The Pri nce Ge orge’s Pos t OMMUNITY EWSPAPER FOR RINCE EORGE S OUNTY SINCE A C N P G ’ C 1932 Vol. 87, No. 27 July 4 — July 10, 2019 Prince George’s County, Maryland Newspaper of Record Phone: 301-627-0900 25 cents Happy Independence Day! State Fire Marshal Warns Public of the Dangers of Fireworks from The Prince George’s Post By Press OFFiCer works at home instead of at a rec - PHOTO BY BIGAL101, MORGUeFILe.COM Maryland State Fire Marshal ommended professional display, you are encouraged to do the fol - HOWard COUnty (June 26, lowing: 2019)—state Fire marshal Brian • keep a bucket of water on hand Prince George’s County Woman Turns 25 Again! geraci joined Howard County for sparklers and other fire - Fire and ems Chief Christine works after use Uhlhorn [June 26], along with the • never attempt to re-light fire - maryland state Firemen’s asso - works that did not fully ignite ciation and leaders in various the first time medical fields, to present the dan - • never use fireworks in combi - gers of legal and illegal fireworks. nation with alcohol and other “there were 17 fireworks-re - drugs lated incidents reported in mary - • never allow children to use land last year,” said state Fire fireworks or sparklers marshal geraci. “Prevention of • Light fireworks one at a time burns, injuries, and fires has al - and move away quickly after ways been a top priority of our igniting office. the safest way to enjoy • Look up your county’s local fireworks this July 4 holiday sea - fireworks rules to ensure you son is to attend one of the many are using only legal fireworks public fireworks displays through - products out the state.” “this time of year is one of the safety demonstration, con - the busiest for the Curtis national ducted by the state Fire marshal’s Hand Center at medstar memo - Bomb squad, showed the impacts rial Hospital,” said dr. ryan zim - of m-80s, firecrackers, and even merman, an attending hand sur - sparklers on various parts of the geon at the hospital. “if you human body, including the hands experience a loss of digits during and eyes. a fireworks accident, never put “a sparkler can burn hot them directly on ice. First wrap enough to melt gold,” said dr. them in gauze and place in a plas - dean Fiergang, an ophthalmolo - tic bag within another plastic bag gist and executive board member that contains a combination of ice of the maryland society of eye and water. go directly to your Physicians and surgeons. “While nearest emergency room.” For a list of permitted, profes - PHOtO Credit: antOinette. m PHOtOgraPHy advancements in ophthalmic sur - Peta Cappello of Glenn Dale recently celebrated her 25th birthday, again! In June 1994, after suffering organ failure, Peta received gery have come a long way, there sional fireworks displays across a heart and double lung transplant. The lifesaving transplant was made possible thanks to her generous organ donor Michael is very little that can be done when the state of maryland this holiday Graham. The fact that Peta’s lungs and heart are still thriving in her body is a testament to the power of organ donation and Peta’s temperatures that extreme make season, visit https://mdsp. strength. Only 32 heart/lung transplants were performed in the U.S. in 2018 and survival rates for heart/lung recipients are typically contact with the human eye.” maryland.gov/firemarshal/Pages/ shorter than Peta’s impressive 25 years. Peta has been a Donate Life Ambassador and organ donation advocate with Washington if you insist on viewing fire - explosivesandFireworks.aspx. Regional Transplant Community (WRTC) for seven years and serves on the Donate Life Maryland Board of Directors. Visit BeADonor.org for more facts and information that can help you make a legal and informed decision about donation. Fourth of July Advisory: Pets and Fireworks Don’t Mix CASA to Host Youth Summer Soccer Clinic For Tips to Keep Your 7th and 8th Grade Buck Lodge Middle School Students Pets Safe the Night Before the Busiest By Lizette OLmOs and ingrid zeLaya the youth summer soccer Clinic was PaL program and be able to bring this soc - CASA created after a 2016 research study con - cer program to the youth in our community. Day of the Year for ducted by Casa and Howard University torres refers to the Hero award that was HyattsviLLe , md. (June 28, 2019)— revealed the need for additional extracur - presented in June to Prince george’s County U.S. Shelters this summer, Casa will host a series of ricular activities to empower youth in Lan - Police department by the national Law en - By mark stUBis you’re out celebrating; make youth soccer clinics to 7th and 8th graders gley Park. to address this need, Casa part - forcement Officers memorial Fund and American Humane sure someone can stay with from Langley Park at no cost to them or nered with the Prince george’s County magLite for its juvenile crime prevention them. if you’re home, act calm their families. the program constitutes one Police athletic League, Prince george’s efforts through the Police athletic League WasHingtOn, d.C. (June 26, and give them reassuring pets part of an ongoing effort to enhance quality County Council member deni taveras, the (PaL), making it the first law enforcement 2019)—independence day may and hugs…animals look to you of life, access to resources, and police- northern gateway soccer Club, and elite agency to receive the award. be fun for us, but for pets it can to see how you’re reacting. community relations in Prince george’s vision Football Club under a department The Summer Youth Soccer Clinic will be frightening and even danger - • if you think your pets should County’s Langley Park community. of Justice grant program to give local youth take place each Thursday evening be - ous. July 5 is the busiest day of be tranquilized, consult your thirty students from Buck Lodge middle an enjoyable summer experience, help them tween July 11 and August 29 in the heart the year at animal shelters as veterinarian well in advance. school will have the opportunity to enroll develop various skills, and foster positive of Langley Park on 15th Ave . all neces - companion animals that fled in • Contact an animal behaviorist in the clinic, which is open to all genders relationships between them and local law sary equipment will be provided. For more fright the night before are found to work with your pets on their and skill levels. Upon completion of the enforcement officers and other mentors. information or to register for the youth sum - miles from their homes, disori - fears. With some positive rein - program, participants will be eligible to con - Casa’s executive director, gustavo mer soccer Clinic, visit www.ngsckick.org ented and exhausted. anxious forcement and behavior modi - tinue playing organized soccer in the fall torres, said, “We are so pleased to have the or contact Casa’s Public safety Program families often find themselves fication training, by next inde - with the northern gateway soccer Club, opportunity to partner with Prince george’s Coordinator, adrienne Helms, at 301-346- searching the streets and shelters pendence day, you all may be again at no cost. County Police department’s award-winning 2506 or [email protected]. looking for a treasured family worry-free! member whose fear drove him to • Be sure that all id tags are jump a high fence or break her properly affixed to your pet’s leash or chain. collar and that they have your Higher Achievement DC Metro expands to if your pet is upset by thunder, current contact information, in - a door slamming or other loud cluding cell number(s). noises, Fourth of July fireworks • Update your microchip regis - Prince George’s County; Announces Opening of will be utterly terrifying, so take trations and pet license infor - these precautions: mation to ensure they’re cur - Greenbelt Achievement Center • your pets won’t enjoy the fire - rent. By raCHeL tiLLman Higher achievement’s first foray into Prince middle school students from underserved works display, so leave them at “With a little care and prepa - for Higher Achievement george’s County. the greenbelt center will areas for high school, college, and beyond. home! keep them inside, ration, the Fourth of July can be be the site of Higher achievement’s six- “Higher achievement’s expansion into shielded from loud noises. fun for people and safe for pets,” WasHingtOn , d.C. (June 24, 2019)— week summer program (June 24–July 31) Prince george’s county is driven by need,” keep windows closed and draw says american Humane President Higher achievement, a leading education as well as an after school academy corre - said thalia Washington, Higher achieve - the shades to minimize the and CeO robin ganzert, Ph.d. advancement program for middle school sponding with the next school year. Higher ment dC metro executive director. “there sound and flashes of light. “Let’s keep our best friends quiet youth, announced the opening of a new achievement, with affiliates in Pittsburgh, is a significant need in the county for our • if loud noises upset your pets, and calm so we can continue to achievement Center at greenbelt middle Baltimore, richmond, and Washington, dC, do not leave them alone while enjoy them come July 5.” school in greenbelt, md. on July 2. this is is a nonprofit organization that prepares See HIGHeR ACHIeVeMeNT Page A8 INSIDE eleanor Roosevelt High School National Newspaper Association MedStar Southern Maryland Stay Healthy at Animal exhibits earth Talk Brings Home Award From the Supports establishment of Hospital Center Publications if you forget to wash your hands af - Dear EarthTalk: Maryland envirothon Fallen Journalists Memorial Win Awards ter petting an animal, or bring food or the envirothon tests students’ this memorial is not a political one.