas named the Most Valuable Play-er. The CIAA Bowling Champi-onship All-Tournament team alsoincluded teammates Sierra Davisand Diamond Carter.

PHOTO BY MICHAEL SMITH

Northwesternʼs Rafael Calcanowinds up as he prepares to throw apitch. Calcano fanned 13 batters inthe Wildcats ̓13-9 victory overLargo on March 24.

Mayweather promotions bringstitle fight to DC Armory on April 1By Ron Harris@DCRonski

WASHINGTON D.C. –Floyd Mayweather Promotionswill promote its first world titlefight in Washington D.C. at theDC Armory on April 1. It will beshown on Spike TV as part of thePremier Boxing Champions se-ries.

Division champion AdrienBroner (31-2) will be defendinghis crown against AshleyTheopane (38-6) from the UnitedKingdom. Broner often trains inD.C.

“I love training in D.C.,”Broner said. “I have fewer dis-tractions in D.C. and I get goodwork when I am there.”

Several of Mayweather ’sstaff members hail from D.C.

“D.C. isn’t a good city, it’s agreat city,” Mayweather said.“We couldn’t choose a betterplace to have the fight. This area

has some great talent. They havesome very good trainers here andBaltimore, too. I will be back. Ibelieve this will be a sold-outevent.”

The top local fighter on theApril 1 card will be Anthony Pe-terson (36-1, 24 KO’s). Petersonwill take on Samuel Neequaye(22-1, 15 KO’s) from Ghana in alightweight bout. Neequaye rep-resented his country in theOlympic Games.

“I don’t care who my oppo-nent is,” said Peterson, who is theyounger brother of former worldchamp Lamont Peterson. “I trainevery day. I go to work as if Ihave a regular job, whether I havea fight scheduled or not. I wastaught to show up at work and al-ways be ready.”

Other local fights to watchout for on the card are DemondNicholson, Kareem Martin,Patrick Harris and Baltimore’sGervonta Davis.

By Sean Farrell@Sean_PGSSports

The basketball hotbed that isPrince George’s County requires lo-cal players to stay on top of theirgame year-round in hopes of gainingan edge and improving as a player.

Gwynn Park Boys’ BasketballHead Coach Mike Glick has beenbuilding a tremendous resume inPrince George’s County while at thehelm of the Yellow Jackets and isholding a camp to help improvethose willing to learn.

Boys ages six to 17-years-old

can participate in five one-week ses-sions running from June 20 throughJuly 25 at Gwynn Park High School.The cost of the camp is $190 perweek.

Accumulating over 430 careerwins, Glick has built a yearly con-tender in his nine years at GwynnPark. The former Washington PostCoach of the Year, as well as a two-time County Coach of the Year,Glick has taken the Yellow Jacketsto multiple MPSSAA Final Fours,regional championships, and countychampionships. Glick is also re-sponsible for sending 75 players to

the NCAAs, with 44 playing at theDivision 1 level.

Glick’s summer camp has seenmany of the area’s best players re-turn to help the next group of youngstars in Prince George’s County withlectures, advice and wisdom. Play-ers who have come to visit Glick’scamp include Rudy Gay, DelonteWest, Donte Green, Juan Dixon,Steve Blake, Mo Howard, JamesGist, Lonnie Baxter and Taj Holden.

Interested parties can contactGlick at (301)-570-5730 or visitwww.CoachGlick.com for morecamp details.

Glick to host summer basketball camp

PHOTO COURTESY RON HARRIS

Anthony Peterson (36-1, 24 KOs),above, will face off against SamuelNeequaye (22-1, 15 KOs) on April 1at the DC Armory. The fight is oneof a few that will be televised onSpike TV as part of the PremierBoxing Champions series put onby Floyd Mayweather Promotions.


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County finally makes lacrosse an interscholastic sportBy Sean Farrell@Sean_PGSSports

PRINCE GEORGE’S COUN-TY - The DMV area has always beenknown as a mecca when it came tolacrosse.

The area has seen manylacrosse greats come out of localhigh schools from Anne Arundel andCalvert counties, all the way upthrough the great universities suchas John Hopkins and the Universityof Maryland.

Prince George’s County has al-ways seemed to be behind the curvewhen it came to having lacrosse inpublic schools. It has slowed downthe growth of the sport in the county,and at the moment, lacrosse is con-sidered the fastest-growing sport inthe country.

After two decades and endlessdebates and processes to addlacrosse into the school system,Prince George’s County PublicSchools (PGCPS) has finally offeredlacrosse as an interscholastic sportfor all public schools.

“Like everything else, expan-sion of varsity sports comes with aprice tag,” said Earl Hawkins, athlet-ics coordinating supervisor forPGCPS. “We started with schoolswhere we saw the most interest andwill expand the program as moreschools start club teams and the bud-get allows. Expanding lacrosse as avarsity sport will also provide morescholarship opportunities for ourstudents.”

The plan, according toHawkins, is for PGCPS to begin par-ticipating in the Maryland PublicSecondary School Athletic Associa-tion (MPSSAA) postseason tourna-ment by 2017.

“I hope every county schoolwill have formed at least a club teamby the end of this spring,” Hawkinssaid,

So far Eleanor Roosevelt, Dr.Henry A. Wise, Jr., Bowie, OxonHill and Northwestern have bothgirls’ and boys’ lacrosse teamswhich held their first games onMarch 22. DuVal, Charles H. Flow-ers and Friendly will only be partici-

pating in girls’ lacrosse to start thisseason, while Gwynn Park and Dou-glass will field exclusively boys’lacrosse for now. But, Hawkins, saidit’s a start.

Eleanor Roosevelt had the firstlacrosse club in Prince George’sCounty, which formed back in 1996.New club teams later formed andhave grown over the past twodecades. With the sport catching onin the area, the entire community haspushed even harder for lacrosse’s in-clusion with other varsity sports.Students, parents, community mem-bers and elected officials have alllobbied for the sport and it finallyworked.

“There’s a lot of kids in thecounty who are playing and it be-came harder and harder to explainwhy Prince George’s County didn’thave the fastest-growing high schoolsport in America as a varsity sport,”former Maryland Del. Justin Rosstold the Washington Post. He is alsothe commissioner of the PrinceGeorge’s Pride Lacrosse Club.

With Eleanor Roosevelt seeingsuccess with its program over recentyears, including back-to-back win-ning seasons, it was starting to be-come obvious that other PrinceGeorge’s County schools would joinin.

“It’s a good day for the kids,and whether it’s a long time comingor not, it is great news,” Rooseveltboys’ lacrosse Head Coach DonFink said.

Fink has been at Roosevelt fornine years and has seen his programgrow from a club sport into a morelegitimate program. He knew thatthe rest of the county could grow aswell, given the proper funding. Andit all started because his son wantedto play the game he loved, and nothave to leave Roosevelt behind for aprivate school.

In 2008, Riley Fink told his sto-ry about wanting to play lacrosse tothe Washington Post and it was avery compelling situation. Riley hadmany opportunities to play high-lev-el lacrosse at the cost of leavingRoosevelt, his friends and his broth-ers’ alma-mater. Because he lived in

Prince George's County, he had tochoose between public school andplaying lacrosse at an elite privateschool, which was far more promis-ing for his future. Riley chose Roo-sevelt, which provided no lacrossefunding or even a place to changeclothes.

“I'm really happy to get to playhere, but it might have been nice tohave uniforms and a locker roomand travel money and stuff,” Rileysaid when he was a junior.

He did consider leaving Roo-sevelt and transferring to DeMathaat one point, but opted to stay.

“Coaches will look at two re-cruits, see a guy who went to Roo-sevelt and say, ‘I've never heard ofthat’ and go with the kid they know,”he said. “If I went to DeMatha, or ifRoosevelt had a varsity program, I’dhave a better name. It’s disappoint-ing, but you just have to work hard-er.”

Riley is now a junior at St.Mary’s College of Maryland, wherehe is still playing the game he loves.His story had a major impact onPrince George’s County’s decisionto add lacrosse after parents startedto speak up.

Janis Milman, a Waldorf resi-dent whose daughter played for arecreational team in St. Mary’sCounty, was also outspoken whenRiley’s story broke.

“Why should our kids get feweropportunities to play because ofwhere they live?” Milman said.

Now the wait is finally over.Prince George’s County can nowwork on joining the likes of AnneArundel and Calvert counties whohave been dominating area lacrossefor decades. It will take some time tobe able to compete with those highschools, but the buzz in the area hasbeen extremely positive.

DeMatha Head Lacrosse CoachScott Morrison believes even morechange will happen in the future.

“Prince George’s County ismost certainly behind the rest of thestate, in terms of offering lacrosse,but that’s changing in a good way,”Morrison said. “Look forward fiveor 10 years from now, I’m confident

you’re going to see some kids fromPrince George’s County PublicSchools going on to play at the nextlevel.”

Kevin Maxwell, chief execu-tive officer for PGCPS, was happyto see the sport become a part of thevarsity landscape as well.

“I am thrilled that the many stu-dents who have taken part inlacrosse at the club level will nowhave the opportunity to compete invarsity games,” he said.

District 7 Board of Educationmember K. Alexander Wallace wasat the opening game on March 22 atWise and posted on his Twitter hishappiness for the launch of lacrosse

as an interscholastic sport.“Before tonight’s Board of Ed-

ucation meeting, I joined Dr. KevinMaxwell (PGCPS CEO) to celebratethe first match at Wise High School.With lacrosse being available inPrince George’s County PublicSchools, I personally want to thankState Sen. Doug Peters for his advo-cacy in making this happen.”

Peters, a University of Mary-land alum, was a major force behindthe finalization of interscholasticlacrosse in the county.

With the support of the commu-nity, lacrosse is poised to make a ma-jor impact on the sports landscape inPrince George’s County.

PHOTO BY DANIEL KUCIN JR.

Eleanor Roosevelt High School was one of the first schools to have alacrosse club team in Prince Georgeʼs County. Last week the county sawits first varisty lacrosse games take place, as the sport becameinterscholastic. Currently, 10 county schools offer lacrosse for either girls,boys or both.

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