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Forty-First Annual Blessing Of The Fleet Draws Huge Crowd

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The Maryland Dove, a replica of a 17th century merchant ship, was one of the attractions at this year’s Blessing of the Fleet at St. Clements Island.

Andrea Shiell Staff Writer This weekend, St. Clements Island teemed with visitors enjoying a variety of attractions, but the real show was an outdoor Roman Catholic mass to bless the fleet of oyster ships as has been done every year for the past four decades. This year’s two-day Blessing of the Fleet festival, put on by the

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A lawsuit filed in federal bankruptcy court for nearly a year now by the current owners of Raley’s Town and Country grocery store in Ridge alleges that the previous owners, including County Commissioner Daniel H. Raley, did not disclose all the financial problems inherent in the business before they sold it in late 2004.

Affordable Housing Program Still Looking for Applicants

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Crash investigators with the St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office are investigating the cause of an early morning accident in Ridge that took the life of David Scott Bennett, a local resident. Preliminary police accident reports stated that speed and alcohol could be contributing factors in the death of the 49-year-old Bennett. A neighbor of Bennett’s, Tim Wiley, said that Bennett was a quiet sort but would often help his friends and neighbors when the need arose. “He was a very giving person,” Wiley said of his longtime friend. “He’d go out of his way to do anything for a person.” Bennett would often help out as a handyman around the cul-de-sac where he was renting living space for about the past three years, Wiley said. Wiley said both he and Bennett were at one time avid softball players, engaging in games at the American Legion Post in Ridge.

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After a week of following up numerous leads in what detectives have called a near round-the-clock investigation, detectives here and in Raleigh N.C. have arrested four suspects for kidnapping a local PNC Bank branch manager and her two children to execute a daring bank robbery late last month. Detectives in Raleigh arrested William Cordell Johnson, 28, and Joseph Franklin Brown, 25, both of California over the weekend for their alleged involvement in the kidnapping and robbery. Detectives here say the two, along with Quinita Jesse Ennis, 30, and Edwin Jonathan Jones, 40, both of Lexington Park, conspired to kidnap the bank manager and stole $168,000 in cash. Lt. Rick Burris, commander of the Bureau of Criminal Investiga-

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Seventh District Optimist Club, combined history with modern craftsmen and artists, who were there to showcase their work, as well as entertainment, food, and parades. The Blessing of the Fleet is a fundraiser with its roots in the 17th century. Fleeing from what they considered oppressive Protestant rule in England, Lord Calvert and 140 colonists set sail in 1633 on two ships, the Ark of See Blessing Of The Fleet page A-10

Dignitaries gathered last Thursday to celebrate the opening of the area’s newest affordable housing development, Hunting Creek townhouses and apartments, which opened along with a new community center and Head Start facility. The development was a joint effort between Southern Maryland Tri-County Community Action Committee, Inc. (SMTCCAC) and Osprey Property Company LLC. Opening on Thursday were 70 units, including six one-bedroom flats, 36 two-bedroom and 28 three-bedroom townhouses, all featuring private entrances, heat pumps, air conditioning, washers and dryers, and full kitchens with dishwashers and garbage disposals. See Hunting Creek page A-

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Valley Lee Event Will Raise Funds Planning Set To Start On Jail Expansion For Child Battling Brain Cancer By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Hunter Scott, a 4-year-old boy from Lusby whose family has received support from the Southern Maryland community over the past few months while battling brain cancer has had the last of his tumor removed according to family members, but he still has a long way to go. So, a family acquaintance has set up an event to ensure that the family will have some extra money to go on in the aftermath of their son’s critical surgery. “We enjoy doing events,” said Noelle O’Connor of Mt. Olive Farm in Valley Lee, which will host the benefit for Hunter Scott this weekend at their new horse-riding facility. “I thought the first event we should do should be a fund raiser and why not do it for Hunter.” The event will take place Oct. 11 from 1 – 5p.m. and will feature a hay maze, pony rides, face painting, barrel bull ride, hayrides and a chance for visitors to make their own scarecrows. O’Connor said she “hoped to raise enough to give back” for Hunter Scott’s needs. His mother Sandra Scott said her son is home now after his second surgery, in which his neurosurgeon removed the last portion of the tumor. She calls her son a little miracle because of the speed of his recovery. “He woke up a couple of hours after his surgery and asked if he could go to the playroom,” Sandra Scott told The County Times. “We had to tell him he just had brain surgery and that there weren’t any playrooms in the [intensive care unit.]” Hunter Scott was treated at Children’s National Medical Center in the District. The circumstances surrounding her son’s surgery were also miraculous, she said. During his first surgery, the doctor was able to remove about 90 percent of what Sandra Scott said was a “tangerinesized” tumor from the right side of her son’s head. The surgeon had to avoid disturbing a blood vessel during the operation to avoid Hunter having a stroke on the operating table, his mother said. Doctors later found the blood vessel was hiding a small portion of the tumor from them, but later, the blood vessel apparently had moved out of the way of the remaining malignancy and doctors were able to operate a second time, she said. While her son is now technically tumor free, they must

still watch to ensure that any remaining cancer cells are wiped out by drug and possible radiation treatments. “He has three cycles of chemotherapy left,” Hunter’s mother said. “He has to remain tumor free for five years to be considered a [cancer] survivor.” Despite all the trials that Hunter Scott has been through, Sandra Scott said, her son remains vibrant and energetic; no one would readily know that he was battling such a lethal disease. “He’s unbelievable,” she said of her son. “He’s definitely not going to let this get him down.” Sandra Scott said the outpouring of community support

Hunter Scott, 4, of Lusby has just had his second surgery to remove a cancerous brain tumor and is on the road to recovery. A local event in Valley Lee this Saturday will raise funds to help support his family’s expenses.

in the past few months since Hunter Scott’s June 15 cancer diagnosis, was remarkable. The cancer was found because he complained of chronic headaches. “It’s amazing that people have pulled together and done what they have,” Sandra Scott said. “We appreciate everything.

Wanderings Of An Aimless Mind “Cute, Fuzzy Squirrel Stories”

By Shelby Oppermann My husband, Robert and I get so much enjoyment from watching the antics of the squirrels in our yard. Just trying to find a “squirrel-proof” bird feeder brings a few laughs to us. They hang upside down with their two back paws on the tree and their front paws intermittently shoving seed in their mouth and grasping on to the swinging bird feeder. Then one dominant squirrel will eat and hang for awhile until a few other brave souls will try to reach the feeder from either the top or bottom of the tree and promptly get chased back to from whence they came. The squirrels seem to co-exist peacefully with the mourning doves, sparrows, and cardinals, although the male cardinals get a little territorial with the other birds. Flaming red terrors that they are. The birds are all relegated to ground level, since the squirrels have taken over the feeders. My husband vows every year that he will find a way to keep the squirrels out, but I convince him that they are so much fun to watch. Robert knows the time I hit a squirrel last year, I was devastated, had to pull off the road, and called him in tears, so he tries to be somewhat understanding. But when I am at work, he tries to think up devious ways to keep them from the bird feeders, like really long wrought iron extensions, or possibly running the feeders on cables between trees. But, he has grown attached to them too. Maybe he has just cried “squirrel”. We yell at our dog Tidbit to stop chasing the squirrels, which is so much fun for

her; Tidbit being a Whippit/ Red-Bone Coonhound mix. We try to appease her with those cute little American Kennel Club stuffed squirrels that she loves to immediately rip open and take out the squeaker part and all that fluffy white batting that you find all over the house. She also pulls out the long black fur that entwines itself in the carpet fibers. Tidbit loves them so. Tidbit has come very close to catching one or two squirrels; one time getting just a bit of fluffy tail in her teeth. All the while me yelling, “No squirrel! No squirrel!” Then one day last year all that began to change. I was watching the squirrels and birds out of our picture window and laughing, feeling so blessed to have them, when I noticed movement off to the upper left in and around the stone bird feeder I had made in to a garden of tiny succulents and beautiful “Christmas Candy”& “Florida Sun Rose” Coleus. Three squirrels were having an Animal House party, literally picking up and flinging around the plants. I saw tender purple and green plants flying everywhere. I did the mouth open, dumbfounded bit for a moment or two, realizing this was not so cute anymore, and then quietly opened the front door and said, “Tidbit, GET SQUIRREL !!!”. And then there was the night of the great burnt squirrel incident. I hear a collective gasp, oh, it’s not what you might be thinking. Let me re-count the tragic events of that evening and the lessons learned. My shop is closed on Mondays, so Robert and I try if possible to have what we call a “play day” together. Sometimes it’s finding out of the way places; we love to go for drives, and more often that not we stay home and do some work in the yard and then have a cook-out in our firepit later. In the Fall, we, like many suburban home dwellers are raking mass quantities of leaves, never seeming to stay ahead of the game. Our yard is filled with trees. Sometimes now, I see the attraction of the new developments which

have been built in old farm fields. Though nothing will ever replace the smell of burning leaves on a crisp Autumn evening. One such beautiful Autumn Monday, Robert and I had been out part of the play day wandering the countryside and thus got a late start on our yard duties. We like to make the work fun, so we make a platter of cheese and crackers, olives, etc, and then we open a nice rich bottle of red wine. We started raking when it was still light in one part of the yard, and have now perfected our technique of holding a glass of wine while doing so. Robert burns little piles to keep under control and we work through the various areas. Did I mention we have a lot of trees? By the time it was dark, we had finally reached the inner circle of our driveway, where I have planted grasses, coreopsis, and yes even have a few little obligatory garden trinkets. We had by this time, probably finished the bottle, and were still laughing, raking, and burning little piles of leaves on the rock driveway. I on one side of the circle, and Robert on the other. I thought there might have been some sort of odd smell for a short while, but dismissed it as some new night odor. We did have a lot of cheese. The next morning as Tidbit and I walked through the driveway to get the newspaper, I saw her running towards one of the smoldering burn piles. I stopped and was horrified as I saw a small charred creature sitting up amongst one of the burn piles. “Oh, God, I thought, this is worse than roadkill” . I slowly walked closer to see it was actually one of my treasured little squirrel statues. No, they weren’t chintzy looking, they really looked like squirrels. Robert had raked it up the previous night. It was on his side! “Couldn’t he have felt an 8 inch squirrel even through a wine buzz?”, I asked. The squirrel statue was so real looking in its original form that the burnt aftermath was truly horrific. It still sits in the circle as a re-

minder of the perils of after hours drinking and raking. To each new day’s adventure, Shelby Please send comments to: shelbys.wanderings@ yahoo.com

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

The Board of County Commissioners voted Tuesday in favor of a resolution that would request $698,000 in state funds for the planning of the first phase of the long awaited expansion of the county detention center in Leonardtown. Now, officials say, the working out of issues regarding the expansion will begin. Leonardtown Mayor J. Harry “Chip” Norris said he understood the need for an expansion for the overcrowded facility, but had fears that in years to come it would become to big for Leoanrdtown to hold properly. “My concern is that the county has to look long term and not let this evolve into a jail or prison,” Norris told The County Times. “They should look outside any development district [for a new long term sentencing facility]… better to start looking now.” Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron told county commissioners Tuesday that the expansion project will come in three phases. The first will be an expansion of 280 beds for a minimum security section, the second phase will modernization and upgrade the aging facility and the third phase includes a 64 bed addition. Cameron said that the detention center has exceeded its average daily capacity since 2004; currently the jail houses about 348 inmates on average but was only designed for 230. Cameron told The County Times last week that all three sheriffs in Southern Maryland will soon meet to discuss the

possibility of a regional facility that will house inmates who are serving out local sentences. This would ensure that the only people to stay in the county’s detention facility would be those awaiting trial, Cameron said. “Is it something we even want to talk about? If it is we’ll move forward with it,” Cameron said. Cameron said that the three-phase expansion, which will increase total capacity at the jail to more than 500 beds, would be the last build out the site could hold. By 2025 Cameron said projections showed that there would be about 525 inmates at the facility. The projected cost of the expansion is about $30 million to be shared between the state and the county. “There’s no ‘What’s next?’ after this expansion,” Cameron said, adding that Calvert and Charles counties were feeling much the same capacity issues. “We’re all challenged to find space for inmates.” Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) said after hearing Cameron’s presentation to the commissioners that he was concerned about statistics showing several inmates, 14, were serving more than the usual 18month sentences. He was also concerned that inmates at the facility with long criminal histories should have received sentences that put them in a state facility. “Our jail is probably full of people who should be in state prison,” Jarboe said. “Maybe some of those guys and gals need to be up the road.”

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Editorial & Opinion Southern Maryland Celebrates Trails Month in October October is Trails Month in Southern Maryland! Gorgeous scenery, spectacular weather and a wealth of exciting events, make this the perfect time to explore the Southern Maryland Trails. Whether it’s your first Trails trip or your fiftieth, annual events like the Riverside WineFest at Sotterley, the Blessing of the Fleet at St. Clements Island Museum, the St. Mary’s County Oyster Festival, PRAD (Patuxent River Appreciation Days) at the Calvert Marine Museum and other events hosted by Trails partners will make it a memorable one. In addition, many Trails sites offer special discounts, events or activities in October specifically to celebrate the Trails. During this season, the region’s farms (one of the key components of the Trails program) become a focal point. There are corn mazes, hay rides, pumpkin hunting and other kid-friendly activities

in full swing, all providing a perfect foundation for a family-oriented Trails trip. Kids can build their own scarecrow while moms shop for crisp apples, fall flowers and other farm goodies. Refreshing autumn temperatures make all the many outdoor activities a delight. Many Trails artists can be found demonstrating or displaying their work at outdoor festivals during this season, so great art is even easier to discover. And your entire Trails adventure will be set against a backdrop of fall foliage that highlights this area’s enduring natural beauty. The Southern Maryland Trails is a program of the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission. www.somdtrails.com. Check out these special partner events, discounts and giveaways designed to celebrate Trails Month in Southern Maryland (and see

the Web for more!)…. Bernies Frame Shop La Plata, MD Heron’s Flight Throughout October Bernie’s Frame Shop will offer 10% OFF any custom framing order to anyone that mentions the Southern Maryland Trails program (or presents the Trails guidebook) throughout the month of October. Contact: Debbie Almassy, 301-392-5322

prints for this event. A donation is requested to benefit Habitat For Humanity. Contact: Rob Plant, 301-737-2714

Creekside Fine Woodworking and Viewpoint Art Studio Leonardtown, MD Barnwood and Beach Glass Loop Oct. 18, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Karen Quam Russell and Leon Russell will be holding a double “Open Studio” event to celebrate Trails month. Blue Wind Gourmet Visitors to Karen’s studio California, MD (Viewpoint Art Studio) will Barnwood and receive a FREE pair of hand Beach Glass Loop painted silk earrings. VisiWednesdays in October tors to Creekside Fine WoodWine Wednesday and Art- working will receive a FREE work Series presented in con- handmade wooden cheese junction with Southern Mary- spreader. Contact: Karen land Trails artists. The event Russell, 301-475-7225 will feature samples of local food and wine, and art by reHerrington Harbour gional artists, including artist Inn Christina Allen, who has doRose Haven, MD nated 50 signed and numbered Turnbuckle Hop

Oct. 19, 1 – 5 p.m. Herrington Harbour South will host a Herring Bay Eco Day in conjunction with the Southern Maryland Trails. There will be kids’ activities, and visitors can experience the new Eco-Trail at Herrington Harbour South. Contact: Ann Mulder, 410-741-5100 Main Street Gallery Prince Frederick, MD Fossils and Farmscapes Ramble October Main Street Gallery is hosting an exhibit titled American Idols & Private Shrines (featuring work by Juila Musengo) in conjunction with the Southern Maryland Trails. There will be an Opening Gala on Oct.18th from 5 – 8 pm. Contact: 410-535-3334 Mattawoman Creek Art Center Marbury, MD Heron’s Flight

Oct. 11, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mattawoman Creek Art Center will host Art in the Park in conjunction with the Southern Maryland Trails. This event features visual artists of all media plus demos, food and more. An original piece of art will be given away in honor of Trails Month! Contact: 301-743-5159 North End Gallery Leonardtown, MD Barnwood and Beach Glass Loop Oct. 10, 5 – 7 p.m. The North End Gallery will conduct a FREE drawing class for children in conjunction with the Southern Maryland Trails. The event, entitled Young Artists Paint Leonardtown will be taught by artists Patti Runco and Christina Allen. There is no fee but reservations are strongly suggested. Contact: Christina Allen, 301-862-3421

“Change” Speeches On The Streets Of Saigon

Elm’s Beach Public Hunting Land Needs to Be Preserved

Part of this is a “sea story”. Most of it is true. I was privileged to participate in what was called the Viet Nam “conflict” as a Naval aviator transiting the South China Sea daily to aircraft carriers, flying stuff in-country and toting big-wigs and “journalist” to-and-fro for three years, and later as an airborne early warning driver in the Tonkin Gulf…both periods early and mid-“conflict” years. There was a Naval aviator, Attack aviator, whose job it was to drop ordnance on the enemy. There were lots of other kinds of aviators, pilots, helo drivers and guys that flew low-and-slow observer puddle-jumpers. Some of these observer guys were really gutsy in that one of their jobs was to spot a potential target, call in the big bombers and fly over the target until the big guys’ bombs were released. Now, years later, our hero attack driver has opted to change missions, turning himself into an observer person. There he is boring little circles in the politi-

MD DNR is Neglecting a Public Hunting Area and an Environmental Group May have an Ulterior Motive The Elm’s Beach Public Hunting property, located 5.7 miles south of the Pax River Main Gate, is being neglected by Maryland Department of Natural Recourses (DNR) allowing for illicit drug use and fortification to take place. This DNR neglect may also allow a possible illegal annexation of the Public Hunting land by the Environmental Group located there. I have been hunting the Elm’s Beach Public Hunting property since 1987 and have seen a great place to hunt steadily decline due to DNR neglect. In the past, the fields were regularly mowed and tilled, with crops planted for the wildlife. Now the fields have grass up to one’s waist and saplings 6-8 feet tall. The trail into the Elm’s has numerous fallen trees making hunting even more difficult. Numerous calls over the years to Myrtle Grove WMA, that oversees the Elm’s Beach area, have had no effect on the property condition. My most recent call was on 23 September of this year. I called Myrtle Grove about this problem and asked who this problem could be brought attention to. I was told by the person I was talking to that it was “at a higher pay grade then himself”, and that I should talk to Jim Bennett. I was then told that Mr. Bennett was not in but would call me back at the number I gave him. That same day I e-mailed DNR on this Elm’s Beach problem and got a response on 2 October 2008. I was informed by the Southern Region Manager, (MD DNR Wildlife and Heritage Service, Prince Frederick) and Manager of the Power Plant Research Program (Department of Natural Resources, Annapolis) that due to: “budget and staffing constraints we have had to scale back our management activities on all of our WMA and CWMA properties in the Southern Region in the recent past.” Folks, this is not recent for I have been seeing neglect for some years now, and an 8 foot Oak Sapling does not grow over night, at least where I come from. And as for the comment that it is a “budget and staffing con-

cal sky while the not-so-friendly bombers are prepping for bomb drops right over him. He is seemingly content to enjoy the warm sunshine above and pretty green jungle below, apparently oblivious to the potential danger to his immediate future. Our stalwart also gets constant advice from a “nugget” Ground Controller, who is new in-country and who has been busy in his short stint, organizing the natives’ community activities and making scripted “change” speeches on the street corners of Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City)…despite the fact that the locals don’t understand a word he’s shouting, and moreover, don’t care. What’s the point? Attack driver-turnedobserver guy needs to recall what got him in position to be a big somebody; remember who put him in position to be the Commander-in-Chief of the whole shebang; and, put on that armor and attitude of his early training to be a attack-aggressor-enter the fray with weapons armed warrior. We once were proud of “guts” in our

heroes. Now, we seem to honor celebrity, “young-nice lookingarticulate”, crossing the aisle, and diverse personages. What’s the point? Either way it looks like we’re in for a sad four years ahead. Our “leaders” of the 60’s and 70’s declined to win. The “compassionate” congressional liberal members of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s and now the new century have legislated acts leading to the current “crisis” in our monetary survival and pointed toward a slippery slope to socialism. So, here we are… We have an observer. We have a thoroughly ignorant boy-man. We have a proven imbecile who can’t tell truth from falsehood. And we have a second-place candidate who seems to be the only runner with her head on straight, steeled against the throes of fiery darts hurled from every direction, and comfortable in her skin. Topsyturvy country. Larry Lutz Lexington

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Quit Playing Games and Do Your Job It was a pleasure for me to read Jimmy Hayden’s letter of 25 Sept. 2008, “ Stop voting party lines and do what is right for Americans”. I fully agree the time has come to abolish the two party systems. Elected officials are not doing their job. Vote the party line, a phrase, I hate to hear. It is my belief once an official has been elected, party lines should disappear. The officials were elected to serve their constituents, not their party. They are there to pass laws, benefiting all Americans. My pet peeve is they pass laws for their constituents to obey but exempt themselves from these laws. WHY? I have written to our elected officials and asked for a list of all laws that exempt them form laws they passed for their constituents. Just

give me the reason they must be exempt. To date, I have received no reply. I have never found out who gave them this power. Once elected, do they get special benefits that put them above their constituents? I have been under the illusion all Americans must obey laws passed, no exemptions! Our country is undergoing a financial crisis and they are still playing the party game. The Speaker of the House is blaming the other party for the disaster that has occurred. Quit playing the game and do your job, rescue the taxpayer! Again it’s the party game, TO HELL WITH YOUR CONSTITUENTS, vote the party line. It is sickening that our Congressional Representatives cant’ do their job. In November, vote the incumbents out.

It is my opinion if elected officials must vote party line, why do we need so many elected officials? Divide America into larger districts and we’ll need fewer politicians. Think of the money we could save. Congressional Representatives began as a limited time of service to their country, then return to their own professions. They didn’t make a career of serving their country. A suggestion is to limit the number of terms an elected official can serve. Who do they really serve, themselves or their constituents? Also, this would lessen chances of corruption. Daniel J Wilson Leonardtown, Md

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straint” problem, well DNR has just this year opened up a new Public Hunting area off Indian Bridge Road in Saint Mary’s County. If such “budget and staffing constraint” exist, then why did DNR expand the Public Lands they need to maintain? Also, the Southern Region Manager also said he spoke to Jim Bennett of Myrtle Grove and said Jim Bennett would give me a call. Well to this day I still have not received that call from Mr. Bennett and Elm’s Beach is still neglected. The Manager of the Power Plant Research Program also had an interesting comment worth mentioning: “It seems to me that severe budget restraints have provided us the opportunity to demonstrate the values of natural succession through the county educational center, showing again what can be done with limited resources. I’d also be tempted to remind the old boy that hunting on the Elm’s beach is verboten and that he should restrict himself to the upland property or we will have to take his little gun away.” What the Manager of the Power Plant Research Program is referring to is the Environmental section of Elm’s Beach, which you are not allowed to hunt on. This “opportunity” almost sounds like she is talking about possibly using the neglect of Elm’s Beach as an excuse so this Environmental Group can take over the Public Hunting land for good. This has not been the first time this Environmental Group has unlawfully attempted to annex more of Elm’s beach Public Hunting land for their area, and will not be the last. Elm’s Beach may go away forever as a Public Hunting area if this Environmental Group is not held in check. The other comment “we will have to take his little gun away.” seems quite Anti Hunting and concerns me being the Manager of the Power Plant Research Program has input to this managed hunting area. It gets worse. In addition to the neglected Public Hunting; across from where the hunter’s park on Saint James Church Rd, there are many abandoned and burnt out buildings on DNR property. These structures are attracting personnel conducting illicit drug use and

fortification. I have spoken to Steve Thomas of the Flat Broke Farm down the road and he said he has seen matrices and used condoms in addition to syringes in the abandoned structures. Steve also indicated that he too has called Mr. Bennett to do something at the Elm’s property and said Mr. Bennett promised to come down and maintain the Public Property, but so far this has not happen. Steve also told me that he has seen people dumping garbage, and used car oil on the property where the hunters park. Again, this is due to the neglected look of the property, and people figure if DNR will not maintain the property, who’s going to care it they throw their trash and used oil. Well Steve cares and so do I and all the hunters who try to hunt there. Steve and I have even asked DNR if we could help by mowing and removing fallen trees with a group of hunters. Well, DNR said that would be a flat “No”. I understand the legalities involved, and if DNR was in such dire “budget and staffing constraints”, they would welcome the help and work out the legalities. Don’t get me wrong, a lot of the DNR folks I talk to are great guys and want to come down and make things right, but their hands are tied from folks “at a higher pay grade then themselves”. I want to some day take my 3 year old son hunting at Elm’s beach and pass on the skills and Hunting ethics I have learned, but with the current neglect of the area and personnel conducting illicit drug use and fornification, who would want to bring their kids there. And now with this Environmental Group possibly wanting to use this Elm’s Beach neglect as an excuse to take over all of Elm’s Beach and Close Down Public Hunting for good is of much concern. The personnel responsible for these problems should be removed from their position so that a Real DNR person can do their job in preserving our Public Hunting Lands for the people of Southern Maryland, and generations to come. Rich Johnson Valley Lee, Md

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Agenda Items For The St. Mary’s County Commissioners Tuesday, October 7, 2008 Dept. of Director)

Human Services (Bennett Connelly,

(Cynthia Brown, Mgr., Div. of Community Services; Christina Bishop, Therapeutic Recreation Specialist, Recreation and Parks) A. BA for donated funds to the Commission on People with Disabilities ($225) Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the budget amendment that will establish the budget authority for donated funds to the Commission on People with Disabilities in the amount of $225. Motion By: Jarboe Second: Mattingly Action:Passed Voting Record: Francis Jack Russell Yes Thomas Mattingly Yes Daniel Raley Yes Lawrence Jarboe Yes Kenneth Dement Yes (Sue Sabo, HR Director) B. Reclassification of 1.0 Manager Position, Grade 10, to a 1.0 Coordinator Position, Grade 8 Motion: To approve the reclassification of the 1.0 Manager position, grade 10, to a 1.0 Coordinator position, grade 8, as requested by the Director of Human Services and as recommended by the Director of Human Resources. Motion By: Raley Action:Passed Voting Record: Francis Jack Russell Yes Thomas Mattingly Yes Daniel Raley Yes Lawrence Jarboe Yes Kenneth Dement Yes

Second: Mattingly

St. Marys County Public Schools (Dr. Michael Martirano, Superintendent; Daniel Carney, CFO) FY2009 Categorical Request for increase in FTE staffing for General Fund and LMB Grant ($11,185) Motion: To approve the FY2009 categorical request for the increase in FTE staffing for the FY2009 General Fund budget and Local Management Board grant as submitted, which was approved by the Board of Education on September 23, 2008, and to sign the related letter of consent evidencing this action. Motion By: Mattingly Action:Passed Voting Record: Francis Jack Russell Yes Thomas Mattingly Yes Daniel Raley Yes Lawrence Jarboe Yes Kenneth Dement Yes

Second: Jarboe

States Attorneys Office, Child Support Div. (Lyle Long, Sr. Investigator; Pam Soffos, Legal Assistant II) Cooperative Reimbursement Agreement and BA ($4,689) increasing Countys Share to meet expenditures Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to execute the Cooperative Reimbursement Agreement, and the related budget amendment to use the BOCC Emergency Appropriation Reserve to increase the

Countys share by $4,689, required to meet the projected (Jennie Page, Deputy Director; Peggy Maio, Fiscal expenditures for the States Attorneys Office Child Support Supervisor) Division; Project Number US0911, Contract No. CSEA/ Ripple Center annual Application Renewal and ManageCRA 09-021. ment Plan (FY09) Motion By: Dement Action:Passed Voting Record: Francis Jack Russell Yes Thomas Mattingly Yes Daniel Raley Yes Lawrence Jarboe Yes Kenneth Dement Yes

Second: Mattingly

Circuit Court (Teresa L. Weeks, Sr. Legal Assistant) A. MD Dept. of Human Resources Child Support Enforcement Administration Cooperative Reimbursement Agreement and BA ($196)

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the FY2009 Application Renewal and Management Plan for the Vivian Ripple Center for partial reimbursement of St. Marys County Medical Adult Day Services and Senior Center Plus programs. Motion By: Dement Action:Passed Voting Record: Francis Jack Russell Yes Thomas Mattingly Yes Daniel Raley Yes Lawrence Jarboe Yes Kenneth Dement Yes

Second: Mattingly

Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner Dept. of Economic and Community Service (Bob President to sign the State of Maryland Department of Hu- Schaller, Director; man Resources Child Support Enforcement Administration Dennis Nicholson, Executive Director of Housing Cooperative Reimbursement Agreement, and the related Authority) budget amendment increasing the project budget revenues and expenses by $121, in accordance with the actual agreeA. Request for Release of Funds for Colony Square Rement, and the Countys match by $75. hab. Project CDBG Amendment approved by Board 8/26/08 ($ Motion By:Jarboe Second: Dement 250,000) Action: Passed Voting Record: Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner Francis Jack Russell Yes President to sign the Request for Release of Funds and CertiThomas Mattingly Yes fication for the Colony Square Rehabilitation Project CommuDaniel Raley Yes nity Development Block Grant (CDBG) amendment, which Lawrence Jarboe Yes was approved by the Board on August 26, 2008. Kenneth Dement Yes Motion By:Raley Second: Jarboe Action:Passed B. BA - Decreasing Family Services Project Budget Voting Record: by $35,526 Francis Jack Russell Yes Thomas Mattingly Yes Motion: To approve the Family Services Coordinator Daniel Raley Yes Grant and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Lawrence Jarboe Yes related budget amendment for Project Number MD0920, deKenneth Dement Yes creasing project budget revenues and expenses by $35,526, in accordance with the actual grant agreement/award. (Donna Sasscer, Agriculture Manager) BA to reduce the Agriculture Land Preservation ProMotion By:Dement Second: Jarboe gram budget Action:Passed Voting Record: Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner Francis Jack Russell Yes President to sign the budget amendment, in the amount of Thomas Mattingly Yes $352,000, reducing the Agriculture Land Preservation ProDaniel Raley Yes gram revenues and expenses budget due to a reduction in the Lawrence Jarboe Yes Agriculture Transfer Tax revenue collected in FY08. Kenneth Dement Yes Motion By: Jarboe Second: Dement Department on Aging (Lori Jennings-Harris, Action: Passed Director) Voting Record: Francis Jack Russell Yes A. MOU with the Health Dept. for the Emerg. Back-up Thomas Mattingly Yes Transportation Plan Daniel Raley Yes Lawrence Jarboe Yes Motion: To approve and sign the Memorandum of Kenneth Dement Yes Understanding between the St. Marys County Health Department and St. Marys County Department of Aging for Dept. of Recreation and Parks (Phil Rollins, Director; the Emergency Back-up Transportation Plan for Medical Liz Passarelli, Real Adult Day Services Program Participants and Staff. Property Manager) Motion By:Raley Action:Passed Voting Record: Francis Jack Russell Yes Thomas Mattingly Yes Daniel Raley Yes Lawrence Jarboe Yes Kenneth Dement Yes

Second: Jarboe

Contract of Sale (Beavan Property), settlement check authorization, and earnest check issuance authorization ($5,000) Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Contact of Sale for the Beavan property for a future County park; to authorize the issuance of the settlement check upon receipt of funding award from the Board of Public Works; and to authorize the Finance Department to issue a check in the amount of $5,000 for earnest money on the

Beavan property upon execution of this contract. Motion By: Raley Second: Dement Action: Passed Voting Record: Francis Jack Russell Yes Thomas Mattingly Abstain Daniel Raley Yes Lawrence Jarboe No Kenneth Dement Yes Dept. of Public Works & Transportation (George Erichsen, Director) Public Works Agreement and Agreement Addenda Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Public Works Agreement for Pembrooke Subdivision, Phase 2, with an Expiration Date of August 1, 2010, and the Public Works Agreement Addenda for Greenbrier Subdivision, with an Expiration Date of September 1, 2009, and for Riverbay Townhomes, Section 1, with an Expiration Date of August 1, 2009, all located in the 8th Election District. (1.) Public Works Agreement for Pembrooke Subdivision, Phase 2. The roads included in this Agreement are: Blanchard Court (487), Cardigan Place (285), Wentworth Court (308), Chelmsford Drive (2,356), and Shelton Drive (1,286). (2.) Public Works Agreement Addendum for Greenbrier Subdivision, Section 3, The roads included in this Agreement are: Greenway Street (548), Branchwood Court (480), Pine Cone Place (181), and Shady Knoll Place (200). (3.) Public Works Agreement Addendum for Riverbay Townhomes, Section 1. The road included in this Agreement is: Baywoods Road 123). Motion By:Raley Action:Passed Voting Record: Francis Jack Russell Yes Thomas Mattingly Yes Lawrence Jarboe Yes Daniel Raley Yes Kenneth Dement Yes

Second: Dement

Sheriffs Office and Dept. of Public Works & Transportation (Sheriff Tim Cameron or Capt. John Horne; Lt. Mike Merican; George Erichsen, Director of DPW&T; Erin Shoemaker, Fiscal Manager) Capital Project Grant Application/Agreement - Phase I of Adult Detention Minimum Security Facility Addition ($698,000) Motion: To approve and authorize the Commissioner President to sign the Capital Project Grant Application, Agreement, and Lobbying Affidavit for State funding of Phase I of the Adult Detention Minimum Security Facility Addition in the amount of $698,000. Motion By:Mattingly Action:Passed Voting Record: Francis Jack Russell Yes Thomas Mattingly Yes Daniel Raley Yes Lawrence Jarboe Yes Kenneth Dement Yes

Second: Dement

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Fraud Continued from page A- The suit also names Teresa Ann Raley, Margaret Raley, Raymond Raley and Bruce Raley as co-defendants. Donald Tennyson, along with his wife Betty Tennyson, filed the suit in federal bankruptcy court in January, he said, and he is now seeking $3.4 million in damages, he said, because the previous owners alleged misrepresentations of the business’ profitability caused the Tennysons substantial losses once they took over the store. “We’re trying to get the place sold and move on with the lawsuit from there,” Tennyson told The County Times. “Our intention was… to keep a grocery store in the community and make a decent living. “We had no idea the business was this bad.” The Tennysons continue to run the business while looking for a new buyer filed for bankruptcy in October of 2007 after realizing that they could not make profits to pay off about $1.8 million in mortgage payments owed to the Raley family. Tennyson’s filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy resulted in the delay of a planned auction of what has long been the only community grocery store in the Ridge area. According to the lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Greenbelt, Tennyson alleges that he received only three years of financial statements before buying the business from the Raley’s as opposed to the five years he had requested. Tennyson compiled a cash flow estimate, the lawsuit stated, that indicated there was a shortage of income in the

Fatal Crash Continued from page A- Bennett has worked as a draftsman at Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Wiley said, and was an avid hunter. “I am still shocked [at his death],” Wiley said less than a day after hearing of the loss of his friend. Sheriff’s reports stated that when deputies arrived on the scene they found Bennett’s crashed vehicle, a 1994 Chevrolet S-10 pick-up truck with Bennett partially ejected. He was declared dead on the scene, police reports stated, and the vehicle had apparently been there for several hours. Bennett had been driving east-bound on

store at loss of about $90,000 a year. Tennyson goes on to allege in the lawsuit that he was “advised… that the business was more profitable than it appeared on paper and that ‘the money was there’ or words to that effect.” “The Raleys in attendance [at an October 2004 meeting] communicated that the ‘extra’ monies to which reference was being made (and which was necessary to provide any anticipated measure of profit) were not reflected by the tax returns, that had ostensibly been filed by the Raleys on behalf of the corporation,” the suit continued to allege. “Further the Tennysons were advised by the Raleys in attendance that the profit and loss statements that had been provided to the Tennysons likewise did not reflect the ‘extra’ cash.” Calls to both Daniel Raley and Christopher Longmore, the attorney for the Raley family in the case were not returned as of press time Tuesday. While the federal case against the Raley’s has yet to go forward, local courts have already decided in favor of the Raley family prior to the Tennyson’s filing bankruptcy. The 2007 court case tried locally showed that the Raley’s were awarded a judgment of $1.5 million from the bankruptcy proceedings. Tennyson said that he has a possible buyer lined up to purchase the property, county liquor board documents show that he is ready to transfer the business’ liquor licence, but he could not be sure if the potential buyer would continue operating a grocery store there in Ridge. “It’ll be an economic decision for him,” Tennyson said. “If this store goes away it will be missed. “That leaves the community without a [local] grocery store.”

Wynne Road in Ridge near Bean Road and crossed over the center line and Bennett overcorrected his return to the east-bound lane, lost control of the vehicle and struck a culvert, police reports said. Bennett, who was apparently not wearing his seatbelt, was partially ejected and died as a result of his injuries, police reports said. Wiley said he suspected that, from behavior Bennett had exhibited earlier the previous day, that his friend may have been drinking heavily. “I could tell,” Wiley told The County Times. “I tried to take the keys from him but he said ‘No I’m O.K.’” No confirmed reports have yet surfaced stating that alcohol was conclusively a cause of the fatal crash.

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PNC Robbery Continued from page A- tions, alleged that Ennis drove a getaway vehicle immediately after the robbery and Jones, along with Brown, was deeply involved in planning the heist. Both Johnson and Brown actually executed the kidnapping and the bank robbery, Burris said. Johnson and Brown are incarcerated in North Carolina and are awaiting extradition to St. Mary’s County. Ennis and Jones remain incarcerated at the county detention center. Both have been charged with three counts of kidnapping, first-degree assault, armed robbery, theft and conspiracy. Burris said the suspects engaged in essentially intelligence gathering work, watching the bank manager’s habits of coming and going from the bank in order to plan their alleged robbery. “They did their homework,” Burris told reporters at a press conference Oct. 6, adding that after the suspects allegedly committed the crime they were able to melt back into the community and begin spending the stolen cash. “All the co-conspirators went on a shopping spree,” Burris said. Some also gambled heavily in Atlantic City, N.J. casinos, losing as much as $58,000, Burris said. Property detectives confiscated included clothing, computers and Ipods. Det. Charles F. Earle, the lead investigator on the case, said investigators got little rest during the weeklong manhunt.. “We would just go home for three or four hours and crash,” Earle told The County Times. “We worked pretty much around the clock; we rolled all the time.” It was during the investigation that the confidential informant contacted detectives and gave them details of the crime they had allegedly learned of from conversations with Jones. Charging documents reveal that Jones had a listed address in Lusby that was within walking distance of the home of the victim, Latoya Booth,

and detectives allege in the same documents that the confidential informant had heard Jones talk about how he would rob a bank, including kidnapping a bank manager and their children. Booth and her two children were kidnapped from the driveway of their home in Lusby and driven by the alleged perpetrators to the bank where she worked on Three Notch Road in California. She was ordered by one of the alleged perpetrators, charging documents state, to remove money from the bank and return to her vehicle commandeered by two of the suspects. One of the suspects told Booth her child would not be harmed if she cooperated charging documents state. After being interviewed by detectives, according to charging documents, Jones admitted to talking about committing the bank robbery with Brown but denied being present at the robbery. He later admitted, according to court documents, that he received money from the robbery from the other suspects. Police allege in charging documents that Ennis was the getaway driver of the escape vehicle used in the crime. Ennis admitted to being involved and to being contacted by the other suspects and told where to pick them up, charging documents state. Detectives also said they found that the suspects had buried much of the stolen cash in Brown’s back yard in several safes. Detectives recovered about $110,000 from the buried safes, according to Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron. Burris said Monday that detectives would be going to Raleigh to interview the suspects in custody there and would return to continue their investigation. Burris told reporters that there was no indication that the victim in the case was involved in the alleged conspiracy, nor where any other bank employees. Burris did say, however, that the crime likely involved

Edwin Jones

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Quinita Ennis

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“The Legs Are the Last to Go” by Diahann Carroll c.2008, Amistad $24.95 / $26.95 Canada 273 pages performs for live audiences. Feisty. That’s the best word I can find for The alarm clock is not the noisiest thing in “The Legs Are the Last to Go”, but I think I would have liked it more if it had less chestyour bedroom each morning. Every day when you get up, your hips thumping in it. Author Diahann Carroll gives readers pagcreak. Your spine groans. Your fingers clatter like piano keys in a Bugs Bunny cartoon. As es and pages of delightful gossip on stars from you make your way to the kitchen for a cup decades ago and stars who grace the tabloids of sustenance, your body protesting the whole today. Even younger readers will be enthralled way, you wonder what’s next. by tales of dining on the Onassis yacht, standAccording to author Diahann Carroll’s ing up to racism in Hollywood, and blazing new biography, “The Legs Are the Last to Go”. trails on-stage. The memories, as you’ll read, stick around, The distraction comes when Carroll waxes diva-like. She writes about conflict with other too. Carol Diann Johnson was born in Har- stars and how she confronted directors and lem in 1935 to parents who seemed ill-pre- producers when things didn’t go her way. She pared for a child. Still, little Carol was pro- repeatedly talks about “couture”, make-up, tected, coddled, and encouraged to showcase and luxury cars, saying that she can’t live withher burgeoning singing and dancing skills as out them. Her blithely near-blameless attitude she eagerly mimicked her favorite big-screen when writing about family problems made me glamour girls. Carol’s mother, her biggest fan, cringe. demanded perfection and a ladylike demeanor If you can ignore the braggadocio and fofrom the young star. cus on the fun in this book, it’s a pretty good Inspired by Lena Horne and other actress- bio from someone who’s walked an interestes from Hollywood’s golden years, Carol went ing path and optimistically looks toward the to college to study music and arts. She adopted future. If you can’t bear another Look-At-Me the name Diahann Carroll and began perform- bio, though, “The Legs Are the Last to Go” is ing in front of appreciative audiences. She was a book to kick to the curb. photographed for magazines. She appeared on Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts TV show and was invited back several times. Before long, Diahann Carroll was in high demand on stage and screen. But while Carroll’s career was blazing, her life was in ashes. Her first marriage was broken because of an ill-fated affair with another actor, despite that Carroll had a new baby and a husband who still loved her. Her second marriage was a quick mistake. Her third marriage didn’t last long, either, nor did other love matches with men who were soul mates and some who were soul hates. Incredibly, although her personal life was filled with drama, Carroll’s career continued on an upward trend. Every time she began to believe that her performing days were over, another opportunity came along. Even now, at age seventy-something, Diahann Carroll still By: Terri Schlichnmeyer

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NAVAIR Completes Swiss Aircraft Buy Press Release Naval Air Systems Command NAVAIR’s Support and Commercial Derivative Aircraft Support Office Adversary Team recently completed a six year program to buy and refurbish 44 retired Swiss Air Force F-5 Freedom Fighters. These F-5N aircraft enable the Navy to fly in a dedicated adversary role until at least Fiscal Year 2015. “The success of the F5E Replacement Program

could not have happened without our international and industry partners, the Swiss government and Northrop Grumman. This reverse Foreign Military Sales program began

in 2000 when the Navy needed a replacement for its fleet of F-5E Tiger II adversary aircraft,” said Capt. James Wallace, Support and Commercial Derivative Aircraft program manager (PMA207). “The Swiss are longtime operators of the F-5 and had surplus aircraft available. An agreement between the U.S. and Swiss governments was signed

and the Swiss initially supplied 32 former Swiss Air Force single-seat F-5Es to us under the F-5E Replacement Program, a program valued at $50 million.” The Swiss aircraft were

Hunting Creek Continued from page A- The units themselves are available for applicants earning between 30 and 60 percent of the area’s median income, between $18,475 and $51,240, and rent prices range from $355 to $1,086. “We’re looking at the culmination of a dream come true,” exclaimed Commissioner Daniel Raley, explaining that in the wake of the flat tops being demolished, the county had to have a plan to replace that housing with “stock that was comparable.” “As soon as we acquired the land we turned it over to the Tri-County Community Action Committee,” said Raley, explaining that the 20-acre tract of land had been donated to the county by Paul V. Facchina Sr. for the development of workforce housing. The total development cost for the Hunting Creek Townhouse Apartments and the new 6,600 square foot Community Center was $12.9 million. Enterprise provided an $8.5 million Low-Income Housing Tax Credit equity investment for the development, which also

received a private loan of $3.95 million and an SMTCCAC grant of $200,000 through the Federal Home Loan Bank. SMTCCAC President Swynice M. Hawkins took time that day to also promote the area’s latest workforce housing program aimed at low-income families. “We will be doing some self-help houses here called duplexes,” she said, explaining that the program has been collecting applications for the last year. The Mutual Self-Help Housing program includes 30 duplex units that will be built on the same property as the Hunting Creek development, with mortgage payments and interest rates based on income. The families themselves work on nights and weekends in order to complete as much as 65 percent of the construction themselves, further reducing the price of development with “sweat equity.” “It’s called sweat equity because they help each other build these homes,” said Hawkins, explaining that the first group of six families has already been approved to start,

manufactured with Improved Handling Quality systems. Their physical differences include a sharper nose, different wing leading edge roots and automatic flaps, giving an increased capability compared to the U.S. F-5Es. “The Swiss aircraft had very few flight

hours and were in great shape,” said Lt. Cdr. Jason Goff, the Adversary and Commercial Air Services Deputy program manager. “One F-5 was delivered to Northrop Grumman’s plant pending last-minute financial approval for USDA funding. They will be working under the direction and supervision of licensed professionals. “We’re hoping to break ground in the next six weeks,” said Hawkins. “We’ve got the building permits, we’re just waiting on the families to go to the closing with USDA.” Hawkins said that several groups have already contributed funds in order to keep the costs for the homeowners low. The Housing Assistance Council has contributed $454,000, and $300,000 is coming from a Community Development block grant, with another $300,000 coming from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta and the Tri-County Community Bank. In order to qualify for the program a single person cannot make more than $27,000 a year, and the maximum combined income should be no more than $45,000 a year. Hawkins said that there is a great deal of interest in the program, but that the committee is still having trouble finding qualified applicants. “The problem we’re finding is with credit histories,” said Hawkins, adding that applicants cannot have collections agencies pursuing them for pay-

in St Augustine, Fla., every month to start the refurbishment process. We basically take one of our old F-5E’s and a Swiss plane and at the end of the refurbishment; we have a new plane – the F-5N. The refurbishment process takes up to five months to complete. It just made sense to refurbish the aircraft at Northrop Grumman’s plant since they designed and built the jets in the first place. They already do all our depot work and they

own all the drawings.” “In 2004, the Navy wanted to establish an Adversary training base in Key West, Fla. The Navy Reserve came up with the funding to buy 12 extra jets,” said Jay Bolles, the Integrated Program Team lead for Adversary Aircraft in PMA-207. “We bought the extra aircraft from the Swiss, now totaling 44 aircraft, and put them through the refurbishment line with the reserve funding and we were still able

to stay within the original schedule.” Each Swiss F-5E is airlifted from RUAG’s plant at Emmen, Switzerland, to St Augustine, Fla., in a U.S. Navy C-130T. The Swiss F-5’s are disassembled and stowed in a purposebuilt frame designed and manufactured by Northrop Grumman. One of two frames was permanently at Emmen, and the other was always in transit.

ments, and no more than two late payments in the last year, including utilities, credit card payments, or medical bills. Hawkins said that only one applicant out of 40 or 50 ends up being eligible for the program. The upside though is that participants in the program can enjoy between $30,000 and $40,000 in equity the day they move into their new homes, which are typically finished in about a year. Since the building effort is a communal one, neighbors also know each other

by the time they move in to their new homes, and the SMTCCAC offers credit counseling services for those interested in improving their credit so they can be approved for such programs in the future. In the meantime, dignitaries celebrated the completion of the apartment and townhouse community that had already been completed, as well as the completion of the county’s fourth Head Start program building, also located at the Hunting Creek development.

As developers and dignitaries cut the ribbon and reflected on the six-year journey from planning to that day’s ribbon-cutting, some headed across the street to tour one of the completed units. Hawkins said that she is proud of what has been accomplished so far, but she hopes to see more emphasis being placed on the self-help program and others like it. “In another two years this new development should be completed and we’ll have an even bigger celebration,” said Hawkins.

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William F. Ariano Jr., Deputy Director of the Community Development Administration, Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly, SMTCCAC President Swynice M. Hawkins, and Commissioner Daniel H. Raley at the opening of the Hunting Creek development in Lexington Park.

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Obituaries Elizabeth AnnBrown, Cameron, Alice Mildred 99 70

Elizabeth Ann Cameron, 70, of Leonardtown passed peacefully into Heaven’s Light Sept. 29 in Clinton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Aug. 22, 1938 in Rockingham, N.C.Brown, she was Alice Mildred 99 the daughter of the late John of Leonardtown died Aug. 16 Monroe and Martha Jane in her home. Grigg Cameron. Born Nov. 9, 1908 in She is survived by her Baltimore, Md., she was the brothers; James Samuel Camdaughter of the late James and eron of Reno, Nev., Charles Lilly Mae Jackson Rebham. Ray Cameron of St. Mary’s She was a member of St. City; a sister Martha Kay George’s Episcopal Church, Priest of White Point, Md., Valley Lee, and Order of the her sisters in law Claudia, Eastern Star, Chapter 107, JuDonna and Ann Cameron; her lia Halla, Hollywood. brother-in-law Ed Priest; her Mrs. Brown is survived nieces Laura, Charlotte, Karby two sons, Lloyd Clair, en Cameron, WendyE.St.(Jerry) Brown, of Leonardtown KathleenJr.Roser and Laurie and Willard Brown J. Cameron ofBruce Germany; her of Terra Alta, W. Va. Sheand is nephew Mike Cameron also survived by six grandher great nephews, Jack and children, Julie Brown-Rund, Evan Roser of Leonardtown. Jeff Her Brown, Nancy family moved Deal, to St. Wendy Jarda, Graybill Mary’s CountyJudy in 1944 when and Pheobe Brown, and eight the new Naval Air Station was great-grandchildren under construction. Clay Afterand atWill Rund, Kristen Josh Frank Knoxand Elementending Brown, Shawnsheand Bruce tary School, spent the Deal, Audrey and Samantha best years of her life at Great Jarda. Mills High School with many She and wascaring predeceased friends teachers. by daughter Bettysummer Ruth Shealoved the warm Brown a brotherPark JohndurB. days ofand Lexington Fenwick. ing the fifties. She graduated andHigh friends atfromRelatives Great Mills School tended Mrs. Brown’s Life in 1955 where she earned the Celebration the Brinsfield title for mostinathletic. Funeral Home, Leonardtown She was a member of the Wednesday, Aug. 20 from and 5– National Honor Society 8a p.m. with prayers recited at founding member of the 7Lexington p.m. A funeral serviceMethwill Park United be heldChurch Thursday, Aug. 21 at odist where sang in 11 in Ann St. George’s Episthea.m. choir. loved movies, copal Valley Lee. music Church, of all types, carnivals, Reverend Greg Syler, pastor playing bingo, bridge and of the church, will solitaire, dancing andofficiate. singing. Interment will follow the She loved the beach, in nature church cemetery. and animals. She especially Memorial enjoyed eating Contributions her mother’s may be made to because The Mis-it homemade food sions Endowment or included both the Fund Southern Cemetery Maryland and andGrounds North Fund, Caroc/o George’s flavor Episcopal lina St.traditional and Church, P.O. Box 30, Valley uniqueness. Lee, A MD 20692. Service was Graveside to thein famheldCondolences Oct. 3 at 11 a.m. First ily may Community be made atChurch, www. Saint’s brinsfieldfuneral.com. St. Paul’s United Methodby the ist Arrangements Cemetery, Leonardtown, Brinsfield Home, with Rev. Funeral Keith Schukraft P.A., Leonardtown. officiating. “Has anybody here seen my old friend Annie, can you tell me where Joseph she’s gone? I Francis think Brown, I saw her up Sr.,walking 66 over the hill, with”…Johnnie, Martha and John. Francis Joseph Brown, Arrangements Sr., 66, passed awayprovided in his by thein Mattingley-Gardiner home Indian Trail, N.C. Funeral Aug. 12. Home, P.A. Mr. Brown was born July 1, 1942 in Leonardtown, son of the late Mary Edna Brown Stephen “Steve” DanieloNorris. wich, 61 Mr. Brown is survived by his wife Jacqueline Mercer Brown; a son Francis J. Brown, Jr. and his wife Shelia of Stanfield, N.C.; a daughter Jennifer Lynn Brown of Indian Trail, N.C. and two granddaughters Christianna Page and Allyson Grace Brown. The family received friends Sunday, Aug. 17 from 2 – 5 p.m. in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, where Prayers were said at 3 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated Monday, Aug. 18 at 9:30 a.m. in Stephen Xavier “Steve” Catholic DanieloSt. Francis wich, 61, of Hollywood, and Church with Fr. John Matformerly of Riverhead, N.Y., tingly officiating. Interment died Oct. in 2 inCharles Prince George’s followed MemoHospital. rial Gardens. Born Nov. 8, provided 1946 in Arrangements Greenport, N.Y., he was the by the Mattingley-Gardiner son of the late Stanley Lewis Funeral Home, P.A. and Rose Helen Danielowich. He was the loving husband of Ann Marie Danielowich whom he married April 13, 1975 in St. John’s Church,

Hollywood, Md.Castillo, 70 Luis Antonia He is also survived by his brother LuisStanley Antonia Danielowich Castillo, 70, of Leonardtown Clearwater, Fla. of died Aug. 16 wasNursing preceded in in St.He Mary’s Center, death by his sister Elizabeth Leonardtown. Born Sept. 20, 1937 in Danielowich. Puerto the son of HeRico, was he a was Senior Engithe Antonia and Elsa neerlate forLuis Eagle Systems and Monserrate Castillo. was enlistedMorales in the U.S. Navy Luis is survived three from Oct. 1, 1964 –by Nov. 7, sisters, M. Elaine Ohler of 1967. While in the Navy, he Millsboro, Del.,at Evelyn Caswas stationed Cecil Field, tillo Chestertown, Md.Bay, and Fla. ofand Guantanamo Elsie Las Vegas, Cuba.Collins He also of belonged to the Nev. He of is Columbus. also survived by Knights several nieces and nephews. The family received Family received friends Oct. 6 from 5 –friends 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 20 from 11 in the Mattingley-Gardiner a.m. – noon in Chapel, the Brinsfield Funeral Home LeonFuneral Home, Leonardtown, ardtown, where prayers were with prayers recited at noon. held at 7 p.m. with Knights of Deacon George L’Heureux Columbus Prayers at 7:15 p.m. officiated. Graveside service A Mass at of 2Christian followed p.m. at Burial Cedar was celebrated Oct. 7 at 10 Hill Cemetery, Suitland, Md. a.m.Memorial in St. John’s Catholic Contributions Church, Hollywood, Md. with may be made to the St. Mary’s Fr. Raymond Schmidt officiatNursing Center Foundation, ing. Interment followed in the Inc., church 21585cemetery. Peabody PallbearStreet, were Danny ers Leonardtown, MDHazel, 20650.Scott Smith, John Francis Condolences to theSmith, famJimmer ily mayGardiner, be madeRob at Martin www. and Jay Johnson. brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Contributions may be Brinsfield Home, made to St.Funeral John’s Building P.A., Fund,Leonardtown. 43927 St. John’s Road, Hollywood, MD 20636. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Lloyd Raymond Funeral Home, P.A. Harris, 97

Relatives friends atValorieand Anne tended Charles Duffy’s Life Henry, 48 Celebration Oct. 8 from 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown. A funeral mass was celebrated at 1 p.m. in St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Leonardtown. Interment was in Our Lady of Grace Cemetery, Langhorne, Pa. Condolences to the family may be made at www. brinsfieldfuneral.com Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown.

Everett Gerard “Bud” Gibson, 84

Valorie Anne Henry, 48, of Mechanicsville, formerly of Grandview, Mo., died Aug. 17, in Lexington Park. Born Oct. 31, 1959 in Lincoln, Neb. she was the daughter of James Ray Dickinson of Mouldrow, Okla. and Hortense Anne Campbell Crawford of Grandview, Mo. She was the loving wife of Earl Allan Henry, whom she married July 16, 1986 in“Bud” WarEverett Gerard rensburg, Mo. Gibson passed away peacefulis survived by Oct. her ly asShe he slept in his home son Earl Ian Henry. 2 after fighting a long battle Mrs.pulmonary Henryfibrosis. graduagainst atedBorn from Oct. Grandview High 22, 1923 in Class of 1977. Charles Alexander Duffy, School’s Coatesville, Pa. to the late She Evmoved to and St. Mary’s 91 IsabelleCounty Agnes erett Earl in October 1988 (Bernard) Gibson,from his Walfamdorf, Md. to Sparrows Point, ily moved The family Maryland in 1936.will receive friends Aug.from 23 AfterSaturday, graduating from 10 – 11 a.m. in PatuxSparrows Point High School ent RiverBud Assembly in 1941, enlistedofinGod the Church, California, Navy July 16. Whilewhere in thea Funeral will beinheld Navy, heService participated the at 11 a.m. with Pastor atomic bomb test on Lanny Bikini Clark Interment atoll inofficiating. the Pacific and made will be held Wednesday, Aug. a winter run to Murmansk, 27 at 10 a.m.the in war Maryland Russia during in the Veteran’s Cemetery, CheltenAtlantic. He was a life memham, ber ofMd. the National Associamay and be tion Contributions of Atomic Veterans made to Hospice if St. Mary’s, of Branch #93 of the Fleet BoxAssociation. 625, Leonardtown, Reserve He held Charles Alexander Duffy, P.O. Lloyd Raymond Har- MD 20650. ratings of Signalman, Quarter91, of Lexington Park died ris, 97, died peacefully Aug. Arrangements and Electronicprovided Technipeacefully with his family by master 12 in the St. Mary’s Nursing by the Mattingley-Gardiner cian before retiring from the his side Oct. 2 in St. Mary’s Center. Funeral Home, P.A. Navy in August of 1961 as a Hospital in Leonardtown. Mr. Harris was a longtime Chief Petty Officer (CPO). Born in Salisbury, Md., resident of St. Mary’s County. Following his retirement, 27,born Julywas 1917inheGallatin, was the Mo. son He Karen A. he worked in Baltimore for a of the late Walter T. Duffy and June 13, 1911 to the late Howyear before moving to LexFlorence Malone. Charles McEntyre, 51 ard May Harris and Frankie servedJackson. in the U.S. dur- ington Park in 1962 to work Lee HeNavy married at Webster KarenService A. McEntyre, 51 of ing beloved World War After the for Civil his wifeII. of 59 years, Field. AfterPark, retiring from Civformerly of war, he had a long dis- Lexington Mary Catherine “Sis”and Nelson il Service in October, 1983 Texas, died Aug. 13 he in career as a Sales Plano, tinguished at the Washington Cathedral worked for Hospital various contracCenter. Executive in theD.C. frozen food in Washington Sept. 2, Washington beforeFeb. taking retire1939. She preceded him in tors Born industry. After retiring at the 24,full 1957 in ment in October 1992.she was death He was age of in 65,1998. he served as a also vol- Sweetwater, Texas calledofbingo at Little preceded death years, in 1998until by the Bud unteer forinmany daughter Carold and his beloved sister Margaret FlowerAleese SchoolBenson for closeoftoPla40 his health prevented him from Mary Harris. years. doing so. no, Texas. Mr. in the He was predeceased His Harris wife,served Philomena She is also survived by United States Army as an Ashis parents, his identical twin Taglianetti, whom he married her children Jeremy Porter sistant Following of Richard and an infant daughFeb. 11,Chaplain. 1954 in Baltimore, Snyder, Texas, Jonathan his servicehim he was em- Porter ter Laura Marie. Texas, Angie Md.,army preceded in death of Plano, ployed in Charles Washington, HeSheila is survived by Mahis in 2003. was D.C. also Porter, Horton and by the Federal beloved wifeallofof Lexington 60 years, preceded in deathGovernment by his two rissa Horton, for many years before retir- Catherine “Cassie;” his son sisters, Louise Burns of PhilaPark as well as her brother ing. He then worked in the Gerard and his wife Caryl of delphia, Pennsylvania and Benson of Plano, Texas tax department the Mon. State Victor Edgewater, Md.; daughters Nellie Thomas offor Lolo, and three grandchildren. of Maryland and retired in Sharon Holliday and her husHe is survived by his was employed as a 1971. During his retirement, bandKaren Michael of Lusby, Md., daughter, Jeanne Marie registered nurse. he and his wife enjoyed travGailAll Raley of Lexington Park Birrane, and the son-in-law, services are private. eling throughout United and Nancy Hess and her husRobert C. Birrane of LeonArrangements provided States. band Robert of Newark Valis also surardtown. Charles by the Mattingley-Gardiner He enjoyed playing cards, ley, N.Y. and his furry grandvived by one grandson, KrisFuneral Home, P.A. dancing and buying new cars. tian loved Alexander Birrane Ray life and mostand of dog Kiwi. He is also survived his he wife, Heather of Pasadena, all enjoyed helping others by his older brother William and his Brian wife MargaMd., and one granddaughter, while expecting nothing in GibsonTimothy of Dundalk, Md. and his ret Robyn Birrane Warner and return. He was devoted in the McGrath, 50 Gibson sister-in-law Bonnie her husband, Andrew of Lexcare of his wife and sister unof Salisbury, Md. Also surington til theirPark. death. Timothy Brian McGrath, viving are six grandchildren; Charlesfamily was the most 50, The received of Lexington Park died Mark and Tara Snyder, Regan cheerful in and the affectionate man Aug. friends Mattingley11 in St. Mary’s Hospi(Hess) Michaels and her husGardiner Home,byP.A., and was Funeral loved dearly his tal, Leonardtown. Leonardtown, 15 band Bob, Miranda Snyder family and hisFriday, many Aug. friends. June 14, 1958 in and Born her fiancé Gregory Shade, from 9 – 10 a.m. with a funerHe especially loved his daugh- Freeport, Ill., was the son al thathad followed 10 Catherine andhe Benjamin Raland they a very at close terservice of Patricia (Chambers) Mca.m. officiatedwas by Rev. Keith ey and two step-grandchildren bond. Family everything Grath of Mesa, Ariz. and the Schukraft. followed Jessica and Teddie Hitt as well to Charles Interment and he showed this late Charles McGrath. at Charles Memorial Gardens throughout his long life by his as one great-granddaughter Timothy attended Lain Leonardtown. Pallbearers unselfish acts of kindness. He Kyla Michaels. Special thanks salle-Peru High School in Lawere was aFrank joy to Nelson, everyoneDonnie whose to Bonny Lampo for helping salle, Ill. where he graduated Bowles, Fred Nelson, Harry lives he touched; always able Bud and his family in their in 1976. He served in the U.S. Nelson, Michael Russell to put aJr., smile on your face time of need. NavyThe fromfamily 1976 until 1999. and Roy Copsey. received no matter what the circumAfter his service in the Navy, Contributions may be stances. Charles touched lives friends Oct. 5 from 2 – 5 p.m. was employed by a made to friends American Heart in the Mattingley-Gardiner and made wherever he Timothy Association, 415 N. Charles Government and Funeral Home,Contractor Leonardtown, went. He Baltimore, was recently honStreet, MD worked at the Patuxent River ored as a “Hometown Hero” where prayers were said at 21201-4101. was an 3 p.m.Air A Station. Mass ofHe Christian at Bayside Nursing provided Center’s Naval Arrangements Elks Lodge member and 6,a Burial was celebrated Oct. “Hall Fame” where he was by theof Mattingley-Gardiner past member of the Lexingpresented for a P.A. life well-lived 2008 at 10 a.m. in ImmacuFuneral Home, Park Volunteer Rescue of Mary Catholic late Heart through his military service ton to his country and years of Church, Lexington Park with community service. He will Fr. Jack Kennealy officiatbe missed by both his family ing. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers and friends.

were Squad.Gerard Gibson, Robert Hess,InGreg Shade, Benmother, Raley, addition to his Vincent and Patby Hunt. TimothyGibson is survived his Preston RoseKay was(Houtz) an honorary wife Debra Mcpallbearer. Grath, his son, Sean Patrick Arrangements provided McGrath of Lexington Park, by the Mattingley-Gardiner his sister, Karen McGrath of Funeral Home, P.A. Mesa, Ariz. and his brother, Michael McGrath of Ill. Robert Allen Nash, 83 A memorial service will be held Saturday, Aug. 23 at Robert Nash, 83, 10 a.m. at Allen the Bay District of Great Mills Oct. 5 in Volunteer Firedied Department, Prince George Lexington Park.Hospital CenMd. to the famter, Cheverly, Condolences Born be Julymade 2, 1925 Coily may at in www. Ohio, he was the son lumbus, brinsfieldfuneral.com. of the late George Nash Arrangements by and the Phyllis Rollison Nash. was Brinsfield Funeral He Home, the of Carroll Anne P.A.,husband Leonardtown. Underwood Nash whom he married Nov. 16, 1950 in Richmond, Ind. Miller 2 Patrick Connor Robert attended Ohio State University where he majored in geology. He served in the U.S. Navy, retiring in 1966 after 20 years of service. While in the Navy during WWII, he was a tail gunner in the Pacific attached to various torpedo squadrons. He served aboard USS Steamer Bay and USS Altamaha, and was awarded five good conduct medals, American Victory WWII, Philippine Liberation and Asiatic Pacific Medals. Subsequent to his Navy career, he worked for the Naval Research Lab in Washington, Connorat PatuxMillD.C.Patrick and for NOAA er 2, of Avenue diedheAug. ent River, from which re12 inin St. tired 1977.Mary’s He wasHospital, a memLeonardtown. ber of the BPOE, 2092 Fleet Connor bornmember Oct. 11, Reserve andwas former 2005 in Anne Arundel Mediof the Board of the American cal Center, Annapolis, Md., Cancer Society. He was a volthe son of James L. Miller for “Meals on Wheels” unteer and Krystal Kaldenbach of and the “Road to Recovery”. Avenue. In to by histwo wife, He addition is survived sisRobert is survived by his sisters, Lillian and Kayla Miller, Jeanne Edmond ter, a brother Kyle Miller, of hisCopalumbus, Ohio. ternal grandparents James L. was preceded in death and He Darlene Oliver Miller of by his parents and grandparhis son, Chaptico, maternal Thomas ArthurKaldenbach Nash. ents, Eugene of Family Tenn., received Harrimon, andfriends Debra Oct. 8 from 5 – 8 p.m. the Adams Kaldenbach of inWinBrinsfield Home, chester, Ky.;Funeral great-grandparLeonardtown. ents Francis andPrayers Audreywere Oliver of Chaptico and recited at 7 p.m. A Mass of G r e a Burial t- g r a nwill d m obet hcelers Christian Mary Lou Adams ebrated Oct. 9 at of 11Waldorf, a.m. in Md. and Shirley of Immaculate Heart Miller of Mary Newburg,Lexington Md. Church, Park. InThe will family terment follow received in the friends cemetery. for Connor’s Life church Celebration Sunday, Aug. 17 Condolences to the famfrom 3 – 4 p.m. in the Brinsily may be made at www. field Funeral Home, Leonardbrinsfieldfuneral.com town, with a funeral service at Arrangements by the 4 p.m. Interment was private. Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A.,Condolences Leonardtown.to the family may be made at www. brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Walter Elmer Raum, 74 P.A., Leonardtown.

for a couplewhom of years, Redmond, shebefore marsettling in St.4,Mary’s ried March 1945 atCounty. the ImHe worked for George Clark maculate Conception Catholic at Leonardtown Dairy before Church in Mechanicville. She buying farmland in Leonardis survived by her beloved children and Gayle A. aHancock taking job with and the town her husband William FairState of Maryland as a of Health fax, Va., and his James “Frank” Inspector. On family farm Redmond and his grains, wife Wanda he raised tobacco, vegof Fredericksburg, Va.tended She is and hay and etables also survived by three sheep, grandlivestock (including children, Jeffery A. Hancock cattle and feeder pigs). and Walter his wiferetired Jennifer of Fairfrom the fax, Va., Mark D. Redmond State of Maryland after 26 and his Tanya ofofFredyears as wife the Director Enericksburg, Va., Jason P. hapRedand vironmental Health mondspent of Fredericksburg; and pily his last 20 years four great-grandchildren. farming. Through that time, She was preceded in death he and his wife took great efby her sister Agnes Rice. fort to include his grand chilFamily received friends dren in activities the famWednesday, Aug. on 20 from 9:30 ily farm and to nurture each – 10:30 a.m. in the Brinsfield grandchild’s individuality and Funeral Home, P.A., Leonarresponsibility. dtown. A Mass of Christian Walter survived11bya.m., his Burial was is celebrated wife Romayne O. Raum, his Wednesday, Aug. 20 at St. son Wendell Raum (married Aloysius Catholic Church, to the former with Joyce Leonardtown, Rev.Karen John Larrabee), and his Interment daughter Dakes officiating. Cheryl followedRomayne in Charles Pinkerton Memorial (married Kevin Pinkerton) Gardens, to Leonardtown. who Serving, all resideasin pallbearers LeonardHis grandchildren intown. were Mark Redmond, Jason Redmond, Hancock, clude David Jeffery Benjamin Raum, Bill Hancock, PilkLeland MichaelLawrence Raum, Hanerton, Elizabeth and Arthur Pinkerton, Pilkerton. nah Honorary pallbearer was Earl Abraham Daniel Raum and Dean. Eli Harlan Pinkerton. Memorial Lifecontribution Walter’s Celebracan will be be made Ridge held to on the Thursday, tion Volunteer Rescue Squad, October 9, 2008 from 5pmP.O. to Box 456, MD 20680. 8pm in theRidge, Brinsfield Funeral Condolences the famHome, 22955 to Hollywood ily may be made at www. Road, Leonardtown, MD. brinsfieldfuneral.com. Condolences to the famArrangements the ily may be made atbywww. Brinsfield Funeral Home, brinsfieldfuneral.com. P.A., Leonardtown. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice House c/o Hospice of St. Louis Marshall Mary’s, Inc., P.O. “Junior” Box 625, Thompson, 84 Leonardtown, MDJr., 20650. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Ruth Richards Stirling, 90

Louis Marshall “Junior” Thompson, Jr., 84, of Avenue died Aug. 4 in his residence. He was born July 20, 1924 in Dynard to the late Louis Ruth and Richards Stirling, Marshall Catherine Elea90, St. Inigoes, formerly nor of Harris Thompson Sr. of Fort He Washington, Md., died was the loving husOct 1 in St. Mary’s Hospital. band of Rose Lee Thompson Bornhe Nov. 23, July 1917 26, in whom married Lawndale, North 1942 in Sacred HeartCarolina, Church, she was the He daughter of surthe Mary Aleathea Bushwood. is also late Richards Marand vivedWilliam by his children, Redmond, 84 Mary Wallaceand Richards. Mrs. garet Taylor her husband Stirling was predeceased by George of Hollywood, Buddy Thompson and his wife Debher two husbands: William bie“of Avenue, BennyofThompH. Ned “ Williams Lawnson and wifeand Mary of dale, N.C. his in 1957 James Stirling of Fort Washington, Md. in 1989. Mrs. Stirling is survived by three sons; James Stirling and his wife Barbara of St. Inigoes, Allen Stirling and his wife Linda of Chesapeake Beach, Md. and Andrew Walter Elmer Raum, 74, Stirling of Mechanicsville. of Leonardtown, passed away She is also survived by four peacefully at his home amidst family on Thursday, October grandchildren: Laura Stirling 2, 2008. Walter resided on of Auburn, Ala., LTJG Mark his farm in Leonardtown and Stirling, U.S. Navy, Robert lived in St. Mary’s County for Stirling and James Stirling both of Mechanicsville and most of his life. Mary Aleathea Redmond, Born in Washington, DC, great-grandchildren. 84, of Aug. She was also predeceased he wasLeonardtown the son of thedied late John 16 in St. Mary’s Hospital. by one sister Irene Martin and Arthur and Leta Mae Atwell Born in three brothers Garland RichRaum and April grew 18, up in1924 North Mechanicsville was met the ards, Thomas Richards and West, DC. His she parents daughter of Clarence Leo Ev- Bill Richards. and worked for Bell Telephone ans and Gertrude M. (PilkerFamily received friends in theEvans. city. Walter graduated ton) Oct. 6 from 6 – 7:30 p.m. in the fromAleathea Calvin graduated Coolidge High from Stamey Funeral Home, 846 E School in Brent 1952 High and met his Margaret School Stagecoach Trail, Fallston, wife of 53 years, the former in 1941. She worked from N.C. 28042. A Funeral serRomayne Mae when 1961 to 1971 as aOrloski secretary/revice was conducted Oct. 7 at they were for attending the Uniceptionist St. Mary’s Col- 11 a.m. in the Fallston Baptist of Maryland at Colversity lege. She enjoyed cooking, Church, Fallston, NC. Interlege Park. Heplaying was a member croqueting, cards, of the Alpha gardening, andGamma sewing; RHO often ment followed in Sunset Cemfraternity and graduated making clothing for her1957 and etery, Shelby, N.C. Condolences to the famwith a degree in Agronomy. her daughter. may be made at www. ily Walter earned his MasShealso is preceded in death brinsfieldfuneral.com. ters in Environmental Health by husband James Franklin Local Arrangements by from John’s Hopkins in 1975. Walter loved farming the the Brinsfield Funeral Home, land and nature and worked P.A., Leonardtown. on farms in and around the Washington/Baltimore area

Margaret Smith Ware, 78 Morganza, Donnie Thompson and his wife Debbie of Mechanicsville and Rose Mary George and her husband John of Avenue; 16 grandchildren, 44 great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and his sisters Mary Ozella Lacey of Abell, Gertrude Osborne of King George, Va. and Susan Vallandingham of Bushwood. He was preceded in death by one great-grandchild and his sisters Catherine Hall and Louise Bryant. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Junior was a self-employed waterman. While enlisted in the U.S. Margaret Smith19,Ware, Army from Oct. 194478, to of Bushwood diedheSept. 30 in Nov. 19, 1945, served as a rifleman, her residence. a light machine gunner and a cook. Margaret was born Jan. He By belonged to was the 20, 1930. the time she Knights and enten years of old,Columbus her birth parents joyed playing cards had abandoned her andand shebeing was with his hisman two found by afamily strongand black special and who hadbuddies to leave Maynard the Carolinas Ringo. because his spirit would not alTheto tolerate family the received low him oppresfriends in the sion most of usMattingley-Garlived under durdiner Thursday, ing thatFuneral time inHome the South. Will Aug. 7 from 5 – 8 p.m.made with Smith adopted her and prayers being said at 7 p.m. sure she got an education, evenA Mass of Christian Burial was though he was illiterate. By the celebrated Friday, Aug. 8 at time Margaret was sixteen, she 9:30 a.m. in Holy Angels Cathcame to Washington olic Church, Avenue, D.C. with as Fr. part of a government training William Gurnee officiating. program andfollowed worked in Interment invarious Sacred government agencies. She and Heart Cemetery, Bushwood. many of the other youngJohnny ladies Pallbearers were stayed at the YWCA in WashGeorge, Jereme George, Tina D.C. She eventually met ington, Fay Ferguson, Dave Hodgaes,sailor, recently discharged Matthew Thompson and from the Thompson. Navy after World War Donnie Honorary II. They werewere married pallbearers his around grand1946 and had one and son. nephews. Fourteen children, nieces yearsContributions later, Margaret got maya job be with which had offices madeNASA to Holy Angels Sacred Heart School, 21335 Colton’s in the old Dolly Madison house Point Road, D.C. Avenue, MD in Washington, She stayed 20609, Seventh District Volwith NASA during its early unteerandRescue years became Squad, a Visual P.O. InBox 7, Avenue, 20609 formation Specialist.MD She was at and/or Hospiceduring of St. many Mary’s, Cape Canaveral of P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, NASA’s more important launchMD es and20650. finally retired in the early Arrangements provided 1980’s. by Ithe Mattingley-Gardiner remember all those years, Funeral Home, P.A. but I remember her more as my mother rather than a government worker with a good job. Evelyn Tillotson She taught me right from wrong Woods, 86 and tried desperately to give me the tools that I would need to Evelyn Tillotson Woods, achieve a happy life. When it be86, ofapparent California 14 came that died I wasAug. having in St. Mary’s Center, trouble in publicNursing school, she and Leonardtown. my father decided to send me to Born 18, academy 1921 in a small blackDec. military LeMoyne, Pa., she was the in Virginia. When I graduated, daughter of the George C. they financed fivelate years of colTillotson and Eva (Dowhowlege education in five different er) Tillotson. Evelyn decided was an schools until I foolishly avid Pittsburgh Steelers fan. to drop out. Evelyn is survived by Eventually, I went into busiher daughters, Christine ness my ownof and Chesapeake she supportW. on Moore ed me financially when I needed Beach, Md. and Deborah help. In the mid 1980’s I married J. Standish of California, and a daughter. Margaret fourhad grandchildren, and four and George bought a house for great-grandchildren. us and meare to pay when Allallowed services private. I could until they decided had Condolences to the Ifampaid enough. When the time ily may be made at www. came for her granddaughter to brinsfieldfuneral.com. go toArrangements college, Margaretbytold the us she had paid into a collegeHome, fund Brinsfield Funeral and tuition was available. P.A.,that Leonardtown. She gave everything she could, money and much love, to assure our survival and success in this world. She applauded and rewarded our achievements and supported us no matter what choices we made – good or bad – from childhood to the present. She was a good woman and among the best of mothers and grandmothers. There will never be enough time or words for us to express our gratitude and love for her. We will miss her dearly. Margaret is survived by her son George E. Ware of Bushwood, granddaughter, SheriSunma Ware of Washington, D.C., sister, Marie Johnson of Philadelphia, Pa., Uncle, Frederick B. Browne of Washington, D.C., and cousin, Frederick A. Browne of Washington, D.C. Family received friends Oct. 7 from 10 – 11 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, Leonardtown. A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. with Deacon James Somerville as the celebrant. Interment followed in Maryland Veterans Cemetery, Cheltenham, Md. Condolences to the family may be made at www. brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown

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Eddie Carroll as Jack Benny Eddie Carroll of Hollywood, CA will be performing in “Laughter In Bloom,” a one-man tribute to Jack Benny as part of the Performing Arts Series to benefit the Leonardtown Rotary Club’s community projects. The show will take place at the Great Mills High School auditorium on Saturday, October 11. Tickets are $25 for adults and $15 for children under 15. For more information call 301-475-3225 or 301-481-3171.

Apple Festival Our Lady of the Wayside Church in Chaptico will hold its first Apple Festival on Sunday, October 12 on the church grounds. There will be artisans performing their crafts, games, apple recipe contests, music, hot picnic food, and apple bushels and deserts.

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Piano Man Brian Ganz To Perform At CSM

The Gospel According to Saint Mark

Andrea Shiell Staff Writer The College of Southern Maryland’s Ward Virts concert series will be kicking off their season with a performance by world-renowned concert pianist Brian Ganz this weekend, launching the season on a world-class Bösendorfer Grand Piano. Such a marvelous instrument seems fitting for someone of Ganz’s distinction. He has accumulated a list of awards, concert credits, and solo appearances with orchestras that establish him as one of the leading pianists of his generation. After performances with the St. Louis Symphony, one St. Louis Post-Dispatch critic wrote: “Note-perfect cascades of rippling arpeggios, melodies soaring into space and microscopically sculpted phrases only begin to describe Ganz’s breathtaking technique and spectacular musicianship.” Among his list of honors, Ganz was co-winner of First Grand Prize in the 1989 Marguerite LongJacques Thibaud International Piano Competition in Paris, a ten-day competition held every three years and hailed as one of the most challenging of its type. There Ganz was awarded special prizes for the best recital round of the competition and best performance of the required work. That same year, he won a Beethoven Fellowship awarded by the American Pianists Association, and in 1991, he was silver medalist with third prize in the Queen Elisabeth of Belgium International Piano Competition. He has also enjoyed a dizzying career as a soloist, performing with the St. Louis Symphony, the National Symphony, the Baltimore Symphony, the Buffalo Philharmonic, the National Chamber Orchestra, L’Orchestre National de Belgique, L’Orchestre Lamoureux, the City of London Sinfonia and L’Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo. He has performed at the Kennedy Center Concert Hall and Terrace Theater, La Salle Pleyel and Salle Gaveau in Paris, La Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels, De Doelen in Rotterdam, Suntory Hall in Tokyo, L’Arena Theater in Verona, and the Sibelius Academy

Stage performer Michael Ellis-Tolaydo will perform a oneman show, “The Gospel According to Saint Mark” on October 11 at 8 pm at the Three Notch Theater in Lexington Park. The storytelling performance chronicles the entire book of Mark from the King James version of the Bible, following the life and death of Jesus. Tickets are $15 for general admission and $12 for seniors, students, and military personnel. Reservations are recommended. To reserve a seat, call the theater box office at 301-737-5447 or visit the group’s website at www.newtowneplayers.org.

in Helsinki. Ganz has also left his mark on the recording world, making his recording debut in August of 1992 in Belgium. Long touted as one of the best pianists for Chopin in the business, it is no surprise that his recordings of works by Dutilleux and Chopin have been released on the Accord label in Paris to wide fanfare. He has also recorded for the Gailly and REM labels in Europe. Adding to an already impressive curriculum vitae are his performances at the Kennedy Center with the National Symphony under Mstislav Rostropovich, a concerto performance in the Phillipines’ first Mostly Mozart Festival; and a concerto performance for the 1994 Irving S. Gilmore International Keyboard Festival, under Gustav Meier. Brian Ganz is also the Musician-in-Residence and is a member of the piano faculty at St. Mary’s College of Maryland. He will be performing for free at the College of Southern Maryland’s Prince Frederick campus as part of the Ward Virts Concert Series, a performance series dedicated to Ward Virts, a talented concert pianist who hailed from Southern Maryland. Ganz will be performing at CSM’s Prince Frederick Campus on Sunday, October 12 at 3 pm. Tickets are free, but limited. Those interested in reserving seats should call 443-550-6000.

10th Annual Southern Maryland FarmLife Festival Join us to benefit Christmas in April at John K. Parlett Farm on Route 6 East in Charlotte Hall. Sat. 9 AM - 5 PM, Sun 10 AM - 5 PM. This year’s festival will include over 60,000 square feet of indoor exhibits, demonstrations, tractor and gas engine shows, music and refreshments. For more information call 301290-1621 or go to www.farmlifefestival.com.

All You Can Eat Breakfast Valley Lee Fire House will have an all-you-can-eat breakfast on Sunday, October 12 from 8 am to 11 am. Tickets are $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 5-12, and free for children under 5. The meal is sponsored and prepared by the 2nd District Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad Auxiliary. For more information contact Darlene Johnson at 240-434-1095.

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Blessing Of The Fleet Continued from page A- London and the Dove, to find a place where they could practice their faith freely. They set sail in the fall of 1633, and on March 25, 1634, they reached the shores of St. Clements Island, Md. Not long after landing, the colonists and Father Andrew White, a Jesuit priest, held the first Catholic mass in the English speaking colonies on the island, giving the site its unique designation as the birthplace of religious tolerance. In the mid 1960s, a group of friends, some of whom were descendents of the original settlers, formed the Seventh District Optimist Club to provide community services throughout St Mary’s County. This, combined with the group’s admiration for history, gave rise to the first Blessing of the Fleet, which was held in late September, combining the blessing of

the oyster boats with history from Maryland’s beginnings, and events for the family.

The Blessing of the Fleet is the Seventh District Optimist Club’s largest fundrais-

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er each year, helping them raise money for projects aimed at preserving the history of St. Clements Island. This weekend visitors enjoyed boat rides to and from St. Clements Island, admission to the museum,

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Mark Wild Turkey Tayak and members of the Piscataway Indian Nation performed traditional songs and dances at Sunday’s festivities.

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pony rides, music, and other shows. Visitors could even see a replica of the Maryland Dove, a 17th century merchant ship like the one on which the first colonists might have sailed when they came to the island. On Sunday afternoon, the fleet of oyster ships was blessed, and a Catholic mass was held on St. Clements Island to commemorate the first mass held in the state over 370 years ago. All seemed fixed in a moment that paid homage to the island’s past, blessing the present, and saving for its future.

Roper Honored As Physical Education Teacher Of The Year Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Mary Kaye Roper smiled as she thumbed through a few sheets of information about Jump Rope for Heart and other programs, with which she has been involved for years. As classes let out for the day at Hollywood Elementary School, and the students were filing out to the buses outside, Roper smiled and sighed, noting that she her day was not yet over, as she had a meeting to attend shortly. But Roper was happy to sit for those few minutes to reflect on her recent distinction of being named the 2008 Elementary Physical Education Teacher of the Year by the Maryland Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (MAHPERD). She said she found out at the end of September that she would be officially recognized for her work at the county and state levels, having participated in the curriculum writing workshops helping to draft the Voluntary State Curriculum. “I was just involved with some of the fine-tuning,” she explained, adding that lesson plans had been drafted and her contribution had been to offer advice and suggestions for age-appropriate activities at each level of the state’s physical education program. Roper has been a presenter during county inservices, the MAHPERD Convention, and the Maryland Wellness Summit. In 2007, Hollywood Elementary School was named a Maryland Demonstration School for Physical Education. In partnership with her fellow PE teacher, Ms. Trish Tillotson, Roper has been instrumental in creating a developmentally appropriate physical education program, and she has also organized many community fundraisers for the American Heart Association. “We raised over $15,000 for the American Heart Association this past year,” she said. “And I’ve done events on and off since I’ve been teaching for the last 20 years,” Roper explained. Roper said that she enjoys working with elementary school children because “they are like sponges…they take in so much and they really heed what you say,” she said, “and you can see that they’re learning healthy fitness habits and healthy food habits, and I take pride in knowing part of it was what I did.” “What I try to do as a teacher is to physically educate students so that when they don’t have classes with me, they’re still getting between thirty and sixty minutes a day of activity,” said Roper, adding that she would like to see more emphasis on physical education programs. “With the rise in obesity and diabetes we really need to focus on physical activity and health,” she said. Hollywood Elementary School Principal Jennifer Gilman said that she is proud of Roper, who will be officially recognized at the MAHPERD Annual Convention in Towson on October 17. “I’m one of her biggest fans,” she said, “she’s a real advocate for children, an advocate for lifelong physical education programs…it is a pleasure to share this with her.” Roper said her recent honor will not affect her goals as a teacher. “I love my job, and I don’t want to be anywhere up looking down,” she said. “It’s the students that make every day worthwhile for me.”

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