The Bulls 12U tackle football team finished the season with an impressive 7-1 record and made it all the way to the championship game. However, the LBE Knights, the same team they loss to during the regular season, just barely got the win with a final score of 6-7 for the championship title. Needless to say, the Bulls football season was very exciting with the 12U team winning 9 consecutive games and the other age groups showing lots of growth and improvement throughout the s

2019 has been a historic year for 50th anniversaries, including: Apollo 11 landing on the moon, Woodstock, The Beatles’ Abbey Road, and if you didn’t know—Monday Night Football. In fact, this year marks the NFL’s 100th season. Tom Landry, head coach of the Dallas Cowboys for 29 seasons and two Super Bowl wins, stated: “Football is an incredible game. Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.” Perhaps that is why its popularity continues to soar and why so many of our y

Residents decided to join together on July 29, 2019, to fulfill an expectation they had when they moved to Beltsville. We all agreed that we wanted to foster a neighborly spirit within the communities that make up Beltsville and foster a civic pride in Beltsville itself. During our first meeting each expressed why they appreciate the communities that make up Beltsville in which they live, and the improvements we would like to see. The meeting participants were excited about t

The Bull’s spring teams overall had a great season! I am proud to announce that the Bull’s 12U flag football team won the championship game. The 8U flag football team were runner-up in the tournament. As stated last month, all of the flag football teams made it to the playoffs, and all of the players, coaches, parents, etc. should be congratulated for their hard work all season long. Believe or not, but the Bulls football teams are already working hard for the fall tackle sea

The Bull’s spring teams are headed to the playoffs! I am happy to report that all the teams have made it, including 6U, 8U, 10U, 12U, and 14U flag football and 10U and 12U baseball. The 12U coed baseball team went into the tournament as the 2nd seed. Their first-round game was quite the nail-biter and went into double overtime. After playing for three hours (typically games are a max of 2 hours), 12U lost but ended the season with pride and integrity! The 10U coed baseball wa

Rain, rain, go away…come again another day; that sums up the April and early May games. While both the flag football and baseball teams have both played at least one game at the time this article was written, May 13, all teams have had 1 or more games canceled. Other than the rain, the Bulls’ spring 2019 season is off to a great start! We have seen a surge in new players, a very successful intramural t-ball pilot program, and my youngest win his first flag football game of t

In last month’s edition, I introduced you to hometown inspiration Dior Ginyard to highlight the importance of playing sports. In case you missed the article, you can access it online at www.beltsvillenewstoday.com. I want to introduce you now to another local hero, Bryan Addis. Addis grew up in Beltsville playing baseball for the Beltsville-Adelphi Boys and Girls Club. He then played bas eball for High Point High School where in 1990 his team was a state finalist in the Maryl

I have been writing the “Bull Pen” articles since January of this year to raise awareness about the Beltsville-Adelphi Boys and Girls Club as well as to talk about the importance of sports for children and youth. This month, instead of writing about the reasons to play sports, I want to introduce you to a real hometown inspiration. Dior Ginyard grew up in Beltsville playing football and to a lesser extent basketball. He graduated from High Point High School in 2006 and went o

Thirty years ago, for one season, I was a cheerleader for the Beltsville-Adelphi Boys and Girls Club, and yes, I am in the picture from 1988. While cheerleading didn’t turn out to be my talent or passion, I still remember the fun time I had. I remember the cheers like it was yesterday because I know “Who rocks the house?” “The bulls rock the house, and when the bulls rock the house, they rock it all the way down!” Today’s cheerleading squad is Facebook famous, with Ahnah Atki

On a cold Thursday evening in January, I had the pleasure to attend the 11U’s basketball practice. I learned quite a bit about the program from talking with parents, players, and coaches. One thing that struck me was how many players and coaches did not live in Beltsville and traveled great distances to play or coach for the Bulls, the name of the Beltsville-Adelphi Boys and Girls Club teams. Some of the parents grew up in Beltsville but have moved away while others had conne

Did you know that the Beltsville-Adelphi Boys and Girls Club has been an all-volunteer club in existence for over 60 years? Well, starting this year, “The Bull Pen” will keep you informed on the club’s achievements, the various sports programs, and much more ongoing with the club. The club had a great 2018 season but is looking forward to an even better 2019. The club, as many of you are already aware of, is going through a transitional/rebuilding period. Yet, we are still st

My name is Maria, and I am a full-time mom living in Beltsville of a sweet and active 3-year-old boy named Leo. Filling time with an active toddler is a challenge, so I wrote an article in the December 2017 issue about free local activities. (A copy can be found in the Beltsville News' online archive in case you missed it and would like to read it.) In this article, I want to share some further-away-but-totally- worth-it activities to pass the time with a toddler. Storyville

Laurel Mill Playhouse will be holding auditions for Another Door Opens, a comedy by local playwright, Jeff Dunne on Nov. 3 from 2 pm-4 pm and Nov. 6 from 7 pm-9 pm at the Laurel Mill Playhouse (508 Main Street, Laurel, MD 20707). The show will be directed by Rick Bergmann. The show is a comedy that asks “What happens when one Artificial Intelligence and two androids try to repopulate the earth by reviving 4 human beings 25 millennia after a nuclear war? Another Door Opens, of

A classic show is returning to the area this November. Laurel Mill Playhouse’s production of Lionel Bart’s Oliver is scheduled to open Thanksgiving weekend, Nov. 23 and run through December 16. According to Wikipedia, “Oliver! was the first musical adaptation of a famous Charles Dickens work to become a stage hit.” The streets of Victorian England come alive in as Oliver, a starving orphan in a workhouse becomes the neglected apprentice of an undertaker. Oliver runs away to L

The annual BSA Scouting for Food Drive is coming with a new environmentally friendly look! Instead of the plastic grocery bag from Safeway and other partners, this year you will get a 4x2 inch post-it note on your door. Please put your donations in a bag or box and affix the note or a big bright sign clearly labeled Scouting for Food on your porch and Boy Scouts from Troop 1033 and Cub Scouts from Pack 1031 will come by and pick it up in the morning on Saturday November 10th.

The Beltsville Volunteer Fire Department hosted its annual Fire F.E.S.T. open house on October 21. The event included equipment displays, food vendors, emergency medical demos, a moon bounce, and face painting. The Hands-Only CPR demo provided the information and skills needed to begin and continue lifesaving efforts on a cardiac arrest victim until emergency medical service personnel arrive. More information is at http://www.heart.org/handsonlycpr. The Stop The Bleed d

On July 24, I was cleaning out my purse when I noticed my vehicle registration was expiring in seven days and realized I had not received my new registration application. I was concerned and gave some thought to just how I could remedy this situation. Aha! I will go through the internet, I decided. So, I booted up my computer and pulled up the Department of Motor Vehicles. I followed the prompts, inputted my tag, and was directed to stay on the page while the computer searche

Prince George’s County, in alliance with the Clean Water Partnership (CWP) program, has been working on the planning and design of a water quality improvement project in the Birmingham Estates Community. The CWP program has identified 11 locations in the Birmingham Estates neighborhood where stormwater filtration structures could be installed. The project will install tree box filters in various locations within the community. Construction is projected to start in summer 2018

Around 3:30 am on Saturday, May 12, fire crews responded to a house fire at 11405 Howard Court in Beltsville. According to the PG County Fire Department, when crews arrived the majority of the 2-story house was in flames. The fire was intense enough to prevent firefighters from entering the residence right away. A neighbor, Kathy Mellott, told NBC 4 they were “devastated because they didn’t know anyone was in there.” When the firefighters were finally able to go into the home

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