The County Times 2008.11.20 B Section

The County Times

Thursday, November 20, 2008

Raiders’ Youth Movement Continues

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer Rob Barthelmes smiles when talking about the youth of the Leonardtown ice hockey team. With the talent that lies within that youth, he has good reason to.

“One thing we really wanted to work on last year was playing together as a team,” The Raiders’ coach said of a 2007-2008 season that found the freshmanheavy team among some of the Maryland Scholastic Hockey League big dogs in the semi-finals of the yearly Chesapeake Cup in Waldorf.

“We were able to do that.”

Even with returning players such as the tag-team offensive force of sophomore center Gordy Bonnel and winger Charlie Yates and goaltender Brett Kibler, the Raiders got even younger this year, with just two seniors, defensemen Kyle Wood and Nick Corey. Sidney Morgan and James Pankiewicz are the lone juniors on the squad.

The rest of the Leonardtown roster is stocked with fresh-

Barthelmes Plans to Teach Players Hockey Basics

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Gordy Bonnel leads the charge to contender status for the Leonardtown Ice Hockey team this season.

man and sophomores, which gives Barthelmes a chance to teach the fundamentals

of the game and prepare his players for a lifelong involvement with the game.

“It’s rare that you’re going to get players in this area that will play above Division

II college hockey,” he admits.

“My goal as a coach is to teach the skills of hockey so

that they can go on to college and enjoy the sport the rest of their lives.”

Two players he doesn’t have to teach much are Bonnel and Yates, who use their speed and quickness along with superior stick work to baffle MSHL Southern Division opponents, as perennial powerhouse Thomas Stone got a taste of Friday night.

The sophomore sensations accounted for three first period goals as the inexperienced Raiders shocked the Cougars by hopping out to a 3-0 lead. Stone did rally for a 4-3 win, a prime example of Leonardtown’s youth, but considering the skill level of Stone, Barthelmes was pleased with the level of play in the regular season opener.

“With that talent over there, we should have been crushed,” he plainly said.

“I’m very happy with how we played.”

Bonnel meanwhile, a player with unflappable confidence in himself and his team, feels Leonardtown See Ice Hockey page B-

Champion Seahawks Relish Pressure

Seahawk Women Bouncing Back For ‘09

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer

Bausch Expects Continued Success Photo By Chris Stevens

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer

Center Tiara Hurte returns to the Seahawks, who look continue their improvement from a year ago, when they won 18 games.

ST. MARY’S CITY – It’s been a long haul for St. Mary’s College women’s basketball coach Barb Bausch.

Inheriting a team that fielded seven players for most of 2007-08, Bausch coaxed 18 wins out of the Lady Seahawks last season, and despite losing three players this past season, the coach feels that SMC can still compete with some of the top teams in the Capital Athletic Conference.

“People know what my expectations are for the program,” Bausch said before practice last Thursday night. “Everyone is going to have to step and provide more numbers and provide more quickly than last year.”

Last season saw St. Mary’s improve tremendously under Bausch’s leadership, as the team won the most games in school history and earned a

first-round home game against Salisbury University, a 79-78 loss that left Bausch disappointed but undaunted.

“That loss left a bad taste in the program’s mouth,” she admitted. “I knew it was going to be hard for us, playing them the third time around.”

The 2009 Lady Hawks will have a familiar, yet different look to them, starting with the backcourt. Point guard Megan Uglik, who Bausch credited with getting her acclimated to CAC basketball, graduated as the school’s all-time assist leader and scored her 1,000th point in January.

Also, leading scorer Steph Saint-Aubin, an all-CAC pick in 2008, transferred to an undisclosed college.

With that in mind, Bausch will place an emphasis on frontcourt play, which is led by senior forward Allie Scott. Scott averaged 17 points per See Womens’ Hoops page B-

ST. MARY’S CITY – Last year, the St. Mary’s College men’s basketball team was a squad that went through a season of finding themselves as individual players and as a team.

As the 2008-09 season tips off tomorrow night at the annual Pride Of Maryland tournament, the Seahawks are the defending Capital Athletic Conference champions and participated in the Division III Sweet 16. With that stunning transition behind him, head coach Chris Harney is pleased with the team he has put together and looks forward to seeing them in action.

“The challenge is to keep looking above and beyond what we did last season,” Harney said of the magical season that saw the Hawks rise from the abyss of the CAC standings to a nationally recognized force in small college basketball. “We need to remember where we came from; we were considered one of the bottom teams in the league. Now, we’ve climbed the mountain and we have to defend it.”

Defending the mountain falls on the rugged shoulders of senior center Alex Irmer and forward Calvin Wise. Irmer, considered one of the best pivot players in the CAC, comes off a 07-08 season which saw him average 13 points and seven reSee Seahawks page B-

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Center Alex Irmer is one of many returning players for the St. Mary’s College men’s basketball team this season.

Faith, Talent Carries Buck to Scholarship Ryken Basketball Star Headed to North Carolina A&T

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer

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Seated with his mother Cece and father Roger along with family members and Ryken staff, R.J. Buck signs his letter of intent to play basketball at North Carolina A&T State University.

Coming from a deeply religious and positive upbringing, it is no surprise that St. Mary’s Ryken guard R.J. Buck was all smiles and thoughtful as he signed a letter of intent to play basketball at North Carolina A&T State University last Wednesday evening.

“I saw how the school did a lot for students, in terms of helping them graduate,” Buck cited as part of his decision to attend the historically black university in Greensboro, NC. “I went there for my official visit, had a great connection with the coach [Jerry Eaves], and I liked how the guys on the team really got along, did everything together and bonded with each other.”

Buck, a 6’1” senior with boundless leaping ability and competitive intensity, led the Knights in rebounding last season, a remarkable feat for a guard in a league like the Washington Catholic Athletic Conference, where guards at least four inches taller than Buck are the norm.

“I anticipate great things from R.J.,” Knights head Coach Dave Tallman said. “He is truly a model student athlete; never once has he gotten into trouble here and he’s been our leader since his freshman year.

“He’s going to be a star, no doubt in my mind.”

Tallman pointed out that Buck became the third Knight, after West Virginia’s John Flowers and Navy’s Greg Brown, to sign on to play NCAA Division I basketball, and feels that Buck’s success will carry a long lasting impact on Ryken hoopsters for years to come.

“R.J. has touched so many people here, his leadership and determination will be remembered for a long time.”

For R.J.’s parents, mother Cece and father Roger, their son becoming the third child in the immediate family to attend college was an affirmation of faith and a source of paternal pride.

“We are a praying family,” Cece Buck explained.

“I’ve always told him to seek God’s faith in what he was shown, and I don’t want him to settle. I want R.J. to go See Scholarship page B-

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Seahawks Fall in NCAA First Round Lynchburg, Va. – The historical 2008 campaign of the St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s soccer team came to an abrupt end Saturday afternoon as the Seahawks suffered a 3-0 setback at the hands of Emory University in the NCAA Division III women’s soccer first round hosted by Lynchburg College.

Emory (16-3-1) will now face host Lynchburg, a 3-0 winner over Maryville (Tenn.) College in another first round game, in Sunday’s second round action.

The Seahawks close an exciting chapter in SMCM women’s soccer history with an overall record of 12-3-3 (6-11 CAC), having won the program’s firstever Capital Athletic Conference title

and making the school’s first trip to the NCAA tournament.

Emory’s attack struck early as junior midfielder Talia Dweck (Washington, D.C./Wilson) put back the rebound from her own shot that hit off the crossbar at 4:17.

Two minutes later, senior midfielder Alexa Wahr (Minnetonka, Minn./Edina) added the Eagles’ second goal as Wahr converted on a penalty kick for a push inside the box.

After those two early goals, both teams played even for the remainder of the contest as Emory held on for a 2-0 halftime advantage and did not find the back of the net until the 90th.

With 26 seconds left in regulation, Wahr connected on a pass from senior defender Whitney Briggs (Alpharetta, Ga./Centennial) to make the final, 3-0.

Emory fired off 19 shots with eight on goal, while the Seahawks were held to just two. The Eagles also posted an 8-2 margin in corner kicks.

Senior goalie Marie Oben (Glenn Dale, Md./St. Mary’s, Annapolis) finished the afternoon with five stops, while senior Sarah Wilkerson (Durham, N.C./ Riverside) recorded her ninth shutout of the season with no saves made.

Story Courtesy of the St. Mary’s College Department of Sports Information

Ice Hockey Continued from page B- hockey can become a competitor in the stacked Southern division. “[Stone was] being kind of cocky in practice, and we have them two more times this year,” Bonnel said, adding without so much as batting an eye “we’ll get them.”

Bonnel showcased his passing skills less than four minutes into the game, when on a power play, he neatly centered a pass to Yates who one-timed a shot into the net for the first goal of the game.

Then at the 7:10 mark, after receiving a pass from Robert

McDowell Sets Record in 400 IM in Loss St. Mary’s City, Md. – Senior captain Brie McDowell (Doylestown, Pa./HatboroHorsham) shaved nearly three seconds off the nine-year old 400 IM school record of 4:41.68 set by Jamie Cheng as McDowell captured the event with an NCAA provisional time of 4:38.74.

The St. Mary’s College of Maryland women’s swim team suffered a heartbreaking 111.5-92.5 loss at the hands of Washington (Md.) College Saturday afternoon.

The foursome of McDowell, sophomore Sofia Sokolove (Bethesda, Md./BethesdaChevy Chase), junior Rachel Hotchko (Yakima, Wash./ A.C. Davis), and senior Eleanor Koerner (North Potomac, Md./T.S. Wootton) won the 200 medley relay with a time of 1:54.64.

McDowell also placed first in the 100 free in 54.27, while junior Dominique Perez (Rockville, Md./Holy Child) took third in 58.37.

Hotchko tied for first in the 100 fly with Washington’s junior Kathy Gerhart (Phoenixville, Pa./Phoenixville Area) in 1:00.60, while freshman Christine DiMenna

(Baltimore, Md./Notre Dame Prep) was third in 1:03.47.

Senior captain Nat Schaefer (Newtown, Pa./Council Rock North) took second in the 1000 free in 11:28.30 and Koerner came in second in the 50 free in 25.54, Hotchko was second in the 200 free in 2:03.52.

Taking third in the 400 IM was Sokolove as she swam a 4:57.00, while junior Monika Disque (Annapolis, Md./Annapolis) was third in the 100 back in 1:06.18.

Schaefer came in third in the 500 free in 5:36.22, while Sokolove placed third in the 100 breast.

Perez, sophomore Arielle Webster (Jarrettsville, Md./ North Harford), DiMenna, and Disque finished second in the 200 free relay in 1:46.21.

The Seahawks will be back in action Nov. 21 when St. Mary’s hosts a Capital Athletic Conference tri-meet with Gallaudet University and Marymount (Va.) University at 5 p.m. in the ARC Aquatics Center.

Story Courtesy of the St. Mary’s College Department of Sports Information

Photo By Chris Stevens

Nick Corey (86) sends the puck up ice.

Reinhold, Bonnel snuck between two Stone defenders and slapped the puck home for a 2-0 lead.

With two explosive players such as Bonnel and Yates, Barthelmes is not worried that teams will concentrate on shutting those two down, as he’s expecting the rest of the team to step up and take the pressure off of those two.

“Our goal is to get everybody to contribute,” he said.

“We have a resilient young team with a lot of creativity, and as you saw tonight, it works.”

Bonnel agrees that the best is yet to come for Raiders hockey.

“We’re going to catch up to the teams in our division because we’re learning and with a good coach who’s going to teach us everything, we’ll be fine,” he said.

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Charlie Yates teams with Gordy Bonnel to give Leonardtown a dangerous offensive combination.

Womens’ Hoops Continued from page B-

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Evan Wright prepares for face-off.

game last season, and much like the previous season, she will be the Lady Hawks’ chief offensive weapon.

“Allie is going to be Allie,” Bausch said. “She’s definitely going to be the one opponents key on, but she’s getting more aggressive offensively.”

For the Hawks to be successful, Bausch feels the scoring load will have to be spread out among the nine players on the team this year, making for healthy competi-

tion among the players.

“It’ll be fun to see who wants to step up and take the pressure off Allie,” she said.

Accompanying Scott, fellow senior Kiely Murphy and sophomore center Tiara Hurte will be senior forward Tori Whitlow and junior Alex Wenger, who has struggled with injuries the previous two seasons.

“Tori picks things up so quickly, she’s a very smart player, and Alex is healthy and she’ll have some solid perfor-

mances and give us some size down there,” Bausch said.

In the larger scheme of things, Bausch has hit the road, much like men’s basketball coach Chris Harney, in search of student-athletes who are willing to sacrifice the allure of a scholarship for a chance to play competitive minutes and gain a whole college experience.

“We’re expecting to have 12 or 13 kids on the team next year,” she said. “A scholarship isn’t for everybody, and for those that want a well-balanced college experience and a chance to play, this is where they need to be.”

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Allie Scott will lead the St. Mary’s College women’s basketball team into the battle this season.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

From The Sports Desk Leonardtown Title a Perfect Way to Close Fall Sports

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer With the Leonardtown girls’ soccer team’s 3-1 win over Quince Orchard Saturday night at UMBC, the fall sports season came to a successful end for St. Mary’s County high school athletics, and what an ending it was.

Despite the game being delayed nearly an hour by rain and wind (Bowie High School’s boys’ soccer team claimed the guys’ Class 4A championship over Linganore High School in the game prior), the Leonardtown faithful showed up in their Blue and White Raider best. Aided by personalized ThunderStix (whoever the genius is who came up with those noisemaking nuisenances should have to live with hearing that sound the rest of their lives – just saying) and an infectious spirit that turned what

Seahawks Continued from page B- bounds per game, while Wise, a 6’4 muscle man, supplied the Hawks with 12 points and seven rebounds last year.

Both big men look forward to defending the championship they earned last season.

“All summer long, we’ve been getting ready for this,” Wise said. “We realized last year, we can play with any team, if not beat them.”

“Winning the championship gives us wanted pressure,” Irmer added. “We want to be the team everybody’s coming for.”

In light of the Seahawks’ lone exhibition game, an 82-75

was technically a road game for the Raiders into a home contest.

Buoyed by the unwavering support of fellow classmates, teachers, family and friends, the Raiders fought through a scoreless first half before running by the Cougars with three goals in a 20-minute span, which was impressive, but nothing new for this team. Leonardtown had defeated Bowie High’s girls’ soccer team the previous week by snapping off two goals in a 45-second stretch in the second half.

The last three weeks following this Raiders team has been a particularly unique experience because no one on that team yells at each other unless they are celebrating a goal or another victory. Even the teams that do get along do have some degree of snappiness to them, but these Raiders got along so well, it was

almost confusing.

A team is usually an extension of its coach; so clearly, Jennifer Henderson’s even-keeled personality has caught on with her teams. Of course, when you go undefeated and win a state championship, there’s no reason to be mad with one another.

Seems they’ve taken SMCPS Superintendent Dr. Michael Martirano’s motto of “Work hard and be nice” to heart, and that’s a good thing.

If I can stray slightly off topic for a second, as a writer, creativity is part of our profession, and it’s rare you get to catch the attention of your readers with a lead sentence and/or paragraph that they will remember for a long time. That chance was kind of sort of taken from me in hindsight when the Raiders fought back to tie Huntingtown a few weeks ago. Had they won that game and finished the sched-

win over Division II contender Bowie State of the CIAA Nov. 7, CAC teams should be aware that SMC, despite the graduation of guards Tyson Lesesne, Mike Smelkinson and T.J. Jordan, haven’t lost much.

“The inside joke among the coaches that is ‘we’re not rebuilding, we’re reloading,’” Harney says with a mischievous grin. “The Sweet 16 helped us get our name out there and now we have guys who want to come here.”

Wise sees his coach’s hard work in recruiting new athletes and feels that the team will benefit from the recruiting trail.

“I’m really excited about the new additions, especially ‘Tae,’ who’s going to help out

a lot,” he said.

“Tae” is Camontae Griffin, a 5’9 guard who transferred from Division II Shaw University in Raleigh, N.C. last season, and led the ‘Hawks with 25 points in their win over Bowie State.

“I tore my shoulder up early last season, and got to redshirt. Then my coach got fired, so I called Harney and told him I wanted to come here,” the Baltimore native explained. Charged with the task of replacing the scoring output of Lesesne and Smelkinson, who is now a graduate assistant, Griffin feels he can pick up where those two left off.

“I keep us mellow in the first half,” he said. “The second half, it’s their time. In

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ule the very same way they’ve done after that game, I had my lead raring and ready to go: “Unlike the 2007 New England Patriots, 18-0 was not a failure for the Leonardtown high school girls’ soccer team in 2008.”

Alas, it wasn’t meant to be, but hey, 17-0-1 is nothing to sneeze at, especially when you end it with a state championship. As I said in one of the first editions of From The Sports Desk last spring, St. Mary’s County public schools (and of course, St. Mary’s Ryken on the private side) have the potential to be a competitive force in high school athletics, and the other schools here need to look no further than Point Lookout Road for inspiration. With the hard work on and off the field translating to conference, regional and state championships in boys and girls’ lacrosse, girls’ soccer, cross country and track and field; it is little wonder Leonardtown has so many banners on the wall of their gym.

Every school in this county is capable of matching that success, and when they do, it’ll be hard for other counties and conferences around the state to wave off the competition SMCPS and Ryken will provide in their respective conferences.

A Correction With A Smile All sports writers present at the 4A Girls’ Soccer Semifinals in Rockville were duped. On the Raiders’ second goal of the game, the PA

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announcer gave credit to Cara McLaughlin for the shot that pushed LHS into the state title game. I personally saw Davi Clark kick the ball that would eventually find its way into the net, so I assumed McLaughlin tipped it. Either way, Davi’s wonderful mom gave us a ring here at the office and confirmed it was her daughter that scored and now, we respectfully print this correction for kindhearted moms everywhere. It’s nice to have a parent call with a pleasant disposition, makes writing corrections a LOT easier.

Thank you, Mrs. Clark for helping us out.

Dear Shaq: Sit Down.

In the early to mid-1990s, there was no greater sight than seeing a 7’1, 295-pound center named Shaquille O’Neal dominate opponents for an up and coming Orlando Magic team that appeared to be ready to challenge the Chicago Bulls’ decade-long dominance. Just about 15 years later, well…the Magic have a new big man named Dwight Howard and Shaq is playing out the string with the Phoenix Suns.

For the readers old enough to remember Willie Mays falling around the outfield in a New York Mets uniform and Joe Namath playing on bad legs for a terrible LA Rams team, maybe you can identify with my pain when I see a Shaq that no longer takes his conditioning seriously and having to resort to playing a role of enforcer as he did in a small fracas that occurred between the Suns

and the Houston Rockets last week.

Once a man who let games of 61 points and 23 rebounds do his talking for him, O’Neal turned into that obnoxious bar or nightclub bouncer that thinks folks are supposed to bow down just because he’s big, shoving Rocket players all over floor, inducing a pretty hilarious flop job by Rockets star Tracy McGrady.

I really wish Shaq would go ahead and retire because I’d like to remember him as the most dominant big man of a generation instead of a guy who’s been made a caricature of his former self.

When Gregg Popovich playfully had a San Antonio Spurs player foul O’Neal to start a game, it looked like a good natured joke on the surface, after Shaq called the Spurs “cowards” for using the well-known “Hack-a-Shaq” strategy in last spring’s Western Conference first round series. I saw it as the guy who doesn’t know people aren’t laughing with him, but AT him instead.

Shaq, for your sake, stop being the butt of a joke, man.

Let basketball history write your legacy as the prodigyturned-powerful star you were instead of a guy who’s shoving lightweight players around and being fouled for the fun of it.

Any comments about this week’s From The Sports Desk? Contact Chris Stevens at chrisstevens@countytimes.net and share your thoughts about this week’s column.

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Seahawks forward Calvin Wise dunks the ball during a recent St. Mary’s College practice.

the first half I keep us even, and the team usually feeds off me.”

Combining with sophomore guard Alex Franz, who came on strong towards the end of the last season, St. Mary’s will once again possess one of the more feared backcourts in the CAC. And there’s more – for a team that

loves to run offensively, what better way to jump-start a fast break than with a half-court trap defense?

“We’re going to be a little more aggressive defensively,” Harney said. “Trapping turns up the pressure and we have some shot blockers in Mike Bowden and Brian Grashoff who can cover up any mis-

takes the guards make.”

Mistakes should be far and few in between for Harney and his ‘Hawks, who feel the time is now to make their dreams happen.

“We want a national championship,” Harney said without batting an eye. “We want to raise the bar here.”

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Scholarship Continued from page B- for whatever he desires.”

R.J., should the NBA not be in future, wants to follow his father into the field of criminal justice, and his father expects his son to surpass him in terms of success and longevity.

“I want R.J. to go farther than me,” said Roger, who is a Corrections Officer in Calvert County. “I’ve wanted that job since I was 10 years old,” the younger Buck, who was also heavily

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recruited by the Navy said. “It’s a job I feel like I would love to do.”

Before he keeps hardened criminals in line however, there is the matter of his senior year at Ryken, and helping the Aggies return to dominance in the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference men’s basketball standings, something he is looking forward to.

“I play real emotion, so I feed off the crowd,” said Buck, who is aware of the reputation A&T’s Corbett Gymnasium enjoys as the wildest in the MEAC. “[A&T’s] getting someone who’s committed, dedicated and who’s going to work hard.”

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Mike Bowden will be called on for defensive support in the middle, as the Hawks try to defend their Capital Athletic Conference Crown.

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Thursday, November 20, 2008

Raiders Retrieve Girls’ Soccer Crown Defeats Quince Orchard for Second Title in Three Years

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer

Photo By Chris Stevens

Jessica Cooke prepares to kick the ball downfield.

CATONSVILLE – They came, they saw…they raided.

Capping an undefeated season in their typically clutch fashion, the Leonardtown girls’ soccer team scored three second-half goals to upend Quince Orchard 3-1 Saturday night at UMBC, claiming the Class 4A State Championship for the second time in three seasons.

Leonardtown also defeated the Cougars 1-0 in 2006 on the very same field – as reported on the front page of the inaugural edition of this very newspaper.

“It was a great game this evening, and Quince Orchard played a great game,” said a smiling Jennifer Henderson afterwards. “It was a hard fought battle and an all around team effort.”

Much like 2006’s outcome, it was midfielder Emily Gehrig who did in the Cougars with a goal. After a scoreless first half, the Raiders, who finished 2008 17-01, reprised their roles as second half gangbusters, with Gehrig getting the gamewinner quickly.

“I had a perfect pass

from Jo,” the Towson University-bound senior said of the assist from Johanna Rambo, who spun an Orchard defender around before sliding the ball over to Gehrig, who rocketed a shot over the left hand of goalie Amanda Whitney just one minute and four seconds into the half. “I couldn’t have asked for a better pass.”

“Emily is a very talented player who we’re going to miss next season,” Henderson said proudly. “She has been clutch for us in huge games all year long.”

For Cougars coach Peg Keiller, the disappointment was with the result, not the way her team played.

“Two years ago, they pushed us up and down the field,” Keiller remembered of the two teams’ prior meeting. “This year it was a much better game, a hard fought game by us, but the score didn’t work out.”

Much like the previous week’s semi-final match with Bowie High School, the first goal started a Leonardtown blitz that saw Jessie Schaller knock in a rebound after Gehrig was stopped by Whitney at the 26:42 mark.

Just over eight minutes later, the Raiders effectively put the game out of reach when Rachel Lynn’s shot eluded Whitney’s grasp and found its way into the back of the net for a 3-0 lead. True to Leonardtown’s team-first approach, Schaller and Lynn are reserves that got their chance to shine on the squad’s biggest stage this season.

“I think that speaks to the depth of our team that we had two subs score goals,” Henderson said.

All that was left was

time to run out, and although Dana O’Neill did not pick up her 16th shutout of the season (Ele Margalos snuck a shot past the senior goalie with a little over three minutes left in the game), it was still a happy time for O’Neill, who will be attending Slippery Rock University next fall.

“I always want to try and get a shutout,” she said with a laugh, “but it’s great that we [the seniors] were able to win two championships in our four years here.”

For senior defender Alex Evitts, who cracked the starting lineup as the Raiders won their previous state title two years ago, there was no better way to close the book on her high school career.

“I just think coming in winning and states, then leaving and winning states,” Evitts said, “I couldn’t ask for a better experience.”

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Jessica Cooke and Alex Evitts enjoy their moment with the Class 4A girls’ soccer state championship trophy.

Raiders do it With Defense Teamwork Helps Leonardtown Win Title

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Taelar Errington led Leonardtown’s defensive stand, as the Raiders won their second 4A State title in three years Saturday night.

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer

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The Raiders’ Emily Gehrig keeps a close watch on Quince Orchard’s Yvonne Latour.

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so successful.”

A major part of the Raider defense’s success is predicated on their ability and willingness to communicate with each other on the field, an essential element needed to keep the pressure off of O’Neill. And even if shots are sent her way, they rarely get by her, as evidenced by 15 shutouts in 2008.

“Taelar is so great at communicating with the rest of us,” O’Neill said, “that it makes things easier on the whole defense.”

With the tall and rangy Errington able to survey the entire field and what’s coming into the Raiders’ defensive territory, Eversole

and Evitts are free to move around from player to player. For O’Neill, as she said in their 4A East region victory over Arundel, it’s just up to her to keep her head in the game, which she has shown she doesn’t have a problem doing.

With the defense keeping the Cougars from really challenging O’Neill, the Raiders offense kicked into high gear early in the second half with Emily Gehrig’s goal and Leonardtown never looked back.

“We go into the season knowing each other, knowing our style of play,” said Alex Evitts of the process of putting together a top-notch defense. “So we just worked it out.”

And worked over their opponents all year long.

Another Title For Humble Henderson She never raises her voice above a normal speaking tone. Seldom is heard a discouraging word from her mouth. It’s no wonder why Raiders coach Jennifer Henderson just coached Leonardtown to their third state championship in her 15-season tenure patrolling the sidelines.

“The way she coaches us is so different,” said se-

nior midfielder Emily Gehrig. “A lot of coaches, you see they scream and yell at their players; that doesn’t help anyone.

“She never raises her voice at us, the things she says without being negative really get us pumped up and I think that helps us.”

Henderson, who won her first title in 1998 in Class 3A, maintains a lowkey and humble demeanor, preferring to give credit to the young ladies on the field and assistant coaches for the longest-running success story in St. Mary’s County high school sports.

“I have a lot of personality on this team, they have the hearts of champions,” Henderson said of her players. “The girls are easy to pump up – we had excellent team chemistry this year.”

In Henderson’s eyes, one of the major differences that separated the 2008 Raiders from her previous 14 teams is the teamwork and camaraderie they enjoy.

“They were hard working from the first day,” she said. “Some years, there will be drama, but this team had no drama all year long.”

As Jessica Cooke said after their semi-final win over Bowie High, “It’s one thing to play on a winning team, but it’s better to play on a winning team with girls that really like each other.”

Thursday, November 20, 2008

County’s Welcome Center Open for Visitors The St. Mary’s County Welcome Center in Charlotte Hall is open Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays to provide a warm stop for visitors and residents.

The Welcome Center can be the first stop for visitors entering St. Mary’s County from the north via Route 301 and Route 5. Situated on 3.18 acres, the colonial-revival style building was originally the headmaster’s residence for the Charlotte Hall Military Academy. In addition to providing information to travelers, the center serves as a link to other nearby historical features and amenities including the Three Notch Trail and the nearby Amish Market.

The fall hours began November 1; the Center is open on Fridays from 10-6 and on Saturdays and Sundays from 9-5. On January 1, the Center will be open from 9-5 on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. The Center will revert to its 7 days per week schedule on Maryland Day, March 25, 2009.

Refer visitors to the Center for a welcome break; trained staff are on hand to answer questions about events, accommodations and destinations.

For more information about the Welcome Center in Charlotte Hall, contact the Tourism Division at 301475-4200 extension 1404.

St Maries Musica to Present “A Seasonal Greeting”

St. Mary’s College of Maryland psychology professor, Dr. Laraine M. Glidden, received the Arc 2008 Distinguished Research Award for her findings regarding families who raise developmentally disabled children.

“A Seasonal Greeting” will be performed this December by St Maries Musica.

St Maries Musica, a high-spirited troupe of vocalists in Southern Maryland, will perform their annual Christmas concerts throughout the month of December. This year’s program, “A Seasonal Greeting”, is an exciting blend of traditional carols, inspiring seasonal hymns, and other festive songs. The selections featured this season range from the magnificent O Magnum Mysterium by Morten Lauridsen and Handel’s And The Glory Of The Lord from The Messiah to traditional Christmas songs such as Carol of the Bells, I Saw Three Ships and Silent Night. If you are looking for a way to escape from the holiday frenzy, plan on attending a St Maries Musica concert and enjoy an evening of fun and good Christmas music.

St Maries Musica is fortunate to be directed by Stanley “Joey” Hoopengardner. He retired from the St. Mary’s County Public School system where he

SMCM Orchestra And Local High School Music Students Perform The St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) Orchestra, along with some 50 music students from Chopticon, Leonardtown, and Great Mills high schools, will perform Bruckner Symphony No. 4, Mozart Serenade No. 12 for Winds and Ewazen Western Fanfare on Sunday, Nov. 23, at 3 p.m. in the Athletic and Recreation Center Arena. The performance is directed

by Jeffrey Silberschlag. It is offered by the SMCM Music Department in collaboration with the SMCM Arts Alliance Outreach Program.

The concert is free and open to the public. For more information, please contact Barbara Bershon at 240-895-4107.

Silberschlag is music director and conductor of the Chesapeake

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Orchestra, River Concert Series and Alba Music Festival. “This concert is another in our collaborative program with the county’s talented high school music students.

The Arts Alliance Outreach Program and the college are committed to sharing the gift of music with all facets of our community. It’s a learning experience for everyone,” said Silberschlag. The SMCM Orchestra and county high school students last played together in 2006.

Silberschlag has a distinguished career as a conductor and trumpeter, having recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, London Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic, and Czech Radio Symphony. Silberschlag has

Know Your County?

Avenue resident George Kennett knows St. Mary’s County! Kennett was the only entrant to correctly identify all eleven historic sites in the Friends of the Library (FOL) Know Your County? Contest. Annette Madel, President of Friends of the Library, presented Kennett with a gift certificate to Café des Artistes. Friends’ member Lillian Himmelheber, organizer of the contest, holds up the contest poster in the background. FOL is a volunteer organization of community members dedicated to supporting the St. Mary’s County Library system.

FOL has donated more than $140,000 to the libraries. Basic annual membership is $15.

Members are reminded it is time to renew their annual membership, especially before the March book sale to take advantage of the Friends Only Night.

taught choral music for thirty-three years. Currently he is Director of Music and Director of the Worship Committee at the Lexington Park United Methodist Church. He has toured and has been a recording artist with several Southern Gospel groups. He is renowned for his work over the past 10 years as the musical director of the St. Mary’s County Recreation and Parks summer stock productions. He has directed festival choirs ranging from elementary school to senior citizen groups, is widely used as a choral adjudicator throughout the state of Maryland, and he teaches music privately in his studio in Hollywood.

St Maries Musica was formed in 1971 when a group of neighbors in Southern Maryland gathered together to share their love of madrigal music and formed the Madrigal Choral Ensemble. Ten years latSee A Seasonal Greeting page B-

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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Orchestra Director Jeffrey Silberschlag rehearses with college and local high school music students as part of the college’s music outreach program.

served on the faculty at St. Mary’s College of Maryland since 1988

and is currently Artistic Director and Head of Music Performance.

Members Sought for St. Mary’s County Department of Social Services Board Interested citizens are needed for the Citizen Board that advises the County’s Department of Social Services. The nine-member board serves as a liaison with the Board of County Commissioners and represents the residents of the county.

Members with a high degree of interested capacity and objectivity are encouraged to apply. The board will maintain a county-wide representation and members are appointed for three year terms and meet monthly.

The board meets on the fourth Tuesday of the month at 5:15 p.m. at the Social Services Board Room located at 23110 Leonard Hall Drive, Leonar-

dtown, MD. There are no meetings in July or August.

For more information about this board, log on to the St. Mary’s County Government website at www.stmarysmd.com. Click on Volunteer Boards, Committees and Commissions under Government and then click on Social Services Board. Membership applications can be found at www.stmarysmd.com/voluntr or by calling the Public Information Office at 301-475-4200, x1340. The Board of County Commissioners will appoint citizens to this board later this month.

A St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) psychology professor known for her groundbreaking research on raising children with developmental disabilities is the recipient of the Arc of the United States’ 2008 Distinguished Research Award. Dr. Laraine M. Glidden was presented the award during the Arc’s National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico on Nov. 7. Her research demonstrates that both adoptive and birth families are, by and large, extremely resilient and find great rewards in meeting the challenges of raising children with special needs. This proved to be true for families who had children with Down syndrome and also for those with children with other kinds of developmental disabilities.

“I have learned a great deal from the families that I have studied,” said Glidden. “They have taught me the meaning of Winston Churchill’s distinction between an optimist and a pessimist. My results demonstrate that almost all families find opportunity in difficulty rather than difficulty in opportunity.”

Mary V. Jordan, president of the Arc of the United States, congratulated Glidden in a letter on receiving the award for “contributions through your 20 years of research to bring greater understanding in the area of birth and adoptive families rearing children with developmental disabilities.” The award honors an outstanding researcher who has contributed in significant ways to studies that enhance the well being of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.

Glidden has taught at SMCM since 1976. She has worked in the disability field for more than 40 years, since her graduate school years at the University of Illinois, Urbana. Her research on the positive outcomes for parents raising children with developmental disabilities was funded by the U.S. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development for 20 years. It helped change the thinking of professionals and parents about what it means to have a special-needs child as part of the family.

Glidden has held leadership positions nationally and internationally.

This year she was invited to address audiences at universities in South Africa, Wales and Australia. She has served as president of the Academy on Mental Retardation and of the Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Division of the American Psychological Association. Since 1997, she has edited the monograph series, International Review of Research in Mental Retardation (Elsevier/Academic Press).

She also writes extensively for other professional journals, and serves on the Advisory Board of the Kennedy Center at Vanderbilt University and is a founding member of the Sibling Research Consortium at Vanderbilt.

The Arc, formerly the Association for Retarded Citizens, is the world’s largest community-based organization of and for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It provides an array of services and support for families and individuals. More than 140,000 members are affiliated with the Arc through more than 850 state and local chapters across the nation. The organization’s mission is to promote and improve support and services for all people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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Calendar of Events Shop Til You Drop!

A Ladies Night Out! Where: Father Andrew White School Leonardtown, MD Web site: fatherandrewwhite.org When: Saturday November 22, 2008 Time: 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Admission: $5.00 includes a drink ticket and raffle ticket Hors d’Oeuvres will be served. Beer and wine will be available for purchase. Get a head start on Christmas shopping before the rush! Vendors from: Tastefully Simple, Southern Living at Home, Longaberger Baskets, Silpada, Phoenix Trading, Creative Memories, Personal Touch Vacations, Pampered Chef, Body Shop at Home, Usborn Books, Heavenly Presents, Initials, Inc., Mary Kay, Home Interiors, Avon, Premiere Designs, Dunkin Donuts Coffee, and FAW items for sale.

The vendors are graciously donating their profits from this event to the school.

Holiday Pet Portraits Come and have your favorite furry or feathered friend photographed for the holidays!

Bring your pets and family members are welcome to join in the picture.

Sunday, November 23, 2008 Noon to 5pm Cost: $8.00 Where: Pepper’s Pet Pantry 13858 Solomons Island Road Solomons Island, MD (410) 326-4006.

Proceeds benefit SECOND HOPE RESCUE For more information contact: Photos by Debbie Patterson www.4leggedfotos.com or www.SecondHopeRescue.org 240-925-0628

Thanksgiving Dinner Please be our guest at our Thanksgiving Dinner at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Lexington Park. Thursday, November 27th from 11:30 until 2 p.m. All are welcome to come at no charge.

Turkey, homemade dressing, real mashed potatoes, candied sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, veggies and desserts.

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LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS Lexington Park Library will close half day for training The Lexington Park branch will be closed this Friday, Nov. 21, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. for staff training. Charlotte Hall and Leonardtown branches will be open as usual. All three libraries will close at 5 p.m. on Nov. 26 and be closed on Nov. 27 for Thanksgiving.

Opening reception held for local artist

An opening reception for Jeanne Norton Hammett will be held tomorrow night, Nov. 20, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Lexington Park Library Art Gallery. Her artwork which is on display through the end of the year is hand-printed serigraphs (silk screening or screen printing) of local landscapes of the Chesapeake tidewater area. Artists interested in displaying artwork at the library gallery should contact Candy Cummings at 301-863-6693.

TAG (Teen Advisory Group) sponsors Twilight party Teens ages 13 and older can play Twilight trivia and discuss the Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight series at parties sponsored by TAG to celebrate the release of the movie, Twilight. The parties are tomorrow, Nov. 20, at each branch and begin at 5:30 p.m.

Teens are invited to join the library’s TAGs to meet other teens, play Wii, and help plan teen library programs.

Lexington Park’s TAG will meet on Nov. 25 at 4 p.m.

Raffle supports the Library’s Technology Fund

Customers only have until Nov. 23 to view the Blackistone Lighthouse print at the Lexington Park library. The framed print valued at $250 is being raffled to benefit the Library’s Technology Fund. The print will be on display at Charlotte Hall library starting Nov. 24 until the drawing on Dec. 16. Raffle chances are $5 or three for $10.

Libraries offer book discussions The public is invited to drop in for any of the following book discussions: Zadie Smith’s book, White Teeth on Nov. 20, 7 p.m. at Leonardtown; Baroness Emmuska Orczy’s book, The Scarlet Pimpernel on Dec. 1, 7 p.m. at Charlotte Hall; and Jeanette Walls’ book, The Glass Castle on Dec. 8, 6 p.m. at Lexington Park.

Weekly storytimes available for babies through pre-school The libraries offer the following free walk-in storytimes: Baby Steps storytimes are for ages 2-12 months, toddler storytimes are for ages 1-2 1/2 years and preschool storytimes are for all ages but are geared for ages 3-5. Wiggle-Giggle is for those little listeners with extra energy. Contact the library or check the library’s website www.stmalib.org for days and times.

Return to the Forbidden Planet

Christmas on the Square Ring in the holiday season! The Town of Leonardtown is hosting its annual “Christmas on the Square and Tree Lighting” on Washington Street in Historic downtown Leonardtown, MD on Friday, November 28th from 5 -9 p.m. Come on our and enjoy holiday entertainment and music while you wait for Santa’s arrival to light the Town Christmas Tree at 7 p.m.! Sponsored by the Leonardtown Volunteer Fire Department, the Leonardtown Business Association, and the Commissioners of Leonardtown. For more information, call 301-475-9791. (Rain date is Saturday, November 29th)

Benefit for Joe Norris

Benefit for Joe Norris November 30, 2008 at Bowles Farm Clements, MD from 1 – 7 p.m. DJ and Band. 50/50, prizes, Bake sale, Silent Auction, Food and Sodas served. For more information please call Tina Williams at 301-769-1713

The Newtowne Players (NTP) announce the production of Shakespeare’s lost rock musical, “Return to the Forbidden Planet,” directed by Dave Bayles. Take a famous plot (Shakespeare’s “The Tempest”), a B movie (“Forbidden Planet”), plunder the entire Shakespearean canon for dialogue, mix it all with popular songs from the ‘50s, ‘60s and ‘70s and what do you get? “Return to the Forbidden Planet” - a fun show for the entire family! Be prepared to sing either “Teenager in Love”, “The Shoop-Shoop Song”, “Shake, Rattle & Roll”, or “All Shook Up,” and it wouldn’t be a Halloween production without “Monster Mash!” All played by a LIVE BAND!

Annual Gingerbread Auction You are invited to..... Lettie Marshall Dent’s Seventh Annual Gingerbread Auction Lettie Marshall Dent will hold its annual Gingerbread Auction on Friday, December 5th. Doors will open at 6 p.m. and the auction will begin at 6:30 p.m. Come see how sweet Christmas can be and help local families. Each second and fifth grade Book Buddy partner will build a gingerbread house to be auctioned off to the highest bidder. All proceeds will go to families in our community that need some extra help through the holidays.

Can’t come the night of the auction? You can still come out and watch these beautiful houses being created. Students will building at the following dates and times: Monday, December 1st 9:20 -9:50 a.m. Tuesday, December 2nd 9:20 -9:50 a.m. Wednesday, December 3rd 9:20-9:50 a.m. Thursday, December 4th 9:20-9:50 a.m.

Please come out and support our fun and worthwhile project.

Trip to New York City Sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation and Parks Reserve your space now for a day trip to New York City, sponsored by the St. Mary’s County Department of Recreation and Parks, on Saturday, December 6, 2008.

Space is still available for a round-trip coach bus for this day trip. The bus leaves at 7 a.m. from Leonardtown and returns at 1 a.m. Enjoy holiday shopping and sites in exciting New York City.

The $88 cost includes a bus with heating and air conditioning, restroom and reclining seating. Passengers under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. For more information, call Sandie Greene at 301-475-4200, x1800 or email sandie.greene@stmarysmd.com.

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A Seasonal Greeting Continued from page B- er the name was changed to St Maries Musica, and the group has grown to as many as 24 members from throughout the region. Today, our singers come from all walks of life including engineers, teachers (many of whom are music teachers), nurses, retirees and,

The American Red Cross will be holding a blood drive at the 2nd District VFD and Rescue Squad in Valley Lee on Monday, December 8th from 2 to 7:30 p.m. Donors may call 301-9941038 to schedule an appointment or for information. Walk-ins are welcome.

Flea Market/ Yard Sale St. Mary’s County Fair Association is having a Flea Market / Yard Sale at the Fairgrounds on Saturday, December 13, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Crafters are welcome. An 8 X 10 space may be rented for $15.00. For information or to reserve a space call 301-475-9543.

Community Dinner The St. Vincent de Paul Society of St. Aloysius Church is sponsoring its 5th Community Christmas dinner on Thursday, December 25, 2008, Christmas Day from 2 – 6 p.m. at Father Andrew White School in Leonardtown, Maryland. This dinner is FREE and for anyone desiring a good meal and/or wanting to share the spirit of Christmas with others within our community. All are welcomed to attend. Anyone requesting a dinner delivery or transportation to and from dinner will need to contact us by Monday, December 15, 2008. For more information, call St. Vincent de Paul Society at 301-481-2942.

has performed at a variety of locations during Spring and Christmas concert seasons. They regularly perform free public concerts at regional churches, as well as at fundraisers for Historic Saint Mary’s City, the original capital of the Maryland Colony. They have even performed in such prestigious venues as the Kennedy Center and the Old Executive Office Building in Washington, D.C. www.smmusica.org publicity@smmusica.org

Performance Dates and Locations: Monday, December 1, 2008, 7:30 PM St. Aloysius Gonzaga Catholic Church 22800 Washington St. Leonardtown, MD Free Community Concert

Wednesday, December 10, 2008, 8:00 PM Cedar Point Officers’ Club Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD Reservations required for dinner ~ (301) 342-3656

Wednesday December 3, 2008, 7:00 PM State House, Historic St Mary’s City, MD Free Open House and Community Concert

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: December 12, 13, 14, 2008 State House Historic St Mary’s City, MD Fundraising Madrigal Dinner Contact Historic St Mary’s City for times and tickets.

(240) 895-4991

Friday, Saturday, Sunday: December 5, 6, 7, 2008 State House, Historic St Mary’s City, MD Fundraising Madrigal Dinner Contact Historic St Mary’s City for times and tickets.

(240) 895-4991

Father Andrew White’s Home and School Association is sponsoring an ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT Breakfast with Santa on Sunday, December 7, 2008 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Pricing is: Ages 13 - up ($7), Ages 8 - 12 ($5), Ages 5 -7 ($3), and under 5 is FREE. Menu is: pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits, sausage gravy, home fries, applesauce, assorted danish, and beverages. For more information, call Regina Goldring 301-475-9096

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in the recent past, high school and college students. Some members have been with us for less than a year, and some have been with the group since the beginning.

As the name and costumes suggest, St Maries Musica specializes in madrigals and other historic choral styles. However, they provide audiences with a varied listening experience with concerts that include selections from across the centuries, providing something for everyone.

Over the years, St Maries Musica

Woman charged with theft from Target On November 14, 2008 Deputy R. McCoy responded to Target in California, for a report of a theft. Investigation revealed Brittany Janee Mackall, 19, of Lexington Park entered Target, selected a large black leather purse from the rack, went to various areas of the store, removed items from the shelves and placed them into the purse. Mackall then allegedly attempted to leave the store without paying for the items or purse. Mackall was detained by Target’s loss prevention officer. Security video reportedly recorded Mackall’s actions and she was arrested and charged with theft.

Traffic stop leads to arrest for marijuana On November 15, 2008 Samuel Victor Carver, Jr., 20, of Lexington Park, was stopped for operating a vehicle, a 2003 Chevy Impala, with

Monday, December 15, 2008, 7:30 PM Patuxent Presbyterian Church 23421 Kingston Creek Road California, MD Free Community Concert

tinted windows in violation of Maryland Transportation Article 22-406.

As Deputy First Class J. Kirkner contacted Carver he could smell an odor of burnt marijuana. A probable cause search of the vehicle revealed a box of cigarettes containing suspected marijuana and a partially smoked cigarette containing suspected marijuana.

Carver was arrested and charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance – marijuana.

Man charged with trespassing On September 9, 2008 Steven Wayne Carter, 49 of Lexington Park, Maryland was given a notice not to trespass, ordering him from the property of Gibson’s County Sausage located on Great Mills Road in Lexington Park. On November 16, 2008 Senior Deputy First Class J. Logalbo observed Carter on the property of Gibson’s County Sausage in violation

of the no trespassing notice and arrested Carter for trespassing.

Violation of a Protective Order

On November 16, 2008 Judith Ann Dennis, 50, of Mechanicsville was served with an Interim Protective Order at 9:05 pm by Deputies W. Watters and B. Connelly. Condition No. 2 of the order states Dennis shall not contact the petitioner of the order by any means.

Dennis was also ordered to leave the residence, which she initially complied. As deputies were entering their vehicles to leave the residence they observed and overheard Dennis allegedly make a phone call to the petitioner cursing him. The deputies immediately contacted the petitioner and verified he had just received a phone call from Dennis and she was arrested for violating the conditions of the protective order.

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October 1, 2008 Charles Corneilius Butler 34 Lexington Park, Md Patricia Louise Tippett 30 Lexington Park, Md

Ladarrick Lashun Dennis 25 Lexington Park, Md Kimberly Nicole Bennett 27 Lexington Park, Md

William Eckloff, Jr. 48 Brandywine, Md Tracy Kim Brown 39 Brandywine, Md

David Joseph Brown 28 Woodbridge, Va Jennifer Lynn Combs 27 Woodbridge, Va

James Aubrey Bowles, III 25 Great Mills, Md Rebecca An Scrivener 24 Great Mills, Md John Michael Williams Snavely 22 Hollywood, Md Sahra Irene Abell Grube 22 Piney Point, Md

October 2, 2008 October 8, 2008 Thomas Louis Burns 25 Lexington Park, Md Lisa Dyane Beckman 34 Lexington Park, Md David Alonso 29 Sanford, Fl Ellen Rachelle Corson 25 Sanford, Fl Mark Anthony Balsbaugh 47 Leonardtown, Md Heidi Henriette McCluskey 46 Alexandria, Va William John Vance 47 Lexington Park, Md Kelly Jeanne Beals 37 Lexington Park, Md Leroy Stauffer 20 Mechanicsville, Md Ida Stauffer 26 Loveville, Md

Richard Dearmin Scott, Jr. 27 Lexington Park, Md Ashley Jade Ing 24 Lexington Park, Md

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Wayne Lionel Herbert 49 Avenue, Md Patra Monique Barber 39 Chaptico, Md Matthew Scott Jewett 30 Lexington Park, Md Joanna Marlow Robey 26 Silver Spring, Md John Andrew Wolff, III 20 Waldorf, Md Brandie Danielle Flambeau 19 Waldorf, Md Patrick Whalen 46 Hollywood, Md Janet Lynn Collins 36 Hollywood, Md

Richard Walter Hawes 21 Lexington Park, Md Autumn Nicole Dawson 20 California, Md

Michael David Obrien 37 Mechanicsville, Md Angela Lee Raley 32 Mechanicsville, Md

Charles Wesley Calbria 26 Great Mills, Md Destiny Kazia Johnson 21 California, Md Donald Lee Grimes, III 22 Lexington Park, Md Crystal Lynn Dent 20 Lexington Park, Md Christopher Lee Jones 22 St. Inigoes, Md Christina Rachel Gossell 23 St. Inigoes, Md Carroll Richard Currie 25 Leonardtown, Md Nicole Lynn Knott 25 Leonardtown, Md

October 15, 2008 Nealson Eric Stormer 20 Patuxent River, Md Morgan Jean Groff 19 Lexington Park, Md

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October 23, 2008 Benjamin Richard Leavitt 21 Mechanicsville, Md Sarah Brae Lucas 20 Mechanicsville, Md Dennis Keith Wilson 47 Lusby, Md Jacqueline Melissa Quan 28 Lusby, Md Benjamin Jeffrey Sanders 29 Davidsonville, Md Marie Darlene Thompson 22 Mechanicsville, Md

October 24, 2008 John Ashton Fort 21 Mechanicsville, Md Melissa May Chavies 28 Mechanicsville, Md

Cory Cook 40 Lexington Park, Md Rebeka Ann Harris 39 Lexington Park, Md

October 28, 2008

Darryl William Carter 23 Lexington Park, Md Tifine Nikole Barnes 23 Lexington Park, Md

Ronnie Michael Langley 59 Great Mills, Md Annette Louise Spencer 50 Great Mills, Md

Michael Stephen Lilly 32 Leonardtown, Md Kristel Ann King 24 Leonardtown Md

Tracy Alan Carpenter 35 Great Mills, Md Michelle Lynne Cundiff 36 Great Mills, Md

Danny Ray Adkins, Jr. 27 Lexington Park, Md Karen Marie Warring 25 Lexington Park, Md

Andrew Ryan Martin 20 Leonardtown, Md Grace Stauffer Stauffer 20 Leonardtown, Md

Tyrone Pettiford, Sr. 60 Chaptico, Md Theresa Anderson Elamin 43 Chaptico, Md

Dale Anthony Ridgell 26 Mechanicsville, Md Kara Dyane Sydnor 28 Mechanicsville, Md

Keith Laugayan Lee 29 Lexington Park, Md Amanda Kay Childress 24 Lexington Park, Md

Ivelin Georguiev Kazakov 51 Lexington Park, Md Tracy Lynn Murphy 46 Lexington Park, Md

John Patrick Pensmith 44 Mechanicsville, Md Florence Leanette Owens 49 Mechanicsville, Md

October 3, 2008 Joshua Todd Merchant 36 Leonardtown, Md Carrie Anne Wheeler 34 Leonardtown, Md

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David Joseph Michael Louis 37 Lexington Park, Md Michelle Biszantz Webdale 34 Lexington Park, Md

Reuben Sensenig Stauffer 20 Leonardtown, Md Thelma Brubacher Gehman 23 Mechanicsville, Md

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David Scott Cates 43 Brownsville, Tn Deborah W. McKeel 49 Brownsville, Tn

October 10, 2008 Lewis Jerome Wathen, Jr. 46 Mechanicsville, Md Regina Lynn Wright 44 Mechanicsville, Md Keith Gregory Francis 38 Billerica, Ma Rhonda Johnson 40 Billerica, Ma Vincent Robert Cutchember 65 Loveville, Md Tonya Brown Callaway 53 Washington, DC

Vincent Alan Quade, Jr. 21 Lexington Park, Md Kelly Kay Calbetzer 20 Lexington Park, Md Frank Henry Saversky 30 Waldorf, Md Corrine Lee Kochan 34 Waldorf, Md

October 20, 2008 Patrick Justin Lucas 27 Mechanicsville, Md Rhiannon Brooke Chavers 28 Mechanicsville, Md

October 29, 2008 Jesse Steven Williams 25 Leland, Nc Leann Marie Pace 26 Leland, Nc

October 30, 2008 Richard Louis Schlosser 49 Lexington Park, Md Elizabeth Hanford Miller 39 Lexington Park, Md

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Charles Douglas McDaniel, Sr. 28 Port Republic, Md Heather Alsie Turner 23 Port Republic, Md

Randy Alan Boarman, Jr. 22 California, Md Heather Suzanne Knott 22 Mechanicsville, Md

Christopher Michael Muise 25 California, Md Amanda Day Hayes 26 California, Md

John Leslie George 32 Chaptico, Md Lisa Ann Kuffler 32 Avenue, Md

James Carl Hostetter 56 Cleveland, NC Cynthia Darlene Helmic 37 Cleveland, NC

Travis Dolan Priest 40 California, Md Kimberly An Morrill 36 Tall Timbers, Md

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By Theresa Morr Gobble! Gobble! Gobble! Thanksgiving Day is almost here and that can mean only one thing --- turkey with all the trimmins’. These days, most turkeys come to your table via the neighborhood grocery store --- just thaw out the bird; stuff it; pop it into the oven; and enjoy. But it wasn’t always that easy.

Way back in 1621, the Pilgrims and Native Americans celebrated the colony’s first successful harvest by feasting on spit-roasted wild turkey, along with other fowl and game hunted from nearby woods (often called “The First Thanksgiving”). Wild turkeys were abundant then; however, by the 1900s and early 20th century, the birds were nearly wiped out by over-hunting and loss of their woodland habitat.

Government stocking and relocation programs were started and when wild turkey populations rebounded, hunting was made legal.

Wild turkey traits. Have your ever seen a wild turkey up close? They’re rather homely critters with small beady eyes and a scrawny, featherless, often bluish head and neck that changes color when the turkey is excited. Now add some yucky looking growths (called caruncles) on their necks, along with a fleshy red wattle under the chin. And there’s a funny looking thing called a snod, another fleshy growth atop the bill that hangs down the side of the turkey’s face. Yikes! And we’re not even finished yet. Add two orange to grayish-blue long legs and you’ve got one weird looking dude. Most of the male’s body feathers are dark brown to black, but he trots around with extra “Hey! Look at me!” feathers in bright greens, reds, purples, coppers, bronzes, and iridescent golds, along with fannedout tail feathers and wings dragged along the ground. It’s all a big show to attract females whose own feathers are a dull-looking brown and gray.

These creatures may not look very bright, but they are cunning with great hearing and eyesight. And they can outsmart most hunters in a beadyeyed blink. Most of the wild turkey’s diet is grass, but being omnivores, meaning they’ll gobble up just about anything they can get their beaks into --- acorns, nuts, seeds, berries, roots, insects, and sometimes small snakes and frogs. And guess what? Wild tur-

keys can fly; not like your average bird, but close to the ground where they can reach speeds of about 50 miles per hour in flight on short stretches. They can also run about 18 miles per hour.

Wild turkey talk. Male turkeys are known for their low-pitched drumming sounds and explosive gobbles, which can be heard a mile away. Both males and females communicate through a variety of sounds: cackles, clucks, cutts, putts, purrs, yelps, whines, and kee-kees. Females lay a clutch of 12 to 15 eggs or so, about an egg a day.

After the chicks hatch, mamma turkey feeds them for only a few days, then the little guys are on their own as part of “mother and child” flocks. Adult males weigh around 11 to 24 pounds, while females are about half that size.

In their woodland habitats, wild turkeys have a lifespan of about three to four years.

Turkey Trivia: • The American Indian name for the wild turkey was “firkee.”

• American Indians used feathers to decorate ceremonial clothing; spurs on the legs of toms were used on arrow heads.

• Male turkeys are toms or gobblers; females are hens; babies are poults.

• Wild turkeys are native to the Eastern United States and Northern Mexico.

• The costume of Big Bird on Sesame Street was fashioned out of 4,000 white turkey feathers, which were dyed yellow.

• Most farm raised turkeys are White Hollands, which do not fly.

When you sit down to enjoy your turkey dinner, give thanks, and remember that when it comes to turkeys, looks aren’t everything.

To learn more about “The First Thanksgiving” surf over to www. pilgrims.net/plymouth/thanksgiving. htm. Comments to kikusan2@verizon.net

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REAL ESTATE Two story end unit townhouse. Appliances less than 4 years old; washer/ dryer convey; privacy fenced back yard. Ready for new carpet. Property has yielded over three successful years of rental income.

Call Wendy - (301) 643-3219 or Sam - (240) 434-1895. Price: $145,900/obo.

Economical yet very unusually charming home beautifully situated on 3 acres. A tremendous buy for anyone looking for a perfect property to run a business, have unbeatable utility savings, unlimited storage, or excellent resell profit potential.

A separate shop is ready to convert to an office or apartment if desired. A privacy fence conceals the rear acre of the property which has been used for a contracting business. The house was architecturally designed for optimal heating and cooling efficiency. A gorgeous 22’ high brick wall with arched openings allow air flow and viewing from the kitchen to the drop living area. Two oversize bedrooms and a rough-in fullbath are on the upper level. The larger bedroom presents a chateau effect with a wood A-frame peaked roof and drop down area with a beautiful stone wall. The first floor bedroom has it’s own double french door entrance and stunning multi-crown molding vaulted ceiling. An office/studio, full bath and kitchen are on the first floor as well.

The house is a rare beauty that must be seen. Just 10 minutes outside of Waldorf toward Hughesville.

Fantastically priced at $249K. (240)682-6330.

A buyer’s dream - only 3 miles from NAS Patuxent River in the sought after neighborhood of Greenview West at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac. 5 Bedrooms, 3 Full Baths, 2 car garage, open floor plan with cathedral ceilings, lots of living space, gas fireplace, screened in porch, large deck, den area, and plenty of storage. All new wall to wall carpet and tile, freshly painted, newly landscaped, move-in condition. If interested, please call us at 301-863-2975 (house) or 301-602-0220 (cell) with questions or for pictures. Price: $339,000.

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REAL ESTATE Brand New home for sale in the heart of Mechanicsville. This home was built in July 2008. Includes the following: Hard wood flooring through, ceramic tiles in the kitchen and bathrooms, Flat burner stove top with an overhead microwave, very large kitchen with dining room that opens up to the living room area. All appliances brand new also including the washer dryer and dishwasher. This home was built with top quality insulation to keep the cost of electric down. This is a great family home with lots of room and space for an addition or future garage. There is a back deck which is perfect for grilling out and the front deck for relaxing. Call on this home today, we are sure it will be going quickly! 240-925-4106.

Price: $325,000.

Very nice single family home with covered front porch, hardwood floors, master bedroom with full master bath, eat in kitchen, doorway to new deck and fenced in back yard. Great location! Just minutes from the Patuxent Naval Air Station. Home has new kitchen and baths with recessed lighting, ceiling fans and stainless steel appliances. Call Paul @ 240-538-1281 or email @ plewiscpa@aol.com.

Price: $229,900.

Beautiful rambler offers lots of living space with over 1550 square feet.

Home has been recently renovated throughout.

3 bedrooms/ 2 full bath rooms. Large living/family room with fireplace.

Beautiful dining room with hardwood floors.

Kitchen features plenty of counter space. Sunroom looks over large backyard. Home has a full basement partiallyfinished with 1 car garage, work shop area, large recreational room and den with wood stove.

Lots of freedom with no covenants or Homeowner Association rules.

Great convenient location with only 6 miles to downtown Leonardtown and 7 miles to Pax River.

Leonardtown Middle and High School District. This home is ready for immediate move-in.

Almost 1 acre of peaceful living awaits you. If interested, and for more information please call 240-925-6790.

Price: $255,000.

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REAL ESTATE RENTALS Spacious two story home located in Historic Leonardtown. Four (4) bedrooms with wall to wall carpet, two and a half (2.5) baths, living room, dinning room, kitchen, family room, hardwood floors throughout. Has more then ample closet space and storage. Laundry room is located on first floor. Off street parking, has a large deck and a blockaded charcoal grill. This home is in an exceptionally friendly neighborhood about 10 to 15 minutes from Pax River Naval Air Station. Call Kim @ 301-904-7958 for your preview today. No Sec.-8. Pets on a case by case basis. Price: $1,495.

Duplex 4 Rent- Leonardtown, Newly built 1400 sq ft. 3 bdrm, 2.5 ba. in heart of Leonardtown. $1150/ month. No pets, no sect. 8.

Call 301-475-8588 or email sguy@md.metrocast.net.

Large 3 Bedroom House.

NO PETS ALLOWED. Wall to Wall Carpet, Washer/Dryer Hookup, central air, electric heat, dishwasher, refrigerator, stove, has a basement, large closed un deck, parking in driveway, and a small shed for lawnmower. Utilities paid by tenant. House is approx.

10 miles from Patuxent River Naval Base.

House is located off of Fairgrounds Road on a private family farm. For more information call 301-475-8191.

Price: $1,350.

End Unit Apartment means lots of natural light. This apartment has a newly renovated kitchen, new carpeting and fresh paint. If interested, please call Jimmy at (240) 538-8772. A one year lease a must. No pets and no section 8s. Price: $800.

Brand new efficiency apartment.

King size loft bed with futon in living room. Full kitchen and bath, flat screen tv, furnished, fireplace, waterview with beach privledges, small outside deck with waterview. Pet friendly with extra deposit, no smoking. Price: $700. If interested please call 410-586-2147 for more information.

Spacious 2 bedroom 1 bath basement rental for $895 with all utilities included (electric, cable, water). Washer and dryer in unit. Available Dec 1.

Security deposit is $895.

Prefer no smoking. Pets negotiable and will have a separate pet deposit. Call Dee for more information at 443-624-0605. Price: $895.

1 Bedroom 1 Bath basement apartment with kitchen, separate parking and entrance. Rent includes utilities, cable, electric, internet. Nonsmoking. If interested, and for more information, please call 301-373-2480 leave message. Price: $800.

46533 Valley Court 301-863-2239 (p) 301-863-6905 (f) springvalley@hrehllc.com

Two bedrooms available 805-1103 Sq. ft. $938-$992 One 1 BR Available One 3 BR Available

Call For Current Specials!

Lovely, well maintained, 3 Bedroom 2-1/2 Bath located on quiet street in premier neighborhood with excellent schools.

Walking distance to all shopping and close to Patuxent River Naval Air Station. Oversized 2 car garage with opener. $1500/month. First month’s rent and security deposit required at lease signing. Pets are on a case by case basis. No smokers. A Year lease preferred. If interested, and for further information, please call Trung at 217-390-4203 (Cell), 301863-9067 (H), or email at tmtran73@yahoo.com Spacious home in private country setting overlooking White’s Neck Creek is ideal for family life. Home is 2 miles from public boat ramp, 2 convenience stores and country grill, and 5 miles from three churches and 2 schools. High efficiency central air and zoned baseboard heat. Optional 2 bedroom in-law apartment attached with private drive and entry. Rent includes lawn care and trash disposal. No smoking, no pets. Price: $1425.

If interested, please call 301-769-2467 for more information.

for rent

Up to 6,000 Square Feet Available

Attractive Rental Rates Prime Location, off of Great Mills Rd.

Call McKay’s Office Number:

301-373-5848

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

Bookeeper, P.T. Start date may be from present to 12/5/09. Great flexibility in establishing desired part-time hours. Knowledge of accounting principles, billing, collections, and human resources required. Ability to maintin confidentiality of all records. Preference to those with previous eduction, experience, or knowledge of PC Law accounting system. Forward resume, days of week and times available, salary requirements, and references to MPalmquist@MarylandLawAttorney.com.

CABLING TECHNICIANS. SMC has a immediate need for experienced & entry level structured cabling technicians. Exp: installation, testing associated with network cabling-CAT5, CAT6, Copper and Coax.

Fiber Optic experience and Government clearance a PLUS! Must have ability and willingness to travel. SMC provides a competative benefits package and opportunity for growth. If interested, please submit resume via fax 410.867.4340 or vguyer@smcinc.biz.

St. Mary’s County Health Department “PROMOTE HEALTH” VACANCIES

Spring Valley Apartments

Commercial Space

Next to Great Mills McKay’s Store

APARTMENT RENTALS

Newly refurbished 2 bedroom, 1 bath apartment located in Valley Lee. Eat-in kitchen, washer and dryer. Brand new wall-to-wall carpet and new floor coverings. No pets. No Lease required.

Available immediately at $900 per month plus a $900 security deposit.

Good credit required.

Approximately 15 minutes from Pax River NAS, Lexington Park and Leonardtown. Call 301-475-5641 Day or 301863-5329 Evenings.

New 2 bedroom apartmet for rent: Great starter or home for single parent.

Large masterbedroom w/ large his and hers closet, small 2nd bedroom, great for babys room or computer room. 1 bathroom, eat-in kitchen with attached living room. New home built with attached apartment that has seperate exterior entrance and patio. $850 monthly, all electric has seperate meter, averages $100-$150 monthly. Washer and dryer in unit. No water or septic bill, is wired for cable or satellite tv. Small pets allowed on a case by case basis. If interested, please call 301-373-4815 or 240-577-0971 for more information.

Community Health Nurse II (Two positions) One includes Surveillance of Communicable Disease & One includes Bioterrorism Surveillance & Prevention Activities

Send Resume: St. Mary’s County Health Department PO Box 316 Leonardtown, MD 20650 Fax: 301-475-9425

Requirements: BS or 2 years exp as a RN Salary Range - ~ $41-52K Contractual position Limited Benefits

VEHICLES 1993 Ford Aerostar. This van is in good shape.

This is the extended version. Please contact Ann at 410-610-2466. Please leave a message if there is no answer. Price: $1400.

CORVETTES WANTED! Any year, any condition.

Cash buyer. 1-800-369-6148.

1972 Volkswagen Dune Buggy. Complete car, needs to be restored.

Price: $600. If interested, please call 301-342-1631.

1995 Chevrolet Silverado. Extended Cab 2WD Fleetside Pickup, 5.7L V8, Auto, A/C, AM/FM/ CD, Power Windows & Door Locks, Tilt-Wheel, Cruise Control. Teal Green Exterior, Gray Interior. Excellent Condition. Well Maintained.

Runs Great. 145,000 miles. Call 301-904-0928.

Or e-mail hartenstein@ md.metrocast.net for photos or more information. Price: $3950.

CLOSING DATE: Open Until Filled • EOE

Come join our Merry Maids family. Our offices are located in Calvert and St. Mary’s counties.

We are seeking reliable, responsible individuals for immediate full-time cleaning positions. All applicants must be 18, have a reliable car, and be able to pass both a background and drug test.

No nights, weekends or holidays. Great daytime hours with weekly pay.

Call ahead to make an appointment. The Calvert office is (301) 855-2220.

The St. Mary’s office is (301) 884-2223.

Our growing practice in southern MD seeks a well-organized, multitalented, patient-oriented team player for back office. We offer a challenging career opportunity in a team-oriented environment. Willing to train individual dedicated to pursuing & continuing a career in ophthalmology.

Serious inquires only need apply.Fax resume to 301-645-4740 or email to eyedoc.foryou@verizon. net RE: OPHTHALMIC ASSISTANT. Wildewood Communities has immediate openings for Community Pool management and lifeguard staff. Qualified candidates should be certified Red Cross Lifeguard and CPR/First Aid. Prior pool management and pool maintenance preferred. Email resumes to Iris Harris HarrisI@duball-llc.com or fax (240) 895-7935 EOE/M/F/D/V. ENTRY LEVEL POSITION for busy White Plains, MD office. Looking for self-starter for casual yet fast-paced environment. Duties include: copying, filing, p a c k a g i n g /s h i p pi n g , supply inventory, light phone duty, etc. Basic computer knowledge needed - will train right person. Benefits package available. If interested, please email resume to: spayne@ftrinc.net.

Small construction company seeking administrative assistant/bookkeeper. Responsibilities include answering multiline phone system, A/R and A/P. Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and Quickbooks. 3 years bookkeeping experience required. Fax or e-mail resume to: citywidecore@aol.com. Fax: 410-257-2273.

Small law firm with busy, fast paced, growing general practice is seeking to hire a Receptionist/Runner. Responsibilities include answering a multiline phone system and performing daily errands.

Must be a high school graduate. Must have a valid driver’s license and have own transportation.

Email or fax resume to hazelc@hclaw.net or 301-737-6335.

Modern, quality driven family practice in Prince Frederick looking for a detail oriented medical biller. Medical billing experience necessary. Other office tasks will be occasionally required. 16-24 hours per week. Flexible hours. Fax resume to 410-414-5911 or email BPC301@comcast.net.

Cabinet Installer Helper.

Looking for reliable person with good attitude and work ethics. Must have a strong desire to work and learn. Hands on experience with wood working is a plus. Position is currently parttime and will progress to full-time as work load permits. Schedule is normally 6:30am-4:30pm 4 days per week, as needed.

Call 301-373-4880.

St. Mary’s Motors, an upscale Buy Here Pay Here Automobile Dealership located in Lex Park needs an experienced salesperson.

We own our own bank.

We have business. Salary, Demo Allowance, Commissions. Call Al Gardiner @ 301-737-6404 or email al.stmarysmotors@ verizon.net.

Pharmacist - Retail Positions are available at 2 of our locations. Current MD Pharmacist License required. Full or part time schedules are possible. Competitive salary and benefits. Send resume and salary requirements to: McKay’s Fine Food & Pharmacy P.O. Box 98 Hollywood, MD 20636

I have for sale a 1998 Dodge Grand Caravan with 139,850 miles. Van seats 7 has dual airbags, towing pkg, premium wheel, wide tires power steering, cruise control ,abs(4wheel) roof rack, privacy glass dual front air bags, 2nd sliding door, air conditioning, power steering, am/fm stereo single compact disc player, tilt wheel Built in child safety seats. Vehicle has never been in an accident. Body is in excellent condition, interior is good condition. Will be including a free additional set of seats. Please email kdh20636@hotmail.com or call DJ 301-653-6242.

Price: $2700.

1996 Ford F250. Good work truck and lots of storage space and bins.

Moving out of the area, must sell. Please call David at 443-404-1514.

Price: $2,000 OBO. 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo. Needs some work. If interested, please contact Karen at 301-7524539 or email at Gammy _ k m@ya hoo.com.

Price: $4000.

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MOTORCYCLES 2007 Yamaha R1. just over a 1000 miles, no scratches, never dropped.

Contact Andy at 240298-5179 or cthermarinejr@gmail.com.

Price: $8000.

2000 Harley Davidson Super Glide recently serviced New Rear Tire 40,000 miles $6500 301-475-1659.

2006 Harley Davidson Roadking Standard, black, pull back handle bars, Street Glide pegs, Vince Hines true exhaust, very good looking bike. Asking $13,750.00.

Please call 202-997-3998 or 301-645-8165.

2001 Honda GL1800.

Excellent garage kept condition. Illusion Red. Slight scratches under left mirror. Just over 14,000 miles. Includes half cover, Service Manual on CD. New brake pads (not installed). Half cover.

Driving lamps. Stainless Steel Tulsa Bellypan.

Runs great. The only reason it’s for sale is so I can buy something else.

Price: $11,500. Please call 240-298-2843.

1991 Harley Davidson 1200 Evo Sportster. Bike starts right up & runs great. Black cherry paint w/metal flake (needs a little touch up), bobtail fender (will include original fender), Mustang step up seat w/stitched flames, drag bars with Arlen Ness grips, forward controls, headers, new front Avon tire with dual disc brakes (w/polished calipers), mikuni carb. Must see & ride to appreciate. Price: $3500 OBO. If interested, please call 301-672-5000.

2006 Yamaha FJR1300 AE. Low low mileage, only 800. Mint condition.

Saddle bags included. If interested, and for more information, please call 301-399-5775 and leave message. Price: $11,000.

CHILD CARE A clean smoke free family daycare has full time openings for 1 infant (birth to 24 months) & 2 toddler/preschoolers (age 2+) Will also except part timers and drop n’s.

Hours Monday – Friday 6:30am – 5:30pm (flexible) Child & infant CPR/ First aid & SIDS training.

Daily preschool activities and lots of toys for free play. A healthy breakfast, lunch & 2 snacks will be provided. Fun, loving very energetic mother of 1. Daycare is located in St. Leonard in the Calvert beach neighborhood.

Please give me a call with any questions or to schedule an interview. Home 443-975-7485 Cell 443926-2947 Ask for Teri!

I am a license daycare provider who has 3 openings for infants through 5 year olds. I do full or part time daycare and before and after school also. I do activities, projects, and games with the children.

I am in the Leonardtown School district and St. John’s School district.

Call 301-475-9253.

Ms. Janet’s Daycare now has openings for 2 infants. A fully licensed daycare, Janet provides a comfortable, fun, safe, learning environment for all children. We are located in Waldorf directly off of Route 301.

All meals and snacks are provided. Open Monday through Friday 6:00am to 5:30pm. For more information please call Janet at 301-638-0983 or 301-751-0576.

GENERAL MERCHANDISE PRO-FORM 727 TREADMILL. Features: Space Saver, Inclines, Computerized: Various Programs, Heart Control Monitor, Will handle higher weight limits. Like new-used maybe 4 hours.

Cost $795 New, Asking $400. 301-862-1109.

Fantastic Multi-Estate Auction November 22nd 9am Charles County Fairgrounds (10 miles south of Waldorf on Rt 301) Lots of Quality brand name furniture such as American Drew, Basset, Ethen Allen, Globe Wernicke, Burlington, 1898S $5 gold pc & many other coins & currency, 3 gas powered go carts, Roseville pottery collection, fine glassware & crystal, Antique furniture, collectables, artwork, rugs, gold & silver jewelry Signed Redskins Baseball cards & other sports collectables.

THIS IS THE AUCTION TO ATTEND!!

For latest info & pics visit www.charlescountyauctions.com All major C/cards, cash, check accepted Seating & refreshments, Fully heated building! 10% buyers premium

Got Something For Sale?

Get It In Writing.

Whether they’re in the market for a new home, apartment, condo or co-op, people still turn to the Classifieds first.

Or Fax to Human Resources. 301-373-5338.

For further information, call 301-373-5848.

McKay’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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Leonardtown Sunoco Open Daily 7:00 am - 9:00 pm 25965 Point Lookout Rd. Leonardtown, Md 20650

(301) 475-2092

301-997-1260 Hours:

On the Square in Historic Downtown

301 997-1110 Cafe:

BURRIS’ OLDE TOWNE INSURANCE DANIEL W. BURRIS, CIC, PROPRIETOR Auto • Home • Business • Life

Wednesday - Saturday 10am - 4pm

Wine Bar:

22720 WASHINGTON STREET • P.O. BOX 707 LEONARDTOWN, MD 20650 danburris@danburris.com • danburris.com

Authentic Mexican Cuisine

(301) 997-0442 Fax (301) 997-0554

25470 Point Lookout Road • Leonardtown, MD 20650

Thursday til 9pm Friday & Saturday til Midnight Monthly wine tastings every 3rd Wednesday 7 pm, Advanced Reserations required

301-475-8985 475-8985 301-

& Diner

Fax: (301) 475-7169

(301) 997-0770

22697 Washington St. Leonardtown, MD

(301) 475-3151 • Toll Free: (800) 872-8010 • Fax: (301) 475-9029

Mon - Wed 11-3 • Thurs - Sat: 11-Until

22696 Washington St. Leonardtown MD 20650

The Wine Bar & Cafe

ERIE INSURANCE GROUP

Located behind Bell Motor on Park Avenue, Leonardtown

Specializing in Sandwiches & Seafood Lunch & Dinner Specials

Thursday, November 20, 2008

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301475-8985 FAX 301-475-0337 FAX 301-475-0337 FAX 301-475-0337 Orders Only Since 1972 1-800-452-5442

25470 Point Lookout Road Leonardtown, MD 20650

2nd Location Now Open in Ridge

www.dodahdeli.com

VALUE HARDWARE 25470 Point Lookout Rd. • P.O. Box 1707 Leonardtown, MD 20650 www.SidetrackHobbies.com

Visit the Businesses in the Breton Marketplace!

Let us show you what exceeding expectations is all about.

The Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad Auxiliary With the support of The Southern Knights Rod & Custom Car Club Present

A Christmas Festival

1-888-745-BANK • www.cbtc.com Member FDIC

(301) 475-5051

Honoring Our Military Service Men and Women November 28 – 30, 2008 SOME OF THE ATTRACTIONS

Dry Cleaning Shirts Laundry Household Draperies

Suede & Leather Wedding Gowns Alterations & Repairs

Tel: 301-475-2522 • Fax: 301-475-2633 Hours: Monday-Friday 6am-6pm, Saturday 8am-2pm

301-475-8040 Fax: 301-475-8658

Fenwick Street USed BookS and MUSic 301-475-2859

1000’s of books.

Vintage Vinyl records! New children’s toys!

41655A Fenwick Street Downtown Leonardtown, MD 20650 www.fenwickbooks.com

Brinsfield - Echols Funeral Homes And Crematory FAMILY-OWNED & OPERATED FOR FIVE GENERATIONS Brinsfield-Echols Funeral Home, P.A. Arehart-Echols

Funeral Home, P.A.

Brinsfield

Funeral Home, P.A.

211 St. Mary’s Avenue P.O. Box 567 Laplata, Maryland 20646

22955 Hollywood Road P. O. Box 279 Leonardtown, Maryland 20650

301-934-8342/ 301-870-3234

301-475-5588/ 301-475-5589 www.brinsfieldfuneral.com

Traditional Funerals, Cremation Services, Memorial Services Church Services, Direct Burials, Monuments, Unlimited Options, with commitment through After Care.

• View Christmas Trees decorated with a theme honoring each branch of Service.

• View a Memorial Wreath in honor of our recent fallen heroes and veterans.

• Participate in Letter Writing – letters to be sent to our troops.

• Drop off Toys for Tots.

• Doll Display.

• John Deere Collector’s Display.

Sunday Events:

41650 Fenwick Street, Leonardtown, MD 20650

(301) 475-8899

www.arehart-echolsfuneral.com

Each Day: 22760 Washington Street Leonardtown, MD 20636

41665 Fenwick Street Leonardtown, Maryland 20650

• Complete Assortment of high quality paint and supplies • Computerized color matching available • Knowledgeable staff provides helpful advice • Friendly service Charlotte Hall

• Santa Claus Visit • Bunny Bailey Dancers.

• Quilt Raffle.

• Silent Auction – for the trees and Hand Crafted items.

• Live Auction for other selected items

CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL LOCATION: BELL MOTOR COMPANY 22676 WASHINGTON STREET LEONARDTOWN, MARYLAND

Pre-need Counseling, Available Cremation Facility on Premises.

Leonardtown True Value

Honoring Our Troops’ Tree Decorated by St. Mary’s Car & Custom Rod Club St. Mary’s County Festival of Trees – 2006

True Value

301-884-0300 301-475-5800 www.truevalue.com

BIG ED’S TIRE “Large Selection Of Brand Names”

ADMISSION: Free HOURS:

Cars, Trucks, RV’s Farm Vehicles, Heavy Trucks And Lawn & Garden

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Friday Saturday Sunday

9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

9 a.m. – 9 p.m.

9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Noon – 6 p.m.

Interstate Batteries

301-475-2929 24201 Point Lookout Rd Leonardtown, MD 20650

41658 Fenwick St. Leonardtown, MD 20650

FOR INFORMATION: featuring

Johnny Combs 301-475-2209

Dudley Lindsley 301-373-2551

Guy Distributing Co. Inc. Leonardtown MD

CATERING

ServING St Mary’S CouNty For over 70 yearS

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