GREENBELT News ReviewAn Independent Newspaper VOL. 80, No. 35 15 Crescent Rd., Suite 100, Greenbelt, MD 20770-1887 JULY 20, 2017 Craze Returns for One Last Council Worksession, July 12 CRAZE photo credit??? by Kathleen Gallagher On the one hand, the Green- Craze, who retired as director of belt City Council worksession of the Department of Planning and July 12 was a down-in-the-weeds Community Development, was discussion of necessary modifica- present to review the annexa- tions to documents defining the tion situation with council and city’s 2005-2006 annexation of the steps staff and the city so- property in the South Core of licitor were proposing to remedy Greenbelt Station. Considering it. Accompanying her was her the scale of the original 78-acre husband, a tanned and relaxed- annexation, the errors, represent- looking Jim Craze, who retired as ing less than half an acre, were chief of police in November, fol- LARKIN SARAH BY PHOTO Dancing in costumes from the 1937 era, the Creative Kids relatively minor. Nonetheless, the lowing 45 years of city service. Camp Titans sing about a student-run store in their school, legal process for making the cor- At the end of the meeting, during their show, The Cookie Caper. See story on page 12. rections has already taken a good Mayor Emmett Jordan took Celia deal of work and will take some PALAU BEVERLY BY PHOTO Craze by surprise with a procla- Celia Craze time to accomplish. mation that managed to capture On the other hand, the work- employees, one of whom appar- a great deal of her 30-year city Camp Encore Stages Passionate session provided an opportunity ently did her best to get out of career. The first professional to recognize and visit with two Dodge at the end of June with And Dynamic Romeo and Juliet well-known, recently-retired city only negligible fanfare. Celia See CRAZE, page 11 by Kyla Hanington Every once in a while, if you’re a parent, you have Cheerleading Club Fundraiser this snapshot moment of your child’s life. One moment they’re two years old and sinking their Derailed, Racism Cited teeth into the tender soft flab by Amy Hansen of your underarm as you carry them toward the car, and the A Greenbelt Boys and Girls the families had white and black called several times. She adds next they’re adult-sized, striding Club fundraiser on Sunday, July parents. Friends and alumni were that the Greenbelt police were across a shadowy stage in knee- ROBINSON MAGILL KATE BY PHOTO 16 at Chipotle Mexican Grill on also multicultural. very polite and professional. Po- high boots, sword drawn, about Juliet (Vanessa Daelemans) and Greenbelt Road ended with angry Tinsley said Chipotle manage- lice records verify that they re- to fight to the death over a girl. Romeo (Colette Cheng). parents, upset children, police ment cancelled the fundraiser dur- sponded to several calls from The toddler-sized bite mark scar sweet Marriage Blessing in the interventions and accusations of ing the event although, she says, Chipotle. The records also show you carry is but a foreshadowing background of the wedding scene racism. Coco Lee Tinsley ex- they did not explain why. She no arrests. of this moment: when your child morphed into Faithful Friend’s plained that her team of national also pointed out that her team has Since the July 16 incident, a again has the power to capture darker drama to match Tybalt’s champion cheerleaders, girls ages done this fundraiser before and parent who was there spoke to the entirety of your attention. (Sean Brittan-Powell) angry stalk- 8 to 13, had planned the evening understands the rules, so she does WUSA Channel 9 News. Several Camp Encore’s riveting ing, bent on death, into the scene. fundraiser to help pay for their not know what rule they might other people have written about steampunk version of Shake- Collette Cheng was a captivat- competitions. have broken. the event on the Greenbelter’s list speare’s Romeo and Juliet, staged ing Romeo, and the non-verbal Tinsley said that the trouble Chipotle corporate manage- on Facebook. last week, kept audience mem- interplay between her character, started when store personnel ment said, “We are sorry to hear Tatjana Dale, commissioner bers on the edge of their seats. Juliet (Vanessa Daelemans) and started questioning if the people that a reminder of our policy and head coach, Greenbelt Boys With music by Aeryn Goldstein Paris (Findley Holland) during a in line knew the team. “They from an employee escalated into and Girls Club cheerleading, has and David Gardner heighten- dramatic tango scene set up the said we couldn’t know all of a situation. An employee did call tried to speak with management ing the intensity of the emotion dynamics of the doomed love the people who came in with the police out of an abundance of of Chipotle but has not had any and the action, the teen actors triangle without any words being flyers because they were not all caution to ensure the security of success. brought Romeo and Juliet to life spoken. Alyssa Heintzelman’s black,” said Tinsley. “They asked employees and guests. The inci- “We would like to formal- with fervor. A drama camp for roguish Mercutio, while bringing a white customer if they sup- dent was absolutely not racially ly thank the Greenbelt Police teenagers, Camp Encore requires elements of comedy, particularly ported us. They asked because motivated and the fundraiser was Department for their patience, that teens learn the lines, block- with the Nurse (an excellent Lil- they didn’t believe we knew any eventually cancelled after a re- kindness and service during this ing and emoting in just four short lian Gunn) in the tango scene, white people.” fusal from the organization volun- event,” said Dale. “Also, we weeks from the first day, getting also had one of the best dying “We were upset,” said Tins- teers to follow fundraiser policy are extremely thankful for the to know each other, to the last scenes in a play rich with deaths. ley. She also said they had not on site.” outpouring of support from indi- of their three performances. In The play required its young addition, some of the campers done anything wrong. Several of Tinsley said the police were viduals, families and other corpo- See ENCORE, page 7 rations.” paint the set or design and create props. Deftly directed and en- couraged by Kate Magill Robin- son, this year’s group of campers What Goes On put on one of the most dynamic productions yet. Saturday, July 22 The chorus, dressed in sophis- 9 a.m. to noon, Green Drop ticated red and black, opened Charitable Donations, Parking the play speaking the prologue lot between City Office and and appeared throughout sing- Community Center (See City ing haunting original songs and published poems put to music Information for details.) by the two composers. Audience 9 a.m. to noon, Electronics member 13-year-old Kayla Cun- and Paint Recycling, Public ningham, visiting Greenbelt from Works Yard (See City Infor- Tennessee, said the “background mation for details.) music was perfect! It really goes Monday, July 24 along with the scenes.” While the 7:30 p.m., Council Workses- drum beats at times obscured the sion on FBI Headquarters De- words of the quieter actors, the cision and Capital Office Park drum beats heightened the men- Land Use Change Proposal, acing energy when they matched Municipal Building PHOTO COURTESY OF LADY RAIDERS OF LADY COURTESY PHOTO increasing heart rates during a The Greenbelt Lady Raiders cheerleading club members pose outside Chipotle on Sunday. violent argument. Goldstein’s Page 2 GREENBELT NEWS REVIEW Thursday, July 20, 2017 Corrections In the FBI Headquarters Letters to the Editor story in last week’s News Re- view the decision to halt the Jews Were Included privilege. project was attributed to only James Riordon’s laudatory Several weeks ago my eye one person. It should have letter to the editor about the Cre- caught the News Review ad for been attributed to the Trump ative Kids Camp show (July 13 GAC’s Murder on the Nile pre- Administration. issue), The Cookie Caper, was sentation. As a fan of Agatha much appreciated. As part of the Christie, I thought I might make In the article about Park and Greenbelt Legacy 80th Anniver- use of my perk and do a good Recreation Month, the display sary commemoration, the show deed in the process. was created by Rebekah Sutfin includes a fictional child’s diary Amongst my fellow senior and Di Quynn-Reno. account of life in 1937 Greenbelt, friends is a lady who has endured based on historical facts. It de- an extended recuperation stuck picts both the joy of living in the at home. Thinking a change of brand-new town and the sadness scenery might boost her morale Take Back the Night of having an African American I said, “Hey, I can get two free Join neighbors and the Green- friend excluded from living here tickets to a play. Would you like belt Police to celebrate the 34th because of the prevailing seg- to escape from your senior hous- annual National Night Out from regationist housing practices of ing unit for a Sunday afternoon?” 6 to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, Au- the time. Since she is also a person of gust 1. Events will be happening Amid his generous praise for faith, I offered to take her to my throughout Greenbelt. The city the play, Mr.