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maintenance of effort but also increase funding by millions. I wanted to clear

up those misconceptions.”—Commissioner Dan Morris on the perception that

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Between his pay and benefits for fiscal 2014 and the term of service up to Sept. 22 of this fiscal year former Schools Superinten-dent Michael J. Martirano received more than $400,000 of public funds.

The school system revealed the amounts per a request two weeks ago from the Board of County Commissioners.

The figures for the outgoing superinten-dent’s pay, vacation time, sick leave and other benefits has been long sought after by certain elected leaders and civic activists who have called into question the spending habits of the St. Mary’s County Board of Education espe-cially since the announcement earlier this year that they faced a $6.2 million budget shortfall in fiscal 2014 due to burgeoning health care costs.

With the fiscal crisis still fresh in the minds of the public, the school board voted to hire an independent counsel to investigate the leaking to local media outlets certain person-nel information deemed confidential by school board leadership; the bill for those services is $300 an hour and the length of the investiga-tion has yet to be determined.

The report from the school system, signed off by School Board Chair Salvatore Raspa, showed Martirano earned $216,986 in

base salary for fiscal 2014 as well as $13,498 in post-tax vehicle allowance. For the same fiscal year Martirano also cashed in $63,044 worth of leave.

Up to his resignation date this week in fis-cal 2015 the former superintendent, who left to head West Virginia’s public school system as their highest paid superintendent ever, earned $49,882 in salary, $3,103 in post-tax vehicle al-lowance and cashed in $14,965 in vacation time.

Martirano also received $6,200 in sick leave at his severance and an additional $55,099 in leave according to Raspa’s letter to the county commissioners.

The total comes to $422,777.Interim School Superintendent Scott

Smith’s contract awards him a $20,000 stipend on top of his current salary of $145,957, accord-ing to the contract he signed with the school board at their Tuesday evening meeting.

Smith will also be able to file itemized ex-pense reports with the board and will be pro-vided a vehicle to be used in the course of his duties, according to the contract.

The contract also affords him $1,800 in sti-pend funding for items like cellular phones, data plans and tablets and other technology items.

Smith will also be able to cash in any un-used annual or sick leave, per the contract.

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The St. Mary’s County Board of Edu-cation got permission from county commis-sioners to shift funds within their own budget Tuesday to cover nearly a $4 million deficit due to health care cost overruns but the school system’s financial buffer against hard times is now thin.

School system officials told the Board of County Commissioners that they received increased revenues of $1.1 million from state and federal sources and others and used $2.75 million in reserves to cover the rest of the defi-cit for a total of $3.8 million. The system also had to make cuts to mid-level administrative costs, teacher salaries, textbooks and supplies, student and transportation to the tune of $2.24 million to cover the deficit as well.

The commissioners voted 4-to-1 to ap-prove the fiscal 2014 budget adjustment with Commissioner Todd Morgan, often the harsh-est critic of the school board and its spending practices, voting against it.

He voiced concern over the cuts to key classroom expenditures that he said were of-ten targeted by the school system in times of budget problems.

“My concern remains with the teachers,” Morgan said. “It’s always teachers in the class-room who take it in the shorts.

“The other stuff we just sort of gloss by.”Interim Schools Superintendent Scott

Smith said the situation last fiscal year meant the school system had to make hard choices to balance their books.

“It was exceptionally dire,” Smith said.Commissioner Cindy Jones said the

school system suffered from a “lack of pri-oritization of spending” and that they “robbed Peter to pay Paul” to fix their budget problems.

Also, she said the school system had to figure into its budget a method to rebuild their financial reserves which now stand at $663,097 as of June 30.

Just one year before, the reserves were over $3 million.

“It’s unsustainable to not have a fund bal-ance,” Jones said.

Tammy McCourt, assistant superinten-dent for Finance and Human Resources, said the school system was working now to replen-ish its reserves.

As the school system had to adjust its budgets to overcome its fiscal problems, plans to increase teacher salaries faded away; the lo-cal teachers and administrators unions quickly pushed for a “back to basics” campaign among their members to only work to the specifica-tions of their contract and spend none of their own money on school supplies or activities for students.

Commissioner Dan Morris made the point that while the county is often touted as being the lowest funded per pupil in the state, the county’s contribution is in the middle of the ranks for student funding.

It was with the state that the education funding fell short, he said.

“Every year, not only do we fund main-tenance of effort but also increase funding by millions,” Morris said. “I wanted to clear up those misconceptions.”

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show that the costs to operate and support the F-35 far exceeds the costs of four older combat aircraft that con-tinue to serve in frontline conflicts.

The September draft report to the House of Rep-resentative’s Armed Services Committee states that it would take $19.9 billion to operate and service a fleet of F-35s, while it would take just $11.1 billion to support

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Estimates from the Department of Defense have placed the cost of F-35 program at $400 billion but the actual costs of sustaining such a fleet of advanced air-craft for a 56-year lifespan have been calculated to cost $1 trillion.

The report’s analysis shows that the $19.9 billion figure represents a 79 percent increase in costs for the advanced tactical fighter and even raises concerns over how the Department of Defense plans to fund the program.

Other problems continue to plague the fighter’s de-velopment, according to the report.

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The 2014 General Election is com-ing up in November, but for incumbent Delegate Anthony “Tony” O’Donnell (R-29C) running for re-election doesn’t mean he stops preparing for the upcom-ing legislative session.

While legislators don’t make pre-sumptions about who will be in office following the election, both as a local and a state level, O’Donnell said, leg-islators are always planning and mak-ing contingencies. The schedule gets pushed back a little during election years, but typically, discussions begin as early as October and the legislative packages begin to gel in November and December.

There are always opportunities for individuals in the minority party to affect policy and make a difference, O’Donnell said.

O’Donnell has been an elected member of the House of Delegates since 1995, and during his tenure he has always made it a point to advocate for legislation that will benefit his constitu-ents in St. Mary’s and Calvert counties.

During the 2014 legislative session, O’Donnell sponsored and advocated for House Bill 891, also called Lily’s Law, “on behalf of a little girl from Leonar-dtown [Lily Smith],” O’Donnell said. The bill was passed unanimously in the house, but was voted down in the senate.

In a similar vein, Jessica’s Law passed in the house due to O’Donnell’s advocacy in 2006.

Jessica’s Law was created for the “purpose of prohibiting certain sexual acts involving children who are under a certain age; requiring a court to impose a certain sentence for certain offenses under certain circumstances; establish-ing certain penalties; and generally relating to sexual offenses involving children,” according to 2006 House Bill 1401.

O’Donnell has been recognized as a leader in oyster restoration efforts, having been on two councils and had an active role in getting bills concerning oyster aquaculture passed.

Being in the minority party means being twice as prepared and working twice as hard. Because of this prepa-ration, O’Donnell has often been told he brings up points that Democrats he works with hadn’t considered.

“[Republicans are] more in sync with the constituents we represent,” O’Donnell said.

“It’s important to have a different voice,” O’Donnell said, adding that col-

leagues in the majority party are often compelled to vote for items they are op-posed to simply because of the party they belong to.

Governor Martin O’Malley, has reached his term limit and will be re-placed following the general election in November. Running for his position are current Lt. Governor Anthony Brown (D) and Larry Hogan (R).

“If everyone said yes to O’Malley, we would be a poor, poor state,” O’Donnell said.

Because the state is coming up against bond limits, which would essen-tially restrict the ability to borrow money. This has forced Democrats to think of ways to get more money. Their answer is taxes.

Increased real estate taxes have a disproportionate impact on the elderly and individuals living on fixed incomes, O’Donnell said. The continual increase in tax rates, including the gas tax that is now tied to the cost of living index and will rise annually with no further legisla-tive action and a possible mileage tax that could be introduced in the 2015 legislative session, is detrimental to constituents in both Calvert and St. Mary’s counties.

The gas and mileage taxes are de-signed to decrease vehicle emissions, O’Donnell said, but they do so by hurting constituents.

“That is the liberal way to curb be-havior,” O’Donnell said.

Both men are up for re-election dur-ing the 2014 General Election. Election day will be on Nov. 4. Early voting will be held Oct. 23 through Oct. 30.

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Jamaican FlavorBy Emily CharlesContributing Writer

Are you hungry for authentic, foreign cuisine? Check out Flex Island Jamaican Grill, located in San Souci Plaza!

Established Oct. 2, 2013 by owners Yao Hevi and Linval Topey, the pair spends their days serving homemade Jamaican dishes such as jerk chicken, curry goat, ox tail and escovitch snapper, said Hevi.

“What makes us unique is the preparation of the food and the taste is unique. We make everything right here. We make all our sauces, all our juices, we bake some of our cakes,” Hevi said, “We have rum cake, black cake, bread pudding and ba-nana bread.”

The idea to create this exotic grill came from Jamaica it-self, said Hevi.

“This place [SOMD] was missing Carribbean food!”While Hevi and Topey are now the proud owners of Flex

Island, their interest in the culinary arts started years ago, when Hevi began working at McDonalds, and then Dairy Queen, and Topey gained experience at restaurants like Applebee’s and Cheddar’s.

The Jamaican dishes served to the grill’s many customers aren’t the only unique features of this establishment. Even the name has a special meaning!

“Flex means to chill, to party,”Hevi said. “To have fun!” added Topey, “It’s Jamaicain slang. You

can use it as ‘Where we flexin’ at tonight?’ Here they say, ‘Let’s go party.’ In Jamaica we say, ‘let’s go flex.’”

Oct. 2 through Oct. 4, willing participants can flex Jamai-can style as Flex Island Jamaican Grill celebrates its official grand opening.

“They [participating customers] should expect free sam-pling of anything of their choice, and they should expect to get freebies,” said Hevi.

“They can get a gift basket of Jamaican goodies from the raffle, each day,” Topey added.

Hevi and Topey intend to broaden the span of their busi-ness in the future, both in terms of the products they serve and the locations their business occupies.

“We are hoping to expand and serve Jamaican alcohol-ic drinks. That’s a short term goal. We’re hoping to get food trucks and we’re hoping to open many more Flex Islands all across the country,” Hevi said.

Both chefs admit that running a restaurant is hard work, but they agree that the happiness they bring to their customers is who worth the trouble.

“The best part is cooking the food for the people and mak-ing the customers happy! It’s good meeting a lot of nice people and having them come back. It’s very important to us when they come back. We want to let the people know that we’re here and to give them the best service we can. We want to thank ev-eryone who’s supported us in the last year that we’ve been here. Keep coming! It’s only getting better!” Topey said.

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By Emily CharlesContributing Writer

After three years of service, Dominion Apostolic Ministries has finally moved into its own building, lo-cated in St. Mary’s Square at Unit #20, 21600 Great Mills Road, Lexington Park.

The Grand Opening was attended by over 350 people, according to the church’s Facebook page, four of which were Senator Roy Dyson, Delegate John Bo-hanon, State Attorney Candidate Shane Mattingly and Sheriff Tim Cameron.

Prior to the ceremonial ribbon cutting that offi-cially opened Dominion Apostolic’s new doors, Sena-tor Dyson presented Pastor Michael Barber with a certificate.

“This is an official citation. It says “‘Be it here by known to all, sincerest congratulations are offered to

Dominion Apostolic Ministries for recognition of your grand opening and your willingness to serve the spiri-tual needs of this community. Congratulations, and may God continue to richly bless you,’” Senator Dyson said. His congratulations were echoed by those of Bo-hanon, and upon entering the new parish, Shane Mat-tingly and Sheriff Tim Cameron took to the podium to offer a few words of praise.

“I am a believer in community policing, but com-munity preaching is much more powerful,” Sheriff Cameron said.

The following service included dancing, singing and even the baptism of 6 members of the congregation.

The community is proud to be settling into its own building at last, and chants of “We are home!” were heard loudly throughout the parish upon its opening.

Dominion Apostolic Ministries will be holding services in its new location every Sunday at 12 p.m.,

and will have Power Hour every Wednesday, beginning at 7:15 p.m.

For more information about Dominion Apostolic Ministries, visit www.dominionapostolic.com or check out their Facebook page.

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School Threats By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

St. Mary’s County sheriff’s deputies had Leonardtown High School on lockdown once again this week after a threat of fire-arms at the school was called in.

The school was shutdown last Thurs-day with a similar threat but they have charged a 14-year-old girl with making both threats.

Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said Wednesday that a female caller had twice contacted the school with similar messages saying that firearms were at the school but made no apparent threats of violence by any one person.

Cameron said deputies along with de-tectives had been on scene since 11:30 a.m. and had started moving students from the high school to the James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center.

“It aids in our search, it makes it much faster,” Cameron said.

His deputies found no weapons, he said.

Law officers were busy last week with dueling threats at both Great Mills and Leonardtown high schools after a male hoax caller said students at the former school had

guns and would begin shooting people while soon after a female caller said there was a bomb set to detonate at Leonardtown High School miles away.

The girl made the calls while she was inside Leonardtown High School, police re-ports stated, and she has since been charged with making a false claim regarding a de-structive device for last week’s incident and with disruption of school activities for the most recent incident.

All three incidents, though proven to be false, shook students and parents.

“I know the public realizes the serious-ness of this but I’m not sure the ones who are doing it do,” Cameron said. “The thing we have to guard against is complacency.”

Cameron said the rise of three such threats in two weeks prompted him to con-sider seeking help from federal authorities to either help investigate the crimes or pros-ecute those responsible; he said he may also consult federal authorities to see whether the threats constituted as acts of terrorism.

The threat at Great Mills is still under investigation. The juvenile arrested Wednes-day was transferred to Waxter’s Children’s Center.

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Prosecutors with the St. Mary’s County State’s Attor-ney’s Office secured a guilty plea from a Lexington Park man last week for committing two robberies on the same night earlier in the year.

On Jan. 30 Daquan G. Holden, 19, and an accomplice assaulted the victim in the case while he was walking home from work on Great Mills Road and stole his cell phone, headphones, shoes and other items.

Just a few hours later, in the early morning of January 31 Holden and his accomplice assaulted another victim about one mile away and stole his cell phone and wallet.

Holden and his accomplice attempt-ed to conceal their identities by wearing

dark clothing and ski masks, prosecutors said, but a witness who saw the culprits immedi-ately after the robbery told po-lice in February that she saw Holden and his accomplice with the stolen items.

Police also discovered photographs of the stolen

items in the residence where Holden was staying along with other evidence tying him to the robberies, prosecutors said.

Holden later admitted to police that he was present during one of the robber-ies, prosecutors stated.

Holden faces a combined 30 years in prison if he is sentenced to the maxi-mum penalty under the law for the two counts of robbery.

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The St. Mary’s County public school system did not enact an agriculture education pro-gram this year that it had budgeted for and the spokesman for county farmers want to know why.

Jaime Raley, president of the St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau, said Tuesday that young people had questioned him about why the program had not been implemented by county schools; these were young people who were interested in learning about farming, he said.

Raley had sent a letter to the Board of County Commissioners and to the Board of Edu-cation asking for answers.

“The Board of Education and former Superintendent of Schools Michael Martirano endorsed the program,” Raley stated in his letter. “Farm bureau considers the [agriculture] education program to be critical to our county’s economic diversification, workforce develop-ment and the preservation of farm and forest land.

“We are very concerned that funding already approved for the program may not be avail-able next school year and that the new program may be delayed again because of personnel changes.”

School board officials spoke to the issue while making budget presentations to the coun-ty commissioners.

Interim Superintendent Scott Smith said neither he nor his staff had seen the letter but there were still issues they were aware of to getting the program running.

“It’s a question of developing student interest and finding an instructor to drive that program,” Smith said.

Raley said the farm bureau wanted to ensure the Board of Education continued to hold the funding for the agriculture education program in reserve and not let it fall back into the school system’s general fund.

The original plan was to hold classes for the agriculture program at the James A. Forrest Career and Technology Center in Leonardtown.

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Newly appointed Interim Superin-tendent of Schools Scott Smith said Tues-day that the people who called in a school shooter threat at Great Mills High School and a bomb threat at Leonardtown High School the same day face not only stiff criminal charges but, if they are students locally, but expulsion from school.

“If they are found guilty… they face either extended suspension or expulsion,” Smith said after his first Board of Educa-tion meeting in his new post. “We have to take these things seriously.”

Detectives with the St. Mary’s Coun-ty Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigations Division are still searching for the person or persons who called in the two false threats.

The first threat at Great Mills resulted in an hours-long lock down of the facil-ity that separated children from parents, who were asked to not to try to pick up their children from school but to wait until police and school security had cleared the

entire building.The Sept. 18 incident was sparked by

a phone call to the county’s Emergency Communications Center by someone call-ing himself John claiming that friends of his had brought guns to school and would start shooting people at about 10 a.m.

Sheriff’s detectives have released the emergency call recorded that day in hopes that someone can identify the caller’s voice.

The bomb threat at Leonardtown oc-curred just as the threat at Great Mills had been cleared, with a female caller making the call, sheriff’s office information stated.

The caller made two calls to law offi-cers, saying the detonation was eminent.

Searches at either school turned up nei-ther firearms nor explosives of any kind, po-lice said.

School Board Chair Salvatore Raspa said there was nothing but fear brought about by such actions.

“Some people think these kinds of things are funny, they’re not,” Raspa said.

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With the general election drawing near, local Delegate John L. Bohanan, Jr. (D-29B) is gearing up for the end run of his campaign for re-election and reflecting on his suc-cesses since 1999, when he was first elected to the House of Delegates.

The majority of what Bohanan has accomplished while in office has been done to benefit St. Mary’s County and Naval Air Station Patuxent River, he said. Since 2004, he has sponsored more than 30 bills in the House of Delegates to secure funding for non-profit organizations in St. Mary’s and Calvert counties, including Sotterley Plantation, St. Clement’s Lighthouse, the Calvert Marine Museum, St. Mary’s County Hospice House and the U.S. Colored Troops Memorial.

Another of Bohanan’s priorities has been securing funding for local fire and safety organizations.

After a conversation with representatives from the Second District Rescue Squad and Volunteer Fire Depart-ment (VFD), Bohanan began advocating for funding to

build a dedicated shelter for their rescue boat. He sponsored bills for an expansion and training center

to be built at the Bay District VFD. In the latest legislative session, Bohanan said he put a bill in that exempted rescue squads and volunteer fire departments hooked up to public water and sewer services from having to pay for St. Mary's County Metropolitan Commission (MetCom) services.

While Bohanan’s position on the appropriations com-mittee helped him secure funding for some of the projects, his leadership position on the education and economic de-velopment subcommittee has been helping him promote work being done at the Southern Maryland Higher Educa-tion Center (SMHEC) and the St. Mary's County Regional Airport (SMCRA).

“We need to take action outside the gate to diversify the economy,” Bohanan said. He was part of a group that spoke to representatives from Huntsville, Ala., to find out how they keep funding supplied to government contractors in the area. NAVAIR, for example, receives approximately $37 billion in funding every year and only $3 billion to $4 billion of that is used locally in a way that can boost the economy,

“We can and need to do better than what we’ve been doing,” Bohanan said.

Huntsville manages to benefit from funding awarded to contractors by offering continuing education opportuni-ties and support and research facilities for the contractors close to hand. There is a direct correlation between the base and need for higher education opportunities and research facilities in close proximity, Bohanan said.

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By offering the combination of higher edu-cation and research facilities in close proximity to the military base and government contrac-tors, Bohanan is certain there will be an influx of businesses and residents in the area. In fact, the project has drawn the attention of contrac-tors not already based in the area, such as Auro-ra Flight Sciences. Aurora representatives have mentioned moving projects currently based in California to St. Mary’s County, such as the Orion project, Bohanan said.

With contractors, research and fabrication facilities in the area, there was only one missing component.

“Higher education is the missing link that will anchor all of it,” Bohanan said.

When Bohanan first began focusing on the higher education building, Johns Hopkins stepped up to help improve the facility and courses being offered. Now, individuals can get degrees from several well-known higher educa-tion institutions, including Salisbury University, the University of Maryland University College, the Florida Institute of Technology, and Bowie State University.

The University System of Maryland will own the third building, which is tentatively scheduled for a 2018 construction start date, at the higher education center, Bohanan said. The system represents 12 campuses statewide, Bo-hanan said.

“The possibilities are enormous,” said Uni-versity System of Maryland Chancellor William English “Brit” Kerwin. He looks forward to this being the start of a prosperous relationship for both Southern Maryland and the University System of Maryland.

“It’s extraordinary to support the effort of Southern Maryland to become an economic force,” Kerwin said.

He praised Bohanan for his efforts to build a support system for contractors in the area that will include engineering and research, fabrica-tion, and continuing education opportunities.

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Calvert Cliffs Security

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After visiting the site and getting a behind the scenes look at Calvert Cliffs security department and defenses, I am confident the facility is a highly-secure, virtually impenetrable site that is a model of security for other industries. As part of my visit, I saw firsthand the state of the art weaponry, robust defenses and highly trained paramilitary personnel qualified in force protection and antiterrorism techniques. I also saw the defense in depth principal applied as officers thoroughly

searched a vehicle entering the protected area through a guard-ed checkpoint. I am confident the site will continue to work around the clock to protect my friends, family and neighbors in Southern Maryland.

Roy DysonState Senator

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Every week I spend a lengthy amount of time reading the Letters to the Editor in both of the local newspapers to keep up with the “pulse of the people. I read many articles that are based on opinion but I would prefer to see more that are on philosophy. Just to define the difference between the two, I will quote from the dictionary. Opinion is, “a belief or judgment that rests on grounds in-sufficient to produce complete certainty. On the other hand philosophy is, “a rational investigation of truths and principles of being, knowledge or conduct”. We can see by the descriptive differ-ence that one is based on conjecture and the other is based on research. Now I will make my case in point.

I would like to believe that the American public is intelligent enough to distinguish the difference between opinion and philosophy, es-pecially when they read the Letters to the Editor. I have read many rebuttals to opinionated letters and usually the rebuttals are more factual. This becomes very apparent when the subject matter is politics. It has only been recently that I involved myself with public opinion in this subject mat-ter because everyone is entitled to an opinion. But we all know the colloquialism that refers to options being like “you know what”. Of course there are few subjects that are more relegated to opinionated banter than politics and it leads the list this time of year. Everyone has their pet peeve and politics brings out the best and worst in people. We have become so accustomed to mud-slinging that we hardly ever see a realistic campaign without someone smearing some can-didate’s integrity, honesty, or purpose.

I know that my words are probably falling on deaf ears but I will repeat myself anyhow because I have an opinion and a philosophy too. Don’t be swayed by one person’s opinion of another, find out for yourself. I know you must have heard the saying, “To thine own self be true” and that also works when you are dealing with others. If you are an intuitive person, you will be able to sepa-rate the chaff from the wheat and the truth from the trash. And remember one thing, a person’s eyes are the windows to their soul and you will be able to see the truth in their eyes and also in their voice. Meet your candidates, shake their hands, question their purpose and resolve, and make your decision. Cross party lines and vote for the man or woman because of their character and not their affiliation and bring this wonderful country back to the greatness that inspired the world.

Samuel R. (Sal) PistachioMechanicsville, Md.

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Marsha EvansAuxiliary Chairperson

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The Board of Directors and Staff of Patuxent Habitat for Humanity would like to extend our sincere gratitude to the sponsors, donors and attendees of our August 23, 2014 fund-raiser – Warrior Fun Run & Sail. We would like to thank the many generous businesses and individuals who came together to help raise funds for our Veterans Critical Home Repair program.

In particular we would like to recognize the businesses and organizations who contributed time, talents, and sponsor-ship to create such an exciting and uplifting morning: Profor-ma Johnston & Associates, Southern Maryland Sailing Foun-dation, Southern Maryland Sailing Association, BAE Sys-tems, Davis,Upton, Palumbo & Dougherty, LLC, SMECO, American Eagle Electric Company, PNC Bank, Spring Cove Marina, Long Term Wellness, Old Line Bank, Mister Sparky, APEC, Inc t/a All Phase Electric Company, Zahniser's Yacht-ing Center, Galaxy Homes, CalvertLive.com, Bruster's Ice Cream, Bear Creek BBQ, DJ Chris Reid, Fleet Reserve Ladies Auxillary, Gold Star Moms, Patuxent High School cheerlead-ers, Ron Bailey, Solomons United Methodist Church, Chief Petty Officer's Association, Food Lion Solomons, Giant Cali-fornia, Sweet Frog, Tackle Box, and Brennan Title.

Additionally, Warrior Fun Run & Sail would not have been possible without the generous support of the town of Solomons, the Solomons Business Association, the Calvert Marine Museum and the Calvert County Sheriff’s office for helping us host and organize this event.

Finally, we would like to thank our volunteers who gave to our event their time and passion for their local community. Without the very active contributions of these individuals events like the Warrior Fun Run & Sail are not possible.

Patuxent Habitat for Humanity’s mission to provide af-fordable, decent housing for local low to moderate income families depends on the support of our community. Funds raised through this benefit event support our mission. For in-formation about our mission, our Restore, and volunteer op-portunities please call us at 301-863-6227, visit us at www.patuxenthabitat.org, or Like Us on Facebook. Thank you.

Sandra Diaz President, Board of Directors

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Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County Case No. C14-458Sandra Lewis Vs. Shannon Gatton

The Above Plaintiff has filed a complaint, entitled: Complaint for Absolute Divorce in which she is seeking an absolute divorce from Shannon Gatton.

Notice is herby issued by the Circuit Court for St. Mary’s County, that the relief sought in the aforementioned complaint may be granted, unless cause be shown to the contrary. Defendant is to file a response to the complaint on or before November 7, 2014. Failure to file the response within the time allowed may result in a judgment by default or the granting of the relief sought, provided a copy of this Notice be: published in some newspaper published in the county/ city, once in each of three successive weeks on or before October 9, 2014.

Joan W. WilliamsClerk of the Circuit Court

09-25-14

The Democrat-controlled Senate has a bill, S. 1696, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 1913, which is the most pro-abor-tion bill ever conceived. If passed, it will eliminate nearly every existing state law on abortions and prohibit the states from en-acting new ones in the future. Instead of protecting women’s health, it will eliminate most of the protection for pregnant women and their unborn babies. Search the web for more details.

The bill was sponsored by Connecticut Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal and has 35 co-sponsors (34 Democrats and one Independent). The Democrats must have a lot of confidence and not much fear of pro-lifers if they are willing to co-sponsor this bill this close to an election.

The bill may pass in the Democrat-controlled Senate, but has no chance of passing in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives. However, if the Democrats control the Senate after the No-vember election, they may try to pass the bill through some weird maneuver without the House’s approval.

If you are pro-life and support or ap-prove of the recent pro-life laws passed by states, it is extremely important for the Republicans to gain control of the Senate and keep control of the House of Represen-tatives. Please vote for Republicans and send this to your email friends to encourage them to do the same.

Robert BoudreauxWaldorf, Md.

I would like to thank the Southern Maryland News Enterprise for the series of informative articles in May related to the new AugustaWestland AW-139 helicopter that was placed in service by the Maryland State Police at the Trooper 7 base in St. Mary's County. As was pointed out in the articles, the new aircraft, which replaces, one that was more than twenty years old, includes enhanced technologies and capabilities that will enable the Maryland State Police to do their medevacs more safely, quickly, and ef-fectively. This is particularly important for those in Southern Maryland with critical in-juries or illnesses that require timely access to the highest levels of life saving care.

The effort to secure funding for new aircraft for the State Police was not without challenge and required the strong support of a broad coalition of public and elected offi-cials, as well as members of the police, fire and EMS communities.

Chief among the elected officials who

worked to ensure the continuation of Mary-land's medevac program and to obtain the new helicopters was Delegate John Bohanan. Delegate Bohanan chaired the EMS Work Group in the House of Delegates that was established by Speaker Mike Busch in 2009 to shepherd a number of initiatives through the legislative process that have resulted in improvements to our statewide emergency medical services system.

His considerable skills as a legislative leader greatly contributed to the successful effort to replace the aging fleet of State Po-lice helicopters. In the end, this means safer and improved access to the highest levels of trauma and emergency care for the citizens of Southern Maryland.

Robert R. Bass, Md., FACEP

Dr. Bass is the former Executive Direc-tor of the Maryland Institute for EMS Sys-tems who retired in January 2014.


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SportSWeek 3 Football Review

The Leonardtown Raiders football team lost Friday’s home conference game against Stone by a score of 49-7.

The St. Mary’s Ryken football team won Friday’s home non-conference game against Bishop McNa-mara by a score of 56-26.

The Chopticon Braves football team won Thursday’s home conference game against Northern by a score of 56-0.

The Great Mills Hornets football team won Friday’s home conference game against St. Charles by a score of 24-6.

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This Friday and Saturday, September 26-27, be a part of MIR history at the largest ever running of the 29th annual Snap on Tools Inter-national Pro Mod Challenge at Superchargers Showdown!

The Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association [NEOPMA] is proud to announce the second In-ternational Pro Mod Event and the largest quarter mile Pro Mod Fields of 2014 at Maryland Inter-national Raceway on Sept. 26th-27th. Qualifying two 16 cars fields, featuring a 16 car ‘International Pro Mod Challenge’ with 8 of Canada’s fastest Pro Modified Racing Association [PMRA] Pro Mods vs. Northeast Outlaw Pro Mod Association [NEOPMA] 8 fastest Pro Mods to Crown the first International Pro Mod Champion. NEOPMA will also have a second 16 car Pro Mod Field featuring some of the fastest Pro Mods on the planet.

“We are thrilled to make NEOPMA history at this year's Superchargers Showdown by quali-fying 32 wild Pro Mods and holding the ‘Inter-national Pro Mod Challenge’. This is one of only a few races in the entire nation where you can see a 32 car field on the full quarter mile. With awesome track and atmospheric conditions in late-September and a 32 car Pro Mod field it will truly be an extraordinary weekend!” states Royce Miller of MIR.

Maryland International Raceway’s fans love doorslammer racing, and have built a great relationship with the NEOPMA for their ability to put on a great event with fast side by side quarter mile drag racing, and open access to all teams and their pits. The NEOPMA considers MIR their home track.

“The last several years have been extraor-dinary for the NEOPMA at MIR. The fans show their support for the track and racers by filling the stands to standing room only events. This is a testament to the Miller Family and staff for maintaining a great facility, preparing a fast, safe track for out racers and helping build the NEOP-MA into the largest quarter mile pro mod series in the country”, states John Mazzorana of the

NEOPMA.In addition to the historic field of Pro Mods,

you will also see the Wild Bunch 2 with insane out of control Superchared Altereds, tire smok-ing Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars including Bunny Burkett and 300 mph flame throwing Jet Drag-sters. Plus 5,000 to win each day in Top ET.

On Friday there will be one Pro qualifying session, plus a $5,000 to win Top ET race. On Saturday there will be 2 more pro qualifying ses-sions, plus 3 rounds of jet cars, and eliminations Saturday night with the full Speed Unlimited ET series. There will also be another $5,000 to win Top ET race on Saturday. Come early and don’t miss any of this history-making event.

The schedule for this event is as follows on Friday, gates will open at 3pm. Top ET time tri-als will start at 4pm with eliminations starting at 7pm. There will be a Pro Mod shakedown run at 5pm, and Pro Mod qualifying at 8pm.

On Saturday gates will open at 9am, ET time runs start at 10am with Junior eliminations at 11:30am and all other ET class eliminations at 1:30pm. There will be two more Pro Mod quali-fying sessions at 12noon and 2pm. First round of Pro Mod eliminations will begin at 5pm, and there will be 3 rounds of Jet Cars starting at 7pm along with the Wild Bunch, and the Nostalgia Nitro Funny Cars.

Admission is $20 on Friday, $25 on Satur-day, or a two day pass is $40 and that includes a free pit pass. Children 6 to 11 are $5 per day.

On Sunday, September 28th, MIR will host another full day Test & Tune. Time runs, grudge runs, testing, and tuning all day long! MIR will also have the S&J Race Cars $3,000 to win Top ET race. So bring your grudge matches, street cars, pro cars, bracket cars, imports, motorcycles, and Jr. Dragsters to MIR! Gates open at 10am, eliminations begin at 3pm, and the test & tune is over at 6pm. Admission is just $15.

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The County Times runs complimentary obituaries as submitted by funeral homes and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to [email protected] after noon on Tuesdays may run in the following week’s edition. Obituaries

Marie (Raley) Burch, 88Marie (Raley) Burch, 88,

of Hollywood, Md. passed away peacefully Sept. 16 at her home surrounded by her family.

Born June 9, 1926, Ma-rie was the oldest daughter of the late Lewis W. & Vernia S. Banks of Burnsville, N.C.

After graduation from high school in 1944, she graduated from Johnson City Busi-ness College in 1946 and received credits from other Universities in Business Management through 1948. She started her career working for ET & WNC Transportation & Railroad Co. in East Tenn. From Tenn., she moved on to Washington, D.C. with her cousin (June) in 1948, where she worked for the General Ser-vices Administration (GSA) in Downtown D.C. While working for GSA, she met and later married her first husband, Ralph “Reds” Raley of Callaway, Md. in October 1950. After a long battle with cancer, Ralph later passed away in 1978.

After Ralph’s passing, Marie moved to Northern Virginia and worked at NAVAIR in Crystal City, Va. She worked with McDonnell aircraft and a team of British Engineers on the Submarine Harpoon Missile Project for sever-al years, after which she returned to Southern Md. to work at the Naval Air Station at Pax River. She retired from government service in 1986 after 27 years of service.

In 1983, Marie married the late F. Elliott Burch, Sr. and the two built a beautiful home in Hollywood together where she had since resided.

Marie lived a very active church life as-sisting in the startup of Lexington Park Bap-tist Church and later a member of Leonard-town Baptist Church. She kept in touch with a circle of friends through her Tuesday morning bible studies, NARFE, the XYZer’s and other Christian activities.

She had many talents; such as crafts, interior decorating, sewing, cooking and the outdoors; such as gardening and landscaping and always said there was something about the outdoors and working in the good earth that “draws us closer to our God”.

In addition to her parents and husbands, Marie is preceded in death by her daughter, Sandra Raley-Tippett (Joe). She leaves be-hind her son, Garry Raley Sr. (Jeanne) of Cal-laway, Md., four grandchildren; Garry Raley Jr. (Elizabeth), Travis Raley (Lisa), Jennifer Faunce (Al) and Kelly Tayman and 7 great grandchildren. Family includes sister, Rheba Woody (Emerson) of Burnsville, N.C.; broth-er, Ray Banks of Chuckey, Tenn.; and two stepsons, Sonny Burch (Peaches) and Buddy Burch (Jean) and their families.

Family received friends for Marie’s Life Celebration on Sunday, Sept. 21 from 2 to 5 p.m. with prayers recited at 4 p.m. at Brins-field Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Funeral Service was held on Monday, Sept. 22 at 11 a.m. at Leonardtown Baptist Church, 23520 Holly-wood Road, Leonardtown, Md. 20650. Inter-ment followed in Queen of Peace Cemetery, 38888 Dr. Johnson Road, Mechanicsville, Md., 20659.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contribu-tions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Md. 20650.

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

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

Julia Owens Bodine, 83Julia Owens Bodine, 83, of

Lexington Park, former long-term St. Mary’s County elementary school teacher, died Sept. 18.

Born Sept. 13, 1931, in Leon-ardtown, she was the daughter of the late William Freeman Owens and Mary Lillian Owens.

She graduated from Margaret Brent High School as valedictorian in 1949. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Towson State Teacher’s College in 1953 and returned to St. Mary’s County as a first grade teacher at Leonardtown Elementary School.

On Nov. 19, 1955, she married Francis Rackett Bodine and later left teaching to raise her family after the birth of her first son, Kevin, in 1958. She returned to teaching in 1976 and retired from the profession in 1985. Throughout her career, she taught the first grade at Leonar-dtown Elementary School, Frank Knox School and Greenview Knolls School.

A lifelong resident of St Mary’s County, Bodine was active in many charitable organiza-tions. She was a member and past president of the Saint Vincent DePaul Society at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church. She helped found and then managed the Clothing Center and Food Pantry at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, which provided for countless St. Mary’s County residents, for several years. In the past, she had routinely provided meals for the residents of the Three Oaks Homeless Shelter. Bodine was an active member of the St. Mary’s County Historical Society for approxi-mately 60 years.

She was a parishioner of Immaculate Heart of Mary Church for 60 years and served as a Eucharistic minister. Bodine taught CCD classes for many years and acted as a Eucharistic minister for the residents of the Bayside Nursing Home.

Bodine enjoyed landscape gardening, sew-ing, reading, antique collecting, interior design and travel; but her greatest joy was derived from her family and helping those less fortunate in the community.

She is survived by her three sons, Fran-cis Kevin Bodine and his wife, Kelly, of Avon, Ohio, Dr. Christopher Ken Bodine and his wife, Kelley, of Champagne, Ill., David Kurt Bodine and his wife, Beth, of Port Republic; seven grandchildren, Ryan Kurt Bodine, Kristina Ma-rie Cole, Kimberly Meagan Terry, Christopher Bryce Bodine, Owen Francis Bodine, Aileen Riley Bodine and Leah Michelle Bodine; seven great grandchildren; and her brother William F. (Freddy) Owens of Clinton.

She was preceded in death by her parents and her husband, Francis Rackett Bodine. In ad-dition, she was preceded in death by brothers and sisters, Charlie Owens, Margarite Owens Dorn, Madeline Owens Sickle, John Melton Owens, Rosalie Owens Russell, Evelyn Owens Chopin, Myrtle Owens Russell, Joseph Owens, Anna Owens Cramer, Janice Dunbar Cooper, James Dunbar, Franklin Dunbar and Julius Owens.

Family received friends for Bodine’s Life Celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 24 from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A; Leonardtown, Md. where prayers were recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated on Thursday Sept. 25 at 10 a.m. in Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church, Lexington Park, Md. with Father David Beaubien officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Memorial Contributions may be made to St. Vincent DePaul Society of IHM, 22375 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park Md., 20653.

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

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

Dora E. Schroeder, 93Dora E. Schroeder, 93,

of Drayden, Md. passed away Thursday, Sept. 18 at Chesa-peake Shores Nursing Center in Lexington Park, Md., sur-rounded by her loving family.

Born on April 15, 1921 in Davenport, Iowa, she is the daughter of the late Alfred S. Beard and Eddie Pearl Murray Beard.

Dora was dedicated to taking care of her family. She enjoyed spending her time with them, especially her grandchildren. Her hobbies included quilting, painting pot-tery, gardening, making handicrafts with her friends, and traveling in the RV. She also enjoyed lunch and a glass of wine with her Lady Friends.

Dora is survived by her children, Mark Schroeder of Drayden, MD, David Schro-eder of Texas; her grandchildren, Shellaine Trabucco and Scott Schroeder; her great grandchildren, Marshall Spence and Sara Schroeder; and her great-great-grandchil-dren, Taylor Spence and Logan Spence. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Lester Schroeder; her son, Gary Schroeder; her daughter, Joni Schroeder; and her siblings, Rose Hall, Flossie Rauch, Mazy Barrett, Helen Thom-son, and Mary Brunning.

All services will be private. Condolences to the family may be

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

al Home, P.A., Leonardtown, Md.

Dr. Robert D. SchultzDr. Robert D. Schultz of

Gary, Ind., died on Sept. 11 after a long illness.

Survivors include his wife Margarette, his son David and his wife Nina, his daughter Jeanne and her husband Rich, his daughter Jessica, his grand-daughters Ashley, Natalie, Briana and Shan-non, his grandsons Aaron, Michael, and Sean, “adopted” (Margarette’s) brother Andrew and his wife Dorothy; his sisters Emma Jean, Sue, JoAnn and Tricia, brothers-in-law Charles, both Jerry’s and George, and all the nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Bob received his BS & MS in Forestry at Purdue, PHD in Business Administration with a Forest Management program at Cal-Berkeley, and LLD from GW, numerous di-plomas from Defense Systems Management College and certificates from Naval Air Sys-tems Command. His professional member-ships included: NARFE/formerly State Leg-islative Liaison and then Chapter President and State Legislative Liaison, simultaneously; Board for Correction of Naval Records, Soci-ety of American Foresters, and the Virginia & Maryland bar associations. He received many awards for volunteerism at the city, county and state levels over the years. He also was a pub-lished author and received many awards dur-ing his professional career. Bob was an Eagle Scout and a life member of the Red Cross. He was well-respected, much loved and will be extremely missed by all.

A Memorial Service will be held at a later date.



Are you interested in songwrit-ing? Come out to the Second Annual Music Industry Seminar for a series of workshops presented by profes-sionals in the industry.

The Annual Music Industry Seminar (AMIS) will be held at Cal-vert Library in Prince Frederick on Oct. 11 from 12 to 5 p.m.

Participants will have the op-portunity to learn more about writ-ing music and lyrics, publishing, marketing, copyrighting, licensing, performance rights, and royalties, among other topics. AMIS is co-sponsored by Calvert Library and Al-chemical Records.

The topics this year were chosen after getting feedback from last year, said Alchem-ical Records founder Daniel Hill. There was a strong interest in songwriting, so he started looking for speakers that could talk about all aspects of songwriting, from inspiration to making sure you get paid for the work you do.

“You need to know what to do with it [the song] once it’s written,” Hill said.

AMIS was a good fit for the library, said Calvert Library Public Relations Coordinator Robyn Truslow. The library promotes lifelong learning in many forms, she said.

This event will offer a chance to get advice and find mentors for people trying to break into the music industry, Hill said, add-

ing that he wished someone had taken him under their wing when he was younger. When he was growing up, Hill was told that music was a great hobby but not a “real job.” When his daughter was born, Hill decided that it was time to live his dreams of playing in a band and owning a music label so he could set an example for her. He wants to encourage her to do anything, he said, but it would be hard to teach that lesson if he’s not doing what he loves himself.

The music scene in Southern Maryland is booming, Hill said. There are a number of bands in the area, and he knows of five gram-my-nominated artists living in the tri-county area.

For more information, or to register, visit calvert.lib.md.us and click on the link for AMIS.

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LIBRARY ITEMSSTEM program explores science of rock-ets and racecars

Growing STEMS will conduct a STEM program centered on rocket science for youth ages 7 and older on Sept. 27 at 2:30 p.m. at Lexington Park branch, Oct. 4 at 2:30 p.m. at Leonardtown branch and Oct. 11 at 3 p.m. at Charlotte Hall branch. Participants will build air-powered rockets and racecars and then compete against each other. Registration is required.

Calling all pirates and princesses

Children of all ages can wear their pi-rate, princess or fairy-tale outfits and enjoy crafts, challenges and lots of imaginative fun at the Leonardtown branch on Oct. 3 at 10 a.m. at the Pirates and Princesses program.

Reyna Grande, One Maryland One Book author, to speak

Reyna Grande, author of “The Dis-tance Between Us,” this year’s One Mary-land One Book, will speak and sign books at Waldorf West Branch Library, 10405 O’Donnell Place in Waldorf, on Oct. 1 at 7:30 p.m. Discussions of the book are scheduled at Charlotte Hall branch on Oct. 6 and at Leonardtown on Oct. 16, both starting at 7 p.m.

Free childcare providers’ training offered

Leonardtown Library will offer free training for childcare providers on Oct. 6 at

6 p.m. The two-hour class will cover simple math and science activities that can be used with children to help them get ready to learn to read. Upon completion, providers will earn two Clock Hours in Curriculum for the training. Registration is required.

Webinar offered for grant seekers

A free webinar that will help grant seekers think through the process of getting their board involved with fundraising will be offered at the Lexington Park branch on Oct. 7 at 2 p.m. Registration is required.

Mobile Career Center visits scheduled

Southern Maryland Mobile Career Center will be at Charlotte Hall on Oct. 2 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and at Leonardtown on Oct. 14 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to help job seekers with their job search and to get registered with the Maryland Workforce Exchange.

Options to pay for college explored

Nadine Hutton, Director of Financial Aid for St. Mary’s College, will discuss op-tions to pay for college and will include the FAFSA form, student loans, and scholar-ships at 6:30 p.m. at Leonardtown on Oct. 15, at Charlotte Hall on Oct. 22, and at Lex-ington Park on Nov. 3.

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Herbalife Holds MEGA 24Fit in the Park

2014 County Fair

The Southern Maryland Herbalife Team's "MEGA 24Fit in the Park" held last Sunday was a great success. Team members, their families, friends, and guests met at Laurel Grove Park to enjoy a great workout and time with friends. These "24Fit" camps are held at Laurel Grove Park every Sunday morning at 9 a.m. and various locations and times in Southern Maryland. Working in conjunction with St. Mary's County Recreation and Parks, these fit camps are free and open to the public! It is the goal of the Southern Maryland Herbalife team to help get Southern Maryland fit, one "24Fit" camp at a time.

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The St. Mary's County Fair was held Thursday, Sept. 18 through Sunday, Sept. 21. More than 1000 people entered their handiwork in the competitions which include live-stock, home arts, farm and garden, arts and crafts, and 4-H depart-ments. For more information, go to www.smcfair.somd.com/

Thursday, September 25, 2014 24The 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.

Thursday, Sept. 25

Community Information ForumBay District Fire Department Hall (46900 South Shangri La Drive, Lexington Park) – 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Residents experiencing problems with paying utility bills, veterans in need of services, unable to access healthcare, in danger of becoming homeless, in need of assistance to apply for disability or other services should plan to attend the Community Infor-mation Forum! The St. Mary’s County Aging & Dis-ability Resource Center/Maryland Access Point will host the FREE forum on Thursday, Sept 25, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., at the Bay District Fire Department Hall. All St. Mary’s County residents are invited to attend regardless of age or income. This event will provide an opportunity to learn about essential, re-sources and services available within St. Mary’s County. The first 200 attendees will receive a free emergency kit. Representatives from several organi-zations in the county will address topics such as Home and Community-Based Services, the Maryland Energy Assistance Program, Services for Veterans, Homeless Prevention, and the Health Enterprise Zone. Attendees can speak one-on-one and ask spe-cific questions of representatives from the St. Mary’s County Department of Aging & Human Services--Home and Community-Based Services Division, the Aging and Disability Resource Center/ Maryland Access Point, Maryland’s Commitment to Veter-ans, the Three Oaks Homeless Shelter, the Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Commit-tee, Inc., MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital’s Health Enter-prise Zone, Adult Medical Day Care, and the South-ern Maryland Center for Independent Living. For more information and a full event brochure, contact Monika Williams by email at [email protected] or phone at 301-475-4200, ext. 1057.

Friday, Sept. 26

SMTMD HomeSpun CoffeeHouse Open Mic Christ Church Parish Hall (37497 Zach Fowler Road, Chaptico) – 7 p.m.

Golf TournamentWicomico Shores Golf Course (Chaptico) – 9 a.m.

On Friday, Sept. 26, the 23rd Annual Golf Tournament to benefit Special Olympics St. Mary’s County and The Center for Life Enrichment will be held at Wicomico Shores Golf Course.

The tournament is a Captain’s choice foursome event. Shotgun start at 9:00 a.m. Prizes for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place teams based on flights, putting con-test and other events. Fee includes green fees, cart, refreshments (during play) and a luncheon reception after the tournament. If you are interested in sup-porting or playing in this event, for more informa-tion or to register, please call Laurie at 301-373-8100 ext. *814. Both The Center for Life Enrichment and Special Olympics St. Mary’s County are United Way organizations that meet the needs of persons with disabilities in our community.

Saturday, Sept. 27

California Ramblers- Bluegrass/Country BandFlip Flop Bar (46555 Dennis Point Way, Drayden) – 6 to 10 p.m.

Event Open to the Public: The California Ram-blers – Bluegrass/Country Band will be playing at the Flip Flop Bar at Dennis Point Marina Campground.

5K Run/3K WalkThree Notch Trail (Northern Senior Center, Char-lotte Hall)

Christmas in April St. Mary’s County, Inc. is organizing their 1st annual 5Krun/3Kwalk on Sept. 27, 2014. This will be a sanctioned event on the Three Notch Trail in Charlotte Hall, Md. starting and fin-ishing in front of the Northern Senior Center. Sign in and registration $25.00 (cash or check only) from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m. Race/Walk starts at 9:00 am. Online registration at poweredbyactive.com. 100 percent of profit will go to Christmas in April St. Mary’s County, Inc. to fund our program. For more info: 301-884-2905.

Thrift Store Grand Opening The former Sisters of St. Joseph Convent/Bethany House (16562 Three Notch Road, Ridge) – 10 a.m.

St. Michael’s School celebrates the grand open-ing of their “Angel Wings & Things” thrift store on Saturday, Sept. 27. The former Sisters of St. Joseph Convent/Bethany House at 16562 Three Notch Road

in Ridge has been transformed into a non-profit store operating under the Archangel Scholarship Founda-tion. All proceeds will be used for SMS tuition as-sistance. Preview of the store begins at 10 a.m. and refreshments will be served. St. Michael’s High School Class of 1961 graduate Jack Russell will lead the ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Regular thrift store hours will be Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.. Donations are accepted on Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

RiverFestHistoric St. Mary’s City (Farthing’s Ordinary- 47414 Old State House Road, St. Mary’s City) – 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Celebrate the St. Mary’s River at the 10th An-nual RiverFest, on Saturday, Sept. 27. Festivities will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine, at Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC). Discover 101 ways to protect and enjoy our waterways. Enjoy live mu-sic, featuring singer/songwriter Janie Meneely with the Chesapeake Charter School Chorus. Try kayaking, seining, and other environmen-tal activities. Visit exhibits about local flora and fauna and take home a free Bay-Friendly Back-yards booklet. Get your face painted and come face-to-face with birds of prey, sturgeon, oysters and other seldom-seen neighbors. The St. Mary’s City Militia will hold their annual muster in con-junction with RiverFest. Experience the sights, sounds, and smells of a 17th-century militia assem-bly as citizen-soldier re-enactors prepare to defend the colony against Virginians and pirates. March along as militiamen practice drills. Follow smoke and fire to a mock battle and musket demonstra-tion. Visit militia families carrying out every day chores in camp. Start your visit by HSMC’s Shop at Farthing’s Ordinary, 47414 Old State House Road, St. Mary’s City. Admission is free. Food and bev-erages will be available for purchase throughout the day. For more information visit smrwa.org/riverfest.html or call 240-895-4990.

Fall MelodiesPort of Leonardtown Winery (23190 Newtowne Neck Rd., Leonardtown) – 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Our very own local musician, Meleah Back-haus, will perform live on the patio. Bring a picnic & relax with our award winning wines as you enjoy Meleah’s fresh music. Cost: $5 for wine tasting up to 6 wines and a souvenir glass.

Sunday, Sept. 28

Field TripSotterly Plantation (44300 Sotterly Ln., Holly-wood) – 8 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Leaders: David Moulton and Michael Patterson

The Southern Maryland Audubon Society in-vites you to join us for a fall excursion to this scenic and historic Patuxent River property. Bald Eagles, migrant songbirds and lingering meadowlarks and sparrows can be found via Sotterley’s extensive trail system. Beginners welcome! From Rt. 235, go north on Sotterley Road, turn right through gates to the Sotterley Plantation visitors center parking lot. RSVP to David at [email protected] or 240-278-4473.

Tuesday, Sept. 30

Responsible Personnel Certification for Erosion and Sediment Control “Green Card” ClassSt. Mary’s Agricultural Service Center Conference Room, Suite C (26737 Radio Station Way, Leonard-town) – 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

The St. Mary’s Soil Conservation District will sponsor the Responsible Personnel Certifi-cation for Erosion and Sediment Control “Green Card” Class. State law requires that any respon-sible personnel involved in grading or other soil disturbing activities be knowledgeable about ero-sion and sediment control principles, specifications and implementation, as well as, to have a certificate of attendance at a Maryland Department of the En-vironment’s (MDE) approved training program (“Green Card Class”). Registration deadline is Sept. 26 and cost is $50 per person payable to St. Mary’s SCD and mailed or delivered to St. Mary’s SCD 26737 Radio Station Way, Suite B, Leonardtown, MD 20650. We accept cash, check & credit card (Visa & MC). For questions, or to register, contact Haley Carter at 301-475-8402 or [email protected].

October, Month Long

Water WorksOpal Fine Art Gallery & Gifts (41625 Park Avenue, Leonardtown) – Artist Reception Oct. 3, 5 to 8 p.m.

Opal Fine Art Gallery & Gifts will host “Water Works”, an exhibit of work by Annie Compton be-ginning Oct. 3 and running through Oct. 31.

Wednesday, Oct. 1

STEM Information ExchangeSouthern Maryland Higher Education Center, Build-ing 2, Center Hall (44219 Airport Rd., California) – 12:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Divi-sion (NAWCAD) Educational Outreach Office The Women’s Advisory Group (STEM Educational Outreach Team), and The Patuxent Partnership are pleased to host a STEM Information Exchange. Hear remarks from Navy Senior Leadership & STEM stakeholders, explore local & strategic STEM initia-tives (Industry, Community & Educators), engage with the local STEM community, network, and visit booths for STEM resources. There is no cost for this program. Register at paxpartnership.org/index.cfm?action=CL2&Entry=1424

NCMA: A Guide to Federal Law and RegulationRiver’s Edge Catering & Conference Center (46870 Tate Rd., Patuxent River) – 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

The National Contract Management Associa-tion (NCMA), Chesapeake Bay Chapter presents a Guide to Federal Law and Regulation with Ms. Robin Coll, NAWCAD Associate Counsel on Wednesday, Oct. 1 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the River’s Edge Catering & Conference Center. Check-in begins at 11:00 a.m. Participants must confirm US Citizen-ship in RSVP – sorry, no foreign nationals. The cost is $20 for members and $25 non-members, and includes in-room buffet lunch. Advance registration by email and payment by mail are required no later than September 29 to [email protected] or P.O. Box 984, Lexington Park, MD 20653. To get the member rate, include your member number in your RSVP. Please visit www.ncmachesa.org for more information.

Friday, Oct. 3

FusionFlip Flop Bar (46555 Dennis Point Way, Drayden) – 6 to 10 p.m.

Event Open to the Public: Fusion will be play-ing at the Flip Flop Bar at Dennis Point Marina Campground

The Leprechaun Lilly’s Children’s Consignment SaleSt. Mary’s County Fairgrounds (located on St. Route 5, two miles south of Leonardtown) – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Leprechaun Lilly’s Children’s Consign-ment Sale will be held at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonardtown on Friday, October 3 and Saturday, October 4. More than 25,000 gently used children’s and maternity items will be avail-able. Many items remaining after the sale are donated to local charities. Any local organization interested in receiving items from future sales can contact Mc-Conville at [email protected].

Third Annual Pink FridayLeonardtown Square – 5 to 8 p.m.The Leonardtown Business Association First Fridays Committee is proud to host the 3rd Annual Pink Fri-day on October 3rd, 2014 from 5 to 8 p.m. All pro-ceeds from activities and fundraisers go directly to MedStar Hospital breast cancer awareness and cancer support programs. Join us in Leonardtown for live music on the Square with The Hot Toddies, “Share on the Square” with MedStar St. Mary’s and the St. Mary’s County Historical Society, Uplifting De-signs Bra Art Contest in Jeannie’s Park, “Top it Off!” Whimsical Hats sale, and special PINK promotions all over town! For details, visit www.leonardtown-firstfridays.com

Saturday, Oct. 4

The Leprechaun Lily’s Children’s Consignment SaleSt. Mary’s County Fairgrounds (located on St. Route 5, two miles south of Leonardtown) – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

The Leprechaun Lilly’s Children’s Consign-ment Sale will be held at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonardtown on Friday, October 3

and Saturday, October 4. More than 25,000 gently used children’s and maternity items will be avail-able. Many items remaining after the sale are donated to local charities. Any local organization interested in receiving items from future sales can contact Mc-Conville at [email protected].

Indoor Flea MarketSt. Mary’s County Fairgrounds (located on St. Route 5, two miles south of Leonardtown) – 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

St. Mary’s County Fair Association is having an indoor Flea Market at the Fairgrounds on Saturday, Oct. 4 from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m.. All vendors and Crafters are welcome. An 8 X 10 space with one table may be rented for $20. For information or to reserve a space you must call 301-475-9543.

The Blessing of the Fleet RegattaSt. Clements Island Museum Grounds (38370 Point Breeze Road, Colton’s Point)- 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.

The Blessing of the Fleet Regatta, hosted by Barnacle Cup Sailing and the 7th District Optimist Club, will be held at St. Clements Island (near Heron Island Bar) in conjunction with the annual Blessing of the Fleet. The first race will begin at 11 a.m., with a “Ceremonial” race starting at 1 p.m. with a cannon from the Dove. As many races as possible will be conducted by 4 p.m. Following the races, there will be food and drinks for sale on-shore, and awards pre-sented after the races are scored. There is an on shore festival held at Colton’s Pt. with water taxis to and from anchored boats and St. Clements Island. There are on-shore events both Saturday and Sunday with Fireworks on Saturday evening. Registration is $25.00 and the fee will benefit the sailing programs at St. Mary’s Ryken High School and Leonardtown High School. For more information please contact Bob Donaldson at 301-769-2102, Shawn Moore at 301-247-7238, or simply go to www.barnaclecup.com. Come out and race, or just come out and watch. Fun for all ages!

Flea MarketGlory Days Antiques (12005 Crain Hwy, Newburg)Glory Days Antiques will be hosting an outdoor fall flea market. If you are interested in becoming a vendor, please call 301-259-4500. Spaces are $20 on Saturday.

Centennial CelebrationMt. Zion United Methodist Church (27108 Mt. Zion Church Rd., Mechanicsville) – 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.Mt. Zion United Methodist Church (By Apple Bas-ket) will be having their Centennial Celebration on Oct. 4 and 5. Free admission and shuttle service from off-site parking. Activities both days include Crafters, Demonstrations, Petting Zoo, Dunk Tank, Interactive Model T Auto, Meet the Great Danes, Games, Mechanical Milking Cow, Puppet Shows, Food, Face Painting, Clown, Harold’s Homemade Ice Cream and Baked Goods. Old fashioned tent revival at 3 p.m. Performances by Bluegrass Gos-pel Express at noon, Bill Adams Band at 1 p.m. and Walls of Jasper at 2 p.m. Please come join us for our 100th Birthday Celebration of the building of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church’s Sanctuary. Sanctu-ary tours available both days. For more information call 301-884-4132 or visit us at www.mtzionmech.org

Longaberger Basket and Vera Bradley BingoSt. Mary’s School (13735 Notre Dame Place, Bryan-town) – 6 p.m.

Early Bird games start at 6:45 p.m. Regular games start at 7 p.m. The $20 admission fee gets you 24 chances to win some great prizes. There will be a 50/50 raffle, door prizes, and a grand raffle. Must be at least 7 years of age to play. Opportunities to win bonus prizes throughout the evening. Every-one in the bingo area must have a $20 paid admis-sion. Credit Cards accepted at the door. Food will be available for purchase. Call Amanda Schiavoni (301-274-2998) for reservations or for more details.

Seventh District Rescue Squad Auxiliary Annual Yard SaleRescue Squad Annex Building (21530 Colton’s Point Rd., Route 242 Ave.) – 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.

The Seventh District Rescue Squad Auxiliary Annual Yard Sale will take place Saturday, Oct. 4 from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m. Table rental costs are $15 for indoor tables and $10 for outside tables. Set up for indoor tables will be on Friday, Oct. 3 at 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. If you do not want a table, bring your gently used items to the Annex building during Friday’s set-up times. Contact Trisha at 301-769-3214 for more information.


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By Emily CharlesContributing Writer

“Roller derby has been described in a few ways, comically. The most common representation of it is speed chess while people throw bricks at you on roller skates. Another way is football plus track on roller skates with no ball and less pads,” said Ra-chel Harris, Marketing Director and Public Relations Manager of Southern Maryland Roller Derby. So what is it, really? She had the answer:

“It’s a game where offense and defense is played at the same time. Only one person on each team can score points, the jammer. They wear a star cover on their helmet so everyone can tell who they are, and then the other four people on each team blockers are trying to stop the opposite team’s jammer from scoring points, which means passing them on the track…We want to bring roller derby to Southern Maryland.”

The SOMD Roller Derby League was established roughly two years ago by the league’s president, known as Rhapsody N Bruise, when she tired of the long trip to her former roller derby team.

“Our president, Rhapsody N Bruise, had been commuting all the way to Balti-more to practice and play with their team up there, Charm City Roller Girls, and it just became too much financially for her to trav-el up there, so she decided to start one down here with a few other interesting people, and that’s how it all started,” Harris stated.

Since then, the league has dedicated it-self to development, working hard to recruit new members, according to Harris.

“The past two years have been grow-ing years for us, getting skaters, getting our name out there, getting people to join,” she said, “We have nine bout ready [skat-ers], and five other skaters who are not bout ready. We also have refs and volun-teers, and they’re members, just not skating members.”

How do people become members? They go to bootcamp!

“We run a 13 week bootcamp. Once a week, you come to boot camp and you learn a specific set of skills each week. It starts with everything from how to roller-skate to and including hitting and stopping and laps. Once you have completed the 13 weeks, we invite you to join the league, and then what-ever skills you have to work on you work on at practice with the league,” Harris said, and then, to become bout ready, skaters must take a test.

“They have to take a WFTDA [Wom-en’s Flat Track Derby Association] Assess-ment. You have to do 27 laps around the track in five minutes. It’s a lot. It took me over a year to achieve myself. There are also tests on balance and awareness and stopping properly, all the way up to big hits, like shoulder checks and hip checks and all kinds of different things you have to do to be safe. And it’s more about safety than skill at first. We have a level system— level one skater, level two skater— it’s how we prog-ress through our skills. At the end of level

two, you take a written test on the rules, for players and referees. The refs have to score higher on the rules test, because they have to know them,” said Harris.

SOMD Roller Derby, which currently acts as a nonprofit organization, a league and a team, has just concluded its first year playing against other teams, having com-peted for the last time this season on Sun-day, Sept. 21, “over the bridge in Salisbury,” Harris said.

“This is our first year playing against other teams and tomorrow is our third and final game of the year…we don’t want to overwhelm the few players that we do have with all of this stuff, and then there are in-juries too, the first time around. The skat-ing season, the playing season, is literally all year, but we as a league take a holiday break, and most do. But pretty much, you can always find a roller derby game to watch or go to.”

Currently, SOMD Roller Derby is a women’s only team, but is looking to ex-pand its horizons in the future.

“The reason we say we’re a league and a team is that we’re new, so we only have enough people for one team. A lot of the bigger leagues have two, three, four separate teams within one league. We’re an organization, a team, and a league right now. We want to have a team for each county! We’ve even considered having one for PG County. We thought about a co-ed team and we want to have a junior league, for people under eighteen. I think the age for that is like, 11 to 18. That would be a great feeder for us that we could keep going for a really long time. Not every girl wants to play soccer, not every girl wants to be a ballerina. So the girls who were told they couldn’t play hockey, they couldn’t play football, they couldn’t wrestle, maybe roller derby’s the thing for them,” said Harris.

“It’s an outlet from stress in your life! You get to hit your friends and still love each other afterwards, not like at a high school party where somebody might get hit and the two people never speak again. You’re always friends afterwards and you meet a lot of really great people. Not only that, but I’ve lost 80 pounds in the last two years. It ups your physical game, so to speak. An-other thing about roller derby that you don’t realize going into it, it doesn’t matter what

size you are, it doesn’t matter what age you are, we have a grandmother on our team, we have a recent high school graduate on our team. It doesn’t matter what age you are, it doesn’t matter where you came from, it’s a big self esteem booster. There’s a place for small and skinny skaters and there’s a place for tall and big skaters. Every body type is welcome and every personality type is welcome.

Most of us are mothers, many of us are married or engaged, some are stay at home moms, some are working. We have a Navy Chief on our team, we have a homicide de-tective, people from all walks of life and all types of people,” Harris said.

While the roller derby league is reach-ing out to members of the Southern Mary-land Community, it is also doing its best to give back to the community as a whole, namely through extensive works for charity.

“We tried to focus on women’s chari-ties. This year we did a tattoo fundraiser at Chronic Ink. We donated all the funds raised that day from the tattoos people got to the Autism Parents Support Group of Southern Maryland. We sent local tri-coun-ty area kids to summer camp. We’re doing the Monster Glow Dash next month…We are doing a charity beer pong tournament in November, and we’re going to be donat-ing to Angel’s Watch, which is a women’s and children’s domestic violence shelter. We want to do a skate with Girl Scouts, and help them get their skating badges, but we haven’t found a troop yet that needs that badge, so we’re trying to find one in the tri-county area. One of the biggest focuses that we’ve tried to have is giving back to the community and not just being all about sports. We’ve tried to focus our charity on the local community, and we’ve been try-ing to get local sponsors,” Harris said. “We want to show that it’s not just a sport, but that it can also be part of the community.”

Roller derby is one of the world’s most rapidly developing sports, Harris said. Try it out! In doing so, you just may become part of roller derby history.

For more information about SOMD Roller Derby, visit www.somdrollerderby.org.

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EntErtainmEnt CalEndar

thursday, Sept. 25

rusty and SteveRuddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse (16810

Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 7 p.m.

PiranhasToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Holly-

wood) – 8:30 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 26

Don’t Call Me ShirleyToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Holly-

wood) – 8:30 p.m.

FunkzillaStriped Rock (14470 Solomons Island Road,

Solomons Island) – 6 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 27

dJ daveThe Tavern (4975 St Leonard Road, St Leon-

ard) – 9 a.m.

Karaoke California Applebees (45480 Miramar Way,

California) – 9 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 28

SnakebiteToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hol-

lywood) – 3 p.m.

monday, Sept. 29

KaraokeToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Holly-

wood) – 8:30 p.m.

team triviaRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road,

Dowell) – 7 p.m.

tuesday, Sept. 30

Open micToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Holly-

wood) – 8:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 1

Open micRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road,

Dowell) – 7 p.m.

team triviaToot’s Bar (23971 Mervell Dean Road, Hol-

lywood) – 7 p.m.

thursday, Oct. 2

Swamp CandyRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road,

Dowell) – 7:30 p.m.

CoastlineRuddy Duck Seafood and Alehouse (16810

Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 8 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 3

Big moneyRuddy Duck Brewery (13200 Dowell Road,

Dowell) – 8 p.m.

Football on Roller Skates

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Strategies for Proper PruningAs the leaves fall off the trees and

greenery thins out for the season, exposing branches and undergrowth along the way, homeowners may be tempted to prune their trees and shrubs. But while autumn prun-ing may seem like a good idea, many gar-dening experts say it is often best for home-owners to wait until winter or early spring before pruning.

Although pruning does thin out branches and tame spent blooms, which can be eyesores, pruning also stimulates new growth. Pruning in the autumn, when plants are naturally preparing to go dor-mant, can weaken the plants considerably. This can compromise their chances of sur-viving into the next growing season.

Fall temperatures also can be deceiv-ing. While it may be warm during the day when the sun is shining, temperatures can quickly drop overnight. Pruning during the warmth of day, when the sap has risen in the plants, may deplete energy from the plant. When the mercury drops at night, the plant can suffer.

If you must spend time in the yard in the fall, tend to the leaves and debris that have already fallen to the ground rather than focusing energy on fall pruning. If you have been diligent during the spring and summer, your shrubs and other plants like-ly won’t need pruning at this time of year.

Wait until winter before taking out the shears. At this point, the woody parts of many plants are dormant and will not be

harmed or primed to grow by the pruning. Chances are you won’t prune too much as well, as chilly temperatures will keep you from spending too much time outdoors.

When it’s time to prune, consider these other pointers.

• Keep tools clean and in good work-ing order. You risk injury if your tools are dull and in poor shape overall. Spend time sharpening pruners and keep manual tools oiled and clean. Debris can lodge itself in clippers, making it more difficult to open and shut them. Wash and dry tools after use, especially when dealing with diseased plants. Otherwise you risk spreading dis-ease to healthy plants.

• Cut back stems completely. It’s usu-ally a good idea to prune branches back to the main stem. Leaving a portion sticking out can catch on people or animals and produce a gathering spot for bacteria and insects. Take out thinner, smaller shoots first before moving on to any dead or dying branches.

• Prune dry branches. Do not prune when plants are wet. Pruning damp plants encourages the growth of microbes that can infiltrate the plant. This is not as significant a problem in the winter, when microbes have already been killed.

• Ask an expert. If you are unsure of how and when to prune particular plants, consult with an expert at a nursery or wher-ever you buy your plants.


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By Linda RenoContributing Writer

Philip Briscoe, son of Dr. John Hanson Briscoe (1752-1796) and Elizabeth Attaway Bond (1768-1816) was born at “Lauree-tum”, near Chaptico, on November 9, 1786.

According to Dr. J. Roy Guyther, Philip Briscoe graduated from Charlotte Hall School in 1805 and then entered as a student of law in the office of Francis Scott Key in Georgetown. He was admitted to the bar but decided to teach instead. In 1817 he was appointed Principal of Charlotte Hall where he served for nine years. He resigned after a disagreement with the trustees and established and con-ducted a school on his own farm. In 1837 he was recalled as Principal of Charlotte Hall but left in 1840 after a stroke.

On July 22, 1817 Philip married Maria Thompson (1796-1863), only daughter of James Thompson, Jr. (1766-1810) and Ann “Nancy” King (died ca1802). Four of her brothers were known as the “Fighting Thompsons” for their military service during the War of 1812.

The family lived at “Forrest Hall” on Rt. 5 near Mechanicsville and had 10 children. Their eldest daughter, Lucretia Leeds Briscoe 1818-1841) married Henry James Carroll of Susquehanna in 1840. “Carroll paid the Pope of Rome $1,000 dis-pensation for the privilege of marrying her.” Lucretia died a year later giving birth to their son, Philip Michael Carroll.

Two of their sons, William Thomas Briscoe (1821-1897) and Edward Tayloe Briscoe (1835-1922), were professors at Charlotte Hall School. William also served a number of years as principal.

Philip Briscoe died on September 26, 1842. A tribute to him appeared in the Daily National Intelligencer on October 1:

“By his decease a vacuum has been created, which I fear will not soon be filled; for he was no ordinary man. In early life he devoted himself to the study of law and became a promising member of the bar; but an ardent temperment, which grew impatient of the delay in the natural course of business and a taste for classical litera-ture, led him into another pursuit. As a classical Professor he has rendered infinite service to the State at large, and his native county in particular. In him Maryland mourns a friend and benefactor gone; for some of strongest pillars in her political temple, and the brightest armament amongst her youth, owe their education entirely to his successful and wise course of academic instruction. For many years, he was at the head of the Charlotte Hall Academy, and never was that institution more flour-ishing than whilst it remained under his happy auspices. His services in public have been manifold and eminent. In all the relations of private life an amiable disposition, generosity of heart, and urbanity of manners distinguished the deceased. He was an affectionate husband and kind father, and has left a disconsolate widow, a numerous offspring, and a large circle of friends and relatives to mourn their irreparable loss. His life was gentle; and the elements; So mixed in him that Nature might stand up; And say to all the world, this was a man.”

FREE Community Information ForumIf you are facing a utility cut-off, a veteran in need of services, unable to

access healthcare, in danger of becoming homeless, in need of assistance apply-ing for disability or other services, plan to attend the Community Information Forum! The St. Mary’s County Aging & Disability Resource Center/Maryland Access Point will host a FREE community information session. All St. Mary’s County residents are invited to attend regardless of age or income. This event will provide an opportunity to learn about essential, resources and services avail-able within St. Mary’s County. The Community Information Forum will be at the Bay District Fire Department Hall, located at 46900 South Shangri La Drive, Lexington Park, today Thursday, Sept. 25 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. The first 200 attendees will receive a free emergency kit. For a full brochure or more informa-tion call 301-475-4200, ext. 1057 or visit www.stmarysmd.com/aging.

Yard Sale at NorthernOn Saturday, Oct.4, beginning at 6:30 a.m. the Northern Senior Activity

Center Council will hold an indoor yard sale (rain or shine) at the Northern Se-nior Activity Center at 29655 Charlotte Hall Road, Charlotte Hall. A wide assort-ment of items will be available for purchase at reasonable prices. Proceeds will benefit the Northern Senior Activity Center. Donations will be accepted until noon, Friday, Oct. 3. No clothes, children’s toys or exercise equipment will be ac-cepted. Please review your donations to ensure that they are salable. Call Coun-cil President Pat Myers at 301-884-8714 to make arrangements for deliveries.

CSM Wellness ClinicOn Thursday, Oct. 9, from 9-11:30 a.m., free health checks and education

sessions are provided by the CSM (College of Southern Maryland) Nursing Pro-gram at the Northern Senior Activity Center. Screenings are available for Pulse Oximetry, blood pressure, height and weight, body mass index (BMI) and vi-sion as well as presentations on Osteoporosis, Foot Care for the Diabetic, Heart Attack Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory Etiquette and Handwashing with the “Germ Detector’ machine. Interviews will be done for longevity and nutrition education. Walk-ins are welcome.

Gardening Workshop at LofflerPatricia Armstrong will present “How to Plan and Install a Perennial Garden

Including Spring Bulbs” at the Loffler Senior Activity Center on Thursday, Oct. 2 from 9-10:30 a.m. Patricia will offer a power point presentation in the senior

lounge followed by a hands-on garden opportunity where participants will be able to help plant perennials and bulbs with Patricia’s assistance as well as other master gardeners. This workshop is being offered at no cost to participants. Call 301-737-5670, ext. 1658 or stop by the reception desk at Loffler to sign up by Monday, Sept. 29.

Art Teacher NeededThe Art instructor at the Loffler Senior Activity Center has relocated to an-

other state. At this time, the Loffler art students will meet to work independently on current projects. If you are interested in sharing some of your art skills, or would like to teach an art workshop, please call Shellie at 301-737-5670, ext. 1655.

4th Annual Barn Party at the St. Mary’s County FairgroundsKick off the autumn season with a good old fashioned barn party at the St.

Mary’s County Fairgrounds Auditorium on Friday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. planned by the Garvey Senior Activity Center. Enjoy country music and food in a country setting. Tap your feet while listening to live music by the Billy Hill Band, twirl your partner around the dance floor, and enjoy a catered pork barbeque meal. Ticket price is $8. Tickets are available for purchase at all senior activity center locations while supplies last. For more information, call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.

Pumpkin Decorating SeriesDecorating pumpkins can be fun for anyone, not just children. In this series

held at the Garvey Senior Activity Center at 10 a.m, participants will decorate three pumpkins, the cost per pumpkin is $7. There will be no carving. A special pumpkin treat will be served during each class. On Tuesday, Sept. 30 make a Countdown to Halloween Pumpkin on Tuesday, Oct. 7 make a Bedazzled Spider Web Pumpkin, and on Tuesday, Oct. 14 make a Black Lace Pumpkin. When registering for the class, indicate which days you wish to attend. To learn more, call 301-475-4200, ext. 1050.

Deadline for the Renters’ Tax Credit Program ExtendedThe deadline for the Renters’ Tax Credit Program has been extended until

October 31, 2014. This credit provides a one-time reimbursement up to $750 to individuals who meet eligibility guidelines. Persons residing in tax exempt prop-erties are not eligible. Applications are available at each Senior Activity Center or by calling 1-800-944-7403.

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Philip Briscoe, Pt I


Wanderings

By Shelby OppermannContributing Writer

I’ve decided I want an egg. Not just any egg, but the five foot tall pink egg that resided at Storybook land in Woodbridge , Virginia. Of course I have no idea how to obtain the egg, where it might be now, or if it even still exists. And if I were able to get it, where would I put it. The biggest question of course would be: Will my husband agree to a big pink egg with stars and a little oval window opening in our yard. I might be able to spirit it in quickly and then hide it in the little side area of trees that we don’t really use. Oh, that’s right we do use that on the Halloween trails every year. Well, if we have scary clowns then how hard could it be to make a scary gigantic Easter egg? Any thoughts on this would be welcome.

By now, you are probably wondering why I want this large egg. A few years ago, I wrote about my love for all things miniature. I feel like all that started when I was three years old on a trip to Storybook Land. I still remember peer-ing into that opening which I believe held bunnies. This must be where my love for all things bunny comes from too come to think of it. And why our guest room downstairs is known as “the bunny room”. The thought of looking into that porthole and knowing there was a treasure inside still makes me happy.

Over the years, I have thought of this egg many times – and of Storybook Land. I found an article about it from 1995 written by a columnist for The Washington City Paper which detailed the vandalism and destruction of each build-ing and nursery rhyme figure on the property. At that time there was a man named Allan Stevens who had high hopes of restoring the park and renaming it Whimsy Woods. I found out current information on Mr. Stevens, who is a pup-peteer, and saw he is now a director of a puppeteering insti-tute and probably lost interest and funding long ago for his Storybook Land restoration project.

Delmar Tice, the man who created the whimsical Sto-rybook Land didn’t even start his project of creating the figures and buildings until he was 60 years old and retired. How amazing. Sadly Delmar passed away not long after-wards and didn’t get to see the park’s heyday, according to his daughter. What fun and wonderful memories he left though.

Enchanted Forest near Ellicott City was similar and I loved that as well, but I don’t think there was a treasure filled egg at that park. Of course, new places like Busch Gardens and Kings Dominion came along and the smaller fantasy venues wouldn’t have stood a chance anyway.

But my main concern now is the egg – and if I got it could I restore it. Hmmm…I will be starting a new inject-able arthritis drug soon, maybe that would make it possible. But it all really comes down to if it is still there, and my hus-band. The latter being the real deal breaker. Maybe I could find him a giant statue of a famous NFL or baseball player to place in the yard as an “in kind” offering.

So if I find out where my egg is what I want to know is: Who is up for a road trip…and do you have a really big truck.

To each new day’s adventure, Shelby

Please send your comments or ideas to: [email protected] or find me on facebook: Shelby Oppermann

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Grandma was right. Darn it.Every year, when November rolled around and you

longed for the holidays, she told you not to wish your life away. Time moved fast enough, she said, and it went faster the older you get.

Back then, a week lasted forever; today, you blink and where did it go? And in the new novel “Five Days Left” by Julie Lawson Timmer, even that’s not enough time.

Texas lawyer Mara Nichols always did her research.It was something she prided herself on – until Hun-

tington’s Disease robbed her of her moods, memory, and then her job. What horrified her more than this loss of identity, though, was that, if her disease progressed as she understood it, she would lose control of her body more and more, little by little, until there was no Mara left. She’d be a burden to her husband, Tom, and an embarrassment for their daughter, Lakshmi – and that, to Mara, was unacceptable.

Four years prior, when she received her diagnosis and knew what was to come, she made a decision: if symptoms progressed beyond a certain point, she would take her own life. That was best – a gift, really – for her parents, and for Tom and Laks.

She could never tell them this, but they’d understand later.

She now had five days to wrap up her life.

Laurie Coffman always wanted a family but fostering a grade-school child from inner-city Detroit wasn’t what she had in mind – particularly since she was pregnant with her first baby. For her husband, Scott, though, having Cur-tis for a year was so incredibly rewarding.

It had been a challenge, for sure; Scott was happy to get advice from friends on an online forum, and it really helped him and Laurie to raise Little Man. Scott fell hard for Curtis in the past, fleeting year, but he never forgot one thing.

Curtis wasn’t his son. And in five days, the boy would return to his mother…

Here’s one thing you might as well warm up to: you will cry when you read “Five Days Left.” You. Will. Cry.

First-time author Julie Lawson Timmer hasn’t merely just penned a good novel; she leaps out of the chute here with this keeps-you-guessing story of two people who have a finite time – real or imagined - to spend with those they love. It’s that guessing part, the will-she-won’t-she on Mara’s behalf, and the frustration from Scott that kept me turning pages well into the night. I also found myself won-dering what I’d do if I was in their shoes, which led me to ignore my clock as I got wrapped up in their lives and this story – and if that’s not the mark of an exceptional novel, well, then I don’t know what is.

This is one of those winners that’ll be passed from reader to fan to book group and beyond. It’s a novel that people will buzz about awhile. Start it, and I think you’ll agree that “Five Days Left” is a right fine read.

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An Evening With Once Upon a TimeLaura JoyceContributing Writer

The high school class reunion is one of the rites of adulthood. Each one is different in tone and temperament.

At my ten-year reunion, sharp-elbowed personalities and old grievances and strictly-observed cliques had softened, thank heavens. It didn’t seem to mat-ter anymore who was cool or whether someone had Sperry boat shoes with rolled laces and an array of different-col-ored Alligator shirts (I was in high school in the late 70’s, and where I lived, that’s what all the cool people wore back then. My parents weren’t about to spend $45.00 on a shirt—that’s what they cost, even 30+ years ago—so I had one Izod shirt. I’d found it on sale: I can still remember why it was on sale: it was a bright green, an alligator green, in fact. I paid for it with money from my job. I loved that shirt, and saved it to wear on the days when I most needed to feel as if I was…well, cool, I suppose. I can’t remember if it worked or not, anymore). Despite the changes at the reunion, though, I noticed that some of the old separations still existed, and it seemed as if everyone was trying to trump everyone else with accomplishments: a way of saying that we’d turned out to be who everyone thought we’d be—or that we’d defied the dire senior year predictions of our future failure, perhaps.

By the 20-year reunion, even more had changed. Peo-ple weren’t so recognizable anymore, and although all of us remembered some of the inside jokes and shared experi-ences of high school, none of us remembered all of them. We were deeply into our adult lives: raising children, trying to make a daily success of our work lives, balancing mar-riage and family and work, and trying to find a little left over energy for our friendships and ourselves. The reunion was a time-out, a chance to relive our glory days and reconnect with old friends and take a break, if only for an evening, from the incredibly hard work and relentless effort that can define life in our 30’s and 40’s. Even people who could bare-ly be bothered to speak to those outside of their high school clique at the 10-year reunion were long past that, and so the evening was a lovely mix of close friends from the past and new friends with old familiar faces.

This past weekend, I attended my 30+ year reunion.

Judging from the comments on Facebook, the reunion was a great success (we didn’t have Facebook for our 10- or 20-year reunions, and that’s just the beginning of a whole world that has changed). At this reunion several people—I won’t name names, but I’ll admit to being one of them—groused that the band was so loud that we couldn’t talk to each oth-er, and I suspect we sounded like crotchety old geezers. I couldn’t help but remember the parties we went to in high school, with the Sugarhill Gang blasting, “Hotel, Motel, Holiday Inn” while everyone chanted along—no, rapped; we rapped along with the words; is it possible that ‘rapped’ wasn’t even a word when I was in high school? As if it was yesterday, I can remember cupping someone’s ear to yell over the music.

Here’s what was really different, though. As fun as it was, as wonderful as it was seeing so many people who were once the center of our lives, as friends are in the teenage years, there was also a current that ran beneath the laughter and the exclamations of surprise at how people had or hadn’t changed, something that accompanied the memories being shared back and forth, like delicacies we’d long protected so we’d have them to take out and share on just such a night. On every face, in every exchange, I also saw the stories of loss. It’s the rare person who reaches our age without it. We were so young, once upon a time, our faces and our lives not yet bearing the lines that form from laughter and tears. But we have lived more than half of our lives now, and so we have experienced amazing moments of joy…and all of the other moments, too, the ones we can’t avoid.

There’s a lot to be said for spending an evening with a group of people who knew you when the future was all in front of you, back when anything seemed possible. Seeing who you were then, your original self, reflected in another’s eyes helps to renew that sense of possibility.

As I left the reunion and headed home, I felt a strong, lovely sense of peace: the balancing of who I am now and who I once was with all of the moments in between—and all of the possibilities in the moments that still lie ahead.

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