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Volume 18, No. 10,Two sections, 20 PagesCopyright © 2015The Gazette

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SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL PRINCE GEORGE’S COUNTY

Gazette-StarNEWS: Aging and decayingBowie train car to be replacedwith restored caboose. B-1

n Before demolition,Bowie shopping center used

for search-and-rescue exercises

BY DANIEL LEADERMAN

STAFF WRITER

The Bowie Marketplace shoppingcenter will soon be torn down, but in themeantime firefighters from across PrinceGeorge’s County have been using it for

some valuable training.Which is why on March 25, a vacant

bank building at the center was pumpedfull of non-toxic fog, to simulate smokeand stormed by fire crews so they couldpractice searching the makeshift house formannequins simulating trapped residents.

Firefighters from the county and otherlocal jurisdictions have been conduct-ing drills at the shopping center for thepast couple of months, said Mark Brady,spokesman for the county fire department.

Reporters were invited to join firefight-ers March 25 so they could observe thedrills from the inside and get a better senseof what firefighters face during a blaze.

“This gives us challenges we wouldn’tnormally see at the academy,” Brady said,explaining that the practice structure at thedepartment’s academy in Cheltenham is asimpler, cinder-block structure. The two-story bank building, however, was morelike a real-life environment, Brady said.

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The Prince George’s County Fire/EMS Department practices locating and rescuing victims in a simulated house fire March 25 at the Bowie MarketplaceShopping Center. Steam simulates smoke from a fire and the mannequin weighs 180 pounds so rescuers are able to practice in conditions that are closeto a real fire rescue.

n Promises yearly reportson progress towardmeeting benchmarks

BY JAMIEANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFF WRITER

Prince George’s CountySchool System CEO Kevin Max-well is asking county residents toimagine a school system where90 percent of students graduateon time, all graduates are collegeandcareer ready, and test scoresmeet or exceed the state average—goals he says are attainableby2020 with increased funding.

“We will move this schoolsystem forward and be in thetop 10 in the state by 2020,”Maxwell said after unveiling his2020 Strategic Plan at the March26 school boardmeeting, held atSuitland High School.

Over 100 people attended.The Strategic Plan that Max-

well unveiled identifies fivebroad areas where improve-

ment is needed to reach his2020 goal — academics, work-force development, safe andmodernized facilities, commu-nity engagement and organiza-tional effectiveness — and theimprovements needed to reachMaxwell’s 2020 goals.

Maxwell is asking for an ad-ditional $133 million in countyfunding to support the StrategicPlan, which he said is based ondata obtained from his Transi-tion Team report and numerousstudies and surveysof the schoolsystem.

According to the StrategicPlan, additional funding wouldbe used to develop a digital lit-eracy program, expand full-dayprekindergarten, expand Giftedand Talented, dual enrollment,career academy, foreign lan-guage and International Bac-calaureate programs, increaseteacher compensation andmentoring, expedite facilitiesmaintenance and other initia-tives.

School officialsunveil five-yearplan for system

n Good report can helpfuture investment,

officials say

BY DANIEL LEADERMAN

STAFF WRITER

Bowie residents may bepleased to know that the city’sfinances are in strong shape andthe government shouldn’t haveany problem financing futureprojects, according to a majorcredit-rating agency.

Fitch Ratings recently up-held the city’s “AAA” bond rat-ing, the highest rating it issues,praising the city’s conservativebudgeting practices and below-average tax rate in a March 19statement.

If the city decides to bor-row money — which it may dowithin the next few years to helpbuild a planned indoor recre-ation center — the strong bondrating means its likely to get abetter interest rate, said CityManager David J. Deutsch.

For Bowie residents, the rat-

ing should serve as an assurancethat the city is well-managedand is using tax dollars appro-priately, Deutsch said.

The new facility would in-clude an ice rink as well as bas-ketball and volleyball courts,and is expected to cost around$20 million, Deutsch. It’s not yetclear how much the city wouldborrow for the project, and offi-cials don’t yet have a site for therecreation center, he said.

Fitch issued the annual re-port as an update on the $12.7million in general obligationbonds the city sold in 2009 tofinance the construction of itsnew city hall and police head-quarters.

In its report, Fitch high-lighted the $1.1 million surpluswith which the city ended fis-cal 2014 and its tax rate of 40cents for every $100 of assessedvalue, which is below the aver-age for other municipalities inthe county.

That average is about 61cents, according to data from

Bowiemaintains‘AAA’ bond rating

n Two inclement days waived

BY JAMIE ANFENSON-COMEAUSTAFF WRITER

Prince George’s County Public Schoolshas added an instructional day next weekand received a two-day waiver from the

state to end the school year on the sched-uled day of June 23.

PGCPS spokeswoman Sherrie JohnsonsaidApril 2,whichoriginallywas scheduledas a teacher planning day with no studentattendance, will be converted into an in-structional day with a two-hour early dis-missal for students.

Easter and spring break, April 3-10, isunaffected, Johnson said.

The school system received a two-daywaiver from the Maryland State Depart-ment of Education on Thursday.

Due to the waiver, the school system

Badweather stretches school calendar

n National Harbor projecthired 1,000th

construction worker

BY DANIEL LEADERMAN

STAFF WRITER

MGM says it’s already con-tracted more than 60 local,minority-owned businesses to

help build its new resort andcasino at National Harbor, butcritics say the efforts aren’tnearly enough.

The Nevada-based com-pany celebrated the hiring of its1,000th construction worker ata ceremony held at the futuresite of the resort on March 25.The ceremony came days afterseveral local business owners

accused MGM in the media ofnot giving contracts to enoughlocal companies.

“We are still actively look-ing to work with minority andlocally owned businesses,”said Gordon M. Absher, vicepresident of corporate com-munications and public affairsfor MGM Resorts International.“It’s very important to us.”

By the end of last year, 62local minority business enter-prises, or MBEs, had been en-gagedon theproject,whichwasonly 8 percent completed at thetime, Absher said.

Charts provided by MGMindicate that the project ex-ceeded its minority-businessparticipation goal in the archi-

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APRIL 2Maryland National Horse Show, 8 a.m.,

The Show Place Arena, 14900 Pennsyl-vania Ave., UpperMarlboro. The PrinceGeorge’s Equestrian Center will host theindoorMarylandNational Horse Show.Contact 301-952-7900; TTY 301-952-7998.

Glow Walk/Run for Autism, 6:45 to 8:30p.m.,Watkins Regional Park, 301WatkinsPark Drive, UpperMarlboro. This 5k GlowWalk/Run for Autism is a fun run to raisefunds and awareness for Autism. Registra-tion starts at 5:30 pm and theWalk/Runbegins at 6:45 pm. Contact 301-249-7200;TTY 301-218-6768.

APRIL 3Easter Bunny Visiting Patuxent Com-

munity Center, Noon to 2 p.m., 4410Bishopmill Drive, UpperMarlboro. Jointhe Patuxent Community Center stafffor several outdoor activities, including aminiature golf egg hunt, making a craft,dying Easter eggs andmore. The EasterBunnywill also be on hand for photos atan additional cost. This event is intendedfor participants 3 to 12 years old. Cost is$5 for residents and $6 for non-residents.Contact 301-780-7577; TTY 301-203-6030.

Puppet Show at Watkins Nature Cen-ter, 2 to 2:45 p.m., 301Watkins Park Drive,UpperMarlboro. Come as we transformWatkins Nature Center into a puppe-teer’s paradise. The stage will be set fora nature-themed puppet performance,followed by ameet-and-greet with thereal-life animals that inspired the show.This course is for participants 2 to 10 yearsold. SMARTlink barcode #1605443. Cost is$2 for residents and $3 for non-residents.Contact 301-446-3313.

Free Navy Band concert at BowieCenter for Performing Arts, 7:30 to 8:45p.m., Bowie Center for the PerformingArts, 15200 Annapolis Road, Bowie. Ourconcert will be featuring a wide varietyofmusical selections, including wind en-semble standards, soloists, marches, andpatriotic favorites. Please visit the NavyBandwebsite at www.navyband.navy.mil/or BCPAwebsite formore information.Contact 301-805-6880, Ext.23 [email protected].

APRIL 4Black Homes Do Matter Part II —

Town Hall Discussion, 9 to 11 a.m., LargoCommunity Church, 1701 EnterpriseRoad, Largo.We promised to bring every-one back together to address why homesin Prince George’s County are not appre-ciating at the rate of neighboring jurisdic-tions?We are pleased to announce thattwo representatives from the Governor’sOffice are coming. They have received acopy of our report and understand theconcerns. It’s time to take action to get

our home values up. Contact 301-249-2255.

Low-Cost Vaccine Clinic for cats anddogs, 1 to 3 p.m., 8210 D’Arcy Road, For-estville. Rabies and distemper shots: $10each. Home AgainTMMicrochip: $25.Dogs and cats 3months and oldermustbe vaccinated against rabies. If declin-ing vaccine, please provide written proofof up-to-date rabies vaccination. Cashand credit card (Visa/MasterCard) only;no checks. For the safety of your pet, allcatsmust be in carriers and dogsmust beleashed. Contact 301-262-5625.

Read to Rover, 2 p.m., Surratts-ClintonLibrary, 9400 Piscataway Road, Clinton.Build your child’s confidence in reading.Bring a favorite book or choose one fromthe library and read to Rover. Speciallytrained therapy dogs will be glad to listen.Each child will read for 15minutes. Reg-istration required; call branch for details.Ages 7-10. Contact 301-868-9200.

Herbs to Grow and Cook, 2 p.m., SouthBowie Library, 15301Hall Road, Bowie.Call the South Bowie Branch for details.Presented by theMaster Gardener’s ofPrince George’s County. Contact 301-850-0475.

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p.m., Oxon Cove Park/OxonHill Farm,6411 OxonHill Road, OxonHill. Spendyour afternoon in the fresh air, gettingexercise andmaking a difference. Earnservice hours needed for your organiza-tion.Wear clothes and shoes that can getmuddy.We’ve got the work gloves.Meetin the parking lot no later than 1:30 p.m.Young people under age 18must be ac-companied and supervised by an adult.Contact 301-839-1176 or [email protected].

APRIL 6Poetry Crafts, 1 to 9 p.m., Largo-Ket-

tering Library, 9601 Capital Lane, Largo.Concrete, Haiku, Limericks, Acrostic, The-matic. Pick out your favorite type of poemand create a collage to go alongwith it.Contact 301-336-4044.

Prince George’s County Commissionfor Veterans Monthly Meeting, 6 p.m.,Department of Family Services, 6420Allentown Road, Camp Springs. Themis-sion of the Commission for Veterans is toelevate, develop and promote new and ex-isting programs and services for Veteransand their families within Prince George’sCounty.Meetings are free and open to thepublic. Contact 301-265-8401.

With Pen in Hand, 7 p.m., Bowie Li-brary, 15210 Annapolis Road, Bowie. TheBowieWriters Group,With Pen inHandwelcomes writers at any skill level fromnovice to experienced. You are invited tofind your creative voice throughwriting,

to share ideas, to engage in group critique,and to be inspired. Open to all genres.This is an adult level program. Newmem-bers are welcome. Contact 301-262-7000.

APRIL 7Fun Time, 10 a.m., OxonHill Library,

6200 OxonHill Road, OxonHill. This is anopportunity for children under three withspecial needs alongwith their family andfriends to participate in storytime,musicandmotor activities. Meet other par-ents and check out the latest resources.Newborn-Age 3 with caregiver. Contact301-839-2400.

AARP Suitland Chapter 939, Noon atthe District HeightsMunicipal Center,2000Marbury Drive, District Heights. Jointhe largest andmost active AARP chapterin Prince George’s County. Travel, helpin the community, join fun activities andmore. Contact [email protected].

Girls Read: Grades 3, 4 and 5, 4 p.m.,OxonHill Library, 6200 OxonHill Road,OxonHill. Find out about the latest books,share your favorites and practice yourreading with games and other fun activi-ties. Contact 301-839-2400.

MAC: Manga and Anime Club, 7 p.m.,Bowie Library, 15210 Annapolis Road,Bowie.Watch your favorite Anime; talkabout and preview newManga. Create art,comics and costumes. Join fellow AnimeandManga fans at the new BowieMangaand Anime Club. Snacks will be provided.Contact 301-262-7000.

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n Aging and decaying traincar to be replaced

with restored caboose

BY DANIEL LEADERMANSTAFF WRITER

Bowie recently said good-bye to a longtime part of cityhistory: a nearly 100-year-oldrailroad caboose that spent thepast few years at the Bowie Rail-road Museum.

The 1923 Norfolk andWestern caboose was in badshape and getting worse — thewooden floors were rotting,there were holes in the roof,and portions of the car were nolonger safe to be in, said PamelaWilliams, the city’s historicproperties manager.

Restoring the caboosewould have cost about $40,000,plus another $10,000 or so tohave the caboose moved toand from the B&O RailroadMuseum in Baltimore, wherethe repair work would be done,Williams said.

An assessor from the mu-seum suggested Bowie wouldbe better off replacing it, shesaid.

The decision wasn’t an easyone. The caboose, which formany years was located in AllenPond Park, used to be a target

for vandals and was even set onfire once, Williams said. None-theless, many residents havefond memories of the car.

In Facebook comments,people described playing in thecaboose as children and wrotethat a part of their past wasleaving Bowie.

“It’s a symbolic thingaround here. People love the lit-tle red caboose,” Williams said.Getting rid of it “was a difficultand wrenching decision for us,”she said.

But rather than just sell itfor scrap, the city decided to listthe caboose on a surplus prop-erty website so it might find anew owner, Williams said.

A man in Brandywineagreed to pay $1,250 for thecaboose last fall, according tothe city’s Department of PublicWorks.

The caboose was takenaway by truck, and at the newowner’s expense, on March 23,Williams said.

“She’ll have another life.That was important to us,” shesaid.

The buyer plans to refurbishthe caboose and use it as an of-fice, Williams said.

But Bowie will not be ca-boose-less for long: the city hasarranged to get a new, caboosefrom the museum in Baltimore,

Williams said.The 1975, Chessie-class ca-

boose will be given to the cityfree of charge, but the city willpay the B&O museum about$50,000 to restore that car, first,Williams said.

The new caboose — whichWilliams is calling “Chessie” —should be in place by early Sep-tember, she said.

“Chessie” is a Baltimore &Ohio line caboose, which neverran through Bowie, but Penn-sylvania-line cabooses that didrun through Bowie are rare andtoo expensive, Williams said.

The new caboose will beplaced near the starting pointfor the Bowie Heritage Trail,a system of trails that will runfrom Old Town Bowie to BowieState University, said Joe Mein-ert, director of the city’s plan-ning department.

Construction on the firstphase of the trail project is ex-pected to begin in mid-2016, hesaid.

A playground the city plansto construct at the trailheadwill also have a railroad theme,Meinert said. “It’s going to bean amenity for the communitythat doesn’t exist now,” he said.

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An old railroad caboose was removed from the Bowie Railroad Museum on March 23 after being sold to a privatebuyer. The museum expects to get a newer caboose later this year.

n Honor roll studenthopes to inspire peersto pursue dreams

BY LISA PHILIP

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DJ Young Music is “win-ning.” He owns a record labelwith a major film and musicdistribution deal, guest dee-jays a weekly show on WPGC-FM and has a hit indie singleon the radio-all at the age of18.

But DJ Young Music,whose real name is BernardBrooks III, is winning in theclassroom too: He’s an honorroll student and graduatingsenior at Gwynn Park HighSchool in Brandywine.

He works as hard atschool as he does behind theturntables because, “Educa-tion is something you can’ttake from no one at all,” hesaid. “Once you learn some-thing, who’s going to take itfrom you?”

From the time Brooks be-gan pursuing his dream of be-coming a deejay, his parentsmade it clear that his educa-tion comes first.

“He always made surethat he did his homework andstudies before anything else,”his father, Bernard E. Brooks,Jr., wrote in an email.

When he was 12, Brooksgave himself the title “DJYoung Music” because hewanted to create music foryoung people; which he of-ten does at area high schoolsas part of the Should CouldDream Tour, with perfor-mances and speeches thatinspire students to dream bigand study hard.

“DJ Young Music actu-ally saw the show two yearsago and was inspired by it,”wrote Duane Myko, motiva-tional speaker and creator ofthe tour. “When we crossedpaths this year, it was a natu-ral connection, and I thoughtit would be great for his peersto see him following hisdreams.”

Brooks wants to open thestudents’ eyes to the possibil-ity of success, no matter whattheir age.

“The students hear mysong on the radio, they see medeejaying, they see all the ar-ticles, the TV this and that. Butat the end of the day, I’m onlya few years older than the ma-jority of them,” he said. “It’s arude awakening. They think,‘Wow, he did this, so whycan’t I do this right here? Whycan’t I become something?Why can’t I be the next CEOor direct this or that?’”

Brooks wants studentsto pursue their chosen pas-sions, but he warns abouthow tough show businessis, especially for those whodon’t have industry connec-tions. His uncle, R&B artistGinuwine, put him on stageat age 12 and later made himhis tour deejay. “Everybodyelse, they don’t get that op-portunity,” he said. “You havea lot of kids who want to berappers, singers, actors. Atthe end of the day, everybodycan’t be LeBron [James], Jay-Z

[or] a football player.”This is why Brooks said

he places so much impor-tance on school. “Educationis something that you can al-ways fall back on,” he said.

Brooks said he juggles hisperformances for local highschool students with his timein the recording studio byhaving a set mindset.

“I’m saying set mindsetbecause, at the end of theday, all I want to do is winand help other people win,”Brooks said. “It’s one of thosemindsets where you can’t letyourself down, because youhave other people who wantto come up with you.”

Despite the help he’s got-ten and now wants to give toothers, Brooks preaches inde-pendence. “What I would sayto anybody — not just kids,but anybody in PG County— is keep your head forwardand never listen to nobody’sopinions but your own,” hesaid. “Because at the end ofthe day, you’ll be all by your-self, whatever your industry.”

Brandywine DJ spins successon turntables and textbooks

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Bernard Brooks, aka DJ Young Music, of Brandywine hopes to inspireteens to chase their dreams after securing a record label with a filmlabel and music distribution deal.

n Tiny devices can helpowners reunitewith lost animals

BY DANIEL LEADERMANSTAFF WRITER

Two dozen pets from theBowie area now have a betterchance of being reunited withtheir owners if they are ever lost.

The cats and dogs were out-fitted with special microchips,which contain data such as theirowners’ address and contact in-formation, at a Saturday clinicheld at the Bowie Lions Club.

The effort was sponsored

by the Bowie Citizens for LocalAnimal Welfare, or CLAW, andthe Bowie Lions Club.

For $20, owners could havea rice-sized chip injected intothe back of their pet’s neck bya veterinarian, said Teresa Ruiz,a volunteer and president withBowie CLAW.

The clinic had 25 micro-chips available Saturday, and24 of them were sold and im-planted, Ruiz said.

“All the animals got along.Everything went smoothly,” shesaid.

Once implanted, the chiplasts for the rest of the animal’slife, she said.

The chip isn’t a trackingdevice, but contains an identi-fication number, which can bescanned and matched againsta database of pet owners, saidKristi Mohamed, hospital man-ager at Crofton Veterinary Cen-ter.

The Crofton Veterinary Cen-ter provided a veterinarian andtechnician to administer the in-jections Saturday.

Mohamed said microchip-ping is a good idea even for in-door pets, who might find a wayto escape.

Mohamed said that the cen-ter often receives calls from arearesidents who have found stray

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The center would then beable to find out if the animalbelongs to a client in addition tocontacting other area veterinar-ians and attempt to try to matchthe animal to their clients, shesaid.

“It’s definitely a good thing,”Mohamed said, adding that thechips can be particularly helpfulin the summer season becausepets tend to spend more timeoutdoors.

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n Seek to restore Hogan’scuts to support staff pay

BY GRACE TOOHEY

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ANNAPOLIS — Hundredsof Marylanders with devel-opmental disabilities, theirfamilies and advocates flockedto Annapolis on Wednesdayand Thursday asking legisla-tors to provide adequate fundsfor direct support staff wages,services for thousands on thestate’s waiting list and youthtransitional support services.

Despite funding gains fordisability services in the pastfew years — including a 3.5percent increase mandatedlast year to the DevelopmentalDisabilities Administration’sfunding for community-baseddevelopmental disability ser-vices — Cristine Marchand,executive director of The ArcMaryland, said this year’s bud-get has taken a backward step.

The 3.5 percent increasewould have ensured wages forsupport staff would go aboveminimum wage beginning inJune, but Gov. Larry Hogan’sbudget cut that increase in half,Marchand said on behalf ofThe Arc, a statewide advocacygroup for people with intellec-tual and developmental dis-abilities. Restoring $9 millionfor thosewages is a toppriority,she said.

Marchand also said pro-viding services for the morethan 8,000 people waiting toreceive state services from theDevelopmental DisabilitiesAdministration — and mostimportantly for the 125 peopleon thegroup’sCrisisResolutionwait list— is another top prior-ity. Marchand and other advo-cates areproposinganeeded$3million to support those in cri-sis, who are defined as home-less, a danger to themselves orothers, or living with someoneunable to provide care.

“I want them to do some-thing about the wait list be-cause 8,300 people on the

waiting list is just shameful,”Laura Carr, board member forThe Arc Central ChesapeakeRegion. “I want them to reallytake a close look at the wages.”

Without money to fairlycompensate providers, Carrsaid, it’s impossible to supportpeople with disabilities in theways they deserve.

MatRiceofTowsonspecial-izes in public policy for Peopleon the GoMaryland, a group ofadvocates with intellectual anddevelopmental challenges. Hetestified before the state Sen-ate Finance Subcommittee onHealth and Human services toshow how important his directsupport staff is—and thereforetheir wages.

“We know that Marylandis in a fiscal crisis, but we alsoknow that if the revenue is notrestored ... wewill be in amajorcommunity crisis,” said Rice,who has cerebral palsy and islegally blind.

Direct support staff shouldbe paid more than minimumwage, Rice said, because it is avaluable job that requires lotsof training and skills. Last year’smandated increase would haveraised the wages for direct sup-port staff about 30 percentabove the minimum wage —but that boost has since beencut in half.

Damon Briggs, who alsohas cerebral palsy, explainedthe importance of his directsupport staff, helping himshower, eat, brush his teeth,and even act as a friend andmentor.

“If you cut their pay, wecan’t do the things in societyand community that we needto do,” said Briggs, of SilverSpring. “Such as work, suchas going to our friend’s house,such as just living a normallife.”

But for Fort Washingtonmother Stephanie Peterson,getting her son off the wait listto receive services will enhanceboth their lives. Peterson’s32-year-old sonhas intellectualand learning disabilities andhas been increasingly difficult

to care for.He originally missed the

chance to receive services af-ter high school because he hadplans to live with his dad inanother state. When his planschanged, Peterson said, hewent straight to the wait list.Each time she asks for services,she said she is told there is nomoney.

“Families like mine havebeen champions most of ourlives,” Peterson said. “Now weneed champions to help us.”

The department’s programfor transitioning youth services,which serves about 600 stu-dents each year once they leavethe public school system at age21, could also see cuts.

Mary Ann Kane Breschi ofBaltimore County has a daugh-ter with cerebral palsy andother disabilities. With transi-tional services, Maggie, 23, isnow living and working withsupport staff, and finding pur-pose and happiness in her life.

“We recognize that none ofthis could be possible if not forthe transitional youth funding,”Breschi said. “While Maggie isfortunate, students graduatingin June this yearmight not be ifthe budget is reduced.”

Advocates said they worryabout funding for publicschools, which provide specialprograms and specific staff forstudents with disabilities, aswell as discrimination againstpeople with disabilities when itcomes to organ donations.

Chairman of the subcom-mittee, Sen. Richard MadalenoJr. (D-Montgomery) said he ap-preciated everyone advocatingfor those with developmentaldisabilities, but, unfortunately,no one can createmoney

“I think there’s a strong de-sire to keep thepromise thatwemade in last year’s minimumwage bill,” he said. “The gover-nor is seeking to get out of themandate, [but] we can rejectthat and keep it in place. Wehave to find money elsewhereto fund it, but it gives us someoptions.”

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n University Parkcaptures sixth title

BY JAMIEANFENSON-COMEAU

STAFFWRITER

University Park reclaimedits title as the winningest el-ementary school in ScienceBowl history with a 285-165win Tuesday over PerrywoodElementary School of Largo inthe championship finals.

“This is awesome!” saidUniversity Park team captainGabi Holzer, 11, after she andher teammates were awardedtheir championship plaques.

Science Bowl, now con-cluding its 29th season, is a“Jeopardy!”-style game showthat pits Prince George’sCounty Public Schools againsteachother in answering a vari-ety of science questions worthfive to 25 points.

Science Bowl is filmed atthe Bonnie F. Johns Educa-tionalMedia Center in Lando-ver.

Thewin isUniversity Park’ssixth win in Science Bowl his-tory, but team coach Geoff Fa-vero said his team, comprisedof sixth-graders Gabi, MargoMotsuk, 12, and Orla Collins,11, deserve the credit.

Perrywood, whose teamwas comprised of fifth-gradersAisosa Aimufua, 11, JaelenBetts, 11, and Anissa Shres-tha, 11, all of Upper Marlboro,made its first appearance everin the Science Bowl finals, saidhost David Zahren.

Perrywood made a come-back in the second half, how-ever, when Aisosa answeredhigh-point questions, correctlyidentifying the bladderwort asan omnivorous plant, deco-rative plants as ornamentalsand pheromones as “love hor-mones” to close to within 40points ofUniversity Park’s lead.

“I was getting nervous,”Margo said of the Perrywoodteam. “They were very, verygood.”

University Park came backwith severalhigh-point answerson questions to win.

Earlier in the day, Perry-wood, with Aisosa, KhamariShortt, 11, and JohnathanBatts, 11, won 205 to 160against Bond Mill Elementaryof Laurel in the semifinals.

Bond Mill’s team, com-prised of fifth-graders JoshuaWebb, 10, Michael Stroud, 11,and Braxton Harsley, took anearly lead, answering ques-tions about friction and CeliacDisease, before Perrywoodtook the lead and exploded inthe secondhalf. BondMill laterrecovered, but failed to retakePerrywood’s lead.

“They did really well, andI’m very proud of them,” saidPerrywood coach Angela Hen-son. “Just to have gotten thisfar is an achievement.”

In the semifinals, Univer-sity Park scored a 345-130 winagainst Kenilworth Elementaryof Bowie, whose team featuredfifth-graders Jack Danks, 10,Nicole Rottmann, 11 and Mar-cus Thomas, 10, all of Bowie.

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Perrywood fifth-graders Johnathan Batts, Aisosa Aimufua and Khamari Shortt won their round of the elementaryschool Science Bowl semifinals, but lost to eventual champion University Park in the finals on Tuesday at theBonnie F. Johns Educational Media Center in Landover.

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

District 2Headquarters, Bowie, 301-390-

2100 Glenn Dale, Kettering, Lan-ham, Largo, Seabrook,Woodmore,Lake Arbor, Mitchellville and Up-perMarlboro.

MARCH 23Theft, 9400 block LargoDrive

W, 7:22 a.m.Vehicle stolen and recovered,

900 block Pleasant Hill Lane,12:27 p.m.

Theft, 1000 block Largo Cen-ter Drive, 1:25 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 15500block Norge Court, 3:42 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 7700 blockHa-nover Pky, 4:37 p.m.

MARCH 24Residential break-in, 5500

block Ellerbie St.., 1:24 a.m.Theft, 4000 block Cordell

Court, 9:52 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 4800 block

Brown Station Road, 10:12 a.m.Theft, 9500 blockWashington

Blvd., 11:52 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 1200 block

Capital Center Blvd., 11:55 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 9600 block

Lottsford Court, 12:01 p.m.Theft from vehicle, 1200 block

Capital Center Blvd., 12:58 p.m.Theft, 300 block Largo Road,

4:46 p.m.Residential break-in, 2200

block St.. Josephs Drive, 7:40p.m.

Theft, 1000 block Lake ShoreDrive, 8:22 p.m.

Theft, 3300 block Asher St..,9:34 p.m.

MARCH 25Vehicle stolen, 11200 block

Hannah Way, 9:00 a.m.Theft, 13400 block Yorktown

Drive, 11:13 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 13000

block 6th St.., 1:00 p.m.Assault, 15800 block Palai

Turn, 8:36 p.m.Vehicle stolen, 3800 block

Meadowhill Road, 8:43 p.m.

MARCH 26Theft from vehicle, 10600

block Elizabeth Parnum Place,5:10 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 900 blockPine Forest Lane, 6:34 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 1900 blockBarrington Court, 7:37 a.m.

Theft, 700 block Harry S Tru-man Drive, 8:12 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9300 blockRolling ViewDrive, 11:10 a.m.

Theft, 15600 block AnnapolisRoad, 2:58 p.m.

Theft, 6800 block 97th Place,4:34 p.m.

Theft, 15500 block EmeraldWay, 4:51 p.m.

Residential break-in, 15100block Mount Oak Road, 5:42p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 14100 blockFarnsworth Lane, 8:07 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9600 blockLottsford Court, 9:43 p.m.

Theft, 1800 blockMccormickDrive, 10:10 p.m.

Theft, 5400blockEllerbie St..,10:13 p.m.

MARCH 27Vehicle stolen and recovered,

8200 block Grey Eagle Drive,4:55 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 5000 blockBrown Station Road, 6:54 a.m.

Theft, 11400 block Abbo-tswood Court, 12:45 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 1000 blockPembridge Court, 2:19 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4700 blockCopley Lane, 3:22 p.m.

Robbery, 10400 block StorchTurn, 3:58 p.m.

Theft, 100 block Graiden St..,6:13 p.m.

Residential break-in,200blockHarry STrumanDrive, 9:22 p.m.

Assault, 15000 block HealthCenter Drive, 10:10 p.m.

MARCH 28Theft, 4500 block Mitchell-

ville Road, 9:12 a.m.Theft, 12500 block Brooke

Lane, 11:01 a.m.Theft, 5400 block Whitfield

Chapel Road, 11:39 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 4500

block Lords Landing Road,11:55 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 15000block Marlboro Pike, 1:46 p.m.

Residential break-in,200blockHarry STrumanDrive, 3:40 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 8500 block

SeasonsWay, 5:40 p.m.


Dormansville Blvd., 7:51 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 12300

block Annapolis Road, 9:43a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 3500 blockEnterprise Road, 9:49 a.m.

Theft from vehicle, 4700 blockBostonWay, 10:24 a.m.

Theft, 10000 block ArdwickArdmore Road, 11:28 a.m.

Theft, 600 block WatkinsPark Drive, 12:03 p.m.

Theft, 16300blockHeritageBlvd., 12:16 p.m.

Residential break-in, unitblock of Harry S TrumanDrive, 4:06 p.m.

Residential break-in, 9300block Wellington St.., 4:16p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 8600 blockGreenbelt Road, 4:43 p.m.

Residential break-in, 7200block Lost Spring Court, 6:55p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 7000blockHanoverPky, 11:06p.m.

District 4Headquarters, Oxon Hill,

301-749-4900. Temple Hills, Hill-crest Heights, Camp Springs,Suitland, Morningside, Oxon Hill,Fort Washington, Forest Heights,Friendly, Accokeek andWindbrook(subdivision in Clinton).

MARCH 23Theft, 3600 block Branch

Ave., 1:04 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 6200 block

Maxwell Drive, 2:10 a.m.Robbery, 700 block Audrey

Lane, 4:12 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 1900 block

Taylor Ave., 5:37 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 5000 block

Auth Road, 10:46 a.m.Robbery on commercial prop-

erty, 6100 block Oxon Hill Road,11:04 a.m.

Theft, 4200 block Silver HillRoad, 11:18 a.m.

Theft, 6800 block Oxon HillRoad, 12:19 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 4800 blockWheeler Road, 6:04 p.m.

Residential break-in, 5000block Wilkins Drive, 9:01 p.m.


Rena Road, 5:46 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 3200 block

Branch Ave., 6:04 a.m.Theft, 2600 block Southern

Ave., 7:25 a.m.Theft, 1300 block Southview

Drive, 9:40 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 17800

block Singh Court, 10:28 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 2600 block

Southern Ave., 11:06 a.m.Theft, 5000 block Silver

Court, 11:21 a.m.Assault, 2300 block Iverson

St.., 3:00 p.m.Robbery on commercial prop-

erty, 7000 block Allentown Road,6:37 p.m.

MARCH 25Commercial property break-

in, 5100 block Henderson Road,

8:54 a.m.Vehicle stolen, 3600 block

Copperville Way, 9:07 a.m.Theft, 3400 block Branch

Ave., 10:25 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 3500 block

Silver Park Drive, 11:28 a.m.Residential break-in, 3300

block Huntley Square Drive,12:15 p.m.

Theft, 15700 block LivingstonRoad, 2:13 p.m.

Theft from vehicle, 9300 blockFriar Road, 5:49 p.m.

MARCH 26

Vehicle stolen, 8600 block

Botley Drive, 6:28 a.m.Theft from vehicle, 5000 block

Mercedes Blvd., 7:43 a.m.Residential break-in, 3100

block Brinkley Station Drive,11:33 a.m.

Theft, 5100 block IndianHeadHighway, 12:42 p.m.

Vehicle stolen, 1800 blockAragona Blvd., 12:49 p.m.


Theft from vehicle, 5000 blockMercedes Blvd., 3:01 p.m.


Residential break-in, 7000block Leyte Drive, 5:13 p.m.

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The fifth annual BowieGreenExpo is coming to the cityApril 11, and residents will havea chance to learn how to live agreener and more sustainablelife.

Exhibitorswill be onhand todemonstrate green living, andvisitors will be able to see wildanimals and electric vehicles.

There will also be a postercontest for Bowie students fromgrades pre-K to 12 with a themeof “MakingBowie aGreenCity.”

Entries must be on 14-inchby 22-inch poster board, andcan employ any medium orcombination, such as markers,crayons, paint, ink or water-colors, but collages, glued art,

printedpictures or computer artare not allowed.

Entries must be submittedat the Kenhill Center between 3and 8 p.m. on April 9.

Entries will be judged April10, and the winners will be an-nounced at the Expo.

Full rules and an applica-tion can be found at www.bow-iegreenexpo.org.

TheExpowill be from1p.m.to 4 p.m. at theKenhill Center at2614 Kenhill Drive. Those seek-ing more information can callKristin Larson, the city’s sus-tainability planner, at 301-809-3044.

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DANIEL LEADERMAN/THE GAZETTE

(From left) Bryant Cruz of Lanham, Gov. Larry Hogan (R), MGM Resorts Inter-national Chair and CEO Jim Murren and Janie Oliver of Upper Marlboro usean air horn to signal a crane operator at a March 25 ceremony celebratingthe construction of the MGM National Harbor resort and casino in NationalHarbor. Cruz and Oliver are part of the construction team.

tectural and engineering por-tion of the project by the end of2014, but fell short of its partici-pation goal for the constructionand development portion of theproject.

Neither Absher nor countyofficials would say March 25whether theprojectwasmeetingits goal to have 20 percent of theconstructionworkforcebemadeup of county residents.

That information should beprovided to a committee over-seeing the casino’s agreementwith the county after the endof the first quarter of 2015, saidRoland Jones, director of thecounty’s Office of Central Ser-vices and chair of the compli-ance committee.

MGM is required to reportinformation about local busi-ness participation and local hir-ing every quarter, Jones said.

If the committee deems thatMGM has not made its “best ef-forts” tomeet the hiring goals, itcould ultimately require MGMto make a punitive contribution

to the Community Foundationof Prince George’s County, ac-cording to the written agree-ment between the county andMGM.

County Councilman ObiePatterson (D-Dist. 8) of FortWashington, whose district in-cludesNationalHarbor, said thecouncil will review data aboutlocal hiring for the project at ameeting in late April.

While hiring practices sooncould attract the County Coun-cil’s attention, the celebrationevent drew both county andstate officials, including Gov.Larry Hogan (R) and PrinceGeorge’s County ExecutiveRushern L. Baker III (D). Guestswere asked to sign commemo-rative poker-chip-style discs,which were then dumped bycrane into a concrete pillar thatwill become part of the resort’spermanent structure.

The $1.2 billion resort willincludea300-room luxuryhotel,3,600 slot machines and 160 ta-ble games, a 3,000-seat theater,and high-end stores and restau-rants. It’s expected to open inthe second half of 2016, accord-ing toMGM.

Janie Oliver of Upper Marl-boro, who has been working atthe MGM site for about threemonths, said she’s excited to beworking on a building that herthree-year-old grandson will beable to see and recognize.

“He can say ‘my grand-mother had a part in this,’” saidOliver, an electricianwith one ofthe local companies working onthe project, the Beltsville-basedJ.E. Richards Electric. “I thinkthat’s awesome,” she said.

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the state.City officials are not expect-

ing to increase the tax rate inthe fiscal 2016 budget, a draft ofwhich will be released in earlyApril, Deutsch said.

Bowie’s unemployment ratewas 4.3 percent in December2014, below the state and na-tional average, and the city also“has a history of actual resultsoutperforming budgeted esti-mates” regarding its expendi-tures, Fitch analysts wrote.

Bowie has also received a“AAA” rating from the othercredit rating agencies, Standardand Poor’s andMoody’s.

“This rating not only reaf-firms to investors that ourbondsare extremely safe investment,”Bowie Mayor G. Frederick Rob-inson said in a statement. “Itdemonstrates to residents, busi-ness owners and others thatBowie is a very well-run city.”

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A firefighter, seen through a special heat-sensitive camera that can “see”in dark and smoky conditions, carries a firehose through a room filled withthick fog as part of a March 25 training exercise at a vacant building inBowie.

To fund the increase,CountyExecutive Rushern L. Baker IIIhas proposed raising propertytaxes by 15 percent, and to raisethe telecommunications taxfrom 8 to 12 percent. His bud-get is in the hands of the CountyCouncil, which must approve abudget by June 1.

“This is the end of a nearlytwo-year process, thousands ofhours of research, discussion,reflection, designing and plan-ning by over 100 subject matterexperts at the school and centraloffice level,”Maxwell said.

Maxwell pointed to lastyear’s 2.6 percentage point in-crease in the county gradua-

tion rate from 74.1 to 76.6, thehighest in at least five years, asevidence the county can makeconsistent, measured progresstoward its goals. The state’sfour-year graduation rate is 86.4percent.

“If we continue to grow atthat rate, we should reach ourgoal in five years,”Maxwell said.

Shawn Joseph, deputy su-perintendent for teaching andlearning, said the school systemwould report regularly to thepublic onwhat progress was be-ingmade.

“We will submit a formalreport on our progress towardsthe 2020 goals, our lead indica-tors at the end of each year andwill summarize the work of ourstrategy teams as we move for-ward,” Joseph said.

“We need to decide whetherwe are going to take this oppor-tunity to move towards great-ness ... or whether or not we willsettle for being good, but notgreat,” said school board chair-man Segun Eubanks.

Upper Marlboro residentTonya Wingfield said that inher experience, a strategic planshould have been released be-fore the budget, which was ap-proved by the board Feb. 24.

“This seems to be back-wards,” Wingfield said. “Ap-proving a budget and thenscrambling to build a strategicplan to support that budget inany business environment is aformula for failure.”

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“These are situations wecould run in to on any day of theweek and at any time of day,”Brady said.

Firefighters crawl or walk ina crouch as they enter a roomso they can see more clearlythrough the rising smoke.

Some touch metal poleswith hooks on the end to thewall so they can keep their bear-ings, then reach around in thedarkness using the wall as a sortof anchor.

That’s how firefighterssearch an active fire for trappedoccupants, said Lt. Kris DeMat-tia of Station 801 in Hyattsville,one of several companies thatparticipated in theMarch 25 ex-ercise.

Butnot everyone is sightless:some firefighters who aren’t re-sponsible for hoses or otherequipment use special heat-sensitive cameras that can “see”

through the smoke or fog. Onthe display screen, warmer sur-faces register as whitish in colorwhile cooler surfaces register asblackish, so in the fog-filledbankbuilding thefirefighters look likephoto-negative images of them-selves as theywalk around in theblackness.

In a real fire, however, thehot smoke would look whiteand thefirefighters, being coolerthan the air around them,wouldlook black, said fire departmentTechnician Christine Burley.

The firefighters ran through

several versionsof the simulatedhouse fire; they practiced guid-ing the thick fire hose up stairsand around corners. Each time,the victims and the “fire,” simu-lated by a flashlight, were in dif-ferent locations.

There are key differencesbetween the exercise and a realfire, namely heat, adrenalineand anxiety, said Burley. But theshopping center has providedfirefighterswith thebest trainingopportunity they’ve had in her13 years with the department,she said.

When the center is torndown, firefighters won’t have acomparable space in which totrain andother sites havenot yetbeen lined up, Brady said.

The shopping center, whichonce housed a Safeway, but hasbeen in decline for years, will berebuilt after its demolition. Thenew center, to be anchored bya Harris Teeter grocery store, isexpected to open mid-2016, ac-cording to Berman Enterprises,which owns the property.

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will not need to make up two ofthe seven days school was can-celed due to inclement weather.

Johnson previously said theschool system would not applyfor awaiver, as no state of emer-

gency had been declared.“Ultimately, we did apply

for a waiver as our total countfor inclement weather closuresclimbed to seven days,” John-son said.

The school calendarhas fourinclementweathermakeupdaysalready built in: June 18, 19, 22and 23. Johnson confirmed the

last day of school for studentswill be June 23. School will dis-miss two hours early on June22 and June 23. The last day forteachers will be June 24.

The revised school calendarcan be viewed online.

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When now-Gov. Larry Hoganwas running for office,one of his key talking points was a desire to repeal leg-islation passed in 2012 that called for amandated statestormwatermanagement fee that become known as the“rain tax,” a termHogan himself labeled as “universallydespised.”

“Dealing with the problem of stormwatermanage-ment, working to restore ourmost treasured asset, theChesapeake Bay, is a goal that we all agree on, but repeal-ing the rain tax has nothing to dowith our commitment tothe bay or our desire to control stormwatermanagement.It has everything to dowithmy belief and the overwhelm-ingmajority ofMarylanders’ belief that the state shouldnot be forcing counties to raise taxes on their citizensagainst their will,” Hogan said.

The legislationwas part of the effort to adhere to anorder from theU.S. Environmental Protection Agency thatrequires states in the Chesapeake Bay watershed to reducethe amount of pollutants they contribute to the estuary.The lawmandated the state’s largest jurisdictions— thosewith populations large enough to require a pollutant dis-charge elimination permit from the EPA— to fund storm-watermanagement projects through remediation fees.

We knowmuch of the damage to the bay can be re-versed. It involves reducing the pollutants that enter thewater. The bill provided for calculating the fee based ona property’s amount of “impervious surface”— such asparking lots and driveways, which increase runoff by pre-venting rainwater from soaking into the ground.

Making good on a campaign promise, Hogan an-nounced in early February he would seek to repeal the“rain tax.” And then a fewweeks after that, Senate Presi-dent Thomas V.MikeMiller Jr. introduced legislation thatwould repeal themandate and allow the nine countiesand Baltimore, themandated jurisdictions, to come upwith their ownway to pay for their stormwater programs.Miller acknowledged that the “rain tax” has been a verycontentious issue.

“At the state level, it isn’t necessary that wemandatehow a local governmentmeets those obligations,” he said.“Instead this proposal requires that local governmentsdemonstrate their plans formeeting the federal require-ments. This legislationmaintains flexibility for countygovernments while still ensuring that they canmeet theirobligations to protect and clean up the bay. This localcontrol allows counties to determinewhich solutions workbest for their communities to pay for these important proj-ects.”

Sponsored by nearly three dozen senators, the billpassed late lastmonth. It now awaits theHouse of Del-egates’ approval.

Del. Sally Jamesonwarned that lawmakers need tomake sure local jurisdictions realize that just because themandatemight be lifted, the EPA’s requirements wouldnot be. Her concernwas that peoplemight think thatbecause the regulations have been repealed it’s over anddonewith. That is not the case.

“There will come a day when every county will have tomeet itsmandate from the federal government. I know ifthis bill moves forward that everybodywill be extremelyhappy, but they have to understand that eventually wehave to hit that deadline for improvement,” she said.

For now, lawmakers in the Senate can call it a victory;Hogan can boast that his opposition to the legislationforced some action and hewas able to dismantle some-thing his predecessorMartin O’Malley had put in place,but in the end someone is still going to have to pay the bill.

The stigma of the “rain tax” has been taken away, buthas anything really changed?Whether it’s called a tax ora fee, themandate from the federal government remains,andmany Prince Georgians will have to pay oneway orthe other.

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POST COMMUNITY MEDIA

A letter to the editor by the CEOs of theMont-gomery and Prince George’s Chambers of Com-merce suggest that amerger between PEPCOand Exelonwould benefit local residents andratepayers. They claim that PEPCO customerswill realize savings of $22million annually but donotmention that PEPCO stockholders are likelyto receive $1.6 billion during themerger or thatPEPCO customers will now be part of a largercompanywithmany financially poor performingcoal and nuclear power plants. They alsomakethe argument that themerger will make electricservicemore reliable for both counties but do notexplain convincingly how this will happen.

What PEPCO customers should understandis that Exelon, the large Chicago-based company,generates power by burning coal or using nuclearfuel. If you believe solar andwind power shouldbe an important part ofMaryland’s energy future,then youwill find a stiff opponent in Exelon,which views distributive renewable energy inthe form of rooftop solar on people’s homes as adirect threat to its businessmodel. It has a historyof opposing community and home solar inMary-land, Illinois and other places where it is now anelectricity provider.

Sincemerging with Constellation/BGE,Exelon has opposed solar legislation in theMarylandGeneral Assembly. Residents of PrinceGeorge’s andMontgomery counties whowantsolar and other renewables to be an importantpart of the state’s energy generation should rejectthismerger.

We believe thatMaryland and theDistrict ofColumbia need to retain PEPCO as a 21st Centurypower utility that aggressively reduces demandthrough a plethora of energy conservation and ef-ficiency programs, andworks with residents andlocal businesses to supply a substantial portionof its service territory’s power demand throughdistributive renewable energy.

David Brosch, University Park

Brosch is president of the University ParkCommunity Solar LLC.

Exelon dealis an opportunity

for whom?There’s been a lot of discussionabout what themerger of PepcoHoldings and Exelonwill mean.Residents and elected officials arenaturally wondering whether theywill end up better off if the deal goesthrough.

We have a lot of experience withthat in Baltimore.

In 2012, Exelon acquired Con-stellation and its Baltimore-basedutility, Baltimore Gas and Electric(BGE).More than three years later,Exelon has an established track re-cord here, and based on that, we canoffer some insight on how this trans-action is likely to play out.

Exelon comes with tremen-dous financial strength and strongmanagement with proven results.Since introducing its best practicesandmanagementmodel to BGE, itis amuchmore efficient, safe andreliable public utility. That’s basedupon recent utility industry peer re-views, which showBGE is perform-ing at the highest level for reliabilityin its history.

Another compelling fact is howExelon has changed BGE’s culturetoward supplier diversity, whichincludes spending real dollars withwomen,minority and service dis-abled veteran-owned businesses.

As an advocate for such enablingrelationships, I have witnessed first-hand themass culture change atBGE. Prior to the acquisition, BGEdid little to spendmoneywith de-serving disadvantaged companies.Sure, its leadership was composedof greatminds and its board rep-resented the Greater Baltimoreregion’s who’s who. But its culturewas risk averse to growing supplierdiversity.

Its present CEO, Calvin But-ler, an African-American, came toMarylandwith a plan to improve

BGE’s safety, customer satisfaction,reliability and supplier diversity be-cause he knows they all intertwine.

Butler created a new program toimprove supplier diversity, knownas Focus-25, with the intention of re-cruiting diverse suppliers to educatethem on BGE’s core values of safety,customer satisfaction and reliability.

He also wants them to under-stand how to properly formulate bidproposals that can compete withfirst-tier contractors thatmaintainpresent oligopolies withmost of theutilities in America, including BGE.

Butler’s vision is Exelon’s visionthat will extend to PepcoHoldingsInc. It’s no secret that Pepco needsto improve its reliability immedi-ately.

This is the Exelon that I havecome to know. Exelon hasmadegreat strides improving reliability,customer satisfaction, utility powersafety and doing business with asegment of our population that hasbeen discriminated upon for noother good reason but cultural hang-ups of the past.

I, for one, support the acquisi-tion of PepcoHoldings Inc. by Ex-elon because I have seenwhat it hasdone in Baltimore.

Exelon has shown to date inthe Greater Baltimore region thatchange is good evenwhen it tran-scends from onemonopoly to amuch largermonopoly becauseit’s the only way public utilities willtrade. Now, let’s brace ourselves forgreater efficiency and better-runutilities, which is something we allcan agree upon.

Wayne R. Frazier Sr., Baltimore

Thewriter is president of theMd.WashingtonMinority CompaniesAssociation.

Through acquisition, Pepcocan improve like BGE did

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Debate continues over the funding of stormwater management projectsaimed at reducing pollutants in the Chesapeake Bay (shown here).

I readwith great interest “Feral catcolonies: ‘Very negative and dangerous’”(March 12) andwould like to clarify a fewaspects of trap, neuter and return pro-grams, and some of the potential healthrisks feral catsmay pose to people.

In general, feral cats have had little orno contact with people and survive out-doors on their own. Trained and dedicatedvolunteers with local animal welfare orga-nizations provide compassionate care tothese animals, ensuring they are fed andsheltered against the elements. Ultimately,the cats are trapped humanely, screenedfor certain diseases, immunized againstrabies, surgically sterilized, and returnedto their environment with an ear notched,indicating they have been neutered. Thegoal is to reduce future feral populationshumanely through attrition.

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease(passed between animals and humans)caused by the single-celled,microscopic,protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T.gondii) that has been found in nearly allwarm-blooded animals including pets andhumans. Cats, both domestic andwild,are the only definitive hosts, meaning theparasite can only produce eggs (oocysts)when infecting a cat. Infected cats onlyshed oocysts in their feces for about 10 to14 days during their entire life.

The onlyway to become infectedwithT. gondii is to ingest it.Most animal andhuman infections in the developingworldresult from contact with oocyst-contami-nated soil. In theUnited States and otherindustrialized nations, people aremuchmore likely to become infectedwith T. gon-dii through eating undercookedmeat (par-ticularly lamb, pork and venison) inwhichthe parasite has encysted inmuscle, eatingunwashed fruits and vegetables, drink-ing unpasteurized dairy products such asgoat’smilk, or gardeningwithout wearinggloves and then touching theirmouth.

The two human populations at great-est risk of developing serious health prob-lems fromT.gondii infection are pregnantwomen and those undergoing immuno-suppressive therapy (organ transplanta-tion, cancer) or with immunosuppressivediseases such as HIV. Because the parasitecan be transmitted to an unborn child

resulting in serious health consequences,pregnant women, or women soon consid-ering pregnancy, should follow strict foodsafety guidelines and, if they own a cat,have someone else in the household scoopthe litterbox daily (oocysts do not becomeinfective until one to five days after beingshed in feces) and clean it daily with dilutebleach and boiling water.

Cat-scratch fever (Bartonellosis) is abacterial disease caused by a scratch or bitefrom a cat, particularly kittens, harboringthe bacteria Bartonella henselae. It causesfever, headache, soremuscles and joints,and swollen lymphnodes around the neckand arms.Most cases in theUnited Statesoccur in children. Hence, children shouldbe discouraged from engaging in roughplay behavior with kittens and cats.

Rabies is a viral disease that can infectall warm-bloodedmammals. Themostcommonmode of transmission is throughsaliva from a bite wound from an infectedskunk, raccoon, fox, coyote and some spe-cies of bats. The virus infects the centralnervous system (spinal cord and brain)and, if undiagnosed and untreated, is fatal.Any domestic or wild animal behavingoddly or aggressively should be avoided,and local animal control contacted im-mediately. All cats and dogs (and ferrets)

should be immunized against rabies andreceive booster vaccines as recommendedby a veterinarian.

People can protect themselves againstthese and other diseases through educa-tion and exercising safe handling and rea-sonable precautions around all domestic,feral andwild animals.

Jim Murphy, Bowie

Murphy is a veterinarian.

Clarifying concerns related to feral cats

FILE PHOTO

A feral cat rests under a pine tree as volunteers nearby take part in a trap, neuter and return effort.

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n Junior has had great successin high school athletics

BY ADAM GUTEKUNSTSTAFF WRITER

By Devin Butler’s sophomore yearat Frederick Douglass High School, theEagles’ quarterback had already experi-enced more success than most athletesaccomplish in four years after leadingthe Upper Marlboro school to an ap-pearance in the 2A state championshipfootball game as a freshman.

Branching out to different sportswasn’t really in the plans, Butler said.Especially not track, the sport Butlerused to watch from afar, assuring him-self he’d never run that much.

But Douglass track coach Kori Greenwas watching Butler, too, marveling atthe quarterback’s raw athleticism andrealizing what an asset he could be onthe Eagles track team. So, through somepersuasion that included using Butler’sgirlfriend — a track athlete — as an in-

termediary, Greenfinally landed acommitment.

“I was like,‘What can happen?I’m only going toget faster,’” Butlersaid. “I [needed]it.”

But, while But-ler increased hisspeed because ofhis track training,it was evident from

the start to Green that running wasn’twhere the Eagles’ quarterback was go-ing to make his mark.

“We had him in the 100 [meters] andwe tried him in the triple jump,” Greensaid. “We stuck him in the triple jumpand the long jump and we saw he hadpotential in both.”

Though Butler made substantialprogress throughout the 2013-14 indoorseason, it wasn’t until the indoor countychampionships — the last event of theindoor season where jumps are an of-

ficial event — that the track newcomerput the state of Maryland on notice.

The night before the meet, Green in-formed Butler that he would be compet-ing for the first time in the triple jumpthe next day. The Eagles needed thesophomore to jump 35 feet in an eventhe barely knew anything about.

“I didn’t get it,” Butler said. “I waslike, ‘What is triple jump?’ I didn’t knowwhat it was.”

The next day, Butler posted a 41-foot jump, good for the top mark in thecounty. Instantly, he was hooked.

“I was like, ‘Maybe I’m good at this.Maybe I don’t have to keep running asmuch as they do in practice,’” Butlersaid. “I found my calling. So that’s whenI really fell in love with it and just wantedto be better at it.”

And better, he became. The then-sophomore followed up his indoorperformance with a state gold medal inthe triple jump and a silver medal in thelong jump last spring, just months after

Jumpingfrom one title to another

Within two years, lacrosse shouldbe a varsity sport at Prince George’sCounty high schools. It could hap-pen as early asnext year.

Conven-tional wisdomsays that countyschools willstruggle whenthey have toplay some ofthe state power-houses, wherelacrosse is theNo. 1 sport.

“We know there are many pro-grams out there where kids are bornwith a stick in their hands,” said AlexHeitkemper, who was the commis-sioner of the PG Pride youth lacrosseleague until 2014. “Still, I think thecounty could be competitive prettyquickly.”

The reason for that optimismcomes from the growth seen in thepast few years in the youth leagues.There are about 500 boys and girlsunder the age of 15 playing lacrossethis spring between the county’stwo youth leagues, PG Pride andthe Bowie Bulldogs. Four years ago,there were about 100 in those twoorganizations.

They’re not just playing, they’rewinning.

The Pride’s U-9 and U-11 boysteams both won their league titleslast year. That league includes teamsfrom Calvert County, considered alacrosse hotbed.

A Bowie girls team won a leaguethat includes teams from another ofthe sports’ stronghold, Anne Arun-del, Bowie Commissioner Rod Lag-dameo said.

Former Gazette photographerRaphael Talisman is the coach of thePride’s U-15 boys team.

“As my old college coach used totell me, give me a great athlete andI can teach him stick skills,” Talis-man said. “When it comes to greatathletes, Prince George’s is secondto none.”

Lacrosse is currently a highschool club sport, with 12 schoolsfielding teams.

The five boys teams are at Bowie,Gwynn Park, Oxon Hill, EleanorRoosevelt and Wise. The seven girlsteams are at Bowie, DuVal, Flowers,Northwestern, Oxon Hill, EleanorRoosevelt and Wise. Other schools,such as Douglass and Friendly, areclose to fielding teams.

Prince George’s County PublicSchools Director of Interscholas-tic Athletics Earl Hawkins said nodecision has been made on whenthe sport would made the jump tovarsity. Next step is making sure themoney is in the budget to fund it,and the budget won’t be finalizeduntil this summer.

Nicholas Maclin is one of theplayer’s on Talisman’s U-15 Prideteam. He said he plans to attend ei-ther Oxon Hill or a private school inVirginia next fall.

He said he started playing la-crosse at a private school in CalvertCounty.

“The coach told me that if I couldget five ground balls a quarter, thenI could stay on the field as long as Iwanted to,” Maclin said. “What did Ido? I got five ground balls a quarter.”

Maclin said he loves the physicalnature of the sport.

“I get to beat people with astick,” he said.

Oxon Hill having a team in placeis what motivated his teammate, IanThomas, to hit the books. Thomassaid he lives in Friendly’s district inFort Washington, but because hewanted to play in high school heworked hard to get admitted to OxonHill’s Science and Technology pro-gram, which he did. He is scheduledto be a freshman there next fall.

Can county teams compete withthe state’s best?

“I feel that we have the heart, butwe’re not quite there yet,” Thomassaid. “We need more skills.”

That day is coming, and it maynot be as far off as some might think,said the current commissioner ofPG Pride, Justin Ross (a former statedelegate).

“To all those other counties, con-sider what you’ve done so far a headstart,” Ross said. “Because we’recoming for you.”

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Frederick Douglass High School’s Devin Butler practices the triple jump on Tuesday

n Russell Jr. back to work afterwinning WBC featherweight belt

BY TERRON HAMPTON

SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE

At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday evening at TheAnswer Gym in Capitol Heights, activitypermeates with young boxers sparringinside the ring while others work out inthe adjacent space.

Ninety minutes later, the gym’snewest champion walks indiscreetly towork.

With the stoic attitude CapitolHeights native Gary Russell Jr. often car-ries,onewouldbehard-pressedtoknowthat the 26-year-old had just won theWorld Boxing Council’s featherweight(126 pounds) title less only three daysprior.

“The last 72 hours have been nor-mal,” Russell said. “Just another day’s

work in the gym, another fight out ofthe way. Just back at the gym. Nothing’schanged. Nothing.”

Saturday night at the Palms CasinoResort in Las Vegas, Russell made win-ning a title look easy.

In the biggest fight, Russell (26-1, 15knockouts) had little trouble disman-tling reigning WBC champion JhonnyGonzalez (57-8, 48 KOs) via technicalknockout at the 2 minute, 23 secondmark of the fourth round.

The victory was a redemption ofsorts for a boxer who had endured amassive disappointment in a title matchnine months prior and what he speaksas his career disappointment nearlyseven years prior at the 2008 BeijingOlympics.

“It was a never goal of mine to be-come a world champion,” Russell said.“I wanted to be an Olympian. I accom-

Capitol Heights boxer wins world title

n This weekend’swinners advance to

Golden Gloves regionals

BY PRINCE J. GRIMESSTAFF WRITER

The Washington GoldenGloves championship finals arescheduled to take place on Sat-urday at Rosecroft Raceway inFort Washington and features anumber of boxers from PrinceGeorge’s County in the openand novice divisions.

Perhaps the most recog-nizable name of the fighters tocompete for titles is Gary An-taunne Russell, the 2014 opendivision 132-pound nationalGolden Gloves champion.

Russell, whose brother GaryRussell Jr. won the WBC feather-weight title on Saturday, will befighting at 141 pounds this year.

Each Washington GoldenGloves champion advancesto the region championshipsscheduled for April 25, wherethey will fight against Virginia/North Carolina Golden Gloveschampions for a shot at reach-ing the National Golden GlovesTournament of Champions.

“For me, this fight means acouple of things,” said Paul Jerryof Clinton, who will be compet-ing for the 123-pound cham-pionship on Saturday. “We’reallowed to showcase our out-reach organization and showthem that we’re putting downthe guns and picking up thegloves. But also the fact that I doit in honor of my mom who I lostto breast cancer.”

Jerry lost to the U.S. No.1-ranked 114-pounder MalikJackson in last year’s title match.He said he’s more prepared thisyear.

“It means a lot because theD.C.-Maryland championshipsmeaning you’re the best boxerin the D.C.-Maryland region,”Jerry said. “It means a lot to beable to show them that hardwork pays off. No playing nogames. If you’re keeping yourmind focus and you stay persis-tent, dreams are possible.”

Jerry’s coach and guardian,Anthony Eric Murrill, said com-peting for this title, for all of the

Fighterscompete forstate titles

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Basketball coach Xavier Joyner (right) will leave PrinceGeorge’s Community College and accept an assistant coachposition with Team Takeover on May 1.

n Largo High grad set tomove from junior college

to AAU ranks

BY KENT ZAKOURSTAFF WRITER

Since Xavier Joyner was a ju-nior at Largo High School overtwo decades ago, he said he haswanted to coach basketball.

And recently, the 41-year-oldcoach’s career path received aboost. On May 1, Joyner officiallywill leave the men’s junior collegeranks at Prince George’s Commu-nity College to join Nike-spon-sored Team Takeover, a locallybased Amateur Athletic Union

basketball program.“I’ve been contemplating

moving over for several yearsnow, telling [Takeover directorKeith Stevens] I’m coming,” saidJoyner, who added that he wouldbe an assistant for Doug Martinon Takeover’s 16-and-UnderElite Youth Basketball Leaguesquad. “After consulting with myfamily and getting the blessingfrom my wife, I felt this was theright time.”

Joyner, who led Largo to astate title in 1991, played col-legiately for two years at BowieState University before trans-ferring to Husson University, aNational Association of Intercol-legiate Athletics school in Bangor,

Maine. He then contemplated aprofessional basketball career,but gave it up to focus on startinga family with his wife, Nikki.

Joyner, who also works asa mortgage underwriter for theNavy Federal Credit Union, thenbegan his coaching career in2000, when he accepted an assis-tant coaching position at Mont-gomery College, Germantown,and became the head coach in2004. In 2010, he took over theOwls program. Joyner is one ofthe winningest junior collegecoaches in the country and theonly MD JUCO coach to win re-gion championships at two dif-

PGCC basketball coach resigning

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See FIGHTERS, Page B-2See JUMPING, Page B-2

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RandallBroddiePotomacSenior

Memphis re-cruit still man-aged 21.2 ppgdespite doubleand tripleteams in a dif-ficult seasonfor the 2014 2Astate champs.

KevinDorseyClint. ChristianSenior

Minnesota-bound guardled Clinton totheir second-straightMary-land PrivateSchool title, av-eraging a teamhigh 22.6 ppg.

MarkelleFultzDeMathaJunior

Junior wentfrom a juniorvarsity player toWCAC player ofthe year in oneseason, draw-ing nationalattention alongthe way.

ChristianMatthewsNat. ChristianJunior

Sharpshootingforward set thetone for 26-5team, leadingthe Eagles inscoring with22.4 ppg.

RavenFoxSetonSeniorGuard

WCAC’s lead-ing scorer aver-aged 18 pointsand five steals,leading Road-runners to astrong finish.

MykeaGrayNat. ChristianSophomoreGuard

Playmakeraveraged 12.2points andguided theEagles to a 25-7campaign.

MykaJohnson-MatthewsMcNamaraSeniorGuard

Averaged 13points and 2.5steals, leadingMustangs (25-7) to highestwin total since2007-08 season.

LenaNiangR. BaptistSeniorForward

N.C. Staterecruit carriedCrusaders onboth ends,running theoffense andcontrolling thepaint.

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Abdulai BunduLargoSeniorCenter

Quinnipiac University recruit posted in-credible numbers all season. Bundu, whoaveraged a county-high 28.4 ppg, went fora season-high 54 points and 24 reboundsin a late December contest in Florida.

boxers, is about more than justadvancing to the region cham-pionship.

“We’re not fighting as box-ers. We’re fighting as [repre-sentatives] for Chocolate City(Washington, D.C.),” Murrillsaid. “They’re not just boxers.They’re actually people thatgo above and beyond the callof duty. They’re not fightingbecause they want to becomeprofessionals, money-making.

They’re fighting because thisis something that humblesthem, trains them mentally,physically, and spiritually, andit helps them become bettermen, community out-reach-ers, and representers.”

Jerry will be fighting Mar-cus Wright of Temple Hills.Wright and Jerry are actuallygood friends but are now fight-ing for the same title.

“I’m in the championship,”Wright said. “I’ve never beenthis far. It’s a life experience. Igive all the glory to God.

“I know [Jerry’s] going to

try to bring the fight, and Ijust got to out-box him. Throwbunches of punches. I knowhe’s going throw bunches ofpunches.”

Jerry said he wasn’t as pre-pared for last year’s champi-onship fight because of thetime he had to dedicate to col-lege as a senior at University ofMaryland, Eastern Shore.

“Now, I have more leewayand time to focus on my train-ing,” Jerry said. “I think someof the things I can exploit is us-ingmy endurance andworkingon my jab and staying busy.

Marcus, he’s a really aggres-sive fighter. He doesn’t reallyback down.”

Other area boxers from theopen division includes Bowie’sDemetrius Young, last year’s108-pound champ. KeShawnWilliams of Capitol Heightswill be boxing at 132 poundsagainst Tommy Avelar of Ger-mantown. Avelar’s brother,Bryan Avelar will have to tryhis luck against the Nationalchampion, Gary AntaunneRussell.

A 2014 novice divisionchampion, Saynggskhan

Tashibay of Rockville, will fightat 152 pounds. Burtonsville’sTavon Body, who reached the2014 National Tournament ofChampions, is fighting at 165pounds. Justin Bell of Dis-trict Heights is boxing at 178pounds, where he also was anational contender a year ago.

In the novice division,where boxers have 10 or lessfights of experience, Suitland’sKevin Pendergrass is set to befighting Bowie’s Elliot Strick-land at 114 pounds. Gaithers-burg’s Evgueny Metchenovis scheduled to fight at 141

pounds. Sipprino Zelldon ofSilver Spring will be fighting at152 pounds. Stephaun Hoppsof Fort Washington will fightat 165 pounds. JohnathenSurratt, also of Fort Washing-ton, will fight Beltsville’s AlvinAmana at 201 pounds.

Three juniors divisionfighters from Prince George’sCounty, Derrick Davis (85)and Ervin Canlas (85) of Clin-ton and Laurel’s Siete Shourte(139) will receive sportsman-ship awards.

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ferent schools.“I thought about doing the

boys club, high school routeand working my way up since Ididn’t think you could get rightinto college coaching,” Joynersaid. “But [former Montgom-ery College Athletic Director]Mark Crutchfield gave me acall and caught me off guard,and I’m glad he did.”

In 2006, Joyner, who em-braces shooting and an up-tempo style of play, said hereally began to understand thecoaching profession. In turn,that’s when his teams startedfielding consistent winningseasons. Joyner had worked atJay Wright’s basketball camp

during the summer, wherehe developed a relationshipwith the Villanova coach andlearned to appreciate his phi-losophies, such as having aguard check a post player.Over the past few years, Okla-homa City Thunder assistantgeneral manager Troy Weaver,a PGCC graduate, also hasinvited Joyner to the team’straining camp.

Joyner says he hopes toeventually become a high-level Division I college or NBAcoach, but for now, he’s fo-cused on helping develop kidson the AAU circuit — on andoff the court — just like he didfor 15 years in the junior col-lege ranks.

“I’m very familiar with the[negative] AAU stigma andthat’s why I was selective,”

said Joyner, who had at least22 former players at PGCCtransfer to four-year schools.“Team Takeover is very fam-ily oriented; me and KeithStevens’ missions are aligned.I’ve seen a lot of AAU coachesthat don’t put the time in todevelop skill or make sure thekid progresses outside of bas-ketball.

“Coaching junior college isthe true essence of coaching. Icoached guys labeled as Divi-sion III and IV guys and I’vehelped turn them into schol-arship guys. Hopefully that cancontinue.”

Phone calls to PGCC re-garding the search for Joyner’sreplacement were not re-turned.

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just genuinely support me andthey rode thatwavewithme.Andnot to evencompeteat theOlym-pics, it felt like I let everybodydown.”

Russell said he will forevercarry the scar of his Olympic let-down, in which he experiencedphysical complications at theweigh-in the morning before hewas scheduled tofight.

But Russell made up for thatSaturday night as he seemingly

controlled the pace throughoutthe short bout.

Russell used his quick handsto establish a rhythm from thefirst round,usingaquick right jabto keep Gonzalez, who is knownas one of the hardest punchers inthe weight division, at a comfort-abledistance.

Russell mixed in straight lefthandstothebodyintohisarsenal.

Just before the end of thethird round, Russell countered aright hook from Gonzalez with aleft hook of his own followedby acrisp righthook toGonzalez’s jawthat sent Gonzalez to the canvas

for thefirst time in thefight.Sensing Gonzalez might not

have recovered from the on-slaught of the previous round,Russell went on the attack at theonset of the fourth round andeventually floored Gonzalez twomore times before referee TonyWeeks stopped the contest.

Russell’s father, Gary Sr., hasbeen his son’s trainer for his en-tire life andhasbeen inhis cornerthrough the good and bad of hisboxing career.

Gary Sr. said he couldn’t bemoreproudofhis son.

“It makes me feel vindicated.

It’s been a long road. It’s been alot of hard work. It’s been thera-peutic, keeping thekidsoutof thestreets,” Gary Sr. said of his othersons and other children he hastrained over the years. “It’s thebond and unity of brothers thatyoudon’t see anymore.”

His sonsGary Allen, Gary An-tonio and Gary Antuanne haveeachwonGoldenGloves titles.

“He put all of the work intothe gym and I expected nothingless,” Gary Antonio said as hetrainedTuesdaynight.

Gary Antuanne, who gradu-ates high school in May, said his

older brother has been an inspi-ration.

“Actually, [Gary Jr.] winningwas a self-esteem boost,” GaryAntoine said. “It gave me somerelief, but actually it gave me theframe of mind where I could beplanning something. I can’t slackjust yet.”

Gary Jr. lost in June to WorldBoxing Organization championVasyl Lomanchenko, sufferingthe lone defeat of his career in a12-rounddecision.He andhis fa-ther saidmisstepsduring trainingled directly to the defeat but thathe learned things fromthebout.

Russell said he manifests theenergy and support he gets fromthe community each time hesteps into the ring.

“If it wasn’t broke don’t fixit,” Gary Jr. said. “That goes allof the way back down to lettingsomeone outside of our nucleusinto our camp and giving themsomuch [authority] intomy con-ditioning. It wasn’t just Loman-chenko, I don’t feel like I wouldhave been able to go 12 roundswith anyone. If there was any-thing surprising, it was surprisingthat he couldn’t get the fight overwith.”

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beginning his formal track andfield training.

“That doesn’t happen veryoften,” Green said. “... Youdon’t just get a state championthat comes out and becomesone the same year.”

Ever since his success as asophomore, the art of the jumphas become a near obsessionfor the Douglass junior, whodefended his title at February’sindoor county champion-ship meet. Butler practices hisjump phases going up flightsof stairs and studies YouTubeclips of Olympic-level jump-ers, looking for any techniquethat could give him a boosttoward his goal of a 50-foottriple jump — something both

he and Green said can be ac-complished by the end of hishigh school tenure.

And it will be the same in-domitable drive to win that’sbrought the Eagles success onthe football field and the juniorindividual glory on the trackthat will get him there.

Losing is not an option,Butler said.

“As a child, I won so muchthat I just hate to lose,” he said.“When I do lose, it affects mepretty hard. I pretty much cryevery time I lose. I’m not a soresport or anything — I’ll givethe other person their props— but it just hurts me a lot tolose.”

So, after guiding Doug-lass to its first Class 2A foot-ball state championship thisfall and defending his indoorcounty title in the winter,

Butler’s hoping to improveupon last year’s golden per-formance at the outdoor statemeet. But this time, the Eaglesjunior has a bit more on hisplate. After hearing the base-ball team needed some help,Butler agreed to help in anyway — and position — he can,while keeping track as his toppriority.

And if his track record isany indication, he’ll find suc-cess on the diamond, too.

“Some people hate to loseand you can see them gettingdown on themselves whenthey think they’re not going towin,” Green said. “I’ve neverseen him enter a competitionthat he didn’t think he couldwin.”

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n Several county athleteslook to lead teamback to title game

BY JENNIFER BEEKMAN

STAFFWRITER

The Prince George’sCounty-basedD.C. Divas wom-en’s professional tackle footballteam finished the 2014 seasonranked in the top 4 of the 42-team Women’s Football Alli-ance. While that is certainly astatistic to be proud of, it isn’tgoodenough, fourth-yearcoachAlisonFischer said.

“Our goal is to go to thechampionship game and be thebest, not be third best,” Fischersaid.

Last summer the Divasmade their 11th postseason ap-pearance in 12 years — tied forfirst in the league— but for thefifth consecutive season fell totheir nemesis, the top-rankedBoston Militia, and failed toreach the Eastern Conferencechampionship game. TheDivasdefeatedtheMilitia intheteams’first of six straight postseasonmeetings in2009on theirway tothe national title game but havenot beat Boston since 2011.

D.C. (5-4 record in 2014) isset to open its 15th season onApril 11 in Ohio against a Mid-Atlantic Division foe, Colum-bus Comets, and the perennialpostseason contending Divashave every intention of gettingover the Boston hump and fin-ishing atop the league this sum-mer, 13th-year quarterback andEleanor Roosevelt High School

graduateAllysonHamlin said.“It’s no secret Boston has

stopped us the last five years,they’re the best in theworld un-til they get beat,” Hamlin said.“We have to beat them to getbetter. We’re still a top 4 teamin theworld but the bottom lineis we have to beat them. I thinkwe are in good position to beatthem, it just comes down to do-ing it.We can talk about it all wewant but are we going to do it? Ithinkwehaveareallygoodshot,all the pieces are inplay.”

TheDivas’ balancedoffenseis led by Hamlin, 2014WFA All-American running backs Ke-nyetta Grigsby, who averagedmore than 100 rushing yardsper game, andD’Ajah Scott andAll-American wide receiversAshleyWhisonant and KentrinaWilson.Whisonant, who scoredtouchdowns rushing, receivingand by a kick-off return a yearago, isaBowienativewhoiscur-rentlyNo. 7 on theUniversity ofArizona women’s basketballteam’s all-time scoring list with1,451 points and tied for first infree throwsmade (472).

D.C. had no trouble scor-ing last season and the return offormer four-yearoffensivecoor-dinator Eric Evans to work withGregGaskinswill likelymake foran even stronger offensive cam-paign. But the Divas also couldhave held their opponents tolower numbers a year ago. Partof that was transitioning to cur-rent second-year defensive co-ordinatorWillie Bennett andhissystem, Fischer said.

But a core of new additions,including linebackers Tia Wat-kins, Kamil Maclin and Kendra

Bates and offensive linewomanAshley Branch, to a defense ledby 17-year women’s footballveteran (10 of them with theDivas) Trigger McNair couldmakeall thedifference this year,Hamlin said. Fischer said theteam has learned from the pastandwill look to employ a faster,more aggressive defense.

Twenty new players in to-tal joined the Divas this season,though it’s not certain they willall be on the roster come open-ing day. But between 10-15 ath-letes are Prince George’s-basedand Hamlin and McNair saidthey hoped that would helpcontinue to spread the word ofthe Divas and women’s footballin general to locals, especiallyyoung girls.

“That’s what it’s all about,the kids knowing they can dowhatever they want, whetherthey want to cheerlead or playfootball” Hamlin said. “I’ve al-ways thought if we can win, wewillbringthefans.Itcomesdownto taking it to thatnext level.”

The Divas have been one ofthe country’s top women’s foot-ball teamssincetheir installmentbut thiscouldbetheyear todropthe “one of” statement, FischerandHamlinagreed.

“We’re at a level, [offen-sively] where the bar is set sohigh we’re able to focus on thesmall things and pay more at-tention todetail andwe’re luckyto be in that position,” Ham-lin said. “It seems like this coregroupof newplayers couldpos-sibly be the difference this year,especially ondefense.”

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Kaila CharlesRooseveltJuniorGuard

Dominated inside and out, posting double-doubles throughout postseason and carryingRaiders to their second straight Class 4Astate title.

James WashingtonForestville2nd year

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Chance GrahamLargo, SeniorTaleah WashingtonForestville, FreshmanCharnise TylerSuitland, SeniorBriel PalmerNorthwestern, SophomoreOctavia WilsonRoosevelt, Sophomore

Ulysses LeeDuVal

In his first season at thehelm of the Tigers, the ex-Surrattsville coach rightedthe ship after a late-seasonslide, guiding DuVal the the4A South championship

Terrell AllenDeMatha, SeniorMike SpeightWise, SophomoreD.J. HarveyDeMatha, SophomoreDavid BelleNorthwestern, SeniorEd PoliteDuVal, Senior

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n Play focuses onrole of black womenpost-Reconstruction

BY KIRSTY GROFFSTAFF WRITER

Bowie Community The-atre features a moment in timenot often addressed in arts oracademics — the role of blackwomen in migrating post-Re-construction—in its upcomingproduction of “Flyin’ West.”

The play is set in 1898America, decades after theHomestead Act allowed citi-zens, including freed slaves,to claim a federal land grant,but still years shy of the GreatMigration that saw six millionblacks leave the south for newbeginnings elsewhere.

“Flyin’ West” brings to lightthe involvement women hadin packing up and moving fora chance of a better life. Whilethe play is a fictional account,it’s rooted in research by play-wright Pearl Cleage as well asthe cast members and directorEstelle Miller.

“I had seen a production ofit that just stayed with me fordays, and I thought to myself,‘If I ever get the chance, I’mdoing this,’” Miller said. “I hadbeen working on it at home forover a year before auditions be-cause it’s something that reallyneeded to be researched — it’sbased on history, and I wantedto do it right.”

When casting for the play,she knew she wanted perform-ers dedicated to telling the storyright, not actors interested intaking on just another role. Sherequired those auditioning tomemorize and perform a twominute monologue to showtheir dedication.

Her method seems to haveworked, resulting inadedicatedcast that clicked immediatelyand got started at nailing downtheir characters within a timemore than a century removedfrom today.

“Theywerealreadya team,”said Miller. “The minute theywere together in a room, theywere already working on cre-ating relationships with eachother.”

“The hardest thing whenstepping back in time is tryingto be honest, to honestly por-tray a perspective from that

period of time,” added LolitaMarie, who plays Fannie Dove.“We’re trying to fit our thinkingto back then so our behaviorand responses to certainbehav-iors would fit the times.”

Fannie is one of three sis-ters — though only Fannie andher younger sister Minnie arerelated by blood, Sophie is ac-cepted as family — living inNicodemus, Kansas, known inhistory as one of the westerntowns established by blacks.

While Sophie is headstrongand forward thinking, withviews closer in line with today,

Fannie is rooted more in con-vention.

“For that time period, sheis a traditionalist in terms ofwomen’s roles in the family,”said Marie. “Even though she’sout here on this frontier, herthinking comes across veryclear in that way. We look at theplay today and with Fanny, youwill just be like, ‘What is wrongwith her?’”

The conflict revolvesaround Frank, the husband ofMinnie; the two have returned

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Lolita Marie, as Fannie Dove, acts alongside Darius McCall, playing Wil Parish, in Bowie Community Theatre’s pro-duction of “Flyin’ West.”

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There has been a notablerecent proclivity of brewers tomake session beers: beers thatare relatively low in alcohol sothat several can be consumed atone sitting.

This may be a reaction tothe tendency toward higher andmore extreme alcohol beers ofthe last decade. Drinkers canonly drink a few of these ex-treme brews at a single sittingor find themselves staring at theceiling. Some of these are onlybrewed as specialty beers andnot part of a regular lineup.

There are two compet-ing explanations for the termsession beers, called variousnames in other cultures includ-ing table beers and workerbeers. One relates to the Britishexperience during and afterWorld War I when pubs wereonly open for two sessions eachday to conserve energy andgrains, once at lunchtime andonce in the evening. With thehours curtailed, workmen hadto drink quickly, requiring re-duced alcohol levels to keep thelaborers sober when returningto work.

The other explanationrelates to the former British life-style of people congregating inpubs and drinking lighter beersthroughout the evening. Thesebeers were intended to beconsumed for hours at a singlesession while allowing conver-sation and without making thediscussion about the character-istics of the beer. Lew Bryson,a well known beer and whiskeywriter and a one-man advocatefor session beers, avers thatsuch beers should be below

4.5 percent alcohol by volume(ABV), flavorful enough to beinteresting, balanced enoughto allow for multiple pints,conducive to conversation, andreasonably priced. The latter isso that consumers won’t paythe same price for low alcoholbeers as for high alcohol beers.

At this time there is noagreement on the upper alcoholbound for session beers. How-ever, the Brewers Associationdefines a Session Beer for theGreat American Beer Festivalentries as a lower alcohol ver-sion of a classic beer style, bal-ancing the style’s character withthe lower alcohol content, withthat content being at or below 5percent ABV.

Legendary British beerwriter Michael Jackson wasthe first to use the actual termsession beer in 1982 about aGerman beer and again in 1988referencing a British beer. Manyof the British beer styles, includ-ing Bitters and Milds, have lowalcohol levels. Other styles thathistorically have low alcohollevels include Berliner Weisse,Gose, types of Stout such as aDry Stout, and some AmericanPale Ales.

As more and more consum-ers try craft beer, trading in lightfor something with flavor, thesecan be the gateway to their big-ger brewed brothers and sisters.

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THEATER & STAGEBowie Community Theatre, “Flyin’West,”

April 10 through April 25, call for prices, times,Bowie Playhouse, 16500WhiteMarsh ParkDrive, Bowie, 301-805-0219, bctheatre.com.

The Clarice, Reflections from the Keyboard,April 2; Beethoven’s Archduke, April 4; Univer-sity Band &Community Band, April 8; Tia Fuller(two shows), April 9; Tia Fuller Jazz Clinic, April10; Shared Graduate Dance Concert, April 10;TaylorMac: The 20th Century Conversation,April 10; Kreativity OpenMic Night, April 10;Larissa Dedova and James Stern Faculty Recital,April 10; BulletproofMusicianWorkshop (twoshows), April 11; TaylorMac: The 20th CenturyConcert, Abridged, April 11; University ofMary-land, College Park, theclarice.umd.edu.

Hard Bargain Players, Theater in theWoods,2001 Bryan Point Road, Accokeek, 240-766-8830,hbplayers.org.

Harmony Hall Regional Center, Glenn Leon-ard’s Temptation Review, April 11; 10701 Liv-ingston Road, FortWashington, 301-203-6070,arts.pgparks.com.

Greenbelt Arts Center, “Choking Out theKudzu,” April 10 through April 26; call for prices,times, Greenbelt Arts Center, 123 Centerway,Greenbelt, 301-441-8770, greenbeltartscenter.org.

Joe’s Movement Emporium, NCrease Fitnesspresents X-Her-Size, April 18; 3309 Bunker HillRoad,Mount Rainier, 301-699-1819, joesmove-ment.org.

Laurel Mill Playhouse, Young Adult SpringOne Acts, through April 12, call for ticket prices,times, LaurelMill Playhouse, 508Main St., Lau-rel, 301-452-2557, laurelmillplayhouse.org.

Montpelier Arts Center, Indigo Sings SarahVaughan, April 9; The Freddy Cole Quartet, April10-April 11; 9652Muirkirk Road, Laurel, 301-377-7800, arts.pgparks.com.

NASA’S Music And Drama club (MAD), Bar-ney & Bea Recreation Center, 10000 Good LuckRoad, Bowie. For ticket sales and additional in-formation, call 240-475-8800 or visit madtheater.org.

Prince George’s Little Theatre, “Suite Sur-render,”May 1 throughMay 16, call for ticketsand show times, Bowie Playhouse, 16500WhiteMarsh Park Drive, Bowie, 301-937-7458, pglt.org.

Publick Playhouse, Salsa Cinderella, April16; Cafe Groove, April 17; Dallas Black DanceTheatre, April 23-April 24; 5445 Landover Road,Cheverly, 301-277-1710, arts.pgparks.com.

2nd Star Productions, “KissMe, Kate,”May29 through June 27; Bowie Playhouse, 16500WhiteMarsh Park Dr., Bowie, call for prices,times, 410-757-5700, 301-832-4819, 2ndstarpro-ductions.com.

Tantallon Community Players, “Joseph andthe Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,”May 22through June 7; HarmonyHall Regional Center,10701 Livingston Road, FortWashington, 301-262-5201, tantallonstage.com.

Venus Theatre, “GodDon’t Like Ugly,”through April 12, 21 C Street, Laurel. venusthe-atre.org.

NIGHTLIFENew Deal Café; Mid-Day Melodies with Amy

C Kraft, noon, April 2; Songwriters AssociationofWashingtonOpenMic with Paige Powell, 7p.m. April 2; Karikatura, 8:30 p.m. April 3; TheTV John Show, 11 a.m. April 4; Bruce Kritt, 4 p.m.April 4; The 8-Balls, 8:30 p.m. April 4, 113 Center-way Road, 301-474-5642, newdealcafe.com.

Old Bowie Town Grill, WednesdayNight Clas-sic Jam, 8 p.m. everyWednesday, sign-ups startat 7:30 p.m., 8604 Chestnut Ave., Bowie, 301-464-8800, oldbowietowngrille.com.

DANCINGBallroom dance and lesson, with instructor

DaveMalek at 7 p.m. every Thursday. A begin-ner’s lesson precedes the dance, which startsat 8 p.m. Cost is $10. The dance is located atthe Knights of ColumbusHall, 6111 ColumbianWay, Bowie. Formore information, email [email protected] or call 410-370-8438.

OUTDOORSDinosaur Park, Dinosaur Park programs,

noon to 4 p.m. first and third Saturdays, joinpaleontologists and volunteers in interpretingfossil deposits, 13200 blockMid-Atlantic Blvd.,Laurel, 301-627-7755.

Mount Rainier Nature Center, Toddler Time:hands-on treasures, crafts, stories and soft play,11 a.m. to noon Thursdays, age 5 and youngerfree, 4701 31st Place,Mount Rainier, 301-927-2163.

Prince George’s Audubon Society, BirdWalks, 7:30 a.m. first Saturdays, FranUhler Nat-ural Area,meets at end of Lemon Bridge Road,north of Bowie State University, option to birdnearbyWB&A Trail afterward; 7:30 a.m. thirdSaturdays, Governor Bridge Natural Area, Gov-ernor Bridge Road, Bowie,meet in parking lot;formigrating and resident woodland and fieldbirds, andwaterfowl. For beginners and experts.Waterproof footwear and binoculars suggested.Free. 410-765-6482.

ET CETERACollege Park Aviation Museum, Peter Pan

Club, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. second and fourthThursdays of everymonth, activities for pre-schoolers, $4, $3 seniors, $2 ages 2 to 18, 1985Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, College Park, 301-864-6029, collegeparkaviationmuseum.com.

Women’s Chamber Choir Auditions, by ap-pointment for the concert season of women’schamber choir Voix de Femmes, 7:45 to 9:30p.m. Thursdays, 402 Compton Ave., Laurel, 301-520-8921, [email protected].

from London, and it becomes clear that Frank is abu-sive and struggling with his position as the son of awhite slave-owner and a black slave.

“He is easy to dislike,” Marie said, “but if youstart to peel awaythe layers, thatcharacter speaksto me the loud-est about thefrustration andthe anger of thattime — where doI belong, who doI belong to? Hisstory is the mostintricate and themost interesting.”

By tacklingdomestic violenceand other issues in addition to, and stemming from,the aftermath of life in slavery, “Flyin’ West” exposesthe audience to life in another era. For Miller, her fa-vorite pieces help viewers step outside of themselvesand grow emotionally, and this play fits right in.

“There are historical truths that you just never re-ally think about until they just sort of smack you inthe face,” said Marie. “What a testament to the sheerpower of these women and their desire to create theirown lives.”

“Human nature is an amazing thing,” addedMiller. “Like all animals, our survival needs are verystrong ... [this play has a lot of] strong adversity andthe [women] come out of that with strength andpower and positive feelings — that’s what grabbedme. The strength of these women is amazing.”

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‘FLYIN’ WEST’n When: April 10 through 25,

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n Where: Bowie Playhouse,16500 White Marsh ParkDrive, Bowie

n Tickets: $15-$20

n More information: bctheatre.com; 301-805-0219

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Miss Leah, played by Sandra Cox True, braids the hair ofMinnie Dove Charles, played by Brawnlyn Blueitt, in BowieCommunity Theatre’s production of “Flyin’ West.”

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While the band hastoured everywhere from Ja-pan to Brazil, New York Cityis home.With bright hornsand socially conscious lyr-ics, Karikatura delivers realsongs that transcend styleand genre.

Born on the road, Karika-tura hasn’t stoppedmovingsince. The bandwas con-ceived in South India in 2009byUkrainian-born, Brook-lyn-bred recoveringmetalguitarist, Dima Kay, at theend of a life-changing jour-ney across three continents.He returned to his adoptedhometown of NYC tomakethe group a reality, joiningforces with like-mindedmu-

sicians: soulful singer RyanAcquaotta, bassist Eric Le-gaspi, woodwindsmaestro

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Karikatura will perform at New Deal Cafe in Greenbelt on Friday.

Every year, DebRandall,founder and creative geniusat the Venus Theatre in Lau-rel, pours throughboxes ofscripts,making sure she findsthe right plays for her upcom-ing season.When you’re giv-ing voice to the voiceless andempoweringwomen at thesame time, it can be a daunt-ing task.

The challenge is oneRan-dall gladly accepts.

With the themeof this sea-son being “Feminist FableswithNo Strings Attached,”Randall chose to do theworldpremiere of “GodDon’ LikeUgly,” byUKplaywrightDoc

Andersen-Bloomfield.The play follows 36-year-

old Esme,whohas thementalcapacity of a 7-year-old, aswell as hermother Bessiesolely taskedwith Esme’scare.

The household has existedin a formof stasis followingthe disappearance of Esme’stwin sister, but the arrival ofa youngwomannamed SJ onthe run froman abusive rela-tionship sets the family backinmotion.

Tickets for the showare$20. Formore information,visit venustheatre.org or call202-236-4078.

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“God Don’ Like Ugly” continues at the Venus Theatre in Laurel.

Laurel Mill Playhouse has ahistory of doing shows that turnout to be quite popular in thecommunity. Because of that, it’salways nice to water the seeds ofthe future.

The Young Adult Spring OneAct Festival continues throughApril 12. The festival featuresseven one-act plays, performedby a cast of young women from

12 to 19 years old.Director Larry Simmons is no

stranger to the festival, havingworked it for about five years.

Tickets for the show are $20,$15 for students 12 and younger,active dutymilitary and seniors.Formore information, visit lau-relmillplayhouse.org or call 301-617-9906.

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Morgan Wenerick and Erica Ridge prepare for their roles in“The Prodigal Cow,” one of the one acts featured in the YoungAdult Spring One Act Festival at Laurel Mill Playhouse.

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City of BowieCommunity Development Block Grant Program

Notice of Public Hearing

In accordance to guidelines established by the U.S. Department of Housing and UrbanDevelopment (HUD), notice is hereby given that the City of Bowie, as an entitlement par-ticipant in the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program, solicitspublic participation in the development of the Annual Action Plan for fiscal year 2016 ata Public Hearing to be held on Monday, April 13, 2015 at 7 p.m. at Bowie City Hall,15901 Excalibur Road, Bowie, Maryland. All City CDBG documents are posted on theCity’s website: www.cityofbowie.org under Community Information.

The Annual Action Plan provides the City’s planned programs and resource allocationsfor the implementation of objectives outlined in the Five Year Strategy Plan, which is in-cluded in the Consolidated Plan for Community Development. The Five Year StrategyPlan identifies community needs and proposed solutions in the areas of Housing, Spe-cial Needs, Economic Development, and Non-Housing Community Development. TheCity’s CDBG program is the Senior Citizen "Green" Housing Rehabilitation Program.This program is available for all senior citizens through the City.

The "Draft Annual Action Plan, FY 2016" will also be available for review at the BowiePublic Library, City of Bowie website, and Bowie City Hall from April 23, 2015 - May, 82015.

Accommodation for persons with disabilities and non-English speaking residents will beprovided upon request. For additional information, please call 301-809-3072.

David J. DeutschCity Manager

(4-2-15)

PUBLIC NOTICE

WASHINGTON SUBURBAN SANITARY COMISSION NOTICEOF PROPOSED ACTIVITY IN THE CRITICAL AREA,

WESTERN BRANCH WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT,UPPER MARLBORO, MARYLAND

Pursuant to the requirements of COMAR 27.03.01, WashingtonSuburban Sanitary Commission gives public notice that a CriticalArea Commission project application has been prepared to evalu-ate the potential impacts on natural resources associated with theChesapeake Bay from the installation of a solar photovoltaic (PV)array at the Western Branch Waste Water Treatment Plant(WWTP). The Western Branch WWTP is located at 6600 CrainHwy., Upper Marlboro, MD and within the Critical Area.

Request for and comments on the Critical Area Commission proj-ect application must be received by April 16, 2015 and may bemade to: Robert Taylor, Energy Manager, Washington SuburbanSanitary Commission, 14501 Sweitzer Lane, Laurel, Maryland20707 -or- Facsimile to 301-206-7005 -or- [email protected]

(4-2-15)

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTF/T position reporting to Town Administrator. Provides high level ofadministrative support to Town Administrator. Administers andmanages the process for business licenses, rental licenses, buildingpermits, and fence permits; provides general administrative support.Daily interaction with office staff, the business community, and thepublic. Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills arenecessary. Minimum requirements: 3-5 years senior-leveladministrative support experience, preferably in municipalgovernment. Proficiency in Quickbooks preferred. BilingualSpanish/English preferred. Starting salary $40,000 plus excellentbenefits.Applications should be marked confidential. All applications mustinclude a letter of introduction, a complete resume, a list of leastthree references, and a completed Town of Riverdale Parkemployment application. Employment will be contingent uponpassing a background check. Apply to Town Administrator,5008 Queensbury Road, Riverdale, MD 20737. Position isopen until filled. The Town of Riverdale Park is an EqualOpportunity Employer.

Copy Desk EditorThe Gazette, a publisher of community newspapers and a dailywebsite, has an opening for a designer/copy editor in itsGaithersburg, MD office.

This is primarily a design and layout position, and also involvesediting, headline writing and working with writers and editors.Speed, accuracy and solid news judgment are crucial in meetingmultiple deadlines. Knowledge of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator andPhotoshop is a must, and basic HTML, CSS and familiarity withsearch engine optimization is desired.

We’re looking for a visual journalist with editing skills: the idealcandidate can handle print and digital platforms, section fronts andgraphics, layout and headlines.

A college degree is required. At least two years’ experience in a dailyor weekly newspaper environment is preferred.

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Ourisman Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Ram of Bowie,MD needs technicians. This is a brand new, state ofthe art facility with an established customer base. Wedon’t care where you work or how much you arecurrently making.

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WEB EDITORThe Gazette, a chain of weekly community newspapers inMaryland, is seeking an Web Editor to build our digital audience andoversee our digital content and presentation.

Responsibilities include editing stories and related items for optimalweb display, determining how information is displayed, formulatingstrategies for niche publications and special online features,promoting a web-first mentality in the newsroom, andtroubleshooting problems on the website and with our contentmanagement system.

Candidates must have solid print and digital media skills, and strongknowledge of SEO, social media and other digital tools. Dutiesinclude supervising a small staff, working with multiple departmentson digital projects, tracking analytics, and some editing for theprinted publications. Experience dealing with vendors and workingwith our content management system, Saxotech, is a plus. Thisposition requires working at both our Laurel and Gaithersburglocations.

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