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CONTENTS

Remembering The Civil War pg. 8

Wax Museum of Heroes pg. 17

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SMC Deputies in Baltimore pg. 13

“I would say we missed the opportunity, years back, to diversify the economy,”- said St. Mary’s County Commissioner Tom Jarboe, adding that the statistics underscore the fact that the county has become too dependent on NAS Patuxent River.


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Library Site Still Has HurdlesBy Guy LeonardStaff Writer

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County voted 3-2 to place the new Leonardtown library at the Hayden property near the Leonard’s Grant community after a long and querillous process but the final say will be up for the town to decide, officials there say.

Years ago when the county commissioners pur-chased the Hayden Farm property, the town council of Leonardtown agreed to annex it into the town lim-its but the plan was much different in that agreement, said Mayor Dan Burris.

It will have to be amended, he said, and that means coming before the town’s planning commission and finally the town council for a vote.

“There’s an annexation agreement in place and that plan calls for schools and ball fields not a library or a senior center,” Burris told The County Times.

Town Councilmember Hayden Hammett said the vote would likely continue to divide an already di-vided council.

“There are some councilmembers who think we should just go along with what the county wants,” Hammett said. “If it’s not in the best interests of the town I don’t think we should go along with that.”

County officials, however, would not talk about the possibility of moving forward with amending the annexation.

“I’m not in a position to comment on what the next step in the process will be,” County Attorney George Spalding said.

Commissioner Todd Morgan said he was not aware of what the county’s next move was but he said amending the annexation agreement was the next

logical step.“If there’s an annexation agreement my belief is you

have to stay with what the agreement states,” Morgan said.

Rebecca Bridgett, county administrator, said there was an interoffice memorandum regarding the annex-ation agreement but that it would not be released be-cause of attorney/client priviledge between the county attorney’s office and the commissioners.

Town council member Roger Mattingly, who sup-ported the Hayden property option, said the county would have to come before the town on the issue but he believed the town council would come together to make the library happen.

“I can assure you that the town will do everything it can to make that library a reality,” Mattingly said.

Both Hammett and Burris said that the opportunity for enhanced economic revitalization in the down-town area that the library might have afforded was a lost opportunity but it would not be a severe one.

“It’s certainly not going to kill us,” Burris said. “But it certainly would have helped.

“Things are going well in town.”Hammett said there was still the possibility that the

library at the Hayden property, co-located with a new Garvey Senior Center to be built sometime around 2018, could have the affect of drawing business inter-ests away from the town’s center.

“This is a little bit of a blow,” Hammett said. “All the properties in front of the Hayden Farm [along Route 245] went up on the lists in the past several weeks to the tune of millions of dollars.”

Those properties could become thriving commer-cial enterprises that town planners had hoped would help revitalize the downtown area, Hammett said.

Both men also said that the rancor that developed during the debate over where to place the library was exacerbated by the county not consulting the town as closely as it could have.

“There needed to be cooperation or collaboration on this issue,” Hammett said.

Burris said with the county pushing consistently for positioning the library on the Hayden property they paid little attention to the desires of the town for them to even consider the site on Lawrence Avenue that was to be donated by developer Donald Pleasants of Clarksburg, who had offered to make at least five acres available.

“It seems like they were making decisions without regard for our plans,” Burris said. “There was no plan presented to the town about putting a library at the Hayden property.”

Burris said despite overtures from some commis-sioners this week that they would consider an alterna-tive to the one on the Hayden property, he considered the vote a “fait accompli.”

If the county wanted to move ahead with the proj-ect without going through the amendment process it would be an issue.

“We’ll have to work through that,” Burris said, add-ing that the process had been the opposite of usual dealings with the county that were more cooperative.

“I don’t think it’s irreparable damage but it is unfor-tunate,” he said. “We’ll work through it.”

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By Guy LeonardStaff Writer

The Commissioners of St. Mary’s County passed the fiscal 2016 county budget yester-day that provides more pay for county em-ployees as well as law officers and teachers and cuts property taxes but it has also reduced the county’s undesignated fund balance by slightly more than half.

The county elected leaders admittedly spent a significant amount of money in the $227 million budget, which is 3.1 percent greater than last year’s approved budget.

The commissioners cut the property tax to the constant yield rate which took about $540,000 out of county coffers which was replaced by money the finance office had set aside for debt service on bonds the county had yet to purchase.

The county expects to get $215 million in revenue to fill out the budget but this also includes $11.8 million in fund balance to non-recurring costs, according to budget

documents.Commissioner Mike Hewitt said the bud-

get would produce benefits for county resi-dents due to the increased building projects in the $37 million capital improvement program budget portion.

Included in that plan is a new library in Leonardtown at about $18 million and a new Garvey Senior Center replacement that will be co-located at the Hayden property on Hol-lywood Road.

“You can rest assured your money is being looked after,” Hewitt said. “Were taking mon-ey that has been stashed away… and we’re go-ing to put it to work.”

The fund balance has now been depleted to $11 million.

The schools system also saw its funding increased this year by $4.1 million which brings their total share of county funding to $98.1 million.

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Hewitt Blames Mayor for Derailing Meeting


County Commissioner Mike Hewitt said Leonardtown Mayor Dan Burris should have done more to ensure that a meeting between them Commissioner President Randy Guy and developer Donald Pleasants last week was a success.

Instead the May 8 meeting had to be can-celled because Commissioner Todd Morgan showed up and moving ahead with three county commissioners, a quorum under the county’s open meetings laws, would have been illegal.

Burris denied having anything to do with the meeting’s being aborted.

“I don’t know where that could have come from,” Burris said in a Tuesday interview.

Members of the media had been tipped off, since it was likely that the men would talk about the location of the Leonardtown library and even the possibility of donating perhaps 20 acres of land for a complex of sports fields in Leonardtown.

Hewitt said at the May 8 meeting that the

surprise entrance of members of the media “made his decision easier” when it came time Tuesday to vote for the library location at the Hayden property.

“To hold that meeting would have violated the open meetings act,” Hewitt said. “I didn’t get this job to make back room deals.

“I do believe a sports complex for Leonar-dtown would be a good idea. It’s just an idea not a deal.”

Burris said the first time he had known about the idea of a sports complex was at the May 8 meeting, even though the rumor had made its way around town days before.

“I’d never been approached about it,” Bur-ris said.

Hewitt said he believed Burris “did a diser-vice to us all” but Commissioner Tom Jar-boe, who supported putting the library in the downtown area, came to Burris’ defense.

“I don’t think I can throw the mayor under the bus,” Jarboe said. “I think there was a lot of miscommunication.”

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Car Crash Takes One LifeBy Lauren ProcopioStaff Writer

A Leonardtown man was pronounced dead on scene following a car crash in Leonard-town early Saturday morning.

According to a press release provided by the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office, on May 9, around 3 a.m., Corporal Somerville, of the Sheriff’s Office, was conducting a premise check at the Exxon in Leonardtown when a citizen informed him of an overturned vehicle on Newtowne Neck Road in the vicin-ity of Rosebank Road.

According to the release, Somerville, along with county deputies, found Barry Dale Whit-tington Jr., 32, inside his Ford F-150, which was overturned on its roof and in a ditch.

Members of the Sheriff’s Office Recon-

struction Unit responded to the scene and assumed the investigation. Preliminary in-vestigation revealed that the truck was trav-eling northbound on Newtowne Neck Road and for unknown reasons the vehicle left the roadway as it neared Rosebank Road. Ac-cording to the release, the truck continued to travel along a ditch prior to striking a culvert and overturning.

Police believe speed to be a contributing factor in the fatal accident.

Anyone with information pertaining to this incident is encouraged to contact Deputy Beyer at 301-475-4040. The investigation is on going and additional information will be released as it is developed.

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As the end of the Civil War Sesquicentennial draws to a close, thoughts turn to the war’s final chapters. While the war may have formally ended at Appomattox, Point Lookout Prisoner of War Camp’s story was far from over. The poignant process of releasing over 18,000 Con-federate prisoners was about to begin. Point Lookout’s legacy lives on as one of the most remarkable chapters of the Civil War.

Now a pristine and beauti-ful state park at the conflu-ence of the Chesapeake Bay and the Potomac River, Point Lookout was once one of the largest Union Prisoner of War camps during the Civil War, holding as many as 50,000 Confederate prison-ers throughout the war years. The hot, swampy and isolated environment made life mis-erable for both prisoner and guard alike.

Point Lookout State Park and the Friends of Point Look-out will mark the occasion of

the Prisoners Release as part of their annual Blue & Gray Days at Point Lookout State Park, June 13-14. The event will include living history reenactments (including a live prisoners release cer-emony), infantry and artil-lery demonstrations, site tours, and will feature the story of John Jacob Omen-hausser as illuminated in the new book “‘I am Busy Drawing Pictures’: The Civil War Art and Letters of John Jacob Omenhausser, C.S.A” by Ross Kimmel and Michael Musick.

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During Leonardtown’s past town council meeting, Mayor Dan Burris and his fellow council members approved the Community Block Grant Proposal for the next phase of Cedar Lane Senior Living Community.

President and CEO of Cedar Lane Se-nior Living Community Beverly Stickles spoke during the meeting and requested a grant fund in the amount of $615,000 for the next phase of the project.

Cedar Lane, which has provided apart-ment housing, assisted living and indi-vidualized services for low and moder-ate income seniors and disabled adults, has been in the community for over 38 years, according to Stickles.

Stickles said the majority of the fund-ing would go toward replacing two el-evators that have been in use at the es-tablishment since its inception.

“We would use the same shell and re-purpose the shaft so that it would remain in place in the proximity of the build-ing. We would not be building a whole new elevator, but this would include new hydraulics, cab, relay controls, infrared sensor equipment to detect the leveling of the floor upon landing of the elevator, as well as door censoring safety equip-ment so that it wouldn’t close on any-one,” Stickles explained.

She also stated the update would in-clude LED lighting, which she said

would be energy efficient. Stickles stated the “cab update” would go toward updat-ing the handrails and replacing the floor. Along with those upgrades, the business is planning to upgrade its safety transfer equipment.

Stickles said the preliminary pricing from their current vendor is $406,000.

She informed the council of the lack of an intercom system in the facility and said they have plans to include one in the building.

“We would also upgrade our inter-com system; we don’t have an intercom system right now, so if there is an emer-gency such as a tornado or hurricane, we really don’t have a way to let all the resi-dents know,” she said.

Stickles said the pricing for the inter-com system is estimated at $25,000.

She explained other upgrades are needed as well due to the changes in the Americas with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements.

“The other piece of the grant would be to meet the ADA requirements, to up-grade the property. The property is 38 years old; the ADA requirements have changed over those years.”

Those updates included renovating the public restrooms, repairing the as-phalt, walkways and exit ramps around the building, as well as installing the appropriate signage. Stickles said the preliminary pricing for those upgrades is $108,000.

“We want to thank you for supporting

Cedar Lane in the grant two years ago. It’s been a good experience for the both of us and we would hope that you would support this next phase.”

The mayor and fellow council mem-bers, with the exception of Hayden Ham-mett, approved the grant funding. Ham-mett abstained from voting due to a con-flict of interest; Hammett is a volunteer

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The state’s Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and a group of prop-erty owners who protested about oyster aquaculture leases being put into the St. Mary’s River oyster sanctuary have settled their differences.

DNR officials say that the negotia-tions lasted more than a year after some 40 property owners in the St. Mary’s River watershed protested that several aquaculture leases planned for the area were in conflict with the goals of the oyster sanctuary, which was to leave natural growth oysters to be free from harvesting.

Karl Rosher, director of DNR’s Aqua-culture Division, said the agreement would have the state restrict somewhat the size of one of the aquaculture leases and also increase the number of surveys they completed in the watershed to bet-ter estimate the rate of oyster growth there.

The upper portion of the river was

made an oyster sanctuary in 2010.“When the sanctuary was created, we

were willing to give up our rights to har-vest oysters growing naturally around our docks,” said Jean Murphy, one of the complainants, in a prepared statement. “We wanted to protect the river, restore the quality of its water and allow its oys-ter population to rebuild.”

Suellen Keiner, another of the com-plainants, said the settlement was a good one that all of the parties could live with.

“A key part of the settlement is that DNR must not only update the surveys for the current leases,” Keiner said. “But it must also conduct up-to-date surveys and collect more samples from each pro-posed lease area so it can measure oyster density more accurately for any future lease applications.”

Property owners who protested the leases said that the sanctuary restric-tions had had positive affects in the wa-tershed with improved water clarity.

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troversy over where to locate the new library but there have been other important budget items being considered in the county’s FY 2016 budget. There is one such item that may not be a major concern to many taxpayers but is extremely important to the special needs community in St. Mary’s County and it deserves some public notice.

Early in the budget cycle consideration was being given to create a full time American With Disabili-ties Act coordinator in lieu of the part time approach presently being be used. The idea didn’t seem to have much traction in spite of the fact that county facilities have not been reviewed for ADA compli-ance since at least 2010 when the law was revised. However, at the May 4th budget work session four of the commissioners, at the request of Commis-sioner O’Connor, decided to set aside funding for a full time position and consider the merits of creating a full time ADA position in the near future. This was in response to a proposal to hire a consultant to review the county’s ADA responsibilities. It may not have been a priority for many but for those who are confronted with barriers doing their daily chores, it is a big deal.

A common thread in the discussion about the library and the new senior center has been the an-ticipated population growth coming to the county. It stands to reason the growth of the special needs community will be part of that growth and the ap-plication of the ADA is extremely complex. The law has five separate titles, is enforced by different government agencies, has been revised at least twice since its inception in 1990 and has safe harbor pro-visions exempting compliance to certain provisions under some circumstances. It is also worth mention-ing that unexpected remedial orders for non compli-ance can be very costly. For all of these reasons the time has come for full time attention to be given the ADA to assure the county fully complies to the law. The most important reason for more attention to be given to the provisions of the ADA is that all those who have special needs deserve all the benefits provided them under the legislation. They are the ones most affected by full compliance to ADA and human needs should get at least equal billing as im-proved county facilities such as a senior center and a library.

In general the public supports providing accom-modations for those with special needs but it is not a typical topic of conversation and the special needs community is generally not a squeaky wheel. I hope this letter increases public awareness and the com-missioners take a close look at their responsibility to be committed to implementing the ADA on a full time basis. We all don’t think twice when we use those automatic doors even though we are fully ca-pable of opening a manual door. Perhaps we should give more thought to those who can not open a man-ual door without great difficulty or asking for assis-tance. That is a barrier that is easily recognized but there are many others that unless you are affected go unnoticed.

Sincerely,David RyanHollywood, Md.

Leonardtown LibraryI’ve been reading all the pros/cons and controversy

over the location for the new Leonardtown Library. Here’s a couple of reasons I haven’t heard for building it in Leonardtown.

Primary reason; people could actually walk to the library. There are numerous houses surrounding the area, and adjacent neighborhoods. The Leonardtown elementary school could have field trips to the library that wouldn’t involve transportation. They could walk. People that would drive from adjacent areas to the town location would also have to drive to the library if it was located at the Hayden Farm. If you think building the library farther out of town is a good idea, take a look at Lexington Park.

Now for the, IMO, grossly overvalued Hayden Farm, “The Board of County Commissioners for St. Mary’s County approved the purchase for $5,259,500 at a meet-ing on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2008. The vote was 4-1 with Commissioner Larry Jarboe (R) dissenting. Jarboe is quoted as saying, “I do not believe this is right. This stinks more than a whole bushel of rotten crabs.” Jarboe reportedly argued that the value of the land was more like $2.5 million. The price agreed upon was $1,189,500 more than the highest appraisal made 18 months ear-lier.” (Wiki.somd.com) The purchased price works out to $58,726/acre.

Second reason: There is constant talk about reviv-ing Lexington Park, but very little action that makes a difference. In the 60’s Lexington Park had 2 movie theaters, 2 grocery stores, a couple of retail stores, and half a dozen mom & pop restaurants. Now we have one disgusting movie theatre, 1 grocery store that requires a constant armed guard, and 1 remaining mom & pop restaurant. Why the decline you ask, because every-thing started marching north to California, making the traffic situation worse than it should have been. Hoo-ray, we’re finally getting a state of the art movie theatre, where’s it going to be built you ask. Not on Willow’s Road, where at least 5 large housing projects could have actually walked to the theatre; not on Pegg Lane, or Chancellors Run road, where other housing projects could have walked. No, it’s going to California, behind the concrete plant, adding to the already ridiculous con-gestion. When McKays moved off Great Mills road, where numerous families in surrounding neighbor hoods walked to the store, they now have no option but to drive to Callaway Food Lion, or the one in St. Marys square. The Ford dealership, after 40+ years in Lexing-ton Park, is also moving north, to California. The new library located on the Hayden Farm would be, in my opinion, another step in repeating what has happened to Lexington Park.

The past county commissioners are responsible for the condition of Lexington Park, the purchase of the Hayden Farm, and very poor planning, referenced in the above paragraphs. So since we already own the Hayden Farm property, since we have a more sense able location for the new library, why not build a theatre on the farm property? There’s enough room for the theatre, parking, and a couple of restaurants. Maybe some locals could actually open their own business. Hopefully our newly elected commissioners will demonstrate more proactive planning. This is your chance to show us, the voters that put you in office, what you’ve got.

Just sayin’,Jim JordenSt. Mary’s City, Md.


On May 6, 2015, a victim, who re-sides at a residence on Finch Court, responded to Sheriff’s Office headquar-ters to report a peace order violation. The victim indicated on 5/4/15, she and two additional victims returned home after being gone for most of the day. The victims poured milk, which had been stored in the home’s refrigerator, into glasses to drink during dinner. Af-ter one of the victims swallowed some of the milk, she began to choke on a substance in the milk. She then coughed up the substance and discovered what appeared to be human skin. The second victim swallowed some of the milk and also felt something in the liquid. She immediately began to gag and cough up the milk along with the substance. The third victim poured the milk but never drank it. They subsequently poured the remainder of the milk into a strainer and found what appeared to be human skin shavings in the milk container. The victims alleged another roommate in the home, identified as Sarah Pres-ton Schrock, age 56, of Mechanicsville, shaves the bottoms of her feet and keeps the skin in trays in her bedroom.

Schrock was issued a peace order on 5/1/15 with the protected parties being one of the victims. On 5/3/15, Schrock was arrested for violating the order, however she returned to the residence

that same evening upon her release. She was home alone in the residence for most of the day on 5/4/15.

Schrock was located and placed un-der arrest. She was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center and charged with Felony Contaminat-ing/Poisoning Food/Drink, 3 COUNTS of 2nd Degree Assault, and Violation of Peace Order by Corporal Jaime Davis. CASE #25865-15

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Authorities responded to Point Lookout Road Tuesday afternoon af-ter a domestic dispute resulted in an arson attempt.

On May 12, around 4:44 p.m., ap-proximately 50 firefighters from various departments responded to the two-story single-family house for the incendiary fire. Firefighters were able to control the blaze within 30 minutes.

According to officials from the State Fire Marshal’s Office, Patrick Terry, 17, who was an occupant in the house, was transported by a Mary-land State Police Helicopter to Med-Star Washington Hospital Center for

non-life threatening first and second-degree burns.

According to Deputy Fire Marshal Dell, who responded to the scene, the fire was intentionally started in the kitchen area of the house following a domestic argument.

Officials have identified Fred Thompson as the homeowner.

The fire caused an estimated $125,000 in damages to the house and both Thompson and Terry were dis-placed from the home and are being assisted by the American Red Cross.

The investigation is continuing and no arrests have been made at this time.

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Contaminating Milk

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Outside the GateStudy Shows NAS Patuxent River By Sarah MillerStaff Writer

The amount of money being spent at Naval Air Sta-tion (NAS) Patuxent River has been on the increase, but less and less is going to jobs located outside the gate, according to a study commissioned by the Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development.

“NAS Patuxent River covers 14,500 acres and hosts more than 50 tenant activities, such as Naval Air Sys-tems Command (NAVAIR) and the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD). The station consists of 935 separate buildings, a total of nearly 8.8 million square feet of facilities, 10 hangars, and five runways,” according to the study.

“(The NAS Patuxent River) complex includes the main station in Lexington Park, Webster Outlying Field in St. Inigoes, Naval Recreation Center Solomons in Calvert County, and Bloodsworth Island Range in the Chesapeake Bay.”

The study, conducted by the Towsom University Re-

gional Studies Economic Institute, took an in-depth look at the local economic impact of every military base and it’s effect on the area it is located in, compar-ing data from Fiscal Year (FY) 2008 and FY 2012.

The numbers presented in the study show increases in the total payroll and number of jobs directly with the NAS Patuxent River and outlying facility, with corre-lating decreases in spending to contractors.

“I would say we missed the opportunity, years back, to diversify the economy,” said St. Mary’s County Commissioner Tom Jarboe, adding that the statistics underscore the fact that the county has become too de-pendent on NAS Patuxent River.

The Department of Defense and the United States Navy has sought efficiencies in recent years, especially in light of the sequestration, and that means cutting the money spent on support positions, Jarboe said. This en-compasses many of the positions outside the gate.

Spending caps are determined by congress, he said. In addition, congress and the Department of Defense regulates how much can be spent on specific positions.

This has meant long-time employees either have to take a pay cut or they have been laid off in order to hire younger employees.

Contractors have been spending more on products than staffing, Jarboe said, adding that NAVAIR, one of the largest contractors located on the base, spends 90 percent of their allotment out of county on product and materials.

NAS Patuxent River was commissioned in 1943, and saw an influx in the mid-1990s due to Base Re-alignment and Closures (BRAC) activities—more than 20,000 employees (both military and civilian) were re-located to NAS Patuxent River. The station is the larg-est employer in St. Mary’s County - employing 7,200 civilians, 7,900 contractors, and 3,000 active duty mili-tary personnel, according to the study.

The two largest tenants, NAVAIR and NAWCAD, offer “the full spectrum of acquisition management, research and development capabilities, air and ground test and evaluation, aircraft logistics, and maintenance management” and support “land-based and maritime aircraft and engineering, test, evaluation, integration, and life cycle support for ship/shore electronics.”

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Some of the products and services offered by NAS Patuxent River include: • NAWCAD’s Test Wing Atlantic, • Air Combat Environment Test & Evaluation Facility (ACETEF), • Air Vehicles/Materials Labs and Facilities, • Hush House, • Propulsion Systems Evaluation, and • Catapult and Arresting Gear.85 Graph courtesy of Towson University Regional Economic Studies Institute

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and readers. We run them in the order we receive them. Any submissions that come to [email protected] after noon on Mondays may run in the following week’s edition.

Cdr. John E. Colleary, Jr. USN (Ret.), 88

John E. Colleary, Jr., 88, of Bradenton, Fla., died April 17 at his home with his family.

Born Jan. 23, 1927, in Malden MA to John E. Colleary and Marion York Colleary. He married on Dec. 20, 1952, Shirley Ann Evans at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Jack-sonville, Fla.

Cdr. Colleary graduated from Forrest Hills High School in New York. He at-tended Fordham University before being selected for the U. S. Naval Academy where he graduated with the class of 1950.

He earned his naval aviator wings in Pensacola, Fla. and reported to VA-105 in Cecil Field, Fl. While there he met and married his lovely wife, Shirley. He then went to the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, Calif. and gradu-ated with a BS in Aeronautical Engi-neering. He was then accepted to Mas-sachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston where he received an MS Degree in Aeronautical Engineering/Weapons Systems. Next he had a tour aboard the aircraft carrier USS Lexington before reporting to Flight Test at Patuxent Riv-er in 1959. After tours in Washington, DC and NATO Staff in Norfolk, Va., he returned to Patuxent River, Weapons Systems Test in 1967. He retired from the Navy in 1970 and moved to a farm in Valley Lee.

He earned a Master of Arts in educa-tion from George Washington Univer-sity and taught math at St. Mary’s Acad-emy for 11 years. He also was a math instructor at Charles County Commu-nity College (now College of Southern Maryland).

He was on the Board of Directors of the St. Mary’s County Fair Board and represented the 2nd District as Direc-tor for the St. Mary’s County Farm Bu-reau. He was a Life Member of the Elks Lodge #2902 and a 3rd degree Knights of Columbus.

He enjoyed spending time with his family, the farm, nature, boating, fishing and raising cattle.

John is survived by his loving wife of 62 years, Shirley and four children, daugh-ter, Jan Timmer (John); sons, John E.,III, J. Michael and Patrick (Sherry). Three grandchildren, John E. Colleary, IV, John C. Pennisi and Katelyn Pennisi Williar (Brett) and one great grandson, Camden Paul Williar. He was predeceased by his son, Paul T. Colleary in 1988.

The family received friends from 6 to 7 p.m. on May 12, at Holy Face Catho-lic Church, 20408 Point Lookout Road, Great Mills, Md., followed by a Memo-rial Mass at 7 p.m. with Father Jerry Gamrot as the celebrant. Interment was private. A reception will follow in the church basement.

Memorial contributions may be made to Little Flower School, 20410 Point Lookout Road, Great Mills, Md., 20634.

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

Arrangements by the Brinsfield Fu-neral Home, P.A.

Joyce Marie Salvatore, 73

Joyce Marie Salvatore, 73, passed away on Thurs-day April 30, at South-ern Maryland Hospital in Clinton, Md. Joyce was born on Sept. 17, 1941, in Washington D.C. to George R. and Thelma M. Sydnor. In addition to her parents, Joyce was proceeded in death by her first hus-band: Charles F. Howard, son: Stephen Michael Howard, brother: Stephen M. Sydnor, brother-n-law: Elmo Wines and nephew David R. Wines.

Joyce worked for the Prince George’s County School System for over twenty years (as both a bus driver and a cafete-ria worker). She was a huge fan of Elvis Presley and the Washington Redskin (never missed a game), she loved dogs, cats and all wildlife, enjoyed watching the cooking channels and on occasion she liked to ride up to Charlestown, W.Va. to play the slots.

Joyce was a beautiful, amazing, kind hearted and good spirited woman. She was a devoted loving wife, daughter/in-law, mother/in-law, sister/in-law, grand-mother, great grandmother and aunt. She is survived by her three children: Charles D. Howard, Adina M. Howard and boyfriend Timothy Smith and Da-vid S. Howard and wife Virginia, four grandchildren: Candi, Danny, Randy Burns and Steven Howard, one great grandchild: Jacob Burns, sister Diana Wines and sister-n-law Patricia Sydnor, nephews: George and David R Wines Jr., Stephen and Scott Sydnor, niece: Kayla Wines and ex-husband James “Jimmie” Dean Salvatore.

Funeral service is private and is being handled by Raymond Funeral Services in LaPlata, Md. In lieu of flowers, family and friends can make a donations in her honor to the Charles County Humane Society and ASPCA for the fight against animal abuse and neglect.

Henry “Hank” Edwin Hohn, 89

Henry “Hank” Edwin Hohn, 89, passed away on May 7 at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

Hank was born on March 6, 1926, in Oak Park, IL to the late Henry Joseph Hohn and Hazel Margaret (Porm) Hohn.

Henry married Marilyn Delores Plourde on Dec. 25, 1949, in North Lake, IL. They just celebrated their sixty fifth wedding anniversary. Hank joined the United States Navy on April 22, 1949. He was a Naval Aviator. He retired from the Navy as a Commander on January 31, 1970, after twenty two years of service. He received the following decorations from the Navy: National Defense Ser-vice medal with one bronze star, Good Conduct medal, World War II Victory medal, American Campaign Vietnam Service medal and the Armed Forces Expeditionary medal from the Domini-

can Republic. He was a member of Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church and the Knights of Columbus.

He is survived by his devoted wife of 65 years, Marilyn Delores Hohn, of Lusby, MD; children: Joe and his wife Helene Hohn, of San Diego, CA; Aleta Hohn, of Beaufort, NC; Robin and her husband Keith Goebel; Barbara De-Henzel and her husband Bill Lloyd all of Lusby, Md.; and Mike and his wife Joanne Hohn, of Lutherville, Md.; ten grandchildren and eight great grandchil-dren. Hank was preceded in death by his parents and siblings, Robert Hohn and Peggy O’Shea.

The family received friends on Mon-day, May 11, 2015 from 2 – 4 and 6 – 8 p.m. at the Rausch Funeral Home, P.A., 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD, where prayers will be offered at 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Tuesday, May 12, 11:30 a.m. in Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Solomons, Md. with Monsignor Mi-chael Wilson officiating. The interment will take place at a later date in Arling-ton National Cemetery, Arlington, VA. Should friends desire, contributions may be made in Hank’s memory to Calvert Hospice. “Donations are encouraged on-line at www.calverthospice.org”, or P. O. Box 838, Prince Frederick, Md. 20678. For more information or to leave condo-lences please visit www.rauschfuneral-homes.com.

Joseph Howard Gatton, Jr., 67

Joseph Howard Gatton, Jr., 67, of Dameron, Md. died May 5 at Hospice House of St. Mary’s in Leonardtown, Md.

He was born on Octo-ber 2, 1947, in Dameron, Md., to the late Joseph Howard Gatton, Sr. and Anna Delores Tephabock.

Joseph proudly served in the United States Navy from January 3, 1969, to December 8, 1972. He was employed by ManTech as a dedicated software techni-cian until his retirement. On September 27, 1997, he married his beloved wife, Cynthia Ann Kay Gatton. Together they celebrated over 17 wonderful years to-gether. He was very savvy in electron-ics and enjoyed working with them. He travelled extensively with his job and en-joyed visiting many countries, particu-larly, Rome, China, Japan, and Tel Aviv, Israel. He also enjoyed boating and crab-bing with his father. He had an exten-sive coin collection. He was a lifetime member of the American Legion Post 255 and a certified deep sea diver.

In addition to his beloved wife, Joseph is also survived by his step-son, Gary Michael Christiani of California, Md.; his brothers, Danny Gatton of Lexington Park, Md. and Kim Gatton of Lexington Park, Md.; and his granddaughter, Kayla Joanne Christiani. He is preceded in death by his parents.

Family received friends for Joseph’s Life Celebration on Monday, May 11 from 5-8 p.m. at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, Md. 20650. A Mass of

Christian Burial will be celebrated by Reverend Peter Giovanni at 11 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 16566 Three Notch Road, Ridge, Md. 20680. Inter-ment will follow at Trinity Episcopal Church in St. Mary’s City, Md.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, Md. 20650 or the American Cancer Society, 1041 Route 3N, Gambrills, Md. 21054.

Condolences may be made to www.brinsfieldfuneral.com


Bruno Capparilli, USN, (Ret.), 79

Bruno Capparilli, USN, (Ret.), 79, of Callaway, Md. died Mon-day, May 4 at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital in Leon-ardtown, Md.

He was born on July 21, 1935, in Chicago, IL to the late Vincenzo Capparilli and Goldie Buffano.

Bruno proudly enlisted in the United States Navy and gave over 21 years of dedicated service as an Aviation Ma-chinist Mate First Class until his retire-ment in May 1974. While in the Navy he travelled extensively, with some of his favorite destinations being the Phil-ippines, Spain, and Taiwan. After retire-ment, he was employed for over 30 years as an Airplane Mechanic with DynCorp, Inc. On August 27, 1994, he married his beloved wife, Linda Capparilli in Cal-laway, Md. Together, they celebrated over 20 wonderful years of marriage. His hobbies included fishing, hunting, skeet and clay shooting, and gardening. He was a beautiful woodcrafter, mak-ing many pieces, including birdhouse, benches and squirrel feeders. He had an extensive record and decanter collec-tion. He enjoyed watching John Wayne movies. He loved serving his country and his long haired German shepherd, “Lady.” However, his greatest love was spending time with his family, especial-ly his grandchildren.

In addition to his beloved wife, Bruno is also survived by his children, Vickie Capparilli of Odenton, Md., Laura Dias (Joe) of Stratford, CT, and Dawn El-lis (Shawn) of Pottstown, PA; and his grandchildren, Danielle Piscitelli, Vin-cent Piscitelli, Trent Diaz, Wyatt Ellis, and Boston Ellis. In addition to his par-ents, he is also preceded in death by his sister, Mary Ann Clark.

Family will receive friends for Bruno’s Life Celebration on Friday, May 15 from 11 a.m.-12 p.m., with a Prayer Service celebrated by Deacon Ammon Ripple at 12:00 p.m., at Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonar-dtown, Md. 20650. Interment will be held at a later date at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.

Serving as Honorary Pallbearers will be his grandchildren, Danielle Piscitelli, Vincent Piscitelli, Trent Diaz, Wyatt El-lis, and Boston Ellis.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warriors Project, P.O.

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Joyce Careme Young, 59

Joyce Careme Young, a caterer and lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, died on May 6 peacefully in her sleep at the age of 59.

Joyce was born in Leon-ardtown, Md. on Septem-ber 7, 1955, to Francis. Sr and Julia Young. She at-tended St. Mary’s County Public Schools and was a 1974 Graduate of Chopti-con High School. She worked for the federal government until she resigned in 1984 to become the fulltime care giver to her youngest son.

Joyce’s first love was catering and cooking for family and friends. She en-joyed bingo, crossword puzzle books, listening to her oldies, reading all genres of books, watching her favorite soap opera Young and the Restless, car-ing for her grandchildren, and spending time with family and friends. Joyce was a woman of strong faith and she will be deeply missed by her family, friends,

and all who knew her.Joyce is survived by her father Fran-

cis X. Young Sr; her children, Lamont, Rhonda Kelly (William), and Carlos; her grandchildren; Aaron Xavier, Aaron Delonte, Dorian, Justin, Daryn, Des-mond, Shanell and Lil Carlos; her god-children Gail Butler, Tawanda Hall, and Tiffany Robinson; her siblings, Elsie, Violet Butler, Hilda Butler, Hazel Bow-man (Harold), Ella Burton, Francis Jr., Charles (Gloria), Lester and Garfield. A special cousin and friend Alice Bush, Godmother Cecilia Fenwick, three very special friends; Garnell Miles, Shelia Cole and Willie Dew along with a host of nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cous-ins and friends.

She was preceded in death by her mother Julia Young, sister Clara Farm-er, brother Ernest Young; Sister in Law Theresa Young , three brother in laws; Joseph Butler, James Farmer, and Wil-liam Butler.

Family and friends united at Our Lady of Wayside Church, 37575 Chap-tico Road, Chaptico, MD 20621 on Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at 9:00AM for visitation until a Mass of Christian burial at 11:00AM immediately after an interment to follow at Queen of Peace Cemetery.

Condolences may be made to www.brinsfieldfuneral.com


Lucille (Lou) Cook Williams, 89

Lucille (Lou) Cook Williams, 89 of Lusby, MD passed away on October 15, 2014 in Washington, DC. She was born on Septem-ber 9, 1925 in Winston Sa-lem, NC to the late Thelma Grubbs and Joseph Ben-jamin Cook. She was the loving wife to Jack Wil-liams for 55 years whom preceded her in death in 2003.

She was a dedicated and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Her favor-ite pastimes were; gardening, flower-arranging, decorating, and crafts. She loved animals as well as all living things and, of course, the Olive Garden.

She is survived by her loving daugh-ters, Carol Lynn Thomas (Edward Lee) of Lusby, MD, Beth Ann Phifer of Lus-by, MD and Jill W. Stackhouse (Chris-topher Bryan) of Middlebury, VT. Five Grandchildren: Jon Dustin Kennett, Nicholas Arron Thomas, Jack Glid-den Kennett (Rebecca Brooke Jimmo), Whitney Lynn Thomas, and Joseph Benjamin Phifer. One Great Grand-

child: Justin Landon Jimmo.A Life Celebration Memorial Service

will be held on Saturday, June 27, 2015 at 11 am in the Rausch Funeral Home, 20 American Lane, Lusby, MD with Reverend Linda Motter officiating. In-terment will be private.

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Issued Marriage Applications for February 2015

February 2, 2015

Jesse Benjamin Tom 25 California, Md

Camille Fellmann 23 California, Md

February 3, 2015

Jamiegh Lynn Miller 28 Leonardtown, Md

Walter Lawrence Guy, Jr., 27 Leonardtown, Md

February 6, 2015

Jason Charles Orvad 44 Glen Innes, Australia

Wendy Leann Bartley 25 Lexington Park, Md

Aleshia Marie Bocchino 29 Lexington Park, Md

Derek Richard Randall 40 Lexington Park, Md

Rachel Lee Smith 39 Newburg, Md

Harry Ray Daryle Alvey 48 Mechanicsville, Md

February 9, 2015

John Nolan Gardiner, Jr., 28 Mechanicsville, Md

Christina Marie Malcolm 22 Mechanicsville, Md

Jennifer Dee Shirley 30 Lexington Park, Md

Jessica Susann Hunt 27 Lexington Park, Md

Dennis Wayne Freeman 56 Abell, Md

Amy Lynn Norman 38 Abell, Md

February 10, 2015

Victoria Fant 26 Leonardtown, Md

Amanda Renea Wedding 29 Leonardtown, Md

Rene Rouse 43 Centerville, Va

Charles Edward Bailey, Jr., 42 Laurens, Md

February 11, 2015

Amber Christina Martin 20 Leonardtown, Md

Rajahn Delmon Hampton 35 Leonardtown, Md

February 13, 2015

Mary Leigh Comeford 27 California, Md

Michael David Jostes 29 California, Md

Kellie Leigh Dunn 29 Mechanicsville, Md

Marco Antonio Alvarez Gutierrez 28

Allende, Mexico

Robert Hargrove Kelly 27 Chester, Md

Ashley Fay Manger 27 Chester, Md

February 18, 2015

Lemauel Alistair Sinclair 29 Lexington Park, Md

Sally Kezia Rebecca Denoon 26 Lexington Park, Md

Francis Patrick McCarthy 73 Lexington Park, Md

Chae Yong Fairfield 68 Lexington Park, Md

February 19, 2015

Karl Austin Carkhuff 24 Mechanicsville, Md

Lauren Ashley Kessler 24 Lexington Park, Md

February 20, 2015

Linda Anne Kangas 53 Leonardtown, Md

James Thomas Karczynski 60 Leonardtown, Md

Miriam Nayeli Millan Delint 21

Lexington Park, MdFrederick Eldon Cuffy 25

Richmond, Va

Heather Nicole Shifflett 32 Mechanicsville, Md

Rhett Lee Jackson 33 Mechanicsville, Md

Robert Lee Stevenson Jr., 32 Washington, D.C.

Michelle Marie Garcia 30 Dameron, Md

Brian Leigh Knoblock 43 Lexington Park, MdTrisha Lyn Hess 32

Lexington Park, Md

February 27, 2015

Melissa Marie Shanks 25 Hughesville, Md

Joseph Matthew Winsor 27 Hughesville, Md

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Celebrating National Hospital WeekMay 11-15, 2015

A hospital is more than a place where people go to heal, it is a part of the community that fosters health and represents hope. From providing treatment and comfort to the sick, to welcoming new life into the world, hospitals are central to a healthy and optimistic community.


A survey released this week by U.S. News and World Report ranked Maryland high schools in general as the top in the nation, with 67 of them receiving either gold or sil-ver medals based on the schools ability to make their students ready for college.

While three high schools in Calvert County got a silver medal distinguishing them, none of the three high schools in St. Mary’s County received such an accolade.

The college readiness rates as published by U.S. News and World Report showed that all three St. Mary’s high schools had a fairly low college readiness index compared with at least two of the schools in Calvert.

Chopticon High School had a readiness index of 24.4 percent, while Leonardtown High School had an index of 34.4 percent. Great Mills had the lowest index rating at 19.8 percent.

The percentage of Advanced Placement (AP) testing for college credit while still at the high school level at Great Mills is also the lowest of the three schools, the survey stated, at just 29 percent.

Chopticon has a 39 percent participation rate while Leonardtown’s particiaption rate in AP testing is 43 percent.

Curiously, Leonardtown’s college readi-ness index is actually higher at 34.4 percent than Calvert High School’s index, which is just 21.7 percent but the Calvert school re-ceived a silver medal while Leonardtown did not.

Patuxent High School and Huntingtown High School both received a silver medal in the report and both had high college readi-ness indexes of 42.5 percent and 48.4 per-cent respectively.

Huntingtown was ranked 25th in the state and 621st in the nation; Patuxent was ranked 30th in the state and 863rd nationally.

None of the St. Mary’s high schools re-ceived a state or national ranking, according to the report.

School Board member Cathy Allen said the study may not have provided the whole story, since students here who take AP classes do not have to take AP tests for col-lege credit.

This practice may not have allowed the county schools to reach the study’s thresh-old for state and national ranking, she said.

“Our high schools scored as well if not better than the state average,” Allen told The County Times. “For me it [the study] was a mixed message.”

For years the Commissioners of St. Mary’s County have consistently funded the local school system several million dollars over their previous budget allocations, im-proving on maintainence of effort payments required by the state.

But the county has often been dogged by being the lowest funded school system in the state based solely on the county’s funding contribution.

Combined with the state’s allocation, which comes in annually, the county school system sits somewhere in the mid-dle of school funding among all 24 state jurisdictions.

County High Schools Come in Behind on

National Survey


By Haley WoodContributing Writer

Benjamin Banneker Elementary School held its 10th annual third grade wax museum in the school cafeteria on Thursday, April 30.

“The third graders are able to pick a hero or a famous person that they look up to and they do a lot of research… they get to dress up, be that character and be a wax figure.” said third grade teacher Wendy Pendarvis.

The cafeteria was filled with eager young students, most dressed in costume. Each classroom from kindergarten to fifth grade then filed through to take a look at the icons.

Students became witness to Albert Einstein, Amelia Earhart, Benjamin Banneker, Johnny Ap-pleseed, Elvis Presley, Eleanor Roosevelt and many more notable figures in history.

Each of the four third grade classes participated which adds up to approximately 105 students that took part.

Parents and staff members were wel-come to come watch.

Third grader, Madeleine McLaugh-lin dressed up as Jane Goodall. When McLaughlin took a break from her wax pose, she explained that Goodall was a scientist that helped chimpanzees. McLaughlin picked Goodall because “she sounded interesting,” and also be-cause she likes monkeys and wants to become a scientist.

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Benjamin Banneker Third Graders Honor Heroes

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Rise Up AwardOn April 29, the St. Mary’s County Citi-

zens’ Advisory Committee for Special Education presented the 2015 “Rise Up” Award at the Board of Education meeting for St. Mary’s County Public Schools. On hand to present the award was Elizabeth Snyder, Chair of CACSE. Assisting in the presentation was Melissa Charbonnet, SMCPS Director of Special Education and Leslie Popielarcheck, Vice-Chair.Three awards were presented this year,

each of which recognizes individuals and groups in the school system and in the greater community who have gone above and beyond the normal call of duty to sup-port our students with disabilities in their educational endeavors. Ms. Snyder said these awards “recognize special educa-tors who have truly gone to extraordinary efforts to contribute to the growth, happi-ness and general well-being of our children with disabilities.” She said families wanted to honor the patience, determination, com-passion and loving nature of educators and staff should be recognized for the change made in the lives of their children.This year’s recipients of a Certificate of

Award, include:• The team of Judy Coleman-Kia, SAIL

Program instructor; Cherise Blyler, para-educator; Donna Heidelbach, paraeduca-tor; and Carolyn Steiner, physical thera-pist, from Benjamin Banneker Elemen-tary School. This team was nominated on behalf of supporting a fifth grade student who receives full support for daily func-tions and who has overcome great medical difficulties. The nominating family said the “love, care and support this child receives is phenomenal.”• Holly Calabro, elementary physical

education instructor at Chesapeake Public Charter School. This educator supports a kindergarten student; the family reported that Ms. Calabro “always looked at their son for what he can do despite the delays and physical limitations of his disability,” and that her enthusiasm and encourage-ment helped him to overcome his inhibi-

tions in sports and achieve many goals.• Christine Nueslein, kindergarten teach-

er, and Lindsey Kitchen, special education teacher, at Leonardtown Elementary School. The nominating family said these educators helped to integrate a child with Down’s syn-drome into the general education classroom, and that she “has grown both socially and intellectually due to their dedication and positive attitude.Each winning school also will have the

opportunity to choose and receive a presen-tation of items from CACSE’s new “Family Toolbox,” a program CACSE is developing to provide educationally- and medically-oriented equipment and materials for par-ents and educators to check out and borrow under a new loan program CACSE is build-ing through the St. Mary’s County Public Library system. Additional nominees received a Certifi-

cate of Excellence. They include:• The team of Rebecca Perosio, special

education kindergarten teacher, and Coleen Singleton, speech/language pathologist, at Green Holly Elementary School.• Abirami Ramalingam, speech/language

pathologist at Greenview Knolls Elemen-tary School.This is the third year that this award has

been given. Awardees are selected from nominations submitted by parents of chil-dren with disabilities, and reviewed by Ms. Popielarcheck, Mandy Greer, and Chuck Slade. All nominees received a certificate of recognition.Ms. Snyder also presented Ms. Charbon-

net with a bouquet of flowers in recogni-tion for her service and support because she “resonates a true compassion for our families.” Scott Smith, Superintendant of St. Mary’s County Public Schools, said although it means a great deal when the school system recognizes educators, but when parents and communities come out to recognize staff and tell the story of their success, it is a “beautiful thing.”Ms. Charbonnet also presented a certifi-

cate to Dr. Tracy Harris, Vice-President of

the Leonardtown Campus of the College of Southern Maryland, in recognition for CSM’s continued partnership in the “Gate-way to Independence Program.” This pro-gram offers students aged 18-21 with dis-abilities the opportunity to engage in the college experience where they can work on post-secondary goals to live, work, and learn independently with their peers. In ad-dition, SMCPS and CSM share in the “Life After High School” program where at-risk students can participate in a diploma pro-

gram that, to date, 100 percent of enrollees have completed and have graduated on time.CACSE is taking this opportunity to rec-

ognize the dedicated individuals who work with our students and to thank them for the amazing jobs they do every day, including teachers, paraeducators, and therapists. Many thanks to this year’s recipients and nominees, the parents who shared the won-derful stories of their work, and the Direc-tor and Staff of the SMCPS Department of Special Education for their assistance.

Benjamin Banneker Elementary School Recipients

Chesapeake Public School Recipient

Leonardtown Elementary Recipients

Elizabeth Snyder and Melissa Charbonnet

CSM student athletes Laura Shaner, left, of Leonardtown, Sean Bucior, of Mechanicsville, and Taylor Superior, of Leonardtown, display their plaques at the 2014-15 Athletic Banquet held at the Greater Waldorf Jaycees Center April 22. Shaner earned the Student-Athlete Scholar of the Year Award, Bucior earned the Male Athlete of the Year Award and Superior earned the Female Athlete of the Year Award.

Sportsmanship, academic achievement and athletic excellence for the 2014-15 season were honored at the College of Southern Maryland’s athletic awards ban-quet held at the Greater Waldorf Jaycees Community Center April 22.

During the ceremony, coaches from CSM’s athletics department presented awards for accomplishments in baseball, basketball, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball and volleyball.

Sophomore Taylor Superior of Leonar-dtown was selected as the Female Athlete of the Year. “This is the second season Taylor has been team captain,” said CSM Women’s Soccer Coach Adam Sanchez. “Under her leadership, the program amassed 25 wins in two seasons, made appearances at the NJCAA Region XX Championship as well as the NJCAA Na-tional Tournament, and won a MDJUCO Championship.”

Sophomore Sean Bucior of Mechanic-sville was named the Male Athlete of the

Year for the second season in a row. A forward and captain of the men’s soccer team, Bucior “is a very speedy and deter-mined player who has asserted himself as one of the most dominant strikers CSM has had,” said CSM Men’s Soccer Coach Derek Dyson.

Recipient of the Student Athlete Scholar of the Year Award was sophomore Laura Shaner of Leonardtown. “Her academic goal is excellence, and she does not ac-cept anything less,” said Sanchez. “Even after an exhausting match 90 minutes away, while most players would succumb to fatigue and sleep on the bus ride home, Laura was consistently found studying zoology, math, anatomy or her other pre-nursing courses.”

To view photos from the Athletic Banquet, visit http://csmphoto.zenfolio.com/15athbanquet.

For more on CSM Athletics, visit www.csmd.edu/athletics/index.html.

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Former Chopticon Graduate Jessica “Jessi” Pogue has been nominated and invited to play lacrosse for Team USA Ath-letes International in the 2015 “Down Under Lacrosse Tour-nament” in Melbourne, Austra-lia. This Tournament is slated to take place May 25 – June 6, 2015.

Ms. Pogue started playing lacrosse in the ninth grade at Chopti-con; Jessi became Captain of the Var-sity Team in her Junior year, remained Captain throughout her Senior year. Jessi then headed south to Greens-boro College in Greensboro, North Carolina, where she has just recently graduated with a degree in Business Administration and a Minor in Eco-nomics. As a part of the USA South Conference, Jessi was recognized and named to the All Sportsman-ship Team. For two years running, Jessi has also received the All Con-ference Academic Award. This year the Greensboro Pride went 8-4, and achieving a 3 seed in the USA South Conference Semifinals Tournament

in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, all with only 13 players. This means that most of the 12 play-ers on the field played the entire game without rest from a substitution player.

Team USA will visit 9 cities in Australia in 13 days representing the

United States. “This event is an excel-lent opportunity for athletes to foster goodwill and friendship among na-tions, while also promoting the game. With the exception of the US Olympic program, there are few opportunities for athletes to experience the com-petition, history and culture of other countries on an international level”, said William A. Edington. Edington is the Executive Director of US Ath-letes International.

Jessi’s family and friends are very proud of her accomplishments and wish her and Team USA good luck in the upcoming tournament!

Press Release

Former Chopticon Student to Play Lacrosse for Team USA Athletes

International in Australia

Jessica Pogue

Memorial Day ClosingAll branches of the St. Mary’s County Library will be closed on Mon-

day, May 25 in observance of Memorial Day.

Southern Maryland JobSource Mobile Career CenterJob seekers can stop the Lexington Park branch on Wednesday, May

27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. to get job counseling and resume help, search for jobs, and get registered with the Maryland Workforce Exchange.

Introduction to Email class

Lexington Park branch will hold an Introduction to the Internet class on Thursday, May 28 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participants will learn how to set up personal email accounts and learn how to compose an email. They will explore various email providers and the features and tools they offer. Adult computer classes are limited to ages 16 and up. Registration is required.

Storytimes

All three branches will begin holding Storytimes starting the week of June 1. Check the library’s website, www.stmalib.org for times at each branch.

Fathers will receive the Guided Tour of the 1703 Plantation House at Historic Sotterley Plantation for HALF PRICE on Father’s Day on Sunday, June 21, 2015 from noon to 4 p.m.

We welcome you and your father to stroll the exquisite blooming gardens, walk the plantation grounds and nature trails, see the historic outbuildings in-cluding our original 1830’s Slave Cabin, or picnic out on the lawn while enjoy-ing the breathtaking views of the Patux-

ent River. Top off the day with buying a memorable gift at the Museum Shop, located in our Visitor Center. It will be a day he will never forget!

For more information on upcoming Sotterley Plantation events, please visit our website at www.sotterley.org.

Press Release from Historic Sotterley Plantation

The Chronicles of St. Mary’s, pub-lished quarterly by the St. Mary’s County Historical Society since 1953, has gone digital. Members of the Soci-ety receive complimentary issues of the Chronicles from the date of their join-ing the Society. Individual issues may be purchased by non-members at $4 each at the Society’s bookstore in Tudor Hall, Leonardtown.

During the past two years, Society board member, Pete Himmelheber, scanned every issue since 1953. Re-searchers and visitors to the Society’s Research Center at Tudor Hall may re-view the issues online and make copies for a slight fee. The searchable subject and author index to the Chronicles may

be used through the Society’s website at www.stmaryshistory.org. A member-ship application for the Society may be downloaded from the website.

Remaining paper copies of the Chronicles, and some of the remaining bound volumes, may be purchased at the Society through the month of May. The more copies purchased reduces the per issue cost.

Any questions regarding this exciting project may be referred the Society’s Executive Director, Susan Wolfe, at ei-ther 301-475-2467 or [email protected].

Press Release from St. Mary’s County Historical Society

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The Dr. James A. Forrest Career & Tech-nology Center is home to 22 completer pro-grams, four elective classes and one student run Internet radio station. In late Novem-ber 2014, the school launched TC Radio as part of the school’s TV/Video Production program and Radio/Audio Production elec-tive class. In the five months that followed, they’ve slowly added to the station’s playlist of music and schedule of student produced radio shows.

Eric Millham, the Forrest Center’s TV/Video Production instructor, is the station manager and advisor for TC Radio. He’s happy to see the station become a reality, “we’ve talked about starting a student radio station here for at least five years. The costs to start up an Internet radio station have come down to the point that we were finally able to afford it.” The station is part of the Live365 radio network, which provides sta-tion-hosting services to hundreds of Internet radio stations from around the world.

Millham isn’t the only one who’s excited to see the station go “on the air.” Colin McDaniel, a senior from Great Mills High School who completed the two-year TV/Video Production program last year and has returned for a “third year/directed study” class, is the station’s program director.

“I was excited, I was very excited. I saw it as an opportunity to gain more knowl-edge about the radio industry. In my cur-rent job I’m dealing with live events and the on-air staff but with this, I’m dealing with getting shows on the air and all the behind the scenes stuff, including maintaining the music library.”

The current job he refers to is as a part-time board operator with Somar Commu-nications- WSMD 98.3 Star FM, Country 102.9 WKIK AM&FM, WMDM 97.7 The Rocket and 1690 AM WPTX.

McDaniel feels there’s a lot to be proud of in the first few months TC Radio has been on the air.

“I take pride in helping it get off the ground and to now see how far it has come in just a few months. I’m also excited for it to become a reality for Mr. Millham. It has gone from something we were talking about two years ago to being on the air.”

As he wraps up his time as a Forrest Cen-ter student, McDaniel is looking forward to

attending a trade school to study Digital Au-dio Production. He wants to pursue a career in radio broadcasting, in particular in sports radio.

Chopticon High School senior Keilan Ruppert, who is in his second year in the TV/Video Production program, is the host of “The Keichainz Show” which is hosted by his alter ego “Keichainz.” He feels his show “was an opportunity to display my musical tastes, the songs that I like.” Ruppert said he listened to his show at home the day after it first aired. His mom heard some of the show while he was listening and thought it was funny hearing him do his “Keichainz” voice. He says, “It was cool being part of the process of making a radio show. It takes a long time, too.” Even though it took longer than expected to make the show he thinks the process wasn’t difficult, “I don’t think it was necessarily hard.”

After he graduates, Ruppert is planning to pursue a Music Production and Record-ing Technology degree at Salisbury Uni-versity. He has made the most of his op-portunities to prepare himself for his next step. For his senior project in his TV/Video class, he produced a “Keichainz” EP with beats and music he created. Actually, he started making beats and music at home and at school about a year ago when he started at the Forrest Center. You can hear many of his creations on SoundCloud. Once you go to the SoundCloud site just search for “Keichainz.” Ruppert’s musical talent goes beyond just electronic music. He is also a drummer and frequently plays drums in the praise band at First Saint’s Community Church in Leonardtown.

According to Millham, “even though TC Radio is run by students in my classes, any student in any class at the Forrest Center may volunteer to produce a show.” With students in other classes, though, the major problem is finding the time to produce their show, which must be done at the school. Millham says he usually stays late one or two days a week to have open editing time for his students, which can also double as a day for students in other classes at the school to produce their shows.

Aris Jordan is a junior at Leonardtown High School and in the center’s Culinary Arts I class. She has taken advantage of the

opportunity to create a radio show. “I saw it on the marquee and thought, ‘I

like to talk,’ so I wanted to know if anyone could do a show or just that class. I asked my teacher, Chef Granados, and she sent me to Mr. Millham. He said, ‘yes,’ any Forrest Center student could do a show.”

Jordan has enjoyed the experience mak-ing her first show.

“It’s been great. You can talk about just about anything you like. You can be open and have your own spin on things.”

She will return next year to complete Cu-linary Arts II and wants to continue making shows for TC Radio.

“It’s a great opportunity and I want to do it as much as possible.”

St. Mary’s County high school students who are interested in being part of TC Radio but aren’t currently a Forrest Center student may want to consider taking the school’s Ra-dio/Audio Production elective class, which is open to students in grades 10-12. Mill-ham says the class still has a few open seats for next school year but he expects all seats to be filled by the time school starts again in August. Interested students simply need to see their school counselor or contact the Forrest Center’s counselor, Diana Kraft, to fill out a Forrest Center elective application.

Radio/Audio Production is a renamed, reworked version of an elective previously offered at the center. Students in the class are introduced to podcasting, Internet radio, sound effects and radio theatre/audio plays. They experience hands-on learning in ra-dio announcing, scriptwriting, voice acting, creating sound effects and audio mixing. A variety of industry standard programs and equipment are used to create projects. No prior experience is required. The class can be taken for one or both semesters and may be repeated for credit.

With all the changes to the radio industry, Millham says podcasting and Internet radio are the “new radio.” He said there have been a number of articles in the news over the last year or so that indicate podcasting is having a revival of sorts.

“Professional podcasters are now making good money and we wanted to offer a class that gives students the chance to experience podcasting. High school students have a voice. I’m always impressed with their cre-

ativity, at what they tune into and how much they grasp about subjects that grab their at-tention. I hope to teach them how to share their knowledge, research, opinions and creativity through podcasting and Internet radio.”

Leonardtown High School sophomore Jordan Willis is in Millham’s elective class. Her “Hit The Lights” podcasts can be found on the podcast-hosting site Podbean.com. “It’s actually really fun. It gives us good ex-perience editing, putting stuff up there and seeing the responses people give us.” Wil-lis, who will be entering the Forrest Center’s Graphic Communications program next year, plans to continue podcasting, “There’s a lot more stuff happening in the entertain-ment world I can talk about. I do have lis-teners so I’d like to continue keeping them informed.”

Of TC Radio, Millham says the station is still a bit “in development.” He wants to see enough radio shows on the schedule so there aren’t any repeats each week. He has also offered to make the station available, if needed, to the school system’s Safety and Security office.

“We have access to a way of doing active updates on the station during our regular, pre-recorded student shows as well as the ability to do live shows. These features could be used during an emergency to help the school system communicate with our parents and community.”

If student interest is strong enough and time permits, Millham says he could see the station doing live shows during school events and maybe even doing live sports in the future.

“Of course, we’d need a strong play-by-play announcer.”

He says the biggest obstacle to doing live broadcasts is the need for a strong Internet connection.

To listen to TC Radio, go to www.live365.com/stations/tcradio. For more information about the Forrest Center and the programs and electives offered there, visit the school’s website at http://schools.smcps.org/tech/.

Press Release from SMCPS

TC Radio And Podcasting Are “ON THE AIR” At The Forrest Center


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The St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual “Business Awards Luncheon” at the Higher Educa-tion Center Wednesday afternoon.

The Chamber presented four awards, which were the Beacon award; Light-house award; Emerging Business award; and the Community Service award.

Chamber of Commerce Chair Marga-ret Sawyer announced the winners dur-ing the award ceremony.

Each business had to meet certain re-quirements in order to be nominated for the awards.

The Beacon award – also known in most organizations as the “small busi-ness award” – was awarded to First Home Mortgage; Jim Moran and Darren Rickwood accepted the award.

Lola Belle Company was the winner of the Emerging Business award; owner Amy Thompson accepted the award.

The Lighthouse award was awarded to Coherent Technical Services, Inc. and was received by Tom Sanders.

The final award was the Community Service award; it was presented to the Southern Maryland Electric Cooperative (SMECO) and received by Joe Slater.

W.M. Davis, Inc. General Contractors; PNC Bank; DML (Dugan, Mckissick, and Longmore); and Dominion spon-sored the luncheon.

Those among attendance were Leon-ardtown Mayor Dan Burris, Sheriff Tim Cameron, Leonardtown councilmember Hayden Hammett, County Commission-er President Randy Guy, Commissioner Mike Hewitt, and Commissioner Tom Jarboe.

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BLEACHERSA View From The

Risky Business

Sports

By Doug WatsonContributing Writer

“What an awesome night” Were the words from Forrest Va.’s Walker Arthur after claiming the thrilling win in last Friday nights 30-lap RUSH Late Model Touring Series event at Potomac speed-way. The win for Arthur, worth $2000, was the first of his Potomac career and it came in his trusty fam-ily-owned MasterSbilt no.87.

Max Blair and defending Potomac track cham-pion Ben Bowie paced the field to the initial green flag of the event with Blair surging into the race lead as the field blasted down the backstretch. Blair was quite strong as he would lead the first 13-cir-cuits with fourth-starting Arthur in tow, as the top-five positions changed with each lap. Blair and Arthur would wage hand to hand combat over the final 15-laps, trading the lead back and forth, with Arthur squeaking out the win by a fender as the duo crossed the start/finish line in almost a dead heat. “Racing side by side with Max (Blair) like that out there tonight was awesome.” Arthur stated in his post-race interview. “This track was the best I’ve ever seen it and to come home with a win down here with all the good cars that showed up, what a night.” Timely cautions and double-file re-starts gave Ar-thur the shot he needed to unseat Max Blair. “There were a few times I didn›t think I›d be able to catch Max.» Arthur stated. «Those double-file starts re-ally seemed to help because I could get along side him and try to break his rhythm a little and we were able to beat him at the line.» Fifteenth-starting Ja-son Knowles took third, with Logan Roberson and 2014 event winner Rick Singleton rounding out the top-five. Heats for the 26-cars entered went to Jeff Pilkerton, Max Blair and Ben Bowie.

Current point leader Mike Franklin drove to his third win in a row and fourth of the season in the 16-lap Street Stock feature. Mike Latham appeared to have the race in the bag as he took the lead on lap-six and ran off, until his car quit on lap-twelve, handing the lead and eventual win to Mike Frank-lin. Troy Kassiris took second with Scott Wilson, Dale Reamy and Lloyd Deans completing the top-five.

Jerry Deason drove to his first win of the sea-son in the 15-lap Hobby Stock main. Deason, who lined-up 16th for the start, took the race lead from Ryan Clement on lap-five and then held-off a pesky Greg Morgan to preserve the win. Clement held on

for third, 12th-starting Korey Downs was fourth with Matt Stewart rounding out the top-five.

Defending track champion JJ Silvious drove the race of his career to score his first-ever Potomac feature win in the 20-lap Strictly Stock feature. Silvious grabbed the lead from the pole and would lead all 20-circuits to score the break-through win. Nabil Guffey, Greg Mattingly, Johnny Hardesty and Jimmy Suite trailed.

Corey Swaim drove to his second win of 2015 in the nightcap 15-lap U-Car feature. Swaims flag to flag win came over Jamie Marks, Sam Raley, Brian Coe Jr. and DJ Stottler.

RUSH Late Model feature finish1. Walker Arthur 2. Max Blair 3. Jason

Knowles 4. Logan Roberson 5. Rick Singleton 6. Ben Bowie 7. Eric Wilson 8. Jeff Pilkerton 9. Kris Eaton 10. Reese Masiello 11. Brian Knowles 12. Matt Glanden 13. Darin Henderson 14. Darren Alvey 15. Jamie Sutphin 16. Kyle Lukon 17. John Waters 18. John Imler 19. Doug Gavette 20. Har-ry Shipe Jr. 21. Timmy Booth 22. Matt Tarbox 23. Steve Lowery 24. Richard Culver 25.Tracey Graves 26. Megan Mann

Street Stock feature finish1. Mike Franklin 2. Troy Kassiris 3. Scott Wil-

son 4. Dale Reamy 5. Lloyd Deans 6. Billy Hill 7. Barry Williams 8. Mike Latham 9. Chuck Bowie

Hobby Stock feature finish1.Jerry Deason 2. Greg Morgan 3. Ryan Clem-

ent 4. Korey Downs 5. Matt Stewart 6. Tommy Randall 7. JT Linkous 8. Yogi Pope 9. Ed Pope 10. Buddy Dunagan 11. John Burch 12. Jonathan Ral-ey 13. Sydney Johnson 14. Billy Crouse 15. Ray Reed 16. Robbie Kramer 17. Gage Perkins 18. Tommy Wagner Jr. 19. Jordan Pilkerton

Strictly Stock feature finish1. JJ Silvious 2. Nabil Guffey 3. Greg Mat-

tingly 4. Johnny Hardesty 5. Jimmy Suite 6. John Hardesty 7. Ed Pope Sr. 8. Drew Payne

U-Car feature finish1. Corey Swaim 2. Jamie Marks 3. Sam Ral-

ey 4. Brian Coe Jr. 5. DJ Stottler 6. DJ Powell 7. Mikey Latham 8. Jeremy Pilkerton 9. David Rhodes 10. John Molesberry

By Ronald N. Guy Jr.Contributing Writer

In 2008/09, a flushing toilet would have been the perfect sound to de-scribe the U.S. economy. “Bailouts” and “toxic assets” were common terms. The unemployment rate was spiking toward 10 percent. The fi-nancial sector, after years of reckless lending, was about to collapse. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, hov-ering around 7,000, had lost nearly half its value in less than two years. The Great Recession, a dark, menac-ing entity, had arrived baring fangs and wielding a razor-sharp scythe. The Grim Reaper likely feared for his financial future. Can you imag-ine planning for a retirement that lasts an eternity?

As my buddies and I watched our 401(k)’s get halved and our children’s 529 plans dwindle, we debated our “now what?” strategies. Everything we had learned in business school indicated that opportunities existed. As an Economics professor once told me, when a market correction oc-curs, “stocks go on sale.” Right. So weren’t equities discounted when the Dow was at 11,000? And 10,000? And 8,000? Where was the bottom, Doc? Wall Street was a dumpster fire.

Ultimately we lacked the courage necessary for an aggressive stock purchase, instead opting for modest individual investments. It worked, but with the Dow now near a record high, history has proven that stocks weren’t just on sale in 2009, they were trading at clearance prices. In hindsight, it was largely a missed op-portunity. Although given the little mouths to feed and futures to secure, we’re all happy to be employed and to have benefited from the economic recovery.

Credit this revisited experience with The Great Recession to the Dal-las Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones. Despite our area’s widespread dis-dain for that godforsaken blue star, this much can be said for “Jerry’s ‘Boys”: they are consistently enter-taining. During Jones’s 26-year ten-ure, Dallas hasn’t always been good, but they don’t do boring. High pro-file coaches, extravagant free agents and big trades have been the norm. Jones even built a massive new sta-dium, pole dancers and all, to house the circus.

But Jones may have lost his outlaw spirit.

Since gambling on troubled WR

Dez Bryant in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft, Dallas’s person-nel moves have been, by Cowboys’ standards, benign. Jones has had only one head coach – Jason Gar-rett – since 2010 and he resisted the temptation to draft Johnny Manziel last year. Rational. Measured. Pa-tient. Conservative. Jerry?

Apparently Jones’s gambling spirit was tempered only by Dallas’s recent run of mediocrity. Invigorated by last year’s NFC East championship, Jones is back at the table doubling-down. During free agency, he signed talented DE Greg Hardy who is cur-rently serving a suspension for do-mestic violence. In the second round of the NFL Draft, the Cowboys selected DE/LB Randy Gregory, a top-10 talent with a well-documented affinity for marijuana. Last week, Jones added to his all-in offseason by inking offensive lineman La’El Col-lins, a first round talent who went un-drafted after being named a “person of interest” regarding the murder of his former girlfriend.

Since Roger Goodell was named NFL Commissioner in 2008, he has made “protecting the shield” and po-licing the conduct of players, coaches and executives a priority. “Bounty-gate” cost Saints head coach Sean Payton a one-year suspension. Colts owner Jim Irsay was bounced for six games after a DUI conviction. The ‘Skins received a $36M cap penalty for creative accounting. Players are routinely suspended for conduct det-rimental to the league, as Tom “De-flategate” Brady will soon discover.

Goodell’s actions have left most organizations less nervy about tak-ing risks. Jones smartly and cau-tiously capitalized on the pervasive forbearance. Hardy’s on a one-year “prove it” contract. With Gregory, Jones will leverage the structure and support that turned Bryant into an All-Pro. And Collins, questioned by authorities after the Draft, is not con-sidered a suspect.

Time will tell if Jones’s moves come up aces. If nothing else he took a calculated risk in an environment excessively risk-averse - not a bad plan in sports, business or life. Jones probably bought a ton of stocks in 2009 too, another reason to hate…and respect…the guy. Of course with stocks, he had more margin for error than the average Joe…or Ronnie.

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Arthur Out-Duels Blair in Potomac RUSH Thriller

Franklin Three-Straight in Street Stocks

This Friday night, May 15, MDIR will host the Speed Unlimited Midnight Madness Series! The Midnight Madness series is a great place to check out street legal drag racing, hang out with your friends, enjoy great food, meet new people, and cruise the pits. You can even enter your own streetcar or street bike into the event for time runs, grudge runs, or trophy racing. The event will fea-ture Pro Street, Super Street, Hollyrock Customs Super Diesel Shootout, Motorcycle, and the Big Rig Outlaws. It’s safe, fun, affordable, and legal. Gates will open at 6 p.m., racing starts at 6:30 p.m., and eliminations start at 10 p.m. General Admis-sion for adults is $10, and kids 11 & under are free. Racer entry fee is just $20.

On Saturday, May 16th, MDIR will host the Speed Unlimited ET Series! Also, this Saturday morning it’s the Jr. Dragster Open. The event will feature Top E.T. 2K, Mod E.T., Motorcycle, Jr. Dragster, and a Test & Tune. The Summit Super Series and Rick’s Jewelers Ring For the Queen programs are also in effect. Gates will open at 8:30 a.m., Junior Dragster Open eliminations will begin at noon. Junior Dragster time runs for the after-

noon race will begin at 2:30 p.m. and eliminations will start at 4 p.m. Time runs for all other classes will start at 2 p.m. with eliminations starting at 6 p.m. Test & Tune cars may also participate for $30 and you get 4 runs. Admission is just $15, and kids 11 & under are free. Top E.T. entry fee is $65, Mod E.T. entry fee is $45, and Motorcycle entry fee is $35. Junior Dragster entry fee is $45 for the 1st race and $25 for the 2nd race or you can buy both races for $66.

On Sunday, May 17th, MDIR will host a full day Test & Tune. Time runs and grudge racing all day long! A $1,000 to win gamblers race will also be held for E.T. bracket racers. So bring your grudge matches, street cars, pro cars, bracket cars, imports, motorcycles, and Jr. Dragsters to MDIR! Gates open at 10 a.m., eliminations begin at 3 p.m., and the gates close at 6 p.m. Admission is just $15 and kids 11 & under are free. Test & Tune entry fee is $30 and No Time entry fee is $40.

For more information on these events call 301-884-RACE, visit us at www.RaceMDIR.com or connect with us on Facebook, Twitter and Insta-gram @RaceMDIR.

Street Cars and E.T. Cars at MDIR


To 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.

May, Month Long

Kicking off the 2015 Season!Historic Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sotterley Ln, Hollywood) – Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

This year will be an exciting one at Historic Sotterley Plantation as we begin our 2015 tour season, kick-off our popular annual events, present the impressive Speaker Series line-up, and offer the best at our weekly Farmer’s Market!Guided & Audio Tour Season: May 1st – October 31stSelf-Guided Grounds Tours: Available year roundHours:Tuesdays – Saturdays: 10 a.m.-4 p.m.Tours: 10:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.Sundays: 11:45 a.m. - 4 p.m.Tours: Noon, 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m.

Visitors need only to check in at the Visitor Center, then they can enjoy themselves hiking and touring the site – and remember that Sotterley mem-bers get in free! Your furry friends are welcome on our nature trails (on a leash, please)!

For pricing, event information, and special closing dates, please visit: www.sotterley.org.

Visit us soon and often!Mondays: Closed to the public

Registration for CampThe House of Dance (24620 Three Notch Rd., Hollywood)

Register for CAMP: Dance Discov-ery! All students ages 6-12 welcome. Everyday July 13-17 from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Discover a summer dance program packed with a variety of different dance styles! Students will learn world Dance, Hip Hop, Breaking’, Jazz, Choreogra-phy, Musical Theatre, Hooping, and much more! Students will also learn costuming, making props, character-ization, and create unique art projects! Dancers will increase their strength, coordination, rhythm, and awareness with this program. Students will need to bring a bag lunch, and wear comfort-able clothing. $249/Student For more information call 301-373-6330, Email [email protected], or vis-it www.thehouseofdance.org.

Register for Summer Youth & Adult ClassesThe House of Dance (24620 Three Notch Rd., Hollywood)

Summer is right around the corner, and with our variety of classes for youth and adults, you can have fun all summer! For more information, or to register, please call 301-373-6330, Email [email protected], or visit www.thehouseofdance.org.

Dog Obedience ClassesLeonardtown Fairgrounds (42455 Fairgrounds Rd., Leonardtown)

Saint Mary’s County Department of Recreation and Parks Dog Obedi-ence Classes Puppy Kindergarten Start: April 15 and Ends: May 20Days: Wednesdays Time: 7 to 7:45 p.m.

Fee: $45 (6 weeks)Basic Obedience Start: April 13 and Ends: May 25Days: Mondays Time: 7 to 8 p.m. (no second class offered)Fee: $50 (7 weeks)Advanced Dog Obedience With CGC Training. Start: April 15 and Ends: May 27 Days: Wednesdays Time: 8 to 9 p.m. Fee: $50 (7 weeks) FMI: 301-475-4200; ext 1801

http://www.co.saint-marys.md.us/recreate/index.asp

North End Gallery May 2015 ShowNorth End Gallery (41652 Fenwick St, Leonardtown)

Artists Diana Manchak, Mickey Kunkle and Ann Preston

“The DMA of Color “Winter is over and we welcome the

color that is coming back all about us. The North End Gallery show for May will give you a fabulous color fix. The three artists featured in this show are know for both the color and the fun in their work and all three have a strong personal interest in using color as a ba-sis to create their work. Come and view this very special show and love the color. The show runs from April 28 until May 31 at the Gallery in Leonardtown.

The Gallery may be reached at 301-475-3130 and the web address is

www.northendgallery.org.

Thursday, May 14

Sea SquirtsCalvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons) 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Ship Shape. Now offered twice: 10:00 a.m. and 11 a.m. On boats there are triangle sails, circle shaped windows, and rectangle doors to go below. What other shapes can we find? Free drop-in program for children 18-months to three years and their caregivers.

Friday, May 15

St. Mary’s County NARFE Chapter 969 May Luncheon MeetingOlde Breton Inn (21890 Society Hill Rd, Leonardtown) – 11:30 a.m.

The next Luncheon/Meeting of The National Active and Re-tired Federal Employees Associa-tion (NARFE), St. Mary’s Chapter 969, is on Friday, May 15. In addi-tion to a full course lunch prepared by Bailey’s Catering Service, a very important session will be presented to help you prepare your family with necessary information they will need when you are gone: Information Dos-sier to Leave Your Family –presented by Geneva Leon. Reservations are required; if you have not already con-firmed reservations, please contact Bev at 301-752-1131 by Wednesday, May 13. The Luncheon/Meeting be-gins at 11:30 a.m. and is held at Olde Breton Inn in Leonardtown. The cake raffle will also take place at this meet-ing. Not a member? Contact Geneva Leon for membership details 301-884-5112. Check us out on Facebook

and like our page! www.facebook.com/NARFEMD969StMarys

See you at the meeting!

Anne Arundel County Democratic Central Committee Annual Jefferson-Jackson DinnerMaritime Institute (692 Maritime Blvd, Linthicum Heights) – 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.For tickets, call 410-798-7817Keynote Speaker: Senator Barbara Mikulski

Saturday, May 16

Sunrise Yoga at the WharfLeonardtown Warf (State Hwy 326, Leonardtown) – 7:30 a.m.

Everyone is welcome to join this open community yoga practice, Saturday mornings May 16, June 20, July 18, and August 15 starting at 7:30 a.m. at the Leonardtown Wharf. Bring your mat, a towel and a bottle of water. Organiz-ers are accepting canned food dona-tions for the local food pantries and packaged food donations for the local animal shelters. Greet the day at the Wharf with serenity and a good stretch. For more information call Evolve Yoga + Wellness at 301-862-1236.

Bugeye BallCalvert Marine Museum (14200 Solo-mons Island Rd S, Solomons) – 7 p.m.

Enjoy an evening of dining, danc-ing, and gaming at the Calvert Ma-rine Museum’s Annual Bugeye Ball. Museum is closed. No Wm. B. Ten-nison cruises scheduled.

United Democratic Women of Maryland Quarterly Meeting & LuncheonMamma Lucia’s (862 Costley Way, Prince Frederick) – 10:30 a.m. - meeting, noon - luncheon

Cost: $20. For information, go to calvertdemocrats.us3.list-manage.com or call Ginny Beauchamp at (301) 943-8300.

Yard Sale7th District VFD Firehouse (21660 Colton Point Rd., Avenue) – 7 to 11 a.m.

The 7th District Vfd Auxiliary will be having an outside Yard Sale Saturday May 16. Tables can be rented for $10, additional tables $7.

To rent a table or for information call 301-769-2016 or 301-769-4042

Rain date will be May 23.

Memorial Mass for YouthsRoute 5, Great Mills – 10 a.m.

Come celebrate the memory of those St Mary’s County youths whose lives were cut short. A Memorial Mass will be held at the St Mary’s County Youth Memorial on Route 5 in Great Mills, Saturday 16 May starting at 10 a.m. Refreshments and fellowship fol-low the mass.

Calvert Artists’ Guild May Awards Art ShowSouthern Maryland Sailing Associa-tion (14990 Solomons Island Road, Solomons) – 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily

The public is invited to enjoy and purchase the artworks of a dozen of the talented artists of Southern Mary-

land in mediums such as watercolor, acrylic, clay, textile, and jewelry. The Calvert Artists’ Guild was founded in 1978 to promote the appreciation and practice of fine arts and crafts in Cal-vert County. The guild sponsors art shows, field trips, workshops, and an annual art award to a high-school senior interested in the arts. For ad-ditional information, please contact the following persons: Lonnie Har-kins 410-326-7199, [email protected] and Gerry Wood 301-863-9663 [email protected].

Sunday, May 17

FAW 60th Anniversary Picnic and Family Fun DayFather Andrew White (22850 Washing-ton St., Leonardtown) – Mass at 11 a.m.

FAW 60th Anniversary Picnic and Family Fun Day! Current Students, alumni and families - join us on Sun-day, May 17 for FAW’s 60th Anniver-sary Picnic and Family Fun Day. We’ll start our celebration with Mass at 11 a.m. followed by a picnic at Father Andrew White School including the new playground blessing and dedica-tion. There will be music, food, games and fellowship! Hamburgers, hotdogs and drinks will be provided. Families with the last name starting with A-M, please bring a side dish to share, and N-Z, please bring a dessert to share. The invitation can be down-loaded and printed from FAW’s school website: www.fatherandrewwhite.org. Cost is $5 per person. Please RSVP by Thursday, May 14. For more infor-mation, please contact Lisa Thomas at [email protected]

Chesapeake Community Chorus ConcertNorth Beach Union Church (8912 Chesapeake Ave., North Beach)–5 pm

Free will offering for Hospice of Cal-vert County

The Chesapeake Community Cho-rus is an all-volunteer chorus that per-forms concerts to benefit charities in Calvert County. We are looking to add new singers to the chorus. No audi-tions are required. Contact Larry

Brown, Director, at 301-855-7477, or email [email protected].

21st Annual Strawberry Festival and BazaarHistoric Christ Church Parish Hall (37497 Zach Fowler Rd., Chaptico) – 1:30 to 5 p.m.

Historic Christ Church in Chaptico, Maryland will have its 21st Annual Strawberry Festival at the parish hall.

The menu includes Strawberry Shortcake with “The Works” – Ice Cream, Strawberry pies, Strawberry Desserts and Mike’s Barbecue with all the trimmings. Visit with quality Artists and Crafters. There will be Live Music all day. For more information, please call the parish office at 301-884-3451 or Shelby at 301-904-2532 or visit our website at: www.cckqp.net and on Facebook: Christ Episco-pal Church, Chaptico, Md. Please join us for a day of old fashioned fun in the country!

Community Calendar


Monday, May 18

International Museum DayCalvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons) 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Celebrating museums all over the world - The Calvert Marine Museum is open and free to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Tuesday, May 1

Maryland Democratic Party GalaMartin’s Crosswinds (7400 Greenway Center Dr, Greenbelt) – VIP Reception 6 p.m., General Reception 6:15 p.m. Dinner at 7 p.m.

For more information please contact Jamiere Folmar at [email protected] or 443-569-4181

Wednesday, May 20

Sea SquirtsCalvert Marine Museum (14200 Solo-mons Island Rd S, Solomons) – 10 a.m. and 11 a.m.

Ship Shape. On boats there are triangle sails, circle shaped win-dows, and rectangle doors to go be-low. What other shapes can we find? Free drop-in program for children 18-months to three years and their caregivers.

Howard County Democratic Central Committee Annual Jefferson-Jackson DinnerThe Ten Oaks Ballroom (5000 Signal Bell Ln., Clarksville) – Program and Dinner 7:15 to 9 p.m.

Clarksville. Speaker: The Honor-

able Thomas Perez, U.S. Secretary of Labor. For information and tickets, go to calvertdemocrats.us3.list-man-age1.com

Women’s Democratic ClubAdam’s Ribs (2200 Solomons Island Rd S, Prince Frederick) - noonMonthly Meeting-Noon at Adam’s, The Place for Ribs, just south of Prince Frederick on route 2-4. Program to be announced.

Thursday, May 21

Central Committee Regular MeetingCalvert County Democratic Party (Democratic HQ) (250 Merrimac Ct, Prince Frederick, MD 206780) 6:30 pm

Friday, May 22

Charles County Democratic Central Committee Annual Truman-Kennedy DinnerWaldorf Jaycee Community Center (3090 Crain Hwy, Waldorf) – 6 p.m.

Go to calvertdemocrats.us3.list-manage.com/track for information and tickets or call (301) 919-5749.

Wine & Design(42356 Rescue Ln., Hollywood) 6:30 pm

We had so much fun at the last Wine & Design … we are having an-other one! The Hollywood Volunteer Rescue Squad is sponsoring a Wine & Design night on Friday, May 22. Fun begins at 6:30 p.m., cost is $45 and includes an instructor, canvas, paints, easel, brushes and aprons. We will paint the Solomons Island Bridge at Sunset. Light refreshments will be served. BYOB

To sign up go to: www.wineand-design.com/location/leonardtown-md/home, go to the calendar, find the date and follow the instructions. Pay-ment must be received in advance. Pass this on to your friends and family. Don’t worry if you can’t paint, it’s a fun night out! Any questions, please call Barbara Wible at 240-298-7443.

Saturday, May 23

Heart ConcertCalvert Marine Museum (14200 Solomons Island Rd S, Solomons) 6 p.m. Gates Open

The Waterside Music Series pres-ents Heart live in concert. Tickets are $44 and $54 (additional fees ap-ply). Buy tickets now at www.calvert-marinemuseum.com, call

1-800-787-9454, or stop by Prince Frederick Ford/Jeep/Dodge. The mu-seum closes at 3 p.m.

The Sotterley Farmer’s Market BeginningHistoric Sotterley Plantation (44300 Sotterley Ln, Hollywood)–8 a.m. to noon

For the second year running, we fur-ther strengthen our strong ties to the Southern Maryland farm community and continue our over 300 year farm-ing tradition as we open up the Sot-terley Farmer’s Market – a producer only farmer’s market Every Saturday running from May 23 through Septem-ber 26 between 8 a.m. and noon, the public is invited to the Historic Sot-terley Plantation grounds to shop lo-cal. Purchase the best quality home-grown vegetables, fruit, and plants, as well as unique, hand-crafted items.

After buying wonderful local pro-

duce, we hope our guests will also stay in order to take advantage of our site’s beauty, nature trails, and his-tory. Visitors need only to check in at the Visitor Center, then they can enjoy themselves hiking and touring the site – and remember that Sotterley mem-bers get in free! Leashed dogs are welcome on our nature trails.

Sotterley is still currently accepting applications from quality local ven-dors interested in featuring only locally grown and produced products - vege-tables, fruit, honey, eggs, and more. All who are interested in being part of the Sotterley Farmer’s Market please con-tact Joe Goldsmith at 301-643-5617.

Art and Wine FestivalAll Saints Episcopal Parish Hall (21656 Oakley Rd., Avenue)–11 am to 5 pm

We are having our first annual Art and Wine Festival, being held at the All Saints Episcopal Parish Hall on Saturday May 23. Doors open at 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Lo-cal artist will be displaying their beautiful artwork. Lunch will be available. We will be having a wine tasting and sales by the glass. Music by Harmony Grit.

Come out and enjoy a day of fun.

Downtown TunesLeonardtown Square – 6 p.m.

The Downtown Tunes music se-ries is proud to present the Leonard-town Square debut of The Latrice Carr Band on Saturday, May 23 starting at 6 p.m. Bring a blanket or chair to sit on, grab some take out from one of the lo-cal restaurants, and enjoy dinner with the music. The Downtown Tunes series is sponsored by the Leonardtown Busi-ness Association and Guy Distribut-ing. For more info 301-475-9791.

Vigil Mass: 4:30 pm SaturdaySunday: 8:00 amWeekday (M-F): 7:30 amConfessions: 3-4 pm Saturday

St. Cecilia Church47950 Mattapany Rd, PO Box 429

St. Mary’s City, MD 20686 301-862-4600

www.stceciliaparish.com

CATHOLIC CHURCH

METHODIST

Now Running In Every

Issue!

CHURCH SERVICES DIRECTORYCATHOLIC

BAHA’I FAITHGod is One, Man is One, and All Religions are One

Discussions 3rd Wed. 7-8Lex Pk Library, Longfellow Rm301-884-8764 or www.bahai.org

BAHA’I FAITH

HUGHESVILLE BAPTIST CHURCHA member of the Southern Baptist Convention

8505 Leonardtown Road, Hughesville, MD 20637301-884-8645 or 301-274-3627

• Sunday School (all ages) 9:15 am• Sunday Morning Worship 10:30 am• Sunday Evening Worship & Bible Study 6:00 pm• Wednesday Discipleship Classes 7:00 pm (Adults, youth & Children)

Senior Pastor Dr. J. Derek YeltonAssociate Pastor Kevin Cullins

BAPTISTCHURCH

Victory Baptist Church29855 Eldorado Farm rd

CharlottE hall, md 20659301-884-8503

Order Of gOOd news servicessun schOOl, all ages…...............10:00sun mOrning wOrship.............…11:00sun evening wOrship….................7:00wed evening prayer mtg.........…7:00

ProClaiming thE ChangElEss word in a Changing world.

Jesus savesvictOrybaptistchurchmd.Org

www.facebook.com/StJohnsAnglicanMD

stjohnsanglicanchurchmd.com

SUNDAY MASS 10 a.m.26415 North Sandgates Rd.Mechanicsville, Md 20659

St. John's Anglican Church

ANGLICAN Hollywood United Methodist Church

24422 Mervell Dean Rd • Hollywood, MD 20636

Rev. Sheldon Reese, PastorSunday Worship 8:30 and 11:00 a.m.Sunday School for all ages 9:45 a.m.All of our services are traditional.

Child care is provided.Sunday Evening Youth Group

Christian Preschool and Kindergarten available

301-373-2500

We invite you to experience the change…the transformation with us. Just bring your heart and God will supply the rest.

Come grow with us in a place, “Where the Word Reaches the Heart!”

Everyone is Welcome!

Greetings from the Bible Temple Church family in Mechanicsville Maryland.

Here at Bible Temple, we believe that in this life it is important to have strong and

healthy relationships1. A relationship with Christ

2. A personal relationship with family and friends

Address: 29050 New Market Village Road, Mechanicsville, MD 20659

Website: www.bibletemplechurch.orgPhone number: 301-374-9110

Leadership: Pastor Joseph and First Lady Marilyn Young

Sunday School for all ages: 9:00AMSunday Morning Worship: 9:45AM

Bible Study: Wednesdays at 7:30PM

Through these relationships, we develop the characteristics of love, understanding and forgiveness; the true heart of Christ.

“ Endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace” (Ephesians 4:3).

NON-DENOMINATIONAL

To Advertise in the Church

Services Directory, Call The County Times

at 301-373-4125

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Going OnIn Entertainment

The County Times is always looking for more local talent to feature! To submit art

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on the Tuesday prior to our Thursday publication.

Thursday, May 14

Ladies Night, Trivia and KaraokeAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) – 7 p.m.

Jazz JamEaglewolf Sports Lounge (105 Crain Hwy, Upper Marlboro) – 7 to 10 p.m.

Team TriviaLeonardtown Grille (25470-C Point Lookout Rd, Leonardtown) – 7 to 9 p.m.

Dylan GalvinTequila Grill (30320 Triangle Dr, Charlotte Hall) – 7 to 10 p.m.

Mercy CreekRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell) – 7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 15

DJ DaveRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell) – 8 p.m.

The CrazeAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) – 6 p.m.

Saturday, May 16

KaraokeLeonardtown Grille (25470-C Point Lookout Rd, Leonardtown) – 7 to 10 p.m.

DJ and KaraokeAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) – 8:30 p.m.

KaraokeApplebee’s (45480 Miramar Way, California) – 9 p.m.

Jim Ritter and the Creole Gumbo Jazz BandWestlawn Inn (9200 Chesapeake Ave, North Beach) – 7:30 p.m.

Sunday, May 17

All Day Sunday Sport SpecialsAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) – 11 a.m.

Joe MartoneRuddy Duck (16810 Piney Point Road, Piney Point) – 11 a.m.

Paint UncorkedAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) – 5 p.m.

Monday, May 18

Pizza & Pint NightRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell) – 4 to 7 p.m.

Team TriviaRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell) – 7 p.m.

Tuesday, May 19

Taco TuesdayRuddy Duck (13200 Dowell Rd, Dowell) – 4 to 7 p.m.

AYCE Steamed ShrimpAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) – 5 to 9 p.m.

Wednesday, May 20

A Weekly Wine Down Wed./ $1 BeersAnthony’s Bar and Grill (10371 Southern Maryland Blvd, Dunkirk) – 9 a.m.

Climb aboard the historic Wm. B. Ten-nison for a leisurely cruise through history with celebrated local historian and author, Dr. Ralph Eshelman. Only two of these special history cruises are scheduled: Sat-urdays, June 6 and Sept. 12 from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. The boat leaves from the Calvert Marine Museum dock. Tickets are $60 per person in advance and can be purchased by emailing [email protected] or by calling 410-326-2042, ext. 41. Space is lim-ited, so don’t delay in securing your passage for this unique experience.

Learn fascinating facts about Solomons, the WWII Amphibious Training Base, and Solomons’ rich tradition of boat building. See old steamboat wharfs and hear about the important role they played in town life. View historic homes, landmarks, and other points of interest. Discover where heroic battles were fought, submarines sunk, light-houses lit, and Ghost Fleets docked. Watch the sunset over the horizon and enjoy a tasty supper provided by Lotus Kitchen. Guests are welcome to bring a libation of choice.

Sunset Supper History Cruises on the Patuxent

Submitted photo of Wm. B. Tennison

For the ninth straight year, world class wildlife art, antique duck decoys, deli-cious wild game, local wines, and re-triever dogs come together in southern Maryland for a fun-filled weekend, with something for everyone. Visitors will be able to see, taste, experience and pur-chase a wide array of Chesapeake Bay culture.

The event kicks off Friday, May 15 with a Cattails and Cocktails reception and auction in recognition of the show’s 2015 Featured Carver, renown Maryland decoy carver, President of the Southern Maryland Carousel and carousel animal maker, Burkey Boggs. At the recep-tion, guests will enjoy delicious hors d’oeuvres while mingling and shopping from the artists, bidding on silent auc-tion items and previewing the decoys and related items to be auctioned off the next morning.

Saturday, May 16, the day starts with an early bird decoy, original and framed wildlife art and related items at 8 a.m.; and the Show begins at 10 a.m.

While the event promotes and cele-brates the traditional arts and heritage of the region, attendees and exhibitors can feel good in that it also serves as a major fundraiser for the Community Founda-tion of Southern Maryland. The founda-tion provides vital grants to a wide array of community organizations, addressing education, health and wellness, youth initiatives, the environment and arts and culture.

We have a long list of growing spon-sors, but we want to thank our major sponsors including: Community Bank of the Chesapeake, Outback Steakhouse, PNC Bank. For tickets and information, please contact [email protected] or visit www.cfsomd.org.

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ghostly figure 50. Without civilizing influences 51. Heartbeat 52. Morning juice 53. Wicket 54. Head louse egg 55. 40th state 56. Pleasing to the eye (Scot.) 58. Nickname for an anorexic 59. Engaged in a game 60. Household god (Roman) CLUES DOWN 1. Admirer 2. Mouth secretion 3. Afterbirth 4. Initials of “Bullitt” star 5. Family crest 6. Forearm bone 7. Unable to move 8. Loss due to a rule infraction 9. Touchdown 12. Accordingly

13. Spiritual teacher 17. A bridal mouthpiece 19. Dress up garishly 20. Cleverly avoid 21. S.E. Asia goat antelope 25. Fla. state dessert 29. Popular legume 31. Two-die gambling game 32. Easily annoyed (alt. sp.) 33. Khoikhoin peoples 35. Cyclic 38. Flavor of Newport cigarettes 41. Jamestown was the 1st English 43. Fine meal made from cereal grain 44. Incarnation 45. Norse goddess of the sea 46. Ignores or snubs (slang) 47. Tiny glass bubble 49. Chinese mahogany genus 56. Deepwater Horizon Co. 57. -__, denotes past

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From My Backyard to Our Bay was first developed by the Baltimore County Soil Conservation District. From there, the booklet was given to each of the Soil Conservations Districts in the Chesapeake Bay watershed area for customization. If the 77 million residents who live in the watershed area of the Chesapeake Bay read this booklet, and took to heart its suggestions and best practices, the Chesapeake Bay would see a dramatic increase in health. Obtain a FREE copy of the booklet by going to the St. Mary’s River Watershed Association, smrwa.org and downloading it. The booklet is available from your local library; Chicken Scratch in Park Hall; The Greenery in Hollywood; Good Earth Natural Food and the St. Mary’s Soil Conservation District in Leonardtown.

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

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The Chesapeake Bayis threatened

What’s threatening the Bay?Nitrogen. Phosphorus. Sediment. These are the major factors responsible for the decline of water quality in the Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries. Nitrogen and phosphorus are nutrients. They serve as essential food for living things, but too much can be lethal to the Bay. Too many nutrients spawn the growth of algae that can be toxic to marine life, pets, and humans. When those algae die, they remove life-giving oxygen from the water and create “dead zones” where fish, oysters, clams, and crabs can’t live because they can’t breathe.Sediment is soil that washes into the Bay when it rains. It clouds the water and prevents underwater grasses from growing. These grasses produce oxygen and provide a place for young fish and crabs to develop and thrive.

So who’s responsible?Every one of us. Every drop of water

that falls on St. Mary’s County will make its way to the Bay or one of its tributaries. Along the way it will pick up and carry with it the things that we put on the ground.

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Restoring the Chesapeake BayThe Chesapeake Bay is a national treasure that desperately needs our help. Experts agree that there is only one way to restore the Chesapeake Bay, and that’s “one river at a time.” But the problems don’t start in the rivers; they start on the land surrounding the rivers – their watersheds. You live in a watershed. We all do. The way we treat the land in our watersheds affects the health of our streams, our rivers, and ultimately the Chesapeake Bay.

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Wanderingsof an Aimless MindWith Dreams of Strawberries All Through My HeadBy Shelby OppermanContributing Writer

Someone asked me a few days ago if I was dreaming of strawberries yet.

When I am lucky enough to get any sleep, then yes, I am dreaming, breathing, and living strawberries. If you know me, then you know I am on my 13th year of being in charge of our annual Strawberry Festival at our church, Christ Church, Chaptico.

I am eagerly in anticipation of turning 80. Why in the world would I look forward to turning 80, you might ask. Well, the run-ning of the Strawberry Festival was handed over to me, without my fully being aware of it, by our then 80 year old church matriarch, LaRue. All I remember was that LaRue asked me and fellow church member and friend Rose to come to a planning meet-ing. I being an eager, clueless, relatively new newcomer with still untapped bound-less energy at that point, agreed. I was 40 at the time, but apparently a naïve 40 against a skillful negotiator like LaRue. She must have sensed this, because before I knew what happened, the planning meeting was over and LaRue was holding both of my hands in hers and saying, “Thank you for taking this over from me”. You know how they talk about a person’s mouth dropping over in astonishment? I don’t know what happened to Rose within those few min-utes, or if she had some inkling of what was to come and wisely stepped away.

Our former Reverend (a few Reverends back), Reverend Sam Walker, wrote me two years ago about the origin of the Straw-berry Festival and gives his folksy account of the afternoon: “La Rue and I are sitting on the rectory porch talking about straw-berries, because we had just had a very big luncheon for area clergy, and she and some other ladies, made delicious, fresh straw-berry shortcake. So we’re having a glass of iced tea, and I said, ‘La Rue, what would

happen if we did a big festival here or event around strawberries because all the ladies make great ice cream, they make great cakes and pies and whatnot.’ She said, ‘Oh, I think that would be wonderful!’ Now you can just hear her. So the next thing we knew, that Spring there are a bunch of us out there picking strawberries, and that’s how it started. I got ahold of some musical talent and they came and played, we got ahold of the fellow that did the barbecue, and I believe the next year we added the crafts and other things. It just sort of grew from there. Over the years we raised right much money for Hospice and other things, but Hospice was the [original] charity of choice. It’s nice, we did a lot of good. It’s so nice to read and see that it continues with good energy.”

I don’t know about having near as much energy as I did the first 10 years, but I have so many wonderful volunteers, and so much local support: especially the years when the strawberries aren’t ready. Our main local source helps us find other avenues of local growers with greenhouses or covered fields when there is a problem. Betty Russell of Russell Farms, Carrie of Southern Comfort Berry Farm, and our church’s own Mike Oliver have been so helpful in getting us the right amount of strawberries for this Sun-day. I am always a nervous wreck this last week before the festival, but when you have so many willing hands and helpers, then ev-erything goes so much easier.

One thing I thought I would never do is have to actually pick the strawberries our-selves again like they did the first year or so. But this year will be the exception. A group of us will be picking on Saturday morning. I may or may not be physically picking though I will make sure everyone is hydrated and sunscreened. There have been a few changes since Reverend Sam Walk-er’s and LaRue’s original plan. Somewhere along the line we made three local charities beneficiaries of the proceeds: Hospice, St. Mary’s Caring, and Healthshare. It’s not a huge festival, but I am proud of our work for St. Mary’s County. Small offerings can make large differences. Well, I guess I bet-ter get back to strawberry planning and the wait for a Mike’s Barbecue sliced pork bar-becue. I can’t wait. Hope to see you there on Sunday – come up and say hi to the crazy strawberry queen in the tiara.

To each new day’s adventure,

Shelby

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

Home

Tiny houses are a recent phenome-non and have spurred many businesses — from builders to decorating experts — looking to connect with consumers who want to go small. The small house movement advocates for living simply in small homes, some of which can be as small as 100 square feet or less.

Although living in a tiny house is not for everyone, many people prefer small-space living to living in larger, more spacious homes and apartments. For those looking to make the most of their small living spaces, there are ways to make such living arrange-ments feel larger.

• Light is your friend. Establish ad-equate lighting in a room that includes at least three working lights. Varied light sources from different angles will eliminate dark corners and shad-ows that can make a space feel smaller. Lighting also can draw the eye where you want it and distract attention from the room’s flaws.

• Make use of vertical space. Homes where space is at a premium may have limited storage areas. An often-over-looked storage option is vertical space. Space above doors, shelving, and ar-eas above cabinetry are ideal places to store items. Use hooks on walls to keep belongings off the floor.

• Choose light-colored paint. Choose lighter hues for your home furnishings and wall colors. You do not have to limit this to white (unless landlords require white walls). Pale colors will help reflect light and can make the room seem larger than it really is. Us-ing a dark color on the flooring can make other lighter shades really pop in contrast.

• Conceal the clutter. If you cannot keep personal belongings to the utmost

minimum in a home, experiment with clever ways to keep items out of sight. Furniture that serves dual purposes can help with this task. Storage otto-mans will conceal small toys or linens and also provide seating options in a room when guests come over. A dress-er can be used as a dining room buffet piece, and the numerous drawers can hold knickknacks or silverware. Fur-niture with built-in, hidden storage is well worth the investment when living spaces are limited.

• Create dual-purpose rooms. Lack of space means getting creative with the space you do have. A nook in your bedroom can be devoted to a miniature home office. Perhaps you can estab-lish a crafting center in a portion of your laundry room. Garages have long served as catch-all spaces in homes. Apart from storage, they can be subdi-vided for home gyms or even a place to gather and watch a ballgame.

• Hang mirrors to “expand” rooms. Mirrors can trick the eye into believ-ing there is more space in a room. Mir-rors melt away room borders and can accelerate the flow of light. Hanging them throughout your home can make spaces seem larger.

• Think about built-in furniture. Tra-ditional furniture may not be practical for small spaces and can waste a lot of room. Custom-built furniture is often the way to go to maximize the area you do have. Employ a little do-it-yourself initiative as well, customizing items for the perfect fit.

• Work with a designer. If you’re having difficulty making a small space work for you, consult with an interior designer or a contractor for some ideas.

Make The Most of Small Living Spaces


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