23 FEBRUARY 2023 Greenbelt News Review

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What Goes On

Monday, February 27

7:30 p.m., City Council Meet-

ing, Municipal Building

Wednesday, March 1

7:30 p.m., Council Workses-

sion: Greenbelt Center Home-

owners Association, Munici-

pal Building

See the city ad on page 5

or the meetings calendar at

greenbeltmd.gov for more

information.

Winter Oasis, by the Ba-

roque music ensemble Relic,

is a wonderful production.

Enthusiastically and flaw-

lessly performing works by

Handel, Bach, Vivaldi and

other composers, this group

is entertaining, inspiring and

educational. Over 80 people

packed the New Deal Café

for a lunchtime concert on

Monday, February 20 to hear

these 10 musicians play. This

was one of a number of

shows this touring group is

doing in our area.

Children were a large and

participating part of the audi-

ence at a Community Center

show on Saturday. Greenbelt

resident and violinist Natalie

Kress invited the kids up to

play a few notes and to con-

duct the group, which they

did with much energy and

excitement.

The 10 musicians are mostly

graduates of Juilliard, six of

whom founded the group, with

members from Peabody and

the Hague Conservatory in the

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Winter Oasis Concert by Relic

Delights Full House at the Café

by Frank Gervasi

Menglin Gao plays the theorbo at the New

Deal Café.

PHOTO BY FRANK GERVASI

Netherlands. The music is played

on violins and violas, a cello and

bass, harpsichord, bassoon and a

rather ancient instrument called a

theorbo. This very long-necked

relative of the lute is played by

Hague graduate Menglin Gao.

That and the harpsichord

are both ancestors of

the guitar and piano,

respectively. “The theorbo

fell out of favor in the

mid-1700s, although some

more modern composers

have included it on rare

occasions,” Gao said.

A Greenbelt Community

Foundation grant is respon-

sible for helping to bring

this excellent group here to

perform.

Coming shows this

week include one at The

Clarice Smith Center at

University of Maryland on

Friday, February 24 and

a second show at Green-

belt Community Church on

Sunday, February 26 at 3

p.m. These free shows are

a wonderful opportunity

for young and old to hear

some terric music.

For those who cannot

attend the live performances,

Greenbelt Access Television

lmed the New Deal Café con-

cert which will be available to

watch on the station.

On Sunday afternoon February

19 at the Community Center, a

room filled with Greenbelt pa-

trons of the arts and their guests

danced, clapped and listened

raptly as poetry, drumming and

jazz lled the air. Each part of

the program was so beautifully

presented that no one part com-

manded the spotlight and all parts

were enjoyable and educational.

Dr. Lois Rosado, co-chair of

the Greenbelt Black History and

Culture Committee, started the

program by giving a traditional

At its February 13 regular

meeting, the Greenbelt City

Council received multiple pre-

sentations, including one on a

federal compost and food waste

grant received by the city and

a recirculating car wash pilot

Over 140 people gathered in

the Greenbelt Library meeting

room on February 15 to learn

about the BluePrint Schools pro-

gram (also known as P3) which

has started to rebuild Prince

George’s County Public School

(PGCPS) buildings. Mayor Em-

mett Jordan spoke first to the

packed meeting room about how

Greenbelt loves books, with

the Greenbelt Library having

School Replacement Program

Explained at Packed Forum

by Deb Daniel

Mel Franklin, left, takes questions at the community meeting.

PHOTO BY ANNA BEDFORDDILLOW

the highest circulation of all of

Prince George’s County libraries.

Councilmembers Ric Gordon,

Kristen Weaver and Judith Da-

vis also attended the meeting.

Jonathan Briggs, Prince George’s

County School Board Mem-

ber for District 2, representing

Greenbelt, was also present, as

were many representatives from

Black History Month

Attendees Celebrate Black Culture:

Music, Drumming, and Spoken Word

by Deb Daniel

Sainey Cessay recites poetry.

PHOTO BY DEB DANIEL

tribute to the water and earth

known as the Libation Ceremony.

Next, in the spirit of resilience

and resistance that has character-

ized the Black experience since

leaving Africa and becoming

enslaved in the New World of the

Americas, Zoraida Rosado Baur

led a song by James Weldon

Johnson.

CHEARS Earth Squad

The CHEARS Earth Squad

and youth of Springhill Lake

Recreation Center joined in a

welcome dance with Nana Ma-

laya backed by the Hands On

Drums group with Kweku Owu-

su from Ghana, a master drum

builder, teacher and performer.

Mayor Emmett Jordan then

welcomed all attendees to enjoy

the arts of the afternoon. Del-

egate Nicole Williams, speaking

for herself and State Senator

Alonzo Washington who could

not attend, emphasized the spirit

of survival that is important for

her work representing Greenbelt.

Francis Stedman, a poet born

on the island of St. Lucia, read

his poetry. Stedman’s poetry is

informed by a knowledge of po-

litical systems which create social

divisions and suffering.

Capoeira Angola

Next came Mestre Santemu

and his Capoeira Angola group.

An African-established martial

art form, Capoeira Angola was

used to secure maroon societies

in Brazil during enslavement.

Santemu is one of the only Af-

rican Americans (Afro-USA) to

be recognized as a mestre of

Capoeira Angola. The display of

“ghting” with an acrobatic air

looked similar to a “push hands”

display of Tai Chi in parts, build-

ing strength and cunning in a

martial art.

Sainey Cessay

Prince George’s County Youth

Poet Laureate Sainey Cessay

Amy Wenzel caught this Great Egret preening its feath-

ers at sunset. Photo Show of Greenbelt Lake Wildlife

now at the Patuxent Wildlife Visitor Center remains

open through February 28.

PHOTO BY AMY WENZEL

City Receives Composting Grant,

Looks at Proposal for Car Wash

by Diane Oberg

program. Council accepted a

donation to CARES and several

committee reports and presented

one proclamation. School Board

Representative Jonathan Briggs’s

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On Screen at Old Greenbelt Theatre

Emily

The lm imagines Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story that inspired

her seminal novel, Wuthering Heights. Haunted by the death of

her mother, Emily (Emma Mackey) struggles within the connes

of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom,

and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into one

of the greatest novels of all time. “A bold and audacious retelling

of Emily Brontë’s life starring an uncommonly compelling Emma

Mackey,” said critic Jocelyn Noveck of the Associated Press.

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

In this sequel to Marvel’s rst Black Panther lm, Queen Ra-

monda (Angela Bassett), Shuri (Letitia Wright), M'Baku (Winston

Duke), Okoye (Danai Gurira) and the Dora Milaje (including Flor-

ence Kasumba) ght to protect their nation from intervening world

powers in the wake of King T'Challa’s death. As the Wakandans

strive to embrace their next chapter, the heroes must band together

with the help of War Dog Nakia (Lupita Nyong'o) and Everett

Ross (Martin Freeman) and forge a new path for the kingdom of

Wakanda.

RRR

(Telugu with English subtitles)

RRR (short for Rise Roar Revolt) is a ctitious story about two

legendary revolutionaries, Komaram Bheem (N.T. Rama Rao, Jr.)

and Alluri Sitarama Rajo (Ram Charan) and their journey away

from home before they started ghting for their country in the

1920s. Set in British-occupied India, the lm opens with the villain-

ous Governor Scott (Ray Stevenson) and his wife Catherine (Alison

Doody) kidnapping a little girl named Mallie (Twinkle Sharma)

from her tribe. What they don’t realize is the Gond tribe has a pro-

tector, Bheem, who is dead set on rescuing the child.

Oscar-Nominated Shorts

Animated Shorts

An Ostrich Told Me the World Is Fake and I Think I Believe It

(Australia)

Ice Merchants (Portugal, United Kingdom, France)

My Year of Dicks (United States)

The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (United Kingdom)

The Flying Sailor (Canada)

Live Action Shorts

An Irish Goodbye (Ireland)

Ivalu (Denmark)

Le Pupille (Italy, United States)

Night Ride (Nattrikken) (Norway)

The Red Suitcase (Luxembourg)

Documentary Shorts

Haulout (United Kingdom)

How Do You Measure a Year? (United States)

Stranger at the Gate (United States)

The Elephant Whisperers (India)

The Martha Mitchell Effect (United States)

Crisis Hotline’s

New Number is 988

The National Suicide Pre-

vention Lifeline dialing code

is now 988 and is available for

phone calls and text messages.

Calls and text messages are

condential and free.

Old Greenbelt Theatre

129 Centerway

301-329-2034

www.greenbelheatre.org

Members Always $6.50!

Member kids are always FREE!

Adults $9, Kids $6,

Senior/Student/Military $8

All shows before 5 PM:

Adults $7, Kids $5

OC = Open Captions

CC = Closed Captions

DVS = Descriptive Video Service

SHOWTIMES:

FEBRUARY 24TH  MARCH 2ND

Screen 1  Main Auditorium

Emily (R) (CC) (DVS) (2023)

(130 mins)

Fri. 5:00 PM, 7:50 PM

Sat. 5:00 PM, 7:50 PM

Sun. 5:00 PM (OC)

Mon. 2:00 PM, 5:00 PM

Tues. 7:00 PM

Wed. 7:00 PM

Thurs. 3:30 PM

In partnership with the Black

History Month commiee -

FREE!

Black Panther: Wakanda

Forever (PG-13) (CC) (DVS)

(2022) (161 mins)

Sun. 1:00 PM

RRR (PG-13) (CC) (DVS)

(2022) (187 mins)

Telugu w/ English subtitles

Thurs. 6:30 PM

Screen 2  The Screening

Room

Animated Oscar Shorts

(2023) (95 mins)

Rating equivalent of PG-13/R.

First four ﬁlms are suitable

for kids 10 and up,

but the ﬁnal ﬁlm is for adult

audiences only.

Sat. 5:15 PM

Sun. 5:15 PM

Wed. 8:00 PM

Thurs. 7:00 PM

Live Action Oscar Shorts

(2023) (110 mins)

Rating equivalent of PG-13

for adult themes.

Sat. 8:00 PM

Wed. 5:30 PM

Thurs. 4:00 PM

Documentary Oscar Shorts

(2023) (165 mins)

Rating equivalent of PG-13/R

for adult themes.

Fri. 5:30 PM

Sun. 1:30 PM

Mon. 2:30 PM

Tues. 6:45 PM

- News Review February 1, 2018

Treasured Kayak

Illegally Taken

This beautiful, valuable kayak,

withheld by law until Terri Duna-

hay’s estate was closed, has been

illegally removed from GHI’s

locked storage lot by persons

unknown, and replaced with a

broken-down pink wooden boat.

According to GHI, only per-

sons with a key to the lot had

access to the boat. GHI’s insur-

ance does not cover the loss. The

young person who was to inherit

Terri’s kayak will of course be

disappointed. But Terri’s many

Greenbelt friends will be ap-

palled. And persistent. And very

alert.

Hopefully someone misun-

derstood the kayak’s ownership

and its serious, legally protected

status. Whatever their motivation

may have been, whoever has the

boat would be very wise to re-

turn it undamaged, immediately,

before legal consequences are set

in motion.

Melissa Mackey

Lesley Kash

Terri Dunahay in her treasured

kayak

PHOTO BY ELIZABETH LEE

Thursday, February 23, 2023 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 3

Community Events

This Week at the New Deal Café

The ONLY Greenbelt venue with BOTH dinner AND a show!

Nourished by the Greenbelt Co-op

113 Centerway, Roosevelt Center, Greenbelt, MD

Hours: Monday – Thursday 8am – 9pm; Friday/Saturday 8am – midnight; Sunday 9am – 9pm

It’s >me to renew your membership or join NDC. Go to www.newdealcafe.com, click on “ABOUT”, then

“BECOME A MEMBER OR RENEW.”

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TH 2/23 FRI 2/24 SAT 2/25 SUN 2/26

The Music of

Paul McCartney

7-9pm

World-class

impersona9ons of John &

Paul

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6-11pm

Celebration of a New Deal

Founder. Open mic until

8pm.

Richard’s favs play til 11pm

New Deal Saturday

Jazz Jam

2-5pm

Proverbs Reggae Band

8-11pm

Rootz Reggae Band

Deaf Brunch*

10:30am-12pm

Scotch and Soda

6-8pm

Exci9ng 4-piece acous9c

jazz band

MON 2/27 TUES 2/28 WED 3/1 TH 3/2 MON - FRI

Chess Club

6-8pm

New Deal

Monthly Board

Mee9ng*

6:30-8pm

Early Bird Open

Mic with Michael

McTrouserpants

6:30-9pm

The Campﬁre

Sessions

7-9pm

A monthly

“listening room”

showcasing local

songwriters

Wolf’s Blues Show

& Sit-In Jam

6:30-10pm

Wolf Crescent’s big,

bodacious, boogie

blues jam

Happy Hour

4-7pm

$1.00 oﬀ

beer and wine

RESERVATIONS: 301-474-5642 FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK.

More Community Events

are located throughout the

paper.

GMS Black History

Celebration Is Tuesday

Greenbelt Middle School

(GMS) is having an African

American History and Culture

Celebration which includes an

amazing Blacks In Wax Living

Museum created and organized

by Carlos Pugh, the school’s par-

ent engagement assistant. GMS

students and staff commit a great

deal of time and effort each year

in putting together this mag-

nicent production and they hope

that members of the Greenbelt

community will attend.

The event takes place on

Tuesday, February 28 at 6 p.m.

at the school.

2023 Greenbriar Annual

Homeowners’ Meetings

Greenbriar residents should

mark their calendars for annual

2023 homeowners’ meetings. All

meetings will be held Tuesdays

at 7 p.m. in the Greenbriar Ter-

race Room. The schedule is as

follows: Phase I, March 7; Phase

II, March 14; Phase III, March

21; and Greenbriar Condominium

Association, March 28.

Board Games Meeting

At Community Center

Greenbelt Unplugged will of-

fer board games on Friday, Feb-

ruary 24 (and every 4th Friday of

the month). The meeting will be

in the Community Center, Room

114 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Email

[email protected] to

be added to a contact list.

GAIL Oﬀers Powerful

Tools for Caregivers

Feeling stretched as a care-

giver? Powerful Tools for De-

mentia Caregivers (PTC) classes

help caregivers take better care

of themselves while caregiving.

Whether one provides care for a

spouse, partner, parent or friend

at home or in a care facility,

whether down the block or miles

away, this is an important role.

Introducing Your Care Com-

panion: when the class series

ends, each caregiver will be

paired with a Care Companion

for 90 days who will provide

four follow-up calls offering fur-

ther support and resources. The

course is funded by the 2021

Alzheimer’s Program Initiative.

Open to Prince George’s

County residents, this virtual

seven-week class series provides

the confidence and support to

better care for a loved one – and

oneself.

The classes give caregivers

tools to help. Participants will

receive a book, The Caregiver

Helpbook.

Upcoming PTC Class series

#6 runs Wednesdays, March 1

‒ April 12, 10 to 11:30 a.m. via

Zoom for all classes. Register:

forms.gle/e6i93hqng36deqYH7.

For questions, contact Sharon

Johnson at 240-542-2029 or

[email protected].

Participants are encouraged to

attend all six classes, have access

to a stable internet connection

and use a desktop, laptop or large

tablet to access the class.

This project is supported by

the Administration for Commu-

nity Living (ACL), U.S. Depart-

ment of Health and Human Ser-

vices (HHS) as part of a nancial

assistance award totaling $1.2

million, with 67 percent funded

by ACL/HHS and 33 percent

funded by non-federal sources.

The contents are those of the au-

thors and do not necessarily rep-

resent the ofcial views of, nor

an endorsement by, ACL/HHS or

the U.S. Government.

Black History Events

The Greenbelt Black History

and Culture Committee invites

the community to visit the Art

Exhibition featuring artists of

color and youth at the New Deal

Café and the Greenbelt Arts Cen-

ter. Some of the artists are as

young as 15 and this is their rst

showing. Come help to encourage

them. The exhibition will close

on March 6.

Wakanda Forever will be

shown free at the Old Greenbelt

Theatre on Sunday, February 26

at 1 p.m. For more information

email blackhistoryandculturegb@

gmail.com.

Golden Age Club

Anniversary Lunch

The Greenbelt Golden Age

Club will celebrate its anniversary

in person for the first time in

three years. The luncheon will be

held on Wednesday, April 19 at

the Holiday Inn in College Park.

Entertainment will be provided

by the Pandemic Sisters ‒ with

ukuleles, other strings and songs.

The luncheon will be a choice of

grilled salmon, chicken Florentine

or vegetarian.

There is a fee to attend but

those who are Golden Age mem-

bers pay half price. Those inter-

ested can sign up at the Golden

Age meetings in the next few

weeks. Meetings are on Wednes-

days at 11 a.m. in the Commu-

nity Center, Room 201.

For more information email

[email protected].

Winter Forest Ecology

Hike on February 26

Come out to the Greenbelt

Forest Preserve on Sunday, Feb-

ruary 26 at 11 a.m. for a hike

focused on the winter ecology

of the forest. Bradley Simpson

of Nature Forward will help give

an understanding of the beauti-

ful forest preserve. Learn about

what kind of forest it is, how to

identify different plants and what

“deer candy” is. The hike will

last about two hours and is mod-

erately strenuous, with mud and

roots in the path and climbing

over downed trees. There is lim-

ited space for this hike so RSVP

to [email protected] to

reserve a spot. Details of where

to meet will be shared with those

who respond. In the tradition of

the Committee to Save the Green

Belt, refreshments will be offered

following the hike.

Simpson is the restoration

manager at Nature Forward (for-

merly the Audubon Naturalist

Society) where he manages the

restoration of Woodend’s natural

habitats. He has a B.S. in en-

vironmental science and policy

with a concentration in wildlife

ecology and management. He

has engaged in urban forest re-

search and is currently pursuing

a master’s degree in urban for-

est ecology at the University of

Maryland.

Greenbelt Chess Club

Meeting February 27

The Greenbelt Chess Club will

meet on Monday, February 27, at

the New Deal Café. This event

will take place from 6 to 8 p.m.

All ages and skill levels are wel-

comed. For more information call

Efe Levner at 443-415-1053.

Golden Age Has Two

Speakers for March

The Greenbelt Golden Age

Club will have two speakers

during the month of March. Dan

Gillotte, Greenbelt Co-op man-

ager, will speak on March 8 on

the Co-op and St. Patrick’s Day

specialties. On March 29, Green-

belt Police Ofcer Carlos Torres

will talk about safety for se-

niors. Other events for the month

include a business meeting on

March 1, March birthday celebra-

tions (bring a snack to share) on

March 15 and Bingo on March

22. All club meetings are held

on Wednesdays at 11 a.m. in the

Community Center, Room 201.

All seniors are invited to attend

as a member or as a guest.

Greenbelt Summer

Peace Builders Camp

Greenbelt Community Church

will host a Peace Builder Camp

July 24 to 28, from 9 a.m. to

3 p.m. The camps are week-

long Little Friends for Peace

programs designed to introduce

peace to children ages 5 to 14.

The camp utilizes art, games and

presentations to teach children

mindfulness, empathy, anger man-

agement, conict resolution and

self-empowerment. Students bring

their own lunches.

The peace circle process is

used to teach the curriculum. The

programs share a peace toolbox,

which empowers individuals to

deepen compassion, empathy and

love and imparts skills for living

peacefully and spreading peace in

communities.

For cost and to register, vis-

it lffp.org/peacecamp. For more

information, email peacecamp@

lffp.org or call MJ Park at 240-

838-4549.

Final Concert Sunday

By Baroque Orchestra

Relic, an 11-member period

chamber orchestra, has been giv-

ing a series of free concerts in

Greenbelt, funded by a Com-

munity Foundation grant. The

nal concert will be on Sunday,

February 26, at 3 p.m. at Green-

belt Community Church, in col-

laboration with the University of

Maryland Baroque Ensemble and

Aisslinn Nosky.

Audience members are encour-

aged to register at relicensemble.

org/events.

Camp Registration

Now Open for All

Registration is open for Green-

belt Recreation’s 2023 spring

break and summer camps for

both Greenbelt residents and non-

residents. Programs are available

for children ages 3.5 to 17 years,

including arts, dance, sports, mu-

sic, eld trips and more. Inclu-

sion services and financial as-

sistance are available, as well as

before- and after-care.

View the Camp Guide and

registration materials at bit.

ly/3X4l0pQ.

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Community

Church

We are an

Open and Afrming

Church

Lent-Week #1

Therefore bear fruit

in keeping with repentance

Matthew 3:8

The Bible Says…

IN PERSON Sunday Worship Services

10a-11:15a @ Greenbelt Elementary School

MCFcc.org

Mishkan Torah Congregation

10 Ridge Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770

Rabbi Saul Oresky, Cantor Phil Greenﬁeld

An unpretentious, historic, welcoming, liberal, egalitarian synagogue

that respects tradition and becomes your extended family

in the 21st century.

Friday evening services at 8:00pm

Saturday morning services at 10:00am

Offering hybrid services, online and in-person activities

For further information, call (301) 474-4223 www.mishkantorah.org

Aﬃliated with these movements: Conservative and Reconstructing Judaism

Mowatt Memorial United Methodist Church

40 Ridge Road, Greenbelt

Open hearts, Open minds, Open doors

facebook.com/mowattumc

301-474-9410

Pastor Evelyn Romero

In-Person Worship Service 9:30 a.m.

Come as you are

CATHOLIC COMMUNITY

of GREENBELT

MASS

Sundays 10:00 a.m.

City Council Room

25 Crescent Road

ALL ARE WELCOME!

OR - Join us on ZOOM!

For ZOOM link:

[email protected]

To be Published in Greenbelt News Review February 23, 2023

www.greenbeltbahais.org

Greenbelt Bahá’í Community

“Prayer need not be in words, but rather in thought and

attitude.” – ‘Abdu’l-Bahá

February 26 3 p.m.

Healing Spirits and Changing Hearts

Rev. Ann Kadlecek with Liturgist Sabrina Jones

As we ofcially enter into our 2023 stewardship campaign, we gather today to celebrate

our gifts and imagine the future, along with Paint Branch’s Choir and Chalice Dancers.

We regret that the music in our services is not coming through clearly on Zoom or

FaceBook. We are trying to x this problem, but in the meantime please join us in-

person if you can.

Paint Branch Unitarian Universalist Church

3215 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi

Phone: 301-937-3666 www.pbuuc.org

Welcomes you to our open, nurturing community

Streaming to our Facebook page, on Zoom and in person at 3:00 at:

University Christian Church, 6800 Adelphi Road, Hyattsville, MD

Boxes upon boxes, stacked on

wooden pallets and then shrink-

wrapped. This was the scene on

February 16 in the underground

parking garage of the Diyanet

Center of America, the mosque

on Good Luck Road. The mem-

bers of the mosque were collect-

ing blankets, coats and sleeping

bags to transport to parts of Tur-

key devasted by the February 6

earthquake.

Among the hundreds of boxes

are several carloads of items from

Greenbelt Community Church,

driven to the mosque by Daniel

Hamlin. “Sometimes we lose

track that there’s a lot of good in

the world,” he said while looking

at the donations.

Hamlin, former minister and

current member of the church,

toured Turkey a decade ago.

He and his wife, Kyla Han-

Boxes of Donations to Warm Earthquakeʼs

Many

Survivors Fill a Church, then a Mosque

by Amy Hansen

Daniel Hamlin unloads donations at the Diyanet Center of America’s underground

parking garage. This February 16 donation was the last the Diyanet Center accepted.

PHOTO BY AMY HANSEN

ington, were paying attention

when someone on the Facebook

Greenbelter’s list posted that the

Turkish Embassy in downtown

Washington, D.C., was request-

ing winter items for earthquake

survivors.

Hamlin knew about the strong

connections between the mosque

and the Turkish government and

called to find out if they too

were collecting. He and Haning-

ton spoke with church leaders

and started a wish list.

The church email went out on

Wednesday, February 8. Before

the Sunday service, the church

was inundated with winter cloth-

ing, tents, sleeping bags and

blankets, donated by both church

members and community mem-

bers who heard about the drive.

The church continued to collect

items through Tuesday morning

as volunteers

started putting

the donations

into shipping

boxes.

Often after

a natural di-

saster the res-

cue commu-

nity asks for

only money

as shipping is

expensive. The

difference this

time, Hamlin

said, was that

the Turkish

government

asked for help

getting tan-

gible goods

and is willing

to manage the

shipping.

“These do-

nations are ob-

viously healing

for people in need in Turkey,”

said Hamlin, “but also healing for

divisions in America.”

As Hamlin handed over the

boxes to the two men at the

Diyanet Center, they thanked

him profusely. Hamlin’s boxes,

received on February 16, are

the end of their drive, they said.

They have as many warm coats,

sleeping bags and blankets as

they can ship. Further donations

should be in the form of money

to charities that work in Turkey.

Amy Hansen is a member of

Greenbelt Community Church.

Community Church Has

Lenten Agape Meals

Greenbelt Community Church,

United Church of Christ, will be

hosting its annual series of Agape

Meals on Wednesdays at 6 p.m.

from March 1 through March 29.

The event is free and open to the

public. A free-will offering will

be donated to the missions of the

church.

Agape meals are a Lenten tra-

dition for the church and named

using the Greek word for the

unconditional, unearned love that

God has for all. Each simple meal

of soup, bread and salad is pre-

ceded by short devotional lessons.

These events are a celebration

of Lent and intended to promote

spiritual reection while provid-

ing an opportunity for fellowship.

This year’s theme is the Amaz-

ing Grace found in these stories:

Isaiah and the Suffering Servant,

the Prodigal Son, The Blind Man,

The Woman and The Well, and

the story of Paul.

The church is located at 1

Hillside Road.

St. Hugh’s to Sponsor

Mission Here in March

St. Hugh’s Catholic Church

is coordinating with other local

Catholic parishes to co-sponsor a

mission under the guidance of the

Franciscan University of Steuben-

ville in Ohio. The mission will be

held on three evenings: Sunday,

March 5 through Tuesday, March

7 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The lo-

cation will be St. Joseph’s Catho-

lic Church, 11007 Montgomery

Road, Beltsville. Many people

have travelled to Steubenville to

attend missions and retreats. This

will be a chance for locals to

obtain the “Steubenville Experi-

ence for Everyone.” Everyone is

welcome to attend.

The three nights will include

Catholic speaker, musician and

author Dan Harms along with the

ministry team from the Francis-

can University. Each night will

include prayer, music and Eucha-

ristic adoration as well as a time

for refreshments and fellowship.

There is a small registration fee.

To learn more about this mission

or to register, visit cvent.me/

w8qyba. Call Mary Ann Tretler

at St. Hugh’s at 240-517-7559 for

additional information.

Donate Sneakers

For People in Need

Greenbelt Community Church,

United Church of Christ (GCC)

is collecting athletic shoes by

partnering with GotSneakers. This

sneaker recycling program helps

to keep sneakers out of landlls,

where they have harmful effects

on the environment.

A donation box is located out-

side the Fellowship Center (the

small building behind the church)

for people to drop off sneakers at

any time.

Become a Plogger

Make Greenbelt Sparkle

Greenbelt Plogs, a RUAK

initiative, is a fun and engaging

way to clean up litter from the

streets, paths, streams and ponds

while raising awareness on the

importance of preventing storm-

water pollution.

Join fellow Greenbelters in

helping make Greenbelt sparkle.

Those interested in joining

Greenbelt Plogs should email

Robert Goldberg-Strassler at

[email protected].

Thursday, February 23, 2023 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 5

MEETINGS FOR FEBRUARY 27 - MARCH 3

Tuesday, February 28 at 3:30 pm, SENIOR CITIZENS ADVISORY

COMMITTEE, On the Agenda: Approve Agenda, Approve January

Minutes, Discussion on Annual Not for Seniors Only Event, Staff Update

Tuesday, February 28 at 7 pm, ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON

EDUCATION, On the Agenda: Minutes of January, New Member

Welcoming, Grants Update, Educator Awards Preparations - March 13

Wednesday, March 1 at 7:30 pm, WORK SESSION - WORK SESSION -

GREENBELT CENTER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS

In advance, the hearing impaired is advised to use MD RELAY

at 711 to submit your questions/comments or contact the City

Clerk at (301) 474-8000 or email banderson@greenbeltmd.gov.

This schedule is subject to change. For conrmation that a

meeting is being held call (301) 474-8000. For information on

public participation for the meetings above, visit the meetings

calendar at greenbeltmd.gov.

GREENBELT CITY COUNCIL - REGULAR MEETING

Monday, February 27, 2023 at 7:30 pm

ORGANIZATION

Call to Order

Roll Call

Meditation and Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag

Petitions and Requests

Consent Agenda - Approval of Staff Recommendations (Items on the

Consent Agenda [marked by *] will be approved as recommended by

staff, subject to removal from the Consent Agenda by Council.)

Approval of Agenda and Additions

COMMUNICATIONS

Presentations

- Prince George’s County Board of Education District 2 Member

- Heart Health Proclamation

* Minutes of Council Meetings

- Statement of Record - February 15, 2023

- Administrative Reports

* Committee Reports

- Arts Advisory Board Report #23-2 FY23/24 Arts Advisory Board

- Greenbelt Advisory Committee on Environmental Sustainability

(Green ACES) -Recommendation #2023-01 (Bring Your Own Bag

Ordinance)

LEGISLATION

OTHER BUSINESS

- Solar Power Car Wash (tentative)

- Award of Purchase - Public Works Vehicle

- Micro Grants

- State and County Legislation

- Rescheduling the Public Hearing for the Charter Amendment

- Council Activities

- Council Reports

* Appointment to Advisory Board

* Meetings

* Stakeholders

In advance, the hearing impaired is advised to use MD RELAY at 711 to

submit your questions/comments or contact the City Clerk at

(301) 474-8000 or email banderson@greenbeltmd.gov.

The strength of Greenbelt is diverse people living together in a spirit of cooperation. We celebrate all people. By sharing

together all are enriched. We strive to be a respectful, welcoming community that is open, accessible, safe and fair.

City Information & Events

ARTFUL AFTERNOON WORKSHOP

SUNDAY, MARCH 5, 1-3 PM

Greenbelt Community Center, Room 201

Learn about animation and help create a collaborative, experimental

lm, with representatives of Greenbelt Access Television (GATe) and the

Old Greenbelt Theatre. All ages. FREE.

Details and sign-up: http://bit.ly/3lEDd0b

POWERFUL TOOLS FOR CAREGIVERS

Series 6: Wednesdays starting March 1 - April 12, 10 - 11:30 am

This virtual seven-week class series gives you the condence and

support to better care for your loved one – and yourself.

Questions? Contact Sharon Johnson by phone (240) 542-2029 or

email [email protected]

GREENBELT RECREATION’S SUMMER CAMP GUIDE AT

www.greenbeltmd.gov/camps

SPRING CAMPS AVAILABLE APRIL 3-7, 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

2023 GREENBELT

WELCOME KITS

The City of Greenbelt Welcome

Kit is back! This long-standing

tradition of providing new

Greenbelt residents a physical

welcome to the community is in

full swing.

The City of Greenbelt, Public

Information Ofce, is now

accepting items (yers,

pens, postcards, brochures,

tchotchkes, etc.) to be added

to the 2023 Welcome Kit for

new Greenbelt residents. If you

want to include any information

about your business, club, or

organization, please send 250

promotional items to the address

below by Friday, April 14.

COMMITTEES & BOARDS

VACANCIES:

· Advisory Committee on

Education

· Advisory Planning Board

· Arts Advisory Board

· Board of Elections

· Community Relations Advisory

Board

· Forest Preserve Advisory Board

· Greenbelt Advisory Committee

on Environmental Sustainability

· Park and Recreation Advisory

Board

· Public Safety Advisory

Committee

· Senior Citizens Advisory

Committee

· Youth Advisory Committee

FOR MORE INFORMATION,

CALL (301) 474-8000.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Departure from Design Standards Application

Greenbelt Advisory Planning Board

Notice is hereby given that the Greenbelt Advisory Planning Board

will hold a public hearing on March 1, 2023 at 7 pm in the Greenbelt

Community Center, Room 114, 15 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD

on an application led by Armory Place, LLC for consideration

of a request for a Departure from Design Standards (DDS) for

premises located at 7010 Greenbelt Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770.

The Applicant is requesting permission to allow universal 9’x18’

parking spaces. Per Prince George’s County Zoning, a standard

parking space is required to be 9.5’x19’. This DDS is associated with

the submission of a Detailed Site Plan (DSP- 22023) to construct

apartment housing for the elderly, consisting of 95 for-sale age-

restricted units. The DSP is not subject to the review of this DDS but

will be reviewed by the Advisory Planning Board in the immediate

future.

For additional information please contact Terri Hruby, Director of

Planning and Community Development at (301) 345-5417.

CITY OF GREENBELT

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the City Council will conduct a public hearing on

the Charter Resolution of the Council of the City of Greenbelt, to amend §35,

City Manager-Appointment; Qualications; Term of Ofce; Removal; Acting

City Manager, to provide the Council the discretion to permit a City Manager

to live outside the City of Greenbelt, and update gender references to the

City Manager.

The City Council will hold a public hearing on this charter resolution on

March 9, 2023, at 7:30 pm in the Council Room at the Greenbelt Municipal

Building located at 25 Crescent Road, Greenbelt Maryland 20770. Public

testimony will be received by the City Council at the hearing on the above

date. Written comments may either be presented at this hearing or sent to

the City Clerk.

The public is welcome to attend. The Charter Resolution is available online

and at the Clerk’s ofce. For more information, please

contact the City

Manager’s ofce at (301) 474-8000.

Bonita Anderson, City Clerk

ENGAGE GREENBELT

For all up-to-date ARPA program updates including mortgage assistance

programs, scholarships, rst-time homebuyer grant programs, small

business assistance, and more visit www.engagegreenbelt.org.

FIRST-TIME

HOMEBUYERS GRANT

PROGRAM

Find out more about the

City of Greenbelt First-Time

Homebuyers grant program

today! The grant funds can

be used for closing costs

and/or down payment for

FHA, VA, USDA, FNMA, or

Freddie Mac loans. http://

ow.ly/xlKZ50My327

FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER

COMMUNITY MEETING

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28,

6:30 PM

BELT WAY PL A ZA

6000 Greenbelt Road, Near

AMC Theater

The City of Greenbelt in

partnership with the Maryland

Department of Housing and

Community Development will be

hosting a community meeting

to share information with local

renters.

For more inforation visit

http://ow.ly/jChi50MUk1W

COMMUNITY POLICE ACADEMY

TUESDAY EVENINGS FROM FEBRUARY 28 - MAY 9

BUDDY ATTICK PARK

A free 11-week course designed to increase communication and

understanding between members of the Greenbelt community and

the Greenbelt Police Department. It is an excellent opportunity for

individuals, living, working, or attending school in Greenbelt to gain

a better understanding of how your law enforcement agency works.

The GCPA combines classroom and hands-on instruction on a wide

variety of police functions.

Applications are due Sunday, February 19.

For more information or to apply, visit www.greenbeltmd.gov/CPA

BLACK HISTORY MONTH 2023

Free Family Film at the Old Greenbelt Theatre: FREE

February 26 at 1 pm, Marvel’s Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.

City Notes

Sustainability/Environmen-

tal briefed the Greenbelt City

Council on the USDA Compost-

ing Grant, and met with Wood-

land Hills residents to tour and

assess their shared woodland

and provide recommendations.

Street Maintenance/Special De-

tails installed trash and recycling

signs at Greenbelt East Recycling

Center, and Horticulture/Parks

delivered wood chips for GHI’s

Woodland Committee. Refuse/

Recycling collected 24.46 tons

of refuse and 10.35 tons of re-

cyclables.

The Animal Shelter hosts three

dogs, seven cats, six kittens and

three rabbits. Two dogs were im-

pounded from evictions and one

dog was adopted.

The Youth Center provided

headquarters for the DC Road

Runners’ George Washington’s

Birthday Marathon, and Springhill

Lake Recreation Center’s After

School Program featured a

Valentine’s Day celebration.

Arts staff assisted the Lions

Club in collecting arts supplies

for pediatric cancer patients.

Youth performance programs

are underway and tickets are

available for the Winter Youth

Musical.

Therapeutic Recreation host-

ed an ice cream social for se-

niors, and park rangers facilitated

a CHEARS poetry reading at

Schrom Hills Park.

Drop Oﬀ Menstrual

Products, Bras, Toiletries

The drive to collect bras, men-

strual products and toiletries,

sponsored by the Greenbelt Al-

liance for Reproductive Freedom

(GARF), will continue through

February 28. Drop off donations

anytime at bins in six locations:

Co-op Supermarket, Aquatic &

Fitness Center, Youth Center,

Springhill Lake Recreation Cen-

ter, New Deal Café and Choice

Clinical Services in Roosevelt

Center.

New and/or gently used bras

of any size or type, new sealed

menstrual products and new

travel or regular size toiletries

(toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap,

shampoo, conditioner, razors) are

in high demand. “Gently used”

bras means clean with no large

stains, broken clasps or straps,

holes, stretched out elastic, smoke

smell even after washing, missing

underwire or underwire poking

through. Other items such as

period panties, menstrual cups

and new underpants in unopened

packages are also needed.

Collected products will go to

two nonprots: Shepherd’s Cove

Emergency Shelter for Women

and Children and I Support the

Girls, which coordinates the di-

rect delivery of supplies on an

as-needed basis to organizations

serving women and girls.

For more information, email

[email protected]. For

those who prefer to make a

monetary donation, visit I

Support the Girls at bit.ly/

ISTGxGreenbeltARF.

Red-bellied woodpecker

PHOTO BY KATHRYN BEARD

Page 6 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, February 23, 2023

At the Greenbelt City Council

meeting on Monday, February

13, on behalf of the Eleanor and

Franklin Roosevelt Democratic

Club, Jennifer Pompi presented

a check for $100 to Greenbelt

CARES in memory of the late

Tawanna Gaines, longtime del-

egate for District 22 and former

mayor of Berwyn Heights, who

died last year. Pompi said the

Democratic Club decided to give

Cityʼs CARES Receives $100

Gift From Democratic Club

the donation to CARES because

their mission resonated with the

work Gaines did as a legislator

and in the community.

Mayor Emmett Jordan

noted that CARES is a 501c(3)

organization that accepts

donations to the emergency

relief fund and several other

nonprot funds that CARES has

stewardship over.

Jenni Pompi presents a check on behalf of the Eleanor and Franklin

Roosevelt Democratic Club.

PHOTO BY ANNA BEDFORDDILLOW

Yarn and Darn

Meets Wednesdays

Knitters, crocheters, embroi-

derers, rug hookers, seamsters et

al. bring your portable ber arts

to the Community Center to chat

and socialize while working on

individual projects.

This is a free social meet-

up. Participants must bring their

own projects and materials. No

registration required. Meetings

are Wednesdays, 7 to 9 p.m. in

Room 113.

Email alarsen@greenbeltmd.

gov for more information.

The Relic baroque ensemble gives a free concert at the Com-

munity Church on February 16. Their nal concert will be at

the same venue on February 26 at 3 p.m. See review on p. 1.

PHOTO BY JON GARDNER

February is Childhood Cancer

Awareness Month for Lions Club

International. The Greenbelt Li-

ons, in conjunction with 46 Lions

Clubs in Maryland and D.C., help

children with cancer by providing

opportunities to express them-

selves through the arts. Art thera-

py helps kids and families thrive

and survive during treatment. The

Lions partner with Tracy’s Kids,

an art therapy organization for

pediatric cancer patients, with the

help of local artist Efe Levner,

who provided two artistic boxes

for this community service event.

The Greenbelt Lions are ask-

ing the community to make a

difference in bringing art therapy

Lions Collect Art Supplies for

Children Sick with Cancer

by Konrad Herling and Trenda Rusher

to help children suffering from

cancer. Items needed are: sketch-

books or drawing pads, colored

pencils, sharpies, drawing pencils,

gel pens, origami paper, pack-

ets of model clay, small wood-

building craft kits, watercolor

sets, small sets of acrylic paint,

paint brushes and canvas boards.

The Greenbelt Lions give special

thanks to the Recreation Depart-

ment and Arts Division for serv-

ing as drop-off locations to place

art supplies in special boxes.

The donation boxes will be

available until Friday, March 10

at the Community Center and the

Aquatic & Fitness Center.

The Greenbelt Police De-

partment was notied by the

Prince George’s County Police

Department that on February

16 one of their ofcers, Of-

cer First Class Albert Murray,

was issued a criminal sum-

mons for violating Maryland

prostitution laws. The follow-

ing day, Greenbelt Police De-

partment made an announce-

ment that one of their offi-

cers had been charged with a

criminal offense and released

a statement.

Murray, a 26-year-old

Greenbelt resident, was hired

by the Greenbelt Police De-

partment on January 6, 2020.

He trained at the Police Acad-

emy at the University of

Maryland. In October 2022 he

was promoted to Police Ofcer

First Class. In January, Murray

became the Franklin Park com-

munity ofcer as part of Green-

belt Police Department’s effort

to establish a partnership in com-

munity policing.

Speaking of his role as a com-

munity ofcer, Murray recently

told the News Review, “My ob-

jective is to just denitely build

back trust with the community

and tackle some of the problems

that the community has going on

… whether that’s being very vis-

ible and vigilant at nighttime …

or something as simple as walk-

ing through and saying hi to the

kids out there” (see the February

16 issue).

Ofcers are required to notify

their department if they have any

contact with law enforcement.

In this instance Murray would

not have been detained or in-

terviewed. Rather, he will have

received a criminal summons by

mail. Greenbelt Police Depart-

ment was likely notied that the

summons was issued before Mur-

ray received it.

General prostitution charges in

Maryland are considered misde-

meanors and carry up to one year

in jail and a $500 ne.

Currently, Murray is on ad-

ministrative leave from the

Greenbelt Police Department

and his police powers have been

Greenbelt Police Ofcer

Faces Prostitution Charges

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

Ofcer Murray

PHOTO COURTESY GREENBELT POLICE

suspended pending the criminal

case and in accordance with the

department’s policy. The Green-

belt Police Department also con-

ducted a separate internal affairs

investigation.

“The Greenbelt Police De-

partment is committed to trans-

parency at all levels and will

continue to cooperate with the

Prince George’s County Police

Department’s investigation,” said

Chief Richard Bowers. “These

actions are not reective of the

men and women of the Greenbelt

Police Department and do not

reect our standards.”

Murray’s hearing is scheduled

for the end of March.

News Review on Tour

The Woman Behind

The New Deal: Talk

Frances Perkins, United States

Labor Secretary from 1933 to

1945 will be the subject of a

social justice biography presented

at St. George’s Church, 7010

Glenn Dale Road, Glenn Dale on

Sunday, March 5 starting at 11:15

a.m. All are welcome at this pre-

sentation and discussion and at

the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services

that morning. The Rev. Charles

Hoffacker, an Episcopal priest

resident in Greenbelt and a direc-

tor of the Frances Perkins Center

in Maine, will be the presenter.

Motivated by her strong Epis-

copal faith, Frances Perkins con-

tributed to major New Deal pro-

grams such as Social Security,

Unemployment Insurance, and

the Minimum Wage. She also ad-

vocated for Jewish refugees from

Nazism. May 13 is her annual

feast day in the calendar of the

Episcopal Church.

Social Justice Talk:

Mother Maria of Paris

Maria Skobtsova, an Orthodox

nun active in Paris during the

German occupation, will be the

subject of a social justice biog-

raphy presented at St. George’s

Church, 7010 Glenn Dale Road,

Glenn Dale on Sunday, March

19 starting at 10 a.m. All are

welcome at this presentation and

at the 8 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.

services that morning. The Rev.

Charles Hoffacker, an Episcopal

priest resident in Greenbelt, will

be the presenter.

Mother Maria’s rented house

in Paris was a place that wel-

comed refugees, the needy and

the lonely as well as a center

for intellectual and theological

discussion. The safe haven she

provided for Jews led to her own

death in a concentration camp

in 1945. Her annual feast day is

July 20 in the Orthodox Church

and July 21 in the Episcopal

Church.

Relic Ensemble Recital

Bill and Ginny Jones

took their Greenbelt

News Review to Lima

in Peru, February 2-9,

where they were vis-

iting their daughter,

Cathy, a Fulbright

scholar running work-

shops for Peruvian high

school math teachers.

Susan Taylor holds

the Greenbelt News

Review in front of

another neighbor-

hood paper.

PHOTO BY ISOBEL TAYLORCH

PHOTO BY COURTESY BILL JONES

Thursday, February 23, 2023 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 7

PLAY BALL!

Registration is open for the 2023 Spring Season for

Greenbelt Youth Baseball Lile League

hp://www.gyblileleague.org/

Divisions available for players ages 4 – 14

Evaluations and team selections start in March

Season runs from April to June

Coaches and volunteers welcome!

Questions? E-mail us at greenbeltyouthbaseball@gmail.com



GHI Closed Meeting – starts at 7:00 p.m. - closed to members and visitors

a) Approve Minutes of the Closed Meeting Held on January 19, 2023

b) Request by a Non-member to Temporarily Reside in a GHI Unit

c) Member Complaint Matters

d) Member Financial Matters



GHI Open Meeting -



starts at 7:45 p.m. - open to visitors and members

a) Statements of Closed Meetings Held on February 16

, February 23

, February 27

, March 1

and March 2

, 2023

b) Approve Minutes of the Open Meeting Held on January 19, 2023

c) Storm Water Management Sub-Committee’s Report for Year 2022

d) 2023 Exterior Building and Yard Inspection Program

e) Parking Issues in Courts with Reserved Parking Spaces

f) Finance Committee's Recommendation re: Compensation Payments to Members During the Pipe Replacement Pilot

Program

g) Motion to Hold a Closed Meeting on March 16, 2023

Members and visitors who wish to attend the Open meetings must register in advance via the following link:

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Greenbelt News Review issue of February 23, 2023

From: Greenbelt Homes, Inc: 301-474-4161, Ext. 1148, February 21, 2023

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PRELIMINARY AGENDA

Meetings of the GHI Board of Directors on

March 2, 2023

At the Library

Regular hours are Mondays,

Thursdays and Fridays, 10 a.m.

to 6 p.m.; Tuesdays and Wednes-

days, noon to 8 p.m.; Saturdays,

10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Sundays,

1 to 5 p.m. In case of inclem-

ent weather or an emergency,

real-time updates to the Greenbelt

Library’s schedule are posted at

pgcmls.info/alerts.

Storytimes

Friday, February 24, 11:15

a.m., ages 2 to 3. Register at

pgcmls.info/event/7704310.

Monday, February 27, 10:15

a.m., ages 0 to 2. Register at

pgcmls.info/event/7704262.

Dance Class for Kids

Tuesday, February 28, 6:30

p.m., ages 3 to 12. Practice kids’

ballet, lyrical, hip-hop, jazz and

more. Presented by Evolution

Dance Studio. (Register at

pgcmls.info/event/7427593.)

Teen Action Group

Wednesday, March 1, 4:30

p.m., ages 13 to 18. Come

make a difference in the com-

munity, earn community service

hours, gain new friends and be

heard. Register at pgcmls.info/

event/7891950.

Virtual Events

PGCMLS continues to offer

virtual events for the public. The

schedule of upcoming programs

may be accessed at pgcmls.info/

events.

VolunTEENs

Prince George’s County teens

in grades six to 12 can earn stu-

dent service learning (SSL) hours

through participation in the Li-

brary’s VolunTEEN program.

Teens may submit the appropri-

ate information needed for each

VolunTEEN prompt in Beanstack

via the link at pgcmls.info/teens.

All of the necessary information

must be provided for a teen to

earn their SSL hours through

the VolunTEEN program up to a

maximum of 12 SSL hours.

Reading Challenge

PGCMLS and the Washington

Wizards basketball team offer

the Winter Reading Challenge

through March 31. Visit pgcmls.

info for more information and to

Chromebooks

Online 2Go Chromebooks may

be borrowed from the Library by

those 18 and older with library

cards in good standing; one de-

vice per customer. No LINK or

student accounts are allowed.

The Chromebooks have a six-

week loan period which may

be renewed once for another

six weeks if there are no hold

requests from other customers.

Further information is available

at pgcmls.info/borrow-technology.

Novel Endings

Open for Business

Novel Endings is the used

book room within the Greenbelt

Library. Sales of books and other

media from this room support

special programming and the

Library.

Maintained by volunteers for

the Friends of Greenbelt Library,

Novel Endings receives donations

of book discards from the library

as well as donations from the

community by special arrange-

ments. To donate books, email

friendsofgreenbeltlibrary@gmail.

com. Cash and check donations

are also accepted in the black

box next to the Library’s front

desk.

Come see what Novel End-

ings has to offer and support the

Greenbelt Library at the same

time.

DC Road Runners Club con-

ducted a 26.2-mile marathon

Sunday in Greenbelt and the

Beltsville Agricultural Research

Center to celebrate the birthday

of the rst president of the Unit-

ed States, George Washington.

The George Washington Birth-

day Marathon and Relay fea-

tured a three-loop course that

began between Northway and

Woodland Way and ended on

Crescent Road. The rst leg was

9.7 miles, while the second and

third legs were 7.2 and 9.2 miles

respectively. The course took

nearly seven hours for everyone

to complete. It also included 13

aid stations every two miles that

provided runners with water and

Gatorade, and sometimes snacks

and comfort.

The fastest solo marathon was

completed in 2:50:49 by Christo-

pher Collins, a 43-year-old male.

Greenbelter John Zale, 37,

completed his fth-ever marathon

Sunday in 4:24:05.

Zale, a four-year resident of

Greenbelt, said that he was just

glad to finish despite missing

three weeks of his 16-week mara-

thon training program because he

and his family were sick.

“There were some people who

finished in like, seven hours.

I feel like that’s a bigger ac-

complishment than my time,”

Zale said. “I mean for like seven

hours, if you can keep going, that

sounds like a bigger accomplish-

ment than four.”

DC Road Runners, which

hosts about 20 marathon events a

year, gave runners the opportunity

to run the marathon in relays, al-

lowing runners to split the three

legs in a manner that t them.

The fastest relay marathon

was completed in 3:07:27 by an

Arlington, Va., marathon group

called “The Old, The Beautiful

and Jack.”

Washington Running Club

members Jack Sullivan, James

Scarborough and Eric Fethe, of

Fairfax, Va., nished their relay

marathon together in 3:46:33. The

trio began their training about a

month ago by running every day

and participating in weekly races.

Scarborough, 64, advised new

marathon runners to participate

in relays.

“If you don’t want to do the

marathon here, which is pretty

tough, because you have to do

all those hills multiple times, it’s

easier to put together a team,”

Scarborough said.

Awards

Solo marathon runners re-

ceived a medal after completing

their race while first, second

Road Runnersʼ Marathon Race

Celebrates Washington’s Birth

by Sununu Bah

and third place winners received

$200, $100 and $50 respectively.

The Road Runners also award

$50 for new course record plac-

ers. There were no new record

holders this year.

Current course records were

set by then 28-year-old male

Bobby Doyle of Rhode Island in

1978 with the time of 2:22:14;

then 39-year-old female Rose

Malloy of Maryland in 1988

with the time of 2:53:39; then

45-year-old male master Jim Mc-

Donogh of New York in 1969

with the time of 2:31:58; and

then 43-year-old female master

Claudia Ciarvarella of Virginia

in 1993 with the time of 3:13:17.

Masters, being the rst person

40 years old and older to nish

the race, and grand masters, the

first person 50 years old and

older to finish the race were

awarded $50 each. First-, second-

and third-place runners in each

decade age category starting in

the 10s and ending in 70+ were

awarded $15, $10 and $5 gift

cards. $5 gift cards were awarded

to rst men, women, coed, mas-

ters men’s and masters women’s

teams.

DC Road Runners is a mem-

ber of the Road Runners Club of

America and afliated with USA

Track & Field. DC Road Runners

board member and membership

director, Nate Rathjen, said DC

Road Runners ll in a major gap

in the DMV area, as there aren’t

many marathons in the area and

none in the spring. DC Road

Runners conducts about 20 races

a year throughout Washington,

Maryland and Virginia.

“There aren’t a lot of oppor-

tunities to run a marathon right

here without traveling long dis-

tances,” Rathjen said. “And that’s

one of the reasons why these

races remain so popular.”

Sununu Bah is a graduate

student in journalism at the Uni-

versity of Maryland writing for

the News Review.

Families and friends gather to see loved ones complete their mara-

thon race at the George Washington Birthday Marathon and Relay

on Sunday in Greenbelt.

Nate Rathjen, of the DC Road Runners Club, hands Alexandra Dys-

tant, 29, of Catonsville her medal after she completed her marathon

in 03:49:48.

Kathryn McGinnis, 23, of Heath, Ohio, crosses the nish line.

- Photos by Sununu Bah

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presentation was deferred, as he

was unable to attend.

Composting Grant

Sustainability Coordinator Lu-

isa Robles gave a presentation on

the $266,754 composting grant

the city has received from the

U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA). The grant will fund a

two-year pilot program for curb-

side collection of food scraps,

which are estimated to account

for at least 24 percent of the

weight of materials taken to land-

lls.

The city will partner with sev-

eral community entities, including

Trinity Assembly of God, which

will provide the composting site;

the Greenbelt Community Garden

Club and Three Sisters Gardens

and Food Forest (sponsored by

Chesapeake Education, Arts and

Research Society), which will

accept compost and incorporate

it into soil; and a composting and

hauling vendor who will establish

the composting facility and col-

lect the food scraps.

As required by the USDA,

Greenbelt and its Green Team

will recruit residents to partici-

pate, with preference given to

those with low or xed income,

and those in apartments or with

small yards. Public Works will

bring brown mulch from the pile

on Northway and deliver the n-

ished compost.

Robles identied several ben-

efits of the program, including

diverting food waste from land-

fills, demonstrating food waste

composting at a small/medium

scale, increased local compost

production, improved soil health,

reduced greenhouse gas emissions

COUNCIL continued from page 1

and improved equity by focusing

on low-income households and

apartment dwellers. It will also

reduce city landll tipping costs

and help reduce the dirty mulch

pile on Northway. Participation

will be 400 households.

After the grant ends, it would

cost $110,400 per year to service

400 residents. If it continued with

vendor collection, the service

would cost households $32 per

month, paid to the vendor. If the

city decided to take on the col-

lection, it could incorporate the

cost into the fee for refuse and

recycling or move to a “pay as

you throw” model where custom-

ers would be billed based upon

the volume of food waste col-

lected.

The vendor is to start pre-

paring the site this month with

collection to begin within six

months, Robles said. Council-

member Kristen Weaver noted

that this program will include

things such as meat scraps and

bones that could not be put in

backyard compost piles.

Greenbelt Advisory Committee

on Environmental Sustainability

Chair John Lippert voiced con-

cern about the plan to issue a

request for proposals (RFP) for

the composting vendor. The ven-

dor identied for the pilot already

has an agreement with Trinity to

host the site (within city limits),

and the RFP process could delay

the pilot.

Car Wash

Peter May of the University

of Maryland Department of En-

vironmental Science and Tech-

nology gave a presentation on a

proposed recirculating car wash

pilot program that has received

a grant from the State of Mary-

land Industrial Partnerships. In

conjunction with Stanley Auto

Spa, May and his colleagues

would establish a self-service car

wash in Greenbelt that would

capture, lter and reuse the water

from the car wash. In addition,

a solar awning would enable the

system to operate without access

to a water source or electricity,

while taking up just two parking

spaces. Working with city staff,

May identified the best loca-

tion as in the Roosevelt Center

parking lot near the Aquatic &

Fitness Center. The pilot will run

through July, although the city

could decide to continue to oper-

ate it after the pilot ends.

The station will include soap,

wax and rinse. There will be a

fee. In addition to powering the

station, solar panels will also col-

lect and divert rainwater into the

system. May assured council that

the only water that would leave

the station would be that dissi-

pating off the cars (e.g., from the

roof). If there were any overow,

that water would rst be ltered

through the system. There is a

holding tank to collect any solids.

Councilmember Rodney Rob-

erts objected to using two spaces

in the back lot. Interim City

Manager Timothy George said

that the location is close to the

grass. The station is small enough

that it will t within the parking

space without infringing on the

adjacent space.

Council took no position on

the project at this meeting.

Donations

Jennifer Pompi of the Eleanor

and Franklin Roosevelt Demo-

cratic Club presented council

with a contribution to CARES

in honor of the late Tawanna

Gaines. Pompi noted that at both

the local and state level, Gaines

had supported CARES.

Council, on a 3-1 vote, agreed

to donate $100 toward the cost

of the Greenbelt Middle Schoolʼs

Student Government Association

President attending the Maryland

Association of Student Councils

Convention in Ocean City, Mary-

land.

Consent Agenda

Council accepted reports re-

sponding to council referrals on

possible election changes (term

limits and noncitizen voting) and

extending collective bargaining

to city employees outside of the

Police Department.

County to Begin

Saturday Tutoring

The Maryland-National Capital

Park & Planning Commission,

Department of Parks and Recre-

ation in Prince George’s County

in partnership with the county

council announces its new week-

end tutoring program, Saturday

Enrichment Academy (SEA), to

help improve grades and test

scores of county youth. In this

three-hour weekly program, learn-

ing coaches will use creative

ways to meet the needs and

styles of participants in grades

1 to 3 to promote academic ac-

celeration. SEA is free for Prince

George’s County residents ages

six to nine and will take place at

nine locations from March 4 to

June 10 from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30

p.m.

“The purpose of our Satur-

day Enrichment Academy is to

provide academic support to

youth who are having challenges

with English language arts and

STEAM,” states Anica O’Neil,

assistant division chief at the

department.

Students will receive small

group tutoring that creates a more

comfortable learning environment

and allows tutors to meet partici-

pants where they are. SEA will

take place each Saturday at near-

by Berwyn Heights Elementary

and eight other county elementary

schools: Columbia Park, Deereld

Run, Langley Park, Perrywood,

Glassmanor, Fort Washington

Forest, William Hall Academy

and William Beanes.

Registration is now open at

Parks Direct bit.ly/2heVGQ8;

search for 20232. To learn more,

contact [email protected].

A daffodil blooms amid a sea

of crocuses.

PHOTO BY ANNE GARDNER

Thursday, February 23, 2023 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Page 9

In response to the COVID-19 health emergency, the City of Greenbelt

has been designated as the recipient of just under $23 million in funds

AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN

PROGRAMS UPDATE

GREENBELT HAS LAUNCHED THE

FOLLOWING PROGRAMS:

· The First-time Homebuyer Mortgage

Assistance Program

· The Education Scholarship Program

· And the Healthcare Voucher Program

PROGRAMS LAUNCHING SOON:

· The non-proﬁt grant program

· The tree canopy grant

· Round 3 of the Business Improvement

Recovery Fund

Small Business Capital Improvement Fund

Stay connected by visiting the City’s website, www.greenbeltmd.gov.

For updates on all ARPA programs, visit www.engagegreenbelt.com

February 2023

from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) to respond to COVID-19 public health emergency

and its impacts.

various unions. Jason Washing-

ton, director of infrastructure for

PGCPS, was the main speaker.

Mel Franklin, at-large Prince

George’s County Councilmem-

ber, moderated the meeting and

answered some questions.

BluePrint Schools

The BluePrint Schools

program to replace aging and

crowded school buildings is a

30-year program to reconfigure

some assets of the school system

but, according to Washington,

not a panacea to correct all

problems nor a model they’d

want to pursue for building all

future schools. However, it is a

public-private partnership that

will enable the system to build

more schools faster than they

could otherwise at a time when

overcrowding and aging buildings

make it necessary. Prince

George’s County Education and

Community Partners (PGCECP)

works to develop the BluePrint

Schools program. PGCECP

organizations include Fengate

Capital Management and Gilbane

Development, two of North

America’s leading alternative

project delivery firms. Gilbane

Building Company and Stantec

will serve as the Design-

Build team, and Honeywell

International will be the Facilities

Services rm.

Financing Schools

Prior to BluePrint Schools, to

get nancing, the county would

oat a bond which is based on

tax revenues. Prior processes re-

sulted in slow project completion

with a seven-year average time

from procurement to delivery of

a public school. Maintenance was

not stipulated in the contracts so

maintenance cost is borne by

the school system each budget

year causing “deferred mainte-

nance costs” in the school budget

which may preclude building new

schools.

The BluePrint Schools Public-

Private Partnership is the first

of its kind in the nation. Private

businesses borrow money to de-

sign, build and maintain schools

and the school system/county/

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A long line of folks wait to ask questions.

PHOTO BY ANNA BEDFORDDILLOW

state will pay managed payments

over the 30-year period. The

process is faster because pro-

curements are bundled together.

Phase I, already underway, is

to design, build, finance and

maintain six schools. The pro-

cess guarantees a 30-year main-

tenance program for the school.

The maintenance will be handled

by the Phase III maintenance

contract (Honeywell is the facil-

ity services provider), saving the

school system deferred mainte-

nance costs which can be used

to enhance educational programs.

Phase I Schools

Projections of student popula-

tion for the schools to be built

have been set at 850 students

per elementary school, 1,200

students for middle school, 2,000

students per K-8 schools and

academies and 2,500 students per

high school. Here is the Phase

I schools list: to be completed

by July 15, 2023 – Kenmoor

Middle School, Drew-Freeman

Middle School, Hyattsville Mid-

dle School and Sonia Sotomayor

Middle School in Adelphi; to be

completed by August 4, 2023 –

Walker Mill Middle School; to

be completed by November 8,

2023 – Colin L. Powell Acad-

emy.

Phase II Schools

Tentatively, Phase II schools

are Robert Frost K-8 school

(includes Robert Frost Elemen-

tary, Charles Carroll Middle

School and Carrollton Elemen-

tary School), Margaret Brent

Elementary (includes Margaret

Brent Regional School and Glen-

ridge Elementary School), Hyatts-

ville Elementary, Springhill Lake

Elementary, Brandywine K-8

(includes Gwynn Park Middle

School and Brandywine Elemen-

tary School) and James Duck-

worth Regional School (includes

James E. Duckworth Regional

School, Calverton Elementary

School and Beltsville Academy,

which will not be closed but will

have new boundaries). Phase II

financing will close by July 1,

2024. All schools will be deliv-

ered in a three-year time frame

from start to nish.

Attendee questions:

1) A resident of Greenbelt

from Local 491 noted that the

Phase II schools contract included

Minority Business Enterprise

(MBE) requirements but not a

labor component to assure qual-

ity jobs and benets. Washington

responded that there is nothing

in the Request for Proposals to

preclude a team from submitting

a labor component and proposals

are selected on who can do the

best job for the best value. From

the presentation, all jobs on the

project will be paid according to

the State of Maryland Prevailing

Wage Scale.

2) Where does the money

come from for these projects?

Washington discussed Phase II

funding, although not final, as

$25 million from the state, $15

million from PGCPS and $10

million from Prince George’s

County. Franklin noted that all

decisions must be approved by

the state.

3) Are there apprenticeship

programs? Washington mentioned

that Gilbane is working with the

schools to identify students that

can come onto the jobs.

4) Do you keep track of and

publish the work hours done by

county residents? Washington

noted that they have tracked

MBE and County-based business

participation in Phase I. He will

work to set up that residency

audit in Phase II.

5) When will the schools add

metal detectors for security in

county schools? Mel Franklin

did an on-the-spot quick survey

of the audience and noted that

more people wanted metal detec-

tors than didn’t, but many policy

issues need clarication. Wash-

ington said that security policy

has not been addressed by the

committees yet.

More questions from the audi-

ence were unanswered because

the library was closing and time

had run out for the meeting.

Information on the BluePrint

Schools program can be found

on pgcpsblueprintschools.com.

Panel to Discuss

The Green Book

On Sunday, February 26 from

noon to 2:30 p.m., the Prince

George’s Plaza Community Cen-

ter will host a panel discussion,

The Green Book: Our History

Through the Entertainment Lens.

The Negro Motorist Green Book

was used as a tool of resistance

for African Americans as it pro-

vided tips on how to safely travel

through the country. While the

book is no longer published,

its legacy has lived on through

Green Book, the award-winning

movie, and HBO’s Lovecraft

Country, the critically-acclaimed

television series. The movie and

show provide the perfect op-

portunity to dive deeper into the

history of the text that protected

so many lives. The panel will

pull excerpts from the original

document, share personal experi-

ences and discuss how history is

reected through entertainment.

The event is free but registra-

tion is required. Find the link and

information about other Black

History Month events at pgparks.

com/Calendar.aspx.

Greenbelt Lake

Photography Exhibit

The Patuxent Research Refuge

is exhibiting the work of Green-

belt Lake photographers through

February 28 at the National

Wildlife Visitor Center’s Hol-

lingsworth Gallery. The exhibit

features Greenbelt Lake’s natural

beauty with local photographers’

images of the Lake’s fauna, ora

and landscapes.

Photographers include Kathryn

Beard, Ken Briefel, Gary Brown,

Gloria Brown, Raven Eyes Cagle,

Bill Cornett, David Crissinger,

Suzanne Flynn, Kevin Higgins,

Michael Garcia, Kyla Hanington,

Charles James, Mike Karloff,

Mike Kilberg, Mick Morgan, Ken

Nguyen, Marc Siegel, Graeme

Simpson, Bruce Smith, Tom Sta-

tas, Wade Stephen, Vlad Tchom-

palov, Amy Wenzel and Andrea

Zukowski.

The Visitor Center is located

at 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop,

off Powder Mill Road, and is

open Tuesdays

through Satur-

days from 9 a.m.

to 4:30 p.m.

CULTURE continued from page 1

follows in the tradition of

Lucille Clifton, poet laureate

of Maryland. A resident of

Columbia, Clifton was a two-

time Pulitzer Prize finalist and

was the second woman and the

rst African American to serve as

poet laureate of Maryland. Cessay

also has created a life of poetry

for herself. She is the Words

Beats and Life 2020 Grand Slam

Champion. She has performed for

audiences at the Kennedy Center

and is a Kennedy Center Youth

Council member. After reading

some of Clifton’s poetry, she

recited some of her own most

recent work, touching on the

themes of water, hair and African

American resistance.

Chris Haley

Chris Haley read poetry from

his new book. Haley is director

of both the Study of the Legacy

of Slavery in Maryland at the

Maryland State Archives Re-

search Department and the Uto-

pia Film Festival in Greenbelt.

He engaged the audience in a

joke pretending he had just en-

tered the room unawares.

To close out the performance,

Eleanor Roosevelt High School’s

quartet played a mellow set of

three jazz pieces. Greenbelt en-

joyed an afternoon of exciting

and various celebrations of Black

resilience, determination and joy.

Seagulls and their reections at the pond at Ora Glen Drive and

Hanover Parkway in Greenbelt East

PHOTO BY CHARLES JACKMAN

Page 10 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, February 23, 2023

Something for Everyone!

Until recently, one writer took

on the job of reporting on almost

half of the Greenbelt City Coun-

cil meetings – a primary purpose

of this newspaper. Matt Arbach,

who didn’t even live in Green-

belt, wrote three or four stories a

month, competently and promptly,

and the rest were taken up by

others. He resigned last fall and

we thank Matt for all his years of

excellent service.

But, of course, alas, we now

have a big gap to fill and are

struggling to cover council’s two

regular meetings and six workses-

sions per month.

Covering Council

Covering city council and oth-

er city activities is fundamental

to our mission. Feature articles

lighten our content and engage

readers. But the backbone of our

service is covering council.

It’s time consuming – regular

council meetings frequently last

three or more hours and work-

sessions about two – and then

there’s the writing. Total time?

Eight to 10 hours for a regu-

lar meeting and four to six for

worksessions. A knowledge of

city history and current concerns

is helpful, but new council writ-

ers are assigned an experienced

mentor. Contributing even one

worksession a month would be a

great help.

Advertising Support

The lifeblood of the news-

paper is not glamorous. The Ad

Desk generates income to pay

for printing, distribution, services

and rent to the city for our news-

room. We need new members to

help with display and classied

advertising in two-hour shifts

Monday and Tuesday afternoons

Critical News Review Needs:

Council and Advertising Help

by Cathie Meetre

M-NCPPC Announces

Summer Job Fair

and early evening Tuesday. We

need a “oater” to check email

remotely and deal with inquiries

promptly as they pop up. Shifts

last approximately two hours

and dividends (small) are avail-

able. Comfort with email and

spreadsheet data entry is highly

desirable, but a willingness to

learn and reliability are the most

critical attributes.

Our members are not pigeon-

holed. Someone who loves to

write about gardening can do so

even if their regular “job” is ad-

vertising or council worksessions.

Someone who does council sto-

ries can help with ads. It’s very

democratic!

Join us and help keep Green-

belt Great.

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Cathie at 301-655-7008 to discuss

how you can help.

The Maryland-National Capital

Parks and Planning Commission,

Department of Parks and Recre-

ation, Prince George’s County,

will offer the first of three job

fairs to hire applicants for a mul-

titude of Summer 2023 positions.

On Tuesday, February 28, from 3

to 7 p.m. interested applicants are

invited to the Southern Regional

Technology and Recreation Com-

plex at 7007 Bock Road, Fort

Washington, to apply in person.

“We are looking for talented

and dedicated people to work in

a variety of seasonal and part-

time positions,” states Brenda

Miller, principal human relations

operations specialist at the depart-

ment. “We encourage applicants

to come prepared to meet our

hiring managers and interview for

immediate job opportunities in

Parks and Recreation.” Positions

are available for:

adapted aquatics staff; admin-

istrative staff; course instruc-

tors; customer service representa-

tives; drivers; facility technicians;

health & wellness staff; life-

guards; park maintenance; rental

site support staff; senior activity

center, summer camp and play-

ground leaders and staff; summer

day camp, playground and teen

center positions; and therapeutic

recreation staff.

Additional job fairs to be

held in March will be announced

shortly. To browse openings in

advance, visit governmentjobs.

com/careers/mncppc.

On January 24, Metro an-

nounced a series of maintenance

projects planned for the summer

months, when ridership is lighter.

The plans include a 44-day shut-

down of the Green Line from

Greenbelt to Fort Totten taking

place from July 22 to September

4, 2023.

“Continued maintenance work

is essential to safe and reliable

rail service,” said Andy Off, ex-

ecutive vice president of infra-

structure. “We are working stra-

tegically to target maintenance lo-

cations and minimize the impacts

on customers as we conduct this

critical work to upgrade systems,

improve reliability and modernize

station facilities.”

The extended shutdown will

focus on the completion of ber-

optic cable installation to improve

rail system technologies. Metro

will move aggressively to com-

44-Day Green Line Shutdown

During Summer, Says Metro

plete radio and signal projects

that require new beroptic cables

and introduce technologies that

will enable more work time dur-

ing non-passenger hours. While

Green Line customers experi-

enced a recent summer shutdown

for station improvements along

this same stretch, the installation

of fiberoptics could not be ad-

dressed at that time due to the

use of the tracks to move equip-

ment.

Other Improvements

In addition to the shutdowns

and single tracking planned for

Green, Orange and Silver Lines

this summer, Metro will also

advance two projects to mod-

ernize stations. New passenger

information displays will be in-

stalled at three downtown transfer

stations: Metro Center, Gallery

Place and L’Enfant Plaza. The

project has been prioritized to

This map shows the sections of Metro that will be affected.

MAP COURTESY WMATA

quickly upgrade customer infor-

mation at high ridership stations.

In addition, the installation of

three new escalators and a newly

rehabilitated elevator at Dupont

Circle’s north entrance, located at

Q Street and Connecticut Avenue,

N.W., will begin in late July or

early August.

This week’s announcement

comes about four months before

the summer projects are set to

begin with single tracking on the

Orange Line. Metro says they

are working closely with regional

partners to establish travel alter-

natives and deploy a customer

information and engagement plan

before the shutdowns.

Information for this article

was drawn from a press release

issued by Washington Metropoli-

tan Area Transit Authority.

Garden Club Meeting

For Plot Assignment

The Greenbelt Community

Garden Club will be having a

virtual 2023 Plot Assignment

meeting. The meeting will

be held Monday, March 6 at

7 p.m. An email will be sent

to returning gardeners with a

link to join. Returning gardeners

can direct any questions about

completing the application to

their garden coordinator. Fees and

forms may be sent to the garden

coordinator or payment can be

made online using PayPal. For

those who have any difficulty

downloading and printing the

form or who are without internet

access, call Martha Tomecek at

301-614-0691.

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ATM Break-in

On February 13 at 2:10 a.m.

near 7300 Hanover Parkway,

police officers responded to an

ATM alarm. Upon arrival, ofcers

observed extensive damage to the

ATM machine and currency miss-

ing. A 2006 white Ford E-350

Super Duty van with ignition

damage was hooked up to the

ATM machine by a metal chain.

The suspects are described as two

Black men wearing all black, and

one Black man wearing a gray

hoodie. The suspects fled in a

dark colored Jeep.

DUI Arrest

On February 17 at 3:34 a.m.

near 7500 Greenbelt Road.

Spent Casings Found

On February 14 at 7:53 p.m.

near 7700 Hanover Parkway,

four casings were found in the

parking lot.

Fraud

On February 13 at 11:31 a.m.

near 100 Centerway; February 14

at 1:34 p.m. near 7800 Walker

Drive, check fraud; February 15

at 1:38 p.m. near Laurel Hill

Road, identity theft; February 16

at 3:14 p.m. near Hillside Road,

check fraud.

Missing Person

On February 13 at 3:39 p.m.

near 9200 Springhill Lane, an

adult man was reported missing;

February 16 at 10:02 p.m. near

9100 Springhill Lane, an 11-year-

old boy was reported missing,

later located.

Shooting

On February 13 at 12:44 p.m.

near 6200 Springhill Drive, police

ofcers responded to a report of

a shooting with injuries. Ofcers

located a 29-year-old man who

sustained non-life-threatening

injuries consistent with a gunshot

wound. He was transported to a

local hospital via ambulance. It

was later determined the shooting

happened in the 5900 block of

Cherrywood Terrace. Springhill

Lake Elementary School was

placed on a brief lockdown as

a precautionary measure. On

February 16 at 7:50 p.m. police

officers responded to the 5500

block of Cherrywood Lane for

the report of a shooting. An adult

man was transported to a local

hospital via ambulance. The

suspects are described as three

Black men wearing dark clothing

running north on Cherrywood

Lane. It appears this was an

isolated incident.

Theft

On February 13 at 6:34 p.m.

near Ridge Road, package theft;

February 15 at 4:29 p.m. near

7500 Greenbelt Road, commercial

theft; February 16 at 9:28 p.m.

near 7500 Greenbelt Road, wallet

stolen; February 16 at 4:22 p.m.

near 6100 Greenbelt Road, shop-

lifting theft; February 17 at 12:17

p.m. near 7500 Hanover Parkway,

Incidents reported here occurred from February 13 through February 19. Readers are encouraged to contact the police if they have information that may aid in an inquiry.

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wallet stolen; February 17 at 4:03

p.m. near 7500 Greenway Center

Drive, two wallets stolen.

Trespassing

On February 13 at 4:39 p.m.

near 6400 Cherrywood Lane, a

34-year-old man was arrested

for trespassing inside of a vacant

apartment.

Vehicle Crimes

Autos Recovered

On February 15 at 8:23 p.m.

near 7800 Mandan Road, a stolen

vehicle was located with steering

column damage and a broken

window; February 16 at 9:48

a.m. near 100 Westway, a stolen

Hyundai Elantra was located with

a broken rear driver-side window

and a popped ignition. On Febru-

ary 19 at 9:21 p.m. near 9100

Edmonston Road, the victim of

a stolen vehicle called stating

his car was pinging in the 9100

block of Edmonston Road. Of-

cers located the car and released

it back to the owner. Personal

property that was inside the car

had been stolen.

Vandalism

On February 17 at 2:15 p.m.

near 7800 Vanity Fair Drive,

officers responded to the 7900

block of Lakecrest Drive for the

report of teenagers breaking into

cars. Ofcers located and arrested

a 14-year-old boy and a 15-year-

old boy, both of Greenbelt. A Kia

Forte was located with a broken

window but had a steering wheel

club lock that prevented the sus-

pects from stealing the car. The

14-year-old was previously ar-

rested by GPD on February 4

for auto theft and on October 21,

2022, for a strong-armed robbery.

Vandalism, Theft from Auto

On February 13 at 10:21 a.m.

near 6900 Hanover Parkway, a

2015 Kia Forte had a window

broken; February 13 at 10:44

a.m. near 7200 Hanover Drive,

a window was broken, personal

property stolen; February 13 at

3:24 p.m. near 550 Crescent

Road, a victim had been involved

in a crash and his vehicle was

towed, when he picked up his

car, his personal property was

no longer in the trunk; February

13 at 3:25 p.m. near Hamilton

Place, an RV was broken into,

interior damaged, tree cutting

tool stolen; February 13 at 5:50

p.m. near 5700 Greenbelt Metro

Drive, a 2015 Kia Optima had

ignition damage; February 13 at

6:06 p.m. near 5700 Greenbelt

Metro Drive, a 2022 Kia Forte

had ignition damage, window

smashed; February 13 at 8:18

p.m. near 8000 Lakecrest Drive,

a 2022 Kia Rio had windows

smashed and the steering column

damaged; February 14 at 12:53

p.m. near 9100 Springhill Lane, a

license plate was stolen; February

15 at 1 a.m. near 7400 Green-

way Center Drive, a wheel was

stolen from 2013 Ford Explorer

XLT; February 15 at 8 a.m. near

6200 Springhill Drive, window

broken, tools stolen; February 15

at 8:32 a.m. near 6000 Spring-

hill Drive, mirror was damaged;

February 15 at 9 a.m. near 6100

Springhill Terrace, a window

was broken and steering column

and ignition damaged on a 2012

Hyundai Accent; February 15 at

11:50 a.m. near Parkway, a car

was rummaged through and per-

sonal property stolen, no sign of

forced entry; February 16 at 9:14

a.m. near 8000 Greenbelt Station

Parkway, a window was broken

out, nothing taken; February 17

at 4:19 p.m. near Ridge Road, a

2019 Hyundai Elantra had a win-

dow broken and steering column

popped; February 18 at 11:46

p.m. near 7700 Hanover Parkway,

a 2016 Kia had a window broken

and steering column damaged;

February 19 at 1:17 p.m. near

6200 Breezewood Drive, a Nissan

Rogue had the window smashed

and dents in the rear driver door.

Ofcers located a second vehicle,

a Kia Sorrento, with a window

smashed.

Vehicles Stolen

On February 13 at 9:52 a.m.

near 7800 Mandan Road, a

black 2019 Kia Rio (Md. plate

4DT2706) was stolen; Febru-

ary 13 at 9:46 p.m. near 7700

Hanover Parkway, a Ford Escort

(Md. plate 3BR1311) was stolen

(the vehicle had a lightbar on top

and a security company logo on

the side); February 13 at 11:06

p.m. near 8400 Canning Terrace,

a gold 2013 Lexus ES350 was

stolen; February 14 at 9:37 a.m.

near 100 Westway, a red Kia Op-

tima (Md. plate 9EW6096) was

stolen; February 15 at 12:03 a.m.

near 7900 Mandan Road, a silver

2013 Kia Sorento (Md. plate

9CY6773) stolen, later located by

Riverdale Police with a window

broken and the steering column

and ignition damaged; Febru-

ary 16 at 6:30 p.m. near 7800

Mandan Road, a Kia Forte (Ariz.

plate CVM1621) was stolen; Feb-

ruary 17 at 11:19 a.m. near 7500

Mandan Road, a red Hyundai

Sonata (Md. plate 1FF8427) was

stolen; February 17 at 7:10 p.m.

near 5900 Cherrywood Terrace, a

2013 black Hyundai Elantra (Md.

plate 4CR1664) was stolen; Feb-

ruary 19 at 11:49 a.m. near 7700

Hanover Parkway, a 2013 Hyun-

dai Sonata (Md. plate 8EY7154)

was stolen.

At a public safety community

meeting on February 8, Prince

George’s County Deputy Police

Chief Vernon Hales reported to

concerned residents that there

were 3,847 car thefts in Prince

George’s County in 2022 and this

year there have already been 846

thefts in less than a month and a

half. “Now most of that is being

driven by this TikTok challenge

with Kias and Hyundais,” he told

those present. To help prevent

vehicle theft, Prince George’s

County Police Department is

encouraging residents to remove

charger cords from their vehicles

or to at least hide them and to

consider purchasing a brake pedal

club, alarm or other theft preven-

tion device.

Greenbelt Follows Trend

Greenbelt weekly crime data

shows that in January 2022 there

were 13 stolen vehicles, while

in January 2023, for a similar

four-week period of reports, there

were 37 stolen vehicles and one

classied as an attempted stolen

vehicle, with the ignition started.

For the 38 incidents of stolen ve-

hicles last month, only nine were

not Hyundais or Kias, with one

an unspecied make.

Easy Hotwire

The TikTok challenge fueling

the spike in thefts instructs view-

ers on how to hotwire the cars,

which don’t have push-button

ignitions, using just a USB cord.

Once a plastic cover has been

removed, the openings in the ig-

nition cylinders of these cars are

the right size for a USB, which is

also strong enough to turn in the

opening and act as a key.

TikTok Challenge Offers Easy

Means to Steal Some Vehicles

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

Youth Crime

The popular car theft chal-

lenge on TikTok has led not only

to a spate of thefts of Kias and

Hyundais but it has encouraged

vehicle theft among youths, in

particular. One in four TikTok

users are under 20 years old and

almost 50 percent are under 30,

according to data from DataRe-

portal, Emarketer and Backlinko.

Anti-Theft Measures

Greenbelt Police last week

launched their #9PM Routine

asking residents to set a nightly

reminder to lock their vehicles

and homes, turn on exterior lights

and activate security systems and

alarms. They also ask Kia, Hyun-

dai and Honda owners to add a

steering wheel lock.

In January, Greenbelt Police

placed yers on Kias and Hyun-

dais in the Lakeside North apart-

ment complex advising owners

to purchase steering wheel locks.

See VEHICLES, p

age 12

Page 12 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, February 23, 2023

Spurred by a TikTok challenge

appealing to youths, the nation-

wide problem of teens stealing

cars was dramatically highlighted

in Greenbelt on February 4, when

two 14-year-old Greenbelt boys

and a 16-year-old girl from Bow-

ie stole and crashed rst a Kia

Soul and then a Hyundai Sonata

(Greenbelt News Review, Febru-

ary 9 issue, page 15).

Greenbelt Police Department

spokesperson Hannah Glasgow

said they are seeing a pattern of

teenagers participating in auto

thefts. “We have arrested more

teenagers for stolen cars this year

than adults,” she told the News

Review.

Repeat Offenders

Some of those teenagers are

repeat offenders. On February 17,

Greenbelt Police ofcers arrested

a 14-year-old for the second time

in less than two weeks and the

third time in four months. That

14-year-old Greenbelt boy was

involved in crashing the two ve-

hicles on February 4 and was ar-

rested again at 2:15 p.m. on Feb-

ruary 17 when ofcers responded

to a report of teenagers breaking

into cars and found him, along

with a 15-year-old boy, also of

Greenbelt, attempting to steal a

car on Lakecrest Drive. Police

found a Kia Forte with a broken

window, but a steering wheel

club lock had prevented the teens

from successfully stealing the car.

The teen was also one of the

two 14-year-olds arrested in Oc-

tober for strong armed robbery of

Teen Car Thefts Highlight

Problems; Solutions Elusive

by Anna Bedford-Dillow

a youth outside the Youth Center.

Community Frustration

Many Greenbelt residents are

becoming increasingly exasper-

ated by the car thefts perpetrated

by teenagers in broad daylight.

Following a Greenbelt Police

Department announcement on

Facebook about the arrest of a

repeat juvenile offender, residents

shared their frustration. Most

agree that something must change

but they differ greatly on how to

solve the problem of increasing

juvenile crime.

Prosecute Parents?

Several residents would like

to see parents held accountable

for the actions of their minor

children, some calling for them to

even face jail time. At a February

public safety community meet-

ing with Prince George’s County

Deputy Police Chief Vernon Hale,

a similar call was made by at-

tendees to charge juveniles’ par-

ents. However, “Maryland law

really does not support criminally

charging parents for the actions

of their children,” said Prince

George’s County Attorney Aisha

Braveboy in a recent interview

with WUSA9 when the question

of charging parents was put to

her. There are exceptions in ex-

treme circumstances, she noted,

for example if a parent fails to

safely store a rearm that their

child uses. Hale indicated that

parental disengagement was, how-

ever, a problem, and said he’s

experienced a case where he had

to use police time and resources

to take a juvenile offender home

because the parents refused to

even pick up their child following

an arrest.

Tougher Penalties?

Greenbelt resident Justin Bak-

er is one of several calling for

harsher penalties for the youths

that are arrested. He sees re-

peat juvenile offenders as “yet

more definitive proof that ju-

venile criminals are just being

cycled back into communities by

our justice system again…and

again…and again…and again.”

He’s grown tired of what he calls

“so-soft-it’s-barely-there justice.”

“The ideological extremists who

think punishment ruins youth

have yet to recognize that not

punishing youth ruins them,” said

Baker. “No correction to their

behavior will actually lead them

to a life of more and more sig-

nicant crime,” he argues.

Root Causes

Lawann Stribling, mother of

six, who has lived in Greenbelt

since 2010, disagrees. “I was that

15-year-old driving around in

stolen cars,” she told the News

Review. Punishment, or the threat

of punishment, doesn’t dissuade

youths dealing with childhood

trauma and abuse, she argues. In-

stead Stribling believes we need

to address the underlying causes

that are leaving these communi-

ties marginalized, including pov-

erty, lack of support, community

or connection and racism.

One resident told the News Re-

view that after reading the yer

on their car they bought a lock

as recommended and found the

advice useful.

Software Updates Coming

On Tuesday, February 14,

Hyundai Motor and Kia America,

Inc. announced they will offer a

free software update to millions

of affected vehicles. The updates

will require a key in the igni-

tion switch to start the cars and

extend the alarm time from 30

seconds to one minute. The soft-

ware updates will begin later this

month and continue in coming

months. The rollout of a software

patch comes as some insurance

companies, including State Farm

and Progressive, stopped offering

coverage for affected models of

Kias and Hyundais and a class

action lawsuit against the car

manufacturers was led in Cali-

fornia.

VEHICLES continued from page 11

Donors lled the Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness

Center bin to overowing.

PHOTO BY ERICA JOHNS

A true and

funny story

from Robin

Wendell Ol-

son: On frigid,

windy Satur-

day, February

4, [I] “decided

to brave the

cold and go

out. When I

rode by the Co-

op ramp I saw

people there so

I pulled up and

waved a five-

dollar bill out

my window,

and said I’ll

take a box of

Thin Mints. A

girl comes over

and says ‘We’re

not selling Girl

Scout cookies,

we’re collecting

menstrual prod-

ucts!’”

A True, Sad Story

This is a sad story with which

anyone can help. Twenty percent

of menstruating persons struggle

to afford menstrual period prod-

ucts, and miss school or work be-

cause of “period poverty.” Period

products cost an average $20 per

monthly cycle in January 2021,

up to $300 per year and $9,000

over a lifetime (before recent

ination). They are not covered

by government assistance, and

they are as necessary as toilet

paper. Imagine a family with

menstruating persons living below

the poverty line, all needing pe-

riod products and being forced to

choose between them or a meal.

Imagine someone escaping their

home after domestic violence or a

ood, making it to a shelter and

then getting their period. Imagine

a niece wearing one product all

day, using a sock or worse, or a

grandchild having to skip school

and stay home.

Think about bras, too. Imag-

ine escaping from home at night

not wearing a bra, and finding

yourself meeting with police and

social workers. If a co-worker is

living paycheck to paycheck and

their one bra breaks, what do

they do? Some unhoused people

wear one bra for years, which

loses elasticity, provides less

support and may cause embar-

rassment and pain, especially for

heavy breasts which can cause

neck and shoulder pain if not

well-supported.

How Can You Help?

Through Tuesday, February 28,

the Greenbelt Alliance for Repro-

ductive Freedom (GARF) is col-

lecting new and gently used bras

(all types and sizes: standard,

nursing, training, mastectomy and

sports bras), menstrual products

(tampons, pads, cups and period

panties), toiletries (soap, sham-

poo, toothpaste, etc.). Collection

bins are available at the Co-op

Supermarket (inside the Roosevelt

Center door), Greenbelt Aquatic

& Fitness Center, Youth Cen-

ter, the New Deal Café, Choice

Clinical Services in Roosevelt

Center’s Granite Building and

the Springhill Lake Recreation

Center. Online nancial donations

may be made to GARF’s partner

I Support the Girls (ISTG) at bit.

ly/ISTGxGreenbeltARF.

GARF hopes to surpass its

November 2021 drive, which

Drive for Menstrual Products,

Bras, Panties for Those in Need

by Erica Johns

collected 10,984 menstrual prod-

ucts; 534 new and used bras;

143 miscellaneous items (breast

prostheses, new packaged under-

pants, toiletries); and $1,137 for

ISTG. Connect with GARF via

facebook.com/GreenbeltARF or

[email protected].

Who will you be helping?

The drive’s two beneficiaries

are ISTG (isupportthegirls.org)

and the Shepherd’s Cove Emer-

gency Shelter for Women and

Children in Capitol Heights

(ucappgc.org/shepherd-s-cove-

emergency-shelter). Donated

items go to both Shepherd’s

Cove and ISTG, while nancial

donations go to ISTG, which

provides supplies to Shepherd’s

Cove, to elementary, middle

and high schools and to other

shelters and nonprots in Prince

George’s County and throughout

Maryland.

It Makes a Difference

One ISTG-supported bra re-

cipient said, “Before I didn’t

feel comfortable even asking

for a job application …. Wear-

ing a bra made me feel like I

deserved a job, and I asked for

the application. I hope I can buy

my own bra soon.” Donating

bras also reduces textile waste,

which the EPA says is 6 per-

cent of U.S. municipal waste.

A Co-op ramp donor who had

bras to donate and wanted to do

so with maximum impact, was

delighted to learn of ISTG, be-

cause it matched their values. A

Buy Nothing Greenbelt member

posted a brand-new bra for gift-

ing to the group, and when told

of this drive, responded: “This

seems like the highest and best

use. I’ll drop it off this week.”

Periods don’t stop for home-

lessness, domestic violence,

natural disasters, poverty or

pandemics. Dignity is a hu-

man right. Donations will give

dignity to people experiencing

distress.

Toastmasters Meet

The Greenbelt Toastmasters

Club invites all to join them

online every rst, third and fth

Wednesday of the month at 7:30

p.m. The club provides a fun and

friendly environment for anyone

interested in improving their

public speaking and leadership

skills. Learn more at greenbelt.

toastmastersclubs.org.

On January 17 the Greenbelt Community

Church received and had installed a monitor

that will gather air quality data in real time.

The church’s denomination, the United Church

of Christ (UCC), in partnership with the local

afliate of Interfaith Power and Light and the

University of Maryland, College Park School of

Public Health Center for Community Engage-

ment, Environmental Justice and Health (CEEJH)

hosts a Mid-Atlantic Air Quality Data Collabora-

tion. This project forms a local air quality moni-

toring network in order to support underserved

communities in the legislative process and equip

communities to advocate for themselves on mat-

ters of climate justice and environmental racism.

The UCC has a long history of advocacy for

environmental justice.

In the photo, Noble Smith (left) and Clay

Thompson of CEEJH prepare to install the Pur-

pleAir monitor on the church building. Thomp-

son is seen holding the monitor. The PurpleAir

monitor counts particulate matter via a laser

counter and transmits information via Wi-Fi.

The initial reading on installation of the monitor

on the church building was 51, in the moderate

range on the air quality index of major airborne

pollutants.

PHOTO BY CAROL GRIFFITH

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The brutal invasion of Ukraine

started at 5 a.m. on February 24,

2022. Russia, under Vladimir

Putin, had illegally occupied part

of that country since 2014 and

one year ago invaded the rest of

Ukraine.

Since March of 2022, mem-

bers of the Peace and Justice

Coalition and the Greenbelt Refu-

gee Aid Committee have kept a

vigil in support of Ukraine every

Sunday at 1 p.m. near Roosevelt

Center.

Led by Donna Hoffmeister,

Marj Donn and others, the vigil

has become a Sunday fixture.

“We will stay here as long as

it takes for peace to return to

Ukraine,” said member Kathy

Bartolomeo.

Last March, the Greenbelt

Refugee Aid Committee was also

formed to help some of the over

10 million displaced Ukrainians,

and peoples from other areas.

Last summer the group hosted

its first refugee from Ukraine,

Mariya Tsybulnyk. She and so

Greenbelt Weekly Peace Vigil

For Ukraine Nears Anniversary

by Frank Gervasi

Members of the Peace and Justice Coalition and the Greenbelt Refugee Aid Committee keep a vigil

in support of Ukraine every Sunday at 1 p.m. in Roosevelt Center.

PHOTO BY ROBERT GOLDBERGSTRASSLER

many others ed the indiscrimi-

nate bombing in her beloved

city of Kharkiv. She has since

relocated to Canada, where she

has been working and will now

enter a university near Toronto

on a full scholarship in an MBA

program.

The first Ukrainian family