The County Times -- July 2, 2009 by David Noss

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Independence Day!

St. Mary’s Celebrates America’s Birthday PAGE 14

Local Man Is Newest Astronaut

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Man Charged In Road Rage Incident

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Internet Radio Comes To Southern MD Story Page 24

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Your Paper... Your Thoughts Summertime in St. Mary’s County Do you think that the county has an adequate fourth of July fireworks display? “I love the fireworks display at the fairgrounds! I go every year,” said Gerald Goodwin from Great Mills. “It’s great because I always see people I know, friends, co-workers, everyone has a good time, and the show last year was awesome.”

Jessica Potter of Lexington Park said, “I honestly have not seen the fireworks here, because last year it rained. Actually I’m working at Catamaran’s on Saturday, too, so I won’t see them this year.”

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ON THE FRONT

This year the fireworks were bigger, longer, higher, and louder. They were the best ever. We had close to 2,000 people come down to watch the fireworks.”

Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department is hosting Fireworks and a car show on July 4th

ON THE BACK

BMX season heats up.

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Foundation Suing Sheriff For Bingo License Officials: Marine Launch Service

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

A group called ADF Community Outreach Foundation, Inc. is suing the county sheriff over his refusal to grant them a bingo license. A hearing in the case has been set for July 6 in Circuit Court, according to online court documents. Thomas McManus, attorney for ADF Community Outreach Foundation, Inc., said that the group, headed by Alice Gaskins, is trying to compel Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron to hand over the bingo license it applied for in October 2008. “ADF Community Outreach has been qualified for sometime for a bingo license,” McManus said. In the suit filed in February 2009, Gaskins claims that Cameron is required to furnish a license if a group is qualified. However, lawyers with State Attorney General Douglas Gansler’s office who are representing Cameron have said that the sheriff maintains that the operations of the community outreach group must be investigated further. Cameron maintained that the community outreach group did not meet requirements of a qualified organization, specifically with regards to how long it had been in operation. “The indicators were they did not meet the requirements of the law,” Cameron said. McManus said that the foundation is a separate organization from the ADF Bingo

hall in Mechanicsville, from which the outreach group leases space. Local and federal authorities have raided ADF Bingo twice in the past year, once in 2008 and again this year, over alleged inconsistencies in reports of payouts to local charities from the proceeds generated by gambling machines operating there. “They are completely separate entities,” said McManus, who represented the owner of ADF Bingo hall, Sharon L. Modlin, during law enforcement investigations into her operations. St. Mary’s detectives confiscated 64 gaming machines from ADF Bingo hall in May 2008 after finding what they alleged were discrepancies in reports of payouts to the St. Mary’s Hospital auxiliary and another charity. The operation by local detectives also netted files and other items and was followed by a raid in March 2009 by FBI agents. Despite the spotlight on ADF Bingo and questions over how the gambling proceeds were distributed to charities, no charges have been filed against Modlin, Cameron confirmed. McManus said Modlin has no connection with the suit currently set in for the Monday hearing. Cameron said he was unsure about any connection between the two entities. “Just because they claim to be separate and apart doesn’t mean they are; part of their name is ADF,” he said.

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Town Creek Marine Dispute

A marine launch service has been operating from the shoreline along Town Creek for almost a year without a permit; however, the owner of Cape Henry Launch, Gary Bradford, is cooperating with the county to get proper site plan approval, say officials with the Department A B of Land Use and Growth Management. Meanwhile, the owner of the near4 by Town Creek Point Marina claims the county has treated him unfairly by allowing the Cape Henry Launch site near Saint Clair Road to stay open. “I have no dispute with Mr. Bradowner of Cape Henry Launch (“A”) failed to get an apford, my dispute is with the county,” The proved site plan for his marine business in Town Creek, but is said Greg Burkhardt, owner of the Town now working with the county to complete a plan while conCreek marina and Greg’s Marine Con- tinuing to operate. The owner of Town Creek Point Marina struction, with offices in Mechanicsville (“B”) says he approached the county informally about startand Lusby. “How come someone from ing a similar business but was told it would be untenable. out of state can just come in and start doing business?” ing a site plan. Bradford was warned in OctoBurkhardt claims that several years ago ber to have a site plan in by December or face he approached the county informally about a reinstated stop work order, but he provided a operating a marine launch service from his plan by November, records show. facility off Bill Dixon Road and was told the Phil Shire, deputy director of the land idea would be untenable, but that recently the use department, said that analysis of the plan county has been much more lenient with Brad- showed that Bradford might have to make alford’s operation. lowances for additional parking at his property “I don’t understand why they don’t give as well as tree buffers. me that treatment,” Burkhardt told The Coun“They’re not major variances,” Shire said, ty Times. “Why are we not all being treated who added that the land use department often the same?” made allowances for business owners who Burkhardt said he has since formally start operations without a permit beforehand applied for marine terminal status with the as long as they sought approval in good faith. county. “We’re working towards his getting a Bradford transports men and equipment sight plan approved,” Shire said. “It’s as old from his docks near the Thomas Johnson as time.” bridge to ships in the bay. Sometimes his busiBradford said that the regulations regardness transports sewage off vessels in the bay ing his operation, which he also runs in Point and brings it back to shore for the county to Lookout State Park and Tall Timbers and in dispose of, Bradford said. Food supplies are Virginia Beach, Va., were not clear. also part of the ferrying business, he said. “It’s been a long and confusing road,” According to county records, Bradford Bradford said. “The rules are challenging and had been ordered to stop work at his facility, not necessarily appropriate. which is located on land zoned for both com“We’ve never had any complaint … exmercial marine and limited residential usage, cept from Greg’s Marine [Construction].” in late August of 2008. “We’re $10,000 into asking permission to The stop-work order was lifted in Sep- use that property,” he added. tember when Bradford and land use officials began to work in good faith towards develop-

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about people who use cell phones while driving, yet almost 75 percent reported using a cell phone at least once when they drove in the last month. The survey includes space for concerns about specific areas, including roadway locations. When combined with data about crashes, injuries and arrests, “the survey and its results will help localize and define the needs and issues of their county,” according to survey’s developer, Dr. Kenneth Beck of the University of Maryland School of Public Health. For more information call Jackie Beckman, CTSP Coordinator for St. Mary’s County, at 301-475-4200 ext. 1850 or e-mail her at jbeckman@stmarysmd.com or contact Professor Kenneth Beck, Department of Public and Community Health at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, 301-4052527, kbeck1@umd.edu.

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ews Today’s Newsmakers In Brief Will state grant funds help in tackling the backlog of warrants the sheriff’s office needs to serve?

It typically has an impact on crime. I’m very interested in this. It fits neatly within one of our goals. Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron

Patuxent River On Waiting List For Army Corp Oyster Project By Guy Leonard Staff Writer The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is poised to start using rubble and other kinds of construction debris to create man-made oyster habitats in the Patuxent River, pending the desigation of special areas as sanctuary spots for oysters, which could take some time. “Our focus is the ecosystem,” said Claire O’Neill, project manager with the Baltimore District office of Corps of Engineers. “The key work will be getting sanctuary areas identified [for the Patuxent River].” The project is important because the non-oyster substrate bars have proven somewhat successful in providing a stable oyster habitat, she said. The native oyster, which has been decimated by disease and lack of habitat, is seen as a key component in cleaning up the Chesapeake Bay, which is fed by the Patuxent and other rivers. “In some cases they’ve been more successful in a spat [larval oyster] setting,” O’Neill said. The man-made oyster bars use construction rubble in lieu of oyster shells scraped from the bottom of the bay and its tributaries, since the natural oyster shells are now in short supply, O’Neill said. The Corps made oyster bars in the Patux-

ent River in 1997, 1999 and in 2002, she said, but those were from natural oyster shells. There are about 30 acres of those bars in the Patuxent, a relatively small amount, she said. The next set of bars made out of nonoyster matter could cost about $1 million, but the estimate is still uncertain and the contract has not be sent out to bid, she said. O’Neill said, however, that they were unsure just how effective the non-oyster material habitat would be at reviving the population. Tommy Zinn, president of the Calvert County Waterman’s Association, said that the Patuxent River might be better off without bars made from something other than oyster shells. “It could work, but talking to the old timers, there’s nothing like that shell,” Zinn said. “We’d be doing the environment much more good than putting something in we’re not too sure of.” Zinn said that there are still natural oyster shells to be had in the bay, and that the watermen know where to get them. “Employing the local guys makes more sense than some big company,” Zinn said. A report from the Army Corps of Engineers said that the negative environmental impact of the non-oyster shell material would not be significant.

ACLU Director’s Speech Postponed

Barnes Will Return In October

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer John Barnes, director of the capitol area branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, did not give his planned speech on civil rights at St. Mary’s College of Maryland last week because of a lack of audience attendance — only about six members of the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People showed. Members of the county’s Human Relations Commission, which brought Barnes down for a speaking fee of $1,500 (nearly all of the commission’s yearly $2,000 budget) said that Barnes will come back to an October NAACP outreach event free of charge. “The Human Relations Commission is obligated to pay him, so we will,” said Cynthia Brown, the county government administrator for the commission. “He’s agreeing not to charge us again.” Barnes was to give a speech June 25 about what impact the administration of Pres-

ident Barack Obama has had on civil rights. “I was going to do a critical analysis of his first 200 days,” Barnes told The County Times after his speech was postponed. He revealed little else of what his speech would have contained. Joseph P. Bush, chairman of the Human Relations Commission, said that Barnes was willing to speak with just a few audience members present, but the commission wanted to ensure he had a broader audience. “Mr. Barnes message was meant for more than just a few people to hear,” Bush said. Brown said that choosing the college for the speech had been a risk. “That was a risk the commission took,” Brown said. “There was some discussion that might not be the best venue; lesson learned.” While the speaker’s fee virtually wiped out their fiscal 2009 budget, Brown said that other speakers would have cost far more. “It could’ve ended up costing us dearly,” Brown said.

Just how popular is the Leonardtown Wharf?

It’s taken off a lot faster than expected. It’ll be crowded, that’s what we want. Leonardtown Mayor J. Harry Norris

s g in s lo C ly u J f o h t r u o F County • County government offices will be closed on Friday, July 3, in observance of Independence Day. Offices will reopen on Monday, July 6. • The St. Andrews Landfill and six convenience centers and the St. Mary’s Transit System will not be operating on Saturday, July 4, but will be open regular business hours on Friday, July 3. • The three St. Mary’s County libraries will be closed on Friday, July 3; Saturday, July 4 and Sunday, July 5, and will reopen on Monday, July 6. • All senior centers will be closed on Friday, July 3, and there will be no Meals on Wheels delivery.

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Recent Rains A Mixed Blessing For Local Farmers

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

Heavy summer rains have helped the entire state of Maryland escape chronic drought conditions, but farmers and officials say that all the extra moisture that has come so quickly has caused delays in planting and necessitated replanting of key moneymakers like corn and soybeans. “We’ve had excessive rains this season that led to some crops having to be replanted twice,” said Mike Russell, a farmer who also works for the local Soil Conservation District based in Leonardtown. “Some have been replanted three times.” Corn and soybeans are some of the highest priority crops for local farmers, as well as hay, which they sell for feed for livestock. Russell said that heavy rains have saturated areas in Mechanicsville, the 7th District and Ridge while leaving areas like Leonardtown in relatively good shape. “Those thunderstorms keep going into the same places,” Russell said. “It packs the ground so the seed can’t emerge.” One storm that hit June 19 throughout Mechanicsville, Clements

and Medley’s Neck dumped nearly two inches of rain in about 20 minutes, Russell said. “That’s a 100-year storm,” he added. The only thing farmers can do now is wait for the land to dry out more and work their new plantings, he said. Farmers though, could find their bottom lines affected this year, he said. “It’s going to make their crops shorter and hurt their pocket books,” Russell said. “But expenses are the same … they just go higher.” Tommy Bowles, who operates Bowles Farm in Clements, said that what farmers need right now is a balance of warm weather and moisture to ensure the late planted crops have a chance to grow. Too much rain will create more of the same problem while too much heat will kill the seedlings. Bowles said that the recent rains had caused him to delay planting some of his corn crop by as much as a whole month. “Everybody you talk to is behind,” Bowles said. “Mother Nature deals you what you get. “The next six to eight weeks will tell the whole story.”

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Mayor: Leonardtown Wharf Growing In Popularity

By Guy Leonard Staff Writer

Teri Demsey, town secretary, said that staff members are working on regulations for the park now that use seems to be increasing. “You need to make sure that that’s there for everybody,” Demsey said. Groups holding events may also have to pay a small fee for using the park if town government services are required in some way, he said.

Leonardtown Mayor J. Harry Norris says that more and more people are using the town wharf at the end of Washington Street, and not just for recreation but for events as well. Norris said he sees the wharf property, which is public parkland, gaining in popularity. “It’ll be crowded,” Norris told The County Times. “That’s what we want.” There have been at least three weddings so far at the wharf this summer, he said, and interest is growing for having a community block party soon. “I’ve had people call from Cedar Lane [Apartments] about taking routine jaunts there and bringing a grill… with maybe 15 people,” Norris said. “We’ve had more calls about having weddings at the wharf. “The park is used so much by younger people and by older people, too.” Since the wharf is taking off as a popular attraction faster than expected, the town will move to seek state grants to allow for boat slips and docking at the wharf for up to a period of 24 hours, Norris said. Norris said that he has received comments about the need for more amenities for boaters, but he said the docking allowances would not be Photo by Guy Leonard extensive. Town officials say the Wharf’s populatity for recreation and events is “We’re not looking for a marina there,” increasing. Norris said.

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BALTIMORE (AP) - The Maryland Public Service Commission has granted a certificate for a proposed nuclear energy facility at Calvert Cliffs in southern Maryland. The PSC issued a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity on Monday on an application by UniStar Nuclear Energy, a joint venture of Constellation Energy and EDF Group. The certificate is required before construction can begin. The PSC issued the certificate after completing a comprehensive, 18-month review that

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included multiple public hearings. “The PSC approval is critical to Maryland’s energy future and we applaud the commission for recognizing the vital environmental, economic and energy benefits of a third nuclear energy facility at Calvert Cliffs and the significant benefits it will create for businesses and residents across the state of Maryland,” said Michael J. Wallace, vice chairman and

chief operating officer of Constellation Energy and chairman of UniStar Nuclear Energy. “It’s important to also recognize that completing the proposed EDF nuclear joint venture is essential to Constellation Energy being able to work through the next set of challenges to develop this clean energy opportunity for Maryland. It is unrealistic to think that we will be able to raise the capital required for a project of this magnitude if the perception persists that Maryland’s business, regulatory and political environment is hostile to such transactions. Simply put, Constellation Energy’s potential investment in a new nuclear facility at Calvert Cliffs 3 and the successful close of the Constellation-EDF joint nuclear venture are inseparable,” he said in a press release. On May 19, the Calvert Cliffs project was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as one of four projects to enter final due diligence and detailed negotiations for a portion of $18.5 billion in federal loan guarantees for advanced nuclear projects. Receipt of a conditional loan guarantee commitment by the end of 2009 would position UniStar to make a final decision to proceed with the project. Constellation says the proposed facility would provide 1,600 megawatts of new electricity.

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to pray as well. Heibel, who experienced a recovery her doctors did not expect and can’t explain, continues to pray to the priest, who served in Maryland before dying in Louisiana while treating yellow fever victims. The Archdiocese of Baltimore plans to begin investigating the case in a few weeks, marking only the fifth such investigation in its history.

Constellation CEO Compensation Under Scrutiny ANNAPOLIS (AP) - Maryland’s attorney general will look into the legality of compensation given to Constellation Energy CEO Mayo Shattuck. State Sens. Jamie Raskin and Jim Brochin sent a letter dated Thursday to Attorney General Douglas Gansler asking if there are legal remedies for ``egregious compensation practices’’ at Constellation and if the General Assembly could regulate compensation practices. A spokeswoman for Gansler says the attor-

ney general will look into the matter. The senators cite Constellation’s 2009 proxy statement that Shattuck was paid almost $16 million last year. Constellation spokesman Rob Gould says federal securities law dictates that shareholders and the board of directors decide executive compensation, noting that the board rejected bonuses for top executives last year because of poor performance.

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Joining Forces to Do More for Our Nations Brave Young Men and Women

The County Times, along with our sister publication, The Southern Calvert Gazette in Calvert County are proud to join with The Elks NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The St. Mary’s County Community Development Corporation, Inc., as a sub-recipient to the Board of County Commissioners of St. Mary’s County, announces its intention to submit an application for Maryland’s State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2010 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. A public hearing to discuss the application will be held on Thursday, July 16 at 6:00 p.m. in the 2nd floor multi-purpose room of The Gateways located at 21155 Lexwood Drive, Lexington Park, Maryland. All interested citizens and agency representatives are encouraged to attend to express their views regarding community development needs in St. Mary's County, and to review a draft of the application for the Besche Mobil Station Acquisition Project. Citizens will be furnished with information including but not limited to: • the amount of CDBG funds expected to be made available for the current fiscal year; • the range of activities that may be undertaken with CDBG funds; • the estimated amount of the CDBG funds proposed to be used for activities that will meet the national objective of benefit to low and moderate income persons; and • proposed CDBG activities likely to result in displacement if applicable and the unit of general local government's anti-displacement and relocation plans required under 24 CFR 42.325. The Maryland Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program is a federally sponsored program designed to assist units of general local government with activities directed toward neighborhood and housing revitalization, economic development, and improved community facilities and services. Maryland's CDBG Program is administered by the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), in close cooperation with the Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED). The Maryland CDBG Program reflects the State's economic and community development priorities and provides public funds for activities which meet one of the following national objectives, in accordance with the Housing Community Development Act of 1974, as amended: 1. give maximum feasible priority to activities which will benefit low and moderate income persons and households having an income equal to or less than the Section 8 lower income limits established by HUD; 2. aid in the prevention or elimination of slums or blight; 3. meet other community development needs of an urgent nature, or that are an immediate threat to community health and welfare. The State of Maryland's allocation of federal funds for the State fiscal year 2009 is estimated to be $7,932,564. Public transportation is available through the County’s STS bus system services. Efforts will be made to accommodate the disabled and non-English speaking residents with 5 days’ advance notice to Toni Harris at 240-725-5786 or the Maryland Relay Service at: 1-800-735-2258 (V/TTY). The Gateways is fully accessible.

Thanks to Those who Helped Make Relay for Life a Success On behalf of the American Cancer Society and the Relay For Life Planning Committee, we wish to thank the people of St. Mary’s County for making this year’s 12th annual Relay For Life a tremendous success. With the help of our record 87 teams, committee members, and several generous donors and sponsors, we have raised more than $225,000 thus far. It is yet another example of great generosity and commitment of the St. Mary’s County citizens to the fight against cancer. First, we would like to thank our financial donors, Southern Maryland Oil/Dash In Stores, Navy Federal Credit Union, SMECO, Red-Inc., and Centre Liquors. Second, we wish to thank our great list of in-kind donors for our Cancer Survivors’ Reception: the James A. Forrest Career & Technology Center, Immaculate Conception Church, Thelma Woodland, Agnes Woodland, Applebees Restaurant, BJ’s Wholesale Club, Bear Creek Barbeque, Bob Evans Restaurant, Cheeseburger in Paradise, Chipotle, Drift Inn, Nicoletti’s, Lenny’s Restaurant, McKay’s Food Store, Shoppers Food Warehouse and Subway of California. It was a wonderful evening of celebration for about 200 dinner guests. We also want to thank our florists for the wonderful floral donations to the Cancer Survivors’ Reception: David’s Flower Shop, Jeannie’s Flowers, Kenny’s Flowers, LaFern & Shirley, and Towne Florist. Finally, we wish to thank our event donors: Leonardtown High/Mr. Glenn Larnerd, Alf Haaversen of Bear Cub Entertainment, Ron Ciecka, Gracie’s Guys and Gals, Steve Dyson Hauling, J&J

Portables, T&T Port-O-Let, Girl Scout Troop 2418, The Gilman Girls, Potomac Voices, Downtown Beat, the Civil Air Patrol Composite Squadron Color Guard, the Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, Ms. Cathy Fenwick, St. Mary’s Hospital, BAE Systems, Lowe’s Home Improvement Warehouse, True Value Hardware of Leonardtown, PartyLite of Maryland and Ginny Maurer, JoAnn Fabrics, Three Mules Welding, Randy Gross, Larry Howard, and Mr. John Luskey. Thank you all for helping out. Thanks also go to our many dancers, singers, entertainers, guest speakers, as well as our great door prize donors for helping make the night so enjoyable. With help like this, the American Cancer Society can continue to work toward its goal of eliminating cancer as a major health problem. Funds raised at events like Relay For Life are used to provide: • Patient services such as rides to treatment, one-on-one support, camp for kids with cancer, and free housing at the Hope Lodge for patients who would otherwise have to travel long distances to Baltimore facilities for treatment. • Lifesaving cancer research. • Information and guidance to cancer patients and their families – 24 hours a day/7 days a week (1-800-ACS-2345 or www.cancer.org ). • Advocacy efforts to ensure things like patient’s rights and insurance coverage of early detection tests. We want to thank everyone who helped in this volunteer-driven community event and we apologize in advance to anyone who we inadvertently

Lodge #2092 in St. Mary’s as a sponsor of their “Wounded Warrior Project” awareness and fund raising campaign. This campaign is a yearlong series of events and promotions designed to bring awareness to the efforts of the Wounded Warrior Project. The mission of the Wounded Warrior Project is to honor and empower wounded warriors. The purpose is to raise awareness and enlist the public’s aid for the needs of severely injured service men and women, to help severely injured service men and women aid and assist each other, and to provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of severely injured service members. The Wounded Warrior Project is a nonprofit

organization that assists our warriors in receiving those benefits that will allow them to return to civilian life, including compensation, education, health care, insurance, housing, employment and so forth. The County Times will provide advertising, promotional, and awareness space throughout the next 12 months to the St. Mary’s Elks Lodge in support of their efforts to help this great organization and more importantly the brave men and women who have sacrificed themselves for our safety and freedom. Please watch our paper over the next year to see the many ways you and all of St. Mary’s County can join with the Elks to show our appreciation to these heroic Americans.

A Celebration All Summer Long, Right Here At Home

Maybe it’s because we live in a proud military community where we respect deeply the principles of our nation and our freedom. Maybe it’s because we are blessed with green fields of crops, hundreds of miles of beautiful waterfront, and thousands of good stable jobs. Maybe it’s because our pedigree is religious tolerance and we are a community steeped in Christian belief. Maybe all these and more contribute to the fact that there is no better place to celebrate our nation’s birthday than right here in St. Mary’s County. In fact, with our rich history, our many historical sites, and the vast array of cultural and community events scheduled over the next two months, why not make this a summer long celebration with family and friends here in St. Mary’s. With gas prices still a bit high, and the economy still treacherous, the money you will save by staying local will be an extra benefit. Plus you help make your hometown better by keeping your hard earned dollars working locally, creating added benefits for you and your family later. What better a place to start your 4th of July celebration than on the shores of the St. Mary’s River? Friday evening, July 3rd you can bring the family, a picnic basket and a couple of lawn chairs to St. Mary’s City, our state’s first capital, to enjoy the 3rd performance of the River Concert Series that takes place every Friday evening through July 31. The concert series is hosted by St. Mary’s College. This week enjoy a salute to the 50’s. As an added bonus, there will be fireworks after the concert. And the best part, it’s all FREE! Saturday the county will be abuzz with July 4th celebrations throughout our many communities. For more information about July 4th fireworks displays and other great happenings on the 4th, see our cover story in this week’s edition. Don’t think the celebration ends on Saturday; on Sunday July 5th head to Sotterley Plantation in Hollywood for a concert on the lawn from 1 pm till 4 pm. This concert is part of The St. Mary’s College Series which will feature two other on location concerts on the square in Leonardtown on Saturday’s July 11th and July 18th. Every Tuesday during the month of July the College of Southern Maryland will offer a family-friendly, free concert series on the lawn at the Leonardtown campus. Be sure to bring your lawn chairs and a picnic basket, concerts begin at 6:30 pm. A variety of artists will perform each week. Be sure to make plans now to attend The Potomac Jazz and Seafood Festival at St. Clements Island Museum, Colton’s Point on SaturThe festival is from 4 pm day July 11th. till 10 pm, but this is one you need to get to earlier in the day. Boat rides to St. Clements Island, the place where Maryland was founded by the English settlers, are available. Visit the

Island; see the reconstructed Blackistone Lighthouse and more. What a great time to revisit St. Mary’s history with the family. Performing July 17th thru July 19th and again July 23rd thru July 26th at Great Mills High School is the Summerstock Theater sponsored by St. Mary’s County Recreation and Parks. This year’s performance is Ragtime the Musical. For information on these fabulous performances, including tickets, contact Recreation and Parks at 301-475-4200 ext. 1800. You won’t want to miss this summer’s performance by The Newtowne Players at The Three Notch Theater in Lexington Park from July 17th thru August 2nd. Get acquainted with Shakespeare’s most famous fairies, Oberon and Puck as they present Shakespeare in Hollywood. For show times and ticket information you can call 301-737-5447 or visit online at www.newtowneplayers.org. Always fun for the family is our local fire department carnivals. The Hollywood Fire Department Carnival is July 16th thru July 19th and July 23rd thru July 27th. The Ridge Fire Department Carnival is August 6th thru August 9th and August 13th thru August 16th. Also this summer, you don’t want to miss First Friday’s on the Square in Leonardtown. Starting at 5 pm the first Friday of each month the town is alive with free entertainment, arts and specials. The first Friday in August you can register to win a free Hobie kayak. Also in Leonardtown, the fourth Saturday in July and the fourth Saturday in August beginning at 6 pm on the town square you can enjoy a free concert featuring local artists. You should also check out the Greenwell State Park website at www.greenwellfoundation.org for the many nature related family activities available this summer. On Saturday July 25th visit St. Clements Island History and Heritage Day between 11 am and 3 pm. On Saturday and Sunday July 25th and July 26th from 10 am to 4 pm Historic St. Mary’s City presents Tidewater Archaeology Weekend. How about a Bluegrass and Old Time Country Music Festival? Starting Thursday August 6th thru Saturday August 8th at the Goddard Family Farm in Leonardtown it’s the annual Lil Margaret’s Festival. Visit www.lilmargaretsbluegrass.com for more information. One of the best family fun events all summer, the highlight for the kids is on Saturday August 8th beginning at 4 pm you don’t want to miss the Beach Party on the Square in Leonardtown. Live entertainment, children’s activities, and great food await you and your family. New this year will be a great fireworks display that evening at the new Leonardtown Wharf Park. These and many more great activities await you and your family all summer long here in our beautiful part of this great country we call home. Happy Birthday America!

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African American Monument is a Tribute to Accomplishments In Lexington Park stands a monument erected to commemorate the significant and ongoing contributions African Americans have made to the growth and development of St. Mary’s County. The African American Monument is located in Freedom Park, at the corner of Tulagi Place and Route 235. In 1994, the Unified Committee for AfroAmerican Contributions (UCAC) formed to call attention to the contributions African Americans have made to St. Mary’s County. Founding UCAC members, led by life-long resident Elmer Brown, were determined to erect a monument to commemorate these accomplishments. It became a reality when the monument was dedicated on July 29, 2000. The monument’s shape recalls the Egyptian pyramids built by Africans and symbolizes strength and endurance. The use of unpolished native stones was inspired by the gospel hymn “Rough Side of the Mountain”, symbolizing the struggle of blacks. An eternal flame tops the monument and serves as a reminder of the eternal presence and inspiration provided by this community’s forebears. The six bronze plaques surrounding the monument note African American contributions in all walks of life: farming, education, community service, religion, trade services, business and technology. Bricks inscribed with names of donors form the path surrounding the monument. UCAC continues to sell bricks to help defray costs to maintain the monument. UCAC is currently working to erect a memorial to the two black Civil War Congressional Medal of Honor recipients from St. Mary’s County. UCAC is active in many other areas of the community and has produced exhibits, books and oral histories detailing facets of black life in St. Mary’s County. Information on UCAC, the African American Monument and other UCAC activities may be found at www.ucaconline.org . The African American Monument was featured last week in the County Times as the second site

visited by “Flat Sneaks”, the St. Mary’s County Library’s summer reading mascot, as part of the “Where’s Flat Sneaks?” contest. The weekly contest is sponsored by The County Times and produced by the library as part of the Celebrate 375! Campaign. Flat Sneaks will visit eight local sites throughout the summer with weekly clues to his whereabouts published in the County Times. Children ages 5 through 12 may participate in the contest. See Contest Details on Page 31

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As the new McDonald’s reaches the end of construction and prepares to open in St. Mary’s Square in Lexington Park, shop owners joined forces Saturday to host a community festival to celebrate the first of many upgrades now under way in the area. Both store owners and local residents expect that this latest restaurant and its new look

car show held in the parking lot. Throughout the Square, various shops also played hits by music icon Michael Jackson, who died a week ago after a cardiac arrest. For the businesses, Saturday’s event was not just an economic initiative to draw more customers; it was also a way of fostering a sense of community. Both residents and merchants want to change the perception people share about the area, which was originally built after World War

2nd Batch of Diamond Jim Rockfish Released

BALTIMORE (AP) - Maryland wildlife officials released another batch of specially tagged rockfish, including ``Diamond Jim,’’ who could be worth as much as $20,000 to one lucky angler. The 50 fish released into the Chesapeake Bay on Wednesday are the second of three batches being tagged and released by the Department of Natural Resources for its annual program to promote recreational fishing. One fish in each group

is a specially tagged ``Diamond Jim’’ fish. The first ``Diamond Jim’’ fish released earlier this month is worth $10,000. If it’s not caught by Wednesday, it loses its special status and the second ``Diamond Jim’’ fish will be worth $20,000. If that fish is not caught, another specially tagged fish to be released in August will be worth $25,000. The fish used in the contest are released at various points throughout the bay.

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Photo by Stephen McClay Jenessa Herbert (left), Aden Dent (rear) and Quentin Wilson (front) check out one of the cars at the festival hosted by businesses in St. Mary’s Square in Great Mills on Saturday. Owners of the shopping center recently repaved the parking lot and plan to install shrubs as part of revitalization efforts under way in the area.

will help attract more jobs and business to the square and to the area across from the Naval Air Station. “We need a 24-hour food place around here,” said Willie Lennon, of Lexington Park. “A lot of people get off late or work nights. They don’t want to go home and make a seven-course meal. They want something quick and cheap.” The county’s Community Development Corp. is funding water and sewer improvements and streetscapes in the area. And the Square’s merchant association is anticipating changes soon by the owners of the shopping center, including repaved sidewalks and fresh shrubs along the road. At the festival Saturday next to the nearly finished McDonald’s, local business owners offered face painting, animal adoption, carnival snacks and flyers with coupons for businesses. The square was decorated with tents, banners and balloons but the featured event was the

II to serve the new and growing Navy base. Over the years, the Square lost some of its businesses due to competition from newer chain stores and shopping centers along Route 235 running past the base. “We are stereotyped down here,” says Candice Moneymaker, of Lexington Park, the sponsor coordinator of the Southern Maryland Youth Football League. “But those stereotypes simply aren’t true! Most of the people you meet down here are so nice. Look at how many people have come out to try to build a better community.” And the glow of community was apparent, from the children with cotton candy smiles to the numerous car hoods raised for show. “It’s changing,” said newer resident and Hair in the Square Salon owner Tina Garrison smiling. “We are becoming a community. We’re multicultural. We’re diverse. We’re like a city!” Laughing, she added, “We are the city of St. Mary’s County.”

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The St. Mary’s County Chamber of Commerce based in California recently honored Colony Builders with its Community Service Award at its seventh annual Business Awards Luncheon. The award recognizes outstanding community service and corporate citizenship. From 1996 through 1999, company owner Don Cropp served as a chair of the Little Flower School building committee. His efforts resulted in repainting of the interior of the entire school, refurbishing of restrooms and the addition of a new library and computer science lab within the building. In 2005, Cropp and the company joined with a number of community leaders to form the St. Mary’s County Hurricane Relief Fund to help victims in D’Iberville, Miss. On their first trip the group delivered more than 800

backpacks filled with school supplies along with first-aid kits, air mattresses, cleaning supplies and kitchen necessities for the students, teachers and staff of the D’Iberville elementary and middle schools.. During 2006-2008, the St. Clement’s One Hundred Organization asked Colony Builders to provide drawings for the reconstruction of the Blackistone Lighthouse, which the company also oversaw at no cost. Through these efforts and those of many volunteers, the lighthouse was completed within 12 months and hundreds of thousands of dollars under the original budget. Colony Builders has also provided building plans, advice and construction consultation at no cost for a variety of nonprofit organizations.

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Hollywood Man Picked for NASA’s 2009 Astronaut Class

In Their Own Words: Scott D. Tingle When did you know that you wanted to become an astronaut? Two days after my 4th birthday (…21 July 1969). What was it that inspired this goal and what steps did you take to get there? My inspirations included our space pioneers, several outstanding teachers and mentors, my family and many life-long friends. I planned an education and training path focused on my interests, which included science, engineering, and flying….and then stuck to it. What was your reaction to hearing that you were selected? I was very excited, but I struggled for words. The excitement of being asked to join this incredible team was overwhelming. I ultimately summed it up by indicating that my seabag would be packed that night. What are some of your hobbies, interests and special talents? Guitar, auto repair, home computing, woodworking, playing with the kids and two energetic Dalmatians.

Contract Awarded for Swiss Hornet

McDonnell Douglas Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Boeing Co., St. Louis, Mo., is being awarded a $18,232,373 contract against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-05-G-0026) for the design, integration and installation for a C-model and D-model Swiss F/A-18 Hornet aircraft for the Government of Switzerland under the foreign military sales program. Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, is the contracting activity. The effort includes Upgrade 25 Familiar-

ization, Engineering and O-Level Maintenance training. Work will be performed in St. Louis (60 percent) and Emmen, Switzerland (40 percent) and is expected to be completed in March 2013. Contract funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year. Currently serving the armed services of eight nations, according to the Boeing Web site, the F/A-18 fulfills the following types of assignment: fighter escort, suppression of enemy air defenses, reconnaissance, forward air control, close air support, and day and night strike missions.

Public Talk About Special Operations

The Patuxent Partnership will host a breakfast briefing regarding Naval special warfare and its role in the war on terror on Wed., July 8, at the Southern Maryland Higher Education Center in California. The event is free and open to the general public as well as to all Naval Air Station Patuxent River personnel. Pre-registration is required in order to manage seating and catering. The speakers will be retired Navy captains Steve Gilmore and Dan’l Steward, who will be talking about the involvement of the Navy’s special operators – Sea-Air-Land and Special Warfare Combatant-Craft crewmen – in the global war on terror.  “Naval Special Warfare is a force that is heavily engaged in fighting the global war on terror and taking the fight to the enemy,” said Gilmore in a press release. “Although the [Naval Special Warfare] community normally does not advertise the nature of their work, Capt. Steward and I are looking forward to sharing the aspects of the rigorous training and preparation, as well as the missions

and operations of the SEALs … during our visit with the Patuxent Partnership members and guests.” Gilmore served on the USS Elliot, USS Schenectady, USS Germantown and the USS Tortuga before assuming command of the USS Essex in 1998, completing a Persian Gulf/western Pacific deployment. From 2002 to 2004 he served as the Force Inspector General for Naval Special Warfare Command before retiring from active duty. Steward served a commanding officer of SEAL Team One. After retiring from military service, he worked for an international company specializing in development of independent power plans in third-world countries. In 2001, he co-founded and became director of Titan Corp.’s Strategic Security Systems unit. The Southern Maryland Higher Education Center is located at 44219 Airport Road. Doors will open at 7 a.m. with check in and social time with coffee and breakfast snacks. The program will begin at 7:30 a.m. and adjourn by 9 a.m. To register, go to www.paxpartnership.org.

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James Nelson Barnes, 83

James Nelson Barnes, 83, of Lexington Park, Maryland, died on June 20, 2009. James was born on November 15, 1925 in Scotland; Maryland to Irene Barnes and Colbert Barnes Sr. James grew up in Scotland, Maryland and attended Cardinal Gibbons Institute until 1940. He had a distinguished and enjoyable career with the United States Government where he worked as a carpenter from 19431981. James enjoyed carpentry, socializing, reminiscing about the past and had a strong liking for yellow cake with chocolate frosting. James is survived by is sons; David Barnes (Belinda), Raymond Barnes (Brenda) five grandchildren; Cindy, Dwight, Angela, Tony and Marsa, as well as two step-grandchildren; Harold & Jill, eight great-grandchildren; Arnisa, Trevon, Zykiah, Ramon and Antonio as well as three step greatgrandchildren; Eugene, Harold and Kennadi, a very special nephew; Edwin Hewlett and a long time friend; Dorothy Gary, one brother; Bernard Barnes (Elsie) and two sisters; Della Roberts and Estelle Argo as well as many other dear friends and family members. His loving wife of 19 years, Ellouise Margaret Barnes, mother, Irene Barnes and father, Colbert Barnes Sr., brothers Colbert, Elwood & John, and a sister Reva Gough preceded James in death. A Mass of Christian burial was celebrated on Saturday, June 27, 2009 at 10:30 A.M at St. Peter Claver Catholic Church, St. Inigoes, MD, with Father Scott Woods officiating. Pallbearers were Dwight Barnes, Harold Seymore, Mervin White, Robert White, Johnny Barnes & Manuel Bryan. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A. Leonardtown, MD.

Henry L. Johnson, 68 Henry L. Johnson, 68 of Bush-

wood, MD died June 25, 2009 at Washington Hospital Center. Born February 28, 1941 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Harry and Frances Young Johnson. He was the loving husband of Helen Josephine Hill whom he married on October 7, 1974. He is also survived by his children Alan (Lynette) Johnson of Laurel, MD and Patricia (Harold) Reid of Clinton, MD; his sister Edna Moses of Washington, DC; twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Henry moved to St. Mary’s county in January 1995. He served in the army for two years and was a mechanic helper for Cusic Mechanics in Chaptico, MD, retiring in September 2004. He enjoyed working on cars, mowing grass, playing cards and buying lotteries and hitting nothing! The family received friends on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 from 9:30-10:30 AM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 11:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Bushwood, MD with Fr. Timothy Baer officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Anthony Armstrong, Weslee Hill, Jerome Hill, Olando Hill, Lamont Hill and Lydall Mason.

Mary Evelyn Emmaline Hill Somerville, 92

Mary Evelyn Emmaline Hill Somerville, 92, of Hollywood, MD, was born on May 30, 1917 to Charles Edmund and Sarah Lee

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Barber Hill. Mary Emmaline or Evelyna as she was known was the sixth child of nine children. Evelyna attended school from first through seventh grade at a little one-room school house, in Cross Roads (Hurry), MD. It was then that she began to work in the tobacco fields of the family. This was the first of many jobs to help provide the family with food, clothing and secure the family home. Other work adventures took her to Millison’s Restaurant and family home as a cook and caretaker; and to Cedar Point (on the naval base) as a cafeteria worker. It was there that she met the love of her life, James Edward (Teeny Boy) Somerville, Sr. Evelyna joined James in holy matrimony on May 25, 1947. A 50 th wedding celebration was held in 1997. Through this union, Evelyna bore nine children. Evelyna worked hard raising her children; there was no such thing as a nonworking house wife when you had nine children. She provided them with a warm, good and well-loved home. She always received compliments on how well her children behaved when visiting others. Evelyna and Teeny Boy taught them some of life’s simple lessons: sewing, preparing cured meats, tending to the garden, canning vegetables, working in the tobacco fields, fixing engines, cutting wood, carpentry work and how to be a loving and caring family. Being the family glue, Evelyna had an abundance of love for each and every grandchild and great-grandchild. She knew all of them by name and their unique characteristics. Evelyna was a protector and a regulator. She ensured that things were going to be done right and that nobody was going to take advantage of anyone. Evelyna’s later years were spent enjoying and supporting various organizations by going on trips, attending dinners and dances, and visiting family and friends whenever she was able. A devoted Catholic, she was a member of St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church in Hollywood, MD. Evelyna leaves to cherish her fond memories, her children: James Edward, Jr. (Beatrice), of Newburg; Thomas Eugene (Agnes) of Hollywood; Ann Loretta Carter (James) of Clinton; Charles Webster and Pernell Sylvester (Elaine), both of Hollywood; Robert Jerome of Fort Washington; Allen Francis (Linda) of Mechanicsville; Patricia Marie and Gwynn Xavier, both of Hollywood; brother Thomas Eugene Hill of Bushwood; 16 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. Evelyna was predeceased by her parents; loving husband James Edward Sr.; daughter-in-law Dinah; granddaughter Katina Yates; 3 infant grandchildren; 1 infant great-grandchild; siblings: John Henry Hill, Charles Edmund Hill Jr., James Aloysius Hill, Agnes Marie Somerville, Sara Lee and

Joseph Andrew Hill, and Mary Lettie Stevens. Family received friends for Evelyna’s Life Celebration on Thursday, June 25, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in St. John Francis Regis Catholic Church, 43927 St. John’s Road, Hollywood, MD 20636. Prayers were recited at 7:00 p.m. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated by Reverend Ray Schmidt on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were Jermaine Barnes, James Blackwell, Roy Person, Damian Somerville, Pernell Somerville, Jr, Robert Somerville, Jr., Thomas Somerville, Jr., and Carlos Yates. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Charles Somerville II, and James Somerville III. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

Leonard “Lenny” Van Ryswick, 61 Leonard “Lenny” Van Ryswick, 61, of Leonardtown, MD died June 14, 2009 at his residence. Born November 26, 1947 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of the late Joseph Francis and Frances Teresa Beall Van Ryswick. He was the loving husband of Kathryn Borchert Kennedy Van Ryswick whom he married on December 29, 2006 in Medley’s Neck, MD. He is survived by his children; Lori Scriber of California, MD, Phyllis Superior and her husband Scott of Mechancisville, MD, Wayne Van Ryswick and his wife Kelly of Leonardtown, MD, Nicole Atlas and her husband Dennis of California, MD and Kelly Scheer and her husband John of Mechanicsville, MD as well as his grandchildren; Shaunte’ Scriber, Tyler Superior, Faith Van Ryswick, Josh Van Ryswick, Zachary Van Ryswick, Matthew Atlas and Dean Atlas and two great grandchildren Malakai and Milan Gordon. He is also survived by his siblings: Joseph Van Ryswick, Peter Van Ryswick, Evelyn Ryce and Peggy Wathen, all of Leonardtown, MD and David Van Ryswick of Great Mills, MD. He was preceded in death by his first wife Shirley Ann Wathen whom he married on February 7, 1970 in Mechanicsville, MD and who preceded him in death of January 23, 2004. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, Lenny was a Senior Service Officer for The Architect of the Capitol for 26 years, retiring on October 2, 1999. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus and enjoyed farming. The family received friends on Tuesday, June 16, 2009 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the MattingleyGardiner Funeral Home Chapel, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were said at 7:00 PM with Knights of Columbus prayers following. A Mass of Christian Burial was held

on Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at Our Lady’s Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD at 10:00 AM with Fr. Thomas LaHood officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Michael Van Ryswick, Micky Ryce, Shawn Wathen, Timmy Ryce, Stephen Van Ryswick, Kevin Ryce and Leonard Wathen, Jr. Honorary pallbearers will be Sonny Ryce, Leonard Wathen, Sr., Mike Wathen, John Wathen, Douglas Wathen, Jr. and Roy Copsey. Contributions may be made to Leonardtown Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 299, Leonardtown, MD 20650. To leave a condolence for the family please visit www.mgf h.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.

Peggy Leigh Rice Wooten, 66 Peggy Leigh Rice Wooten, 66, of Mechanicsville, MD, died June 15, 2009 at her residence. Born September 6, 1942 in Riverdale, MD, she was the daughter of the late Thomas and Edrie Rice. Mrs. Wooten worked for BAE Systems for 16 years as an Inventory Data Clerk; she loved the ocean, dancing, reading and the Baltimore Oriel’s, and most of all spending time with her grandchildren. Peggy is survived by her husband; John “Jack” Wooten of Mechanicsville, MD, children; Kelly Winchell (Kevin), of Mechanicsville, MD, Courtney Raley (Joseph), Hollywood, MD and Karyn Hudson (Tim), of Hollywood, MD one sister; Shirley Hadsock of Gainesville, FL, 11 grandchildren; Rikki, Jaclyn, Scott, Patrick, Caroline, Hannah, Madelyn, Tamara, Danielle, Melissa and LeAnne. In addition to her parents Mrs. Wooten was preceded in death by her grandson; Tony Waterman and 3 siblings; Barbara, Judy and Tom. Family received friends for Peggy’s Life Celebration on Thursday, June 18, 2009, from 5 to 8 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD where prayers were recited at 7:30 p.m., a Funeral Service was held on Friday, June 19, 2009, at noon in St. John’s Catholic Church, Hollywood, MD with Father Ray Schmidt officiating. Interment followed in Charles Memorial Gardens, Leonardtown, MD. Pallbearers were Jeff Daye, Larry Fitzgerald, Bobby Bates, Bill Crum, Tommy Gasch and Mark Howe. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, Inc., P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or Autism Speaks, 2 Park Ave. 11th floor, New York, NY 10016 www.autismspeaks.org. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements provided by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.

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On Monday night the sun began setting over the large parking lot next to the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department’s social hall, where the skeleton of a Ferris wheel towered above the concrete and Billy Mattingly, president of the department, worked with several other volunteers to put one of the other rides together. “That ride is called the ‘whip ride,’ and that’s for our carnival that starts on July 16. Along with doing this July Fourth event, we’re also having to do our carnival setup and get things ready for inspection, so it’s been a lot of work,” said Mattingly, sitting down for a moment to relax. As usual the Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department will be hosting their summer carnival but before that they will also host their first Fourth of July fireworks show at the grounds off Route 235, a show that evolved from its successful 50 th anniversary event two years ago, which featured a live fireworks display. “Everybody enjoyed it so much two years ago when we had our 50 th that the morale committee chairman approached me about trying to have fireworks this year,” he said, “so we said let’s throw in a car show and get sponsors, and that’s where we are now.” Mattingly said that DJ Brady, head of the morale committee, had come up with the idea of having a car show the same day to offset some of the costs of the fireworks display and draw sponsors. “The car show is $20 a car if you want to enter a car, and then it’s $3 per person,” he said. “Hopefully we’ll fill

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the lot up, but I really don’t know how many to expect … I don’t think we’ve done very many pre-registers, but we’ll be expecting a lot more that day.” Also on the day’s agenda is a raff le, live music by the band “Snakebite,” and food and snacks offered by the Ladies Auxiliary. The car show is set to run from noon to 5 p.m., after which admission will be free. The fireworks are set to go off at sunset with live music beginning at 7 p.m. “Of course we’re hoping the car show will pay for the whole event and make it a first annual,” said Mattingly, who said later that the department had no monetary goal, only the desire to put on a good show. Of course Hollywood volunteers won’t be the only ones setting off fireworks on the Fourth. The county will still host its own Freedom Fest at the county fairgrounds, which will include live entertainment beginning at 5 p.m., culminating with a fireworks display at dark. Calvert County will have its annual fireworks on the water on Solomons Island, plus a Fourth of July fireworks cruise for paying patrons at the Calvert Marine Museum. Mattingly said he wasn’t too concerned about competing with county sponsored events, because he felt his department would simply be offering one more choice for families over the Fourth of July weekend. “I don’t have a concern because I think with all the people who want to see fireworks, it takes away from the congestion over in Leonardtown and Solomons. It’s just another place to view fireworks,” he said. “We’ve got a huge facility here. Hopefully we’ll be able to fill it up and people will enjoy themselves.”

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River Concert and Fireworks Friday, July 3 St. Mary’s College – 7 p.m. Free Event. Enjoy the River Concert Series’ salute to the’50s with soloist Hilary Kole. The Chesapeake Orchetra will also perform Sousa Marches and Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture.” A fireworks display will conclude the evening of festivities. Get details at www.riverconcertseries.com or call 240-895-2024. Freedom Fest 2009 Saturday, July 4 St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds (Leonardtown) – 5-10 p.m. Free Event. Alcohol- and drug-free family celebration includes entertainment, food, family activities and a fire works demonstration at dark. For more information, call the Division of Community Services at 301-475-4200 ext. 1849. Hollywood Volunteer Fire Department Fireworks Display Saturday, July 4 Hollywood VFD grounds – 7 p.m. Free after 7 p.m. Car, Truck & Bike Show all day, regis tration from noon-3 p.m. Music during the day by DJ Charlie Thompson. $20 per vehicle and $3 for each ad ditional person. Live music by “Snakebite” and free fire works show at dusk. Birthday Celebration of our Nation and State Sunday, July 5 Sotterley Plantation (Hollywood) – 1-4 p.m. Featuring the Chesapeake Brass Ensemble led by Maestro Jeffrey Silberschlag of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. Prizes will be awarded through a Brown Bag Raffle and Silent Auction. Those with a Military ID get in free. The cost is $10 per vehicle. Visit www.sotterley.org for more information.

Calvert County Chesapeake Beach Fireworks Friday, July 3 4160 Mears Ave, Chesapeake Beach – dusk Free Event. The fireworks are discharged right in front of the Rod-n-Reel. Call 410-257-2230 for more information. Solomons Fireworks Saturday, July 4 Solomons Island, MD – dusk Free Event. Fourth of July Fireworks over Solomons Is land. People located anywhere on the island should have a good view of the fireworks. Fireworks Cruise Aboard the Wm. B. Tennison Saturday, July 4 Calvert Marine Museum – 8 p.m. Adults $35. Preregistration required. Call 410-326-2042, ext. 41 for more information.

Charles County Charles County Independence Day Fireworks Display Saturday, July 4 Charles County Fairgrounds (La Plata) – 5 p.m. Free Event. Games and activities for kids include pony rides, moon bounce, face painting and more. No alcoholic beverages permitted. Fireworks begin at dusk. Town of La Plata Independence Day Celebration Saturday, July 4 La Plata Train Station (100 Kent Ave) – 11 a.m-1 p.m. Free Event. There will be musical entertainment, moon bounces, hot dogs, bottled water and ice cream, plus an inaugural Watermelon Bash. Call Amy Peña at 301-934-8421 or go to apena@townoflaplata.org for more information. Indian Head Annual 4th of July Celebration Saturday, July 4 Village Green Park (Indian Head) – 3:30 p.m.– 10 p.m. Free Event. Patriotic kickoff ceremony 3:30 p.m. Fire works display at 9:10 p.m. No pets, no alcohol. For more information, call 301-743-5511 or 301-753-6633, or go to http://www.townofindianhead.org.

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State Updates Guidelines For Free and Reduced-Price Meals The Maryland State Department of Education announced last week changes in income eligibility guidelines for free and reducedprice meals. The new guidelines, which are set by the federal government and have been adopted by the department, will apply from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010. Household size and income is the most common way to determine eligibility. For example, a child from a family of four is eligible for free school meals if the household’s current income is below $28,665. If the family’s income is between $28,665 and $40,793, the child is eligible for reduced-price meals. Eligibility for the program is redefined every year to account for changes in the Consumer Price Index. The free and reduced guidelines were obtained by multiplying the 2009 federal income poverty guidelines by 130 percent and 185 percent, respectively, and by rounding the result upward to the next whole dollar. The end result is that

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more students may be eligible for free or reduced-price meals this year than in previous years. Children enrolled in a Head Start program, children certified as homeless or migrant, and most children living in households that receive benefits from the Food Supplement Program (formerly known as the Food Stamp Program) or Temporary Cash Assistance are eligible for free meals and do not need to fill out an application. Some Food Supplement and Cash Assistance households will receive a letter from the school telling them that their children are eligible for free meals; households that do not receive a letter by the beginning of the school year should fill out an application. The school will let parents/guardians know whether their children qualify for free or reduced-price meals. Households may speak with school officials if they disagree with the school’s decision or they may appeal the decision and request a fair hearing.

INCOME ELIGIBILITY GUIDELINES (Effective July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010) Free Meals Reduced-Price Meals Year $14,079 18,941 23,803 28,665 33,527 38,389 43,251 48,113

Month $1,174 1,579 1,984 2,389 2,794 3,200 3,605 4,010

Week $271 365 458 552 645 739 832 926

Year $20,036 26,955 33,874 40,793 47,712 54,631 61,550 68,469

Month $1,670 2,247 2,823 3,400 3,976 4,553 5,130 5,706

Week $386 519 652 785 918 1,051 1,184 1,317

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College Partners With Community Groups For Big Read The College of Southern Maryland is partnering with 16 organizations to launch a second Big Read as part of the National Endowment for the Arts literature program. The college and local partners were among 269 grant recipients and will receive $17,275 for programs to be offered next February that will focus on Ray Bradbury’s book “Fahrenheit 451.” The community-based reading programs will feature a variety of activities such as book discussions, lectures, dramatic presentations and movie screenings. The college’s partners are currently planning kick-off programs and the schedule of activities, which will be posted on the college’s Web site at www.csmd.edu.

Howell Becomes All-American Scholar at Large Amber Marie Howell, 11, a rising seventh grader at Leonardtown Middle School, has been named an honorary member of the United States Achievement Academy in Lexington, Ky., a distinction that also has carried with it a coveted place on the annual list of All-American Scholars at large, an elite group chosen from the academy’s top 10 percent of students. Among her other commendations is the President’s Award for Academic Achievement, the Good Citizenship Award, honor roll and the Perfect Attendance Award. Amber has also competed in the Special Olympics, winning gold medals in running and throwing, and a silver medal for jumping. She said that her favorite subject in school is science, adding later that she also enjoys toying with cars when she’s not in school. The United States Achievement Academy was founded in 1978 to recognize outstanding students in grades 6 through 12, with faculty members representing all 50 states, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. The average GPA of academy members is 3.8 on a 4.0 scale. As an honorary member of the academy, Amber will be eligible for scholarships as she advances with her education. “I’m very proud of her accomplishments,” said mother Laura Howell. “I think she’s a perfect model for other special education students, to inspire other ones to pursue their dreams.”

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Students Learn About Tech Careers

High school students from Charles and St. Mary’s counties recently spent a day learning about healthcare career Tech Prep programs available and transferable – tuition-free – to the College of Southern Maryland during an interactive, hands-on tour of CSM’s Health Technology Building at its La Plata Campus. The students who participated in Tech Prep Day visited with CSM instructors and professionals in the fields they are considering. In addition to healthcare, Tech Prep programs include accounting, finance, criminal justice, electronics, computer applications, graphic communications and more. The programs give students an early start, and college credit, for the completion of select high school courses. “Tech Prep will help students confirm their decision to pursue a field of study or pique their interest in another field,” said CSM Nursing and Allied Health Advisor Jackie Koerbel who introduced the program to visiting high school juniors. Students can begin taking high school Tech Prep courses their sophomore year and can earn college credit through CSM if they complete the entire sequence of high school career and technology courses with a cumulative grade of B or higher. Credit for these courses can be transferred to CSM. For more information, visit www.csmd.edu/ academics/techprep or call CSM’s Tech Prep coordinator at 301-934-2251, ext. 7433.

St. Mary’s Hospital Hosting Interns

This summer, 13 high school and four college students are participating in a paid, eight-week internship through August at St. Mary’s Hospital. For college students Dana Daniel, a St. Mary’s Ryken graduate, the summer internship is a way to gain experience in the health care field, which she wants to enter after college. “I wanted a deeper insight into how a hospital works,” Daniel said. Now a senior at the University of MarylandBaltimore, Daniel is earning her pre-medical certificate. She hopes to attend medical school and study cardiology. “St. Mary’s Hospital’s Student Intern program allows local students the opportunity to gain real work experience, learn transferable skills, and grow personally and professionally toward a health care career,” said Marcia Chase, Human Resources generalist II, in a press release. More than 100 high school students and 75 college students applied for a summer internship. The three other college students include Caitlin Rose, a Leonardtown High School graduate at Greensboro College; Anna Winship, an Athens Academy graduate at St. Mary’s College; and Alli Mora, a Leonardtown High School graduate at the University of Maryland-College Park. The remaining 13 interns are current students or recent graduates of local high schools. They include: • Great Mills High School (Harriette Carrington); • Leonardtown High School (Kristen Healey, Kirsten Olson, Princess Polidore, Kortney Redding, Lauren Riddell); • St. Mary’s Ryken (Lauren Morgan); • Chopticon High School (Jessica Emmart, Brittney Knight, Nicole Leonard, Sara Nichols, Chelsea Richardson, Danielle Wylie).

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Assault Suspect Released On Bond By Guy Leonard Staff Writer A Mechanicsville man has been released from the county detention center on $50,000 bond after he allegedly pointed a rifle at another motorist while stopped at a Charlotte Hall intersection on Three Notch Road June 28. The victim, Angela Small, was driving north on Three Notch Road when a green Ford pickup truck drove up behind her and got so close she couldn’t see the headlights of the vehicle in her rearview mirror, according to charging documents filed against Nicholas Wayne Weekley, 19, by Deputy Brian J. Connelly. Small was unable to pull over and let the truck pass because of traffic and the lack of a shoulder, charging documents stated. Eventually, the truck passed her and moved directly in front of her, slowing down drastically and causing them both to drive well

below the speed limit, charging documents stated. When both vehicles came to a stop on Three Notch Road at the intersection with Golden Beach Road, Small saw the driver pull a rifle from the back seat of the truck, turn around and point it at her, according to charging documents. As the light turned green, she was able to drive off and call 911. Deputies later found the truck with a license plate description given by Small and confronted Weekley, court papers stated. Weekley said he had had an argument with another driver but he denied aiming a rifle at anyone. Deputies found a .22 caliber Thompson Center rifle in the back seat in plain view that matched the description of the weapon given by Small, according to charging documents. Weekley was arrested and charged with first and second degree assault.

Sheriff: Grant Money Could Fund Warrant Squad By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Since taking office more than two years ago, Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron has wanted to reduce the county’s backlog of criminal warrants yet to be served as much as possible. A plan by Gov. Martin O’Malley to release funds in order to make a dent in the statewide backlog could help him do that, Cameron said. The Violent Offender Warrant Reduction program, to be funded by federal stimulus dollars according to an O’Malley administration press release, will award 15 grants of $1 million each to pay for officer overtime to track down fugitives and serve warrants. Cameron said his office would apply for some of that money to ensure that he could start up a warrant squad of officers working overtime to combat the backlog. “That still concerns me that we have warrants in our hold file,” Cameron told The Coun-

ty Times. “We’ve been chipping away at it.” Cameron said his deputies have been making progress, but there are still 887 warrants in the agency’s “hold file” that shows deputies have attempted to serve them unsuccessfully, either because the fugitive has moved away to another state or otherwise cannot be found. So far this year, Cameron said, the agency has a total of 1,273 warrants to serve the majority of which are the lot in the hold file. Those warrants occasionally include violent offenders, but most “run the gamut of misdemeanor crimes,” he said. The O’Malley administration press release stated that the grants will help serve more than 4,000 criminal warrants statewide. The release went on to state that tens of thousands of warrants often go without service statewide for lack of manpower and funding. “Anytime there’s an economic downturn, overtime money is the first to go,” Cameron said. “Every jurisdiction has a backlog.”

UPDATE

Police Continue Search For Suspects In Lexington Park Shooting By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Investigators are still looking for witnesses as well as suspects in the early morning shooting that occurred at a bar in Lexington Park Monday. Detectives began their case when Jawon Nathaniel Berry, 21, showed up at the emergency room of St. Mary’s Hospital Center with a gunshot wound to the groin. Berry was taken soon after to Washington Hospital Center for treatment and is listed in stable condition. Detectives believe that while customers at Butler’s Place on Three Notch Road were leav-

ing at about 2 a.m. June 29 that someone fired several shots, striking Berry. Capt. Rick Burris, commander of the Bureau of Criminal Investigations, said that investigators are still trying to track down witnesses to the shooting and have no suspects yet. Also, no weapon has been recovered from the incident, Burris said. Sheriff Timothy K. Cameron said that Butler’s Place had not been a site for trouble recently, although there had been large fights there several years ago. “We haven’t really had anything there in a long time,” Cameron said.

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Man Charged With Unauthorized Contact With Minor On June 22, 2009, Corporal Joseph Somerville responded to Cheryl Court in Mechanicsville for a report of a missing juvenile. The investigation revealed the juvenile, a 13- year-old female, continuously sneaks out of her mother’s and/or father’s residence to meet Roy James Phillips, 19, of Derwood. Phillips is an adult and the missing juvenile is a minor. Phillips has been told numerous times by the juvenile’s mother to stay away and have no contact with her daughter. Phillips allegedly refuses to comply with the mother’s demand. The mother advised Phillips allegedly telephones her daughter and then her daughter sneaks out of the house to meet him. A short time later, the missing juvenile was located with Phillips. Phillips was arrested and charged with contributing to the condition of a minor for taking the juvenile out of the care and custody of a parent without the parent’s permission.

Police: Man Pointed Gun At Victim On June 22, 2009, deputies responded to North Essex Drive in Lexington Park for a report of an assault involving a handgun. The investigation revealed Francis Otha Evans Jr., .71, of Lexington Park, was in verbal dispute with the victim. When the victim refused to leave his room, Evans allegedly pulled a .32-caliber revolver from his nightstand drawer, pointed the handgun at the victim and told the victim to leave. The victim fled the room fearing for her life and called 911. Deputies located the revolver along with .32-caliber bullets in the nightstand drawer. Evans was arrested and charged with first-degree assault, second-degree assault and using a handgun capable of being concealed upon the person in the commission of a felony or crime of violence.

Man Charged With Hospital Parking Lot Assault On June 23, 2009, deputies responded to the parking lot at St. Mary’s Hospital for a report of an assault. The investigation revealed Patrick Alfonso Gayle, 22, of Lexington Park, was engaged in a verbal dispute with the victim, which escalated into a physical assault when Gayle allegedly grabbed the victim by the neck scratching the victim. Gayle was arrested and charged with second-degree assault.

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British officer. ‘ No by G—d, I do,’ says he, Columnist Linda Reno and stab’d him on the spot.” is a historian and genealogist A friend of Jack’s said that about specializing in Southern 15 months after Stony Point he almost got married. He was “damn’d nigh Maryland history. Mrs. Reno is a it. How he escaped, I know not…. member of the St. Mary’s County her wedding clothes were made but Historical Society, St. Mary’s County ….poor Kitty Crane, you must hug Genealogical Society, Charles County your sheets.” Genealogical Society, Maryland Historical Jack was later promoted to Lt. Society and the Maryland Genealogical Colonel and went south with the Society. She has authored many books Marylanders. South Carolina was a hot bed of Tory activity, but Jack and articles on local history. We was having none of it. “Citizens who hope you will enjoy these articles crossed him got arrested or beaten up and welcome your comments or horse-whipped.” He was in command and suggestions for of the First Maryland Regiment when future subjects. Charleston was liberated in December 1782. While in South Carolina he was challenged to a duel and given his choice of weapBy Linda Reno ons. “He enter’d the appointed field, with his Contributing Writer knapsack on his back, with three days proviLt. John “Jack” Stewart began his Revo- sions, a Musquet and Bayonet, with 60 rounds lutionary War service under the command of of ammunition, and as soon as he came within Capt. John Allen Thomas of St. Mary’s Coun- sight of his antagonist, he began to fire and ty. Described as “six feet tall, well made, and advance, and so continued, and his opponent handsome,” he was also young, brash, and hot was obliged to leave him the field.””2009 At last the war was over and the army tempered. was about to be disbanded. On March 21, On September 17, 1776 in New York, Stewart led a scouting party of Marylanders 1783 Jack was observed riding his horse down to locate British troops. They encountered a steep hill at a full gallop and people were and joined forces with a small group of Con- sure they’d both be killed and he was, but it necticut soldiers. Soon they accosted an ad- wasn’t until the next evening while riding on vanced guard of the British and as the first a level road his horse fell and Jack was thrown shot was fired, one of the Connecticut soldiers took off. The next morning, Jack went to the Connecticut encampment and demanded the name of the man as he planned to charge him with cowardice. William Phelps was brought forward and Jack said to him that he had “behaved like a damned coward and was not fit for an Ensign.” Phelps countered that he was as fit for an Ensign as Jack was for a Lieutenant. Jack smacked Phelps in the face with his open hand. Col. Silliman (of Connecticut) ordered Jack’s arrest whereupon Jack threw his hat on the ground and said “I’ll go to my tent—all you can do is take my commission, but I am a gentleman, and will put it out of your power, for I will resign it, and Reproduced by in less than two hours will be revenged permission of The on you, God damn you.” There was a court Society of the Cincinnati, martial, but both men were found not guilty. Washington, D.C. On August 22, 1777 Jack was taken head fi rst into a ditch. Jack always said he prisoner at Staten Island in the midst of a pitched battle. It was said that he “had never didn’t want to live to be an old man—he was gave them an inch before he found that he just 25. Shortly after the Battle of Stony Point, had nothing left to keep them off with.” He Congress awarded Jack a silver medal for was imprisoned on one of the British prison ships—a death sentence for thousands, but bravery but he never received it. In 1790 Presnot Jack. Shortly after capture, he slipped into ident Washington sent it to Jack’s father with a letter in which he said “it must afford some the water and swam to freedom. By July 15, 1779 Jack (now Major) led pleasing consolation when reflecting upon the an advance party in an assault on Stony Point loss of a worthy Son.” Worthy indeed! Jack’s medal is among many items now (NY). “Crazy Jack Stewart and Mad Anthony Wayne and the Light Infantry carried the fort on display at the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, D.C. as part of a free exhibition and lived to hear their countrymen’s praise.” “At the taking of Stoney Point he com- entitled “Maryland in the American Revolumanded one of the advance Guards; in cross- tion” that ends September 5. Go. Take the ing the Marsh his boot was filled with mud kids. They’ll learn more there than they are and water, he kicked it off and marched on taught in any classroom and all of you will with only one on. When he got in to the works have yet another reason to be proud of your he came to some pieces of Artillery and ask’d Maryland heritage. who commanded this artillery,’ I do,’ said a

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DJ Hunt Brings Internet Radio to Southern Maryland By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Nearly two months ago DJ John Hunt had a brainstorm. It was time, he said, for Southern Maryland to plug into the 21st century. “I’d been toying with the idea of Internet radio for a while, but I guess a month or so ago I all of a sudden had a big brainstorm. I went to a friend who knew DJ Gude, and she’s involved with somd.com, and they loved the idea, so I kind of jumped on it myself. I had a technical guy put the computers together, and we’ve been running with it ever since,” he said about the partnership with the Web site as a vehicle to reach more listeners. From the looks of things, this new operation is turning some heads, too. “It’s what I call adult alternative,” he said. “Some stations are vanilla, and they run the same 20 songs over and over again, and if you like vanilla, that’s cool. But I’m more of a 31 flavors, I guess,” he said. Though he’s not done transferring

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his stacks of vinyl and CDs to mp3s, Hunt says the swelling playlist is already starting to sprawl between genres, covering everything from Johnny Cash to R.E.M. to Cage the Elephant, with more additions each day. “We also play local artists; at least once an hour we’ll play a local artist that maybe hasn’t made it big, and Photo courtesy of Da some that have,” DJ John Hunt interviews rep vid Noss res en tat ive s Cr fro ab m the Maryland Blu s baseball team he said. at the recent St. e Mary’s Crab Festiv A seasoned Leonardtown. al in DJ with more his operation runs just like any other than 30 years of experience, Hunt started behind the radio station, except without broadcastswitchboard at his first unpaid job as a ing towers and fuzzy FM reception, and he has already amassed thousands of disc jockey in high school. “At Chopticon High School we built listeners. What Hunt said he hoped for was a radio station when I was a freshman, it was called WCHS, and I don’t know if it to have more DJs join the station, and he still exists, and then I got my first paid said he’d be keeping an eye out for interjob working Monday through Thursday esting show ideas, as well as suggestions night, working from six till midnight at for his own show, which airs from 7 a.m. the old WKIK when it was just an AM to noon on weekdays. FCC regulations don’t apply to Instation in Leonardtown,” he said, adding that he then went on to work for other lo- ternet radio, including his broadcasts. “If I feel the need – though I try to cal stations before going to Ohio to start keep it relatively clean – but if I want to a programming job. “I’ve done radio in Ohio, Nevada, play the uncut version of something, then Texas and Georgia, and here. That’s kind I can,” he said. But of course, to listen it does require of the path of the radio career, and it’s nice to be home in Southern Maryland,” a little more than bunny ears, namely a computer and some speakers. Internet rahe said. It seems he’s carving an interest- dio, as its name would suggest, operates ing niche for himself, building on a long via the Web, but visitors to the station’s evolution for a form of entertainment just Web site can find information on downstarting to make its mark in Southern loading media players, and even advice on devices that will stream the content to Maryland. “There are guys in their basement their Blackberries or iPhones. To find out more, or to listen, go to who’ve been broadcasting for years to, like, five people,” said Hunt, adding that www.radiosomd.fm.

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Thursday, July 2, 2009

Movie Review: ‘The Proposal’

By Christie Lemire AP Movie Critic All the romantic comedy conventions are shamelessly on parade in “The Proposal,” trampling on our brains and turning them into mush. They include an uptight character who literally lets her hair down to show she’s loosening up, a spontaneous sing-along, wacky relatives, a shocking mid-wedding revelation, a mad dash to the airport and, finally, some very public I-love-yous. Where is the creativity, people? By definition, this is a predictable genre – a guy and a girl who are clearly meant for each other eventually end up together, despite the many madcap obstacles and misunderstandings that come their way. We know the destination before we even park the car at the multiplex; it’s how we get there that matters. “The Proposal” seemed to be getting there with some spark and ingenuity, led by a couple of actors with solid comic chops. Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds are both well suited for snappy banter and they play off each other with some nice friction off the top. Bullock has always shown a flair for physical humor, but here she gets a chance to play a scheming, tyrannical New York book editor, which is a refreshing change from her frequently daffy winsomeness. But Anne Fletcher (who also directed the by-thenumbers “27 Dresses”) and screenwriter Peter Chiarelli obliterate any good will they’d generated when “The Proposal” turns gushy, piles on the contrivances and goes precipitously downhill in the final act. Bullock stars as Margaret Tate, a rigid Canadian who’s on the verge of being deported. She blackmails her put-upon assistant, aspiring editor Andrew Paxton (Reynolds), into marrying her to stay in the country. Think they’ll fall in love for real? In three days, no less? Perhaps in Sitka, Alaska, anything is possible. That’s where Andrew drags Margaret to meet his family to convince a persistent immigration official that they’re a real couple. Some typical fish-out-of-water antics ensue. Margaret wears four-inch Christian Louboutin pumps and schleps her matching Louis Vuitton luggage for the weekend. She samples the local cuisine with horror. For her bachelorette party, Andrew’s mom (Mary Steenburgen), grandmother (Betty White) and other family friends drag her to a bar for a little entertainment from a male stripper (Oscar Nunez, who has multiple functions on the island, none of which is terribly amusing.) White also gets repeatedly stranded here with awkward gags that don’t even come close to making the most of her comic talents. She’s more than capable of raunchy humor, which has always provided an endearing contrast with her prim looks; here, she’s merely asked to look silly. But we know these folksy folks will wear down Margaret’s defenses, and in no time she lets down her uptight ponytail and realizes maybe there’s more to Andrew than she’d previously realized. Seeing him naked probably also helped – it sure doesn’t hurt – in a scene in which both actors strip down to basically nothing. Both have been to the gym, it seems. As bickering co-workers, they’re a great fit. As potential romantic partners, not so much – and the 12year age difference is only part of what makes their connection seem implausible. There’s also the small problem of Margaret abandoning everything that defined her faster than you can say “I do.” (A Touchstone Pictures release; run time 104 minutes. Two stars out of four.)

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Thursday, July 2 • Little Minnows Calvert Marine Museum – 10 a.m. • BBQ Night VFW Post 2632 (California) – 5:30 p.m. • Drop-In Salsa House of Dance (Hollywood) – 6 p.m. • Ladies Night Spicers (Owings) – 7 p.m. • Karaoke Night Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9 p.m.

Friday, July 3 • First Free Friday Calvert Marine Museum – 5 p.m. • Win a kayak at First Friday event The next First Friday event in Leonardtown will be held July 3 from 5–8 p.m., and this month organizers are also offering chances to win a Hobie kayak, valued at $1,900, donated by BluHaven Piers. To enter, visit any participating First Friday business on July 3 and/or August 7; no purchase is necessary. The winner’s name will be drawn August 7 at approximately 8:30 p.m. in Town Square, and the winner must be present to win. Stroll the sidewalks of downtown Leonardtown and listen to the upbeat music at many of the participating businesses, some of which also offer poetry readings, book signings, cooking classes and jewelry making. The galleries invite you to browse and meet the artists, and purchase fine art for home or office. Complete the evening with dinner at one of the area’s excellent restaurants, many offering dinner and drink specials unique to First Friday. Visit www.leonardtownfirstfridays. com for a complete list of participating businesses. • Reception for watercolor artist Creek Side Gallery, located in the Maryland Antiques Center in Leonardtown, will feature Sue Stevenson’s watercolor paintings from July 3-31 and will also host a “meet the artist” reception on July 3 from 5-8 p.m. The month-long Stevenson exhibit will highlight historic treasures found in Southern Maryland including tobacco barns, landscapes, bayscapes and lighthouses. A Calvert County resident, se specializes in capturing the spirit of many local barns, recording for posterity their cultural and agricultural contributions. Two other galleries, spaces with many antiques and gifts and The Tea Room are also located in the Maryland Antiques Center Complex, and many offer First Friday specials. Also take a chance on a $25 gift certificate from the Maryland Antiques Center. For more information, call Stevenson at 410-326-3087 or e-mail watercolorsbysue@comcast.net.

• River Concert Series – It’s a’50s Fourth St. Mary’s College – 7 p.m. • Texas Hold ’Em Tournament VFW Post 2632 (California) – 7 p.m. • Texas Hold ’Em Tag Team Tourny FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) – 7 p.m. • Bent Nickel Seabreeze Tiki Bar (Sandgates Road) – 8 p.m. • Karaoke 911 Bar (Mechanicsville) – 9 p.m. • Karaoke Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9 p.m.

Saturday, July 4 • SMAWL Pet Adoptions Petco (California) – 10 a.m. • No Limit Texas Hold ’Em Bounty Tournament St. Mary’s County Elk’s Lodge – 3 p.m. • Freedom Fest Fireworks The St. Mary’s County Board of Commissioners hosts an evening of family fun and entertainment beginning at 5 p.m. and culminating with a fireworks display at dark at the St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds in Leonardtown. Freedom Fest 2009 is an alcohol and drug-free celebration held annually at the fairgrounds and includes entertainment, food, family activities and fireworks. In the event of bad weather, the fireworks will take place Sunday, July 5 with notice of the change posted on the county’s information Line at 301-475-4200, ext. 4911. For more information, call the Department of Human Services at 301-475-4200 ext. 1849. • Karaoke Spicers (Owings) – 7 p.m. • Fireworks Cruise Calvert Marine Museum – 8 p.m. • Karaoke with DJ Tommy T and DJ T Applebee’s (California) – 9 p.m. • Country Dance Night with DJ Jamie Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9 p.m. • HydraFX CD Release Party Hulas Bungalow – 9 p.m.

Sunday, July 5 • Village Day Jefferson Patterson Park – 10 a.m. • Nuttin’ Fancy Band Cryer’s Back Road Inn (Compton) – 12 noon

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• Sotterly Concert Celebrates Independence The Sotterley Plantation in Hollywood will hold its annual Independence Day Celebration Concert from 1-4 p.m. Pack picnic baskets, brinbg lawn chairs and blankets, and listen to the patriotic music performed by the Chesapeake Brass Ensemble led by Maestro Jeffrey Silberschlag of St. Mary’s College of Maryland. To cool things down, Bruster’s Real Ice Cream will provide its new flavor –Maryland 375 – in honor of our state’s birthday, as well as other flavors, and On A Roll will sell hot dogs with a variety of fixings. Win a prize at the Brown Bag Raffle and Silent Auction, including toys large and small, wine for the discerning taste, original artwork and prints, and the gastronomic delights from local restaurants. Children will be invited to help create a Thank You to Our Military banner that will be presented to Capt. Andrew Macyko, commanding officer of the Naval Air Station. Children will also be making “Maryland 375” birthday cards for the St. Mary’s County Division of Tourism and participating in a coloring contest, making a bookmark and playing colonial games. The cost is $10 per vehicle, enabling historic Sotterley Plantation to keep its door open to the public and continue its mission. (Members and the military are free.) For more information, go to www.sotterley.org. • Texas Hold ’Em Bounty Tournament FOP-7 Lodge (Great Mills) – 2 p.m. • Texas Hold ’Em “Big Game” Tournament Izzak Walton Hall (Hughesville) – 3:30 p.m. • Cloud nine Trio Seabreeze (Sandgates Road) – 6 p.m.

Monday, July 6 • Slingin’ Mud Pottery Camp Annmarie Garden – 9 a.m. • Intro to Pastel Portraiture Annmarie Garden – 9 a.m.

Tuesday, July 7 • $1 Beer Night Spicers (Owings) – 3-8 p.m. • Karaoke Chef’s American Bistro (San Souci Plaza) – 7 p.m. • Styx & 38 Special Calvert Marine Museum – 7 p.m. • Karaoke Night Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9 p.m.

Wednesday, July 8 • Arby’s Wednesday Night Car Cruise Arby’s Restaurant Parking Lot (Leonardtown) – 5 p.m. • Learn to Line Dance Hotel Charles (Hughesville) – 7 p.m. • Special Olympics No Limit Hold ’Em Center for Life Enrichment (Hollywood) – 7 p.m. • Karaoke St. Mary’s Landing – 7:30 p.m.

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Today in St. Mary’s County we have many wonderful options for dining out. Each week we will feature a local restaurant and give our readers an overview of what they can enjoy on the menu at each location. Bon Appétit!

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On The Menu

Healthy Bites Turning Fruit Into Firework Finish on July Fourth

BBQ and Pasta Salad Rolled Together

By J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor Pasta salad and barbecued chicken are a natural pairing for July Fourth celebrations. They’re even better in the same dish. This fast and easy take on pasta salad starts with a traditional base of pasta and diced vegetables. But instead of mayonnaise, which can be cloying, it is tossed with sour cream. Low-fat versions would be fine, but regular is best for unbeatable creamy richness. The sour cream is the perfect foil for the vinegary chicken that gets tossed into the salad. The meat from a rotisserie chicken is tossed with bottled barbecue sauce spiked with lime juice and hot sauce. The result is creamy, sharp, soft and crunchy. If you already are at the grill, you could skip the rotisserie chicken and just toss on a few chicken breasts. You’ll need about 1 pound of cooked chicken meat.

BARBECUE CHICKEN PASTA SALAD WITH LIME AND SOUR CREAM Start to finish: 20 minutes

1 pound bow tie or spiral pasta 2 cups frozen peas 1 cup frozen corn kernels 2 1/2-pound rotisserie chicken 1 1/2 cups barbecue sauce 1 teaspoon hot sauce 2 tablespoons lime juice 1/2 cup sour cream 2 stalks celery, diced 1 medium red onion, diced 1 medium carrot, cut into matchsticks 4 tomatillos, chopped 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro Salt and ground black pepper, to taste Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. During the final 2 minutes, add the peas and corn, stirring to ensure they don’t clump together. Drain the pasta mixture, rinsing it with cool water, then transfer it to a rimmed baking sheet. Spread it in an even layer to dry.

Servings: 12

Meanwhile, pull apart the chicken meat, discarding the skin and bones. Chop any large pieces into bite-size chunks. Set aside. In a large bowl, whisk together the barbecue sauce, hot sauce and lime juice. Add the chicken and toss to coat. In a second large bowl, combine the sour cream, pasta and vegetable mixture, celery, red onion, carrot and tomatillos. Toss well to coat. Fold in the chicken and cilantro, mixing until just combined. Season with salt and pepper. Serve immediately or refrigerate. Nutrition information per serving (values are rounded to the nearest whole number): 278 calories; 23 calories from fat; 3 g fat (1 g saturated; 0 g trans fats); 20 mg cholesterol; 49 g carbohydrate; 15 g protein; 3 g fiber; 882 mg sodium.

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Recipe for Raspberry and Beaujolais Granita

Save this grown-up dessert for the adults; the kids will be just as happy with fudge pops, anyway. Fresh raspberries and the lush flavor of Beaujolais red wine combine for a cooling treat. A granita has a crystallized texture that is less smooth than a sorbet.

Start to finish: 9 hours (20 minutes active) 1 1/2 pounds fresh raspberries (4 cups) 3/4 cup superfine sugar, divided 3/4 cup Beaujolais red wine In a medium bowl, toss the raspberries with 1/4 cup of the sugar. Set aside. In a medium saucepan, stir together the remaining 1/2 cup sugar with 10 tablespoons of the wine. Boil over medium-high heat for 2 minutes, stirring to dissolve the sugar. Set aside to cool. In a food processor, puree the sugared berries. Use a mesh strainer to strain the puree into a medium bowl. Mix in the cooled syrup and remaining wine. Transfer the mixture to a large baking dish. Cover with plastic wrap and freeze. After 2 hours, use a fork to scrape the frozen mixture from around the edges of the container and mix it into the rest of the liquid. Cover and return to the freezer. Repeat the scraping and mixing every 2 hours three more times (for a total of 6 hours additional freezing time). The texture should be crystallized and icy, not smooth like a sorbet. If prepared a day ahead, defrost the granita in the refrigerator for 20 minutes and mix with a fork before serving. (Recipe from Diana Henry’s ``Pure Simple Cooking,’’ Ten Speed Press, 2009)

Servings: 8

By JIM ROMANOFF For The Associated Press With so many fruits in peak season by July Fourth, summery desserts almost make themselves. Fruits are always a treat when eaten unadorned and out of hand, but they’re also the perfect starting place for an impressive variety of pies, cakes, bars, tarts and crumbles. “This is not the time to be mucking about with complicated recipes,”says cookbook author Barbara Kafka. “I just want it simple so I can taste the fruit when it’s at its best.” For the Fourth, Kafka likes a classic strawberry shortcake. She makes it special by layering classic shortcake biscuits with sponge cake, then whipped cream and strawberry filling inside and topping with more cream and whole berries. The shortcake concept is both fuss-free and versatile, Kafka says. Almost any fruit can be substituted for the strawberries. For a truly extraordinary take on the idea, she suggests using cut up fresh figs. Diana Henry, author of “Pure Simple Cooking,” also favors no fuss. For an elegant, but easy dish she hulls and quarters fresh strawberries, then douses them with enough Beaujolais (or pinot noir) wine to cover, plus a generous sprinkling of sugar. “Leave them to macerate for 30 minutes,” she says, “and there you have it.” Rhubarb, one of the first crops of the season, can be cooked down with strawberries and enough sugar to balance the tartness, to create a fruit compote that is quintessentially summer. Kafka uses this blend as a filling for pies and tarts, and as the base for crumbles or cobblers. It’s also wonderful on its own, or spooned over ice cream or pound cake. Stone fruits are heading into high season by the Fourth. Henry says she adores roasted stone fruits. Her method is straightforward: Take peaches, apricots and plums, halve or quarter them (depending on size), then place them in a shallow baking dish. Dust liberally with sugar, add some red wine and cassis (the French black currant liqueur), then bake until the

fruit is completely tender and caramelized. “I am always amazed at how luscious and easy this dessert is,” she says. “The heat really brings the best out of even substandard or unripe fruit, and the oven does all the work for you.” Similarly, grilling fruits caramelizes their sugars and intensifies flavors. Plus, it’s a fun and easy dessert for backyard barbecues. Brush the cut face of halved peaches or nectarines with melted butter or vegetable oil, then grill, cut-side down, over medium-high until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Turn the fruit over and, if you like, spoon some blueberry or blackberry preserves into the cavity of each, then continue grilling until the fruit is tender but not mushy, about 5 to 7 minutes longer. These grilled stone fruits are delicious on their own and especially nice served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or frozen yogurt. Frozen desserts are another crowd pleaser, and fresh fruits make a perfect base. Ice cream makers are relatively inexpensive and easy to use, but if you have a food processor it’s even easier to make icy, fresh fruit sorbets. The basic sorbet technique is simple. If using berries, they should be rinsed and frozen on trays until they are solid. Larger fruits should be peeled and cut into smaller pieces before being frozen so your food processor can puree them easily. Place about 3 cups of frozen fruit and a cup of juice, or a blend of frozen juice concentrate and water, in the bowl of a food processor, then process until smooth. Serve it right away, or transfer to a plastic container and freeze to enjoy later. For a creamy variation, instead of using juice, freeze a cup of low-fat yogurt or sour cream, then process it in to your sorbet. For a bit more decadence use frozen whipping cream. Of course, if you have fruit that is absolutely exquisite, the simplest and often most enjoyable approach is to serve it on its own. For instance, Henry likes to fill a shallow bowl with ice cubes and serve really sweet ripe cherries on top. “Cherries on ice,” she says, “what could be better?” Or for what Henry describes as an “utterly chic” and hassle-free dessert, give each guest a perfect peach, a sharp knife and a glass of cold, muscat dessert wine. Let each diner peel a peach and slice it into the glass of wine. Leave the peach flesh macerate for 10 minutes, then give out the spoons and watch them eat an elegant do-it-yourself treat.

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Forgotten Images By Shelby Oppermann Contributing Writer My husband and I were traveling down to his softball game yesterday evening at Chancellor’s Run Regional Park and were amazed at all the changes that were happening along Route 235 and on Chancellor’s Run Road. In fact we both were a little disconcerted and could not find the entrance to the park for a second or two. I was looking at spots where I would think - wasn’t there a house there before? We saw all the land was cleared where the Country Food’s Warehouse used to be across from Best Buy and Ross’. I, personally, would

like to see an old drive-in movie theatre go there. Wouldn’t that be fun? Has anyone else ever been stuffed in the back of a Pinto to go see a movie? Remember the half-smokes and popcorn and the static-crackle sound of the speakers (if you were really listening). I suppose they would need to put in a lot of tall trees first, like those fast-growing Leyland Cypresses. But an Olive Garden has already spoken for the land I hear. I can imagine how it must feel for people who have lived here for all their lives. I know just for my nearly 30 years and the years before visiting I still see the ghost images of the buildings that once were. Not that progress isn’t good in lots of respects and the convenience of vari-

Creature Feature The American Bald Eagle, Symbol of Our Country

By Theresa Morr Contributing Writer The American Bald Eagle became our country’s National emblem on June 20, 1782, when the Second Continental Congress adopted The Great Seal of the United States. The effort took six years, three committees, and the combined ideas of 14 men before an emblem was finally agreed upon. Benjamin Franklin, a leading statesman of the time, was not happy with the selection of the Bald Eagle over other feathered symbols being considered. In a letter to his daughter, Franklin wrote: “For my own part, I wish the Bald Eagle had not been chosen the representative of our country. He is a bird of bad moral character…a rank coward…the turkey is a much more respectable bird…and a true original native of America…though a little vain and silly, a bird of courage….” Perhaps Franklin envisioned the wild turkey’s image on the nation’s coins and paper money; military insignia; on the president’s flag; along with the other patriotic purposes. In the end, the Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol of freedom, great strength, majestic looks, and being a species unique to North America. However, official recognition was delayed until1789, the same year George Washington became the nation’s first president. In praise of the Bald Eagle, the late President John F. Kennedy, wrote: “The Founding Fathers made an appropriate choice when they selected the bald eagle as the emblem of the nation. The fierce beauty and proud independence of this great bird aptly symbolizes the strength and freedom of America.” For many years, the Bald Eagle was on the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants. The species slowly recovered in numbers and on June 28, 2007, the Department of the Interior removed the Bald Eagle from the List. This regal bird is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act

and the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act. Harsh penalties are meted out for killing, harassing, possessing or selling Bald Eagles. But zoos and other institutions that protect and breed Bald Eagles in captivity are given special permits. Bald Eagle facts: • The name “Bald Eagle” is thought to come from “Piebald,” an old word meaning “marked with white.” • Found in every state except Hawaii, with most living in Alaska. • Wingspan range is around 6 to 8 feet; weight is from 10 – 14 pounds. • Both male and female adults have white heads, necks, and tails and blackish-brown backs and breasts; bills and feet are yellow; feathers number around 7,000. • Have color vision; excellent eyesight is provided by two centers of focus, allowing the bird to see forward and to the side at the same time. They can spot a rabbit on the ground from a mile away. • Primary food is fish but small prey, like ducks and turtles also on the menu. • Can fly to an altitude of around 10,000 feet and reach speeds of 30 – 35 miles per hour during level flight; lifting power is about four pounds. • Can swim but may suffer from hypothermia if the water is too cold. • Build large nests in tall trees near rivers, marshes, and coastlines. Nests are used year after year, increasing in great size. • Females lay up to three eggs. Incubation duties are shared by both parents, and which lasts for about 35 days. • Mated pairs remain together until one dies. • Life span in the wild is about 30 years. For more information and pictures of the American Bald Eagle, check out www. baldeagleinfo.com/eagle11.html. To learn about how The Great Seal of the United States was developed, go to www.state.gov/www/ publications/great_seal.pdf . Comments to Kikusan2@verizon.net

ous restaurants and shops isn’t exciting. I guess it’s like when I travel back through Clinton and remember where the old barber shop was across from B.K Millers or the old People’s Drug store with the lunch counter. You can drive by places and always remember sitting inside or the people who frequented. I still think about Duffy’s Tavern in Scotland; listening to local bands and eating those great burgers. Another great burger spot in college was Happy Hamburger (I think that is what it was called) near where San Souci is now. The great sub run place was Mike’s Sub Shop in Lexington Park (Is Lexington Park still referred to as L.P. City?) If you wanted delicious breakfasts anytime day or night then you had to eat at Pete’s Galley or Mike’s Restaurant on Great Mills Road. I must be hungry. I used to work at Two Rivers Gallery and Framing for 18 years, which was in the old Spinning Wheel Restaurant building on Great Mills Road. People would stop in all the time to tell us about the wonderful times they had there. Couples would come in and show me right where they sat and could tell me about the food and dancing and all their memories. I loved it. My boss and I were told that there was some old stained glass up in the small attic, so a few times, after we would get our work done, she would have me search for it in the crawl space above the front area. We never found any stained glass, but we found all the old restaurant receipts with whole breakfasts for about $2.00. And if my old boss is reading this, she will remember me thinking I saw something move up there, then screaming and losing my footing on all the stuff we stacked up. I was left hanging by my armpits in the attic opening with her laughing below. Then of course there were the old taverns,

which I would know nothing about. I loved the look of Tennysons near the corner of Rt. 235 and Maple Road. I think part of that was groceries. It had such county charm about it. And, of course the old Hideaway Bar in Ridge that my ex-in-laws owned for many years. I always think of one night there when one young Ridge Runner was asked to leave because he wasn’t wearing any shoes – he never liked them. He quietly left, then came back in with his tennis shoes tied together and worn around his neck. I think he stayed. I still hear people talk about “The Phone Booth” in Lexington Park where there were phones at each table to call one another. There are so many other images that will forever stay imprinted on my mind – like leaving bars or drive-through windows with go-cups. I often wondered if that was exclusive to St. Mary’s County. My sons can’t believe that was true. I must be thirsty. We create new memories in our new establishments each time we visit, and in reality probably don’t always remember the old ones. All the changes will soon become commonplace – like they have always been there. It might take a while. We might still feel little jabs of anxiety for all of the old houses, businesses or trees lost, but humans adapt and utilize. We hear a lot about “staycations”, and St.Mary’s County is fast becoming a county, which has something for everyone. As long as we can help keep our farmers here by buying their local products when we can, we can keep a good portion of our local, rural beauty as well. To each new day’s adventure, Shelby Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys. wanderings@yahoo.com.

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For Leonardtown Chef, a Picture is Worth a Thousand Meals By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Loïc Jaffres stood up in his dining room at Café des Artistes in Leonardtown, flanked by row after row of cameras, some dating back to the 1930s. There were enough movie cameras, spy cameras, panoramic cameras, bulbs, flashes and lenses to make an antiques dealer’s

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Loïc Jaffres, owner and head chef at Café des Artistes in Leonardtown, shows off his camera collection.

head spin, and this was just the stuff he had on display, he said. Having first started his collection after one of his first restaurant apprenticeships in France in the late 1960s, Loïc said that photography had always been one of his favorite hobbies. In the dining room he said he has somewhere around 217 cameras, many donated by customers, but upstairs in his storage trunks, he said he has at least 50 or 60 more, many of which he is planning to donate to the College of Southern Maryland for photography students. It seems a fitting donation from a chef who’s carved an impressive niche for himself in Leonardtown, where he has been serving the only authentic French cuisine in St. Mary’s County for close to 10 years, but also because his love of photography inspired the name of his restaurant. It may be safe to say that Loïc’s evolution from a photography enthusiast to a classical French chef has been a long one, and he’s still in the process of applying his know-how to both his dishes and his approach to running his business. He started at the age of 13 making pâtés and learning cooking basics, he said, explaining that, “in France you don’t go to school. You learn in the restaurant. The apprenticeship in France you go to school once a week or one day a week, or once a month to learn math, English, French, or whatever, but I was 13 when I began … and you work seven days a week, starting at 7 or 8 in the morning and working

till 8 or 9 at night.” It seems he’s kept in the habit of working constantly, too, though his energy in the back and front of the house has earned him no shortage of commendations from the culinary world at large. He was one of only nine inductees into the Academie Culinaire de France at the annual United States’ meeting for the world’s top chefs, held in San Francisco in 2004, and has made a name for himself teaching cooking classes through CSM’s personal enrichment program.

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His latest triumph though will be his 10th year anniversary, for which he is planning some surprises on his menu. “I won’t tell too much, but there will be some treats there for customers,” he said, smiling. Loïc said he plans to donate more than half of his cameras, complete with lenses, flash bulbs and users manuals to the college “whenever they’re ready to take them.” Though many of the cameras are no longer functional, he says he is hoping they can be placed in exhibits to teach about the history of photography. In the meantime he still carries at least two cameras with him wherever he goes. “It’s still in me,” he said. “It’s still a great love of mine.”

form this time of year? LH: AC service, diagnosing, fixing, adding Freon, there’s a lot of AC work that goes on this time of year. CT: What is your hottest rental right now? And why do you think it’s so popular? LH: U-Haul rentals, definitely. At the end of the school year, people are always moving,

and with colleges in the area, people are trying to get their kids out of town. We rent a lot of trailers and trucks. Hertz rentals are moving, too, because it’s vacation time. CT: Have you learned any great lessons about car maintenance since you started working here? LH: Oh sure! Oil changes! I can change my own oil now.

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Filipino Fiesta Celebrates Shared Culture By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Hundreds crowded into the social hall at the Immaculate Heart of Mary church in Lexington Park Sat-

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Lechon Baboy (whole roasted pig) was one of many traditional Filipino dishes served at the second annual Filipino Fiesta on Saturday.

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Ashley Espiritu performing at Saturday’s Filipino Fiesta event.

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urday evening for the second annual Filipino Fiesta, hosted by the Filipino American Association of Southern Maryland. Steve Beggs, president of the association, described Saturday’s event as a chance for community outreach and the celebration of a unique culture that has many members in this area. “We have the Asian Pacific heritage month here year after year, and Filipinos are one group among those, so a year or so ago we decided we’d do something unique with the Philippines, so we put this together,” he said. “June is the month of Filipino independence, the month when the independent Republic of the Philippines was started, so this is the month we chose to do it, and it celebrates the culture and the uniqueness of the Philippines,” said Beggs, who added in his speech later some colorful references to the country’s history. “This is a celebration of the culture and heritage of a proud people from a group of islands in the western Pacific who’ve made the world their home and left an indelible mark wherever they’ve gone,” said Beggs when speaking to the crowd. “From Jose Rizal, a man with doctoral degrees in medicine and philosophy, who spoke at least 10 languages, and who would be executed by the Spanish for being part of a rebellion he had disavowed, to Manuel Quezon, first president of the independent Republic of the Philippines, to Benigno Aquino, who stated ‘the Filipino is worth dying for’ and proved it with his own life, Filipinos throughout history have made a difference in their surroundings. These are the things that we celebrate tonight and that we pass on to our children,” he said. The evening’s guest speaker was retired U.S. Navy Captain Matt Scassero, who shared a little more history with the crowd as he praised the shared culture and heritage of both America and the Philippines. The islands were occupied by American forces after Emilio Aguinaldo helped the Americans defeat the Spanish

during the Spanish-American War, but they did not become a self-governing nation until July 4, 1946, when the Philippine Islands became the independent Republic of the Philippines and were granted independence from the United States. Highlights at Saturday’s event included traditional Filipino dances, food, a native attire fashion show, traditional music and the Santacruzan, a procession of virtues commemorating the quest for the holy cross by Queen Helena and her son, the Emperor Constantine. All culminated in a great celebration of what Beggs had described as a culture that drew from many influences across the globe, translating into an evening that celebrated a concept both unique to the Philippines and to America. “They’re not Orientals, they’re a Malayan people, so there’s a difference there,” he explained. “They’re not like the Japanese and the Chinese, but they’re also very much like America because they’re a melting pot,” he said, smiling.

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First ‘Miss Golden Beach’ Crowned at Fourth Festivities By Joany Nazdin Contributing Writer Residents of the Golden Beach community held their annual Fourth of July parade and fireworks last Saturday, but this year they also held a contest to crown a “Miss Golden Beach.” Photo by Andy Phillips This is the first Abagail Solis, front, and her sister, Claudia Solis, year they have had ride their three-wheeled trike that they decorated for such a competition, the Golden Beach 4th of July Parade on Saturday. said Kathy Owens, secsell and Larry Jarboe. retary treasurer of the Kelly Walker, 6, of Golden Golden Beach Patuxent Knolls Civic Beach, came for the candy toss and Association. “The contest is open to anyone the fire trucks. Her parents, Lori and who lives in Golden Beach, and the Steve Walker, also brought Levi, 6 winner is picked by whoever raises months, to the festivities. “This is all about seeing everythe most votes at a quarter a vote,” body,” said Lori Walker. “You get to she said. The winner was Brittany Young, see your family and your neighbors who was crowned Miss Golden today, because everybody comes Beach. Also crowned was Sarah out.” Larry Paschal came because a Beth Kirby, who was crowned Miss Junior Golden Beach, and Robin Kir- parade is one of the few places where by, who was crowned Miss Senior the tank that he owns and drives is welcome. Paschal was able to purGolden Beach. Pat Knoll, chairman of the as- chase the tank when some friends sociation, said the proceeds from of his who work for the government the funds the princesses raised will were able to get him one as a good go towards future events such as deal. “I only get to drive my tank to National Night Out and the Holiday things like parades and events like Celebration. “Also, the girls get a chance to this, so that is why I came out tobe a princess for a year and represent day,” Paschal said. “I have taken it Golden Beach at various functions,” to the demolition derby, which was fun, but I used another car to actuKnoll said. The annual Golden Beach Com- ally participate in the derby, and won munity Parade, held as part of the third. It wouldn’t have been fair to day-long July 4 celebration, which enter the tank. It would have crushed included neighborhood kids and their everything.” Luckily Paschal lives in the families who decorated their bikes, wagons and four-wheelers in patri- neighborhood, as his tank only gets seven miles to the gallon. otic red, white and blue. The day was capped off by a The event had something for everybody, which this year included the fireworks display at dusk. “This year the fireworks were candidates for Miss Golden Beach, members of the East Coast Car Club bigger, longer, higher and louder,” and their classic autos, the Mechanic- said Harry Grant, president of the assville and Hughesville volunteer fire sociation. “They were the best ever. departments, state Sen. Roy Dyson We had close to 2,000 people come and county commissioners Jack Rus- down to watch the fireworks.”

Green Wing Event Brings Kids to the Wilder Side of St. Mary’s

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Jordan Dunston practices archery with a Greenwings volunteer.

By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Sanners Lake in Great Mills saw dozens of children come out for

the Ducks Unlimited Youth Green Wing Event on Saturday, which was hosted by the St. Mary’s County Greenwing Committee. “We have six stations,” said Tommy Bowes with the St. Mary’s County chapter of Ducks Unlimited, explaining that activities that day included fishing, archery, firearm safety, shotgun and rifle shooting, retriever demonstrations, duck carving and face painting. Lunch was provided by the Third District Optimist Club. Bowes said this year’s turnout peaked at 73 children, one up from last year’s event. Kids who participated became members of Ducks Unlimited and received subscrip-

tions to the organization’s monthly magazine. Ducks Unlimited is a conservation society devoted to the preservation of wetland habitats. The organization got its start in 1937 during the Dust Bowl when North America’s waterfowl populations had plunged to unprecedented lows. With more than 600,000 adult members in the United States alone, and nearly 70,000 Greenwing members under the age of 17, Ducks Unlimited is considered one of the largest grassroots conservation groups in the world. For more information on Green Wing and Ducks Unlimited, go to www. ducks.org or www.greenwing.org.

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Livestock Expo Helps Promote Farming By Casey McClay Contributing Writer Leonardtown’s six-year-old Camryn Mayor has spent the past nine months preparing for her first horse show by practicing and taking care of her pony Ginger. On Sunday morning she was named champion of the Walk Trot Division during the fifth annual Southern Maryland Invitational Livestock Expo. “My favorite part was the jumping!” Mayor said, smiling. Families like the Mayors prepared their animals for the Expo at the

Photo by Stephen McClay

Camryn Mayor, 6, of Leonardtown, was named champion of the Walk Trot Division with her pony Ginger at the Livestock Expo at the county fairgrounds last weekend.

St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds this weekend. Nearly 360 animals from 11 counties participated. Since its first year in 2005, the competition has grown by 220 animals, 61 participants, and eight counties that now include Cecil, Kent, Washington and Queen Anne’s County. The event is funded by grants from the Southern Maryland Agricultural Development Commission based in Hughesville. The first Expo was launched in an effort to promote the livestock industry. Because of the tobacco buyout program, efforts have been made to ensure agriculture remains Maryland’s number one industry despite the loss of tobacco as a cash crop. “The land comes from farming families,” said County Commissioner Daniel Raley at the Expo. “That’s why you want to support them. If they just give up, then that land will turn into development instead of going to the next generation of farmers.” Tiffany Hall, 21, of Chaptico, has been showing steers since she was eight. “I reckon now the plan is for me to take over the farm,” she said. Tiffany recently graduated from Virginia Tech with a Bachelor’s in Animal Sciences. “It’s a family business,” said her father John Hall as he watched his two daughters and nephew wash their cattle. “Their steers go to show and the kids work up a nice bank account for college,” he said. “They do the work, so they get the reward.” Unlike the county fair, the Livestock Expo allows kids from all over Maryland to participate and show their animals for a premium reward, ranging from $40 to $200. “But this is about the learning experience,” said commission Marketing Executive Susan McQuilkin. “Instead of simply handing them a prize, we actually discuss the performances with every individual. We tell them what they can improve on.” This year the horse shows were videotaped, allowing the participants to go over what they did wrong with a judge. After watching her youngest daughter win in her first show, Tori Mayor said, “Taping helps them realize what they did wrong from someone who isn’t their mom.” Laughing, she added, “So, I can’t be accused of hovering.”

Lab Hosts Kayak Races, Dedicates Yawl Boat By Casey McClay Contributing Writer

environmental education facility on St. George Island to learn more about oystering in the region. “We are trying to have our own living museum for kids to understand the oyster industry, as well as the future so they really get a clear understand of the importance of saving the bay,” said Kathy O’Brien, president of the lab’s board of directors.

The lab received two $2,500 grants from Preservation Maryland and the National Trust for Historic Last Sunday the nonprofit Preservation for work on the yawl; Chesapeake Bay Field Lab dedithe money went for refurbishing, cated its refurbished yawl boat, a painting and replacing the motor. small vessel used to push the lab’s The dedication was part of an skipjack, the Dee. afternoon that also included canoe The boat will now be on perand kayak races held by the lab for manent display on the shore as an the first time this year. The winner exhibit for students, who visit the of the Cash Prize Race was Ray McLain, of Huntingtown in Calvert County, who donated his winnings of $25 back to the lab. The kayak and canoe race was sponsored by half a dozen corporations including SMECO and Booz Allen, and all profits are going into the preservation of the skipjack for the next year. Patuxent Adventure Center lent kayaks, canoes and standing paddle boards to the Field Lab to use during the races. The winners of each race were given Photo by Stephen McClay medals awarded by the Dee’s captain, Jack The nonprofit Chesapeake Bay Field Lab on St. George Island received $5,000 in grants to Russell, who leases the refurbish a small yawl boat which served as the only motorization of the lab’s skipjack, the Dee to the lab. RusDee, during the decade that the skipjack oystered in the Chesapeake Bay. The restoration sell is also a St. Mary’s work was done by Piney Point Boatwright Ben Goddard. County commissioner.

‘Nature Time’ Moves to Summer Schedule Starting July 7, Greenwell State Park’s Nature Time program will meet every other Tuesday at 10 a.m. during July and August (no program scheduled for June 30.) Participants are welcome to pack a picnic lunch and explore the park on their own after the program. Weekly sessions resume Sept. 1. Nature Time is a program for young children and their families/ caregivers offering games, crafts, stories, movement, and exploration. To pre-register (no later than 24 hours in advance), e-mail lpranzo@greenwellfoundation. org or call the Greenwell Foundation office at 301-373-9775. The schedule is: July 7-Mollusk Mobile; July 21-What Tide is it?; Aug. 4-Rock On; Aug. 18Jellyfish: Fact and Fiction; Sept. 1-Letterboxing; Sept. 8-Seek Scavenger Hunt; Sept. 15-Don’t Bother Me, I’m Crabby; Sept. 22Welcome to Fall.

L ibrary Items • Libraries close All three branches will be closed Friday, July 3, through Sunday, July 5. • Exploring sign language Kathy MacMillan will explore sign language through music and stories at the next free professional performance to be held July 6. Charlotte Hall’s performance will be at 10 a.m. at White Marsh Elementary School, Leonardtown’s at 12:30 p.m. at Leonard Hall Recreation Center and Lexington Park’s at 3 p.m. at Lexington Park Library. The performances, for all ages, are funded by a grant from St. Mary’s County Arts Council and the Target Corporation. • Computer game workshops Discover U Children’s Museum is sponsoring free, 90-minute teen workshops conducted by Deb Daniel. Registration is required. How to make a simple arcade game using Gamemaker is set for July 11 at noon and July 15 at 2 p.m., both at Leonardtown. Leonardtown will also offer a workshop on using Scratch software to create a computer game on July 7 at 6 p.m. • Free movie, game night Charlotte Hall will show a free PG movie on July 8 at 5 p.m. about a superdog who gets separated from his owner and joins forces with his partner and an alley cat to reunite with his owner. Snacks will be provided. Teens

can challenge other teens for free at Teen Gaming Fun on July 9 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Lexington Park; registration is requestsed. • Reception for artist The public is invited to meet Rose Beitzell and view her pyrography art display entitled “Feathers Burning” on July 9 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Lexington Park Library Art Gallery. Beitzell uses burning tools to create images and the texture then acrylics to impart the color. Her work is on display through Aug. 15. • Prizes for reading Children who participate in a summer reading club will receive a free lawn ticket to the Aug. 21 Blue Crab game as well as earn prizes for reading. Those who complete their reading logs receive a free book. The reading clubs, available for babies through teens, are ongoing. Children who visit five sites listed in the Adventure Passport will earn a coupon for free Bruster’s ice cream and a chance for Sally Walker’s book, “Written in Bone.” The passport admits the bearer free to sites that charge admission. Each site has an activity planned. Passports are available at any library. This free program runs through Aug. 31 and is made possible in part by the Southern Maryland Heritage Area Consortium.

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Silver Stars Looking for Players Pax River Silver Star tryouts for the 14U/9th grade fall league team will be coming up in August. Also, the group will putting together a 5th and 6th grade girls AAU basketball team to play in the fall and next spring/summer. For more information, contact Savannah Webb, director, Pax River Silver Stars, savweb@msn. com, 301-737-1792 or 301-247-3152. The Web site is www.eteamz. com/paxriversilverstars/index.cfm.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Bare’s 48th Win with Potomac’s Ryken Seeks Head Coaches For Three Sports Canupp Memorial St. Mary’s Ryken High School seeks qualified applicants for the positions of Head Varsity Girls Soccer Coach. Head Girls Tennis Coach and Head Baseball Coach for the 2009-10 school year. These are part-time positions but teaching positions are also available. If interested contact Mike Vosburgh, athletic director, at 301373-4199 or Michael.vosburgh@smrhs.org.

Skate Series Returns to St. Mary’s County in August The Mid-Atlantic Skating Serieswill return for its yearly meet in St. Mary’s County on August 22, when MASS takes over Nicolet Park in Lexington Park. All age and skills welcome. For more information, go to http://www.curtkimbel.com.

Tennis Doubles

Social Doubles is held twice weekly, and consists of informal doubles matches put together by the site coordinator based on that day’s attendance. All who show up will get to play. • 5 p.m. Sundays at Leonardtown High School through August. • 5 p.m. Tuesdays at Great Mills High School through September. The league fee is $25 for the Leonardtown site $30 for the Great Mills site. Fees include court costs and balls. No registration is required.

Gretton Goalkeeping Camps Gretton Goalkeeping will offer its summer goalkeeper soccer camp series runs through the week of Aug. 17. Camps run Monday through Thursday each week at various locations and hours of the day. All ages and skill levels welcome. Field player training offered as well by separate field player instructor. For questions or to reserve your spot, please call 301.643.8992 or email grettongoalkeeping@gmail.com.

American BMX Race for Life Standings

June 27th

Girls

Moto Rider # Nag 9 7 3 16

1 Class 11 Rider Name Cassidy Ellis Brooke Carloss Elizabeth Price Kelsey Sweeney

Place 1 2 3 4

Moto Rider # 46 941 962 17

8 Class 11 Rider Name Kollin Baer Mason Visele Nicholas Wilkins Christian Carlos

Inter

Moto Rider # 1 22 545

2 Class 17-20 Cruiser Rider Name Place Robert Vago 1 Micheal Jenkins 2 Patrick Daley 3

Moto Rider # 924 182 722

9 Class 13 Rider Name Lane Visele Andrew Floyd Michael Warren

Novice

Moto Rider # 3 530 542

3 Class 31-35 Cruiser Rider Name Place Tony Spears 1 Myke Munoz 2 Chris Junkin 3 4 Class 36-40 Cruiser Rider Name Place Chris Carloss 1 Norman Brown 2 James “Popeye” Martens 3 Bobby Beard 4 Eric Spears 5 Stephen Harms 6

10 Class 13 Rider Name Rory O’Connor Austin “The Yeti” Dernar Brandon Bell Tony Smiroldo Joshua Mackall

Inter

Moto Rider # Nat 155 10 2 15 8 23

Moto Rider # 5 RLC 1 16 49 67 Moto Rider # 81 11 411

11 Class 14 Rider Name Justin Mackall Alex Rivera John Otto

Inter

Moto Rider # 56 21 63

5 Class 7 Rider Name Camron Mason Bryce Rose Tomas Spears

Inter

6 Class 8 Rider Name Jemery Pelczar Nick Sutherland Brayden Harms

Novice

12 Class 15 Rider Name Robert Vargo Dalonta Mackall Deyonta Gross Justin Bohannon Micheal Jenkins

Expert

Moto Rider # 937 101 130

Moto Rider # 4 15 14 44 20

Place 1 2 3

Moto Rider # 938 703 133 62

7 Class 10 Rider Name Christopher Junkin II Benjamin Cecil Matthew Harms Sierra Bell

Novice

Moto Rider # 107 971 816

13 Class 17-18 Novice Rider Name Place Wesley Morris 1 Brandon Dowell 2 Dillon Gatton 3

Place 1 2 3 4

Moto Rider # 28 6 1

14 Class 28 & Over Rider Name Deion Harris Doneven “Hungry” Dernar James “Popeye” Martens

Place 1 2 3

Place 1 2 3 4 Place 1 2 3 Place 1 2 3 4 5 Place 1 2 3 Place 1 2 3 4 5

Expert Place 1 2 3

By Doug Watson Potomac Speedway BUDDS CREEK – Booper Bare of Rockbridge Baths, Va., became the first repeat latemodel winner of the season after he was victorious in last Friday night’s 36-lap Ed Canupp memorial at the Potomac speedway. Kyle Lear and Daryl Hills brought the field to the initial waving of the green flag. Hills grabbed the early lead and would lead the event for the first six circuits. Kyle Lear would then find the bottom of the speedway to his liking as he took the lead from hills on lap seven. Meanwhile, 10th-starting Bare had worked his way into second by lap 11 and would grab the race lead on lap 12. Lear would once again reassert himself as he wrestle the lead back from Bare on lap 15. From that point on, Lear appeared to have the car to beat as he lead effortlessly until his undoing on lap 35. As Lear took the white flag, he tangled with the back-marked car of Ed Pope entering turn one, ending a brilliant run. Bare would control the final trip around the speedway en route to his division-leading, 48th career Potomac latemodel feature win. “We were having some brake issues with the car during the heat race and that put us behind a little bit.” Bare said. “The car was still a little off during the feature because the track got a lot drier than we expected, but we were able to capitalize on Kyle’s misfortune and come home with the win.” Early leader Hills rallied back to take second, David Williams recovered from an early race spin to post third, Rick Hulson had a nice run in fourth and Ray Kable Jr. completed the top five. Heats for the 19 cars on hand went to Hills and Scott Cross. In the 16-lap street stock feature, it was Kyle Nelson collecting his second win in a row and fifth of the season. Nelson took the lead from Kevin Cooke on lap seven and would once again romp home to a very convincing win. Donnie Smith collected second, Kurt Zimmerman was third, Brian Kerns took fourth and Troy Kassiris completed the top five. Heats for the 17-car field went to Ben Bowie and Nelson. In other action, defending track champion Kyle Vantassel took his third win of the season in the 20-lap strictly stock feature. Both the four-cylinder and the hobby stock events were lost to rain and will be made up a later date.

Late models 36 laps

(lap leaders Daryl Hills 1-6, Kyle Lear 7-11, 15-35, Booper Bare 12-14, 36). 1. Booper Bare 2. Daryl Hills 3. David Williams 4. Rick Hulson 5. Ray Kable Jr. 6. Deane Guy 7. Jeff Pilkerton 8. Scott Cross 9. Matt Quade 10. Ed Pope 11. Kyle Lear 12. Kenny Geer 13. DJ Myers 14. Louie Littlepage 15. Dale Hollidge 16. Roland Mann 17. Eddie Drury 18. Dave Adams (DNS) 19. Harold Dorsey Jr. (DNS)

Street stocks 16 laps 1. Kyle Nelson 2. Donnie Smith 3. Kurt Zimmerman 4. Brian Kerns 5. Troy Kassiris 6. Jimmy Jessmer 7. Stephen Quade 8. Kevin Cooke 9. Country Prince 10. Craig Tankersley 11. Scott Wilson 12. Phil Lange 13. Teddy Dixon 14. Ben Bowie 15. Josh Gass 16. Mike Reynolds (DNS) 17. Eric Hanson (DNS).

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Chaptico Bike Park Open To All By Chris Stevens Staff Writer This past weekend saw a lot of action at the Chaptico BMX park, and track operator Frank Bohannon couldn’t be happier. “I’m very exited for the turnout; we have a lot more people this week than usual,” Bohannon said shortly before the track’s fourth annual American Bicycle Association race for life kicked off on Saturday. “[The race for life] is a worthy cause and every ABA-sanctioned track has one.” The race for life raises money and awareness for leukemia, and not only is it for a good cause, it also helps racers who hope to make up distance in the Southern Maryland BMX standings. “The points awarded to each rider are doubled for this race,” Bohannon says. The track, according to employee Steve Harms, raised closed to $4,000 dollars in this past Saturday’s race, with Ryan Bohannon raising the most money, a grand total of $2,795. The track has been open for four years and with an intimate layout, it has quickly become a BMX favorite, as Sunday’s Redline Cup qualifier proved. Racers from as far south as Georgia and far north as New York State came to St. Mary’s County to compete in the qualifier. BMX racing is a sport that endears itself to all ages, as the track has had riders from ages 3 to 68 participate in the races. Bohannon agrees that families can and should enjoy bicycle racing because of the fun and exercise it provides. “We’ve had one parent who’s been racing here for a while who has lost 43 pounds,” Bohannaon says. “It’s a sport that you can race or alone or you can race with your kids.” Track volunteer Peggy Rivera agrees that BMX racing helps give everyone something to do and something they will enjoy. “It helps to get kids off the streets and off the couch,” she says. “It’s good clean fun for everyone.” The track is also encouraging everyone from St.

Great Mills Pool Thrives on Happiness

Photo By Frank Marquart

Bryce Rose leads the pack while Tomas Spears gives chase.

Photo By Chris Stevens

Children splash around in Great Mills Pool Tuesday morning.

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer

Photo By Frank Marquart

Deyonta Gross is ahead of Michael Jenkins in a Moto event from Saturday’s ABA Race for Life at Chaptico Park.

Mary’s County who has the slightest interest to come out and participate, even if you’re not racing. “You can come out and volunteer; we’re always looking for more volunteers,” says Rivera. Bohannon wanted to give credit to the people who are already in place for a successful race season so far. “It takes a lot of people, and we have a great group Photo By Frank Marquart of people here helping out,” he says. The track’s Web site Chris Carlos goes up high during the ABA Race for Life held at Chap- is www.somdbmx.com for anyone who is interested in tico Park on Saturday. racing or volunteering at Chaptico.

Great Mills pool manager Mike McCabe enjoys his job very much, and wants swimmers to share that same happiness when they step into the water. “It’s a happy pool,” McCabe said as he presided over campers splashing about on a gorgeous Tuesday morning. “I tell me lifeguards all the time when they come in [to work] to see if the pool is happy. If it’s chaotic, then that means they have to use discipline.” Not a lot of discipline is necessary at Great Mills, which routinely passes the random inspections the St. Mary’s County board of health issues at least once a month. With a clean pool and attentive staff, the focus is on fun for McCabe, who took over as the pool’s manager about one year ago. “I had been working on base for 14 years, and I’ve been swimming here longer than that,” said McCabe, a former Navy SEAL whose parents were both lifeguards. “I just decided to get back into something in love, which is aquatics.” McCabe’s happy and friendly disposition will help the pool, according to aquatics director Gary Reed. “We stay especially busy on the weekends, but we’re busy every day really,” Reed says. “Kids just love the water.” Aside from the free swim time during the days, the pool – the only public pool in the county – offers various health-related swim courses, including aerobics and Adapted Aquatics, for both therapeutic and educational purposes. Operating hours for open swims are noon to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. on Sundays. The pool charges a daily fees ranging from $3 to $5 and also offers passes for regular users. The pool can also be rented after regular hours for birthday parties and events. For more information, visit www.co.saint-marys. md.us/recreate/facilities/swimmingpool.asp.

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A View From The

BLEACHERS United We Stand

By Ronald N. Guy Jr. Contributing Writer On the surface, this year’s U.S. Open lacked the drama and flair of most of golf’s major championships. First, it rained … a lot … causing multiple interruptions and pushing most of the final round to Monday. And the leaderboard, populated for the most part by players known but to devout golf fans, had about as much flair as a silver mini-van with dual sliding doors (I know of what I speak … or write). Tiger was never really in contention, and while Phil Mickelson grabbed a share of lead on the back nine of the final day, he faded on the last few holes and finished second, again. Actually, Mickelson, who’s never won the darn tournament, finished second for the fifth time at the U.S. Open.

Unlike his prior near misses, however, Mickelson won’t be criticized (as much) for a lack of shot execution or poor strategy, but applauded for his courage and the message he carried throughout the weekend. Just a few weeks before the Open, Mickelson’s wife Amy was diagnosed with breast cancer. After a brief hiatus from the tour while he and his family got their arms around the diagnosis and treatment plan, Mickelson returned in time for the Open for what was surely a muchneeded distraction. According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer. More staggering, 1 in 2 men and 1 in 3 women will be afflicted with some form of the disease in their lifetimes. Seriously. I have to admit, I knew cancer was prevalent, but those figures are shocking. The reality behind them is it

is a near certainty all of us will be touched by cancer in our lifetimes, be it directly or through a loved one. Breast cancer happens to be one form that instantaneously boils my blood. It took my mother-in-law. I miss her every stinking day. And that’s not the only time cancer and my family have intersected. Frustratingly that makes me, well, not much different than a lot of you or, for that matter, Phil Mickelson. There are too many families in our county and millions across our nation with their own stories “starring” one form or another of this rampant disease. But thanks to the openness of families like the Mickelson’s, cancer remains in our collective crosshairs. Through awareness and persistence, maybe, just maybe, we can drastically change for the better the meaning of a cancer diagnosis for our children.

With that thought and with all due respect to Lucas Glover, the guy who ultimately won the tournament, the indelible image from this U.S. Open will be the pink ribbon on Mickelson’s hat. Here was Mickelson, who’s often called the people’s champ, competing at Bethpage Black, known as the “people’s country club,” while raising awareness of our battle against, what is in many ways, the people’s disease. Few of us can relate to the lifestyle of an elite athlete or playing in one of golf’s major championships, but too many of us can relate to that pink ribbon. Get well Amy Mickelson. United we stand – rich or poor, black or white, pro golfer or weekend hack – for a cure. Extra Point: Forgive this brief foray into pop culture. As a child of the late ’70s and ’80s, I have

to touch on the recent loss of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett. Like so many boys of my generation, Fawcett was the first woman that quickened my pulse and gave me that previously unfamiliar fluttery, gooey feeling inside … oh the power of that smile and flip of that feathered hair. Jackson was my generation’s Elvis or Sinatra. In the early’80s he made MTV an equal rival to ESPN on my cable dial (or old-school converter box). To this day it is practically impossible to hear “Billie Jean” and not at least tap my foot … if not vigorously shake everything the good Lord gave me. Farrah, age 62, and Michael, age 50, left us much too early. June 25, 2009: a melancholy day and one that left me feeling noticeably older than the day before. Send comments to rguyjoon@ yahoo.com.

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Sunday’s Young Men’s Softball Game.

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SOFTBALL SCHEDULE

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer

Cryer’s, which improved to 10-4 on the season, got back-to-back home runs from Mike Buck and Jamie Thompson GREAT MILLS – In the grand in the first inning after Dew Drop pitcher games of baseball and softball, a cardi- Dave Rollins retired the first two hitters. nal sin is giving your opponent’s offense The two-out rallies would be a recurextra chances to swing the bats. Sunday ring theme in Cryer’s win, something evening, Cryer’s took advantage of three manager Robert Opperman attributes to costly errors by Dew Drop Inn during a experience. 16-6 Young Men’s Softball League win at “This is a veteran team, they don’t get Chancellor’s Run Park. down and can score when they need to,” “We’re a lot better defensive team he said. than we showed today,” said Dew Drop Rollins quickly retired leadoff batmanager Tom Stone. “That’s not the Dew ter Frankie Wood and shortstop Wayne Drop team I’m used to watching.” Fowler on groundouts. Buck stepped up and smoked a drive over the right centerfield fence for the game’s first run, and Thompson followed with a bomb in almost the same spot for a lead that Cryer’s would not give up. “We knew they were going to hit, we just didn’t do a good job of hitting with them,” Stone explained. Aside from Buck and Thompson, second baseman Zac Merchant and Fowler clubbed three-run homers in the third and fourth innings to help stake Cryer’s to an 11-0 lead. Starting pitcher Joe Cook took it from there as he kept DDI batters off-balance all game long. “The tough thing about being a manager is putting together the right line-ups,” Opperman said of starting Cook on the mound Sunday. Photo By Chris Stevens He allowed 12 hits and just six runs Jeff Gass of Dew Drop Inn connects on a and also contributed two hits and a run single in the bottom of the third inning in batted in to the offensive cause.

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Cryer’s Takes Advantage of Dew Drop Errors

7/2-7/8/2009 Thurs., July 2 Slow-Pitch League Chaney’s vs. Bombers at Pax River, 6:30 p.m. VFW 2632 vs. Budweiser at Captain Sam’s, 6:30 p.m. Bookkeeping By Blanche vs. Wentworth at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m. Back Road Inn vs. Eagles’ Nest at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6:30 p.m.

Mon., July 6 Women’s League Knockouts vs. Back Road Inn at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m. Xtreme vs. Knight Life at Knight Life, 6:30 p.m. Captain Sam’s vs. Chesapeake Custom Embroidery at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m. Chesapeake Custom Embroidery vs. Bud Light at the Brass Rail, 8 p.m. Photo By Chris Stevens

Cryer’s shortstop Wayne Fowler throws to first to complete a double play in the bottom of the sixth inning.

“We have two good pitchers, and we’ve been switching Joe and Darrell Williams back and forth, so it worked out for us tonight,” he said. Dew Drop Inn, who fell to 12-5 on the season, got a home run and three RBIs from Tater Hewitt, are looking to get Sunday’s game out of their system as soon as the first pitch of their next game. “We want to get back on the field as soon as possible,” said Stone, whose team won’t play again until next Friday, July 9. “We want to get this bad taste out of our mouths.”

Tues., July 7 Slow-Pitch League Wentworth vs. Bombers at Pax River, 6:30 p.m. Chaney’s vs. Budweiser at Captain Sam’s, 6:30 p.m. VFW 2632 vs. Back Road Inn at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m. Eagles’ Nest vs. Bookkeeping By Blanche at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6:30 p.m.

Wed., July 8 Women’s League Knight Life vs. Coors Light at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m. Just Us vs. Knockouts at the Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m. Xtreme vs. Dew Drop Inn/Two Point Construction /P.J’s Autobody/ Bryan Jones Paint at Knight Life, 6:30 p.m. Simms vs. Southern at 7th District Park, 6:30 p.m. Anderson’s Bar vs. Moose Lodge at Moose Lodge, 6:30 p.m. Back Road Inn vs. Bud Light at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6:30 p.m. Knight Life vs. Bud Light at Chancellor’s Run Park, 8 p.m.

Softball Standings Women’s League Standings For Games Through Mon., June 29 Division I 1. Just Us 2. CCE 3. Bud Light 4. Southern

Wins 13 13 12 10

Losses 0 1 1 3

Games Back 0 0.5 1 3

Wins 9 7 6 6 5 4

Losses 5 5 6 7 7 9

Games Back 0 1 2 2.5 3 4.5

Wins 3 1 1 0

Losses 11 10 11 14

Games Back 0 0.5 1 3

Division II 1. Anderson’s 2. Knight Life 3. Back Road 4. Simms 5. Capt. Sams 6. DDI

Division III

Photo By Chris Stevens

Mike Buck started the scoring for Cryer’s with a home run in the top of the first inning.

1. Xtreme 2. Coors Light 3. Knockouts 4. Moose

Young Men’s Standings 1. AC Moose 2. Team Moose 3. Cryers 4. Dew Drop 5. Shockers 6. Straight Cut 7. Big Dogs 8. Raley’s 9. Knott’s 10. Liberty 11. Jeff Rocks

Wins 11 10 10 12 9 9 6 7 6 3 2

Losses 2 2 4 5 5 5 8 11 12 13 13

Games Back 0 0.5 1.5 2 2.5 2.5 5.5 7.5 8.5 10 10.5

Men’s Slow-Pitch Standings Wins 1. Budweiser 15 2. Chaney’s 16 3. Back Road 16 4. Pax Bombers 15 5. Wentworth 9 6. Eagles’ Nest 4 7. Book By Blanche 3 8. VFW 2632 1

Losses 2 3 5 7 12 16 18 20

Games Back 0 0.5 1.5 3 8.5 13 1 16.5

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First Place Blue Crabs Improve To 37-24 On The Season, Move Closer To First Half Division Title And Playoff Spot The Blue Crabs defeated the Newark Bears 11-4 at Bears & Eagles Riverfront Stadium in downtown Newark, New Jersey on Tuesday night. Southern Maryland scored a franchise record 11 runs in the sixth inning to erase the Bears 4-0 lead. Four home runs off the bats of Patrick Osborn, James Shanks, Jeremy Owens, and Octavio Martinez were more than enough to secure the Crabs victory. Owens’ and Martinez’s homers were two-run shots, and Shanks blasted a threerun dinger. The Blue Crabs totaled nine hits in the sixth and sent 15 batters to plate in the inning, and got every hit and scored every run with two out. Newark starting pitcher Jose Garcia dropped to 3-1 after pitching a three-hit

shutout for five and two-thirds innings, but then gave up seven earned runs in the sixth. Southern Maryland’s Kenny Baugh notched his fourth win in a row in four starts, improving to 6-3. Baugh tossed five innings, allowing eight hits, four runs but just two earned, striking out three and walking four. The loss brings Newark’s record to 33-29, as the first half of the 2009 Atlantic League season winds down. The win keeps Southern Maryland five games ahead of Long Island in first place in the Liberty Division, lowering their magic number to clinch their first playoff spot in franchise history to four. There are just nine games remaining in the first half as the Blue Crabs close in on a division title.

St. Mary’s County Baseball and the Blue Crabs On Friday, June 26th, 36 members of the St. Mary’s County Historical Society and several family members attended the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs game. The major purpose of the trip, however, was to learn more about the history of St. Mary’s County baseball. The first game was played in the county on July 4, 1873. Ernie Bell related stories about the history of the game in the county with great passion and gusto and other travelers joined in about their experiences on the diamond. Nicknames of players, some flattering and some not so, were shared by all. Ernie reminisced

about his own experiences and shared quotes from Al Gough’s article on county baseball that appeared in the spring 1988 (vol. 36, no. 1) issue of the Chronicles of St. Mary’s. Copies of that issue are available for $3.00 each from the St. Mary’s County Historical Society, PO Box 212, Leonardtown, MD 20650. The Society is pleased to report that, thanks to their participation, the Blue Crabs beat the Lancaster Barnstormers by a score of 8-3 and maintained their first place status.

Atlantic Baseball League Standings (For games through Monday, June 29) LIBERTY DIVISION Southern Maryland Long Island Camden Bridgeport

W 36 31 27 27

L 24 29 33 34

PCT .600 .517 .450 .443

FREEDOM DIVISION Somerset Newark Lancaster York

W 38 33 29 21

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The County Times

Thursday, July 2, 2009

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John DeLozier of Hollywood caught and released this 66-pound sailfish in May.

By Chris Stevens Staff Writer

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With summertime finally here, there are many ways to unwind, but there are few ways to beat what John and Belinda Copenhaver of California have in store for local fishing buffs. The Copenhavers currently have their 57-foot boat, called Reel Thrill, docked in Cape Hatteras, N.C., at Teachâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lair, and they will be

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Photo Courtesy of Belinda Copenhaver

J.L. Higgs and his daughters pose with various fish they caught in Cape Hatteras. Photo Courtesy of Belinda Copenhaver

John Copenhaver is the captain of Reel Thrill, a boat that is chartering for summer fishing in Cape Hatteras, NC.

taking local residents down to the Outer Banks all summer long for some good fishing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The fishing has been great,â&#x20AC;? said Belinda Copenhaver. â&#x20AC;&#x153;So far our boat has landed a blue marlin, a 66inch sail fish and several dolphin, wahoo and king mack [mackerel].â&#x20AC;? During the week of June 18, a charter boat full of St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s County residents landed a North Carolina citation dolphin that weighed in at 44 pounds, along with several other â&#x20AC;&#x153;gafferâ&#x20AC;? dolphin. One day during the week, 41 dolphins were caught. The cost of an all-day trip runs around $1,300, and most

fishers leave for Cape Hatteras on Friday, fish all day Saturday and return Sunday for a perfect weekend getaway. John Copenhaver, captain of Reel Thrill, explains that current plays a huge part in Cape Hatterasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reputation as one of the East Coastâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best fishing locales. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Gulf Stream, which is a warm current, and the Labrador current, which is a cold current, converge right off of Cape Hatteras, which makes for a bunch of life out there on the water,â&#x20AC;? Captain John said. Along with ideal conditions for any kind of fish desirable, the peaceful and quaint surroundings make a trip to North Carolina very enticing for folks who literally want to get away from it all. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The saying goes, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;If the world ended, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d find out about it three days later in

Hatteras,â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? John Copenhaver says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The drive south on Route 12 to Hatteras is one to remember and enjoy,â&#x20AC;? Belinda Copenhaver added. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The views and sunsets are breathtaking. The locals are very friendly and welcoming. Fishing is great! The beaches in the area (most southern point of Hatteras Island) are enjoyable and open, not crowded at all; you can even drive your four-wheel vehicle on the beach there.â&#x20AC;? The Copenhavers plan to keep Reel Thrill docked in North Carolina until the fall season, when they will bring the boat back north to St. Maryâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s County and resume chartering in Cape Hatteras the following spring. For more information, visit www.reelthrillsportfishing.com.

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THURSDAY July 2, 2009

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