takoma park newsletter - july 2013

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Bie Sre rollin into Tom PrBy Erin Ozber

Plnnin Division

This year, 2013, is quicly becomingThe Year o the Bie Share. From snowy

Ann Arbor to car-centric Los Angeles,the two-wheeling movement to get moreurbanites on bicycles is broad and ast-moving. And now it includes not onlyMontgomery County, but Taoma Par,in an expansion o the successul CapitalBieshare program in the D.C. metro area.

So what is bie share? Most people inthe area are now amiliar with the redbies o Capital Bieshare, poised to marits third anniversary this September. The

bies more than 1,800 o them canbe borrowed rom one o 200 stationsspread across the Washington, D.C., Ar-lington and Alexandria region, and re-turned to any other station in the system.Users pay a membership ee that covers aselected time span (24 hours, three days,one month or a year). The membership al-lows them to pic up bies at any time,rom long docs where they are pared,using a membership ey to unloc them.The rst hal hour o use is ree with themembership, and a modest charge appliesater that. The bicycles are meant to beused or short, one-way trips through thecity, unlie bie rentals which typicallyspan several hours to several days.

Expansion o the bie share systeminto Montgomery County has been madepossible by a state grant awarded to thecounty Department o Transportation,which will pay or start-up costs or docslocated near Red Line Metro stations in

Silver Spring, Taoma Par and Bethes-da. Bie share station locations will benalized over the summer, with instal-lation expected in September. TaomaPar residents will benet rom stationsin Old Town (near the Gazebo on Carroll

Avenue), Taoma Junction, WashingtonAdventist University, on Maple Avenue, atthe Taoma Par Community Center, atMontgomery College, and possibly in the

Long Branch neighborhood.In urban areas lie Taoma Par, many

trips are less than two miles, but nearly allo those trips are traveled by car. The ad-dition o bie share means that transpor-tation options are expanded or residents,worers and visitors with an ecient,healthy and green mode o travel. The new

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this year as the grand marshal o theannual Taoma Par IndependenceDay parade on the morning o July 4.The parade will start at 10 a.m. at Leeand Carroll avenues, in the heart o theTaoma Junction, which coincidental-ly is same bloc where the new His-toric Taoma headquarters is located.

Following the usual route, the pa-rade will wend through the mainstreets o Old Taoma, turn onto Ma-ple Avenue, go past a reviewing standand nish at the corner o Maple andRitchie avenues. The parade typicallydraws large numbers o spectatorswho cheer rom lawn chairs or rom

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By kevin adler

Wolgang Mergner moved to TaomaPar in 1987. Lie many other residents,he decided he wanted to remain in townas long as possible. Unlie most o us, hes

doing something about it.Nearly three years ago, Mergner de-

cided to gauge the communitys interestin building a support networ or seniorswho wish to age in place without havingto leave their homes. The retired physiciansecured meeting space in the CommunityCenter and ased his riends to spread theword about his idea. An overfow crowd omore than 60 people arrived, and TaomaPars village program was born.

I learned about the idea o a village or,as we call it, neighbors helping neighbors,and I thought it would be good in TaomaPar, said Mergner, age 80. But I did not

expect to get such a big response.Today, a growing group o volunteers

provide services and support to the es-timated 1,600 seniors in Taoma Par.Through the program, aging neighbors get

connected with county and state serviceagencies, are driven to doctors appoint-ments, and get help with everyday house-hold tass lie ood shopping and taingout the trash.

Through worshops, meetings andsurveys, a village tas orce o City resi-dent volunteers has identied communitypriorities: in-home care, access to healthservices, housing and nancial support.Housing and nances might surprisesome people, but there is a two-year wait-ing list at Victory Towers or senior hous-

Capital Bikeshare already has 200 stations in the D.C. Metro area. Now, several more areplanned or Takoma Park. The bike-loaning program is designed to encourage more biking, andless automotive trac, especially or short trips in urban areas.

Photo courtesy The Georgetowner


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Pe 2 n Takoma Park News July 2013

Congratulations to Team Rejoycers who won the Adult Sotball League Championship andwon the frst ever Joyce Hanula Award.

--www.acebook/takomaparkmd

City Concil& Committee

ClendrOcial City Government Meetings*

TPCC: Takoma Park Community Center

CITY COuNCIL

Monday, July 1, 7:30 p.m.




TPCC Auditorium

FaCaDE aDVISORY BOaRD

Tuesday, July 9, 6:30 p.m.

TPCC Hydrangea Room

TREE COMMISSION


TPCC Atrium Room

RECREaTION COMMITTEE

Thursday, July 11, 7:30 p.m.

TPCC Hydrangea Room

COMMITTEE ON ThE ENVIRONMENT

Monday, July 22, 7 p.m.TPCC Hydrangea Room

aRTS aND huMaNITIES

COMMISSION

Tuesday, July 23, 7 p.m.

TPCC Hydrangea Room

EMERgENCY PREPaREDNESS

COMMITTEE


TPCC Hydrangea Room

*All meetings are open to the public unless notedotherwise. Additional meetings may be scheduled

after the Takoma Park Newsletter deadline. For

the most up to date information, ch eck www.

takomaparkmd.gov/committees/cale ndar. Most

meetings are held in the Takoma Park Community

Center Sam Abbott Citizens Center, 7500 Maple

Ave. (TPCC). Individuals interested in receiving a

weekly Council agenda and calendar update by

e-mail should contact the City Clerk at 301-891-7267

or [email protected]

Notice on aDa Complince

The City of Takoma Park is committed to ensuring

that individuals with disabilities are able to fully

participate in public meetings. Anyo ne planning to

attend a City of Takoma Park public meeting or public

hearing, and who wishes to receive auxiliary aids,

services or accommodations is invited to contact the

deputy city manager at 301-891-7229 or suzannel@

takomaparkmd.gov at least 48 hours in advance .

CityConcilactionAll actions take place in scheduled legislative meetings of the City Council. Only negative votes and abstentions/recusals are noted. Adopted legislation is

available for review online at www.takomaparkmd.gov. For additional information, contact the City clerk at [email protected].

EThICS COMMISSION aDVISORYOPINION

Issued June 11, 2013

The Takoma Park Ethics Commission hasissued an advisory opinion at the request o aCity Councilmember. The Councilmember asksi acceptance o a prize rom a random drawingor participants in the Takoma Park Sae Routesto School 5K would be a violation o the EthicsOrdinance. The Commission concluded, basedon the acts presented, that the Councilmembermay legally accept the git. The ull opinion isavailable or review at takomaparkmd.gov.

RESOLuTION 2013-30

Adopted May 28Rededicating Lee Jordan Field at Takoma ParkMiddle School

Assures that a meaningul and lasting tribute toLee Jordan will be created by rededicating theeld on the 25th anniversary o its naming orLee Jordan, with the installation o signage thatincludes historical inormation.

RESOLuTION 2013-31

Adopted May 28

Providing or an appointment to the Board oElections

Appoints Oliver Njong, Ward 4 resident, to theBoard o Elections.

RESOLuTION 2013-32

Adopted May 28

Providing or an appointment to the EthicsCommission

Appoints Paras Shah, Ward 6 resident, to theEthics Commission.

RESOLuTION 2013-33

Adopted June 3

Approving an employment agreement betweenthe City o Takoma Park and Brian T. Kenner,as City Manager, and authorizing the mayor to

execute the agreementKenners employment commences on June 23,2013.

RESOLuTION 2013-34

Adopted June 10

Authorizing the City Manager to sign a PublicWorks Mutual Aid Agreement

Enables sharing o public works personnel,equipment and/or material assistance betweenmunicipalities in emergency situations.

RESOLuTION 2013-35

Adopted June 10

Providing or appointments to the RecreationCommittee

Appoints Julie Kurland (Ward 1) and reappointsCindy Dyballa (Ward 2), Pat Rumbaugh (Ward

1), and Ray Scannell (Ward 1) to the RecreationCommittee.

RESOLuTION 2013-36

Adopted June 10

Providing or an appointment to the Arts andHumanities Commission

Appoints Diane Ness to the Arts andHumanities Commission

RESOLuTION 2013-37

Adopted June 10

Providing or reappointments to theCommission on Landlord-Tenant Aairs

Reappoints Peter Munger (Ward 1), Juan JoseCanales, H. D. Edwards (Ward 1), and GehmelleL. Johnson to the Commission on Landlord-Tenant Aairs

RESOLuTION 2013-38

Adopted June 10

Providing or an appointment to the Committeeon the Environment

Appoints Denis Borum (Ward 6) to theCommittee on the Environment

ORDINaNCE 2013-19

Adopted May 28

Awarding a contract to extend FiberNet to thePublic Works acility

Authorizes the City Manager to enter into anagreement with Baldwin Line Constructiono Maryland, Inc. or extension o berconnectivity to Public Works and requiredelectronics or a combined cost o $146,500.

ORDINaNCE 2013-20

Adopted May 28

Authorizing the purchase and installation oSMART Interactive Whiteboard and VideoConerence System

Authorizes the purchase o SMART Boardequipment, associated sotware, andinstallation or $28,491.

ORDINaNCE 2013-21

Adopted (rst reading June 3; second readingJune 17)

Repealing Takoma Park Code, Ch. 8.12,Peddlers, Canvassers and Transient Merchantsand adopting a new Ch. 8.12, Vendors

The ordinance establishes three classes ovendors required to obtain City permits: door-to-door vendors, roaming vendors, and xedlocation vendors. It also sets the permit ee at$75 per year, establishes new requirementsor ood vendors including a prohibition onthe use o polystyrene (and Styrooam) oodservice ware. Requires site plan review orxed location vendors on private property, addsrecycling requirements and allows vending atcertain City-owned locations by reservation.

Takoma Topics:DOCkET

MaYORS OFFICE hOuRSMayor Bruce

Williams welcomes

comments and

suggestions.

Community members

are invited to meet

with him during

his oce hours on

Tuesdays:

2 5 p.m. by appointment

5 6 p.m. drop-in hours (check in at the

inormation desk and let the receptionist

know you are here to see the Mayor)

6 7 p.m. by appointment

For additional information or to make an

appointment, contact Executive Assistant

Peggye Washington at peggyew@

takomaparkmd.gov or 301-891-7230.

WELCOMINg RECEP TION FORNEW CITY MaNagER BRIaNkENNER


Atrium Lobby

Join the City Council in welcoming BrianKenner on Monday, July 1, 6:45 to 7:25p.m. in the Atrium Lobby o the TakomaPark Community Center.

VOLuNTEER OPPORTuNITIES ON CITY BOaRDS,COMMISSIONS aND COMMITTEES

Arts and Humanities Commission (vacancies)

Commission on Landlord-Tenant Aairs (landlords or property managers needed)

Committee on the Environment (vacancies)

Ethics Commission (one vacancy)

Nuclear-Free Takoma Park Committee (vacancies)

Recognition Task Force short term commitment (vacancies)

Recreation Committee (vacancies)

Sae Roadways Committee newly reestablished (vacancies)

Task Force on Voting new (may be vacancies)

Tree Commission (one vacancy)

View inormation at www.takomaparkmd.gov/boards-commissions-and-committees or

complete inormation or to apply. For questions, contact Jessie Carpenter, City Clerk, at 301-891-7267 or [email protected].


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July 2013 Takoma Park News n Pe 3

Editor: Virginia Myers

Production: Electronic Ink

www.takomaparkmd.gov

Vol. 52, No. 7

The Takoma Park NewsleTTer

The Takoma Park Newsletter is published 12 times a year as the ocial

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CITY ELECTIONNOVEMBER 5, 2013

The next City election or Mayorand Councilmembers will take placeon Tuesday, November 5, 2013. TheNominating Caucus will occur on October1, 2013. Watch the City o Takoma Parkwebsite and uture issues o the TakomaPark Newsletter or complete electioninormation. Any resident thinking orunning or oce may contact JessieCarpenter, City Clerk, at [email protected] or 301-891-7267 toreceive preliminary inormation aboutqualications and requirements.

VOTER REgISTRaTION

Voter registration orms or U.S. Citizensand Non-U.S. Citizen residents o TakomaPark are always available at the CityClerks Oce. Contact Jessie Carpenterat 301-891-7267 or inormation.

When they movedinto their house

on Cocerille Av-

enue, the Hattonamily could not see the or-

estor anything else, or

that matteror the treesthat covered their bac-

yard and the land behind

their house. Rotting anddowned trees, bamboo,

invasive plants and other

maladies made the area a

literal urban jungle.Two years later, three-year-

old Eleanor, younger brother

Ash and parents April andAdam can oten be ound stroll-

ing through that same area, now

a lush green space, on their way

down to the cascading stream thatwinds through the Circle Woods neigh-

borhood.When we bought our house the area

behind it was all overgrown and we didnt

even realize what was bac there, said

April Hatton. Now its just beautiul.The beauty Hatton reers to is the result

o an ambitious long-time eort under-

taen by the Circle Woods CommunityAssociat ion and the City o Taoma Par.

According to Todd Bolton, City ar-

borist, the project involves stabilizingthe 400-oot open stretch o live stream

that is partially ed rom the spring at

Spring Par through Circle Woods, an

open green space bordered by Poplarand Cocerille avenues on the north and

south and Spring and Circle avenues on

the west and east.Bolton said the project involves rec-

reating a food plain so that the stream,

a tributary o the Taoma Branch thatruns to Sligo Cree, and surrounding

area is more stable and sustainable. That

is no small eat given the streams smallsize and its location in such a populated

area, he said. When it comes to size, the

smaller the parcel, the more managementit needs to mae it natural the lac o

size impedes natural processes. But the

eort is essential i the area is going to

become sustainable.

Without our help the stream will neverreach stabil ity, Bolton says bluntly. Beore

the stabilization project, the small stream

was unable to handle natural rainall andruno, resulting in eroded bans, toppled

trees and runo spill-over, a particularproblem in an urban environment such asTaoma Par.

To address the issues, Bolton and his

team have re-graded and redesigned thestream ban, widening it rom six to 10

eet and manually reconguring its fowin certain places. They started the proj-

ect in April and expect nish touch-up

wor by late June or early July.The other main component o the eort

involves reorestation.

To do the grading necessary or thefood plain, trees and vegetation had to be

removed, said Bolton. He said that overthe next ve or six years, new vegetationwill be replanted with shrubs and trees

being added this all. In the areas out-

side o the immediate food plain, there

has also been a sustained and diligent e-

ort to eradicate invasive plants.When we rst started, 80 per-

cent o the vegetation was inva-

sive exotics, said Bolton.Having nally won the

battle against the invasives,

Bolton and his team haveplanted more than 400 na-

tive shrubs and trees, but

now must contend with anew challenge.

The deer got at least 150 o

them beore they could start

growing, he said.A quic loo beyond the

stream bans illustrates Boltons

point. There, in an enclosed areasurrounded by a nine-oot tall deer

ence, one can see lush vegetation

and growth. Outside the ence, the

growth is much thinner.And while the Hattons marvel at how

ar the eort has come in the past twoyears, longtime residents are even more

amazed.

When I bought my house in 1984

there were 30 abandoned VWs on theproperty because there had been an unli-

censed auto repair shop operating there,

said Terry Lewis, who lives on Circle Av-enue near Cocerille Avenue, where the

cree re-enters a culvert beore re-emerg-

ing east o Fourth Avenue. The conditiono the stream was pretty deplorable. There

was so much trash that it was complete-

ly bloced and not fowing. It became a

pond, not even a fowing cree.Approximately 20 years ago, Lewis and

some o his neighbors ormed the Circle

Woods Community A ssociation and per-suaded the City o Taoma Par to buy

tracts o land rom the owners under a

program entitled Project Green Space.The move prevented a build-out o sev-

eral single-amily homes in what is now

essentially par land.It too a couple o years, but we were

able to acilitate the sale, Lewis said.

Circle Woods is now a permanent greenspace.

Now the city is in the drivers seat and

we are glad they have taen the oppor-

tunity to do additional improvements,

he said. These things tae a long time.Its really a lietime project, but were very

pleased with the progress Todd and hissta have made.

Hatton agrees. Its just beautiul, she

reiterates.

Circling

back

ton

ature

By Ric henry

City crews

transorm tangledjungle intoparland


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BUILDINGCOMMUNITY

Ply Ldy oes print

Pat Rumbaugh, the Taoma Par resi-dent who originated the Citys annual PlayDay, has taen play to a new level w ith herrecently published childrens boo, LetsPlay at the Playground. An extension oher campaign to get more people out toplay both children and adults Rum-baughs boo, which is illustrated withphotographs rom Taoma Par residentDaniel Naamura, refects her lielongcommitment to un. A retired physicaleducation teacher, she ounded TaomaPlays several years ago, hosting commu-

nity events centered around activities liehopscotch, board games and jump rope.Rumbaugh, nown locally as the PlayLady, is starting a nonprot organizationcalled Lets Play America, with Naamura;or more ino, see www.letsplayamerica.org.

Tste of te Crossrods: cppccino

The Taoma/Langley Crossroads Devel-opment Authority may seem lie a bureau-cratic mouthul, but the real mouthul ison its new web site, www.taomalangley.org, where youll nd this tasty morsel onews: theres a new cappuccino bar at ExpoEmart, that has not only coee drins, butalso doughnuts, cream pus and a caarea where customers can enjoy them. The

store, at 1101 University Blvd., is one odozens o businesses served by the CDA,a business association organized 25 yearsago to advocate or merchants in the area.

Other tidbits rom the CDA web siteinclude ino on the new FroZenYo rozenyogurt shop expected to open later thissummer, a schedule or the CrossroadsFarmers Maret, and a complete list obusinesses, rom used tires to medicalservices, laundry to legal services. Its aneective complement to TheNewAve.com,

another source or ino on the Crossroads

and beyond.

kdos for te pizz rooster

Urban Spoon, an online restaurant list-

ing and crowd-sourced review site, named

Roscoes Neapolitan Pizzeria to its list o

Best Washington D.C. Restaurants in

May. The restaurant, named or Taoma

Pars inamous stray rooster, Roscoe, is

nown or its wood-red pizza and locally

sourced salads, as well as a ull bar and

riendly service. Its pizza is certied by

the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana

as the real thing: just lie what youd get in

Naples, Italy, but set in a place where you

can greet riends rom the sidewal ca

tables and catch up on hometown news.

Buon appetito!

Bndle p for recyclin

Since recycling guidelines changed to

Five-story prtments proposed on Metro lndWillow Street retail also in the worksThe Washington Metro Area Transit

Authority (WMATA), woring with de-veloper EYA, is planning a 255-unit, ve-story residential building on what is cur-rently a paring area at the Taoma Metrostation site. The building would includeground-level paring or people usingMetro, a level o paring or residents othe building, and three stories o one- andtwo-bedroom apartments.

Unlie past plans or development onthis parcel o land, this proposal retainsthe existing set o bus bays and adds anadditional bay, plus three bus layover

spaces that would be located where parto the current par is now. A bicycle par-ing structure is also part o the plan. The

WMATA Board is slated to hold a vote onthe project in late July, with a public hear-ing scheduled or September. Beore mov-ing orward, it would also need approvalrom the Zoning Commission or Wash-ington, D.C.

Elected ocials Taoma Par CityCouncilmember Seth Grimes, and D.C.

ANC Chair and Vice Chair Sara Green

and Faith Wheeler sent an email to lo-cal residents noting that such a large-scaleproject calls or a comprehensive tracstudy to gauge the impact on local mo-torized and pedestrian trac. They haveased WMATA to complete such a studybeore the public hearing, and requestedmore time or community review beorethe proposal moves orward. The ocialsalso called the design, which is a revisiono an earlier EYA plan, a partial victoryor community members, since it elimi-nates the original two-car garages theycalled the antithesis o transit-oriented

design.A TaomaMetro email list has been

established to encourage dialogue andeedbac about the proposal. To join, goto http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Tao-maMetro.

Meanwhile, two blocs away, the our-story building on the border o TaomaPar, Md. and Taoma, D.C. (6856 East-ern Ave.), across rom CVS, is about to geta major maeover. Once the printing op-eration headquarters or the Seventh Day

Adventists, it now houses art studios, adaycare center and a cons iderable amounto oce space or proessional servicesand organizations lie the American Sleep

Apnea Associat ion and Linac Services,which manages in-home medical care.

Douglas Development, which ownsthe site, is developing a new aade andstreet-level retail that is liely to changethe character o this ey bloc in Taoma/Taoma Par.

Built in 1956, the our-story ocebuilding is just three blocs rom Metro,an attractive asset that is liely to draw

interested parties to the 161,798 squareeet o rentable space. Updates are beingnoted on the Douglas Development website, w ww.douglasdevelopment.com

Construction also continues at thecorner o Maple and Carroll streets, inTaoma, D.C., where Busboys and Poetsrestaurant will tae up residence on theground foor, and 150 apartments will llin our stories above. That building, calledTaoma Central, is expected to open inmid-to l ate 2014.

Exterior home RepirProrm For IncomeEliible homeownersCll or emil now or nppliction

301-891-7222

[email protected]

Applicants must have household incomesthat do not exceed maximum incomesstated below and cannot have participatedpreviously in a Takoma Park exteriorhome repair program. Repairs can becritical need, such as a roo leak, outdoorhandrails, concrete work, deterioratingwood, or a hazardous tree. Work is done at

no cost to the homeowner.Programs begin July 2013.

hoseold Mximm Income

1 $49,200

2 $56,200

3 $63,250

4 $70,250

All Around

TOWN

grnted: mret nLisa Rowen is happy to model a vintage hat atthe Grant Avenue Market earlier this year. Theoutdoor street market, set or its nal summerdate on Sunday, July 14, is held each month othe season at the corner o Grant and Carrollavenues at Takoma Junction, rom 10 a.m. to 3

p.m. Shoppers will nd antique urniture, vin-tage jewelry, and handcrated housewares. Formore ino see www.grantavenuemarket.com.

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THE ARTSFROM Page 5

JULYArts

ginin grondThursday, July 18, 7:30 p.m.

Book discussion

The mantra o eating locally and livingsustainably may be mainstream these days, butwhen Forrest Pritchard, owner o Smith Mead-ows Farms, began arming in the mid 1990s,Taoma Par was on the cutting edge.

Pritchard describes Taoma Par as anational model where community and armersmarets intersect. Farmers marets oper-ate under a spirit o collaboration and theTaoma Par community instinctively under-stood not just the connection between armers,

but the interdependence between armers andurbanites. You cant have a herd o cattle indowntown Taoma Par, he says on a cell-

phone interview, during which is hauling 14pigs out to pasture in the bac o his trailer.Smith Meadows sells ree range meat and

prides itsel on transparency. The arm is opento the public and no hormones or antibioticsare given to animals. Smith Meadows wants

to urther connect ols in the city with whereood comes rom. Pritchard says his memoirsees to give the human story behind our ood,

something, he says, weve lost in the last 50years.

Pritchard will be coming to the Taoma Par

Community Center on July 18 to discuss hismemoir, Gaining Ground: A Story of Farmers

Markets, Local Food, and Saving the Family

Farm.

animli: a Vried approcOpening Reception: July 12

Exhibit runs through Sept. 8

Galleries at the Takoma Park Community Center

The Taoma Par Community Center is

transormed into not just an art gallery, but a

zoo or the new exhibit opening on July 12.Animalia: A Varied Approach eatures an imalsand the natural world in a variety o medi-ums, including origami, ber arts and metal

mobiles.Familia might also be an appropriate title

or the show, as the artists include husband-wie, Marcie Wol-Hubbard and David Hub-bard, as well as mother-son, Nancy Ungar and

Jonathan Schneider.Perhaps most unusual is that the exhibit

eatures the youngest-ever artist to display hisor her wor at the Taoma Par CommunityCenter, eight-year-old origami artist Charles

Wadja-Gotwals.Atrium Gallery: Martin Swit (etchings)Display Cases: Maria Simonsson (ber arts),

Charles Wajda-Gotwals (origami), JonathanSchneider (origami)

Suspended Space: David Hubbard (metalmobiles)

Dempsey Galley: Marcie Wol Hubbard(mixed media)

Gallery 3: Nancy Ungar (paintings)

Str Spnled Bnner nd all ItsCosinsSaturday, July 27, 7:30 p.m.

Takoma Park Community Center Auditorium

Celebrate the 200th anniversary o the Waro 1812 and the writing o the United Statesnational anthem in a production coming to theTaoma Par Community Center this month.

In period costume, actors rom Baltimore-based New Old Theater will reenact the U.S.S.Constitutions battle with British ship Guer-riere. Singing anthems, ballads and toasts in

authentic vocal styling and accompanied byamiliar instruments o the early 1800s (piano,

ddle, and whistles), actors and singers trans-port the audience to an earlier time.Free and appropriate or all ages.

allow mixing o recyclable trash (plas-tic, metal, and glass in one container),

theres been some conusion about howto recycle paper. Paper or recycling can

be mixed, with cardboard rom cereal

boxes, newsprint, oce paper and mag-azines all mingled together. And it can

go in with other recyclables. But heresthe bit that many residents are miss-

ing: it must be bundled up with twine,or contained in paper bags. Otherwise,

recycling picup days become a furry o

loose paper escaped rom the bins.

Sop smrt wit te librry

I you go on the web site or Con-sumer Reports, youll get just enoughinormation to now you need more

then comes the notice that you must be

a subscriber to get the real low-downon whatever product you might be re-

searching beore purchase. Enter theTaoma Par Maryland Library. I you

are a library card holder and any resi-

dent can become one you can accessConsumer Reports and many other maga-

zines online, in their entirety. No sub-scription necessary.

Ftristic serc for te pst

Historic Taoma is using modern

technology to dig bac into the past.That means, i youre curious about the

rumors that your neighborhood wasonce a hotbed o Swedish saunas, you

can hop onto www.historictaoma.org

and nd out whether its true. Well,actually, that might tae a bit more re-

search lie a visit down to the archivesat 7328 Carroll Ave. But the web site will

aord you hours o noodling around old

photographs and bits o historic trivia. Iyou want to now more, you might have

to interace the old ashioned way: withone o the historians or, even better, one

o your older neighbors. But the website

is a good place to start.

City mintins livin we or ll

employees, contrctors

In order to guarantee that all people

who do wor or the City o Taoma

Par are paid a living wage, City Council

adopted the Living Wage Ordinance in

2007. Under the ordinance, every Citysta member and every employee o

contractors hired by the City must be paid

a living wage.

The ordinance is updated every three

years, and this year, the living wage was

set at $13.95 per hour. City Council

also voted to mae an adjustment in the

ordinance, which now requires even small

contractors (less than 10 employees) to

abide by the living wage benchmar. The

change refects a similar action by Mont-

gomery County, on which Taoma Pars

living wage ordinance is modeled.

The new living wage rate will be eec-

tive July 1, 2013.

For more inormation on the living

wage ordinance, see http://citycouncil-

taomapar.s3.amazonaws.com/agenda/

items/2013/052813-5.pd.

Pictrin Tom Pr

Artist Mia Massimino, a student at the Visual Arts Center at Einstein High School, uses her imagination on a wall mural she contributed to theCity o Takoma Park at the Community Center parking lot last month.

Photo by Alvaro Calabia

All Around

TOWN

Origami by Charles Wajda-Gotwals


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TOTS/YOuTh

CaMPS

Cmp Tom

Ages 6 12

Explore a new adventure each week withgames, crats, activities, trips and projectsrelated to the theme or the week. The eeor camp includes swimming once a week.Paperwork must be completed prior to the rstday o camp. Beore care and ater care areavailable or an additional ee.

TP Community Center Azalea Room

Monday Friday (one-week sessions),

9 a.m. 4 p.m.

Session 1: June 24 28

Session 2: July 1 5

Session 3: July 8 12



Session 6: July 29 Aug. 2

Session 7: Aug. 5 9

Session 8: Aug. 12 16

TP residents $120

Non-residents $140

Dnce Cmp

Ages 6 12

Ballet, tap and creative dance sessions helpgirls and boys enhance talent with skill andtechnique. Children will learn basic danceskills, rhythm, musicality and improvisation.Instructors will ocus on building sel-esteemand personal creativity. At the end o eachsession, campers can showcase what theyhave learned with a perormance. Paperworkmust be completed prior to the rst day ocamp.

TP Community Center Dance Studio

Monday Friday, 9 a.m. 3 p.m.


Session 2: July 29 Aug. 2

TP residents $175

Non-residents $205

On Ste: Footlit Cmp

Ages 5 7

Campers get on the stage and get to workacting, singing and dancing. Each day beginswith physical, vocal, imagination and ocusbuilding warm-ups. Camp will end with a revueshow so parents can see what campers havebeen working on. Emphasis is on process, notproduct, but campers havent disappointedaudiences yet! Paperwork must be completedprior to the rst day o camp.

TP Community Center Auditorium

Monday, July 8 Friday, July 12, 9 a.m. Noon

TP residents $200

Non-residents $220

On Ste: Spotlit Cmp

Ages 7 10

In this acting, singing and dancing session,campers perorm scene work and work on atleast three musical numbers rom a Broadwayshow. Camp will end with a revue show soparents can see what campers have beenworking on! Emphasis is on process, notproduct, but campers havent disappointedaudiences yet! Paperwork must be completed

prior to the rst day o camp.TP Community Center Auditorium

Monday, July 22 Friday, July 26, 9 a.m. 2p.m.

TP residents $260

Non-residents $290

Sper Sports Cmp

Ages 10 12

In addition to more traditional sports, thiscamp exposes campers to new activities,develops recreational skills and promotessocial growth. Participants will be separatedby age. No experience necessary toparticipate. Camp will conclude withsport challenges and game competitions.Paperwork must be completed prior to the rstday o camp.

TP Community Center Rose RoomMonday Friday, July 29 Aug. 2, 9 a.m. 4p.m.

TP residents $160

Non-residents $180

SPORTS/FITNESS/hEaLTh

Doble Dtc

Ages 6 14

Learn the art o Double Dutch through a unand aerobic endurance workout that includessingle rope jumping, Double Dutch turningand jumping, stretching, toning, jogging andcalisthenics.

TP Recreation Center Front Meeting Room

Mondays, 6:15 7:15 p.m. (ongoing)Free with membership card

kn F (smmer session)

Ages 4 16

This ancient orm o sel deense providesphysical and mental exercise which could helpstudents deend themselves by strengtheninghand and eye coordination. The student willgain physical tness, mental and spiritualstrength. There is a onetime, non-reundable,ee o $50 paid to the instructor at the rstclass or uniorm.

TP Community Center Dance Studio

Saturdays, July 13 Aug. 31Beginners: 10:15 - 11:15 a.m.

Advanced: 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

TP residents $150

Non-residents $170

TEENS

CaMPS

Video Prodcer Cmp

Ages 13 17

Campers will produce either a public serviceannouncement (PSA) or a short promotionalvideo rom scratch. Every camper will havethe opportunity to work behind and in ront

o the camera, direct a scene, co-write ascript, edit video, create graphics, and recordproessional audio or video. The camps nalvideo will be broadcast on Takoma Park CityTV. Paperwork must be completed prior to therst day o camp.

TP Community Center Multi-Media Lab

Monday Friday, 9 a.m. 3 p.m.



TP residents $220

Non-residents $250

Teens on te Move Cmp

Ages 13 17

This busy camp combines experientiallearning, community service, un activitiesand career development. Must register sevenbusiness days beore the start date. For moreinormation or questions, please contactLeicia Monort at 301-891-7283 or [email protected]. Paperwork must becompleted prior to the rst day o camp.

TP Community Center Teen Lounge

One-week Sessions, 10 a.m. 4 p.m.:

July 8 12 OR

July 15 19 OR

July 22 26

TP resident $110 per session / $35 per , spacepermitting

Non-resident $120 per session / $45 per trip,space permitting

aDuLT

SPORTS/FITNESS/hEaLTh

Jzzercise

Ages 16 and older

Jazzercise is the art o Jazz combined withthe science o exercise physiology. Each 60-70minute class includes easy-to-ollow, un,aerobic dance routines, weights or musclestrength and stretching exercises, all to thebeat o music rom oldies to jazz to the newestpop tunes.

TP Recreation Center Gymnasium

Mondays and Wednesdays (ongoing), 7 8p.m.

Saturdays, 8 9 a.m. (ongoing)

$45 per month EFT (Easy Fitness Ticket)

$110/8 week pass

$30 joining ee required or EFT and/or 8 week

pass

RECREATION

RECREaTION n Page 7

For a full listing of Takoma Park

Recreation Department programs,

activities and classes, please visit

us online at www.takomaparkmd.

gov/recreation and click on our

Spring/Summer guide.

Teens gather to celebrate the beginning o summer at a Recreation Department Luau last month, greeting the season with a cookout, games andmusic. From let, Miracle Agnamba, Briahny Cordero-Cruz, Soliana Solomon, Ashley Areas, Haleuyah Beyene, Alota Beyene, Saron Alemsegedand Vida Fye.

Photo by Leicia Monfort


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RECREaTIONn From page 6

$15 drop-in (with $20 ee)

FOREVER YOuNg: 55 PLuS

DROP-IN

Bino

Ages 55 and older

Try your luck. Win a prize.

Thursday, July 25, Noon 2 p.m.

TP Community Center Senior Room

Free

Blood Pressre Screenin

Ages 55 and older

Adventist Healthcare will be doing a monthlyblood pressure screening


Thursday, July 25, 11:30 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

Free

Forever Yon advisory grop Meetin

Ages 55 and older

Seniors and boomers, we want to hearrom you. Join other active adults rom ourcommunity at the next recreation advisory

group meeting. Bring your suggestions andideas or this recreation program in TakomaPark. Light breakast rereshments will beserved at this open and relaxed meeting.


Friday, July 19, 9:30 10:30 a.m.

Free

TRIPS

Te Pillips Collection art gllery,Wsinton, D.C.

Paintings by Renoir, OKeee, and Van Goghare among the many stunning impressionistand modern works that ll the museum. Bringspending money or the git shop and lunchin the museum ca. Rain or shine. Meet atTakoma Park Community Center, 7500 MapleAve. Bus pick up at Franklin Apartments,Mapleview Apartments, and Victory Toweronly. In-person registration required.Registration opens July 1.

Tuesday, July 16, 9 a.m. 3 p.m.

Free admission, permanent collection only.

Te Newsem, Wsinton, D.C.:Inter-enertionl Specil Smmer Trip

Bring your grandchildren! Something or allages in the Newseums 15 theaters and 15

galleries. Bring spending money or lunch inthe museums ood court. Rain or shine, lotso walking. Meet at Takoma Park Community

Center, 7500 Maple Ave. Bus pick up atFranklin Apartments, Mapleview Apartments,and Victory Tower only. In-person registrationopens July 1, and is required or all ages.

Friday, July 26, 9 a.m. 3:30 p.m.

$17.97 per adult, pay at time o registration.Non-reundable, deadline July 18.

Summer Special:Children/Youth (under 18)may enter free with paying adult, (limit twochildren per adult).

PETS

WORkShOPS

Do Obedience Trinin

Improve your relationship with your dog andbuild your dogs condence with provenpositive rewards techniques that use not onlyood, but real-time rewards such as praise,play time, toys and reedom. We will show youtechniques and games to teach your dog thebasics such as sit, down, come, stay, standand heel that you can share with the wholeamily. We will also address any problembehaviors such as jumping, nipping, barkingand pulling on the leash.

Hener Park Community Center

Tuesdays, July 16 Aug. 20, 7 8 p.m.

TP residents $100

Non-residents $120

ThuNDERBOLTS

2013 SEaSON hOME

SChEDuLEThe Silver Spring-Takoma Thunderbolts play

in the Cal Ripken Collegiate Baseball League,

a wooden bat league o 12 teams in the D.C.

and Baltimore areas. Top college players

are recruited to play. Players rom outside

the area stay with host amilies in Takoma

Park and Silver Spring. I you are interested

in hosting a player, call 301-270-0794.

home mes t Montomery Blir

Bsebll Stdim

51 East University Blvd., Silver Spring, Md. in

the Four Corners area

Adults, $5; Children under 18, $2

Youth baseball and sotball players in

uniorm and children under age 5, ree

Monday through Saturday games, 7 p.m.;

Sunday games, 6 pm.

Sunday DH on June 30 starts at 5 pm.

Schedule subject to change. Check website,

www.tbolts.org, or updates.

DAY DATE OPPONENT

Wednesday 7/3 Vienna River Dogs

Saturday 7/6 Alexandria Aces

Sunday 7/7 Gaithersburg Giants

Wednesday 7/10 D.C. Grays

Friday 7/12 Rockville Express

Sunday 7/14 Youses Orioles

Saturday 7/20 Alexandria Aces

Wednesday 7/24 Bethesda Big Train

Friday 7/26 Herndon Braves

Sunday 7/28 Presstman Cardinals

Tnderbolts Smmer Cmps

The team also runs summer baseball

camps in June and July or boys and girls7 to 15. Instruction is rom Doug Remer,

the Thunderbolts head coach, assisted

by T-Bolts coaches and players, who

emphasize undamentals, baseball values

and discipline, conditioning and healthy

liestyle choices. Ater camp in the evenings,

campers can cheer or their coaches at

T-Bolts games!

Wee lon cmps: July 1-5 (no camp July

4), July 8-12, July 15-19, and July 22-26 rom

9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day, St. Bernadette

School, 80 University Blvd. East in Silver

Spring, across the street rom Blair High

School. $205 per week except or week o

July 4, at $175.

Tree-dy specilty cmp: For ages 11-16.Intensive training rom Thunderbolt coaches

on batting (Day 1), pitching and catching

(Day 2), and the campers choice o an

expanded session on pitching or catching

(Day 3). Three to one camper to counselor

ratio. July 1-3, 9 a.m. 2 p.m. each day. $250

or each three-day session. St. Bernadette

School, 80 University Blvd. East in Silver

Spring.

Each camp session is limited to a total o

50 campers. We provide bats, balls and

equipment. Campers bring their own gloves

and lunch. Each camper gets a Thunderbolts

T-Shirt. Go to the T-Bolts website, www.

tbolts.org, or early bird, sibling, and multi-

year discount inormation, reund policy, andapplication orms, or call 301-270-0794.

Petition or reerendm on votin rits ilsA group o Taoma Par residents, un-

happy with the City Councils recent move toextend voting rights to people under the age

o 18, launched a petition to let current votersdecide the matter. I successul, the petitionwould have resulted in a reerendum on the

ballot this November, and voters would havedecided or themselves whether to change the

City charter to accommodate several changesin voting law. But the petition, which drew

525 signatures by its deadline June 24, ell

short o the 20 percent o registered voterssignatures required to place a reerendum onthe ballot.

City Council had already passed a charteramendment in May, extending voting rights

to 16-year-olds and ormer elons, reducing

the residency requirement rom 30 days to 21

days or voting, and allowing or same-dayvoter registration. The changes were part o

an eort to increase voter participation. Thecharter amendment now stands. Taoma Par

is the rst City in the United States to extendthe vote to people younger than 18.

The petition objected to a change in votingpolicy being made solely by councilmembers,

and not by voting residents, and suggesteda reerendum would be more appropriate.

Many people believe that these changes aretoo big or the City Council to decide and that

this amendment should also be placed on theballot, it read. It also noted that when the

change to allow non-U.S. residents to vote inCity elections was made, the matter was put

to reerendum.

Expanding voting access was debated or

several wees beore the City Council nally

voted in May, 6 to 1, in avor o giving the

vote to 16- and 17-year-old residents. Those

in avor o the change argued that participat-

ing in the voting process at a young age would

result in continuing participation in civic lie,

including elections. They were supported by

teenagers who spoe at various council meet-

ings and displayed enthusiasm and inormed

opinions about the issue. Those who oppose

the change say young people lac the experi-

ence needed to mae mature decisions about

candidates and civic lie.

The City o Takoma Park is accepting proposals or theuse o its Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)program. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis tocommunity organizations or a wide range o activitiesdirected toward neighborhood revitalization, economicdevelopment and the provision o improved communityacilities and services.

Approximately $15,000 is available or programming whichprimarily benets individuals or households o low andmoderate incomes. An estimated $110,000 is availableor capital projects benetting low and moderate incomeneighborhoods. The project could be something that anorganization does on its own or in partnership with the Cityo Takoma Park. Funds would be available in mid- to late2014.

Applications are available online www.takomaparkmd.gov

For more inormation, please contact the Housing andCommunity Development Department at 301-891-7119.

n Community Development Block Grant applications available

Deadline for submissions is 4 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23.


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LIBRARYCircle TimeEvery TuesdayTwo times: 10 a.m. OR 11 a.m.Spnis Circle Time

Every Thursday

10:30 a.m. with Seora Geiza

Bedtime Stories

Monday, July 8, 7 p.m.

Come in pjs; great or babies, toddlers,preschoolers and their grown-ups

Comics Jm

Monday, July 15, 7 p.m.

Join library staer and comics guru DaveBurbank as he reads comics on the bigscreen

Friends o te Librry BordMeetin


Library

Friends Redin gropWednesday, July 31, 7:30 p.m.

Discussion o Death o the Heart byElizabeth Bowen (see article)

Takoma Park Community CenterHydrangea Room

CALENDAR

SuMMER LISTENINg n Page 9

New recordins vilble or smmer listeninBy Ellen Robbins

The Library recently acquired a number onew recordings to add to its collection o musicon CDs. The selections represent varied genresand selections, and come just in time or sum-mer road trips, meditating, driving, running inplace or just expanding awareness o the cre-ativity and originality in the vast world o jazz,ol and ethnic music. Below is a sampling.

Ble Sies (CD 1939) is the third studioalbum by the American jazz singer Cassandra

Wilson. It was originally released in 1988, re-released in 2012, and eatures 10 jazz stan-dards. Critic Thom Jure (Allmusic) called ita really compelling rst experiment with themore intimate orms and smaller groups Wilson

would employ later on.

Brton hollow (CD 1942) is the rst ull-length studio album by the musical group TheCivil Wars. It won Grammy awards or BestFol Album, Best Country Duo/Group Peror-mance in 2011. Civil Wars is less a duetthan two voices pulled inextricably together asone, writes hyperbolium.com. The alchemy otheir voices is never less than mesmerizing.

Ravi Shanar wrote oTe Livin Room Ses-sion (CD 1964) : This is a rather dierent re-cording when, at almost 92 years, I was oolingaround at home at Encinitas, Caliornia with mysitarFor me, the tracs illustrate the depthsand beauty o Indian classical music, which canevoe a range o emotional intensity throughenergetic and complicated rhythmic patterns.

Bbel (CD 1957) is the second studio albumby the British indie ol band Mumord andSons. Released in 2012, it became the astest

selling album in both the Uk and the US thatyear, and subsequently won a Grammy Awardor Album o the Year.

Te Ro gide to arbic Revoltion (CD1960) charts the best underground tunes by[musicians] El Tanbura, Sami Yusu and Free-muse award winner Ramy Essam.Essam wason the ground at Tahrir Square throughout theEgyptian Revolution, according to liner notes.Since the events o 2011 he has continued tocampaign or democracy via his impassionedsongs.

Sercin for Sr Mn (CD 1958) wasa Swedish-British documentary lm whichdescribed eorts to nd out what became othe near-legendary musician Sixto Rodriguez,who disappeared in the 1970s ater his music

became popular in South Arica. Ater nearlythree decades, Rodriguez was rediscovered athome in Detroit. This CD eatures the mostdistinctive and denitive songs rom Rodriguezstwo albums.

gzo (CD 1959) is the debut release o ayoung Ethiopian pianist Samuel Yirga. [he]blends his soul and jazz infuences with musico his homeland, says Downbeat 4. [Guzo]stacs up well next to the best music o swing-ing Addis. His three solo piano pieces showhuge range

Tempest (CD 1949) is the 35th album byBob Dylan, released in 2012. Dylan wrote allbut one o the songs himsel. Rolling Stoneincluded it in its list o 50 best albums o 2012,calling it typical o his astonishing late-career

rejuvenation: teeming with wit and history,marinated in a couple centuries o ol andpop music, rom Celtic waltzes to doo-wop

balladry Fity years ater his debut, hes stillrocs greatest bard and its most earsomebadass.

Boys nd girls (CD 1948) is the debut studioalbum by the American roc band AlabamaShaes. Also included in Rolling Stones 50 bestalbums list, its reviewer wrote .. Fronted byex-mail carrier Brittany Howard a slow-boilbelter shaped by pun and roots roc as muchas the Stax-Volt/Muscle Shoals sound she somightily channels the Alabama-based Shaessprang rom Southern souls cradle. Their debutis a set o lean, hooy originals about the bigstu: love (Be Mine), death (On Your Way),human struggle (Hold On) and getting crun(Goin to the Party).

Little Broen herts (CD 1945) by singer-

songwriter Norah Jones was released in 2012.It received positive reviews, and, according to

Wiipedia, tells the story o Jones emancipat-ing hersel rom a relationship and nding thatshe is better o alone.

Te Next Dy (CD 1947) is the 24th albumreleased by David Bowie, and was announcedon his 66th birthday, on January 8, 2013.Despite some controversy, and opposition to thevideo o its lead single, Where Are We Nowby the Catholic League, Bowies rst album ooriginal material in ten years received generallyavorable reviews, and surprised many whothought he had retired.

Old Yellow Moon (CD 1943) is a collabora-tion o singer-songwriters Emmylou Harris andRodney Crowell. Since they met 40 years ago,

Harris and Crowell have wored together on

Friends Redingrop discssesElizbet Bowen

By Tim Rn

On Wednesday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m. in

the Hydrangea Room o the Taoma Par

Community Center, the FTPML bimonth-

ly boo group will meet to discuss The

Death o the Heart by Elizabeth Bowen.

Set in between-World Wars Britain,

The Death o the Heart tells the story

o Portia Quayne, a 16-year-old orphan

living with her hal brother and his wie

in London. Ater alling or Eddie, an

opportunistic young man, Portia learns

o loves loss, betrayal and the truth o

human character.

Elizabeth Bowen (1899-1973) was the

daughter and only child o a lawyer and

landowner in Ireland. Raised by aunts

ater her mothers death when she was13, Bowen became much lie an orphan

hersel. She turned to writing, became

riends with many o the writers in the

Bloomsbury Group, and published her

rst collection o stories in 1923.

Bowens chie theme, in her words

explores lie with the lid on and what

happens when the lid comes o. Consid-

ered by many to be her nest novel and

consistently raned one o the 100 best

boos o the 20th Century, The Death o

the Heart leads the reader into just that

ind o a tale: where normal becomes

innocence lost.

All are welcome to attend riends Read-

ing Group discussions. Copies o The

Death o the Heart are available in theLibrary.

Smmer Qest ics o

The childrens library was busylast month as children o all ageslaunched into the Summer Quest

program, choosing characters whowould journey through a world obook choices throughout the season.

Above, Bailey Whitney works on hercharacter beore choosing a book;let, Eleanor Sharp visits with chil-drens librarian Karen MacPherson.

Photos by Jane Sharp


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SuMMER LISTENINgn From page 8

many projects, and this is their rst debut albumtogether. It was released earlier this year.

People, hell nd anels (CD 1953) is along-awaited posthumous studio album by JimiHendrix. It contains 12 previously unreleasedrecordings o tracs he was woring on or theplanned ollow-up to Electric Ladyland. Therecordings, according to liner notes, encompassa variety o unique sounds and styles incorpo-

rating many o the elements horns, eyboards,percussion and second guitar Jimi wanted toincorporate within his new music.

Pl Motin on Brodwy (CD 1961)contains ve volumes o original wors by thisimportant jazz drummer, percussionist andcomposer, as well as tributes to TheloniousMon, Bill Evans and others. In his 2009 reviewo vol. 5 in this set Mar F. Turner wrote: Anunorthodox timeeeper and masterul drummer,Paul Motians momentum has not waned sinceworing with Bill Evans in the 1950s, CharlieHadens Liberation Music Orchestra and keith

Jarretts American Quartet in the 1960s, and,more recently, younger artists including JacobSacs, Elvind Opsvi and Mat Maneri Mo-tian died in 2011.

hrmonielere (CD 1966) is a 1985 composi-tion by the American composer John Adams.Adams has stated that the piece was inspiredby a dream he had in which he was drivingacross the San Francisco-Oaland Bay Bridgeand saw an oil taner on the surace o the waterabruptly turn upright and tae o lie a Saturn

V rocet, according to Wiipedia. This dreamand the ollowing composition o the pieceended a writers bloc Adams had been experi-encing or 18 months

In Reions of Lit nd Sond (CD 1951)Jim James, ront man or My Morning Jacetdebuts his rst solo album. Here we nd asouthern indie long-hair wrestling with matterstemporal and spiritual, as basslines guide theway and Dr. Martin Luther king Jr. quotes

punctuate the quest, according to kitty Em-pire in The Observer.

Listen to tis: Te benefts o adioboosBy kren McPerson

Summer is a great time or ids, teensand their amilies to try out a dierent

ind o reading listening to audio-boos. I youre lie some parents, how-

ever, you may be distrustul o the literarymerits o audioboos and wonder whether

listening to a boo could possibly be aseducational as reading the print version.

Research shows that listening to a boo

can be as benecial as reading a printedboo. Its just a dierent ind o reading,

and there are dierent benets to li sten-ing, compared to reading in the traditional

sense.One important benet is allowing ids

to use their imaginations as they listento an audioboo. There is no screen to

watch. Listening to audioboos helpsids develop their imaginations and their

ability to get along without a screen or aprinted boo or a while, at least.

That doesnt mean they have to staystill, though! In act, listening to audio-

boos is a great way to read boos whiledoing other things. kids can do their

chores while listening to a good boo, orthey can draw, or go or a wal.

Audioboos also highlight the char-acters o a boo. A good audioboo

narrator can underline both the quirsand admirable qualities o a character, and

really bring the character to lie or younglisteners.

A third and very important beneto audioboos: they can train a spotlight

on the humor inherent in a boo. Manytimes, readers just dont get how trulyunny a boo is, and a good audioboo

narrator can ensure that the comicalaspects o a story are ront and center or

the reader.More reasons why audioboos are

a good thing or ids and teens? Well,audioboos allow ids and teens to read

above their grade level and be exposed tomuch more sophisticated vocabulary than

they might be able to read on their own.For struggling readers or non-native

English speaers, audioboos oer a liter-ary lieline. These readers can combine

the audioboos with the print versionsas a way o connecting print and oral

learning.Weve got dozens o great audioboos

on CD or ids, teens and adults at ourlibrary. Come on in to browse our col-

lection, and please eel ree to as us orrecommendations.

You also can enjoy streaming audio-boos (and e-boos) via our librarys web-

site, www.taomapar.ino/library. Just goto the green-outlined box at the top o ourwebsite, clic on Boos, Magazines and

Newspapers, then clic on Audioboo-cloud.

There you will nd audioboos orids, teens and adults, and even boos in

Spanish. While these audioboos cant bedownloaded, they can easily be accessed

with any device that will connect you tothe Internet. I you have any questions,

call the Library, 301-891-7259.

Spport te Librry!The undraisers organized by the Friends o theLibrary and especially the semi-annual book sales depend entirely or their success on the support andparticipation o volunteers. They are also a pleasantway to share time with your riends and neighbors, whilegiving back to the Library.

Our heart-elt thanks to the 30 volunteers who bravedthe elements and made our May booksale a success:Mary Rein, Sherelyn and Jerry Ernst, Nadia Pazolis-

Gabriel, Tom Gabriel, Suzanne Morgan, Maurice

Belanger, Katherine Dixon-Peugh, Andy Saindon, Britt

Cocanour, Tim Rahn, Dee and Mel Ra, Nancy and Dan

Kunkel, Walter Mulbry, Phil Shapiro, Rebekah Zanditon,

Emily Van Loon, Pat McMahon, Geo Burkhart, Cindy

Miles, Pat Hanrahan, Ann Honar, Enid Hodes, Sam

McCollin, Dave Burbank o the Library sta, Ralph

Contee o the Public Works sta, Clair Garman, and

coordinator Merrill Lefer.

merrymaing parties along the way.Taoma Pars tradition o a July Fourth

procession dates bac 124 years, maingit one o the oldest in the United States. Itis notable or steel drum bands on fatbedtrucs and quiry neighborhood entries,such as a lawnmower brigade, as well asthe customary array o political dignitar-ies and re trucs.

Gene Herman, president o the all-volunteer Independence Day Commit-tee, said Historic Taoma was selected asthe grand marshal not only in tribute toa long record o preservation wor but tomar the beginning o a new chapter orthe group. Since moving last all into a re-urbished building at 7328 Carroll Ave.,Historic Taoma has launched a series oliving history lectures and events and ismaing available to the public its collec-tion o historical photographs, oral his-tories and other archival documents. Inaddition, a rotating set o exhibits romthe archives, as well as the wor o localartists and poets, is being showcased in a

ull-width plate-glass s toreront window.We want our building to become a

center o both history and culture, saidDiana kohn, president o Historic Tao-ma.

The selection o an organization orgrand marshal, rather than an individual,started last year when the Taoma Foun-dation was liewise honored.

The Fourth o July estivities will con-clude again this year with an evening oentertainment, starting at 7 p.m. on theeld at Taoma Par Middle School onPiney Branch Road, with the Mystic War-riors, the Washington Adventist Univer-sity Acro Airs, the Taoma Par Commu-nity Concert Band and a rewors show.

FOuRTh OF JuLYn From page 1

BIkE ShaRINgn From page 1

down county stations, in the southern

part o Montgomery County, will be part

o the larger Capital Bieshare system, so

a Taoma Par resident can ride to a job

in D.C., or a D.C. resident can ride to the

Farmers Maret in Old Taoma.

Behind the scenes, the City is woring

to improve bicycle saety and way-nding

in and around Taoma Par. A newly

printed Taoma Par Bie Map show-

ing suggested routes connecting local

destinations is available or ree and or

download rom the Citys website (www.

taomaparmd.gov). New bicycle signage

and pavement marings on roads will be

installed this summer to better identiy

shared roadways. During the school year,

the Citys Sae Routes to School program

teaches bicycle saety and proper helmet

tting to students at ve area schools.

To learn more about how the Capi-

tal Bieshare program wors, see www.

capitalbieshare.com. For updates on

Montgomery Countys expansion o the

program in Taoma Par, see www.mont-

gomerycountymd.gov/bieshare.


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AT YOUR SERVICE

THE FIREHOUSEREPORT

By Jim Jrboe

As o May 31, the Taoma Par Volunteer

Fire Department and the personnel o theMontgomery County Fire and Rescue Ser-

vice assigned to the station have responded

to 245 re-related incidents in 2013. Thedepartment addressed or assisted with 1,

rescue or ambulance-related incidents or

a total o 1,393. Totals or 2012 were 239and 1,280, representing a decrease o 126

incidents. During the month o May 2013Taoma Par volunteers put in a total o

1,252 hours o standby time at the station,

compared to 1.369 in May 2012. Grand

totals as o May 2013 is 5,608 hours, com-

pared to 5.099 hours in 2012, an increase o509 hours.

SaFETY TIPS or te FOuRTh

The law hasnt changed regarding the

use o rewors: All rewors are illegal in

Montgomery County. Let the proessionals

handle them. Enjoy them with your amily

on the evening o the ourth at the Taoma

Par Middle School, in the 7600 Bloc o

Piney Branch Road, starting around 9:30

p.m.

Outside Grilling

1. Never leave ood cooing unattended.

2. keep children away rom the cooing

area.

3. Soa the coals when you are nish.

4. Its the law: no cooing on apartmentbalconies.

Ntionl Nit Ot set or ast

August Tuesday, Aug. 6, 6 9 p.m.Piney Branch Elementary School7510 Maple Ave. Takoma Park

National Night Out, celebrated by policedepartments across the nation, is a uniquecrime/drug prevention event sponsored by theNational Association o Town Watch (NATW).The Taoma Par Police Department will behosting its own community event in celebrationo this campaign.

The goal is to heighten saety and crimeprevention awareness; to support locally-basedbusinesses, groups and organizations; and to

strengthen relationships among communitymembers and between the community and thelocal police department.

The event is ree, so bring your whole amilyand invite all your riends! This years eventwill include inormational brochures on varioussaety topics and crime prevention, as well asood, games, give-aways and live music. Therewill be police veh icles on display, ocers andtheir horses rom the Par Police mounteddivision, a canine demonstration, McGru theCrime Dog, child ngerprint its and childngerprinting, a moon bounce, ace painting,games and prizes. The event is ree.

I you are a locally-based organization andwould lie to be part o this years event, thereis still time to reserve a spot (and theres no costto participate). Please contact Sgt. Paula Gasin

at 301-891-7126 or [email protected] or more inormation.

This is a great way to promote your organiza-tion and build a relationship with your local po-lice department and with community members.

Chec out the website or more details andupdated inormation leading up to the event.http://taomaparpolicenno.weebly.com.

Diversion provides lterntiveto rrest for jveniles

The Taoma Par Police Department hasestablished a partnership with the MontgomeryCounty pre-trial diversion program or rst time

juvenile oenders. Under this program, casesinvolving juveniles charged with certain non-violent misdemeanor oenses are reviewed bycase screeners and, i appropriate, the juvenile

is reerred to diversion rather than imprison-ment. Diversion entails counseling and com-munity service.

To qualiy or diversion, the participantmust admit involvement in the illegal activityand contract to complete the parameters o theprogram. The program aims to reduce recidivistcriminal behavior with treatment, counsel-ing and community service. In MontgomeryCounty, it has already been proven eectivein preventing repeat criminal activity, with anestimated 80 percent o the participants notre-oending.

Bbysitter grdtes

On June 10, nine young people completed the popular Baby Sitters Training Program,sponsored by the Takoma Park Recreation Department and TPVFD. The next class will beheld in the all. Standing, rom let, Curtis Antonucci, Zahava Frank, Lucia Parish-Katz,Camden Roberts, Aida Ayuk. Sitting, rom let, Alia Rice, Celia Conway, Jordan McDougall,

Zoe Smallwood. Class was presented by Jim Jarboe, with assistants Tina and Ashlee Willey,TPVFD and Sgt. Paula Gaskin, rom the Takoma Park Police Department.

Smmer zrd terms elp nvite stormy sesonBy te TP Emerency

Prepredness Committee

You hear them all the time: storm watch,

storm warning, thunderstorm, tornado. What

are the dierences? The ollowing inormation

will help you interpret the various weather

warnings we hear in Taoma Par throughout

the summer months. And dont orget heat-

related saety, youll see tips on treating heat

maladies here as well.

Severe Tnderstorm Wtc

Tells you when and where severe thunder-

storms are liely to occur. Watch the sy andstay tuned to NOAA Weather Radio (www.

weather.gov/nwr), commercial radio or televi-

sion or inormation.

Severe Tnderstorm Wrnin

Issued when severe weather has been report-

ed by spotters or indicated by radar. Warnings

indicate imminent danger to lie and property to

those in the path o the storm.

Torndo Wtc

Tornadoes are possible. Remain alert or ap-

proaching storms. Watch the sy and stay tuned

to NOAA Weather Radio, commercial radio, or

television or inormation.

Torndo WrninA tornado has been sighted o r indicated by

weather radar. Tae shelter immediately.

hrricne/Tropicl Storm Wtc

Hurricane/tropical storm conditions are

possible in the specied area, usually within 36

hours. Tune in to NOAA Weather Radio, com-

mercial radio, or television or inormation.

hrricne/Tropicl Storm Wrnin

Hurricane/tropical storm conditions are

expected in the specied area, usually within 24

hours.

Sort Term Wtces nd Wrnins

These warnings provide detailed inormation

about specic hurricane threats, such as fash

foods and tornadoes.

Listen and watch or these warnings on radio,

television and social media. Also, Montgomery

County can use the Roam Secure Alert Networ

to contact you during a major crisis, emergency

or severe weather event. For more inormation

visit: https://alert.montgomerycountymd.gov.

hEaT DISORDER SYMPTOMS:Snbrn

Redness and pain. In severe cases swelling

o sin, blisters, ever, headaches. Ointments

or mild cases, i blisters appear, do not brea.

I breaing occurs, apply dry sterile dressing.

Serious, extensive cases should be seen by

physician.

het Crmps

Painul spasms usually in muscles o legs and

abdomen possible. Heavy sweating.

Firm pressure on cramping muscles, or gentle

massage to relieve spasm. Give sips o water. I

nausea occurs, discontinue use.

het Exstion

Heavy sweating, weaness, sin cold, pale

and clammy. Pulse thready. Normal temperature

possible. Fainting and vomiting. Get victim out

o sun. Lay down and loosen clothing. Apply

cool, wet cloths. Fan or move victim to air con-

ditioned room. Sips o water. I nausea occurs,

discontinue use. I vomiting continues, see

immediate medical attention.

het Stroe/SnstroeHigh body temperature (106 degrees F. or

higher). Hot dry sin. Rapid and strong pulse.

Possible unconsciousness.Heat stroe is a

severe medical emergency. Summon emergency

medical assistance or get the victim to a hospital

immediately. Delay can be atal.

Move the victim to a cooler environment

Reduce body temperature with cold bath or

sponging. Use extreme caution. Remove cloth-

ing, use ans and air conditioners. I tempera-

ture rises again, repeat process. Do not give

fuids.


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SENIOR SuPPORTn From page 1

ing, said Mergner, reerring to the low-income housing or seniors and others at7051 Carroll Ave. About 14 percent oTakoma Park seniors are living in pov-erty, according to the 2010 Census.

The other priority is recruiting andeducating village members. These vol-unteers will act as liaisons to help othersobtain services that are available, as well

as provide services directly. Oten, peo-ple dont know which county and stateservices exist, or they are overwhelmedwhen they try to obtain them. Villagerscan cut through all that red tape.

Youre living in your house, and youramily does not live near. Then some-thing happens to you; you get sick orinjured, said Mergner. Now you ask,where do I go or help? What do I do?

As an example o how the village canwork, Mergner said that volunteers man-aged to get healthcare or a senior wholacked adequate insurance. Also, volun-teers learned about ree home-saety re-views oered by Washington Adventist

Hospital, and they have made local reer-rals or those check-ups.Recently, the village ound out it will

receive its frst grant rom the JewishCouncil or the Aging. The grant will f-

nance training or drivers who will take

seniors to doctors appointments. Driv-

ers need to know how to get someone

in and out o a car, and into a building,

Mergner said. A taxicab driver cannot

do that.

More than support for seniors

As people have come aboard, they

have seen opportunities to move village

groups beyond senior care, too. New

activities include bringing ood to ami-

lies in crisis and helping injured people

with errands. This isnt just or seniors

aging in placealthough that is the in-

spiration, said Pazit Aviv, who is one o

the organizers o the Long Branch-Sligo

village. We encounter many opportuni-

ties, or even obligations, to help people

in our communities. We also are work-

ing to make people eel comortable ask-

ing or help when they need it.

Most recently, Long Branch-Sligo vil-

lage is trying to start an intergeneration-

al community garden. This will build

connections beyond the neighbors we

already know. People have connections

with people beyond people who are like

themthe parents who take their kids

to the bus stop, or the evening dog-walk-

ers. We can do more, Aviv said.

Long Branch-Sligo is one o two lo-

cal villages now operating; the other is

based on Sherman Avenue. Mergner said

that the hyper-local aspect is unusual in

village networks. A more typical model

has been developed in Greenbelt, where

the city-wide Greenbelt Assistance in

Living project coordinates volunteers.

Greenbelt is a model or us, even as we

diverge in some ways, said Mergner.

The ocus on the neighbor interaction

will make our villages even stronger.

In the upcoming year, the City o Ta-

koma Park will provide its frst fnancial

support o the village by unding a hal-

time village coordinator or two years,

beginning in the fscal year that starts onJuly 1. In Takoma Park, the village con-

cept has reached a critical point where

it is poised to be a real movement, said

Suzanne Ludlow, deputy city manager,

who has also visited Greenbelt to study

its program. The City Council is very

supportive.

From the Citys perspective, villages

will complement existing programs or

seniors, rom Recreation Department

exercise classes and feld trips to Public

Works provi sion o more easily acces-

sible buildings and sidewalks, Ludlow

said. Details about the duties o the co-

ordinator are still being fnalized, but

plans are or advertising the position this

summer.

To get involved in the village project,

contact Wolgang Mergner at wolgang.

[email protected].

TakOMa PaRk VILLagE TaSk FORCE

Diane Berkley

John Breeskin

Briget Brodie

Coleen DiPaul

Seth Grimes

Steve Hage

Gertrud Mergner

Wolgang J. Mergner

Marge Tolchin

Urrikka Woods-Scott

Lonbrnc Slio Ville

Pazit Aviv

Sarna Marcus

Sermn avene

Linda Kolko

additionl lrerecyclin crtsvilble

Now that residents can recycle

nearly everything that was once

tossed into the trash, some haverequested larger recycling bins

to accommodate the increase.

The Public Works Department

has purchased an additional 100

recycling carts or residents who

need more room or their recy-

cling.

The carts are 32-gallon capac-

ity and have wheels and an at-

tached lid. They are or storing

recyclables. The City also pro-

vides 18-gallon yellow rectan-

gular containers or recyclables.

The larger containers would re-

place these or households that

request them.The 32-gallon carts are avail-

able, frst come, frst served at

the Public Works ofce, 31 Os-

wego Ave., Silver Spring, Md.

20910. You can contact the Pub-

lic Works ofce at 301-891-7633

to reserve a container or stop by

between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. to

pick one up.

Residents are reminded that

recyclable bottles, cans and con-

tainers should be rinsed out pri-

or to storage and all paper items

should be placed in a paper bag

or tied in a bundle prior to plac-ing in the recycling cart.

CiTy of TAkomA pARk

EnviRonmEnTAl

SuSTAinAbiliTy

ACTion plAn


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JULY13Do yo ve n item or te City clendr?Let us know i you have a non-prot event that would be o interest to City o Takoma Park residents, and well consider it or inclusion in the calendar. Deadline or the August issue is July 22, and the

newsletter will be distributed beginning Aug. 2.

To sbmit clendr items, emil [email protected].

TP Commnity Center is te Tom Pr Commnity Center, 7500 Mple ave., Tom Pr. all ddresses re in Tom Pr nless oterwise noted.

PuBLIC MEETINgS / OF NOTE

City Concil

TPCC Auditorium





For agendas, see www.takomaparkmd.gov/clerk/agendas

Tom Pr emerency food pntry

First Saturdays, 11 a.m. 2 p.m.

Grace United Methodist Church, 7001 NewHampshire Ave.

Bi-weekly and monthly ood supplements orneedy amilies

240-450-2092 or [email protected]

www.educaresupportservices.org

COMMuNITY aCTIVITIES

Independence Dy Prde

Thursday, July 4, 10 a.m.

Beginning at Takoma Junction, Carroll andEast West highways

Independence Dy Entertinment nd Firewors

Thursday, July 4, 7 p.m.

Fireworks at 9:30 p.m.

Takoma Park Middle School, 7611 PineyBranch Ave

grnt avene Mret

Sunday, July 14, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Corner o Carroll and Grant avenues

Vintage clothing, antique urniture, art

Crossrods Frmers Mret

Wednesdays, 11 a.m. 3 p.m.

7676 New Hampshire Ave.

New lunchtime hours, new vendorsProduce, meats, cheeses, eggs, baked goods,prepared oods

Tom Pr Frmers Mret

Every Sunday, 10 a.m. 2 p.m.

Laurel and Carroll avenues in Old Town

Locally grown produce, baked goods, meats,cheeses

MrV hrvest prodce stnd

Every Saturday, noon to 4 p.m.

7777 Maple Ave.

Local, sustainably grown produce

Food Trc Fridys

5 8 p.m.

Takoma Junction, next to TPSS Co-op, 201Ethan Allen Ave.

Trohv, 232 Carroll Street, NW

Various ood vendors

aRTS aND LITERaTuRE

Jzz Jm

Open mic or jazz musicians

Tuesdays, 7 10 p.m.

Takoma Station, 6914 4th St. N.W.

Tom Spr hose Jm

Wednesdays ater 8 p.m., ongoing

7206 Carroll Ave. across rom the rehouse

Bring an instrument or sit back and listen

animli: a Vried approc

Friday, July 12, 7 - 9 p.m.

Galleries at the Takoma Park CommunityCenter

Gallery opening and reception or arts exhibit

Free

www.takomaparkmd.gov/arts

ginin grond: a Story of Frmers Mrets,Locl Food, nd Svin te Fmily Frm



Book reading and discussion with amer andauthor Forrest Pritchard

Free


Te Str-Spnled Bnner nd all Its Cosins

Saturday, July 27, 7:30 p.m.


Musical concert inspired by the War o 1812

Free


Woody gtries 101st Birtdy Tribte Concertwit Joe uelein nd te u-Liners

Saturday, July 13, 7:30 p.m.


Featuring songs o hope, peace, justice, theenvironment, and workers rights

Tickets: $12 advance, $15 door; Students withID $9 advance, $12 door

http://imtolk.org/

FOREVER YOuNgAges 55 and older

Te Pillips Collection art gllery, Wsinton,D.C.

Tuesday, July 16, 9 a.m. 3 p.m.

See page 7 or details

Te Newsem, Wsinton, D.C.: Inter-enertionl Specil Smmer Trip

Friday, July 26, 9 a.m. 3:30 p.m.

See page 7 or details

Summertime SittinThe reCYCLE Public Art Projects celebrates its third year with Please Sit on the Art, a collec-tion o 12 sculptures made or sitting. Coordinated by the Old Takoma Business Association,the project invites artists to create sculpture refective o a theme, which this year is artul

seating. Each piece must be made rom recyled and repurposed materials, and each will bedisplayed throughout the City, rom June through October. Art is auctioned o in October. Formore inormation, see www.recyclearttakoma.com.Clockwise rom above, sisters enjoy Cheek to Cheek by Nancy Gurganus and Chaya Richman;Silver Screen Bench by Paul Steinkoenig; Emily Van Loon tests out Daddy Long Legs by How-ard Connelly Design; Fairy Ring by Studio Eco-Bricolage; Vera Periera perches on BloomingBench by Molly Beiting; and Full Upright, by Howard Connelly Design.

Photos courtesy reCYCLE

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