The County Times
Thursday December 28, 2006
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Sports and Community Interest B Girls Take Two Steps Forward
Hornets and Braves Split Swim Meet
By Andrew Knowlton Staff Writer
By Andrew Knowlton Staff Writer
Great Mills girls basketball coach Brian Weisner has stressed to his team the importance of communication all year long. In a recent loss to Lackey, Weisner blamed his team’s lack of communication as a major problem. That game was a step backward for the Hornets, who had come off a win in the Tip-Off Tournament two days before. But in a home match up against McDonough, the Hornets took two steps forward by not only winning the game 58-37, but by proving to their coach – and to each other – that they can effectively communicate on the floor. The Hornets took the lead early and were up 19-13 in the first quarter. In the second quarter, Great Mills shook McDonough off their heels with strong rebounding, inside play, foul shooting, and of course, communication. They were aggressive both offensively and defensively, and turned the Rams mistakes into opportunities on every trip down the floor. In the last play of the half, Hornet guard Megan Matheny pulled down a rebound, sprinted up the court and dished the ball off to Shawnese Taylor, who was cutting in the lane. Taylor caught the ball, doublepumped in the air and laid the ball in, giving her team a 34-22
Braves Win Despite Loss By Andrew Knowlton Staff Writer
lead into halftime. Plays like this are not uncommon for the Hornets, who have both speed and size. “We have kids who can score,” Weisner said. “One night it’s going to be one kid and another night it’s going to be another kid.” On this night, it was Shamara Adams, who had 15 points. “Everybody always tells me ‘shoot, shoot, shoot,’ so today I just let it rip, I just let it go,” Adams said. Not far behind Adams were Taylor’s 14 points, and Matheny’s 13. With strong shooting and intense defense, the Hornets were able to build their lead to 25 in the third quarter. McDonough’s one and only basket of the quarter came with 1:54 remaining. Great Mills’ bench took over the floor in the fourth quarter and saw strong play from guard Leigha Tudder. Early in the fourth, Tudder grabbed an offensive board and put back the shot while getting fouled. Her free throw made it a three-point play. On the next offensive possession, Taylor ran the length of the court and scored on a layup. “They couldn’t handle us on offense,” Taylor said. Defensively, the Hornets threw a full-court press at the Rams in the second half that led to several turnovers and points. When the team plays well de-
The Chopticon Braves graduated a state champ wrestler in Lucas Black this year. The loss of such a strong teammate could have destroyed the Braves, but with every trip to the mat, they
Photo by Andrew Knowlton
Great Mills guard Tyneisha Baker swarms a McDonough player who has fallen to the ground. The Hornets held McDonough to two points in the third quarter on their way to their first home win.
fensively, they are handsomely rewarded. “When they play hard and play the type of defense they’re capable of playing, they earn practices off,” Weisner said. So far, the team has earned one day off from practice. The win over McDonough earned them another rest day before resuming competition. Great Mills improves to 3-2
with the victory and look to build on the win. “Some of us set a goal not to go past three losses, so we can’t go one more loss,” Adams said. “We want to win, we want to take SMAC.” “We’re moving in a positive direction,” Weisner said. “This was a really good step forward for us.”
are proving that they learned from the best. “Lucas Black, Eli Black, Mike Cannon, all the great wrestlers that have come out of Chopticon, I pretty much look up to them as my role models,” junior
wrestler Chas Guy said. “I try to do everything they did.” Guy is 8-0 after a win on his home mat against Great Mills Dec. 22. The Braves took
The first race of the night – the 200-medley relay – said it all for the Great Mills boys swim team. The Hornets, facing county rival Chopticon, led that race from John Kitner’s leadoff leg to Jacob Manich’s anchor. From there, the Hornet boys claimed every race, except for the 400-freestyle relay, en route to a 142-84 win over the Braves at the Great Mills Pool Dec. 20. The Great Mills boys had strong performances across the board. Kitner cruised to wins in the 200 IM (2:20.10), the 100backstroke (1:04.17) and anchored a winning 200-freestyle relay. “I felt the best in my 100 backstroke today,” Kitner said. “Even though it was back-toback events [the 200-freestyle relay and the 100-backstroke,] I still felt pretty good. I was a little bit more tired than I usually am but I still felt pretty good.” Andrew Kelly was also a double winner individually, taking the 200-freestyle (2:10.85)
Sailing Success Continued from page A-1
Caitlin Phalen swims to victory in the 200 IM. Phalen beat Great Mills’ Rachel Bailer by 3.69 seconds in that event.
“Teeming With Potential”
Newport Beach, Calif.. “The actual win on the water and getting respect from our competition is the main thing. But still it’s pretty cool to see our name at the top of the list.” A Little Bit of History St. Mary’s has a long history of success in sailing. The women’s team won the national championships in 1995 and has had more top three finishes than any other women’s team in the country. The coed and women’s teams have combined for 10 national collegiate titles. The most recent victory came in 2004 when the coed team won
the Team Race title in Cascade Locks, Oregon. Sailing has been a varsity sport at St. Mary’s College since the 70’s, and like every other varsity sport, it is a time consuming commitment. During fall and spring seasons, the team is out on the water Tuesday through Friday for several hours at a time. They often train at Point Lookout in the open water of the Chesapeake Bay. Weekends are spent traveling to competitions as far north as New Hampshire and as far south as Florida. In January, the coed team will fly across the country to compete in the Rose
Bowl Regatta at the University of Southern California. “It’s like a full time job,” sophomore Jennifer Chamberlin said. “But we really like our job.” The hard work has paid off for the Seahawks. In September, Sailing World Magazine ranked them eighth in the country. “We graduated two seniors, we’re starting a freshman,” Werblow said. “It was a little bit of a slow road, and it took us a semester to become competitive with the elite teams in the country.” St. Mary’s faces schools such as Yale, Harvard, Stanford and Navy on a weekly basis, but
See Swim Meet page B-
Photo by Andrew Knowlton
See Braves page B-
to train. Currently, they have 18 Vanguard Flying Juniors and six 420s. After the fleet has been used by the varsity program for six years, it gets turned over to the recreational and instructional programs to benefit the whole campus community. “We are very fortunate to have faculty and staff that value our waterfront,” said Werblow. But having good equipment is only an advantage in practice. In college sailing, you are expected to be able to hop in any kind of boat and sail it faster than your competitor, Werblow said. Competitions take place in twoperson sloop rigged dinghy’s, which means two people and two sails are on the boat. “The host college provides the boats and then competitors change boats every race,” Werblow said. “So you have absolutely the same equipment as everyone else. All the sails were bought at the same time, all the boats were bought at the same time, etc.”
Skipper Adrienne Patterson sails with crewmember Abby Rowlands in a November practice.
and the 100-backstroke (1:11.12). Manich had double wins as well. He beat out teammate Andy Bogdan in the 50-freestyle (27.09) and won the 100-freestyle (1:02.40) over Chopticon’s Brandon Miller. “The times were solid,” Great Mills head coach Brent Gordon said. “We had a lot of best times from our new swimmers.” While the Hornets won big on the boys’ side, the Chopticon girls got the best of the Lady Hornets, winning by a score of 142-120. Senior Caitlin Phalen led the way for the Braves with two individual wins and strong performances on the 200-medley relay and the 400-freestyle relay teams, both in which she placed first. “I thought we swam really, really well,” Phalen said. “We’ve been training really hard this week. Last week we had a full week of everyday practice, so I was very impressed with how we swam. We’ve improved so much since the beginning of the year.” Phalen’s performance in
Photo by Adam Werblow
racing at such a competitive level is a positive for the Seahawks. “The college teams we compete against are honest to goodness real competition and on any given weekend they might beat us,” Werblow said. “But what we try to do is put ourselves in a position where week in and week out we can be one of those teams that competes at a consistently high level.” Aside from hard work and weekly regattas against some of the nations best teams, the Seahawks have other reasons for being so successful. The team has great school support and excellent equipment on which
Another key that has unlocked the door to success for the Seahawks lies in coaching. Werblow has had an exceptional career as a skipper himself. Before coming to St. Mary’s in 1988 and leading the team into the national spotlight, he was captain of the sailing team at Connecticut College. He was a member of the U.S. Sailing Team from 1989-92, and he coached the U.S. Youth Worlds Team five times. In 1991, that team won two gold and two silver medals, which was the best ever at these world championships. “My childhood sailing partner was the captain of the Naval Academy team and he knew I wanted to coach in college,” Werblow said. “He told me that I should come [to St. Mary’s]. This was the place for me. It was teeming with potential. That was his tagline.” Werblow is not alone. Another member of the coaching
staff is Bill Ward, who coached at Georgetown for two years before moving to St. Mary’s in August. Ward will be representing Team USA at the Pan Am Games this summer as a member of the coaching staff. “Bill’s just been really outstanding with helping the team with the mental preparation and the technical side of what they need to do to get around the race course a little bit faster than the next guy,” Werblow said. “One Big Family” The school’s national powerhouse status has not deterred any students from walking-on to the team. “It’s really neat because a bunch are recruited or hear about the program by looking at results or ranking, but there are a lot of people on the team that had never sailed before, but just love to be on the water, and they make it with no prior sailing experience,” Patterson said. “We’ve even had a few go on to be All-American.” The hours of hard work, combined with tradition and great coaching, makes St. Mary’s one of the best teams in the nation on a consistent basis. Over 100 Seahawk sailors have become AllAmericans and three have sailed in the Olympics, one of them earning a silver medal. With the team’s recent achievements, the list continues to grow. “We’re just one big family,” Patterson added. “Everyone’s real close, whether it’s school, sailing, or whatever.” So as waters become colder and winter’s bitterest months approach, sailing will drift from the minds of most. At St. Mary’s College, however, it will be on the minds of many. The sailing team will work hard physically and mentally during these months in anticipation of warmer weather. “In the meantime,” Werblow said. “What we try to do is have fun getting better.”
The County Times
Section B -
Thursday December 28, 2006
Sports Braves Continued from page B- down the Hornets 42-31, despite having most of their wrestlers bumped up a weight class. “I’m just glad we came away with the ‘W,’” Chopticon head coach Dane Kramer said. “I thought it would be easier, but we had one wrestler [Shawn Asher-189] who was sick, so that bumped us up a little. We had five people wrestle up a weight class.” Guy faced off against Great Mills’ Terrence Dickerson at 119 and outlasted him in a close bout. “I wrestled up a weight class and I did pretty well, but I should have pinned the guy,” Guy said. After a tough loss to defending state champs La Plata Dec. 20, in which the Hornets were shut out, Great Mills
head coach Bill Griffith had mixed feelings about the loss to Chopticon. “It’s always disappointing to lose to a county team,” he said. “But to show this much improvement on the mat in two days is very exciting.” Against the Braves, Griffith saw strong performances from some of his less experienced wrestlers. “We had a lot of young guys who stepped up,” he said. “Some of our freshman got their first wins. We also had a few guys who dominated early but ended up losing.” The Braves went into the match with confidence, but did not take Great Mills lightly, Guy said. “You have to go into every match thinking you’re going to win, especially against a county
team,” he added. “I think everybody did a good job of taking it to their man.” Guy won 21 matches before losing one last season. With more experience under his belt, and the guidance of some of Chopticon’s best, his plans for this season are even more ambitious. “I plan on going undefeated all year,” he said. “I don’t plan on letting anyone take me down.” Until their next match, Guy and the Braves will emulate the training they did with Black and Cannon and continue to use what they learned from some of Chopticon’s best. The Hornets will look to come out of their losing slump when they return to action against Lackey Jan. 9 at home.
Swim Meet Continued from page B- the 100-backstroke was perhaps the “most exciting race” of the night, Chopticon head coach Robbie Davis said. “It was really close,” Davis said before the results came in. “That was one of the races where they were both almost touching at the same time, so I don’t know if she won. It looked like she won.” Phalen, who said she had been suffering slight knee pains, did win – by .02 seconds. “I was racing my best friend [Jackie Kitner] in the backstroke and beat her by .02
seconds, so it felt really good,” Phalen said. Despite a few setbacks, Davis was excited about performances on both the boys and girls sides. “A lot of them are sick. They gave blood yesterday. There was a blood drive at the high school, and there’s a band concert tonight so a lot of them had to leave early,” Davis said. “But I was really impressed with the way they always put their heart in the swim whether they’re the first swimmer, second swimmer, or the third
swimmer. I always get their best performance, so I was really happy.” The win for the Chopticon girls was their first of the season, while the boys drop to 0-3. After ending last season winless and 13th in SMAC, the Great Mills boys’ team is a program on the rise. The win over Chopticon is already their second of the season. “It’s good for our program because it’s the first time we’ve actually won something,” Kitner said.
Raiders Win First Game By Andrew Knowlton Staff Writer The Leonardtown Raiders girls’ basketball team earned their first win of the season Dec. 20 when they beat Northern 37-30. Northern held the lead early,
but the Raiders picked up their play and fought back to take a narrow 16-14 lead at the half. They held onto a small lead for the remainder of the game and closed off Northern (1-4, 0-1 SMAC). “The girls played with a little more patience but a lot
more intensity,” Leonardtown head coach Glenn Larnerd said. “That’s what helped them the most tonight.” Center Dana O’Neil was Leonardtown’s leading scorer with 11 points, while Forward Casey Walker added 10.
Photo by Andrew Knowlton
Chopticon’s Derek Bell tries to pin his Great Mills’ opponent in the Braves’ 42-31 victory. Despite the loss of State Champion Lucas Black, the Braves wrestling team has made a strong showing this year.
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Thursday December 28, 2006
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Recycle Newspapers – Save Our Planet!
By Andrew Knowlton Staff Writer Earlier in December, I was attending a Ryken boys’ basketball game, when I saw something that I decided was column-worthy. It wasn’t a reverse dunk by John Flowers or a clutch three-pointer by Julius Brown. Instead, it was something the fans did that I will write about. When Ryken’s squad was introduced, the fans made noise for their favorite players. But when their oppo-
nent’s (Meade) lineup was read, Knight fans pulled out their copies of the County Times and began reading, pretending to be completely absorbed. This was not only a great way to disrespect the opposing team, but it was also a wonderful way of recycling the precious pages of this newspaper. So this got me thinking, what else can we do to usefully recycle this paper? What are some other friendly ways sports fans can use this paper to do their part in saving our planet -- that is, after they have read my column three times, of course, and assuming that they have decided not to frame it. Here is a list of some ideas for fans and athletes. Follow these instructions, or come up with your own. Either way, the paper IS FREE, so grab a bunch and pass them out. The possibilities are endless…
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Thursday December 28, 2006
Police Briefs Armed Robber Hits Copsey’s St. Mary’s County Road Patrol Deputies responded to Copsey’s Seafood Market in Mechanicsville for a reported Armed Robbery at approximately 1 p.m., Dec. 21.
It was determined that the suspect, a black male wearing dark clothing, entered the market with a handgun and demanded money. The suspect then fled on foot with an undisclosed amount
of U.S. currency. Detectives from the St. Mary’s Bureau of Criminal Investigations are continuing to investigate the incident.
Police Arrest Man for Assault Detectives from the St. Mary’s Bureau of Investigations arrested Justin Xavier Varlack, 23, of Leonardtown, for First Degree Assault Dec. 20. Police report the assault
stemmed from a shooting incident on Joan Drive in California that occurred Nov. 4, where the suspect fired rounds from a handgun at an occupied residence. The incident resulted in several
search and seizure warrants being issued and police recovered stolen firearms. Varlack was held pending a bond hearing with the District Court Commissioner.
Three Arrested for Armed Robbery Three suspects were arrested and charged with Armed Robbery Dec. 21 by the St. Mary’s Sheriff’s Department. The suspects have been identified as Jeremy Joseph Gilman, 20, of Mechanicsville, a 17year-old male from Mechanicsville and a 15-year-old juvenile female from Callaway. The 17year-old male was transported to the detention center and charged as an adult.
The two victims, residents of North Carolina, were reportedly visiting St. Mary’s County for the holidays, and when they arrived at a residence in Mechanicsville they were confronted by the suspects, one of whom was armed with a gun. Personal property and an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency was stolen. The victims fled the area in a vehicle and contacted authorities.
Detectives from the St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations confirmed the victims were robbed and executed a search and seizure warrant at the suspect’s residence with the assistance of the Emergency Services Team. Evidence related to the armed robbery was located in addition to the three suspects.
Major Operation Hits Paydirt A Police search conducted Dec. 19 in Lexington Park on a body and vehicle search warrant revealed a sizeable stash of drugs, money and weapons. The search, carried out by members of the St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations (BCI) Narcotics Unit with assistance from the Maryland
State Police and the Sheriff’s Department Road Patrol Units, was the result of a one-month investigation. The search turned up 111.6 grams of marijuana, worth an estimated $1,100; $619 in U.S. currency; One Walther BB pistol; a stolen .22 handgun and a Mossberg shotgun.
Three men were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana following transport to the St. Mary’s Detention Center. The suspects have been identified as Ofori Holmes, Elijah Holmes and Daven Williams, all of Lexington Park.
Six-Month Surveillance Leads to Big Bust Members of the St. Mary’s Bureau of Criminal (BCI) Investigations Narcotics Unit found a large cache of drugs and money following a six-month investigation in Avenue, Dec. 15. The six-month investigation led to two search and seizure warrants, which the BCI, along
with assistance from St. Mary’s County Emergency Services team and the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Department K-9 unit, carried out at 3 p.m. During the search, 32.2 grams of Marijuana; 4 grams of crack cocaine and 1.4 grams of powder cocaine were found.
$2,504 in U.S. currency was also found. No arrest were made at the scene. A review with the St. Mary’s County States Attorney’s Office will be conducted and charges are pending.
K-9 Finds Speeder’s Drugs
Rd. at 3:33 p.m. Linger initiated a routine traffic stop for an equipment violation. Contact was made with the driver, a black male juvenile, 17, of Cobb Island and the passenger, a white female juvenile, 17, of Cobb Island. TFC Linger observed marijuana in the driver’s door pocket. After further investigation, both subjects were arrested for possession of marijuana and CDS paraphernalia. They were transported to the Leonardtown Barrack for processing and later released to a relative of the male juvenile. Investigation continues pending action by juvenile authorities.
21000 block of Rosebay Street in Leonardtown at 10:46 p.m. for a reported domestic assault. Investigation revealed that the suspect, Tracy Ann Richardson, 41, of Leonardtown assaulted the victim, a male, 43, of Leonardtown. Richardson was arrested for 2nd degree assault and transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center in Leonardtown pending a bond review. Investigation continues.
Sgt. Force observed a Ford Taurus traveling northbound on Route 5 south of Route 6 in Mechanicsville while patrolling at 1:40 pm, in her marked MSP K9 unit. The driver was not restrained by the seatbelt. A routine traffic stop was initiated and contact was made with the driver, Nicole Renee Mcswain, 18, of Mechanicsville. On the initial contact a plastic bag was observed in the center console area. When Sgt. Force contacted Mcswain a second time and the plastic bag was not observed. A K-9 scan was conducted and K9 Maddie alerted on the center console area. TFC Linger conducted a probable cause search and located a plastic bag containing marijuana in the area that K-9 Maddie alerted. Mcswain was arrested for possession of marijuana. Two additional bags of marijuana and a CDS smoking device were located on her person. She was transported to the St. Mary’s County Detention Center pending a bond review.
Burglar Steals Nothing TFC Koch responded to the 44000 block of St. Andrews Church Rd. in California for a reported burglary at 3:18 pm. Contact was made with the victim, 58, who advised the residence was burglarized. Investigation revealed an unknown suspect(s) entered the residence through a rear door by breaking out the glass. The victim advised there was no sign of anything taken from the residence. The investigation continues.
Two Juveniles Arrested for Possession TFC Linger was patrolling Route 5 in Mechanicsville Dec. 15 when he observed a Honda Accord traveling southbound Route 5, north of Golden Beach
Speeder Caught with Crack
TFC Linger was patrolling Route 235 south of Route 246 in the Lexington Park Dec. 21 at 1:38 a.m. when he observed Distributing Alcohol to a Nissan passenger car exceeding the posted speed limit. A Minors Tpr. Adams responded to routine traffic stop was initiated the 45000 block Shields Court for the speeding violation. Furin California Dec. 18, at 1:18 am, ther investigation revealed the for a report of underage drink- passenger, William Keith Penn, ing. Contact was made with the 38, of Lexington Park, was in complainant, a female, 36, of possession of crack cocaine and California, who advised her 16- two smoking devices containyear-old daughter just returned ing burnt cocaine residue. Penn home from a party intoxicated. was arrested for possession of Further investigation revealed cocaine and CDS paraphernathe suspect, Stefan James lia. He was later transported to Dulemba, 24, of California, sup- the St. Mary’s County Detention plied the alcohol to the juvenile. Center pending a bond review. Both individuals were cited on Civil Citations. Weekly DUI Status Sheet
Thief Steals $10, Cigarettes Tpr. Adams responded to the Friendly Tavern in Great Mills for the report of a burglary at 4:19 am. Upon arrival, contact was made with the complainant, a male, 55, of Great Mills. He advised the front door was broken and entry was made into the establishment. The unknown suspect(s) took ten dollars in change and 5 packs of Marlboro cigarettes. The suspect(s) left through the rear door. Investigation continues.
Woman Arrested for Domestic Assault Tpr. Adams responded to the
for December 14 - December 21, 2006 Loretta Jean Hetmanski, 46, of Leonardtown on 12/14/06 by Tpr. K. Shugart Peggy Ann Crim, 56, of Lexington Park on 12/15/06 by Tpr. W. Crook Female Juvenile, 17, of Lexington Park on 12/17/06 by TFC M. Grimes Richard Lee Bakewell, 48, of Avenue on 12/17/06 by OFC D. Riley Michael John Weigand, 31 of Drayden on 12/19/2006 by Tpr K. Shughart
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Exploring Nature And Art Together In Historic Southern Maryland Emily Finch Staff Writing Annmarie Garden, located on the shore of St. John’s Creek in Calvert County, has served the Southern Maryland community since 1992. Francis and Ann Marie Koenig bought the farmland in 1960 and in 1992, Francis donated it to the Smithsonian Institution to remain in perpetuity as Annmarie Garden, named for his wife. Francis Koenig wanted something unique in the area that was able to provide history, self-reflection and preservation all in one. Director of the garden, Stacey Hann-Ruff agrees, and thinks “spots like Annmarie Gardens are important as far as preservation goes.” Just off Dowell Road in Solomons, Annmarie Garden is a 30-acre public sculpture park. It offers a wide variety of gallery shows, art programs, and other special events throughout the year. Also at Annmarie Garden, visitors can enjoy a serene walk down a wooded path, discovering unique artwork tucked within the trees every step of the way. There is also picnic space available, as well as a paved path for bike riding. This beautiful park consists of many pieces of artwork dedicated by artists residing right here in Southern Maryland. The bathrooms, for example, were artistically tiled by Annmarie Garden staff, volunteers, and even a few local donors. Other permanent pieces of artwork came from all over the world. The heart of Annmarie Garden is a piece called The Council Ring, which came from an artist in Vermont. A piece called Circular Reflection was created in 1972 by an Isreali and donated later to Annmarie in 1980.
Although still young compared to many of Southern Maryland’s landmarks, Annmarie Garden holds a great amount of community involvement and history. “Art is an avenue to history,” said Hann-Ruff. “And we try to find creative ways to bring the county together on that as-
many of the plants native to Southern Maryland, such as Tobacco, Dogwood, Paw Paw, Sassafras, and White Oak. Another connection to the area is part of the path as well. The Surveyor’s Map, dedicated in 1997, is a floating walkway that takes visitors more than 300 linear feet off the ground. The
some of the memories and history of Calvert County. Some of the quotes have started to rub away, and many visitors complain they cannot read them very well, but that was the artists’ intent, says Hann-Ruff. “She interviewed people in the county about their lives and engraved their quotes with the
garden. “Francis Koenig had a tremendous amount of respect for people that made their living from the water and land in the county. He said they keep the history of the county alive,” Hann-Ruff said. “And that is way he basically demanded this piece to be our first permanent installation.” This piece symbolizes the elements of a waterman’s existence; featuring a small boat, open water, and the waterman with his tools. This sculpture celebrates the pride, integrity and mere character of the waterman local to the county. Annmarie Garden sponsors several annual events throughout the year. Garden in Lights is currently underway at Annmarie Garden. This spectacular outdoor light show runs nightly 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. now through January 1. More than a month of preparations goes in to transforming the garden into a drive-through display where visitors get to see one-of-a-kind light sculptures and decorations for the holiday season. Mind, Body and Spirit Day in mid-May is a free Photo by Emily Finch event in celebration of healthy living. This The entrance gates at Annemarie Garden were shipped from Florida in over 650 pieces. event, co-sponsored by Calvert Memorial Hospect. The garden is really about trail begins at ground level and intention that they would one pital Healthy Alternatives and the community.” leads visitors to an area with in- day fade,” she said. “Like all College of Southern Maryland, Throughout the wooded scriptions from quotes from na- memories will eventually fade.” offers visitors the opportunity path, there are thirteen conve- tives about the people and land in A walk on this path is supposed nient benches for a quick rest Calvert County. to trigger images of history, to participate in free therapies and reflection. In 1995, MagThis area, just below canopy memories and legends, depend- and activities while enjoying the gie Smith, an artist from Bain- level, then turns into a curved ing on specific associations to serenity of the gardens wooded path and artwork. A variety of bridge Island, Wash., and more section of pathway scattered the county. than 100 fourth and fifth grad- with trees that poke through the The first permanent instal- organizations, food vendors, and ers from Calvert County created surface. lation to Annmarie Garden is other artisans contribute their these benches. On each bench This part of the walkway a Tribute to the Oyster Tonger. services as well. More informaare ceramic tiles created by the represents the roads, crossroads This is the focal piece for visi- tion on this event is published in students. These tiles represent and benchmarks that constitute tors once they have entered the April.
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In late June The Tobacco Trail Antique and Classic Car Meet also takes place at Annmarie Garden. It is a main event of the National Capital Region (NCR) of the Antique Automobile Club of America. This event brings a new life to these classic works of art that once ruled the roads of Southern Maryland. Awards and trophies are given out each year at this event to the owners of several vehicles. September is the time for Artsfest at Annmarie Garden. This is recognized as one of the top outdoor art festivals in the region. Artsfest is a juried art show that brings together some of the most accomplished artists in the entire country for a weekend of music, art, nature and food. Tales for a Haunted Trail happens at Annmarie Garden in late October to celebrate Halloween. This event is a spook-free day of trick-or-treating for the whole family. Local organizations and businesses hand out candy and prizes as visitors walk along the not-so-haunted pathway. Artistic activities are also provided at this event. From the first glance at the entrance gates visitors can see the grand artistry within Annmarie Garden. Whether taking a walk through the wooded path, having a picnic with family or friends, discovering more history within the county or just spending some time alone with art and nature, Annmarie Garden is worth a visit. “It’s a place to enjoy being outside, where a child can ride their bike away from cars. And historically,” says Hann-Ruff, “Annmarie Garden is a wonderful compliment to the rest of the area.” Annmarie Garden is open year-round from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. It is handicap accessible and pets are permitted except at special events. All ages are welcome and entrance is free to all parts of the park on normal operating days. For more information visit www.annmariegraden. org or call 410-326-4640.
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20. Cheese dish 22. Citizens of Seoul 24. Old Italian monetary units 25. Not high 26. __ Boothe Luce, American author 29. Present in great quantity 34. Plumber’s snake 35. Ancient Greek coin 36. Fish eggs 37. Bedazzled
41. Denotes three 42. Untouchable Eliot 43. Glorify 44. Sound powers of the mind 47. Bitsy 48. Scoundrel 49. This circular object 50. Disney town 54. __ Hess, oil company 58. Military disguise 59. Clematis _____ of Woking
61. Expresses pleasure 62. One of the Great Lakes 63. One who tightens a corset 64. A light twowheel carriage 65. Simpson prosecutor C. ____en 66. Icelandic poems 67. Finless fish
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Historical Landmarks of
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