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Steve Waugh (R), left, candidate for Maryland State Senate Dist. 29, and incumbent Sen. Roy Dyson (D), share a hand-shake and a few words before taking the stage for a candi-dates’ forum on Monday night.

“The State’s Attorney’s office does not exist to serve the pleasure of

one man. It serves this community and it’s time we take this office back because what happened to me over the last year is absolutely a crime and absolutely a disgrace.”

John A. Mattingly, candidate for State’s Attorney

Jay Armsworthy, the coordinator of Bluegrass for Hospice, a fundraising event this weekend at Flat Iron Farm, is shown playing during the 2009 Bluegrass for Hospice event. SEE PAGE 26

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If you and your family are better off today than you were four years ago. If you believe that by continuing record high tax increases, job killing regulations, and deficit government spending, you will be better off four years from now, then don't change your government- it's doing fine.

If You Don't Change Our Government,

Who Will?

Liberal Jack Russell

• More Tax Increases• More Regulations• More Government Spending• Higher Home Costs• Fewer Jobs• Fewer Businesses• More Christmas Eve Land Deals• Bigger Government

ConservativeThomas F. McKay• Lower Taxes• Fewer Regulations• Less Government Spending• More Affordable Homes• More Jobs• Help Local Businesses Grow • Education Excellence• Better Public Safety

It's your choice and your responsibility to decide.What will it be?

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Meet The CandidatesThe County Times is continuing its coverage of candidates on the ballot in November’s

General Election.This issue we are profiling the candidates in races for state’s attorney and board of educa-

tion based on one-on-one interviews with each candidate. Next week all 10 county commis-sioner candidates will be profiled.

Readers can visit www.somd.com/election2010 to listen to the full 10-15 minutes inter-view with each candidate.

General Election Day is November 2

By Corrin HoweContributing Writer

On Nov. 2, St. Mary’s County voters will decide whether previous experience or parental representation is more important to them for the Board of Education District 1 race.

Incumbent BOE candidate Sal Raspa has 38-plus years of experience within the county’s public school system while James Tomasic cur-rently has five children in the system.

Raspa has held a wide range of positions throughout the county’s schools from math and science teacher, to assistant principal, to princi-pal, to supervisor positions and finally retiring as assistant superintendent of schools. He has two BOE terms.

“I love children. We have 17,000 plus in the school system. I love every one of them, and I worry about them because I want to make abso-lutely sure they are getting the best possible edu-cation that the county can provide,” Raspa told The County Times.

Tomasic said he decided to run for BOE be-cause no one on the current board has children in the school system. He has children at an elemen-tary, middle and high school.

“Children are the most precious asset that you have. As a parent looking on that board, I don’t see a parent representing me on the board. Where you see a need, you meet a need,” he said.

These different perspectives affect how both candidates approach funding the school budget.

Last year the BOE shifted both funds and personnel around. For example they put hiring new personnel on hold and moved administrators to other positions, according to Raspa.

“It takes money to run an efficient school system. You can’t get away from that. It costs more to pay the light bill and gas has gone up for transportation. Eight-five percent of the budget is salaries.” Raspa said this puts the squeeze is on the curriculum. However his number one priority is to “maintain integrity of the classroom to have materials in the classroom for the teachers to use, to be more effective.”

Tomasic thinks it is time to “churn” the cur-rent BOE, which has long standing members. He would like to see new ideas and approaches in ap-proaching the budget. He said a number of people asked why he’d run for a seat when the BOE bud-get is facing a bleak period.

“I think that’s the issue, without that parent, without that real world experience stuff in there, I don’t know how they can make decisions which effect parents and kids in schools. We need to

have an advocate there to say ‘How is this going to go?’ Couple years are really tight.”

A l t h o u g h both would like to see an increase in cost per pupil rate, they rather see ef-fective programs.

For example, Tomasic is con-cerned about St. Mary’s recent rank for the number of AP tests adminis-tered in the high schools. However, he said, once “you peel back the on-ion, the number of AP tests taken is divided by the number of graduat-ing seniors. There is no performance in that. Only 30 to 40 percent of the students ac-tually passed the AP tests.”

Raspa compared two recent reports to prove that the amount of money budgeted for education is not necessarily a good indicator of performance. St. Mary’s ranked last in the amount spent per pupil in education while at the same time ranked number one in obtaining the Adequate Yearly Progress, which measures the schools ability to help children progress to a proficient level as defined by the No Child Left Behind Act.

Each candidate’s focus for improvement over the next four years falls in line with their reasons for running for BOE.

Tomasic would like to see better two-way communication between the board and parents. Currently parents can attend one of the two board meetings each month and speak for three min-utes. He doesn’t find this effective. He would like to see regular parent forums instead.

Raspa has two major concerns. He wants to offer competitive teacher salaries and benefits to attract the best qualified, trained and certified teachers. He also wants the Board of County Commissioners and Board of Education to start purchasing property for a new middle and high school before the proper acreage is no longer available for an affordable price.

BOE Race a Contest of Experience vs. Parental Representation

Profile of Candidates For Board of Education: Sal Raspa and James Tomasic

Sal Raspa

James Tomasic


Bill Mattingly

BILL MATTINGLY has always been there for us.

On Election Day, Let’s make sure we’re there for him.

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St. Mary’s County deserves a new commissioner who understands the needs of the taxpayers, and is willing to support them.

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• Managing County needs within our budget, without increasing taxes

• Concern for balanced county development

• Workable solutions that protect our natural resources while embracing sensible new growth

• Revitalization of our transportation systems to in-clude local travel, commuting needs and Tri-County efforts for future replacement of key bridges

With my strong management background and lifelong com-mitment to public service, I know all of the above goals are both reasonable and achievable.

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Law, like any other profession has become very specialized. Accordingly, incumbent State’s Attorney Richard D. Fritz (R-Leonard-town) says this election comes down to whether or not the voters want a professional criminal prosecutor with the necessary experience to get the job done.

“It would be very difficult, in my opin-ion, for somebody who has practiced a little bit of civil law to come in and take nine experi-enced prosecutors and start supervising them. It would be tantamount to a person with a foot problem going to a brain surgeon.”

Citing 26 years as a criminal prosecutor, the last 12 as St. Mary’s State’s Attorney, Fritz still tries 99 percent of the county’s drug cases and most of the homicides, he said.

“I know where criminals come from, I’ve been in the criminal courtroom, I know how to prosecute criminals, I know how to supervise prosecutors.”

Regarding the drug problem in St. Mary’s, Fritz says he often seeks the maximum sentenc-ing; however, judges are solely in charge of sen-tencing. Fritz would like to see drug sellers re-ceive substantial sentences rather than receive time served, local work release or fines.

“Often I wonder what impact it would have on St. Mary’s County if a judge made a pronouncement ‘As of today, anybody caught dealing drugs in St. Mary’s County will receive a fair trial, but if convicted they will receive the maximum penalty of 20 years in the state de-partment of corrections.’ I think if a judge made that pronouncement, we’d have every drug dealer fleeing for other portions of the state.”

Domestic Violence is the leading cause of homicide in the county. Fritz says his office al-ready made steps to combat the problem.

“Under the administration of Tommy

McKay, he and the other board of county commis-sioners voted to al-low us to create a domestic violence unit. It allows us one attorney, who is specifically des-ignated to handle domestic violence crimes.”

Now Fritz would like to take the next step and consolidate all the major players in handling domestic violence into one building. This would allow daily face-to-face contact with the prosecutor, investigator and police domestic violence unit.

“What we have at this point and time is a resounding success. Could it be much better? Yes it can. Over the next four years I would work very closely with the sheriff to put that together.”

Regarding allegations that his bringing more than 100 indictments against his op-ponent John A. Mattingly, Jr. was a political vendetta, Fritz says, “I think those charges are clearly ridiculous. First of all this investigation was going on a year before he was charged. He was indicted upon probable cause by the grand jury.”

“A special prosecutor from Prince George’s County reinvestigated the charges. If she believed it was purely political, she would not have brought all the same cases back before a grand jury,” he said.

“I don’t think anybody in the world, other than my opponent can say that I was politi-cally motivated or have ever been politically motivated.”

Fritz: 26 Years Experience Gets The Job Done

Profile of Richard Fritz, candidate for St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney

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By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

At a candidate forum at the local Frater-nal Order of Police Lodge in Great Mills last week, Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell declined to state publicly his position on a matter involving sheriff’s deputy pay compared to the pay of other county employ-ees during last winter’s severe snow storms.

Russell instead told FOP members run-ning the event that he would tell them his posi-tion but only while the press was not present. FOP members directed a reporter with The County Times, who was allowed to attend the forum, to leave for Russell’s statement.

The forum was not open to the general public.

In a later interview, Russell declined to comment on his answer to FOP members.

Russell told The County Times on Wednesday: “It was going into a personnel issue and we can’t talk to the press about that.”

The question posed revolved around why depu-ties who were on duty during the snowstorm received only their normal pay while other county employees were paid overtime for their work during the inclement weather.

“I’ll discuss it with you when the press isn’t here,” Russell said during the forum.

Russell Refused to Comment in Front of Press

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“Instead of this race being about my qualifications and my opponent’s qualifica-tions, my record and my opponent’s record, it has devolved to mudslinging and things out-side the core issue. The core issue is reform-ing the State’s Attorney office,” said State’s Attorney candidate John A. Mattingly, Jr. (D-Leonardtown)

He has been frustrated by what he calls the ludicrous indictments brought against him shortly after he began his run for office. He states it is clear from the court filings that his opponent Richard Fritz “manufactured evidence, lied to witnesses, intimidated wit-nesses, perjured grand jury testimony, [and gave] sweetheart deals to felons for perjured testimony.”

He credits the dedication of a special prosecutor from Prince George’s county for his ultimate exoneration on all charges. Since then he said he has not ducked any questions or failed to meet with anyone who wants to talk about the charges.

“I hope nothing illustrates more what we need to fight against and what we are fighting for. The State’s Attorney’s office does not ex-ist to serve the pleasure of one man. It serves this community and it’s time we take this office back because what happened to me over the last year is absolutely a crime and absolutely a disgrace.”

Mattingly believes his record as a trial lawyer speaks for itself. For example, five years ago he was selected to be a member of the Million Dollar Advocate Forum, which ac-cording to their website is for approximately one percent of lawyers who “demonstrated, in an objective and tangible way, their ability to accomplish superior results in complex cases.”

He further points out he holds the most

reported opin-ions compared to other South-ern Maryland attorneys. A reported opin-ion is an appel-late case that either makes law, changes law or clarifies an important legal issue. Fi-nally, he points to his record of presenting cases across numer-ous court systems, including the U.S. Supreme Court.

As far as local issues are concerned, Mat-tingly would like to see those trafficking and selling drugs in St. Mary’s receive the full weight of the law spending 20 years in the state penitentiary. However, he favors the Adult Drug Court Program for drug users, believing they can be rehabilitated.

He said there is overwhelming evidence that the court’s first notice of domestic abuse comes when a victim files for a protective or-der. Mattingly suggests immediately sending the victim all available information about re-sources available to them, such as family coun-seling, mediation, and shelters. This educates the victims about what is available to them as well as puts the State’s Attorney’s office on no-tice of those suffering domestic violence.

“Obviously, you can’t put out a fire that hasn’t been started yet. My plan would iden-tify those high-risk situations, those situations which have already come to the court’s atten-tion and now we can perhaps educate these people. I’m not going to say it will solve the problem, but at least it is a proactive step that costs the tax payers next to nothing.”

Profile of John A. Mattingly Jr., candidate for St. Mary’s County State’s Attorney

Mattingly: Voters Should See Through to Real Issue

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tival’s “King Oyster,” also known as George Hurl-burt, presides over Oyster Fest last weekend at the St. Mary’s County Fair-grounds. He received his position because he is the former president of the Lex-ington Park Rotary Club, Hurlburt said. Other events at the Oyster Festival in-cluded an oyster-shucking contest, a carnival, ven-dors and various musical performances.

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No property tax rate increase.

Reduced county budget by $10 million.

Reduced size of county government.

Enacted laws to protect rural character.

Adopted county’s first growth plan.

Secured school sites to lock-in state funding.

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“Jack Russell brought the leadership and vision we needed to county government. We can’t afford to lose him now.”

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“He’s a leader. That’s all there is to it. People respect him.”

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Economic development and business insiders say that the reported closing of the J. T. Daugherty center, the county’s main conference center located in Lexington Park, is a major shock and disappointment but it also reflects a fiscal reality of the times.

Brian Norris, the chief opperating officer of Cherry Cove Property Management of which the conference center is a part, said that the decision to close the facility in January was a fi-nancial one.

“It definitely was not a decision that was taken lightly by any stretch of the imagination,” Norris said.

With the increase in the amount of conference center stock in the county, Norris said, he realized the future growth of opportunities for the site were likely limited. What’s more, he said, the costs and effort that went into the site had just be-come too much to deal with while Cherry Cove sought to ex-pand hotel and other space here and elsewhere in Maryland.

“The return on investment was no longer there for the Daugherty Center,” Norris told The County Times. “It was that there was not enough business coming in and the amount we had to spend corporately on the facility.”

Norris said that the Daugherty Center revenues for Cher-ry Cove represented just 6 percent of the company’s total take.

Norris said that the space at the Daugherty site is slated to become high-end office space, which is still in demand to fulfill small business and contractor needs.

Built less than 10 years ago, the conference center quickly became the county’s top up-scale conference center, but ob-servers say that an increase in the facilities available to handle meetings and social functions may have hurt the Daugherty Center’s bottom line.

Robin Finnacom, head of the county’s Community De-velopment Corporation, said that commercial kitchen facilities

available for use at places like the Hollywood and Bay District volunteer fire companies as well as the Crystal Room in Cal-laway could see an upturn in business with the demise of the Daugherty site.

But what could be more worrisome in the future, Finna-com said, was the U.S. Navy’s plans to bring more of the same inside the base gate at Patuxent River Naval Air Station with the proposed Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) project.

Insiders believe that the construction of the new River’s Edge conference center on base helped drain business from the Daugherty Center.

Norris said that the opening of the conference cen-ter on base had a “minor impact” on the Daugherty center’s operations.

“If office space relocates on base it’s going to put pressure on offices outside the base,” Finnacom said.

And the local economy will see the loss of service jobs, said Bill Scarafia, president and CEO of the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce, as well as a major marketing tool for the entire county.

Scarafia said that as the county expands its hotel stock in expectation of getting temporary lodging dollars, it could lose out on infusions of cash based on large parties and other events that will now look elsewhere for high quality confer-ence facilities.

“What you’re going to see is a loss of opportunity,” Sca-rafia said. “Technically, there’s no other facility of its kind in the county.”

Norris said that employees at the facility might still find work in the Cherry Cove corporate structure, but there were no guarantees.

Scarafia said the center also served as a draw that the chamber could advertise to bring in money to the local econo-my, but now that option will no longer exist after January 2011.

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A new study to be undertaken by the state will examine the opera-tions of local rescue squads in an attempt to determine what are acceptable response times.

The study concept got the approval of the county’s Rescue Squad As-sociation back in January, which voted to have county officials begin an analysis of the emergency response units’ strengths and weaknesses.

County Medical Director Michael Somers told the Board of County Commissioners recently that preliminary examination of rescue squad and paramedic response times could be improved.

The challenge, he said, was to find out just exactly what standard those units should aspire to because national standards for response times and call scratch rates were measured for urban areas and not for more rural settings found in St. Mary’s County.

“The numbers were not where we would like them to be,” Somers said. “But the question is how long should the wait be for ambulance service.”

Richard Alcorta, emergency medical services director for the state, said that the analysis that the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medi-cal Services would facilitate, could take as long as a year to 18 months to complete.

But the analysis would only provide recommendations to improve re-sponse times and scratch rates, the final decision would be left up to county government.

“It’s not the state coming to tell you what to do,” Alcorta said.Dr. John Roache, a local surgeon and chairman of the county Rescue

Squad Association said that despite some stations having problems getting ambulances out during the day for lack of volunteers, the overall response times for ambulance service were good.

The purpose of the study, in establishing standards for response times and call scratch levels, is to strengthen the all volunteer system and help the county avoid the need for eventually employing a paid system for emer-gency medical services.

Study Will Examine Rescue Squad, ALS Operations


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St. Michael’s School Halloween Partyat St. Michael’s School in Ridge on Saturday, October 30, 2010 from 6:30 – 9:30 PM. Enjoy the Haunted Hay Rides, Bonfire, Face Painting, Games, Costume Contest, 50/50 Raffle, Food & Drinks, and a DJ. It will be fun-filled for all ages. A prize will be awarded for the most creative

costume. For more information, please call the school at 301-872-5454.

St. Michael’s School 1st Annual Fun Run & Walk on Saturday, October 30, 2010, 8:00 a.m. in Historic St. Mary’s City.

The event will begin at the HSMC Visitor’s Center and will involve the wooded trails. To electronically register, go to

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please contact Shannon Jarboe at 301-737-3272 or at [email protected]. Event Sponsorships are

also being accepted. There are several sponsorship opportunities available. For a Sponsorship Form or for more information on sponsorship opportunities, again,

please contact Shannon Jarboe.

St. Michael’s School Fall Festivalon Sunday, November 21, 2010 from 12:00 noon to 4:00 pm. Donation Request. The Fall Festival Committee is asking for donations of crafts for the Craft Room and donations of new

or almost-new items for the Re-Gifting Room. Please call Ms. Jessica Gatton at 301-872-4623 or Peggy Barickman

at 301-872-4680 to donate or for more information.

St. Michael’s School 2nd Annual Gala on Saturday, February 19, 2011 at Mary’s Hope in St. Inigoes, MD.

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Maryland state and federal officials want the partners in the troubled UniStar partnership – Constellation Energy and the French-owned Electricite de France (EDF) – to work out an ar-rangement that would allow both to continue seeking federal loan guarantees to build a third nuclear reactor at Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant in Lusby.

Constellation Energy announced more than a week ago that it was pulling out of the process to secure the federal loan guarantees from the Department of Energy (DOE) because the federal government was asking for as much as $880 mil-lion from Constellation to buy the loan backing.

Constellation officials said publicly that the high costs of the loan backing would kill the eco-nomic viability of the project.

Both sides of the political isle have, during a tense election season, adopted the plant deal as a political poker chip, with opposition GOP leaders excoriating Democratic leadership for not work-ing hard enough to make the deal a reality.

Both sides have agreed on the potential economic losses if the project falls through, 400 permanent jobs in Calvert County as well as up to 4,000 temporary construction jobs in both Calvert and St. Mary’s counties plus solutions to Maryland’s long term projected energy shortages.

In a letter to the chief executives of both com-panies, House Majority Steny Hoyer (D-Md 5th), Gov. Martin O’Malley and both U.S. Senators from Maryland Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin, stated that claims that the costs of the loan backing were overblown and have led to perceptions that the deal has already failed.

“We find such perception to be deeply trou-bling as it is incorrect and confusing to the public,” the letter stated. “In fact, neither corporate partner in UniStar nor the Administration has withdrawn the loan guarantee application.

Maryland statehouse Minority Leader An-thony O’Donnell, whose district resides mainly in Calvert County, has said that the deal is “on life support, but it has a faint pulse.”

Bob Ehrlich, former GOP governor who is now challenging O’Malley to regain his post lost in 2006, slammed the O’Malley administration and other Democrats for what he said where their fail-ures to seal the reactor deal.

“This incredibly important project is now on hold,” said Ehrlich at a small business roundtable in Solomons Friday. “Gov. O’Malley had his chance last week (in lobbying the Obama Administration on the reactor deal) and he didn’t do too well.”

O’Malley said that if elected, he would con-tinually lobby the federal government to revive the deal.

“Browbeating is part of the job description,” Ehrlich said.

Officials Plead with UniStar Partners to Resurrect Nuclear Deal

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A juvenile suspect who remains incarcer-ated for allegedly taking part in the robbery of the McKay’s Food and Drug store Sept. 30 was an employee there, charging documents state.

Andre Marquise Cyrus, 17, of Hollywood was arrested by local detectives who had been told by another suspect in the robbery, Marcus Darnell Courtney, 20, of Lusby, that Cyrus had used his knowledge of operations at the gro-cery store to aid in the robbery, charging docu-ments state.

“He [Courtney] stated the defendant had provided the location of the businesses safe and on the evening of the robbery indicated when the safe was open via text messages,” wrote Detective R.D. McCoy of the county’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations.

The suspects in the McKay robbery be-gan to be arrested shortly after the arrest of Davevon Lee Price, 17, of Hollywood after he allegedly used a handgun to beat and rob a man in the parking lot of the Burchmart conve-nience store who had come there Oct. 11 to sell Price marijuana, police reported.

Price was arrested and charged with the crime after police interrogated two others who were near the scene; one of them was Courtney who told police Price was the one with the gun, according to court papers.

Price later told investigators that Courtney

had helped orchestrate and execute the McK-ay’s robbery less than two weeks prior, court papers stated.

Price has yet to be charged in the robbery of the grocery store located on Hollywood Road.

Cyrus has been charged with armed rob-bery, first-degree assault, second-degree as-sault, theft of an amount between $1,000 and $10,000 and conspiracy to commit armed robbery.

Courtney also faces charges of armed robbery and theft an amount between $100 and $1,000.

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Brown Gets Two Years For False Notary Seal


Daniel Jason Brown, the man who was in-dicted along with Democrat candidate for state’s attorney John Andrew Mattingly for theft, land fraud and witness tampering charges, was sen-tenced to two years in prison for conspiring to affix a false notary seal to a deed in a case that involved an allegedly fraudulent land deal on Chisleytown Road back in 2007.

Mattingly has already been cleared of all charges.

Brown was also sentenced to a total of six months in the local detention center on a witness tampering charge as well as for operating as a contractor without a license.

Brown had been charged with stealing in-terest in numerous parcels of land as well as at-tempting to bribe witnesses to influence their testimony in a shooting case involving defendant Terry Clarke, who Mattingly was representing at the time.

Prosecutor Renee Joy told Judge Sean Wal-lace on Wednesday that despite the long investi-gation into Brown’s activities, the defendant con-tinued to feel no remorse for what he had done.

“His work ethic has proven to be short cuts and scamming people and lining his pockets,” Joy said. “He honestly believes he’s above the law.”

Brown’s lawyer, Public Defender John Getz, said the claims of Brown’s remorselessness were not true.

“He’s a terrible businessman, but I don’t believe there was ever an attempt to scam,” Getz said, adding that when Brown contacted victims in the shooting case he was trying to find a com-promise to the assault charges.

“He thought he was doing it in the con-fines [of the law],” Getz said.

Brown, 32, who appeared on the verge of breaking into tears at his sentencing hear-ing, told the judge he was driven to work hard after having grown up poor.

“I’ve basically lost everything I’ve owned,” Brown said. “I don’t believe I tried to take advantage of anybody.”

But Wallace said he believed that Brown’s actions in the case of the false no-tary seal were designed to distance both he and Mattingly “from whatever happened up there [in Baltimore]” when negotiating the Chisleytown deal with the three ladies who owned the land.

Wallace also said he rejected Getz’s ar-gument about Brown’s actions in the witness tampering case.

“This was an effort… to influence corruptly those witnesses,” Wallace said. “I frankly don’t think you’re the instigator in any of these things, but you played a major role.”

As part of the terms of Brown’s sentence, Wallace ordered him to pay restitution to vic-tims in the contracting case as well as to have no contact with Mattingly, who he alluded to as the “other instigator” in the events leading up to Wednesday’s hearing.

“The two of you together did operate your businesses … corruptly, falsely in an effort to cheat other people,” Wallace said.

In a case heard just prior to Brown’s, a man who prosecutors said was an associate of both Brown and Mattingly, conspired to commit perju-ry in making a false affidavit that he had lived in a mobile home so as to allow Brown and Mattingly to file an appeal with the county in an attempt to have the Board of Appeals overturn a decision de-nying a building permit related to a piece of prop-erty owned by Mattingly on Point Lookout Road.

Robert Henry “Tip” Short, III, 36, pleaded guilty to the conspiracy to commit perjury charg-es as well as to possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it in another case and was given a 36-month total local sentence for both counts.

Mattingly said the accusations against him listed in the plea deal were false, and said he was “disappointed” in Wallace’s comments from the bench.

“It’s absolutely baseless,” Mattingly said of the plea deal for Short. “I in no way, shape or form did anything criminal or unethical.”

As to Wallace’s comments, Mattingly said: “The jury acquitted me. I did nothing illegal or unethical.”

Photo by Frank MarquartDaniel Brown, 32, on his way to court and immediately after being sentenced to prison.

Andre Marquise Cyrus


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This is a response to the paper’s report on the memorial to honor the Confeder-ate soldiers at Point Lookout, and the one truly important thing left out of that report is that there are very many Americans and Maryland citizens and St Mary’s County residents and many white people that sim-ply do not agree with giving such honors to the criminal rebel traitors that fought a Civil War against the legitimate government of the USA, as those rebels fought against the American flag and they fought against the US Army.

Many try to claim that there was some kind of superior loyalty to the individual States that over ruled their loyalty to the USA, but states like Virginia and South Car-olina were two of the original 13 colonies that created the federal government with both George Washington and Thomas Jef-ferson who came from Virginia.

The so-called claim of “States’ rights”

is completely debunked in the reality that the South tried to create their own new central authority where the South was surrendering their “States’ rights” over to “the Confed-eracy” which was their new form of a fed-eral government where they would have had even fewer “rights” for each State.

The rebel memorial at Point Lookout which waves their racist flag with the sons of rebels dressing up in their traitor uniforms is a sure proof that we had to whoop the enemy or else their hateful racist intentions would still be continuing into the 21st century.

It really proves that the Civil War was indeed a necessary evil because that racist mentality had to be whooped down which is the true message for that ugly memorial which now shamefully stains the entrance road to our State Park at Point Lookout.

JP CusickHollywood, MD

Criminal Rebels Should Not Be Memorialized

Mr. Bohanan’s pollsters called me. I’m not a Republican nor a Democrat.

This call was a political ploy disguised as a poll, which delivered supposedly negative information about Mr. Anderson while trying to hold Mr. Bohanan in a positive light. At the beginning of the call, a few questions pertained to Hoyer and O’Malley, but the rest of the call focused heavily on how a voter would view Mr. Anderson if ... The poll divulged no negative in-formation about Bohanan. The poll focused on Bohanan’s ability to spend money and the dura-tion he’s lived in the county.

Under Bohanan/O’Malley, my family’s taxes have increased while our salary has de-creased, and we make substantially less than $100,000 a year. When our salary decreased, we referenced our budget and instead of taxing our neighbors, or running up our debt on credit cards, we cut our spending. Yet, Bohanan and O’Malley’s salaries are protected from any re-duction under the Maryland constitution.

So, I want to remind O’Malley and Bohan-an that most of us have to earn our raises and don’t have the ability to vote ourselves increases nor the guarantee that our salaries will never be cut. Neither can most of us simply tax our

neighbors in order to pay for our liberal spend-ing sprees – only Government does that.

Folks, insanity is doing the same thing repeatedly and expecting different results. If we want lower taxes, we must vote Anderson. Bohanan/O’Malley raised taxes and may do so again. If we want more job opportunities, we must vote Anderson. Bohanan’s/O’Malley’s increased taxes will send businesses to other states. If you want fiscally responsible govern-ment, then we must elect Anderson, a candidate who understands basic economics. Bohanan and O’Malley have spent us into a hole, and their answer is tax us more to pay for their lib-eral spending habits. I don’t want Maryland’s economy to look like California’s! If we want to protect our liberties, then we need to elect Anderson, who saw firsthand, in Afghanistan, what a country without liberty looks like. Stop repeatedly voting in the same candidate who create the same failed policies and expect dif-ferent results. Vote for Erik Anderson because better policies will yield better results.

Deidre RhineLexington Park, MD

Just Say No to Boh

There is a reason they call the weeks lead-ing up to an election the “silly season”, when political campaigns unleash unfounded criti-cisms and half-truths to gain political advan-tage. People can see through such attacks. I try not to engage, but after seeing so much that is untrue or tells only half of the story, I need to respond.

I have read recently that one lady who seems to unleash an attack on me every four years thinks that maybe I don’t even live here anymore. Other supporters of my opponents imply I don’t engage in community activities or fight for us in Annapolis. I would simply say that too many people in this district and South-ern Maryland know better than to fall prey to such falsehoods.

I have also seen several letters recently which imply I voted no against some bills. This is true. Again only part of the story is told in an attempt to deceive, and as commentator Paul Harvey used to say, now you are going to hear “the rest of the story”.

I did vote against amendments to the Un-employment Trust Fund bill. But why, you might ask. Simple, because of these amend-ments small businesses have seen their un-employment surcharges double, triple or qua-druple in just one year. For a small business barely hanging on in this economy, these extra thousands of dollars going to the government were deadly. Many have had to close their doors or lay off employees, making the unem-ployment problem worse not better. You bet I voted against these very harmful job-killing amendments.

The writer goes on to say I voted against a bill to help people losing their homes. The bills passed and did no good and didn’t reduce the foreclosure rate at all, but they sure did in-

crease spending. Spending is out of control, and if we are going to spend more money, it should be spending that works efficiently and effectively.

He even voted against tuition freezes, she says! What they actually did was jack up the fees for room and board instead of the tuition which remained frozen. Additionally, the tuition freeze actually made it harder for a Maryland kid to get into a Maryland Univer-sity because the system started accepting more out of state residents who pay higher premiums to come to our universities. The system hired over 2000 new employees over this period. This also short changed community colleges. Even O’Malley knows this is not sustainable. At least Ehrlich was honest with us about it.

This diatribe goes on and on in some of these letters. I was a leader in getting help to clean up waste water treatment plants, failing septic systems, oyster replenishment, and a leader to pass a bill to get liquid mercury out of waterways. Yet my critics say I voted against the environment. Not so, I just voted for more common sense environmental solutions.

I am honored to represent the citizens of District 29-C. I believe spending is out of con-trol and government growth is threatening our well being today and our children and grand children’s future. This places all our priorities at risk.

Rest assured you will hear some more out-landish attacks and criticisms over the next two weeks. Next they will probably try to say I am a big spender. Please consider the source and remember they call this the “silly season” for a reason.

Del. Tony O’Donnell (R-29C)Minority Leader, MD House of Delegates

O’Donnell: Attacks Are Unwarranted

Thank you for voting in this election that will determine the direction our State takes. We have a real opportunity to elect a highly-qualified, tested leader as our next Governor – Bob Ehrlich.

Bob Ehrlich will: strengthen Maryland’s economy and help the private sector create jobs; cut taxes in Maryland to increase pros-perity for everyday Marylanders; immediately cut wasteful spending and make government more responsive to the taxpayers.

To reach these goals, Bob Ehrlich will treat small business owners as a source of new jobs – not a source of new tax revenue like the O’Malley Administration has the past four years. More than 200,000 Marylanders are currently unable to find work, and the unem-ployment rate in Maryland has doubled since the O’Malley Administration took office. Approximately 3,000 small businesses have closed in Maryland on Martin O’Malley’s watch.

To help create jobs, Bob Ehrlich will lower the tax burden in Maryland and cut bureaucratic red tape that discourages entre-preneurs from hiring new employees. He be-lieves we must get government off the backs of job-creating small business owners so they can flourish and invest in people, technology, and Maryland’s future. When Bob Ehrlich served as Governor from 2003 to 2007, more than 100,000 private sector jobs were created in Maryland, unemployment consistently re-mained around 4 percent, and business con-fidence in Maryland reached an all-time high.

Bob Ehrlich will cut taxes in Maryland to increase prosperity for everyday Marylanders.

As Governor from 2003 to 2007, Bob Ehrlich defeated or vetoed $7.5 billion in tax hikes proposed by the Maryland General Assembly. Bob Ehrlich opposed the O’Malley’s Admin-istration’s decision to pass more than $6 billion in new taxes – the largest in Maryland history. He believes high taxes have a crippling ef-fect on Maryland families and small business owners who were already struggling under the weight of a national recession. As Governor, Bob Ehrlich will repeal the O’Malley Admin-istration’s 20 percent increase in Maryland’s sales tax, which disproportionately hurts small businesses and low and middle-income Marylanders.

Bob Ehrlich believes Maryland must begin spending within its means. In the last three years, the O’Malley Administration has plunged Maryland into its largest budget defi-cit in history without offering any plan to bal-ance the budget. The O’Malley Administra-tion has also spent $22 billion more over four years than Bob Ehrlich did in his first term. Thanks to Martin O’Malley, every Mary-lander owes more than $1600 dollars to pay off Maryland’s debt. When he served as Gov-ernor, Bob Ehrlich turned a $4 billion budget deficit into a budget surplus, nearly tripled the State’s Rainy Day Fund, and cut the executive branch bureaucracy by seven percent. He did so without increasing sales or income taxes.

It’s time to get Maryland working again. For the above reasons, we urge your vote for Bob Ehrlich for Governor!

Julie Van Orden, DirectorSt. Mary’s for Ehrlich

Ehrlich Will Restore Confidence in Business


To The EditorWe continue to see “glowing” endorse-

ments of Steny Hoyer by “high profile” sup-porters, some from out of state, regarding how Hoyer is the “Savior” to PAX/Indian Head and jobs.

However, Hoyer’s Endorsements never seem to give you the “Rest of the Story” in that Steny Hoyer has supported the following radi-cal, progressive agenda of Obama, Reid, and Pelosi that is taking this Country is the wrong direction.

• Out of control government spending with $13 trillion debt and continuing deficits.

• Redistribution of wealth, and a spiral toward European style socialism.

• Bailouts of the corrupt, greedy, and in-ept at taxpayers’ expense – you and me.

• Failed stimulus that has not cre-ated private sector jobs with continued 9.6% unemployment

• Cash for Clunkers – at others expense.• Radical healthcare reform that the ma-

jority of Americans did not want.

• Backroom political deals, and 2,000 page bills not read.

• Cap & Trade that will in Obama’s words “necessarily cause energy prices to sky rocket.”

• Not enough action to secure our borders and stop illegal immigration.

• Diminishing support for Israel.• Lack of resolve to stop Iran from getting

the “bomb”.• Failure to take action on tax increases

(Bush Tax Cuts) before the election.And the list goes on, and on.And again, again, again, BRAC decisions

on PAX/Indian Head and the many jobs were independent, not political. Hoyer’s endors-ers exaggerate his role in BRACs, and this is about more than one issue. Retire Steny Hoyer, Vote Charles Lollar.

Joe Wible Sr.Leonardtown, MD

‘The Rest of the Story’Tomasic is The Only Parent’s ChoiceI know that there are major races being

run by candidates this year, but there is one race that is getting little attention that will af-fect the education of our kids in the county. That race is for the St. Mary’s County Board of Education, District 1.

The candidate that I am supporting for this office is a newcomer, although he has been a resident in St. Mary’s County for the last 22 years. His name is James Tomasic. Why am I supporting him and ask that others support him in his candidacy? It is simple. Did you know that the current elected Board of Educa-tion does not have one member that has a child that is enrolled in any level of the St. Mary’s County Public School system? Not one.

Jim has five kids, two in high school, one in middle school and two in elementary school. Parents need to be part of the process, parents need basic representation.

I have worked with Jim on the Base sup-porting helicopter flight test operations since 1989. Besides his professional career, Jim has been an active parent and has served the com-munity in various ways. His contributions have included coaching numerous recreation sports teams, served as science fair judge, a CubMas-ter, a Scoutmaster, a Girl Scout Leader, has been a mentor to over 60 high school students for the last 15 years under the Science Engi-neering Apprentice Program (SEAP), a mem-ber of the Budget Advisory Committee (BAC), a member of the High School Task Force, par-

ent advisor for math book adoption effort, at-tends School Improvement Team (SIT) meet-ings, is a member of each school PTA that his children attend, attends Board of Education Meetings and takes the only avenue available to parents, 3 minutes during public comment, to bring to light issues within our schools.

In short, James Tomasic has the back-ground, the experience, and most important, is a parent that represents me, a parent with three children myself. He sees the problems at the schools, he understands the issues, and in these times where money is tight, he will fight to keep money in the classroom, benefit-ing the children and the teachers. His platform is based on the FACTS: Fiscal Responsibility, Accountability, Communication, Technology, and Safe Learning Environments.

Additional details can be found at http://tomasicboe2010.info. I support James Tomasic for the Board of Education and I ask you to vote for him Nov 2.

Stan BeallLexington Park, MD

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To The EditorI would like to express my thanks and

deep appreciation for six community stal-warts. These wonderful people took time from their busy schedules to share a bit of St. Mary’s history with a crowd of about 150 interested citizens.

On Sunday, Sept. 26, the Patuxent Riv-er Naval Air Museum Association Educa-tion Committee hosted the first of a series of speaker engagements to help celebrate the 2011 Centennial of Naval Aviation.

To prepare for the kick-off in January, the theme in September was “Life Before NAS Pax”. Our panel of distinguished pan-elists included:

• Ms. Jane Fish Yowaiski who shared stories of growing up on Cedar Point before the base existed. Her family was the last to leave Cedar Point when the U.S. Navy took over the land for the base. Ms. Yowaiski also brought many special items to show in-cluding a newspaper article dated 1914.

• Ms. Nell Quirk Levay shared stories of the migration of electricity to the area, school life of the time, and when the Patux-ent River froze over and a truck drove from her farm to Solomon’s Island. Ms. Levay’s family owned a large farm next to Susque-hanna Farm.

• Ms. Agnes Cullison Bean, who shared her memories of living on the Susquehanna Farm on Cedar Point when her father was the assistant farm manager, recalled what it was like when the U.S. Navy displaced the families living on the farm.

• Mr. John Dawson shared stories about growing up on Cedar Point and the every-day life of a Cedar Point farmer. He also discussed the crops of the time and the lush

and juicy tomato crops.• Mr. Webster Dyson told stories of

growing up at Cedar Point and working the waterfront including fishing, crabbing and eeling. He also talked about the impact of prohibition and shared some colorful and hu-morous anecdotes. Mr. Dyson’s parents were slaves of the Cedar Point farm owners and he shared stories about the challenges of life at that time.

• Senator Roy Dyson shared stories passed down from his mother about the evolution of the phone system to St. Mary’s County and his mother’s work as the Chief Operator. Senator Dyson brought copies of the first area phonebooks.

A special thanks to Dr. Julia King and Mr. John Cook. Dr. King was the panel moderator and she is the Department Chair of Museum Studies at St. Mary’s College and a lead in the Slackwater digital living history of St. Mary’s College. Last by not least, a HUGE thank you to Mr. John Cook who without his assistance, this program would not have been successful. John Cook knows the history of St. Mary’s County and he loves sharing the wonderful stories. We are fortunate to have such a knowledgeable and giving local historian to help fill in the gray areas of our area’s history.

Again, thank you to our wonderful panel members for providing your community a living history of “Life Before NAS Pax”.

Barbara Ives, Rick Thompson and Dawn Simpson, Education Committee

Patuxent River Naval Air Museum Association

‘Life Before Pax’ Was a Hit

If I were Tommy McKay I would wel-come the promotion of an adversarial can-didate hailing “He left, but I stepped in to lead”. Leaving office at the end of the elect-ed term is a good and right thing to do on behalf of the voters, rather than running for reelection to a second term.

As political polls and pundits spew forth the demise of the incumbent across the nation in the coming election, local and regional media editorial boards cling to sup-port of incumbency, a long time “old boy” Maryland tradition.

So now, “we meet the enemy and he is us” as the old Pogo comic strip reminded. We, the voters are ultimately responsible and live with the consequences of that voting de-cision for a short time or a long one with the incumbent.

Our forefathers foresaw the problem of extended political incumbency, by setting congressional terms to two years, presidency to four and senate to six. At state and local government levels the terms are four. All ex-tensions of these terms presage an ultimate conflict of interest. That conflict becomes on of self-interest versus public service. Good and appropriate models of leadership service abound in our culture. Among them are military command positions limited to

two to four years, church rector positions of five to seven years, Peace Corps at three to five years and university tenured positions, recognizing the position of extended incum-bency calls for a six to twelve month Sab-batical every seven years.

In a political system dominated by two parties, one representing centralization of government, and the other decentralizations, rotation of incumbency provides for a mid-dle of the road course for policies and a con-tinuous flow of new or reinvigorated blood and fresh ideas.

It also precludes the personalization of public office, which contributes to stagna-tion, corruption, and personal power. His-torians have referred to it, as leading to “the cult of personality”. As voters we can pre-empt this continuum of power politics by voting for the kind of change, that we control

Starting now, let us implement this change in the ballot booth by voting all in-cumbents out of office and celebrate victory the day after. It is a change that will most benefit the growth and prosperity of our county and our state and our lives.

Capt. Joe Dick USN (Ret.)Scotland, MD

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Everett Beavers, Jr., 74Everett John “Pudgie” Beavers,

Jr., 74, of Valley Lee, MD went to be with his Lord on October 11, 2010 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s, Calla-way, MD. Born on March 13, 1936 in Mt. Rainer, MD, he was the son of the late Everett John Beavers, Sr. and the late Kathryn Ruth (Hall) Beavers. Ev-erett is survived by his beloved wife Jo Hayman, son Edward (Sharon) of Ra-leigh, NC, daughter Donna of Fairfax, VA and son John (Michele) of Annapo-lis, MD, 8 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. He is also survived by his uncle Gary Hall and two dear and loyal friends Marin Stevens and Wes-ley Hughes.

He graduated from Suitland High School and excelled at many sports. He was Captain of the football and basket-ball teams. He was manager for Bell Atlantic/ Verizon for 35 years in DC and MD ending his career in the Cost and Analysis Group. He coached little league baseball for 16 years in Upper Marlboro and won may championships. He enjoyed most sports, especially Maryland basketball. Everett enjoyed cooking; crossword puzzles and loved his time spent with Wesley crabbing. Everett was a wonderful husband, fa-ther, grandfather and friend. He will be greatly missed for his love, sense of humor and the wisdom that he shared.

The Family received friends on Friday, October 15, 2010, in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were said. A funeral service was held on Sat-urday, October 16, 2010 in St. George Island United Methodist Church, Piney Point, MD with Rev. Keith Schukraft officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery.

Contributions in memory of Ev-erett John Beavers, Jr. may be made to the Second District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 1, Valley Lee, MD 20692 and/or Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. To send a condolence to the family please visit our website at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Celeste Chappell, 95C e l e s t e

Snead Chappell, 95 of Hollywood, MD died Oc-tober 8, 2010 at Solomons Nursing Center.

Born May 4, 1915 in Peters-burg, VA she was the daughter of the late John Thomas

Snead and Clara Leigh (Claytor) Snead.Celeste was married to Raymond

Franklin Chappell on March 24, 1940. He preceded her in death in 1983. Ce-leste was a hairdresser from 1961 un-til 1982. She retired and moved to St. Mary’s County in 1986. Her hobbies included sewing, cooking, reading and horse racing.

Celeste is survived by her daugh-ter, Barbara F. Chappell of Waldorf, MD, siblings, Vera Leigh McDonald of AL, James Snead of Riverview, FL and Anne Horstman of Heathsville, VA, and her friend and companion

Raymond Etchison. In addition to her parents and her husband, Celeste was preceded in death by her siblings, Thel-da Ford, Jeanne E. Hazlett, Joyce Mae Aldridge, Gerald B. Snead, and Curtis C. Snead.

Family received friends for Ce-leste’s Life Celebration on Tuesday, October 12, in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leon-ardtown, MD 20650. A Funeral Ser-vice was held on Wednesday, Octo-ber 13, 2010 in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel. Interment followed in Parklawn Memorial Park, Rockville, MD.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Associa-tion, P.O. Box 5216, Glenn Allen, VA 23058-5216.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Laura Edens, 60Laura Felicia Edens, 60 of Cali-

fornia, MD died October 16, 2010 at Anne Arundel Medical Center, An-napolis, MD.

Born January 22, 1950 in Queens, NY she was the daughter of Joseph Manca of Jamison, PA and the late The-resa Mary (Aglialaro) Jamison.

Laura was a paraeducator for the St. Mary’s County Board of Education.

Laura is survived by her husband, Robert E. Edens, Jr., son, Andrew J. Edens of Lexington Park, MD, father, Joseph Manca of Jamison, PA, sib-lings, Vivienne Smith, Renzo Manca of North Wales, PA and Cindy Manca of Ruckersville, VA.

Family will receive friends for Laura’s Life Celebration on Friday, October 22, 2010 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Funeral Service will be conducted at 12 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery at a later date.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lupus Foundation of America, Greater Washington Chapter, 2000 L Street, NW, Suite 732, Wash-ington, DC 20036.


Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A, Leonardtown, MD.

Leonard Farrell, 88Leonard B.

“Tink” Farrell, 88, of Compton, MD died on Octo-ber 16, 2010 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Leonardtown, MD. Born April 20, 1922 in Mor-ganza, MD he was

the son of the late William Joseph and Edith Mabel Farrell. He was the loving husband of Mary E. “Betty’ Knight, whom he married on April 7, 1958 in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Compton, MD. He is also survived by his children; Lisa K. Jones (Jimmy) of Mechanicsville, MD and David L. Far-rell of Compton, MD. In addition to

his wife and children Tink is survived by his brother Arthur Farrell (Aggie) of Compton, MD and sisters; Louise Payne (Junior) of Compton, MD, Alice Rice of Loveville, MD and Mary Helen Farrell of Compton, MD. He was pre-ceded in death by his siblings; Bernard Farrell, William J. “Bill” Farrell and Hattie Ryce.

Tink was blessed with two grand-sons; Tyler Jones and Travis Farrell, who were the highlights of his life. His occupations included being a farmer, slot machine mechanic, and carpenter. He retired after 24 years of government service at Patuxent River and Indian Head Naval Air Station. Fishing and hunting were life-long hobbies of Tinks that he enjoyed with his family and many friends.

The family received friends on Wednesday, October 20, 2010 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were said. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Thursday, October 21, 2010 in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, Compton, MD with Fr. Brian Sanderfoot officiating. Interment fol-lowed in Sacred Heart Catholic Church Cemetery, Bushwood, MD.

Contributions in memory of Leonard B. “Tink” Farrell may be made to St. Francis Xavier Church Building Fund, 21370 Newtowne Neck Road, Compton, MD 20627 and/or the Seventh District Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609.

Condolences may be left to the family at www.mgfh.com. Arrange-

ments provided by Mattingley-Gardin-er Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Elmeda Hill, 85Elmeda Hel-

en Lachkovic Hill, 85, of Lexington Park, MD, former-ly of Hagerstown, MD died October 11, 2010 in Hol-lywood, MD. Born November 10, 1924 in Green Bay, WI, she was

the daughter of the late Chester and Jenny Taylor Amenson. Mrs. Hill was the loving wife of the late William Hill whom she married on June 10, 1989 in Hagerstown, MD. She was also the loving wife of the late John Paul Lachkovic whom she married on Sep-tember 13, 1947 in Detroit, MI. Mrs. Hill is survived by her children; Mary Kaye Reed (Jeff) of Smithsburg, MD, John Lachkovic (Patricia) of Lexing-ton Park, MD, and son in laws Robert Carbaugh of Clear Springs, MD, and Howard Hollingshead of Reese, MI, and her sisters; Margaret Sucharski of Wyoming, MI, and Virginia Splin-gaire of Sun City, AZ as well as seven grandchildren; Christopher Carbaugh, Joseph Reed (Kim), Emily Render (Pe-ter), Jonathan Lachkovic (Jamie), John Hollinghead, Matthew Lachkovic, and Andrew Lachkovic and five great grandchildren; Brianna Lachkovic,

Charlie Render, Natalie Lachkovic, Hosea Render, and Emily Lachkov-ic. She was preceded in death by her daughters Linda Carbaugh and Sharon Hollingshead as well as brothers; Theo-dore Amenson, John “Jack” Amenson, and George Amenson. She moved from Hagerstown, MD to St. Mary’s County in May 2007.

Mrs. Hill was a housewife, and an employee of the DMV, and an employ-ee of the Diabetic educator at Washing-ton County Hospital and Commission on Aging, upon retiring in 2002. Elme-da belonged to the BSA, (Den Mother), Longmeadow Bowling League, Leit-ersburg Homemakers and her hobbies included; dancing chair caning, weav-ing guild, and oil painting. The family received friends on Thursday, October 14, 2010, in St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, St. Inigoes, MD where a Mass of Christian burial was celebrated with Fr, Scott Woods officiating. Interment was Friday, October 15, 2010 in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, 17636 W Wash-ington Street, Hagerstown, MD fol-lowed by a Memorial Mass in St. Ann’s Catholic Church, Hagerstown, MD with Deacon William Narin officiating.

Pallbearers were Joseph Reed, Jonathan Lachkovic, Andrew Lach-kovic, Matthew Lachkovic, Jeff Reed, and Robert Carbaugh. Honorary Pall-bearers were Chris Carbaugh, Peter Render and Matthew Menard.

In lieu of flowers the family has requested donations be made to St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, 16922 St. Peter Claver Road, St. Inigoes, MD


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James Homewood, 90James Walter Homewood, 90 of

Leonardtown, MD passed away on Oc-tober 16, 2010 at his son’s residence.

Born August 17, 1920 in Wa-terbury, CT, he was the son of the late Albert James and Edna Leach Homewood.

Mr. Homewood moved to St. Mary’s county 4 years ago he had lived in Wolcott, CT for 77 years and Cross, SC for 9 years. He belonged to the Patuxent Presbyterian Church, Masons and CABS.

Mr. Homewood is survived by his children; Jeffrey Homewood and Ja-nine Homewood both of Leonardtown, MD, also survived by 3 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.

In addition to his parents Mr. Homewood was preceded in death by his wife; Ella Homewood, and broth-ers; Richard Homewood, and Alvin Homewood.

A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, October 23, 2010 at 2 p.m. at the Patuxent Presbyterian Church with Reverend Mike Jones officiating. Interment will be private.

Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leon-ardtown, MD

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John Mundie, Sr., 72John Benjamin Mundie Sr., 72,

of Valley Lee, Maryland, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 14, 2010, at his residence. He was sur-rounded by close members of his family.

He was born November 21, 1937, in Washington, DC, to the parents of the late Chester Ambrose and Mary

Josephine Mundie. He was a lov-ing and devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He is survived by his wife, Joan Anne Hayden Mundie, and children Lori Ketts and husband Cliff, Jack Mundie and wife Heather, Tammy Mundie and friend Holly West, Patty McElhenny and husband Eric, and Donny Mundie and wife Tina. He was preceded in death by his daughter San-dra Mundie in 2009. His pride and joy were his fourteen grandchildren: Quint Ketts, Andrew Ketts, Tyler Ketts, Re-becca Ketts, Samantha Mundie, Jared Mundie, Mitchell Mundie, Abby McEl-henny, Matthew McElhenny, Aaron McElhenny, Joshua McElhenny, Colin Mundie, Logan Mundie, and Madison Mundie. He is also survived by his sis-ter, Mary Carol Gagliardi, of Adelphia, MD, and his brother, Joseph Mundie of Woodstock, MD.

John was a dedicated family man who loved to spend time with fam-ily and friends. He was employed at Patuxent River Naval Air Test Station from 1966 to 1995 as a draftsman and graphic artist with TID before retiring as the manager of the Photo Lab. He cherished his time in his wood shop where he built numerous pieces of fur-niture for family and friends. He was a compassionate and committed volun-teer for many organizations throughout his life and particularly enjoyed his time working with the Helping Hands of St. Mary’s County. He was passion-ate about helping others in need and those less fortunate.

Family and friends were received at his life celebration on Sunday, Oc-tober 17, 2010, at St. George Catholic Church in Valley Lee, MD. Prayers were recited. A mass of Christian burial was conducted on Monday, Oc-tober 18, 2010, at St. George Catholic Church; interment followed.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions in John’s name may be mailed to Helping Hands of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 1653 Leonardtown, MD, 20650.


Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A, Leonardtown, MD.

Lawrence O’Rouke, 81L a w r e n c e

Edward “Larry” O’Rourke, 81, of L e on a r d t ow n , MD died, Satur-day, October 16, 2010 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonar-dtown, MD. Mr. O’Rourke was born December 21, 1928 in Phila-

delphia, PA, the son of the late Ed-ward and Sue McGraw O’Rourke. He was the loving husband of Katherine Elizabeth Dempsey O’Rourke whom he married on December 31, 1960 in Cumberland, MD. Mr. O’Rourke is also survived by his children; James Patrick O’Rourke (Angela) of Manas-sas, VA, Lawrence J. O’Rourke (Rose-mary) of Los Angeles, CA, Mark Kev-in O’Rourke (Elisa) of San Diego, CA, John Clifford O’Rourke (Suzanne) of California, his four grandchildren and two great grandchildren. In addition to his wife, children and grandchil-dren Mr. O’Rourke is survived by his sisters; Rosemary Sweeney (Bob) of Philadephia, PA and Bernadette Lyons (Paul) of Vienna, VA. Mr. O’Rourke was a Gonzaga High School, Wash-ington, DC graduate and attended the University of Maryland, College Park, MD and The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.

He joined the United States Navy on June 23, 1948 and served his coun-try for 5 years before his separation on September 25, 1953. Mr. O’Rourke was a Market Developer for Mobay Chemi-cal Company, Pittsburgh, PA for 15 years before his retirement in 1977. He was a licensed ham radio operator and he enjoyed training Bird Dogs (Spring-er Spaniels).

Funeral services for Mr. O’Rourke will remain private. Contributions in Memory of Mr. O’Rourke can be made to the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, 322 Eighth Avenue, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10001. To send a condo-lence to the family please visit our web-site at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Agnes Ridgell, 89A g n e s

Lucille Ridgell, 89 a life long resident of St. Mary’s County, MD passed away peaceful-ly on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 with her daughter Mary

Jane at her side.Born and raised in Ridge,

MD on October 24, 1921, she was the daughter of the late Alfred and Mami Hammett.

Agnes married Edward Abell Ridgell on September 30, 1939 at

St. Michael’s Catholic Church; Ed preceded her in death in

1995.Agnes enjoyed crab-

bing, fishing, quilting, gardening, landscaping, and Sundays spent with her family and friends.

Agnes is survived

by her children; L. Orem (Ann) Ridgell of Clements, MD, Daniel I, Ridgell of Hollywood, MD, William (Sonya) Ridgell of Leonardtown, MD, Ralph (Kathy) Ridgell of Mechanicsville, MD, Lucy (Jerry) Caton of Mechan-icsville, MD, Josephine (Bruce) Bates of New Lebonan, NY, and Mary Jane (Joey) Bowles of Loveville, MD, broth-ers; A. Orem Hammett of Valley Lee, MD and Michael Hammett of Ridge, MD, also survived by 23 grandchil-dren and 45 great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and husband Agnes was preceded in death by two sons; Louis and Alfred Ridgell and ten brothers and sisters; Thomas Hammett, Mary Ridgell, Daniel Hammett, Ida Hammett, Johnson Hammett, Teresa Gerek, Hilda Kohut, John Hammett, Alice Alvey, and Joseph Hammett

Family received friends on Mon-day, October 18, 2010 with prayers re-cited in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD a Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Tuesday, October 19, 2010 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Father Francis Early offici-ating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD

Pallbearers were; Dale Ridgell, Frankie Bowles, Seth Caton, Ron-ald Ridgell, Joey Ridgell, and Dusty Ridgell. Honorary pallbearers were; Roger Ridgell, C.J. Bragg, Bruce Bates, Jr., and Daniello Lacey.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com

Joseph Trossbach, 97Joseph Eu-

gene “Gene” Trossbach, 97 of Dameron, MD died October 10, 2010 at his residence.

Born May 25, 1913 in Dam-eron, MD he was

the son of the late John Baptist Tross-bach and Blanche (Brady) Trossbach.

Gene worked in a sawmill and was a farmer. He was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Ridge, MD.

Gene is survived by his children, John G. Trossbach of Great Mills, MD, Joseph E. Trossbach, Jr. of Ches-tertown, MD, Phillip I. Trossbach of Avenue, MD, Robert B. Trossbach of Bushwood, MD, Thomas R. Trossbach of Dameron, MD, James D. Trossbach of St. Inigoes, MD, Ida Ann Lacey of Avenue, MD and M. Lucille Sivak of Lexington Park, MD, siblings, William Trossbach, Louis Trossbach, Lenwood Trossbach, Elizabeth Carroll, and Ethel Cullison, 31 grandchildren, 63 great grandchildren, and 22 great-great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Lillian M. Trossbach, daughter, Elizabeth V. Lathroum and one grandson.

Family received friends for Gene’s Life Celebration on Friday, October 15, 2010 in St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 16555 Three Notch Road, Ridge, MD 20680. Prayers were recited. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Saturday, October 16, 2010. Interment followed in St. Michael’s Cemetery.


Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Mary Wood, 66Mary Mar-

garet Wood, 66, of Abell, MD died October 15, 2010 at her residence in Abell, MD. Born June 13, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Robert Archie and Mary Frances Owens.

Mary was the loving wife of Charles J. “Bob” Wood whom she married on August 3, 1963 in Holy Angels Catho-lic Church, Avenue, MD. Mrs. Wood is survived by her husband and children; Robert J. Wood (Patty) of Leonard-town, MD, Catherine F. Bailey (Steve) and Laurie A. Muir (Mark) both of Bushwood, MD. She is also survived by her siblings; Mary Ann Bradberry (Pete) of Wilmington, NC and George A. Owens (Betty) of Milledgeville, GA as well as 7 grandchildren; Amanda N. Wathen (Steve), Samantha I. Wood, Lauren E. Wood, Robby J. Wood, Ste-ven J. Bailey, Meaghan T. Bailey, and Owen M. Muir.

Mrs. Wood graduated from St. Mary’s Academy in 1962. She worked as a receptionist with the Shah Associ-ates and was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County. She enjoyed reading and spending time with her family, es-pecially her grandchildren. Pallbearers will be; Steven Bailey, Robby Wood, Robert Bradberry, Frankie Wood, Steve Wathen, and Pat Wilkinson. Honorary Pallbearers will be; Aman-da Wathen, Samantha Wood, Lauren Wood, Meaghan Bailey and Owen Muir.

The family received friends on Tuesday, October 19, 2010, in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD; with prayers said. A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Wednesday, October 20, 2010, in Holy Angels Catholic Church, Avenue, MD, with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment followed in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Bushwood, MD.

Contributions in memory of Mary Margaret Wood may be made to the Seventh District Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609.

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland officials are tying to find ways to help students who are forced to drop out of school simply because they don’t have the money.

Options were discussed at the Board of Trustees meeting Oct. 9, with fundraising one of the major goals for the year, due to the school’s constrained budget.

“We’re restarting our advancement pro-gram on campus,” said Joe Urgo, the president of SMCM.

The position of vice-president for ad-vancement, which is now held by Maureen Silva, was vacant for a couple of years, accord-ing to Urgo.

While the position was empty, the schol-arships that were in place survived, but more is needed, Urgo said. The school needs to find people or groups willing to help students pay for school.

Silva’s duties include alumni relations, communication, community relations and fundraising.

Silva said “it breaks our hearts” to see

students who could succeed academically, but can’t remain at SMCM for financial reasons. The problem is there is simply not enough from school resources alone to help every student who needs it.

The long-term goals for the advancement program are still under construction, Silva said, but in the short term the school needs to build up need-based scholarships.

There is a gap between the money the gov-ernment will give students and the actual cost of tuition. Some students are able to fill that gap with scholarships or “personal resources,” but sometimes the gap can be as much as $5000, which is a lot to come from out of pocket, Silva said.

Urgo said the tuition and fees for SMCM are lower than most private, liberal arts schools but that doesn’t mean students still don’t have problems making ends meet.

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On Wednesday, representatives from St. Mary’s County Public Schools gathered in the main entrance of Leonardtown High School (LHS) to accept a $2,000 check from the Patuxent Partnership.

The donation is going to support the Global International Studies (GIS) program at LHS. The money is a contribution to the GIS program and there are no limitations other than it has to be used in support of GIS, said Bonnie Green, the director of the Patuxent Partnership.

Janis Taylor, the supervisor of school im-plementation and strategic planning with St. Mary’s Public Schools, said the money will go toward offsetting the cost of fieldtrips the GIS students go on.

This year, they will be going to New York City in March to visit the United Nations and Wall Street, among other things, Taylor said. The planning for that trip has just started.

The students have also been to Washing-ton D.C., said David O’Neill, the principal of LHS.

“We’re hoping this will give them a little more flavor outside of the classroom,” O’Neill said.

This is the second year LHS has hosted the GIS program. There are around 60 students in the program in total, according to Taylor.

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There are five teachers who work with the GIS students, O’Neill said. The teachers are Colleen Gill, the chair of the English depart-ment, Denise Mandis, another English teacher, and Social Studies teachers Brett Delune, Mar-jorie Lellis and Brian Byrnes.

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Students from military families often face the challenge of being uprooted from one school and transplanted into another. This can happen not once, but up to nine times over the course of their school career, said School Liaison Officer Dawn Simpson. These moves don’t always oc-cur at the beginning of the school year or the beginning of a semester either.

The Student 2 Student (S2S) program, which is currently offered at Leonardtown High School, Great Mills High School, St. Mary’s Ryken High School and Patuxent High School, offers students a way to make the tran-sition easier. The Student 2 Student is part of the Military Child Education Coalition.

“Student 2 Student is a unique, student-led, school-managed program that confronts the challenges of school transition for new students and provides training to give new stu-dents the best possible transition experience,” Simpson said.

The students and school personnel, along with the school liaison officer, go through train-ing in three areas of concern for the students who are making the transition – academics, relationships, and finding their way on the campus.

The last training program was in the spring in San Antonio, Texas.

“It was like a marathon emersion,” said Barbara Redgate, the Advanced Placement physics teacher at Patuxent High School.

She and co-worker Scott Goldstein along with student Katie Dunigan and Christopher Gay attended the conference. The trip for the students and teachers from all the high schools was paid for by the military, Redgate said.

Gay said his father is a civilian who works for the military, so his family had moved around the country. He at-tended 11 different schools over the course of his education.

He thinks Student 2 Student is a good way to make incoming students feel comfortable in their new schools and feel like less of an outsider.

“I think it’s a great thing,” Gay said.

The students who go through the training receive 24 student ser-vice learning hours while the school sponsors for the program receive 24 continuing education hours.

“Before the teams depart on the last day, they develop and pres-ent their local action plan for imple-menting their school’s S2S pro-gram, including how to recruit and train S2S sponsors in their school and how to find new students who are both military and non-military connected,” Simpson said.

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Sen. Roy Dyson, the District 29 incumbent, and GOP challenger Steven Waugh traded barbs Monday night over taxes at a candidate forum in Leonardtown, with Waugh claiming that Dyson flip-flopped on critical tax increase votes in 2007 during a special legislative session, while Dyson defended his record as being a fiscally conserva-tive Democrat.

Waugh, who lives in Calvert County, told the audience at Leonardtown High School that Dyson had voted for legislation that eventually raised sales, recordation and corporate taxes starting in 2008, 21 separate times in committees before fi-nally casting a no vote to the tax increases.

The legislation was the product of the emer-gency session of the state House and Senate in 2007 to come to grips with the state’s revenue shortfall, and has been criticized with actually re-ducing sales tax revenues to the state despite the increase in the rate of 5 percent to 6 percent.

Waugh argued that despite Dyson’s final vote in 2007 against the tax increases, that the incum-bent senator continually supported the legislation coming up for the vote that eventually led to its passage.

Waugh said that taxes continued to burden businesses locally and that the increased costs, in-cluding a 400 percent increase in unemployment insurance legislated by the state in the 2010 session in Annapolis, forced them to shed jobs and even consider relocat-ing to more business-friendly states.

“We have to make the state com-petitive and the only way to do that is to cut taxes,” Waugh said.

Dyson told the audience that he would not vote for new tax increases and had never done so in his political career.

“I’m not going to vote for any tax in-creases, I never have and I never will,” Dy-son said.

Dyson said that the county got an ex-tra $1.6 million last year for programs, and that amount would probably be cut in the next budget cycle as an example of the trimming that would continue from actions in Annapolis.

“That’s the kinds of cuts we’re going to have to face in the future,” Dyson said. “I don’t see enough of a mood there to increase any kinds of taxes.”

It was after these claims that Waugh rebutted Dyson with his recorded votes in the senate from 2007,

including that Dyson had voted for the so-called “millionaires tax” four times before voting against it finally.

That tax also passed in 2007.“Look at the record,” Dyson retorted. “I did

not vote for those tax increases, I did not do it at all.”

Dyson said that the votes Waugh claimed were not taken because it would have taken more days than were allowed in the entire session, though all 21 of the votes for various amendments are record-ed on the Maryland state legislature’s Web site.

“It just didn’t happen,” Dyson said. In a subsequent interview Waugh said that Dyson’s votes prior to the final vote was tantamount to Dy-son helping the tax increase bill along.

“If you’re voting with the sponsor you’re vot-ing to defend and pass that bill,” Waugh said.

Dyson retorted in a Wednesday interview that all the votes prior to the final ballots on the sales tax increase and then the “millionaire’s tax” in-crease were procedural in nature and that only the final vote on either counted in a legal sense.

“There’s only one vote that counts and that’s the one that creates the law,” Dyson told The Coun-ty Times. “The truth of the matter is, I didn’t vote for it.

“All this other stuff is just to muddle things up.”

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Photo by Frank MarquartSteve Waugh (R), left, candidate for Maryland State Senate Dist. 29, and incumbent Sen. Roy Dyson (D).


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Joy Chapel has 60 lots, 28 of which are open for development, according to Jack Fegeley, a sales agent with Quality Built Homes at the Broad Creek development. The lots for sale are on the “east side” of Joy Chapel.

Fegeley said the lots are 15,000 square feet on average, which leaves a nicely sized space for a yard after the house is built. There are lots as large as a half acre or as small as a quarter acre.

Joy Chapel compliments the existing Broad Creek develop-ment across Route 235, Fegeley said. He anticipates construc-tion on the houses at Joy Chapel starting in January, as long as temperatures are above freezing and there is not two feet of snow on the ground.

The first of the homes should be ready for people to move into in early to mid-April, he said.

Fegeley said there are all types of people who buy Quality Built Homes. He’s seen ev-erybody from first-time homebuyers to “emp-ty-nesters” who are purchasing another home move in.

Prices for homes at Joy Chapel start at $332,900.

“Right now, just like most sellers, Qual-ity Built has the homes priced starting at what they consider the best price that they can of-fer,” Fegeley said.

Quality Built Homes has some of the low-est out of pocket costs in Southern Maryland. After signing a contract and having their credit approved, most homebuyers are only required to put down a $1,000 deposit until their settle-ment, Fegeley told the County Times in an ear-lier article.

There is also a 10-year warranty available that covers the structure of the house, Fegeley said. There is also Energy Star efficient op-tions available, which will help people save on their monthly bills and make their homes more comfortable.

“[Joy Chapel] is just real nice lots in a real nice location,” Fegeley said.

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Salesman Jack Fegeley talks about the new Joy Chapel development in Hollywood while standing in the kitchen of Quality Built Homes’ model house at Broad Creek.


Unemployment numbers released by the state for August show that the situation for joblessness in St. Mary’s County has not got-ten any better since July and now holds at 6.5 percent.

According to statistics from the Depart-ment of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, St. Mary’s County now has a slightly higher un-employment rate than its sister Southern Mary-land counties of Charles and Calvert with 6.4 and 6.3 percent rates respectively.

State figures also show that the actual labor force in St. Mary’s shrank from July to August by just under 300 people, showing a possible gap in those without a job actually seeking work.

Laura Boonchaisri, a new economic de-velopment coordinator with county govern-ment, stated in an e-mail that the stagnant un-employment rate bucked the historical trend.

“In years past, St. Mary’s County has seen a decrease in unemployment in the month of August, usually around a 0.2 or 0.5 percent de-crease,” Boonchaisri stated.

Bill Scarafia, president and CEO of the county’s Chamber of Commerce said that the

numbers showed that the economy had at least stopped sinking for now but also showed how much the recession nationwide has affected residents’ attitudes.

In recent history, Scarafia said, county residents had become used to weathering re-cessions because of the security and high sala-ries the presence of the U.S. Navy provided.

But that has changed with the severity and length of the economic turmoil that has gripped the nation.

“People were just more careful of the way they spent their money,” Scarafia said of the re-cession’s immediate after effects here. “These kinds of things have ripple effects.”

Despite the county’s relative security and prosperity compared to the state’s unemploy-ment rate at 7.6 percent and the nation’s rate of 9.7 percent, Scarafia said that people had begun to take more notice of conditions around them and have realized they were not as insulated as they had once thought.

“It’s all the stuff around us that’s making people gun shy,” Scarafia said. “This com-munity has faced lots of challenges, but they weren’t the economic challenges they are now.”

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St. Mary’s County Public Schools is one of a handful of school districts in the United States to have a student-designed experiment launched into space on the final scheduled flight of the U.S. Space Shuttle Program, the flight of Space Shuttle Endeav-our, on Feb. 27, 2011.

During the school board meeting on Oct. 13, St. Mary’s County Public Schools Superintendent Michael Martirano said “the St. Mary’s county public schools par-ticipation in the Student Space Flight Ex-periments Program, this is overseen by the National Center for Earth and Space Science Education, allows us to conduct an experi-ment design competition for grade eight and high school chemistry students.”

The students will be vying for the use of an experiment spot reserved in a mini li-bratory during the flight of the Endeavour.

The experiment will occupy one of 20 slots available, said Jeff Goldstein, the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) program director. Students from grades 5-12 will be eligible to put forward a design for consideration.

“It’s a vision I’ve had for a number of years,” Goldstein said.

He said he had the idea for this for four years, but the dream became reality in June, when room on the shuttle for the program was confirmed.

“We are on the verge of having human-ity having access to space,” Goldstein said. What that means is that average people, not just astronauts, will be able to buy a ticket and board a commercial aircraft that can take them into low-earth orbit someday.

The Maryland Space Grant Consortium is underwriting the program.

The children participating in the project will go through the same process real sci-entists and engineers go through, Goldstein said, though they will be limited to using materials that have already been approved for space travel so their projects have less of a chance to be eliminated at the last second. The student’s designs will also have to pass the different safety inspections.

“The idea is to immerse the kids in what science is all about,” Goldstein said. The best way to inspire the children is to let them get involved hands-on.

Goldstein said the program has noth-ing to do with NASA. The transportation for the experiments will be handled through NanoRacks LLC.

According to their website, www.nanoracksllc.com, “NanoRacks is a fast-paced enterprise focused on small entrepre-neurial and educational space opportunities and markets. The company brings together entrepreneurs, scientists and engineers who have real-life experience and share a passion for entrepreneurial space including human-ity’s utilization of low-earth orbit.”

For more information about the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program, visit ssep.ncesse.org. There is a to-the-second countdown until the space shuttle launch on the website.

“This is one more thing to talk about our very robust STEM program, our very strong focus on science and math and tech-nology and this opportunity is something that is critical and very exciting and very unique right now,” Martirano said. “…There is an opportunity for our students and we are delighted.”

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• Schools present Youth Cyber Safety Forums

St. Mary’s County Public Schools will conduct Community Awareness Forums on Youth Cyber Safety on Oct. 26 at Lex-ington Park and Nov. 15 at Charlotte Hall. Both begin at 6:30 p.m. Michael Wyant, Director of Safety and Security with St. Mary’s County Public Schools, will present the program and will be emphasizing cyber bullying. The forum is for parents and other interested adults.

• Teen Poetry Slam planned

Teens can step up to the mic and slam either their favorite poems or ones they have written or just come to listen at the Teen Poetry Slam at Lexington Park this Saturday, Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. Registration is requested.

• Halloween parties planned for children

Not-so-scary stories, creepy crafts and trick-or-treating through the library are planned for children of all ages at the Hauntingly Happy Halloween parties scheduled at the three libraries. Lexington Park’s will be Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. and both Charlotte Hall and Leonardtown’s will be Oct. 30 at 10 a.m. Registration is required for this free program.

• Master Gardeners present storytimeChildren in kindergarten through third

grade can register for The Growing Story-books presented by the Master Gardeners on Oct. 30 at 9:30 a.m. at Lexington Park. “Tops and Bottoms” by Janet Stevens will be read followed by a hands-on activity. The program is free.

• African American Genealogy class offered

Adults can learn how to begin their African American genealogy in a class offered at Lexington Park on Nov. 1. The class which begins at 5:30 p.m. will cover the census, online library services, slave narratives and other Internet resources. Participants must have basic computer skills and Internet knowledge. Registra-tion is required.

• Free family movie to be shown

A PG rated movie about four London children who have stumbled into a magic wardrobe and join forces with a lion to fi ght off an evil witch in the mystical land of Narnia will be shown on Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. at Charlotte Hall. Snacks will be provided.

• Diary of a Wimpy Kid to be discussed

Children, ages 8-11, can chat up Jeff Kinney’s book, “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Greg Heffl ey’s Journal” and enjoy fun re-lated activities at Chapter Chats on Nov. 2 from 4 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. at Lexington Park. Registration is requested.

• Friends of the Library to hold mini book sale

The Friends of St. Mary’s County Li-brary will hold a mini book sale on Sunday, Nov. 7, from 12 noon to 4 p.m. in front of the Leonardtown Library. The rain date is Nov. 14.

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By Patricia Dunlap, PresidentLeague of Women Voters of St. Mary’s County

This mid-term election looks like one for the history books. Record numbers of people are planning to vote, and each party is trying to out-enthuse the other. That en-thusiasm was obvious in St. Mary’s County when more than 200 citizens turned out for the Primary Election Candidate Forum held at the Lexington Park Library in August – about 125 more people than expected.

The League of Women Voters of St. Mary’s County was impressed, but not pre-pared, and as a result many in the audience had to stand, some out in the hall. League members have learned their lesson.

A General Election candidate forum will be held in the Leonardtown High School auditorium with comfortable seats for hundreds of people, from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 25. The forum is co-spon-sored by the St. Mary’s County Branch of the NAACP, the Center for Democracy at St. Mary’s College of Maryland, and the League of Women Voters of St. Mary’s County. It is free and open to the public. Everyone is cordially invited to attend, to question, and to learn.

The League of Women Voters, a non-partisan political organization founded in 1920, encourages informed and active par-ticipation in government, and so sponsors candidate forums at all levels throughout the nation. Each forum has the same pur-pose: to allow citizens to ask questions of candidates for public offi ce. Which can-didates support your ideas on taxation? Where do candidates stand on the issue of alternative energy or development? This is your chance to fi nd out.

Candidates for the Board of County Commissioners (President and Districts 1 through 4) have been invited to the Oct. 25 forum. To date, all but one of the gen-eral election candidates have notifi ed us that they plan to participate.

At the forum, candidates will begin with a brief opening statement, respond to questions from the audience, and then give a closing statement. Prepared remarks and responses to questions will be timed to avoid a late evening.

The League of Women Voters also pro-vides a printable Voters’ Guide on its web-site at smc.lwvmd.org. The Guide includes candidate responses for every offi ce on the ballot and information about the General Election on Nov. 2. You may also visit www.vote411.org to read candidate responses on-line and build your customized ballot.

In a democracy, political questions are routinely and peacefully settled by thought-ful and informed people all over the country walking into voting booths and casting their ballots. Come to the forum to learn about the candidates. Read the Voters’ Guide. Then vote wisely in this election and be a part of this magnifi cent process.

Frank Dawson, assistant secretary for aquatic resources, Maryland Department of Natural Re-sources, will discuss the status of recreational fi shing at the Wednesday, Oct. 27, meeting of the Coastal Conservation Association Maryland Patuxent River Chapter. The meeting is open to the public and will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge #2092, 45779 Fire Depart-ment Lane, California.

Dawson’s presentation will touch on the condition of the Chesapeake Bay fi shery, what the future is likely to hold for anglers, and what the Department is doing to protect the fi shery.

The meeting is free. Wings, other food and beverages will be available for purchase beginning at 6:30 p.m. for those attending the meeting.

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Militia Muster Goes Back in Time

Men at the annual Militia Muster in Historic St. Mary’s City exhibit period-style weaponry last Saturday. Re-enactors at the militia muster showed tourists some aspects of how life would have been at a camp in Maryland in the 1600s. Other volunteers were in the reconstructed buildings at St. Mary’s City to explain what they would have been used for and give historic information. Photo by Sarah Miller


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When former Texas resident Craig Gorman’s fiancée received a job transfer to Southern Maryland in May of 2009, the 32-year-old had some apprehensions about the move.

“I was new to the area and out of work,” says Craig, who had served as a web developer at a corrections industry solutions-provider in Dallas. “The thought of moving to Maryland was exciting and scary, but on top of that, the economy, at the time, wasn’t in the best shape. It was definitely a huge risk for me.”

This risk, however, wasn’t without its share of rewards. An avid runner, and a young, dynamic professional, Craig was prepared to hit the ground running when he arrived in Maryland. In his first out-of-state move since he was in grade school, Craig embraced the excitement along with the anxiety. He posted his resume, and kept pace to find an employer with an energy uncompromising enough to match his own.

Craig’s expectations might have seemed like a tall order, were it not for Sabre, a professional service company that provides technology, scientific and management services. For Craig, Sabre was an obvious choice not only because the company afforded him the opportunity to grow as a professional, but also because Sabre employees, when they can catch their breath, pride themselves on having a motor similar to Craig’s- unstoppable.

Shortly after his arrival in Maryland, Craig was contacted by Sabre and its team of recruiters. This interaction with the Sabre team ignited a newfound optimism in his job search, and with a job fair to meet the Sabre recruiters in person, things, according to Craig, were looking, and feeling, great.

“One of the main appeals of Sabre was their willingness to let me take time to review all aspects of my decision. I didn’t feel rushed into anything,” says Craig. “I was even able to meet future teammates, but above all, Sabre seemed involved in fast-paced, exciting projects, and was truly interested in having me come onboard their team, rather than just fill a position.”

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Thursday, Oct. 21• Gates of SummerseatSummerseat Farm (26655 Three Notch Road, Mechan-icsville) – 6:30 p.m.

The fi rst annual Gates of Summerseat ghost tour begins today. Tickets are limited and reservations are required. Tickets are $13 and can be purchased at www.summerseat.org. For more information, call 301-373-2069 or e-mail [email protected].

Friday, Oct. 22• Elly’s Closet LLC Upscale Consignment EventSt. Mary’s County Fairgrounds (42455 Fairgrounds Road, Leonardtown) – 10 a.m.

A consignment event for women. There will be new and gently used clothing, shoes and accessories available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Health Share of St. Mary’s. People can bring canned food, which will be donated to a local food bank. For more information, visit www.EllysCloset.com or call 301-801-5763.

• Open MicChrist Episcopal Church Parish Hall (37497 Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico) – 7 p.m.

The Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance Association will be hosting an Open Mic night for local singers, songwriters and musicians. Admis-sion is $5 and refreshments will be provided. Bringing a donation is suggested. For more information, e-mail John Garner at [email protected].

• Texas Hold ‘Em TournamentFraternal Order of Police (21215 Chancellors Run Road, Great Mills) – 7 p.m.

Price for entry is $25. There will also be cash games available. For more information, call 301-863-6007.

• Halloween DanceSt. John’s Parish Hall (43950 St. John’s Road, Hol-lywood) – 7 p.m.

Music by Six Gun South starting at 9 p.m. Tick-ets are $25 per person. Costumes are optional and

there will be a cash bar. Door prizes and a raffl e for a Redskin vs. Eagles ticket package will also be avail-able. End of the night sandwiches will be provided by Sunshine’s Catering.

Saturday, Oct. 23• Heavenly Presents Grand Opening and Prayer WalkHeavenly Presents, Leonardtown Square (22617 Washington Street, Leonardtown) – 9 a.m.

Heavenly Presents is opening a new book store in Leonardtown Square. To celebrate, there will be a prayer walk and other events during the day. There will also be music, door prizes, food and book sign-ings. For more information, call Heavenly Presents at 301-475-9770.

• Elly’s Closet LLC Upscale Consignment EventSt. Mary’s County Fairgrounds (42455 Fairgrounds Road, Leonardtown) – 9 a.m.

A consignment event for women. There will be new and gently used clothing, shoes and accessories will be available for purchase. A portion of the pro-ceeds will go to the Health Share of St. Mary’s. People can bring canned food, which will be donated to a lo-cal food bank. For more information, visit www.Ellys-Closet.com or call 301-801-5763.

• No Limit Texas Hold ‘Em Bounty TournamentSt. Mary’s County Elk’s Lodge (45779 Fire Depart-ment Lane, Lexington Park) – 6 p.m.

Buy in is $60. An additional $5 will buy anoth-er $1,000 worth of chips and an entry into the 50/50 drawing. Blinds start at $25/$50 and progress every 30 minutes. People earn points for every tournament they participate in. Points count toward the Fall/Winter Leaderboards Challenge ending in February. People with the most points will get a free roll to the $150 Leaderboard Challenge Tournament in February. Side games are available.

• CD Release ConcertThree Notch Theatre (21744 South Coral Drive, Lex-ington Park) – 7:30 p.m.

Gary Rue will be hosting a release party for his new CD, “American to Me.” He will also be per-

forming songs from the CD. Guest artists will include Kevin Stevens on percussion, Jackie Hahn on vio-lin, Sue Kuhaneck on cello, Stu Giesbert on upright bass and Billy Thompson on the mandolin and the guitar. For more information, contact Rue at 240-925-6648 or e-mail him at [email protected].

Sunday, Oct. 24• Fall Dinner and Oyster ScaldHughesville Firehouse (15245 Prince Frederick Road, Hughesville) – 12 p.m.

Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children under the age of 10. For more information, call Teresa Cook at 240-434-6733.

• Guided Canoe Trip (22850 1920 Scientists Cliffs Road, Port Republic) – 3:30 p.m.

The tour leaves from Warriors’ Rest and follows Parkers Creek. Participants will be able to see the full moon rise during their trip. Reservations are required. For more information, or to make a reservation, call 401-414-3400 or e-mail [email protected].

Monday, Oct. 25• General Election Candidates’ ForumLeonardtown High School Auditorium (23995 Point Lookout Road, Leonardtown) – 6 p.m.

A forum for all 10 candidates for St. Mary’s County Board of Commissioners is scheduled. The candidates for all positions have been invited to join the question and answer section of the forum. People can submit their questions during the program or by e-mailing [email protected].

• St. Mary’s Genealogical Society MeetingLeonardtown Library (23250 Hollywood Road, Leon-ardtown) – 7 p.m.

The night’s topic will be “Death Records are more than Death Certifi cates, Death Notices and Obit-uaries.” The speaker will be Chuck Mason. Refresh-ments will be available. For more information, call Loranna Gray at 301-373-8458 or Peg Richardson at 410-326-4435.

• Charity Texas Hold ‘Em TournamentR.T.S. Building, Next to Cadillac Jack’s (21367 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park) – 7 p.m.

Buy in is $30 and gets 3,000 chips. Blinds start at 25/50 and go up every 20 minutes. Payouts are de-termined by the number of players. An additional $5 at signup gets another $500 worth of chips. Food and beverages will be available. There will also be side games. Proceeds go to benefi t the Road to Scholarship in St. Mary’s County. For more information, call Barry Brendlinger, the CEO of R.T.S., at 443-486-3319.

Tuesday, Oct. 26• Understanding Personality Disorders: A Brown Bag Lunch DiscussionLexington Park Library, Room B (21677 FDR Boule-vard, Lexington Park) – 12:30 p.m.

The guest speaker will be Osama Saleh. Topics covered during this discussion will include the types of personality disorders, the prevalence of personality dis-orders, stigmas, treatments and how to engage people with personality disorders in the therapeutic process. For more information, or to register, contact Claudelle Clarke at [email protected] or 301-866-5989.

• Trick-a-TrunkPatuxent High School Parking Lot (212485 Southern Connector Boulevard, Lusby) – 6:30 p.m.

Patuxent High School will be holding their fi rst Trick-a-Trunk event. Price of admission is $3 for chil-dren under the age of 12 and $4 for kids over the age of 13. Adults are free. Other activities will include pump-kin painting, a costume contest and face painting.

Wednesday, Oct. 27• Why Snooze When You Can CroozeArby’s (40824 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown)-5 p.m.

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• Safe Trick-or-TreatChesapeake Shores Nursing Home (21412 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.

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The sound of banjos, fi ddles and bluegrass music heralds not only a good time at Flat Iron Farm this weekend, it is also an indicator that the second an-nual Bluegrass for Hospice event had started.

The concert will be held Saturday, starting at 8 a.m. with a craft fair, and running the rest of the day and into the night.

Jay Armsworthy, the coordina-tor for the event, said his grandfather passed away in 2007, and he received hospice care.

“I asked, what can I do to pay them back?” Armsworthy said. He decided to hold a Bluegrass for Hospice event. He said he hadn’t initially planned for it to become an annual event, but that’s what happened. Armsworthy plans to continue as the orga-nizer. Right now, he also acts as the stage manager, master of ceremonies and “com-plaint taker.”

In addition to the rest of his responsi-bilities, Armsworthy will be performing with his band, Jay Armsworthy and Eastern Tradition.

Originally, somebody else ran the Blue-grass for Hospice event, but it hadn’t been held for a few years when Armsworthy “res-urrected” it.

Armsworthy said it was the president of the Hospice of St Mary’s who suggested Flat Iron Farm, owned by Bubby Knott, as a venue. Knott agreed to allow Bluegrass for Hospice to take over his farm for the day, and is allowing it again this year.

“It’s the best charitable organization in the county,” Knott said. All proceeds from the event go to benefi t Hospice, and Knott doesn’t get any profi t.

“I don’t get nothing and I don’t want nothing,” he said.

Last year, the event raised around $8,000 and brought in about 300 people. Armsworthy hopes to double that profi t this year, and he said that goal is almost realized. Nearly all of the 500 tickets are sold, and he’s planning to have more printed if necessary.

Local bands are donating their time for the performances at Bluegrass for Hospice. The Grascals, a Tennessee-based bluegrass band that will be headlining the event, is per-forming for the cost of their transportation to Maryland from South Carolina, accord-ing to Jamie Johnson, one of the lead singers and the “left-handed” guitar player with The Grascals.

“If we could afford it, we’d do it for free,” Johnson said.

He said The Grascals are happy to be involved with Bluegrass for Hospice.

“We’re thrilled to be a part of it,” John-son said.

While it’s a good thing to help people on the other side of the world and in develop-ing and third-world countries, Johnson said,

it’s important to remember the people in the United States who still need help too.

Armsworthy said the The Grascals are “one of my favorite bluegrass bands,” and he’s glad things worked out so they could make an appearance. The Grascals plan to take the stage around 7 p.m.

The Grascals lineup consists of John-son, Terry Eldredge on guitar, Terry Smith on bass, Danny Roberts on mandolin, Kris-tin Scott Benson on banjo and Jeremy Ab-shire on fi ddle.

Other artists at Bluegrass for Hospice include local singer and songwriter Dave Norris, Joey Tippett and the California Ram-blers, the Jack Tippett Band, Charlie Thomp-son and the Bottom County Bluegrass, Ken-ny Rickett and Recent Addition and Bubby Abell and Spoon Creek.

In addition to the musical entertain-ment, there will be door prizes, a silent auc-tion, vendors and a food drive for local food banks. People are encouraged to bring only non-perishable items to donate for the food banks.

There will also be a craft fair from 8 a.m. until noon, which is run by Herbie Smith.

Smith said he served on the board for hospice in the past and is currently an am-bassador, promoting services and improve-ments for the Hospice.

He said the Bluegrass for Hospice event is “invaluable.” He’s hoping his year’s event is at least as successful as last year’s, if not more so.

Knott “does a great service to hospice” by donating his farm to the event for the day, Smith said.

Tables for vendors will still be available for rent the morning of the event, though Smith said they prefer that people give them advance notice. He also suggested vendors show up between 7:30 and 7:45 a.m. to get their wares organized.

Tickets at the door will be $25. The event is in a closed in building and will hap-pen rain or shine. For more information, call 301-737-3004. For information about the craft fair and spaces still available, call Smith at 301-659-0918.

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Thursday Oct. 21

• Dave NorrisDB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) - 5 p.m.

• Karaoke and Open Mic/ Spoken Work PoetryChef’s American Bistro (22576 Macarthur Boulevard, San Souci Plaza suite 314, Califor-nia) - 6 p.m.

• Thirsty ThursdayRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) - 6 p.m.

• ‘night, MotherCollege of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus (Build-ing A, Auditorium, 22950 Hol-lywood Road, Leonardtown) - 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 22

• Dave NorrisDB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) - 5 p.m.

• Halloween DanceSt John’s Parish Hall (43950 St. John’s Road, Hollywood) - 7 p.m.

• Open Mic NightChrist Episcopal Church Par-ish Hall (37497 Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico) - 7 p.m.

• Live Music with Hydra FXRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) - 7:30 p.m.

• Mickey Basil BandChef’s American Bistro (22576 Macarthur Boulevard, San Souci Plaza suite 314, Califor-nia) - 8 p.m.

• ‘night, MotherCollege of Southern Maryland, Leonardtown Campus (Build-ing A, Auditorium, 22950 Hol-lywood Road, Leonardtown) - 8 p.m.

• Sonik Karaoke and DJQuade’s Store (36786 Bush-wood Wharf Road, Bushwood) - 8 p.m.

• DJ NightOCI Pub (45413 Lighthouse Road, Piney Point) - 8 p.m.

• DJ NightVera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200 White Sands Drive, Lusby) – 9 p.m.

• His Name Was Yesterday, Kneel to Zod and Three Fold TrustMemories Nightclub and Bar (2360 Old Washington Road, Waldorf) – 9 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 23

• Bluegrass for HospiceFlat Iron Farm (Flat Iron Road, Great Mills) - 12 p.m.

• The California Ramblers for Children’s National HospitalMechanicsville Moose Lodge (27636 Mechanicsville Road, Mechanicsville) - 4 p.m.

• Fair WarningDB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) - 6 p.m.

• Live Band “Facedown” and 80s Theme NightBig Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanic-sville) - 7:30 p.m.

• Gary Rue performs CD “American to Me”Three Notch Theatre (21744 South Coral Drive, Lexington Park) - 7:30 p.m.

• True Blue CountrySt. Mary’s Landing (29935 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall) - 7:30 p.m.

• Adrian and the Fine Print with the Young RepublicRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) - 7:30 p.m.

• Gretchen Ritchie Jazz CabaretThe Westlawn Inn (9200 Ches-apeake Avenue, North Beach) - 8 p.m.

• KaraokeOCI Pub (45413 Lighthouse Road, Piney Point) - 8 p.m.

• The GeezasMartini’s Lounge (10553 Theo-dore Green Boulevard, White Plains) - 9 p.m.

• KaraokeCalifornia Applebee’s (45480 Mirmar Way, California) - 9 p.m.

• One LouderVera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200 White Sands Drive, Lusby) – 9:30 p.m.

• FullSteamHotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville) 10 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 24

• Big Dog ZoneBig Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanic-sville) - 11 a.m.

• NFL at the DuckRuddy Duck Brewery (13200

Dowell Road, Dowell) - 6 a.m.

• Sunday/FundayVera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200 White Sands Drive, Lusby) - 12 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 25

• Mason SebastianDB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) - 5 p.m.

• Salsa NightRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) - 8 p.m.

Tuesday, Oct. 26

• Fair WarningDB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) - 5 p.m.

• Open Pool TablesVera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200 White Sands Drive, Lusby) - 7 p.m.

• Open Choir Rehearsal for Handel’s MessiahLexington Park United Meth-odist Church (21760 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park) - 7 p.m.

• Patty Carl and RoseRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) - 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 27

• Captain JohnDB McMillan’s (23415 Three Notch Road, California) - 5 p.m.

• Karaoke and Open Mic/ Spoken Work PoetryChef’s American Bistro (22576 Macarthur Boulevard, San Souci Plaza suite 314, Califor-nia) - 6 p.m.

• Texas Hold ‘Em TournamentFraternal Order of Police (21215 Chancellors Run Road, Great Mills) - 7 p.m.

• Karaoke with DJ HarryVera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200 White Sands Drive, Lusby) - 7 p.m.

• Band in a BoxSt. Mary’s Landing (29935 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall) - 7:30 p.m.

• Wolf’s Hot Rods and Old Gas open Blues JamBeach Cove Restaurant (8416 Bayside Road, Chesapeake Beach) - 8 p.m.

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Jay Armsworthy and Eastern Tradition on stage during the 2009 Bluegrass for Hospice event.


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The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is 9000 years old.

By Shelby OppermannContributing Writer

Yes, normally my mind is wandering. I also like to take long meandering drives when I have the chance. Sometimes there is noth-ing so soothing as a drive with no destination in sight. I always look for roads that do not have a “no outlet” sign as you enter. I feel as if I have driven down every road in the county (and possibly in Charles and Calvert coun-ties as well), but I am sure there are a few I’ve missed. I don’t get to travel the roads as much as I like. On my day off, occasionally I take some scenic detours, enjoying the old tree-lined roads and stately old homes. (I love the dilapidated old buildings too.)

I especially love the old highways that were victims of bypasses. The victims would be the old businesses, though the homeown-ers must have enjoyed the reduced traffi c and noise. Old Village Road (Old Rt. 5) in Me-chanicsville is one such road. I have a copy of Dr. Roy Guyther’s, “Mechanicsville, The story of our village” which I have read a few times. The old photos are wonderful. It is hard to imagine that the old village was once fi lled with fi ve hotels and stores.

The Southern Maryland Railroad, some-times referred to as the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad or Washington, Potomac and Chesa-peake Railroad Company at various times throughout it’s existence, was a great boon for the village of Mechanicsville, and other little villages along its route. I’ve read accounts of people who lived beside the railroad. I wonder how they got used to the rumble and the noise. When it possibly brings your livelihood, I guess the sound is comforting.

I really love the Charlotte Hall Road. Such great homes – also along the railroad line. I think back to when the Charlotte Hall Military Academy was still open. The Char-lotte Hall Veteran’s Home stands there now. When my Mother and I would travel through

St. Mary’s, we always stopped at Ye Coole Springs across from the military academy. My Mother had heard of the springs in an old newspaper article and thought my Grand-mother would benefi t from the healing waters. That was about 1966 or 67. We started taking Ma down there to have a picnic lunch and fi ll up jugs of the water to bring back home. Ye Coole Springs has a beautifully landscaped lawn with stone steps leading down to a gat-ed area surrounding the springs; each place where the water comes up from the ground has a stone surround and basin. The ground is spongy. Streams with swaying water grass-es run through the grounds. A picturesque bridge leads you over one stream. It is a serene and lovely place, except when the gate would creak open with a long, low moan.

After my Grandmother passed in 1969, my Mother and I visited the springs many times. As a teenager, we would take one of my friends, and she and I would sit on the hill above the pump house and sing all the songs we knew. We were surprised one time to fi nd signs posted inside the gates that the water was deemed unsafe for drinking. My Mother began to worry that it was the water that made my Grandmother ill. Probably not.

The last place my sons and I took my Mother, before she became to ill to go any-where but the doctors, was Ye Coole Springs. We had a picnic and enjoyed the beauty be-fore us. The signs were gone. Nevertheless we drank no water. I still love to stop when I have the time. Tidbit enjoys running up and down the path to the gate. I’m thankful for these little hidden places, and hope as many as possible will stay preserved and beautiful.

To each new day’s adventure,Shelby

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Biscoe Sanford Doxey, youngest child of Austin Sanford Doxey and Mary Biscoe, was born around St. Inigoes on August 7, 1787. He was orphaned in 1795 and left in the care of his sister, Eleanor Doxey and her husband, Thomas S. Da-vis. In August 1803 he was apprenticed until he arrived at the age of 21 (1808) to John Hall of Portland, Maine to learn to be a cooper.

In June 1805 Hall allowed Biscoe to return to Maryland for a visit with his family. Unfortunately, the ship on which he sailed to Baltimore was intercepted by a British man-of-war and he was impressed into service. Biscoe either escaped or was released by the British and returned to Maine in 1806 but

stayed just one more year. In February 1807 Hall released him from his apprenticeship saying “he was so lazy he would not earn his victuals without being driven to it.”

On June 13, 1811 Biscoe married Eliza Good in Alexandria, Virginia.

Biscoe saw service as a Master Mariner during the War of 1812. Then by 1821 he was a Sailing Master for the U.S. Navy in Washington, D.C. He, along with many others, was en-thralled with the idea of using steam power and paddlewheels to propel ships previously outfi tted with sails and “had come up with an idea to use “strap-on” paddlewheels to move sailing ships in to, out of, and around harbors at times when there was no wind, or when wind or tide were not right for the intended move.” He called his idea the “propello marino.”

He proposed his idea to the Secretary of the Navy who ordered him to Boston to try out his idea on one of the ships there. As it turns out, the U.S.S. Constitution (Old Ironsides) was designated for the trial. After many fi ts and starts, the in-

vention worked, but was not a huge success and ended its life somewhere in a Navy storage yard.

“It seems there is a small exhibit at the USS Constitution Museum at the Boston Navy Yard in which there is a diagram of a peculiar ship propulsion device, which uses a propeller or paddle wheel driven by seamen walking around a deck-mounted capstan. This device, evidently tested aboard “Old Ironsides” is identifi ed in the text as being the invention of Bis-coe Doxey.”

Biscoe died May 20, 1828 in Baltimore at the age of 40 leaving his widow and eight children. Dr. George Sproston, a Navy doctor said “in my opinion, the late Sailing Master Biscoe S. Doxey was brought to his death prematurely, in the prime of his years, by a series of arduous services rendered to his country in situations and circumstances of great exposure, in the most unhealthful climates, and that his services and suf-ferings have given to his, now, destitute widow and eight chil-dren, a strong and just claim to a pension.”

Biscoe’s widow moved west with several of her children and died in Waterloo, Iowa in 1875. Their other children settled in Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana and South Dakota.

By Terri SchlichenmeyerContributing Writer

When you die, where do you go?Some people say

we’re just put in the ground and that’s that. Others are taught that there’s a ce-lestial “waiting room” for you to stay in, just for a bit. And while most religions promise a Heaven for the good-hearted and a Hell for the bad guys, we can’t, unfortunately, go check things out fi rst.

But what if the de-ceased had the option to hang around awhile? Au-thor Gary Jansen’s church taught that there was no such possibility, but in his new book “Holy Ghosts”, he tells how he learned otherwise.

Growing up in his mother’s Catholic faith, Gary Jansen says he “always felt drawn to God”. He faithfully attended Mass and briefl y considered the priesthood. But his was not your usual Catho-lic Kid childhood.

When Jansen was small, the family moved into a crumbling fi xer-upper in a Rock-ville Centre, Long Island, neighborhood, con-veniently close to a Catholic Church and two Catholic schools. The house was ancient, and it creaked and banged. Jansen remembers the thump of footsteps in the attic and the tinkle of breaking glass, but they were only sounds. His father always maintained that the house was “settling”, but Jansen’s mother quietly told her son one morning that she’d seen a ghost.

The story stuck with Jansen as he grew up, married, became a father, and bought his childhood home in which to raise his own family. The thumps never went away. The footsteps continued. Glass broke where there

was no glass. And then, the electric sensations began to plague Jansen, and his three-year-old son became scared of his own bedroom.

Was there such a thing as ghosts? Jan-sen, an editor of religious books, began to look into his faith for answers. Though the “offi cial” te-net of the Church is that the only spirit is the Holy Spirit and that ghosts don’t exist, Jansen found several learned Catholic scholars who believed differently.

As the weirdness escalated, a colleague threw Jansen a lifeline: a woman in Ohio, a real-life inspiration for a na-tional TV show, claimed the ability to see ghosts and could, via telephone, help usher them “be-yond”. But she didn’t like what she saw when Jan-

sen called.Because, indeed, Jansen’s house was

haunted.Think Halloween is for heathens? Not

so, as you’ll see in this thoughtful, heav-ily researched, and defi nitely spooky little memoir.

Author Gary Jansen seems to be trying hard to maintain his skepticism in the telling of this tale. It’s easy to imagine him whistling in the dark and clinging to his bravado by his fi ngernails during the whole ordeal, but I never got the impression that he was trying to scare me with his book. Instead, he merely presents his story and while he, himself, ap-pears convinced (I won’t tell you which way), he lets his readers dangle a little in the end.

If you’re looking for a grown-up, slight-ly-shivery story that takes you from Bible to banshee, “Holy Ghosts” is your book. For sure, this will get you into the Halloween spirit.

A Journey Through TimeA Journey Through TimeThe Chronicle

Book Review“Holy Ghosts” by Gary Jansen

c.2010, Tarcher / Penguin $25.95 / $32.50 Canada 256 pages

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MeanderingFYI: Last week’s column title was supposed to be “In The Pink”.


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By Ronald N. Guy Jr.Contributing Writer

I have a vivid recollection of Jim McKay’s classic transposition of “the thrill of victory…and the agony of defeat” as he introduced the vintage T.V. show The Wide World Of Sports.

I don’t recall the specifi c visual image

McKay described as “the thrill of victory”, but I sure do remember the downhill skier crashing in dramatic fashion as he haunt-ingly uttered, “…and the agony of defeat.”

Sports history is littered with “skiers who lost their edge”, literally and fi gura-tively, when all the chips were down. The names Jackie Smith, Scott Norwood and Bill Buckner carry such a connotation. Smith, despite having a Hall of Fame ca-reer, is most remembered for dropping a touchdown pass in Super Bowl XIII that may have cost Dallas a championship (oh what a pity). In Super Bowl XXV, with the Buffalo Bills trailing 20-19, kicker Scott Norwood missed a 47-yard fi eld goal in the waning seconds, handing the Giants the championship.

And then, there’s Bill Buckner. Buck-ner, a gritty throwback, accumulated over 2,700 career hits and won a batting title over 22 distinguished major league seasons. In 1986, Buckner was a key veteran on a loaded Boston Red Sox team. In Game 6 of the ’86 World Series vs. the Mets, Buckner, playing in black high-top cleats to support his rav-aged ankles, would defi ne his career. With Boston leading the series 3-2 and Game 6 tied with 2 outs in extra innings, Mets out-fi elder Mookie Wilson hit a dribbler up the fi rst base line. Buckner just needed to catch it and step on fi rst for Boston to live to see another inning. Instead, the ball trickled through his legs and Ray Knight of the Mets scored the winning run. The Mets went on to win Game 7 and the Series. Nothing Buckner did on a baseball fi eld before that moment mattered anymore. That single, ill-fated play became his legacy.

This fate that befell Buckner is unfair, but such is the reality when titles hang in the balance and a razor’s edge separates hero and goat. Given the enormous pressure in any post season, it is amazing Buckner’s gaff remains so rare. And not to discredit the other sports, but there’s nothing like the pressure of the baseball playoffs. A natural elixir for anxiety (of any kind) is a capti-vating distraction and/or extreme physical exertion. Baseball is neither as frenetic and free fl owing as basketball nor is it as physical and violent as football. Baseball is methodical.

It is measured by innings, not a clock. Its deliberate pace produces time: time to ab-sorb the enormity of the situation and time to get in one’s head. In the playoffs, there is a tension-fi lling gap between pitches that crescendo’s as the pitcher sends his offering homeward. In the moment the hurled sphere crosses the plate there’s a pressure-relieving gasp or exhale, depending on the outcome.

The faces of fans bear witness to the stress: many view the game through their fi ngers or from just under the brim of their hats, their ability to watch being sus-tained only by their unwillingness to miss anything. Each fall, this riveting play is repeated, pitch after pitch, inning after in-ning, game after game. That athletes in the middle of this tension fi nd a way to consis-tently perform at a high level is remarkable.

When I observe this annual rite of fall, I think of Buckner. Actually, I think of Bill Buckner a lot. Not in a weird, obsessive sort of way (honestly), but when I’m yanked from my comfort zone and challenged by a situation when you simply have to perform and giving your best isn’t good enough. Thus far, my “Buckner” moments include proposing to my wife, the birth of my kids and speaking at a loved one’s funeral. As I mutter “Bill Buckner, Bill Buckner, Bill Buckner” in my head, I’m really reminding myself to be prepared, not be overwhelmed by the situation, stay focused, breath and execute. Hey, whatever gets you through it, right? Bill Buckner helps get me through. Besides, if I fl amed, I’d be no solace to Buckner as a co-resident of Goatsville, U.S.A. anyway.

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Out-of-towners claimed the top spots at the 3rd Annual Lower Potomac River Ten-Mile Run on Sunday October 10, with John Pig-gott of Williamsburg, VA, crossing the fi nish in 57:08 for the win.

Piggott, 45, may have had a home fi eld advantage in Piney Point as three-time champion (and multiple medalist) of the Lower Potomac River Marathon, the 26.2-mile race that overlaps the ten-mile race course over Light-house Road and St. George Island. Piggott was also the silver medal-ist at the inaugural ten-mile race in 2008 with a 56:32 fi nish.

Kristi Markowicz, 40, of Arlington, VA won the women’s division, fi nishing fi fth overall in 1:03:54, 20 seconds ahead of 2nd place Erin Swain, 28, also of Arlington. Third prize went to Paula Fernandes, 36, of Baltimore, who fi nished in 1:20:43.

Edging out the top women for the men’s silver and bronze were Joseph Olson, 25, of California, MD in 1:00:48; and David Raley, 27, of Mechanicsville, MD in 1:02:41. Tom Burke, 51, of California, MD was fourth in 1:03:21, fi nishing just out of the money but winning the Men 50-59 division.

Rounding out the top ten overall were three competitors in the Men 40-49 division. Vic Papagno, 42, of Hughesville, won the di-vision in 1:04:49, followed by Perry Rapp, 45, of Lexington Park in 1:05:46, just two seconds ahead of Travis Priest, 42, of Tall Timbers.

Tami Graf, 74, of Lusby, was the old-est runner, fi nishing 90th in the fi eld of 102 runners. Graf, a frequent competitor at track meets as well as road races, fi nished in 1:48:13 to win the Women 60+ division. The youngest competitor was Kevin Foley of Solomons, 19, who fi nished 17th overall in 1:11:54.

The LPR 10, as local runners call it, has attracted runners from as far away as Iowa and Florida. The fast and scenic riverside course is a draw, as is the hearty post-race cookout at the Piney Point Lighthouse Museum Park, hosted by Friends of the Piney Point Lighthouse Mu-seum. This year’s event drew many newcomers to the sport of long distance running, several of whom took the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to run 10 miles on 10/10/10. Optimal running weather has been the norm on race day, and participants were again treated to sunny skies

and temperatures around 60 degrees, with a mild cool-ing breeze off the water.

The Lower Po-tomac River Ten-Mile Run, produced by Chesapeake Bay Running Club with support from Pax Velo cycling club and Patuxent River Tri Club, benefi ts the Piney Point Lighthouse Muse-um and Chesapeake Bay Field Lab.

For complete results, go to www.cbrcmd.org.

Dates: October 24, 2010, November 14, 2010, and February 27, 2011.

Location: St. Mary’s College of Maryland, Somerset Tennis Complex 18952 East Fisher Road (Outdoor Facility) St. Mary’s City, Maryland 20686

Times: Sundays, 9:30 am – 11:30 am (Mini-matches included)

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Frank Dawson, assistant secretary for aquatic re-sources, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, will discuss the status of recreational fi shing at the Wednesday, Oct. 27, meeting of the Coastal Conser-vation Association Maryland Patuxent River Chapter. The meeting is open to the public and will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge #2092, 45779 Fire Department Lane, California.

Dawson’s presentation will touch on the condi-tion of the Chesapeake Bay fi shery, what the future is likely to hold for anglers, and what the Department is doing to protect the fi shery.

The meeting is free. Wings, other food and bev-erages will be available for purchase beginning at 6:30 p.m. for those attending the meeting.

Status of recreational fi shing to highlight CCA

chapter meeting

Photo by Jeanne Larrison, Chesapeake Bay Running Club

Photo by Jeanne Larrison, Chesapeake Bay Running Club

Runners line up for the start of the race.

John Piggott (2) takes an early lead to win the race. Tom Burke (53) fi nished in 4th place.


Thurs., Oct. 21

Boys’ SoccerMcNamara at St. Mary’s Ryken, 5:30 p.m.

Lackey at Great Mills, 6 p.m.

VolleyballLa Plata at Leonardtown, 7 p.m.

Fri., Oct. 22

FootballChopticon at Great Mills, 7 p.m.

North Point at Leonardtown, 7 p.m.

Girls’ SoccerSt. Mary’s Ryken at Bishop McNamara, 5:30 p.m.

Huntingtown at Chopticon, 6 p.m.

VolleyballChopticon at Patuxent, 7 p.m.

St. Mary’s Ryken at Bishop Ireton, 7 p.m.

Tues., Oct. 26

Boys’ SoccerDeMatha at St. Mary’s Ryken, 5:30 p.m.

Girls’ SoccerSt. Mary’s Ryken at Elizabeth Seton, 5:30 p.m.

VolleyballLeonardtown at Northern, 7 p.m.

Elizabeth Seton at St. Mary’s Ryken, 7 p.m.

Wed., Oct. 27

Volleyball Huntingtown at Chopticon, 7 p.m.

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Wed., Oct. 13

Boys’ Cross Country

Patuxent 15, Chopticon 50Thomas Stone 15, Chopticon 50

Northern 22, Leonardtown 34Leonardtown 15, Calvert 50Leonardtown 15, Lackey 50

Girls’ Cross Country

Patuxent 24, Chopticon 31Thomas Stone 26, Chopticon 30

Leonardtown 19, Calvert 43Leonardtown 20, Northern 38

Leonardtown 15, Lackey 50

Field HockeyLeonardtown 2, Lackey 0

VolleyballChopticon 3, Thomas Stone 2

Leonardtown 3, Lackey 0

Thurs., Oct. 14

Boys’ SoccerGreat Mills 1, North Point 0

Fri., Oct. 15

Field HockeyLeonardtown 2, Chopticon 0

FootballChopticon 55, Northern 15

Great Mills 39, Leonardtown 0

Girls’ SoccerPatuxent 6, Great Mills 0

Sat., Oct. 16

Boys’ SoccerSt. Mary’s Ryken 3, Northern (North-

ern wins penalty kicks 3-1)

Field Hockey

Great Mills 4, North Point 3 (penalty strokes)

Patuxent TournamentSt. Mary’s Ryken 2, Calvert 1

Patuxent 2, St. Mary’s Ryken 0

FootballSt. Mary’s Ryken 34, Riverdale Baptist

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Girls’ SoccerLeonardtown 4, McDonough 0

Mon., Oct. 18

Boys’ SoccerMcDonough 2, Chopticon 1

Field HockeyChopticon 2, McDonough 0

Patuxent 3, Great Mills 0St. Mary’s Annapolis 2, St. Mary’s

Ryken 0

Girls’ SoccerLeonardtown 4, Chopticon 0

Winter Youth Indoor Soccer Registration

Ages 4 and Up both boys and girlsNovember 11,16 and 18 from 7 to 9 p.m. at

Leonard Hall Recreation Center or during the week of the 15th through 19th between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. at the Recreation and Parks main of-fi ce in Leonardtown. Cost $55.00 per player or $550.00 per team needing shirts and $490.00 per team not needing shirts.

Divisions U6, U8, U10, U12, U14, U16 and U18Cut off date December 31st of 2010 and you can register online.

Also youth roller hockey registration

Ages 8 thru 14 both boys and girlsNovember 10 and 17 from 7 to 9 p.m at

the Leonard Hall Recreation Center or during the week in the Recreation and Parks main of-fi ce from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the week of the 15th. Cost is $75.00 per player and you can also register online.

County Rec and Park Sports Registrations Coming Up

Youth basketball registration

3rd grade thru 8th grade both boys and girlsCost $70.00 per player

• Monday November 15th Esperanza Middle 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

• Tuesday November 16th at Lettie Dent Elem. 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

• Thursday November 18th at Leonardtown Elem 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.

Come to the recreation and Parks main offi ce during the day between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. the week of November 15th to register or register online.

For more information, contact Ken-ny Sothoron at 301-475-4200 ext. 1830.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland will host a six-week Spring Training 2011 baseball program for players in grades 1 through 12 from January 2 to February 6. St. Mary’s College head coach Lew Jenkins will direct the program in conjunction with U.S. Baseball Academy. Sessions are offered in advanced hitting, pitching and catching lessons at a cost as low as $99 for six weeks. Space is limited. Registration is now under way. For more information, visit www.USBasebal-lAcademy.com or call toll-free 866-622-4487.

Baseball Training Camp Registration Underway

The County Times Thursday, October 21, 2010 32Sp rts Field Hockey

By Chris StevensStaff Writer

LUSBY – While the Patuxent High School fi eld hockey team had already wrapped up the Southern Maryland Athletic Conference championship and looked forward to the playoffs, Great Mills head coach Michelle Richmond felt that her team learned a lot about its own post-season tests in a 3-0 loss to the host Panthers Monday night.

“I just told my coaches that what we saw tonight is no dif-ferent than if we were playing (Anne Arundel county power) Broadneck,” Richmond said of the Panthers. “I was proud of the girls’ effort and tonight’s a good indicator of where we are.”

The Hornets (5-7 overall, 5-5 SMAC) were coming off of a 4-3 penalty strokes win at North Point Saturday morning and more than held their own against the Panthers (14-0 overall, 12-0 SMAC), who fi nished the regular season unbeaten and

were averaging six goals a game coming in.“They’ve got a lot of weapons, but we did a good job. My

center mid, Claire Weber, was just all over the place,” Rich-mond said. Hornet goalie Jess Michalek also had a pretty good night, stopping 16 Patuxent shots on the night.

“I had to give her a hi-fi ve after the game, she done a re-ally good job for us,” Richmond said. “She’s a two-year starter and she’s really come a long way.”

Richmond hopes the Hornets can fi nish the regular season with a fl ourish (they visited La Plata on Wednesday and host Calvert this evening at 6 p.m.) because the 4A East regional playoffs are a daunting task.

“Our region is no joke – we lost to Severna Park 13-0 lost year, so we play some people,” she says. “We just ask that they play consistent and we should be able to win these fi nal two games.”

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MORGANZA – Junior forward Hayley Roper scored both goals as visiting Leonardtown defeated county rival Chopticon 2-0 in a Southern Maryland Athletic Conference fi eld hockey and snapped a two-match losing streak in the process.

“They came off of two tough loses and they really got themselves together as a team,” Raiders head coach Mia Fin-kleston said. “They talked about what they needed to do to score more.

“We really wanted this game, but we knew it would be tough,” said Roper, who scored goals in each half. “We knew [Chopticon] wanted to win as bad as we did.”

Roper credited her teammates’ passing skills for both of her scores. “We had some very beautiful passing sequences, it was great, it all starts from them,” she said. Finkleston also added that Roper had worked very hard on her defl ections.

Chopticon head coach Anne Vallandingham approved of her team’s efforts, even if the score didn’t work out in their favor.

“My players never give up, they play hard and stay on game,” she said. “As long as they never give up, I know I’ve got a team.”

Vallandingham was encouraged and confi dent that her team could make some noise in the 3A South playoffs, which start this coming week (the playoff draw for all regions will be released by the MPSSAA on Friday).

“It’s a whole new season – I’ve seen teams that we’re 0-12 make the semifi nals,” she said. “I just continue to encourage

them to play hard and put in work.”Finkleston was reluctant to look ahead to the playoffs with

games still to play this week, but she felt that Leonardtown still had some good fi eld hockey left in them.

“This was huge for our confi dence and as long as they play a good game, we as coaches are happy,” she said. “I have no doubt that we can be competitive.”

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Seahawk Men Fall to Marymount in

CAC Soccer TiltSt. Mary’s City, Md. – A goal and an assist by junior mid-

fi elder Kjell Crooke (Vienna, Va.) lifted Marymount (Va.) Uni-versity to a key 2-1 Capital Athletic Conference victory over the St. Mary’s College of Maryland men’s soccer team Monday afternoon.

Crooke helped the Saints (7-7-2, 2-3-2 CAC) get on the board early on in the contest as he dropped a pass from the end line to the penalty kick spot where junior midfi elder Carlos Sa-linas (Fairfax, Va./Northern Virginia CC) slipped it in to the left of senior goalkeeper Paul Spranklin (Columbia, Md./Oak-land Mills) at 8:09.

The Seahawk defense held Marymount at bay for the rest of the fi rst half as the Saints headed into intermission with a one-goal lead. Spranklin went on to fi nish the contest with three saves for the Seahawks.

The match was knotted at 1-1 at 51:24 as junior captain Bri-an Payne’s (Catonsville, Md./Calvert Hall) cross was defl ected by a Saint defender into the center of the goal.

Crooke netted the eventual game-winning goal eight min-utes later as he corralled a misplayed defensive clear just inside the box and toed it into the far lower corner.

Marymount edged the Seahawks (4-10-2, 2-4-1 CAC) in shots, 10-7, while owning a 6-2 margin in corner kicks.

Senior William Brahmstedt (Falls Church, Va./JEB Stuart HS) fi nished with two stops for the Saints.

Two goals in Each Half Lift Seahawks Over

FrostburgForwards Lauriann Parker (Woodbine, Md./Glenelg) and

Susan Smith (Chestertown, Md./Queen Anne’s County) each had a goal and an assist in leading the St. Mary’s College of Maryland fi eld hockey team to a 4-1 victory over visiting Frost-burg State University in Capital Athletic Conference action Sat-urday afternoon.

The Seahawks (10-3, 5-1 CAC) scored their two fi rst-half goals in a 36-second span as Parker tipped in Smith’s feed off the far post at 14:03 followed by sophomore forward Brooke Masimore (Hampstead, Md./North Carroll) putting in Parker’s pass on the goal line behind sophomore goalkeeper Maggie Ed-wards (Lebanon, N.J./Hunterdon Central Regional).

St. Mary’s carried a 2-0 lead into halftime as Edwards notched seven fi rst-half saves.

Smith started the scoring in the second half, knocking in a pass from senior midfi elder Allie Skiest (Arnold, Md./Seton Keough) into the far lower corner at 58:46. Parker followed suit just under two minutes later as she fi red in a high fl ick over Edwards’ head from about 12 yards out.

Frostburg (3-14, 1-5 CAC) avoided the shutout as senior forward Breanne Russell (Clements, Md./Chopticon) hit a laser from the top of the circle at 63:48.

The Seahawks held advantages in shots, 26-3, and penalty corners, 7-3.

Senior goalie Lydia Garcia (Bowie, Md./Seton) played the entire fi rst half with no stops while fi rst-year Anastasia Wash (Yorktown, Va./York) started and fi nished the second half with two saves.

Edwards fi nished the afternoon with 11 stops while sopho-more Megan Robertson (Lusby, Md./Patuxent) picked up two defensive saves.

SMCM Roper’s Two Goals Lift Leonardtown Over Chopticon

Hornets Hang Tough with SMAC Champs

Photo by Chris Stevens



Leonardtown’s Ashlin Rondeau and Erin Wetzel of Chopticon battle for control of the ball during the Raiders’ 2-0 win over the Braves Friday afternoon.

The Hornets’ Kristin Busitzky blocks a pass attempt by Patuxent’s Catherine Denny.

Great Mills’ Katie Chan and Ali Nolan of Patuxent race for the ball during Monday’s fi eld hockey match.


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I detected movement through the leaves and branches some distance off. An ear, a leg, the fl ick of a tail gave the deer away. It was moving, and it was headed my way. The image cleared as the buck stepped out of the thicket, cautiously making his way, watching and feed-ing as he meandered along the well-used deer trail. He was big bodied and his antlers extend-ed wider than the tips of his ears – at least eight points. As he passed under my stand he seemed totally unaware of my presence. In slow mo-tion, I raised my muzzle-loader to fi ring posi-tion and found the animal in my scope just as he quartered away. I clicked off the safety and squeezed the trigger, aiming precisely behind the right front shoulder. When the dense smoke cleared and my hearing returned, I could see the animal lying on the forest fl oor no more than 20 yards from where he was when I pulled the trigger. Now the work begins.

I carefully climbed down from my tree stand and cautiously approached the trophy, confi rming that it was indeed dead. I prepared the fi eld tag and attached it to the deer accord-ing to the procedures prescribed in Maryland regulations. (I use zip wire ties.) Easy enough, but too often forgotten.

I moved the deer away from the area for fi eld dressing and started the procedure accord-ing to a timeless process that was taught to me by my father; a process that is identical to the instructions in most Hunter Safety courses. I then took the fi eld-dressed deer to my home where it could be hanged and rinsed thorough-ly. I was able to rinse away most of the blood, leaving a clean carcass that can be handled correctly by the deer processor (PC-speak for butcher). Finally, I completed the check-in pro-cedure online at www.gamecheck.dnr.state.md.us according to the regulations. (This can also be done by telephone at 1-888-800-0121.) All of this has to be done before the deer can be taken to the deer processor.

Henry Stauffer of Custom Deer Process-ing at 27990 Point Lookout Road in Loveville says that three things will surely ruin the meat of a deer: 1) Stomach juices must be rinsed away immediately, along with any fecal matter, 2) Blood must also be rinsed away (blood turns rancid more quickly than any other part of the deer), and 3) Venison can spoil in less than 24 hours if not refrigerated, so fi nding cold storage for the carcass is imperative. Not removing the anus is the number one complaint of most deer processors. Some charge extra if they have to do it.

The processor will want to see the com-pleted fi eld tag and butcher/taxidermy tag for the animal. If the deer was taken with archery, be sure to remove the broad head. If you are unable to do this, make sure the processor knows so that he can take appropriate precau-tions when he’s cutting the meat.

The processor will ask several questions about how you want the meat prepared. If you want to donate the animal to the Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry program (www.fhfh.org), take your deer to Mike McWilliams on Indian Bridge Road (301-475-9667). You may donate all of the meat or just some of it, and you can keep antlers and hide for mounting if you desire.

If it was a trophy animal that you want to have mounted, the processor will skin the deer so that the hide and head can be taken to a taxi-dermist. (One processor in the area will not skin your deer, but most others will.)

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I will be offering stories of hunting adven-tures in future articles for this column. If you have a particularly interesting story or a pic-ture of a particularly impressive harvest, drop me an email at [email protected]. Be safe and enjoy the season.

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Sp rts Mackall, Daniels Help Hornets Run Over Leonardtown


Great Mills 39, Leonardtown 0 1 2 3 4 TotalGM (5-2, 3-2 SMAC) 0 12 13 14 39LHS (2-5, 2-4 SMAC) 0 0 0 0 0

GM – Jordan Hurt 6 run (kick failed)GM – Mackall 27 fumble return (run failed)GM – Mackall 27 run (pass failed)GM – Daniels 54 run (Walker kick)GM – Mackall 11 run (Walker kick)GM – Daniels 6 run (Walker kick)


LEONARDTOWN – Great Mills junior running back Dalonta Mackall felt like a poor rich man after Friday night’s 39-0 win over county rival Leonardtown.

“It’s like winning a million dollars, except for the million dollars,” Mackall said of his three-touchdown performance to help the Hornets win their fi fth game of the season. “It’s a good feeling to score on varsity – it’s a different ball game here.”

“We knew he was that type of runner,” Hornets coach Bill Griffi th said. “Once he got up to varsity speed, we knew he’d be ready.”

After a scoreless fi rst quarter, Great Mills struck fi rst, as Jordan Hurt ran six yards to the left pylon, three plays after connecting on a 57-yard catch-and-run with DeAndre Berry.

Leonardtown (2-5 overall, 2-4 in Southern Maryland Athletic Conference games) seemed poised to drive down the fi eld for a tying score, but on a fourth-and-one from midfi eld, failed to draw Great Mills off-sides and were assessed a delay of game penalty. They decided to punt, and Mackall was one of several Hornets to block Shane Crowley’s attempt, picked the ball up and raced 27 yards for the score with 41 sec-onds left in the half to give the Hornets a two-touchdown cushion.

“I just went in there and got the ball as it came off his foot,” Mack-all said of his fi rst score.

The touchdown was a momentum swing, as the Hornets piled up 27 points in the second half, with Mackall and fellow junior running back Kenny Daniels adding two rushing scores. Daniels had a touch-down taken from him because of penalty earlier in the game (the second game in a row for him) and fi nally got two to count on runs 54 and six yards respectively.

“It felt good – all that hard work fi nally paid off,” Daniels said with a relieved grin on his face. On defense, Daniels recovered a fumble as a part of a defensive effort that led to the Hornets’ fi rst shutout since the third game of the 2009 season against Lansdowne.

“We knew we were bigger than them up front, so all we had to do is keep them from getting outside,” he explained.

For Leonardtown coach Mike Nines, he was pleased with the way his team played, but lamented a few plays that led to Great Mills run-ning away with th game.

“They played hard and strong and I think we moved the ball well, we just didn’t punch it in,” he said. “It was tough for the kids to get a rhythm after that.”

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Great Mills’ Dalonta Mackall hammers Stephen Stewart of Leonardtown during Friday night’s SMAC football game at Raider Stadium.

Leonardtown’s Zach Stiefvater can’t come down with the pass as Anthony Smith of Great Mills defends.

Left: Dalonta Mackall rips the ball away from Leonardtown’s Shane Crowley. Mackall scored on this play, helping Great Mills defeat Leonardtown 39-0 Friday night.

Photos By Frank MarquartPhotos By Frank Marquart



The Chopticon football team continued its in-season offensive adjustments in grand style, rolling over Calvert High School 55-15 Fri-day night in the Braves’ homecom-ing game.

“I thought we limited our mis-takes very well,” head coach Tony Lisanti. “We didn’t turn the football over and we were fundamentally sound.”

Instead of falling behind early and then taking over like last week’s 49-3 win over Northern, the Braves (4-3 overall, 3-2 SMAC) took charge from the outset, with Cody Douglas throwing four touchdown passes in the fi rst half (fi ve for the game) to get the Braves out to a 48-7 halftime lead. Douglas com-pleted 13 of 15 passes for 242 yards, and continued his stellar play.

“That’s key for us – getting Cody to play with confi dence,” Lisanti explained. “He did a good job and played a great game.”

It didn’t hurt that Chopticon got an-other great effort out of their running backs by committee. One week after rushing for a season high 176 yards, the Braves added 159 against the Cavaliers (1-6 overall, 1-4 SMAC). Eight players carried the ball a total of 31 times with Willie Adams leading the way (10 carries, 41 yards and a touchdown).

“We lost our starting running back [Chad Bowen] in the North Point game, so

this is what we have to do,” Lisanti said. “We don’t have a guy that’s going to carry the ball 25-30 times a game for us like the other schools have, but we’ve been able to show we can be diversifi ed, mostly out of necessity.”

The Braves will look to continue their winning ways when they visit county rival Great Mills Friday night for the Hornets’ homecoming contest, which begins at 7 p.m.

“We are going to have to play at a high level,” Lisanti plainly stated. “Great Mills has a lot of team speed on offense and our defense has played well – it’s always great when county rivals collide.”

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Chopticon 55, Calvert 15 1 2 3 4 TotalCAL (1-6, 1-4 SMAC) 0 7 0 8 15CHS (4-3, 3-2 SMAC) 21 27 7 0 55

CHS – Smith 8 pass from Douglas (Palmer kick)CHS – Gray 5 pass from Douglas (Palmar kick)CHS – Smith 2 pass from Douglas (Palmer kick)CHS – Gray 55 pass from Douglas (Palmer kick)CHS – Smith 3 run (kick failed)CAL – Gray 4 run (Hayes kick)CHS – Hunt 25 pass from Douglas (Palmer kick)CHS – Sterling Miles 27 interception return (Palmer kick)CHS – Adams 10 run (Palmer kick)CAL – Hayes 26 pass from Lanham (Tippett pass from Lanham)

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The St. Mary’s Ryken football team won its second game in three weeks, taking a 34-19 decision over host Riverdale Baptist Sat-urday afternoon, moving their record to 3-5 on the season.

“Our kids came back and we played some really physical football,” head coach Bob Harmon said. “We’ve played Riverdale close the last two years and this could be our last time playing them, so to get a win over them was really nice.”

The Knights trailed 13-6 late in the fi rst half before out-scoring the Crusaders 28-6 over the fi nal minutes of the second quarter and the second half, with Harmon crediting the lines for pushing Riverdale around.

“We were just the more physical team,” he said. “The guys are just fi guring out now

what it’s like to play football, come together, have some fun and win games.”

With three games left, including a new team on the schedule, Ryken can fi nish the season with six wins and a winning record, a goal Harmon and the team set for themselves in preseason, but the coach won’t get too far ahead.

“We can’t put the cart before the horse,” he says. “We’ve got to take it one game at time, starting with Maryland Christian.”

The Saints (of Bel Air) will replace Loyola Blakefi eld on the Ryken schedule, and will host Ryken Saturday at 1 p.m.

“They’re 7-0 and they beat Baltimore Lutheran, they’re a good team,” Harmon said. “If we come out and play our best, we can reach our goal, but I’m not going to look that far ahead.”

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ADM. ROBERT J. NATTER, USN(RET.)

Former Commander of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet/Fleet Forces Command from 2000 to 2003

“Hoyer was critical in making Pax River what it is today, and he is critical to

ensuring that it continues to grow. You have a formidable combination between the Pax civilian community, the base and Hoyer when it comes to retaining and growing the community and the base. I urge you to keep it; I urge you to re-elect Steny Hoyer.”

HARRY MCPHERSONBRAC commissioner 1993

"I recall saying during the BRAC deliberations, that I would miss the daily phone calls from Congressman Hoyer about

his bases, Pax River, NESEA at St. Inigoes, and Indian Head. Steny was tenacious in making sure the BRAC Commissioners knew the merits of his installations —that's why he was so successful in the process."

BOB WAXMANFormer Executive Director of Webster Field, St. Inigoes

“Whether it was 5 jobs or major programs being threatened, Steny always went to bat for us at Webster Field and, maybe

more importantly, he was our strongest advocate in bringing new work in for us. Whether it's protecting what we have or fending off reductions, there is no better champion for the excellent work done everyday by the people at Pax River and Webster Field.”

BEVERLY BYRONFormer BRAC Commissioner and Member of Congress

“I have known Steny Hoyer since 1958 and one thing I know is there is no one better prepared when it comes to advocacy on behalf of his Congressional District.

When I served on the BRAC, my fellow Commissioners were amazed at how effective he was in representing his community before our Commission. That’s why he is so good for Maryland and we need to keep him in Congress.”

KEITH FAIRFAXFormer Southern Maryland Navy Alliance President, Former President of Bay District VFD, Retired civil service engineer from Pax River NAS

“Keeping Steny as our own in Washington ensures that the advantages we now enjoy at Pax River remain solid and that we are protected when programs are threatened. He's been our go-to guy for a long time —we don't want to change that!”

2010-10-21 the county times

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