Published on: Wednesday, March 10, 2010

By Peggy Dee

Victory over Duke

Congrats to our Terps. Wow. What a great victory they had over the Blue Devils of Duke on Wednesday evening, March 3, with the final score of 79-72. With this win, the Terps have a shot at the ACC title. Many families in my Hyattsville neighborhood were at the game.

Kudos

Kudos to Gov. Martin O’Malley who, on a U.S. Department of Defense-sponsored trip, went to Iraq to meet with Maryland troops and men and women of the Maryland National Guard on active duty in Iraq. Today, nearly 2,000 Maryland-based soldiers and men and women of the Maryland National Guard are on active duty overseas.

Bus route

The new county bus route running between Mount Rainier and the IKEA store in College Park will be known as Route 17. The bus currently makes 35 stops along Route 1 every 40 minutes during the week. The county is in hopes that the schedule will expand to late evenings and weekends as the popularity of the line increases.

Easter Egg hunt

Do you remember back when Magruder Park was known for its Easter Monday egg hunts? Well, save the date: Saturday, March 27, when our city will sponsor a pancake breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. and an egg hunt from11 a.m. to  noon at Magruder Park. There will be games and craft activities and a special bunny guest. Hope to see you there. To RSVP, please call 301-985-5020.

Thanks

The City Council of Hyattsville expressed its special thanks to city residents for their cooperation during our recent snowstorms. Our citizens shoveled and salted their properties and stayed off the roads for days at a time. City Council reps also expressed their appreciation for the many calls and e-mails that they received thanking our Department of Public Works for their efforts to keep the streets clear.

Feeling hungry? St. Jerome’s School is sponsoring two Friday night fish frys, March 12 and March 26, in the school cafeteria from 5 to7 p.m. I wouldn’t miss it, as I just love fried fish.

Hyattsville history

After lengthy discussions, meetings, plans and surveys by all groups involved, it was finally agreed that the only practical solution was to construct an overhead crossing north of the boulevard crossing while extending Rhode Island Avenue through town and into the District.

Construction of the two-pronged project began in the late 1920s and culminated in a celebration Dec. 7, 1929, marking the official opening of Rhode island Avenue. Festivities included a parade in the morning, exercises at the Armory in the afternoon, and a banquet in the evening.