by Sabine Hentrich

Chris Cherry Brings CreativityTo City's Recreation Program

ACE Reading Club SeeksMembers in Grades K-12

by Dorothy Sucher

West Coast Gourmet ChefGives New Life to Café

See CHERRY, page 5 See SIEGEL, page 12

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What Goes On

“Greenbelt is full of amaz-ingly talented people,” ex-claimed an always-cheerful ChrisCherry. Since Cherry is a play-wright, musical composer, teacherof musical appreciation classesfor seniors, faculty member ofthe Shakespeare Theatre’s Masterof Fine Arts (MFA) degree pro-gram (in conjunction withGeorge Washington University),coordinator of Creative KidsCamp and one of Greenbelt’sRecreation Coordinators – tomention just some of his currentaccomplishments – he undoubt-edly qualifies as one of theseamazingly talented people.

The story of Cherry’s artisticcareer is as interesting as it is un-usual. Cherry was born in Texasand grew up in a family of five.His father was a politician. WhenCherry was six years old, his fam-ily moved to Prince George’sCounty after his father becamethe administrative assistant to aU.S. Senator from Texas.

“I am a product of the PrinceGeorge’s County School system,”he said with a chuckle. Cherry isa graduate of Oxon Hill SeniorHigh where his first job wasshelving books at the Oxon HillLibrary Branch. Later he attendedCollege of William and Mary inWilliamsburg, Va., where he ob-tained a degree in government.He then moved on to law schoolat the University of Virginia,where he graduated in 1986. Hepracticed law for a litigation firmin Washington, D.C. until he quitthe profession in 1992.

“I was always interested inpolitics and government becauseof my dad but I was [also] al-ways interested in theater andmusic.” According to Cherry, itwas a combination of things thatkept him from heading straightinto a career in the performingarts. One of them was that hisolder brother had studied theaterand music and Cherry wanted to“strike out on my own into a

different field.” Cherry knewearly on that he did not want topursue his job as a lawyer. “Thepressure and how confrontationalit was just wasn’t for me; itdidn’t make me happy,” he said.

In 1992 he moved into hisGHI home in Greenbelt and be-gan his career shift to the per-forming arts. He studied theAlexander acting technique (a“learning method that lots ofperforming artists take. It helpspeople perceive and set asidehabits that impede their best per-formance,” he explained) forthree years. He now is the actinginstructor in the Alexander tech-nique for the ShakespeareTheatre’s MFA program, wherehe teaches in addition to hisfull-time commitment at theCommunity Center. (Cherry hasalso taught acting at CatholicUniversity in Washington, D.C.and Manhattanville College in

“My sons tell me, ‘Cookingisn’t your profession – it’s yourobsession,’” says Ellen Siegel,the new kitchen manager at theNew Deal Café in Greenbelt’sRoosevelt Center. At the Café,Siegel is facing a unique newchallenge after her more than 30years as a career chef and bakeron the West Coast.

The New Deal, one ofGreenbelt’s many co-ops, servesan important function as commu-nity meeting place, eatery, musicvenue and gallery for local art-ists. But the Café perpetuallyhovers on the brink of financialcollapse and the cooking facili-ties can be charitably describedas “improvised.” Even a restau-rant range and hood are lackingand much of the cooking isdone two nights a week in theCommunity Center kitchen.

As for the rest, “Give me ahot plate and I’m good to go!”declares Siegel, who cooks soupsand other items at the Café on acouple of electric griddles(“they’re not even commercial

size”) and an electric wok shepicked up at a yard sale. “Itlimits us, slows us down,” sheadmits. “It makes operating theCafé – interesting.”

Quite a change for a chefwho once cooked breakfast forJulia Child. And yet Siegel’s lifehas amply prepared her to meeta challenge. She’s one of thosepeople who thrive on crises.“I’m not a good sitter,” she says.“I like the stress and the hustle.”

Ellen Siegel was born andgrew up in the Washington, D.C.,area, the youngest of two daugh-ters of Pearl and the late IrvingSiegel of Ridge Road. In thesixties, at the age of 17, she tookoff for California and remainedthere for over 30 years, workingas a chef at a number of restau-rants in the San Francisco Bayarea, Marin County and Los An-geles. Last July she moved toGreenbelt to be with her mother,who turns 80 next week.

When Ellen announced her

Reading Club HostsWriting Contest

The ACE Reading Club, es-tablished by the Greenbelt Advi-sory Committee on Education(ACE) and funded through agrant from the Governor’s Officeof Crime Control and Prevention,is hosting a High School Poetryand Short Fiction Contest. Thiscontest is open to all highschool students (grades 9through 12) who are residing inGreenbelt or attending a schoolin Greenbelt.

Registration forms and contestguidelines can be requested fromthe student’s English teacher,school librarian or by contactingLiz Murray at the ACE ReadingClub (High School Contest), Cityof Greenbelt, 25 Crescent Road,Greenbelt, MD 20770. Winningentries will be presented by thestudent authors at a Winner’sReading, which is to be tapedand aired on the City ofGreenbelt’s local cable channel.All entries should be sent to LizMurray/ACE Reading Club (HighSchool Contest) at the above ad-dress. Entries must be receivedno later than 5 p.m. on Friday,March 28.

Winners will be announcedon Friday, April 18 through thelocal cable channel, local news-paper and City of Greenbelt website. All participants will be in-vited to the ACE Reading ClubReception held at the end of theschool year.

The ACE Reading Club isalso looking for sponsors to con-tribute merchandise certificates,cash prizes and T-shirts for thecontest. People interested in be-coming a sponsor should contactLiz Murray at 301-345-6660 oremail e-murray@att.net.

Monday, January 20,City and GHI offices closed for Dr. Martin Luther

King, Jr. birthday.Tuesday, January 21,

6 p.m., Playground meeting, Springhill Lake play-ground.

7 p.m., ACE meeting, Municipal Building.Wednesday, January 22,

8 p.m., Senior Citizen Advisory Committee meeting,Community Center.Thursday January 23,

7:30 p.m., Advisory Committee on Trees, CommunityCenter.

7:30 p.m., GHI Board meeting, GHI Boardroom.Saturday, January 25,

9 a.m. to noon, Electronics Recycling, Buddy AttickPark.

The ACE (Advisory Committeeon Education) Reading Club hasbeen visiting Greenbelt schoolsover the past month, reintroducingthe club to students. The clubheld school assemblies inSpringhill Lake ElementarySchool and Greenbelt MiddleSchool where the students werevery excited to learn how theycould join. Liz Murray, coordina-tor of the ACE Reading Club,visited several Greenbelt Elemen-tary School classrooms to speakwith the students about possibleReading Club activities and thetelevision project. The televisionproject allows the students to reada book of their choice and writea short book review. The studentsare then videotaped reading theirreview and that tape is aired onthe City of Greenbelt’s cablechannel at a later date.

The ACE Reading Club ishosting a High School Poetryand Short Fiction Contest forstudents in grades 9 through 12(see details in a separate article).

The ACE Reading Club isvoluntary and open to allGreenbelt students grades Kthrough 12 or children residingin the city. It is designed to in-spire and encourage students toread and enjoy books, develop alife long interest in reading andexplore a basic skill for success.The committee wants to send themessage that “reading is fun!”

Anyone interested in the ACEReading Club, book review pack-ets, the High School Poetry andShort Fiction Contest or addi-tional information should contactLiz Murray, ACE Reading Clubcoordinator, at 301-345-6660 ore-murray@att.net.

Former 23rd dis-trict Delegate JoanPitkin, who served inthe Maryland statelegislature for 24years, was warmlypraised by membersof the Greenbelt CityCouncil at the Janu-ary 13 regular coun-cil meeting. She waspresent to receivecouncil’s parting giftin recognition of herdevoted service tothe city of morethan two decades.She had unavoidablymissed the January 5 council re-ception for all Greenbelt’s formerrepresentatives because of theheavy snowfall on that day,which, since she is on crutchesfollowing a recent knee opera-tion, made the possibility of driv-ing too treacherous.

Since her defeat in the 2002election, when the 23rd districtdelegation was diminished byone member through redistrict-ing, she has been appointed byPrince George’s County Execu-tive Jack Johnson as paid con-sultant to serve as the county’slobbyist during the legislativesession in Annapolis.

Mayor Judith Davis praisedPitkin and the “old” 23rd districtteam for their “phenomenal” rep-resentation of the city’s interests.“They were very much onGreenbelt’s side,” the mayor said.She particularly praised Pitkinfor her representation on healthand social service issues. Pitkin

also took the lead onteleworking, another issue of im-portance to the city.

“My heart is really here inGreenbelt,” Pitkin said. Shecommented on her constructiverelationship over the past twodecades with five different may-ors – Gil Weidenfeld, RichardPilski, Richard Castaldi,Antoinette Bram and now Davis.She quoted a state office workeras describing the “old” 23rd dis-trict as the most active in thestate in generating and respond-ing to legislation. “I’m proudof the activism,” Pitkin said.

Davis said that a plaque willsoon be installed dedicating to the“old” 23rd district representativesthe two star magnolias near themain entrance to the GreenbeltCommunity Center. She also pre-sented Pitkin with a miniaturemodel of the building itself, oneof a series now being offered forsale by the Greenbelt Museum.

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“Nunsense,” a musicalcomedy by Dan Goggin,opened on Friday at theGreenbelt Arts Center.Those who take their faithtoo seriously and neverjoke about it should stayaway from this show, espe-cially if they’re RomanCatholic. However, peopleof all faiths who enjoylaughing at anything, in-cluding themselves, willlove these two hours ofsimple, silly fun withGoggin’s hit musical.

The musical originally pre-miered in New York City in De-cember 1985 and ran for arecord-setting eight years offBroadway. It was, in fact, sopopular that it sparked four se-quels by the same author/com-poser and was made into a film.

Jeffrey Lesniak skillfully di-rected the Arts Center’s version aswell as conducted the live band.Like Goggin, Lesniak enjoyed aCatholic education and has manyfond memories of real-life nuns(who Goggin claimed inspiredhis musical). Lesniak dedicatedthe show to Catholics he’sknown who have shown him that“Catholicism and humor are notmutually exclusive.”

The comedy follows thefundraising efforts of five sisterswho need money to bury four oftheir fellow nuns who died offood poisoning at their convent.The whole setup and plot are, ofcourse, completely over the top.It is, however, so artfully exagger-ated and cleverly put together thateven people who rarely frequentthe theater would enjoy thisshow. (If this sounds at all likeWhoopi Goldberg’s “Sister Act,”think again – this musical is farmore intelligent and inspiring.)

Dory Cunningham, as SisterMary Amnesia (who later remem-bers her real name to be MaryPaul) was especially fabulous asthe immature and dim memberof the quintet. She had twoscenes in which she was able toprove just how talented an actorand singer she is. The first wasan audience quiz she held inwhich she had to improvisequite a bit, in response to theaudience’s input. She was neverfrazzled and always came upwith a clever comeback. Thesecond was when she performeda song as a ventriloquist. Thepuppet, which represented thestereotype of an unreasonablystrict nun, commented on what ittakes to be a servant of God.While listening to the puppet’scrude remarks, Sister “Amnesia”reacted as if childishly shocked.The audience roared atCunningham’s skillful skit.

The audience also seemed toenjoy Cunningham’s beautifulvoice. Cunningham, however,was not the only great singer onstage. Verlene Biddings Goho,who played Sister Mary Hubert,impressed the audience with herextraordinary singing talent.Goho’s rendition of the hysteri-cal song, “I Am Holier ThanThou,” would have earned ArethaFranklin’s r-e-s-p-e-c-t.

Although the other three nunswere very good in their roles,they could not compete withCunningham’s and Goho’svoices. Barbara Ying as MotherSuperior (Sister Mary Regina)was very funny, especially in

telling the story of the path thatled her to become a nun. Yingwas great at bringing out thesarcasm in the tale of how herparents fell into the RiverThames while trying to cross ona tightrope.

In a role where it is easy tooveract, Ying managed to walkthat fine line between good funand ludicrousness. But her down-fall was her soft voice. Sometimesit could not be heard over theboisterous live music.

Amelia Montiero and LauraMastroianni, as Sister RobertAnne and Sister Mary Leo, re-spectively, complemented the en-semble in every way. Montierowas convincing in the role of theyoungest and most sexual of thenuns, who had joined the con-vent because of a troubled pastin Brooklyn. Her interaction withthe audience was marvelous andshe kept her character just asfresh and naughty as she is sup-posed to be, to contrast with herfellow sisters.

Mastroianni, as the ballet-danc-ing nun, impressed the audiencewith her rendition of “The DyingNun,” which, among other pieces,she choreographed herself.

The musicians, who interactedwith the audience and actors,played well and were a great as-set to the show. They were ap-propriately dressed as priests.Jeffery Lesniak conducted VictorMedina on the piano, KeithMiller and Christine Wells onother keyboards, and Jack Eshamon the drums and other percus-sion. Unfortunately, since the ArtsCenter is pretty small, live mu-sic can get a bit loud.

Tom Zanner, the Arts Center’slighting designer, did a great job,as always. The set was simpleand appropriate. Since the actorsdance and sing much of thetime, a bulky, beautiful set wouldnot work.

One cannot say too much aboutthis show without spoiling the fun.Anyone who can enjoy some mis-chievous humor about nuns andthe Catholic Church must see it.It’s a great way to lift one’s spiritson a cold January day.

Performances will continueFridays, Saturdays and Sundaysthrough February 1 at 8 p.m.,with two Sunday matinees onJanuary 19 and 26 at 2 p.m.

“Nunsense” Is a NonesuchA Review

by Sabine Hentrich

From left, Laura Mastroianni, VerleneBiddings Goho, Barbara Ying, DoryCunningham, and Amelia Montiero dancein Nunsense.

City NotesThe week of January 6 the

horticulture crew pruned trees andshrubs on Hanover Parkway,mulched and covered beds onSouthway, planted liriope in themedian strips near the Co-op andcut logs from trees into firewoodand left them for citizen use.

The parks crews continuedcollection of leaves and Christ-mas trees at the drop-off loca-tions, painted two spring ani-mals, removed the wooden artsfigures in Roosevelt Center afterthe New Year’s Eve celebration,installed a turf blanket atSchrom Hills Park, installed newbenches and a trash can atSpringhill Lake Recreation Cen-ter and installed fences atWindsor Green and Schrom HillsParks.

The streets crew repaired pot-holes on Northway and on thepath at the Buddy Attick Park,repaired and cleaned salt spread-ers and plows which were usedon Sunday, cleaned storm drainsand underpasses and substitutedfor the Greenbelt Connectiondriver.

Arboretum FeaturesBonsai Silhouettes

The elegant silhouettes of de-ciduous bonsai are featured inthe free annual exhibit at theU.S. National Arboretum’s Na-tional Bonsai and Penjing Mu-seum. Bonsai winter silhouetteswill be exhibited January 18 to26 from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.Visit www.usna.usda.gov or call202-245-4523 for information.

Greenbelt CARESDuring the week of January 6,

Judye Hering held registration forthe winter session GED course.GED I reviews basic skills, andGED II prepares students to takethe GED test and includes a re-view of algebra, geometry andEnglish composition. Thecourse, held in the MunicipalBuilding, will run for 10 weeks.Six students enrolled in thecourse.

Wendy Wexler interviewedstudents at Eleanor RooseveltHigh School as participants inthe Teen Discussion Group. Thenew eight-week group will dis-cuss a wide variety of topics in-cluding school success, dealingwith stress, anger managementand goal setting.

Openings Available In Adult Ed. ClassesRegistration was held for

Adult Education Classes atEleanor Roosevelt High Schoolon Monday, January 13 andWednesday, January 15. AdultEducation classes include ABEReading classes, Pre-GED andall levels of ESL classes. Ses-sions meet Monday and Wednes-

day evenings from 7 to 9:30p.m. and begin on Monday, Janu-ary 27.

There is still room in many ofthe classes for students. Lateregistration will be held on Janu-ary 27. Go to room 221 atRoosevelt if interested in any ofthese classes.

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Community Events

GHI Key Agenda Items

• Member Request for Exception – 58G Ridge Road• Fee Reallocations – Finance Committee Presentation to Board• Over-expenditure on Medical/Dental Benefits• Schedule a Stakeholders Session

PRELIMINARY AGENDAMEETING OF THE

BOARD OF DIRECTORSThursday, January 23, 2003

GHI Board Room – 7:30 p.m.

Regular board meetings are open to members.

Greenbelt Boys and Girls Club

SPRING SOCCER Ages 5-17

Register at the following locations:

Greenbelt Youth Center Wed., Jan. 22, 7-8pm Sat., Jan. 25, 10-11am

Thurs., Jan. 30, 7-8pm

If you are new to the Club, please bring: small picture, proofof residency, birth certificate or passport, sports fee of $65 pay-able by cash, check or money order. Don't forget to ask aboutfamily discounts.

For more information, call our 24 hour voicemail at 301-794-0100. COACHES ARE NEEDED! Please call to have an ap-plication mailed to you.

NOTICE TO GHI MEMBERS

GUTTER CLEANING &LEAF REMOVAL PROGRAMS

The wintry weather has hampered the progress of gutter clean-ing on GHI homes. However, the majority of units within thecommunity have been cleaned. The following addresses willbe done the week of January 20th, as weather permits.

• 1 through 12 courts Plateau Place• 56 through 73 courts Ridge Road• 1 & 3 & 5 through 15 courts Laurel Hill Road• 19 through 22 courts Hillside Road• 1 through 9 courts Research Road

Scheduled updates will be published in the Greenbelt NewsReview. The contact supervisor for the program is Paul Hill.He can be reached at 301-474-4161.

The weather conditions that have occurred over the past twomonths have considerably slowed down the removal of leavesfrom common areas. To date leaves have been picked upfrom approximately 60 percent of the common areas. TheGHI maintenance staff will continue to remove leaves as theweather permits.

GreenbeltArts Centerannounces

Auditions for

The Tempestby William ShakespeareDirected by Stephen Cox

Monday - Wednesday,Jan. 20, 21 & 22 at 7:30 p.m.

6-13 men and 3-10 womenCold readings from the script.

Those auditioning for Arielshould be prepared to sing &

move. PerformancesApril 25 - May 17

301-441-8770 for info/directions

Explore MeditationExplorations Unlimited pre-

sents Luisa Montero-Diaz,teacher of The Insight MeditationCommunity of Washington, onFriday, January 24. Montero-Diazhas been practicing meditationfor 12 years and teaching since1995. She completed a three-yearCommunity Dharma Leadershiptraining program sponsored bySpirit Rock Meditation Center.She currently teaches a weeklymeditation class in Takoma Parkand leads day-long and weekendretreats in the Washington area.

Montero-Diaz will be explor-ing the technique of meditation,its simplicity and power. Peoplewill learn how meditation in-volves relaxing and focusing theattention on the present moment.Meditation also helps to reducestress by allowing individuals torelax, slow down, ease the mindand access a state of calmnessthat can be quite healing.Montero-Diaz will be introducinga particular form of meditationcalled Vipassana or insight medi-tation, including theory and ex-perimental exercises.

Explorations Unlimited is aspeaker series held every Fridayfrom 1 to 3 p.m. at theGreenbelt Community Center.This presentation will be held inthe Senior Classroom. Everyoneis welcome to attend and ques-tions are encouraged. Call 301-397-2208 for more information.

Sierra Club MeetsJoin the Sierra Club of

Greenbelt and other concernedenvironmentalists to hear aboutthe most important conservationissues facing the general assem-bly this session. A legislative is-sues forum is planned for Tues-day, January 28 from 7 to 8:30p.m. at the Greenbelt police sta-tion, 550 Crescent Road. Thepresentation will focus on infor-mation about the latest environ-mental issues and about actioncitizens can take. For more infor-mation call the Sierra Club officeat 301-277-7111.

Friends of New DealCafé Arts Organize

The first organizational meet-ing of Friends of New Deal CaféArts (FONDCA) will take placeon Monday, January 27 at 8 p.m.at the New Deal Café inRoosevelt Center. Anyone inter-ested in helping to support thearts at the New Deal Café is wel-come. FONDCA is looking forpeople who want to help withprograms such as concerts orwork on publicity or fundraising.FONDCA was recently foundedto provide financial and volun-teer support for the performing,visual and literary arts at theNew Deal Café. Patrons of theNew Deal Café who would liketo help it continue and expandits arts programs, should comeout on January 27 and find outwhat FONDCA is all about. Tolearn more, call 301-474-2192.

At the LibraryMonday, January 20 – Librar-

ies closed. Martin Luther King,Jr. Birthday.

Tuesday, January 21, 7 p.m.Cliffhangers for ages 5 to 8.

Wednesday, January 22, 10:15a.m. and 11 a.m. Cuddletime forages 12 to 24 months withcaregiver. Registration required.

Thursday, January 23, 10:15a.m. Drop-In Storytime for ages 3to 5.

11:15 a.m. Toddler Time fortwo-year olds with caregiver.

Golden Age Clubby Bunny Fitzgerald

The Golden Age Club beganthe New Year with the installa-tion of officers on January 8.Karen Haseley of the RecreationDept. was the installing officer.Newly-installed officers are:President – Ellie Rimar; 1st VicePresident – Micki Wiedenfeld;2nd Vice President – Ima Davis;Recording Secretary – BunnyFitzgerald; Treasurer – RobertTerrell; Corresponding Secretary– Rachel Algaze.

The 50/50 winners wereTonia Fike and Paul Rall. ShirleyHibbs won the Name Tag draw-ing. Two guests were welcomed– Dorothy Walsh and Jim Dob-bins.

Travel committee chair JohnTaylor announced the trip to theSpy Museum on January 28. LoriMoran reported a trip to hearCharlie Proze on March 27.There is a fee for these trips.Ernie Varda stated a park rangerwill speak at the January 22meeting, Bingo on January 29and Tom Moran will bring themembership up to date on thenew income tax rules in Febru-ary.

The club was saddened bythe death of Hilda OrleansYontz, a longtime member.

Now is the time to pay duesfor 2003. The club always wel-comes new members. Manythanks to the outgoing officersand committees for all their hardwork and dedication the pastyear.

Simplicity GroupMeets Wednesday

Interested in simplifying life?Tired of running on empty andwant to discuss ways to deepenthe meaning of life? There is agroup for that. A new VoluntarySimplicity Circle is forming inGreenbelt. There are several in-terested people, but the group islooking for a few more memberswho want to get together anddiscuss various mechanisms formaking life less stressful andmore meaningful. The groupwill run for eight sessions. Themaximum group size is 12.Come to an organizational meet-ing at 7 p.m. on Wednesday,January 22 at the New Deal Café.To learn more, contact LoreRosenthal by email atSimplicityGrpsMd@aol.com or301-570-7557.

Computer “How To”Using a computer causes files

to be created on the computer.But how does one find, view,delete and organize all thosefiles? On Friday, January 24,Mary Camp will show how in aGreenbelt Internet AccessCooperative’s (GIAC) free class,“How to Manage Your ComputerFiles - Part 1.” The lecture willbe at the Community Center, 15Crescent Road, Dining Hall 2from 7 to 8 p.m. For further in-formation, call GIAC’s voice mailat 301-419-8044. Registration isunnecessary, but to reserve acopy of the handouts call GIACby Wednesday, January 22. Thisclass is open to all.

Big Fat Greek DanceParty on Sunday

Seen the movie? Now do thedance! The Greek Dance Groupof Greenbelt, which has resumedits class and social activities, willbe hosting an open house thisSunday at their usual time andmeeting place in the GreenbeltCommunity Center’s dance studiofrom 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Admissionto the event is free, but since re-freshments will be served duringthe dance intermission, those at-tending are requested to bringalong a contribution in the formof a snack or non-alcoholic drinkto share with the rest of the group.

At the open house event, regu-lar class members will performdances from various parts ofGreece, and guests are invited tojoin in. No partner is required,since all the dances will be linedances, some of which will beeasy enough for newcomers topick up quickly. Some of thedances reflect the multiculturalinfluences of other countries inthe region.

GHI NotesGHI’s offices will be closed

Monday, January 20 in obser-vance of Martin Luther King, Jr.Day. For emergency mainte-nance that day call 301-474-6011.

The Member and CommunityRelations Committee will meetJanuary 21 at 7:30 p.m.

The next board of directorsmeeting will be January 23 at7:30 p.m.

The next pre-purchase semi-nar will be Monday, January 27at 7:15 p.m.

All meetings will be held inthe GHI Board Room.

Members are always welcometo attend committee and boardmeetings.

Our sympathy to the Schultzfamily of Research Road on thedeath of Alan’s wife, Michael’smother, Bryn Schultz on January14. Arrangements were not finalin time for notice in this week’sNews Review.

Condolences to DonaldBrooks of Empire Place on thedeath of his grandmother, whoraised him.

Congratulations to Dr. J.P.Dubey of Lastner Lane, who wasrecently identified as a top re-searcher in the nation in the dis-cipline of plant and animal sci-ence.

The author of 1,000 articles,Dubey was the only veterinarianto make the list of the ThomsonInstitute for Scientific Informa-tion.

Army Pvt. LaShaw E. Gibsonhas graduated from basic combattraining at Fort Jackson in Co-lumbia, S.C.

During nine weeks of train-ing, Gibson received instructionin drill and ceremony, marching,rifle marksmanship, armed andunarmed combat, map reading,field tactics, military courtesy,the military justice system,physical fitness, basic first aidand the Army’s history, traditionand core values. She also re-ceived special training in humanrelations. Gibson is the daugh-ter of Brenda Gibson ofEdmonston Terrace.

Invasive Plants – Out!The GHI Woodlands Commit-

tee will be removing invasiveplants from Parcel W on Sunday,January 19 from 10 a.m. to noon.Meet at the corner of Researchand Greenhill. Parcel W is onthe west side of Research Roadand north of Greenhill. For moreinformation, contact JonathanMurray at 301-345-7933.

Local Blood SupplyStill Critically Low

The regional office of theAmerican Red Cross, which is-sued an urgent call for blood do-nors earlier this month, reportsthat the area’s blood supply re-mains low. The blood supply isstill insufficient to meet all hos-pitals’ requirements for blood.All eligible and new donors areurged to call 1-800-GIVE-LIFE(1-800-448-3543) to make an ap-pointment to donate blood.

Nationally, the Red Cross saysblood banks are facing a criticalshortage of blood. In many partsof the country, there is less thana two-day supply.

The next Greenbelt blooddrive is set for February 25, from2 - 8 p.m. at the MunicipalBuilding. The Rotary Club issponsoring a blood drive January31 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Doc-tors Hospital. Call 301-552-8060 for an appointment

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Obituaries

ST. HUGH’S CATHOLIC CHURCH135 Crescent Road, Greenbelt, Md.

Daily Mass: As announcedSacrament of Reconciliation: Saturday 3:45-4:45 p.m.

Rev. Thomas F. Crowley, PastorRev. R. Scott Hurd, Pastoral Associate

Part Time Ministry

MASS SCHEDULE:Sunday 8, 9:30, 11 a.m.

Saturday 5 p.m.

UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST

Daniel Hamlin, Pastor

Greenbelt Community Church

Hillside & Crescent RoadsPhone: 301-474-6171 mornings

Sunday Worship

10:15 a.m.

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

Paint Branch UnitarianUniversalist Church3215 Powder Mill Road,

Beltsville/Adelphi (301-937-3666)Welcomes you to our open,

nurturing communityJanuary 19, 10 a.m.

"Remembering Martin Luther King, Jr."A program of song and text with

singer/actor Karl Gipson andpianist David Chapman

Barbara Wells andJaco B. ten Hove,

co-ministers

Catholic

Community

of Greenbelt

MASS

Sundays 10 A.M.Municipal Building

"O My Friend in Word! Ponderawhile. Hast thou ever heard

that friend and foe should abidein one heart? Cast out then the

stranger, that the Friend mayenter His home."

-Baha'i Sacred Writings

Baha'i Faith

Information about the Baha’i Faith is on theWorld Wide Web at http://www.bahai.org/

Greenbelt Baha’i CommunityP.O. Box 245

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

Eve SimonsonF o r m e r

Greenbe l t e rEve Simon-son, 76, ofDeKalb, Ill.,died Tuesday,August 13,2002, at St.Alexius Medi-cal Center in

Hoffman Estates, Ill.Born April 2, 1926 in Oak

Park, Ill., she attended school inOak Park and graduated from theUniversity of Illinois, Urbana,with honors in mathematics in1948.

Tragedy struck early in herlife. Her father, hit with poisongas in World War I that dam-aged his lungs, died at age 38.He left a widow with five chil-dren age 15 and younger. Eve’smother went to work full-time ina factory while Eve – age 11 –took over the grocery shoppingand cooking the evening meal.At that point Eve vowed that re-gardless of what happened, shewas going to enjoy life as longas she lived. That is exactlywhat she did.

She married Cliff Simonson in1948. They had five children.Four were born in Washington,D.C., and one was born inGuyana, South America, whereCliff was carrying out a wetlandssoil survey under the TechnicalAssistance Program for Underde-veloped Countries. The familythen moved to Greenbelt.

During the 17 years the chil-dren were young, Mrs. Simonsonwas very active in communityaffairs. She was a leader in start-ing a kindergarten program and aforeign language program inGreenbelt’s Center School andalso served as treasurer for thoseprograms. She helped bring apublic library to Greenbelt. For10 years she was the 4-H leaderfor the Greenbelt Cloverbuds, theclub that she started. She wascirculation manager for the NewsReview and was a member ofGreenbelt Community Church.

As the children approachedtheir college years Mrs.Simonson went to work atnearby NASA. She was soon putin charge of the OGO series (or-biting weather satellites). Sheworked there until her husbandwas hired by the Northern Illi-nois University (NIU) GeographyDepartment.

Back in Illinois, she beganwork in computer services, soonbecoming manager of the infantuser services group, a positionshe held for most of her 21 yearsat NIU. Under her innovativeleadership, the group became oneof the top user services groups inthe U.S. and Canada.

Mrs. Simonson taught manydifferent short courses. She wasa guest lecturer in graduate re-search courses in several NIU de-partments. She brought nationalrecognition to NIU several times.

For example, she organized andran the first-ever national work-shop in SPSS (a statistical analy-sis package used especially inthe social sciences), and made11 videotapes for teaching SPSSthat are sold across the country.She was elected to the PlatinumClub (the top 20 users of SPSSin the world).

A longtime member of theMayfield Congregational Church(U.C.C.), she served as moderator,treasurer, newsletter editor, presi-dent of Women’s Fellowship, andhistorian. She was a longtimemember of Altrusa, where sheserved as president and treasurer,and she was on the board of di-rectors of DeKalb County Farm-land Foundation. Three yearsago she was honored as aWoman of Accomplishment.

She is survived by her hus-band, Cliff, of DeKalb; fourdaughters, Laura (Ray Pudwill)Simonson of Plymouth, Minn.,Linda (Bill Brown) Simonson ofBowie, Md., Jenny (Roger) Burkeof Athens, Ga., and Judy (David)Maffitt of University City, Mo.; ason, Carl (Ardis) Simonson ofDeKalb; a sister, Helen (Bill)Hobson of Eldred; a brother,Harold (Evelyn) Lind of SunCity, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren; andseveral nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held inAugust. A memorial fund is es-tablished in care of Quiram-Sy-camore Funeral Home, 1245Somonauk St., Sycamore, IL60178.

Interfaith ServiceHonors Dr. King

The Community Ministry ofPrince George’s County, a non-profit group in its 29th year ofhelping needy people, will holdits 21st annual county-wide inter-faith worship service to commemo-rate the life and legacy of the Rev.Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

The program will take placeon January 19 at 7 p.m. in theCheverly United MethodistChurch at 2801 Cheverly Av-enue in Cheverly.

The Community Ministry co-ordinates faith-based and othervolunteers in providing directservices and operates the AnswerCenter, an online information andreferral service. (See http://www.cmpgc.org for further infor-mation.)

The program’s theme is“United We Stand ... TogetherWe Stand.” It will include rep-resentatives from various congre-gations across the county. Rev.Rachel Wangen-Hoch of St. JohnEvangelical Lutheran Church ofRiverdale will perform as soloist.The men’s choir of Christ UnitedMethodist Church, Aquasco, TheVoices of A New Generation fromHemingway Memorial AMEChurch, District Heights and oth-ers will also be featured.

The keynote speaker is Rev.Dr. William Robert Porter, civilrights activist and communityleader. There is no charge forthe program, but a freewill offer-ing will go to support the on-go-ing work of Community Minis-try Services for the needy.

Recital/Drama WillRemember Dr. King

On Sunday morning, January19, noted area singer and actorKarl Gipson joins with pianistDavid Chapman in presenting a“recital-drama about the life,achievements and memory of Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr.” Thisportrayal will be featured at the10 a.m. service at Paint BranchUnitarian Universalist Church inAdelphi, 3215 Powder MillRoad, just south of Cherry HillRoad. All are welcome to attend.

A Washington, D.C. residentfor the past 25 years, Gipsonstudied at the Los Angeles Con-servatory of Music and Arts,Hunter College in New York Cityand the University of Vienna. Hetoured Europe in a production of“Porgy and Bess” during theearly 1970s.

David Chapman’s current po-sitions include teaching piano atthe Landon School in Bethesda,pianist and assistant conductor ofthe Washington Civic OperaChorus and interim music direc-tor and pianist for Paint BranchUnitarian Universalist Church.

He holds degrees and perfor-mance diplomas in piano perfor-mance from the Peabody Conser-vatory and the Eastman Schoolof Music in Rochester, N.Y.where he was concerto soloistand served as opera coach (inboth conservatories).

Volunteer ReadersNeeded for "Ear"

Volunteer readers are being re-cruited by the MetropolitanWashington Ear, Inc. to recordnewspapers and magazines forfree telephone access by visuallyimpaired and print-disabledpeople. Volunteers are asked toread at least two hours once aweek or two hours every otherweekend. An audition is re-quired. For more information,call the office Monday throughFriday at 301-681-6636. The of-fice address is 35 UniversityBoulevard East, Silver Spring.

M-NCPPC SponsorsSMARTlink Service

To better serve the public, TheMaryland-National Capital Parkand Planning Commission’s (M-NCPPC) Prince George’s CountyDepartment of Parks and Recre-ation is implementing a new pro-gram called SMARTlink.

SMARTlink will allow peopleto register for classes and activitiesvia touch-tone telephone or com-puter (with Internet access) 24hours a day. It is anticipatedpeople will be able to useSMARTlink to register for classesfrom the Winter/Spring 2003Guide to Park and RecreationClasses and Activities.

SMARTlink was designed tobe helpful – it is fast, efficient, se-cure and convenient. Users canregister for a class at any time –day or night – from home, officeor anywhere there is access to atouch-tone telephone or anInternet connection. They will re-ceive immediate confirmation ofacceptance to a class or have theirname put on a waiting list if theclass is full. Payment for classeswill be made via credit or debitcard.

Before using the system, peoplemust register as SMARTlink cli-ents at one of the commission’s 37community centers or other staffedcommission recreation facility inPrince George’s County. Docu-mentation with proof of identity,residency and age is required.Each member of a family needs tobe registered as a SMARTlink cus-tomer, so each needs to stop bywith documentation. Once thisstep is completed, bar codes andPIN numbers allowing access intothe SMARTlink system will bemailed to the home.

Acceptable proof of identity in-cludes driver’s license or MVA IDcard, passport, resident/alien card,school ID card, military ID card orother government-issued ID.

For more information aboutregistering as a SMARTlink client,call M-NCPPC Public Affairs Of-fice at 301-699-2407; TTY 301-699-2544 or read about the pro-gram on M-NCPPC’s web site,www.pgparks.com.

Hoyer LaunchesA Whip Website

On the opening day of the108th Congress, DemocraticWhip Steny Hoyer launched anew Democratic Whip website atdemocraticwhip.house.gov. Thewebsite features resources forMembers of Congress and theirstaffs, as well as the press andpublic.

The new Democratic Whipwebsite posts scheduling informa-tion associated with House flooractivity, in addition to other leg-islative, member and press re-sources. It highlights a FloorFeature each week to provideDemocratic positions on legisla-tion coming to the Floor or otherpolicies important to the Demo-cratic caucus.

Jan 19, Sermon: "Drawn to the Lord" Human Relations Day

Contemporary Worship

Rev. DaeHwa Park, Pastor

UNITED METHODIST CHURCHUNITED METHODIST CHURCHUNITED METHODIST CHURCHUNITED METHODIST CHURCHUNITED METHODIST CHURCHMowatt Memorial United Methodist Church

40 Ridge Road, Greenbelt

301-474-9410

SUNDAY

Children and Adults

Bible Study 9:45 am

Worship Service 11:00 am

Mon. Disciple Bible Study 7:00 p.m.

Tues. Lectionary Study 8:00 a.m.

Wed. Prayer Meeting 6:45 p.m.

HANDICAPPED ACCESSIBLE

www.gbgm-UMC.org/mowatt

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City Information

MEETINGS FOR JANUARY 20-24Tuesday, January 21, 6:00pm, PLAYGROUND MEETING, SpringhillLake Recreation Playground.

Wednesday, January 22, 8:00pm, CITY COUNCIL WORK SES-SION ON SENIOR CITIZEN ADVISORY COMMITTEE OPENFORUM, Community Center.

Thursday, January 23, 7:30pm, ADVISORY COMMITTEE ONTREES, Community Center Dining Room.

City residents, businesses and organizations canrecycle old and/or unwanted computers andother electronic items. Bring your items to thecollection truck located in the lower parking lotof Buddy Attick Park. Accepted Items Include:

• central processing units • hard drives • monitors • keyboards• printers and copiers • laptop computers • computer speakers• scanners • computer mice • software • recording equipment• cameras • telephones • radios • other small electronic equipment

(NO TELEVISIONS OR LARGE STEREO UNITS)For further information, contact the City of Greenbelt Recycling

Office at 301-474-8308.

ELECTRONICS RECYCLING

Saturday, January 25, 2003

9am-12noon, Buddy Attick Park

GREENBELT ACCESS CHANNEL 71 Municipal Access: 301-474-8000: Tuesday & Thursday, 1/21 &1/23, 6pm “Greenbelt Museumpresents How to Build a Community” 7pm “Artful Afternoon presentsDragons of Rizvania” 8pm “Roosevelt Center Market Study” PublicAccess: 301-507-6581: Wednesday & Friday, 1/22 & 1/24, 7pm “LoveFoundation-Experience God” 7:30pm “Cinderella’s Wish”, 8:30pmGreenbelt New Year Animation Festival” Sunday, 1/26 9am & 6pm “LoveFoundation”

Martin Luther King, Jr. HolidayCity Offices will be closed onMonday, January 20, 2003

THE GREENBELT CONNECTION WILL NOT OPERATE ONTHAT DAY.

REFUSE/RECYCLING COLLECTIONWeek of January 20th

Monday Route-Collected TuesdayTuesday Route-Collected WednesdayWednesday Route-Collected Thursday

Thursday Route-Collected FridayThere will be no appliance or yard waste collections on

Friday, January 24th

LEAF COLLECTIONAll leaves must be bagged after January 15th.

The leaf vacuum will no longer be collecting loose leaves.Detached Homes: Place bagged yard debris at the curbby 7am on Friday and it will be collected. You do notneed to call for pickup.GHI Homes: Call Public Works at 301-474-8004 by 12noon on Thursday to schedule a Friday collection.Bagged yard debris must be placed in your service sideyard.Churches: Place bagged yard debris at the curb by 7amon Friday and it will be collected. You do not need to callfor pickup.

PLAYGROUND MEETINGTuesday, January 21, 2003

6:00pmPlayground behind Springhill Lake Recreation

CenterBill Phelan will be available to discuss plans for changes tothe playground. Anyone interested is invited to attend. Info:

301-474-8004

New York.)“My first job for Greenbelt

was actually as park ranger,”Cherry said. He was drawn tothis job because of its dissimilar-ity from his job as a lawyer. “Ineeded some time to think out-doors,” Cherry said. Since theRecreation Department supervisesthis program, they got to knowCherry during this time.(Greenbelters also learned of hisperforming arts talent when hewas teaching an Alexander tech-nique class for seniors in con-junction with Prince George’sCommunity College.) The job asa park ranger was seasonal andCherry started to work inside theCommunity Center after the coldweather hit in 1999.

Greenbelt EmployeeIn the fall of 2000, Cherry

became a full-time employee ofthe city. He is now one of therecreation coordinators. His re-sponsibilities include hiring staff,coordinating events such as Hal-loween Haven and the Festivalof Lights, and overseeing anddeveloping performing and liter-ary arts classes offered by thecity.

During the summer of 1999Cherry wrote his first play forCreative Kids Camp, “Magic inthe Attic.” Cherry now not onlywrites the plays for CreativeKids Camp, he coordinates theirproduction. The musical plays,however, remain his forte withthe camp.

When Cherry began workingfor the camp he created the uni-fying theme of a performance atthe end of each session. Cherrywrites both text and music forthese original plays. He caststhem, directs them and often actsand sings as well. When he wasoriginally hired to write showsfor Creative Kids Camp he wasasked to produce a different playfor each camp. Anyone familiarwith theatrical production,playwriting and musical compo-sition knows well that this is a“Mission Impossible” assignment.Cherry, however, actually man-aged to do it for one summer.

Nowadays Cherry usuallywrites one musical per season.Camps have biweekly perfor-mances at the Arts Center. Thismeans that Cherry has to put to-gether a production within twoweeks with different childrenranging in ages from six to 14.The size of the cast is ordinarilyaround 100 actors, dancers andsingers (including adults).

How does he do it? Well, it istruly amazing. Carolyn Hammett,who is not only a parent of pastcampers but also designs andcreates costumes for Cherry’sshows, admires his gift with chil-dren. Hammett said, “It is bril-liant what he can do in such ashort time with so many kids. Henever even raises his voice.”

Love for ChildrenIn observing his rehearsals,

one quickly notices that his pa-tience, love and understandingfor the children never falter.Noise cannot erase his radiantand contagious enthusiasm. Hecorrects actors in a non-judgmen-tal way, always offering a smilefor both the gifted and averagetalents. Further, he quicklypraises the performers when theywork their way through a newsong, dance or scene. “Chris hasa great way of explaining a dif-ficult concept to children,” saidJesse Goldberg-Strassler, a 20-year-old radio-broadcasting stu-

dent who was the drama instruc-tor for two sessions of CreativeKids Camp last summer.Goldberg-Strassler further ex-plained that Cherry encouragesthe children to educate them-selves about the play’s content,which is a great way to intro-duce this age group to library re-search.

Cherry tries to cast the chil-dren according to their abilities.When children attend several ses-sions of camp during the samesummer, they get the chance toact in different roles. Teen campcounselors often play roles thatrequire major lines and solo per-formances of songs and dances.

Rehearsing the musicals is alot of fun for Cherry. He remem-bers a funny incident, for ex-ample, when an adult actor – too“busy” to learn all his lines cor-rectly – did not give the rightcue to a child actor. Instead ofsaying his lines literally, hemerely paraphrased them. Thechild thus just stood in anticipa-tion and stared at the puzzledadult actor.

Cherry says he started writingchildren’s plays because there arenot enough shows suitable forchildren. Many of Cherry’s playstake their inspiration from classi-cal myths that he has always ad-mired. “Part of the fun of doingsome of this work for kids is get-ting to revisit things that you re-ally loved as a child,” he ex-plained. This past summer, forexample, Cherry’s play was basedon the Odyssey by Homer. Cherrynot only turned the story into amusical, he also gave it a newtwist by changing the storytell-ing perspective. On the program,he hinted at that by cleverlygiving the play two titles. One ofthem was “Homeward Bound,”the Tale of Odysseus. He thenscratched out the “ward” andthe “Odysseus” in the title andchanged it to “Home Bound,”The Tale of Penelope.

The children appreciate theopportunity and challenge of thecamp and are fond of workingwith such dedicated staff. Thesame kids come back year afteryear and when they are too oldto be part of the camp, many re-turn as volunteers or counselors.

Cherry obviously just lovesworking with them. “They are sotruthful, they are so unguarded,they are so excited and enthusi-astic and their sense of wonder isintact. Those are all things thatare important to me,” he mar-veled.

Cherry noticed that even chil-dren with low self-esteem – whomight not be great students atschool – can excel at CreativeKids Camp. It is literally thera-peutic for them to be able topresent a play in front of an au-dience and do well in it.

Not only do the kids return,Cherry also works with a steadynumber of adult collaboratorsyear after year. Maybe this is be-cause Cherry is both gifted andmodest. “I like to tap otherpeople’s talents,” he explained.Aside from Hammett, his adultregulars include Laura Schandel-meier, Elizabeth Morisette, JillBrandenburg and Stefan Brodd.

Cherry does not write only forCreative Kids Camp. His newmusical, “Buried Treasure,”which he recently started rehears-ing, will be performed at theGreenbelt Arts Center February14 through 17. Many of the per-formers have been Creative KidsCampers before.

The play is about three chil-dren who slip through a caveinto an underground realm andmeet magical characters. Duringtheir journey they discoverdeeper truths about wisdom,courage and goodness. Hopefullymany will attend with their chil-dren to marvel at the amazinglytalented people in whomGreenbelt can take pride.

St. Hugh's School Open HouseGrades K-8

145 Crescent Rd.Greenbelt, MD 20770

301-474-4071Tuesday, January 28, 2003

9:00 to 11:30 a.m.School information, as well as registration materials,

will be available. Registration for 2003-2004 willtake place on Saturday, February 15, 2003

from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the school.

Chris Cherry, on right, discusses the next scene of his play "Bur-ied Treasure" with actors during a Saturday rehearsal.

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POLICE BLOTTERBased on information released by the Greenbelt Police Department.

Dates and times are those when police were first contacted about incidents.

The Department is offering a reward of up to $500 for information leading to thearrest and conviction of a suspect in any of the unsolved crimes reported in theblotter. Citizens may anonymously report suspected drug activity by calling the DrugTip Line at 301-507-6522. Victims of the theft of lawn ornaments, tools, lawnmowers, etc., should contact Criminal Investigations at 301-507-6530. Some itemshave been recovered and police would like to return them to owners.

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AssaultTarget department store, Janu-

ary 4, 9:17 a.m., an UpperMarlboro woman, 39, was ar-rested after officers responded toa report of a shoplifter in cus-tody who was fighting with storeemployees. She was subduedand taken to a manager’s officewhere she again allegedly as-saulted the store’s loss preventionperson, kicking him severaltimes. Charged with assault,theft and disorderly conduct, thewoman was taken to the Depart-ment of Corrections for a hearingbefore a District Court Commis-sioner.

Burglary7800 Walker Drive, January 2,

10:45 a.m., it was reported thatsomeone used unknown meansto enter an office suite and takea printer, a clock and a CDplayer.

9100 block Edmonston Ter-race, January 3, 10:39 a.m., aman, 19, of no fixed address wasarrested and charged with bur-glary after officers responded to areport of someone sleeping in avacant apartment. The man wastaken to the Department of Cor-rections for a hearing before aDistrict Court Commissioner.

9100 block Edmonston Ter-race, January 5, 12:50 a.m., itwas reported that someone usedunknown means to enter a resi-dence, taking a video gameplayer and accessories.

100 block Westway, January6, 5:54 p.m., it was reported thatsomeone tried to enter a resi-dence by tampering with a door.Entry was not gained.

Vandalism6900 block Hanover Parkway,

January 7, 5:47 p.m., it was re-ported that someone used un-known means to break a kitchenwindow.

5900 block Cherrywood Ter-race, January 8, 6:25 p.m., it wasreported that someone used atree branch to break a bedroomwindow.

Vehicle CrimeGreenbelt Exxon, January 7, a

woman reported that she had lefther vehicle running while fillingit with gasoline when a man gotinto the vehicle and drove away.The vehicle was recovered Janu-ary 9 in the 8200 block of Can-ning Terrace. The thief is de-scribed as a black male, 20s, 6',150 lbs., wearing a green hatand a gray T-shirt.

In the 5800 block ofCherrywood Lane, on January 8,a non-resident man, 29, was ar-rested and charged with theftand driving on a suspended li-cense. After a traffic stop, acomputer check showed that thedriver had a suspended licenseand an open arrest warrant withcounty police. Further investiga-tion found that the vehicle, a2002 Ford Focus four-door, hadbeen reported stolen to HowardCounty police. The suspect wastaken to the Department of Cor-rections for a hearing before aDistrict Court Commissioner andservice of the warrant.

The following vehicles werereported stolen: a purple 1996Dodge van, Md. tags M444868,January 3, from the 7500 blockGreenway Center Drive; a ma-roon 2001 Mazda 626 four-door,Md. tags KMY985, January 3,from the 7600 block HanoverParkway; a white 1988 ChevroletBlazer, Md. tags M889306, Janu-ary 3, from the 6000 blockSpringhill Lane; a silver 1994Mercury Cougar two-door, Md.tags DDX954, January 3, fromthe 6200 block BreezewoodCourt; a green 1993 PlymouthGrand Voyager van, Virginia tagsJBP3587, January 5, from the9100 block Springhill Lane; ablack 1998 Honda Civic two-door, Md. tags ECC657, January7, from the 5800 blockCherrywood Lane; a white 1997Dodge Caravan, Md. tagsM522421, January 8, from the7500 block Mandan Road; agrey 1996 Dodge Intrepid four-door, Md. tags FCC507, January

8, from the 6700 block VillagePark Drive; a blue 1996 MercuryMarquis four-door, Md. tagsBSL973, January 9, from the7700 block Hanover Parkway; agreen 1996 Mercury Marquisfour-door, Md. tags JDL841,January 9, from the 8200 blockCanning Terrace; a gold 2002Chrysler Sebring convertible,Md. tags JVD461, January 9,from the 8200 block CanningTerrace.

Six vehicles previously stolenwere recovered; no arrests wereinvolved.

Vandalism to, thefts from, andattempted theft of vehicles werereported in the following areas: 4Court Gardenway; 6000 blockSpringhill Drive; area ofEdmonston Terrace andBreezewood Drive; 7700 blockHanover Parkway (two incidents);52 Court Ridge Road; 9000block Breezewood Terrace; 5800block Cherrywood Lane; 7800block Hanover Parkway; 6200block Springhill Court; 8000block Mandan Road; 9100block Edmonston Court.

Police Car Gas TankUpgrades Are Safer

At no cost to the city, theGreenbelt Police Department isnow in compliance on 47 of itsFord Crown Victoria cruisers withrecommendations designed toprevent cars from bursting intoflames when struck in the rear.Fuel tank upgrade kits were in-stalled by Ford-certified techni-cians assisted by city staff.

When the package becomesavailable, the department is alsointerested in purchasing a trunkpackage designed to help offic-ers better carry sharp-edged,heavy equipment safely in Fordvehicle trunks. In some inci-dents, sharp or heavy objectshave been rammed forwardthrough the trunk wall and intothe back seat, possibly damag-ing the fuel tank and injuringrear-seat occupants.

Sales at the New Deal Caféfor the first part of January wereup considerably from the 2002average, according to RayStevens, president of the Café’sboard of directors, and if theycontinue at that rate the caféshould break even. That’s thegood news – although othernews is more mixed. The boardmet on Sunday, January 12 toreview operations and plan forthe future of the financiallytroubled cooperative in theRoosevelt Center.

“It was a good meeting,”stated Stevens. “We now have agood, solid board that’s commit-ted. Everyone was very pleasedwith the atmosphere at the meet-ing. It wasn’t contentious andthe relationships were verygood.” Present were board mem-bers, including Joyce Abell, the

new treasurer, Café staffers andmembers of the community.

The year 2002 was a toughone for the Café, as for mostfood businesses, due to 9/11, thedepressed economy and theWashington area sniper attacks atthe end of the year. “A lot ofour customers are walk-ins.They live in Greenbelt and walkover from home. They told usthey just weren’t going out,”said Stevens.

The New Deal still has a largeback debt, much of it from theCafé’s underfunded initial mov-ing-in and setting-up costs. Pay-ment plans have now been ar-ranged with most of the creditorsand these debts are being paidoff on a monthly basis.

The most significant remain-ing debt is with the InternalRevenue Service for back taxes

and payroll taxes and the caféhas been in negotiation with anIRS agent. Recently the NewDeal submitted an offer for asubstantial reduction andmonthly payment plan, and isawaiting a response.

Liquor SalesThe Café now has a liquor li-

cense for beer and wine andsales of alcoholic beverages have“helped, but not as much as we’dhoped,” noted Stevens. Sale ofalcohol began in November,bringing in $1,500, but in De-cember this amount fell to $900.

The evening musical eventsare also a mixed blessing.“They’re popular and well-at-tended,” said Stevens. “Thetrouble is, we don’t sell much.What we really need is forpeople to come earlier than 8

by Dorothy Sucher

New Deal Board Views Operations as Upbeat

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p.m., when the music begins andorder dinner or a snack. Whenthe place is full for a concert, ifpeople come in because theywant to eat, we can’t seat them.”

Future PlansThe board has started to plan

the Café’s summer concert seriesin the Roosevelt Center, alwaysan important contribution toGreenbelt’s summer recreationpicture. Also, kitchen managerEllen Siegel presented a proposalfor a coffee club or breakfastclub, to increase repeat visits tothe Café. There would be apunch card system entitling thecardholder to a free coffee or freebreakfast after a certain numberhad been purchased.

Plans on PTSA AgendaFor Summer Programs

by Mary Moien

The Eleanor Roosevelt HighSchool PTSA will meet on Tues-day, January 21 at 7 p.m. in theschool media center.

A major topic will be learn-ing about the variety of summerexperiences available, includinginternships, lab positions andother opportunities that studentscan apply for. Several studentshave volunteered to come andgive a short presentation of theirparticular summer 2002 experi-ence. The students will explainhow they applied and offer in-formation about each of theirexperiences.

School staff will describeother possible activities as wellas how students and parents canfind out more about them andhow to apply, etc. It is not tooearly to be thinking about thecoming summer.

Back to School NightA second back-to-school

night is currently planned forFebruary 12 from 5:30 to 7 p.m.The PTSA is happy that theteachers have agreed to hold asecond such event. Those at-tending the January meeting willdiscuss plans for providing din-ner at 5 p.m. on February 12 asa mark of appreciation to theteachers. More to come on this.

Please remember that back-to-school night is not a time to dis-cuss your particular child, butinstead to meet the teachers andhear about the teachers’ curricu-lum, goals and plans for the se-mester.

Principal’s UpdatePrincipal Sylvester Conyers

will provide an update on schoolissues and activities, includingwhether ERHS has been ex-empted from the adequate publicfacilities tests, which reviews

overcrowded schools prior togranting building requests.

Teacher GrantsThe PTSA has been giving

many teacher grants to supporteducational activities and staffdevelopment and school supportfunds. Results have been sopositive that plans are being fi-nalized to have a stay-at-hometea fundraiser to raise more fundsfor even more grants. Those in-terested in helping with the “tea”are invited to contact the PTSAat tasky@erols.com.

The PTSA is encouragingpeople to come to the PTSAmeetings and support the schooland students.

NEW DEALcontinued from page 8

Magnolia Students WinSecond Wizards Contest

by Mary Moien

For the second year in a row,students at Magnolia ElementarySchool have won a contest spon-sored by the Washington Wiz-ards. Their prize was a tripdowntown for 23 students to seea game last Friday – the Wizardsplaying the Golden State War-riors.

The Wizards’ program, “OurHouse, Our Rules,” targets areaschools and community organi-zations and works to keep youthon the positive road to success.The groups were asked to createa 30-second public service an-nouncement (PSA) on how theywould encourage their studentsto “stay on a positive road tosuccess.”

Video ProducedThe Magnolia students pro-

duced a video that showed a stu-dent saying he was lost andneeded to get to Success. Otherstudents then held up three-foot-tall road signs showing him theway. One sign said “Be Posi-tive.” A stop sign stated, “Stop -Don’t Do Drugs.” A yield signencouraged “Yield, Stay inSchool.” The winning PSAs areto be shown at half-time duringselected Wizards games this sea-son. The students hoped to seetheir PSA shown the night they

were there, but it was not to be.Wendy Deemer, school coun-

selor, directed the project. Thosewho worked on it and receivedthe tickets included members ofthe student council andhomeroom representatives ingrades three to six. Each couldbring a guest.

The GameIt is obvious from talking

with her that Deemer is dedi-cated to the children. “The stu-dents, as well as their parents,were so excited to be at thegame,” Deemer reported. “Wemade signs, banners and buttonsshowing we represented Magno-lia Elementary. They felt veryspecial being included in thisevent. The students worked veryhard and deserved to be recog-nized. I felt proud bringingthem. They are a great group ofkids. For some it was the firsttime they had ever seen a bas-ketball game and to see MichaelJordan play was great!”

Last year, the school also wona contest with the Wizards.Deemer submitted an essay on“how to keep a non-violent,peaceful school.” She describedMagnolia’s peer mediator pro-gram. It was the peer mediatorswho attended last year’s game.

Engineering Apprentice Program for StudentsAn opportunity for talented

high school students to workduring the summer with scientistsand engineers – the Service andEngineering Apprentice Program(SEAP) – is being administeredby George Washington Univer-sity under Defense Departmentsponsorship.

Students selected to participatereceive an educational award of$1,400 for the apprenticeship

from June 23 to August 15. Stu-dents must be U.S. citizens withinterest and ability in science andmathematics. Scientists and engi-neers in participating laboratorieswill act as mentors.

Interested students shouldcontact their science/mathteacher or guidance departmentfor an application form, go towww.gwseap.net, or call 202-994-2234.

Bd. of Ed. BudgetForums Scheduled

The Board of Education ofPrince George’s County will holdthree public forums where parentsand the community can expresstheir views concerning educa-tional needs and priorities. Thisprocess will assist in further devel-opment of the operating budgetfor the school system for FY2004,which begins July 1. The chiefexecutive officer held public fo-rums on the proposed budget inNovember and December. Allmeetings will begin at 7 p.m.The forum dates and locationsare as follows: Tuesday, January21 at Central High School (audi-torium), 200 Cabin Branch Road,Capitol Heights and Wednesday,January 22 at Oxon Hill Staff De-velopment Center (auditorium),7711 Livingston Road, Oxon Hill.

Public forums are instrumentalin gathering community inputand support for adequate publicschool funding. Input fromthese forums will assist in iden-tifying a community’s prioritiesfor education and formulating anoperating budget that focuses re-sources on meeting studentneeds. The Proposed FY 2004operating budget was releasedon Saturday, January 11.

Public participation is encour-aged. To register to speak, con-tact the Board of Education Of-fice at 301-952-6308 by 4 p.m.the day of the forum. Eachspeaker will have two minutes toexpress his or her views.

Editor's Note: There was ameeting at Eleanor RooseveltHigh School on January 16 at 7p.m., however the News Reviewdid not receive notification untilJanuary 13, too late to be ableto announce this meeting in lastweek's paper.

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See John Hadfield’sScience Show

The College Park AviationMuseum, in association with theSmithsonian Institution, willpresent John Hadfield’s The Sci-ence Show on Saturday, January25 at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.There is a fee. Tickets must bepurchased in advance and areavailable through SMARTlink orcall 301-864-6029.

Committee SeeksAging Issue Info

The transitional teams ap-pointed by new County Execu-tive Jack Johnson are busy re-searching services for the resi-dents of the county. PaulineGrant, a Greenbelt resident, hasbeen appointed to the seniorcommittee. She is seeking ideas,suggestions or questions onneeds and concerns of the agingor related topics. She may bereached at 301-345-1787.

Motorcycle RiderCourse Offered

The coming of springpresages a return to the openroad for motorcyclists, and theMaryland Motor Vehicle Admin-istration (MVA) has changed itsregistration process for the basicmotorcycle rider course it offers.“Ever since we began waivingthe rider road test for the motor-cycle license for all graduates ofthe course, we have been over-whelmed,” said an MVA spokes-man. For this reason, only walk-in registration for the course willbe accepted for motorcyclistswho wish to take the course atPrince George’s Community Col-lege.

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Place: Mowatt UnitedMethodist Church40 Ridge RoadGreenbelt, MD 20770

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LEGAL SECRETARY – Part time/flex-ible hours for busy Greenbelt law firm.Workers’ Comp/Personal Injury expe-rience preferred. Principals only. Faxresume to 301-474-6054.

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plans to move, her mother said:“You’re not going to bring your500 cookbooks, are you?” Ellen,who has collected cookbooks allher life, left most of them behindand now says she wishes she hadsome of them so she could lookup certain recipes.

CommuneA year or two after moving to

California Siegel wandered into avegetarian restaurant on Tele-graph Avenue, a few blocks fromthe University of California inBerkeley campus, looking forwork. She didn’t realize the res-taurant was owned and run by acommune and that working therewas more than just a job; it wasa commitment to a lifestyle.

The commune, known as the“One World Family,” had startedin San Francisco in the Haightdistrict and consisted of about75 adults and 25 children.Some five years earlier thefounder, a billboard painter (“thisis where it gets weird”), after dis-covering LSD, believed he’d hada vision involving aliens tellinghim that people had to be veg-etarians and live communally inorder to save the planet.

Siegel joined the communeand remained for five years. “Iliked the food experience,” shesays. “I wasn’t really into thewhole other part.” Working atthe commune’s lacto-vegetariancafeteria, she explored interna-tional food, adapting Chineseand Middle Eastern dishes tovegetarianism. “This kept it in-teresting,” she says.

In those days, vegetarian cook-ing was far from easy. Soy wasjust being introduced into theAmerican diet. “We used to makeour own yogurt and tofu. Therewas no soy milk unless we madeit, so we did.” She also started abakery that eventually suppliedbread to other co-ops and healthfood stores in the area.

Wide ExperienceAfter leaving the commune

she worked in a number of res-taurants, several of them inCalifornia’s wine country,steadily increasing her skills andresponsibilities. Most recentlyshe served as senior chef at a res-taurant called the Ukiah BrewingCompany in Ukiah, Calif,, whereshe had lived for 12 years.Ukiah was the second of onlytwo certified organic restaurantsin the United States, the first be-ing Nora’s Restaurant in Wash-ington, D.C. Siegel cateredmany winemaker dinners for theEuropean chefs and bar managersthe California wineries wouldbring over, to familiarize themwith American wines.

Some famous chefs have vis-ited her restaurants. “I alwaysworry when someone comes inand right away says, ‘I’m so-and-so from such-and-such a restau-rant.’ But I don’t really worry.My food is tasty, it’s creative – itspeaks for itself.”

Once a woman came into theUkiah restaurant and announcedshe was the executive chef of afour-star hotel in Mendocino,Siegel recalls. “It so happens I’dbeen there a few weeks earlier.The food was so salty I couldn’teat it and I returned it to thekitchen. But I didn’t say any-thing.”

Julia Child, on the otherhand, Siegel found to be “alovely lady, not pretentious atall.” She and her party of fourwere doing a California tour andstayed at the Thatcher Hotelwhere Siegel was working at the

time. Breakfast was includedand Child ordered scrambledeggs and toast. “Nothing fancy.We had a nice, brief chat andshe was very encouraging. Shewas in her 80s at the time andstill a bundle of energy – a veryvibrant person.”

Labor of LoveFor Siegel, cooking was al-

ways a labor of love.“I enjoy all aspects of cook-

ing,” she says. “I’m a frustratedartist. I studied art when I wasyoung, but I couldn’t afford topursue it. I knew I had to findsome other outlet.” Her fatherhad owned a pizza carryout shopand sometimes took her to workwith him when she was five yearsold. She used to love pokingher fingers in the dough. As ateenager she often cooked withher sister and was impressedwhen Bryna, the elder, got a sub-scription to Gourmet magazine.“We used to make experimentsin the kitchen. Bryna’s boy-friend Pete (now her husband)was our guinea pig.” Bryna wasan excellent cook and Peteowned a sandwich shop. Soperhaps it was natural for EllenSiegel to seek an outlet in cook-ing for her artistic impulses.

New DealAlthough hired as the New

Deal’s kitchen manager, she haslately been “addressing more is-sues than just the kitchen.People tell me they’ve noticed animprovement in the overall feelof the place and appreciate it.”Service is faster now, although“things happen. Like the otherday, when a whole bunch of par-ents and kids converged on theCafé all at once – all the kidshungry. There’s a limit to howmany grilled cheese sandwichesyou can make at one time ontwo home-kitchen size griddles.”And Siegel’s young staff consistsmostly of high school and col-lege students with limited restau-rant experience.

Some of Siegel’s new dishesinclude a green Thai curry withtofu and vegetables and suchnew salads as the Mediterraneansalad with hummus, feta cheese,and calamata olives. In additionto her paid work, she has begunto donate about 10 hours a weekbaking cookies, brownies andvegan sticky buns for the NewDeal – in fact, last month shemade all the baked goods in theglass case. Her vegan bakedgoods are made without eggs ordairy products of any kind andSiegel says the taste doesn’t suf-fer. “You just have to know afew little tricks.”

She says she would not beopposed to offering more meatdishes, but this is impossible aslong as the cooking facilities areso limited. However, she cancook meat dishes for specialevents and catered jobs, whichshe hopes to do more often. Al-though the Café is closed onMondays, it is available for spe-cial events such as breakfastmeetings, business lunches andparties. Recently the GreenbeltMuseum and the Greenbelt Writ-ers Group held their holiday par-ties at the Café. Siegel alsomakes birthday cakes to order.

The New Deal has always de-pended on contributions from thecommunity and right nowSiegel’s wish list includes a sofaand a couple of armchairs ingood condition to replace thesagging specimens at the Café.And of course a stove would benice....

Dan Hart is atall, lanky ex-shrink who wearsred hightop sneak-ers and brightlycolored ties. Hewill be performinghis songs at theNew Deal Café on January 25.Recently moved to Maryland fromBoston on the heels of his wife,who is working towards her doc-torate, Dan now pursues musicfulltime as a singer/songwriter. Isaw him perform at the New DealCafé’s first-Friday-of-every-monthopen mike, hosted by RichardMcMullin.

Dan has a clear, full baritonevoice with a slight folky twangand a confident presence. He spe-cializes in funny folk music – withallusions to subjects like vegandiets, Birkenstock sandals, aginghippies, millenium snafus, Ritalinaddiction and shallow lifestyles inthe 2000s.

When asked if he likes to playwith other musicians, Dan says,“When people want to start play-ing in a key like F minor sus-pended, well, I don’t know. I spentmy time getting a doctorate inpsychology, not learning profes-sional musicianship, so I don’tplay much with others. I playenough guitar to accompany my-self, but I have a lot of fun play-ing.”

Why leave shrinkdom behind?Dan said that after 50 minutes ina session, clients would leave feel-ing worse than when they’d ar-rived. This bummed him out ashe wanted to make people feelbetter, not worse. Dealing with in-surance was a nightmare, headded.

So Dan began playing musicin retirement homes. Dan saidmany of these places don’t audi-tion you and they really don’tcare how technically good youare. What they care about is thatthe patients like you and youlike them, that you make positive

contact with the cli-ents.

He has a wholeset of songs from the20s, 30s and 40s thatspeak to the peoplein these homes. Hesays, “A lot of these

people are really out of it. Allthey have are their memories. Butwhen I play a song they recog-nize from 1925, they light upand that makes me feel good.”

When Dan started writingfunny songs, people really likedthem. His latest CD, “The Life ofDan,” is being played on acousticand comedic radio shows such asDoctor Demento and NPR’s “CarTalk.” For example, here are somelyrics from “Tofu Cowboy”: “Iread myself ‘Diet for a SmallPlanet’. Gol-darned if it didn’tmake sense. So I’m driving myherd of fat-free bean curd to thethe vegan stockyards tonight.But as I sing this tune under-neath the moon, something justdoesn’t seem right.” And from“Hey Ho 2001”: “Where arethose flying cars that run on so-lar power? All I see are SUVs go-ing 60 gallons an hour. Andwhere are all the robots? Theypromised there’d be robots. I wantmy robot. Al Gore doesn’t count.”

Dan Hart is creative, edgy, cer-tainly doesn’t take himself too se-riously and has a great voice. Youcan hear Dan for yourself whenhe performs at the New Deal Caféon Saturday, January 25 at 8 p.m.

Comedic Folkie Will PlayNew Deal Café January 25

by Anne Sucher

Sugarless DietsLearn cooking strategies to

help translate the American Dia-betes Association recommenda-tions into delicious and healthfulrecipes. The class will begin onTuesday, January 21 at 7:30 p.m.at Washington Adventist Hospi-tal, 7600 Carroll Ave., TakomaPark. To register call 1-800-542-5096.

Diabetic SupportGroup to Meet

The Diabetes Care Center ofDoctors Community Hospital willhost a diabetic support groupmeeting in the Ambulatory Sur-gery Building, 5th floor meetingroom on Tuesday, January 21 at7 p.m. Myron Murdock, M.D.,will present a program entitledSexual Problems and Diabetes.All support group programs areopen to the general public andare free. Call 301-552-5134 toconfirm attendance.

Share an AfternoonWith Stephen Foster

On Sunday, January 26 at 4p.m., Marietta House Museumpresents “An Afternoon withStephen Foster” with songs sungby Henry Wixon accompaniedby organist Helen Smith whowill play on an 1870s organ.Visitors will be seated in the his-toric 1870s Victorian parlor forthe presentation and then havelight refreshments in the newlyrestored exhibition room.

Reservations are required andthere is a fee. Marietta HouseMuseum is located at 5626 BellStation Road, Glenn Dale. Forinformation, call 301-464-5291;TTY 301-699-2544.

Give a Cell Phone,Get a Tax Break

The Maryland-National Capi-tal Park Police, located at 6700Riverdale Road, Riverdale, areaccepting donations of used cellphones, cell phone batteries andchargers in any condition for usein the domestic violence pro-gram.

These phones are refurbishedby Donate-A-Phone, prepro-grammed with emergency num-bers and distributed nationally towomen’s shelters. The cellphones are loaned to womenconsidered to be at risk from do-mestic violence.

Those who donate cell phoneequipment can request a form touse for a tax deduction. For in-formation call Captain BarryBratburd at 301-429-5653.

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