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Calendar

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

FRIDAY "ON GOLDEN POND," by 2nd Star Productions, 8 p.m., Bowie Playhouse. 301-832-4819 or 410-757-5700."PICASSO AT THE LAPIN AGILE," by DeMatha Catholic High School, 8 p.m., BCPA. 301-805-6880.PLANETARIUM PROGRAM, "Shape Up," 7:30 p.m., Owens Science Center, 9601 Green...

Announcements

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Refuge birthday Celebrate the 107th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Wildlife Visitor Center on the Patuxent Research Refuge, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel. Magpie concerts at 11:30 and 2, falconry talks with live raptors, childre...

Bowie Bytes

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Apple Slice Annapolis Apple Slice, a club for Macintosh computer users: www.annapolisappleslice.comAmerican LegionDisney-Bell Post 66: www.alpost66.orgArtists AssociationPrince George's Artists Association: www.artistsofpgaa.org.Audubon societyPrince George's Audubon Society: www.pgaudubon.o...

Worth Noting

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDITOR'S NOTE: Articles for Worth Noting must be submitted in writing to the Bowie Blade-News, 2000 Capital Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401, or e-mail to bkoepper@bladenews.com at least two weeks before publication date and need not be resubmitted. Items should include the date, time and place of the...

Channel 71

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Programming on the City of Bowie Government Channel Comcast 71/Verizon 10 includes: Saturday, 2 p.m. - Census 2010 Bowie Counts on You2:30 p.m. - U.S. Census 20103:30 p.m. - Census 2010 - Filling out for form.7 p.m. - Rerun March 8 City Council meetingSunday, 7 p.m. - Census 2010 Bowie Counts on You...

City Briefs

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Search for treasure The city of Bowie has partnered with the Maryland Geocaching Society to offer a new trail activity for its park users. It's called geocaching, which is a high-tech treasure hunt using a handheld GPS unit. Geocachers hide small "treasures" in containers (called "...

Club Notes

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDITOR'S NOTE: Articles for Club Notes must be submitted in writing to the Bowie Blade-News, 2000 Capital Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401 or e-mail to bkoepper@bladenews.com at least two weeks before publication date. Items should include the time, date and place of the meeting or activity, informati...

Education Briefs

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Youth Leadership Bowie Greater Bowie Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for the 2010-2011 Youth Leadership Bowie program.Youth Leadership Bowie is a program which exposes young people to the myriad of potential career opportunities available to them. Leadership opportunities both experien...

Former BHS principal John Hagan dies at age 69

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The longest tenured principal at Bowie High School, John Hagan, died March 7 after a long battle with prostate cancer. Hagan, 69, was principal at Bowie High School from 1976-1995. Hagan began his educational career as a social studies teacher at Bowie High School in 1966 and taught there until 1971...

Local donation and volunteer programs

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Cell phones Ladies Auxiliary of American Legion, Disney-Bell Post 66 collects used cell phones, which are converted to 911 use only and given to the elderly at no charge. Phones can be dropped off at the post, 9605 Old Laurel-Bowie Road, or call 301-464-9814.CPRCPR classes are offered each month thr...

Understand the range of services provided by social workers

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

A column for seniors and those who love them---We have so many inspiring leaders to look to in our professions' history as we plan for the future. Others may think and talk about problems, but social workers do something to change the systems that perpetuate them. Social workers help Americans s...

Senior Calendar

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

WEEK OF MARCH 12-18 BOWIE SENIOR CENTER14900 Health Center Dr.301-809-2300Friday: Military Veterans Club, 10 a.m.Morning exercise, 10 a.m.Healthy lifestyles, 11 a.m.Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m.Table tennis, 3 p.m.Piano lounge, 12:30 to 2 p.m.Saturday: Blood drive, 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 800-448-3542.Mo...

Scout News

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Non-Girl Scout camps Non-Girl Scout camp will be held for girls in kindergarten through 12th grade during spring break. Camps offer supervised fun, hands-on activities, games, songs, crafts, adventure and more. Bus transportation is available for all locations.The camp schedule includes: Prince Geor...

Reunions

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Bowie High 1970 Bowie High School Class of 1970 will hold its 40-year reunion Aug. 13 through 15. Classmates are sought, but anyone who attended BHS is welcome.Visit http://web.me.com/harleygoddis or contact Adele Liebermann Richardson, 410-451-3399 or harleygoddis@aol.com, or Carol Hill Fitzgerald,...

Religion Notes

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDITOR'S NOTE: Articles for Religion Briefs must be submitted in writing to the Bowie Blade-News, 2000 Capital Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401, or e-mail to bkoepper@bladenews.com at least two weeks before publication date. Items should include the time, date and place of the meeting or activity, inf...

Old friends commit to colleges

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Some time in the late 1990s, a boy and a girl met in kindergarten class. They seemed to enjoy the same sport: soccer. As the years progressed and the academic accolades piled up for each of them, the two kids excelled in the same sport: soccer. More than a decade later, the boy and the girl - remain...

Military Briefs

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Gerald E. Adams Jr., son of Gerald E. Adams Sr. of Bowie, recently graduated from the Army Basic Officer Leader Course III, designed to ensure a tough, standardized, small-unit leadership experience for officers. The course develops and produces competent, confident and a...

On Campus

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Michelle Bond of Bowie has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at the University of Mary Washington, Fredericksburg, Va., where she is a senior. ***Sydney A. Clark of Mitchellville has been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Boston University.***Bradley D. Macp...

Religion Notes

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Senior Calendar

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

WEEK OF MARCH 5-11 BOWIE SENIOR CENTER14900 Health Center Dr.301-809-2300Friday: Bonsai Club, 9 a.m.Morning exercise, 10 a.m.Healthy lifestyles, 11 a.m.Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m.Table tennis, 3 p.m.Piano lounge, 12:30 to 2 p.m.Monday: Health awareness program, "Things to keep us healthy and l...

Support Groups

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

EDITOR'S NOTE: Articles for Support Groups must be submitted in writing to the Bowie Blade-News, 2000 Capital Drive, Annapolis, MD 21401, or e-mail to bkoepper@bladenews.com. ---Caregivers supportSeton Parish, 1800 Seton Drive, Crofton, provides a caregivers support group the first Tuesday of ea...

Honor Roll: Tulip Grove Elementary School

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Tulip Grove Elementary School has announced its honor rolls for the second quarter. Principal's Honor RollGrade 2 - Zachary Burke, Patrick Colliere, Ariana F-Shahraky, Jorge Huerta, Treasor McNair, Chinagorom Uzoukwu, Vincent Vines, Alexander Dulce, Matthew Evans, Lauren Harriman, Nate Olsen, Ev...

Unsung student heroes recognized at ceremony

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

"These students are the greatest treasures," said Bowie Mayor G. Frederick Robinson at a special awards reception and ceremony recently. The city of Bowie honored 38 students for their unique accomplishments, at the Bowie Education Committee's Student Recognition Reception held at Bowi...

Worth Noting

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Announcements

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Aviation museum College Park Aviation Museum, 1985 Cpl. Frank Scott Drive, offers the following:Mad Science - Saturday at 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Before the Wright Brothers could invent their airplane, they had to understand the science that makes flying possible. Join Mad Science of Washington, D.C. for...

Bowie Bytes

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Calendar

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

FRIDAY WORLD DAY OF PRAYER, 4-7 p.m., St. Matthew's Church, 14900 Annapolis Road. 301-262-1408."ON GOLDEN POND," by 2nd Star Productions, 8 p.m., Bowie Playhouse. 301-832-4819 or 410-757-5700."ANANSI THE SPIDER IS LOST," 7 p.m., BSU's Samuel L. Myers Auditorium. 301-860-3...

Club Notes

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Senior Moments: Conflict between siblings over parents can sometimes worsen

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

"This is so difficult" one mediator told me, "that even those of us who do it for a living have trouble with it." What is the "this"? It's the new life crisis of our original family that I think of as the twilight transition. These years of our parents' decline...

Honor Roll: Grace Christian School

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Grace Christian School has announced its honor rolls for the second quarter. Director's Honor RollGrade 1 - Jie Chen, Donovan Dorsey, Adrianne Fantasia, Daia Hansford, Ryan Mungai, Rachel Saunders, Ryan Wang, Kennedy Williams, Biruk Banko, Leigha Dick, Abigail Feng, Zachary Glast, Noemi Joachim,...

School Notes: It's a small world after all at St. Matthew's EEC

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

ST. MATTHEW'S EEC 4-year-olds in Bonnie Krum's class played games. They learned how important it is to play a game fairly and to follow the rules. They learned about sportsmanship, that it is OK to loose a game as well as to win, that congratulating the winner is part of being a good sport,...

On Campus

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Three Bowie students have been named to the dean's list for the fall semester at Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg. They include: sophomore Daniel C. Barroga, son of Mr. and Mrs. Mario Barroga; freshman Jasmine L. Duke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rudy Duke, and freshman Tranise E. Garlan...

New traffic pattern starts at high school

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The State Highway Administration completed a long-standing request to improve pedestrian and vehicular traffic safety in front of Bowie High School. In the first of two phases of safety improvements in the Route 450/Annapolis Road corridor near the school, the SHA has created a new traffic pattern a...

Education Briefs

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Scholarships The city of Bowie is accepting applications for two scholarships, Excellence in Education and Arts Scholarships, for eligible high school students. The deadline for both scholarships is 5 p.m. Friday, March 12.For the Excellence in Education Scholarship, schools are asked to nominate hi...

Club Notes

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Calendar

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

FRIDAY "ARSENIC AND OLD LACE," by P.G. Little Theatre, 8 p.m., Bowie Playhouse, Whitemarsh Park. 301-937-7458."LAUGHING STOCK," 8 p.m., Laurel Mill Playhouse, 508 Main St., Laurel. 301-452-2557.DEPRESSION bipolar support group, 7 p.m., Bowie. 301-805-1609.CBN-PG, 7:30 a.m., Woodm...

Black History Month Events

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Bentley Family The Bentley Family of Upper Marlborough at Darnall's Chance House Museum, 14800 Governor Oden Bowie Drive, Upper Marlboro, focuses on African American women who lived at Darnall's Chance in the 18th century Friday at noon, 1, 2 and 3 p.m. The event is free. For information, ca...

Announcements

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Benefit concert Ascension Lutheran Church, 7415 Buchanan St., Landover Hills, will host a benefit concert for those suffering from the earthquake in Haiti, Saturday, March 6, at 7 p.m. Musical groups include the Jon Lewis Combo, Ascension Lutheran School Mass Choir, Bowie State Gospel Ensemble, the...

Police force even more efficient, says chief

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

In its second full year in service, the Bowie Police Department is tackling more incidents with more efficiency, according to city police Chief Katherine A. Perez. Perez told City Council members during a work session Monday that the new and still-growing force handled 11 percent more calls for serv...

Religion Notes

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Worth Noting

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Volunteer Opportunities

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The Prince George's Volunteer Center connects interested individuals with opportunities for service. The center also provides presentations for individuals to be educated on emergency preparedness. Visit www.princegeorgesvolunteer.org. The following volunteer positions are available through the...

St. Matthew's hand in hand during International Friendship Month

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

ST. MATTHEW'S EEC students were excited to resume their normal school schedules after more than enough snow days. Valentine's Day may have passed by during the unbelievable blizzard of 2010, but students were more than happy to share the love once classes were back in sess...

Senior Calendar

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

WEEK OF FEB. 26-MARCH 4 BOWIE SENIOR CENTER14900 Health Center Dr.301-809-2300Friday: Morning exercise, 10 a.m.Healthy lifestyles, 11 a.m.Duplicate bridge, 12:30 p.m.Table tennis, 3 p.m.Piano lounge, 12:30 to 2 p.m.Monday: Mahjong, 1 p.m.Pinochle, 1 p.m.Table tennis, noonTuesday: Day trip sign-ups,...

Scout News

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Reunions

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Religion Online

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Biblical counseling Biblical Counseling On-Line Workshop, Self-help counseling program: www.immanuels.org/biblical_counselingChurch outreach eventsTurn ON the Light-Bowie: www.turnonthelight-bowie.orgReligion onlineAll Saints Lutheran Church: www.allsaintsbowie.orgBelcroft Bible Church, www.belcroft...

Senior Moments: A fitting column for this unstoppable winter

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

A column for seniors and those who love them Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. - John Ruskin, English poet, writer and social thinkerToday, our guest columnist is Mel...

Announcements

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Refuge birthday Celebrate the 107th anniversary of the National Wildlife Refuge System Saturday, March 13, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the National Wildlife Visitor Center on the Patuxent Research Refuge, 10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel. Magpie concerts at 11:30 and 2, falconry talks with live rapto...

Black History Month Events

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0500

School program The Mitchellville School of Math, Science and Technology, 3501 Moylan Drive, will hold its annual Black History Month program Friday at 10 a.m. featuring the students posed as "wax" statues of prominent African Americans. Civil rights pioneer Dorothy I. Height will speak. A...