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The State Highway Administration (SHA) is planning on replacing an aging bridge over a stream near the intersection of Willows Road and Route 5 that they say has outlived its usefulness.

While the bridge is small and has been in place for nearly 70 years, the effort to replace it could take as long as a year, according to planning documents sent out by SHA.

The new bridge should include metal railings with wider shoulders, SHA information stated, as well as realigned approaches.

The span of the bridge will be longer, accord-ing to SHA, which should allow for more water to pass under it and eliminate more instances of flooding.

Construction should begin by the late fall and continue through to the same time frame in 2015 and the entire construction cost of the bridge is projected to be about $4 million.

The project would take place in two stages with the first lane of the new bridge being built alongside the old; once that is completed traffic would shift to the new lane to allow for the demo-

lition of the old structure.Once the old structure is demolished the sec-

ond lane of the bridge would be constructed, SHA has said.

Commissioner Todd Morgan said if the state had the money to spend on the project he would be happy to have it but he questioned if it was really a transportation priority given the long-term traffic problems in places like Leonardtown.

He also worried that portions of Route 5 lead-ing down to Point Lookout were so narrow that he called it “almost impassable” for large vehicles like emergency responders coming in opposite directions.

Add to that the fact that he walked the span of the Route 5 bridge in about 12 steps, he said, and he questioned the hefty price tag.

“I don’t get it, it’s about $4 million to replace that bridge,” Morgan said. “That number shocked me.”

The state estimates as many as 10,000 cars a day travel across the bridge over the Eastern Branch.

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It’s been more than 30 years since the Seventh District fire station was renovated, fire service leaders there say and the time has come for the county to raise the support tax to help bring the facility up to par.

Seventh District Volunteer Fire De-partment President John Nelson told the Board of County Commissioners Tuesday that they are requesting an increase in the fire and rescue tax from 11 cents per every $100 of assessed value on property to 14 cents.

Nelson said the issues at the firehouse are many but yearly cost increases in fuel, insurance, replacement of equipment, pro-tective gear for firefighters and recruitment and retention were also growing problems.

Moreover the fire department is con-sidering a substation in a portion of their first-due area farther out than their Avenue headquarters, a place where more growth is projected to occur.

By doing so, Nelson said, the volun-teers would be able to better serve the com-munity in emergencies.

“If you’re going to survive you’ve got to have fire stations where the people are,” Nelson told commissioners.

The tax increase would bring in an ex-tra $78,000 a year, Nelson said, but the cost to renovate the station in Avenue would be between $800,000 to $1 million to ensure it had showers and sleeping quarters for firefighters.

Nelson said the current tax rate brought in $293,964 in revenue in fiscal 2013, a little less than $4,000 over the previous year; that did nothing to fully defray the costs of daily operations.

Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell (D-St. George Island) said the prob-lems firefighters brought to the county’s at-tention were legitimate ones.

“It’s almost necessary now for fire sta-tions to have a place for people to stay… for the efficiency of the fire service,” Russell said.

The commissioners voted unanimous-ly to take the firefighters’ request to a public hearing.

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Photo by Guy LeonardTraffic crossing the small bridge near the intersection of Route 5 and Willows Road will have to be shifted to make way for a new bridge span over the Eastern Branch that could take a year to build.


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Bohanan Seeks to Restructure

Tri-County CouncilBy Sarah MillerStaff Writer

Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr. (D-29B) introduced legislation on Jan. 23 that would efficiently deconstruct and restructure the Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland.

The council is comprised of 37 to 38 members, 90 percent of whom are elected of-ficials, Bohanan said.

“It’s too big to get much done.”His proposed legislation would equalize

the balance between public and private sec-tors in the council, Bohanan said.

“It’s pretty clear to anybody that some-thing needs to be done about the tri county council,” Bohanan said.

The proposed legislation would de-crease council membership to 15, with two representatives selected at the county level for each county and the rest would be ap-pointed by the general assembly.

According to the General Assembly of Maryland website, it would require council members to serve at the pleasure of the indi-viduals or the board that appointed the mem-bers. The legislation provides for the term of office for the county commissioner position on the council and requires the responsibil-ity for appointing the county commissioner position to alternate among the Board of County Commissioners of Calvert County, Charles County, and St. Mary's County. In addition, the legislation requires the Council to elect a chair from among its private sector members.

Opinions on the matter are mixed. St. Mary’s County Commissioner President Francis Jack Russell and Commissioner Todd Morgan believe Bohanan should not have put the legislation forward. The Tri-County Council is in the midst of a self-study effort, Morgan said. They have a new execu-tive director and recently identified a number of “pillars” to focus on. He said any efforts to restructure the council should wait at least a year to see if current efforts to refocus the council are successful.

Council Executive Board Chairman and Calvert County Board of County Com-missioners Vice President Steve Weems said the matter had been brought up before and the legislation will be discussed at a future meeting. It’s Bohanan’s prerogative to put forward whatever legislation he feels neces-sary, Weems said, and the council will ad-dress changes as they come.

Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller (D-27) supports the legislation, adding the council needs to focus on “maximizing resources” available in the area, such as private sector experts in science and technology and a host of former and current United States Navy employees. Giving the general community more of a voice in the tri-county council could help “the incubation and creation of jobs,” Miller said.

For more information about the Mary-land General Assembly, including legislation being considered, visit msa.maryland.gov.

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Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron says he will present a draft of his agency’s budget to the Citizens Advisory Council tonight in Leonardtown at the Chesapeake Building.

Cameron made a similar presentation to the group last year but this year’s presen-tation will be different since he has allowed his command staff to present their budget re-quests for equipment and personnel without any intervention from him.

The sheriff’s office budget for fiscal 2014 was about $34 million.

“I’m allowing it to come forward un-fettered,” Cameron said. “I’ve not made any cuts.”

Cameron said the budget document had not been completed as of Tuesday afternoon and likely would not be ready until the day of the presentation.

“This is so important to let the public know what we need and why,” Cameron said of presenting his staff’s requests with-out cuts.

Cameron released some details of the agency’s proposed budget, however.

His commander of the patrol division has requested eight more deputies, Cameron said, at a total cost of about $1.2 million.

The commander of the Criminal Inves-tigations Division has requested more new detectives, up to three, to fill positions left by state police personnel who were pulled away by their agency to work in their Criminal En-forcement Division.

Cameron’s narcotics commander has also requested two additional detectives to help with street level drug enforcement efforts.

Cameron also said that replacement of vehicles was another significant concern; the county had provided enough money to replace about 10 police vehicles but accord-ing to the county’s own vehicle maintenance standards, he said, the agency needed to re-place as many as 50 vehicles.

There are about 200 vehicles in the sher-iff’s office fleet, Cameron said.

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After several months of debating over how to revise the Lexington Park Develop-ment District Master Plan the county plan-ning commission came to a consensus that developing the former Lexington Manor property, also known as the flat tops, was not a good idea.

County planners have been pushing for the idea since the draft of the master plan was revealed last year but a quick straw poll conducted by the commission’s chair Howard Thompson showed most members of the commission felt the 34-acre plot of land, that once hosted the worst and most concentrated number of blighted homes in the county, should remain undeveloped.

One of the main points of contention the commission has had to deal with is the push to redevelop the downtown portion of Lexington Park, long left to age and with dwindling new business prospects, but en-sure that it does not encroach on aircraft safety accident potential zones Patuxent River Naval Air Station requires to com-plete its test and evaluation for military

planes.One of the key drivers in the planning

process has been the 2009 agreement be-tween the county and the navy to restrict redevelopment in the portion of Lexington Park closest to the base to just 50 people per acre.

Robin Finnacom, director of the coun-ty’s Department of Economic and Commu-nity Development, said that while the county had planned to try and develop the Lexington Manor property what would have been built there would not have been economically viable.

She agreed with the board’s recommen-dation on how to proceed with that aspect of the master plan.

“I think that was totally appropriate given the restrictions of what could be de-veloped there,” Finnacom said. “It’s just not supportable in the marketplace.”

The issue of redevelopment will con-tinue to be a key point in the ongoing debate over the plan, she said.

“That’s what they’re wrestling with,” Finnacom said.

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“It’s an exciting time for men and women working in the transportation indus-try,” said Deputy Secretary of the Maryland Department of Transportation and Calvert County resident Wilson Parran during the Jan. 23 meeting of the Tri-County Council for Southern Maryland, held at the Lowes Hotel in Annapolis.

He talked about coming projects to design and replace the Governor Thomas Johnson and Harry Nice bridges, planning projects to improve routes 5 and 231 and ex-pand route 4.

Additionally, Parran spoke to the coun-cil and Southern Maryland representatives about transportation funding in the future.

Even though things are looking positive at the state level, Parran warned the council that the state could see a dramatic decrease in federal transportation funding. The level of funding from the federal level could ad-versely affect projects in the future.

Senator Thomas V. Mike Miller Jr. (D-27) concurred with Parran and advised the state move slowly with the red and purple metro lines and use funding for roads and bridges instead.

In other news during the meeting, Charles County Commissioner President Candice Quinn Kelly stepped down from her role as Tri-County Council Chairperson. Calvert County Commissioner President Steve Weems will lead the council in the coming year.

Kelly will not be running for another term as Charles County Commissioner President, instead having decided to declare her intention to run for a seat in the House of Delegates in the coming election.

Governor Martin O’Malley came to the meeting following his State of the State address.

“Why wake up in the morning if you don’t want to do better?” O’Malley asked, adding that Maryland is number one in terms of job growth in the country, but there is always room for improvement. The state has not done well enough in terms of pairing veterans with jobs, O’Malley said.

A number of jobs created were mostly

government positions, not in the private sec-tor, Calvert County Commissioner Evan K. Slaughenhoupt, Jr.

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An audit of last year’s financial re-cords of local government shows the county has $23.5 million in unassigned fund balances, about $17 million of which has accumulated over a span of four years ending in 2011.

The county’s independent auditor Timothy Murphy praised the govern-ment’s fiscal leadership over the past sev-eral years and reported that the county’s net assets once again increased.

“Your net assets increased by about $12 million,” Murphy told the Board of County Commissioners. “And St. Mary’s County is heads above your peers with $20 million pre-paid for OPEB (other post employment benefits.)”

The audit showed that the county’s net assets outpaced its liabilities by $266.7 million and that its combined fund bal-ances from various sources come to $95.5

million.Commissioner Todd Morgan (R-Lex-

ington Park) said the surplus outlined in the annual audit amounted to a buffer for the county to deal with lean times.

Last year the county announced it had a $30 million surplus that it dedicated mostly to infrastructure improvements and other county employee benefits.

Morgan said the county had already spent $10 million to repair and renovate Spring Ridge Middle School which had suffered fire damage to several of its class-rooms and may have to spend more to help fund the construction of other schools.

“I think right now the county is in good financial shape,” Morgan said. “My concern is for the future because there’s more Department of Defense cuts coming that are going to effect the local workforce.

“It’s like a savings account, it takes you years to accumulate it and if you blow it all it takes years to build it back up.”

Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R-

Golden Beach) said the continual surplus-es the county continued to accrue may translate to financial health but it also sig-naled that the time had come to consider tax reductions.

“If we’re $23 million in surplus then lets have some sensible tax relief,” Jarboe said.

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Collection Authority

Health Department to Begin Perc Tests


A letter from the St. Mary’s County delegation leader to the head of the Metro-politan Commission (MetCom) shows that legislators are ready to act to possibly curb the water and sewer agency’s ability to take homeowners who are delinquent on their ser-vice charges to tax sale.

“The members of the St. Mary’s Coun-ty delegation to the General Assembly have been reading articles about the commission’s bill collection practices,” wrote Del. John Bo-hanan. “The members of the delegation do not want individual homeowners to be sub-ject to losing their homes due to a delinquent water and sewer bill.”

Bohanan went on to ask for recommen-dations from MetCom director Dan Ichnio-wski about alternatives to going to tax sale.

Bohanan stated in his letter dated Jan. 23 that “if such recommended changes should require a change in statute, the del-egation has made it clear we would support

such a change.”The issue came to a head starting late

last year when an elderly Leonardtown resi-dent, Combs Toney, was in arrears about $700 due to MetCom for sewage service he was not even receiving.

MetCom had placed such a sewage line in front of his home years ago to better serve the community in which he lived but Toney, who has lived in his house since the 1930s, never hooked up.

But, up until recently, Toney had always paid the service charge though he received no services from the line.

His recent refusal to pay the charges to MetCom threatened to put his home up for tax sale but a St. Mary’s College of Maryland professor who heard of his plight paid for Toney’s bill.

A MetCom representative told The County Times that they were in receipt of Bo-hanan’s letter and were drafting a response.

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Due to high seasonal groundwater levels, the St. Mary’s County Health Department will begin wet season perc testing on Feb. 3. Perc testing was suspended in May 2013 due to declining groundwater levels.

Perc test applications received since May which were not able to be conducted will be sched-uled first. While the levels are high enough for testing, the testing may not run continuously through the winter and early spring. The water table may recede causing the testing to be sus-pended; testing would be resumed when tables rebound to wet season ranges.

Environmental Health specialists at the Health Department conduct soil evaluations for the construction of residential and commercial septic systems. They also evaluate soil for replace-ment septic systems when the current septic systems fail. The application for a new construction perc test is located at the St. Mary’s County Department of Land Use and Growth Management (LUGM) and requires a fee. The application can be found by logging on to the St. Mary’s County Government website at www.stmarysmd.com. Click on Land Use and Growth Management un-der Citizen Services. All permit applications are available for download from the Permits page. The LUGM Department is located in the Patuxent Building on the Governmental Center Campus in Leonardtown.

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Proponents of legalizing or at least decriminalizing marijuana point to the revenues the state stands to reap in the process from its regulation but legislators here as well as police say the liabilities far outweigh any perceived gains from bring-ing marijuana into the legal mainstream.

Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron, who had experience as a narcotics investiga-tor before coming to head the agency, said marijuana often led users to experiment with other more powerful narcotics that no one has posited should be legalized such as cocaine, prescription narcotics and heroin.

“It comes down to public safety for me,” Cameron said in an interview with The County Times. “My experience is that I’ve seen it become a gateway drug.”

He took particular issue with state-ments like the one made recently by Del. Sheila Hixson, a supporter of regulating

marijuana, who said: “Why prop up drug cartels and gangs instead of licensed busi-nesses that pay taxes and create jobs?”

“So what’s next? Do we legalize cocaine and heroin? Because that’s what cartels are into, why just marijuana?” Cameron said. “There’s a flaw in that thinking.”

Capt. Daniel Alioto, commander of the sheriff’s office vice/narcotics di-vision, said law officers have had their hands full contending with an increase in drugged drivers who abuse prescrip-tion medications; he predicted marijuana would have a similar effect here.

Legislation under consideration in Annapolis would allow possession of marijuana in an amount less than 10 grams with only civil penalties as conse-quences; criminal penalties would only exist for amounts above that amount.

“You’re always asking for trouble when you legalize something just to tax it,” Alioto said. “It’s going to have a huge impact on our roadways. We’ve already

seen it with pills and we’ll see it again with marijuana if it’s legalized.”

Law makers here say that pushing to decriminalize one of the most abundant street narcotics sends the wrong message to the public when St. Mary’s County and other nearby jurisdictions are facing what health officials and law enforcement have called a growing epidemic of prescription opiate abuse and rising heroin addiction and overdoses.

The former feeds the latter, they say.“We’re dealing with an almost epi-

demic abuse of opiates and heroin,” said Del. Anthony O’Donnell (R-Dist. 29C). “This sends a message that it’s no big deal to be involved with drugs.”

Del. John F. Wood (D-Dist. 29A) was more direct.

“I don’t support it, plain and simple,” Wood said. “It opens the door. It’s mari-juana today, it’s heroin tomorrow.”

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Below please find the tallies of the voting from the “Ring In & Resolve to Shop & Dine in Leonardtown” Campaign, a campaign in which voters chose where their favorite place to shop or dine in Leonardtown is.

First Place – Fenwick Street used Books and Music with 30% of the votes

Second place – Crazy for Ewe with 12% of the votes

Third place – Opal Art Gallery with 9%

And 4th place – The Good Earth Natural Foods Co. with 6%

Honorable mention – The Maryland Antiques Center and the Craft Guild Shop with 5% eachThe North End Gallery and Café des Artistes with 4% each

PJM Interconnection, the electricity grid operator for more than 61 million peo-ple in 13 states (including Maryland) and the District Columbia is asking consumers to conserve electricity today. The call for conservation is prompted by another wave of frigid weather that will push up the de-mand for electricity.

The request is being made throughout the entire area. The demand for electricity and the need for conservation is expected to be highest this evening.

PJM asks everyone to conserve elec-tricity, if health permits – especially from

5 p.m. to 9 p.m.. Electricity customers can take simple steps to conserve:

• Set thermostats lower than usual, if health permits

• Postpone using major electric ap-pliances such as stoves, dishwashers, and clothes dryers until the midday hours or af-ter 9 p.m., when the demand for electricity decreases

• Turn off electric lights an appliances that you do not need or are not using

Conserving electricity will help ensure adequate power supplies. PJM is continu-ing to monitor power supply conditions.

Record-breaking electricity use possible due to extreme cold

The St. Mary's Board of County Commissioners will host a Public Forum on Tuesday, Feb. 4 beginning at 6:30 p.m. The forum will take place in the Commissioners meeting room inside the Chesapeake Building, 41770 Baldridge Street, Leonardtown, Maryland. Citizens are invited to attend the forum and address the commissioners.

The Public Forum will air live, and be videotaped for subsequent broadcast, on St. Mary's County Government TV 95 (SMCG TV 95). The forum can also be viewed on the county's web-site at www.stmarysmd.com. Click on the SMCG TV 95 icon on the upper right of the screen or log on to www.stmarysmd.com/broadcast.asp and click View at the top of the screen.

Those wishing to speak at the Public Forum will be allowed up to three (3) minutes to ad-dress the Commissioners. Anyone wishing to provide more detailed comments may do so in writing, via email or regular mail.

The Board of County Commissioners can be reached by e-mail at [email protected] or by mail at Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary's County, P.O. Box 653, Leonardtown, Md. 20650.

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Investigators with the state Fire Marshal’s office say that a problem with the electrical wiring of the heating and air conditioning system in the attic of the Southern States store in Charlotte Hall led to the fire Tuesday morning that caused about $1 million in damage.

The showroom portion of the building on Three Notch Road took the brunt of the damage, fire investigators said, but the warehouse portion was untouched.

The fire alarm went out at about 3:30 a.m. and 35 fire-fighters from Mechanicsville, Hughesville, Benedict and Waldorf responded to fight the blaze, fire marshals reported.

It took the firefighters about 15 minutes to control the blaze.

There were no injuries reported, fire marshals stated.

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Police have arrested and charged a man for drug possession after they found him next to a deceased victim of a drug overdose in Mechanicsville last week.

Court records show that Law-rence Hoffman, 19, of Hollywood has since been released on bond after be-ing charged with possessing illegal prescription narcotics, a minor theft count and two counts of possessing drug paraphernalia.

Charging papers filed in District Court state police detained Hoffman after they arrived at a Morganza Turn-

er Road address for the report of an overdose death.

Officers alleged that they found 33 alprazolam pills on Hoffman that belonged to the victim of the overdose, identified as Harrell Thomas Morgan.

Police say they found Hoffman’s vehicle parked outside the house with the motor still running; in the center console police say they found a plas-tic straw with a brown residue, which they suspected was oxycodone.

They continued their search of Hoffman’s car and found a digital scale which they allege contained marijuana.

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Police say that a domestic argu-ment between a man and his girl-friend Monday became so heated that he took a shotgun and fired it through the back door of their resi-dence, putting his girlfriend in fear of her life.

St. Mary’s County deputies ar-rested Kyle J. Flynn, 22, of Holly-wood at their home shortly after the incident but he remains incarcerated at the county’s adult detention cen-ter, according to on-line court records.

The girl fled the home with her child, police said, and Flynn then went outside and fired more shots at two other people who were in a vehicle near the driveway where the initial incident took

place.When the victim’s father came to

the home to confront Flynn, police al-leged that Flynn fired another shot in the father’s direction.

Flynn then went back inside and acquired a handgun but the victim’s fa-ther was able to take the weapon away from Flynn, police said, and subdued him until police arrived on the scene.

Detectives with the sheriff’s of-fice Criminal Investigations Division arrested and charged Flynn with four counts of first-degree assault, four counts of reckless endangerment, two

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SHERIFF’S BLOTTERThe following information is compiled directly from publicly released police reports.

Sheriff Tim Cameron Welcomes Four New Deputies

On Jan. 22 Deputy T. Snyder, of the Lexington Park COPs UNIT, responded to the area of Great Mills Road and the Willows Road after the Emergency Com-munications Center broadcast a lookout for a white truck that had struck several vehicles in an area parking lot. Callers informed the ECC the vehicle had lost control and came to rest in a ditch. The driver was attempting to exit the vehicle. Deputy Snyder located the vehicle and made contact with the driver, who contin-ued to press the accelerator of the vehicle. As Deputy Snyder made his way around the truck, the driver suddenly exited and attempted to flee on foot. Deputy Snyder attempted to take the driver into custody he repeatedly pulled away. Additional deputies arrived on the scene and the driver was placed under arrest. The driv-er was identified as Joshua Michael Cole, 25, of Lexington Park. Deputy Snyder’s investigation revealed Cole was leaving the Lexington Bar parking lot when he struck 3 vehicles then left the scene. Cole was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center and charged with Re-sisting Arrest and numerous traffic of-fenses to include leaving the scene of an accident and Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol.

On Jan. 26 Deputy Pleisse responded to a residence in California, for a report-ed assault. The victim alleged suspect

Don Alexander Smith, 27, of California, Maryland, assaulted the victim during an argument involving a third party in the residence. Smith allegedly grabbed the victim from behind and threw the victim to the floor on two occasions. Deputy Pleisse observed fresh evidence of injury on the victim. Smith was placed under arrest and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center. He was charged with 2nd Degree Assault.

On Jan. 26 Corporal D. Snyder re-sponded to a residence in Lexington Park for a reported assault. The victim alleged suspect Timotheus James, 36, of Lexing-ton Park, threw the victim to the floor during an argument. Corporal Snyder observed fresh evidence of injury on the victim and James was placed under ar-rest. He was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center and charged with 2nd Degree Assault.

On Jan. 25 Deputy Knott responded to a residence in the 23000 block of Point Lookout Road for a violation of a protec-tive order. The victim alleged suspect Ca-millha Lashay Somerville, 19, of Leonar-dtown, had been permitted to stay at the victim’s residence because she had no-where to go. However an argument took placed between the victim and Somer-ville at which time the victim observed a box cutter in Somerville’s hand. The pro-

tective order was confirmed active and Somerville was placed under arrest. She was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center and charged with Vio-lation of a Protective Order.

On Jan. 24 Corporal Maletto re-sponded to a residence in Lexington Park for a suspicious incident. His investiga-tion revealed witnesses called police af-ter seeing suspect Michael Wayne Smith, 40, of Lexington Park; exiting a resi-dence he had been told to stay away from. The owner of the residence was not home at the time and confirmed Smith was not allowed inside the residence. Evidence on the scene supported entry had been made. Smith was placed under arrest and transported to the St. Mary’s County De-tention Center. He was charged with 4th Degree Burglary to a Dwelling and Tres-pass: Private Property.

On Jan. 24 Deputy John Davis re-sponded to a residence on Rosebank Road in Leonardtown for a reported as-sault in progress. The victim alleged sus-pect Brian Anthony Cave 19, of Brandy-wine, struck the victim in the face with his fist during an argument. Cave then fled on foot from the scene. Deputy Da-vis observed a fresh laceration above the victim’s eye. Deputy Davis located the suspect and placed him under arrest. He was transported to the St. Mary’s County

Detention Center and charged with 2nd Degree Assault.

On Jan. 27 Deputy Anthony Cole re-sponded to a residence located on Essex Drive in Lexington Park for a domestic assault in progress. Upon Deputy Cole’s arrival, he heard loud crashing noises coming from down stairs. He responded down stairs and found suspect James De-lonte Butler, 30, of Lexington Park, ac-tively destroying property. Butler was or-dered to stop by deputies and he refused. Butler was asked if he had anything in his pockets at which time he removed a box and indicated there was marijuana in the box. Butler was placed into custody. The investigation revealed an argument took place between Butler and the victim. The victim managed to go into another room and look the door. Butler began pounding on the door and then kicked it in. Once inside, Butler struck the victim in the face with his fist. Deputy Cole returned to the suspect who was seated in a police car and advised him he was under arrest. Butler began to scream threats to harm the victim and everyone inside the resi-dence, which caused a disturbance. Butler was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center and charged with 2nd Degree Assault, Possession Controlled Dangerous Substance – Marijuana, Re-sisting Arrest, Disorderly Conduct, and Malicious Destruction of Property.

On Jan. 28, Sheriff Tim Cameron along with several civilian and sworn members of the St. Mary’s Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office watched as four new Deputies were sworn into office. Sheriff Cameron then presented each Deputy with their Sheriff’s Office badge and credentials.

Deputy Amber R. Logue #290Deputy Matthew L. McCuen #291Deputy Brian P. Fennessey #292Deputy Rachael L. Roszell #296

The deputies will graduate from the Southern Maryland Criminal Justice Academy on Friday, Jan. 31. The men and women of the Sheriff’s Office wish them all the best and welcome them to our law enforcement family.


CorreCtion:in a Business Feature published in the Jan. 23 edition of The County Times, titled “Fit U Promotes Personalized Fitness in Leonardtown”, the County times inadvertently left out Fit U’s phone number and website. to contact Fit U, please call 240-298-1762. You can also visit them onthe web at www.fitutraining360.com

Business News

Liberty Tax Service Celebrates

a Grand Opening in Leonardtown

Crafting Up Crochet SmilesBy Kimberly AlstonContributing Writer

Patricia Humphries has taken what was simply a part time hobby and has turned it into a fulltime business operation. Krafty Krochet Hats was thought up and implemented in 2012, although Humphries has been crocheting for almost 11 years. She got the idea to create a business out of her crafts after a friend of hers, who was having a baby, could not find a hat to fit his head and asked Humphries if she could create one.

After that first hat, Humphries decided to start selling her creations be-cause, “some of the stuff that can be found online can get crazy expensive and I know what I could afford to pay.” Each of her hats sell for $10 as opposed to what can be found on the internet for anywhere between $25 and $30.

Humphries said that she can create a hat just by looking at a picture on the internet. In the last two years, Humphries has created over 200 hats including ones that look like footballs, mohawks, domos, minions and more. Besides hats, Humphries has created dog socks for Chihuahuas, blankets for baby showers and has even made scarves to ship overseas to Afghanistan for the troops.

“All the details of a piece are up to the customer,” Humphries said. Each one of her pieces are individuals and she said that while she can make two pieces that look similar, they will not be the exact same because each person has their own ideas of what they want a piece to look like.

Typically, it takes between one to two weeks to meet make and mail off a crochet piece. “I take a lot of pride in my work and do everything by hand,” Humphries said, “It’s what sets me apart from big name places.”

While Humphries and Krafty Krochet Hats are located in Broome’s Island, she has created pieces for people in Calvert and St, Mary’s County as well. For more information on Krafty Krochet Hats, visit the Facebook page, www.face-book.com/kraftykrochethats, the website, kraftykrochethats.webs.com, email Humphries at [email protected] or call 443-532-0008

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Pictures courtesy of Krafty Krochet Hats

The St. Mary’s Board of County Commissioners has approved a memorandum of agreement with the Mary-land Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) to provide the County with start-up technology business mentoring and development.”Technology business development will play a larger role in diversifying the Coun-ty’s future economy,” stated Jack Russell, Commissioner President. “Drawing expertise from TEDCO now gives us a head start on broadening economy opportunities in St. Mary’s County.”

TEDCO was created by the Maryland State Legislature in 1998 to facilitate the transfer and commercializa-tion of technology from Maryland’s research universities and federal labs into the marketplace and to assist in the creation and growth of technology-based businesses in all regions of the State. Advancing technology transfer from the Naval Air Station Patuxent River to stimulate business development is a key component of the work TEDCO will perform for the County.

“We’ve worked directly with NAS Patuxent River and TEDCO over the last six months to bring greater attention to technology business opportunities with the launch of the Southern Maryland Innovation and Tech-nology initiative,” stated Robin Finnacom, Acting Director, SMC Department of Economic and Community De-velopment. “The agreement with TEDCO allows us to begin to continue to nurture business growth as a critical feature of diversifying the County’s future economy.

TEDCO currently provides Rural Business Innovation Initiative services to Southern Maryland’s start-up and small technology-based businesses. Professional mentoring is offered at no cost to help companies and indi-viduals succeed. “TEDCO welcomes this unique partnership and looks forward to creating a solid foundation for technology business growth in St. Mary’s County,” stated John Wasilisin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for TEDCO.

The approved agreement with TEDCO, coupled with the County’s ongoing support from the Small Busi-ness Technology Development Center, will bring attention and added services to St. Mary’s County’s entrepre-neurs. For more information about the MOA, contact Robin Finnacom in the Department of Economic and Community Development at 301-475-4200, ext. 1407.

Liberty Tax Service of Leonardtown announces its new location at 21899 Budds Creek Road, at the corner of Route 5 and Budds Creek Road, just north of Wendy’s and Mr. Tire. “Our new Leonardtown store is a wel-come addition to our four other locations now serving the Southern Mary-land community,” says Ron Tucker, the Veteran owner of the franchise here. He continues, “Now in our ninth year in the area, our friendly tax professionals always offer free tax advice and group seminars to include a special seminar available on the Affordable Care Act.”

The office manager will be Linda Vermillion, tax professional with almost 30 years preparing taxes and the training manager for Ron. “Yes, tax season can be a crazy time, but we love seeing all of our customers and catch up on happenings over the past year,” says Linda

“We are excited about this new store in Leonardtown. Liberty Tax is the fastest growing tax business in history,” said John Hewitt, CEO and founder of Liberty Tax Service. “We pledge quality computerized tax preparation and superb customer service to the people of Southern Maryland.”

Liberty Tax Service of Leonardtown will employ numerous tax pre-parers, marketers, and other office staff for the tax season, you may have seen the iconic Lady Liberty waving at your car as you drove along other store locations in Southern Maryland.

Agreement Aims to Spur Technology Business Growth


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It’s Tax Filing Season…

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LEGAL NOTICESREQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

COMMISSIONERS OF LEONARDTOWNCONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT,

INSPECTION AND TESTING SERVICES FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT

PLANT UPGRADEThe Commissioners of Leonardtown are accepting sealed Proposal’s

for Construction Management, Inspection, and Testing Services for the Upgrade of Leonardtown Wastewater Treatment Plant Enhanced Nu-trient Removal (ENR) project. The project was designed by GHD Inc. (Engineer). The Town will be looking for a Construction Manager hav-ing qualifications and specific experience in the successful completion of this type of construction and who submits a proposal providing the “Best Value” as determined by the Town as described in the proposal package for the Commissioners of Leonardtown, Attention Town Administrator, and will be received from qualified Proposers at any time and up to 10:00 a.m. on February 26, 2014 at the Commissioners of Leonardtown, POB 1, 41660 Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

A Pre-Proposal meeting will be held in the Commissioners of Leon-ardtown Conference Room, 41660 Courthouse Drive, Leonardtown, MD, 20650 on February 19, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. It is highly recommended that all interested proposers attend this meeting and conduct a site visit.

Proposal packages may be picked up at the Town Office at a non-refundable cost of $10.00 per package (including sales tax) or per copy on a compact disc.

Electronically submitted bid proposals will not be accepted. All vendors wishing to submit a proposal should obtain an original set of documents or a compact disc from the Commissioners of Leonardtown. Changes or addendums to this proposal and/or other documents will be sent directly to vendors who have obtained an original set of proposal documents or a compact disc from the Town Office. The Town is not responsible for information obtained from sources outside the Commis-sioners of Leonardtown Office.

The Commissioners of Leonardtown reserve the right to reject any or all proposals, to waive technicalities, irregularities and/or informalities in any proposal, and to make an award in any manner, consistent with the law, deemed in the best interest of the Town. All bids are based upon budgetary constraints.

The Commissioners of Leonardtown

By Authority: Laschelle E. McKay, Town Administrator. 1/30/2013

Well, here we are again. It’s tax filing season and your Saint Mary’s County AARP Tax-Aides are al-most done with our training and IRS certifications. We have twenty some preparers ready, able, and will-ing to provide our neighbors with free tax prepara-tion assistance to ensure you pay only the federal and state taxes required by law.

Our program helps low and moderate income taxpayers with a special emphasis on seniors but ev-ery year we help teenagers with their first job, their parents, and their grandparents properly fill out the required forms and electronically file the forms for them. To do this we have regular sites at the three County Senior Centers, the Callaway Baptist Church, and next to McKay's on Great Mills Road. Appoint-ments must be made in advance for most sites by call-ing 301-884-8370, but we do take walk-in taxpayers at the Great Mills Road store front. Days and hours vary which is why calling our number can help you fit your schedule with our availability. Information is also available at www.smctaxaide.org.

We ask that you bring in all paperwork showing income (W-2’s, 1099’s, interest, and dividend state-ments) as well as forms showing expenses (1098’s and broker statements). Don’t forget those 1040 and 502 forms from 2012 as having them sometimes helps us save you taxes on this year’s return. If you have paperwork that you are not sure affects your taxes, please bring it with you and we will check it for you.

We begin preparing returns the first week in February and continue through the April filing dead-line. We look forward to seeing you and helping sort through the tax laws and forms. Even if you are preparing your own return and just need to clarify a question or two, stop in and we will try to provide you with the answers. Also, remember that the Senior Centers are County offices so you can be any age to see us there.

Glenn WederHollywood, Md.

IRS Certified Preparer

On behalf of the Greater Southern Maryland Chapter, I cordially invite you to join us for this year’s “Dark Ages” Dinner. This year’s Dark Ages Dinner will again be held at the Paul Hall Center for Mari-time Training, Piney Point, MD, on Friday, 7 Febru-ary 2014. Cocktails begin at 1830; call to dinner at 1925; dinner served at 1930. Installation of Officers and limited remarks will follow dinner. Please make your reservations and pay for dinner on-line by visit-ing the GSMC website, http://www.navyalumni.org/. Alternately you may RSVP by replying to Program Chairman via e-mail: [email protected]. The cost is $37.00 per person (same as last year) which includes gratuity and choice of wine with dinner.

Lodging Option. At the request of several mem-bers last year, lodging at the Paul Hall Center hotel

is available for Friday night. Check-in Friday at the Reception Desk before dinner; check-out Saturday morning. The cost is $93.00 per room based on dou-ble occupancy. Reservations are required at least 48 hours prior. To reserve a room please again e-mail: [email protected] or enter a note in the comments section with your RSVP. Payment will be made at the time of Check-in. Most major credit cards are accepted.

Our “Dark Ages” Dinner has proven to be a great way to beat the winter blahs and lift your spir-its! We all look forward to you joining us for a great time.

Captain Stuart J. Fitrell, USN (Ret.)Hollywood, Md.

LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARDTo Submit a Letter to the Editor, Email your letter to

[email protected] or mail to The County Times • P.O. Box 250, • Hollywood, MD 20636


To learn more visit dom.com/covepoint

Dominion’s Cove Point project will have a very positive impact on the local economy.

Thousands of construction jobs, 75 high-paying permanent positions and tens of millions in annual

county revenue will add to what’s already been a four-decade commitment to Calvert County and

protecting the Chesapeake Bay. Plus, since the project will definitely be built somewhere,

it’s nice to know that the people who live and work here will enjoy its economic benefits.

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By limiting construction noise, traffic and other potential inconveniences, we’ll protect what makes Calvert County unique.


By Kay PoiroStaff Writer

At a workload task force meeting this month, St. Mary’s County teach-ers met with representatives from the teacher’s union Education Association of St. Mary’s County (EASMC) to dis-cuss their mounting workload and sub-sequent stress levels. Teacher represen-tation was present from levels pre-K up to high school.

In response to an email for partici-pation from the union, current EASMC President Anna Laughlin says they re-ceived a record 97 emails in return.

Laughlin, a schoolteacher with over 30 years in the classroom says, although all teachers work hard, teachers in St. Mary’s County are extraordinary. They are also under tremendous pressure.

“Every time someone like Michelle Rhee gets a wild hair, it becomes law. No-one ever stops to consider how a new mandate translates into man hours.”

Rhee, the controversial former Chancellor of Washington, D.C. public schools, became a figurehead for choice-based education, advocating the abolish-ment of teacher tenure and championing accountability based on student perfor-mance on standardized tests.

Laughlin says that mandates such as No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top have left teachers inundated with paperwork and data collection used to justify pedagogical choices in working with children in their classes. Additional paperwork is required hen explaining why those who are not succeeding, as well as how the teacher plans to remedy the situation.

“In some schools, teachers are be-ing told that chronic absenteeism is no excuse for failing grades and failing grades are evidence of ineffective teach-ing,” Laughlin told The County Times. “Teachers feel they are being bullied into perpetrating a fraud by passing stu-dents who don’t deserve to pass just so

the numbers look great.”She says the end results are severe.

“Teachers are leaving the profession,” says Laughlin. “Those who are staying are starting to exhibit a whole host of stress related illnesses.” Laughlin says she has heard teachers lament, “I just don’t love my job anymore.”

Laughlin goes on to criticize “fool-ish legislation that threatens to ruin ca-reers and paint a false picture of the ef-forts of whole school systems that people are feeling demoralized and devalued.”

Continuing to combat the issue, EASMC often speaks at public comment, as well as invite teachers to workshops where they can be taught to empower themselves to draw the line at unrealis-tic demands and provide them with tips to manage rising work and stress levels.

Laughlin stresses the importance of St. Mary’s County recognizing the is-sues their teachers face day in and day out.

“Teachers are people, too. They

have spouses and children of their own,” Laughlin explains. “It takes a special person with an overdeveloped sense of empathy and giving to be a teacher.”

To learn more about EASMC, visit www.easmc.net.

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EASMC: Teacher Workload, Stress Has Reached “Tipping Point”

Education


At the Budget Work Session on Tuesday, Superintendent Michael J. Martirano presented his budget for FY 2015. In it, he asks for an op-erating budget of a little over $200 million, an increase of $12.8 million dollars over the previ-ous year.

Although funds will be allocated for the advancement of programs such as the Curricu-lum for Agricultural Science Education (CASE) and the Academy of Visual and Performing Arts, Martirano stressed the need for additional personnel, including 31 new positions. These positions will be used to fulfill the basic needs of the school system, he says, as well as staff the new Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary School scheduled to open in Leonardtown next school year.

Martirano says that, although St. Mary’s County Public Schools display an outward level of excellence, the school system isn’t without its challenges.

Major areas of concern mentioned were

supervisory support for a school transportation system stressed by the addition of Head Start and Pre-K programs, as well as the need for a Supervisor of School Psychological Services.

According to Dr. Charles E. Ridgell, Di-rector of Student Services, the recommended school psychologist to student ratio is 1:700. Currently, St. Mary’s County Public Schools have one psychologist to nearly 2,000 students.

The Superintendent challenged county elected officials and community members to shift their focus from the dollar amount toward a larger goal.

Martirano says “As a county, we need to ask what is our collective vision and how do we get there?”

The Public Budget Hearing on FY 2015 Operating Budget is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 5, 6 p.m.

The Board is expected to present their budget to the Board of County Commissioners in early March.

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Superintendent: Additional Funds Required to Maintain Excellence in SMCPS

Superintendent Martirano kicks off the budget work session Photo by Kay Poiro

St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Boyden Gallery will host a film screening and discussion by photographers Gabriela Bulisova and Lashawna Etheridge-Bey as they present their collaborative multimedia project, “Time Zone.” The screening will take place on Thursday, Feb. 13, at 6 p.m. in Cole Cinema, Campus Center. The discussion is free and open to the public.

“Time Zone” follows Lashawna Etheridge-Bey, a 39-year-old resident of Wash-ington, DC who spent half of her life in prison for a double murder and was paroled

in December 2011. The project focuses on Lashawna's personal transformation while in prison, her difficult yet highly successful reentry into society, and the conflicts that remain within herself and with family members.

St. Mary's College of Maryland, designated the Maryland state honors college in 1992, is ranked one of the best public liberal arts schools in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. More than 2,000 students attend the college, nestled on the St. Mary's River in Southern Maryland.

St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Boyden Gallery to Host “Time Zone” Film Screening


Education

State Board Adopts New Student

Discipline Regulations Designed to Balance School Safety With

Maintaining Student Progress to Graduation


Superintendent Michael J. Martirano officially announced this week that St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ four year high school graduation rate has reached 91.5 percent, topping the state average of 84.90 percent and far exceeding the national average of 78.20 percent.

According to Dr. Martirano, this is the highest graduation rate in the history of St. Mary’s County Public Schools.

The school with the highest increase in percentage of graduates was Great Mills High School, having increased their graduation rate by 13.72 percent. Great Mills High School’s current graduation rate is just over 89 percent.

Dr. Martirano spoke emotionally about what this means for Great Mills High School.

“People said things about this school that were unacceptable. The belief just wasn’t there in our children. But when you look at these num-bers… it’s unbelievable.”

Great Mills High School Principal Jake Heibel praised his teach-ers. “We fight a lot of stereotypes, but our teachers are fantastic because they ‘get’ it. They get it because they get our kids.”

Chopticon High School’s graduation rate is 90.5 percent. Leonar-dtown High School’s graduation rate is 93.9 percent.

Principals from every elementary, middle and high school in the county were in attendance, as were select teachers, administrators and supervisors.

Superintendent Martirano also touched on the county’s relatively low dropout rate and steady attendance rates as well as the number of students receiving free and reduced meals. He stressed that these metrics were relevant indicators of the health of the community overall.

“So goes the school system, so goes the county,” says Martirano.

[email protected] High School Principal Maureen Montgomery addresses the Board with Principals Garth Bowling (Chopticon) and Jake Heibel (Great Mills)

St. Mary’s County High School Graduation Rate Officially Tops 90%

Photos by Kay Poiro

On Tuesday, the Maryland State Board of Education adopted new regulations guiding stu-dent discipline. The regulations are designed to keep students in school and maintain progress toward graduation, while strengthening school safety.

The regulations require local school sys-tems to adopt policies that reduce long-term out-of-school suspensions and expulsions, and use such actions only when a student poses an im-minent threat of serious harm to other students or staff, or when a student is engaged in chronic or extreme disruptive behavior.

In addition, the regulations seek to expedite the student discipline appeal process by allow-ing local boards of education to hear and decide school discipline appeals with an opportunity to extend that time period in complex cases.

“Safe schools grow out of a positive school climate,” said State Board President Charlene M. Dukes. “Maryland is dedicated to maintaining safety while increasing student achievement. In order for students to achieve success, they must be in school.”

The regulations also seek to eliminate the

disproportionate impact of school discipline on students of color and students with disabilities. MSDE will develop a method to analyze local school discipline data to measure the dispropor-tionate impact on minority and special education students.

Local boards of education will be required to update their student discipline polices based on the new regulations by the beginning of the 2014-15 school year. The proposed regulations were published in the Maryland Register on Dec. 13.

Tuesday’s vote represents the culmination of more than four years of study by State Board members, a process that has included unprece-dented collaboration with educators, local board members, and other stakeholders. The State Board invited dozens of educators and interested organizations to testify and provide input as part of that process. Board members have been con-cerned by the number and length of student sus-pensions, the impact that loss of class time has on academic success and the achievement gap, and the effect that suspensions have on certain student subgroups.

The Board of Education of St. Mary’s County seeks public input in prep-aration for the development of the 2014-2015 (Fiscal Year 2015) operating budget for St. Mary’s County Public Schools (SMCPS). SMCPS employees and community members are invited to participate in this Budget Forum on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 6 p.m., in the Board of Education Meeting Room of the Central Administration Building, 23160 Moakley Street, Leonardtown, Maryland.

A sign-up sheet will be available at 5:30 p.m., with individual public comment limited to three minutes. Speakers are encouraged to provide com-ments in writing, even if presented at the forum, to allow the Board to give consideration to all input. For more information, please call (301) 475-5511, ext. 32177.

St. Mary’s County Science & Engineering

Fair To Be Held The 54th Annual St. Mary’s County Science & Engineering Fair will be held

on Friday, Jan. 31 and Saturday, Feb. 1 in the cafeteria at Great Mills High School. The fair will be open to the public on February 1st from 1 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.. The awards ceremony, which is also open to the public, will begin at 3:30 p.m. in the school’s auditorium. The snow dates for this event are February 7th and 8th. Rules and entry forms are available to all students in St. Mary’s County at the Science & Engineering Fair Board’s website www.sm-sef.org or at http://www.smcps.org/tlpd/tl/science/st-marys-science-a-engineering-fair.

Board of Education Seeks Input to Budget


Feature Story


Chesapeake Pet Resort and Day Spa is more than a “cage and feed” kennel. When owner/manager Susan Pearce Ditch opened over a decade ago, she set out to open not only a busi-ness, but a place that would be a positive part of a pet’s life.

Susan maintains a staff of five to fifteen, depending on the season. Susan supports and reinforces additional training like pet CPR and first aid. They are also educated on common issues like canine bloat and “kennel” cough.

That said, the staff at Chesapeake Pet Resort and Day Spa rarely use the word “kennel.” Susan says what sets them apart from kennels or other providers of pet boarding is the variety and number of services they provide. In addition to boarding and doggie day care, Chesapeake Pet Resort also provides in-home pet sitting, pet taxi and grooming.

One of the main services Chesapeake Pet Resort and Spa offers is pet lodging.

“People board their pets for different reasons,” Susan says. “From a house remodel to military families in transit.”

Another service that has grown in popularity over the past few years is doggie day care. The facility also offers birthday parties and holiday celebrations.

“Holidays are big deals here,” she says. Also a big deal for the resort and spa is its attention to

detail. Susan says that she and her highly qualified staff do more than just “play with puppies all day.” The staff spends a large portion of the day caring for the pets, which ranges from maintaining pet records to administering medication on time to the animals.

“Our attention to detail and the amount of detail is what sets us apart,” Susan says.

“We try to be as accommodating as we can with our va-riety of pet services,” she says. That culture of accommoda-tion extends to offering discounts to clients.

“In 2008, we noticed changes with the economy, so we modified our rate structure to accommodate the community.” As a travel-based business and dependent on the families of the nearby naval base, they continue to watch the economy closely and have adjusted their rates a few times over the years accordingly, even as their own operating costs increase.

“We want to ensure that our clients can still count on us,” says Susan.

Clients of Chesapeake Pet Resort and Day Spa can also count on Susan and her staff to go the extra mile for pets, as well as owners.

Susan, who spent 15 years in environmental manage-ment, says her operation’s high value placed on customer ser-vice is another reason it stands out.

“When I opened, I said I wanted to do this the right way, “ she explains. “That’s why we are sure to include those home-like amenities.”

Those home-like amenities range from doggy swim time in the summer to nature walks and even TV snuggle time.

Most of the clients are primarily in Southern Maryland, but it’s not unusual for a family from Annapolis to travel down to Solomons for a weekend and want to board their pet. On occasion, Chesapeake Pet Resort and Day Spa also sees pets from the Baltimore and Washington, D.C. area.

Susan says the best part of the business is getting to know the pets and their families.

“When a pet passes away at home, the families will call,” she says. “That in itself shows how much we mean to our clients. They count on us on levels we could never have

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imagined.”The phrase “pet resort” leads some to believe that the

Chesapeake Pet Resort and Day Spa is a closed or exclusive club.

“We’ve had people say, ‘well, we’ll just call a regular kennel.’ But, we offer boarding, as well as all the extras,” says Susan.

Those extras are a part of the reason that Chesapeake Pets can fill up quickly. During their busiest season (summer months or holidays), slots for boarding can fill up months in advance.

Susan encourages potential clients to drop by for a tour

and an opportunity to meet one of their certified groomers on staff.

Chesapeake Pet Resort and Day Spa is open seven days a week with 24 hour, around-the-clock supervision.

Chesapeake Pet Resort and Day Spa is a climate-con-trolled facility with 30 indoor/outdoor runs and three deluxe cabins. The deluxe cabins are decorated with a nautical theme and have private, fenced yards. Dogs and cats are accepted and they also welcome other small pets by request.

Chesapeake Pet Resort and Day Spa are also members of Southern Maryland Pet Professionals, a local group of like-minded pet business owners focused on networking and

supporting local pet rescue efforts. Pet business owners are welcome to join them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pages/Chesapeake-Pet-Resort-Day-Spa.

For more information about Chesapeake Pet Resort and Day Spa, visit www.chessiepets.com or call 301-373-3400.

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Let Cupid ignite your love for art during our First Friday reception and share our passion for the arts in Leonardtown. Refreshments served.

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First Friday reception and fabulous February Invitational Show featuring Historic St. Mary’s City -- “Picturing the Past”. More than 20 area

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Ausley Associates, Inc. has been awarded a superior security rating—the highest possible rating—in an annual vulnerability assessment by the U.S. Defense Security Service (DSS).

“Our warfighters rely on us to safeguard our systems and data against threats and vulnerabilities,” said Ausley President Paul Ausley. "We have best practices in place to ensure we protect the information we are entrusted with, and our employees are committed to protecting our warfighters. This superior rating further validates that our security policies exceed the standard.”

DSS serves as an interface between the government and cleared industry— approximately 13,500 contractor facilities, of which only 8% receive a superior rating. The annual security assessment evalu-ates Ausley based on the standards set forth by the National Industrial Security Program, which ensures cleared facilities safeguard the classified information in their possession while performing work on con-tracts, programs, bids, or research and development efforts.

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About AusleySince 1997 Ausley has provided unparalleled service and unequaled results to ourpartners in the federal marketplace. With core capabilities in both advanced programs develop-ment and unmanned aviation systems lifecycle and configuration management, Ausley is Maryland’s premier Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and fighter aircraft acquisition and engineering man-agement small business. Ausley’s premier team of experts support the Department of Defense with a unique blend of warfighter experience, requirements generation, core program and acquisition management, systems engineering, logistics and operational expertise. Customer satisfaction is at the heart of our business philosophy

At some bases it’s known as the Host Family Initiative, and at others it’s Adopt a Sailor, but no matter what the program is called, the goal re-mains the same: Helping junior active-duty service members feel at home even when they’re not.

Currently in its infancy stages, Pax River’s Operation Homeport co-ordinators are seeking volunteer host families in the community to spon-sor junior Sailors who are currently assigned to the naval air station. Host families do not have to have any military affiliation, but must live within 30 miles of the naval air station.

The sponsoring “family” can be a single individual, couples or a fam-ily with children, as long as the head of household is age 28 or older.

Operation Homeport is a way for Pax River’s Sailors who are away from home to create sustainable bonds with people who share similar in-terests and who genuinely care for their well-being.

To get involved, families will need to complete a Host Family Ap-plication location on the air station’s website, which includes a general-interest questionnaire. The application allows program coordinators to match Sailors with a host family based on common interests. Additionally, families can request to host more than one Sailor or even a specific Sailor.

Active-duty service members interested in sponsoring a Sailor must be at least an E-7 or higher if enlisted, or O-3 or higher if commissioned.

For more information on how to participate in Operation Homeport, call the Patuxent River Morale, Welfare and Recreation Department at 301-342-0942, or visit the installation’s website at www.cnic.navy.mil/Patuxent.

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Edward Anthony Dean, 54

Edward Anthony Dean, 54, of Hollywood, Md., died Jan. 18, at Med-Star St. Mary’s Hospital. Born Oct. 1, 1959, in Scot-land, Md., he was the son of Catherine P. (Ridgell) Dean of Scotland, Md., and the late Nelson Edward Dean.

Edward was a graduate of Great Mills High School and received his as-sociate’s degree in information technol-ogy from the College of Southern Mary-land. He worked for Maryland Tobacco Growers for nine years, Southern States for seven years, and then the Maryland Department of Agriculture for 19 years. He enjoyed fishing and motorcycle rid-ing, but most of all he enjoyed spending time with his family.

Edward is survived by his wife, Al-ice R. “Mona” (Wathen) Dean; his chil-dren, Michael E. Dean, Christopher J. Dean (Ebick Pizzadili) and Andrew N. Dean (Jessie Hill), all of Hollywood, Md.; his grandson, Max Dean; and his siblings, Brenda Justice (Everett) of Hudson, N.C., Mary Lou Simpkins (James) of Ridge, Md., Shirley Epper-son of Tampa, Fla., Hazel Neil (Larry) of Chiefland, Fla., Winnie Beerman of Hollywood, Md., Crystal Cabellon (Alberto) of Seattle, Wash., Carol Kel-

ley (Craig) of Ridge, Md., Sonny Dean (Gail) of Scotland, Md., Leonard Dean (Linda) of Scotland, Md., Arthur Dean (Cyndi) of Murfeesboro, Tenn., George Dean (Steve Sherry) of Harpers Ferry, W.V., and Glenn A. Norris of Holly-wood, Md.. In addition to his father, Ed-ward was preceded in death by his sister, Patsy Nickless.

The family received friends for Ed-ward’s Life Celebration on Saturday, Jan. 25, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A remem-brance service was held at 3 p.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

John Bernard Edgston, 76

John Bernard Edgs-ton, 76 of Hollywood, Md., “Coin,” as he was affectionately called, passed away on Jan. 23. John was born to the late Irvin Chase and Mary Frances Morgan on July 18, 1937. He received his education at St. Peter Claver School, St. Inigoes, Md. On

Oct. 21, 1999, John married his longtime friend, Jeannette Gordon. He was an ac-tive member of St. Matthews Free Gos-pel Church.

John always had good work ethics and was a hard worker. He worked vari-ous jobs to include grounds keeper at Fa-ther Andrew White School, St. Aloysius Catholic Church and St. Mary’s Hospi-tal. John was last employed with the St. Mary’s County Public Schools where he worked for 21 years; retiring in 1994.

John was well known for his smile, kind heart, joyous personality and cheer-ful spirit. Some of John’s favorite past time included attending baseball games, cutting grass and detailing cars.

John was preceded in death by his parents, Irvin Chase and Mary Morgan; daughter, Coretta Edgston; brothers, Joseph and Calvin Morgan and Jimmy Chase and sister, Delores Morgan.

John leaves to cherish his memo-ries his loving wife, Jeannette; son, John (Marie) Butler; daughter, Javara (Lewis) Berry; 11 step-children, Joseph (Luann) Gordon, Carl (Val) Gordon, Ronnie (Missy) Gordon, Monica Gordon, Mary Campbell, Fitzgerald (Tammi) Gordon, Cornelius Gordon, Michael (Jane) Hebb, John Q (Annette) Hebb, Rose Hebb and Monica Hebb; brothers, Clarence, Alvin and John A. Morgan and Bernard and Joseph (Lorraine) Chase; sisters, Ellen (Joe) Jordan, Vera and Teresa Chase, Brenda Bryant and Debra Hymes; half-sisters, Viola Thompson and Agnes Har-rison and a host of grand children, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchil-dren, as well as many nieces, nephews, friends and one Godchild.

Family and friends will unite on Saturday, Feb. 1, for visitation at 10 a.m. until time of Service at 11 a.m. at St. Matthews Free Gospel Church, 23755 Hollywood Road, Hollywood, MD. In-terment to follow at Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Arrange-ments by Briscoe-Tonic Funeral Home, Mechanicsville, Md.

Harrell Thomas Morgan, 37

Harrell Thomas Mor-gan, 37 of Loveville, Md. passed away Jan. 23.

Born March 16, 1976 in Leonardtown, Md., he was the son of Carroll “Pop” Morgan and Doro-thy Miller.

Harrell loved the outdoors, the Red-skins and most of all he loved his chil-dren. He graduated from Leonardtown High School and enlisted in the Army. When he returned home from the Army he began working with his father as a mason.

Harrell is survived by his father, Pop Morgan; his mother, Dorothy Miller; his fiancé, Amy Ward; children, Makayla and Michael T.; brothers, Brian Morgan (Shannon), Donnie Miller Jr. and Justin L. Miller (Jennifer); his sister, Crystal Faulstich; four nieces; three nephews and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He is also survived by his step-father, Donnie J. Miller Sr. and step-mother, Debbie Morgan. Harrell was preceded

in death by his grandparents, Albert and Alice Tippett and Carroll Morgan and his brother-in-law, Raymond J. Faulstich.

Family will receive friends for Har-rell’s Life Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Prayers will be recited at 7 p.m. A Funeral Service will be held on Friday, Jan. 31 at the Encounter Christian Center, Charlotte Hall, MD at 11 a.m. Interment will fol-low in St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Morganza, Md.

Serving as pallbearers will be Bri-an C. Morgan, Donnie J. Miller, Justin L. Miller, Chad A. Richards, Kevin S. Miller and James W. Umber. Condolenc-es to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md..

William Thomas Dotson, 90

William Thomas Dotson, 90, of Mechanic-sville, Md., passed away on Jan. 24 in Hollywood, Md. Born on July 19, 1923 in Mechanicsville, Md., he was the son of the late Ernest Joseph Dodson Sr. and Mary Eleanor Dodson. William was the loving husband of Sarah Inez Dotson, whom he married in 1947, and was married to for 60 years; she preced-ed him in death in 2007. William is sur-vived by his children, Thomas Dotson (Dottie) of Leonardtown, Md., Nettie Neale of Waldorf, Md., Kenny Dotson of San Jose, Calif., Joan Dotson (Sherman) of Mesquite, Texas, Timothy Dotson (Barbara) of Lexington Park, Md., Mark Dotson (Mary) of Hollywood, Md., and Cathy Siemonb (Emmanuel) of Brandy-wine, Md.; 17 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren and his siblings, Regina Veronica Price of Washington D.C., Mary Magdalene Johnson of Mechanic-sville, Md., Mary Artina Miles of Me-chanicsville, Md., Jane Idola Dotson of Mechanicsville, Md., Michael Garfield Dotson of Waldorf, Md., and Anthony Garnell Dotson of Waldorf, Md. He was preceded in death by his siblings ,Caro-lyn Cecilia Pettis, Ernest Joseph Dodson Jr., Herbert Jerome Dodson, Jeanette Theresa Drake and Eleanor Dodson.

William graduated from St. Mary’s County Public Schools and was a life-long resident of St. Mary’s County. He severed in the United States Army, serv-ing in World War II, until December 1945. He also worked as a Pneumatic Tool Operator for the Federal Govern-ment retiring in 1975. William loved to work on cars, hunt, play cards with family and friends, was an avid garden-er, loved maintaining his yard and was a member of the Knights of St. John. William is survived by a host of neph-ews, nieces, other family members, and friends.

The family will receive friends on Saturday, Feb. 1 from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Catho-lic Church Mechanicsville, Md. A Mass

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of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 11 a.m. in Im-maculate Conception Catholic Church Mechanicsville, Md., with Father Keith Woods officiating. Interment will fol-low in Charles Memorial Gardens Leon-ardtown, Md.

Joseph “Junior” Johnson Payne Jr., 86

Joseph “Junior” John-son Payne Jr., 86 of Leon-ardtown, Md., passed away on Jan. 23, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leon-ardtown, Md. Born Jan. 18, 1928, in Leonardtown, Md., he was the son of the late Estelle C.V. Guy Payne and Joseph Johnson Payne Sr.

Junior is survived by his wife, Lou-ise Edith Farrell Payne, whom he mar-ried on May 2, 1948 in St. Francis Xavi-er Catholic Church, Compton, Md., and siblings Mary Rose Payne Burch (Nor-man) of Mechanicsville, Md., George “Buster” Payne of Mathias, W.Va., Es-telle Payne Morgan of Mechanicsville, Md., Elizabeth J. Payne Lacey of Hol-lywood, Md., and J. Leroy Payne of Me-chanicsville, Md. In addition to his par-ents, Junior was preceded in death by his step-mother, Genevieve B. Raley Payne, and a brother, D. Alan Payne.

Junior attended Margaret Brent High school, served in the U.S. Army form March 27, 1946 to April 4, 1947 and he was co-owner of J.J. Payne & Son Well Drilling. He enjoyed choco-late candy, ice cream, reading and play-ing cards.

The family received friends on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 5 to 8 p.m., with prayers recited at 7 p.m. in the Matting-ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonard-town, Md. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 10 a.m.in St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with Father Tom Crowley offici-ating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Ronald Farrell, Gary Farrell, Dale Farrell, Steve Raley, David Farrell and George Payne Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Jim Gibson, Wade Mattingly, Jimmy Ryan, Francis Tippett, Norman Wathen, Ar-thur Farrell, John Henry Bond and Rob-ert Burch.

Contributions may be made to St. Francis Xavier Manor House Fund, 21370 Newtowne Neck Rd., Compton, MD, 20627

James L. Mason Sr., 82

James L. Mason Sr., 82 of Valley Lee, Md. died on Jan. 22, at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital. He was born June 20, 1931 in Leonardtown, Md., to the late Robert and Amanda Mason.

James was preceded in death by his loving wife, Betty Elizabeth Mason; his children, James Louis Mason Jr. (Junie), Joseph Mason, Charlotte and Charlene

Mason; sister, Cecilia Brown, and broth-er, Bernard Mason. James is survived by his children, Patricia Green (Joe) of Clements, Md., Doris Mason and Dar-nell Mason (Lou) of Lexington Park, Md., Robert Mason of Valley Lee, Md., John Mason of Lexington Park, Md., Calvin Mason of Lexington Park, Md., Mary Medley (Robert Sr., deceased) of Lexington Park, Md., Linda Mason of Valley Lee, Md., Daryl Mason (Tosha) of Great Mills, Md., Brian Mason (Tra-cy) of Indian Head, Md., Ray Mason, and Steve Mason (Ann) of Lexington Park, Md., and Tyrone Mason (Tess) of Lexington Park, Md.

James was a role model for his 45 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great grandchildren. James Louis was a devoted father and farm-er, working on Mulberry Fields for 22 years, and retired in 1999. James was an active parishioner at St. Georges Catholic Church until he could no longer perform as an usher due to his illness, but still continued to attend services. James’ home was the spot for Sunday dinners, weekend gatherings, birthday parties and anything you can think of where he enjoyed just sitting back look-ing at the crowd, until they played his song, “Anybody Wanna Dance With Me,” and then he would two-step with anybody. James enjoyed being a father figure to not only his children but to his grandchildren. James Louis enjoyed giving his grandchildren words of ad-vice and encouragement like ”don’t take no wooden nickels.” Never saying good-bye, he would always say “toot-a-loo, you take care now.” You could always find him in his little room, heat on blast, just staring out the window and looking up the road. Everyone knows how much he missed his wife. We know you are at peace now; fly high in the sky with your best friend.

The family received friends on Tuesday, Jan, 28 from 10 to 11:00 a.m. in St. George Catholic Church, Valley Lee, Md. with a Mass of Christian burial at 11 a.m., with Monsignor Karl Chimiak officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be; Darnell Mason, Stevie Mason, Da-ryl Mason, Robert Medley, Jr., Tyrone Mason, and Brian Mason. Honorary pallbearers will be Monica Woodard, LaQuisha Harris, John Mason, Calvin Mason, Robert mason, Ray Mason, and Stevin Mason. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley- Gardiner funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Francis Benedict “Frankie” Guy, 78

Francis Benedict “Frankie” Guy, 78, of Clements, Md., passed away on Jan. 25, peace-fully at home surrounded by his loving family.

Born on Oct. 7, 1935, in Loveville, Md., he was the son of the late James Warren Guy and Rosalie Greenwell Guy Clarke. He was the loving husband of Sara Jane

“Sally” Alvey Guy, whom he married on Dec. 31, 1960 at St. Joseph’s Church in Morganza, Md. They celebrated 53 won-derful years together.

He is survived by his wife; daugh-ters, Angel Quade (Ray) and Crys-tal Hayden (George) of Clements and Dana Jameson (Donnie) of Charlotte Hall; grandchildren, George Hayden IV (Christine), Amanda Guy (Charlie), Rachel Clem (Jimmy), Michael Hayden (Colleen Lilly), Gary Hill, Shannon Hill, Riley Love, Brody and Kinley Jameson; step-grandchildren, Ray Quade Jr. and Amber Quade Spiegel; great-grandchil-dren, Lindsey, Kelsey and Charlie Jr. Guy, Raelee Clem and Maggie Hayden; siblings, Rosemary Keener, Patricia “Patsy” Downs and Margaret “Peggy” Goddard.

He was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Angel Ann Guy, and siblings, Emanuel “Sugar” Guy, Charles “Tippie” Guy, Phyllis Smith, William “Bucky” Clarke, Jacqueline “Jackie” MaGill, James “Neary” Guy, John “Ca-kum” Guy, Warren “Shine” Guy, Robert “Buck” Guy, Catherine “Jeanie” Guy and Mary “Doll” Guy.

Frankie attended Great Mills High School. He lived in St. Mary’s County his entire life and made his family home in the 7th District.

He was employed with the State of Maryland, Governor Harry W. Nice Memorial Bridge, Toll Facilities in New-burg, Md. He retired in 1997, after 32 years of dedicated service. He played baseball as a young man and switched to softball when he started coaching his daughters and grandchildren in youth baseball and softball. He coached women’s and men’s softball teams. He played softball in the St. Mary’s County Men’s Softball League and belonged to the St. Mary’s County Softball Hall of Fame. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus.

Frankie and Sally loved to travel with family and friends. They took many camping trips to Vir-ginia, Tennessee and the Caro-linas. They visited Hawaii, Las Vegas and California, and this allowed them to experience there first plane ride. They loved cruises and bus trips south along the east coast and the Caribbean, creating many wonderful memo-ries and stories he liked to tell. He loved the Washington Red-skins and Baltimore Orioles.

The family received friends on Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 5 to 8 p.m. with prayers recited at 7 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, Md..

A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 10 a.m. in Holy An-gels Catholic Church, Md. with Father Charles Cortinovis of-ficiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, Md.

Pallbeares are George Hayden IV, Michael Hayden, Gary Hill, Ray Quade Jr., Jay

Clarke and Ted Downs. Honorary Pall-bearers are Amanda Guy, Rachel Clem, Shannon Hill, Riley Love, Brody Jame-son, Kinley Jameson, Donnie Jameson, George Hayden III, Ray Quade and Glenn Cullins.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s PO Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650; the 7th District Volunteer Rescue Squad, PO Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609 or the 7th District Volunteer Fire Dept. PO Box 206, Avenue, MD 20609.

Edwin James Ferraer, 59

Edwin James Ferraer, 59 of California, Md. died Jan. 19, at MedStar South-ern Maryland Hospital Center, Clinton, Md.

Born June 11, 1954 in Bloomfield, N.J., he was the son of the late Edwin Ferraer and Carol (McDonnell) Ferraer.

Ed was employed as a carpenter since the age of 14, and his family called him “Mr. Fix It.” He loved his music, es-pecially from the “hippie” era of the 60s and 70s. Ed was an accomplished cook who would make gourmet feasts for the family.

Ed is survived by his wife, Patti Jean (Landolt) Ferraer, whom he mar-ried on Feb. 21, 1992; children, Angela Kristen Wallace (Aubrey) of Hager-stown, Md., and David Alan Shaffier (Jeana) of Chesapeake Beach, Md.; six grandchildren; one great-grandchild and sisters, Carol Moran of Forked River, N.J. and Mary Tulley of Whiting, N.J.. In addition to his parents, Edwin was preceded in death by his son, Brian Mi-chael Shaffier.

Services will be private.Condolences to the family may be

made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com.Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-

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NewsmakersMen of Honor Mentoring at

Great Mills High School

From My Backyard to Our Bay was first developed by the Baltimore County Soil Conservation District. From there, the booklet was given to each of the Soil Conservation Districts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed area for customization. If the 17.5 million residents who live in the watershed area of the Chesapeake Bay read this booklet, and took to heart its suggestions and best practices, the Chesapeake Bay would see a dramatic increase in health. Obtain a FREE copy of the booklet by going to the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association, smrwa.org and downloading it. The booklet is available at Wentworth Nursery in Charlotte Hall; Chicken Scratch in Park Hall; The Greenery in Hollywood; Good Earth Natural Food; and the St. Mary’s Soil Conservation District in Leonardtown.

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From my Backyard to our BayA St. Mary’s County Resident’s Guide to Improving Our Environment and Drinking Water

From My Backyard to Our Bay

A St. Mary’s County Resident’s Guide to

Improving Our Environment and Drinking Water

are youBay-Wise?are you

Bay-Wise?Bay-Wise landscapes minimize negative impacts on our waterways by using smarter lawn management techniques and gardening practices. The University of Maryland Extension Master Gardener Bay-Wise program in St. Mary’s County offers hands-on help with managing your landscape by providing information, a site visit, and landscape certifications. Our yardstick checklist is easy to understand and follow, and our team of trained Master Gardeners can help guide you through it while offering suggestions to improve both the appearance and sustainability of your landscape.

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This is the thirty-third in a series of articles that Mary Ann Scott ([email protected]) has adapted from From My Backyard to Our Bay in the hopes of increasing awareness of the powerful booklet that could do so much to help the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Look for the next article in next week’s County Times!

Permeable Pavers: Reducing Our FootprintWater Fact: Did You Know?Watershed health begins to decline with 10% impervious surface. 30% impervi-ous cover shows severe impairment.Can you imagine what would happen if you could wave a magic wand and all the driveways and parking lots in Mary-land suddenly become permeable? That would greatly reduce the amount of stormwater runoff headed for the Bay and help replenish the ground water and aquifer that feeds our wells.And while that’s not going to happen all at once, it is happening throughout Southern Maryland, one parking lot and one driveway at a time.

There have been great strides in the development of permeable asphalt, concrete, and pavers. Permeable hard surfaces are more expensive than their regular counterparts, but in a large commercial parking area, money can be saved by not having to install extensive stormwater management infrastructure. In order to get the best performance and drainage capacity from your pav-ers, it is necessary to maintain them properly. The general requirements are

that they are swept on a regular basis, and vacuumed about four times a year. Permeable pavers will not hold up under heavy truck traffic.If your driveway is in need of repair, or if you would like to install a patio, please take the time to consider what a benefit permeable pavers would make for our environment.For more information, check out http://publicutilities.columbus.gov/content.aspx?id=54218Where to get help with...PERMEABLE PAvERS• Wentworth Nursery, Inc. 301-373-9245

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The Men of Honor at Great Mills High School is a grassroots mentoring program aimed at teaching high school aged male students valuable life skills. Men of Hon-or is run by TJ Hudson, a retired Navy sailor and father of four. Hudson, who has been with the program since 2009, has seen it grow exponentially.

“The first year, we had six kids,” Hudson says. “Now, we can have anywhere from 12 to 40.” Usually, meetings consist of 12 to 15 students, depending on the extracurricu-lar schedules of the kids. Members range from freshman to senior.

Potential participants are often referred by teachers or peers; however, many volunteer. From the beginning, Men of Honor was designed so that all male students could benefit.

“We aren’t for those kids you’d call ‘troubled’ or who aren’t doing so well in school,” explains Hudson. “Just be-

cause a child is doing well in school doesn’t mean he can’t benefit from mentorship.”

Hudson says school media clerk Tina Dial and school security assistant Melvin Cheshire help identify students who may be interested in the Men of Honor program.

“Ms. Dial and Mr. Cheshire are instrumental in sup-porting the program. They really drive enrollment,” he says, adding that this school year has brought many return-ees to the program.

The program meets for one hour after school on Thurs-days with Mr. Hudson. Guest speakers from the commu-nity are often invited.

TJ Hudson says one of his favorite quotes is “Success happens when preparation meets opportunity.” To prepare the students for a life outside of high school, Men of Honor focuses not on just helping with homework, but learning valuable, practical skills from money management to in-terview techniques to social media responsibility and the preparation of scholarship applications.

“There’s a need for strong male role models,” says

Hudson. “So, we delve deeper than just assisting with homework or being an afterschool ‘club’.”

Men of Honor are also active in their community. In addition to taking field trips with their school’s sister men-toring program, Sisters in Success, they also hold coat drives and collect donations for holiday baskets to distrib-ute to local needy families.

“We want to get them in the spirit of giving without the expectation of reward,” Hudson explains.

This year, Men of Honor has approximately 15 mem-bers, many of them returning from last year. Early in the school year, Hudson asked one of the mentees why he chose to return to the program this year.

His answer was, “Because you’re teaching me to be a man.”

For more information about the Men of Honor mentor-ing program at Great Mills High School, contact TJ Hudson at [email protected].

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ITEMSYouth can learn to control a robot

Youth ages 9-13 will have fun learning to control the Finch robot using SNAP! programming language at the following programs presented by Great Mills High School and AP Computer Science students: Feb. 6 at 6 p.m. at the Leonardtown branch, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. at the Charlotte Hall branch and Feb. 20 at 6 p.m. at the Lexington Park branch. Registration is required.

Hands-on activities encourage fun with booksLeonardtown library is offering a program for parents and caregivers to enjoy

hands-on activities with their children. The activities are designed to encourage fun with books. The program will be held on Feb. 8 at 10 a.m.

Help for job seekersA resume basics class is being offered at Lexington Park branch on Feb. 12 at 10

a.m. for adults. The class will cover writing a resume, the different types of resumes, and using Word 2010 to prepare a resume. Registration is required.

The Southern Maryland JobSource Mobile Career Center will be at Charlotte Hall branch on Feb. 6 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Leonardtown branch on Feb. 11 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to offer assistance to job seekers.

Class to cover genealogy basicsAdults will learn how to do searches, fill out charts, organize information, use

the library online resources, and explore various websites at a free class offered at Charlotte Hall branch on Feb. 12 at 2 p.m. Registration is required.

Free workshop offered for grant seekersStaff from the College of Southern Maryland Nonprofit Institute and the library

will present an overview on researching grant opportunities and the grant writing pro-cess at a workshop at Lexington Park branch on Feb. 13 at 5 p.m. The workshop will include a hands-on demonstration of the Foundation Center’s databases which can be used to find grant sources and are available at the library. Registration is required.

Dr. Martin Luther King to be portrayed

Actor and motivational speaker Gregg Riley will portray Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the library’s Black History Month program on Feb. 22 at Lexington Park branch. Riley will also discuss King’s most heralded speeches and how they relate today. The free program starts at 1 p.m. and is being co-sponsored by Unified Com-mittee for Afro-American Contributions, NAACP of St. Mary’s County and the Mi-nority Outreach Coalition.

Ms. Bertie Amoss of Sykesville, MD, announces the engagement of her daughter, Melanie Carol

Amoss, to Eugene Nelson St. Clair, II, son of Jacqueline and Eugene

St. Clair of Compton, MD. The future bride, also the daughter of the late Michael Amoss Sr.,

graduated from Marymount University with a bachelor of arts degree in Fashion Merchandising.

She is co-owner of Smitten Botique Salon in Arlington, VA.

The future groom received a bachelor of science degree in

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Treat your sweetheart to a romantic and delicious Val-entine’s Day dinner at The Inn at Brome Howard. On Feb. 14 and 15, Expressions of St. Mary’s will offer a special prix fixe dinner menu. Enjoy a complete four-course meal in the casual elegance of the 19th-century restored plantation house for $45, plus tax and gratuity.

Diners will choose an appetizer, entrée, and dessert from a selection of delectable offerings. Chef’s specialty entrees include beef tenderloin; Cornish game hen; chicken Chesapeake, seasoned chicken breast topped with crab im-perial; and cioppino, the classic Italian seafood stew. Each selection comes with salad, rolls, a fresh vegetable, coffee, and tea. A cash bar will feature specialty martinis, wines, and champagne by the bottle.

Dinner will be served from 5 to 8 p.m. each day. Res-ervations are required; call 240-237-8319 to insure your table. Fall in love again over heart-warming creations at The Inn at Brome Howard.

Make the romance last - The Inn will be offering spe-cial lodging rates both nights. Contact innkeeper Tara Jen-sen at 240-434-3209 to reserve your room.

The St. Mary’s County Health Department officially launches a new Asthma Control Program intended to help children improve their asthma and decrease health care costs associated with uncontrolled asthma. The pro-gram will focus on children and adolescents 2 to 18 years old with uncontrolled asthma. Similar programs across the country have proven to be effective at improving health outcomes and quality of life.

“This is an important program not only for those children affected by this serious condition, but also for their families. We will be able to assess the home environment for potential asthma triggers and provide education to the families on coping with asthma in their home,” said the health department’s Asthma Control Program Director, Sandy Aubert, RN, MPH.

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care offices • Decrease number of days children with asthma miss school • Decrease the number of days parents miss work because of their child’s asthma • A major component of the Health Department’s Asthma Control Program will be to conduct a home visit for

families and provide suggestions on how asthma triggers can be easily reduced in the home setting. Asthma is a chronic disorder of the airways characterized by wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and

coughing. Asthma symptoms can be triggered by various allergens and irritants, respiratory infections, second-hand smoke, and household triggers.

Children can be referred into the program by their health care provider, school nurse, hospital, or family. For those who qualify for a home visit, a summary report will be provided to the parents, primary healthcare provider for the child, and school nurse.

For more information about the Asthma Control Program and other resources to help with asthma control, visit www.smchd.org/asthma

The Vital Community Connectors (VCC) represents an informal coalition of over 20 non-profit com¬munity organizations in St. Mary’s County, and was formed in 2012 to raise awareness about the value that non-profit agencies and organizations provide to our community and its citizens. These organizations bolster many aspects of what makes St. Mary’s County special, and together they contribute to our excellent quality of life: education, the arts, heritage pres-ervation, recreation, health and safety, wellness, economic development, assis-tance for our vulnerable citizens, and help for our neighbors when they most need it. Public support of these organizations provides a highly-leveraged and effective outsource of programs and services that contribute directly and ef-fectively to the health, cultural, educational and recreational well-being of our County and the well-rounded community it represents.

The VCC will host a public forum on Feb. 20 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center, Building 2. The forum will focus not only on the critical roles non-profits play in our community, but in particular will focus on the important relationship that the non-profit sector has to government. Government has an obligation to take care of its citizens, boost local economic diversity, advance education, and ensure a high quality and stan-dard of life. Part of the forum discussion will be about how non-profits assist in these roles while allowing government to remain responsive to ever-changing needs and avoid unnecessary overhead.

The community is invited to attend the forum to learn more and be a part of the discussion. Non-profits are also encouraged to attend and set up a table to share what their non-profit does for our community, but all are asked to RSVP so that space considerations may be addressed. For more information please call Joe Anderson at 301-481-6350 or e-mail at [email protected].

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James Scofield, son of Squires Scofield and Maria Weed, was born about 1826 in Darien, Connecticut. He moved to Virginia where he married, prior to 1852, Catherine Chap-man of Richmond and they had two children. Catherine was deceased by 1860 and James was living in Elizabeth City County, Virgin-ia while his sons Eugene and James were living in Darien, Connecticut with his mother.

On April 10, 1864, Scofield married Sarah A. “Sally” Pembroke, daughter of George Washington Pembroke and Ann Rosella Bean. They made their home here in the First District where James opened a grocery store and was shortly thereafter named as postmaster of Fairfield. In 1865 their only child, Ann M. Scofield was born and unfortunately Sarah died shortly thereafter.

By 1870 James had brought his sons to live with

him along with his little girl. They lived quietly un-til 1873 when James was murdered.

“A crime, the like of which has never before oc-curred in our community, was perpetrated at Fair-field, in the lower section of our country, on Thurs-day night last, the 3rd instant. James Scofield, a merchant and the Postmaster at Fairfield, being the victim, his store robbed and burned to the ground. He was seen well and in fine spirits about 9 o’clock on the night in question, and in three hours after-wards there was nothing remaining of him but his blackened and charred bones, entirely unrecogniz-able. It is thought he was attracted by knocks at his store door during this interval, and opened the door to the parties seeking entrance, when he was imme-diately assailed and murdered, the store robbed and the house fired. A reward of $500 has been offered by our county authorities for the apprehension of the murderer or murderers, and it is believed that Gov. Whyte will soon supplement this action by a similar offer on the part of the State.”

A Coroner’s inquest was held the next morning. Francis M. Goddard was the last one to see Scofield

alive at about 10:30 p.m. on the night of the murder. He was then alone, having sent his little daughter, who was in the habit of sleeping with him at the store, to the house about 150 yards away. The mur-der occurred between the time Goddard left and 3:00 the following morning when the house was discovered in f lames. No suspects were identified and a reward of $500 was offered.

It was noted that “neither the store nor the goods were insured, and it is known he had a considerable amount of money in his possession at the time of the murder as he had been collecting means for several weeks preparing to make his spring purchases in Baltimore. His account books were destroyed and hence his children are not only deprived of from comforts of a parent but reduced from a compara-tive comfort to extreme poverty.”

Two of the children were at the house the night of the murder while one of the boys was visiting family in Connecticut.

Learning is ForEver (LIFE) Get ready, get set, GO…to your local senior activity

center after Feb. 3 to pick up the Spring 2014 LIFE booklet of classes. Registration opens on Tuesday, February 18, and is taken on a first-come, first-served basis either through the mail or walk-in at the senior activity centers. Classes fill quickly, so don’t delay. Many exciting, interesting, educational events are planned such as a tour of the Naval Academy, Fort McHenry, U.S. Botanical Garden, Geppi’s Entertainment Museum in Baltimore and Orioles Park at Camden Yard, plus educational tours in the tri-county area. Be sure to pick up your booklet, as booklets are no longer mailed. Booklets are also available on-line at www.stmarysmd.com/aging. Call 301-475-4200, ext. 1063 with questions. And remember, learning is forever!

‘Barnyard Animals’ Sketching ClassesOn Mondays, Feb. 3 and 10, starting at 9 a.m., learn

how to do ‘Quick Draw’ pencil sketching techniques of barnyard animals at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Deadline to sign up is today by calling 301-475-4002, ext. 1001. If you like chickens, pigs and bunny rabbits (to name a few), this is the class to take. If you think you can’t draw, surprise yourself! Learn how to transform a sketch into a three-dimensional drawing by adding shading and finer details. Resident artist and instructor, Wrenn Williams will teach the class and give personal assistance as needed.

“What’s on Your Mind?”On Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 10:45 a.m., come share what’s

on your mind at the Northern Senior Activity Center. This

casual and informal gathering will take the place of ‘Senior Matters’ discussion group and meets on the first and third Tuesday of the month. Topics are open from anything that interests you like current events or something in the com-munity that affects you personally. Feel free to bring topics to the group or come to talk things through and find a listen-ing ear. Walk-ins are welcome.

February Comfort Food & Jazz PianoThe Garvey Senior Activity Center will host a lun-

cheon on Wednesday, Feb. 12 at noon. The menu will fea-ture fried chicken, creamy macaroni and cheese, kick’n col-lard greens, okra and tomatoes, cornbread, black eye peas and sweet potato pie. Following the meal, enjoy jazz music by solo pianist, Meleah Backhaus. Ms. Backhaus is a classi-cally trained pianist and composer and performs regularly. To sign-up for this event, call 301-475-4200, Ext. 1050.

Afternoon Pinochle to begin in FebruaryBeginning Feb. 12, pinochle players can enjoy their

favorite card game at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday afternoons of each month from 1-4 p.m. This will be in addition to the ongoing morning sessions that have been taking place every Mon, Wed and Fri mornings from 8-11:30 a.m. For more information call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.

Massage and Reflexology Therapy Available at Loffler

The Loffler Senior Activity Center has an experienced

massage and reflexology therapist available three days a week. Would you like to schedule an appointment? Call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658 for more information.

Living Well with Chronic DiseaseGive yourself something priceless--improved well-

being. The Loffler Senior Activity Center will be conduct-ing a six week workshop on how to manage your chronic condition. The class will meet at the center on Thursdays, Mar. 6-Apr. 10. This is an evidence-based program that was developed by Stanford University to help people with chronic conditions take charge of their life by developing self-management skills, including dealing with depression and fatigue, pain management, working with health care providers and more. If you have a chronic condition and are serious about improving the way you feel, this is the workshop for you. There is no charge for taking this class; however, a commitment to regular attendance is needed for good results. For more information or to sign up call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.

Core and Abs Class on WednesdaysDo you want to strengthen your core muscles which

may help with lower back pain and maintain posture and balance? Dave Scheible teaches this class on Wednesdays at 2 p.m. at the Loffler Senior Activity Center. You can try it out for free and if you like it you can continue coming using a fitness card. Fitness cards are $30 and are good for 10 fitness classes of any type at any of the St. Mary’s County Senior Activity Centers. For more information call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658.

SENIOR LIVINGSt. Mary’s Department of AgingPrograms and Activities

Loffler Senior Activity Center 301-737-5670, ext. 1652; Garvey Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4200, ext. 1050Northern Senior Activity Center, 301-475-4002, ext. 1001

Visit the Department of Aging’s website at www.stmarysmd.com/aging for the most up-to date information.

A Journey Through TimeA Journey Through TimeThe Chronicle

Murder of James Scofield, Pt. 1

Thursday, January 30, 2014 32The County TimesTo submit your event listing to go in our Community Calendar,

please email [email protected] with the listing details by 12 p.m. on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.

The Cove/D.F.Z.: a safe, fun & sober place to be for youth ages 12-17 with concerns related to drugs or alcohol. Free activities & peer support for guests located at 44871 St. Andrew’s Church Rd. in California.

Beacon of Hope: a free center offering social & learning options and peer support for adults in a fun & clean, sober atmosphere, located at 21800 N. Shangri La, Millison Plaza, Lexington Park. Like us on Facebook!

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February, Month Long:Picturing the Past – Opening and ReceptionThe North End Gallery (41652 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown)

View one of the most beautiful historic sites in the nation through an artist’s eyes. The North End Gallery features images and objects inspired by Historic St. Mary’s City.

Open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 30BingoAmerican Legion (6330 Crain Highway, La Plata) - 6 to 9:30 p.m.

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 82 will hold smoke-free BINGO with early birds beginning at 7 p.m. at Harry White Wilmer American Legion Post 82. Doors open 6 p.m. Call 301-934-8221 for information.

Wicked Wings VFW 2632 (23282 Three Notch Rd, Califor-nia) – 5 to 8 p.m.

The best wings in Southern Maryland. Big Wings. Not those tooth picks you get down the street. $8 for 10 wings, breaded or naked. Get them like you want them. Hot, RRR, Old Bay, butter and garlic, Mild or Teriyaki. You will get them fast and with a smile. Brought to you by the all veteran World Famous Wing Night Crew.

Chili Dinner and School Open House St. Michael’s School (16560 Three Notch Road, Ridge) - 5 to 7 pmIn celebration of Catholic Schools Week, St. Michael’s School is hosting a school open house and chili dinner. Enjoy bowls of deli-cious, homemade chili with a wide selection of toppings and cornbread. All you can eat, adults for $5, children 5 - 12 years for $2 and under 5 is free. Another open house is be-ing held Friday, January 31, 10 a.m. to noon. Or, you call the school to schedule a visit, 301-872-5454.

Friday, Jan 31Chinese New Year CelebrationSakura Bar & Grill (40874 Merchants Lane, Leonardtown) - Noon to 3 p.m. and 5 to 9:30 p.m.

Celebrate the Chinese New Year in style! The menu includes special Chinese and Malaysian dishes not commonly avail-able at the restaurant, including the “Pros-perity Dish,” a fun dish commonly known as “loh sang,” as the highlight. During the meal, diners scoop up food, lift it up high, drop it onto the dish and shout until it is all mixed up. Other dishes include sticky rice cake, bak chang, popiah, beef rendang, pineapple chicken, misua (longevity noo-dle) and more. The Chinese New Year is celebrated for 15 days. The Chinese, Japa-nese, Vietnamese and Koreans celebrate their new year on the same days. Please note that Sakura Bar & Grill reserves the right to change the dishes with other dishes of equivalent value without giving advance no-tice. Cost is from $68 for a package for two people. Event will also take place on Satur-day, Feb. 1 and Sunday, February 2

Saturday, Feb. 1Leonardtown Babywearing Group MeetingLeonardtown Library (23250 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown) – 9:30 to 11:30 a.m.

This will be a typical meeting. Those who have borrowed carriers at a previous meeting return them. Then, around 9:45, introductions begin. After that, the baby-wearing educators do a demo based on re-quests from the crowd. This might be a sim-ple overview of types of carriers or demo of specific carries, depending on what ev-eryone wants to see. From there, attendees break into smaller groups and chat, try new carriers and work on anything the crowd is interested in. Around 11:15, the group will take some time to check out carriers and start cleaning up the library room. Meetings are free and all are welcome to attend, in-cluding dads, partners, grandparents, nan-nies, expecting parents and older siblings.

All You Can Eat Spaghetti DinnerKnights of Columbus Hall in Ridge - 4 to 7 p.m. Come enjoy a home cooked meal. There will be meatless sauce, meatballs, salad, bread and a dessert table will be available. Adults are $10, children 5 to 12 are $5 and children 4 and under are free. Carryouts will be available.

Grocery AuctionSt. Mary’s Bryantown (13735 Notre Dame Place, Bryantown) - 5 to 8 p.m.

St. Mary’s Bryantown is sponsoring a “grocery auction” to support the 8th grade trip to New York City. Doors open at 4 and auction starts at 5. Please pass the word to your family and friends, because the more people in attendance, the better the deals. Hot dogs, refreshments and desserts will be available to purchase. Please contact the school at 301-932-6883 if you have any questions.

Six Flags America Entertainment De-partment AuditionsSix Flags America (13710 Central Ave., Up-per Marlboro) - 3 to 6 p.m.

Auditions will also take place on Sun-day, Feb. 2. This is a casting call for all lo-cal talent, including Ambassadors of Fun (Character Escorts), Costume Characters, Actors, Hosts, Emcees, Dancers and The-ater Ushers. Individuals must be at least 16 years of age and should arrive at least a half hour early to auditions dressed in com-fortable clothes and shoes that allow free movement. Contact [email protected] or 301-867-0236.

Sunday, Feb. 2Free Little League Baseball ClinicCarver Recreation Center (47382 Lincoln Avenue, Lexington Park) - 1 to 4 p.m.

St. Mary’s National Little League will be hosting a free Baseball clinic for all lo-cally registered Little Leaguers. You will be able to register your child at the clinic or you can register at sports.bluesombrero.com/smnll. If you have any questions, please email [email protected]. There will also be a clinic on Feb. 16.

Super Bowl Cook-Off Party VFW 2632 (23282 Three Notch Road, Cali-fornia) - 4 to 9 p.m.

Join for our Annual Super Bowl Cook-Off Party and watch the game on one of for big-screen TV’s. Enjoy home-cooked food and hang out with your friends at the VFW. Categories are chili, gumbo and soup (in-cludes chowder). Entries will be accepted until 5 p.m. Judging is based on aroma, consistency, color, taste and aftertaste. Cash Awards for 1st Place finishers. See http://www.vfwpost2632.com/Upcoming_Events.html for more rules and information.

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Little Bosses TV Reality Casting Call

South Bowie Branch Library, Large Meet-ing Room (15301 Hall Road, Bowie) - 2 to 4:30 p.m.

This is a casting call for all youth en-trepreneurs from age 7 to 20 with an exist-ing business who can be featured on a Little Bosses TV Reality Show, Documentary and Magazine showcase. No cost, and no head-shots required. Photo will be taken at casting call. LBN 2014 Casting Call will be filmed. Parent or guardian onsite signed release of documentary and photos required for all youth under age 18. All entrepreneurs under age 18 must be accompanied by a manager, agent, parent or guardian. If accompanied by manager or agent, manager or agent must provide proof of client contract. Send email to [email protected] to receive cast-ing guidelines and confirm attendance.

Monday, Feb. 3Book Discussion Charlotte Hall Library (37600 New Market Rd, Charlotte Hall) – 7 p.m.

Participants will discuss the book The Soloist by Steve Lopez. It is the true story of journalist Steve Lopez’s discovery of a former classical bass student living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row, and how the relation-ship had a profound change on both their lives. Copies are available at the library. 301-884-2211

Introduction to Computers Leonardtown Library (23250 Hollywood Rd, Leonardtown) – 2 to 4 p.m.

Adults will learn the components, vocabulary and general use of the com-puter. Free, but registration required. 301-475-2846

Thursday, Feb. 6Annual Forrest Center Tech Expo Forrest Career & Technology Center (Leonardtown) - 5:30 p.m.

The Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center or “Forrest Center,” will host its fourteenth annual Forrest Center Tech Expo on Thursday at the school site, directly across from the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonardtown. The purpose of the Forrest Center Tech Expo is to famil-iarize students and parents with Career and Technology Education (CTE) career options offered by the St. Mary’s County Public Schools. This is an opportunity to meet the


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staff at the Forrest Center and to learn about the 24 completer programs currently of-fered. Middle school and high school coun-selors will be available to answer questions about career clusters and to assist students in planning their academic program. The Forrest Center will provide special presen-tations for parents to explain the registration process and how to incorporate Forrest Cen-ter programs into their student’s schedule. For more details, contact the Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center at 301-475-0242. In the event of inclement weath-er, the alternate date for the Forrest Center Tech Expo will be Thursday, Feb. 13 from 5:30 to 8 p.m. The event may be recorded and presented on SMCPS Channel 96, the school system’s educational cable channel, and the Internet.

Southern Maryland JobSource Mobile Career CenterCharlotte Hall Library (New Market Rd, Charlotte Hall) - 9 to 1 p.m.

Job seekers can stop by to get job coun-seling and resume help, search for jobs and get connected with Southern Maryland Job-Source. The Coordinator will help job seek-ers get registered with the Maryland Work-force Exchange. 301-880-2810

Tasty Tacos & Chili Dogs VFW 2632 (23282 Three Notch Road,

California) - 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.The VFW is a great place to enjoy

some delicious tacos or chili dogs. It’s your choice, or mix and match. One for $1.75, three for $5 or five for $8.25

Maryland Industrial Partnerships (MIPS) & I-Corps: Linking Innovative Technology with University System of Maryland ResourcesWyle Building (1 North, Conference Room, Exploration Drive, Lexington Park) - 11:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.Speaker is Joe Naft, director of MIPS., MD Details and registration at www.p a x p a r t n e r s h i p . o r g / i n d e x .cfm?action=CL2&Entry=1287.

Friday, Feb 7SMTMD Contra DanceChrist Episcopal Church Parish Hall 9 (37497 Zach Fowler Rd, Chaptico) 7 to 10 p.m.

This Contra Dance, sponsored by Southern Maryland Traditional Music and Dance (SMTMD), features caller Ann Fal-lon. Please note this is a deviation from the regular 2nd Saturday venue, due to schedul-ing concerns. The doors open at 7 and the dancing begins at 7:30. Contra is a tradi-tional American style of social dance and is a huge amount of fun and exercise. If you’ve ever danced a Virginia Reel or been to a Square Dance, you have a good idea how much fun it can be. If you haven’t, it’s about time you tried it. Beginners are encouraged

to arrive at 7 to get some instruction in the various dances. Admission is $10 for non-SMTMD members and $6 for members (band members are free). No special cloth-ing is required. You need to be comfortable and able to move freely. There will be an ice cream social following the dance. For more information and directions go to www.smt-md.org.

Texas Hold’em Tournament VFW Post 2632 (23282 Three Notch Road, California) - 7 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.

This is a no limit Texas Holdem tour-nament. There is $110 buy in, with $90 prize pool and $20 charity, and an optional $10 add-on to Receive an extra $1000 and 50/50 entry.

Sign In is from 6:20 to 6:45 p.m., and tournament starts at 7 p.m. for an early bird bonus, an extra $500, register and pay by 6:45 p.m. Pre-registration is encouraged, but not required. Late players accepted until the end of the 1st break, after about one hour.

Payouts are determined by the num-ber of entries. With 50 – 100 players, nine places paid. The public is welcome. Must be 18 or older to play. Side games are available.

For more information, or to pre-regis-ter contact Brian: at [email protected] or 240-925-4000

First Friday in LeonardtownLeonardtown Square (Leonardtown) - 5 p.m.

Art gallery exhibits, free receptions, meet and greet with authors and artists, wine tastings, free hands on activities, live music and more at various Leonardtown businesses every First Friday. www.leonar-dtownfirstfridays.com

Picturing the Past – Opening and ReceptionThe North End Gallery (41652 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown) 5 to 8 p.m.

View one of the most beautiful historic sites in the nation through an artist’s eyes. The North End Gallery features images and objects inspired by Historic St. Mary’s City.

This is a public opening and reception, but the exhibit will be shown all month

Saturday, Feb. 8Meet the Airplane: Curtis A-1Patuxent River Naval Air Museum (22156 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park) – noon to 3 p.m.

This is a family fun event. We’ll have plenty of family activities including mak-ing paper airplanes, carrier landings, radar games and helium balloons.

A panel of experts will be available to discuss all aspects of this aircraft, starting at 2 p.m. Days Off Catering will have their truck outside with your choice of yummy food.

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Annmarie Gardens is hosting an Intro to Fused Glass: Valentine Hearts class on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. In this class, instructor Leza Helper will be giving basic instructions on how to fuse glass into hearts, just in time for Valentine’s Day.

Helper has been working in glasswork for about 25 years; she spent 22 years working at a studio in Florida before moving to Maryland and working at Annmarie Gardens.

Fused glass, she said, is taking glass pieces, wheth-er stained glass or ground up glass or dichroic glass, which changes color in certain lighting, overlapping the

pieces and tacking them together with heat, so that they melt into each other, creating the shape, color and pat-tern that is desired.

As the class is an introduction to glass fusing, Help-er will teach about kilns, which will have to be heated to 1,400 degrees for the glass to be hot enough to fuse together. She will teach not only about the fusing pro-cess but the transition period, due to the Coefficient of Expansion, where the glass can not be taken out of the kiln before it cools or else it will crack.

While on her own, Helper does do custom glass-work, she said that she likes teaching more, because of the light that she gets to see in a class’ eyes when they discover something new, or when they become inspired.

For this particular class, all the materials needed

will be provided at the beginning of the class. The class is geared towards people ages 16 and older. Because the glass needs time to fire in the kiln and then cool, stu-dents will have to come back at another time to pick up their work.

There is a $25 cost for the class, $20 for members. There is also a materials fee of $8 that is due to the in-structor at the start of the class. To register for the class, please call 410-326-4640. Advanced registration is re-quired. The Intro to Fused Glass: Valentine Hearts class is located at Annmarie Sculpture Garden and Arts Cen-ter, 13840 Dowell Rd., in Dowell. For more information, visit www.annmariegarden.org.

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The Port Tobacco Players production of “Death by Chocolate,” by Paul Freed, starts off with a bang and keeps going, keeping theatre go-ers on the edge of their seat with both anticipation and laughter for two hours.

Everything is perfect for the grand opening of Meadowbrook Health Resort. If you consider perfection a staff made up of clueless general manager John Stone (played by James LePore), terrified, neurotic Nurse Anne Smith (played by Kristy Charnock) and long suffering personal as-sistant Dyslexia (played by Joanna Graupman).

When resort cook Edith Childes (played by Lynne O’Meara) drops dead, uttering the cryptic phrase “don’t eat chalk,” Lady Riverdale (played by Susan Fischer) will do absolutely anything to keep it under wraps. Then physical trainer Ralph Deadwood (played by David Timmerman) kicks the bucket and Lady Riverdale and John Stone have their work cut out trying to keep it from nosey reporter Margared Daniels (played by Su-san Claggett).

It certainly doesn’t help that writer Ed Parlor

(played by Doug Gaupman) believes the whole thing, from the setting at a spooky mansion turned health spa to the delicious murder weapon sitting in a box on John Stone’s desk, is abso-lutely perfect for his next play.

“Death by Chocolate” has a bit of a shaky relationship with the fourth wall.

Throw in grieving daughter Sweet Pea Meadowbrook (played by Melissa Gilpin Ball), a shifty butler named Alfred (played by Greg Rumpf) and perky, enthusiastic aerobics in-structor Dick Simmering (played by Sean Michael Fraser) and the stage is set for a comedic murder mystery.

The plot is only enhanced by a well designed set, a pun every five minutes and the momentary use of a strobe light. LePore Di-rector David Standish with some of the most creative moments in the play, which only gets more zany with every showing.

“Death By Chocolate” runs every Friday, Saturday and Sun-day, Jan. 24 through Feb 9.

Tickets are $17 for adults and $14 for students, seniors and members of the military.

Friday and Saturday performances begin at 8 p.m. and Sun-day performances begin at 3 p.m. The theater opens 30 minutes prior to showtime.

For more information, including booking tickets, call 301-932-6819, e-mail [email protected] or visit www.ptplay-ers.com. The theatre is located at 508 Charles Street in La Plata.

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Thursday, Jan. 30Hydra FXRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road, Dowell) - 7:30 p.m. to midnight

CCPR-Comedy NightJake & Al’s (258 Town Square Drive, Lus-by) - 4 to 9:30 p.m.

Friday, Jan. 31Dueling PianosVera’s White Sands Beach Club (1200 White Sands Drive, Lusby) 8 to 11 p.m.

Tonight’s Alibi Anthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Boulevard, Dunkirk) 11 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Dj Charlie ThompsonToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hol-lywood) - 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m.

Jim Bennett Motown BandMartini’s Restaurant & Lounge (10553 Theodore Green Boulevard, White Plains) - 9 p.m.

Saturday, Feb. 1Groove Span BandThe Blue Dog Saloon (7940 Port Tobacco Road, Port Tobacco) - 8:30 to 11:30 p.m. The Redwine Jazz Trio Westlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake Avenue, North Beach) – 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Random Impact Toot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hol-lywood) 8:30 p.m. until 12:30 a.m.

R&R Train Cryers Back Road Inn (22094 Newtowne Neck Road, Leonardtown) – 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.

Sunday, Feb. 2Country Memories BandSt. Mary’s Landing (29935 Three Notch Road, Charlotte Hall) – 4 to 7 p.m.

Super Bowl PartyApehanger’s Bar & Grill (9100 Crain High-way, Bel Alton) – 6 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 3Team Trivia Ruddy Duck Brewery & Grill (13200 Dow-ell Road, Dowell) - 7 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 4Fair Warning DB McMillan’s Pub & Grill (23415 Three Notch Road, California) - 5 to 9 p.m.

Line Dancing Lesson Hotel Charles (15110 Burnt Store Road, Hughesville) - 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 5Karaoke with Dj HarryBig Dogs Paradise (28765 Three Notch Road, Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m. to close Mason Sebastian DB McMillan’s Pub & Grill (23415 Three Notch Road, California) – 5 to 9 p.m.

Thursday, Feb. 6Dave Norris DB McMillan’s Pub & Grill (23415 Three Notch Road, California) - 6 to 10 p.m.

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Wanderings

By Shelby OppermannContributing Writer

I have been compiling a little list of some things to not do. This usually means that I have done said thing or come close to doing it with bad results. You might have compiled a list of your own as well. I’ve mentioned the first two before, but it hasn’t stopped me from con-tinuing to do either of them right up until last week as a matter of fact:

When up in the middle of the night wandering around with nothing to do – including sleep. Do not look in the mirror. Your eyes are a little unfocused, you are a little wired, and all of a sudden you see white eye-brow hairs. Please do not start plucking said hairs. There is a real good chance that there might be more white eyebrow hairs on one side than the other. You get the picture.

Another no-no for a middle of the night beauty scan or flaw scan with same mirror scenario is: Do not say to yourself, “My hair is flat, with no lift or life. Wow, I might be able to wait a few more weeks and see the hair dresser if I use my pair of hair-thinning scissors.” I’ll just trim straight back from my bangs and through my part to the back of my head.” Do you know there is really no way to curl back or tame groups of one inch hairs. So half of my head is crew cut with spikes. And again see above paragraph about taking off more on one side of the other. By no means, cut as far back as your cowlick.

Now, on to more recent things that have been added on to my “Not To Do” list.

This past Christmas I received two pairs of those lovely Aloe Vera infused fuzzy socks. You know - the ones that are made for pampering and lounging. I love them. I wear them to bed and my feet feel so soft by morning. But there is one thing that the sock manufac-turers don’t warn you about. Do not walk immediately into a shower after you having been wearing the lotion-infused socks. It’s like having an ice-skating rink in the shower. A warning label should say: Please wash feet before entering shower.

When you feel like you are so achy that only a nice, hot bath will do…But you have one knee with Tendon-itis and the other is sounding crunchy, remember to have an escape plan or a spouse within earshot. I thank God that there are not You Tube ready cameras everywhere in this world to see the humiliation and frustration of getting out of a tub. Anyone old enough to remember the 1967-68 series “The Prisoner” will understand.

When you are really sleepy and are ready to do your last teeth-brushing of the night. Be very careful not to leave the tube of Aspercreme right next to your toothpaste tube – which is the exact same size.

It might sound like I spend all my time in the bath-room. No I don’t. But lest you think that I do, there is one other important thing to remember (at least for artists). Do not place your tea or coffee cup too close to your water bowl for paint brushes. Yes, I have done this too.

To each new day’s adventure, Shelby

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The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs have an-nounced that former Blue Crabs catcher and most re-cently, Lancaster Barnstormers hitting coach, Lance Burkhart, has been named the third Blue Crabs manager in franchise history.

Burkhart was named to manage the Blue Crabs as the handpicked successor to Patrick Osborn, it was an-nounced today by general manager Patrick Day. Osborn signed with the New York Yankees organization on De-cember 19th to manage one of their organizations’ Gulf Coast League affiliates.

Burkhart joins the Blue Crabs after serving in Lan-caster as the hitting coach under former Blue Crabs manager, Butch Hobson.

“I’m real happy for Lance, he’s been patient, and his opportunity is finally here,” said Lancaster Barn-stormers manager Butch Hobson. “We’re going to miss him in Lancaster, but he’s going to do wonderful things. He’s a baseball guy with the perfect mind for the sport.”

Burkhart, 39, was drafted in the 15th round of 1997 MLB draft by the Montreal Expos. The former right-handed hitting catcher joined the Barnstormers in 2005 after spending time in the Montreal, Texas, Baltimore, and Milwaukee minor league systems. With the Barn-stormers, Burkhart amassed 61 regular season home runs, which still stands as the club’s all-time record.

In 2009, the St. Louis, Missouri native joined the Blue Crabs. Serving as the primary backstop, Burkhart hit .242 with 13 home runs and 48 RBI for the Liberty Division Champion Blue Crabs.

In his four seasons as the Lancaster hitting coach, the Barnstormers offense had a .281 batting average and averaged nearly 150 home runs and 700 runs scored per season. All amongst the tops of the Atlantic League.

“It’s a dream come true for me to move into the managerial position in Southern Maryland,” said Blue Crabs manager Lance Burkhart. “I’m familiar with the team and the organization because I played here a few years back. I was always fond of my time here as a player, and I’m looking incredibly forward to spending a good amount of time here as a manager. I’m very excited to meet the fans, the front office members, all of the booster club members, and my new team. I can’t wait for Opening Day!”

Southern Maryland has compiled a 369-329 record, during the franchise’s first seven seasons and has com-piled five consecutive playoff appearances.

The Blue Crabs play 140 regular season games in the Atlantic League, considered the highest level of Minor League Baseball. Atlantic League players are “Major League ready” and in the last 15 years, over 600 players have graduated from Atlantic League clubs to Major League organizations, making the League a preferred route for experienced players to be scouted by Major League Baseball. The Blue Crabs play at Re-gency Furniture Stadium in Waldorf, Maryland. The franchise will look to open its 7th season on Thursday, April 24. Please call 301-638-9788 or visit www.SOM-Dbluecrabs.com for more information and to save your seat at the ballpark today!

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