Thursday, August 6, 2009
‘The House That Community Built’
Hospice Ready For New Level Of Care PAGE 18
Dangerous Intersection Getting New Traffic Light Story Page 4
House Vandalized With Racial Slur Story Page 17
Mill Cove Wants Out of Development District Story Page 32
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Your Paper... Your Thoughts Do you think the school system’s replacement of keys with electronic locks accessed by electronic ID badges will improve building security?
“Yes, because it makes the school easier to watch.” – Chris Johnson, Leonardtown “Yes, not to keep the kids in, but to keep the problem people out.” – James McFadden, Leonardtown
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“Ready, Set, Mow!” Page 39
“To this day I still can’t feel my thumb, my forefinger and my middle finger … It’s weird. It’s almost like reprogramming a computer. Once you reconnect the nerve, your brain has to kind of reprogram everything downstream … and it does it at a rate of about a millimeter a day.”
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From lower left: Jan Barnes, president of the Board of Directors of Hospice of St. Mary’s; Kathy Franzen, director of Hospice of St. Mary’s; Mike Wallace, supervisor, W. M. Davis. From upper left, Wayne Davis of W.M. Davis; Vince Merz, chairman of the Hospice House campaign and member of the Board of Directors; Austin Davis of W. M. Davis.
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Mike Formetini roars to the top during the Bowles Farms Lawnmower Races in Clements on Saturday.
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Airport View Drive To Get New Traffic Light Planning Staff To Mull Changes By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
State highway officials say that a new traffic light will be installed in a little less than a year at Airport View Drive in Hollywood, an intersection with a reputation for serious and sometimes lethal traffic accidents. The change comes after plans to put in a light at Clark’s Landing Road fell through when the state learned through the county that there were no more plans to expand the development of the Smartronix site on Route 235. “That was what drove us down the road 800 feet,” said Dave Buck of the State Highway Administration. “We prefer to have the signal where it’s going today.” The original plan involved Smartronix connecting its private entrance to Commerce Avenue, which links to Airport View Drive in the bordering St. Mary’s Industrial Park, state officials said, in anticipation of a larger devel-
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opment there. State Highway Administration representatives say that the plans changed when Smartronix decided against taking its private entrance at Smartronix Lane to connect with Commerce Avenue. Buck said that the new traffic signal at Airport View Drive, which experienced a traffic fatality only last year, was already in the works. “We’re in the process of designing the signal now,” Buck said. “Activation will be in a little less than a year.” June of 2010 could see the traffic signal start, he said. The traffic signal will be 75 percent-funded by the state, according to highway administration officials, with the county picking up the remaining quarter of the cost. Laurell Ation, a Smartronix representative, said that Smartronix has already provided funding to the county in the form of bond money to construct a traffic signal wherever the county or state saw fit. The estimated cost for the Airport View Drive intersection is between $150,000 and $200,000. The original plan for the Clark’s Landing Road signal was to be funded entirely by the state. Officials with the county’s Department of Land Use and Growth Management say that Smartronix might still be asked to connect to Commerce Avenue if the company ever expands. But Phil Shire, deputy director of land use planning, said he knew of no plans for the defense contractor to build any new major facilities. “If they want to expand, we’re still going to press for a connection to Commerce Avenue,” Shire told The County Times. “But that depends on the size of the expansion.”
To Winery Text Amendment
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
After members of the Board of County Commissioners expressed divergent views on aspects of a proposed text amendment that would allow commercial wineries in St. Mary’s County, including what actually constitutes a winery and where it should be allowed, staff with the Department of Land Use and Growth Management will resume their efforts to draft a measure that accommodates everyone’s interests. “It’s our job now to reflect on those views and do some research,” said land use director Derick Berlage. “We fell like we got excellent guidance. “We’re not going back to square one but we’ve got a lot of work to do.” The concept of allowing commercial wineries in the rural portions of the county as well as in low-density residential areas that outline the denser development districts is part of a push to have facilities to make growing grapes profitable for local farmers. Many of those same farmers have been looking for alternative crops since they took buyout money to stop producing tobacco nearly 10 years ago. Wineries are also thought to be draws for tourism, which is another ef-
fort of county economic development officials to diversify business opportunities here. Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D-Leonardtown) supported having wineries in a less densely populated housing areas near the rural preservation district as well as growing grapes as a buffer zone for the wineries but objected to the definition of a winery as a place that both produced and processed grapes. The requirement to grow the grapes precluded wineries from starting up in the certain portions of the development districts where arable land was not available but facilities to ferment the fruit could be constructed. Those kinds of facilities would be important, Mattingly said, to make grape growing profitable for farmers. “You’ve got to have wineries that can handle a large volume,” Mattingly said. “You’ve got to have places that will buy the grapes, if nobody buys the grapes no one’s going to grow them.” Commissioner Lawrence D. Jarboe (R-Golden Beach) reiterated his objection to only allowing wineries in the rural and lower population housing areas in the county. He wanted the entire county opened up to the business opportunity.
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Did the planning commission focus too narrowly in trying to keep wineries in the rural preservation district and not in the development districts?
They may have gotten so focused on the wineries in the RPD that they didn’t look at the winery industry as a whole.
How difficult has it been to deal with the issue of allowing wineries in the county? It turned out to be a more complex issue than we first thought. Derick Berlage, director of the Department of Land Use and Growth Management
Commissioner Thomas A. Mattingly (D-Leonardtown)
Aud, Former County New Manager at Lexington Park Cinema Commissioner, Dead At 85 By Monica Meinert New Multiplex Coming Contributing Writer
By Guy Leonard Staff Writer George Robert Aud, a longtime county resident and county commissioner, has died. He was 85. Aud was widely known in the county’s business and political circles and was remembered as an achiever in both. He worked as a car salesman for the former Aldridge Ford Lincoln Mercury dealership in Lexington Park for nearly 40 years. “He and my dad had been friends since the 1940s,” said Louis Aldridge Jr., one of the dealership’s proprietors. “He was a very personable, kind, loving, giving person. He was one of a kind.” Aud was always very approachable and was always willing to listen, he said. “If he could help people, he’d try his George Robert Aud best to help,” Aldridge said. “You could talk to him.” Aud was also a good salesman, Aldridge said, and he never stopped working until the family sold the dealership in 2007. Aud got his start in politics in 1966, according to information provided in his obituary, and served a total of 16 years in public office. For eight of those years, Aud served as president of the county’s governing body. Ford Dean, a contemporary of Aud’s, said he served with him for eight years from 1979 to 1986. He remembered Aud as a conservative Democrat who worked on some important issues that helped shape the county as it is today. Aud supported the construction of the regional library at Charlotte Hall and the adoption of the construction code for primary residences, Dean said. Aud also pushed for construction of a new trash transfer station in New Market as well as the construction of the county detention center now located at the county’s governmental center in Leonardtown. “It was a privilege for me to serve with him those eight years,” Dean said. “His philosophy of government was that it existed to serve and assist the people rather than be an obstacle to the people. “He was a people’s commissioner,” Dean said. Aud’s tenure in politics was not without controversy. In the mid 1980s he was convicted of perjury for not including a trip paid for by a developer to a football game in Dallas on his financial disclosure forms. While he was serving a jail sentence for the perjury charge, however, he won the Democratic primary election for commissioner but later lost the general election.
Raley Sits Out Winery Debate By Guy Leonard Staff Writer Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) told commissioners Tuesday that he would have to recuse himself from a potential vote to approve the text amendment allowing commercial wineries over concerns of a conflict of interests. “I did it reluctantly because it appeared that I was trying to duck a tough vote but that’s not true,” Raley said. Raley said that when the debate over where wineries could go spread to what is known as the R-L zone, or
limited residential area, where both he and his wife have a home, he spoke with county legal counsel and found that a conflict might exist, he told The County Times. He said he sought an opinion from the county Ethics Commission and was told by their chairman Joseph P. Bush that he should not attempt a vote. Commissioners instead reached an impasse on details of the amendment as presented by the Department of Land Use and Growth Management and directed them to revise the proposal.
It’s a Friday night, and you’re heading out to see the latest flick on the silver screen. So where do you head? If you’re in St. Mary’s County, the answer is probably to the AMC Cineplex in Lexington Park. First opened in 1986, the six-screen movie theater has been one of the county’s only sources of cinematic entertainment ever since. Formerly owned and operated by Loews Cinemas, it was bought by AMC in 2007, along with a few other theaters in the area. While it’s clear that the building hasn’t changed much from the outside, what people might not realize is that there has been a management change on the inside that could signal a new chapter for the theater. When he took the job as general manager, Ernest Brown knew he had his hands full. “I was told [coming in] that the building was old,” he said, acknowledging the facility’s long history. Brown started as GM in late October of 2008, moving to Southern Maryland from a 22-screen multiplex in Charlotte, N.C. Having worked in the theater business since 1993, Brown describes his management style as very hands on. “I’m doing as much as I can: fixing things up, getting the crew understanding what AMC is about, their policies and procedures,” he said on what he has accomplished so far. AMC’s guiding philosophy of “guests first” is something that Brown takes seriously. “AMC, especially in the last three to four years, has pushed for ‘guests first,’” he explained. “We want to treat people not as customers, but as guests – we want them to feel at home.” Part of that, Brown adds, comes from being responsive to concerns that arise from visitors to the theater. In addition to talking with him personally, he encourages guests to take surveys offered, and to contact AMC via its Web site. In terms of the facility itself, Brown said that the community’s cries for newer furnishings have not fallen on deaf ears. “If I had a blank check, I would remodel,” he said. “But the bottom line is the budget.” Over the course of its history, the Lexington Park cinema has been a source of complaint for its older, out-of-date atmosphere in the face of today’s typical multiplexes. “The six-theater setup is pretty far behind the times,” Kevin Davis, 18, of Leonardtown, admits. “Most movie theaters have upwards of 12 screens.” While there are no plans from AMC to fund a remodeling effort at present, Brown says he’s communicating with the corporate office about the possibility, and suggested that the community do the same. “Sometimes, guests can get further with AMC than even managers can,” he said.
Brown acknowledged that the Lexington Park theater currently has somewhat of a monopoly on movie goers in the area, but that he would welcome the presence of another facility nearby. “I’m not afraid of competition,” he said. “It’s part of the job.” (The theater at Naval Air Station Patuxent River is inaccessible to the general public, and driving to first-run theaters in Waldorf, Prince Frederick and Annapolis is a trek for some. St. Mary’s College offers a continuing education film class that includes foreign and nonmainstream movies, but the number of movies shown is limited.) Competition, however, may very well be coming in the near future. Faison Enterprises, the developer of Brandywine Crossing on Route 301 north of Waldorf in Prince Georges County, is planning to include a movie complex with 14 to 16 screens and stadium seating in the second phase of its development of the site. “Faison is negotiating with Kerasotes Theatres based in Chicago on plans for the multiplex, with a goal of opening in the spring or fall of 2011,” said Drew Gorman, managing director of Faison’s Northeast regional office in Bethesda. The developers are also working with companies to open several restaurants near the new theater complex around the same time. Faison, which developed the First Colony shopping center in California in 2001, had originally planned to include a multiplex theater, but market conditions resulted in the construction of a BJ’s store instead. In a settlement with the county, Faison put up the funds for the Great Mills Public Swimming Pool. While plans continue to evolve for the Baileys Crossing complex, Brown remains optimistic about the Lexington Park theater’s potential. “We want to get the word out,” he said. “We want to make our presence known, be involved with the community.”
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On Saturday Aug. 8, Leonardtown will host a Beach Party on the Square from 4-9 p.m. with a fireworks display at the town wharf when the party concludes. Featured will be live music by Sons of Pirates, magic show by SuperMagicMan, Reggie Rice, hula dancers, Jazzercise demonstration, rockclimbing wall, bungee basketball, fire truck hosedowns, inflatable water slide, moon bounces, sand
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volleyball play with skills demonstrations by the College of Southern Maryland’s volleyball team, classic cars, jump rope and hula-hoop, limbo contests, face painting, caricature artist, crafts, food, and more. The event is sponsored by the Leonardtown Business Association, the Commissioners of Leonardtown, the College of Southern Maryland, and the St. Mary’s County Division of Tourism. For more information, call 301-475-9791. Visitors will have a chance to win a Hobie Kayak donated by BlueHaven Piers and valued at $1,900 by registering at any participating business in the First Friday activities in Leonardtown on Aug. 7. This Friday, the businesses will be celebrating Maryland’s 375th birthday from 5-8 p.m. Visit www.leonardtownfirstfridays.com to see which shops and restaurants are participating and what specials they are offering. There will also be live music by Fortune’s Turn in the Square from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The kayak winner will be announced at approximately 8:30 p.m. in Town Square, and the winner must be present to win.
There will be a special 375th Birthday Celebration by the Maryland Antiques Center, Creek Side Gallery, and Leonardtown Galleria on Friday, Aug. 7. Special sales will be held throughout the complex with a raffle at the end of the evening of a basket of goodies donated from many of the dealers in the Antiques Center and the two galleries. Come and enjoy a slice of birthday cake, enjoy the fine art, gifts and antiques, and take a chance on our basket of goodies. Both Creek Side Gallery and Leonardtown Galleria will offer marked specials, just for August “First Friday”.
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Student Sailors: Learn to Race
St. Mary’s Ryken High School is hosting a sail racing clinic from Monday Aug. 10 through Thursday Aug. 13 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the campus docks in Leonardtown. The racing instructors include Brian Clancy, assistant coach of the United States Naval Academy Dinghy Team, and Tom Sitzmann, varsity head coach at the Severn School, which is ranked No. 1 in the United States. The clinic is for all students interested in the Junior Varsity or Varsity sailing
teams this coming fall or next spring. It is a chance to learn to race competitively in the ISSA Central League races this year. Work on sail and boat trim, roll tacks, course set-ups, start procedures, rules, etc. Tuition is $150 per student for students in the group sessions. Private coaching is also available on Friday Aug. 14 for an additional charge. For more information, call Coach Gregg at 301-373-8388.
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ANNAPOLIS (AP) - The recession hasn’t had much impact on lobbying in Annapolis. New figures compiled by the State Ethics Commission show lobbyists made $24.7 million during the six-month period that included this year’s legislative session. That’s down just $400,000 from the year before, but the earlier period also included a high-stakes special session. Eleven individual lobbyists reported earning $500,000 or more during the six-month
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Value Of Md. Public Pension Fund Plummets ANNAPOLIS (AP) - The value of Maryland’s public pension fund has fallen by more than 20 percent over the past year. The stocks and other investments held by the Maryland State Retirement and Pension System hit a peak of $40.9 billion in 2007. But state officials say it had shrank to $28.5 billion as of June 30.
The drop could force the state to dedicate additional money to cover employee retirement costs. Dean Kenderdine, executive director of the pension system, says the news could have been worse. He says the system has regained almost $4 billion since February.
Boating Deaths Up This Year
BALTIMORE (AP) - More people have been killed in boating accidents this year in Maryland than all of last year. And with three months left in the boating season, the state could be on the way to its deadliest year since 2005. Ten people have died in Maryland waters, and authorities say the majority of the victims weren’t wearing life jackets. Maryland Natural Resources Police say
the deaths have occurred over a wide geographical area, and there have been several different contributing factors, including poor judgment and weather. The state had 27 boating deaths in 2004 and 2005. Natural Resources police have increased patrols and outreach efforts since then, and the combined total in 2007 and 2008 dropped to 19.
Woman Loses Bid To Put Turbine On Roof
BALTIMORE (AP) - A woman who had hoped to become the first Baltimore resident with a wind turbine on her roof has seen her dreams dashed by the city. The Board of Municipal and Zoning Appeals voted 4 to 1 against the turbine on Tuesday. Marsha Vitow told the board that allowing her to install the turbine atop her rowhouse would “pave the way for a more progressive
Baltimore.” But neighbors were concerned that the turbine would pose a safety risk and ruin views from rooftop decks. The board’s executive director, David Tanner, says members decided after a long debate that turbines could not qualify for an exception to the city’s 35-foot residential height limit. Tanner says the issue will need to be revisited as city officials rewrite the zoning law.
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O’Malley Pitches Light Rail Projects Maryland officials outlined two major light rail projects Tuesday that would cost about $1.5 billion each to ease congested roads in the Washington suburbs and create an east-west public transit line in Baltimore. The proposed Purple Line, which would run along a 16-mile route just outside the nation’s capital from Bethesda to New Carrollton, has been under debate for years. The preferred state plan for the Purple Line will now be sent to the Federal Transit Administration for consideration in hopes of receiving federal funding. “I think it will be very competitive, which is why we need to move forward,” Gov. Martin O’Malley said. “If we sit back and we wait for 100 percent agreement on any one of these alignments, we’ll be left out of the big investment that the federal government will be making in the upcoming transportation bills.” Rep. Donna Edwards, D-Md., said she has been hoping for a Purple Line for about 10 years to nurture an important economic engine outside Washington and to ease terrible traffic jams. “I’m looking forward to now taking this to the next step,” Edwards said. “Some of you have heard that we are about ready to do the biggest transportation reauthorization in Congress that
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Deal With The Debt, Health Care Can Wait I was certainly glad to see Representative Steny Hoyer in recent news articles promising that the times of “spend now and worry about it later” were over. What with the endless unfunded bailouts, it is certainly time for some fiscal responsibility on the part of our Congress. The current discussion over some sort of nationwide, coordinated healthcare system would be a great place for him to demonstrate some leadership. The media, the de fector policy makers of today’s world, have decided that health care reform is yet another objective that must happen immediately. Notwithstanding the fact that health care has historically been a private responsibility rather than a government one, the political pressure is now being put on our representatives to pass something, anything, and do it quickly. Welcome to Socialism 101. I urge Representative Hoyer to stiffen the
old backbone and lead his fellow Democrats toward fiscal responsibility by worrying about the current, almost unbelievable, national debt and leave this health care initiative for a time when the economy and the federal budget can handle it. By doing so he would demonstrate that he is not only worthy of his senior position in Washington but also responsive to his Maryland constituents and other taxpayers throughout the country. Millions of taxpayers are now learning that it is possible to scale back on spending and are saving like never before. Isn’t it time Congress did the same? So, how about it Mr. Hoyer, you can talk the talk, now can you walk the walk? Glenn Weder Hollywood, Md.
Public Deserves Same Health Coverage as Politicians
In an effort to be helpful to our elected officials in Washington, D.C., as they continue to debate the fine points of a proposed health care reform bill, I submit the suggested wording below. I feel 100 percent certain that if my wording is included in the final bill, virtually all voters in America will rally behind the effort to enact health care reform. So here goes. Paragraph One: Immediately upon this bill being signed into law, no current or future member of the United States Senate or the United States House of Representatives, their respective immediate families, or their respective staffs, shall be entitled to participate in any health care plan unless it is a plan which is readily available to a substantial segment of the American public. Paragraph Two: If participating in any plan which is readily available to a substantial segment of the American general public, no member of Congress (whether a member of the Senate
or the House of Representatives), their immediate families, or their staffs shall seek out and or accept any pricing structure which would otherwise be unavailable to any member of the general public having the same level of insurability. In other words, there shall be no “VIP discounts”. Seeking out and/or accepting any such VIP discounts shall immediately disqualify the senator or representative from continued or future service in either house or Congress. Paragraph Three: The working embodied in these three paragraphs cannot be amended or repealed and must, by statue, be included in any and all subsequent versions of this bill. I hope my (and all) Congress persons find these suggestions helpful. John A. Walters Leonardtown, Md.
Keep Sotomayer In Check I am addressing this letter to you [Supreme Court Justice Anthony M. Kennedy] inasmuch as your opinions have covered a multitude of diverse rulings in your august body. This has, in many ways, allotted you the title of “maverick” in my opinion. Hence, this also makes your role, particularly, in controversial subjects, crucial in the matter of survival of our wonderful Constitution. Too many rulings … have abrogated the true meaning of our Constitution and hence altered in ways [the intent] of our Founding Fathers, who toiled for years to establish a system that would be symbolic of a way of life to be a crucible for generation upon generation to emulate and be proud to be a part of, as am I. We all know that there is One Idea that is perfect and that is the word of God and it is always that which gives us courage, character, integrity, pride and sacrifice and that has enabled this great country to become the lighted torch beckoning so many peoples from so many countries who yearn to be a part of this marvelous experience. On June 22, 1973, seven old men, Harry Blackmun, William O. Douglas, Potter Stewart, William Brennan, Warren Burger, Thurgood Marshall and Louis Potter became participants in the passing of Roe v. Wade that has resulted in the death of 50 million potential engineers, scientists, entrepreneurs, teachers
and myriad other just plain individuals whose life was snuffed out without a single human thought process. Without question, regardless of your opinion about abortion, there is nothing in American history that so profoundly changed an entire people overnight with this decision. It created a chasm which, in my opinion, will not likely ever be resolved to anyone’s benefit. Are you willing to take the chance that this will ever happen again with prospects for the Supreme Court, for example, Sonia Sotomayer?” I have never seen anyone so creatively dance the tango around question after question, literally thousands upon thousands of words saying little or nothing for four days. What a sham this entire process was. Another joke, the first being the seating of a senator, cheating, lying and distorting our entire elective process. In other words, two peas in a pod. The purpose of this letter is to request of you to keep in good mental and physical health and hold out to a 100 if you will, so that another Sotomayer will not reach the bench. You owe this to our country and you also owe to our country to keep this glib woman in check. May God keep you in good condition to carry out this service to your country. Mary L. Rose Great Mills, Md.
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County/State Need Leadership To Prevent Schools From Closing
This past June, Holy Angels Catholic Elementary/Middle School located in Avenue was forced to close its doors for good due to lingering financial problems. Holy Angels is just one of many private and parochial schools around Maryland which, due to declining enrollments and financial deficits will not re-open this fall as a new school year is set to begin. Many more private schools that are able to go yet another year are on the fringe of financial collapse. The closure of schools such as Holy Angels cost taxpayers millions of dollars. Taxpayer funding of public schools in Maryland has risen sharply over the last 6 years. Today, state and local governments are generally providing funding to public schools based upon the number of students enrolled times a per pupil amount. In 2003, per pupil funding in St. Mary’s County was approximately $6,000 per student. Today, that funding has increased to approximately $10,000 per student. When schools such as Holy Angels close their doors, it is more than just educational choice by parents that is lost, the taxpayers are left footing the bill for those students that will be left with no alternative but to enroll in public schools. If 100 students leave private schools and enroll in public schools, the cost to taxpayers is more than $1 million each year, plus the cost for additional classrooms which is not included in the $10,000 per pupil cost. In St. Mary’s County, the cost to taxpayers if all private and parochial schools were to shut down would exceed $25 million annually. Additionally, taxpayers would find themselves having to spend some $200 million to build new schools and facilities to handle the additional students. Both county and state politicians need to do more to preserve these valuable educational institutions in St. Mary’s and all around Maryland. Two important actions need to be taken immediately, one by the county commissioners and one by our state delegates and senator. The recent closure of ADF Bingo Hall in Charlotte Hall has left many private schools and other important non-profit organizations without a primary revenue source. ADF has a long history of providing millions of dollars for catholic school education in St. Mary’s County. Recently ADF has found itself at odds with Sheriff Cameron who has determined that ADF is operating contrary to state law. ADF has been operating for more than 30 years. Cameron took this same position relative to video gaming machines, many which were also benefitting private schools. Circuit Court Judge Abrams disagreed with Cameron and reinstated the machines only to have the state legislature pass new state law banning the machines in St. Mary’s County while allowing them to remain in Calvert and Anne Arundel counties. We all know that the state legislature is planning to use proceeds from state sponsored video gaming machines to fund public education. The county commissioners have stepped away from the ADF Bingo debacle. They look at this as Cameron’s problem, not the commissioner’s. They are wrong. This is a taxpayer problem, the risk we face as taxpayers is huge and the county commissioners can use their resources to bring all parties together and work out the differences between the sheriff’s interpretation of the law and the way ADF operates. Including the state’s attorney, and the county attorney into the discussions will give the commissioners and the sheriff a broader base of legal expertise. There is no reason a solution cannot be found, the citizens want a solution. Our state legislators can be part of a larger solution for all schools across Maryland. State senator James “Ed” DeGrange (D-Anne Arundel) has sponsored legislation in Annapolis called BOAST - Building Opportunities for All Students and Teachers. The Maryland legislature has failed to support Senator DeGrange’s legislation despite the urgent need in Maryland and the wide range of success similar legislation in other states has enjoyed. BOAST would allow businesses an income tax credit for donating to scholarship organizations and giving money to school enrichment programs. This program basically allows businesses to invest in local students with money that otherwise would be paid in taxes. With the cost of per pupil education being close to 40% lower in private schools than in public schools, the investment in education for business to make directly to schools will return greater benefit to taxpayers. How many more schools have to fail before our elected officials take action?
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Nominations Open for Disabilities’ Commission Awards The St. Mary’s County Commission for People with Disabilities is announcing that nominations are now open for awards to be presented during National Disability Employment Awareness Month in October. The commission will issue six awards. The deadline for nomination submissions is Sept. 1. Any person, business or organization within St. Mary’s County is eligible and may be submitted by any party. In the event no candidate is nominated, an award will not be issued. Winners of an award may be resubmitted in successive years. The awards will be presented at a meeting of the St. Mary’s County Board of County
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Hematologist/Oncologist Joins Hospital St. Mary’s Hospital is pleased to welcome Dr. Amir Mohammad Khan as its newest hematologist/oncologist. In this role, Dr. Khan will be responsible for managing cancer and blood disorders. “I was lucky to find St. Mary’s Hospital with its administrative team and its great vision for the future,” Dr. Khan said. “I am looking forward to bringing modern oncology care to the doorsteps of the residents of St. Mary’s County. The past decade has seen enormous developments in the field of oncology, and I am very hopeful of a bright future.” Born in London, Dr. Khan has three boys and currently lives in Leonardtown. He joined the St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Staff from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in El Paso, Texas, where he served as the chief of the Hematology/Oncology Division and an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine. He worked in Texas for six years and was an assistant professor at King Faisal University in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, for four years, where he Dr. Amir Mohammad served as a consultant hematologist/ oncologist. Dr. Khan graduated in 1985 Dr. Khan is board certified by the Amerifrom Army Medical College in Pakistan. He can Board of Internal Medicine in Internal received his hematology and oncology fel- Medicine, Medical Oncology and Hematology lowship training at University of Connecticut and has published in numerous peer review Health Sciences Center in Farmington, Conn., journals. with training in bone marrow transplantation.
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P-8A Poseidon Rollout Unveils Next Maritime Patrol Aircraft tablished a very solid baseline for initial operational capability, while concurrently making upgrade increments for future insertion as technology matures,” said Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft Program Manager Capt. Mike Moran. “The team has worked hard to stay on schedule and within cost in this developmental effort; we all should be extremely proud of the results.” Boeing was awarded a contract in 2004 to deliver five test vehicles. This acquisition phase provides three flight test aircraft, one full-scale static loads test airframe, and one full-scale fatigue test airframe. The Navy plans to purchase 117 production aircraft. According to Capt. Moran, all five test aircraft are in various stages of assembly and ground test. Two of the flight test aircraft have already successfully flown as part of a Boeing relocation and system flight check process. Testing on the static loads airframe is underway and the Navy will begin formal flight testing later this year. In April, the Australian Department of Defense signed an agreement with the U.S. DoD to join a cooperative partnership in the development of follow-on capabilities to be added to the Poseidon The U.S. Navy and Boeing unveiled the P-8A Poseidon, the next Maritime Patrol and Reco naisafter it enters the Fleet in 2013. sance Aircraft, during a rollout ceremony July 30 at Boeing’s manufacturing plant in Seattle.
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The Associated Press has learned that the move is part of a larger Pentagon review. Deputy Defense Secretary William Lynn last week ordered a review of both the threats and benefits of using social networking _ and asked it be done by the end of the month. The order does not affect Marines’ private use of such networks on personal computers outside of their jobs.
Sabre Systems Hires New Executive Director of Financial Analysis and Reporting Sabre welcomes Martin Buniva as the com- L-3 Communications/Titan, where he provided pany’s new Executive Director of Financial Anal- financial oversight of a business unit comprised ysis and Reporting. of five departments with annual sales spanning Buniva serves as one of more than $135 million. He was reSabre’s senior management sponsible for the preparation of the staff and reports directly to annual operating plan and detailed the Chief Operating Officer. re-forecasting. He conducted regular Buniva is responsible for the operation reviews and performance profit and loss (P&L) analysis, tracking. and associated reporting and Buniva has more than 20 years training functions in support experience in various finance posiof Sabre’s Operations. tions including: Corporate AccountIn addition, as part of a ing Manager, Auditor, Financial corporate business initiative, Analyst and Accountant. He earned Buniva is working with the a Bachelor of Arts degree in Politicompany’s CFO to lead the cal Science with a minor in Business implementation of a budget/ from the University of California at forecast tool integrated with Los Angeles, and a Professional CerSabre’s ERP system. tificate in Accounting from the Martin Buniva Buniva works out of the University of California at San Warminster, Penn., office loDiego. cation and travels to the group field locations as Founded in 1989, Sabre Systems, Inc. is a needed. professional services company headquartered in Prior to joining Sabre, Buniva was the Di- Warminster, Penn. The company maintains ofrector of Financial Planning and Analysis (Ship fices across the country, including in California, and Aviation Engineering Business Unit) for Maryland, New Jersey, Indiana and Virginia.
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George Robert Aud Sr., 85
George Robert Aud Sr., 85, of Lexington Park, MD, died peacefully at his home on July 31, 2009. He was born February 5, 1924 in Pearson, MD, now part of Patuxent River NAS. His parents were Irene Miles Aud and B.F. (Frankie) Aud. He attended Little Flower School and graduated from St. Michael’s High School. He married Mary Lillian Pilkerton at Holy Angel’s Church on October 18, 1945. At 18, he ran a grocery/gas store in Valley Lee at Hobb’s Corner. He owned businesses in Lexington Park, MD from 1946 until he went into politics. He became a County Commissioner in 1966 and served a total of 16 years, 8 as President. He also worked at Aldridge Ford for over 40 years as a salesman. He and his wife raised 6 children. He is survived by: Patricia A. Aud and her husband William Rutter, George R. Aud, Jr. and his wife Dee Aud, Joseph Allen Aud and his partner Robert Coons, Mary Diane Redmond and her husband Charles Redmond, Michael Miles Aud, and George Robert Aud III and his partner Chris Porter. He is survived by 11 grandchildren and pre-deceased by one, Jeffrey Leland Redmond. He is survived by two sisters and one brother: Elizabeth Lee Hayden Lancaster, Mary Anne Lancaster and John Samuel Aud. His predeceased siblings include: Benjamin Francis Aud, Mary Hilda Weiland and Richard Aud. Throughout his life and in many capacities, he loved serving the people of St. Mary’s County. He enjoyed trips to Atlantic City and racetracks, and playing cards with his family and friends. He loved watching the Orioles and Redskins on TV, and he loved his steak rare. The family received friends for George’s Life Celebration at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Lexington Park, 22375 Three Notch Road, Lexington Park, MD 20653 on Monday, August 3, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. with prayers recited at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial was offered on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Father Jack Kennealy, pastor of the church was the celebrant. Interment followed at the church cemetery. Pallbearers were nephews includ-
ing: Steve Aud, Johnny Hayden, David Lancaster, Lanny Lancaster, Eddie Weiland, and Ken Wible. The Eulogy was given by Ford Dean. Honorary pallbearers included: Gordon Aldridge, Louis Aldridge, Jr., Paul Joe Aldridge, Van Aldridge, Eddie Bailey, Ernie Bell, Richard Fritz, Bobby Gant, Larry Hills, Wayne Pettit, Leroy Thomas, Ralph Thomas, and Vernon Thomas. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lexington Park Volunteer Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 339, Lexington Park, MD 20653 or Hospice of St. Mary’s c/o Hospice House, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Irving Alonzo Bowen, 76
Irving Alonzo Bowen, 76, of Hollywood, MD died August 1, 2009 at his residence. Born December 25, 1932 in Paris, MD, he was the son of the late Leland Stephen and Mildred Catterton Bowen. He was the loving husband of LaRue Hodges Bowen whom he married on September 28, 1953. He is also survived by his daughter Barbara Rodda of St. Leonard, MD as well as two grandchildren; Selena Persinger and Robert Kidwell. He was preceded in death by his daughter Deborah Bowen. Irving served in the U.S. Army from 1953 to 1961 and was a line splicer for the telephone company. He moved from Calvert County to St. Mary’s County in 1964 and was a member of the Hollywood United Methodist Church, Elks Lodge, Telephone Pioneers and the Bowling League. The family will receive friends on Monday, August 3, 2009 from 5:00 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 7:00 PM. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 4, 2009 at 10:00 AM at Hollywood United Methodist Church, Hollywood, MD with Rev. Sheldon Reese officiating. Interment will follow in Joy Chapel Cemetery, Hollywood, MD. Contributions may be made to the Special Olympics, 25929 Whiskey Creek Road, Hollywood, MD and/or The Center for Life Enrichment, P.O. Box 610, Hollywood, MD 20636.Condolences may be left to the family at www.
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John David Gibson, Jr., 66 John David Gibson, Jr., 66, of Avenue, MD died July 31, 2009 at his residence after a long battle with cancer. Born November 1, 1942 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of the late John D. Sr. and Mary Dora Gibson. He is survived by one sister, Delores Burch of Compton, MD. He is also survived by his wife of 44 years, Phyllis A. (Stasch) Gibson, whom he married on May 15, 1965 at Immaculate Conception Church in Mechanicsville, MD. Together they had two beautiful daughters, Pamela S. (Gibson) Long and her husband, Paul of Hollywood, MD and Lisa A. (Gibson) Buckler and her husband Glenn of Avenue, MD. He is survived by three beautiful and loving grandchildren; Adrienne Buckler of Savannah, GA, Allison Buckler of Avenue, MD and Paul Long of Hollywood, MD. He adored and loved spending time with his grandchildren and going on many family vacations together, dining out and watching NASCAR races. He will miss their smiling faces and always calling for Pop! He was someone who knew how to enjoy life and he shared so many good times with us all. He also leaves behind one very special aunt, Eunice Guy of Loveville, MD; mother-inlaw, Agnes Stasch of Mechanicsville, MD; brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Paul and Paula Stasch of Okolona, MS and David and Cindy Stasch of Mechanicsville, MD, brother-in-law, Jerry Burch of Charlotte Hall, MD and nieces and nephews; Taylor Stasch, Angie Roberts, Becky Sternberg, Kristin Stasch, Kelsey Stasch, Kylie Stasch, David Stasch, Jr., Jerry Burch, Jr., and Charles Burch. John David graduated from Margaret Brent High School in 1960. He went to work at Indian Head Naval Base for one year and then started his 46 year career as a brick mason working for Pierce & Gibson, Deane Guy Masonry and Quality Masonry during that time. He was known for this witty sense of humor and telling jokes. He enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard in 1964 and was stationed at Ft. Leonardwood, MO and received an Honorable Discharge in 1970. He was an avid softball player playing for Pierce & Gibson and Capt. Sam’s softball teams for twenty some years and coached Capt. Sam’s Young Men’s and Women’s Softball teams in the St. Mary’s county Young Men’s/Women’s League. He was inducted into the St. Mary’s County Young Men’s Softball League “Hall of Fame” on November 9, 1996. He enjoyed watching all professional sports: baseball, basketball, football, ice hockey, golf and especially NASCAR. His favorite drivers were Dale Earnhardt, Sr. and Dale Earnhardt, Jr. The family received friends on Sunday, August 2, 2009 from 2:00-5:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers were said at 3:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated on Monday, August 3, 2009
at 10:00 AM at Holy Angels Catholic Church, Avenue, MD with Fr. William Gurnee officiating. Interment followed at Sacred Heart Cemetery, Bushwood, MD. Pallbearers were Thomas (Boozie) Farrell, George Payne, Eddie Payne, Ronnie Guy, Pete Griffin and Ronnie Trossbach. Honorary pallbearers were players of Capt. Sam’s Young Men’s Softball Team- George Bowles, David Nelson, Jebb Morris, Keith Williams, Mark Bailey, Gene Woodburn, Charlie Russell, David Russell, Jimmy Ryce, Wayne Buckler, Glenn Buckler, Ricky Nelson, Jim Hayden, Mike Wathen, Bernie Mayor, Joey Lynch, Mike Wise, Ray Curry and Bruce Monteith. Contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650 and/or the Seventh District Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 7, Avenue, MD 20609. Condolences to the family may be left at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
MD, four grandchildren; Victoria, Brandon, and Kathleen Atkinson, and Miranda Gomez, brothers; Raul Padilla and Ruben Padilla, and sisters; Rebecca Lopez and Mary Ellen Padilla. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers; Robert Padilla, Jr. and Ernie Padilla. Family received friends for Connie’s Life Celebration on Saturday, August 1, 2009 from 10:00 until 11:00 a.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Memorial Service was conducted at 11:00 a.m. Interment was private. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Hospital Cancer Care and Infusion Services, P.O. Box 527, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
Margaret Gertrude Morgan, 90
Maria Concepsion “Connie” Loucks, 61
Maria Concepsion “Connie” Loucks, 61, of Lexington Park, MD departed this life on July 27, 2009 at her residence after a long illness. Born August 13, 1947 in West Orange, CA, she was the daughter of the late Abigail and Robert Padilla. Connie attended Western High School, Orange County, CA and graduated from cosmetology school in Long Beach, CA. Connie worked as a beautician until she began her family. She became a stay at home mother who raised and nourished her two daughters while supporting her often deployed career Navy husband. Connie’s passion was for arts. She was a talented painter, decorator, and crafter. She enjoyed making things which she displayed at many local craft shows and fairs. Connie’s dedication to family, her irrepressible spirit, and her shear determination to persevere served as inspiration to all who had the good fortune to know her. Connie is survived by her loving husband William “Bill” Loucks whom she married in Las Vegas, NV on March 16, 1969. She is also survived by her daughters; Kristie Marie Atkinson (Jerold) and Michelle Renee Gomez (Marc) of Lexington Park,
Margaret Gertrude Morgan, 90, of Mechanicsville, MD died August 2, 2009 at Washington Hospital Center. Born May 2, 1919, she was the daughter of the late John Moses and Agnes Gertrude Wathen Owens. She is survived by her children; Joseph Morgan, JoAnne Pegg and Joyce Hart, all of Mechanicsville, MD and her siblings Evelyn Howe and Teressa Wathen, both of Leonardtown, MD as well as 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren and 4 greatgreat grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her sons Samuel J. Morgan, Harry Edward Morgan and Melvin Douglas Morgan and her siblings; Agnes Owens, Florence Ellis, Charles Owens, Robert Owens, Douglas Owens, Jimmy Owens, Louis Owens, Nelley Hayden, Elsie Burch, Joseph Owens, Sylvester Owens and Helen Morgan. Margaret was a lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County who loved flowers and spending time with family and friends. The family will receive friends on Thursday, August 6, 2009 from 5:00 – 8:00 PM in the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, Leonardtown, MD where prayers will be said at 6:30 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, August 7, 2009 at 12:00 PM in St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morganza, MD with Fr.
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Continued Keith Woods officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Dave Strawser, Raymond Nelka, Timmy Quade, Donald Pilkerton, Allan Pulliam and Corey Anderson. Condolences to the family may be left at www.mgfh. com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
Betty Lou Ross, 76
vens. Betty loved puzzles, spending time with family, and helping others. Betty is survived by her daughters, Bonnie Tippet (Tim) of Benedict, MD and Tammie Guy of Morganza, MD, eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, and son-in-law Ricky Guy of Loveville, MD. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a daughter; Belinda Ross, and sons; Gerald “Jerry” Ross, and George “Junior” Ross. Family received friends for Betty’s Life Celebration on Thursday, July 30, 2009 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650. A Funeral Service was conducted at 7:00 p.m. with Reverend Harrman officiating. Interment was private. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of St. Mary’s, P.O. Box 625, Leonardtown, MD 20650. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD 20650.
John Henry Taylor, Jr., 77
Betty Lou Ross, 76, of Clements, MD died July 27, 2009 at her residence. Born July 10, 1933 in Butler, PA, she was the daughter of the late Jake Stevens and Martha Lucille Ste-
John Henry Taylor, Jr., 77, of Leonardtown, MD died August 1, 2009 at St. Mary’s Hospital. Born April 6, 1932 in Leonardtown, MD, he was the son of the late John Henry and Mary Emily Kane Taylor, Sr. He was the loving husband of Mary Ann Taylor whom he married on May 30, 1954 in Leonardtown, MD. He is also survived by his children: Charles Nathaniel Taylor, Catherine Ann Tay-
ment will follow in Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen, MD. Pallbearers will be Charles Taylor, John Taylor III, George Taylor, Thomas Taylor, Robert Taylor and James Taylor. Honorary pallbearers will be Catherine Taylor, Mary Dorsey, Johnathan Taylor and Herbert Taylor. Condolences may be left to the family at www.mgfh.com. Arrangements provided by the Mattingley-Gardiner Funeral Home, P.A.
ley Lee, MD where a Funeral Service was conducted at 10:30 am with Reverend Dr. Rudy Brooks officiating. Interment follow in the church cemetery. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
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lor, John Henry Taylor III, Mary Elizabeth Dorsey, George Francis Taylor, Thomas Leroy Taylor, Robert Eugene Taylor, James Carl Taylor and Johnathan Christopher Taylor as well as 23 grandchildren, 37 great grandchildren and his brother G. Herbert Taylor of Hollywood, MD. He was preceded in death by his siblings Frank Aloysius Taylor, William Leo Taylor and Mary Philo Taylor. A lifelong resident of St. Mary’s County, John was a truck driver for Buck Distributors and Bozik Distributors and he enjoyed farming and raising livestock. The family will receive friends on Saturday, August 8, 2009 from 9:00 - 10:00 AM in St. Aloysius Catholic Church, Leonardtown, MD where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 AM with Fr. Keith Woods officiating. Inter-
Jeffery Montgomery Travers departed this life on Sunday, July 26, 2009 at Fort Washington Health Center, Fort Washington, MD. Jeffery was born on April 5, 1958 to Frank D. Travers and the late Dora L. Whalen Travers in Leonardtown, MD. He was the proud father of DeWayne Travers. Jeffery was a very well educated and intelligent individual. He pursued his academic career in the St. Mary’s County public school system graduating from Chopticon High School on June 3, 1977. Jeffery later enrolled in the Paxteen Program located at the Patuxent River Naval Base where he further pursued his academic career at the prestigious Tennessee College. To add to his outstanding, professional accolades, Jeffery enlisted in the U.S. Army to proudly serve his country where he later received an honorable medical discharge. Jeffery became a member of St. Mark’s U.A.M.E. church under the spiritual leadership of Reverend Dr. Rudy Brooks. Brother Jeffery loved to be around his family and was, without a doubt a people person. He will be forever known for his famous smile as well as for his love of dancing and rapping. Jeffery leaves cherished memories in the hearts of his father, Frank and son, DeWayne, aunts; Ruth Whalen Lee, Betsy Whalen Sheffield and Catherine N.B. Travers, his uncle, James H. Whalen and a special lady in his life who he was very honored to call “Mom”, Ms. Edith Jefferies, Jeffery also had many, many special relatives and friends, but one of his very special cousins and close friends was John “Snoman” Nunley, Jr. whom he shared a special bond. Jeffery was predeceased by his maternal grandparents; the late Raymond and Helen Whalen, his paternal grandparents, the late William and Mary Travers, foster parents, Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Young and many other beloved aunts, uncles and relatives. Family received friends on Saturday, August 1, 2009 from 9:00 am to 10:30 am in St. Mark’s U.A.M.E. Church, Val-
Barbara Jean Wheatley, 62, of Mechanicsville, MD died August 2, 2009 at her residence. Born August 27, 1946 in Mechanicsville, MD to the late George T. and Dorothy A. Faunce Johnson. Barbara worked in retail for 11 years. She enjoyed her grandchildren, they were the love of her life. Her hobbies were sewing, cooking, playing cards and sitting outside swinging. She is survived by her children; Tony Wheatley of Valley Lee, MD, Joyce Ridgell of California, MD and Dale Yates of Clements, MD. Siblings; John B. Johnson of Nanjemoy, MD, Shirley Dean of Clements, MD, Ellen Curry of Bel Alton, MD, Tina Lyghte of Whitehall, KN, Marie Gonzalez of FL, Joannie Norris of Hollywood, MD, Jimmy Johnson of Charlotte Hall, MD, Judy Earp of Harwood, MD, Wayne Johnson of Oraville, MD, Faye MacDonald of Portage, IN, Patsy Murphy of Mechanicsville, MD, Dianne Brooks of Hollywood, MD, Brenda Yates of Clements, MD and William Johnson of Chaptico, MD, also survived by 9 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. In addition to her parents Barbara was preceded in death by one brother and 4 sisters; George Johnson, Jr., Betty Hayghe, Joyce Johnson, Peggy Johnson and Vicky Johnson. Family will receive friends for Barbara’s Life Celebration on Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009 from 5pm to 8pm in the Brinsfield Funeral Home, 22955 Hollywood Road, Leonardtown, MD 20650 where prayers will be recited at 7pm. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, Aug. 7, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Morganza, MD with Father Keith Woods officiating. Interment will follow in Queen of Peace Cemetery, Helen, MD. Pallbearers will be; Wayne Johnson, Jimmy Johnson, Bert Johnson, Jeff Burch, Mickey Neil, Jamie Lawrence, Jonathan Yates and Tyler Nelson. Condolences to the family may be made at www.brinsfieldfuneral.com. Arrangements by the Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., Leonardtown, MD.
The County Times
Thursday, August 6, 2009
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People of Ancient China believed that swinging your arms could cure a headache.
CSM Hosting Ryken Construction Moving Along Grant Training Seminar The College of Southern Maryland is hosting a free grant training seminar at its La Plata Campus Aug. 28 for people who want to learn how to prepare and manage a grant budget. The training seminar will cover the budget portion of federal, state, corporate and non-profit grant applications. Grant professionals, Charles County Government Grants Analyst Debra Posey, and CSM Grants/Contract Fiscal Coordinator Judy Mills, who collectively monitor more than $30 million in grants annually, will lead participants through the grant budget writing and management process. Presenters will discuss good practices and give participants the tools they need to construct a budget for their grant proposal. Sponsored by the Maryland Governor’s Grants Office, Commissioners of Charles County, College of Southern Maryland and the Charles County Public Library, the seminar is free, but pre-registration is required by Aug. 21 to CSM Grants Development Specialist Becky Cockerham at 301-934-7648 or beckyc@csmd.edu. The training seminar is Aug. 28 from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at CSM’s Center for Business and Industry, Room BI-113. For information on the seminar, visit the calendar at www.csmd.edu.
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The construction of new facilities (a new athletic complex) and remodeling of existing buildings at St. Mary’s Ryken High School is moving along at a rapid pace. The new Rommuald Hall performance studio is close to completion as is the new roadway, with asphalt scheduled to be laid down shortly before students return on August 31. Also, Paschal Hall’s new locker rooms and bathrooms have been completed as well.
Rays of Light Open House
The Rays of Light Christian Preschool, located at the Good Samaritan Lutheran Church in Lexington Park, will host an open house on Thursday to introduce prospective students and parents to teachers, staff and the facilities. There will be two open houses, the first from 10 a.m.-12 p.m., and the second from 6-8 p.m. The school is located at 20850 Langley Road, Lexington Park. For more information, call 301-863-4740.
Education
State Awards Over $1 Million for After School Programs
The Maryland State Department of Education has awarded a competitive, three-year grant worth a total of $1,068,750 to St. Mary’s County Public Schools for after school programs. “These after school programs give students productive ways to spend out-of-school time,” said Mark Smith, coordinator of special programs for the school system. “We replace time that might be spent watching television and playing video games with community service projects; small group math and reading instruction; homework help; team sports; physical activity; and science, music, and art enrichment.” The funding comes from the Federal 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program, which will be used to continue the Dream Team/Boys & Girls Clubs at George Washington Carver Elementary, Lexington Park Elementary, and Spring Ridge Middle Schools, and to begin a program at the St. Mary’s County Carver Recreation Center. “We are so pleased to have this substantial resource to help increase student achievement and to provide a safe place for over three hundred students, five days per week,” said Superintendent Michael Martirano. St. Mary’s County Public Schools’ main partner in the project is the Boys & Girls Clubs of Southern Maryland. The two organizations will jointly operate the programs at the three schools. The newest partner is St. Mary’s County Recreation and Parks, adding an after school program at their Carver Recreation Center.
You’re Invited to a Public Meeting On the Replacement of St. Mary’s College’s Anne Arundel Hall And the Construction of the New Maryland Heritage Interpretive Center (Visitor’s Center) for Historic St. Mary’s City Lott Enterprises of Maryland Scholarship Foundation had its third annual Scholarship Awards Dinner at the Hampton Inn Hotel on July 14. The 2009 Scholarship recipients were: Leland Thomas, a graduate of Chopticon High School who will attend Salisbury State University; Denisha Brinkley, of Great Mills High School, who will attend Towson State University; and Ryshawn Butler, also of Great Mills High School, who will attend Barry University in Miami. Each recipient received $1,000 Scholarship. Pictured from left are Ryshawn Butler, Sylvia Thompson Brown (Scholarship Chairperson), Leland Thomas and Denisha Brinkley.
Parent Group Meeting for Hollywood Elementary Parents of new and current students attending Hollywood Elementary School are invited to attend the school’s Parent Teacher Association/ Parent Teacher Organization meeting on Aug. 11, 2009, 5 p.m., in the school’s Media Center. The purpose of this meeting is to bring together parents who are interested in participating in the PTA/PTO during the upcoming school year. Parents who wish to be a part of this process,
or wish to serve as an executive board member, are encouraged to attend this meeting. Parents who are unable to attend this meeting, but wish to participate, should contact Principal Jennifer Gilman by e-mail at jagilman@smcps.org. For additional information, visit the Hollywood Elementary School website at www.smcps. org. Click the link for “Our Schools,” followed by “Hollywood Elementary School.”
CSM Hosting Career Starters Program
The College of Southern Maryland is hosting three Career Starters program open houses beginning with its La Plata Campus on Aug. 8, the Leonardtown Campus on Aug. 10 and the Prince Frederick Campus Aug. 12 to introduce its slate of non-credit training courses. Career Starters programs include classes offered in short sequences (10-16 weeks) for students to gain skills quickly to enter the workforce. Career fields include business, construction, early childhood, healthcare, hospitality, information technol-
ogy, transportation and veterinarian training. During the open houses, prospective students will have an opportunity to meet with a program coordinator and instructors from each career field, learn location and schedule of classes for individual training programs learn about financing options, and register for classes. All three CSM campuses will offer training courses, as well as at the new CSM Center for Trades and Energy Training in Waldorf, which will see its grand opening on Sept. 24.
The Capital Design Advisory Committee (CDA) Of St. Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) And Historic St. Mary’s City (HSMC) Will Host an Open House To Seek Feedback From the Community WHEN: Thursday, August 13 4-7 p.m.
WHERE: Glendening Annex, SMCM Campus
WHY: The Open House will provide information about the program, scope, and siting for the replacement of Anne Arundel Hall and the new Maryland Heritage Interpretive Center. In addition to the open house, the CDA will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, August 19, to review the proposals and receive feedback. The CDA will report feedback to the governing boards of the college and HSMC. For more information on the CDA, visit http://smcm.edu/cda/ Or call 240-895-4412
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First Fridays are Happening in Leonardtown ON THE FIRST FRIDAY OF EACH MONTH, HISTORIC LEONARDTOWN'S ART GALLERIES, RESTAURANTS, CAFE'S, GIFT SHOPS, ANTIQUE SHOPS, BOOKSTORE, ETC. OPEN THEIR DOORS TO SHOWCASE LOCAL ARTISTS AND/OR SERVE SPECIALS AT THEIR ESTABLISHMENTS. THE TOWN HOSTS A FREE EVENING OF ART, ENTERTAINMENT, AND SPECIALS WHERE PEOPLE GATHER TO ENJOY LOCAL ART, THE COMPANY OF OTHERS, AND EVEN A FREE GLASS OF WINE.
First Friday in Leonardtown is Here! Next big event is August 7 starting at 5:00 p.m.
VISIT UPTOWN AND DOWNTOWN TO REDISCOVER THE MANY TREASURES OF HISTORIC/NEW LEONARDTOWN! SPECIAL GUESTS: FORTUNE’S TURN” PERFORMING ON THE SQUARE FROM 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM KAYAK GIVEAWAY!!!! enter to win a beautiFul hobie kayak, valued at $1,899. donated by leonardtown buSineSS aSSociation, St. mary’S county touriSm, and bluhaven pierS. viSit participating FirSt Friday buSineSSeS every day between now and auguSt 7th From 5-8 p.m. to regiSter to win! (See oFFicial ruleS at each buSineSS) *one entry per perSon per buSineSS. ThE KAYAK WInnEr WIll bE drAWn AT 8:30 p.m. durInG ThE AuGusT 7 CElEbrATE 375 FIrsT FrIdAY on lEonArdToWn squArE. ThE WInnEr musT bE prEsEnT To WIn.
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-> NORTH END GALLERY - 41652 Fenwick Street: celebrating Summer – come and join the north end gallery artiStS aS they celebrate Summer with a Show titled “waterwayS , light and land.” thiS Show will open on june 30 , 2009 and will FiniSh on auguSt 30 , 2009. we welcome all our FriendS to come in and enjoy the beauty our area artiStS have put together …look For a Special piece For yourSelF or aS a giFt For Someone Special
…. or juSt Simply come in and viSit . you are alwayS welcome . live muSic, “croSStown Swing” playing gypSy jazz muSic in Front oF the gallery From 5:30 until 8 pm -> CAFE DES ARTISTES - 41655 Fenwick St: Featured itemS: mouleS mariniere, chicken cordon bleu & prime rib
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-> THE WINE BAR & CAFE - 22697 waShington St: the wine bar & caFe will be oFFering our Sample taStingS oF Some oF our maryland Fruit wineS. Stop in try a glaSS oF raSpberry, peach or plum wineS which are grown & bottled right here in maryland! complimentary appetizerS will be provided to enjoy with your wine. Sample taStingS: $3. Stop in and Sign up For our martini taSting, auguSt 19th @ 7pm. -> THE BREWING GROUNDS - 41658 Fenwick St: we will be having Some celebrate 375 SpecialS! -> THE GOOD EARTH NATURAL FOODS COMPANY - 41765 park ave: come meet adam From reliable churchill and Sample a Selection oF organic and gluten-Free beer From 4 pm until 7 pm. -> ON A ROLL - (located on the bank oF america corner, Fenwick and waShington St)thiS monthS Special iS a “reuben dog” topped with SwiSS, ‘kraut and thouSand iSland dreSSing. Serving nathan’S FamouS hot dogS with an extenSive variety oF toppingS to chooSe From. FavoriteS include the coney
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iSland, d.c., and the very popular chicago, topped with diced onionS, Sweet reliSh, a pickle Spear, two tomato wedgeS, banana pepperS, yellow muStard and a daSh oF celery Salt. alSo available, halF SmokeS From baltimore, homemade cajun bbq reliSh and chipS and drinkS to FiniSh it oFF. Stop by For a claSSic dog with unique taSte at a great price. -> CRAZY FOR EWE - 22715 waShington Street: join uS For knitting, light reFreShmentS, and yarn taSting every FirSt Friday. all Sampled yarn will be 10% oFF. -> MARYLAND ANTIQUES CENTER - 26005 point lookout road: Special 375th birthday celebration by the maryland antiqueS center, creek Side gallery, and leonardtown galleria For the FirSt Friday in auguSt. Special SaleS throughout the complex with a raFFle at the end oF the evening oF a baSket oF goodieS donated From many oF the dealerS in the antiqueS center and the two gallerieS.
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-> CREEK SIDE GALLERY - in the md antiqueS ctr, rte 5 north: we will be participating in the Special 375th birthday celebration at the maryland antiqueS center. there will be Special SaleS throughout the gallery with a raFFle at the end oF the evening oF a baSket oF goodieS donated From many oF the dealerS in the and the two gallerieS.
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-> SOUTHERN MARYLAND ARTISANS CENTER - rte 5 at md. antiqueS center bldg 2: we’re a cooperative oF local artiSanS and craFtSmen oFFering handcraFted original work including jewelry, handwoven ScarveS and ShawlS, Stained glaSS,
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-> TREADLES STUDIO – rte 5 at md. antiqueS center bldg 2: viSit a weaver’S workShop, watch a demonStration, try out weaving on a loom! come by on FirSt FridayS For reFreShmentS and converSation with people who weave, Spin, knit, crochet, Sew, dye, and Felt. -> LEONARDTOWN GALLERIA -(located in the maryland antiqueS center) route 5. there will be SpecialS though out the gallery! -> FENWICK STREET USED BOOKS & MUSIC - 41655a Fenwick Street: kryS baker and kevin coFod will perForm From 5 to 7:15. we Specialize in uSed (current and claSSic Fiction, non-Fiction and childrenS/ young adult literature), rare and antiquarian bookS. we alSo have dvd’S and vintage vinyl recordS. 10% oFF all purchaSeS!
-> COLLEEN’S DREAM - 41665 Fenwick Street: we take on conSignment quality women’S clothing and acceSSorieS and vintage clothing and acceSSorieS. we alSo have a variety oF new and conSigned jewelry and giFtS. viSit our new clearance room! -> ARIZONA PIZZA COMPANY - 40874 mer-
chantS ln (rte 5): karaoke conteSt- 1St prize $50
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
The County Times
No Bond For Rape Suspect By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
who apparently knew Clark, told him to take her home when he took her to Holly Point Road, but relented when he said he wanted to show her A 17-year-old male juvenile is incarcer- something. ated at the county detention center away from Court papers go on to allege that Clark adult inmates after being charged with second- pushed her down, pulled down her pants and degree rape, kidnapping and second-degree as- forcibly raped her; then left her there and fled sault in a July 31 incident police say occurred the scene. in Dameron. He later told friends, who asked where the Judge John F. Slade female was, that he left her on a III ruled Tuesday that the deserted road because she “talkShawn Clark, who prosecued too much,” charging papers tors say was charged in the alleged. episode of vandalism that Meanwhile the victim was occurred earlier this spring able to get to a nearby home and at Elms Beach Park, will be call for medical assistance. A held on no bond given the sexual assault forensic exam reseriousness of the charges vealed unexplained dried blood against him. on the victim and injuries to her Slade said that Clark wrist and back. appeared to be a “danger to Det. William Raddatz, the himself and to others.” officer who applied for the stateAssistant State’s Atment of charges against Clark, torney Julie White said that said the defendant gave conflictClark’s alleged crime was ing accounts of what happened, one of the most violent of including claims that he never its kind in society. had sex with the alleged victim, According to chargto her placing herself on top of ing documents, Clarke of- Shawn Clark him. fered to give the victim a Kathleen McClernan, the ride home but instead took public defender for Clark, said her to a beach in Dameron the victim had charges pending where he allegedly raped her. against her too, which could call into question “This girl trusted him to give her a ride her credibility. but he took her to a secluded, beach raped her Clark, who has been charged as an adult in and left her there,” White said. “She was left the case, faces 20 years in prison if convicted on her own, bloody and battered and looking on the rape charge as well as 30 years for the for help.” kidnapping charge; he also faces 10 years if Charging documents state that the victim, convicted of second-degree assault.
Door Vandalized With Racial Slur By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
Black said, however, that at this time there were no suspects in the case. “We took a report for it but we don’t have any suspects or investigative leads at this time,” Black said. “There was nothing else marked in the neighborhood.”
David Reiner, a Mechanicsville resident, says the front door to his home was vandalized some time on the morning of Aug. 2 while he and his wife were away for a brief time. “I went out to church… and my wife came back home from work early and someone had written KKK on our door,” Reiner told The County Times. The letters KKK are known to symbolize the Ku Klux Klan, a group noted for its racist beliefs against minorities. Reiner said that the perpetrators used a permanent black marker to vandalize his front door. “We were only gone for a couple of hours,” Reiner said, adding this is the first time anyone has ever vandalized his property. But this is not the first time he has been the target of racial epithets from people in the neighborhood, he claimed. Reiner claimed that he has heard juveniles in the woods near his home crying out “jap, chink, go home,” before this incident occurred. Reiner, who said he was an Asain American, said the incident was disturbing. “There’s no room for that in this country anymore,” he said. Capt. Terry Black, commander of the Submitted Photo St. Mary’s County Sheriff’s Office patrol division, said that the incident was an iso- Police are investigating a suspected incident of racist vandalism in Mechancsville. lated one but also serious. “It’s classified as a hate crime,” Black said. “It does carry an enhanced penalty.”
Crime&
Punishment Briefs
Man Charged With Violating Peace Order On July 28, 2009 at 0024 hours, Deputy Michael Boyer responded to a private residence in Lexington Park for the report of a Violation of a peace order. The investigation revealed Jonathan D. Elkins, 22, of Mechanicsville, allegedly telephoned and threatened the victim with bodily harm after having been served with a peace order issued by the District Court Commissioner, directing Elkins not to do so. Elkins was located at his residence, placed under arrest, charged with failing to comply with the conditions of a peace order and incarcerated in the St. Mary’s County Detention Center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.
Police: Suspect In Window Smashing Assault Arrested On July 29, 2009 at approximately 6p.m. a 15-year-old female was traveling with three other people in a car on Kavanaugh Road in Mechanicsville when an unknown suspect threw a piece of concrete through the driver’s side window of the vehicle in which she was a rear seat passenger, striking her in the head. The victim, a resident of Waldorf, sustained a fractured skull and was flown by Medstar to Washington Hospital Center. On July 31, 2009 at approximately 12:30 p.m., Bureau of Criminal Investigations Detectives charged Trevis L. Butler, 27 of Mechanicsville, with two counts of second degree assault. Detectives learned that Butler was on work release from the St. Mary’s County Detention Center when the assault occurred. Additional charges are pending a review by the States Attorney’s Office. Butler remains at the Detention Center where he was already incarcerated on unrelated charges.
Man Charged With Break-In, Assault On July 29, 2009 at 1945 hours, Deputy First Class John Kirkner responded to a residence in Lexington Park for the report of a burglary. The investigation revealed the female victim and Deshawn A. Carey, 20, of Lexington Park, were involved in a verbal altercation in a motor vehicle in Mechanicsville. The victim returned to her residence. Carey arrived at the residence and allegedly forced his way into the residence through a rear door and reportedly began assaulting the victim by grabbing her around the neck and choking her. Carey was arrested, charged with first-degree burglary, two counts of assault and incarcerated in the St. Mary’s County Detention Center pending an appearance before the District Court Commissioner.
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The House That Community Built Hospice House Prepares To Open Its Doors
By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer Construction crews were hard at work on Monday morning at their construction site in Callaway, putting the finishing touches on what will be the first and only Hospice House in St. Mary’s County. “Right now we’re in the final finishing stages, putting in the carpeting and finishing up the painting, landscaping and seeding,” said Wayne Davis, owner of W.M. Davis Construction. “This is really a group effort. A lot of people have donated things, and there are subcontractors who’ve donated things,” he said. And as any of the people assembled there that day could tell you, this has been a project a long time in the making. “It was my idea!” said Jan Barnes, president of the Board of Directors for Hospice of St. Mary’s, as she smiled at the building. “Along with our previous director, about five years or so ago, she said, “You know, it would be nice if we had a hospice house,’ and I said, ‘Let’s do it.’” From there Barnes said that she had made a presentation to the board of St. Mary’s Hospital, and after presenting cost and funding projections, the project was approved, though not without years of planning and fundraising. “We haven’t had one major donor. We’ve had a whole community that’s come together to
build this,” she said. “I have no idea how many fundraisers we’ve had … we’ve gone from a little Girl Scout who gave us 35 cents to people that have given us $20,000, to people that do-
nated things in kind, like somebody who’s going to be paving the road out there,” said Barnes, adding that she even had a little girl who had lost her uncle host a bake sale to raise money for the project. Current Hospice Director Kathy Franzen explained that the new house, which will accommodate six patients with 24-hour care, as well as counseling for their families, was constructed to fill a unique need in the community. “What we have found in the last eight years that I’ve been doing hospice care, is that a lot of times families want to bring their loved ones home and care for them at home, because that really is where most people want to be. They’ve spent too much time inside a hospital,” she said, “but the hard truth is that it’s very difficult to care for a dying loved one at home, especially if you don’t have a nursing background or care giving background, and for some families they just can’t do it, and there’s really not a whole lot of choices for where someone can be, so this house will fulfill that need in the county.”
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Household Items Needed Hospice of St. Mary’s is asking for help in making the new Hospice House in Callaway feel like a home. In order to be fully functional, the house needs many household items, such as cookware, serving ware, dinnerware, tumblers and much more. Hospice of St. Mary’s has created a gift registry at Target and Wal-Mart and these registries can be accessed either online at target.com or walmart.com (keywords Hospice House) or in local stores. Anyone with question can call the Hospice office at 301-475-2023 or e-mail hospice@ smhwecare.com. Gifts will help guarantee the continuation of quality care and support to those in need, and they are tax deductible.
Board member Vincent Merz, who is also chairman of the Hospice House Committee, said that construction has been under way for about a year, and dedication plans are now under way. “We are just about at the four-year mark since the plan was submitted and so we’re hoping Sept. 16 to have the dedication ceremony here,” he said. Hospice is planning to move into their new building the week of Aug. 24, with a dedication ceremony scheduled for September. They aim to start accepting patients starting in October. In the meantime Franzen said that Hospice was still trying to recruit volunteers. “The need for volunteers, specifically here at the house, will be very, very great,” she said, adding that volunteers would be needed to cook meals or do yard work and other odd jobs around the house. In the meantime, as Davis continued directing his crews, all assembled took a deep breath as they admired the place, which even
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Franzen said that the house, which will house both patients and the administrative offices for Hospice of St. Mary’s, rests on a 23acre plot of land donated by the county. “The state and the county commissioners got together and they knew we were looking, and they gave us the opportunity to buy it for $1 … I think they had to charge us something,” she said, laughing. The cost of the project was estimated at $4 million, both for the construction of the house and an endowment to keep it staffed and running. “We will not be making money. It’ll cost us money to keep our doors open because we will not turn anyone away, regardless of their ability to pay,” said Barnes. Franzen said that most insurance companies would pay for hospice care, but Medicare coverage typically did not extend to room and board charges, which are expected to run patients $200 a day. She said that patients who could not afford the charges for room and board would still be accepted and paid for by donations from fundraisers. “Suffice to say that without any room and board charge, your losses are going to run about $350,000 a year, so that’s where the board comes in,” she said.
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in its rough stages would be the pride of any neighborhood. “This is the house that community built,” said Barnes, smiling as her colleagues nodded in agreement.
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assist in weight loss. • Water is the main lubricant in the joint spaces and helps prevent arthritis pain. • Increased water consumption serves to regulate bowels and prevent constipation. • Water helps reduce fatigue, stress, anxiety and depression. Water is water; that means beverages such as tea, coffee, sodas and other fluids DO NOT count as water. Keep in mind that many of your favorite drinks are loaded with sugar. There is the equivalent of 16.25 teaspoons of sugar in a 20-ounce Coca Cola, about 20.25 teaspoons of sugar in a 20-ounce Lipton Lemon Iced Tea and about 10.25 teaspoons of sugar in orangepineapple juice. There are many formulas to calculate daily water needs. The simplest is to start with 64 ounces of water every day. Some medical professionals advise dividing your current weight in half and drinking water in ounces equal to that number. A realistic goal for everyone is to gradually increase your intake of water on a weekly basis until you reach your goal. Once you reach that goal, make that your lifetime goal for daily water consumption and experience the difference, said Verbic-Boggs. Remember that without water, nothing lives. Water is the main source of energy for our bodies. So starting today, let’s drink to better health…drink water that is.
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A House is a Home Decorative Options for Driveways
Many homeowners overlook the design impact that a driveway can have on their home. An unsightly driveway can impact curb appeal, but a decorative one can enhance the look of the property and home. For homeowners looking to either lay a new driveway in their brand-new home or replace an old driveway to give the exterior of their house a new look, the following materials are among the many that can now be used for the purpose of driveways. • Asphalt: Asphalt driveways are the most common, thanks in large part to their cost effectiveness and minimal maintenance requirements. Due to that popularity, contractors can easily install an asphalt driveway. A mixture of tar, gravel and concrete, asphalt attracts heat, making it very hot in warmer months, something parents of young children who frequently play outdoors might want to think about. Another disadvantage to asphalt driveways is that they’re oil-based and as a result flexible, making them vulnerable to cracking. • Concrete. Concrete is another very popular choice for driveways, and one that allows for more creativity than asphalt. Whereas asphalt driveways are limited to a blue or black hue, concrete driveways can be customized to almost any color you prefer. In addition, concrete driveways can feature stenciled designs, essentially making your driveway similar to an artist’s canvas, albeit one that will require frequent sealing. Though concrete driveways are tough and weather-resistant, they can stain rather easily and have traditionally proven difficult to clean. Such problems, however, might be worth it for those who prefer a more individual driveway. • Gravel or pebble. For those who enjoy driveways that remind them of historical times when horses pulled carriages up the driveways of estates, gravel or pebble is the choice for you. Among the more understated and elegant options, gravel or pebble driveways are also cost-effective and durable, in addition to requiring little maintenance. One of the chief concerns when going with a gravel driveway is washout, where a heavy rainstorm could wash away all of a driveway’s stones. This concern can be easily quelled,
however, by edging in the driveway with scoria rock, bluestone or a hard timber that will keep the gravel or pebbles from washing away. A more legitimate concern is the potential for driveways to turn muddy, a common problem for gravel driveways containing clay. • Cobblestone or bluestone. Though these materials are eco-friendly, they’re not wallet-friendly. Along with that, they can be a handful to maintain, as they’re prone to weeds
and often require resealing. Another common problem is loose stones, which need to be replaced. While they can be problematic, they’re among the more aesthetically appealing options, often looking exceptionally beautiful when set alongside a yard’s natural landscape. Smaller driveways are good for these materials, as you’ll spend less and you won’t expend so much energy with maintenance. • Brick. Brick driveways can be a sight for sore eyes. Those who have opted for brick driveways have traditionally found that their driveways have become a feature of their home. The downside, however, is cost, as brick driveways can be pricey to install, a large part of which is thanks to labor costs.
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ander. Then said Robert Cooke died and left a young widow and two sons, vis., my father and uncle who grew up and both married respectable women.(Sarah Fielding married Richard Melton shortly after the death of her husband). My father married a young woman whose name was Elizabeth Burch, by whom he had four sons and two daughters, namely: Robert - born March 17, 1752; John - born August 1, 1754; James - born October 26, 1760; Alexander - born February 22, 1765; the oldest daughter, Elizabeth, married Isaac Wilson of Culpeper County, By Linda Reno Virginia and they removed to Kentucky; Contributing Writer the other daughter married Zephaniah Pratt and moved to Kentucky. [She was Robert Cooke was born at Chap- Ann Cooke]. (Elizabeth Burch was the tico on March 28, 1752 and was the son daughter of Benjamin Burch and Winifred of John Cooke and Elizabeth Burch. Just Coad—Winifred being the daughter of prior to the Revolutionary War, John and John Coad, widower of Susanna Gerard, Elizabeth Cooke moved their family to and his second wife, Elizabeth). Fauquier County, Virginia where Robert My uncle Alexander Cooke marenlisted in the Virginia Infantry and was ried a respectable woman named Sarah with General Washington at Valley Forge Reeves [Susanna Reeves] by whom he had during that horrible winter of 1777-1778 five daughters and one son; his name was where the enemy was not the British, but called John Upget [Ubgate] Cooke. I have rather hunger, cold, disease, and death. been informed that he is dead. Tho he Robert appears to have escaped part married, I have no knowledge of his chilof that winter because he returned to St. dren. (Alexander Cooke died in St. Mary’s Mary’s County where he married Susanna County in 1807. John Ubgate Cooke died Watson (daughter of James Watson and between 1812 and 1820. His wife was Mary Green, also of Chaptico) at Christ Druscilla Cartwright, daughter of Jesse Church on January 7, 1778. Cartwright and Margaret Amery). After the war, Robert and Susanna My brother James died at 60 years moved to South Carolina where they lived of age, left five sons, all respectable, the for 25 years and then to White County, names: William, George, Charles, John, Tennessee where Susanna died in 1829 and James. William is dead, George an and then Robert in 1841. artist, Charles a Methodist minister, staIn 1829, at the request of his grandson, tioned at Pittsburgh, John an Episcopalian Richard Fielding Cooke, Robert Cooke minister in Hanover Co., Va., and James wrote a letter about his family history. a physician in St. Mary’s Co., Maryland. Parts of this remarkable letter follow. (James died here in 1820. I find no record I rec’d yours of the 10th of April in he was a physician, but he was Sheriff for which you expressed a desire to be in- many years). formed of our ancestors. With pleasure I Richard Fielding Cooke, the grandwill give the desired information. son to whom the letter was written, was To the best of my knowledge and in- born in Culpeper County, Virginia on July formation it appears that about the year 8, 1787. He was primarily raised in South of our Lord 1720 a Scotchman by the name Carolina. In 1810 he moved to Maury of Robert Cooke landed in Maryland in St. County, Tennessee. He was a veteran of Mary’s County at or near a noted place the War of 1812; a large landowner; and called Chaptico, there lived a noted farm- a State Senator in Tennessee from 1851er called Mr. Boyd. (George Boyd was 1854. The county seat of Putnam County, actually a merchant. He transported other Tennessee was named Cookeville in his servants as well. The June 14, 1745 issue of honor. He died October 15, 1870. the Maryland Gazette contained a notice Among the many other descendants from George Boyd “living at Chaptico” of of Robert Cooke and Susanna Watson was a runaway Irish servant man named John also U. S. Senator Estes Kefauver of TenBarker, aged about 22, a sailor). nessee who gained national attention as Said Robert Cooke, being a sadchairman of the Special Committee dlemaker and shoemaker by trade, on Organized Crime in Interstate made his first home in America Commerce in the early 1950s; with Mr. Boyd. In the same family sought the Democratic nominathere lived a young woman lately tion for president in 1952 and from Devonshire in England. again in 1956; and ran as the Her name was Sarah Fielding. Democratic vice presidential In process of time, the said Robcandidate with Adlai Stevenson ert Cook and Sarah Fielding in 1956. got married together and on In 1955, the Tennessee March 13, 1726, they had a son DAR erected a replacement born and called him John. monument over the graves And in a reasonable time of Robert Cooke and his after his birth, they had wife, Susanna which was a second son born and dedicated by Senator called his name AlexKefauver. Richard Fielding Cooke, 1787-1870
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Bluegrass Festival Returns to Leonardtown By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer
Watauga Mountain Boys on Saturday as well. Joining the fold for the rest of the weekend will be Code Blue, Bubble Abell & Spoon Creek, Ted Jones & the Tar Heel Boys, Mark Templeton and Pocket Change, and the Bluegrass Gospel Express, not to mention banjo workshops with Billy Lee Cox and mandolin workshops with Danny Stewart Sr. The drug-and-alcohol-free event will take place at Goddard Farm, located at 21810 Clay Hill Road in Leonardtown from Aug. 6-8, and will also feature home-cooked meals for breakfast, lunch and dinner. For those who haven’t arranged for advance tickets, passes will be sold at the door for $20 on Thursday, $25 on Friday and $30 on Saturday, and three-day passes will be sold for $55. Children under 12 will be admitted free with their guardian. Campsites and weekend hookups will also be available for an extra charge. For more information on the festival, call 301-4758191 or go to www.lilmargaretsbluegrass.com.
It’s that time of year again, when the hot air fogs your glasses, and if you are in the right part of the country and the air has the right pitch, you might just hear the faint twang of banjo music in the distance. And what could be sweeter than a taste of Appalachia? Try a whole weekend of it. St. Mary’s County will certainly get its fair share of bluegrass this weekend, as Lil Margaret’s Bluegrass & Old Time Country Music Festival kicks off its 21st year on Thursday in Leonardtown and continues through the weekend, featuring a dozen bands from across the country playing that most American of genres. On this year’s ticket will be Vern Young, who has been performing country and bluegrass music for more than 60 hears, winning the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music in America Midwest traditional vocalist of the year award six times since 1990. Goldwing Express will be hitting the stage on Friday with their inventive stage show of bluegrass, old time country, Southern gospel and comedy. Also performing on Thursday and Friday is the Gary Waldrep band, which started in the spring of 1998 when Waldrep, formerly of the Warrior River Boys and Sound Mountain Boys, started his own band with the influence of the Sand Mountain regional sound he was raised on. The Jack Tippett Band, who have previously played American Legion bluegrass shows in Hughesville, will be gracing the Southern Maryland stage once again on Saturday, along with Charley Thompson & Bottom County Bluegrass band. Kody Norris, who at the young age of 20 has already performed with the likes of Ralph Stanley II and the Clinch Mountain Boys, Sammy Adkins, Vince Combs, Doc WatPhoto courtesy of www.lilmargaretsbluegrass.com son and Clint Howard, will be Thousands of bluegrass fans crowded the pavilion at Goddard Farm last year at Lil Marperforming with his band, The
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‘Funny People’ Amuses, But a Far Cry From Hilarious By Monica Meinert Contributing Writer With a name like “Funny People”, this movie has got to be straight comedy, right? In the case of writer/ Adam Sandler director Judd Apatow’s latest, the answer might surprise you. That’s not to say that you won’t laugh – it’s virtually impossible not to with Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler in the same frame – but don’t go in expecting something in the style of other Apatow flicks like “Knocked Up” or “The 40-YearOld Virgin.” The darker tone of the film is set from the beginning, when renowned comedian George Simmons (Sandler) is diagnosed with a rare terminal blood disease. Having chosen fame over family, George finds himself alone in his enormous mansion, looking back on the people that he pushed away. When he drops into a comedy club one night, George meets struggling stand-up comedian Ira Wright (Rogen), whom he hires as an assistant to help him write jokes. The pair strike up a mutually beneficial partnership – under George’s wing, Ira slowly makes his way up the ladder of notoriety, while the dying comedian gains a friend to help him cope with his illness and reconnect with people from his past, including ex-flame Laura (played by Leslie Mann). Just when George has come to terms with the fact that his life is ending, you guessed it –his illness is magically cured by the experimental drugs he’s been taking. End of story? Not so fast. The plot then shifts to focus on George’s attempt to woo the indecisive Laura away from her marriage to overly-Australian, but otherwise good guy, Clarke (played by a delightfully hilarious Eric Bana). George and Ira leave Southern California (and, for all intents and purposes, the rest of the characters and the plot) and go to Laura’s mansion in Northern California. Ultimately, the melodrama of this twist drags the film out to its full (and unnecessary) two-and-a-half hour duration, and takes away much of the sympathy that the audience has come to feel for George, as he reverts back to his old jerky, abrasive self. While the script and flow are far from perfect, the one place Apatow does score is with his two leads – the real gold in this film is seeing two different generations of comedy coming into contact as Rogen and Sandler play off of each other. Their relationship is highly realistic, and both characters are fully developed, with broad emotional ranges. True to its name, the film stars many other Funny People. Jason Schwartzman and Jonah Hill work wonderfully together as Ira’s roommates Mark and Leo; together, the trio provides the funniest material in the movie. Numerous cameos are also made throughout by comedy heavy-hitters like Sarah Silverman, Ray Romano, Dave Attell and Bo Burnham. The film thoroughly earns its R-rating: crude humor and language abound. If you’re looking for a film that will have you roaring with laughter, this probably isn’t it. But for a thought-provoking, genuine dark comedy with some lighthearted moments, give “Funny People” a shot.
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Thursday, August 6 • Dance Camp (3-6 years old) House of Dance (Hollywood) – 9 a.m. • Classes: Mad Hatters Throne; Not JUST a Lemonade Stand (Aug 3-7) Annmarie Garden – 9 a.m. • Open House Rays of Light Christian Preschool Open House, from 10 a.m- 2 p.m. and 6-8 p.m. • Little Minnows: Ocean Motion Calvert Marine Museum – 10 a.m. • Lil Margaret’s Bluegrass & Old Time Country Music Festival Goddard Family Farm (Leonardtown) – 2 p.m. • Teen Digital Art Workshop Lexington Park Library – 2 p.m. • Free Family Movie Leonardtown Library – 2 p.m.
The County Times bie Kayak donated by BlueHaven Piers and valued at $1,900 by registering at any participating business in the First Friday activities in Leonardtown on Aug. 7. This Friday, the businesses will be celebrating Maryland’s 375th birthday from 5-8 p.m. Visit www.leonardtownfirstfridays.com to see which shops and restaurants are participating and what specials they are offering. There will also be live music by Fortune’s Turn in the Square from 7:30-9:30 p.m. The kayak winner will be announced at approximately 8:30 p.m. in Town Square, and the winner must be present to win. • Fractal Folk Fenwick Used Books (Leonardtown) – 5 p.m. • David Norris D.B. McMillan’s Irish Pub and Grill – 6 p.m. • WWII USO Remembrance Day Solomons Boardwalk Pavilion – 6 p.m.
• Wing Night VFW Post 2632 (California) – 5 p.m.
• Randy Richie (Piano) Café des Aristes (Leonardtown) – 6:30 p.m.
• David Norris Corbel’s Fine Dining & Spirits (Leonardtown) – 5 p.m.
• No Limit Texas Hold’Em Tournament VFW Post 2632 (California) – 7 p.m.
• Drop-In Salsa House of Dance (Hollywood) – 6 p.m.
• Newtowne Players: ‘Shakespeare in Hollywood’ Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m.
• Gretchen Richie Vincenzo’s (Calvert Marina) – 6:30 p.m. • Ladies Night Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 7 p.m. • Newtowne Players: ‘Shakespeare in Hollywood’ Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m. • Ladies Night with DJ Pablo and DJ Marc Shubrooks Hulas Bungalow (California) – 8 p.m. • Karaoke Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9:30 p.m.
Friday, August 7 • Dance Camp (3-6 years old) House of Dance (Hollywood) – 9 a.m. • Lil Margaret’s Bluegrass & Old Time Country Music Festival Goddard Family Farm (Leonardtown) – 1 p.m. • Friday Afternoon Movie Musicals: ‘Annie’ Lexington Park Library – 2 p.m. • First Friday Leonardtown – 5 p.m. • First FREE Friday Calvert Marine Museum – 5 p.m. • Win A Kayak at First Friday Visitors will have a chance to win a Ho-
• Patuxent Playhouse Presents: ‘School House Rock Live!’ St. John Vianney Family Life Center Theater (Prince Frederick) – 8 p.m. • Idle Americans – Open Blues Jam Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 8 p.m. • DJ Harry Big Dogs Paradise (Mechanicsville) – 8 p.m. • Karaoke 911 Club (Mechanicsville) – 9 p.m. • DJ Red Dog & Karaoke Cryer’s Back Road Inn (Leonardtown) – 9 p.m. • Karaoke Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9:30 p.m.
Saturday, August 8 • Lil Margaret’s Bluegrass & Old Time Country Music Festival Goddard Family Farm (Leonardtown) – 10 a.m. • Village Day Jefferson Patterson Park & Museum – 10 a.m. • Emergency Preparedness Fair LDS Church (Lexington Park) – 10 a.m. • Dancin’ In the Streets (Free Event) House of Dance (Hollywood) – 10 a.m.
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• TooManyMikes Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 9 p.m.
• Children’s Day at the St. Clement’s Island Museum in Colton’s Point from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Heritage games, face painting, crafts and free snow cones. Music and magic by Reggie Rice, known as the SuperMagicMan. The museum’s water taxi to St. Clement’s Island (where there is a replica of the Blackiston lighthouse) will begin at 11 a.m., weather permitting, with the fee for children waived. Adults are $7 each. Free T-shirts will be available for the first 100 kids thanks to sponsors Chesapeake Custom Embroidery, Cullins Pool Water, Combs Drury Reeves Insurance Agency, Avenue Flags & Flagpoles, Delegate John F. Wood Jr., Tidewater Dental Associates and PNC Bank. For more information, call 301-769-2222 or log onto the Museum Division Web site at www.stmarysmd. com/recreate/museums.
• Karaoke with DJ Tommy T and DJ T Applebee’s (California) – 9 p.m.
• Second Hope Rescue Pet Adoption Day Petco (California) – 11 a.m. • Blackistone Lighthouse Tours St. Clement’s Island Museum (Colton’s Point) – 12:30 p.m. • Learn How to Play Gospel Music Clinic (Session 2) Nekadesh Farm (Colton’s Point) – 2 p.m. • Beach Party on the Square On Saturday Aug. 8, Leonardtown will host a Beach Party on the Square from 4-9 p.m. with a fireworks display at the town wharf when the party concludes. Featured will be live music by Sons of Pirates, magic show by SuperMagicMan, Reggie Rice, hula dancers, Jazzercise demonstration, rock-climbing wall, bungee basketball, fire truck hose-downs, inflatable water slide, moon bounces, sand volleyball play with skills demonstrations by the College of Southern Maryland’s volleyball team, classic cars, jump rope and hula-hoop, limbo contests, face painting, caricature artist, crafts, food, and more. The event is sponsored by the Leonardtown Business Association, the Commissioners of Leonardtown, the College of Southern Maryland, and the St. Mary’s County Division of Tourism. For more information, call 301-475-9791. • Full Moon Kayak Trip Greenwell State Park (Hollywood) – 6 p.m. • Randy Richie (Piano) Café des Aristes (Leonardtown) – 6:30 p.m. • Cloudnine Toot’s Bar (Hollywood) – 7 p.m. • Captain John D.B. McMillan’s Pub and Grill – 7 p.m. • Newtowne Players: ‘Shakespeare in Hollywood’ Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 8 p.m. • Patuxent Playhouse Presents: ‘School House Rock Live!’ St. John Vianney Family Life Center Theater (Prince Frederick) – 8 p.m. • Brushfire Cryer’s Back Road Inn (Leonardtown) – 8 p.m.
• Country Dance Night Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 9:30 p.m.
Sunday, August 9 • All You Can Eat Breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m., Valley Lee Fire House. Cost is $8 for adults, $4 for children ages 5-12, cChildren Under 5 are free. Sponsored (and prepared) by the 2nd District Fire Dept. & Rescue Squad Auxiliary. • Pet Adoptions Pepper’s Pet Pantry (Solomons) – 1 p.m. • Jefferson Presents Concert Series Nekadesh Farm (Colton’s Point) – 3 p.m. • Newtowne Players: ‘Shakespeare in Hollywood’ Three Notch Theater (Lexington Park) – 3:30 p.m.
Monday, August 10 • SMAWL Low Cost Rabies Clinic St. Mary’s County Fairgrounds (Leonardtown) – 6 p.m. • Hollywood Lions Club Volunteer Meeting D.B. McMillan’s Irish Pub and Grill – 7 p.m. • No Limit Texas Hold’Em Bounty Tournament St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge – 7 p.m.
Tuesday, August 11 • Dollars for Dylan Golf Tournament Breton Bay Golf & Country Club (Leonardtown) – 8 a.m. • Hollywood Elementary School PTA/ PTO Meeting Hollywood Elementary School – 5 p.m. • Karaoke Cadillac Jack’s (Lexington Park) – 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, August 12 • Why Snooze When You Can Crooze? Arby’s Restaurant Parking Lot (Leonardtown) – 5 p.m. • Captain John D.B. McMillan’s Pub and Grill – 6 p.m. • Bike Night Fat Boys Country Store (Leonardtown) – 6 p.m. • Special Olympics No Limit Hold’Em Tourney Bennett Building (24930 Old Three Notch Rd, Hollywood) – 7 p.m. • Learn to Line Dance Hotel Charles (Hughesville) – 7 p.m.
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On The Vine
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Software Sommelier Brings Wine Advice Home
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Founded in 1877, McWilliams Winery is one of Australia’s oldest and most respected wineries. In 1877 Samuel McWilliams planted his first vineyard and established a family tradition that lives on today as the sixth generation of McWilliams’s continues making award winning wines. These affordable quality wines can be enjoyed locally for around $10 per bottle. McWilliams Hanwood Estate line originates principally from vineyards in regions of New South Wales where the warm temperatures, adequate rainfall and rich soil provide vintages rich in character and complexity. The Hanwood Estate Chardonnay is a pale straw color with green hues and boasts aroma and flavors of nectarine, fuji apple and rich tropical fruit with hints of vanilla and spice. The crimson red Shiraz is dominated by rich plum and raspberry flavors with a hint of spice and vanilla. Enjoy the soft red Merlot with well ripened berry flavors and the Cabernet Sauvignon with spice and ripe berry aroma and flavor. Or for a crisp, clean vintage try the Harwood Estate Riesling with its jasmine and lime aromas and flavors of lime and tropical fruit.
Almonds, Cheese Add Salty, Savory Notes to Salad
By J.M. HIRSCH AP Food Editor Green bean salads generally are bit players on the summer food scene. But a few carefully chosen ingredients can transform them into scene stealers that let one of the season’s best offerings shine. In this salad, the beans are briefly blanched and chilled, leaving them just tender-crisp. They then are tossed with a spunky vinaigrette of olive oil, sherry or red wine vinegar and a healthy dose of garlic. Crumbled cheese and crushed almonds finish the dish, but variety is key. For the cheese, you want something dry, crumbly and either sharp or deeply savory. A Parmesan works, as does a well-aged cheddar. For the almonds, the best choice are Marcona almonds, which come from Spain. These flat, round almonds (widely available at gourmet and natural foods stores) are sweet and savory, and usually are sold roasted and salted. Marcona almonds taste nothing like American almonds. While they are crunchy, they aren’t dry. The oil and salt on them blends nicely with the vinaigrette.
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1 ½ pounds green beans, ends trimmed 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 3 tablespoons sherry or red wine vinegar 3 cloves garlic, minced Salt and ground black pepper, to taste 1 cup Marcona almonds, roughly chopped or crushed ¼ cup crumbled aged cheddar or Parmesan (roughly ¼-inch chunks)
Historically, canned foods have been considered the poor relative of the culinary world and have an even worse reputation nutritionally speaking. But times have changed. In the past, fruits were only canned in sugary syrups and vegetables were overcooked and packed in salty brines. But advances in canning technology mean many foods now come packed in water or juice. Even low-sugar and low-salt varieties are available. There’s more good news. Produce destined for canning is harvested at peak flavor and nutrition. While the heating process can initially degrade some nutrients, the packaging keeps levels stable from then on. Even fresh produce can suffer loss of nutrients if not kept at the proper temperature during shipping and storage. And some fruits and vegetables actually improve nutritionally with canning. Tomatoes not only don’t lose nutrients during processing, they become better sources of the antioxidant lycopene than raw tomatoes. Apricots are an excellent source of vitamin A, and studies have shown that the canning process actually makes it easier for the body to absorb the nutrient. Canned fish and meats also have improved. Low-salt and low-fat versions are common and in many cases these foods are nutritionally comparable to fresh.
Fill a large bowl with cold water and ice. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil. Add the green beans and blanch for 2 minutes. Drain and immediately add the green beans to the ice water to cool. Drain again and spread on a kitchen towel to dry. Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk together the olive oil, vinegar and garlic, then season with salt and pepper. Add the green beans to the dressing, then toss to coat. Add three-quarters of the almonds and cheese, then toss. Sprinkle the remaining almonds and cheese over the salad. Serve immediately or chill.
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shop. All those colored pencils I use for 100year-old photo restoration would be perfect in a cool new pencil box. Even the composition books have neat designs on them now. There must be a use for them. The other day I saw one of my favorite commercials. It’s the one for Staples where the Dad is riding on the shopping cart singing, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year” to his two sullen children. The commercial has been around a long time – the two kids must be in college by now. When my boys were still in school and that commercial came on, I would glide across the floor and sing that song
Book Review
‘Dogged Pursuit’ by Robert Rodi
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By Terri Schlichenmeyer Contributing Writer Dog lovers are a contradictory bunch. We bring home an adorable little bundle of fur called a puppy, aiming to make him a shining example of good citizenship. The applause would be deafening! Other dog owners will be envious! Little Pupsie would to learn not to jump on people, not to burrow beneath anything embarrassing, and to never, ever climb on furniture. And then he’s taught to jump, burrow, and climb on furniture. It’s called “agility”, and in the new book “Dogged Pursuit” by Robert Rodi, you’ll read about one man’s leap into a growing sport, and what it taught him about himself and his dog. During a dinner party some years ago, Robert Rodi was telling fellow diners woeful tales of “raising a fiendishly intelligent, demonically driven Shetland sheepdog.” That was when Rodi learned about agility, a dogand-human competition consisting of hurdles, tunnels, weaving poles, teeter-totters, and platforms. Rodi started working with his dog, Carmen, and she was quite good at it. Unfortunately, she suffered a career-killing injury and had to be retired. But agility was in Rodi’s blood now. He needed a new dog. After applying online for other dogs in his Chicago area, Rodi found Dusty, a scruffy, funny-looking “cryptic blue” Sheltie available from a nearby rescue group. Although Dusty seemed to be almost indifferent to agility training, Rodi set out to make the pooch a pro. Following agility classes, Rodi entered
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Dusty into competitions around Chicago, joining the All Fours agility group. The group was friendly enough, but Rodi felt uncomfortable, out of place, like he didn’t belong. And although Dusty had won a few ribbons earlyon, he started acting as if he didn’t know what he was doing anymore and his scores were embarrassing to Rodi. Agility was turning out to be more irritation than enjoyment. Willing to try anything for the elusive alphabet soup that follows a champion’s name, Rodi consulted his teammates. He hired a “dog whisperer” and tried aromatherapy for the both of them. He tried to keep positive and focused for Dusty’s sake. But anyone who’s ever loved a dog knows that you can’t teach a dog something the dog doesn’t want to learn. When Rodi took a break – literally – everything leaped into place. “Dogged Pursuit” is funny and sweet, a true dog-lover’s tale with one near-caveat: while it initially appears that author Robert Rodi sees Dusty as a means to an end, it quickly becomes obvious that he adores the pup. But while his readers are learning that, Rodi tells a story every dog owner has lived - that of trying to make a dog do something he won’t do for you, but is perfectly willing to do for someone else. As the human Mama to a long line of like-minded canine couch potatoes, I looked very forward to reading this book, and I’m happy to say it’s a tail-wagger. If you’ve been jumping from book to book, in search of something good to read, get this one. “Dogged Pursuit” is the pick of the litter.
loudly. I got the same sullen looks. My rule is that you need to embarrass your children at least once every day. We would then do our school shopping and I would buy them everything I thought would make school more fun and exciting. Notebooks for each class with rock bands on them, state of the art backpacks, weekly planners and organizers, large desktop calendars, pencils with neon rocks encased around the lead were all purchased. Everything was perfect and new in the world. By week two of school most of the notebooks still sat at home, because I was told it was too heavy to carry five or six, that they could use one to write in for all their classes. One of the backpacks would be shredded and have scuffmarks on the bottom from where it was dragged on the ground. The other backpack would invariably have a broken zipper and look ten years old. The planners were quickly discarded in some dark corner of the room, the pencils were lost, and the desk calendars were covered in drawings of creatures and weapons. Sound familiar. It might be different with girls. And the new cute school clothes? All the nice button up shirts, and adorable short sleeve shirts were bought with care. Well, up to the age of 10, I could still coerce them into wearing them, and then as they entered middle school, they began to wear their logo t-shirts, black, of course, under their button up shirts (with the button-ups coming home stuffed in the backpacks) and gradually it became just t-shirts. I must admit they were easier to shop for after that. As long as it was black or grey, it would work. I only shopped for them until 10th grade, then it was up to them. My Mother often told
me on the phone, “Pick your battles”. That was always in the back of my mind. Every year, I feel a small sense of loss that I cannot school shop for the boys, or that I am not among the school attendees. I could have been one of those professional students that keeps going for years without a clear plan. Well I have no clear plan and only live day to day anyway, but I could be learning something new at the same time, I suppose. I haven’t changed a whole lot on that since college. It simply means that each day is exciting to me with a world of unexpected possibilities. I must be a professional student of life. That’s it. I wonder if there is a degree in that – maybe at Jack Kerouac University. Kerouac was looking to experience some new excitement each day, and as a result wrote his novel “On the road.” I still might end up back in school. I have thought about teaching a college course in my field of Sociology, and have written a syllabus and study assignments to go along with the course. Oh, the smell of the pencils is calling me, but probably no one uses pencils in college. Actually, the course I want to teach is a creative way of looking at the role of art in Sociology, so, I could require pencils, and pencil boxes too. The students, and me, will need planners and desktop calendars, and new cool notebooks. They use composition books in college; those will be required too. How about a backpack, I need a new one, and …. To each new day’s exciting adventure and unlimited possibilities, Shelby Please send comments or ideas to: shelbys.wanderings@yahoo.com.
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Easter Wins Leadership Award PAT U X E N T RIVER â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Steffanie Easter, assistant commander for acquisition, AIR-1.0, is the winner of the 2009 National Women of Color Managerial Leadership award. Easter will be presented the award at the National Women of Colorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Awards Conference in Dallas Oct. 31. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s class of nominees was the largest and strongest we have seen yet,â&#x20AC;? said Tyrone D. Taborn, CEO and publisher of Women of Color magazine. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Close to half of the 2009 awardees are managers, directors or vice presidents of major organizations.â&#x20AC;? Easter was nominated for the award by James Lackey, the AIR 1.0 deputy and Capt. Steffanie Easter Steve Smith, former AIR 1.0 chief of staff. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We decided to nominate her because she plays a key leadership role at the Naval Air Systems Command,â&#x20AC;? said Lackey in a press release. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In my view, this is in perfect alignment in terms of requirements for recognition and what she brings to the table as a most viable candidate. She exemplifies all of the great qualities one would like to see in a leader. Personally, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the best bosses Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever worked for in my career.â&#x20AC;? Easter provides leadership to more than 1,100 people across NAVAIR and is responsible for more than 100 Navy and Marine Corps programs with an annual budget of $2.5 billion. She said she was surprised and honored by the nomination and award. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I heard that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d won, I felt excitement, I was humbled, and I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe this was happening to me,â&#x20AC;? said Easter, who has worked for NAVAIR since 1985 and was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in Dec. 2002. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This was a complete surprise, but the fact that they thought to even nominate me for this award was just as important to me as winning.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mrs. Easter always displays exceptional character that distinguishes her as an outstanding leader, coach, role model and mentor,â&#x20AC;? said Smith. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Her dedication and passion serve as a role model for others in the organization. She is a well respected leader and has gained support for diversity from NAVAIRâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s leadership and is known across the region as a leading expert on matters of diversity and inclusion, she is truly an asset
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Mill Cove Residents Want Out of Development District By Guy Leonard Staff Writer
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Pa Residents in the Mill Cove community tux in California say that they are too close to en Mill Creek and designated Critical Areas to tR absorb high density development recently ive proposed for the area. r According to a petition of 105 area residents sent to county government, residents Mrytle Point Park claim it’s time for them to be taken out of the Lexington Park Development District, which includes their area. “It’s a huge sprawling district that doesn’t really concentrate development at ov all,” said Brooks Jackson, 10-year resident e on Mill Cove Harbor Road. “We never B asked to be put in it.” The issue that galvanized the waterfront community were plans by local developer Guy Curley to build 55 cottagelike homes, served by new water and sewer lines, in two cluster projects located in their community. 4 Residents protested the plan, which is currently before the Board of Appeals, as Mill Cove Harbor being at odds with the existing single-famMill Cove Manor ily style homes situated on roughly one-acre lots in the area. Woods at Myrtle Point Residents also say the area is environmentally sensitive and should be protected because it is so close to the water. They Residents of the Mill Cove waterfront community in Califorpointed to the stalled project called Woods nia want their community taken out of the Lexington Park at Myrtle Point off Patuxent Boulevard as Development District because of proposals to build two an example of home construction widely clustered housing developments, Mill Cove Harbor and Mill believed to be responsible for much soil ero- Cove Manor. The nearby Woods at Myrtle Point is already partially constructed. sion and runoff into creeks and streams. opment districts. The residents have continually pushed Officials with the county’s Department of for recognition at public hearings before the Land Use and Growth Management said that excounty planning board and at recent meetings trication from the development district is not the to discuss the county’s current revision of the only option. Comprehensive Plan, which is designed to “Some compromise… may be to downzone guide the county’s growth for the next two where they live,” said Phil Shire, deputy director decades and defines the boundaries of develof land use planning, though that might be problematic since there are plans to service the community soon with water and sewer, a firm harbinger of planned residential growth. Commissioner Daniel H. Raley (D-Great Mills) said that he knew of the petition but that it still had to be considered by the planning Ro
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board, which held hearings on the Comprehensive Plan and is now debating the document in workshops. Raley said that neighborhood concerns that denser development could exacerbate concerns of storm water runoff and soil erosion were legitimate. “When it gets to us, we’ll discuss it,” Raley said of their petition. “I think their comments bring up good points, all those are valid concerns.” Raley said this single pressing issue was one that had helped get the mobilized and more active. “That’s a good byproduct,” he said.
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Shop With A Cop, Elks Gamble for Wounded Warriors Inc. Thanks You! By Andrea Shiell Staff Writer
SHOP WITH A COP, Inc. is a non-profit organization that is co-sponsored by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge 7 and the Optimist Clubs in St. Mary’s County. This program is chartered to assist children whose families are having economic hardships. The intent of the program is to provide these children with a positive experience dealing with members of law enforcement while having a memorable shopping experience before Christmas and before their return to school in the fall. Thank you to all of the police officers and optimist members that support this youth program. You know who you are! The children and the community are very appreciative. Also a very special thanks to the below listed businesses and patrons for their generous 2008 contributions which have allowed the Shop With A Cop Program to continue into its 5th year of operation. 3rd District Optimist Club, Amanda & David Koenig, American Service Technology, Inc, Applebee’s Breakfast - Unknown Contributors, Applebee’s Services, Inc., Bernadette Johnson, Bob Green Siding Company, Inc., Bob Leavitt, Brenda & Mark Dale, Brenda Tominack, Brinsfield Funeral Home, P.A., C. R. Ray & J.E. Felicitas, Calvert/St.Mary’s Chapter Thrivent For Lutherans, Carol & W. A. Pingleton, Charles & Mary Bellere, Cheeseburger’s Dinner - Unknown Contributors, Colleen Coombs, Dale P. Farrell, Dean & Susie Selzer, Delahays Construction Inc., Dial & Associates, LLC, Dyson Lumber Co., Inc., Ellen K. Johnson, Emma & Michael Rockey, F.W. Schoenbauer Furniture Repair, Floyd & Theresa Bollinger, FOP Lodge 7, George & Laura Vallandingham, Guy & Guy Masonry, Inc., Guy Distributing Co., Inc., Hancock Refrigeration Co, Inc., Hickory Hill Lodge, LLC, Integrated Systems Solution, Inc., J. Larry Mattingly, J.F. Taylor, Inc., Jahn Corporation, James & Gena Clifton, James & Patricia Downs, Jane & Richard Wise, Jeffery & Kristen Maher, Jeffrey & Kathleen Kreps, Jessica Blizzard, Jimmy & Toni Long, John & Janet Bateman, John & Linda Wharton, John & Regina Greely, John Schaecher, Jr., Joseph & Carol Strohmeyer, Joseph & Joan O’Dell, Joseph & Jodi Stanalonis, Joyce & Charles Morgan, Karen Poe, Linda & Raymond Dudderar, Lori & John Finch, Lori Delaney, Loyal Order of Moose, Mechanicsville Lodge, Margit Miller, Mary A. Henderson, Maryan & Michael Horne, Mehaffey & Associates, PC, Optimist Club of the 4th District Chaptico, Pamela & Robert McKay, Pamela Harmon, Timothy Muris, Paul & Lori Schendel, Paul Stamnos & Christina Mangrum, Phyllis & Gregory Wheeler, Research & Engineering Development, Richard & Janet Pilkerton, Richard & Patricia Copsey, Richard A. & Tammy Jane Smith, Ripple Brothers Contractors, Inc., Sanders Appliance Sales & Repair, Sarah Osche, Scott & Katherine Warren, Seventh District Optimist Club, Sierra Management & Technologies, Silent Angel Memorial of St. Mary’s County, Teresa Wren, The Washington Post Company, Thomas & Donna Kracinovich, Truhome Builders, Inc., Unknown Contributors- Cash, Vincent & Patricia Roche, Virginia Woods, Vivian Zimmerman, WALMART Foundation, Wyle Laboratories. Donations are greatly appreciated and can be made to: “Shop With A Cop, Inc”, P.O. Box 2336, Leonardtown, MD. 20650 Bunny Brewer, SWAC Treasurer
Singers Wanted St. Maries Musica, a longstanding vocal ensemble in Southern Maryland, is seeking a tenor and a bass for the upcoming concert season. Musica performs a wide variety of styles and periods of music. Christmas concerts center around the historic State House. Call Barb Lorton at 301373-8181 for audition information.
Saturday afternoon saw a swelling crowd of gamblers at the St. Mary’s County Elk’s Lodge, all there to support the Wounded Warrior Project. Sean Hill, the President (or Exalted Ruler) of the St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge, described the event as the culmination of a lot of other tournaments which had been held at the lodge in previous months. “Today’s tournament is a $150 buy in where all the proceeds go to the Wounded Warrior Project,” he said, going on to explain how he has learned about the project since the lodge decided to do a year-round campaign to raise money for wounded combatants. “Actually I had never heard about the Wounded Warrior Project until our leading knight from the previous year [mentioned it]. That was her main focus. We pick one big charity, one big benefit to help out, and me and the guys all wanted to do breast cancer, but she wanted to do Wounded Warrior Project. I’d never heard of it, so I started reading up on it and kind of researching it, and learned that it was a huge deal.” Though he wasn’t gambling that day, one person there that did have a great deal of personal insight into the project was Dennis Oliverio from Hollywood, a former beneficiary of the Wounded Warrior Project who helped pitch the idea to the Elks Lodge last year. “I don’t know if I was the original guy who pitched it to them, but I was one of the local wounded warriors that was in contact with them,” he explained, going on to describe his experience with the project. “I initially met the Wounded Warrior Project in a hos-
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Forty players rounded out the betting pool at the Elks Lodge on Saturday afternoon, where they played Texas Hold ‘Em to raise money for the Wounded Warrior Project.
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Dennis Oliverio shows off the scar from a gunshot wound he got while serving a tour in Iraq. He said that he’d had a great experience with the Wounded Warrior Project.
pital room the day after I’d come back from Iraq. That was Oct. 14, 2005, that was when I was hit, and I got back in the states Oct. 19 … Part of Wounded Warrior Project’s niche is they bring in backpacks filled with some essential items. It’s just some of those foresight items that most people wouldn’t think of [like socks, underwear, toothbrushes, t-shirts, razors and the like].” Dennis traced a long scar from the gunshot wound that tore through his upper left arm when he was attacked while serving a tour in the Marines. After 14 surgeries to repair the damage done to his arm, which was shattered along with his tendons and his median nerve when the bullet hit, Dennis said he had better use of his arm now than he might have otherwise, but he still couldn’t feel much with his fingers. “To this day I still can’t feel my thumb, my forefinger and my middle finger,” he said, smiling as he described his long path to recovery. “It’s weird. It’s almost like reprogramming a computer. Once you reconnect the nerve, your brain has to kind of reprogram everything downstream … and it does it at a rate of about a millimeter a day, which is an inch a month or about a foot a year.” Though he won’t be grabbing any hot coffee pots anytime soon, Oliverio said he had always been grateful to the Wounded Warrior Project for its initial helping hand. “You know you get hit and come back to the states and you realize ‘I have nothing! I don’t even have a pair of shorts that I can go downstairs in once I’m able to walk again, so if a guy or girl gets back and has nothing, that takes away from their morale,” he explained. “It was a great start of a relationship that’s been going on for almost four years now.”
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• Free computer classes – Lexington Park, Aug. 10, 5:30 p.m., an introductory class in Publisher, a program used to create business cards, greeting cards and brochures; participants will learn to create a basic publication, using text boxes and inserting graphics. Charlotte Hall, Aug. 17, 10 a.m., introductory class to Word 2007; Charlotte Hall, Aug. 20, 10 a.m., an introductory class in Excel 2007. Basic computer skills are required for each of these classes. Registration required. Free basic computer skills classes are also offered monthly. • Free movie musicals – every Friday afternoon in August, 2 p.m., Lexington Park. On Aug. 7, Little Orphan Annie dreams of the day when her parents will rescue her from the orphanage. On Aug. 14, Gene Kelley and Debbie Reynolds will star in a film produced when movies were changing from silent to talkies. Snacks provided.
• Teen workshop –workshop to create a simple arcade game using Gamemaker software Aug. 12, 2 p.m., Lexington Park or Aug. 26, 2 p.m., Charlotte Hall. Workshop to create a computer game using Scratch at Charlotte Hall on Aug. 13, 6 p.m., and Aug. 22, 10 a.m. Registration is required.
• Teen movie – Leonardtown, Aug. 14, 2 p.m, movie about seniors at East High who put on one last musical before they go their different ways will be shown. Snacks provided. • Adventure Passports – children, ages 5-12, can pick up an Adventure Passport at any library and explore, for free, five of the 10 sites listed to earn a coupon for free Bruster’s ice cream and a chance to win a copy of Sally Walker’s book, “Written in Bone.” A book will be given away at each branch. They earn an extra chance for the book for each additional site they visit. Program ends Aug. 31.
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Soccer Camp Welcomes the British By Sara Campbell Contributing Writer Three coaches from England and one originally from Ireland arrived in Mechanicsville this week to coach kids for the fall soccer season. “Our kids in America grow up with baseball and football, the American pastimes; rarely do they get to experience soccer,” said Erica Vallee, coordinator for St. Mary’s Northern Soccer League, explaining the importance of international coaches. “We like to pair them with these British coaches who live and breathe soccer – we bring in the best,” she said. The league is hosting the Challenger Sports British soccer camp for kids this week at Fifth District Park in Mechanicsville. This year is the third year for the camp in St. Mary’s County. The camp, which charges based on age, runs for five days, Monday through Friday, and is broken into several sessions. The three- and four-year-olds attend a one-hour session each day called First Kicks, which introduces them to the sport. Kids aged five and six participate in about two hours of MiniSoccer, playing short games. From six to 16, kids can choose to attend half- or full-day sessions during which they are put through drills and taught new skills to improve their existing playing ability. The four coaches include Stephen Sweeney from Manchester, England; David
Mongey, who originally hails from Dublin, Ireland and now calls La Plata home; Carl Wilson, who visits from Doncaster, England; and Ryan Birch from Nuneaton, England. Vallee said the goal of the program is to expose the children to a different style of coaching, and to improve their general game. “When the fall season begins, there is a noticeable difference in the ball-handling skills and overall ability of those players who participated in the summer camp,” she said. “They definitely have a leg up.” The kids aren’t the only ones to benefit from the camp. Sweeney has been a coach with Challenger Sports for the past four years. He is studying Sports Coaching at Liverpool University, so the experience has been helpful for his future career. More specifically, though, Sweeney enjoys the chance to travel around the United States. “This summer we’re traveling to Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia,” he said. “Before, I was on a West Coast program, so I’ve gotten to see quite a bit of the U.S.” “And the weather here beats rainy England,” he added. Sweeney is being hosted by one of the families with kids participating in the camp. Susie Smith, along with her sons Cody, 12, Wesley, 10, and Remy, 8, was happy to invite the Brit into her Charlotte Hall home for a week. “My kids were desperate to host Stephen
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Sweeney poses with his host family during a lunch break. Back Row, From Left: Remy Smith, Cody Smith, Wesley Smith. Front Row: Stephen Sweeney.
when they met him, and I’m very pleased we did,” she said. Smith said that Sweeney’s personality works well with her rambunctious boys. Although Sweeney is very busy with camp this week, Smith is hoping to expose him to more of Southern Maryland, particularly the Amish culture and the Solomons Island area. The camp ends this Friday, Aug. 7. Registration for the fall season of St. Mary’s Northern Soccer League is open for a final day on Saturday, Aug. 8 at the Mechanicsville and Leonardtown volunteer fire departments. Teams range in ages from four to adult. For more information, go to www. smnsl.org.
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Leonardtown Man Wins Sailing Award Dan Shannon, of Leonardtown, on The Doghouse, took home the Waldschmitt Award for the best in fleet at the 2009 St. Mary’s College of Maryland Governor’s Cup Yacht Race last Saturday. A total of 131 yachts participated in the 36th annual running of the overnight race from Annapolis to St. Mary’s City in winds up to 20 knots for most of the course. The most competitive of the trophies, the Waldschmitt Aaward is presented to the winner of the class having the smallest corrected time interval between the first- and fifth-place finishers. Shannon also came in first in the PHRF Non-Spin class. (PHRF ratings are based on the speed potential of the boat. Handicaps are adjusted as needed on the boat’s performance so that each well-sailed boat has an equal opportunity to win.) Jim Keen and the crew of Foxtrot Corpen from Solomons (PHRF A2) won The Patuxent Partnership trophy. To eligible for the trophy, a boat’s crew must include two employees from a Patuxent Partnership-member company, active-duty military, or Department of Defense civilian personnel, and have the highest-class finish by a Partnership boat. The first boat to cross the finish line was the Annapolis Naval Academy’s boat, Zarafa. First in the A-0 class was Michael Brennan, of Potomac, on his boat, Sjambok. Blofish came in first in the A-1 class, with Dailey Tipton, of West Chester, Pa., as the skipper. Long-time competitor Don Wagoner, of Shady Side, Md., came in first in the A-2 class with his boat, Der Baron. In the A-3 class, Albert Holt, of Annapolis, came in first place with his boat, Kestrel. David Way, of Shady Side led the way in the multi-hull class in his boat, Trinity.
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By Chris Stevens Staff Writer LEONARDTOWN – The sixth inning in Monday night’s County Women’s Softball League Division II game turned out to be pivotal for Back Road Inn, as their quest to hold on to the division lead was in danger. Back Road (14-7 in 2009) rose to the challenge with nine runs on 10 hits as they offset
Simms’ Insurance’s late offensive explosion for a 15-11 win at Back Road Inn. “The ladies are at that point in the season where their motto is ‘Never give up, anything can happen,’” said BRI Manager Jeff Gass. “It worked out for us tonight.” “We just needed to hit more,” said Simms co-manager Mary Ann Forau. “You can’t hit in just one inning.” The game, a make-up due to last Wednes-
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SOFTBALL SCHEDULE 08/06-08/12/2009 Thurs., Aug. 6 Nationwide vs. Hobos at Back Road Inn Tri-County Aire vs. Anderson’s at Anderson’s Bar Seabreeze vs. Rita B’s at Moose Lodge Mom & Pop’s vs. Hole-In-The-Wall at Tippett’s Field Clements vs. Captain Sam’s at Captain Sam’s
day’s rain showers, started off as defensive affair, with BRI holding a slim 3-1 lead in the bottom of the fourth inning. Kelli Gass kept a two-out rally going with a soaring double over Simms left centerfielder Beth Woodburn’s head, scoring Vicki Smith and Stephanie Stone. Trish Guy added an RBI single in the frame to give Back Road a 6-1 lead. Simms’ offense came to life in the top of the sixth, in which it nearly batted around twice, collecting 10 runs on eight
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Laurie Frederick of Simms’ Insurance follows through on a pitch as Back Road Inn manager Jeff Gass looks on from third base.
hits. Amanda Welch’s three-run, inside-the-park home run with two outs was key, as Simms took an 11-6 lead when their half ended. Needing five runs to tie in the bottom of the sixth, Back Road got their bats going. Terra Colliflower struck the first blow with a two-run single to score Trish Guy and Gass. Jennifer Vallandingham followed with an RBI single, and after two consecutive hits to load the bases, first baseman Tammy Sweeney’s RBI single tied it and Smith’s hit between the left side of the infield gave Back Road Inn the lead for good. “This is our second game in a row where we’ve had to come back in the sixth or seventh inning,” Jeff Gass said. “I think it’s a good trend, because that’s what the playoffs are all about – winning the close games.” The win also helped BRI stay atop Division II, one full game ahead of Knight Life. Those two teams will play Monday at Knight Life, but Gass wasn’t looking too far ahead. “Right now, our focus is on Anderson’s this Wednesday,” he said. “We’re not worried about who Knight Life plays or what their stats are.”
Games Through Tues., Aug 4
Women’s League Standings Division I 1. Just Us 2. Bud Light 3. CCE 4. Southern
Women’s League Moose Lodge vs. Southern at 7th District Park, 6:30 p.m. Knockouts vs. Chesapeake Custom Embroidery at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m. Back Road Inn vs. Knight Life at Knight Life, 6:30 p.m. Dew Drop/Two Point Construction/PJ’s Autobody/Bryan Jones Paint vs. Anderson’s at Anderson’s Bar, 6:30 p.m. Women’s Over-30 League Ryce Electric vs. Captain Sam’s at Captain Sam’s Rosebuds vs. Hole-In-The-Wall at Tippett’s Field S&J Heating vs. Moose Lodge at Moose Lodge Hurricanes vs. Back Road Inn at Back Road Inn
Wins 18 18 17 17
Losses 2 2 2 3
Games Back 0 0 0.5 1
Wins 14 12 11 9 10 7
Losses 7 7 9 9 11 11
Games Back 0 1 2.5 3.5 4.5 5
Wins 4 1 1 0
Losses 18 19 19 20
Games Back 0 2 2 4
Division II 1. Back Road 2. Knight Life 3. Anderson’s 4. Capt. Sam’s 5. Simms 6. DDI
Division III 1. Xtreme 2. Knockouts 3. Coors Light 4. Moose
Young Men’s Standings 1. Team Moose 2. AC Moose 3. Cryers 4. Shockers 5. Dew Drop 6. Straight Cut 7. Big Dogs 8. Raley’s 9. Knott’s 10. Jeff Rocks 11. Liberty
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Wins 20 19 21 18 17 15 10 9 7 5 3
Losses 2 5 6 8 9 11 12 18 18 22 22
Games Back 0 2 2.5 4 5 7 10 15 15.5 18 19.5
Men’s Slow-Pitch Standings
Wed., Aug. 12 Women’s League Moose Lodge vs. Coors Light at Back Road Inn, 6:30 p.m. Xtreme vs. Knockouts at The Brass Rail, 6:30 p.m. Southern vs. Anderson’s at Anderson’s Bar, 6:30 p.m. Simms vs. Knight Life at Knight Life, 6:30 p.m. Dew Drop/Two Point Construction/PJ’s Autobody/Bryan Jones Paint vs. Moose Lodge vs. Just Us at Chancellor’s Run Park, 6:30 p.m. Back Road Inn vs. Captain Sam’s at Captain Sam’s, 6:30 p.m. Southern vs. Chesapeake Custom Embroidery at The Brass Rail, 8 p.m.
Softball Standings
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Back Road Inn’s Wendy Gibson fires a pitch to home plate.
Wins 1. Chaney’s 28 2. Budweiser 23 3. Back Road 22 4. Pax Bombers 21 5. Wentworth 14 6. Eagles’ Nest 7 7. Book By Blanche 5 8. VFW 2632 2
Losses 4 8 10 11 18 25 27 30
Games Back 0 4.5 6 7 12.5 19 21 24
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Vick Drama Has Gone To The Dogs By Chris Stevens Staff Writer He’s free, he’s suspended for six games, and he’s likely to sign with a National Football League team at any moment. Michael Vick, who was last seen on an NFL field nearly three years ago, is now attempting a comeback after spending 18 months in federal prison on a dog fighting and illegal gambling rap. While it remains to be seen if the former Atlanta Falcons quarterback can return to the form that got the Falcons to the NFC title game five seasons ago, Vick’s comeback will ultimately be the story in football this fall. It does raise an interesting question, however, in terms of where the justice system – and this country’s – moral compass lies. While dead wrong for pitting animals against each other and ultimately executing them, Vick has spent more time in jail than Cleveland Browns receiver Donte Stallworth who killed a man
while driving under the influence (30 days), rhythm and blues star Chris Brown who pled guilty to physical abuse of his estranged girlfriend Rhianna (five years probation), and rapper T.I., who somehow managed to get only a year in federal prison despite being a multiple time felon trying to purchase guns. Good thing we can’t add Bernard Madoff’s sentence to that list. Even Adam “Pac Man” Jones, who has a passion for strip clubs and shootouts, has been given several chances to straighten up and play football, and hasn’t served any jail time to date. Anyway, for all of the things to get riled up about in this crazy world of ours (war, murder, rape, the recession, etc.), people believe that Vick should never see the light of day again, let alone return to the gridiron. I cannot understand that, as people who have committed worse crimes than Michael Vick still manage to be functioning, albeit restricted, members of society. Vick has already blown hundreds of millions of dollars due to lost wages and endorsements, not to mention two or three years of his athletic prime spent in Fort Leavenworth, Kan., which isn’t Camp Cupcake by any stretch of the imagination. The chances of his comeback being successful aren’t that great to begin with. So why even deny him the chance? He’s paid his debt to society and then some. Upon completing the house arrest portion of his sentence, Vick met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and Goodell promptly suspended him for the first six games of this coming season. That makes Vick’s comeback all the more difficult because six games is nearly half the season, and for him to even be productive in a part-time role with any team, he would have to have a full season under his belt, which he will not have. Far be it for me to make excuses for a guy who was proven guilty in a court of law of some pretty foul stuff, but when does Michael Vick get his chance at redemption? Maybe he truly is sorry, maybe he is not. However, it’s not our job or our place to judge. Let the man make the attempt to come back and if it doesn’t work out, the naysayers can say they told us so. However, if he is successful, let’s hope he’s thankful for his second chance and uses it to better his life and those he influences. Comments, questions, complaints? Send ‘em all to Chris at chrisstevens@countytimes.net.
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Tira Prepares To Lead Leonardtown Athletics
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Randy Tira is ready for the challenge as he was named Athletic Director of Leonardtown High School on Thursday.
By Chris Stevens Staff Writer After coaching various teams and teaching for 21 years, Randy Tira felt it was evident that a new challenge was necessary. “It was a natural progression,” said Tira, who was named Athletic Director at Leonardtown High School Thursday. “I’ve coached for many years, and I was ready to move on from that.” This will be Tira’s third year at Leonardtown, as he was an assistant coach for the Raider football and track and field teams, as well as a teacher. A native of Western Pennsylvania, he replaces Glenn Larnerd Sr., who retired this past spring after 23 years as Leonardtown’s AD. After being offered and accepting the position Thursday, it has been a whirlwind first few days on the job for Tira. “Right now, I’m just trying to learn Glenn’s system,” said Tira, who is pursuing a Masters of Sports Administration degree from American Public University. “We’re working on transportation for fall sports and verifying officials.” For anyone who has ever been curious about the duties and responsibilities of an athletic director, Tira says that preparation is key. “You have to be very organized,” he explains. “There are schedules, officials, physical forms and parental permission forms. It’s a management thing, you have to be sure everything happens when it’s supposed to happen.” Tira feels that after all of the years of coaching, which includes stints in various sports including boys’ basketball, softball, football and track and field, that he is ready for the challenge of leading the Raiders’ sports teams. “It’s a new and different experience, the whole job is. It’s something new and exciting,” he said. “I’m used to being out there coaching, now I’m on the management side of things.”
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St. Mary’s County Elks Lodge #2092 Supports the Wounded Warrior Project
2009/2010 To Benefit Wounded Warrior Project
UPCOMING EVENTS:
September 19th 50’s Dinner Dance
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October 17th Oktoberfest
November 21st Charity Ball
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Tickets: Dinner & Show: $30 per person. Show Only: $20 per person
Tickets: Dinner & Show: $30 per person. Show Only: $20 per person
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Dinner: 6:00 p.m. Show: 7:00 p.m.
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Ages 17 & Under: $10 per person Ages 18 & Above: Show from 2:00p.m - 10p.m. $20 per person Other bands to be announced
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15-Run, 18-Hit Outburst Helps Bridgeport down Blue Crabs Manager Willie Upshaw has begun to use Colin Roberson more and more this season, and the leftfielder has continued to respond. Roberson’s two home runs off Joe Gannon buried Southern Maryland (14-10 in the second half, 56-38 overall) Tuesday night, as the Bridgeport Bluefish (15-10, 48-47) defeated the Blue Crabs 15-3 at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Roberson’s first blast came in the bottom of the third inning when he launched Joe Gannon’s pitch to left center field, extending Bridgeport’s lead to 3-0. The real damage came in the fifth frame, when Roberson demolished a twoout, 1-1 pitch from Gannon that bounced off the train tracks in right field. The tworun blast plated Ryner Bautista, who led off the inning with a single to centerfield. It was the first of two home runs in the frame, as Jesse Hoorelbeke cranked his 12th home run of the season, a three-run shot to left field, scoring Luis Lopez and Brandon Sing. The ‘Fish scored all five runs with two outs in the inning. The night belonged to Roberson, who had season-highs in home runs (2) and RBI (5) in a 3-for-5 performance. Roberson has been on fire in the last seven games, going 11-for-28 (.393) with six runs, four homers and 12 RBI.
Hoorelbeke finished the evening 3-for5 with three runs, a single, a double and a three-run home run. Gannon (7-12) struck out five and was credited with the loss after allowing a season-high 12 runs on 15 hits and four walks in six innings (145 pitches, 80 strikes). The knuckleballer’s previous high was 11 runs allowed on June 29 against the Newark Bears. The Bluefish provided plenty of support for starter Kyle Jackson. Jackson (97) has now won four straight starts despite having the lowest amount of run support (2.88) before Bridgeport’s 15-run, 18-hit outburst. The righthander fanned a seasonhigh 10 batters and held the Blue Crabs to three runs on seven hits in seven innings. Jackson’s 10 strikeouts ties Dan Reichert’s 2009 team-high set on June 11 versus Lancaster. Already leading 9-1 at the start of the sixth inning, Bridgeport tacked on another three runs to extend the lead to 11. Ryan Radmanovich had an RBI single and Bautista and Roberson chipped in with RBI walks. Lance Burkhart highlighted the Blue Crab offense, going 1-for-3 with two RBI. With the victory, Bridgeport regains first-place in the Liberty Division and is a half-game up on Southern Maryland.
Fans Holding Tickets To The August 1 Game May Exchange Their Tickets To See This Weekend’s Fireworks Shows On Saturday, August 1, the Lancaster Barnstormers and Southern Maryland Blue Crabs played 13 innings at Regency Furniture Stadium in Southern Maryland for the second time this season! Unfortunately, the post-game fireworks show that was planned for after the game had to be cancelled because the game went so late into the evening. Fans in attendance will not have to miss out on the awesome Blue Crabs fireworks show however, as any fan holding tickets to the game on August 1
may exchange them in person at the Blue Crabs Box Office at Regency Furniture Stadium for tickets to either this Friday’s game, or Saturday’s game, which will each feature post-game fireworks. This Saturday’s fireworks show is presented by Winegardner Auto Group. Friday’s game begins at 7:05 p.m., and Saturday’s at 6:35 p.m., as the Blue Crabs welcome the Camden Riversharks to Southern Maryland for a three-game weekend series.
Atlantic Baseball League Standings (For games through Tuesday, August 4th)
LIBERTY DIVISION Bridgeport Southern Maryland Long Island Camden
W 15 14 12 8
L 10 10 12 16
PCT .600 .583 .500 .333
FREEDOM DIVISION Somerset Newark Lancaster York
W 17 14 10 9
L 8 11 15 17
PCT .680 .560 .400 .346
GB .5 2.5 6.5 GB 3.0 7.0 8.5
STREAK LAST 10 W1 7- 3 L1 4- 6 L5 1- 9 L1 4- 6 STREAK LAST 10 W8 8- 2 W3 8- 2 L2 4- 6 W1 3- 7
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Bowles’ Track Earns Rave Reviews By Chris Stevens Staff Writer
Girls’ Basketball Tryouts The Pax River Silver Stars will hold girls’ basketball tryouts on Thursday, Aug. 13, at the Margaret Brent Recreation Center. Grades 6-8 will run from 6-7:30 p.m., grades 9-12 from 6:308 p.m. Nonrefundable tryout fee is $20 (or $15 if you played spring/summer). For more information, contact director Savannah Webb at savweb@ msn.com, 301-737-1792 or 301-247-3152, or go to http://www.eteamz.com/paxriversilverstars/index.cfm. Webb is hoping to get an all-Great Mills team, so if you are interested, contact her as soon as possible or show up at the tryouts.
CLEMENTS – A slight downpour Friday evening did nothing to slow down the United States Lawnmower Racing Association event at Bowles’ Farms, and many were quick to credit the track’s owner with such a quick turnaround. “Tommy Bowles does a great job with this track,” said association Vice President Kerry Adams. “We race on a lot of dirt and grass tracks, but the condition of this track is probably the best in our circuit.” The races went on as scheduled, and Mike Formentini of Oxford, Ala., was a winner Friday evening in the CP and BP events, and he also had kind words for the condition of the track and the spectator turnout. “The atmosphere is amazing,” said Formentini. “We don’t get near this kind of crowd anywhere else.” Formentini won Friday evening, by his account, with “patience
Shockers Conducting Tryouts This Month The Southern Maryland Shockers fast-pitch softball team will conduct tryouts for its 14 and Under and 16 and Under teams on Aug. 23 and Aug. 30 from 4-7 p.m. at the Hughesville Barn Fields. For more information, call Kenny Sothoron at 301-884-0236 for the 16 and Under team or Bobby Rawlings at 301-536-0017 for the 14 and Under team.
Photo By Frank Marquart
Wally Bender performs maintenance on his mower during Saturday’s USLMRA race at Bowles’ Farms.
Photo By Frank Marquart
Stephanie Butcher leads the pack during the IMOW event.
and determination.” “When the race started, my kill switch popped, so I just held my thumb down on the switch until the first caution flag,” he said. “I was able to fix it and get the win.” For Formentini, the races were huge as he came into the Bowles Farm races second in both the CP and BP points standings, which classify competitors by horsepower. The CP races, as defined by OEM block designation, are all single-cylinder overhead valve and two cylinder valve in block, 4-stroke engines, with a limit of 20 horsepower and under. BP races are fir lawnmowers with all overhead valve V-twin 4 stroke engines, with the horsepower limit the same as the CP class.
Tommy Bowles explained that driver feedback is what helps him understand what kind of track the racers would like. “I’m always open to suggestions, and the feedback really helps a lot,” he said. “We felt we had it in good shape, but we learn something new every year.” This year’s lesson included the aforementioned feedback from drivers, who expressed the benefit of a wet surface. “They like the track damp because of the quicker turns and it’s safer,” Bowles said. “We just kept it damp and the rain was a plus. It just held up the races for a little bit.” The fifth running of this event brought 66 lawnmowers to St. Mary’s County, the most for any of the years Bowles’ Farms has hosted the event, along with a strong spectator turnout that Bowles feels is possible because of the race weekend’s exclusive nature. “If we had an every weekend or every other weekend, we wouldn’t have the crowds that we do,” he said. Bowles feels that a group effort between the farm, The Seventh District Optimist Club and the Seventh District Rescue Squad, as well as the citizens of the county, make the weekend as successful as it is. “To have that many people with no fights and everyone enjoying themselves, that’s good for St. Mary’s County as far as I’m concerned,” he said.
Gretton Goalkeeping Camps Gretton Goalkeeping will offer its goalkeeper soccer camps through the week of Aug. 17. Camps run Monday through Thursday, all ages and skill levels welcome. Field player training offered as well by separate field player instructor. For more information, call 301-643-8992 or email grettongoalkeeping@gmail.com.
Skate Series at Nicolet Park The Mid-Atlantic Skating Series will hold its yearly meet in St. Mary’s County on Aug. 22 at Nicolet Park in Lexington Park. All age and skills levels are welcome. For more information, go to http://www.curtkimbel.com.
THURSDAY August 6, 2009
Officials Debate Winery Law Story Page 4
Movie Theater Has New Management Story Page 5
Leonardtown Gets New Athletic Director Story Page 36
CUTTINâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; IT UP AT BOWLES FARM Photo By Frank Marquart
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