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City Displays Its Pride

By Christopher A Keplinger

S tudents, parents and faculty of St. Mark the Evangelist Catholic School in Hyattsville joined together on Friday to celebrate the career of

longtime teacher Nora Facchiano, 69, who will retire in June after 44 years in education.

According to St. Mark’s Principal Joan McCabe, “Fri-day was proclaimed ‘Nora Facchiano Day’ at our school, to properly honor Nora and to thank her for her tireless dedication and commitment to our children.”

Facchiano’s special day also included a tree-plant-ing ceremony in her honor, tributes from many of her students, a gift from parents, and other activities at the school. “It was just wonderful to be remembered like this,” Facchiano points out. “You hope that in all these years you’ve made a difference, but it was very moving to actually hear what everyone had to say. I am just so thrilled.”

Part of the St. Mark’s faculty since 1977, Facchiano taught hundreds of children in fi rst and second grades at the school. “The last few years,” she adds, “I’ve actually been starting on a second generation, as my former stu-dents have enrolled their own children at St. Mark’s.”

The educational community has also recognized Facchiano’s lifelong contributions. In 2006, she was chosen to receive the Agnes Meyer Teacher of the

Esteemed Educator Retires

Award-winning teacher Nora Facchiano retires this month.

Last month Hyattsville

celebrated its anniversary with the annual parade. The start-

ing location from the Hyattsville Middle school as the cavalcade marched down 42nd

Avenue and then onto Jeff erson Street toward Magruder Park. Many parade watchers were sat-

isfi ed with the many participants. As per tradition numerous dignitaries participated as did the city police and fi re departments. Numerous schools and civic organizations marched and provided entertainment along the parade route. The

parade is an annual May tradition as the city toots its own horn and displays

their pride to Hyattsvillians and visitors alike.

—Michael Martucci

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HES 90thAnniversaryBy Jeanne Washburn

O n May 19, the gym of Hyatts-ville Elementary was fi lled with people celebrating the 90th

birthday of the school on 43rd Avenue. The purpose, as stated by Principal Brian Baudoin in opening remarks to the ap-proximately 250 seated guests, was not only to celebrate the long history of the school, but the dedication of the teachers and staff over the years and the continued support of the parents and the commu-nity. He also remarked on the academic success of the students who have met the guidelines of “No Child Left Behind” with Adequate Yearly Progress for past three years.

The celebration began with a program in the gym followed by an international luncheon with foods representing the many countries of origin of the students’ families organized by Ms. Cecilia Penate, Hyattsville Elementary’s parent liaison. Birthday cakes were donated by Giant Food of East/West Highway, Safeway of Hamilton Street, and Hyattsville Ele-mentary parent, Shary Wemple owner of

HES TURNS 90 ontinues on page 17

By Michael Martucci

By 7:30 in the morning BillBrown is already cooking! Hisday starts early. For the last yearor so he has put his volunteerenergy into his position as cookfor Meals On Wheels in thekitchen of the First UnitedMethodist Church on BelcrestRoad just across from the cityfirehouse. A former postal workerwho retired well over a decadeago he has spent the last 11 yearsgiving back to the community viathe volunteer organization. Henever viewed himself as a chefbefore picking up his duties 12months ago. “I only learned bywatching previous cooks here,”he exclaims. He doesn’t do it allalone but the core number of driv-ers and visitors in the program isdwindling.

Deanna Lesche who hasresided in the community for over40 years says the program is real-ly only at half staff on a regular

basis these days. While having adozen people to cover routes 5days a week would be ideal, theyare a far cry from that right now.

“Mr. Brown is a jack of all

trades turned into the cook,” shesays in a glowing statement aboutthe senior citizen. It is safe to sayvirtually all the volunteers areolder individuals.

The clientele is virtually allover 60 years old too. Ms. Lesche,also a volunteer does all of thebuying of food necessary for thenon-profit organization. She doesthe ordering, the billing, and send-ing out invoices to clients. Shealso does the general runningaround necessary to make sure thequality food that Meals OnWheels offers is available for Mr.Brown and his helpers.

The program is self-sustain-ing in that most all of the moneycomes from the fee charged to thecustomers in order to purchasefood. The other cost is in monthlytaxes the non-profit group mustpay. Other than that it runs purelyas a volunteer group.

As director of the entire pro-gram Jean Hubbard has beencharged with holding the programtogether. She is a lifelong residentwho retired from governmentwork in the late 1980’s, became avolunteer briefly, and then wasasked to become Meals On

Wheels’ director. Obviously a very spiritual

woman Ms. Hubbard says that thisis a “mission outreach program.”

All three are worried. Whilethe 35 clients they currently serveare in good hands, the fear for thefuture is that the all-volunteerorganization will run out of steam.Many people who assist are retiredand have been with the group forat least 5 years. An infusion of newblood into the volunteer programis what will keep it alive for thefuture.

“The need arose in this area,”Ms. Lesche says explaining howthe local organization came to befounded in 1985. “We have to bevery careful about the kind of peo-ple becoming volunteers,” Ms.

By Steve Clements

Tuesday, June 21st was abright and sunny day with avery pleasant breeze. It seemedlike the perfect time to visit theHyattsville Farmer’s Market attheir new location in the parkinglot behind the post office andstores along Hamilton Street. Itis worth the detour.

The folks who bring theirproduce and goods for sale are avery interesting and friendlygroup of people.

I had the opportunity tochat with them in between theirwaiting on a steady stream ofcustomers.

T.G.I.F (Thank God It’sFresh) farm in Croom had abeautiful selection of spring

greens, green beans, peas,squash, cherries and raspberries.Avis Turner has been operatingthis produce farm for the pasttwenty years.

Previously, the family hasgrown tobacco on the farm formany years.

Most of the produce for

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By Michael Martucci

Many city workers dedicatetheir lives serving the people in thepositions to which they are hired.City employees by and large workwith a genuine drive toward civicduty in service to their community.In reality we know little about them.However their backgrounds are adeep cross section of the city. Thisseries of articles seeks to discoverhow our tax dollars and city payrollis being effectively spent by high-lighting city workers. We will seek toexplore their careers, families, andaspirations not as merely employeesbut as members of the citizenry andthe Hyattsville human family.

City employee PhyllisBartalone came to Hyattsvillefrom Tennessee in the time ofJohn Kennedy and Camelot.

Beginning in the early1960s as a resident of Top of thePark apartments she quickly fellin love with the city she hascalled home for the past 42years. A product of the volun-teer state, she has six sisters,three brothers not to mention a93-year-old mother and otherfamily who still reside there.

Working for the Federalgovernment for a brief time. shesought other avenues of workbecause she is so much a peopleperson with a more spiritedcountenance than strict federalguidelines of association wouldallow at the time.

She worked in WashingtonD.C for the telephone companyand jumped at the chance when

The Human Face of CodeEnforcement: Phyllis Bartalone

Bill Brown and Friends keep Meals on Wheels alive

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Bill Brown cooks for Meals on Wheels in the kitchen at First UnitedMethodist Church.

Peggy ofHarrisOrchardat JugBay attheFarmers’Market.

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By Councilmember Krista Atteberry and David Levy

W hen Senator Paul Sarbanes announced his retirement last year, we wondered

who could possibly take the place of Maryland’s highly honored and respected public servant in the U.S. Senate. Congressman Ben Car-

din has surfaced as a candidate to watch.

Cardin recently walked door-to-door on Jefferson Street, 40th Avenue, and Ingraham Street in Hyattsville. He talked with many neighbors and they in turn, got to question him about his record of fighting for Social Security and

Medicare, federal immigration pol-icy, and his support for the arts. He also shared his views relating to his service on the Helsinki Commis-sion and his work in addressing anti-Semitism and human rights abuses.

In addition to the countless gra-cious residents who opened their doors, Mayor Gardiner and Coun-cilmember Matulef joined along with many residents in welcoming Congressman Cardin to Hyatts-ville. Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department President Matt Davy also greeted Cardin (in Congress Ben has secured millions in federal homeland security dollars for local fire and police departments).

Congressman Cardin reminisced while talking with residents about how much Hyattsville reminded him of the neighborhood in which he grew up. After talking with him, Gloria Felix-Thompson shared, “Having grown up in a similar set-ting, Mr. Cardin’s displays a clear understanding of the needs of com-munities like Hyattsville. I am con-

fident that he has the compassion, sensitivity, and determination that it takes to represent a district as diverse as ours.”

Cardin remembered campaigning for his first office by walking door-to-door and remarked several times how much he enjoyed this part of his campaign for U.S. Senate. It is refreshing to see a candidate for the U.S. Senate get out there and cam-paign in such a personal manner, and not just rely on TV ads and press conferences. Ward 2 City Council candidate Jim Groves agreed: “I ap-preciated the fact that he took the time to come to our city. It’s al-ways good to meet a representative personally so that when the time comes to call for assistance, there is a personal connection. With the up-coming revitalization of the City of Hyattsville, the LNG situation, the need for smart growth and more, we will need to have a connection with

By Imani Kazana

O n May 23rd, the Prince George’s County Coun-cil voted favorably (6-1) to

approve the new Transit District Overlay Zone to guide develop-ment around the West Hyattsville Metro Station. That was great news for Metro, its development partners and the City of Hyattsville, but it was dreadful news to the Washing-ton Gas Company. The new zon-ing rules for this zone specifically prohibit the introduction of “fuel storage tanks” by utility companies. This effectively knocks out the Gas Company’s plans to construct a liq-uefied gas processing and storage plant at their Chillum Road prop-erty. The Property is now within this overlay zone.

On that same day, community residents in opposition to the pro-posed LNG plant were in the midst of presenting testimony for the sev-enth day before the Zoning Hear-ing Examiner. Upon receipt of

news of the County Council vote, the Hearing Examiner promptly announced to all hearing attendees that this new zoning would prohibit her from ruling in favor of the Gas Company’s request for a “special exception” amendment, needed to permit the LNG plant within O-S zones. An official denial is expect-ed at the end of June.

Midgett Parker, Attorney for Washington Gas, announced im-mediately that his client would be filing various law suits to challenge the passage of the overlay zone, the denial of the amendment re-quest and the basic jurisdiction of the County. However, community members expressed joy, but cautious optimism, that the legal challenges by Washington Gas would fail. At-tendees in opposition included the Sierra Club, the Washington Gas Watch Alliance, and the Hyattsville Community Development Corpo-ration.

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Is Art Going to the Dogs?

A veritable who’s who of Hyattsville’s canine elites gathered to-gether Saturday June 3rd braving a threatening sky to show off their best!

Sponsored by the City of Hyattsville, the Prince George’s Arts Council and the Maryland National-Capital Park & Planning Com-mission, Dogs for the Arts is always fun for the whole family.

Including actual puppy paw paintings, the dogs, and the owners they brought to the festivities at Magruder Park, all agreed that Dogs for the Arts was a worth while venture.

■ LNG Hopes on the RopesWashington Gas Company’s LNG Facility May Be Totally Knocked Out

Four Vie for Ward 2 Council Seat

T he list of candidates vy-ing for the Ward 2 City Council post being va-

cated by Scott Wythe has grown to four with most filing close to the deadline. The candidates include James Groves, Vincent J. Swanson, William F. Tierney II, and Nkosi Yearwood. Look for articles on the candidates in the July issue of Hyattsville Life and Times as well as statements by each of the candidates. The Ward 2 Special Election is scheduled for July 18th. The July issue of Hyattsville Life & Times will be distributed on July 12th.

Cardin’s Senate Campaign Comes to HyattsvilleLNG Continues on page 22

CARDINContinues on page 22Congressman Ben Cardin with fire department personnel.

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by Susie Currie

Our 10th anniversary issue is packed with news you need to know. But the biggest news on our end is the launch of Hya� svil-leLife.com. Years in the making (or at least, in the pipeline), this longtime goal has become a real-ity under a sterling team of vol-unteers led by the incomparable Rebecca Benne� . Check it out, share your photos and news tips, or comment on our web-exclusive content. You’re sure to learn some-thing about this town that most readers call home.

10 years, 120 issues and 1 new websiteOn the print side, we are hap-

py to welcome Caroline Selle, who hit the ground running last month as our new managing edi-tor. Caroline, a third-generation Hya� sville resident, is a recent graduate of St. Mary’s College and a wonderful addition to the HL&T. She’ll be introducing her-self next month, but for now, be sure to read her piece on the latest in the debate over whether drive-throughs belong near the Prince George’s Plaza Metro station.

She is coming at a pivotal time in the paper’s history, as did I � ve years ago. When I accepted the manag-ing-editor position, the paper was black-and-white and rarely seen outside of residents’ mailboxes. Now, we’ve gone full-color through-out, boosted our circulation by add-ing newsstands throughout the city and surrounding areas, and added a social media presence. We’re also

� elding requests for subscriptions from people outside the city, former residents and those in neighboring towns alike.

Meanwhile, we’ve won awards in every national contest we’ve entered. At press time, we had just go� en word that Chris Cur-rie’s “A Hya� sville Fish Story,” published in June 2013, earned an honorable mention in the crowded Best Feature category of the National Newspaper Awards.

It has been an honor to help guide the Hya� sville Life & Times through the last half of its � rst decade of life. In the coming weeks, I’ll be transitioning out of the print edition and into the website, helping load 10 years of back issues into an easy-to-read, easy-to-search online archive. Af-ter all, as Hya� sville moves for-ward, it’s important to remember where we came from.

If the paper has grown and changed over the years, so has the City of Hya� sville. Annexations of both commercial and residential areas, combined with new development, have increased the city boundaries by 0.6 miles and nearly doubled its tax base. Today’s residents are younger, more a� uent and safer than they were a decade ago. � ere are also more of them. � is growth has in-creased the cost of living here, from the cost of buying a home to the cost of municipal government. But it has also bene� ted citizens with improved infrastructure, amenities and services. In 2003, these terms would have prompted empty stares: University Town Center; Metropolitan Shops at Prince George’s Center; Mosaic at Metro; Post Park; Renaissance Square; Arts District Hya� sville; and the Hya� sville Life & Times. Today, they are part of the fabric of what makes our hometown special. Here’s to another decade of the life and times of Hya� sville!

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GRAND OPENING EVENTWELCOME NEIGHBORS!

July 19, 6:30 - 10:30 p.m.The Palmer Building 4237 Gallatin Street(across from Franklins)

There will be light refreshments, hors d’oeuvres, live entertainment, and a raffle at the event. Local artists’ works will be on exhibit. Also, several local businesses will be in attendance as they have graciously donated to the event!

Great event for networking opportunities!

Parking available in designated city lots!

Celebrate Hyattsville’s full-service accounting firm, licensed in Mary-land and Texas, with over 30 years of experience! They offer a broad range of services for business owners, executives, individuals, and independent professionals. They are affordable, experienced, and friendly.

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Vigilante Coffee makes its first coffee bar & roastery home in Hyattsville, MD. Come celebrate this grand occasion with us on July 19th, 2014! Patrons can look forward to world class specialty coffee roasted on site and also available by the bean. We hope to see you there and look to forward to meeting you!

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Congratulations, Hyattsville Life & Times, for Ten Great Years!

by Rebecca Bennett and Susie Currie

Less than a fifth of eligible voters in Prince George’s County turned out for the primary election, despite a week of early voting opportunities and a deluge of political mailers, commercials and phone calls.

The primary is usually in Septem-ber, but this year Maryland lawmakers pushed it back to June 24. It seems that not everyone got the memo: Across the state, about 23 percent of regis-tered voters cast ballots, and in Prince George’s County, that figure was closer to 18 percent.

At the state level, Senator Paul Pin-sky (D-22) ran unopposed. His three district colleagues, delegates Tawa-nna Gaines, Anne Healey and Alonzo Washington, won their races, easily beating first-time candidate Rushern L. Baker IV.

State Sen. Victor Ramirez (D-47) faced little opposition from Walter Lee James, Jr., winning 68 percent to 32 percent. Only one delegate, Michael Summers, ran for re-election; he lost

his seat, coming in a distant third (17 percent) to Mount Rainier Council-member Jimmy Tarlau (27 percent) and Diana M. Fennell (24 percent) in her second bid for the seat.

Each district gets three delegates, but because this one had just been split into 47A and 47B in the last redistrict-ing, only the top two vote-getters in 47A won a seat. The third will go to Will Campos, who ran unopposed in the newly created 47B ward.

The most dramatic results were in the race to replace Campos on the County Council. As of July 3, candidate Deni Taveras, Sen. Ramirez’ chief of staff, had 2,416 votes, or 50.1 percent of those cast. State Delegate Doyle Nie-mann had 2,406, or 49.9 percent. The count includes provisional ballots, which are given when there is some question as to a voter’s eligibility, such as if a voter moved without updating the mailing address.

At press time, Taveras was ahead by 10 votes. But on June 25, unofficial figures from the Maryland State Board of Elec-tions showed Niemann ahead by 6. The

first round of absentee ballots, which were received by June 26, increased his lead to 13 votes.

Afterwards, he said he thought his odds had gone up substantially, be-cause this was the largest chunk of ex-tra ballots to be counted.

The July 2 canvass of provisional bal-lots changed the tide, however, putting Taveras ahead by 10.

At press time, there was no clear win-ner. With only 23 absentee ballots left to count, the Board of Canvassers is scheduled to do a final round on July 7. The count includes absentee ballots mailed on primary day.

Daneen Banks, deputy elections ad-ministrator for Prince George’s Coun-ty, said that both Niemann and Taveras have three days after the vote count is certified to request a recount. If that happens, the Board of Elections will tally the votes all over again.

“They say every vote counts,” said Banks. “I think this would be a good example.”

HyattsvilleLife.com will have the latest updates on the County Council race.

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� is month marks the 10th anniversary of the publication of this newspaper.

It all started with a conversation with Chris Currie (the Hya� sville Life & Times’ current business manager). He was lamenting the fact that Hya� sville did not have a community newspaper. I was serv-ing on the city’s Board of Election Super-visors at the time, running my own small business consulting service and also serv-ing as a volunteer small business counsel-or for Service Corps of Retired Executives (SCORE).

I knew nothing at all about how to pro-duce a newspaper, but I told Chris that if I could � nd someone with relevant experi-ence to partner with me on this project, I would be glad to give it a try.

I enlisted Nick Dunten to join me in the endeavor. Nick was an old newspaper man who had also worked as a writer/editor for several associations over the years and was active in number of volunteer groups.

We contacted several other community papers for advice on costs, budgets, sourc-es of supply, etc. Based on their input, we created an operating budget. We then ap-proached the city council with a proposal to take over the production and printing of the existing four-page newsle� er that was mailed twice a month to every home

in Hya� sville. Inclusion of this newsle� er as an insert in the pro-posed commu-nity newspaper would not in-crease the news-paper’s costs at all, but it would cut the the city’s postage and printing bills .

� e city council accepted the proposal and entered into a one-year contract. � e initial payment from the city was the seed money for the HL&T.

With that, we were o� and running. Nick started contacting potential writers, and I started contacting advertisers. Fortu-nately, we were able to gain acceptance by both groups. For the very � rst issue, we sold more ads than we had budgeted for the � rst 6 months, and some of those ad-vertisers are still with the paper.

When we had collected all of the submi� ed articles and the ads, we were ready to start pu� ing it together. Nick had a program on his Mac that we thought could handle the production, so we got started. Unfortunate-ly, the program proved to be inadequate. As a result, he struggled with issue #1 well into the small hours of the morning. Still, we got it to the printers on time.

A� er that � rst issue (and discovering the so� ware we needed was costly), we used outside professional help to do the monthly layout.

Our learning curve remained steep. Our printer labeled and delivered the � rst is-sue to the post o� ce, but unfortunately the labels supplied by the city needed to be sorted and bundled di� erently than the ones for the smaller city newsle� er. � anks to an understanding clerk at the postal facility, we were able to make our deadline by re-sorting and bundling the mail on the loading dock!

A few years into the newspaper busi-ness, Nick had health problems and had to reduce his involvement with the paper. Mike Martucci, who had wri� en several stories for the paper, agreed to help with the editing. Eventually, Mike took over all of the editing functions while I continued the business managing, ad sales and con-tributing occasional pieces and pictures.

During the initial three-year period, no one received any payment of any kind from the newspaper; it was all accom-plished by volunteers.

As a result of these dedicated e� orts, a cash surplus from advertising was created. � is surplus was used as seed money to set up and fund the Hya� sville Community Foundation, now run by Tom Slezak.

One of our fun projects was the “good kid” program. We distributed tickets enti-

tling the bearer to free ice cream cones at Baskin-Robbins to teachers at Hya� sville Elementary and St. Jerome’s and mem-bers of the Hya� sville police department. Hundreds of these tickets were given out to students observed doing a good deed. Baskin-Robbins was paid monthly for the tickets used.

Another project was a summer camp scholarship program which paid for chil-dren of all age groups to a� end the sum-mer camp of their choice.

A� er three years, I decided that since the newspaper was up and running success-fully, it was time to turn the paper over to someone with newspaper experience. Sarah Nemeth had a journalism degree and was working as a writer for the Prince George’s Gaze� e newspapers, a subsidiary of the Washington Post. She was hired to edit and manage the business operations of the HL&T and did so, overseen by a new board of directors, until August 2009.

� ose early years of se� ing up and run-ning the paper took a lot of hard work by a number of volunteers, but it was a lot of fun, too, and we made many friends in the community. We’re proud of what we ac-complished and happy to see the Hya� s-ville Life & Times still thriving.

Stephen Clements and Nick Dunten were the � rst editor and advertising manager of the Hya� sville Life & Times.

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The debate over whether to allow the proposed Chick-fil-A and McDonald’s drive-through res-taurants near the Prince George’s Plaza metro station continues in and out of court. Current county zoning prohibits drive-throughs in transit districts, which are de-signed to reduce dependence on cars by promoting other forms of transportation. Both McDon-ald’s and Chick-fil-A are seeking an amendment to current uses.

On June 24, the Prince George’s County Circuit Court sent the Mc-Donald’s case back to the District Council (the name for the County Council when it rules on planning and zoning questions). In April, the Chick-fil-A case, appealed to the District Council, was sent back before the Prince George’s County Planning Board in order “to allow further testimony into the record.”

Hyattsville residents will have an opportunity to weigh in at the planning board hearing on July

17. Based on citizen testimony, the planning board will issue a recommendation in the case in the upcoming months. However, the City of Hyattsville has al-ready made its position clear: It’s against drive-throughs in transit-oriented developments, as speci-fied by zoning guidelines.

“We’re not opposed to fast-food uses. We’re not opposed to any fast-food company,” said As-sistant City Administrator Jim Chandler.

Rather, the City is objecting to the companies seeking to add drive-throughs as an acceptable use to the county Prince George’s Plaza Transit District Overlay Zone (TDOZ). The TDOZ, which was created alongside a Transit District Development Plan (TDDP) in 1998, aims “to enhance development opportu-nities in the vicinity of the Metro station and promote transit use,” according to the Prince George’s County Planning Department.

“It’s just not consistent with the

intent of the zone, which is really to develop in a way that [enhanc-es] pedestrian and bicycle traffic. A drive-through is inherently in opposition to that,” said Chandler.

While the outcomes of the cas-es are determined and interpret-ed, City Councilmember Patrick Paschall is taking matters into his own hands. With the planning board scheduled to hear com-ments on Chick-fil-A on July 17, Paschall is re-circulating a peti-tion calling for Chick-fil-A’s re-quest for a drive-through to be denied. So far, the petition has more than 300 signatures.

Zoning decisions are typically made by the Prince George’s County Planning Board and only called up to the District Council on appeal. Both the Chick-fil-A and the McDonald’s planning board decisions were appealed by the companies, which meant the case was automatically heard by the District Council.

The City of Hyattsville sued the District Council over its McDon-

ald’s decision, and the case was heard before the Prince George’s County Circuit Court. However, the Circuit Court’s decision to remand the McDonald’s decision back to the District Council ap-pears to be based on a potential conflict between county code and state law. The Maryland Re-gional District Act (RDA) gives the county planning board the responsibility for “planning, sub-division, and zoning functions that are primarily local in scope.”

Meanwhile, an amendment to county’s TDOZ code states, “A property owner may ask the Dis-trict Council, but not the Planning Board, to change ... the list of al-lowed uses. ... The District Council may approve, approve with condi-tions, or disapprove any amend-ment requested by a property owner,” as long as it “meets appli-cable site plan requirements.”

In other words, the RDA appears to require that the planning board be responsible for all zoning deci-sions in TDOZs, contrary to the Prince George’s County Code, which gives the District Council the ability to change the list of al-lowed uses in a TDOZ.

If the two are in conflict, state law generally takes precedence over local law.

In the past, “the planning board has made a recommendation and the District Council has made a decision,” said Steve Adams, urban design supervisor at the Prince George’s County Planning Board.

According to Deborah Borden, associate general counsel at the Maryland National Capital Parks and Planning Commission, “We do have a couple of areas where our lo-

Drive-through debate continues cal code seems to conflict with state law. I think that’s why we have these cases that are going to court.”

The reasoning by which the Prince George’s County Circuit Court reached its decision ap-pears to be similar to the case of County Council of Prince George County v. Zimmer Development Company, heard by the Maryland Court of Special Appeals and de-cided on May 28, 2014.

“The District Council,” the court found, “... is only authorized to af-firm, reverse, or modify the deci-sion of the Planning Board, or to return the case to the Planning Board to take further testimony.” In the case of the McDonald’s, the District Council did not approve the planning board’s recommen-dation to allow the restaurant without the drive-through. In-stead of following its own pro-cedures, it granted approval for a text amendment to the county code (of which the TDOZ and TDDP are a part).

It appears that the District Coun-cil violated its own authority.

Regardless, say drive-through opponents, the District Council decision was contrary to public opinion and the stated goals of the TDOZ. Both McDonald’s and Chick-fil-A were contacted but had no comment at press time.

Citizens of Hyattsville who would like to go on record re-garding the Chick-fil-A drive through, “can write a letter stat-ing their position,” said Chan-dler. “But certainly if people feel passionate about it, I recom-mend they attend the planning board hearing [on July 17].”

The public hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. in the County Ad-ministration Building, located at 14741 Governor Oden Bowie Drive in Upper Marlboro.


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Arlington entrepreneur Daniel Simon bought the old Palmer Ford building at 4327 Gallatin Street at the end of 2012. Since then, he has been working steadi-ly to get it ready for new businesses. It’s now home to an accountant, an interior designer, a lawyer, and Vigilante Cof-fee, whose grand opening is scheduled for July 19.

The building is a testament to Simon’s passion for renovation, as I discovered on a recent visit. His office, the large open space that doubles as Vigilante’s roastery, is dominated by an old church organ that he clad in copper. The whole space has a feeling of history and crafts-manship, a side effect of the old Model T dealership’s nearly 100-year history. It’s that passion for breathing new life into the old that gives Simon hope for the future of downtown Hyattsville.

“There’s a lot of potential here,” he says. “It gives you an old-town feel and it’s right on the border of the District.” That, he believes, makes it a perfect spot for growth.

On his journey to refurbish the build-ing, Simon has worked closely with the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation (CDC) as well as with

the City. For instance, the city’s Com-mercial Façade Improvement program supported Simon’s renovation of the

exterior in keeping with the site’s rich history.

Without that sort of help, Simon says,

Coffee shop, design studio open in former Model T dealership

many local businesses wouldn’t be able to get off the ground.

“Businesses fail real quickly because [the owners] don’t know who to ask for help. They don’t necessarily know what they’re doing,” Simon says. “They just have this idea of starting a business and making some money. It’s not that simple.”

That’s a sentiment that the CDC echoes, and one that it’s trying to do more to address.

“We try to assist the prospective busi-ness owners to deal with a lot of ele-ments they may not have taken into account,” CDC Executive Director Stuart Eisenberg says. “For instance, often in a business model, the business owner doesn’t [consider the cost] for paying themselves any salary.”

One of the biggest challenges for a new business can be managing the bal-ancing act between spending money now and looking out for the long-term health of the business. Simon points out that putting in the effort up front to renovate his building means that he’s more likely to get good tenants and attract visitors. On the other hand, it wasn’t cheap.

He thinks that there can be more sup-port for local entrepreneurs, especially at the county level. There, businesses often have to plow through weeks of inspections, stacks of paperwork and multiple levels of bureaucracy in order to open their doors. While large chains may have the manpower and experience

andrew marderDaniel Simon is leasing space in his newly renovated building on Gallatin Street to the Vigilante Coffee Company, which is scheduled to open July 19.

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On July 26, less than a month before the bicenten-nial of the Battle of Bladensburg, the Hyattsville Community Development Corporation (CDC) will put its own spin on the milestone with Bursting In Air, an outdoor festival combining public art, lo-cal food and beer, and live performances, including 1814! The War of 1812 Rock Opera.

Starting at 3 p.m., community members and visi-tors will witness a live transformation of the Route 1 overpass and parking lot near Franklins Restau-rant, Brewery and General Store.

“As one of the newest members of the City of Hy-attsville, I am continually amazed at the creative and transformational programs and events that bring music, history, culture and the arts together,” said Hyattsville City Administrator Tracey Nicholson.

Bursting in Air will combine all four.Local artists will paint murals depicting the his-

tory of the War of 1812. Meanwhile, entertainment from Blue Sky Puppet Theatre, Arachne Aerial Arts

and other local groups will begin at 5 p.m. In the metered lot beside Franklins at 5123 Baltimore Av-enue will be booths with samples from local restau-rants, activities for children, wares from area artists, raffles and giveaways, and more.

But the murals are expected to be the event’s big-gest draw. Three artists will paint 10 concrete pan-els from scissor lifts elevated 25 feet. The public can contribute to the project by filling in the lower lev-els of the murals.

The murals will remain permanently displayed on the overpass, one of the main entrances into the city of Hyattsville.

“Hyattsville is a destination,” said Stuart Eisenberg, Hyattsville CDC executive director. “A growing des-tination should have something representative.”

The event will end at what organizers call “the twi-light’s last gleaming,” 8 p.m. More information is available at www.hycdc.org/bursting.

Editor’s note: The Hyattsville Life & Times is one of the sponsors of Bursting in Air.

Overpass on Route 1 to become public-art canvas

by T. Carter Ross

The confusion about what to call the new Hyattsville-area elementary school at 6110 Editors Park Drive is over. On June 26, the Prince George’s County Board of Education voted unanimously to name the building after Edward M. Felegy, who served as Prince George’s County Public Schools (PGCPS) superinten-dent from 1991 to 1995.

The school opens in August and will serve most of the West Hyattsville neighbor-hood between Ager Road and Queens Chapel Road, as well as some of the area north and west of The Mall at Prince George’s.

Felegy spent 37 years work-ing for PGCPS, starting in 1958 as a teacher at Seat Pleas-ant Elementary School in Cap-

itol Heights. He then moved into administration and rose through the ranks to principal and deputy school superinten-dent.

The motion to name the new school after Felegy, who died in March at his Alexandria home, noted that he recruited more minority teachers, dis-tributed budget cuts to avoid layoffs, and improved student

New elementary school named for inf luential administrator

performance in mathematics and science.

His namesake school is slated to have a creative and perform-ing arts theme, which will give in-boundary students access to specialized arts education. Felegy had a long association with arts in the public schools, and the school system’s annual honors concert, the Edward M. Felegy Concert, is named after him.

A community panel that helped select the new school’s name provided the school board with three names for consideration in order of pref-

erence: Nicholson Street El-ementary School, Edward M. Felegy Elementary School and Dr. Maya Angelou Elementary School.

Recent PGCPS school-nam-ing trends have tended to favor national figures such as Barack Obama and Rosa L. Parks. However, other schools have been named for past school sys-tem officials, notably Nicholas Orem Middle School, which is next door to the new elemen-tary school. The middle school was named for Nicholas Orem Sr., who served as PGCPS su-perintendent from 1921 to 1943.

T. Carter Ross represented the City of Hyattsville on the com-munity panel. A version of this piece originally appeared online at www.HyattsvilleLife.com.

t. carter rossThe new elementary school is to be named after Edward M. Felegy.


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Six years ago, when Jose Ballesteros and his wife, Tara, were looking for a place to raise their family, they started by re-acquainting themselves with Hyatts-ville. As residents of Washington, D.C., they had previously thought of it only as “that place between D.C. and IKEA … with that cool brewery.”

But when they saw other local, arts-based businesses popping up on Route 1, “it sig-naled to us that there was a cultural anchor here … it sealed the deal,” said Ballesteros. With the growing arts scene and the rich ethnic diversity of the area, they knew Hy-attsville was the right place to plant their roots. They live in the Arts District with their two sons, Seamus, 6, and Camillo, 2. Now, Ballesteros is making his own con-tributions to the arts community as the founder of the area’s first bilingual press, Zozobra Publishing. He says that the com-pany’s second book should be ready for publication by next summer.

Ballesteros is no stranger to moving around in search of home. He was born in Quito, the bustling capital city of Ecuador, and moved several times between there and the United States during his child-hood. In Quito, his parents and grand-parents would take the family out to the country once in a while to escape city life. This back and forth between city and country (and countries) would become a great influence in his poetry — what he

calls “emotional biodiversity.” Eventually, he moved to the U.S. per-

manently. He studied at the University of Kansas, ultimately receiving a doctorate in early modern Spanish literature in 2005.

In 2002, during his doctoral studies, he was offered a faculty position at St. Mary’s

College of Maryland in St. Mary’s City, so he and his wife made the move to the D.C. area. An associate professor of Spanish, he commutes there a few days a week so he can partake in city living and still enjoy country roads.

After a few years surrounded by es-

teemed literary figures at St. Mary’s, such as the late Lucille Clifton, he wanted to focus on his poetry and create an identity for himself outside of academia. His first collection of poetry, Lovedust/Polvo En-amorado, was published in March under a family nickname from childhood: Cacayo Ballesteros. “I wanted space between Ca-cayo and Jose,” he said, to create distance between his professional, academic repu-tation as “Jose” and the free, poetic spirit of “Cacayo.”

His poems are gritty and real, and cre-ate an emotional response no matter the language. “Mother’s Quilt se escribe con S de Switchblade,” published in Beltway Poetry Quarterly, moves between English and Spanish while still evoking the univer-sal struggles inherent in coming of age. It’s clear that the writer struggles with dual identities: modern American man and traditional Hispanic man.

This love of poetry and language is what propelled Ballesteros to take on his next project: creating a bilingual publishing press dedicated to experimental poetry. He felt that much of the bilingual poetry in publication described West Coast, Chi-cano-centered issues, which didn’t repre-sent the wide range of Hispanics and Lati-nos with different cultural roots and social concerns.

“I’m so happy to be a Latino in the U.S. where we can enjoy those perspectives

Local poet’s bilingual press gears up for new project

photo courtesy of jose ballesterosPoets Jose Ballesteros (left) and Carlos Parada Ayala promote the area’s first bilingual pub-lisher, Zozobra Press, at the 2013 Hyattsville Arts Fest. Ayala’s work was the first to be pub-lished by Zozobra, and a second collection of poems in English and Spanish is in the works.

poet continued on page 17

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JULY 2014

CALENDAR

Wednesday, July 9Environmental Committee Meeting, 7 PM

Friday, July 11Ageless Grace Seated Exercise Program, 10 - 11 AM Outback Steakhouse Summer Jam featuring � e Roustabouts, 6:30 – 8:30 PM

Tuesday, July 15Hyattsville Farmers Market, 2 - 6 PM3505 Hamilton StreetPlanning Committee Meeting, 7:30 PM

Wednesday, July 16Code Compliance Advisory Committee Meeting, 7 PM

Friday, July 18Ageless Grace Seated Exercise Program, 10 - 11:00 AM

Saturday, July 19Volunteer Opportunity: Magruder Woods non-native invasive re-moval, 9 - 1 PM Magruder Park, 3911 Hamilton Street

Monday, July 21Public Hearing - Petition for Tra� c Calming Device - 4500-4600 Burlington Road, 7 – 8 PMCity Council Meeting, 8 - 10 PM

Tuesday, July 22Hyattsville Farmers Market, 2 - 6 PM3505 Hamilton Street

Friday, July 25Ageless Grace Seated Exercise Program, 10 - 11 AM

Tuesday, July 29Hyattsville Farmers Market, 2 - 6 PM3505 Hamilton Street

PUBLIC HEARING FOR TRAFFIC CALMING DEVICE ON BURLINGTON ROAD� ere will be a Public Hearing to discuss a petition for a tra� c calming device in the 4500-4600 blocks of Burlington Road on Monday, July 21 at 7 PM. � e hearing will be broadcast live on Comcast Cable Channel 71 and Verizon Cable Channel 11. � e hearing is open to the public and public testimony is encour-aged. It is anticipated that the City Council will take action on this request dur-ing the City Council Meeting of July 21, 2014 beginning at 8 PM.

OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE SUMMER JAM SERIES CONTINUES JULY 11� e Outback Steakhouse Summer Jam Series has become a traditional Friday night event throughout the summer months. Held from 6:30 to 8:30 PM on the second Friday of the month May through September, this event includes deli-cious food (burgers, chicken and hot dogs) provided and prepared by Outback Steakhouse of Hyattsville, a beer and wine garden, musical entertainment, the ever popular moon bounce and Mandy the Clown and her very talented face painters. � e series is held at the Municipal Building at 4310 Gallatin Street. � is is a

rain or shine event! In the event of inclement weather, the Jam moves into the multi-purpose room.Attendance is free and open to everyone. � ere is a charge for food and bever-

ages.2014 Outback Steakhouse Summer Jam Schedule:

Friday, July 11 - � e RoustaboutsFriday, August 8 - N2NFriday, September 12 - Just Us

For more information on the Outback Steakhouse Summer Jam Series, please contact the Department of Community Services by phone at 301-985-5021 or by email to [email protected] you’d like to volunteer at a Jam or for any other City event, please contact

Colleen Aistis by phone at 301-985-5057 or by email to [email protected].

SUMMER HOLIDAY TRASH COLLECTION CHANGESIf your household is serviced by the Department of Public Works for trash col-lection, please note that there will no Yard Waste collection, City-wide on Mon-day, September 1, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. Questions? Please call 301/985-5032.

AGELESS GRACE CLASSES – SUMMER SEMESTER NOW UNDERWAYAgeless Grace is a low impact exercise program for mind and body and consists of 21 simple exercises designed to improve healthy longevity. � e exercises are designed to be performed in a chair and almost anyone can bene� t from them, regardless of most physical conditions. And did we mention? It’s also great fun!

Classes meet on Fridays at the City Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street and costs just $2 per class. Summer session continues through August. For more information, call 301/985-5000 or email Colleen Aistis, [email protected].

SUNSET MOVIE SERIES RETURNS TO HEURICH PARK THIS FALLComing this Fall: Free, Family-Friendly Movies in Heurich ParkBring your blankets or chairs and enjoy a movie in the park! � is year’s sched-

ule follows:

Friday, September 5th at 7:30 PM - � e Lego MovieFriday, September 19th at 7:00 PM - FrozenFriday, October 3th at 7:00 PM - Despicable Me 2

More details to come. Questions? Call 301/985-5021 or email [email protected].

BUILDING BRIDGES BOOK CLUB� e next meeting of the City’s Book Club will be on � ursday, July 10. We meet from 7:30 to 9 PM in the City Municipal Building, 4310 Gallatin Street.� e Book Club was founded to build community by

exploring cultural di� erences through literature and open conversation. � e Club is continuing its discussion of Joe Bageant’s Deer Hunting with Jesus.All are welcome, regardless of literacy level, educational at-

tainment, or any other characteristic. � e event is free and open to the public.Questions? Please call Council Member Robert Croslin

at 240/460-1827.

FIND US ON FACEBOOK,TWITTER, INSTAGRAMAre you on Facebook? You can now keep up with City events and happenings at www.facebook.com/cityo� y-attsville. When you see Vainglorious, the silver metal bird sculpture at Centennial Park, you’ll know you’re in the right place. He is kind enough to serve as the City’s wall photo.� e City is also on Instagram at instagram.com/cityof-

hyattsville and on Twitter as @4310Gallatin.

CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS – WAYS TO WATCH� e community is always welcome to attend City Council meetings in person, at 4310 Gallatin Street. City residents can also watch the meetings from home on Comcast (Channel 71) or Verizon (Channel 12), either live or on rebroad-cast. � e rebroadcast schedule is as follows: 7 AM, 1 PM, and 8 PM seven days

a week, including weekends and holidays. We typically rebroadcast the most recent Council Meeting. Meetings can also be streamed live at www.hyattsville.org/meetings.Questions? Comments? Please talk to Jonathan Alexander, the City’s cable

coordinator, at [email protected] or 301/985-5028.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED FOR MAGRUDER WOODS RESTORATIONJoin us for non-native invasive removals in Magruder Woods on the third Sat-

urday of every month, year-round, from 9 AM to 1 PM. Work is led by Dr. Marc Imlay, Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning. Upcom-

ing dates include Saturday, July 19 and August 16. Please dress for the elements – long-sleeves, long pants and sturdy boots or shoes. Questions? Contact Colleen Aistis, [email protected] or 301/985-5057. Participation helps to satisfy State of Mary-

land Student Service Learning requirements.

UPDATES FROM WSSC – IS WORK PLANNED FOR YOUR STREET?Looking for updates on WSSC projects in your neighborhood? Use their maps to see the status of current projects. Maps can

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CAR SEAT SAFETY CHECKSGot kids? � en you’ve got car seats!Maryland law requires all children under the age of eight to ride in an appropri-

ate safety seat. But the seat alone is not enough - proper installation is the key to keeping our littlest passengers safe. Despite our best e� orts, estimates suggest that as many as seven out of ten kids are not buckled in properly.� e City of Hyattsville’s Police Department can help. To schedule a safety seat

National Night Out ReturnsAugust 5 Join us for the 2014 National Night Out Against Crime on Tuesday, Au-gust 5th, from 5 to 9 PM. � e event takes place on Hamilton Street at 31st

Avenue.� e City’s celebration is one of more

than 15,000 taking place throughout the US. � e events connect neigh-bors and promote police-community partnerships. More than 37 million people came out in support of safe and welcoming communities last year - come and be counted in 2014!� is year’s event opens at 5 PM.

Free family fun all night, including:MoonbouncesDJ music and dancingFree snow cones and cotton candyK-9 demonstrationsChances to meet police o� cers and

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Back the Night walk through the neighborhood.Questions? Please contact the City

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check, please contact Sergeant Christine Fekete at 301/985-5060 or via email to [email protected]. She’ll be happy to help parents install a new seat or improve the � t of your current equipment.Car Seat Safety Checks aren’t just for new parents, either. Consider

calling when your child transitions from an infant to a toddler seat, or when you buy a new vehicle and transfer your seats from your old car.Checks are free of charge for any City of Hyattsville resident.

� e Hyattsville Farmer’s Market is back in business for the summer and fall of 2014! Join us at 3505 Hamilton Street every Tues-day through October 28, from 2 to 6 PM, for fresh local produce – the best in the area!� e Market takes place behind the former

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by Lauren Flynn Kelly

In between bouts of summer rain and the occasional ba� le with a ti-ger mosquito, I love to get outside. My outdoor to-do list this sum-mer includes � nally pu� ing some le� over patio pavers and an old shu� er door to use as DIY plant-ers. Luckily, a surplus, salvaged, and green building materials store, Community Forkli� , is just around the corner in Edmonston. You can purchase a variety of secondhand materials to serve your home im-provement needs.

Director of Outreach and Edu-cation Ruthie Mundell recently gave me the grand tour and showed me a dizzying amount of materials that locals are buying for their outdoor projects. Read on for my top � ve within-reach DIY projects that can be accom-plished using secondhand mate-rials from Community Forkli� or another salvage source.

1. Repurpose weathered bath-tubs and sinks for outdoor use.While an antique cast iron sink can go for upwards of $200 when it’s in good condition, ones that are chipped that are worth only $5 or $10 can be used as outdoor po� ing sinks. “People will build a countertop, set the old sink into it and run their hose through it,” Mundell explained.

Old tubs and sinks work well as planters, too — built-in drain-age! � ere’s even a Art Lives Here project underway in Brent-

wood where artists are growing hops out of bathtubs.

“� e yield of these crops will go towards the beers brewed by Cata-log Brewing,” artist Kenny George said. “In addition, we plan on shar-ing what we produce with local home-brewers who are interested in participating in this project.”

2. Give new life to old and/or discarded wood. Some Forkli� customers have go� en creative using salvaged or unused lumber to build planter boxes. Lumber starts at 15 cents a foot. For long-lasting, chemical-free raised beds, Mundell recommends untreated, “old-growth” wood. You can also buy pale� es for just a couple bucks apiece to create a compost bin or fence in your veggie garden, like the kind seen at ECO City Farms in Bladensburg or Wangari Gardens in Washington, D.C.

Or maybe you just have a shaky back porch that needs some new steps? Hya� sville resident Sha-ron Edwards said she replaced the back deck of her porch with random Trex boards for a fraction of the retail price and repurposed short columns as railings that she picked up at Community Forkli� .

3. Go “mosaic.” Broken up chunks of granite, marble or other stone can be used to cre-ate a dazzling patio (smooth side down, to avoid slippage), while ceramic tiles (of which there are plenty) pressed into concrete would make for a beautiful table-

top. I purchased a perfect piece of white marble there for only $10 that I plan to use for an out-door bar. And keep your eyes out for odds and ends of landscape pavers and edgers to � ll in gaps in existing patios, walkways or other landscaping.

4. Dress up your porch. Lucky enough to have a porch with a ceiling? Not only can you pick up an antique ceiling fan, some cus-tomers are buying builders’ grade chandeliers for only $15 or $20, spray painting them bright col-ors and pu� ing candles in them. Others are taking vintage win-dow sashes and hanging them as a “li� le bit of a visual screen” to separate their porches from the neighbors’, Mundell said.

5. Get creative with seating and dining. Forkli� carries an array of patio furniture, from gently used furniture from IKEA or Target to higher-priced vintage sets. (� e newer stu� goes fast, Mundell ad-vised, so if you’re in the market, keep up with incoming donations on Facebook or Twi� er.) � ere are also plenty of doors and railings for slapping together a table, and one customer even repurposed an old security gate as a trellis and turned the air conditioner “bump out” into a padded seat.

Want to see how the DIYers fared? Check out the gallery of customers’ latest projects at www.communityforklift.com/creations/croutdoor.cfm.

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LAUREN FLYNN KELLYSome Forklift customers have gotten creative with salvaged or unused lumber to build planter boxes out of shutter doors and a simple trellis.

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Dear Miss Floribunda,

We moved to Hya� sville for many good reasons, but we chose our home primarily for one reason — the magni� cent cherry tree in the � ont yard. It was in full bloom when the realtor � rst brought us to see it, and the � u� y pink blooms were breathtaking. � ey are a deeper pink and have many, many more petals than the cherry trees at the Tidal Basin. We’ve been told it is a Kwan-zan cherry. Although we don’t get � uit � om it, the foliage is beautiful in summer and colorful in fall; it is just the right size, about 30 feet tall; its satiny gray bark and graceful habit make it a� ractive even in winter. It has been trouble-� ee for three years. � e problem is this: � ere are growths on one of the branches that look and feel like � at stones ju� ing out horizontally. We wouldn’t worry too much, except that the branch has lost all its leaves. What is causing this? Will it spread? What should we do?

Caught in a KwanzanQuandary on Queensbury

Dear Caught in a Kwanzan Quandary,

� ose growths are called bracket, or shelf, fungus. My Cousin Moribunda tells me

they are not the branch’s cause of death but rather come opportunistically a� erwards. Although any number of things could have killed the branch, the main problem is that your tree may be nearing the end of its expected life cycle. Moribunda tells me that Kwanzans are short-lived trees, living from 15 to 25 years at most. Yours must have been full-grown when you bought your home, and given the size is probably at least 10 years old.

She suggests you plant another to serve

as a backup for the time when this one goes the way of all foliage. You might try the backyard, if it does not face a street. Kwanzans are not fussy trees and can even withstand some drought, but they hate pollution. Moribunda speculates that perhaps fumes from the tra� c going by in front of your home have been harmful. She also wonders if there weren’t other symptoms you didn’t pay a� ention to, such as mo� led leaves, powdery mildew, black knots or the sappy ooze indicating

the borers that plague cherry trees in our area.

Here’s a li� le short-term hope. Remove the dead branch right away and look to the general health of your tree. It may need feeding, or perhaps there is a drainage problem. Inspect the rest of the tree for in-sect damage or other symptoms of disease that might spread. As early as possible next spring, you should spray the tree with wa-ter and horticultural oil (preferably plant-based rather than petroleum-based) to smother insect eggs, viruses and disease-causing bacteria that have overwintered. Although there are “summer oils” that can be used a� er the dormancy period, the heat of our climate makes it inadvisable due to potential scalding of green growth. Given the size of your tree, spraying could be quite a job. You may not think it worth the e� ort if your tree is ending its normal lifespan.

Although it may be small comfort in-deed, I can’t resist adding this tidbit: � ose stone-like fungi do have a use. Some cra� speople carve them into a� rac-tive jewelry.

� ere will be no meeting of the Hya� sville Horticultural Society in July, but please send any queries to � [email protected].

Kwanzan cherry trees have a short life span — 25 years at most.


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COMMUNITY CALENDARJuly 15 Summer is half over. Are the kids bored yet? Bring them to today’s Board Game Extrava-ganza, for ages 4 to 12. Free. 2 to 4 p.m. Hyattsville Branch Library, 6530 Adelphi Road. 301.985.4690.

July 16 and 30Bring a picnic blanket or lawn chair to enjoy some Jazz on the Lawn at Riversdale House Museum. Gina DeSimone & the Moaners perform on July 16, while The Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation Jambassadors are scheduled for July 30. Rain means the show moves indoors. Free. 7 to 8 p.m. 4811 Riverdale Road, Riverdale Park. 301.864.0420.

July 19Facebook executive Sheryl Sandberg’s Lean in: Women, Work and the Will to Lead caused quite a stir when it was published last year. See what

your neighbors thought of it at today’s book discussion. Free. 3 p.m. Hyattsville Branch Library, 6530 Adelphi Road. 301.985.4690.

July 26Paint the town — or at least, the bridge into town — red at Bursting in Air, when the Route 1 overpass near Frank-lins becomes a canvas for pub-lic art. Teams of artists (and artists-for-a day) will create collaborative murals on the landmark structure, while fes-tival-goers in the parking lot below take in the live enter-tainment, children’s activities, local artwork and food, and more. 3 to 8 p.m. 5123 Bal-timore Avenue. www.hycdc.org/bursting. It’s part of the Muster the Militia! Week-end, in which area historic sites mark the bicentennial of the Battle of Bladensburg. For a list of participating sites, visit www.dcwarof1812.org.

August 5The city’s National Night Out returns to West Hyattsville this year, bringing with it all the family-friendly fun you remem-ber from years past and adding a Take Back the Night Walk through the neighborhood. Kids: Have a bike, but no hel-met? Bring it to Arrow Bicycle’s obstacle course that evening and you can get a free helmet, while supplies last. Free. 5 to 9 p.m. along Hamilton Street be-tween Ager and Queens Chapel roads. 301.985.5000.

August 12 to 14University Christian Church in-vites the whole family to Work-shop of Wonders, a weeknight Vacation Bible School that starts with dinner at 6 p.m. For children and youth, there will be crafts, music and games; for adults, conversations about faith and spirituality. Free. Uni-versity Christian Church, 6800 Adelphi Road. www.uccmd.org or 301.864.1520

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On some summer Saturday evenings, the front lawn of the Greenbelt Aquatic and Fitness Center becomes a theater. This month’s free outdoor movies are The Wizard of Oz, ( July 12 at 9 p.m.); Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory ( July 19 at 9 p.m.); and Raid-ers of the Lost Ark, (August 2 at 8:30 p.m.). 101 Centerway, Greenbelt. 301.397.2200.

Prefer indoor movies? On Monday evenings in July, Joe’s Movement Emporium hosts a

series of classic horror movies curated by local artist Vernon Sears, who will lead a short discussion after each film. July 14th: The Black Cat (1934), July 21st: The Body Snatcher (1945), July 28th: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941). BYOP (Bring your own Popcorn!) $5. All films start at 7:30 p.m. Joe’s Movement Emporium, Bun-ker Hill Road, Mount Rainier.www.joesmovement.org or 301.699.1819.

Spend your Sunday evenings broadening your musical ho-rizons at the Summer Con-cert Series: Arts on the Wa-terfront, which will feature different music styles weekly. Free. 6 to 7:30 p.m. Bladens-burg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371.

The Hyattsville Farmer’s Market has returned for the season to the parking lot of 3505 Hamilton Street, adja-cent to Bestway and across from the Hyattsville Com-munity Garden. Stop by to sample the bounty of South-ern Maryland. Free. Tuesdays through October, 2 to 6 p.m. 301.985.5000.

The Route 1 Farmers Mar-ket & Bazaar offers produce, live music, family activities, and works by regional crafters and artists on first Fridays, 4 to 7 p.m., and every Saturday, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., through the fall. In the former B&J auto shop at 4100 Rhode Island Avenue, Brentwood. www.rt1farmers-market.wordpress.com.

At the producers-only River-dale Park Farmer’s Market, fruits and vegetables are only the beginning. Depending on the week, shoppers may find baked goods, wine, soap, herbs and more. Free. Thursdays, 3 to 7 p.m. Riverdale Park, 301.332.6258.

Summer means it’s time again for the free Anacostia River Boat Tours, held Tuesdays through Fridays from noon to 12:45. All ages are welcome to join a park naturalist on a pon-toon boat to search for birds and other wildlife. Evening rides will be held on Saturdays and Sundays starting at 5 p.m. Free; registration required for groups of 12 or more. Blad-ensburg Waterfront Park, 4601 Annapolis Road, Bladensburg. 301.779.0371.

The Prince George’s Coun-ty Audubon society and the Patuxent Bird Club team up to host an early-evening guided bird walk along the Luther Goldman Birding Trail at Lake Artemesia. Walks are held ev-ery first and third Thursday at 6 p.m. and start at the lake parking lot at Berwyn Road and Ballew Avenue. Free. 301.459.3375 or [email protected].

Community Calendar is a select listing of events happening in and around Hyattsville from the 15th of the issue month to the 15th of the following month. To submit an item for consideration, please e-mail [email protected] or mail to P.O. Box 132, Hyatts-ville, MD 20781. Deadline for August submissions is July 23.


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by HL&T staff

The county is moving forward with its plans to replace the Hy-attsville Branch Library. Area Manager Catherine Hollerbach, who oversees the Prince George’s County Memorial Library Sys-tem’s West Area, made the an-nouncement during a Friends of the Hyattsville Library meeting on July 2.

Not everyone is pleased with the decision. Local group Save Our Saucer has called for a study on the feasibility of renovating the facility.

In an opinion piece on www. hyattsvillelife.com, founding member T. Carter Ross writes: “The Prince George’s County Memorial Library System (PGC-MLS) has failed to conduct any of the standard evaluations that would provide justification for its decision to build a new library smaller than the one we have. ... It’s important that PGCMLS do its due diligence before destroy-ing one of the most distinctive structures in the city of Hyatts-ville.”

In June, the library was named to Preservation Maryland’s 2014 Endangered Maryland list as a threatened historic site.

The public first learned of plans to demolish the 50-year-old li-brary and build a new, $14.3 mil-lion state-of-the-art facility last

August, during a public meeting with library officials and the Cal-verton-based architecture firm Grimm + Parker.

But after many residents ques-tioned the decision to rebuild rather than renovate – and won-dered, too, about the fate of the iconic saucer marking the li-brary’s entrance – officials put those plans on hold and rescind-ed the architects’ contract.

Now, though, Grimm + Parker is back. And, according to Hol-lerbach, although the building is

slated for replacement, the firm is conducting a review of the ex-isting facility to determine if its structure can support a renova-tion.

The firm selected by the county, Grimm + Parker Architects, is beginning sketches of ideas for a new facility, and the library has seen three preliminary options.

Library officials support start-ing from scratch. In answer to the question of why replace instead of renovate, Hollerbach said the

Hyattsville library moves forward with replacement plan

branch has needs a renovation can’t accommodate. Quiet study rooms, a better teen area, a more child-friendly children’s area, and up-to-date equipment were a few examples of what she called a long list of needs.

“What we really want is a build-ing that will serve the commu-nity now and in the future,” said PGCMLS Director Kathleen Teaze after the first public meet-ing. “When you have a big open space, you can plan it better and make it more flexible.”

Having the library on one level will allow streamlining of some library functions. The five service desks will be consolidated into one check-out desk and one in-formation desk, said Hollerbach.

In a response to a similar list of concerns from the library, Save Our Saucer noted that “all of the issues that a rebuild might ad-dress, a thoughtful and thorough renovation can.”

to do it, small businesses may find it off-putting.

Simon envisions a future where the steps are easier to follow and geared toward sup-porting local business. As a start, he suggests bundling services or requirements in a productive way, waiving some smaller annual fees for the first year, or just having a stron-ger line of communication in place.

Once all the boxes are checked, Simon can’t think of a better place to set up shop. As the area fills with more residents and businesses, it will attract even more retailers and service providers. A good mix of the two, he thinks, will allow the area to thrive even if foot traffic is slow to grow.

As an example, he points out the interior design firm housed in his building. Most of Riggio Design’s work hap-pens outside of the office, so the company has no reliance on foot traffic. However, hav-ing a location downtown gives

Riggio an easy way to meet with new and existing custom-ers. By having a high-profile — but not too large — loca-tion, the business can grow its awareness in the area without spending a fortune. Simon sees those sorts of businesses as keys to continued growth in Hyattsville.

Already, development in the Route 1 corridor is start-ing to drive more foot traffic downtown. As additional res-taurants and retailers move in, consumer demand should grow, bringing in even more business. It’s a virtuous cycle and it’s one that Simon, the CDC, and the city are all look-ing forward to.

For now, Simon is happy to have a full building, good ten-ants and a strong relationship with the city. Growth will come, he believes, and with a strong foundation beneath him, he’ll be ready to make the most of any opportunity. He brought back the charm of the old Model T showroom, and in doing so, has given Hyatts-ville one model for renovating its once-idle downtown.

SIMON continued from page 7

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“What we really want is a building that will serve the community now and in the future.”

— Kathleen TeazePGCMLS Director


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Blattner (second); Evan Cantelas (third); Christopher Kaelin and Alex Tirador (shortstop); and Robert Matera and Rookie of the Year Liam Burgoyne (pitcher).

Twice we didn’t allow a baserun-ner until the next-to-last inning. During our third victory against a host St. Bernadette squad, I over-heard their head coach tell one of his assistants, “That’s the best fielding team I’ve seen all year.”

We also showed how much depth we had in two wins with-out our Most Valuable Players, Christopher Kaelin and center fielder Tyler Pulik.

Our closest game of the year was a 1-0 victory over St. Jane de Chantal. Neither team was hitting well because the pitching machine was erratic. We won it with two outs on our last at-bat when Pulik beat a throw to sec-ond, allowing the winning run to score from third.

Our most dominating perfor-mance came at St. Pius X on their field in Bowie. Three times we scored the maximum number of runs allowed per inning (six) en route to a 28-0 victory. Their coaches thanked assistant coach Kaelin after the game for holding

runners at third base. We headed into our final game

with the chance to complete our dream season. We were only lead-ing 1-0 in the top of the fourth when Pulik hit a two-run home run. We scored four more times in the sixth to win 7-1 and finish with a perfect record.

I was truly blessed to coach such fine young men, whose play gave glory to God and brought smiles to a lot of people in Hyattsville.

Chris McManes has coached youth sports in Hyattsville since 2005 and has lived here since 2002.

St. Jerome Jaguars finish baseball season undefeated by Chris McManes

This year, the 2014 St. Jerome Jaguars rookie baseball team ac-complished something even I, their head coach, didn’t see com-ing: an undefeated season.

After going 2-7-1 in 2013, I thought a winning season was a le-gitimate goal. Though I knew we’d improve, I didn’t even think about finishing 10-0. But by the time the season wrapped up on June 7, we had run away from our competi-tion, outscoring them 130-25.

St. Jerome competes in the Cath-olic Youth Organization (CYO), part of the Archdiocese of Wash-ington. Our games are against parishes from Prince George’s and Montgomery counties. The Rookie League features machine pitching and has no playoffs.

My team of 14 boys, all 10 and under, included 11 students from St. Jerome Academy, a home-schooler, and two players from St. Joseph in Beltsville, which didn’t field a team. The parental support was outstanding.

We played our first two games at St. Bernadette in Silver Spring, and won handily, 16-2 and 19-7.

Our third-base coach, Jeff Kae-lin, made an astute observation after our first victory: “We’re not going to score that many runs each game,” he said, “but [if we lose a game] we’re not going to beat ourselves [by making field-ing errors]. Our defense is too

good for that.”Strong defense was a hallmark

of the Jaguars. Our principal in-fielders were George Currie (first base); Tyler McManes and Isaiah

photos courtesy of frank and Macarena cantelasSt. Jerome Academy started a rookie baseball team last year. This year, the Jaguars finished the season undefeated.

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by Gray OʼDwyer

For many years, the mantra of municipal leaders and town plan-ners has been “progress equals prosperity,” with the reasoning that development and economic growth are the primary means of ensuring � scal success. Unfor-tunately, progress has also o� en meant destruction of those sites and landscapes essential to the character of an area. � e Hya� s-ville Library is the perfect ex-ample — few other buildings can boast a � ying saucer!

At the Friends of the Hya� sville Library meeting on July 2, Area Manager Catherine Hollerbach con� rmed that the county plans to replace the building with a new, state-of-the art facility that, according to library system sta� and county o� cials, will be� er serve our community [see story on p. 13]. � e existing library is badly in need of renovations and does not meet modern code. Proponents of demolition say a new library is necessary and rep-resents (you guessed it) “prog-ress” as Hya� sville continues to grow.

� e library’s numerous and vo-cal supporters think di� erently, and were recently backed up by Preservation Maryland. Each year, the statewide organization releases a list of endangered sites chosen for their historical signi� -cance and value to the state’s local character. � e 2014 list includes an 18th-century shipwright’s house in Somerset County, a former tannery in Frederick, Baltimore’s Mechanic � eater, and the Hya� sville Library, among others. � ese buildings

are unique to our communities; if they are lost, with them goes a chapter of Maryland history.

Preservation Maryland works to preserve these buildings for the next generation, not for us. A crumbling tannery or old farmhouse may not look worth the cost and e� ort to save, but in most cases their value only increases with age. A commu-nity’s individual character, those special things that exist nowhere else, is what makes it a� ractive to residents, visitors, and business.

� e Hya� sville Library was of particular note to the historians, because it is both architecturally

rare and historically important. Its design was meant to commu-nicate progress in its own way — “rocketing” the area from a rural community into a vibrant Wash-ington, D.C. suburb.

� e “asymmetrical footprint, clean lines, and reduced orna-mentation” of the exterior mark it as a Mid-Century Modern building designed at the height of the Space Race. At the time, buildings were sleek and com-pact like the machines that were taking astronauts into space.

� e building’s history re� ects a very personal side of Hya� sville. It was dedicated to the memory

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of John F. Kennedy in March 1964, speci� cally recognizing

the president’s achievements in advancing American technology and healing the country’s deep racial divide. Prince George’s County was for many years an area of extremely low literacy and notoriously poor school systems. � e Hya� sville library, never segregated, was the � rst public li-brary in the county and provided new opportunities for everyone to have access to quality educa-tional materials.

Preservation Maryland’s goal in publishing its list of endangered places is to raise awareness, sup-porting local voices advocating for the preservation of commu-nity landmarks. � e most im-portant question in the contro-versy surrounding the library is not what renovations will cost or what challenges the building presents. Instead, let’s ask wheth-er this building makes our com-munity unique.

� e Hya� sville Library is icon-ic. � e preservation of the library is progress, demonstrating that our community wants to main-tain its history and character go-ing forward.

Gray O’Dwyer is an architectural historian and West Hya� sville resi-dent.

SUSIE CURRIEThe Hyattsville Libraryʼs saucer is meant to communicate the “rocketing” of the area from a rural community into a vibrant Washington, D.C. suburb.


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With the United States’ surprise advancement in the World Cup, everyone seems to be getting into the soccer spirit. Unfortu-nately, children who are inspired to play after seeing their favorite country compete may not have a local outlet next season. Long-time league organizer Marc Tar-taro is stepping down, and there is no one in the queue to fill his shoes.

Tartaro, mayor of Hyattsville since 2011, has over 15 years of experience coaching or running other soccer programs. He led the Small-Sided Soccer League (SSSL) in Hyattsville for the past five years, successfully expand-ing it in the process. The League has been sponsored by Prince George’s Soccer, Inc. for the past 17 seasons.

Tartaro stepped down after the season’s last tournament on May 31.

“I have been talking about leav-ing for several years, but no one believes [me]. But this is a busi-ness and the business needs to transition,” Tartaro said. “PGSI, in its current form, will close the doors [unless] … someone steps up.”

Tartaro, Wes Catron and Da-vid Hiles founded the PGSI as an outlet for local kids to play soccer. While Prince George’s County youth have various av-

enues for competitive sports, the PGSI is a recreational organiza-tion and has focused more on cultivating a fun environment.

“The three of us started this with the idea that we could run a program in Hyattsville but also help people who wanted a place to play and their own program,”

Tartaro said.Though the PGSI is affiliated

with the Maryland State Youth Soccer Association, it is an en-tirely volunteer-run organiza-tion, from the coaches to the program leadership.

“I want to have a kid come out and play who is afraid of the ball.

Growing soccer organization needs new leader

And when they are in high school and out of the program, they can go to the beach with their friends and when someone says ‘Hey, let’s kick the ball around,’ they can do that [and] not feel awk-ward,” Tartaro said.

“It’s been a wonderful journey learning about myself and learn-ing about all the different kinds of kids and parents that are out there. I have gotten more out of it then I have put into it.”

Scores and standings are not recorded, which is contrary to other more competitive travel or club leagues. Along similar lines, teams are accepted into the league on a first-come, first-served basis. The league incen-tivizes youth to play soccer by learning to enjoy playing the sport in a local, easily accessible league — which isn’t always available in the modern world of competitive youth sports.

The league does not adver-

tise and only relies on word-of-mouth for new participants. Players are not strictly confined to local areas, and those from DC and other counties in Maryland have been welcome to participate along with schools, churches and neighborhood groups. This sea-son the PGSI had an impressive 54 teams participate in the SSSL, an increase from last year’s 42.

Not only are the games con-sistently in the same location, Magruder or Melrose Park, but they are always on Saturday mornings at the same time for the respective divisions. Gener-ally the first game starts at 9 a.m. and the last game starts at noon.

For more information, rules of the game per division, and a schedule of the games, head to the league website at PGSISoccer.com. For questions about sustaining the league, contact Marc Tartaro at [email protected].

courtesy of marc tartaroSoccer players are a common sight on Saturday mornings at Magruder Park. But they may become rarer if Prince George’s Soccer, Inc. doesn’t have a new leader by next month.


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and rich history,” he said, “but I wanted to propose an alternative to what was already out there.”

With these aspirations, he as-sembled a team of artists and translators and ultimately co-founded Zozobra Press in 2013.

� e name has several meanings. In Spanish, “zozobra” means “anxiety.” � e verb “zozobrar” means “to dri� on the water.” And in the Central American dialect, “zozobra” phonetically translates into “you are art.”

Zozobra’s � rst publication, La Luz de la Tormenta/� e Light of the Storm, is a 2013 collection of poems by Washington, D.C. poet Carlos Parada Ayala. � e next project, said Ballesteros, will be a bilingual edition of an anthology of D.C. area Latino/Latina poets. Titled Al Pie De La Casa Blanca (Poetas Hispanos de Washington,

DC), the anthology was origi-nally published in Spanish. Ball-esteros plans to have the book’s translation ready for publication by next summer.

Zozobra’s mission extends be-yond publishing edgy poetry, aim-ing to become a meaningful part of the Hya� sville community.

“� e goal of the press within the community is to support reading and writing,” said Ballesteros. He wants to target young Hispanics, who may already be translating oral and wri� en English for their parents. He’s brainstormed with city o� cials about taking various ways of doing this, such as creat-ing workshops in schools, and hopes that with their continued support, Zozobra can achieve its goal of engaging the youth in unconventional poetry and bilin-gualism.

“Imagine how empowering that will be for [children] and our community,” he said.

POET continued from page 9

NatureNearby

by Fred Seitz

One � ne May a� ernoon, I saw the mailman on my front side-walk waving his hands at me somewhat frantically. I thought maybe my dogs, who were doing their “drive the mailman away” routine, might have spooked him more than usual. I opened the front door as the mailman said, “I don’t think he’ll bother me, but he looks kind of creepy.”

“He” turned out to be a 4-foot snake stretched out on the top step. I looked at the snake, who seemed much calmer than the mailman, then stepped over him once to retrieve my mail and again to take it inside — and grab a camera.

� e snake remained calm, tast-ing the air with his tongue, and I stepped over him once more to get a closer view from the lower steps. When I leaned forward for the close-up, he retracted his body into a semi-coiled position. I suppose he’d read about the pa-parazzi’s wayward ways and opted to recoil like most celebrities. His white underside showed brightly and I tried to recall if this was a Northern black racer or an East-ern rat snake.

Hoping he would calm down, I went inside again. A� er less than two minutes, I returned to � nd my serpentine visitor gone. I looked on both sides of the steps, but there was neither a “snake in the grass” nor signs of his movement. � e rapid departure made me strongly suspect that I had encountered one of Maryland’s fastest snakes, the Northern black racer.

But when I showed a rep-tile expert the photo, he pro-nounced my visitor an Eastern black snake, otherwise known as the Eastern rat snake. One of the area’s most common snakes, they may lay up to 40 eggs in late spring to midsummer. � ey are o� en seen along the Northwest

Branch bike trail. Sometimes, they are mistaken for venomous copperheads and killed.

� is is unfortunate, because the non-venomous snake helps con-trol the local rodent population. A major consumer of rats, mice and the occasional squirrel, the Eastern rat snake is a powerful constrictor, which aids him both in devouring prey and “hanging out” in trees.

In winter, the rat snakes will sometimes co-occupy chipmunk burrows or groundhog dens. � is could result in misfortune for the chipmunks, but they typically awaken before snakes in spring. � e snakes may also take up winter residence in basements or garages, and they are li� le risk to humans. While they can bite if disturbed, the wound to hu-mans is devoid of venom. (If bit-ten, however, people should visit a doctor as a precaution, a� er cleaning the wound and stopping the bleeding.)

Like other reptiles, snakes are exothermic, or cold-blooded. � e term refers not to their eth-ics but to their body tempera-ture, which roughly matches their environment. � at’s why they prefer chipmunk holes and basements in winter, but seek shaded areas in warmer weather.

Snake not in the grass

Another anecdote: A year ago, when I was wandering around outside looking for glimpses of nature, my wife photographed a visitor to our dining room: a young rat snake, by the looks of him, who either came in to enjoy my wife’s � ne cooking or to seek a bit of relief from the outside heat.

My wife (who is from Alabama) calmly secured our two rowdy dogs, swept the young serpent into a trashcan, and unceremoni-ously dumped him into Magruder Park. � is approach to reptilian visitors is preferred over execu-tion as they provide an important function in our environment.

While I cannot know for sure, it may be that the recent visitor to my front steps was my wife’s friend returning for another round of Southern cooking. Af-ter a diet of mice and frogs, can you blame him?

Hugh’sNews

by Hugh Turley

� e S & J Restaurant in River-dale Park, a short walk from Hy-a� sville, is a step back in time. Drinks at the S & J are cheap compared to the popular Bus-boys and Poets, where young professionals gather. Customers at the neighborhood bar and res-taurant are mostly working class and reminiscent of Hya� sville before it became hip.

One recent Sunday evening, I visited the S & J for a beer be-fore retiring. Instead of the usual crowd, it was nearly deserted, with only two other customers. I took a seat at one end of the bar near a heavily ta� ooed older man. We both faced a young man seated at a right angle down the bar.

� e older man asked the young man, “Are you a vet?”

“No sir, but I worked with the military as a contractor in Iraq,” he said.

“Well then I consider you a vet. I served in Vietnam,” said the old vet.

“Army?” asked the young man.“Army Rangers,” said the vet.“Very cool, Army Rangers are

the best,” said the young man. “I was in the Airborne,” said the

vet. “I jumped out of airplanes at night.”

“Behind the enemy lines!” said the young man with enthusiasm.

“I was scared to death,” said the vet.

� e young man was apparently

� lled with the patriotic spirit exhibited during the seventh in-ning of major league baseball games where veterans of wars are saluted while crowds sing God Bless America.

� e older vet felt di� erently.“I have demons. I killed chil-

dren, women and children. I was ordered to kill them, and I killed them,” he said.

“Well, war is hell,” said the young man.

“I shot a 5-year-old child,” said the vet.

“Sorry to hear that, man,” said the young man.

“My wife and daughter have died. Now I am old and alone with the memory of what I have done,” he told the younger man.

� e veteran’s admission that he had killed children was upse� ing to hear. It was like some poison-ous bile that he had to expel be-fore it could do any more dam-age.

I � nished my beer and headed home.

A Stony Brook University study found 78 percent of the Afghan War deaths were working-class Americans and 70 percent had no more than a high-school di-ploma. It’s no surprise: the work-ing class always bears the burden when our country goes to war. As Hya� sville becomes more gen-tri� ed, with fewer working-class veterans, there may be fewer con-versations about the reality of America’s wars.

A veteran’s tale

FRED SEITZThis Eastern black snake, which appeared on the authorʼs porch steps, spooked the mailman but does not pose a threat to humans.

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