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Commissioners Approve SMCPS 2009 Budget The St. Mary’s Board of County Commissioners put to rest on Tuesday a piece of budgeting that has been many months in the making, approving the Board of Education’s proposed 2009 budget for public schools, to include $5,807,144 in non-recurring costs, and $4.3 million in assistance from the county to help fund OPEB obligations. Of the county’s contribution, Chief Financial Officer Daniel Carney said, “we’re getting out in front of the problem…we’re way ahead of other people on this.”

It has been a long battle, but after 32 versions of the budget were systematically combed and revised, the final draft was approved at Tuesday’s meeting, putting the long process to bed until next year.

Reconstructed Blackistone Lighthouse Opens To The Public Andrea Shiell Staff Writer St. Mary’s County residents, tourists, dignitaries, and history buffs seemed happy and relaxed as they gazed out over the Lower Potomac, perched on a series of wobbly water taxis plowing towards St. Clements Island for Sunday’s festivities.

All were gathered to celebrate the opening of the newly reconstructed Blackistone Lighthouse.

There were many there who may not have anticipated this project actually being completed. It started with $5,000 and an idea to build a park bench or plant a tree to honor Josephine Mattingly’s grandmother, Josephine McWilliams Freeman, one of only a few women who were allowed to serve as lighthouse keepers in her day.

It took many years, but the project eventually blossomed into a complicated and ambitious $600,000 mission to reconstruct the beacon that once lit the waters for Mary-

The commander of the vice/narcotics unit of the St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations says that several home and property seizures are in the works in an effort to combat drug dealers and their local operations.

One such home is a suspected crack house on Colton’s Point Road in Avenue that was raided several weeks ago but, according to police has been a chronic problem spot in that community for nearly two decades.

“We’re in the process of filing on that home for seizure and forfeiture,” said Lt. Daniel Alioto, adding that the house could only be seized through court action. “We’re prepared to go to trial.”

Alioto said that the house most recently raided was just one example of attempts to take away the base of operations of suspected drug dealers through common nuisance laws; it’s a strategy that narcotics officers plan to use more, Alioto said.

“The way we’re policing narcotics has changed,” he said. “[Nuisances created by reputed drug houses] just can’t go on.

“If it’s worth something to them, it’s worth something to us and we’re taking it if we can. The days of them watching their five plasma screen TVs thinking they’ve got it easy are over.”

Alioto said that one other drug house has been seized so far by the county, and one is already in the process.

There are two or three other properties that narcotics officers are also looking into for possible seizure, Alioto said.

Alioto said that State’s Attorney Richard Fritz has been “phenomenal” in supporting vice/narcotics efforts to seize properties they claim constitute a common nuisance.

Photo by Andrea Shiell

a year under construction, and many more years in planning, the historic reconstruction of See Lighthouse page A- After Blackistone Lighthouse was opened to the public on Sunday.

Emancipation Celebration

Residents Gather for Fun and Reflection During 5th Annual Juneteenth Festival Andrea Shiell Staff Writer

Home, Property Seizures In Drug Cases May Become More Common

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Some call it Freedom Day, others call it Emancipation Day, but the catchier title, Juneteenth,

rang loudest on Saturday when St. Mary’s County residents came to celebrate the abolition of slavery with food, performances, and history. Among See Celebration page A-

Police Investigate Man’s Death After Alleged Robbery

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Detectives with the St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations are searching for suspects in the death of a Lexington Park man who died possibly after being robbed at gunpoint in Leonardtown June 20.

Billy Gene Gurley, 75, who lived in the Town Creek area, told police who responded to the parking lot of the Dabbs Dental Building in Leonardtown that he was having chest pains shortly after being robbed by an assailant in a black hooded shirt, according to police reports.

Police describe the reported assailant as a male, but offer no other description. Lt. Rick Burris, commander of the investigative unit, said detectives were unable to talk to Gurley before See Gurley Death page A-

Raid Nets Suspected Counterfeit Goods, 20 Arrested

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

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Local law enforcement has suspected merchants of dealing in counterfeit goods at the Charlotte Hall Farmers Market and a clothing store in Lexington Park, so for the past two months they have sent in undercover officers to make controlled buys of the items, said the county’s top detective, in an effort to prove their case.

Lt. Rick Burris, commander of the St. Mary’s County Bureau of Criminal Investigations, said the raids at the two county locations turned up significant quantities of counterfeit items ranging from shirts, jeans and hats to music, movies and handbags.

“We started getting quite a few citizen complaints about counterfeit items being sold there,” Burris said of the Charlotte Hall Farmers Market. “We conducted an operation there several years ago.”

Children ride a train at Saturday’s Juneteenth Festival.

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College Planning Amphitheater New Site For River Concert

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Officials at St. Mary’s College of Maryland say the ever-increasing popularity of the River Concert series, now going on its 10th season, is bringing an increasing array of problems with it.

Its current location on the Town House Green, says Charles “Chip” Jackson, associate vice president of Planning and Facilities, is too small for growing crowds and not safe when it comes to stormy weather conditions.

Also, it is impossible for the college to build an amphitheater on the current site since it would intrude into the buffer of the critical area lands that are designed to protect the Chesapeake Bay. So the answer, at least as a proposal right

now, is to build a more permanent structure on a piece of land closer inside the campus and farther away from the river, Jackson told The County Times.

“We’ve had to cancel a number of concerts [in previous seasons] just as they’re getting going,” Jackson said Monday. “When a storm comes up there’s no place for people to go to get shelter.”

The newly proposed site would be on a “quad” bounded by Montgomery, Schaeffer and Glendening halls and the college’s athletic center.

“The proposed site provides a large volume of space during a storm,” Jackson said, adding that moving the river concert away from the water means that it could lose some of its appeal.

Some community residents called it a po-

tential loss of the “wow factor” during a June 19 meeting at the college of a newly formed committee to discuss new building projects in and around the campus.

“We acknowledge we’ll lose much of that,” Jackson told The County Times. “When they hear about the proposal, people sometimes ask ‘why would you ever move it?’”

But the safety and space concerns trumped the aesthetically pleasing current site of the popular event which takes place each summer.

The River Concert series is paid for by donations from the business community and private citizens and is free of charge to the general public.

“The River Concert series is as much about the community as it is about the college,” said Salvatore Meringolo, vice president for development in the college’s Office of Development.

New Art Program For Seniors Brought To St. Mary’s College Andrea Shiell Staff Writer

keen on the concept of older adult education.”

This concept of artistic educaOn Thursday afternoon an un- tion serves as powerful therapy for likely group of senior citizens filed Kelly’s participants, and it all started into Montgomery Hall at St. Mary’s in 2001 when she was asked to parCollege of Maryland and began to ticipate in a three-year study of cresing, launching straight from warm- ativity and ageing funded by ups into a clever operatic spoof the National Endowment for called Opera Terrora. the Arts and George WashAs the participants crooned ington University. Working falsettos echoing a hybrid of Bizet, with several groups of older Wagner, and Mozart’s greatest op- adults in Washington, D.C., eras, musical director Jeanne Kelly Brooklyn, N.Y. and San Franlaughed and smiled, leading the cisco, Calif., Kelly worked group with patience and gusto, sing- with three “chorale groups” ing along in a confident soprano. comprised of senior citizens This rehearsal is part of Kelly’s participating in some form program, Encore Creativity, which of creative musical study, and she has recently brought to Southern 120 “couch potatoes,” control Maryland in the form of a Summer groups engaged in no such Chorale Camp for Seniors; offer- training. ing musical and artistic training to The results of the study, senior citizens from Maryland and published in April 2006, reparts of the D.C. metropolitan area. inforced what educators and Participants met at the college therapists have been saying from June 17 to June 21 to rehearse for years; that creative acand put on a series of free concerts, tivities can make older adults performing songs from Guys and healthier, more active, and Dolls and spirituals in addition to possibly increase their life their operatic spoofs. spans.

“It was founded to provide older “They had much less adults of any talent the opportunity depression, higher morale, to study under a professional art- fewer falls, took less mediist,” Kelly explained before Thurs- cation, and they had more of day’s rehearsal. “I just thought St. a sense of command.” Kelly Mary’s College was the perfect set- said. “They felt as though ting for this…and they were very they were really doing

something.”

After spearheading the study, Kelly decided to make older adult education her lifelong work, and founded Encore Creativity last year to provide classes and put on concerts with her students, who range

“Everyone has a stake in keeping the River Concert afloat.”

Meringolo said the college currently has $875,000 in construction money from the county and state. The total cost of the project would about $2 million, he said.

“We’re at about the midpoint of the fund raising cycle,” Meringolo said.

Architects with the firm Martinez & Johnson Archictects, based in the District, are currently working feasibility studies for the project.

No firm plans have been adopted as to how the proposed amphitheater and surrounding grounds would be set up.

“It’s an idea that needs to be tested,” Jackson said. “There are no options off the table.”

The River Concert series started June 13 and will run through July 25 with contemporary musicians playing both classical and modern musical pieces.

Jackson estimated that crowds of about 3,000 to 5,000 people attend depending on the concert with as many as 25 vendors setting up as part of the event.

from ages 65 to 103, and have a variety of musical backgrounds.

“Some have sung their whole lives,” Kelly said. “Some stopped singing after they left high school or college and are just now coming back…but they’re all so enthusiastic about it.”

All their diligent practice culminated in the final show Saturday night at St. Mary’s College, but this is just the beginning according to Kelly, who is currently working to expand the program to include similar camps and classes for dance and painting. Currently, her cho-

rale program boasts six groups and 190 singers, 170 of whom perform at several shows each year, including a concert at the Kennedy Center where all 170 singers take the stage to perform at once.

It was easy to spot the enthusiasm on her students’ faces as they scanned their sheet music and listened to the notes wafting from the baby grand piano up front. Craig Messersmith from Arlington, Va. smiled and nodded to his wife Jane as he exclaimed, “This program is a lot of fun. It’s just great to be a part of it.”

Photo by Andrea Shiell

Choir Director Jeanne Kelly lead a group of senior citizens in rehearsals for their concert, which was held at St. Mary’s College on Saturday.

Local Gambling Devices Down To Their Last Days

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer As July 1 approaches so does the state-mandated deadline for operators of video bingo terminals to shut down the machines on their premises.

While the devices have been a source of controversy about potential social ills that gambling brings, some still say they brought a valuable source of revenue to the county’s charities and non-profits.

Del. John Wood (D-Dist.

29A) said, however, that the state legislation that outlawed them from St. Mary’s was fundamentally unfair, since the same kind of devices were still allowed to operate, in some cases as much as a year beyond July 1, in Baltimore, Anne Arundel and Calvert counties as well as Baltimore City.

“It’s not right but that’s correct,” Wood said of the bill’s provision, passed in the latest Annapolis legislative session.

“It wasn’t right that St. Mary’s couldn’t keep them [like other jurisdictions]; what’s good for the goose is good for the

gander.”

The gaming devices, which resemble slot machines, were last year deemed legal to operate here in St. Mary’s by the State’s Attorney’s office but in March an opinion from the state Attorney General’s office suggested they might be illegal.

St. Mary’s Sheriff Timothy Cameron had the machines shut down after a local investigation in March but a May ruling by Circuit Court Judge Karen Abrams stated that since the machines had a set number of victories in them, and not a random number generator, they were games of chance but not slot machines and therefore legal to operate.

The lawsuit to allow the machines to be turned back on was brought by Bob Sorrells, owner of Fred’s Liquors in Charlotte Hall and several nonprofits that benefited from the machines’ operation at his store.

Local law enforcement saw problems with how the proceeds from the machines were being handled, however, and chaffed at the amount of profit being made by the store owners and

machine vendors while a seemingly small percentage was given over to the nonprofits and charities.

Still, Wood said, the gaming machines were a vital fundraising tool for the charities and nonprofits, who often struggle for money.

“They were doing a lot of good for the charitable organizations and non-profits and the small operators,” Wood said.

Billy Hill, owner of St. Mary’s Landing restaurant in Charlotte Hall said that while the machines were turned off he lost at least $60,000 in rent revenue from their operations.

“It’s come up [revenue] to just about where it was,” Hill said now that the machines have been on for about two months.

“The charities are making good money and I’ll be sad to see them [gambling devices] go.

“Once the revenue stops I’ll have to let five or seven people go.”

By eliminating the gambling machines here, Wood said, local charities and even parochial schools were in danger of serious funding cuts if the slots ref-

erendum is not successful this November.

He said the chances of getting laws passed to bring the machines back if the referendum fails were “very slim.”

“It’s going to have a tremendous affect,” Woods said of the success or failure of the slots measure. “There’s a lot riding on that bill passing like the state’s budget situation.

“Once the revenue [from local gambling devices] goes they’ll be struggling; if slots fails then non-profits and charities will also get cuts in state funding.”

The gaming devices allowed here were heavily opposed by Sen. Roy P. Dyson (D-Dist. 29) and Senate President Thomas V. “Mike” Miller (D-Chesapeake Beach).

Miller was criticized by local store owners and gambling machine operators for wanting to eliminate competition for any incoming slot machines while pushing a bill that allowed political allies who had had the gaming machines for years to keep theirs a little while longer.

One was the owner of the

Rod N’ Reel restaurant and mayor of Chesapeake Beach Gerald Donovan.

“If it’s OK to keep his it should be OK to keep ours,” Wood told The County Times.

Del. John Bohanan (DDist.29B) said that it was proper to allow jurisdictions that had the machines “for years and years” to dispose of them more slowly.

“I think that’s fair to allow them a longer time,” Bohanan said. “There’s no smooth way of transitioning away from these things when people have been making lots of money from them.”

Wood said Abrams’ decision to allow the machines here to be reactivated had a divided response in the local Democratic party, but he believed she made the right decision.

“There were a lot of people who were pleased,” Wood said.

“Some people thought it was a slap in the face to Mike Miller… but I don’t think so.”

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Editorial & Opinion “E Pluribus Unum” Out; “Vero Possumus” In Remember the phrase used in the 1992 Presidential Campaign by the Bill Clinton campaign: “it’s the economy, stupid”? The phrase originated from a sign that former Clinton campaign strategist James Carville posted at Clinton Headquarters in Little Rock. Carville wanted to keep the campaign focused on a central issue to defeat then President George H. W. Bush.

Having had much success in the area of foreign policy, including the ending of the Cold War and his success with the Persian Gulf War, Bush was considered by many to be unbeatable in his effort to win a second term as President.

The Clinton campaign wisely understood that Americans were more concerned about raising their own families, their jobs, and the cost of living the lifestyle they had grown to expect than they were about prob-

lems in the rest of the world.

Bill Clinton was able to win the 1992 Presidential election by focusing on domestic policy, while Bush continued to rely on the fact that the world is a dangerous place and believed his obvious superiority in foreign affairs would carry the day. He was wrong.

The upcoming 2008 Presidential election may well feature a similar strategy between the two presumptive candidates.

With Americans struggling to make ends meet in a weakening economy, Barrack Obama’s campaign strategists will likely follow the lessons of the Clinton campaign. Look for Obama’s message to be solely focused on the economy as the election draws near.

But American’s should not forget the current message of the Obama campaign, the true message of the Obama campaign, the message of “change”.

It is important that we understand what kind of change Obama envisions for the United States. With the state of the nation today, many American’s may well believe change is necessary, but most would probably have many different ideas about what kind of change is good. It arouses hope in a weary nation to offer “change”, but fundamentally what kind of change is he really envisioning?

Last week in Chicago while speaking to a group of Democratic governors, Obama displayed in Presidential fashion his changed version of the Presidential Seal. The changes Obama introduced in his version of the Presidential Seal can give the American public insight into some of the changes he envisions as our nations President.

The Seal of the President, which resembles the Seal of America, has been used since

1880. Through generations of changes in the White House, the Presidential Seal has represented a consistency in message that Americans and the world could depend upon from America and it’s Commander in Chief.

The Seal features the American bald eagle clutching an olive branch in one foot with 13 olives and 13 leaves symbolizing the original 13 colonies that formed a nation of peace.

In the other foot, the bald eagle is clutching 13 arrows to symbolize the acceptance of the need to go to war to protect the country. The last change made to the Seal was in 1945 when President Harry Truman had the eagle changed to face the right, the side with the olive branches, favoring peace.

The Seal also features the bald eagle holding a ribbon in its beak: the ribbon has the motto of the United States, “E Pluribus Unum”, meaning “Out

of many, one”. Here is where Obama offers America change by replacing the motto with “Vero Possumus” which means, “Truly, we can”.

This change has it’s roots in the concept long held by many multiculturalists who have opposed the concept that America is made up of people from many cultures who came to America willing to set aside their cultural ancestry in favor of one America, indivisible. They do not believe that America should be so much “The Great Melting Pot” as it should resemble more a great smorgasbord. Nations of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan has often criticized “E Pluribus Unum” as not reflecting America’s many cultures.

Remember when Maryland’s former Governor, then Maryland’s Comptroller, William Donald Shaffer complained that the service person at the fast food restaurant where

he was having difficulty ordering a sandwich should be required to speak English? That concept has no place in Obama’s America.

It should come as no surprise to anyone paying attention to Obama’s past that he would set aside America’s culture in favor of world culture.

The official Presidential Seal also features a shield over the breast of the eagle, which symbolizes the President’s oath to defend the Constitution of the United States. Obama’s version of change replaces that shield with a large O representing Obama himself with a rising sun inserted, representing himself as a symbol of a new sun rising over America.

Change sounds good, and some are, but some may not be so good, you get to decide.

To The Editor: Dump the Dems When you learned it was your Democrat party that favored unfettered access to the taking of the lives of unwanted babies, those safely tucked away in their mother’s womb awaiting God Almighty’s predetermined time of their birth, some of you said “well, I’m personally not in favor of abortion but it’s the mother’s right to do whatever she wants.” Perhaps it doesn’t affect you personally, or so you think.

When you recently learned that your Democrat party is ardently seeking ways to legalize homosexual marriage all across this country, whether outright, or through subtlety, some of you said, “well, how does that hurt me – what people do in their private lives is their business.” Perhaps it doesn’t’ affect you, personally, or so you think. Besides, you may maintained, who cares what the Holy Bible says, what, with its archaic teachings on marriage as being before God and between a man and a woman.

Now, you’ve just learned that, again, your Democrat party stands for something else, that being the outright denying American businesses of the opportunity to extract oil from

Thank You On behalf of the American Cancer Society and the Relay For Life Planning Committee, we wish to thank the people of St. Mary’s County for making this year’s 11th annual Relay For Life a record-breaking success! With the help of our 81 teams, committee members, and several generous donors and sponsors, we have raised over $210,412.00 thus far. It is yet another example of great generosity and commitment of the St. Mary’s County citizens to the fight against cancer.

First, we would like to thank Outback Steakhouse, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Immaculate Conception Church, the Knights of Columbus, Bear Creek Open Pit BBQ, Cakes

by Maureen, David’s Flowers, Towne Florist, and Kenny’s Flowers for their generous support of our Cancer Survivors’ Reception. We greatly appreciate their flexibility and patience when we suddenly had a last-minute increase of people and not nearly enough food to accommodate them! Thank you for helping out.

It was a wonderful evening of celebration for our 130 guests.

Next, we must thank our sponsors: Southern Maryland Oil, Dash In Stores, Navy Federal Credit Union, and SMECO for their gracious financial support.

Finally, we owe many thanks to our donors of materials, electronics, and muscle. Those include the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad for keeping an eye on us during the very high heat; Mr. Alf Haaversen, Bear Cub Entertainment, for his great DJ services; Girl Scout Troop 2418 and Ms. Cheryl Billiter for their assistance at the Cancer Survivors’ Reception and at the event; Ruby Tuesday, Panera, WaWa, McKays, Giant, and WalMart for donations of food; Best Buy and Karen Schroeder for providing electronics; Jill Davis State Farm for providing pedometers to the teams; Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse for plywood

the grounds and waters of our own country.

This time, however, with $4.00 plus per gallon gas being shoved down your throat you are being affected, personally, no thinking required.

With your once disposable income now almost nil your freedom of mobility and customary spending have become seriously curtailed.

You are forced to cut down on this and cutout on that and your family is none the better for it. Consequently, small business owners are vacillating between adding a fuel surcharge to your bill, laying off workers or closing up and large businesses are filing Chapter 7/11.

Our beloved American is in Peril. We’re in trouble spiritually, and now, economic hemorrhaging is enhancing the awful supernatural atmospheric occurrences affecting this nation.

Nevertheless, many of you remain content that your Democrat party controls the House and Senate along with many statehouses and local governments. Should your liberal party stay in power and acquire the presidency, you ain’t seen nothing yet.

Chester M. Seaborn, Jr. Mechanicsville, Md

and sand; True Value Hardware of Leonardtown for sand; and PartyLite of Maryland and Ginny Maurer for candles.

Thanks also go to our many dancers, singers, entertainers, guest speakers, as well as our great door prize donors for helping make the night so enjoyable.

With help like this, the American Cancer Society can continue to work toward its goal of eliminating cancer as a major health problem.

Funds raised at events like Relay For Life are used to provide: § Patient services such as rides to treatment, one-on-one support, camp for kids with cancer, and free housing at the Hope Lodge for patients who would otherwise have to travel long distances to Baltimore facilities for treatment. § Lifesaving cancer research § Information and guidance to cancer patients and their families – 24 hours a day/7 days a week (1-800-ACS-2345 or www.cancer. org ). § Advocacy efforts to ensure things like patient’s rights and insurance coverage of early detection tests.

We want to thank EVERYONE who helped in this volunteer-driven community event and we apologize in advance to anyone who we inadvertently left out. All participants are playing an important role in the fight against cancer. Because of Community Leaders like these….Lives are changed….Lives are saved.

Sincerely, Sue Lyddon-Hayes 2007-2008 Event Chair Abigail Seamans 2008-2009 Event Chair Relay For Life, St. Mary’s County Leonardtown, MD

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Dear Editor: Here are some interesting facts concerning costs we in the United States incur to pay for what some say is a humane effort… others call it an amnesty program. Here are some of those costs to each of us who pay Federal and state taxes. Is it really logical to consider it a bargain to use our dollars for those who ‘take jobs no “American” will stoop to do’? Some would save our dollars by cutting off funding of our war against those who would love to repeat the 911 massacres—the cost of fighting Global War On Terror(ists) (GWOT). One side of our people emotionally shout, “Bush lied, people died!” and demand total and quick withdrawal from Iraq. Others say the real GWOT should be concentrated in Afghanistan. (What about Iran, Lebanon, East Africa, Indonesia, the Philippines, and within Israel, not to mention those cheering and supporting on the sidelines…Venezuela, Saudi Arabia, China and others?) Aren’t we still a target of those who would lie in wait who have penetrated our southern border, and somewhat to a lesser degree, our northern border, too? That said to energize our gray matter…do some of you still think the war in Iraq is costing us too much? Here is our fact-finder’s input: “We have been hammered with the propaganda that it is the Iraq war and the war on terror that is bankrupting us…RIDICULOUS. The following 14 reasons are forwarded over and over again until they are read so many times that the reader gets sick of reading them. Included are the URL’s for verification of all the following facts: 1. $11 Billion to $22 billion is spent on welfare to illegal aliens each year by state governments. Verify at: http://tinyurl. com/zob77 2. $2.2 Billion dollars a year is spent on food assistance programs such as food stamps, WIC, and free school lunches for illegal aliens. Verify at: http://www.cis. org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html 3. $2.5 Billion dollars a year is spent on Medicaid for illegal aliens. Verify at: http://www.cis. org/articles/2004/fiscalexec.html 4. $12 Billion dollars a year is spent on primary and secondary school education for children here illegally and they cannot speak a word of English. Verify at: http://www. earthtimes.org/articles/show/107231.html 5. $17 Billion dollars a year is spent for education for the American-born children of illegal aliens, known as anchor babies. Verify at http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html 6. $3 Million Dollars a DAY is spent to incarcerate illegal aliens in our Federal prisons. Veri-

fy at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html 7. 30% percent of all Federal Prison inmates are illegal aliens. Verify at: http://transcripts. cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01. html 8. $90 Billion Dollars a year is spent on illegal aliens for welfare social services by the American taxpayers. Verify at: http://oregonmag.com/ERFDWhatCostsWhat408.html Note multiple sources site this statistic from CNN but they conveniently have now removed it 9. $200 Billion Dollars a year in suppressed American wages are caused by the illegal aliens. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0604/01/ldt.01.html 10. The illegal aliens in the United States have a crime rate that’s 2 ½ times that of white nonillegal aliens. In particular, their children are going to make a huge additional crime problem in the US. Verify at: http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0606/12/ ldt.01.html 11. During the year of 2005 there were 4 to 10 MILLION illegal aliens that crossed our Southern Border also, as many as 19,500 illegal aliens from Terrorist Countries. Millions of pounds of drugs, cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin and marijuana, crossed into the U. S from the Southern border. Verify at: Homeland Security Report: http://www.house.gov/mccaul/pdf/ Investigaions-Border-Report.pdf 12. The National Policy Institute, “estimated that the total cost of mass deportation would be between $206 and $230 billion or an average cost of between $41 and $46 billion annually over a five year period.” Verify at: http://www.nationalpolicyinstitute.org/pdf/ deportation.pdf Note: You will have to register to receive this data but it only requires an email address 13. In 2006 illegal aliens sent home $45 BILLION in remittances back to their countries of origin. Verify at: http://www.rense.com/general75/niht. htm 14. The Dark Side of Illegal Immigration: Nearly One Million Sex Crimes Committed by Illegal Immigrants In The United States. Verify at: http://www.wnd.com/ news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=50441 The total cost is a whopping $ 338.3 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. Does this bother you at all? If not, or you are a “Blame America First” liberal, continue to believe the lies you are told about what is REALLY costing the American people!”

Larry Lutz Lexington Park, Md

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Planning Commission Holds Off Approval Of Major Development

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Developers are working to reinvigorate a mixed use project slated for construction near the intersection of Route 235 and Route 4 but the St. Mary’s County Planning Commission decided Monday night to hold off approving the conceptual plan for Oak Crest Center.

The project would redevelop land currently used by a concrete mixing plant.

The project has languished

as a planned unit development for nearly two decades now because of various changes in ownership of the land and inability to get certain approvals from the county’s Department of Land Use and Growth Management (LUGM).

Monday night, though, staff from LUGM gave their recommendation for approval to the commissioners.

Commissioners decided to table the plan because they wanted more up-to-date information on traffic impacts from the State

Lighthouse Continued from page A- land’s first settlers from St. Clements Island.

“A couple of years ago…a lot of us said it was just a lot of talk, it would never happen,” said Del. John Wood as he gazed

Highway Administration.

The traffic impact study currently being used by the developer, according to discussion at the regular commission meeting, to guide their planned improvements to that section of Route 235 was about four years old.

The proposed Oak Crest Center project would be built out on just under 140 acres of land, which according to LUGM reports, would translate into about 902,000 square feet of retail, dining and office space.

ably will have a safety light so people can have an idea of what it looked like,” said volunteer Mary B. Cheseldine.

Those looking closely may even notice the 30-star flag flying over the field behind the lighthouse, reflecting the state of the union at the time the original lighthouse was constructed.

The planned unit development received approval back in August of 1990.

“Not one cinder block has been raised above ground level in 17 years,” said commission member Shelby Guazzo, later adding her trepidation about the level of traffic the new development would bring to Route 235.

“I want to see the concept for updated traffic improvements, if this letter [from the State Highway Administration detailing traffic impacts] comes from 2005 then the study was

With the promise of thunder on the horizon, it seemed fitting that she would mention, “if there were no storms, there would be no need for a lighthouse. If there were no lighthouses, these storms would most likely end in tragedy.”

Joe St. Clair, President of the Blackistone Lighthouse Foundation, said all

done in 2004.”

Guazzo said that traffic use on Route 235 has increased dramatically in just four years alone.

Though some commissioners wanted the owner of the land, St. John Properties, represented by development director Ramon Benitez, to come back with assurances from the state that road improvements would be adequate, Benitez requested a decision.

He argued that since the plan was in the concept stage those details could still be worked out after the initial approval.

“It may be comforting and informative,” Benitez said. “But it really doesn’t move things along.”

Delays proved expensive in keeping the development process going, Benitez said.

funds that had been pooled but not used in the new site’s construction would go to maintain the lighthouse for generations to come.

“You need to know your history,” he said. “You need to pass it on to your children, and their children. That’s what keeps the light lit.”

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From the top of the new Blackistone Lighthouse, one can see this cross, which was built during the great depression out of oil barrels, concrete and stucco.

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Boats and water taxis on the lower Potomac River near St. Clements Island.

up at the tower overlooking the landscape, smiling. “We’ve got something here that we’re very proud of.”

“This is a great place,” exclaimed Sen. Roy Dyson at the ceremony. “This is where Maryland was founded...this was the GPS system of its time.”

Indeed, history tells us the first settlers in Maryland came to St. Clements Island in 1634, having veered off course hoping to avoid Piscataway native warriors who were waiting along the banks of the Chesapeake for the settlers to land. From there, the island became a part of the Blackistone family, who set up residence and used the property as a dowry for their daughter in her marriage to Mr. Nehemiah Blackistone in 1669.

The lighthouse was constructed in 1851 for $5,537, and stayed in use until 1932, when sophisticated land transportation made the lighthouse obsolete, and it was decommissioned by the federal government.

The lighthouse stood until it was destroyed by a fire in 1956. Since then, erosion has dwindled the island from its original 400 acres to about 40 acres today, and the reconstruction had to be placed further inland, but except for a few minor changes, the building was constructed using the original drawings and plans of John Donahoo, who had built the first one more than 150 years ago.

It includes 18-inch thick walls, mahogany casements under the windows, a living area, bedrooms, a storage floor, and four fully functioning fireplaces.

“We won’t be able to have an actual lighthouse light, because the federal government commissions those, but we prob-

Among the dignitaries present were the St. Mary’s Board of County Commissioners; Maryland State Sen. Thomas “Mike” Miller; St. Clements Hundred Photo by Andrea Shiell President Dick Gass; former Maryland Governor Marvin The original Blackistone Lighthouse was built in 1851 and stayed in use until 1932. This reconstruction was done Mandel and school Superinten- from the original drawings by local contractors, either working for free or at a reduced cost. dent Michael Martirano, who said he would be pushing for field trips to the site when reservations could be Call us today to start scheduled. making your Many were simply happy to enjoy their advertising campaign walks up to the top of the lighthouse tower, despite the broiling heat at the top level. a success.

“It’s so nice to see it done,” said visi(301) 373-4125 tor Jerry Goodwin from Lexington Park as he looked out from the top of the tower. “I came kayaking here last year and this was Advertise just a shell. It’s amazing they got it done your business in so fast.”

The speediness of the project once it got past the planning stages was due to the contributions of local contractors, who agreed to work on the project either at cost or for free.

“I’m just sorry I couldn’t donate my own time for the construction,” said St. Clements resident Bill Fisher, a member Reaching Over 17,000 of the St. Clements Hundred. “But it’s beautiful.” households The formal ceremony was kept short due to storm warnings, but blessings countywide weekly abounded, recalling more of the island’s history with an echo to the country’s first on Thursdays.

Catholic mass being said at the site.

“The lighthouse needs a human touch” said Reverend Kathleen Price from All Saints Episcopal Church when talking about the St. Clements Hundred and the Blackistone Foundation’s volunteers.

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Ramblings of a Country Girl

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then headed north. We got there early and toured the We had a blast on Friday stadium. It’s really nice, night. We were well enter- well designed and laid out tained and well-fed and spent and clean, clean, clean. The a reasonable amount of mon- bathrooms were the cleanest ey doing so. What did we public bathrooms we may do? We went to a Southern have ever seen. There are Maryland Blue Crabs game! plenty of places to get someThe game started at 7:05 so thing to eat, wide walkways after work, we changed and and friendly people. The

whole evening was just great because the weather was incredibly pleasant, the ball game was exciting, the food was good and we got free chocolate!

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Event director Elmer Brown circled the booths for some of that time, but maintained his seat near the center of Tulagi Place in Lexington Park for much of the afternoon, answering questions about the holiday.

Traditionally celebrated on June 19, the holiday commemo-

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services for groups. There’s a shop with every sort of Blue Crab paraphernalia (my favorite was a regional twist on the foam #1 finger, it was a crab pincher – you have to love Southern Maryland).

The seating was good and comfy with cup holders and there are plenty of good seats to be had. We were between third base and home plate, near the home team dug-out.

The mascot, Pinch, and the Blue Crew use the dug-out roofs as staging areas for their antics. The Blue Crew is a bunch of energetic teenagers who have the fun job of keeping the crowd entertained and energized.

Each game night has a theme and I picked Chocolate Appreciation Night – being a chocoholic, it was an easy choice. We each got a free chocolate bar with admission. That was a good start. Since it was our first time, we chatted with several staff members who were are very friendly and helpful.

We checked out ALL the food offerings before making our choice and we decided to be true Crustacean Nation citizens and partake of the

delicacy. We had a crab cake sandwich, crab balls and Old Bay seasoned waffle fries.

Yummy! There are assorted beers and wine in addition to lemonade, sodas, etc. Later, being ice cream freaks, we had a frosty treat. There are funnel cakes and popcorn and Cracker Jacks, there were plenty of food choices, folks.

Pinch, the mascot, is a funny fellow and the Blue Crew works really hard on fun and games to keep the crowd entertained. The night we went there were chocolate bars being thrown into the crowd, two couples dancing the Texas Two-step to win a prize, a heroic fellow singing karaoke to win a prize, a cute kid racing Pinch, McGruff and Scruff to win a prize and more.

There’s something going on between every inning. They even come by with trash bags at one point so everyone can pass their trash. Several fans caught baseballs that were hit into the seats. It was a good baseball game. There were a couple of double plays and a very near triple play; one fan missed winning $100,000 by

three steps on that near triple play. The Crabs started out strong and lost it in the end, but it was exciting all the way through.

If you’ve been to a Blue Crabs game, surely you’ll go again. I know we will. If you haven’t, you simply must go. We’re going to rally the troops and get a work group to go. They have lots of options for groups and it’s a great team-building event so we’re going to give it a whirl.

Go and just relax and have a good time. It’s kind of like Field of Dreams, a beautiful ball field in the middle of rural country-side with a bunch of people who just enjoy the game of baseball. No flash, no celebrities, just baseball and good fun. Let yourself go and let the relaxation sink into your soul. Be silly, sing along, do the wave, participate. It’s small-town America, baby, it doesn’t get any better than this. Go Crabs!

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“They had things like strawberry sodas, good food, and music,” said Brown, nodding to the jazz band setting up on the stage.

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country under confederate control, and it was not until Union General Gordon Granger led a force of 2,000 troops to Galveston, Texas in 1865 to enforce the emancipation laws that many in that part of the country learned of their freedom.

“Blacks felt so good about that, they decided to have a party,” said Brown, explaining that the first “June Dinner” holiday was celebrated that year on the 19th.

pel choirs, African dancers, drumming troupes, and jazz and hiphop artists. Also dominating the field were political organizations including the Democratic Club of St. Mary’s, the St. Mary’s County NAACP, and community groups like Youth Interprize and the Minority Outreach Coalition.

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Sargeant Abdur Raoof, a member of the Baltimore Chapter of the 9th and 10th Horse Calvary Association (the Buffalo Soldiers), handed out literature on the celebrated regiments of freedmen who were charged with the hefty responsibility of escorting settlers through the treacherous western territories after the Civil War. He smiled as he reflected on the holiday. “It came two years late,” he said, explaining the gap between Lincoln’s proclamation and its enforcement, “but it came, and it’s a great time.”

St. Mary’s County police officers William Gunn and Mike Butler manned their own booth at the festival, braving the heat as they handed out recruitment packets to those interested. “I think it’s a beautiful celebration that has blossomed over the last couple of years,” said Gunn, adding that many teenagers had inquired about opportunities with the police department.

“An event like this is welcome, it’s needed,” said Butler, fanning himself as his partner handed out junior depute pins to the children.

Earlier this month, the Board of County Commissioners added their support for the holiday, issuing a proclamation to that effect, but state recognition is another matter. As of this year, 29 states recognize Juneteenth as a “partial staffing holiday,” which can be taken off by some state employees using it as one of their floating holidays, but Maryland is not yet one of them.

Elmer acknowledged the Commissioners’ recognition proudly, saying, “we’ve had a lot of people in St. Mary’s to see this as vital and important…and organizations are now beginning to take part, and that’s the good part.”

Brown’s hope, like many others, is that Juneteenth can eventually be recognized as a national holiday, though the path to national acceptance is a long one. “”It’s got to go through Congress and the legislature…there’s been a conversation about it, but it hasn’t come up as a bill yet…we just have to get people interested in participating in Juneteenth, and that will lead to a greater movement,” said Brown.

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How Backyard Barbecue Chefs Can Grill Like the Pros

Grilling is one of the simplest and oldest cooking methods. As the warm weather arrives, so does the urge to head outdoors and set some food over an open flame.

Despite being simple in premise, grilling is actually a culinary art form in itself. Entire cuisines are built around the humble backyard grill, and every grillmaster has his or her opinion on what’s the best way to grill. There are certain techniques and tips that the pros use, and cooking appliance leader Evo shares them with you.

• Feeling hot, hot, hot: The secret to great-tasting food is an even cooking temperature that is high enough to sear food. This locks in and enhances the natural flavors. The outer caramelized “crust” on the food keeps in the juices and adds plenty of flavor. A flattop grill is very effective at achieving this type of seared cooking over a traditional grated barbecue grill, which could have an uneven temperature. Plus, if you desire other cooking methods for food, such as boiling, braising, poaching, steaming, or frying, simply placing a pan or pot on the flattop grill makes those options possible. With cooking temperatures that range from 225F to 700F, the Evo Professional Outdoor Cart is a good appliance to consider.

guests to gather around the grill while you prepare food, calling out cooking preferences and other flavor desires. Naturally, how and what you’re grilling on will become the topic of conversation, so a sleek, well-designed grill will work well in this social setting. The Evo Flattop Grill puts a professional 360 degree round professional kitchen right on your deck or patio.

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Lexington Park Man Gets 14 Years For Drug Distribution

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Circuit Court Judge C. Clarke Raley sentenced a Lexington Park man with an extensive criminal record, including prior convictions for drug dealing, to 14 years in the state Department of Corrections for selling cocaine twice to a police informant in an undercover operation in August of last year.

Timothy Wayne Brooks, 37, was already serving a sentence for assault.

Assistant State’s Attorney Julie White asked Raley for enhanced penalties in the two drug distribution cases against Brooks because of his prior record for narcotics distribution as well as other offenses.

“He’s a major criminal,” White said. “He’s been convicted of many serious crimes.”

Raley agreed to the proffered guidelines of sentencing, which mandated a minimum 10 years in prison for Brooks on the one case that went to

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a jury trial.

But for the other distribution case, which Brooks pleaded guilty to, Raley gave him just four years to be served consecutively to the first prison term.

Raley said that, while the offenses were not violent and might have merited a lighter sentence under different circumstances, Brooks’ criminal record was one deciding factor in his sentence.

“The driving force for the offenses is the facts of the case… and what your whole history is,” Raley said.

Brooks apologized for the “inconvenience” his offenses caused to the county and state but asked Raley for a lighter sentence.

“In a period of 16 years I’ve only received three felony convictions,” Brooks said. “I’m not an immediate threat to the community.”

“It’s frightening what’s going on in this place.”

Gurley’s death could be one of several other incidents that have occurred in the past week involving either armed robbery or violence on the streets.

Just one day before Gurley’s death, police responded to an assault in Lexington Park that left a man beaten and lying in the woods behind Hal’s Deli.

Deputies who responded found Fredy Herman Eatmon II, of D.C. suffering from head wounds and had him transported to St. Mary’s Hospital for treatment.

Investigators arrested Kevin Jerome Chase, 38, of Great Mills and Walter Jerome Ford, 43, of Park Hall and charged them with first-degree assault.

The suspects allegedly beat the victim after an argument escalated.

On June 18 at about 9:30 p.m., two victims, male and female, were assaulted in the parking lot of Loews Theater in Lexington Park by three males with brass knuckles.

According to police reports, the three males began taunting the female victim before following both victims to their car.

They beat the male victim, police reports stated, and stole the female’s purse and fled on foot.

Detectives charged two juveniles, 16 and 17 years old, one from Calvert County, with theft, robbery and second-degree assault. Police are still seeking the third suspect.

he died.

• Create a social event: Preparing Burris said detectives were still trying to and enjoying food is often wrapped up ascertain whether an armed robbery actually in the social nature of dining and entook place. tertaining. Barbecue events are family“There’s a lot of things we have to look at,” a new perspective on backyard barbecuing and and-friends sorts of affairs. Encourage Get Burris said. start cooking like a pro.

Gurley was pronounced dead at St. Mary’s Hospital shortly after being transported there.

Gurley’s family and friends were shocked Burris added that the undercover officers by his death. had been gathering evidence against the 20 “It’s not something you would expect,” vendors who were arrested during the operasaid Robin Connelly, Gurley’s daughter. “He’s tion, which took place from June 20 to June Continued from page A- somebody you could always depend on.

21, and he alleged that all knowingly sold the “If you have one friend like that your whole The operation involved 40 law enforce- suspected counterfeit merchandise. life you were blessed.”

The 20 suspects, some of whom came from ment officers, Burris said, including BCI deConnelly said her father was retired from tectives, state troopers, patrol officers, law en- as far as Brooklyn and Bronx in New York to the U.S. Navy after more than 20 years of service and was also a retiree from local defense contractor DynCorp as a helicopter mechanic.

Her father also worked at the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School at Naval Air Station Patuxent River in the maintenance control division.

Both Gurley and his wife, married for 55 years, had been living in St. Mary’s County since 1959, she said.

He leaves behind two daughters, two grandchildren and one great grandchild, Connelly told The County Times.

One of Gurley’s close friends of 40 years said that Gurley was an enthusiastic outdoorsman with a passion for deer hunting.

“He was one of the cornerstone members of the Mattaponi Rod and Gun Club,” said Don Beck of the sportsmen’s club on base. “He had a heart of gold.

“He would take the young sailor who didn’t know anything about hunting or the base and take him under his wing.”

Connelly said her father had even been an assistant game warden on station and spent most of his time at the clubhouse.

“He enjoyed his hunting,” Connelly said. “He was out there [at the clubhouse] every day.”

Photo by Guy Leonard He was accomplished with The Keep It Real shop in Lexington Park was raided last week, and its owner charged with selling both bow and gun, she said of counterfeit merchandise. The Charlotte Hall Farmers Market was also raided and 19 suspects were her father. arrested.

Beck, who said he would forcement intelligence operatives, and agents sell merchandise, were charged with felony be giving the eulogy for his friend at his funeral, said it from the motion picture, clothing and record- counterfeit producing and selling the items.

Police reports state some of the charges would be easy to remember the ing industries.

“Some items were obvious [counterfeits],” range up to 15 years incarceration for suspects good things about him.

“His Tennessee humor and Burris said. “Others weren’t so obvious, so we if convicted.

About $693,000 worth of suspected coun- spirit will be missed, he was a had experts from the industries go in and conterfeit items were seized, Burris said, along great story teller,” Beck said of firm whether or not they were counterfeit.” his friend.

The suspected counterfeit items were of- with about $3,800 in cash.

Only one suspect arrested, Maurice X. Beck was shocked at what ten sold at a deep discount, Burris said, some Queen, of Lexington Park, the owner of the he believed was the violent naat half price.

Ben Burroughs, owner of the farmers mar- Keep It Real Store on Great Mills Road, was ture of his friends death.

“My God, in a dentist’s ket, said he does not inspect merchandise and from St. Mary’s County.

Other suspects included residents of Wal- parking lot you think you’d be that all a vendor needs is a traders license and dorf, Clinton, Fort Washington, Laurel, Elders- safe,” Beck said. “But in this Billy Gene Gurley, 75, died last week after a suspected armed robsales tax license to sell goods there.

“If I did [inspect merchandise] I would burg, Bowie, D.C., Alexandria and Burke, Va. society I guess nothing’s safe bery in Leonardtown “A place like the farmers market allowed anymore. have the sense to know whether it was right or wrong,” Burroughs said. “I don’t condone them to set up for a weekend and go back anything illegal done at the market, if we find where they came from,” Burris said. “It wasn’t Video Surveillance Computer anyone doing wrong we give them notice to a store front operation so it wasn’t as easy to investigate.” leave and it’s a short notice.”

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Obituaries Leonard “Jack” Jackson Alvey, 71

Leonard “Jack” Jackson Alvey, 71, of Leonardtown died June 21 in St. Mary’s Hospital.

Born Dec. 24, 1936 in Leonardtown he was the son of the late James Leach Alvey, and his surviving mother Mary Eva (Hazel) Alvey of Leonardtown.

Jack served 28 years as a Powered Support Systems Mechanic at Patuxent River Naval Air Station. He loved NASCAR, flying his own plane, woodworking, gardening, and most of all, his traveling buddy, a Golden Retriever named Bones.

He is survived by his loving wife, Lois Ann (Guy) Alvey, whom he married Oct. 12, 1957, in Leonardtown.

He is also survived by his beloved children Ronald Stephen Alvey of Avenue, Anne Marie Alvey of California, Barbara Jean Emmart and her husband Mike of Mechanicsville, and Edward Wayne Alvey and his wife Veronica of Hollywood. Additionally, he is survived by his sister Sylvia Jean Alvey of Leonardtown; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

Family received friends Wednesday, June 25 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, and a Prayer Service was held at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10 a.m., Thursday, June 26 at St. Aloysius Catholic Church with Rev. John Dakes officiating. Interment will follow in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown.

Serving as pallbearers will be Ronnie Alvey, Sr., Ronnie Alvey, Jr., Matt Daley, Mike Emmart, Ryan Emmart and Eddie Alvey.

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

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

Colin Foote Burch, Jr., 89 Colin Foote Burch, Jr., 89, of Sterling, Va. and formerly of Avenue, died June 19 in Sterling, Va. Born Dec. 18, 1918 in Washington, D.C. he was the son of the late Colin Foote and Harriett Dent Burch. He was the loving husband of Audrey Weibel Burch whom he married Dec. 31, 1943 in San Antonio, Texas.

He is also survived by his children Colin F. Burch III and his wife Sandy of Wake Forest, N.C.; John S. Burch and his wife Susan of Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico; William M. Burch and his wife Patricia of Alexandria, Va.; Rebecca B. Anzelone and her husband Ronald of Herndon, Va.; and Barbara A. Burch of Memphis, Tenn.; his sister Harriett B. Duke of Annapolis, Md.; as well as eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his brother Walter D. Burch.

A 1940 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, he received commission as an officer in the Army Air Corps (US Air Force). He served in a variety of assignments in flight instruction and installation management including overseas assignments in Japan and Hawaii. He later received post graduate training in electronics engineering at the

Air Force Institute of Technology in Dayton followed by assignments in defense communications and ballistic missile development. Retired as Colonel USAF in 1961, he then worked for private firms in defense communications.

He later served as Chief Electronics Engineer for the U.S. Coast Guard. He received numerous decorations and commendations throughout his career including the Legion of Merit and the Air Force Commendation Medal. He retired to his family farm in Avenue for over twenty years, before moving to retirement communities in Northern Virginia.

He belonged to the Southern Maryland Society and the Military Order of the World Wars, served on the Vestry of All Saints Episcopal Church, and enjoyed sailing and woodworking.

A funeral was be held Monday, June 23 at 10:30 a.m. in All Saints Episcopal Church, Avenue, with Rev. Kathleen Price officiating and Pastor John S. Burch co-officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Colin F. Burch III, William M. Burch, Ronald J. Anzelone, Colin F. Burch IV, Andrew R. Burch and John McAuley.

Contributions may be made to All Saints Church, P.O. Box 307, Avenue, MD 20609 and/or the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 1032, Lexington Park, MD 20653.

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

Jean Allen Dornin, 86

Jean Allen Dornin, 86, of Lexington Park, died June 20 in her residence.

Born Feb. 24, 1922 in Columbus, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late Rodney Wallace Allen and Olive Mae Holcomb Allen.

Jean is survived by a son, David Crawford.

A memorial visitation was held for Jean Wednesday, June 25 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. Interment will be private.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 339, Lexington Park, MD 20653.

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

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

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She is survived by her cousin Anna Vecera of St. Mary’s City, nieces Linda Shaklee, Elizabeth Czarra and her husband Fred, all of St. Mary’s City, nephews Lawrence Haskell of St. Mary’s City and Martin Haskell and his wife Barbara of Berkley Springs, W.V. and a host of relatives and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her two sisters and brothers in law Helen Peters and her husband Pete, and Ann Haskell and her husband Warren and by her nephew Bruce Haskell.

She worked as a court reporter for the Federal Government until her retirement in 1970. She loved to travel and did so for many years while working for the Federal Government. After her retirement, she moved to Venice, Fla. and in 1996, she moved back to St. Mary’s County. She enjoyed working with her flowers and fruit trees while living in Fla. She also liked to play bingo and cards with her friends.

All services will be private.

Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or S.M.A.W.L.-St. Mary’s County Animal Welfare League, P.O. Box 1232, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

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

Billy Gene Gurley, 75 Billy Gene Gurley, 75, of Lexington Park died June 20 in St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown.

Born May 2, 1933 in Carroll County, Tenn. he was the son of the late William Lloyd Gurley and Offie Jane Dunavan Gurley.

Mr. Gurley served his country in the U.S. Navy from 1954 to 1978. He worked for the Test Pilot School at the Patuxent River Naval Air Station from 1978 until his retirement in 1998.

He is survived by two daughters, Vicki Lynn Vail of Lexington Park, Felicia Robin Connelly of Fla., two grandchildren, two sisters, Janie M. Lawler of Flint, Mich., Irene Williams of McMinnville, Tenn. and a brother Robert Lee Gurley of Atwood, Tenn.

The family will receive friends Thursday, June 26 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown. Prayers will be recited at 7 p.m. A Funeral Service will be conducted Friday, June 27 at 10 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home Chapel. Entombment will follow in Evergreen Memorial Gardens Mausoleum in Great Mills.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 339, Lexington Park, MD 20653.

James Wesley “Jim” Ham, 78

Pauline Barbara Gasparovic, 90

Pauline Barbara Gasparovic, 90, of St. Mary’s City, and formerly of Fla., died June 17, in her residence.

Born Feb. 14, 1918 in Great Mills she was the daughter of the late Martin and Anna

James Wesley “Jim” Ham, 78, of Leonardtown died June 16 in his residence.

Born Jan. 13, 1930 in Detroit, Mich. he was the son of James Earl and Kate McCardal Ham. He was the loving husband of Dorothy Marie Ham whom he married March 21, 1951 in St. Aloysius Catholic

Church, Leonardtown.

He is survived by his children James E. Ham of Baltimore, Md., Shawn Curtis and her husband John and Chris Wilson and his wife Dawn all of Leonardtown; sister: Betty J. Ham of Milwaukee, Wis. and seven grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his daughter Cheryl J. Wilson and his brother Frank M. Ham. Jim moved to St. Mary’s County in 1972 from Wisconsin. He was a maintenance worker at St. Mary’s Square, Lexington Park, for 10 years until his retirement in 1987.

He served in the U.S. Marines for three years from 1948 – 1952 where he received the Purple Heart award. He was a member of D.A.V. organization. He enjoyed spending time with his family and meeting friends at McDonalds and helping others.

The family received friends Thursday, June 19 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers were said at 7 p.m. A Funeral Service was held Friday, June 20 at 10 a.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor John Smith officiating.

Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown. Pallbearers were Chris Wilson, John Curtis, Matthew Wilson, David Hayden, Jr., Richard Pratt and Mitchel Watts. Honorary Pallbearers were Brandon Curtis, Kaylyn Curtis, Cheryl Wilson, Autumn Bowles and Kelsey Davis.

Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

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

Richard Allen “Ricky” Harding, Sr., 44

Richard Allen “Ricky” Harding, Sr., 44, of Compton, and formerly of Mechanicsville, died June 4 in his residence.

Born Aug. 30, 1963 in Leonardtown he was the son of Raymond Aloysius Harding, Sr. of Leonardtown, and the late Agnes Teresa Wathen Harding.

He is survived by his son Richard Harding and his wife Michelle and his daughters Jennifer and Elizabeth Harding, all of Compton, as well as three grandchildren; Alexis, Mackenzie and Richard Harding III. He is also survived by his siblings; Agnes Patricia VanRyswick of Leonardtown, Raymond Aloysius Harding, Jr. of California, Linda Anne Knott of Chaptico, and William Samuel Harding of Mechanicsville, and his extended family Shelly Knott, Gary Knott and Terri Vause.

He was preceded in death by his sister Mary Ellen Knott and his brother Thomas Edward Harding.

A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Ricky attended Chopticon High School.

He was employed as a fence mechanic for 30 years with J & P, Clinton and Massey Fence. He loved to fish, hunt and spend time with his three grandchildren.

The family received friends Friday, June 6 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Matting-

ley-Gardiner Funeral Home, with Prayers said at 7 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Saturday, June 7 at 10:30 a.m. in Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Mechanicsville, with Fr. Peter Alliata officiating and Fr. Paul co-officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown.

Pallbearers were Daniel Harding, David Harding, Bruce Knott, Jr., Larry Dutrow, Donnie Grinder and Semore Adams. Honorary Pallbearers were Gary Knott, William Harding, Jr., Eric Kirkpatrick, Ronald Vause, Bruce Knott, Sr. and Benjamin Harding.

Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650.

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

Joseph “Ford” Hayden, Sr., 88

Mary’s Hospital.

Born June 15, 1915 in Washington, D.C. he was the son of the late Thaddeus Stevens and Emma Rittenhouse Hess.

He was the loving husband of Catherine E. Hess whom he married June 25, 1934 in Washington, D.C. He is also survived by his children; Gail Soukup and her husband Merlyn of Laurel, Joyce McCabe of Henderson, Nev., Steve Hess and his wife Janet McGrane of Newburg, Md. and his sister Martha McLellan of Asbury, Solomons.

He was preceded in death by his sister Jean Hess Barth and his brother Harold Hess.

A graduate of Eastern High School’s Class of 1934, he moved to St. Mary’s County from Suitland in 1976. He was employed as a Fire Fighter for the D.C. Government.

Service times will be announced at a later date.

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

John William Leonard, 85

Joseph “Ford” Hayden, Sr., 88, of Callaway, died June 22 in his home in Callaway.

Born April 1, 1920 in Leonardtown he was the son of William Dent and Lillian Agnes Smith Hayden. He was the loving husband of Julia Christine Wykle whom he married Nov. 7, 1953 in Clifton Forge, Va. He is also survived by his children Joseph F. Hayden, Jr. and his wife Sandy, Ann (Sissy) Dean, Patricia A. Smith, Rhonda M. Pope and her husband Jerry, Gloria L. LeDonne, Betty L. Dement and Charles A. Hayden, sisters Betsy Carter and Bebe Woodburn.

He was preceded in death by his brothers William D. (Tom) Hayden, Charles B. (Dickie) Hayden, Henry A. (Bucky) Smith and James R. (Jimmy) Smith and sisters Polly Hayden, Teresa Hayden, Fran (Sissy) Raley and Sally Humenik.

Ford was a civil servant in the Transportation Department at Patuxent River NAS for 30 years and retired in 1975. He then was a school bus driver and worked with horses on Larry Millison’s farm. Ford’s favorite pastime was fishing and sitting in his favorite swing on his front porch. He was a great father and grandfather.

The family received friends Wednesday, June 25 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the MatFuneral tingley-Gardiner Home, Leonardtown, where prayers were said at 7 p.m.

A funeral service will be held Thursday, June 26 at 11 a.m. in Hollywood Church of the Nazarene, Hollywood, with Rev. Verne Haskell officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery.

Pallbearers will be Curtis W. Shreve, Ronnie Langley, Carl Bean, Jimmy Quade, William Michael (Mickey) Hayden and Daniel Sweeney. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons: Joseph L. Dean Jr., Kenneth L. Smith, Richard G. Smith, Mark A. Smith, Joseph Scott Smith, James M. Quade, Jr. and Jeffrey W. Quade.

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

Thaddeus “Thad” Stevens Hess, Jr. 92 Thaddeus “Thad” Stevens Hess, Jr. 92, of Hollywood, and formerly of Suitland, Md., died June 14 in St.

John William Leonard, 85, of California died in Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, D.C. June 22.

He was born in the Bronx, NY Jan. 11, 1923, the son of the late John William Leonard and Alida Gorecki Leonard.

He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II. John was married to Catherine M. Nolan June 5, 1948 in New York City and they enjoyed 55 years of marriage. Their entire life together was a true love story. Together they raised four children: Susan Whitney of Williamsburg, N.M., J. William Leonard of Avenue, Patricia Leonard of Bethpage, N.Y. and Margaret Santoriello of Hicksville, N.Y. John worked for the New York Telephone Company. In addition to three sons-in-law and one daughter-in-law, he had six fantastic grandchildren: John, Michael, Jessica, Dominick, Lisa and Sloan.

Together with Catherine, he enjoyed 20 years of retirement in Sun City West, Ariz.

He lived for the last five years at Wildewood Retirement Village. John had unlimited love for his family which he freely shared. He was so very proud of his grandchildren who all turned into wonderful adults. He loved to travel with his wife Catherine and since moving to Wildewood, he became an avid member of the billiards club.

Whether family, friends or complete strangers, anyone and everyone who ever met John admired his fantastic wit and sense of humor. No matter what the situation, he had a humorous angle, anecdote or joke to convey. His humor will be missed almost as much as his love. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife Catherine and his grandson and namesake, John William.

The family received friends Tuesday, June 24 in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. in Leonardtown. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Wednesday, June 25 at 10 a.m. in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morganza.

The Reverend Keith Woods was the celebrant. Interment

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Thursday, June 26, 2008

Finally An Effective Treatment For Debilitating Nerve Pain New medication relieves diabetic neuropathy It’s often described as a burning, stabbing, shooting, tingling or shock-like sensation. It’s a chronic, debilitating condition that has left sufferers frustrated and doctors puzzled with the lack of options to treat it. Countless Americans have suffered from nerve-related pain in silence with nowhere to turn for relief - until now.

A topical pain reliever Neuragen, developed by Origin BioMed Inc., a Halifaxbased manufacturer of overthe-counter topical drug products, is finally providing relief for sufferers of nerve pain.

An estimated 20 million Americans suffer from nerve pain. The condition results from damage to or a dysfunction of the nervous system.

In some types of nerve pain, even the touch of clothing on involved skin triggers an unbearable burning pain. It is often perplexing and frustrating for patients and physicians, as it is difficult to diagnose and seems to respond poorly to standard pain therapies.

Neuragen is a topical preparation scientifically studied since the early 1990s.

Recent clinical studies at

Louisiana State University have confirmed the efficacy of Neuragen in the treatment of post-shingles neuralgia and other types of nerve pain. It was found to provide substantial relief in 85 percent of patients.

In another recent clinical trial for diabetic peripheral nerve pain, 70 percent of patients noted improvement in pain within minutes of applying Neuragen. In a second trial for post-shingles pain, similar results were reported where 68 percent of patients had pain relief within 15 minutes.

Neuragen is now available nationally through select CVS/pharmacy stores and

leading pharmacies across the country. The increased availability of this effective treatment option is welcome news for patients.

“There are few products available that provide relief from nerve pain,” said Don Kyte, Pharmacist, Kyte’s Pharmasave, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, “and these pain relievers generally produce side effects. The need is therefore great for a product such as Neuragen which has demonstrated it provides relief and has no known side effects because it’s topical.”

Many patients debilitated by their condition have found that Neuragen has given them a substantial relief. “Nerve pain had taken over my life, it never really went away,” said Ron Morrison. “Neuragen provided relief from the burning discomfort in my feet. I have been using this product for the past four months and it continues to work. I can now enjoy getting out for a walk and enjoy the simple things in life all over again.” More information on Neuragen is available at www.originbiomed.com.

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Obituaries will be in Calvary and Allied Cemetery, Long Island, N.Y. June 26.

Charitable contributions can be made to MCSS for J.W. Leonard Technology Scholarship and can be mailed to Mother Catherine Spalding School, Helen, MD 20635.

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Arnold Richer “Tex” Ol- ily may be made at www. brinsfieldfuneral.com. sen, 92 Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown.

Joyce Elaine Tivnan, 82

Quentin “Dr. Pepper” Aaron Lewis, 17

Quentin “Dr. Pepper” Aaron Lewis, 17, of Mechanicsville died May 26 in Keswick, Va. Born March 5, 1991 in Virginia Beach, Va. he was the son of Brandi Lee Barton and step-father John Scott Barton of Mechanicsville, and Jerry Lee Lewis of Jacksonville, Fla..

He is also survived by his brother Brandon Lee Lewis of Twenty-Nine Palms, Calif., his step-brother Ian Daniel Barton and his step-sister Kayleigh Christine Barton, both of Hubbard, Ohio, as well as his grandparents Eric & Nancy Trexler of Leonardtown and John Bruce Barton of Warren, Ohio.

He was a student at Chopticon High School.

The family received friends Wednesday, June 18 in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, where a funeral service was held with Pastor Stephen UpDegrave officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Arnold Richer Olsen, better known as “Tex,” 92, of Lexington Park died June 19 in his residence.

Born Nov. 10, 1915 in Hammond Indiana, he was the son of the late Amil Olsen and Agnes Albershen Olsen.

Tex was a retired Army veteran who served his country for 25 years. He was a member of the American Legion Post 0255, and the Elks Lodge No. 0292. Tex lived a full life, traveling during his service to many countries. He enjoyed watching the Washington Redskins and the Orioles, camping with the Blue Crabs group for many years, spending time with his family fishing, playing bingo, crabbing, and taking care of the snack bar on the Patuxent River Naval Air Station.

Tex is survived by his wife of more than 62 years, Mary Hazel Olsen, daughter, H. Gale Kanney of Lexington Park, two grandchildren, Sheri and her husband Mike, and Andrew and his wife Tanya, four great grandchildren, Kristina, Ryan, Michael and Nick, and sister, Arlene Kloiber of Allentown, Pa. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers.

Family received friends Monday, June 23 from 5 – 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown. Prayers were recited at 7 p.m. by Pastor Michael Jones. Interment will be in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va. Tuesday, July 15 at 9 a.m.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650, or the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 339, Lexington Park, MD 20653.

Joyce Elaine Tivnan, 82, of Mechanicsville died June 21 in her residence.

Joyce was born Oct. 3, 1925, in Evansville, Ind. where she grew up with numerous brothers and sisters.

She married Raymond J. Tivnan, became part of a military family, and lived in numerous places around the world. In 1971, they retired, and Helen became their permanent home.

Joyce is survived by two sons, Eugene S. Tivnan of Rogue River, Ore. and Royce R. Tivnan of Waldorf, Md., grandchildren, Zeb Tivnan and Reeshe Pillierpier of Rogue River, Ore., Eric Tivnan of Berkeley Springs, W.V. and Nathan Tivnan of Forth Worth, Texas, as well as ten great grandchildren.

Family received friends Monday, June 23 from 5 – 7 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown.

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

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

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