Officer Kevin Reese was in the area of Fenton Street and Roeder Road at 9:45 p.m. when he was approached by a 30-year-old Washington, D.C., woman who said her son was not breathing. Reese called for assistance from fire/rescue and observed that the child, who was in the arms of his father, had stopped breathing and was turning blue, according to Montgomery County Police.

Reese began mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and the child began to breathe on his own. Officer Michael Carin, also a trained emergency medical technician, arrived on the scene and used his stethoscope to listen to the child's lung sounds and monitor him until fire and rescue services arrived, according to police.

The child was suffering from a high fever, over 104 degrees, which resulted in a seizure that caused him to stop breathing, police said. He was treated at a local hospital and released.

Silver Spring library book discussion tonight

The Silver Spring African American Book Group will discuss "Miracle at St. Anna" by James McBride at 7 p.m. today at the Silver Spring Library, 8901 Colesville Road. Newcomers are welcome. Call 301-589-7689.

Eastern Village to hold groundbreaking today

Eastern Village Cohousing will hold a ceremonial groundbreaking at 11 a.m. today, 7981 Eastern Ave. An empty office building is being converted into 55 condominiums that the owners have helped design. Special guests include County Executive Douglas M. Duncan (D), Councilman Thomas E. Perez (D-Dist. 5) of Takoma Park, Councilman Steven A. Silverman (D-At large) of Silver Spring and Elizabeth Davison, director of the county's Department of Housing and Community Affairs. Visit www.easternvillage.org.

Adopt a pet

The mobile adoption unit of the Montgomery County Humane Society will be making stops 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 12 at Safeway, 11201 Georgia Ave., Wheaton and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. July 13 at PetSmart Silver Spring, 12020 Cherry Hill Road, Silver Spring.

Call 240-773-5966 or visit www.mchumane.org.

B&O open house

The restored 1945 Silver Spring Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station will be open for public viewing 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at 8100 Georgia Ave. Admission is free and parking will be available on the premises.

Jerry McCoy, president of the Silver Spring Historical Society, will conduct a two-hour walking tour of South Silver Spring, beginning at 10 a.m. in the waiting room of the station. Cost is $10 per person, free for Silver Spring Historical Society members. Reservations are required. Call 301-565-2519.

On campus

Colin Albaugh of Silver Spring was named to the dean's list for the spring 2003 semester at Mount St. Mary's College, Emmitsburg.

Caroline Carry Battista, daughter of William and Dorothy Battista of Silver Spring, was named to the dean's list for the spring 2003 semester at Elon (N.C.) University.

Karin Brown and Megan McElroy of Silver Spring were named to the dean's list for the spring 2003 semester at Juniata College, Huntingdon, Pa.

Ryan D. Martinez, son of Jeff and Jill Martinez of Silver Spring, was named to the dean's list for the 2003 spring semester at Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa.

Ina Puleri of Silver Spring was inducted into Omicron Delta Kappa, a national honor society recognizing leadership qualities, at McDaniel College, Westminster.

Angela Ellerman of Silver Spring was named to the dean's list for the spring 2003 semester at Susquehanna University, Selinsgrove, Pa.

Paulos Amare of Silver Spring has been named to the dean's list for the spring 2003 semester at Radford (Va.) University.

Miriam Filvarof of Silver Spring was named to the dean's list at Loyola University of New Orleans for the spring 2003 semester.

Makeda Rambert of Silver Spring, daughter of Marlene Clark, was named to the merit list at Oxford College, the two-year liberal arts division of Emory University in Oxford, Ga.

Students elected to MCDCC

The Montgomery County Democratic Central Committee has elected two new student members. Alex Coleman of Silver Spring is a junior at Montgomery Blair High School. He volunteered for the Van Hollen 2002 campaign. Christelle Dorcil of Silver Spring is a junior at Richard Montgomery High School. She has been the student member on the District 19 Democratic Club Executive Board and participated in the 2002 Leventhal, Shriver, Townsend, Van Hollen and Wynn campaigns.

Impact honors graduates

The fourth graduating class of Impact Silver Spring's Community Empowerment and Involvement Program recently ended a year of training with a graduation ceremony.

The graduates are Natalie Chhuan, Annette Stalling Coram, Jeanita Danzik, Mike Tri Do, Alexandra Escudero, Ana Patricia Gaitan, Jonathan Hawj, Marsha Johnson, Daniel Joya, Elizabeth Kraft, Bernice Lowe, Adam Luecking, Bernard Marra, Genet Metike, Chan Park, Carol Regan, Carol Richardson, Belkis Talavera, Dana Williams.

Board seeks input on park and planning's location

The Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission's Montgomery County Planning Board is inviting the public to testify on the proposed consolidation of its parks and planning headquarters in Montgomery County on July 10 at 8787 Georgia Ave. Organizations and individuals can sign up in advance to speak by calling 301-495-4600. Submit written comments to Derick P. Berlage, chairman, M-NCPPC, 8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring, MD 20910. They may be sent by fax to 301-495-1320 or by e-mail to mcp-chairman@mncppc-mc.org.

Citizenship training,

English classes

The Refugee Training Programs Center is offering free citizenship training and English classes for Montgomery County residents who have had their green card for a minimum of three years. The classes are from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Monday and Wednesday evenings and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturdays at the former Northwood High School, 919 University Boulevard W. in Silver Spring.

The program offers an orientation for people with a high level of English comprehension about the paperwork required for citizenship applications.

Walk-ins are welcome and no registration is required. One-on-one mentoring sessions are also offered for people who need to develop their English skills before taking the citizenship test. For more information, call Noa Sadan at 301-649-8050.

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