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Bare Cupboards More Common Pantries and Food Banks Struggling to Meet Increasing Needs

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Brenda DiCarlo, manager of the Southern Maryland Food Bank in Hughesville, stands next to empty shelves at her facility.

Martirano Elected President Of WASSC (SMCPS Press Release) St. Mary’s County Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Michael J. Martirano, has been elected president of the Washington Area School Superintendents Council (WASSC) for the 2008-2009 school year.

The WASSC is a group of 17 area superintendents from Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia, the Archdiocese of Washington and Arlington, and 13 retired superintendents who meet once a month in Washington, D.C., to discuss current and relevant educational topics and issues.

“I am honored to have been selected president for the upcoming school year,” said Dr. Martirano. “The professional development activities of the WASSC have been invaluable for all participating superintendents.”

Best Buy Donates $2,000 To Sheriff’s Office

On Thursday morning at 10:45, a crowd of about 30 people gathered outside of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Leonardtown representing all age groups; some elderly, some much younger, but all there for one thing: food.

Jean Moulds smiled warmly as she handed out bags of groceries to one person after another, each bag containing roughly $20 to $25 worth of canned and dry goods, enough to feed one person for three or four days. After that she moved from table to table, where clients were sitting down to a hot lunch and handed out toiletries and cleaning products to whoever took them.

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Raley Proposes Energy Deputy Tax Cut In Final Days Charged With Of Budget Debate Assaulting Lexington Park Man

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

St. Mary’s County Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) said cutting the energy tax rate in half makes good fiscal sense for the county, since it would provide citizens with some tax relief but still leave the government with enough money to fund key operations and projects.

Current county projections for the coming fiscal year show the energy tax, which places a tariff on electricity and gasoline consumption, would bring in $3 million in revenue.

Raley said that number should be cut down to just $1.5 million.

“There’s a general sentiment that the citizens need some tax relief, but focus has been on the property tax; with our property

tax rate the fifth lowest in the state there’s not much we can do with that.

“The energy tax affects pretty much everybody, not just homeowners.”

Raley said lowering the energy tax rate would “not be as glamorous” as lowering the rate of property taxes because the savings would be on a monthly basis.

But the benefits would be significant, he said.

The commissioners are expected to vote on the final form of the fiscal year 2009 county budget May 27. The total county operating budget now stands at about $337 million.

Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) has said he would support reinstituting the constant yield tax rate, which would reduce the property tax See Tax Cut page A-

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The Bureau of Professional Responsibility with the county sheriff’s office has charged a deputy with assaulting a man last week after the man was arrested and subdued by law enforcement for allegedly assaulting the deputy.

Deputy David Adam Goff, See Deputy Charged page A-10

Meghan Ryan Graduates From George Washington University Employees from Best Buy recently assembled for an impromptu ceremony to present a check for $2,000 to the Sheriff’s Department. Employees at the store have collectively volunteered 40 hours of their time to help the Sheriff’s Department with various projects, including DUI simulations, SWAT demonstrations, as well as helping with identi-kit software. “We have fun doing it,” said employee Chelsea Richards.

The money will be used for the county’s crime solvers program, which is set up to gather information on fugitives and crimes committed in the area.

Loyal Best Buy shopper Deputy Sheriff Ross was at the store on Saturday afternoon to accept the donation. “Their unselfish contribution was fantastic,” he said. “We hope to continue working with them.”

Meghan Ryan daughter of John and Beverly (McKay) Ryan, graduated from The George Washington University on Sunday, May 18th with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Speech and Hearing Science and Minors in Peace Studies and Linguistics. Meghan will be joining the Peace Corps for two years of service in Africa. She is the granddaughter of James and Marilyn McKay. Marilyn attended the GW University Commencement accompanied by her son, David, who is Meghan’s uncle and Godfather.

The George Washington University 2008 Commencement was held on the National Mall, in the shadow of the majestic U.S. Capitol and surrounded by the historic Washington Monument, World War II and Lincoln Memorials, and the Smithsonian Institution. Nearly 7,000 graduates, along

with their families and friends, battled the clouds in a almost successful attempt to stave off the rain as they celebrated the culmination of their years of study. The George Washington University scholars are the only individuals in the world with the distinct privilege of graduating on the National Mall.

Well known as one of the most active issue – and service- oriented campuses in the country, the University’s Class of 2008 comprises numerous luminaries who are foregoing opportunities for lucrative careers in favor of public service through Teach for America, the Peace Corps, AmeriCorps, humanitarian and developmental aid non-profit organizations, and government and civil service agenSee 2008 Commencement page A- Meghan Ryan

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Man Serving Time Denied New Trial In Drug Case

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer A convicted drug dealer currently serving a 10-year sentence in the Maryland Department of Corrections will stay where he is without the possibility of a new trial, said Circuit Court Judge C. Clarke Raley May 16.

Richard Leon Reed, 28, sought a new trial because, he alleged, his public defender did not advise him properly of the sentence he would receive if he took a plea deal to avoid a trial back in 2006.

At that time Reed faced three indictments for distribution of drugs and if he were convicted of them he

would have received a possible 60 years in prison, according to his testimony in court.

However, Reed said he agreed to a plea deal that would get him just five to seven years in state prison, which meant he might only serve about two-and-a-half to three-and-ahalf years in incarceration.

But his then attorney, Public Defender William F. Renahan, who now heads up the public defender’s office in Charles County, later told his client that Judge Karen Abrams would only agree to 10 years suspended down from a 20-year sentence.

“Judge Abrams wouldn’t hold to that,” Renahan testified of the original plea deal he had worked out for

about seven years of jail time. “I told him you’re going to have to take 10 years if you want to [avoid a trial.]

“The chances of his conviction were very high.”

According to Renahan, police had indicted Reed because he had sold drugs to a confidential informant, but Reed later testified that he had a letter from that confidential informant that he was forced by the police to make the narcotics purchase from Reed.

Reed testified he no longer had that letter as he had ripped it up.

Reed testified that he tried to proffer this letter to Renahan as evidence back in 2006 that might be used to get him a better deal just

before he was sentenced, but to no avail.

Reed said the 10-year plea deal was not what he agreed to.

“I’d plead guilty to the charges… I’d received seven years,” was what Reed testified to as the deal he remembered. “If I took the trial I’d face 60 years.”

But Judge Raley told Reed, and his public defender David Russell, that the sentencing of any defendant was in the hands of the judge if no binding plea agreement was in place between all the parties, and that no defendant could decide what his own sentence would be.

“I don’t care what he [Reed] wants,” Judge Raley said, denying

Reed’s request. “Your client is not in control of his sentence.

“The hopes and expectations [of a plea deal] are carried to the judge, but Judge Abrams stated she was going to be the one doing the sentencing.”

Earlier in the hearing on postconviction relief, Renahan stated his concern that if his client had elected to have a trial it would have been before Judge Raley, with a hefty sentence if Reed were convicted.

“You’d give him 20 years flat,” Renahan said to Judge Raley from the stand.

Connelly Will Head Office Of Human Services County Seeks Members For Human Services Council To Help Set Agenda

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The St. Mary’s County Board of County Commissioners have selected their choice to head the newly formed Off ice of Human Services, the director of the Local Management Board Bennett Connelly.

Connelly’s new job, which starts June 2, will entail coordinating the more than 20 human services organizations in the county that aid the elderly, those looking for metal health and drug abuse assistance, affordable housing and others.

Previously those agencies, both public and private, operated more or less independently. Now they will be moved under the auspices of county government.

But Connelly said that his new off ice would work with a council comprised of human service group directors to help guide the county’s new consolidated efforts.

County commissioners voted to approve Connelly as the director by a 4-to-1 vote Tuesday, with Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe (RGolden Beach) as the sole opposing vote.

Jarboe opposed the formation of the off ice since he believed it would increase the size of government and not consolidate it.

Both he and Commissioner Kenneth R. Dement (R-Tall Timbers) voted against the establishment of the council.

“This off ice isn’t coming up with its own work plan,” Connelly told The County Times. “We’ll be looking to the HSC for direction and priority setting.”

The council will consist of 18 members, some of whom have already been determined.

Those include the director of the Department of Social Services, the health off icer of the Health Department, the executive director of the Housing Authority, the directors of the Department of Aging, Department of Juvenile Services, one representative from the public schools system and one representative from St. Mary’s Hospital.

These would be ex-off icio members, according to the resolution passed by the commissioners Tuesday. The other seats which would include consumers or representatives of consumers of human services as

well as representatives from four non-prof it agencies, one from the business community and one from a faith-based organization.

The county is currently looking for applicants for the as yet undetermined seats on the board.

Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D-Leoanrdtown) said that the council had probably reached its manageable size already.

“They’ve got a lot to work on in a short time,” Mattingly said Tuesday.

“It’s going to be a challenge with 18 people, with 25 or 30 it would be dysfunctional.”

Larry Harvey, director of the county’s Marcey House, which deals with drug and alcohol abuse rehabilitation, said that the council members, whoever they are, should represent a broad spectrum of services to the community.

“Everybody should be represented fairly,” said Harvey, who sits on the transition team for the new off ice. “It should represent the full needs of the community.”

Connelly said that while many of the groups that receive county funding will now be operating under his off ice’s direction, one will not.

The Mental Health Authority, which served as the county’s core service agency in helping direct people to services for mental illness is being replaced by Connelly’s off ice.

One of the main focuses of the new off ice will be to hire staff, possibly from the Mental Health Authority if they choose to compete for positions to ensure clients can still come to the new off ice for help.

“We don’t want any disruption of services,” Connelly said. His off ice will off icially begin operations July 1. A Mental Health Coordinator position has already been f illed, he said.

Over the summer the Local Management Board and the Division of Community Services, will be folded into the new off ice Connelly said, but will stay as they are.

“They still stay as operating entities,” Connelly said of the agencies that will undergo the transition.

“We’re trying to coordinate an integration of services, this is about how we create a more seamless [human services] agency so [residents] don’t have to shop around.

Former Hollywood Man Pleads To Federal Child Pornography Charges

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Thomas Cargill, a former county resident now living in New York pleaded guilty last week in federal court to possessing images of child pornography.

Cargill, 42, who once resided in Hollywood, already served six months incarceration for a conviction on possessing child pornography in St. Mary’s County Circuit Court in 2005.

According to federal authorities, Cargill faces an enhanced minimum jail sentence in federal prison of 10 years with a possible maximum of 20 years with a lifetime of supervision upon release.

Cargill’s guilty plea in federal court stated that he admitted to St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations detectives back in February of 2007 that he downloaded images of child pornography from the Internet twice a week using a filesharing program.

Cargill’s girlfriend, according to information from U.S. Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein’s office in Greenbelt, took a desktop computer and two compact discs she suspected had images of child pornography on them to

county sheriff’s detectives Feb. 14 of last year.

According to information from federal authorities Cargill’s girlfriend had filed a complaint with the sheriff’s office after she and her daughter had seen Cargill looking at images of adult pornography on his computer.

Reportedly, Cargill would not let anyone use or access his computer.

Detectives viewed the contents of the two compact discs and found a large number of pictures of prepubescent females, some as young as 6-years-old, engaged in sexually explicit conduct.

Detectives with the sheriff’s office interviewed Cargill Feb. 20 of 2007, information from Rosenstein’s office stated, where he admitted his culpability in the crime.

Agents with the FBI examined Cargill’s computer and found that the compact discs contained about 271 images of child pornography.

Those images, federal authorities stated, mostly came from a Web site known by the FBI to hold images of child pornography while being hosted from outside the United States.

Cargill is scheduled to be sentenced Sept. 4 at the U.S. District Courthouse in Greenbelt.

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Editorial & Opinion Office of Human Services: Good Concept, Bad Decision Don’t be fooled by the idle chatter of a few St. Mary’s County Commissioners who, in the final days of preparing the Fiscal 09 County budget which begins July 1, 2008, are talking about throwing the citizens a bone with an energy tax decrease that would amount to a savings of about $10.00 per year for the average household.

The County Commissioners are asking the citizens of St. Mary’s County to increase the money we send to these high spenders by a whopping $22 million over last year. A 12.9% increase at a time when families and businesses are truly struggling to meet financial obligations. $14.5 million of that will come from increased property taxes. This will mean that the Commissioners will collect 20.3% more for property taxes this coming year over and above last year. Have you looked at your property assessment lately?

For the average household, $300 dol-

lars or more per month now goes to paying their property tax bill. How do the Commissioners expect people to afford this out of control increase in property tax? In the 5 years prior, from Fiscal year 2003 thru Fiscal year 2008, property tax increased by $18 million total over the five years. This year, the Commissioners propose to increase the property tax by $14.5 million, almost equal to the total increase over the 5 prior years.

The big problem for this group of Commissioners is their appetite for spending your money. They have been steadily growing the size of County government over the past two years. This year the Commissioners will add 14.5 new full time positions, not including law enforcement.

When the prior Board of Commissioners went through consolidation it meant the elimination of 6 management positions and associated staff. This Board is adding

To The Editor: Thank You, I would like to take the opportunity to thank everyone who participated in the American Cancer Society Relay for Life Fundraiser for my team The Invincibles on Saturday, May 10, 2008. Firstly, there is no way that I can thank Brian Tarleton, the owner of the Green Door in Park Hall, MD for allowing me to have the fundraiser at his establishment. He tirelessly submitted whatever paperwork necessary to have the fundraiser, and helped every step of the way in order to make the fundraiser a success. Thank you to Cindy Broyles and John Spinicchia (Spinach) for “guest bartending” with me. You stepped up to the plate as soon as I mentioned a fundraiser for cancer, and came up with wonderful fundraising ideas. Thank you for dedicating your time to the effort and for donating all of the money you received. Thank you to my husband Bob for preparing and serving all of the hors d oeuvres at the fundraiser. Thank you to my sister, Terrie for helping to set up at the event, and for selling luminarias and 50/50 raffle tickets! You both have been there for me MANY times through this journey and continue to be there when I need you most. Thank you Denise Canter, owner of Smokey Joe’s Restaurant and Pit BBQ for donating the delicious food, rolls, side dishes, and all the fixings for the patrons. It was really a wonderful addition to the event, and I appreciate your bringing so much good food to the fundraiser. Thank you, Viet, for cooking, serving and donating a whole roasted pig to the event. That took a lot of time and effort to cook it so well, and you did it perfectly. Thank you to Bill Bailey from

Bailey’s Party Rentals for donating a beautiful tent, tables and chairs for the “overflow” of people that came to the event. Thank you to Brian’s Green Door bartenders who were right beside us when we needed the help. A special thank you to Harold and Christine who very efficiently allowed the “guest bartenders” to feel we were keeping up with the crowd, and at the same time picking up our slack! That happened rather often once the people started coming into the building! And lastly, a HUGE AND HEARTFELT thanks to everyone who attended the fundraiser. People came from far and near to support me and the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. The donations from the patrons and a generous donation from Brian Tarleton, Green Door owner, all totaled $2,608.75. It was certainly a “Blast From the Past” to eradicate cancer in the future! I wish I could thank each person individually, but please know that I am overwhelmed with appreciation for the support. It turned out to be a more than perfect evening. For those that are interested in participating, The American Cancer Society Relay for Life will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2008 starting at 5:30 pm. Please consider joining us for a wonderful night of celebrating those who have survived cancer, and to remember those who have lost their fight.

Please go to www.stmarysrelay.org to sign up or donate. Susan Blair Dudley Sir/Madam: I would love it if you could submit this in your editorial, so that all these vendors and patrons will be recognized.

more management and staff and strangely enough is calling it consolidation.

After adding a new position, that of Chief of Staff several months ago, the Board has now consolidated human services causing the creation of the Director of Human Services position.

The idea of consolidating human services starts out as a great idea. The concept was developed long before this Board. Currently human services are administered by numerous government and quasi government agencies. Often times the services provided by these agencies and organizations will overlap. Additionally, many people need the services of several of these agencies and may be unaware that the services even exist. The average citizen would naturally believe that once they have sought help from one public agency, they would have whatever services are offered made available to them. That often is not the case.

Bringing these agencies together under one umbrella with a one-stop shop for citizens in need of government social services is a real good idea. But it shouldn’t cost more, it should cost less.

It’s not easy, and would require the Commissioners to make some tough decisions, the creation of a new department within county government was an easy decision, spend more money.

The new Director of this department is a fine gentleman. Coming from Montgomery County he brings with him a wealth of knowledge in the area of social services.

As the citizens of St. Mary’s continue to face the challenge of higher energy costs, higher food cost, higher clothing cost, higher insurance cost, higher gas cost, and so on, what they don’t need is a government that is part of the problem instead of being part of the solution.

National Drug Court Month

on the personal sacrifices that the entire family endures and how the entire families are- impacted by substance abuse. Several of our past graduates were kind enough to attend this celebration and be recognized. One recently made the honor role at her high school; another addressed the crowded room with words of hope as she told of her plans to attend college after her high school graduation later this month. One young man discussed his plan of entering the military or merchant marines.

The success of these young people sums up why Drug Courts Work and why they are such an important tool to combat drug abuse and criminal behavior. Both statewide and national studies show that they are cost effective and reduce recidivism. However, on this day no one had to look any further than into the eyes of the four graduates and their families to see hope and success. The stories of an often long struggle with many bumps in the road had finally set these young people on the road to what all of us hope will be a life of happiness and fulfillment

May is National Drug Court Month. On May 6th, the St. Mary’s County Commissioners issued a Proclamation recognizing the effectiveness of the St. Mary’s County Juvenile Drug Court. Throughout this country, Drug Court Month is being celebrated by over 2,000 Adult and Juvenile Drug Courts. In Maryland the number has surpassed 40. As part of our community recognition, the St. Mary’s County Juvenile Drug Court began its celebration this month with a graduation.

On Saturday May 10th, we held a graduation ceremony at the 7th District Optimist facility in Bushwood. The Optimist volunteers provided the food and beverages along with our local Pepsi representative. The graduates, their families, the drug court participants and the Juvenile Drug Court team thank them for their generosity in sponsoring and volunteering this event.

This was truly a day of celebration. Four juvenile participants were recognized for the hard work they had demonstrated in order to graduate. The Juvenile Drug Court program is not easy. Only 65-70 percent of those accepted into the program successfully graduate. It is a long process of many court appearances, substance abuse counseling, drug testing and case management visits. However, the result when a child succeeds makes all the hard work worthwhile for the participant and family.

On this day, the graduates and their families, were recognized, not only by the program staff, but also by Commissioner President Russell, County Administrator John Savich and Del. John Wood. The graduates were presented state proclamations from the Maryland House Delegation and a separate one by Sen. Roy Dyson. Presiding Judge Michael Stamm reflected

The Juvenile Drug Court Program is a cooperative effort of the Circuit Court, Department of Juvenile Services, Walden-Sierra, Office of the State’s Attorney, Office of the Public Defender, St. Mary’s Co. Public Schools, Mental Health Authority of St. Mary’s, Office of the Sheriff and the families of the participants. Without the cooperation and dedication of these agencies, their staffs and our families, Drug Courts would not be effective. Recognition must go out to them as well.

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Susan Blair Dudley Hollywood, Md

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

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Organ Donation Terri Bartz Bowles Have you ever thought about being an organ do-

nor? It’s something I wish everyone would give some thought to. I did some research and on any given day

in America about 100,000 people are on the organ transplant waiting list.

That’s 100,000 people who

are waiting for an organ so they can hopefully lead a longer and more normal life. I can’t begin to imagine how that must feel.

Patience is a virtue, they say. Can you imagine being a patient potential transplant candidate? Every day wondering – will today be the day I get the call that they’ve found a match? Will I get a call in time to save my life? Will it happen before the graduation/wedding/family event that I would like to be part of? Or will the next family gathering be my funeral because I didn’t get the call, the match, the organ?

Can you imagine trying to function on a daily basis in these circumstances?

Not everyone is eligible for a transplant and not every transplant works.

Some work for a few years only, but who wouldn’t want even a few more years

Memorial Day: Recognition, Decoration and Celebration By: Emily Finch Contributing Writer This weekend most people will fire up the grills and mix up the potato salad for their Memorial Day Party, but this three-day weekend marks much more than the beginning of summer. For many of the nation’s combat veterans, Memorial Day is an important reminder of those who died in the service of their country.

Decoration Day Memorial Day was first widely observed May 30, 1868, to commemorate the sacrifices of Civil War soldiers. It was originally known as Decoration Day because it was a time set aside to honor those slain during the Civil War by decorating their graves.

During the first Decoration Day celebration, General James Garfield made a speech at Arlington National Cemetery, after which 5,000 participants helped to decorate the graves

of the more than 20,000 Union and Confederate soldiers buried in the cemetery. This 1868 celebration was inspired by local observances of the day in several towns throughout America that had taken place in the three years since the Civil War.

Birthplace of Memorial Day Several Northern and Southern cities claim to be the birthplace of Memorial Day, including Columbus, Miss.; Macon, Ga.; Richmond, Va.; Boalsburg, Pa.; and Carbondale, Ill. However, in 1966, the federal government, under the direction of President Lyndon Johnson, declared Waterloo, N.Y., the official birthplace of Memorial Day. They chose Waterloo—which had first celebrated the day May 5, 1866—because the town had made Memorial Day an annual, community-wide event during which businesses closed and residents decorated the graves of soldiers with flowers and flags.

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

Several Southern states continue to set aside a special day for honoring the Confederate dead, which is usually called Confederate Memorial Day. This occurs in Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia ranging from Jan. 19 to June 3.

The Holiday Today By the late 1800’s, many communities across the country had begun to celebrate Memorial Day and, after World War I, observances also began to honor those who had died in all of America’s wars. In 1971, Congress declared Memorial Day a national holiday to be celebrated the last Monday in May. Today, Memorial Day is celebrated at Arlington National Cemetery with a ceremony in which a small American flag is placed on

Investigators with the St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations Vice/Narcotics Unit, along with members of the sheriff’s office tactical team, raided an Avenue home last week that, according to law enforcement officers, has blighted the local community for nearly two de-

Alioto said “Anything’s possible.”

“It’s a situation where we’re getting tired of it and if we’re getting tired of it I know the neighbors are fed up with it,” Alioto said. “For years it’s been a known location for not only buying drugs but using them.

Arrested in the raid were Timothy Young, 47, of Avenue, who is accused of violating his probation from a previous drug-related arrest.

Edrick Young, 40, also of Avenue was arrested on an indictment alleging that he has been involved in conspiring to distribute cocaine. Charging documents filed by sheriff’s deputies allege that Edrick Young was in possession of crack cocaine as well as drug smoking paraphernalia.

Keedra Thomas, 26, of Abell was also arrested for possession of crack cocaine and a

to live? If you were on that list, wouldn’t you want to know that there was a huge pool of organ donors since that would increase your changes of getting the organ you need in time?

So why wouldn’t you be an organ donor? If you’ve made the decision to be an organ donor, as I have, that’s wonderful! If you haven’t, please consider it. It’s easy. When you renew your driver’s license, check off that you want to be an organ donor. Also, tell your doctor. Most importantly, tell your family.

Your next of kin will still need to give their consent, so talk to them. And put it in writing.

There are plenty of myths and misconceptions regarding organ donation.

Some folks think medical personnel won’t work as hard to save their life if they are organ donors. Rub-

each grave. It is also customary for the President or vice-president to give a speech honoring the contributions of the dead and lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

About 5,000 people attend the ceremony annually.

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Memorial Day 2008 Events There are several family-friendly events scheduled for Memorial Day weekend in the Washington, DC metro area.

A wreath-laying ceremony is held by Rolling Thunder at the Navy Memorial Saturday at 11 a.m. There are there are two other wreath laying ceremonies Monday at 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.

“Hometown Holidays” begins Saturday at 2 p.m. and will run through Monday at 10:30 p.m. when the parade ends. It is a three-day music festival in Rockville Town Center featuring Rick Springfield. There is also a bike tour and parade.

On Sunday, Rolling Thunder will depart from the Pentagon at noon.

The thousands of motorcyclists ride through the streets of Washington seeking to improve veteran’s benefits and resolve POW/MIA. A Speaker Program and Musical Tribute will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Reflect-

St. Mary’s County Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said the house has been a problem for at least the past 15 years; and he said he could remember being at the house numerous times conducting raids.

“I’ve been there I know at least a half-dozen times on SWAT (special weapons and tactics

Keedra Thomas

team) raids back when I was on the team,” Cameron said. “It’s been a problem that I know of at least for the past 15 years but more so in the last four or five years.”

The house was raided several times in 2007, Cameron said, adding that he took part in

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ing Pool across from the Lincoln Memorial.

There will be a free performance by the U.S. Maine Band at 8 p.m.

Sunday at Wolf Trap Farm Park. The performance will be followed by a fireworks display.

The Air Force Memorial service will be held 9 a.m. Monday at the Air Force Memorial spires in Arlington, Va. At Arlington National Cemetery the President will give his speech at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at 11 a.m.

A Vietnam Veterans Memorial will be held at the Memorial Wall at 1 p.m. Monday. This year’s annual Memorial Day ceremony includes Presentation of the Colors, remarks by a special guest and wreath-laying service.

The annual Memorial Day Jazz Festival featuring big band, swing, and contemporary jazz music will begin 1 p.m. Monday at Fort Ward Park in Alexandria, Va. The National Memorial Day Parade is held at 2 p.m. Monday, beginning at the corner of 5th and Constitution streets. The parade features marching bands and veterans units from all 50 states as well as floats and balloons.

raids there twice since he was elected sheriff in 2006.

Being in a remote and rural section of the county, Cameron said, sheriff’s office surveillance assets were not as available as in places like Lexington Park and Great Mills where most of the county’s drug trade occurs.

Instead, the sheriff’s office has to rely on information from citizens to know where drugs are a problem.

“We get a lot of community complaints about this property,” Cameron said. “Residents complain that people are coming and going all hours of the day and night.”

Cameron said that two possible avenues of dealing with the property are asset forfeiture, a civil proceeding, or charging that the property constitutes a common nuisance, which is a criminal charge.

The requirements for proving that a property is a common nuisance “are fairly steep,” Cameron said, but asset forfeiture are easier.

“We’ve done that before,” Cameron said.

So far the community response to the drug raid has been positive, Cameron said.

“I just got a call today [Monday] from a citizen saying thank you,” Cameron said.

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cades.

Now, according to Lt. Daniel Alioto, vice/ narcotics unit commander, law enforcement is looking for ways to make sure the suspected drug house in the 20000 block of Colton’s Point

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Road is no longer a problem.

When asked if the property could be part of a seizure action by county law enforcement,

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related smoking device, charging documents stated.

Kerwin DeAndre Ware, 33, of Avenue was arrested after allegedly trying to flee from police during the raid. According to charging documents, Ware attempted to climb out of a second story window of the suspected drug house and jump off the roof to escape.

An officer pointed his weapon at Ware and ordered him to come back inside the house, but Ware ran to the front of the roof where he was headed off by other officers, charging documents state.

He ran back to the backside of the roof, charging documents allege, where the officer again pointed his weapon at Ware, ordering him inside.

Ware complied and was arrested.

Officers allege that crack cocaine was taken off of Ware during the arrest in the form of 17 small baggies he had in his mouth.

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Chamber of Commerce Gives Awards For Service, Success Andrea Shiell Staff Writer

garb. Normally, he would be seen wearing polo shirts and an apron, slinging plates and calling for food runners from the back of his busy kitchen at Outback Steakhouse, where he has been the proprietor for six years. But on Wednesday morning, he was the proud honoree of this year’s Community Service

Will Mandis ambled through the Higher Education Center in California for the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase wearing a dark pressed suit and tie, which was a great departure from his typical

Award. His demeanor at the awards luncheon was one of quiet reserve as he thanked the selection committee for the honor, which is the first for his branch located at the Wildwood shopping center.

“When people call and they ask can you help us, we really find a way to say yes,” said Mandis. “What a

prep cooks finished slicing and dicing, his evening cooks completed their line checks, and the front of the house prepared for another busy night.

“I try to do as much as I can for churches and community groups,” he said, adding that certain services had to be provided at cost in the wake of the nation’s economy, but

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Will Mandis accepted this year’s Community Service award for Outback Steakhouse at the St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase and Awards Luncheon.

Camp Maria Retreat Center in Leonardtown, which benefits children with muscular dystrophy. Outback has also been recognized for their support of the St. Mary’s County Farm Bureau, Walden Sierra, Relay for Life, Big Brothers/ Big Sisters, the Chesapeake Charter School Alliance, the Southern Maryland Center for Family Advocacy, and most of the area’s schools. And this has only been the tip of the iceberg for a company that has donated more than $120,000 to charities and community organizations since opening up its store in St. Mary’s in 1999. “I have no doubt that the special events we do had a huge deal with the increase in our sales,” Mandis said.

Other honorees this year included Cherry Cove, which received this year’s Lighthouse Award for its three decades of successful development and property management. Founded in 1977 under Mr. Tom Waring, the company developed residential projects in Leonardtown, affordable housing developments like the Lord Calvert Manufactured Home community in Great Mills and Indian Bridge Apartments in Lexington Park, quality hotels like the Hampton Inn in Lexington Park, opened in 1999, the Fairfield Inn in 2003, and the upscale Hilton Garden Inn in Solomons in 2007. All told, one cannot pass through or stay the night in St. Mary’s County without seeing one of

ence in St. Mary’s County, the company was started in 1978 when George and Mary (Pritzi) Klear purchased the business from The Enterprise.

Building everything from the ground up, the business has stayed in the family and contributed to organizations and community projects while enjoying a loyal customer base.

Local ace of cakes Anita Kriner, owner of Anita’s Wedding Cake Company, took home this year’s Emerging Business Award, beaming proudly as she gave out samples of her most popular cake recipes at the business showcase. Surrounded by 49 other booths, hers saw a great deal of traffic as she discussed her surprise at the honor. “Bill (Scarafia) called me in March, but I was just thrilled because I didn’t have to keep it quiet,” said Kriner.

One can smell the sugar upon first walking into her shop on Chancellor’s Run Road. Kriner started her business in 2004 with little more than a simple love of baking, and no official pastry training. “When I started baking you weren’t allowed to separate. You had to go through the whole culinary program.”

But even without that training, she managed to build a loyal customer base and win the “Best Dessert” award at the Taste of St. Mary’s in 2007. Her portfolio boasts a large collection of elaborate and colorful fondant-covered creations. “I’ve been waiting for the food network to come cover me,” she exclaimed, adding that Ace Of Cakes was one of her favorite shows.

Spirits seemed high as honorees filed out of the Higher Education Center, and this year’s Chamber of Commerce awards luncheon drew

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Odd News Questionable Products on the Market Nihon Sofuken, a Japanese manufacturer, recently introduced a peach-f lavored drink called Placenta 10000, but Wired.com was not able to verify if the drink contains actual human placenta, which is rumored to have amazing regenerative properties.

Also, Nickelodeon merchandising has introduced a musical Spongebob rectal thermometer, which actually plays the Spongebob theme song while it calculates body temperature.

Questionable Patents The International Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva, Switzerland saw some unusual offering in April, including beer-f lavored jelly to use as a spread on biscuits or bread, artificial nose hair (made with swabs of pipe cleaner to help block pollen and dust), and a bed that makes itself, complete with sheetshaking. Italian inventor Enrico Berruti told the Associated Press that his personal laziness prompted him to come up with the design for the bed. Chinese inventor Diane Cheong Lee Mei submitted a new computer software system that she swore could employ algorithms sophisticated enough to detect the gender of any e-mail writer.

This Week’s Losers 1. Sandra Dee Martinez, formerly a Washington state social worker, has been accused of faking brain cancer to avoid going to work. The 40 yearold had been employed by the Department of Social and Health Services in Arlington, and according to investigators, she forged letter from doctors saying that she suffered from malignant brain tumors, and received more than $21,000 worth of paid leave, and took advantage of sick days donated by her co-workers last year. None of this would have come to light if not for her neighbor, who had let Martinez use her computer, and found one of the forged letters on the printer. Martinez has since moved to another state and refuses to speak with investigators.

2. In April, a man made his way inside Sam’s Cigars in Vista, Calif., wielding an axe and demanding the contents of the owner’s register. At that point, the owner grabbed his wife and rushed out the front door, locking the man inside. Police arrived to see the trapped man making pleading gestures in the window.

3. Café owner Augusten De Jesus was asleep in the back room of his store when he heard someone break into his shop in the middle of the night. The thief had parked their SUV by the back door with its engine running for a quick getaway, so De Jesus simply hopped in the vehicle and drove away, calling the police to report the break-in. The thief, 55 year-old Leonard Levy, was arrested and may face life in prison based on his extensive record.

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Woman Gets 12 Months For Drug Sale From Four Years Ago

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer A woman who sold a miniscule quantity of drugs to an undercover police officer about four years ago was sentenced to only one year in the county adult detention center, avoiding the much stiffer possibility of spending 20 years in prison for narcotics distribution.

Donna Marie Hill, 53, of Lexington Park had been indicted back in 2004 for drug distribution stemming from a nighttime, undercover buy. But when deputies went looking for Hill to serve the indictment, she was nowhere to be found.

Eventually, Hill made it on the U.S. Marshall’s most wanted list for capture for selling just four-tenths of a gram of

Tax Cut Continued from page A- rate to keep up with rising assessments, ensuring residents would continue to pay the same amount.

Raley said returning to a constant yield tax rate would endanger the county’s ability to fund important projects and functions, and would push the county to cut funding for positions.

He added that the constant yield option could take away as much as $6 million to $7 million from the county’s op-

crack cocaine.

Hill was convicted by a jury in January of the narcotics distribution charge after she was discovered in Anne Arundel County, where she had been living those four years, she claimed.

Police were able to bring her back to St. Mary’s when she called Anne Arundel law enforcement over an eviction dispute there and a check on her name revealed the indictment.

Hill pleaded with Circuit Court Judge C. Clarke Raley to let her go back to her home in Anne Arundel, where she claimed she had made a better life for herself.

“I’m not proud of it, it’s my past,” Hill said in tears, pleading to be let go. “I promise you you’ll never see my face in

your court again.”

Judge Raley noted that Hill had a long criminal record that had not reached a grave level of seriousness, but mandated incarceration nonetheless.

“She seems somewhat incorrigible,” Judge Raley said. “Rehabilitative measures haven’t worked; I think straight jail time is appropriate.

“She does her own thing, in one scrape after another.”

Her defense attorney Daun Weiers said Hill had proven she could be a law-abiding citizen while police were still looking for her.

“I don’t think her absence should be held against her,” Weiers said in court. “One of the reasons this case is so old is because she hasn’t been in any trouble.”

erating fund.

The cut in the energy tax rate made more prudent sense, he said.

“It puts $1.5 million in tax relief back to the citizens of St. Mary’s County,” Raley said. “Would I like to do more?

Yes, but I have to keep in mind what’s facing me next year.”

He said the county will have to consider funding new positions at the school being built by the Board of Education in Wildewood as well as funding possible pay increases for unionized employees in the school district.

A new county detention center ex-

pansion and new wellness center at the College of Southern Maryland are also expenditures the county will have to help fund in the next year to two years, Raley said.

He also added that numerous public safety grants the county had applied for were not guaranteed.

“If those grants don’t come through, we’ll be on the hook to pay for some of that,” Raley said, adding that he believes his proposal will make it into the final budget to be approved next week.

“I’m hopeful based on comments I had today,” he said.

2008 Commencement Continued from page A- cies. In fact, 47 graduates will join Teach for America beginning in August to work with students in lowincome school districts across the country, making Teach for America the No. 1 employer for GW’s Class of 2008. “Public Service is an integral part of the GW experience and is embraced by our students, faculty, staff, and alumni,” said GW President Steven Knapp. “We are proud that so many of this year’s graduates have chosen to make this exceptional commitment.”

Keynote speaker, and NCAAP president, Julian Bond acknowledged the significance of the Com-

mencement’s location by recalling that Martin Luther King’s historic “I Have a Dream” speech took place at this very same site exactly 45 years ago. And now 40 years after Dr. King’s death, Bond challenged GW’s graduates to take our county’s racial dialogue to a new level. The grandson of a slave and civil rights activist his entire adult life, Bond urged the students to be an active part of the problem solving for our nation’s continuing struggle over race.

Ambassador Charles Manatt received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University, and offered two poignant reflections for

the graduates: “First, one person can make a difference, and secondly, you weren’t made for yourself; you were made for the world.” He encouraged the new alumnae to live with a passion and commitment to make a difference in the world.

Student speaker, Sara Ray, delivered a fast-moving, spirited address recounting abundant talents and intellectual achievements of her fellow graduates, and she challenged them to go turn their dreams into realities.

She captured the crowd’s hear when she recalled her mother’s wisdom in urging her to embrace the late-night philosophical and political discussions with friends over a box of pizza.

Her mother advised that these would serve to make her greatest college memories. And for once, Sara said, “My mother was right.”

Truly Science Fiction Religion A man named Arwel Wynne Hughes from Wales dressed up as Darth Vader, and, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, assaulted founders of a group that calls themselves the Jedi Church. He received a suspended sentence after a March 25 incident in which he attacked Jedi Church founder Barney Jones (Master Jonba Hehol) and his 18 year-old cousin Michael Jones (Master Mormi Hehol) using a metal crutch as a weapon.

The two cousins and and Barney Jones’ brother set up the Church of Jediism, Anglesey order, last year, modeling their religion after the philosophy espoused by some of the central characters in the Star Wars films.

Hughes may have been aiming for theatrics when he charged the founders, shouting “Darth Vader! Jedis!” when he approached, but he claimed not to remember the incident, having drunk most of a 2½ gallon box of wine beforehand. Unfortunately for him, his performance was caught on video, and he was sentenced to two months in jail, which was suspended for one year.

The 2001 United Kingdom Census shows that 390,000 people (0.7 percent of the population) list Jedi as their religion.

Yet Another Reason Not to Fly A New York man is suing JetBlue Airways Corporation for over $2 million because he says the pilot made him give up his seat to a f light attendant and sit on the toilet for a f light from California to New York. Gokhan Mutlu was f lying on a “buddy pass,” which is a standby travel voucher that JetBlue employees can give to friends or family. In his statement, Mutlu was an hour and a half into his f light when he was initially told that a f light attendant would be sitting in the “jump seat,” or the last seat on the plane. When the f light attendant complained that her seat was uncomfortable, Mutlu was told to relinquish his seat, and that he could not have the “jump seat” because only JetBlue employees were allowed to sit there.

He claimed that he was told to “hang out” in the bathroom for the remainder of the three-hour f light, with no seat belts or restraints. Mutlu filed suit in Manhattan’s state Supreme Court on Friday, charging the airline with negligently endangering him by not providing him with appropriate seating with a safety belt or harness during his f light.

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Food Bank Continued from page A-

before taxes (that equates to $6.90 an hour for 40 hours per week). Their criteria places a family of three making $2,000 a month well out of reach for these federal programs, which is what seems to be driving more and more people to seek help elsewhere.

Brenda DiCarlo of the Southern Maryland Food Bank said she has noticed people making between $30,000 and $50,000 a year having to rely on grocery assistance from their local food pantries. Her statistics show the number of families seeking assistance has topped 10,000 this year, and that is only for the pantries she

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area.

Monday mornings are very busy for DiCarlo, who manages the Southern Maryland Food Bank in Hughesville.

“I can have anywhere from five to fifteen people from the pantries waiting at the door when I get here at 7:30 in the morning,” she said, adding that by 10 a.m., most of her shelves are empty. She eyes stacks of empty pallets as she moves across the one-car garage that serves as her storage and operations center.

DiCarlo is the head of what is called a secondary distribution organization (SDE), re-

support for her distributors.

“They don’t have enough product to give to me, so I don’t have enough product to give to them, to give to others,” DiCarlos said. “It’s a domino effect…we teeter on the edge of closure due to lack of food and support every year, and that’s scary…I go to sleep worried every night.”

The most practical solution, DiCarlo said, is for more people to get involved. She is hoping increased public awareness of the problem might prompt larger businesses to donate more.

“We always see increases whenever they up the minimum wage, because then the minimum standard for food stamps goes up,” said Moulds, adding that the volume of clients seems to have increased in the last year. The small pantry is operating at capacity, distributing an average of 60 bags of food each Thursday, and between 100 and 120 hot lunches every week.

“A lot of the groups coming in have gotten younger,” she said.

Other pantries in the area are seeing similar increases.

“There’s a lot more different kinds of people coming in now,” said Dana McGarity from the Daily Bread Food Pantry. “People that used to be on the border, as food and gas prices have gone up, they’ve just been running out of money at the end of the month.”

“We used to be open every day, but we couldn’t keep the food on the shelves,” said Sue Williams from the Good Samaritan Lutheran Church in Lexington Park.

With the economy slowing and increases in gas and energy costs reaching record highs, Southern Maryland residents seem to be feeling the same pressure as the rest of the country, as soaring food costs dominate the news.

Since 2006, the price of bread has increased by 29.8 percent, milk has increased by 19.6 percent, flour by 48.5 percent, apples by 28.7 percent, ground beef by 10.1 percent, and eggs by a whopping 69.2 percent. The price of rice has increased by 9.3 percent, and market trends are driving some retailers like Costco and Sam’s Club to ration their sales of bulk bags of the product.

Johnny Mae Sawyer from Mt. Zion Methodist Church echoes many of her contemporaries when she says that more and more people are turning to charity for their food. She said inquiries at her pantry about grocery assistance have doubled since January.

Photo by Andrea Shiell The Department of Social Services has Local pantries like this one at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Church in Lexington Park are having trouble keeping food on their shelves as the need for grocery assistance also seen a dramatic rise in inquiries about food increases. stamps and emergency grocery assistance. supplies.

“People are more generous over the holiceiving food from the larger Maryland Food “Unfortunately, federal programs are “There’s been a huge increase…our pan- Bank, and then distributing the food to nearly days, but that generosity doesn’t last,” she said, designed around gross income,” said Cathy tries have had a 40 percent increase in new 40 food pantries, group homes, and shelters adding that more food is actually needed in Zumbrun, assistant director for Program Per- families needing food, and a 50 percent in- across Southern Maryland. Lately she said the summer months because children cannot formance Oversight for the St. Mary’s County crease for returning families…there just isn’t she has had to turn away several clients a week take advantage of free or reduced price school Department of Social Services. She said the enough money to put gas in the car and keep because of food shortages. lunches. number of people receiving food stamps in St. the lights on…a lot of people now just can’t DiCarlo plans to approach larger businessDiCarlo pays 12 cents per pound for food Mary’s County has increased by 15 percent make ends meet.” to stock her garage, selling the product to pan- es in the area about helping with more food and since the spring of 2006.

DiCarlo’s first recommendation to peo- tries, group homes, and shelters for 18 cents a money donations.

And this is no longer a problem just for ple is that they call the Department of Social pound, leaving her with only 6 cents to use for “I think the solution is going to be bigger lower income residents. These numbers do not Services. Those who do not qualify for food rent and restocking. businesses stepping up and helping out,” she account for the thousands of people in the state stamps can still get a complete listing of pan“It’s very frustrating,” said DiCarlo, as she explained, nodding toward her bare shelves. “I who are barred from participation because tries and programs in their area. explained the trickle-down effect of shortages can’t move mountains alone.” they make too much money. In order to qualify “That should be everyone’s first step,” Di- from her distributor to the families her pantries for the minimum amount of food stamp assis- Carlo said, explaining that many people mis- are trying to help. tance, which totals $10 a month, a single ap- take her for a pantry, when in reality she is the Despite her bank’s negative cash flow, the plicant cannot make more than $1,107 a month one who supplies pantries in the tri-county biggest problem is coming from the lack of

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Thursday, May 22, 2008

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Obituaries Shirley Estelle Lacey, 72

Shirley Estelle Lacey, 72, of Chaptico died May 12 in St. Mary’s Nursing Center.

Born Feb. 24, 1936 in Morganza she was the daughter of the late William Lee and Anna Russell Morgan. She was the beloved wife of John Walter Lacey, Sr. whom she married Dec. 27, 1952 at St. Joseph’s Church, Morganza.

She is survived by her children Bernadette Combs and her husband Bennie; Barbara Ann Mayor and her husband Bernie and Kenneth Lee Lacey all of Chaptico; and John Walter Lacey, Jr. and his wife Debbie of Mechanicsville; nine grandchildren and her sisters Mary Ann Quade of Hughesville and Irene Harrington of Long Beach, Calif.

She was also preceded in death by her siblings: Anna Mae Isabell, Joseph Earl Morgan, William Leo Morgan, Anna Louise Hill, James Roy Morgan, Sr. and George Clayton Morgan.

Mrs. Lacey was a lifelong St. Mary’s County resident and a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, where she enjoyed working the church dinners. She enjoyed spending time with her children and grandchildren.

If you ever came over to her house, you would enjoy a good home cooked meal and there was always candy in the candy dishes. She worked at Chopticon High School as a cafeteria worker for 28 years where she served and interacted with the children as if they were her very own.

The family received friends Friday, May 16 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers were said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, May, 17 at 10 a.m. in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, with Fr. Francis Early officiating. Interment will follow in the Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jamie Lacey, Allan Mayor, Michael Mayor, Brad Combs, Todd Lacey and Jimmy Lacey.

Contributions may be made to the 7th District Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609 and/or St. Mary’s Nursing Center Foundation, 21585 Peabody Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

George Aloysius Queen, 76

George Aloysius Queen, 76, of Mechanicsville died May 14 in his residence.

Born Feb. 24, 1932 in Clements, he was the son of the late John Queen and Effie (Crown) Queen. He was the youngest of ten children.

Known to many as “Buck Queen” and affectionately known to his children and grandchildren as “The King.”

George attended school and was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Maryland.

He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War where he received a Bronze Medal for his service. Buck later worked as a construction laborer for many years. His talents assisted in building the Kennedy Center, WMATA Subway System, and the Watergate Hotel.

On Sept. 26, 1959 he married Agnes Cecilia Thomas.

From that union they were

blessed with twelve children.

Before his illness, Buck enjoyed spending time with his family, playing cards, umpiring baseball/softball games and fishing.

Buck is survived by his loving and devoted wife of forty eight years, Agnes Queen, his children; Mary “Maggie” Glenn, Melody QueenThompson (Harry), Caroline Mason (Allan), James “Craig” Queen, James Richard “Jim” Queen (Marlynn), Deborah Harkless (Alphonso), Pamela Queen, Gladys Briscoe (Mark), John Queen (Sharon), and Jane Queen. He is also survived by twenty seven grandchildren, eleven greatgrandchildren, four sisters-inlaw; Annie Thomas, Caroline Countiss, Elizabeth Dickerson, and Rose Shade, and a host of special nieces, nephews, family and friends.

In addition to his parents, Buck was preceded in death by his children, George “Punkin” Queen and Connie Queen, grandson Eric Queen, five sisters; Mary Allen, Mary Wilson, Agnes Queen, Sarah Collins, Mary Chase, four brothers; Joseph Queen, James Queen, John “Jack” Queen, and Mitchell Queen.

The Lord saw that Buck’s work was done and decided to call him home to join family members who have gone before him. Oh what a joyous reunion it will be!

The family received relatives and friends for Buck’s Life Celebration Sunday, May 18 from 2 – 5 p.m. in the Brinsfield Life Celebration Chapel, Leonardtown.

Prayers were recited at 3 p.m.

A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, May 19 in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morganza at 10 a.m.

The Reverend Keith Woods was the celebrant. Interment followed in Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen.

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

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

James Lenderman Wilbar, Sr. 84

James Lenderman Wilbar, Sr. 84, of California, died May 14 in the Charlotte Hall Veteran’s Home.

Born June 24, 1923 in Washington, D.C., he was the son of the late Jesse Lenderman Wilbar and Mary Margaret (Micheljohn) Wilbar.

Mr. Wilbar served in the U.S.

Navy from 1943 until 1948. He was a member of the Patuxent Presbyterian Church, California. He was also a member of the U.S. Coast Guard Auxilliary, the Officer’s Club at the Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, the Hiram Takoma Masonic Lodge #29 where he as a past Grand Master and Thomas J. Shryock Lodge #223.

James is survived by his children, James L. Wilbar, Jr. of Walkersville, Md. and Linda J. Wilbar-Gates of Columbus, Ohio. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Marguerite Lucille (Merrell) Wilbar and grandson, Matthew C. Drake.

The family received relatives and friends for Mr. Wilbar’s Life Celebration Monday, May 19 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Life Celebration Chapel, Leonardtown. A Masonic Memorial Service was conducted at 7 p.m. A funeral service was held Tuesday, May 20 at 10 a.m. in the Brinsfield Life Celebration Chapel with The Reverend Mike Jones, pastor of Patuxent Presbyterian Church (USA), California, officiating. Interment followed in Rock Creek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. Memorial contributions may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association Southern Maryland Office, P.O. Box 1889, La Plata, Maryland 20646 Condolences to the family may be made at www. brinsfieldfuneral.com.

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

A “Sailor’s CO” Celebrates Retirement Andrea Shiell Staff Writer “It is clear we need to move through this quickly,” said guest speaker Rear Admiral Jan C. Gaudio during the retirement ceremony of Captain Glen Ives on Friday, “be-

his squadron both the Battle “E” and CNO aviation awards. He reported to the USS Guam first as Operations Officer and then as Executive Officer, deploying to the Mediterranean and West Africa. On an athletic scholarship, he reported to Carlisle Barracks, Pennsylvania as a member

Captain Glen Ives with his wife, Barbara.

cause there is no work being done at Pax River today. They’re all here!”

Indeed, it was standing room only at the large hangar at Patuxent Naval Air Station, where over 1,000 people attended the ceremony, packing the place full of family members, dignitaries and service men and women. As people ducked inside to escape from the gray skies and drizzle outdoors, they could see a long table spread with photographs, framed letters, awards, and recognition plaques, relics of a career spanning three decades.

Having spent his first operational assignment in a Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron in Norfolk, Virginia in 1980, Ives moved through the ranks as a helicopter pilot completing deployments to the Mediterranean, North Atlantic and Caribbean. In January 1993, Ives joined the United States Navy’s premier aviation squadron, HSL-42 as Executive Officer, assuming command of the famous “Proud Warriors” the following June, earning

er-in-Chief, General Charles E. Wilhelm, USMC. After his promotion to Captain, he assumed duties as Deputy Director for Counterdrug Operations.

His dizzying curricula vitae, culminating in his involvement with operational tests and evaluations of the

Photo by Andrea Shiell

of the US Army War College Class of 1998, then moving on to become a Special Assistant to the Command-

Navy’s newest helicopters, brought Ives to Patuxent River Naval Air Station in 2004, where he started as

Glen Christopher and Mathew Francis Ives, with their mother, Barbara.

Executive Officer and has served as Commanding Officer of the worldfamous “Pax Pros” since 2006.

“You always hear someone’s a soldier’s general, well he’s a sailor’s CO,” exclaims John Romer, public information specialist for Patuxent Naval Air Station. This sentiment seemed to have spread across the faces of those assembled as Ives took the stage after his ceremonial red-carpet walk.

Joined by his devoted family of fellow officers, enlistees, and alumni from the United States Naval Academy, from which he graduated in 1978, Ives refused to talk about himself, preferring instead to order Photo by Andrea Shiell seating for his enlistees as he talked Young Peter Macyko sported a camera for about the achievements of those his father’s induction as Commanding Officer around him. “I’m only as good as at Friday’s Change of Command Ceremony. my CMC. I’m only as good as my chief petty officers,” said Ives. “You and I’m sure he’ll be after…the Navy’s losing him, but the community can take that one to the bank.” is gaining him.”

“What Glen understands about Jarboe was one of many dignileadership is that leadership is about taries in attendance, including the serving, not being served,” said Gaurest of the Board of County Comdio. “It’s all about people…you don’t members of the St. missioners, lead installations or ships. You lead Mary’s County Board of Education, people.”

Senator Roy Dyson, and others. All “The closest thing I have seen applauded as Commandant Rear to him was a principal I had in high Admiral Earl L. Gay spoke about school,” said colleague Rick Thompson at the ceremony. “If you were Ives’ achievements. “You made this doing your job, there was very little base the crown jewel of the Navy,” he wouldn’t do for you. He’s always he said, remarking that Patuxent been very approachable, very much Naval Air Station had recently been named the best naval air station in a people person.” the country.

County Commissioner LawIves was awarded with the Lerence D. Jarboe said he was very gion of Merit Medal, and his wife happy that Ives would be retiring in Barbara was recognized for her St. Mary’s County. “He’s very comown distinguished service, having munity oriented. He was as a CO started a support group for Navy spouses. “Glen and Barb are what the Navy calls a twofer,” said Gaudio. “I’ve watched them work as a team throughout their career.”

As for his own medals and recognitions, Ives remained humble as he pointed to the decorations on his lapel. “All it says is that you’re old and you’ve been around a long time,” he said. When welcoming his replacement, Prospective Commanding Officer Captain Andrew T. Macyko, Ives said, “there are no shoes to fill. Everything we’ve done we’ve done together.”

Macyko kept his own comments brief after the reading of orders, but made a point of leading a “thunderous three cheers” for his predecessor, and as the ceremony concluded, the clouds broke, flooding the sky outside with sunlight as the crowd cheered their farewells.

Photo by Andrea Shiell

The County Times

Section A - 10

Thursday, May 22, 2008

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Continued from page A- 33, remains suspended with pay after the May 13 incident that took place near Mattapani Road.

Goff has been charged with 2 nd degree assault for allegedly attacking Shane Weasenforth, 25, as well as several charges of driving while under the inf luence of alcohol.

Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said that Goff retained his pay while on suspension due to provisions in the Law Enforcement Off icers Bill of Rights. “It’s consistent with law,� Cameron said. “If it was a felony you could suspend them without pay.�

Cameron said that the day to day operations of the agency were not signif icantly affected by the charges stemming from the incident but there was still concern. “People are paying close attention to this, both in the community and in the department,� Cameron said. “They [fellow deputies] are concerned for their co-worker, their agency and their profession.�

Frank Marquart, president of Lodge 7 of the county’s Fraternal Order of Police, could not be reached for comment as of press time to determine whether they were assisting in Goff ’s legal defense.

David Weiskopf, attorney for Weasenforth, also could not be reached as of press time Tuesday.

According to charging documents against Goff and information from the St. Mary’s County Sheriff ’s Off ice, the incident began when Goff was traveling south bound on Route 235 in the St. James area at about 7p.m.

Goff observed someone, Weasenforth, driving an all-terrain vehicle on the side of the road and f lagged down the driver by f lashing the headlights of his 2003 Dodge truck.

Charging documents state that, according to Goff, he got out of his truck and asked Weasenforth to not drive on the roadway.

Weasenforth became uncooperative, Goff said in charging documents, and spat on the off-duty deputy and drove away.

As Goff was preparing to leave,

charging documents stated, he noticed a marked police cruiser driven

by Senior Deputy First Class Dale Reppel, f lagged him down, and got in the car with Reppel to go f ind Weasenforth.

They located Weasenforth, who allegedly tried to punch Goff after spitting on him a second time, charging documents stated.

Weasenforth was later charged with second degree assault and resisting arrest during the incident.

Reppel and Goff subdued Weasenforth and arrested him for attempting to assault Goff and after a short struggle, Weasenforth complied with Reppel’s orders, charging documents stated.

But, charging documents state, Goff struck Weasenforth three to four times in the head with his f ist after he was subdued and handcuffed.

Reppel got between Goff and Weasenforth to stop the assault, charging papers stated.

When Lt. Rick Burris, commander of the Bureau of Criminal Investigations came on the scene to f ind out what had transpired, law off icers noticed a strong smell of alcohol on Goff ’s breath, charging documents and information from the sheriff ’s off ice stated.

Deputies administered a breath test that showed Goff had a blood alcohol level of .18, more than twice the legal limit, charging documents stated at the time of the incident.

Goff admitted to deputies that he had been operating his vehicle while over the legal alcohol limit, charging document stated. “We started our investigation on the scene,� said Cameron. “We didn’t wait for complaints from the family or anyone else.�

State’s Attorney Richard Fritz was consulted during the investigation, charging documents stated and advised charging Goff with the assault and drunken driving.

If convicted of the assault charge, Goff faces 10 years in prison.

Goff is scheduled for a preliminary hearing July 11 in District Court.

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