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VOL. 68, No. 42 15 Crescent Rd., Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1887 SEPTEMBER 8, 2005

See RELIEF, page 2

See FOP, page 6 See REMENICK, page 6

See “HEALING,” page 9

by Jennifer Sciubba

2005 Outstanding CitizenShocked to Hear His Name

by Jaco B. ten Hove

Interfaith “Healing Hands”To Mark 9/11 Anniversary

by Marat Moore

Council Listens, HesitatesOn FOP Bargaining Request

Ed Putens Is First to FileFor Re-election to Council

Groups, BusinessesAnd Individuals AddTo Relief Efforts

Hurricane Katrina has leftmany individuals and familiesin Louisiana, Mississippi andAlabama homeless and withoutnecessary food and shelter. Lo-cal groups, businesses and indi-viduals have geared up to pro-vide a wide variety of supportto relief efforts for the victims.

The following reports are afew of the many ways thatGreenbelters have pitched in tohelp.

Seven City PoliceHelp in Louisiana

On Saturday, Sept. 3 sevenGreenbelt police officers alongwith the department’s dragoonrescue vehicle (armored person-nel carrier) and evidence vanwere sent to Jefferson Parish inLouisiana to assist in the reliefeffort in the aftermath of hurri-cane Katrina. The rescue vehiclewas carried on an 18-wheel trac-tor trailer provided by the Mary-land Department of Transporta-tion. The officers are expectedto return home on Friday, Sept.9. The Maryland EmergencyManagement Agency had re-quested the assistance.

Greenbelter TakesDirect Action

Rena Hull of Lakeside Driveleft Monday for New Orleans. Aretired pediatric nurse, she hadvolunteered last Thursday andreceived a call Sunday. She isworking with a group fromMaryland. The hospital theywere first assigned to did notneed them, so they were sent toanother hospital. Hull reports theelectricians there are busy restor-ing electricity to the building.The group will help set up clin-ics. Hull was Greenbelt’s Out-standing Citizen in 1999.

Area Schools AidHurricane Victims

To assist in relief efforts, thecounty school system is spon-soring collection of financialdonations to help victims of thedisaster. All funds collectedthrough September 30 will becombined into a single checkthat will be presented to theAmerican Red Cross.

Local AccountsOf Katrina Sought

The News Review wel-comes accounts from Green-belters with direct knowl-edge and experiences relatedto Hurricane Katrina and therescue efforts since. Ac-counts can be submitted inwritten or digital form andneed to include the nameand telephone number ofthe submitter.

As Greenbelt prepared to cel-ebrate its 51st Labor Day Festi-val and concession crews as-sembled rakishly colorful ridesand booths, more sober labor is-sues came before the GreenbeltCity Council. At a councilworksession on August 31,Greenbelt’s Lodge 32 of the Fra-ternal Order of Police (FOP) dis-cussed the FOP’s request for col-lective bargaining rights andbinding arbitration for the city’spolice force.

The FOP had submitted a for-mal request to council in Mayfor recognition of collective bar-gaining, and this worksessionwas the first public discussion ofthe issue, which will be furtheraddressed at the council’s regularmeeting on September 12.

The police department andFOP Lodge 32 now have a“meet and confer” relationshipwith the city council, whichmeans that the local FOP meetswith council once a year duringthe budget process to discusssalaries, benefits and workingconditions and to request adjust-ments in those conditions of em-ployment. The Greenbelt citycharter has no provision for col-lective bargaining for city em-ployees and the police request, ifaccepted, would require a resolu-tion revising the city charter.

DifferencesThe meet-and-confer process

does not result in an enforceable

contract and the discussion at theworksession highlighted the dif-ferences of opinion about the rela-tive value of a union contract andthe current meet-and-confer pro-cess, which councilmembersseemed satisfied with and the po-lice decidedly less so.

“We believe that the meet-and-confer method has worked verywell and we’re leaning towardcontinuing that process,” saidMayor Judith Davis. “We knowthere are some issues and we’vealways been willing to work themout. We believe the police de-partment has done very well, sowhy change what works?”

“Why change? The reason isbecause with collective bargainingwe would have a contract. Atthis point with this process, every-thing we have can be taken awayand we have no power to stopit,” said John Rogers, immediatepast president of Greenbelt’sLodge 32 and current chair of thestate FOP’s collective bargainingcommittee.

“We feel that it’s a system ofchecks and balances for both par-ties,” he said. “It’s not that wedon’t trust you but in 10 years,when you’re gone and I’m gone,there may be an adversarial rela-tionship and we need that protec-tion.”

Representing the Greenbelt po-lice, in addition to Rogers, were

Edward V.J.Putens filed thisweek for re-elec-tion to theGreenbelt CityCouncil. He isthe first personto file and becertified. Putensfiled first in the2003 and 2001elections also.Four other sets ofnomination formshave been takenout according toCity Clerk Kath-leen Gallagher bythe remaining in-cumbents: Judith Davis, RodneyRoberts, Leta Mach and KonradHerling.

BiographyEdward Putens is completing

his twelfth term on theGreenbelt City Council. Putenshas been a resident of Greenbeltfor 38 years, living in SpringhillLake, Charlestowne North,Windsor Green and now inGreenbrook. He was born inHazelton, Penna., and grew up inBaltimore.

Putens has been employed by

the federal govern-ment for 33 yearsand has receivedmany awards andcommendat ions .Since 1987 he hasworked for theFood and DrugAdministration, formany years in highmanagement posi-tions. Putens pre-viously served in avariety of seniormanagement andstaff positions forthe U.S. Depart-ment of Labor, Of-fice of Personnel

Management and U.S. Postal Ser-vice.

Putens’ initiative of many yearsfor major changes in SpringhillLake, which started with a cam-paign ad in the News Review, wasrewarded this year when the own-ership agreed to reconstruct theentire complex and the city wasable to secure promises of othermajor changes in that area includ-ing the Metroland development,Beltway Plaza and new schools to

See PUTENS, page 6

2005 City Council Election

Saturday, September 109 a.m. to noon, Donation Drop-off, Parking Lot between City Office

and Community Center10 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Annual Senior Citizen Open Forum, Multipurpose Room in theCommunity Center

11 a.m. to 2 p.m.Pooch Plunge, Outdoor Pool (Spectators Welcome)

Monday, September 127 p.m., Recycling & Environment Advisory Committee, Community

Center8 p.m., City Council Meeting, Municipal Building

As far as Jay Remenick hadunderstood, Greenbelt’s Outstand-ing Citizen always had a virtualresume of volunteer organizationsin which he or she had made asignificant contribution. As hestood in the festival crowd on Fri-day night, September 2, he natu-rally expected this year’s Out-standing Citizen to fit the profile.As someone who devoted hiswhole life to one particular causehe never dreamed that the namecalled could be his. So, whenOutstanding Citizen CommitteeChair Robert Zugby namedRemenick Greenbelt’s OutstandingCitizen he was “shocked and hon-

ored but especially shocked,” hetold the cheerful crowd Fridaynight.

As Zugby told the crowd,however, the depth of Remenick’sinvolvement in the Greenbelt Vol-unteer Fire Department (GVFD) anorganization so vital to the pub-lic safety of the community is ex-actly what convinced them hewas the right choice. For thepast 32 years Remenick hasworked his way through the ranksof the GVFD, from a junior mem-ber around age 16 to president for10 years until 2004.

To commemorate this year’sanniversary of the attacks onSeptember 11, 2001, a group oflocal therapeutic touch profes-sionals have again offered their“healing hands” in exchange fordonations to community relieffunds. From 1 to 6 p.m. on Sun-day, September 11 an outdoorpavilion in Greenbelt’s RooseveltCenter (Southway and CrescentRoad) will fly a banner suggest-ing that “Healing HandsStrengthen Community.” Adults(over 18) are encouraged tocome by that afternoon, make a

donation to help support thoseamong us in need and enjoy acomfortable, stress-reducing mas-sage from a certified massagetherapist.

The event will feature em-ployees of nearby PleasantTouch, owned and operated byGwen Vaccaro, plus other certi-fied providers and will be hostedby members of the Greenbelt In-terfaith Leadership Association(GILA). Individuals from GILAadminister the Good Samaritan

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Mayor Judith Davis, at the podium, presents a proclamation to JayRemenick, the 2005 Outstanding Citizen. Outstanding CitizenCommittee Chair Robert Zugby is at right. Announcement of theoutstanding citizen selection occurs each year right after theGreenbelt Concert Band opens the Labor Day Festival.

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Letters to the EditorRude WordsCross the Line

I am writing to express mydismay in an individual (I useindividual because I will notblame the group in its entirety)marching in the Greenbelt LaborDay Parade. For years I have at-tended the parade, from the timeI was a child until now as amother of two. Never have Ibeen more offended by a personthan I was at this year’s parade.

While enjoying the look onmy children’s faces as theywatched the fire trucks, bandsand floats, I politely said “Nothank you” to all politicians andgroups that were handing out lit-erature about their organizations.I was there to enjoy the beauti-ful day with my husband, chil-dren, parents and in-laws, whowere all sitting on the curb anddid not have room to carry any-thing that was being given out.

Every group graciouslymoved on as we all said “Nothank you” to their hand-outs,except for one. A member ap-proached me and my mother-in-law protesting the war in Iraqand went to give us one of theirhand-outs. Once again we said“No thank you.” She thenlooked at us and said “Keepkilling!”

I am outraged she made sucha judgmental comment about mein front of my children. She didnot know my views on the warin Iraq and I never comment onmy views. I simply said “Nothank you.” I feel even more of-fended because she made thatcomment in front of my mother-in-law, whose son has just re-cently returned from the war inIraq.

I thought Greenbelt was sup-posed to be an open-mindedcommunity, appreciating every-one’s opinion. I just recentlypurchased a home in Greenbeltand feel this was not the wel-come my family deserved.

This woman crossed the linewhen she implied I was a “mur-derer” for not taking her hand-out. I truly wish I had ap-proached the woman afterward toget her name and ask her whyshe commented to me the wayshe had in front of my children.Hopefully the woman will readthis letter and realize she in-sulted my family and her com-ment was not necessary.

She should have kept walk-ing. After all, wasn’t her pointto spread peace?

Celeste May

Thanks EveryoneOn behalf of the Labor Day

Festival Committee, I would liketo thank everyone who attendedthis year’s Festival. We hopethat everyone had a memorabletime. Mother Nature outdid her-

self this year.A big thanks to the commu-

nity and school groups and vol-unteers who had booths andtables – without them therewould be no Festival. We wel-comed both returning groups andnew ones to this year’s Festival– their hard work and dedicationis truly appreciated. Thanks tothe crafters who were part of thefirst Festival-sponsored craftshow. A big thanks goes to Pub-lic Works – without their sup-port and work there would, at avery minimum, be no booths!And thanks also for their workprior to, over the weekend itselfand afterward. And a big thanksto the Recreation Department fortheir support and participation re-sulting in great games and tour-naments. Thanks to the PoliceDepartment for their participationand support. Tom Gaylin andRosedale Attractions brought ustop-notch rides and game booths– a better carnival company can-not be found. The entertainersboth local and world-knownbrought us talent and profession-alism which made for greatshows. And thanks to the ArtsCenter for super Shakespeare,GATE for a great film and theRecreation Department for a veryArtful Afternoon. Thanks toEleanor Roosevelt High SchoolNational Honor Society for theirinvaluable assistance in thisyear’s Festival. The parade par-ticipants deserve thanks for strut-ting, playing or driving “theirstuff.” It was a great parade!

A big thanks to all the busi-nesses and individuals who pro-vided monetary support – thatincludes people who boughtraffle tickets, bake sale items,pizza kits and yard sale items.Thanks also to those who at-tended the Basket Bingosthroughout the past year (therewill be another one on Septem-ber 23 at the Greenbelt Ameri-can Legion). A very specialthanks to the Greenbelt Co-opfor allowing Festival fundraisingefforts to go on all summer onits ramp, for its raffle prize andfor being the vendor for thewristband vouchers. Thanks alsogoes to the Greenbelt Marriott forproviding rooms for the “out oftown” entertainers. The successof the Festival is heavily depen-dent on year-round support, bothmonetary and otherwise.

And lastly, I would like tothank the wonderful members ofthe Committee, whose hard workand dedication is beyond mea-sure. From the bottom of myheart, thank you, thank you,thank you.

See you next year.Patti Brothers,

PresidentGreenbelt Labor Day

Festival Committee

CorrectionHow does a monoprint be-

come a monolith? Chalk it upto gremlins perhaps along theinternet route between theNews Review computer andthe typesetter. Anyway weapologize to Jim Lara, whodid the review, and to artistMartha Oatway whose exhibitof monoprints is at theGreenbelt Arts Center.

Pet Show – A WinnerThis year’s pet show was a

huge success. It was run by lo-cal girl scout troops. There wasa wide variety of animals from asea monkey to birds to dogs.There were a total of 18 pets –11 dogs, one cat, three exoticpets and three small mammals.Terri, a rabbit, won best in show.We would be happy to do itagain.

The Girls of CadetteTroop 1161

GHI’s Companion AnimalCommittee wants to alert Green-belt residents that they can helpHurricane Katrina’s animal vic-tims. Below is a short list of or-ganizations and their websitesthat have mobilized to rescueand assist animals and to also re-unite them with their humancompanions. Groups needmoney, supplies and volunteers.

The Humane Society of the United States1-800-HUMANE1 (1-800-486-2631)www.hsus.orgThe HSUS needs volunteers to help an-swer phones in its Gaithersburg office.United Animal Nationshttp://www.uan.org/Emergency Animal Rescue Service916-429-2457Best Friends Hurricane Reliefc/o Leigh Breland1635 Misty Lane, Terry, MS 39170Suggested supplies are: pet food, cratesand bedding, collars and leads, puppy andkitten formula, canopy tents and tarps.

Animals DesperateIn New Orleans

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Employees and communitymembers who wish to contributeto this effort should make checkspayable to “Board of Education– Katrina Disaster Relief” andsend their checks to the follow-ing address:

Board of Education – KatrinaDisaster Relief, AssistantTreasurer’s Office, Sasscer Admin-istration Building, 14201 SchoolLane, Upper Marlboro, MD20772.

Schools and offices wishingto organize initiatives at their in-dividual locations will receiveinstructions to help coordinateall efforts within the school sys-tem. These contributions willhelp provide food, water andother necessary supplies and ser-vices that will benefit the victimsof this disaster.

Giant Stores CollectFor Hurricane Relief

Giant Food is collecting cus-tomer donations for the HurricaneKatrina relief effort in the Ameri-can Gulf Coast area. Giant Foodstores in Virginia, Maryland andthe District of Columbia will par-ticipate.

All funds collected from thedrive will go to the American RedCross and America’s Second Har-vest – the Nation’s Food BankNetwork to help the victims ofone of the most devastatingstorms in American history.

The supermarket chain is alsocollecting donations from associ-ates at their main offices and dis-tribution facilities.

The Maryland Department ofPublic Safety and CorrectionalServices has launched a majoreffort to provide supplies to vic-tims of Hurricane Katrina. Effec-tive immediately, the public candrop off nonperishable food andcritical supplies at five locationsacross the state. State Use Indus-tries, the Division of Correction’sprison industry arm, has trailerson site. They will be staffed bycorrectional personnel from 8a.m. to 8 p.m. every day.

Locations for donations in-clude the Maryland House of

Correction, House of CorrectionRoad near the gatehouse just offMd. route 175 in Jessup.

Donations should be limitedto these items: diapers, babyneeds (wipes, blankets, pull-ups),bottled water, plastic utensils, pa-per goods, first aid supplies,over-the-counter medicines, non-perishable food items, personalhygiene items (soap, shampoo,etc.), blankets, batteries and bat-tery operated items.

No clothing or cash will beaccepted but bulk items in un-opened cases are welcomed.

Md. Sponsors Katrina Storm Relief Effort

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Community Events

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A course that willchallenge you physically

and mentally

• Coed teams of 3• September 17 raindate:24th

• Free registration• Register for 18/underor over 18 years of age• Held at Lake Artemesia

Pre-register, or register atWell’s Ice Rink Lot at 9 a.m.

Sponsored by Soul’dOut Youth Group

(301)982-7130 orjody@graphicadd.com for info

Enjoy Swimming?!The Greenbelt Swim Team Needs You!

The Greenbelt Swim Team's Fall season runs from Sept. 13 to Dec. 4.

Walk-in registration will be held on September 7 & 8, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at theAquatic Center. Fees are discounted for registrations received by September 13!

Swimmers practice Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:55 to 5:55 p.m.and Sunday mornings. Developmental Swimmers meet Sunday mornings.

Information and applications can be found at www.greenbelt.com/swimteamor at the GMST bulletin board in the Greenbelt Aquatic & Fitness Center,

101 Centerway in Old Greenbelt.

For any questions, call Deborah Taylor at Deborahtay@aol.com or 301-345-2485or Leslie Hilliard at 301-474-7504.

Seniors HoldAnnual Forum

On September 10 Greenbeltcitizens will have a chance to ex-press their concerns about prob-lems in the community and getfeedback from city officials at theannual forum sponsored by theGreenbelt Senior Citizens’ Advi-sory Committee.

The meeting will be held from1 to 3 p.m. in the MultipurposeRoom in the Community Center.

Walk SupportsSIDS Research

A charity walk to benefit Sud-den Infant Death Syndrome(SIDS) research and bereavementsupport will be held at BuddyAttick Park in Greenbelt on Sun-day, September 11 from 8:15 to11 a.m. Registration and T-shirtsare free; tax-deductive donationsare accepted. A light breakfastwill be served and a clown willentertain children. Pets onleashes are welcome. For moreinformation contact JoaniHorchier at sides@aol.com or301-322-2620.

GHI NotesSeptember 13, 6:30 p.m. –

Marketing Committee meeting; 7p.m. – Seller’s Seminar.

September 14, 7 p.m. – Wood-lands Committee meeting.

September 17, 11 a.m. – Pre-purchase Orientation.

September 19, 7 p.m. –Member’s Bi-monthly Coffee.

September 20, 7:30 p.m. –Member & Community RelationsCommittee.

September 22, 7:30 p.m. –Board of Directors meeting.

All meetings will be held inthe GHI Board Room.

Greenbelt SeniorsBeat Bowie Gold

Greenbelt, fighting for secondplace in the Greater Baltimore Se-nior Softball League, took a 5-0lead in the first inning at home onTuesday, September 6 and went onto beat Bowie Gold 12-1, behindpitcher-manager Ray Reed.

Paul Williams went 3-for-3,including a triple to the left fieldfence in the third inning thatknocked in two runs. Reed hit 2-for-2 and walked; going 2-for-3were Jim Harbaugh, Fred Bohle(including a long double), DaveKerr, Eli Flam (including a triple)and newly-returned LarryDandridge, a standout at shortfield. John Benish and Burt Kerrsingled, while Harlan Park,Rodney Hull and Sterling Troppdrew walks.

Three games remain in theseason, which ends September 14.

Prescription BenefitIs the "Expert" Topic

On September 20 the “Askthe Expert” cable program willbe “Understanding the NewMedicare Prescription Drug Ben-efit: Important Choices For Youto Consider.” The program willbe held at Green Ridge Housefrom 11 a.m. to noon. It will beconducted by Kelley Coates-Carter, associate state director ofCommunications, AARP Mary-land.

Green Ridge House residentsare asked to RSVP to LaverneStewart Logan at 301-412-2480.Others attending should call301-345-6660.

On Stage

Nazi-driven “Shylock”Plays at Arts Center

“Shylock, The Jew of Venice” – a challenging new versionof Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” – is playing atGreenbelt Arts Center (GAC) September 9, 10, 14, 15, 16 and17 at 8 p.m. and on Sunday, September 11 at 2 p.m. GACis hosting CU Later Productions, formed by three recentgraduates from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.

In a Nazi concentration camp in 1944, two prisoners – re-nowned actors in pre-war Yiddish theater – are forced topresent Shakespeare’s play to entertain the guards. How theactors deal with the situation drives the production with afierce impetus.

Laley Lippard directs John R. Johnson and Sammy Wegentin the actors’ roles. All three have worked in theaters acrossthe U.S. The production is designed by Thomas F. Donahue,theater department chairman at Catholic University.

Call 301-441-8770 ext. 3 for reservations and ticket prices. – Eli Flam

by Eli Flam

New Kickball Helps Kick OffGreat Labor Day Festival

At the LibraryChildren

Tuesday, September 13, 10:30a.m. – Cuddletime for newbornsto 17 months with caregiver,limit 15 babies.

Wednesday, September 14,10:30 a.m. – Toddlertime for ages18 to 35 months with caregiver,limit 15 toddlers.

4 p.m., Bookids, ages 8 to12, Book Discussion,HenryWinkler’s “Niagara Falls orDoes It?”

Thursday, September 15, 10:30a.m. – Drop-in Storytime for ages3 to 5 years, limit 20 children.

AdultWednesday, September 14, 7

p.m., Friends of the Greenbelt Li-brary meeting.

Kickball, anyone? Adultkickball, that is? This purportednew “craze” – see below –slipped into Greenbelt this sum-mer and helped kick off the La-bor Day Festival Friday night,September 2. What’s more, asecond part of the debut seasonruns through October and maybeinto November.

In June Greenbelt RecreationDepartment’s sports coordinatorGreg Varda set up a first-everAdult Co-ed Kickball League.Seven teams, each with about15 players from 18 to 60 – atleast four of them had to bewomen – played Thursdaynights at Braden Field #2 orNorthway. After a dozengames, teams like Ball Blasters,Liver Damage and Vote forPedro were bested for the firstannual Commissioner’s Cup byRemedial Jim (the name tracksto phys. ed. teachers).

“Jim” – all over 35 – took toBraden Field #2 for softball atthe Labor Day Festival against amix of under-35 league oppo-nents, who also recruited a splayof youngsters. As in senior soft-ball, kickball calls for 11 field-ers; they get outs a la baseballor by throwing and hitting akicker on the base paths. Misshim/her and the kicker can keeprunning. It all starts with apitcher rolling the outsized redball toward home plate, where akicker gives it a good galumphwith either foot. You get three

strikes (fouled tries, mostly), noballs and in seven innings scoresthat rarely go into double figures.Try kicking that big ball muchbeyond the infield. An umpire ison board.

At the Festival the younger-uns scored twice against RemedialJim with two infield bouncers, apair of singles to left field andsome swift base running. By thefourth inning, with severaldoubles and triples, hi-jinks onthe bases and a sprinkling of er-rors – plus a handful of runnersplunked by a thrown ball (oftenhurled with both hands) – thescore was mounting. The under-lying mood was genial but mostplays primed fielder/kicker inten-sity as well as laughs. A fewdozen fans and family memberswent readily with the flow of thegame. By Saturday, Jim’s play-ing coach Cindy Donn had tothink hard for the final score: 6-5, favor Jim.

While Greenbelt is handlingthe new kickball league on itsown, there is a gung-ho WorldAdult Kickball Association(WAKA). On its website WAKAtakes credit for starting “the adultkickball craze” seven years ago.Now, they say, there are tens ofthousands of players across theU.S. and the world, with divisionsin D.C., Bethesda and Alexandria.If interested in taking part locally,call Greg Varda at the GreenbeltRecreation Department – and putyour best foot forward.

On Screen

“Constant Gardener”Digs in at Movie Theater

Opening at Old Greenbelt Theatre on Friday, September 9“The Constant Gardener” delves sharply into the dangeroustesting of a new drug on an unaware African populace. Anewly married British diplomat (Ralph Fiennes) and his edgywife (Rachel Weisz) arrive in Nairobi to get deeply tangled inthis John LeCarré story, directed in vivid colors with an un-remitting point-of-view by Fernando Meirelles (“City of God”).As consciences are scraped raw, the toll on the marriage andthe pharmaceutical fallout ultimately lead to a demanding ques-tion: Is redemption possible?

Whether or not you agree that the film goes over the tophere and there, it is a challenging, absorbing experience thatis worth taking on. 129 minutes, rated R for nudity, languageand extremely violent scenes.

– Eli Flam

The nex t mee t ing ofNARFE Chapter 1122 will beWednesday, September 14 at1 :30 p .m. a t the NewCarrollton Municipal Center,6016 Princess Garden Pkwy.

NARFE Presents History of Mall TreesDr. Rob Griesback will speakon the “American Arboretum onthe Mall in the 19th Century.”The public is invited.

For more information call301-937-7987.

Senior NutritionProgram Resumes

The following menu is sched-uled for the upcoming week:

Monday – Navy bean soup,stuffed peppers, boiled potatoes, veg-etables and peach supreme.

Tuesday – Grape juice, oven friedchicken, mixed vegetables, homefries and green jello with pears.

Wednesday – Minestrone, wildsalmon with creamy dill sauce, greenbeans, “dirty” rice and fruit cocktail.

All meals include bread and mar-garine, coffee or tea and 1% milk.Meals are served starting at noonand should be reserved before 11a.m. the day before planning to eat.Call 301-391-2208, ext. 4215 tomake a reservation.

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"The Challenge of Baha'u'llah:Does God Still Speak to

Humanity Today?"by Gary L. Matthews

available at Borders Bookstore286 Pages, Baha'i Publishing

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..."

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

Sunday 8:00 a.m. Worship Service9:15 a.m. Sunday School/

Bible Study10:30 a.m. Worship Service

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

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

Mowatt Memorial United Methodist Church40 Ridge Road, Greenbelt

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

Rev. Dr. Paul C. Kim, Pastor Sunday School 9:45 am Worship Service 11:00 am Handicapped accessible Easy parking

Helping People Connect with Christ and His Family through Loving Service

(starting July 3)Sunday School: 9:00 amWorship Service: 10:15 am

Weds. Worship: 7:00 pm(Adult Bible Study/Prayer & Children's Ministry)

CatholicCommunity

of GreenbeltMASS

Sundays 10 A.M.Municipal Building

CongregationMishkan Torah

10 Ridge Road, Greenbelt, MD 20770 301-474-4223

An unpretentious, historic, welcoming, liberal, egalitariansynagogue that respects tradition and becomes your

extended family in the 21st century.

Shabbat services: Friday evening at 8:00 PM, except 1st Friday of the month,i.e. family service at 7:30 PM. Saturday morning services at 9:30 AM.Educational programs for children K–12 and for adults.Combined innovative full family educational program for parents and children.Conversion classes. Concert choir. Social Action program.Opportunity for leadership development.Moderate, flexible dues. High holiday seating for visitors.Sisterhood. Men's Club. Other Social Activities.Interfaith families are welcome.

Historic synagogue dually affiliated with United Synagogue of Conservative Judaismand the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation

ObituariesSamuel W. Ewing

Samuel W. Ewing of Smyrna,Del., died of cancer Friday, Sep-tember 2, 2005, in his home.He was 81. He lived and workedin Greenbelt during the late 1960sand early 1970s. He lived onPeriwinkle Court in BoxwoodVillage.

Mr. Ewing was born June 10,1924, in Glouster, N.J., the son ofthe late S.W. Ewing andGenevieve Artz Lay. He servedin World War II from 1942 to1946 as a sergeant in the U.S.Air Force. Mr. Ewing worked forand retired from Universal Un-derwriters for car dealerships. Hemoved to Smyrna in 1987. Hewas an avid golfer with three re-corded holes in one and fishingwas a relaxing hobby as well asgardening.

Mr. Ewing was an activemember of the Greenbelt LionsClub and the Greenbelt AmericanLegion Post #136 during hisyears in Greenbelt. He was alsoa member of the Lions Club inNew Jersey, Kansas and Delawareand served as president of theRed Bridge Club in Kansas City,Kansas from 1977-1978.

In addition to his parents, hewas preceded in death by hiswife of 42 years Dorothy E.Ewing and a sister DorothyEpting. He is survived by hiswife of five years RosemaryFasick Ewing; daughters DonnaErdman and husband Gordon ofAugusta, S.Car., Carol Thomsonand husband Charles of Glouster,N.J., and Jane Harker and hus-band William of Westville, N.J.;son Don and wife Anne McCoyof Olatha, Kan.; a brother and asister-in-law Charles and HarrietEwing; three stepsons Jerold W.Fasick, Jeffery K. Fasick andBruce P. Fasick; 10 grandchil-dren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Memorial services were heldtoday, September 8, in Smyrna.Instead of flowers, the familysuggests contributions to Dela-ware Hospice, 911 S. DuPontHighway, Dover, DE 19901.

Mishkan TorahCongregation willhold a pot lucksupper (dairy orparve, i.e., nomeat) followed byservices and aspeaker from the National Alli-ance for the Mentally Ill, at 6:30p.m. Friday, September 16. Therewill be an Oneg Shabbat afterthe service.

Store-bought food must havea kosher hecshure (a seal or sym-bol from a supervisory organiza-tion that determined the food iskosher) or, if the food is pre-pared at home, it must bebrought in previously unuseddisposable containers.

For further information callMishkan Torah’s office at 301-474-4223.

Greenbelters were saddened tohear of the death of formerGreenbelter Samuel W. Ewing ofSmyrna, Del.

Our sympathy to GreenbeltCommunity Church Pastor DanHamlin on the death of his mother.

Congratulations to LizLabukas, 50-year resident ofGreenbelt, who reached a mile-stone on September 5 when shecelebrated her 50th birthday atChevy’s. She has been em-ployed for over 25 years at theGreenbelt Nursery School.

Pot Luck SupperAt Mishkan Torah

NAMI WorkshopOn Social Security

The National Alliance for theMentally Ill (NAMI) PrinceGeorge’s County will hold itsSeptember 15 workshop meetingin a new location, the BeckettField Building, 8511 LegationRoad, New Carrollton. Heldfrom 7 to 9 p.m., the programwill feature Tanya Moseke andMarlon Grande on “Social Secu-rity Benefits and Returning toWork.”

To find Beckett Field, travelwest from the Beltway exit onRt. 450 and turn right on 85thAvenue at the Ramada Inn.Continue on 85th Avenue untilit ends and turn left onWestbrook Drive. Take the nextright onto Legation Road, whichends in a parking lot. TheBeckett Field Building is on theright.

For further information call J.Kelley at 301-577-6026.

City NotesParks crews poured the con-

crete slab for the patio at thecove area of the Lake Park, re-paired two broken benches atGreenspring Park and assembledtrash containers for installationin city parks.

Although GIVES’ workingspace is currently precarious asthe windows in the Commu-nity Center’s Senior Loungeare undergoing replacement,the organization is still verymuch in business. GIVES, anacronym for Greenbelt Inter-generational Exchange Service,operates primarily through tele-phone messages. Until thisrenovation began, GIVES mem-bers staffed the telephone eachweekday between 10 a.m. andnoon.

At all times members cancall the GIVES number, 301-507-6580, to leave a message re-questing a service, such astransportation for a medical ap-pointment or help with leaf rak-ing. Although the 10 to noonstaffing is temporarily inter-rupted, messages continue tobe monitored on a regular basisand requests for assistance arefilled in a timely fashion.

During the next monthGIVES will have a full agenda,

according to Chair MarshaVoigt. This Saturday, Sep-tember 10 the group willhold its regular monthlymeeting at 10 a.m. in theCommunity Center. As usualthe meeting is open to all in-terested persons.

On Sunday, September 11GIVES will participate with theGreenbelt Interfaith Leader-ship Association in com-memorating the victims of the9/11 disaster. This programwill be held in Roosevelt Cen-ter from 1 to 6 p.m.

On October 2 GIVES, likemany other Greenbelt organi-zations, will have an informa-tion table commemorating the10th anniversary of the open-ing of the Community Center.This event will take place from1 to 5 p.m.

And on October 13 GIVESwill participate with the annualGreenbelt Health Fair takingplace between 10 a.m. and 2p.m. in the Community Center.

by Virginia Beauchamp

GIVES AnnouncesAutumn Activities

Giving in charity is one of theimportant teachings of Islam,

greatly rewarded by God and anobligation on every individual who

has the means to do so.

"And the likeness of those, who spend theirsubstance, seeking to please God and to

strengthen their souls, is as a garden, high andfertile; heavy rain falls on it, but makes it yield a

double increase in harvest, and if it receives notheavy rain, light moisture sufficeth it. God seeth well whatever ye do. . . O ye who believe, give of the good things which ye have earned,and of the fruits of the earth which we have produced for you . . . ."

– The Holy Qur'an, 2:265 & 267

To find out more about Islam, call 301-982-9463 or e-mail us atsearchislam@mail.com or visit the website www.islamguide.com.

Arboretum ProvidesFree Unusual Trees

The U.S. National Arboretumwill supply free trees to the Cityof Greenbelt for fall and springplanting. These trees are un-usual varieties, filling in the bal-ance of what is needed in thecity, according to Public Works’Assistant Director Bill Phelan.

Since the city will be gettingthese trees, Greenbelt will notparticipate in the county’s Liv-able Communities Initiativewhich also provides trees, saidCity Manager Michael Mc-Laughlin.

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City InformationOPENINGS ON

BOARDS &COMMITTEES

Volunteer to serve on CityCouncil advisory groups.Vacancies exist on the:

Advisory Committee onEducation

Employee Relations BoardPark and Recreation

Advisory BoardFor more information,

please call 301-474-8000.

NOTICEThe Greenbelt CommunityCenter will be closing at

7pm on Sundays beginningSeptember 11, 2005.

CITY ELECTION INFORMATIONNO MORE EXCUSES! ANY QUALIFIED VOTER MAY VOTE ABSENTEE

Beginning this year, any qualified voter of the City of Greenbelt may choose to vote by absentee ballotin municipal elections. There is no longer any need to present an excuse for why you will be unable toappear at your polling place to vote on Election Day.The purpose of the change is to give an additional option to voters and make it easier to vote inmunicipal elections. If you prefer to come to your polling place on Election Day, meet up with yourneighbors, talk with the candidates, and use a voting machine, you may still do so, just as before. But ifyou prefer to vote early, or if you like the idea of voting by mail or filling out a paper ballot, you nowhave more choices. Just be sure to vote. No more excuses!First, request a ballot in one of two ways. Separate, signed application forms or letters must be submit-ted by each individual requesting a ballot:

Fill out an application form that you may pick up in the City Clerk’s office, request from theCity Clerk by phone at 301-474-8000 or e-mail at kgallagher@greenbeltmd.gov, or printfrom the City’s Web site at www.greenbeltmd.gov; or

Write a letter of application to the City Clerk, 25 Crescent Road, including your full name,domicile address in Greenbelt, signature, and telephone number.

Military servicemembers, their families, and other U.S. citizens abroad who are covered under theUniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act may also use the Federal Post Card Application(http://www.fvap.gov) to request an absentee ballot for City election.Applications to receive absentee ballots will be accepted from Wednesday, October 19, until noon onMonday, November 7, 2005. The completed ballot must be received by the City Clerk no later than 6p.m. the day of the regular election, November 8, 2005. No absentee ballots will be distributed prior toOctober 19.Return your executed absentee ballot by sending it through the U.S. mail in time to arrive by November8, hand-delivering it to the City Clerk’s office, or placing it in the locked drop-box at the east door of theMunicipal Building at 25 Crescent Road. Questions? Call the City Clerk at 301-474-8000.

CALLING ALL CAMPERS FOR THECALLING ALL CAMPERS FOR THECALLING ALL CAMPERS FOR THECALLING ALL CAMPERS FOR THECALLING ALL CAMPERS FOR THE

CREACREACREACREACREATIVE KIDS CAMP REUNION CHORUS!TIVE KIDS CAMP REUNION CHORUS!TIVE KIDS CAMP REUNION CHORUS!TIVE KIDS CAMP REUNION CHORUS!TIVE KIDS CAMP REUNION CHORUS!Creative Kids Camp will help the Community Center celebrate its10th Anniversary on Sunday afternoon, October 2, by performingselected songs from The Cookie Caper, a previous camp produc-tion about the wonderful activities that take place at the center.Come to the Community Center on the following dates to join in thefun! FREE!

Sunday, Sept. 18: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Rehearsal in Room 201Sunday, Sept. 25: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Rehearsal in Room 201Sunday, Oct. 2: 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Rehearsal in Room 201

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Concert in the Gymnasium

COMMUNITY EMERGENCY RESPONSE TEAM(CERT) forming in Greenbelt! The Greenbelt Public Safety Advisory

Committee is working to train volunteers to become part of thisteam. Initial training is 20 hours and includes topics such as: First

Aid, Fire Prevention, Disaster Preparedness, Light Search andRescue and more.

If you are interested in volunteering for the team please attend.Organizational Meeting

Tuesday, September 13th from 7:30-9:30pmMulti-Purpose Room/Greenbelt Community Ctr.

For more information call 301-345-7203

GREENBELT MUNICIPAL/PUBLIC ACCESSCHANNEL 71

MUNICIPAL ACCESS:301-474-8000: Monday, September 12 at 8pm: City CouncilMeeting “live” Tuesday & Thursday, September 13 & 15: 10am &6:00pm “Ask the Expert~Hearing” 7:00pm “Labor Day Festival2005-Opening Ceremony & Outstanding Citizen” 8:00pm Replay ofCity Council Meeting of 9/12.PUBLIC ACCESS (GATE): 301-507-6581:Wednesday & Friday,September 14 & 16: 7pm “Invisible Ballots” 7:30pm Greenbelt ArtsCenter presents “Over the River and Through the Woods”

CITY ELECTION INFORMATIONELECTION CLERKS NEEDED

The City of Greenbelt Board of Elections is seeking several residentswho would be willing to serve as election officials on November 8,2005, from 6 a.m. until about 9 p.m. Clerks must also attend a trainingsession on November 7 from 7:30 p.m. until about 9 p.m. This is a rewarding experience for anyone who is interested in thepolitical process and would like to play an active role in the localelection. There is a stipend of $135, plus a training fee of $25.There may also be a need for additional clerks to assist in the count-ing of absentee ballots. This job would entail working for two orthree hours in the late afternoon/early evening of November 8. Nopreliminary training is necessary. The pay for absentee ballot clerksis $35.To apply, please visit the City offices to submit an application, or callor e-mail Kathleen Gallagher, City Clerk, at 301-474-8000 orkgallagher@greenbeltmd.gov to request a form. You may also printout the form from the City Website at www.greenbeltmd.gov.

GREENBELT CITY COUNCILMunicipal Building-Regular Meeting

September 12, 2005 - 8:00 p.m.

COMMUNICATIONSPresentationsEnd-of-School-Year Report - School Resource OfficersPublic Hearing – FY 2006 Capital Projects BudgetPetitions and Requests (Petitions received at the meeting will not

be acted upon by the City Council at this meeting unlessCouncil waives its Standing Rules.)

* Committee Reports (Items on the Consent Agenda marked by *will be approved as recommended by staff, subject to removalfrom the Consent Agenda by Council.)

Advisory Committee on Education, Report #2-05 (School Capacity -Greenbelt West)

LEGISLATIONAn Ordinance to Amend the Capital Projects Budget for Fiscal Year

2006 (2nd Reading, Adoption)A Resolution to Negotiate the Purchase of a Police Gun Range

Trailer (1st Reading)OTHER BUSINESS

Proposed Lighting at McDonald FieldFOP Request for Collective Bargaining with Binding Interest

ArbitrationAnnexation Issues – Staff RecommendationsBARC Disposal StrategyAward of Purchase – Pick-Up Truck for Police MechanicDonation of Sick Leave for Hurricane Relief* Advisory Group Appointments

MEETINGSNOTE: This is a preliminary agenda, subject to change. RegularCouncil meetings are open to the public, and all interested citizensare invited to attend. If special accommodations are required for anydisabled person, please call 301-474-8000 no later than 10am on themeeting day. Deaf individuals are advised to use MD RELAY at 711 ore-mail kgallagher@greenbeltmd.gov to reach the City Clerk.

POOCH PLUNGE(A swim/splash party for you and your canine pal!)

Participation is limited to 50 dogs and 50 handlersFee of $5.00/ one dog; $7.00/ two dogs

(each dog must be accompanied by a handler)No Charge for dog handlers (must be 18 years of age or older)

One dog per handler. All spectators welcome!

Greenbelt Residents receive priority registration.

ALL PROCEEDS WILL BE DONATED TO THEDAVIDSONVILLE WILDLIFE SANCTUARY

Come enjoy a day of paddle and play with your furry best friend!For further details please call Animal Control at

301-474-6124 or visit www.greenbeltmd.gov.

Saturday, September 10th11am to 2pm

Greenbelt Aquatic and FitnessCenter (outdoor pool)

NEW FALL TEMPORARY SKATE PARK HOURSThe new hours for the temporary skate park located at the

Lakecrest Tennis Courts are:Monday-Friday 4-7pm

Saturday and Sunday from 12 noon-5pmIf you have any questions you may call 301-397-2200.

ANNUAL SENIORCITIZEN OPEN

FORUMSaturday, September 10

1:00pmGreenbelt Community

Center/Multipurpose Rm.FREE

Sponsored by the SeniorCitizens Advisory

Committee

GREENBELT COMMUNITY CENTER10TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION

Sunday, October 2 from 1:00-5:00pmJoin in the celebration with activities for all ages. Open

House, Chautauqua, workshops, children’s activites, artprograms, raffle and more.

Call 301-397-2208 for more information.

DONATIONDROP-OFF

American RescueWorkers

Saturday,September 10th

9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.Parking lot between the

City Office and theCommunity Center

The American Rescue Workersaccepts donations of usablehousehold goods (clothing,furniture, small appliances,curtains, towels, bedding,books, puzzles and toys.)

For further information contactthe City of Greenbelt Recycling

Office at 301-474-8303.

REAC MeetingMonday, September 12,

7:00pmGreenbelt Community

Center.

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Come to theCOLLEGE PARK FARMER'S MARKETLocal farmers and vendors offering fresh fruits, vegetables,garlic, bakery goods, jellies, potted herb plants, bedding

plants, cut flowers and herbal products

5211 Paint Branch Parkway(formerly Calvert Road)

in College Park – across from Airport

Saturdays from 7am – 12noonMay 7 through November 19

FOP continued from page 1Patrick McAndrew and TerryMcGrath, retired Greenbelt policeofficers and attorneys who serveon Lodge 32’s board of directors;and FOP Labor Counsel JeffGibbs.

CostCouncilmembers raised con-

cerns about cost and the interven-tion of a third-party arbitrator inlabor negotiations. “It would takethe budget process out of ourhands and out of our citizens’hands and give it to a third partyand the cost could be high,” saidDavis.

Councilmember Rodney Rob-erts also expressed cost concerns.“How much will it cost us for abargaining team and attorneys forevery contract? It seems to methat money would be better usedfor salaries and benefits.”

“The bottom line is that weare here because the FOP leader-ship believes that it’s time to takethis relationship to a differentlevel,” said McAndrew. “As it is,council sees FOP once a year atbudget time. Collective bargain-ing means a lot more than justnumbers. It means that the chiefcan’t give them four hours’ noticeabout shift changes, that’s not inexistence now. The grievanceprocess is so cumbersome that it’sineffective.

“This is about police officerswho believe that the meet andconfer process has reached itsmaximum usage. They’re askingfor input and a role in the day-to-day decisions that affect themthat they don’t have today.

“I’m actually shocked at thetightness on the council on thisissue, to how resistant the coun-cil is to this idea. Collective bar-gaining can be a productive,healthy process. As the city con-tinues to grow more complex, citi-zens benefit. The council needsto open up to this idea.”

“We’re listening. We’re willingto think about a wide range ofoptions – but one option that’snot on the table is binding arbitra-tion,” Davis said.

Roberts asked the FOP repre-sentatives for information on mu-nicipalities comparable toGreenbelt that have collective bar-gaining with binding arbitrationresulting in better pay, benefitsand working conditions.

Gibbs noted that Greenbelt’sstarting salary is $32,000, com-pared with county police salariesof $42,000 or higher.

Putens said, “We’re very awareof salaries in Montgomery Countyand Prince George’s County.People leave Greenbelt but they

come back because we have excel-lent working conditions and trainour officers and have a goodbenefit package.”

Progressive City“The benefits derived from col-

lective bargaining have largely ap-plied here in Greenbelt,” notedCouncilmember Konrad Herling.“This is a progressive city with aprogressive history. I think thatmost of us here are confident thatthe positive record we have herewill be continued.”

Councilmember Leta Machconcurred. “I still have very seri-ous concerns about changing aprocess that has worked. I be-lieve that future councils will listenand respond to issues as theycome up.”

Herling asked the police, “Is ityour contention that while there isan employee process, that employ-ees are more reluctant to relaythose concerns without a collec-tive bargaining contract as a pro-tective umbrella?”

“Yes, there’s no specific ve-hicle to bring an issue to thecouncil. Meet and confer is acumbersome process. It’s a piece-meal approach,” McAndrew said.

Roberts asked if the FOPwould consider collective bargain-ing without binding arbitration.

“Arbitration sours the wholething,” he said. “People inGreenbelt don’t support someonefrom outside controlling what’sgoing on.”

“Without arbitration, we cannegotiate all day all night and notcome to agreement and what hap-pens then?” Rogers responded.

Basic RightOne local resident, Elizabeth

Gaines, spoke in support of theFOP’s request. “Collective bar-gaining is a basic human right,”she said. “ I am amazed that mycity council is unanimous in notsupporting it. These folks have aright to bargain collectively andnot have to rely on goodwill.They need a contract.” Police of-ficers in the audience applauded.

Rogers proposed that councilplace the issue on a ballot. “Letthe citizens decide,” he said.

“Our opinion is that if you putit on the ballot, you can explain tothe citizens about your concernsabout taxes. The flip side is thatwe’re going to say it’s a goodthing. The citizens decide if theywant to grant us the right to col-lective bargaining.”

McAndrew pressed the councilto state its position more clearlybut the council demurred.

“We haven’t made a final deci-sion,” Davis said.

Charting His CourseWhen Remenick was growing

up, the last thing his motherRose thought her son would beinterested in was firefighting.Instead, she enrolled him in pi-ano lessons, sent him to artclasses, pushed him to join thepoetry club, the diving club, thearchery club and even encour-aged him to play tennis. “Ithink the only thing he didn’tdo was golf,” she said laughing.

Just before his 16th birthday,however, Remenick’s friend JoeAulisio joined the fire department,loved it and encouraged him tojoin as well. During junior highRemenick had begun to run witha rougher crowd than his familywould have liked and his gradeswere sub par. But, in order tobecome a junior member of theGVFD – and stay one – he hadto maintain a B average. He ac-complished much more than that,doing his homework regularlyand even making the honor roll.“The fire department was the bestthing that ever happened to me.It changed my life course andmade me a responsible citizen,”Remenick said in his acceptancespeech.

His mother Rose said that inthe face of parental criticism,Remenick just wanted to provethat he knew what he was doing.At the time she and his fatherquestioned why he would wantto put so much time into some-thing and not get paid. “I wasafraid other classmates of hiswould go and a get a job,” she

said, leaving little opportunityfor her son. She thought he wasjust too young to understand thevalue of paid work.

Because Remenick’s motherwas reluctant to accept her son’schosen path and constantly wor-ried about the dangers offirefighting, whenever he wonawards, including Fireman of theYear, he always brought themstraight to her and hung them onher walls. Even 32 years laterRemenick laughs, “I’m stillbringing them to her.”

Despite his parents’ reserva-tions about firefighting,Remenick says that he was arisk-taker and wasn’t afraid tochart his own course. What at-tracted him to the firehouse mayhave been a need for rebellionand risk but what kept him therewas the camaraderie, the idea ofhelping people and the diversityof training he could receive, es-pecially as a paramedic.

Long TraditionRemenick’s parents should not

have been surprised at his desireto serve and shape the commu-nity; they were both very in-volved in Greenbelt, serving insuch areas as GHI’s Architectureand Environment Committee andthe Golden Age Club Member-ship Committee, the latter ofwhich Rose Remenick nowchairs. Nancy Remenick, Jay’swife, also recognizes the impor-tance of service. Both her par-ents were charter members; herfather of the fire department andher mother of the ladies auxiliary,

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replace Springhill Lake ElementarySchool and Greenbelt MiddleSchool.

Putens has taken a leadingrole to improve police protectionand crime prevention. Thecouncil supported his initiativeto use video cameras in strategicareas in the city (currently nowin use at Roosevelt Center) andto place two school resource of-ficers in Greenbelt schools forsecurity. He proposed the city’snew Public Safety AdvisoryCommittee as well as the Advi-sory Committee on Education.Putens also successfully initiatedthe Four Cities Coalition amongGreenbelt, College Park, NewCarrollton and Berwyn Heightsto expand inter-city cooperationon issues and projects of com-mon concern.

Putens has taken a leadingrole on senior citizen concernsand initiated establishment of theSenior Task Force, which led toestablishment of the permanentSenior Citizen Advisory Commit-tee. He has been active in ef-forts to control development andaddress the traffic concerns aris-ing from proposed developments.He was the leader in the eventu-ally successful effort to have atraffic light installed at Greenbeltand Mandan Roads and aguardrail installed at EleanorRoosevelt High School.

Until 1993 Putens was theonly councilmember living inGreenbelt East and he hasworked actively with theGreenbelt East Advisory Commit-tee of which he was a co-founder. He was an originalmember of the Windsor GreenBoard of Directors and servedon the board for eight years.He currently serves as boardpresident of the Greenbrook Es-tates Homeowners Association.

Prior to his council service,Putens was chairman of theCommunity Relations AdvisoryBoard, which developed the pro-posal to establish a city-widecrime prevention program andled eventually to the currentPublic Safety Advisory Commit-tee. He has been active at dif-ferent times in a variety of com-munity organizations includingGreenbelt Consumer Co-op,Friends of the Greenbelt Mu-seum, Greenbelt Arts Center andthe Eleanor and FranklinRoosevelt Democratic Club. Hewas an active participant in theGreenbelt Boys and Girls Clubprograms when his children wereyounger.

While on the city council,Putens has served on numerouscounty, state and national com-mittees to represent Greenbelt’sinterests. He is currently thefirst vice chair of the Small Cit-ies Committee of the NationalLeague of Cities (NLC) and hasalso served on other NLC com-mittees. He is also a member ofthe regional Washington Metro-politan Council of Governments(COG), Prince George’s CountyMunicipal Association and theMaryland Municipal League. Hecurrently serves on the COGHuman Resources and PublicSafety Policy Committee, whichhe previously chaired, and was amember of COG’s TransportationPlanning Board.

Putens is a graduate of theUniversity of Maryland where heearned his degree in microbiologyand was a member of theUniversity’s lacrosse team. Whileattending college he was em-ployed in various research ca-pacities for medical and researchdevelopment companies and co-authored several patents dealingwith minimizing air pollutants.

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an organization she is now presi-dent of herself. It seems as if aconnection to the fire departmentis something neither Nancy norJay can escape – they met andfell in love there 28 years ago.

In his tenure with the depart-ment Remenick has shepherdedrenovations of the firehouse,raised funds and overseen therenovation of an original antiqueGreenbelt fire truck. But whathe is most proud of, he says, isgaining and maintaining greateracceptance of the fire departmentwithin the community. Thewhoops and hollers that eruptedon Friday night as he was calledto the stage certainly made itevident that he and his effortswith the fire department are notonly well-respected but treasuredby the Greenbelt community.

Patuxent RefugePublic Programs

Programs taking place at NorthTract located on Rt. 198 betweenthe Baltimore Washington Parkwayand Rt. 32 include:

Wildflower Wander on Sunday,September 18, 10:15 a.m. to 12:15p.m., ages 16 and older. Discoverthe role of wildflowers in the eco-system and learn to identify somecommon species on this guidedwalk. Field guide, water and mag-nifying glass recommended.

Programs at National WildlifeVisitor Center located on PowderMill Road between the BaltimoreWashington Parkway and Rt. 197include:

Twilight Tram Tour on Tues-day, September 13 from 6 to 7p.m., all ages. Enjoy a 40-minuteguided tour through habitats ofPatuxent Research Refuge on anall-electric, open-air tram. Viewwildlife and their habitats whilediscovering the story of how theland has changed over time andhow Patuxent is managing habitatsfor wildlife. There is a fee andexact change is required. Space islimited.

Nature Tots: Silly Goose onWednesday, September 14, 10:30to 11:30 a.m. and 1 to 2 p.m., ages3 to 4. Introduce a preschooler toa feathered friend, the goose,through stories, songs and more.

Bird Walks on Wednesday, Sep-tember 14, 7:30 to 10 a.m. andThursday, September 20, 8 to10:30 a.m., ages 16 and older.Search for birds in refuge habitatson this guided hike. Field guidesand binoculars recommended.

Exploring Nature hike on Tues-day, September 20, 4 to 5 p.m.,ages 8 to 10. Discover and ex-plore the outdoors in this hands-on interactive hike.

Except as noted, all programsare free but require advance reser-vations, by calling 301-497-5887and advise of any special needs tobe accommodated. Visitwww.patuxent.fw.gov for more in-formation.

Japanese Koi ShowAt Arboretum

On Saturday, September 10, 9a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, Sep-tember 11, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. theU.S. National Arboretum willpresent a Japanese koi show.

View award-winning, brilliantlycolored nishikigoi fish at thePotomac Chapter of the ZenNippon Airinkai’s Japanese KoiShow at the Arboretum. Free ac-tivities include a koi competitionand vendors of fish and pond sup-plies. Visit www.usna.usda.gov orcall 202-245-4523 for information.

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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.

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RobberiesAugust 25, 9:52 p.m., 6900

block Hanover Parkway, a womanreported that she was walkingdown the sidewalk when she wasapproached from behind by aman who grabbed the purse fromher shoulder and fled on foot.The suspect is described as ablack male, 19 to 25 years ofage, 5'9" with a thin build, wear-ing a black shirt, a black hat andblue or gray denim pants.

August 28, 1:09 p.m., 5900block Cherrywood Terrace, thevictims reported that they wereentering their apartment whenthey were approached by fivemen who exited from a nearbylaundry room. One of the menproduced a handgun and de-manded money. One of the vic-tims produced a knife, at whichpoint he was assaulted by theother four men. The men tookthe one victim’s knife and thesecond victim’s sneakers. Theyfled toward Breezewood Drive.The victim who was assaulteddeclined treatment for minor in-juries. The suspects are de-scribed as five black males, allapproximately 5'5" and 120pounds, each wearing black shirtand pants.

August 28, 3:09 p.m., BeltwayPlaza, a woman reported that shehad just exited her vehicle in theparking lot of the mall when thepassenger of a moving vehiclereached out and grabbed herpurse, which she had on hershoulder. The woman was pulledto the ground and dragged forseveral feet until the suspect ob-tained the purse. The suspectand driver then fled the scene intheir vehicle, described as awhite or off-white 4-door, possi-bly a Dodge Stratus or a Toyotaproduct. The suspects are de-scribed as a Latino male withblack hair and a Latino femalewith bushy hair. The woman wastransported by ambulance to thehospital for treatment of whatappeared to be minor injuries.

August 30, 4:16 p.m., 7200block Hanover Parkway, a womanreported that she was at her placeof work when her ex-boyfriendentered the business and beganshouting at her and her cowork-ers. He grabbed the woman andforcibly took her car keys, thenfled in her vehicle, described asa gold 1991 Lexus ES250 4-door, Maryland tags 6AGY83.An arrest warrant has been ob-tained for a nonresident mancharging him with strong armrobbery, assault and theft.

August 30, 8:42 p.m., 6 1 0 0block Breezewood Drive, a resi-dent youth was arrested andcharged as an adult with at-tempted armed robbery, first de-gree assault and second degreeassault when police responded toa report of an assault involving agun. A man reported that theyouth, whom he knows, came tohis door and asked him to comeoutside. Once the man left hisapartment and entered the hall-way, the youth produced a gunand announced a robbery. Afight over the gun ensued andthe youth bit the man in thecheek. The youth regained con-trol over the gun and fled thescene on foot. He was located athis residence, was arrested andtransported to the Department ofCorrections for a hearing before adistrict court commissioner.

Handgun ArrestAugust 28, 9:00 p.m., 6400

block Capitol Drive, a nonresi-dent man was arrested andcharged with transporting a hand-gun in a motor vehicle, theft,handgun possession, possessionof marijuana and possession ofparaphernalia. A policeman onfoot patrol detected the odor ofwhat he believed to be mari-juana coming from an occupiedvehicle in a parking lot. He sawa suspected marijuana cigarettein plain view. Located in thevehicle was a quantity of sus-pected marijuana and a .45-cali-ber handgun. A computer checkrevealed that the gun had beenreported stolen in Georgia. Theman was transported to the De-partment of Corrections for ahearing before a district courtcommissioner.

Concealed WeaponAugust 25, 1:11 p.m., Eleanor

Roosevelt High School, a non-resident youth was arrested fortrespassing on school grounds,disruption of school activities,assault, resisting arrest and con-cealed deadly weapon on schoolgrounds. Another nonresidentyouth was arrested for trespass-ing on school grounds and dis-ruption of school activities.They were observed the insideschool and were known byschool administrators as not be-ing enrolled there. One left thearea when told to but the secondrefused to leave and beganshouting profanities at the ad-ministrators and acted as thoughhe wanted to fight with them inthe hallway. A school resourceofficer responded and arrested theyouth, who resisted attempts toplace him in custody. The otheryouth returned to the scene andwas also arrested. One youthwas found to be in possession ofa knife. Both were released torelatives pending action by thejuvenile justice system.

DrugsAugust 28, 12:26 a.m.,

Greenbelt Road and KenilworthAvenue, a nonresident man wasarrested and charged with posses-sion of marijuana and possessionof paraphernalia when policestopped a vehicle for expiredtags. A passenger was found tobe in possession of a quantity ofsuspected marijuana and para-phernalia commonly used tostore marijuana. He was trans-ported to the Department of Cor-rections for a hearing before adistrict court commissioner.

August 29, 7:13 p.m., 5900block Cherrywood Terrace, a resi-dent youth was arrested for pos-session of marijuana. Police re-sponded to a report of subjectsgambling in a hallway and anofficer observed the youth throwa suspected marijuana cigaretteto the ground. The youth wasreleased to a parent pending ac-tion by the juvenile justice sys-tem.

August 31, 5900 blockCherrywood Terrace, a nonresi-dent man was arrested andcharged with possession of mari-juana and trespass. Police ob-served several suspicious personsdrinking and possibly sellingmarijuana. Upon seeing the po-lice, they fled the area on footand one was observed throwinga quantity of suspected mari-juana to the ground. He was ap-prehended and the suspected

marijuana recovered. A computercheck revealed that the man hadthree open warrants and furtherinvestigation revealed that he hadbeen banned from the apartmentcomplex by agents of the prop-erty. He was transported to theDepartment of Corrections for ahearing before a district courtcommissioner and for service ofthe warrants.

TheftAugust 29, 9200 block

Springhill Lane, a resident youthwas arrested for theft when po-lice observed a suspicious parkedvehicle. A computer check re-vealed that the tag on the ve-hicle had been reported stolen.As the officer was removing thetags, the youth walked over andclaimed ownership of the vehicle.The youth was released on cita-tion pending action by the juve-nile justice system.

August 31, 5800 blockCherrywood Lane, a nonresidentman was arrested and chargedwith theft when police observeda vehicle with a registration vio-lation. A computer check re-vealed that the tag had been re-ported stolen. The man got intothe vehicle and drove away.The vehicle was stopped and thedriver was released on citationpending trial.

TrespassAugust 25, 11:19 a.m.,

Eleanor Roosevelt High School, anonresident youth was arrestedfor trespass after she was ob-served inside the school by aschool resource officer and wasfound not to be enrolled in theschool. She was released to aguardian pending action by thejuvenile justice system.

August 26, 7:24 p.m.,Roosevelt Center, a nonresidentwoman was arrested and chargedwith trespass after she was ob-served in the Center after shehad been banned by agents ofthe property. She was releasedon citation pending trial.

August 26, 7:34 p.m., Roose-velt Center, a nonresident manwas arrested and charged withtrespass after he was observed inthe Center after he had beenbanned by agents of the prop-erty. He was released on citationpending trial.

BurglaryAugust 31, 3:46 p.m., 8100

block Lakecrest Drive, a womanreported that she was in the bed-room of her residence when sheheard someone attempting toopen her bedroom door. Sheheld the door closed and heard aman say that he would be back.The man then left the residence.There was no sign of forced en-try.

Vehicle CrimesTwo vehicles were stolen: a

1999 Buick Sentry 4-door fromBeltway Plaza and a white 1997Dodge Stratus 4-door, New Yorkregistration DCF9394 from the9100 block Edmonston Terrace.

Three vehicles were recoveredby other police departments. Noarrests were made.

Vandalism to, theft from andattempted theft of vehicles werereported in the following areas:7500 block Greenbrook Drive,100 block Northway, RooseveltCenter, 5700 block GreenbeltMetro Drive, 6000 blockCherrywood Court and 6100block Springhill Terrace.

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The Fire Department Log is a monthly report of the activities andnews from the Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Department and RescueSquad, Inc. (GVFD&RS) The report includes recent incidents, newsand upcoming events, fire safety and other fire department relatedinformation.

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Incident ReportFor the month of August, the

Greenbelt Volunteer Fire Depart-ment responded to a total of 120engine and 140 ambulance calls.Among those calls 49 were re-ports of smoke or fire, threewere gas leaks, there were 42motor vehicle accidents and 120medical calls.

Outstanding CitizenThe GVFD and Ladies Auxil-

iary would like to congratulateLife Member and current VicePresident Jay Remenick on be-ing named the 2005 GreenbeltOutstanding Citizen. Remenickhas been a member of the GVFDfor over 30 years and hasworked as a firefighter, officerand president. “We are veryproud of all that Jay has accom-plished over the years,” saidChris Fleshman, president.

Hanover Pky. FireOn August 5 just after 4:30

p.m., Greenbelt was alerted to re-spond along with other areaunits to the 7100 block ofHanover Parkway for an apart-ment fire with report of occu-pants. Engine 352 with fourfirefighters responded and, uponarrival, first supplied WestLanham Hills with water to theirengine before taking a hose lineinside and assisting with extin-guishing the fire. The fire wascontained to the bedroom andwas quickly brought under con-

trol. No one was found in theapartment and no injuries were re-ported.

Vehicle AccidentAround 2:30 p.m. on August

28, Engine 351 and Ambulance359 along with other area unitsresponded to a reported vehicleaccident in the southbound lanesof the Baltimore/WashingtonParkway south of 495. Upon ar-rival, it was discovered that asingle vehicle had crashed head-on into a tree at high speed leav-ing the only occupant trappedand in respiratory arrest. Therescue squad from BerwynHeights extricated the patient inunder 15 minutes. During extri-cation, the crew from Greenbeltassisted with patient stabilization.The patient was transported to anarea trauma center by Ambulance359 with county medics on board.

Volunteers SoughtThe GVFD is looking for vol-

unteers age 16 and up. Become afirefighter, EMT or work in an ad-ministrative role. All training isprovided and the time commitmentis flexible. To find out more callthe station at 301-345-7000, visitthe website at www.engine35.comor stop by the station and ask tospeak to an officer.

Questions and comments re-garding this report or any fire de-partment issues can be directedto public-info@engine35.com orto 301-345-7000.

Springhill Lake El-ementary School stu-dents (from left) Noel,Zion and BethelBabayemi hold back-packs provided by theGreenbelt RotaryClub. The Rotary hasprovided a number ofschool supplies in aneffort to ensure thatall students are wellequipped for the newschool year.

Fund and the Emergency Assis-tance Fund, which will receive allproceeds. Both funds are main-tained only by donations and arerunning very low right now, lim-iting their ability to provide tem-porary relief where needed.

Many participants at lastyear’s inaugural event expressedappreciation that a potentiallydepressing day was being markedwith positive action, so organiz-ers agreed to join hands for asecond time, hoping to exceedthe previous amount raised,which was just over $1,400.

GILA tries each year to cre-atively commemorate this hardanniversary, hoping it will be-come an annual Day of Serviceto strengthen bonds of commu-nity at all levels. The idea ofhonoring this date by offeringhealing touch for charity came in2003, as Vaccaro heard her min-ister, the Rev. Dan Hamlin, pastorof Greenbelt Community Churchand longtime GILA member,speak from the pulpit on the sub-ject.

That Sunday morning experi-ence deepened Vaccaro’s activecommitment to providing waysher business can give back tothe community. “We touchpeople’s lives – literally – everyday, hoping to bring them togreater wholeness,” said Vaccaro.“We’d like to contribute more to-ward the needs of people in ourtown.”

She also wanted to help raisethe visibility of local spiritualresources, so the idea of a joint9/11 anniversary project with

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GILA was born. She approachedHamlin, who carried the inspiredsuggestion to his interfaith col-leagues during one of theirmonthly meetings.

“September 11, 2001, was aterrible day,” Hamlin said. “Butthe brightness in it was theservice of so many people –police, firefighters, passengerson the flight that went down inPennsylvania and countless or-dinary citizens who did what-ever they could to help. It isfitting to remember the best ofthat tragic day with communityservice.”

Last year’s Healing HandsStrengthen Community event“went exquisitely,” commentedVaccaro, who has also offereduse of her Pleasant Touch facili-ties right on the Roosevelt Cen-ter plaza, especially in case ofbad weather. Her plans for thissecond round again are for vari-ous options of massage styles,

now including Reiki, a light-touchchanneling of energy to heal andharmonize.

The GIVES organization(Greenbelt Intergenerational Vol-unteer Exchange Service) willjoin the event this year, to offertheir “helping hands” as a com-munity-wide coalition of neigh-bors helping neighbors withhousehold tasks.

Since 1975, the Greenbelt In-terfaith Leadership Association(formerly the Greenbelt ClergyGroup) has celebrated religiousdiversity by expanding aware-ness of how the holy is honoredin different faiths and by explor-ing ways to share the strugglesand joys experienced by reli-gious leaders. Such cooperation,they believe, can build commu-nity and point the way towardgreater peace. The group repre-sents local Baha’i, Christian, Jew-ish and Unitarian Universalistcongregations.

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Teen and adult volunteers areneeded at the annual Hispanicfestival scheduled for Sunday,September 18 from noon to 6p.m. at Lane Manor Park inAdelphi.

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Page 12 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, September 8, 2005

Plenty of Action, Color as ParadeMarchers Pass along Crescent Rd.

by Matt Johnson

Greenbelt’s 51st annualLabor Day parade traversedCrescent Road without ahitch, beginning nearKenilworth Avenue andending on Westway, attract-ing plenty of viewers alongthe way.

The spectacle beganaround 10 a.m. and lastedtill noon. Leading the pa-rade, as always, wasGreenbelt’s newest Out-standing Citizen JayRemenick and a bevvy ofbeauties – past and presentMisses Greenbelt. Variousmembers of Greenbelt Boysand Girls Club athletic teamsmarched in the front, all wearinggreen T-shirts, making themhardly discernible on an indi-vidual basis. Cheerleaders, cladin green, stood at the very front,trailed by football and soccerplayers large and small.

The most colorful display

read “Greenbelt Pride: Gay, Bi-sexual, Lesbian, Transgender.” Itwas attached to a vehicle with arainbow of balloons: red, orange,white, green, blue and purple.Men and women in pink shirtspassed out rainbow flags display-ing information on their Green-belt Pride Yahoo group.

A few feet away, a manon stilts was prancing tothe spectators’ delight.

The Greenbelt S.I.T.Y.Stars boasted their jumproping skills in mid-march.The team recently won theNational Double DutchSpeed Champion title.

One car had a sign thatread “Wild and WackyWomen.” The women in-side the car wore redbrimmed hats. They werethere to represent one offour Red Hat Societygroups in Greenbelt, apopular group for women.

Other groups represented in theparade included the GreenbeltRecycling and Advisory Commit-tee, the St. Hugh’s Council, theMishkan Torah Congregation andthe Knights of Columbus.

Marching near the tail, aheadof a diverse display of fire en-gines from departments all overMaryland, was the Prince George’sCounty Peace and Justice Coali-tion. Men and women carriedsigns with slogans such as “Bushlies, who dies?” and “War is notthe answer.” A vehicle covered inyellow ribbons had a picture onthe front of a soldier holding aninjured Iraqi child.

Harvey Geller of WoodlandHills said the parade was a littledifferent than in years past be-cause there were not as many po-litical endorsements. He attrib-uted this to a lack of politicalcandidates running for office – nocounty, state or national electionsthis November.

Geller has been an onlooker ofthe Labor Day parade for 49years. The World War II veteranraised his thumb in approval asthe Peace and Justice Coalitionpassed by.

“Well, this is Greenbelt,” hesaid, explaining the parade’s di-versity of exhibition.

2005 Outstanding Citizen Jay Remenick wasthe grand marshall of this year’s parade.

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Above, GreenbeltPride had a display ofrainbow colored bal-loons attached to a ve-hicle.

On left, ERHS PomPom Girls march instep.

Members of Greenbelt’s CityCouncil wrote atop the firedepartment’s recently restoredantique firetruck driven byGeorge Moore. Standing fromleft are Councilmembers LetaMach, Ed Putens, (partially ob-structed) Konrad Herling, MayorJudith Davis and (partially ob-structed) CouncilmemberRodney Roberts who walkedalongside the 1935 Ford pumperwith his dog.

Members of the ACE ReadingClub rode in their school bus.

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WHEREAS, Greenbelt is very fortunate to have anexcellent Volunteer Fire Department & Rescue Squad; and

WHEREAS, Jay Remenick—a Greenbelter born andbred—has rendered extraordinary service to the citizens ofGreenbelt through his more than thirty years as a volunteer withthe Department; and

WHEREAS, Jay started as a driver on all theDepartment’s fire apparatus, has undertaken a wide range oftraining, and has held every operational position up to andincluding Deputy Chief; and

WHEREAS, in 1995, he assumed the responsibilities ofan administrative officer and became President, in which positionfor ten years he strengthened the Department’s financial footing;spearheaded many in-house projects, such as the renovation of theControl Room and Bunk Room and the restoration of the 1935Ford pumper; tackled the threat of reduced County support for theSquad, and has been the Department’s strong voice at numerousCity Council meetings; and

WHEREAS, almost immediately upon joining the Depart-ment, Jay was named Fireman of the Year in 1974—an earlyrecognition of his exceptional and natural abilities for this work;and

WHEREAS, thirty years later, in 2004, the Departmentnamed Jay as Fire Officer of the Year at the 16th Annual PublicSafety Awards Banquet held by Greenbelt American Legion Post#136; and

WHEREAS, not the least of Jay’s contributions has beenhis successful effort in building a high level of rapport and camara-derie among the members of the Squad and their families.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Judith F. Davis, by the authorityvested in me by the citizens and City Council of Greenbelt, Mary-land, hereby issue this proclamation in your honor,

Jay RemenickGreenbelt Outstanding Citizen – 2005

to recognize you as exemplifying those qualities that traditionallyhave made Greenbelt a special place in which to live and, as such,truly deserving of this commendation.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and causedthe Seal of the City of Greenbelt, Maryland, to be affixed this 2nd day

of September 2005.

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Representing the Greenbelt Museum were Mary Lindstrom, herdaughter Libby (driving) and her grandchildren.

Several Girl Scout troops aswell as Boy Scout Troop 202enjoyed marching in the parade.

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