July 2016 Hyattsville Life & Times

July 2016Hyattsville’s Community NewspaperVol. 13 No. 7

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CENTER SECTION: JULY 12, 2016 ISSUE OF THE HYATTSVILLE REPORTER — IN ESPANOL TOO!

Special election guide: meet the Ward 5 candidates. Page X.

ILLUSTRATOR continued on page 12

By Ben SimasekIn Hya� sville, like in many other communi-ties around the world, our hearts ache for the victims of violent tragedies in Orlando, San Bernardino, Charleston, Newtown, and far too many other places to name. � e best re-sponse that we can have as a community is one of solidarity, peace, and preparedness.

On � ursday, June 30, the Hya� sville Police Department held a "Civilian Response to an Active Shooter Event" community training

at the Municipal Building that was open to the public. Sgt. Mike Rudinski led the train-ing, accompanied by Detective Zach Nem-ser. Most of the 41 a� endees were Hya� sville and University Park residents.

Participants watched video and listened to audio of previous active shooter events and other real emergencies. � ey then as-sessed the decisions people made in those situations. � e training's central message was Avoid, Deny, Defend — in the order that

these actions should be taken if someone has threatened public safety. � e Avoid Deny De-fend (ADD) program was developed by Tex-as State University’s Advanced Law Enforce-ment Rapid Response Training (ALERRT) Center.

Rudinski explained that when we are overcome by fear, our ability to assess the situation and act intelligently is often

Local moms, babies meet with county executiveBy Krissi Humbard

A chance meeting at a coffee shop in March turned into a unique opportunity for a Hy-attsville group of new moms to advocate for issues affecting families.

“We were having our regular

weekly coffee at Vigilante ear-lier this spring with our new-borns, and Rushern Baker [III] just happened to walk in,” said Jamila Larson, a local mom and executive director and co-founder of the Homeless Children's Playtime Project. Baker is the county executive

of Prince George’s County. “He came right for the babies and ended up holding them and cooing over them,” she said.

Larson noted that the Curious Moms group, a subgroup of the Hyattsville Nurturing Moms, had just been talking about the child care gap before Baker

walked in. She said the group was discussing how lower-in-come mothers could manage child care expenses. When they mentioned this to Baker, he gave them his card and asked to set up a meeting. Baker added,

BAKER continued on page 13

COURTESY OF MIKE YOURISHIN/PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVEMembers of the local Curious Moms group and their babies meet with Prince Georgeʼs County Executive Rushern Baker III and his staff members at his office June 21.

SHOOTING continued on page 13

By Lindsay Myers

Riverdale resident, Ikumi Kaya-ma, sits in front of the lightboard in her spare bedroom. � e tiny space is crowded. Five or six framed paintings lean against the closet door. A large L-shaped desk occupies one corner of the room, a bookshelf heavy with textbooks, the other. A smaller, secondary desk, rounds out the li� le horseshoe of work space where Kayama sits at the apex. On a computer screen next to the lightboard, a close-up of a macrophage spans the monitor. Kayama glances at it occasion-ally, carefully shaping the debri-eating cell with her blue pencil. A couple of stu� ed birds perch on the smaller desk behind her, observing her progress. Kayama is a scienti� c illustrator.

According to the University of Georgia, where Kayama earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2005, scienti� c illustration is a “visual tool of communication [used] solely for the purpose of education.” Kayama’s illustra-tions show medical students where to make their incisions or sixth graders where the lion-� sh lives. “� e di� erence comes from how much detail is needed

Artist educates throughillustration

Residents participate in active shooting preparedness training

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301.531.5234Writers & Contributors

LaShon Bland, Julia Gasper-Bates, Susan Hines, Lauren Flynn Kelly,

Helen Lyons, Chris McManes, Scarlett Salem, Fred Seitz, Ben

Simasek, Kit Slack

Board of Directors Joseph Gigliotti - President and

General Counsel Chris Currie - Vice President

Caroline Selle - SecretaryPeggy Dee, Karen J. Riley, Rosanna Landis Weaver,

Gretchen Brodtman, Debra Franklin, T. Carter Ross

Maria D. James - Ex O� cio

Circulation: Copies are distributed monthly by U.S. Mail to every address

in Hyattsville. Additional copies are dis-tributed to libraries, selected businesses, community centers and churches in the

city. Total circulation is 9,300.HL&T is a member of the

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By Ben Simasek

Today, I took a bike ride on the trail along the Northwest Branch of the Anacostia River, which features some beautiful park land. I stopped on a foot-bridge, listened to the water trickling 20 feet beneath me and the birds chirping above, and watched the colors of the fading sun soak in the last few rays of the day through the trees. I reflected on nature — both the earth and human na-ture.

A river of humanity converges in Hya� svilleMore than just a place where

many springs of water trickle together, a river represents a converging point of humanity. On any given day by this trail, you will see Americans and American immigrants of all races, origins, and creeds. As I was riding through this stretch of river that winds through sub-urban neighborhoods and busy commercial centers, I passed people of all kinds. I saw a Mus-lim couple carrying their young child from the park. I saw sev-eral groups of Latino men and women, some black folks, some white, some of Caribbean, Afri-can, or Asian origin.

We live in a beautifully diverse community, and although the exchanges between people of different cultures may some-times seem limited, I think we are mixing and coexisting pret-ty happily around here. Every-one on the trail was there to en-joy nature, play, exercise, find peace and calm, or bond with friends and loved ones. We were all just being humans. I smiled and waved to everyone I passed, and I got many friendly

smiles and waves in return. I drew strength from this, after

recently having felt the pain of tragic and disturbing news. We in Hyattsville and the neigh-boring areas have the good for-tune of proving to our country and our world that people of all colors and backgrounds and beliefs can live harmoniously.

When we hear scary and sad stories of violence, the way we respond is so important. Some people choose to react with the worst parts of our nature: fear, distrust, "other-ization.” When a sick person commits a terrible act, some folks immediately obsess over the color of his or her skin or alleged religion and treat everyone else who is a similar color or who identi-fies by a similar label with sus-picion. We need to avoid this dangerous instinct.

In a world of over 7 billion humans, there are going to be a few that are mentally and spiritually sick and confused by hatred — sadly, some of them find a way to turn hatred into violence. Their families may have arrived in the country gen-

erations ago or more recently. They may be women, but they are usually men. They can be brown, white, black, Muslim, Christian, Buddhist, or what-ever. Of course while the KKK may self-identify as Christian and Daesh may self-identify as Muslim, the billions who are peaceful followers of these religious doctrines condemn them. Likewise, folks of any skin color agree that disturbed individuals of similar complex-ion do not in any way represent an entire race.

It's up to the rest of us to create an environment where people aren't as likely to feel isolation, devaluation, rejection, and hate. We can never allow acts of hate to dictate our relationships with each other or deepen our divisions. That's why we should make the intentional choice to simply be kind to each other, despite the perceived barriers.

While compassion and kind-ness are strong tendencies in our species, we must admit we also have some tendency to fear or distrust people due to our perceived differences. We can

all consciously make an effort to suppress this tendency. We must emotionally evolve.

This means recognizing the incontrovertible, yet underap-preciated, fact that almost all human beings value peace, fam-ily, love, life connection, and community. While we have dif-ferent appearances, beliefs, and expressions of identity, we are all one of a kind: human.

Community can be bro-ken down into the two words "common" and "unity.” A true community is created when we recognize what we share in common and, through this, achieve unity. Our small local community can be seen as a mi-crocosm of a much larger global one. I hope if you're reading this you are also happy to do your part in making Hyatts-ville a community where many different kinds of people can come together and be friendly with each other.

Maybe we'll cross paths in one of our great public spaces and share a friendly smile, wave, or greeting. I hope to see you by the river!

The Hyattsville Life & Times (HL&T) is celebrating a big win in community jour-nalism.

The judges of the National Newspaper Association (NNA) Better Newspaper Editorial Contest and Better Newspa-per Advertising Contest have awarded the HL&T first place in the category of Best Use of Color in the Daily/Non-daily Division. The design work of Layout & Design Editor Ashley Perks was praised by the judges: “Love the prima-ry, bright colors ... like a box of Crayolas. Great job throughout, both in news design and adver-tising.”

In addition to this award, the paper was also recognized in the category of Best Serious Column. Col-umnist Gray O’Dwyer’s “Bricks and Mortar” received an honorable men-tion for the column entitled “Getting Hitched.” The judges said the column had “great sense of place … well done.”

The NNA’s Better Newspaper Editorial Contest and Better Newspaper Advertis-

ing Contest are the only national compe-titions recognizing the best in communi-ty journalism. This year there were 1,436 entries in the Better Newspaper Edito-rial Contest and 316 entries in the Bet-ter Newspaper Advertising Contest for a total of 1,752 entries, and 470 awards were won by 151 member newspapers in 39 states. The judges offered high praise for this year’s submissions. One judge commented, “So impressive! Anyone who thinks community journalism is dy-ing in America today hasn’t looked at any of these papers.”

The HL&T is no stranger to these great wins. In 2012, the paper captured first place for Best Serious Column and in 2015 it was ranked third nationally among large daily and non-daily publica-tions.

This year's winners will be recognized during the NNA's 130th Annual Con-vention & Trade Show at the Frankling Marriott Cool Springs in Franklin, TN.

HL&T‘s editors and board of directors would like to thank all of the former edi-tors, sta� , volunteer writers, columnists, contributors, local o� cials and other com-munity members who continue to help make this publication top in the nation. — HL&T Sta�

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CENTER SECTION: APRIL 13, 2016 ISSUE OF THE HYATTSVILLE REPORTER — IN ESPANOL TOO!

Special election guide: meet the Ward 5

candidates. Page X.

LIBRARY RENOVATIONSInnovations in learning amid plans for

rebuild. P. 6

DANCE SHOWCASELocal students show off their talents. P. 8

BIRD KITCHENWhat do the Marines, a Moroccan prince

and Mount Rainier have in common? P. 11

By Rebecca Bennett

At a March 10 Prince George’s

County budget listening session,

Councilmember Deni Taveras

(District 2) said millions were in

the capital improvement program

for major renovations to two local

schools. � e county also plans to

build three new public schools that

will pull students from two schools

in the City of Hya� sville.According to the proposed FY

2017 county budget, $32.6 million

is marked for a FY 2018 to 2021

renovation of Hya� sville Elemen-

tary School (HES). According to a

presentation by the county coun-

cilmember, in FY 2015, the school

underwent � oor construction,

and in FY 2016, it was scheduled

to receive fan coil units and grease

traps. In FY 2017, HES is sched-

uled for � re alarm replacement, the

presentation said. An $84.6 million renovation is

proposed for Hya� sville Middle

School (HMS) in FY 2021 to 2024.

� e county councilmember’s pre-

sentation said that in FY 2015,

renovations included grease traps,

a stage and locker rooms. FY 2017

budgeted renovations included � re

alarms, a dance � oor, lockers, struc-

tural foundation, and stage lighting.

County budgets major school renovations,new schools

BUDGET continued on page 10

It's � nally here! New 24-hour Safeway boast many amenities

By Maria D. James

On April 9, the City of Hya� s-

ville and Prince George’s County

o� cially welcomed the newest

Safeway store, located at 3702

East West Highway, to the region

with a ribbon cu� ing ceremony.

Safeway Eastern Division Presi-

dent Steve Burnham announced

that the so� opening of the store

on April 6 was so successful that

the store had to activate another

checkout register. “One resounding message has

been: welcome back,” said Burnham.

According to a Safeway press re-

lease, amenities at the new 24-hour

store include a Starbucks Co� ee

bar, freshly cut in-store fruit and

vegetables in the produce depart-

ment, bulk foods and full-service

pharmacy, deli, meat and seafood

departments. Speciality meal ser-

vices include butchers to provide

custom cuts of meat, a bakery of-

fering custom cake designs and

french bread that is baked fresh

By Rosanna Landis Weaver

As election season builds up next fall, po-

litical aspirants across the country will say,

“When I go to Washington … ” Like the

geographic distance, the temporal distance

is less in the Maryland 4th congressional dis-

trict, which includes portions of Hya� sville.

In an overwhelming Democratic district, it is

widely presumed that the winner of the April

26 Democratic Party primary will win in the

general election in November.

On � ursday, April 7, in an event co-orga-

nized by the the Hya� sville Life & Times, Hy-

a� sville City Councilmember Joseph Solo-

mon (Ward 5), and Candace Rojo Keyes, the

assistant editor of the Prince George’s Senti-

nel, � ve of six candidates faced o� in a lively

discussion of the issues. Maryland State Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk

(District 21) was unable to a� end.

� eir opening statements framed much

of the discussion that followed, with broad

agreement on goals and disagreements for

the most part more on style than substance.

Prince George’s County Prosecutor Glenn

F. Ivey set the tone with a biography that in-

cluded references to his childhood in North

Carolina and the Civil Rights movement. He

described his entrance into public service as

motivated by the desire “to make a di� erence

in other people’s lives the same way other

people had done for mine.” When he ran for

state’s a� orney’s o� ce in Prince George’s

County, he made promises to reduce crime,

to move away from over-incarceration with

intervention and prevention programs, and

to hold o� cers accountable who crossed the

line, all of which he felt he achieved.

“� e promises I kept there should give you

some comfort that I’ll keep the promises I

make if you send me to Congress,” promises

to � ght on behalf of the citizens of the district

Hya� sville hosts Congressional Democratic DebateSAFEWAY continued on page 17

DEBATE continued on page 16

REBECCA BENNETT

On April 9, executives from Safeway joined local officials for a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Gate-

way at UTC grocery store, including (pictured here) Hyattsville City Mayor Candace Hollingsworth, Council-

member Tom Wright (Ward 3), Prince Georgeʼs County Executive Rushern Baker, III, County Councilmember

Dannielle Glaros (District 3).

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MASONS continued on page 11

NEW EDITOR WELCOMEMeet the HL&T's newest managing editor, Maria D. James. P. 2

MACY'S MADE BETTEROne man's efforts led to a new family restroom and changing station at the Mall at Prince Georges. P. 5

COUNSELOR OF THE YEARResident named D.C. counselor of the year representative. P. 7

by Mark GoodsonJust around the corner from the City of Hyattsville is a very active masonic lodge — the Shelton D. Redding Lodge No. 139 (SDRL) of Prince Hall Freemasons. The historically black masonic lodge shares the goal of community service through brotherhood with Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, but the two bodies' mutual existence is a reminder of segregation in the masonic body that is as old as America.George Washington was a mason in the Anglo-American tradition at a time when black Americans were denied mem-bership. A man named Prince Hall founded African Lodge #1 in 1776, the year the country declared its independence. Ac-cording to lodge documents, African lodges grew and cre-ated the African Grand Lodge (AGL), a governing body. For over a century, these lodges grew without receiving recog-nition from the grand lodges of England.

In 1827, after Prince Hall’s death and when the AGL’s au-thority to grant new charters was drawn into question, the group declared its indepen-dence. Struggle for mutual

Hya� sville's Prince Hall Freemasons

By Rebecca Bennett

At the Jan. 4 Hya� sville City Council meet-ing, councilmembers discussed a motion that would direct the city a� orney to draw up a charter amendment concerning the quali� -cations of voters in municipal elections. � e council is likely to pass the motion, which was submi� ed jointly by Council President Edouard Haba (Ward 4), Council Vice Presi-dent Bart Lawrence, and Councilmembers Patrick Paschall (Ward 3) and Joseph Solo-mon (Ward 4).� e biggest change proposed by this new legislation would be to allow non-U.S. citi-zens — even undocumented residents — to

vote in municipal elections. According to a city memo, Maryland ended non-citizen vot-ing rights in 1851, but le� it up to municipali-ties to decide local voting rights. Six Mary-land cities currently allow non-citizens to vote: Takoma Park, Barnesville, Garre� Park, Glen Echo, Martin’s Additions and Somerset. Most councilmembers supported the issue. “I think — just like I thought with 16- and 17-year-olds who are paying taxes and driv-ing on our roads — they should have the right to engage in our city elections,” Paschall said.Solomon said he thinks extending voting rights in city elections is something wanted and needed. “I think it’s the right thing to do

to bring them into the fold, because it’s a part of the city that is clearly present and eager to participate,” he said.Lawrence said when he campaigned, he spoke with many resident foreign nationals who could not vote, but he felt they should be able to vote in city elections. “� ey face a great deal of challenges,” he said. “It seemed to me that li� ing just a li� le bit of the alien-ation … that it might just create a li� le be� er life for those people.”Haba said, “� e key reason of backing this piece of legislation is that we, too, want [the council] to be the expression of the will of

Non-U.S. citizens likely to vote in city elections

VOTING continued on page 12

HVFD hosts holiday reunion for survivors of horri� c crash

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY FIRE/EMS

The Hyattsville Volunteer Fire Department and Prince George's County Fire/EMS celebrate the holidays with

two families who met at Childrenʼs National Medical Center after a deadly Chillum Road crash.

by Maria D. JamesSix weeks a� er � rst responders arrived on the scene of a tragic accident on Chillum Road in-volving a church van that ended � ve lives and sent 14 people to the hospital, they were reunited with survivors. With the help of one family and local me-dia, the Hya� sville Volunteer Fire Department (HVFD) and Prince George’s County Fire/EMS (PGFD) hosted a holiday gathering that included donated gi� s and Santa.

It was an unfortunate cir-cumstance that brought Vir-ginia resident Carrie Jenkins to know one of the crash vic-tims. She was caring for her son, Brayden, at the Children’s

ICU provided two families with alasting connection

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CROSSFIT HYATTSVILLE

The latest workout craze comes

to Hyattsville. P. 3

OURHYATTSVILLE INSTAGRAM

The handle has posted a year's worth of the city's

diversity. P. 6

FORTY THIRD PLACE

One person's trash is this

wood-worker's treasure. P. 10

By Scarlett Salem

� e meteoric rise of cra� brews

over the past few years has laid the

groundwork for a return of mead,

which may arguably be the world’s

oldest alcoholic drink. And while

it has gained traction nationwide

and is set to storm the Washing-

ton, DC region, most people have

never even heard of it.

“People say ‘I saw it [the bo� le]

said Charm City... I bought it, I

love it, I don’t know what it is,’”

said Hya� sville resident and co-

founder of the Baltimore-based

Charm City Meadworks, Andrew

Ge� en. “It’s the world’s oldest

alcohol and was relegated to the

sidelines and we are trying to bring

it back a bit,” he said. Although the

drink’s popularity has waned since

the advent of beer and wine which

are less expensive to produce, it has

been a constant presence at Re-

naissance Festivals and recent on-

line data has shown a recent uptick

in meaderies opening nationwide.

Made with honey, water and

fermented yeast, mead falls into

a distinct class of its own, not

traditionally considered a beer,

cider, or wine. A substantial

amount of honey is needed to

create mead because of its higher

Mead staged

to make a

quite literal

historic comeback

By Rebecca Bennett

When City of Hya� sville resi-

dents received their residential

property assessments for 2016,

many were shocked at the val-

ue the Maryland Department

of Assessment and Taxation

placed on their homes. � ose

assessments — some residents

say they were double the previ-

ous assessments — went up not

only for the City of Hya� sville,

but for many of the surrounding

neighborhoods.

At a community meeting she

organized on the subject, Prince

George’s County Councilmem-

ber Deni Taveras (District 2)

said it’s a good thing that prop-

erty values have gone up. She

said county real-estate property

tax will not increase much ini-

tially, but increased assessments

will raise stormwater, trash,

and Maryland National Capital

Parking & Planning fees.

Hya� sville City Treasurer

Ron Brooks said the increased

assessments don’t necessar-

ily mean that residents will pay

higher taxes. “It all depends on

how the city reacts a� er the as-

sessment,” he said. According

to Brooks, the county sends the

city an estimated revenue and a

constant yield rate, which pre-

vents city residents from being

double taxed. � e city then has

the option to keep the rate, low-

er the rate or raise the rate.

� e city’s current tax rate is 63

cents per $100 of assessed value,

which is where it has been since

2005, even though the city saw

a great decline in 2013 property

assessments. For next year, city

sta� will submit the budget on

By Maria D. James

Michael Sipe was a very active 2 year old. So when

he suddenly became lethargic and stopped eating

last year his mother, Ti� any Sipe, grew concerned.

“I took him the doctor three times and each time

I was told he just has a cold, or it was normal for a

toddler to not want to eat, but we knew something

wasn't right,” said Sipe.

A visit to Children's National Medical Center con-

� rmed her suspicions. Michael was diagnosed with

stage four Neuroblastoma, which is a form of cancer

where tumorous growths develop from a gland above

the kidneys. Unfortunately, early detection is nearly im-

possible because the symptoms are similar to the com-

mon cold. Once the cancer is detected it spreads fast.

When neighbors learned about Michael’s condi-

tion they decided to come together and help the

Sipe family with Johnna Schmidt leading the e� ort.

“A friend told me about Michael's diagnosis. I knew

that if people in the community also knew about the

situation they would want to help,” said Schmidt.

Schmidt organized a community meeting at her

home, which gathered 25 concerned volunteers.

“It really made me grateful to live in my neighbor-

hood,” she said.

Property

assessments

skyrocket

Community o� ers support to family

of toddler with stage 4 cancer

KEPA & SELYCE FREEMAN

On Jan. 17, the Sunday after the blizzard, a line of cars was snowed in on Hamilton Street near Magruder Park.

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CANCER continued on page 11PROPERTY continued on page 13

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MAIL MISDELIVERIESResidents voice concerns over local mail delivery. P. 3

NEW BOOKSTORE OPENSRobert Harper Books opened across from the Riverdale Marc Station. P. 6

DOCUMENTARY SCREENINGNo Justice, No Peace screening hosted by Friends of the Hyattsville Branch. P. 6

By Caroline Selle

On Sunday, Feb. 28, more than 60 people gathered at the Hya� sville Municipal Building to hear three female Muslim panelists answer questions about the Islam religion and to further explain their faith. Panelists included Raheemah Ab-dulaleem, a Hya� sville resident employed as Associate General Counsel in the Executive O� ce of the President; Jamiah Aniece Ad-ams, a media producer; and Luby Ismail, who received the 2012 Arab American Anti-Discrimina-tion Honoring the Achievements of Extraordinary Arab-American Women Award. � e event was moderated by Hya� sville resident and Hya� sville Life and Times con-tributor Julia Gaspar-Bates.“� e political rhetoric, lately, lash-

ing out against Muslims has re-ally shaken a lot of people,” Gaspar-Bates said. “Given that Luby and I are both interculturalists, we try to build bridges and break down bar-riers. I thought, what can we do on the grassroots level to support this?”� e program was a collaboration

between the City of Hya� sville and 20,000 Dialogues, a non-pro� t for which Ismail is an advisor, and it began with a few words by each

Community discussion on Islam debunks stereotypes

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Trolley Trail groper pleads guiltyBy Rebecca Bennett

On March 4, a sheri� ’s deputy led away the som-ber Joshua Charles Price from a Prince George's County courtroom in handcu� s to immediately begin a one-year sentence. � e 23-year-old pled guilty to a second degree sexual assault and an

indecent exposure that occurred on the Rhode Island Avenue Trolley Trail in a section that con-nects Riverdale Park and the City of Hya� sville. A series of incidents occurred in 2015 targeting women, even those with children, and made lo-cal residents fearful of using the trail for some time.

Riverdale Park Police Lt. Andrew Powell said the number of cases in multiple jurisdictions made this a hard case. "In the end, the sheer determination of the community working with law enforcement developed a suspect which

City predicts 2017 budget shortfall amid property tax income rise

THREE LI� LE PIGGIES

COURTESY JULIETTE FRADINOn Feb. 20, the Hyattsville Preservation Association sponsored the production of The Three Little Pigs Hyattsville-style, put on by Blue Sky Puppet Theatre. Visit www.HyattsvilleLife.com for a slideshow.

By Andrew Marder

At the Feb. 24 Hya� sville City Council meeting, City Admin-istrator Tracey Nicholson pre-sented the Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 city budget, running from July 1, 2016 to June 30, 2017. With rev-enue forecasted to reach $16.76 million and expenditures fore-cast at $17.21 million, the city is currently predicting a $448,332 shortfall, according to Treasurer Ron Brooks.� e FY 2017 $17.21 million

budget is a 4 percent increase over the FY 2016 budget of $16.55 million. Revenue is fore-cast to increase 7.5 percent from $15.59 million to $16.76 million.According to � gures provided

by Brooks, both real property taxes and personal property tax-es are expected to rise in � scal 2017, up 4.4 percent and 5.9 per-cent respectively. Real property, which covers taxes on homes and land, make up the bulk of the city's revenue and are predicted to provide $11.29 million in � s-cal 2017.

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GOING TO MARKET

Go behind-the-scenes at the

Hyattsville Farmers Market. P. 6

HISTORIC HOMES TOUR

Historic Hyattsville House Tour returns. P. 8

TECHED OUT

Donors help teacher raise over $1,500 for

new tech project. P. 11

By Kit Slack

Have you ever been in Magruder

Park on a peaceful summer eve-

ning, say at a soccer game, and

thought, “� at’s funny! How

can I have been si� ing here for

half an hour, and only had to kill

two mosquitoes? If I sit on my

porch at home, I get 10 bites in

30 seconds!”

We don’t see as many mos-

quitoes in the park partly for

the same reason we don’t see

rats, house� ies, or ki� ens. Tiger

mosquitoes, the black and white

mosquitoes that typically plague

Hya� sville residents, breed best

near homes. “Peridomestic” is

the word used by Daniel Scham-

berger, acting program manager

of the Maryland Mosquito Con-

trol Administration.

“People call us because they are

concerned about ditches, ponds,

or wet areas in woods,” said

Schamberger, “but tiger mos-

quitoes don’t breed there, they

breed in containers.” Originally,

tiger mosquitoes, native to Asia,

bred in bamboo stalks and in

trees, rather than in marshes.

“� e worst thing that happened

to suburbia,” said Jeanine Doro-

thy, Prince George’s County su-

� ey’re back...

with Zika?!

Mosquito

control in the

season ahead

MOSQUITOES continued on page 12

Major changes on the way

for Mall at Prince Georges

By Maria D. James

Big changes are underway for the Mall at

Prince Georges. � e mall will soon welcome

an array of new tenants, including clothing

retailer H&M.

Shoppers who walk through the mall and

pass by the Payless ShoeSource will come

across a large tan wall—the location of the

20,000-square-foot store, which is expected

to open this fall.

According to the H&M corporate o� ce, the

new location will “o� er Hya� sville residents

a one-stop shopping destination for quality

clothing for the whole family, with collec-

tions for ladies and men, as well as separate

‘store within a store’ sections for accessories.”

� e store will also carry a children’s collec-

tion for newborns up through teens.

Maryland is a growing market for the H&M

brand; the corporate o� ce plans to open 10

locations throughout the state.

� e addition of H&M is just one of many

changes to the Mall at Prince Georges. On

April 22, mall owner Pennsylvania Real Es-

tate Investment Trust (PREIT) announced it

would invest $25 million into a total overhaul

of the mall. By next year, shoppers will see

MALL continued on page 12

New art supply

store brings color

to the communityBy Lindsay Myers

You don’t need to be an artist to appreci-

ate the zany new art supply store at 4902

43rd Avenue, Artist & Cra� sman Sup-

ply. One visit will leave you itching to

� ip open your high school sketchbook.

Tightly packed shelves of silly socks,

windup toys, and puzzles crowd the en-

tryway. � e entire le� -hand wall is cov-

ered in multicolored reams of pressed

paper 12 feet high. In fact, color is ev-

erywhere. � e concrete walls and � oors

are covered in messy swirls of every slice

on the color wheel. It is a bit like walk-

ing into a tie-dye tee shirt, or be� er yet,

as local customer Donna Compton de-

scribed, “It’s like walking into a rainbow.”

� e Hya� sville branch of Artist &

Cra� sman Supply opened on April 1,

and has been making quite the splash

on social media. Store manager James

Wine confessed that he has not had to

do much in the way of advertising.

“So many people have been sharing

photos on Facebook, and since I haven’t

really le� the store since I got here, it’s

been a blessing,” said Wine.

� e store is certainly photo-worthy.

Lining the shelves are hundreds of � ne

art and general cra� supplies, as well as

a treasure trove of funky gadgets and

toys. � e store carries everything from

oil paints and papier-mâché to skeins of

yarn and windup dolls. Wine said the

diverse inventory is what sets Artist &

Cra� sman Supply apart from other art

supply stores. Places like Michaels or

Jo-Ann Fabrics and Cra� s, Wine said,

usually carry inventory heavy on the

cra� end and do not o� er individualized

customer service, making it di� cult for

ARTS continued on page 13

LINDSAY MYERS

Artist & Craftsman Manager, James Wine, stands

beside the store's huge selection of handmade paper.

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JOE’S MOVEMENTEMPORIUM RECEIVES $28,000 JOB READINESS GRANT Joe’s Movement Emporium, in Mount Rainier, recently received a $28,000 Job Readiness Grant from Many Hands Foundation to fund the expansion of its � eater Tech Program (� P). � e pur-pose of the program is to serve more students during the school year and pilot a summer institute that incorporates robotics train-ing into the existing curriculum of technical theater and digital media.

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HYATTSVILLE FIRST CITY IN MARYLAND TO WIN HEAL PLATINUM AWARDOn June 30, Mayor Candace Hol-lingsworth announced on her Facebook page the good news that the City of Hya� sville is the � rst and only Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL) platinum city in the state of Maryland. According to the organization’s website, the HEAL Cities & Town Campaign provides free technical assistance and support to local elected o� -cials and their sta� to adopt poli-cies that stem the obesity epidemic and create healthy, prosperous communities in Maryland and Virginia. � e city council made a resolution to adopt the HEAL campaign in 2014. From there, the city coordinated programs geared towards improving health and wellness, such as installing a food forest, celebrating the Hya� s-ville Farmer's Market’s 25th year of operation, and holding regular Ageless Grace classes, led by Vic-toria Moss, that are held at the Hy-a� sville Municipal Building and at � e Mall at Prince Georges.

PRESERVATION ASSOCIATION ELECTS NEW OFFICERS, BOARD OF DIRECTORSOn June 16, the Hya� sville Pres-ervation Association (HPA) ap-pointed new o� cers and members to the board of directors during its annual meeting. Each person elected will serve a one-year term. O� cers are Gloria Felix-� omp-son, president; Randy Fletcher, vice president; Edward Bohls, secretary; Kevin Oakley, treasurer. Board members are Maiya Dacey, Stuart Eisenberg, Anna L. Frankle, Gina DeFerrari, Joy Je� ries, Carol Papagiannis, and Katherine So-mok. HPA recognized outgoing treasurer Sco� Matirne and board members Ann Barre� and Linda Moore for their many years of great service to the HPA.

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Many claim to be the biggest fans of their respective profes-sional sports teams. Few follow up the claim with the gusto of Hya� sville resident Paul Wilson. His 38th Avenue home has two rooms devoted to Redskins para-phernalia.

� is includes � ve helmets, one for each phase of design in the mod-ern era. � e 1962 helmet — com-memorating the year the Redskins broke their franchise’s color barri-er, trading for hall-of-famer Bobby Mitchell — was hard to come by. Wilson had to custom build it, us-ing decals he ordered online.

In his 20 years of collecting, he has amassed a small museum’s worth of goods including over a dozen pennants, bobble-heads, tractor-trailers, toy cars, dolls, jerseys, and posters. Wilson also takes his impressive collection on the road to each home game in his souped-up 2001 Ford Crown Vic. Pulling in to tailgate, Wilson is a one-man parade. � e car’s interior is a blur of red and gold, complete with a replica of RFK and Fed-Ex stadiums in the rear dash. � e exterior is decked out with Redskins decals and custom rims. � e car’s horn plays

“Hail to the Redskins.” Wilson doesn’t have any pictures

of himself in the car. He said it’s mainly because “everybody wants to take a picture of themselves in it. So, I get out of the way.”

Wilson has enough decals to change the car for every game to re� ect the week’s opponent. He changes the window decals three

times a year. In October, he sup-ports breast-cancer awareness by using everything Redskins that is pink. In December, his Crown Vic resembles Santa’s sleigh, if the North Pole were in Landover, Maryland.

Wilson said he has been a Red-skins fan since he was 12. His brother James was a Pi� sburgh

Steelers fan. “I grew up watch-ing the Steel Curtain and all that stu� . When I got older, I wanted to pick my own team.”

Since then, Wilson has been to each of the three Super Bowl pa-rades in ‘82, ‘87, and ‘91. He be-gan collecting in ‘96.

What does the Redskins’ big-gest fan think of the team’s pros-pects? “On paper it always looks good. � e people they pick and all that. � en when it comes down to it, if you don’t play to-gether it don’t ma� er what’s on paper. We look good on paper every year,” he said.

Wilson said he thought the team should have invested more in a defensive line, but he applauds the management’s handling of quarterback-receiver threat Kirk Cousins and Jordan Reed. Cous-ins received a “franchise tag” in his contract and Reed’s contract pays him $50 million over � ve years. � e stipulation helps to retain Cousins as the Redskins quarterback.

Like many Redskins fans, Wil-son has been on a roller-coaster of disappointment, accentuated recently by the Robert Gri� n III fallout. While Wilson said he wanted the Heisman Trophy winner to be successful, he said

of Gri� n, “You can’t play a sport that requires a group e� ort and want to do it all by yourself. He did himself wrong.”

Now that the Redskins have killed the quarterback controver-sy, giving Cousins the franchise tag and trading Gri� n to the Browns, Wilson said he wants to see the coaching sta� put more trust in their quarterback by al-lowing Cousins to change the play at the line of scrimmage.

Pre-season football in the NFL begins next month and Wilson is ready. He has a ticket for each home game. He has told Cow-boys-fan-neighbor Sam Gamble, “Eat your turkey early this year,” as the Redskins play the Cow-boys on � anksgiving Day.

Like most NFL fans, Wilson said he hopes for another Super Bowl victory. He is prepared for it with a custom “championship belt.” Formerly a World Wres-tling Entertainment (WWE) belt, Wilson has exchanged ev-erything WWE for Washington Redskins, down to the spinning logo at the belt’s center.

As for when the Redskins will bring home that elusive Super Bowl victory, the city’s biggest fan knows it will all come down to teamwork.

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Bill Coleman got into barbecue by accident — literally. In Feb-ruary 2003, Coleman was on his way to work at Home Depot when he was involved in a head-on collision that le� him with a fractured le� knee, hip, shoul-der, and eye socket. Coleman’s recovery kept him on the couch for several months. “It was about the same time they started show-ing all that barbecue stu� on the Food Network,” said Coleman. “And I said to myself, ‘I grew up on this stu� ; they’re not doing anything special.’”

Coleman started experimenting with di� erent sauces and rubs, perfecting an original recipe af-ter six months of tinkering with ingredients. When he was ready to return to work, he bought a small smoker and started cook-ing for his co-workers “just to keep myself busy,” he said. But the barbecue was good, really good, and business took o� . His district manager at Home Depot asked him to cater a meeting, and within two months, Coleman was an o� cial vendor for Home

Depot — booked solid for sta� events, like holiday parties and regional management meetings. In 2007, Coleman le� his job at Home Depot to cater barbecue full time. “I told my boss, I’ve got to give this a shot. I’ll hate myself if I don’t try it,” said Coleman.

Cooking barbecue has taken Coleman up and down the East Coast, but some of his most memorable jobs have been local. In 2004, a family connection ar-ranged for Coleman to cater the sta� Christmas party at the White House. On the day of the party, Coleman pulled his smoker up to the east wing kitchen door when � rst lady Laura Bush walked by. She stopped to chat and, as Cole-man tells the story, “she said, ‘You know there’s somebody here at the house who likes barbecue.’ and I said, ‘Yes ma’am, I’m hop-ing you might go back upstairs and tell your husband I’m down here.’” � e president came down and liked Coleman’s spread so much that he hired him for the next four years, even � ying his barbecue on Marine One to Camp David when he had to miss the party one year.

In addition to the usual fare — pulled pork, brisket, ribs — “Barbecue Bill” has recently started incorporating Japanese elements into his menu. Cole-man lived in Japan intermi� ently for nine years and met his wife there in 1986. One of his most recent menu additions, shrimp yakitori, has a li� le kick to it. “Nothing overpowering,” says Coleman, “but it lingers on your lips.” � e shrimp marinates for

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several hours in a mixture of soy sauce, olive oil, and yuzu kosho, a Japanese seasoning made from chili peppers and the peel of a yuzu fruit. It’s then grilled over a special type of charcoal that smolders at 1800 degrees Fahr-enheit. “You’ve go� a change up

every once in awhile,” said Cole-man. “When I � rst started sell-ing the yakitori, [it] took a while for people to understand what it was, but then it started moving real quick.”

Coleman said his favorite part of cooking is making people happy and bringing them to-gether. “� e money’s good, but I don’t do it for the money. You can make money doing anything. I do it for when people say it’s the best barbecue they’ve ever had. And food brings people together. � at’s the cool thing. It’s one of the few things everyone has in common; they like going out to eat and cha� ing.”

If the weather is good, Cole-man parks the smoker at the Downtown College Park Farm-ers Market at 4500 Knox Road every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., April through November. For menu updates and more in-formation � nd him on Facebook at Bill’s Backyard BBQ.

LINDSAY MYERSBill Coleman grills up an order of yakitori.


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For many Americans, the Fourth of July means hotdogs and ham-burgers on the grill, a picnic with friends and family, and fireworks exploding in the air. For Rosali-na Justiniano, however, it meant something more this year.

On July 4, Justiniano celebrated her first Independence Day as an American citizen.

Born in Santa Cruz de la Si-erra, Bolivia, Justiniano was naturalized in a ceremony on May 7 during the city’s Citi-zenship Celebration Day. As a part of the special day, those who qualified could officially become citizens of the United States. Justiniano became a cit-izen of a country she describes using the Spanish phrase, “un país de maravillas,” meaning “a wonderland.”

“I love this country,” Justiniano said. “I love the laws, I love the

people.”Justiniano first arrived in the

United States as a permanent resident 12 years ago after mar-rying her husband, also from Bo-livia, who has been a U.S. citizen for 32 years. Her status as a per-manent resident made life diffi-cult at times, especially when it came to travel.

“When we traveled, because of my passport, I had to go to a dif-ferent line [at the airport]. My family went to one side, and I went to another.”

In spite of the inconveniences, Justiniano did not rush into pur-suing citizenship.

“When I came here, everybody asked me, ‘Why aren’t you be-coming a citizen?’” Justiniano said. “But I think I wasn’t ready. I was nervous. I was insecure. I told my husband I didn’t want to be a citizen yet, I didn’t know English well enough.”

But encouragement from her

friends and family changed her mind.

“They told me, ‘You can do it, you can do it!’” Justiniano said, and she found an English language tutor a year ago. “She asked me what my focus was, and I told her I wanted to be a U.S. citizen.”

Justiniano planned to cele-brate the holiday in downtown Frederick, picnicking with family and friends and watch-ing fireworks, dressed in the red, white and blue of her new country.

“Maybe I will paint my face!” she said, laughing.

More important to Justiniano than the food or the fireworks, however, is her family.

She and her husband have two children, a 10-year-old daughter and a 6-year-old son.

“My children were born here,” Justiniano said. “I want to be part of this country with my family.”

Resident celebrates first Independence Day as a US citizen

COURTESY OF ROSALINA JUSTINIANORosalina Justiniano was naturalized in a ceremony hosted by the City of Hyattsville on May 7.

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Summer Jam con Exhibición del Departmento de PolicíaEste Viernes es el próximo Summer Jam, ofreci-endo una exhibición abierta al público del departa-mento de la Policía (donde puede recorrer el depar-tamento, las celdas de detención, y más) incluyendo la banda de rock clásico de uno de nuestros tenien-tes de policía, llamada Just Us. También tendre-mos los tacos de fusión del camión de comida South Meets East, cerveza de Handsome Beer, helado y diversión del Café Vigilante, actividades artísticas con Pyramid Atlantic Arts Center, cupones para Fleisher’s of Maryland, y por supuesto una payasa, globos, pinturas de cara, y una inflables para los niños. También, ¿Desea obtener un poco de ejerci-cio antes de llenar su barriga? Arrow Bicycle está organizando un paseo a nivel de principiantes, co-menzando desde su tienda a las 5:30 p.m. y termi-nando en el estacionamiento de bicicletas de Sum-mer Jam en la 4310 Gallatin Street. Música tocará 6:30 p.m. a 8:30 p.m. Nos vemos allí!

Noche Nacional Contra el CrimenEste evento, gratuito y para la familia, incluirá information del Policia y la comunidad, exhibicio-nes K9, musica y bailes, inflalables, una pared de piedras para escalar, pinturas de cara, raspados y algodón de azúcar, y más! Después de la cel-ebración, cerraramos la noche con un camino por el barrio. Acompañenos el martes, 2 de agosto, 6-9 p.m. en Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street.

Mercado Campesino Esta Abierto!¿Ha visitado al Mercado Campesino de la Ciu-dad? Si no, usted no ha tenido los mejores arán-danos azules de su vida. En adición, se ofrece una gran variedad de frutas, verduras, panes, pas-teles y más. Los tours nutricionales con cupones son cada hora, a partir de las 3:15 p.m. Todos los martes, 3-7 p.m. en 3799 East-West Highway, en la esquina de Queens Chapel Road, en el estacio-namiento de la Iglesia Redeemer Lutheran.

Moviendo don la AlcaldesaPara fomentar la salud, y pasar un buen rato,

la Alcaldesa Candace Hollingsworth se ha aso-ciado con empresas locales para ofrecer clases de bienestar y actividades gratuitas para los residentes de la ciudad de Hyattsville. El 23 de Julio, a las 11:00 a.m. habra una clase de Dan-za de Vientre con la intructora Nyla Elise en el edificio municipal en 4310 Gallatin Street. Para más información, contacte a Ellarose Preston al 301-985-5006 o [email protected].

Healthy Hyattsville!El comienzo de nuestra épica celebración de la salud está acercando. En agosto vamos a lan-zar nuestro entrenamiento con la Alcaldesa en preparación para la Carrera Zombie de 5km, que apoya la Asociacion de Padres y Maestros de Hyattsville Elementary School, el sábado, 1 de Octubre. También, ese día nuestros amigos ciclistas en Route 1 Velo abrirán su curso de Cyclocross a cualquier persona que quiera pro-bar. Su proyecto, y la carrera competitiva Cyclo-cross el domingo, 2 de octubre, beneficiarán las Olimpiadas Especiales del Condado de Prince George. Ambos días habrá música, comida, cerveza, y más. Manténgase informado y regis-trarse para participar en www.hyattsville.org/healthyhyattsville.

Banquete de Cangrejos en LanchaEl 11 de Agosto, nuestro programa para perso-nas mayores y con discapacidades llevará un vi-aje a Hurlock para el Crucero Choptank River-boat y todo lo que puedas comer en un Banquete de Cangrejos. Los boletos están disponibles por $30, la cual incluye el transporte. Para unirse a la diversión, por favor llame a Beryl Johnson al 301-985-5058.

Dinero para Renovar su NegocioLa Ciudad está aceptando solicitudes para su programa comercial de mejoramiento de facha-das, que proporciona asistencia financiera a los propietarios de negocios para rehabilitar el ex-terior de su edificio comercial en las siguientes áreas: Distrito de Tránsito de West Hyattsville, Ruta Uno/Distrito de Artes Gateway, y el Dis-trito de Tránsito de la Plaza de Prince Georges. Los proyectos aprobados serán elegibles para recibir una donación de contrapartida dólar por dólar, entre $10,000 y $45,000 por edificio. Vis-ite la página web de la ciudad para información del programa e instrucciones de aplicación.

Programa de Arte para Mayores En colaboración con Art Works Now, la Ciudad está ofreciendo un programa gratuito de Artes este para las personas mayores y con discapa-cidades. Las clases son los Miércoles, 1-3 p.m., en el Edificio Municipal en la 4310 Gallatin Street. Ven y disfrutate! Para obtener más in-formación, contacte a Beryl Johnson al 301-985-5058, [email protected].

Gracia Eterna Ejercicio Sentado en el Centro ComercialEn el Centro Comercial de Prince Georges ya ten-emos muchos hacienda la clase de ejercicio sen-tado de la Ciudad, Gracia Eterna, para mayores y personas con discapacidades. Acompañenos all los jueves a las 9 a.m. o en el edificio municipal en 4310 Gallatin los miércoles y viernes a las 10

a.m. Las clases son gratis y muy divertido!

Expo Verde - Reserva la Fecha!El 17 de Septiembre, la Ciudad va a compartir in-formación y mejores prácticas para la sostenibili-dad del medio ambiente. Estén atentos para más detalles sobre este evento familiar y es GRATIS!

Estamos ContratandoLa Ciudad está ofreciendo pasantias pagadas en Comunicaciones - una en videografía y otra en relaciones publicas. Tambien estamos en la búsqueda de agentes de policía, con y sin expe-riencia. Para obtener más información, visite www.hyattsville.org/jobs.

Llama-Un-Bus Viajes de CompraEl Llama-Un-Bus lleva mayores y personas con discapacidades a tiendas regularmente. Hay que hacer reserva por llamar 301-985-5000.Martes, 2-4 PM, Mercado Campesino de Hyatts-ville Julio 19 & Agosto 2, 11 AM – 1 PM, Shoppers & Price RiteJulio 21 & Agosto 4, 11 AM – 1 PM, Safeway & AldiJulio 25 & Agosto 8, 11 AM – 1 PM, Giant

ReunionesConsejo de la Ciudad 18 de Julio y 1 de Agosto, 8 PM Comité de Planificación 19 de Julio, 7 PMComité de Conformidad de Códigos 20 de Julio, 7 PM Comité de Salud, Bienestar y Recreación 27 de Julio, 6:30 PMComité de Educación 28 de Julio, 6:30 PMComité de la Policia y Seguridad Publica 3 de Agosto, 7 PM

Summer Jam with Police Open HouseThis Friday is the next Summer Jam, featuring our Police Open House (when you get to tour the department, holding cells, and more) and the classic rock band of one of our police lieuten-ants, Just Us. We’ll also have the fusion tacos of the South Meets East food truck, Handsome Beer, ice cream and fun at Vigilante Coffee, an art activity with Pyramid Atlantic Art Center, coupons to Fleisher’s of Maryland, and of course some free clowning, ballooning, face painting and moonbouncing. Also, want to get a little ex-ercise in before you fill your belly? Arrow Bicycle is hosting a beginner’s level ride starting at their shop at 5:30 and ending at the Summer Jam bike parking lot at 4310 Gallatin Street. Music will be playing 6:30-8:30 p.m. See you there!

National Night Out Against CrimeThis free family event will feature Police and com-munity information, K9 demonstrations, music and dancing, moonbounces, the rock-climbing wall, face painting, snow cones and cotton candy, and lots more! After the celebration, we’ll close the evening with a Take Back the Night Walk through the neighborhood. Join us Tuesday, August 2, 6-9 p.m. at Heurich Park, 2800 Nicholson Street.

Farmers Market is Open!Have your made it to the City’s Farmers Market yet? If not, you haven’t had the best blueberries of your life. Not to mention a ton of other fresh fruits, vegetables, breads, pastries and more. Nutrition-al tours with coupons are hourly, starting at 3:15 p.m. Tuesdays, 3-7 p.m. at 3799 East-West High-way, at the intersection Queens Chapel Road, in the parking lot of Redeemer Lutheran Church.

Movin’ With the MayorTo encourage health, and have some fun, Mayor Candace Hollingsworth is partnering with lo-cal businesses to offer free wellness classes and activities to City of Hyattsville residents. On July 23, at 11:00 a.m., she’ll host Belly Dance Fitness with instructor Nyla Elise at the City Building, 4310 Gallatin Street. For more infor-mation, please contact Ellarose Preston at 301-985-5006 or [email protected].

Healthy HyattsvilleThe beginning our of epic health celebration is just around the corner. In August we’ll launch our free 5K Train-Up with the Mayor in prepa-ration for the Hyattsville Elementary PTA fun-draising Zombie Run on Saturday, October 1. That day our cyclist friends at Route 1 Velo will also open their Cyclocross course to the anyone who wants to try riding it. Their work, and the competitive Cyclocross race on Sunday, Octo-ber 2, will benefit Prince George’s County Spe-cial Olympics. Both days there will be music, food, beer, and more. Stay posted and register to participate at www.hyattsville.org/healthy-hyattsville.

Riverboat Cruise and Crab FeastOn August 11, our program for seniors and peo-ple with disabilities will take a trip to Hurlock for a Choptank Riverboat Cruise and All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feast. Tickets are available for $30, including transportation. To join the fun, please call Beryl Johnson at 301-985-5058.

Matching Money to Renovate Your BusinessThe City is accepting applications for its com-mercial façade improvement program, which provides financial assistance to business own-ers to rehabilitate the exterior of their commer-cial building in the following Target Investment Areas: West Hyattsville Transit District, Route One/Gateway Arts District, and the Prince George’s Plaza Transit District. Approved proj-

ects will be eligible to receive a dollar-for-dollar matching grant, between $10,000 and $45,000 per building. Visit the City’s website for pro-gram guidelines and application instructions.

Summer Arts Camp for SeniorsIn partnership with Art Works Now, the City is offering a free summer arts program for se-niors. Classes are Wednesdays, 1-3 p.m., at the City Building at 4310 Gallatin. Come join the fun! For more information, please contact Beryl Johnson at 301-985-5058.

Ageless Grace Exercise is Everywhere!At the Mall at Prince Georges we now have record turnout for the City’s seated exercise class for seniors and people with disabilities, Ageless Grace. Join us there on Thursdays at 9 a.m. or in the City Building at 4310 Gallatin on Wednesdays and Fridays at 10 a.m. Classes are free and tons of fun!

Green Expo – SAVE THE DATE!On September 17, the City will share informa-tion and best practices for environmental sus-tainability. Stay tuned for more details on this FREE family event!

We Are HiringThe City is offering paid internships in commu-nications – one in video and one in print – and seeking police officers, both with and without experience. For more information please visit www.hyattsville.org/jobs.

Call-A-Bus Shopping TripsThe Call-A-Bus takes seniors and people with disabilities to area stores on a regular basis. Reservations are required by calling 301-985-5000.Tuesdays, 2-4 PM, Hyattsville Farmers MarketJuly 19 & Aug. 2, 11 AM – 1 PM, Shoppers & Price RiteJuly 21 & Aug. 4, 11 AM – 1 PM, Safeway & AldiJuly 25 & Aug. 8, 11 AM – 1 PM, Giant

MeetingsCity Council Meetings July 18 & Aug. 1, 8PMPlanning Committee July 19, 7:30 PMCode Compliance Advisory Committee July 20, 7 PMHealth, Wellness & Recreation Committee July 27, 6:30 PMEducation Advisory Committee July 28, 6:30 PMPolice & Public Safety Advisory Committee August 3, 7 PM

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Hyattsville Health HavenWe’ve gone platinum! The City of Hyattsville recently became the first and only City in Maryland to awarded HEAL Platinum sta-tus by the Healthy Eating Active Living Cit-ies and Towns Campaign, an initiative of the Institute for Public Health. We achieved this by implementing policies and programs that serve our staff and the public and then hav-ing so many of us and you participate. We are thankful to all who made this possible.

Sustainable City ScoopWe Want More Composters! That’s right, the City is planning to expand its compost pickup program this fall. We’ll provide the indoor and outdoor bins – you provide the food scraps. If you’re interested, please call Colleen Aistis at 301-985-5057.

Ciudad SostenibleQueremos más Compostadores! La ciudad está planeando ampliar su programa de recogida de compost este otoño. Les damos los basureros de adentro y afuero – nos dan los restos de su comida. Si está interesado, por favor llame a Colleen Aistis al 301-985-5057.

Ciudad SaludableHemos logrado platino! La ciudad de Hy-attsville recientemente se convirtió en la primera y única ciudad en Maryland otorga-do estatus de platino por la campaña Comer Saludable Vivir Activo (HEAL en ingles) de Ciudades y Pueblos, una iniciativa del Instituto de Salud Pública. Hemos logrado esto mediante la aplicación de polízas y pro-gramas que sirven a nuestro personal y el público, luego tener tantos de nosotros y ust-edes participar. Estamos muy agradecidos a todos los que lograron hacer esto posible.


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Despite many hardships, includ-ing imprisonment, Yirdaw An-teneh remains grateful for the many miracles he’s received in his life. Born and raised in northern Ethiopia, Anteneh was educated in the French school system and became a French teacher a� er completing university in Ethio-pia’s capital city of Addis Ababa. A few months later, however, he was arrested and imprisoned by the military junta that over-threw Emperor Haile Selassie in a bloody coup d’etat.

“I was arrested for distributing suspicious readings to my stu-dents about democracy,” said An-

Miracles have shaped one Ethiopian immigrant’s lifeteneh. “� ey chained my legs for two weeks. It happened to thou-sands of potentially dangerous people who would ask why, such as students and their teachers.”

During this period, known as the Red Terror, Anteneh spent two and a half years in prison where he was tortured.

“For most people like me who were detained, we were in a shel-ter and always waiting until they would come to kill you. We didn’t know when we would be released. � ere was no case, no interview.”

In 1979, Anteneh was one of the fortunate few to be released, and he resumed teaching French. He also received a scholarship allowing him to obtain addi-tional training in France where he received a master’s degree. He eventually se� led back in Ethiopia and began to teach at an American international school.

“It was a huge opportunity for me to get paid in Addis Ababa with an American salary. Life in the school was unbelievable, but outside of school life was tough. � ere was no democracy. For a long time I lived in fear.” Loyalty to his family kept Anteneh in Ethiopia. “I have a large family with many brothers and sisters, so I didn’t bother to stay in France so I could support my family. I couldn’t imagine stay-ing there in anticipation of being happy there by myself.”

As fate would have it, Anteneh did have to leave his country once again, this time for health reasons. Anteneh developed a terminal liver disease and was airli� ed to Nairobi for treatment due to insu� cient health care in Ethiopia. Close to death, he was later able to receive a U.S. visa to

come to Georgetown for a liver transplant. His ex-wife had relo-cated to Washington, DC several years earlier, so he and his chil-dren, who had stayed with him in Addis Ababa, came to the U.S.

“Before I came, I thought Ameri-ca was the real survival of the � � est and people just ma� er about their own business and don’t care about you. In part because of the antago-nism that the socialist government propagated in Ethiopia, so I had a misconception about that. I’m glad I was proved wrong because there are wonderful people.”

Anteneh and his children strug-gled for several years. Soon a� er his arrival, his ex-wife developed breast cancer and subsequently commi� ed suicide. His health still precarious, Anteneh relied on the generosity of American friends and colleagues to help them through this period.

“All the possibilities came to-gether. So many miracles hap-pened to me here. When I think there are millions of Americans who die every day because they don’t have liver transplants. How did I get it? I can’t explain. Now when something huge happens to me, life has taught me to live in the present, like a meditation, and I know it will pass.”

A� er living in Rockville and moving around from place to place, Anteneh and his children se� led in Hya� sville four years ago. “I love the area. Everything is within walking distance. � e house is wonderful — it’s warm and welcoming. It’s very peaceful here. I can walk from the metro — there is no fear. � ere is noth-ing be� er than peace when you live in an area.”

COURTESY OF YIRDAW ANTENEH Yirdaw Anteneh and his family moved to Hyattsville four years ago.


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Walk along the bike path next to the Northwest Branch and you may notice a pair of conspicuous holes in an adjacent hill. Between the holes there is a faint path marked by worn grass and obscured by recent rains. While the path’s traveller has not shown himself during the several times I have passed, his workmanship is typical of one of our most common local mammals, the woodchuck, aka ground-hog, whistle pig, wood pig, eastern mar-mot, and to some — furry nuisance. � e last of these nicknames may be a� ributed to the woodchuck’s tendency to nibble in gardens. He is fond of broccoli, carrots and other vegetables.

While I have not spoken with neighbors to determine if their gardens were raided, the location of the holes (and there may be more that I have not yet seen) suggest that much of his feeding is on the grass on the hill and adjacent areas. Weighing from � ve to 14 pounds and measuring up to 24 inches in length, he has a short tail and short feet. Woodchucks are quite the diggers, and their tunnels will usually have

a number of small chambers o� of them and may also connect to other woodchuck burrows in the area. A very involved set of burrows existed over in Bladensburg a few years back. � e builders of those dens were o� en very visible along the roadway.

Woodchucks are alleged to be great me-teorologists, predicting whether winter will continue or spring is rapidly approaching. � is a� ribute was ascribed to the wood-chuck, not by Native American folktales, but rather by early Pennsylvania Dutch set-tlers. Not � nding the badger (another dig-ger that they believed could predict weath-er) in the New World, the German se� lers a� ributed the ability to this small chubby digger. � e woodchuck is a rare presence in Native American lore, with the excep-tion of an Abenaki tale of Grandmother Woodchuck whose son stole tobacco from a grasshopper magician.

While I continue to look for the path’s traveller, the only signs of tobacco are a few cigare� e bu� s along the towpath. It is possible that his o� spring may be emerg-ing from the holes in July or early August. Mating occurs in late April or early May, and, if successful, two to nine o� spring

(four is most common) can be expected. My quasi � erce dog has on several occa-

sions visited the holes but has been pro-hibited from digging at them. � is is not only to protect the builder or any youn-gins, but also because the builder may have already been evicted by other locals who will become squa� ers and may be a threat to Quasi Fierce. Notable among potential squa� ers are the beautiful, but

spray-� lled, skunk or the more innocuous whitetail rabbit.

So while our local architect may not bring tobacco and may be lousy at predict-ing weather, he has engineered a structure that may be (or is) used by some of our other nearby neighbors. At least, he may o� er us a glimpse of his own stocky-but-cute form and perhaps grace us with the pi� er-pa� er of his o� spring’s paws.

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Woodchucks are quite the diggers, and their tunnels will usually have a number of small chambers off of them and may also connect to other woodchuck burrows in the area.


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I am perplexed and annoyed. One of my rose bushes has changed the color of its � owers! When I planted it three years ago it produced beautiful urn-shaped pink � owers and this year the blooms are dark red and very simple. � e rose in question is Pink Peace. Do you know if it has ever been known to morph like this? � e only other possibility I can think of is that someone dug up my rose and replaced it. I've heard of "rose rustling." Is that what it is? Please help me � gure out what happened. I am quite upset.

Seeing Red on Emerson Street

Dear Seeing Red,

Pink Peace is a hybrid tea, which is usually gra� ed onto sturdier root stock. What has happened is that it has died and the rootstock onto which it was gra� ed is growing and blooming in its place. From your description, the rootstock is Dr. Huey, a red climber o� en used for this purpose in our area. (Other rootstock is used farther south, north and west.) Dr. Huey, by the way, was a dentist who was an avid, if not very talented, amateur rosarian, and he was a generous patron of rose breeders. One of them named a red rose a� er him. While many think this cup-shaped rose � lled with golden stamens has charm, it lacks fragrance and its blooms do not re-peat. Rarely would one prefer it to the trendier rose gra� ed on it. My sister Multi� ora, who has more land and rose bushes than she can keep track of, has a solution. When Dr. Huey takes over she waits till it goes dormant and replants it in a place no other rose can survive. She will replace the original rose with an own-root cultivar. Own-root roses are not as immediately vigorous as gra� ed roses and need more a� ention at � rst, but once they are estab-lished, she doesn't have to worry about the re-in-trusion of the pushy Dr. Huey.

You may be wondering what happened to your beautiful Pink Peace. Hard winters sometimes cause a gra� ed rose to die and leave only inde-structible Dr. Huey, but last winter was relatively mild. Perhaps your rose bush was damaged in some other way. Sometimes Dr. Huey will send up vam-piric suckers from below when the base of the rose bush is injured in some way, perhaps scraped by a lawn mower or injured by a hoe or other weeding

implement. � ese need to be pulled o� at the base or they will suck the life from the gra� ed part of the rose and take over. One of the ways of recognizing them is that they come up from beneath the crown of the rose, which is the point of gra� ing; they are green rather than brown, and their leaves have a dif-ferent look.

� is is a good place to explain what "rose rustling" is. Not surprisingly, the term comes from Texas and the practice is prevalent there. Quite a few antique rose varieties can be found in old cemeteries and abandoned homesteads. Rose "rustlers" do not dig up the actual rose bush, but take cu� ings. Many of these oldies but goodies have been successfully identi� ed — in one case by the visiting French sci-on of the Meilland family of rose breeders. He was able to identify some of the roses originally intro-duced by his great-great grandfather just by looking out the car window while driving through Texas. Other heirloom roses remain unidenti� ed and have taken on the names of the families who have pre-served them; or, as in the case of "Sam Houston," they are named in honor of prominent Texans.

� e Hya� sville Horticultural Society will not meet in July but instead will go on a � eld trip to ECO City Farms, an urban farm initiative, on Saturday, July 16, in the morning. ECO City Farms is located in Edmon-ston near Community Forkli� . All are welcome to meet us there at 10 a.m.

COURTESY OF FLICKR/MALCOLM MANNERSHard winters sometimes cause a grafted rose to die and leave only the indestructible Dr. Huey rose.


to relay the information to the audience,” Kayama said. “An ex-treme example is that an image for [a] sixth grade science text-book will look pretty different from an image for a researcher at a conference. The challenge is to make the illustrations look cut-ting edge but familiar at the same time.”

Kayama first understood the power of pictures when she was seven years old and a new immi-grant from Japan. She described the challenges of enrolling in an American school when she could not speak English. “I was always in trouble because I didn’t know what was happening, and I couldn’t fol-low instructions. So I was pretty angry and sad,” she said.

After her parents refused to let her drop out, Kayama passed time in the classroom by draw-ing. When her classmates saw her pictures and identified the subjects in English, Kayama’s vo-cabulary expanded.

“The kids would say, ‘That must be a cat,’ and I said, ‘Cat, I know cat!’ Now I look back and think it was then that I realized there is some-thing special in drawing. You don’t have to live in the same country or speak the same language or have the same education level, but you can look at a picture and get the gist of what’s going on,” she said.

Though Kayama specializes in medical illustration, she said her favorite subjects to draw are birds. “I’ve always been drawn to birds, Something about how they are very cute to us, but su-per ferocious to each other and other critters,” she said.

Scientific illustrators generally

draw biological subjects like birds, insects, and fish from dead speci-mens that have been preserved through taxidermy. In order to il-lustrate the specimen as it would have been in the wild, the artist has to familiarize herself with the way it would have moved and lived, as

well as its habitat. Kayama’s train-ing included both art and science courses at the University of Geor-gia, and later at Johns Hopkins where she earned her master's. “There’s a lot of reconstruction going on,” she said. “Even though you’re looking at a dead thing, you’re trying to make it look alive again so that’s where the knowl-edge of what they look like in the wild [comes in].”

Kayama works with scientists from all over the world, many of whom are publishing cutting-edge research. When commissioned to do a piece, Kayama often studies the subject herself to ensure accura-cy. “I think it is that constant learn-ing that excites me,” said Kayama. “I love putting my creativity and knowledge together to make a piece that will, hopefully, help someone understand something better.”

LINDSAY MYERSScientific illustrator, Ikumi Kayama, demonstrates how to estimate size when drawing a bird specimen.

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“You don’t have to live in the same country or speak the same language or have the same education level, but you can look at a picture and get the gist of what’s going on.”

— Ikumi Kayamascientific illustrator


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hampered. “Humans have a physiological stress response — adrenaline pumps into your system, [your] heart rate rises, you get tunnel vision and audi-tory delay. We want to avoid becoming paralyzed by fear; we need to deliberate,” said Rudinski.

Rudinski noted that one key is to always be aware of your sur-roundings. Whether in a store, theater, classroom, or work-place, it's smart to locate the exits and find alternative ways to leave the building quickly in case the primary exit is not safe. Use your senses to ob-serve when something is wrong — the sound of gunfire, fright-ened reactions, or signs of ag-gressive behavior. This is the avoid action.

If you aren't able to immedi-ately escape, the second option is to deny the attacker. This means using cover or conceal-ment. Try to place objects be-tween you and the attacker and alter their route so that you can escape. Lock or barricade doors using belts, straps, or heavy ob-jects and remain silent and out of sight.

As a last resort, if you are not able to escape the attacker and your life is in danger, you have every right to defend yourself and others. This means fight-ing dirty — use heavy or sharp objects and go for the attacker’s eyes, throat, or groin. Teamwork can help overpower an attacker. It is best to ambush and disarm an attacker by pushing any weap-on away.

The officers informed the audi-ence that the Hyattsville Police Department regularly stages cri-sis response drills. Even though the average police response time is only three minutes, this is enough time for shots to be fired. Therefore, it is important that civilians know what to do to protect themselves. “You are not helpless. What you do matters,” said Rudinski.

Those who attended felt that this training was very valuable and were appreciative of the police department's outreach. Kia Murray, a property man-ager for an apartment complex in Hyattsville, invited the ten-ants from her building. Murray said, “All of this stuff is on the news and it's terrifying. You are ultimately responsible for the safety of your family and your community. … It takes all of us to look out for one another and be each other's keepers.”

Rudinski emphasized that attendees should share this information with their neigh-bors and coworkers (www.avoiddenydefend.org). He also encouraged people to seek first-aid training and en-sure that their workplaces have emergency plans and stress-management strategies. Tracey Nicholson, Hyattsville city ad-ministrator, informed partici-pants that they can receive in-stant emails and text messages in case of a local emergency through a public messaging service (www.nixle.com).

The police officers assured the attendees that they will continue to engage the community with these important public safety and preparedness efforts.

“As long as you bring your ba-bies,” according to Larson.

Fast forward to June 21, and the five moms — and their ba-bies — who were able to attend the meeting had a two-hour block to meet with Baker; they discussed issues like universal pre-K, paid family leave, and af-fordable child care.

“We just felt extremely wel-come,” Larson said, “like very special guests.”

Kristen Wares, who brought her 5-week-old daughter Josie to the meeting, said, “He ob-viously went out of his way to make it family friendly, with blankets and stuffed animals available, and told us our tod-dlers would have been more than welcome, as well.”

We’ve all seen politicians hold-ing and kissing babies, but for Baker it seemed to be more than a photo opportunity. During the meeting, Baker went right for the babies again — hold-ing each one, comforting them when they fussed, and even let-ting 4-and-a-half-month-old Harrison sleep on his chest.

“You can’t fake his love for ba-bies,” Larson said.

Staff members said Baker had been looking forward to the meeting.

“I have been working in this of-fice for over the past five years and have hosted governors, senators, and even kings and queens from around the world, but I can't remember ever hav-ing such an adorable gathering of visitors,” Baker said.

Some of Baker’s staff members were also at the meeting, includ-ing Elana Belon-Butler, director of the Department of Family Services; Tehani Collazo, educa-tion policy advisor; and Gloria Brown, director of the Depart-ment of Social Services.

“I'm so pleased to have been a part of the meeting with the Hyattsville Moms. In addition to spending precious moments with their little ones, we had the opportunity to have some serious conversations,” said Brown.

The Hyattsville Moms spoke about the challenges they faced as new parents. They voiced concern over how those who are less fortunate could manage to find quality child care or pay for preschool. The group dis-cussed resources available for low-income families, including the Maryland Family Network. Baker weighed in on some of the struggles he remembered from raising his children. One summer, Baker asked his boss if he could bring his young son to work because it was so hard, emotionally, to leave him at day care.

“All parents should be able to take time to care for themselves and their newborns, and every-one should be able to access high quality child care,” Wares said.

Baker and his staff work to stay connected with their con-stituents, taking meetings like this, holding “Citizens’ Day” to hear from residents who want to voice concerns, and hosting

high school and college stu-dents to shadow Baker for the day.

“Holding those babies helps public servants like us to re-member why this work is so important,” Brown said. “We all want to ensure this county is some place to which our chil-dren will want to grow up and return.”

Baker agreed, saying, “All of these interactions with coun-ty residents help me under-stand what their priorities are and what the Prince George’s County government could do for them.”

The group of moms agreed that they would keep advocat-ing for these issues.

“The meeting was just a first step, and I expect that our moms group and other parents in the county will continue to engage in a productive dialog with Mr. Baker and his staff,” said Carrianna Kuruvilla, mom to 7-month-old Theo.

The city council took a step on May 2, voting 7-4 to direct the city administrator to imple-ment a policy that would al-low city employees six weeks paid time off for family and life events that qualify under the provisions of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA).

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