Greenbelt Station Agreement IsApproved by City Council, 4-1

by Marat Moore

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What Goes On

See METROLAND, page 8

by James Giese

Recreation Review NotesVaried Activities OfferedProposed Public Works, Parks

Budget Requests at $3,431,500by Thomas X. White

by Virginia Beauchamp

FOP President Highlights“Negative” Budget Policies

Saturday, May 149 a.m. to noon, Donation Drop-Off, Parking Lot between

Municipal Building and Community CenterMonday, May 167:30 p.m., Budget Worksession with Green Ridge House, at

Green Ridge HouseWednesday, May 188 p.m., Final Budget Review, Community CenterThursday, May 197:30 p.m., GHI Annual Meeting, Community CenterFriday, May 207 to 9 a.m. and 5 to 7 p.m., Recessed Meeting of GHI, Voting

at GHI Offices on Hamilton PlaceSee PROPOSALS, page 6

After a year of study and de-bate, the Greenbelt Station projecthas received the city’s prelimi-nary stamp of approval, followingthe 4 to 1 vote by city council-members on May 9 to accept arevised development plan withMetroland Developers/GreenbeltMetropark (MD/GM). The votecame late in a meeting thatstretched until nearly midnightand followed last-minute negotia-tions to work out details in thecontract language. The develop-ment agreement sets forth condi-tions and responsibilities forGreenbelt Station and the city re-garding future improvements atGreenbelt Station.

The proposed development isa huge and complex undertaking,with large tracts divided into the“North Core” and the “SouthCore” of the project. MD/GMowns the South Core and theWashington Metropolitan AreaTransit Authority (WMATA) cur-rently owns the “North Core” andhas negotiated a confidential pur-chase agreement with MD/GM.Following a week of negotiations

about confidentiality, council wasable to discuss the substance ofthat document in closed session.Following that discussion, CitySolicitor Robert Manzi recom-mended revisions to the city’sagreement with MD/GM to pro-tect the city’s interests sinceWMATA has refused to sign on.

Greenbelt’s Planning DirectorCelia Craze presented the revisedagreement to council and notedelements of the plan that werepositive for the city over the lastyear including:

• city approval of site plans• city control over annexation

of the South Core• fewer environmental impacts

than earlier plans, with city au-thority over those impacts

• a larger tract of parkland –14 acres – in the South Core

• a significant contribution tothe additional cost for city ser-vices and facilities

• a trolley/tram system thatwill be a north-south connector

• improvements to the inter-section of Metro Access Driveand Cherrywood Lane

“We’ve done a lot to ensurethe quality of this development,with mitigation of significantpublic service impacts which willaccrue to the city as it develops,”Craze said.

The agreement spells out thefinancial support the city will re-ceive to help serve the needs ofthe expected 5,000 additional cityresidents that will result from an-nexation of Metroland, whichwill include housing, retail storesand other businesses and openspace for recreation. The agree-ment lists the following financialoutlay by the developers: $2 mil-lion for public recreation facili-ties; $720,000 to fund six addi-tional Greenbelt police officers;$500,000 for improvements to theGreenbelt police station; and$300,000 for an interpretative na-ture center as part of a streampark.

“Is it a perfect agreement?No – there is never a perfectagreement,” said Manzi. “It hassome flaws because WMATA

In its fourth budget workses-sion for the Fiscal Year 2006budget, held on April 20, theGreenbelt City Council dealt withthe Public Works Department.The department’s budget is pro-jected at $2,508,400, an increaseof about $128,000 from lastyear’s adopted budget.

With the additional proposedparks budget of $923,100, the to-tal effort by the Public WorksDepartment will total $3,431,500.This is about the same as theRecreation Department budget(minus parks) and less than halfof the Public Safety budget.

Although the city’s parks andathletic fields are under control ofuse by the Recreation Depart-ment, the parks budget providesfor supplies, materials and publicworks manpower used in main-taining the parks, playgrounds,athletic fields and tennis courts.In addition to the city-owned ath-letic fields at Braden Field,McDonald Field, Schrom HillsPark and the Wolfe Field(s) atNorthway, the city also maintainsan athletic field at the board ofeducation site in Windsor Greenand helps to maintain fields atGreenbelt Middle School andEleanor Roosevelt High School.

Other Public Works expendi-tures relate to departmental ad-ministration (including maintain-ing the PW facility adjacent to

Attick Park), street and sidewalkmaintenance, waste collection,traffic control, equipment mainte-nance, the Greenbelt Connectionbus service, the city cemetery,special events (e.g., Labor DayFestival and Fourth of July fire-works) and maintenance andcleaning of all city buildings.

In a departure from previousbudget presentations that focusedon the department’s accomplish-ments, budget issues and chal-lenges in the coming year, PublicWorks Director Kenny Hall, Su-perintendent of OperationsCarolyn Clemens, Assistant Pub-lic Works Director Bill Phelanand Recycling Coordinator CindyMurray provided this year’s pre-sentation by highlighting thepeople involved in all of the Pub-lic Works projects recently com-pleted or ongoing around the city.

Hall directed council’s atten-tion to the list of department ac-complishments for FY05 and theissues for FY06 contained in themanager’s proposed budget docu-ment, but wanted to use hisdepartment’s presentation to intro-duce to council all the supervi-sors, crew-leaders, maintenanceworkers, refuse collectors, techni-cians and operators who day-inand day-out carry out the essen-tial work of the department andaccomplish many projects aroundthe city that improve its environ-

ment and the quality of life forGreenbelt citizens.

Using a presentation that cap-tured many of the current projectsunderway, the slides pictured notonly the projects but the crews,with Hall, Phelan and Clemens in-troducing the workers as theywere shown in the slides.Council’s response to the presen-tation was salutary, thanking Hallfor connecting faces and namesfor all of the workers.

In its review of the budget ac-counts, council addressed in pass-ing a few specific items. In dis-cussing the city’s recycling andrefuse collection program, it wasnoted that the city’s recycling ratefor the year has reached 48 per-cent. Unless something dramatichappens in this area, further in-creases in this rate will be difficult.

Council members felt that thecity’s rate, compared with that ofthe county and other municipali-ties, was commendable. There issome concern about the impactof the city’s new yard wastepolicy, which states that yardwaste in plastic bags will nolonger be picked up for thecity’s mulch program.

As of March 1, residents arerequired to place yard waste ei-ther in paper yard waste bags orin special bins for yard debris.

The Recreation Departmentbudget presentation to theGreenbelt City Council on May 4began with a slide show withbackground music of departmen-tal activities over the past year.It highlighted the many variedmulticultural and multigenerationalactivities which the departmentoffers to Greenbelt residents.Other than a slew of recreators,city administrative staff and coun-cil, only one citizen was present,Clement Lau, a member of thePark and Recreation AdvisoryBoard, who remained silent duringthe meeting.

Director Harry G. (Hank) Irv-ing began his overview by an-nouncing that Brian Butler, recre-ation coordinator at SpringhillLake, had received an InnovativeProgram Award for a boysmentoring program, Boys Unitedin Learning, Developing and Ig-

niting the Next Generation(B.U.I.L.D.I.N.G.) at the recentlyheld Maryland Recreation andParks Association conference.

The $4,391,400 budget forrecreation and parks for fiscalyear 2006 is an increase of 6.8percent over that for the currentfiscal year. Of this, $3,468,700is for recreation programs andfacilities and $922,700 is forparks, where most costs of opera-tion are incurred by the PublicWorks Department, which is re-sponsible for park maintenanceas well as many other activities.Irving attributed the budget in-crease to higher energy costs,employee benefit costs and salaryincreases. No additional person-nel are proposed.

Council then reviewed thebudget page by page. Council

The Greenbelt City Councilbudget worksession with repre-sentatives of the Fraternal Orderof Police (FOP) had to be cutshort on Monday, May 2 whencouncil went into executive ses-sion concerning new informationon the pending agreement on theMetroland tract west ofCherrywood Lane. Before clos-ing off the meeting, however,council had time to hear a pre-sentation by FOP President CraigRich on retirement issues, cost ofliving adjustments and salariesand pay scales, as well as to lis-ten to introductory remarks onthe topic of collective bargainingby former FOP President JohnRogers.

Rich expressed the feeling oflonger-term members of theGreenbelt Police Department thatthey were being disadvantaged bythe current formula for paying acost of living adjustment (COLA)based on the midpoint salary fig-ure for the department. Before2001 a straight percentage COLA

had been used for all police per-sonnel.

But following a study on citycompensation carried out by aconsultant the midpoint systemwas adopted whereby newer re-cruits, whose salaries fell belowthe midpoint, received a some-what higher percentage COLAand the higher salaries of longer-time employees received an in-crease based on a lower percent-age figure. Rich argued that thissystem especially affected em-ployees during their three finalyears of service.

Rich also noted that the city’s“buy-back” program had been re-duced by 50 percent, therebylessening an officer’s pay evenfurther. In the buy-back programofficers could sell back to thecity up to 40 hours of unusedannual leave in any given year.As of last year’s budget, the buy-back amount had been reducedto 20 hours.

See RECREATION, page 12

2006 Budget

2006 Budget

2006 Budget

See FOP BUDGET, page 8

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THE INTERPRETER(PG13)

Open Letter to ERHSParents on Tests

One of the requirements forearning a high school diploma inthe State of Maryland is that stu-dents are required to completefive high school assessments thatare administered near the end ofspecific course work. Thecourses involved are English 10;local, state and national govern-ment, biology, algebra and geom-etry. The dates for testing arespecified by the Maryland StateDepartment of Education. Theprimary testing week for 2004-2005 is May 23 through May 27.The schedule for testing is as fol-lows:

May 23 English 10May 24 GovernmentMay 25 GeometryMay 26 BiologyMay 27 AlgebraMake up testing is scheduled

for June 1 through June 13.Students work independently.

The tests include numerous mul-tiple choice questions and a vari-ety of essay questions. Resultsare posted on students’ highschool transcripts. You may viewsample questions on the Mary-land State Department ofEducation’s website at http://www.mdk12.org. Public releaseitems for each assessment arelisted.

It is extremely important thatyour student is in school everyday on time. We need your sup-port to make sure your studentdoes his or her best job.

Please make sure:1. Your child arrives at

school on time. Testing takesplace in the morning.

2. Your student eats a sub-stantial breakfast on testing morn-ings to give him or her the nec-essary energy and alertness forparticipation in testing.

3. Your student gets a goodnight’s sleep the night beforeeach testing day.

4. Your student is in schoolon testing day. Students absenton a testing day will participatein make up testing.

5. You send your student toschool with a snack. Testingtakes approximately 5-1/2 hoursso students will be eating a latelunch.

Thank you for your assistanceand support. Should you haveany questions, please call theschool and ask to speak withMrs. McDonald, the testing coor-dinator. Her number is 301-513-5400 extension 320.

Sylvester ConyersPrincipal

Open LetterTo Mayor Davis

May 8, 2005, a fire beganand spread in a section of ParcelV of GHI that has been named“the test plot” for herbicide ex-periments for almost three years.No residents adjacent to this plotapproved of this plan to testmixtures of various pesticides di-rectly bordering their homes(that drifted into our yards).This section of the parcel wascleared of most living vegetation(both native and invasive) andmost likely was hailed a success:lots of dead, dry plants overacres and acres of the parcel.

The large patch of bamboothat ignited Sunday afternoonhad been cut to about 6 inchesas repeated tests were conductedto determine what cocktails ofpesticides were deemed “appro-priate.” The dead stalks weresurrounded by layers of dryleaves along with the stalks thatwere left piled against them.

Why was the bamboo cutand left to dry and die? It wasdone to rid the forest of thedreaded invasive species. Thissteeply-sloped area was neverreplanted and the dead, dry veg-etation was left to rot. No carewas taken to remove the deadplant material and non-nativeplants were even brought in toreplace what had thrived for de-cades. The wildlife was wipedout, the stream banks were leftto erode and now, after years oftrying to persuade officials toconduct an investigation, resi-dents are still left to solve thison their own.

Kudos to the Greenbelt FireDepartment which got the flamesunder control and saved ouryards and homes. We want afull investigation of invasive spe-cies management that has beenallowed to devastate our forestsand wildlife. Will our homes benext? Or yours? Who is re-sponsible for approving thisplan? The city? The county?The state? The EPA? The pes-ticide applicators? Who is goingto fix this?

We want answers that will putan end to this crazy, half-bakedscheme that isn’t working.There are better ways to create ahealthy eco-system without wag-ing war on us all.

Jean Newcomb onbehalf of residents of

13 Court Hillside Road

THANKSA hearty “Thank You!” to the

Greenbelt Baptist Church and tothe Greenbelt Theater. Your open-to-the-public events helped us toobserve important occasions.

For the National Day of Prayer(Thursday, May 5), the BaptistChurch-hosted gathering at theMunicipal Building at noon nearthe flag poles gave us the oppor-tunity to raise our petitions toGod.

And the “Concert of Prayer”gathering at the church thatevening gave us the opportunity toraise our voices in song. Thehusband and wife duet was par-ticularly moving. ClassicAmerica.

For the 60th anniversary of VEDay (the end of World War II inEurope), May 1945, the German-language movie “Downfall” wasmost appropriate. The horror andfear as the enemy closed in. Thedevastation. Although I have reada multitude of books on WorldWar II, as well as seen manymovies, this particular show wasthe most vivid example of what itmust have been like. And theGerman language of that filmadded to the realism of that man-made disaster of April and earlyMay 1945.

We can be grateful that, despitethe shortcomings of internationalrelations, no one has had to gothrough a major war for 60 years.

Christopher K. Scherer

THANKSFriends of New Deal Café

Arts (FONDCA) would like toexpress appreciation to everyonewho helped with the refreshmentsale during the Greenbelt PetExpo on May 7. We successfullyperformed our many tasks thanksto the dedicated on-site assistanceof Brett and Silas Fishburne,Chris Logan, Eileen Peterson,Barbara and Ray Stevens, DebTaylor and Mike Travis.

Our thanks and appreciationalso go to those who gave theirsupport and contributions to theproject: Susie Hall, Greenbelt Ani-mal Control; Mary MitchellDonahue, Greenbelt Arts Center;Richard McMullin and EllenSiegel, New Deal Café.

The money raised from therefreshment sale will be used tosupport music and art shows atthe New Deal Café and inRoosevelt Center.

Barbara Logan, ChairFONDCA Pet Expo

Refreshment SaleBarbara Simon

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Letters to the Editor

Catching “The Interpreter”A hard-driving political thriller, “The Interpreter,” opens Fri-

day, May 13 at Old Greenbelt Theatre for at least one week.It pivots on the roles played by two stars: Nicole Kidman, asa troubled interpreter at the UN from the fictional African coun-try of Matobo, and Sean Penn as an out-of-sorts Secret Ser-vice agent (with a suspiciously thick head of hair). Did Kidmanoverhear a real plan to assassinate Matobo’s dictator? Howadroitly can Penn & Co. shake down the question? WillKidman and Penn hook up personally? Director Sidney Pol-lock won an Oscar for “Out of Africa” some two decades ago;here he cooks up a more traditional stew with a practiced handand more white-on-black shading. PG-13, 135 minutes.

– Eli Flam

On Screen

Eleanor & Franklin Roosevelt Democratic Club

General Members Meeting to review the 2005 MarylandState legislative session that ended this April

featuring:Senator Paul Pinsky, Delegate Tawanna Gaines

Delegate Anne Healey, Delegate Justin Ross

Friday, May 20, 2005, 7:30 p.m.Terrace Room

Greenbriar Community Building7600 Hanover Parkway off Greenbelt Road (Rt. 193)

Refreshments and Social following the meeting

Everyone is welcome. Join us!For information, call 301-474-2896.

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Community EventsGreenSpring ITo Meet Sat.

The GreenSpring I Home-owners Association annual meet-ing will be held Saturday, May14 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. atSchrom Hills Park meeting room.In addition to board elections,community interests will be dis-cussed. All GreenSpring Ihomeowners are urged to attend.

Explorations –Women in War Films

Explorations Unlimited willhost a presentation by Green-belter Dr. Lawrence Suid on Fri-day, May 20 at the GreenbeltCommunity Center. Suid willgive a sampling and overview of acourse he will teach this summer,“Women in War Films,” in thePrince George’s Community Col-lege SAGE program.

Suid is both a film and a mili-tary historian. His first book,“Guts & Glory,” (Addison-Wesley,1978) became the definitive studyof the relationship between thefilm industry and the armed ser-vices. He is currently researchingand writing the biography of FredZinnemann, director of “HighNoon,” “From Here to Eternity”and “Man for All Seasons.”

Suid received his B.A. fromWestern Reserve University, amaster’s degree in Russian historyfrom Duke University, a masterof fine arts degree in film fromBrandeis University and a PhD inAmerican studies from CaseWestern Reserve University.

Explorations Unlimited is aspeaker series held every Fridayfrom 1 to 3 p.m. at the Commu-nity Center in the Senior Class-room. Everyone is welcome. Call301-397-2208 for information.

5K Fun Run & WalkTo Help City Groups

The Prince George’s RunningClub’s Greenbelt 50/50 5k FunRun & Walk will be held Satur-day, May 21, at 8 a.m. at theGreenbelt Youth Center. Proceedsfrom the race will be split 50/50between the Greenbelt Labor DayFestival and the St. Hugh Councilof the Knights of Columbus. The5 kilometer course (3.1 miles),which includes two loops aroundGreenbelt Lake, is certified byUSA Track & Field, the regulatingbody for running sports. Raceregistration begins at 7 a.m. and islimited to the first 150 entries re-ceived. Certificates will be givento the top three finishers in each10-year age group. The lowerpre-registration fee should not bemailed after May 14; a higher feemay be paid on race day. All reg-istrants receive short-sleeved T-shirts and post-race refreshments.All runners will also be eligible toreceive random merchandiseprizes.

For an entry form, send astamped, self-addressed envelope toAustin Conaty, 8150 LakecrestDrive #710, Greenbelt, MD 20770.Call 301-982-9246 or visit theclub’s website, www.pgrc.org, formore information and a pdfdownloadable registration form.Also at www.pgrc.org is a link foronline registration throughactive.com.

Now in its 20th year, thePrince George’s Running Club, anaffiliate of the Road Runners Clubof America, sponsors races, train-ing and fun runs and walks inPrince George’s County.

Just after this race is the first-ever Greenbelt 12 and UnderTriathlon at 10 a.m. For detailsabout qualifying and registrationinformation for the triathlon con-tact Larry Hilliard at 301-474-7504,or visit the online registrationweb page at http://w w w . a c t i v e . c o m /event_detail.cfm?event_id=1214961for more details.

SAT Summer ClassA Summer SAT Prep course is

being offered June 10 throughJune 17 at Eleanor RooseveltHigh School (ERHS). Rooseveltteacher James Miller will teach theverbal and writing portions of thecourse and Eileen Lloyd will beteaching the math portion. Thereis only room for 50 students; jun-iors will be given priority. Appli-cations are available at ERHS,Room 130.

There is a nominal cost tocover books, materials and soft-ware. Students on free and re-duced lunch will receive the mate-rials at no cost.

The course will be held from8:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. Studentswill receive classroom instructionand work in the computer labeach day. A pretest will be ad-ministered on Day 1 so that stu-dent strengths and weaknesses canbe identified. The intense weekof instruction will be followed byindependent study by studentsover the summer. Assignmentsand software will be distributed tostudents throughout the course;the expectation is that studentswill take a post-test in August totrack their improvement.

For more information contactJames Miller at ERHS at 301-513-5400 ext. 2226 or by e-mailJames.Miller@PGCPS.org.

ERHS SeeksVolunteers

The state mandated HighSchool Assessments will be ad-ministered at Eleanor RooseveltHigh School the week of May 23to May 27. Parent and commu-nity volunteers make this opera-tion run smoothly. The schoolwill test approximately 750 stu-dents a day while the rest of theschool operates on a normalschedule. Volunteers help withdistributing materials, picking upattendance forms, packing thecompleted tests for shipment andserving as an extra pair of hands.

People are needed beginningat 8 a.m. and ending around 1:30p.m. Assistance during the entiretesting period or just a part ofthe time will be appreciated. Tovolunteer or for more information,contact Susan McDonald, testingcoordinator, at ERHS at 301-513-5400 ext. 320.

Mamas & PapasPlaygroup Wed.

The Greenbelt Mamas and Pa-pas playgroup will meet at 11a.m. on Wednesday, May 18 atthe playground across from theGreenbelt Library, 11 CrescentRoad. Rain/cold weather locationis the Greenbelt Community Cen-ter, 15 Crescent Road. Meet otherlocal parents for fellowship andsupport while babies, toddlers orpre-schoolers play. Contact AnneGardner at annegard@smart.net or301-220-1721.

Free CarShow Offered

Antique and classic Cadillacswill be on display at the AnnualSpring Cadillac LaSalle Show be-ing held at Capitol Cadillac Com-pany, 6500 Capitol Drive,Greenbelt on Sunday, May 15.The show begins at 9 a.m. andawards will be presented at 3p.m. Approximately 80 cars willbe on display both inside andout, rain or shine. Admission isfree. For more information callHenry Ruby, show coordinator at301-894-8026.

Science FairAt Roosevelt

Student judging for “Kids forScience,” the 15th annual Elemen-tary Science Fair at EleanorRoosevelt High School will be heldon Saturday, May 14 from 9 to 11a.m. Later, from 2:15 to 3:15 p.m.there will be an open house. Theawards assembly will be at 3:30p.m. Students from grades fourthrough six will participate and themistress of ceremonies will beJanet Thomas, head of the Environ-mental Project Engineering Sectionat NASA Goddard.

Star Party on Sat.Weather permitting, the Green-

belt Astronomy Club (GAC) willhost a star party this Saturday,May 14. This event will takeplace at the Wolfe Fields onNorthway, Extended. It begins at8:30 p.m. The club and its mem-bers will have telescopes availableto share views of celestial objects.Future GAC events can be foundat: http://www.greenbeltastro.org/events.shtml. In the event of pre-cipitation or hopelessly cloudyskies at the time of an event, astar party will be cancelled with-out further notice.

Help Paint, Clean UpPark Campground

Help clean up the GreenbeltPark campground and paint pic-nic tables. Meet at the Rangerstation on Saturday, May 14 at10 a.m. (Raindate is Saturday,May 21.)

The park entrance is onGreenbelt Road betweenKenilworth Avenue and the Balti-more-Washington Parkway. Formore information call 301-344-3944 or visit the website at http://www.nps.gov/gree/.

Green Man FestivalContinues May 14 - 15

The GreenMan Festival,a celebrationof Greenbelt’scommitmentto preserve itsacres of for-ests and tochoose wisely to honor this greenearth by acting locally, will con-tinue this weekend. Festival ac-tivities will reconnect people tothe folklore of ancient civiliza-tions through science, art, musicand myth. The festival will fea-ture many artists, musicians andperformers from Greenbelt and thesurrounding area.

On Saturday and Sunday, May14 and 15, the festival will featurea labyrinth at Roosevelt Center.There will be nature-inspired ac-tivities, handmade treasures andfood for thought. Musicians anddancers will perform throughoutthe afternoon and food, crafts andexhibits on eco-friendly gardeningtechniques and products will beoffered.

This festival will bring GreenMan into the present where hereturns as a symbol to remind usto be concerned about the naturalhabitat and challenges people tochange an eroding relationshipwith the environment.

At the LibraryChildren

Tuesday, May 17, 10:30 a.m.– Cuddletime for newborn to 17months with caregiver; limit 15babies.

Wednesday, May 18, 10:30a.m. – Toddlertime for ages 18 to35 months with caregiver; limit15 toddlers.

Thursday, May 19, 10:30 a.m.– Drop-in Storytime for ages 3 to5 years; limit 20 children

AdultSaturday, May 14, 10:30 a.m.

to noon, Poetry Plus. The sub-ject is nature.

Wednesday, May 18, 2 p.m.,Book discussion, Bill Bryson’s“A Walk in the Woods” and se-lection of titles for 2005 - 2006discussions.

Spring Fair, SaleHeld At School

The Annual Spring Fair andBook Sale at Greenbelt Elemen-tary School, 66 Ridge Road, willbe held from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.on Saturday, May 14. Food andgames will be available as wellas a variety of books for all ages.

Triathlon EligibilityNow Is 12 and Under

The Greenbelt “kinGTUT” isnow the 12 and under Triathlonsponsored by St. Hugh’s CYO.The events will begin at 10 a.m .on Saturday, May 21 at theAquatic and Fitness Center.

There is a pre-“kinGTUT” bikeclinic on May 17 from 5 to 7 p.m.behind St. Hugh’s rectory. Theclinic will be run by Greenbelt Po-lice Officer Robert Lauer.

One-sport specialists who justrun, swim or bike are welcome toparticipate in the Triathlon relaythat begins at 11 a.m.

Triathletes are going to be “re-cycled” as they participate in boththe triathlon and the later relay.

Visit http://www.active.com/event_detail.cfm?event_id=1214961or call Larry Hilliard at 301-474-7504 for details.

More Community Eventscan be found on page 4.

Calling all kids and the young at heart.The Annual Spring Fair and Book Sale

at Greenbelt Elementary School,66 Ridge Road

is on Saturday, May 14,from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

301-474-8187

The Prince George’s Choral SocietySpring Pops Concert Silent AuctionSpring Pops Concert Silent AuctionSpring Pops Concert Silent AuctionSpring Pops Concert Silent AuctionSpring Pops Concert Silent Auction

and Decadent Dessertsand Decadent Dessertsand Decadent Dessertsand Decadent Dessertsand Decadent DessertsSunday, May 15, 2005 – 3:00 PM

Holy Cross Lutheran Church6905 Greenbelt Road – Greenbelt, MD

General Admission – $15 Seniors and Students – $10For more information please phone 301-538-1532

Global warming’s creeping up.We Are All Smith Islanders

Sun., May 15, 4 p.m.Greenbelt Community Center

Progressive Film SeriesPeace & Justice Coalition andGreen Party – Mt. Rainier/HY

Discuss with ChesapeakeClimate Action Network

Info 301-577-2350

C. O’Boyle to ReturnTo Greenbelt, Again

Christina O’Boyle will returnagain to Greenbelt to talk aboutand read from her book “lookingfor lightheartedness.”

O’Boyle lived in GHI for 17years, the last 10 of which shewrote her column “The Viewfrom Ridge Road” about every-day life here.

Her booksigning event willbe held in the board room of theGHI offices on Sunday, May 22at 2 p.m. on Hamilton Place.

Goddard CelebratesReturn to Flight

On Saturday, May 14 Goddardwill host a “Return to Flight Fes-tival” from noon to 4 p.m. at theVisitor Center. This is the first ina series of free public presenta-tions about Goddard’s contribu-tions to NASA’s Return to Flightactivities. This festival will alsofeature the exhibit, Space StationImagination, NASA’s InternationalSpace Station Trailer. There willalso be presentations related tocommunications, instrumentationand life on the InternationalSpace Station, with other attrac-tions for students, teachers andthe community.

This is an opportunity to learnhow astronauts live and work inspace. For information on SpaceStation Imagination visit http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/programs/exhib-its/trailers/index.html or contactAdam Mahone at ext. 6-0746 oremail Adam.N.Mahone@nasa.gov.

SPRING ISALIVE IN

GREENBELT!

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UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Daniel Hamlin, Pastor

Greenbelt Community Church

Hillside & Crescent RoadsPhone: 301-474-6171 mornings

www.greenbelt.com/gccucc/Sunday Worship

10:15 a.m.

"A church of the open mind, the warm heart,the aspiring soul, and the social vision..."

Paint Branch UnitarianUniversalist Church

3215 Powder Mill Road,Beltsville/Adelphi (301-937-3666)

Welcomes you to our open,nurturing community

May 15, 10 a.m."Three Faces of Compassion"

by Jaco B. ten Hove, co-ministerwith Leo Jones, worship associate

Religious Exploration Classes 10 a.m.Barbara Wells ten Hove,

Jaco B. ten Hove,co-ministers

7010 Glenn Dale Road (Lanham-Severn Road & Glenn Dale Road) 301-262-3285 | rector@stgeo.org | www.stgeo.org

Sundays: 8:00 am Simple, quiet Mass 9:00 am Christian education for all ages 10:00 am Sung Mass with organ and folk

music, ASL interpreted 1:30 pm Signed Mass (last Sunday of each

month only) Wednesdays: 7:00 pm Simple, quiet Mass

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Mowatt Memorial United Methodist Church40 Ridge Road, Greenbelt

301-474-9410 www.gbgm-umc.org/mowatt

Rev. DaeHwa Park, Pastor

Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00am

ST. HUGH'S CATHOLIC CHURCH135 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770

301-474-4322

Mass Schedule: Sunday 8:00, 9:30, 11:00 a.m. Saturday 9:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m.

Daily Mass: 7:15 a.m.Sacrament of Penance: Saturday 3:45-4:45 p.m.

Pastor: Fr. Walter J. TappePastoral Associate: Fr. R. Scott Hurd

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Sundays 10 A.M.Municipal Building

HOLY CROSS LUTHERAN CHURCH6905 Greenbelt Road • 301-345-5111

Sunday 8:00 a.m. Worship Service 9:15 a.m. Sunday School/Bible Study10:30 a.m. Worship Service

Sermon Series: "The Purpose Driven Life"

Fax 301-220-0694 • E-mail myholycross@verizon.net

Helping People Connect with His Family through Loving Service

Baha'i Faith

www.bahai.org/www.us.bahai.org

Greenbelt Baha’i CommunityP.O. Box 245

Greenbelt, MD 20770301-345-2918 301-220-3160

"When a thought of war comes,oppose it by a stronger thoughtof peace. A thought of hatredmust be destroyed by a more

powerful thought of love."– Baha'i Sacred Writings

Choral Society HoldsSpring Pops Concert

The Spring Pops Concert ofthe Prince George’s Choral Soci-ety, under the direction of RonFreeman, will take place at HolyCross Lutheran Church inGreenbelt at 3 p.m., Sunday, May15. What are described as “deca-dent desserts” will be a furtherattraction for those attending theperformance.

Holy Cross Lutheran Church islocated at 6905 Greenbelt Roadopposite the entrance to LakecrestDrive. For ticket informationcontact Frank at 301-538-1532.

Craft Fair to Be HeldAt Methodist Church

The annual craft fair atMowatt Memorial United Meth-odist Church, 40 Ridge Road,will be held Saturday, May 21from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Manycommunity crafters will be repre-sented.

There will be jewelry, silkflower arrangements, body lo-tions, fabric bags, lamps andother goodies for home decora-tion or holiday gifts.Donation Drop-off

On SaturdayThe city’s Donation Drop-off

co-sponsored by the American Res-cue Workers, will be held Saturday,May 14 behind the MunicipalBuilding from 9 a.m. to noon.

Bring clean, usable clothing,small household items, curtains,towels, bedding, sheets, toys,puzzles and books. Donation willbe used by needy people in PrinceGeorge’s County and are tax-de-ductible.

Donation Drop-off is held thesecond Saturday of each month.

ObituariesAnn Margaret Ladnier

Ann Margaret Ladnier, age 83,of Research Road, died on May7, 2005. She was a resident ofGreenbelt since about 1960. Shewas a member of the GreenbeltGolden Age Club.

Her husband Charles precededher in death.

She is survived by childrenCharles and his wife PattiLadnier; Mary Lou and her hus-band Mark Nishan; Peter EdwardLadnier; and Diane and her hus-band Ray King; a sister MaryMcElwee; brother EdwardShields; grandchildren, Brian,Lisa, Anthony, Brandon, Lindsay,Melanie, Raymond, Jerriann andAmanda; and great-grandchildrenClark, Brian, Kayla and Taylor.

A Mass of Christian Burialwas celebrated Thursday morningat St. Hugh’s Catholic Church.Interment was at Mt. Olivet Cem-etery.

Memorial contributions maybe made to Hospice of theChesapeake, 8724 Jericho CityDrive, Landover, MD 20785.

Beverly G. StoneFormer Greenbelter Beverly G.

Stone, age 74, of Rockville diedMonday, March 14, 2005. Mrs.Stone lived on Maplewood Courtbefore moving to Rockville. Alawyer, she was one of the firstwomen to practice before theU.S. Supreme Court.

She is survived by daughtersFern and Susan Stone, son-in-lawVal Dauksts, granddaughterSamantha Risch and sister SandraWasser.

A memorial service was heldat Pumphrey’s Bethesda-ChevyChase Funeral Home on Thurs-day, March 17. Interment wasprivate.

In lieu of flowers, contribu-tions may be made in her nameto The Friends of the D.C. Supe-rior Court, LIIPFERT Fund forChildren, c/o Beverly Gibbs, 500Indiana Ave., N.W., Washington,D.C. 20001.

Last Berwyn SpringConcert on May 22

Berwyn Presbyterian Churchwill be the location for the finalspring concert in this year’sBerwyn Concert Series. Swiato-slaw Kuznik, violinist andFrederick Minger, pianist, willpresent a recital on Sunday, May22 at 3 p.m. The program willinclude works by Debussy, Bachand Mendelssohn.

Concerts feature emerging andestablished artists performing avariety of repertoire and en-sembles. All concerts are freeadmission, though a free-will of-fering is taken at intermission tosupport the series and provideartists’ fees.

Berwyn Presbyterian Church islocated at 6301 Greenbelt Road,just west of the intersection of Rt.193 Greenbelt Road and Rt. 201Kenilworth Avenue in CollegePark. For information contact Dr.Gabriel Ruiz Bernal, Berwyn Pres-byterian music director by phoneat 301-633-9861 or emailgruizbernal@mindspring.com.

Our sympathy to the familyof Ann Margaret Ladnier, a long-time Greenbelter, who died onMay 7, 2005.

Greenbelters were saddened tohear of the death of formerGreenbelter Beverly Stone.

Congratulations to Brian But-ler, recreation coordinator atSpringhill Lake, who received anInnovative Program Award for aboys’ mentoring program, “BoysUnited in Learning, Developingand Igniting the Next Genera-tion.”

We were glad tohear that BryanBrown-Kelleher isdoing well in his re-covery from cancertreatment. Thoughhe has a long road in front ofhim, he has shown that he is asurvivor.

Walk Around Md.Program Starts

Walkers are rediscoveringMaryland with a program to walkin all Maryland counties and Bal-timore City in the next two years.Start the journey with CharlesCounty in Indian Head, Marylandon May 21. The 10K and 5Kwalks will start in Chapman StatePark. People may begin walkinganytime between 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.and finish the walk by 4 p.m.There is a fee per adult walker.Children walk for free.

Enjoy the friendly atmosphereof fun, food and fellowship. Fora brochure call 410-437-2164 or301-317-0639 or emailwahasse@ix.netcom.com.

Golf TournamentSupports Schools

The Excellence in EducationFoundation for Prince George’sCounty Public Schools, Inc., issponsoring its third annual golftournament on May 23 at 10 a.m.at Woodmore Golf Course, 12320Pleasant Prospect in Mitchellville.The tournament is held to raisefunds for the school system’s ath-letic programs and provide anopportunity for business andcommunity leaders to networkwith educators and administrators.For more information call BonnieBundy, 301-925-2880.

Seniors SlugfestWith Crownsville

Greenbelt’s senior softballteam took a 4-3 lead in battlingCrownsville on Monday, May 9at home before losing 18-11.Dave Kerr led the Greenbelt at-tack with three hits, backed byseveral teammates with two hitsapiece. Starting pitcher JohnStreckel was relieved by SterlingTropp.

The next four games in theBaltimore Beltway Senior SoftballLeague are on the road, two ofthem against rivals in Bowie.

Pregnancy LossGroup Forming

A free support group for thoseexperiencing pregnancy loss, mis-carriage, stillbirth or infant deathwill meet on Thursday, May 19at 7:30 p.m. at WashingtonAdventist Hospital (7600 CarrollAve., Takoma Park). For moreinformation call the hospital at301-891-5265.

Sun. Worship: 8:30 am, 11:00 amWeds. Worship: 7:00pm (Adult Bible Study/

Prayer & Children's Ministry)

Botanic Garden HoldsBartholdi Park Tours

Explore Bartholdi Park withknowledgeable U. S. BotanicGarden staff and volunteers. Ev-ery other Tuesday at noon strollthrough Bartholdi Park, learnhow spring unfolds in this homelandscape demonstration gardenand gather gardening tips forone’s own garden. Tours will beled by Robert Pritchard, gardenersupervisor or Hawsie Nash, gar-den volunteer. Space is limitedso register early. Tours are can-celled if it rains. The free tourswill be Tuesdays, May 17 andMay 31 from noon to 1 p.m.Pre-register by calling 202-226-4082.

God commands us in the holyscripture: “Serve God and join not

partners with Him; and do good – toparents, kinsfolk, orphans, those in

need, neighbors who are near, neighbors who are strang-ers, the companions by your side, the wayfarer (youmeet), and what your right hands possess, for God lovesnot the arrogant, the vainglorious.” –The Holy Quran 4:36

To learn more about the morality taught by Islam, contactus by email at searchislam@mail.com or by phone at301-982-9463 or visit www.learnaboutislam.com.

LearnAboutIslam

Where courtesy is partof the religion.

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City InformationOPENINGS ON BOARDS &

COMMITTEESVolunteer to serve on City Council advisory groups.

Vacancies exist on the:Arts Advisory Board

Park and Recreation Advisory BoardFor more information, please call 301-474-8000.

Meetings for May 16-May 20Monday, May 16, 7:30pm, Budget Work Session

with Green Ridge House at Green Ridge House.Wednesday, May 18, 8:00pm, Final Budget Review,

at Community Center.

GREENBELTMUNICIPAL/PUBLIC

ACCESS CHANNEL 71

MUNICIPAL ACCESS: 301-474-8000: Tuesday, May 17 at7:30pm: GHI Candidates Night(live), Wednesday, May 18 at5pm: Replay of GHI CandidatesNight, Thursday, May 19:9am: Replay of GHI CandidatesNight, 10am & 6pm “Ask theExpert-Applying for FoodStamp & Health Benefits,”11am: “GHI CandidatesNight,” 1pm “GHI CandidatesNight,” 6pm: “Ask the Expert,”6:30pm “ACE LiteraryShowcase 2005.”

PUBLIC ACCESS (GATE):301-507-6581:Wednesday &Friday, May 18 & 20: 7pm“Pittsburgh Comicon 2005,”7:30pm “Lions Club Meeting3/18/05.”

OFFICIAL NOTICEThe Greenbelt City Council has scheduled a

PUBLIC HEARING for Monday,May 23, 2005, 8:00 p.m.CONCERNING THE PROPOSED BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006FOR THE GENERAL FUND AND EACH OF THE OTHER FUNDS OF THECITY.

GENERAL FUND BUDGET FY 2005-2006REVENUESTaxes ................................................................. $16,090,400.00Licenses & Permits .................................................. 841,600.00Revenue from Other Agencies ................................. 828,900.00Service Charges for Current Services ................... 1,806,400.00Fines & Forfeitures ................................................... 680,000.00Miscellaneous Revenues ......................................... 176,800.00 — — — — — —TOTAL REVENUES ............................................ $20,424,100.00 — — — — — —Appropriation of Fund Balance ............................................ 0 — — — — — —EXPENDITURESGeneral Government .......................................... $1,798,700.00Planning and Community Development ................. 837,300.00Public Safety ........................................................... 8,205,900.00Public Works ......................................................... 2,508,400.00Social Services .......................................................... 523,000.00Recreation and Parks ............................................ 4,391,800.00Miscellaneous ........................................................... 131,100.00Non-Departmental ................................................... 466,400.00Fund Transfers ...................................................... 1,331,500.00 — — — — — —TOTAL EXPENDITURES .................................... $20,194,100.00 — — — — — —

PROPOSED EXPENDITURE BUDGETS FOR OTHER FUNDSBuilding Capital Reserve Fund ............................... $70,100.00Cemetery Fund ............................................................... 1,800.00Debt Service Fund .................................................... 928,300.00Replacement Fund ................................................... 179,000.00Special Projects Fund .................................................. 86,800.00Temporary Disability Fund ........................................... 50,000.00Unemployment Compensation Fund ........................... 6,000.00 — — — — —TOTAL OTHER FUNDS ....................................... $1,322,000.00 — — — — —

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FUNDSCapital Projects Fund .......................................... $1,325,000.002001 Bond Fund .................................................... 1,200,000.00Community Development Block Grant Fund ........... 100,000.00 — — — — —TOTAL CAPITAL FUNDS ...................................... $2,625,000.00 — — — — — —

ENTERPRISE FUNDSGreen Ridge House ............................................ $1,118,700.00The Public Hearing will be held in the Council Room of theMunicipal Building, 25 Crescent Rd., Greenbelt, MD. This is thesecond of two Public Hearings on the budget. The first was heldon Monday, April 25, 2005. Public attendance and participation areencouraged. All citizens of Greenbelt will have a reasonableopportunity to provide written and oral comments and to askquestions concerning the entire budget. If special accommoda-tions are required to make this meeting accessible to anydisabled person, please call 301-474-8000 no later than 10 a.m.on the meeting day. Deaf persons are advised to use MD RELAYat 711 or e-mail the City Clerk at kgallagher@greenbeltmd.gov.Copies of the proposed budget may be examined at the CityOffices, 25 Crescent Rd., or at the Greenbelt Library, 11 CrescentRd., during normal business hours. The budget is also postedon the City Web site at www.ci.greenbelt.md.us. For moreinformation, please call 301-474-8000. Kathleen Gallagher, City Clerk

THE PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE CABLECAST LIVE ONCHANNEL 71.

PUBLIC WORKS PLANT SALE

Saturday, May 14, 20059:00 AM to 12:00 noon

Public Works Yard Surplus annuals and perennials commonlyused in the City will be for sale, along with

some tomato and pepper plants.

USED VEHICLE SALE BID 2005 – 2The City of Greenbelt will be accepting sealed bids for sale of the following items.

Interested bidders may view vehicles/equipment the week of May 16, between the hours of9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m., at the Greenbelt Public Works Department, 555 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD.If you have any questions contact 240-542-2165.

Sealed bids shall be submitted to the above address no later than 4:00 p.m. Monday, May 23,2005. Bids will be opened on Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at 10:00 a.m. Bids must include the name,address and phone number of the bidder and the complete vehicle/equipment description. The highestbidders will be notified by phone or mail. Once notification has been made, successful bidders willhave three working days to remove the vehicles from the Public Works Yard.

The City reserves the right to reject any bids.

Used Police Vehicles93 Chevy Caprice, 108K (#14); 93 Chevy Caprice, 110K (#32); 94 Chevy Caprice, 116K (#808); 95 ChevyCaprice, 108K (#811); 95 Chevy Caprice, 111K (#813); 96 Ford Crown Victoria, 119K (#818)96 Ford Crown Victoria, 131K (#908)Other Vehicles/Equipment88 Dodge Pickup, 130K (#400); 94 Pontiac Grand Prix, 103K (#704); 60 Allis Chalmers Bulldozer (#122);89 Jacobson Tractor, 1,936H (#440)

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Office Associate II: Part-time,M-F, 7:30 am to 1:30 pm. for theGreenbelt Public WorksDepartment. H.S. Diploma/GED, ability to handle clerical/receptionist duties, takeaccurate/clear messages, learnstreet routes throughoutGreenbelt, enjoy working withthe public, good organizationalskills, proficiency with Win-dows Word, Excel required.$11.26/hr + pro-rated benefits.

Apply: City of GreenbeltPersonnel Office, 25 CrescentRoad; download applicationat www.ci.greenbelt.md.us orcall job line 301-474-1872 forrequired application.

CAMP PINE TREESummer vacation is right around the corner… do

you know where your child is goingto be? It’s not too late to register

for summer camp! The City ofGreenbelt has a limited num-ber of spaces available in theirCamp Pine Tree summer daycamp. Don’t miss out on this

opportunity to give your kidsmemories that they’ll cherish for

years to come! Camp Pine Treeoffers an exciting mix of sports, games, field trips,special events and swim time (including lessons!) Call301-397-2200 to register today or visitwww.ci.greenbelt.md.us and check out the RecreationBrochure for more info. Don’t wait, spaces are fillingfast!

FOOD AND FRIENDSHIP PROGRAMThe Prince George’s County Senior Nutrition Program serveshot lunches Monday through Friday in the Commercial Kitchenat the Community Center. Senior citizens must reserve a hotlunch at least a day in advance to ensure that enough meals aredelivered. Meals are $2.25. Please call 301-397-2208 x2236 tomake reservations.

NOTICEThe Greenbelt Community Cen-ter handicap ramp closure (eastentrance) has been extendeduntil approximately May 13,2005.

The rear entrance, next to play-ground, is handicap accessible.Please call 301-397-2208 for moreinformation.

We apologize for any inconve-nience.

TEMPORARYSKATE PARK HOURS

The Spring hours of operation for thetemporary skate park located on one of theLakecrest tennis courts are:Monday thru Friday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon to 5 p.m.The hours are subject to change depending on weatherconditions and the availability of staff.

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Education efforts for this newprogram are ongoing. Upon re-quest, Public Works will provideresidents with special stickers toidentify yard waste bins, whichcan substitute for the paper bagsif residents wish.

The proposed budget includesan increase in the refuse/recyclingfee to $47 per quarter ($188/year) and the recycling only col-lection to $25 per year.

During discussion of the pro-posed budget for maintenance ofmulti-purpose equipment, Hallnoted that the department willsurplus the city’s 45-year-oldbulldozer this year and place it inauction on the internet. Also ofnote in this account, increasingcosts for fuel has had an impactin the current year’s budget andwill impact the FY06 budget. InFY03, the city’s cost for gasolinewas $1.21/gallon. In FY05, it is$1.60/gallon and heading up.

Parks BudgetThere was considerable dis-

cussion of the parks budget,which includes funding for a newmaintenance worker to handle ad-ditional work resulting from thecity’s new playground agreementwith GHI and some of thehomeowners’ associations in thecity. The city will be workingwith the homeowners’ associa-tions to develop a plan for reha-bilitation of playgrounds coveredby the new agreement.

Based on priorities identifiedin those discussions with the af-fected neighborhoods, it is esti-mated that three or four play-grounds could be rehabilitatedthis year. Council will likely fur-ther discuss this item before con-sideration of the final budget.

Another item discussed brieflyat the work session and slated forfurther exploration by council in-volves an analysis of the relativevalue to the city of the additionalcosts for biodiesel fuel. PublicWorks has conducted air emissiontests of city vehicles using both

regular diesel fuel and biodieselfuel. The tests indicate that alltrucks tested when burningbiodiesel had higher emission lev-els of hydrocarbon and carbonmonoxide. Two of the threetrucks tested had higher levels ofcarbon dioxide and all of thetrucks had lower levels of oxidesof nitrogen.

With the average increasedcost per year to purchasebiodiesel in place of regular die-sel fuel at $8,900, Public Worksstaff have questioned the pur-ported benefits of the program.Since the city’s objective for thebiodiesel program has been envi-ronmental improvement, the staffrecommended that, based uponthe analysis, the city discontinueuse of biodiesel.

Also up for further discussionis how the proposed budgethandles expenditures for contract-ing services for landscaping, treeremoval and other maintenanceactivities. Some council mem-bers thought there may be oppor-tunities for savings; others werenot so sure. The staff position isthat use of contractors for se-lected projects allows greaterflexibility for the daily city crewsand generally accomplishes theservice at reduced cost.

Following council’s review,Carl Skaggs, a parks supervisorspeaking on behalf of some ofhis fellow employees, expressedconcern regarding the proposedincrease in the manager’s budgetfor the employee contributionpercentage for health benefits.The manager’s proposed budgetwould change the employee shareof the cost of health plan premi-ums from 15 to 20 percent, sav-ing the city (and the budget)$60,000.

Skaggs wanted council toknow that such an increase wouldimpact public works employeesmore severely than other employ-ees because on average they arethe lowest paid in the city.

Councilmember Rodney Rob-erts expressed his concern withthe health benefits proposal, indi-cating that funding for additionalstaff should be eliminated to al-low the health benefit formula toremain unchanged. That wouldlikely place the health benefitsquestion on the list of items to bediscussed further in their consid-eration of a very difficult budgetchallenge.

CITY OF GREENBELT NOTICE OF A PROPOSED REAL

PROPERTY TAX INCREASE

The City Council of the City of Greenbelt proposes to increase real property taxes. 1. For the tax year beginning July 1, 2005, the

estimated real property assessable base will increase by 8.1%, from $1,211,118,495 to $1,309,423,079.

2. If the City of Greenbelt maintains the current

tax rate of $0.716 per $100 of assessment, real property tax revenues will increase by 8.1%, resulting in $703,861 of new real property tax revenues.

3. In order to fully offset the effect of increasing

assessments, the real property tax rate should be reduced to $0.662, the constant yield tax rate.

4. The City is considering not reducing its real

property tax rate enough to fully offset increasing assessments. The City proposes to adopt a real property tax rate of $0.776 per $100 of assessment. This tax rate is 17.2% higher than the constant yield tax rate and will generate $1,492,742 in additional property tax revenues.

A public hearing on the proposed real property tax increase will be held at 8 p.m. on Monday, May 23, 2005, in the City Council Room of the Municipal Building, 25 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770. The hearing is open to the public, and public testimony is encouraged. Persons with questions regarding this hearing may call 301-474-8000 for further information.

Md. Tourism GuideNow Available

The 2005 edition of Destina-tion Maryland: the Official Guideto Maryland State Travel is chockfull of the information needed toplan the perfect getaway. Thisfull-color magazine contains 14features and itineraries; listingsfor 2,000 tourism attractions, stateand national parks, lodging andtour and travel services; plus a“Maryland Welcome! Passport”good for up to $2,500 in savingsat 250 participating attractions,restaurants, retailers and accom-modations.

Destination Maryland includesa regional look at the state’s tour-ism sites with detailed listings forattractions, accommodations andservices available to the traveler.Additionally, the guide includesan expanded outdoor sectionwhere readers can learn about thewater-based activities onMaryland’s Chesapeake Bay andits many tributaries as well as ac-tivities within Maryland’s abun-dant public lands.

The magazine, which is sup-ported primarily through advertis-ing by the state’s counties andprivate-sector tourism industry, isdistributed to consumers withinMaryland’s primary travel market,determined as being within 400miles of the state’s borders.

For more information call 1-800-719-5900 or visit the websitewww.visitmaryland.org.

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GHI Annual Meeting & ElectionsBiographies of Candidates

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Patricia Novinski8-E Laurel Hill Road

The candidate became a GHIresident in 2001, following relo-cation from New York State uponretirement from Social Work.Patricia reports enjoying her onebedroom unit, her neighbors andthe spirit of living cooperatively.Shared raking, snow shoveling,walking and yard selling havebeen welcome experiences. Mu-tual bemoaning about mossylawns, cicadas and English ivyhas provided relief.

The candidate’s three year as-sociation with the Architecture andEnvironment Committee has edu-cated her about tensions in theGHI Community where individual-istic ideals vie with the stated pur-poses of the Greenbelt pioneers.Members’ understandable desiresto fashion a dwelling and life styleof their dreams can come in con-flict with regulations promulgatedon behalf of the GHI missionstatement. Growing pains are apredictable component in the jour-ney to secure the viability of thisenduring inheritance.

The candidate is interested insupporting the Board of Directorsin its efforts at preservation andenhancement of the green com-munity at a time when models ofmodernization make it difficult tomaintain loyalty to aging found-ing goals.

Chuck Hess8-E Research Road

A member since 1983, ChuckHess became active in the affairsof the cooperative in 1984. Hehas served on the following com-mittees:• Architecture and Environment• Finance• Ad Hoc Resales• Investment• Audit

Chuck is currently serving his14th year as a member of theBoard of Directors, six of those asTreasurer. He also serves as Chairof the Investment Committee.

Chuck Hess is a C.P.A. Heearned his M.S. in taxation fromAmerican University, Washington,D.C.

Sheila Alpers30-D Ridge Road

I have lived in GHI since1987, first in a frame home andnow in a masonry home. I wasfirst attracted to “Old Greenbelt”by the mature trees, the pathwayaround Buddy Attick Park andthe affordability of the homes. Iliked the small-town feeling ofGreenbelt and the fact that main-tenance services were provided tocoop units. I can honestly saythere is no other place in themetro area I would rather live. Ifelected, I plan to continue towork towards improvement inGHI based on findings of the ITand Management Audits.

Sylvia Lewis2-C Gardenway

I have been a GHI membersince 1968, when I moved into thecommunity with my husband, Rob-ert, and our two young children.When I retired from my positionas Executive Director of the PrinceGeorge’s County Red Cross tenyears ago, I became more involvedin Greenbelt and our cooperative.Since then my GHI activities haveincluded: Member and Commu-nity Relations Committee (1997-present); Audit Committee (1998-2000); Chair, Audit Committee(1999-2000); Investment Commit-tee (2000-present); Board of Direc-tors (2000-present); and Treasurer(2000-present).

I enjoy living in Greenbelt, es-pecially in our cooperative commu-nity. I seek reelection to the Boardso that I may continue to makeconstructive contributions to ensurethat GHI continues to be fiscallyresponsible, responsive to memberconcerns, and a wonderful place tocall home.

Born: London, England; Edu-cation: London School of Eco-nomics and Indiana UniversitySchool of Social Work; US citizen-ship obtained in 1969.

Julia Eichhorst3-P Research Road

Early in 1992, I moved toGHI. I was attracted to the smalltown atmosphere of the commu-nity and the amenities thatGreenbelt offered.

I am completing my 4th termon the Board of Directors, amcurrently on the Marketing, Mem-ber and Community Relations, andNewsletter committees. I am adocent at the Greenbelt Museum.

I am currently serving on theBoard of Directors for the Na-tional Association of Housing Co-operatives (NAHC) and thePotomac Association of HousingCooperatives (PAHC). I have alsotrained for the NAHC since 1999.

Joyce Abell1-B Research Road

Joyce Abell has lived in GHIfor 26 years. She currentlyserves on the Board of Directorsof Greenbelt Homes and the NewDeal Café. Since the mid-eight-ies Joyce has served on theMember and Community Rela-tions Committee, Marketing, PetSub-Committee and chaired boththe Resale and Ad Hoc Commit-tee for Deregulation of Electricity.She currently serves on the Fi-nance Committee. Joyce wasnamed Outstanding CommitteeMember 1999-2000.

As a member who spent fouryears on the GHI Board, eightyears in Real Estate and manyvolunteer activities, she bringsknowledge and skills that lendthemselves to serving anotherterm on the Board. As a Boardmember she continues to listen tothe concerns of all members.

Deborah Cooley1-F Plateau Place

Have lived in GHI for 12 years.B.S. in Management from Wheel-ing Jesuit University. M.B.A. inAccounting, Southeastern Univer-sity. Work as an Accountant forU.S. Senate Disbursing Office. 4years experience on the Nomina-tions and Elections Committee.Served 2 terms with the AuditCommittee. Member of the Com-panion Animal Committee.

Andy Carruthers2-M Gardenway

If elected, I will serve.

Alan Turnbull45-H Ridge Road

(No bio submitted.)

Roger Brown9-B Research Road

Roger Brown is married andhas lived in Greenbelt for manyyears. He is retired from thePrince George’s County MemorialLibrary System. Brown wouldlike to get involved with GHI de-cision making and enjoys livinghere.

HUGE Community Wide Yard Sale This Weekend!

This Saturday, May 14th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. there willbe a huge community yard sale at the GHI Main Office onHamilton Place. With over 12 participants you’re bound to findthe one thing you can’t live without! If you wish to sell someof your unwanted treasure please call Amanda at 301-474-3884to reserve a space.

Sponsored byGHI’s Member & Community Relations Committee

by Mary Moien

GHI Holds Annual Meeting

All five incumbents whoseterms are expiring this month willbe running for re-election to theGreenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI)board of directors. As of presstime, one additional member isalso running for a spot on theboard. GHI’s annual meetingwill be held on Thursday May 19at 7:30 p.m. at the GreenbeltCommunity Center with short-ened voting hours on Friday. Acandidates’ forum will be held onTuesday May 17 at 7:30 p.m. inthe City Council chambers of theMunicipal Building. Cable Chan-nel 71 will rebroadcast the forumon Wednesday May 18 at 5 p.m.and on Thursday, May 19 at9a.m., 11a.m. and 1p.m.

CandidatesGHI board of director incum-

bents running for re-election in-clude Joyce Abel, Sheila Alpers,Chuck Hess, Julia Eichhorst, andSylvia Lewis. Patricia Novinski,a member of the A&E Commit-tee, is also in the race. The threemembers of the Audit Committeeare elected each year. As ofpress time, only one incumbenthad filed to run – DianeWilkerson. Audit committeenominations cannot be made atthe annual meeting, so if thereare not at least three candidates,the new board may have to seekadditional persons at a later dateinterested in serving on the AuditCommittee.

Members of the Nominationsand Elections Committee are alsoelected at the annual meeting.Nominations are allowed fromthe floor for these positions.

Biographies of the candidatesare found on this page.

AgendaTopics to be discussed at the

annual meeting include a report

by the ad hoc Yard Line Com-mittee. The Companion AnimalCommittee will review theirnewly-approved stringent regula-tion modifications on the care ofpets. Pets cannot be chained ortethered in the yard and animalscannot be left in the yard whilemembers are absent from thehouse. The A & E committeewill report on a member opinionsurvey that was undertaken sincethe last annual meeting.

The Woodlands Committeewill again be providing a plantgiveaway. It was very popularlast year. Door prizes will begiven away. This year, to en-courage people to be ready tobegin the meeting right at 7:30,there will be a special door prizegiven to one of the members whois registered and seated by 7:30.

VotingVoting for the board of direc-

tors and the audit committee willtake place after the meeting onThursday night. Members canalso vote on Friday from 7 to 9a.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. atGHI offices. Note that the pollswill only be open during two pe-riods on Friday, and the locationis GHI offices, not the Commu-nity Center.

Absentee ballotsIf unable to attend the annual

meeting, a member may applyfor a proxy to give to anothermember to vote for them on is-sues that require voting duringthe meeting. Contact GHI officesby May 13.

To cast an absentee vote forthe board of directors, membersmay obtain a ballot from GHIfrom late Monday, May 16through noon on Wednesday,May 18.

Board of Directors(Vote for five)

Nominations &Elections Committee

(Vote for five)

The following members of Greenbelt Homes, Inc. (GHI) have consented to run for election to the Boardof Directors and the Nominations Committee. The elections will be held at the recess of the GHI Annual Meet-ing on Thursday, May 19 and continuing on Friday, May 20. Biographies are written by the candidates.

Audit Committee(Vote for three)

No candidates for the AuditCommittee had submitted theirconsent-to-run forms by the May6 deadline.

Your VoteIS

Your Voice

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won’t agree to it. But that’s notthe fault of the developer. Ithink we have gotten the bestagreement we can get under thecircumstances, particularly thekey provisions that gives the cityapproval authority over siteplans.

“These are very large piecesof property in a unique area thatincludes land owned by the stateand by WMATA. There are a lotof interests involved in this prop-erty,” he said. “This agreementgives us a lot more leverage inthe process and more partnershipwith the developer than wewould have under current law.”

SupportCouncilmember Leta Mach ex-

pressed support for the reduceddensity, expanded parkland, thestream/valley park and support forcity services and asked if the cov-enants would be held in escrow asdiscussed previously. Manzi re-plied that covenants for the SouthCore could be completed soon butthat an escrow agreement would bedrawn up for the North Core sec-tion owned by WMATA.

Councilmember Rodney Rob-erts said, “Everybody’s right aboutone thing – this whole develop-ment agreement has been one longdrawn-out process.” Saying hewas “not quite ready” to vote insupport, he asked about the num-ber of ballfields that could beplaced in the open space of thesite.

Craze responded that no appro-priate site currently existed for aballfield and that discussions wereunderway with Springhill Lakeabout potential ballfield develop-ment. But, she added, “If thereare opportunities for additionalparkland, we will pursue them.”

Not HappyRoberts pressed on. “I’m not

happy with the way this wholething is going,” he said. “It’s notcompatible with what Greenbelt’sabout. The only reason we can’tget [a ballfield] is because it’s amoney development.”

Mark “Kap” Kapastin, repre-senting GB Mall Limited Partner-ship which owns Beltway Plaza,

told councilmembers that hiscompany has not reached resolu-tion on any issue with MD/GMand stated that he felt the cityhas ignored the interests ofBeltway Plaza.

Mayor Judith Davis acknowl-edged his sentiment and added,“There is a limit as to what thecity can do in relation to businessdevelopment.”

CollaborationDaniel Colton of MD/GM also

appeared before the council andsaid that they needed SpringhillLake and Beltway Plaza to joinin the collaboration. He addedthat he has asked the developersactive in the South Core to moveforward on annexation.

Davis reserved her commentsfor the end. “My burning interestwas the environment,” she said.“We knew that Greenbelt Stationwas going to be developed. Citi-zens came forward to talk aboutthis valuable piece of land thatneeded to be saved. We alsowanted to make sure that whateverwas developed was under our con-trol and that the developmentwouldn’t be detrimental.

Far Better“This agreement is far better

than what we almost signed ayear ago. The language is morespecific. It’s a good compromise.It’s a no-brainer for me. I’mready for a motion.”

Councilmember EdwardPutens made the motion to ap-prove, which Mach seconded.All except Roberts voted for themotion. The approval is contin-gent upon covenants to be pre-pared reflecting the provisions ofthe agreement, which must befiled within 60 days and upon thesignatures of all parties.

Another negative feature in thenew budget proposal, Rich noted,would reduce from 85 percent to80 percent the amount the citywould pay into medical insurancecoverage for city employees.

Less CompetitiveIn a labor market where the

number of applicants had beensharply reduced (the most recentpool being 12 Greenbelt applicantsversus a typical 100 or so a fewyears ago), Rich believed thatGreenbelt was becoming less com-petitive. Of nearby jurisdictions,starting salaries for Greenbelt andHyattsville police officers werelowest, those for Laurel andTakoma Park somewhat higherand those for Gaithersburg andRockville highest, he said.

The city’s officer corps is alsoaging, Rich pointed out. Some60 percent are already halfway totheir 25-year retirements andsomething like a 50 percent turn-over is expected within the next10 years, he predicted. He notedthat the city’s competitive positionwas also affected by plans ofPrince George’s County to hirenew officers.

Mayor Judith Davis queriedRich on whether he had retentionfigures from these jurisdictions buthe was not able to provide that in-formation.

Collective BargainingAccording to Rogers, who is

first vice president of the Mary-land State Lodge of the FOP, sev-eral Maryland jurisdictions nowprovide for a system of bindingarbitration in work issues and re-muneration. He looks on this sys-tem as “a very positive thing.”Rogers indicated that a bargainingunit would consist only of officersof sergeant rank and below.

He cited various jurisdictionsnow using this system: OceanCity, Montgomery County, PrinceGeorge’s County, the MarylandPark Police, Takoma Park andEaston.

The city of Hyattsville is nowin the process of considering col-lective bargaining, Rogers said. Inthis system contract arrangementscould be set for three years at atime.

“Every issue would be up fordiscussion,” Davis pointed out,“many non-monetary, such as

working conditions and the nego-tiating process itself.”

Councilmember Edward V.J.Putens said that establishing col-lective bargaining in Greenbeltwould be “a historical step – a bigstep.” He felt that the citizensshould be called on to decide sucha change, perhaps to be put on theballot in the November election.In the meantime the FOP couldconduct an education campaign,he noted.

Councilmember Leta Machnoted that the city must be consis-tent in its policies toward all em-ployees. Councilmember KonradHerling agreed. Collective bar-gaining should be explored for alldepartments, he said. He askedspecifically how the arbitrator, thethird-party tie-breaker in an unre-solved disagreement, would be de-termined.

“We need to be educated” onthis process, Davis said. “We rep-resent a lot of people; you repre-sent a very defined group.”

All agreed that a furtherworksession would be in orderonce this year’s budget hearingshave concluded.

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Beltsville Club'sPlant Sale

The Beltsville Garden Clubwill hold its plant sale on Satur-day, May 14 from 8 a.m. untilnoon at High Point High School,3601 Powder Mill Road,Beltsville. For information callGeoff White at 301-937-1539.

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Based on information released by the Greenbelt Police Department.Dates and times are those when police were first contacted about incidents.

The Department is offering a reward of up to $500 for information leading to the arrestand conviction of a suspect in any of the unsolved crimes reported in the blotter.Citizens may anonymously report suspected drug activity by calling the Drug Tip Lineat 301-507-6522.

ArsonMay 1, 7:48 p.m., Greenbelt

Community Center, three fireswere set at the center, two inbathrooms and a third in front ofthe building. Three youths wereseen running from the scene, oneboy, 7 to 9 years of age, 4’8”, 100pounds with brown eyes wearinga gray hooded sweatshirt and darkblue or black jeans. The othertwo were described as males, one12 to 14 years of age, 5’7", 170pounds with long black hair wear-ing a black T-shirt with a pictureof a wolf on it and dark blue orblack jeans and the other withblack hair wearing a black T-shirt,gray shorts and gray shoes.County fire investigators re-sponded and are also investigatingthe incidents.

RobberyMay 5, 1:42 a.m., 5910

Greenbelt Road, the victim re-ported that three men entered theCVS Pharmacy wearing facemasks. Two of them displayedhandguns and demanded money.After obtaining an undisclosedamount of cash they fled thescene. The suspects are describedas two black males, both 18 to 20years of age, 5’11" to 6', 155 to175 pounds. One was wearing ablack North Face jacket and ablack mask; the other was wearinga black jacket and a black mask.The third suspect was a blackmale, 15 to 18 years of age witha slender build, a dark complexionand wearing a white mask.

WeaponApril 28, 10:11 a.m., Eleanor

Roosevelt High School, a residentyouth was arrested for concealeddeadly weapon after he wasstopped by a school administratorand brought to the security officefor being late to class and actingin a suspicious manner. He wasfound to be in possession of aknife and was released to a parentpending action by the school boardand the juvenile justice system.

AssaultMay 3, 7:02 a.m., 9100 block

Edmonston Court, a resident youthwas arrested for assault after sheallegedly threw a chair at hermother. The mother was not in-jured. The girl was transported toBoy’s Village in Cheltenhampending action by the juvenile jus-tice system.

Disorderly ConductMay 5, 4:55 p.m., Roosevelt

Center, a resident youth was ar-rested for disorderly conduct afterhe was observed shouting profani-ties and refused to cease his ac-tions. He was released to aguardian pending action by the ju-venile justice system.

DrugsApril 29, 12:50 p.m.,

Greenway Center, a nonresidentyouth was arrested for possessionof marijuana, possession of para-phernalia and theft after he wasstopped for shoplifting at theSafeway Store. He was found tobe in possession of a quantity ofsuspected marijuana and parapher-nalia commonly used to storemarijuana. He was released to aparent pending action by the juve-nile justice system.

April 29, 11:03 p.m., 1 courtLaurel Hill, a resident man wasarrested for possession of para-phernalia and a nonresident youthwas arrested for possession ofmarijuana and possession of para-phernalia. Police responded to areport of a suspicious occupiedvehicle in a parking lot. Uponapproaching the vehicle, policeobserved the two occupants pass-ing a suspected marijuana cigarettebetween them and detected theodor of what was believed to bemarijuana. Located in the vehiclewas a quantity of suspected mari-juana and paraphernalia commonlyused to smoke marijuana. Theman was released on citationpending trial and the youth wasreleased to a parent pending ac-tion by the juvenile justice system.

May 2, 8:30 p.m., 5800 blockBreezewood Drive, a resident manwas arrested and charged withpossession of paraphernalia. Po-lice stopped a vehicle for a trafficviolation and upon approachingthe vehicle, the officer detectedthe odor of what he believed to bemarijuana. Located in the vehiclewas paraphernalia commonly usedto smoke marijuana. A computercheck revealed that the driver hadan open warrant with the CharlesCounty Sheriff’s Department. Theman was released on citation tothe department of corrections forservice of the warrant.

May 6, 12:18 a.m., BeltwayPlaza Mall, a nonresident manwas arrested and charged withpossession of marijuana and pos-session of paraphernalia after po-lice stopped a vehicle for a trafficviolation. As the officer ap-proached the vehicle, he observedwhat he believed to be flakes ofmarijuana on the man’s sweater.Located on the floorboard near thefeet of the man was a quantity ofsuspected marijuana. The suspectwas released to the department ofcorrections for a hearing before adistrict court commissioner.

TheftApril 27, unit block of Park-

way, a man reported that he in-vited two persons into his resi-dence, where they took his carkeys and stole his vehicle, a silverBMW 323 4-door, Maryland tagsMZT897. The suspects are de-scribed as two black females, both5’5" with black hair and browneyes, wearing blue jeans and bluetops. One was approximately 24years of age with a heavy build;the other had a thin build.

May 3, in reference to an autotheft reported April 4 in the 6000block of Springhill Drive, a war-rant has been obtained charging aresident man with vehicle theft,theft over $500, theft under $100and unauthorized use of a motorvehicle.

May 4, 9:22 p.m., BeltwayPlaza Mall, a nonresident womanwas arrested and charged withtheft by scheme, theft over $500and theft under $500 after she al-legedly made fraudulent refundsand took money while employedat Value City. She was releasedto the department of correctionsfor a hearing before a districtcourt commissioner.

May 5, Greenway Center, aman of no fixed address was ar-rested and charged with autotheft, theft, unauthorized use of amotor vehicle and traffic charges.A nonresident youth was arrestedfor auto theft, theft, unauthorizeduse of a motor vehicle, posses-sion of mace by a juvenile andpossession of motor vehicle bur-glary tools. Police stopped a ve-hicle for a traffic violation and acomputer check revealed that thevehicle, a 1996 Dodge Neon 4-door, had been reported stolen.The man was released to the de-partment of corrections for ahearing before a district courtcommissioner. A computer checkrevealed that the youth was amissing person and was releasedto his father pending action bythe juvenile justice system.

VandalismMay 4, 9100 block Edmonston

Court, five resident youths wereobserved fighting in a parkinglot. They were wrestling and run-ning into parked vehicles duringthe altercation, damaging one ofthe vehicles in the process.They were released and the par-ents were notified pending actionby the juvenile justice system.

Fictitious IDMay 3, 3:42 a.m., 6100 block

Breezewood Court, a residentwoman was arrested and chargedwith four counts of possession ofa fictitious government ID card.Police observed a suspicious oc-cupied vehicle and a computercheck revealed that the tags weresuspended. The driver was foundto be in possession of two fakeresident alien cards and two fakesocial security cards. She was re-leased to the department of cor-rections for a hearing before adistrict court commissioner.

Unattended ChildApril 30, in reference to an

unattended child reported Decem-ber 22 in the 9100 block ofSpringhill Lane, a criminal sum-mons has been obtained charginga nonresident man with leaving achild unattended.

TrespassMay 2, 3:54 p.m., 5800 block

Cherrywood Lane, three residentmen and a nonresident man werearrested and charged with tres-pass after police responded to areport of persons entering a va-cant apartment without permis-sion. Two men were located inthe apartment and two were ob-served leaving the building. Allfour men were released on cita-tion pending trial.

BurglariesMay 1, 9:55 p.m., 5900 block

Cherrywood Terrace, it was re-ported that an unknown person(s)entered the residence by way ofan unlocked bedroom window.Shoes and clothing were taken.

May 2, 9:41 a.m., 5500 blockCherrywood Lane, a commercialburglary was reported.

Vehicle CrimesThe following vehicles were

stolen: a 1995 Honda Accord 4-door from the 9200 blockSpringhill Lane; a 1985 ChryslerFifth Avenue 4-door fromBeltway Plaza Mall; a white

1996 Chevrolet truck, Marylandtags 1BG367 from the 7200 blockGreenway Center Drive; a silver2003 Toyota Camry 4-door, Mary-land tags MKT450 from the 9100block Springhill Lane; a 1994Honda Accord 4-door from the9300 block Edmonston Road; anda 1997 Honda Accord 4-door fromthe 6100 block Springhill Terrace.

Three vehicles were recovered,one by Greenbelt police and twoby outside police departmentswith no arrests made in any ofthe recoveries. One vehicle wasreturned to the area it was stolenfrom by an unknown person(s).

Thefts from and attemptedthefts of vehicles were reportedin the following areas: 6900block Hanover Parkway, 7600block Mandan Road, 6400 blockCapitol Drive, 6100 blockBreezewood Drive and BeltwayPlaza Mall (two incidents).

Body of MissingStudent Found

The body of Greenbelter ArvinSharma was recovered from theAnacostia River on April 25 afterhe had been missing for a week.Sharma vanished on April 16 af-ter a night out with friends inSouthwest Washington, accordingto The Washington Post.

A University of Maryland stu-dent, the 22-year-old lived withhis brother and was scheduled tograduate next month.

There were no obvious signsof foul play but police wereawaiting results from an autopsy.The family said they suspectedfoul play because it was unlikehim to simply disappear. Anyonewith information about the case isasked to call the police at 202-727-9099.

A Happy EndingThe Greenbelt Police Depart-

ment was able to locate and re-turn a nine-year-old autistic boywho got lost in Schrom HillsPark on April 18.

Jeffrey Cousins of Washington,D.C., was visiting Schrom HillsPark with his father, also namedJeffrey, when he got lost on thebike trail.

A friend of the family calledthe Greenbelt Police Departmentand they arrived within five min-utes. “It truly takes the combinedeffort of many officers using ev-ery means possible to cordon offan area to conduct a search ofthis nature,” said Chief JamesCraze. “But it is something offic-ers do with greater zeal than anyother assignment,” he added.

Cousins wrote a letter to Crazestating that “. . . their profession-alism and efficiency . . . left mewith a very high view and impres-sion of the Greenbelt Police De-partment.”

Cousins added, “I want to spe-cifically thank and commend Cap-tain Kemp, Captain Craddock,Corporal Musterman, OfficerWashington, Officer Dewey, Of-ficer Bladzinski, Officer Lawson,Officer Laver, Corporal Donovan,Rose Caless, Officer Walter and ofcourse Officer Gulledge for spe-cifically finding Jeff.”

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Attention GHI MembersYour cooperative’s annual meeting will take placenext Thursday, May 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the auditoriumof the Community Center. After the business of themeeting is concluded, voting for directors and auditcommittee members will take place. Voting will con-tinue on Friday, May 20th in the Board Room of theGHI Administration Building between the hours of 7a.m. and 9 a.m. and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.

BE AN EARLY BIRD and qualify for a special doorprize. This special offering is for members registeredand seated by 7:30 p.m. Registration tables open at7 p.m. on May 19th. Have heart – if you don’t winthe wonderful special, more prizes will be offeredlater in the evening. See you at the meeting on May20th and GOOD LUCK!

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As spring advances, somemembers of GIVES, theGreenbelt Intergenerational Volun-teer Exchange Service, may belooking for help with gardenclean-up and other outside yardwork. They won’t have to lookfar, since some dozen membersamong their colleagues are al-ready listed in the group’s direc-tory as providing just this kind ofservice.

Nor will any money changehands, for GIVES members paythrough offering some other kindof service – let’s say pet sittingor transportation – that may infact be rendered to another mem-ber. It’s all handled through acentral bookkeeper who keepstrack of each member’s debitsand credits. And of course thatbookkeeper also earns credithours that can then be exchangedfor another kind of service thathe or she may be seeking. It iscalled a “care credit” bank.

Volunteers NeededThe organization currently

needs volunteers to answer thephone during the 10 a.m. to noonoffice hours on weekdays in theCommunity Center. GIVES oc-cupies a corner in the pleasantSenior Lounge, where records arekept and request phone calls re-ceived and call-outs made. Vol-unteers may choose to committwo hours on a particular dayeach week or merely to act asbackup for an occasional un-scheduled period.

The largest category of service– especially important for shut-ins in Greenbelt – is a group of

47 volunteers who will carry outshopping errands. Another largegroup is listed as willing to driveanother member on necessarytrips as, for example, to medicalappointments or to provide mealdeliveries.

Tutoring, telephone reassur-ance calls, mending, letter writ-ing, minor home repairs (like re-placing light bulbs in ceiling fix-tures) and just visiting are alsopossible exchange services.

Yard and Office Work Volunteers Needed by GIVESGIVES was founded in 1993

by a community-wide coalitionbrought together by Greenbelt’sSenior Citizen Advisory Commit-tee. It is supported by donations,in-kind contributions, grantmoney and fund-raising activities.

This year at the annual meet-ing on June 14 a special cer-emony will honor two outstand-ing GIVES volunteers whosededication marked some of theearly years after the organization

first began. A plaque in theirhonor will hang on the wall inthe Senior Lounge.

GIVES, whose motto isNeighbors Helping Neighbors, isalways open to new members.There is no fee or charge for par-ticipation. For more informationcall 301-507-6580.

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members asked questions aboutnumerous programs and activitiesbut on the whole seemed satisfiedwith the kind and quality of pro-grams offered by the department.One major item added tocouncil’s list of items to be con-sidered for possible cost savingswas not hiring someone to fill arecreation coordinator positionauthorized in the current budgetbut never filled. City ManagerMichael McLaughlin noted thatwhile there would be cost sav-ings, it would be necessary to in-crease the number of hoursworked by part time employeesat the recreation centers.

A Recreation Supervisor posi-tion is also vacant following therecent resignation of NancyWilmot to spend more time withher family. She had been in-volved with the various kids’programs and camps.

Review CommentsMayor Judith Davis noted that

the department employed 60teenagers. Irving responded thatthey were used mostly at thepool and summer camps.

Councilmember Leta Mach ex-pressed concern about damage tothe gym floor at the SpringhillLake Recreation Center causedby its use for the Cinco de Mayocelebration held on a rainy day.Assistant Director for FacilitiesJoe McNeal noted that the floorsare annually refinished in Sep-tember or October before the bas-ketball season begins.

Mach asked staff how it gotits ideas for new programs. As-sistant Director for ProgramsJulie McHale responded thatsome were ideas obtained by at-tending conferences and by read-ing material from recreation andparks associations. Irving saidthat many ideas came fromGreenbelt citizens. NicoleDeWald, arts coordinator, saidthat she utilized suggestion forms.

Davis asked if they receivedideas from kids or the Youth Ad-visory Committee (YAC). Theresponse was generally negative.Recreation Coordinator GregVarda said that the youth werenot involved in programming ei-ther after-school activities orsports. McNeal noted that themembers of the YAC served foronly three years, whereas manyPark and Recreation AdvisoryBoard members served for manyyears. Varda added that the YACmembers faded out in their senioryear. Teen forums also have notgotten good attendance and Vardais thinking of doing somethingon cable to encourage participa-tion.

Davis noted that program rev-enues were not growing. She ad-vocated that council hold aworksession at a later date toevaluate recreational program-ming and the reasons for lack ofrevenue growth.

Instituting new technology isalso a challenge. The departmentcould use more technology re-sources. Currently staff membersare working with the city’s ITstaff on installing a program toenable people to register forclasses on-line.

The department utilizes 300non-classified, part-time employ-ees. Maintaining proper pay lev-els for these essential workersand providing needed training arecontinuing challenges

AquaticsDavis noted that the Aquatics

and Fitness Center had instituteduse of a time clock for employ-ees and a pass card reader for

patrons. She was happy to seethe center was now using a sign-in sheet. Aquatics Center Super-visor George Rogala said thesheet had not yet been utilizedbut was available in case of anemergency or for reference if anincident took place at the pool.He also reported that a programto pay summer lifeguards at theend of the season an extra 50cents an hour for their time ifthey worked the full summer sea-son had helped insure that therewould be guards still working atthe pool at season’s end. How-ever, there was still a problem infinding guards to work at six inthe morning and on Saturdaynight.

How was the new “surf andturf” program going, Davis asked.This is a program offering seniorswho attend the city’s Food andFriendship Program a .50-centadmission pass to the swimmingpool. Rogala noted that the pro-gram has only been going forthree weeks. So far only eightpasses have been turned in, fourof those by the same person.

Rogala also reported that asurvey of customers last fall gavethe pool high evaluations. Henoted that the pool was acquiringan automated pool cleaner devicethat could be placed in the waterto work all night on cleaning thefacility.

Staff is now keeping the pooltemperature at about 83.9 de-grees, a little higher than the rec-ommended 83 maximum. So far,the higher temperature has notcaused complaints from lapswimmers while reducing com-plaints about the water being toocold.

The swimming pool will prob-ably need to be closed in the fallto make necessary repairs at acost of $31,000. The Aquaticand Fitness Center was closedbriefly in order to install new car-peting in the hallway and replacewomen’s lockers.

Leisure and FitnessBasketball appeared to be the

most popular sport, Davis noted.Its number of participants isgrowing. Participation in soccerand softball are down. CityTreasurer Jeff Williams, a soccerenthusiast, told council that theleagues in Montgomery andHoward Counties offered moreattractive opportunities to adultplayers. Varda noted that Boysand Girls Club soccer was secondto basketball in popularity.

Community CenterPlanned for October 2 is a

tenth anniversary celebration ofthe opening of the CommunityCenter. It will be tied in with anArtful Afternoon. McNeal saidthat a chatauqua was planned aswell as demonstrations and openhouses by the tenants. Commu-nity Center Supervisor Di Quynn-Reno noted that the budget con-templates closing the center at 7on Sundays for a cost savings of$2,000. Both a basketball groupand an organization that havebeen meeting there agreed tochange their schedules to accom-modate the closing.

Staff reported on a recent inci-dent in which a baby showergroup had violated regulations bybringing in beer and creatingloud noise. Staff is going to takeextra measures to assure thatthere is not a repeat of this kindof incident and may inspect in-coming coolers, if necessary.

Vandalism in the art gallerywas also noted. A security cam-era has now been installed. Irv-

ing said this type of incident isvery rare.

The Community Center is alsoto get stage lighting in the newbudget. There is concern as tohow the control panel might besecured. Davis asked if the newlighting would satisfy the needsof the Greenbelt Band. It wasnoted that this would be stagelighting and not just overheadlights.

Center receipts are now beingemailed to program participants inorder to save time and money.

Councilmembers noted that theknit and crochet group organizedthis winter is making items todonate to charities. The yarnthey are using is donated by vari-ous individuals. Participants ofall skill levels have taken part.

ArtsDeWald told Davis that there

have been over 700 participantsin the first year in arts field trips.This is a program where elemen-tary school classes come to theCommunity Center to participatein hands-on arts activities. Thekids have a great time, DeWaldsaid. She is grateful to teachersfor their cooperation. She notedthat the program is linked to thecurriculum of the schools relatingto arts.

Art a la Carte is another newprogram offering. These are fee-based workshops available toScout Groups and other youthgroups. DeWald pointed out thatthe kids choose what they wantto do. Scout groups have used itas a way to achieve merit badges.Davis suggested that it could beused for birthday celebrations.DeWald said the program wasjust getting underway.

She also told council that theAquatic and Fitness Center wasnow being used to display art.

Recreation FacilitiesIrving noted some of the prob-

lems at the Springhill Lake Rec-reation Center. It is difficult toget volunteers there because ofthe transient nature of apartmentresidents, many of whom areworking mothers. Security isstill a problem – at all centersbut more so at Springhill Lake.Use of alcohol and marijuana bysome who attend or hang aroundthe centers continues. The recre-ation staff works closely with thepolice department, Irving noted.

Rogala said that the policepresence at Roosevelt Center haseliminated the rougher elementthat gathered there. Bike patrolsat Braden Field also help, hesaid. Irving noted, however, thatpolice presence in one placepushes the problem somewhereelse. Also some of the trouble-makers are not youths, but ratheryoung adults. “We have thesame challenges as the schoolsdo,” he said.

Staff talked about an incidentwhere an 8, a 12 and a 13 year-old started a series of fires indumpsters and in a trash can in arestroom at the Community Cen-ter. The miscreants were filmedon surveillance cameras. Fortu-nately none of the fires were se-rious, the one at the center beingput out almost immediately by analert staffer.

Irving took note that recreationfacilities were aging. This resultsin higher maintenance costs, hesaid. Overuse and misuse ofballfields is a particular challenge.Floating athletic groups come inat times and use a field withoutpermit and with little concern fortaking care of the facility.

It is also hard to keep athleticteams off the field in the earlyspring when they are still not inuseable condition. The anti-

quated, 30-year-old lighting atthe Braden Field tennis courtsalso needs to be replaced.

Councilmember KonradHerling asked if there might bebudget implications as a result ofbuilding the skateboard park thisyear next to the Youth Center.McNeal responded that it wasnot planned to charge a fee forusing the facility, nor was itplanned to staff it. If thereshould be high use at the start,stickers might be issued forplacement on helmets to limituse to Greenbelt residents, andthe facility might need to bestaffed for a while.

Insurance costs are expected tobe nominal, perhaps $1,500.Williams said that the insurancecost would not appear on thecity’s bill until next fiscal year.

Special EventsIrving commended the Public

Works Department for always be-ing on top of things at the city-sponsored special events such asthe Independence Day fireworksand Labor Day Festival.

Included in the budget is a listof over 400 activities offered bythe department. With nearly ahalf-million facility patrons andprogram participants, the depart-ment staff believes it is meetingits goal of providing high qualityleisure services and facilities thatoffer something for everyone.

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City's First Animal ShelterIs Nearing Completion

Greenbelt’s firstanimal shelter, as-sembled behind thepolice station, isexpected to be op-erational by lateMay. The shelterwill provide anadoption service tothe community aswell as a place forAnimal Control tohouse stray andwild animals.

“We’re trying toprovide for asmany opportunitiesto use these facili-ties as we can,”said Celia Craze,AICP director ofPlanning and De-velopment.

The building’s24-by-36-foot prefabricated struc-ture was completed a year ago, butthe permit to move the structure tothe small area behind the policestation was obtained just twomonths ago.

“[The shelter] came delivered tous as a turn-key operation,” saidCraze. She remarked that asidefrom the permitting, the shelter hasbeen an easy project.

The next step is to bring in aplumber and an electrician. Theoutlets and light switches are al-ready in the walls and the pipesare waiting to be connected.

Once the shelter is operational it

will hold dogs,cats and exotics.Exotics includeany of the myriadwild animals foundroaming thestreets and park-ways.

“This is thewildlife season,”said Susie Hall,Greenbelt’s animalcontrol officer.

Guinea pigs,ducks and turtleshave crossed thepaths of motoristsin the past fewyears – some-times with fright-ening results.The shelter willprovide a tempo-rary place for

these animals to stay. “Sani-ken-nels” and a grooming room willkeep the animals clean andhealthy. A private interaction areawill give visitors a chance to getup-close and personal with theanimals by appointment.

Outside a free-range area is inthe works. Hall is to be the pri-mary staff member of this projectbut she hopes to bring in volun-teers to assist once the operationtakes off.

A ribbon-cutting event to cel-ebrate the shelter’s completion isplanned for June.

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You know us as JOHN &TAMMY, a household name inGreenbelt for over 14 years.We are the experts at clean-ing your home and giving youmore time. Time for grand-children, children’s recre-ation, and each other. Call, leta familiar and trusted namehelp you out.

We offer :–Weekly, bi-weekly, ormonthly service–Spring cleaning any timeof the year–Window cleaning–Help for special occasions–FREE estimates

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TUTORING – General tutoring ser-vices available in Greenbelt home.Tutoring and homework assistance of-fered from kindergarten to high school.Flexible times. Call 301-922-6648.

WE KEEP HOMES CLEAN – Lowrates, free estimates, daytime, eve-nings, weekdays and weekends.Housecleaning and carpet cleaning.Lynn and Brian 240-271-4943. Webring all the supplies at no extra cost.

YARDWORK – Mowing, raking, trim-ming, mulching, etc. Call John. 301-442-8353.

COMPUTER & NETWORK – Re-pairs, Sales, Upgrades, Virus/SpywareRemoval, Installations – 23 years ex-perience, $15.00 discount with ad,www.csaconsultants.com, 301-474-6990.

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OFFICE SPACE in Greenbelt – 1-3ground floor offices available with sec-retarial space in well-appointed lawoffice. Shared conf. room, kitchen,reception area, bathroom, copier, fileroom, etc., also available. Flexiblepricing. Larry, 301-474-4468.

REAL ESTATE SALE

GREENBRIAR – 3 BR, 2 baths, L/R,D/R, kit, family room, enclosed bal-cony. Call 301-466-8925.

GHI 2-1/2 BEDROOM BRICKEND UNIT with family room addi-tion. Remodeled kitchen with hand-made ceramic tiles opens to diningroom. Wood floors and ceiling fansin nearly every room. Beautiful, largelandscaped yard backs to park. Willbe shown on GHI open house Sun-day 5/15/05 noon - 4 p.m. For fur-ther information call 301-345-4546.Asking price $250,000

YARD SALES

MULTI-FAMILY YARD SALE – Sat-urday, May 21 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. RaindateSunday, May 16. Need something tocomplete your house or know some-one starting out? We’ve got goodiesfor everyone! Housewares, bedding,queen mattress, cat tower, executivedesk, clothing, children’s items andmore! Come on out! Village ParkDrive (off Hanover Parkway oppositeSchrom Hills Park).

MOVING SALE – Sat., 5/21 9:30 - 1.11-N Laurel Hill Road. Householditems, small furniture, books, tools,computer.

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GHI COMMUNITY-WIDE YARDSALE – Coming Soon. (See ad else-where in paper.)

SATURDAY, MAY 14 8 a.m. - 2 p.m.– Huge moving sale! 7880 LakecrestDrive in Charlestowne Village . . . Cu-rio cabinet, tables, DVD player, hot/cold water cooler, more. Come Early!Call 240-988-7308 for more informa-tion.

ANNUAL CRAFT FAIR at MowattMemorial United Methodist Church,40 Ridge Road, Saturday, May 21, 10a.m. to 4 p.m. Many communitycrafters will be represented.

LARGE MULTI-FAMILY YARDSALE – Lakeside North Apartments(behind Police Station). Sat., May 21from 8 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free refreshments!

“A neighbor knows best!”

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Giant Food PlansSeveral Changes

Giant Food announced May 3that it plans to make severalchanges to existing stores to im-prove store operations and benefitcustomers. Over the next twoyears, Giant plans to build at least12 new and replacement storesand remodel at least 25 existingstores in each of its Maryland,Virginia, Washington, D.C., andDelaware regions.

Giant also announced that itwill close several plants includingthe company’s frozen food distri-bution center in Jessup, the healthand beauty care distribution cen-ter in Landover and a non-foodproducts distribution center alsoin Landover. Its Landover opera-tions centers will be transferredto Buffalo, N.Y.

In addition, the company plansto sell the Giant dairy manufactur-ing plant in Landover and expectsthe new owner-operator to keepcurrent employees. Its ice cubemanufacturing plant in Landoverand ice cream manufacturing facil-ity in Jessup will either be sold orclosed as Giant seeks alternativesuppliers for those commodities.

Giant hopes to relocate itsheadquarters on Sheriff Road,Landover to an undecided locationin the region.

Around 500 Giant employeesto be affected by the changeswere informed in a series of meet-ings that began May 1.

Greenbelt’sBusiness

Arnold Belasco’s Atlanta BreadBakery and Café is celebrating itssecond anniversary of the May 17,2003, opening in Beltway Plaza.

While the food is preparedquickly at the café, a casual envi-ronment featuring classical music,seating in conversation clusters,hardwood floors and a brick fire-place accentuate the dining expe-rience. The menu offers freshmade-to-order sandwiches, hotsoups, tossed-to-order salads,gourmet coffees and bakerysweets served during breakfast,

by Sue Krofchik

Champissage Offers MeansFor Looking, Feeling Better

When things seem to rubyou the wrong way and stressbuilds up or if you simplywould like to feel better us-ing a natural, non-invasivemodality, the centuries oldEast Indian art of champis-sage might be the answer foryou. You do not have totravel to India to experienceit. Or get undressed. All ittakes is a 30 minute appoint-ment with Donna Price at herRoosevelt Center studio. Shealso offers the Indian art of“eyebrow threading,” a natu-ral way to shape eyebrows.

Price, owner of AngelicBeauty & Therapeutic Alter-natives at Roosevelt Center,has been a hairdresser for 20years. “I’ve found that whenpeople are stressed, they carry iton their faces and tension buildsup and is stored in their shoul-ders, neck and head.” Her searchfor natural, non-invasive methodsto help clients relieve stress ledher to the London Centre of In-dian Champissage in Ontario,Canada.

ChampissageThe literal translation of

Champissage is head massage.The person receiving champissagesits in a chair. No clothes are re-moved, although one might bemore comfortable wearing orchanging into a T-shirt. Price usesvarious strokes and pressures towork on and release blockagesand relieve tension and pain in theupper back, shoulders, upper arms,neck, head and face.

Champissage works on physi-cal, mental and subtle levels. Itcombines physical massage with asubtle form of Chakra energy bal-ancing. This leads to a morepowerful effect that can bring theenergy of the whole body backinto balance, creating a deep senseof peace, calm and well being.

Champissage was first per-formed over 1,000 years ago byIndian women to treat headaches,eyestrain and stress in familymembers, including children. Itwas also thought to stimulate hairfollicles by increasing circulationso barbers became skilled in itsapplication. Today in India theycan be seen performingchampissage on beaches andstreets and in homes – almost

anywhere.Personal Experience

Price has found that childrenalso benefit from champissage.One of her nephews is a highfunctioning autistic 13 year old.“Thomas thinks clearer, finds iteasier to focus on tasks and sleepsbetter after a treatment.” Shewas surprised that he andDesmond, her 8 year old nephewwith ADHD (attention deficit hy-peractivity disorder), were bothable to sit still for 30 minutes andactually relax. “Children experi-ence stress too” she said, “and thisis a natural way that seems tohelp. Whenever they see me, theyask for champissage.”

Eyebrow ThreadingThreading is the Indian alterna-

tive to eyebrow waxing. It is anatural way to remove excesshairs and shape the eyebrows ofmen or women. It also can beused on other facial hairs. Athread is wrapped around the hairwhich is then removed using lightquick strokes. This is reported tobe the least painful of natural hairremoval methods.

Other ServicesPrice plans to offer facial reju-

venation massage and aroma-therapy in the near future. Herstudio is located at 111Centerway, accessed by using thedoor next to the Greenbelt CreditUnion. For more information callDonna at 240-398-9019. Youmay also visit her exhibit at theGreen Man Festival May 14 and15 at Roosevelt Center.

by Pat Davis

Two Alternate TherapiesOffered at Pleasant Touch

Pleasant Touch onCenterway in Greenbelt isoffering two new thera-pies, Acu-Light and Acu-Stim. Both combine theprinciples of traditionaloriental medicine withmodern physics. Boththerapies have been suc-cessfully used to relieve oreliminate pain. They aresimilar to acupuncture butrequire no needles.

Susan Stern, a licensedacupuncturist and esthe-tician, offers both servicesat Pleasant Touch. Stern,first licensed in massage in1993, continued her stud-ies in shiatsu (massageusing pressure points) and acu-puncture at the Southeast Insti-tute of Oriental Medicine in Mi-ami, Fla. In 1997, she receivedher Diplomate for Acupuncture.Stern is now licensed to practicein Maryland and also has na-tional certification for performingmassage.

In 2005, Stern became li-censed in esthetics after appren-ticing with Gwen Vaccaro, theowner of Pleasant Touch. Sternhas also volunteered with the TaiSophia School of Chinese Medi-cine to help substance abusers.

When Stern left Miami shehad planned to go to Japan. Inthe meantime she took a tempo-rary job in Baltimore at Lippin-cott, Williams and Wilkins, amedical publisher, and endedup staying seven years. Duringthis time she moved to Greenbeltand then started working at Pleas-ant Touch when an opening oc-curred. She continues to takecourses and seminars to sharpenand update her skills and stay ontop of the latest techniques.

Chinese MedicineTo understand the new thera-

pies that Pleasant Touch is offer-ing, it is necessary to understandsome of the theory behind Chi-nese medicine. Traditional Chi-nese medicine teaches that thereare pathways through and pres-sure points within the body thatcontrol the flow of vital energyor chi. According to this theory,pain and disease are caused by ablockage or stagnation of thechi; if the chi flows smoothly,one feels well.

Acu-LightAcu-Light therapy, which is

non-invasive, uses colored lighton acupuncture points to influ-ence the flow of chi. The lightis generated by a xenon gas bulband moves along the pathways inthe body. Xenon is a noble gas,producing a full-spectrum lightthat is close to sunlight. In fact,Seasonal Affective Disorder canbe effectively treated by bluelight.

Stern says that, “Recent re-search shows that healing hap-pens on a cellular level and thatcells communicate by light. Thelight is converted into electro-me-chanical impulses [as it travelsthrough the body’s pathways].”“Light Years Ahead: The Illustra-tive Guide to Full Spectrum andColored Light in Mindbody Heal-

ing” states that, “Light as an en-vironmental stimulant is secondonly to food in its impact in con-trolling bodily functions.”

Colors have different frequen-cies as do the minerals in the hu-man body. Colors will react dif-ferently on the body dependingon what area is being treated orwhat effect is desired. Stern gen-erally starts a session by usinggreen light at two points in bothears for relaxing the body andbalancing the system. She usesblue light on pressure points torelieve pain.

Acu-Light is effective in reliev-ing the pain associated with arthri-tis, sports injuries and neural andcirculatory disorders. The treat-ment is quicker than acupuncture.Light is put on the pressure pointsfor less than a minute, as comparedto acupuncture needles that remainin place for 10 to 20 minutes.

One client of Stern’s says thatshe noticed improvement in hervery arthritic hands after one treat-ment. After four treatments painwas gone and flexibility had re-turned. She has not had to goback for additional treatments – andthat was several months ago. Thisauthor has noticed a marked relieffrom chronic back pain and sciaticaand has experienced improvedsleep after Acu-Light treatments.

Acu-StimAcu-Stim uses a mild electrical

direct current to stimulate thesame pressure points as acupunc-ture and Acu-Light, as well astrigger points and muscle bands.Electrical stimulation is the mosteffective form of stimulation be-cause it releases endorphins. Itfeels like a warm pin touching theskin. On healthy tissue the re-sponse is slight but if the tissue isdiseased or injured, the response isstronger. Stern, who has just re-cently started using this technique,has been pleased with her results.

About these therapies, Sternsays she “is so excited coming tothe power of the cross betweeneastern and western medicines.It’s amazing [how] the new tech-nologies and [the] effectivenessthat result from western researchand technology are applied to an-cient eastern knowledge. We aregetting results easily, efficientlyand effectively from Acu-Lightand Acu-Stim.” Her goal is toprovide health and happiness toher clients through this “Medicineof the Future.”

lunch and dinner. Atlanta Breadhas currently more than 165 loca-tions spanning 25 states.

Picking up on the current inter-est in Asian food, new menuitems feature the use of interestingflavors and fruits: Asian chickensalad sandwich with a spicy pea-nut sauce; chopstix chicken saladwith mandarin oranges andcrunchy chow mein noodles;Shanghai vegetable soup in a co-conut milk and curry broth; pine-apple coconut cheesecake; andfrozen green tea latte.

Atlanta Bread Café Celebrates Two Years

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Rebecca Bitzer, MS, RD, LD,was among 32 registered dieti-tians from all parts of the coun-try who participated in a trainingworkshop in Chicago April 8 to10 as part of an initiative by theAmerican Dietetic Association toimprove dietetics practice andfood and nutrition servicesthrough scientific research inpractice-based settings.

Bitzer is participating inADA’s Critical Thinking in Mea-suring Energy Expenditure study,which is looking into the criticalthinking criteria used by regis-tered dietitians (RDs) in practicewhen they evaluate patients andclients. The study will provideRDs with access to the newesttechnology to measure resting en-ergy expenditure, which is impor-tant in calculating a person’s en-ergy requirements and treatingweight-related problems.

Bitzer is the owner of Chang-ing Weighs Nutrition Services, anutrition counseling practice withan office in Greenbelt East. Forinformation contact Bitzer atchangingweighs@aol.com or byphone at 301-474-2499.

Greenbelt DietitianJoins Study Effort

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Donna Price sits in the relaxing at-mosphere of Angelic Beauty &Therapeutic Alternatives where sheperforms champissage.

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